Tag: "Osama bin Laden"

Alston
0 Comments. 601 Views. Posted 20 Apr 2012 @ 7:54am.
  Melbourne urban producer, performer and songwriter Alston is the latest Australian groove act to create a buzz in the UK before Australia. While his single Soul Sounds starts to get spins in Australian clubs and dance shows, the track — with awesome remixes by Ian Curnow/Dave Ford and The Beetfreeks — was picked up in England on radio and clubs import some months ago.  ... Read More
The Greatest Movie Ever Sold
0 Comments. 2,215 Views. Posted 5 Sep 2011 @ 8:28pm.
“I can’t think of doing anything else. I just love making movies and I love that I get to do it,” confesses rabble-rousing documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, who was recently in Melbourne to promote his latest film The Greatest Movie Ever Sold. Spurlock is undoubtedly a provocateur, and is best known for his documentary Super-Size Me, in which he existed on a diet of McDonalds. But he is... Read More
Kinky Friedman
0 Comments. 1,533 Views. Posted 3 Jun 2011 @ 9:29am.
Singing Texan crime novelist Kinky Friedman has no fear about his profile on his sixth Australian tour this month. The comedic cowboy has two new books, four tribute discs to himself, a stage musical and a new literary project with Billy Bob Thornton. And he has a bonus – touring partner and legendary Beach Boys producer/pianist Van Dyke Parks. “I figure most people will think he’s Dick Van Dyke... Read More
Kinky Friedman
0 Comments. 2,351 Views. Posted 30 May 2011 @ 11:01am.
Singing Texan crime novelist Kinky Friedman has no fear about his profile on his sixth Australian tour this month. The comedic cowboy has two new books, four tribute discs to himself, a stage musical and a new literary project with Billy Bob Thornton. And he has a bonus - touring partner and legendary Beach Boys producer/pianist Van Dyke Parks. "I figure most people will think he's Dick Van Dyke... Read More
Gruff Rhys : Northcote Social Club
0 Comments. 2,115 Views. Posted 20 May 2011 @ 5:17pm.
It could be said that Dan Kelly is - to some extent - the Australian equivalent of Gruff Rhys: the acclaimed Melbourne-based singer-songwriter and the inimitable Welsh musician share a sense of humour that occasionally masks the seriousness of their art and remain removed from pretension while pursuing the less-traversed road of eccentric and often ambitious music. Consequently, a large... Read More
Osama Bin Laughed At
0 Comments. 2,670 Views. Posted 9 May 2011 @ 11:36am.
It would be remiss of me not to touch on the events of the past week. Osama bin Laden’s death brought with it an eruption of social media attention. Twitter posts and Facebook statuses spewed out comments, reactions and jokes relating to the deceased Al-Qaeda pin-up boy. What I find interesting is how such jokes and quips seemed to unite people on these social media platforms. It doesn’t seem to... Read More
Sam McCool performs ShoeChucka
0 Comments. 1,562 Views. Posted 30 Mar 2011 @ 8:12am.
  Sam McCool’s sophomore Comedy Festival show focuses on the most fashionable mode of protest around – shoe chucking. In his ShoeChucka show, McCool asks the question: If you could chuck a shoe at anybody or anything around the world in protest, who or what would it be? “Nearly 20 world leaders have had shoes chucked at them. I thought why stop there? Why stop at politicians? There must be... Read More
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