For Christmas, I got a CD player. It’s a modern one, made by Yamaha, one of the few brands still making stereo component-style CD players. While a lot of people in the collecting community will recommend vintage gear, it doesn’t come with a warranty and not everyone has

It’s 1999 and I’m standing in a field at the Melbourne Showgrounds. It’s warm but overcast. In front of me is the second main stage at the Big Day Out, and up there, on stage, are the Manic Street Preachers. Around me, there’s only a small