The Oscars are rapidly approaching and this week ‘Built For Speed’ reviews one of the big hopefuls, Alejandro Innaritu’s Birdman. We also take a look at a film that will probably not win any Oscars, The Wedding Ringer. There’s also our usual selection of fine music with new and classic tracks from Australia and overseas with The Go Team, Sun
Read moreTonight’s rotten to the core episode of The Midnight Mass is the first for 2015. Tune in tonight from 12am – usual suspects included (expect to hear from you guys!) – as DJ Daniel H. unleashes the following on an unsuspecting public – APHEX TWIN – Circlont14 BON IVER – Holocene DAVID BOWIE / BRIAN ENO – Subterraneans PANDA BEAR –
Read moreAs part of the Classic series of The Purple Haze Archive, from the vaults we proudly present “Rock n Roll Heaven” Episodes 6 & 7. A Tribute to all the Dead Rock Stars we know, remember & love, not to mention the ones we don’t know: the obscure, the influential, the good, the bad, & the hitless. The “Rock n Roll
Read moreRound 9 matches got underway in SECA cricket with critical matches the order of the day. In Longmuir Shield 8 clubs are seeking only 4 spots so every game is important and the SECA panel check out the days play.
Read moreOn this Podcast, Mark Naumann from Purple Haze is joined by Rob Hirst (Midnight Oil, Backsliders, Ghostwriters) chatting about Rob’s debut solo album ‘The Sun Becomes The Sea’. Rob chats about and introduces all 11 tracks from the album as well as many interesting stories along the way. The album can be downloaded for free from www.robhirst.com.au Purple Haze is
Read moreAlejandro González Iñárritu’s idiosyncratic serio-comic take on the machinations of theatre, the decline of cinema and the fickleness of celebrity, Birdman, has been the toast of international film festivals meaning it has arrived on our shores carrying the weight of enormous expectation. That sort expectation often leads to disappointment and that is to some extent the case here. While this
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