The Trouble with Templeton – Rookie It’s been almost a year since The Trouble with Templeton released their single Six Months in a Cast. The band has certainly grown as […]
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Barefoot Divas Brisbane Powerhouse 26-07-13 It had been a while since this reviewer ventured to the beautiful Brisbane Powerhouse, however, as soon as I stepped foot into that
P!NK Brisbane Entertainment Centre 19.07.13 You’d think the toughnut formerly known as Alecia Moore would be kicking ass and taking names at every turn – with songs about alcohol
Bernard Fanning, Big Scary, Vance Joy Tivoli 18-07-13 In the first of two sold- out shows, Thursday night saw hoards of live music goers brave the chilly weather for Bernard
Ball Park Music – The Tivoli 28TH of June I thought perhaps the cold and the rain might deter the crowd heading to the Tivoli last Friday night. Well, I
If Martha Wainwright’s first show of her Australian tour is anything to go by, the rest of the country is in for a treat in the coming weeks. Indie folk
Hadouken! Every Weekend (Surface Noise Records) Hadouken! are a British electronic band that have enjoyed great popularity in the UK with their unique sound that blurs the lines
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Tool Brisbane Entertainment Centre 6.05.13 Monday night was Mecca for Brisbane’s Tool fans. The last time they graced our shores was 2011 and their absence has been felt
Aerosmith (Supported by The Dead Daisies) Brisbane Entertainment Centre 01.05.13 A quick look around at the crowd on arrival saw a sea of mullets, midriffs and manky male
The Trouble With Templeton Alhambra Lounge 25-4-13 Brisbane’s Best Kept Secret The Trouble With Templeton is one of Brisbane’s best-kept secrets; an absolute gem of a band fronted by
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Yeah Yeah Yeahs Mosquito (Universal) The fourth album from American alt-rockers, Yeah Yeah Yeahs feels like a step back in time to the mid 90s and early 2000s. It features
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We All Want To: Take The Lead! 19-4-13 Judith Wright Centre Brisbane Led by Tim Steward, Brisbane icon and all round nice guy, We All Want To took over
BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND ‘Live’ Bullet (EMI) Some albums float around the ether and get missed when it comes to writing a review. Then, it’s Sunday night
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BASTILLE “Bad Blood” (Virgin) When you’re clocking up a couple of million YouTube views and three hit singles in the UK, you ain’t no record company hype. Bastille is the
LOVEJOY Greatest Hits (Indie) Kylie and Jeff Lovejoy are part of Brisbane’s rock and roll fabric. Possibly taking a cue from Van Halen and Bon Jovi, the pair used their
In a recent recruitment drive, future Club Mod stars wordlife have just been added to the Modular Agency roster, together with part DJ, part videographer Ego. Quickly named one
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= Whilst most were at home chomping on eggs, over 100,000 free-spirited festival-goers breezed through the Byron Bay Bluesfest to experience possibly the greatest line-up in the events’ history. The
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Birdy – Tivoli 03.04.13 Birdy’s first Australian tour follows on the incredible success of her soulful debut album, which was released in late 2011. At just sixteen years of age, Birdy’s
Guns and Roses Brisbane Entertainment Centre 20-3-13 “Guns and Roses” performed at The Brisbane Entertainment Centre and were apparently brought to you by ‘MAC Cosmetic’, as the visual display
The Dead Daisies Southport RSL 19.03.13 Southport RSL: a fitting venue for Australia’s new working class band. If you like hard, honest Aussie pub rock, you’ll love The Dead
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Kiss/Motley Crue/Thin Lizzy/DIva Demolition Brisbane Entertainment Centre 12.12.13 Tight black leather pants, eyeliner, high heeled boots, faded tattoos, chain belts, hair spray, pouting –oh did I mention it was glam
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Nick Cave Riverstage 08.03.13 I don’t believe in an interventionist god, but if I did I would have kneeled down and asked him why he couldn’t hold the rain back
NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE Brisbane Entertainment Centre 07.03.2013 Giant amplifiers onstage, stage technicians in lab coats and 1950’s style television sets hung from the ceiling tipped the audience off
Future Music Festival 2.03.13 Doomben Racecourse The gates and the heavens opened at Future Music Festival 2013, with thousands of music-lovers determined to brave the elements and let
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DAVID BOWIE The Next Day [Sony] [rating: 4/5] Earlier this week journalists around the world were ushered into various Sony offices to listen to the new David Bowie album in
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The Presets 17.02.13 The Tivoli The Presets are an unlikely duo to be at the forefront of the Australian electronic music scene. On first glance, they appear to be
Paul Kelly/Neil Finn Brisbane Convention Centre 26.02.2013 What a delicious idea: Paul Kelly and Neil Finn, two of the most preeminent songwriters of their generation, sharing the stage and undertaking
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The Bees Gees Barry Gibb & The Bee Gees/Spicks And Specks/Turn Around … [Festival/Warner] Morning Of My Life/The Best of 1965-66 [Festival/Warner] [Rating: 3.5/5] Hats off to Festival Records for
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Pete Murray Blue Sky Blue: The Byron Sessions (Sony) Pete Murray’s “Blue Sky Blue: The Byron Sessions” is a purely self-indulgent release. It was the result of Murray moving to
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Elvis Presley As Recorded At Madison Square Garden [Sony] The New York Times headline says it all: Like A Prince From Another Planet. That was what kicked off the review
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EMI have released a Best Of Bond … James Bond/50th Anniversary Collection. There are two versions in the market place. We’ve got the single disc set, which includes every theme
Birds of Tokyo March Fires (EMI) The new album from West Australian band Birds of Tokyo has a little bit of old and a little bit of new. “March Fires”
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