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Writers festival favourites

I got an email out of the blue on Tuesday night, asking my five picks for the Sydney writers festival. Only catch, they needed them before work started the next morning. I dashed out the following, and a sub-edited selection of three made it into the Spectrum section, in today's ...

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Big up community radio

A lot of you regular readers are community radio presenters and producers. There aren't too many opportunities to big up stations or presenters doing good stuff, but here's one. The CBAA Awards will be announced at the annual CBAA conference (held in Alice Springs this year). Categories: Best New Program or Content ...

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Art in manic cities

Sydney's been overrun by Hummers lately, but Americans know how to rock this stuff properly. Today I saw a Winnebago (a huge Grey Nomad caravan/bus that could comfortably carry Aerosmith around the country) towing a Hummer! It's like the driver asked him/herself, "How can I burn through the most fuel ...

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LISTEN: Pompey

He's part of Drama for Yamaha and Melb's ace Brothersister label, but this lovely record as Pompey comes from Pocketclock.

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LISTEN: Calico

Here's an old mix of mine for ITM. It's pretty deep and dancey. # Abstract Rude & Tribe Unique - Ab live at the Goodlife Cafe '93 - Battle Axe # Gray - Drum Mode (Paul Mogg version) - Gomma # Circadian ...

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LISTEN: Scattered Order

A darker side of the Sydney group from post-punk site Nonightsweats's newly updated collection. Here's an old Mark Mordue review from RAM too.

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LISTEN: Stina

Here's a lovely alternate version from the first artist released on Perth's Meupe label.

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LISTEN: Roll Deep

Grime's my new religion (this xmas) and it's sets like this messy, wild and inspirational one from Roll Deep on Rinse FM that have taken it from fave genre to way of life.

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LISTEN: Wayne&Wax

(Da Capo best) Music writer Wayne Marshall crafted this blazing yule in Chicago, but it's made for Sydney.

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LISTEN: Astronomy Class

More bass heavy wobble from Sydney reggae/hip hop crew Astronomy Class. This time a dub of Third Weapon.

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