Communication 101 The E.E.C Formula of giving feedback Life Skills 101 How To Pack A Suitcase QFR How Can I Live Between 2 Cultures? Special Feature How To Have a Face-to- Face Conversation? DALE RYDER PETE MURRAY SOFIA BUCKINGHAM JENNIFER DOWN WHAT SO NOT SINGER / SONGWRITER SINGER / SONGWRITER SINGER / SONGWRITER AUTHOR ELECTRONIC MUSIC PROJECT This publication whether in print or DISCLAIMER JUNE 2018 online is not for sale. It is published The information in Hashtag Oz is made available for information purposes only and is not intend- to provide a platform for youths to ed to be a substitute for professional, medical, legal advice or treatment. Furthermore, the accuracy, currency and completeness of this information is not warranted or showcase their work and voice in guaranteed. 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We sometimes do album reviews for French publications as well (Blues & Co, Paris Move, etc). 5 JUNE 2018 9 COVER BOOK REVIEW Artist - Tania Chanter 39 | The Sun Is Also A Star by Q & A | INTERVIEWS Nicola Yoon 9 - 10 | Dale Ryder YOUTUBE 11 - 12 | Pete Murray 26 - 29 | Locomotion 29 | Locomotive 41 - 45 | Sofia Buckingham 45 | Sofia buckingham 56 - 58 | Perch Creek 61 | What So Not 33 - 34 | Elion 11 59 - 61 | What So Not LITERATURE 62 | British India | A DATE FOR THE 23 -24 DEBUTANTE - James Langton SPECIAL FEATURES Chapter 2 - Same ol’, same ol’ 8 | ROCKFEST 36 -38 | Jennifer Down - Author 49 | LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL - JAKE BESAW ART 31 - 32 | How To Prepare and 20 - 21 | Kristen Wehlow 36 Endure an Interview, Liv Madison Director at RAW 46 - 47 | How To Have a Face-to- PHOTOGRAPHY Face Conversation, Cheryl Little 15 - 18 | Jordyn Hatchley 48 | COMMUNICATION 101 26 - 28 | Emma Jassy The E.E.C Formula of Giving Feedback INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES 63 - 65 | LIFE SKILLS 101 How To Pack A Suitcase 7 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 30 | 40 41 53 - 55 | QUESTION FROM READERS How Can I Live Between 2 Cultures Cari Ari HELPLINES 63 | THE BRAVE PROGRAM BEYOND BLUE 1300 22 4636 59 THE BUTTERFLY FOUNDATION 1800 33 4673 Photo by Mohamed Nohassi on Unsplash7 Wangaratta High 14th June www.rockfest.net.au “Getting paid to have people Dale Ryder burst onto the Australian Music scene back in 1986 as the lead singer of Boom Crash Opera. Their self-titled listen to what I debut album went Gold and spent more than 12 months have to sing is in the Top 40 achieving double platinum sales. Hashtag Oz spoke with Dale about life and the music business. a blessing.” Dale always wanted to be a singer. He remembers So that’s the best thing about being in the music begging to sing at family gatherings as a five year old. business - you get paid for doing what you love. So Belting out Herman’s Mermit tunes in his high squeeky what’s the worst thing? “Apart from the usual things voice gave him a taste of singing to an audience and that plague people in the music industry - bad fuelled his desire to be a singer. His fantasies revolved managers, bad gigs, becoming redundant - the face around being on stage with the likes of Santana and of music has changed so much over the last decade Stevie Wonder. “I was pretty caught up in it. That’s that it’s a real concern.” probably why I’ve got no work ethic whatsoever,” he jokes. None the less, Dale would still encourgage a young person to follow their dreams, if that’s where their Dale never stopped singing and before long he was passion lies. “But be prepared not to make much getting paid to do what he loved. Something that he money, at least to begin with, and use every avenue still appreciates. “Getting paid to have people listen to possible to advance yourself. Practise, network, what I sing is a blessing.” listen and learn.” 9 Dale was born in Madras, India and moved to Australia when he was eleven. He spent some of his schooling Life is attending a Catholic boarding school, “ which left him with issues he had to incredibly hard. work through. “Forgiving yourself and realising many of the things you Life is awful. expereince as a child are out of your You really have control is an important part of moving forward in life.” to pull yourself Dale believes the problems young out of it. people face today aren’t all that ” different to those experienced by his generation, however the problems are compounded by the lnternet and social media. “In the old days if you were being bullied at school you just went home and got away from it. Now you just can’t get away from it and seventeen people at once can talk to you and bully you. I find that incredibly bad. There is a lot of negativity involved with social media and it’s a real concern.” Dale’s advice to young people is to make sure you have an open and honest relationship with your parents. Don’t be embarrassed to talk about any changes you may be going through because, quite likely, your parents will have dealt with similar issues. “In short, get to know yourself. Don’t become a victim. Life is incredibly hard and awful. You have to really pull yourself out of it. There’s no easy way. Everyone goes through it. You have to be prepared to slog it out.” Follow Dale Ryder: https://www.instagram.com/daleryder/ https://www.facebook.com/Dale-Ryder-Voice- of-Boom-Crash-Opera-151903004856471/ https://www.facebook.com/dale.ryder.7 10 A Chat with Pete Murray about his music, tour and life WITH HIS first three albums reachING number 1 on the Australian music charts, over one million in record sales and several aria award nominations, PETE MURRAY is truly an aussie music success story. Do you feel successful in life? I travelled, I backpacked overseas. I was over there I do. For me I’ve always made decisions based on and learned the guitar with buskers. When I came lifestyle, so when I took up music it was for lifestyle, home I wondered what job I could do and get paid for because I wanted a job where I could travel the world it. So I was still trying to find that ‘thing’. Once I decid- and have fun playing. I started studying Natural ed to do music it all fell into place. I thought to myself, medicine, which would proba- “This is it, this is something I can do. bly have taken me to opening “Success for some people I can travel the world and do some- my own clinic, dealing with thing I love.” I didn’t think I’d earn a everyone’s problems, but is having lots of money, lot of money, but just enough to get not getting out and seeing by to travel.