Added on December 3, 2009
Everett True
Crocodiles , Fuck Buttons , Metal Urbain , No Age , Peepholes , The Beatles , Times New Viking , Vivian Girls
Again, I’m reminded of the section in the infamous Steve Albini article/tirade against major labels, originally printed in The Baffler, wherein he wishes that bands would try to sound more like Metal Urbain instead of The Beatles. Because, as I’ve written before, it seems that we’ve turned full circle – at least in the circles […]
Added on November 2, 2009
Everett True
Franz Ferdinand , Kurt Cobain , Letters from Rosie , Morrissey , Pitchfork , The Black Kids , The Gossip , The Smiths , Tobi Vail , Vampire Weekend , Village Voice , Vivian Girls
The third in the series from my coolest correspondent. (Although I’m pretty chuffed at Nathan from The Gossip saying he reckons me to be the “most important and interesting critic of all time” – I’d be even more chuffed if I believed he was being serious.) Incidentally, the criteria Rosie is applying to Vampire Weekend […]
Added on October 22, 2009
Everett True
Beat Happening , Brisbane , Kitchen\'s Floor , Motley Crue , Nirvana , Ramones , Shop Assistants , Steve Fisk , Unwound , Vivian Girls
As I said somewhere else just now, I keep forgetting how much I remain in love with the thrill of live music. Blame it on my age. Whatever. At least I know my limitations. Oh maybe I shouldn’t. Or maybe I don’t. Oh maybe I just want to FUCK AND GET HIGH FUCK AND GET […]
Added on August 24, 2009
Everett True
Blondie , Brigette Bardot , Cat Power , Connie Francis , David Bowie , Deerhoof , Duran Duran , Edith Frost , Electrelane , Francoise Hardy , Hanoi Rocks , Ladytron , Mr Airplane Man , Partyline , Serge Gainsbourg , Slumber Party , The Cure , The Monster Women , The Softies , The Vivian Girls , Tiger Trap , Velvet Underground , Xavier Cugat
I love Facebook sometimes. You casually scroll through the comments and links and status updates of the myriad people who claim, mostly somewhat spuriously, to have an affiliation with you and discover this. You know that when a band lists their influences as B-52’s,Young Marble Giants, Shangri-Las, Detroit Cobras, Joan Jett & the Runaways, Exotica!, 60’s […]
Added on July 3, 2009
Everett True
Brilliant Colors , Edwyn Collins , Ian Svenonius , Kim Gordon , Melody Maker , NME , punk rock , Richard Hell , The Legend , The Lovely Eggs , The Pastels , Trixie's Big Red Motorbike , twee pop , Vivian Girls , Ziro Baby
Brilliant Colors‘ music captures – in essence, not in sound – the early Beat Happening groove so sweetly you know it must be coincidence. So: not twee, not fey or cute or any of those other words erroneously associated with Calvin Johnson’s work. (It’s not his fault he spawned a legion of admirers who missed […]
Added on July 25, 2012
Everett True
Clive Barker , Everett True , Gerry Anderson , Gilbert Shelton , Hunter S. Thompson , Iain Banks , Peter Bagge , Ralph Steadman , Robert Crumb , Savage Pencil , Songbook Series , The Stranger
Wow, I was in a fucking terrible mood when I wrote this one.
Added on March 16, 2011
Everett True
Brisbane , Edward Guglielmino , Feathers , grunge , New York City , Nova Scotia , Pavement , Sammy , Sonic Youth , Spiral Stairs , The Deadnotes , The Legend , Vivian Girls , Yeh Deadlies
There’s Feathers, and they’re great. And there’s Nova Scotia, and they’re pretty good too.
