PODCAST: Boom Crash Opera’s Peter Farnan featured on Ross M Fear’s Alive 90.5 fm Australian Spectrum Show (Episode #818) showcasing the recently released historical ARCA Desktape recording “Boom Crash Opera Live at the Tivoli Sydney 1986”. If you missed the show, you can hear a podcast of the show again online at https://omny.fm/shows/australian-spectrum-show/australian-spectrum-show-19-11-2024

Boom Crash Opera are an Australian pop rock band formed in 1984. Initially based around the songwriting partnership of Peter Farnan and Richard Pleasance and later joined by Dale Ryder, Peter ‘Maz’ Maslen and Greg O’Connor.

Boom Crash Opera Won Countdown Australian Music Awards1986 “Best Debut Single”, Nominated for 9 ARIA awards between 1987 to 1993, Recording 6 studio albums with “Boom Crash Opera” going Gold and their second album “These Here Are Crazy Times” going Double Platinum. Also releasing 2 Eps, 1 Live album, 6 compilation albums, 1 box set and 20 singles with 15 in the Top 100. Charting hit singles were "Great Wall"(#5), "Hands up in the Air" (#16) (both 1986), “Her Charity” (1987), "Onion Skin" & “Get Out of the House”(1989), “Dancing in the Storm” (1990), "Gimme" (1994) and “Tongue Tied” (1995). In the United States "Onion Skin" reached No. 8 on the Billboard component chart Modern Rock Tracks.

The album sales are fund raising for the Australian Road Crew Association (ARCA) Welfare Program, a not-for-profit company dedicated to helping ROADIES during hard times and serious illness through their welfare program. Many artists have generously given their permission for the release of the roadies desk tapes of their live performances that make up a diverse collection of some truly unique historical releases.

Boom Crash Opera web https://www.boomcrashopera.com/

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PODCAST: Pepper Creek Revival Band’s Brian Fraser & Barry Hills will be featured on Ross M Fear’s Alive 90.5 fm Australian Spectrum Show showcasing their new self-titled album “Pepper Creek Revival’, and a selection of band members tracks from Brian Fraser’s albums and Kelly Auty’s albums. If you missed the show, you can hear a podcast of the show again online at https://omny.fm/shows/australian-spectrum-show/australian-spectrum-show-12-11-2024

Pepper Creek Revival is a collective of renowned Melbourne musicians, Barry Hills, bass, Kelly Auty, vocals, Brian Fraser and Roland Kretschmer, guitars, Nick Carrafa, drums. Playing roots, blues, alt. country, folk and rock.

The band of legends coming together was a project of Barry Hills, bass player, record label manager, festival producer, founder Melbourne Blues Appreciation Society, booking agent, music producer, who is a Blues Music Victoria Hall Of Fame inductee (2022).

Brian Fraser, guitarist, singer songwriter, is a multi-award-winning recording artist with over 30 years’ experience in the music industry, in 2006 won Australian Blues “Chain” Awards 2006 Australian Blues Band of the Year for the Brian Fraser Trio and previously Male Artist of the Year Vic/Tas Awards 2003 and Australian Blues Album of the Year Australian Blues Chain Awards 2000, releasing numerous albums and extensive touring.

Fronting the band is Kelly Auty, singer songwriter and her band won Blues Performer of the Year 2017 and represented Australia at the International Blues Challenge Memphis USA, winning a place in the semi- finals after competing with 240 acts from all over the world. The Kelly Auty Band were awarded the Melbourne Blues Appreciation Society “Band of the Year” in 2018.

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PODCAST: Geoff Achison on Ross M Fear’s Alive 90.5 fm Australian Spectrum Show (Episode #816) his new album ‘Don’t Play Guitar Boy’. If you missed the show, you can hear a podcast of the show again online at at https://omny.fm/shows/australian-spectrum-show/australian-spectrum-show-5-11-2024

Geoff Achison, guitarist, singer, songwriter, producer. is a multi-award winning veteran of the Australian blues, roots, soul and rock scene from performing and recording 3 albums with Dutch Tilders & the Blues Club Band from 1989 to 1996. Since then he has recorded 15 studio albums, 8 live albums and appeared in 3 compilation albums. A total of 26 albums.

