In Australia on 25 April each year the nation remembers the Australians and New Zealanders (Anzacs) killed in action in wars. Listen again to Songs of Hope Anzac special. Broadcast at 8am on Sunday 28 April. Anzac hymns include Abide with me Recessional (Kipling) Eternal father strong to save (Navy hymn) In Flanders fields recitation I vow to thee my
Read moreBUILT FOR SPEED, 26TH APRIL 2013 1. THE POWDER MONKEYS – Straight until morning. (Aus) 2. KING TUFF – Bad thing. 3. THE MOHAWK LODGE – Howling at the moon. 4. THE DIVINYLS – I touch myself. (Aus) 5. THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS – Purple toupee 6. WOLFMOTHER – Woman. (Aus) 7. BLACK SABBATH – God is dead. 8. ROLLING
Read moreIt’s time once again for a Built For Speed’s classic album and this month it’s the perennial critics fave, London Calling by The Clash. There’s also plenty of new release music including the latest for The Mohawk Lodge and a soulful new offering from Lucy Durack. We also take a look at the latest cinema releases including outrageous action flick Olympus Has Fallen
Read moreRobert Redford’s latest film The Company You Keep explores the aftermath of 60’s radicalism in the present day. What initially seems like an intense political drama ends up as a well-made but tepid meditation on ageing, community, adult responsibility and the dimming fire of youthful idealism. Redford plays respected upstate New York lawyer and single father Jim Grant. Unknown to
Read moreCanadian Faye Blais is spreading her new material around the globe, on a series of International Tours. Detailed as “continuing the thread started by Joni, picked up by Ani and fashioned by Feist”, Faye’s songwriting, presence and personality are showcased beautifully through her impressive jazzy-bluesy folk style, on acoustic and electric guitars, and keys, with stunning, dynamic vocals. As a
Read moreDespite its minimalist plot and setting within the crucible of Arab-Israeli tension on the West Bank, French film The Other Son manages to deliver a sensitive and moving family drama that lingers in the memory. When Israeli teenager Joseph (Jules Sitruk) applies for military service he discovers that his blood type does not match his parents. A hospital reveals that
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