Between the incredibly catchy single, ‘Raiders’, support slots with Darwin Deez and Pnau, and a second EP released less than a year after her first, Brooke Addamo aka Owl Eyes is keeping well busy! She chats to lip about songwriting, finding what comes naturally, and leaving Idol behind. Did you have a moment when you…
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The other day, I was on a forum I’m a part of and reading a thread asking people what they can’t ‘rock’. The amount of responses was surprising and a little saddening. On the weekend, I was at brunch with my sister and, despite knowing my stance, she brought up that she thought certain people…
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There are many women I that know – intelligent, sweet, beautiful women – who feel as though they need a partner to validate everything that they are. They think that they need to hear that they are pretty or special from a member of the opposite sex before they will begin to believe it themselves….
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In the latest Ethnic Comedy to hit Australia’s silver screen, Frank Lotito plays Rocco Pileggi, a 35-year-old real estate agent and quintessential ‘mamma’s boy’ who, while still living at home with his overbearing, widowed Italian mamma (Carmelina di Guglielmo), attempts to woo a beautiful ‘Aussie’ girl. Unsurprisingly, mamma isn’t pleased. What follows is a sometimes…
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Listening to Orchard, something seemed quite clear: this album cannot be a debut effort. The voice coming out of this lovely lady is far too controlled, confident and wise to be anything else. Indeed, Orchard is the sophomore offering from Vancouver local, Jess Hill. Apparently, since releasing her 2006 record, Road, she has become a…
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Recent reforms and policy decisions related to maternity leave may be to the delight of women throughout Australia, but new research shows that such policies do not overcome the serious wage toll suffered by women who decide to take time off work in order to be the primary carer of a child. Paid parental leave…
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When Jack White and Karen Elson announced their separation a few weeks ago, they likewise announced that they would hold a party to celebrate the relationship (which I guess isn’t that dissimilar to people celebrating a life rather than mourning the end of one at a funeral, but anyway). Having a party under these circumstances…
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Or: ‘Animal Collective, Prospect Park + the future of Indie Music: The State I’m In’. One of the better bands of my generation has to be Animal Collective. They are to indie music what The Doors are to classic rock. Over the past decade, Avey Tare (David Portner), Panda Bear (Noah Lennox), Deakin (Josh Dibb)…
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It’s been a rather disheartening week in fat acceptance circles. Frances from Corpulent and Dr. Samantha Thomas from The Discourse were recently on Today Tonight for a story about weight loss surgery for children. It was presented to them in a positive light, but obviously the producers changed the way the segment was handled, as…
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I’ve often observed that despite my meagre 26 years, my values, ideals and perception of what is polite and what are bad manners would, according to my more stereotypically Gen-Y comrades, classify me as being rather prehistoric and stuffy. For those of you who don’t know me, this statement alone is probably enough to conjure…
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Worshippers of neon clothing had a reason to celebrate in June. In Melbourne, they lined up throughout the icy night (some wearing thermal jeggings, perhaps) and waited for chain store Zara to open its shiny, security heavy doors. It was a good moment for the fuss free shopper – Zara has taken a sweet while…
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People are usually surprised to hear that I was bullied in high school. This is probably because I’m reasonably outgoing, well-adjusted, non-ugly, have friends, and just generally lack qualities that outwardly provoke harassment or comment (though my critics may tell you otherwise). Anyway, I’m not really sure how closely I approximate the average person who’s…
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Without wanting to be presumptuous or arrogant, when I first received my reading list for a university subject I’ll be undertaking this coming semester, Popular Fiction, there were many choices I disagreed with. I understood the unit aims to provide a broad examination of various types of popular fiction throughout different time periods, but I…
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Not many people can say they’ve recorded three albums, even fewer can say they’ve done it at the age of 23…but such is the feat of Kirsty Akers! With a few exceptions, country music has typically been a rather insular genre: there are country superstars that non-avid fans never hear about. But between her duet…
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