Australia had bad droughts in 1800s
Tune in to Songs of Hope tomorrow (2013 01 13) to hear about bad droughts in Australia in the 1830s and 1890s. Time to air 8:45am
Read moreTHE PURPLE HAZE ARCHIVE presents THE ANNUAL TRIBUTE to DAVID McWILLIAMS 2013 PODCAST
PODCAST: Our Annual Tribute to Northern Irish singer songwriter David McWilliams best known for the classic song “Days of Pearly Spencer”. Our guest is Gil McWilliams, who was married to David McWilliams, all the way from Northern Ireland. This tribute podcast concentrates on the many many worldwide covers of “Days of Pearly Spencer”. DAVID McWILLIAMS OFFICIAL WEBSITE: Here HURRY LAST WEEKS!!! Purple Haze is sponsored by
Read moreRADIO GA GA’S FORGOTTEN SONGS
Radio Ga Ga is a show that invents a theme each week and bases its music selections for the week around that theme. This week on RGG we are remembering the “forgotten songs”. Yes, Ol ’55 had a hit with “On The Prowl” but do you remember “Two Faces Have I”?, Thin Lizzy belted out “The Boys Are Back In
Read moreBLUE EYES CRY to ramp up Live Sunday Sessions
The Melbourne Blues scene’s latest best kept secret appear this Sunday on the 88.3 Live Sunday Sessions. A relatively new addition to the vibrant Melbourne blues movement after crossing over from the dark side (Sydney), Blue Eyes Cry are an uber impressive live combination so listeners are guaranteed a spectacular hour of live soulful rockin’ electric blues, but without a
Read moreFilm review: JACK REACHER, from Built For Speed
The lengthy right-wing revenge fantasy Jack Reacher brings to the screen the violent antics of a character who has appeared in 17 novels by author Lee Child. In the title role, Tom Cruise plays a former soldier now drifter who goes from town to town having adventures just like Bill Bixby in The Incredible Hulk. In this film he’s called
Read moreWhat’s on Built For Speed, Friday 11th January 2013
This Friday on Built For Speed we play cover versions (and a few lesser known original versions) of some of our favourite songs. There’ll be tracks from Placebo, The Pixies, You Am I and many more. We also take a look at Ang Lee’s adaptation of the best selling novel Life of Pi. On a slightly different note we review low
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