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Category: Blogging
Day-to-day minutiae.
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OI: poewemz bii tom see
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OI: poewemz bii tom see (Cordite On Demand, 2004) Earlier this year, deciding that my life wasn’t nearly as busy as it could be, I set up an imprint for Cordite Press, known as COD, or Cordite On Demand. Its aims were pretty ambitious – basically a complete shake-up of the Australian publishing industry. While…
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Farnsie’s anti-competitive!
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F*** I hate Farnsie. How that man has leeched the culture out of this country. It wasn’t always this way. I mean, “You’re the Voice” was a wake-up call for Australia. It featured bagpipes – a la “It’s a long way …” and “Under the Milky Way ..” – and I have to admit the…
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nthposition update!
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Things move quickly in the world of publishing, let me tell you. Not one week since my poems “kyoto crow(s)” and “tonkatsu zen” appeared in nthposition but blow me down, they’ve decided to include “kyoto crow(s)” in an anthology, called ‘In the criminal’s cabinet’. It’ll be a book, and it’ll be out in October. Jeepers!…
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Poems in nthposition!
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Today two of my poems, kyoto crow(s) & tonkatsu zen, have been published in the very kewl online magazine, nthposition. The site is not just about poetry: there’s articles, rants and a downloadable Axis of Evil Cookbook, containing recipes from Iran, Iraq and North Korea (though as the editors point out, there are fewer North…
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CdeB and Roger Federer in duet rumour
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Chris de Burgh has wasted no time on spurious infotainment or celebrity TV circuits following his purchase of the alien from Alien, and is now back in the studio recording new tracks, one of them rumoured to be a duet with Wimbledon champion and all-round bore, Roger “Rogi” Federer. The track, a remake of de…
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Could this be the real Lady In Red?
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In a sad attempt to outdo his fellow has-been rivals, Chris de Burgh has bought the alien that burst out of John Hurt’s chest in the 1979 terror-thriller, erm, Alien, according to about 30 000 news agencies. Fellow crooner and sad-case HoJo is said to be quietly considering his career options today, after de Burgh…
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Snooze Captains
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What happens when five people go shopping for one bed?
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Wiggo!
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Former Cordite editor and all-round good bloke Adrian Wiggins has just updated his website. Adrian’s first book of poems “The Beggar’s Codex” came out through FIP in 1994. I once saw him wipe the floor of a Southern Highlands hotel with the artist formerly known as Les Murray but that’s another story. Since then Adrian’s…
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Gutcult
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GutCult Volume 2, Issue 5 features a special selection of Australian poets including Pam Brown, MTC Cronin, Liam Ferney, DJ Huppatz “and many more …” The selection has been edited by Michael Farrell. I’m lucky enough to have been chosen: read my poems her royal majesty the queen and america. Yippee!
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Roger Federer Part 2: YOU STINK!
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This is getting really silly – Roger Federer Cosmetics: “The fascinating new fragrance for men who know what they want. FEEL THE TOUCH! Feel the unique touch of the new, elegantly sporty fragrance from Roger Federer! Experience the amazingly radiant and fresh top note of citrus chords and ozone elements. Essential oils and herbal nuances,…
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Roger Federer: Boring, Boring
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For some reason, yesterday I found myself on the appallingly boring website of the world’s most boring tennis player, Roger Federer. What drove me to tears was the constant stream of entries in Roger’s “guest book” extolling his “exciting” style of tennis and requesting a “meeting”, for example at the conclusion of the Halle tennis…
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Pavement: “Naked, naked, foul!”
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At last we come to a band who could be considered serious contenders for EP of the 20th century. I’m talking Pavement, I’m talking Watery, Domestic all over town. With a title that’s almost as cool as my brother’s “spartan, militaristic” tag, this EP is a ripper, clocking in at around ten minutes but boy…
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The Undertones
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Now here’s a blast from the past: the Undertones, “Derry’s finest” etc kicked some major label teenage butt in the late 70s, while Wire did the art rock collapse. 1978 saw the Undertones’ first EP, containing the just-not-so-subtly-alluded-to track, “Teenage Kicks”, a track that would see John Peel become their finest spokesperson. Fronted by the…
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The Fauves
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It’s no secret that I’m a huge fan of The Fauves – just take a look at my interview with lead singer Andrew Cox, featured in the current issue of Cordite. I first got into The Fauves as an undergraduate. My friend Dom had bought their first EP, a woeful effort called This Mood Has…
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Wir(e)
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As mentioned previously, one definition of an EP is a record whose length is between 10 and 35 minutes. If this was the case (and I think we’re all pretty clear on where I stand re this definition), then Wire’s first three albums would all be considered EPs, despite the fact that each one contains…