Atomic Skunk: Base Camp
- After releasing his debut album Binary Scenes in 2009, San Francisco ambient artist Atomic Skunk, aka Rich Brodsky, seemed to have a lot to offer. Portal followed thirteen months later, and Alchemy another thirteen months after that. Then... nothing.
So you can imagine my surprise and excitement when earlier this year he blew the dust off the mailing list and announced a new album: Base Camp.
Voiid: Drool
- It’s pleasing to realise that, as the world changes slowly but surely into something I don’t recognise and am increasingly afraid of, the kids are still getting down to songs about getting smashed, bitchy girls, stupid conformists or just having a mouth that tastes like cigarettes. It’s almost unbelievable just how much it sounds like it did nearly thirty years ago, when I first started thrashing about in my bedroom to jams on my walkman. Well it does sound that way if the band you're talking about is Voiid.
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Former Norwegian Minister Sentenced for Sexually Abusing Asylum Seekers
Former Norwegian government minister, Svein Ludvigsen, has been sentenced to five years in jail for sexually abusing three asylum seekers over several years.
The abuse of the men occurred between 2011 and 2017, the victims claim that Mr Ludvigsen offered them housing and jobs in exchange for sexual favors.
Ludvigsen has denied the claims and said that he had consensual sex with one of the victims. The sentence was made public on Thursday.
A 6.4 Magnitude Earthquake Has Hit Southern California
Southern California has been shaken by a 6.4 magnitude earthquake, causing damage and fires.
The epicentre of the earthquake was near Ridgecrest, which is 240 km Northeast of Los Angeles.
The Ridgecrest Regional Hospital has been evacuated according to the Kern County Fire Department, and the service is busy addressing medical injuries and fires.
Adelaide Public Hospital is Using Hotel Rooms to Reduce Overcrowding And Improve Care for Amputees
An Adelaide public hospital is using hotel rooms instead of hospital beds in a bid to reduce overcrowding and improve care options for amputees.
High demand for beds as meant amputees from rural South Australia have had rehabilitation frequently postponed because all the beds at Modbury Hospital are full.
Modbury's ambulatory rehabilitation clinical manager, Felicity Jenkinson, says there is an urgent need for creative ways to offer solutions to country patients, and a hotel model is one option.
Pioneering Nerve Transfer Surgery Brings Hand Movement to Paralysed Patients
Thirteen people who were paralysed in accidents have had movement in their hands restored through pioneering nerve transfer surgery.
In some cases, patients have returned to work.
Leader of the research programme, surgeon, Natasha Van Zyl says patients were able to use their hands and extend their arms from the elbow, which makes everyday tasks more easy and accessible.
The Agriculture And Fisheries Department Will Use Drones And Patrols To Catch Illegal Fishers
The Agriculture and Fisheries Department warns that drones and patrols will be used to help catch illegal fishers.
A man has been fined $6000 and had his crab pots seized after being caught with 28 undersized protected crabs and a shovelnose ray at Mud Island in Moreton Bay.
Agricultural Industry Development and Fisheries Minister Mark Furner All fishers need to understand the regulations and requirements around size limits and the proper marking of crab pots.
Queensland Has Recorded Its Lowest Number Of Boating Deaths in Four Years
Queensland has recorded its lowest number of boating deaths in four years, but there has been a sharp increase in the number of hospitalisations.
Maritime Safety Queensland has revealed that there were 342 reported boating incidents involving 465 vessels across the state in 2018.
Statewide almost a doubling incidents resulting in hospitalization from 19 in 2017 to 36 last year.
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