19 Jan 2016
1,234 QI FACTS TO LEAVE YOU SPEECHLESS – Book Review
John Lloyd, John Mitchinson and James Harkin (Faber) 2015, 331pp, RRP $22.99
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19 Jan 2016
ANTICHRIST By Amy Simmons, From The Devil’s Advocate Series – Book Review
Freelance writer Simmons’ contribution to the ‘Devil’s Advocates’ series is a complex and enlightening analysis of a film that stands as one of writer/director…
10 Jan 2016
Ghost The Musical: Love Is Eternal… You Take It With You When You Go – Adelaide
Based on the popular 1990 film featuring Demi Moore, Patrick Swayze and Whoopi Goldberg, Ghost The Musical , is a highly enjoyable production showcasing the…
9 Jan 2016
“Weird Al” Yankovic Brings A Massive Dose Of Rockin’ Accordion And Parody Brilliance To Thebarton Theatre On His Mandatory Fun World Tour – Live Review
“Weird Al” Yankovic is the most successful parodist of all time, as well as a singer, songwriter, actor and more, and as he’s done over 1000 live shows his…
31 Dec 2015
Club Swizzle Welcomes 2016 At Adelaide Festival Centre’s Space Theatre With Three Weeks Of Shameless Fun And Outstanding Talent – Review
The creators of the knockout show La Soiree have ensured Adelaide has an intoxicating cabaret and circus hit to tie us over until the Adelaide Fringe and…
4 Dec 2015
BOB DYLAN: ALL THE SONGS – THE STORY BEHIND EVERY TRACK – Book Review
Philippe Margotin and Jean-Michel Guesdon (Black Dog & Leventhal) 2015, 703pp, RRP $60.00
4 Dec 2015
MORE LETTERS OF NOTE: CORRESPONDENCE DESERVING OF A WIDER AUDIENCE – Book Review
The follow-up to Usher’s Letters Of Note (and last year’s similarly lovely Lists Of Note ) is another glossy tome full to bursting with letters (handwritten…
4 Dec 2015
QUEEN, REVISED AND UPDATED: THE ULTIMATE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE CROWN KINGS OF ROCK – Book Review
Sutcliffe’s updated tome (first published in 2009) makes no apologies in claiming that stadium rockers Queen (who decided to remain essentially disbanded since…
4 Dec 2015
STUDYING HOT FUZZ: Neil Archer Gets To Grips With The Second Part Of The ‘Cornetto Trilogy’ – Book Review
One of the lighter-sounding entries in the Studying series (which features offerings upon American Beauty , City Of God , The Devil’s Backbone and Pan’s…
4 Dec 2015
THE BAZAAR OF BAD DREAMS – The Latest Short Story Collection From Stephen King – Book Review
The ludicrously prolific King’s latest (he seems to knock off a bestseller over a weekend these days!) is a bumper collection of short stories, some of which…
4 Dec 2015
THE COMPLETE BEATLES SONGS: THE STORIES BEHIND EVERY TRACK WRITTEN BY THE FAB FOUR – Book Review
This updated version of Turner’s Fab-Four-focussed collection (originally published in 1994) might have had a little of its thunder stolen by All The Songs: The…
4 Dec 2015
WOULD I LIE TO YOU? PRESENTS THE 100* MOST POPULAR LIES OF ALL TIME – Book Review
Peter Holmes, Ben Caudell and Saul Wordsworth, with interjections from Rob Brydon, Lee Mack and David Mitchell (Faber) 2015, 339pp, RRP $27.99