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 Lee Adcock

2014 – A Half Year in Review (from that Collapse Board whippersnapper)

2014 – A Half Year in Review (from that Collapse Board whippersnapper)

It’s almost July, kids – you know what that means? Well, over here in the US, Americans take that as a cue to load up on fireworks, booze, and propane for the 4th. But HERE, in the blogosphere of musique critique (not a real French phrase, by the by), we critic types take stock of […]

 Lee Adcock

Eagulls – Eagulls (Deranged)

Eagulls – Eagulls (Deranged)

What? When did this come out again? Three months ago, you say? Oh WHO CARES. Gems like this ought to be dredged up again and again to save our souls from the marble-ogling masses. Why? ‘Cos I’m puh-SESSED. Fuck the headphones. FUCK ‘EM! This is 80-miles-per-hour music, (yeah,I said miles – SUCK IT, WORLD), the […]

 Jodi Biddle

Bo Ningen – III (Stolen Recordings/ [PIAS] Australia)

Bo Ningen – III (Stolen Recordings/ [PIAS] Australia)

Bo Ningen (Japanese for “Stick People”) are getting all kinds of attention right now. There’s a lot of hype. Pitchfork is involved. I know what you want to hear though, since you’re here reading this instead of just looking at Metacritic or letting Pandora curate your listening choices: is the hype deserved? I’ve been listening […]

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The Friday Afternoon Playlist, 21.02.2014

The Friday Afternoon Playlist, 21.02.2014

The annual gathering of angry men with tattoos and long hair (i.e. Soundwave) starts this weekend with the Brisbane leg at the RNA Showgrounds on Saturday. A quick and dirty unscientific study (we looked at the profile pictures on Soundwave’s website and counted up band members) shows 318 musicians playing the festival of which a […]

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The Friday Afternoon Playlist, 24.01.2014

The Friday Afternoon Playlist, 24.01.2014

Bo Ningen – Henkan Last weekend I went down to the Gold Coast for this year’s Big Day Out festival and saw some of the worst bands in the history of music. However, thanks to a recommendation from Collapse Board contributor Brendan Eales, I also caught Japan-via-London psych-rock four piece Bo Ningen, who, despite playing […]

 Tamsin

Still Fuck Albums: Tamsin’s Musical 2012

As everybody at Collapse Board should know by now, “girls’ music” is always the best kind and everything else is B.O.R.I.N.G. So bring it the fuck on.

 Everett True

Hugs And Kisses (December edition)

This was written for Spanish website Playground a couple of days ago. I dutifully sent it off, and received a return email stating the column had been pulled, financial considerations. Damn. They could have told me that before I wrote it! Anyway. Thought it was too good to waste. Hugs And Kisses The Strangely Muted […]

 Everett True

One-minute reviews – 8: Bo Ningen, Lonelady, To Kill A Petty Bourgeoisie, Tap Tap

Anyone can write about music, sure. But can you write about music when the clock’s ticking down, you know nothing about the artist in question and you’ve never heard the album before? And you only had a minute to start with. Bo Ningen – Koroshitai Kimochi EP Blam! That’s the ferociously heavy, grungy guitars fucking with the […]