The return of Everett True | 71. The Middle Ones
This is beautiful. Just the balm I need on this ugly, ugly day. Gives me reassurance about the world when I need it most. (And if you like this then you might well enjoy this too.)
The return of Everett True | 70. Fear Kittens
Still occasionally it’s ace being me. When folk don’t forget me. When folk link me. A trusted source suggests I may love Seattle’s Fear Kittens. They’re right. I do. Fear Kittens by Fear Kittens I mean, how couldn’t I? They remind me of (deep breath)… The Groceries, Ed’s Redeeming Qualities, Lesbo Pig, Maria And The Gay […]
A message from Finland
The other day, I noticed this message in the Collapse Board mail server. I liked the cut of its energy, and so decided to reprint it here. In case you were wondering, an agglutinative language is a type of synthetic language with morphology that primarily uses agglutination: words are formed by joining phonetically unchangeable affix morphemes […]
The return of Everett True | 69. The Saints
I know. You’re expecting ‘This Perfect Day’ or ‘Know Your Product’ or some similar incendiary blast from the 1970s. You’re wrong. This is by way of acknowledging that perhaps I’ve been wrong for quite a while now, too. In Brisbane, there are two types of music fans. The ones who side with Chris Bailey. The ones […]
Ex Hex – Rips (Merge)
Oh, yes. Hell yes. These gals are talkin’ my language. Two minute tunes, beefy riffs, catchy tunes, handclaps. A local critic penned the quip “Thin Lizzy all up in yr grill” and I concur. To an extent. Can ya feel it? The heart and soul and power [pop] of rock and roll at its diamond […]
The return of Everett True | 68. Das Band
I don’t know much about music but I know what I like. I rarely think about associations. Either it connects or it doesn’t. It’s entirely variable on mood. My preference is for messy, unless it isn’t. Some form of elastic, loose beat that always comes back together. Unless it doesn’t. And unless it isn’t. I […]
No Jaws – Young Blood (Modern Guilt)
This is not about No Jaws. This is about a band who pitched their new album by quoting Everett True, the German Rolling Stone (?), and me. You hear that? Me. Yes, me. Do you know how many full albums reviews I’ve written since I came/stumbled upon Collapse Board almost a year ago? 44. (I […]
Everett True’s Favourite Bands (and Venues) of 1980
I started, so I may as well see this mini-series through to its conclusion. This is probably the most dubious ‘top’ chart of all from my teenage self in 1980. It’s not based on ‘likes’ or ‘ratings’ (as you might have expected), but on simple numbers, calculated via a point system – two for a […]
The return of Everett True | 67. Kim Deal
I haven’t posted one of these for 23 days. It feels longer. There’s no reason, just inertia. Depression. I saw this video posted on a friend’s Facebook feed. It’s Kim Deal. Of course I’m going to listen. It’s so good. Transparent. You can hear all the workings, the fluidity, the spontaneity, the beautiful melody at […]
Everett True’s Favourite Gigs of 1980
And so… to the third part of the series. (You can find part one here, and part two here.) Once again, taken from my diary of the time with all the star ratings attached. The first for how ‘good’ the band was; the second for my enjoyment of them. Pluses and minuses are related to […]