The Never Ending Appeal of the Rocky Horror Picture Show

Contents 1: Still Doing the Time-Warp 2: Tim Curry as Frank-N-Furter 3: From the Stage to the Screen 4: Brad and Dammit, Janet! 5: The Haunted House Trope: Oakley Court 6: Rocky Horror’s Lasting Legacy   1: Still Doing the Time-Warp It’s astounding that fifty years on and we still jump up to do theContinue reading “The Never Ending Appeal of the Rocky Horror Picture Show”

William Burroughs and the Algebra of Need

1: Fellow Travellers of the Mind 2: The Return of the North Node 3: Burroughs, the Walking Pharmacologist 4: The Aquarian from Interzone 5: An Accidental Death in Mexico 6: The Wild Boys of Rock Music     1: Fellow Travellers of the Mind “Love is the most natural pain killer there is” was theContinue reading “William Burroughs and the Algebra of Need”

Housewife to Megastar: the man behind Dame Edna’s face furniture  

1: The Death of a Great Comedian 2:  Growing Up in Moonee Ponds 3: The Birth of Edna, Housewife and Superstar 4: Changing the Chat Show Genre 5: Sir Les Patterson 6: The World according to the Dame     1: The Death of a Great Comedian One of the great losses among many disturbingContinue reading “Housewife to Megastar: the man behind Dame Edna’s face furniture  “

Attractions and Repulsions with Brett Easton Ellis

1: Picking up the Shards of the Past 2: Saturn Moves into Pisces 3: Brett Plays Bad Boy 4: What Memory Can Do for You   1: Picking up the Shards of the Past A book starts with a feeling, an emotion. It’s not a rational process. So says the Pisces Brett Easton Ellis bornContinue reading “Attractions and Repulsions with Brett Easton Ellis”