So...This isn't one of those "I'm switching off my blog for good"-type posts that everyone seems to be making lately; rather it's a note to let all y'all know that I am well aware Culture Strain has recently experienced what might be termed a "dry patch". This may or may not continue - on the one hand I'm keeping busy with my other blog, but on the other hand, there are plenty of things about Austr...

Anyone who pays money for this travesty of music deserves instant death....

Well, I don't know about you, but I believe poor Todd McKenny one hundred percent when he says his drink was spiked with GHB hours before he was discovered unconscious in a Sydney park.Witnesses alleged they saw him off his tits at a dance party the previous night. Fie on them!Drink-spiking is not a laughing matter!......

It's not surprising that this pic of Vanessa Amorosi has been photoshopped:What's surprising is the extent of the photoshopping. My vast network of spies tell me that a team of image-editing pros spent four days retouching this picture.FOUR.DAYS.WTF?!...

Ian Thorpe will be one of the people carrying the Olympic torch through Australia; I'll leave you to make your own "flamer" joke....