The return of Everett True | 55. Duck Duck Chop
Goddamn. A two-piece from Melbourne who remember This Heat with the same fondness as me. Probably not so old as me, though – so they’ve never had the privilege of arguing with skinheads heckling This Heat playing live, nor of having the person next to them stabbed for being too lippy. But they sure understand the […]
The return of Everett True | 54. Leggy
Move along. There’s nothing not for you to like here. There’s nothing you won’t have heard before, either. There’s no need for that drawn face, though. Back in the 90s, the crucial divide was between Veruca Salt and The Breeders. Which side of the line did you fall on? Did you even know there was […]
The return of Everett True | 53. Meghan Trainor
Wow. Someone could write a thesis around gender discrimination and wanton bullying misogyny just based around the comments for this song. Number one in the States. Fucking good on ya, you (marginally) altered States. Dear sloppy fat girls, please stop co-opting the curvy bootylicious thing. You’re fat and gross not hot. You’re not Jlo. Yours Truly, A […]
The appeal of the WRONG! in pop music special
Final lecture in KMB003 (Sex Drugs Rock’N’Roll) this semester. Always a happy-sad occasion. There’s no denying the music, though. What better way to go out with an Appeal of the WRONG! in pop music special? INTRODUCTION MUSIC 1. Robyn – Dancing On My Own 2. Wah! – The Story Of The Blues (I didn’t actually […]
Daniel and Lauren’s all-time favourite songs, September 2014
Noted Australian music critic Jake Cleland paid a fleeting visit to our house the other day while he was in town for Big Sound: stopped for a beef curry and a muted chat, you could tell he was in the middle of industry convention lock down mode and the change of pace threw him some, […]
R.I.P. Peter Gutteridge 1961-2014
I read on my Facebook feed this morning that Peter Gutteridge died earlier today. I never knew the dude, but I certainly loved a lot of his music. He was a founding member of both The Clean and The Chills. He formed The Great Unwashed and Snapper – two wonderful Dunedin bands. He was involved with […]
That U2 Twitter rage in full
Anyone fancy distributing this to half a billion people free of charge? Go on, you can have it. Honest. I don’t mind. ————————————————————————- Why did the U2 fan cross the road? Because it was free. How many U2 fans does it take to change a lightbulb? None. They just let it go dead and follow […]
A response to ‘For Whatever Reason’ | A photograph of Plan B and Careless Talk Costs Lives magazines from 2001-2009
My Facebook feed has been full of commentary following my repost of Annie Gardiner’s excellent ‘For Whatever Reason…’ (Access) (an installation of copies of NME magazine from 1989-2008). My response is above (the piles lying: male-female-both). This, I feel is WAY more representative of music being made during the 2000s than that piles of NMEs. But who […]
Editorial from The Legend! #4, 1985
At the start of this year, I started a Tumblr blog and began posting recollections there – half-remembered, faceless – of events that had happened to me in the past. My friend Vincent Vanoli drew some wonderful illustrations to accompany the vignettes – being French, occasionally a word would become lost in the translation but that […]
The return of Everett True | 52. Los Animalitos Del Bosque
More recommendations from the promised city, Barcelona. I mean, Jesus fuck does my contact there have my number or what? This description of his kills me. I was prepared to make this a Song of the Day before I even listened to a note. LOS ANIMALITOS DEL BOSQUE: they are like Ramones or Barracudas for […]
