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Written by: Steph Maker
This is my new angst music. As I am constantly riddled with youthful angst and maelstrom, Dancing With Daggers is working as a soundtrack to my... [more]
Written by: phil
Fatboy Slim has made an indelible mark upon the psyche of pop culture of the last decade – if you will, he is sociologically the musical equiva... [more]
Written by: Steph Maker
Listen to this and you will have descended into an indie punk chasm whereby anything inferior is instantly discernable as bad. You will be sur... [more]
Written by: The_Churning_Urn
Tapes ‘n Tapes are a band custom made for those ‘whacky’, but ultimately lazy and over-simplified, band comparison metaphors (ie. ‘they sound l... [more]
Written by: Lily Flax
I love Peaches. This is a woman who really knows how to mess with today’s musical language. I first saw her on some late night documentary ab... [more]
Written by: empty shell
It hardly seems like just under 3 years since the release of their last album, but Desert Lights – Something for Kate’s fifth studio album – is... [more]
Written by: empty shell
From the Northern beaches of Sydney a rock quintet emerge. Their name... Stone Parade. Their Music... In one word, promising. Can I make that V... [more]
Written by: AJ
Melbourne muso Ned Collette has finally released his debut solo album. Being a part of the music scene in various forms for a while now, '... [more]
Written by: phil
Intelligent Drum and Bass, how I missed thee.
New Zealand pioneers of Drum and Bass, Concord Dawn, have returned from an all too long hiatus... [more]
Written by: Clayton Ford
Stepping Stones - The Self-Remixed Best is a best-of with a twist. DJ Krush, Japan’s innovator of hip-hop/trip-hop/electronica has chosen his f... [more]
Written by: Jennifer Land
Dirty Lucy are powered by the duo Jodi Moore and Nicole Brophy. Their debut album
Dark Green, released in 2003 was well received by critic... [more]
Written by: Steph Maker
Up until I heard this CD I would have argued until I was blue in the face, that yes, Kurt Cobain was very very dead. I would have sworn that he... [more]
Written by: Lily Flax
This first release from a new Melbourne band is refreshing. It reminds me of all the Riot Girrl music that was going around in the early ninet... [more]
Written by: Clayton Ford
You’ve Got a Bad Hip, You Shouldn’t Be Dancing is the debut EP from Hobart four piece Branded Left Handed. As the title suggests these youngste... [more]
Written by: Steph Maker
It’s been quite a while since Antiskeptic have put any new music out into the world. I can’t remember anything since Called. Considering my e... [more]
Written by: Jennifer Land
I had never heard of FourPlay String Quartet before I heard this CD – but now that I have I am thoroughly addicted. What incredible music! I sa... [more]
Written by: tom whitty
Radiohead’s enigmatic singer has done the seemingly inevitable and released his first solo album. Leaving the complicated instrumental arrangem... [more]
Written by: tom whitty
Out with the obvious. Howling Bells is made up of members from that Sydney pop band, Waikiki, which had some commercial success a few years ago... [more]
Written by: Clayton Ford
If you know hip-hop in Australia, chances are DJ Peril needs no introduction. For those what aren’t in the know Peril is one third of ARIA awar... [more]
