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The Collapse Board Interview | You Am I
You Am I are not ones for looking back. Sure, their music rings with echoes of the past: ‘60s garage and pop, ‘70s glam and blooze, ‘80s metal and indie rock, and that point in the ‘90s when they and...
View ArticleNirvana’s In Utero, 20 years later
People are re-evaluating Nirvana again, it being the 20th anniversary of the Olympia WA group’s third and final album In Utero. Here’s my contribution.
View ArticleSong of the day – 661: Girl Trouble
This could be Screamin’ Jay lost without a Cajun swamp to hide in. This could be The Cramps if they hadna’ visited The Fall and weirded out. This could be any number of spotty-faced, speed-snorting...
View ArticleLive Through This | the press clippings
I’m thinking of putting together another book, perhaps a Collapse Board anthology – everyone permitting – or perhaps a reissue of Live Through This, my first ‘proper’ book. (It’s been out-of-print for...
View ArticleMelvins + Helmet + Six Ft Hick @ The Hi-Fi, Brisbane, 08.12.13
By Stanley Spadowski The night starts off with uncertainty. My partner in crime for this somewhat anticipated show Everett True had to cancel due to falling off a cliff and dying. So I was left to wing...
View ArticleThe return of Everett True | 65. No Jaws
I keep telling folk bribery will work. I have no idea why people don’t listen. Failing that, try flattery. Make sure it’s sincere, though. Cue a message left on Twitter*. Mr. Thackray may tear us...
View ArticleThe people have spoken | The greatest band of the grunge era
Grunge began in 1990 when my previous girlfriend broke my heart by leaving me for some bloke she met on a railway station in Germany. Grunge finished in 1996 when I met the woman who would become my...
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The return of Everett True | 130. Dead Electric
It’s a thin line. I’m not sure I want to quantify it; I have a feeling it keeps moving. Association. That’s what I’d like to talk about here. No, not association. The way the line keeps moving. I’m not...
View ArticleThe 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....
View ArticleSOTD #719 – Skating Polly
When I heard ‘Perfume For Now’, I took to Twitter with the words “Song of the year in February? Maybe.” Angered girlish squeals and powerful raging screamed words spat out in the direction of the...
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