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LATEST ARTICLES ( 63 )

• A Blank Slate

  

  A while ago I was browsing through my favourite record shop, 'Round and Round Records' on Sydney Road at Brunswick, when I was surprised and delighted to find a... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2013 CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Vinyl is Final

  

  Besides listening to the radio in the back seat of the family car, my earliest memory of recorded music is the vinyl record. I remember tagging along when I... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2013 CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• David Byrne: How Music Works

  

  I can always rely on Santa to bring me a good book for Christmas and this year he didn't disappoint. David Byrne's musings on the unique place music holds in... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2013 CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• What I Did On My Holidays

  

  I've just returned to Melbourne after a couple of weeks in Queensland. During that time I visited two very different sea-related attractions that both had... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2013 CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Nostalgia Ain't What It Used To Be

  

  I watched the first episode of the television series 'When We Left Earth' recently, which deals with the early years of space exploration. The show features a... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2012 CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Christmas Tree

  

  'Silent Night', Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol', 'It's a Wonderful Life', 'The Star Wars Christmas Special', 'Merry Christmas Mister Lawrence' and... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2012 CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Hello You!

  

  I'm returning to Queensland this weekend to spend time with family and friends over Christmas and New Year's. While it'll be great to catch up with people I... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2012 CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Spoiler Alert!

  

  I don't get to claim intellectual superiority very often, but there's a movie out in cinemas at the moment for which I have read the book before seeing the... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2012 CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Jeffrey Smart

  

  I'm not the type of person that normally watches a show like 'Artscape', but last week I noticed they had a profile of one of my favourite artists - Jeffrey... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2012 CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Young People Know Everything

  

  I think if I have any real talent at all in life, it probably lies in my ability to misinterpret lofty ideas in such a way that when I try and recall them... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2012 CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Keep on Truckin'

  

  This week California passed legislation for a trial of computer-assisted driverless vehicles. I don't think they're ever going to catch on. Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2012 CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• I Won the Lotto!

  

  About seven years ago I lives in a suburb called Lutwyche in Brisbane. Our house was literally across the road from a pub called 'The Crown'. Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2012 CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Bad Hair

  

  I think it's true for all of us that there is a divide between how we see ourselves and how others see us.In my mind I see myself as a foppish English private... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2012 CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Five Thousand Blog Views

  

  Well folks - My blog has been viewed five thousand times since I started it in February!Huzzah!My new year's resolution was to do one blog entry a week for a... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2012 CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Trev's Halloween Horror-Movie Primer

  

  I spend a lot of the day watching children's films with my four-year-old daughter. While I enjoy a lot of the films and even get a bit teary and emotional durin... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2012 CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Here We Go!

  

  I travelled to my spiritual home of Brisbane this weekend. The flight up and the return flight were both ridiculously early in the morning, so I abstained from... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2012 CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Message from PALS (Parents Against Light Sabres)

  

  As a parent, I'm concerned about violence in the galaxy and I believe there is no greater threat to the safety of our younglings than the so-called 'elegant... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2012 CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Making of 'The Shining'

  

  I consider myself a bit of a film buff, but I don't really collect films like some people. Once I've watched a film I consider it 'watched' and don't need to... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2012 CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Message From God

  

  Greetings Earthlings!Sorry I haven't rapped with you in a while, but I was busy watching the development of some microbial life in The Crab Nebula. Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2012 CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Thanks for the Advice, Gina!

  

  Last week billionaire mining magnate Gina Reinhart made some controversial statements in regard to the state of the Australian economy and problems associated... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2012 CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION