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MUSIC: Nov 05, AU Edition
GET HEP! An old dog learns new tricks. Plus: deep in the heart of Texas (and England) Paul Anka ‘Rock Swings’, Verve 3 stars Paul Anka is another pop cat seeking new life in jazz. […]
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Australian edition
MUSIC: Dec 05, AU Edition
HIT AND MISSY Elliott’s latest fails to impress. Plus: soul survivors, and a moving tribute to Sublime Missy Elliott “The Cookbook”, Goldmind/Atlantic 2 stars Missy Elliott has a remarkably consistent track record of combining stylistic […]
April 05
MUSIC: Apr 05, AU Edition
BROTHERS GRIM Chemical Brothers’ new dance album starts out slow, plus, it’s a spice world – we’re still living in it Emma Bunton “Free Me”, 19 2 stars Does the world really need a new […]
Australian edition
MUSIC: Mar 05, AU Edition
BAD SEEDS, GOOD TUNES Also: Seven CDs of suave swing, and what happens when career changes go bad Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds “Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus”, Anti 3 stars With his deep, […]
Australian edition
MUSIC: June 05, AU Edition
NOT-SO-FRESH PRINCE $20 million still can’t buy Will Smith respect, but Tracey Thorn’s remixes more than satisfy Will Smith ‘Lost and Found’, Interscope 2 stars On his ninth CD, Will Smith takes on the intersection […]
Australian edition
MUSIC: July 05, AU Edition
VAN’S STILL THE MAN The grumpy Irishman brawls with mediocrity – and wins – while Nash and Stigers show where jazz is headed Van Morrison ‘Magic Time’, Geffen 3 stars After four decades of peerless […]
Australian edition
MUSIC: Sep 05, AU Edition
VISIONS OF EMBARGOES Ed Bark is stuck inside a screening room with the can’t-talk-about-this-movie blues again BEVERLY HILLS, California – Now you see him, or else you don’t. The secretive society known as Bob Dylan […]
Australian edition
MUSIC: May 05, AU Edition
MILD SURF(ER) Also: Thievery Corporation steals the show, and Waylon Jennings’ son is on-target Jack Johnson ‘In Between Dreams’, Brushfire/Universal 2 stars Woody Allen once likened being mellow to a process of ripening, then rotting. […]
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Charlene ‘I’ve Never Been To Me’: March 06 issue
I’ve Never Been To Me Ian Wishart talks to Charlene When Charlene Oliver first heard the song that would make her a household name worldwide, she burst into tears. “Those lyrics – ‘Hey lady, you […]
June 06 issue
Donny Osmond interview: June 06 issue
AND THEY CALLED IT… Ian Wishart catches up with Donny Osmond ahead of his upcoming tours downunder and discovers a pop survivor (to listen to the podcast of the interview, click here) It was Wellington, […]