by David Robinson | May 1, 2018 | Reviews, Spoken Word
The Governor Hindmarsh Hotel, Mon 30 Apr. “Will you please welcome on stage… Dr John Cooper Clarke!” The introduction is met with applause from the growing crowd, and the man of the hour appears as the theme to 1950s US cop show Dragnet fades. Dr Clarke (University of...
by Dave Bradley | Apr 6, 2016 | Books, Reviews
Nick Cave (Text Publishing) 2016, 115pp, RRP $24.99 Not a work of fiction like his And The Ass Saw The Angel and The Death Of Bunny Munro, this one-of-a-kind description of life on the road as only Nick Cave could experience it supposedly began life as a series of...
by David Robinson | Sep 29, 2014 | Interviews, Live Music
by David Robinson. The Selecter formed in Coventry, England, in 1979, enjoying both chart success and critical acclaim as one of a number of bands who rode the crest of a popular wave as part of the 2–Tone ska revival. After touring Australia for the first time in...