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My other choice for the best arts of 2025: the Devo documentary: “‘Whip It’, like much of their work, was meant as satire, an apple pie in the face of America’s misogynistic, good ol’ boy culture. Instead, it became their ‘Born in the USA’. ” #docohomo themonthly.com.au/october-20…
For my pick of arts event this year, the Common People Dance Eisteddfod in Brisbane – because we can all use a bit of sparkle, right? “Remarkably, the whole affair achieves the high-wire act of ‘no judgement’ in an environment that’s literally judged.” themonthly.com.au/october-20…
"The surviving civilians of Gaza might be excused for their ingratitude at being handed back a part of the parking lot Israel has spent the past two years reducing to sea level." A sober appraisal from @marquelawyers crikey.com.au/2025/10/17/don…
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Editorial: Scott Morrison argues that Australia should agree to participate in any military conflict over Taiwan. He wants an increase in Taiwan’s military spending. Again, his interests are his own rather than the country’s. satpa.pe/vzdXfLS
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Michael Nolan’s best of culture 2025: Netflix’s ‘Devo’ directed by Chris Smith and the Common People Dance Eisteddfod
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“Your memory of Devo might not stretch much further than the perversity of ‘Whip It’ ... a bunch of dorks doing synth pop. Men 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 Hats.”
The Devo documentary on Netflix – one of my choices for The Monthly Awards 2025:
themonthly.com.au/october-20…
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Oh no 😥
As Ebbheads from Day 1, this is a shock. @nitzerebb are a huge influence.
Douglas is an original incredible frontman. We were in awe when they finally came to BNE in 2006, and our lads Pure Bunk supported.
May the force be with Bon & all the Nitzer/McCarthy family 💙
Welcome, #GRAMMYs, I see you (and Janelle Monae) caught up with my proposal for a Michael Jackson reset. #thecurvefollowsme
A suggestion for the elusive headline, @crikey_news:
“Fascist with fake phallus fired from football falconry”
crikey.com.au/2025/01/16/abc…
The Israeli government and the IDF are psychotic institutions – their actions in Gaza, the West Bank and Lebanon are depraved and unforgiveable. It's unthinkable that the international community is failing to meaningfully intervene, and it will shame us for generations.
“... overcrowded, logistically overstretched, forced into stock-standard event management that flattens out the concept and makes the experience routine. Music festivals are over. The portaloo industry is shook.” My exception to the rule: #OKMotels themonthly.com.au/issue/2024…
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.@ChetGetty on Jules Reidy’s ‘Instants & Their Echoes’: “The first track chimes like some Hyperborean timepiece, discordant at times, though one person’s dissonance is another’s richness of harmony.” #MonthlyAwards24
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Low brass, microtonal guitar... The album I selected for my best-of culture 2024 choices, on Insta @themonthlymagazine instagram.com/p/DA7scdbtnpA/…
Very pleased to have been involved in the #MonthlyAwards24, offering my two cultural highlights of the year. themonthly.com.au/issue/2024…
