Hannah Golightly meets ILL, pt. 2: Ari Up, homophobia at home, and definitely no mandolins
Photo by Greta Buitkute. From left to right: Whitney, Hannah, Harri, Fiona. Missed part 1? Backtrack here. Transcribed by Lee Adcock. The original plan was to interview ILL for ten minutes. But where’s the fun in that when there are four like-minded people gathering together to discuss the things that matter to them musically one […]
The appeal of the WRONG! in pop music special
Final lecture in KMB003 (Sex Drugs Rock’N’Roll) this semester. Always a happy-sad occasion. There’s no denying the music, though. What better way to go out with an Appeal of the WRONG! in pop music special? INTRODUCTION MUSIC 1. Robyn – Dancing On My Own 2. Wah! – The Story Of The Blues (I didn’t actually […]
The final lecture| the Appeal of the WRONG! in pop music
Great lecture. The vast majority of my students missed it. Just sayin’. The descriptions are taken from my regular weekly column at The Vine. Die Antwoord https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bdeizHM9OU According to Pitchfork, Zef is a “philosophy of intentional ignorance and crassness”. Die Antwoord, a rave-rap outfit from South Africa, try so hard to be WRONG in everything they do, […]
The original transcript of The Guardian Kathleen Hanna interview
Running meant we thought we were worth saving. That’s why the record is called Run Fast.
Song of the day – 574: The Thin Kids ft. Kate Nash
There’s this slightly pathetic, socially inept indie boy, see. He idolises women. He wants to be with the women, understands instinctively that he’d have more fun if he was with the women
Music for politicians (spot the odd one out)
I think if I was in a band and David Cameron said he liked my band’s music, I’d have a long hard look at my band’s music.
The 20 Most Read Articles on Collapse Board in 2012
Fucking nice music too! I can hear Crass, I can hear Bikini Kill, I can hear Dutch insurrectionists The Ex … but most of all I can hear anger and determination and energy and bleakness and hope and a refusal to lie down and accept things as they are.
Everett True’s 20 Favourite Songs of 2012 (the edited version)
It seems like folk just don’t have the time these days for the full unexpurgated version.
Everett True’s 64 Favourite Songs of 2012
Last year was sensational for music. This year was even more sensational.
