Al Newstead
@alnewstead.bsky.social
Author of Currents, via Bloomsbury 33⅓ Oceania. Full time Double J music and pop culture writer, vinyl lover, and sometimes duffer. Former triple j. All opinions mine.
Throwback to my review when I hyped up I Love My Computer as Australia’s own Brat
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November 12, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Throwback to my review when I hyped up I Love My Computer as Australia’s own Brat
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You can do it! Here’s mine:
July 17, 2025 at 2:36 AM
You can do it! Here’s mine:
PSA: today’s your last chance to vote in triple j’s Hottest 100 of Australian songs. So, chop chop.
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July 17, 2025 at 2:35 AM
PSA: today’s your last chance to vote in triple j’s Hottest 100 of Australian songs. So, chop chop.
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Happy 10th B’day Currents!🎈
@tameimpala’s masterful, genre-blurring, era-hopping game changer sounds as bold today as it did a decade ago.
A GOAT album and fascinating narrative that (PLUG ALERT!) I dived into for my entry in the @333books series. Link in bio. Fuck Trevor.
@tameimpala’s masterful, genre-blurring, era-hopping game changer sounds as bold today as it did a decade ago.
A GOAT album and fascinating narrative that (PLUG ALERT!) I dived into for my entry in the @333books series. Link in bio. Fuck Trevor.
July 17, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Happy 10th B’day Currents!🎈
@tameimpala’s masterful, genre-blurring, era-hopping game changer sounds as bold today as it did a decade ago.
A GOAT album and fascinating narrative that (PLUG ALERT!) I dived into for my entry in the @333books series. Link in bio. Fuck Trevor.
@tameimpala’s masterful, genre-blurring, era-hopping game changer sounds as bold today as it did a decade ago.
A GOAT album and fascinating narrative that (PLUG ALERT!) I dived into for my entry in the @333books series. Link in bio. Fuck Trevor.
I wrote a book! It’s the first ever on Tame Impala’s 2015 album Currents.
An entry into Bloomsbury’s 33⅓ Oceania series, dive deep into the record’s legacy and influence.
Pre-orders are live now, ahead of the album’s 10th anniversary (17 July)
More info:
www.bloomsbury.com/au/tame-impa...
An entry into Bloomsbury’s 33⅓ Oceania series, dive deep into the record’s legacy and influence.
Pre-orders are live now, ahead of the album’s 10th anniversary (17 July)
More info:
www.bloomsbury.com/au/tame-impa...
July 8, 2025 at 11:18 PM
I wrote a book! It’s the first ever on Tame Impala’s 2015 album Currents.
An entry into Bloomsbury’s 33⅓ Oceania series, dive deep into the record’s legacy and influence.
Pre-orders are live now, ahead of the album’s 10th anniversary (17 July)
More info:
www.bloomsbury.com/au/tame-impa...
An entry into Bloomsbury’s 33⅓ Oceania series, dive deep into the record’s legacy and influence.
Pre-orders are live now, ahead of the album’s 10th anniversary (17 July)
More info:
www.bloomsbury.com/au/tame-impa...
Charli xcx just made history in @triplej’s Hottest 100. Snatching the record G Flip claimed this time last year. That’s so brat.
January 25, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Charli xcx just made history in @triplej’s Hottest 100. Snatching the record G Flip claimed this time last year. That’s so brat.
Who’s ready to count down 100 hot songs today?
First Hottest 100 in a decade I haven’t been involved with, so whaddya reckon from these teasers?
Tune in from 12 midday:
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First Hottest 100 in a decade I haven’t been involved with, so whaddya reckon from these teasers?
Tune in from 12 midday:
www.abc.net.au/triplej/live...
January 25, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Who’s ready to count down 100 hot songs today?
First Hottest 100 in a decade I haven’t been involved with, so whaddya reckon from these teasers?
Tune in from 12 midday:
www.abc.net.au/triplej/live...
First Hottest 100 in a decade I haven’t been involved with, so whaddya reckon from these teasers?
Tune in from 12 midday:
www.abc.net.au/triplej/live...
David Lynch is a devastating artistic loss. Truly a one-of-a-kind creative. The fact that anything vaguely dark or surreal is labelled ‘Lynchian’ is a barometer of his cultural influence. 💔
January 16, 2025 at 8:52 PM
David Lynch is a devastating artistic loss. Truly a one-of-a-kind creative. The fact that anything vaguely dark or surreal is labelled ‘Lynchian’ is a barometer of his cultural influence. 💔
Hello BlueSky first-timers and New Music Friday emoji lovers!
My annual #MusicalAdventCalendar🎶🎅🏻 returns. Read pic for set-up and check back tomorrow when the unpacking begins! 🎄🥳
My annual #MusicalAdventCalendar🎶🎅🏻 returns. Read pic for set-up and check back tomorrow when the unpacking begins! 🎄🥳
November 30, 2023 at 8:56 AM
Hello BlueSky first-timers and New Music Friday emoji lovers!
My annual #MusicalAdventCalendar🎶🎅🏻 returns. Read pic for set-up and check back tomorrow when the unpacking begins! 🎄🥳
My annual #MusicalAdventCalendar🎶🎅🏻 returns. Read pic for set-up and check back tomorrow when the unpacking begins! 🎄🥳
Alvvays! Kraftwerk! Mary Lattimore! They Hate Change!
CAROLINE FKN POLACHEK!!
Bless you, Aunty Meredith 🎉
CAROLINE FKN POLACHEK!!
Bless you, Aunty Meredith 🎉
August 16, 2023 at 10:52 PM
Alvvays! Kraftwerk! Mary Lattimore! They Hate Change!
CAROLINE FKN POLACHEK!!
Bless you, Aunty Meredith 🎉
CAROLINE FKN POLACHEK!!
Bless you, Aunty Meredith 🎉
