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Art / Wolf like me

July 31, 2006 | Art | by Zolton |

Dear Twinkle Twinkle, I sit here at work typing away with my head buzzing like an ornate spinning top from the first potent hit of morning caffeine. Read more

Art / Nations by the river

July 31, 2006 | Art | by Zolton |

Luke Steele from Australian band, Sleepy Jackson, on his song ‘Heart Attack Romance’ off the Nations By The River album, which features Sarah Blasko on vocals. ‘It was written on Bondi Beach. I was down there with Old Man River, Edo and Nadav Kahn [from Gelbison] in the summer of 2004. It was beautiful, hot weather and I was staying in Ben Lee’s apartment while he was in the States. You’d wake up with the sun coming through the window, with the waves just outside. We’d go for a surf, meet up with some girls, have pasta on the beach and just walk around with our guitars. Nations By The River was born. It was a classic time’. By the way, the feature artist is Perttu Murto, a 20 year-old designer from Finland.

Photography / Baldur Kristjansson

July 29, 2006 | Photography | by Zolton |

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Some evocative shots from Icelandic photographer, Baldur Kristjansson. They capture precious moments of time - the calm just before, and after, the storm. Â

Illustration / Falling from above

July 27, 2006 | Illustration | by Zolton |

How do you explain a rainbow? I’m sure science has its answers. In fact, one has probably been manufactured in a test tube somewhere. Read more

Illustration / Dear in the headlights

July 27, 2006 | Illustration | by Zolton |

Legend has it that Paul McCartney hated the line from Hey Jude - ‘the movement you need is on your shoulder’ - so much that he was going to scrap it until his partner in grime John Lennon told him it was the best part of the song. So it stuck. Read more

Illustration / Aim fire

July 26, 2006 | Illustration | by Zolton |

There’s some cool illustration work up on Adrian Harris’ blog. He is currently doing his Masters in Creative Arts Therapy at the excellent RMIT University in Melbourne having previously come from a background in Graphic Design in North Queensland.

Art / Melissa Mejia Rizik

July 25, 2006 | Art | by Zolton |

Hailing from the Dominican Republic, Melissa Mejia Rizik creates her surreal and somewhat darkly themed artwork using acrylic or oil on wood, paper and fabric.

Photography / Quiet is the new loud

July 24, 2006 | Photography | by Zolton |

Chemistry. What is it and where can I buy a barrow full? I’m not talking about science here - though I’m sure the good folk in white coats have their theories - but rather the chemistry of attraction; that great unknown that gets right inside your system and turns you jelly at the knees. Hot damn. Now there’s a feeling to be had. Read more

Photography / The sea is calm

July 24, 2006 | Photography | by Zolton |

Hello, my name is Zolton and I’m a non-dancer. That’s right, a non-dancer. I choose not to dance for the mental welfare of others, though my inability to shake and roll with the best of them can probably be traced back to the Id, the Ego; that darn voice that sits somewhere at the back of my head and reminds me that any inclination to hurl myself about the dancefloor will not go down well in public. So I choose not to. Read more

Illustration / Hold onto your legs

July 23, 2006 | Illustration | by Zolton |

Edwina White

French electronica producer Colleen’s most recent release — The Golden Morning Breaks — borrows liberally from the rich sonic palette of classical music. It’s a beautifully compiled album which drifts in that dark ether of sonic unease. I interviewed her about it via email and asked her how much of a perfectionist she is with her music? ‘I guess I am both a perfectionist and a non-perfectionist. I do wait for quite a long time between each album because I want to make sure I have something new to say and I am capable of working for a long time on one track until I get it right. I hate to rush things and feel I should only release music that I really need to give to the wider world. But another side of me is not a perfectionist because I don’t believe that the best art is perfect in any way. These are such relative notions. What matters to me most is emotion’. Q: What colour most represents your music? A: ‘Something like the blue of the sea would suit me right now. I love the sea more and more, and the album is partly based on that, many of the titles certainly are linked to water’. Q: What are three things you need to inspire your music? A: ‘Time, peace of mind and good food’.

Music / Faithless

July 23, 2006 | Music | by Zolton |

Exclusive interview with Sister Bliss from seminal UK act, Faithless. I asked her where she thinks the giant, jumbled melting pot of ‘dance music’ is heading and where Faithless fit into it all: ‘I feel that dance music is still the music of the future as its relationship with technology is so integral to its survival. Technology is becoming cheaper and more developed than ever before and therefore affords the opportunities for anyone to make music — even those with no musical training.

‘People will always want to dance, and people love the immediacy of making music with computers, so I see dance music existing and mutating for years to come, as it has done for the last twenty years. It’s part of the fabric of a global culture, and there are so many exciting hybrids within the genre of dance and so many rock bands who are now influenced by the rave generation, that it has touched a truly massive audience.

‘I feel Faithless have shown that it’s possible to fit across genres, rather than being limited by them. A few years ago, it was not accepted that ‘dance’ acts could sell out arenas and headline rock festivals, as well as rock a dancefloor with a club 12 inch. Faithless have done all that and more. And we’ve been embraced by people all over the world who may not have even been to a club or a live gig before. The whole area of dance music has been blown wide open. And it’s all the more exciting for it!’

Photography / Debbie Carlos

July 23, 2006 | Photography | by Zolton |

Two dynamic works from Chicago based photographer Debbie Carlos. She is the founder of the excellent online title, Revol Magazine, and has a string of quality credits to her name including Tart Tart Magazine, Mooncruise and F Stop. Her photography captures moments of precious innocence, where the landscape seems as inviting as those elegant shadows that inhabit it.

Illustration / Feeling hungry?

July 21, 2006 | Illustration | by Zolton |

The second issue of my favourirte local zine, Hungry, is out now and it looks hot! Assembled and illustrated by its six Melbourne-based creators, this issue ‘rambles through the wilderness of their memories and revisits unforgettable songs, people, stories and events from their lives’. You can buy a copy through the Hungry website.

Photography / Making faces

July 20, 2006 | Photography | by Zolton |

So I’ve come to the rather disheartening conclusion that Dolly Parton — that iconic symbol for all things, erm, busty — is a genius. That’s right. A bonafide member of a club which counts Steven Hawkins, Paul McCartney and Ali G as directors. Read more

Fashion / A new religion

July 19, 2006 | Fashion | by Zolton |

Religion are one of the hottest clothing labels out of the UK right now, creating edgy and highly distinct streetwear with cool designs and stylish fabrics. Their website is a pot-pouri of goodies, and the label is much the same. We have a few awesome Religion t-shirts to give away to Lost At E Minor subscribers. Any subscriber who leaves a comment on the Lost At E Minor website or emails a posting onto a friend over the next two weeks goes into the draw to win one. We’ll notify some of the winners by posting a comment next to theirs on the website and notify the others who forward a posting on via email. Ah … freebies. Gotta luv em’.