Hugs And Kisses (September edition)
This is the first in the series of columns I wrote for Playground. I hope they commission more. I’ve really enjoyed writing them. Hugs And Kisses The Strangely Muted Outbursts of Everett True 1. Various Artists – Soundman Shots: the Caribou & Downbeat 78’s Story http://www.honestjons.com/shop.php?pid=35144&CatID=2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tQ8m_vjJTE http://everetttrue2.blogspot.com/2009/09/equators-elizabeth-archer_13.html Life is a continual distraction. You sit […]
Hugs And Kisses (December edition)
This was written for Spanish website Playground a couple of days ago. I dutifully sent it off, and received a return email stating the column had been pulled, financial considerations. Damn. They could have told me that before I wrote it! Anyway. Thought it was too good to waste. Hugs And Kisses The Strangely Muted […]
One-minute reviews – 12: MV + EE, Butcher Birds, Hawnay Troof, Junior Boys
Actually, I’m a little out of practice right now, and these reviews are running closer to 90 seconds from the moment I first listen to the music to when I type the final word but… One-minute-and-a-half reviews doesn’t really have the same ring, does it? MV + EE – Barn Nova Man alive, we’re cool […]
One-minute reviews – 11: Loene Carmen, The Millipedes, Los Campesinos!, Puerto Muerto
Absolutely no feedback whatsoever from the last crop of four. Undaunted, the bloodied and ignored critic battles on… Loene Carmen – It Walks Like Love Tread carefully. Every pace might be your last. Sing slowly. Life is too serene. Smoke, drink, fuck. Psychocandy ruined music for a generation, you know. The Millipedes – Shake Your […]
One-minute reviews – 10: Joker’s Daughter, The Drones, Giants Of Science, YACHT
And so it continues… I was tempted to make this installment Brisbane-centric but realised it would lose me the three friends I have left remaining. Joker’s Daughter – The Last Laugh Post- (what’s that damn word again) folktronic music for folk who think that sculpting jellies is an art form. Not half as cute as […]
One-minute reviews – 9: SA Rawls, Mathew Sawyer, Wet Dog, Karen O And The Kids
I don’t see anyone else stepping up to the plate and taking this challenge. I don’t see any web editors lining up to syndicate this series either. SA Rawls – Never Gonna Touch The Ground Confused, chipper dude wishes he was a) living in the 60s, b) pinch-hitting for Pavement, c) back at school, d) surrounded […]
One-minute reviews – 8: Bo Ningen, Lonelady, To Kill A Petty Bourgeoisie, Tap Tap
Anyone can write about music, sure. But can you write about music when the clock’s ticking down, you know nothing about the artist in question and you’ve never heard the album before? And you only had a minute to start with. Bo Ningen – Koroshitai Kimochi EP Blam! That’s the ferociously heavy, grungy guitars fucking with the […]
One-minute reviews – 7: Goran Bregović, Katsen, Secret Birds, King Creosote
Life is complicated, but brief. Why spend longer writing than someone will spend reading your words? Or indeed, listening to the music? Bring on the One-Minute Review! Goran Bregović – Welcome To Bregovic Dude from – where, Eastern Europe? – theatrical and operatic and laden with portent, and everything you fucking gotta hate about the Goths, […]
Spotlight – 33: The Tielman Brothers
Damn, but this is just about the greatest pair of videos I’ve seen today. No, wait. This week. No, wait. This month. Etc. Etc. The Tielman Brothers! They’re like the Dutch Indonesian rockabilly Monks! From 1960.
