Rage On

Nina las Vegas is the cutie presenter/DJ that fills our airways every weekend on Triple J with her gushy presenting style and awesome beats.

Nina Las Vegas 

A role model to yours truly, Nina is nothing short of kooky and extremely talented.

In the lead up to the opening of the 'rage' exhibition tomorrow night as part of Vivid Live in Sydney, she speaks to Oyster magazine about her memories of growing up with the iconic ABC music program.

The following excerpts are Nina's own words from Oyster magazine's online blog.  To read the full article head to www.oystermag.com.

"I'll happily admit that I'm an 80s baby who obsessed more over Dave Grohl than Kurt Cobain (I blame having no older siblings for this one), and I remember staying up, taping and re-watching Dave and Franz (I think) over and over. 


When I first started at Triple J, I stumbled across a bounded book which had listed all the video clips EVER made. I saw a few of those in the early years of my time at the ABC, often with artist’s names on the front. I'd green out at everything back then, so touching a book that Lily Allen or Andre 3000 had once touched felt pretty damn cool.


Lately I've been relying on rage for late night 'random hotel' company. I need to wind down after a gig and regardless of where I am and which hotel I've found myself walking into around 2am-ish, I always know that rage will be on. And as soon as they start making sense, it usually means I’ve sobered up enough to go to bed and avoid a hangover the next day..."

http://oystermag.com/rage-memories-with-nina-las-vegas
June 5, 2012

"happy half century"  - follow her on twitter @ninalasvegas
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You can tune into to listen to Nina Las Vegas Saturday's from 6pm on Triple J, or head to their website to check out any of their podcasts at triplej.net.au.

"rage - Celebrating 25 Years" is on from June 6-17, at Carraigeworks, Sydney. Check out rage online at www.abc.net.au/rage