tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82051032024-03-13T13:55:37.785+11:00Tattooing The Surface Of The MoonSean M Whelanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00561673818186891042noreply@blogger.comBlogger239125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205103.post-10724082001956303052014-06-07T17:20:00.002+10:002014-06-07T17:22:32.535+10:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">Super pleased to be doing my first feature at this newish gig in the CBD, Voices in the Attic.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"><span style="background-color: black;">This year, Liner Notes, a literary cabaret in tribute to a classic album, takes a lysergic road trip with Jim Morrison to scatter the ashes of the ’60s in the Mojave Desert, as we celebrate the swaggering shamanic blues of The Do</span><span style="background-color: black;">ors’ L.A.Woman. Featuring special guests Missy Higgins, Andy Griffiths, Ophira Eisenberg (US), Dave Graney, Doug Johnstone (UK), Jane Caro, Luka Lesson and Josh Earl, with Emilie Zoey Baker, Sean M Whelan and Alicia Sometimes, and led by MC Michael Nolan and a kick-arse live band. S</span></span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: black; display: inline; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">o, join us for the Lizard King's swansong before he ran a warm bath in Paris for the American Dream. The Regal Ballroom, Northcote, Friday 23 August. Tickets:<a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Ftickets.mwf.com.au%2Fsession2_mwf.asp%3Fs%3D300&h=zAQEUoCHp&s=1" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="cursor: pointer;" target="_blank">http://tickets.mwf.com.au/<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break" style="display: inline-block;"></span>session2_mwf.asp?s=300</a><br /><br />Side one<br /><br />1. ‘Changeling’ JOSH EARL<br /><br />2. ‘Love Her Madly’ ANDY GRIFFITHS<br /><br />3. ‘Been Down So Long’ JANE CARO<br /><br />4. ‘Cars Hiss By My Window’ EMILIE ZOEY BAKER<br /><br />5. ‘L.A. Woman’ DOUG JOHNSTONE (Edinburgh)<br /><br />Interval<br /><br />Side two<br /><br />6. ‘L’America’ OPHIRA EISENBERG (Host of the Moth StorySLAMs, USA)<br /><br />7. ‘Hyacinth House’ ALICIA SOMETIMES & SEAN M WHELAN WITH THE HYACINTHIANS.<br /><br />8. ‘Crawling King Snake’ GEORGE MEGALOGENIS<br /><br />9. ‘The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat)’ LUKA LESSON<br /><br />10. ‘Riders on the Storm’ MISSY HIGGINS<br /><br /><br />If that line-up doesn’t get your mojo risin’, nothing will.<br /><br /><br /><br />Friday 23 August 2013 at 9.00 pm<br />tickets here: <a href="http://tickets.mwf.com.au/session2_mwf.asp?sn=Liner+Notes" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="cursor: pointer;" target="_blank">http://tickets.mwf.com.au/<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break" style="display: inline-block;"></span>session2_mwf.asp?sn=Liner+N<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break" style="display: inline-block;"></span>otes</a></span></span>Sean M Whelanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00561673818186891042noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205103.post-24881125532672452642013-06-06T12:55:00.002+10:002013-06-06T12:55:53.858+10:00ContraVerse - new regular poetry gig in Fitzroy.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Performing tonight at a brand new monthly spoken word event called ContraVerse. Also featuring is the Paul Kidney Experience.<br />There's an open mic with a People's Choice Award. Ten spots only so be there at 7pm sharp if you want to participate.<br />
63 Johnston Street, Fitzroy.<br />
See ya there.<br />
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My good friend <a href="http://omarbinmusa.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">Omar Musa</a> has produced one of the best poetry books of 2013 and tomorrow I have the great joy of DJing at his Melbourne launch for the book held as part of the March edition of <a href="http://www.bellaunion.com.au/program_guide/show_543/" target="_blank">Slamalamadingdong</a>. This will be a fantastic evening. I highly recommend your attendance. You can get tickets right <a href="http://www.bellaunion.com.au/program_guide/show_543/" target="_blank">here</a>. x.</div>
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<br />Sean M Whelanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00561673818186891042noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205103.post-61697703934394250972013-03-05T13:17:00.000+11:002013-03-05T13:17:14.587+11:00Bar Stanza Episode 2Performing at a sweet new gig tonight run by Anthony O'Sullivan in Richmond at The Owl and the Pussycat. This is only the second time it's been run. Four writers, no open mic. Very happy to be sharing a stage with three of my favourites, Michelle Dabrowski, Steve Smart and Ben Pobjie.<br />Here's Anthony's blurb for the show...<br />
