Jay Watson is sitting in a tent. Next to him is James Ireland. James is POND’s drummer, a quiet guy. He’s happy to let Jay…
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Jay Watson is sitting in a tent. Next to him is James Ireland. James is POND’s drummer, a quiet guy. He’s happy to let Jay…
Like Clinton Walker’s Inner City Sound before it, Andrew Stafford’s Pig City stands apart from the sparse body of flimsy and forgettable tomes stacking the…
Andy Bell. Interesting guy. Enters the scene with Ride in the ‘90s, a guitar band destined to be the next big thing. It doesn’t exactly…
“The Beyond, whatever it consists of, might not be nearly as far away or inaccessible as we think.” – Michael Pollan
Compare Erik Davis to…
Stonefield once inhabited a world of high rolling producers, radio hype and a whole raft of other music industry nonsense. This no doubt had its…
Kurt Cobain came from a small town. Aberdeen was nowhere, a place where a mixed-up kid like Kurt could never aspire to anything more than…
Michael Collins isn’t trying to be original. He isn’t trying to be innovative either. He’s just a guy from the Californian underground trying to turn…
Barney Hoskyns has compiled a book about Radiohead, titled Present Tense: A Radiohead Compendium. In its opening pages he praises the band, but not so…
Jim Reid never saw Syd Barrett and punk as opposed. Neither, he thinks, did Johnny Rotten. Throw the Sex Pistols in with Barrett-era Pink Floyd…
There’s A Meaning Here, But The Meaning Doesn’t Mean A Thing A Psychedelic History Lesson
Shan, Valerie and Zoe are sitting on a deck. It’s…
Finding the Ramones in New York City I tried to find the Ramones in Manhattan, but all I ended up doing was fixating on city…
Lennon Against McCartney
Paul wanted to take the skiffle band professional. John wasn’t so sure. Paul pointed out it could get them girls. Nice clothes…
I first met Jade McInannly and Tim Harvey at a bar side table in Brisbane. It was 2017 and Jade Imagine had just recently released…
