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Category: Indie

Sulky Belgian art students in basements dying of TB.

Jeffrey Lewis & The Voltage: “LPs.” I feel seen.

21 September, 20192 December, 2019 Indie, Record, Rock 0

If the year was from the ’80s it was guaranteed to totally suck.

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Vale Damien Lovelock, 1954-2019 — the last Celibate Rifles show, 19 May 2018.

4 August, 20194 August, 2019 Indie, Punk, Rock 0

The Celibate Rifles’ official Facebook posted a link to what turned out to be their last gig — Corner Hotel, Melbourne, 19 May 2018. Here’s the complete video.

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Record non-reviews: Cloud, Even As We Speak, Frog (2017, 2019).

19 July, 2019 Indie, Record 0

Trying to write sensible things to describe music is way too much like work. Here are things from the pile that I’ve been enjoying. Press the play buttons and make up some adjectives yourself.

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Records: Nora Roy, Laibach (2018).

25 November, 201825 November, 2018 Indie, Industrial, Record 1

An indie singer-songwriter and the return of an old favourite with a slab of excellence.

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Records: Frog, Keen On Keys, Metal Disco (2018).

15 November, 2018 Audio, Indie, Industrial, Record, Rock 0

Metal Disco is today’s pleasant surprise winner.

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Records: Dew, Irk, Transmaniacon featuring Lydia Lunch and Maya Berlin (2018).

6 November, 20187 January, 2019 Indie, Industrial, Metal, Punk, Record, Rock 0

Dew and Irk are both remarkable finds and produce the correct horrible racket, though the loved one compared Irk to a sack of hammers falling down stairs.

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Links: BitTorrent “web” client, the women of Rolling Stone, Deerful how-to, “Despacito” on kazoo.

17 September, 2018 Indie, mp3, Musician, Pop, Rocknerd, Writing 0

I can kazoo this on my own.

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I ran the Perth indie record charts, from 1989 to 1991. Corruption! Manipulation! Propaganda!

10 September, 20183 November, 2018 Indie, Opinion, Record 1

An excuse to get Perth bands into a published record chart, so they’d get some publicity and could use it in their marketing. And to propagandise Australian indie to the masses. Includes THE HITS OF 1989!

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Records: The Rolling Stones, Deerful, Benjamin Shaw (2016, 2018).

7 September, 20181 June, 2019 Esoterica, Indie, Pop, Record, Rock 0

A party that everyone’s been looking forward to for weeks. They seem to be having a wonderful time.

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Vortex #3, March 1987: Triffids, Ed Kuepper, Greg Dear, Kno Matter, White Cross, OMD, Paul Weller.

30 July, 201830 July, 2018 Indie, Writing 0

Yes, I finally got Vortex #3 cleaned up and online.

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eMusic releases its blockchain ICO plan! … it’s not very good.

24 July, 201827 July, 2018 Indie, Industry, mp3 0

eMusic’s plan: 1. Collect a large pile of money. 2. Write an all-new music platform that does everything! 3. Pay people in eMusic magic beans.

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Interview: Gina Cimmelli — My Little Lies (2018).

25 June, 2018 Indie, Interview, Record 0

A brilliant five-track indie pop EP. And my first musician interview in a couple of decades.

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Links: High-Definition Vinyl, Brian Hooper RIP, Eventbrite’s we-take-all ticketing contract.

21 April, 201821 April, 2018 Audio, Indie, Industry, Links, Rock 0

At least Twitter reaps a bountiful harvest these days.

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White Cross: Take heart. You’re not alone.

5 April, 201813 May, 2018 Indie, Record 3

Australian indie guitar favourites from the late 1980s, their complete catalogue available once more.

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Reviews: Cloud, LisaWars (2017, 2018).

11 March, 201811 March, 2018 Indie, Post-Punk, Record 0

Cinematic indie pop and some NDW revival.

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Links: Andrew Hickey “Monkee Music,” Paul Morley and Propaganda, Kim Deal, YouTube finances, Bananarama and the legal system.

4 March, 2018 Dance, Indie, Links, Pop 1

There are many legal inaccuracies and errors that Bananarama fall into here. I think it’s important that we address them.

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Reviews: Dboy, Distant Stars, Cherry Heaven (2017, 2018).

4 February, 2018 Indie, Industrial, Record, Rock 0

Doing it yourself with trashy rock’n’roll, minimal synth and shoegazy indie.

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Links: Chapter Music, Damned Industrial top 20, ZynAddSubFx terms, iTunes shutdown, vinyl clog.

24 December, 2017 Indie, Industrial, Industry, Links, mp3, Musician 2

Yes, I’m still here. More exciting things from the big world!

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Links: “Rasputin”, DIY Spotify payola, Thriller, Tommy Keene.

6 December, 2017 Dance, Indie, mp3, Pop, Rocknerd 0

Please forgive my neglect, I love you really.

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Björkcoin: Björk’s cryptocurrency album project dissected (impolite ranty version).

12 November, 201725 November, 2017 Indie, Industry, Opinion 6

My restrained and professional assessment of the incompetence and stupidity all through the Björk cryptocurrency project was reasonably popular and widely read. This expanded version adds what I was actually thinking when writing up this collapse board cascade of slapstick coded-by-dildo incompetence.

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Dave Graney and Clare Moore, Gabriel Moreno — Betsey Trotwood, Thu 12 Oct 2017.

13 October, 201722 October, 2017 Indie, Live, Post-Punk 1

In the 2010s, post-punks will tour forever.

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Reviews: Nosound, Porn, Stellarscope (2016, 2017).

28 September, 20173 October, 2017 Indie, Metal, Prog, Record 0

Prog, metal and shoegaze from the inbox.

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King Snake Roost: Things That Play Themselves (1988). Vale Charlie Tolnay.

19 September, 201720 September, 2017 Indie, Record, Rock 3

Charlie Tolnay died a few days ago. Here’s a career rundown and a long bit from a 1990 Party Fears about my very favourite record of his. The correct hideous racket from freaks.

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Links: Pat Mills/2000AD, fund The Quietus, shoegaze in Asia, MRI rockin’ beats.

14 September, 2017 Esoterica, Indie, Links, Writing 0

And me on BBC Newsnight! (Not about music.)

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Reviews: Little Love and The Friendly Vibes, Alvvays (2017).

9 September, 2017 Indie, Pop, Punk, Record 1

A couple of indie pop guitar pieces.

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Reviews: Magana, Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, Nina (2016, 2017).

3 September, 201722 September, 2017 Indie, Pop, Record 1

Some indie pop and synthpop, and yes the new OMD album’s a good one.

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Reviews: Marsy, HYTS, Dreams Are Like Water (2017).

20 August, 201720 August, 2017 Dance, Goth, Indie, Pop, Record 0

Time to go out looking for interesting new things.

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Seeming: Sol (2017).

4 August, 20179 September, 2018 Goth, Indie, Industrial, Record 0

A song-oriented post-industrial album from three years’ close obsession.

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Video: Go-Betweens, techno in six steps, a pop hit in four minutes.

13 May, 201713 May, 2017 Indie, Musician, Television 0

Some telly to finish your day.

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Alixandrea Corvyn, Amongst Animals, Near Death Experience, Tangerinecat — Dublin Castle, Camden, Thu 4 May 2017.

5 May, 201710 May, 2017 Esoterica, Goth, Indie, Live, Rock 1

I automatically staked out my life-long spot at stage right, leaning on the PA. I grabbed this spot in 1985 and shall not relinquish it.

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