2008 marks a decade of the TINA festival, which each year brings together people from all ends of the country ( and globe) to Newcastle for a weekend of gigs, workshops, exhibitions, installations, panels and general mayhem. It’s actually an … Continue reading
by j p, September 29, 2008 1 Comment
(Ye Olde tech-book review, written in 2008, added in 2016, because well, it may as well be saved somewhere it can be read) Maybe architecture is a kind of frozen music. Your favourite abstract CD cover a mere snapshot in … Continue reading
by j p, September 14, 2008 0 comments
Amusing as the U.S. election is to watch on news channels, or terrifying if you’re watching it via the Comedy Channel’s Daily Show, just sometimes, you don’t feel like having a herd of cattle flying overhead, dumping manure on you … Continue reading
by j p, September 5, 2008 0 comments
Blame it on the Melbourne winter, but recently I’ve embarked on the task of republishing a few hundred odd articles from my former blog, the now defunct octapod.org/jeanpoole, which covered live video, electronic art and music, tasmanian tigers, gangsta rapping … Continue reading
by j p, August 5, 2008 4 Comments
Movie star guests and a huge roster of great films is fine, but it’s exciting to see Melbourne’s International Film Festival embracing some live cinema experiments this year. “If I’ve learned anything from big budget action movies it’s that complicated … Continue reading
by j p, July 24, 2008 2 Comments