Song of the day – 51: Patti Smith
To celebrate the fact that someone from Patti Smith’s record company pretending to be Patti Smith herself befriended me on Facebook the other day, here’s this… A song. And a review, taken from Plan B...
View ArticleSong of the day – 65: Effi Briest
Someone was kind enough to send me the Effi Briest album. I was thinking of subtitling this post “one more reason why I’m cooler than you” but realised that the increments of cultural capital I’m...
View ArticleVarious – Rave On Buddy Holly (Hear Music)
by Scott Creney If you’re looking for the latest in uninspired necrophilia, be sure to check out the new Buddy Holly tribute album. Rave On Buddy Holly is not, as the title might suggest, an early 90s...
View ArticleCatcall – The Collapse Board Interview
by Bianca Valentino Catcall is the latest musical project from Sydney-based musician Catherine Kelleher. Kelleher first performed as frontwoman for Australian DIY punk band Kiosk in the early 00s....
View ArticleWhy Pop Music Matters (No Matter What Age You Are)
By Wallace Wylie Throughout my life I’ve always been comfortable in the critically approved world of ‘serious’ music and in the societally approved world of pop. Each served a purpose, each was able...
View ArticleArdent Mythology: Following The Libertines
By Alexis Late A lot of well-worshipped musicians tend to have a web of mythology encompassing them. Sometimes it’s created by scandal loving press and is, not surprisingly, flawed or exaggerated;...
View ArticleHannah Golightly meets ILL, pt. 2: Ari Up, homophobia at home, and definitely...
Photo by a girl that Hannah didn’t know the name of. From left to right: Whitney, Hannah, Harri, Fiona. Missed part 1? Backtrack here. Transcribed by Lee Adcock. The original plan was to interview ILL...
View ArticleA knot in my heart: The Raincoats at the Feminist Library Summer Benefit,...
Photo by Amber Bateup. It’s hard to talk about The Raincoats. I’m writing this from a teahouse in London, trying to figure out why that is. I can’t find the right phrase to describe the knot in my...
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