8AM Zedlines
Hugh and Tash present Monday's 8AM Zedlines
The Hard-Ons - 'So I Could Have Them Destroyed'
Aussie punk rock legends Hard-Ons really put the songs on their 12th studio LP, So I Could Have Them Destroyed, to the test before hitting the studio.
Welcoming past members back to the band, the new music has been road-tested extensively before engaging in comprehensive pre-production. Lachlan Mitchell was asked to be producer/engineer for his innate knowledge of both heavy and melodic music, as well as his familiarity of Hard-Ons’ sound.
Co-founder Ray Ahn admits that it has been a fine balancing act - "mixing a heavy-yet-melodic band, a band that relies on vocal harmonies as much as blistering guitars and a rampaging and brutal rhythm, is not something that is for the impatient nor the unfocussed, and we are eternally grateful for Lachlan Mitchell’s dedication and diligence".
With a total running time of 30 minutes, it’s quintessential Hard-Ons, with beloved drummer and original founding member Keish de Silva re-joining the band for the new album.
Hard-Ons will embark on an Aussie tour this November in support of So I Could Have Them Destroyed.
QLD's Spinal Unit at capacity
Queensland's only spinal injuries unit is at capacity forcing patients to remain on hospital wards for prolonged periods of time.
Doctors say the 40-bed unit at the Princess Alexandra Hospital is at capacity "most of the time" because more patients are coming with more complex issues, increasing their length of stay.
Because of the capacity issues, spinal patients are remaining in ordinary hospital wards where they can’t receive specialised treatment.
Brisbane restaurant giving asylum seekers valuable work skills
A Brisbane restaurant owner has created an initiative to equip asylum seekers with skills in hospitality to improve their job prospects and ease social isolation.
Milton restaurant - Mongrel - initiated a project that gave six asylum seekers paid work experience in hospitality, learning skills in the kitchen, bar and cafe.
Job insecurity is recognised as a primary concern of refugees who say finding a job with no experience in Australia is challenging.
Right to Know Coalition censor all of Australia's front pages in support of journalists
All of Australia’s major newspapers are featuring "censored" front pages to show the impact of government secrecy today.
The Right To Know coalition is behind the campaign, calling for the decriminalisation of public interest journalism, and greater protection for the media and whistleblowers.
Australia won't extract people left in Kurdish camps
Attorney-General Christian Porter has said it is now next to impossible to remove Australians caught in Turkey's invasion of Syria.
At least 66 Australian women and children are being held at Kurdish camps in northern Syria as the region withstands an invasion from Turkish forces.
Mr Porter has described the region as an unbelievably dangerous place, and says the government will not put Australian’s lives at risk to extract the people left in the camps.
Pro-democracy campaigner has been stabbed in the neck as protests turn violent in Hong Kong
A pro-democracy campaigner in Hong Kong has been stabbed in the neck while handing out leaflets for a demonstration.
Police say they have arrested a 22 year old male over the incident. Passers-by tried to stem the bleeding before the teenager was transported to hospital.
Hong Kong has been relatively calm in the past two weeks after violent protests ignited by the introduction of colonial-era emergency laws.
Does Zimbabwe have forced labour in its diamond mines?
The US government banned imports of rough diamonds from Zimbabwe earlier this month over concerns that forced labour was being used in the African nation's mines.
Zimbabwe has dismissed the allegations. Secretary for Information Nick Mangwana says the US has no evidence of this, and that Washington has been "misinformed or misled".
The Marange mining region in the east of Zimbabwe is estimated to have one of the world's richest diamond reserves and is a vital revenue earner for a country in a dire economic straits.
Film Review: Ben Quilty: Painting the Shadows at Brisbane International Film Festival 2019
Brisbane International Film Festival 2019 presented Quilty: Painting the Shadows, which was a well constructed documentary that touches on the story of Ben Quilty as an artist. Another great element to the film is that it also complements the Quilty exhibition at GOMA, running until the 13th of October, rather nicely. The film captures the elements that make up Quilty as not only a person but a contemporary artist and the audience gets a glimpse into Quilty’s inner world.
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