Built for Speed – 9th December 2016 – 80’s special THE PONTIAC BROTHERS – Ain’t what I call home. TALKING HEADS – Cross eyed and painless. THE BANGLES – Tell me. PUBLIC ENEMY – Prophets of rage. NEW ORDER – Blue Monday DEAD OR ALIVE – You spin me. PAUL HARDCASTLE – 19. THE REPLACEMENTS – Left of the dial.
Read moreBuilt for Speed – 2nd December 2016 MIA DYSON – Tearing up the lawn. (Aus) SHEER MAG – Nobody’s baby PATTI SMITH – Because the night. BAD BAD NOT GOOD – In your eyes. TEENAGE FANCLUB – Baby Lee. METHYL ETHYL – No.28. (Aus) THE GOOCH PALMS – Ask me why. (Aus) CHOOK RACE – Around the house. (Aus) CHEAP
Read moreAfter the orgasmic excesses of the ‘Built For Speed’ Best of 2016 spectacular, it’s time to see the year out with an eclectic selection of music including hard rocking Aussie classics, power pop legends, some more of the best of 2016 and a tribute to the great musicians who sadly left us this year. We’ll also review new cinema releases
Read moreNext Sunday, 1January, is the anniversary of Australia’s Federation Day. On this day in 1901 our nation was born. Our first Prime Minister and Governor General were sworn in a big ceremony in Sydney. Songs of Hope this Sunday 1Jan17 on 88.3 Southern FM will feature: the story of Australia’s Federation Day, 1 January 1901 at 8:45am. Our nation is
Read moreHow do you stop a film about an accountant being a snoozefest? How about making him a superhuman killing machine. That is the dubious premise behind Gavin O’Connor’s moderately exciting, often confusing and occasionally silly hitman thriller The Accountant. Ben Affleck stars as the eponymous number and skull cruncher Christian Wolff a savant maths genius whose autism saw him persecuted
Read moreThe raunch comedy is really just a more obscene and cynical update of the 80’s party animal comedy. For evidence look no further than Office Christmas Party, a messy, occasionally amusing but mostly predictable excuse for juvenile comedy that features the party animal movie staples: nerds, prostitutes, comical pimps, people going nuts on coke, a laid back sensible everyman central character and ultimately an
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