Salient

Kim Wheatley is a Media Studies MA in his third year as a Salient contributor. Working in tandem with fellow Media Studies postgrad Nic Anderson to produce feature length articles that blend conventional journalism with critical theory. In his spare time, Kim also co-hosts a weekly drive show called 'Compulsory Ecstasy'. The show airs every Wednesday from 4-7pm on the VBC (www.vbc.org.nz). http://twitter.com/kimcityspecial

Articles by Kim Wheatley

• Not in my Day!Mon, 21 Mar 2011. 5
• The State of the QualificationMon, 21 Feb 2011. 7
• KudosMon, 27 Sep 2010. Comments Off
• Xiu Xiu, with support from Glass Vaults and SiameseMon, 20 Sep 2010. 1
• The Clientele—MinotaurMon, 13 Sep 2010. Comments Off
• 47 Diamantes, Glass Vaults, Old Grey Wolf and TV DiSKO.Mon, 16 Aug 2010. Comments Off
• Cultural Appropriation: That Fluoro Green Digital Rain ShitMon, 9 Aug 2010. 1
• Glass VaultsMon, 12 Jul 2010. Comments Off
• No ConstellationMon, 17 May 2010. 7
• Graceful GilmourMon, 3 May 2010. Comments Off
• Out of Sync: Big Black – Songs About FuckingTue, 27 Apr 2010. 8
• 47 Diamantes: An Apopalyptic Electro PartyMon, 26 Apr 2010. 3
• Out of Sync: Moscow Olympics – Cut the WorldThu, 11 Mar 2010. 5
• Campus a Low Hum Photo MontageThu, 4 Mar 2010. 2
• Campus A Low HumMon, 1 Mar 2010. Comments Off
• The Ruby SunsTue, 23 Feb 2010. 1
• Bands to WatchMon, 22 Feb 2010. 35
• Tommy IllMon, 22 Feb 2010. 1
• Animal Collective: Live at the Powerstation 08/12/2009Fri, 11 Dec 2009. 1
• Salient’s Top 10 Albums of 2009Mon, 12 Oct 2009. Comments Off
• Salient’s Top 10 albums of the decadeMon, 12 Oct 2009. 22
• Kim’s Top Ten Songs of 2009Mon, 5 Oct 2009. 5
• The BeatlesMon, 28 Sep 2009. 6
• The Clean: Mister Pop (Merge)Mon, 21 Sep 2009. Comments Off
• Kim’s Summer BoomMixMon, 14 Sep 2009. 1
• The Antlers: Hospice (Frenchkiss)Mon, 7 Sep 2009. Comments Off
• YACHT See Mystery Lights (DFA)Mon, 17 Aug 2009. 6
• Speedking: The Fist and the Laurels (Tigerstyle)Mon, 10 Aug 2009. Comments Off
• Family Cactus: Come HowlingMon, 20 Jul 2009. 18
• Nocturnes: Mount PleasantMon, 20 Jul 2009. 4
• An Interview With DimmerMon, 13 Jul 2009. Comments Off
• The Crackhouse FiveMon, 13 Jul 2009. 33
• Deerhunter – Live at San Francisco Bathhouse (16/06/09)Wed, 17 Jun 2009. Comments Off
• Grizzly Bear—VeckatimestTue, 2 Jun 2009. 1
• Passion Pit—MannersTue, 2 Jun 2009. Comments Off
• Desperate TimesMon, 25 May 2009. 8
• Top 5 songs by depressed musiciansMon, 18 May 2009. 8
• J. Period & Q-Tip The [Abstract] Best (Mixtape)Mon, 11 May 2009. 1
• Doom – Born Like This (Lex)Mon, 11 May 2009. 1
• NAS – Illmatic (Columbia)Mon, 11 May 2009. 2
• Junior Boys – Begone Dull Care (Domino)Mon, 4 May 2009. Comments Off
• Prefuse 73 – Everything She Touched Turned Ampexian (Warp)Mon, 27 Apr 2009. 1
• Kim’s New Album Rating SystemThu, 9 Apr 2009. 3
• Peter Bjorn & John – Living Thing (Shock)Mon, 6 Apr 2009. 9
• An Interview with Andrew Spraggon, aka Sola RosaMon, 6 Apr 2009. Comments Off
• Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (Loyaute)Mon, 6 Apr 2009. 2
• Sola Rosa – Get it TogetherMon, 30 Mar 2009. Comments Off
• Sets, Disasteradio and Die! Die! Die!Mon, 23 Mar 2009. 7
• Mt PleasantFri, 20 Mar 2009. Comments Off
• Faunts – Feel. Love. Thinking. Of.Mon, 16 Mar 2009. Comments Off
• Mt Pleasant InterviewMon, 16 Mar 2009. Comments Off
• Mt Pleasant / Mt Pleasure – Pop Hits City EPMon, 16 Mar 2009. Comments Off
• My Pitchfork FixTue, 10 Mar 2009. Comments Off
• Morrissey – Years of RefusalMon, 9 Mar 2009. 5
• The Game – LAXMon, 9 Mar 2009. 1
• Basshunter – “Now You’re Gone”Mon, 2 Mar 2009. 1
• Animal CollectiveMon, 2 Mar 2009. 6
• Camp A Low HumMon, 2 Mar 2009. 2
• LCD Soundsystem – Sound of SilverMon, 23 Apr 2007. Comments Off
• A Scanner DarklyMon, 7 Aug 2006. Comments Off
• Thom Yorke: The EraserMon, 31 Jul 2006. Comments Off