The under water adventures of Australia’s most passionate golden showers enthusiast, ‘Troughman’!
It was a night in May 1978 that would change the life of an Australian man named Barry Charles irreversibly. He was 28 at the…
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‘Follow the Sun’: FM radio-perpetrated pop fodder from 1970s Australia
When Anthology Recordings’s ace publicist Jess Rotter asked me if we wanted to premiere something from the label’s upcoming Australian 70s folk-rock compilation Follow the…
The Loved One: Gerry Humphrys, Australia’s greatest unknown rocker
Gerry Humphrys His voice immediately let you know what was coming. It was a voice that grabbed you by the lapels and lifted you several…
Two kangaroos kicking the shit out of each other on a residential street in Australia
Maybe it’s the music, but I found this video of two kangaroos boxing in the middle of a residential street in Australia oddly soothing. Their…
Mug shots of female criminals from early 20th century Australia
Alice Adeline Cooke was convicted of bigamy. Aged 24, Alice had several aliases and at least two husbands. Intriguing mug shots of female criminals, taken…
‘Australia’s Sarah Palin’ doesn’t ‘oppose Islam as a country’
If you think our conservatives are idiots–and, of course, they are–meet ‘Australia’s Sarah Palin,’ staggeringly stupid far-right candidate, Stephanie Banister. Via Raw Story: Banister, who…
Sharpies: The mulleted rocker kids of 70s Australia
Just when I think I’ve carefully cataloged all the rock ‘n’ roll subcultures in my nerdy little brain, I hear about a group of kids…