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 →