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 Nicholas Kennedy

Hot Chip @ Forum Theatre, Melbourne, 07.03.2020

Hot Chip @ Forum Theatre, Melbourne, 07.03.2020

The thing that’s really impressive about Hot Chip is the depths to which they can plumb their own sound. You go to their show – perhaps on a chilly March evening at The Forum in Melbourne – expecting a multitude of things. Maybe a detached Kraftwerk-esque display; perhaps a glorified DJ set, or possibly poppier […]

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Phil Collins @ Suncorp Stadium, 19.01.2019

Phil Collins @ Suncorp Stadium, 19.01.2019

I know. I know, I know, I know. There’s us, Collapse Board, with all our principles and our manifestos, and there’s me, spending a warm summer Saturday night at a Phil Collins show. Curiosity gets me here, what else would it be? The best piece of work advice I was ever given was from an […]

 Venita Munir

Calexico @ Theatre Royal, Castlemaine 27.01.19

Calexico @ Theatre Royal, Castlemaine 27.01.19

I love a road trip. If I didn’t have to work, I’d probably buy a VW Kombi van or a convertible Mustang and take off with little more than a fridge, my music and my dog. At risk of being chastised by the family, I’ll qualify this by saying there is something deeply personal and […]

 Darragh Murray

The Breeders @ The Triffid, 04.12.2018

The Breeders @ The Triffid, 04.12.2018

I’ll admit that The Breeders passed me by during the 1990s. Growing up during the heady days of Nirvana and Metallica and Slayer, it was these type of bands that dominated my five disc CD player, these were the bands whose logos I carefully sketched out on my high school pencil case with black marker […]

 Riley Fitzgerald

Lydia Lunch Retrovirus @ QAGOMA, Brisbane, 15.06.2018

Lydia Lunch Retrovirus @ QAGOMA, Brisbane, 15.06.2018

Something sits heavy on my mind. I don’t want to mention it here and it’s hard to say. I’ll put it across to like this. A few days ago, a woman was murdered. Eurydice Dixon, 22. Not much more than a child. She was walking home through a Melbourne park. Aspired to be a comedian. […]

 collapseboard

Glen Schenau + Jive Canyon (duo) + Hexmere + Soot @ Via Studios, Brisbane, 11.05.2018

Glen Schenau + Jive Canyon (duo) + Hexmere + Soot @ Via Studios, Brisbane, 11.05.2018

Words and photo by Ben Snaith The show is in Rehearsal Room 1. This means that tonight we are in a small box with a low ceiling and the bands filling half the space. The lighting is subtle, the smells are apparent and the door price is $5. At this moment, I’m grateful to be […]

 Riley Fitzgerald

Amyl and The Sniffers @ The Foundry, Brisbane, 28.04.2018

Amyl and The Sniffers @ The Foundry, Brisbane, 28.04.2018

Some bands peddle profundity. Others pull up and burn the roof off of the place. Amyl and The Sniffers? If it wasn’t clear from the get-go, an answer doesn’t take long to present itself. The moment of clarity arrives as can of beer sailing toward the face. The band cuts into ‘Westgate’. A heavy-hitting missive […]

 Tom McCall

Car Seat Headrest + Morning Harvey @ Triffid, 01.03.2018

Car Seat Headrest + Morning Harvey @ Triffid, 01.03.2018

Car Seat Headrest have quickly risen in popularity since their 2016 album Teens of Denial. Starting as a lo-fi solo project of frontman Will Toledo back in 2010, they have since been prolifically putting out records of hook-filled indie-rock, with the most recent release being February’s Twin Fantasy, a re-recording of their 2011 album of […]

 Nicholas Kennedy

Phoenix @ The Forum, Melbourne, 26.02.2018

Phoenix @ The Forum, Melbourne, 26.02.2018

Jeez louise – Phoenix have been around for a while. Having released their debut record United back in 2000, they’re coming up on 20 years as a commercial band – reading into it a little more they smashed that barrier last year since they technically formed in ‘97. A lot of people my age would […]

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Lorde @ The Riverstage, Brisbane, 22.11.2017

Lorde @ The Riverstage, Brisbane, 22.11.2017

I was always planning to get tickets to see Lorde on this current tour.  The tipping point that got me into acting on my intentions was seeing the broadcast of her amazing Glastonbury set online.  For this festival appearance she performed in front of a shipping container-sized glass box that filled with dry ice and […]

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