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FOO FIGHTERS Head Foo Fighter, singer and guitarist, Dave Grohl got his license a year later than he should have and reckons that 12 months wait was the longest year

KEITH URBAN  Legend has it at the dawn of the 1990’s guitar whiz Tommy Emmanuel was on a outbound Brisbane plane to Sydney when fate sat him next to Keith

Australia gets the mushroom treatment Simple music for thinking minds is the Massive Attack formula. Their multi-layered sounds and stream-of-consciousness wordplay inspire a listening pleasure that’s hard to define. Together,

CHALK  Originally formed by four young university students in 1991 Chalk were led by singer/guitarist James Klimt. They were heavily involved with the cities’ flourishing noisy guitar pop scene. In

In 2004 David Bowie toured Australia for the last time. Sean Sennett interviewed him for the Sydney Morning Herald. Here is the original story.  Two years ago David Bowie felt he

Rob Thomas lives in upstate New York, in Westchester, about 30 minutes from the city. It’s a heavily wooded area. Some mornings when he glances out of his living room

In 2002 Brian Wilson was heading to Australia to perform The Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds album in its’ entirety. Sean Sennett chatted to Wilson prior to his arrival about the

At their very first gig Audioslave set a precedent they may never match again. The superstar bonding of Soundgarden’s Chris Cornell and the last three standing in Rage Against The

Sadly, the great Ray Manzarek passed away today. Sean Sennett interviewed Ray as The Doors celebrated their 40th Anniversary in 2007 with a series of re-issues.  RAY Manzarek is on a

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds are back in action with a new album, Push The Sky Away. Receiving rave reviews around the planet, the band are embarking on an

In 2007 Bjork released Volta. Skimming through our back pages we found this interview. Enjoy “I met Brian Eno once in a steam room in London. I fell asleep and

In recent years Paul McCartney has taken to re-issuing his back catalogue. This feature was commissioned for Strangelove Magazine [in 201] to mark the re-release of the solo albums McCartney

When Jim Moginie released his post-Midnight Oil solo record Atlas Folkloric he caught up with Sean Sennett to discuss the album. Check out the album and if you want a

Wondering what to expect on October 17 when Led Zeppelin hit the cinema for one night only? Well Ritchie Yorke was at the very gig that’ll be on the big

 
Justine Bateman arrives in the foyer of the West Hollywood hotel travelling light. She’s carrying a blackberry, chewing gum and pulling off the look of a European film star enjoying

If you’re in the business of writing great rock songs, it doesn’t hurt to be ‘pissed off about something’. That’s according to Bruce Springsteen whose new album Wrecking Ball illustrates

When Roger Waters left Pink Floyd, it led to one of the bitterest estrangements in rock history. Post Syd Barrett, Waters largely steered the band creatively. On leaving the group,

Nick Lowe is heading to Australia on the back of his fine new album, The Old Magic. Once known as the Jesus of Cool, or Basher to his mates, Lowe’s resume includes

Noel Mengel is best known in Brisbane circles as chief music scribe for the Courier Mail. Noel has a long lineage playing in bands, something he enjoys to this day.

In the late 90s, when Australian pop-rock stalwarts You Am I were the scaling the heights of the independent scene, their label suggested they crawl out from under the glass

Van Dyke Parks remains one of contemporary music’s more enigmatic figures. Famous for co-writing Brian Wilson’s Beach Boys’ masterpiece Smile, Parks has earned a reputation as a fine lyricist, composer and