I’m still here … literally stuck between pieces of cardboard and balsa, and thankfully no essays to kill my already stressed mind. With the end of the semester so near, I’m fearing:

• Final design proposals.
• Finding a “serious” job.
• Graduation.
• The future.

Our faculty has decided to conveniently phase out our 5 ½ years of Bach. of Architecture into 3 years of Bach. of Architectural Studies and 2 years of Masters of Architecture. You’d think it make our lives simpler, but no. I’m confused and freaked out at the prospect that I might just be graduating next year.

To combat that fear/reality has been some news of very-promising tours heading our way.

The Architecture in Helsinki remixers are here for a brief stop over.

Dec 11 The Zoo Brisbane
Dec 13 Oxford Arts Factory Sydney
Dec 16 Northcote Social Club Melbourne

Atari-lovin’ kids have announced their tour in support of their show at Meredith.

Dec 15 Oxford Art Factory Sydney
Dec 20 Pogo Melbourne
Dec 21 Lick It, Empire Hotel Brisbane
Dec 22 Click Click Melbourne

The Night-Ripper has also announced his set of shows early next year in support of his appearance at Falls, Field Day and Southbound Festivals.

Jan 3 The Troubadour Brisbane
Jan 10 Oxford Arts Factory Sydney
Jan 11 Miss Libertine Melbourne

These Brazilians will be here too, around the same time as Girl Talk.
Dates to TBC.

The face of Burberry is back due to popular demand, with a full band in tow.

Nov 8 Metro Theatre Sydney
Nov 9 Rosies On Edward Brisbane, +18
Nov 10 Rosies On Edward Brisbane, all ages
Nov 11 Corner Hotel Melbourne

NME cover girl and her band will be back too in early December.

Dec 11 Metro Theatre Sydney
Dec 12 The Zoo Brisbane
Dec 13 Capitol Theatre Perth
Dec 16 The Prince Melbourne

And music royalty will make her presence known in January for the Sydney Festival and BDO.

Jan 23 Opera House Forecourt Sydney

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I’m still here … literally stuck between pieces of cardboard and balsa, and thankfully no essays to kill my already stressed mind. With the end of the semester so near, I’m fearing:

• Final design proposals.
• Finding a “serious” job.
• Graduation.
• The future.

Our faculty has decided to conveniently phase out our 5 ½ years of Bach. of Architecture into 3 years of Bach. of Architectural Studies and 2 years of Masters of Architecture. You’d think it make our lives simpler, but no. I’m confused and freaked out at the prospect that I might just be graduating next year.

To combat that fear/reality has been some news of very-promising tours heading our way.

The Architecture in Helsinki remixers are here for a brief stop over.

Dec 11 The Zoo Brisbane
Dec 13 Oxford Arts Factory Sydney
Dec 16 Northcote Social Club Melbourne

Atari-lovin’ kids have announced their tour in support of their show at Meredith.

Dec 15 Oxford Art Factory Sydney
Dec 20 Pogo Melbourne
Dec 21 Lick It, Empire Hotel Brisbane
Dec 22 Click Click Melbourne

The Night-Ripper has also announced his set of shows early next year in support of his appearance at Falls, Field Day and Southbound Festivals.

Jan 3 The Troubadour Brisbane
Jan 10 Oxford Arts Factory Sydney
Jan 11 Miss Libertine Melbourne

These Brazilians will be here too, around the same time as Girl Talk.
Dates to TBC.

The face of Burberry is back due to popular demand, with a full band in tow.

Nov 8 Metro Theatre Sydney
Nov 9 Rosies On Edward Brisbane, +18
Nov 10 Rosies On Edward Brisbane, all ages
Nov 11 Corner Hotel Melbourne

NME cover girl and her band will be back too in early December.

Dec 11 Metro Theatre Sydney
Dec 12 The Zoo Brisbane
Dec 13 Capitol Theatre Perth
Dec 16 The Prince Melbourne

And music royalty will make her presence known in January for the Sydney Festival and BDO.

Jan 23 Opera House Forecourt Sydney

Now for something completely different Read More

After a run of shows with his ever-amazing lady (Joanna Newsom) earlier this year, Bill Callahan is returning WITH STRINGS! Could that include Joanna too? Alright, maybe that’s asking a bit too much but let me repeat myself, Bill Callahan is returning! Here are the dates:

1 Nov A&I Hall, Bangalow
2-3 Nov Troubadour, Brisbane
7 Nov The Factory Theatre, Sydney
8 Nov The Toff, Melbourne
9 Nov Northcote Social Club, Melbourne
10 Nov Jade Monkey, Adelaide
14 Nov Fly By Night, Perth

Tickets $35+ from your usual outlets.

In other news, Those Walls, Your Ears is a year old as of November and that can only mean one thing…well, two. Firstly, I am in the process of expanding the site (more like recruiting) with a posse of stylers, bangers, nerds and like-minded folk to make this site just a tad bit bigger. And secondly, a party is on the way.

Hold your horses. And pants.

I found another way of wasting time today, other than just procrastinating on the internet…watching that darn eclipse. I was surprised at the pace, expecting to be gone withing an hour or so. We were meant to be in class but our photography tutor decides to have three breaks to watch this astronomical event. Thats right, three! It wasn’t all that bad, it was rather nice actually. One tutorial group even had their class outside, on the balcony with a laptop watching it. And watching them made me wish I had more tutorials outside, at night and under an eclipse. Well, maybe not the latter but you get my drift.

For some apparent reason, Tuesdays are always eventful. For example, today there was, what seemed like, a stranded ferry floating in the middle of the harbour, pretty much as stationary as you can be on water. Then on my way to class today there was a fire at a Paddington unit. Then on my home, there was another fire in the city, right in front of my bus stop. It seemed like there was a fire going off where ever I went and no, I wasn’t the arsonist. It has been a very odd day today…it must be the moon.

I bought tickets today to see Ms. Kaki King-it’s a present for a dear friend of mine who’s turning 21, but ssshhh, you didn’t hear anything from me-at the Opera House. There are no gigs planned for other states, as yet, but she is playing the Studio on the 30 November. King would have to be one of my favorite contemporary guitarists-she would fit well alongside Page, Hendrix and Co.

Also on more tour news, Rufus Wainwright will be visiting our shores for the first time early next year. Here are the dates:

27 Jan The Tivoli, Brisbane
29 Jan State Theatre, Sydney
1 Feb Hamer Hall, Melbourne
7 Feb Norwood Concert Hall, Adelaide

All tickets are $79.90 and are on sale now.

I guess it would be too early to say whether he is part of the Sydney Festival bill, or whether he’d bring a sibling or two. I know Martha has visited us on numerous occasions but one more wouldn’t hurt.