Rumour has it, The Cruel Sea’s retirement is over
When the award-winning Sydney-born rock band reunited last year for its first run of concerts in a decade, guitarist Danny Rumour had a surprise gift for Tex Perkins: new song ideas.
When the award-winning Sydney-born rock band reunited last year for its first run of concerts in a decade, guitarist Danny Rumour had a surprise gift for Tex Perkins: new song ideas.
Getting nine-piece rock act Ripple Effect Band on the road is no small endeavour, but its hunger for taking its songs to the people is of a piece with the band’s goal of breaking down gender barriers.
The darling of Australian country music has always worn her heart on her sleeve. But finding love – with a bandmate 19 years her junior – is helping her hit the highest notes of her musical career.
Not so long ago, tour rehearsals for Cold Chisel involved imbibing high-octane stimulants so that this famously hard-living, hard-charging rock band could burn out stages nationwide. Things are a little different these days.
It’s easy to look at him and see a man who appears to have it all, including a movie star wife — a fine recipe for writing off an artist who’s long been one of Australia’s most successful musical exports. This, however, is a mistake.
Just a few years ago it seemed Kylie Minogue’s career was on the downslope. Now, she will soon embark on her biggest world tour since 2011, with a new album to be released next month.
‘It’s not a transient art form or community,’ says Parkway Drive frontman Winston McCall. ‘There are hundreds of thousands of people in this country involved in this very thriving music scene.’
It’s a mammoth effort to stage the annual Queensland desert event known as the Big Red Bash, and organisers have made an early call to take next year off while confirming a 2026 return.
Performing a soulful Sam Cooke cover with Missy Higgins is only the newest collaboration for this remarkable 22-year-old, having previously sung with Kylie Minogue, Tina Arena and Ed Sheeran.
Here’s hoping the brothers can let the great, collective love for their songs override the dramas that have kept them apart.
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