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David Edwards

David Edwards is the editor of The Blurb and a contributor on film and television

New music round-up

Our selection of the best new music across a range of genres from the week ending 11 December 2020. What to Look for in Summer is a new live double album gathering choice selections from Belle and Sebastian’s 2019 world tour, including last summer’s epic “Boaty Weekender” cruise. Neither a retrospective nor a back-door greatest-hits,…

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New music round-up

Our selection of the best new music across a range of genres from the week ending 4 December 2020. Australian icon Mia Dyson is reissuing her ARIA Award-winning 2005 album Parking Lots on vinyl, celebrating the 15-year milestone release with an additional Parking Lots (Revisited) EP and 2021 East Coast Tour. Heading back into the…

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New music round-up

Our selection of the best new music across a range of genres from the week ending 27 November 2020. From the outrageously brilliant brain of Australia’s favourite satirical songwriter comes a sophisticated debut studio album of 11 beautifully observed songs. Following a return home to Australia in 2018, a string of sold-out theatre tours and…

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Misbehaviour – movie review

Misbehaviour – as its name suggests – mixes activism with fun. Director Phillipa Lowthorpe crafts a crowd-pleasing film that delivers a (perhaps surprisingly) nuanced message. This is actually second film this month to look at the “women’s liberation” movement (after the Australian doco Brazen Hussies). The two clearly share some DNA. Both, for example, explore…

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