Riffs From The Grave – 13 Stitches/ Tropical Vampirates


2009 – Dead Records Horror-Punk/Hard Rock NOTE: Riffs From The Grave is a double EP brought out by Australian label Dead Records to promote two of their bands,13 Stitches and Tropical Vampirates. As it’s a double EP I will be looking at each band separately and giving the record a combined score at the end.…

No Music From Hecate


Unfortunately I couldn’t locate any music from Hecate’s EP to play for you. Instead, here is the record cover for another Australian EP. I will be reviewing Riffs from The Grave a double EP from 13 Stitches and Tropical Vampirates next time. Stay tuned!

Hecate EP – Hecate


1996 – Rock and Roll High School Records Riot Grrrl Today I listened to the self-titled debut EP from Brisbane based riot grrrl band Hecate, who have now, sadly, broken up. The record is grungy, unashamedly political, and harsh, but it really makes for some great listening. It opens with the track By Myself; a…

Having Some Trouble


Hey guys, Next time I will be listening to the self titled debut EP by Brisbane based Riot Grrrl band Hecate. The group never hit the big time so I’m having some trouble getting the record cover for you guys, but I might go take a sneaky photo of the sleeve in a minute or…

Best Of What?


When I walk into my local record purveyor I notice something that I feel really needs to be discussed, namely the huge amount of “best ofs” that sit on the shelves nestled in with the rest of a band or artist’s discography. What are we music fans to make of this? Are they a brilliant…

See You In A Few Days!


I hope you’ve been enjoying my ramblings throughout my record collection so far, but I’m about to take a couple of days off for the weekend. I will be back shortly, but in the meantime please comment and share! Let me know what you think! Also, jump on the facebook page so you can tell…

Uh Huh Her – P.J Harvey


2004 – Island Alternative Rock Harvey’s sixth studio album opens with a real kicker; all dark and throbbing, tinged with spite and sadness. This brooding atmosphere continues through to the end, with only a few notable exceptions, and consequently this makes for a rather oppressive record. Uh Huh Her performs a tricky balancing act between…

Robert Christgau


Robert Christgau Here’s a link to one of my favourite music critics. He’s opinionated, rude, judgmental, and often wrong, but I respect his long career. If you’re interested in music criticism (and I hope you are, or you’re ready the wrong blog), then it might be worthwhile checking out the Dean.