Lianne La Havas - Is Your Love Big Enough?

2012 | Administrator | Sunday, 16 September 2012

Move over Adele. Britain’s next big female star has arrived in the form of this 22-year-old native of south London. Blessed with honeyed vocals and impassioned songs about love’s ups...

Paul Simon - Songwriter

2011 | Administrator | Wednesday, 2 November 2011

Songwriting is all about rhythms and rhymes, according to the first recipient of the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. This two-CD set showcases both sides of the acclaimed composer’s craft,...

Aerosmith - Music from Another Dimension

2012 | Administrator | Wednesday, 21 November 2012

Surviving feuds, near-breakups and health crises, America’s rock veterans return with their first album of original material in 11 years. Steven Tyler and Joe Perry recreate their classic sound on...

Nickelback - Here and Now

2011 | Administrator | Monday, 5 December 2011

No band on the planet divides opinion quite like Nickelback. The dudes from Hanna, Alberta are revered and reviled for their catchy, meat-and-potatoes rock. With worldwide sales of 45 million,...

Our Lady Peace - Curve

2012 | Administrator | Monday, 16 April 2012

Our Lady Peace is in fighting form. The veteran Toronto band’s strong eighth studio album features legendary Canadian heavyweight boxer George Chuvalo on both the cover and the guitar ballad “Mettle.” Frontman Raine Maida sounds especially...

P!nk - The Truth About Love

2012 | Administrator | Tuesday, 2 October 2012

She’s now a mum so her high-flying trapeze days are over. But P!nk is still a musical daredevil and her latest CD features plenty of her no-holds-barred and tartly tongued brand of rock. Highlights include the...

Various artists - Best of Bond…James Bond

2012 | Administrator | Saturday, 27 October 2012

Nobody does Bond better than Shirley Bassey. This collection, celebrating 50 years of 007 movies, features Dame Shirley belting out three of the franchise’s favorite themes. Other highlights include Madonna’s pulsing “Die Another Day,” Paul McCartney...

Reviews - 2012

2012 | Nicholas Jennings | Sunday, 30 January 2011