Benjamin Woods, Author at Daily Review: Film, stage and music reviews, interviews and more.

Irish singer songwriter Wallis Bird’s first release Spoons (2007), and much of her early work, has been compared to Ani …

Amyl and the Sniffers review (Lansdowne Hotel, Sydney)

When I first heard about Amyl & the Sniffers I was sceptical. The hype was that they were a great …

It’s been 13 years since Tool’s last album. I can imagine that there are rabid Tool fans out there who …

Melbourne’s King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard are a rare breed in that they are post-Generation X hard rockers who are actually doing …

Wax Trax Records was a record label based in Chicago that was so cool that they said no to the demos …

This year of our Lord 2019, marks the 40thAnniversary of the release of the debut album by the seminal English …

Iggy Pop is perhaps the last of his kind. Certainly, the last of his kind still recording new music and …

It has been seven years since the release of Amanda Palmer’s masterful Theatre is Evil album she recorded with the Grand Theft Orchestra. …

Angélique Kidjo is a legend of “Afro Pop” and is no stranger to our shores and especially WOMADelaide, Australia’s World …

Sean Lennon and Les Claypool have had distinguished careers in music. Both have followed their own sensibilities regardless of trends, …