When I first heard The Orb as a 15-year-old they detonated my idea of what music was and how ...
On January 11, 2014 / By KateFirst published in Spectrum (Sydney Morning Herald, weekend, June 8-9) Bad boys of robot rock Queens of the Stone ...
On June 14, 2013 / By KateFirst published in The Brag, May 2013 The Hard Ons are still playing when the news starts spreading. “Bar ...
On May 27, 2013 / By KateThe problem with writing a song as killer as ‘Young Men Dead’ from The Black Angels’ first record, is ...
On May 11, 2013 / By KateIt’s been five years since Beaches released their debut record. Yet the follow-up, She Beats, is defined by a ...
On May 11, 2013 / By KateThis is Low’s tenth LP and their twentieth year together. Milestones that, for another band of similar cult status, ...
On April 29, 2013 / By KateThe single from Tomahawk’s first record in six years, ‘Stone Letter’, is a ’90s anachronism that belies Oddfellows’ excellence. ...
On April 17, 2013 / By KateUsually, if you can hear fan over folk star, the show is just dreadful. But I can now count ...
On April 13, 2013 / By KateWhen Mumford & Sons’ Ben Lovett said Half Moon Run was “one of the most important bands debuting an ...
On April 3, 2013 / By KateSome may find discerning the differences between Grouper (Liz Harris) records to be a challenge. But for ardent fans ...
On March 17, 2013 / By KateMy name is Kate Hennessy. I am a freelance arts and travel writer and music critic. I contribute to Guardian Australia, The Sydney Morning Herald/The Age, The Saturday Paper, The Australian, The Australian Financial Review, The Wire (UK), NME and more.