THE PERFECT POLISH

If your nails are looking a little worse for wear, be sure to put aside some time on Friday, March 18, to pop in to the Kit Cosmetics store at enex100 where a team of nail technicians will be giving free makeovers in the latest shades. Whether you don’t have the dexterity required to perfectly polish your nails, or just don’t have time to do it yourself, the folks at Kit will come to the rescue with their 10 minute paint ‘n’ polish promotion. Pop in to Kit from 11am to 2pm or 5pm to 7pm, choose your favourite shade and let the experts do the rest!

RAY MANZAREK Limitless and Free (1939-2013)

This interview was first published in X-Press Magazine, #701, Thursday, July 7, 2000.

In his autobiography, Light My Fire, Ray Manzarek, keyboard player for The Doors, posits the lyrics that the late Jim Morrison left behind for those that he left behind in December 1971.

SCHOOL OF ROCK

Fancy yourself as a bit of a rock guru? Why not try your chances at the School Of Rock? It’s a rock’n’roll quiz night that’ll take you through decades of classical rock and pop in a fast-paced and competitive music quiz.

DEEP ROOTS

Blues’n’roots fans are in for a special treat this September, when the triple threat of Xavier Rudd, Donavon Frankenreiter and Nahko & Medicine For The People roll into town for what is doubtless going to a memorable and inspiring show.

MISTER SMITH GOES TO PERTH

Melbourne favourites The Smith Street Band are on their way here! Get a load of their lyrical punk rock goodness at The Rosemount Hotel on Thursday, August 22, and Bunbury’s Prince of Wales Hotel on Friday, August 23, along with their US support acts Joyce Manor and Cheap Girls.

KISS ME, KATE

Following on from a year that included two national tours, international dates and a number of festival appearances, the tireless Kate Miller-Heidke is embarking on a massive tour of regional centres - her first since 2009.

SUNDAY PIAZZA LIVE

Northbridge Piazza will come alive this Sunday, May 26, with the folk rock sounds of The Justin Walshe Folk Machine, who will, no doubt, be performing the new single, The Road to Menindee, from their new album, The Epic Tale of Burke & Wills.

SMOOTH OPERATOR

Multiple Grammy award winner George Benson brings his silky voice and innovative guitar style to the Riverside Theatre as part of his Hits & Inspirations tour.

BEN THERE, DONE THAT

Ben Ottewell, normally seen as one of English indie band Gomez’s three lead singers, is heading our way to give his pipes a solo outing.