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Who you gunna call?

Posted: 03 Jul 09 | THE first thing you will notice about Ghostbusters: The Video Game is its dedicated duplication of Ghostbusters the movie. |

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RIP Michael Jackson

Posted: 26 Jun 09 | In this updated version, Musicology remembers the time when Michael Jackson was the King of Pop. |

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Triple J's Hottest 100 Of All Time

Posted: 25 Jun 09 | Musicology's Matt Neal throws his 10 favourite songs into the ring. |

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The Greatest Music You've Never Heard Part I

Posted: 18 Jun 09 | Some times great music gets lost, unfinished or just falls through the cracks. |

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Five surprisingly inappropriate songs

Posted: 12 Jun 09 | Some innocent pop songs ain't as innocent as you think. |

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John Farnham

Posted: 08 Jun 09 | Whispering Jack is back - try and understand it. |

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The best albums of 1999

Posted: 29 May 09 | Relive the movers and shakers from 10 years ago. |

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The Best Film Clips Of All Time Part V

Posted: 26 May 09 | More cool clips to sink your teeth into. |

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Five covers that are better than the original

Posted: 18 May 09 | Sometimes the original isn't the best. |

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Five action stars with musical careers

Posted: 07 May 09 | Not content with saving the world, some action stars feel the need to sing too. |

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The best albums of 1989

Posted: 01 May 09 | Amidst the Jive Bunny and the Milli Vanilli, 1989 yielded some important albums. |

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Whatever happened to...?

Posted: 24 Apr 09 | Remember The Knack, Everclear, Deee-Lite, Right Said Fred and The Cranberries? |

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Green Day

Posted: 17 Apr 09 | A look at the back catalogue of the biggest punk band of the modern era. |

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The Best Film Clips Of All Time Part IV

Posted: 09 Apr 09 | More cool clips to kill some time. |

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The best albums of 1979

Posted: 03 Apr 09 | Shakedown, 1979.... |

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Five songs about the paranormal

Posted: 31 Mar 09 | Ghosts, aliens, Bigfoot... oh my. |

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Best Film Clips Of All Time Part III

Posted: 22 Mar 09 | More cool clips for you to check out in our ongoing series. |

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Golden Plains 2009

Posted: 13 Mar 09 | If you didn't make it to the Supernatural Amphitheatre over the Labour Day weekend, here's what you missed. |

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The best albums of 1969

Posted: 06 Mar 09 | Travel back 40 years for the big records of 1969. |

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Best Film Clips Of All Time: Part II

Posted: 02 Mar 09 | More amazing music videos from our ongoing series. |

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Five bands that should reunite instead of Limp Bizkit

Posted: 20 Feb 09 | Limp Bizkit are getting back together - we'd rather these bands instead. |

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Best Film Clips Of All Time: Part I

Posted: 12 Feb 09 | Film clips can either be boring advertisements for songs or works of art. |

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Five great all-female rock bands

Posted: 06 Feb 09 | Chicks rock, and here's five of the best. |

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Five local albums

Posted: 29 Jan 09 | Here's five releases from south-west acts which could become the soundtrack to your summer. |

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Five great music films

Posted: 16 Jan 09 | HAVE a rocking good time on the couch with these great music films. |

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Worst Songs Of All Time: Part III

Posted: 09 Jan 09 | More songs that deserve to be burned at the stake. |

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Five great upcoming festivals

Posted: 02 Jan 09 | Here's five festivals worth checking out in the coming months. |

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Meredith Music Festival

Posted: 02 Jan 09 | The weather was cold and bleak, but the music was hot at this year's Meredith Music Festival. |

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Queenscliff Music Festival

Posted: 04 Dec 08 | The Standard's editor Steve Kelly reviews the Queenscliff Music Festival. |

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Long-awaited albums

Posted: 03 Dec 08 | Albums can be a long time coming... some longer than others. |

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Gomez

Posted: 21 Nov 08 | UK group Gomez returns to Australia with five great albums under its belt. |

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Worst Songs Of All Time: Part II

Posted: 13 Nov 08 | More moments of musical malaise. |

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Wangaratta Festival Of Jazz

Posted: 07 Nov 08 | It was another big weekend of jazz in 'Wang'. |

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The Dandy Warhols

Posted: 30 Oct 08 | Throughout their hit-and-miss career The Dandy Warhols have served up some pop gems. |

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Worst Songs Of All Time: Part I

Posted: 23 Oct 08 | Pass the shotgun. |

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Classical music for dummies (like me)

Posted: 17 Oct 08 | IF you don't know your Brahms from your Bach, here's a good place to start. |

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Grinspoon

Posted: 05 Oct 08 | Grinspoon guitarist Pat Davern dishes the dirt on the band's back catalogue. |

