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Thoughts on Music Promotion and Production in Brisbane: or Why Can’t Brisbane...
An interview with Nick Smethurst, one of Brisbane’s young musicians and promoters by Carmen Juarez Nick currently plays in the band Epithets, sometimes lends his bass-playing abilities to Little...
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an interview with Joel Stern
by Carmen Juarez (words and photography) “He’s kind of like an experimental noise icon. He does everything…” Joel Stern is a musician, artist, lecturer, curator and event organiser, among other...
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Mackin’ on Valentine’s | A Valentine’s Day tale
By Carmen Juarez So I’ve recently entered into a non-long-distance relationship – meaning I’m planning on moving to the other side of the world to be with someone I met at Pitchfork Music Festival in...
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the interview | Iceage want you to know that they’re not fascists
By Carmen Juarez If you’ve been following the debate (They’re racist! … They might just not be aware of what they’re doing … They’re not racist or stupid! … They’re totally stupid… and racist) you’ve...
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My Bloody Valentine @ The Tivoli, Brisbane 20.02.13
By Carmen Juarez Butcher picks up her red guitar. Shredddddd – it’s a tidal wave wall of noise. Oooh it’s in my chest! This is why we were given plugs. Sounds like The End. A sonic onslaught. Kevin...
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Einstürzende Neubauten @ The Tivoli, Brisbane 23.02.13
By Carmen Juarez There’s a German girl next to me. She’s explaining to all the chicks with black lipstick (and guys with brow piercings) in earshot who Mick Harvey is, as well as translating all...
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The Collapse Board Interview | Screaming Match
Words and photos: Carmen Juarez Brisbane’s Screaming Match are two girls and a boy. They’re into metal guyz, dogs and The Raincoats. I found the girls (Sarah Byrne and Drea Lam) under some cushions...
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King Tuff + Cannon + Screaming Match + Thigh Master @ The Primitive Room,...
By Carmen Juarez One moustache, one mop, one pair of boots. The three surfy punk kidlets that make up Thigh Master kick things off, Aussie accent shiiiinin through. At times melodic, at times rough...
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Matt & Kim @ The Zoo, Brisbane, 09.05.13
By Carmen Juarez When your life is starting to feel like the Friends theme song, this is the kind of band you want to be knocking a few beers back to. Or, more appropriately, shaking what yo mama gave...
View ArticleThe 20 Most Read Articles on Collapse Board of 2013
Time for one final list from 2013 (barring any straggling best-of lists), the all-important most read articles of the year. 1. Secret Memo Regarding Nirvana’s ‘In Utero’ Reissue Leaked People not only...
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