Kiley Gaffney

Australian artist

Kiley Gaffney
NationalityAustralian
EmployerQueensland University of Technology
Musical career
Birth nameKiley Joy Gaffney
Born1970 (age 53–54)
OriginBrisbane, Queensland, Australia
GenresRock
LabelsWarner
Musical artist

Kiley Joy Gaffney is an Australian rock musician and performance artist.[1] Before signing to Warner (WEA) in 1995, she worked in theatre (acting and singing) and the art world (performance).

She released two albums with Warner, Bitter Fluff (August 1997) and Sweet Meat(early 2001),[2] writing and playing most of the instruments on the former and writing, producing and playing everything on the latter.

Outspoken and ardently political, Gaffney completed a PhD and then worked as an academic at Queensland University of Technology.

Personal life

Gaffney has lived with Paul Curtis, a talent manager, since 1994 – the couple were introduced by Regurgitator's Quan Yeomans, her label mate and managed by Curtis. Gaffney and Curtis have two children.

Publications

  • Gaffney, Kiley (2009). "Review: Culture and Power: A History of Cultural StudiesGibsonMark, Culture and Power: A History of Cultural Studies, University of New South Wales Press, Sydney, 2007, ISBN 9 7808 6840 8866, xi+228 pp., A$39.95". Media International Australia. 131 (1). SAGE Publications: 165–166. doi:10.1177/1329878x0913100120. ISSN 1329-878X. S2CID 149481128.

Discography

Albums

  • Bitter Fluff (August 1997)
  • Sweet Meat(early 2001)

Extended plays

  • Punk Rok Chik (1996)

Singles

  • "Postman" (1996)

References

  1. ^ McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Kiley Gaffney'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 11 June 2003.
  2. ^ Demalon, Tom. "Kiley Gaffney | Biography & History". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 20 July 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019.

Further reading

  • Spencer, Chris; Zbig Nowara; Paul McHenry (2002) [1987]. The Who's Who of Australian Rock. Noble Park, Vic.: Five Mile Press. ISBN 1-86503-891-1.[1] Note: [on-line] version established at White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd in 2007 and was expanded from the 2002 edition.
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  1. ^ "Who's who of Australian rock / compiled by Chris Spencer, Zbig Nowara & Paul McHenry". catalogue. National Library of Australia. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2010.