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Footprint Books - Art feature: Delacroix and Home

Blog — September 24, 2018

Delacroix Barthelemy Jobert. Princeton University Press   Alright – Eugene Delacroix. To describe this French craftsman as “prolific” would be an understatement par excellence. His oeuvre is expansive and very diverse and it is not for a lack of trying to cover all aspects of …

Buffalo Trace Distillery – screening and tasting

Blog — September 30, 2018

Water of Life Buffalo Trace Distillery: Neat – screening and tasting Golden Age Cinema and Bar Sydney, Australia September 24, 2018 We have covered quite a few whiskey-centric events within the confines of the Water of Life series, yet every now and then there …

Water of Life - Sake and Cocktails

Blog — October 20, 2018

Water of Life Sake and Cocktails In essence Kid Kyoto is a themed, dimly lit exposed brick lined Japanese restaurant whose ambience catapults you back into the throes of 90ies grunge and punk rock and when I say “themed”, I mean it: Every facet of the operation is …

Alva Noto and Ryuichi Sakamoto @ Opera House

Blog — October 21, 2018

Alva Noto and Ryuichi Sakamoto Opera House Sydney, Australia October 21, 2018   The collaboration between Japanese composer, maverick and constituent of the synth pop outfit Yellow Magic Orchestra, Ryuichi Sakamoto, and experimental electronic cosmonaut Alva Noto, i.e. German minimalist par excellence Carsten Nicolai, …

Bill Murray and Jan Vogler @ Sydney Opera House

Blog — November 10, 2018

Bill Murray and Jan Vogler Opera House Sydney, Australia November 9, 2018 Bill Murray. Actor. Entertainer. Comedian. I have yet to meet somebody who dislikes the man and it is certainly a hard feat giving the decades of laughter and bemusement …

Agents of Faith – Votive Objects in Time and Place

Blog — December 21, 2018

Agents of Faith – Votive Objects in Time and Place BGC Yale University Press   Faith. Offerings and tokens to express gratitude. Infusing mundane objects with meaning and thus elevating them to another level. The tome explores this practice and the objects that were …

Water of Life – Chivas Mizunara and XV

Blog — January 17, 2019

Water of Life – Chivas Mizunara and XV Inspired by the attendance of Chivas’ recent Sydney incarnation of The Blend, my curiosity was sparked to explore Chivas’ expressions that so far have not come across my palate. As mentioned before, Chivas has been a reliable and accessible companion …

Mumford and Sons @ Enmore Theatre

Blog — January 19, 2019

Mumford and Sons Enmore Theatre Sydney, Australia January 19, 2019 Mumford & Sons has risen from a niche band to one that commands stadium crowds. Following a show at the local Qudos Bank Arena, the London folk-rock quartet decided to use a day off to …

Water of Life – Bass and Flinders & Bundaberg Rum

Blog — January 23, 2019

Water of Life Bass and Flinders Distillery and Bundaberg’s 130th Anniversary Spiced Small Batch Release Good god, the gin industry – especially on terra australis is exploding with new distillers popping up like mushrooms. Given the myriad of flavours and infused variants, it was only a matter …

Good Music - What It Is and Who Gets to Decide

Blog — February 2, 2019

Good Music - What It Is and Who Gets to Decide John J. Sheinbaum   Now that’s a good question, innit? What constitutes “good music”? Is it possible to designate, rank and classify music objectively? What is the criteria? Traditional ones? Can they …

Wondrous Potions and Libations - HempOZ

Blog — February 11, 2019

Wondrous Potions and Libations - HempOZ Ah, the advent of hemp and its derivates – be it the psychoactive THC containing variety and its never-ending march forward in the new world or the one without – is unstoppable no matter where you look and has created a rather …

Quantum Art and Uncertainty by Paul Thomas

Blog — February 22, 2019

Quantum Art and Uncertainty Paul Thomas Intellect Press   Art and science. A quest for answers. Creativity. There are a range of similar approaches and synergies that apply to all of the aforementioned. Quantum Art and Uncertainty explores what could be …

Punk and Perfume.

Blog — March 2, 2019

Punk and Perfume. Jean Paul Gaultier. Visionary. Icon. Designer. Fashionista. Born in Paris. London mindset during his formative years. Belle Époque meets punk meets mainstream meets recycling meet androgyny meets challenging the conventions of taste. He ascended to the firmament …

Zen and Japanese Culture

Blog — March 5, 2019

Zen and Japanese Culture Princeton University Press   Zen and Japanese culture are inextricably linked and this tome on the topic explore how embedded in its original context Zen is much more than what the public would perceive as religion. It makes for both a delightful …

Andy Warhol: From A to B and Back Again

Blog — March 7, 2019

Andy Warhol: From A to B and Back Again Whitney Museum of American Art   Even the die-hard pop art head would have lost count on how many books have been released on their idol. Every fact of the man, his approach and immense and still …

Anselm Kiefer: Books and Woodcuts

Blog — March 15, 2019

Anselm Kiefer: Books and Woodcuts   Anselm Kiefer has been an immense impact on me ever since I was exposed to him in the late 1980s. I travel just to experience Anselm Kiefer’s emissions in the flesh and have yet to be underwhelmed by what I find, …

Water of Life – Whisky and Meat

Blog — March 23, 2019

Water of Life – Whisky and Meat Now, whisky and food make for an interesting combination. Interesting in that it has to be calibrated extremely well, specifically when it comes to pairing meat and whisky as the intense flavours of one can easily overpower the other. …

Philip Anselmo and the Illegals @ Factory Theatre

Blog — April 4, 2019

Philip Anselmo and the Illegals Factory Theatre Sydney, Australia March 30, 2019 Phil Anselmo has quite a back catalogue and since his days with Pantera has proven his front man qualities over and over again with exquisite acts and the crème de la crème of …

Russell Brand's Mentors: How to Help and Be Helped

Blog — May 15, 2019

Mentors: How to Help and Be Helped Russell Brand Look at Russel Brand – what an evolution! I would be hard pressed to claim that his recent emissions do not hold merit. While he has proved entertaining in the past, he has evolved to a stage …

Highlander Whisky Bar and Bunnahabhain

Blog — May 18, 2019

Water of Life Launch of Highlander Whisky Bar and Bunnahabhain My first and long overdue encounter with Bunnahabhain was at the recent opening of the Highlander Whisky Bar at the Sir Stamford Hotel at Circular Quay, an establissement that has established itself as the home of whisky …