Go to Cinecitta – the film studio where Federico Fellini, among others, shot some classic Italian movies Easy to get to – it’s on a train line, and the tours are informative Tourist warning – it’s pronounced […]

Don’t know if these will fit your definition of Hair-raising but try these recent releases from Australia. Max Alduca – Monastery. Max is an “up-and-coming” bass player who seems to have arrived. This is his […]

Even better

“Cracked mosaic”. Very good!

A standing up gig to see Elbow? A sit-down gig to see the Necks might be more your style. Um – I’ll get me coat then…

The Eagles sending themselves up… However this is my favourite version of this song, gorgeous Linda and serious Ry…

HEARD Last weekend I went to a concert put on by some local musicians here in Sydney. Up first was a tenor sax player and a cello player playing the most beautiful, uncategorisable music. Turned out it was this – […]

Fred Dagg/John Clarke was part of my childhood. A national hero. That film is great, really well researched and edited. The man was a bloody genius, and he came from New Zealand!

Agree about Page as a soloist – all over the shop. And as you say excellent producer (although according to that episode of 500 songs I mentioned, JP refused to give Gyn Johns any production credit). And yeah […]

Gosh what’s happening here? Diminishing love for Led Zep – what’s next? Someone will say Richard Thompson isn’t really all that great and everyone will chime in saying yes they thought that all along. Anyway […]

Ron’s fluid bass playing on Maggie May is a bloody marvel. As is his lovely succinct lead break halfway through

I’d suggest Relics. The last track is “Bike” and the cover, originally black and white and then “colorised” sometime in the 90s (?) shows you what’s inside the room of musical tunes (some rhyme, some ching, most […]

Fellini’s 8 1/2 – the “ideal woman”

@Jaygee Thank you!

I catch myself saying “don’t mention the war” often. Not sure if any of the 12 year olds* occasionally in my orbit actually get the reference, but it’s so ingrained in my vocabulary I can’t help trotting it […]

One of favourite lines has always been from the episode where Sybil goes into hospital to have an op on one of her toes. “Ingrowing toenail – you’ll find it on the end of the leg”… And then the final scene […]

“The fall’ll probably kill ya”

I lost Frank Zappa after One Size Fits All, although some of the subsequent 70s albums have merit, especially Studio Tan and those other two that were later released, as originally intended, as the Lather box […]

Agree with this thread. While DSOTM is admirable, I never bought it. I DID buy WYWH but it wasn’t the aforementioned Cambridge whimsy.

What a wonderful thread, thanks KFD!