Go-Betweens Are Brissie's Missing Link
News posted Wednesday, September 30 2009 at 01:00 PM.
Related: The Go-Betweens.
In 2004, the City of Melbourne acknowledged AC/DC’s contribution to the city with a laneway named in their honour. Five years on, it’s Brisbane’s favourite sons The Go-Betweens who have been bestowed with a public landmark of their own.
The Brisbane City Council has named the new Hale Street Link bridge – which joins Milton to South Brisbane – the Go Between Bridge in recognition of the state’s much-loved musical exports. The name was decided by an online poll, with more than 30 percent of voters giving the Go Between Bridge the green light. Its nearest rival, the Milne Bay bridge, received just over 15 percent of the public vote.
Speaking to The Australian today (September 30), Forster, said the bridge will ensure the band’s relevance for generations to come. “We've made records, and hopefully in 50 years' time someone will say, 'What's the story behind that bridge's name?' and someone else will tell them, and that will keep our music alive."
In other Go-Betweens-related news, Forster has lent his considerable production talents to the new LP by fellow Queenslanders The John Steel Singers. Dubbed Tangalooma it is expected to be out early next year.
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streets of their town, eh?
hope no one dives of the bridge for their memory, eh?
That's great news.
People probably voted for it aswell because it makes sense, to go between Milton and Sth Brisbane
Great. I can't wait for the Nick Cave tunnel in Melbourne.
they did
I've been in that tunnel before. Right in.
a good news story.
surely they're due an induction into the aria hall of fame, right?
Very well done, sir.
maybe they could rename the river 'the regurgitator' while they're at it...
I like Your Old Stuff Better Than Your New Stuff op shop?
Kissin' Cousins Wedding Planners? (Further up north)
I hear Perth is getting The Triffids Botanic Gardens.
I found this news heartlifting. Well done, Brisbania.
have you guys actually seen this bridge? it's the ugliest fucking thing in the city. an over engineered $63 million heap of shit. it should have been named after kylie gaffney or the butterfly effect.
adelaide's looking forward to a no through road.
rigid's right - it's a total eyesore. Notice how none of the news stories about this have a picture of the bridge itself... it's meant to look like ship masts but just looks like a mess of scaffolding. It'll be difficult to tell when it's finished....
Seems it had a name already.....
So anyway, that's not the bridge, it's actually this one a kilometre or so further along the river.
Better link.
aching for an edit button?
anyway.. this is awesomeness and well overdue.. shame it had to happen after Grants death