It's done, it's a reality. After losing most of their gear in a fire, suffering criminal lack of attention from the music world at large, and numerous other hindrances, Melbourne individualsters Sleep Parade have released their debut album. Things Can Always Change is epic, coherent, meditative, hard rocking, and cathartic for both the band and the listener. It's filled from start to finish with abundant colour, captivating musical journeying, slick studio production and raw human emotion. Read more

After reading the setlist of this fantastic two-disc live record, I prepared for the best, and within seconds of the opening notes, my expectations were well and truly met. Opeth are more than "in form", they are on fire. Read more

The first time I heard this great album, it had my undivided attention from start to finish, I knew I’d stumbled across something special, and it blew me away more and more on repeat listening. Read more

Switchfest was an 18-band, 10-hour event at Inflation Nightclub in Melbourne's CBD on Cup Eve 2007. Don't let the venue name fool you, it was only $15 and drinks weren't that expensive either. Basically it was a gathering of some of the local bands in the alt-rock and metal genres. Read more

This was the opening show of Something For Kate's tour in support of The Murmur Years, their recent double-disc best-of release. So the setlist was presumably going to be a collection of their singles and better-known classics. Read more