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"Everything's Broken" new release from Undecisive God

2008-02-09T14:55:45+00:00

"Everything's Broken" is the new CD from Undecisive God. It contains new works from the last 3 years, featuring further exploration of turntable/broken record preparations, extended guitar techniques, field recordings and mixer feedback pieces.
To hear a sample track, go to http://www.myspace.com/undecisivegod
Since 1990, Undecisive God has been pushing the limits of the guitar as an instrument. "Everything's Broken" is the latest step in this strange journey.
Available from http://ShameFileMusic.com for AU$10ppd (US$8ppd), or for a trade of your own music.
Clinton
Shame File Music - specialising in Australian experimental
http://ShameFileMusic.com

Semanal project - create & post a video once a week in 2008

2008-01-02T23:58:03+00:00

Last November I took part in NaVloPoMo - videoblog posting month. it was a lot of fun and was a good way to remember to do something creative in between working. I know a lot of people can't help but be creative all the time, but I find sometimes I get so tired from work that I become passive and tend to watch more than do. so this was a good reminder to get into the habit.

in 2008, Semanal is happening - similar to NaVloPoMo but posting one video a week instead of one each day. this is much more manageable for me at least as I can usually make one on the weekend. the hardest part then becomes finding time to watch everyone else's videos!

http://semanal.ning.com/ is the Semanal site - a worpress blog is also being setup (I'll post the link here also once available). usually people post their videos to their usual video hosting site (eg blip.tv, youtube, archive.org etc) and their blog if they have one, and also post a link / embedded version to the Semanal site. this time you can post to the wordpress site blog also, which will have an RSS feed so you can easily watch the other contributors videos (or watch them directly on the blog site as I tend to do)

I'd love to see more Australian videos there from friends and creative people I know / know of! they can be any type of videos - personal, talking to the camera, gig videos, shows, interviews, arty & experimental, generative, computer generated, Second Life video - whatever you'd like to do. there's a mixture of beginners and more established video producers, so everyone is welcome. sometimes someone picks a theme and people use that, other times they do what they like. you can use your phone camera, happy snap portable camera, webcam, HD / professional camera, or even do remixes of archive.org or other existing footage - whatever suits you. it's a good way to practice different techniques and see what is in the imagination of others too, and even just a good way to learn a new skill such as web video and/or software / video editing techniques. the community for the project is great too - very supportive!

from http://semanal.ning.com/ :
"Every week in 2008, we're posting videos. 52 videos by the end of the year. Post on your blog, on Seesmic, Facebook, YouTube, whatever, wherever and however. You can do anything you want. As long as it moves."

Rupert explains the term Semanal chosen for the project :
"Semanal is Spanish and Portuguese for 'weekly'. And I think it has a nice echo of the English word Seminal, defined here as:
"Highly influential in an original way; constituting or providing a basis for further development: a seminal idea in the creation of a new theory."
and at Wikipedia as: "a work from which other works grow... an intellectual or artistic achievement whose ideas and techniques have been adopted or responded to in later works by other people"

hope to see your videos there!

Launch of Sound Travellers

2007-11-12T08:07:08+00:00

Sound Travellers, established to support the touring of sound art/electronica, jazz/improvised and cont classical music. Sound art, electronic music touring funds available.
If you are interested in more info and live in Australia and want to tour visit www.soundtravellers.com.au

Got Funk? @Eurotrash with BLUEPRINT (live on dex n fx) >> summer session launched!

2007-09-02T15:23:14+01:00

Got Funk? @Eurotrash
[Penthouse]

Saturday 29^th September

The Got Funk?
crew is kicking off its party season with their first show for this summer -
Saturday 29 September.

We're bringing you good times & great music with a pick of our favourite local crew...
get set for a nite
of breaks, funk & dope party jams!

With
Blueprint (on decks n fx), DJ Ides, Alias, Lil Misbreaks,
Obliveus vs ill Cadre, Snowie & The Scratch Foundation.

Blueprint Mix Set [128kpbs MP3 - 40.3MB]

recorded for Triple J - includes With You Awake, Breakaway & All you Know

Eurotrash
[Penthouse]

8pm – 3am

Top Floor, 18 Corrs Lane, Melbourne CBD

(with outdoor smoking area & bar)

Penthouse Got Funk? specials from 8 til 10pm

$4 Carlton, $4 house wine &

sparkling, $5 basic spirits, $6 jager euro-bombs

Limited tickets available presale $10 from

$15 at the door

Indie-dance
to electro-house downstairs with COMETS (Cut Copy & Riot in Belgium DJ), Finn
Whitla, Adam Burnell, Knackered Converse & At Night

(free entry for Got Funk?
punters, $5 general entry)

www.eurotrashbar.com.au

Book your market stall for This Is Not Art 2007

2007-08-10T12:15:31+01:00

STALLHOLDERS WANTED!

