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“What we really wanted to do was give attention to bands who might not have made a single, who might not be played by commercial radio, they weren't successful, but they were writing successful songs," says founding presenter Chris Winter. "It's hard to believe now but Mental As Anything and Midnight Oil were two such bands. Many bands weren't ever gonna get heard on commercial radio if they weren't mimicking the sounds of overseas, they weren't particularly capable of fitting into a format," — #MidnightOil, #PeterGarrett

Australian acts front and centre, everyone else in “overseas slop” slots. Whats the point of a national #broadcaster highlighting ForeignContent before our own #homegrown? In an interconnected world you can tune into foreign music. Where do you tune in for Australian acts?

#AusMusic / #radio / #music <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G55rb-Gg6vE>