What’s Cool and Unusual – 27th February 2008

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!)


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 – 16th January 2008

wed 16th

consolador de dos caras
la campana, 53-55 liverpool st, city (spanish quarter)
8pm $5/free

HEE-HAW
Bearded space punks playing acid metal. Like ZZ Top – but without legs!

OJCS
New interstellar pop sensation comprising Adrian Klumpes (keys n’ that), Abel Cross (bass n’ stuff), and Dave Goodman (drums n’ stuff like that aye).

DEATH MATTEL
Possibly the worst and stupidest band in Sydney…..possibly. Caberet Burlesque RAWK! They say you shouldn’t laugh at retards on stage but Death Mattel actively encourage it of their singer. Please bring flowers.

PAY COLOUR
Noisy indie rockers fizz and fire brimstone. Instrumental but their music sings heavenly shards of glass, fingernails on chalkboards.

we have two rooms of music the front room with Dj’s playing a hectic array of all music will be free of charge + the back room with live acts will attract a small cover charged depending on whos playing and other variables.

we’ll also be opening the dualpLOVER distribution store for bargains galore everyweek and invite others to bring in DIY consigment stock for us to sell.

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wed 16th

Mu-Meson Archives
at Crn Parramatta Rd & Trafalgar St Annandale at the end of King Furniture building up the steel staircase. Phone 9517-2010
8pm $10

2007 in review (the revised edition)
This your last chance to see Sandy Crack’s incredible review of 2007 Sandy has re-edited and revised it and will be inperson to walk us through one of the craziest years yet . Mu-Meson Archives doors 7.30 for 8pm start with supper $10

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thu 17th

mgtvle, 40 fitzroy st, marrickville
7pm SHARP!! $?

Extortion,Crux,Beyond Terror Beyond Grace, The Exiled & Taipan

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fri 18th

the NOW now Festival 2008
Wentworth Falls School of Arts
(cnr Adele av & Great Wstrn Hway, Wentworth Falls)

FRIDAY, 18 JANUARY 2008
Wentworth Falls School of Arts
Main Hall

7pm sci-hi – paul winstanley (nz) – electronics

7.30pm
greg kingston (tas) – guitar
carolyn connors (vic) – voice

8.15pm louise dibben – audio visuals

break

9.30pm
clare cooper (berlin) – chinese harp
thomas meadowcroft (berlin) – organ

10pm passenger of shit

11pm festival club at Akemi – spontaneous and unscheduled collaborations
feat. Sun of the Seventh Sister

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sat 19th

mgtvle, 40 fitzroy st, marrickville
8pm $12?

grey daturas, naked on the vague, justice yeldham, the nation blue

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sat 19th

10am Sound Walk

3pm workshop for kids (both young and old!!)
instrument building – Dale Gorfinkel & Rod Cooper

Small Room

6pm
Jo Truman – voice
Mike Majkowski – double bass

6.30pm
Ross Bolletar – ruined piano
Jon Rose – violin

Car park
7.30pm Brendan Walls – inventions, creations and monstrosities

break

Main Hall
8.30
Emmanuelle Pellegrini (france) – sound poetry

8.50
Philip samartzis (melb) – electronics
Marcia jane (melb) – live video

10pm Splinter Orchestra
shannon o’neill, mike majkowski, abel cross, finn ryan, milica 
stefanovic, dan whiting, rod cooper, dale gorfinkel, monika brooks, 
jim denley, alex masso, clare cooper, mira peart, michael sheridan, 
ben byrne, Karen Booth, grant arthur, laura altman, simon ferenci, 
cass mcglynn, ian pieterse, peter farrar, sam dobson, rory brown ++

11 pm festival club at Akemi, spontaneous and unscheduled collaborations

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sat 19th

VENUE: Peace Park and surrounding laneways, Pine Street, Chippendale
DATE: January 19, 2008, 3pm-8pm
Bring a picnic.

Gyp$y Dub $ound $y$tem (Sydney)
Uberlingua (Melb/Syd)
Nova/Twinsista (Malang)
Kuno Kini (Jakarta)
CuzCo (Wire Mc + Choo Choo)
The Kampung Street Festival is about laneways and marginalised sites; its also about public space and the insertion and creation of art into the everyday – a re-igniting of civic spaces with creative expression. A joining of Indonesian and Australian artist communities.

‘Art Day Is Today’ will feature a makers’ market, zine fair, art in the laneways, games, free screenprinting, and a number of site specific performances.
Gang is currently seeking expressions of interest from stall holders for the maker’s market and zine fair. download information (http://www.gangfestival.com/gang_MM.pdf)

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sun 20th

12pm outdoor kids workshop – Wilson Park
ross bolleter – ruined piano and story-telling

2pm at Echo Bluff, Lawson.
from Lawson station walk down San Jose Ave to the end of the street 
where there is a locked gate to a dirt road.
walk down the dirt road until you get to another locked gate. to the 
left of the gate is a wlking track.
follow this down to the end. (don’t take the left turn off this track)

There will be a bus relaying people from the station to the track from 1.30pm.
info http://thenownow.net/home/outdoor-gig Any problems call peter 
0401 883 532

sam dobson – double bass, sarangi, clock radios
peter farrar – saxophone
alex masso – percussion
simon ferenci – trumpet
yusuke akai – guitar

carolyn connors (melb) – voice
rosalind hall (melb) – prepared saxophone

Main Hall
6pm
mathieu werchowski – violin (fr)
dan whiting – laptop
xavier charles (fr) – clarinet

6.30pm Metalog
amanda stewart – voice
jim denley – flute & saxophone
ben byrne – laptop
natasha anderson (melb) – contrabass recorder & laptop
dale gorfinkel – vibraphone and deconstructions

7.15pm ora(ra)
matt earle – electronics
adam sussman – guitar & electronics
rory brown – double bass & guitar
rivka schembri – cello

8pm Joyce Hinterding – electronics

8.30pm Taste of Teeth (brisbane)
Yusuke Akai – guitar
Daiji Igarashi – electronics
Nik Mayer-Miller – percussion
Sam Mitchell – sounding things
JoJo Dogshit – sounding things

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tue 22nd

a where(?)house SYDNEY, New South Wales
contact me if you need details
8pm $?

Castings, Chris Corsano (UK),XNOBBQX

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tue 22nd

Akemi: 40 Great Western Highway
8pm $5 vegan meal served

Nano Stern (Chile)
For the first time in Australia, and fresh from touring at Woodford and
Byron, Nano plays both original songs and traditional music from South
America. A multi-instrumentalist with a taste for the whimsical and melodic.
Supported by singer-songwriter Brian Dubb and the local soul/groove trio
Miraj. 

more info at:
www.nanostern.com
www.b-dubb.com

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i’ll be in melbourne over the weekend but that won’t stop you going out and checking some of these shows now will it! 😉

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

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