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...

MAHALIA BARNES - THE SOUL MATES VOLUME 1 (LIBERATION)   //  July 25th, 2008
As you would suspect from the surname, Mahalia is indeed the daughter of a certain Cold Chisel frontman. 'The Soul Mates Volume 1' is aptly titled as it would seem all of Mahalia's good...

BECK - MODERN GUILT (UNIVERSAL)   //  July 25th, 2008
Genre bending Beck has come a long way from being that self confessed loser well over a decade ago. Over the years, he has frequently flirted with a multitude of styles and, although not always commercially...

SOUNDTRACK - MAMMA MIA! (POLYDOR)   //  July 10th, 2008
You don't need to be a reviewer to realise that reviewing the soundtrack for 'Mamma Mia!' is going to be a hard slog. In all honestly, anything compared to the brilliance of the original...