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The Collapse Board Interview: Jason Williamson (Sleaford Mods)

Thursday 12 March 2020 and I’m at Sleaford Mods sold out show in Brisbane at Triffid. The coronavirus is coming, shows are already being pulled. …

The Collapse Board Interview: Jess Cornelius

After moving from New Zealand to Melbourne in the early 2000s, Jess Cornelius found fame through Teeth & Tongue, the band she formed in 2007.…

The Collapse Board Interview: Kirsty Tickle (Party Dozen)

Party Dozen are a band that stays with you. On paper, a drummer/saxophonist duo might not sound like an obvious choice of band to go…

The Collapse Board Interview: Adam Franklin (Swervedriver)

British shoegaze legends Swervedriver are returning to Australia this month for a tour in support…

The Collapse Board Interview: Ed Kuepper (2019)

We last spoke to Ed Kuepper back in 2014 so we were never going to…

The Collapse Board Interview – Sacred Paws

Formed by members of old Collapse Board favourites, Golden Grrrls, Shopping and Trash Kit, we…

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Calexico – Seasonal Shift (Spunk!)

Let’s get it over and done with – 2020 hasn’t been a great year. Thank goodness for all the musicians of the world who’ve kept making music throughout this unspeakable…

Cold Meat – Hot and Flustered’ (Helta Skelta Records)

Nearly half a century on, punk rock has been made palatable in some ways, through its inevitable dilution with pop, but Perth’s Cold Meat are a band who don’t wish…

Brainbeau – Infinite Ways

Listen to the introduction of Marvin Gaye’s 1977 single ‘Got To Give It Up’. The loose chatter, the casual clinking glasses. It feels like a party. The sound effects continue…

Clever – Hangin Egg (Tropical Cancer Rort)

This record bursts into existence, there’s simply no other way to describe it. The band plays with intensity. Like punk. But as with any kind of idealism you could throw…

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In Photos: Sleaford Mods + The Chats DJ Set + Soot @ Triffid, 12.03.2020

Sleaford Mods play a Golden Plains sideshow in Brisbane at Triffid, with support from Soot and The Chats DJ set.…