1988 in Australia. On the musical front, it was seriously divided between the mainstream music industry and the alternative/underground scene, yet both sides had their eyes on the international stage. But there was a bigger issue; 1988 marked the Bicentennial of the British invasion of Aboriginal lands. Indigenous activists were waiting to protest any celebrations. It was this that the international media focused on.



Playlist



Minced Meat: The World's Got Everything In It




NO: 200 Years




Kev Carmody: Black Deaths In Custody




James Freud: One Fine Day




Nick Cave &amp; The Bad Seeds: City Of Refuge




The Triffids: Jerdacuttup Man




King Snake Roost: Gutterbreath




Distant Locusts: Father's Suit




Matrimony: Whirlpool Head




Box The Jesuit: Three Cheers For The Pancreas




Slub: Rootman




Beasts of Bourbon: Door To Your Soul




Umkulu: Boomerang




Gondwana: Swamp




No Fixed Address: Pigs




The Gravy: Spirit Of The Land




SPK: Kambuja




Kev Carmody: Thou Shalt Not Steal

Ep 3, Part 2: Gary Foley on 1988

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