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The Crane Wife by Patrick Ness
Myths, folk and fairytales don’t always lend themselves well to renovation, yet they frequently inspire authors to put their own mark on a well-read story, twisting the conventions into a modern retelling to keep the tale alive and relevant. Angela…
Steeplechase by Krissy Kneen
For fans of Krissy Kneen’s erotic writing in Affection and Triptych, Steeplechase will pulse with a familiar sensuality.
For those who are discovering her writing for the first time, pay attention and hold fast – this is one you’ll…
I See Seaweed by The Drones
It’s practically impossible to do justice to the music of the nation’s finest band in a mere 80 words or so.
I See Seaweed is The Drones’ first record in more than four years, making it something of an event…
Comedown Machine by The Strokes
After The Strokes’ phenomenal debut album Is This It (2001), fans of the New York outfit have had understandably high expectations for their subsequent releases, which have, more often than not, been thwarted. But in Comedown Machine the group seems…
The Wild Girl by Kate Forsyth
Kate Forsyth is a storyteller whose books are spun out of magic and folklore. Her most famous work, Bitter Greens, is the retelling of Rapunzel. In all her stories there are princesses and wild forests, imagined terrors and real…
Mendelssohn: Concerto & Octet, ACO
The Australian Chamber Orchestra is one of our most acclaimed classical music organisations, touring around the world while being recorded by Scandinavian recording label BIS. Their most recent recording celebrates two works by Felix Mendelssohn, the Concerto in D Minor…
Clay by Melissa Harrison
Anyone who has ever lived in London will remember with pleasure, I should think, the exquisiteness of the city’s public gardens. From the stretches of commons and parks, to the private squares surrounded by neat rows of grand Georgian houses…
Goossens: Collected Orchestral Works, MSO
Sir Eugene Goossens did a lot for classical music in Australia when he lived here. Unfortunately most of his music has fallen off the grid and is not often performed. However Chandos recording have been doing their best to try…
Tallis Scholars, Renaissance Radio
If you don’t know who the Tallis Scholars are, you are seriously missing out. It doesn’t particularly matter if you like accapella singing or not, these are some of the most beautiful musicians currently working and recording in the world…
Mozart: Piano Concertos 19 & 23, Brautigam
Sometimes I forget why Mozart has endeared himself to so many generations of musicians and music lovers alike. I quickly become tired of his perkiness and, in today’s musical world, his pedestrianism. Then a recording like this comes along, which…
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