Music

New Music through Old Ears — Hootie & The Airbourne Empire

New Music through Old Ears — Hootie & The Airbourne Empire

Tweet It’s musical genre soup this week, with entertainment editor John Turnbull serving up a hearty base of classic Metal, the spice of some Jazz Fusion and the white bread of Country on the side. Also featuring the triumphant return the...

 

Yothu Yindi front man dies

Yothu Yindi front man dies

Tweet Former Australian of the Year, music legend and incomparable Indigenous role model, Mr Yunupingu, has died. Jenny LeComte marks the sad passing of a great man. MR YUNUPINGU was a trailblazer who combined his talents as an educator and...

 

Mr Yunupingu (1956-2013)

Mr Yunupingu (1956-2013)

Tweet The great Australian musician Mr Yunupingu has died, aged only 56. The following is a celebration of a life; lyrics by Yothu Yindu, arranged by Gee. read more »

 

New music for old ears ― the soundtrack special

New music for old ears ― the soundtrack special

Tweet As requested by Gavin and Stacey, a pair of manly men with manly beards, this week John Turnbull considers the manly world of soundtracks. SOUNDTRACKS ARE an odd beast. Some of them aren’t bad, and there are a couple that are verging...

 

New Music through Old Ears: Iggy and the Flaming Lion

New Music through Old Ears: Iggy and the Flaming Lion

Tweet This week, John Turnbull brings us a new album by some veteran space rockers, a potential return to form for the godfather of punk, and a musical reinvention worthy of Bowie himself — Snoop goes Reggae! (Due to extensive reader feedback,...

 

New Music through Old Ears: Black Eyed Sabbath? Yeah Yeah Yeah

New Music through Old Ears: Black Eyed Sabbath? Yeah Yeah Yeah

Tweet This week, IA’s music mind John Turnbull has us listening to a new album by a punk threesome, the comeback single by some medicated metal dinosaurs, and the latest bleeps and bloops from one quarter of a truly annoying pop/hip hop...

 

Christina Amphlett — rebel with a cause

Christina Amphlett — rebel with a cause

Tweet Australia mourns the passing of one of the country’s most iconic rock stars — the lead singer of the Divinyls, Chrissy Amphlett. Jenny LeComte remembers a legend. AFTER BEING IMPRISONED for three months for singing on the streets...

 

New Music through Old Ears: Stone Sour SNOG The Strokes

New Music through Old Ears: Stone Sour SNOG The Strokes

Tweet This week music maven John Turnbull listens to some melodic metal, a helping of socially aware electronica, and a slice of sad-sack rock. Here’s to new music! New Album by an Old Artist Stone Sour — House of Gold and Bones Part 2 Based...

 

New Music through Old Ears: Dido Watts Eels

New Music through Old Ears: Dido Watts Eels

Tweet Another mixed musical bag from tuneful old John Turnbull, who reviews new music by the Eels, Alex Watts and Dido. New Album by and Old Artist Eels — Wonderful, Glorious Mark Everett, better known as E, is not a happy chap. He’s not...

 

New Music through Old Ears — Canadian sci-fi metal twins

New Music through Old Ears — Canadian sci-fi metal twins

Tweet This week John Turnbull take us for a listen to a pair of Canadian lesbians, an African American bisexual, and a bunch of heavy metal nerds. It’s like the United Nations! New Album by and Old Artist Tegan and Sara — Heartthrob Tegan...

 
 
 
 

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