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The Official INTERZONE : CLUB INDUSTRIAL Electronic Newsletter
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BUILD 960202
God but I must be keen, huh?
For those of you who have just (been) tuned in, this is the third posting
(within a week!) of JUNK:MAIL, an electronic newsletter covering the Perth
scene and topics of interest to former Interzone-goers. Until it gets going
properly, each issue will see material reposted from previous issues (sincere
apologies to people who have seen some of this stuff three times now). My aim
is to keep very much up-to-date with the scene in Perth. I hope you think
it's worthwhile.
Cya,
JEREMY
(Jeremy G Byrne)
NEWS-------------------------------------------------------------------------
junkmail@midnight.com.au:
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Interzone's Electronic Mailing List is operational!
This wonder of modern technology waits--humming and buzzing weirdly to
itself in the perpetual darkness of midnight.com.au--to serve all your
postal needs (well, to distribute your messages to the all the subscribers
to the Mailing List and JUNK:MAIL anyhow).
There are two components to the Mailing List: the List itself (the email
address where you can send stuff for automagical distribution to all
those deserving folx out there) and the List Server (the email address
where you can send administrative commands to get on or off the list, to
find out how many people are on it, get help about it and eventually
retreive files from it). The List is "junkmail@midnight.com.au" and the
List Server is "netslave@midnight.com.au". Don't get these confused, or
you'll look like a complete bunny.
How do you use it? Well, it's no more complex than programming your VCR!
o TO SUBSCRIBE:
Post to netslave@midnight.com.au with "SUBSCRIBE [address] junkmail"
(where [address] is the email address of the person you wish to add
to the Mailing List) as the body of the message (don't put anything
else in there, including your .sig!)
o TO UNSUBSCRIBE:
Post to netslave@midnight.com.au with "UNSUBSCRIBE [address]
junkmail" (where [address] is the email address of the person you
wish to zap from the Mailing List) as the body of the message.
o TO GET HELP:
Post to netslave@midnight.com.au with "HELP" in the body of the
message. This will return a complete list of wonderful things that
the List Server can do for you (which I won't go into here).
Note that junkmail@ is not the only List that netslave@ handles.
o TO SPREAD THE WORD:
Anything and everything you post to junkmail@midnight.com.au will
be duplicated and posted back to everyone on the Mailing List.
Please don't abuse this: there are folx out there paying for
bandwidth!
At some stage in the future there may be a need to establish a separate
list for JUNK:MAIL subscribers who do not wish to receive all the postings
to the junkmail@ list. If you feel you fall into this category, please
post to interzone@midnight.com.au and we'll try to work something out.
Dominion Social Club:
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In the spirit of self-determination and not having to shell out $10 a
ticket (hey: _our_ costs were enormous!), a new not-for-profit Social Club
has been established in Perth with the aim of running a weekly G/I Club and
related events.
How does it work? Well, I spent a while chatting with Emily Larkin (IZ
Doorperson, now committee member of Dominion) on NYE, and apparently the
club will be run by a twelve-person committee and a three-person executive.
The committee have been appointed but will be up for re-election in six
months. The executive (the originators of the idea and the core workers)
are permanent positions. Membership is currently $5.00 (watch out: they
want to know your favourite bands & songs!) and there are plans to use the
venue for more than just the Saturday Night club. Film Nights, Live Music,
Gaming... all are possibilities at the 158 William Street Basement.
How do you join? The simplest way might be to visit Alysian Empire (Second
Floor, 158 William Street) and fill out the required form. Otherwise, post
to PO Box 7014 Shenton Park 6008 and I'm sure they'll see you right.
The club will be running weekly on a Saturday Night (from 8PM) as of NYE.
WARNING: this is a Social Club, not a public Nightclub. You _must_ be a
member within four weeks, or you'll only be able to get in as the guest
of a member.
Clan Perth:
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Members of a number of Perth Electronic/Industrial Bands have announced
plans to establish a Clan Analogue (http://sysx.apana.org.au/clan/) branch
in Perth. This collective, originating in Sydney but with branches
worldwide, exists to promote and coordinate electronic musicians, artists
and DJs. Clan Perth will run a regular event to showcase the talents of
its members. The current favoured venue is the Old Customs House, Freo.
The group ran a successful and entertaining private party on XMas Eve 95
which was reminiscent of the very best of Interzone's "Wasteland" gigs.
Interested? Post to interzone@midnight.com.au and we'll pass your message
on.
VIEWS------------------------------------------------------------------------
Club Reviews:
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Who's playing what around Perth? What are the crowds like? Does anyone go
to The Planet anymore? If you've got an opinion, why not vent it on the
rest of us? Shit, we'll publish just about anything (see below...)
The Dominion Apocalypse Party, NYE95:
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"Goths Just Wanna Have Fun"
Sure, it was New Years Eve and there was nowhere else to go, but the
turnout for the opening night of Dominion was very impressive (the
unofficial turnout was around 400: bigger than many a Saturday at
Interzone). Not since IZ has so much Goth-Industrial fashion seen the
night in one place, and the mood was very positive: even the few scattered
members of the t-shirt, shorts & waist-wrapped checks brigade looked to be
enjoying themselves.
