http://www.crikey.com.au now with extra source Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:25:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/earworm/2012/02/10/lana-del-rey-born-to-die-album-review/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/earworm/2012/02/10/lana-del-rey-born-to-die-album-review/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:08:05 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=273715 Born To Die arrived, writes Neil Walker, and while her rapping is awful it is a perfectly passable pop album. ]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/earworm/2012/02/10/lana-del-rey-born-to-die-album-review/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/earworm/2012/02/07/leonard-cohen-old-ideas-album-review/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/earworm/2012/02/07/leonard-cohen-old-ideas-album-review/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:51:42 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=273182 Old Ideas, Leonard Cohen’s first album in eight years, would never have existed if his accountant hadn’t pilfered money from him, writes Neil Walker. ]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/earworm/2012/02/07/leonard-cohen-old-ideas-album-review/feed/ 0 https://www.npr.org/2012/01/22/145340430/first-listen-leonard-cohen-old-ideas?ps=cprs https://www.npr.org/2012/01/22/145340430/first-listen-leonard-cohen-old-ideas?ps=cprs#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:35:03 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=271997 Ann Powers, even if he does describe himself as "a lazy bastard in a suit." ]]> https://www.npr.org/2012/01/22/145340430/first-listen-leonard-cohen-old-ideas?ps=cprs/feed/ 0 http://lifeaccordingtodool.com/2012/01/23/return-to-1982/ http://lifeaccordingtodool.com/2012/01/23/return-to-1982/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:17:42 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=270571 Cam Hassard journeys down the lane of 80s nostalgia. ]]> http://lifeaccordingtodool.com/2012/01/23/return-to-1982/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/earworm/2012/01/23/howler-give-up-america-album-review/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/earworm/2012/01/23/howler-give-up-america-album-review/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:32:31 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=270552 Neil Walker. ]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/earworm/2012/01/23/howler-give-up-america-album-review/feed/ 0 http://mashable.com/2012/01/22/one-hello-world/ http://mashable.com/2012/01/22/one-hello-world/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:56:46 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=270340 Christine Erickson.]]> http://mashable.com/2012/01/22/one-hello-world/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/earworm/2012/01/16/big-deal-lights-out-album-review/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/earworm/2012/01/16/big-deal-lights-out-album-review/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:26:39 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=269308 Lights Out continually ramps up Lolita-like levels of sexual tension between its two band members. It's the beginning of a beautiful friendship between them and the listener, writes Neil Walker.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/earworm/2012/01/16/big-deal-lights-out-album-review/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/earworm/2012/01/10/snow-patrol-fallen-empires-album-review/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/earworm/2012/01/10/snow-patrol-fallen-empires-album-review/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 02:01:50 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=267814 Neil Walker.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/earworm/2012/01/10/snow-patrol-fallen-empires-album-review/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/earworm/2012/01/09/new-year-new-earworm/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/earworm/2012/01/09/new-year-new-earworm/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:08:34 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=267643 Crikey's music blog earworm will change with the times with a raft of exciting new features, writes Neil Walker.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/earworm/2012/01/09/new-year-new-earworm/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/earworm/2011/12/31/2011-earworm-top-8-albums-of-the-year/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/earworm/2011/12/31/2011-earworm-top-8-albums-of-the-year/#comments Sat, 31 Dec 2011 02:46:27 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=267163 Neil Walker.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/earworm/2011/12/31/2011-earworm-top-8-albums-of-the-year/feed/ 0 http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/23/the-2011-crikeys-the-best-in-film-music-books-tv-and-stage/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/23/the-2011-crikeys-the-best-in-film-music-books-tv-and-stage/#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2011 01:55:09 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=266808 http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/23/the-2011-crikeys-the-best-in-film-music-books-tv-and-stage/feed/ 1 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/culture-mulcher/2011/12/19/pod-and-prejudice-podcast-faves-2011/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/culture-mulcher/2011/12/19/pod-and-prejudice-podcast-faves-2011/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 01:09:56 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=265908 W H Chong presents his favourite podcasts of the year, which include Crikey's Canberra Calling, the BBC's World Book Club and The Guardian's Politics Weekly. ]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/culture-mulcher/2011/12/19/pod-and-prejudice-podcast-faves-2011/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/earworm/2011/12/15/the-black-keys-el-camino-review/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/earworm/2011/12/15/the-black-keys-el-camino-review/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 22:09:04 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=265569 The Black Keys seem to be filling the void left by The White Stripes’ self-imposed demise with El Camino. It’s garage rock blues by numbers but it’s also immediately likeable, writes Neil Walker.