I am a fan of all things musical. Even as a small youth my mum remembers me throwing coins into the jukebox and dancing messily for the local caravan park's enjoyment. For nearly two decades I have observed and participated in a period of Australian music history that has been a burgeoning and defining one. My journey has taken me from Sydney to Melbourne, from the suburbs to the city, though always in pubs with sweat and beer-stained carpets polluted, warm electric air. It has been a route well worth travelling.