Cold Chisel – a very special blast from the past
REVIEW: Thirty years on, the passion and potency Cold Chisel displayed at the Shepherd's Bush Empire left me wondering what kind of dynamite they packed back in the 80s.
REVIEW: Thirty years on, the passion and potency Cold Chisel displayed at the Shepherd's Bush Empire left me wondering what kind of dynamite they packed back in the 80s.
Hundreds of expat Australians crammed into the Shepherd's Bush Empire last night to watch legendary Australian rock band Cold Chisel. Check out photos from the gig and photos of the excited Aussie crowd.
Vote now for your favourite Cold Chisel classics of all-time. Will it be 'Khe Sahn'? Or maybe 'Flame Trees'? How about 'Forever Now' or a bit of 'Cheap Wine'? Don't miss your chance to make Aussie music history and vote for 'the best'.
With Cold Chisel set to play their first northern hemisphere dates in almost 30 years, Ian Moss chatted to TIM MARTIN about what it’s like being back on the road, how Cold Chisel could have been as big as AC/DC and how you don’t always need to be the best ...
In the second part of his interview with Australian Times, Don Walker explains why Cold Chisel set their sights East when everyone else went West; and now they regret it, he confesses.
As Cold Chisel warm up for their first UK date in almost three decades, LEE HARTE chatted to the Chisel keyboard legend Don Walker about their new album, the death of his bandmate and the future of one of the greatest Australian rock bands of all time.
The Mars Volta have been added to the Hard Rock Calling line-up in London, joining Soundgarden and Aussie legends Cold Chisel.
Australian rockers Cold Chisel are coming to the UK. The legendary Aussie outfit, led by frontman Jimmy Barnes, have been named on the bill for this summer's Hard Rock Calling gig in London's Hyde Park on 13 July.
MUSIC FROM THE MOTHERLAND: Chisel get new age, Chris Lilley causes a bit more controversy with his S.mouse character, we say adieu to Video Hits and the number one Aussie album of all time is announced!
Jimmy Barnes and John Farnham have made it clear they do not support Reclaim Australia's use of their songs.
We may be many, but we certainly aren’t one when it comes to celebrating our national identity through music. Laurence Driscoll examines why the gay community often feel excluded from Australia Day celebrations.
Hard, brash and bloody loud. That describes most Australians but there are a few of us that rocked it more than just about anyone else on the planet. Hellraizers of Aussie rock, we salute you.
Divinyls lead singer and Australian music icon Chrissy Amphlett passed away today after a two year battle with cancer.
AUSTRALIA DAY IN UK | Where were you last Australia Day? And what are your plans this time around? Our writers reflect on their Australia Day experiences, both in the UK and back home, and share their ideas to make this year one to remember.
MUSIC FROM THE MOTHERLAND | While Empire of the Sun tease us with their much anticipated second album, we salute those Aussie guitar gods who have rocked our socks.
MUSIC FESTIVALS | In the UK and right around Europe, when the days get longer and cider becomes more of a pub staple than mulled wine, you know that festival season is on its way. And 2012 is shaping up to be a festival feast!
Kiwi rockers Midnight Youth are coming to London for the very first time to blow the roof off the Borderline with some awesome Antipodean sounds. TIM MARTIN chatted to frontman Jeremy Redmore about festivals, Canberra and those ‘Aussie’ Finn brothers.
MUSIC FESTIVALS | Editor's pick of the top music festivals to rock your London socks off in 2012.
MUSIC FESTIVALS | Comprehensive list of Australian performers at this year's festivals across the UK.
Jimmy Barnes sings “standin' on the outside lookin' in” and that’s exactly the way I feel over here. Having lived in the UK for a few years I find myself taking every opportunity to fly the Aussie flag. And to celebrate classic Aussie rock.
MUSIC FROM THE MOTHERLAND | We’ve had to work extra hard this week, scouring through Australian news and reports, to find other music news than the One Direction boys visiting Down Under. But we uncovered that Mossy is a 'pussy' and Prince is coming to Oz.
Start getting excited for festival season with our list of the hottest UK musical events of the year.
VOTE NOW | In honour of Australia Day, we asked our readers via Facebook to name the songs that make an expat Aussie homesick. Here's the top ten. Now it's your job to choose the #1.
MUSIC FROM THE MOTHERLAND | Aussies get the South by Southwest call up, Kylie and The Wiggles get Fame-ous and Mr Rogers bites back. Ouch!
REVIEW | The iconic 90’s pop song Ice, Ice Baby was the last song I expected to hear when I turned out to see Architecture in Helsinki perform in London on Tuesday.
In recent years, manliness has found itself under assault by make-up companies, diet gurus and even breweries. But there are a group of Aussie men who are bringing the fight to the UK. Men, manly men!
MUSIC FROM THE MOTHERLAND: We've got the trick to tricking about festivals; we also are some serious trend-setters and we're getting behind orchestral beauty.
In 1963, inside a covert U.S. military base in northern Greenland, a team of scientists began drilling down through the Greenland ice sheet. Piece by piece, they extracted an ice core 4 inches across and nearly a mile long. At the very end, they pulled up something else – 12 ...
Going skiing or snowboarding this season? Know how to stay warm on the piste to be cool in the cold.
WATCH: Remember these adverts? Of course you do. Or if you are too young to have been there at the beginning, and it's actually your grandad that picks the fruit that goes to Cottee's, then this is where all those catch-phrases and jingles originally come from.
Neemo, Laura, Bek and Layne from New South Wales all live in this week's Our House in East-Ham.