I’ve been a big fan of Bic Runga since I first heard ‘Sway’ (her first international hit). The last time I saw her in concert was when she last toured Australia about six years ago. Unfortunately, my main memory of that event was not the concert—it was my friend and I getting lost...

I’ll pick the underdog every time. It’s the great Australian way to shun authority and side with David. Stuff Goliath. So when I see an independent bookstore standing stoically, well apart from the giant book chains and the insidious shopping malls, I give a silent, internal cheer. This is...

A few days ago, I’d never heard of Shellie Morris. Then an email arrived in my inbox offering a limited number of free tickets for Shellie’s Story at The Q (Queanbeyan Performing Arts Centre). The description sounded interesting, and I had nothing on, so I figured “why not?”...

I was one of many live music lovers who went online last week to vent my anger at Woden Tradies Club management for closing down the Greenroom. To be honest, the southside venue isn’t even a favoured drinking hole of mine but it was a precious, scarce, live music venue. Greenroom manager...

In November 1983 Duran Duran played at the newly opened Sydney Entertainment Centre. The audience’s cheers set a noise level that lasted in the Guinness Books of Records for 15 years. Two broken hearted girls were missing that night: my 15 year old sister Beth and 12 year old me. Deemed too...

It’s Australia Day tomorrow which not only means lamb, fireworks and a massive concert; but tripleJ’s Hottest 100! The hottest 100 is one of the largest public music polls in the world with millions of individual votes counted since it started in 1989. Starting in the days of...