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Hello from Olympia, WA – 6: Why I Cried when Whitney Died

Hello from Olympia, WA - 6: Why I Cried when Whitney Died

Who is the singer doing the singing and what is the singer doing the singing actually feeling?


Hello from Olympia, WA – 5: Go Team Tour Diary Entry from March 1989: NYC – Madonna vs. Jad Fair and The Shaggs

Hello from Olympia, WA - 5: Go Team Tour Diary Entry from March 1989: NYC - Madonna vs. Jad Fair and The Shaggs

the new Madonna record just came out yesterday and we wanted to dance


Hello from Olympia, WA – 4: Madonna Live at the Super Bowl

Hello from Olympia, WA – 4: Madonna Live at the Super Bowl

Does the marketplace necessarily kill radicalism or is it ever possible to be subversive in the mainstream?


Kathleen Hanna – The Collapse Board Interview

Kathleen Hanna – The Collapse Board Interview

“It doesn’t matter what you do, if you’re not a straight white male you’re going to get more harshly criticised than other people so you might as well just do whatever the fuck you want.”


Hello from Olympia, WA – 3: shit people say in Olympia

Hello from Olympia, WA - 3: shit people say in Olympia

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Hello from Olympia, WA – 2: Morgan And The Organ Donors, Hooded Hags + The Maxines, live at the Midnight Sun

Hello from Olympia, WA – 2: Morgan And The Organ Donors, Hooded Hags + The Maxines, live at the Midnight Sun

I like a band that takes the time to dress up, it makes them seem cohesive and prepared.


Hello from Olympia, WA – 1: Spider And The Webs band practice, Peter Stampfel live

Hello from Olympia, WA - 1: Spider And The Webs band practice, Peter Stampfel live

How was your weekend? Mine was excellent.


Kate Nash – The Collapse Board Interview

Kate Nash - The Collapse Board Interview

“The music that I listen to, I feel like it’s really something that saves me. It’s escapism. It’s comfort.”


A Conversation With Richard Kingsmill, triple j Music Director

A Conversation With Richard Kingsmill, triple j Music Director

Really, someone who’s written a blog posting about triple j, complaining about the fact that we’re trying to monopolise Australian music, really doesn’t keep me up at night. I really don’t worry about it.


The Great Australian Songbook II

The Great Australian Songbook II

It’s considered traditional at the University of Queensland to drop your daks when it’s played on the local campus bars


The Great Australian Songbook I

The Great Australian Songbook I

Rock music doesn’t get much more moving than this.


My Favorite Find of 2011: The Fabulous Jan Terri

My Favorite Find of 2011: The Fabulous Jan Terri

I suppose you would call Jan Terri an outsider artist. Her approach to music is an engaging mix of pop convention, genre mixing, and unique personality.


Kate Nash’s Rock ‘n’ Roll For Girls After School Club

Kate Nash's Rock 'n' Roll For Girls After School Club

I mean, the whole industry is a total boys club. I think this is really what pushed me heavily into proudly labelling myself a feminist.


The Museum of Impossible Music

The Museum of Impossible Music

A choir of mutes singing in the Circular Song Annex, with Nero on fiddle.


Smashing Pumpkins | There are lines in the sand … and then there are lines in the sand

Smashing Pumpkins | There are lines in the sand ... and then there are lines in the sand

I despise pomposity above almost everything, even when it’s hilarious. The Smashing Pumpkins aren’t hilarious.


41 Short Reviews about the new Smiths box set

41 Short Reviews about the new Smiths box set

Granted, many people hate Morrissey, but The Smiths are generally given an easy ride.


Everything Is Plastic – The Corrupting Ideal of Authenticity In Music

Everything Is Plastic – The Corrupting Ideal of Authenticity In Music

ALL music is fake. That’s why they call it a performance; that’s why they call it an act.


The Collapse Board interview – Maria And The Gay

The Collapse Board interview - Maria And The Gay

This time let’s not call it anything. People will hate it but at least it will have spirit.


the full transcript of the Yoko Ono interview

The only thing I want is more time. Give me more time to grow and experience.


Riot Grrrl – the collected interviews

Riot Grrrl - the collected interviews

Riot Grrrl is a myriad of contradictions. And that’s to the good.


PRETZEL LOGIC No. 17 – Amanda Lear, I Don’t Like Disco (Little Boom)

PRETZEL LOGIC No. 17 – Amanda Lear, I Don't Like Disco (Little Boom)

I hate spreading rumours, but what else are you to do with them?


A conversation with Yoko Ono

 A conversation with Yoko Ono

I never thought we shouldn’t grow, I never thought we should repeat.


Giant Drag’s Annie Hardy – The Collapse Board Interview

Giant Drag's Annie Hardy - The Collapse Board Interview

My whole school years were fucking saved by the fact that I learned to play guitar and sing


Secret Punk and Basement Pop mixtape from Street Eaters + interview

Secret Punk and Basement Pop mixtape from Street Eaters + interview

A rad free mixtape of MP3s from basement pop bands that don’t usually trade in the currency