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Hello you vivacious pixelcutey!
You have vagued upon The Bedroom Philosopher’s official website
‘under construction since 2002.’
Well guess what – it’s going to be FINISHED within a month. I promise. Please come back. I have abandonment issues. C’mon – just give me one more month, I promise – the websites in the bag mate…honest….c’mon…I just got to see this bloke…he owes me one….really….he’s good for HTML….really….
The album ‘In Bed With My Doona’ featuring ‘I’m so postmodern’ is now available in all good record emporiums. (You might have to convince the indie maestro behind the counter that it exists – if you’re feeling cheeky, try and pick them up – buying my album creates a window…c’mon…)
Or, you can buy online here:
http://www.sanity.com.au/product.asp?intProductID=619414&intArtistID=205093
To contact management: chris@laughingstock.com.au
To contact me: justin@bedroomphilosopher.com
To sign up to ‘LapTopping’ the official Ezine Thing of The Bedroom Philosopher, go to the bottom of the page.
NOTE: PLEASE CHECK YOUR JUNK EMAIL FOLDER COS I RECKON SOMETIMES MY GEAR GETS SENT THERE. THERE SHOULD BE A PUNK MAIL FOLDER MAN….
Here is list of current GIGS plus an excerpt from the latest issue of:
LapTopping Issue 44 “Team Pooglet!”
A GIGGLE OF GIGS (Melbourne, Sydney and Newcastle!)
• Thursday 15th September. 7pm. I’m MCing the Voiceworks launch at Trades Hall, Cnr Lygon St & Victoria St, Melbourne. The theme is futureshock! There will be lovely readings by spunky young writer’s, an experimental noise band Dry Lake, AND that sonic manipulator space guy you see on street corners sometimes. Also the world debut of ‘FORTUNE CRUSKITS!’
• Saturday 16th September. 8pm. Performing at the launch of the ‘Funnybone 500’ a funny short film festival. At the Willoughby Civic Centre. 409 Victoria Ave, Chatswood, Sydney. (just down from the mall. It’s next to Chatswood library.)
• Monday 2
6th September. 9pm. Renegades of Folk appearing at The Local, Cnr Carlisle and Chapel St, St Kilda. $7.
• Wednesday 28th September. 8:30pm. MCing the Jangle Gym, a massive line-up for the Fringe Festival. Gorgeous, Tim Minchin (just won Perrier award for best newcomer), Scod Edgar (Tripod) & Frank Skywalker (Gus’n’Frank) $10/$8. Bar Open. 317 Brunswick St. Fitzroy, Melbourne.
• Thursday 29th September. 8:30pm. RENEGADES OF FOLK DEBUT SYDNEY SHOW! This is Josh Earl and myself teaming up for delicate prog-comedy electro-parody carnage. Mic in Hand. Friend in Hand Hotel, Cowper st, Glebe. $11. (it’s just gone up)
• Friday 30th Sep – Oct 2 – THIS IS NOT ART FESTIVAL. Newcastle. I am doing several things throughout the festival, including a comedy workshop and a panel called ‘help! I’m a creative vampire’ at 10:30am on Friday – sure to be a life changing event. Check the program.
• Wednesday 5th October – 7pm. Headlining ‘Rapid Fire’ comedy concern. University of New South Wales Roundhouse on Anzac Pde in Kensington. (Nearest cross street is High St) Not sure of costs.
• Thurdsday 6th October – Saturday 8th October. RENEGADES OF FOLK DEBUT FEATURE LENGTH FRINGE FESTIVAL SHOW! Witness the rehearsal of a lifetime! Bar open, 317 Brunswick St. Fitzroy, Melbourne. 7pm. $12/$10.
NOTE: All gig information is barely correct at time of printing.
THE BEDROOM PHILOSOPHER’S SONGWRITING WORKSHOP!
Songwriting credits will be shared with everyone who submits an item that I use*.
Okay Team Pooglet – the plan is, to write a song that is basically a long ballad dedicated to lots of pop culture items that have disappeared since my childhood. I’m not entirely sure how I’m going to construct it – it will be rather hard for it not to become a ‘list’ song (like pomo, mcrock etc.) but I’m hoping the palpability of the memories will override any form repetition.
