I Remember When . . . LD5's, GSP's and mushrooms reigned supreme - Part 7 of the ongoing story

“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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SECOND WAVE FEMINISM HAS ITS SYMBOLIC ROOTS IN THE WOMEN’S PEACE CAMPS AT GREENHAM COMMON IN THE 1980S.



The title of Wendy Bacon’s article in New Matilda ‘ – The Gutting and Gagging of Feminist Women’s Refuges in NSW – gets straight to the heart of the matter. ”More than 25 feminist women’s refuges in NSW have lost their government funding,” she says, ”with their buildings being handed over to religious or other charities. Many shelters will no longer focus on...

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"My playing is much more raw and rhythmic, John’s much more melodic and light. You put the two together, and it’s a really nice combination.” (Bert Jansch - Uncut 2010)
"Bert Jansch is, in all probability, the best contemporary writer of folk songs in the English language" (Bob Jones - Broadside Magazine Cambridge)
"(John Renbourn) First hailed as an acoustic guitar hero of "folk baroque" in the 60s" (The Guardian, November 2011)


This is album review number one hundred and twenty six in the series of retro-reviews of both vinyl and CD albums from my collection.
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Lady Southey, AC is proudly launching her signature series of concerts with the incredible Santiago Cañón Valencia. Having been hailed by critics as “a phenomenon” and “without doubt already one of the finest cellists on the world stage today”, the young virtuoso cellist Santiago, has established himself as one of the most exciting, emerging musical talents.

Santiago Cañón Valencia (born May 9, 1995 in Bogotá, Cundinamarca) is a Colombian cellist. He comes from a family...

Internationally acclaimed magician, comedian, singer / songwriter and all round entertainer Mr Rob Zabrecky from LA, USA speaking with myself after his performance at The Melbourne Magic Festival 2015.



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Tuesday, 27th October

Richmond Music Academy & Roger Clark Quartet

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