[CD Review] OPOSSOM – Electric Hawaii
This debut album from Auckland-based band Opossom starts off with a collection of short, snappy numbers with a dancey, electronic beat. These first
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[CD Review] MIA DYSON – The Moment
The incomparable Mia Dyson bares all in her fourth release, The Moment – a flawless 10-track of contrasting musical arrangements and moods, accompanied
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[CD Review] MARTHA WAINWRIGHT – Come Home To Mama
Evocative as ever, Martha Wainwright’s third studio album, Come Home to Mama, is an emotionally charged, poetic record that showcases Wainwright’s vocals over
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[CD Review] DINOSAUR JR – I Bet On Sky
The tenth album from alternative rock legends Dinosaur Jr follows the upward trajectory the band has maintained since they reformed in 2005. I Bet
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[CD Review] DIE! DIE! DIE! – Harmony
Intrigued by the name of this band, I prepared myself for an outpouring of emotion that would make me turn green and start
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[CD Review] DELTA SPIRIT – Delta Spirit
One of the really cool things about the early records of California’s Delta Spirit, is that they didn’t sound like the work of
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[CD Review] BETH ORTON – Sugaring Season
British songstress Beth Orton makes her long-awaited return on fifth album Sugaring Season. Her first album in six years is a rich, emotional
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[CD Review] BEN FOLDS FIVE – The Sound of the Life of the Mind
Old age suits Ben Folds Five. Sure, bassist Robert Sledge might be borderline obese and drummer Darren Jesse’s best chorus (‘Brick’) is turning
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[CD Review] BAT FOR LASHES – The Haunted Man
Natasha Khan, or Bat For Lashes as she is known, is set to release her third studio album, The Haunted Man, in October.
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[Interview] YELLOWCARD
Florida pop punk band YELLOWCARD were the name on everyone’s lips in the early noughties when they burst onto the scene with their
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[Interview] WHEATUS
When the first single from a young band’s debut album becomes a worldwide smash and signature tune it can send them into a
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[Interview] MIA DYSON
For her fourth studio album, MIA DYSON turned to those that have supported her from the very beginning – her fans. In just
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[Interview] KATCHAFIRE
KATCHAFIRE, whose band name is an appropriation of The Wailers’ hugely influential 1973 record, Catch A Fire, have become one of the world’s
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[Interview] JULIA STONE
Trading in her bare feet for heels, Australia’s hippy sweetheart JULIA STONE has lost none of her earthy charm. She spoke to PEARL
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[Interview] JOE BONAMASSA
JOE BONAMASSA’s mission statement for his thirteenth studio record was simple – the blues and nothing but the blues. But the bona fide
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[Interview] FUCK BUTTONS
Britain’s favourite, unclassifiable, electronic duo FUCK BUTTONS is heading down under to wow audiences at Harvest festival, alongside the likes of Beck and
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[Interview] DAPPLED CITIES
On the back of supporting indie rock legends Death Cab For Cutie, Sydney’s very own DAPPLED CITIES is back with an album that’s
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[Interview] CHAIRLIFT
Having visited Australia back in February for the Laneway Festival, where they debuted their just-released Something, CHAIRLIFT make a sneak return for the
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[Interview] CAKE
It has been 21 years since CAKE first baked their genre-bending recipe of funk, country, rock, hip-hop and mariachi music. Ahead of the
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[Interview] KING CANNONS
Six members, countless musical influences and one dream… world domination! CAMERON EDNEY caught up with KING CANNONS’ charismatic vocalist LUKE YEOWARD to discuss
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