<br /><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl">After a ripping first
show that saw knock-out performances and many a happy punter, we are
tickled to be giving more of the best in our 2nd show! Anth is knicking
off to Europe after this wee shindig and Bar Stanza will be on hiatus,
but the venue was pretty pleased with how we filled the space, so once
MC Idiot gets back, fingers crossed we'll have ourselves a whole run of
shows in late 2013! That is, so long as you cats and kittens drag yo'
bums on down for this tight gig and blow the place apart again! B<span class="text_exposed_show">e there! Support! Encourage! Drink!<br /> <br /> So who's gonna be dazzling your earbits this month?<br /> <br />
<b>Sean M Whelan</b> - Sean M Whelan writes poetry, fiction and works for
performance. He also collaborates extensively with musicians. His band
The Interim Lovers released an album called Softly & Suddenly in
October 2010, based on Lewis Carroll’s poem ‘The Hunting of the Snark’.
He also currently works with electronic musician Isnod. Sean is a
co-founder and producer of the successful literary cabaret Liner Notes,
presented to sell out crowds to the Melbourne Writers Festival every
year since 2009. His latest book of poetry is titled Tattooing the
Surface of the Moon, through Small Change Press. He is currently working
on his first full length play and a collection of recordings made with
Isnod.<br /> <br /> <b>Steve Smart</b> - Some days Steve Smart wishes he had
someone to write his bio's for him. Famous people think they have it
hard with the lack of privacy and the stalking, the fragile self-image
too easily destroyed by tabloid mockery, but they have people to write
their damn press text. So they can all shut up. Steve Smart has been
doing this for a long time. The bio writing. Between writing his own
bio's he also writes poems. Which often also involves writing about
himself. Sometimes he makes people up to write about and this amuses him
no end. When he describes himself as a cult figure, it's a nice way of
saying poor and not very famous. He performed at the Sydney Opera House
but that was a long time ago. He currently has 16 projects on the go.
Approximately. He's really not this grumpy in person.<br /> <br /> <b>Michelle
Dabrowski</b> - Michelle Alina Dabrowski is a Canadian multi-disciplinary
artist, poet, event curator, arts educator and community/arts
development practitioner based in Melbourne Australia. From Montreal’s
Blue Metropolis Festival to Melbourne’s Forum Theatre, Michelle has
performed, taught and produced internationally for the past ten years.
As a passionate and trail blazing entrepreneur Michelle is well known
for actively engaging groups of artists to create charismatic and
transformational social movements through her work in communities. She
gave birth to and co-ordinated the Montreal Throw Poetry Collective
(2006) and is the current Founder and Artistic Director to
Slamalamadingdong; a cross disciplinary community platform and poetry
slam series. Helping students find and refine their voice through the
medium of creative performance Michelle has facilitated over five
hundred and seventy two workshops in schools and has coached artists
from all mediums supporting and leading them to a place of risk taking
and performance break throughs. Her work has been featured on the
Indiefeed Performance Poetry Channel and on Triple RRR’s Aural Text
Radio Program. Published in 2012, Michelle’s latest collection of poetry
is Curb Side Angel Spit. A live album featuring performances from her
latest nationwide tour alongside Poet Joel McKerrow, can be found at <a href="http://www.bandcamp.com/SoleofAustralia" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank"><span>www.bandcamp.com/</span><wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>SoleofAustralia</a>.<br /> <b><br />
Ben Pobjie</b> - Ben Pobjie is a writer, comedian, and poet. He is best
known for his weekly satirical articles on Australian current-affairs
site New Matilda.<br /> Pobjie began writing his weekly articles in early
2008. His subject matter is drawn from topical issues, and he has
written humorously on issues ranging from maternity leave and the
federal Budget to Catholicism, child pornography and incest. His
articles are often followed by angry reader comments from those who have
not realised the work is satirical. Right-wing columnists such as
Miranda Devine and Andrew Bolt are often the target of his humour.<br /> His work has also appeared in Melbourne's daily broadsheet newspaper The Age.<br />
Pobjie is also a performance poet and comedian, performing around
Melbourne. In 2008 launched a campaign to be named Australia's first
poet laureate. He used to be heard regularly on Helen Razer's radio show
