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Aunty Raelene's debut album
album for Aunty Raelene is one of the best political roots dance albums you could possibly hear. Basil, ... Aunty Raelene's debut album New Dork Nation Aunty Raelene Reviewed by Tully Bates The debut ... one of the four members of the group, discussed with Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly their music, politics and new ...
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Album puts Hulett among the best
in this country. The album, like Alistair, is intensely political, yet draws its strength from the ... feature of the album is that the potential harshness of uncompromising politics has not prevented Alistair ... Alistair Hulett's new solo album demonstrates that he has become one of the finest singer-songwriters ...
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Neil Murray's third album
truly worth the wait. Nearly three years after the release of his second album, These Hands, Murray has ... a brand of folk that would defy such a label. Dust travels over a diverse emotional and political terrain. ... songs for this album. "Menindee" is a cheeky mockery of Burke and Wills, supposed heroes who ...
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Reggae album to celebrate democracy
is the speeches record company executives make at album launches. There they stand amongst the music ... short-back-and-sides haircuts, and predicting that the new album will be a "smash". The man from RPM records ... exile in Britain, produced the album and wrote many of the lyrics. The album's other producer is MK ...
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Penelope Swales to launch new album
Penelope Swales' album Songs from the Borderline clearly shows that she is a performer in motion. ... the end of you. I don't consider myself to be in too much risk at the moment." The album ... been writing a lot of political stuff. I find that a bit more difficult to write than about personal ...
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John Dengate's political satire
political songs. This album continues in that tradition. He is critical of US foreign policy, Japanese and ... Australian politics. John Dengate has made a name for himself as a larrikin writer and singer of satirical ... US "takeover" of Australia, Liberal governments and such like. The title song on the album ...
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Strong political message
'70s flute and brass sounds and strong political message. Addressing those who control women's ... head/ make your bread/ raise your kids in the ghetto?" All proceeds from the album are to be ... and victims of domestic violence. The album does make the attempt to raise women's issues. ...
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Carmody on music, struggle and politics
KEV CARMODY, who has just released his latest album Images and Illusions, has found that while the ... music industry was happy to accept his money to produce the album, they have been equally happy to ... hearing is because your music is political? They always call us political forgetting, of course, that the ...
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From political passion to pop
truly inspirational. Still political but not quite as inspirational was their 1988 album Confessions of ... album Cafe Bleu from Jean Paul Marat, "an 18th century visionary", gave an inkling of where ... explorations in music, with no lyrics at all, their politics was particularly notable in such songs as ...
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Very political tones
Very political tones Sing Out for Ireland Wolfe Tones Distributed by Larrikin Reviewed by Bernie ... lyrics that are unashamedly political. They are very much the musical ambassadors for Irish ... Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC). Also included on this album are songs like the "Guildford ...
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The music and politics of Judy Small
Judy Small, one of Australia's best and most popular political singer/songwriters, is ... currently touring Australia to promote her album Second Wind. She spoke to Alex Bainbridge about the ... influences on her life, her politics and her music. "I am the classic case of the conservative turned ...
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The personal and the political
The personal and the political Robyn Habel Robyn Habel Produced by Terry Bradford and Stuart Day ... tackles a range of personal and political issues on this CD, in a style that reflects her stated ... find answers, not necessarily accepting what someone else says. The album concludes on a positive note ...
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Personal exploration of politics
recent number one Irish album. "Touch the Sun" is dedicated to Sioux leader Sitting Bull, while ... politics — he doesn't set out to deliver a message. This occasionally leans towards abstraction and ...
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Sexual politics and top music
rape" — Rap Against Rape Three women make up one of Brisbane's most talented and political bands. ... The collection brings together lyrics that speak volumes about sexual politics and melodies that range ... on the CD. "Final Cry", the first song on the album, is a love song with folk harmonies and ...
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From politics to music, or vice versa
From politics to music, or vice versa By Karen Fredericks Luke Shaw, engineering student, Young ... CD, Spirit. In Brisbane during the '70s and '80s, radical politics and alternative music ... politics led to the music, or the music to the politics, but by one route or another many artists, ...
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Pumpkins head for Europe
champion of the East Timorese. One of the more political songs on the album is the chilling tale of ... fans with a snatch of gigs and a new album. According to Dan Tuffy, singer, writer and bassist for the ... latest album, Low Fi Lucy's Mobile Temple, is different from previous releases, while still ...
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Ragewar's sonic attack
political dance album I've heard in a long time. Band founders Barrie Bardoe and Eleanor Bardoe insist ... a political message. The song titles reveal all: "Dare to Care", "Thought Crime" and ... is not content to just rewrite Clash albums. This is an interesting album, but I reckon these guys ...
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Still another side of Paul Weller
powerful track on the album. Lyrically and politically, Weller was at his peak. In 1986, the Style Council ... Weller the chance to express his politics. By 1982, Weller felt the Jam had reached their creative peak. ... chance not only to express his love of soul and jazz, but also to express his politics. The Style Council ...
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Digging in shallow ground
the album really stay in your mind was its classic pro-choice song, "Femme Fatale". ... Fatale" made Reaching more than just a cool album. It gave the whole CD lasting appeal. It announced that ... take the next step forward politically. Musically, it is an interesting combination of '70s pop, ...
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Dirty
Dirty, the eighth album from the US thrash/grunge quartet Sonic Youth, maintains the group's focus ... on important social issues. On their 1990 album, Goo, they dealt with questions including anorexia ... about the alienation of youth from the political process in the USA, and about xenophobia and sexism. ...