Artist to Fan

On this episode of Artist to Fan, Daniel Johnson is joined by Phil Jamieson. Phil is best known as the frontman of the band Grinspoon, who were Unearthed by triple j in Lismore in 1995. Grinspoon  have released seven studio albums — Guide to Better Living; Easy; New Detention; Thrills, Kills and Sunday Pills; Alibis and Other Lies; Six to Midnight and Black Rabbits — and singles including Just Ace, Pedestrian, Chemical Heart, Lost Control, Secrets, Hard Act to Follow, Ready One, Chemical Heart, Black Tattoo, Comeback, Passerby and Branded. Phil has just released his debut solo album Somebody Else, which features the singles Lights On, Trouble, Somebody Else and Rubberband, and you can find it on all the usual streaming services. For more info on the album, merch and tour, visit Phil’s linktree. [https://linktr.ee/philjamieson]

On this episode of Artist to Fan, Daniel Johnson is joined by Greater Manchester-born, Brisbane-based bassist and singer-songwriter Adele Pickvance. In addition to fronting her current post-punk/indie-rock three-piece Adele and the Chandeliers, who have released a fantastic record called First Date, she also played in The Go-Betweens from 2000-2006. Adele has also performed live and on record with both Robert Forster and Grant McLennan, Dave Graney, Clare Moore, Glenn Thompson and as a member of the Far Out Corporation. You can purchase or stream Adele and the Chandeliers’ First Date on Bandcamp [https://adeleandthechandeliers.bandcamp.com/album/first-date-3], and it’s also available on all the usual streaming sites.

On this episode of Artist to Fan, Daniel Johnson is joined by Kram (Mark Maher) from iconic Australian alternative rock band Spiderbait. Over the course of the band’s more than three-decade career, Spiderbait – which also includes bassist and co-vocalist Janet English and guitarist Damien “Whit” Whitty – have released seven studio albums, including Ivy and the Big Apples, The Unfinished Spanish Galleon of Finely Lake, Grand Slam, The Flight of Wally Funk, Tonight Alright and Spiderbait. Some of their best-known songs include Buy Me a Pony, which was the first Australian song to come in at  No.1 on the triple j Hottest 100 in 1996, Sam Gribbles, Monty, Calypso, Fucken Awesome, Glockenpop, Hot Water and Milk, and their cover of Black Betty, which reached No.1 on the ARIA singles chart. Spiderbait have just released a new compilation called Sounds in the Key of J, a 33-track collection of Janet’s songs, and they are about to kick off their Tour in the Key of J run of shows in Launceston, Tasmania. This setlist for this run of shows will be composed entirely of songs by Janet, including new single My Car is a UFO, and also includes dates in Hobart, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Fremantle, Adelaide and Camden. In addition to playing in Spiderbait, Kram is also part of Australian Rock Collective, alongside Darren Middleton from Powderfinger, Davey Lane from You Am I and Mark Wilson from Jet.

On this episode of Artist to Fan, Daniel Johnson is joined by far north Queensland singer-songwriter LT.  If the name LT doesn't ring any bells there‘s probably a very good reason for that - until recently, she was known as Leanne Tennant and she’s a multi-award-winning artist whose music defies easy categorisation. That said, her musical output includes everything from folk and blues to rock, indie-pop and dream pop. LT released her debut album Pull Up Your Britches in 2014 and she’s since released another couple of full-length albums - 2016’s Red Wine, Late Nights and last year’s Happiness is..., which features the singles ‘Cherry Cola’, ‘Till The Sun Dies’, ‘Bring It All Back’ and ‘Record Stores’. Over the past decade, LT has garnered critical acclaim from the likes of The Guardian, Rolling Stone Australia and Clash Magazine. She’s also a three-time Queensland Music Award winner and picked up the prestigious Carol Lloyd Award in 2018. After releasing the track ‘Hold Ya’ earlier this year, LT has just released her latest single ‘How Would It Feel’, a collaboration with producer Konstantin Kersting (Tones And I, Mallrat, The Jungle Giants).

On this episode of Artist to Fan, Daniel Johnson is joined by Brisbane-based singer-songwriter Sahara Beck. Sahara's musical output defies easy categorisation, deftly jumping from acoustic folk and indie-pop to cabaret and piano balladry. Sahara has been a fixture on the Australian music scene for more than a decade and has received numerous accolades for her work, including the prestigious Carol Lloyd Award in 2019 and several Queensland Music Awards. Sahara has just released a new single 'Crave Me', which follows her acclaimed  EP Queen of Hearts and earlier releases including Panacea (2016) and Bloom (2014). In this interview, Sahara discusses everything from some of her formative musical influences, to the writing and recording of her latest single, her recent collaboration with burlesque collective Briefs Factory and her plans for the rest of 2021 and beyond.