Michael Smith, Journalist

You’ve seen her behind some pretty big names on some pretty big stages, but it’s taken Natasha Stuart longer than she imagined to get around to releasing a debut album.

UK-born Mike Rosenberg, aka Passenger, it’s still all about songs that connect, best tested busking and best recorded right here in Australia

Of course Emily Barker had no idea when she deferred her Uni studies and headed off to the UK where it would lead. Ten years on she’s bringing her third album and UK band home for another celebration.

Black Rebelesque Brit rock, spaghetti western soundtracks plus "Crosby Stills and stuff" make-up Sydney foursome Underlights' diverse sound.

“I don’t feel like ‘a songwriter’ in the same way that I am ‘a guitarist’,”

Any chance to tour Australia suits Spanish rockers Los Chicos down to ground.

Born Israeli of Yemenite and Iraqi parents, the music Mosh Ben Ari makes is a heady cosmopolitan mix of rock, soul, reggae and world music.