This week on Built For Speed we take a look at the big screen adaptation of hit stage musical Jersey Boys, a film directed by Clint Eastwood which recounts the career of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. Also, just in time for the school holidays we have a look at the latest IMAX documentary Penguins 3D. We also can’t ignore
Read moreSingers with a single name. Hmmm, we know the well known ones such as Madonna, Sting, Jewel, Adele, Cher, Gotye, Shakira and Donovan. You are sure to hear some of them on this weeks Radio Ga Ga, but what about the more obscure performers, the one hit wonders and the briefly blazing stars such as Oliver, Keith, Falco, Harpo and
Read moreThe playlist for the rather estimable, perfunctory and somewhat exemplary Midnight Mass program tonight from 12am til 2am is : SONIC YOUTH – Sugar Kane THE BIRTHDAY PARTY – Mr Clarinet WEEN – The Rift COIL – Christmas Is Now Drawing Near BJORK – All Is Full Of Love FLAMING LIPS – Oh My Pregnant Head JIM O’ROURKE –
Read moreCountry Joe & the Fish were one of the seminal bands of the 1960s ‘San Franciscan Sound’. Originating from Berkeley, California their folk, psychedelic pop rock, & protest songs defined a generation. Best known for perhaps the most famous (or infamous) anti-Vietnam War song of them all: The I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-To-Die Rag, which was immortalised at the renowned Woodstock Music Festival in 1969. Country Joe
Read moreNew Zealand documentary Gardening with Soul presents the charming and at times poignant story of 90-year-old Sister Loyola Galvin who oversees the garden at the Home of Compassion in Island Bay Wellington. With Sister Loyola narrating, the film explores her daily life tending to residents of the home and to her garden. The film also delves into her history as
Read moreChristine Heart Savage is speaking with regular guest George Seraphim, author of the Truth about “Soul Blue Prints” at 11am Monday… It will be an hour with a difference. Please tune in and join us for an interesting discussion.
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