#Dogs Dressed As Superheroes: Saving The World With Cuteness

Life would much easier if dog superheroes existed. We’re not saying it would be perfect, but we think the world would be a safer place if dogs were out there saving lives (and digging holes with super-canine speed). To bide the time until that day comes, we’ve collected some of the cutest superdogs we could find. We know that some of these aren’t technically superheroes in the classic sense, but c’mon, they’ve got funny costumes on. Now’s not really the time to get nitpicky.

Source: Huffington Post

Enigmatica by Kit Webster

Another startling installation by Kit.

“A series of suspended frames diminish in size down the length of the gallery creating for a multifaceted sculptural installation, simultaneously acting as a canvas for the display of surface specific projected visual sequences”.

http://vimeo.com/9842123

Desire of Codes – technology and art – Japan

Desire of Codes exhibition introduces a brand new installation piece by Seiko Mikami at the Yamaguchi Centre for Arts and Media. Seiko Mikami creates precise depictions of the gradually transforming relationship between information technology and sensory perception. 

until — 6 June, 2010
Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media
7-7 Nakazono-cho Yamaguchi-city 7530075 JAPAN

To find out more go to http://doc.ycam.jp/outline/index_en.html

#Melbourne Underground Film Festival – call for entries

The 11th Melbourne Underground Film Festival (MUFF) promises to be jam packed with surprises. Featuring news ideas, some fresh blood added to the MUFF team, and plans to make the 2010 festivities bigger, better and with added bite.

Deadline: 15 May

For more info and to download the application, go to www.muff.com.au

#Melbourne film screening Complex Infrastructure brought to you by BAck doOR

Complex Infrastructure, BAck doOR’s next screening programme has been curated and bought to Australia from London by Steven Ball. It includes works by a number of significant London based film/video artists such as Laure Prouvost and Hilary Koob-Sassen.

28 March, 2010
658 Plenty Road, Preston, Melbourne 3072
Entry off rear lane

Find out more at http://suek-artist.co.uk/thebackdoor

Don’t forget Women of Letters – curated by Marieke Hardy & Michaela McGuire – March 28th – Melbourne

Bella Union in Trades Hall, Melbourne, Sunday March 28th, 2.30pm

Also raising money for Victorian animal rescue shelter Edgar’s Mission

The first of what will be a monthly event, Sunday will bring together five of Melbourne’s snappiest writers, musicians, politicians and comedians, in celebration of the beautiful lost art of letter-writing.

Angie Hart, Black Text publisher Caro Cooper, the Green Guide’s Lorelei Vashti, Myf Warhurst and Judith Lucy will each read a letter they penned to “The Night I’d Rather Forget.”

Musical interludes by local djs (including The Town Bikes’ Gabby) will keep you amused, and attendees are encouraged to pen short notes to the Women of Letters themselves, which will then be used by Michaela McGuire as points of discussion in a free-wheeling panel chat.

Tickets $10, available at the door.

Ada Lovelace by @emcee #emcee

This is cool I stumbled across it today.

Ada Lovelace by M-C Turgeon

emcee’s site

Happy Ada Lovelace Day Gurls #adalovelace #polynomial #geekgirl

Ada Lovelace the Legend

Ada Lovelace was born Ada Byron in 1815. Though she never met him, Ada was the daughter of the poet Lord Byron.

In 1833 (when she was only 17), Ada met Charles Babbage, the inventor of the Difference Engine. They became lifelong friends, and later, scientific collaborators.

In 1835, Ada married William King, who subsequently inherited a noble title, whereupon Ada became “Ada Byron, Countess of Lovelace.”

Babbage enlisted the Countess’s help in translating the memoir of an Italian mathematician, (Bernoulli) and in the process Ada produced copious notes of Babbage’s Difference Engine. It is for these documents, simply titled “Notes,” that she remains famous today (although probably less so than she deserves). Although she is credited as the “founder of scientific computing,” I would also argue that Ada was the first technical writer.

Ada Lovelace died of cancer in 1852.

