New Music at 4ZZZ-FM’s Music Geekzzz, Rumpus Room, 56 Russell St West End, today 3pm @4zzz
If you’d like to hear some brand new music, you should come down to the Rumpus Room at 56 Russell St, West End, today, Sunday June 6 2010 at 3pm. Community radio station 4ZZZ-FM is putting on Music Geekzzz, where you can hear a selection of the new music in the 4ZZZ-FM music library.
There’s a gold coin donation if you want to eat the sizzled sausages, or there’s plenty of cheap eats on Boundary St, right near the Rumpus Room.
You can follow 4ZZZ-FM on Facebook, Twitter or MySpace (remember that?)
Music Geekzzz will be on once a month, on the first Sunday of the month. The Rumpus Room is at 56 Russell St, West End, near the statue of the giant lizard on Boundary St. Click here for a Google Map with public transport details, and click here to look up 199 bus route details, or click here to use the full Translink journey planner.
Pro-Choice Benefit Gig, Globe Theatre, Fortitude Valley, Sat April 17 2010
The Pro-Choice Action Collective has organised a benefit gig to support their current campagn for abortion rights in Queensland. The gig is on at the Globe Theatre, 220 Brunswick St, Fortitude Valley on Saturday April 17, and doors open at 7pm.
Bands playing at the benfit gig include:
Pear and the Awkward Orchestra: this is the clip for their song “Fallen Woman”
Anarchist Duck, seen here performing “Hell n Back”:
Girl with Cake, playing “Strike the Clock” in this video:
Eden Must Burn, playing at the Step Inn in this video:
Ofa Fanaika, of Chocolate Strings
Tickets are $17.50 including booking fee, or $11.50 for concession card holders including booking fee. You can book here through the Oztix website. You can join the Pro-Choice Action Collective’s group here on Facebook, and there’s a Facebook event for the benefit gig here.
The benefit gig is at the Globe Theatre, 220 Brunswick St, Fortitude Valley. Click here for a Google Map with public transport details, and you can click here to look up bus route 370, 375 or 379 timetables, or click here to use the public transport journey planner.
NOTE: Abortion is technically illegal in Queensland. The practical result of a 1986 legal ruling by Judge Mcguire in the case of R v Bayliss & Cullen, based on a 1969 ruling in Victoria, is that abortions can be performed to prevent serious danger to the life or health of a pregnant woman. However this could be overturned by another judge’s ruling at any time. Right now, a woman in Cairns faces up to seven years in jail for allegedly using a drug to abort her own pregnancy.
New Proposal: Shut All Licenced Brisbane Venues at 4am on Weekends @qldlockedout
QLO’s Zach Salar said the organisation would fight the proposals, and would organise a protest rally. QLO have already held one protest rally, last week, outside Parliament House.
Last week’s protest against the proposed early venue shutdown
The committee’s report comes after the Queensland Police Union wanted venues to close at 2am and lock people out at midnight (pdf file – see p 73). Currently venues must close at 5am and must not let anyone in after 3am. The report recommends the lockout be extended to 2am, and venues close earlier, despite saying on page 53 that “There has been little evaluation of the lockout and there is no persuasive evidence that it has reduced the incidence of alcohol-related violence significantly”
The current lock-out does not apply to the casino (pdf file), which is owned by Tabcorp, which is part-owned by the Queensland Government’s Queensland Investment Corporation.
Photos, video, sound from Queensland Locked Out rally against 2am Brisbane closing times @qldlockedout
100311 Queensland Locked Out Rally
Click “play” to hear an edited report mixing excerpts from 4 speeches made at the rally with chanting, trumpet playing, singing of the national anthem and so on.
I also recorded full speeches from four of the speakers. Click play on the player under the photo of each speaker to hear their speech.
The speakers I recorded were:
Amy Britten of Aim Strategies. She said that the proposed 2am shutdown will damage young entrepreneurs, and local culture.
Amy Britten Director of AIM Strategies
Jeremy Iliev, a local DJ and producer – (Facebook). He said that the proposed 2am shutdown would destroy his dream to become a top DJ, and also hurt people like bartenders, security guards and glass collectors who make a living working in bars and clubs where locals perform.
Joanna Nilson, musician with local band “Butcher Birds” and board member of 4ZZZ-FM. She said that the proposed 2am shutdown would damage local music labels, and musicians who would no longer have places to hone their skills.
Nick Braban, owner of Bar Soma. He blamed problems with violence on judges who refused to properly punish people who “want to drink Bundy Rum all night and punch each other in the face”.
The trumpet playing on the report is by Darren Skaar, who is accompanying beatboxer DJ Cutloose in this short vid:
DJ Cutloose
To see all 41 photos from the rally, click here to see the set on Flickr.
Brisbane Blues Festival – Sat Mar 13, Jubilee Hotel @brisbluesfest
Playing this year are:
The Trophy Brides
Jimi Beavis and the 385s – their Facebook page is here.
