Author Melinda Ransom

Three Sixty. 360. 3ree6ixty. Say it how you want. Love him, dislike him or leave him. This guy has made Australia stand up, listen and discuss. From our school kids – yes your children - who know his...

(Sony Music) Mesmerising, Funkadelic, Hip-Hop-Jazz-R&B Fusion – a double decaf with a twist of Melbourne Okay, so the editor or Pearl asked me to do a review on Hiatus Kaiyote. I thought – hey no...

(Live Nation/Interscope) Pearl loved listening to Living for Love, a clean, uplifting and catchy number that will form part of Madonna’s Rebel Heart album to be released in mid to late March of this year....

As a family we travelled to Memphis Tennessee and to see where soul music was born. We visited with Reverend Al Greens Soul Singers, Sun Studios and Graceland; in my opinion never did we hear anyone with...

Three Sixty. 360. 3ree6ixty. Say it how you want. Love him, dislike him or leave him. This guy has made Australia stand up, listen and discuss. From our school kids – yes your children - who know his...

Cranbourne. The place that legends are made? Really? Is that what I will be reading in over the next five years as Spook the Banshee take the world by storm? Well I hope so! This hard metal five piece...

Christmas is everyone’s favourite time of the year, families are together, there’s an endless supply of food and gifts are given, and as most parents will know selecting gifts for teenagers is hard. Well...

The upcoming national tour for The Screaming Jets is going to be something very special, for fans and the band alike. The iconic rock band, originally from Newcastle, will be celebrating 25 years – yes, a...

This month again saw me throw back to my teen years. I was lucky enough to speak to one of the forming members of Boom Crash Opera, Peter Farnan. Still creating music close to 30 years on and keeping the...

When someone mentions the name Ian Moss to me; it brings back great memories of listening to Cold Chisel, songs like Never Before, Flame Trees & Bow River. Hard Rock, something that was always played in my...