Spiderbait Mojo

Spiderbait is one of Australia’s rock’n’roll national treasures.
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3CR's Werner Martin with Jean-Pierre Smadja (SMADJ). Image by Kerrie Pacholli © pationpics.com

I had the pleasure of meeting Tunisian born, Parisian musician Jean-Pierre Smadja aka SMADJ who is currently on tour along the east coast of Australia performing with his signature Oud, both acoustic and electric.

With it’s origins in the Middle East the Oud is considered a sacred instrument and described as the King of Instruments. Legend has it that the Oud was invented...

Delta Blues singer / songwriter Ivan Zar with 3CR's Blues journalist and presenter Werner Martin. Photograph © pationpics.com
I had the opportunity of filming a live to air interview at 3CR between Blues journalist / presenter Werner Martin and visiting Blues legend Ivan Zar. Ivan painted a picture through word and song about his experiences touring indigenous communities throughout the Kimberley over a 20 year period. Fascinating to say the least. And I will present that footage in ...

20 Artists
Yarra Hotel Abbotsford
Friday November 13th @ 8pm free entry!


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Performing Sunday 1st November 2015 at The Retreat Hotel, 280 Sydney Road, Brunswick between 5 – 7pm.
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Les Twentyman with his friend and colleague Ian Buda Carpender

This powerful and informative documentary strips bare the burgeoning problems to do with youth unemployment, street gangs, drug issues and the socio economic gap between the haves and have nots.
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‘I’m on fire’ single launch
Live at MEMO Music Hall – 90 Acland Street St Kilda
Saturday 24 October, 2015
Doors open 8pm
Tickets: $18 – $25 @trybooking or MEMO Music Hall
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Dates: Six performances: 29 Oct. – 7 Nov. 2015
Location: Melba Spiegeltent – 35 Johnston St Collingwood
Tickets: $35 to $55 – group discounts apply
Information & bookings: www.audreypopmusical.com
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I caught up with Jarrod Elvin, King of MickMacks at St Kilda’s Leo’s Spaghetti Bar in the hope of discovering exactly what kind of alchemy is fuelling this prolific artist’s brand of genius.
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By Faye Depasquale titled ‘Sturts Desert Peas’

The Toorak Village Art Walk runs for 4 weeks from Monday 19 October until Sunday 15 November 2015. The Toorak Village Traders Association has invited 35 artists to showcase original paintings, drawings and mixed media in the shop windows of Toorak Village businesses.
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Wing Chun practitioner's Doctor Albert Leung, Chris Myhill, Grandmaster William Cheung and Kim Lay.

Iconic martial artist Grandmaster William Cheung celebrated his 75 birthday with his Wing Chun family and friends at the Dragon Boat Restaurant in Melbourne on Friday night.
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Part of 2015 Melbourne Fringe festival

Performances: Wed. 30 Sept., Thurs. 1 Oct., Fri. 2 Oct. 2015, Sat. 3 Oct., Sun. 4 Oct.

Location: The Melba Spiegeltent – 35 Johnston Street, Collingwood.

Showtime: 8pm

For world class musicianship and titillating burlesque make a point of catching Doc Whites’s Lowdown Hokum Orchestra and Burlesque Revue at the Melba Spiegeltent situated at 35 Johnston Street, Collingwood performing as part of the 2015 Fringe Festival.
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SELL OUT SHOWS last year and a plethora of RAVE REVIEWS we are pretty damn excited to have the uber talented JOHN WATERS and STEWART D’ARRIETTA at MEMO THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON, 3PM, SEPT 27th, to perform their theatrical interpretation of the JOHN LENNON STORY.
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Performing 'Tuna - Full Sirena

TIM MCKEW's performance art extravaganza 'Come Down With Us', at William Mora Gallery in Richmond, reprises shows held at Tolarno Galleries in St Kilda, 1979.
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