Is the Forrest Chase centre still being redeveloped? Will that work coincide with the Forrest Place stuff?

The art installation is part of the final stage. Next year sometime.

I like the sundial, but its pretty similar to the st George sculpture in a pole in the ground sort of way.

Yes - Forrest Place development still being done (as far as I know). I was thinking the same thing re: whether the bigger proposals like the escalator will "block the view" (and whether that'll really matter).

Thats a good point. One of the main aspects of the redevelopment was to reopen sight lines from the murray st end right through the Perth Train Station. The escalator would block that view again..

My vote goes to the sundial.

http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/8626/scan0462001.jpg (http://img33.imageshack.us/i/scan0462001.jpg/)

vote: esCalator.

The winner is the green biomorphic blob:

Animation of the winning entry:
http://dca.constructivemedia.com.au/angus.html

Animation of the short listed entries:
http://dca.constructivemedia.com.au/animation.html

http://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/default.aspx?ItemId=132473&

Fri 11 September, 2009

Sophisticated, celebratory artwork wins international sculpture competition
Portfolio: Planning

The State Government has announced the winner of the $1million situate international sculpture competition which will take pride of place at the centre of the Forrest Place forecourt in Perth.

Culture and the Arts Minister John Day said artist James Angus, consulting engineer Doug Knox, lighting designer Peter Mclean and industrial designer Sebastian Adams had been chosen from five finalist teams.

When installed, their brightly coloured hollow-cast aluminium three-dimensional biomorphic form will be 11 metres long, three metres wide and 6.5 metres high.

A biomorphic form is a non-representational form or pattern resembling a living organism in shape or appearance.

Mr Day said the design captured the energy of Perth as a growing and evolving city and would be a sculpture that Western Australia was proud to own.

“The five-person jury had a difficult task with 202 entries received from 33 countries, but I am very pleased with their choice,” he said.

Three of the winning team are based in Sydney, with Mr Angus currently working from New York. They described their sculpture as appearing to ‘radically change in shape depending on how it was approached’.

Mr Angus said he was thrilled to win the commission as he had grown up in Perth and attended art school at Curtin University of Technology.

“I hope people like it, but I also quietly hope that a few people don't as it is ultimately more interesting when there's some sort of challenge at hand,” Mr Angus said.

“The sculpture still doesn't have a title but will probably attract all sorts of names in the meantime, which is all part of the process.”

Jury chair Margaret Moore said the panel was looking for a significant statement and believed this to be one of the winning artist’s best works.

“It is a celebratory piece of art. Serious in what it achieves; has a fun presence and sophisticated in its realisation,” Ms Moore said.

Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi said the City of Perth was excited by the winning artwork, which will be a significant component of the City of Perth’s master plan for the area’s redevelopment.

“The artwork will have a prominent position in our city’s premier civic place and be a defining place-mark that should evoke much discussion and debate,” Ms Scaffidi said.

James Angus’ work can be seen in the Collections of the Art Galleries of South Australia and WA. He is also represented at the National Gallery of Australia and the Sydney and Chicago museums of Contemporary Art.

More information on situate, images of the five finalists, the competition process and the jurists can be found at https://situate.dca.wa.gov.au/ or phone 9224 7300.

Minister's office - 9213 6600

Notice the winner was born in Perth? Surely that worked in his favour as thud city has a habit of shunning ideas by those that were not born/have not lived in Perth.

I really don't like the blob.

How the hell did that win :/
its disgusting, someone said they wanted to open it up so you could see Perth Central, this will now block the view...

I wanted the spire thing because it would be lit up at night, this will probably just get some shitty lights pointed at it, unless it glows green then ill like it :D

Still got me stuffed how its going to cost $1,000,000 though:nuts:

Looking at the animations it made me want the needle even more over the others.

someone said they wanted to open it up so you could see Perth Central, this will now block the view...
True, but remember that the opening up involved removing a footbridge much larger and more obstructive than this sculpture. Going by the render, it will not significantly block the line of sight.

The blob is pretty shit. :(

I love it. It's art. It's worth every penny of the million bucks!
I'm surprised the people counter wasn't included in the comp. It would have won hands down.

i like the green blob and am happy it won... but the fact that it is more than twice the height of average people was a surprise when i watched that video...

I love it. It's art. It's worth every penny of the million bucks!
I'm surprised the people counter wasn't included in the comp. It would have won hands down.

Samboy: The Voice Of A Generation

^^ Which generation?

Exactly.

The blob was the best of a bad bunch (imho).

I still would have preferred a burn-out pad.

what a heap of crap. it already looks dated before it's even been built...

re: video for tha other entries...

did anyone notice tha black spots on tha sun dial needle? image if they were for lights and at night they were illuminated and had some synchronised light movement... woof.

it's truly amazing to see uplighting being tha cutting edge technology used here to enhance this blob at night...

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a206/crave1980/blob.jpg

“The sculpture still doesn't have a title but will probably attract all sorts of names in the meantime, which is all part of the process.”

How about "The Booger"?

...sneeze sputum in mid-flight.

As a dissenting member of the offending generation, I wonder what the point of amorphism is? Does anyone know? Without the benefit of further insight, the blob seems to scream Perth at me – bland mediocrity taking itself far too seriously. A bit of irony with the elevator would have been something, a bit of self-deprecating humour.

Perfect for de-facing and climbing on, one would think.

The escalator was like a first year uni assignment - it left little open for interpretation.

The blob is a blob.

You need imagination to figure it out.

Ironically, I'm sure children will love it.

You are right re. children, those feet are meant for horsies.

edit: ok, I see the point, I think? Imagination. Too many years in science.

The escalator was like a first year uni assignment - it left little open for interpretation.

The blob is a blob.

You need imagination to figure it out.

Ironically, I'm sure children will love it.

you can't figure this out with imagination...

maybe i just hate green.

rethink tha green.

a smooth steel surface would have worked for me... like mercury gloss/colour...

Maybe it spells a word. From above.

haha.

https://situate.dca.wa.gov.au/__data/assets/image/0016/31930/185.jpg

this is cool... it's like giant wheat stalks...

https://situate.dca.wa.gov.au/__data/assets/image/0018/31923/160.jpg

er.
https://situate.dca.wa.gov.au/__data/assets/image/0009/31887/64.jpg

In those animations, they've put in the proposed celebration place tower (for the northbridge link). :)

I might have to see if they put in the atomic clock too then.

I might have to see if they put in the atomic clock too then.

I couldnt see it, wonder if that thing will ever even be put up (N)

I hope so. I really like the atomic clock.

The reason I asked was that I suspect the makers of the animation probably think that it will never be finished either.

http://img44.imageshack.us/img44/7357/scan0477001.jpg

It looks like pics of all the entrants for the Forrest Place art comp are on their site now:

https://situate.dca.wa.gov.au/Gallery

There are a lot of them (around 100).

There are some really awesome ones in the gallery of submissions.

Perhaps, just perhaps, the blob will look better in reality than in it's CGI form.

Doubt it though.

