THE DAILY MOJO by Adam Daniel

Ooooh yeah, I’m excited. The NBA’s 09-10 Season kicks off today with a doubleheader on the coolest thing to happen to Australian TV in the 00’s, ONE HD.
This looks like one of those seasons where the top 5 teams (in my opinion, the Lakers, Celtics, Magic, Spurs, and Cavs) are clearly a level above [...]

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I can’t embed the clip unfortunately, but I still had to make Pearl Jam’s ‘The Fixer’ my song of the moment.
I hadn’t watched the video until last week, which is an egregious sin for someone who calls himself a PJ diehard. Seconds into it I found myself impressed with the energy captured by the clip [...]

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This film is getting massive buzz and is high on my must-see list. It’s recovered footage gimmick is reminiscent of ‘Blair Witch’, but the concept looks like it has a little more range. Made for only $11000, it looks like it epitomises the enforced creativity of low budget horror and how it can sometimes be [...]

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I think this seagull needs to cut back on the fish and chips at Brighton Beach.

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Last Friday night we descended from the mountains for a night of musical goodness at the Enmore Theatre, provided by the incandescent and immensely talented Sarah Blasko. Yes, I know this is starting to seem like a dedicated Blasko fan blog, and I promise that I will be ixnay on the Ask-Blay for the next [...]

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Not to be confused with ‘Realtor’, a new song about Raine and Horne salespeople, this is the first single from Pete Yorn and Scarlett Johansson’s ‘Break Up’ album. I’ve only had the album itself for a few weeks and it’s still settling in. Agreeable, but definitely not as poignant and vivid as Yorn’s fourth album, [...]

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After waiting for 2 1/2 months for the final 2 discs of the series (Thanks Quickflix), on Wednesday night my wife and I ploughed through the conclusion to what I have decided is probably the most enjoyable documentary I’ve ever watched (’Hoop Dreams’ would be a close second).
First off, it helps to be a [...]

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Yep, time to bring back my favourite ongoing post, WTF Were They Thinking?!?, though this week I think an apropos alternate title would be ‘WTF Was He Snorting Backstage?!?’ Yep, it’s the Big Ego cracking out the crazy eyes on stage and fidgeting like Tyrone Biggums waiting for his welfare cheque during the post-performance interview. [...]

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An austere, incomplex, yet astonishingly beautiful video clip from the incomparable Sarah Blasko. Love the quiet power of this video’s metaphorical imagery. Stay tuned for a ‘review’ of her Sydney show of last Friday, coming shortly.
Directed by the very talented Natasha Pincus. You can see some of her other great music videos here.

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The Swell Season, the musical lovechild of Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova from the film ‘Once’, are back with a new album entitled ‘Strict Joy’. Thanks to NPR, I just listened to the album from start to finish and as expected it’s another melodic, tender gem. Though Glen and Marketa are no longer together as [...]

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