Live reviews
LIVE: G FLIP – Charlotte, NC, USA – September 22, 2025
Venue: The Underground City: Charlotte, NC Dates: September 22, 2025 Review and Photographs by: Todd “Toddstar” Jolicoeur (www.toddstarphotography.com) On the recommendation of a friend, I decided to step out on a Monday night, head to a small local music club, and check out another artist new to me. This evening had me wandering into Charlotte’s […]
LIVE: DEAD KENNEDYS with LAST QUOKKA – Perth, 24 Sep 2025
LIVE: DEAD KENNEDYS with LAST QUOKKA – Perth, 24 Sep 2025 The Astor Theatre, Perth, Western Australia Reviewed by Shane Pinnegar Photography by Luke Baker If there’s a local band who embody the spirit of headliners Dead Kennedys more than Last Quokka, I’m certainly not aware of them. Their songs are full of fiery and […]
LIVE: JUDAS PRIEST / ALICE COOPER – Charlotte, NC, USA – September 20, 2025
Venue: PNC Music Pavilion City: Charlotte, NC Date: September 20, 2025 Review and Photographs by: James Zambon (https://jameszambon.com) Corrosion of Conformity, Alice Cooper, and Judas Priest all on one bill? Sign me up! That’s basically a masterclass in what heavy metal should feel like. Walking into the venue, you could already feel the buzz, and by the […]
Interviews
A Dirty Dozen with CANDI CARPENTER – September 2025
According to a recent press release: “Alt pop musical provocateur CANDI CARPENTER is the “American God.” Today, they drop their new single titled “American God.” Subversive. Satirical. Blasphemous. Totally serious. “American God” is scathing political and social commentary dripping with thick blood and honey sticky hooks that wo”t wash off with soap and water. Candi Carpenter’s new pro-gay, anti-capitalist anthem is […]
A Dirty Dozen with HENRIK BERGMANN from INDECENT BEHAVIOR – September 2025
According to a recent press release: “German pop punkers Indecent Behavior drop the video new single “Grown Up” — a song about never really growing up. About never fitting in. About staying who you’ve always been and about sharing and experiencing that feeling together. After performing at Rock am Ring, Rock im Park and touring with Neck Deep, Zebrahead, and the Donors, Indecent Behavior will […]
A Dirty Dozen with JOSH HIGHT from PINES – September 2025
According to a recent press release: “In His Wake, the debut release from PINES, a new project from Detroit-born artist Josh Hight, is being released via Semaphore Records on 10” LP vinyl, digital download and streaming services. Hight is a former member of early 2000s post-punk outfit The Detachment Kit and solo artist under the name Irons. The EP was recorded […]
Music reviews
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MUSIC REVIEW: DYLYN – Heavy [EP]
Label: Nettwerk Music Group Release Date: May 16, 2025 Rating: 96% Reviewer: Todd “Toddstar” Jolicoeur Another EP from another performer unknown to me crossed my email and it took me way too long to unpack and embrace the release. The five-track release from DYLYN (aka Gwendolyn Lewis) dropped about 12 weeks ago and I am just now digesting […]
SINGLE REVIEW: ROSE CARLEO BAND – Daisy’s Song
SINGLE REVIEW: ROSE CARLEO BAND – Daisy’s Song Independent, May 2025 Reviewed by Shane Pinnegar 95% The Rose Carleo Band’s latest killer single isn’t just a great song, it’s also an important one. The first draft of the lyrics were written by friend of the band Darren ‘Daisy’ Booth, an outpouring of emotion after a […]
MUSIC REVIEW: THE YAGAS – Midnight Minuet
Label: Independent Release Date: April 25, 2025 Rating: 96% Reviewer: Todd “Toddstar” Jolicoeur While I formed all of my musical opinions cutting my teeth on KISS and Cheap Trick in the late 70’s and then all of the Sunset Strip / glam rock bands of the 80’s, there was something to be said about the […]
News
CHUCK SICS ANNOUNCES DEBUT EP ‘SLIPSTREAM’