Feel like putting up the pics of the submissions that you like the most?

must admit after looking at the gallery, the blob isn't too bad although I would loved this as the ultimate F***K YOU statement https://situate.dca.wa.gov.au/__data/assets/image/0010/31888/66.jpg

After flicking through them - it isn't the easiest to see the plans of how a lot of them would look.

must admit after looking at the gallery, the blob isn't too bad although I would loved this as the ultimate F***K YOU statement https://situate.dca.wa.gov.au/__data/assets/image/0010/31888/66.jpg

I like!

i love this song... anyone know it/like it?

How do I get closer to you
When you keep it all on mute
How will I know
The right way
To love you

Usually the queen
At figurin out
Breaking down the man
Is no work out
But I have no clue
How to get through to you

I wanna hit you
Just to see if you cry
Keep knockin on wood
Hopin there's
A real boy inside

cause you're not a man
You're just a mannequin
I wish you could feel
That my love is real
But you're not a man


I wish I could just
Turn you on
put a battery in and make you talk
Even pull a string for you
To say anything

But with you there is no guarantee
Only expired warranty
A bunch of broken parts
and I can't seem
To find your heart

I'm such a fool
such a fool
such a fool
this one's outta my hands
I can't put you back together again

Cause you're not a man
You're just a Mannequin
I wish you could feel
That my love is real
But you're not a man
You're just a, a toy
Could you ever be a real, real boy
And understand
But you're not a man

Oh understand
That you're not a man

dear arty fags

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Subject: Extra show added - or book a private showing!

Hi again everyone,

Sorry for the mass message, but we'd like to let everyone know that we have officially sold out A History of Drinking.

However... we've added one extra show on Friday September 25 at 5:30pm sharp - a perfect way to kick off your weekend with a drink & a show!

Also, we are offering private showings for yourself and up to 19 friends for the reduced price of $20/per ticket ($400 total). These private showings can be organised for Tuesday 22nd Sept, Thursday 24 Sept, Tuesday 29 Sept or Thursday 3 Oct. All shows must start at 5:30pm sharp.

For more information on any of these shows, and to book your tickets, please call Sally on 9227 7005 or visit http://www.facebook.com/l/96e72;www.blueroom.org.au to make your booking online.

Cheers!

David Hall
Publicist, Mythophobic






im going on 22/9 i believe and it should be really good. pretty unusual for the entire thing to sell out before it opens as well.

I had a booking for History of Drinking last night but am stuck in Cairns. Not getting to Perth til Saturday now, so will miss it. Doh.

Re the above Kate Perry song....It's Kate Perry! Eeeech.

Stuff knows where to put this, but its kinda pricey ><

Breakout at the Breakwater photography seminar

September 16, 2009 04:55pm

SHARE secrets, swap stories and learn from some of Australia's top photographers in Hillarys.

Four accomplished photograghers will be in the spotlight talking about their work and industry experiences in the Akoya suit Breakwater at Hillarys Boat Harbour this Tuesday from 8.30am.

Enjoy breakfast, lunch and afternoon tea among industry members, amateurs and professional photographers.

Speakers include:
Christian Fletcher - Award Winning Landscape Photographer
Alan Moyle - 2009 Tasmanian AIPP Pro Photographer of the year
Ric Syme - 2006, 2008 WA AIPP Pro Photographer of the year
MC: Tony Hewitt - Master Photographer IV FNZIPP

Cost: $155.00 Student
$175.00 AIPP/APP/ACMP Member
$195.00 General

WAM Song Of The Year 2009

From today music fans can listen to all of the nominees, find out about the songwriters, and vote for their favourite in each category on perthnow.com.au. Or, it’s just a great chance to check out the latest up and coming local, Western Australian music.

Vote now:
http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/index/0,21581,5019216,00.html

anyone interested in this? i anticipate having issues getting someone to go to this with me so pls let me know if ure interested.



Dear Friends

We would be grateful if you could forward this email and attachment to friends and colleagues with an interest in Fremantle, migration, film, documentaries and music.


In 1924, the acclaimed Italian film producer Stefano Pittaluga commissioned cameraman and film maker, Angelo Drovetti to embark on an 8,000 nautical miles voyage from Genoa to Brisbane, via Milano, Messina, Port Said, Colombo, Mauritius, FREMANTLE, Adelaide, Melbourne, and Sydney.

This 60 minute black and white silent film showcases the panoramic views witnessed by Italian, Slavic, Greek, Arabic and Jewish migrants as they stood atop the deck of the old steamer during their seven week voyage from Genoa to FREMANTLE.

Now, on the 85th anniversary of SS Regina D'Italia’s maiden voyage to Fremantle, Dall’ Italia All’Australia will premiere in FREMANTLE in October 2009 to the accompaniment of Kavisha Mazzella and folk band I Viaggiatori.

See the attached flyer for details about the event.
For more information, and a full list of the passengers that disembarked in Fremantle on this voyage, visit www.stageworks.tv/dallitalia


Further information: StageWorks Corp P/L
9430-8889
admin@stageworks.tv

dear arty fags

--------------------
Subject: Extra show added - or book a private showing!

Hi again everyone,

Sorry for the mass message, but we'd like to let everyone know that we have officially sold out A History of Drinking.

However... we've added one extra show on Friday September 25 at 5:30pm sharp - a perfect way to kick off your weekend with a drink & a show!

Also, we are offering private showings for yourself and up to 19 friends for the reduced price of $20/per ticket ($400 total). These private showings can be organised for Tuesday 22nd Sept, Thursday 24 Sept, Tuesday 29 Sept or Thursday 3 Oct. All shows must start at 5:30pm sharp.

For more information on any of these shows, and to book your tickets, please call Sally on 9227 7005 or visit http://www.facebook.com/l/96e72;www.blueroom.org.au to make your booking online.

Cheers!

David Hall
Publicist, Mythophobic






im going on 22/9 i believe and it should be really good. pretty unusual for the entire thing to sell out before it opens as well.



just got back from this, it was excellent. if there are any extra shows put on i highly recommend it.

aww sank. If i had read this thread earlier i'd have asked to tag along. I heart local historical accounts.

aww sank. If i had read this thread earlier i'd have asked to tag along. I heart local historical accounts.

do u mean this? if so it is next week. dont have anyone to go with atm so let me know if ure interested.

anyone interested in this? i anticipate having issues getting someone to go to this with me so pls let me know if ure interested.



Dear Friends

We would be grateful if you could forward this email and attachment to friends and colleagues with an interest in Fremantle, migration, film, documentaries and music.


In 1924, the acclaimed Italian film producer Stefano Pittaluga commissioned cameraman and film maker, Angelo Drovetti to embark on an 8,000 nautical miles voyage from Genoa to Brisbane, via Milano, Messina, Port Said, Colombo, Mauritius, FREMANTLE, Adelaide, Melbourne, and Sydney.

This 60 minute black and white silent film showcases the panoramic views witnessed by Italian, Slavic, Greek, Arabic and Jewish migrants as they stood atop the deck of the old steamer during their seven week voyage from Genoa to FREMANTLE.

Now, on the 85th anniversary of SS Regina D'Italia’s maiden voyage to Fremantle, Dall’ Italia All’Australia will premiere in FREMANTLE in October 2009 to the accompaniment of Kavisha Mazzella and folk band I Viaggiatori.

