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What’s Cool and Unusual – 27th February 2008

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Picture from Feedbacker blog – Scum System Kill at Maggotville

wed 27

consolador de dos caras
la campana, 53-55 liverpool st, sydney
$5 8pm

frequestra, oddfoot, nick(toy death) + hiro(defektro), marquis de sound

lots of live DIY electronics this week as well as the usual dj’s and diy markets
if you have some things to sell then bring them along and set up a stall!

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thu 28

Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price film screening

MGTVLE, 40 fitzroy street, marrickville
8pm $2 donation

Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price is the documentary film sensation that’s changing the largest company on earth. The film features the deeply personal stories and everyday lives of families and communities struggling to survive in a Wal-Mart world. It’s an emotional journey that will challenge the way you think, feel… and shop.

Released simultaneously in theaters and DVD in November 2005, the film has been seen by millions worldwide. Families, churches, schools, and small busineses owners have screened the film over 10,000 times and the world is taking notice. See the film, share it, and become part of the movement forcing companies to act responsibly.

see bravenewfilms.org to find out more about these doco’s and alternative media.

14th May 2021 – I came across a few cultural documentaries I thought others may be interested to see, so borrowed a projector and talked to the good people of Maggotville and set up these screenings – I think we did four in total.

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fri 29

Reminder – Public Forum Friday 29 February
Visiting US Labor Leader & Unions in the Anti-War Movement

Mark the date in your diary and come along for a great opportunity to hear about the US Labor Movement’s efforts resisting Bush’s war on Iraq and supporting workers and unionists inside Iraq.

Kathy Black, Co-convenor of US Labor Against the War (USLAW) and President of Coalition of LaborPublic  Union Women (CLUW), will be on a National Speaking Tour of Australia between 28 February and 16 March, when she will address the Iraq Peace Rally in Sydney to commemorate the 5th Anniversary of the Iraq War. 

US Labor Against the War ( http://www.uslaboragainstwar.org/) has played an important role within the US mobilising labour movement support for the anti-war campaign, under the slogan “Unions Yes, War No”. USLAW have also made links and supported unions inside Iraq.

The Public Forum on Friday 29 February will be an opportunity for dialogue between Australian and US unions and to hear first hand about USLAW anti-war campaigns as well as the opposition to the Iraqi Oil privatisation laws from unions and workers inside Iraq. Kathy will give a presentation on the real costs of war and what this means for working people in the US and Iraq, following a recent paper by Nobel Prize winning economist Joseph Stiglitz and Linda Bilmes showing that the total cost of the Iraq war to the United States will be $2 trillion or even higher.

10am Friday 29 February
Unions NSW Auditorium
Ground Level, Trades Hall
Enter via Labor Council Building, 377-383 Sussex St, Sydney
Light Refreshments provided following the public forum
RSVP by Wednesday 27 February for catering purposes to Antoinette Abboud aabboud@unionaidabroad.org.au   or 02 92649343

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fri 29

MGTVLE, 40 fitzroy street, marrickville
8pm $?

INSECT WARFARE (HOUSTON, TX)
AGENTS OF ABHORRENCE
CRUX
BEYOND TERROR BEYOND GRACE 

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fri 29

a where(?)house near central
8pm $?

Castings, Ian Wadley, The Garbage & The Flowers, Milenasong

email me if you need location details

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sat 1

hornsby pcyc, 94 george st, hornsby (next to train station)
$5 6pm

mind expansion kit, call the medic! call the nurse!, euripides berserker, shape, anti midas

14th May 2021 – I was so impressed with Euripedes Berserker at this show that I facilitated a posthumous release of their recordings and established a long running friendship with guitarist/singer and all round good guy, Dave Drayton.

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sat 1

WHAT: Westleigh, NSW, Australia screening of Garbage!
WHEN: Saturday, March 01 2008 07:30 PM
TICKET PRICE: $3

Attending this movie screening is a small, but important, step you can take towards saving the world from global warming.
This screening of the film “Garbage” is timed perfectly to inspire us all to help out the environment starting from Sunday the 2nd March “Clean Up Australia” day! then March 29th is Earth Hour in which cities worldwide will take part turning off lights to raise awareness of global warming.

