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Ben Birchall is a musician based in Melbourne, Victoria. He was a member of Klinger until it broke up and then he went solo, releasing an ep, Year of the Monkey, in 2004. He formed Ben Birchall and the Corrections and they released an album, Last Ditch Brigade, in 2007. [1] [2] Between 2010 and 2012, he was a presenter on 3RRR's Breakfasters programme. [3] Ben has recently been performing in a new band Duke Batavia which has been described as 'Pirate Pop'.

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References

  1. The Age 10 August 2007 Ben makes a correction by Andrew Murfett
  2. The Age 24 December 2004 Memories cling by Andrew Murfett
  3. Triple R Retrieved 6 October 2010
  4. National Library of Australia listing, Year of the Monkey
  5. The Age 12 July 2007 Last Ditch Brigade Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg review by Andrew Murfett
  6. Beat Magazine, Issue 1077 – 15 Aug 2007, Ben Birchall & The Corrections. Last Ditch Brigade Archived 29 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine by Jaymz Clements