Paul Van Ross – The Buck Stops Here (Rattle) CD REVIEW
That calloused and abused instrument, the saxophone, is put to good use on this live jazz release.
Eagles Retrospective Out In April
Massive Eagles retrospective to be released in April.
David Bowie’s The Next Day Previewed
Gareth Simpson gets to audition the new David Bowie album with a select bunch of music critics at Neil Finn’s Roundhead Studios.
iFi Audio Micro iPhono Phono Stage REVIEW
Gary Pearce reviews iFi Audio's little Micro iPhono phono stage
Simply The Pits
Nostalgia for the '90s already? Surely some mistake? Gary Steel is outraged.
VPI Industries Traveler Turntable REVIEW
Gary Pearce reviews VPI's new Traveler Turntable
Frank Zappa – Fillmore East, June 1971 (Zappa Records/Universal)
Gary Steel reviews the remastered version of Frank Zappa's Fillmore East June 1971
Best Albums Of 2012
Everybody else is doing it, so Gary Steel finally weighs in with his favourite albums of the year.
Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours Expands
Soft rock classic expands
Led Zeppelin – Celebration Day (Atlantic/Warners) CD REVIEW
Led Zeppelin's swan song is much better than it has a right to be.
Heed Quasar Phono Stage/PSU REVIEW
Gary Pearce reviews Heed Audio's Quasar phono stage
Efterklang – Piramida (4AD/Rhythmethod) CD REVIEW
Danish group's latest is ambitious and intoxicating, according to Gary Steel
Plum Green – Rushes (Independent) CD REVIEW
Plumb Green's got talent, but her debut album doesn't show it in the best light
Pro-Ject Debut Carbon Turntable REVIEW
Andrew Baker reviews the Pro-Ject Debut Carbon turntable and judges it to be a fine example of the budget TT maker's art
Zaine Griff – Ashes & Diamonds; Figures (both Ode/Rhythmethod) CD REVIEW
NZ singer-songwriter Zaine Griff reissues his two English New Romantic-era releases.
Micachu & The Shapes – Never (Rough Trade/Rhythmethod) CD REVIEW
Micachu needs to do it proper to really engage.
Dead Can Dance – Anastasis (Pias/Liberator) CD REVIEW
The dead can still dance, maintains true believer Gary Steel.
The Beatles – Yellow Submarine (EMI) DVD REVIEW
How does the frame-by-frame restoration of The Beatles' Yellow Submarine scrub up? Gary Steel has an opinion.
I Want A Refund! (A Story Of Humiliation & Heartbreak)
Gary Steel thought only other people were stupid enough to snap CDs in half.
Pin Group – Ambivalence (Flying Nun/Warner) CD REVIEW
Pin Group may have been the lucky first release by Flying Nun, but they're also possibly the worst.
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