For the Makers Market at this years This Is Not Art Sunday Fair!

The Fair will be held on Sunday 30th September between 12 and 6 under the
trees of Newcastle's Civic Park.

If you trade in zines, independent publications, records, CDs, art
wearables, clothes, jewellery, badges, patches, posters, or anything funky
cool and DIY

and

you want to share your work with thousands of other artists, creators,
makers and interesting folk from across the country then the Makers Market
is for you.

The Sunday Fair will also play host to the Zine Fair, Independent Music
Labels Fair, and Small Press and Independent Publishing Fair. There will
be tasty food available, live music to browse to, cool people to meet and
much fun to be had.

Stall prices range from $20 to $30.

To be a part of the Sunday Fair or get more information, download the
information sheet and registration form from thisisnotart.org or send an
email to markets@thisisnotart.org and we'll get back to you!

Hope to see you there!
This Is Not Art

3/231 King St
Newcastle NSW 2300
AUSTRALIA

The Sunday Fair incorporates Zine Fair, Independent Music Labels Fair,
Small Press and Independent Publishing Fair and the Makers Market. The
Fair is part of This Is Not Art, an annual festival of independent,
emerging & experimental arts & media.

27 September - 01 October 2007
Newcastle, Australia

www.thisisnotart.org

[sydney] Mars Hill Cafe hosts local music competition

2007-08-10T11:21:02+01:00

Mars Hill Cafe in Parramatta will be organising and hosting a local music competition that will allow up and coming and established local music acts to perform several acts each in the popular Church Street cafe.

They will compete for the chance to record a 3-track EP recording session with 2 tracks from the competition and a third recorded studio style in the performance space.

Supported by a grant recently awarded to Mars Hill Cafe by the Parramatta City Council, the 10 best acts from the competition will be recorded and released on a compilation album later in the year.

Local Musicians (from any suburbs covered by Parramatta Council) are encouraged to apply. Styles included will be: Singer/Songwriters, Folk, Acoustic Rock, Jazz, Blues, Rock, Acoustic and Country.

Applications for the competition will be taken throughout August and single-song auditions will be held on the 25th of August.

Each artist chosen for the competition will perform 3 songs each for the final competition on the 23rd of September.

Mars Hill Cafe is a popular Parramatta music and arts venue, located at 331 Church Street. Further information about the competition and details on how to apply can be found on the website www.marshillcafe.com.au

Press Release data

Saturday August 25th Auditions

Sunday September 23rd Competition

Contact Number 1300 886634

1st Place 3 track EP Recording Session

10 Winners Included on Compilation Album

Mars Hill cafe 331 Church St. Parramatta

www.MarsHillcafe.com.au

supported by Parramatta Council

1 song for Audition

3 songs for Competition

Electrofringe 2007 - programme is now online

2007-08-09T23:15:45+01:00

Electrofringe 2007 programme is now online. This is one of my favourite festivals, and it takes place annually in Newcastle, north of Sydney, Australia. During the festival Newcastle comes alive with creatives from all parts of Australia and overseas. The umbrella festival is called This is Not Art. Last year's festival was really hands on, which made it extra fun. This year looks set to keep your creative juices flowing also, with sessions such as Physical Computing : 1, Radio Locus Workshops such as Build your own Radio, Mulchwerk, a Dorkshop Sense & Control, a Homemade Instruments workshop Gestural Control & Feedback plus heaps more. The electrofringe website has the full program and a day by day listing of each workshop / panel session / project presentation / gig and happening. The other bonus to the festival is stopping to chat with friends and strangers about the festival and projects everyone has been working on over the year. Some documentation from previous years festivals is on this site, or check out the previous years festivals links on the electrofringe site.

Eyebeam Fellowships in R&D OpenLab, Production Lab & Education Lab

2007-08-01T23:32:06+01:00

Eyebeam Fellowships

http://www.eyebeam.org/production/production.php?page=felcall

Overview of Eyebeam Fellowships

The application process for Eyebeam's 2007/08 Fellowship program is
currently open. The deadline for applications is August 6, 2007. All
applicants will be informed of their application status by October 1,
2007. The program duration is for 11 months, running from November to
September.

Fellowships will be offered in the R&D OpenLab, the Production Lab
and the Education Lab. The focus of the Fellowships varies depending
on the tools and skills available and the creative objectives and
philosophy of each Lab. Up to five Fellowships will be granted for
2007/08.

