[CD Review] KATY PERRY – Prism January 30, 2014Stephanie McDonald Prism is the fourth album from Katy Perry and doesn’t stray much from her previous formula of pop songs. ‘Roar’ is the standout [...]
[CD Review] PAUL DEMPSEY – Shotgun Karaoke October 15, 2013Stephanie McDonald Shotgun Karaoke is a collection of covers Dempsey recorded after touring with Something for Kate. He put them on Facebook and realised fans [...]
[CD Review] TRAVIS – Where You Stand August 29, 2013Stephanie McDonald Remember Travis? The Scottish band had a couple of hit songs in the late 90s/early 2000s and then just seemed to fade into [...]
[CD Review] JIMMY EAT WORLD – Damage June 27, 2013Stephanie McDonald It might be hard to believe, but Jimmy Eat World has been playing around the traps for 20 years now, with the band [...]
[CD Review] SMITH WESTERNS – Soft Will June 19, 2013Stephanie McDonald The Smith Westerns hail from Chicago and create the kind of catchy indie pop songs that take you to a happy place. The band’s [...]
[CD Review] THE KNIFE – Shaking The Habitual May 29, 2013May 30, 2013Stephanie McDonald The Knife has done away with the need to ever take an acid trip because they have neatly presented 13 songs which takes [...]
[CD Review] WAVVES – Afraid of Heights May 15, 2013Stephanie McDonald Wavves are a deceiving band. While the beat of the music on Afraid of Heights is energetic, the lyrics reveal a dark underbelly. [...]
[CD Review] NICK & LIESL – Friend and Lover April 24, 2013May 13, 2013Stephanie McDonald Hailing from our very own Central Coast, Nick & Liesl specialise in acoustic pop songs that you’d expect to be playing in a [...]
[CD Review] STEREOPHONICS – Graffiti on the Train April 14, 2013Stephanie McDonald 1 The Stereophonics have been kicking around for 21 years now, and it’s been a long time between drinks with their eighth album, Graffiti [...]
[CD Review] OWL EYES – Nightswim April 8, 2013Stephanie McDonald ’80s musical flashbacks, when done well, can be pure gold. Think Van She and the Presets. Unfortunately, Owl Eyes refers too much to [...]