The 30th Love and Anarchy Film Festival, Helsinki, 14-24 September 2017
The Helsinki International Film Festival (HIFF) or Love and Anarchy, as it is better known,…
Author Tony Mitchell
Tony Mitchell
Tony Mitchell is an honoraray research associate at the University of Technology, Sydney. He has edited a number of books: on global hip hop (Global Noise, 2001), on Australian Popular Music (Sounds of Then, Sounds of Now, 2008), and New Zealand Music (Home Land and Sea, 2011). He is currently co-editing a book about Icelandic music.
London Round-Up: By Tony Mitchell
Visiting London for ten days this September, I was fortunate to see gigs by the…
Flow Festival Helsinki August 11-13 2017
This year’s Flow Festival featured expanded terrain and sold out to 75,000 visitors over three…
Jazz-Espa Helsinki 24 July – 4 August 2017
The 18th edition of the annual Jazz-Espa open air summer festival coincides with the 100th…
From Abbas Kiarastami to Aki Kaurismaki: the 64th Sydney Film Festival 7-18 June 2017
I remember a film festival somewhere in the USA a few years ago where Iranian…
Mike Cooper – Raft (Room40)
Following on from Fratello Mare and White Shadows Of The South Seas, two previous albums…
The Necks ‘hit a Purple Patch’ in 2017 By Tony Mitchell
The Necks have had a bumper 2017, touring Australia and the world extensively, collaborating with…
Thurston Moore – Rock n Roll Consciousness (Ecstatic Peace/Caroline)
Thurston Moore announced the title of this album while he was playing his gig at…
From Isabelle Huppert to Wallis Island: 28th Alliance Française French film Festival Sydney 7-30 March 2017
The annual French Film festival, held throughout Australia and New Zealand, has just been extended…
Chris Abrahams: The Farmer’s Cinematheque and Climb By Tony Mitchell
Another special evening in Nick Shimmin’s lounge room in Camperdown, Sydney took place on Saturday…
The Bats – The Deep Set with Strings: Sydney Festival Jan 29th 2017
The Bats were reputedly the main reason Roger Shepherd started the Flying Nun label, although…
The Bats: “Still Flying High.” Interview by Tony Mitchell
New Zealand’s Flying Nun label veterans the Bats, who have now been together 35 years,…
Keith Tippett: “Mujician.” Interview by Tony Mitchell
Renowned British jazz pianist, composer, bandleader and improviser Keith Tippett has just concluded a residency…
Sydney International Women’s Jazz Festival 2-13 November 2016
This was SIMA’s fifth Sydney International Women’s Jazz Festival, and a resounding success all told.…
Gwenno – Newtown Social Club, Sydney 13th of October 2016
Sales had been slow for this gig, but on the night Gwenno said it reminded…