Spontaneous Tram Choir !!
October 3, 2009
Ah this could make you smile.. the Spontaneous Tram Choir on the Lygon St Tram.
i hope we’ll see more from this bunch:
from You tube of course.
Ha ha. Thanks Logan for this video.
Do you remember? Of course you do..
August 26, 2009
“Golf Course Do you remember? Of course you do..”
Well i never saw The Ears back when they were one of Melbourne’s shambolic fun-times charismatic underground driving forces..
i did see Sam Sejavka on countdown once when Beargarden caught Molly’s attention, and of course we all went to see Dags in Space over and over again. So for people who witnessed the world of music through the mainstream filter of countdown, when Dogs in Space hit the cinemas we had graduated from suburban living rooms to the wild world of big white volkswagens.
i remember driving around in the back of Meredith’s VW, pretending we were in the movie. Pretending we had some connection with the musical underground, but always knowing that Hutchence wasn’t the real Sejavka.. that this was a mid-eighties commercialised and dressed-up version of the real thing. That we were playing at being in a fictional reality.
So yes i knew the hutchence/ lowenstein versions of the songs..
(For those who don’t know or haven’t worked it out by now, the band of the movie Dogs in Space is loosely based on this Melbourne group from the late 70’s, early 80’s).
Lovely to get to this reunion gig of The Ears and experience a bunch of people re-living the wild exuberance of the original times.
Recognising folk from the “Living on Dog Food” movie.. so i give Sam a big smile as i walk by.. can’t help acknowledging the star of the show, and he asks if i’m Steve. That was funny. No i’m michael… but you look familiar too.
Great show. He’s a fully energetic performer with that lush flamboyance that i adore..
i knew i’d love The Ears’ version of The Ears.
Sean kelly came on and played with them. That was cool. Some of the support acts were fun too – David Bridie has a lyrical voice – and Steve Kilbey was amazing of course.. but i really had to listen to St Kilda get done by Essendon on the radio outside didn’t i. Ouch.. should have stayed in the gig!
Stop press:
huge thanks to Brendan of Brilliant Films for the live footage he’s posted on youtubie. Here is the one and only Dogs in Space by The Ears Live:
Plus: Sagging Insects Live:
..and an original video from way back when: Leap for Lunch:
Loads of links related:
- Lots of photos from the gig by a proper photographer over at flickr, but for some reason they won’t let me embed the slideshow here (copyright protection i guess).
- ooh look more photos, by rockpool73 at flickr.
- Sam’s been writing plenty about the set over on Sails of Oblivion.
- Plus he’s interviewed on mess + noise. The comments make good reading too, after the gig.
- Here’s the gig on Last.fm (including links to the support bands).
- (Here’s the movie version of Golf Course. i can finally say, “Not a patch on the real thing”.)
- But wait there’s more: who remembers Sam’s other band: Beargarden live on Countdown in the full throes of the new wave.
- Another original video on youtube: Triple Treat.
That photo above comes from the flickr set by amd300466. Completely copyright and i really shouldn’t have put it here. Thanks anyway. i’ll see if any of the photos on my phone match up.
Yes Men video on Pop Tech.. classic!
June 6, 2009
If you love theatrical hoax political campaigns, you will love this. Grab this video and feast in the Yes Men Theatrical Pretense style of protest. They show excerpts from appearances including:
- the time they appeared on the BBC as Dow, announcing that Union Carbide would be liquidated to compensate the people of Bhopal,
- the Halliburton “survival ball” for withstanding the extremes of climate change – “demonstrate the turtle positition please”,
- one time they announced that HUD would re-open all public housing in New Orleans (watch for the local resident who assures the media that she’s happy to be hoaxed.. she’ll invite the guy to her bbq).
CLASSIC !!
What do you mean, video not available?
Try the Pop Talks site. i think this is the direct link to the video m4v file.
Disclaimer: Someone i know very closely was once hoaxed by the Yes Men.
“We need a speaker from the GATT for our conference.”
“Sure, we’ll do it!”
No i won’t say his or her name here on the 5×5.blog, but i will say that this person was mildly embarrassed. But hey it could have happened to anyone. And that the mistake was discovered before the conference. Phew.
Respect to the hoaxee !!
Linkies:
- yes men on pixieweedia, i mean wikiwikifeedya.
- the hoax GATT / WTO site.
- Similar video talk sites: Australian speakers at slowtv.com.au.
- TED talks has bundles of good speakers from their conferences.
- Yes Men site.
- Pop Tech Talks.
Funny video about cheese
January 31, 2009
Nathan has been camping out here at the Barkly St .. not only has he been an angel to live with, and inducted me into the world of Nintendo Wii, but also shared crazy stories like the Zombie Street Sign Hacker of Texas .. and this video he made with his hilarious friends.
i recommend you watch it.
Who ate the cheese?
Somewhere, there must be a link to more videos like this .. yes, here: Justin Juswah has a youTube channel.
music video from UK
February 7, 2008
Here’s a song i think you’ll like.
From the xxteens (via imageyenation), a warning. With a funky beat.
It’s called “How to avoid becoming a terror victim”.
The accompanying video (below) could be hilarious, unless you are Easily Scared, or on the lookout for Seditious Material; in which case it would be Terrifyingly Insulting to your Sensitivities. Beware: attempted humour and satire.
And this is how i felt after watching the video.
I feel a bit nervous
I feel a bit mad
I feel like a good time that’s never been had
I feel a bit fragile
I feel a bit low
Like I learned the right lines
But I’m on the wrong show
(I’m Living in the Sensitivities.)
Best lines in the xxteens lyric?
“store a decent amount of cash someplace in case ATM’s malfunction“
“try to fly on wide-bodied planes, terrorists often avoid hijacking them“
But they sound better in the song than they look in text.
Hope your whole week goes really well.
i’m staying indoors.
Next up, we need a song called “How to avoid becoming a terror suspect”. Any ideas?
jamie lidell is good
July 22, 2007
Hello Paul, this is the Jamie Lidell guy i was talking about .. wild electro soul ..
performing multiply live
Video clip for you got me up
Backward in High Heels
December 20, 2006
Well i just found out that the astonishingly quirky and brilliant Lynne and Miki have finally put their work on the web. If you missed this show at the Friends of the Earth Ball (2005), or at ACMI Eyes Lies and Illusions, here’s your chance to view c/- google video. Cos everything Fred Astaire did, Ginger Rogers had to do backwards, and in high heels !! (play the vid:)
We were lucky, when we went in to ACMI in Fed Square, on the 3rd December. When Tim arrived, Lynne was already over it, and had decided to stop. But he said, “oh go on, do it again,” so fortunately i got there just in time for the very last showing. So much fun. There are rumours of a Country and Western style sequel.
Sid Secret goes Viral
December 20, 2006
Here in Melbourne, smoke covers the city again. The sun peers through the haze like a big red sore eye. It’s hard to breathe. New Zealander firefighters are shown injured on the television.
Australia trounces England in the Ashes Test Cricket. Another bloody summer. The streets were full of road rage yesterday.
All sorts of people put things online. Take a look at this crazy guy – he calls himself Sid Secret. i think he’s the next LonelyGirl15.
