John Rowe’s sophomore release builds on the high quality songwriting and knack for storytelling established on his debut.
‘Retiring Age’ sees John take a more contemplative approach without losing that raw country edge that signifies his sound.
Listening to John Rowe is like taking a long drive with an old friend: it doesn’t matter where you’re going, as long as you’re travelling together.
The music of John Rowe is the story of Australia, told with soaring melodies, driving rhythms and seemingly effortless songcraft.
‘Great Western Tears’ is John’s debut album, filled with the tales of hope, heroism and heartbreak that weave together the tapestry of our sunburnt country.
Prepare for take-off with singer-songwriter and self-proclaimed ‘rockermum’, Kate Gibson on an interstellar flight into the cosmos.
Jazz, pop and soul meld into a funky fusion as Kate leads her band, ominously named The KGB into uncharted sectors and the results speak for themselves.
Resin Dogs have been a proud staple of the local and national music scene since releasing their ground-breaking debut album, ‘Grand Theft Audio’ fifteen years ago.
Combining sampled beats with live instrumentation and vocals, ‘Grand Theft Audio’ epitomised the burgeoning Brisbane hip hop scene and is considered a seminal record. For Resin Dogs core member and turntable maestro, DJ Katch aka Andrew Garvie the album conjures more mixed emotions.
“I don’t really look at it like that,” he says. “To me, going back and listening to that record gives us a bit of a cringe factor because of the way we recorded it.
For years, John TeOp Riley struggled to reconcile his creative passion for hip hop with his deep, yet often-conflicting, Christian beliefs.
As lyricist and MC for Fonke Knomaads, Riley, along with John ‘DJ Soup’ Blake, blazed a pioneering trail for Aussie hip hop in the early 90s. Combining Soup’s skilfully crafted loops with Riley’s homespun street poetry, the duo helped birth the new sound of hip hop with a distinctly Australian flavour.
Yet despite their chemistry and long-time friendship, Riley soon left the group before they could record a full-length album. As a devout Christian, Riley at the time felt hip hop culture was incongruous with his faith, leading to a long hiatus from music and the industry as a whole.