Now, everyone will remember different things about their childhoody times depending on age, location, socio economic background. Basically I am going for a certain zone – mainly one that I can remember – so here are some parameters and examples.
a) I’m thinking mid 80’s till about mid 90’s
b) I’m thinking snackfoods, toys, fashion items, household appliances, tv shows (that are level 3 obscure and beyond) and any other pop culture entities that linger in your memory. I’m avoiding songs and bands and movies as they’re a bit too easy.
c) If anyone has that ‘Things from the 80’s we remember’ email that went around a while back, could you please forward it to me – I’m reckoning there’s 80’s websites on this bollocks, which I’ll no doubt check.
d) A point I need to clear up. Were the Christian television association ads I remember only played in Tasmania? If anyone knows about this please let me know. Or, if there are mainland Christian TV ads that I’m not aware of…ditto.
Christian television ads:
love grows 2 by 2 –
got 3 pockets in my overalls,
life’s what you make it, (and I know from here I’m looking fine)
do unto others as they (with the boomy voice),
the one where there’s two guys walking around on the backs of two other guys,
The one where they are little cartoon men passing signs around to guitar music
Question (There’s a couple operating a faceless dummy that looks at stuff)
The one where it’s just a bunch of hands with white gloves on a black screen making shapes.
The family singing the lord’s prayer in a jazzy way in a caravan.
EXAMPLES – Frisco icecreams, Crazy critter icecreams, Nutty top icecreams, Link-its, those transformer like things but they were rock monsters, hypercolour tshirts (possibly too obvious), max headroom, lemon thins, Saturday fun show (Tasmanian), Sesame street songs like ‘I’m a dog a working dog, I’m a hard working dog…and the doco on how they make saxophones…and how they make apple juice. Frozen thickshakes (I never had one but people said they tasted like wet sand), yo-whip, Vice-versa’s, Bigfoot pizzas, skateboards with wings, those aerodynamic ring frisbee’s,
There’s a little bit to get you reminiscing.
NOTE: If any of you feel a bit weird about having your precious cerebral heirlooms processed by the dead-eyed black monolithic corporate machine of me…consider this like a huge digital bbq where we’re all drunk on infrared punch and times new roman shots.
* Justin probably means this more as a vague sign of goodwill, more than an actual contractual agreement, as the amount of APRA forms he would have to fill out would take him well into his fifties. Be that as it may, intellectual copyright is an intriguing beast…if you feel like your intellectual property is being mistreated by The Bedroom Philosopher or any other mug within arms reach, please go to www.copyright.org.au and flail around.
Hello you vivacious pixelcutey!
You have vagued upon The Bedroom Philosopher’s official website
‘under construction since 2002.’
Well guess what – it’s going to be FINISHED within a month. I promise. Please come back. I have abandonment issues. C’mon – just give me one more month, I promise – the websites in the bag mate…honest….c’mon…I just got to see this bloke…he owes me one….really….he’s good for HTML….really….
The album ‘In Bed With My Doona’ featuring ‘I’m so postmodern’ is now available in all good record emporiums. (You might have to convince the indie maestro behind the counter that it exists – if you’re feeling cheeky, try and pick them up – buying my album creates a window…c’mon…)
Or, you can buy online here:
www.sanity.com.au/product.asp?intProductID=619414&…
To contact management: chris@laughingstock.com.au
To contact me: justin@bedroomphilosopher.com
To sign up to ‘LapTopping’ the official Ezine Thing of The Bedroom Philosopher, go to the bottom of the page.
NOTE: PLEASE CHECK YOUR JUNK EMAIL FOLDER COS I RECKON SOMETIMES MY GEAR GETS SENT THERE. THERE SHOULD BE A PUNK MAIL FOLDER MAN….
Here is list of current GIGS plus an excerpt from the latest issue of:
LapTopping Issue 44 “Team Pooglet!”
A GIGGLE OF GIGS (Melbourne, Sydney and Newcastle!)
• Thursday 15th September. 7pm. I’m MCing the Voiceworks launch at Trades Hall, Cnr Lygon St & Victoria St, Melbourne. The theme is futureshock! There will be lovely readings by spunky young writer’s, an experimental noise band Dry Lake, AND that sonic manipulator space guy you see on street corners sometimes. Also the world debut of ‘FORTUNE CRUSKITS!’
• Saturday 16th September. 8pm. Performing at the launch of the ‘Funnybone 500’ a funny short film festival. At the Willoughby Civic Centre. 409 Victoria Ave, Chatswood, Sydney. (just down from the mall. It’s next to Chatswood library.)
• Monday 26th September. 9pm. Renegades of Folk appearing at The Local, Cnr Carlisle and Chapel St, St Kilda. $7.
• Wednesday 28th September. 8:30pm. MCing the Jangle Gym, a massive line-up for the Fringe Festival. Gorgeous, Tim Minchin (just won Perrier award for best newcomer), Scod Edgar (Tripod) & Frank Skywalker (Gus’n’Frank) $10/$8. Bar Open. 317 Brunswick St. Fitzroy, Melbourne.
