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Holiday reading

How to make gravy - Paul Kelly's so called mongrel memoir, has sat on my bedside table for the best part of a year. It's been my constant companion throughout the Xmas to New Year period. What I thought would be a typical music industry book turned out to be anything but.

Kelly share his thoughts and experiences on living a creative life, writing. travel, family and, believe it or not, dark and forgotten moments in Australian history. It's a big call I know, but I think this book should be on school reading lists. It's just been released in paperback and I suggest you go get a copy for yourself. Just don't go leaving it on your bedside table for a year like I did.

The Jezables

This Thursday at Mart Gallery in Surry Hills, Christopher Doyle will be showcasing the photography and design work of The Jezables with a range of limited edition prints available on the night from 5.30pm. Find out more here.

Future Classic x Daniel Shipp

Our friends at Future Classic are holding an exhibition showcasing the portrait work of Daniel Shipp who has taken shots of all the artists that the label has worked with over the last twelve months including the likes of Little Dragon, Toro Y Moi, Jazzanova, Pantha Du Prince, Mount Kimbie and heaps more. It runs until the 30th of January 2012 so you have plenty of time to get on down to Someday Gallery in Surry Hills and ogle over the stars.

Sugar Mountain 2012

Last year I had the pleasure of attending Sugar Mountain, a arts and music festival in its first year down in Melbourne. I can honestly say its been one of my favourite festival experiences ever. Amazing venue, great crowd, excellent art on display and a killer line-up made it a fantastic day with my crew. Back again for 2012 it looks to be no different - a truly diverse array of artist and musicians across various fields all put together by the fabulous creative director Pete Keen. The list is too long to chuck into a post so I'm going to point you in the direction of the website and show you the works of Ben Barretto. Buy tickets now. Check out their Soundcloud mix too for a taste of music.

KUBIK melbourne

KUBIK Melbourne, an open-air live music venue, makes its Southern Hemisphere debut as the pulsing nerve centre of Melbourne Music Week.One of Europe’s most innovative temporary architectural installations, KUBIK is constructed from interconnected, glowing water tanks that change colour in response to music.

More info as well as a great website here /

SOYA 365

Soya is back, this year with a tweak to the name and concept. Soya 365 will be run as a year round initiative with each category closing every month; great news for those whose talents are spread across multiple disciplines!

The range of categories have also expanded, with eleven creative fields on the burner. There are some exciting destinations for the winners, including South by Southwest, Cannes Lions Awards, and London Design Festival.

The first category closes in 28 days, time to don those creative hats.

Battle of the Band Merch

Red Octopus are running their new t-shirt design comp, 'Battle of the Band Merch'. Design for an actual band, both the band & designer with a custom t-shirt print run. Submissions close November 27th.

All the action is at: http://www.facebook.com/redocto

Tablatronics on the iPad

Can't get enough of those Apple events? This Thursday in Sydney, join new-media artist Tokyo Love-In as he showcases his Tablatronics creation. In this world of sounds that fuses classical tabla and other Eastern instruments with modern electronic beats, Tokyo Love-In integrates the iPad as an instrument, using it as a DJ deck and to trigger samples. Don’t miss this unique event.

I Used To Skate Once 7

"I Used To Skate Once" 7 is opening tomorrow night at The Zoo in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane.

The exhibition is set to be massive with works by artists such as Anthony Lister, Charlie Hillhouse, Claudio Kirac,  Joeseph Allen, Webuyyourkids and many more.

Along with the fine work on show the shops downstairs (Winn Lane) will be open to help you part with your weekly keep.

Opening: Thursday 23rd June, 7pm - 1am.

The Zoo
711 Ann St
Fortitude Valley, Brisbane

Ten10 Brisbane

The TEN10 exhibition presents us with the extremely interesting concept of pairing ten visual artists with ten musicians from the same city and challenging them to create a short film piece.

The resulting productions is ten uniquely individual films in which the collaborators explore the natural relationship shared between sound and image.

TEN10 is bound to be an surreal experience and is not to be missed. The exhibition will first hit Lightspace in Brisbane on June 24th with further shows to be announced in the near future.

Tickets: http://bit.ly/ten10tickets

Lightspace
Fortitude Valley, Brisbane
www.lightspace.net.au