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Paul McCartney

Posted: 26 Sep 08 | Love him or loathe him, Sir Paul McCartney is officially the world's most successful songwriter, and here's five of his best. |

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Metallica

Posted: 19 Sep 08 | In the wake of Death Magnetic, here are the metal lords' five best albums. |

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Five great grunge albums

Posted: 12 Sep 08 | Grunge is dead? Don't tell Matt Neal. |

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Dave Graney's top five albums

Posted: 10 Sep 08 | Melbourne music icon Dave Graney picks out five faves of the week. |

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Michael Jackson

Posted: 05 Sep 08 | MJ turned 50 recently, making it a good time to look past the accusations and detachable nose and remember the time he was King of Pop. |

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Five great MOR albums

Posted: 22 Aug 08 | Middle of the road doesn't have to be bad - here's five MOR albums to prove it. |

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Isaac Hayes

Posted: 15 Aug 08 | The funk-soul legend died this week but won't be forgotten. |

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Five rock'n'roll punch-ons

Posted: 01 Aug 08 | The music industry can get nasty and violent - here's five great rock'n'roll punch-ups. |

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Five great soundtracks

Posted: 27 Jul 08 | With the Mamma Mia! soundtrack being on top of the album charts this week, here are five of the greatest soundtracks ever. |

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Beck

Posted: 18 Jul 08 | From smirking slacker to genre-hopping genius, here are five eclectic gems from Beck. |

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Five famous rock'n'roll graves

Posted: 11 Jul 08 | Thieves made off with a memorial headstone for Joy Division's Ian Curtis last week - here are five more famous rock graves that are hot spots for crazed fans. |

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Five albums missed by The Age list

Posted: 04 Jul 08 | MUSIC lists are alway contentious, but we're going to throw our two cents in on The Age's great Aussie album list. |

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The Age's 50 Greatest Aussie Albums

Posted: 04 Jul 08 | A PANEL of experts compiled a list of the best Aussie albums. |

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Five follow-up albums that failed

Posted: 27 Jun 08 | Having a hit record is what every band wants but it's a double-edged sword - here's five follow-up albums that failed to live up to their predecessors. |

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Five great covers albums

Posted: 23 Jun 08 | Cover albums tend to come along when a band has run out of steam and can't be bothered writing new material, but some transcend that idea and become something special. |

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Weezer

Posted: 13 Jun 08 | Meet power-pop veterans Weezer - from lovable geeks to chart-topping hit-makers. |

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Five great posthumous songs

Posted: 09 Jun 08 | Being dead may put a crimp in your social life, but it doesn't necessarily stop you from releasing a hit record. |

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Eurovision

Posted: 30 May 08 | Pyrotechnics, guady costumes, and dramatic key changes... it must be the Eurovision Song Contest. |

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Five acts that should retire

Posted: 26 May 08 | Neil Young once sang ``it's better to burn out than fade away''. But sometimes it's better to just bugger off. |

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Frank Zappa

Posted: 15 May 08 | To many, Zappa is a god. Five south-west musicians pick five of his best albums (out of a possible 75). |

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Nine Inch Nails

Posted: 09 May 08 | They've released two albums already this year, but here are the five big ones that got them where they are. |

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Five highlights from the Apollo Bay Music Festival

Posted: 05 May 08 | It was cold weather but hot tunes in Apollo Bay recently. |

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Five hot Aussie electro bands

Posted: 26 Apr 08 | Aussie electro has hit the mainstream and here's five of the big players |

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From the archives: Tony Wilson

Posted: 21 Apr 08 | Manchester music guru Tony Wilson died last year but left behind quite a legacy |

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From the archives: five musical reunions

Posted: 19 Apr 08 | 2007 was a big year for reunions - here are some of the biggest |

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Custard's Dave McCormack's top five albums

Posted: 18 Apr 08 | The frontman of now-defunct Brisbane band Custard picks out five favourites |

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From the archives: Dallas Crane's Pete Satchell's top five albums

Posted: 14 Apr 08 | The Dallas Crane guitarist picks five records he can't live without. |

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From the archives: Beatles tributes

Posted: 14 Apr 08 | From metal to mash-ups, here's five interesting Beatles tributes |

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Queens Of The Stone Age

Posted: 12 Apr 08 | Five great albums from a great rock band |

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Five weird (yet successful) duets

Posted: 04 Apr 08 | From Bowie and Bing to Eminem and Elton, here's five of oddest musical pairings. |

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From the best Beatles tributes to the weirdest duets, from Zeppelin's finest albums to Dylan's masterpieces, MATT NEAL gives you a weekly musical top five.

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