by David Robinson | Apr 11, 2019 | Interviews, Music
by David Robinson As front man of famed UK outfit The Stranglers, Hugh Cornwell was the voice of many memorable hits. Songs like Peaches, Golden Brown and Skin Deep live long in the memory. Since leaving the band he’s been busy writing and performing under his own...
by David Robinson | Nov 15, 2018 | Live Music, Music, Reviews
Governor Hindmarsh Hotel, Wed 14 Nov. Almost without anyone noticing, Wreckless Eric has made his way onto the Gov’s Front Bar stage and is quietly sound-checking. He greets the crowd with a good-natured tale about being surrounded by frightening Les...
by Robert Dunstan | Jul 19, 2018 | Interviews, Live Music, Music
by Robert Dunstan. Adelaide’s PlanB have been getting out and about in recent times, including much overseas touring, but many may not realise that the band have been a going concern, in some form or other, for 36 years now. Peter Flierl formed the band in 1982 from...
by David Robinson | Aug 16, 2017 | Interviews, Live Music, Music
by David Robinson In the late 1970s, Young Modern were the rising stars of the Adelaide music scene, exciting audiences with an engaging brand of vibrant, melodic power-pop. Within three years, after finding themselves struggling to make an impact in a relatively...
by David Robinson | Jun 13, 2016 | Live Music, Music, Reviews
Governor Hindmarsh Hotel, Sun 12 Jun It’s just about eighteen months since the reformed and (slightly) reformatted Radio Birdman played a most memorable show at The Gov. And now they are back, and so are the faithful, for a night where high expectations will require a...