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For eight years Camp Cope shook up the Australian music industry with their fearless anthems, raw punk rock and stand against sexism and harassment. 

After three albums, countless live shows and a music industry forever changed by their advocacy, Georgia Maq, Sarah Thompson and Kelly-Dawn Hellmrich have decided to call it a day.

This episode of The J Files celebrates this trailblazing band and their legacy. It features one of their last ever interviews, reflections from fans at their final Sydney Opera House show and from musicians like Teenage Joans, Jen Cloher and Ben Lee.

In the late 90s and early 2000s The Chicks (formerly The Dixie Chicks) were the biggest selling female group in the U.S—selling tens of millions of records and changing the face of country music.

The trio weren’t afraid to do things their own way—maintaining independence from their label and speaking out about social justice issues. But their comments about George W. Bush at the height of the Iraq War in 2003 saw them blacklisted from country radio stations, receive death threats, have their CDs burnt in public and their songs tumble from the charts. 

They’ve regrouped, renamed and have come back fighting. Get the full story of the rise, fall, and rise again, of The Chicks ahead of their Australian tour.

Featuring stories and reflections from Chicks fans Tami Neilson, Freya Josephine Hollick, Fanny Lumsden, Georgia Maq and more.

Camp Cope returned this week with a brand new single after three and a half years away – although, of course, they didn’t really go away. Singer Georgia Maq recorded a solo album, Pleaser, and she and bassist Kelly-Dawn linked up for a project called The Garageband Split back in 2020.

But the track Blue officially marks the return of Camp Cope. Bassist, Kelly-Dawn Helmrich, joined The Tuckshop to chat through how it all came together and what’s coming soon!

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Georgia Maq from Camp Cope comes in hot to discuss a range of topics including white supremacy, diversity in music, Todd’s psycho bed and why she thinks our podcast is boring.

Big shout out to Georgia.

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Georgia Maq: @goldsoundz_

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