Tag Archive: review

Lyla Foy album review, Mirrors In The Sky

You may have heard of London songwriter/producer Lyla Foy under the WALL moniker. Well, now she’s unleashed her debut longplayer and it’s well worth a listen, as Joe Haddow explains:  If the haunting style… Read More

Cornersmith café opens for drinks

Alyssa Anne has a tipple in Marrickville: Billed as a ‘tipple and a pickle’, one of Inner West Sydney’s favourite cafés has recently nabbed itself a license. Instead of pairing their locally and seasonally-sourced dishes with… Read More

Boiler Room Sydney – live review

When news broke that global underground club royalty, Boiler Room, was returning to Sydney I almost peed my pants. If you don’t know the mythology, Boiler Room is pretty much the crème-de-la-crème of… Read More

The Growlers live in Sydney

The Growlers performed at Oxford Art Factory in Sydney as part of their Australian tour. Carol Bowditch checked them out: With several 60’s revival psychedelic rock records under their respective belts, the five-piece Cali… Read More

The War on Drugs, Lost In The Dream

The War on Drugs, the Philadelphia-based project of the talented Adam Granduciel, have just released their third full-length album. Released via the wonderfully savvy folk at Inertia Records, it’s called Lost in the… Read More

John Grant live at De La Warr Pavillion

Gary Page checked out American singer-songwriter, John Grant in Bexhill: Last summer I witnessed John Grant play live in a Brighton church and while it was a strangely surreal venue for the artist… Read More

Panama Festival live review

The inaugural Panama Festival in Golconda, Tasmania was a gentle creature; a transparent, slightly iridescent forest-dweller that quietly hung streamers from branches and arranged candles for an intimate dinner party in the woods.… Read More

Rudimental Live in Manchester

Kirstie Newman checks out Rudimental Live in Manchester and attempts to fashion a one-handed hand-heart: Arriving at the venue half-an-hour after doors opened, I was surprised to see how empty the front of the Manchester… Read More

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Oddments

Holy smokeballs, King Gizzard have gone and done it again. Mere months off the back of their last record (Float Along/Fill Your Lungs), the self-described theremin wielding psychopaths have knocked us off our… Read More

March into Merivale Food & Wine Festival

It’s no secret that Sydney’s culinary/wine options have been multiplying like wildfire over the past few years, very much to the pleasure of every foodie’s gluttonous delight. We sent Jemma Cole to the… Read More

Soundwave 2014 Brisbane – review

Soundwave is over for another year. The festival that draws a different crowd to its competitors has done it again, with an excellent balance of acts that satisfied those wanting to see up-and-coming… Read More

The 1975 live in Birmingham

Joining the ever-growing line that caused inconvenience across multiple Birmingham pavements, I waited patiently for The 1975. Okay I didn’t wait patiently. It was a really long queue, it was freezing cold and… Read More