http:// 2012-11-16T03:51:21Z 2012-11-16T03:51:21Z spencer-p-jones-and-the-nothing-butts-debut-album-and-live-dates

MEDIA RELEASE. SPENCER P JONES AND THE NOTHING BUTTS NOTHING BUTT LIVE ACTION! Spencer P Jones and The Nothing Butts take the album on the road for the first and last time. It’s a group made in rock’n’roll heaven:  Spencer P Jones, the redoubtable, life-hardened troubadour, and former member of The Johnnys, the Beasts of Bourbon and a host of other outfits; James Baker, Painkiller, original Scientist, Le Hoodoo Guru, Dubrovnik and Jones’ contemporary in the infamous Axeman’s Jazz line-up of the Beasts; Gareth Liddiard, songwriter, guitarist, modern-day folk-punk poet and titular leader of The Drones; Fiona Kitschin, Liddiard’s partner in life and enigmatic bass guitarist in The Drones. “We're really looking forward to these shows.  They'll be something different for all of us and we're only going to do this once before we go back to whatever it is we usually do.  We've all been friends for years but never had the chance to record or tour together as a band; so this is going to be something special." The band will take to the road to celebrate the release of their self-titled album available November 9 through Shock Records. Friday 7th December                        The Bakery www.nowbaking.com.au 233 James St, Northbridge, PERTH Tickets $25 +bf from www.nowbaking.com.au With Kill Devil Hill and Loose Lips Doors open 8pm   Friday 14th December            The Zoo www.thezoo.com.au 711 Ann Street, The Valley, BRISBANE Tickets $25 +bf from www.zoo.oztix.com.au with Hits & Bittersweet Kicks Doors open 8pm   Saturday 15th December            The Annandale Hotel www.annandalehotel.com 17 Parramatta Road, Annandale, SYDNEY Tickets $25 + bf from             www.annandalehotel.oztix.com.au with Jed Kurzel (solo) &The Bittersweet Kicks Doors open 8pm   Friday 21st December                        Thornbury Theatre www.thethornburytheatre.com 859 High St, Thornbury, MELBOURNE Tickets $25 + bf for www.thornburytheatre.oztix.com.au  with Harry Howard and the NDE & Bittersweet Kicks Doors open 8pm   For interview requests and review copies please contact Scot Crawford scot.crawford@shock.com.au Ph.0466016514

2012-10-17T23:18:12Z introducing-moleskine-print-on-demand-photo-books-and-photo-albums

Moleskine introduces Print on Demand with the launch of www.moleskinephotobooks.com that enables anyone to create and print their own Photo Book or Photo Album with classic Moleskine features including Moleskine cover, rounded corners, elastic closure, and expandable pocket.www.moleskinephotobooks.com is a collaboration between Moleskine and award-winning international photography book publisher PQ Blackwell, the creators of MILK Photo Books. Moleskine + MILK introduces a new technological and qualitative standard to the print on demand book world throughits innovative and user-friendly website and delivers an unprecedented quality photo book product using the highest quality ivory-colored acid-free FSC certified paper and lie-flat stitched binding. The innovative book editor tool is designed to help not only individuals to create photo books for their family pictures and personal moments, but also professional creatives, designers, photographers, freelancers, and studios who wish to make elegant presentations, portfolios, etc. The Moleskine range of Print on Demand Photo Books and  Albums will be available in three formats – Photo Books, Photo Books plus (a premium photo book range) and Photo Albums – in four sizes and multiple page extents from 20 to 200 pages. Other features include: Collaboration – a unique invite function enables up to 10 people in different locations to upload content and contribute simultaneously to the creation of a book online. Sharing – share work in progress and digital versions on Facebook, Twitter, and email. Digital Versions – downloadable PDF for viewing on computer, tablet, and smart phone. Video Content – unlimited video content for online digital versions. Editorial Framework – intelligent text prompts and a built-in quote library inspire ideas, provide easy-to-follow editorial structures, and simplify storytelling. Design Templates – an elegant range of templates, fonts, and color options.The new digital service is a further step in the Moleskine journey for bridging analog to digital and vice versa. “Moleskine sees analog and digital as a continuum,” says Arrigo Berni, CEO of Moleskine. “We design apps for digital sketching and note taking, and paper notebooks enabled for digital cloud synching, as in the Smart Notebook designed with Evernote. With this new partnership with fine publisher PQ Blackwell we come full circle, taking digital content back to paper.”CEO and Publisher of PQ Blackwell, Geoff Blackwell commented, “My colleagues and I are delighted and honored to be collaborating with Moleskine. We have watched with admiration and respect as they have achieved so much success over the past decade and as we have traveled along our own path, their beautiful notebooks have been our constant companions – keepers of our scribbles, inspiration, plans, and dreams. Moleskine Photo Books and Albums introduce a new quality dimension to this fast growing market.”www.moleskinephotobooks.com launches in October 2012, click here for more information and a special pre-launch offer.About MoleskineThe heir of the little black notebooks used by avant garde artists and writers of the last two centuries, Moleskine is now a global company dedicated to the design of open platforms for creativity; notebooks, diaries, bags, pencils, pens, reading accessories; tools for fostering imagination, blank space for recording and organizing ideas, and for carrying our analog cloud of objects with us in our ordinary and extraordinary journeys. With headquarters in Milan and offices in New York, Hong Kong, and Shanghai, Moleskine is synonymous with culture, travel, memory, imagination, and personal identity – in both the real world and the digital world.www.moleskine.comAbout PQ BlackwellM.I.L.K. (Moments of Inspiration, Love and Kinship) was created by PQ Blackwell to find unique and geographically diverse images that portrayed and celebrated humanity and its relationships. Moments of Inspiration, Love and Kinship has always been at the heart of PQ Blackwell, and it is this spirit that now forms the basis of MILK Photo Books to make it possible for anyone to create their own beautiful photo books and albums.PQ Blackwell is an acclaimed creator and publisher of internationally award-winning illustrated books. Distinguished by their editorial excellence, design and production quality, PQ Blackwell’s books have featured on bestsellers lists around the world, and have won numerous awards including the prestigious D&AD Yellow Pencil, Graphis, Communication Arts and PDN awards, the Deutsch Photo Book Prize and the Supreme Award for New Zealand Book Design.PQ Blackwell collaborates with some of the world’s leading photographers and individuals. The company’s authors include international luminaries Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and eminent photographers Albert Watson, Andrew Zuckerman, Tim Flach and Platon. Its projects include the New York Times bestseller Conversations with Myself by Nelson Mandela featuring a foreword by Barack Obama that has been published in 31 languages.www.pqblackwell.comFor more information contact:Moleskine:Europe – Silvia Trenta, E silvia.trenta@moleskine.com, T +39 0200680530Americas – Sadé Hooks, E sade.hooks@moleskine.com, T +1 646.461.3022Asia, Australia & NZ – Consuelo Romeo, E consuelo.romeo@moleskine.com, T +852 39752408PQ Blackwell:World – Tamara Hewitt, E tamara.hewitt@pqblackwell.com, T +64 9 300 9955

