A look at Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (MA)…
Frances McDormand has always been a favourite actor of mine ever since her star turn in the Coen brothers’ Fargo. Continue reading
A look at Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (MA)…
Frances McDormand has always been a favourite actor of mine ever since her star turn in the Coen brothers’ Fargo. Continue reading

The Mavericks in New Orleans. Photos by Dean Schulze.
OTHERWISE we might never have got off our arses and organised the tour of the USA we had been talking about for nearly 40 years. Camo and I always thought about driving Route 66 but when he had his little brush with death we did a bit of research and decided Route 66 might not be what we always dreamed of. So it ended up being a four-week trip taking in NYC, Memphis, Nashville and New Orleans. And what a hell of a trip it was. So many highlights but I would bore the tits off you if I did a day by day because almost every day had a highlight. So I’ll just mention a few things. Continue reading

Rick saw lots in 2017 – here’s the best five… Continue reading
A review of the big albums and headlines in the 2017 music scene
Promising much, 2017 lived up to the hype of the big-names releasing music. There seemed to be an abundance of popular figures unleashing albums and songs on the masses, as a plethora of sound was produced in a bustling musical year. The popular headlines, as well as the chart-breaking albums, formed a year of evolving and entertaining sound. Continue reading

Jake Clemons & Bruce Springsteen Perth Arena (all photos, bad and not too bad, by Les Everett)
1. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band (Perth Arena & Melbourne Rectangular Stadium) Continue reading

Our man went to the pictures 30 times this year and Dunkirk was the best he saw… Continue reading

Mogwai
After discussion with Phillipa these are our picks for 17. A mix of albums and singles. (Phil) Continue reading

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
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
Teacher Education, Sport, Australian Rules Football,
Every scoreboard tells a story
With the first dog chosen in the AFL Canine Draft
escape to the Vasse idyll