• Thursday 29th September. 8:30pm. RENEGADES OF FOLK DEBUT SYDNEY SHOW! This is Josh Earl and myself teaming up for delicate prog-comedy electro-parody carnage. Mic in Hand. Friend in Hand Hotel, Cowper st, Glebe. $11. (it’s just gone up)
• Friday 30th Sep – Oct 2 – THIS IS NOT ART FESTIVAL. Newcastle. I am doing several things throughout the festival, including a comedy workshop and a panel called ‘help! I’m a creative vampire’ at 10:30am on Friday – sure to be a life changing event. Check the program.
• Wednesday 5th October – 7pm. Headlining ‘Rapid Fire’ comedy concern. University of New South Wales Roundhouse on Anzac Pde in Kensington. (Nearest cross street is High St) Not sure of costs.
• Thurdsday 6th October – Saturday 8th October. RENEGADES OF FOLK DEBUT FEATURE LENGTH FRINGE FESTIVAL SHOW! Witness the rehearsal of a lifetime! Bar open, 317 Brunswick St. Fitzroy, Melbourne. 7pm. $12/$10.
NOTE: All gig information is barely correct at time of printing.
THE BEDROOM PHILOSOPHER’S SONGWRITING WORKSHOP!
Songwriting credits will be shared with everyone who submits an item that I use*.
Okay Team Pooglet – the plan is, to write a song that is basically a long ballad dedicated to lots of pop culture items that have disappeared since my childhood. I’m not entirely sure how I’m going to construct it – it will be rather hard for it not to become a ‘list’ song (like pomo, mcrock etc.) but I’m hoping the palpability of the memories will override any form repetition.
Now, everyone will remember different things about their childhoody times depending on age, location, socio economic background. Basically I am going for a certain zone – mainly one that I can remember – so here are some parameters and examples.
a) I’m thinking mid 80’s till about mid 90’s
b) I’m thinking snackfoods, toys, fashion items, household appliances, tv shows (that are level 3 obscure and beyond) and any other pop culture entities that linger in your memory. I’m avoiding songs and bands and movies as they’re a bit too easy.
c) If anyone has that ‘Things from the 80’s we remember’ email that went around a while back, could you please forward it to me – I’m reckoning there’s 80’s websites on this bollocks, which I’ll no doubt check.
d) A point I need to clear up. Were the Christian television association ads I remember only played in Tasmania? If anyone knows about this please let me know. Or, if there are mainland Christian TV ads that I’m not aware of…ditto.
Christian television ads:
love grows 2 by 2 –
got 3 pockets in my overalls,
life’s what you make it, (and I know from here I’m looking fine)
do unto others as they (with the boomy voice),
the one where there’s two guys walking around on the backs of two other guys,
The one where they are little cartoon men passing signs around to guitar music
Question (There’s a couple operating a faceless dummy that looks at stuff)
The one where it’s just a bunch of hands with white gloves on a black screen making shapes.
The family singing the lord’s prayer in a jazzy way in a caravan.
EXAMPLES – Frisco icecreams, Crazy critter icecreams, Nutty top icecreams, Link-its, those transformer like things but they were rock monsters, hypercolour tshirts (possibly too obvious), max headroom, lemon thins, Saturday fun show (Tasmanian), Sesame street songs like ‘I’m a dog a working dog, I’m a hard working dog…and the doco on how they make saxophones…and how they make apple juice. Frozen thickshakes (I never had one but people said they tasted like wet sand), yo-whip, Vice-versa’s, Bigfoot pizzas, skateboards with wings, those aerodynamic ring frisbee’s,
There’s a little bit to get you reminiscing.
NOTE: If any of you feel a bit weird about having your precious cerebral heirlooms processed by the dead-eyed black monolithic corporate machine of me…consider this like a huge digital bbq where we’re all drunk on infrared punch and times new roman shots.
* Justin probably means this more as a vague sign of goodwill, more than an actual contractual agreement, as the amount of APRA forms he would have to fill out would take him well into his fifties. Be that as it may, intellectual copyright is an intriguing beast…if you feel like your intellectual property is being mistreated by The Bedroom Philosopher or any other mug within arms reach, please go to www.copyright.org.au and flail around.
Aloha my dear (insert name)
This electronic smugglepot of candid flamebix is in the process of being carved out of lavander solar grits.