on the ABC.<br /> <br /> <br /> Man, these guys right good bio! Don't they
just sound like awesome people? You'd totally want to meet each of them
and enjoy their words all in your head....<br /> And you can! At Bar Stanza! <br />
Tuesday, March 5th, 7:30 for an 8:00 start, a piddling $5 entry or
$1.25 per poet! You can't get a litre of petrol for $1.25! (What has
that got to do with anything? Idiot).<br /> Bar is open, room is ready, Anth is keen to dance again, the performers want your attention.<br /> Come!<br /> Be a cool person!<br /> It's what you were made for!</span></span></span><br />
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Sean M Whelanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00561673818186891042noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205103.post-49616803224822663982013-02-20T23:52:00.001+11:002013-02-20T23:52:11.628+11:00White Night Melbourne<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This Saturday I'm pretty amped to be taking part in the <a href="http://whitenightmelbourne.com.au/" target="_blank">White Night festival in Melbourne</a>. This basically involves the City of Melbourne being open all night long from 7pm - 7am with all manner of artistic activities all over the shop celebrating music, film, food, writing, art and light. And mostly free as far as I can tell. I'm part of the <a href="http://www.emergingwritersfestival.org.au/2013/02/all-nighter-the-ewf-writing-camp-at-white-night/" target="_blank">EWF Writing Camp at the Wheeler Centre</a>. I'll be appearing alongside some of my very favourite writers in Melbourne. We'll be performing as well as hanging around to offer advice to anybody who wants it and have a bit of a chat. I'll be performing at 9pm. Check out the full program below.<br /><br />
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<strong>Eric Yoshiaki Dando</strong> was
born in Tokyo in 1970. He has had stories, cartoons and poems published
here and there. He is best known for his cult classic counter-culture
novel Snail. He is currently writing his third novel called Beautiful
Useful Things.</div>
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<strong>9pm —</strong> <strong></strong></div>
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<strong>Sean M Whelan</strong> writes
poetry, fiction and works for performance. He also collaborates
extensively with musicians. His band The Interim Lovers released an
album called <em>Softly & Suddenly</em> and his latest book of poetry is titled <em>Tattooing the Surface of the Moon</em>,
through Small Change Press. He is currently working on his first full
length play and a collection of recordings made with electronic musician
Isnod.</div>
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<strong>10pm — </strong></div>
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<strong>Briohny Doyle </strong>is an award winning Australian writer, fan-grrrl and scholar of the apocalypse. Her writing appears in the pages of <em>Ampersand Magazine</em>, <em>Going Down Swinging</em>, <em>Overland</em>, <em>Cordite</em>, <em>Voiceworks</em>, <em>The Lifted Brow</em> and as meaningful pixels all over the internet.<strong><br />
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<strong>11pm — </strong></div>
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<strong>Jessica Alice</strong> presents
and produces ‘Spoken Word’ and ‘Women on the Line’ on 3CR 855AM
community radio, and edits poetry for Voiceworks.She made her debut at
the Abbotsford Convent in 2008 and won The Spinning Room’s performers
place in 2010.</div>
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<strong>MIDNIGHT DOUBLE FEATURE 1 — </strong></div>
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<strong>Laura Jean McKay</strong> is an award-winning writer best known for smearing cat food all over herself on stage. Despite this, she is published in <em>Best Australian Stories</em>, <em>The Big Issue,</em> <em>Women of Letters </em>and<em> The Lifted Brow</em>, among others. Her short story collection <em>Holiday in Cambodia </em>will be published by Black Inc in July 2013.<strong></strong></div>
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<strong><strong>MIDNIGHT DOUBLE FEATURE </strong>2 — </strong></div>
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<strong>Lawrence Leung</strong> is a TV
writer, comedian and director. He created two ABC1 telly shows,
‘Lawrence Leung’s Unbelievable’ and the AFI-nominated ‘Choose Your Own
Adventure’. He also wrote pranks for ‘The Chaser’s War On Everything’
and toured his award-winning stand up shows nationally and overseas. He
once solved a Rubik’s Cube whilst skydiving.</div>
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<strong>1am — </strong></div>
