Craig Schuftan

Craig Schuftan (born 1974) is an ARIA award-winning author, broadcaster, radio producer from Sydney, Australia. He is the author of three books (The Culture Club and Hey! Nietzsche! Leave Them Kids Alone!, and "Entertain Us!: The Rise and Fall of Alternative Rock in the Nineties").

Schuftan began volunteering at 2SER FM, which led to work at Triple J, first as a contributor to The Morning Show and later as a producer. He has worked with Richard Kingsmill (The J-Files), Chris Taylor and Craig Reucassel from The Chaser (Today Today and The Race Race), Roy & HG (This Sporting Life), Myf Warhurst, Jay Whalley and Lindsay McDougall (Myf, Jay & The Dr) and Sam Simmons (Sam Simmons’ Precise History of Things).

In 2002, Craig began presenting The Culture Club on Triple J, the ABC's national youth broadcaster.[1] He also produces the comedy serials Space Goat and Battalion 666 for the station.[2]

In 2007, Craig’s first book, The Culture Club: Modern Art, Rock and Roll and other stuff your parents warned you about was published by ABC Books.[3] His second book Hey! Nietzsche! Leave Them Kids Alone!: The Romantic Movement, Rock and Roll, and the End of Civilisation as We Know It was published April 2009.[4] In late 2009 Craig worked as a guest curator on the Powerhouse Museum's The 80s Are Back exhibition. Craig launched his first zine From a Mess to the Masses in March 2010 and won his first ARIA (for best comedy release) in November 2010.

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Sources & References

  1. ↑ http://www.pedestrian.tv/arts-and-culture/features/-semi-permanent-interview-craig-schuftan/11175.htm
  2. ↑ http://www.allenandunwin.com/default.aspx?page=94&book=9780733315619
  3. ↑ http://www.harpercollins.com.au/books/Culture-Club-Modern-Art-Rock-Roll-Other-Things-Your-Parents-W-Craig-Schuftan/?isbn=9780733315619
  4. ↑ http://books.google.nl/books?id=9nwXPQAACAAJ&hl=nl&source=gbs_similarbooks

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