Year of the big hangover hits pop in 1965
Garry Raffaele reflects on 1965 as a big musical hangover after the Beatles peaked in 1964. He notes waning excitement, the rise of anti heroes, Shindig’s decline, Bandstand’s run, and scattered hits like Turn Turn Turn while Elvis Presley’s star dims and the Beatles face final publicity.
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Stones
Australia
Po Proby
Sydney Stadium
Sydney
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Bush
Prohy
Beatles
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Heatle
Rinpo
Marrisee
Stomes
John
Paul
George
Elvis Presley
Presley
King
Pete Seeger
Raords
Christmas Gift List Sparks Pop Cult Tribute Spread
A holiday roundup lists gifts for music figures and icons from Donovan to Barbra Streisand. The text notes pop culture figures and past events, then shifts to a vague account of Rily Charles and narcotics policy amid federal figures, with references to Anslinger and reform appeals.
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Donovan
Rob Dylan
Sonny and Cher
Dell
Beatles
Hank
The
Animals
Ray Charles
Joan Byer
Twinkle
Allan Fraser
White Charger
Mying
Barbra Streisand
Huddie Ledbetter Records
Film history is B grade MOVIES book review in brief
Richard Schickel's history of film is critiqued as comprehensive but lacking in deep studies of directors stars and institutions. The author notes the book covers early cinema through the modern era, trying to balance art and entertainment, with limited examples and a 192 page length.
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Kee
London
Price
Schickel
D. W. Griffith
Jon
George Jean Nathan
Cahiers du Cinema
Vice Regal leadership shifts to practical TV message
The piece notes Lord Casey's break with tradition by using television to deliver a road safety talk and comments on his role and related TV showcase programs. It also reviews cultural broadcasts including Felix Greene interview and Orff Carmina Burana performances and a televised Christmas Play production.
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Lord Carey
Vietnam
ABC
Felix Greene
Ho Chit Minh
London
Associated Press
Canberra Times
Prizewinning Australian stories announced in 1960s contest
The prize went to two entries The Cheerful Landlady by Lawrence Collinson and Welcome Stranger by John C Ford. Judges Bruce Stewart and Jerrold Wells praised strong characterisation and dramatic form, noting both works reflect Australian settings and themes but no outright winner of £200 was awarded. Sir Thomas White, a former MP and author, was mentioned in relation to the event.
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John C. Ford
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Ford
Qantas
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Jerrold Wells
Australia
Welcome Stranger
Ita
Thomas White
Fewa
Menuhin Receives Honorary Knightship from Queen
Violinist Yehudi Menuhin is awarded an honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire by the Queen at the Foreign Office for services to music and the arts in Britain. Born in New York, he cannot use the title before his name as a US citizen now living in England. His ties to Britain date from the 1930s and include performances at Edinburgh and Bath arts festivals.
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