What does Feb 23 mean for Melbourne? On this day 34 years ago, AC/DC filmed It’s a Long Way to the Top on a flatbed truck in Swanston St. This year, your music needs YOU on Swanston St. Make a sign, bring your instruments. Musos, bands, and yes, a flatbed truck will be there too. Demand government support for live music! Read more at Faster Louder (and see the AC/DC footage) Filed under: collingwood, hi-fi, rant-o-rama
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On the corner of Smith and Johnston this morning – but now it’s gone. Persecution blues at The Tote today… Posted in collingwood, fitzroy, hi-fi, love your work, rant-o-rama
I’ve been going to The Tote since my teenage years. Great folks behind the bar, loads of memorable gigs, never had any aggro there or met anyone who wasn’t there for a good time. And now, it’s closing. The licensee is unable to head off the idiots at VCAT, who class his pub as a dangerous nightclub style venue. This means they demand he pays high-risk fees which erode his ability to make any money. Apart from this being complete bullshit, he is now fresh out of dollars and energy, and we lose a fabulous pub. I began this ...
This is your last chance to see a NMIT Greensborough Product Design/Jewellery Graduate show. Sadly, this Diploma course has been ‘retired’. Visual Arts at NMIT has already ceased offering sculpture and ceramics courses, and it looks like the economic rationalist monster is still on the prowl. On a much brighter note, the work on display is interesting, vibrant, diverse, and seriously lust-worthy. Connect 7 can be found at Off The Kerb, 66B Johnston St, Collingwood, until November 27th. Extra points awarded for providing both a price list AND mini books about the artists (bio, images, contact info – why don’t more ...
