Album: Paul Dempsey ‘Everything Is True’
When Something For Kate’s Paul Dempsey says he’s releasing a solo effort, he’s not using the term loosely. Dempsey penned and sung every lyric, and played…
Album: Malcolm Middleton ‘Waxing Gibbous’
Scottish singer-songwriter Malcolm Middleton isn’t really one for looking on the bright side. As might be expected of a man whose attempt at the UK Christmas…
DVD: ‘Coco Chanel’
Cleverly cashing in on the success of Anne Fontaine’ Coco Avant Chanel (currently screening in cinemas), little known tele movie biopic, Coco Chanel, directed by Christian…
Album: Kitsune ‘Maison 7’
Purveyors of innovative music, Kitsune are back with their seventh compilation. Doing what they do best, the duo behind the French record label, Glidas Loaec &…
Album: Peaches ‘I Feel Cream’
Sporting more makeup than ever, Peaches brings new meaning to ‘disco trash’. ‘I Feel Cream’ is the creme brulee of synthetic pop and it’s on this…
Album: Lisa Mitchell ‘Wonder’
Wholesome folk-pop Albury native, Lisa Mitchell, has released a sugary debut album through record company major, Warner, after garnering critical acclaim for previously independently recorded and…
Album: Sarah Blasko ‘As Day Follows Night’
Sarah Blasko’s third album transports the listener to another era, though the artist herself expresses the difficulty to “pinpoint when or where that is”. As an…
Album: Regina Spektor ‘Far’
New York-via-Moscow singer/songwriter Regina Spektor has just released her interminably cute new album, ‘Far’. Spektor’s signature schtick has always been otherworldly piano-ridden pop – a concoction…
Album: Sonic Youth ‘The Eternal’
Despite being old enough to have school-wagging grandkids of their own, Sonic Youth are reliving the tingly-toed feeling of walking out of those school-gates for the…
Album: Kisschasy ‘Seizures’
Fresh from the success of their 2007 album ‘Hymns For The Nonbeliever’, Kisschasy are back with their third LP, ‘Seizures’. Returning to their rock roots, the…
Book: ‘Smoke In The Room’
Not one to shy away from confronting issues, Emily Maguire’s latest novel ‘Smoke In The Room’strays into the dark territory of mental illness. Set in Sydney,…
Book: ‘Andy Warhol Treasures’
It would have to be one of the most carefully collated and beautifully bound books on the life and works of Andy Warhol. One part artist…
A world of its own – Parklife
It’s time to don your flip-flops and shorty-shorts, maybe a fedora and definitely your sunnies. Parklife is back to kick off the summer festival season for…
