Added on March 21, 2012
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ATP , Jeff Mangum , Karren Ablaze! , Mark E Smith , The Fall
I am afraid of Uncle Mark. Blatantly inebriated, this pixie-faced old man roams the stage like an imperious foreman.
Added on March 16, 2012
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Barack Obama , Billy A Reeves , David Cameron , GDH Cole , Goldman Sachs , Grace Petrie , Mumford & Sons , Noah and the Whale , Steve White And The Protest Family , the White House , Thee Faction
Mumford & Sons playing the White House is the embodiment of the cultural logic of this Tory-led administration, and of British capitalism in general. Musicians are no longer the minstrels the ruling class hire for the occasion. These days they recruit their own. It’s safer that way.
Added on March 2, 2012
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Al Larsen , Can , feminism , Lady Gaga , Mike Long , Minor Threat , performance , punk rock , Pussy Riot , Putin , Rikki Lovejoy , Riot Grrrl , Russia , sexism etc , SF Pride at Work , space punk
This would be refreshing just as regular punk rock performed on a stage in a club, but Pussy Riot only play unsanctioned shows in public spaces.
Added on February 6, 2012
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31 Songs , Andrew Stafford , Berlin , Here Before , Joy Division , Lou Reed , Nick Hornby , Suicide , Teenage Fanclub , The Feelies
In Hornby’s view, rock critics are a pretty sheltered lot. It is, he points out, a young person’s game.
Added on February 1, 2012
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Everett True , gender , misanthropy , sexism , sexism etc , Steven Wright
Yes, he does say that there are good male musicians/bands. But it feels to me like they nearly have to prove themselves worthy of consideration
Added on January 29, 2012
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2012 , Anna Calvi , Austra , Brisbane , Glasser , Jody Macgregor , Laneway , Laneway Festival , M83 , Pajama Club , Rave , Sunday Mail , The Feist , The Horrors , The Vine
I hate music festivals because I love music, and I mean properly love music. Real love is unhealthy, obsessive, consuming. I am outside Music’s house in defiance of a restraining order. I am frightening off Music’s new boyfriend. I am holding Music’s pets to ransom until Music agrees to return my calls.
Added on January 20, 2012
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140 characters , Bill Forman , Colorado Springs Independent , music , NME , one word , Review , shite , Spin , Twitter
As noted in last Thursday’s post, veteran music rag Spin has pronounced the traditional album review dead.
Added on January 10, 2012
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Andrew Stafford , Daddy Cool , Eddy Current Suppression Ring , God , Icehouse , INXS , Kylie Minogue , Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds , Radio Birdman , The Avalanches , The Great Australian Songbook , Yothu Yindi
It’s considered traditional at the University of Queensland to drop your daks when it’s played on the local campus bars
Added on January 6, 2012
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An Unnatural Act , Bo Stalhman , Brisbane , DNE , Ian Wadley , Invisible Empire , Kindling Records , Negative Guest List , Small World Experience , The Holy Ghosts , The Lost Domain , Two Poor Boys
Up until that point I’d lived in blissful ignorance of a true Brisbane underground. The music coming out of Port Chalmers had been the centre of my universe. It was a pivotal moment.
