Michael Smith, Journalist

For Rumer, it’s obvious that it’s the song, and the quiet emotional core within it, that attracts her, the nugget that a songwriter finds most resonating.

Gudinksi: "I’ve been doing it a long time and it’s nice to get a bit of recognition but really I think it’s very much a tribute to Melbourne and the people around me.”

"I guess when we were in high school we’d gotten all the anger out and started to mellow out a little bit with growing up."

"We obviously felt it needed a chorus line so I just went and sat on the toilet – I was actually doing a poo – so I wrote the chorus on the shitter! It’s a nice calming place to think and be poetic,” ladies and gentlemen, Sticky Fingers.

“I just thought I was havin’ a good time hangin’ out and just doin’ a little drinkin’ and laughin’ and playin’ some blues – I didn’t know I was actually goin’ to school.”

“It’s a really anti-careerist thing to do in a way.”

It’s Hart’s voice that is the most powerful weapon in his musical armoury.

“We thought it would be such a great idea to do these ‘guerrilla’ shows in all these landmarks in Europe and America. We played one actual venue, a little café in Iceland."

Lachlan Bryan discusses his recent work with some true "unsung heroes".

Musician, academic, blogger, agent provocateur: Brisbane’s Edward Guglielmino still reckons he needs editing, which is why a band helps.

From smalltown New Zealand to the world via Melbourne, King Cannons have achieved a lot, if you’ll excuse the pun, by just sticking to their guns, as frontman Luke Yeoward tells Michael Smith.