Nick Corr is co-founder, with

Mick Thomas Michael James Thomas (born 7 February 1960) is an Australian singer-songwriter, producer, guitarist and hotelier. Thomas was the founding mainstay of a folk rock group, Weddings Parties Anything (1984–1998), and leader of Mick Thomas and the ...

of Australia's Croxton Records. Founded in 1999, the label provides a home for a select group of acts, with the house ethos a mixture of country and roots, folk and rock. Emo

Croxton's first release was a compilation album, ''All the Labour'', from

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based

alternative country Alternative country, or alternative country rock (sometimes alt-country, insurgent country, Americana, or y'allternative), is a loosely defined subgenre of country music and/or country rock that includes acts that differ significantly in style ...

band,

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, followed by ''Wanderin’ Mind'' by The Dunaways, and releases by

James Stewart James Maitland Stewart (May 20, 1908 – July 2, 1997) was an American actor and military pilot. Known for his distinctive drawl and everyman screen persona, Stewart's film career spanned 80 films from 1935 to 1991. With the strong morality h ...

Nick Barker Nicholas Paul Barker is an Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist who formed a rock, power pop band, Nick Barker & the Reptiles, in March 1988. Their cover version of Cockney Rebel's "Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)" reached the top ...

, The Prayerbabies,

The Drowners "The Drowners" is the debut single of English rock band Suede, released on 11 May 1992 on Nude Records. It was later included on the band's debut album, ''Suede'' (1993). "The Drowners" charted at number 49 on the UK Singles Chart. Background T ...

, Git, The Re-Mains, Marcel Borrack,

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, The Underminers and

Young Modern ''Young Modern'' is the fifth and final studio album by Australian alternative rock band Silverchair, released on 31 March 2007 and co-produced by Daniel Johns and Nick Launay. The title comes from a nickname given to Daniel Johns by composer ...

plus Mick Thomas and The Sure Thing and various live recordings, theatre, film and online projects like The Tank and Dust On My Shoes. Nick was also a sometime DJ for Melbourne independent radio station

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- mostly hosting the alternative-country Twang programme, and filling in for then program manager James Young on his drive-time programme. Nick was also involved in some online music journalism, acting as Australian correspondent for US Addicted to Noise and Allmusic. He was also heavily involved with assisting Brian Wise with the launch and initially running of an Australian version of Addicted To Noise. In 2005 Nick appeared as a contestant on the SBS music trivia program RocKwiz and dominated the episode. He has three children his favourite being Milo, his oldest

References

External links

Croxton Records WebSite

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