Session Guitar player from Sydney . Member of 1927 for 10years.
Other local artists: Richard Clapton, Glenn Shorrock , Ross Wilson, Marc Hunter, Human Nature , Steve Kilbey, Joe Camerleri, Wendy Mathews , Mark Williams The Chantoozies, Mark Gable,Real Life, Boom Crash Opera, OSHEA . Kate Ceberano
Internationals: Berlin (US) Martika (US) Men without Hats (CAN) Limahl(UK).
“Rock Meets Flamenco”
Malcura are an exhilarating acoustic trio from Australia. Honing their craft as buskers in Melbourne’s Bourke Street Mall, Malcura have captivated the Australian public with their distinctive sound, which fuses Flamenco instrumentation with Latin rhythms and a Rock’n’roll mentality. Malcura create music for the soul; it’s a feeling as much as it is a sound.
It has been a busy few years since Malcura made their mark with their debut EP “Flamenco Metal”. Their tireless work has seen them grow their act from the streets to the big stage. The band attracted worldwide attention in 2015 with their original rendition of Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky”, providing the perfect platform to release their exceptional debut album in 2016.
“Malcura”, the band’s independent debut album, was released with a launch show on the Federation Square Main Stage in February 2016, followed by two East-Coast tours and extensive busking performances in support of the release. The album received tremendous support from Fiesta Jazz on PBS 106.7FM and high rotation on community radio nationwide, selling thousands of copies and receiving a nomination for the award of 2016’s “Best Global/Reggae Album” at The Age Music Victoria Awards.
Malcura have been packing out venues and dancefloors across Australia and have also performed at a number of major Australian festivals, including the Illawarra Folk Festival (NSW), Wallaby Creek (QLD), Bendigo Blues and Roots, St. Kilda Festival and Tanglewood NYE Festival. Their performances are alive with spirit, weaving through intricate arrangements with virtuoso musicianship and gusto.
Malcura have performed alongside the likes of Tijuana Cartel, Tash Sultana, The Pierce Brothers, Clowns, Kenta Hayashi (Japan), and Dallas Frasca; and even joined Mexican guitar heroes Rodrigo y Gabriela on stage at the Palais Theatre for an unexpected guest appearance that was met with a standing ovation. This once-in-a-lifetime opportunity served as the inspiration behind the trio’s single “Palais” and its stunning cinematic music video, which was filmed inside the Palais Theatre.
The much-anticipated second album from Malcura is currently in production and appears set to attract the attention of music fans across the globe. The band ensures it will be even more textured, daring and infectious than their first.
The son of a classical pianist and a psychiatrist, I first saw the light on February 9, 1964, when the Beatles played on The Ed Sullivan Show.
The next day I formed my first band, The Limestones, with whom I performed on Philadelphia’s ‘The Gene London Show’. Throughout the seminal 60s and 70s I was inspired by seminal and varied artists such as Jimi Hendrix, Cream, Jeff Beck, The Rolling Stones, Fairport Convention, The Strawbs, Traffic, The Grateful Dead, Frank Zappa, Captain Beefheart, The Mahavishnu Orchestra, and less lauded but equally powerful influences such as Autosalvage and Quicksilver Messenger Service.
At 16 I started writing songs for my first band, "Evil Seed". I got hooked on performing as the band played all original music at "Be-ins" at Belmont Plateau, in Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park. By the mid 70s, while studying Physics at the University of Pennsylvania, I met my musical soul mates and closest friends. Rob Hyman, Rick Chertoff, with whom I bonded in a creative unit which remains strong to this day.
After two near-misses, Rob and I founded The Hooters in 1980. After dominating Philadelphia’s club and concert scene, we released an independent EB, “Amore”, which sold over 100,000 copies in Philadelphia alone. In 1982 we took a break from the stage to arrange and record Cyndi Lauper’s Rick Chertoff-produced groundbreaking debut, “She’s So Unusual”. During this process Rob and Cyndi wrote “Time After Time”, featuring some of my proudest moments as a guitarist.
