The xx – Coexist
Golden Lady considers the battle between style and substance on the new xx album: When any band or artist release an album to mass critical acclaim, hopes for an equally satisfying follow-up present… Read More
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Pet Shop Boys aim for imperiousness
Gary Page gives his verdict on the new outing from Pet Shop Boys: Back in the late 1980s, as I struggled through the early, awkward stages of high school, I was a keen… Read More
Alpine at Sydney’s Oxford Art Factory
Carol Bowditch checked out Alpine at OAF in Sydney: I arrived towards the end of Club Feet’s set, to a tune that I subconsciously had memorised the chorus of. I hummed along to… Read More
Chilly Gonzales review
Something You Said reviewer Golden Lady falls in love with Chilly Gonzales’ new album, Solo Piano II : A gentle, thoughtful and whimsical journey this is. It’s elegance, inspiring deserved critical acclaim, yet melodic and… Read More
Cat Power’s Sun warms like morning light
Victoria Mietchen gets blindfolded by Cat Power: Chan Marshall delights in obscurity, but she is one of few artists who can get away with it – and I am always more than happy… Read More
The Pharcyde at The Beresford in Sydney
The Pharcyde’s Sydney show made Sonia Clarke‘s face hurt. In a good way: Nothing could have made me feel older at The Pharcyde gig than cadging a cigarette (I will be quitting… Read More
Joe McKee live review
Something You Said reviewer Ebe Cassidy gets her buzz killed: Last Saturday we saw Snowman’s Joe McKee who was launching his first solo album, Burning Boy, at the Grace Darling in Melbourne, an… Read More
Ariel Pink review
Mature Themes is a fucking odd album. Archaic and disjointed, kitsch and abstracted. It’s also spectacularly refreshing and incredibly evocative. Reminiscent of C-grade 80’s cop shows, where junkies and drag queens rule the… Read More
The Spielberg Effect
Golden Lady reminisces about a magical era of film making: Like every reigning king or queen of their craft, writer/director/producer extraordinaire Steven Spielberg has created a canon of work so spectacularly inspirational that no… Read More
White Arrows, Opossom and Jinja Safari live
Carol Bowditch manages to avoid the attention of horny 14-year-olds in order to review some fine bands: I’d known that the Blind Date tour was going to be an all-ages show and had… Read More
Golden Lady searches for Sugar Man
Golden Lady checked out Searching For Sugar Man: About 15 years ago I stumbled aimlessly into a record shop in Kings Cross, Sydney. A tiny space filled to the brim with dusty vinyl… Read More
Secret Garden Party is awesome
Jonjon went to Cambridgeshire’s Secret Garden Party and, safe to say, quite enjoyed it: Secret Garden Party is how all festivals should be. SGP is festival nirvana. Relaxed and fun, I have never had a… Read More