Bouquet – In A Dream EP (Ulrike / Folktale)
I’ve been bitter lately. It comes and goes, like the ghost limp that jumps between legs. There is this weight in the air, a nagging fear that’s set in with the humid breath left by the rains. In two months, I may not be here. I may be. But if I go, I’ll leave the […]
Why do you like Courtney Barnett?
Her name sounds like a firm of solicitors. It’s what I look for in an artist. She’s funny, she’s quite odd, she makes up words like emphysemin’, she writes lines like “and in the taxi home, I’ll sing you a Triffids song”, she’s quite nerdy in a way, which I like, but not self consciously […]
The return of Everett True | 129. Kitchen’s Floor
Just a slice of malignant, malodorous, malnutritous magnificence to start the day. We’re going to be leaving Brisbane in a couple of months time, and there’s plenty I’ll miss. For now, I want to focus on the noise. Matt Kennedy’s been a constant, a reminder that not everyone is a smug happy pool-owner or inane stoned-out […]
White girl dancing in front of your bathroom mirror at 1:00am | students’ music for The Groove The Hook The Sound
Led Zeppelin – Fool In The Rain https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mws9rDmhePI I really hope this falls into the Groove because this song make me want to dance forever even if that does mean I’ll break a foot. D’Angelo – Sugah Daddy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPp6pTrNw44 Groove. Solange – Losing You https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hy9W_mrY_Vk Groove I think? Maybe even Sound if the 80s style […]
In Words: Mogwai + Mick Turner @ The Tivoli, 04.03.15
“This song’s called ‘Sister’, it’s for Gillian Triggs, for standing up to the bully boys.” Mick Turner throws up a long arm with devil horns at the end and smiles slightly. “Fuck Brandis”, yells an audience member and Turner turns thoughtful. “Yeah, Bookshelves Brandis,” he muses. “What a turd.” He brushes his guitar strings into […]
The return of Everett True | 128. Nneka
Just randomly clicking, the way you do. I tend to go for female Afro hairstyles, just in case. Can’t lose that early 70s sensation. I wrote yesterday about the power of association when it comes to music: the way you associate certain sounds and phrasing with certain memories or images or feelings. Sometimes, these associations […]
Father John Misty – “I Love You, Honeybear”: A Line-By-Line Analysis
Morning, everyone. So last week, we touched on poetry in songwriting. Well, before we dive into that discussion, I thought we’d have a little fun and analyze a modern example. How many of you have heard I Love You, Honeybear by Father John Misty? You guys are giggling – I assume you guys talked about […]
The return of Everett True | 127. Connections
I was listening to a podcast Charlotte was playing to our children in the car. The question “What sounds do you like, and why?” was asked of some seven-year-olds. The replies were illuminating. “I like the sound the waves make, as they crash on the beach at the end of a sunny day.” “I like the […]
In Photos: Mogwai + Mick Turner @ The Tivoli, 04.03.2015
Mogwai return to Brisbane for a show at The Tivoli, with support from Mick Turner.
Incredibly lazy journalism or just another lacklustre album?
In a recent thread on their Facebook page, Melbourne indie darlings Love Of Diagrams accuse me of some “incredibly lazy journalism” in my review of their fourth album Blast for The Guardian. They have since removed the comment. Well, it’s either that… or incredibly lazy songwriting on the band’s part. I understand that it must be […]
