Boston Pops conductor gets into the swings of things

MUSIC Swing, Swing, Swing! Hamer Hall September 4, 5 and 6 Clive O'Connell Reviewer

Classical

WHAT Pops: Swing! Swing! Swing! WHERE Hamer Hall WHEN Today at 7pm, tomorrow at 2pm COST $125/$45, 1300 136 166, mso.com.au

Odd Spot

A Japanese company has unveiled a wearable airbag for the elderly that pops out if they fall. The bag looks like a traveller's waist pouch but inflates in a fraction of a second when sensors detect the wearer has taken a tumble. It protects the back of the head and the buttocks.

Column 8

This "cute appliance" thing is getting completely out of hand. "On the subject of strange toasters," writes Judy Watman, of Roseville (panda toast, Column 8, last week), "my daughter, who lives in Madrid, was given a Mickey Mouse toaster by her boyfriend. Not only does it cook a Mickey Mouse face into each piece of toast, when the toast pops up it plays the Mickey Mouse song. It's so annoying that it has put her off both toast and the boyfriend."

Cutting Edge

PAUL & JOE POPS UP French brand PAUL & JOE popped up, literally, in Toorak Village on Thursday. The pop-up store will be open for one month only, peddling current season stock at up to 50% off, before closing for a facelift. Melbourne designer Mardi Doherty is in charge of transforming the store into Australia's second signature and permanent PAUL & JOE boutique, and Melbourne's first. The retail space at shop 2,

Wining Down

Before winemaker Tony Jordan retires, Jeni Port pops some questions.

Kennelly Pops In For Treatment

SWAN Tadhg Kennelly will likely require surgery on his troublesome left shoulder before the year is out, but he did not even leave the field yesterday despite dislocating it and having it realigned during the game at the MCG.

Dad's Sad Pilgrimage

"I LOVE you Pops". These were the last words Alaskan youth worker Jeremy Earnshaw, 23, said to his father on Father's Day (on June 15 in North America), just hours before he was swept from rocks at Snapper Point, south of Newcastle, last week.

Look Back, But Focus Dead Ahead

In a suburban garden, on another everyday morning, chaos pops in for a visit. By all means look behind you - but if you can, try and focus your eyes dead ahead.

Mso Knows Hollywood Score

MELBOURNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA POPS: HOLLYWOOD RHAPSODY Hamer Hall, June 3 www.mso.com.au

Nemo Sounds More Bird-like Than Clownfish

NEMO was a talking fish in Pixar's animated hit, but in real life the sounds made by the orange clownfish are more like "chirps" and "pops".

Thompson Hopes Routine Becomes A Winning Habit

THE day before, she gets her legs waxed. In the morning, she washes her hair. Then she braids her blonde locks in a single plait and secures it with a lucky hairband. And she always pops in her ears the white gold hoops her husband, Jason, gave her.

Ensemble Delivers Best Of British

MUSIC REVIEWS: MELBOURNE CHORALE No. 3 St Patrick's Cathedral, September 29; MELBOURNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA POPS NO. 3 Hamer Hall, September 30

Classical Rock 'n' Roll

FOURPLAY September 16 Heritage Hotel, Bulli Bookings 4284 5884 There's one question that always pops up in an interview with string quartet FourPlay.

Night Of The Big Themes

MUSIC REVIEW: MELBOURNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA POPS 2 The Arts Centre, Hamer Hall, July 22

Pops

WHAT Cinema Paradiso WHERE Hamer Hall, Victorian Arts Centre WHEN Today 8pm TICKETS 1300 136 166; $89/$37

A Sanctuary For The True Believers

Mal Chenu pops into a Parisian chapel for a little Da Vinci Code worship. The flagstones are eerie and magical

Struck By Pc Gone Mad

PC is a resilient goose. CS has won every round for the past decade with a gruesome thrashing yet still PC pops its head up for another battering from time to time.

Opulent Yet Drab, Gershwin Tribute Hits Too Many Low Notes

MUSIC REVIEW: MSO POPS Hamer Hall, March 11.