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David Nichols, Professor of Urban Planning, The University of Melbourne

The rise and 'whimper-not-a-bang' fall of Australia's trailblazing rock press

People under 30 don’t need to care about – or even understand – this. But there really was a time when exposure to culture was mediated by curators who had far too much power over what we all saw, heard or experienced.

In the era before social media and widespread internet access, artists had no direct connection to their fanbases, and required whole distinct manifestations of media to communicate news of their activities, directions and products.

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