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Editor-in-Chief OLD GOA BAROQUE - and a little less exuberant Renaissance here and there


The former Portuguese colony of Goa, India, holds one of the greatest repositories of Baroque architecture outside of Europe. Declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Capital of OLD GOA is a magnificent precinct that includes no less than thirteen exquisite churches, basilicas, chapels and the odd r… Continue

Added by Editor-in-Chief on March 5, 2010 at 4:30am — No Comments

MUSIC EDITOR SIX SEEMINGLY UNRELATED MUSIC VIDEOS - look, laugh, cry...



Adding proof to the theory that pop eats itself every two decades, take a look & listen at the following clips and see how the hip-house sound and more importantly fashion aesthetic of circa 1988-1992 is alive and well in pop's mainstream today. Indeed there was a time around 1989 where hip-hop, Chicago acid house, dancehall, Detroit techno and dub collided and produced an optimistic music, well before the druggy dance juggernaut of th
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Added by MUSIC EDITOR on March 4, 2010 at 9:00am — No Comments

Kliktrak aka Richard Smith DESIGN CONTEST: Plastikman & Derivative TouchDesigner contest

Derivative is pleased to announce the next-gen of their collaboration with techno-futurist Richie Hawtin who is unleashing PLASTIKMAN LIVE 2010 a much-anticipated series of l

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Added by Kliktrak aka Richard Smith on February 25, 2010 at 4:08pm — 1 Comment

ARCHITECTURE EDITOR BURJ KHALIFA DUBAI COMPLETE - Open Season is it then?

At a price-tag of US$1,5bn and coming in as the tallest man-made structure ever built at 828m from foyer to spire, Dubai's BURJ KHALIFA skyscraper is bound to polarise us at PY-TV. B

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Added by ARCHITECTURE EDITOR on February 22, 2010 at 9:30pm — 5 Comments

Editor-in-Chief EISH!!! MORAL REGENERATION BOOMERANG - Jacob Zuma lets South Africa down, again...

Just when we thought the Zuma scandals had died down and the SA government was surely pulling out all the stops to achieve its election manifesto goals of reducing unemployment and sorting out the mess that is the parastatals, the nation is rocked by evidence and admission

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Added by Editor-in-Chief on February 22, 2010 at 10:30am — No Comments

Editor-in-Chief SYDNEY FESTIVAL MUSIC HIGHLIGHTS IN SOUNDBYTES

The SYDNEY FESTIVAL was originally conceived by the Sydney Committee, the NSW State Government and the City of Sydney with a view to attracting people into the city centre during the holiday month of January. Attracting a total audience of approximately 1 million people across all of its events, it is the most attended cultural event in Australia, and possibly, the world.

The first Festival took place in 1977 and it has since grown to become one of Australia's largest annual cultural… Continue

Added by Editor-in-Chief on February 21, 2010 at 10:30am — 2 Comments

Editor-in-Chief FINALLY A CURE FOR THE HANGOVER : The '80s Are Back : Powerhouse Museum, Sydney

No, it is no 'hair of the dog', it is a brand new exhibition at Sydney's POWERHOUSE museum that will exorcise any nostalgic pangs you may have left for the 1980's. It is a shocker of a show, more high-school art project than insightful curatorial delight representing one of the most exciting times in yo… Continue

Added by Editor-in-Chief on February 2, 2010 at 9:00am — No Comments

Brian Mcfarlane THORN FEST

THORN FEST THE CAMP

Thorn Fest the camp is coming up next weekend- 27th till the 31st of January. We will only be going from Friday the 28th because some of us have to work. Thorn Fest sports quite an impressive line up with the likes of:… Continue

Added by Brian Mcfarlane on January 25, 2010 at 12:00pm — 1 Comment

Natasha Samuel How the West Was Won - The Book of Eli reviewed

The Last War has left Eli with a purpose to head west to share with what remains of the world a book, the last printed Bible which he fiercely protects. He will not let any desert rats come hijackers of toothpaste and shampoo stop him from what he has been told by a mysterious voice is his calling.

