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Queensland
Published on 13/06/07
by matt
The sunny state is growing fast. We’ve been hearing it since the ’80s. But however many years after a generation of aspirational suburbanites upped stumps and moved north for sun and surf-brand t-shirts, there’s another generation coming of age, kids old enough to party, make music and get involved. Whatever you think about Queensland, and there are no shortage of pejoratives available, the state’s given Australia some of its finest bands – from the Go Betweens and the Saints to the Resin Dogs. And that output seems set to expand.
Ben Eltham writes about music for Murdoch’s Courier Mail in Brisbane, the only metro daily in a one paper town – though Fairfax recently stepped up with the online Brisbane Times. Ben started the city’s Straight Out Of Brisbane festival and he plays in a instrumental hip-hop group called Briztronix. He’s my guest tomorrow night on Join the Dots, 9 until 11pm on FBI 94.5 in Sydney or online anywhere.
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