“An Australian singing in French about an American state with a Jamaican rhythm track.” The Cat Empire’s co-lead singer Harry Angus is speaking specifically about the band’s version of Hotel California, which was recorded in Montreal in 2006 and can be found on the forthcoming CD ‘Live On Earth’, but it does a more than reasonable job of explaining their far and wide influences. This is a band which has been able to harness disparate musical elements, making them like no other band on the planet. The most impressive part is that they can combine every sound they can think up, and still deliver an upbeat, festive atmosphere each time they hit the stage ...read more
Most of you might already know that the Jimmy Barnes 1991 ‘Soul Deep’ album is not only the biggest seller in his already illustrious solo career, but was also the most successful in Mushroom Records history.
Containing a stellar list of smash-hit soul covers such as ‘I Gotcha’ and ‘River Deep, Mountain High’ alongside Motown classics ‘Ain’t No Mountain High Enough’, ‘Reflections’ and ‘Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I’m Yours)’ it was as successful as it was ground breaking back in the day and as we all know a raft of soul tribute albums has followed in its extraordinary wake...read more
Alice Springs locals The Super Raelene Bros describe their music as a ?sonic waterhole of sweet harmony and funk that never fails to fill the dance floor?.
Real life brothers Basil and Derrick have been playing music together ?forever? and for about the last five years in the incarnation...read more