No Cure For Cancer
By Denis Leary
Picador. 133 pp., $12.95.
Reviewed by Dave Riley
My sister runs her household like an amusement parlour. When you visit, you have to speak over the television, which stays on, and she doesn't care who you
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Bloodlines
Michael Hill's Blues Mob
Alligator Records through Festival
Reviewed by Jenny Long
For any person doubting the relevance of blues today and for the future, Michael Hill's Blues Mob will make you think again. Combining a varied
By Robynne Murphy
DUBLIN — Bernie Farrell is a spokesperson for Saoirse, a support group fighting for the release of Republican political prisoners.
"I am the mother of a political prisoner in Portlaoise jail", she explained, "which, I
"It's looking good", Natasha Simons, Resistance national coordinator, told Green Left Weekly about the 24th Resistance conference, being held July 7-10 in Melbourne. "We are expecting a very enthusiastic crowd. And things will start with a big event,
Tank Girl
A Rachel Talalay film
Reviewed by Jen Crothers
In the future of Tank Girl, the world is struck by a comet, turning the whole planet into a desert. It hasn't rained in 11 years, and water is power. The Water and Power Company just
By Melanie Sjoberg
ADELAIDE — The state Liberal government handed down its second budget on June 1. The reaction from trade unions and some community groups to massive public sector funding cuts, slashing of staff and outsourcing has been
A great voice and a way with words
Returning on Foot
Girl Zone Records 1995
Reviewed by Anthea Holt
Penelope Swales has a great voice and a way with words. In her latest CD, this singer-songwriter takes the listener on a guided tour of
By Michelle Armstrong and Tony Iltis
CANBERRA — The French government's decision to resume nuclear testing in Moruroa Atoll has met an angry response here.
A rally on June 18 at the French Embassy attracted 1000 people. The crowd marched
Consulate fire links rejected
By Anne Pavy
PERTH — The French Consulate was destroyed by a fire bomb attack on June 17. This story has made headlines around the world, and here some of the establishment media, including ABC Radio, have
Karma Zoo
Karma Zoo
Through Disculture
Reviewed by Norm Dixon
When the six major multinational record companies which dominate the Australian recording industry were under pressure to justify the high prices consumers are forced to pay for
By Renfrey Clarke
MOSCOW — The parallels with Russia in 1993 were uncanny. As the economy crashed, the president demanded a speeding-up of free-market reforms as the only solution. And if these reforms were to be implemented, an essential
Nostradamus' Media Watch
By Craig Cormick
Based on highly reliably international contacts, leaked documents and horoscopes from several TV magazines, Nostradamus' Media Watch presents a highly accurate forecast of political events across
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