In time for Mardi Gras’ 40th Anniversary and our screening of Queercore: How To Punk A Revolution (see above) – Groovescooter’s new range of T-Shirts includes this pistols-inspired design. Available only on hot-pink Ts in colour scheme shown, unisex of course – with the text: “God Save The Pretty, Vacant Queens”, in sizes S,M,L. Please … T-Shirt 8 by Groovescooter
In time for Mardi Gras’ 40th Anniversary and our screening of Queercore: How To Punk A Revolution (see above) – Groovescooter’s new range of T-Shirts includes this Freddie Mercury/Pistols-inspired design. This design is available on black Ts only in colour scheme shown, unisex of course – with the text: “God Save The Queen” in sizes … T-Shirt 7 by Groovescooter
GOTYE In Conversation LIVE on Valentine’s Day In Conversation, 2SER and Groovescooter’s live Q & A event, is back for 2013 with the charming Wally De Backer talking about everything from art to his phenomenal global rise to fame as Gotye. Wally will be In Conversation with Paris Pompor and also accepting questions from the … Gotye
STRETCH AND BOBBITO Australian Premiere Screening During the 1990s, Stretch and Bobbito introduced the world to an unsigned Nas, Biggie, Wu-Tang, and Big Pun as well as an unknown Jay-Z, Eminem, and the Fugees. The total record sales for all the artists that premiered on their radio show exceed 300 million. The late night program … STRETCH & BOBBITO
GARY NUMAN: ANDROID IN LALA LAND “Startlingly honest and sincere, this is essential viewing for fans of Numan and electronic music.” [Austin360] At the end of the 1970s, a very young and unprepared GARY NUMAN became one of the world’s biggest-selling recording artists, with global hits like Are Friends Electric? and Cars. His career could … GARY NUMAN
DANNY SAYS The Life & Times of Danny Fields “The man who almost undoubtedly helped shape whatever music you are listening to right now” [Rolling Stone] is now the star of a terrific documentary. From Warhol’s Factory and a pre-Stonewall Greenwich Village to the top of Elektra Records and beyond, what Danny Says… “may sound … DANNY SAYS
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