The album ‘In Bed With My Doona’ featuring ‘I’m so postmodern’ is now available in all good record emporiums. (You might have to convince the indie maestro behind the counter that it exists – if you’re feeling cheeky, try and pick them up – buying my album creates a window…c’mon…)
Or, you can buy online here:
http://www.sanity.com.au/product.asp?intProductID=619414&intArtistID=205093
To contact management: chris@laughingstock.com.au
To contact me: justin@bedroomphilosopher.com
To sign up to ‘LapTopping’ the official Ezine Thing of The Bedroom Philosopher, go to the bottom of the page.
NOTE: Please come back – this site will be up soon – I have abandonement issues.
Really.
Here is an excerpt from the latest issue of LapTopping which you can sign up to at the bottom of this page:
TOP 10 POTENTIALLY SUCCESFUL ANTI-SMOKING WARNING LABELS
1. Smoking causes random chest pains that you keep writing off as indigestion cos youve got the grandiose arrogance of a typical twenty something and you think you can live forever you big poo basket.
2. Smoking only looks cool if you look cool to start with.
3. Smoking causes you to carry a haze of pungency, causing strangers to resent you.
4. Smoking is fun size suicide.
5. Smoking causes your potential non smoking partner to not enjoy kissing you as much and if its down to you and someone else, your odds are as skanky as that bile stick you cradle to like some self-defeatist thumb sucking replacement.
6. Smoking, that old chestnut.
7. Smoking is so 1996.
8. Youll bung your lungs, cough Whitlam!
9. If vital organs could talk!
10. Look, just cut it out please!
In the meantime – this is some gigs I’z gonna do.
Remember, you are an infinite rainbow spacebag of cosmic yay! yay! Life is precious. Get a wriggle on pooglet!
* Friday 19th August. Playing a 15 minute filler set for The Conglomerate
(featuring Harry from the Cat Empire) Bennetts Lane Jazz Club. 25
Bennett’s Lane, Melbourne Night starts 9ish. Im on 10ish. $12/$8.
* Saturday 20th August. I am not appearing but I thoroughly recommend the Word Wrestling Federation Poetry Slam final. Victoria VS NSW. This is like the poetry ashes. If you have in your head that poetry is boring or whatever I urge you to let these guys blow you away. Some of my favourite spoken word artists will be busting it out at Fad Gallery, 14 Corrs lane, Chinatown, Melbourne. Doors open 7pm. $10/$5.
* Monday 22nd August. Bedroom Philosopher spot at the Local. Cnr Carlisle/Chapel St. Balaclava. $7. Night starts 8:30pm. One of my favourite performers, Sam Simmons is also on, and he is astounding! I usually go on about 10pm.
* Friday 26th August. Supporting The Conglomerate at Bennets Lane. See above.
* Tuesday 30 & Wednesday 31 – Supporting Tripod at FLY BY NIGHT CLUB, Parry St, Fremantle. If you live in regional WA check local guides!
NOTE: All gig information is barely correct at time of printing.
Aloha my dear (insert name)
This electronic smugglepot of candid flamebix is in the process of being carved out of lavander solar grits.
The album ‘In Bed With My Doona’ featuring ‘I’m so postmodern’ is now available in all good record emporiums. (You might have to convince the indie maestro behind the counter that it exists – if you’re feeling cheeky, try and pick them up – buying my album creates a window…c’mon…)
Or, you can buy online here:
www.sanity.com.au/product.asp?intProductID=619414&…
To contact management: chris@laughingstock.com.au
To contact me: justin@bedroomphilosopher.com
To sign up to ‘LapTopping’ the official Ezine Thing of The Bedroom Philosopher, go to the bottom of the page.
NOTE: Please come back – this site will be up soon – I have abandonement issues.
Really.
Here is an excerpt from the latest issue of LapTopping which you can sign up to at the bottom of this page:
TOP 10 POTENTIALLY SUCCESFUL ANTI-SMOKING WARNING LABELS
1. Smoking causes random chest pains that you keep writing off as indigestion cos youve got the grandiose arrogance of a typical twenty something and you think you can live forever you big poo basket.
2. Smoking only looks cool if you look cool to start with.
3. Smoking causes you to carry a haze of pungency, causing strangers to resent you.
4. Smoking is fun size suicide.
5. Smoking causes your potential non smoking partner to not enjoy kissing you as much and if its down to you and someone else, your odds are as skanky as that bile stick you cradle to like some self-defeatist thumb sucking replacement.
6. Smoking, that old chestnut.
7. Smoking is so 1996.
8. Youll bung your lungs, cough Whitlam!
9. If vital organs could talk!
10. Look, just cut it out please!
In the meantime – this is some gigs I’z gonna do.
