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Collapse Board mix tape 2 – Australia: What are they putting in the water?

A few weeks ago I made Collapse Board a mix tape of great Australian pop and indie-rock. Check it out here: collapse-board-mixtape-1-downunder and http://pictureofthewind.wordpress.com So I thought I’d tackle the flipside with a mix of Australian rock from the heavier, darker and grittier side of the tracks. I could have gone to town on the […]

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Dan Kelly’s Technocolour Dreamtent, 09.09.10

I love a rock show held at a sensible hour. Tonight it’s Melbourne’s Dan Kelly launching his new album Dan Kelly’s Dream in the Spiegeltent in the city square – proceedings kicking off at 7pm sharp. The Spiegeltent is a traveling event/tent/thing that goes from city to city all year round showcasing all sorts of […]

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Ed Kuepper & Chris Bailey

I took this photo a few months ago, just before Ed and Chris did some shows together. I came back to it the other day after talking to a friend about Ed and photographers, which led me to listen to Ed’s songs again. I like this photo a lot. Musicians are meant to be interesting […]

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Laurie Anderson – Homeland (Nonesuch/Warner)

It’s easy to miss Laurie Anderson. She might have been out there in the creative spectrum for over 30 years and she’s artistic royalty but still she lives on the fringe, experimenting with art, theatre, instillation and the like. Maybe once or twice a decade she’ll release a collection of songs but they often skirt […]

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Collapse Board mix tape 1 – Downunder

Collapse Board thought it would be good if I made a (virtual) mix tape. We all love mix tapes, what better way to mesh what we already know and love with new discoveries and soon-to-be favourites! When I was finished with the first mix tape I made for Collapse Board, I realised there was only […]

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Boris & Ian Astbury – BXI (Southern Lord/Daymere)

Expectations are high! It’s been over two years since the Japanese trio of Boris released Smile and redefined the aesthetics of heavy with its mixture of songs, snow-storms of guitar noise, drone and feedback. Since then, a series of split releases, seven-inch records and reissues have only complicated anticipation on what would come next. Three months […]