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<strong>Tom Doig</strong> is a writer, performer, editor, moron—has been published in <em>The Big Issue</em>, <em>The Lifted Brow</em>, <em>Sleepers Almanac</em> and <em>Voiceworks</em>. His plays include <em>Survival of the Prettiest,</em> <em>Hitlerhoff </em>and <em>Selling Ice to the Remains of the Eskimos</em>. <em>Mörön to Mörön: two men, two bikes, one Mongolian misadventure</em> is his first book.</div>
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<strong>2 am <strong>—</strong> </strong></div>
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<strong>YOU!</strong> <strong>YOU! <strong>YOU!</strong> <strong>YOU!</strong> <strong>YOU!</strong> <strong>YOU!</strong> <strong>YOU!</strong></strong></div>
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<strong>3am — </strong></div>
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<strong>Luke Ryan</strong> is a freelance
writer, comedian and man about town. I write short-form non-fiction
with a comic edge and am currently working on my debut book, <em>I Guess You’re Only as Sick as You Feel</em>,
a comedy memoir about having had cancer a couple of times due for
release through Scribe Publications in late 2013. Work has appeared in <em>The Vine</em>, <em>Smith Journal</em>, <em>Crikey</em>, <em>The Lifted Brow</em>,<em> Kill Your Darlings</em>, <em>Time Out</em> and many others.</div>
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<strong>4 am <strong>—</strong> </strong></div>
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<strong>YOU!</strong> <strong>YOU! <strong>YOU!</strong> <strong>YOU!</strong> <strong>YOU!</strong> <strong>YOU!</strong> <strong>YOU!</strong></strong></div>
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<strong>5am — </strong></div>
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<strong>Nick Modrzewski</strong> is a
writer and painter. His work has been published in The Lifted Brow,
Helmet Magazine, Six Years Later, Rabbit Poetry Journal and Voiceworks.
He has written for and performed at the Melbourne International Comedy
Festival as well as ‘Short and Sweet,’ and the Edinburgh and Melbourne
Fringe Festivals.</div>
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<strong>6 am <strong>—</strong> </strong></div>
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<strong>YOU!</strong> <strong>YOU! <strong>YOU!</strong> <strong>YOU!</strong> <strong>YOU!</strong> <strong>YOU!</strong> <strong>YOU!</strong></strong></div>
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There will be coffeeeeeee! Bring a pillow or a rug if you like. Bring
your writing equipment – lap top or pen and paper – and, best of all,
bring your inspiring ideas that you’ve been waiting to test out way way
late! Hope to see you on the night!<br />
<br />Sean M Whelanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00561673818186891042noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205103.post-16674093156493162282013-02-14T17:13:00.000+11:002013-02-14T17:13:08.655+11:00Big Feats - Little Feat 2013 Cabaret Fundraiser<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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From one Independent Theatre fundraiser into another. On Monday night, Feb 18th, I'll be one of many performers appearing at a special Cabaret fundraiser to try and raise some money for Little Feat Theatre. They have a great little performance space on St Georges Road. I've already seen some wonderful productions there and very happy to do my bit to ensure they put on many more.<br />Here's what they have to say about it:<br />
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Hi there, everyone and happy new year!<br />
We are holding an exciting fundraising event for Little Feat Theatre on MONDAY February 18<sup>th</sup>, and we’d LOVE to have your support!<br />
It’s now been 2 years since Feat In Space (the company) began and a
year of running our own venue, the Little Feat Theatre. During the past
year we’ve had an exciting (and exhausting) range of events, including
our first Friday play readings held every month, our own productions and
some great visiting productions too.<br />
We’ve got some wonderful plans for 2013, kicking off with a fantastic fundraising soiree party!<br />
WHY A FUNDRAISER?<br />
Running a theatre venue, you’ll appreciate its pretty hard to balance
the books as its really a labour of love. This year we want to spread
the word wider about Little Feat and hire a publicist – but first we
need the money to pay them!<br />
The soiree night will be on Monday, February 18<sup>th</sup> at local
Thornbury tapas restaurant, Perri on St Georges Road. There will be
delicious tapas finger food and a variety of live entertainment for
pleasure, as well as a silent auction of local businesses services and
products. Put it in your diary, we’ll let you know more details soon.
