Dude, Where’s My Ref?: Part One
In a video published today on the UWA Student Guild Facebook page, 106th Guild President Conrad Hogg announced the first line up of outlets set to open early Semester 1,…
Xiu Xiu – Girl With Basket of Fruit: REVIEW
Critical darlings and chronic avant-gardists Xiu Xiu (pronounced Shoe-Shoe) have come out with a new album, Girl With Basket of Fruit, which may well be their most out-there material yet,…
Keep the Faith: The Vinyl Times and Legacy of 78 Records
Remember it for what it was. These are the words I hear (eavesdrop) manager Andrew ‘Fang’ de Lang say to the plaintive customer in front of me. It’s Tuesday, the…
The Preatures’ Jack Moffitt: Non-stop touring and what’s in store for 2019
Spearheaded by Isabella Manfredi, The Preatures are a charismatic blend of Fleetwood Mac and indie rock-pop. We spoke with guitarist Jack Moffitt ahead of their unplugged Perth Festival gig on…
600 Seconds Review: FRINGE WORLD Festival
Contemporary Art is supposed to challenge us, but what is the responsibility of such art? 600 Seconds at The Blue Room Theatre left the audience with this question after Tuesday…
The Great Tamer – Perth Festival Review
Dimitris Papaioannou is perhaps best known for directing the opening and closing ceremonies for the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. His current work for Perth Festival, The Great Tamer, is described…
Freedom of Expression @ UWA: Yes or No?
Pelican Diversity Editors, Elanor Leman and Eliza Huston went to the UWA Freedom of Expression Student Consultation Session hosted by the UWA Student Guild. For context, you can view the…
Do Your Own Research
The anti-vaxxers have done it again. Perth news media had warned civilians against visiting IKEA, Perth Zoo, and South West WA after tracing the path of a measles-infected individual who…
Cinema in 2018 Defined – The Lessons Hollywood Learned (and Failed?)
Cinema in 2018 Defined – The Lessons Hollywood Learned (and Failed?) Every new year is like a different chapter of a never ending book that’s always changing. A new beginning,…
Not All MenTM: Or maybe some men, just not me
Not seven months after we mourned the death of Eurydice Dixon, we find ourselves, again, faced with another young woman’s senseless death at the hands of a man. The rape…