MICHAEL WAUGH – THE WEIR
By Chris Familton. MICHAEL WAUGH – THE WEIR (Compass Bros Records) Michael Waugh’s last album The Asphalt & The Oval found him refining his blend of vivid Australian storytelling with impressive results. Now, just a […]
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NEIL YOUNG WON’T BE DENIED: TUSCALOOSA
Neil Young’s Tuscaloosa Live recordings from The Loner’s craziest tour. By Michael Goldberg. “Neil had the wasted Charles Manson mountain man deal going, hair shaggy-uncombed past his shoulders, a wrinkled black-on-black striped film noir jacket, […]
Revisiting Bob Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Revue: By Michael Goldberg
Was it Dylan’s greatest tour? By Michael Goldberg Things were decidedly in flux for Bob Dylan. Professionally, he had fallen from the heights of both fame and artistry reached in ’65 and ’66 (Highway 61 […]
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Sean McMahon – You Will Know When You’re There
Reviewed by Chris Familton. SEAN MCMAHON – YOU WILL KNOW WHEN YOU’RE THERE Blind Date Records Melbournian Sean McMahon’s new album is a beguiling affair. It occupies a gently rolling middle ground where songs never […]
The Soul Movers – Bona Fide
THE SOUL MOVERS – BONA FIDE By Stuart Coupe. There’s no question that intellectually the principles in The Soul Movers can quote chapter, verse and obscure B-sides by the dozen when it comes to the rich […]
Sticky Fingers – Yours To Keep
By Matt Rocke Coming Unstuck Sticky Fingers fourth album, Yours To Keep, is a bridge over troubled waters. The licence granted to rock stars in the seventies to behave as they liked was revoked by […]
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John Butler – Home
By Samuel J. Fell. John Butler Trio – Home (Jarrah Records / MGM) There was a time when John Butler was an innovator. Dreadlocked and artistically carefree, off the street corners of Fremantle armed with little […]
Take Me To Town – An Australian Alternative Country Compilation
By Denise Hylands. Take Me To Town – An Australian Alternative Country Compilation (Stanley Records) Alternative country is a term that was popularised in the early 90’s. Although many will argue that what we describe […]
‘Idiot Wind’ Still Blowing – Dylan’s More Blood On The Tracks!
By Michael Goldberg. Nearly 43 years after its release, Blood On The Tracks, stands the test of time. I remember we were in the living room of the three-bedroom apartment on Sacramento Street. That was […]
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Kurt Vile – Bottle It In
By Matt Rocke. Kurt Vile – Bottle It In (Matador/Remote Control) America is great again? No thanks to Capital Hill. But Kurt Vile’s new record, ‘Bottle it In’ could just be an antidote to the […]