Tickets $50 (drinks not included but there is a full bar operating on
the night).<br />
We hope to make $2000 in total and have set up this Pozible account
with an aim to make $1000 (the rest at the fundraiser event) for those
who are keen to support us but can’t make it on the day. This way no
donation is too small to make an enormous difference to us.<br />
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<br />Sean M Whelanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00561673818186891042noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205103.post-1460152865419941192013-02-12T13:29:00.004+11:002013-02-12T13:29:46.110+11:00Mutation Theatre Fundraiser featuring The Interim Lovers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Tonight Sean M Whelan & The Interim Lovers will play our first live performance since early 2012. We're appearing at a fundraiser for my favourite Melbourne independent theatre company, Mutation Theatre. They're trying to raise some funds to aid staging their next production Love Me Tender, which the above picture of cast member Sarah Ogden is from. Sarah also happened to appear in my short play B.I.K.E which was put on for the 48 Hour Play Generator at the Emerging Writer's Festival a couple of years ago. <br />
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<span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl">The Interim Lovers will be appearing in trio mode tonight. We'll perform a few older tracks from Sean M Whelan & The Mime Set days and a few newer ones with musical arrangements loosely arranged just a couple of days ago!</span></span><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl">Doors open tonigth at 7.30pm at the Travellers Bookstore at 294 Smith St Collingwood. $10 entry. And you can bring your own booze!</span></span></span></span><br />
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Tonight! Myself and Isnod. Dig it.<br />
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This Saturday night! Liner Notes returns!!!<br />
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If you want a ticket better be fast as we're heading for a sell out. <br />
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Here's how we're breaking it down.<br />
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1. ‘Five Years’ YANA ALANA<br />
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2. ‘Soul Love’ OMAR MUSA<br />
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3. ‘Moonage Daydream’ SEAN M WHELAN<br />
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4. ‘Starman’ TIM FLANNERY<br />
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5. ‘It Ain't Easy’ FIRST DOG ON THE MOON<br />
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6. ‘Lady Stardust’ BENJAMIN LAW<br />
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7. ‘Star’ ALICIA SOMETIMES<br />
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8. ‘Hang On to Yourself'’ BEN POBJIE<br />
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9. ‘Ziggy Stardust’ DEBORAH CONWAY<br />
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10. ‘Suffragette City’ JOUMANA HADDAD<br />
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A new video from a live performance of mine has just been uploaded to the Slamalamadingdong Youtube channel. This is my favourite regular Slam Event held in Melbourne founded by Michelle Dabrowski. On this particular night I was asked to perform live with a band, but only after meeting them for the first time backstage and then having one minute to discuss the mood and the theme of the poem. The poem I chose, Honey O, is an older one I haven't performed in years. It was first written when I was collaborating with rock band The Mime Set in 2005. You can watch and listen to the Slamalamadingdong version <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zvqk-9g8hrk&feature=player_embedded#at=17" target="_blank">right here. </a>Sean M Whelanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00561673818186891042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205103.post-61071764425292578192012-08-07T14:58:00.000+10:002012-08-07T14:58:05.454+10:00New Sean M Whelan & Isnod studio track.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Very pleased to announce that a new studio recording by Sean M Whelan & Isnod has been accepted by the good people at Overland Literary Journal. While you're there also check out Omar Musa, Eleanor Jackson, Benjamin Solah and more. All available for your listening pleasure right now. Check it out at <a href="http://overland.org.au/previous-issues/audio-overland/poem-sean-m-whelan-and-isnod/" target="_blank">Audio Overland</a>.