MARTHA WAINWRIGHT In Conversation Sister of Rufus, daughter of Loudon and Kate, but a musical maverick in her own right, the vivacious Martha Wainwright is heading to Australia to play the Sydney Opera House, where she wowed local audiences years ago in the Leonard Cohen tribute alongside Antony Hegarty. Before she re-climbs the Opera House … Martha Wainwright
EAT THAT QUESTION Frank Zappa In His Own Words Born in 1940, FRANK ZAPPA – self-taught composer, musician, bandleader, producer and independent thinker -first transcribed his avant-garde, Varèse-influenced compositions onto paper at fourteen. He only began to write lyrics in his early twenties. Nevertheless, upon the ’66 release of his debut album, FREAK OUT! (with … EAT THAT QUESTION
TIM RITCHIE IN CONVERSATION To coincide with our exhibition for Sydney Fringe Festival (see below), Groovescooter is happy to announce Tim Ritchie In Conversation at Play Bar in Surry Hills. Tim Ritchie is something of a local legend. From his renowned gate crashing radio career debut on Sydney’s Double J (when in 1976 after ringing … Tim Ritchie
JEFF DUFF In Conversation + Book Launch Meet the illustrious performer who once hosted Countdown dressed as a sausage, but today is most famous for his depiction of David Bowie. Launching his beautifully presented new book, This Will Explain Everything, Jeff Duff will be In Conversation with Groovescooter’s Paris Pompor and sharing stories from his … Jeff Duff Book Launch
iOTA IN CONVERSATION Whether bowling over audiences in stage shows like Rocky Horror and Hedwig and The Angry Inch, on movie screens strapped to the front of an apocalyptic lorry with a flame- throwing guitar in Mad Max:Fury Road, or swinging between tender and bawdy out front of his own band, energetic Australian performer iOTA … Iota
MARK REEDER IN CONVERSATION + BERLIN B-MOVIE ENCORE SCREENING In Sydney to support his old friends New Order at their Vivid Live concerts, Mark Reeder – the star protagonist of B-Movie: Lust & Sound In West Berlin 1979-89 – will be live In Conversation for one very special screening at Golden Age. This cleverly edited … B-Movie
LEE SCRATCH PERRY’S VISION OF PARADISE The one movie that explains it all. Filmed over 15 years, this is the true story of visionary reggae producer Lee Scratch Perry, a maverick pioneer of dub. It’s also a guide on how to change the world using art and music. With unprecedented access to Perry’s inner-world, the … Lee Scratch Perry
ECCO HOMO Sydney Premiere + Q&A On 21 February 2016 at Event Cinemas George St, Queer Screen and Groovescooter present the Sydney Premiere of the latest film from directors Richard Lowenstein + Lynn-Maree Milburn: Ecco Homo. From the team behind the wonderful Autoluminescent: Roland S. Howard, it’s another artistically rendered story of an Australian creative … ECCO HOMO
BABYLON Special 35th Anniversary Screening “One of the greatest British films made” [Mojo] Rarely seen on the big screen and boasting a fantastic opening sequence that will have you hooked from the go-get, this groundbreaking 1980 reggae drama centres around a West-London soundsystem fronted by Blue (played by BRINSLEY FORDE of the band ASWAD). In … BABYLON 35TH ANNIVERSARY
B-MOVIE LUST + SOUND IN WEST-BERLIN 1979-89 SYDNEY PREMIERE From Post-punk to Love Parade, featuring Joy Division, Gudrun Gut, Blixa Bargeld, Nick Cave, Einstürzende Neubauten, Malaria!, Cristiane F, DJ Wesbam and more. In the 80s Berlin was like a B-Movie, ugly and poor, but wild, creative, and incredibly sexy. To the thousands of people who … B-MOVIE
DOMINGUINHOS Australian Premiere The life and music of legendary Brazilian maestro José Domingos de Morais, or Dominguinhos, as he was known. Features Gilberto Gil, João Donato, Djavan, Hermeto Pascoal, Orquestra Jazz Sinfônica, Gal Costa + many others. “It’s a universal story, about life and death, love and pain, the struggle for food, the life of … DOMINGUINHOS
THEORY OF OBSCURITY A Film About The RESIDENTS Following its world premiere at SXSW this year, Groovescooter is thrilled to finally announce the Sydney premiere of Don Hardy‘s documentary Theory Of Obscurity about one of the most intriguing musical acts/arts collectives of the last six decades, THE RESIDENTS for the Sydney Underground Film Festival (SUFF). … THEORY OF OBSCURITY
