Warning: this is one of those ‘back in my day…’ [wags finger] posts. I’m still a little deaf, battered and bruised after last night’s great Hard-Ons 30th anniversary gig at the Corner Hotel in Melbourne. There was lots of jumping… Continue Reading →
I need to get my photographic mojo back. For a while there I was practising a lot, and though I was never completely happy with the results I think I was gradually getting better. But in the last year or… Continue Reading →
I just arrived home on Friday 13th to discover my landlord is kicking me out of my flat so I have to move by early September. Or, given I fly overseas on 27 August, by mid to late August. Or,… Continue Reading →
After a hectic day at work, I am heading to Northcote Social Club tonight to see Kristin Hersh. I’ve been a fan for a long time, but have never seen her perform live. Can’t wait for the show! But it means… Continue Reading →
Thanks to all those who read my post yesterday, on skills for digital historians. Today, I want to briefly touch on another aspect of the increasingly digital world. I heard in our meeting yesterday that a history academic asked a… Continue Reading →
Today, three archivists (I was one) and three historians met to discuss what skills and resources were important when teaching a capstone history subject – not as part of a dedicated ‘digital humanities’ course, but as a necessary introduction to… Continue Reading →
For International Archives Day, inspired by Claes Oldenburg’s I Am for an Art (1961). I am for an archive that is political, emotional and social, that is an activist in the world, that does something other than sit on its arse… Continue Reading →
After being out and about on Friday night, I am having a solitary weekend. Yesterday I didn’t leave the house. Today, I went out into the world shielded by dark glasses and headphones. I went to some galleries alone and… Continue Reading →
I missed a #blogjune post yesterday. After an intense time at work I rushed home, had a quick snack, packed up some records and compact discs, and headed to the Rainbow Hotel in Fitzroy to DJ for four hours with… Continue Reading →
Posting every day for #blogjune means occasionally I’m going to need to resort to a bit of self-indulgence. This is one of those occasions, so I’ll keep it short. In March 2014, when I first heard the news Kate Bush was performing… Continue Reading →
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