[CD Review] FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH – The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell, Volume 1
It takes more than a long and enigmatic title to make a great heavy music album. It also takes a lot more than
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[CD Review] LIME CORDIALE – Falling Up The Stairs
I can still remember the very moment the quirky styling’s of Sydney-based eclectic rockers Lime Cordiale won me over. After hearing the witty
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[CD Review] VISTA CHINO – Peace
The debut album from Vista Chino has arrived with minimal fuss, especially considering the pedigree of their key members. A Kyuss reunion of
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[CD Review] VIOLENT SOHO – Hungry Ghost
Hungry Ghost, the third album from Brisbane band Violent Soho is an auditory trip down memory lane, specifically through 90s rock. Don’t get
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[CD Review] JOHN MAYER – Paradise Valley
John Mayer is a frustrating musician. He is an undeniably talented guitarist and has such a warm, smooth voice; he is capable of
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[CD Review] HIM – Tears On Tape
Are you an eye-shadow-drenched, melodramatic 16 year old who has just gone through a break-up? If NO, forget this album exists and carry
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[CD Review] FRANZ FERDINAND – Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Actions
In 2004, Franz Ferdinand came blazing onto the scene, their self-titled debut album grabbed listeners with hooky tunes and catchy lyrics and became
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[CD Review] TRAVIS – Where You Stand
Remember Travis? The Scottish band had a couple of hit songs in the late 90s/early 2000s and then just seemed to fade into
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[CD Review] SEBADOH – Secret
I’ve been a big fan of Massachussets, USA, Lo-Fi indie rock exponents, Sebadoh, since first hearing them when a friend gave me a
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[CD Review] MISERY SIGNALS – Absent Light
Metalcore is such a tired and overdone genre in 2013, that lately I have heard a few bands who have resorted to pretty
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[CD Review] HANDS LIKE HOUSES – Unimagine
Ask me what I think of Hands Like Houses and I’ll say it outright – I think ‘BIG’. Big sound, big effect, big
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[CD Review] DEVILDRIVER – Winter Kills
Californian metallers Devildriver are back with their newest album, Winter Kills, and what an amazing onslaught of vicious riffs this is! The band’s
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[CD Review] DEVILDRIVER – Winter Kills
I’ve always considered the California-based groove metal gods a reliable, consistent bunch that can always be counted on to produce something heavy and
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[CD Review] THE CIVIL WARS – The Civil Wars
I had heard good things about The Civil Wars, the Grammy-winning folk duo from Nashville, and was excited to review their self-titled second
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[CD Review] POND – Hobo Rocket
Pond, the Perth space cadets that share lineage with Tame Impala, are back in quick time with their 5th album, Hobo Rocket. Although
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[CD Review] BEN SALTER – European Vacation
Anyone with even a passing interest in the Australian music scene over the past decade should be aware of the work of Brisbane
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[CD Review] DAWES – Stories Don’t End
One of my favourite songs of all time is ‘Fire Away’ from Dawes’ previous album, Nothing Is Wrong. I’ve listened to it countless
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[CD Review] MARK LANEGAN – Imitations
Drifting journeyman Mark Lanegan continues his prolific recording career with a new collection of cover songs signalling his debut with the Vagrant Records
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[CD Review] JAY Z – Magna Carta Holy Grail
On album opener ‘Holy Grail’, Jay Z raps about the pressures of fame and his inability to turn his back on the music
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[CD Review] THE TROUBLE WITH TEMPLETON – Rookie
Rookie opens with ‘Whimpering Child’, a darkly atmospheric track with driving acoustic rhythm guitar and halftime vocals that made me unavoidably think of
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