Books A legal approach to the decline and fall of the United States Kevin Brianton When COVID-19 was beginning it spread throughout the United States, President Donald Trump turned his ire on the World Health …
Music, Reviews Sleaford Mods ‘All That Glue’ review: a necessary album for fans and newcomers alike Benjamin Woods If not for the Covid-19 pandemic which has shut down live performance around the world, May 2020 would be the …
Books, Reviews ‘The Shifting Landscape’ review: Western Victoria crime novel showcases joy in storytelling Rosemary Sorensen Crime novels are the most borrowed books in libraries. Ingenious plotting attracts readers and so too, it seems, does violence. …
News & Commentary How did we get here? Why artists became so dispensable Neil Pigot Before the airlines were grounded and our restaurants and cafes closed, thousands of jobs were lost overnight when work for …
Books, Music, Reviews Kim Salmon and the Formula for Grunge: a fascinating read for fans and newcomers alike Tony Thompson This is the formula for a rock and roll memoir or biography: Start with the iconic moment – the day …
Books, Reviews Colum McCann’s Apeirogon review: a courageously ambitious novel of our time Rosemary Sorensen Even before the pandemic, Colum McCann’s Apeirogon seemed so right for these times, so responsive to the globalised nature of …
Music, Reviews Pearl Jam, ‘Gigaton’ review Benjamin Woods For those of us who musically came of age in the 1990s, Pearl Jam need no introduction. They were one …
Books Notorious Australian Criminal Bertie Kidd sets the record straight in new book Grant Titmus There have been several “versions” written of the role one of Australia’s most notorious criminals Robert ‘Bertie’ Kidd played in …
Film, Reviews Can Art Stop a Bullet? review Rhys Cavallin Can art stop a bullet? William Kelly, the star and prime focus of this film of the same name, certainly …
Music, Reviews Aldous Harding Melbourne review Shane Murphy “Show the ferret to the egg” (the refrain from last year’s The Barrel), really sums up Aldous Harding. It’s obtuse, …
