How sad is this? The Washington Post gets the drop on almost every Australian publication with its summary of Australian music in 2012
How sad is this? The Washington Post gets the drop on almost every Australian publication with its summary of Australian music in 2012: It’s been an especially fruitful year for my favorite geographic micro-genre, with woozy, wobbly, strummy guitar rock emerging as a distinct sound Down Under. One reason for the largely unified aesthetic is […]
Anti-Song of the Day – 1: X-tReMe PoWeR
I’m sure it’s not deliberate, but the band’s name doesn’t half sound like White Power.
U.S. Girls – Gem (FatCat)
Is it Gem’s frozen nature that makes me feel encased in glass? Or is it my own detachment that keeps me from finding a way in?
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 […]
attempted clarification on the triple j ‘sexism’ blog entry
Is there anyone out there brave enough to stand up and admit something’s wrong – and do something about it?
Kimbra – Vows (Warner Brothers)
Vows is a signal post for pop music. It’s like Kate Bush if she knew how to write a good song. It’s like Cat Power if she had someone who loved her. It’s like Adele if she knew how to dance. It’s like the Rolling Stones if they were still alive. Where can anyone go from here except sideways?
Kurt Vile & The Violators + Mess Esque @ Princess Theatre, Brisbane, 03.04.2023
By Tom McCall It’s a sold out Monday night show at the Princess Theatre and it’s somehow the first time I’ve been there since it’s reopening as a live music/performing arts venue in 2021. It’s a nice spot with it’s 19th century architecture still going strong and a full outside bar to kill time at […]
Song of the Day #768 – Dead Man’s Bones
Song of the Day is typically about sharing something new or vaguely recent but today we’re going back to 2009. You can blame Cat Power, who has covered ‘Pa Pa Power‘ on her new album. As I was listening to her new ‘Covers’ album, I was alternating between her versions and the original versions. I’d […]
Xylouris White + Amaya Laucirica @ QAGOMA, 08.06.2018
By Ben Snaath Tonight we’re at the first in a series of GOMA Up Late concerts for the “Curious Affection” show by Patricia Piccinini. (“Our” Patricia?). We’ve come to see Xylouris White and Amaya Laucirica. The cost is $20. On entry I get a mixed, slightly strained vibe. An art gallery transforming into a classy […]
Scott Creney’s Album Roundup: Aug 2015
Future music fans will look back on this era and wonder what our fucking problem was. By then all the derivative filler & trustfund-funded garbage clogging up our ears will have disappeared and only the great stuff will be left. There’s so much of it, an embarrassment of riches compared to, say, 1995, or […]
