Has ‘lad culture’ contributed to the success of Parkway Drive?
Aussie metalcore icons Parkway Drive are just ‘normal dudes’ from Byron Bay – surfers with a serious sound. They embody a certain type of Australian masculinity, board short-wearing larrikins who subvert the trope that metal musicians are gloomy basement dwellers with a penchant for dive bars and mosh pits. In this talk, Paige and Sam argue that part of the band’s success is based on their embodiment of the Aussie larrikin, a white, cisgendered heteronormative male and its wider appeal to middle-Australia.
Bio
Dr Samuel Whiting is a researcher, musician and lecturer at the University of Melbourne. His doctoral research focuses on the local music scene of Melbourne and its live music ecology, specifically the role of small live music venues in this ecology. His published papers explore issues of access, identity, gender, heritage, capital, live music, and scenes through the lens of popular music studies.
Paige Klimentou is a PhD candidate and sessional tutor at RMIT University, Melbourne. Her research focuses on fandom and embodiment as expressed through band tattoos in the Australian hardcore scene. She plays bass in sad-gaze band World Sick.
9:00pm @Worksmith ELLA, ELLA, Melbourne Central Melbourne VIC 3000.
Also speaking at this location at 6:00pm is Jussi Pasanen and at 7:30pm is Dr Stephen Rowley.
This event is hosted in a venue that is wheelchair accessible.
Please reach out to knowledge@melbourne.vic.gov.au to request an Auslan interpreter for this event.
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