Lynn McDonnell, Journalist

Live Review: George Clinton & The Parliament Funkadelic

As Clinton left the stage after 45 minutes, he left his adoring fans with the deep advice: “Free your mind and your ass will follow”.

Live Review: Sleepy Sun & Foam

They rely on a number of references to grow their audience but they definitely hold their own and maintain autonomy in their sound.

Album Review: Strange Talk - Cast Away

Touring with the record in March, Strange Talk are likely to gather a large crowd and impress with their electronic prowess.

Live Review: Norman Blake & Joe Pernice, Dirty Beaches

Consequently, the music awkwardly converted from that of live performance to background noise and animated chatter became the norm.

Live Review: Rainy Day Women Dave Callan Abbey Foster Falle

Rainy Day Women provided a very suitable local aspect to the closure of what has been an absolutely amazing exhibition.

Live Review: Clare Bowditch, The Royal Jelly Dixieland Band

Album Review: Deadmau5 - Album Title Goes Here

The heavy hand of this Canadian producer has provided an album full of diverse concepts and will either be loathed or loved.

Album Review: Two Door Cinema Club - Beacon

Good news is that Beacon isn’t necessarily a member of the flop crew and it seems to be a much more sophisticated release with tendencies akin to that of New Order.

Album Review: The Rubens - The Rubens

Once their musical traits and tastes have developed, and with the bonus of Margin’s soulful voice at the helm, it is inevitable that there will be many more albums from these guys.

Album Review: The Presets - Pacifica

All hail the originality of these guys; even if you are not a dance or electronic fan, this album again forces you to respect the recipe of inventiveness from which this is made.