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Sydney alterna-pop/electro/rock band Super Massive celebrate the launch of their debut, self-titled EP with a show and party at Candy's Apartment, 22 Bayswater Rd, Kings Cross, on Friday 11th July. 8pm - 11:30pm. The theme is "Key Party"... dress sexy!

Christa Hughes (from Machine Gun Fellatio & Circus Oz) will perform in main support, singing new and old material accompanied by Leonie Cohen on keyboards, and sultry singer Vanessa Hunter opens the night with her duo Hunter Lloyd, singing torchsong set to drum machine and bass.

Super Massive will then hit the stage to perform their set of alternative-pop songs set to slamming, funky, electro/rock dance grooves, described recently by industry tip mag The Music Network in a Hit Pick prediction as "..a provocative sound that's more infectious than the plague....".

There's a lucky door prize of a dirty night for two at The Blacket Hotel, with breakfast and parking thrown in - All you have to do is put your name in the key bowl upon arrival to win.

The Super Massive EP features the song "Fists In My Pocket", which won the band the award for Best Alternative Artist at the MusicOz Awards last November. The track has a great videoclip which has seen play on Rage, Scout TV and Songwriters Across Australia on TVS, was featured recently on UK music bible NME's website and begins play on UK music television as of this week.

The Super Massive EP is out now in stores and online via MGM and iTunes.

For more info visit: http://www.myspace.com/supermassivesounds
To watch the new Super Massive videoclip, for award winner "Fists In My Pocket" visit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgS_bvYLbz8

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NEW COLLABORATIVE WORK

SOUND/ Jerome Noetinger (Rives, France)
VISUALS/ Liz Racz (Melbourne)

It's 3.14 a.m. In darkness, the audience armed with torches gather to experience the outcome of residency collaboration between visual artist Liz Racz and Jerome Noetinger, an internationally recognised improviser using electroacoustic devices.

The artists' work is connected across distance by the idea of erasure; sounds being erased from tape by magnets and images rendered by being erased from the blackened walls.

Noetinger was a guest of the Melbourne International Biennale of Exploratory Music and the Liquid Architecture Festival. The collaboration with Racz being conducted by email, letters and photographs of sketches will extend her practice of ‘memorable large dark works’ (Penny Webb, The Age, 17 August, 2007).

LUPA/ art: A new space in Northcote hosting collaborative residencies with happy cross-disciplinary outcomes.

from The World Tree exhibition page on undergowth.org :

Protestors gather under the tree of life as bulldozers approach. Televisions vomit endless waterfalls of information. A disembodied totem of animal, vegetable and mineral world stares at you in profile. The city speaks in confusing angles where we lose perspective. The world tree is burning while man meditates under its shade.

"The World Tree" is an exhibition of new paintings by Melbourne artist Tim Parish, co-founder and art director of Undergrowth.org at Open Studio

The opening night will include music from Kafka and performance artist Si on Sunday the 15th of June at 7pm.

Details:

Opening Night:

7pm Sunday the 15th of June
with music by KAFKA
and spoken word performances by Si and Verbatim

Exhibition Dates:

15th - 29th June 2008

Address:

OPEN STUDIO (review)
204 High St, Northcote
(86 Tram Line opposite Northcote Town Hall)

visit http://undergrowth.org/theworldtree & http://undergrowth.org/user/verb for more details or to see samples of Tim Parish's work

or add the exhibition's event to your facebook event list : http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=14691799635

'publish'

In 1998, M/C - A Journal of Media and Culture was devised by David Marshall as an online publishing project for a new media culture honours course at the University of Queensland. The journal was intended as an open-access, scholarly intervention in and forum for debates surrounding media and culture with a strong desire to cross between the academic and the popular. This year, M/C Journal celebrates its tenth anniversary, and in this special issue we ask: what is the face of publishing today?

C a l l f o r A r t i s t s - Exploring Your Invisible Paradise! 30-10 till 02-11-2008

DEADLINE EXTENDED - Submit your work until 9th of June 2008

Take this opportunity to participate in the 2nd edition of Image Radio – a young festival for new ideas in digital culture, taking place in Eindhoven, Netherlands.

The festival is also an experiment, critical reflection, and preview of how new media in public space impact our cultural, social and physical surroundings. The increase of display devices, data clouds, sensor networks, particularly in urban centers, provides a new medium. Public space becomes a playground in which dynamic and manipulative data influence our perception. Potential applications are shown in experimental installations. Theory, discussion and exchange on these topics are facilitated in the seminar program and symposium.

On October 10-11 2008, Bilkent University Department of Communication and Design, in cooperation with the Institute of Network Cultures, will organise the 3rd Video Vortex event in Ankara, Turkey. Video Vortex 3 Ankara Edition will feature a two-day international conference, evening program, live performances and new media art exhibition.

