RIP – Mark E. Smith
Wednesday, January 24th…I am seated in my living room, having just learned that Mark. E. Smith, leader of the group, The Fall has passed away. Devastating...
Month: January 2018
Not a Bad Way to Go: A Story About a Killer Sixties Garage Band Called “The Bruthers”
You could spend the rest of your days (and paychecks) mining your favorite record stores and collector websites for sixties garage punk gold and never even scra...
Will Toledo, The Indie Rock Savior?
Let’s face the facts. Indie rock has been declining for the past 5 years, maybe more. I’m not saying that there haven’t been some exceptional releases and some ...
Leong Lau & the Importance of the Immigrant Spirit
I came across Leong Lau through Australian music aficionado and obscure music expert Mark Egan and his Australian funk channel on YouTube. As an avid music conn...
The Go-Betweens: Right Here, A Documentary by Kriv Stenders
An inevitable hole lies at the center of Kriv Stenders brilliant new documentary The Go-Betweens: Right Here. In its opening image, a besuited, silver haired Ro...