December 5, 2013A really nice video this, capturing a passion for archive that’s often hard to express. Jamie Roberts has found an interesting subject in the mind and workings of Dick Jewell – cult-famed artist, photographer and filmmaker. Seven-minutes in length, ‘Moving Pictures‘ focuses on Jewell’s love of movement in people. Surrounded by his self-shot footage archive that started in the early…
November 28, 2013Over the last twelve months especially, sound system culture has been progressively working it’s way in to our day-to-day doings, much knowledge sharing, and big-ups those who’ve stepped up to teach. We came at the sound system side of things well late, and from a proper outsiders perspective, not even close to catching up, but it’s all about the journey…
November 26, 2013Been meaning to weigh in on Ryoji Ikeda since the trip to the Museum Of New and Old Art (MONA) earlier in the year. Data.Tron and Data.Matrix were the two audiovisual works on display, absolute standouts that consumed a massive space, with screens facing each other allowing you to get totally lost in his creations. With the release of his Supercodex album on…
November 24, 2013Can’t really talk about Recovery without first discussing Rage. Just found out that the Australian music program is in fact the oldest music video program in production, having first broadcast in April 1987 in the same minimal format it still goes out as today. Starting sometime between 11pm and 1am originally each night on ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) but now…
November 18, 2013Proper stoked to see this, though feel like I missed out having not been there while it was live. The one Chairman Kato recently stepped up his installation CV by exhibiting ‘Purgatory Live‘ at the Victoria & Albert Museum (V&;A) in London. One of the world’s top design and art museums, their Friday Late series has been making the most of their incredible…
October 30, 2013The mark of a good music documentary is to present it in a way that people with no prior interest in the topic will find as engaging as those with a die-hard love and all the cynics in between. I got to watch Northern Soul: Keep The Faith last night and it’s definitely one that needs sharing. Big ups BBC and…
October 21, 2013Really dig what Morley does. The LA based street artist has recently been brought back to our attention via The Outsiders, Steven Lazarides’ gallery / tribe / shop for his select group of exhibiting artists with uniquely urban ethics. Morley, as a wheatpasting king of sorts, has been exhibiting since 2011 and active much longer. Armed with positive slogans and wicked…
October 3, 2013When Charity Queen weighs in with music discoveries it’s always worth examining. Pretty spot-on with this one too, featuring one of the most popular synths of the ’80s, which also happens to be one of the most notoriously difficult to program. The Yamaha DX7 introduced frequency modulation synthesis to the market, provided the sounds of the generation and was essentially…
September 18, 2013This is some pretty heavy viewing, nonetheless relevant and interesting for the festival masses, and equally moving for anyone with an interest in music making a difference. Exit festival is the annual four day event in Serbia, in the city of Novi Sad, known for it’s unique setting in an 18th century fortress and stellar international lineups. Never been myself,…
September 3, 2013This is what the internet should be about; not photos of your kids or nieces and nephews but giving a worldwide stage to brilliant ideas and projects, of which Star Drunk is currently up there. A handful of writers in Portland set out with the mission to complete a script for a sci-fi short film whilst heavily drinking, and then…