Is William Shatner some kind of genius?
The great man himself has just been in Melbourne, appearing at a local Star Trek convention as well as performing his one-man show to an audience of adoring fans. Which made… Read More ›
The great man himself has just been in Melbourne, appearing at a local Star Trek convention as well as performing his one-man show to an audience of adoring fans. Which made… Read More ›
Sound Beam is a regular program highlighting recorded music from the Arts audio-visual collection. It is accessible through headphones at selected workstations in the Arts Reading Room. Sound Beam currently… Read More ›
Carmen: an opera in four acts by Bizet, is the next program in the Music and Dance on Film series, to be screened this Wednesday April 13 in Arts. Recorded Live… Read More ›
Film, New books, Rare Books & Arts:
The new books shelf in Arts continues to amaze and delight; and occasionally perplex and bewilder! A couple of new books about “Australia’s own” Errol Flynn set me to thinking…..… Read More ›
The New York Dolls were a rock group both fortunate and unfortunate enough to fall in the cusp of two movements: glam and punk rock. Playing a trashy, loud, and… Read More ›
They say that you can’t, or shouldn’t, judge a book by its cover (a theory I don’t entirely agree with), and I suppose the same can be said for the title, but… Read More ›
The Music and Dance on Film series commences for 2011 this Wednesday March 30. A great lineup is scheduled for the year, beginning with this tribute to the Ballet Russe by… Read More ›
They come and they go. In our age of celebrity culture it can be difficult enough just keeping up with who’s who, let alone notice the passing of names that might once have… Read More ›
Music, New books, Rare Books & Arts:
Return of the King : Elvis Presley’s great comeback by Gillian G. Gaar Elvis Presley had more comebacks throughout his glorious career than Nellie Melba had farewells, some more successful… Read More ›
New CDs arriving into the collection include a popular selection of Broadway Cast Recordings such as Oklahoma and Little Shop of Horrors, Susan Boyle’s debut album and classic music from the… Read More ›