Alasdair Duncan
Encyclopedia
Alasdair Duncan is an author and journalist, based in Brisbane on the east coast of Australia. He is a section editor at weekly music magazine Rave, where he has published interviews with Cut Copy
, LCD Soundsystem
, M.I.A.
and Soulwax
, and is a frequent contributor to The ABC's Unleashed blog.
Duncan is perhaps most notable as the author of the novel "Sushi Central", which was published under the title "Dance, Recover, Repeat" in the United States by MTV Books. His second novel, Metro was published in Australia in August 2006, and was released in the UK by Burning House Books in February 2008.
At age 16, Duncan's first short novel, "Rose and Charcoal," was shortlisted for the Penguin/Qantas/Somerset Award for School-Age Writers. He later won the State Library of Queensland's Young Writers Award with an entry called "Love".
In 2008 he was a judge for the State Library of Queensland's Young Writers Award.
Cut Copy
Cut Copy are an Australian electronic band formed in 2001 by Dan Whitford on vocals, keyboard and guitar. Other members are Tim Hoey on guitar and sampler, Ben Browning on bass guitar and Mitchell Scott on drums. Their second album, In Ghost Colours peaked at number-one on the ARIA Albums Chart in...
, LCD Soundsystem
LCD Soundsystem
LCD Soundsystem was a prominent American dance-punk band from New York City. It was fronted by American singer-songwriter and producer James Murphy, co-founder of record label DFA Records...
, M.I.A.
M.I.A. (artist)
Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam , better known by her stage name M.I.A. , is an English singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer, painter and director of Sri Lankan Tamil descent. Her compositions combine elements of hip hop, electronica, dance, alternative and world music. M.I.A...
and Soulwax
Soulwax
Soulwax, headed by David and Stephen Dewaele, are an alternative rock/electronic band from Ghent, Belgium. Next to the Dewaele brothers, Soulwax consists of bassist Stefaan Van Leuven and drummer Steve Slingeneyer. They were first noticed after the release of their album Much Against Everyone's...
, and is a frequent contributor to The ABC's Unleashed blog.
Duncan is perhaps most notable as the author of the novel "Sushi Central", which was published under the title "Dance, Recover, Repeat" in the United States by MTV Books. His second novel, Metro was published in Australia in August 2006, and was released in the UK by Burning House Books in February 2008.
At age 16, Duncan's first short novel, "Rose and Charcoal," was shortlisted for the Penguin/Qantas/Somerset Award for School-Age Writers. He later won the State Library of Queensland's Young Writers Award with an entry called "Love".
In 2008 he was a judge for the State Library of Queensland's Young Writers Award.