Remember, you are an infinite rainbow spacebag of cosmic yay! yay! Life is precious. Get a wriggle on pooglet!
* Wednesday 17th August. Guest feature for launch of Wordjammin spoken word CD as part of the Overload Festival 2005.
Pony Bar 68 Little Collins Street, Melbourne. 930pm. $5. A swag of other excellent musos and spoken word maestros will be appearing. Recommended.
* Friday 19th August. Playing a 15 minute filler set for The Conglomerate
(featuring Harry from the Cat Empire) Bennetts Lane Jazz Club. 25
Bennett’s Lane, Melbourne Night starts 9ish. Im on 10ish. $12/$8.
* Saturday 20th August. I am not appearing but I thoroughly recommend the Word Wrestling Federation Poetry Slam final. Victoria VS NSW. This is like the poetry ashes. If you have in your head that poetry is boring or whatever I urge you to let these guys blow you away. Some of my favourite spoken word artists will be busting it out at Fad Gallery, 14 Corrs lane, Chinatown, Melbourne. Doors open 7pm. $10/$5.
* Monday 22nd August. Bedroom Philosopher spot at the Local. Cnr Carlisle/Chapel St. Balaclava. $7. Night starts 8:30pm. One of my favourite performers, Sam Simmons is also on, and he is astounding! I usually go on about 10pm.
* Friday 26th August. Supporting The Conglomerate at Bennets Lane. See above.
* Tuesday 30 & Wednesday 31 – Supporting Tripod at FLY BY NIGHT CLUB, Parry St, Fremantle. If you live in regional WA check local guides!
NOTE: All gig information is barely correct at time of printing.
Aloha my dear (insert name)
This electronic smugglepot of candid flamebix is in the process of being carved out of lavander solar grits.
The album ‘In Bed With My Doona’ featuring ‘I’m so postmodern’ is now available in all good record emporiums. (You might have to convince the indie maestro behind the counter that it exists – if you’re feeling cheeky, try and pick them up – buying my album creates a window…c’mon…)
Or, you can buy online here:
http://www.sanity.com.au/product.asp?intProductID=619414&intArtistID=205093
To contact management: chris@laughingstock.com.au
To contact me: justin@bedroomphilosopher.com
To sign up to ‘LapTopping’ the official Ezine Thing of The Bedroom Philosopher, go to the bottom of the page.
NOTE: Please come back – this site will be up soon – I have abandonement issues.
Really.
In the meantime – this is some gigs I’z gonna do.
Remember, you are an infinite rainbow spacebag of cosmic yay! yay! Life is precious. Get a wriggle on pooglet!
A GIGGLE OF GIGS – “go-go gadget August!”
Thursday 21st July. Doing a spot at the University of Tasmania’s Hobart campus. I assume in the bar. I assume starting at 8pm. God I dunno. Josh Earl, Andy McLelland, Duff, Mel Sargeant will be there too. Check local guides I guess.
Sunday 24th July. Tasmania’s favourite seminal folk-parody practitioners ‘The Renegades of Folk’ will be appearing at ‘Splendour in the Laughs’ @ Bar Open, 317 Brunswick Street. Fitzroy. From 4pm. (along with charlie pickering & michael chamberlin + lawrence leung & andy maclelland) I had no idea about this gig until I ego-googled myself. There you go. Maybe I dreampt it. (Renegades of folk is Josh Earl and myself)
FEATURE GIG: Wednesday 27th July.
Headlining at the Australian Songwriter’s Association’s ‘Jangle Gym.’
Bar Open 317 Brunswick Street. Fitzroy. 8:30pm doors open. I’ll be on about 10:30pm. (Will be playing from back catalogue of non-comedy stuff, plus some new earnest folk smacks.) $5.
Friday 29th July. Albury Uni extravaganza. Not sure where exactly. I daresay, if you go to Albury uni, you’ll know more than me. Probably 9pm start.
Sunday 31st July. 15 minute music spot at Gasworks arts Theatre. Im on at 5pm. $8. (there are other musos and poets playing) Gasworks Arts Park 21 Graham St Albert Park, Melbourne. (I think you get the south Melbourne number 1 tram and its the second last stop.
Monday 1st August. Renegades of Folk are MCing the Local! Witness the palpable comedy emotion. Last time Josh got sick but this time he’s back and he’s rather pleasant about it all. The Local. Cnr Carlisle and Chapel, Balaclava. 8:30pm start. Grand public debut of new Renegade additions of ‘Frontier Psychiatrist’ and ‘Jump Around.’ (House of Pain) $10 possibly.
