Fringe World Review: Club Briefs
The boys were nubile and sensual, and even I felt conflicted as the 4 Adonis’ savaged the raffle winner with a lap dance (and more). In the words of poetess…
REVIEW: Resistance – Art Gallery of Western Australia
The fact that this exhibition strategically begun in January and continues through to February - thus including Australia (Massacre) Day - insinuates the need for some soul-searching. Our murky cultural…
Fresh Summer Reads
Pelican is keeping it as fresh as a refrigerator, bringing you the hot reads of the 2016 summer, past, present and your very own possible future
Fringe World Review: Australia, It’s Time to Clean Your Room
It runs on a roundabout argument/counter-argument counterpoint, but it’s missing interlocking sections, call-backs, dramatic peaks. What should be a series of poignant sketches sometimes feels like a string of comments…
Fringe World Interview: Words with Tomás Ford
Under the fig tree shade of the PICA Bar courtyard, Pelican talks with alt-cabaret artist (“not what your mum thinks of cabaret”), single-slinger, long time Baron of Fringe, Adele-hater and…
Fringe World Review: La Soirèe
From the suspenseful and sultry aerial performer Yammel Rodriguez, who smokes a cigar in stockings and heels while flipping and seductively sliding down the aerial silk, to the upbeat and…
St LUCIA – MATTER (COLUMBIA RECORDS)
Hold on tight to your lycra and perms, kids because Synthpop is back. St Lucia's latest album 'Matter' takes the campiness and nostalgia of the 80s to the nth degree.
The Iowa Caucus: What is it? Who Won? Why?!
Strap yourselves in and feel the cringe as the most powerful nation in the world elects its leader for the next four to eight years. This is the Iowa Caucus;…
Fringe World Interview: Words with ‘Only the Human’
Pelican met with improv comedy group ‘Only the Human’ to discuss their latest production ‘Todd Asked Me Out’.
Review: Perth Poetry Club
WIth a very generous open mike, anyone annoying, amazing, boring, or bad can get up and read original, or unoriginal, material. All the while a braying crowd - hungry and…