*Mid-Atlantic Tony Blackburn twang* Coming in at number 1 with a bullet on the Hit Parade, it’s a glam rocker from those fabulous new kids, The Electric Knickers. It’s groovy, pop pickers. And doesn’t one of them remind you of a certain Quentin Smirhes? Lock up your daughters, your aunties, and various kitchen utensils, andContinue reading “Lost In Music : The Electric Knickers- You’ve Got Electric Knickers”
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Film Review: Liza Minnelli-The Last Heiress of Hollywood
Lucie Caries’ film about Hollywood icon Liza Minnelli is candid and moving, precisely because her subject isn’t afraid to speak openly and honestly about her tragedies as well as triumphant moments.So there’s battles with drugs and drink; unsuitable romances, Bob Fosse, Studio 54, Andy Warhol , Michael Jackson, AIDS activism, and a Pet Shop BoysContinue reading “Film Review: Liza Minnelli-The Last Heiress of Hollywood”
Theatre Review: Sunset Boulevard- The Backstage Cut
Perth Theatre, 9th of May, 2026. Writer and director Morag Fullarton follows the winning formula she created with Casablanca: The Gin Joint Cut, with this, at once deconstruction of and homage to the classic Billy Wilder Hollywood satire. This isn’t the play’s first rodeo though- its first iteration was at A Play A Pie andContinue reading “Theatre Review: Sunset Boulevard- The Backstage Cut”
Goths v. Thomas The Tank Engine
An evergreen clip of some cyber goths rocking out to the ‘Thomas The Tank Engine ‘ theme tune is all I need today. They put the Choo Choo in tune. May your weekend be as frenetic and fun as this… Come on baby, do the gothomotion.
Is Nothing Sacred?! The Karate Kid Musical
And so, the 1980s/ nostalgia bandwagon trundles wheezily onwards into oblivion. We’ve had Heathers, Annie, Hairspray, now it’s the musical that absolutely nobody asked for, The Karate Kid. Bizarrely, Phoenix Nights predicted this would happen years ago, with their own amateur version. Original film posters. Join Daniel and Mr Miyagi as he battles to tackleContinue reading “Is Nothing Sacred?! The Karate Kid Musical”
Malcolm Tucker’s Rough Guide to Lyrical Profanity
Ahhh, Peter Capaldi, the dapper, mild -mannered thespian and for a whole generation, forever ‘Dr Who’. But undercover of darkness, he transformed into Malcolm Tucker, godfather of spin, Beelzebub in a suit, and *wink* not at all based on Alistair Campbell, Tony Blair’s right-hand man. ‘The Thick of It ‘, created by the brilliant ArmandoContinue reading “Malcolm Tucker’s Rough Guide to Lyrical Profanity”
Great Style Never Fades
Some looks are timeless. Here are a few icons providing that some ideas are classic-from really simple, to flamboyant. Top: Prince in his ruffled regal pomp. A still from the film ‘Purple Rain’ in 1984. This was the soundtrack and film that made him a global superstar. Below: this picture features the wonderful Debbie HarryContinue reading “Great Style Never Fades”
Going Cold Turkey
Back in the 2010s, I thought it was simple. I’d just dip in and out. Just a couple of hours a day, nothing too intense. “I’ve got this”, I’d chuckle to myself, convinced of my absolute control of the situation. Then, as more time passed, I became like a network of wires, tangled and foreverContinue reading “Going Cold Turkey”
Liberace Was “Feelin’ Groovy”
Flamboyant pianist Liberace was the epitome of Las Vegas: camp, flamboyant and always the most fabulous in the room. He was never subtle, or understated. But this clip is completely next level. Sometimes, mainstream culture, in a completely misguided way, attempts to capture the youth oriented zeitgeist, and in the mid -sixties, that’s exactly whatContinue reading “Liberace Was “Feelin’ Groovy””
Vintage Film Review: Quadrophenia (1979)
“We are the mods, we are the mods, we are, we are, we are the mods”. Few chants are as iconic in British cinema as Franc Roddam’s peerless Quadrophenia. With a star- making turn from Phil “Park life!” Daniels as frustrated “face” Jimmy, plus brilliant support from the likes of Jamie Winstone, Sting, Leslie Ash,Continue reading “Vintage Film Review: Quadrophenia (1979)”
Hit The North 