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Imagine all the people…
R’n’B soul duo Kristal West and Zaachariah Fielding from South Australia have been sending shivers down the spines of viewers of The Voice over the past weeks.
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Deadly duo
Busby Marou on their upcoming tour and everything in between, from Nashville to James Blunt.
Evie J Willie: Lady Soldier
Evie J Willie knew early on the importance of being empowered, empowering others and how music could help deliver on that vision.
Radical Son: Cause ‘n Affect
When David Leha of Radical Son extracts poetic, poignant lyrics from within his mind, the end result is Cause ‘n Affect: his upcoming album.
Deadly Sounds Episode 1034 – Munkimuk
Munkimuk released a solo album in 2005 but since then he has been working on the other side of music: producing…until now
Deadly Sounds episode 1033 – Tjintu Desert Band
Tjintu Desert Band released their album in early March through CAAMA Music, featuring the combined talents of five members from the remote Central Australian towns Kintore and Ikuntji
Wire MC
Deadly Vibe Issue 101 July 2005 Taking it to da streets This MC brings power to the people with his own brand of “abodigital” hip hop. Wire MC, a a Gumbayngirri descendant from Bowraville, on the mid north coast of New South Wales, has been bringing his country rebel beats to the city streets and […]
Glenn Skuthorpe
Deadly Vibe Issue 95 January 2005 Restless soul After dropping his debut album Out of the Darkness back in 2001, Glenn Skuthorpe has spent most of the past two years on the road. Out of the Darkness introduced Glenn’s distinct musical style and received a strong response, with extensive airplay of his single Cradle to […]
Warren Milera
>Deadly Vibe Issue 83 There are many talented singers in the music industry today that can impress an audience with spectacular renditions of other people’s songs. However Warren Milera, an Indigenous country music artist from South Australia, makes himself heard through his original and evocative songwriting talents. Warren sings from the heart and is a […]
Amunda
Amunda formed in Alice Springs in 1995. Their name is derived from the Arremte word for Alice Springs ” Mbantua. Their current line up is Paul Ah Chee on vocals, electric and acoustic guitar; Stanley Satour on vocals and bass; and Nic Guggisberg on drums, vocals, and acoustic slide guitar The band first travelled interstate […]
Foot Fulla Bindies
Deadly Vibe Issue 49 March 2001 Foot Hopping Rock You would have thought the whole crowd at Survival 2001 had a Foot Fulla Bindies the way they were all jumping up and down to the band’s music! Their beats were infectious. As well as dancing, Wagga’s Foot Fulla Bindies had the audience rocking and laughing […]
India Arie
Eight years after her standout debut release, Grammy award-winning songstress India Arie is back with her latest and arguably her best album yet. When India Aria released her debut album Acoustic Soul back in 2001, she was like a breath of fresh air sweeping through the music industry. At a time when the majority of […]
Deborah Cheetham
Deadly Vibe Issue 89 July 2004 Access all arias “I can’t remember a time when I wasn’t singing,” says soprano Deborah Cheetham. “But one of my earliest memories was of being a very small child and leaning up against my adopted mother in church and listening to her sing.” Deborah grew up in the southern […]
Shadows
Vibe.com chats with Caper from Indigenous hip hop crew Shadows about the groups rapid rise. So I hear you guys have been globetrotting? Yeah, we went late last year to record our album with Pete Harrington in London. He actually helped on the E.P we recorded 12 months ago so we went over for a […]
Marlene Cummins
For more than a decade now Marlene Cummins has been playing, singing and writing the blues. Most of you are probably familiar with her legendary song “Pension Day Blues” ” as featured on the compilation Yabun: Song with a Beat ” not to mention her numerous performances at Survival over the past few years. Born […]
Narbalek Band
The Rockin’ Wallabies Northern Territory based band Narbarlek are rockin’. The band has recorded their first CD in 1998 and are on their way to releasing another. As with a lot of bands, Narbarlek say that the beginning periods were the hardest for the band, but all of the hard work has paid off, now […]
Ash Dargin
Adopted at birth, Ash Dargin was brought up by a Caucasian family on the Queensland/ NSW border. They enrolled him in a private school, where he started taking trumpet lessons at age seven. Ash was a natural and studied the trumpet through the London-based Trinity School of Music Examinations, reaching the level of Grade 8 […]
Fitzroy Express
Deadly Vibe Issue 104, October 2005 Xpress Delivery They came all the way from the Kimberley – and took home a Deadly In 1982, a group of school kids were fortunate enough to gain access to some band equipment purchased by the Fitzroy Crossing High School and put together a set of six songs to […]
Lez Bex Beckett
Deadly Vibe Issue 104, October 2005 Bowled Over A rising hip hop star gets the shock of his life at the Deadlys. Lez Beckett was a picture of astonishment as he accepted his award for Most Promising New Talent in Music at this year’s Deadlys. Grasping his award with one hand and looking with bewildered […]
Ltyentye Apurte Band
The desert/surf rock sounds of the Ltyentye Apurte Band (pronounced ‘Ginga Porta’) come live and direct from Arrernte country in central Australia. (also known as’Santa Teresa Band’) Ltyentye Apurte is the East Arrernte name for Santa Teresa, an Aboriginal community 80 km southeast of Alice Springs that is home to around 500 people. Band members […]
Tiddas
Deadly Vibe Issue 97 March 2005 Solo Sisters As the three sweet singing sisters of Tiddas, they captivated us with their powerful music and spirited lyrics. So what are these tiddas up to now? For 10 years, Tiddas were Australia’s premier all-female vocal group. After a successful run which included four albums, international tours, several […]
Ruby Hunter
Ruby Hunter dominated the nominations for the 2000 Deadly Sounds National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Music Awards, with a total of four to her name – Female Artist of the Year, Album Release of the Year, Single Release of the Year, and Outstanding Contribution to Aboriginal Music. Our swinging sister from the Ngarrindjeri people […]
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