Skins is just the sort of edgy drama that the British do oh-so-well. The show's characters are flawed yet fabulous, so it's only befitting that the Skins soundtrack aches with attitude. The underrated LCD Soundsystem rattle and hum on the opening North American Scum, setting the bar fairly high.

To celebrate his 60th birthday, Leo Sayer has released what he describes as his musical autobiography. Don't Wait Until Tomorrow shouldn't be confused with a greatest hits though.

After much anticipation, The L Word is back, better than ever and currently screening weekly in Australia. Before you get too excited, you've gotta be lucky enough to have Foxtel or Austar to watch the glam gals strut their stuff.

Good Girl Gone Bad has been THE pop album of the last year, home to four huge hits, including the instant classic Umbrella. This reissue comes with three bonus tracks.

Santogold is a thrilling new singer-songwriter already drawing comparisons to M.I.A. with her eclectic and daring blend of beats, rhythms and influences. Her recent support gig for Coldplay across the states has ensured that more and more people are becoming familiar with the name Santogold.

Mike Leigh has taken an about-turn for this, his first film since the ultra-grim Vera Drake. Happy-Go-Lucky centres around the irrepressible Poppy (Sally Hawkins) and her endlessly cheery way of navigating through everyday life.

Rugged up against the winter chill, several tramloads of us made our way from Swanston Street along the Yarra to the big tent on Birrang Marr for Circus Oz's 30th anniversary season.

Rugged up against the winter chill, several tramloads of us made our way from Swanston Street along the Yarra to the big tent on Birrang Marr for Circus Oz's 30th anniversary season.

A few years ago, Ashanti was the name on everyone's lips. A few years in the music biz, however, can be a kiss of death to a burgeoning recording career.

Although local radio is only just picking up on single Black And Gold, Sam Sparro is already massive in the UK. The Aussie native grew up in a musical family who introduced him to soul music at a young age.

Only a few weeks after we reviewed her previous single, the godawful UR So Gay, same-sex obsessed Katy Perry is back for more. Having previously taken aim at gay-acting men, Perry now tries party lesbianism on for size.

A few things you may not know about the new, improved, Vanessa Amorosi:

1. She's buff. She sauntered on stage at the Trak Centre last Friday night sporting a pair of guns to rival Madonna's.

There's something about the music of ABBA that fits snugly into any love / relationship scenario. Money, Money, Money, SOS, The Winner Takes It All - who can't relate to those stories?

Unfinished Sky is the story of two damaged people whose lives intersect on a Queensland farm. Based on a 2007 Dutch film called De Poolse Bruid (The Polish Bride), it is an Australian-Dutch co-production, and the first through New Holland Productions.

The Beckett Theatre at the Malthouse was packed to the rafters for Shaun Parker's Blue Love last weekend.