Monthly Archives: December 2017
The top 12 movies of 2017 by Richard Jones
Our man went to the pictures 30 times this year and Dunkirk was the best he saw… Continue reading
Phil Wales best of 2017. Team effort
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After discussion with Phillipa these are our picks for 17. A mix of albums and singles. (Phil) Continue reading
Greatest live 2017 by Song List Rat
Y2K came and went without a glitch except perhaps for the unanswered question “Who was the greatest in the 20th century?” Mohammad Ali self proclaimed to the title and arguably had a case. But for me there was only one contender. Continue reading
Awake 2017. The best of… by David Bridie
These are the only best ofs worth considering. I didn’t put in my best ofs for 2016 because I slept pretty much the whole year… I have awoken now… however some of these may be from last year as well… I put in the filter to this that I spend my whole life in recording studios, playing gigs, and doing a plethora of Wantok Musik organisation so music and film are not my “go to” relaxation activities…. Continue reading
2017 in review by Nick Gye
What was the theme, if any, of 2017. Terrorist attacks? Donald Trump tweeting? Tony Abbott being desperate? And then towards the end it clicked, welcome to the year of the Moral Panic. Continue reading
The best of 2017 by David Whish-Wilson
1. The Deuce. So often the things I look forward to most are overwhelmed by my expectations and don’t meet those expectations. With HBO’s The Deuce, it didn’t happen like that. The Deuce was better than I could have hoped for. With writers like George Pelecanos, David Simon and Megan Abbott involved, this look at the birth of an industry and a neighbourhood is perfectly slow moving, patiently creating layers of detail and character, and I can’t wait for the next season. Continue reading
Highlights of highlights 2
Another trawl through the archives and a chance for you to catch up… with 2008 or 2009 or 2010…. Continue reading
Bandcamp right on time by Long List Rat
When I was younger I spent a lot of time in my bedroom studying onanism. I still have an interest and sometimes wonder what young people do in their bedrooms these days. If you listen to bandcamp it would appear a lot of the youth of today spend many hours in their bedrooms… writing music? Recently I travelled to New York for the first time and had the opportunity to see some live music at the Bowery Ballroom in Delancey Street Lower Manhattan. Continue reading
Highlights of highlights
Getting into the australianrules.com.au archives isn’t easy. We’ve changed platforms (or whatever they’re called) four times and there have been changes of computers along the way. However with Best of season coming up we took a look through the lists we could find and came up with these snippets…
Look out for Best of 2017 contributions coming soon and please send us yours… Continue reading
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