It’s a huge week on ‘Built For Speed’ as we recount our experiences of some of the major entertainment events happening in Melbourne over the week. We’ll let you know about the live show by mega star comedienne Amy Schumer, the Leaps and Bounds bus tour of Melbourne’s iconic music venues and the Sunday night gig by local legends Even. There’s
Read moreOn July 13th 1985 the world’s TV screens were tuned to one of the biggest events in music history, Live Aid. Created by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure, this massive concert which included all-star gigs in Britain and the US as well as Australia’s Oz for Africa contribution provided millions in famine relief for the people of Ethiopia. This week on
Read moreThis week on ‘Built For Speed’ Arnie’s back as we review action blockbuster Terminator: Genisys. We also take a look at the biopic of Beach Boys legend Brian Wilson in Love and Mercy. Accordingly, we’ll play some classic Beach Boys and some bands who were clearly influenced by Brian Wilson’s genius. We’ll also take a selection from Sonic Youth’s classic
Read moreThis week on ‘Built For Speed’ we take a look at two of the more interesting films for 2015, the cerebral sci-fi drama Ex Machina and Trash a story of political corruption set amid the Brazilian slums. There’s also plenty of fine music with a selection of magnificent tracks from Swedish bands like the Hellacopters as well as some terrific new
Read moreThis week on “Built for Speed’ it’s classic album time as we head back to 1996 and re-visit Manic Street Preachers’ masterpiece ‘Everything Must Go’. There’s also plenty of contemporary indie rock from Australia and overseas as well as another sampling of Queen’s sensational Rainbow Theatre concert from 1974. On the movie front we take a look at the Australian family
Read moreThis week on “Built For Speed” we review the latest TV to film adaptation as Denzel Washington replaces Edward Woodward in ultra-violent action film The Equalizer. We also take a look at the quirky Aussie time travel rom-com The Infinite Man. There’s plenty of fine music with a selection of favourites from the last five years including Wilco, some of
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