Bob Maumill’s Heritage Dinner photos
To celebrate Heritage Perth’s Perth Heritage Day 2009, Bob Maumill & Grace Maiolo cooked up a storm for 6PR listeners at the historic Tranby Hall in the Perth CBD.
It’s been too long…
November 9th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in » General Stuff
I must admit that I have neglected the ol’ blog here for some time. I promise to rectify this. One day.
Condor Carpark Exhibition
Last night I popped in to the Condor Carpark Exhibition, which would have to be the largest permanent street art exhibition in the southern hemisphere. The Condor Tower is that lime-yellow building you may have noticed ‘pop’ up recently, garnishing Perth’s crane-ridden skyline. The carpark is mostly underground, with the ‘Core’ level actually being below the water level.
The 5 level car park has seen more than 60 artists add their artwork to the space, mostly locals with a handful from over east and a couple of internationals.
Over a year ago, the Design/Construction Manager of ‘Condor’ approached the ololo art production group and communicated his dislike for grey walls, especially in a car park environment. They took it upon themselves to transform the entire space into an enormous cavern of bold, bizarre and colourful artwork.
Stormie Mills, Reka, Creepy, Daek, DrewFunk, Grumpster, Pat Doherty, Rifs, Trevor6025, Kid Zoom, Timothy Rollin, Hurben, Showbiz, Shime, Jodee Knowles, THNK, RegID, Griv, Yo-Yo are just a small selection of the artists who have donated their time to the project.
This was an awesome way to add life to a dull building, and I really hope this acts as a catalyst for more projects like this. The big shame is that after last night, the only people that will see this amazing art will be the occupants of the Condor Tower. I really hope the City Of Perth get ololo to do some of their public carparks.
I took a rather large number of photos of the artworks, and a lot of these photos have small white dots over them, which I can only assume was from the large amount of dust in the air. You could also still smell the paint, so some of the artworks must have been very recent additions. See them by clicking here —–> Read the rest of this entry »
Daily Telegraph FAIL!!!
It seems that The Daily Telegraph jumped the gun this evening with the announcement of the winner of Channel 10’s Masterchef. I managed to screencap it before they took the page down.
In case you were wondering… it was Julie who won Masterchef. Well deserved too!
Gossip – Heavy Cross
July 19th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in » Music
This song, “Heavy Cross” by Gossip just blows me away – Beth Ditto’s voice is sensational!
Gossip – Heavy Cross from Popbytes on Vimeo.
I’ve always wondered….
Why on earth would an upper echelon beauty parlor like the Lipstick Beauty Salon use such a cheap and nasty conditioner on their customers? Clairol Creme Conditioner is certainly not to the standard one would expect from a salon where you had to audition to get your hair done.
Michael Michael Michael!
July 6th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in » Music
Wow – this is just crazy! This weeks Australian singles charts have 17 re-entries for Michael Jackson. The first three spots of the album charts are all Michael Jackson albums as well, with a further 5 albums in the Top 50. Ka-ching!
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06/07/2009 |
| B | TW | LW | TI | HP | Title | Artist | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | I GOTTA FEELING | The Black Eyed Peas | ||||
| 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | PAPARAZZI | Lady Gaga | ||||
| * | 3 | - | R/E | 3 | THRILLER | Michael Jackson | |||
| 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | NEW DIVIDE | Linkin Park | ||||
| 5 | 2 | 14 | 1 | BOOM BOOM POW | The Black Eyed Peas | ||||
| * | 6 | - | R/E | 1 | BLACK OR WHITE | Michael Jackson | |||
| * | 7 | - | R/E | 1 | BILLIE JEAN | Michael Jackson | |||
| * | 8 | - | R/E | 8 | MAN IN THE MIRROR | Michael Jackson | |||
| 9 | 4 | 13 | 3 | NOT FAIR | Lily Allen | ||||
| 10 | 5 | 8 | 5 | YOU BELONG WITH ME | Taylor Swift | ||||
| 11 | 6 | 8 | 6 | WHEN LOVE TAKES OVER | David Guetta Feat. Kelly Rowland | ||||
| 12 | 9 | 13 | 5 | THE CLIMB | Miley Cyrus | ||||
| * | 13 | - | R/E | 5 | THE WAY YOU MAKE ME FEEL | Michael Jackson | |||
| * | 14 | - | R/E | 1 | BEN | Michael Jackson | |||
| 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | HER DIAMONDS | Rob Thomas | ||||
| * | 16 | - | R/E | 16 | SMOOTH CRIMINAL | Michael Jackson | |||
| * | 17 | - | R/E | 2 | BEAT IT | Michael Jackson | |||
| 18 | 13 | 9 | 10 | RIVERSIDE | Sidney Samson | ||||
| 19 | 11 | 6 | 10 | HUSH HUSH; HUSH HUSH | The Pussycat Dolls | ||||
| 20 | 8 | 8 | 8 |  |
CHASE THAT FEELING | Hilltop Hoods | |||
| * | 21 | - | R/E | 1 | DON’T STOP ‘TIL YOU GET ENOUGH | Michael Jackson | |||
