Anselm Kiefer: Books and Woodcuts
Anselm Kiefer has been an immense impact on me ever since I was exposed to him in the late 1980s.
I travel just to experience Anselm Kiefer’s emissions in the flesh and have yet to be underwhelmed by what I find, …
Water of Life – Whisky and Meat
Now, whisky and food make for an interesting combination.
Interesting in that it has to be calibrated extremely well, specifically when it comes to pairing meat and whisky as the intense flavours of one can easily overpower the other.
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Philip Anselmo and the Illegals
Factory Theatre
Sydney, Australia
March 30, 2019
Phil Anselmo has quite a back catalogue and since his days with Pantera has proven his front man qualities over and over again with exquisite acts and the crème de la crème of …
Mentors: How to Help and Be Helped
Russell Brand
Look at Russel Brand – what an evolution!
I would be hard pressed to claim that his recent emissions do not hold merit. While he has proved entertaining in the past, he has evolved to a stage …
Water of Life
Launch of Highlander Whisky Bar and Bunnahabhain
My first and long overdue encounter with Bunnahabhain was at the recent opening of the Highlander Whisky Bar at the Sir Stamford Hotel at Circular Quay, an establissement that has established itself as the home of whisky …
Water of Life - Port Askaig and Kilchoman
Oh Islay, glorious Islay!
Every time when one thinks that the main distilleries of the island have been covered and the prime expressions have been sample, something comes your way that makes you reassess the state of play …
Le Salon Dada - A Surrealist Dinner and Show
Claire’s Kitchen
It has been close to fifty years since the Rothschild’s much fabled about “Surrealist Ball” was held and attended by a smorgasbord of influential figureheads of the early 1970s – an event that seems to have …
Water of Life – Amrut Naarangi and Kadhambam
I have always had a weak spot for sludge metal from New Orleans and Down’s “Bury me in smoke” is a song that we have done a cover version of, however, in a bid to pay homage to my …
Yeezy and Kanye West
Yeezy Season 3 – 4 Zine
Thames & Hudson
The Yeezy phenomenon is one that ties in with the zeitgeist of artificially created hype and scarcity. Camping outside of store days ahead of a new limited drop has become a common …
Philosophy and Poetry : Continental Perspectives
Columbia University Press
Footprint Books
Sure, there is a myriad of treatises and books on schools when it comes to studying the fundamental knowledge of the nature of thought, aestheticism and how it ties in with different styles …
Water of Life - Sullivans Cove Special cask release and Hobart Gin
It is a shame that the world started to appreciate the liquid emissions of Tasmania’s Sullivans Cove distillery as it makes it harder and harder to get a hold of their excellent regular releases, let …
Architecture and Action
Cambridge
Is the way buildings are designed significant?
Does it affect you, your well-being and the world at large?
Some say that if a building becomes “architecture” then it effectively morphs into becoming a piece of art. Over the time, the …
In Vino Veritas – Moorilla and Domaine A
Claiming that I harbour a weak spot in my left chest for anything related to Tasmania would be an understatement par excellence.
At least twice a year I carve my way to Hobart for their annual winter festival …
Conjurer + Earth Moves and Armed For Apocalypse
KIFF, Aarau, Switzerland
Conjurer's rise has been one that seems particularly fast with the band making huge strides in only three years of existence. However, it’s been as much a case of working hard as being in the right place, …
In Vino Veritas – Ninth Island and Norfolk Rise
For this instalment of our vino centric series we are going to zero in on Tasmania again as the previous instalment of Kreglinger and Pipers Brook has piqued my interest:
The Northern part of Tasmania is home …
Gilbert and George – The Great Exhibition @ Astrup Fearney Museum
Gilbert & George are two constituents that form an artistic symbiosis the total of which is much more than the sum of its individual ingredients.
Actively challenging the status quo, the perception of what is …
Cult Of Luna + A.A. Williams and Brutus
Z7, Pratteln, Switzerland
Cult Of Luna’s power lies in their ability to build layers of sound and with it, layers of emotion. Their live show has long been held in high regard for its stunning light effects, the huge walls …
The Long March of Pop: Art, Music, and Design, 1930–1995
Yale University Press
Huh, the phenomenon of ubiquitous pop art!
A topic that has not exactly suffered from a lack of attention and discussion of its significance.
Thomas Crow’s elaborations approaches the sujet from the …
Tim and Eric
Enmore Theatre
Sydney, Australia
January 15, 2020
For the uninitiated, Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim, “Tim & Eric” is a comedy duo that has garnered a cult following through the shows they have created on the Adult Swim network. Having honed their …
Water of Life – Rest and Be Thankful
So far we have our focus mainly set on covering distilleries, which makes sense as they make the spirit. However, given that distillers swap, sell and exchange their emissions both old and new, there are a myriad of whisky …
