Feature: Vinyl Reissue vs streaming
With the vinyl re-issue of Annie Lennox’s Diva, me and Spouse decided to put vinyl versus streaming to the test. I’m a simple soul who likes good music well played,…
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Album Review: Band of Gold – Where’s the Magic
I’ve always had a quiet regard for Scandi-pop. Maybe it’s the to do with the enunciation, something which can give a sense of cool detachment from the lyrics. Whatever the…
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Film Review – Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist
When it comes to the world of high couture it’s generally all a bit snobby, stuffy, elitist and conservative. Think Phantom Thread, and then some. When Vivienne Westwood came along…
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Incoming: I Got Life
Aurore: fifty, flirty and not so-thriving – her world is turned upside down when a past flame returns, reigniting her lust for life and love. A witty and wonderful ode…
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Track: Jack Spider – Animal Cafe EP
Associated with many excellent Brisbane bands such as Blonde Tongues and Babaganouj (all covered by Backseat Mafia in the past), guitarist Jack Gleeson has just released an awesome EP, ‘Animal…
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Album Review: Lowtide – Southern Mind
I don’t know whether Melbourne is becoming the shoegaze/dream pop capital of the Southern Hemisphere, but the release last month of Lowtide‘s sophomore album, ‘Southern Mind’ would be compelling evidence.…
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Incoming: Unsane
A young woman leaves her hometown to escape a troubled past and begin a new job. But when she is involuntarily committed to a mental institution she is confronted by…
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News: Mortiis to re-release ‘Perfectly Defect’ album
Mortiis’ ‘Perfectly Defect’ album which was originally released in 2010 during the European comeback tour with fellow industrial stalwarts Combichrist and has since been long out of print, will be…
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Track: Katie Von Schleicher – Glad to be here
Acclaimed Brooklyn-based songwriter Katie Von Schleicher has shared the first new music since her critically acclaimed debut album, Shitty Hits, last year. It comes in the shape of a two track…
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Classic Album: Iron Maiden – The Number of the Beast
1982’s The Number of the Beast is one of Iron Maiden’s best selling albums, and saw the band re-assert their place as one of the prime heavy metal acts of…
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