Listen. Deeply.
from Liquid Architecture's About page

Liquid Architecture, Australia's premier sound-arts festival, celebrates its eighth consecutive year with concerts, artist talks, workshops, forums, live performances, exhibitions, installations, audio-visuals and recorded work. Featuring our most imaginative musicians, composers, film-sound designers and media artists in a sense-specific feast for the ears.

What is 'Sound Art'?

Open Humanities Press is an international open access publishing collective in critical and cultural theory.

Open Humanities Press journals are fully peer reviewed, scholarly publications that have been chosen by OHP's editorial advisory board for their outstanding contribution to contemporary theory.

OHP's journals are independent, published under open access licences and free of charge to readers and authors alike.

A grassroots response to the crisis in scholarly publishing in the humanities, Open Humanities Press is an international open access publishing collective whose mission is to make leading works of contemporary critical thought freely available worldwide.

visit http://openhumanitiespress.org for more details and to see their included publications

Sounds of Seduction - Goes Mondo Mod

Ride your Vesper and dust off your mini skirts, go-go boots and stove Pipe pants at Hermann's Bar for groovy, funky dance floor action.

You will be able to dance to the rarest grooves with the original crew Jay Katz, Miss Death, guest DJ's and of course Go-Go action.

Put on your dancing shoes and get on down, for a 60's Go-Go frenzy.

Hermann's Bar , Cnr City Road and Butlin Avenue, University of Sydney
Door opens 9PM
Happy Hour from 9 to 10.30PM
Cost $10
Saturday 31st May

http://www.mumeson.org

Miss Deaths Knitting Group

Do you want to learn how to knit, crochet and any other craft? Or you just want to come along for a social? For the new ladies who are coming for the first time bring a friend.

Boys are welcome as long as they do a craft or something useful

Sunday 18th May
Mu-Meson Archives

Time 4pm
Cost Bring a plate

http://www.mumeson.org

Black Metal was originally a term that described the music of Venom, so it is only fitting that Cronos, the great forefather of this style, speaks his mind.

Frightening attitudes clash as the truth is sought. Determine what is real and what is mere fabrication with the help of Gorgoroth, Immortal, Darkthrone, Celtic Frost, Gloomy Grim, King Diamond, Dark Funeral, Enslaved, Mortiis, and myriad others who have shaped the music.

Location Mu-Meson Archives, Crn Parramatta Rd & Trafalgar St, Annandale

Time Doors 7.30 for 8pm start

Cost $10 with supper

http://www.mumeson.org

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=21374126302

Please join us in a workshop on learning and research in Second Life(R) on October 16, 2008 in Copenhagen at Internet Research 9.0

http://wiki.aoir.org/index.php?title=About_IR9.0

Paper Deadline June 15th.

Second Life is a 3d virtual environment created by Linden Lab (R) which has captured the attention of researchers and teachers from around the world from a variety of disciplines.

This workshop aims to improve the understanding of Second Life as a Learning and Research environment. It will bring 35 researchers together to collaborate, discuss and workshop diverse topics related to research and learning in Second Life. We will pursue a full-day schedule in which participants will discuss their work and interests on four different topics: learning in Second Life, integrated learning, the contributions of research to the community and ethical research methods. How can we better enable learning in this sphere? How can we better enable research?

Tracts is a group show of sound installations at Melbourne's Blindside Gallery as part of the 2008 Next Wave Festival that examines the role of sound in the world. The exhibition explores how sound can shape our understandings of our surroundings and ourselves, bringing into question the nature of space within a gallery and the role of the subject in experience. Assembled by several of Australia's premier emerging sound artists, the exhibition invites the audience to enter, surround, and interact with the installations.

Sundae presents Neil Pierce (UK), one half of the world renowned DJ/production team - The Fanatix.

In the last 15 years the duo have remixed tracks for artists such as Kings Of Tomorrow, Dennis Ferrer, Blaze and Jamiroquai.

The Fanatix latest album "This Thing of Ours" has charted on all the major house music sites throughout the world so be sure not to miss the chance to go on a musical journey that embraces all things deep and soulful.

As always Sundae provides this free for all ages in an indoor/outdoor environment like no other, come and enjoy the sun and spirit of house music on a Sundae afternoon.

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=17908977891

Sun May 18 3pm – Sun May 18 9pm

@ Watt Modern Dining / Brisbane Powerhouse, 119 Lamington St, Brisbane, Australia

Liquid Architecture 9, Brisbane Powerhouse July 4+5

Liquid Architecture, Australia's premiere festival of audio arts returns to Brisbane this July for an incredible line up of sound and exploratory music from across the globe.

This year, the festival pulls together artists from Germany, France, Portugal and Australia, all of whom test for the very edge of contemporary practices in sound.

Included on the line up are the likes of the influential Portuguese electronic music pioneer Rafael Toral, Australia sound artist Nat and French Musique Concrete composer and environmental recordist Toy Bizarre, who prepares a unique site specific concert in each location he visits, to name but a few of the guests attending this year.

