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Song of the Day #766 – Bill Orcutt & Chris Corsano

Song of the Day #766 – Bill Orcutt & Chris Corsano

If ‘Best Albums of the Year’ lists serve any good purpose, it’s to point out a few albums that went completely under my radar in the last 12 months (or more like 9 months given how early they come out these days). In at Number 43 with a bullet in The Guardian’s Best Albums of […]

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Song of the Day #760 – Mess Esque (Mick Turner & McKisko) – Big Old Blue

Song of the Day #760 – Mess Esque (Mick Turner & McKisko) – Big Old Blue

It’s been a year this week since I started working from home.  Last week was the one year anniversary of the last time I went out and saw live music, with the Sleaford Mods show at Triffid.  I think by then the following night’s Pixies show had already been cancelled as everyone ran for cover […]

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The Collapse Board Interview – Sacred Paws

The Collapse Board Interview – Sacred Paws

Formed by members of old Collapse Board favourites, Golden Grrrls, Shopping and Trash Kit, we were always going find it hard not to love Sacred Paws. The duo – guitarist Rachel Aggs and drummer Eilidh Rogers – released their debut album, Strike A Match to widespread acclaim in 2017, culminating with it winning Scottish Album […]

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In Photos: J Mascis + Mick Turner @ Triffid, 07.03.2019

In Photos: J Mascis + Mick Turner @ Triffid, 07.03.2019

J Mascis plays a headline show at Triffid in Brisbane, with support from Mick Turner.

 Venita Munir

The San Sebastian – Alive on the Black Sea (Spunk)

The San Sebastian – Alive on the Black Sea (Spunk)

The San Sebastian’s debut album, Alive on the Black Sea, is an intriguing debut for Adelaide brothers, Dan and Joel Crannitch. If you were a fan of Sydney’s 78 SAAB in the early 2000s, or love other alt-country rock bands such as The Decemberists or Band of Horses, you might care to have a listen […]

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Xylouris White – Goats, and live in January 2015 at Howler, Brunswick

Xylouris White – Goats, and live in January 2015 at Howler, Brunswick

 Words: Boris van de Legende Melbourne’s had a long-term love affair with the Dirty Three, and a long history of Greek migration – the largest Greek population outside of Athens they used to say, or some such rubbish. Anyway, there’s lots of Greeks – I’m married to one, for example; I live in Melbourne, so the […]

 Ben Green

Bonnie “Prince” Billy & Marquis de Tren – Solemns 12″ (Domino)

Bonnie “Prince” Billy & Marquis de Tren – Solemns 12″ (Domino)

These masterly musicians are in top form here, ambling arm-in-arm and conversing as only decades of friendship allows.

 Scott Creney

Scott Creney’s Favorite Albums of 2012

This is what it feels like to be alive in 2012 — connected to everything and more isolated than ever.

 Everett True

Song of the day – 452: Dirty Three

For when words are pointless.

 Scott Creney

Dirty Three – Toward The Low Sun (Drag City)

If you want to be immortal, have them play Dirty Three at your funeral.