LIVE/ LADY GAGA

@ Brisbane Entertainment Centre
27 /3/10

“This is the most amazing and smart live concert I have ever seen!!!”

VIRAL/ M.I.A

'Born Free' by M.I.A

M.I.A has an uncanny knack for generating attention and the controversial video for her new single is no exception.

ALBUM/ JÓNSI

Go
(Parlophone)

This album, and Jónsi himself, is reason enough to spend half-a-grand to see him at Splendour, hell maybe even worth a whole grand.

LIVE/ YVES KLEIN BLUE

@ the Old Museum

17/4/10

A chance for hundreds of 15-year-old girls to stare into the "dreamy" eyes of Michael Tomlinson.

RETRO/ JAY CHOU

November’s Chopin
(2005, Alfa)

You may not understand Chinese, but don't let that stop you from listening to this record from Taiwanese pop star, Jay Chou.

FRESH/ CASTLES SUNK BELOW THE SEA

This unsigned foursome have provided their MySpace listeners with only two songs, yet their experimental music is uniquely powerful.

VIRAL/ DAKOTA FANNING

'Cherry Bomb' by Dakota Fanning feat. Kristen Stewart

  

Dakota Fanning will eternally be eleven in my eyes, and Kristen Stewart will always be from Twilight. Sex them up, and make them play rock chicks and it's just embarrassing for everyone involved.

RETRO/ THE STROKES

Room on Fire
(2003, RCA)

Pretentious, self obsessed and utterly phenomenal. The Strokes second album proved that the group had a reason to be so narcissistic.

ALBUM/ EDDY CURRENT SUPPRESSION RING

Rush to Relax
(Suppression/Shock)

Your oasis of brash garage punk in today's desert of pretentious prog pop.

LIVE/DELTA MONARCHS

@ The Zoo
15/04/2010

Brisbane boys, The Delta Monarchs set is tight and well-polished - it's just a pity Thursday night crowds are non-existent. 

VIRAL/ THE DEAD WEATHER

Die By The Drop

Jack White's latest project kick off their second album with a clip that's as grisly as its' title suggests.

VIRAL/ DELPHIC

'Doubt' by Delphic

How come we can get behind the mediocre old Presets but we barely pay any attention to Delphic?

ALBUM/ GOLDFRAPP

Head First
(Mute Records)

The fifth studio release for the duo is a 40-minute nod to trashy 80's synth that feels a few decades too late. 

VIRAL/ THE TEMPER TRAP

'Love Lost' by The Temper Trap

Let The Temper Trap take you for a nice, dirty and sweaty run.

LIVE/ THE HONEY MONTH/ PARADES

@ Cubby Hole
1/04/2010

Parades gave the Cubby Hole's Thursday audience a short, sweet set, while at times The Honey Month had too much energy.

FRESH/ RAN JACOBS

Local lass with a sweet, earthy voice that makes Joanna Newsom sound like a grizzly transvestite.