Posted by KB on March 3, 2010
Sydney’s annual Vivid festival is returning for another year, this time with the legendary Lou Reed and his co-performer Laurie Anderson as curators.
Last year, the lighting of the Sydney Opera House sails as part of Vivid was seen by 60 million people globally, but the festival has so much more to offer. It’s essentially a festival of four complementary parts: Vivid Live, Sydney Opera House Live shows; Vivid Lights, Macquarie Visions and Fire Water; Vivid Music, Song Summit 2010; and Vivid Ideas, Creative Sydney and the X Media Lab.
According to co-curator, Laurie Anderson, the Vivid Live section of the four-part festival will give attendees a chance to "jump off their street"; out of their comfort zone and into new creative experiences.
Vivid Sydney will be lighting up the city from 27 May to 21 June.
vivid, lou reed, laurie anderson, sydney, festivals
Posted by KB on February 15, 2010
Sydney’s home of all things cabaret, Slide, recently launched their program of events for 2010 with a spectacular showcase, and Kluster was there to check out what’s on offer.
Hosted by Yumi Stynes (of Channel 10’s The Circle), the VIP evening featured tantalising tastes of the Slide line-up, with a new 15-minute performance every 45 minutes. As we quaffed signature Slide cocktails and grazed on canapés, we heard from the original Neighbours crooner Barry Crocker, sang along to Motown tribute the Super Supremes and stood awestruck at the death defying aerial acts of El Circo. Unexpected highlight of the night was chef Manu Fieldel busting out some impromptu moves on the dancefoor.
For all the details of what’s on, check out the Slide website.
slide, barry crocker, cabaret, el circo
Posted by KB on February 9, 2010
Late last year Kirin Big In Japan hosted an event by the same name. The Kluster Sydney staffers headed down to take in the headline-making madness that was this CarriageWorks affair. Before watching Cathy tackle birds to a dramatic classical music soundtrack in a pseudo dollhouse-like, birdcage-esque enclosure and Daito Manabe shock themselves for electronic music’s sake, Kat Hartmann sat down with Mademoiselle Yulia to gain some insight into one of the hottest young things to come out of the Japanese underground in some time.
Covered: high school girl band, meeting Vivienne Westwood, dreams of Egypt, the internet and Love with Beni Single
Kat Hartmann: You’ve got your fingers in quite a few creative pies: the singing, DJing, MCing, your label, GIZA, your fashion writing for Nylon and your blog Honeyee. Have you always been this industrious?
Mademoiselle Yulia: Yeah, I’m kind of busy but I love to do everything! I just want to do as much as I can and get involved in anything that comes up. Singing is what I wanted to do from when I was very young and I have been studying design, so this is what I want to do too.
KH: Tell me a little about your creative history. What were you like in high school? You were the frontwoman for girl band, Girls Mind. Tell me about that.
Y: I was in a band for six years playing guitar and vocal. The band suddenly broke up but I still wanted to do something with music, which is why I started DJing.
KH: How did all the projects begin?
Y: Some people from the band Revolver asked me to design jewelry. I said, “I am not interested in it” but I started and really loved it so it became my plan. They gave me a chance to do that.Continue...
mademoiselle yulia, vivienne westwood, kirin big in japan, summer sonic
Posted by Kristen D on February 8, 2010
You have to admit it – the Poms know how to party, especially when renowned music bible NME is involved.
Since 2004, Club NME has been spreading rapidly across Europe and is now heading Down Under for a series of Indie club nights. They will feature some our local faves; Philadelphia Grand Jury, Yacht Club DJs, and Purple Sneakers DJs as well as 80’s UK rock legend: Andy Rourke, from The Smiths.
For dates and tickets go http://www.clubnmeaustralia.com
Here is a taste of what to expect:
‘The Good News’ - Philadelphia Grand Jury (Yacht Club DJs remix)
Download it free!
club nme, philadelphia grand jury, yacht club djs, purple sneakers, andy rourke
Posted by Danni Le Toullec on October 28, 2009
"Close your eyes and lose yourself in the shadows"
Feel the bass, the adrenaline, the swell of the crowd behind you - From the ABSOLUT Stairwell Gallery at Sugarmill in Kings Cross, Cara Stricker takes you on a journey backstage, into the world of the rockstars, the fans, the DJs, the bands and the groupies. 'Dancing On My Bed' is hedonism in all its glory, a world that is completely untouched by time.
The opening night takes place on Thursday 5th November, at Sugarmill Stairwell Gallery with the musical stylings of Strickmachine, Holiday Sidewinder and Nicky Night Time, who is soon to be a guest editor for Kluster Says.
The exhibition will also feature two new graffiti murals from Sydney artisits Roach and Numskull, who is soon to be joining Nicky Night Time in guest editorial duties.
If you can't wait til next week, check out some of Cara's work on her blog - Kicia and her Warflower exhibition from earlier this year.
Here are some of our favourites:
festival, music, fashion, sugarmill, absolut, graffiti, cara stricker
Posted by Miss Kat Jade on October 28, 2009
Sydney's Duke Magazine, known for its independent, bi-annual publication and mad social events, is having a Halloween ho down aka the Mutant Dance Off. Yes, a dance off. The All Hallows Eve eve event combines prizes, booze and the aforementioned monster mash with the ultimate challenge: the quest to crown two revelers king and queen of the dance floor. Solo fliers and couples welcome.
With international dance sensation The House Of Bad Kids rocking out to DJ’s Mike Tyson, National treasure and Sex Azza Weapon, the Oxford Arts factory will turn into a ghoulish monster mash nightmare. Fighting, cheating, lying and scary outfits all encouraged in the quest for dance-floor supremeacy. Get down and Boogie with Duke Magazine on Friday the 30th for a jive, krumping-filled Friday. It’s only $12, fool.
dance, oxford arts factory, duke magazine, the house of bad kids, halloween.