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by Daniel Stepniak · Published 31 July 2018 · Last modified 1 April 2019
Reading Time: 2 minutesI have held Father Frank Brennan in high regard. He has not towed the party line when certain Catholic leaders needed to be criticised or for example when the church needed to consider recognising...
MUSIC REVIEWS / Music Reviews - Classical
by Daniel Stepniak · Published 23 July 2018 · Last modified 19 April 2019
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMax Richter – Sleep – eight hours of carefully varied classical and electronic contemplative music on 204 tracks. Peoria – Mass (Re-Imagined) – Beautiful, minimalist-classical music song by, surprisingly, a ‘post-rock’ quintet, better known for their experimental...
MUSIC REVIEWS / Music Reviews - Rock
by Daniel Stepniak · Published 23 July 2018 · Last modified 4 October 2022
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis album presents the Angel’s most loved songs in a style that takes us away from the frenzy of the original loud sound and beat, to a softer but equally rhythmic version of the songs sung by the Doc. While I would never have imagined preferring acoustic versions of ‘Be With You,’ or ‘Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again,’ I must confess that I’ve grown extremely fond of them, and think of them as presented as if in a very intimate concert venue.
MUSIC REVIEWS / Music Reviews - Alternative
by Daniel Stepniak · Published 22 July 2018 · Last modified 19 April 2019
Reading Time: 2 minutesFor 33 years, the Cowboy Junkies have played rock/blues/country/folk music that has not grown old for those of uslucky enough to hear of this fabulous Toronto based four piece band. Amazingly, the composition of...
MUSIC REVIEWS / Music Reviews - Alternative
by Daniel Stepniak · Published 22 July 2018 · Last modified 19 April 2019
Reading Time: < 1 minute Amaya Laucirica – Rituals – As a long standing fan of Amaya’s music I had been looking forward to this album particularly its international release was to herald her foray...
MUSIC REVIEWS / Music Reviews - Rock
by Daniel Stepniak · Published 22 July 2018 · Last modified 19 April 2019
Reading Time: < 1 minuteJimmy Hendrix – Both sides of the sky – The ten previously unreleased songs on this 14 track album are actually worth a listen as they showcase the man’s versatility and guitar genius.
MUSIC REVIEWS / Music Reviews - Alternative
by Daniel Stepniak · Published 22 July 2018 · Last modified 19 April 2019
Reading Time: 2 minutesAll the Reckoning For 33 years, the Cowboy Junkies have played rock/blues/country/folk music that has not grown old for those of uslucky enough to hear of this fabulous Toronto based four piece band. Amazingly,...
Reading Time: 3 minutesI can’t stop thinking about an article by Megan Lehmann in The Weekend Australian Magazine (14-15 July 2018, pp 14-18). It is titled, ‘Just Go KJS xo’. It is a powerful, particularly well written,...
by Daniel Stepniak · Published 11 July 2018 · Last modified 4 October 2023
Reading Time: 2 minutes ‘Deceit’ is the first novel of Richard Evans’ proposed Democracy Trilogy. Evans is a former Australian federal politician. He was elected in 1993 and re-elected in 1996 as Liberal Party MHR for the...
by Daniel Stepniak · Published 15 June 2018 · Last modified 4 October 2023
Reading Time: 2 minutes‘The President is Missing’ is a recently published 513 page novel authored by Bill Clinton and James Patterson. While this is former US President Clinton’s first novel, James Patterson is a prolific American author...
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