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Written by: shanstyle
Deep, dark and melancholic, Jeff Lang’s serious vocal harmonies set the tone for his latest blues and roots recording,
You’ve got to dig d... [more]
Written by: Rhys Owen
Rodrigo y Gabriela grew-up playing heavy metal and (undoubtedly) kicking puppies in one of the most polluted cities in the world, Mexico City.... [more]
Written by: Dan Ridley
Behind Crimson Eyes have tapped into something that is both captivating and inspiring on their four track EP Prologue: The Art of War/Cherry Bl... [more]
Written by: Rob Daly
When I picked up the Masters of Horror double CD a few names jumped out at me, Alkaline Trio and Rise Against both have their own take on melod... [more]
Written by: Jade Bonus
Go on, I know you want to. I wanted to, so I don’t see why you wouldn’t either. You want to play that time-honoured game of ‘Let’s Stick The Bo... [more]
Written by: Jade Bonus
It is a truth well- known and universally acknowledged that you can’t fight the funk. For to fight the funk is to fight all that is primal and... [more]
Written by: Rob Smith
Have Blink 182 found themselves a new singer and reformed?
As I sit back and take my first listen to the debut album of UK band The Fatal... [more]
Written by: Jade Bonus
When I first heard 'Middle of the Hill' about a month back I thought ‘Hey, a Ben Lee song I actually like, wow, who would have thunk... [more]
Written by: Jade Bonus
Imbruglia….
Yes, I know what you are thinking, soapie starlet turned commercial radio favourite, not worthy of my listening time. I know b... [more]
Written by: Jade Bonus
There is only one reason why anyone should dare to record Led Zeppelin’s classic track Whole Lotta Love and that sole reason is that you ARE in... [more]
Written by: Jade Bonus
Come with me on a journey through time and space if you will. A suburban backyard, summer 1996, cicadas humming in the distance and the air li... [more]
Written by: Emma Sharp
Soaring melodic vocals over some nice acoustic guitars made me yawn for a splut second on the opening track of the latest Grandaddy EP. "H... [more]
Written by: lucylucyloo
Oasis have turned a major corner in their music by releasing 'Let There Be Love', something which sounds more like an album closer th... [more]
Written by: metalmickey
Self-titled debut ep from 'masters of the middle' The Vagrants.
In horticulture they use botanical names to avoid such confusion. Y... [more]
Written by: wiresparrow
The video clip to Holidays On Ice’s single Sailor Girl is every bit as novel and quaint as the song itself. Robertino Zambiano and Dominique D... [more]
Written by: wiresparrow
The front cover of Holidays On Ice’s debut release Playing Boyfriends and Girlfriends is somewhat misleading. Featuring two figures skiing acro... [more]
Written by: Geoff Mackay
After the historical SUPERNATURAL album, and the follow-up smash SHAMAN, Santana returns with ALL THAT I AM, an album filled with an incredible... [more]
Written by: Jade Bonus
'Summer Storm' is the second offering from British folk duo Pellumair. Signed to indie stalwarts Rough Trade’s Tugboat label, Pelluma... [more]
Written by: lucylucyloo
Pete Murray's latest album 'See The Sun' has given us a brand new single 'Class A', which is another pearler from Pete... [more]
Written by: Rob Smith
With a career spanning 10 years Grinspoon have managed to carve out a respectable name for themselves in the Australian rock music scene (that... [more]
Written by: Dan Ridley
This album embodies a cosmic head trip worthy of anyone who deems themselves a disciple of rock n roll. From its opening track “colossal” to th... [more]
Written by: Dan Ridley
A bands descent into mediocrity has never been more apparent than on what is to be found on this uninspiring, cliché’, ten track drink coaster... [more]
Written by: Dan Ridley
When the Eurhythmics Greatest Hits album arrived on this reviewers desk there was as sense of nostalgia intermingled with a slight tinge of app... [more]
Written by: booksandmusic
Ray LaMontagne worked for four years in a shoe factory before he apparently had an epiphany to the sounds of Treetops Flyer by Stephen Stills.... [more]
Written by: Jade Bonus
