Com Truise – Galactic Melt (Ghostly International)
Ultimately, it’s too edgy to be a narcotic, too moody to use as background music, and frequently too beautiful to be ignored.
Everett True’s mid-year mix tape
Who wants a mix tape?
6 (and a bit) favourite musical encounters from the first half of 2011, around which the miscellany of life lies
Most are gigs. Music lives in open air.
A biography of Ed Kuepper, written in 2000
In the early 90s, a select band of music critics at Melody Maker would regularly compete with one another to find fresh ways to praise the moody Australian genius.
Song of the day – 379: Pony (a mini-review)
If this was 1978, the melodica would be the main instrument.
How I Learned To Play Guitar
Great rock music has less to do with ‘skill’ and ‘talent’ and more to do with a person’s ability to use music as an artistic medium.
6 Favourite Musical Things in 6 Months Jan-July 2011
Choral music. Screaming. The other theme for me so far this year, has been female rap.
Van Dyke Parks + Kinky Friedman @ Brisbane Powerhouse, 25.06.11
Is there anything that comes close to being a younger Van Dyke Parks working in popular music in the modern age?
THE ALTERNATE REVIEW: Fucked Up – David Comes To Life (Matador)
Fucked Up is the kind of band that makes me wish I were in their band.
