Interviews

Forget what you know about the blues, Son Little is redefining  the genre for a 21st century audience. Aaron Livingstone was born to a preacher and a teacher in the […]

Jordie Lane – Glasselland Jordie Lane is one of the most promising and respected songwriters to emerge from Australia in recent times. His songs are deeply personal and grounded in

 Matt Andersen Canada’s Matt Andersen has one of the most extraordinarily soulful and powerful voices you’re ever likely to hear. It’s the kind of voice that hits you like a

Claudia Wells lit up the big screen in one of the most memorable films of all time, Back To The Future. Playing opposite Michael J Fox, Wells was Marty McFly’s

Crowded House are considered trailblazers of Australian music, releasing six studio albums and a rarities collection between 1986 and 2010. Now, on the 30th anniversary of the band’s formation, their

Sometime in the late 1960’s Elvis Presley opted to send his gold Cadillac on tour and stay at home. While a reconstituted Midnight Oil may not play Australia until next

Kate Ceberano first turned Australian audiences on their collective ear as a member of I’m Talking. With a slew of hits singles such as ‘Trust Me’, ‘Do You Wanna Be?’

Ross Wilson has earned his stripes as one of Australia’s great songwriters. Wilson built his reputation early with Daddy Cool and a slew of hits including Eagle Rock, Come Back Again

These days you’d be forgiven for thinking the Ramones sold more t-shirts than records. Their emblem shows no sign of fading and the music they made has inspired a generation

Director, Clint Eastwood, takes flight with Sully, the real life story of Captain Chesley Sullenberger (Tom Hanks), who became a hero after gliding his plane along The Hudson River, saving

It seems like the 80’s are happening all over again. Simple Minds and The B52’s are on their way. Icehouse are planning a national tour. The Machinations and The Models

The Punch Brothers, one of America’s most celebrated ‘bluegrass’ bands, are heading to Australia. We’ve put the commas around ‘bluegrass’ because the band are so much more than that. ‘American

‘Renaissance Man’. Few people match the headline. Steve Kilbey personifies it. Kilbey first came into the public consciousness with his band The Church, who formed in 1980. The Church are

“My heart is a wildfire,” Emma Louise sings on Colours, and by the time you’ve been swept up by the emotional storms of her second album, you know how true that

Tracy McNeil & The GoodLife – Thieves Tracy McNeil has quickly built a reputation as one of our finest songwriters. Originally from Canada, Tracy has called Melbourne home for that

It’s mid-morning on a Tuesday two weeks ago. In a West End rehearsal space, we’ve been invited to have a sneak peak at the joint collaboration between Dead Puppet Society

Andrea Moor is too young to be a grand dame of Queensland Theatre. Still, she’s an inspiration to many and has a helluva resume to date. At the moment, Moor

Jimmy Barnes has been hard at work on his new album, Soul Searchin’. The record is Jimmy’s fourth foray into the great American soul songbook. His original effort, a quarter

Here at TOM we spent the weekend listening to the new Bob Dylan album, Fallen Angels. Featuring twelve classic American tunes written by some of music’s most acclaimed and influential songwriters,

For a decade and a half the Cat Empire have built a reputation as arguably one of the most influential bands of their generation. A new album, Rising With The

Midway through the semi-autobiographical film 20, 000 Days On Earth, Nick Cave waxes about the women that fuelled his desires as a young man. They ranged from the girls at

It’s a Thursday afternoon and two of the most influential men in the Australian art world are sitting down for lunch at the National Gallery of Victoria’s Persimmon restaurant. I

  The NGV exhibition, Andy Warhol | Ai Weiwei has taken Melbourne and Australia by storm. The exhibition, developed by the NGV and The Andy Warhol Museum, with the participation

Late last year the NGV launched one of the most talked about exhibitions in recent history, Andy Warhol | Ai Weiwei. The exhibition, developed by the NGV and The Andy

It’s convention season again! Get out your sharpies, prepare some awkward compliments and don’t forget the deodorant because it’s time to meet and greet with your favourite Pop-Culture Icons. Thanks

Kurt Russell is back on the big screen as the star of the new Quentin Tarantino film, The Hateful Eight. Russell’s professional life is full of highs from being Disney’s biggest

The 5th Annual AACTA Awards have come and gone, celebrating the best that the Australian Film Industry has to offer. TOM’s Brendan Dousi was lucky enough to sit down with

THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS This year, They Might Be Giants set themselves an unenviable task. For the entire calendar year, they would write, record and release one brand new song

FRESH from a delightfully cathartic bout of agoraphobia, I began to venture, mouse-like, into the Brisbane indie scene somewhere around Expo ’88. Three memories stand out, like mountainous peaks… One.

Aloha is the latest film from acclaimed director Cameron Crowe (Fast Times at Ridgemont High/Jerry McGuire). His new film, set in Hawaii, stars Emma Stone and Bradley Cooper. Here’s a

Todd Sampson is back with a second series of Redesign My Brain. Series 2 brings Todd some extraordinary challenges where he uses science and adventure to demonstrate what the human

TV On The Radio are heading to Australia for a string of shows (both festivals and clubs). They’re touring on the back of a terrific new record Seeds. Sean Sennett caught