7 French Rockets – Arc (Independent) Pelican29 July 2015 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 ... Music0 Comments19 views
7 Eduardo Cossio – The Work Of Days (Independent) Pelican29 July 2015 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 ... Music1 Comment13 views
7.5 Muse – Drones (Warner Bros/Helium-3) Pelican29 July 2015 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 lo... Music0 Comments3 views
8 Mining Tax – Degenerational Report (Workplace Safety CDRs) Pelican29 July 2015 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... Music0 Comments10 views
9 Everything Everything- Get to Heaven (Sony RCA) Pelican29 July 2015 Of all the possible indie-rock bands to tackle the thematic content of a world gone wrong, British four piece Everything Everything would have to be one of the ... Music0 Comments7 views
Wings Over Hollywood Pelican29 July 2015 What do Battleship, Star Trek IV (the whale one), Birth of a Nation and Karate Kid II all have in common? They were all filmed with the assistance of the US Dep... Film and Production0 Comments12 views
3.5 Amy Pelican29 July 2015 Director: Asif Kapadia Starring: Amy Winehouse Winehouse obsessive Asif Kapadia’s documentary hits cinemas four years after the star’s early death. Wh... Film and Production0 Comments4 views
Political Fiction Pelican29 July 2015 The worst thing a government can do in a democracy is lie to its people, and when a government is elected, it is given a mandate to carry out its pre-electoral ... Politics0 Comments4 views
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love: Marriage Equality in Australia Pelican29 July 2015 People forget how unusual it is for Australia not to be at the forefront of progressive social change. Since the 1970s, Australia has tended to punch above its ... Politics0 Comments9 views
Disturbing Future Indeed Pelican29 July 2015 The following is the foreword from veteran Liberal MP Wyatt Roy’s account of Tony Abbott’s time as Prime Minister ‘Nineteen Years of Conservative Brillian... Politics0 Comments7 views