Welcome one and all to Buttonholehttp://www.buttonhole.com.au/ The first time I listened to this debut EP of Melbourne band Braindead Lovers I was so taken with it that I played the CD three more times in a row. This is some of the best rock music I've heard in ages. And, unlike some other Aussie bands I could mention, these guys have a distinctive sound of their own. Being an EP, there are only five tracks on this bad boy, so I might a http://www.buttonhole.com.au/review/id/685.html Welcome to another music review of a thing, where I'm sure not quite what the thing in question is. This one is from Southern Culture on the Skids. But another name for this band could have been "Those damn hillbillies" or alternatively "People who kind of remind you of the B-52s." 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Some say that http://www.buttonhole.com.au/review/id/529.html A couple of years ago they teased us with the rocking and catchy single Can't Get Enough. It was played heavily on the radio and was even included on the Gran Turismo 4 soundtrack. For those impressed by this song The Infadels have finally unleashed their debut album onto the dance-rock music scene. Full of promise and definitely awaited with great expectations, We Are Not The Infadel http://www.buttonhole.com.au/review/id/527.html This album, being the fourth from Canadian singer/songwriter Sarah Harmer, is a folk music recording with a bluegrass sensibility. The distinct absence of percussion on this album gives way to sweetly tuned guitars, fiddles, harmonicas and other traditional instruments, all working together to craft some very 'old style' music. 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