Articles by Sam Moginie
VAMPIRE WEEKEND – CONTRA
Did you ever listen to Vampire Weekend’s debut and, laughing and dancing all the while, wish they ... Read more
Mon January 25th, 2010 - 2 Comments
JORDAAN MASON AND THE HORSE MUSEUM – DIVORCE LAWYERS I SHAVED MY HEAD
Divorce Lawyers I Shaved My Head is a sad album. In fact, Divorce Lawyers is a certain ... Read more
Mon January 25th, 2010 - 3 Comments
CHARLOTTE GAINSBOURG – IRM
IRM means ‘magnetic resonance imaging’ in French, and is the name of Charlotte Gainsbourg’s third album. This ... Read more
SPIRAL STAIRS – THE REAL FEEL
Spiral Stairs, also known as Scott Kanneburg, came into renown as the ‘other’ guitarist and songwriter in ... Read more
SHAUN MICALLEF – HIS GENERATION
Before Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Generation, television funnyman Shaun Micallef played host and writer to two vastly superior ... Read more
LEGENDS OF MOTORSPORT – YEAH UH HUH
It is important – nay, imperative – that one listens to the Legends as a stoner band. Otherwise, ... Read more
Tue December 1st, 2009 - 1 Comment
AGNES KAIN – ACROSS THE OCEAN GREY
Girl-boy singer-songwriter duo Agnes Kain (Sydney) sound like Angus and Julia Stone. Or, at least they do ... Read more
THE MODEL SCHOOL – MEMORY WALLS
Memory Walls is, in many ways, a dorky album. The Model School (Sydney) play a synth-laden variety ... Read more
THE JEZABELS – SHE’S SO HARD EP
The Jezabels have developed a something of a following this year, and it isn’t difficult to imagine ... Read more
THE ANTLERS – HOSPICE
We detest most not we oppose, but that which we could have loved, if it did not ... 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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