Geoff Achison was inducted into the Blues Music Victoria “Hall Of Fame” in 2020, and is now the Official patron on the Melbourne Blues Appreciation Society. In 2012 Geoff Achison awarded Melbourne Blues Appreciation Society ‘Male Arist of the Year’, ‘Song of the Year’ and ‘Band of the Year’. In 1995 he won the Melbourne Blues Appreciation Society Challenge and at the International Blues Challenge Memphis USA he won the Albert King Award. He was awarded London-based Jazz FM’s Album of the Month in 1999 for ‘Mystery train’ and in 2007 won ‘Group of the Year’ at the Australian Blues Music “Chain” Awards, also in 2007 won Kweevak Music Magazine’s Reader Choice Award for ‘Little Big Man’. In 2008 rated in Top 10 Hot New Guitarists in ‘Guitar Player Magazine’s readers’’ poll.

Geoff Achison has performed at many leading festivals such as Echuca Moama Winter Bles, Australian Blues Music Festival, Port Fairy Folk festival, Wangaratta Jazz festival, Sydney Blues Festival, Bendigo Blues & Roots festival, Manly Jazz festival, Thredbo Blues Festival, Sydney Festival and more in Australia and internationally.

Website https://www.geoffachison.com/

Album info https://geoffachison.bandcamp.com/

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PODCAST: Opelousas’ Kerri Simpson on Ross M Fear’s Alive 90.5 fm Australian Spectrum Show (Episode #815) showcasing their latest charting album “Opelousafried”. If you missed the show, you can hear a podcast of the show again online at https://omny.fm/shows/australian-spectrum-show/australian-spectrum-show-29-10-2024

Opelousas has won Music Victoria Award for Best Blues Album for the ‘Opelousified’ album that had reach the Top 10 and for 9 months it has been in the Australian Blues & Roots Charts. And NOW in Ocober won 2024 ‘Blues Album Of The Year’ for ‘Opelousafried’. The Melbourne based trio are all well-known veteran musicians Kerri Simpson, Alison Ferrier & Anthony Shortte who got together in 2018.

Kerri Simpson, vocals, guitar and songwriter has released 8 albums. Her Confessin’ the Blues was nominated for an ARIA while Sun Gonna Shine was #1 in the Oz Roots charts for nine weeks, gaining her US airplay and appearances at festivals across Australia. Kerri has played and collaborated with some of the world’s best, including Dr John, Keb Mo, Kylie Minogue, Glenn Skuthorpe, Geoff Achison, Matt Walker and Chris Wilson. In 2024 Kerri co-wrote and performed on the title track of Jeff Langs ' More Life" album. In November she will be Inducted the Victorian Blues Music Hall Of Fame.
Alison Ferrier, vocals, guitar, fiddle and song writer has recorded three albums including ‘What She Knows’ and one with husband Jeff Lang as High Ace, besides the Opelousas albums.
Anthony Shortte, drums, percussion is well known as member of the ARIA Award winning Collard Greens and Gravy and Dan Dinnen & the Houndlings.

Opelousas Website https://www.opelousasband.com/

Opelousas Album info https://opelousas.bandcamp.com/album/opelousafried

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PODCAST: Matt Arthur & The Lazybones on Ross M Fear’s Alive 90.5 fm Australian Spectrum Show (Episode #814) showcasing his new album “Then & Now”. If you missed the show you can hear a podcast of the show again online at https://omny.fm/shows/australian-spectrum-show/australian-spectrum-show-22-10-2024

Matt Arthur, since moving from Sydney to Orange in the NSW Central West ten years ago he has been touring through NSW regional areas, Sydney, Queensland and Victoria.

Matt performs as a solo singer songwriter and with his band Matt Arthur & The Lazybones. He has released two albums, “On Their Shoulders” and his new 2024 album “Then & Now” released on CD & Vinyl.

Matt Arthur & The Lazybones upcoming shows:- Thursday 14 November Camelot Lounge Marrickville; Friday 15 November Lizottes Newcastle; Saturday 16 November Great lakes Paddocks.

