MUSICIAN, HEAL THYSELF
Earlier this week, I wrote about steps The Bird is taking to keep its doors open. This was another of...
Earlier this week, I wrote about steps The Bird is taking to keep its doors open. This was another of...
As another of Perth’s live music venues faces an uncertain future, it’s time for a moment of reflection and then...
CRYSTAL MAXWELL‘CHERRY’ Crystal Maxwell is a liar. Her latest single, ‘Cherry’ closes on the refrain, I’ve got nothing to show....
Recently I attended protest rallies organised by Queer Liberation Boorloo aimed at prompting the State Government to live up to...
RHYTHAI MILK TEA ‘Thai Milk Tea’ is the latest single from Perth/Boorloo producer and songwriter, RHY. As an artist who...
HELEN TOWNSEND – BATTLEFIELD ‘Battlefield’ is the second single from Walyalup/Fremantle Americana artist, Helen Townsend’s, upcoming album. Following closely behind...
In my darker moments, I wonder why anyone would want to be part of one of society’s smallest and most...
Mayatrix and the PsychicsBadlands 28 October 2023 Going-on NoiseI came out of retirement for this one. I’d quit reviewing live...
“I’m just a cis white woman,” said Jenna Hardie, the focal heart of Perth band Unicorn, when I asked her...
Based on my own experience, I would have to say that sitting in front of a blank screen trying start...
STRAKERBARLOW‘ALL YOUR PRETTY HORSES‘ Like most of what we do post-pandemic, Strakerbarlow, the solo project of Perth singer and songwriter,...
OJAY‘CREEP IN THE NIGHT’ A song about serial killers just in time for Halloween? That’s got one/no hit wonder written...
Did you hear the one about the Perth band that spent $15,000 recording a killer album but turned their noses...
LINES OF CONVICTION‘OPEN HEARTS’ Busselton’s Lines Of Conviction are a band in that delicious stage of development when everything is...
SHANNON SMITHDANCE THE NIGHT AWAY (DO DO DO DO) If I tried to count the ways the world is currently...
First, I blew them off. They asked me for a review and I said no. Then, I offered them a...
The single’s cover art is a photo of the Hollywood sign, you know the one, with palm trees in the...
One of the things that keeps me in the game as an old woman in a young person’s industry is...
Following up the release of her debut single, ‘Mind Reader’, Perth artist Jade Rich has just released her new offering,...
Holly Norman is what happens when government doesn’t invest enough in the arts. Even though the arts, in particular music,...
Studying music in his final year of high school, Josh Terlick was in a class of three. Given how teachers...
I think I have to count Lindsay Rose as one of my most complex subjects. I came to meet the...
We’d arranged to meet at Picabar, but when I arrived he was standing outside looking like he’d been there for...
When I came out as a transgender woman publicly on 1 March 2021, I had no thought for the proximity...
Anita Downes’ story should be a straightforward one. Woman writes songs. Woman plays songs. Audiences turn up to see her...
Over the years, I have occasionally strayed into speculating on what success looks like in the WA music industry. When...
Sometimes music calls you to do things you thought you were done with. It’s one of the things I love...
This is a cautionary tale. You know that metal music with the screamo vocals where you have no chance of...
According to the person with the Facebook profile, Wayne Walt-Jabsco, Around The Sound and, by default me, have a ‘known...
One of the early contenders for a piece on the reincarnated Around The Sound was Fran Veltman, who sent me...
THE SHORT Was born with shocking pink hair. Has a walk-in robe full of capes. Likes to lunch. Is far...
When your sparkle evades your soul / I’ll be at your side to console‘Geraldine’ Glasvegas THE SHORT SHIZ Played in...
It’s 7.17 Sunday morning. I should be having a second cup of tea and trying to explain one more time...
THE SHORT SHIZ The business from NZ. Loves wine, has no idea what pot smells like. Don’t ever tell him...
Yesterday, I received an email from the WA Music Industry Association (WAM). It was addressed to, Dear <insert deadname here>....
When I meet people for the first time or in certain contexts, they will often get around to asking, “Have...
THE SHORT SHIZ Prefers Richard Hell and the Voidoids to Television. Was the first ever person to have a girl...
THE SHORT SHIZ Early career stage musician from Boorloo/Perth. Major coffee addict. Has it. Laughs a lot, mostly about serious...
THE SHORT SHIZ Early career stage musician from Boorloo/Perth. Has a degree in politics – Her Grandma made her do...
Quite rightly, some of you will be thinking, “What the fuck are you up to? You already rage quit, what...