See the attached flyer for details about the event.
For more information, and a full list of the passengers that disembarked in Fremantle on this voyage, visit www.stageworks.tv/dallitalia


Further information: StageWorks Corp P/L
9430-8889
admin@stageworks.tv

Not sure if any of you peeps are into this sort of thing...
This is the band "Girls" from San fran, their debut album just came out a couple of days ago and I think it's fucking fantastic.
Reminds me of early Elvis Costello...

http://pitchfork.com/tv/#/episode/2038-girls/3

PS. sorry if you had to put up with that lame Pearl Jam album plug thing at the start.

Here's something a bit different, really chilled out.
This isn't the official video for this song (made by some fan) but it is really good nonetheless.

Washed Out - "Feel It All Around"

http://vimeo.com/6692499

Been rediscovering Led Zeppelin over the past few days. Seriously, how good are they!

Been rediscovering Led Zeppelin over the past few days. Seriously, how good are they!

is that a question or statement?? lol

I dusted of my dad's Muddy Waters LPs. Now seriously how good is he!

^^ Both excellent statements!!

Both Gabe lol.

acc - nik weston has got something on this weekend, might be worth u checking it out.

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1111111373&ref=nf#/photo.php?pid=30393576&id=1111111373

Link isn't working.

i dont know how to link fm facebook. he posted it on his facebook so how do i link it here? i tried the usual post image thing but it didnt work.

cant be arsed, but the details are here.

2/10 Jazzin', 3 Blind Mice, London with DJ Nik Weston (mukatsuku) and Dom Servini (Wah Wah 45s). free entry, 8pm-1am

if u want to here some of nik westons stuff he used to host a radio show called forwards backwards, u can here it at either danceandsoul.com or milkaudio.com

im pretty sure dom servini has some mixes there too or his radio show can be streamed from those 2 sites. im guessing there would be a pretty good vibe there

Cool. Will try to get there!

His profile (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1111111373) is private, Sank.

Here's the poster:
http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/1745/n11111113736414.jpg

delete

how come mincy could see it but u couldnt acc?

how come mincy could see it but u couldnt acc?

If you click the original link, which is taken from viewing his profile as his friend, you'll get an error page.

I changed the link so anyone can view it.

Nerd alert :crazy:

today's West: West Weekend Magazine p10-12


Building a State of the Arts
One of the biggest industrial workshops of our past is being transformed into a cultural precinct of the future. Penelope Green meets the creative forces working to make it a reality.

Pictures Lee Griffith (I didn't scan)

ABANDONED BUILDINGS with rich industrial heritage often morph into cultural hotspots. London's Tate Modern and Sydney's Powerhouse Museum were disused power stations and Toronto Distillery's whisky supply had dried up long before it became a hybrid arts precinct. More recently, a 17th century Parisian funeral parlour got a new lease of life as the tres hip Le Cent Quatre.

So Midland Atelier, Western Australia's first multi-disciplinary creative industries hub, which is slowly but surely transforming the old State government railway workshops 20km east of Perth, should hardly shock.

The ambitious project to restore the old Foundry and Pattern Shop workshops to their former industrial glory can, however, stretch the imagination, says Kieran Kinsella, chief executive of the Midland Redevelopment Authority (MRA), which is spearheading the project.

"People don't buy into visions quickly, we have discovered," says the affable Kinsella in his office, a short walk from the sprawling Midland Atelier site.

Kinsella is upbeat about the project which, its backers say, is crucial to the growth of WA. They maintain it will drive innovation and the creative economy, thus reducing the State's dependence on the boom-to-bust resources sector, and both stem the exodus of local designing types and lure dynamic new talent from interstate and abroad.

"We have a vision," says Kinsella, "and the good thing about the vision is we are a purpose-built government agency that is focused on its objectives and outcomes."

With its $125 million kitty, the MRA is fast changing the face of Midland with a huge urban-renewal program. The police service has opened an Operations Support Facility — home to communications, forensics and traffic operations centres — and the Federal Government just allocated $180 million for the Midland Health Campus.

Midland Atelier, funded to the tune of $7 million to date, is on track to become fully operational by the end of next year thanks to the MRA's two energetic partners. Independent non-profit Perth creative outfit FORM, the project's management arm, is laying the foundations for extensive programming, on-site residencies, exhibitions and public art and design commissions, while Singapore's Raffles Education Corporation plans to build a design-focused university college on Atelier's doorstep.

From 1904-1990, the heritage site was one of the biggest industrial workshops in the State, employing a 3000-strong workforce that manufactured and mended railway engines and rolling stock and, during World War II, made munitions and boilers and repaired US submarines in Fremantle. The process of restoring it is pleasurable for Kinsella, whose father completed an electro-plating apprenticeship there.

"It is a unique site and a setting that everyone instantly feels comfortable in, particularly when they walk into the Pattern Shop and can still smell the wood," he says. "I don't know anyone I have shown it to who hasn't got that immediate rush of 'Yes, this is happening'."

Taking its name from the "M" and "A" shapes in the old railway workshop roof beams, Midland Atelier (the latter word means workshop or studio) aims to form an environment of learning, ideas and skills exchange. A place where "creatives" — those working in industries ranging from architecture and design to software and publishing — from different backgrounds can interact and come up with bright ideas ripe for exploitation.

The old Foundry building lies dormant, every inch of the space between the dirt floor and high metal and wood beams screaming revamp. But soon it will boast two levels of mixed-use space including glass, jewellery/metal and multimedia design with space for up to 72 designers at one time, a seminar room for 200 people, large-scale public art space and a cafe where, Kinsella predicts, visitors might sit at a table beside the likes of prolific WA artist Bob Juniper and Swan Valley sculptor Ron Gomboc.

Right now all the action is in the Pattern Shop. The core of Midland Atelier's wood, furniture and 3D object design practice, it is already home to 10 furniture designers — six local, three national and one international — and will soon have 24 workbench spaces. Mentoring and working alongside the resident artists is Sydney furniture wunderkind Jon Goulder, whose works have been snapped up across the country.

According to Goulder, Midland Atelier is the largest and best-equipped furniture design workshop in Australia, and things will only get better. "It will fast become a centre of I'd say global, rather than national, excellence," he says. "There are already quite a few international designers interested in coming here to do residencies alongside a growing list of local artists."

When Goulder left Sydney for Perth three years ago to participate in FORM'S Designing Future mentoring program, some of his arty friends were perplexed. Now FORM'S industry liaison officer, he is working on a solo exhibition which will tour nationally and overseas and act as a promotional vehicle for Midland Atelier. Such artist support is unheard of, he says, and he is the envy of mates such as Adam Goodrum, whose furniture designs have been picked up by revered Italian design company Cappellini. "He (Goodrum) is on a world stage but he told me 'I can't believe you are in this position'," grins Goulder.

Nearby, jewellery designer Jessica Jubb has a similar tale. One of a small group of jewellers in the Pattern Shop until the Foundry is refurbished, she was close to trying her luck in Melbourne when she was offered a residency. Energised by the history of the site, Jubb, 33, has found she can be more creative when she doesn't have to worry as much about pushing and marketing her product. "I am getting more work done than I ever have."

