The Go Betweens

Indie Basement: 20 Favorite Albums of the Year 2000

From Radiohead to Broadcast and beyond, here’s Indie Basement’s list of Y2K faves.

amazing live videos of Joanna Newsom, Joni Mitchell, Madness & more to watch while every show is cancelled

Today’s picks for amazing live videos to watch while there are no actual shows to attend include Joanna Newsom playing ‘Ys’ in full, Joni Mitchell at Isle of Wight, Townes Van Zandt on Austin Music Network in 1995, The Go-Betweens in 1987, and more…

Robert Forster (Go-Betweens) tells us what he's listening to, watching & reading while stuck at home

“You could say I have been living in self-isolation since 1978,” says The Go-Betweens co-founder.

Bill's Indie Basement (12/6): the week in classic indie, college rock, and more

This week in Indie Basement: Vol. 2 of The Go-Betweens’ retrospective box set series, plus Melbourne’s Scott & Charlene’s Wedding, UK indiepop bands Suggested Friends and The Just Joans, James Hoare’s The Proper Ornaments and Argentinian band Las Kellies.

Robert Forster played Go-Betweens songs & more @ Bell House (pics, setlist, video)

It was the final show of the former Go-Betweens’ frontman’s first North American tour in 11 years. “It certainly won’t be another 11 years till i come back,” says Robert.

The Go-Betweens announce Vol. 2 of archival 'G Stands for Go-Betweens' box set series

The box set includes remastered vinyl reissues of The Go-Betweens’ Liberty Belle And The Black Diamond Express, Tallulah, 16 Lovers Lane and lots more.

Robert Forster (Go-Betweens) announces first North American solo tour in 10 years

The Go-Betweens cofounder released the terrific ’Inferno’ earlier this year.

Bill's Indie Basement (3/1): the week in classic indie, college rock, and more

This week: a review of former Go-Betweens co-founder Robert Forster’s great new LP ’Inferno,’ early 4AD band Rema-Rema, Talk Talk’s transitional album ’The Colour of Spring,’ plus Le SuperHomard and The Stroppies.

Bill’s Indie Basement (12/1): the week in classic indie, college rock, and more

This week we’ve got a memoir from Robert Forester of The Go-Betweens, a whole bunch of Saint Etienne reissues, and buzzsaw pop from Los Angeles’ Flat Worms. Plus, two premieres: one a collaboration between two French-language acts, and a band whose name sounds like they might be French (but aren’t).

watch Kirin J Callinan's absurd 'Off the Record' mockumentary (w/ Mac DeMarco, Mark Ronson & more)

In a style fans of VH1’s Behind the Music will recognize, Kirin reflects on the song and its total lack of chart success, with on-camera anecdotes from Mark Ronson, Mac DeMarco, Sebastien Tellier, Jack Black, members of The Go-Betweens, Weyes Blood, Liam Finn and others.
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