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Category: The Nifty Fifty

The Nifty Fifty 2024

Post author By Alex Kirk
Post date 31 December 2024

Across 2024, I playlisted 2,468 tracks, and saw live sets by 333 different artists. I loved it all, but for the second year running, I’m having a crack at pulling together the fifty artists who gave me the most musical joy live and who made me mash the repeat button the most often. These are […]

The Nifty Fifty

The Nifty Fifty 2023

Post author By Alex Kirk
Post date 16 December 2023

Across 2023, I playlisted over 2,500 tracks, and shot nearly 400 sets by over 300 different artists. I loved it all, but I thought I’d have a crack at pulling together the fifty artists who gave me the most musical joy, made me mash the repeat button the most, or who just plain blew my […]

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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.

Please also see my personal Music Industry Collaboration Commitment