Lazy Days The Lazy Late Boys are a bunch of young fellas from the Gurindji speaking area of Daguragu who acquired their fitting name through reputation. The band consists of John Leeman (lead vocals), William Smiler (back up vocals), Geoffrey Peters (drums), Robin Roock (bass guitar) and Howard King (rhythm guitar). They have been together […]
Kerrianne Cox breaks from summer in Broome after a globetrotting year.Many of us know and love the music of Kerrianne Cox. Her songs are a blend of country, folk and blues, with inspiring lyrics drawn from her own life experiences. Singing about love, family life and her strong connection to the land, Kerrianne’s distinctive voice […]
Stiff Gins are a young, exciting three-piece acoustic group with stunning vocal harmonies. Nardi Simpson, Kaleena Briggs and Emma Donovan met in 1997 while studying contemporary music in Sydney. The diversity of their musical backgrounds results in a vibrancy and freshness expressed through their vocal arrangements. And now they have a Deadly to their name, […]
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 […]
Deadly Vibe Issue 44 September 2000 The Bawrrung Buljurr Girrwaa (BBG) are a four piece hip hop outfit based in northern New South Wales, who are hip hop artists with an edge. The four members are consist of four people, Wire (Will), Couch (Paul), K-Lyte (Kel) and Sim (Simon). They have been writing and researching […]
Redfern BeachDirector: Catriona McKenzie Brisbane babe Michael Tuahine headlines in a new short film by award-winning director Catriona McKenzie. Redfern Beach is a futuristic fable about a young guy by the name of Max who’s literally stuck in a black-and-white world ruled by money and greed. Working as a fish gutter, he conceals his secret […]
Deadly Vibe Issue 111 May 2004 Irish Eyes Deadly Vibe recently caught up with Leah Purcell and got an insight into the creative processes of one of our most talented directors. Leah Purcell only knows one pace when it comes to anything she turns her hand to, and that’s flat out. Fresh from roles in […]
Talented rap artist Georgina Chrisanthopoulos aka Little G is wowing audiences with her rapping, beat boxing and break dancing style. Little G is no novice when it comes to rapping either, she has been hard at it for three years after her older brother introduced her to the world of rap and hip-hop music. “The […]
Deadly Vibe Issue 95 January 2005 Irresistibly nice Many Australians were shocked last month to learn of the death of beloved Torres Strait Islander singer Rita Mills, who rose to fame as part of the singing trio The Mills Sisters. The Mills Sisters – Rita, Cessa and Ina – formed in 1970 and performed traditional […]
A child of the Stolen Generation, Kutcha Edwards talks about his struggles as a child, his success as a musician and his joy at becoming a father. When Kutcha Edwards was 18 months old, he was taken from his mother and father and placed in care. He subsequently spent most of his childhood in institutions. […]
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 […]
With her incredible voice and natural ear for music, 18-year-old singer/songwriter Illana Atkinson is ready to take on the world. And with an award under her belt and a song contest in Vietnam to attend, it looks like the rest of the world is keen to listen. It might seem like a case of ‘overnight […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Cameron Goold is that spunk from Propaganda Klann. Last year saw him touring around Australia with Christine Anu as her musical director and drummer. The tour took him to Sydney, Brisbane, Darwin, Cairns and Alice Springs, as well as the Australian Film Institute Awards, where the diva appeared on a floating stage to sing “Mother’s […]
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