The final lecture| the Appeal of the WRONG! in pop music
Great lecture. The vast majority of my students missed it. Just sayin’. The descriptions are taken from my regular weekly column at The Vine. Die Antwoord https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bdeizHM9OU According to Pitchfork, Zef is a “philosophy of intentional ignorance and crassness”. Die Antwoord, a rave-rap outfit from South Africa, try so hard to be WRONG in everything they do, […]
EXCLUSIVE! The original of my Vine Coldplay album review
This came about as a result of late night emailing between myself and my Vine editor Marcus. I suggested, jokingly, that perhaps I could list 10 things I’d Rather Do Than Listen To The New Coldplay album. (Number one: feature in the new Brooke Candy video.) He suggested that I change that to 10 Ways […]
48 female-led pop/punk rock recommendations from Facebook
I ask this question on Facebook: Can anyone recommend me some female-led indie/punk rock from 2014? And I get the following in response… As with yesterday’s post, all of these come recommended – i.e. this isn’t just some random list of female-led pop/punk rock – but if they have stars next to their names it means I’m […]
22 female rap recommendations from Facebook
VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITES! The five entries with the most votes I’ll feature in my next Vine column. The only criteria for inclusion in this list is that I mustn’t have written about them before on Collapse Board – which counts out (for example) the following: Lizzo Angel Haze Azealia Banks Speech Debelle Sasha Go Hard Lady Leshurr […]
Your favourite three Raincoats songs | a thoroughly scientific survey
This was inspired by a thread on David Quantick’s Facebook page, wherein he asked friends to nominate their favourite three Wah! songs. A worthy cause, I felt. Surely it could be expanded to other great bands’ back catalogues? The obvious place to start was with The Raincoats. Here are the results, in order (just typing […]
What I did tonight instead of going to see Jimmy Tait play live
Everett True details what he did tonight instead of watching aspirational, ‘authentic’ Melbourne bar band (warm fire, cosy companionship) Jimmy Tait play at the Powerhouse. I watched Eurovision, of course. Now, that’s a result! I rather enjoyed this entry, too. And this one. And this one. I drank deeply from the bong of middle-age – the Vicks […]
What I did tonight instead of going to see Cut Copy play live
Everett True details what he did tonight instead of watching Australian indie/dance band Cut Copy ply their watered-down version of 80s New Order. I cursed this fucking dry cough again. And again. And again. I laboured through tiredness. I recorded a new video – and wondered what has happened to that recording John Steel Singers made […]
What I did tonight instead of going to see DZ Deathrays play live
Everett True details what he did tonight instead of watching rambunctious drunken Brisbane types DZ Deathrays. I cursed this fucking dry cough that means I won’t get a proper night’s sleep for the fourth night in a row. I drank water from a bottle – tap water. I played Stick Cricket, and cursed my eyes. I […]
What I did tonight instead of going to see Temples play live
Everett True details what he did tonight instead of watching dishwasher-safe 60s-style “psychedelic” revivalist pop band Temples. Surly UK music critic Neil Kulkarni writes, “A conservatism blankets indie, has really sunk in subcutaneously since the rise of the Stone Oasis Screams, the first bands to lucratively make ‘indie’ music a home for purely white music fans, denim blinkers […]
