The way The Smiths once covered their sleeves in 60s references, the way Wu-Tang Clan embraced the language and iconography of Shaolin, the way Oasis loved The Beatles, that’s the relationship Iceage has with xenophobia and white supremacy — it may not be the window, but it’s damn sure the drapes.
Feb 15, 2013 | Categories: Columns | Tags: 2 Live Crew, Andrew Dice Clay, Delta 5, Denmark, Gang Of Four, Iceage, Ku Klux Klan, Mekons, Oasis, Sarah Palin, Scott Creney, The Smiths, Tyler The Creator, Wu-Tang Clan | 72 Comments »
Sex, drugs, more sex, more drugs, each song details another night of Bacchanalian excess with no redemption in sight. Are you ready to party?
Jan 25, 2012 | Categories: Album Reviews | Tags: Abel Tesfaye, Beach House, Britpop, Cocteau Twins, Earl Sweatshirt, Jarvis Cocker, Kate Bush, Matthew Dear, Michael Jackson, Odd Future, Pitchfork, Portishead, Pulp, Siouxsie And The Banshees, The Weeknd, Tyler The Creator, Wallace Wylie | Leave A Comment »
Joanna Newsom, don’t think you’re getting some kind of genius pass.
Dec 10, 2011 | Categories: Scott Creney | Tags: best of 2011, Can, Clarence Clemons, Depeche Mode, Fleet Foxes, Greil Marcus, Lady Gaga, Mel McDaniel, My Morning Jacket, Scott Creney, Tyler The Creator, Washed Out | 1 Comment »
This isn’t a gig, it’s a communion.
Sep 17, 2011 | Categories: Music Blogs | Tags: Amanda Palmer, editing music criticism, Gotye, grunge, kimbra, Kreayshawn, Kurt Cobain, Nirvana, NME, Tyler The Creator | Leave A Comment »
“Music is what I believe in, in the way that some people have religion.”
Jul 12, 2011 | Categories: Interviews | Tags: Adele, Bianca Valentino, creativity, Friendly Fires, gil scott-heron, Gil Scott-Heron R.I.P., I'm New Here, Jack White, M.I.A., richard russell, The Horrors, The White Stripes, Tyler The Creator, XL Recordings | Leave A Comment »
Doesn’t matter! It’s all image with these kids. It’s not real.
Jun 30, 2011 | Categories: Music Blogs | Tags: 2 Live Crew, David Bowie, Eminem, Ian Curtis, Joseph Kyle, KISS, Lisa Carver, Madonna, Marilyn Manson, Odd Future, Peter Hook, Truman Capote, Tyler The Creator, Vini Reilly | Leave A Comment »
Odd Future is not a feminist issue. Odd Future is a societal issue.
Jun 16, 2011 | Categories: Hannah Golightly | Tags: Beyonce, feminism, Hannah Golightly, hip-hop, Magma, Odd Future, OFWGKTA, ounk rock, sexism, sexism etc, The Sex Pistols, Tyler The Creator | 1 Comment »
Pop music that shits all over the tired, tepid male rock posturing of the other nine videos from a wonderfully giddy height.
Jun 05, 2011 | Categories: Everett True | Tags: Agent Ribbons, Ben Salter, Brisbane, Cults, Death Cab For Cutie, Eliza Doolittle, Epithets, garage rock, gil scott-heron, hype, Lady Gaga, Liliput/Kleenex, Marlene Marder, Melody Maker, Mr Maps, Music criticism, My Morning Jacket, Odd Future, Pulp, Triple J, tuneyards, Tyler The Creator | Leave A Comment »
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.
Jun 05, 2011 | Categories: Brisbane, Live Reviews | Tags: Brisbane, Elephant Babies, French Jizz, James Pants, Joy Division, Koala Kremes, Limp Bizkit, Melbourne, Nirvana, No Anchor, Odd Future, Rape Fantasies, Roy Ayers, Sarah Palin, Scott Creney, Sydney, The Zoo, Tyler The Creator | 28 Comments »
Lyrically Odd Future leave nothing out, give you every single tendril of their teased-out brainjizz
Apr 20, 2011 | Categories: Columns | Tags: Domo Genius, Earl Sweatshirt, Harmony Korine, Hodgy Beats, Kids, Neil Kulkarni, Odd Future, Odd Future misogyny row, Odd Future Wolfgang Kill Them All, OFWGKTA, Tyler The Creator | 1 Comment »
