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Always Going Upstream Against The Current - Part 1

Blog — August 2, 2017

Always going upstream against the current – part 1 Pescatarians listen up. Salmon. How do I love thee? I cannot possibly count the ways. This series shall follow my travels to salmon relevant territories, shedding light on quality producers, restaurants and products. Salmon. …

Thus, let us drink beer! – Belgium special

Blog — August 6, 2017

“…thus, let us drink beer!” – Belgium special   Waffles. Friterie. Chocolate. A royal palace bigger than Buckingham palace. The first country to legalise euthanasia and ban cluster bombs. Three official languages. Belgium.   One of the many good things …

Montaigne @ Metro Theatre

Blog — August 12, 2017

Montaigne Metro Theatre Sydney, AU August 12, 2017 Michel de Montaigne was one of the most significant philosophers on the French Renaissance known for popularizing the essay as a literary genre. He is also know for posthumously inspiring Jessica Cerro, a Sydney-based singer-songwriter graced …

Vin Diemen “Best of Tassie”

Blog — August 13, 2017

Vin Diemen “Best of Tassie” National Art School, Cell Block Theatre Sydney, AU August 12, 2017 I sure hope that my recent features on Tasmania and MONA have tickled your interest in one of Australia’s most underrated territories, its wine, outstanding produce and boutique beverages. …

Psychosis 4:48 @ Old Fitz Theatre

Blog — August 20, 2017

Psychosis 4:48 Old Fitz Theatre Sydney, AU August 19, 2017 Sarah Kane’s 4:48 Psychosis is essentially a 60 minute long stare into the abyss of darkness and struggle of mental illness, walking the thin line between life and death detailing states en route to suicide. …

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck

Blog — August 21, 2017

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Lifeby Mark MansonPan Macmillan Australia It is only after you have lost everything that you are free to do anything.Nothing is static.Everything is appalling.Everything is falling apart.You …

Stone Sour @ Hordern Pavillion

Blog — August 27, 2017

Stone Sour Hordern Pavillion Sydney, AU August 26, 2017 Touring in support of their latest album, the groove-heavy Hydrograd, Stone Sour descended upon Australia via a stint in New Zealand to an enthusiastic crowd in Sydney. For the uninitiated: Stone Sour was Corey …

You Am I @ Enmore Theatre

Blog — September 1, 2017

You Am I & Hoodoo Gurus Enmore Theatre Sydney, AU August 31, 2017 If you paid an iota of attention over the last couple of years, it would not have gone unnoticed that when it comes to artists on terra australis, Tex Perkins and his …

Vera Blue @ Metro Theatre

Blog — September 3, 2017

Vera Blue Metro Theatre Sydney, AU September 2, 2017 Celia Pavey, known in muso circles under the moniker Vera Blue, is a Sydney-based singer-songwriter that managed to transition from reality show credit, i.e. via an interpretation of Simon and Garfunkel’s Scarborough Fair, and reinvent …

Italian Wine and Food Festival 2017

Blog — September 8, 2017

Italian Wine and Food Festival 2017 The Cutaway, Barangaroo Reserve Sydney, AU August 28, 2017 The origin of the festival goes back to Lara Caraturo, a sommelier who in 2013 thought that an occasion needed to be created to shed light on Italian wine and …

Sydney Contemporary @ Carriageworks

Blog — September 9, 2017

Sydney Contemporary Carriageworks Sydney, AU September 7-10, 2017 The term “third place” was coined by Ray Oldenburg, an American urban sociologist. The “first place” denotes "home where we place to role of son, daughter, mum, dad, etc. The “second place” is work where the …

Placebo @ Qudos Bank Arena

Blog — September 10, 2017

Placebo Qudos Bank Arena Sydney, AU September 9, 2017 Last in the country for Soundwave Festival and a pair of sideshows back in 2014, the Placebo returned to Australia for a 20th anniversary tour, the Sydney incarnation of which saw them perform hits, revisit early …

MEW @ Manning Bar

Blog — September 12, 2017

MEW Manning Bar Sydney, AU September 12, 2017 MEW are a Danish alternative, experimental outfit pivoting between styles with a career spanning more than twenty years, across seven acclaimed studio albums, that classifies itself as “indie stadium” and has been described by others as possessing …

Italian Film Festival 2017 - Sydney

Blog — September 14, 2017

Italian Film Festival 2017 Palace Cinemas Sydney, AU September 12, 2017 The Opening Night of the Italian Film Festival, which was a lavish affair with live entertainment, Italian themed food and drinks and was graced with a screening of Let Yourself Go! (“Lasciati andare”), the …

Exploded View by Sam McPheeters

Blog — September 18, 2017

Exploded View Sam McPheeters Talos Publishing Born Against. Vermiform Records. Error Fanzine. Men’s Recovery Project. Wrangler Brutes. Punk Planet. On-air disputes with Sick of it All. Touring Europe with Articles of Faith. To accurately fathom the influence Sam …

Motionless in White @ Metro Theatre

Blog — September 20, 2017

Motionless in White Metro Theatre Sydney, AU September 19, 2017 Motionless in White embarked on their first national headline Australia tour this September in support of their new album Graveyard Shift. With their unique djenty chuggs, intricate riffing, guttural breakdowns, haunting pop melodies, …

New Philosopher & Womankind

Blog — September 23, 2017

New Philosopher Womankind Feel like there is a gaping hole for content that is intellectually stimulating among existing print media, underestimating their readers’ capacity to reason and their curiosity about the world around them? Look no further. Seneca, speaking on the shortness of life says: …

in vino veritas - Oceania

Blog — September 24, 2017

Australia and New Zealand have a history of winemaking that harks back to the late Nineteenth Century, but it was not until the 1970s that the region became known for making quality wines, which is when the advent and recognition of wines from Oceania gained traction and eventually secured them …

The Daily Grind

Blog — September 27, 2017

The Daily Grind What's Sumatra With You?   T.S. Eliot had measured his life out with coffee spoons. Some claim coffee is the most valuable trading commodity after oil. A lot of folks have come up with their odes to coffee - Australia is obsessed …

At the Drive In @ Hordern Pavilion

Blog — October 2, 2017

At the Drive In Hordern Pavilion Sydney, Australia September 29, 2017 At the Drive In are back at it. Had previous incarnations of the El Paso quintet its up and downs, most notably what was perceived to be phoned in performances during 2012s half-hearted …