Like This – Al Parkinson Al’s music will make you smile, cry or both. Whether she’s strumming her uke or a capella, stark and bluesy, Al’s performances are staggering. You’ll know what I mean if you’ve ever seen her perform ‘Story Song’. It’s the sensual blues and Johnny Cash simplicity which form the footings…
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Relationship dramas of a true, candid quality are a rarity in this age of conventional narratives and ‘happy’, Hollywood-style resolutions. It comes as no surprise then, that this latest film from Iranian director Asghar Farhadi, of the highly acclaimed A Separation (2011), is one made well outside of these often tiresome parameters. Set in…
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Jessica Paige’s recently released album, Don’t Trust Me, has the opposite effect of its title. Listen to it once, and you trust Jessica completely, as her observations about life and love ring so true. Jessica found her musical legs by busking on the streets of Melbourne, and this has clearly kept her grounded, with…
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