One of Melbourne's favourite singer/songwriters, Jess McAvoy, has decided to take the plunge and relocate to North America.

Kim has travelled around the world stealing hearts and winning over international audiences with her solo performances. It's time for another Sydney show! 

Songstress (and out lesbian) Liz Martin said she wanted to write an album with tracks that were "big fat happy positive inspiring singalongable change the worldable."

8 Ball Aitken is the redneck preacher at the shotgun wedding between country and blues, and he's on his way to Newtown.

If there’s one pop artist that multiple generations can relate to its David Bowie. There’s always a tinge of nostalgia listening to Bowie’s mellifluous tones whether it is listening to the Man Who Fell To Earth, Thin White Duke, Aladdin Sane or of course The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust,  which signified his ‘comeback’ in 1972 after a brief lull in his pop career.

FBi Radio and MAPS Entertainment have joined forces to create ‘Changing Lanes’, a huge local festival of art and music and one of the biggest fundraising events ever to be under­taken by FBi.

Erica Heynatz shows us her sweeter side... By Cec Busby

I wonder when Erika Heynatz sleeps... She seems to have so many projects on the go that I imagine her catching forty winks rather than a full night of zeees. Heynatz is a woman with many ambitions. She likes to wear a lot of hats – just look at her career progression from model to presenter to host to actress to her recent incarnation as a solo artist who’s set to launch her debut CD, Sweeter Side, this month.

Mushroom Group, the promoters of the Ting Tings upcoming tour announced today that due to a scheduling conflict the musicians would no longer be landing down under for their upcoming tour.

New album Junior marks a change in direction for this talented musician.

By Cec Busby

Kaki King is a contrary creature. Her latest album  Junior is testament to this characteristic, running the gamut from experimental pieces to accessible pop. Lyrics range from the heartbroken and forlorn to the downright nonsensical and King fans will no doubt be  scratching their collective heads at the more stripped back production, yet there’s still the unmistakeable Kaki sound and the songs, as always, linger in the mind of the listener.

Bare bones

Monique Brumby strips things back with her new album Skeleton’s Polka

By Cec Busby

Monique Brumby is on the road... With a brand new album, Skeleton’s Polka out on the shelves, the solo artist has assembled a band and hit the pubs and clubs of regional Australia to tout her wares... So far things are going swimmingly... There have been few hiccups onstage and backstage shenanigans have been kept to a minimum – although there has been an incident involving a Christmas tree and a Lady GaGa impersonation... But enough about that – as they say in the biz, what goes on tour stays on tour.

It's ten years since the folk at Day on the Green launched their popular series of live concerts in vineyards around Australia and they've decided to celebrate in style by serving up a double bill of musical magic featuring two or the rock world's best loved front women... Debbie Harry and Chrissie Hynde.

Melbourne-based musician Jess McAvoy is hanging up her mic and getting on a plane. She's heading to America for six weeks, and then, Jess tells me, "I'll be coming back but I won’t be playing anymore." I ask her why not. "'Cause," she says. "'Cause why?"