“I have few regrets. Writing for Fasterlouder is one of them.”
I was intrigued to read the following words from QLD journalist Sophie Benjamin on her blog …
Everett True and his First Ladies Of Rock
I still write for a few other places. One of these is the excellent NYC femme-focused magazine, Bust, for which I write a regular column, Everett True and his First Ladies Of Rock, a short consumer guide look at some of the fine, unheralded, female-led bands around. I’ve been on at my contact at Bust […]
Song of the day – 24: Scout Niblett
So good to hear Emma once more. I don’t read the music press, online or off. Was her new album greeted with the universal acclaim it deserved – or was it the usual idiots going, “Um, this sounds a bit like PJ Harvey and a bit like Cat Power”? Oh, whatever. She’s magical to me, […]
Camera Obscura live @ The Zoo, 22.01.10
Camera Obscura played a few weeks back in Brisbane. Both myself and Charlotte were excited about this one: for years now, this Scottish band have been in-car favourites, the mix of 60s harmonies and melancholy lyrics, the sweet-sweet harmonies do for us, time and time again. In the event they didn’t disappoint, despite the late […]
Spotlight – 11: She Keeps Bees
Here’s what Brooklyn two-piece, female-male coupling, She Keeps Bees DON’T sound like. The White Stripes (What, did the number of people in the band fool you? Can’t think of many other groups with just two members?) Cat Power (What, did the sparseness of the music fool you? Did you feel that sparseness automatically confers a ‘confessional’ […]
The Collapse Board Interview: Lydia Lunch
Lydia Lunch is an iconic figure in the alternative scenes, known for her fearless contributions to music, spoken word, and film. A central figure in the No Wave movement, Lunch’s work with Teenage Jesus and the Jerks challenged punk norms, establishing her reputation for uncompromising creativity. Her solo career, marked by dark, experimental soundscapes and […]
The Collapse Board Interview: Iain Baker (Jesus Jones)
You never forget your first music festival. Living less than 90 minutes away, I probably slightly lucked out that mine was Glastonbury, all the way back in 1990. A long weekend that changed my life, kicked off on the Friday afternoon with the likes of Lush, Galaxie 500 and Pale Saints. Later on in the […]
You Am I perform The Who’s Tommy @ Fortitude Music Hall, 29.06.2023
If there’s a rival to the rolling stones for the band with the most number of Greatest Hits albums, it’s probably the Who. Like most people, that was my way into the band and what a great singles band they were. For that reason, it’s always slightly bizarre that to the general population, ‘Pinwall Wizard‘ […]
The Collapse Board Interview: Cash Savage (Cash Savage and The Last Drinks)
After a five year gap, exacerbated by COVID-19 lockdowns, Cash Savage And The Last Drinks’ have returned with their new album, So This Is Love. We spoke to Cash Savage the day before the album was released about their songwriting, the impacts of the COVID-19 lockdowns in Melbourne and making the video clips for the […]