After signing with Columbia in 1984 we released "Nervous Night", which sold in excess of 2 million copies and included Billboard Top 40 hits such as "Day By Day", “And We Danced”, and "Where Do The Children Go". As a result, The Hooters were asked to perform at three of the most important musical events of the century: The Live-Aid Concert, 1985 in Philadelphia, Amnesty International Concert at Giants Stadium in 1986, and Roger Waters’ extravaganza at The Wall in Berlin in 1990.
We followed our Columbia debut with “One Way Home” in 1987, containing “Johnny B”, which opened the door to Germany for us, and “Satellite”, which brought us to England’s “Top Of The Pops”. In 1989 we released “Zig Zag”, and our cover of “500 Miles” which brought us to Scandinavia and cemented our long-standing relationship with Germany.
The ever-shifting landscape of the Record Business saw the band move to MCA Records in 1993, and the release of “Out Of Body”, which achieved Gold and Platinum status in Sweden and Norway. Featured tracks were a duet with Cyndi Lauper entitled “Boys Will Be Boys”, and the ballad “Private Emotion”, later covered by Ricky Martin on his “La Vida Loca” album, produced by my legendary friend Desmond Child.
As a guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, producer I’ve worn many hats. I got to wear all of them while involved with Joan Osborne’s debut project. "Relish" was nominated for 6 Grammy Awards in 1996 including Song Of The Year for "One Of Us", which I wrote one night to impress a girl (tack, Sarah).
Many doors were opened as a result of this, and I had to opportunity to write for (and sometimes produce) artists such as Billie Myers/"Kiss The Rain", Robbie Williams /"Old Before I Die", Amanda Marshall/"Believe In You", Ricky Martin/"Private Emotion" (as noted above) and “Lo Mejor Di Mi Vida Eres Tu, The Scorpions/”The Best Is Yet To Come”, and many others.
In the middle of all this, I somehow made time in 2000 to release my long-un-awaited debut solo album "The Optimist". "A Very Dull Boy", my sophomore effort, followed in May 2002.
In 2012 I released “What Shall Become Of The Baby”, an album with my good friend and long-term collaborator Mats Wester in Sweden. Since then I’ve been writing with and producing numerous artists in a myriad of musical styles, both at my studio at home in Pennsylvania and in my provisional basement studio in Stockholm, Sweden.
I am so happy to be able to continue to tour with The Hooters, as well as performing selected solo shows and special event tours such as Rock Meets Classic in Germany (2013 & 2018) as wells as Night Of The Proms in 2019. I also get great joy in sharing my experience and perspective at workshops globally.
I am currently riding out the pandemic storm in Stockholm, while working with new and developing artists such as Alexxis And The Medicine in Philadelphia, and Manu in Slovenia. I am very much looking forward to releasing an as-yet-untitled solo album in the Spring of 2021.
Singer and accordionist Richard Tyce founded the S-Bahn Band in Vancouver in the early 90’s. With diverse and eclectic repertoire, the S-Bahn rocks Oktoberfests and all kinds of parties. Highlights include “Fall Crawls” where S-Bahn tours the Oktoberfest circuit – including the popular Leavenworth Washington, Mt. Angel Oregon Oktoberfests and the New Braunfels TX Wurstfest. Why the name “S-Bahn”? S-Bahn is the commuter train that connects cities in Germany with their suburbs. S-Bahn connects people – brings them together.
King’s Vengeance are a heavy rock 3-piece hailing from Melbourne, Australia. With influences drawing from the classic rock, blues and heavy metal acts of the 60’s to today, their sound is a unique fusion of hard-hitting riffs, spirited lyrics and incendiary musicianship.
The band's debut single, "Down," was released on August 06 2021, with a music video for the song released on August 13.