| * | 22 | - | R/E | 7 | YOU ARE NOT ALONE | Michael Jackson | |||
| 23 | 14 | 3 | 9 | |
BECAUSE | Jessica Mauboy | |||
| 24 | 18 | 3 | 18 | BATTLEFIELD | Jordin Sparks | ||||
| 25 | 15 | 12 | 1 | WE MADE YOU | Eminem | ||||
| * | 26 | 44 | 2 | 26 | 21 GUNS | Green Day | |||
| * | 27 | - | R/E | 4 | BAD | Michael Jackson | |||
| 28 | 12 | 13 | 3 | BREAKEVEN | The Script | ||||
| 29 | 16 | 11 | 6 | BAD INFLUENCE | P!nk | ||||
| * | 30 | - | R/E | 20 | HEAL THE WORLD | Michael Jackson | |||
| 31 | 27 | 4 | 27 | SWEET DREAMS | Beyonce | ||||
| 32 | 21 | 6 | 19 | BONKERS | Dizzee Rascal & Armand Van Helden | ||||
| 33 | 17 | 10 | 11 | WAKING UP IN VEGAS | Katy Perry | ||||
| 34 | 22 | 25 | 1 | LOVE STORY | Taylor Swift | ||||
| 35 | 24 | 6 | 24 | KNOCK YOU DOWN | Keri Hilson Feat. Kanye West & Ne-Yo | ||||
| * | 36 | - | R/E | 4 | ROCK WITH YOU | Michael Jackson | |||
| 37 | 23 | 16 | 1 | JAI HO! (YOU ARE MY DESTINY) | A.R. Rahman Feat. The Pussycat Dolls | ||||
| 38 | 20 | 7 | 20 | SUGAR | Flo Rida Feat. Wynter | ||||
| 39 | 19 | 8 | 19 | SECOND CHANCE | Shinedown | ||||
| * | 40 | - | R/E | 6 | REMEMBER THE TIME | Michael Jackson | |||
| * | 41 | - | NEW | 41 | CAN YOU FEEL IT | Michael Jackson | |||
| 42 | 26 | 5 | 26 | IF TODAY WAS YOUR LAST DAY | Nickelback | ||||
| * | 43 | - | R/E | 13 | ABC | Jackson 5 | |||
| * | 44 | - | NEW | 44 | BLAME IT ON THE BOOGIE | Michael Jackson | |||
| * | 45 | - | R/E | 16 | THEY DON’T CARE ABOUT US | Michael Jackson | |||
| 46 | 28 | 15 | 4 | LOVEGAME | Lady Gaga | ||||
| 47 | 25 | 9 | 13 | |
FOREIGN LAND | Eskimo Joe | |||
| 48 | 34 | 2 | 34 | HEAVY CROSS | Gossip | ||||
| 49 | 31 | 10 | 9 | I DO NOT HOOK UP | Kelly Clarkson | ||||
| 50 | 32 | 14 | 16 | KISS ME THRU THE PHONE | Soulja Boy Tell ‘Em Feat. Sammie |
Supanova Perth 2009
Today I headed off to the Supanova Expo at the Claremont Showgrounds with the lovely Blair & James. It was jammed packed with like-minded nerds and geeks – apparently it was about double the attendance of last year’s expo. I had an absolute ball, and also took a few lazy photos… Read the rest of this entry »
Yes but no but yes but no….
May 17th, 2009 | 4 Comments | Posted in » Opinion
“Ora ilLegale Clock” by Denis Guidone
So WA didn’t get daylight savings for the fourth time. The result doesn’t really surprise me, considering the results from the last three referenda. I’ve noticed such a backlash on the internet this morning from people saying how WA is “backward” and “the laughing stock of Australia”. Here’s a tip. If living in WA is so annoying, then fuck off somewhere else. Every city in the world has its good sides and bad sides. For instance, I love Melbourne’s 24 hour lifestyle of cafes, clubs and shopping, but the weather is complete shit. Perth has a great climate, but isn’t as “vibrant”. Whatever city, state or country you live in is not going to be perfect for everyone. You just make the most of what you’ve got and get on with life.
I’m amazed at how the whole daylight saving argument brings out the “stupid” in people. The No camp were saying that daylight saving contributed to more road deaths. Excuse me? That’s up there with fading curtains and cows giving sour milk. I was also amused at how the Yes camp was bleating on about all the new young voters (around 370,000 of them apparently) who didn’t get a chance to vote last time, and would probably vote Yes now. So what about all the “new voters” in 1975, 1984 and 1992? They obviously didn’t want it, and neither did the “new voters” in 2009.
Personally, I voted Yes because it suits my lifestyle and the lifestyles of a lot of my friends – but I knew the Yes vote wouldn’t get through. It never does. All I kept thinking about at the polling place was how the money the whole thing has cost (around $9 million) could be better spent on health, education, aged care etc. When will we learn?
WA has always been against permanent change – every State referendum ends up with a result of no change, with the only exception being in 1900 to enable Federation. Daylight saving – shopping hours – prohibition – secession – whatever the topic, the only way WA will see any kind of change will be if the politicians make the decisions and enact them in law. Making the people decide will only result in a huge financial cost to the taxpayer and no change. We elect politicians to make decisions for us. If we don’t like their decisions, we vote them out. Simple.
Now I better go and walk the cats before it gets dark.
Man flu is real…
May 15th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in » General Stuff
I’ve been off sick this week with one of the worst cases of flu I’ve ever had. It started with the inevitable mucus festival, and three boxes of tissues later, moved onto the fever and hacking cough.
I did feel somewhat comforted by the news that “man flu” is real. I kind of wish I had made more of a fuss now…
