Waste the Alphabet (20/4/26) Listen to Waste the Alphabet (20/4/26) on YouTube Music - a dedicated music app with official songs, music videos, remixes, covers, and more.

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handwritten playlist for Waste the Alphabet episode #382

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How Nic Dalton’s Half A Cow Became an Australian Indie Mainstay From running a scrappy jangle label to a brief stint in the Lemonheads, Nic Dalton is an unsung hero of the Australian underground.

“I got in trouble with Penguin Books because there was an article where I said I owed them a thousand dollars for book sales, and instead of paying them I pressed a new single. I thought that was funny, but then Penguin gave me a big talking to.”

How Half A Cow Became an Australian Indie Mainstay:

I'll Always Let You Down, by Choir Boy 1 track album

obsession resumed choirboy.bandcamp.com/album/ill-al...

a pack of Nashi pear flavoured Pez

your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could that they didn't stop to think if they should

loving this record!

‘Sometimes you need to keep a wound open’ An interview with Daniel Stewart of Station Model Violence.

New album from STATION MODEL VIOLENCE is straight-up inspiring and so was this correspondence with the great punk mind Daniel Stewart

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Vancouver, BC singer/songwriter Nicholas Krgovich returns with Boss Tape, his first solo release since 2023’s Ducks LP. Self-produced & recorded at home & at the Wise Hall in Vancouver, BC, Boss Tape is a collection of Bruce Springsteen covers.

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got tickets for Philly!

page 1 of my feature on author Yann Martel, featuring a black-and-white photo of Martel hunched over in thought

page 2 of the feature

Here's my feature on author Yann Martel about his inventive new novel "Son of Nobody" for The Big Issue Australia

a happy discovery for me (and perfect afternoon work music)

Happy April 8th! Here is the original artwork for "On Avery Island". Hand colored with pastels and taped onto multiple sheets of red construction paper by Jeff Mangum.
The t-shirt + vinyl bundle is now available in the Merge Records store for a limited time!
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"I Don't Want You Anyway", by Superchunk from the album “I Don’t Want to Get Over You” b/w "I Don't Want You Anyway"

We covered a classic by NZ / Flying Nun legends Look Blue Go Purple for a tour 7" last Fall and it's out today digitally for the first time, check out "I Don't Want You Anyway" wherever you digitally enjoy music!
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Waste the Alphabet (6/4/26) Listen to Waste the Alphabet (6/4/26) on YouTube Music - a dedicated music app with official songs, music videos, remixes, covers, and more.

and cheatsheet music.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

handwritten playlist for Waste the Alphabet episode #380

tonight's radio www.podomatic.com/podcasts/ind...

Happy 100th Birthday, Roger Corman! Where to Stream Over 30 of His Movies for Free Exploring horror, film, and pop culture, all while celebrating the creators, history, and artistry that keep the genre alive.

Today is Easter, but it is also Roger Corman's 100th birthday! To mark the occasion, I tracked down where you can stream all of the films that Roger directed for free. So, if you're looking to celebrate Roger today, I've got you covered! from-the-desk-of-the-horror-chick.ghost.io/happy-100th-...

such a brilliant record and episode: highly recommend

Ghost messages: Australia’s lost television horror anthology, The Evil Touch Evil Touch

For your Easter reading pleasure, my latest Substack missive is live. THE EVIL TOUCH, Australia’s forgotten horror anthology television series, and the lostness of television visual culture in the 1960s and 1970s.
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Help out Alex if you can.

What to Watch This Month: Aaron Chen’s New Comedy Special and Seven More Variety is the theme this month on screens big and small, with action, comedy, fantasy and drama all in ready supply. Here are our top picks.

hey, I wrote about what to watch in April www.broadsheet.com.au/national/ent...

Waste the Alphabet (30/3/26) Listen to Waste the Alphabet (30/3/26) on YouTube Music - a dedicated music app with official songs, music videos, remixes, covers, and more.

and cheatsheet music.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

handwritten playlist for Waste the Alphabet episode #379

tonight's radio www.podomatic.com/podcasts/ind...

it's always great to hear Evan gushing about Australian music

RIP Mary Beth Hurt, who was always great, but especially great when given the lead in Joan Micklin Silver’s CHILLY SCENES OF WINTER.

my 3.5-star review of Telenova's second album, "The Warning"

I reviewed the new Telenova album for The Australian

happy 30th to the best Neutral Milk Hotel album

Today’s new albums. See anything u like?

🦗Courtney Barnett
🍆Robyn
🦵🏽RAYE
🐚Snail Mail
🎺Flea
🌸Parissa Tosif
⭕️Tom Misch
🅾️Fcukers
⚡️Cry Club
🫙David Gray
👼🏼HEADSEND
🐟Holy Fuck
🎮YNG Martyr
🐮King Tuff
🌅José González
💲SLAYYYTER
⛪️Melanie Martinez
👁️Lone
🏃Konradsen
🪐The New Pornographers
🤠Melissa Etheridge

the cover of The Big Issue Australia #758, featuring Rose Byrne standing in a sleeveless black dress

In the new Big Issue Australia I interview Yann Martel, the Booker-winning author of "Life of Pi" and the new novel "Son of Nobody". Out today!

PREORDER: 'Call The Doctor (30th Anniversary Edition)' by Sleater-Kinney

Twelve indie-punk tracks in under half an hour from the riot grrrl group.

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