Lionel Richie – Tuskegee: Album Reviews

Not someone usually thought of as a country musician, Lionel Richie can claim as much right as anyone to a bit of southern twang, being born and raised in Tuskagee, Alabama.

Jeff Bridges – Self-Titled: Album Reviews

Thanks to the tireless efforts of pioneers such as Keanu Reeves and Russell Crowe, internationally recognisable movie stars are now afforded the opportunity to express themselves musically.

The Beatles – 1 Remastered: Album Reviews

For a band that broke up in 1970 you really have to admire the Beatles’ productivity. This is a band that refuses to let the fact that they don’t actually exist prevent them from releasing a new CD every year.

Dirty Projectors with Bjork – Mount Wittenberg Orca: Cam’s Review Corner

Brooklyn’s genre-bending Dirty Projectors team up with Bjork to produce a largely a cappella song cycle about whales and their displeasure about the badness of humanity.

Canyons – Keep Your Dreams: Album Reviews

Keep Your Dreams is dark, diverse and surprisingly inventive. Brooding bass melodies sit comfortably beside saxaphonic trills, tribal clamours and elements of cheesy disco.

Kate Bush – 50 Words For Snow: Cam’s Review Corner

It’s not for no reason that reams of interesting artists such as PJ Harvey, Tori Amos, John Lydon, Muse and Bjork cite Kate Bush as a major influence.

The Great Australian Songbook: Cam’s Review Corner

Another compilation sure to ignite furious why-didn’t-they-include… arguments, The Great Australian Songbook is a noble effort to represent the best Oz rock of the last century, as well as this one.

My Top 10 Albums of 2011: Album Reviews

Yep, it’s that time of year again to look back on the previous 11-and-a-half months and think, “I need to tell everyone what my favourite albums are…in 150 words or less!

Wavves – Life Sux: Cam’s Review Corner

LA’s Wavves arrived on the skate/pop/punk/skuzz scene in 2009 with their self-titled debut. They return with their third release, an 8-track mini album (if you include the two bonus tracks) by the refreshingly honest name of Life Sux. Wavves is the brain child of lead singer Nathan Williams, who writes all songs on the album, apart from opening track Bug, on which he shares a writing credit with Stephen Pope.

Steve Malkmus & The Jicks – Mirror Traffic: Album Reviews

Steve Malkmus & The Jicks were in no real danger of releasing sub-par material with their 5th offering in Mirror Traffic. While it wasn’t going to blow the wider communities socks off, Malkmus fans all over were rejoicing in the promise of his American drawl and slick guitar noodling.

David Guetta – Nothing But the Beat: Cam’s Review Corner

Ubiquitous producer extraordinaire David Guetta is back (not that he ever seems to go away) with a two-CD set of new music; Nothing But the Beat.

360 – Falling & Flying: Cam’s Review Corner

It’s a sad thing that so many people turn their noses up at any mention of Aussie hip hop. Local acts like Melburnian 360 (known to his mum as Matt Colwell) are producing work to rival the best stuff from overseas. And if you’re not one who normally associates with this often misunderstood scene, consider this Mr 360 an adequate introduction.

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