<br />Sean M Whelanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00561673818186891042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205103.post-7905368231385344292012-07-11T10:28:00.002+10:002012-07-11T10:28:28.657+10:00Supporting The Bedroom Philosopher<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Tomorrow night at the Wesley Anne in Northcote, Isnod and I will perform our first gig together in ages. We're supporting the amazing Bedroom Philosopher. We're on at 8:30. Should be a wonderful evening.<br />Sean M Whelanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00561673818186891042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205103.post-11987351385975662012012-06-23T13:44:00.001+10:002012-06-23T13:44:10.011+10:00Bayside Literary Festival<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Am very pleased to be sharing a stage tonight with two of my favourite poets in all the land, Emilie Zoey Baker and Alicia Sometimes. We're featuring together at a special event called The Intoxication. There will also be an open mic for anybody else who'd like to bring something to read.<br />
Love to see you there.<br />
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Saturday 23 June (7pm to 9pm)<br />
The Hobson Stores: 19-21 Melrose Street, Sandringham<br />
<span>Food and drinks available for purchase</span><br />
$7Sean M Whelanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00561673818186891042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205103.post-59085235039347694002012-06-08T17:03:00.001+10:002012-06-08T17:10:04.181+10:00Performing some poems at the Melbourne Jazz Festival tonight.I've performing some poems at the Melbourne Jazz Festival tonight. Not that anybody will read this because I hardly ever update the fucking thing. But, well, just so know. In case you were wondering where I am tonight.<br />
There.<br />
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Now somebody will read it.Sean M Whelanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00561673818186891042noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205103.post-84688242092354470682012-03-30T15:03:00.000+11:002012-03-30T15:03:08.254+11:00From Poet to DJ in one night.Tonight I'm performing at the Melbourne Poet's Union event 'Poetry's A Funny Thing.' There's a $100 prize on the open mic, so if you think you've got a chuckle worthy poem then bring it along and try your luck. Judging the event will be Alicia Sometimes, any poem mentioning the West Wing or Science will definitely score you extra points.<br />
7pm.<br />
Wheeler Centre<br />
176 Little Lonsdale Street<br />
Melbourne.<br />
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Immediately following this event I shall be running off to Willow Bar, 222 High Street, Northcote. I'll be putting on my DJ hat (figuratively, I don't have an actual DJ hat) for the first time there in ages. There are new owners now and I'm hoping to impress them and convince them to make this a regular gig, so please do drop by if you happen to be in the area. Free entry and I'm playing from 10pm.<br />
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cheers.<br />
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x.Sean M Whelanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00561673818186891042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205103.post-73609519843806572122012-03-15T10:12:00.001+11:002012-03-15T10:13:59.004+11:00Sean M Whelan & The Interim Lovers first gig for 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dJILEchJGIs/T2ElZc075rI/AAAAAAAAAfc/fPc49Jy4-JY/s1600/srey-thy1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style=""><img border="0" height="300" width="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dJILEchJGIs/T2ElZc075rI/AAAAAAAAAfc/fPc49Jy4-JY/s400/srey-thy1.jpg" /></a></div><i>The Cambodian Space Project.</i><br />
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Tonight I'll be performing with the Interim Lovers for the first time this year at a fabulous benefit to assist Women with Disability in Cambodia. Headlining the gig will be the amazing Cambodian Space Project, who I first had the pleasure of meeting at the Ubud Writers & Readers Festival in Bali last year. <br />
This will also be my first time performing at the iconic Tote Hotel in Collingwood. <br />
Doors open 7:30.<br />
We're on 9pm sharp. <br />
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The Tote.<br />
71 Johnston Street<br />
Collingwood.Sean M Whelanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00561673818186891042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205103.post-75836680118928707702012-03-08T11:48:00.000+11:002012-03-08T11:48:32.311+11:00CHERCHEZ LA FEMME CELEBRATES INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY - TONIGHT!I'm performing at this gig tonight to celebrate International Women's Day.<br />
Here's the blurb on the gig by Super Babe Femmo Organiser, the amazing Karen Pickering.<br />
