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Roshan Clerke, Journalist

Reviews / Live
Live Review: They Might Be Giants
"The Giants are a band that have always been more concerned with existential questions than aesthetic ones."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Phoebe Bridgers, Pool Shop, Christian Lee Hutson
"If we weren’t already standing, this would be a standing ovation."
Features / Music
Highasakite's Ingrid Helene Havik Doesn't Want To Talk About Their New Album
Ingrid Helene Havik from Highasakite tells Roshan Clerke about the band’s new album, 'Uranium Heart', as well as why she doesn’t want to talk about it.
Reviews / Album
Album Review: The Dandy Warhols - Why You So Crazy
"You’d have to squint to discern any coherent meaning in these songs."
News / Music
All pics by Bianca Holderness
Phil Collins Kicked Off His Long-awaited Tour In Brisbane Last Night - Here's What Happened
The Not Dead Yet tour has begun!
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Deerhunter - Why Hasn't Everything Already Disappeared?
"He’s replacing guitars with harpsichords to execute a grand detournement from the rock'n'roll genre."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Summer Series
"Serendipitous metacommentary about the machinations of the music industry, nostalgia and the existence of concerts like these."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Parcels, Alfalfa
"Every note seems to lie in the right place, carefully orchestrated and arranged to achieve the most easy-listening experience."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: The Beths, Whalehouse
"This crowd is very responsive, to say the least."
Features / Music
The Music 2018 Writers' Poll: Roshan Clerke
Here's what The Music's writers rated in 2018...
Reviews / Live
Live Review: The Ocean Party, Cool Sounds
"It’s an incredibly moving experience to hear his thoughts and feelings coming alive once again."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Oh Pep!, Jackson Phelan
"Her solo during 'Trouble Now' is an early highlight of the show."
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