The needle and the damage done – Sydney

The Needle and the Damage Done
 
With albums from John Laws, Torvill & Dean, Bernard King, some misguided AFL footy players, Christians, racists and Christian racists, there’s some really bad music out there. DJ & comic Fiona Scott-Norman goes on a romp through the top ten most mesmerisingly bad albums ever recorded.

Could be great, could be like [...]

Sydney Water – water saving kit

 
Visit the site below for a water saving kit from Sydney water. Ever drop counts!
Sydney Water is offering a free Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Water Saving Kit to every household in Sydney, Illawarra and the Blue Mountains. Save up to $50 a year on your water and energy bills by completing the online registration to receive your [...]

Paddington Galleries (Sydney)

This weekend I’ll be doing the rounds in Paddington to see what’s new within the proliferation of galleries in the area. Those highlighted in yellow have some interesting contemporary work on at the moment. The list includes:
Wagner Art Gallery
http://www.wagnerartgallery.com.au/
39 Gurner St Paddington NSW 2021
ph: (02) 9360 6069

Freeland Gallery
http://www.freelandgallery.com.au/
120 Glenmore Rd Paddington NSW [...]

Sydney Stencil Festival

   

 
The Sydney Stencil Festival has been and gone. As a keen follower of street art here in Sydney and also in Melbourne and London I had high hopes for simple, yet striking work. I was disappointed.  
The ‘live spraying’ was amateur at best and the works for auction were overpriced and far from inspiring. There [...]

What song do you want played at your funeral?

I have often pondered this very question and pretty high up my list would be Theme from Cassanova by The Divine Comedy which is poignant and beautiful adn would be shortly followed by Staying Alive courtesy of the beardy Gibb trio.
Daniel Mudie Cunningham has also been asking this most personal of questions to artists and artworkers throughout 2007. Over [...]

New wave of Sydney artists

A few weekends ago I went to the SCA Degree Show. The standard was extremely high and rivalled many of the better galleries in the city. The sculpture section proved most interesting and the glasswork was immaculate. Coming soon is the National Art School Gallery event. 
Their Degree Show 07 will showcase the work of the [...]

Designer’s market

 7th / 8th December 2007
http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/youngblood/
Young Blood: Designers Market is apparently a ”showcase Australia’s best and brightest designers”. Could be brilliant, could be like drunk shopping in Ikea.

Sundance 2008

 
 
While this has nothing to do with Sydney, I will be watching these from the comfort of my sofa in Sydney. Tentative link I know. 
 
Here are the films that will compete at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, along with their directors’ names. Of the 64 titles, 44 are world premieres, while the others are U.S. premieres. [...]

B.I.C.Y.C.L.E I can ride a bicycle as easy as can be

 Pop a wheelie, gis’ a backie, spokey dokeys etc… 
The gallery exhibition – Bespoke - opened last night at Mori Gallery (168 Day Street, Sydney). Worth a view.
As a kid I had a Raleigh Grifter. http://www.raleighgrifter.co.uk/thegrifter.html
I always loved the Grifter. It holds a place in my heart next to my red BK trainers. Damn how I loved [...]

Table for 20

Last week I had an extremely positive dining experience at Table for 20 in Surry Hills.
Owned and operated by Michael Fantuz, he’s set about to reinvent the idea of what a meal out in Sydney should be. Check his blog for the story in his own words.
He mentioned to me that he’s also opened a [...]