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"Journal For Plague Lovers" is the ninth studio album from Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers, but harks back to their third, "The Holy Bible". The comparison is two-fold - the outstanding cover art on both is by English painter More »
Music can be a wonderful thing - it can transport you back to life's memorable moments after hearing the first two notes of a song. But music can also be embarassing. How many times has a friend looked at your iTunes list and laughed at some of t More »
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Green Day created the album of our generation with their last long-player, "American Idiot", a song heavy on politics but, above all, a fantastic punk-rock album.Although politics in the US have changed, even now you can find relevance in the More »
Cover versions have become almost standard fayre for the pop-obsessed music industry and their desire for big bucks over quality. But recording other people's songs has been around since music began, and sometimes the cover versions are even bette More »
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I'm going to be honest - I haven't listened to a new Dylan album for quite a few years. I love his stuff, up to the point he released 'Jokerman' and appeared on the wonderful "A Vision Shared: A Tribute To Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly" singing 'P More »
With the start of New Zealand Music Month upon us, it would be remiss not to discuss our favourite New Zealand artists and albums. So to kick off our coverage we want you to tell us what your favourite Kiwi album is, and if possible, why. But fir More »
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Sometimes the first time you listen to an album you realise you need to listen to it more before making a proper judgment (U2's "No Line On The Horizon" and Evermore's "Truth Of The World: Welcome To The Show" being recent examples). More »
You're just going about your day. Sitting at your work desk or driving in your car when it hits you. A catchy tune that will stay in your head for the next hour, possibly day or even worse longer. It happens to everyone and more recently struck More »
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Andrew Spraggon, the man behind Kiwi outfit Sola Rosa, doesn't like to hurry the creative process - which is why it's been three and a half years since "Moves On" was released for follow-up "Get It Together" to hit the shelves. With More »
The gentle distorted vocals at the start of opening track 'Set The Controls' hides the rip-roaring rock song to come, befitting the fact that it's written and sung by one of Radio Hauraki's morning pirates, Dean Young. And so the tone is set for T More »
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