Sydney-based multi-instrumentalist Chuck Sics has unveiled his long-awaited debut EP Slipstream – a five-track journey through dread, self-analysis, sleeplessness and reflection. Entirely self-produced and mixed, with every instrument performed by Chuck himself, Slipstream is a whimsical yet hard-hitting outing that fuses alt-pop-rock production with pensive and occasionally cynical lyricism. From the psychedelic warmth of opening […]
PETER HOOK & THE LIGHT Perform ‘Get Ready’ plus NEW ORDER and JOY DIVISION Greatest Hits – July 2026 Australian Tour
PETER HOOK & THE LIGHT Perform ‘Get Ready’ plus NEW ORDER and JOY DIVISION Greatest Hits – July 2026 Australian Tour “From the dark brilliance of Unknown Pleasures to the dance floor highs of Blue Monday, Peter Hook has been at the heart of some of the most influential music of the past half-century” (Movement […]
JESSE WELLES SET FOR AUSTRALIAN DEBUT IN HIS DOWN UNDER THE POWERLINES TOUR JANUARY & FEBRUARY 2026
JESSE WELLES SET FOR AUSTRALIAN DEBUT IN HIS DOWN UNDER THE POWERLINES TOUR JANUARY & FEBRUARY 2026 This summer, Jesse Welles is finally bringing his unflinching, poetic and achingly human folk songs to Australian stages. Hailing from the Ozarks of Arkansas, Welles has become a voice of truth in troubled times. A relentless troubadour, travelling […]
Book reviews
BOOK REVIEW: IF WE BUILD THE STAGE CAN WE PLAY Part I by Daniel Marmignon-Delmas
BOOK REVIEW: IF WE BUILD THE STAGE CAN WE PLAY Part I by Daniel Marmignon-Delmas Independent, paperback Reviewed by Shane Pinnegar 92% Sesu Coleman of subterranean cult New Yawk almost-legends The Magic Tramps talks multiple times in a long, rambling interview here about how history is important – and he’s dead right, that is exactly […]
BOOK REVIEW: DOUBLE TALKIN’ JIVE by Matt Sorum
BOOK REVIEW: DOUBLE TALKIN’ JIVE by Matt Sorum New South Books/ Rare Bird Books, 16 Aug 2022 Hard cover, rrp $39.99 Reviewed by Shane Pinnegar 78% By now Axl Rose has taken Guns n’ F’n Roses so far off piste from their original, classic, raw vision that it’s hard to see any of his post-classic […]
BOOK REVIEW: By Your Side by Ruth Jones
BOOK REVIEW: By Your Side by Ruth Jones Penguin Random House, 20 May 2025 Paperback, $34.99 Reviewed by Shane Pinnegar 83% Fans of Ruth Jones’ sitcoms Gavin & Stacey and Stella will find much to enjoy in her latest novel, By Your Side. The humour is not as much to the forefront, though, taking a […]
Movie & Theatre reviews
LIVE: BOB GELDOF – Perth, 5 April 2025
LIVE: BOB GELDOF – Perth, 5 April 2025 Riverside Theatre, Perth, Western Australia Reviewed by Shane Pinnegar Delivering his ‘LIFE – WTF’ show Bob Geldof – troubled child, rock star, activist, humanitarian, orator, fragile human, iconoclast – kept the sold-out Riverside crowd enthralled for around four hours as he trawled his storied life, starting with […]
THEATRE: BIG NAME, NO BLANKETS – Perth, 27 Feb 2025
THEATRE: BIG NAME, NO BLANKETS – Perth, 27 Feb 2025 Regal Theatre, Perth, Western Australia Reviewed by Shane Pinnegar After a musical Welcome to Country by Elder Nan Roma, co-director Anyupa Butcher introduces her father, Sammy Butcher, founding member of The Warumpi Band, whose story this is. And what a story! Three brothers in the […]
PERTH FRINGE WORLD REVIEW: JUMP SISTER JUMP – 10 Feb 2025
PERTH FRINGE WORLD REVIEW: JUMP SISTER JUMP – 10 Feb 2025 The Ellington, Northbridge, Western Australia Reviewed by Shane Pinnegar 92% An hour celebrating the enormous legacy of 1950’s jump blues and R&B (REAL R&B, long before autotune and pop charts stole the term) as popularised by immensely important female artists such as Sister Rosetta […]
More
A Dirty Dozen with DIANE KING – September 2025
According to a recent press release: “Nashville-based Americana / country-folk singer-songwriter Diane King is set to release her new album, SKY, on September 19, 2025. With 10 songs that come straight from the heart, King’s album showcases fearless songwriting, pure vocals, rich three-part harmonies, and a musicality that’s as intentional as it is inspired. SKY doesn’t stay in one emotional lane; […]
