Cousin Creep
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Cousin Creep is the alter ego of Australian Craig Barnes, known for his involvement in Melbourne
Alternative music / Independent music scenes. In the late '80s he published a number of limited run cassette Fanzines called Aliens Mutants. He also worked on Radio 3RRR
producing shows such as Trash on A Platter, Paint The Town Clear Gloss, Vindaloo Cocktail and Breakfasters
(2000 & 2001). Between the years of 1990 – 1995 he ran independent label Hippy Knight Records known for releasing a number of Superchunk
singles and Right Here A Tribute To The Go-Betweens
which featured Frente, The Meanies
, Snout & Smudge. Between 2002 & 2004 he completed a music documentary
called In The Raw
about Australian underground band Lubricated Goat
and their infamous nude appearance on the Andrew Denton
show Blah Blah Blah
in 1988. In late 2004 he relocated to Bakersfield, California
in the United States
where he continued to work in broadcasting
at KKXX & KERN. In late 2005 he started up two MP3 blogs Short Term MP3 Loss and Black Eye Records Jukebox. In 2006 he started Interviews Archive, a library which collects and stores audio interviews as a resource for researchers, academics, broadcasting, publishing or for private use.
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
Alternative music / Independent music scenes. In the late '80s he published a number of limited run cassette Fanzines called Aliens Mutants. He also worked on Radio 3RRR
3RRR
3RRR is a popular Australian community radio station, based in Melbourne. It is the largest per capita subscribed radio station in the world....
producing shows such as Trash on A Platter, Paint The Town Clear Gloss, Vindaloo Cocktail and Breakfasters
Breakfasters
The Breakfasters is a long running morning program on 3RRR, a radio station based in Melbourne, Australia. It is currently presented by Fee B-Squared, Ben Birchall and Jess McGuire....
(2000 & 2001). Between the years of 1990 – 1995 he ran independent label Hippy Knight Records known for releasing a number of Superchunk
Superchunk
Superchunk is an American indie rock band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, consisting of singer/guitarist Mac McCaughan, guitarist Jim Wilbur, bassist Laura Ballance, and drummer Jon Wurster. Formed in 1989, they were one of the bands that helped define the Chapel Hill music scene of the 1990s...
singles and Right Here A Tribute To The Go-Betweens
The Go-Betweens
The Go-Betweens were an indie rock band formed in Brisbane, Australia in 1977 by singer-songwriters and guitarists, Robert Forster and Grant McLennan. They were later joined by Lindy Morrison on drums, Robert Vickers on bass guitar and Amanda Brown on violin, oboe, guitar, and backing vocals,...
which featured Frente, The Meanies
The Meanies
The Meanies are an indie Australian punk rock band, formed in 1989. The current band members include Link Meanie , Ringo Meanie and Wally Meanie . The Meanies had a hiatus in the mid-late 1990s, but began performing again in 1998...
, Snout & Smudge. Between 2002 & 2004 he completed a music documentary
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
called In The Raw
In the Raw (documentary)
In The Raw is a 2009 documentary film about Lubricated Goat's nude appearance on Australian TV.In November 1988, Andrew Denton's Blah Blah Blah program caused a nationwide stir by allowing guitar group Lubricated Goat to perform on Australian Broadcasting Corporation TV completely naked...
about Australian underground band Lubricated Goat
Lubricated Goat
Lubricated Goat was an Australian noise rock band of the 1980s.They achieved brief notoriety for playing on a television program naked, wearing only their instruments and shoes...
and their infamous nude appearance on the Andrew Denton
Andrew Denton
Andrew Christopher Denton is an Australian television producer, comedian, Gold Logie-nominated television presenter and former radio host, and was the host of the ABC's weekly television interview program Enough Rope. He is known for his comedy and interviewing technique...
show Blah Blah Blah
Blah Blah Blah
Blah Blah Blah was a 1988 comedy television show starring Andrew Denton, broadcast on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. The show is most notable for the fact that it began the television careers of many Australian performers including Flacco and Roy & HG...
in 1988. In late 2004 he relocated to Bakersfield, California
Bakersfield, California
Bakersfield is a city near the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley in Kern County, California. It is roughly equidistant between Fresno and Los Angeles, to the north and south respectively....
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
where he continued to work in broadcasting
Broadcasting
Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and video content to a dispersed audience via any audio visual medium. Receiving parties may include the general public or a relatively large subset of thereof...
at KKXX & KERN. In late 2005 he started up two MP3 blogs Short Term MP3 Loss and Black Eye Records Jukebox. In 2006 he started Interviews Archive, a library which collects and stores audio interviews as a resource for researchers, academics, broadcasting, publishing or for private use.