1 Pure Scenius – Brian Eno, Karl Hyde and the Necks at the Sydney Opera House
Brian Eno was the best gig I saw this year – a fascinating and thrilling performance, with the additional status of being a rare and longheld ambition fulfilled.
Yearly archives: 2009
Fitzroy in 2009 – the year in review
A jumbled summary of some of the events of 2009 in Fitzroy.
Art and entertainment
- Unpretentiously Underground gallery opened then faded away
- The Last Tuesday Society got bigger and bigger
- book launches were most enjoyable
- I helped judge slam poetry
- went to lots of exhibitions at Lamington Drive and Gorker gallery
- listened to some jazz at the Laundry and at Uptown
- went to lots of comedy shows
- saw The Church play at the Workers Club
- participated in the shoot for a scene of a film as an extra
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it’s all about the glue
Rone’s current Rose St wall paste-up has not lasted as well or for as long as his previous work on the same space. I remember reading about the glue paste-up artists use on Drab‘s blog, and wonder if Rone’s recipe was not right on this occasion? It’s a shame because this work on Rose St was perhaps the best yet, with each print receiving an additional handpainted element, making each sheet unique and the entire wall more complex and visually appealing.…
Abby Winters and other unethical employers
I have to interrupt my series of summer holiday reviews to discuss some breaking news. The Fitzroy based Abby Winters porn site is in trouble again. The bogan press journalist, who has been pursuing a vendetta against it since 2007, reported yesterday that G Media CEO Garion Hall has been charged with numerous offences including ‘making objectionable films for gain’. For the background to this story read my December 2007 and June 2009 posts.
The charges are the result of investigations following his June arrest.…
BSG art bookshop to open in January 2010
Starting 15 January 2010 with the opening of their new art book shop, the Brunswick St Gallery will be open seven days a week from 10am to 10pm.
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summer holidays – lunch at Viet Hoa Vietnamese restaurant, Perth
While in Perth I had lunch with a friend who works in Perth’s cultural precinct, where the state library, museum and art gallery are located. She’s an expert on where to have lunch in Northbridge, and for our lunch she chose Viet Hoa on William St, which proved to be superb: my fat fresh rice paper rolls and tender duck with snow peas were delicious.
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Blackhearts and Sparrows opens in North Fitzroy
Blackhearts and Sparrows, rather like Bottega Tasca at 321 Lygon Street, Carlton (which specialises in European varieties like tempranillo and sangiovese from Australian and international producers), is my kind of wine shop. It carries many different varieties, so those of us sick of generic shiraz and cabernet sauvignon can find Australian and imported monastrell, barbera and other delights. While the selection at Piedimontes is way above average for a supermarket, if you want something more distinctive Blackhearts and Sparrows on Scotchmer St is the place to go.…
summer holidays – dinner at Mela Indian restaurant, Perth
While out with friends in Perth I enjoyed excellent food and drink at Mela Indian restaurant on William St. From the top down: the restaurant interior, mango lasee and kheema (spiced minced lamb) dosa.
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Mess and Noise is a content thief
By chance I discovered one of my images being used without my consent on a Mess and Noise forum (update: as of 27 December 2009 this forum topic has been removed). It had been taken from my review of Court Jester cafe in Brunswick. I posted a comment in the forum asking for it to be removed or for the source it was taken from (if not my site) could be identified.
The person who posted it responded by indicating that the trail led to a Gumtree advertisement for warehouse space to rent in the building housing Court Jester.…