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!
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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!
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!
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..
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!
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!
Return to CMC Rocks!!
We’re trekking out to Ipswich for another instalment of that great international country music celebration CMC Rocks, happening between Fri 15 Mar and Sun 17 Mar at Willowbank Raceway!
Sonic Masala Festival returning in 2022!
Our fave day in the annual Brisbane music calendar the wonderful Sonic Masala Festival which returns this year to The Triffid on Saturday 13 August, and as always we’re presenting and the main stage is known as the Sonic Sherpa stage!
Sonic Masala Fest Turns 10!
For 10 years SMF has been an epic day to celebrate all the things we love about our community and we can’t wait to party with all our favourite people!
New gathering This Is The Magic Mile!
We’re stoked to be joining forces with a heap of cool local labels to present new local gathering This Is The Magic Mile, the inaugural bash taking place at The Clubhouse Moorooka on Saturday 3 June!
Belly’s podcast Rewind With Steve Bell does Echolalia!
The latest season of Belly’s chart-topping podcast Rewind With Steve Bell is up online now, heading back 20 years to explore the birth of Something For Kate’s much-loved third album Echolalia!
Stones Corner Fest Is Back!
On Sunday 30 April the mighty Stones Corner Festival returns to the 4120, the free festival featuring the mad skills of Art vs Science, Resin Dogs, Good Will Remedy and heaps more!
Instores Return!!!
We all did it! Instores are back baby!
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