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Mark Bannerman

@BannermanMark

Journalist, surfer and music lover.

 Sydney
Joined March 2012
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Sonic Journey: The Beach Boys with Mark Bannerman abc.net.au/listen/programs/s… Enjoy this - it’s quite a story.
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I'm listening to 'Sonic Journey: Life and works of Robbie Robertson' with the ABC listen app Enjoy! abclisten.page.link/TrpQiqmi…
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David Crosby remembered abc.net.au/sydney/programs/s… @thedaviddrosby
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Australian surf rock band The Atlantics are Still Making Waves, six decades later abc.net.au/news/2023-01-26/a… via @ABCaustralia
It's 1961 and two boys from Maroubra are about to reinvent the surf sound

It's 1961 and two boys from Maroubra are about to reinvent the surf sound

Six decades since two boys from Sydney first became The Atlantics, the Aussie surf rock band is releasing its latest album. And if you close your eyes, you can sense the sun, the pounding surf and...

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David Crosby flew high, but his musical career also saw drugs and crushing lows - ABC News @davidcrosby Angel and demon! abc.net.au/news/2023-01-21/d…
After his first hit of heroin, David Crosby began to fall apart. Jail changed his life

After his first hit of heroin, David Crosby began to fall apart. Jail changed his life

David Crosby's life was defined by crushing lows — from personal and professional break-ups to drug addiction and jail time. But it is the soaring musical highs that he will be remembered for, writes...

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The Beatles' first single Love Me Do was released 60 years ago — but it nearly didn't happen abc.net.au/news/2022-10-05/b… Not a bad little band really!
Bowl haircuts, a black eye and a song they hated: How The Beatles reclaimed their power to release...

Bowl haircuts, a black eye and a song they hated: How The Beatles reclaimed their power to release...

The Beatles had a major problem and it wasn't going to be easily resolved. They didn't like the song they'd been asked to record by their producer George Martin.

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Perhaps, behind the crown lies nothing at all smh.com.au/national/perhaps-… Spot On!
Perhaps, behind the crown lies nothing at all

Perhaps, behind the crown lies nothing at all

We lie to ourselves when we indulge in a mass hysteria proclaiming that at the centre there is something greater than ourselves. But perhaps a mass hysteria is exactly what is needed to make us...

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After Queen Elizabeth II's death, Indigenous Australia can't be expected to shut up. Our sorry business is without end abc.net.au/news/2022-09-18/q…
Perhaps, behind the crown lies nothing at all smh.com.au/national/perhaps-… Great piece from Richard. Perhaps there is nothing.
Perhaps, behind the crown lies nothing at all

Perhaps, behind the crown lies nothing at all

We lie to ourselves when we indulge in a mass hysteria proclaiming that at the centre there is something greater than ourselves. But perhaps a mass hysteria is exactly what is needed to make us...

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Dismantling our castles in the air smh.com.au/national/dismantl… How sensible this story is.
Dismantling our castles in the air

Dismantling our castles in the air

Many of us are still beholden to the myths and contradictions that surround Queen Elizabeth II and her place in history.

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abc.net.au/news/2022-08-21/b… #ByronBay A deep dive into the origins of magic place.
Inside Byron Bay's transformation from a working-class village drowning in its own excrement to a...

Inside Byron Bay's transformation from a working-class village drowning in its own excrement to a...

With all that Byron Bay has become, it's remarkable to think that the same town was once an industrial hub with a piggery, an abattoir, sand mining and a whaling station — until surfers came along.

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Judith Durham needed The Seekers to shine just like Paul McCartney needed The Beatles abc.net.au/news/2022-08-14/j… via @ABCaustralia #Seekers
Judith Durham had a great voice but when she sang with The Seekers something astonishing happened

Judith Durham had a great voice but when she sang with The Seekers something astonishing happened

The loss of Archie Roach, Judith Durham and Olivia Newton-John in such a short space of time has obscured the extent of each artist's contribution — and in many ways Durham has been worst served,...

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Ry Cooder @RyCooder is the focus of this weeks Sonic Journey. Here is the playlist on Spotify. Hope you enjoy it. open.spotify.com/playlist/47…

RY COODER

Playlist · Mark Bannerman · 16 items · 2 saves

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Everything you need to know about Monkeypox. How Serious Is Monkeypox? nytimes.com/article/monkeypo…
Fascinating analysis with best bits down in the story Concerns for economy as Australia's overseas-born population dips for first time since 2000 sbs.com.au/news/article/aust… @SBSNews sbs.com.au/news/article/aust…
Concerns for economy as Australia's overseas-born population dips for first time since 2000

Concerns for economy as Australia's overseas-born population dips for first time since 2000

The COVID-19 pandemic was the main reason for the drop in overseas-born people living in Australia, with experts concerned about the potential impact on the economy.

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Why some people get COVID more than once smh.com.au/national/victoria… FASCINATING STUFF.
Why some people get COVID more than once

Why some people get COVID more than once

For an unfortunate few, COVID has struck not just once but twice, or even several times over.

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@nytimes8 Apr 2022
Pink Floyd is releasing its first new track in almost three decades on Friday to raise money for the people of Ukraine, the band said on Thursday. nyti.ms/3DSIvKL
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@wsl27 Mar 2022
Not long before 4x Bells Beach winner, @steph_gilmore returns to this historic lineup and hunts for a fifth. Watch the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach April 10-20 on worldsurfleague.com. @ripcurl @Melbourne
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Surfline_EUR@Surfline_EUR26 Mar 2022
This is Tiago Oliveira, 52-years-young and crushing it on the days-of-days at his local spot in Portugal on Sunday just gone. Much competition in the water? Oh yeah, Kanoa Igarashi and Leo Fioravanti were in there too. Full story, here: bit.ly/3Nk49eZ
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The east coast rain and flooding seems endless. Where on Earth is all the water coming from? abc.net.au/news/2022-03-09/r… A very useful explanation.
How can it still be raining? Where on Earth is all the water coming from?

How can it still be raining? Where on Earth is all the water coming from?

Rainfall and floods have devastated Australia's eastern regions for weeks and more heavy rain is forecast. So where's all this water coming from?

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