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THE BIRD (Sydney) return to Laundry with mixed beats aplenty and bass lines getting heavy, the guys are getting ready to treat audiences to some of the finest live electronica this country has to offer. Having been hunkered down in the nest for the past few months cooking up some nu tunez for their follow up album to

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In June the State Government announced a Taskforce on Live Music, VicMUSIC applauds this imitative. In July a request went out from the Government for submissions to this Taskforce. To quote from that release: "Musicians, venue operators and residents have been invited to have their say on Melbourne and Victoria's live music scene". If you are a musician, work in the music industry or just love to see live bands then this is your chance to have your voice heard. If you have an opinion or ideas on this issue then put in a submission to: Live Music Taskforce Secretariat, C/o Mr Ashley Admiraal, Department of Sustainability and Environment, Level 20, 80 Collins Street Melbourne VIC 3000 Or email: ashley.admiraal@dse.vic.gov.au : All submissions should be forwarded by end of the second week of August, 2003.

A submission does not need to be a formal or lengthy document, if you have an opinion on the importance of live music or ideas of what can be done to nurture it in this state then this is your chance to have your voice heard. A
submission can be anything, a few paragraphs to a full-on production number
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We don't want to write the submission for you, it will only be of value if it expresses what you think about this issue, but we have been asked if we can provide some suggestions to help people get started, so here they are:

An intimate story filmed over a year in Young following people in this small New South Wales country town and how they respond to ninety Afghani refugees on Temporary Protection Visas living in their midst. http://www.melbournefilmfestival.com.au

"serious" begins @ first floor. clan analogue have driven home the concept of loose & wayward electronica for some years now. a collective with an eye for subtle force & opacity & an ear for rhythmic signatures & a transluscent mesh of beats. get "serious" each tuesday in august + clan analogue cd giveaways. free entry. 393 brunswick st fitzroy http://www.clananalogue.org/ : 5 Aug lineup: Sobriquet, DaveDean, FluffyT

The inaugural Sydney vs Melbourne Soundclash between System Corrupt (Sydney) and Project Mayhem (Melbourne). Experience some ardcorefuktnoizefracturedbeat multigenreplunderphonicbrutality as the syco crew take on melbourne's recalcitrant beatnoize merchants in continual head to head battles for your booty attention. More details = http://members.optusnet.com.au/nszeto/soundclash1.htm

VIRUS and WOTDOO present "THE GEEZER" Live at INSECTOID 3 CD launch. On the eve of the New Year, Guy McAffer a.k.a The GEEZER, arguably from Londons' true underground, played one of his infamous live sets at Insectoid 3 in Melbourne. It was DAT recorded and the CD will be available imminently available in all good independent record stores in OZ and beyond.