Paul Kelly: Interviewing an Australian Icon
From setting Shakespearean sonnets to music to releasing an entire album of funeral songs, Australia's guitar-wielding poet laureate Paul Kelly shows no signs of slowing down.
Jasper Bruce
Jasper Bruce lives in Sydney, Australia, spending much of his time thinking about, writing about and talking about the music that comes out of that country. He has written for numerous publications, including Vulture Magazine, PopMatters, Happy Music Blog, Indie Music Magazine, themusicsite.com and various others. You can reach him at jasperbruce1@gmail.com if you should like to discuss anything he has or hasn't written.
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