For all of the Fellowships we are seeking applications from artists,
hackers, designers, engineers and creative technologists to come to
Eyebeam for a year to undertake new research and develop new work.
The ideal Fellow has experience working with and making innovative
technological art and/or creative technology projects and has a
passion for collaborative development. Fellows will bring this
experience and working approach to their own independent projects,
projects initiated by other Residents or Fellows and projects
conceived collaboratively during the Fellowship period.

Fellows are selected from an open call. International applicants are
welcome to apply although we do not have the resources to provide
travel or accommodation. We are happy to work with selected
applicants, where required, to help them to secure funds to cover
these expenses. International Fellows are responsible for securing
their own visas for the Fellowship period.

Fellows receive a $30,000 stipend and health benefits during their
stay. They are able to take on additional external teaching or
consulting work, but there is an expectation that Fellows will be
working at Eyebeam a minimum of four days a week.

Collaborative partnerships at Eyebeam will be fostered though group
critiques, discussions and projects, within and between the lab
environments and residency programs. Fellows also benefit from
critiques, lectures and workshops by external practitioners chosen
for their relationship to subjects and projects being worked on in
the Labs.

All Fellows are encouraged to share their skills and knowledge with
the larger Eyebeam community by conducting formal and/or informal
workshops with others in the Labs as well as possible workshops open
to the public. There are also opportunities to develop work for
performance, events, seminars, exhibition or other public programming
in the Eyebeam galleries (and beyond) during the term of the fellowship.

Core to our principle at Eyebeam is the brokering of relationships
between artists, hackers, coders, engineers and other creative
technologists and the contexts we provide. The intention is to foster
and facilitate relationships whereby technologists and artists can
come together to germinate and hothouse their ideas, develop new
processes and create new works through a period of immersion in a
social context which is rich in technology, expertise and ideas.

Research Themes

We also support research groups to bring together creative
practitioners working at Eyebeam as well as expert external
participants. New research leads to possible public outcomes
including seminars, public discussion and exhibition.

Research themes for 2007/08 include (though will not be limited to):
* Energy, Technology and Sustainability
* Urban research, urban interventions and media in public space

Artists and creative technologists interested in these research areas
are particularly encouraged to apply for 2007/08 Fellowships.

Application Requirements

Applications received after the deadline of August 6, 2007, will not
be accepted. All applications and work samples must be submitted
through the online form. No exceptions will be made. You can create a
user/password during the application process and log back into the
server to update your application before the final deadline.

Complete applications must include the following information:
* Contact Information
* Resume or CV (rtf or pdf doc)
* Work samples in the form of URLs or uploaded media
* Include a project description with your work sample that explains
your contribution to the piece, how it was meant to be viewed and how
it relates to your proposed project(s).
* Concise responses to all application questions

Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Please read the guidelines for each of the Fellowships carefully.
Each working environment has different sets of tools and different
mentors/trainers for these tools, so applicants should consider which
environment will best suit their own needs and experience. However,
all artists, technologists and residents have access to resources
across all three labs and programs.

If you have any questions, please email fellowshipinfo@eyebeam.org or visit the online application page @ http://www.eyebeam.org/production/onlineapp/

Darren Hayes' new album "This Delicate Thing We’ve Made" released in August

2007-07-28T22:53:49+01:00

Darren Hayes of Savage Garden fame, has been working on a solo album called "This Delicate Thing We've Made". It's due for release on August 21st. Check out the video clip on his website for "On the verge of something wonderful" - an uplifting tune sure to be heard on dancefloors around the world. Apparently one of the instruments is a Fairlight CMI synth - nice to see he's supporting such a fine & influential Australian musical instrument. He's touring UK/Scotland in September / October and will be back for an Australian tour in mid October, but if you can't wait that long, he'll be in Sydney at HUM (Oxford St) on Saturday 4th August - his myspace page has latest dates and more details.

http://www.darrenhayes.com

http://www.myspace.com/darrenhayes

http://www.youtube.com/darrenhayes

OZCO Second Life artist residency

2007-06-20T11:22:43+01:00

The Australia Council is offering $20,000 for a collaborative artist residency in Second Life for artists to 'creatively and critically explore new interactive, virtual platforms'.
Visit http://www.ozco.gov.au/grants/grants_new_media_arts/second_life_artist_r... for more details on the OZCO SL residency application.
If you're an artist working or hanging out in Second Life and are interested in applying but need people to work with, contact MichaelJohn Turner inworld, or email him at smit AT mac.com. http://www.michaelsmit.com/