Saturday 6th August. Spoken word stint for Overload poetry festival. Knox Community arts centre. Cnr Mountain Highway and Scoresby road, Bayswater. 7pm. $5?
Friday 12th August. Playing a 15 minute filler set for ‘The Conglomerate’ (featuring Harry from the Cat Empire) Bennett’s Lane. Night starts 8:30pm I think. I’ve also double booked myself in the overload poetry festival. And may well appear at Bar Open at around 9:30pm looking unstable.
Saturday 13th August. I’m running my first ever workshop. It’s called ‘Moo! Wee! Bonk! Turnips! And it’s about using comedy in your performance. Check www.expressmedia.org.au for details.
Sunday 14th August. Spoken word stint at ‘Poet’s Breakfast’ The Tote, Collingwood, from 6pm.
Monday 15th August. Spoken word stint for Overload poetry festival. Swinburne Prahan Campus Training Restaurant. Johns street, Prahan. 7pm start.
Wednesday 17th August. Guest feature for launch of ‘Wordjammin’ spoken word CD. Bar Open, 317 Brunswick street, Fitzroy. 8:30pm or thereabouts.
Friday 19th August. Playing a 15 minute filler set for ‘The Conglomerate’ (featuring Harry from the Cat Empire) Bennett’s Lane. Night starts 8:30pm I think.
Monday 22nd August. Bedroom Philosopher spot at the Local. Cnr Carlisle/Chapel St. Balaclava. $10 perhaps. Night starts 8:30pm. I usually go on about 10pm.
Friday 26th August. Playing a 15 minute filler set for ‘The Conglomerate’ (featuring Harry from the Cat Empire) Bennett’s Lane. Night starts 8:30pm I think.
NOTE: Gig information is barely correct at time of printing. If in doubt, please consult more reliable sources, such as those ‘yes & no shaker things’
Aloha my dear (insert name)
This electronic smugglepot of candid flamebix is in the process of being carved out of lavander solar grits.
The album ‘In Bed With My Doona’ featuring ‘I’m so postmodern’ is now available in all good record emporiums. (You might have to convince the indie maestro behind the counter that it exists – if you’re feeling cheeky, try and pick them up – buying my album creates a window…c’mon…)
Or, you can buy online here:
www.sanity.com.au/product.asp?intProductID=619414&…
To contact management: chris@laughingstock.com.au
To contact me: justin@bedroomphilosopher.com
To sign up to ‘LapTopping’ the official Ezine Thing of The Bedroom Philosopher, go to the bottom of the page.
NOTE: Please come back – this site will be up soon – I have abandonement issues.
Really.
In the meantime – this is some gigs I’z gonna do.
Remember, you are an infinite rainbow spacebag of cosmic yay! yay! Life is precious. Get a wriggle on pooglet!
A GIGGLE OF GIGS – “go-go gadget August!”
Thursday 21st July. Doing a spot at the University of Tasmania’s Hobart campus. I assume in the bar. I assume starting at 8pm. God I dunno. Josh Earl, Andy McLelland, Duff, Mel Sargeant will be there too. Check local guides I guess.
Sunday 24th July. Tasmania’s favourite seminal folk-parody practitioners ‘The Renegades of Folk’ will be appearing at ‘Splendour in the Laughs’ @ Bar Open, 317 Brunswick Street. Fitzroy. From 4pm. (along with charlie pickering & michael chamberlin + lawrence leung & andy maclelland) I had no idea about this gig until I ego-googled myself. There you go. Maybe I dreampt it. (Renegades of folk is Josh Earl and myself)
FEATURE GIG: Wednesday 27th July.
Headlining at the Australian Songwriter’s Association’s ‘Jangle Gym.’
Bar Open 317 Brunswick Street. Fitzroy. 8:30pm doors open. I’ll be on about 10:30pm. (Will be playing from back catalogue of non-comedy stuff, plus some new earnest folk smacks.) $5.
Friday 29th July. Albury Uni extravaganza. Not sure where exactly. I daresay, if you go to Albury uni, you’ll know more than me. Probably 9pm start.
Sunday 31st July. 15 minute music spot at Gasworks arts Theatre. Im on at 5pm. $8. (there are other musos and poets playing) Gasworks Arts Park 21 Graham St Albert Park, Melbourne. (I think you get the south Melbourne number 1 tram and its the second last stop.
Monday 1st August. Renegades of Folk are MCing the Local! Witness the palpable comedy emotion. Last time Josh got sick but this time he’s back and he’s rather pleasant about it all. The Local. Cnr Carlisle and Chapel, Balaclava. 8:30pm start. Grand public debut of new Renegade additions of ‘Frontier Psychiatrist’ and ‘Jump Around.’ (House of Pain) $10 possibly.
