Get it in ya…

Welcome to The Yeah Nah Review, a weekly examination of culture, politics, the Australian grotesque (see: Mark Latham’s hideous head), and the Drongology of Everyday Life, from “high-functioning” (debatable) writer/comedian/dropkick Patrick Marlborough (me).

The vibe is Yanchep Sun City meets Norman Gunston meets Power Without Glory. Come on in m8, join us Drongoloids, the water’s fine!

This c*nt here…

I’m Patrick Marlborough, a writer, comedian, musician and disability support worker based in Walyalup (Freo), Western Australia. You might know my work from Vice, Slate, Gawker, The Guardian, Rolling Stone, NME, The Saturday Paper, Crikey, Meanjin, Going Down Swinging, Kill Your Darlings, Cordite, The Lifted Brow, Kotaku, and my beloved ‘elsewhere,’ or maybe you’ve seen one of my “deeply disturbing” hour-long “comedy” shows, like Killing Rove or Bad Boy Buckley. Perhaps you knew Buckley (rip) himself, in which case, sorry if he stole your sandwich, he really was that quick, but.

All you really need to know about me is that I am a professional/certified Drongo who’s keen to spread the yeah/nah gospel to you, my new apostles.

Think of me as a literary Alan Bond, begging you to invest in The Next Big Thing (my Vyvanse dependancy).

WHAT YA COP WHEN YA SUBSCRIBE!

Free-tier (Jr. Drongoloid Status).

As a Jr. Drongoloid, you get a bevy of treats. You’re like that kid in line at the tuck-shop, who the nice old lady sneaks a free Mrs. Mac’s stake & kidney pie to.

You get…

• Weekly feature: considering culture, news, politics, or whatever’s bugging me.

• Weekly fiction: currently a serialisation of my shortlisted novel, A Horse Held at Gunpoint.

• Soonish: fortnightly profiles of Australian artists I wanna spruik.

• A gentle warmth in your gut from the knowledge you’re encouraging a peculiar autistic guy to write about his special interests, guilt free.

Paid-tier (Full-Blown Drongoloid Status)

Just call me Luigi, because here at YNR we not fancy, but we cheap!

As a Full-Blown Drongoloid, you have a seat in Western Australian parliament’s Upper House (congrats???).

For just a humble fiver a month, here’s what’s yours…

• YEAHS & NAHS: our weekly recommendation/review column that drops every Monday, steering you to obscure goodies, news, and personalities that might otherwise pass you by.

• Early Access: you get to peep some features/profiles early!

• Exclusive discounts: I’ll shave a few bob off my upcoming book, live shows, and music for ya.

• More coming soon! I am still working out how the chat feature works on here, sorry!

MORE IMPORTANTLY what you’re doing by becoming a paid subscriber is supporting me and my career as a working writer/artist. Folks, it is tough as heck out there for anyone doing anything offbeat or alternative in Australian media, arts, or heck, just life right now. Every dollar goes a long way to keeping me knee-deep in my very good but borderline pathologically unprofitable creative projects, such as:

• My books: I’m a novelist! My debut novel, NOCK LOOSE, launches via Fremantle Press July 1st. But I have four other unpublished manuscripts, and plan on writing my weird little books (think bogan Robert Coover) until the inevitable aneurism finally gets me.

• Wharf Rat Press: I’m starting a small press! I’m gonna use it to self-publish my weirder stuff, and hopefully, eventually, as much Australian alt-lit as I can get my hands on. It’s spenno tho, and I’m skint. Let’s make OzLit Fun Again/For The First Time, yeah?

• My comedy: I do hour long multi-media comedy-nightmare-plays that reviewers say are 1) the funniest thing they’ve ever seen 2) emanate an evil NITRAM-style energy. They’re real good but they’re a hard slog to make, so, yeah, you’re really helping me make bits that WILL have me arrested for what will soon be known as Super Defamation.

• My music: I write and sing songs under the name Bang Bang Bart. They’re good! My album has been stuck in post-production hell for 5 years but (long story), and I’m trying to save enough money to finish it, and the other two albums worth of demos I’m sitting on, off.

• My podcast: I host a new podcast called

  The Battler

  with

  Straying for the Morsel
  . It’s a lefty/wanky take on OzPol and OzCulture, with expert guests who I still can’t believe are actually talking to us!

• My poorly constitution: I am as well as a Northern English child miner in 1830s Sunderland (literally my forefathers!). Despite what people think, healthcare is not cheap in Australia. By subscribing, you’re keeping my humours balanced, thank you!

My dream/goal is 1000 paid subscribers by year’s end. Help me geddonit!

Founding Member (A Drongoloid True Believer)

Are YOU Alan Bond!?!?

As a True Believer Drongoloid, you get all of the above, more! Such as…

• Da Big Boss: Just like a real Australian mining baron, you get to dictate policy at YNR. What that means, as of writing, is you can request me to write on a subject of your choosing, even (if you wish) from an angle you think may run counter to my vibe or politics (within reason).

• Freebies: a free copy of my debut novel Nock Loose upon request, or a comp ticket to my upcoming live shows.

Bring ya m8s 2 get m8s r8s…

We here at YNR are Unionists and Fellow Travellers, and as such, we believe the more the merrier. Invite ya mates on over, and get some sweet discounts on your own subscription!

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• Get a 1 month comp for 3 referrals

• Get a 3 month comp for 5 referrals

• Get a 6 month comp for 25 referrals

Goodnight Captain Possum!

We love playing Silly Buggers at YNR, obviously, but in all sincerity, we/I truly are grateful for you stoppin’ to have a read n’ a chat with us. I want to make this a full-time gig. My Mad Dog goal is to each 1000 paid subscribers by year’s end. Help me realise that dream, and together we’ll fly Alan Bond’s Swanny-D blimp onto greener pastures!

YNR: get it in ya!