by Adrian Miller | Mar 13, 2022 | Adelaide Festivals, Adelaide Fringe 2022, Comedy, Interviews, Live Music
[MUSIC/Comedy ~ WORLD PREMIERE ~ SA] by Adrian Miller. Pete McLaughlin is a veteran of the ‘70s and ‘80s punk scene in London, having played in numerous bands with members of the Sex Pistols, Motorhead, and Stiff Little Fingers. He also worked at Olympic Studios in...
by Dave Bradley | Dec 19, 2019 | Book, Books, Reviews
Mick Wall (Hachette Australia) 2019, 310pp, paperback RRP $32.99 Indefatigable rock and roll biographer Wall has previously turned out very readable but somewhat conventional books upon Metallica, Guns N’ Roses, Black Sabbath, Foo Fighters, Lou Reed, Prince and many...
by Bián Hickman | Mar 18, 2018 | Adelaide Festivals, Live Music, Music, Reviews
Land Of Promise Hotel, Sat 17 Mar. [MUSIC – SA] Tonight gracing the stage were South Australian hard rock and ‘80s metal goliaths Matterhorn as part of the 2018 Adelaide Fringe, courtesy of Brandon Promotions. With the vocal powerhouse of Amanda Ozolins, the...
by Adrian Miller | Sep 30, 2017 | Adelaide Festivals, Live Music, Reviews
[Japan] Nexus Arts, Fri 29 Sep. At tonight’s full house, Nexus Arts prove that it is not necessary to present similar acts on the same bill to have a successful gig. The two bands on offer could not be more different. The first act, Satan’s Cheerleaders, are here to...
by Dave Bradley | May 26, 2016 | Books, Music, Reviews
Mick Wall (Hachette Australia) 2016, 309pp, RRP $32.99 Rock writer and pro biographer Wall has always had an interest in the harder, more metal side of things (note his other tomes upon Black Sabbath, AC/DC, Metallica, Led Zeppelin, Iron Maiden and Guns N’ Roses), and...
