by Les | Aug 16, 2014 | Blog
Robin Williams’s death has prompted an avalanche of comment about depression and suicide, most of which has been sympathetic, celebrating what he generously gave the world through his art, but some of it has been blindly judgmental. When depression is ignorantly...
by Les | Jun 19, 2014 | Blog
“Budget Reply (Hey Joe)” by Les Thomas is Australia’s first musical response to Joe Hockey’s deeply unpopular 2014 Budget. The song is a direct and witty protest against cuts targeted at the young, the unemployed, the elderly, Indigenous programs, Medicare, education,...
by Les | Jun 10, 2014 | Blog
Dear friends, I’ll be visiting France and England for the first time this July with my family. Though the main reason for the trip is to visit friends and relations, it would be crazy not to line up some small, strictly not-for-profit or fundraiser shows with all...
by Les | May 22, 2014 | Blog
Last Sunday saw the first large protests against Joe Hockey’s disgraceful first (and hopefully last) budget and I was very happy to be able to perform “Budget Reply” which was written the day after the budget was delivered. Of course, no one that I...
by Les | Mar 19, 2014 | Blog
Three days on from March in March and I’m still buzzing from the experience. In the last 19 years I’ve probably been to more rallies than polite company would tolerate, but there are a number of things that make March in March significantly...
by Les | Jan 23, 2014 | Blog