IF? Records return to Melbourne (albeit briefly!) in 2007

2006-11-04T06:45:21+00:00

IF? RECORDS: IFFY BUSINESS INDEED
Since its inception in Australia in 1995, IF? Records has worked with a plethora of talented people, most of them born and bred in its exceptional hometown: Melbourne.
Think people as far afield as Steve Law (a.k.a. Zen Paradox), Voiteck, Honeysmack, Digital Primate, Little Nobody, Frontside, Artificial, Isnod, Son Of Zev, TR-Storm, FSOM, Guyver 3, Soulenoid, Blimp, Black Lung, TDM, Josh Abrahams, DJ Venom, and Q-Kontrol.
IF? has also inducted like-minded experimental electronic boffins from Sydney like Sub Bass Snarl, 5000 Fingers Of Dr. T, Kid Calmdown, Pocket, and Nick Littlemore (Pnau).
And internationally over the past decade the label has worked with Si Begg (Buckfunk 3000/Noodles Discotheque), Tobias Schmidt (Tresor/Sativae), Jammin’ Unit (Pharma/Air Liquide), Biochip C (Force Inc.), Tal (Sub Rosa), DJ Rush (Kne’Deep), Thomas Heckmann (Trope), and Yamaoka (Kazumi/Holzplatten).
Then there were the parties – the now-legendary Omniglobe raves at Global Village in Footscray in 1995/96, and the Zeitsprung (1995/96) and Zoetrope (1997-2001) live electronica sessions at the Punters Club in Fitzroy - along with the collaborative jaunts organized by IF? with Club Filter, Teriyaki Anarki Saki, Honkytonks and Centriphugal.
Founded eleven years ago by Andrez Bergen (a.k.a. Little Nobody) with his mates Brian Huber and Mateusz Sikora, IF? always was about diversity, experimentation, pushing the perimeters, and flying the flag of Melbourne-made electronica – and the label also released a fistful of essential CDs and records to prove that point, from the cutting edge “Zeitgeist” series of compilations to debut releases by Little Nobody, Guyver 3, Artificial, the LN Elektronische Ensemble, Isnod and DJ Venom.
Since 2001 head-honcho Andrez has lived in Tokyo, but he continues to run IF? Records as a collaborative Melbourne/Tokyo project, with help from Melbourne-based mates like Damian Stephens (Isnod), Allan Klinbail (Son Of Zev), and Briony Wright (DJ Venom).
Finally, after their original web-server went bankrupt and took all the original IF? web-site details with it, the label has recently constructed two temporary home-bases online at http://if-records.tripod.com, as well as at http://www.myspace.com/if_records.
It has a bunch of artist profiles, a discography, reviews, pictures, information about the label’s avtivities in Japan as well as Australia, plus a demo competition for aspiring electronic producers!
On Saturday 10 February, 2007, IF? makes it’s annual (or, in some cases, bi-annual!) pilgrimage back to its place-of-birth, when the first IF? live party in 2 years is set to happen at Horse Bazaar!
ZU-ZUSHII 2 will feature a bunch of local and Tokyo-based live acts and DJs including Little Nobody (Tokyo), Isnod (Melbourne), Kid Calmdown (Sydney), Schlock Tactile vs. Slam-dunk Ninja (Tokyo), DJ Venom (Melbourne), Sleepy Robot (Sydney), label-meister Andrez, plus others to be confirmed – all for just $5 on the door, from 8pm to 3am, at 397 Lonsdale St., Melbourne.
The week before, from 2 February to 9 February, Andrez will also be holding a photographic exhibition of his visual works from Tokyo at an exhibit titled KEITAI KOUTURE, at Brunswick Street Gallery (2/322 Brunswick St., Fitzroy, Melbourne).
Check out more at his website: http://keitai-kouture.tripod.com

ELECTROFRINGE 2006 – CALL FOR PROPOSALS - DEADLINE WEDNESDAY MAY 31 2006

2006-04-18T06:49:16+01:00

ELECTROFRINGE 2006 – CALL FOR PROPOSALS

DEADLINE WEDNESDAY MAY 31 2006

Electrofringe is now calling for proposals for this
year’s festival
from artists, media makers, curators, researchers,
writers,
producers, enthusiasts, etc.

Part of the ‘This Is Not Art’ umbrella of Festivals in
Newcastle,
NSW, this year Electrofringe will occur from 28th
September to 2nd
October and will feature artists from all over
Australia as well as
visiting international artists,

A heads up, hands-on, all-in festival of experimental,
electronic,
digital and new media arts and culture. It is
dedicated to unearthing
emergent forms, highlighting nascent trends and
encouraging
participants to explore technology and its creative
possibilities.
The directors for Electrofringe 2006 are Ben Byrne,
Cat Jones and
Sumugan Sivanesan.

Areas for investigation may include (but are not
limited to) hybrid
performances, media based practices, web, networked &
online
collaborations, wireless, wearable and locative
technologies, sensor
based interactions, software art, custom electronics,
experimental
interfaces, alternative energies, sound, video,
installation and more.

