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Amazingly for Australian television, a commercial station (Ten) actually started broadcasting a series worth watching. Television in Australia frequently panders to the lowest common denominator. Poor reality tv seems to dominate – with the networks given simply to reproducing the work of the other through shows like The Biggest Loser (the double entrendre is particularly [...]
Continue Reading →The whole world has been going a bit crazy over the issue of Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA) bills that have been proposed for voting in US Congress. As you might know, Wikipedia and reddit closed down their sites for 24 hours and many other prominent web hubs have [...]
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Many people liked about this record in late 2011. I’ve only really had the chance to listen to it this week and I can definitely understand why people like so much. Real Estate are from New Jersey, and Days is their second record – the follow up to their 2009 self-titled debut. It’s extremely breezy, [...]
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I have a love-hate relationship with running. I love the actual act of long distance running, I love the feeling after you’ve done the kilometres, and I love the various aches and pains that creak into action as your muscles cool down. But I do have a problem with motivation. Getting me out there on [...]
Continue Reading →Since 2009, I’ve lived in the inner southern suburbs of Brisbane, transitioning between Dutton Park, Woolloongabba, and now Annerley. Before that I grew up and spent most of my life living in the inner north/inner western suburbs, in places such as Bardon, Ashgrove, Indooroopilly, Auchenflower and a few years out at Brookfield. Given that my [...]
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The months of December and January breed lists. People love to bang on about what their favourite things of the year might be….and I’m no different. Being that I’m a sometimes music writer, it’s inevitable that I’d come to the party with a list of my favourite records from 2011. I may have missed the [...]
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