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filed under: build the room, not the pipeline
Leader No.01 · editorial · may 2026
The Scene Is Dead
The Classic Era, the Substation, and the case that the scene needs infrastructure, not another industry pipeline.
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Two years of leaders, re-filed and back in the column. Every piece was cleared with the people in it before it returned, and each one runs in full at its own page.
editorial · may 2026The Scene Is DeadThe Classic Era, the Substation, and the case that the scene needs infrastructure, not another industry pipeline.editorial · apr 2026The Origin StoryHow Breakbone started; the first gigs, the Charles Bean joke that became the Complete History, and writing to feel heard.editorial · aug 2025A Fork in the RoadRebuilding after losing two close friends; the sponsorship effect, and a sincere thanks-and-apology roll.editorial · jul 2025From Northern ThailandWritten from his grandmother's house; his grandfather, the move to Brisbane, and the cost of a year spent on everything but time.editorial · mar 2025Three ScenesThe scene splinters into three; rock and roll, pseudo-alternative and indie pop, and where he found his place.editorial · feb 2025The FloaterA self-portrait from the back of the class; the cliques, the undercut mullet, and the art of getting by.
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dispatch no.1 · press it yourself
Leader No.02 · editorial · apr 2026
The Origin Story
How Breakbone started; the first gigs, the Charles Bean joke that became the Complete History, and writing to feel heard.
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two ways off the one page
Leader No.03 · editorial · aug 2025
A Fork in the Road
Rebuilding after losing two close friends; the sponsorship effect, and a sincere thanks-and-apology roll.
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filed 7,000km from the desk
Leader No.04 · editorial · jul 2025
From Northern Thailand
Written from his grandmother's house; his grandfather, the move to Brisbane, and the cost of a year spent on everything but time.
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three splinters, one crowd
Leader No.05 · editorial · mar 2025
Three Scenes
The scene splinters into three; rock and roll, pseudo-alternative and indie pop, and where he found his place.
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seat: back row, no set
Leader No.06 · editorial · feb 2025
The Floater
A self-portrait from the back of the class; the cliques, the undercut mullet, and the art of getting by.
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