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I'm English but I'm an almost Aussie having been here since 1998. I love this country, it's been damn good to me. I work at FasterLouder in the marketing team and I'm VERY proud of the site and how it's evolved.

I'm married to a rather beautiful young Australian lady and we live happily in Sydney. If you have any feedback on FL feel free to send me a message. I'd love to hear from you...

Interests

Music, Films, Travel, Food, food and more food, Wine, Friends, Sleep, My home, My wife, Arsenal FC

Fave Music

Bloc Party, Phoenix, Tiga, The Seabellies, Blur, Pulp, Gorillaz, Air, Zoot Woman and more, and more

Fave Movies

Goodfellas, Amelie

Fave Books

Shantaram, The Kite Runner

His Favourite Artists (4)

Bloc Party

became a fan ages ago

Kings of Leon

became a fan ages ago

Arctic Monkeys

became a fan ages ago

Interpol

became a fan ages ago

His Favourite Events (2)

Big Day Out

became a fan ages ago

Splendour in the Grass

became a fan ages ago

His Favourite Articles

All Tomorrow’s Parties comes to Oz

Hearted on Friday

The rumours are true - legendary festival kingpin All Tomorrow's Parties is expanding its reach to Australia with a three-day festival in January 09.

Festival moments we won't forget

Hearted last fortnight

To celebrate the launch of the inaugural Festival Awards, FL has put together our ten most memorable Australian festival moments.

The Festival Awards 2008

Hearted last fortnight

Do you spend all of your time on the FL forums blagging about festivals you love (and the ones you just love to hate)? Well it is time that Australia hears what you have to say.

The Presets go gay in San Fran

Hearted a few weeks ago

Having rocked the Sydney Mardi Gras last year, The Presets will now play famed leather party the Folsom Street Fair in San Francisco.

Big Day Out 2009 line-up: place your bets

Hearted a few weeks ago

FL has been busy taking note of all the artists we’ve heard (and several we hope) might be making the pilgrimage down under for Big Day Out 2009.

Bloc Party Get Intimate

Hearted last month on the 21st

Last Tuesday, Bloc Party revealed its third album 'Intimacy' would be available in just over a week's time. FL got the story from Kele Okereke.

AC/DC album - believe it!

Hearted last month on the 19th

On Saturday 18 October, Aussie rock royals AC/DC will unveil their first studio album in eight years.

MGMT confirm Spectacular tour

Hearted last month on the 13th

Having earlier dropped the hint that they’ll be heading down under in 2008, psychedelic adventurers MGMT have locked in four club shows.

Falls Festival, Southbound and Byron Line-ups

Hearted last month on the 13th

We are clearing out the basement today at FL and giving away one MEGA line-up announcement for Falls Festival, Southbound Festival AND The Byron Bay Arts and Music Festival.

AC/DC plot world tour

Hearted on the 30th Jul, 2008

AC/DC’s management has finally confirmed the veteran rockers are embarking on an 18-month world tour starting in October.

Meet the Splendour Class of '08

Hearted on the 30th Jul, 2008

In the lead-up to Splendour In The Grass, FasterLouder quizzed a bunch of the headliners about what gets their festival mojo racing.

Splendour weather forecast (update!)

Hearted on the 28th Jul, 2008

Winter’s most anticipated music festival is only a few days away, and after months of meticulous planning it’s now up to Mother Nature to decide if she’ll smile upon the Splendour faithful with a weekend of sunshine.

A Johnny Rotten mess

Hearted on the 23rd Jul, 2008

Bloc Party's Kele Okereke has accused John Lydon, better known as The Sex Pistols firebrand Johnny Rotten, of “an unprovoked racist attack”.

Josh Homme ain't no homophobe

Hearted on the 24th Jun, 2008

Following his verbal lashing of a shoe-throwing festival-goer a fortnight ago (in which the word “faggot” got a good airing), Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme has denied he’s a homophobe.

Ben Lee interviews The Grates

Hearted on the 16th Jun, 2008

Both making the pilgrimage north for Splendour In The Grass 2008, good friends Ben Lee and Patience of The Grates got chatty for FasterLouder.

Skybombers - Take Me To Town

Hearted on the 12th Jun, 2008

Melbourne's Skybombers' energetic debut LP Take Me To Town is full to the brim of catchy hooks, beats and downright rock. They deliver a decent, Australian salute to Britpop.

