10 Dec 2014
THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF CULT COMICS: Lost Classics From Underground Independent Comic Strip Art – Book Review
THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF CULT COMICS: Lost Classics From Underground Independent Comic Strip Art
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10 Dec 2014
THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF SKULLS: EXPLORING THE ICON – FROM FASHION TO STREET ART – Book Review
Ilya’s gorgeously glossy volume opens with a discussion about what it is that makes images of the human skull so universally popular and then gathers together a…
10 Dec 2014
WHAT A CROC! LEGENDARY FRONT PAGES FROM THE NT NEWS ~ Book Review
The NT News (a favourite target of the ABC’s Media Watch ) has been going since 1952 but, according to an authorless introduction, has only gone in for…
10 Dec 2014
YOUNG WINSTONE: Ray Winstone’s Autobiography Of Life On And Off The Screen – Book Review
A diamond geezer, frequently fine actor and slightly scary old bugger, Ray Winstone’s autobiography is a highly variable affair, with lovely jokes, messy prose…
9 Dec 2014
COUNT MY CHRISTMAS KISSES: Something Special For Little Readers Aged 0-4 – Book Review
Count My Christmas Kisses is a lovely hardback cover book especially for children aged 0-4. Written by Perth-born but Sydney-based author Ruthie May with…
9 Dec 2014
THERE IS A MONSTER UNDER MY CHRISTMAS TREE WHO FARTS: A Fun Read For Kids Aged 2-7 – Book Review
I remember as a young kid in school, we would all go around singing Jingle Bells, something smells … Well, apparently something really smells and it’s hiding…
8 Dec 2014
A Swingin Christmas Proms With Michael Falzon, Rachael Beck And The Adelaide Art Orchestra – Interview
The Adelaide Festival Centre’s Christmas Proms has become a grand tradition of the festive season. But this year they are taking things up a notch by stepping…
8 Dec 2014
Ladies & Gentlemen… The Gracious, Witty And Extraordinarily Talented Ms Joan Armatrading – Live Music Review
Joan Armatrading burst on to the music scene in the mid seventies as a black woman who didn’t sound like a typical black singer. She had a unique sense of…
5 Dec 2014
Amahl And The Night Visitors: A Christmas Opera For The Whole Family – Review
Amahl And The Night Visitors is a different take on Christmas that is far from the commercial world of Santas and presents. Written by Gian Carlo Menotti and…
5 Dec 2014
The Dead Daisies Kick Out Their Own Brand Of Good Time Rock’n’Roll At The Gov – Live Review
The Dead Daisies are alive and kicking! This well-oiled band, supported by Tracer, got the crowd on their feet singing at the top of their voices and blowing…
4 Dec 2014
Hay Fever: Family Affairs Of The Heart And Bad Manners At Its Best– Review
Noël Coward’s 1924 discourse on bad manners, Hay Fever , is in Adelaide for a very short season at Her Majesty’s Theatre. First produced in London’s West End…
1 Dec 2014
F: A Philosophical And Deeply Postmodern Piece Of Fiction – Book Review
The Friedland brothers, Martin and identical twins Eric and Ivan are fakes and failures. Their father, Arthur, abandoned them after a celebrity hypnotist told…