 | | Springing Back The Temper Trap |  | After the smash success of Conditions and hit single Sweet Disposition, THE TEMPER TRAP return with a self-titled album, a new member, and a stack of songs inspired by everything from a broken... more |
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|  | | Album of the Month: Jack White's BLUNDERBUSS | | | It still seems odd that Jack White ‘Man of 1000 bands’ (White Stripes, Dead Weather, Saboteurs, ongoing collabs) has finally released a solo debut. It’s clear from the opening, insistently rolling, sub-Motown... more |
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 | | Chet Faker | | | Chet Faker knows hype when he sees it. Despite a groundswell of critical acclaim in his native Australia – not to mention faintly hyperbolic praise from UK scenemakers like BBC 1’s Zane Lowe and X FM... more |
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|  | | Orbital | | | Few electronic acts have been as innovative as recent tourists Orbital. One reunion and a new album later, Phil Hartnoll spoke to STACK’s Paul Jones. I was lying on my back staring at the damp patches... more |
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 | | And... There Was Rock | | | As the ’70s closed, AC/DC played what would be some of their final shows with the legendary Bon Scott. The shows have finally been released on DVD, and reveal much about a legendary band. 1979 was both... more |
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|  | | AC/DC: The Legendary, Late Bon Scott | | | Let There Be Rock recorded one of Bon Scott’s final gigs. But it also – unwittingly – caught his final lengthy interview, and faithfully portrays the respect still felt by fans for the Scottish... more |
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 | | AC/DC: The Legendary Angus Young | | | The Angus Young of 1979 and the Angus Young of today aren’t so different. Some of the first frames of Let There Be Rock show him quietly warming up, head down, just playing. Seconds later he’s... more |
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|  | | Soulicious: Sir Cliff Richard Goes Soul Deep | | | Sir Cliff Richard has been making music since 1958, when he first charted with Move It, a song no less than John Lennon credited with kickstarting British rock. His new live DVD, Soulicious... more |
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 | | Cold Chisel | | | Cold Chisel broke up in 1984. After 2011’s successful Nitro reunion tour, they’ve released NO PLANS. Don Walker spoke to Jonathan Alley. Along with AC/DC, Cold Chisel are indisputably the most iconic rock... more |
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|  | | Gold Watch | | | The Hoodoo Gurus celebrate 30 years with a new compilation, and rock’n’roll hog heaven, with touring event Dig It Up. The Hoodoo Gurus are a bit like the rest of us, really. They love big birthday bashes... more |
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 | | Django Django | | | Raised on mad nights out hearing the world’s most eclectic DJs, Django Django make everything go 'pop'. Sick of putting on an album and not being surprised? If pop music has become a tired re-run of the... more |
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|  | | Prince to Tour! | | | It's been the hottest tour rumour in Australia for years now: will he? won't he? Prince Rogers Nelson – the artist currently, formerly and for all intents and purposes always known as PRINCE appears to... more |
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|  | | Hilltop Hoods Remain Classic | | | Hilltop Hoods return with Drinking from the Sun, their most powerful and well realised claim to world domination yet. Suffa spoke to STACK’s Jonathan Alley. In the wake of the most controversial... more |
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 | | The Jezabels Bag the AMP! | | | Prisoner by The Jezabels has been awarded the 2011 Australian Music Prize by a panel of industry judges comprising journalists, musicians and retailers. A longlist of over 50 Australian albums... more |
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|  | | Coming Home | | | Troy Cassar-Daley's new album HOME was recorded in Nashville, but keeps a firm eye trained on the backyard. Last year, Troy Cassar-Daley found himself bound for Nashville, Tennessee, to record new album... more |
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 | | Boogie Nuggets | | | Endless Boogie had to be persuaded to play their first shows. Music was a hobby, fuelled by a shared, insatiable record collecting habit. Paul Majors talked to Jonathan Alley. Endless Boogie’s exhilarating... more |
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|  | | St Vincent: Travel Advisory! | | | If you're a fan of the delectable sounds of St.Vincent aka Annie Clark, as well being a tad handy on Twitter and full of travel tips, you want to read on... Like many musicians who spend hours going stir-crazy... more |
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 | | Keays Unleashed | | | Jim Keays’ early days with The Masters Apprentices started in a small room making a racket. Over four decades later, he’s doing the same thing in a whole new way. He spoke to Jonathan Alley about his new... more |
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|  | | Lana Del Ray | | | Lana Del Rey has become an online sensation, taking her cues from distorted images of Americana, and a long line of image manipulators. Jonathan Alley takes a look. Lana Del Rey’s album Born to Die... more |
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