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Breaking the sound barrier
Despite the recent breakout commercial success of a few, Indigenous musicians face an uphill battle when it comes to making it on the local mainstream music scene. Over the past 18 months, two immensely talented Indigenous artists from the Northern Territory have made a significant impact on the Australian music charts. Of course, we’re referring […]
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Vanda & Young Song Writing Competition
Get reacquainted with your inner rock star and reap the rewards! Open to aspiring and established songwriters, the Vanda & Young Songwriting Competition provides an outstanding opportunity for a talented songwriter to make their mark, and support music therapy charity, Nordoff-Robbins. Don’t miss the chance to have your songs heard and appraised by industry leaders, […]
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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 […]
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North Tanami Band
A Lajamanu Kind Of Summer What has this summer got in stall for the North Tanami Band ? We spoke with Rex Patterson from the band to find out. This well-respected Northern Territory band comes from Lajamanu, 800kms north-west of Alice Springs. The band is made up of Rex, and his two sons Zack and […]
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Lou Bennet
As a member of the Tiddas trio, Lou Bennett toured the world, gaining fans like Billy Bragg along the way. Releasing a total of four records, the group’s unique sound garnered them three Deadlys and an ARIA before they called it quits in 2000. Lou Bennett has since released a solo album, Time Out, a […]
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Aim 4 More
Deadly Vibe Issue 97 March 2005 Aim and Fame As a slick RnB trio Aim 4 More charmed us all. Deadly Vibe catches up with two of the fellas to see where they’re at today. Their music was a blend of smooth harmonies covering the sixties’ sounds of motown, rock “˜n’ roll and RnB, through […]
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Leanna Shoveller
>Deadly Vibe Issue 77 September 2003 Leanna Shoveller describes the SBS documentary she was recently featured in as the deadliest thing that has ever happened to her, and at only 19 she has done some pretty deadly things. Hailing from the small community of Halls Creek in Western Australia, Leanna has been performing and making […]
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Deniece Hudson
Her name is Deniece Hudson and she’s rocking Victoria with her groovy contemporary sounds and crowd-pleasing looks. At just 19 years of age, Deniece has already collaborated with artists such as Nick Barker (The Reptiles), Paul Hester (Crowded House), Nicky Bomba (Bomba), Grant Hansen (Blackfire), and John Favaro (The Badloves). Deniece originally opted for a […]
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Liz Cavanagh
Liz Cavanagh is a Melbourne-based singer studying music at the Victorian College of the Arts. She also happens to be the first Aboriginal person to be accepted into the music school. Focusing her studies around jazz, Liz blends many different styles of music, including Aboriginal sounds, to come up with something quite unique. “I try […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Java Jive
Troy Brady and Trevelyn Lakay are two young Brisbane-based musicians with love in their hearts and Motown on their lips. Together they make up the soul/funk duo Java. Rising out of the ashes of boy band AIM 4 MORE and girl group Kamballa, Java have been honing their style for three years and are now […]
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Rochelle Watson
Velvet-voiced Rochelle Watson has come a long way. A firm gospel background has been a strong influence in the evolution of this Cairns resident’s musical style ” a winning combination of soul, reggae and Islander sounds. Her partner and manager Pat Ganita has helped Rochelle in fostering her extraordinary talent. Pat is from Fiji and […]
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Casey Donovan releases new single
Casey Donovan’s new single aims to boost the confidence of everyone out there who’s big, beautiful and sexy. For a teenage Casey Donovan, the highs of winning Australian Idol were tempered by the public scrutiny of her weight that followed. Six years on, a confident and successful Casey is firing back at the critics with […]
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