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  • squatter 2022Hi I'm Squatter the Cockatiel. I share a house with Chris Converse (4ZZZ and Punkfest) and Cathy Kerlin (Punkfest and Platform 5 Cafe and Bar) so I get to meet the really cool GC's* and hear some great music.

    I am also a 4ZZZ subscriber.

    Here is my top ten releases of 2022, in no particular order:

    The Owen Guns- Dawn of the Braindead

    Mitch, Please - Yes Thanks

    The Square Tugs - "Monster Hits"

    Eviction - "Demo"

    The Interrupters - "In the Wild"

    The Disables - "No more Rules, No more Ruled"

    Mucho Sonar - "Under the Influence"

    The Cutaways - "Cheap Curtains"

    Topnovil - "Stand Tall"

    Masochist - "Bloom"

    Hope you enjoy my selection and like the picture. I am way more popular than Cathy or Converse.

    Love and chirps,

    Squatter

    *Cockatiel for Good C_nts

  • indie sounds from newyIndie Sounds from Newy and The Hunter – Various Artists (Vi-Nil Records)

    He’s never been seen in anything other than a T-shirt and one of his own label’s trucker caps, but it’s easy to picture Vi-Nil Records label boss Mark Fraser as the Pied Piper of the New South Wales Central Coast and Newcastle music scenes.

    The analogy has to stick like baby shit to a blanket after the release of his second collection in the Indie Sounds series. Fraser is batting 2-0.

    Picking a bunch of local bands and presenting two songs each on CD and vinyl is some brave/crazy idea in these days of diminishing economic returns.