Articles by Aidan Roberts
THE WAIFS – TEMPTATION
As soon as this record opens, you know you're in familiar territory - this is The Waifs, ... Read more
LATE NIGHT TALES – MIDLAKE
The Late Night Tales series of compilations is an admirable venture in the digital age, when everyone ... Read more
JEFF MARTIN – THE GROUND CRIES OUT
Wherever you stand with the output of Tea Party chieftain Jeff Martin, with his multi-necked guitars and ... Read more
ADALITA – ADALITA
Adalita has risen from relative silence with an album that portrays a newer, slower character; a weary ... Read more
IRON & WINE – KISS EACH OTHER CLEAN
Sam Beam is best described as a musical explorer, and he looks the part of the common ... Read more
SWEET INSPIRATION – THE SONGS OF DAN PENN & SPOONER OLDHAM
Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham were at the outer edge of the elite in the heady storm ... Read more
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN – THE PROMISE
Bruce Springsteen has amassed a vast fan-base, from die-hard blue-collar American rockers, to skinny hipsters. His desolate ... Read more
GABBY YOUNG & OTHER ANIMALS – WE’RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER
All flaming red hair, hairpieces, swinging hips and Weimar sass, Gabby Young certainly has a lot going ... Read more
ROBY LAKATOS
Roby Lakatos is a singular character in music; born into a highly musical family in Hungary ... Read more
TWO HOURS TRAFFIC – TERRITORY
In the wrong hands, the genre of power-pop can get very exhausting, very quickly. Thankfully the songwriting ... Read more
Arts & Entertainment
Music
DEATH GRIPS - THE MONEY STORE
After attracting a lot of attention for ...
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JULIA HOLTER - EKSTASIS
Swirling sounds of multiple melodies and many ...
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THE BLACK SEEDS - DUST AND DIRT
New Zealand reggae-soul hard hitters The Black ...
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Theatre
STRANGE INTERLUDE
Known as American dramatist Eugene O’Neill’s 1923 ...
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WHEN DAD MARRIED FURY
When your banker dad who has a ...
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REASONS TO BE PRETTY
Reasons To Be Pretty certainly opens with ...
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Events
SYDNEY WRITERS' FESTIVAL: your week sorted with our shortlist
May 14: National Biography Award It’s hard to ...
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THE WRITER'S PLAYROOM: BENITO DI FONZO
Playwright, poet and performer Benito Di Fonzo ...
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WEATHER FESTIVAL
MY 21st birthday party involved a lot ...
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Comedy
BOB DOWNE'S 20 GOLDEN GREATS
Bob Downe is back and with him ...
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THEATRESPORTS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Leave the maroon and blues at home ...
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TOMMY DEAN
It’s hard to forget this United States-bred, ...
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Books
THE PRIVATE, THE PUBLIC, AND THE LINE IN BETWEEN
You know that old line, ‘whoever invokes ...
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BEHIND THE LINES
Published in newspapers, journals and online, cartoons ...
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AN EVENING WITH RICHARD DAWKINS
Richard Dawkins is not one to shy ...
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Exhibitions
THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA
While Harry Potter die-hards may still be ...
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HUNTERS HILL ART EXHIBITION
Hunters Hill, the little suburb that could. ...
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EXPOSED
It’s fitting that the Latin root for ...
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Movies
DARK SHADOWS
Every yahoo off the street knows you ...
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THE DICTATOR
Critics will tear this film apart. The ...
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SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL: INFINITE STORIES
When you’re faced with a film festival ...
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