What do Aleister Crowley and Led Zeppelin have in common? What happens when you point a theremin at the street?
Rock music was designed to be transported, captured in the dark matter of vinyl and brought back to life through the rediffusion of hi fidelity. The stylus is to the turntable what the wand is to the magus. Jimmy Page channelled the airwaves with the theremin, the electronic conductor of the spectral. His violin bow is the anachronous coupling of spiritualism and cock rock, a relic from a different age, the sword that invoked the Egyptian god Anubis, the black dog, the despoiler, messenger from the afterlife.
ZOSO is not a work about transformation. It is transformative. The visitor will not be the same when they leave the gallery. They will think differently about vinyl and teak wood finish. They will never take a Persian rug for granted again. They will be able to identify the sound of a Moog synthesizer. And they will never forget that there is no such thing as silence and that words have two meanings. Words, symbols and images will resonate anew. The world, in other words, will be transformed to the power of 666.
A ritual of rock, runes and magick
Project Space, RMIT, Melbourne
ExhibitLocation:Project Space, Cardigan Street, Carlton, Melbourne
Monday, October 29, 2007 at 5:00pm
Friday, November 16, 2007 at 5:00pm
Red Hat are going to run a 1.5 day course on open source graphic design with
InkScape.
Open source graphic design: Inkscape, Scribus & Gimp
Instructor: Andy Fitzsimon of Red Hat
1/2 day Introduction; August 8; $200 (or $50 for student /
not-for-profit)
This hands-on class will introduce participants to the fundamentals of graphic
design and illustration using Inkscape, which is a powerful Open Source vector
editing program comparable to Adobe Illustrator, freehand and Corel Draw.
Participants will create photo realistic vector renderings and learn about how
to best manage design considerations for icons and logos.
1 day Master class; August 9; $700 (or $200 for student / not-for-profit)
In this master class, participants will explore the depths of Open Source
graphic design. In particular they will learn:
* How to implement powerful graphic workflow solutions using XML and SVG.
* Deal with designing for translations and other dynamic data.
* Creating colour managed PDF’s with spot and registration colours.
* Web optimisations including compression and advanced stylesheet techniques.
About the lecturer
Red Hat’s Andrew Fitzsimon is an Inkscape developer, participant in Scribus
development and most notably a passionate open source graphics user.
Following A background in animation, Andrew is currently involved in technical
Illustration, desktop, web, and publishing design for print.
Speaking history:
Andrew has presented technical talks about free graphics software at Australia’s
linux.conf.au for the past two years as well as the Libre Graphics Meeting held
in Montreal, Canada and Lyon, France the year before that.
Location. The courses will be run in Melbourne.
For more information or to register, please contact Paul Took <ptook@redhat.com>
On the hot heels of releasing and performing with Pretty Boy Crossover and
Mist & Sea, the ubiquitous Jason unleashes a new electro-pop act, School
of Two, in Melbourne…
On WEDS AUGUST 1 – MELBOURNE @ The Toff
– the Melbourne launch of the POWWOW new music series on Feral Media.
Bands: SCHOOL OF TWO (Adel/Melb), BARRAGE (Melb) & THE EMERGENCY (Melb)
Where: The Toff In Town, Level 2, 252 Swanston St, Melbourne
Date: Weds 1 August.
Cost: $10
Time: Doors open at 8pm.
What: Launching POWWOW One: School Of Two – 8 song CD.
Also available new Barrage ‘2’ 7 inch vinyl single.
School of Two is the duo of Jason Sweeney and Harry Whizkid – they write
catchy, edgy, queer and melancho-lectronica pop music using a combination
of electricity, acoustic sounds, singing and samples.
School of Two will be performing tracks from the first in the Powwow CD
series. Barrage will be playing cuts from his first new recordings in two
years, the 7 inch single ‘2’, featuring the radio track ‘only, only’. This
is also the first vinyl record from Feral Media, surely a reason to party!
A barrage live show does not disappoint. The Emergency have recently
released a 7 inch too. ‘Spending Time / Switch Me’ is available via Metal
postcard.
POWWOW is an innovative series of ten releases that will bring outstanding
original music to light, over the course of twelve months from July 2007.
