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R.E.M. – Reckoning Re-Release : Album Reviews

January 31, 2011 by Simone Ziada  
Filed under Album Reviews, Music

r.e.m - reckoning

R.E.M and their 1984 release Reckoning was the pioneering American Alternative band’s second LP, and now comes to you re-released in a snazzy new package for all to appreciate.

Cypress Hill – It Ain’t Nothin’ : Single Reviews

September 2, 2010 by Simone Ziada  
Filed under Music, Singles Reviews

cypress hill

Already having released the title track from the album earlier this year, Rise Up – featuring Rage Against The Machine’s Tom Morello on guitar, Cypress Hill have released the next single off the record, It Ain’t Nothin’ – featuring Young De.

Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse – Dark Night Of The Soul

August 30, 2010 by Simone Ziada  
Filed under Album Reviews, Music

night of the dark soul

You know that an album’s going to be good when there is that much turbulence over its release. Such was the beginning’s for Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse’s Dark Night Of The Soul.

Sia – We Are Born : Album Review

August 21, 2010 by Simone Ziada  
Filed under Album Reviews, Music

Sia : We Are Born

Self-confessing that she is “really impressionable about music”, she states that her album decisions in the past were based around her surroundings and the people that she found herself around. We Are Born, on the other hand, is an album for her.

Big Day Out 2011 – Line-up Whispers: Music News

August 17, 2010 by Simone Ziada  
Filed under Music, Music News

Big Day Out : 2011

Although the Big Day Out line-up has not been confirmed as yet, there have been ‘whispers’.

We Have Band – WHB : Album Reviews

August 16, 2010 by Simone Ziada  
Filed under Album Reviews, Music

We Have Band

Having toured at the beginning of this year, performing amidst the Australian musical festival circuit, We Have Band have firmly positioned themselves in the electro music scene.

Brandon Boyd – The Wild Trapeze : Album Reviews

July 22, 2010 by Simone Ziada  
Filed under Album Reviews, Music

Former Incubus frontman Brandon Boyd

It’s one thing when there is a lead singer consistent enough to hold their band together throughout the bands career thus far. However, it is something else when a lead singer is able to hold themselves equally as strong on their own. Not to say that they’ve split from the band, or that there is [...]

Chemical Brothers – Australian Tour Dates : Music News

July 19, 2010 by Simone Ziada  
Filed under Music, Music News

the chemical brothers

UK heavyweights, The Chemical Brothers, have announced that they will bring their world-renowned live act to our shores next year.

Dead Letter Circus – This Is The Warning : Album Reviews

July 19, 2010 by Simone Ziada  
Filed under Album Reviews, Music

dead letter circus - this is the warning

It’s 2010, and Dead Letter Circus are back in the Australian alternative rock music scene with their debut album, This Is The Warning.

Ozomatli – Fire Away : Album Review

June 10, 2010 by Simone Ziada  
Filed under Album Reviews, Music

ozomatli fire away

Are You Ready? is the perfect opener for the album; creating that overall hypnotic reggae/salsa/hip hop/feel-good element that one would generally find on a Summer’s night out in St. Kilda. That would probably be the perfect way to sum up the feel of the album, actually – with the buskers playing and random hipsters having a joyous ol’ time.

Micah P. Hinson – All Dressed Up And Smelling Of Strangers : Album Reviews

May 3, 2010 by Simone Ziada  
Filed under Album Reviews, Music

Michah P Hanson

Spread over two discs, All Dressed up and Smelling of Strangers is the next instalment to Hinson’s collection. It is the fifth record that the Texan-born musician has released and consists entirely of covers.

MGMT – Congratulations : Album Reviews

April 27, 2010 by Simone Ziada  
Filed under Album Reviews, Music

MGMT_Congratulations

If Congratulations has taught me anything, it’s that you can actually love a band after hating them. Who knew?

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