by Dave Bradley | Nov 9, 2017 | Book, Books, Reviews
Stephen King and Owen King (Hodder & Stoughton) 2017, 713pp, $32.00 (paperback), RRP $45.00 (hardback), RRP $16.99 (e-Book) The indefatigable Stephen King teams up with his son Owen (a writer just like his other lad, Joe Hill a.k.a. Joseph Hillstrom King) for...
by Matt Saunders | Jun 18, 2017 | Adelaide Festivals, Cabaret, Music, Orchestra, Reviews
Dunstan Playhouse, Adelaide Festival Centre, Fri 16 Jun. Live music is unique in that it can be experienced in many contexts, often governed by genre and intended audience, and those contexts dictate the experience of seeing a singer-songwriter: there’s the...
by Matt Saunders | May 31, 2017 | Classical, Live Music, Music, Orchestra, Reviews
Adelaide Town Hall, Tue 30 May. The Australian String Quartet returns to Adelaide Town Hall to kick off its 2017 season in style, and they brought a special guest in the form of renowned classical guitarist Slava Grigoryan, who, in addition to performing alongside the...
by Dave Bradley | Nov 26, 2016 | Books, Reviews
Linwood Barclay (Hachette Australia) 2016, 453pp, RRP $29.99 The final book in Barclay’s ‘Promise Falls Trilogy’ follows on from Broken Promise and Far From True and features all the characters you’ve come to know and love – or at least like. Or, actually, in a...
by Dave Bradley | Jul 26, 2016 | Books, Reviews
Stephen King (Hachette Australia) 2016, 354pp, RRP $32.99 The impossibly prolific King concludes his ‘Hodges Trilogy’ with this follow-up to Mr. Mercedes (released a mere two years ago) and Finders Keepers, and it’s a possibly stand-alone entry that finally tips over...