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Gabe McGrath
@gabemcgrath.bsky.social
🦘Aussie 📝 Writer 📻 Radio Creative 🎤 Writing memoir about Melbourne’s youth-run Hitz FM. Click link for Hitz blog/pics/recordings
https://www.gabemcgrath.com
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succubus - female demon that seduces men

incubus - male demon that seduces women

vengabus - non-binary demon that likes to party
November 8, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Dobkeratops, the first boss in 1987 videogame R-Type, has endorsed Andrew Cuomo for NYC Mayor.
November 5, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Dave Summers - the bloke who killed Daphne in Neighbours, has endorsed Andrew Cuomo for NYC Mayor.
November 5, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Nah, looks like the ever-popular "Xbox in Mom's Basement, surrounded by Doritos packets".
Septic Springs.
October 22, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Hey guys, loved TV talk in ep3 about @thegregfleet.bsky.social !

As a kid, I watched on-set when Guy Pearce confonted 'Greg the Daphne killer' near our local scout hall.

Wrote about it recently for my 80s/90s memoir. (Still trying to crowbar in a reference to 'Delivery Man 2'.)
With upgraded audio equipment, we're back with Get This alum Tony Wilson and Champagne Comedy Podcast's Alison to cover late 2006. KFC, Passiona High, and more.

Please subscribe:
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/.../people-w...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/25c2RiJ...

#peoplewantducks #getthis
October 21, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Pete Camilleri (brother of Aus rock legend Joe) interviews people about their passion for all aspects of the music industry.

Here, Glenn Hampson opens up about early radio interests, and incredible experiences when Hitz FM took over Melbourne.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyMA...
Glenn Hampson: The Future of Radio – Evolution or Extinction?
YouTube video by Pete's Voodoo Room
www.youtube.com
October 14, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Poor old Pricey.
Several years behind Simon Haight's informed commentary.
#TonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnyAbbott
#SIZZLETOWN
@tonymartin.bsky.social @thepotsnpans.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 9:50 PM
30 years this week since a bunch of us 'pesky kids' returned for Hitz FM Melbourne's 6th broadcast.

Big tracks in September 1995 included Wrap me Up, Stayin Alive (N Trance), 3 is Family, Lost in Love, Mysterious Girl, Loops n Tings, Push the Feeling On & Let’s Groove (CDB).
Awesome music, a new CD and you can HEAR the first 30 minutes!
Hitz FM's 6th broadcast in September 1995 was short, yet action-packed. Check out the streamable recording of the first 30 minutes.
gabemcgrath.com
September 22, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Sometimes you see something online and think "YEP, I'm the target audience".

Bring it on.

#assault
#Imsorryofficer
In conjunction with the Champagne Comedy Podcast, a new fan podcast - The unauthorised history of 'Get This' - People Want Ducks.

Episode 1 out now.

Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/25c2RiJ...

iTunes: podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/p...
September 3, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Signed. Shared.
Let's do it.
Sign the Petition
Deport New Zealand born immigrant Thomas Sewell
chng.it
September 2, 2025 at 10:18 PM
I had a puzzling phonecall from my sister about 6 years ago. We had a cousin - we'd never heared of!

A young man- First Nations - training to become a nurse in Arnhem land.

We've excitedly followed his story since then.
Stuart has incredible guts & vision.

I'm in awe.
September 2, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Traditionally, bloggers will post "What they've learnt in X years of blogging".

I - have learnt little.

But I HAVE had a great time.
And here are 15 happy moments to share with you.
After five years - My fifteen FAVE Hitz FM moments
After 5 incredible years, it's time to celebrate the 15 GREATEST Hitz FM Melbourne memories. There's audio recordings, photos and lots more to enjoy.
gabemcgrath.com
August 31, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Just watched this a second time.
It's magnificent.

And well worth a watch "today", Aussie followers.
It's 5 years since the best thing I've ever written and will ever write aired on Mad As Hell
August 31, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Big crowd in Newcastle today.
August 24, 2025 at 4:53 AM
✅ Looking for a new book series to get hooked on?
✅Aussie author?
✅😀 First two books in the series temporarily FREE?
To juice up the third book in the first season of my Agency series, Imma give away the first two on Kindle. All the sex, all the violence, zero dollarydoos.
Available now at your favorite digital store!
For Her Eyes Only by J.P. Birmingham
books2read.com
July 1, 2025 at 7:13 AM
After 25+ years, these guys are still doing great stuff. Subscribe to the emails, and you'll even get to read posts that Zuckerberg doesn't like.
Quick note from our editor. Subscribe to The Chaser Weakly here: chaser.com.au/weakly
June 24, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Spotted in Newcastle.

I don't know anything about the candiate's policies -
...I'm just hoping our well-known pollies don't steal her look.

(That includes you, Bob.)

#auspol #ausvotes
May 3, 2025 at 8:49 AM
As yet, no comment from @thepotsnpans.bsky.social

#SIZZLETOWN
April 30, 2025 at 1:59 AM
"When I was growing up, I worked out I was more 'Looney Tunes' than Disney'..." Great to hear some of the early satirical influences of John Safran. He spoke to the talented @mariekehardy.bsky.social about his book SQUAT at #NWF2025.
April 6, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Great article.

Also, interesting to read from an author who was initially a "reluctant reader" till someone handed them 'the book that changed everything'.

(Check John's comment section to find the name of the book.)
Been writing about the book industry again. This time about authors needing to be digital marketing/social media experts as well great writers. I look into why it has happened and suggest ways we can let writers just write & get marketers back marketing.

👇 www.johnpurcellauthor.com/blog/not-in-...
March 19, 2025 at 9:01 AM
I'm aware of the irony of reposting this article. And yet it's an important message.

Too important not to share.
“Perhaps the greatest of these sins is convincing ourselves that posting is a form of political activism, when it is at best a coping mechanism—an individualist solution to problems that can only be solved by collective action.” www.404media.co/you-cant-pos...
You Can’t Post Your Way Out of Fascism
Authoritarians and tech CEOs now share the same goal: to keep us locked in an eternal doomscroll instead of organizing against them, Janus Rose writes.
www.404media.co
February 6, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Breaking news for fans of @tonymartin.bsky.social's #SIZZLETOWN.

New Crackers & The Tugboat cross-promotion just spotted in Five Guys burgers, Paris.

No comment yet from The Munter.

cc @thepotsnpans.bsky.social
February 5, 2025 at 7:44 AM
One for the #90s music fans.

I was travelling on a train in Brussels earlier this week. All this squeaking (sound in clip) convinced #google "now playing" that I was listening to a late 1990s onehit wonder.

Which song?
Anybody?
January 21, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I created a special 4.5hr playlist for our staff-only Hitz FM Melbourne 30th Reunion.

We celebrated 9 years of Hitz broadcasts with remixes you won't find on Spotify, plus tonnes of 90s Hitz radio promos, ads for classic nightclubs, etc.

And now, YOU CAN STREAM IT....
Ready to stream the history of Melbourne's Hitz FM?
Remixes you haven't heard in years. Ads for nighctlubs you loved! Stream 9 years of broadcasting in this 4.5 Hitz FM Reunion Mix.
gabemcgrath.com
October 7, 2024 at 9:12 AM