STACK #257 March 2026

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’ s ROVING REPORTER

MARCH

RHYS AUSTIN @ JB Bankstown (Sales)

What’s an early, cherished music memory? Getting to see the Red Hot Chili Peppers at seven years old. Which recent album do you currently have on repeat? Bad Bunny - Debi Tirar Mas Fotos. What’s your all-time favourite album and why? Michael Jackson’s Bad introduced me to many other genres of music.

# 1 MY FIRST ALBUM

Do you have a vinyl collection? If so, how did it begin and expand? I have a massive vinyl collection that started when my grandmother got me my first vinyl. What do you enjoy most about working in music at JB? I like going through and searching for vinyl

KARNIVOOL

Ian Kenny: One of the first things I bought was Joe Satriani’s Surf ing with the Alien . And the things that really left a mark were Soundgarden’s Superunknown and Nirvana’s Nevermind . I still listen to those, but there was some weird sh-t in the beginning that I’m a little shy to admit... I think the first thing that I actually bought might have been Roxette, and then I got Michael Jackson’s Bad .

Drew Goddard: I also smashed a bit of Roxette back in the day – Dressed for Success! The first album I can remember actually buying with my own money was Green Day’s Dookie , which was like the gateway drug to Nirvana and Soundgarden. I still vibe on Dookie , I think it’s a great record. Punchy little poppy punk songs... it was a big part of my journey.

from artists I’ve never heard of and expanding my knowledge of music, which helps my DJ career.

In Verses by Karnivool is

out now via Sony

STACK

In the hotseat this month is ARIA Award winning artist WILLIAM CRIGHTON.

I’d fail, but if I had to choose... Aussie Cricket 1996-2002. Song you wish you’d written? Wish You Were Here – Pink Floyd. If you weren’t a rock star, what would you be? Stay-at home dad, gardener, failed ping pong pro. Last album you bought? Melody Pool’s Our Eternal Garden.

Five words to describe yourself: Curiosity, family, music, bush, adventure. Your all-time favourite album? So hard to pick one. Probably Van Morrison’s Astral Weeks or Neil Young and Crazy Horse’s Zuma . What did your most memorable school report say? Can’t remember. What would be your Hard Quiz expert subject? Geez,

Aside from yourself, which musician would you most like to be? I’d like to play guitar as well as Jeff Lang. What’s the most ridiculous item you’ve ever put on your rider? Only ever-necessary items. Your funeral song? Rockin’ in the Free World – Neil Young. Happiness is... Feeling meaning and being useful.

Photo Credit Julieanne Crighton

Colonial Drift by William Crighton is out March 20 via ABC/Rocket

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