From their 2008 collaboration album Belgian Chocolate, following on from their first collaboration album Raising Sand (2007).
arts & entertainment
music, stage, writing, comedy, cinema, telly, arts, sport, crafts, photography – all this and more!
ObWhoniverse: 50th Anniversary Episode Trailer
The trailer features all the Doctor’s incarnations and a selection of friends and foes. It’s not giving anything much away except a sense of portent:
Today in Fantasy Film Sexism: Disney tries to pat some feminists’ heads
It’s been ages since I linked to Margot McGowan’s ReelGirl blog, and I thought I’d rectify that.
Disability and Diversity in Young Adult Fiction
A couple of things have caught my eye lately, so I thought I’d share! Firstly, the Disability in Kidlit blog. This blog embraces a broad definition of disability, and discusses its representation in middle grade and YA literature from a… Read More ›
Friday Hoyden: Tina Harrod
One of the great modern voices of Soul can be found in Sydney, if you keep your ear to the ground. Having the privilege of hearing Tina Harrod perform live is to be immersed in a wave of sound. Technical… Read More ›
Signal Boost: Global Rhythms World Music Festival
The Eastern suburbs’ community radio station, Eastside Radio, which also happens to be a great jazz-specialist station, will soon be hosting their own World Music Festival right near Central Station. Saturday 19 October, 1-8pm, Prince Alfred Park, Surry Hills, FREE.
Sunday Song: Heart pay tribute to Led Zeppelin
Many of you may have already seen this, it’s nearly a year old, but I’ve only just caught up with it myself. Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart pay tribute to Led Zeppelin at the 2012 Kennedy Center Honors with a kickarse performance of Stairway To Heaven. Robert Plant teared up a little bit towards the end.
Looks like I need better minions
NONE of you informed me that Christopher Eccleston was going to be the villain (Malekith the Accursed) in Thor 2.
Quick Hit: What would it look like…
Policymic asks what would it look like if we turned the Daily Mail’s sexism around on men?
On using online petitions to harangue Hollywood
I had a lot more sympathy for the petition against the casting of Ben Affleck as Batman in the upcoming Batty vs Supes movie than I do for the new petition against the casting announcement for the upcoming Fifty Shades of Grey movie. Perhaps only because the petition against Affleck’s casting was better written, which makes me a snob, I know.
Hoyden About Town 