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Laneway Sideshows Announced

November 15, 2011 by Lachy 1 Comment

Today has brought with it the announcement of a ton of Laneway sideshows. Chillwavers, get ready to spend a lot of money. Here are all the details for Melbourne.

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Gig Guides

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This will be my last end of year list, I promise. But when I was sorting out my favourite albums of the year, I realised that much of the music I have listened to this year has been in the form of EPs rather than albums, especially when it came to Australian music. I won’t […]

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'Best Of' Lists

antonio paul, beach house, best eps of 2010, best eps of the year, big scary, boy and bear, essential eps of 2010, essential eps of the year, georgia fair, girls, jinja safari, last dinosaurs, los campesinos!, sufjan stevens, the chemist, the honet month, the jezabels, the smiles, youth sounds

The 50 Best Songs Of 2009

December 19, 2009 by Lachy 2 Comments

I found it extremely difficult to pick my favourite albums of 2009, so just imagine how difficult it was to pick my top songs. Thanks to the wonders of iTunes, I can tell you that I have about 1,200 songs that were released in 2009, which is a lot of music to sort through. This […]

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'Best Of' Lists

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The Best Albums Of 2009 [Part 2 Of 3]

December 12, 2009 by Lachy 0 Comments

Here are albums number 20-11 on my list of the 30 Best Albums of 2009. Be prepared for a few surprises. You can see Part 1 here.

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'Best Of' Lists

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Album Review: Girls ‘Album’

November 2, 2009 by Lachy 0 Comments

San Francisco drug-pop outfit Girls have the dubious honour of being one of the most difficult to Google bands of all time. Not only is the band name a rather popular term for Google, but they even called their first album… ‘Album’. But really, who cares, when it’s this good? Somehow, in a world full […]

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Album Reviews

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