Articles by Sam Moginie
MARY GAUTHIER – THE FOUNDLING
I listened to this album for a couple of weeks, puzzled by my own feelings towards it. ... Read more
THE WEAKERTHANS – LIVE AT THE BURTON CUMMINGS THEATRE
At some point in the genealogy of alternative music, post-hardcore became post-post-hardcore, and would-be punks start making ... Read more
CALLING ALL CARS – HOLD, HOLD, FIRE
Hold, Hold, Fire is a debut album, but these guys are pretty well set up right now. ... Read more
THE BRUTALS – THE HONEYMOON PERIOD
I’m obliged to begin by saying that guitar-pop albums, especially those jangly, antipodean-sounding ones, are a crippling ... Read more
WAVE MACHINES – WAVE IF YOU’RE REALLY THERE
Wave If You’re Really There is a bit of an indie hodgepodge. I found myself confused as ... Read more
EDDY CURRENT SUPPRESSION RING – RUSH TO RELAX
Never mind punk history; the essence of Eddy Current is a stupefying night at the pub. 2008’s ... Read more
TUBELORD – OUR FIRST AMERICAN FRIENDS
Tubelord hail from Kingston upon Thames; generically, they're part of a minor movement in contemporary post-hardcore, ‘math ... Read more
ANGELS BEYOND THE ABYSS – FRANCIS EDWARDS INTRODUCING VETERAN SOUL
The image is profound: forgotten angels, gathered together in song. Literally, that’s what we have here. Vietnam ... Read more
MIKE MAJKOWSKI – INK ON PAPER
Prepare yourself for strange sounds. Mike Majkowski is a fixture of the Australian jazz and experimental sets; ... Read more
BEACH HOUSE – TEEN DREAM
Teen Dream, the third full-length from Baltimore-based, male-female duo Beach House, hits the nail pretty much on ... 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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