This new biography of Brett Whiteley is completely compelling. Brett and I were close. Geographically. He lived just around the corner in Raper Street, Surry Hills. I...
Read MoreIf people of my generation, those of us who tuned in to popular music, were asked what was their favourite Bob Dylan song, I expect there’d be at least 20 nominations,...
Read MoreI must have spent a fair bit of time in doctors’ and dentists’ waiting rooms because I can’t think where else I would have read the Reader’s Digest as often as I did. I...
Read MoreFourteen interviews with Australian musicians give rare insights into the mystique of drugs and the creative process. One Christmas a long time ago, I received a yellow...
Read MoreI recently compiled a list of the countries I’ve been to since leaving Australia for the first time at the age of 25. This was probably about the average age to travel...
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