Why Everett True is wrong
The worst character in fiction is Twilight’s Bella: a canvas of nothingness onto which the empty project their shallow desires.
15 Most Read Entries on Collapse Board, 13.07.11 – 19.07.11
“But this Fado music! That’s some beautiful sad bastard stuff, yes?”
The real grunge
Raw and furious, Bjelland flirted between self-indulgent and revolutionary with a flick of her caustic tongue.
Song of the day – 342: Skinny Girl Diet (free download)
Riot Grrrl, like I always understood it … i.e. female empowering, and not scared to experiment with new musical forms, and not rooted.
Song of the day – 158: 8 Eye Spy
Anyone with more than a passing knowledge of the Music That I (Really) Like will catch the reference in the name right away. It’s a tribute to one of Lydia Lunch’s seminal No Wave bands from back in the early 80s. (Actually, I think they were more Beefheart-influenced jazz skronk than straight No Wave, but […]
Song of the day – 129: Ouch My Face
Let’s stick with the raw-assed rock for now. After all, it was what I (mostly) made my name championing. Here’s something sweet – all squealing and implied menace, like a partially-stuck pig given the keys to the abattoir and the opposable thumbs to use them; or a breakaway sect of Babes In Toyland fans let […]