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Point Blank Nailbomb Roadrunner Records Reviewed by Kest Courtice Well, doesn't the name say it all? Nearly an hour of intense industrial grindcore pandemonium, played by none other than Max Cavalera (Sepultura) and Alex Newport (Fudge
Famous poet visits By Denis Kevans Famous Japanese poet Taka Iwami visited Australia recently. Her two closest friends are Idi Maruku and Atoshi Maruku, who were the painters of the world-awakening Panels of Hiroshima. Atoshi and Idi
Every silver lining has its cloud "... today's historic ceasefire [in northern Ireland] ... could bring a new form of trouble to the province — economic slump." — Financial Review, September 1. That settles it "For the last 15 years,
Sam Wainwright In early August, Bangladeshi feminist writer Taslima Nasreen, condemned to death by Islamic fundamentalists, arrived in Sweden where she is now sheltering. Nasreen invoked the wrath of the fundamentalists with the publication in
Mother! The Frank Zappa Story By Michael Gray Plexus, 1994. 256 pp., $35 (pb) Reviewed by Phil Shannon When Frank Zappa died of prostate cancer in December 1993, aged just 53, the world of cultural dissent lost one of its pioneering
By Tuntuni Bhattacharyya MELBOURNE — More than 20,000 women attended the sixth International Feminist Book Fair and concurrent literary festival, held July 27-31. Three days of discussions, panel seminars, readings and storytelling made for a
Right to Lifer By Elena Garcia You make me so angry! You claim to want to help. "Any stressed mother can come to me" you say. "Respect all life!" But where is your respect for mine? To you, a speck of my cells is more
That's History — The Last Big Dig — Historian Grace Karskens and a team of archaeologists have begun a major dig in Sydney's historic Rocks area. As each layer of the past is unearthed, the team hopes to evaluate the impact of the industrial
Cease-fire proposed on Bougainville By Jon Land Talks involving PNG's new prime minister, Julius Chan, and Sam Kauona, leader of the Bougainville Revolutionary Army, have strengthened the prospects for peace on Bougainville. Negotiations
Melbourne delegates set rally By Chris Slee MELBOURNE — A meeting of 400 shop stewards voted on August 28 to support a Trades Hall Council community and union rally against privatisation on September 14, as part of a national day of
Jim Green WOLLONGONG — 150 local residents attended a Rock Pool Rally at Wombarra beach in the northern suburbs on Sunday, August 28. There was unanimous opposition to City Rail's plans to deal with the region's stormwater problems by building
By Lisa Macdonald SYDNEY — More than 200 people gathered at Sydney University on August 27 to participate in an "Environment in Crisis Conference" convened by the Nature Conservation Council (NCC) of NSW. The conference brought together