We searched the internet high and low to bring you 40 of the most dedicated music fans we could find for better, or in most cases, for worse…

Be warned… You can’t unsee this nipple eye THOM YORKE portrait.

Finally, there’s a website that tells you if a band is emo or not…

Created by the Washed Up Emo folks, you simply enter a band’s name into the site and if they’re in the database you’ll get served up an answer as well as an often humorous tidbit to go along with it.

Another 20 Google image search results for bands that are so wrong but so right…

You’ve gotta love Perth’s Pilerats… Just when you think you can pigeonhole them as a dance/beats label they go and hit you with some GUITARS and slacker indie garage business by way of their latest signing, and fellow west Australians HAMJAM.

We’ve been high on Melbourne’s Banoffee ever since Ninja crept into our ears near on a year ago and the couple of tracks that have followed (Reign Down & Got It) have kept those same ears well and truly pricked.

What’s up with all these music biz beefs at the moment?!



Justin Bieber v The Black Keys v Jack White



Drake v JAY Z v Solange…

 

This month, Hip Hop OG’s XXL took to their annual task of highlighting the best up-and-coming rappers in the game with ”XXL’s 2014 Freshman Class”. Here at Cool Accidents we decided what better to do with a Freshman Class than give the students grades? Some ace the test and some need to head back to Degrassi Junior High and take a seat next to Drake…

So without further ado, here is the roll call and report card for 2014’s Freshman Class in alphabetical order:
 

Our buddies over at Maniacs recently caught up with Byron Bay metal band In Hearts Wake ahead of their tour with Dream On Dreamer, Being As An Ocean & Endless Heights and found out what goes on the stereo backstage at their shows.