Kris Swales, Journalist

Features / Music

Understanding Kyuss

“Crank it up I really like this bit, fuck that riff sounds really sick…” Kris Swales gets deep about the musical love of his life.

Super Bowl Unplugged: Eight Of The Best/Worst Ad Spots

From Flaming Lips and Chet Faker to Amy Poehler and Seth Rogen. And one super creepy burger mascot ad.

Features / Music

Live After Death

"I was very broken-hearted and frustrated and very, very depressed, but sometimes you’ve got to go through these things and you learn from it."

Features / Music

Artist unknown ; this piece of street art has since been defaced.

‘STRAAAYA: FUCK YEAH!

Australia Day. A day of Hottest 100 parties, cricket, bogans and respect.

Features / Music

The Law Of Diminishing Returns

Would you rather watch David Bowie's balls in Labyrinth or listen to another Black Eyed Peas record? The answer is easy innit?

Features / Music

Kris Swales: The Top 19 Thoughts That Don’t Warrant Their Own Blog Post

From Skrillex to Bill Lawry; 19 thoughts that don't deserve their own blog.

Features / Music

Let's Get Spiritual

2012 brought with it the depressing realisation that Australian parliamentary debate is about as intelligent as a conversation under a YouTube video.

Features / Music

Writer's Poll - Kris Swales

Kris Swales finds it tough nailing his fave gigs in 2012 down to five.

Features / Arts

The Circle Is Now Complete

"We’re really trying to provide an experience that allows people to feel a connection [of] the life experience to their own humanity."

Features / Music

Smokin Joe Mekhael: Together In Electrifying Dreams

Kris Swales spends four hours with Smokin Joe Mekhael's longest ever DJ set world record attempt - at the same point that he hallucinated at last time...

Reviews / Album

Album Review: Paul Kalkbrenner - Guten Tag

Not quite accessible enough to convert non-believers, and perhaps not stretching quite far enough to please the old ones.

Features / Music

When Dirty Cash Becomes Filthy Lucre

Would Yothu Yindi have become household names, would they be ARIA Hall Of Fame inductees without the Filthy Lucre remix?

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