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- Single Review – Classic Face: Let’s Go to It (2026)
- Gig Review – Sidequest 5th Birthday with Ursula + Clancy + Symmetrical Dogs + Sam (Sly Withers)
- EP Review – The Off Set: Stars Shift Over Time (2026)
- Single Review – Freak Mod 5: Strange Melodies (2026)
- EP Review – Elena Dakota: Three Geese (2026)
- Single Review – Cassis: I Killed a Man (2026)
- Gig Review – Deep Beep + The Tigers + Adem K
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Domestic Dan #3 – The Keep it Separated
Read more: Domestic Dan #3 – The Keep it SeparatedYo yo yo! Here we go again with another sure-fire way to make your modern dadding run as smooth as a well-oiled wheel bearing! Thankfully, not all household hacks are for the laundry regime (see posts #1 and #2). One of the biggest mine fields within the modern dad-iom is a dog fight called dinner…
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Gig Review – Crowded House, Angus & Julia Stone, The Church, Mark Seymour with Vika and Linda, The Waifs
Read more: Gig Review – Crowded House, Angus & Julia Stone, The Church, Mark Seymour with Vika and Linda, The WaifsSandalford Winery, Saturday December 6th, 2025 – Presented as the Red Hot Summer Tour, Crowded House blessed the winery setting with great songs and enthusiasm for a show to remember. Arriving as The Waifs played, their sound suiting the winery setting perfectly, and songs like Lighthouse and Bridal Train will remain classics. Settled in and…
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Album Review – Geese: Getting Killed (2025)
Read more: Album Review – Geese: Getting Killed (2025)Geese must be in strong consideration for best rock band going around these days. Getting Killed continues their experimentation in what it takes to be a great band in the twenty twenties. Is rock dead? Hell no, and it ain’t ever gonna die.
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Album Review – Aldous Harding – Warm Chris (2022)
Read more: Album Review – Aldous Harding – Warm Chris (2022)Having only discovered Aldous Harding, Warm Chris is her most recent release and a wonderful showcase of the vocal chameleon’s range and depth.
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Movie Review – Anaconda
Read more: Movie Review – AnacondaAt an outdoor cinema with some ominous clouds threatening to rain out the session, and a couple of kids tagging along (is it okay to bring a kids under ten to a movie like this? It was fine in the eighties, and this is much tamer in comparison to what we saw when we were…
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Domestic Dan #2: The Take Down
Read more: Domestic Dan #2: The Take DownYo yo yo! Here we go again with another household hack for The Modern Dad! If you read my last pearl of domestic wisdom, hopefully it’s changed the game for ya! At the very least, it might have saved you a few minutes so you can spend them on yourself, doing whatever makes you you.…
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Gig Review – Santigold Triple Header with Maribou State and Pond
Read more: Gig Review – Santigold Triple Header with Maribou State and PondRed Hill Auditorium, Sunday January 4th 2026 – Despite being on the eve of returning to the daily grind for the first time in 2026, there was a festival vibe at Red Hill for this interesting mix of bands. Maybe everyone else was in the same boat and this was a good final release before…
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Domestic Dan # 1: The Hang Gang
Read more: Domestic Dan # 1: The Hang GangTips on efficient clothesline practices – Grab a squid (*Dan-slang for kid, get used to these), offer cash if required, and get your freshies out to the line. Anyone that hangs out laundry has no doubt come across the hellish hurdle of running out of pegs mid-hang. Or running out of space to hang. Or…
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Gig Review – AC/DC with Support from Amyl & the Sniffers and Southern River Band
Read more: Gig Review – AC/DC with Support from Amyl & the Sniffers and Southern River BandPerth Stadium, Sunday December 8th 2025 – Well, this reviewer admits that he has never seen the great band live, and this might be the last chance to see what they can do. Going in with a little scepticism that they still have it despite nearing their eighties, in the end there was nothing to…
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Movie Review – Marty Supreme
Read more: Movie Review – Marty SupremeAttending a midday session in the city I expected to be mostly alone. But Marty Supreme, probably through the appeal of Tim Chalamet to younger audiences, drew a reasonable crowd for what would normally be an oldies and weirdos-like-me session.