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/earworm/2011/12/15/the-black-keys-el-camino-review/feed/ 0 http://gawker.com/5868073/im-the-jerk-who-pranked-occupy-wall-street http://gawker.com/5868073/im-the-jerk-who-pranked-occupy-wall-street#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 01:21:12 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=265429 Malcolm Harris admits that he pranked the protests via Gmail.]]> http://gawker.com/5868073/im-the-jerk-who-pranked-occupy-wall-street/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/earworm/2011/12/12/amy-winehouse-lioness-hidden-treasures-review/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/earworm/2011/12/12/amy-winehouse-lioness-hidden-treasures-review/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 21:09:11 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=264766 Neil Walker.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/earworm/2011/12/12/amy-winehouse-lioness-hidden-treasures-review/feed/ 0 http://www.avclub.com/articles/2011-the-year-in-band-names,66284/ http://www.avclub.com/articles/2011-the-year-in-band-names,66284/#comments Sun, 11 Dec 2011 23:26:59 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=264579 The AV Club's annual writeup of memorable band names.]]> http://www.avclub.com/articles/2011-the-year-in-band-names,66284/feed/ 0 http://mashable.com/2011/11/29/elvis-costello-download-piracy/ http://mashable.com/2011/11/29/elvis-costello-download-piracy/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 23:19:09 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=262378 Zachary Sniderman.]]> http://mashable.com/2011/11/29/elvis-costello-download-piracy/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/earworm/2011/11/29/kate-bush-50-words-for-snow-review/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/earworm/2011/11/29/kate-bush-50-words-for-snow-review/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 05:41:24 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=262284 50 Words for Snow is the eccentric 53-year-old singer-songwriter's tenth album, and it's a disappointment, writes Neil Walker.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/earworm/2011/11/29/kate-bush-50-words-for-snow-review/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/earworm/2011/11/28/2011-arias-awards-better-than-2010-shock/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/earworm/2011/11/28/2011-arias-awards-better-than-2010-shock/#comments Sun, 27 Nov 2011 23:50:01 +0000 Luke Buckmaster http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=261781 Neil Walker.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/earworm/2011/11/28/2011-arias-awards-better-than-2010-shock/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/earworm/2011/11/24/album-review-nickelback-here-and-now/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/earworm/2011/11/24/album-review-nickelback-here-and-now/#comments Thu, 24 Nov 2011 22:13:57 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=261431 Here and Now, will sell a few million more, but might also make listeners want to kill all those responsible for its existence, writes Neil Walker.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/earworm/2011/11/24/album-review-nickelback-here-and-now/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/earworm/2011/11/22/david-lynch-has-a-good-day-today/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/earworm/2011/11/22/david-lynch-has-a-good-day-today/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 01:05:42 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=260639 Neil Walker. ]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/earworm/2011/11/22/david-lynch-has-a-good-day-today/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/earworm/2011/11/21/album-review-gorillaz-the-singles-collection-2001-2010/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/earworm/2011/11/21/album-review-gorillaz-the-singles-collection-2001-2010/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 04:46:02 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=260515 Gorillaz, you haven't experienced the genius of Damon Albarn. Let the sunshine out of the bag and make this the soundtrack of your summer, writes Neil Walker.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/earworm/2011/11/21/album-review-gorillaz-the-singles-collection-2001-2010/feed/ 0 http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/11/18/nowhere-to-pee-but-music-fans-keep-rocking-on/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/11/18/nowhere-to-pee-but-music-fans-keep-rocking-on/#comments Thu, 17 Nov 2011 23:41:01 +0000 Ben Eltham http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=259952 http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/11/18/nowhere-to-pee-but-music-fans-keep-rocking-on/feed/ 8 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/earworm/2011/11/14/album-review-ben-lee-deeper-into-dream/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/earworm/2011/11/14/album-review-ben-lee-deeper-into-dream/#comments Mon, 14 Nov 2011 22:28:59 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=259199 Neil Walker.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/earworm/2011/11/14/album-review-ben-lee-deeper-into-dream/feed/ 0 http://www.bobdylan.com/elderfield http://www.bobdylan.com/elderfield#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2011 05:49:28 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=258860 John Elderfield Dylan discusses painting techniques, films of the 50s, miniature golf courses and more. ]]> http://www.bobdylan.com/elderfield/feed/ 0