Name and shame | The great bands that should never have reformed
This line. It might be thin, so thin that it can’t be seen by the human eye so I can only give you a representation, but it exists – believe you me. Here. Here’s a reminder. OK. Let’s get on with the chart. Reminder: to qualify, the band needs to have been great in the first […]
It’s a thin line, pt2 | Are there actually any great bands that have returned greater than ever?
Remember this line? It’s thin. Well. You thought it was thin, but actually it’s even thinner than that. So thin, in fact, that there’s no point placing a visual representation of it because the naked eye cannot see it. So we’ll have to make do with this one. A representation of the original thin line. Anyway. […]
It’s a thin line | Bands that should never have reformed vs Great bands that have returned great
Here’s the line. It’s thin. Above it we find bands like Mission Of Burma, The Go-Betweens and Sleater-Kinney. (Wire are momentarily disqualified for not really splitting.) Below it, we find bands like The Sex Pistols, Pixies and Swervedriver. Like this. Got the idea? Good. Now we move on to a more extended pie chart. As Lucy Cage […]
24 hours of music
These songs were played over the past few weeks at these times, to the nearest 30 minutes. 05.00 The Popguns – Lovejunky (The return of Everett True 56) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWNi0Ff5y2Y 06.00 Taylor Swift – Out Of The Woods (The return of Everett True 102) https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=39&v=B0JC9x3xnWw 07.00 Primitive Motion – Bodies Of The Placid Furnace (Song of the […]
The return of Everett True | 145. Junglepussy
I share this with you, in the hope that you too will start moisterising on a more regular basis, that you too will be “Fucking the mental while you strokin’ the soul, that’s what you call fucking self control”, that you too will understand the necessity of buying into consumer fads and fashions so you can start […]
20 Quotes from Lester Bangs that I could have said
I never read Lester Bangs much when I was younger. I think I found him too American, or something. Also, I wasn’t in tune with his taste most of the time. His taste stunk, a lot. Hoary old American rock bands wearing their hoary old beards playing their hoary old rock music. I didn’t understand […]
Counting Crows hit Tivoli with attitude | and 12 more metaphors involving dogs
The Collapse Board editors enjoyed local paper, the Courier-Mail‘s coverage of the recent Cunting Crows Brisbane show. We did feel, however, that the reviewer didn’t go far enough with his dog theme. Here are 20 more suggestions for the next time Mr O’Brien fancies venturing out-of-doors. The audience smelled like a wet dog The front row waggled their […]
The return of Everett True | 144. Low Life
Well. I must say. This is the one. All those nasty secrets you kept squirreled away inside of you, staring at the girls in their big leather boots, dreaming of the day you might be grown-up enough so they can beat the shit out of you. Eighties-Track Versace says, Speaking of Rihanna – one of […]
