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A flat lay of various street publications including Rave, Scene, BUMS, and The Music.
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Streets of Your Town: Mapping Brisbane’s Street Press

Hear about this vital part of Brisbane's cultural history and discover significant collection items held by State Library.

Brisbane boasts a vibrant history of the street press – independent magazines focused on music, culture and community news that for decades reached diverse and passionate readers and helped them navigate their city. Publications such as Time Off, Scene, and Rave plus Brisbane Underground Music Scene (B.U.M.S., for short) and QNews are an important part of the city’s cultural history.

In Streets of Your Town: Mapping Brisbane’s Street Press you will hear from key figures in Brisbane's independent media and music scene, past and present: Joc Curran, Mundanara Bayles, James Lees, Kellie Lloyd, and Sean Sennett. The panel will discuss the birth of these and other iconic media, early challenges in the 80s and 90s, and how indie presses and other media such as 4ZZZ and Murri Country connect and enrich the lives of so many people. Hear about this vital yet overlooked part of Brisbane's cultural history and discover significant collection items held by State Library of Queensland.

With special guest and live music performance by Ben Ely.

This event is held in partnership with The University of Queensland and AustLit as part of their Brisbane Street Press and Australian Rock Music database projects. AustLit will house information on different street presses and include links to interviews with writers, editors, and other local identities involved with its creation and distribution.

Disclaimer: The views expressed by the speakers are their own and the promotion of products/services is not endorsed by State Library.

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  • When

    Fri 28 Feb · 6–7:15pm

  • Price

    Free

  • Location

    Auditorium 1

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