Song of the day – 554: Tame Impala
It’s The Darkness rolled into the JAMMS isn’t it? But slicker and more disposable (not an insult).
2012 & the Abysmal Company You Kept
Dum Dum Girls had a massive year — the Coke Zero of the indie world. You know, same taste as the original formula but not as filling.
Tame Impala – Lonerism (Modular Fontana)
It’s the psychedelia of sitting around your friend’s teenage bedroom smoking shitty weed, listening to people say the most banal shit, and wishing you could leave.
Melody’s Echo Chamber – S/T (Fat Possum)
Guitars dissolve in smudged razors, pushpins hidden in your lipstick. There may or may not be a horror show lurking within your candyfloss.
those 2nd annual Rolling Stone (Australia) 2011 Awards in full.
We’re seriously thinking about instigating our own Collapse Board Awards next year. The top prize will go to the person or institution that gives us the most money, hard cash. The next top prize will go to the person or institution that gives us the second largest amount of money, hard cash. And so on. [...]
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?
DEADSHITS! and the week ahead
What does Brisbane do to deserve nights like this? What do all of the horny, apathetic narcissists who stalk the valley every Friday and Saturday night do to warrant such an amazing lineup? I’ve no idea, but that’s not the point. The point is that the hardworking people behind The Outpost (I Used To Skate Once) [...]
Shoot Me Now: More Nominations for the 2010 J Award
Is the J Award truly representative of quality Australian music, or simply some means of self-justifying giving a lot of airtime to a relatively small group of bands?
