[Live Review] JINJA SAFARI
Bar on the Hill, Newcastle Uni Thursday August 16, 2012: Since Marcus Azon and Pepa Knight began collaborating in 2010, Jinja Safari have
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[Live Reviews] HILLTOP HOODS
Bar on the Hill, Newcastle Uni Thursday August 2, 2012: The massive line outside Newcastle Uni’s Bar on the Hill on a freezing
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[Live Review] GIN WIGMORE
Great Northern Hotel, Newcastle Saturday August 25, 2012: An effortlessly chic Gin Wigmore, accompanied by a five-piece band of equally sharply dressed men,
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[Live Review] ED SHEERAN
Enmore Theatre, Sydney Wednesday August 1, 2012: Ed Sheeran’s performance at the Enmore Theatre was one of the best concerts I have ever
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[Live Review] DIE! DIE! DIE!
Great Northern Hotel, Newcastle Wednesday August 22, 2012: The dark and brooding sound of opening band, The Go Roll Your Bones, channelled the
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[CD Review] YELLOWCARD – Southern Air
“No rest for the wicked, they say” – the bridge of the opening track ‘Awakening’ sums it all up. A year after the
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[CD Review] VAN SHE – Idea of Happiness
Sydney outfit Van She’s second release, Idea Of Happiness, banishes the winter chill with a tidy collection of sunny electro-pop, complete with steel
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[CD Review] THE VACCINES – Come of Age
As its title suggests, Come Of Age, heralds a slight shift in sound from the immediacy and energy of The Vaccines’ debut. Unlike
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[CD Review] TIM HART – Milling The Wind
Better known as Boy & Bear’s drummer, Tim Hart has spent his spare time creating a debut solo release produced by The Middle
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[CD Review] THE RUBENS – The Rubens
Off the back of massive airplay for their single ‘Don’t Ever Want To Be Found’, the three brothers and a mate from Menangle,
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[CD Review] THE LUMINEERS – The Lumineers
Sounding a little like Sea Wolf at times, and more like Regina Spektor in songs like ‘Submarine’ and ‘Big Parade’, The Lumineers mix
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[CD Review] TESTAMENT – Dark Roots Of Earth
Bay area thrash metal legends, Testament, are back with album number 10, and they’re holding nothing back! Their last album, The Formation of
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[CD Review] SOMETHING FOR KATE – Leave Your Soul To Science
After an impressive solo career, Paul Dempsey returns to Something For Kate with Leave Your Soul To Science. The tracks fluctuate between smooth
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[CD Review] RUSH – Clockwork Angels
It’s been six years since Canadian prog legends Rush blessed our ear drums with Snakes And Ladders, and expectations were high for this
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[CD Review] REDD KROSS – Researching The Blues
It’s time to grow your hair and get back into those tight pants because Redd Kross are back with their first record in 15
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[CD Review] PLAN B – Ill Manors
Benjamin Drew, aka Plan B, has built a solid reputation as one of the UK’s most exciting and inventive new artists, since his
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[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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