WRITE NOW
WRITE NOW – tonight – Garry Fabian and later Nick Richardson will talk about his book The Game of Their Lives. Please join me Gaytana
Read moreWhat’s on ‘Built For Speed’ Friday 22nd July 2016
The Melbourne International Film Festival begins on 28th July and this week on ‘Built For Speed’ we have Festival Programmer Al Cossar giving us a run down on what will be showing and the events surrounding MIFF. Speaking of movies we’ll review sci-fi blockbuster Star Trek: Beyond and the somewhat more restrained comedy of manners Love and Friendship. We’ll also tell
Read moreTHE PURPLE HAZE ARCHIVE presents OUTSTANDING BRITISH SINGER KIKI DEE on PODCAST
Kiki Dee has had (& is still having!) an amazing singing career stretching back to 1963, after eventually hitting bigger than big in the 1970s with such huge hits as ‘Amoureuse‘ & the world wide #1 hit duet with Elton John ‘Don’t Go Breaking My Heart‘. Join Kiki Dee as she discusses her musical journey right up to the present
Read more‘Built For Speed’ Playlist 1st July 2016
Built for Speed – 1st July 2016 KING GIZZARD AND THE LIZARD WIZARD – Gamma knife. (Aus) SUEDE – Like Kids. PJ HARVEY – Hope Six Demolition Project. THE GOOCH PALMS – Living room bop. (Aus) MAN AND THE ECHO – As vile as you want. THE DEVIL DOGS – Baby, I’m a king. SHUDDER TO THINK – X-French t-shirt.
Read moreTODAY ON THE LIVE SUNDAY SESSIONS WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF TILLERMAN PETE
This afternoon from 4-5pm Tillermman Pete will be bringing you a ripping hour of blues/roots live from the notorious orange studio at Southern FM. With a blend of acoustic story telling and stomping slide guitar, Tillerman Pete draws on elements of the old Delta Blues, indie and folky fingerpicking to create his own colourful take on life. Utilising loops, riffs, slides and
Read moreFilm review: INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGENCE, from ‘Built For Speed’
In 1996 the original Independence Day set a new high in spaceship special effects and a new low in silly-ass American propaganda movie making. Its cartoonish tale of gung-ho Americans repelling an invasion by slimy aliens was dumb but tolerable sci- fi action fare. Even though it was a box office hit that film has taken 20 years to spawn
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