Succession debuted in 2018, created by British screenwriter and producer Jesse Armstrong. He was best known for the brilliant Peep Show – and his largely British writing team (you may remember I recommended Georgia Pritchard’s “anxiety memoir”) have, over three seasons, done the most amazing job of pitching black-as-the-inside-of-a-coffin-on-a-moonless-night comedy that satirises the Trump/Murdoch-level arrogance, […]
In no particular order I can’t wait to hear more from these records, or files, or streams… Deap Vally, Marriage From Wikipedia: “Deap Vally has been described as ‘a scuzzy White Stripes-meets-Led Zeppelin rock and rull duo who play hard-riffing blues-rock’” – um, yes please! I don’t know heaps about them, but I did like […]
I haven’t always had a problem with Ricky Gervais. I was a big fan of The Office – who wasn’t? I think Extras was possibly better, smarter. And, at the time, I was even into his stand-up comedy specials. Each one arriving with special-club buzz. They haven’t aged well. They weren’t really great at the […]
A 21st birthday party for someone I barely knew, and that party wasn’t going to start itself – so I had to step right up. Next day I had work at the bookstore at 9am. First thing I knew about the day was it was 8 O’clock. So I found new clothes to get into, […]
A Natural Woman: Celebrating The Music of Carole King Producer: Ali Harper & Iain Cave (Ali-Cat Productions) Circa Theatre; Circa One (January 19 – February 22) Ali Harper has form with these shows. She takes a musician – be it singer (Doris Day) or writer (Burt Bacharach) and explores their best known material in a […]
Nell & The Flaming Lips Where The Viaduct Looms Bella Union A 14 year old has recorded a set of Nick Cave covers with the Flaming Lips. It came about because, as a 10 year old girl, Nell Smith would stand in the front row at Lips shows, dressed as a parrot. Wayne Coyne once […]
It’s hard to know where you’re from if you’re still finding out where you’re going – they say to not forget your roots; they say that home is where the heart is; they say that a cliché is worth its weight in gold of course, but I don’t believe in that kind of curse…we are […]
I’m always looking for music to write about. Which is not my ‘job’. But it is my ‘role’. Something I selected for myself a long time ago, long before I was ever published or paid. Music started speaking to me on the level where I felt I had to speak back to it – and […]
Hans Zimmer & Steve Mazzaro Army of Thieves (Soundtrack from the Netflix Film) RCI Global LLC, under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment When I enjoyed Army of the Dead (for what it was; a lot of fun!) I found its prequel Army of Thieves beyond unnecessary, actually excruciating to sit through. One thing kept […]
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Wellington Comedy: Friday Laughs Cavern Club Friday, January 21 Last year I wrote about attending Raw Meat Monday which felt like a way back in to a comedy scene I had never really experienced. My deal with reviewing comedy was mostly internationals, and some Comedy Festival or Fringe shows. Single acts. Usually big names. The […]
Just the other day this Stephen King playlist took my interest. A story of King’s ultimate selection. I had to hear this. And wow. Some pretty great choices. Now I have Stephen King’s favourite music to listen to when I’m reading a Stephen King book. Or as I’m writing. It won’t ever make me write […]