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Review: Little Joy by My Disco

If minimalist three-piece My Disco were the Star Wars trilogy, this would be their Empire Strikes Back. We like it because it’s a scoundrel.

An incredibly rare Journey B-side. Image: Sweded

Time To Stop Believin’?

Sure, it’s an awesome song, but as Channel Ten cancels a new show-choir series called Don’t Stop Believing, have we finally had enough of this Journey classic?

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Review: $O$ by Die Antwoord

Question: What looks like a hipster art project, sounds like the most irritating hip-hop act of all time, and smells fishy? Click here for the Answer.

We're afraid it might be, Alan. Image: Sweded

Review: Low, Beck’s Festival Bar, Forum Theatre, Melbourne

Thrilling and subtle on record, the Minnesota slowcore trio were less than electrifying when seen live before a subdued crowd.

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Review: Midnight Remember by Little Red

Melbourne retro-rock puppies are back with an excitingly mature second album that only falters when it wears its new genre flourishes too heavily.

King Jaffe Joffer… sorry, Solomon Burke, is inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 2001.

Was Solomon Burke Really The King Of Soul?

After soul singer Solomon Burke died en route to an Amsterdam gig, some obituaries have called him the “King of Soul”. But he’s not the first performer to lay claim to that crown…

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Go Shorty, It’s Your Birthday

Next time the hausfrau from accounts wants to lead a weary workplace chorus of ‘Happy Birthday To You’, defend Time Warner and collect $10,000 in royalties. Or suggest one of our alternative birthday songs.

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Review: Fifteen by Super Wild Horses

Super Wild Horses’ debut full-length album is a delicious mix of gritty guitars and blissful harmonies.

Liz Swanton was the first to dress as Freddie For A Day. Image: Mercury Phoenix Trust

It’s Freddie Friday

The AIDS charity set up in Freddie Mercury’s memory is inviting people to dress as the flamboyant Queen vocalist for a day. But it’s all too easy for Queen cosplay to go terribly wrong…