It's easy to be provoked in the era we're living in. There's so much to be angry about. Politics, the economy, mass poverty, the environment, Metallica cancelling their Australian tour and Michael Bublé not cancelling his Australian tour. But provocation doesn't necessarily involve anger. One can...
When the jazz man's testifying a faithless man believes. Which means in the country of jazz's origin its capacity to excite the human soul is only effective about 20% of the time. And due to the rise in nationalist-cum-religious hysteria, that percentage will only decrease. It's a...
New South Wales is experiencing the worst rat infestation in decades. That's right. It's not the ebb and flow of a calm, mercury-infused ocean you're hearing in the sultry twilight hours, it's the tiny claws of a million rats nesting restlessly underground on mountains of abandoned hipster...
Briefly escape from the daily grind; the grinder requires disinfectant. 10) QUT Design Week 29th September-3rd October What: Join QUT at the inaugural QUT Design Week 2019, to learn, engage with, and be inspired by design research, innovation and creativity. QUT Design Week 2019 highlights the potential of design to...
Prepare your stomach juices. Live contemporary theatre isn't exactly a joy to process. 10) Melbourne Vegan Tours 1st Birthday 3rd October What: Melbourne Vegan Tours is turning one! It's been a big year of vegan touring around Melbourne, showcasing the amazing vegan scene that the city has to offer. To...
The Germans are coming. So you might as well drink, dance and drink again up until the point when they arrive. The next world war go by a lot quicker if you're not sober. 10) White pres. Matt Sassari 4th October What: White Noise is kicking Spring off with someone...
This week's as good as it gets. Because humanity's only going to exist for about 5 more years and we haven't set a very high standard. 10) Cirque du Soleil: KURIOS – Cabinet Des Curiosités 5th October-24th November What: Cirque du Soleil will bring its newest creation to Australia: KURIOS...
Feel the music in the air. It'll distract you from the carbon monoxide. 10) The Drifter: Nights Like This 5th October What: The Drifter is Mark Flynn, an Irish producer, DJ and singer. The Drifter's DJ style, like his productions, definitely lean towards the hypnotic, melodic and emotive side of...
Being conscious on a macrocosmic scale is exhausting. To do an act that could be considered a moral one is to commit to a point in the future when you realise you've wiped out a species or decimated an economy or been genuinely appreciative of the...
'Romantic nationalism'. An interesting phrase equally at home in both a pro-Nazi and anti-Nazi narrative. And equally applicable and inapplicable to the genre of folk music. A nonthreatening musical genre whose pliable appeal is representative of the pliability of human morality. Folk is rooted in the vaguely...