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Mark Lang (Skipping Girl Vinegar) Announces solo show and live recording
Acclaimed singer songwriter Mark Lang (Skipping Girl Vinegar) steps out on his own on Friday June 3RD at The National Theatre Melbourne, to premiere and record a new live solo album.
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SICK TO MY BONES scoops the pool: 3rd CULTURE FILM FESTIVAL HONG KONG
Last Friday, mid-afternoon I had the pleasure to interview the creators of “Sick to My Bones” in Starbucks just down from Lang Kwai Fong, the trendy up-market entertainment district of Hong Kong. And true to form, both Matthew NOMATTSLAND Leonhart, who wrote the screenplay and created the world behind the concept, an...
3rd Culture Film Festival
OUT OF THE FRYING PAN AND INTO THE FIRE
Of wild desire with the success of
‘SICK TO MY BONES’
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Dr Greg notes the passing of Prince and his legacy
Why we should mourn Prince
I’m not some crazy besotted fan, but he had an incredible body of work, and like any great artist he had creative ups and downs; I don’t have every album, and some albums had duff tunes on em, even the later stuff, like Diamonds and Pearls, or Come, which were from a period when his 80’s star had begun to wane but the actual songwriting and musicality had matured into just about the funkiest shit on the planet. He never had any more mega–hits after that period, and t... -
Listen To Older Voices: Patrick Miller - Part 3
Welcome to Listen To Older Voices, a program produced Rob Greaves for Wesley Mission Victoria and podcast through the Toorak Times.
Listen To Older Voices presents the stories, views and opinions of our older citizens. It is predominantly in a life & times format, with interviewees reflecting upon their lives from earliest memories. An underlying principal of the program is to promote the concept of positive ageing, reinforcing the principle that older people have & continue to make a valuable contribution to both their local & wider community.
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MEMO Upcoming Gigs
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MEMO Upcoming Gigs
Memo is very excited to announce that husband and wife duo, Clay Darius & Paula Parore of AViiDA(The Voice) will be performing an exclusive Melbourne show on SUN 31 JULY.
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Cream of The Crate: Album # 182 - Chicago (Transit Authority): Chicago Transit Authority
"The mystique of this album are the hard rock experimental tracks, which are at times intriguing and at times superfluous."(Classic Rock Review Jan 2014)
"(The hits on this album)made the group a constant presence on AM radio and kept its albums in the gold and platinum range." (RollingStone)
"(CTA) were unique, talented and provided some damn fine music and this album reminds us of some of the best, and worst!"(This review)
This is album review number One Hundred and Eighty Two in the series of retro-reviews of both vinyl and CD albums from my collection.
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Will Jova joined by INXS Bass Player
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Will Jova joined by INXS Bass Player
Will Jova – for whom tribute morphs into reality
Lead singer of the sensational INXS Tribute show – INSX, Will Jova, has formed his new, original band WILL and will be playing around Australia very soon
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Rhett May – musician with heart and soul.
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Rhett May – musician with heart and soul.
The extraordinary Mr Rhett May.
Rhett May owes his rare musical sound and style to the unique environment that he grew up in.
Born in 1950, in Calcutta, India, and living in an orphanage at age 7, he was immediately immersed in a magical, musical melting pot. Carnatic and Hindustani music and instruments such as the Sitar and Tabla were always providing melody and percussion against a daily backdrop of lifting and soaring voices of Ragas. Ragas especially played a vital part of ... -
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The Mordialloc Food and Wine Festival
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The Mordialloc Food and Wine Festival
A call to all bands.
Perpetua McInnes, or Petti as all within the entertainment realm affectionately knows her, is the Festival Events Coordinator for The City of Kingston.
She manages everything from site build, programming, venture mix, site layout to all staff and contractor management, and its because of McInnes insightfulness that has allowed up and coming musicians the opportunity to showcase their talent at the many festivals she organizes.
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WILD LANDS BY ARTS PROJECT AUSTRALIA > 6 MAY TO 17 JULY 2016
Sarah Brennan, Chairperson & Melinda Martin, Director, Linden New Art
INVITE YOU TO THE OPENING OF
WILD LANDS
A group exhibition with Arts Project Australia artists:
> MICHAEL CAMAKARIS
> DIONNE CANZANO
> MATTHEW GOVE
> BRONWYN HACK
> RUTH HOWARD
> CHRIS MASON
Curated by Sim Luttin & Melissa Petty
TO be officially opened by Sue Roff, Executive Director, Arts Project Australia
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Flying Saucer Club gigs
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Flying Saucer Club gigs
Linda
Friday 22 April
TICKET INFO:
Seats: $25+bf
Standing: $18+bf Door (standing): $20 Doors Open: 6.00pm (seats), 8.00pm (standing) Melbourne’s own five piece tribute band ‘A Band Called Linda’ specialising in your favourite 70’s Hits, expect Fleetwood Mac, Super Tramp, Wings, Tom Petty and more! Forming in the early 2000s, the band took their name from one of their biggest inspirations…Linda McCartney, the late wife of Beatles member Paul McCartney. ‘... -
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