letter from the editor
ISSUE 748: Wednesday 4 December, 2019 EDITOR: Michael Di Iorio michael.diiorio@thebrag.media ART DIRECTOR: Sarah Bryant
And a 1, and a 2, and a 1,2,3,4! It’s the fourth and final magazine for the year and this baby is more packed than a school bus heading out of Rouse Hill. Celebrations, censorship, celibacy and sensuality. What do all four of these things have in common? Absolutely nothing you madman, I’m just in the mood to list things in fours - after all, it’s Q4! Get into it! Many thanks for reading our gorgeous content, and without further ado, I’m Michael Di Iorio and here is my letter. (God that sounded so serious). What can I say about the number 4 that hasn’t already been said? It’s gorgeously shaped, oblique, fashionable and most importantly, skinny. It’s achieved so much in its life, and it refuses to be an odd number. That’s the kind of positivity I really vibe with y’know. Welcome to the fourth Brag Magazine of the year, the most jam-packed edition we’ve put on offer yet. You could say we do all this four you. Four the people. Four ourselves. Four the world. The pages? Simply fourmative, the essence of the magazine? At the fourfront of journalism. This amount of ‘four’ usage? Strictly fourbidden. In the name of ONEFOUR, patron saints of the West and guardians of the sacred number we hold dear to our hearts in this hallowed magazine, we hope you enjoy every page you lay your lovely eyes on. How fourtunate of you to be witnessing such a sheer amount of interviews and exclusives. Your fourcast? It predicts nothing but wellness now. May nothing but fourtune come your way, Powerball winnings, Keno winnings, Lotto winnings, the whole shebang. Let’s get you on the cover of Fourbes for your excellent taste in magazinery. Is magazinery even a word? You better believe it isn’t. The sugar high that only numero quattro can provide is flowing through my veins and taking fourmation in my very blood. Since you’re no foureigner to our mag by now, let me cut straight to the excellent content we have in store for you. We have like, at least more than four artists in here, and that, in my humble opinion, is quite fourmidable. Tove Lo, Liam Gallagher, Alex Cameron, CLEWS, Jack Colwell, Wolfmother, My Chemical Romance, Ali Barter, Twin Peaks and way more. Four out. Aight I think I’m over the fours, but what I’ll never be over is the lovely readers of this magazine. Thank you for picking us up and taking a gander at all our hard work. We appreciate the support, from the bottom of our hearts.
COVER ILLUSTRATION: Connor Xia ADVERTISING: Steph Robertson steph.robertson@thebrag.media PUBLISHER: The Brag Media CEO, THE BRAG MEDIA: Luke Girgis - luke.girgis@thebrag. media MANAGING EDITOR: Poppy Reid poppy.reid@thebrag.media THE GODFATHER: BnJ GIG GUIDE SUBMISSIONS: gigguide@thebrag.media CONTRIBUTORS: Michael Di Iorio, Geordie Gray Elizabeth Green, Sharona Lin Augustus Welby, Tyler Jenke, Benjamin Piñeros, Alasdair Belling, Poppy Reid, Adam Guetti Please send mail NOT ACCOUNTS direct to this NEW address Level 2, 9-13 Bibby St, Chiswick NSW 2046 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE: Carrie Huang accountsseventhstreet.vc (02) 9713 92692, 9-13 Bibby St, Chiswick NSW 2046 DEADLINES: Editorial: Thursday 5pm (no extensions) Ad bookings: Last Wednesday of the month 12pm (no extensions) Finished art: Last Thursday of the month 5pm (no extensions) Ad cancellations: Last Wednesday of the month 12pm Deadlines are strictly adhered to. Published by Seventh Street Media Pty Ltd All content copyrighted to Seventh Street Media 2017 DISTRIBUTION: Wanna get the BRAG? Email jessica.milinovic@thebrag.media PRINTED BY SPOTPRESS: spotpress.com.au 24 – 26 Lilian Fowler Place, Marrickville NSW 2204 EDITORIAL POLICY: The views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the publisher, editors or staff of the BRAG.
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This Issue’s Cover: Illustration: My Chemical Romance by Connor Xia
music
thebrag.com
16-19
My Chemical Romance
42-43
Ali Barter
62-63
Trinny Woodall
20-22
Alex Cameron
44-45
Grinspoon
64-65
Andy King
23
Liam Gallagher
46-47
Wolfmother
66-68
(Redacted)ology Dinner
24-25
Busby Marou
48-51
Jack Colwell
70-71
26-27
Brightness
52-53
BENEE
The Brag Gaming Xmas Tech Gift Guide
28-31
blackbear
56-57
CLEWS
72-74
Gig Picks
32-33
Thandi Pheonix
58-59
Twin Peaks
34-36
Tove Lo
60-61
41
Lakyn
Track-by-track: Lagwagon
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