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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...
9 June, 2013 4:52 pm / 4 comments
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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...
3 June, 2013 5:28 pm / 12 comments
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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.
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3 June, 2013 12:08 pm / 8 comments
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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...
24 May, 2013 3:52 pm / 17 comments
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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,...
12 May, 2013 8:42 pm / 3 comments
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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...
28 April, 2013 6:31 pm / 1 comment
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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...
23 April, 2013 1:08 pm / 11 comments
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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
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21 April, 2013 5:55 pm / 1 comment
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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...
7 April, 2013 8:28 pm / 1 comment
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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...
24 March, 2013 4:59 pm / 6 comments