Loki Liddle, proud Jabirr Jabirr poet and musician, has released his debut book - Damn Good Television - through Indigenous publisher Magabala Books.
Described as "Gritty, bloodsoaked and unsentimental", Liddle's debut work takes readers on "a deranged road trip from Coolangatta to Broome".
"A young man changes into a snake and goes on a killing spree. A private investigator investigates the disappearance of a family member of the mayor of the Gold Coast, and finds the body of a beautiful young poet on the way - with a bottlebrush clasped to his chest. A washed-up actor languishes in a motel room thinking about God. An Aboriginal man channel surfs alone in a dark room."
Along the way, he consumes and spits out western popular culture and connects to the voices of his Jabirr Jabirr ancestors, weaving past, present and fiction together in what Magabala decribed as "a surreal and unforgettable feature".
Liddle is the lead singer and songwriter of Gold Coast rock band Selve who recently made history recording their album 'Breaking Into Heaven' at Abbey Road Studios in London.
He has performed at events and venues such as HOTA, La Boit Theatre, Woodford Folk Festival, Horizon Festival, Brisbane Festival, Bleach Festival, he was the 2019 winner of the Nimbin Poetry Cup and has had a short story and a poem featured in the Griffith Review.
Through his band Liddle has toured nationally, internationally and has performed alongside artists such as Kendrick Lamar, Doechii, Archie Roach, Electric Fields, Megan Washington, Matt Corby and many more.
In 2025 he launched Breaking Into Heaven to a sold out audience by performing it live with a 33-piece orchestra as part of Bleach Festival.
