No Alternative: Pitchfork and Indie Culture’s End Times
First off, we need to define alternative culture. Is it something that provides values for those who identify with it, or is it just mainstream culture decked out in thrift store apparel?
We’re a bit late this year (the story of our life) but it’s time…
Unaddressed allegations of racism, misogyny, violent abuse and bad behaviour. There’s a problem with…
You break up with your ex. You like them, but they’ve pushed the limits…
Ahead of the release of their new album, Five Rooms, their End of This…
Thursday 12 March 2020 and I’m at Sleaford Mods sold out show in Brisbane…
After moving from New Zealand to Melbourne in the early 2000s, Jess Cornelius found…
The end. Well, it’s as good a place to start as anywhere isn’t it?…
Midnight Oil play their final Queensland show at the Riverstage in Brisbane.…
The Hard-Ons’ I’m Sorry Sir, That Riff’s Been Taken tour hits The Zoo in…
BRIGHTON KOMEDIA: I have never felt very comfortable with my body. This feels like home.…
The opening song sounds like My Bloody Valentine. You may well be enthused by…
One of these days I will get around to updating my own blog site. …
Song of the Day is typically about sharing something new or vaguely recent but…
I spend an unhealthy amount of time thinking/mildly obsessing about the lives of famous…
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“How am I going to feed my family now? How am I going to afford my casual drug habit? Chris Martin must pay!”
It can feel like a betrayal, and the fan blames the band: they ‘sold out’, because they don’t belong to you exclusively any more.
First off, we need to define alternative culture. Is it something that provides values for those who identify with it, or is it just mainstream culture decked out in thrift store apparel?