Romeo & Juliet William Shakespeare’s classic love tragedy Romeo & Juliet has been filmed so many times over the years (and that’s not even taking into consideration the thousands of stagings) that there is very little left to add to the mix. It was made as a silent film (in fact, it was made as a silent … Continue reading
20 Feet From Stardom In almost every song, there is buried deep into the mix a strong, backing vocal which enhances the melody, sometimes single-handedly lifting the work into the stratosphere. Professional backing vocalists in general are a pretty unassuming lot, extremely talented artists who often lack the writing ability or the drive or the … Continue reading
Getting Plugged In To Plug In Stereo by Ali Speiss and Sami Speiss You never know where an artist is going to get their stage name, but Trevor Dahl was right on track when he became Plug In Stereo. It sounds like a band name, but for the most part it is the vehicle for … Continue reading
The Wait The Wait is both gorgeously filmed and acted and annoyingly artsy at the same time. A very loose variation on Samuel Beckett’s classic play Waiting For Godot, the film mostly hovers around three adult children in differing stages of mourning four their mother, who dies of an unspecified-but-apparently-long-term illness as the film begins. Soon after … Continue reading
Cody Simpson – Our New Mate Goes Acoustic by Ali Speiss and Sami Speiss The United States has a new Australian mate, Cody Simpson. This beach blond, blue-eyed heartthrob is a singer, instrumentalist and songwriter who is spreading his sunny, positive tunes to kids and adults alike. Simpson’s Gold Coast roots show through his catchy … Continue reading
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