Held in the Rooftop Terrace, the event will feature a spatial sound system to maximize the listening experience for all in attendance! Limited seats, book early. A true festival for the ears!

-- info via http://www.room40.org/events.shtml

PHILIP JECK, SEAWORTHY AND LEIGHTON CRAIG
FRIDAY MAY 16, 8PM
BRISBANE POWERHOUSE
ROOFTOP TERRACE
THIS IS A FREE EVENT, SO PLEASE COME EARLY ... WE'LL OPEN DOORS FROM ABOUT 7.50PM AND IT'S FIRST IN MOST COMFORTABLY SEATED!

FRESH FROM A SWAG OF GIGS IN THE PAST WEEK (WORD HAS IT THE MONDAY NIGHT IN LONDON WAS JAWDROPPING!!) IS UK TURNTABLE MAESTRO PHILIP JECK. THIS IS HIS FIRST VISIT TO OZ!

ALSO ON THE BILL THE AMAZING SEAWORTHY HITS BRISBANE FOR THE FIRST TIME AND CASIO MASTER LEIGHTON GRAIG LAUNCHES HIS NEW ALBUM 11 EASY PIECES.

JECK ALSO PLAYS ADEL 17TH AT JADE MONKEY AND MELB 18TH AT TOFT IN TOWN

visit http://www.room40.org for more details

-- info via ROOM40 facebook group

Fresh from North American tour and LOAD records showcase at SXSW Lucas Abela is launching his new JUSTICE YELDHAM LP; BIRTHDAYS. The record consists of two live sets by the maverick amplified-glass player recorded during his & Keg's recent tour of Europe.

Side A was captured in Marseille on the eve of Justice's 35th birthday while side B was recorded on Kegs birthday in Porto, and to top off the birthday cheer Keg also drew the cover illustration as a gift for Justice's Birthday. The record has been collaboratively released in an edition of 600 copies across the world by Anarchymoon Recordings (North America), Turgid Animal (Europe) & All Thumbs Press (Australia). Of which only 25 or so are in the country as All Thumbs copies practically sold out during the aforementioned tour and will only be available at the show.

His sets have been described as "a trumpet player trapped in a two dimensional universe". By pressing his face and lips against the glass whist employing various vocal techniques ranging from throat singing to raspberries, he turns disguarded household windows into crude musical instruments. Resulting in a wide variety of cacophonous noises that are strangely controlled and oddly musical.

Justice Yeldham is the latest alter-ego of Australian sound performer Lucas Abela, whose past sonic experiments were conducted under monikers like A Kombi, Dj Smallcock & Peeled Hearts Paste. Initially classed as an experimental turntablist, although his early work rarely resembled anything in the field. Early feats, saw him stab vinyl with Kruger style stylus gloves, bound on electro acoustic trampolines, drag race the popemobile across Sydney Harbour Bridge, perform deaf defying duet duels with amplified samurai swords, hospitalised by high powered turntables constructed from sewing machine motors, record chance John Peel sessions with the Flaming Lips, & be Otomo Yoshihides' favourite entry into his Ground Zero remix competition; 'Consummation' even though instead of sampling the CD he destroyed it using amplified skewers!

He also founded and runs dualpLOVER (recording label, cd/dvd replicators, distributor and promoter of gigs and tours). Principally a live audio artist he's been performing professionally for the past 14 years, ever since Oren Ambarchi and Robbie Avenaim stumbled across his late night radio performances in 1994 and asked him to play their 2nd What is Music? Festival. Since he's toured the world extensively, performing in 35 coutries.

also appearing are MC PURPLE DUCK, Curse Ov Dialect with an all new show and the always entertaining Hi-God people + dj hate.

read more for details & set times

Sound Unbound
Sampling Digital Music and Culture
Edited by Paul D. Miller aka Dj Spooky that Subliminal Kid
MIT Press, 2008

Contributors include Pierre Boulez, Chuck D, Cory Doctorow, Brian Eno,
Jonathan Lethem, Moby, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Steve Reich, Saul Williams,
and more.

Buy the book @ Amazon
http://tinyurl.com/63phj2

List of Contributors
http://tinyurl.com/5vbbth

Download "Fear of a Muslim Planet" chapter by Naeem Mohaiemen @ http://shobak.org/text/hiphop.shtml - this was honourably mentioned by the jury of the Vilém Flusser Theory Award

here's a video from Propaganda & his friends - he's been in a couple of the online MLA courses I've done. I really like it - the message, the music, the whole thing!!

it's on http://postmoderntimes.com also - which is also a great video / online magazine

here's the blurb from youtube about it :

episode features four underground hip hop artists -- Naada, Propaganda Anonymous, 2HL, and iLL SpoKKinN -- and producer euphAmism in an animated music video packing lyrical and graphical punch in a call for global awakening.

Please go to www.iclips.net/2012 to see the rest of the episodes (more)