Alvin Curran (Peformed By Gabriella Smart): Inner Cities

Submitted by chrisc on Wed, 07/10/2020 - 11:48

<p><span><span>- Room40 have just released <em>Inner Cities</em> by Alvin Curran (performed by Gabriella Smart). Though the album was recorded in 2013, I had the pleasure of seeing Smart perform this piece at the The Old Museum as part of Brisbane Festival: a five-hour concert that ended in a standing ovation.</span></span></p>

4ZZZ's Album of the Week: Tio - 'Sorousian'

Submitted by charlottec on Wed, 07/10/2020 - 10:58
Sorousian is the highly anticipated debut album by Ni-Vanuatu artist Tio. The title, Sorousian, loosely translates to “story” and combines the many facets of Tio’s musical identity and history. Across the album, Tio effortlessly blends his traditional music customs and sounds with modern instrumentation and production to paint a story of his experiences; from living in his home island of Ambrym, Vanuatu’s capital Port Vila, and in Melbourne, Australia. Sorousian is a multi-faceted album exploring the dichotomies in Tio’s life; tradition and modernity, urban and island life; Ni-Vanuatu cultures and Australian life. The variation can be seen in the two singles that have already been released; ‘Mumbwe’ is a modern interpretation of a song used in the Rom custom dance sung in a language so old that the direct translation has been lost. ‘Black Butterfly’ however is a contemporary original which he wrote about city life and Tio’s belief that people need to live and work more truthfully; asking the audience to rethink their lifestyle’s relationship with nature. The album was produced by Wantok Musik’s Creative Director David Bridie with Andrew Robinson and shares the way Tios’s musical traditions shift and combine with new styles to create rich sonic narratives.

Mildlife: Automatic

Submitted by chrisc on Tue, 06/10/2020 - 13:31

<p><span><span>- What is time? A golden rope, slowly getting shorter with each passing day of our lives? An illusion that distracts us from paying attention to the endless now? A resource being quietly stolen by the media-industrial complex? A prison, reminding us that we can’t do anything in this year that will never end? When I last encountered funky Melbournites Mildlife, they seemed to be in two minds about it because: “<em>You're born, then you die / There might be reasons why / Then again, who cares?

A.G. Cook: Apple

Submitted by chrisc on Tue, 06/10/2020 - 13:18

- London-based producer A.G. Cook released his prolific debut 7G in August of this year. The two-hour-fourty-minute long project featured discs dedicated to experimenting with different instruments, from guitar, drums to extreme vocals. Not even a week after its release he announced a second record, Apple. Homogenising the best of 7G and his career so far, Apple is an explosive work, one that somehow lives up to its definite hype.

Green buildings: Should the onus fall on developers and the public?

Submitted by Zedlines Contributor on Tue, 06/10/2020 - 12:10

Brisbane City Council’s latest solution to the climate crisis: an incentive to develop sustainable buildings. These climate-sensitive design practices may be the future but at what cost? What climate-burden are these green buildings carrying and are they damaging to the public purse? 

Singapore could introduce “cruises to nowhere” in bid to help struggling tourism industry

Submitted by Zedlines Contributor on Tue, 06/10/2020 - 11:04

Singapore is hoping to introduce “cruises to nowhere” in an attempt to revive its struggling tourism industry. 

The global cruise industry has taken an enormous hit due to travel restrictions and several outbreaks on ships.

But, Singapore’s tourism board are considering voyages that both depart and return to Singapore.

Critics are warning, however, that this might create opportunity for further cruise ship outbreaks.

 

International students cite “racism” and “PM statement” for not recommending Australia as a study destination

Submitted by Zedlines Contributor on Tue, 06/10/2020 - 09:14

A survey by the Migrant Workers Justice Initiative last month found 59% of more than 5,000 international students were now less likely to recommend Australia as a study destination than before the coronavirus pandemic. 

Survey takers cited rampant racism and discrimination faced by Chinese students and Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s April statement urging students to leave if "they could not support themselves", frequently.

Great Barrier Reef Clean-Up kicks off even with pandemic

Submitted by Zedlines Contributor on Tue, 06/10/2020 - 09:14

On Saturday October 3, ReefClean’s annual Great Barrier Reef Clean-up kicked off in Townsville and Mackay. More events are planned throughout the rest of October from Bundaberg to the Torres Strait. 

The free event, now in its second year, mobilises communities around the reef to clean-up hundreds of kilometres of coastline. The Australian Marine Debris Initiative Database showed single-use plastic litter is the main threat to the Great Barrier Reef and surrounding waterways. 

Victoria’s roadmap to ease restrictions remains unsure

Submitted by Zedlines Contributor on Tue, 06/10/2020 - 09:14

Victoria has recorded 15 new coronavirus cases and one death, bringing the state's death toll to 807 and the national figure to 895.

Victoria's Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton said authorities are yet to decide what travel will be allowed once Melbourne moves to the third step of its roadmap.

Mr Sutton is unsure if the 5km restriction will be lifted in two-weeks time, when it was originally planned to ease, but said he won’t rule anything out.

 

Search for Court Judge continues in Brisbane’s West

Submitted by Zedlines Contributor on Tue, 06/10/2020 - 09:14

Police are conducting a search for missing Court Judge Guy Andrew who has been missing in Brisbane’s west for more than 24 hours.

Police located Mr Andrew’s car in The Gap, a neighbouring suburb of Mt Cootha, where Mr Andrew regularly walks.

Police trail bike riders and SES volunteers spent yesterday searching bushland in the area and have resumed today.

Police are currently appealing for anyone with information on Mr Andrew’s whereabouts to contact Policelink on 13 14 44.

 

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