Zoe comes into work the other day and starts raving about a party in Newport where she saw Lindsay Pollak playing, and his partner leading the whole crowd through a silly bum dance. i’ve never heard of him, so Zoe says, “Look him up”.

Turns out he’s been uploaded all over youtube, and featured on Boing Boing and everything. This is hilarious: watch Lindsay drill some holes in a carrot and then start playing a series of loops.

Maybe i’ll start collecting videos of fruit and vegetable instruments.. are there any more to be found?

Oh yes, there’s a whole vegetable orchestra:

..and a watering can clarinet too:

Lindsay Pollock again with a rubber glove bagpipe:

Links:
Lindsay on carrot clarinet
watering can clarinet on youtube
Rubber glove bagpipe
The vegie orchestra

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.

“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).
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If you love theatrical hoax political campaigns,

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.

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?

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

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 !!

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.

(play the vid:)

Grr, video not working. Oh hang on, maybe fixed now

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.