Lists We’ve made a list of the 10 best music documentaries on Netflix by Riley Fitzgerald Ever feel just like being a couch potato and delving into the stories of your favourite musicians? Well, it’s your lucky day buddy. We’ve compiled…
Lists Check out these 8 music documentaries on YouTube, ready and waiting for your next big binge by Riley Fitzgerald When it comes to music documentaries on Youtube, it can be a bit of a mixed bag. So to help you mine the gold from…
Lists Two minutes is all you need: Here are the seven shortest songs ever to hit #1 by Riley Fitzgerald While your typical single might not stray too far from the radio-friendly three minute mark, not every song adheres to the rules of the slick…
Features ‘The Piper at the Gates of Dawn’: Pink Floyd’s early genius and the swansong of their madcap leader by Riley Fitzgerald A remarkable constellation of madcap sound, nothing like Pink Floyd’s The Piper at the Gates of Dawn had ever been heard before and nor would it…
Features The monster that is mental illness and its place in the music industry by Riley Fitzgerald As morbid as it might be, there’s no question that when it comes to celebrity figures’ Dionysian lifestyles, public meltdowns and untimely deaths intrigue us. Whether…
Features Introversion, indulgence and introspection: reflecting on Lonerism, Tame Impala’s crowning glory by Riley Fitzgerald With each new Tame Impala album comes a leap forward. 2010’s Innerspeaker reinvented a string of viral Myspace singles and two home-recorded EPs into a…
Interviews Concrete Surfers on BIGSOUND, TAFE and Kanye West by Riley Fitzgerald Concrete Surfers are Trent, Jovi, Sean and Jamie. Trent and Jovi grew up together and then met Sean at TAFE. Jamie? Well, he and Jovi…
Interviews These New South Wales on nipple tape, astrology and Iggy Pop by Riley Fitzgerald Various members of These New South Wales are sitting around a café table. It’s BIGSOUND and as we talk, they, well mostly leading man Jamie,…
Enmore Audio Features Engineering the Sound: The Breeders’ ‘Last Splash’ by Riley Fitzgerald Being unceremoniously ejected from your band via fax would leave a bitter taste in anyone’s mouth. Yet Kim Deal’s response to the dissolution of the…
Interviews IVEY on Tia Gostelow, The Beatles and Musical Evolution by Riley Fitzgerald Millie is 19 and likes the Beatles, Lachie is about a year older and loves The 1975. Put them together with three other Gold Coast…
Enmore Audio Engineering The Sound: The Jesus and Mary Chain’s ‘Psychocandy’ by Riley Fitzgerald Cast against the backdrop of a conservatively regressive political climate, Psychocandy’s amalgamation of melody and extreme noise bucked against prevailing notions of popular taste. Paired…
Interviews Rebel Yell’s Grace Stevenson on Splendour, Singles, and Sydney Nightlife by Riley Fitzgerald Rebel Yell is a balancing act. On one hand, Grace Stevenson has attitude, creativity and a rhythmic drive. On the other, there’s a burning desire…
Interviews “We had everything to prove”: Steve Hackett on Genesis, Springsteen and psychedelia by Riley Fitzgerald When Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins quit Genesis, they became pop stars and media personalities. While this door was no doubt open to Steve Hackett…
