Music reviews

[ New Prince biography ]
According to reviewer, Bert Cielen, "DanceMusicSexRomance -- Prince: The First Decade" by Per Nilsen is 'the most well-researched book about Prince ever written'.

[ Reading/Leeds festival ]
Ramon Lobato tells it like it was at the recent Reading/Leeds festival. 'The guitars were loud, the prices were extortionate, the odours were foul, the beer was warm -- what more could you ask for? It was the ultimate summer festival ... and it sure put Big Day Out to shame.'

[ "Under the Same Moon" ]
Thana Harris's book "Under the Same Moon" is a fascinating account of her meeting and work with Frank Zappa, Steve Vai and Zappa band member Bob Harris, with whom she fell in love and married.

[ Matt Whytcross: Castaway ]
Matt Whytcross has been compared to Jeff Buckley, Neil Finn and Sting. Jeff Jenkins reviews Matt's debut album "Castaway".

[ U.S. hip hop/oz style ]
Australia's generations of hip hop heroes

[Mistress of style: Grace Jones]
Grace Jones is the Billie Holiday of contemporary music. Few interpret a song the way she does.

[ Big Beat ]
Big beat may well be the most significant new style of dance music of the 90s

[ DJing Downunder ]
Local dance music scene and the tendency for Australians to hero worship international DJs at the expense of outstanding local talent

[ Public Enemy's enemies? ]
Guess who got publicly dissed by Public Enemy at a recent Oz gig?

[ New World Souls ]
New World Souls: a group whose music is a sonic magnet with a strong pull towards different World Musics

[ R&B's best brothers ]
The male harmony group has been a constant since the birth of soul music

[ Hurricane Jones ]
She of the cannon-ball arse and menacing glare is back: Grace Jones

[ "R" Kelly ]
Robert Kelly has emerged as one of R&B's more gifted male figures in recent times, but he has chosen to maintain a low media profile

[ Urban music genres ]
A guide to some of the many styles currently playing on the airwaves and in the clubs