HK umbrella movement one year on
One year on from the pro-democracy protests that brought Hong Kong to a standstill, organisers admit that China’s Communist leadership shows no sign of budging on reform, but a spark could reignite the movement.
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One year on from the pro-democracy protests that brought Hong Kong to a standstill, organisers admit that China’s Communist leadership shows no sign of budging on reform, but a spark could reignite the movement.
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From WorldWide Religious News.
With the release of a vague statement concerning his health, the leader of the opposition, (mr) MARK LATHAM, continues to leave himself open to criticism from both the public and his Labor Party colleagues.
SYDNEY–Just got off an Allnighta shift for FBI, tracklistng follows. Now a casual on the SBS radio news desk several days a week. Sorting out my move into the lovely old house at the bottom of Darling St. 15 metres to the ferry pier. Nice.
SYDNEY–Jennifer Love Hewitt works in a bank in North Sydney, I swear. I’ve never been closer to asking to sire the children of a bank teller, and thankfully I must go back with my tax number early next week. Mmm, never been happier to speak to the tax dept either, which I did immediately following … Continue reading “Mental Notes: November 2003”
HONG KONG–hi x, well, i’m at one of those infamously seldom very-fucking-low points again, but they certainly are starting to become more frequent. i’ve just spent a good 20 minutes on the hong kong patio of a friend bawling alone, having just come off the phone with another grrrl i fell for who had to … Continue reading “Mental Notes: September 2002”
Metropolis Concert Club, Fremantle Let us take a fleeting glance back to those high-rolling mid-1980s, a time of teen magazines like Countdown and Smash Hits, lime green shirts and a paisley power-pop outfit from Perth called The Stems. Their simple yet unassailable songsmithery endeared them to a huge European music public, propelled them on to … Continue reading “The Stems, Friday February 28, 1997”
From its beginnings in the bedrooms and clubs of teenage whizz-teen James Lavelle, the Mo’Wax label is the definitive futurescape of jazz and hip-hop beats fusion. As the Mo’Wax Headz tour hits Planet on Saturday, January 6, ADAM CONNORS dusted off his grotty sneekers and spoke to Mark Ramos Nishita, aka Money Mark, on the … Continue reading “interview | Money Mark and the Mo’Wax Headz (1995)”
In an age where you have to squeal like Nina Hagen to be heard over the deluge of pop music releases, bands are finding it tough setting themselves apart from the norm. This is not a comment about the band Spooky, who brought us all together for their On The Quiet EP launch on Saturday … Continue reading “Spooky; Beaverloop; Tragic, The Loft, 22nd July, 1995”