Australian Radio Playlist

    Here's a playlist I made while I was in Melbourne of (mostly current) Australian stuff I heard played in various shops and cafes. Daytime Australian radio is where cock rock goes to die, and keeps Midnight Oil forever living off royalties, but I definitely didn't go there with this playlist.
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    Sydney Sealife

    On my last day in Australia, I had a few hours to waste in between checking out of the hotel and getting the train to the airport. I was staying right next to the Aquarium, so I went there. I didn't visit the local zoo, because it looks grim, and I'm generally against city zoos with large animals who don't have enough space to roam. The aquarium isn't the cruel kind with large sea mammals, so I felt ok about going there. It's mostly small fish and coral, with some rays, sharks and small penguins.
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    Hidden Sydney

    When I was in Sydney I met up with my friend Vanessa Berry, who writes Mirror Sydney (in both blog and book form), covering interesting and weird stuff she finds in backstreets of the city. It’s especially important to document...
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    The Inner West of Sydney

    While in Sydney I met up with my friend Emma Davidson who runs Take Care zine distro, and we had a wander round Newtown (not far from where she grew up) and had some dinner. Newtown is the area of Sydney next to the university, full of old houses and narrow lanes. It used to be very cheap- full of hippies and students and LGBQT bars and bookshops, but is now extremely expensive.
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    Central Sydney

    To be honest I wasn't fussed about the centre of Sydney. I was staying close to the harbour, but it all felt very bland and glossy, like living in a Westfield shopping centre. I was there to visit friends more than anything.
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