Arcade Fire suck: it makes mathematical sense in any language
Per favore, silenzio. Solo un pizzico di attenzione che il discorso è breve e fila liscio.
subtle use of statistics and juxtaposition to show why Arcade Fire sucks
Take a look at those plays. That’s an entire mountain range of shit music, right there.
Princess Stomper deconstructs the Art of the Pop Song
The rhythms are hugely complex in how they build up and break down. It’s these wave-like swells and drops that dictate how your body is going to move on the dancefloor. For the brainless dancefloor filler, structure is everything.
an entire website summarised by two weeks of random reader comments
We heart Slumberland Records here at Collapse Board.
The Wussification of Indie Rock (it’s all Pavement’s fault)
A band like Arcade Fire has a hell of a lot more in common with Katy Perry than it does with Daniel Johnston.
A Week in the Life of Jeff Pollack
Have you ever considered how comfortable slippers are?
10 Bands Shaping The Post-Nirvana Era
The care and attention to detail in this parody is breathtaking.
Neil Diamond @ Brisbane Entertainment Centre, 23.03.11
“The rules of tonight are very simple. I go where the noise takes me.”
Radiohead – The King Of Limbs (self-released)
If you wanted hairpin changes of direction: this freewheels straight down the line.
The Grammys: An Apology
Alongside several other prominent indie music critics, I might have erroneously given the impression that I, in some way, had a bit of a downer on the annual Grammy Awards.* Comments like, “Wow. There’s validation for you. A music award from a bunch of people who don’t like music” and “There is a GOD … […]