Competing political groups campaign against proposed Arts cuts
Two separate protests against rescinding three UWA Arts majors took place today on campus. The first, endorsed by the UWA Student Guild and their ‘UWA has Major Issues’ campaign, was…
Tame Impala – Currents (Interscope)
I saw Kevin Parker the other day. It was a Thursday, he was drinking with his girlfriend at the Norfolk, doing his best to be remain anonymous in the mixed…
Short story: An Incident at the Glove Factory
Nosing at the Selangor canals in the industrial zone of Setia City, there is a large, grey, squat building of a dour aesthetic which one passer-by of no consequence to…
Railsea by China Miéville
An imaginative reworking of the classic tale of Moby Dick by a daring and experimental author, Railsea (2012) is a fantasy work steeped in false science and the drama of…
Gentlemen And Sledgers: A History of the Ashes in 100 Quotations and Confrontations by Rob Smyth
Some of the most stunning works of sport history in recent times have come not from historians but from the cabal of talented writers who have circled the offices of…
Meet Adriane Daff
Having worked for a role-call of notable theatre companies, including Side Pony Productions, Barking Gecko Theatre Company and Weeping Spoon Productions, 30-year-old performer, writer and director Adriane Daff has had…
French Rockets – Arc (Independent)
Perth’s French Rockets have never been a band to embrace minimalism, and in keeping with this their latest album is heavily layered – seemingly held together by about 3 or…
Eduardo Cossio – The Work Of Days (Independent)
Perth’s own folk/jazz musician (and cutest man) Eduardo Cossio is back with his second solo EP, The Work Of Days. Consisting entirely of instrumentals, these tracks range from chilled out…
Muse – Drones (Warner Bros/Helium-3)
Everyone’s favourite space rockers are back, this time treading unchartered waters. Muse’s Drones is a concept album, in which a protagonist falls out of love and becomes a killing machine…
Mining Tax – Degenerational Report (Workplace Safety CDRs)
You might expect a band with such a specific ‘analogue synth meets economic mismanagement’ vibe to rely too much on gimmickry, but past the initial gag lies music which holds…