by Ian Bell | Oct 18, 2021 | Live Music, Music, Reviews
[MUSIC~ World Premiere ~ AUS] Dunstan Playhouse, Adelaide Festival Centre, Thu 14 Oct, 2021 A long time coming this re-scheduled evening was originally meant to be part of the Adelaide Guitar Festival back in July but was shut down because of….well, y’know – the...
by Dave Bradley | Jun 8, 2021 | Book, Books, Reviews
[BOOK REVIEW] Billie Eilish (Hachette Australia) 2021, 236pp, RRP $45.00 There’s some debate about whether this big, glossy tome is called Billie Eilish, By – Billie Eilish or Billie Eilish By Billie Eilish but, at any rate, this should prove a must-have for fans of...
by Ian Bell | Mar 13, 2021 | Adelaide Festivals, Adelaide Fringe 2021, Comedy, Reviews
[COMEDY ~ SA PREMIERE ~ SA] The Spiegeltent at The Garden Of Unearthly Delights, Thu 11 Mar. The danger when you are a ‘wacky’ comedian is that at some stage you might run out of ‘strange’, or people will get over your shtick. Having seen Sam Simmons perform since...
by Adrian Miller | Sep 25, 2018 | Film, Reviews
2.5 stars (out of 5) The third Johnny English movie in 15 years is just as dismal and irksome as the others, with still-rubbery star Rowan Atkinson in gormless twit mode yet again and looning about desperate for a laugh into (yes, it’s true!) his early 60s. JE is his...
by David Robinson | Feb 1, 2018 | Live Music, Music, Reviews
The Governor Hindmarsh Hotel, Wed 31 Jan. It’s another evening for this town’s ska appreciation society to savour; a double-header from two of the giants of the genre: The Selecter and The Beat. Despite information to the contrary, it’s The Selecter who are playing...