Electrofringe is a skills and arts development
festival consisting of
panels, workshops, masterclasses, artist presentations
and
performances and applicants are asked to make
proposals under one of
the following programming streams:

Panels
Panel-based discussion around a central topic or
theme. If proposing
a panel, please include a preliminary title and the
topic/theme/
argument to be discussed. Please also consider other
possible
panellists and a moderator.

Workshops
Skills development sessions (2-3 hours) aimed at
novices introducing
skills, concepts and techniques.

Masterclasses
Intensive workshops (generally run over 2 days), aimed
at
participants with a more detailed knowledge of the
skills/subject
involved.

Spa[v]ce
Artists presentations and discussions concerned with
evolving sound
and audio/visual practices.

Artist Talks
Presentation and discussion of works, techniques and
themes with
examples. Suitable for individuals, collectives and
collaborations.

Other
What else can you throw at us?

To submit a proposal go to www.electrofringe.net and
fill out the
‘Call For Proposals’ form.
We will contact you if we require any further
information.

The call for submissions for the ElectroProjections
screen program
will occur later in the year to allow for work
currently being
produced. Also, there are only limited opportunities
for exhibitions
and presentations of full works. Gigs will be arranged
by the This Is
Not Art Festival Gigs Coordinators with artists drawn
from the
festival program – please apply with the festival
format in mind (ie
if you want a gig you should consider a panel /
workshop as well).

www.electrofringe.net

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Sumugan Sivanesan / Ben Byrne / Cat Jones
Electrofringe Co-directors

Electrofringe 06
A festival of digital, electronic, new media and
experimental culture
September 28 - October 2
Newcastle New South Wales

http://www.electrofringe.net

EGROUP - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/electrofringe/

------------------------------------------------------------

The Australian Government is proud to be associated
with this
festival. This project was made possible by Festivals
Australia, an
Australian Government program which supports cultural
activity at
regional and community festivals.

Electrofringe 2005 gratefully acknowledges the
financial assistance
received from The Australian Council for the Arts, New
Media Arts,
The Australian Film Commission, New South Wales Film
and Television
Office and Newcastle City Council.

Presented in assocation with : ABC Radio National's
'The night air',
The Night Air is broadcast each Sunday from 7.10pm to
7.40pm and from
9.05pm to 10pm, and again on Saturday at midnight. The
Night Air is
an ever-changing radio composition of music, sounds,
ideas and stories.

Electrofringe partners include Electronic Arts School
of Contemporary
Arts University of Western Sydney, Rocketart Gallery,
Feild Gallery,
Newcastle Region Art Gallery, dLux media arts,
Newcastle LiveSites,
RealTime, Art Asia Pacific, vibewire.net and SBS Radio
Alchemy.

Electrofringe is brought to you by the Octapod
Association and is
part of the annual This Is Not Art festival.
www.octapod.org (02)4927
0470

