With Harold ‘That white guy in Ghostbusters who wasn’t Bill Murray or Dan Akroyd’ Ramis directing, and Judd Apatow bringing some of his friends along as producer, Year One certainly had the promise of humour; even if it was a somewhat hesitant one.

Australian Hip Hop, strings, keys, soul samples and heavy beats. Battle and party tracks, 90s hip hop flashback, beautiful things destroyed, a rapper’s confession to his young boy, a fifty-year retrospective and instructions on surviving a zombie insurrection.

When you make an album that begins with a choir of voices singing “we’re here to save the world”, both expectations and eyebrows will be raised.

Melbourne band the Galvatrons have done exactly that, and have gone as far as beginning their first song on their debut album with this seemingly arrogant sentiment.

It’s always refreshing to talk to a musician who doesn’t feel the need to harp on about their latest album or upcoming tour. Ben Hall, drummer for Brisbane-based heavy rock act The Butterfly Effect, is a down-to-earth guy who’s more than happy to stray from the press release to tell you a great anecdote. I was a little surprised because, let’s face it, he’s definitely got some bragging rights.

Note: Sometimes we miss things, like stars on the bottom of reviews. We actually gave this 4.5 stars not the 3.5 stars that’s printed in the mag. Sorry guys. You should go get this album. Really.

Slide by Somedays on Wednesday 24th June and you’ll be in for a mouthful of contentious culture from Sydney artist Frank Fable. The exhibit, titled ‘Deconstruction of this lonely city’, was created during Fable’s two-month retreat to the bush…

What do Spain, Germany, France, Italy, Argentina and China have in common? They’re actually the same country?

Incorrect. Shame on you. The correct answer for those still playing is in fact that they are all possible destinations for the ABBEY Language Travel program.

Kasabian are like that strange takeaway joint in your neighbourhood; you aren’t quite sure what you’re going to get, but you know it’s going to be interesting. Their lavishly titled third album ‘West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum’ is more of the same in that respect. They provide us with the shards of brilliance and moments of mediocrity that we’ve come to expect from the Leicester lads.

You Am I have been smearing the walls of Australia’s pubs, clubs and theatres with no-fuss, feet-stomping, guitar-slamming rock & roll for longer than you’ve been watching ‘Simpsons’ re-runs. Yes, that’s a bloody long time, and a lot longer than most bands can manage in this day and age.

Prepare to revert to wetting your pants with excitement. Lego has teamed up with Las Vegas based company Digital Blue to bring today’s tech-savvy kids cameras, MP3s and other gadgetish goodies… made of Lego!