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Author: Michael Lean

Live Review: Big Boi brings the dirty south to The Metro

March 16, 2018 / Michael Lean

The thing puts you off-guard seeing Big Boi isn’t his skill as a lyricist, or the sheer breadth of hit songs are at his disposal. It’s seeing how effortless he makes it all look. 20 years into the game anything could have happened, he easily could have lost interest in the whole hustle of the touring and…

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Live Review: Thursday turn anxiety into strength at The Metro Theatre

March 9, 2018 / Michael Lean

Playing shows six years after breaking up and seven years after releasing an album can be a dangerous move. It can easily be written off as a quick cash grab especially when coming back to play songs almost purely off their biggest records. When you throw a band like Thursday in there in it could…

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Live Review: The Internet serve up a sonic smorgasbord at The Enmore

February 13, 2018 / Michael Lean

If there was anything to take away from The Internet’s Friday night show, it was that Sydney loves The Internet and it’s reciprocal; and it isn’t just because Syd’s name is in the city’s name. The reception was nothing short of euphoric when Syd took the stage to join her bandmates. Every hand across the…

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Live Review: The War on Drugs guide The Enmore through the beauty and the pain in Sydney

February 9, 2018 / Michael Lean

On “The Strangest Thing” The War on Drugs‘ Adam Granduciel sings, “Am I just living between/ The beauty and the pain” – it’s a strong statement of the War on Drugs and their chief songwriter’s appeal. The six-member band has an innate ability to convey emotion and atmosphere. Lonesome guitars swirl around a steady beat conveying…

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Seven Songs to Soundtrack Your Summer (Cricket) Season

December 19, 2017 / Michael Lean

There are few cultural events that have come to ring in an Australian summer as much as music festivals and the cricket. Whether it’s the sound of leather on willow or the constant rhythm of a festival both sounds ring in summer louder than a field of cicadas. As we delve deeper into an ongoing…

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