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You’ve probably noticed the For Weekly Inspiration callout in the top right hand corner of the site, but why should you sign up to receive our weekly email publication? Well, it goes direct into your inbox every Thursday and is a sparkling collection of artwork, photography, music, and other pop culture tidbits that we’ve discovered during the course of the week. It’s easier to digest than a thousand Dunkin’ Doughnuts and more fun than a dinner date with Ricky Gervais. Or Kate Moss. Or both. It’ll add a little cheer to your week. If you sign up to receive it, we think you’ll like what you’ll see.

DRM-free music downloads

We have a thumping track by Chicago-based rocker Tom Fuller [above] available for free download in the Music Download section of Lost At E Minor (pssst, it’s in third column of the site), along with new tracks by Five O’Clock Heroes, Fujiya & Miyagi, and Madlib. Read more

Not Quite Art, series two

There’s an interview with myself and my Lost At E Minor co-founder, Zac, on the latest installment of the always interesting and insightful Not Quite Art television series. In it, we speak about the changing landscape of global popular culture in this increasingly digitial age. Bear in mind when watching it that my interview was conducted via Skype video at around 3.20am. Hence the tired eyes and coffee perky demeanor. This excellent series is produced, written and fronted by Marcus Westbury [above], who has this to say about the inspiration behind his exploration of where our collective creative consciousness is heading: ‘When I was a kid, the cultures I had to choose from were pretty simple. If it wasn’t in a book store, a record store, a local gallery or performance centre, something I could find at a video store or read in a magazine, I didn’t know about it. Kids today have access to virtually all the culture in the world, from comic books to computer games, encyclopaedia and images, to the web as a gallery and reference library, to the history of art. Our culture is shifting from the hierarchical, local and parochial structures, to a global and networked world where Australian artists, musicians, critics and troublemakers have audiences of millions around the world, yet often remain relatively unknown in their local community. Series Two of Not Quite Art shows how the cultures that have great impact on us have less and less to do with where we live anymore or even what country we are in’.

Christopher Neal

We asked New York illustrator Christopher Neal about the inspirations behind his work: ‘Each job is different. Sometimes looking through old books and artist monographs will spark something. Other times, its just putting pen to paper until I get an idea. Things like music videos, movies, trips to the museum all seep in and resurface later in my work. For my personal work, a lot of it comes from my sketchbooks’. Read more

Polygamy and Polyandry

Is it that wrong for a man to have more than one wife? How about a woman with more than one husband then? Enter Francine Fleiss — the woman with five husbands! Sultry Francine has been flitting around the continent over the past decade, and has collected five husbands from five of Europe’s coolest cities! If you’re an aspiring husband collector then you can check out her tips to get your collection going. Cool Capitals is a fresh new alternative to the usual travel agents and sites. It specializes in travel to the less trodden European cities of Vienna, Valencia, Amsterdam, Antwerp and Zurich. They all possess a cool mixture of old and new culture that is a breath of fresh air against the typical touristy European destinations. Check out the site.

The One80Project

The idea is simple: ‘The One80Project is a national competition inviting anyone with a good idea for an hour long drama to submit a 180 second pilot and an accompanying treatment. This is then judged by an expert panel of industry specialists to ultimately be produced and aired on MTV in Australia, online and on mobile’. Entries are now closed and they’ve narrowed the field to ten finalists. Our choice is Staying, a funny drama about people dealing with life after the death of a loved one, in which an unusual support group is formed by an odd assortment of people. A Breakfast Club for our time? Voting closes in 71 days and fifteen hours, though who’s counting. So show your support for these young aspiring Australian filmmakers.