2012-09-26T02:43:00Z forbidden-fruits-queer-folk-festival-brisbane-pride-festival-2012-1

MEDIA RELEASE26th September 2012 Forbidden Fruits Queer Folk Festival, Brisbane Pride Festival 2012 The first ever Queer Folk Festival in the southern hemisphere wraps up Brisbane Pride Festival 2012. The Forbidden Fruits Queer Folk Festival is an inaugural event this September and is the only all-inclusive event of its kind. A Brisbane based collective, made up of active members and veterans of the queer community have come together to create this multi-faceted festival. The four-day event will run from the 28th September to the 1st October at a lakeside location in Coominya, one hour west of Brisbane City. The long weekend will showcase an array of South East Queensland’s bands, DJs and performers, as well as special guest artists from across the country. The festival will also play host to family-friendly activities, open mics and discussion forums to encourage, celebrate and bring solidarity to a far-reaching and diverse community. Brisbane Pride Festival highlights the active and accepting community South East Queenslanders are able to experience and participate in. The creators of The Forbidden Fruits Queer Folk Festival, wanted to keep the momentum of all this positive action moving forward and thus set about creating an all-inclusive event that would be queer-friendly, family-friendly and welcoming to all.A founding member of Angel Heart, the collective charged with producing Forbidden Fruits, had this to say when asked what inspired her to put on the festival: “It’s always been a dream of mine to create something as meaningful as this. A moment in time where we can celebrate all aspects of what being a real person is. People don’t just fit into little pigeonholes or categories; I’m a woman, I’m queer, I’m a humanitarian, I’m an equal rights advocate, I have Indigenous heritage, and I’m a lesbian. But I’m also a person, with friends and family and people who love me and I love back. I think the fact that we’re all a combination of so many things is what makes us all unique, and that’s what this festival is all about.” Another host of the event will be Tricky BoomBang, noted drag king, winner of the 6th annual kings ball of 2009 and star of his very own Wicked Camper Van. Tricky will be hosting the SpeakEasy Salon which will be showcasing Burlesque Performances, midnight movies and open mic sessions for anyone has something to share. The main stage will have live music throughout the day and special evening shows. Saturday night is dedicated to the Glow Ball and Sunday, the Fire Ball. Both evenings are outdoor dance events with live performances and BYO alcohol. The ticket price includes camping but there are also a limited number of cabins available to book and a special deal with Wicked Campers for those attending the festival. Further information about the acts, performances and ticket outlets can be found at Forbidden Fruits Folk Festival Events Page. –ends- Contact information 0468 961 317 lgbtqldfolkfestivale@facebook.com