MADCAP Records Australia is pleased to announce that we are currently expanding our online catalogue of downloadable music, and we’re looking for artists to join the MADCAP crew. We offer an independent platform for artists to promote and sell their music to the world.
contact@madcaprecords.com
MADCAP Global Entertaiment and MADCAP Records Australia are delighted to announce legendary UK producer, beatmaker and MADCAP alum Ollie Teeba, along his band The Herbaliser, will be performing at The Soundcrash Funk & Soul Weekender taking place at Camber Sands in East Sussex, 12-15 May.
The national rock scene was set alight when Gold Coast pop-rock sensations, The Daisycutters exploded in the late ‘90s, bringing with them an extensive catalogue of some of the most hummable tunes ever recorded.
With pop-rock sounds, a punk attitude and an adept storytelling style, The Daisycutters toured relentlessly on the back of singles ‘Sick Day’ and ‘Kiss Me Stupid’. More recently, the band’s members have been focussed on raising their respective families, but guitarist and vocalist Cameron Wilson says the band is still alive and well.
That’s the only sane conclusion I could come to after seeing her in ‘At Last - The Etta James Story’ at QPAC on Saturday night (19 Nov). Dressed in simple black and backed by the seven-piece Essential R&B Band, Vika belted out two hours of classic Etta in a touching and respectful tribute to the late soul legend.
Few artists will ever leave a legacy like that of soul and blues legend Etta James. ‘At Last - The Etta James Story’ is a musical tribute to an artist who didn’t just sing the blues, she lived them.
Australian singer Vika Bull takes on the titular role for the production which recounts Etta’s troubled yet incredible life story through her music. “It took me about a year to prepare,” Vika says.
“I had to learn her songs, had to research her life, and I read her book ‘Rage To Survive’ twice which I still refer back to now and then. I looked at a lot of stuff on YouTube.
“Then the preparation became: ‘how am I going to sing this seven nights a week’ because it’s a really tough sing, so I had to practice very hard and become vocally fit - kind of like running a marathon.”
