T's most recent reviews
Kollegah
Monument, 2018
The last few years have seen a good amount of great German hip-hop albums, however, now there is Monument. Kollegah’s previous emissions are outstanding, but the way he bookended the ...
Jesse Fink
Bon: The Last Highway: The Untold Story of Bon Scott and AC/DC's Back in Black, 2017
Ronald Belford “Bon” Scott.Lyrics, the personality and presence – it is not merely because of his vocal range and the band he headed that he is considered to be one ...
Daniel Miller and Terry Burrows
Mute: A visual document from 1978 – tomorrow, 2017
For the uninitiated, and if you are, you might want to look at changing that immediately – shame on you: Mute Records (commonly known, referred to and stylized as “mute”) ...
NOFX
NOFX: The Hepatitis Bathtub and Other Stories, 2017
NOFX: The Hepatitis Bathtub and Other Stories is a comprehensive autobiography from one of the world’s most prominent punk bands that worked its way up. New aficionados as well as die-hard ...
T's most recent features
Music Dark Mofo Festival 2019
Posted July 2, 2019, 3:52 p.m.In its seventh year, it should by now be firmly established that the annual Dark Mofo Festival is hard to rival when it comes to pushing the envelope in every ...
Regular Columns Hip-Hop vs Punk
Posted May 26, 2019, 11:58 a.m.Hmmm, anti-authoritarian views and addressing social concerns and issues related to the government and public affairs? Tick! DIY ethic? Tick! Attire that deliberately deviates from society’s norms? Tick! Rebellion ...
Music Audio = ground zero
Posted Sept. 9, 2018, 1:14 p.m.Audio = ground zero First instalment - Sonos. Unfamiliar with Sonos yet you enjoy listening to music? Shame on you. They make speakers. They also make smart speakers. You know, “smart” as ...
Regular Columns Musings on the need to be ...
Posted Sept. 9, 2018, 12:02 p.m.Afterimages Wreckages of the pastEternally damned to repeat it.Exploded views incinerated by the electricity of truthPierced by the arrow of time keeping everything from happening at onceWhile the tombstone ...
T's most recent news stories
Tours Mandatory Attendance World Tour
Posted Oct. 13, 2019, 9:35 a.m.
A tour with “mandatory” in its title. No really. Tim and Eric, AKA creators of Adult Swim’s best shows (Tom Goes to the Mayor, Tim & Eric’s Bedtime Stories ...
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Tours Steve Martin and Martin Short schedule Australian tour
Posted May 16, 2019, 5:20 p.m.
Steve Martin is known for many things with his musical prowess being just one of them – not least he is known for establishing that literally everything sounds funny when you ...
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Shows Australia's Blues & Roots Music Festival 2019
Posted April 10, 2019, 3:53 p.m.
Showcasing music from every corner of this earthround – not at all merely limited to Blues - on the Easter long weekend close to the beauty that is Byron Bay, Bluesfest serves ...
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Tours Hugh Jackman: The Man, The Music and The Show in the flesh
Posted Feb. 26, 2019, 8:59 p.m.
One of Australian’s more prominent exports apart from vegemite and Crocodile Dundee is everyone’s darling and accomplished entertainer Mr Hugh Jackman. Needless to say that due to his ...
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T's most recent blogposts
I Do Not Know What It Is I Am Like - Bill Viola
Posted Oct. 20, 2019, 9:39 a.m. by T
I Do Not Know What It Is I Am Like: The Art of Bill Viola Yale University Press Bill Viola has long been on my lists or artists to ...Water of Life – Whipper Snapper Distillery
Posted Oct. 14, 2019, 5:51 p.m. by T
Water of Life – Whipper Snapper Distillery Upshot As part of our Water of Life series, we have covered whisky from terra australis in many variations, however, the focus ...Water of Life – Iniquity Distillery Batch 017
Posted Oct. 13, 2019, 9:56 a.m. by T
Water of Life – Iniquity Distillery Batch 017 You are not mistaken if you claim that Iniquity and its artisanal expressions have been previously covered as part of our ...The World’s Toughest Races book review
Posted Oct. 12, 2019, 11:21 a.m. by T
The World’s Toughest Races Ali Clarke Affirm Press People sometimes sneer at those who run every day, claiming they’ll go to any length to live longer. But I don’t ...
