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David Bowie
David Bowie is
It was a two-hour wait in the sunshine and then, inside, among statues, pillars and carved gates for the David Bowie is… exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London (soon to travel to Canada and—updated August 2014—ACMI in Melbourne).David Bowie is a singular, metamorphosing musical figure and artist (I've written about my love for him before). … Continue reading David Bowie is
Freak out in a moonage daydream: Sean M Whelan on Liner Notes
This is cross-posted from the Melbourne Writers Festival 2012 blog. The Liner Notes spoken word event (run by Babble) is always a festival highlight for me, and this year a bunch of writers, poets et al are set to rock our worlds with an interpretation of David Bowie's album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders … Continue reading Freak out in a moonage daydream: Sean M Whelan on Liner Notes
LiteraryMinded’s fifth blog anniversary spectacular! (part two)
See part one and what this is all about here! Glen Hunting asks: 1) How did you become a Bowie fan, and what is your favourite Bowie song? How I came to love Bowie is explained in detail in this post but in short, I was in year 12 when I connected with his music, his … Continue reading LiteraryMinded’s fifth blog anniversary spectacular! (part two)
Christmas whimsy
These Fleischer cartoons are irresistible at this time of the year. *rosy cheek glow* I've blogged it before and I'll blog it again, because it's the best Christmas video ever: 'Do you like modern music?' 'Oh, I think it's marvellous. Some of it's really fine.' And this one is for you, darling G... Merry Christmas, … Continue reading Christmas whimsy
Moon dust will cover you: the story of David Bowie and me
After James Bradley’s 'Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)'. David Bowie was really the first artist I found on my own as a young adult. Bowie came to me in a humorous, intertextual way, through watching Zoolander at the age of about 16 at Birch, Carroll & Coyle Cinemas, Coffs Harbour. I worked there so movies … Continue reading Moon dust will cover you: the story of David Bowie and me
Never surrender! (But do read the submission guidelines) – EWF 2010
So first of all, I had too many wines at the Emerging Writers' Festival artist party on Friday, so I didn't roll up until about 1pm yesterday. The Town Hall was PACKED with moleskine-carrying, tweeting, emerging writer-types of all ages. Pictured: Tiggy Johnson and I at the EWF artist par-tay. Before I go into the … Continue reading Never surrender! (But do read the submission guidelines) – EWF 2010
Speaking of…
The literary-minded in Melbourne need never be bored. The Wheeler Centre for Books, Writing and Ideas will begin filling our lunch breaks and evenings this month. Here's the program for the first three months. I'll be getting along to see Helen Garner, and I love the idea of the Lunchbox/Soapbox sessions which allow you to … Continue reading Speaking of…
In the end we all fade to black: a ‘responsive’ interview with Kathy Charles, author of Hollywood Ending
Kathy Charles' debut novel Hollywood Ending was recently released in Australia by Text Publishing (John Belushi Is Dead, MTV Books, US). In my review for the October issue of Australian Book Review I said: 'Kathy Charles creates a world both familiar and strange ... Despite being highly, if darkly, entertaining, the book hints at deeper issues, such … Continue reading In the end we all fade to black: a ‘responsive’ interview with Kathy Charles, author of Hollywood Ending
Birthday notes, more from NYWF/TiNA to come
What a lovely thing to wake up to on your birthday! I have somehow muscled out Justine Larbalestier for top spot on Copywrite's Top 50 Australian Blogs for Writers. Thanks for reading and linking to me, lovely folks. I will be writing more on NYWF/TiNA when I hit Bali (hopefully - depending on internet situation), … Continue reading Birthday notes, more from NYWF/TiNA to come
