These are in order of estimated plays because, bugger it, today music IS a competition.…
It seems like folk just don't have the time these days for the full unexpurgated version.…
Last year was sensational for music. This year was even more sensational.…
Dum Dum Girls had a massive year — the Coke Zero of the indie world. You know, same taste as the original formula but not as filling.…
You’re like the violent interviewer. The Hannibal Lector of interviews. Did you see that scuffle?…
SPONTANEITY! SPONTANEITY! That’s what is central to all the greatest rock’n’roll and THAT’S WHY the Yeah Yeah mother-fucking Yeahs are so vital and the (spit) mother-fucking Vines are just sheep’s turds dressed up in your momma’s glad rags. Fuckheads.…
There’s nothing more calming than the process of looking through my collection for the perfect record, finding it, and then laying the needle into it. …
It is worth bearing in mind that writing – like any art performed in the public arena – is part-performance, so it’s worth having a persona that you can slip in and out of.…
Why should people write for FasterLouder when they're accumulating clips when they could just start a tumblr instead? Is there a single good editor who actually cares where a piece was published as much as they care about the quality of the writing?…
Best Coast's cover of 'Rhiannon' flung me into a sort of crisis the other day. When I heard it, I felt like crying. I felt really bad. …
She has single-handedly made it impossible for any little girl to look in the mirror and think, "I am naturally pretty... enough".…
We’re a bit late this year (the story of our life) but it’s time…
Unaddressed allegations of racism, misogyny, violent abuse and bad behaviour. There’s a problem with…
You break up with your ex. You like them, but they’ve pushed the limits…
Charlotte Sands viral hit “Dress”, a song about Harry Styles wearing a dress on…
Photo by Luz Gallardo Kid Congo Powers rose to prominence in the punk and…
Photo: Matthew Reeves Formed in 1977, the Psychedelic Furs melded punk energy with atmospheric…
Charlotte Sands plays the final show of her 2024 Australian tour at The Brightside…
Kid Congo Powers & The Pink Monkey Birds finish up their 2024 Australian tour…
Photos from Pandemonium at Eatons Hill Hotel in Brisbane, featuring Alice Cooper, The Psychedelic…
Once I was blind, now I can see Once I was blind but now…
BRIGHTON KOMEDIA: I have never felt very comfortable with my body. This feels like home.…
The opening song sounds like My Bloody Valentine. You may well be enthused by…
Photo: Sian Stacey The big music “news” in Australia in the last couple days…
Photo: Eleanor Petry Well, this is just great. On first listen it reminds me…
Photo by Anita Shao Something from the open browser tab collection that I’ve been…
