Nick Bond, Author at Star Observer /author/nick Setting Australia’s LGBTI agenda since 1979 Tue, 01 Mar 2016 00:51:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 /wp-content/uploads/2023/02/starobs.png Nick Bond, Author at Star Observer /author/nick 32 32 Matmos: “We have couple fights at soundcheck” /news/matmos-we-have-couple-fights-at-soundcheck/114952 Fri, 20 Dec 2013 07:27:15 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=114952 MARTIN Schmidt and Drew Daniel are experimental US music duo Matmos, famed for building their songs from all manner of unlikely sounds and samples throughout their 15-year career. For their ...

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Peace be with us /artsentertainment/peace-be-with-us/114438 Thu, 19 Dec 2013 04:12:56 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=114438 ENGLISH actress-turned-singer-songwriter Heather Peace made her first Australian visit in 2012, performing songs from her debut album Fairytales at concerts across Australia, including Mardi Gras. The openly-gay star of lesbian ...

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Dolly Parton: “I’m Miley’s fairy godmother” /artsentertainment/dolly-parton-im-mileys-fairy-godmother/114429 Fri, 13 Dec 2013 02:38:43 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=114429 With Dolly Parton set to embark on her second Australian tour in as many years, we caught up with the eternally chirpy Nashville superstar to discover what’s really on her ...

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Bright lights, dark city /artsentertainment/bright-lights-dark-city/114002 Fri, 06 Dec 2013 01:04:15 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=114002 Queer filmmaker Daniel Rogers has just completed post-production on his short film The Falceto Jazz Club, a black comedy about a teenager who is seduced into a gay cult run ...

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What’s on Sydney: Celtic Christmas with extra cuteness /whats-on/whats-on-sydney-celtic-christmas-with-extra-cuteness/113999 Fri, 06 Dec 2013 00:58:50 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=113999 The Brandenburg’s festive tradition is now in its 15th year, and this festive season you can enjoy Noël! Noël!  – A Celtic-inspired Christmas concert with both the Brandenburg Orchestra and ...

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A balancing act with a difference /artsentertainment/a-balancing-act-with-a-difference/113983 Thu, 05 Dec 2013 23:28:21 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=113983 Keen-eyed readers may recall that the Star Observer ran an interview with Ross Mollison, creative impresario behind the Spiegelworld Empire show, almost exactly 12 months ago as the show started its Australian ...

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Prisoner star joins the party /artsentertainment/prisoner-star-joins-the-party/113979 Thu, 05 Dec 2013 23:20:14 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=113979 Currently in the final days of its Sydney season before opening in Melbourne in the new year, the musical Grease brings with it a plethora of marquee names in scene-stealing ...

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Celebrate the 2014 Mardi Gras Film Festival /artsentertainment/scene-events/mardi-gras-film-festival/celebrate-the-2014-mardi-gras-film-festival/113969 Thu, 05 Dec 2013 06:41:00 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=113969 FILM lovers present at the December 4 Queer Screen session of Kill Your Darlings were given an extra treat, with newly-appointed festival director Paul Struthers announcing 10 key films to ...

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Local lad’s high-pop debut /artsentertainment/local-lads-high-pop-debut/113535 Thu, 28 Nov 2013 22:18:10 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=113535   Rising Australian talent Elliot Brown describes himself as a singer-songwriter, and while the description is technically true, it’s also one that brings to mind visions of an acoustic troubador ...

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Loose Ends back in business /artsentertainment/loose-ends-back-in-business/113530 Thu, 28 Nov 2013 22:05:38 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=113530 Loose Ends gets back to weekly business for summer starting from Sunday December 1. Resident DJ Matt Vaughan will be joined a bunch of guests each and every Sunday at ...

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Our community shares its stories /artsentertainment/our-community-shares-its-stories/113119 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 23:55:01 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=113119 Performers from the Actors Centre Australia will take to the Seymour Centre stage in December for Stories from the INside OUT!, a bold piece of verbatim theatre that gives a ...

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What’s on Sydney: Dance stars unite for WAD /whats-on/whats-on-sydney-dance-stars-unite-for-wad/113115 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 23:45:36 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=113115 Durex has launched a new campaign for World Aids Day called ‘someonelikeme’. It aims to break the myths surrounding HIV and start a conversation amongst people that HIV can, and ...

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What’s on Sydney: Spend the night with Jay Brannan /whats-on/whats-on-sydney-spend-the-night-with-jay-brannan/113107 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 23:15:44 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=113107 Bringing back the sweet and sad folk songs that have won him international success, singer and actor Jay Brannan will perform two intimate shows in Sydney and Melbourne this November. ...

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Sexing up a forgotten classic /artsentertainment/sexing-up-a-forgotten-classic/113096 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 22:49:39 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=113096 During its 12 years in operation, Sydney’s Pinchgut Opera company has carved out a reputation for bringing neglected operatic gems to the fore: centuries have passed since the Baroque opera ...

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CLOSED: NICA double passes /win/giveaway-nica-double-passes/112710 Thu, 14 Nov 2013 01:08:20 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=112710 Circus Showcase 2013 will be presented at the National Institute of Circus Arts in Prahran from November 27 to December 7. The show features the 23 final year students about to ...

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Magazine wars get dirty /artsentertainment/magazine-wars-get-dirty/112698 Thu, 14 Nov 2013 00:28:00 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=112698 The grubby goings-on in the offices of glossy magazines are thoroughly explored in Red Stitch’s final play for 2013, UK writer Lucy Kirkwood’s NSFW (Not Safe For Work). Actor Matthew ...

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What’s On Sydney – Queer culture across the globe /whats-on/whats-on-sydney-queer-culture-across-the-globe/112110 Fri, 08 Nov 2013 16:00:56 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=112110 Running from November 13-24, the Sydney Intercultural Film Festival is Sydney’s biggest free cinema event, with more than 100 screenings across the city – including a few queer treats. One ...

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What’s On Sydney: Celebrating seven years of getting loose /whats-on/whats-on-sydney-celebrating-seven-years-of-getting-loose/112145 Fri, 08 Nov 2013 13:50:04 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=112145 Loose Ends returns for a special seventh birthday party on November 10. It will be the only Loose Ends event of the month before DJ Matt Vaughan and co go ...

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What’s On Sydney: Girls have got the moves /whats-on/whats-on-sydney-girls-have-got-the-moves/112114 Fri, 08 Nov 2013 12:04:52 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=112114 Bangarra will present an all new production, Dance Clan 3, from November 20 at the company’s Walsh Bay studio. For the first time, Bangarra has assembled an all-women choreographic team ...

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Slice of Sydney gains worldwide following /news/slice-of-sydney-gains-worldwide-following/112307 Fri, 08 Nov 2013 00:00:25 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=112307 It’s the little web series that could: after two seasons, Sydney-based gay drama The Horizon has clocked up more than 10 million views on YouTube, making it Australia’s most-watched online ...

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