Marche Mandolinisie
My grandfather's mandolin music sat in a folio for ninety years. Then my father heard it.
Evan Kanarakis
GasCan Interview: Luke Mallett of The Mallett Brothers Band
Since 2009 and with a sound that spans influences as diverse as country, rock and Americana, The Mallett Brothers Band have cemented a reputation both within their native Maine and across the United States as a critically acclaimed band with a reputation for great live shows.
GasCan Interview: Johnny Took of DMA's
Rock trio DMA’s have garnered considerable attention over the past year, both in their native Australia and, increasingly, abroad.
DMA’s Johnny Took recently took time out to talk with GasCan’s Evan Kanarakis about the band’s origins, their music and where exactly the road ahead may lead…
The Gascan Interview: Jenna Paone
Being in a band is a lot like being in a relationship - only you're
dealing with multiple people, not just two.
The Gascan Interview: Ashley Thomson of The Kelpies
It lasted for just under a year and a half but, from March 1981 to August 1982, the Kelpies emerged as one of the most frenetic--and notorious--bands to hit the punk scene in Sydney, Australia. Evan Kanarakis The band consisted of James Gelding on vocals, Mark Easton and Brian Conolly on guitars, Con Murphy on bass, and drummer Ashley Thomson. Given so many of the band’s membership had already earned their stripes in a multitude of earlier acts (including the Bedhogs, Suicide Squad, Swankers, Aftermath, Vic Vomit and the Varicose Veins and Black Runner), this put them in good stead…
Tornados, Crazy Fans and More Tornados
Three Tales from The Kelpies The following are are taken from Evan Kanarakis’ 2003 book, ‘Sex, Drugs & Mum In The Front Row’ (Allen & Unwin). Evan Kanarakis THE RANDOMLY GENERATED FAN TORNADO Punk rockers, the Kelpies, quite literally rampaged through Sydney in the early 1980s, albeit for a brief but frenetic run. Their first show was a taste of the mayhem to come, however the random nature of the punk scene at the time and whatever else it was that seemed to be hanging in the air that particular night⎯perhaps a full moon⎯prompted developments well beyond the band’s control.…
The Gascan Interview: Mama Kin
Aussie songstress Mama Kin talks touring, kids and of a Kimberley region in her homeland currently under threat.
On Matters of Influence
I was recently watching a 1968 CBC interview with Jimi Hendrix and the conversation turned to his popularity in the United Kingdom.
Feeling The Music
So we’re once again at that time of year where any venture into a retail outlet is met by an endless rush of Christmas music...
Looking Back On The New Wave (As seen by a 9-year-old)
Three years ago while on a visit home to Australia to see my parents I was clearing through boxes of old papers when I found the long-forgotten review.