Al Newstead

Remembering Amy Winehouse: One Year On

One year ago UK soul singer Amy Winehouse’s body was discovered in her Camden home. The singer, who had a notoriously turbulent history of alcohol...

Scissor Sisters Announce Australian Tour 2012

New York’s leading purveyors of glam-disco, Scissor Sisters, have announced their return to Australian soil in support of their latest slight of delightful pop campery, Magic...

I, a Man

It’s 9pm inside Melbourne’s Forum Theatre. A swarm of 18-year-old hipsters are circling to get the best vantage point for headline act Bombay Bicycle Club....

The Paper Kites

Jive Bar was far from empty, as The Paper Kites’ lead man, Sam Bentley feared it was going to be. In fact, for a local...

Bat For Lashes Goes Nude For Album Cover, Releases New Single

Bat For Lashes, the musical nom de plume for singer/songwriter Natasha Khan, has revealed the artwork for forthcoming third album, The Haunted Man, and along with...

Songs For The Debt Generation

Living up to their name, The Spitfires illustrate to a strong degree their snotty, pissed off rage at the world in general for their debut...

The Dandy Warhols

It’s 2012 and the Dandy Warhols are still touring. Eighteen years after frontman Courtney Taylor-Taylor (then just the one Taylor) met keyboardist Zia McCabe at...

Rabbit Hole

Recalling some brilliant touchstones of female oriented pop from over the past thirty years, such as the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Mazzy Star, PJ Harvey and...

Everyone’s Favourite Grandma, Deb ‘Spoons’ Returns

Australia’s – if not the world’s – coolest grandma, Deb ‘Spoons’ Perry is back with a brand new interpretation as part of her ‘rockin’ spoons’...

Something For Kate Reveals First Details Of New Album

We’ve known about Something For Kate’s upcoming sixth studio album for a little while now, with the trio drip-feeding info from the Dallas, Texas studio...