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The First Time America Heard Itself

An AMERICAN EPIC documentary series music collection, soundtrack and sessions film recording is in the works. In THE AMERICAN EPIC SESSIONS documentary directed by Bernard MacMahon, the creators reassembled the very first electrical sound recording system from the 1920s, and invited Jack White and T Bone Burnett to produce an album of recordings by twenty of today’s greatest artists. In […]

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Fitzroy White Ribbon Night 2017

After an incredibly inspired effort from my local community of shop owners and creatives in Fitzroy last year, I wanted to support White Ribbon Night again in 2016. Despite the efforts of organisations like White Ribbon, heartbreaking stories keep coming about continued violence committed against women. In Australia, one woman every week is killed by a […]

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A not so Dull Life: Clap Clap Riot releases third studio album amidst tragedy

Kiwi indie surf-rockers Clap Clap Riot have released their third LP today, called ‘Dull Life’, but it’s a bittersweet time for the band, as their friend and unofficial sixth band member Jeremy Toth suddenly passed away last weekend. The Australian tour has been cancelled, for now. Dull Life is loaded with fuzzy riffs and contemporary pop elements, sawn off with a […]

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