The return of Everett True | 115. deux furieuses
My theory has always been that mediocre music – when framed correctly – can influence good, or even great music. The group I always cite here is Jesus And Mary Chain, which is somewhat unfair seeing as how they only turned into a self-parody after the second album, which is two more good albums than most manage. […]
The return of Everett True | 114. Hierophants
I come to this via a slightly circuitous route. Some fine, nervy No Wave from Melbourne. Or is it some jumpy New Wave from Geelong? Doesn’t matter either way. You either understand my terminology – and if you’re here, there’s every chance you will. Or you don’t. But then, if you don’t, you’re probably not […]
The campaign for real rock 2015 | Beck at the Grammys
This entire conversation is taking part on social media. Exhibit one Beck’s Wikipedia page immediately after he won the Grammy for Album of the Year Exhibit two Beck’s early years Exhibit three Some dickhead from the Sydney Morning-Herald who should learn to spell people’s names correctly “Beyonce [sic] used a team of 25 writers and […]
The last baby boom rocker | Your thoughts on Tom Petty
Top 5. Shut up if you’re gonna start a diss thread here. I don’t think there’s any point arguing with —- on this. It sounds like he won’t back down! He’s no Keith Chegwin. Dwight Twilley’s bassist? Good bassist. He don’t take shit. Fucken awesome. Petty Petty Petty Petty good Rather great for the most […]
A tribute to Sam Smith | Soul NOT Soul
A fun game for all the family to play! Soul NOT Soul. Soul NOT Soul Soul NOT Soul Soul NOT Soul Soul NOT Soul Soul NOT Soul Soul NOT Soul Soul NOT Soul Soul NOT Soul Soul NOT Soul Soul NOT Soul Hmm. Better even up the gender divide Soul NOT Soul Soul NOT Soul Soul […]
The return of Everett True | 113. Adi Ulmansky
We had a discussion on Collapse Board recently, about whether our preference for women making a more immediate/emotional type of music helps propagate stereotypes of women in music. No. No, I don’t think it does. Professor Ben Green puts it like this: A reader might see that Collapse Board has certain interests. One of those interests is […]
The return of Everett True | 112. Kali Uchis
She got it going on. She got it going on. She chill. She retro, in her sleek shiny future-modernist way. She chill. She got two mixtapes, 30+ songs for immediate download. Free, buzz. She got it goin’ on. She got connection with Tyler, The Creator but we got no issues. She from Columbia. She chill. Listen to […]
When nice people make horrible music | the collected Facebook Foo Fighters vitriol
This band certainly attracts a lot of opinions. I asked the question Why do you love/hate Foo Fighters? on Facebook. Many people responded. Here are some edited highlights. The Don Henley of grunge. Middle-aged men worshipping at the feet of Grohl while he bangs out Sugar rip-off riffs. That’s just piss weak FM radio dribble. The music […]
The return of Everett True | 111. Law
Late night listening. Spooked. Stunning live, no doubt. You wouldn’t know what the hell had happened. I might leave this to your imagination. Too many conflicting images. Too many sounds occuring simultaneously. A time portal. A trap. Multiple possibilities, stunted and caught, trapped, in the headlight of time. You and me, sister. You and me. […]
The return of Everett True | 110. Colleen Green
Pop music. It wears a colourful paper clown hat and looks doleful. Pop music. It enjoys staring down all the fancy sweetmeats in that baker’s shop you never go into. Pop music. It chugs down beer and doesn’t forget to wipe its mouth afterwards. Pop music. It has a sardonic grin on its face, and […]
