frEsh lil princE

"pErfEctiOn is AchiEvEd, nOt whEn thErE is nOthing mOrE tO Add, bUt whEn thErE is nOthing lEft tO tAkE AwAy" - AntOinE dE sAint-ExUpEry

high & dry

pUtting tOgEthEr prOmO mAtEriAls fOr thE 2009 high & dry fEstivAl i hAvE discOvErEd A fEAst Of nEw AUstrAliAn mUsic & Art. thE fEstivAl is An indEpEndEnt, pArticipAnt fUndEd EvEnt shOwcAsing OvEr 100 lOcAl bAnds And Artists. thE fEstivAl sEts Up cAmp frOm 27-29 nOvEmbEr 2009 On AbOriginAl lAnd At cAmp wOllOmi And fEstivAl fUnds ArE invEstEd in thE sitE’s cOnsErvAtiOn. A lOt Of lOvE hAs gOnE intO prOdUcing thE EvEnt... it’s gOnnA bE A sEnsOry EpiphAny!
thEsE ArE A fEw Of my fAvEs frOm thE linEUp:
cOmbAt wOmbAt

shinE

it’s bEEn A bit Of A hiAtUs... i gUEss yOU cOUld sAy i’vE hAd writEr’s blOg – bAdOOmbOOm. i’vE bEEn OwnEd by ExAms, prEsEntAtiOns And EssAys thEsE pAst cOUplE mOnths. stUdEnt lifE is jUst nOt sExy. bUt yEstErdAy, likE pOpEyE On A spinAch bEndEr, i jUst hAd tO brEAk Out. i EscApEd thE rUbblE Of bOOks, pOst-it nOtEs And jOUrnAls yEstErdAy tO indUlgE in A lil pOp cUltUrE... MJ in ‘this is it’.

it wAs An EEriE ExpEriEncE wAtching thE film in A mAssivE Empty cinEmA... thE intEnsifiEd immEdiAcy mAdE it fEEl mOrE pErsOnAl. it’s A gOOd thing i brOUght thE klEEnEx (ActUAlly my slEEvE) bEcAUsE i hAd A littlE griEving tO dO. sEEing MJ bEhind thE scEnEs On thE big scrEEn wAs A bittErswEEt rEmindEr Of whAt An AmAzing tAlEnt And mUsicAl piOnEEr thE wOrld hAs lOst. thErE hAs nEvEr bEEn AnyOnE likE michAEl jAcksOn And tO AnyOnE trying tO imitAtE him... pfft fOrgEt it! his visiOn wAs inspirAtiOnAl, his crEAtivity wAs tEnAciOUs. I think it’s his mUsicAl dirEctOr, michAEl bEArdEn, whO prAisEs MJ As thE UltimAtE mUsicAl prOfEssiOnAl – hE knEw All Of his sOngs insidE OUt. bUt wAtching MJ pUt tOgEthEr thE prOdUctiOn, i fElt likE his immErsiOn in thE rEsOnAncE, lAngUAgE And mEAning Of his mUsic mOvEd bEyOnd “bEing prOfEssiOnAl” intO thE rEAlm Of bEing spiritUAl. EvEry nOtE wAs fElt.

it’s sO sAd thAt this is it.

bUt it’s nOt ‘this is it’ likE thAt’s All fOlks. it’s ‘this is it’ likE this is An UnqUAntifiAblE ExpAnsE Of pOssibility. As lifE hAs tAUght mE, Oh sO mAny timEs, nO lOss nOr gAin is AbsOlUtE. wE hAvE lOst MJ frOm Our mOrtAl rAnks bUt his mUsic And his mEssAgE livE On thrOUgh Us. thOUgh thErE will nEvEr bE AnOthEr king Of pOp, thErE will bE mOrE mUsic, sOUl And lOvE. likE MJ tOld his 24 yEAr Old AUssiE gUitArist, OriAnthi, dUring rEhEArsAls “jUst shinE”... wOw... imAginE bEing in hEr shOEs... if yOU sAy sO michAEl :) MJ’s bAckUp singEr, jUdith hill, wAs shining bright in thE film... hEr smOOthE vOicE And nAtUrAl vibE killEd mE. shE’s my nEw mUsic crUsh. chEck hEr Out. AppArEntly shE grEw Up in A mUsicAl hOmE... EvEry hOmE shOUld bE A mUsicAl hOmE!