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May 16, 2019 “For Frank Iero, making music has always been a coping mechanism. But it’s also much more than just a way of dealing with the hardships of life – it’s a means of stepping back to take in the hurricane that is life, both in all its glory and devastation and acknowledging the…
May 12, 2019 Strangler grips his audience Hugh Cornwell, founder and songwriter-guitarist-vocalist of English punk/New Wave band The Stranglers, performed at the Manning Bar, Sydney University, on Thursday 9 May. Cornwell, who recorded ten studio albums with The Stranglers, including hits Golden Brown, Strange Little Girl, and Always the Sun, performed two sets accompanied by a bassist and drummer. The first…
BY ALEC SMART April 23, 2019 Flogging Molly, a seven-piece Irish-American band from Los Angeles, performed their punk-infused Celtic folk-rock at the Metro Theatre, Sydney, on April 18. Support came from young Sydney rockers, Black Heartbreakers, and solo British folk artist Beans On Toast. The event was a side-show tied in with the annual BluesFest…
BY ALEC SMART April 02, 2019 Veteran hard-rockers Rose Tattoo performed a double-headliner with punk-metallers Hard-Ons at the Metro Theatre, Sydney, on March 29, the first date of an Australian tour, with support from Chinese Burns Unit. Formed in Sydney in 1976, Rose Tattoo are one of Australia’s most popular hard-rock bands, releasing seven studio…
Reviewer: Alec Smart March 10, 2019 Sum 41 performed a Download Festival side concert at the Crowbar, Sydney, on March 8, with support from Eat Your Heart Out. Billed as a ‘kick-off show’ to the weekend Download Festivals in Sydney and Melbourne, Sum 41 and emo rockers Eat Your Heart Out played to a capacity…