1988 in Australia. On the musical front, it was seriously divided between the mainstream music industry and the alternative/underground scene, yet both sides had their eyes on the international stage. But there was a bigger issue; 1988 marked the Bicentennial of the British invasion of Aboriginal lands. Indigenous activists were waiting to protest any celebrations. It was this that the international media focused on. Playlist Minced Meat: The World's Got Everything In It NO: 200 Years Kev Carmody: Black Deaths In Custody James Freud: One Fine Day Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: City Of Refuge The Triffids: Jerdacuttup Man King Snake Roost: Gutterbreath Distant Locusts: Father's Suit Matrimony: Whirlpool Head Box The Jesuit: Three Cheers For The Pancreas Slub: Rootman Beasts of Bourbon: Door To Your Soul Umkulu: Boomerang Gondwana: Swamp No Fixed Address: Pigs The Gravy: Spirit Of The Land SPK: Kambuja Kev Carmody: Thou Shalt Not Steal