Book review: Aussie ‘Speed Kings’ at the Indy 500
Book review: Aussie ‘Speed Kings’ at the Indy 500
February 03, 2021
There’s a mystique associated with the Indianapolis 500.
When traffic’s moving fast and erratically, the casual observer will be heard to remark that it’s like the Indianapolis 500.
But when it comes to awareness, the ‘Indy 500’ plays second fiddle in this country to F1 at Albert Park and Supercars at Bathurst.
The famous open-wheel race is the subject of John Smailes’ latest book, ‘Speed Kings’, which takes the reader through the history and background of the Indy 500 and its famous venue, ‘The Brickyard’ – and the assortment of Australian and New Zealand drivers who have competed in the event over the years since its inception.
Heat Waves become Australia’s song of 2020?
For starters, it’s just a really catchy pop song. The psych-pop group dialled in some elements of hip-hop production on
Dreamland and it’s a fun listen.
The song went viral in the Minecraft YouTuber community (which is at least a hundred-million people deep) and it‘s been all over TikTok in the recent – and kind of ridiculous – trend of sea shanties, which has only helped grow
Heat Waves’ popularity.
Heat Waves and the
Dreamland album it appears on, are actually extremely personal works for Glass Animals – made after a hugely traumatic event.