Song of the day – 545: Edward Scissortongue
Moody. Dark. Poetry in troublingly fluid and interrupted motion. One of the singles of 2012, no doubt.
Song of the day – 544: Priests
This is burst-open milk cartons. This is I-can-get-satisfaction. This is abrasion and challenge and the knowledge that the jerk in the back seat of the bus will remain a jerk in the backseat of the bus even when he gets off the bus.
How sad is this? The Washington Post gets the drop on almost every Australian publication with its summary of Australian music in 2012
How sad is this? The Washington Post gets the drop on almost every Australian publication with its summary of Australian music in 2012: It’s been an especially fruitful year for my favorite geographic micro-genre, with woozy, wobbly, strummy guitar rock emerging as a distinct sound Down Under. One reason for the largely unified aesthetic is […]
NPR’s ‘What Happened To Music Writing This Year?’ | An Answer
Here’s my answer. You can ignore it if you want, but fuck. It would be a shame if everyone does.
Christmas Song of the day – 543: The School
The School are one of the very few bands that make Christmas in Brisbane make perfect sense.
STATE OF THE MUSIC PRESS.
This was the year I became convinced that there wasn’t a secret world of great Australian music writing I simply wasn’t privy to.
Christmas Song of the day – 542: (untitled)
In memoriam.
Song of the day – 541: Scott & Charlene’s Wedding
It’s The Velvet Underground. It’s empty beer cans crunched up on your shared driveway on a Sunday morning. It’s the sound of crickets chirping unmercifully all summer long.
SPIN Magazine ceases publication
BuzzMedia: Defining Culture. Addicting Audiences.
Song of the day – 540: Morrissey
I am offering no further explanation. I am too weary and too enraptured.
