The illusionist is a bittersweet French animated film based on a script by famed comic movie maker Jacques Tati. It tells the story of a middle-aged French sideshow magician who embarks on a forelorn tour of Britain in the early 60’s. There he meets a poverty-stricken young woman whom he takes under his wing. As she begins to flourish and explore
Read moreMost films that try to encapsulate the Australian identity are about rugged blokes and doughty women battling the intractable landscape but some, such as the latest Aussie film release Red Dog, are more concerned with our four legged friends. When young truck driver (Luke Ford) arrives in the WA mining town of Dampier in the late 70’s to deliver a
Read moreOn June 29th, 2011 Mark Copolov aired his interview with the late Gene McDaniels. Gene was a singer, songwriter, and music producer. He passed away suddenly on July 29, 2011. Sadly this was Gene’s last interview. As a recording artist, Gene sold millions of records in the early 60’s with such big hits as A Hundred Pounds of Clay, Tower
Read moreListen again to the fantastic sounds of 7-piece reggae outfit Superjuice, recorded live at the Nighthawk in Mentone for Southern FM’s Live Sunday Sessions.
Read moreThis weeks Radio GaGa takes a look at Royalty in music. This weeks theme can draw from a number of guises including the name of the song, eg.King of the Road (Roger Miller), Queen of Hearts (Juice Newton), Two Princes (Spin Doctors), Duke of Earl (Gene Chandler) or the name of the artist or group eg. Kings of Leon, Prince,
Read moreThis Saturdays Live Match of the Day on Southern FM is the Division 3 match up between The Sandown Cobras and The Southern Dragons. The two clubs have become traditional rivals in quick time and this weeks clash should be pretty tight. The Cobras are comfortably entrenched in 2nd place on the ladder whilst The Dragons are 4th but looking
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