31 Mar 2025

Feature interview: Painters and Dockers frontman Paulie Stewart

From Afternoons, 3:10 pm on 31 March 2025

Flamboyant Melbourne rock band Painters and Dockers owned the 80's pub scene with their punk energy and sharp political and social commentary, touring New Zealand and opening for Iggy Pop, Midnight Oil and even The Monkees          

Frontman Paulie Stewart's life is defined by rebellion, resilience, and redemption.   His brother is one of the Bailboa 5, journalists, including a Kiwi, killed in East Timor 50 years ago.  Paulie Stewart delves into his wild past, the liver transplant that saved his life and his continuing efforts to get justice for the Bailboa 5 in his memoir, All the Rage.
 

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