COUNTER CULTURE

Some instore highlights from our Crown Lane days

July 10, 2024 • Jeb Taylor

Some highlights of instores and shows at our old Crown Lane space, including My Disco, Ohana, Mother & Son, Gooch Palms, Bonnie Prince Billy, The Pinheads and more.

Hockey Dad and Radio Birdman shows this weekend

July 04, 2024 • Jeb Taylor

This weekend is a big one for a couple of bands close to me, with the recent release of their fourth album Rebuild Repeat, Hockey Dad play their biggest headline shows to date in Melbourne and Sydney, while the legendary Radio Birdman celebrate their 50th anniversary and play their final ever shows in Sydney across the weekend.

Looking back at some Wollongong music history

June 27, 2024 • Jeb Taylor

This week, reminded by the Oxford Tavern sign, I take a look back through some important bands and releases in Wollongong's musical history.

Some great record stores around the country

June 20, 2024 • Jeb Taylor

This week I’ve been joining Hockey Dad for a bunch of their in store shows around the country and although I’m always aware of the role record stores play in local music communities, it’s great to get out beyond here at Music Farmers and visit some other stores, for this week’s column I decided to highlight some of the stores around the country and some of the other things they do beyond just being a store. There are a lot of great stores in this country, and these are just a handful that featured on this week’s run, there will...

Hockey Dad release week and their Sparkadia connection

June 13, 2024 • Jeb Taylor

This Friday Hockey Dad release Rebuild Repeat, their fourth album and there is a lot happening around it. For this week's column I check out the journey to the release and the connection with Sparkadia on the album.