HOSTED BY: Joss Johns

WHERE: Club House
Sanctuary Gardens
Westleigh, NSW, Australia 2120

DIRECTIONS: The Sanctuary Club House is located in Sanctuary Gardens off Duffy Ave or Sefton Ave of Westleigh. You will find the club house on the street simply known as The Sanctuary.

see bravenewtheaters.com to find out more about these doco’s and alternative media.

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please forward to anyone you know who may be interested! (reply to this email and i’ll pass on the details)

I AM LOOKING FOR:
-People with distros, authors, zine writers and artists to come
sell/exchange their wares on this day! They can come and set up by
1pm. Fee is $5. All proceeds go to Jura Books.

-more book/writing orientated activities, eg. someone to teach
bookbinding/hold reading circles/adjudicate mock debates.

Details so far:

LET’S TALK ABOUT TEXT book, zine and music fair
SUNDAY APRIL 6th
1pm
JURA BOOKS
440 Parramatta Rd
ALL AGES

Music from 2pm:
Strangers (NZ)
When Chimps Attack
Do Not Resuscitate

Vegan food by FOOD NOT BOMBS

Dress-up theme is LITERATURE/PHILOSOPHY

There will be:
-1pm skillshare huddle/DIY living discussion with everyone!!! just
turn up, introduce yourself and see what you wanna learn!

-a zine-making /advice table and origami nerdouts facilitated by Steph Thaw and Luke Subverts
-woolly story-telling/knitting lessons with Miss Helen
-make awesome stencils with Bekkah
-make messages with needle and thread (info on sewing and patches) with Kira
-active listening/sharing and caring skills with Bekkah
-a vegan cupcake station with icing options, etc, facilitated by Kat Thaw
-alternatives to consumer feminine hygiene products (with Kira)
-drawing jam space (unfacilitated)
-writing jam corner (unfacilitated)
-book binding (looking for someone to facilitate!)

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http://jura.org.au/

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i keep forgetting to mention my distro which i often cart around and setup at shows.  i stock a wide range of alternative music from all over the world – you can check out the list here: http://www.tenzenmen.com/distro/TZM_distro.shtml

new stock this week are two 7″ releases from the UK documenting the rise of independent music in beijing.  first is a split 7″ with   joyside and the scoff (two drunk on life rock n roll bands) and second a 7″ by sonic youth favourites car-sick cars.  both are beautifully packaged and $10 each.

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one last shout out whilst i remember.

i’ve gotten some new ‘lucas stories’ recently (check them out here: http://www.tenzenmen.com/lucas/TZM_lucas.shtml).  but i need more!  if you have any crazy tales from the life of lucas abela (aka justice yeldham, dj smallcock, a kombi etc) please email them to me.

shaun/tenzenmen
++  i’ll either be at these events or wishing i was there  ++

What’s Cool and Unusual – 19th December 2007

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wed 19

 la Campana, 53-55 liverpool st, the spanish 1/4, Sydney.

 FRONT ROOM

 FREE! Guest DJ handspun

 BACK ROOM ­

 $5

The Dagger Brothers (UK)

Sounds like cris noyles singing in the shower

The Lunettes

first there was 4 flat maracas, but we lost our ‘rehearsal space’, then it was 2 with a minidisc and a mike and a farfisa, and a bass, then the croyds and production through our shiny shiny friends at stb, next the world

Lecter Macabre

During the 4th World War, the elemental nature of science was changed and formed a new kind of music. People over the last 7 billion years have argued about it’s origins and small rodents have fallen asleep to the tonal variation it creates. ARE YOU AWAKE? Lecter Macabre eats food, breathes air and drinks liquid. They are two men. One is a member of Sydney group TRIANGLE. He is the mouth sound. He is Dr. Lecter. The other is the former member of a radio show on 2SER known as Music For Big Game Hunting. He waves his hands and creates magic sounds from the antenna. He is Dr. Kklarence S. Macabre.

