Call for entries: SoundLAB VI – “soundPOOL” – sound compositions – a challenge for imagination.
SoundLAB is looking for its 6th edition to be launched in March 2009, sound compositions which represent a real challenge for human imagination.
All details, the complete call, the regulations and entry form can be found here
http://www.nmartproject.net/netex/?p=242
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SoundLAB V – “soundSTORY – sound as a tool for storytelling” – launched in 2007
http://soundlab.newmediafest.org/blog/?page_id=135
incorporating also soundart contributions from Spain curated by Ruben Garcia and South Africa curated by Julian Jonker is presented on FILE Hipersonica 2008
http://www.file.org.br/file2008press/eng/sao/hiper_participantes.html
FILE Electronic Language Festival Sao Paulo/Brazil
05-31 August 2008
http://www.file.org.br
Abstract…
Social network sites (SNSs) are increasingly attracting the attention of academic and industry researchers intrigued by their affordances and reach. This special theme section of the Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication brings together scholarship on these emergent phenomena. In this introductory article, we describe features of SNSs and propose a comprehensive definition. We then present one perspective on the history of such sites, discussing key changes and developments. After briefly summarizing existing scholarship concerning SNSs, we discuss the articles in this special section and conclude with considerations for future research.
For the complete article plus references
Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails has been in talks in with HBO about making a two-season maxi-series out of “Year Zero,” the dark future tale that Reznor has chronicled in his music as well as in a celebrated Alternate Reality Game (ARG) with the same title that was created by 42 Entertainment.”It’s the most exciting thing on the horizon, it’s the thing that when I wake up in the morning it makes me say, ‘God it would be cool if that happened,” Reznor told me this week while sitting backstage before a Nails concert in Toronto. “This is my grand ambition. Will it happen? I don’t know. It was fun sitting and telling [the HBO] guys and watching them shake their head and having writers on board and producers that are in to it. It’s been a fun thing.”
“Year Zero” began (as so many things do in the music of NIN) from a place of negative emotion and sonic experimentation. Reznor was increasingly outraged by the geopolitical situation during the Bush years and he wanted to channel that fury into music, but he was loath to drift into the limiting lexicon of protest lyrics.
“How could I express what I was feeling in a way that didn’t sound like bitching about George Bush? I mean, you know, I love Neil Young but I didn’t want to listen to that record, really,” he said, referring to the singer-songwriter’s “Living with War.” “My reaction to that kind of record is, ‘We know this. It’s obvious.'”
More from LA Times blogger Geoff Boucher
HAMATAI is famous for his Jamaican padowa style . His ability to super speed freestyle over artists of almost every genre and his hyperactive stage personality have made him one of Osaka’s most in demand live reggae MCs. He’s been collaborating since the early 90’s with the who’s who of Osaka’s reggae, dancehall, jungle, breakcore and techno scenes.
Check some of his recordings at http://www.myspace.com/hamataiman
Underbelly’s sword dancer Sarah plays at the centre of the night, and at the start of the evening, the DIM YUM food concept and Multi-Kult LIVE electronic jazz performance happens between 7-10pm…
DIM YUM: diverse foods served ‘yum cha’ stylee…
Dim Yum kitchen offers a wide variety of bite-size snacks served up yum-cha stylee. Inari, dolmade, samosas, pastitzi, baklava, halva, and gulab jamun are just some of the exotic international dishes on offer.
With a regularly varying menu, diners and dancers will be able to eat what they like and spend as much or as little as they want using affordably priced Dim Yum kitchen cards available from the venue, and able to be carried over week to week. Hosted by Professor Palacio.
MultiKult
Helping to launch the Dim Yum kitchen will be the debut of the exploratory electronic jazz wanderings of the newly-formed Multi Kult, featuring Barry Hill, Mik la Vage, Ben Blay and Luke Collings. These maestros will be
joined each week by Uber Lingua DJs, VJs, and the extraordinary moves of the Underbelly dance troupe.
DJ Red Setter (ex-High Pass Filter) will play either side of the the MultiKult set…
Also performing this week are VJ Square Eyes & DJs Rachid BB, DJ3 & sakamoiz…
When: Thursday August 14th 7pm -late
Where: The Laundry, 50 Johnston Street Fitzroy, Melbourne
How Much: $0 (food extra)
More Info: http://www.uberlingua.com/melb
