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Track: Chakra Efendi – Morphine/Body by the Water

Chakra Efendi is a rare and unique talent: a product of the talent factory that is Queensland and with a low-fi resonance that is haunting and melancholic. Efendi (uses they/them/their…

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Track: Maff – Swamp

Chilean superstars of goth, Maff, are back at last with another fantastic single, ‘Swamp’. This follows on from the release of their EP ‘Melanina’ last year described by us as…

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Classic Album: Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin II

Led Zeppelin’s debut album was proof of concept for Jimmy Page, taking what Cream did with super-charged blues-rock, and just making it more slick and dynamic and marketing it directly…

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Following the masterful 40th anniversary Blu-Ray restoration of his lost classic Sorcerer in 2017, it’s now the turn of director William Friedkin’s even more unjustly forgotten 1980 thriller Cruising to…

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Not Forgotten: Flight of the Conchords – I Told You I Was Freaky

Follow ups to successful albums where the primary ingredient was humour are few and far between. Humour is a transient thing and can fall out of fashion even quicker than…

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Track: Bland – Steel Park (The Path)

I’ve been meaning to write about Sydney band Bland for ages and time keeps slipping by. Their new release ‘Steel Park’ is so good that I’m not going to let…

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Album Review: Underground Lovers – A Left Turn

The sheer brilliance of Melbourne’s Underground Lovers is only matched by the incomprehensible way they have remained under the global musical radar for so long in their career. Underground Lovers…

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Blu-ray review: Eating Raoul

After the prudish post-war years and the stifled ‘50s, America was rocked by the sexual revolution. Which coincided with the free love movement and the emancipation of women from their…

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Film Review: Mystify

Michael Hutchence is the kind of pop star/rock God that the musically industry simply doesn’t tolerate today. In INXS, he fronted one of Australia’s most popular bands. During the ‘80s…

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Classic Compilation: Barenaked Ladies – Disc One: All Their Greatest Hits (1991-2001)

Barenaked Ladies continue to get a bad rap, particularly here in the UK, where they are primarily known for their one hit wonder status courtesy of “One Week”, and the…

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Track: Chakra Efendi – Morphine/Body by the Water

Track: Maff – Swamp

Classic Album: Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin II

Blu-Ray Review: Cruising

Not Forgotten: Flight of the Conchords – I Told You I Was Freaky

Track: Bland – Steel Park (The Path)

Album Review: Underground Lovers – A Left Turn

Blu-ray review: Eating Raoul

Film Review: Mystify

Classic Compilation: Barenaked Ladies – Disc One: All Their Greatest Hits (1991-2001)