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May 29, 1992

Exhumations

Filed under: Archive,Books

1992

Dead Elvis

Greil Marcus

Viking

Reviewed by Murray Bramwell

Greil Marcus has a lot to say about Elvis Presley. That was clear when he quit as a reviewer for Rolling Stone to write Mystery Train, a micro-history of American popular music based on portraits of Robert Johnson, Robbie Robertson, Sly Stone – and most impressively, Elvis Presley. Mystery Train, published in 1975, took its title from the eeriest of the recordings Presley ever made for Sam Phillips in the …

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May 01, 1992

Thespian Wrestling

Filed under: Adelaide Companies,Archive,Theatre

Theatre Sports
Improd Theatre
The Big Ticket

Reviewed by Murray Bramwell

Theatre Sports, trademark registered by Keith Johnstone and the Loose Moose company, is Canada’s best-running export since maple syrup. A zappy combination of charades, It’s a Knockout and thespian wrestling, Theatre Sports began fourteen years ago and, especially in the past five years , has invaded the known world.

Their appeal is not hard to fathom. They have brought a refreshing unpredictability to the theatre. The frenzied, often ludicrous …

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Song and Danse

Filed under: Archive,Music

1992

Angelique Kidjo
Old Lion

Reviewed by Murray Bramwell

Slipstreaming behind Womadelaide comes another world music star. More middle-of-the-road than Remmy Ongala or Youssou N’Dour, Angelique Kidjo, late of the West African state of Benin is now an exponent of Paris pop. Her music is selling well here, Logozo the current album has gone top forty, one of the first world music releases to do so.

The appeal is clear enough. Kidjo’s sound is a stylish mix of percussion, smoky …

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