Saturday 6th August. Spoken word stint for Overload poetry festival. Knox Community arts centre. Cnr Mountain Highway and Scoresby road, Bayswater. 7pm. $5?
Friday 12th August. Playing a 15 minute filler set for ‘The Conglomerate’ (featuring Harry from the Cat Empire) Bennett’s Lane. Night starts 8:30pm I think. I’ve also double booked myself in the overload poetry festival. And may well appear at Bar Open at around 9:30pm looking unstable.
Saturday 13th August. I’m running my first ever workshop. It’s called ‘Moo! Wee! Bonk! Turnips! And it’s about using comedy in your performance. Check www.expressmedia.org.au for details.
Sunday 14th August. Spoken word stint at ‘Poet’s Breakfast’ The Tote, Collingwood, from 6pm.
Monday 15th August. Spoken word stint for Overload poetry festival. Swinburne Prahan Campus Training Restaurant. Johns street, Prahan. 7pm start.
Wednesday 17th August. Guest feature for launch of ‘Wordjammin’ spoken word CD. Bar Open, 317 Brunswick street, Fitzroy. 8:30pm or thereabouts.
Friday 19th August. Playing a 15 minute filler set for ‘The Conglomerate’ (featuring Harry from the Cat Empire) Bennett’s Lane. Night starts 8:30pm I think.
Monday 22nd August. Bedroom Philosopher spot at the Local. Cnr Carlisle/Chapel St. Balaclava. $10 perhaps. Night starts 8:30pm. I usually go on about 10pm.
Friday 26th August. Playing a 15 minute filler set for ‘The Conglomerate’ (featuring Harry from the Cat Empire) Bennett’s Lane. Night starts 8:30pm I think.
NOTE: Gig information is barely correct at time of printing. If in doubt, please consult more reliable sources, such as those ‘yes & no shaker things’
Aloha my dear (insert name)
This webpage is as temporary as the American presence in Iraq. It is also, ‘under construction’ and will be ‘liberated’ very soon.
The album ‘In Bed With My Doona’ is now available in all good record emporiums. Or, you can buy online here:
http://www.sanity.com.au/product.asp?intProductID=619414&intArtistID=205093
To contact management: chris@laughingstock.com.au
To contact me: justin@bedroomphilosopher.com
To sign up to ‘LapTopping’ the official Ezine Thing of The Bedroom Philosopher, go to the bottom of the page.
NOTE: Please come back – this site will be up soon – I have abandonement issues.
Really.
In the meantime – this is some gigs I gonna do.
Remember, you are an infinite rainbow spacebag of cosmic yay! yay! Life is precious. Get a wriggle on pooglet!
A GIGGLE OF GIGS – “go-go gadget August!”
Thursday 21st July. Doing a spot at the University of Tasmania’s Hobart campus. I assume in the bar. I assume starting at 8pm. God I dunno. Josh Earl, Andy McLelland, Duff, Mel Sargeant will be there too. Check local guides I guess.
FEATURE GIG: Wednesday 27th July.
Headlining at the Australian Songwriter’s Association’s ‘Jangle Gym.’
Bar Open 317 Brunswick Street. Fitzroy. 8:30pm doors open. I’ll be on about 10:30pm. (Will be playing from back catalogue of non-comedy stuff, plus some rarely performed bedroom philosopher stuff.) $5.
Friday 29th July. Albury Uni extravaganza. Not sure where exactly. I daresay, if you go to Albury uni, you’ll know more than me. Probably 9pm start.
Sunday 31st July. 15 minute music spot at Gasworks arts Theatre. Im on at 5pm. $8. (there are other musos and poets playing) Gasworks Arts Park 21 Graham St Albert Park, Melbourne. (I think you get the south Melbourne number 1 tram and its the second last stop.
Monday 1st August. Renegades of Folk are MCing the Local! Witness the palpable comedy emotion. Last time Josh got sick but this time he’s back and he’s rather pleasant about it all. The Local. Cnr Carlisle and Chapel, Balaclava. 8:30pm start. Grand public debut of new Renegade additions of ‘Frontier Psychiatrist’ and ‘Jump Around.’ (House of Pain) $10 possibly.
Saturday 6th August. Spoken word stint for Overload poetry festival. Knox Community arts centre. Cnr Mountain Highway and Scoresby road, Bayswater. 7pm. $5?
Friday 12th August. Playing a 15 minute filler set for ‘The Conglomerate’ (featuring Harry from the Cat Empire) Bennett’s Lane. Night starts 8:30pm I think. I’ve also double booked myself in the overload poetry festival. And may well appear at Bar Open at around 9:30pm looking unstable.
