Review: Priscilla Queen of the Desert
The 1994 classic Australian film written and directed by Stephan Elliott, based on the book by Allan Scott, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, has hit the stage at QPAC until the 4th of November. You may have seen the posters, the adverts, the branding, but do you know what you’re in for? Because this is a performance that must be seen to be believed.
Jen Cloher @ The Spiegeltent
It was a rainy evening towards the end of the Brisbane Festival when Jen Cloher graced the stage of the Magic Mirrors Spiegeltent. Despite the array of other performances that were taking place that night, the people of Brisbane trekked out in the drizzle to catch a glimpse of the narrative story-teller playing a one-off show in Brisbane as part of her most recent tour.
Voidhood: Sleeping With The Fishes
- William Klep, aka Voidhood is an unusual beast, some kind of marine creature I guess, if all the watery motifs and metaphors on his debut EP, Sleeping With The Fishes are to be believed. Quite earnestly the record wrestles with psycho-social and artistic issues through the central imagery of swimming, or often sinking in music, in making a life, or simply drowning in Klep’s own mind.
Tim Hecker: Konoyo
- For some time, experimental electronic musician Tim Hecker has been struggling with choice. His last record, Love Streams, was -in many ways- ruled by restraint, the work of a man who felt compelled to say no to an awful lot of what could have found its way into the music. The idea being that by digging through the detritus, distilling out all the impurities, what would be left would be truly meaningful. To hear Hecker speak of it, it sounded like a desperate search: to restore meaning to a world drowned in overabundance.
Jlin: Autobiography
- Jerrilynn Patton’s rise from an Indiana steel worker to the face of modern footwork is one of many electronic music success stories. The last decade has seen her gathering momentum through a sparse release cycle, leading up to last year’s Black Origami on Planet Mu. Her dance-floor focused take on the darker side of footwork helped to affirm the genre’s place in contemporary electronic circles.
11am Zedlines
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NZ PM key speech at UN meeting
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s key speech at the UN yesterday focused on the importance of collectivism and cooperation to address global issues.
Although the New Zealand PM did not criticise President Trump, who was openly laughed at by delegates for saying the US rejects the ideology of globalism and accept the doctrine of patriotism, Mrs Arden provided a strong counter argument to the US President’s stance.
PM not ruling merging the ABC and SBS
The Prime Minister Scott Morrison says he isn’t ruling out a merger between the ABC and the SBS as we wait for the recommendations of an internal review into political interference in the public broadcaster.
Following ABC Chairman Justin Milne’s resignation and the leaks of emails between himself and management urging the sacking of journalists, the Prime Minister has also recommended Dr Kirsten Ferguson, and adjunct professor at QUT, become acting chair of the board.
Queensland University given $250,000 to grow maggots
Griffith university has been awarded $250,000 grant to grow and monitor maggots for medical purposes.
Project leader, Frank Stadler, says the wound-cleaning abilities of maggots were ideal for conflict and disaster scenarios where more advanced healthcare wasn’t immediately accessible.
The practice of using fly larvae to remove dead tissue and control infection has been a practise adopted by many cultures and was even used to treat soldiers’ wounds in World War I.
Macedonian Referendum: President urges people not to vote
Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov has urged voters to abstain from a referendum that would change their name to ‘North Macedonia’.
The referendum, to take place on Sunday, September 30, intended to further differentiate the former Balkan State from the Northern Greek province also called Macedonia.
As a result of the State of Macedonia sharing names with the Greek Province, Greece has been barring them from entering both NATO and the European Union.