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Opinions | Jan. 2023

Why I can’t bear to part with my CDs

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Music | Aug. 2021

Strictly Fresh ‘n’ Funky Business: tribute to the Empire Hotel Moon Bar

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Fiction | Feb. 2021

Sights and sounds from ‘The Drop’ launch parties

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Redfern Now

Rugby league, the Rabbitohs and Redfern Now (The Roar)

Features November 6, 2013 Tags: Redfern, Rugby League, South Sydney Rabbitohs, The Roar No Comments

Redfern was the spiritual home away from home in Sydney this Queenslander didn’t know he’d been missing.

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Wembley Stadium

Wembley: England’s field of nightmares (The Roar)

Features October 25, 2013 Tags: Rugby League, The Roar, Wembley Stadium No Comments

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.

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Danny Howells

Danny Howells: The Humble Selector (Balance Music)

Features September 24, 2013 Tags: Balance Series, Danny Howells, Music No Comments

One of the DJ greats, Danny Howells, walked me through the thought process behind his mixes for Global Underground, Renaissance, Balance, et al.

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Power and the Passion

The making of Midnight Oil’s ‘Power and the Passion’ video (The Music)

Features September 17, 2013 Tags: Midnight Oil, Music, theMusic.com.au No Comments

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.

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EDM Mind Control

Is EDM just a new form of MK Ultra mind control? (theMusic.com.au)

Opinions September 10, 2013 Tags: EDM, Music, The Drop, theMusic.com.au No Comments

The semi-facetious conspiracy theory that inspired a novel – and drew comments from fellow crackpots from across the world.

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Holi in Delhi

The many faces of Holi (The Music)

Travel August 1, 2013 Tags: #IncredibleIndia, theMusic.com.au, Travel No Comments

The seamier side of Delhi reared its ugly head when I walked the streets for Holi, India’s festival of colour.

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Clive Palmer

Keeping up with Clive Palmer (The Music)

Features August 1, 2013 Tags: Clive Palmer, Politics, theMusic.com.au No Comments

In mid-2013 I found myself at the federal election campaign launch of Clive Palmer, which was as ridiculous as you’d imagine.

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Best of Balance

The Best of Balance? (Balance Music)

Opinions June 25, 2013 Tags: Balance Series, Music No Comments

Australia’a own DJ mix series asked me to nominate their finest hours, and I wasn’t afraid to let my progressive house bias shine through.

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RBMA 2013

Red Bull Music Academy: Three nights in NYC (Red Bull)

Features June 23, 2013 Tags: Music, Red Bull Music Academy No Comments

Flying Lotus live in a warehouse, a soundclash in a ballroom, and Metro Area make an unexpected comeback… in a dim sum restaurant.

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Daft Punk

Where were you when Daft Punk RAM-rolled the world? (theMusic.com.au)

Opinions May 17, 2013 Tags: Daft Punk, Music, theMusic.com.au No Comments

I was asked to write a takedown piece amidst the hype storm of Random Access Memories. Daft Punk fans were NOT amused.

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Kris Swales

I’m an Australian writer, editor and lapsed musician, currently based in Sydney after three-and-a-bit years in my adopted second home of Delhi.

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