Q &A Scene: Helena Pekar – My Lola-Love of my Life
Tell me about the writing process and how you came to write this book. I used to write books all my life. They were longer and had a higher potential for success than Lola. Some […]
Articles by Anna-Maria Megalogenis
Review Scene: The Sisters of Mercy, Cash, The Forum, 30th October 2019
Andrew Eldritch, one of the founding members of The Sisters of Mercy abhors his band defined as goth, but the young and old goths clad in black, don’t care. They’re soaking up the atmosphere in the confines of the Forum with its gothic/ Roman architecture. […]
Review Scene: Swervedriver, The Croxton, 19th September 2019
On this warm Spring evening, many eschew their jackets, and those driving, take delight in the multitude of parking spaces, adjacent to the Croxton. The Croxton is packed with punters ready to witness the guitar onslaught of Oxford lads, and exponents of a heavier rock sound than their shoegaze contemporaries, Swervedriver. […]
Review Scene : Ride – The Forum, 5th September 2019
When Ride last toured here in 1992, The Palace in St Kilda was a thriving live music venue, and the throng of Generation X’s vying for a clear view, were in their prime of youth. […]
Review Scene : Sharon Van Etten, Hamer Hall, 11th June 2019
As Portishead blares through the speakers, Sharon Van Etten and her five-piece band make their way to the dim lit stage. The synth driven, brooding “Jupiter 4” opens the set, evoking a mood of other […]
Review Scene: The The, Melbourne International Arts Festival, State Theatre, 4th October 2018
It has been 29 years since The The last toured Australia in 1989. Here as part of the Melbourne International Arts Festival it’s not surprising the buzz of excitement at the State Theatre is palpable. People dotted around the theatres many tiers abstaining from using their smart phones, ready to give Matt Johnson and his band their full attention. […]
Review Scene : Primus + Dean Ween Group – The Palais, 15th April 2018.
As the lights dim, an excited punter screams out in the most ocker vernacular, “Smash it Deano” to chuckles and laughter in the crowd. The Dean Ween Group are visibly amused too, and kick off their […]
Review Scene: The Lemonheads, TV Daze, Spike Fuck-The Curtin, 6th March 2018.
Just after 10pm, The Lemonheads take to the stage. Evan Dando is sporting a hefty beard, and his dishevelled appearance causes a few hearts to drop in sadness at his state and belies the youthful rock god of old that inspired Ben Lee to pen the song, “I wish I was Him.” But despite appearances Dando redeems himself. […]
Review Scene: Primal Scream – The Forum, 18th February 2018.
Some rock gods succumb to the ravages of time and indulgence, some lose their relevance, and others, like the inimitable Glaswegian Bobby Gillespie, retain their youthful demeanour and the indescribable quality that sees punters follow his every command. […]
Review Scene: Ocean Colour Scene -170 Russell, 17th November 2017.
It’s clear from the thick British accents in the crowd that there is a huge contingent of expats packed into the confines of 170 Russell, nostalgic for Ocean Colour Scene; a band playing in Melbourne for the second time in its 28 year history. […]