Category: General

Big showdown

Originally posted on Dr D in Oz:
Power v the Crows, Adelaide Oval The first major event at the Adelaide Oval after its $575 million makeover, sadly not the Rolling Stones- but for many South Australians something even more visceral than rock and roll: the return of Australian Rules Football. And what a return: both…

Womadelaide- Stay Gold

Originally posted on Dr D in Oz:
Under the boughs of the trees, under the stars, an impromptu fashion parade of sarongs, saris, ponchos, kaftans, an Indian prince floats by, hippy goddesses materialise. It must be Womadelaide, Australia’s world music festival. What is world music? Rufus Wainwright asked the crowd. He drew a picture of…