Oz TV Reviews

The Voice Channel 9 I have been well over reality TV and talent shows for some time now. I never watched the last series or two of Australian Idol and have avoided all of the Channel 7 offerings, as they insist on having Vile Sandilands on all of them and that man is the definition [...]

Cyndi Lauper, John Legend, Ray Davies… I made the mistake of tuning in a little late for Later this week, damn the ABC for moving it to Thursday nights. I must set up my PVR to record it automatically, so I don’t miss any of the show again. I think I probably missed the first [...]

Duane Eddy, Cee Lo Green, Steve Miller Band A great Episode of Later with Jools Holland was shown on Thursday night on ABC2. I am pretty sure these episodes are new to Australia, but were recorded in 2010 in the U.K. I’m sorry to see the show moved to this late spot (10:45) on a [...]

ABC2 Thursdays The Graham Norton Show has been shown on ABC2 for some time now. In recent times we have caught up with the UK and episodes are aired only 6 days after they are shown in Britain. It’s a very good chat show, with some differences. The audience are frequently involved in various skits. [...]

Thanks to everyone who has read my Blog this year. I hope that you have found it useful and interesting. There will be some changes in the new year and hopefully a bunch more readers who would like to add their opinion. In the meantime have a very Merry Christmas and I hope that it [...]

ABC2 Sunday 12th December Stereophonics:Rewind was aired on ABC2 on Sunday in Australia. This 2 hour film tells the story of the Stereophonics from their beginnings until 2007. It’s a very interesting story and has some great music included. The band started in Cwmaman, South Wales, where Kelly Jones and Stuart Cable, the original drummer, [...]

Tom Jones, Vampire Weekend, Corrine Bailey Rae… Vampire Weekend were first cab off the rank, with quite a cheery pop tune. It was not what I expected, maybe Vampires aren’t as dark and moody as they used to be. It was an OK tune, but may be better with a few more listens. Their second [...]

Alicia Keys, Macy Gray, White Rabbits, Jeff Beck… Alicia Keys kicked off the show with Empire State of Mind Part 2, a familiar radio tune from her 2009 album The Element of Freedom. She sung well, part of the time standing at the mike and part sitting at the piano. She looked good too in [...]

This episode had an interesting start, with Kurt getting bullied and Sue, currently the principal, doing nothing about it. Then her Mother turned up, because she is planning to marry herself? Her mother was played by Carol Burnett. This was probably the longest start of any episode without a song and when it came the [...]

Kelis, The National, Crowded House… My love affair with the show is fading a little over the last couple of weeks. I still love the format and the fact that it is the only real live music show on TV, but the music itself has not been so inspiring in this show and the last. [...]