Before I begin this review, I feel it only fair to warn you that I do not usually listen to music labeled ‘hip-hop’. Its not that I do not appr... [more]
Written by: Yok
Killing Joke, yeah, you know the name from somewhere, you can't really think of one of their songs off of the top of your head, but you ha... [more]
Written by: Rhys Owen
One day in 1997, when 16-year-olds were already planning their Russian brides over the internet, a 52-year-old self-renounced songstress, Vasht... [more]
Written by: No relation
Silent Alarm is a pretty decent album, a modern-day hipster epic with early 80s Joy Division sounding material. It sounds as much like a... [more]
Written by: Matthew Chalk
With a number of strong local releases this year, the Tasmanian original scene shows much promise for the future. One of these releases is a sp... [more]
Written by: Yok
Is it just me, or is there a growing epidemic of people producing more than one thing at a time. I mean, the whole 'movie trilogy' th... [more]
Written by: Shenelle
Gretchen Wilson’s eagerly awaited second album,
All Jacked Up, was released in September 2005, sprinting to the top of both the Country Al... [more]
Written by: booksandmusic
Every teenage girl at one stage or another has gone through a John Mayer ‘thing’. I’ll admit here that I was one of them, who at one stage conv... [more]
Written by: wiresparrow
Melbourne seven-piece City City City have established themselves as one of the most varied and innovative acts on the local circuit. Their seco... [more]
Written by: Jola S
When I think of Starky, I think of good Aussie rock and their latest single
Is This How it Ends is no exception.
The song opens up... [more]
Written by: Rob Smith
So you like Powderfinger hey? You like their rock stylings and unique Aussie rock sound? And you decide to buy yourself a copy of Tea & Sym... [more]
Written by: Captain Funk
“You know Lindsay from Frenzal Rhomb told me that Propagandhi was one of the best trios in the world. Is he right?”
“Yeah man.”
For t... [more]
Written by: whitegoods
Who likes pop music? Hey, I know I sure as hell do, and I’d like to introduce you to
Franz Ferdinand, the hottest new group around!... [more]
Written by: booksandmusic
Progress in Works is the debut solo album from Tony Buchen. Better known as frontman of his band Baggsmen or as esteemed producer of works by s... [more]
Written by: Rhys Owen
Thinking and Sinking the Wine.
Elbow are a band to which I can’t decide if their persistence is frustrating or endearing. They are like a... [more]
Written by: Captain Funk
Very rarely does a song stand out so much upon its first listening that it leaves me practically gasping for breath and wanting more and more a... [more]
Written by: Mae Rivera
Every once and a while, the world is graced with an “anthem”. Something that the masses can identify with, something that seems to make everyth... [more]
Written by: No relation
It's hard to describe DJ Soups sound, its sort of like if you took The Unicorns gave them a box of chocolates and flowers and the turned t... [more]
Written by: No relation
Melbourne rock-trio Frost have the potential to be the next You Am I on their self titled album. Its obvious as soon as you play Frosts album t... [more]
Written by: No relation
Some musical trends seem to be perennial. The hooks and riffs that propelled the Who and the Rolling Stones to fame have launched a thousand ca... [more]
Written by: Matt Cooke
After humble beginnings in a Brooklyn Apartment six years ago, Cub Country have evolved into a full-time band. Comprising Jeremy Chatelain (for... [more]
Written by: No relation
The term ‘dust my broom’ evokes a very particular image in music. It refers to itinerant, mainly African-American, troubadours common in... [more]
Written by: Matt Cooke
Three years after parking the tour bus and disappearing off the radar (bad pun, I know), The Radar Brothers have returned with their latest alb... [more]
Written by: Ilana Russell
All those people who bought the Café Del Mar compilations from Volume 7 onwards should be shot. The rise of the chillout compilation cd has got... [more]
Written by: Josh L
After The Fall were catapulted to fame after the release of their self-titled debut album in 2004. In just over a year they have managed to com... [more]
