The Popularist Manifesto (Party for Your Right to Fight)
So you want to change the world. In the words of Joe Strummer, “You gotta give it all you got, or forget it,” and he’d know: their protest song, ‘Rock…
Personal and Political
This year has seen the release of two of the most valorised political films in recent years in Ava Duvernay’s Selma, disturbingly relevant in the America of Mike Brown and…
Dream Rimmy – Dream Rimmy EP (Independent)
The term “up and coming” has been prone to overuse in the Perth music scene, but this is a well-founded depiction of Dream Rimmy in terms of the musical quality…
Matilda Bay Musings: March
‘What ‘Cha Gonna Do For Me’ by Chaka Khan (1981) Ned Doheny was a white session musician from the ‘70s who came from money and played in the band, Average…
DON’T GO BAKING MY HEART: Saying Goodbye to The Bakery
This city always complains about itself. The coffee isn’t as good as Melbourne. The beaches aren’t as famous as Sydney. The nightlife isn’t as good as Melbourne. The drinks aren’t…
SELLING SIA: Pop’s musical superwomen
Sex, body and appearance sells. This is true now more than ever within the music industry, generally renowned for a constant pushing of image and appearance as a way to…
Aesop Rock – Cat Food EP (Rhymesayers, 2015)
Abstract rapper Aesop Rock gets 2015 started with a new 2 song EP titled “Cat Food” and shows that this year the California rhymer isn’t pussyfooting around. The first track…
Skullcave- Skullcave EP (Fat Shan)
Skullcave’s 3 members Jay Marriott, Liam Young and Steve Turnock have a wealth experience on the Perth music scene, each of them having been a part of numerous acts in…
Matilda Bay Musings: February
Musings. Oxford Dictionary defines musing as “A period of reflection or thought…” Just kidding – never start a piece of writing with a dictionary.com. Where was I? Oh, yes, the…
Review: Jimmy’s Hall
Director: Ken Loach Starring: Barry Ward, Simone Kirby, Jim Norton It’s 1932 in County Leitrim, Ireland. The country is rife with political tensions following the civil war ten years prior.…