An extension of FORM'S Creative Capital campaign, launched in 2005 to lift the level of thought and action regarding Perth's identity and future as an economically sustainable and vibrant city, Midland Atelier promises to fill the State's creative black hole.

In the past decade, WA has had unprecedented population and economic growth, but it has also suffered a net loss of creative talent interstate and overseas while failing to attract a similar age and skill set to Perth. Research by FORM with the Australian Bureau of Statistics found that although Perth had the highest number of graduating creatives, its lack of infrastructure and investment in the sector had bled this human capital dry. Between 2001 and 2006, WA lost more creative arts professionals than it gained.

According to FORM executive director Lynda Dorrington, Midland Atelier will retain local creatives such as Jubb but, just as importantly, boost the inward migration of creative skills and talent.

"There will always be a turnover in creative talent, and Midland Atelier is not designed to provide a sinecure for anybody just because they happen to be here — the global creative economy doesn't work like that," Dorrington says. "The MA watershed will therefore be proportionate to the scale of opportunity we can create in terms of activities, events and commissions for which creatives will compete on the basis of excellence and innovation. We mean business."

Midland Atelier will reconnect WA to Asia, tapping into the potential of the region via sister-city relationships with Asian universities, institutions, markets and specialists. It will target regions with reputations in its three core principles: glass in China, metal and jewellery in Korea and wood and furniture design in Japan.

Dorrington believes that the global economic crisis has done WA a huge favour in making us reassess what values make the State unique. "We will emerge hopefully having learned the lessons of recent times, but it will happen again, and when it does the infrastructure of the economy based on the resources industry — all the engineers and geologists and surveyors—will get up and go to the next big thing. And if we haven't bedded down another depth to which we as West Australians can connect, we are going to be a hell of a lot poorer for it."

Buoyed by the interest Midland Atelier is garnering, she is sure the project will stoke the State economy. "I have so many young lawyers and bankers who come to me and say 'how can we contribute," she says. "Interior designers, architects and planners all want to be involved. This will be very much about cross-pollination."

Helping to sow the seeds will be Raffles Education Corporation, the largest private education group in the Asia-Pacific region, which has recently been given State Government approval for its Midland college.

Designer and academic Professor Ron Newman, who left his post as Dean of Sydney University's College of the Arts to become chief executive of Raffles College of Design and Commerce in Singapore, says there are endless collaboration opportunities. Students at Raffles University College will have access to facilities at Midland Atelier, whose designers will in turn be encouraged to teach at the university and use its excellent design library.

Midland's position in a metropolitan area on a railway line appeals to Raffles, so too the area's low rate of participation in higher education. Another bonus is that China—where the bulk of Raffles University campuses and students are — shares the same time zone with Perth, which is prompting the Singaporean educator to shake up its management structure. "We currently run our entire academic enterprise programs out of Sydney and Singapore jointly, but we do plan to relocate that to Perth," says Newman.

The university plans to have a School of Nursing, with graduates able to service the adjacent Midland Health Campus, which in turn can provide practical training programs for the university. It is hoped the alliance between Midland Atelier, Raffles and the campus will result in the design and production of new products and IP, just a small slice of the creative economy worth billions that can power industry growth, lift employment and generate positive flow-on effects to broader society.

Like Dorrington, Newman says the creative economy is critical to Perth and the nation. "Australia is fairly creative and I think Midland Atelier is a part of that huge force... a really important part of that drive to keep the country moving ahead," he says.

Though Perth may lack the population and industrial density close to the CBD that transformed the likes of New York's Soho into a cultural powerhouse, Midland Atelier will be cushioned by the health campus, with up to 500 beds and a workforce of 2500, and the university, which expects to attract 8000 students.

The last time Midland saw such activity was more than 100 years ago, when the rail workshops opened to become the area's main employer and saleyards, churches and abbatoirs sprang up around them. "The historical and industrial makeup of Midland and its surrounds means it has similar opportunities to evolve in the ways that its predecessors have," predicts Jessica Bragdon, FORM'S industry development manager, a New Yorker who called a Soho loft home before she moved to Perth last year.

Bragdon says Midland's position at the end of Perth's eastern corridor — beginning in Northbridge and winding through Mayland, Bayswater, Bassendean and beyond — means it is well situated to flourish. "This corridor is becoming increasingly desirable to the State's creative community, who choose to settle along its path, thereby adding to the unique cultural and lifestyle 'value' and cachet of the area," she says.

Freelance art and design consultant Jenny Beahan, who has worked for many years as a senior policy officer for WA's Department of Culture and Arts, agrees. Noting the growing cultural movement in and around Midland, from Swan TAPE gallery and "it's amazing coterie of artists" and similar activities in nearby Guildford, York, Northam, New Norcia and Toodyay, Beahan believes Midland Atelier is important because it places artists and designers cheek by jowl.

"Then you can get a seamless flow of ideas and collaboration, a bit like Italy, which is a big believer in inter-disciplinary collaboration," she says.

Like Kinsella, Dorrington is looking ahead, and has some advice for those short on the V-word. "Ask yourself what Bilbao was like before the Guggenheim Museum was built there, or would anyone recognise that sleepy Warwickshire market town before the Royal Shakespeare Theatre was built in Stratford, or Antwerp, without the fashion industry that came out of the academy?"

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4k2OkWfhQk

Love the clip for this song.

Good song. The clip reminds me of the video for The Jackson's 'Can You Feel It'.

I've been listening to a bit of 'The Roots' lately. This is one of my faves.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFb9UqELX8w

u seen them live acc? really brilliant, one of the best live acts ive ever seen.


cody chesnutt is pretty cool as well. we brought him out to perth around 2005 and he was a pretty good performer and extremely down to earth. bit of a space cadet though

SAnJ u might be the best person to ask. I was gonna see if I could score free tix for Low:Fi as compo for been to loud and disrubiting my night. I know that some promoters do this. What do you think of my chances?

haha u serious? u fucking nimby, moving into northbridge and complaining about the noise

doesnt it end at 10pm anyway?

re your question, i dont know saran personally (although apparently ive met him before) but i would be surprised if u got free tix. if it was mellen or perhaps even sunset events u might have more of a chance. having said that though, i could be wrong.

im actually planning on going to this to see nas. havent been to a festival in around 2-3 years!

i am a nimby if it saves me $200!! lol

Yeh Nas with a live band will be a-w-e-s-o-m-e as long as he stays away from oochie wally!!

Nah haven't seen them live. I didn't go to anywhere near enough gigs in general in Perth. Trying to remedy that situation these days :)

I will definitely be catching them when they come here next.

Cody Chesnutt's stuff is brilliant too.

haha u serious? u fucking nimby, moving into northbridge and complaining about the noise

doesnt it end at 10pm anyway?

re your question, i dont know saran personally (although apparently ive met him before) but i would be surprised if u got free tix. if it was mellen or perhaps even sunset events u might have more of a chance. having said that though, i could be wrong.

im actually planning on going to this to see nas. havent been to a festival in around 2-3 years!

Hmmm I will wait n see huh?

Hi Stephen/Saran,

I am not sure if you are the correct persons I need to contact.

