“Bland…James Bland” should be the catch cry in the 22nd film in the Bond franchise. Like a salad without dressing there is nothing too tempting about Bond’s latest adventures…
With a lot of hype and out-of-this-world expectation Quantum of Solace arrived in cinemas with a bang but delivers with a limp. The latest Bond installment falls [...]
We are in the studio of artist Horimyo - a space in a set of innocuous apartment blocks in the middle of Saitama city, on the outskirts of the sprawling metropolis that is Tokyo. While the studio seems regular enough, it is evident that we are witnessing an esoteric ritual whereby the process is of as [...]
You wouldn’t have to be a die-hard basketball fan to have been absolutely sickened to have heard the news that the Sydney Spirit basketball franchise is teetering on the brink of extinction. Indeed, you’ve probably asked yourself the same questions that I did upon hearing that club owner Greg Evans has been forced to put [...]
The Good Ink
In a city of over 19 million people, and being a global hub of the arts world, it’s a given that much of the world’s top tattoo talent would be concentrated in NY. Shops such as Last Rites, Flyrite, Invisible, Saved, Funcity, Fineline and Daredevil house some of the world’s top artists, often [...]
I apologise for straying into the subject area of my esteemed colleague Jo Jo Zep, but some things just need to be said. Sneaky Sound System are the without doubt the most creatively bereft, musically ignorant, worst ‘band’ in Australia.
I know, I know, it’s a tough call to make with competition of the standards of [...]
This week marks the one-year anniversary of the ascendance to power of Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.
To help celebrate this milestone it’s instructive to put Kruddy’s story into the context of his past – as a prime dork. The type of guy at school who would sit under shadecloth at lunchtime rolling 25 sided dice in [...]
Some very, very sad news today. James Murphy has announced that he has finished with the LCD Soundsystem moniker. I first heard this news after the Big Day Out in Perth this year where it was said James mentioned that it would be their last live show. This rumour was quickly crushed by the man [...]
Not huge news, and probably no surprise to anyone that has actually followed the duo since day one, but Justice have revealed that their debut long player, †, used over 400 samples… only 3 were cleared. Anyone who hates on this fact is really, really idiotish. I already know people that are hating and dudes [...]
From banking to Bond in just four years, Simon Kassianides is one of the new bad boys on the 007 block. You’d do well to keep him in your sights….
Yusef, as described by his off-screen alter ego, Simon Kassianides, is “an agent for Quantum, the organisation that Bond learns more about in this film. His [...]
Be inspired, be inspiring, believe in yourself and pursue your dreams… This is the mantra which underpins Faye De Lanty’s debut collection for her label Love Chile (pronounced “Chyle” a 70’s slang word for child). It’s been a long term dream of Faye’s to have her own fashion label, but before she embarked on this [...]
