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Dead Letter Offices
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Review: Amplified - The Exquisite Rock and Rage of Chrissy Amphlett
This review was written for and published by Honi Soit, the student newspaper at the University of Sydney.
Review: Creature of Habit by Courtney Barnett
My thoughts on a comeback album after five years.
It Crawled From The South: Fables at 40
Celebrating R.E.M.'s deeply underappreciated third album + my thoughts on Michael Shannon & Jason Narducy's Fables 40 tour.
How I bungled my way into hosting a French radio show and other misadventures
Discovering music in France whilst on exchange.
Wax On, Wax Off: A Portrait of Record Collecting
Documenting a lifelong love affair with physical media, nostalgia, and much more.
Needle on the Haystack: An Interview with Scarecrow People
Earlier this year, I chatted to the Sydney-based XTC cover band after having gone to their gigs for nearly ten years.
(Some) Girls To The Front
Dissecting the whiteness of riot grrrl.
Review: Let It Be by Colin Meloy
As a huge fan of both the Replacements and the Decemberists, I had to check out Meloy's 2004 contribution to the 33 1/3 book series.
Letters from the office #3
Talkin' 'bout Receiptify, Tears For Fears' use of generative AI slop, and 2024's unstoppable run of good pop music.