TINA TURNER - TINA! (CAPITOL)   //  October 13th, 2008
Released in the US to coincide with her new tour, 'Tina!' seems to be a US only release at this point of time. This may not disappoint too many people other than the die hard fans though; there...

LADYHAWKE - LADYHAWKE (MODULAR/UNIVERSAL)   //  October 2nd, 2008
Would it surprise you to discover that one of the current UK chart pop sensations originally hails from Wellington, New Zealand? No, didn't think so. Multi-instrumentalist Pip Brown had already...

THE TING TINGS - WE STARTED NOTHING (COLUMBIA)   //  October 2nd, 2008
When the album is titled 'We Started Nothing', I guess you can safely assume we're dealing with a band who is just creating music for the sake of it. Quite simply, their current single...

THE SCRIPT - THE SCRIPT (SONY BMG)   //  September 18th, 2008
Hailing from Dublin, The Script are likely to find frequent comparison to the likes of Maroon 5, One Republic and the current spate of pop/rock bands who meld melody with a bit of a urban-lite groove....

SOPHIE KOH - ALL SHOOK UP (SHOCK)   //  September 18th, 2008
Although 'All Shook Up' is album #2 for Melbourne based singer Sophie Koh, you would be forgiven for thinking she was a debut artist. You may know her for her version of Radiohead's 'Creep'...

SAM SPARRO - 21ST CENTURY LIFE (UNIVERSAL)   //  September 4th, 2008
Whilst 'Black & Gold' still seems to be a heavy rotation on radio playlists, the second single from Sam Sparro's self titled debut has hit the stores. '21st Century Life'...

U2 - BOY, OCTOBER, WAR (REISSUES)   //  September 4th, 2008
Carrying on from my Radiohead review, sometimes there are instances where labels manage to get previously released material right. The Edge, guitarist from U2 worked with their label Island Records in...

RADIOHEAD - THE BEST OF (EMI)   //  September 4th, 2008
You don't need me to tell you that the music industry is in a bad way in this country. A sale of a mere 2000 units could be enough to get you a Top 5 position in this country now, if not the top...

VARIOUS - MINISTRY OF SOUND CLUBBERS GUIDE TO SUMMER 2008 (IMPORT)   //  August 20th, 2008
Ahh, the good old Ministry Of Sound compilations. Forever faithful. Forever able to somehow slip that one track on that you hear out all the time, have no idea what it's called but you end up drunkenly...

INFERNAL - ELECTRIC CABARET (IMPORT)   //  August 20th, 2008
For many Australians, their only contact with european dance act Infernal would've been via their club smash 'From Paris To Berlin' a few years back. In Europe, they continue to ride the...