[CD Review] THE MEN – New Moon
Some of the most interesting and creative musical artists have risen from the ashes of punk rock bands. It’s a youthful, rebellious scene
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[CD Review] RON SEXSMITH – Forever Endeavour
There’s something deliciously simple about the way the eternally baby-faced Ron Sexsmith goes about his craft. Over an almost 20-plus year career, the
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[CD Review] JOHNNY MARR – The Messenger
In the decades since The Smiths broke up, Johnny Marr has bounced around between various groups including The The, Modest Mouse and most
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[CD Review] WALK OFF THE EARTH – REVO
My introduction to Walk Off The Earth was via a YouTube clip of their Gotye cover, ‘Somebody That I Used to Know’. With
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[CD Review] STICKY FINGERS – Caress Your Soul
The debut album from Sydney 4-piece, Sticky Fingers, flows like an inebriating substance, through your eardrums and into your bloodstream, reminding you just
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[Live Review] BLUESFEST 2013
Byron Bay Thursday March 28 – Monday April 1 : The permanent sunshine of Bluesfest 23 gave way to what might be described
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[CD Review] CLUTCH – Earth Rocker
Clutch’s 10th album, Earth Rocker, is a turbo-charged belter that finds the veteran Maryland 4-piece crafting their fastest, hardest-rocking and flat-out best album since
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[CD Review] THE BLACKWATER FEVER – The Depths
Brisbane’s The Blackwater Fever are one of Australia’s finest yet most underrated blues-rock bands. The Depths is their third album and it’s another intriguing
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[CD Review] JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE – The 20/20 Experience
My, how the world has changed since 2006. Back in ’06 there was no such thing as apps. Christ, seven years ago we
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[Live Review] NEWTON FAULKNER
Lizotte’s, New Lambton, Newcastle SUnday April 7 : It is a hard time to play in the Lizotte’s room as the audience eat
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[Interview] DANIEL MARCH
“Treasure is always worthy but with treasure you have to search for it”. If there’s a time to be in one’s organic element,
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[Interview] DIAFRIX
After releasing their second album Pocket Full Of Dreams, Melbourne based hip hop duo DIAFRIX were named iTunes best Australian hip hop release
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[CD Review] PARAMORE – Paramore
As a band, it is always risky taking an extended break and even moreso when that ‘break’ is influenced by fractured relationships and
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[CD Review] OWL EYES – Nightswim
’80s musical flashbacks, when done well, can be pure gold. Think Van She and the Presets. Unfortunately, Owl Eyes refers too much to
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[CD Review] MUDHONEY – Vanishing Point
I first heard Seattle’s Mudhoney in about 1990. It would have been the song ‘Touch Me I’m Sick’ off there groundbreaking debut EP
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[Giveaway] GRINSPOON DOUBLE PASSES JUST FOR YOU
Are you feeling lucky this Sunday? If so, we have a couple of Grinspoon double passes to flick your way, one each for
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[News] KNOX DOES LUNCH AT BAR ON THE HILL
Inoke “Knox” Kalounisiga is a Fijian-Rotuman singer/songwriter. Idolized in his homeland Knox is notorious for his guitar playing skills, amazing raw vocals and
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[News] AEROSMITH JOINS STONE MUSIC FESTIVAL
With just over TWO weeks to go until the first ever STONE Music Festival lands at ANZ Stadium with Billy Joel and Van Halen’s ONLY Australian
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[CD Review] ONE OK ROCK – Jinsei x Boku =
Now, I may not be fluent in Japanese…OK, to be honest, I haven’t got a clue. But, I do know amazing music when
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