STACK #261 July 2026

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VIKA BULL # 1 MY FIRST ALBUM

Which recent album do you currently have on repeat?

BTS - Arirang! It’s genuinely all I have listened to since it came out. What’s your all-time favourite album and why? There’s so many to choose from! But one of my absolute

I remember being ten years old and feeling so proud after getting an A on my piano exam. As a reward, Mum took me to Doncaster Shoppingtown and announced that I could have whatever I wanted. I made a beeline for the record shop and picked out Howzat! by Sherbet, my first-ever record! They were my favourite band back then and I just loved Daryl Braithwaite’s voice. The memory is so vivid. I remember Linda looking at me like I was crazy. She couldn’t understand why I chose that as a gift when I had the run of the whole centre, and for a moment I did wonder if perhaps I should have thought more carefully. Unfortunately, I don’t have the record anymore and it’s been ages since I’ve listened to it. I have met Daryl since then, but I have never mentioned that his record was my first ever prize!

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favourites is Blue Neighbourhood by Troye Sivan. It’s one of the first albums I remember being obssessed with and loving every single song on. My friends also loved it, so it was something I really found a community and connected to people through. Do you have a vinyl collection? If so, how did it begin, and expand? I do! I think it began because my grandfather gave me some of his old vinyl, so I got a turntable (from JB actually!) and started growing my collection with some of my favourite albums. What do you enjoy most about working in music at JB? I absolutely love when a customer comes in and asks about one of my favourite artists. It immediately breaks the ice, and I always love chatting about music that I love.

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EMMA PETERS @ JB Hornsby, NSW

What’s an early, cherished music memory? Attending my first ever concert when I was ten – Taylor Swift’s Red tour in Sydney. I think I can trace my love of concerts and live music back to that day.

Where Do You Come From? by Vika & Linda is out now via Mushroom

In the hotseat this month is Aussie hip-hop star TRIALS, who has just released his first solo album.

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Photo credit: Daniel Hendle Rankine

What’s the most ridiculous item you’ve ever put on your rider? Regional-specific tea towel plus framed photographs of the Notorious U.N.C. Troy Cassar Daley. Your funeral song? Coffee Cold – Galt MacDermot.

Quiz expert subject? Conspiracy theory icebergs. If you weren’t a hip-hop star, what would you be? Heavily opinionated online. Last album you bought? Birdz & Fred Leone – Gira . Aside from yourself, which musician would you most like to be? Björk.

Five words to describe yourself: Liu. Cixin. One. Body. Problem. Your all-time favourite album? Hilltop Hoods – Matter of Time . What did your most memorable school report say? Still counts with fingers. What would be your Hard

hendle. by trials is out now via Island Records Australia

Happiness is… A Rubik’s Cube.

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