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By beerisyourfriend on May 28, 2018 • ( 1 Comment )

Researching the James Squire story

By beerisyourfriend on December 4, 2017 • ( 2 Comments )

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Different but still the same

By beerisyourfriend on July 11, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

These six beers, they all look so different. But they do have something in common. Can you guess what it is? They’re all owned by Woolworths. Well, technically by “Pinnacle Drinks” which […]

Five Things About … Matilda Bay’s Dogbolter

By beerisyourfriend on July 8, 2016 • ( 5 Comments )

1) One subject that regularly gets touched on in this blog is the concern that Matilda Bay doesn’t seem to have any idea what the hell it’s doing. In fact I probably […]

The Thursday quote

By beerisyourfriend on July 7, 2016 • ( 2 Comments )

“The style of marketing consistently adopted by the company, which is centred upon dated stereotypes of women and focuses on women as the object of the male view appears out of step […]

Beer on the Box – Carlton Draught

By beerisyourfriend on July 5, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

Say what you will about Carlton Draught, this is the best jingle on a beer ad I’ve ever heard. But I’ve always wondered this – what’s the go with the haircut on […]

Yeastie Boys Mix Tape – Track Seven

By beerisyourfriend on July 2, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

The song   Disasterradio is known by his mum as Luke Rowell. A New Zealand electropop musician, he’s put out more than 10 albums since 2002. Some of those were released as […]

Yeastie Boys Mix Tape – Track Six

By beerisyourfriend on July 1, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

The song Divine Hammer comes from Last Splash, the second album from The Breeders. Initially intended to be a side project for Kim Deal, who was a part of The Pixies, the […]

Yeastie Boys Mix Tape – Track Five

By beerisyourfriend on June 30, 2016 • ( 2 Comments )

The Song   The song Me, White Noise, is an unlisted track from Blur’s seventh album Think Tank, released in 2003. It pops up about five minutes after the “last” track on the […]

Yeastie Boys Mix Tape – Track Four

By beerisyourfriend on June 29, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

The song   This song by UK’s Joy Division never appeared on a studio album from the band. It was released on a sampler EP from the Factory Records label. Sure, it […]

Yeastie Boys Mix Tape – Track Three

By beerisyourfriend on June 28, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

The song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KDcM07OmNk The Last Dictator is actually a four-track song on Crime and the City Solution’s 1990 Paradise Discotheque album. This video features The Last Dictator I – there is also […]

Yeastie Boys Mix Tape – Track Two

By beerisyourfriend on June 27, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

The song Golden Age of Bloodshed comes from the 2009 album Pop Crimes by Roland S Howard. The performer is best known for his time in the band The Boys Next Door, which […]

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