23 Jan 2015
JIMI HENDRIX: STARTING AT ZERO – HIS OWN STORY – Book Review
Sort of by Jimi Hendrix and edited by Alan Douglas and Peter Neal (Bloomsbury) 2014, 205pp, RRP $19.99
Reviews – Page 178
23 Jan 2015
THE GRAPHIC ART OF THE UNDERGROUND: A COUNTER-CULTURAL HISTORY – Book Review
Ian Lowey and Suzy Prince (Bloomsbury Academic) 2014, 272pp, RRP $59.99
23 Jan 2015
THE KIND WORTH KILLING: You Should Never Talk To Strangers… – Book Review
Swanson’s second novel after last year’s improbable but enjoyable enough The Girl With A Clock For A Heart suffers from the same problems – irksome characters…
18 Jan 2015
Blue King Brown Spread The Word Of Peace And Freedom With Their Unique Sound And Infectious Stage Presence – Live Review
It’s going to be a big year of touring for Blue King Brown following the release of Born Free in November last year, but playing live is what Blue King Brown…
18 Jan 2015
So Frenchy So Chic Live! A Double Bill Featuring Emilie Simon And The Dø – Live Review
Adelaide didn’t get the full So Frenchy So Chic Festival In The Park with wine and cheese like Sydney and Melbourne, but we did get a fine sample with this…
17 Jan 2015
EPILOGUE: A MEMOIR – A Movingly Personal Autobiography From Will Boast – Book Review
Boast’s movingly personal autobiography’s title is taken from his belief that he was an ‘epilogue’ in his family when he lost his mother (brain tumour), brother…
17 Jan 2015
Stephen Fry’s Third Autobiographical Work… MORE FOOL ME: A Memoir – Book Review
Fry’s third autobiographical work after Moab Is My Washpot and The Fry Chronicles suffers from all the same irksome problems: wild overuse of adjectives; oodles…
16 Jan 2015
Adelaide Duo ‘Lily And The Drum’ Release Their Rocking Roots And Blues Album “Welcome Change” – CD Review
Welcome Change is the latest CD release from the prolific and very listenable Lily And The Drum. Lily (guitar and vocals) and The Drum (drums) formed a while…
16 Jan 2015
Adelaide’s Ben Ford-Davies Releases His Contemporary And Immediately Familiar “In The City” EP – CD Review
Ben Ford-Davies’ EP, In The City , features five tracks that showcase his considerable vocal talents, within the context of some attractive full-band…
16 Jan 2015
Be The Star In Neil Patrick Harris’ Life Story With CHOOSE YOUR OWN AUTOBIGRAPHY – Book Review
Neil Patrick Harris, star of Doogie Howser M.D , How I Met Your Mother and countless stage productions, has written his autobiography in the style of a Choose…
16 Jan 2015
DISOBEYING HITLER: German Resistance In The Last Year Of WWII – Book Review
Have you ever wondered why an entire population of people all banded together behind Adolf Hitler to perpetrate the worst war crimes recorded in human history?…
16 Jan 2015
The Illusionists 1903 Brings The Golden Age Of Magic To The Adelaide Festival Theatre – World Premiere Review
I like nothing more than a show that is uplifting, takes you into another dimension of fun, awe and sheer magic and leaves you with a sense of wonder and…