A Dirty Dozen with RAGS ROSENBERG – September 2025
According to a recent press release: “California-based Americana-folk singer-songwriter Rags Rosenberg is set to release his new album, Song of the Bricoleur, on September 19, 2025, via Coyote Gulch Records. Rooted in classic storytelling traditions, the 12 songs draw from the uncertainty of modern life, the unraveling of old traditions and institutions, and the notion that maybe we can […]
Evanescence Announce Three Intimate Australian Shows
Evanescence Announce Three Intimate Australian Shows Set to bring their immortal live performance back down under, prepare to experience EVANESCENCE in intimate fashion later this year, with the band today announcing three special headline Australian shows this October and November ahead of touring alongside Metallica for the M72 World Tour. Presented by Triple M, Destroy […]
AN EVENING WITH SANDRA BERNHARD AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND TOUR FOR MARCH 2026
SANDRA BERNHARD (USA): ICONIC PERFORMER, ACTRESS, SINGER, AUTHOR ANNOUNCES SANDYLAND: AN EVENING WITH SANDRA BERNHARD AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND TOUR FOR MARCH 2026 Frontier Touring have announced Sandyland: An Evening with Sandra Bernhard – iconic performer, actress, singer and author – with her first Australian shows in over 10 years and performing live in New […]
STEWART COPELAND HEADS TO AUSTRALIA & NZ WITH HIS ‘HAVE I SAID TOO MUCH? THE POLICE, HOLLYWOOD & OTHER ADVENTURES’ SPOKEN WORD TOUR
STEWART COPELAND HEADS TO AUSTRALIA & NZ WITH HIS ‘HAVE I SAID TOO MUCH? THE POLICE, HOLLYWOOD & OTHER ADVENTURES’ SPOKEN WORD TOUR Legendary rock drummer, Stewart Copeland, is returning to Australia & New Zealand for the first time in 18 years. He will bring his ‘Have I Said Too Much? The Police, Hollywood, And […]
LIVE: CAGE THE ELEPHANT – Clearwater, FL, USA – September 17, 2025
Venue: The BayCare Sound City: Clearwater, FL Date: September 17, 2025 Review and Photographs by: James Zambon (https://jameszambon.com) Cage the Elephant playing at Baycare Sound in Clearwater was one for the books. The Florida summer heat couldn’t even put a damper on the vibe. The crowd was buzzing from the start, ready for a night of loud […]
LIVE: AQUA – Winnipeg, MB, CAN – September 16, 2025
Venue: Burton Cummings Theatre City: Winnipeg, MB, Canada Date: September 16, 2025 Review and Photographs by: Alejandro Penner (https://www.alejandropenner.ca/) I can’t believe I’m saying this, but… I GOT TO SEE AQUA LIVE. Honestly, that’s something I never thought I’d write. Not because I don’t love them (I absolutely do), but because I thought the window to see […]
A Dirty Dozen with LUCAS WARD from SILVER SNAILS – September 2025
According to a recent press release: “More than 10 years in the making, The Silver Snails sophomore album, Speed of Light, seeks to embody the band’s slogan, ‘The world’s finest pop rock for a global audience’. The Silver Snails are an independent pop rock music project based in the medieval wine country of Romagna, Italy, […]
A Dirty Dozen with ROSS MORGAN from LONG AFTER MIDNIGHT – September 2025
According to a recent press release: “Long After Midnight is an industrial rock, pop, and metal band hailing from Grand Rapids and Lansing, Michigan. The group is driven by producers and multi-instrumentalists Ross Morgan (Holloway, Abandoners, Redline Horizon) and Mike Nolen (Metzfire, Hitchcock Guillotine), alongside guitarist Chas Millican (Deveraux, Bloodletting, Echoes of Pink Floyd), with a rotating lineup of frequent collaborators […]
A Dirty Dozen with TORCHLIGHT PARADE – September 2025
According to a recent press release: “Torchlight Parade is an electrifying rock band hailing from St. Louis, known for fusing heavy riffs with theatrical flair. The band’s unique journey began in a morgue with Matt Engel, an embalmer and singer, and his brother Doug Engel, a hearse driver and lead guitarist. The lineup also includes Samuel Engel (bass), Doug’s […]
