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"We just finished recording the 2013 release and it’s awesome, man. I wish I could explain it, but I can’t fill you in on the details too much, because it’s a while before it comes out."

“I had to get back into a headspace at times that wasn’t really all that great,” she admits, “and tap into stuff that does feel a little unresolved or open-ended for me, and write from there.”

"This has been a really big highlight in our career... We feel like the fans have really been with us for 20 years, and this particular year, with the shows we’ve been doing, the fans have really shown their appreciation."

“Subtle changes make all the difference in the world.”

Victoria's Face The Music has proved to be one of the more popular events of this kind

"I would say the bulk of the album was realised over the last two years. Some of the riffs have been around for many years. There were a couple of older songs which were close to being finished but everything was completely redone, redesigned and re-imagined in the last year or two."

It’s been seven long years since The Wallflowers last release, Rebel, Sweetheart. Son of Bob, Jakob Dylan and his floral mates return with a brand new album Glad All Over and invite Clash and Big Audio Dynamite legend Mick Jones to assist on a couple of dub-flavoured tracks. Jakob called up local guitar slinger and Wallflowers fan Shannon Bourne to chat about it all.

We pay homage for our favourite, music-loving record labels for our Top Fives this week.

Should Wu-Tang Clan, The Rolling Stones and Neil Young still be making music? What about Ke$ha?

Unbeknownst to Wombat, Tom had told the bar staff that this performance was in dedication to his new lover Jack, who went up on stage and embraced Wombat lovingly from behind as he sung the final chorus.

Discovery of the evening: Matthew McConaughey was once arrested for causing a disturbance by playing the bongos naked. While heinously baked. Of course.

We were excited to hear Wilco on 2013's Bluesfest lineup, but now we're just super stoked to know that Wilco have announced an Australian sideshow!