Music: The Best of 2016
Every year I usually put together my list of the best albums and tracks from the year that was for Beat Magazine. However, because I was travelling abroad I missed the deadline and… Read More
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The Rolling Stones, Rod Laver Arena
Wednesday, 05 November 2014 For anyone who thinks The Rolling Stones are over-rated I can only say, “You stupid, stupid wanker”. To deny them of greatness just because you don’t appreciate their music… Read More
Downloaded
I remember when I first discovered Napster as a teenager. Being from a small town, where the local music store specialised in Top 40 artists and Country & Western, it was the greatest… Read More
The Best Songs in Movies
Good music to a film is kind of like tomato sauce on a meat pie… it’s not essential but definitely makes it better. There are so many awesome soundtracks out there, some better… Read More
Rolling Stones Mix Tape
The Rolling Stones just rocked the shit out of Glastonbury Music Festival last week, and even though the band’s youngest member is 66 (guitarist Ronnie Wood), they sweated out a mammoth two and… Read More
Unknown Mortal Orchestra – II
ALBUM REVIEW The more I listen to this album, the more I love it. At first it was just an obsession with the first single, So Good At Being In Trouble, but now… Read More
Katalyst – Deep Impressions
ALBUM REVIEW Part of Katalyst’s appeal is that he finds vocalists who are not only talented in their own rights, but complement the soul-inspired, urban sound that he has perfected. His relationship with… Read More
Washed Out – Within and Without
ALBUM REVIEW The chill-wave scene became overcrowded quickly, but Atlanta’s Washed Out (alias of Ernest Greene) has developed a unique sound that isn’t so repetitive. Now after the two stand-out EPs Life of Leisure and High… Read More
Smoke Fairies – Through Low Light and Trees
ALBUM REVIEW The truth is that I write for something of an alternative music magazine, not weekly newsletters for a middle-aged music appreciation club. If you were expecting me to write that this… Read More
The Dodos – No Color
ALBUM REVIEW Even though The Dodos have maintained the same drum-heavy rhythm across four albums, the Californian duo’s formula still hasn’t lost its appeal… entirely. No Color (yes, I have to keep the American spelling)… Read More
Nick Batterham – Second Lovers
ALBUM REVIEW With a lengthy band resume up his sleeve, including Cordazine, Blindside and The Earthmen, Nick Batterham has finally released his first solo album. As a result, Second Lovers has obvious production value, as… Read More
The Stillsons
MUSIC FEATURE For local country-roots band The Stillsons, the road has been long and bumpy but their hard work is beginning to pay-off. Now, with the launch of thei r new music video, lead… Read More
Triple J’s Like A Version: Volume 6
ALBUM REVIEW The Like A Version series has become a pretty big deal. And why wouldn’t it? It’s like hearing your favourite new artists at a karaoke party. Unlike previous volumes, which featured predominately older… Read More
Ronnie Wood – I Feel Like Playing
ALBUM REVIEW Ronnie Wood has featured regularly in the media over the past decade. If not for his work with The Rolling Stones, then for his many stints in rehab (which is likely… Read More
Aloe Blacc – Good Things
ALBUM REVIEW With the recent release of John Legend and The Roots’ Wake Up, it seems that soul music is making somewhat of a comeback. And while Legend and The Roots attempted to modernise… Read More
John Legend – Wake Up!
MUSIC REVIEW During the hype of the Obama election, John Legend and hip-hop favourites, The Roots, collaborated to raise community awareness with a compilation of ‘60s and ‘70s covers. What could have been… Read More