Aug 30
A thought for your day: When you come up with it [punk rock], it almost becomes a safety blanket. It becomes your identity. It’s what helped point you in the right direction. For me it was easy to move on because of, once again, my rebellious nature. All of a sudden punk rock became the [...]
Aug 27
A thought for your day: The present is the most difficult time for most people; it’s the only one actually engaging you. The future isn’t engaging because it doesn’t exist yet and the past isn’t engaging because you can’t do anything about it. The present is the only time when we can actually do anything. [...]
Aug 12
Dearest lovelies! Exciting news!! I am a finalist for the first annual Golden Stapler (zine) Awards bought to you by Format Collective & the National Young Writers’ Festival here in Australia. I am in the running for: Australian Zine Maker of the Year and Best Zine Produced in Australia, as a series, over the last [...]
May 05
Cover: X-Ray Spex frontwoman Poly Styrene, Smash Hits cover 1979 (the year I was born!) – RIP Poly (a tribute here) Magazines are one of my all-time favourite things in the world. I have my mum to thank for that passion. She always taught me that reading was important; she taught me it’s a great [...]
May 04
I remember the first time I heard Suicidal Tendencies, my big brother Barrie was playing their self-titled record under the house in his flat at our childhood home where we grew up in the ’80s. He and my cousin Tony were getting ready to go out for a skate. They always listened to thrash and [...]
May 03
Starting in November of last year and running until March of this year, the Museum of Brisbane showcased THE STOKE – A History of Brisbane Skateboarding exhibition. It was a celebration of the rich history and enduring culture of skateboarding in my hometown, Brisbane, Australia. The Stoke explored “the intersection of physical and artistic expression [...]
May 02
It’s been quite a while since I last updated with any regularity, I am working to change this. In my absence from blogging I’ve been writing for various publications, below are excerpts of select freelance work from the past months: I had my first feature for Rolling Stone published in January. It was an interview [...]
Oct 08
This photo was taken in the Hobo Mansion art studio. Jhonny Hobo & Vincent Trixie McDougal = the best crew ever! Photo by my dear friend Michelle Aziz for Mischa Photography. “Photography for Michelle is not just a profession – for her it is a contact between people, a way to understand human nature”. CREATE [...]
Oct 07
The lovely folks at Australian Hysteria not only get me to chat to some of your and my favourite punkers they’re also kind enough to chat to me about Conversations With Punx. [Interview extract] AUSTRALIAN HYSTERIA: What inspired you to explore ‘spirituality’ in the punk community? BIANCA: I’ve grown up within the punk and hardcore [...]
Oct 07
I think pretty much most people I know own a CD or record by Southern Californian punk pioneers Bad Religion. My friend Greg has a Bad Religion tattoo. I saw them the in the ’90s when they toured Australia and played Festival Hall in Brisbane. My favourite Bad Religion records are Suffer, Against The Grain, [...]
