An Evening With Fleetwood Mac | RAC Arena | 9th August 2019 | ★ ★ ★ ★ ½ Fleetwood Mac took to the stage kicking off their Australian tour, the audience cheering at glimpses of the band as they moved through the shadows- a flat cap, a tamborine, a microphone with dangling beads, blonde hair and black […]
Love Him Madly: The Doors Reimagined | His Majesty’s Theatre | ★ ★ ★ ★ ½ Love Him Madly: The Doors Reimagined was not simply an orchestral exploration of the hugely influential music of The Doors. Perth Symphony Orchestra created a show that took us back in time, using a number of approaches to bring us […]
Michael Hutchence Mystify: A Musical Journey With Michael Hutchence ★ ★ ½ A new documentary film looks into the life of INXS singer Michael Hutchence, and at the same time a new audio offering presents some of his rarest recordings. Put together by longtime INXS manager CM Murphy and friend Mark Edwards, the collection mixes […]
Prince Originals ★ ★ ★ ★ A new record dives into Prince’s archive and reveals the musicians original versions of songs he gave away to other artists. Prince’s musical output was always prolific, he released albums in quick succession, sometimes there were two or three discs of material with each record. When he played a show […]
Boyzone ‘Thank you and Goodnight’ Tour | RAC Arena | 30 Mar 19 | ★ ★ ★ ½ The Irish boy band Boyzone, a zeitgeist of the 90s, performed a nostalgic journey in Perth last night. With their vast collection of music, there were plenty of recognisable songs to make the crowd dance and sing. And that was […]
Orbital | Chevron Gardens | Saturday 2nd March | ★ ★ ★ ★ Fans of British electronic band Orbital have waited a long time to experience the duo performing live. Brothers Phil and Paul Hartnoll started putting ut records at the end of the acid house’s second summer of love in the late 80’s and have returned […]
Jungle Brothers | Chevron Musical Gardens | Sat 16th February | ★ ★ ★ ★ It’s years since they recorded new music but hip hop heroes Jungle Brothers drew a packed crowd to their Saturday night show at Chevron Festival Gardens. After support from locals Odette Mercy and the Soul Atomics and Downsyde, the trio of Mike […]
Bananarama | Crown Theatre | 18th February 2019 | ★ ★ ★ ★ When Bananarama visited Perth three years ago they played a show that focused solely on their biggest hits and mega-selling 80’s albums. This time round they took songs from right across their career, including their soon to be released eleventh album. Having just released […]
Looking for some new music to listen to? We check out the latest albums and tracks from a covers album by Weezer, a live record from LCD Soundsystem and a brand new album from The Chemical Brothers. LCD Soundsystem Electric Landlady Sessions ★ ★ ★ ★ LCD Soundsystem’s studio albums are made by James Murphy […]
Princess Nokia Metallic Butterfly ★ ★ ★ ★ This mixtape first came out in 2014 but it’s recently been reissued with three additional songs, and added to streaming sites for the first time. The collections is an intriguing mix of rap, jungle, folk and r&b. Anomaly, one of the new tunes sounds like Massive Attack, […]