Saturday 13th August. I’m running my first ever workshop. It’s called ‘Moo! Wee! Bonk! Turnips! And it’s about using comedy in your performance. Check www.expressmedia.org.au for details.
Sunday 14th August. Spoken word stint at ‘Poet’s Breakfast’ The Tote, Collingwood, from 6pm.
Monday 15th August. Spoken word stint for Overload poetry festival. Swinburne Prahan Campus Training Restaurant. Johns street, Prahan. 7pm start.
Wednesday 17th August. Guest feature for launch of ‘Wordjammin’ spoken word CD. Bar Open, 317 Brunswick street, Fitzroy. 8:30pm or thereabouts.
Friday 19th August. Playing a 15 minute filler set for ‘The Conglomerate’ (featuring Harry from the Cat Empire) Bennett’s Lane. Night starts 8:30pm I think.
Monday 22nd August. Bedroom Philosopher spot at the Local. Cnr Carlisle/Chapel St. Balaclava. $10 perhaps. Night starts 8:30pm. I usually go on about 10pm.
Friday 26th August. Playing a 15 minute filler set for ‘The Conglomerate’ (featuring Harry from the Cat Empire) Bennett’s Lane. Night starts 8:30pm I think.
Hello my dearest, precious
My email is: justin@bedroomphilosopher.com. Even though I am a prized multi-national entity – I am always up for obscure digital connections of wonderment. If you would like to book me for a performance or envelope stuffing evening, you can contact my management at: chris@laughingstock.com.au
IMPORTANT POINTS:
! – This website will not always be like this.
2 – It will get updated and stuff.
3 – Please come back. I have abandonment issues.
$ – No really, I do.
5 – Details on where to get my album are below! It’s in shops. It has I’m So Postmodern on it. It’s nice.
6 – More info regarding gigs will come soon.
7 – I promise a lot don’t I?
8 – WOuldn’t you if you were me?
9 – Don’t htink about that much.
10 – Nice typo captain rush and the hasty brigade
11 – THanks. Did you like that double capital?
12 – What?
13 – Why was number 4 a dollar sign?
14 – Go away.
NEWS (brought to you by Browny Maelstrom’s Canteen of Green. Now with three caravan’s across Australia offering freshly steamed broccoli in the convenience of a nugget )
• My debut studio album “In Bed With My Doona” has secured national distribution through MGM in conjunction with Nan and Pop Records. This means that, in theory, you can buy the album at any record store in Australia. Due to alphabetical merits it is first on MGM’s extensive list of new releases. It is also on the Sanity website:
http://www.sanity.com.au/product.asp?intProductID=619414&intArtistID=205093
You are advised to get on board the capitalist treadmill immediately. It was my birthday on june 12 – there’s an excuse to buy a lazy unit or twenty.
A representative of Nan and Pop records made this statement: ‘That’s very good Justin. Let’s hope you sell a few.’
* Melbourne International Comedy Festival sojourn ‘In Bed With My Doona’ was a success! Better Crowds. Mostly better reviews. Better me. A detailed report will come soon.
• ‘Little cerebral avant-garde folk comedy engine that could’ I’m So Post-modern is still being requested on Triple J’s ‘Request Fest’ six months after it’s induction into the public sphere. On two days in April and one day in June I was in the ‘Top 5 most requested acts’ on super requests. Details as follows:
Top 5 Requested Acts 1.04.05
chemical brothers
lior
bedroom philosopher
white stripes
greenskeepers.
Top 5 Requested Acts 5.04.05
ben folds
gorillaz
lior
bedroom philosopher
greenskeepers
Top 5 most requested acts 14.6.05
nine inch nails
mc lars – mr raven
bedroom philosopher – i’m so postmodern
martha wainwright – bloody mother f’en asshole
greenskeepers – lotion
• The other day, while walking home from Officeworks, I had this EXACT thought in my head – “I’ll get that stuff out of the way then I can start sinking my teeth into my own shit.” This has confused some people when I re-tell it. What I mean is, what I meant to say was ‘Once I get these superflous tasks done, I can concentrate on working on my own art. But it came out funny. I thought.
* Last Saturday, I got the group I was with kicked out of a trashy Melbourne nightclub due to a spontaneous interpretive dance. It involved me flopping over the four Daytona Link-up video game chairs, rolling into the pedal trench, getting stuck, and kicking over a fake pot plant with my foot. I was eventually ‘helped up’ by large, surly bouncers saying ‘you’re a f#%kin idiot.’
