Articles by Chris Peken
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
WILCO – THE WHOLE LOVE
After taking a break for much of 2010, Wilco release The Whole Love in the tail end ... Read more
EL REGO – EL REGO
El Rego was originally formed in 1966, fronted by Benin's Theophile Do Rego - better known as ... Read more
BEST ALBUMS OF 2011
INTRODUCTION In a year that saw the death and or downfall of more dictators, terrorists and general all-round ... Read more
Fri January 20th, 2012 - 1 Comment
ALEX CHILTON – FREE AGAIN
Too late to fill the Xmas stocking of hardcore pop aficionados around the globe, this gathering of ... Read more
THE CURE – BESTIVAL 2011
As the title would suggest this is The Cure 2011, harking back to The Cure of 25 ... Read more
THE BLACK KEYS – EL CAMINO
First it was the weasel, now it is the The Black Keys that go pop! Over the ... Read more
THE NECKS – MINDSET
Unsettling. Not to the level of disturbing; but to the point of keeping you off-balance, unsure. That ... Read more
NOAH TAYLOR & THE SLOPPY BOYS – LIVE FREE OR DIE!
"There's listening to music and playing music - like the difference between watching pornography and having sex. ... Read more
Arts & Entertainment
Music
JIM KEAYS - DIRTY DIRTY
When he told you to "Turn up ...
Read moreSUZY CONNOLLY - NIGHT LARKS
It could be said that Suzy Connolly ...
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THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART
Claiming their new stuff is about, "feeling, ...
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Theatre
THE VOICES PROJECT 2012: THE ONE SURE THING
There are, as they say, two sure ...
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BABYTEETH
Otherwise known as reborner or deciduous teeth, ...
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THE JINGLISTS
Tamarama Rock Surfers’ The Jinglists is a ...
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Events
YARN STORYTELLING
If you’re a yarn spinner or a ...
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THE OXFORD ST DESIGN STORE
Aesthetes, crafters, design geeks and shop-a-holics stand ...
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THE POETRY OF MARDI GRAS
From its humble beginnings on the Eastside ...
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Comedy
RAW COMEDY 2012
If you can reel off the likes ...
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LAUGH YOUR TITS OFF
Laugh Your Tits Off promises a, “very ...
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WIL ANDERSON
Get ready for the witty, gritty and ...
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Books
BETTY CHURCHER
Like a surgeon losing the functionality of ...
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THEATRE, DEMOCRACY & THE END OF DISTRACTION
In my interview with 67-year-old Aboriginal actor ...
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GUWANYI - POETRY IN THE PARK
The National Aboriginal Writers’ Festival is still ...
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Exhibitions
BRONWYN BANCROFT: POWER, PASSION, POLITICS
A Bundjalung artist of the Djanbun clan, ...
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CRASH PAINTINGS
It may seem like an unlikely source ...
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SAMUEL HODGE
Watching the red 'sold' dots breaking out ...
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Movies
