MATT KELLY finds it necessary and the right thing to do to dump on not one, but TWO albums by classic rockers Jethro Tull.
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1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die – Diana, The Musical
With its hilariously off-colour and risible lyrics and crappy music backing, Diana The Musical easily makes MATT KELLY’s infamous list.
Kate Bush was a figure of fun
She’s rock royalty with an old song riding high in the charts, but not so long ago Kate Bush was mercilessly ridiculed, writes GARY STEEL.
1001 Albums You Must Die Before You Hear – Marilyn Manson’s Mechanical Animals
Even at his very best Marilyn Manson sucks the biscuit as far as MATT KELLY is concerned. Read on to find out why.
1001 Albums You Must Die Before You Hear – Walker Hayes’ Country Stuff
MATT KELLY puts a very sharp knife into a fat platter with thin ideas that may actually be the worst album of our year of the plague, 2021.
1001 Albums You Must Die Before You Hear – Mick Jagger’s She’s The Boss
MATT KELLY marvels at a shockingly bad album wherein Jagger uses 31 great session musicians for seemingly no reason whatsoever.
Lea Maalfrid’s This Love – a master class in singer-songwriting
One of NZ’s most distinguished songwriters finally gets round to recording a career-spanning overview, and GARY STEEL is well impressed.
The Witchdoctor Q&A – Sandy Mill
Sandy Mill is one of Aotearoa’s finest singers. To mark a rare performance in Auckland this weekend, we ask her some leading questions.