 If you choose now it may be too early. If you choose in one second’s time it may be too late

Hinterlandt (germany)

Hinterlandt was founded by Jochen Gutsch after years of playing in underground bands such as Feedback Recycling, Buckethead (the German band), Professor, Home Of The Lame, Suckspeed, and others. Jochen moved from Hannover/Germany to Sydney/Australia in 2000 and relocated to Bonn/Germany in 2004. Hinterlandt moved along. Hinterlandt’s output is constantly changing. Initially a wild experimental music project, Hinterlandt soon embraced electronic music as a key aspect of production. Carefully, vocal lines and guitars were introduced, and before you knew it, there was a bunch of semi-electronic pop songs. Recently, some unexpected heavy riffs and pounding drums could be heard outside secret rehearsal locations, so the next change might be right around the corner.

Hinterlandt Live Incarnations

Phase III (Current): Hinterlandt is a rock trio, helped by loud amplifiers and heaps of old-school effect pedals. Jochen Gutsch on guitar, vocals and trumpet is accompanied by old friends Felix Gebhard (Home Of The Lame) on bass and Hilmar Voigt (ex-Buckethead) on drums.

Phase II (2004-2006): Hinterlandt operated as a one-man band playing left-of-centre indietronics, with multi-instrumentalist Jochen Gutsch as the only member. About 60 solo shows were played in Lisbon, Helsinki, Cologne, Rome, Berlin, London, Hamburg, Amsterdam and other cities. Solo performances might still happen occasionally.

Phase I (2002-2004): Hinterlandt started playing live as an improvised collective, featuring up to 20 musicians around Jochen Gutsch. About 20 shows of decidedly experimental sound/ambient/noise music were played in Australia.

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wed 26

mgtvle – all ages

 4pm start $?

 severed head of state, vae victis, shitfight + more?

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just heard about a kinda private NYE party which will be in a warehouse setting in marrickville somewhere. buzz me if you’re interested in going. supposedly ten bands playing!

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thanks to everyone who helped me out in anyway this year and thanks to all those involved in supporting each other with various endeavours outside the mainstream.

 shaun/tenzenmen

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 ++ i’ll either be at these events or wishing i was there ++

What’s Cool and Unusual – 21st November 2007

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10th May 2021 – What’s Cool and Unusual was a mailing list for mostly underground DIY music events happening around Sydney. I started putting it together to make it easier for folks to find out about shows that were usually only promoted by word of mouth. Many of these shows were in illegal spaces and at certain points I had to cull the email list and people then request to be added again with a statement of how they knew me. All this in an effort to keep ‘authorities’ out of your fun.

what’s cool and unusual this week 21/11/07

What decides your vote?
Indigenous Rights and Reconciliation
With the 2007 Federal Election in front of us, this sheet was put together to show the stance of the major parties, and some of the minors, in regards to Indigenous Rights and Reconciliation.
If the position of Indigenous Australians within our lucky country is an important issue in deciding how you will vote, then this sheet will help you send a strong message to the Government, whatever it may look like in a week’s time.

Liberal Party/ National Party Coalition (Government)
The Coalition track record as custodians of the Australian Government show:
• A commitment to singling out Aboriginal people for the withholding of welfare payments, making supporting families even more difficult for already vulnerable households
• A commitment to a referendum on acknowledging the role of Indigenous Australians in a Constitutional Preamble
• A willingness to suspend the Racial Discrimination Act in order to implement racist and unfair policies on Australians
• Abolishing the democratic voice of Indigenous Australians by dismantling ATSIC. It needed improvements, but was instead dumped and replaced with… nothing
• Under funding and complete disregard for Aboriginal community managed and run services, such as Health Services
• Mal Brough and John Howard arrogantly claiming to have solved cyclical poverty, social disadvantage and the post-colonial disadvantage of Indigenous minorities… overnight with cups of tea at John’s house
• A willingness to further urban disadvantage by using money from existing urban development programs to fund new remote programs rather than providing new funding for new initiatives

