How cute is this guacamole stop motion animation? We discovered it by accident, whiling away the time on youtube. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQMO6vjmkyI]
La Traviata on Sydney Harbour
Like nothing else you have ever seen before, La Traviata is an exquisite floating opera cradled in Farm Cove. The iconic Sydney skyline complete with Harbour Bridge, Opera House, Botanic Gardens and skyscrapers loom across the black water, highlighted by a giant, shimmering floating chandelier. I was lucky enough to sit in on the dress rehearsal, thanks to a friend …
Sydney Reclaim the Lanes 2012
This weekend is Sydney’s Reclaim the Lanes 2012. Inner West Courier coverage “What is Reclaim the Lanes?” I hear you ask? Nothing but the best free moving laneway party this side of the equator. Colourful folks, live music, wheelie bin sound systems and good vibes are what you can expect. Don’t miss out! Departing from the Hub (opposite Newtown Station) …
Scott Sandwich Performance Poetry
Thought I’d introduce you to one of my favourite performance poets, Scott Sandwich. Though Sydney based, he’s currently freezing his butt off in Finland doing a residency at Arteles Creative Center. Scott performed a couple of pieces for us to an enchanted audience for us at last year’s Sydney Fringe Festival event, Mystery Bus. One them was the hilarious and …
Roller Derby Street Art, Melbourne
A Melbourne laneway brightened up by epic street artist and illustrator Debs. She has a big reputation for a reason, and brings some much needed female strength to the street art scene. This piece was inspired by my dear friend Reese Geronimo and makes me pine for my roller derby days long gone.
Happy Herbs and Land of the Hopeless Utopians
Big news for my good friends behind both the Happy (High) Herb store and Rejenr8 Productions! They will be opening a brand spanking new herb shop THIS FRIDAY 2 MARCH at 127 Oxford Street, Darlinghurst, Sydney! Come along from 6pm for herbal high punch, tunes, friendly folk and other legal goodies. In other happy news, the same team will soon …
The Lost Thing Animation
A beautiful animation based on the classic Australian picture book, ‘the Lost Thing’ by Shaun Tan [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTT7nFwe4Bk]
Miles Davis, Splatch
Miles Davis was doing some crazy things with funk in the 80s. I kinda like it. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIfiyRVPucI]
Numbat Street Art in Fremantle, Western Australia
I love this amazing wall piece in Fremantle, Western Australia! For those of you who can’t identify the animal, I’m quite sure that it’s a gigantic numbat!
Vertical Farming
Ok so verdict’s out, what do you think? Vertical farming : the future of food or utopian dream? Seems like there are a great many impracticalities to be considered but an interesting proposition nonetheless… [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBrgRsjR-JQ&feature=player_embedded]