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April 07, 2008

King of the Chi-Town Blues...

Last month I was privileged to be able to interview Blues legend Buddy Guy. Here is the article:Buddy Guy was a mere toddler when he first heard the sound of sweet gospel, drifting through the windows of a rural church,...

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April 02, 2008

Discourse Paper...

Last month I had the following article published in Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education (please see abstract below): Savage, G. (2008). Silencing the everyday experiences of youth? Deconstructing issues of subjectivity and popular/corporate culture in the English...

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January 31, 2008

Klaxons Interview...

I guess this posting is a case of 'better late than never'...I interviewed the Klaxons in their hotel lobby late last year, in Perth, just before a live show at Capitol Nightclub (see interview/review below). Before the rest of...

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October 15, 2007

Silencing the everyday experiences of youth?

Late last year, an arduous process of research and writing culminated when my Masters thesis was submitted. My thesis, studied at Murdoch University (Australia), specifically investigated the influence of popular culture texts on the subjectivities of young people and...

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August 10, 2007

Ash - Tim Wheeler Interview...

Fifteen years ago, three Irish boys cooped themselves up in a garage all summer with a spattering of dilapidated instruments, turned up the amps to head-split volume, and sparked a teenage revolution. Little did they know, their lovelorn lyrics...

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August 02, 2007

Lily storms the port...

Hey all... I had a great night on Tuesday, watching Lily Allen down in our port city, Fremantle. I wrote this review, which was published in The West yesterday... p.s The Cure is tomorrow night! Good times! Lily Allen...

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February 14, 2006

Datarock - Fredrik Saroea Interview.

“All my life I’ve wanted to be a gay icon,” jokes Fredrik Saroea, the ‘other half’ of camped-up Norwegian electro-lads Datarock. “The problem is though, my gay friends told me I was a bit fat and needed better chest...

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January 21, 2006

Darkside/Lightside... A short 'concrete' story.

1. The streetlights near my house are such that when I walk at night, I cast two shadows. One is tall and sleek - the darker of the two and almost formidable; the other paints a broader, fractured and...

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December 15, 2005

Glenn Savage vs. Noel Gallagher - The Interview...

A necessary preamble: When I was 15 years old, Definitely Maybe defined a new order for my soul, and despite 1997-present ‘popular flack’ given to Oasis in ‘oh-I’m-so-hipster’ circles, I’ve stuck by the band through many disparaging times. I...

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November 20, 2005

The Killers - Mark Stoermer Interview

More than any other band to emerge under the turgid new rock banner of 2003, The Killers have managed to preserve popular ground and weave a truly archetypical chart success story. Having recently released All These Things That I...

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November 12, 2005

The Raveonettes - 'Pretty in Black' Review...

Trad-rock loving Danish duo The Raveonettes serve up their second LP, swathed in influences born of their ardent love affair with retrospective 50s noir tunes and American pop iconography. It’s hard to generically pinpoint this release and this is...

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November 05, 2005

Sigur Rós - Takk... Review

Locating suitable adjectives to describe the sound of Sigur Rós is far from a painless task - even in more creative moments. Ethereal, mournful, epiphanic, melancholic; all fall short of recounting the sonic experience that has made this Icelandic...

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November 03, 2005

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Pete Hayes Interview.

“One thing you gotta get damn straight is that Howl isn’t an ‘of the moment’ record,” scoffs Black Rebel Motorcycle Club guitarist Pete Hayes. He follows this with a long tired sigh. “You see nobody in this band ever...

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November 03, 2005

Sarah Blasko - Heart of the Winter...

Sarah Blasko must be taking nominations for the alt-style icon of 2005. Yet blushing at this suggestion may not be her only modest signature. Despite the fact that her debut LP The Overture and the Underscore continues to garner...

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