Sherpa returns to Savannah!
Simon’s heading back north for the annual Savanna In The Round bash, the amazing festival held at Mareeba Rodeo Arena in the Cairns Hinterland!
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Belly chats ‘Black Betty’ with Spiderbait’s Kram!
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Spiderbait’s massive crossover hit with their cover of Leadbelly’s ‘Black Betty’, Belly sits down with Kram to dive deep into the fascinating back story!
Belly and Tim Freedman talk ‘Love This City’!
To celebrate the 25th birthday of The Whitlams’ ‘Love This City’, Belly and Tim Freedman go deep into the success and backlash driving the oz classic.
Farewell, The Zoo
Belly recently looked back on 32 years of The Zoo as a pillar of the Brisbane music scene for The Music following the sad news of its imminent closure. Sad times…
Kasey Chambers Acoustic Set & Signing!
FRi OCT 4 @ 12.30PM
This Friday (4 Oct) from 12.30pm you can catch Oz country legend Kasey Chambers play a free acoustic set on the Queen St Mall stage in celebration of her new album Backbone and her new book!
40 Years Of INXS’ The Swing!
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Oz rock legends INXS’ fourth album ‘The Swing’ giving them their first Aussie #1 album, Belly looked back at the landmark album and it’s ramifications for the band’s amazing future.
Belly grills Dinosaur Jr!
Ahead of their return to Australia to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their ‘Where You Been’ opus, Belly chatted with frontman J Mascis about life, the universe and everything!
This Is The Magic Mile 2024 Returns!
SAT 5 OCt
For the second time this year – following an amazing mid-January shindig – the team at the wonderful Zang Records are taking over the gorgeous The Clubhouse Moorooka for the This Is The Magic Mile 2024 bash!
Belly chats with Built To Spill!
Ahead of Built To Spill’s long-awaited Aussie return Belly broke bread with Boise, Idaho’s indie rock icon Doug Martsch to talk hanging line-ups and the modern state of his songwriting!
Noel Mengel, on indie music and the indie record store
It’s a deep connection, that store, that set, that steaming Brisbane summer day. It never leaves you. It’s a different experience to flicking through your phone..
Broady Blues 2024!
The wonderful free celebration of all things blues returns to the Gold Coast from 16-19 May, and we’ll be there manning the music tent!
RSD APPROACHING!!
That most wonderful annual celebration of brick and mortar record stores Record Store Day Australia is returning on Saturday 20 April, get your orders in!
Belly talks mythology with The Hives!
Belly catches up with founding guitarist and songwriter Nick Arson from Swedish rock legends The Hives to talk new albums and strange careers!
SCF is back in 2024!
The wonderful free shindig Stones Corner Festival returns on Sunday 5 May, with a killer line-up (including The Potbelleez and Screamfeeder) as well as bars, markets and more!
Belly interviews Robert Forster!
Belly once again chatted with founding Go-Between and Brisbane scene legend Robert Forster about the immensely personal backdrop to his stunning new solo album ‘The Candle & The Flame’!
Belly chats to Amanda Brown
Belly recently caught up with former Go-Between Amanda Brown about her debut solo album ‘8 Guitars’, 20 years in the making!
Robert Forster ‘Inferno’ interview – Sonic Sherpa Exclusive!
In 2019 the great Robert Forster released his excellent seventh album Inferno, and here’s a lengthy chat he had with Belly (at the time for street press publication The Music) which has never before been public in its entirety!
PREMIERE: Dollar Bar release film clip for new single ‘Somebody Up There Likes Me’
Most wonderful Brisbane indie rock outfit Dollar Bar have been weaving their catchy magic for the best part of 20 years now, and they’re just releasing their brand new album Pyrrhic Victory! It’s their fourth and apparently final album – the follow-up to their wonderful Hot Ones (2015) – and is another typically scratchy collection … Read More
Easter Trading Hours!
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Open Public Holiday!
OPEN FRI 26 JAN 10AM-4PM
We’ll be slinging records tomorrow between 10am-4pm despite the public holiday, so come soundtrack your long weekend! Good times for all!
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