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Audiostraddle’s 10 Favorite Albums of 2009: Isabelle’s Picks

With so much excellent music being released in 2009, contributing writer Isabelle had a hard task narrowing down a list of the year’s Top 10 records – featuring releases from…

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Dec 28, 2009

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Tori Amos’ ‘Midwinter Graces’ Album Review & Give Away

Christmas carols, by nature, are mostly fairly schmaltzy. So what kind of justice can an artist like Tori Amos bring them? In her new Christmas album “Midwinter Graces”, Amos does…

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Dec 19, 2009

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Gossip’s “Music For Men” Album Review

Contributing writer Isabelle gives us the low-down on Gossip’s latest album “Music For Men” and shares her admiration for frontwoman Beth Ditto, a “lady with an exceptionally high badassery quotient…

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Nov 30, 2009

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Vivian Girls’ Shambolic Garage Punk Hits Australia

All-female Brooklyn trio and overnight sensations, Vivian Girls, live up to the hype as they bring their gloriously shambolic pop-noise and Riot Grrrl spirit to Australia. Contributing writer Isabelle has…

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Nov 24, 2009

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Metric Australia: Audiostraddle Concert Review

Canadian rockers Metric finally bring their powerful, crowd-pleasing synth rock to Australia. Indie heart-throb Emily Haines wins over a hardcore Melbourne crowd with smoking hotness and idiosyncratic dance moves, requests…

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Nov 19, 2009