John Maus – We Must Become The Pitiless Censors Of Ourselves (Upset The Rhythm)
This guy isn’t a PhD student for nothing.
Justin Townes Earle @ Step Inn, 10.03.11
by Alex Gillies
That Was The Year That Was 2010
Photographer Justin Edwards looks back over the Brisbane live scene in 2010. (This article was originally published on This Is Not A Photo Opportunity.)
Radiohead – The King Of Limbs (self-released)
If you wanted hairpin changes of direction: this freewheels straight down the line.
that ‘new’ Radiohead video/a 10-point survival guide for online critics (redux)
This blog entry is intended to replace the previous two entries, that ‘new’ Radiohead video, reviewed in full AND a 10-point survival guide for music critics in web 2.0. This is the final edit, where I strip away most of the unnecessary verbiage. I’ve left the other two up online: not least because of the dozens of […]
BigStrongBrute – We Can Sleep Under Trees In The Morning EP (independent)
Paul Donoughue (aka the man behind indie-folk ‘band’ BigStrongBrute) is a son of a bitch. He makes things look so easy. First off, he was part of the great band Tragic/Athletic, a band that started out as a snot-nosed noise-punk band seemingly highly indebted to Turnpike (no bad thing) before maturing into something much more […]
Charlie Mayfair
I’m not shy about my love for Charlie Mayfair. So when I got their new (ish) EP Watch My Hands I was super-duper extra excited. Have you ever seen these guys live? Holy shit. Lead singer Hannah just breaks your heart with every perfectly crafted note, and the harmonies, they’ll tear you apart with their […]