tism – Rocknerd

Witch house: I’d make myself a majickal sandwich.

25 August, 201626 August, 2016 Dance, Goth, Industrial, Musician, Opinion 0

Witch House is a made-up genre that became real. It was invented as an in-joke and now goth DJs claim they play “witch house”. Perhaps the secret ingredient is the gr▲†u‡†Øu§ Un‡cØd3.

Petition to reform TISM to represent Australia at Eurovision.

11 February, 201528 August, 2016 Pop, Theatre 0

So Australia won the wildcard for Eurovision 2015. And there’s a petition for TISM to reform and play it. Go sign now. Because you

TISM Best.off launch, fortyfivedownstairs gallery

17 July, 200223 August, 2016 Live, Record 0

The unfortunately-timed TISM greatest hits compilation, tism.bestoff, (which is being released less than a year after their last studio album DeRigueurmortis, which was delayed by two years anyway) was launched at Melbourne art gallery fortyfivedownstairs on Tuesday night. If you’ve ever harboured a desire to have Ron Hitler Barassi serving you sushi, you shoulda been there.

TISM, Punters Club, 31 Jan 2002

3 February, 200223 August, 2016 Live 7

One week’s notice, twelve bucks, no pre-sales, venue of only 300 capacity. Yessss. The Punters is having a month long fling of special gigs

Jock Cheese: The Jock Cheese Platter

29 January, 200219 December, 2016 Record 0

Disclaimer: I host a site called TISM Self Storage, and Jock Cheese is the bass player of TISM, and I could therefore be considered

Never Mind Lash, Here’s This Is Serious Mum (Evelyn, Fri 21 Sep 2001)

22 September, 200121 August, 2016 Live 1

2nd TISM show at the Evil Lyn – next verse, same as the first. (Apparently.)

A loose roomful of people paid six bucks to see TISM tonight (Friday 22nd Sept.), except for the quarter of the audience who were immediate family members. Personally, I’m left thinking “But now I’ve paid twenty fucking dollars to see what will probably be an identical show???” Well, I’m clearly a …

Burt Fucking Whoopee

22 September, 200128 April, 2017 Opinion, Pop 3

After a few glasses of water to clear the slightly hung over feeling, I realised something that had been bothering me from last night. This is stupid, but I feel I have to respond to certain assertions made in the TISM song “BFW”. It has primarily to do with the idea of the artist vs producer divide which has emerged in the last twenty years. (Hey, the URL says Rock Nerd – you can’t have the rock without the nerd.)

Blow your brains on to the ceiling

15 September, 20013 May, 2017 Opinion 4

OK, those of you who had TISM’s ‘Kill Americans’ on high rotation for the past week – you do understand that it’s you being taken the piss out of, don’t you?