It has been created to produce and promote quality independent music that
would otherwise not be heard widely. POWWOW will give quality left-field
music a focus and an outlet, and it will build a unique musical identity
from its diverse range of bands and artists. POWWOW will also give
talented musicians a platform for their work and, as it evolves, POWWOW
will become a strong, creative statement; a unit much greater than the sum
of its parts.
http://www.feralmedia.com.au/powwow/
http://www.schooloftwo.com
** On ‘Morocco & Western Sahara: landmines and the wall, human rights
and self-determination ‘**
When: Sunday, 29th July 2007, 2.00 pm
Where: Travellers Bookstore www.travellersbookstore.com.au
294 Smith St, Collingwood, Melbourne (Melway Map 2c Ref D8)
* All Welcome * Drinks & nibbles provided *
*The speaker, Malainin Lakhal: Sought by the Moroccan occupying forces
for his part in a peaceful sit-in, Malainin Lakhal decided to escape
across minefields rather than face another spell in gaol. Taking
refuge with 160,000 other Saharawis in camps near Tindouf in Algeria,
he found he could help get the story out to the world of what is
happening in the occupied territory.
*Background to the issue of Western Sahara in North-West Africa: After
the Spanish colonial power withdrew in 1975, neighbouring Morocco
invaded Western Sahara. In the arena of international politics, the
Saharawi people seek the right to self-determination and are
struggling against developing world colonialism that is backed by
first world powers. At the same time the United Nations has failed to
resolve the situation. The Moroccan occupation of Western Sahara
continues to be one of the most significant human rights issues in
Africa today.
(This event is part of Malainin’s Victorian tour: 4 – 8 June & 28 July
– 4 August 2007)
For further information about this event please contact Travellers Bookstore:
Tel: (03) 9417 4179 Email: shop@travellersbookstore.com
Victorian tour contact:
Georgia Vlassopoulos Mob: 0425 702 975
Email: awsamel@alphalink.com.au
— Australia Western Sahara Association — Working for justice for the
Saharawi people —www.awsa.org.au
IPS Indigenous News
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The world’s indigenous peoples are making themselves heard in
international arenas and at the national level, where their growing
mobilisation is translating into political muscle. But many challenges
remain in the fight for recognition of all their rights.
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BOLIVIA: Indigenous and Mestizo Power Flexes Muscles
Analysis by Franz Chávez
LA PAZ – An immense tide of people demonstrating to keep the Bolivian
seat of government in this city took to the streets last week to show
support for the indigenous Aymara and mestizo leadership, in the
greatest expression of popular power in the history of the country.
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=38669
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COLOMBIA: ‘Independence? What Independence?’ Indigenous Peoples Ask
Helda Martínez
BOGOTÁ – Colombia celebrated 197 years of independence from Spain on
Friday, Jul. 20. On Monday, at dawn, some 5,000 indigenous people set
off on an 800-kilometre journey to ask the government, “what
independence?”
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=38636
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Native Peoples Renew Call for U.N. Recognition
Haider Rizvi
UNITED NATIONS – Leaders of the world’s 370 million indigenous peoples
are reiterating their calls for the 192-member U.N. General Assembly
to recognise their sovereignty over ancestral lands and resources.
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=38593
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SRI LANKA: Civil War Shifts to Jaffna
Amantha Perera
COLOMBO – As the government celebrates the capture of the country’s
east, all out battles with Tamil rebels in their northern bastion of
Jaffna have become imminent.
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=38563
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BOLIVIA: La Paz Struggles Against Suffocation
Franz Chávez
LA PAZ – The noise of traffic, dissonant car horns, people marching
and shouting slogans, and firework and dynamite explosions is
beginning to suffocate the urban centre of La Paz, Bolivia’s seat of
government, and is forcing consideration of medium term solutions.
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=38551
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PERU: Escalating Conflicts Put Pres. García on the Spot
Milagros Salazar
LIMA – Three people dead, several injured, and fire at an airport: the
results of a wave of protests in Peru, regarded as the worst social
crisis since Alan García became president nearly one year ago.
Thousands of teachers, workers and peasant farmers continued the
mobilisation.
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=38521
