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Boycott @ The Soda Factory, 28th Aug

Post author By Alex Kirk
Post date 28 August 2022

“Every Boycott song is crystal clear on what they’re angered by, amused by, or going after with a knife between their teeth. By turns they’re amused, amusing, angry, and anarchic – but when every song is riddled with charm and wit and salvos of precision-guided screaming, it’s only those in their sights that should be […]

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Boycott @ Frankie’s, 3rd Jun

Post author By Alex Kirk
Post date 4 June 2021

“Boycott bring the grrl to Frankie’s, a long history of political punk behind them and in the music. The Slits’ hobnail boots smashes you in the kidneys, and Bikini Kill’s tsunami of rage washes you away – but it’s the big, danceable songs full of furious joy that elevate it up a notch. Anger and […]

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I would like to acknowledge that the gigs that are pictured here, the stages they’re played on, the bars and venues they’re held in, and the good times they represent, are all held on lands that were never ceded by Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. I acknowledge these First Australians as the traditional custodians of the continent, whose cultures are among the oldest living cultures in human history. I pay respect to the Elders of the community and extend my recognition to their descendants.

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