Added on October 15, 2013
Wallace Wylie
David Cameron , haim , Oasis , pop music , Realpop , The Guardian , Tony Blair , Wallace Wylie
Once the corporate reality of Realpop is internalised, then any criticism of pop which includes a critique of the corporate nature of pop music can be dismissed as an asinine act of naivety and obviousness.
Added on October 12, 2013
Everett True
Blondie , Cyndi Lauper , Everett True , haim , Lorde , Paramore , pop music , Scott Creney , Song of the day
We don’t care, we’re driving Cadillacs in our dreams.
Added on June 1, 2011
Everett True
AC/DC , Beyonce , Brian Jones , Bruce Springsteen , Bryan Adams , Cheap Trick , Cold Chisel , George Michael , Girls Aloud , Havana Brown , Howard Jones , INXS , Jennifer Lopez , Joan Jett , John Farnham , Katy Perry , Lady Gaga , Melody Maker , Men At Work , Midnight Oil , Mirrors , Mudhoney , NME , Oasis , paul kelly , Pearl Jam , Pitbull , pop music , Powderfinger , Pulp , Radiohead , Sally Oldfield , Smashing Pumpkins , Squeeze , Sugababes , Suzi Quatro , The Beatles , The Easybeats , The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society , The Monkees , The Police , The Residents , The Rolling Stones , The Stereophonics
Pop music that shits all over the tired, tepid male rock posturing of the other nine videos from a wonderfully giddy height.
Added on April 19, 2011
Everett True
Arcade Fire , Australian street press , C81 , file sharing , Hormoaning , Joey Ramone , Last FM , Nirvana , Odd Future , pop music , Pretzel Logic , Princess Stomper , Record Store Day , sexism etc , Snoop Dogg
Female writers represent! For the first time since I started these charts, there are as many female writers featured as male.
Added on April 12, 2011
Everett True
Billy Childish , Plan B Magazine , pop music , The Kinks , Thought For The Day
“There’s no such thing as a good song. There’s only a good performance and sound.”
Added on February 2, 2011
Sam
AKB48 , Beyonce , Brisbane , Girls' Generation , Japan , kawaii , pop music , pornography , sexy girl , sexy Japanese girl , Super Junior
This is AKB48, the band with 48 members (many of them DEFINITELY NOT 18), and this song was all I heard all fucking summer. Shit is POPULAR, y’all. 18 million YouTube views & primetime TV popular. And it’s still probably not safe for work.
Added on September 3, 2010
Everett True
Brisbane , Elvis Costello , Facebook , John Castle , Katie Noonan , Katy Perry , Kelis , Lady Gaga , Megan Washington , Melbourne , Mess And Noise , pop music , Rihanna , Sarah Blasko , Spicks And Specks , The Shins , The Vine , Tori Amos , Twitter , Washington
I wrote a review of the new Washington album for The Vine. You can find it here. ————————————————————————————————————————————————— Washington I Believe You Liar (Universal Music) Australia. You worry me sometimes. I’ve seen this album hailed as 2010’s saviour of pop. (This is what happens when you allow fucking radio presenters to moonlight as music critics, […]
