The Cribs at Oxford Art Factory, Sydney
The start of the year in Sydney is an excellent time for music lovers, as there are many overseas acts who travel south seeking warmth and coastal bliss. And there are surely few… Read More
Category Archive: review
BIGSOUND’s Big Review
Marcus Thaine went to BIGSOUND in Brisbane and saw a lot of bands. Here are his thoughts: Here are just my ramblings, thoughts and recollections of my experience at Brisbane’s music conference, BIGSOUND.… 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
Revisiting: Armando Iannucci’s The Thick of It
Jasper Clifford-Smith explains his love of the British political comedy: The first time I heard the term ‘bag of cum’ used as an offensive description of someone was on The Thick Of It.… Read More
Liz Green – O Devotion
It seems fitting that singer/songwriter Liz Green recorded her debut album O Devotion within the urban confines of East London’s Hackney, a gritty borough notorious for housing some of London’s moodier bands. Hailing… Read More
Death Grips – The Money Store album review
It’s rare – in an era when auto-tuned, compressed and uber-processed safety is the bland order of the day – for music to jump out of the stereo and grab you by the… Read More
1929Indian at The Toff in Melbourne
Ebe Cassidy checked out a very mysterious gig from 1929Indian: Having arrived at the Toff on a chilly Wednesday night knowing very little about 1929Indian, I left the gig knowing very little more.… Read More
Japandroids – Celebration Rock
Neil Martin chances upon one of the albums of the year so far. Maybe: Teenage angst is overrated. Sometimes the best way to deal with the uncertainties of youth is to accept that… Read More
Usher – Looking 4 Myself
The latest offering from Usher gets Liana Gow-Killingbeck a bit hot under the collar: For his seventh studio album, Looking 4 Myself, Usher embarks on quite an adventure! Dabbling into a wider range of styles… Read More
A Place to Bury Strangers – Worship
Golden Lady opens her mind and gives a listen to the new LP from A Place to Bury Strangers. Here are her thoughts: There’s clearly a formula in creating a shoe gazer’s soundtrack. It… Read More
Missy Higgins at Her Majesty’s Theatre
Jess O’Callaghan went to see the rebirth of Missy Higgins in Melbourne: Going to any sort of comeback tour, no matter who the artist is, can be a little bit terrifying. As someone… Read More
Missy Higgins – The Ol’ Razzle Dazzle
After seven years, Nicole Dora at last has a listen to the very long awaited return of Missy Higgins: It was 2004 when Missy Higgins came along and became a permanent etching on the Australian… Read More