I interviewed four indie label owners about Melbourne's upcoming Independent Music Exchange themusic.com.au/industry/you...

I reviewed the new Kneecap album for The Australian

new Eddy Current album! eddycurrentsuppressionring.bandcamp.com/album/in-lig...

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I reviewed Genesis Owusu's career-best third album for The Australian

As Ginger Snaps arrives on 4K in time for its 25th anniversary, director John Fawcett tells Isaac Feldberg about memories of working with stars Emily Perkins and Katharine Isabelle, prioritizing practical effects and channeling the eeriness of adolescence in the Calgary suburbs. https://boxd.it/39e

Introducing our latest Video Store shelf, New Releases 🍿 Featuring the exclusive at-home premieres of: Dead Lover Palestine 36 Pārama Desert of Namibia Stolen Kingdom Plus: Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie, Alpha, and more. Watch now: https://boxd.it/gC6

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🧵 We tend to think the internet is permanent, but recent events remind us that our digital record is fragile & being shaped in real time. 📚 Read VANISHING CULTURE to see why it matters 📖 Download & read: archive.org/details/vani... 🛒 Purchase in print: www.betterworldbooks.com/product/deta...

Leah Senior tackles the Hidden Gems series this week. Senior reaches back to the ‘70s for an exploration of Jimmy Campbell’s final album, a pop curio of the highest order. Check out how the album came into Leah's life. bit.ly/4wnXPd7

perfect movie

From bone-boiling Aussie racket to French powerpop crust via Cleveland, Bristol, Ross-on-Wye and more, Noel Gardner's guide to the best in brand new punk returns Straight Hedge! #Punk & HC For May buff.ly/KyuXKoH

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PSA: "Absolute Beginners" is on SBS On Demand www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/mov...

Boss Tape, a collection of tender & minimalist Bruce Springsteen covers by Nicholas Krgovich, is out now! nicholaskrgovich.bandcamp.com/album/boss-t...

God it feels good to listen to an album that's just top to bottom fun. I love Media Puzzle!! RIYL: Beck, Devo, catchy basslines, trumpet, music that immediately boosts your mood pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...

I interviewed Chloe Wilson for The Big Issue about her debut novel The Thornbacks

I did a radio interview with acclaimed Noongar soul/jazz artist Bumpy, who's playing in my town this weekend www.podomatic.com/podcasts/ind...

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I interviewed half of Melbourne quartet Divers about their debut album of fluid, unpredictable indie rock themusic.com.au/features/wer...

I wrote about what to watch in May, at home and in cinemas www.broadsheet.com.au/national/ent...

“It was a scene that really wanted to be pure, whatever that meant . . . There were shows every night. There were house parties all the time. It was a good moment.” Britt Daniel on Spoon's debut 'Telephono' for @texasmonthly.bsky.social: texasmonthly.com/.../spoon-te... #matadorrevisionisthistory

teeter/totter: a see/saw benefit proceeds split between the PCRF + Immigrant Defense Network Eddy Current Suppression Ring, Awesome Snakes, Feeling Figures, Good Flying Birds, Judy and the Jerks, Twisted Teens, and a bunch of sick bands punk is for the children

deeply enjoying this show so far

loving this record: some Linda Smith and Maxine Funke vibes in there youtube.com/playlist?lis...

I just made my Quietus debut, interviewing Season 2 about their fabulous debut album

'Confession presents dal Forno’s music at its most lush and sensual, evoking 90s dream pop as much as 80s post-punk. It still has the chilly sensibilities of her previous work, but there’s a shimmering lightness there as well' Carla dal Forno - Confession buff.ly/lFtokmY

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I also reviewed the new William Crighton album for The Australian

I reviewed the new (and final?) Bad//Dreems album for The Australian

some very good records out today, including Season 2, Carla Dal Forno, Gia Margaret and The Red Pinks and Purples

In the new Big Issue Australia, I interview Chloe Wilson about her debut novel "The Thornbacks" (out May 5)

The Tubs sign to @mergerecords.bsky.social, announce UK tour and share Metallica cover! Listen to "Fade to Black": lnk.to/tubsfadetobl...

big day for indie rock: new albums announced from Modest Mouse, Office Dog and Swapmeet

nice to see this reissue on the way gokidgo.bandcamp.com/album/go-kid...

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“I got in trouble with Penguin Books because there was an article where I said I owed them a thousand dollars for book sales, and instead of paying them I pressed a new single. I thought that was funny, but then Penguin gave me a big talking to.” How Half A Cow Became an Australian Indie Mainstay:

obsession resumed choirboy.bandcamp.com/album/ill-al...

your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could that they didn't stop to think if they should

loving this record!

New album from STATION MODEL VIOLENCE is straight-up inspiring and so was this correspondence with the great punk mind Daniel Stewart open.substack.com/pub/thefutur...

Vancouver, BC singer/songwriter Nicholas Krgovich returns with Boss Tape, his first solo release since 2023’s Ducks LP. Self-produced & recorded at home & at the Wise Hall in Vancouver, BC, Boss Tape is a collection of Bruce Springsteen covers. nicholaskrgovich.bandcamp.com/album/boss-t...

Here's my feature on author Yann Martel about his inventive new novel "Son of Nobody" for The Big Issue Australia

a happy discovery for me (and perfect afternoon work music)

Happy April 8th! Here is the original artwork for "On Avery Island". Hand colored with pastels and taped onto multiple sheets of red construction paper by Jeff Mangum. The t-shirt + vinyl bundle is now available in the Merge Records store for a limited time! mergerecords.com/store/bundle...

We covered a classic by NZ / Flying Nun legends Look Blue Go Purple for a tour 7" last Fall and it's out today digitally for the first time, check out "I Don't Want You Anyway" wherever you digitally enjoy music! superchunk.bandcamp.com/track/i-dont...

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Today is Easter, but it is also Roger Corman's 100th birthday! To mark the occasion, I tracked down where you can stream all of the films that Roger directed for free. So, if you're looking to celebrate Roger today, I've got you covered! from-the-desk-of-the-horror-chick.ghost.io/happy-100th-...

such a brilliant record and episode: highly recommend

For your Easter reading pleasure, my latest Substack missive is live. THE EVIL TOUCH, Australia’s forgotten horror anthology television series, and the lostness of television visual culture in the 1960s and 1970s. andrewnette.substack.com/p/ghost-mess...