4.5 SIA – This Is Acting (Inertia / Monkey Puzzle / RCA) Pelican9 February 2016 This is Acting probably seemed like a great idea on paper - Sia taking back songs that she’s written for others, and making them her own. But there is absolutely no difference between 80% of this track list, and the track list for 1000 Forms of Fear; proving that this isn’t necessarily acting, but continuing on as normal. Music0 Comments73 views
Fringe World Review: Club Briefs Pelican8 February 2016 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 Nicky M, "it got hotter than a Middle Eastern climate". Uncategorised0 Comments244 views
REVIEW: Resistance – Art Gallery of Western Australia Pelican8 February 2016 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 heritage speaks volumes about national pride. Uncategorised0 Comments130 views
Fresh Summer Reads Pelican6 February 2016 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 Literature and Creative Writing0 Comments51 views
Fringe World Review: Australia, It’s Time to Clean Your Room Pelican5 February 2016 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 on a Guardian article. Zoe Kilbourn reviews. Uncategorised0 Comments18 views
Fringe World Interview: Words with Tomás Ford Pelican5 February 2016 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... Uncategorised0 Comments52 views
Fringe World Review: La Soirèe Pelican4 February 2016 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 vivacious cabaret star Miss Frisky singing ABBA in an outrageously glittery gown, each act was somehow embellished in a quirky and daring way. Uncategorised0 Comments20 views
7 St LUCIA – MATTER (COLUMBIA RECORDS) Pelican4 February 2016 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. Music0 Comments15 views
The Iowa Caucus: What is it? Who Won? Why?! Pelican3 February 2016 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; the first of the American Presidential Nominations. Politics0 Comments11 views
Fringe World Interview: Words with ‘Only the Human’ Pelican2 February 2016 Pelican met with improv comedy group ‘Only the Human’ to discuss their latest production ‘Todd Asked Me Out’. Uncategorised0 Comments68 views
