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Buddy Guy Review – Hamer Hall Melbourne March 31, 2010

Posted on April 3, 2010 by Daniel James

Buddy Guy is one of a kind, almost the last of a generation of bluesman who have shaped the world of popular music as we know it today. To think that there isn’t still plenty of life and energy left in this particular legend would be to be happily mistaken. Continue reading →

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Jeff Beck Review – Palais Theatre – March 26, 2010

Posted on March 27, 2010 by Daniel James

Jeff Beck returned to Melbourne last night just over 12 months after his previous appearance in this city and fresh from winning a Grammy for Best Rock Instrumental for his moving version of the Beatles classic A Day in the Life. The Palais Theatre was the perfect venue to see Beck and his band of funky virtuosos entertain a packed house of mainly youthful baby boomers Continue reading →

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Burke and Wills and Statues

Posted on February 5, 2010 by Daniel James

The basic two tenets of European/Australian history seem to be racism and incompetence.There is no more prime example than the story of Burke and Wills. For those of you who are fortunate enough to reside in Melbourne, you can see a giant erection of the two pricks and the corner of Swanston and Collins.
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