16 Aug 2017
John Dowler: It’s Not A Crime To Be Young & Modern – Interview
In the late 1970s, Young Modern were the rising stars of the Adelaide music scene, exciting audiences with an engaging brand of vibrant, melodic power-pop.…
The Clothesline – Page 111
1 Aug 2017
AMAZON WOMEN ON THE MOON (M): The Scattershot Cult Classic – DVD Flashback Review
This multi-directed mixed-bag of skits and giggles from 1988 (or so) is less rude and crude than driving-force John Landis’ similar Kentucky Fried Movie (1977)…
1 Aug 2017
SLAUGHTERHOUSE-FIVE (M): The Unfilmable Kurt Vonnegut Classic – DVD Flashback Review
The writings of Kurt Vonnegut (1922 – 2007) never properly translated to the screen, although that didn’t stop many directors trying (maybe look for the…
30 July 2017
Mark Seymour & The Undertow: Roll Back The Stone at The Gov – Live Music Review
With a new retrospective CD in the offing ( Roll Back The Stone was recorded in what must have been high energy days at the Scrap Museum in Melbourne) – some…
29 July 2017
The Addams Family: A New Musical ~ A Great Adaptation Of The Classic Television Series Presented by Scotch College – Review
Based on the single-panel cartoons by Charles Addams, The Addams Family the musical opened on Broadway in 2010 and premiered in Adelaide with Matt Byrne Media…
7 July 2017
Saturday Night Fever: A Musical Adaptation Of The 1977 Cult Classic, Presented by Matt Byrne Media at Arts Theatre – Review
With music and lyrics by The Bee Gees and based on the 1975 article Tribal Rites Of The New Saturday Night and the famous 1977 movie, you would think that the…
27 June 2017
HITCHCOCK/TRUFFAUT ~ REVISED EDITION: The Greatest Movie Book Ever? – Book Review
First published in 1966 and mostly drawn from a series of interviews conducted in 1962 (with help from a hard-working interpreter), this…
27 June 2017
WHO I AM: A Mysterious Star’s Strange Memoir – Book Review
Charlotte Rampling with Christophe Bataille (Icon) 2017, 112pp, RRP $24.99
25 June 2017
Closing Variety Gala ~ Songs Of Love And Revolution: The Final Night Of Another Fabulous Adelaide Cabaret Festival – Review
Opening to the strains of a revolutionary medley incorporating anthems from artists spanning contemporary music from The Beatles and Michael Jackson to Bob…
24 June 2017
Peter & Bambi Heaven ~ The Magic Inside: Hilarious Fun From This Pair Of Dancing Illusionists – Adelaide Cabaret Festival Review
All the way from (supposedly) the Gold Coast, this pair of ‘dancing illusionists’ early on promised a ‘triple threat’ show of ‘dance, magic and more dance’, but…
23 June 2017
Le Gateau Chocolat ~ Black: The Untold Story Of His Hopes, Fears And Struggles With Depression – Adelaide Cabaret Festival Review
Nigerian-born Le Gateau Chocolat has been a favourite at the Adelaide Fringe for some years. For this year’s Cabaret Festival he presents Black – a depiction of…
22 June 2017
Michael Feinstein ~ Sinatra And Friends: New York’s Master Of Song Pays Tribute To Ol’ Blue Eyes – Adelaide Cabaret Festival Interview
American singer and pianist Michael Feinstein, an authority on the Great American Songbook, is returning to Adelaide to present a new show, Sinatra And Friends…