This week on ‘Built For Speed’ we review plenty of cinema releases including art theft drama Woman in Gold, secret agent comedy Spy and princesses gone wild in Royal Night Out. We play plenty of fine new music including Pearls and Jamie XX and feature a selection of Replacements classics. Don’t forget our regular preview of upcoming gigs and TV for
Read moreLast week ‘Built For Speed’ looked at the music of the 1970’s and this week we continue the Summer series with a selection of favourite tracks from the 1980’s. The mainstream music of the 80’s might have been horrible but there was a magnificent indie rock scene spawning thousands of amazing bands including The Replacements, REM, Sonic Youth and Died Pretty. We’ll
Read moreBuilt For Speed – Playlist – Friday 22nd November 2013 THE POWDERMONKEYS – I thank you. (Aus) THE BRONX – Ribcage. SUEDE – It starts and ends with you. KINGS OF LEON – Supersoaker. SEBADOH – Keep the boy alive. THE REPLACEMENTS – Alex Chilton. REM – South Central Rain. HUSKER DU – Don’t want to know if you are
Read moreBUILT FOR SPEED, PLAYLIST, 29th MARCH 2013 1. HOODOO GURUS – I want you back.(Aus) 2. COLD CHISEL – 20th Century. (Aus) 3. HUNTERS AND COLLECTORS – Inside a fireball (Aus) 4. DIED PRETTY – Blue sky day. (Aus) 5. PAUL KELLY – From St Kilda to Kings Cross. (Aus) 6. THE SMITHS – Heaven knows I’m miserable now. 7.
Read moreThis week on Built For Speed we hop in the time machine and head back to the period 1983 -1987, a time generally regarded as one of the worst in popular music. Built For Speed’s mission is to prove that the mid 80’s were not a complete musical garbage dump and that some of the finest (mostly alternative) music of
Read moreThis 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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