Cited: Dunechaser

Australian Geek Rockers – Heartbreak Club – are International Songwriting finalists

‘Fail with style’ at Youth Week Sydney/Newcastle/Melbourne’s (yep, spread over three cities!) hardest working independent geek rock outfit Heartbreak Club (HBC) have just been announced as finalists in the Rock category of the International Songwriting Competition, judged by Kings of Leon, Tom Waits, Robert Smith (The Cure) and more!

(Other finalists include Aussies such as Eskimo Joe, The Living End, and Children Collide). In a tenuous segue, HBC will also test new material from their upcoming album “Our Horse Is Dead” on all ages crowds for Youth Week, notably the Sounds Loud Festival at Moonee Ponds w/ Bluejuice, Calling All Cars, Philadelphia Grand Jury, Behind Crimson Eyes, Hungry Kids of Hungary at more!

To record the album, HBC reunited with US Producer Ed Rose (worked with Soundwave favourites Motion City Soundtrack and The Get Up Kids) who was joined by Australian engineer Matt Voigt (The Killers, Midnight Oil, The Living End) at the helm. The album will be released in May 2010 coinciding with the single ‘Truth or Consequences’. Abandoning somewhat the ‘teen angst parody’ of their EP’s, the band promises the new album to be ‘unapologetically melodic; adopting a brutally honest, confessional, darker, grittier and grungier tone’, with the band noting their 90′s influences of Weezer’, Regurgitator, Blink 182 and Nirvana. They are, however, still geeks. “We’re definitely taking a step to the left of field with the album”, says singer Teddy Hernandez. “Whilst happy with our previous two releases, many people did not realise the music was a satire”. Still maintaining a socially satirical edge, the new album is a critique of “male narcissism, shallow sexuality, obsession,” and, wait for it… “impotence”.

Editor’s note: faints> how geeky!

U P C O M I N G S H O W S :

Friday March 26 @ Manly Youth Centre, Manly NSW w/ Town Hall Steps, Static Silhouettes, Aplonea, and Standing Silence

Sunday April 11 @ SOUNDS LOUD FESTIVAL, Moonee Ponds VIC , w/ Bluejuice, Calling All Cars, Philadelphia Grand Jury, Behind Crimson Eyes etc.

Saturday Aprill 17 @ QUEANFEST, Quenabeyan NSW w/ Super Best Friends, Steady the Fall, + 10 more! Saturday April 17 @ The Phoenix (18+), Canberra ACT w/ Rubix Cuba and Steady the Fall

I M P O R T A N T I N F O : Recorded new album in with Ed Rose (Motion City Soundtrack, The Get Up Kids) and engineer Matt Voigt (The Killers, The Living End, Midnight Oil) at Sing Sing Studios, Melbourne. Released in May 2010 First single ‘Are You Leaving Me?’ on Triple J’s ‘short.fast.loud’, Nova (nights) and Triple M accompanied by 9-weeks of national and regional touring. Recorded EP ‘O Tempora! O Mores!’ with US producer Ed Rose (Motion City Soundtrack, The Get Up Kids) and engineer Anthony The (The Vines, Youth Group); Heartbreak Club released ‘O Tempora! O Mores!’ nationally on Oct 25 2009 (Goodman & Hart / Amphead)

LINK to music: www.myspace.com/heartbreakclub – New tracks available if requested Www.heartbreakclub.org

2010 Wetlands Festival celebrates World Migratory Bird Day

2010 Wetlands Festival has been rescheduled and they are seeking expressions of interest from local performers. The event will take place on Sunday, 9th May, 1230 – 5pm, at Nudgee Beach Foreshore, (Australia) celebrating World Migratory Bird Day. This date shares the principles of the original event, World Music for Migratory Waderbirds, as the finale to the 2010 Wetlands Festival. 

Now calling on expressions of interest from performers and musicians interested in being part of this wonderful community celebration. If you would like to be involved, email: sean.marler@brisbane.qld.gov.au