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Classic quotes from the Australian street press – 7: Brody Dalle

Classic quotes from the Australian street press – 7: Brody Dalle

From the review of the new Brody Dalle album, Diploid Love, in yesterday’s MX, the free paper that they hand out at train and bus stations in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne.  Not a music publication although they have a page of album reviews every week and given an estimated readership of 663,000 per day, their reviews are […]

 Everett True

DIY criticism vs. music | The next (10) time I listened to ——————–

DIY criticism vs. music | The next (10) time I listened to  ——————–

The next time I hear the new Tunabunny album I’m incensed, beaten down.

 Everett True

DIY music v/criticism | The second (2) time I listened to the new Tunabunny album ——————–

DIY music v/criticism | The second (2) time I listened to the new Tunabunny album ——————–

By Everett True The first (1) time I listened to the new Tunabunny album ——————– it was out of a sense of obligation, not nasty, on my headphones late night at home.

 Everett True

Christopher J. Ott | The other Guv’ner (pt 2)

Christopher J. Ott | The other Guv’ner (pt 2)

The system is bullshit. The system isn’t about music. The system is about marketing.

 Everett True

Song of the day – 673: Britney Spears

Song of the day – 673: Britney Spears

Judging Britney the same way you’d judge Dylan or Elliott Smith is like taking a baseball bat to a cricket game.

 Everett True

Christopher J. Ott | The other Guv’ner

Christopher J. Ott | The other Guv’ner

You want to get paid for music writing? You’re pretty soon going to find out that you are in a world that has nothing to do with music or writing. It’s about executing PR campaigns.

 Everett True

An interview with Everett True for Rumore magazine

An interview with Everett True for Rumore magazine

Music criticism in web 2.0 – it’s not dancing about architecture (that old chestnut). It’s music about music!

 Everett True

Simon Reynolds | The guv’ner

Simon Reynolds | The guv’ner

What I find disconcerting is how many young writers are very reasonable and sane in their approach

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You can’t have me | Why I said no to Crikey

You can’t have me | Why I said no to Crikey

I have been doing this too long to be in it for the tickets.

 Everett True

Quote of the day | Don Henley on ‘Hotel California’

Quote of the day | Don Henley on ‘Hotel California’

Wine isn’t a spirit. Wine is fermented; spirits are distilled.