This week...

Am digging the tunes of Ghostpoet... nice one bruv...cool voice, lyrics and cruisey beats...

'Cash and Carry Me Home'

'Survive It'

He will be in Melbourne soon! Keep an eye out for dates at NSC!

The Boroughs Music and Cultural festival!

Create a short film over 72 hours themed around New York City and a surprise ‘prop’ supplied at The Boroughs Film Director’s meeting (as below). Your film will be presented in front of the Boroughs’ audience of professionals and peers.



Prize:

Thanks to the Astor Theatre, Findie, T-Sqaut and Film Ink Magazine, the winner will take home a DSLR camera and package, also included is an internship with Big Dog Productions to work on the behind the scenes for a Wolf Creek film production.
Also those films that are shortlisted for viewing on the day will receive a Film Ink Magazine subscription worth $80! Entries are now open! Action!



Entry Details:

* Buy a special edition “Brooklyn Film Festival” Boroughs ticket
* Complete online registration form
* Registration must be completed and submitted by September 5th 2011.



Competition details:

* The competition begins on 6pm Friday September 30th and closes at 6pm on Monday October 3rd
* Entries to be titled as “The Boroughs Brooklyn Film Festival – Film Title” and delivered to 20-28 Chatham St, Prahran, Melbourne.
* All entrants must attend a mandatory Directors meeting at 5:30pm on Friday September 30th (20-28 Chatham Street, Prahran)
* All entries must be submitted by 6pm Monday October 3rd 2011 to 20-28 Chatham Street, Prahran.

DO IT! See: www.theboroughs.com.au

This week...

Meredith ballot tickets and lineup have been released! The 21st year is going to be a smashing one!
Wowza!

Grinderman, Ladyhawke, Mudhoney, Kurt Vile and The Violators, Eagle and The Worm and Gang Gang Dance just to list a few! Can't wait!

See: http://2011.mmf.com.au/

R.I.P Amy Winehouse

Sad news hit us today, Amy Winehouse was found dead in her Camden apartment. The 27 year old English-singer singer joins a long list of cool cats that died at the same young age, including Cobain, Hendrix and Joplin.
R.I.P young lady xx

Paper planes fly at Croxton High School Assembly, Fri June 24th

Back at high school was not exactly where I had planned to be on Friday night, but was where I found myself... at the Croxton High School Assembly listening to The House Cats (the school band) doing their version of Radiohead songs.
Ok so it was not actually a school assembly and The House Cats are actually Sex On Toast, but at times it did feel that is was a real mid-year assembly and I was cringing! What was presented as Year 10 Drama really did feel like Year 10 Drama and the Thornbury Theatre did look a little like my high school's hall...

Ben Pobjie did a great job as Principal (M.C) for the night, telling off naughty students in the audience, and introducing the guests. The guests included the superb Tripod, DC3 and The Bedroom Philosopher, with his band The Awkwardstra.
Tripod were fantastic as usual. Amusing the audience with such comedy gems as an ode to Sunny Boys and a song dedicated to a horrible P.E teacher. The highlight was a romantic tune about setting down, buying a massive four-wheel drive, moving in to the inner city and closing down all the local music venues! Hilarious!
The Bedroom Philosopher (Justin Heazlewood) did his thing, strutting around the stage like Jarvis Cocker back in the day and singing his very funny hits 'Northcote (so hungover)' and a very sad song about leaving his hairdresser.
This was much more exciting than anything I ever saw while in high school!

If there is another Croxton School Assembly, I suggest you don't wag!

That time of the year again...

when my friend C wants suggestions on where to drink away the years on her Birthday...
my suggestions for cool as fuck places in Melbourne:

Loop

Art space and bar combined, sounds good right..it is.
23 Meyers Place, Melbourne town...


New Guernica

This place gets some great djs playing there, and feels like you're in a cubby house... what more could you want?! 322 Little Collins Street (upstairs)


Horse Bazaar

Their manifesto: "Horse Bazaar is driven by keen interests in culture, technology, politics, music, and the arts."
397 Little Lonsdlae Street

This week...

The 2011 Parklife Lineup was announced!
Some acts I would happily pass on, BUT some others will be amazing- including Santigold (pictured above), The Streets, The Gossip, Lykke Li, Crystal Fighters, Adrian Lux and Little Dragon!
Could be a fun day... ticket price yet to be announced, you can register for pre-sale at:
http://www.parklife.com.au/