Submitted by AliaK on Sun, 13/03/2005 - 22:35
The inaugural Two Fires aims to discuss, promote, explore issues around environment, conservation, reconciliation and the arts. Held at the town of Braidwood, NSW 45 mins from Canberra, ACT. visit http://www.twofiresfestival.com for details
Submitted by AliaK on Sun, 13/03/2005 - 22:30
Submitted by AliaK on Sun, 13/03/2005 - 22:17
GAMES WITHOUT FRONTIERS - WAR WITHOUT TEARS.
COMPUTER GAMES AS A SOCIALCULTURAL PHENOMENON
As a rule Computer games remain to be the focus of media attention when Specific acts of violence which deeply horrify the audience (war and rampage Iraq and Erfurt) draw the public's perception to them. The first ever occuring impetus
then is aimed at a more or less serious examination of their dangerous and problematic aspects (blunting people's senses, playing down and provoking violence, player's loss of touch with reality, escapism, unsrupulousness, etc.). Beyond the dominating reflex of such an often monocausal, naive formulation of the topic, a thoroughly controversial yet most of the time superficial discussion about the critical sociocultural implications of computer games has been established. Even in the academic analysis the surely relevant, though by no means sufficient concentration on the link between computer games and violence is dominant. Up to now only few studies have offered a contextualizing view of the political, aesthetic, narratologic, economic, historic aspects with regard to their mutual connection. Accordingly this volume is meant to become an extensive account of the phenomenon 'computer games' with all its different genres. The various perspectives of analyses (aesthetics, economy, narratology, etc.) will thus provide the reader with a sound insight into the subject. Read more for details on how to submit your paper
Submitted by AliaK on Mon, 21/02/2005 - 08:43
Submitted by AliaK on Sun, 13/02/2005 - 21:20
Visual artists, sound artists, installation artists, new media artists, web designers, photographers, engineers, architects, painters, djs, vjs, activists, hackers, writers, poets, performers, musicians, philosophers, theorists, film makers, bloggers, designers and any one else interested in art and its role in public space are invited to participate in SECRETS OF THE CITY - GUMBRAMORRA SWAMP THING! Secrets of the City - Gumbramorra Swamp Thing! is a series of free community workshops where participants will create innovative site specific public artworks and ephemeral installations that will map and interpret unique sites of social, cultural, and ecological resonance within the footprint of the former Gumbramorra Swamp that extended across the suburbs of Marrickville, Sydenham, Tempe, St. Peters, and Newtown. The project will celebrate and respond to this convergence between land and water, ecology and settlement. read more for details
Submitted by AliaK on Sun, 13/02/2005 - 08:36
Park Jam is Australia's largest all-ages music festival devoted solely to hip hop. Headlining at Park Jam will be the United States' legendary Digital Underground featuring Shock G's nasally prolific alter-ego Humpty Hump, Kool Keith and Kutmasta Kurt. Park Jam features the biggest line-up of Australian & New Zealand hip hop & rap talents ever to be assembled in one place - starting with one of Australia's hip hop forerunners Resin Dogs. Coming across from South Auckland, & fresh from the Big Day Out tour, is the four-man team Deceptikonz, appearing in full force with emcee Mareko. Then there's The Herd, ex-Herd MC turned soloist Urthboy, Good Buddha, Def Wish Cast, Hermitude, Figgkidd, Lazy Grey (Qld), Terrafirma (SA), Suburban Intellect (Vic), Morganics, Baggsmen (previously known as The Hive), Blue Juice, Fast Crew (NZ), Art of War (Vic), Hyjack n' Torcha (Vic), up-and-coming new crew Blindhoarse lead by MC Losty, & all the way from the UK, Motley with his fresh Manchestrian vibe. visit http://www.parkjam.com.au for more details
Submitted by AliaK on Tue, 08/02/2005 - 01:34
Radical Software was an important voice of the American video community in the early 70s; the only periodical devoted exclusively to independent video and video art at the time when those subjects were still being invented. Issues included contributions by Nam June Paik, Douglas Davis, Paul Ryan, Frank Gillette, Beryl Korot, Charles Bensinger, Ira Schneider, Ann Tyng, R. Buckminster Fuller, Gregory Bateson, Gene Youngblood, Parry Teasdale, Ant Farm, and many others. read more or visit their website @ http://www.radicalsoftware.org
Submitted by AliaK on Fri, 04/02/2005 - 22:41
Coalition self-titled album scheduled for March 2005 release on Nice Mics Records. Featuring DJ Affiks, Lenwun, Raman, Lazy Grey, Robby Balboa, The Fader F*ckers and Kel. visit their website @ http://www.coalition.co.nr/ to preview one of the tracks Sleepless
Submitted by Jemral on Fri, 04/02/2005 - 11:58
Dane Certificate, Barrage, Meatwave, Victor Lancaster, Solar Sail show @ VIC HOTEL, Brunswick, Friday the 18th of Feb. $4, 9pm, very special.
Submitted by AliaK on Wed, 02/02/2005 - 22:56
The 2005 Australasian Computer Music Conference will explore the current boundaries of computer music practices and ideas. Where is the edge? Where are the new ideas? What activities point toward the future for computer music? Submissions are now open for Generate + Test, the Australasian Computer Music Conference being held on 12 - 14 July 2005 at the Creative Industries Precinct, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia. Visit the conference website: http://acmc05.org/ for more details
Submitted by AliaK on Wed, 02/02/2005 - 22:51
Electroacoustic Music Studies Sound in Multimedia Contexts. From the advent of the first electric instruments, the phonograph, radio, telephone, and subsequent electronic and digital inventions, the approaches to technologies relevant to the art of sound have been limited only by the imagination of the musician. In recent years, there seems to have been a proliferation of studies relating to music incorporating these technologies However, the investigation of such a varied musical repertoire raises a number of issues that the EMS conferences wish to examine. The themes of the conference therefore emphasize questions of resources, discourse, and analytical tools relevant to electroacoustic musics. visit the EMS-05 website @ http://ems05.musique.umontreal.ca/index.html for more information
Submitted by AliaK on Mon, 31/01/2005 - 00:10
Submitted by ideas on Sun, 30/01/2005 - 23:02
getting articles / promo written
- hopefully useful for music / arts artists
- not in any order; just a list of things to think about / try perhaps
- list of facts that would make interesting articles
- list of quotes from artists on different topics so their names are mentioned more often
- street press / website / publication editors are busy people. they'll either reprint your promo info, do an interview or article on something based on promo / fact sheet (depending on the size of the media - assuming media for niche topics)
Submitted by ideas on Sun, 30/01/2005 - 22:41
do an article on cybercash & micropayments
- a low cost usb smartcard reader for micropayments for extra security
- pre-paid / top up scheme
- plugin to the computer and sites which support it can adjust balances upon purchase
- also a paypal / software type system for the same thing; with digital signatures
- you put $ into the account which can be spent; similar to paypal but less transaction fees
Submitted by ideas on Sun, 30/01/2005 - 22:29
- setup a db table for contacts and notes
- upload notes from notebook
- music & arts resources
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