Exterior Motives Street Art Show
From The Riot Act: “After eight hours in a truck and a five hour install the Exterior Motives street art show has arrived in Canberra. Come by Itrip Iskip, 30 Lonsdale St Braddon [ED - next to Debacle], to see works by International superstars Banksy, D*Face, Swoon, Hush and Blek Le Rat as well as … Read more
Weekend Wind Down
Art by Gildo Medina Last night my friends and I slotted a few $2 coins into the jukebox at the Labor Club so we could listen to anything other than “Whaddya Want From Me.” Notably, the playlists included Accidentally Kelly Street (*heave*), Disturbia (which I’m certain the old fellas in the club were digging more … Read more
The Female Gaze
While in New York I ventured into an art gallery in the Meatpacking District (the Leo Kesting Gallery). There were a lot of interesting pieces on display, more striking and unique than mediocre. Ray Sell’s work stood out the most though; assemblage post-modernist work which observes media representation of the male. Sell focuses on the … Read more
Weekend Wind Down
Art by Heisuke Kitazawa A retreat to the coast on the weekend was just what I needed. For someone who bemoans the lack of beaches in Canberra and is horrified to see residents, desperate to engage in water recreational activities, swimming in the disgusting man-made lake, it’s always refreshing to get to Tomakin or thereabouts … Read more
Weekend Wind Down
Simon Norfolk, Former tea house in a park in Afghanistan So I have been a negligent blogger so far this year. WELCOME to 2010 everyone! 2 MONTHS ago! Let’s see if I can branch out from my “mostly music” posts this year and make it a little more “mostly also things that aren’t just music.” … Read more
Weekend Winddown
Image taken from here Dan Black – Wonder Buy Dan Black falls into the category of blogged hype and accessible pop but he hits something long abandoned. There’s a very nineties feel to the whole album, Un, as we get a bit of R n’ B, dance and acoustic electronica. Starting out using the drum … Read more
Weekend Winddown
Image taken from here The Middle East – The Darkest Side It’s nice to come across beautiful songs via international blogs and find out they’re Australian. Soft guitar strumming, heartfelt music and lyrics, female backed vocals… I have been missing Angus and Julia Stone so this is a warm welcome. A couple of their other … Read more
True Blood Doesn’t Bite, Doesn’t Suck
When Clare drove away from her funeral home, bawling her eyes out to Sia’s Breathe Me as a montage of every character’s death revealed “Everything. Everyone. Everywhere. Ends” in the final episode of Six Feet Under, you probably weren’t thinking “Wow, I wonder what Alan Ball (creator/writer) will make us feel depressed about next?” Well … Read more
A New World of Vigilantes
Illustration by Mark Eastwood. More of his works can be viewed here. Many years after the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Centre people still wonder exactly what a “terrorist” is and what might motivate them to kamikaze-style destroy two buildings filled with people.Horrible war-related murders happen every day and we don’t always know the … Read more
Ah McCain, You’ve Done it Again…
Rednecks have their say.I guess the expression “You live, you learn” is a tad redundant in these circumstances. Feed yourself
