I spent all of January in the zero Covid paradise of Adelaide, watching the crazy events in the United States on TV as their infection and death rates skyrocketed, a violent mob of right-wing conspiracy theorists literally stormed the Capitol Building and their political system teetered on the edge of collapse. It was quite horrifying […]
End of Year Bloggy Blog 2021
2020 Hindsight
Well the results are in for 2020 and, yeah not so good. I began the first day of the decade by panelling some radio on SEN for that fabulous public holiday money, then heading to the beach at Black Rock with Annika. I remember feeling a bit guilty about lying on the sand in the […]
‘Good Afternoon Adelaide’ Season 2
Oooh look at this… FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ‘Good Afternoon Adelaide’ Season 2 comes to Channel 44 Adelaide and Channel 31 Melbourne & Geelong, Monday 24 August 8.30PM With the COVID-19 global pandemic causing TV production around the world to come to a screeching halt, a team of South Australian television enthusiasts have been hard at […]
2019 (The Year)
It’s the end. Well, not really. But it is the end of the year. Also the decade. The decade that gave us both vaping and vaporwave. February 13 actually marks 10 years since I moved to Melbourne, so that’s probably the more significant milestone for me rather than the technical end of the 2010s. And […]
Good Afternoon Adelaide: Live at the Birkenhead Bridge
Just leaving this here… FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Another lost recording of ‘Good Afternoon Adelaide’ has been uncovered! The laserdisc transfer from the collection of late Hallet Cove video archivist Ben Felixstove features part of a 1990 outdoor broadcast at Port Adelaide to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the iconic Birkenhead Bridge. ‘Good Afternoon Adelaide: Live […]
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New episodes of ‘VHS Revue’ out fortnightlyish