Film review: SEVEN PSYCHOPATHS, from Built For Speed

Seven Psychopaths is the latest film from In Bruges writer/ director Martin McDonagh. While In Bruges was a wonderfully melancholic crime drama with a sly sense of humour, Seven Psychopaths is a more bizarre beast as it both indulges and parodies the clichés of violent gangster and serial killer movies. In this film Colin Farrell plays Marty a struggling alcoholic

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A Novel Radio Ga Ga this Saturday

Radio Ga Ga is a program which features a different theme each week. Last week we played and discussed the opening track off 22 classic Australian albums. This week we go in search of the novelty track. Yes, those comedic and ‘different’  songs that actually cracked the charts. For those from the 60’s think artists such as Allen Sherman, Rolf

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What’s on Built For Speed, Friday 16th November

This Saturday is the 70th birthday of one of the all-time great film directors Martin Scorsese.  This week on Built For Speed we look back at our favourite Scorsese films and the ones that didn’t quite cut it.  We also review Oscar-buzz, feel-good flick The Sessions and bizarro blood-fest Seven Psychopaths. There’s also plenty of fine music including a selection of

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Catfish Voodoo Live Sunday Session Podcast

Catfish Voodoo played a wonderful live set in the studio on October 14th. You can now relive that extraordinary performance here by clicking on the media play button below and get set to boogie. https://www.facebook.com/catfish.voodoo?fref=ts           http://www.catfishvoodoo.com/

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The tragedy behind “It is well with my soul” podcast

Hymns are poetry set to music.  It is said that poets “suffer for their  art” but few know the level of tragedy that was experienced by Horatio Spafford the hymnist who gave us “It is well with my soul”.  The events that gave rise to the hymn and Spafford’s response to them exemplifies the comfort and assurance that comes via

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