Episode 6 - Alone With You by Sunnyboys & Jeremy Oxley
We enter the hot Summer days, the joy of sweaty Sydney nights dancing, the love and desire and confusion and heartache of being a teenager....
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Almost a Mirror
If you could make the soundtrack to your life, a mixtape, what songs would you choose? Welcome to Almost a Mirror, a podcast about Australian music from the late 1970s and 80s, where the pos...
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7 episodes
Episode 5 - The Unguarded Moment by The Church & Steve Kilbey
We enter the bright lights of Countdown and look at overnight success, jangly guitars, paisley shirts and explore life deep, deep without a...
Bonus Episode - Interview Chris Bailey, The Saints
Deliciously provocative as always, I spoke to Chris Bailey in December 2021 about early Saints, being down and out in Paris and London, mura...
Episode 4 - Wide Open Road by The Triffids & David McComb
We enter the mirage, the heat haze of Perth and the Australian interior. We look at drive, in cars and as creative impulse, the loss and lon...
Episode 3 - (I'm) Stranded by The Saints & Chris Bailey & Ed Kuepper
We enter the wasteland of Joh Bjelke Petersen-era Brisbane and meet a band, The Saints, who went from playing in Petrie Terrace to London an...
Episode 2 - Zoo Music Girl by The Birthday Party & Nick Cave
We enter the dirty jungle rhythm of Zoo Music Girl, a song by The Birthday Party. We look at crushes, animal magnetism, the seduction of per...
Episode 1 - Nick the Stripper by The Birthday Party & Nick Cave
In Episode 1, we enter the strangely alluring landscape of Nick the Stripper, a song by Nick Cave and The Birthday Party. We look at the Cry...