_
S U M U G A N S I V A N E S A N > sivanesan.com | mprov.org

OFF : Other Film Festival in Brisbane - event information

2006-03-21T03:30:45+00:00

http://www.otherfilm.org
Other Film Festival in Brisbane
1. OFF at Trash Film Club
2. OtherFilm Festival - 23-26 March 2006 Brisbane
1 - OFF pre-festival LAUNCH PARTY TONIGHT!
7pm Tuesday 21st March: Troubadour
Tantalise your senses with a big night of hand-coloured film, art and
mayhem as Film Club hosts a special teaser program for OFF 06.
Relive the magic of the Wednesday Audience Film handpainted,
scratched, coloured by over 20 people at the OFF 2004 festival, with
live soundtrack by Brisbane noisemakers Impromptulons, performing a
highly rhythmic free-form improvisation based on the "everybody solos,
nobody solos" principle...with extra handmade short film by Gregory
Godhard.
Arthur and Corinne Cantrill will show their beautiful handmade, hand
processed short 16mm films Studies in Image De-Generation (1975),
Floterian (1981), and the very fun funky Milky Way Special (1971).
Finally for shorts - American avant-gardist Paul Sharits' infamous
perception-warping 1966 flicker film Piece Mandala/End War on 16mm
film.
We'll climax with the stunning 1969 Czech surrealist feature Fruit Of
Paradise [by Vera Chytilova, maker of Daisies (a Film Club hit in
2005)], a social satire, a serial killer mystery, a perverted fairy
tale, shot in luscious colour scheme of rotting browns and slimy
greens overlaid with bleeding scarlet, with Zdenek Liska's enigmatic
avant-garde score.
2 - OtherFilm Festival - 23-26 March - Brisbane - www.otherfilm.org
Project Gallery, Queensland College of Art, Southbank.
Cube Galleria 15 Tribune St, Southbank.
Globe Cinema, 226 Brunswick St. Fortitude Valley
Otherfilm sees 'cinema' differently, as something that's open to
re-imagining; crying out to be liberated from industrialised models,
and predetermined structures and experiences. This year's festival
features performances that expand traditional notions of 'cinema',
installations that elaborate on the idea of 'the screen' and workshops
that introduce participants to ideas of acoustic ecology, as well as
shooting, processing, editing and projecting super8 film. Of course,
we've also included fantastic screenings program featuring new film
work and retrospective selections.
In celebration of Australia's contribution to expanded cinema's
international history Otherfilm are delighted to welcome Arthur and
Corinne Cantrill, pioneering film artists and authors of the
long-running avant-garde film journal, Cantrills' Filmnotes. Arthur
and Corinne will perform a selection of expanded cinema pieces
involving voice and body movement, sculptural objects, specially
crafted screens and avant-garde film. The Cantrills' have also curated
a screening program of their own films, a retrospective tracing the
development of their unique approach to filmmaking, spanning five
decades.
Curators: Danni Zuvela, Joel Stern and Sally Golding
Contact - info@otherfilms.org
website - http://www.otherfilm.org
Thursday 23rd March
6:00pm-7:30pm at the Project Gallery
The Cantrills' Salon. Peruse posters, flyers, and 'Cantrills
Filmnotes' in a visual display of celebration of two extraordinary,
intertwined careers.
Featuring a special meditation on the nature of cinema, written by
American filmmaker Hollis Frampton, delivered by Arthur Cantrill.
8pm-11pm at the Cube Galleria
Expanded Cinema Installations. Marvel at the performative
installations, films and immersive environments of three of the most
talented, original and unclassifiable Australian artists working
today: Velvet Pesu, Louise Curham (Brisbane's Stuart Busby accompanies
with inspired explorations of trumpet tone...) and Natasha Anderson.
Complimentary drinks provided by little creatures brewing and inner circle
rum.
Friday 24th March
2:00pm-4:00pm at the Cube Galleria
ACOUSTIC ECOLOGY - WORKSHOP. Come along to this soundscape derive
facilitated by environmental audio-explorers Anthony Magen and Lloyd
Barrett. rsvp: joel@otherfilm.org
6:30pm-Midnight at the Globe Theatre
THE AQUAVERSE - INSTALLATIONS AND INTERACTIONS
Fish Video (an object tribute to Nam June Paik: 1932-2006)
Soundscape by Lawrence English
Stuttering Equivalence, or: Why I never liked the young-drunk
exquisite corpse: by Tara Cook plus random happenings, projections,
and interventions...
ARTHUR AND CORINNE CANTRILL: SELECTED FILMS
A screening of short films from Arthur and Corinne Cantrill's unique
and extensive oeuvre, selected by the filmmakers especially for
Brisbane audiences. The program will provide a tour through their
decades of filmmaking at the cutting edge of art; including landscape
works, articulated images, experimental documentary, colour separation
and much much more.
LIGHT AND SONIC EXPANSION PART 1
Lloyd Barrett premieres 'Mise en scene' for diegetic and non-diegetic
filmsound, Vanilla (Van Sowerwine and Camilla Hannan) create a
beguiling and bizarre mix of shadow puppetry and noise. Abject Leader
(Joel Stern and Sally Golding) expose their unhinged expanded cinema
dreamscapes featuring sonic contributions from Terracid. Pride and
Prejudice (Melbourne's Pia Borg and Mark Harwood) evoke "the uncanny"
through multiscreens, voice and unique projections.
Saturday 25th March
10:00am-2:00pm at QCA Photography Darkroom
FILM RE-FILM - WORKSHOP
Join experimental film mavericks Sally Golding and Louise Curham in
discovering and exploring the technologies and processes of super 8
film, the experimental home-movie medium par-excellence. Participants
encouraged to bring their own working super 8 camera if possible
(though not absolutely necessary). rsvp: sally@otherfilm.org
6:30pm-Midnight at the Globe Theatre
CANTRILLS EXPANDED - SPECIAL PERFORMANCE
Re-stagings of the Cantrill's most renowned expanded cinema films,
performed by the filmmakers, including THE BOILING ELECTRIC JUG FILM,
and films designed for projection on other specially-made screens.
LIGHT AND SONIC EXPANSION PART 2
Botborg perform a "brutal audio-visual barrage, erratic as it is
blinding and deafening. In effect something like a rainbow in a
blender screaming television static." A new 35mm film by Jim Knox,
'cortical landlord after compost'. The Rejuvenation Loops
(Auckland's Eve Gordon and Sam Hamilton) meditate under murky curtains
in droning cyclic scramblings seen through pinhole glimpses of
glimpsing pinhole flares, and finally, a blast for the eyes and ears -
dada-meinhof, Danni Zuvela and Tina Blakeney use projections and
prepared homemade instruments to gnaw at the edges of perception with
fed-back ruminations on the military industrial complex, nature's fury
visited on Bunjalung, and a minimalist exploration of petroleum
aesthetics.
Sunday 26th March
6:30pm-11:30pm - Cube Galleria
EXPANDED CINEMA - CLOSING PARTY AND SCREENING
Closing rituals featuring expanded cinema re-enactments of classic
avant-garde works and scavenged rip-offs, the world-shattering OFF
collaborative film and sound work produced by the previous day's film
re-film and soundscape workshop participants. A screening of Paul
Sharits' 25-minute Razor Blades (1966), which "consciously challenges
our eyes, ears and minds to withstand a barrage of high powered and
often contradictory stimuli". Brisbane's sprawling and unpredictable
psych-heroes The Lost Domain perform a live soundtrack to a special
16mm film print premiere screening of the new work Memorium by
legendary Melbourne avant-garde filmmaker Dirk de Bruyn., Jamie Hume
emerges from Auchenflowers's cabinet Voltaire to perform his
unclassifiable extra-musical nonsense poetics amidst the general
chaos. Audience joins in and enjoys until everyone goes home. OFF
ends.

