Fun to be had: YACHT’s sex tape stunt and the Internet hive mind
No one likes to be had. But everyone likes to be quick: quick to know, quick to judge, quick to react. This is why, as they say, there’s one born every minute. If you like quick, you’ll love the Internet. But the Internet doesn’t satisfy these desires; it accelerates them. The desire to know is […]
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 […]
Song of the day – 546: noon:30
Protest music like mainstream commentators keep saying doesn’t exist these days.
Song of the day – 480: Easy Lover
Even at the quietest of volumes ‘End Of The Season’ sounds way too loud in my tender, sleepless ears.
The five rules of rock
If it was that easy to get right, don’t you think everyone would be doing it?
16 Most Read Entries on Collapse Board, 20.07.11 – 26.07.11
Something to do with believing in the power of music.
Song of the day – 377: Amanda Palmer (Nirvana cover)
Amanda Palmer’s reading of ‘Polly’ is quietened, a spooked horror show, a creepy music box after-the-event version
Song of the day – 376: EMA (Nirvana cover)
This is about as great as it gets. EMA covering a Nirvana song
Great Escape mix-tape
I’m going to indulge in a little fantasy inspired by the Great Escape line up and the bands that I managed to catch over the three day festival.
