Christmas is almost upon us and as renowned purveyors of festive cheer, ‘Built For Speed’ will, this week , treat listeners to some of our favourite Christmas songs. They may not be the ones you’ll hear on carols nights or on mind-numbing repeat at your supermarket but they’re guaranteed to do what Christmas music should do and that’s rock. We’ll also play
Read moreThis week ‘Built For Speed’ hops into the old time machine and heads back to the 1980’s to prove that, yes, there was plenty of great music in that often dodgy decade. We’ll play classics spanning British indie rock, American and Australian alternative music, pop, metal, hip-hop and much more. We’ll also reveal our favourite films of the 1980’s as well as
Read moreThis week on ‘Built For Speed’ we let you know whether the new Underworld film Blood Wars is worth your time. Also, we take a look at ‘chess drama’ (that’s right) The Queen of Katwe. Musically, there’s new stuff, more of the best tracks of the millennium (so far) and classics from the 60’s and 70’s including a selection of
Read moreThis week on ‘Built For Speed’ there’s a feast of fine music new and old with the latest releases from the likes of Weyes Blood, Green Day and Sheer Mag as well as classics from the Stones, Zeppelin and many others. On the movie front we take a look at sci-fi thriller Morgan. Don’t forget our regular preview of gigs and
Read moreThis week on ‘Built For Speed’ we review two films that couldn’t be more different, the new JK Rowling adventure Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and Ken Loach’s confronting social realist drama I, Daniel Blake. There’s plenty of fine tunes with more favourite tracks of the millennium, new releases from Australia and overseas including the latest from Methyl
Read moreThis week on ‘Built For Speed’ Nicholas Maksymow the Director of the Russian Resurrection Film Festival tells us all about this year’s program. We also take a look at all-star Australian-set film The Light Between Oceans which stars Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander among others. On the music front we have a huge selection of favourites from the millennium so
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