When the members of Kara embarked on solo careers, Nicole most reliably stuck with producers Sweetune. This instantly gave me a soft spot for her music. If you’re a fan of that production team, she’s got a few Sweetune bangers on her 2016 Japanese album… Read More »Song Review: Nicole (Kara) – 5!6!7!8!
It wasn’t the free-flowing attacking performance that Graham Arnold was craving but the Socceroos got the job done against Bangladesh in Thursday night’s game in Dhaka Australia are already through to the next round of World Cup qualifying and on top of Group I before… Read More »Socceroos struggle to gain ascendancy but build World Cup qualifying momentum with ugly win over Bangladesh
Queensland’s women showed the Maroons spirit is not confined to the men’s arena by stealing victory from NSW in the wet at Newcastle with a late field goal after looking down and out for most of the match. The Maroons trailed 10-4 in the slippery… Read More »Brown sinks Blues in the wet with late field goal as trademark Maroons comeback forces Origin series decider
I am at a loss over the sheer number of people who are up in arms over referee Ashley Klein sending Joeseph Suaalii off in the seventh minute of the first State of Origin on Wednesday night. “You don’t do that in Origin!” “It destroyed… Read More »It’s rugby league, not the Thunderdome: You’re a substandard human if you think Suaalii should’ve avoided send-off
Photo by Christine La Maggie Gently’s Peppermint was one of my favorite albums of 2022, a tender, blushing half hour of catchy indie rock. Two years later she’s back with her sophomore LP; it’s called Wherever You Want to Go, and it might be even better.… Read More »Album Premiere + Interview: Maggie Gently – ‘Wherever You Want to Go’