[CD Review] BEADY EYE – B.E.
This is the second full album release from Beady Eye, the band which could also be known as ‘Oasis without Noel’. B.E. reflects
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[CD Review] SMITH WESTERNS – Soft Will
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
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[CD Review] MELODY POOL – The Hurting Scene
Say what you like about the suffocating pain of heartbreak, but it continues to be a rich vein of inspiration for emotionally potent
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[CD Review] DEEP PURPLE – Now What!?
So hands up who’d have thought we’d be receiving quality new albums from both Black Sabbath and Deep Purple here in 2013? The
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[CD Review] BLACK SABBATH – 13
Few albums in the heavy music realm in recent years have carried as much hype, expectation and ultimately a fair share of scepticism
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[CD Review] THIRTY SECONDS TO MARS – Love Lust Faith + Dreams
Four years ago since the release of This Is War, Thirty Seconds to Mars have finally delivered Love Lust Faith + Dreams. I could not help
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[CD Review] LAURA MARLING – Once I Was An Eagle
Divided into two parts, Once I was An Eagle, from English darling Laura Marling, begins with seven sequential tracks of unfurling emotion and
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[CD Review] QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE – …Like Clockwork
The 6th studio album from Queens of the Stone Age has been a long time coming to say the very least. Nearly six
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[CD Review] BLISS N ESO – Circus in the Sky (Private Listening Session)
I ran through the rain to get to the private listening session for Bliss N Eso’s new album, Circus In The Sky, at
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[CD Review] ALICE IN CHAINS – The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here
When Alice In Chains were preparing to release their comeback album, Black Gives Way to Blue, in 2009, I was filled with mixed
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[CD Reviews] TRICKY – False Idols
Trip-hop veteran Tricky has stated that his latest album, False Idols, is all about getting back to his roots and recapturing what made him
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[CD Review] THE KNIFE – Shaking The Habitual
The Knife has done away with the need to ever take an acid trip because they have neatly presented 13 songs which takes
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[CD Review] THE GREAT GATSBY OST
Baz Luhrmann has a lot to live up to with his adaptation of F.Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, and I’m not talking about
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[CD Review] LADY ANTEBELLUM – Golden
This is the fifth album release from American country-pop trio Lady Antebellum. While perhaps not as well known in Australia, the Nashville-based group
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[CD Review] JINGA SAFARI – Jinga Safari
Sydney band Jinja Safari’s eponymous debut album is a lot of fun. It bursts with a bubbly, playful energy that makes you want
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[CD Review] JIMI HENDRIX – People, Hell and Angels
It was with a great deal of trepidation and excitement that I put my hand up to review the latest posthumously released studio album by
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[CD Review] SEASICK STEVE – Hubcap Music
Veteran bluesman, Seasick Steve, is a late bloomer to say the very least. Now in his early 70’s, Steve has been plugging away
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[CD Review] ROB ZOMBIE – Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor
Rob Zombie is a man of many talents. The horror movies he creates, such as House of 1000 Corpses and his re-imagining of
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[CD Review] THE SNOWDROPPERS – Moving Out Of Eden
Ive been a fan of The Snowdroppers for a few years now after having seen them supporting Grinspoon a few years back, and
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[CD Review] SEVENDUST – Black Out The Sun
This is a band that has always been difficult to pigeonhole and Black Out The Sun is no exception to the rule. Not
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