Monday, October 29, 2007

ARIA winners and losers

Hall of Fame Inductee: Nick Cave

Album of the Year: Silverchair - Young Modern (Eleven/Virgin/EMI)

Single of the Year: Silverchair - Straight Lines (Eleven/Virgin/EMI)

Best Group: Silverchair - Young Modern (Eleven/Virgin/EMI)

Best Rock Album: Silverchair - Young Modern (Eleven/Virgin/EMI)

Motorola Highest Selling Single: Silverchair – Straight Lines (Eleven/Virgin/EMI)

Best Blues and Roots Album: The John Butler Trio - Grand National (Jarrah Records/MGM)

Best Independent Release: The John Butler Trio - Grand National (Jarrah Records/MGM)

Best Dance Release: Sneaky Sound System - Sneaky Sound System (Whack Records/MGM)

Breakthrough Artist - Album: Sneaky Sound System - Sneaky Sound System (Whack Records/MGM)

Best Male Artist: Gotye - Mixed Blood (Samples 'n' Seconds/Creative Vibes)

Best Female Artist: Missy Higgins - On A Clear Night (Eleven/Virgin/EMI)

Best Music DVD: You Am I - Who Are They, These Rock Stars? Live At The Mint (Virgin/EMI)

Best Adult Contemporary Album: Josh Pyke - Memories & Dust (Ivy League Records)

Best Pop Release: Sarah Blasko - What The Sea Wants, The Sea Will Have (Dew Process/UMA)

Best Urban Release: Hilltop Hoods - The Hard Road Restrung (Obese Records)

Breakthrough Artist - Single: Operator Please - Just A Song About Ping Pong (Virgin/EMI)

Two films and a heartbreaking tale

Word up my random folk!

Happy ARIA's!

Another week of film and theatre this week as I dealt with yet another chest infection, people who I work with and read this, if your sick STAY HOME I don't need to miss another week at the gym or other social arrangements, that's what sick leave is created for SO TAKE IT!

On Thursday night I saw the Womb Raider AKA Brad Pitt's latest wife in "A Mighty Heart", what a story and what a role for Mrs. Pitt. An amazing true story of an amazing women and her heartbreaking life.S

aturday nana session I finally saw "Holding the Man" well, what a tear jerker! An amazing and very funny first half with some truly amazing performances from a small but extremely talented cast. I strongly recommended you catch this amazing piece of theatre, a truly inspiring piece and it shows that there is true love out there for everyone (with the exception of Shit me Spears).

Saturday night I had a random evening ending with the film "Good luck Chuck". This film was filmed in the street I lived in when I was over in Vancouver, so that was nice. The main character had an extremely hot body but a god awful face (so common).

He was Chuck and he was cursed, the it ran through the motions of boy meets girl, girl loses interest, boy fucks a fat chick, boy gets girl back. If this sounds dull, while it kinda is, some funny bits but maybe wait till it hit's the DVD store. I would file it under the DVD you rent when you want to bone that special someone and you need them to lose interest in the film very fast. My record is the opening credits to another film very similar to this.

Musically it is the night of the ARIA's but I did pick up a fantastic international release from former Moloko front bitch Roisin Murphy. This is her sophomore solo record "Overpowered", the two singles title track "Overpowered" and "Let me Know" are simply sexy.

Her sexy voice roars over a pure electro sounds cape that a lot of these young wanna be electro acts should tune into.

This CD makes the Veronica's "Hook me Up" sound like a HI-5 track for 3 year old's.It has taken me a while but I have also got into Angus & Julia's beautiful debut record "A book like this", simply bliss. So Sunday morning wrapped up with some hot trade you want to spend more than a quickie with. Beautiful.

Coming soon a review of Rhonda Bitchmore in Respect the Musical, NIDA this Thursday, I am sure another Miss Saigon review with also appear soon also many more CD reviews as I went a bit mental this week at JB-HI-FI.

Andrew OUT!

Thursday, October 25, 2007

SPAM: October BLOG ALERT!

Yo Yo Yo Yo,

Well what a couple weeks, my nerd box has had a very quiet time over the past few weeks so here is what I have been up to!

A BIG Happy 26th to you out there Beryl first off! Happy days ahead, dying to see you on a dance floor somewhere @ next years Good Vibrations festival. The announcement of the line up is next Wednesday 31/10 or you can check out their website: http:www.goodvibrationsfestival.com.au

My first BIG event was Don's Party. What a year Sydney Theatre has had and what a year they will have next year. They really know how to put an amazing show on. Don't Party was no exception, great set, great play to start with and great actors. A great venue also in Sydney Opera House's intimate Drama Theatre. A big thanks to Yvette for being my sexy Blonde date for the night.

