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  • Five Music Books You Really Should Read

    Independent vocalist, songwriter, broadcaster and DJ Chelsea Wilson will release her self-produced album, 'Hope You’ll Be Very Unhappy Without Me', tomorrow.


    Ahead...
  • Introducing The Brodie Graham Band

    The Brodie Graham Band is a concoction of blues, funk and soul illustrated by frontman Brodie and his deep relationship with the guitar.


    We sound...
  • Introducing The Willow Seed

    Brisbane folk-reggae/ jazz-funk hybrid The Willow Seed will launch their debut single, ‘Whatever May Come’ later this month.


    Singer/ songwriter Catherine Stevens...
  • Five Unlikely Musical Tributes

    Ten-piece Brisbane funk ‘n’ soul monster His Merry Men will play Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ in its entirety later this month.


    Trumpet player James Pendrith shares...
  • West End Flavours With Chocolate Strings

    Brisbane funk/ reggae/ soul collective Chocolate Strings have just released a new single.


    According to singer-guitarist Ofa Fanaika, it’s a smooth and delicious...
  • Vibesquad @ The Hi-Fi Review

    Saturday evening was the last night of VibeSquad’s Australian tour. The Denver resident was the headliner for a night that also included the talents of brokenbeat marvel,

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  • Glitch Bass Madness With VibeSquaD

    If glitch bass and funk fuelled madness gets your boots rocking, then you need to check out US DJ/ producer VibeSquaD, who’s in the country at the

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  • Ozomatli: High Energy

    You can trace the origins of Ozomatli — the Los Angeles-based Latin jazz/ funk band — back almost 20 years.


    During that time, over the course of half a dozen or so...
  • Ann Vriend: Straight Up Soul

    Blues and soul songbird Ann Vriend may have won the ‘She’s The One’ competition for solo female artists at the Ottawa Bluesfest, but she’s no cookie cutter Canadian

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  • StormChasers' Five People To Share A Beer With

    Brisbane soul-funk collective StormChasers choose five people they'd like to share a beer with this long weekend.


    1. Sir Christopher Lee

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  • Resin Dogs: Still The Beats

    It's been 28 dog years (or, you know, six human years) since Resin Dogs released a studio album, but these local legends haven't just been sitting around on their

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  • Nile Rodgers To Tour Australia With Chic

    There's very little argument that Chic was and is disco's greatest band; both because, well, they were a pretty great band, and because history is written by the winners.

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  • Harts: Prince Of Hearts

    With his debut EP Offtime already making waves here and overseas, Melbourne musician Harts — aka one-man band Darren Hart — is glad he waited until now to release

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