Song of the day – 210: The Slits (reprise)
Of course.
Song of the day – 209: She Makes War
She’s got something. Not sure what. Earnestness. Arrogance. Innocence. A capacity for self-promotion. An unblinking gaze. The video signifies, “A retelling of the Apollo-Daphne-Cupid story with a home made tree and paper hearts”. In case you wondered. (I wonder if she likes Bat For Lashes as well as Amanda Palmer? Hardly matters. She’s way more […]
PLUG: THE LOST DOMAIN (live): PLUG
This is a show I most thoroughly recommend. Although I would hasten to add that Brisbane’s The Lost Domain are far fucking superior to any of the bands mentioned in the “press release” below
Song of the day – 208: The Four Strangers
A slice of raw 60s psych genius
Everett True’s Australian Garage Rock Primer
There’s a good argument to be had for grunge beginning in Australia with The Scientists in 1979. Ask Kurt Cobain. Oh wait. You can’t.
Song of the day – the mix-tapes
As ever, the compilations are available for a limited period only.
Song of the day – 207: Scarce (free downloads!)
As the sun rose, heaviness finally came over his eyes and he dropped off to sleep sitting in his bed cradling his guitar
my advice for aspiring music critics (gone through Google Translate twice)
400 words good. 800 words fucking horrible = Four hundred words is fine. Nineteenth century, no.
Song of the day – 206: Sonny & The Sunsets
I dunno. Whenever I see the words “vintage styled West Coast pop”, my heart sinks. It usually means some asshole or other getting all postmodern on the Beach Boys’ widescreen asses
Ari Up R.I.P.
Fuck. I don’t know what to write. This lady has been such a major influence on my entire adult life. She was younger than me. Ariane Forster, aka Ari Up, died yesterday, after a serious illness. The news was announced via John Lydon’s website a few minutes ago. I’ll miss her. Right up to her […]
