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The return of Perth slowburners Bluetile Lounge: ‘We just wanted to be like the bands we loved’

The return of Perth slowburners Bluetile Lounge: ‘We just wanted to be like the bands we loved’

by Guy Blackman | Mar 24, 2026 | Features

Bluetile Lounge appeared fully formed to me in a vision at the UWA Refectory sometime around mid 1993. I was a 19 year old stripling in Perth, occasionally waking up in time to attend uni lectures, when this friendly guy from my English Lit class told me he was...

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