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
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 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 >>
The great Indian slide guitarist Debashish Bhattacharya has appeared at Elsewhere before because he not only makes hypnotic music, but that he also... more >>
At the end of his enjoyable, candid autobiography last year Stewart said he'd started serious songwriting again (after decades). Given he was... more >>
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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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 >>
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 >>
Was it Bob Dylan who said something to the effect, "amateurs borrow, professionals steal"? Not to encourage plagiarism, but Bernard... more >>
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 >>