Members
Dimitri Stathopoulos – Vocals/Guitar
Chris Stathopoulos – Drums
Ernesto Calderon – Bass
The Supersuckers are an American rock band, formed in 1988, whose music ranges from alternative rock to country rock to cowpunk.[1] AllMusic describes the band as "the bastard sons of Foghat, AC/DC, and ZZ Top after being weaned on punk rock, unafraid of massive guitar riffs, outsized personalities, or pledging allegiance to sex, weed, and Satan with a wink and a nudge."[2]
Bassist/singer Eddie Spaghetti (real name Edward Daly) leads the band and is its only constant member. Their current lineup also includes guitarist Marty Chandler and drummer Christopher von Streicher. Their most recent album, Play That Rock N' Roll, was released in February 2020.
Rock is dead. Or so they say.
Get back for the counter-attack!
I was speaking to an ’80s rock star the other day who lamented, “The guitar solo doesn’t exist on radio anymore, unless you listen to the oldies stations.” But Truck don’t care. They’re not worried about what’s “cool” or what’s on the radio. This is classic in every sense of the word.
Hell, there’s even a bass solo.
I fell in love with Truck as soon as I heard one of their early songs, ‘I Need A Miracle’. “Long live rock ’n’ roll,” declared Andy McLean, one of the finest rock singers this country has produced. “It was there when I lost control. Gave me something to hold on to when life was kicking me black and blue … that’s the power of rock ’n’ roll.”
Amen.
Truck’s debut EP roars to life with the sound of an engine rumbling into action. Then Dave Leslie’s distinctive guitar sets the scene as ‘Make Hay’ picks up where ‘I Need A Miracle’ left off.
No matter what shit is flying your way, a great rock song – and a great rock band – can save you.
Mixed by the legendary Kevin “Caveman” Shirley (Aerosmith, Baby Animals, Cold Chisel, Iron Maiden, Silverchair), this EP is exactly how you want your rock to sound … BIG.
The drums are thundering, the grooves are mighty, and the keys add some explosive colour.
When it’s all said and done, I wanna get me some.
Rock is dead?
No one bothered to tell Truck.
– Jeff Jenkins
Simon Hosford is a an Australian guitarist/producer/songwriter that started playing Classical guitar at age 5, and by 19 was a member of Virgil Donati’s rock/fusion band “On The Virg”, began touring Australia and America with Tommy Emmanuel, and a year later was recruited by Colin Hay and Greg Ham to be part of the new Men At Work, as well as being the guitar clinician for Roland guitar products for Australia and Asia.
He has since toured more than 48 different countries around the world with artists including Vanessa Amorosi, Taxiride, Jon Stevens, Shannon Noll, Birtles/Shorrock/Goble, Anthony Callea, and recorded for artists including Bachelor Girl, Peter Andre, Guy Sebastian, Ross Wilson, Christine Anu, and Anna-Maria LaSpina.
Simon has also performed with Kylie Minogue, Joan Jett, Chris Isaac, Rogue Traders, Darryl Braithwaite, Petula Clarke, Thelma Houston, Steven Cummings, Errol Brown (Hot Chocolate), and Renee Geyer to name just a few. He has toured internationally supporting acts including Tina Turner, Kiss, The Backstreet Boys and Jesse McCartney.
In TV work, Simon has held the position of Associate Musical Director on the productions Australia’s Got Talent and X Factor, as well as being a member of the Australian Idol band.
Simon is currently working on his web based guitar coaching system, called “Unleash Your Guitar!”, as well doing shows with his Racer X tribute band “Racer Axe”. He’s also a contributor to the tuitional software Riff Axelerator.
Ash Archer is a Musician based in Melbourne, Australia, playing original music that is a unique blend of the best classic rock and modern influences.
The Supersuckers are an American rock band, formed in 1988, whose music ranges from alternative rock to country rock to cowpunk.[1] AllMusic describes the band as "the bastard sons of Foghat, AC/DC, and ZZ Top after being weaned on punk rock, unafraid of massive guitar riffs, outsized personalities, or pledging allegiance to sex, weed, and Satan with a wink and a nudge."[2]
Bassist/singer Eddie Spaghetti (real name Edward Daly) leads the band and is its only constant member. Their current lineup also includes guitarist Marty Chandler and drummer Christopher von Streicher. Their most recent album, Play That Rock N' Roll, was released in February 2020.