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Princeton University Press: 3 reviews

Blog — June 20, 2021

Princeton University Publishing Think Least of Death – Spinoza on how to live and how to die   Essentially, Spinoza did not waste any mind on the mundane or belief systems – be it religious or otherwise – that humanity relies on to make sense of the …

Brogan’s Way Distillery and Goodradigbee

Blog — June 21, 2021

Water of Life – Brogan’s Way Distillery and Goodradigbee   Brogan’s Way Distillery was incepted in 2018 when the father, a qualified engineer, and daughter team, the latter of which contributing not only her scientific chops but also giving the operation its name, decided to study the art …

Melbourne Gin Company and Hurdle Creek Still

Blog — June 23, 2021

Water of Life - Melbourne Gin Company and Hurdle Creek Still   Another one that has been in the making for the longest time: Melbourne Gin Company. Having eyed their distinctively stylish bottles on the top shelves on the more respectable gin dispensaries of this country, I could …

Thus Let Us Drink Beer – Slow Lane / Murray's

Blog — June 24, 2021

Thus Let Us Drink Beer – Slow Lane Brewing / Murray’s Brewing   Ah, there must be something in the water in Australia as every time I naively feel like I must have had the fortune to taste the cream of the crop of local craft distillers, I …

Hilma af Klint @ Art Gallery of New South Wales

Blog — June 25, 2021

Hilma af Klint Art Gallery of New South Wales Sydney, Australia Having recently spent quite a bit of time on the legacy Genesis P-Orridge left behind and what has been accomplished with Thee Temple of Psychic Youth and the ideas it transported and triggered, the paintings …

Rare Bird Publishing special

Blog — June 26, 2021

Rare Bird Publishing special   Founded in 2010, LA-based publishing house Rare Bird has released a catalogue of over fifty books and records with an eclectic cast of authors ranging from Mark Lanegan via William T. Vollmann to books by Sam McPheeters, which we have covered before. …

Dugite Whiskey, Limeburners and Finders Distillery

Blog — June 27, 2021

Water of Life – Dugite Whiskey, Limeburners and Finders Distillery   While most of Australian’s distilleries are located on the South Eastern part of terra australis, the ones that are based in Western Australia have set benchmarks in terms of craftmanship when it comes to channelling their unique …

The Formative Years – Oasis

Blog — June 28, 2021

The Formative Years – Oasis   Think of them what you will, given their influences and the way they channelled them – controversies , theatrics and drama aside - one would be hard pressed to not deem Oasis a decent band. The UK has always been a …

The Formative Years – Dutch Hardcore part 1

Blog — June 29, 2021

  The Formative Years – Dutch Hardcore part 1 Despite small in size, the influence punk and hardcore bands from the Netherlands had on the European and even global scene in the 1980s cannot be overstated. Take for example LÄRM, who with their messages catered simultaneously to …

The Monocle Book of Italy book review

Blog — June 30, 2021

The Monocle Book of Italy Thames and Hudson   For the uninitiated: Monocle is the empire Tyler Brûlé has built from scratch, at the very core of which is the concept of the conveyance of an enlightened cosmopolitan outlook and place- and timeless luxury when it comes …

Kiwi Spirits’ Watui Whiskey and Laceys Hill Gin

Blog — July 2, 2021

Water of Life – Kiwi Spirits’ Watui Whiskey and Laceys Hill Gin   While New Zealand has not exactly been overrepresented in this series, I have yet to come across a distillery from across the pond that does not blow my mind with new, never done before ways …

Little Bang and Wayward Brewing

Blog — July 3, 2021

Thus Let Us Drink Beer – Little Bang and Wayward Brewing Ah, finally – been thoroughly enjoying Little Bang’s exquisite beers over the years and it was high time that an instalment of our series was to be dedicated to how their channel their alchemy. Incepted in 2014, …

Joseph Beuys: Plakate. Posters book review

Blog — July 4, 2021

Joseph Beuys: Plakate. Posters Prestel Publishing   In the realm of art, Joseph Beuys was active in a range of disciplines from sculpting, performance, activist and installation art via graphics to him lecturing about art theory in an educational context, with his emissions often being interpreted to …

The Formative Years - Kill Rock Stars

Blog — July 10, 2021

The Formative Years - Kill Rock Stars  It would have been around 1992 that I first came about a new label that seemed to have its focus firmly set on releasing its friends’ records and the underground scene centred around Olympia, Washington. It did not take long for the …

Water of Life – Milton Rum & Mad Monkey Distillery

Blog — July 11, 2021

Water of Life – Milton Rum and Mad Monkey Distillery   Rum has a long and at times chequered history reaching back more than six hundred years to the times dominated by Colonialism, where it did not only serve to make pirates drunk but as a means for …

Water of Life – The Scotch Malt Whisky Society

Blog — July 12, 2021

Water of Life – The Scotch Malt Whisky Society   There is certainly no shortage of whisky clubs and subscription services these days and for anyone remotely into discovering new flavour nuances and variations of their favourite bottlings, joining one can prove to be a viable option. …

Water of Life – Hellfire / Kilderkin Distilleries

Blog — July 15, 2021

Water of Life – Hellfire Distillery / Kilderkin Distillery   If you have followed this series with a modicum of interest and harbour a weak spot for fantastic, artisanal spirits, Tasmania would be doubtlessly be have made it on your to-visit list quite a while ago. Visiting the …

Thus Let Us Drink Beer - Holgate and Six String

Blog — July 18, 2021

Thus Let Us Drink Beer - Holgate Brewhouse and Six String Brewing   As we have outlined with our previous coverage of Holgate Brewhouse, over the last twenty years the Victorian brewery has established itself firmly on the forefront of innovative quality producers of ales that honour both …

The Formative Years - Ebullition Records

Blog — July 22, 2021

The Formative Years - Ebullition Records  The first time I heard about Ebullition Records was when there was talk around the campfire of that a gentleman that was known to me as a Maximum Rock’n’roll / No Answer zine contributor, i.e. Kent McClard, was planning to release a full …

The Formative Years – Hardcore Classics, pt. 1

Blog — July 23, 2021

The Formative Years – Hardcore classics pt. 1   With ZAP magazine playing a pivotal role in promoting and covering everything New York Hardcore related in a pro-active and prominent manner, Europe and specifically Germany have always been prime markets for hardcore emanating from the Big Apple.  The …