Broken Yellow video clip for The Herd's "I was only 19"

2006-03-20T11:17:50+00:00

Broken Yellow have created a moving video clip for The Herd's version of the Redgum track "I was only 19" written by John Schumann (who's voice can be heard in the video clip also). The emotional song and video clip have been warmly received and war veterans could be seen in the crowd enjoying the re-release of the song at The Herd's recent gig at the Gaelic Club in Sydney.

Visit the Elefant Traks website @ http://www.elefanttraks.com/ for more details or to find out when The Herd or other Elefant Traks bands are playing in a town near you.

> Resinous Hermits 24 Mar
with Resin Dogs & Hermitude @ Brisbane

> Resinous Hermits 25 Mar
with Resin Dogs & Hermitude @ The Gold Coast

> Combat Wombat at Bar 303 25 Mar
with Combat Wombat @ Bar 303, High St Northcote

> Hermits in Malaysia! 31 Mar
with Hermitude @ Kuala Lumpur

> Mornington Youth Fest 1 Apr
with Combat Wombat @ The Village Green

> The Espy 13 Apr
with Combat Wombat @ The Esplanade Hotel

> The Great Escape 14 Apr
with The Herd, Combat Wombat, TZU, Koolism, Hermitude & Unkle Ho @ Parramatta Missile Depot

> Elefants in Melbourne 21 Apr
with The Herd @ The Corner Hotel, Richmond

> WA Hip Hop Mash 22 Apr
with Hilltop Hoods, Hermitude, Downsyde & TZU @ Supreme Court Gardens, Perth

> Apollo Bay Festival 22 Apr
with The Herd @ Apollo Bay

> Resinous Hermits 24 Apr
with Resin Dogs & Hermitude @ Melbourne

> Resinous Hermits 28 Apr
with Resin Dogs & Hermitude @ Byron Bay

> Groovin the Moo 29 Apr
with The Herd @ Maitland Showground, NSW

> Resinous Hermits 29 Apr
with Resin Dogs & Hermitude @ Plantation Hotel, Coffs Harbour

> Beach Elefant Fridays 5 May
with Combat Wombat @ Beach Rd Hotel, Bondi

> Beach Elefant Fridays 12 May
with 13th Son & Fame & DJ Ology @ Beach Rd Hotel, Bondi

> Beach Elefant Fridays 19 May
with Ozi Batla, Chasm, Sir Robbo & Prince V @ Beach Rd Hotel, Bondi

> Beach Elefant Fridays 26 May
with The Tongue & DJ Diaz & Prince V @ Beach Rd Hotel, Bondi

Baggsmen (ex band The Hive) now a duo

2005-04-13T22:44:00+01:00

BAGGSMEN have bid farewell to keyboard player Will Frasier who has has relocated to Seattle.

BAGGSMEN started life as THE HIVE and fast gained a reputation as one of Australia's best live acts pioneering a genre-defying all-live sound with their first album 'Curiosity Flow' and then wowing critics with the follow up Triple J-featured 'Eleven Stages' that proved them to be impressive not only on stage but in the studio as well.