Labor Party (Opposition)
Whilst the Labor position is more respectable than that of the Liberal/National Coalition, the stance of current leader Kevin Rudd is worrying. To see the Labor Party that introduced “Self Determination” policy to the Commonwealth Government, the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody and of the “Redfern Park Speech” of former party leader and Prime Minister Paul Keating now supporting the ill-conceived, irresponsible, racist and under resourced Northern Territory Intervention is a major concern.
The Labor policy positions include:
• Federal Labor offers bipartisan support to a commitment for constitutional recognition, regardless of the outcomes of the Federal election
• Labor values the symbolic importance of a national apology and commits to reconciliation as a vehicle for healing and justice in Australian society
• Support for Howard’s harmful Northern Territory Intervention, with the exception of the suspension of the Racial Discrimination Act.

The Greens
Of the parties represented on this sheet, the Greens have the most progressive policies on Indigenous Rights and Reconciliation and the strongest commitment for self determination for Aboriginal people.
From the Greens Policy Snapshot booklet, the Greens commit to:
• Back the plan to reduce the gap in life expectancy and achieve equality of health and wellbeing within a generation
• Support a treaty that recognises the prior occupation and sovereignty of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
• Make a formal apology to the stolen generation and increase support to Link-Up and counselling services
• Support fair compensation where property has been taken or wages and benefits withheld
• Make Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children’s health and education a national priority
• Fund a 10 year Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander housing plan
• Support the formation of respective bodies elected by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

Family First
Whilst Family First propose measures to support Aboriginal families and support an increase in funding to Indigenous services, they also:
• Support the withholding of welfare payments from Indigenous families, thus making it harder for households to provide for young dependants. Proponents of this policy hold struggling families as the perpetrators of social disadvantage and exclusion, rather than the victims in need of support
• Propose the removal of Aboriginal Shire Council management of community stores providing services to remote communities, services that would otherwise be untenable
• Support Howard’s racist and ill-conceived Northern Territory Intervention

One Nation
One Nation continue their generally divisive policy positions with the following on Indigenous Rights and Reconciliation, from their Federal Policy Statement Summery:
• One Nation will abolish multiculturalism and the Racial Discrimination Act, whilst promoting assimilation
• One Nation reject Native Title and the recognition of Aboriginal Rights to land prior to European settlement
• Rejection of the title “Indigenous Australians” for Australia’s first people on the ridiculous basis that it excludes settlers from the First Fleet
• A denial of the genocide of Australia’s Indigenous peoples, claiming only 118 Aboriginal people were killed at the hands of white Australians and European settlers in the face of irrefutable evidence to the contrary

What decides your vote?

This sheet was put together on behalf of ReconciliACTIONnsw, a volunteer Youth network working towards a fair and just Australia. The ReconciliACTIONnsw network is not aligned with any political party and members are interested in social change and the Rights of all Australia’s people, particularly Australia’s first people.

www.reconciliaction.org.au

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wed 21

la campana, 53-55 liverpool st, the spanish quarter
8pm

FRONT ROOM – FREE!
DIY markets / toecutter / dj rainbow ejaculation / smallcock / bambi & the banbis / BOG

BACK ROOM – $5
naked on the vague / axel rosie o’donnell / red red krovvy (cairns)

i’ll be here with some distro and bits and pieces…

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thu 22

22 enmore rd, 6-8pm

‘stick this in your memory hole’ book launch – tristan from schifosi

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thu 22

@Mgtvle, 40 Fitzroy st, Marrickville
8pm

Schifosi (dark Melodic crustcore from melbourne)
Vae Victis (raging d-beat punk)
731 (melburne grindcore attack)

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sat 24

4pm. entry by donation. 43 edgeware rd, enmore.

alps of nsw, fulton girls club (melb), steph (the thaw)

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sat 24

a launch party at the Mandarin Club (election night)
8pm $10

xNoBBQx, The Spiders (B Mtns), Ultra Violet MC (Melb), UnAustralians (Melb), Sun of the Seventh Sister (B Mtns), DJ Beefcurtains

Launching LPs by xNoBBQx , The Spiders, + a 7′ by Ultra Violet MC (although not out yet)
http://pulledout.org

well, this gig it may not matter that the PA and sound equipment is falling apart at least!