I am a local resident of Northbridge and I would like to know whether or not myself and my partner are entitled to compensation due to the noise and disruption that this event will cause by been held on the street? We can be compensated by either complementary or heavily subsided tickets(x2). It would be good if your events company engaged the local community and invited them along to participate, to minimize complaints and ensure future events will be successful.

^^ 2 for 1... Saves me a hunge. I just need to write him a letter saying that as a local I support this event and wish for more events of this caliber in the future.

OMG!! I am listening to the new Michael Jackson song on the radio... It sounds pretty nice! the beat is soulfuuuuuuuuul!

Michael Jackson - meh.

^^That's ignorant ;)

SAnJ u might be the best person to ask. I was gonna see if I could score free tix for Low:Fi as compo for been to loud and disrubiting my night. I know that some promoters do this. What do you think of my chances?

im going to low:fi, but not to see Nas, ''should be a cracker'' less than 2 weeks now

i thought u were a hiphop fan perthy?

if so im surprised u dont wanna see someone like nas

Will see Nas fo sho.

Pete Rock & CL Smooth here next month!

Will see Nas fo sho.

u going gramps? this will be my first festival for close to 3 years i think. im gonna have to fight the urge not to punch a raver in the head. luckily there isnt some clown like armin or tiesto playing so wont have to deal with dirty candy raving idiots in phat pants and smelling of medic

i thought u were a hiphop fan perthy?

if so im surprised u dont wanna see someone like nas

i am a hip hop fan, and nas will be awesome, but i am a far bigger fan of drum and bass/dubstep so im mainly going to see:

calyx and teebee, commix, noisia, excision, loefah, toasty, coki, tc etc. and the fact that mc supernatural and qbert will be there, along with nas makes it an absolute drool fest for me :banana:

Sanj u deff going? Shiiiiiii this is gonna be crazy good... there is youtube stuff of Nas doing his live band set!! :-O

yeah gonna get a ticket today or tomorrow.

getting ink done in the next 2 weeks... yay!!!! I will scan and post my new birth mark sometime this week for ya'll.

I am in no way into metal music but I must highly recommend this (unintentionally?) funny documentary. Anvil! The Story of Anvil.

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Also, can't wait for this film!

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Exhibition next saturday at Kurb! Woo!

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p262/desperaterobots/tt_explode_blog.jpg

wow, that pespective from the grouind looking up is awesome!

Hmmm I will wait n see huh?

Hi Stephen/Saran,

I am not sure if you are the correct persons I need to contact.

I am a local resident of Northbridge and I would like to know whether or not myself and my partner are entitled to compensation due to the noise and disruption that this event will cause by been held on the street? We can be compensated by either complementary or heavily subsided tickets(x2). It would be good if your events company engaged the local community and invited them along to participate, to minimize complaints and ensure future events will be successful.

haha saran.

shoulda signed it off with 'regards crave'

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a206/crave1980/giggle.gif

Is that Bertie?

http://knowledgemusic.squarespace.com/storage/MAP-Layout.jpg


few clashes for me, can't wait though and won't be seeing Nas, id see Coki and Loefah over nas, and im seeing Noisia anyway

For the people who love music as much as I do.

I promise this will not disappoint.

http://www.blakroc.com/index_artists.html

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desperaterobots, that painting is awesome, i always enjoy seeing them

acc - this looks like an interesting night in london, worth checking out

http://www.jazzrefreshed.com/

they have fela kuti's keys player on tonight.

Will definitely check it out.

Going to see Jazzie B on Friday which should be good.

Listened to this for the first time in a while. Still a great song and vid.

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Listened to this for the first time in a while. Still a great song and vid.

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Wow at that video, i hadn't seen it before.

Yeah - very Tim Burton-like video.

I didn't even realise that this song is also part Wally de Backer (aka Gotye) in a collaberation.

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i have just discovered this song! OMG!

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Haha - high school flashbacks!

Watching Kill Bill Vol2 (2nd best movie of all time)

I must learn the "5 point palm exploding heart technique" !!

Whats your best movie of all time?

For the Nas fans, in case you missed the other post:

Nas looking at me, Lo Fi, Aberdeeen St Northbridge, Sunday night:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3519/4042595667_034594491e_o.jpg

low fi was killer

ill tell ya what is super exciting. My band has a show with Cut Off Your Hands at curtin tav on friday night. For those who haven't heart Cut Off....here's a sample...they played to a goooood following at southbound last year


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCP6b533sAE

Watching Kill Bill Vol2 (2nd best movie of all time)

I must learn the "5 point palm exploding heart technique" !!
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Here's one of the signature pieces from my exhibition:

http://dan.mccormick.cx/martin/3.jpg

Fan fooking tastic!

I love your work so much - and I tend to hate looking at art for too long lol.

Its just so awesome - futuristic end of the world looking

I like it.

u call that art?

pfft

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:D

I've had a really good show, response has been really excellent. It *might* be reviewed in X-Press tomorrow, not sure though.

How much is/did that one go for? If you dont mind me asking, just curious..

awesome, i imagine it must be pretty gratifying to see your work being appreciated (and bought of course). im short on cash at the moment but i definitely want to get one of your pieces. i still wish i had bought a particular one at your last exhibition

jackso: $2k.

sanj: super gratifying and always surprising when someone hands over physical cash money. :D

Want tos don't put food in Martin's mouth. Cough up the cash mate.

Hahaha. I clearly don't have a problem putting food in my mouth. :P

Want tos don't put food in Martin's mouth. Cough up the cash mate.

:lol:

yeah unfortunately cant afford it atm, my subdivision bills have started rolling in.

gonna have to be quiet over the next few months.

Edit: probs asking too much info.

I might have to try and get there some time to have a look. Will probably go and have a look at the Douglad Kirkland photos being shown I think in the Wesley Quarter at some stage too.

I would have bought both the 2k pictures, and the little $450 city with scrotum picture if I had some spare cash.

Really great pieces Martin, was nice to meet you.

DR, we went past your exhibition last night. I took some photos, hope you don't mind :)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2686/4056024396_373827cc84_o.jpg
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I'd love to get a better look at the smaller pieces.

Yay :D I love that Kurb is viewable at night :D

Also there's a piece in the arts section of X-Press featuring some shots of the opening, if anyone picks it up.

Good to meet you too Nate. You were the exact opposite of what I expected (a gaunt 25 year old in a leather jacket with long hair with heroin tracks in between his fingers).

^^ he's not??!!

Whats your best movie of all time?

Honestly. Teenage mutant ninja turtles is my all time favorite movie!! I loved it as a kid and I can still watch it today as an adult.

http://www.jaydiohead.com/

http://www.doublecheckyourhead.com/

http://www.jaydiohead.com/

http://www.doublecheckyourhead.com/

Cool... There is so many remakes of Jays Black Album.

A few years old - but anyhoo

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http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2642/4066827384_6292891b1d_o.jpg

Hey Guys,
Looking for a venue for our band put on our single launch. Do you think that it would be possible to play at the Plaza Arcade cinema - the abandoned one? Who would one get in contact with for that. I know Astor was doing a few bands - are they still on for music gigs?

no idea about plaza arcade, im guessing that would be too hard.

astor is now available for gigs, they've got a license too. how many people are in your band? would the velvet lounge work? it has become a lot more douchey in the last few years though.

no idea about plaza arcade, im guessing that would be too hard.

astor is now available for gigs, they've got a license too. how many people are in your band? would the velvet lounge work? it has become a lot more douchey in the last few years though.

