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.
That Was The Year That Was 2010
Photographer Justin Edwards looks back over the Brisbane live scene in 2010. (This article was originally published on This Is Not A Photo Opportunity.)
Everett True’s Australian Garage Rock Primer
There’s a good argument to be had for grunge beginning in Australia with The Scientists in 1979. Ask Kurt Cobain. Oh wait. You can’t.
Song of the day (Australia) – 143: Venom P. Stinger
OK. Day two of my tribute to becoming Australian, and this group have significance for me. I’m sure my pal David Nichols can remind me of this, but when he found himself at a loose end for those crucial 12 hours in London on a stopover back from Olympia, WA to Melbourne in 1985, and […]
The True Report – 1: Daniel Johnston in Australia, 28.01.10-03.02.10
Sydney (Monster Children) The conversation between Loene Carmen, Millie from Bridezilla and myself went something like this. “Looks like it’s going to rain. Let’s go inside.” “Might not rain.” “Let’s stay in the courtyard. There’s more room here – and look, here are some beers.” “It’s going to rain. Let’s go inside.” “Have you seen […]
The Collapse Board Interview: Falco (Mclusky)
Despite living in London during their lifespan, Mclusky were a band that completely passed me by. Even though I read the NME weekly, or possibly because I read the NME weekly, they were a band that I can’t remember hearing or seeing anything about. Moving to Brisbane in 2005, it was a completely different story, […]
Our Annotated Commentary to the Worst Piece of Journalism 2018
Between rock and a safe space [To suggest that rock is diametrically opposed to safe spaces is abhorrent. Already the author is twisting music to their own political agenda, which, as you will see, is some kind of white heterormative male hegemony of rock.] Tormented by allegations of white supremacy, misogyny and transphobia, the band […]
Is Manus Blood Money Making Australia’s Next Big Act?
With second LP 'Watching The Sky' and support of industry heavies, Brisbane’s Sheppard are set to take on the world, but there’s a deafening silence.
Sheppard. “Who!?” They’re from Brisbane. Three of the six – George, Amy, and Emma Sheppard – are siblings. They might not be a household name, but they are an ARIA decorated six-piece. The group first broke through in 2013 with ‘Let Me Down Easy’. Tearing up the charts the following year ‘Geronimo’ hit number one […]
A Different Kind of Free: A Review of The Drones’ Feelin Kinda Free (TFS Records)
By Alexis Late When I first heard The Drones it was hard to force them into a genre, thank fuck. I mean, are they blues? They’ve covered Blind Willie Johnson and Leadbelly, and songs like ‘The Miller’s Daughter’ are of that tradition, but could be folk too. Are they garage? They can make a racket […]
