My Bloody Valentine, The Tivoli, Brisbane (20 February 2013)

When I was handed a pair of earplugs as I arrived at the Tivoli, my intention was to wear them throughout. My Bloody Valentine are famously loud live, and this: …only confirmed that earplugs were… recommended. Hearing the first torrential notes of “I Only Said,” I changed my mind and abandoned the flimsy protection to…

My Bloody Valentine – m b v (2013)

When I first experienced the transcendent bliss of Loveless, the record was grown-up, eighteen years having passed since its difficult birth. It sent me on a desperate, fruitless search to find something comparable, downloading anything described as “shoegaze” or “dream pop” …but Loveless proved frustratingly inimitable. So it was with some trepidation that I purchased…