As the lead vocalist/bass guitarist of a Guns N’ Roses cover band, I sit down to write this article with mixed feelings. Of course, most of the factual information contained in this post will already be known to the reader, but it is just included to support most of my opinions. It is just two days before Velvet Revolver (or more popularly known as Guns N’ Weiland or simply VR) release their second album, entitled Libertad; and as I listen to their debut album, Contraband, I cannot help...

Osbourne makes a stunning come back with his ninth album full to the brim with some of the heaviest metal produced in the last decade. Ten promising tracks that make the listener yearning for more of Ozzy’s thoughts on the monotones of society in general.

Black Rain cannot be said to contain material that made Ozzy Osbourne reach the heights of popularity during the last few decades. Nevertheless, the material therein is definitely something that can be...

One of the strongest albums of the year, Bloc Party have just re-released their “A Weekend in the City” collection with the addition of “Flux”, their new single. The collection was originally released in February of this year, and quickly launched Kele Okereke, Russell Lissack, Gordon Moakes and Matt Tong to superstardom, building on their debut, “Silent Alarm”. A distinctly different sound, the lyrics have much more depth than the oblique nature of their debut, with Kele...

Arguably the greatest British rock band of all time, Pink Floyd were always on the look out for some experimentation, using the versatile electronic gadgetry that all of us have come to associate them with. During the mid-sixties, they became the pioneers in music related to space and the universe. Even though there was very little market for their music at that time in their home country, as most of Europe was still hooked on classics and the transition was more in the favor of...

Canadian identical twin sisters Tegan and Sara return with their fifth full length album, ‘The Con’, which builds on their previous collections to become a duo who are a force to be reckoned with.

Produced by Death Cab for Cutie’s Chris Walla, The Con has a raw style to it, with the duo’s vocal harmonies providing a quick, sharp punch. Technically, the tracks are raw and exposed – many of the songs see Sara lagging a fraction behind Tegan, giving a rather nice feeling of...

If you’re ever planning to cruise along route 66 in a convertible Cadillac, then Darker My Love’s debut album must be in your CD player. Or, as it’s an old car and probably doesn’t have an in-built CD drive, I suggest you record it to tape first, and then play it. The five-piece’s tie-dye Californian sounds are reminiscent of the likes of Stone Roses, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club with a pepper pinch of Dandy Warhols – perfect for those leather-clad wild times. Self-proclaimed...

The Eagles are back with their characteristic flavor of a fusion of classic rock and roll mixed with a bit of country and Latin soft beats. It seems that a gap of 28 years has not affected the sense of musical fusion in these four individuals; as they take us down memory lane, back into the late '70s, when rock bands produced really soulful melodies (something that today's commercial music has literally maimed). It seems that Don Henley and Glenn Frey had a lot of confidence in this...

If you just google Rissi Palmer, you’ll probably find a lot of sites focusing on the first thing you know about her after finding out that she’s a singer: the fact that she’s a black country artist is turning more than a few heads, especially since becoming the first black female artist to hit the country charts in the past 20 years, with her single County Girl.

But none of that really matters when you...

We've all heard the famous whistling tune that echoes throughout Young Folks. This track, amongst others from Peter Bjorn and John's third album Writers Block, has been played pretty much everywhere, not only across radio channels and commercials, but has also been featured on TV shows the likes of Grey's Anatomy, Nip/Tuck and Gossip Girl to name a few. So what's all the hype about anyway? Let's dive into the world of Peter, Bjorn and John to figure out.

PB&J...

The debut album from Aussie’s Panda Band oozes inspiration from the likes of Pink Floyd and the Beach Boys, with a sprinkling of psycho-delicacies a la Flaming Lips. Perth’s five-piece have produced an album to rival Arcade Fire’s Neon Bible, albeit a tripped-out hippy’s version. The lads have done well for themselves so far with countless Western Australian Music Industry Award (WAMi) nominations, winning six within the last two years of...

You know, I didn’t really like the first single they released from this LP. But this got more than a few positive reviews and so, I thought it might be worth actually listening to from start to finish. And the thing is, I thought I had already.

But the album I heard when I listened the most recent time resembles nothing like that thing I must’ve thought I heard.

Bottom line? This thing is good. But not for the reasons you’d think. Lupe...

Headlights' debut, "Kill them with Kindness" is a mixed bag of an album. On one hand, it's musically very strong, padding the ground paved by such bands as Stars, the Shins and Spoon (though the fact that these similarities all begin with ‘S' is purely coincidental). However, on the other hand, it's, well, not very memorable. Not one of the songs has you humming along after work after bugging you all day with a nagging chorus like Stars can do, or have that...