Month: October 2024

New outfit, Party Crashers, have begun sessions for a self-titled debut album, entering Golden Retriever studios in Marrickville on 19th October 2024. Sparing no expense, we bashed out drums, bass, guitar, grand piano and vocals in the big room, through an array of expensive vintage hardware, with...

The debut album by Sarah Blasko, "The Overture & the Underscore", turned 20 years old on the 11th of October 2024. This was a labour of love for two young unheralded songwriters and went on to reach #35 in the Australian charts, eventually selling platinum. Here are Sarah's own words on the...

The forthcoming EP of songs recorded at MONA, with Ben Salter on the drums, dials and backing vocals, will be called "Trying to Escape You". It's a lyric lifted from the refrain of the song "No Escape", which will be the first track from the selection to be released, on 6th December 2024.

2024 saw some reunion shows for my old bandmates in Canberra/Sydney indie rock band, 78 Saab. It was a good chance to dig up some old memories, like this snap of a blonde, short-haired me sharing a stage with Destiny's Child and 28 Days for a live TV performance. I'll post more here as they...