Aug 12
Last month Rave Magazine (Brisbane’s self-proclaimed ‘classiest’ street press) reached it’s 1000th issue. To celebrate they created a special edition featuring pieces written by previous editors and long-term contributors. I was asked to write a guest column for Outburst the punk and hardcore section. I’ve been contributing regularly to Rave for the past 14 years, [...]
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 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 [...]
Oct 20
Michael Iafrate of Rock & Theology blog recently chatted to me about Converstaions With Punx. Iafrate is currently working on essays, and a short book, on punk rock and religion. He was thrilled to discover my project, along with my pal Brian Peterson’s book Burning Fight: The Nineties Hardcore Revolution in Ethics, Politics, Spirit, and [...]
Aug 17
A little while back I posted about a new print zine I’ve made to compliment this blog ConversationsWithBianca.com. The first print run is now gone… thank you to all those that requested one, I am printing up some more in the next couple of days and will send them out to those of you that [...]
Jun 14
I love zines. I love the connections and bonds created with people all over the world that can eventuate through creating and sharing zines. Myself, and my zine making comrades Jeremy Staples and Matthew Limmer have started a co-op—the Paper Cuts Collective. The three of us (collectively) have over twenty years of zine making trial [...]
Jun 14
Dearest Friends! It’s been a long while between posts… my apologies! A lot has happened since I last wrote; there have been an interesting chain of events unfold in my life. I’ll give you the lowdown over a series of posts starting with this one. CONVERSATIONS WITH BIANCA is also now a print zine! Last [...]
Apr 12
Art by Jhonny Hobo Hey Folks! Just a super quick update to let you know I’ve added a new page to this blog ‘My Interviews’. I’m starting an online archive of some of my work from the past decade+. As there’s hundreds of interviews for me to go through it’s going to be at a [...]
Feb 01
Let’s reach for the stars like my good friend Efrem, Photo by Rubén Navarro Martín “In fact, punk rock means exemplary manners towards your fellow human being” ~Joe Strummer Punk rock and hip hop music have been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. I have my older brother and [...]
