Peter Maddern

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RAW: Local Bands Rock The Adelaide Uni Bar Thursdays

Adelaide Unibar is proud to announce that on Thursdays they are putting on original local bands. Students will be given a chance to play on our big stage and develop themselves on the local scene.

RAW: Saatchi Gallery in Adelaide – BRITFILM Program 6 Aug – 1 Oct

The BigPond Adelaide Film Festival and the Art Gallery of South Australia are delighted to present BRITFILM, the best of British filmmaking from the last decade, with free screenings at Art Gallery of South Australia every Saturday from August until October. Opening night tix giveaway competition details in posting.

RAW: Leo Sayer In Profile

‘Fame’, Leo Sayer’s first manager Adam Faith once quipped, ‘is being popular from six to 60.’ The diminutive Englishman, who now calls Sydney home, reckons under that definition he is indeed famous.

RAW: The Other Iran – By Rupert Hogan Turner

Before I left, in my mind I had a list of things that I wanted to do while I was gone. The list included things like “Get a tan” and “eat some nice food”. The list did not include “swim in an Iranian pool exclusively made for bank executives.” Nor did it include “Break between 8 and 30 laws” these and many more were on the list of things I actually did.

RAW: Procrastinate: Why We Don’t Allow Lawyers To Advertise?

Get yourself a coffee, sit down and watch this piece of self promotion and glitz that will make your eyes water. It is 10 minutes of your life worth making time for.

RAW: News of the World Scandal in Oz – Part 1

Now with reports of possible phone hacking incidents of 9/11 victims in the US, and with such a strong Murdoch presence in Australia, is it time that we take a look at our own media and make sure that it is completely and utterly, ethically sound?

RAW: In Conversation With – The Significance of Indigenous Art In Contemporary Society – 1K

After fulsomely praising the merits of the second in this year’s series of In Conservation With, hosted by the ABC’s Fenella Kernebone, my expectations of enthralling debate about the role of indigenous art were high. Sadly, it all got off to a very bad start.

RAW: Bye Bye Borders Books

The imminent collapse of Borders Books in the US, following its local demise of a few months back, brings back memories of when Borders was the biggest thing in all of literature and how really nothing ever changes.

RAW: Abstractions – Nicholas Elliot and Ben Sando – Light Square Gallery

Abstractions is an exhibition of abstract work by artists Nicholas Elliot and Ben Sando. Showing for the month of July at the Light Square Gallery, this body of work captures and communicates the human experience through the abstract.

RAW: 7th Salsa Expo – 23 July at Ballroom, Hindmarsh – Preview

ATTENTION dancaholics of Adelaide its that time again…LA BOMBA PRODUCTIONS invite you and all your friends to experience the 7th Annual Salsa Expo. See post for details.