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Cherchez la Femme returns for 2012 with a one-off extravag-anza to celebrate International Women's Day in true femmo style. We'll save the serious panel business for next time because I've lined up my all-time dream-team of singers, dancers, actors, musicians, poets, comics, thinkers and performers to hit the Grace Darling bandroom, show us their love of the ladies and tell us why being a feminist matters to them. I can scarcely contain myself as I announce the line-up here:<br />
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KATE BOSTON SMITH (Cabaret Star, Kitty Bang, Show Off)<br />
EMILIE ZOEY BAKER (Slam Champion, Endless Lover, Crack-Up)<br />
ANDREW MARLTON (First Dog on the Moon, Poet, Oracle)<br />
HELEN RAZER (Writer, Raconteur, Sexy Mama)<br />
CLEM BASTOW (Femmo, Neo-Stoner, Cosplaya)<br />
SEAN M WHELAN (The Boss - of Poetry, Dream Guy)<br />
ALICIA SOMETIMES (Broadcaster, Poet, Hottie)<br />
CHRISTINA ARNOLD (Lead Signer of The Perfections, Bangin' Broad)<br />
BEN POBJIE (Poet, Writer, Comic, Spy)<br />
EMILY JARRETT (Singer with Go-Go Sapien, Robobabe)<br />
BEN McKENZIE (Professional Nerd-Wonder, Comic, Fox)<br />
JANE DUST (Singer, Love Child of Burt Bacharach & Emmy-Lou Harris)<br />
CLEMENTINE FORD (Boner-Killer, Abortion-Enthusiast, Got Swag)<br />
JESSICA ALICE (Poet, Broadcaster, Honey)<br />
SHAKIRA HUSSEIN (Academic, Thinker, Fighter)<br />
SERI VIDA (Singer, Musician, Rad Lady)<br />
and DJ sets from LISA GREENAWAY (of DJ Lapkat fame, Beatmaster)<br />
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I will host the hell outta this thing. I will also be working hard to facilitate a Band-Aid-style closing number that will send a secret encoded message to Germaine Greer, so concentrated will be its femmo power.<br />
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Appropriately named after a feminist hero, The Grace Darling will be our charming venue for the evening at 114 Smith St, Collingwood. We'll kick off at 7pm and let the lady love continue throughout the night with breaks for cuddling and kissing. The kitchen will be open for you to purchase delicious foods and the drinks will flow for anyone who wants 'em.<br />
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Tickets are $15 on the door with proceeds going to womens' refuges here in Melbourne. <br />
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It will be a magical night of laughter, a few tears and some serious gynocentric power. I hope to see you at CLF for IWD at the GD. T Y.<br />
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Warmest<br />
Karen xSean M Whelanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00561673818186891042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205103.post-43581628922013193852012-02-01T15:44:00.001+11:002012-03-11T13:27:55.153+11:00New poem recorded for Nothing Rhymes With Triple R podcastOkay, let's see if I can be a bit better with this whole blogger thing in 2012.<br />
To begin with I just recorded a brand new poem for a podcast called Nothing Rhymes With Triple R, presented in conjunction with Australian Poetry and Triple R FM. It's put together by the lovely Eliza Hull and Jess Rizzi. <br />
Also on this podcast you can hear an interview with poet Ainslie Meredith and Lisa Dempster, director of the Emerging Writers Festival. <br />
<a href="http://www.australianpoetry.org/blog/2012/02/01/rhymes-rrr-podcast/">Listen to the podcast right here.</a><br />
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smw.Sean M Whelanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00561673818186891042noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205103.post-26443740399005989972011-09-13T15:38:00.002+10:002011-09-13T15:43:04.222+10:00Notes on Sound - An Overload Poetry Festival event.Tonight I'm excited about performing at Notes on Sounds. I'll be doing a 20 min set accompanied by piano accordion and BANJO! We had a quick rehearsal last night and things went swimmingly well. Also on the bill are two of my favourite Melbourne poets, Andy Jackson and Jessica Alice, they will also be accompanied by musicians. Entry is by a measly gold coin donation. Hope to see you there.<br />
It's at the Edinburgh Castle Hotel, 681 Sydney Road, Brunswick. 7:30 pm.<br />
<a href="http://www.overloadpoetry.org/event/notes-on-sound/">More details here.</a><br />
