A podcast about the 90s Australian alternative music scene - whatever the hell that means.
Discover or relive the stories of how this scene came to be - through the bands, the labels, the technology, the magazines, the TV shows and more. It's part history, part documentary and part memoir of a music fan who was there and spent too much money at the time.
Season 3 announcement
The critically acclaimed podcast Just Ace is back for a third season. The podcast tells the story of Australian music in the 90s. Part history, part documentary and part memoir, the podcast covers the bands, the labels, the people, the media, the politics, the technology and the culture of those time.
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10/18/2024 • 4 minutes, 10 seconds
Just Ace – the book – is out now
The first two seasons of the podcast has been adapted into a book. It’s the first of two volumes of ridiculously nerdy deep dives into the 90s Australian alternative music scene - whatever the hell that means.
You can get a copy on Amazon.
PS. Season 3 news very soon.
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10/10/2024 • 2 minutes, 52 seconds
Ep 24: Was it everything you imagined? – You Am I and me
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This week, we look at a kid who got to meet his favourite band.
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1/12/2024 • 45 minutes, 13 seconds
Ep 23: 1994 – Magic Dirt, The Meanies, Max Sharam, Rebecca’s Empire
Welcome to Just Ace - a podcast about the 90s Australian Alternative Music Scene - whatever the hell that means.
This week, we look at 1994. In particular Magic Dirt, The Meanies, Max Sharam, Rebecca's Empire.
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1/5/2024 • 48 minutes, 37 seconds
Ep 22: How much is enough? – You Am I
Welcome to Just Ace - a podcast about the 90s Australian Alternative Music Scene - whatever the hell that means.
This week, we look the band You Am I
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12/29/2023 • 55 minutes, 20 seconds
Ep 21: The chapter of your life entitled Candle Records
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This week, we look the Melbourne label Candle Records who found a different path to success in the 90s.
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12/22/2023 • 51 minutes, 36 seconds
Ep 20: We are the youth – silverchair and Murmur
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This week, we look at silverchair and their groundbreaking label Murmur.
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12/15/2023 • 1 hour, 16 minutes, 21 seconds
Ep 19: 1993 – Dave Graney, The Welcome Mat, Things Of Stone And Wood, Even As We Speak
Welcome to Just Ace - a podcast about the 90s Australian Alternative Music Scene - whatever the hell that means.
This week, we look at 1993. In particular Dave Graney, The Welcome Mat, Things Of Stone And Wood, and Even As We Speak.
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12/8/2023 • 51 minutes, 16 seconds
Ep 18: Rise Above It All – Tex Perkins
Welcome to Just Ace - a podcast about the 90s Australian Alternative Music Scene - whatever the hell that means.
This week, we look at Tex Perkins, Beasts Of Bourbon, The Cruel Sea and much more.
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12/1/2023 • 44 minutes, 18 seconds
Ep 17: How about this heat? – The Hottest 100 explodes
Welcome to Just Ace - a podcast about the 90s Australian Alternative Music Scene - whatever the hell that means.
This week, we look at the Triple J Hottest 100, the Australia's biggest music poll
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11/24/2023 • 38 minutes, 5 seconds
Ep 16: Word Gets Around – Juice Magazine
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This week, we look at the Australian magazine Juice and Australian rock mags in general.
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Welcome to Just Ace - a podcast about the 90s Australian Alternative Music Scene - whatever the hell that means.
This week, we look at a bunch of bands from 1992 - Tumbleweed, Underground Lovers, Def FX, Weddings Parties Anything.
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11/10/2023 • 57 minutes, 17 seconds
Ep 14: Labor Of Love – Frente
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This week, we look at the band Frente.
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11/3/2023 • 46 minutes, 42 seconds
Ep 13: The Honeymoon Is Over – Indies vs Majors
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This week we look at how the indie labels tried to take on the major labels at their own game.
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10/27/2023 • 43 minutes, 5 seconds
Season 2 announcement
Welcome to Just Ace - a podcast about the 90s Australian Alternative Music Scene - whatever the hell that means.
This week we look at the start of the Big Day Out.
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10/14/2023 • 3 minutes, 28 seconds
Ep 12: Come As You Are – The Big Day Out Begins
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This week we look at the start of the Big Day Out.
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12/9/2022 • 36 minutes, 29 seconds
Ep 11: Goodbye Vinyl – The CD Era
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This week we look at the era of the Compact Disc.
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12/2/2022 • 41 minutes, 26 seconds
Died Pretty Live Interview – 1 December @ MoshPit Bar, Sydney
Welcome to not quite an episode of Just Ace – a podcast about the 90s Australian Alternative Music Scene – whatever the hell that means.
This episode is to announce a very special live event where I'm in conversation of with Brett Myers and Steve Clark from Died Pretty. It's at MoshPit Bar in Sydney, 8pm 1 December 2022. It's free!
Check out the Facebook event page.
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11/28/2022 • 2 minutes, 32 seconds
Ep 10: 1991 – Clouds, Died Pretty, Club Hoy
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This week we look at some music from 1991 - Clouds, Died Pretty and Club Hoy.
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11/25/2022 • 51 minutes, 53 seconds
Ep 09: That Ain’t Bad – Ratcat
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This week we look at the band Ratcat
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11/18/2022 • 35 minutes, 3 seconds
Ep 08: Been Watching So Much TV – Rage and Music Videos
Welcome to Just Ace - a podcast about the 90s Australian Alternative Music Scene - whatever the hell that means.
This week we look at Rage, music video shows and music videos themselves.
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11/11/2022 • 32 minutes, 45 seconds
Ep 07: The Street Press Years – Street Press In the 90s
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This week we look at Street Press, and what happened to them in the 90s.
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11/4/2022 • 31 minutes, 46 seconds
Ep 06: The Glebe Sound – Half A Cow Records
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This week we look at Half A Cow Records, Smudge, The Lemonheads and more.
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Welcome to Just Ace - a podcast about the 90s Australian Alternative Music Scene - whatever the hell that means.
This week we look at music from 1990 including Falling Joys, Tall Tales And True, Cosmic Psychos and Hard-Ons
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10/21/2022 • 38 minutes, 6 seconds
Ep 04: I Am Defiant – The Hummingbirds
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This week we look at the band The Hummingbirds
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10/14/2022 • 31 minutes, 15 seconds
Ep 03: Some Kind Of Sensation – rooArt Records
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This week, we look at how the label rooArt changed the rules for independent labels.
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10/7/2022 • 34 minutes, 4 seconds
Ep 02: Got Sold On Heaven – Independent Record Stores
Welcome to Just Ace - a podcast about the 90s Australian Alternative Music Scene - whatever the hell that means.
This week we look at independent record stores in the 90s.
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9/30/2022 • 30 minutes, 6 seconds
Ep 01: A Rumble In The Old Machine – The Rise of Triple J
Welcome to Just Ace - a podcast about the 90s Australian Alternative Music Scene - whatever the hell that means.
Episode 1: A Rumble In The Old Machine. This week we look at the coming of age of the radio station Triple J.
This is the story of how Triple J started as a political manoeuvre, then painfully outgrew its Sydney roots. Then a huge upheaval in the early 90s that led to protests and walkouts. But it turned a whole nation of young people into some new sounds.
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9/24/2022 • 35 minutes, 18 seconds
Ep 00: An introduction
Welcome to Just Ace - a podcast about the 90s Australian Alternative Music Scene - whatever the hell that means.
This is the introductory episode that explains what is to come (a little). Enjoy.
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