Tess Armstrong. Radio girl, music fan and reviewer, talker, do-er of things, positive thinker.
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
Tess Armstrong joins Dom to talk about the Boston bombings and the media’s responsibility to get their facts right, amidst a transitioning landscape. Also in this episode, gun control in America. Why Obama’s background check bill didn’t pass through the senate, and what it’s going to take to wake the US up.
Over coffee, Kate Martin and I chatted guitars, hometowns and new beginnings
Having just made the move from Townsville to Melbourne, one might assume it would take Kate Martin a while to
Review: Starling @ Northcote Social Club on 6th September 2012
To have songs written in your darkest place transformed on stage by some of Australia’s best musicians can be full
The Pseudoscientists- HIV, UFOs, restricted science and Rupert Sheldrake, with Tess Armstrong | Young Australian Skeptics
Jack and Tom are joined by their good friend and radio genius Tess Armstrong to chat about a young child being cured of an HIV infection, as well as a classic skeptical topic, UFOs - and Tess has her own weird UFO encounter to reveal. Jargonauts gets grammatically controversial with the infamous data/datum distinction, and we have a look at whether or not any scientific research should be restricted.
I reviewed Sun Rising's The Songs That Made Memphis
Sun Rising is a tribute band to the greatest record label ever!
Stars on growing up, The North and Pitchfork
With six studio albums and twelve years making music, Stars need no introduction. The Canadian indie five-piece released their sixth
When I try to shop.
The Dears- Lost In The Plot.
I caught up with my good pal, Dom Hennequin on his podcast Let’s Be Honest to talk about journalism, Vice magazine, news and opinion and the changing language of writers and the media.
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Is “hipster journalism” taking over the internet? It seems widely accepted that today there are more sites than ever using explicit language and a pretentious tone when writing about music and pop culture. But, does that tone belong in serious news journalism?
In this episode, Dom sits down with writer and radio/television presenter, Tess Armstrong to talk about “Vice” magazine’s foray into cable television, and whether their brand of journalism is a responsible one.