With softdrink at $1 per can, free drink storage, free "cloakroom
facilities", $3 "donation" entry, but only until 12:30AM, this it was
starving-student clubbing at its best. The three-room basement was done out
in Contemporary Construction Site and hand-painted signs, with a small bar
serving from two Coke Fridges. The music around 1:00AM ranged from somewhat
non-descript New Goth to 3rd Wave Industrial, appropriately lit by white
scanners, a couple of banks of white pinspots and a strobe. As 2:30 rolled
around, Quench's "Dreams", Snogs's "The Future", "Blue Monday 95" and
Drax's "Adrenaline" saw DJ Brad ("Death") Smart pushing the limits of
Acceptable Techno, although the lighting remained the same. A smoke machine
could have helped the atmosphere--if not the respiration--but it certainly
did look sincere.
This is raw, underground clubbing. This is dark, dank, stifling and bare.
This is a concrete dancefloor, no seating, minimalist lighting and toilets
three flights up. This is 200+ young people scattered through three rooms,
a courtyard, an alleyway, several acres of narrow wooden stairs and
balconies and the footpaths of William Street. This is probably the future
of the Goth/Industrial subculture in Perth, at least for a while.
Very Promising.
Music Programs:
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JUNK:MAIL is looking to provide tracklists and background material on local
radio programs (Darkwings, Drivetime, Vortex, 100FM's efforts etc.) If you
are or know a local Radio DJ, we'd really appreciate a regular playlisting
and commentary. It just might raise the profile of the show (yeah, right).
New Music:
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Does anyone actually like "Hardwired"? Is there any new Goth-Dance worth
listening to? If you've just heard something you're sure should become
anutterclassic, let us all know. JUNK:MAIL is looking for up-to-date music
reviews ranging from Technopop to Darkwave. So, be one of the kewlest d00dZ
around, and see your name up in 10-point Courier. Who knows, you could find
yourself reviewing for "Angel Spit" before you know it!
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Wayne's World II:
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The rumour-mill is running hot about DJ Wayne. This is unsubstantiated, but
he has apparently so annoyed the Perth City Council by complaining about
other clubs (Dominion being the latest) that, according to one PCC
Official, he will never be granted permission to run a club in Perth again!
The attendance of the boys & girls in blue at The Apocalypse Party on NYE
has been blamed on "Doctor" Wayne, although there was no trouble from the
Law. Perhaps Wayne is being made the scapegoat here, but I guess only
time will tell. No further word about his Monkey Music venue. Stay tuned.
Not the Gladiator?:
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Those of you interested in the darker side may be interested to learn that
British Fantasist Storm Constantine will be in Perth in April 1996. She has
just agreed to be a guest at "The Festival of the Imagination 1996", this
year's National Science Fiction Convention and National (SF) Media
Convention, to be held at the Kings Ambassador Hotel over the Easter Long
Weekend, alongside Neil Gaiman, author of the "Sandman" comic series
(amongst other things), whose Guest of Honour attendance was announced much
earlier in the year. Good luck Sparky!
IZ STUFF---------------------------------------------------------------------
The Great Venue Hunt:
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Interzone is currently in hibernation, seeking an appropriate venue. We
need a sizeable venue with an Accommodation Notice for at least 300 people
(when running as a Nightclub). Our massive losses in the Murray Street
venue (mainly due to our sizeable investment in plumbing, aircon, emergency
lights, fire systems etc.) has left us very reticent to spend big on a
decorating a new venue, so it should be usable with no more than a few
hundred dollars worth of changes. This is a hard ask, we know. Nevertheless
we're confident we will find a venue (maybe with your help) by mid-96.
Into the Interzone:
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Well, these days Interzone burns brightest in the dataflow. With the club
in hibernation, our electronic presence is about all we can offer. For
those of you with more time than sense, here are Interzone's online details
in one handy reference:
E-MAIL: interzone@midnight.com.au
LISTSERV: netslave@midnight.com.au (for info/subs/help re. the List)
MAILING LIST: junkmail@midnight.com.au (for posting to the whole List)
WWW: http://www.midnight.com.au/interzone/
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WHO IS JEREMY G BYRNE AND WHY IS HE SENDING THESE TERRIBLE THINGS TO ME?
Well might you ask. I guess I'm kinda the online Interzone contact, in that
I maintain the website, this august publication and the Mailing List, and I
answer correspondance directed to our email account. You're getting this
because I've discovered your email address in some ancient communication
linking you with Interzone (it might have been the old Mailing List, the
list we collected at "The Terminal Birthday Party" in March 95, or it might
have been some other, even more obscure source). If you don't want to get
this junk any more, please UNSUBSCRIBE (see NEWS:junkmail) or post me an
angry message. Who knows, I might even do something about it.
Incidentally, "Junk" was the Interzone Magazine, which has yet to see the
light of day. Until it does, JUNK:MAIL will just have to suffice.
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