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High Adventures in the Great Outdoors – Lonely Pla

Blog — May 2, 2021

High Adventures in the Great Outdoors – Lonely Planet   It has been almost fifty years since Lonely Planet was incepted, following Maureen and Tony Wheeler’s trip across Europe, Asia and eventually Australia and what has started with some stapled booklets, has evolved to becoming the go-to resource …

Water of Life – Launceston Distillery

Blog — May 3, 2021

Water of Life – Launceston Distillery   Our coverage of the Tasmanian whiskey landscape have mainly been focussed on Hobart and its surroundings, which could be perceived as one of the epicentres when it comes to quality drops on terra australis. However, the island off the South …

The Formative Years – Blut + Eisen

Blog — May 4, 2021

The Formative Years – Blut + Eisen   It was in the second half of the seventeenth century that the President of Prussia, i.e. Otto von Bismarck, concluded a speech pertaining to the reunification of Germany by coining the phrase “Blut & Eisen”, a thinly veiled reference to …

Water of Life – Ester Spirits

Blog — May 8, 2021

Water of Life – Ester Spirits The mushrooming of gin distilleries on terra australis has been thoroughly documented over the last couple of years and while quality as well as idiosyncraticity are constantly evolving with new haunts opening their doors on a constant basis, the ones run by luminaries …

Spring Loaded Festival 2021

Blog — May 9, 2021

Spring Loaded Racecourse Randwick Sydney, Australia May 8, 2021 Australia continues to see 2021 bringing back a sense of normalcy, with live shows becoming more regular occurrences and bigger music festivals returning. After having had an ill-fated COVID-tainted start in 2020, it was great …

Botticelli to Van Gogh @ NGA

Blog — May 10, 2021

National Gallery of Australia – Botticelli to Van Gogh Claiming that there is an overboarding array of world class art spaces on terra australis would be a bit of a bold statement, however, the ones that have established themselves on a grander scale, can take it up with …

The Formative Years – Mute Records

Blog — May 12, 2021

The Formative Years Mute Records   It seems like aeons ago that through my parents’ record collection I was exposed to Grace Jones’ of “Warm leatherette” – a cover version of The Normal. The Normal was Daniel Miller’s first musical endeavour before he started a record …

Young Henrys Unifier and GABS Festival

Blog — May 14, 2021

Thus Let Us Drink Beer – Young Henrys Unifier and GABS Festival   The intersections of love for music and beer is one of the focus areas that in ingrained into the DNE of Young Henrys brewery, which is not only evident in their collaborations with bands to …

Water of Life – Whisky Company & Bruichladdich

Blog — May 15, 2021

Water of Life – Whisky Company & Bruichladdich   Being a whisky aficionado on terra australis can be challenging at times, specifically when it comes to sourcing drops from the old world. With orders from overseas being subjected to extortionate taxes, it is vitally important to have a …

This Searing Light, The Sun and Everything Else

Blog — May 16, 2021

This Searing Light, The Sun and Everything Else: Joy Division: The Oral History Faber & Faber   Joy Division aficionados would be intimately familiar with the movie on the band from 2007, which was meant to portray the story of the band channelled through their own lenses, …

Nat’s What I Reckon @ Enmore Theatre

Blog — May 16, 2021

Nat’s What I Reckon Enmore Theatre Sydney, Australia May 15, 2021 Not unlike we have alluded to in the review of Nat’s What I Reckon’s recently released book, the man’s talents are manifold and his antics are best to be experienced via his immensely …

High Adventures in the Great Outdoors - F.G.Soap

Blog — May 17, 2021

High Adventures in the Great Outdoors   What makes great soap? Well, there are certainly some basic that need to be accomplished in terms of making it fundamentally sound, however, there is a point when soapmaking becomes an art in itself and leave behind scientific foundations. …

On the Road Again

Blog — May 18, 2021

High Adventures in the Great Outdoors On the Road Again   Touring is a young man’s sport, at least until a band reaches a level of mainstream success that enables one to travel in comfort and style. While the advent of the internet has made it easier than …

Water of Life - The Whisky Show 2021

Blog — May 20, 2021

Water of Life - The Whisky Show Sir Stamford Circular Quay Sydney, Australia May 15, 2021 Whisky aficionados on terra australis had been waiting with bated breath for the return of The Whisky Show, which after a hiatus in 2020 almost fell prey to yet …

An evening with John Butler @ State Theatre

Blog — May 21, 2021

An evening with John Butler State Theatre Sydney, Australia May 20, 2021   Looks like we are back in business as far as live events are concerned on terra australis as after a few trial and errors in the realm of live shows, John Butler …

The Formative Years – Heartbreak

Blog — May 22, 2021

The Formative Years – Heartbreak It was in 1996 when my first relationship ended around the same time I finished the German equivalent of high school. As Rod Stewart put it, the first cut is the deepest and to overcome what felt back then like one of the most …

Bands and Flannel

Blog — May 23, 2021

High Adventures in the Great Outdoors Bands and Flannel   Ah, the good ole flannel shirt – what would bands spurned from the advent of the grunge scene in Seattle and underground music at large from the mid-90ies have had to dress up in without it? …

Thus Let Us Drink Beer – Akasha & T-Bone

Blog — May 24, 2021

Thus Let Us Drink Beer – Akasha Wooden Leg / Triple Haze & new T-Bone release   Akasha Brewing has experienced a well-earned meteoric rise in the world of hops and established itself firmly as a stalwart on the firmament of brewers, with accolades trickling in left, right …

Water of Life – Firkin Whisky Co. & Cannabis Co.

Blog — May 26, 2021

Water of Life – The Firkin Whisky Co. and The Cannabis Co.   Unless you are a whisky fiend, the thought of how the initiated parlay about the merits of their favourite drops, let alone the brands themselves, will seem poncy to you and at times even detract …

Looking to Get Lost: Adventures in Music & Writing

Blog — May 27, 2021

Looking to Get Lost: Adventures in Music and Writing   Being a dedicated biographer, researcher and music aficionado, Peter Guralnick has quite a portfolio in the realm of music related book releases, having had penned tomes about the lives of the who-is-who of rock royalty. Looking to Get …