Added on January 23, 2015
Everett True
BABAGANOUJ , Bloods , Els Stiles , Everett True , Hottest 100 , Taylor Swift , The Saints , The UV Race

The Guardian asked me to provide some suggestions as to what should be topping the Hottest 100 in Taylor Swift’s stead. Now, this was before my sudden – rather alarming – conversion to Taylor Swift’s new album 1989, otherwise I might just have voiced the opinion that many share: what the hell is wrong with Taylor […]
Added on December 20, 2014
Everett True
7evenThirty , Alice Boman , Alvvays , Arponera , Arre! Arre! , BABAGANOUJ , BABYMETAL , Beyonce , Bloods , Crayola Lectern , DVA , Eight Rounds Rapid , Ela Stiles , Everett True , FKA twigs , Frankie Cosmos , Gifted Gab , Girlpool , Good Throb , Hospitality , Kim Deal , Lady Neptune , Manflu , Miley Cyrus , Neil Young , Perera Elsewhere , Princess Nokia , Rattle , Sleaford Mods , Sleater-Kinney , Song of the day , Stanley Brinks & Freschard , The 16th Century with The Legend! , The Aquadolls , The Lovely Wars , The Phi Mu Washboard Band , The Popguns , The Saints , The See Gulls , the tuts , The UV Race

This year stuttered in bits and firsts. Music is the healer. Here are the songs. The Aquadolls – Wander It’s knowing that passion can be full-tilt and consuming. It’s about Shadow Morton and Ellis Greenwich and 2014. It’s a love for the same love for that a ton of other folk show a love for but […]
Added on October 21, 2014
Everett True
Everett True , Melbourne , Song of the day , The Fall , The Jam , The Saints , The UV Race

Let me quote The Jam at you. “Life is timeless, days are long when you’re young/You used to fall in love with anyone/Any guitar and any bass drum.” That’s how it works, right? You see a band, you fall in love for a minute, an hour, a week, a year… whatever it takes. It’s even […]
Added on October 19, 2014
Everett True
Blank Realm , Bloods , Blurst , Brisbane , Die! Die! Die! , Everett True , High Tension , live review , The Creases , The UV Race , TV Colours

We accept you. We accept you. One of us. Weird how evenings turn out. I didn’t know there was a festival happening today, let alone a festival featuring much of the “independent” Australian music I like (Per Purpose, ScotDrakula, Babaganouj – all of whom I didn’t see because it’s a Saturday). This part is where […]