Collapse Board’s Belated Worst of 2016
In the run-up to the end of 2016, there we all were in the Collapse Board contributor’s forum discussing the worst music of the year. Consensus was being reached reasonably easily as the same names kept cropping up, when we suddenly found that we’d been beaten to the punch by triple j of all people, […]
2016: A Wonderful Soundtrack to the Worst.Year.Ever
2015 was a disappointing year of so many follow-up albums and anticipated new releases that just didn’t live up to expectations. 2016 may have been a terrible year in many respects, but for new music, it was a winner. Here’s a selection (in no particular order) of some of my favourite albums from the year. […]
In Photos: 23.5 – A Dual Celebration @ The Zoo, 25.06.2016
After 23.5 years, The Zoo farewells Joc Curran and welcomes new owner Pixie Weyland, with sets from Tylea, Chopper Division, Sissybones + Marcello, Joc, Guy & Walt, Robert Forster & Ian Haug, Fabulous Nobodies, Violent Soho and Butterfingers.
In Photos: Laneway 2016 @ RNA Showgrounds, Brisbane, 06.02.2016 – Part 3
Photos from Laneway 2016 at the RNA Showgrounds in Brisbane of Battles, Violent Soho, Vince Staples, Grimes, Hudson Mohawke, Chvches, Flume and Purity Ring.
In Words: Velociraptor @ Black Bear Lodge, 24.04.2014
The first rule of writing about Velociraptor is that you have reference how many people play in Velociraptor. The second rule of writing about Velocirpator is that when it comes to live reviews you have to mention what ‘mode’ Velociraptor are playing in for that particular show (i.e. how many of them are in the […]
The Friday Afternoon Playlist, 24.01.2014
Bo Ningen – Henkan Last weekend I went down to the Gold Coast for this year’s Big Day Out festival and saw some of the worst bands in the history of music. However, thanks to a recommendation from Collapse Board contributor Brendan Eales, I also caught Japan-via-London psych-rock four piece Bo Ningen, who, despite playing […]
An apology to GOD
Maybe if I hadn’t been such a dull-jawed slack-witted alcoholic retard…
That Was The Year That Was 2010
Photographer Justin Edwards looks back over the Brisbane live scene in 2010. (This article was originally published on This Is Not A Photo Opportunity.)
SOTD #703 – The Drones
With apologies. We, the Australian people, deserve better. The power struggle in the Liberal party, the blistering hot days, the deadly animals that inhabit the bulk of the country – we deserve a new start. A fresh start. That starts with a new Australian Anthem. Let’s be honest; the current National Anthem, ‘Advance Australia Fair,’ isn’t very […]
Keep On Dancin’s – The End Of Everything (merenoise)
Real masochistic shit.