4 piece band, we're looking to get 150-200 people down for the show. would velvet be able to hold that many?

http://www.myspace.com/placeofindigo if anyones interested. however our new material is a bit different, less poppy, bit darker with the addition of a bass guitar instead of 2 leads. if anyone is interested in coming from here, let me know and i'll see if i can arrange something!

u wouldnt be able to fit 150-200 there. i guess then u just got your usual venues like railway hotel, mojos, republic etc.




acc - rahzel and js1 are playing in london tomorrow at the jazz caffe. if you havent seen them i can highly recommend it, saw them a few times a few years ago

Won't be able to make that unfortunately. Jazz Cafe is a great venue, lots of good acts perform there.

rahzel is in perth in a couple weeks!

yeah im looking forward to seeing him and js. 2 of the nicest guys in hip hop ive had the pleasure of spending time with. he's bloody talented as well

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thoughts?

^ Catchy like aids and about as enjoyable

Looks like Taylor Swift's slutty sister

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thoughts?

should be in the spam thread

Woo loved that song for a while. I think i posted it... or some other song. I had a rant about how british radio is better than ours lol

rahzel is in perth in a couple weeks!

Think i'm gunna have to go to this... i was thinking the other day, do you recun some people in the crowd would be beatboxing along? that'd be fucking hilarious :lol:

Roc Raida at the same venue = $10

Rahzel - $44

I recommend jumping the fence, taking a hip flask, and giving Rahzel $10 in cash.

The world will be a better place, trust me.

Who is promoting this?

haha...fence jump. me and my bestmate are down to go...if anyone else is keen keep me in the loop...get a good crew going to see the godfather of noyyyyyyyze

I'm not sure who the perth promoter is but the tour is being done by slingshot (trent) from sydney. Unless rahzel's fee has escalated dramatically since I brought him out $44 is exhorbitant.

Ill definitely be going

http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/newshome/6434574/transport-to-add-to-show-ticket-costs/


Transport to add to show ticket costs
BEATRICE THOMAS, The West Australian November 5, 2009, 6:19 am

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WA NEWS / Lee Griffith ©

Ticket prices to several major music festivals, including the Big Day Out, could increase after a decision by the Public Transport Authority to stop subsidising the cost of extra transport for the events.

Confirming the move, which follows State Government approval in May for police to charge for officers at events, the PTA said yesterday the estimated $6 million annual cost of providing extra buses and trains at special events was not sustainable.

It has written to 24 local councils asking them to only approve events that had a transport plan, including a public transport component, ticked off by Transperth.

The policy drew outrage from concert promoters, who accused the PTA of manipulating the system to make more money.

The PTA said its crackdown would not affect community events such as the Australia Day Skyworks, Christmas Pageant, Anzac Day and the Royal Show, but was aimed at a handful of event organisers who "put profit before passenger safety".

Among the events where the PTA claimed organisers were "still expecting full taxpayer funding" were the Big Day Out, which refused to pay a $51,936 bill from this year, Soundwave, Summadayze and the recent Government-backed One Movement Festival.

PTA spokesman David Hynes said the cost of extra services for special events was not in the PTA's budget and the responsibility and cost should fall to event organisers, who charged for tickets.

"Unfortunately, a few entrepreneurs insist on maximising their returns at the expense of passenger safety and refuse to enter into an agreement with the PTA," he said.

Promoter Brad Mellen described the PTA's stance as a "ludicrous attempt at monopolisation".

He said taxpayers benefited from the events and should not have to pay the price of getting on a bus or train, regardless of the time or event.

Big Day Out organiser Ken Knight said he never expected fully taxpayer-funded transport but would not comment until he had a meeting with Transport Minister Simon O'Brien's office next week.

A spokesman for Mr O'Brien said the Minister "fully backs the PTA's position".

I wouldn't have a problem with this if the cash saved were to go into infrastructure investment of the purchase of extra buses or trains.

I thought.. wait.. Don't you still have to buy a ticket at the station to get on the train?

I mean, techincally?

Yeah - sounds like they are doing the same thing as they do for WCE/Freo memberships. You have to pay for PT up-front - and then it is up to you whether you hop on the bus/train to get there.

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Booooooooooooooooooooogie MAAAAAAAAAAN!!

Another oldie, but a goodie.

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Is this, or is this not, the greatest film clip of all time?

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Great local band; The Preytells.

Heard them on Triple J and saw them at the Rosemount Hotel a few weeks back. The go off live!

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Street Songs is such a great album.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_Songs_(album)

I'm Riiiick Jaayms biiitch

My new favourite band....

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I thought the Hives were your new favourite band?

No, not mine. Must be thinking of someone else. Acc, pm me how everything's going in London so this thread doesn't turn to spam. I've been wondering how you've been getting on. Or else just put it in spam lol.

^^lol look up 'your new favourite band' and you'll see what I was getting at ;)

I'll pm you tonight, too much to type on an iPhone lol.

Is this, or is this not, the greatest film clip of all time?

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You might be asking that on the wrong forum.

There could be other vids for competition in that comp. Older ones would include Girls on Film, Poison by Alice Cooper (adult version), maybe Addicted to Love and Simply Irresistable by Robert Palmer, amongst others. Maybe you can start a comp Acc.

edit: they are pretty tame by today's standards

Nice selections BartBart, but Beyonce and Shakira - how can anyone compete ;)

Is this, or is this not, the greatest film clip of all time?

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Give me the Freemason's version any day of the week.

acc - when do u get back to london? i saw this on FB, could be interesting. im a big fan of nik's music, cant vouch for any of the other ppl.l

Nik Weston This sunday at Proud Galleries....Stables Market Camden from 2.15 pm... Musicians have been confirmed as Jake Telford Sax Jessica Lauren - Keys Graham Silbiger- Bass Francesco Mendolia -Drums + special guests ! Nik Weston spinning between sets.....spread the word !

Not back until Sun night.

^^What you still doing up at this hour mister? Big night??

Nope just woke up in the middle of the night so of course the natural thing to do is check SSC lol.

Zombieland movie pic - for you lovers of clowns:

http://l.yimg.com/ao/home/yimg/htdocs/i/hp/pics/zombieswitcher.jpg

god damn! mayer hawthorne coming to perth, should be awesome. u still gonna be around on 15th jan nate? If so definitely check it out, this whitey has got soul.

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=176736793681

fat freddys is coming too.

god damn! mayer hawthorne coming to perth, should be awesome. u still gonna be around on 15th jan nate? If so definitely check it out, this whitey has got soul.

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=176736793681

fat freddys is coming too.

Yep, already onto that one. Will be going for sure.

Also, Breakestra and Jrocc coming, might not be here for that one though.

i just bought tickets to both, should be great. missed fat freddys earlier this yr but saw them a few years ago in freo at the fly by night and they were really great. didnt know bout breakestra, where r they playing and when?

i just bought tickets to both, should be great. missed fat freddys earlier this yr but saw them a few years ago in freo at the fly by night and they were really great. didnt know bout breakestra, where r they playing and when?


they are opening PIAF, at becks, 6th feb

I've had the chorus from this song in my head all day. WTF!!! Why???

