Spectrum’s Chrissie card

Lygon St entrance to the Trades Hall

Spoonbill live

readers’ tips Jerrycan wins at Cannes 31.5.08 – The ever helpful and alert Mazz Worthington (who produced and directed the Rocket Girl clip) tells me that the the short film, Jerrycan, (see The news you have when there’s no news article below), won the Jury Prize in the shorts category at Cannes, which apparently only…

gig report Village Green Hotel 27.12.09 Village Green a surprise coup 28.12.09 – I had no particular expectations, although this time of the year is generally pretty quiet, so I was pleasantly surprised when the room began to fill with expectant punters a few minutes before the scheduled start time of 4.00 – to the…

Humania and Spectrum at Don’t Tell Tom – pics by Sue Nicol 1) The unmistakable profile of the world’s most famous mo’ bassman 2) Mike consults Bill about the thermo-nuclear explosion on screen 3) One minute ago Bill was there, next minute he’s gone.. 4) Mike wonders if it’s his stool cutting off his circulation…

Mike’s Christchurch photo album 1) Hi, I’m Mike. I’ll be your guide for the next 33 frames. 2) This is me, walking the city with my cameraphone 3) This is looking up in the new Canterbury Art Gallery. Cool building too, even though it was designed by an Aussie.. 4) The facade of the Art…