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Andy Alberts
Deadly Vibe Issue 53 July 2001 Andy Alberts is passionate about five things: his culture, his land, his people, his family and his music. As a Gunditjmara man, Andy is proud of his heritage and draws on the strength of his ancestors both as a solo musician and band member with The Walkabouts. After winning […]
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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 […]
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Saltwater Band
Deadly Vibe Issue 110 April 2006 A Royal Occasion Saltwater Band says “Nhämirri nhe”* to Her Majesty the Queen. STORY: The fellas from Saltwater Band from Elcho Island were invited by the Prime Minister to open the procession in a special service at Sydney’s St Andrew’s Cathedral for Queen Elizabeth II while she was visiting […]
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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 […]
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Letterstick Band
Deadly Sounds Band of the Year 2001: Letterstick Band Hailing from the remote coastal community of Maningrida in the Northern Territory, Letterstick Band are part of the small An-Barra clan. The band get their name from one of the most remarkable tools in Aboriginal culture – the ‘message stick’ or ‘letterstick.’ This is a piece […]
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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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Jason Scott
Australia’s leading young Indigenous Singer Songwriter.Acknowledged and respected as a gifted musician, JASON is a dazzling Guitarist, Drummer, Bass and Didjeridu Player. Jason is currently rehearsing with his band ‘Desert Sea’ gearing up to promote his new album ‘From The Desert To The Sea’ due to be released 22nd January 2002. His busy schedule this […]
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Jimmy Little – A Little Bit Of Love Goes A Long, Long Way
Story: Jimmy Little Jimmy Little’s a Yorta Yorta man with a big, big heart. An entertainer for nearly half a century, he is also a qualified teacher and, since March 2000, has been a Literacy and Numeracy Ambassador for the Department of Education, Training & Youth Affairs (DETYA). Jimmy was born at Cummeragunja Aboriginal Reserve […]
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Shellie Morris
She sings, she strums, she motivates! The hottest musical talent to come out of Darwin in quite some time, Shellie Morris is also committed to helping young Aboriginal people realise their full potential. Deadly Vibe meets “the Janis Joplin of Jingili”. Although singer/songwriter Shellie Morris is a relative newcomer to the music industry, she’s already […]
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Wild Water Running Strong
Wild Water recently sailed into Sydney as one of the premier acts at the annual Survival Concert
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A Sweet Year – Yothu Yindi – Birrkuta – Wild Honey
Yothu Yindi was anything but quiet in 1997 with the release of their long awaited album
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BART – Back on the right side of the road
Bart Willoughby has signed a two-album deal with CAAMA music as a solo artist
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Baramada Rock
The Festival of the Dreaming will be an awesome, cool and very deadly rock concert at Parramatta Stadium
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