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 IRON MAIDEN to incarnate on terra australis in 2020
Posted Nov. 10, 2019, 12:36 p.m.
With what is touted to be their biggest production to date - which is quite something if you are familiar with the spectacle that is an Iron Maiden show -- Iron Maiden ...
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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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T's most recent blogposts
The Beasts @ Metro Theatre
Posted Dec. 7, 2019, 10:02 a.m. by T
The Beasts Metro Theatre Sydney, Australia December 6, 2019 Over the span of his illustrious career, there have been many incarnations of Tex Perkins and he has proved times over ...Gilbert and George – The Great Exhibition
Posted Nov. 27, 2019, 9 p.m. by T
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 ...Into the Night book review
Posted Nov. 25, 2019, 8:13 p.m. by T
Into the Night Prestel Publishing If you pay close attention to the portrayal of night clubs and specifically cabarets, the artistic portrayal thereof plays an integral part in creating ...Virgil Abloh: Artwork book review
Posted Nov. 24, 2019, 10:33 a.m. by T
Virgil Abloh: Artwork Prestel Publishing Louis Vuitton’s creative director Virgil Abloh is a phenomenon by any standard. A phenomenon beyond hype and marketing. Abloh’s creative output seems boundless and ...
