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by writer Graham Reid
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Public Service Broadcasting: Inform-Educate-Entertain (Test-Card/Southbound)
When a perilous space walk barely rates
a mention on this week's nightly news, PBS's remarkable album reminds
us of when progress, science and... more >>
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The Famous Elsewhere Questionnaire
THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE QUESTIONNAIRE: Rennie Sparks of the Handsome Family
As the Handsome Family the husband and wife duo of Rennie and Brett Sparks have made some of the most beguiling, curious, romantic, strange and... more >>
Vampire Weekend: Modern Vampire of the City (XL)
Vampire Weekend are one of the cleverest American bands of the moment, and for many that won't be a compliment. They are smart and knowing, and... more >>
Debashish Bhattacharya and Friends: Beyond the Ragasphere (Riverboat/Southbound)
The great Indian slide guitarist Debashish Bhattacharya has appeared at Elsewhere before because he not only makes hypnotic music, but that he also... more >>
Rod Stewart: Time (Warners)
At the end of his enjoyable, candid autobiography last year Stewart said he'd started serious songwriting again (after decades). Given he was... more >>
THE BARGAIN BUY: ZZ Top; The Very Best of ZZ Top; Rancho Texicano
In a few weeks -- perhaps far too soon for many -- the first 10 ZZ Top albums are being reissued in a box set.
That's a whole lotta Top --... more >>
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WAYNE MACAULEY INTERVIEWED (2013): You want fries with that book?
If you're a fan of MasterChef and have glossy recipe books on your shelves, then Melbourne's Wayne Macauley has a novel for you. If you despise... more >>
Timothy Leary: You Can Be Anyone This Time Around (1970)
Older, if not wiser, "heads" will know exactly who Dr Timothy Leary was -- an advocate of the widespread use of LSD to change cultural... more >>
Bernard Butler: Woman I Know (1998)
Was it Bob Dylan who said something to the effect, "amateurs borrow, professionals steal"? Not to encourage plagiarism, but Bernard... more >>
Marilyn Monroe: You'd Be Surprised (1956)
Although it's hardly surprising that Marilyn Monroe would sing a song as suggestive as this interest alights on who wrote it. Yep, the man also... more >>