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSq8ZBdSxNU

this stuff is GOLD. I always sing their shit to annoy my Mrs.

Facebook friends might have noticed that i'm having a mini-'Madchester' revival in my bedroom this afternoon. I've just acquired Peter (New Order) Hook's new book about the Hacienda nightclub called 'How not to run a club' and also a retrospective of music photographer Kevin Cummings featuring exclusively Manchester bands.

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now im inspired, blindfold

i fucking love this song (micy will hate it no doubt). the bass line is awesome, powerful lyrics too. great for when ur feeling a little down.
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A change of speed, a change of style.
A change of scene, with no regrets,
A chance to watch, admire the distance,
Still occupied, though you forget.
Different colours, different shades,
Over each mistakes were made.
I took the blame.
Directionless so plain to see,
A loaded gun won't set you free.
So you say.

We'll share a drink and step outside,
An angry voice and one who cried,
"we'll give you everything and more,
The strain's too much, can�t take much more."
Oh, I've walked on water, run through fire,
Can't seem to feel it anymore.
It was me, waiting for me,
Hoping for something more,
Me, seeing me this time, hoping for something else.

and this is my 2nd fave joy division song, albeit only ever performed in the studio by new order
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Brilliant stuff Blindfold and KFC.

If anyone is interested:

http://www.abc.net.au/tv/reface/

i've started listening to bush again

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i used to love them back in the day

i fucking love this song (micy will hate it no doubt)

You would be correct :D

here's another one for you to hate, mincy
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now im inspired, blindfold

and this is my 2nd fave joy division song, albeit only ever performed in the studio by new order


I won't bore you with endless New Order trivia but i've been a massive fan for (gulp) 18 years. Their final album in 2005 was rubbish though. 'Technique' was their career highpoint in 1989.

I'm quite sure the video for 'Ceremony' was made just recently, along with a video for 'Temptation' and possibly be the same director. My green 'Ceremony' T-shirt is currently missing in action.


i've started listening to bush again

i used to love them back in the day

One of the few UK bands that were not very successful in their home country but HUGE in the US. An example of the reverse would be the Scissor Sisters and the Dandy Warhols who are big in most markets except their home country.

The only Bush songs I know are Glycerine and the one off the Cruel Intentions soundtrack.

I won't bore you with endless New Order trivia but i've been a massive fan for (gulp) 18 years. Their final album in 2005 was rubbish though. 'Technique' was their career highpoint in 1989.

I'm quite sure the video for 'Ceremony' was made just recently, along with a video for 'Temptation' and possibly be the same director. My green 'Ceremony' T-shirt is currently missing in action.




One of the few UK bands that were not very successful in their home country but HUGE in the US. An example of the reverse would be the Scissor Sisters and the Dandy Warhols who are big in most markets except their home country.

I must say I never really heard New Order's 2005 album - but I liked their 2001 one Get Ready.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4UqMyldS7Q

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1000 times better than the original. mincy have u heard this soppy song? oh, u like it? hai5!

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4UqMyldS7Q

Don't even need to watch - its a dope track!

I imagine miensie would dig the Isley Brothers kfc.

You talk funny for a 100 year old mum SM.

100? You flatter the woman.

Wrinkles show up more on lighter skinned people.

Wrinkles show up more on lighter skinned people.


YOUR A RACIST!

You're

interview of ppl at sarah palin's book signing. enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKKKgua7wQk&feature=player_embedded

100? You flatter the woman.
Given Samboy's age, she must bathe in the blood of virgins.

^ Here's a song about her! (I mean the hungarian lass who bathed in the blood of virgins to stay young) I like this song

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In pre-celebration of Empire of the Sun winning a few Arias tmw night, here's a cool clip they did 'performing' 'Breakdown and 'Swordfish Hotkiss Night'.

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^ Here's a song about her! (I mean the hungarian lass who bathed in the blood of virgins to stay young) I like this song
:lol: Nice!

It is interesting that EotS is a one person band now (and has been for a short time). I wonder if Luke Steele will try and get someone to join him, if he will let it fold or continue as a one man band.

I get the sense from quotes by Luke Steele that Nick Littlemore isn't even keeping HIM in the loop about his intentions, but he might just be buried in his own Pnau album (you know these obsessive artist types *cough desperaterobots cough*).

I watched an interview with them both on youtube from only 9 months ago, and Nick was saying he's with the band the whole way, so who knows. I doubt the music will be as good without him - Luke's a tad self-indulgent.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3hBYTkI-sE

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YD3zN-Uk_s

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEvH5cpqLvM

Omg, Grace Jones does a mean version of Bill Withers' song 'Use Me'. I had no idea there was an original. Her version's slightly more sinister.

Bill Withers is a legend. So many of his songs have been remade or sampled over the years.

Lean on me, Ain't no sunshine, Lovely day for example.

mincy have u heard this soppy song? oh, u like it? hai5!

Hmmm...no, I don't, sorry :)


I imagine miensie would dig the Isley Brothers kfc.

Any particular songs?

Here are a few miensie. Heaps of rap and r&b has sampled their stuff.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glhdcJ7K3XM

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rNx9_yBDVQ

and of course you would have heard their original hit from 1959

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VL9xOLpwI0I

and of course you would have heard their original hit from 1959

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Haha hawt.

I googled them and one of the things that came up was 'Isley Brothers Babymaking Music'. lawl.

See, I could get into music like that.

And they have some moves ;)

any house music fans here? if so it's definitely worth checking this out http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=324946655042&ref=nf

basically a deep city reunion with james a and ben m playing back to back for 2.5 hours.

deep city was a really great night that ended around 2005 i think, im quite annoyed ill be out of perth cos i was gonna come out of retirement for this. james and ben together on 4 decks and 2 mixers is a beautiful thing

house sucks

good house is great but there is some terrible house out there, i agree.

i like a house, my house

i don't mind good electro/house, mainstream house is so damn cheesy and when they pump it weekend after weekend at just about every popular nightclub I can see how it is that way. none the less i got my last exam for the semester in less than two hours...

u have a lot to learn little one. what u hear out at "every popular nightclub" and on nova is house like pasta cup is italian food.

i love house.

i want to stab tha younger kids that try to pass-off pots and pan "house" as house... and tha dj's that play it... with something rusty.

i remember this set on a thursday night and i was in my room up late... lol.

http://www.dhpmixes.com/mixes/frankiemixup030301.rm

u have a lot to learn little one. what u hear out at "every popular nightclub" and on nova is house like pasta cup is italian food.

well i don't go to these places anyway, house isn't a desirable genre for oneself anyway.

I remember house before it was house. I remember house when it was a spiritual thing.

house is the bomb baby..!!! 24/7

http://www.house-radio.com/listen/houseradioWM.asx :banana:

today's West p21


Art gallery builds a brighter future
STEPHEN BEVIS ARTS EDITOR

The economic slowdown may have clipped their wings, but private donors have tipped $5 million into the Art Gallery of WA endowment fund to buy new artworks, triggering an extra $2.5 million injection from the State Government.

