Chris Smith: Second Hand Smoke – skateboards, teenagers and the eternal lure of pop music. Interview by Lisa MacKinney (Mystic Eyes, Taipan Tiger Girls)
The back cover of Melbourne guitarist Chris Smith’s new album Second Hand Smoke is a…
Author Lisa MacKinney
Lisa MacKinney
Dr Lisa MacKinney is a historian and musician (guitar and organ) based in Melbourne, Australia. Past and current musical projects include Taipan Tiger Girls, Hospital Pass, Super Luminum and Mystic Eyes. MacKinney's PhD thesis is the first ever book-length study of New York pop group the Shangri-Las. She writes regularly for Australian classical music magazine Limelight and occasionally for UK music magazine Uncut.