Adam Gibson: The Songs Of Adam Gibson

- Somehow, considering I have a deep love for both Australiana and songwriters who blur the line between pop song and short story, I had never heard of Adam Gibson until this week I came across The Songs Of Adam Gibson, a compilation that collates sixteen tracks from a musical output spanning three bands and sixteen years.

Miiesha - 'NYAARINGU'

4ZZZ Album of the Week: Miiesha - 'Nyaaringu' Since making her debut in mid-2019, Miiesha has released a string of mesmerising singles – ‘Black Privilege’, ‘Drowning’, ‘Twisting Words’ and ‘Hold Strong’. Now comes her debut collection ‘Nyaaringu’, an album of 9 songs all tied together through the common themes of her life, her community and her people. Her late Grandmother's interludes provide a thread between the tracks, highlighting the passing down of knowledge from Elders through the generations. Now based in #Melbourne, Miiesha is from the small Aboriginal community of Woorabinda in Central Queensland. In a short space of time, she’s made an indelible impression – only last week, she picked up the Levi's Apparel Australia Music Prize as Queensland representative and this year was the winner of Queensland Music Awards Remote Region prize for her release ‘Drowning’. Discussing the album, Miiesha explains, "Nyaaringu is a collection of stories that I wanted to tell. For me it represents my journey and where I'm at now coming from Woorabinda. The interludes in the collection are recordings of my Grandmother speaking. For me she was and always will stay with me as the strongest voice in my life so I felt she had to be a part of this with me." Listen to the Album of the Week on 4ZZZ, 102.1fm, and ZED Digital.

Uboa: The Flesh Of The World

<p><span><span><span>- Those who work in the world of noise can, often, get away with utilising very small -if very loud- selections of sound and making these limited palettes do for a career’s worth of eardrum destruction. Ironically, </span><strong>Xandra Metcalfe</strong><span>’s Uboa embraces a much broader array of musical choices, which may occasionally make her seem like she’s exhausted everything she could possibly have to say.&nbsp;</span></span></span></p>

Stiff Richards: DIG

<p><span><span>- Originally coming out in the infancy of last year, <em>DIG </em>is seeing a physical release through a German label well versed in rounding up gutter punks and a healthy love for the Australian brand of it. STIFF RICHARDS<strong> </strong>is one of those immediately memorable names with an even more memorable sound, perfectly geared to raze any pub or backyard to the ground then pissing on the rubble they hoicked havoc upon. The Melbourne crew embrace dirty rock'n'roll, unabashed by any clichés.

Trump Responds to China's Intervention in Hong Kong

U.S President Donald Trump will be announcing  Washington's response to Chinas decision to institute new national security laws targeting large scale protests which swept Hong Kong last year. 
 
U.S Sec. of State Mike Pompeo announced on Thursday the possibility of rescinding HK's special trade status which is tied into the former colonies autonomy 
 

Riots in Minneapolis continue after a death caused by a Police Officer

Minneapolis continues to riot after the tragic death of George Floyd on Monday night. 

Video footage of the incident has gone virtual, causing protests all over the country. 

Every day since the incident, Americans rally for the “Black Lives Matter” movement, protesting against the police brutality, that George and countless others have faced. 

In an effort to communicate this equality, many are facing police tear gas and arrest.

CNN journalist, Omar Jimenez and his crew were arrested during a live broadcasting of the protest.

Zookeeper admitted to Hospital after Lion attack in NSW

A 35-year-old zookeeper has been airlifted to NSW St George Hospital after being attacked by a lion, Friday morning. 

The zookeeper was cleaning out the lion’s enclosure at the time of the attack. 

Serval ambulance crews, rescue helicopters and police were called to the scene, treating her with critical injuries on her head and neck.

NSW Ambulance duty operations manager Faye Stockmen, said that it was one of the worst jobs, literally walking into a lion’s den. 
 

Illegal Floodplain Harvesting by Irrigators on the Murray Darling: Report

NSW senior government water officials admitted in a meeting on the 10th of January that unregulated floodplain harvesting by irrigators in the Northern part of the drought-stricken Murray Darling river basin was illegal. 
 
In minutes obtained by the NSW Shooters, fishers and farmers party, water officials outlined the legality of harvesting floodwaters, a common practice in the region which accounts for a significant portion of the water used by mostly cotton farmers in the northern part of the basin.