Granite Island Discs: Hannah Louise

General Admission Entertainment’s Event & Artist Manager and Venue Booker, Hannah Louise, gives us the lowdown on her favourite songs, albums and music-related moments.

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What five songs would you take to a desert island?

1. Weekend Rage – ‘Big Ninnis’ (Live version)

2. Molly Rocket – ‘Hammer Head’ (Live version)

3. Young Offenders – ‘End of the World’ (Live version)

4. LOLA – ‘Fast Life’ (Live version)

5. HESH – ‘Sex on the Beach’ (Live version)

And I mean THE original live version. We’d have a floating stage, mosh pit in the sand and Will Colenso-Wallace would be behind the bar slinging cocktails.

If you could only pick one, what would it be?

A remix of ‘Big Ninnis’, ‘Hammer Head’, ‘End of the World’, ‘Fast Life’ and ‘Sex on the Beach’, ft. Weekend Rage, Molly Rocket, Young Offenders, LOLA and HESH. Someone upload this to Unearthed, I reckon triple j will think it’s really vibey.

What’s your favourite album?

What Hannah are you asking? Here’s what you’ll find me listening to when…

GET ME THROUGH THE WEEK ALBUM: Rancid – Indestructible.

FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND I’M KNOCKING OFF WORK ALBUM: The Bennies – Wisdom Machine.

STILL GOING AT 5AM ALBUM: 35 Years of Kevin Bloody Wilson.

SUNDAY HANGOVER CURE: The Clash – From Here to Eternity.

ON THE ROAD: The Rolling Stones – Aftermath.

What’s your favourite song by an SA artist or band?

‘No Waves No Babes’ by Stork. I remember being 16 and sneaking into the Jetty Bar and Backpackers in Glenelg – there were people literally crowd surfing on surfboards, the floors were sticky, and I couldn’t hear a bloody thing. I was hooked and from then on, my Friday nights would entail my mum dropping me off at the Gawler train station, me running around the city to as many gigs as I could before having to get the midnight train home. Thinking about it, my weekends still look pretty similar, and I reckon 16-year-old Hannah would be stoked about that.

Favourite music-related memory?

It’s a memory that spans over a couple months and it all started when the best band in the world (NOFX) announced that they were coming to Australia.

THEN I got to interview Fat Mike (!!!!!!!!!!!!) and not only is that one of my favourite music-related memories, but it’s just my favourite memory full stop. It was weird, crazy and everything you’d want an interview with Fat Mike to be.

THEN I got to fly to Melbourne with my best friend Millah (yes, the editor of this magazine) and our boyfriends to see NOFX!

THEN I got to be barricade and scream along to the best songs in the world by THE BEST BAND IN THE WORLD. THEN Smelly gave me his drumstick.

THEN we headed out with Dave from Vinnies Dive Bar (who I’d only met once when we both were drunk working merch at GBH, but who is now one of the biggest legends I know) and celebrated seeing NOFX in NOFX style. The next day wasn’t so great but…

THEN we went and saw NOFX for a second night in a row. THEN Melvin (guitarist) was doing a set at The Tote and we headed there after the concert and I got to meet him and thank him for everything his punk band has done for this little punk girl.

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