Time for an old Ellis Jones tradition, a list of our favourite cultural experiences in 2014.
It’s hard to believe how quickly the year has flown but we’ve had fun along the way. So we are proud to announce the winners in our Top Album, Best Book, Best Movie, Best Eat Out and Best Event/Gig categories.
And the winners go to:
Top album
RHOD: ‘Microscopic Wars‘ – Kingswood
ATIKA: ‘If You Wait‘ – London Grammar
TANYA: ‘Little May‘ – Little May
MELINDA: ‘Platinum Collection‘ – Mina
KAT: ‘Satu Boom’ – Empat Lima
Best book
RHOD: ‘Questions of Travel‘ by Michelle de Kretser
TANYA: ‘Charlie y la Fabrica de Chocolate‘ by Roald Dahl (Spanish practice!)
ATIKA: ‘Story‘ by Robert McKee
MELINDA: ‘Art of Belonging‘ by Hugh Mackay
KAT: ‘Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys: A Memoir‘ – Viv Albertine
Best movie
RHOD: Snowpiercer
ATIKA: The Grand Budapest Hotel
TANYA: Interstellar
MELINDA: Philomena
KAT: This is the End
Best eat out
RHOD: Supernormal
ATIKA: Port Phillip Estate
TANYA: Sonido
MELINDA: Fino, Willunga, South Australia
KAT: Heart Attack & Vine, Lygon St Carlton
Best event/gig
RHOD: Sugar Fed Leopards at the John Curtin Hotel, Melbourne Music Week
TANYA: Sugar Fed Leopards at Open Studio
ATIKA: Dark Mofo
MELINDA: The Shuffle Club at the Melbourne Salami Festa, Northcote Town Hall
KAT: Tek Tek Ensemble’s Terror in the Jungle album launch