The Book o… Continue

Added by Natasha Samuel on January 17, 2010 at 8:30pm — 1 Comment

FILM & THEATRE EDITOR AFTER AVATAR : PY-TV talks to WETA DIGITAL's senior digital matte painter PETER BAUSTAEDTER

After fifteen years of involvement in special effects and matte painting on Hollywood blockbusters such as APOLLO 13, THE FIFTH ELEMENT, DANTE'S PEAK, TITANIC, FINAL FANTASY, KING KONG and LORD OF THE RINGS (Two Towers), Wellington resident and WETA DIGITAL staff member PETER BAUSTAEDTER is for all intents and purposes, a veteran in the field. Coming into to the field via an interest in the image and sound making capabilities presented by revolutionary and affordable home computers such… Continue

Added by FILM & THEATRE EDITOR on January 6, 2010 at 5:00am — No Comments

ARCHITECTURE EDITOR BETTER CITY, BETTER LIFE - Shanghai Expo 2010 Preview

World Expositions are galleries of human inspirations and thoughts. Since 1851 when the Great Exhibition of Industries of All Nations was held in London, World Expositions have held a certain prominence as grand events for economic, scientific, technological and cultural exchanges, and have served important platforms for the display of technology, the e… Continue

Added by ARCHITECTURE EDITOR on January 5, 2010 at 11:30pm — No Comments

MUSIC EDITOR BOSS DRUMMERS - Shapeshifter's new album THE SYSTEM IS A VAMPIRE revives the soul

New Zealand has a surprising amount of musical talent per capita, compared with most countries. Perhaps there is nothing else to do during the winters on 'the land of the long white cloud' but make music? We should be so lucky. If you consider that current big-sellers like like Ladyhawke, Fligh… Continue

Added by MUSIC EDITOR on January 5, 2010 at 11:00pm — No Comments

Kliktrak aka Richard Smith THE GOOGLE TOILET

Google has finally developed technology that can literally sift through your sh*t. Continue

Added by Kliktrak aka Richard Smith on January 4, 2010 at 9:38am — 1 Comment

Editor-in-Chief A NEW BENCHMARK IN FANTASY - James Cameron's AVATAR will displace you.

Every once in a while a movie comes along that confounds even the most snotty of critics, but more importantly, becomes era defining - a touchstone for a whole generation. Box offi… Continue

Added by Editor-in-Chief on January 4, 2010 at 6:00am — 6 Comments

ART EDITOR DR. NO THANKS - Dr. Seuss's legacy cashed in on in tawdry "show"

Most of the english-speaking world, of my generation at least, have relished the rhymes and reveled in the surrealism of The Cat in The Hat and one or two other books by Theodor (Dr. Seuss) Geisel, of Springfield Massachusetts (b.1904-d.1991). I still have my dog-eared childhood copies at hand. What is li… Continue

Added by ART EDITOR on January 3, 2010 at 12:00am — No Comments

Kliktrak aka Richard Smith THE PARKING RACE: CLEVER ALTERNATIVES FOR STORING CARS

Reposted from: http://www.motoring.co.za/index.php?fArticleId=5287421 , a look at some of the winning design entries in a recent Nissan and website Designboom competition to explore alternatives to urban car parking space challeng… Continue

Added by Kliktrak aka Richard Smith on December 15, 2009 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Brian Mcfarlane US KIDS KNOW TEST THE WATERS

In case you’ve been wondering where your favourite post-apartheid twee-piece band has gone, look no further, they’re right here and there and everywhere. But if you don’t know who they are in the first place, you’ve been at all the wrong parties and listening to all the wrong music. Us Kids Know is an independent instrumental two-piece band consisting of… Continue

Added by Brian Mcfarlane on December 14, 2009 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Michael Graaf QUASITRADITIONAL ELITES IN S.A.

South Africa's post-apartheid Constitution is frequently praised as one of the most progressive in the world – and almost as frequently, denounced as over-idealistic, or unsuited to Africa, and so on. Let us put those arguments aside. What is hardly mentioned, let alone discussed, is its inconsistency. Its recognition of hereditary “traditional leaders” contradicts its commitment to democracy, and has dire consequences which have yet to play out fully. Chiefs/amakhosi/makgosi are… Continue

Added by Michael Graaf on December 13, 2009 at 6:30am — 5 Comments

FASHION EDITOR ROCK HARD REBOUND

CATHERINE DEANE'S new Spring/Summer 2010 collection takes us into harder, faster and an altogether more alien territory of exquisite fabrics, futuristic folds and carefully knotted geometry. PY-TV catches up with Catherine in Hong Kong to discuss her somewhat nomadic, and highly personal vision. One practically needs a sherpa to navigate and… Continue

Added by FASHION EDITOR on December 11, 2009 at 10:30am — No Comments

Editor-in-Chief ELISABETH DILLER - "No overdesigning here..." BODW '09 Hong Kong

It is easy to see why Elisabeth Diller of Diller Scofido + Renfro was asked to speak at BODW's theme on Culture and the City - their work is almost entirely within this genre. At the MUSEUM OF IMAGE AND SOUND in Rio, the Copacabana, and international symbol of democratic access and public space, is literally wrapped into a building that fronts the beach.… Continue

Added by Editor-in-Chief on December 11, 2009 at 9:30am — No Comments

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