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Stray Cats – Stray Cats
1981 – Arista Rockabilly The self-titled debut record from the kings of the rockabilly revival scene Stray Cats is a hoppin’, boppin’, hard-rockin’ release full of twanging guitar riffs, percussive...
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Schedule For 18th November to 22nd
NEW MUSIC MONDAY Matangie by M.I.A Released 4th November on N.E.E.T/ Interscope - AUSTRALIAN TUNES TUESDAY From Her To Eternity by Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds 1984 – Mute - WEDNESDAY EP REVIEWS...
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Releases Of November In Brief: Vol. II (James Arthur/ Eminem/ Scott Stapp)
James Arthur – James Arthur Released 4th November on Syco Pop/ Rock/ R’n'B Sure, he can sing. I guess that’s why he won X-Factor, but that doesn’t make up for the fact that the entire record is just a...
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Matangi – M.I.A
Released 4th November on N.E.E.T/Interscope Hip-Hop/ Alternative/ Electronic M.I.A is back again with a fourth record full of harsh beats, musical experimentalism, and loud, proud political...
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From Her To Eternity – Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
1984 – Mute Post-Punk/ Alternative Cave’s first step out of the shadows since the (self)destruction of The Birthday Party, From Her To Eternity is every bit as evil and cacophonous as one would expect...
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Adventures In Bandcamp: Vol. VIII (The You And What Army Faction/ Worthless...
FIXX – The You And What Army Faction 2009 – Independent Post-Punk/ Industrial/ Experimental/ Goth The music is fine, but the relentlessly out of tune drone that passes for vocals just makes this whole...
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The Woman’s Boat – Toni Childs
1994 – Geffen Folk/ Pop/ World Toni Childs’ third album is a windingly personal journey through the world of Child’s inner sanctum. Her voice wrenches froth pain from the very bowels of the listener,...
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Diamonds And Pearls – Prince and The New Power Generation
1991 – Paisley Park/ Warner Bros Pop/ Rock/ Hip-Hop/ Funk/ Soul Prince’s thirteenth studio album and first to bill his backing band The New Power Generation as equals marks a return to Prince’s rhythm...
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Schedule for the 25th November to the 29th
Well readers, we’ve reached the end of another week, and it seems that we are rapidly approaching the end of the month and the end of the year. I will, however, leave you all with the schedule of what...
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Releases Of November In Brief: Vol. III (Polar Bear Club/ Robbie Williams/...
Death Chorus – Polar Bear Club Released 12th November on Rise Records Post-Hardcore/ Alternative/ Rock Heavy, but not too heavy. It’s probably won’t piss off your parents. Really, post-hardcore has...
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ARTPOP – Lady Gaga
Released 8th November on Streamline/Interscope Electronic/ Dance/ Pop Back again with a brand new third album the grand dame of pop music Lady Gaga has given us her latest offering ARTPOP, and it...
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Sunrise Over Sea – The John Butler Trio
2004 – Jarrah Folk/ Rock From the opening slide guitar strains of Treat Yo Mama one can hear that The John Butler Trio’s third studio album (first to be released in the United States) is going to offer...
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Adventures In Bandcamp: Vol. IX (Elliot Sphinx/ Unquiet/ The Plywood Staircases)
Sypmtoms – Elliot Sphinx 2009 – LoFi Kabuki Hip-Hop He raps well and spits with an entertaining sense of rage, but still I couldn’t seem to take him seriously. Perhaps it’s because his flow consists of...
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Damaged – Black Flag
1981 – SST Hardcore/ Punk The first full length record from one of the most influential bands in the American hardcore movement, Damaged is explosive, intense, angry, and brilliant. The tempo and...
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The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars – David Bowie
1972 – RCA Glam-Rock/ Art-Rock/ Hard-Rock It’s hard to take a step back and take a good objective look at Bowie’s seminal 1972 concept album these days. It’s just become such a huge part of popular...
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Top Picks Of November 2013
Another month down, dear readers, which means that it’s time for me to go back through all of the reviews I have written throughout Novemeber and tell you which ones I would recommend. So, once again...
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Holiday Break
Well friends and followers, it’s been a long and exciting year for Lachlan J. Faces The Music, and I hope you all had as much fun reading my writings as I did putting them all together, but now it is...
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Back From The Holiday Break
Well folks, It’s a whole new year and I’m finally back from my break which means that it’s time for me to get back to my grouchy old ways and throw some criticism your way. Unfortunately I’ve been a...
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High Hopes – Bruce Springsteen
Released January 14th on Columbia Rock Back in the studio for an eighteenth time Bruce ‘The Boss’ Springsteen has come out once again with an offering of his particular brand of pop-rock gruffness....
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