Cream of The Crate: Album # 198 - John Lennon: Plastic Ono Band

"The reality of Plastic Ono Band is that it contains eleven of Lennon’s most accessible and gorgeous melodies and riffs." (Gerry Mullholand - BBC review 2010)
"An album that will be as much analysed as Sgt. Pepper over the years." (Billboard - 1971)
"It remains one of the most audacious, iconoclastic albums in all of rock and roll." (Guitar World 2016)
"The album certainly shows that he had yet to work through many unresolved matters, and that he still had much anger...

Over the last two decades we have seen the unprecedented politicisation of immigration. Many Australians remember the wave of immigration after World War II when our rapidly developing industrialised economy addressed its labour shortage. Yet, like many Western countries, since the end of the Cold War we have worked to prevent refugees from seeking asylum by making our borders impenetrable.

Today, we distinguish between migrants, who arrive via our Migration Program (currently up...

Amazing Aussie Psychedelic Album Just released!

Released by Warner Brothers, this amazing 35 track, 2 x CD release has been in the planning and assembly stage for almost two years.

The Wizards Of Oz is devoted to the rich heritage of cosmic space music from Aus & NZ. To understand what it's all about, you'll need to open your mind & come with us on a cosmic space journey from 1966 to now!

AN ANTIPODEAN COSMIC SPACE MUSIC ODYSSEY FROM 1966 TO NOW! FEATURING...

Dance Performance-Art Family Ballad
Deborah Leiser-Moore

Review by Peter Seaborn



Performance 17^th July Carlton La Mama Theatre Faraday Street.

'quests to prove love, find secrets and speak unspoken names'

Hot Braziers in a courtyard then benches in a dim space. Taverna lighting. Paper-roll screens upstage like long paper leaves and to our right...sand at their feet - to draw and throw and wipe a boundary to the past, our...

The long awaited EP Launch of Nicolette Forte is set to shake the Latin Room at Topolino's Restaurant for a special one-night-only event on Wednesday the 25th July.

Tickets: $20 (includes your own copy of the EP)
Bookings: online here or at the venue http://www.trybooking.com/Booking/Bo...aspx?eid=27176

Where: Topolinos
When: Wed July 25th
Time: Doors 7.30pm Bands from 8pm

Hosted by the salacious duo from 'Sexytime!'...

“HUBBLE BUBBLE, TOIL and TROUBLE” [Manfred Mann]

This is Part 7 of an ongoing series of articles on: “I Remember … when it was great to be . . .”

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In Part 2 of the story of 86-year old Nancy Angove, we find ourselves being taken through the years of the Second World War. This leads to an amazing story, where the conclusion doesn’t come about until almost 60-years later! Among the plethora of fascinating stories comes one of how Nancy became involved in the world of live theater came to sing and dance in front of Lady Mountbatten.

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To close off one of the busiest year's in their career spanning over 20 years, The Doors Show - Absolutely Live will be celebrating once again at the Espy Hotel, St Kilda On 7 December 2013, The Doors Show will play as the headline act in a full scale production, in the front bar of the world famous hotel. To thank all their loyal fans, this entire night will have the doors open for FREE ENTRY! All are welcome and it has been confirmed that media will be filming interviews during the evening for u...

Stephen K Amos performing at Athenaeum Theatre as part of Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2014.

Stephen K Amos has huge funny bone action going on. From the start he had Thursday nights full house at Melbourne’s Anthenaeum Theatre in his pocket and he played with us like the seasoned international comedic professional he is.

Evenly paced, engaging, his timing didn’t miss a beat. He easily merged impromptu and very funny dialogue with people in the...

"A Blockbuster." (Nick Tosches - Rolling Stone)
"If you ever find 12 Dreams, buy it." (Anthony Nownes - Music Columnist Metro Pulse)

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