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
JIM KEAYS - DIRTY DIRTY
When he told you to "Turn up ...
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SUZY 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
