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3 days ago | 
soundsofoz.com | Lauren Katulka
Lauren Katulka cannot remember a time when music was not a part of her life. Raised on an eclectic diet of Van Morrison, The Eagles, Cold Chisel, and Barbra Streisand, she remembers saving all her pocket money for weeks so she could buy cassettes featuring her favourite singers. At the tender age of 11 she saw her first live concert when Jimmy Barnes took his Soul Deep tour to Newcastle’s Civic Theatre. There was no looking back.
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4 days ago | 
soundsofoz.com | Lauren Katulka
Lauren Katulka cannot remember a time when music was not a part of her life. Raised on an eclectic diet of Van Morrison, The Eagles, Cold Chisel, and Barbra Streisand, she remembers saving all her pocket money for weeks so she could buy cassettes featuring her favourite singers. At the tender age of 11 she saw her first live concert when Jimmy Barnes took his Soul Deep tour to Newcastle’s Civic Theatre. There was no looking back.
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4 days ago | 
soundsofoz.com | Lauren Katulka
Tarntanya/Adelaide outfit The Tullamarines perfectly balance upbeat vibes with bittersweet lyrics in their latest single “Lying.” It’s got a laidback summery feel, but once you start digging into those lyrics you realise it’s really raw and introspective. “‘Lying’ is about insecurity, imposter syndrome, self-loathing, and the effort to do better,” The Tullamarines explained. “That feeling of people leaving before we perform is a running joke, but it comes from real doubt.
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6 days ago | 
soundsofoz.com | Lauren Katulka
Lauren Katulka cannot remember a time when music was not a part of her life. Raised on an eclectic diet of Van Morrison, The Eagles, Cold Chisel, and Barbra Streisand, she remembers saving all her pocket money for weeks so she could buy cassettes featuring her favourite singers. At the tender age of 11 she saw her first live concert when Jimmy Barnes took his Soul Deep tour to Newcastle’s Civic Theatre. There was no looking back.
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1 week ago | 
soundsofoz.com | Lauren Katulka
Lauren Katulka cannot remember a time when music was not a part of her life. Raised on an eclectic diet of Van Morrison, The Eagles, Cold Chisel, and Barbra Streisand, she remembers saving all her pocket money for weeks so she could buy cassettes featuring her favourite singers. At the tender age of 11 she saw her first live concert when Jimmy Barnes took his Soul Deep tour to Newcastle’s Civic Theatre. There was no looking back.
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1 week ago | 
country1025.com | Lauren Katulka
In a 2018 study of the top charting songs released in the previous four years, a whopping 40% of country tracks mentioned alcohol. That was far more than any other genre, including R&B, hip-hop, and rock. But country stars singing about booze is nothing new. Jimmie Rodgers, one of America's first country artists, sang “I'm goin' where the water drinks like cherry wine” in 1928's “Blue Yodel No. 1,” and there may be even earlier examples before musicians recorded their songs.
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1 week ago | 
soundsofoz.com | Lauren Katulka
A force on the Eora/Sydney live music scene for more than 20 years, Josh Orange have just released their fantastic new single “Believers and Dreamers (What Have We Become).” A reworked version of a track from their 2024 album Birds For the Bayou, it showcases the talents of this veteran folk-rock act. I caught up with founding member Gordon Burke to chat about the single, the creative team that brought it to life, and what comes next for Josh Orange.
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1 week ago | 
soundsofoz.com | Lauren Katulka
Naarm/Melbourne-based Noongar artist Bumpy is back with her breathtaking new single “Maambakoort,” her first new music since the release of her debut EP Morning Sun in 2023. This neo-soul single an exercise in restraint and the perfect vehicle for showcasing her spine-tingling voice. “’Maambakoort’ means ocean,” Bumpy explained. “This song narrates the way I felt when I entered the saltwater on my country. It felt powerful. It felt dramatic.
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1 week ago | 
995qyk.com | Lauren Katulka
Born in Syracuse, New York, on July 4, 1995, Austin Richard Post, better known as Post Malone, burst onto the music scene in 2015 with the release of the ambient rap single “White Iverson.” A string of hip-hop No. 1 hits followed, including “Psycho,” “Sunflower” and “Circles,” but the country influence of his upbringing in Grapevine, Texas, where he lived from around age 10, was never too far away. Post discovered a wide variety of musical influences in his youth.
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1 week ago | 
soundsofoz.com | Lauren Katulka
Lauren Katulka cannot remember a time when music was not a part of her life. Raised on an eclectic diet of Van Morrison, The Eagles, Cold Chisel, and Barbra Streisand, she remembers saving all her pocket money for weeks so she could buy cassettes featuring her favourite singers. At the tender age of 11 she saw her first live concert when Jimmy Barnes took his Soul Deep tour to Newcastle’s Civic Theatre. There was no looking back.
