The Outlandish Watch Poetry Project by Pascalle Burton, featuring Nathan Shepherdson, David Stavanger and music by The Stress of Leisure. Available on 7″ vinyl from The Stress of Leisure store and The Outpost Store.… Continue reading
Schmuck Jewellery for TWENTY FIVE SEVENTY FIVE Laser cut wood and mixed materials Inspired by the pieces exhibited in the Scmuckmuseum in Pforzheim, Germany. Pictured: Firma Wehrle & Co Pforzheim circa 1884 Earrings… Continue reading
The video clip for Sex Time – available on 7″ vinyl and on the The Stress of Leisure’s upcoming album. Directed by Sean Young and starring Conor Dowling and Olivia Porter, with expertise from… Continue reading
My piece Unspooling UN/SPOOL has been included in the gorgeous print and performance project A book of small things by artist Panayiotis Michael (Cyprus). The project includes fantastic work by Maria Petrides, Isabel Carvalho, Peter Eramian,… Continue reading
My poem endowed through marriage with an aristocratic title (after Baroness Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven, nee Plötz) has been included in Hunter Publishers’ Contemporary Australian Feminist Poetry edited by Bonny Cassidy & Jessica L. Wilkinson. The anthology will… Continue reading
The Stress of Leisure is looking forward to play Sonic Masala Fest again on Saturday 13th August at Greenslopes Bowls Club from 11am. poster art by Phoebe Paradise Wrap your eyes around the… Continue reading
My piece the death of the author (after Roland Barthes) – a poetic deconstruction of the essay of the same name – is available for free download over at Stale Objects (SOd press) as… Continue reading
The Stress of Leisure will be partaking in two tribute nights this month, covering the songs of both Iggy Pop and David Bowie. First up, is Lust for Life: a tribute to Iggy Pop at… Continue reading
My piece Generation Loss (after Alvin Lucier), including second generation: text compression and third generation: Alvin standing outside (stick to your guns), appears in Issue 55 of Cordite Poetry Review: FUTURE MACHINES edited by the wonderful Bella Li. It… Continue reading
The Stress of Leisure will play the Bearded Lady on Friday 8th July to help celebrate Some Jerks’ new single The Hunter. Also playing is Hot Wings from Melbourne. Rough set Times: Hot Wings…… Continue reading
The Stress of Leisure is looking forward to playing The Stones Corner Hotel on Friday June 10. Also on the bill are two other longstanding Brisbane acts Silent Feature Era and Leichhardt. Simon… Continue reading
I will be talking with multi-award winning poet, rapper, playwright and novelist Kate Tempest on Monday 23rd May at Avid Reader to discuss her debut novel The Bricks that Built the Houses. Kate Tempest is… Continue reading
Originally posted on Today, the voice you speak with may not be your own:
In an attempt to remind us all that great literature is very important — with accuracy optional — writer Carody Culver…
Here is The Stress of Leisure’s video for No Idea Is The New Idea from our album Achievement. Featuring (in order of appearance): Renee Vaughan Sutherland, Chris Hetherington, Nicola Scott, Scott Regan, Adam… Continue reading
I will be doing a poetry reading at Kurilpa Poets on Sunday 27th March from 2pm at 91 Cordelia St, South Brisbane, alongside Jem Sparkles and Reverend Hellfire. Entry is $5. Then… Continue reading
Originally posted on Today, the voice you speak with may not be your own:
The seventh issue of the zine Today, the voice you speak with may not be your own is available and…
*** UPDATE: Congratulations to Clan Analogue on Intone: Voice Abstractions’ shortlisting for the Australian Art Music Awards’ Excellence in Experimental Music award. *** I have a track called As if, Philip Tagg (featuring Renee… Continue reading
I will be part of an evening called Borrowed Verse at the Junk Bar on Thursday 10th March from 7:30pm. Borrowed Verse brings songwriters and poets together to create original songs. I have… Continue reading
The Stress of Leisure’s album Achievement has been nominated for 2016 Queensland Music Awards Album of the Year alongside Blank Realm (Illegals In Heaven), Last Dinosaurs (Wellness), Robert Forster (Songs To Play) and Troy Cassar-Daley (Freedom Ride). The awards… Continue reading
After the Party by Andy Warhol Poet Derek Beaulieu (@derekbeaulieu) is erasing Andy Warhol’s a: a novel, leaving only sound effects and punctuation, and asking for sonic responses to the work. More information… Continue reading
The Stress of Leisure will be playing the first gig of 2016 at The Bearded Lady on Thursday 11th February. We are playing with Ultra Material and Figures and will test out some… Continue reading
I am looking forward to running a course called Poetic Practice for Queensland Writers Centre over February and March. It is essentially for new poets and will run each Wednesday night 6–8pm between February… Continue reading
“If we want to live lives of purpose, knowing the past is as important as knowing the present” ~ Graham Willett I am so thrilled to be included in BOLD: Stories from older lesbian,… Continue reading
Originally posted on Today, the voice you speak with may not be your own:
The sixth issue of the zine Today, the voice you speak with may not be your own is available and…
(photo by Almaryse Burton at Queensland Poetry Festival) 24 Hour Gym will perform the songs of 24 Hour Gym Volume 1 at the BAD!SLAM!NO!MEMOIR! in Brisbane on Thursday 5th November and BAD!SLAM!NO!BISCUIT! in Canberra… Continue reading
While I haven’t made an orchestrated effort to tee up a November ‘tour’, I am about to do a bunch of poetry readings in November. I have even managed to get an updated… Continue reading
Now that Jane has returned from her overseas adventures, The Achievement continues. The Stress of Leisure will be playing a string of shows in Sydney, Brisbane and Toowoomba. Dates include: Friday 16th October at… Continue reading
