Articles by Chris Peken
THE SHINS – PORT OF MORROW
Who needs a band? Following in the footsteps of Tim Freedman, Shin's main man James Mercer has ... Read more
MICK THOMAS – THE LAST OF THE TOURISTS
A Mick Thomas album release is a cause for joy amongst an all too small group of ... Read more
HOODOO GURUS – GOLD WATCH: 20 GOLDEN GREATS
The technology available to archaeologists to carbon date artifacts never ceases to amaze me, and similarly it ... Read more
DIRTY THREE – TOWARD THE LOW SUN
Since first spied huddled in the corner of a small cafe in Fitzroy, the Dirty Three have ... Read more
SINEAD O’CONNOR – HOW ABOUT I BE ME (AND YOU BE YOU)?
It might be hard from the outside to believe that Sinead O'Connor has ever been anyone but ... Read more
GUIDED BY VOICES – LET’S GO EAT THE FACTORY
Indie rocks favorite Uncle Bob is back. After calling it a day in 2004, Bob Pollard and ... Read more
EMMA RUSSACK – SOUNDS OF OUR CITY
I'm not sure which city Emma Russack lives in, but either way there is little on this ... Read more
LEONARD COHEN – GOING HOME
We know that we have Leonard Cohen's former accountant to thank for his touring, and perhaps also ... Read more
JIM KEAYS – DIRTY DIRTY
When he told you to "Turn up your radio" you listened, as did every subsequent generation that ... Read more
PHENOMENAL HANDCLAP BAND – FORM & CONTROL
What's in a name? Very little these days it must be said, as everybody stands out from ... 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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