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Album Review: Young Man Old Man
Hoodlum Shouts is a band well known in Canberra for the raw honesty, emotion and power of their live shows; the kind of band you see once and will follow throughout their career. Having been regulars at The Phoenix and The Front they were a sad loss to our music scene, having now relocated to ...
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Please Don’t Stop The Music
Unless you have been living under a rock you will have noticed a lot of talk about the recently proposed cuts to the ANU School of Music. There has been banter from ANU administrators, staff and the students and a very encouraging outcry from the local and national community. Cameras have been filming, mics have ...
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Innovation ACT – A Competition for Artists!
As we all know the ACT is often overlooked as a place that holds any cultural merit but every now and then projects and opportunities crop up for the passionate, hardworking artists of our city. Innovation ACT is a program run through the joint efforts of the ANU and UC students and staff to encourage ...
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Duke Dumont – Recommendation
As the weekend was drawing to a premature end, I prepared my scattered brain for another dreaded stint behind the study desk, and did what has become instinctive to my Sunday night self – I logged in to Facebook and found this lone video awaiting me: After an initial hesitation, I followed the link. The ...
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Artist Feature: Paul Summerfield exhibition – Sky Aquarium
Canberra based artist Paul Summerfield invites you to delve into the ethereal, multi-layered world of Sky Aquarium. In this new exhibition luscious hues meet with impeccable colour gradients (made possible by Summerfield’s preferred medium of digital painting), and hidden details will have you searching the landscape for hidden treasures. Blaise Judd spoke to Paul about his ...
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Artist Feature: Andy Mullens
Daddy Issues has been chatting with Canberra artist Andy Mullens. Also a contributor here at D.I., Andy has an admirable passion and dedication to all her works, coupled with a philosophical approach. Check out our interview below: What made you get into photography? Hmm… I guess it was watching my sister take photographs. She’s older than me and ...
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Artist Feature: ElectrifiedDESIGN
Electrified Design is the digital design brain child of Dai Cameron and Marcus Jan Csomor. Their exhibition begins at Soju Girl tonight, here’s an interview with the eclectic duo. What should the public expect from your upcoming exhibition? Dai: GRAPHIC COMBOBULATION – Deepness Marcus: Line, form, graphic strength a combination of things, usually in a hectic ...
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Artist Feature: Luke Chiswell
Daddy Issues caught up with local designer Luke Chiswell this week after hearing that he is launching his new winter line this Wednesday at Honky Tonks. Luke has been an inspiration to many budding Canberra designers and creatives. Check out the interview below: Firstly, what should everyone expect from the coming winter line? Anything you ...
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Artist Feature: E.L.K
Daddy Issues had the pleasure of catching up with a favourite Canberran artist, recently brought to the national stage. Stencil artist E.L.K (Luke Cornish) spoke to us about growing and developing as an artist in this city. How did you get started with stencil art? I got started with stencil art in about 2004, ...
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Knightsbridge Penthouse Cocktail Art
Daddy Issues is constantly on the look out for new art that offers something a little different. Recently (while having a few ‘quiet’ drinks), we chanced upon the realm of artistic expression in the form of cocktail creations. To follow up on this, Daddy Issues attended the launch of Knightsbridge Penthouse’s new range of cocktails to ...
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Artist Feature: Bruges
I join Bruges on a lazy Wednesday night at the Potbelly. Radiohead plays out in the background and a baboon scratches its nether regions on “Big Buck Hunter Safari” as we grab a beer and take a seat. Bruges is one of Canberra’s newest bands, having only formed two months ago and played just one ...
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Artist Feature: CSMNT61
This Friday will see the official launch of Motorik Records with the virgin release coming by way of an infectious new Csmnt61 Ep. The double celebration will be marked by MTK!010, the tenth in a series of underground techno parties put on by Motorik at various disclosed Sydney locations. The Ep, titled ‘Keep Holding On’ ...
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Top 3: us folk magazine on Games that helped make us the nerds we are today
This is the third in a series of regular posts we will be running called My Top 3. We will be asking creatives from around Canberra to tackle a list of three things they are into. This week the editors of us folk magazine, Ash Peak and Juliette Dudley, share with us their top 3 ...
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Justin Martin Music – Recommendation
If you’re new to booty house, tech house, or house music in general this cheeky 20 minute mix is definitely THE place to start. The mix was put together by Justin Martin a couple of weeks ago for BBC radio characters ‘Jaymo and Andy George’ and is just a taste of the sexy sounds coming ...
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Slow-Motion Disco – Easter Thursday
This Easter will prove to be a big weekend for nightlife in Canberra but instead of lurking around the usual places we’d like to suggest an alternative. Slow Motion Disco is a club night dedicated to DJs presenting their favorite Disco and Deep House tracks in a relaxed atmosphere. First held last year at Hippo Bar, Slow Mo is ...