Built For Speed – Playlist Friday 27th March 2015 REDD KROSS – Stay away from down town. KNIEVEL – Might as well be gone. (Aus) THE MONARCHS – That’s reminds me. (Aus) THE POWDER MONKEYS – Straight until morning. (Aus) UMPIRE – Streamers. (Aus) WOVENHAND – Good Shepherd. SILVERCHAIR – Tomorrow. (Aus) TISM – Martin Scorsese is really quite a
Read moreThis week on ‘Built For Speed’ we take a look at the latest post-apocalyptic, teen dystopian adventure Insurgent. We also review Chris Rock’s latest film Top Five in which he stars, writes and directs. There’s also a taste of live burlesque as CJ tells us about the provocative Absinthe. There’s plenty of fine music as we play favourites from Australia and overseas including
Read moreALBUMS OF 2012 1. Alabama Shakes -BOYS AND GIRLS Soulful, swaggering and dramatic like James Brown meets late 70’s Stones. It was classic sounding but not dated and featured some of the year’s best tunes and most impassioned vocals from lead singer Brittany Howard. 2. The Vaccines -COME OF AGE Excellent second album from the acerbic Brits was
Read moreThis week on Built For Speed we step away from the art house reviews and provide our consumer guide to the school holiday movies: Madagascar 3, Diary of a wimpy kid and (for gore loving teens) Bait 3D. It’s also time for a Built For Speed classic album and this month it’s Neil Young’s 1970 masterpiece After the Goldrush. There’s
Read moreHopefully the masses survived the trauma of a week without Built For Speed but fear not we’re back this Friday with a packed show. It’s classic album time once again and with Lee Renaldo and Thurston Moore soon to be in town for the Melbourne festival, our August album is Sonic Youth’s 1990 breakthrough masterpiece Goo. There’s also plenty of new
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