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Collapse Board: The First Year

We’re the Millwall of the Australian music media; no one likes us and we don’t care.

 Everett True

Song of the day – 385: Sinéad O’Connor

Song of the day – 385: Sinéad O’Connor

It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that this 1.08 minutes is why I love Sinéad O’Connor so.

 Everett True

a reprint of a review of the last Fall album, because I’m tired, and someone mentioned it on Facebook

In comic book terms, this would be called the second Silver Age of The Fall, or something.

 Everett True

old grudges revisited: Courtney Love

But honey, you sure ain’t no Stevie Nicks. Or even Abba. Or evenThe Distillers.

 VictoriaBirch

The Grates – Secret Rituals (Dew Process)

If you’re 15 Secret Rituals will be bliss

 Tom Randall

Shabazz Palaces – Black Up (Sub Pop)

I gave it name. “Oblique hip-hop”: angular but open, unkinked but unlinked

 Everett True

Of course, it doesn’t count when women or blacks do it. A collection of 20 present-day political pop songs

These are all drawn from suggestions from people on Facebook, and Collapse Board writers. Just the tip of the iceberg …         P.S.

 Tom Randall

Song of the Day (guest editor) – 1: Those Darlins

The store where I bought the record called it “Redneck Ramones”.

 Everett True

Where has the art of genuine protest gone? asks a ‘concerned’ music industry insider

Either the NME covers political bands, in which case their editor’s statement is nonsense. Or it doesn’t. In which case, their editor’s statement is meaningless.

 Everett True

onstage with Nick Cave and The Birthday Party

A week later, it’s all over the fucking national music press.

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