March 2008
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Duran Duran Live at the Sydney Entertainment... →
I Saw Duran Duran And All I Got Was This Head-Splitting Migraine
“If I had paid money for this show, I would have demanded with murderous rage, a refund. The constant use of fit-inducing strobe lighting was meant to do what? Beat us into submission? Hide the ravages of age wrought upon the members of Duran Duran from our bleeding eyeballs? It was like being subjected to a ceaselessly...
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Here I am on 2SER FM, rambling about the death of...
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KISS ALIVE 35 World Your Kick off in Melbourne →
“OK, so KISS are like the McDonalds of rock: a globally recognised brand with a thousand product tie-ins and a giant carbon footprint. They both have clown mascots. Both are a guilty pleasure that you know isn’t good for you, but nuts if that cheeseburger isn’t the best tasting thing in the world when you’ve got a hangover. You’ll be damned to let anyone catch you enjoying it though, but...
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Kiss... →
You win some, you lose some (The Age has video.) Defamer has this item. I blather about other things here too, if you’re into that kind of thing.
Old Timer Rock'n'Roll →
This is my first feature for New Matilda. I could dig this serious thing, just about. Mentions of Bono/Gene Simmons: two a piece.
New Matilda: independent news, opinion and... →
Throughout March I am the New Matilda Associate Editor. Click through to re-engage the now soggy part of your brain. Oh wait, that’s my job.