ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON MAY 23, 2002 By Steve Newton It doesn’t take long to figure out that Australian singer-songwriter and slide-guitar ace John Butler is an issue-oriented kinda guy. In the CD booklet that accompanies his trio’s latest disc, Three, one page is loaded with facts detailing the ongoing destruction of his homeland’s old-growth forests. … Continue reading The John Butler Trio just said no to American record labels
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Paul Kelly wonders if “Every F***king City” will go over in Vancouver
There are a couple of things that come to mind when I recall my five-week visit to Australia in ’86, one being the “drive-in bottleshops”.
Aussie songwriting great Paul Kelly hits 40 and treads into Deeper Water
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON NOV. 23, 1995 By Steve Newton Ever wonder what happened to the Aussie Invasion? Back in the early- to mid-’80s it seemed as if a band wasn’t on top unless it was from Down Under. Two-hit wonders Men at Work kick-started the worldwide interest in the music of koala country in ’82 … Continue reading Aussie songwriting great Paul Kelly hits 40 and treads into Deeper Water