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sat 24

Hermann’s Bar Crn City Road and Butlins Ave, opposite main gate Sydney University, Wentworth Building
$10

Sounds Of Seduction DON’S AFTER PARTY Election Night Special

History will be made, one way or the other, when Australia goes to the polls on Saturday 24th November. From 8.00pm onwards the Sounds presents a special election night DON’S AFTER PARTY with the ‘drown your sorrows ‘or’ celebrate like crazy’ Happy Hour from 8.00pm to 10.30pm, plus all the regular Sounds excitement through until 3.00am

featuring:
Big Screen Election Highlights All Night
Expert commentary from The Sounds handpicked panel of political experts
The Kevin Rudd/John Howard Piñata
Bash the hell out of the loser or ‘losers’ to win some fabulous prizes

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sat 24

The Saturday Night Special is the psychedelic, freak-out sister show to
the Sideways Through Sound regular Thursday night pagan drone fest

So join Thee Sonic Assassin on FM99.3 from 8pm to Midnight for a selection
of mind-bending, hip shaking sounds, all with the trademark Sideways
Through Sound vibe.

It’ll be a trip and you will bug out to it, guaranteed!!

www.sidewaysthroughsound.com

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sun 25

live house, 794 paramatta rd, lewisham
midday $15

Come join us for 10 hours of meltdown in Sydney at Sunday Bloody Sunday, 25th November from noon til 10pm.

Line-up will include Xylocaine (Newcastle – Bloody Fist), Mark N (Melbourne – Bloody Fist), Paul Blackout (Newcastle – Hardline Rekordingz/Bloody Fist), Fraughman (Sydney – Bloody Fist/Powerviolence) and Mr 556a (Com-Baton) performing his last show ever.

Evil Noise (Irontwist) will also be playing his first set as one of Sydney’s only Doomcore producers, and Dimfigure (Killerwatts) will be making the trek all the way from Bathust to perform.

PLUS Matt Bleak (Random Stabbings/Splitterblast) and Semtex Disruptor (Random Stabbings), both from Melbourne, have now been added to the lineup.

A total of 18 artists from 13 crews will be playing on the Hijack Sound System, spread across 2 rooms. Styles will include Hardcore, Doomcore, Speedcore, Darkcore, Industrial, Breakcore, Drum & Bass, Electro and more.

Look out for the 3 beer gardens, and a gourmet barbecue provided by the very talented Bitsmasher.

Several merchandising stalls will be present on the day, selling records, shirts & more.

Headliners will be scattered throughout the day & night, make sure you come early so you don’t miss anyone:)

Free cd’s will be given to the first 100 people through the door….

Check irontwist.net or www.myspace.com/irontwist for updates

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sun 25

house show, 108 lethridge st, penrith
gold coin donation

red red kroovy, axel rosie o’donnell, circle pit, always, marilyn monroe

contact nic*******@*****.com for start times

shaun/tenzenmen
http://www.tenzenmen.com

++ i’ll either be at these events or wishing i was there ++

What’s Cool and Unusual re-subscription – 21st August 2007

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Pic: Melbourne’s DEAD playing in the Trafalgar Street kitchen 2010

due to wariness of who is currently on this list i will no longer be sending cool and unusual updates.

i will however be starting a new list – you will have to re-register to be on the list i’m afraid.
you can do this by sending me an email directly (to tenzenmen@tenzenmen.com) and stating how you know me!
i will then add you to the list and you will still have to validate your email address.

