Live! – Belly @ Ritz, Manchester, 17 July 2016
Reprinted with permission from Toby Goodwin of musicgigsnthings. It was over twenty-three years ago that I first saw Belly live. To be exact it was Saturday 13th February 1993. At Wulfrun Hall in Wolverhampton. The Cranberries were also on the bill. I’ve still got the ticket and more importantly, the t-shirt I bought at the […]
SOTD #722 – Mandy
This song of the day came to me via their PR company. I usually just find my own songs without trying, but this track found its way into my inbox, and without a press person pitching this I’d probably never have heard it, and that would have been a real shame. Mandy is the band […]
The return of Everett True | 143. Skating Polly
Some music gets it. Some music doesn’t get it. This gets it. The above song by Skating Polly reminds me more of Throwing Muses than the usual comparison points thrown their way. Wait a moment, please. These stepsisters have released three albums, and the three albums vary a fair whack and so I don’t want […]
The people have spoken | 10 great songs from 2014-5
When I say “people”, I mean Collapse Board readers. But that’s OK, you’re one of them. When I say “Collapse Board readers”, I mean a handful of Collapse Board readers. But that’s OK, you may well be one of them. The way it works is that a week or so back, I compiled a virtual […]
The return of Everett True | 101. Throwing Muses
I’ve had occasion to remark upon my slowness before. Music. Currency is all. Or if not all, then a considerable part. No, it ain’t as facile as it sounds. Currency is tied up with notions of Bourdieu’s ‘cultural capital’ and – less you are a member of Bumford & Cunts or Alex ‘I Had That […]
Ten great cover versions
Wonderful photography: Nataworry Photography Dedicated to F.U.N.K. 1. Like A Hurricane 2. Wave Of Mutilation 3. Everybody’s Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey 4. Pennyroyal Tea 5. Trouble 6. I Will Never Marry 7. Panic Pure 8. Cry Baby Cry 9. Amazing Grace 10. Cuckoo BONUS Manic Depression Ride Into The Sun Crayon […]
The Definitive Best Albums and Songs of 2014, Because Lee Adcock Said So
We know – you’ve been watching the best-of lists crop up on your social media feeds with fists firmly clenched, teeth gnashing, curses rolling off your tongue. “Confound these posers!” you might cry. “Where’s Collapse Board?” Well, here we are, and here I am. (I suspect that Everett didn’t ask me for any pop songs, […]
Throwing Muses – Purgatory / Paradise: Thoughts.
I listened to nothing but the new Throwing Muses LP for one week in my car. Maybe you’ve heard it already – but even if you have, I’ve no doubt that you’re clamoring for my thoughts on it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FqjE5sWyQI Hold up a minute. A crucial point first. We load our senses with memories. One smell […]
The return of Everett True | 54. Leggy
Move along. There’s nothing not for you to like here. There’s nothing you won’t have heard before, either. There’s no need for that drawn face, though. Back in the 90s, the crucial divide was between Veruca Salt and The Breeders. Which side of the line did you fall on? Did you even know there was […]
The Quality of Music and The Conformity of Youth | Dwindling Album Sales Explained
The real problem that the industry is dealing with these days is the lack of cultural importance given to popular music and the fact that popular music no longer has the same unifying power as it used to.