Next on my Theatre list for the week was one for the parents, Dicken's Women @ Sydney Theatre, Walsh Bay. Miriam is a bit of a diva and has starred in one of those Harry Pothead films. She was great however the topic was a little dull for me, one of 6 that was under 100 in the whole venue, downstairs there was walking frame races, two up, more camel Toe than a day out in Egypt and a lot of piss on the male toilet floor. Why is it when you get old you lose your aim?

I then saw Miss Saigon for the fourth time in Sydney. I didn't cry however this time, I was an emotional wreck, the new Kim is simply amazing! If you really need a good cry this show is definitely for you!

I then moved onto the music scene on Tuesday night at Sydney's Metro theatre for Ben Lee and Lisa Mitchell. Lisa was one of the only Idol's to ever interest me. She is cute, she could even be a younger Sarah Blasko or Mistress Higgins and she is going to be one hell of a star one day in the near distant future. She also played the right card by covering a simply beautiful Kate Miller Heidke track 'Space they Cannot Touch", beautiful.

Ben Lee came on in a Countdown style gold suit, FAB! He sang nearly every song that the crowd loved, Into the Dark, Cigarettes will Kill You, American Television, Love me Like the World is Ending were all in his first set.

Now the encore was a given as he hadn't sang Catch my Disease, as previously discussed it does piss me off that an encore is a given these days. However the encore was great, starting out with the Bon Jovi like "Sex without Love", I hated this song the first time I heard it, now I love it! Catch my Disease was a lovely sing a long, whilst the totally unplugged finale of "Were all in this Together" was so 60's, it was free love and lot's of Kumbaya moments. FAB!

He really is a true performer and despite what some will say, he will be around for a long time to come. He shit's all over a lot of the other male talent in this country including the Noll Brothers!

I also dropped into the Phantom of the Opera launch in Sydney. Anthony Warlow what a star!

The other girl who plays the female lead was rather BLAH, but I guess you can't have everything looking at the Young Diva's, oh wait a second, they are all shit.

Another entry all jam packed full of election news and gossip will be coming soon at a large cost to all tax payers.

Don't forgot the Liberians starts next Wednesday on the ABC right after the Chaser, it looks awesome. Happy Spring!

Friday, October 12, 2007

Tears & Theatre

Hello Australia!

Again it has been a while between drinks but hey, it's better late than never. I hope you all enjoy the tasty attachment (from this week's BLOG alert) that has caused yet another Rugby League scandal and the 2007 season is well and truly over!

Now I have been off to a few events recently and will talk about them shortly.
The BIG news first however this week is the sad passing of Celine on Summer Heights High, I actually shed a tear when her tribute came up at the end of the episode!

Now my first event over the past few weeks was the finale of Menopause the Musical at Sydney's Theatre Royal. The four women put on an amazing show and a great time was had by all at the celebration after the show!

My second event was the interesting Dead Man Walking starring the lovely Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Alan Jones, Anthony Callea and a stack more. It was an amazing emotional roller coaster with some amazing performances particularly from the humble Teddy Tahu.

It's only been in town a few weeks but I have managed to catch Miss Saigon for the third time! This however was the first time I cried, the beautiful story and truly heartbreaking end caused me to get a little emotional. I must say the more I see this show the more I love it. I managed to see a few more understudies and am dying to see it for my fourth time!

On the music front Big Day Out Sydney and Gold Coast tickets sold out quicker than ecstasy pills at Sydney's number one drug haunt Slide Nightclub.

Kanye West's third CD continues to show he really is the new king of Hip Hop, Justin Timberlake manages his 6th US Billboard top 100 single from his latest disc, Shit me Spear's CD will be released on the 30th of this Month after several tracks have been leaked, Kylie's new single "2 Hearts" has also been leaked and it's only a few more sleeps till this years ARIA Awards @ ACER Arena.

In VERY sad news also this week MYF Warhurst has decided to sell out and move to Triple M next year. It doesn't upset me a little and the thought of only Jay & the Doctor next year on JJJ breakfast is not that appealing.

I will be back soon with reviews on the latest STC production Don's Party, Ben Lee's Metro Theatre all ages gig and hopefully another stellar performance of Miss Saigon, please please please if you live in Sydney or Adelaide (opening early 2008) see this truly moving and beautiful love story which with each time you see it you feel more and more for the wonderful lead characters.