Australian Ghost Story
June 28th, 2010 | Music | 1 Comment »
Via The Vine again, my review of the excellent new Paradise Motel record “Australian Ghost Story”, which discusses the Azaria Chamberlain case and Australian society in general.
MIA, again
June 22nd, 2010 | Music | No Comments »
Via The Vine, a pre-release look at MIA’s new record. An exclusive, of sorts! Or it was, until the album leaked. Oh well.
Journalism goes M.I.A.
June 3rd, 2010 | Music,Opinion | 3 Comments »
In which the author wonders just why Lynn Hirschberg gets to write for the New York Times, anyway.
Louie Louie, I really gotta go
May 23rd, 2010 | Music,Opinion | 5 Comments »
In which the author speaks to Lou Reed, and kinda wishes he hadn’t.
Mix stylee
May 20th, 2010 | Mixtapes,Music | 1 Comment »
Witness the glory of the inaugural NY Conversation mixtape!
The times, they have a-changed
May 11th, 2010 | Music,Travel | No Comments »
New York’s not like it used to be. Well, no. But is that such a bad thing? Not when there are minimal techno wedding receptions to crash
Baby was a black sheep (but possibly isn't any more)
May 5th, 2010 | Music,Opinion | No Comments »
In which the author gets the shits with Patti Smith and has a nice old rant about it.
Love, at first sight
May 2nd, 2010 | Music | No Comments »
In which the author meets Courtney Love, and struggles to get a word in edgeways.
In defence of cultural interchange
April 28th, 2010 | Music,Opinion | 4 Comments »
Big Issue op-ed piece about why we get so upset when white people play black music.
Coach class
April 23rd, 2010 | Music,Travel | No Comments »
In which the author goes to Coachella and spends all weekend in Tony Curtis’s jacuzzi.