A deep-dive into the so-called ‘Australian Sound’ phenomenon featuring Kilter, Oisima, KLP and Dizz1 but not Flume.
Features
Whether covering music, sport or politics, capturing that elusive ‘like being there’ vibe is my favourite thing.
Redfern was the spiritual home away from home in Sydney this Queenslander didn’t know he’d been missing.
When I flew into London for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup semi-finals, I didn’t expect I’d witness an all-time classic.
One of the DJ greats, Danny Howells, walked me through the thought process behind his mixes for Global Underground, Renaissance, Balance, et al.
Sydney history, artists’ rights and the perfection of the Midnight Oil ‘formula’ – it’s all wrapped up in the making of the Power and the Passion music video.
In mid-2013 I found myself at the federal election campaign launch of Clive Palmer, which was as ridiculous as you’d imagine.
Flying Lotus live in a warehouse, a soundclash in a ballroom, and Metro Area make an unexpected comeback… in a dim sum restaurant.
A sit-down chat with Australian football great Tim Cahill on the morning his former coach David Moyes was handed the poisoned chalice at Manchester United.
The story of the time I was in Abu Dhabi at the same time as Metallica, and ended up watching most of the show from side of stage.
