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Tuesday, November 6, 2007 AT 12:00 AM - Category: Academy Life
Written by Max Cole
Term 2, Day 13 Steve Beckett and Tony Allen
Eager Hands and Restless Feet
Join the future: Steve Beckett makes forging new paths childs play...
Today's couch speakers are certainly both pioneers in their field, and there's an air of anticipation and static before we take positions in the lecture hall. The man comfortably taking the reigns of this morning's session is Mission Commander of Warp records and general straight-talker, Steve Beckett. Starting with their record shop and club scene in Sheffield in the eighties, Steve brought the warehouses of the industrial North of England to vivid reality, sweat, police dogs, and all.
Monday, October 29, 2007 AT 05:35 AM - Category: Academy Life
Written by Red Bull Music Academy
Term 2, Day 13: Planet E motions
Takeout from T.O.
Friday, October 26, 2007 AT 02:09 AM - Category: Academy Life
Written by Jason Richards
Term 2, Day 11: Ron Trent & George Stavropoulos
Belvedere, Barrymore and B-more breaks
Dunno if you remember the 1980s sitcom Mr. Belvedere, but it was the fish-out-of-water tale of a classic, fusty British butler who used to work for the Queen, but for some reason, moved to Chicago (it might have been Baltimore) to work for a middle-class family. The dad loved the NFL and beer nuts, Belvedere loved Fabergé eggs and good Port, but damned if it didn't work. Anyway, at the end of each episode, the butler wrote about his day in his diary.
Thursday, October 25, 2007 AT 11:05 PM - Category: Academy Life
Written by Max Cole
Term 2, Day 10: Superpitcher and Russ Elevado
Pictures of New
Mechanic of the softmachines (Photo: May Truong)
Roll up dem sleeves - Tuesday is a call to battle stations. Understandably, as the Norse god of war Tyr lens his name - seems like even back in the day, beserker warriors and pirates didn't like Mondays, choosing instead to sharpen their blades and prepare for the next days hustle. And when it comes to battles here, you can find them everywhere - from toasting and sound clashes, to record company pressure and struggles for artistic integrity and analogue fidelity.
Wednesday, October 24, 2007 AT 05:27 AM - Category: Academy Life
Written by Benji B
Term 2, Day 9: Monday
From Beat Sketches to 'ead Bangers
Pin dem ears back - listening session underway (Photo: May Truong)
Fresh from the Niagara Mission of Sunday, we hit the Monday Morning listening session to check out work in progress from participants up until this point.