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I Slummed It At Falls Festival And All I Got Was This Shitty Comedown

A look back at my first ever festival encounter and all the gloriously awful things that came with it.

5 min readFeb 28, 2021

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I Slummed It At Falls Festival And All I Got Was This Shitty Comedown

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Ethan Gould

I Got Scammed By A Monk In Japan And Now I Hate The World

Japan is an incredibly beautiful and overwhelmingly crazy place, as anyone that’s been to the country has probably told you as soon as…

3 min readFeb 3, 2021

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I Got Scammed By A Monk In Japan And Now I Hate The World

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Ethan Gould

4 Reasons Why The Humble Tinnie Is A True Australian Hero

Australia knows how to celebrate its heroes. Whether it’s sinking a couple of bevvies at the RSL and idolising past and present sports…

3 min readFeb 2, 2021

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4 Reasons Why The Humble Tinnie Is A True Australian Hero

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Live Music Without Dancing Isn’t Live Music At All

As we creep closer to living in a COVID normalised world full of exciting buzzwords like “regulations” and “action plans”, we need to…

6 min readOct 30, 2020

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Live Music Without Dancing Isn’t Live Music At All

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Assembling The All-Star Line-up For Australia’s First Party Back

I am dying to go to a music festival. Every morning I arise from my slumber and stare in the mirror for an hour, “You’re one-day closer…

8 min readJul 10, 2020

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Assembling The All-Star Line-up For Australia’s First Party Back

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FOMO Festival: The Rise & Fall Of A Hometown Hero

It’s always a bummer when a festival goes under. It’s a lot like when your friend gets a girlfriend or starts putting in more hours at…

6 min readMay 29, 2020

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FOMO Festival: The Rise & Fall Of A Hometown Hero

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A Guide To Moshpitting For The Weak And Afraid

I was 17 years old watching Violent Soho at Groovin The Moo, the three beers I’d forced down at pre’s were flowing through my veins and…

4 min readApr 8, 2020

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A Guide To Moshpitting For The Weak And Afraid

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How We Use Music To Cope

When the brunt of this COVID shit was going down, I found myself pacing around the house full of anxiety about what was going to happen…

5 min readApr 3, 2020

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How We Use Music To Cope

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An All-Time Ranking Of All The Awful Bevvies You’ve Had At Festivals

Going to a festival, spending the majority of the day lining up for the toilet and drinks whilst simultaneously complaining about the…

6 min readMar 31, 2020

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An All-Time Ranking Of All The Awful Bevvies You’ve Had At Festivals

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The Art Of Shoulder Carrying At A Festival When You’re 12 Beers Deep & Can’t See

Seeing as the big ‘Rona has indefinitely suspended everything we know and love, now seems like a pretty great time to throwback to one of…

3 min readMar 25, 2020

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The Art Of Shoulder Carrying At A Festival When You’re 12 Beers Deep & Can’t See

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Ethan Gould

Ethan Gould

Ethan Gould is a writer from Australia with a focus on writing stories about music, sport and restaurant reviews. Find out more about me at ethan-gould.com

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