Built For Speed – Playlist – Friday 17th January 2014 CHARLOTTE HATHERLEY – Summer. DALLAS CRANE – Marsanne. (Aus) THE STYRPES – What a shame. THE HUMMINGBIRDS – Word gets around.(Aus) BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN – Just like fire would. THE WHITE STRIPES – Joelene. THE MISFITS – Where Eagles Dare. SUPERGRASS – I’d like to know. SUPERGRASS – Sitting up straight.
Read moreThe famed BBC TV documentary series Walking With Dinosaurs used cutting edge computer animation to conjure the prehistoric dinosaur world and explore it like a David Attenborough documentary. The Hollywood movie-length re-imaging of Walking with Dinosaurs, however, pays scant regard for the original concept, transforming it into a tween-friendly family adventure. Consequently, the film is severely let down by cutesy,
Read moreIt’s time for another classic album and this week on Built For Speed we go back 20 years to Supergrass’ thrilling debut “I Should Coco”. We also have plenty of terrific recent music from Australia and O.S. For those looking to head to the cinema we review animated family adventure Walking with Dinosaurs and confronting drama Short Term 12. Don’t forget our
Read moreBuilt For Speed – Playlist – Friday 10th January2014 THE POWDER MONKEYS – I stand bare. (Aus) PARQUET COURTS – You got me wonderin’ now. THE CLOUDS – Soul eater. (Aus) TELEKINESIS – Lean on me. THE LUMINEERS – Slow it down. THE HIVES – Main Offender. THE WONDER STUFF – Size of a cow. DAVID BOWIE – Suffragette City.
Read moreOnly a viewer with ice in their veins could fail to be moved by low-budget US indie drama Short Term 12. Based on writer/ director Destin Cretton’s 2008 short film, Short Term 12 is set in a foster care facility for troubled and abused teenagers and focuses on social worker Grace (United States of Tara’s Brie Larsen) who supervises the
Read moreThis week on Built For Speed we take a look at two films designed for slightly different audiences: Disney animated adventure/ comedy Frozen and the emotional story of a mother (played by Dame Judy Dench) searching for a child lost decades ago in the drama Philomena. There’s also some fine music from Australia and overseas including a tribute to David Bowie who turned 67 on
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