Category Archives: Showin’ Lurve

Prince Live at Perth Arena February 25th 2016

Since my youth I have been a Prince fan but never a Prince FAN!! That said I have maintained in recent years that ‘if Prince comes again we should go to Sydney / Melbourne and check him out’. I meant … Continue reading

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Looking for Rambo: Who will save action films from becoming ‘Expendable’?

It seems that every decade demands a hero. A celluloid symbol for the impressionable youth to look up to, and to aspire to be like if the situation required (whilst fervently hoping it never comes to that). Since the 50s … Continue reading

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The Papa Roach Discography: An OGR Musical Timeline

At first glance Papa Roach are instantly and understandably hateable. Actually they are at second glance also. A bunch of pasty tattooed white boys with carefully unkempt hair and just the right amount of fashionable disenfranchisement, they seem purpose built … Continue reading

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The Best 26 on Netflix on the 26th

The 26 most interesting shows on Netflix right now After over a year oblivious to all things streaming, it took the death of video shops for me to discover the suddenly ubiquitous Netflix. This despite my wife having subscribed long before … Continue reading

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‘The Ten’ – Steve Martin’s Top 10 Films

There are several so called Hollywood Megastars whose career achievements don’t hold up to much scrutiny. Put this way, if the imdb ‘Best Known For…’ list that shows your four biggest ‘hits’ on your page contains the only decent films … Continue reading

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Massive Attack Discography Review – A Musical Timeline

The fact is I could (and did) put together much of this article without referencing my CDs or the internet. The works of Massive Attack are so important to me that the stats and song titles simply roll off the … Continue reading

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Outkast Discography Review – A Musical Timeline

Outkast should be my favourite group – by far – instead of the very different ‘one of my favourites’. They should be as famous and celebrated as The Black Eyed Peas and as respected and credible as… Not The Black … Continue reading

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You Am I “Hi-Fi Daily Double” gig review Astor Theatre

A few years ago You Am I toured in support of their self-titled album. While the album was decent enough the gig I attended in Freo was sadly lacking. The band seemed to treat the gig as an unwelcome interruption … Continue reading

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An OGR List: 6 so-called ‘Novelty acts’ that create genuinely cool music

To me a ‘novelty’ is something with immediately identifiable charms but lacking in genuine quality and long term appeal. When I think of novelty value my mind goes straight to such ‘classics’ as ‘Who let the dogs out?’, ‘The Macarena’, … Continue reading

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An OGR List: 10 hip-hop remixes that better the originals

Remixes have been around since hip-hop. There is a stellar remix of De La Soul’s Saturday’s in my collection from 1990s. I ultimately ruled this one out as the original was already a hands down ***** classic, but it’s in … Continue reading

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