'It’s Hard To Push Back The Fear': Jay Watson Steps Into The Light As GUM

Sam Wall, Journalist

Features / Arts
Why Andrew Maxwell Doesn't Trust British Meat Pies
"A meat pie in Britain or Ireland is a dangerous, weird fucking thing. Filled with fuck knows what."
Features / Arts
Talking Small Worlds & Big Animals
"I talk about my bedroom, I'm the elephant in the room, dreaming of flying away, Dumbo-style.""
Features / Arts
101 Opportunities For Laughs (Or Not)
"After explaining they wouldn't get any of the jokes, they laughed because they weren't getting any of the jokes."
Features / Arts
How To Train For The Giggle Olympics
"Audiences are beautiful and should be treated like smart angels."
Features / Music
Exploring A Compulsion To Crystallise Moments
"The songs are fluid, not static — the EP captured them in a specific moment, but a live show would be an entirely new moment."
Features / Music
Why Fish And Chips And Beer Were Involved When Recording
"California was done in one take. You can hear my dog bark about halfway through."
Features / Music
The Fumes
It's Been A Long Time Coming But The Fumes Are Back On The Scene
"I had all these songs I couldn't do justice to without adding more to it."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Centre & The South - Yadah
"Title track line "I'm a saviour" is the trouble..."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Gabriella Cohen - Full Closure And No Details
"Gabriella Cohen knows exactly when to leave space, push into apparent chaos, croon or just fire off a weaponised sigh."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: The Timbers - Restless
"If the horn, mando', banjo combo is to your taste then 'Restless' packs plenty to num down on."
Features / Music
Fat White Family: Why They Detox Then Retox On Tour
"Severe addiction, some surgery, some more surgery, total nervous breakdowns, manic depression. But yeah, it's been a great time all round!"
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Right There On My TV
"That's right, dude played pipes in the flatbed truck driving down Swanston Street for the notorious AC/DC clip."
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