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  • Brunswick Music Festival does it again

    The Brunswick Music Festival has done it again, this time with a fantastic night of women's music featuring Faith Petric, an 82-year-old folk singer from the US, and the recently formed Three Sheilas, composed of Judy Small,

  • Music, business and righteous bards

    Just six companies (Sony, EMI, BMG, Time-Warner, Universal and Polygram) control over 90% of the world's commercial music business. But this figure, based on sales volume or dollar turnover, does not reflect an increasing swell of

  • Hidden in the wind

    Hidden in the wind"There's history remaining in the grass, or hidden in the wind, or tossing behind the waves" — from Eyewitness: Protest Stories from Indonesia by Seno Gumira Ajidarma. In March 1995, I returned to

  • Ska: the pulse that doesn't die

    Ska: the pulse that doesn't die Foundation SkaThe SkatalitesHeartbeat/Rounder through Festival Review by Norm Dixon Viewers of late night music television will have noticed a revival of the unmistakable "ba-ba-ba" ska pulse in some of the clips

  • The joke's on us

    Wag The DogStarring Robert De Niro, Dustin HoffmanDirected by Barry Levinson Review by Dave Riley If you believe that allegations of sexual misconduct by a US president is a reasonable excuse for war on Iraq to distract people from the scandal,

  • A tragic, exotic love story

    A tragic, exotic love story A Mongolian TaleOpens at the Valhalla, Glebe, on March 19 Review by Francesca Davis Set in the breathtakingly beautiful steppes of Mongolia, A Mongolian Tale is the story of two young people whose personal lives are

  • Being young, warts and all

    All Over MeDirected by Alex SichelWritten by Sylvia SichelPlaying at independent cinemas Review by Becky Ellis "Grrrls go through some serious shit!" So states the publicity flyer about All Over Me, an excellent coming-of-age film about young women

  • Talkin' about Survival

    Talkin' about Survival What are we gonna do about the hole in the sky? What are we gonna do when the water's running dry? What are we gonna do about the air that we breathe? What are we gonna do when there's no food to feed?

  • The duchess of King Street

    The duchess of King Street The Duchess of MalfiBy John WebsterDirected by Margaret DavisNew Theatre, King Street, NewtownFri-Sun until April 25 Review by Allen Myers If it were now September, I would declare this almost certainly Sydney's play of

  • Fascinating puts it mildly

    Fascinating AidaAida in Sydney Review by Tony Smith It is not often that a dedicated fan of an established act visits the theatre and comes away an even more ardent admirer. Too often, high expectations lead to disappointment, so those who go with

  • Having a laugh at racism

    Having a laugh at racism Mr Nguyen Throws a PartyThe Surf 'n' Theatre CompanyBondi Pavilion TheatreWeekdays 11am and weekends 11am and 3pm until March 21Tickets $6 to $12Bookings (02) 9365 1796. Review by Brendan Doyle What does a "true blue