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August 7, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard (August 05, Sydney)

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Metro Theatre, Sydney; NSW Friday, August 5 Formed in Melbourne in 2010 King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard has already released a lifetime of music – including four full albums in the last two years. This show was based around the launch of the latest record, quite possibly their […]

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May 18, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Auckland Writers Festival: Satirists at Large – Steve Braunias and David Slack

Satirists at Large: Steve Braunias and David Slack w/ Stephen Stratford Lower NZI Room/Aotea Centre Saturday, March 16 (3.00pm) For this Auckland Writers Festival event Stephen Stratford was the chair, or at least the man in the chair facilitating – flicking questions over in his quirky way to Steve Braunias (NZ Herald writer, ex columnist […]

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March 23, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Steve Braunias: Madmen – Inside The Weirdest Election Campaign Ever

Madmen: Inside The Weirdest Election Campaign Ever Steve Braunias Luncheon Sausage Books Hilarious, sharp, a bit bonkers – often perfect. I am of course referring to Braunias’ brand of satire/coverage in this election campaign diary as taken from the pages of Metro and padded out to standalone volume with new intro and outro. But I […]

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February 25, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Five Albums I’m Loving Right Now: Gary Steel

Gary Steel has spent his whole adult life on a drip-feed of irradiated silage (um, review samples) from record companies, and for 35 years has been irritating the hell out of average citizens with his withering critiques and caustic asides in publications like the Metro (for which he still contributes a monthly blather), Sunday Star […]