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Myself and the Interim Lovers will be performing Softly & Suddenly in full for the Overload Poetry Festival fundraiser tonight. Joining us will be Jessica Alice, Luka Lesson and DJ Lapkat. The evening will be hosted by the amazing Omar Musa. All proceeds from tonight go to the Overload Poetry Festival. So come along and support the warm beating heart of poetry in Melbourne. It's an early gig, kicks off at 5:30.Sean M Whelanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00561673818186891042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205103.post-32989826300557868582011-05-19T15:36:00.000+10:002011-05-19T15:36:06.271+10:00Sean M Whelan & Isnod play the Builders Arms!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-x2KMwy0G0E4/TdSrllQhrMI/AAAAAAAAAbA/ObL2MgiQqdI/s1600/Sean-and-Isnod-builders-poster-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style=""><img border="0" height="400" width="283" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-x2KMwy0G0E4/TdSrllQhrMI/AAAAAAAAAbA/ObL2MgiQqdI/s400/Sean-and-Isnod-builders-poster-2.jpg" /></a></div><br />
VERY pumped about this gig happening tomorrow night with my new collaborator, Isnod AKA Damian Stephens. If only for the damn sexy poster that Damian designed above. Like it? I sure do.<br />
Also excited about our guests on the evening, Jeff Williams, ex Acuffs Rose, current Clear Spacemen member will be doing a sweet solo set for us. And also joining us will be the wonderful Genevieve and Jezebel. 'Jezebel' is a beautiful concert harp whose sounds will take you to another world.<br />
Dig it.Sean M Whelanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00561673818186891042noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205103.post-65259160708688977732011-04-23T10:04:00.000+10:002011-04-23T10:04:57.292+10:00Sean M Whelan & Isnod play Renaissance<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0gScLDISR4s/TbIXWQYvluI/AAAAAAAAAa4/kCtVStBL9n8/s1600/renaissance.jpg" imageanchor="1" style=""><img border="0" height="400" width="283" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0gScLDISR4s/TbIXWQYvluI/AAAAAAAAAa4/kCtVStBL9n8/s400/renaissance.jpg" /></a></div><br />
Myself and Isnod are playing the Renaissance Festival today!<br />
We're on about 1:30.<br />
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For more details of the festival check out their Myspace page.<br />
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http://www.myspace.com/renaissance_festivalSean M Whelanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00561673818186891042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205103.post-9318246884950153082011-04-09T17:51:00.001+10:002011-04-09T17:52:00.988+10:00Two Gigs this weekend with new collaborator IsnodVery excited to have a two gig weekend with Isnod. <br />
Tonight we're performing at a benefit for Japan called Concert for Sendai. We're on between 8-9pm.<br />
Tomorrow, Sunday the 10th April, we're special guests of White Minus Reds April residency at the Builders Arms in Fitzroy.<br />
Here's the blurb for the show.<br />
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<i>Melbourne duo White Minus Red blend analogue and digital sounds to create a unique flavour of liquid dream-pop / folktronica. Having played at a multitude of festivals and venues around Melbourne, they have refined their approach and have an arsenal of fresh material and are set to stun.<br />
They have a residency at The Builders Arms on Sunday evenings throughout April and each week will be joined by an interesting array of local talent.<br />
On Sunday the tenth of April they will be joined by the fresh new collaborative project of the amazing producer, Isnod who has been performing in various outfits in Melbourne and around the world and Sean M. Whelan, renowned writer and performance poet who has simillarly been around the creative traps in a multitude of projects. The pair are combining spoken word poetry and sensitively arranged beats and soundscapes to create an immersive experience of arresting beauty.<br />
Also joining us will be Encyclical, brainchild of Dani Kirby, whose classical training filters through her contemporary, new media sensibilities, creating delicate melodic, multidimensional gorgeousness.<br />
You should definitely come and treat yourself to some of Melbourne's freshest and finest.<br />
$7/5<br />
Doors open at 7:30 and show finishes at 11pm so it's civillised for a school night ;)<b></b></i><br />
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Hope to see you at one or both of these shows!<br />
x.<br />
smw.Sean M Whelanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00561673818186891042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205103.post-9406294080468095032011-04-04T16:30:00.000+10:002011-04-04T16:30:54.471+10:00Tattooing the Lane: ElthamAs part of the Australian Poetry Cafe Poet program I'll be performing two half hour sets at The Lane in Eltham tonight. I'll also be talking about the processes behind my poetry and performance.<br />
This event will take place on the 4th March at St Laurence Lane, Eltham, VIC, Australia, 3095. 7pm. $5 entry. Bookings can be made on 03 9431 5263.Sean M Whelanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00561673818186891042noreply@blogger.com0