Just Ace: A podcast about the 90s Australian alternative music scene

A podcast about the 90s Australian alternative music scene - whatever the hell that means. Discover or relive the stories of how this scene came to be - through the bands, the labels, the technology, the magazines, the TV shows and more. It's part history, part documentary and part memoir of a music fan who was there and spent too much money at the time.

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Ep 09: That Ain’t Bad – Ratcat

Welcome to Just Ace - a podcast about the 90s Australian Alternative Music Scene - whatever the hell that means. This week we look at the band Ratcat Show notes, including information on all the music heard, is on the website. Check it out – Just Ace 90s Follow Facebook Instagram Support Patreon Buy Me A Coffee Buy a poster You can write to us at justace90s [at] gmail [dot] com...

Nov 18, 2022•35 min

Ep 08: Been Watching So Much TV – Rage and Music Videos

Welcome to Just Ace - a podcast about the 90s Australian Alternative Music Scene - whatever the hell that means. This week we look at Rage, music video shows and music videos themselves. Show notes, including information on all the music heard, is on the website. Check it out – Just Ace 90s Follow Facebook Instagram Support Patreon Buy Me A Coffee Buy a poster You can write to us at justace90s [at] gmail [dot] com...

Nov 11, 2022•33 min

Ep 07: The Street Press Years – Street Press In the 90s

Welcome to Just Ace - a podcast about the 90s Australian Alternative Music Scene - whatever the hell that means. This week we look at Street Press, and what happened to them in the 90s. Show notes, including information on all the music heard, is on the website. Check it out – Just Ace 90s Check out the new Just Ace Poster . Follow Facebook Instagram Support Patreon Buy Me A Coffee You can write to us at justace90s [at] gmail [dot] com...

Nov 04, 2022•32 min

Ep 06: The Glebe Sound – Half A Cow Records

Welcome to Just Ace - a podcast about the 90s Australian Alternative Music Scene - whatever the hell that means. This week we look at Half A Cow Records, Smudge, The Lemonheads and more. Show notes, including information on all the music heard, is on the website. Check it out – Just Ace 90s Check out the new Just Ace Poster . Follow Facebook Instagram Support Patreon Buy Me A Coffee You can write to us at justace90s [at] gmail [dot] com...

Oct 28, 2022•41 min

Ep 05: 1990 – Falling Joys, Tall Tales & True, Cosmic Psychos, Hard-Ons

Welcome to Just Ace - a podcast about the 90s Australian Alternative Music Scene - whatever the hell that means. This week we look at music from 1990 including Falling Joys, Tall Tales And True, Cosmic Psychos and Hard-Ons Show notes, including information on all the music heard, is on the website. Check it out – Just Ace 90s Follow Facebook Instagram Support Patreon Buy Me A Coffee You can write to us at justace90s [at] gmail [dot] com...

Oct 21, 2022•38 min

Ep 04: I Am Defiant – The Hummingbirds

Welcome to Just Ace - a podcast about the 90s Australian Alternative Music Scene - whatever the hell that means. This week we look at the band The Hummingbirds Show notes, including information on all the music heard, is on the website. Check it out – Just Ace 90s Follow Facebook Instagram Support Patreon Buy Me A Coffee You can write to us at justace90s [at] gmail [dot] com...

Oct 14, 2022•31 min

Ep 03: Some Kind Of Sensation – rooArt Records

Welcome to Just Ace - a podcast about the 90s Australian Alternative Music Scene - whatever the hell that means. This week, we look at how the label rooArt changed the rules for independent labels. Show notes, including information on all the music heard, is on the website. Check it out – Just Ace 90s Follow Facebook Instagram Support Patreon Buy Me A Coffee You can write to us at justace90s [at] gmail [dot] com...

Oct 07, 2022•34 min

Ep 02: Got Sold On Heaven – Independent Record Stores

Welcome to Just Ace - a podcast about the 90s Australian Alternative Music Scene - whatever the hell that means. This week we look at independent record stores in the 90s. Show notes, including information on all the music heard, is on the website. Check it out – Just Ace 90s Follow Facebook Instagram Support Patreon Buy Me A Coffee You can write to us at justace90s [at] gmail [dot] com...

Sep 30, 2022•30 min

Ep 01: A Rumble In The Old Machine – The Rise of Triple J

Welcome to Just Ace - a podcast about the 90s Australian Alternative Music Scene - whatever the hell that means. Episode 1: A Rumble In The Old Machine . This week we look at the coming of age of the radio station Triple J. This is the story of how Triple J started as a political manoeuvre, then painfully outgrew its Sydney roots. Then a huge upheaval in the early 90s that led to protests and walkouts. But it turned a whole nation of young people into some new sounds. Show notes, including infor...

Sep 24, 2022•35 min

Ep 00: An introduction

Welcome to Just Ace - a podcast about the 90s Australian Alternative Music Scene - whatever the hell that means. This is the introductory episode that explains what is to come (a little). Enjoy. Much more at our website – Just Ace 90s Follow Facebook Instagram Support Patreon Buy Me A Coffee You can write to us at justace90s [at] gmail [dot] com...

Sep 21, 2022•7 min

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