Archive for 'Brag 393 (December 20)'
Jack Johnson, Tegan & Sara @ The Domain, Saturday December 11
JACK JOHNSON, TEGAN & SARA Beers, friends, picnic blankets and chips on a stick on a yawning, sunny Saturday afternoon in the Domain. These have become the hallmarks of Jack Johnson’s outdoor concerts, which have been almost a mainstay in Sydney for around half a decade. Drawn to our shores for the surf, the lifestyle [...]
Posted: December 27th, 2011 under Brag 393 (December 20), Live Reviews, Music.
Tags: David Seidler, Jack Johnson, Tegan & Sara, The Brag
Interview: Tom Hooper / The King’s Speech
The King’s Speech Director Tom Hooper solidifies his big-screen cred with this regal crowd-pleaser. By Joshua Blackman At first glance it appears little more than award fodder. With an A-list cast, period setting and archetypal story of a troubled but honest man overcoming his demons, a cynic might dismiss The King’s Speech as nothing more [...]
Posted: December 27th, 2010 under Arts, Arts Feature, Brag 393 (December 20).
Tags: Joshua Blackman, The Brag, The King's Speech, Tom Hooper
Interview: Bono / U2
U2 In Which A Long-time BRAG Contributor Finally Conquers Her Everest By Elmo Keep Who the fuck is Bono, anyway? Is Bono the Pope? Barack Obama? Is Bono J.D. Salinger, or someone else equally famous and dead? Is Bono a hologram and not a real person, but rather a globally projected group hallucination? Is Bono [...]
Posted: December 27th, 2010 under Brag 393 (December 20), Music, Music - Interview, New.
Tags: Bono, Elmo Keep, The Brag, U2
El Guincho, Catcall, Megastick Fanfare @ The Gaelic Club, Friday December 10
EL GUINCHO, CATCALL, MEGASTICK FANFARE Blame humidity levels high enough to stifle a water-dwelling creature, the fact that it’s a Friday night, Oprah being in town, or a combination of all of the above, but I feel a fiesta coming on… Which I’m sure has nothing to do with the eager anticipation of Barcelonian maestro [...]
Posted: December 27th, 2010 under Brag 393 (December 20), Live Reviews, Music.
Tags: Andrew Geeves, Catcall, El Guincho, Megastick Fanfare, The Brag
Broadcast, Seekae, Pikelet @ The Forum, Wednesday December 8
BROADCAST, SEEKAE, PIKELET Pikelet’s arrangements, centring around tasteful keys and Evelyn Morris’ disarmingly disorienting vocals, are the highlight of her set; duelling textural synths bolstered by perspicacious but placid percussion, and even a wry smattering of eastern-tinged clarinet. But unfortunately, there’s something mutedly business-like about how Morris & Co. go about their business tonight. This [...]
Posted: December 27th, 2010 under Brag 393 (December 20), Live Reviews, Music.
Tags: Andrew Geeves, Broadcast, Pikelet, Seekae, The Brag