‘One of New Zealand’s great moments’: how OMC’s How Bizarre became – and remained – a hit | Music

Pauly Fuemana.

Twenty-seven years ago this April, a curious Kiwi track jumped to No 1 on the Australian music charts. How Bizarre by OMC (which stands for Ōtara Millionaires Club, made up of frontman Pauly Fuemana and […]

U2 Songs of Surrender review – all the anthems, but smaller | U2

The artwork for U2: Songs of Surrender

U2 have always dealt in grand gestures. No other rock artists from the world of post-punk chased megastardom with the same missionary zeal: they seldom made any bones about wanting to be the biggest band […]

Electro-pop master M83: ‘We’re losing the mystery in music’

Electro-pop master M83: 'We're losing the mystery in music'

M83’s new album ‘Fantasy’ is an ‘escape hatch’ from modern life, says Gonzalez – Copyright AFP SEBASTIEN BOZON Philippe GRELARD Anthony Gonzalez, the man behind M83, the group that helped define electro-pop, fears for a […]

Long-Awaited Documentary About Doom Metal Icon SCOTT ‘WINO’ WEINRICH Gets Official Release Date

Long-Awaited Documentary About Doom Metal Icon SCOTT 'WINO' WEINRICH To Arrive This Spring

Due on May 13 digitally and on DVD via New Terms Productions, “Wino: The Documentary” is the story of doom rock legend Scott “Wino” Weinrich, known for his many influential bands and projects such as […]

U2 outselling rest of the Top 5 combined on the way to 11th Number 1 album with ‘Songs of Surrender’ – Music News

U2 outselling rest of the Top 5 combined on the way to 11th Number 1 album with 'Songs of Surrender' - Music News

U2 are outselling the rest of the Top 5 combined as Songs of Surrender leads the race to become their 11th Number 1 album in the UK. On their new LP, the legendary Irish rockers […]