14 Most Read Entries on Collapse Board, 14.02.12 – 20.02.12
Can it really come down to simple tribalism, familiarity? It could, you know. It could.
Scott Creney reacts to Pitchfork’s reaction to M.I.A.’s Finger
Ryan Schreiber should be, if not ashamed, then more than a little embarrassed at the moment. Calling someone an asshole for raising a middle finger to a Super Bowl camera when you run a website and a music festival that has no problem promoting songs about rape, misogyny, and homophobia is empty and pathetic.
M.I.A.’s Middle Finger, Madonna, and Me
Some people say that little girls are meant to be seen and not heard. Well I say OH BONDAGE, UP YOURS!
The Feelies vs Lou Reed
In Hornby’s view, rock critics are a pretty sheltered lot. It is, he points out, a young person’s game.
Oh mercy. The shortlist for the AMP 2011 has just been announced.
Cue familiar back-slapping noises and cries of “haven’t we done well, chaps?”
Everett True and the Gender Obsession
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
n+1 Publishes an Interesting Article About Pitchfork | Collapse Board Publishes a Response
While Pitchfork may be invaluable as an archive, it is worse than useless as a forum for insight and argument
Scott Creney reacts to Chuck Klosterman’s article about tUnE-yArDs pretty much exactly the way you’d expect him to
I’m not a huge fan of Tuneyards, but I think this article is a massive pile of shit. No maybes about it.
Beautiful Things of 2011: Scandipop goddesses
And it was mostly pop. Girls making pop. Very few of the bands I loved this year consisted of four white boys with guitars, although that template has been responsible for some fairly monumental things over the last four or five decades.
The Curious Case of The Antlers
If after six plays of a song you are left with absolutely no idea what it sounds like it has surely failed some kind of crucial test.
NME introduces the one-word music review
As noted in last Thursday’s post, veteran music rag Spin has pronounced the traditional album review dead.
Brian Wilson tired of music critics putting him in a box
Turns out some cold-hearted bastard had gotten Brian in a box and then nailed it shut. It took me almost an hour to get him out.
Things to consider when adding a female to your band
So your potential female member is young, sexy, and malleable. Great! Is she sexually available? And how does her status as “taken” or “available” affect the rest of the band?
Handy live music reviewing tips from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
It’s not a review unless you comment on the quality of the merchandise.
Alternative Music Fan Notices Contradiction In Jessie J Hit Song
The update sparked two replies and got 9 ‘likes’, the second highest amount McMillan has ever gotten for a status update.
Why Pop Music Matters (No Matter What Age You Are)
Pop outflanked all of its critics by making them extreme traditionalists or anti-populist cranks.
Vulture Street Drum and Fife
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.
An Excessively Exhaustive Look at 10 Interesting Pieces of Music from 2011 | Matt O’Neill
At the risk of sounding overly hyperbolic, I think the best – or, at the very least, most interesting – records stand outside time.
Brisbane music in 2011 | some cool shit that happened, and some not-so-cool shit
Brisbane has always been great at producing this sort of bittersweet, melodic pop music.