The Great Escape first Line-up revealed

Hearted on the 12th Jun, 2008

The Great Escape is back this year - same location, different date and one helluva line-up to boot.

Radiohead Vs Prince - who's the Creep?

Hearted on the 4th Jun, 2008

When Prince covered Radiohead's iconic Creep at this year's Coachella, millions dashed to Youtube to see what happens when one of the world's most famous singers takes to one of the world's most famous songs.

The Futureheads album stream on FL

Hearted on the 29th May, 2008

The Futureheads have returned to their DIY roots on third long player This Is Not The World. FL has secured the full album for an exclusive stream.

Who hearts I Heart Hiroshima?

Hearted on the 29th May, 2008

Cameron from I Heart Hiroshima talks about crappy Coles cake, trashy crack hip hop influences and their debut album 'Tuff teef'.

Behind the scenes with Last Shadow Puppets

Hearted on the 2nd May, 2008

The Age of Understatement is the debut offering from prodigious double act The Last Shadow Puppets - and needless to say we’re big fans. FasterLouder has got its hands on a must-see video of the boys sharing their thoughts on the hype-worthy record.

Splendour In The Grass 2008 line-up

Hearted ages ago

For many months the masses have been mumbling names under their breath, trawling the internet for clues, and making ever so bold presumptions – but finally the list is in!

Zakk Wylde: by name and nature

Hearted ages ago

She knew he was hilariously erratic, but Melanie Lewis still wasn't really prepared for this one. She chats to Zach Wylde, predominantly about his sex life.

Portishead video on FL

Hearted ages ago

In Part 1 of an exclusive series of videos, Portishead reveal why their long-belated fourth album is worth the wait. Your hazy Sunday mornings are about to get a new soundtrack.

AC/DC is back baby

Hearted ages ago

Jukebox ruler AC/DC has returned to the studio to record its first studio album in eight years. While no release date has yet been confirmed, the band is said to be in the studio with veteran producer Brendan O’ Brien.

The Music starts again

Hearted ages ago

Things have been noticeably quiet in The Music camp of late, but the silence is soon to be broken with the release of the band’s third album Strength In Numbers.

Session 25

Hearted ages ago

Sydney buzz-band Sparkadia, Perth-based garage rockers The Silents, the J Mascis side project Witch, Gold Coast via Baltimore fluoro punks The Death Set, Kiwi dub band Kora, and more!

FL presents Galvatrons tour

Hearted ages ago

Hype-tastic Melbourne quartet The Galvatrons are setting out on an extensive national tour, with FasterLouder riding shotgun. Justin from The Darkness gushes about them, and so will you…

Air, New Buffalo @ The Tivoli, Brisbane (31/03/2008)

Hearted ages ago

Merci beaucoup! Tres, tres bien! Amour, Imagination, Reve. Viva L' Air!

EMI head-hunts Google exec

Hearted ages ago

Embattled major label EMI has recruited Douglas Merrill, a former Google exec and self-proclaimed music lover, as the new chief of its digital unit. It is hoped the savvy convert will bring some much-need radical thinking to the company.

Jesus and Mary Chain @ The Enmore Theatre, Sydney (02/04/08)

Hearted ages ago

I can still remember the night I first heard the Jesus and Mary Chain - in the dank recesses of a Melbourne bar, kissing a boy that I thought to be the coolest thing since the revival of the horizontal stripe.

V Festival wrap-up here on FL!

Hearted ages ago

Along with its grand mascot Sir Richard Branson who was in the country to mark the occasion, the V Festival returned to Australia over the weekend with shows in Sydney and Gold Coast. We have the first review here...

Splendour dates and venues confirmed

Hearted ages ago

It's time to polish those gumboots and air out the tents kids because our favourite weekend of mid-winter musical mayhem, Splendour In The Grass, will be returning in its eighth year...

Garage to V finalists announced

Hearted ages ago

The judges have ruminated, bickered and agonised…and now we are thrilled to announce the finalists in the band comp to end all band comps: Garage to V.

Britain Rocks!

Hearted ages ago

If you're a music festival junkie, no doubt you already know all about the UK's O2 Wireless Festival which last year saw The White Stripes, Faithless, and Kaiser Chiefs heading the bill. So how would you like to go to this year's festival for FREE!

