Music, Reviews Tool – Fear Inoculum album review Benjamin Woods It’s been 13 years since Tool’s last album. I can imagine that there are rabid Tool fans out there who …
Live, Music, Reviews King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard Live review (UNSW, Sydney) Benjamin Woods 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 …
Music, Reviews, Screen, TV Industrial Accident: The Story of Wax Trax Records documentary review Benjamin Woods Wax Trax Records was a record label based in Chicago that was so cool that they said no to the demos …
Live, Music, Reviews The Cure Live Vivid Festival review (Sydney Opera House) Benjamin Woods This year of our Lord 2019, marks the 40thAnniversary of the release of the debut album by the seminal English …
Live, Music, Reviews Iggy Pop live review (Sydney Opera House) Benjamin Woods Iggy Pop is perhaps the last of his kind. Certainly, the last of his kind still recording new music and …
Music, Recorded, Reviews Amanda Palmer’s ‘There Will Be No Intermission’ album review Benjamin Woods It has been seven years since the release of Amanda Palmer’s masterful Theatre is Evil album she recorded with the Grand Theft Orchestra. …
Live, Music, Reviews Angélique Kidjo Remain in Light live review (Sydney Opera House) Benjamin Woods Angélique Kidjo is a legend of “Afro Pop” and is no stranger to our shores and especially WOMADelaide, Australia’s World …
Music, Recorded, Reviews The Claypool Lennon Delirium ‘South of Reality’ album review Benjamin Woods Sean Lennon and Les Claypool have had distinguished careers in music. Both have followed their own sensibilities regardless of trends, …
Music, Recorded, Reviews Sleaford Mods’ ‘Eton Alive’ album review Benjamin Woods A friend sent me a random message some time ago about “this great song that I think you’ll like called …
Music, Recorded, Reviews Magpie Diaries ‘Sanctuary’ album review Benjamin Woods Magpie Diaries is a band hailing from the Hunter region of NSW. Its well-crafted tunes could be loosely described as contemporary-country and blues-influenced-folk rock …