Ovary in a jar On Tuesday, I caught the train out to Clayton, an outer Melbourne suburb, comfortably middle-class and economically boosted by the presence of a major public teaching hospital (Monash Medical Center), and other private health providers. One of those providers, Monash Surgical Private Hospital (MSPH), was my[…]
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Composing cool tunes for warm people
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I’m currently back in Australia for a while. ABC Radio National, Australia’s national public broadcaster has a long standing show on spiritual and religious matters called Encounter. This Sunday (7 February, 7.10 am Australian eastern time, repeated Wednesday 7.00pm), Encounter is doing a special on contemporary spiritual music called ‘Planet[…]
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Location, location, location Books read since leaving Pittsburgh for Melbourne (Australia) a month ago: Niall Ferguson: The Ascent of Money Carrie Fisher: Wishful Drinking Norman Doige: The Brain That Changes Itself Don Watson: American Journeys Augusten Burroughs: You Better Not Cry Dava Sobel; Longitude All of these are extremely good[…]
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How not to improve on ‘Wicked Game’ (but make it sound more like the kind of track you’d actually desperately record in your bedroom late at night) Chris Isaak’s ‘Wicked Game’ is one of those perfect songs which simply cannot be ‘improved’ upon. There are many, many tracks that can[…]
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This episode of American Music Innovators features an interview with husband and wife duo Windy and Carl. Hailed as one of the leadling lights of the American space rock and ambient scene, Windy and Carl have released numerous albums, including on the hallowed Kranky label and inspired relationships with music[…]
Read More »Car acting There are currently three major features being shot in Pittsburgh: The Next Three Days, a murder mystery starring Russell Crowe; Love and Other Drugs, a comedy starring Jake Gyllenhall and Anne Hathaway (both of Brokeback Mountain fame); and Unstoppable, an action flick starring Denzel Washington. This means that[…]
Read More »I just added three more clips to the video page: 1. 2001 – Myself and Kate introducing the first B(if)tek WINK (Wired Innovative Naughty Kids) awards night, May 2001 in Melbourne. The WINKs were developed, funded and promoted by us each year from 2001-2003. These were awards for innovation and[…]
Read More »A match, surely, made in heaven Here are 10 reasons why Chris Isaak should marry me: 1. He writes songs about love and heartache (mostly heartache); I write songs about love and heartache (mostly heartache) 2. Hes a major international celebrity; I am (according to the US Department of Immigration)[…]
Read More »A New Country My USA permanent residency card arrived totally unannounced in the mail today. I stared at it in happy shock and amazement. I am now an American (albeit one with a funny accent). Exactly one year after Tanya and I wandered into Pittsburgh, for the first time, almost[…]
Read More »G20 in Pittsburgh My adopted home of Pittsburgh, USA and my recently vacated home town of Melbourne, Australia now have three things in common: They have both been voted ‘most livable city’ by various publications and lifestyle monitors. For the last decade, Melbourne has consistently scored up the very top[…]
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