[Video] FasterLouder Live at The Powerhouse

Hearted ages ago

Check out all the action from FL Live with Tilly and the Wall, I heart Hiroshima and Yves Klein Blue at Brissie's Powerhouse

Foo Fighters announce Australian tour for May 2008

Hearted ages ago

There aren't that many great American rock acts still around - but the Foo Fighters are one of the few that can still lay claim to the mantle so it is with great pleasure that we can confirm that the Foos will be landing in Australia in 2008.

Muse, The Dirty Secrets @ Supreme Court Gardens, Perth (10/11/2007)

Hearted ages ago

Muse kick off their national tour in Perth with an epic performance underneath the stars at Supreme Court Gardens.

The Verve make live comeback

Hearted ages ago

Britpop heroes The Verve played their first gig in nine years in Glasgow last night, playing a set packed with classics as well as unveiling a new track.

St Jerome's Laneway Festival locks in lineup

Hearted ages ago

The one-of-a-kind St Jeromes Laneway Festival is back in 2008 with a shining roll-call of artists - and now Adelaide is invited to the party!

Radiohead’s digital distribution gamble pays off

Hearted ages ago

Are you a mega-successful rock act thinking of giving your major record label the ass, and distributing your own music online? Well it worked for Radiohead, to the value of an estimated $10 million in a single day, so it might just work for you.

Liam Gallagher joins supergroup

Hearted ages ago

New Order bassist Peter Hook has signed up Liam Gallagher for his new supergroup... alongside former Smiths Mikey Rouke and Primal Sceam's Mani.

Who was metal enough for Gigantour? Australia's littlest metal fan, that's who

Hearted ages ago

Well the gods, AKA Dave Mustaine have spoken and the winner of our Metal Enough for Gigantour has been revealed and it's none other than a eight year old fan named 'Rattlehead'.

Coachella coming to Australia?

Hearted ages ago

As if we didn’t have enough festivals to be excited about already… But wait there’s more! Rumours circulating in music industry circles suggest that one of America’s biggest, best and most talked about festivals will be coming to Australia.

[Video] Bloc Party

Hearted ages ago

He's in one of the most famous bands of the moment - yet Gordon Moakes (bassist of Bloc Party) is one of the most unassuming guys you'll ever meet - don't just take our word for it - check out the video and meet Mr Nice Guy.

Move over MySpace

Hearted ages ago

Is the world’s most talked about website on a slippery slide down to the bottom of the social networking chain? Quite possibly if usage patterns in the UK are anything to go by, where its growth rates are trailing well behind its competitors.

Glastonbury Festival @ Worthy Farm, Pilton (22-24/6/2007)

Hearted ages ago

Some of the world's top acts visit Somerset's Worthy Farm to play the iconic Glastonbury Festival.

Tilly and the Wall to play FasterLouder Live

Hearted ages ago

Tilly and the Wall have added a Brissie sideshow courtesy of FasterLouder. The tap rocking quintet are set to play at this year’s Splendour in the Grass as well as headlining a series of sideshows this August.

Blur to reunite?

Hearted ages ago

Did they ever break up? Just what is a 'hiatus' anyway? Maybe one of these questions and not much more have been answered by the group’s bassist Alex James.

Splendour in the Grass lineup revealed!

Hearted ages ago

One of Australia’s premier festivals is set to be better than ever this year. Fasterlouder is presenting and will be bringing you a stack of full coverage - peek inside for the exclusive lineup details!

Kings of Leon: rock royalty

Hearted ages ago

Kings of Leon stake their claim as one of the best bands of the 2000s, each album finding them improving. New album, Because of the Times adds to the legacy... Are they rock royalty? We think so....

Welcome to the brand new FasterLouder!

Hearted ages ago

No, it's not an April Fools joke - FasterLouder is reborn with a brand new look and feel and heaps of new features. We hope FL visitors old and new like the new lick of paint!

Events He's Going To

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Events He Went To

The Great Escape

Sun 8th Apr > Newington Armory

The rumours are true – The Great Escape is back again in 2007 with a new improved festival that will be sure to deliver a smashing Easter experience and FasterLouder have jumped on board for the ride. Set up camp, book into the tent hotel or come and h

The Black Keys

Sun 6th May > Great Northern Hotel

The Black Keys have confirmed details of a 12-date Australian tour in May. Just a year after they last visited our shores, the Ohio two-piece will return to Australia for Groovin’ the Moo in Newcastle as well as headline shows around the country. 2006