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The Y!X Review: Manic Street Preachers - Journal For Plague Lovers

Posted Tue 19 May 2009 5:59PM NZST
"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 »
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Guilty pleasure listening

Posted Fri 15 May 2009 1:47PM NZST
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 EXCLUSIVE!

Posted Mon 11 May 2009 3:18PM NZST
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 »
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The List: Classic cover versions

Posted Fri 8 May 2009 12:01PM NZST
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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The Y!X Review: Bob Dylan - Together Through Life

Posted Wed 6 May 2009 11:33AM NZST
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 »
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NZ Music Month: Favourite Albums

Posted Fri 1 May 2009 1:50PM NZST
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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The Y!X review: The Veils - Sun Gangs

Posted Tue 28 Apr 2009 1:42PM NZST
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 »
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Top 10 - Catchiest songs ever

Posted Fri 24 Apr 2009 12:12PM NZST
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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The Y!X Interview & Review: Sola Rosa - Get It Together

Posted Tue 21 Apr 2009 2:58PM NZST
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 »
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The Y!X Review: This Theory Of Static - Electricity

Posted Tue 21 Apr 2009 2:47PM NZST
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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