Jun 29, 2022

Songwriting has been a part of Sasha Alex Sloan's life for a long time.

As a kid she struggled at school, but she would come home and dedicate hours to playing and writing music.

Through a series of hilarious events she got a publishing deal with Warner Chappell Music and moved from Boston to LA at the age of 19.

It...

Jun 22, 2022

Chris Messina is a GRAMMY-nominated producer, mixer, engineer and songwriter, and one of Bon Iver's main creative partners.

They struck up a friendship when Chris was working on Bon Iver’s world tour in support of his 2011 self-titled album. After that run Mr Bon Iver himself, Justin Vernon, asked Chris to quit...

Jun 15, 2022

The Living End frontman Chris Cheney releases his debut solo album, The Storm Before The Calm, on June 17.

Worlds away from the bombast of The Living End, the record took years to make, during which Chris’s life veered dangerously out of control, as he talks about in this interview.

He also talks about discovering...

Jun 8, 2022

Pete Murray has been a mainstay of the Australian music scene since he released his major label debut album, Feeler, in 2003.

One of the interesting things about Pete’s story is that he didn’t even pick up a guitar until 22, and he was 30 when he released his first independent album, The Game.

By today’s standards...

Jun 1, 2022

The debut album by Jaguar Jonze – AKA Brisbane artist Deena Lynch – is called Bunny Mode.

The record’s title may sound upbeat and playful, but the story behind it is heartbreaking, as it describes the behaviour Deena used as a coping mechanism when she was abused as a child.

She is a survivor in the very...