September 2010

Michael Franti & Spearhead - The Sound Of Sunshine

Michael Franti & Spearhead return with The Sound of Sunshine, a followup to 2008's All Rebel Rockers. For the better part of a decade Michael Franti has reinvented himself with each album while retaining a uniquely Franti vibe. The Sound of Su...

William Shatner performs Rocket Man

William Shatner performs Elton John's bizarre sci-fi pop hit Rocket Man in the only way Shatner possibly could. In this video the song's co-writer Bernie Taupin introduces Shatner for the performance; as if the video wasn't surreal enoug...

The Whitlams - The Tivoli (September 4)

On the night of Brisbane's Riverfire and Powderfinger's first final show in Brisbane, The Whitlams brought 'Not Their Final Tour Either' to town, playing to a packed house at the Tivoli Theatre.

Little Red - Midnight Remember

Little Red's debut release Listen to Little Red etched itself firmly in the language of the Australian summer. There was something about  the infectious melodies, feel-good pop lyrics and that carefree rough-around-the-edges sound. Little Red...

Free download of Mat McHugh solo album

On a break from The Beautiful Girls, in 2008 Mat McHugh ventured out solo to release a low-key album of the sort of softer music that was a hallmark of The Beautiful Girls' earlier records. Seperatista! was born and offered a mellow alternative to...

Freshly Picked - Passenger

We recently ran a review of the new album Flight of the Crow from Passenger (aka Mike Rosenberg), featuring a collaborations with some of Australia's best on the acoustic/folk scene. The album comes out September 24, and in the leadup he...

Ray Lamontagne - God Willin' & The Creek Don't Rise

The mellow acoustic folk sound that has dominated Ray Lamontagne's work for the past three albums has been well and truly tossed out the door with the opening track of God Willin & The Creek Don't Rise, the latest release from the critica...