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Festival Reviews
Meredith Music Festival 2011
Victoria's Meredith Music Festival has long been one of the country's most beloved music festivals, returning to the Supernatural Amphitheatre for its anticipated 21st.16 December 2011
Festival Reviews
Australasian World Music Expo 2011
The 4th Australasian World Music Expo took place over the 17-20th of November this year and was a feast of musical delights for all. With revered international artists such as; Ethio-Jazz maestro Mulatu Astatke, reggae starsThe...4 December 2011
Festival Reviews
Harvest Festival - Parramatta Park, Sydney (November 13, 2011)
Run by the same crew behind 70-band metal-fest, Soundwave, the touring Harvest Festival promised a relaxed take on the one-day festival. As Max Easton writes of Harvest's Sydney leg, it was a promise well kept.16 November 2011
Live Reviews
The Drones - Metro Theatre, Sydney (29th October, 2011)
Returning from a three year hiatus to launch their first ever live DVD, 'A Thousand Mistakes,' The Drones stopped into Sydney's Metro Theatre for the last show of their national tour.30 October 2011
Album Reviews
Kimbra - Vows
Shooting to international prominence with her guest appearance on Gotye's 'Somebody I Used to Know,' Kiwi singer-songwriter Kimbra Johnson has followed the hype with her debut record, Vows - a mixed affair of confused influences.15 September 2011
Album Reviews
Ben Salter - The Cat
There's perhaps fewer hard-working musicians in Australia with a resume like that of Ben Salter. Juggling his time between such indie luminaries as Giants of Science, the sprawling collective The Gin Club and as an integral part of The Wilson Pick...13 September 2011
Festival Reviews
Splendour in the Grass (2011)
Featuring the likes of Kanye West, Pulp and Coldplay, 2011's Splendour in the Grass featured the biggest names of the festival's existence. As Max Easton writes, it was not only their most adventurous bill, but one of their most successful festiva...2 August 2011
Album Reviews
Seasick Steve - You Can't Teach An Old Dog New Tricks
'Seasick' Steve Wold has lived it all and isn't afraid to share it. Following a string of albums and a relentless touring schedule that has seen him create a formidable following from nothing in his seventh decade. Now 70, Wold delivers a fantasti...21 July 2011
Album Reviews
Timber Timbre - Creep On Creepin On
Signed to hallmark Canadian indie label Arts & Crafts, Toronto natives Timber Timbre have released their fourth album, Creep On Creepin On. Reaching into the depths of swamp-blues over gothic, cinematic landscapes, it's a haunting record of su...16 July 2011
Album Reviews
The Laurels - Mesozoic
Spawned in Sydney's inner-west in 2006, The Laurels have until now been without a release to their name. With debut EP, Mesozoic, the Sydney staples have delivered an assured sign of a band on the rise.4 July 2011
Album Reviews
Single Twin - Marcus Teague
As front-man of Melbourne's Deloris, Marcus Teague earned himself a quiet reputation as somewhat of an underground poet, scoring their indie-rock arrangements with unique poignancy and eloquence. With that band's demise, Teague has thrown himself ...29 June 2011
Album Reviews
Eagle and the Worm - Goodtimes
Fronted by the Custom Kings’ Jarrad Brown, Melbourne eight-piece Eagle and the Worm have just released their debut long player, Goodtimes. Blatantly wrapping their melodies around 50’s to 70’s rock and pop influences, it’s ...13 June 2011
Album Reviews
The Rumjacks - Gangs of New Holland
With their debut record, Gangs of New Holland, Sydney’s The Rumjacks have made a powerfully raucous arrival to the world of celtic-punk and rockabilly; genre’s that demands just that.2 June 2011
Live Reviews
Ben Folds - QPAC (May 18, 2011)
Ben Folds returned for his second performance at Brisbane's Lyric Theatre following a sold out show the night before. Though playing to a significantly smaller crowd, Folds delivered an energetic show featuring material from throughout his recordi...19 May 2011
Album Reviews
Hurray for the Riff Raff
Fleeing from home at seventeen and hopping box cars across her native home of America, Alynda Lee Segarra eventually landed in New Orleans where she picked up a Banjo and joined the throngs of musicians on the French Quarter footpaths. Teaming wit...17 May 2011
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