Youngok 'Victoria' Lee is a composer, artist, dreamer and larrikin. Just before I'd arrived in Vienna Victoria wrote via LinkedIn inviting me to a performance of her new work. I was unable to attend given my schedule at the time was nothing short of, well, full. Some how we kept in touch and with my … Continue Reading ››
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Flo
It was a good 10 years or more since I'd last met, or rather, first met Flo (aka Florian Prix) in Vienna. I recall us talking about the boots I was wearing at the time. A pair of black stub-toed Doc Martins I'd found in Hong Kong. The boots are long worn out, in fact, at least … Continue Reading ››
Doc Neeson
I first met Doc Neeson of The Angels in 1984. We were sharing a caravan back-stage at Narara, perhaps the largest outdoor music festival I'd ever been to... both then, and in recent years. I was just a couple of months out … Continue Reading ››
Polyester Boy
Melbourne’s Polyester Books, on Brunswick St, is a phenomenon, not least for its hardy resilience in the face of narrow-minded attacks from authorities and certain sectors of the community alike. Now it faces a new threat – the extinction of the artistic culture it grew up in. Andrew Garton … Continue Reading ››
Monolake’s back!
Robert returned to Melbourne last Friday to perform at the Deep Chord party on Saturday evening, 4 Feb, and with the Terminal Quartet on Tuesday 7 Feb. He's been staying with us in Brunswick. Too little time...
Sunday afternoon in the … Continue Reading ››