Website https://www.mattarthurmusic.com/home

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PODCAST: Richard Ashby on Ross M Fear’s Alive 90.5 fm Australian Spectrum Show (Episode #813) featuring his latest album “Charlton Road”. If you missed the show you can hear a podcast of the show again online at https://omny.fm/shows/australian-spectrum-show/australian-spectrum-show-15-10-2024

Richard Ashby is a composer and versatile guitarist performing from gypsy folk and jazz, modern jazz guitar, blues and contemporary music styles. The recently released ‘Charlton Road’ is his fourth album.

Richard Ashby has regularly performed on the Sydney scene for several years. Richard has previously performed and recorded two albums “Voyages” and “Spyglass Gypsies” with his gypsy-jazz group the Spyglass Gypsies that had performed at the Many Jazz Festival & the Oz Manouche Festival. The group has also performed at community festivals, music festivals, historical sites, art shows, corporate events, jazz and contemporary music venues, as well as being featured on radio. Richard also performs as Richard Ashby & the Tonewheels a blues, boogaloo and soul-jazz group.

Richard Ashby website https://richardashbymusic.com/album/2357753/arkadia-blues

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PODCAST: Jack Nolan on Ross M Fear’s Alive 90.5 fm Australian Spectrum Show (Episode # 812) featuring his latest album “Songs for Hemingway”. If you missed the show you can hear a podcast of the show again online https://omny.fm/shows/australian-spectrum-show/australian-spectrum-show-8-10-2024

Jack Nolan has released 7 solo albums and one with the Kelly Gang. His latest album ‘Songs for Hemingway’ was produced in Nashville USA by Justin Weaver (Dixie Chicks’ guitarist). Jack Nolan's music features mysterious and shimmering chords that unite his sound with that of the Americana genre, once quaintly described as ‘Darlinghurst Country’ uniting elements of folk, country, rock 'n' roll and ambient atmospheres fusing Nolan's passion for intensely charged electric guitar and finger-picked acoustic guitar. The new album features mandolin, resonator slide and banjo for a more acoustic treatment.

Jack Nolan is a singer songwriter based in Sydney, Australia, who’s s been performing and releasing music and albums since the mid 90’s. Jack also fronted The Kelly Gang, with Rick Grossman, bassist for The Divinyls and Hoodoo Gurus along with Midnight Oil drummer Rob Hirst and guitar player Martin Rotsey.

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PODCAST: Jeff Lang Ross M Fear’s Alive 90.5 fm Australian Spectrum Show (Episode #811) previewing his new album “More Life” being released on 4 October. If you missed the show you can hear a podcast of the show again online at https://omny.fm/shows/australian-spectrum-show/australian-spectrum-show-1-10-2024

Jeff Lang’s new concept album is a project of co-writing songs with some of his favourite artists such as John Butler, Liz Stringer, Don Walker, Kerri Simpson, Fred Leone, William Crighton, Suzannah Espie, Asin Khan Langa and Hat Fitz & Cara, with guest appearances from Bassekou Kouyate and Debashish Bhattacharya.

Jeff Lang is a multi-award winning Australian guitarist, songwriter, vocalist and music producer. Lang plays various types of guitar, both slide and standard, as well as banjo, mandolin, cümbüş and drums. He has won 3 ARIA Awards (2012 Best Blues & Roots Album for Carried In Mind and 2012 Best World Music Album for Djan Djan and 2002 Best Blues & Roots Album for Rolling Through This World) from 10 ARIA Awards nominations. APRA Award for Best Television Theme for The Gods of Wheat Street, AIR Award Best Independent Blues & Roots Album for Chimeradour and Australia’s National Folk Recording Award from the National Film and Sound Archive.

Jeff Lang is a popular headline artist with his national and international tours and at leading music festivals. He has had numerous television appearances. He is a prolific recording artist releasing 27 albums (17 Studio albums, 1 Soundtrack, 7 Live albums, 2 Compilation albums). He is also a music producer with his own studio producing for many other artists.

Jeff Lang website https://jefflang.com.au/

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