one fellow's political coverage, music ramblings and general hijinks across decades under a range of guises at several locations often in a state of awe.
By former and current Grok staff The history of Grok Magazine, the official student publication of Curtin University, begins exactly 50 years ago, in April 1969, only a couple of months after the creation of the Western Australian Institute of Technology (WAIT) Student Guild.
2008 was a landmark year for Taiwan – the small but incredibly wealthy island just south of Japan, nestled alongside its massive neighbour and frequent agitator, China. With its fourth direct democratic presidential election, the self-governing island that China considers part of its territory saw its second fully democratic change in power. This time though, … Continue reading “Taiwan’s year of living democracy”
British newspaper The Times has revealed that a civilian nuclear installation in north-west ENGLAND cannot account for 30 kilograms of plutonium, enough for seven or eight nuclear bombs.
SYDNEY–Just got off an Allnighta shift for FBI, tracklistng follows. Now a casual on the SBS radio news desk several days a week. Sorting out my move into the lovely old house at the bottom of Darling St. 15 metres to the ferry pier. Nice.
“Monday I go to watch Sumo wrestling/It’s an easy day to get a good ticket” (One Week from Brand New Knife, 1996) Their songs bounce from jangling, smiling pop all the way through bashing, smashing punk. They are Shonen Knife, three Japanese grrrls who mix topics of buying Barbie dolls, drinking beer and watching Sumo … Continue reading “interview | Shonen Knife, Interview with Naoko Yamano”
The Regal Theatre, Subiaco Have you ever felt that you have successfully progressed, set new standards, moved on … while everyone clings to your past glories? Such is the case with Toni Childs who, at the beginning of her latest Australian tour, is faced with having to let her latest material sit dormant while the … Continue reading “Toni Childs, Sunday November 23, 1996”
