EXCLUSIVE: YEAH YEAH YEAHS SHOW @ AN UNDISCLOSED LOCATION
A few hours later I’m on the next train outta Melbourne on Collapse Board’s dime.
Song of the day – 552: Bed Wettin’ Bad Boys
Just fuck man and enjoy yourselves and get wasted and listen to sweet, sweet music all life long because this fucking sweet, sweet music is going to last you all life long.
Song of the day – 463: Mere Women
In my dreams, everything is shaped like silhouettes of the feet of three women staring into a puddle.
Royal Headache – Royal Headache (What’s Your Rupture)
It’s the best week of summer vacation you ever had
Wendy Saddington and Peter Head @ Camelot Lounge, Marrickville, Sydney, 29.04.12
Fuck ‘em. She’s the real thing, as honest, brutal, haunting and pure a songstress as Australia has ever had the honour of laying claim to
Electrelane in Australia
I can’t remember the last time the music from the night before left me feeling hollow. Gutted. Sad it had to finish.
There’s no good. There’s no bad. There’s music.
You think pop music is JUST about the music? Fuck, I thought even 2-yr-olds knew that wasn’t the case.
Song of the day – 425: Royal Headache
Damn. This music is so fine. One minute 30. Why do you need more?
Songs @ Tone, Sydney, 08.09.11
The wang bar on Max’s big fucking orange Gretsch got a good going over.
Australian Idolatory – the growth and growth of Hillsong
Swap the bible for an iPad and he could have passed for Steve Jobs unveiling his vision for the exciting next phase of the company.
Times New Viking @ Tone, Sydney, 25.08.11
The crowd watched attentively, on the precipice of joyous and spontaneous engagement.
Six Des Meilluers (demi – 2011)
I Love Lucy. Never just a review. Always a gorgeous, sensual, philosophical account of why music is so fucking important.
A biography of Ed Kuepper, written in 2000
In the early 90s, a select band of music critics at Melody Maker would regularly compete with one another to find fresh ways to praise the moody Australian genius.
Catcall – The Collapse Board Interview
by Bianca Valentino Catcall is the latest musical project from Sydney-based musician Catherine Kelleher. Kelleher first performed as frontwoman for Australian DIY punk band Kiosk in the early 00s. Upon returning home from a 2006 Kiosk US tour Kelleher had a life changing moment (which she talks about here) and after much soul searching decided [...]
The Big Beat In The Heart Of The Vinyl Jungle
Jules Normington is a legend on the Australian Punk Rock Underground
Tyler, The Creator @ The Zoo, Brisbane, 05.06.11
The Zoo may be the finest venue in all of Australia. It’s called The Zoo for a reason, and not just because there’s shit all over the floor and someone just gave birth to a litter of baby elephants.
Gruff Rhys + Matt Tow @ Excelsior Hotel, Sydney, 03.05.11
Without the strange adjuncts Rhys has a nice collection of folky tunes. With them he has a nutball bag of charming oddities.
Africa HiTech – ‘Out In The Streets’ (Warp)
entranced, volatile, enraged, elevated, attenuated, aggressive, aroused
AXXONN tour blog
I’m happy to terrify others grandmothers but wasn’t so sure about terrifying my own.
more Red Bullshit. A further comment on the AMP 2010 shortlist.
Is the Australian music industry – ‘alternative’ or not – racist at its heart
Oh Lord. The shortlist for the AMP 2010 has just been announced.
I got the impression the AMP was supposed to cover ALL forms of music, not just indie. Isn’t Australia known for its hip-hop? Its hardcore?
BLATANT AD: free tickets to see Broadcast live in Australia: BLATANT AD
The way free giveaways usually work is this. You get to sign up to some dumb mailing list that you spend the next six months desperately trying to unsubscribe from You get to answer some dumb question relating to the band and/or record label and/or website, thereby giving the spurious illusion that there is some [...]
