Comments on: Everett True vs The Australian Music Press

By: Splendour In The Grass 2009 – Part 2 | This Is Not A Photo Opportunity

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:29:20 +0000

[...] Birds of Tokyo are one of those awful rock bands that Australians just seem to not be able to get enough of.Â They’re like those terrible non-descript soft rock bands that were popular in the UK in the late 1980s.Â Â Some congratulations are in order though; given the amount of radio, tv and music magazine coverage they are a worthy addition to ‘The List‘.Â [...]

By: Motivational Speaker

Motivational Speaker — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:24:09 +0000

Great Site, Thank you for sharing.

By: Musings on Music Writing and Everett True at Andrew McMillen

Musings on Music Writing and Everett True at Andrew McMillen — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 04:56:22 +0000

[...] Brisbane’s Barsoma last week, and I was one of the nineteen in attendance. TrueÂ incurred the wrath of Australian mainstream music fans in August, upon which IÂ commented at the time. The event was [...]

By: Fray

Fray — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 22:28:42 +0000

I believe that you are missing one key idea in this article. Perhaps Australian music appeals to the typical Australian Ideologies and perhaps not to the english or the American. Bands like powderinger have several albums which have been extremely well produced and it is obvious that the band has a phenominal understanding of dynamic within the studio, perhaps better than being a fantastic songwriter with no knowledge of how to involve an audience. Yes there is an element of pride in Australian bands and it is quite likely that it’s within the Australian psyche to encourage people to “have a go” rather than telling them they’re shit and leaving it at that. There is a fine line between critique and insult and perhaps this is something that many australian’s dont want to risk.

By: No Love From Triple J | This Is Not A Photo Opportunity

No Love From Triple J | This Is Not A Photo Opportunity — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:06:29 +0000

[...] well.Â Maybe they just took offence at me describing them as a ‘Sydney-centric celebratory circle jerk’. Be interesting to see if anyone gets anything out of this, as it was just an expression of [...]

By: Justin

Justin — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 04:28:10 +0000

Thanks Andrew and Andy

By: Andy

Andy — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:05:23 +0000

Only just stumbled upon this now, but awesome post.

By: Tim Finn @ The Troubadour | This Is Not A Photo Opportunity

Tim Finn @ The Troubadour | This Is Not A Photo Opportunity — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 22:09:15 +0000

[...] we all know, Australians are a bit on the precious side when it comes to its bands and music, so when it comes to justifying Crowded House as an Australian band the argument seems to go that [...]

By: Musings on Music Writing and Everett True « Andrew McMillen

Musings on Music Writing and Everett True « Andrew McMillen — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 14:05:51 +0000

By: r4f4

r4f4 — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:57:12 +0000

ThatÂ´s a good discussion in music!