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Reviews / Live
Live Review: Sun Ra Arkestra
At 90 years of age, Allen’s mere presence on stage is cause for wonder...
Features / Music
Dropping Science
"I’ve always liked guitar-driven music more than a band with a really good drummer."
Features / Music
It's A Trap!
"We’re always up with technology and we’re always on the next shit."
News / Music
Why Hip Hop Didn’t Suck In 2013
Here's a few reasons...
Features / Music
The Music Writers' Poll 2013: Chris Yates
Chris Yates dubs 2013 as the best year for rap since '93.
Reviews / Live
Live Review: The Radiators, Mental As Anything, Spy V Spy, Ganggajang
It’s really amazing watching the rock’n’roll community come together to help someone out when the chips are down.
Reviews / Album
Album Review: R. Kelly - Black Panties
So yeah, sex genius or just creepy dude, he sure can sing.
Features / Music
Languages Of Hip Hop
"I knew the album title before I knew what kind of lyrics or songs the album would consist of. I’m still writing it actually. [I’m] straddling a deadline like two drifting continents.”
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Triple J ARIA Week Showcase: Remi, SAFIA, Jackie Onassis
While there's a million bands out there vying for attention via Unearthed, the ones that bubbled to the surface at this show well and truly justified their time in the spotlight.
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Superchunk, Bed Wettin' Bad Boys
The set finished with a triumphant triple play of Slack MF, Hyper Enough and Precision Auto, which is more than any fan could have asked for.
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Alex Cameron - Jumping The Shark
The songs are fantastic, the performance perfectly restrained and he keeps the whole thing so classy it’s hard not to revel in it wholeheartedly.
Reviews / Album
Album Review: M.I.A. - Matangi
It’s an astonishing record that mashes so many ideas culturally and musically and builds on her already impressive discography in all the right ways.
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