Whats going on - Reviews - Page - 12
RRR Presents Gigs | RRR presents Film/Theatre/Arts | RRR Live Broadcasts | RRR News | Gig Guide | Arts Diary | Community Info & Events | Photo Gallery | Reviews
Be enlightened by critical commentary on not only new music releases but live shows, films, books and more...
Film
Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky (2009)
Thomas Caldwell
The astonishing creation of mood and command over film style on display in Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky make it so much more than yet another biopic.
Music Release
Sally Seltmann - Heart That's Pounding
Simon Winkler
Acclaimed singer/songwriter Sally Seltmann has elected to drop her previous New Buffalo moniker, and here releases a collection of intricately arranged and masterfully constructed pop songs under her own name.
Gig
The Grand Ole Twang
Musical acts at "The Grand Ole Twang" as seen from the wings of the Performance Space at 3RRR Melbourne. Broadcast live on 17th April 2010.
Interview
Cassette Kids Interview
Simon Winkler
Sydney based Cassette Kids talk to Simon Winkler from Breaking and Entering on the back of their newest release Nothing on TV.
Interview
Henry Rollins interview
Banana Lounge Broadcasting
Dave and Elizabeth on Banana Lounge Broadcasting chat to the ever-busy punk legend Henry Rollins.
Music Release
The Tallest Man on Earth
The Wild Hunt
The Wild Hunt is the second album by Swedish folk musician, The Tallest Man on Earth, aka Kristian Matsson.
Music Release
Caribou - Swim
Simon Winkler
The latest album release from Caribou's Dan Snaith (formerly Manitoba) extends his electronic music explorations into sub-aqueous territory.
Film
Beneath Hill 60 (2010)
Thomas Caldwell
Beneath Hill 60 is a strong film telling an important story and while it won’t have the same impact as Gallipoli, it is still a film of significance.
Music Release
Bonobo - Black Sands
Simon Winkler
Black Sands represents the latest stage in Bonobo's evolution as an artist, expanding his dense instrumental palette into textured electro-acoustic hip hop and post-garage rhythms.
Music Release
She & Him
Volume Two
Volume Two is the second studio album by She & Him, the musical collaboration between M. Ward and Zooey Deschanel.
Film
Kick-Ass (2010)
Thomas Caldwell
Kick-Ass is a violent, occasionally sadistic and frequently amoral film. It is also breathtakingly fun and wonderfully transgressive.
Music Release
Erykah Badu - New Amerykah Part II: Return Of The Ankh
Simon Winkler
Erykah Badu's fifth studio album is a seductive, soulful affair, filled with hip hop grooves and Rnb funk beats alongside Erykah's own lyrical poetry.
Film
Micmacs (2009)
Thomas Caldwell
A fun film with great performances and plenty of inventive sequences but not one of Jeunet’s better films.
Book
Running Away
Emmett Stinson
By Jean-Philippe Toussaint
Published by Dalkey Archive Press (www.dalkeyarchive.com)
Music Release
Sharon Jones And The Dap Kings - I Learned The Hard Way
Simon Winkler
The Brooklyn nine-piece ensemble Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings return with another brilliant excursion into soul, funk, and jazz on their latest full-length album.
Music Release
Otouto - Pip
Simon Winkler
Produced by Nick Huggins and released on the Two Bright Lakes label, Otouto's 'Pip' LP is an incredible and exciting debut record.
Film
Brothers (2010)
Thomas Caldwell
While you would be better off tracking down a copy of the original 2004 Danish version, this 2009 American remake still packs a punch where it counts.
Book
Best European Fiction 2010
Emmett Stinson
Edited by Aleksander Hemon, with a preface by Zadie Smith
Published by Dalkey Archive Press (www.dalkeyarchive.com)
Interview
Pavement
Pavement indie heroes, Bob Nastanovich and Mark Iblod chat to 3RRRFM's Kinky Afro.
Interview
J Mascis
Pauly P
Pauly P from Livewire caught up with J Mascis, Dinosaur Jr frontman, at Golden Plains.
Interview
The Big Pink
Lauren Taylor
British Electro-rock duo, The Big Pink, talk to Lauren Taylor from Breaking and Entering behind the scenes at Golden Plains.
Film
Cop Out (2010)
Thomas Caldwell
Cop Out could have been an American equivalent of Hot Fuzz but it instead feels like an anachronistic forgotten film that you once owned on VHS.
Streaming Now
Room With a View