i’m sorry to do this but it’s in an effort to protect certain spaces under threat from closure.

all current email addresses will be removed in one weeks time.  this is the last reminder.

shaun/tenzenmen
++  i’ll either be at these events or wishing i was there  ++

15th May 2021 – This looks like the first time I had to cancel the Cool and Unusual subscriptions as there seemed to be too many instances of venues and shows getting shut down and there may have been infiltrators on the list as subscriptions were originally open to anyone. A little paranoid maybe but I wanted to protect our little amazing scene for as long as possible. For more background on these underground scenes in Sydney, this article by Alyssa Critchley for Cyclic Defrost is a good read.

101 ways to shut down a venue – 7th February 2007

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One-Oh-One
Sabot / The Thaw / Wog / The Warm Feelings
8pm, $10

One-Oh-One is a new independent space in Hibernian House ( room 101 in the stained glass building, 342 Elizabeth St, sizzle hizzayz). Come check it out!

23rd Oct 2021 – One Oh One was a relatively new space in Hibernian House run by Damien and Mert from the Warm Feelings. Unfortunately, its location within the building and the volume the Warm Feelings used the space to practice at caused problems with other spaces around and above. I think perhaps all bands got to play except Sabot before there were threats of physical violence and calls to the police. Ray from Wog was due to play with the Hard-Ons just around the corner at the Excelsior and was open to the idea of Sabot being able to play at the end of their set. Blackie wasn’t so keen and by the time it may have been a possibility Chris from Sabot had already had a couple of beers, which was a no-no for Team Sabot shows and the night ended up somewhat disappointingly all round.

ok – anyone on list who paid to come along to the sabot show with wog,the thaw and the warm feelings last night obviously didn’t get to see a full show for their money so i’d like to invite you to the following couple of shows for free entry:

sunday feb 11th 2pm at the pitz
the black hundred, gioconda smile, when chimps attack, half life

sunday feb 25th 2pm at the pitz
very much robot, wog, peewee, ohana

from the What’s Cool and Unusual weekly mail out

She’ll be coming round the mountain – 6th February 2007

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Akemi
Sabot / The Thaw / Sun of the Seventh Sister
8pm, $5

40 Great Western Highway, Medlow Bath, Blue Mountains. Akemi is a great little space and we can have trampoline comps in the backyard between bands. Bring that shit on – you know you love it.

Sabot are an amazing bass & drums duo from the Czech Republic.

Sabot are coming back to Sydney as part of their ‘around the world in 81 days’ tour.

Steph Thaw – http://thethaw.blogspot.com/2007/01/

23rd Oct 2021 – Akemi was a new space in the Blue Mountains, born out of the DIY improv scene and open to any kind of outsider music and art. Steph Thaw and I had taken a drive up to check out the space and this was the first (and only?) show I put on at Akemi though they had a reasonable run before various noise complaints stopped them, exacerbated somewhat by the Suns of the Seventh Sister practicing at max volume through the early mornings.

It was nice to get here before dark and just hang out a bit with the folks living here but I didn’t try out the trampoline.

The Final Compound – 10th June 2006

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Saturday 10th June @ The Compound (22 Enmore Rd, Newtown)
The Model
Eddy Current Suppression Ring
The Thaw

From 4pm – all ages and species welcome!

16th May 2021 – The Compound was the unofficial title of the space at 22 Enmore Road in Newtown, a tiny, tiny back room just a few doors down from Paint It Black and irregular shows were organised by members of the collective of folks who worked there.

After many complaints and burnout this was the last show though and it was absolutely rammed as it was just at the time that Eddy Current Suppression Ring were taking off out of the underground and into some brief limelight.

Sometime soon after the shows stopped here various parts of the space became the new site for Black Rose Anarchist Bookshop for a couple of years, as seen in the picture above. The venue space was through the door on the left and down the hall at the back.

The Thaw at the Compound