The remaining two members, Tony Buchen (frontman/bassplayer) and Lachlan Brahe (drums) are heading back in to the studio to begin work on Baggsmen's third record.

Before get sucked into the studio vortex, they will play one show this Sunday 17 April at the Beach Road Hotel, Bondi with very special guest keyboard player Jerry Craib (bluejuice). They will also be joined by vocalists Lordz of the Fly and Jake Stone. The show kicks off at 8pm and entry is free.

for more information visit http://www.baggsmen.com/

Govt. to impose 3am club lockout in Brisbane - online petition

2005-04-09T23:33:00+01:00

The QLD government is proposing an ammendment to the Liquor Licencing laws which means club/bar patrons will not be permitted to enter the premises after 3am. An online petition has been setup (by the govt) for opposition to the ammendment to be recorded. It states, "Queensland residents draws to the attention of the House our objection to any amendment to the Liquor Act 1992 which would impose a lockout on entertainment venues preventing entry by patrons to the premises after 3 am. Your petitioners, therefore, request the House to reject the proposed amendments to enable all interested parties to come up with a fair and equitable approach to issues (if any) associated with late night entertainment in Queensland's licensed premises."

QLD residents, please sign the petition at http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/EPetitions_QLD/cgi-bin/Petitions.cgi?PetNum=457 and have your say! Signatures close 14/04/05. Read more for good arguments put forward by the Fusing Brisbane crew.

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3am Lock-out? No way! Help BLOCK OUT THE LOCK OUT by stopping Premier Beattie taking away our right to party!

You've heard it on the news, you've heard it in the papers, Queensland's Premier Beattie, as part of a 17-point Brisbane City Safety Action Plan, wants to introduce a 3am lock-out for all clubs and pubs within the Brisbane City area. The Liquor Act will be amended to prevent patrons from entering a venue after 3am.

VEPAC (Valley Entertainment Precinct Action Committee) has already put in place the necessary reforms to achieve a far better outcome than the proposed lock-out.

If you have worked in the industry, service the industry, or just love enjoying this industry you would understand that there are many downsides to the proposed lockout.

Job losses resulting from decreased trade

Increased danger to people, in particular women, who are prevented from entering licensed premises for their own safety after 3am (eg: A young woman inadvertently goes outside, maybe to have something to eat, only to discover on her return at the door of the venue that it is now past 3am and she cannot get back in. All of her friends are still inside and she is left outside on her own, forced to wait in an ever-growing taxi line)

Having to use public toilets when you cant get into a venue to use one

Taxi rank lines becoming larger than they already are

Waiting in a queue to get into a club, getting to the front a few minutes past 3am and not being allowed in

Your right to visit different acts at various venues is limited to your last stop at 3am

The option to go out late will no longer be there

Once smoking laws are in place, you will not be able to come back into a venue after going outside for a cigarette

Hospitality staff don't have the option to have after work drinks if their shift finishes at 3am or after

Your right to move between venues at any given time has been taken away

Lockouts are a restriction of pre-agreed trading terms when a venue is given a licence to trade. It not only hurts venue operators, but it hurts the venue staff, the security, companies that service these venues, and most importantly, our patrons.

Help us keep the culture and buzz alive within Brisbane nightlife. Click on the link below and sign this petition.

http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/EPetitions_QLD/cgi-bin/Petitions.cgi?PetNum=457

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pspcasting - portable videoblogging?

2005-03-27T21:59:00+01:00

pspcasting : Wired is calling it the next big thing in mobile porn, but perhaps the videoblogging community will port their vids to mobile devices such as the new PSP from Sony. http://www.pspvideo9.com/pspcasting.html has software and instructions on how to convert your videos to psp format. check it out.

Yahoo! launches Creative Commons content search tool

2005-03-27T19:51:00+01:00

Yahoo! Seach has created a new search engine which scans the net for content covered by Creative Commons licence. Useful if you're looking to build your own content and want to reuse. http://search.yahoo.com/cc to search and for more details

Report on future of the internet

2005-01-21T04:43:00+00:00

A wide-ranging survey of technology leaders, scholars, industry officials, and analysts finds that most internet experts expect attacks on the network infrastructure in the coming decade as the internet becomes more embedded in everyday and commercial life. They believe the dawning of the blog era will bring radical change to the news and publishing industry and they think the internet will have the least impact on religious institutions. Visit the website @ http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/145/report_display.asp or download the report from http://www.pewinternet.org/pdfs/PIP_Future_of_Internet.pdf

armyrations.co.uk - army rations to the public

2004-12-19T23:03:00+00:00

armyrations.co.uk is a website where you can buy all sorts of military based foodstuffs. whether you need them for leisure or as part of a emergency preparation plan, be prepared!