Album Reviews

Written by: Matt James
Amongst the slew of band names featuring ‘black’ is Black Sabbath, Black Flag, The Black Crowes, Big Black and Frank Black. There’s also The Bl... [more]
Written by: nat_salvo
If there was an award given under the banner of a “What were you thinking?” category, then in 2008 that honour would have to be bestowed upon... [more]
Written by: Go Away Bosun
The man and his acoustic guitar. The solitude. The loneliness. All throughout time (okay, well over the past 100 years) it’s had its part... [more]
Written by: Go Away Bosun
When a band is named after a famous director/ movie combination, it’s usually pretty clear that their underlying musical thesis is going to be.... [more]
Written by: Alastair Reed
I had some trepidation about the remix album from Swedish techno-popper Familjen. It is solely composed of guest remixes of his track Huvu... [more]
Written by: tephanis
Cut off your hands! Or rather don’t… I’m not sure how many times that joke’s been used, but that’s one more to add to the list! Huzzah! Anyway…... [more]
Written by: Sparkle
After being sick and cooped up in hospital for seven weeks earlier this year I have found myself terribly out of the loop as far as new music i... [more]
Written by: Sparkle
I have to admit that before I received this LP to review it I had never heard of Zebrahead which meant the inevitable task of running a se... [more]
Written by: Stephen Bisset
In the interests of journalistic objectivity, I should probably begin this review with quite a sweeping caveat – your humble scribe is not the... [more]
Written by: empty shell
There is a definite change of mood on this, Epicure’s 5th studio album. Albeit not a major mood change, it is still there, as this Victori... [more]
Music to Live By
Written by: billyhoyle
The second album for South Australian Hip Hop crew Terra Firma, and featuring members of Hilltop Hoods, Funkoars, Vents and Percee P - MC/... [more]
Watch me Disappear
Written by: billyhoyle
One of Australia’s favourite bands, Augie March are back with Watch Me Disappear recorded at Neil Finn's Roundhead studios in Ne... [more]
Written by: tephanis
Circle The Dead is the debut album from Sydney boys Buried In Verona. Despite the fact that the name of the album is almost invisible... [more]
Written by: tephanis
The fourth album out from Ill Nino, Enigma has a tasty 5 bonus tracks at the end. These hail from Ill Nino’s last EP, The Under... [more]
Written by: tephanis
Kick the Drugs is the debut EP from new band The Wallbangers. Before I say anything else, I shall say that the CD features the best p... [more]
Written by: Kaysea
I've been waiting for this.... What started out as a random idea of gathering together a few musical friends from different ends of the... [more]
Written by: Katia Pase
Sometimes, less really is more. Dead Beat, the second full-length album from Wollongong’s Ohana certainly adheres to this theory. It’... [more]
Room Eleven
Written by: gigchick
When someone mentions Gumbo, I automatically think of Louisiana… well more specifically New Orleans, the French quarter, Bourbon street and its... [more]
Foo Fighters - Live at Wembley Stadium
Written by: Charles Farley
We all know who the Foo Fighters are. They're just another rock band (there's so many of them) but somehow they manage to punch... [more]
Metallica
Written by: Nick Kays
Metallica, the gods of heavy metal, have unleashed their ninth studio album entitled Death Magnetic. As a reviewer, you rarely get th... [more]