Water of Life – Johnnie “White Walker”
Now, Johnnie Walker.
Marius Mueller Westernhagen’s go to.
If you are remotely into Scotch, there is no way you would not have come across it.
Johnnie Walker Blue remains a go to, especially when I am traveling internationally, …
Water of Life
Jameson IPA Caskmates / Launch at JJ’s Place
Ok, full disclosure.
I like a good boilermaker.
Ever since I got word about Jameson’s Caskmates series, a mild excitement welled up in me.
A justified one as their collaboration with local stalwarts …
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 – Brix Distillery
What’s in a name? Before it gets too Shakespeare-an, let’s delve into science, shall we?
In a very confined nutshell, “Brix” is defined as the sweet tasting soluble carbohydrate content of watery solution, i.e. with one-degree Brix being equivalent to one …
Water of life – Fortaleza Tequila
Let’s take the highway to Mexico to shed light on some premium tequila, shall we?
Disclaimer: When I talk of drinking tequila, naturally I do not mean the emission that you have to shoot and frame with salt and lemon to …
The Lock-In
Curious Cartel
The Wanderer
Sydney, Australia
December 22, 2018
First things first: Curious Cartel is a conglomerate of seasoned creative types that have honed their respective crafts in the realms of production, specifically pulling the strings behind the scenes in the domain …
The Offspring.
A band I’ve always had an interesting relationship with.
Interesting in that I have yet to come across a musical emission from them that I do not like. Be it their debut on Nemesis Records or what followed and catapulted them to become one of …
What’s Sumatra with You?
Wonderous Potions
Yawn.
I know - recovery and energy drinks are flooding the beverage markets and come in manifold colourful variations that promise everything from hydration to performance enhancement.
I hardly ever feel the urge to use them, if not for …
Water of Life – Chivas The Blend
Bell & Brio
Sydney, Australia
Chivas is an interesting one.
In layman terms, Chivas represents the epitome of an amalgamated whisky as the traditional expression is a melange of over forty germinated cereal and regular grain whiskies that …
Mind Over Matter – Cryo
Every now and then it is perfectly okay to let go and cry, unrepressed and unhindered -- after all showing emotions is what makes us human and crying provides relief from inner weight you are lugging around.
What?
No?
Oh, …
Interpol
Opera House
Sydney, Australia
January 5, 2019
Joy Division. A band whose legacy and focus on mood, melancholy and expression has never ceased to reverberate through the realm of alternative music. Musically, it would be difficulty to deny that Joy Division’s sparse eerie spatiality …
David Lynch
Someone is in My House
Prestel Publishing
With a myriad of projects spanning across a plethora of disciplines and media, David Lynch has established himself to be a bit of a renaissance man, who idiosyncratic approach to art pervades every emission no matter …
Masters of Modern Sound
Art Gallery of New South Wales
Sydney, Australia
January 10, 2019
The Art Gallery of New South Wales has a history of continually challenging the things are traditionally done via reinvention as well as the expansion of existing and new …
Neneh Cherry
Carriageworks
Sydney, Australia
January 15, 2019
Since the beginnings of the 1980s, Neneh Cherry has incarnated in many forms: Be it hip hop, trippy hop, R&B, minimalist electronic, jazz or even more rocky and endeavours informed by punk rock – no matter how …
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
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 …
Paul Capsis with Jethro Woodward and The Fitzroy Youth Orchestra
Spiegeltent
Sydney, Australia
January 18, 2019
Paul Capsis is a unicum and the versatility that has informed the myriad of his incarnations over the last nearly four decades make him a jack-of-all-trades.
No matter …
Drop
Powerhouse Books
Street wear couture has always been a culture, but the combination of the advent of the internet, the crossover involvement of designers, the renaissance of cross-pollinating hip hop, everything associated with Hypebeast and pop stars along with their A&Rs having their ear close …
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 …
Water of Life – Whisky Co-op Sydney
Tasting curated by Scott (The Oak Barrel) at the Wild Rover
The age-old question - what makes a good whisky?
Many roads lead to Rome and even more to creating the water of life bottle of whisky, which vary …
