A review of ‘Muchacho’ by Phosphorescent based only on the front cover
Is it irresponsible to write an album review without having heard a single note from said album? Maybe. It would probably depend on the album.
Some random thoughts on ‘Still Crazy After All These Years’ and Paul Simon in general
This appears to be the opposite of crazy. It’s mundane. Why would somebody describe their encounters with normal everyday situations and then call themselves crazy? Why indeed. They’d have to be delusional.
Secret Memo Regarding Nirvana’s ‘In Utero’ Reissue Leaked
People not only like to read the same story over and over again, they demand it. Our job is to retell the story, to reinforce the legends, to emphasise the inflexibility of the narrative.
Beck – Song Reader (Faber/McSweeney’s) THE BAD REVIEW
Beck selling sheet music is like McDonald’s selling a recipe book. “Hey, we’re not going to sell you the Super-Ultra-Mega Big Mac, but you can buy our recipe book and make your own version.” Those recipes might even look complex on paper, but that doesn’t mean you aren’t consuming garbage.
The iPod and the Function of Music
Unless a particular artistic discipline has massive popular support then it ceases to become culturally relevant.
Hating Hipsters: How The Mainstream Hijacked Authenticity And Made Non-Conformity A Joke
Why exactly does the whole world want to distance itself from the term hipster?
22 of Wallace Wylie’s favourite songs of 2012 (most of which are actually from 2012) so far
2012. I’m not going to lie to you, it’s been a shit year in terms of my personal life.
“collapse board is but a baby wombat in the works of the mighty australian street press”
collapse board is a great place to lose two hours
Ignorant Fantasies | Race and Class Delusions From David Thomas
The fantasy world that David Thomas inhabits reeks of privilege and conceit. Perhaps I expected a bit more intelligence, a bit more individuality, a bit more adventurousness to his thinking. Then again, he is a white middle-class American male. We can’t expect too much.
