Grant-Lee Phillips: review
GRANT-LEE PHILLIPS The Wickham Park Hotel Thursday, May 17, 2018 Review By Nick Milligan Images by Craig Wilson If you’re not careful, a special show might fly under your radar, […]
Category Archives: Music
Top 20 albums of 2017
It can be argued that 2016 was one of the better years of music we’ve had in the past decade, but the following 12 months sure gave it a run […]
Teenage Fanclub: live review
TEENAGE FANCLUB Twilight at Taronga Friday, March 10, 2017 “This one’s for the elephants,” says Norman Blake in his soft Scottish brogue. The Teenage Fanclub co-frontman is referring to the […]
Top 20 Records of 2016
Jesus, what a year for music. Especially for Australian songwriters. As you’ll discover from the below list, seven of the 10 best records made in 2016 were by Aussies (50% […]
Best albums of 2016 so far
At the halfway point of 2016, the music world has been rejoicing and mourning in equal measure. It’s been one of the best years for new music in a decade, […]
ALBUM REVIEW: MELODY POOL – Deep Dark Savage Heart
MELODY POOL Deep Dark Savage Heart 4.5/5 Melody Pool’s impressive debut album, released three years ago, was forged in the flames of heartbreak. The pain-laced lyrics were those of a young woman […]
Top 25 records of 2015
Man, oh man. Picking a “best of” list of music in 2015 has been a tough assignment. The past 12 months have been the most fruitful in recent memory, particularly for sterling […]
10 classic prison songs
In weird and wonderful ways, prison has loomed large in rock mythology. Whether it’s stars like Ozzy Osbourne being arrested for public urination – he was nabbed in 1982 for […]
Album review: Silversun Pickups – Better Nature
SILVERSUN PICKUPS Better Nature 3.5/5 It’s been almost 10 years since Silversun Pickups appeared with debut record Carnavas, drawing quick comparisons to buzzsaw-guitar ’90s bands like Smashing Pumpkins. But across […]
Top albums of 2015 … so far
Superb records are arriving thick and fast in 2015. The Decemberists dropped their glorious What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World in January, Bjork’s latest masterpiece appeared instantly following its […]
