From Sharpies to Skyhooks - On the cutting edge
An interview with Greg Macainsh
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4482005 |
|---|---|
| Authors | P Beilharz (0000-0001-8707-5758, Curtin University, Bentley, WA, Australia, corresponding author), Supski (0000-0001-5273-8603, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 144 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 117-132 |
| Publication date | 2018-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Thesis Eleven (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0725-5136 • E-ISSN: 1461-7455 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0725513618756088 |
| OpenAlex | W2791176205 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
Greg Macainsh is a major actor in the Australian popular music scene. He was the pioneer ethnographic filmmaker of the youth gang the Sharpies, and then bass player and songwriter for the most innovative band of the seventies, Skyhooks. Skyhooks combined new composition, driving music, sarcastic and local lyrics, and keen attention to visuals and costume. This article backgrounds Macainsh and his context. The interview that follows looks further into musical history and performative culture in Melbourne and its suburbs in the period
Aesthetics · Art · Art history · Ethnography · Film director · Literature · Lyrics · Media studies · Movie theater · Musical · Performative utterance · Popular culture · Popular music · Sociology · Visual arts · Youth culture · Anthropology · Cultural Industries and Urban Development · Gender Studies · History · Music History and Culture
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |