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Stephen Malkmus – London – 9 December 2009

By |March 13th, 2010|Categories: Live Reviews|Tags: , , , , , |

Stephen Malkmus has been ‘jicking’ for as long now as he was leading the charge in Pavement, releasing as many albums, yet never reaching the same heights. His solo career seemed to be in constant war of expectation over delivery. It's not Pavement. It's not a bunch of twenty-year-olds fighting their generation. But the louche stage prescence, that hazy cynical drawl, the greying hair framing the eyes in a semi-slacker curl, little has changed over the years.

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Robert Lurie – No Certainty Attached – Steve Kilbey and The Church

By |May 27th, 2009|Categories: Book Reviews, Reviews|Tags: , , , , |

Slighty less than groundbreaking, but no less worthy, biography of Australian poet, musician and icon, Steve Kilbey of The Church.

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Splendour in the Grass 2009 (Day 1)

By |August 5th, 2009|Categories: Live Reviews|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

We give an in-depth rundown on 2009's Splendour in the Grass festival including the good - The Flaming Lips, Happy Mondays, Bloc Party, Doves, Sarah Blasko, Specials, You Am I, MGMT and the frankly rather appalling - Kram, Grinspoon.

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The Radio Dept. – Freddie and the Trojan Horse

By |June 12th, 2008|Categories: Album Reviews|Tags: , , , , , , |

Labrador, 2008 [8/10] It was not the lyrics that got me hooked on The Radio Dept but rather their gentle, dreamy melodies. The vocals of Johan Duncanson are an integral part of the band's sound

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Jay Reatard – Matador Singles ’08

By |October 9th, 2008|Categories: Album Reviews|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Matador, 2008[rating:7/10] Memphis native Jay Reatard (Jay Lindsey) has been making a name for himself since the late 90s, in bands like The Reatards and Lost Sounds, mixing up garage rock and synth punk. Recently

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