I met Billy Corgan last week. He seemed like a reasonably nice guy. There was a mother nearby who shoved her young child in his path. Ritual blessing or a faint attempt at Corgan recruiting another drummer half his age, the kid was a bit freaked out by the bald behemoth, but I don’t really blame him (this guy). Anyway, this Iowa track managed to scoot in with all my 90’s reveling post-Splendour. The album they just released – Never Saw It Coming sounds decent* (*throwbacks). But if Mudhoney/Swervedriver melancholia is your thing, and you didn’t get the chance to wade in mud at Splendour and see Corgan yell mean things at the sound guy, I suggest you cease your nostalgic weeping and get along to one of these launch shows.



Thur Aug 16th  – FBI Social, Sydney (with Sounds Like Sunset, Narrow Lands & Lyyar)

Fri Aug 17th –  X&Y Bar, Brisbane (with Tape / Off & Sleepwalks) FREE ENTRY

Sat Aug 18th – Tyms Guitars Instore, Brisbane – Afternoon All Ages FREE ENTRY show

Sat Aug 18th – The Waiting Room, Brisbane (with Seaplane, Crass Creatures, El Motel)

Fri Aug 31st – Gasometer Hotel, Melbourne – Co Headline with Bearhug & Cut

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The Call The Cops documentary follows the bromance between DZ, Bleeding Knees Club & Yacht Club DJs out on their recent tour. Features prime cuts of life on the road, general wreckage and of course, Johann’s ‘frothing’ voiceover skills.

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‘Let Down’ (mp3)

‘I Wish You Were Dead’ (mp3)

Everyone else seems to have hit the ground running on the Bored Nothing wagon, but I might as well have smacked my face into the pavement and passed out for a few months. The artist here is Melbourne’s Fergus Miller. Bored Nothing is his pseudonym for ‘pseudofied’ Brooklyn low-fi. I half expected another sloppy garage record after glancing at the hand drawn nappy hair caught in the crayola whirlpool on the cover of his latest release, Bored Nothing III. But scoot past the apathetic nom de plume – as much as this plays out like an effortless ditty for three thirtyitis and mid arvo daydreaming, you can’t shake the musicality happening on these tracks.

So many favourites on this release. ‘Popcorn’ is the best sampler of the driving bass lines and soaring harmonies this guy revels in, while the boppy ‘Let Down’ sounds like Jack Tatum singing out of the punch bowl at a prom hosted by Beach Fossils and friends. Bored Nothing’s lengthy back catalogue (Beard of Bees of particular note) is sitting up on his bandcamp and deserves a thorough listen. However, the dude also needs to pay his bills, so please enjoy responsibly by attending the show he’s playing with Mining Boom, Beef Jerk and King Tears Mortuary hosted by our blog pals All I Do Is Listen in two weeks.

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