Sound City Studios was a recording studio located in the industrial heart of the Van Nuys district of Los Angeles and was the recent subject of a love letter of a documentary produced and directed by by rock deity (and apparent expert multi-tasker) Dave Grohl. The documentary covers the …
The Tossers top out my list of Celtic punk bands. Dropkick Murphys turned into cartoons long ago and I’ve just never been that big a fan of Dave King’s (Flogging Molly) voice. The Tossers, who call Chicago home, bring a mix of emphatic punk energy a la …
The Tea Party
Star City
Sydney, AU
April 21, 2017
Since the Canadian three piece’s inception in the early-‘90s, the Tea Party has pursued a singular epic sound melding middle-eastern influences with cacophonous power for what has become widely dubbed as ‘Moroccan roll’.
Their …
Burn City: Melbourne’s Painted Streets
Lou Chamberlain
Hardie Grant Travel
I dig Melbourne– aka ‘Burn City’ – and paying a visit is always something to look forward to, not just because it is internationally renowned for its street art that is often rooted in provocation and …
Sydney City Limits
Centennial Park
Sydney, Australia
February 24, 2018
Austin City Limits Festival has found its worthy equivalent in the Southern hemisphere: With the name being more than a subtle hint to its big sister, Sydney City Limit incarnated the first time in 2018 …
Polo in the City
Centennial Parklands
Sydney, Australia
November 17, 2018
What originated to ensure the fitness of mounted cavalry nearly three millennia ago in the region of Persia, slowly spread via the Middle East and Asia via a myriad of incarnations with a range …
Murder City Devils @ The Crocodile- Live Stream
Live event streaming is something I'm still fairly new to indulging in (unless you count Wrestlemania and boxing matches on Pay-Per-View). Although there have been a few over the past year that interested me, I still hadn't really checked one out. …