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Australian troubadour Carus Thompson has performed extensively across Europe and Australia over the last decade. He is now heading to Mornington and San Remo this month, bringing his blend of folk rock to a series of free acoustic shows. Thompson, a talented live performer first shot to fame with th
Tips on the recording business… So you have written some songs and ready to record, are you? Over this series of articles we will give some insights into the production process from start to finish. Let’s start with the basics… 1. “Why record?” A memento? A demo to get gigs? Commercial sale? Really
To celebrate the arrival of WA’s Colonial Brewing to the Mornington Peninsula, the Portsea Hotel is hosting the Portsea Lord of the Beer competition. Colonial Brewing will battle it out with Red Hill, Mornington Peninsula and Hickinbotham breweries in pursuit of this sought-after title. You are invi
I LIVE A LOT IN MY HEAD THESE DAYS Jeff Lang (ABC/UNIVERSAL) Jeff Lang’s title as ‘guitar virtuoso, dynamic songwriter and captivating live performer’ cannot be argued. Across his 14-album career, he’s more than proved his worth in all areas, and now comes another exponent of diversity and expressio
Films make you feel something and emotions teach you stuff, so the Human Rights Arts and Film Festival (May 8-22) will make you better at life. Who needs annoying internet quotes like ‘You have the same amount of hours in a day as Beyonce’ for motivation when you can just go to the movies. And if
Good Beer Week 2014 officially launches this month, with 200 unique craft beer events over nine froth-filled days. Described by international brewers as “the best beer week in the world”, the fourth annual Good Beer Week will run from 17-25 May in venues across Melbourne and regional Victoria. Many
There is a buzz about Andy Phillips and deservedly so! His profile has risen quickly to become one of the hardest working and most talked about local blues artists to come on the local scene this last year. After every show, people blown away by his performance often ask, who is that guy? Andy Phill
AERA Xylouris Ensemble (INDEPENDENT) Luckily music crosses the language barrier, because there are very few words I can understand on this album, even the name I needed help with, Aera (Air). The Xylouris Ensemble are a multi-generational band from Melbourne, playing mostly instrumental music. Found
From the beginnings of rock’n’roll, photography has played a vital role in documenting rock music, as well as conveying the essence of musicians, their songs, character and distinctive stage presence. From May 23 until July 20, the Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery will play host to Paul Kelly &
TRACK REVIEWS (w KIDS TABLE) www.soundcloud.com/kids-table Charlie Fanclub – Splash (Original Mix) [Green Fetish Records] Splash is one of those tracks in your library that keeps on giving – it’s developing main synth stab really grabs you before launching into a winding build followed by a pitch
Max Dobson might look like your average tall lanky 17 year old, but there is more to him than meets the eye. In fact, what makes him different is his eye, his eye for photography. While almost anyone can take a good photo through fortunate timing, terrific subject matter or good technical skill, no
Normally I have the luxury of devoting at least part of my monthly Pearl column to answering the big questions in country music, musing on the work of the great masters or peppering my paragraphs with insightful witticisms on fans and follows of this simultaneously exhalted and maligned genre. Not s
