Alison

  • Don’t Make Me Bring The Leeks…

    Anyone: Hey, SJA, wotcher been up to? Me: I’ve been getting into K-pop. It’s fascinating. Anyone: K-pop? Isn’t that all just – Me: Continue reading

    Don’t Make Me Bring The Leeks…
  • Man Goes To Space In Oddly Shaped Rocket

    Jeff Bezos goes into space (a bit) feeling very special indeed. Returns 10 minutes later to find the entire internet is laughing at him. According to Distractify, this joke cost $5.5 billion. Bezos said “We have lots of problems here… Continue reading

  • Saying Sorry

    Dear Prime Minister, I’ve noticed you’re having trouble saying a certain word, and I have an idea. These guys became international megastars by saying “Sorry, Sorry”, so why don’t you try it their way? Just get the cabinet together and… Continue reading

  • Super Junior – House Party

    What better way to kick off lockdown than a COVID health advisory you can dance to? And with not one, but 3 music videos, including 2 of the boys in their jammies – the fun never stops even during a… Continue reading

    Super Junior – House Party
  • Ukulele Death Squad – Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)

    Episode 2 of the Ukulele Death Squad extravaganza is a great cover of Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down), that old Nancy Sinatra classic, recorded live in a barber shop – great ambience. Continue reading

  • Ukulele Death Squad – Not Afraid

    These guys are absolute legends. We’ve seen them at the Adelaide Fringe Festival a couple of times, and they damn near blew the doors off – if you don’t believe it’s possible to rock a complete show with 3 ukuleles… Continue reading

  • Macbeth Weather

    It’s Macbeth weather all over the world at the moment: Blow, wind! Come, wrack! At least we’ll die with harness on our back. Macbeth, scene 5, act 5 Dear world: let’s not follow Macbeth down the spout. Please? Love and… Continue reading

  • “Music These Days…”

    Call me Ms Crankypants (yes, okay, that’s enough now), but I’m a bit over all the supercilious complaints about how ‘music these days is all crap’. I get it – you love the music you grew up with. We’ve all… Continue reading

  • Hugh Jackman – methadone for Armitage addicts

    It’s not that I have anything against Hugh Jackman. But he’s not Richard Armitage. Which is a shame, because the world needs more Armitages. The two actors have a lot in common – they’re both 6 feet 2 inches tall, good actors,… Continue reading

  • Siusin loves X Men

    I’ve finally broken down and watched the X Men films, thanks largely to the Honest Trailers trailer for the most recent one. Not because I really enjoy Hollywood craptastic action films, because I mostly don’t, but for another reason altogether.… Continue reading