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RESEARCH NOTES 5 – A CONVERSATION ABOUT AUSTRALIAN BLUES MUSIC: LIFE BEYOND THE MAINSTREAM

    Building a “scene” involves lots of facets.  It involves recognising that a “scene” should exist when there is no real organisation.   Australian blues music...

Research Notes 4 – A Conversation About Australian Blues Music: Life Beyond The Mainstream

"Scars Of The Soul"  During the 1960s and 1970s, the protest song focused mostly on Vietnam.  At the time there were other little known protest...

Research Notes 3 – A Conversation About Australian Blues Music: Life Beyond The Mainstream

Further research is needed for this study on the roots of Australian folk music.  According to Keesing and Strathern (1998) in Cultural Anthropology: A...

Research Notes 2– A Conversation About Australian Blues Music: Life Beyond The Mainstream

The language of blues music is extemporization, a conversation between the instruments, musicians’ and audience.  Adrian Keating performs electric violin with Geoff Achison on...

Research Notes 1- A Conversation About Australian Blues Music: Life Beyond The Mainstream

American blues music in the beginning represented the oppression and suffering felt by freed slaves and African-American people.   Among other things, I suggest blues...

Rupert Murdoch’s Idiot Box

Rupert Murdoch is an American Don't get me wrong, I don't hate Rupert Murdoch or his media organisations but I despise that he treats his...

RESEARCH NOTES 8 – A CONVERSATION ABOUT AUSTRALIAN BLUES MUSIC: LIFE BEYOND THE MAINSTREAM

“KEEP THE FAITH” Anon and Dutch Tilders What does it mean to “Keep The Faith”? My initial thoughts about the function of early blues music on the...

RESEARCH NOTES 7 – A CONVERSATION ABOUT AUSTRALIAN BLUES MUSIC: LIFE BEYOND THE MAINSTREAM

Speaking In Tongues The Australian blues music community is a family.  I have been incredibly privileged to have interviewed some of Australia’s professional musicians.   The...

RESEARCH NOTES 6 – A CONVERSATION ABOUT AUSTRALIAN BLUES MUSIC: LIFE BEYOND THE MAINSTREAM

Blues for Lost Souls* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpCoEv9X2tU Downhome Duo - "Just A Closer Walk With Thee" Instrumental Gospel music represents “hope”.   Hope for a better life to come, hope...

Melbourne’s Blues music community “Playin’ For A Cause”

"There's no problems, only Solutions"   John Lennon "Watching The Wheels Go Round" On Saturday 3rd August, several blues bands have donated their time and will be...

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Anatomy of a Suicide by Alice Birch, dir Katie Smith

a play review by Meredith Fuller OAM Psychologist and Author ANATOMY OF A SUICIDE Heartstring Theatre, the Green Room-nominated theatre company, proudly brings Alice Birch’s Susan Smith Blackburn prize-winning play to Melbourne for the first time at Meat Market’s Stables. "Carol, Anna and Bonnie are three women in three separate...

Green light for remote tech to sort the wood from the trees

Planted seedlings, including in rugged and remote areas, can be detected and mapped once they reach a minimum size – usually around 2-3 years after planting. Fig. 6. Examples of the predicted masks from the best deep learning model on images in the withheld portion of the dataset and comparison with the ground-truth masks from […]

Lizzies 2025: Entries Closing Feb 14th!

Influencing CEO Phil Sim at the 2024 Lizzies presenting the Liftetime Achievement Awards to industry veteran Len Rust. Returning to Doltone House at Jones Bay Wharf on March 28th, this year’s Australian IT Journalism awards are heating up. The Lizzies are FREE to enter, every journalist entry receives a free ticket; so with just NINE DAYS LEFT there’s no better […]

Brainy bees create a buzz with maths skills

Credit: Scarlett Howard, Monash University Monash University Honey bees have proven themselves even smarter than previously thought, with new research from Monash University finding they order numbers from left to right like humans. The tiny mathematicians have impressed researchers with their numerical and spatial processing skills, adding to a growing appreciation of the bee’s intelligence. […]

Neste and DHL Group to tighten collaboration to reduce logistics emissions

Fueling of a DHL aircraft. Source: DHL Group.  Companies will jointly evaluate how Neste’s renewable solutions may support DHL Group in making its entire logistics chain as sustainable as possible Collaboration aims at leveraging renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel to decarbonize DHL’s transportation To further strengthen their collaboration on reducing emissions in logistics, DHL […]

300,000 EVs on Aussie roads, with prices starting under $30,000

Electric Vehicle Council Australian drivers have put more than 300,000 electric vehicles on the road, signalling a shift toward cleaner, more affordable transport, the Electric Vehicle Council said. Analysis of EVC and public data shows that of the electric vehicles that have been sold in Australia, about 248,000 are battery electric and about 53,500 are […]

ESSENTIAL TIPS FOR BUYING NAIL SUPPLIES FOR YOUR SALON

Running a profitable nail salon demands creativity and talent. However, success depends heavily on the quality of the nail supplies. Choosing the appropriate products from the wide selection available on the market proves exceptionally difficult for some salon owners. This guide provides essential buying tips for nail...

Smart and Intellihub join forces to deliver affordable solar, battery, and EV solutions, slashing energy bills for Customers

Australians will benefit from a groundbreaking partnership delivering affordable subscription access to solar, battery, and electric vehicle (EV) solutions, which will help people reduce their power bills. The partnership between SmartTM and Intellihub’s new consumer brand, Enreal, allows customers to embrace and optimise renewable energy without the upfront costs. Solar panels, home battery systems, and energy […]

The future of data centres in the age of AI

By Joe Craparotta, Vice President, Cloud and Service Providers, Pacific, Schneider Electric Alongside the ongoing expansion of cloud computing, acceleration of data generation and now the exponential increase in AI adoption this past year is growing demand for data centres as the backbone of digital infrastructure. Consequently, Australia’s data centre market is set to nearly […]

Scarlet fever: rare and understudied Parrot spotted in remote NSW

A group of conservationists and bird enthusiasts recorded a sighting of the threatened and understudied Scarlet-chested Parrot in far western NSW, the fourth recording of the species in the area over the last five years. A dozen Scarlet-chested Parrots seem to have made themselves comfortable at Australian Wildlife Conservancy’s (AWC) Scotia Wildlife Sanctuary on Barkandji country, within 120-hectares of […]

Communities come together for Climate Adaptation Fair in Footscray

Friends of the Earth Melbourne ‘Friends of the Earth Melbourne to hold a Climate Adaptation Fair on Saturday 8 Feb’ The Act on Climate collective at Friends of the Earth Melbourne is holding a Climate Adaptation Fair this Saturday the 8th of February at the Borderlands Cooperative in Footscray as part of the National Sustainability […]

Industry and experts forecast and shape the sector’s future at the Greenlife Industry National Conference 2025

Left to right: Troy Cordie from ARM Hub, Kristian Spinks from Marlborough Nursery, and Joanna Cave , CEO of Greenlife Industry Australia. Final tickets are selling quickly for the Greenlife Industry ‘Stronger Together’ Conference, returning after a five-year hiatus, from 19–21 February 2025 at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre. The 2025 conference promises to […]