I wonder how much of the euphoric is caused by natural as compared to ingested narcotic release?
http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2011/01/10/3109560.htm?site=science&topic=human
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Science of Music
Always wondered why Sound Garden is better to run to than Spit Syndicate
http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2005/10/10/1478792.htm
http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2005/10/10/1478792.htm
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Petition - Stop the Destruction of Live Music
Letter of Petition to the Minister for Consumer Affairs
If you care about live music in Melbourne and Victoria, add your name to this and hopefully together, we can stop the destruction of the live music scene.
To support this petition, please copy this entire message and paste it into a new email to send to your friends, (doing this will avoid those unnecessary ">>" characters). Don't forget to add your name, suburb, state and age, and send to those who also care about supporting Melbourne and Victoria’s live music scene.
If you are the 50th signatory, please copy and paste the entire message and send to: petition@bandfinder.com.au (please remember to remove any business or personal email signatures before copying and pasting this message and sending to friends).
We at bandfinder will consolidate and present to the Minister of Consumer Affairs on 14 February 2010.
Want to keep up-to-date with what is happening? Go to bandfinder.com.au <http://www.bandfinder.com.au> and sign-up.
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Letter of Petition
To the Hon. Tony Robinson, MP, Minister for Consumer Affairs
Dear Minister,
We the undersigned are proud and passionate supporters of live music in Melbourne and Victoria.
As punters/musicians/venue operators we welcome legislative change in attempting to curb anti-social behaviour and providing safer environments where all can enjoy Melbourne and Victoria’s music scene. However, the current demands as prescribed by the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998 (incorporating amendments effective as at 1 January 2010) are placing overly restrictive burdens, financial and otherwise, upon many small to medium venue operators that support or want to support the live music industry in Melbourne and Victoria.
The current demands have already had an impact on some of Melbourne’s most known and respected larger scale live music venues. What chance do smaller venues, who supply the space for emerging acts to learn and hone their crafts, have of complying with these new regulations.
We respectfully request that you consider our voice and modify the existing legislation before more venues are affected, and subsequently restrict the sustainability of Melbourne and Victoria’s live music industry.
Yours faithfully
(Remember to include your Name, Suburb, State, Age)
1. Andrew Smith, Hawthorn, VIC, 37
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If you are the 50th signatory, or if it is the 13th Feb 2010, please forward this petition to: petition@bandfinder.com.au
If you care about live music in Melbourne and Victoria, add your name to this and hopefully together, we can stop the destruction of the live music scene.
To support this petition, please copy this entire message and paste it into a new email to send to your friends, (doing this will avoid those unnecessary ">>" characters). Don't forget to add your name, suburb, state and age, and send to those who also care about supporting Melbourne and Victoria’s live music scene.
If you are the 50th signatory, please copy and paste the entire message and send to: petition@bandfinder.com.au (please remember to remove any business or personal email signatures before copying and pasting this message and sending to friends).
We at bandfinder will consolidate and present to the Minister of Consumer Affairs on 14 February 2010.
Want to keep up-to-date with what is happening? Go to bandfinder.com.au <http://www.bandfinder.com.au> and sign-up.
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Letter of Petition
To the Hon. Tony Robinson, MP, Minister for Consumer Affairs
Dear Minister,
We the undersigned are proud and passionate supporters of live music in Melbourne and Victoria.
As punters/musicians/venue operators we welcome legislative change in attempting to curb anti-social behaviour and providing safer environments where all can enjoy Melbourne and Victoria’s music scene. However, the current demands as prescribed by the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998 (incorporating amendments effective as at 1 January 2010) are placing overly restrictive burdens, financial and otherwise, upon many small to medium venue operators that support or want to support the live music industry in Melbourne and Victoria.
The current demands have already had an impact on some of Melbourne’s most known and respected larger scale live music venues. What chance do smaller venues, who supply the space for emerging acts to learn and hone their crafts, have of complying with these new regulations.
We respectfully request that you consider our voice and modify the existing legislation before more venues are affected, and subsequently restrict the sustainability of Melbourne and Victoria’s live music industry.
Yours faithfully
(Remember to include your Name, Suburb, State, Age)
1. Andrew Smith, Hawthorn, VIC, 37
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If you are the 50th signatory, or if it is the 13th Feb 2010, please forward this petition to: petition@bandfinder.com.au
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Monday, November 16, 2009
To promote or not to promote my band
Spring has sprung, the weather is warming up, and so are we with the latest updates to the website. After many evenings discussing the pros and cons of bandfinder to venues, bands, promoters we realised that to really help the “live” music scene, especially in light of the new draconian laws in Melbourne we had to work on removing the primary usage obstacle – time.
Time = money in far too many peoples’ dictionaries, and time = ????, in far too many others’ dictionaries.
Okay, so we addressed this from two processes:
Process One – for those who feel that there is not enough time in the world for them at the moment.
• how to streamline the website and its services – without losing relevant information (for all those who already have websites, and do not really wish to re-enter information).
• how to get someone else to do it for me (sorry but there is a current ban on slavery, not that you would know it if you are trying to make a living from gigs.)
• how do I get the most out of this for the minimal amount of input (fair enough, you want to concentrate on your core business)
Process Two – for those who are willing to spend some time developing themselves and their product, utilise all available marketing tools at their disposal, and actively promote themselves.
• how do I best gain exposure from bandfinder?
• how best to use bandfinder to promote my music?
• what more information do I want bandfinder to show about my music.
Obviously we are dedicated to helping those who help themselves, so we are gearing the site towards those who are actively self promoting themselves and their music.
Have a look at it, and let us know what you think what you think about these improvements and what you would like so that it can help you and your music.
Time = money in far too many peoples’ dictionaries, and time = ????, in far too many others’ dictionaries.
Okay, so we addressed this from two processes:
Process One – for those who feel that there is not enough time in the world for them at the moment.
• how to streamline the website and its services – without losing relevant information (for all those who already have websites, and do not really wish to re-enter information).
• how to get someone else to do it for me (sorry but there is a current ban on slavery, not that you would know it if you are trying to make a living from gigs.)
• how do I get the most out of this for the minimal amount of input (fair enough, you want to concentrate on your core business)
Process Two – for those who are willing to spend some time developing themselves and their product, utilise all available marketing tools at their disposal, and actively promote themselves.
• how do I best gain exposure from bandfinder?
• how best to use bandfinder to promote my music?
• what more information do I want bandfinder to show about my music.
Obviously we are dedicated to helping those who help themselves, so we are gearing the site towards those who are actively self promoting themselves and their music.
Have a look at it, and let us know what you think what you think about these improvements and what you would like so that it can help you and your music.
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