Author Archives: Laughing Outlaw

James Thomson – THE MUSIC Review

Cold Moon       4/5 stars May 2015 The Music         CLIPPING Thomson’s debut (self titled) album was an introduction to a songwriter already sounding beyond his years in terms of his songs and their lived-in delivery. That promise has been refined and stylistically expanded on this exceptional follow-up. Thomson imbues its themes of […]

Sam Shinazzi – Video “Bones” – great clip, great review

“Bones“ HHHHAPPY 23 April 2015 Sam Shinazzi calls Sydney home in his new clip for Bones Sam Shinazzi brings his thoughtful songwriting to life with this contemplative video for his clip Bones. Nice work Brett Knight. Besides having an awesome name, Sam Shinazzi has been kicking around for a while charming folk with his alternative […]

Sam Shinazzi shines as a storyteller on FOREVER & FOR NOW

HHHAPPY  2 April 2015 by Debbie Carr Somewhere in Sydney, hidden deep beneath aspiring rappers spitting rhymes about their ex’s and every local DJ’s latest chill house mix, Sam Shinazzi picks up his acoustic guitar. Now I’m not saying these fine musicians aren’t creating something special for the future of our music industry, but I’d […]

Mark Moldre – SPEED DATE with BRAG

1. Your Profile We’re a band of misfits and marauders. We’re gin and green tea drinkers. We’re a group of musical pillager’s who sound like the un-oiled wheels on a lurching gypsy caravan. If you listen very closely you’ll experience tender romance and dark corners, death and redemption, human struggle versus biblical consequences, dreams/nightmares and […]

Mark Moldre – French connections!

A lovely story from Mark Moldre I’m not sure if anyone will remember – a few weeks back I posted a photo of a few French Madeleine’s and a message that I received from a French pastry chef and her staff about how much they enjoyed my new song Madeleine which they’d been playing on […]