This YouTube vid by HarpDogAustralia shows Jimi Beavis and the 385s playing at the Jubilee Hotel in April 2009:
Asa Broomhall – his MySpace page is here
This vid by blackdotsvid shows Asa Broomhall singing “That Old Car” from his album “Revelry Road”
Doc Span and Ross Williams – Doc Span’s MySpace page
The video here, by harrylegends, shows Doc Span and Ross Williams playing the Samford Blues Festival in 1998:
Diamond Doug Wilshire and the Tailspinners – the MySpace page is here
Bluesville Station
The video here by YouTuber flagmanbrad shows Bluesville Station playing “Wastin’ My Time” from their album “Ridin’ The Warrego“
Mojo Webb, and band – MySpace page here
The video here, uploaded by harrylegends, is of the Mojo Webb Band playing at the Step Inn in November 2008
The Hipshooters
This vid also by harrylegends shows The Hipshooters playing Legends Hotel on the Gold Coast in November last year
Entry to the Brisbane Blues Festival is $20 at the door and you can find the full program here at the Festival’s website. The Jubilee Hotel is at 470 St Pauls Terrace, Fortitude Valley – click here for a Google Map with public transport details, and click here to use the Translink journey planner to look up public transport routes and timetables.
Brisbane protest against planned 2am nightclub lockout – Thu 11 March 4pm Parliament House @qldlockedout
UPDATE: For a report with pictures, sound and video from the rally, click here.
The Queensland Locked Out organisation is holding a protest rally to let politicians and the public know that they’re against the idea of locking people out of nightclubs at 2am closing ALL licenced venues at 2am, The proposal for a 2am lockout closure comes from the Queensland Police Union, in their submission (pdf file – scroll to page 73) to the Inquiry into Alcohol-Related Violence being held by the Law, Justice and Safety Committee of the Queensland Parliament.
Queensland Locked Out has countered with other proposals to deal with what it says is the major social issue of “extreme violence” on Brisbane streets. QLO’s proposals include harsher penalties for anti-social and aggressive behaviour, more police and security guards, ID scanners to keep a record of patrons entering nightclubs and other licenced premises, and chillout areas to be set up in entertainment districts.
There’s already a 3am lockout – meaning if you leave a nightclub after 3am you can’t get back in. The 3am lockout has been in place since 2005. The current lock-out does not apply to the Treasury Casino. The Treasury Casino is owned by Tabcorp, and the Queensland Government-owned QIC was the tenth-biggest shareholder in Tabcorp as of August 2009.
A trial of a 2am lockout in Victoria in 2008 ended after 3 months. This video shows Australian Greens member (and candidate for the seat of Melbourne in this year’s Federal Election) Adam Bandt speaking against Victoria’s lockout at a protest rally in Melbourne:
You can become a fan of the Queensland Locked Out Facebook page here, and the Facebook event for the March 12 rally is here. You can follow Queensland Locked Out on Twitter if you click here.
The rally is at Parliament House, on the corner of George and Alice Sts in Brisbane City – click here for a Google Map which includes public transport details. To find public transport route and timetable information, click here to use the Translink journey planner.
Brisbane Roller Derby Music – Sun State Roller Girls benefit gig, The Zoo, Sat Mar 6 @qldrollerderby
One of Brisbane’s three roller derby leagues, the Sun State Roller Girls, are having a benefit gig this Saturday night, March 6 2010, at The Zoo in Fortitude Valley (click here for a Google Map with public transport details, and click here to look up bus and train timetables using Translink’s journey planner).
The bands playing are:
Gentle Ben and his Sensitive Side
and The Narwhals
Tickets are $15 at the door, or you can click here to order online – online tickets are only $11.50, including booking fee. It’s an 18 years and over gig, and you’ll need photo ID to get in.
You can follow the Sun State Roller Girls on Twitter if you click here, or you can click here to visit their Facebook group.
Brisbane YouTubers – vids from last night’s AC/DC Brisbane concert
AC/DC played the Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre in Nathan, Brisbane last night, Saturday February 27 2010, as part of their Black Ice world tour. Here’s a couple of the videos already on YouTube:
This video by YouTuber GOFF52 is of the opening number, “Rock ‘N Roll Train”, from the album Black Ice.
And this track by YouTube user MMblahMM is a clip of AC/DC playing “Highway to Hell”
Brisbane YouTubers – vids from Soundwave 2010 Brisbane
Faith No More performing “Epic” and also “Just a Man” from their album “King for a Day…Fool for a Lifetime“, taken by PhilTovo.
Jane’s Addiction playing “Jane Says“, recorded by J450N24.
Placebo, doing their song “Infra-Red“, video taken by J450N24.
Paramore performing “Careful” from the album “Brand New Eyes“, shot by sjarhead1978
All Time Low with “Lost in Stereo” from their album “Nothing Personal”, videoed by mishymooo
Rolo Tomassi, recorded by hysteria1
Jimmy Eat World play “Bleed American/Salt Sweat Sugar“, taken by davidsauer.
Anvil with their song “Metal on Metal”, from the album of the same name, shot by lainemichelleallen.
Emarosa playing “Heads or Tails? Real or Not”, from their “Relativity” album, taken by hysteria1.
If you want to find more videos from Soundwave 2010 in Brisbane, click here to have a look on YouTube.