The Government's total commitment now sits at $12.5 million, with another $2.5 million to follow if the TomorrowFund can raise an extra $5 million from donations.

The campaign was launched in June last year. Woodside, NAB, BHP Billiton and Wesfarmers contributed $1 million each to kickstart the effort to raise $10 million in corporate and private donations by the end of 2010.

Gallery director Stefano Carboni said the 2010 deadline was no longer realistic, though there was fresh optimism in the air.

Leading WA artist Robert Juniper was named honorary patron of the TomorrowFund at a presentation this week of its first two major acquisitions, bought for an undisclosed sum.

The new artworks are Monument #23 Slump, a 9.6m-long installation by Callum Morton, and Dale Frank's abstract painting of actor Daniel Radcliffe's "psychological profile".

Juniper said the gallery had been starved of funds over recent years but the new fund would help it buy works that would enhance the careers of many of today's artists, as had happened when the gallery bought his painting Dancers on a Wall in 1962.

"It was an important moment," he said. "It gave me the courage to dedicate myself to the life of a painter and sculptor."

Also honoured were long-tune gallery donors lan and Sue Bernadt and Kerry Stokes, the founding former chairman of the Art Gallery of WA Foundation, which administers the TomorrowFund.

Current chairwoman Marlene Stafford said the foundation's donors and supporters had bought 4000 works, or 22 per cent of the State Collection, since its inception in 1989.

house is best served deep n funky

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVJJ0UNhj5k

Brilliant video. In case you were curious, the clip starts in London's Chinatown, then heads into Soho. One of my favourite parts of London and I'm pretty much there every week.

One of the streets he rides through is Berwick Street (the street with the markets set up), which has a really great coffee shop called flat white that's run by a couple of Kiwi guys who opened the place in 2005 when they got tired of literally not being able to get a flat white anywhere in London. One of the best places for a coffee in this city.

edit: I think the version above might be region locked to the UK. Try this if that one doesn't work.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x15ald_ian-brown-fear_music

^^ Berwick Stret is also known for its record shops. Spent a furtune down there during my years in London. I think a couple may have closed now with the upswing towards downloadable music. 'Selectadisc' was my favourite but their shop is now occupied by 'Sister Ray' I think?

I knew you'd be the first to respond to that post lol. NME TV had a selection of Ian Brown clips. It's interesting to watch the evolution from Stone Roses to his most recent solo stuff from this year. When I move back to Aus, whenever that may be, the lack of UK music on the TV of the kind that you and I are into will be something I really miss.

Yeah Sister Ray expanded. Revival Records is also there but they are second hand only. My favourite record stores are Rough Trade East, Rough Trade West, Honest Jons, Phonica and Sounds of the Universe.

Shipping to Aus from most of these is also quite reasonable. Cheaper to buy online and get records shipped to Perth instead of getting ripped off at Planet or 78s.

I knew you'd be the first to respond to that post lol.

Predictable, huh!

Saw the Yeah Yeah Yeahs last night. Brilliant gig. Karen O is an absolutely amazing woman and was absolutely born for the stage. Such a unique voice and so much energy. And to think I wasn't even a big fan until about 6 months ago.

First 4 pics are the support act 'Duchess Says' which were pretty decent.

Only had my iPhone so pretty poor pics. No app to fix that is there Appple?!

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm268/acc521/Yeah%20Yeah%20Yeahs%20-%201%20Dec%202009/IMG_0173.jpg

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Miensie, you might like this song. One of only 2 slow songs of the entire gig.

-QqArc12juQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QqArc12juQ

I am having a RATM revival atm thanks to lancedriver

I am having a RATM revival atm thanks to lancedriver

I was listening to RATM's debut album on the way to work yesterday. Such a great album. Courtesy of last night's concert though my RATM revival was short lived.

^ This brings back memories of a young ckf :D

Slayer - Seasons in the Abyss

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Miensie, you might like this song.


I don't, sorry. I could only listen to 40 seconds of it. Her voice grates.

That to me is not considered singing. Ugh.

Thanks anyway :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apuLs_ayKRM&feature=player_embedded

I don't, sorry. I could only listen to 40 seconds of it. Her voice grates.

That to me is not considered singing. Ugh.

Thanks anyway :)

np. I'll leave you to enjoy your generic pop rock boys :D

np. I'll leave you to enjoy your generic pop rock boys :D

we both know she has no taste in music ;)

fancy a sheila from Rocko not liking Barnesy!

^ lawl

Accy-acc: Correction. 'Shitty generic country-tinged pop rock boys' :tongue2:

Did someone say Country? I love this song!

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It's deep, shame Timbo didn't write it though.

Perhaps this is more up miensie's alley :P

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EebObs-vC0

Now THAT deserves a banning Acc!!!

Miensie - what do you think of Sarah Blasko? I got her latest and it is pretty good. I had heard about 5-6 songs off the radio previously and have only heard the whole cd a couple of times.

I got burned by her last CD - only one good track on it, so wary about her new one.

BBC's 'Sound of Music' 2010 list should be out soon - gives a good idea of what is new and what should be big next year (they predicted Lady Gaga, Empire of the Sun, Temper Trap, La Roux, Little Boots and Florence and the Machine last year). Mind you, because it's BBC's list, it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy after that...

Here's a link to last year's Tips - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/entertainment/2009/sound_of_2009/default.stm

Delphic - an exciting new band getting some exposure on UK radio atm...

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Those two vids you posted are pretty much were music is heading in 2010. Like the BBC article suggested for this year, the trend will continue as more band move away from Indie Cool towards Electro Pop Cool.

Here's some tunes to get all of you back home into the vibe for a chilled, sunny weekend. 11 degrees and heavy showers for me lol.

AZmQIGLNxBs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZmQIGLNxBs

ME3TaoU2l_g

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ME3TaoU2l_g

X_PDns23RWY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_PDns23RWY

De la soul were pretty awesome. I can't listen to anything featuring Will Smith - I just can't!

If you like your sci-fi set on the moon, check out this little gem of a sleeper - caught it today in Cairns.

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Miensie - what do you think of Sarah Blasko? I got her latest and it is pretty good. I had heard about 5-6 songs off the radio previously and have only heard the whole cd a couple of times.

I don't listen to the radio so have not heard any of her songs to be honest. I will have a listen to some of her stuff over the weekend and will let you know :)



I love Will Smith.

i like this...

Fireflies - Owl City
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aI4JLa0hbUw

Owl City :banana:
I've been listening to him for awhile :D
I was suprised to hear him on the radio

I like these two

Secret Handshake- Summer Of 98 (Y)

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The Secret Handshale- I Wish (its a cover)
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what do you think of Sarah Blasko?

Are you sure she won that Aria?
All her awards and more can be found at www.jessicamauboy.com.au

Gin Blossoms - Hey Jealousy
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So I finally got around to listening to Lou Reed's ''Transformer" from start to end. I'd heard all the main songs before, but never the whole album. A true classic indeed!

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIdc0NGumVc

first concert i've been too in aaaages tonight

it reminded me how disappointed i am that i never got to see these guys live

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I have the 'Live Aus Berlin' DVD from 1999 and it is one epic show

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Irsh2mXJ-E

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iU0GczqQOxo