SO IT WAS OUR SECOND TO LAST SHOW! And fate knew we were ripe for the picking – it gave us all the studio problems it could. (So like we couldn’t play MP3s so we had to record them all to Digital Audio tape (which is really fun!) because we had no CD-Rs, and then the DAT player in the on-air studio didn’t work so we played it in ANOTHER studio and pulled it through from another studio and it was hellish and fun.)

So yeah, next week there will be probably our greatest giveaway ever, or at least second best. It’ll be fair cool. (Y)

We’re gonna be playin’ our favourite songs of some kind, and I promise not just to play all Children Collide.

So yeah, here’s the playlist!
New World Revolt – System
Garbage – Only Happy When It Rains
The Loved Ones – Everlovin’ Man
Jebediah – Harpoon
Putrescence – Moonlight Illuminates Limbs Forced Into Impossible Directions
Deathbringer – Deadonator
Obituary – List of Dead
Diatribe – Hate Within
FatGuyRandomMashup, by Lewin (chiptune track was Spontaneous Devotion by Random)
3OH!3 – Don’t Trust Me
Jupiter Zeus – Co-Creators
Repulsion – Radiation Sickness
Weezer – Holiday
Streetlight Manifesto – Watch it Crash (and didn’t it take ages to end!)

Annnnnd the gig guide!!!!
Thursday, November 19th
Hanzel und Greyl (US), Octanic, Quest
Live on Light Square

Friday, November 20th
Obsidian Aspect, Mammoth, Troops of Doom (Sepultura cover band)
Shotz (Pirie st), 8:30pm, $8, 18+
Confession (CDL), Nazarite Vow, Remassacre, No Way Out, Jack the Giant Killer
Fowler’s Live, 7pm, $12, Lic A/A
7pm: Pink Bits art exhibition; 9pm: Taunt, Nessun Dorma
Worldsend Hotel, Free

Saturday, November 21st
Obituary (US), Double Dragon, Mammoth
The Gov, 7:30pm, 18+, ~ $60
Five Finger Disintegrator, Nessun Dorma, Orphans of the Sky, On the Day of My Disaster, A Dead Silence
Uni Bar, 7pm, $12, Lic A/A

Wednesday, November 25th
The Acacia Strain, The Red Shore
The Underground

Thursday, November 26th
Strength Approach (Italy), Mark my Words (NSW), Armoury
Cranker

Friday, November 27th: The War Room
Earth (Vic, CDL), Lanstrumvirus, ISaw, Mammoth
Enigma Bar, 8:30, $12, 18+
Kamikaze, more TBA
Squatter’s Arms, Lic A/A
Lightning Bolt (US), Robotosaurus (pulled out?), Grey Daturas, My Disco
Fowler’s Live, 7pm, $30+, Lic A/A

Saturday, November 28th
The Trace Vapour, Blood Covered Shovel, Trio
Squatter’s Arms, 9pm, Free, A/A
Double Dragon, Matterhorn (cover band), Troops of Doom (Sepultura cover band)
House of SAP (17 McGowan St, Pooraka), 6pm, $10, Lic A/A
Cry Murder (last show?) + more TBA
Fowler’s Live, A/A
The Storm, Picturesque (NSW), Remassacre
The Underground, 7pm, A/A

COMING UP FURTHER AWAY
December 9th: Dream Theatre (US)
December 16th: Lamb of God (US), Devildriver (US) and Shadows Fall (US)
December 26th: Summer Rage Fest

Now it’s late and I wanna get to bed and have a snack (not in that order, that’d leave terrible crumbs, oh god) so I’ll see you next week. Seriously, unless you’re like seriously busy with some really serious shit and friends and shit, listen in and shit at 11PM shit next shit Tuesday shit shit. Shit.

Loving being on the radio,
Lewin <3
Shit

oh and checkout the shit podcast shit at http://breakitdown.podomatic.com

Edit: Here’s an explanation for the crazy multi-studio antics on Tuesday. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CPw1o1mm2s

SO WE PLAYED ROCKY SONGS! WITH ROCKS! Rocs rock!

So yeah, playlist? YOU BETCHA!

New Found Glory – Truck Stop Blues
Jefferson Airplane – White Rabbit
Daddy Cool – Hi Honey Ho
The Loved Ones – The Loverly Car
Spoon – The Underdog
Brand New – Jaws Theme Swimming
Suffocation – Jesus Wept
Gold Kids – Winter 365 Days A Year
Styx – I Am The Walrus (Beatles Cover)
Cathedral – Fire (Arthur Brown cover)
Circle Takes the Square – Houdini Logic
Trash80 – Missing You
Streetlight Manifesto – One Foot On The Gas and One Foot In The Grave

And the giiiiig guide!
Saturday, November 6th
Truth Corroded, Nessun Dorma, Dogs with Bees in their Mouths, A.M.O.C.
Enigma Bar, 9pm, $8, 18+
Gold Kids (Italy), Ghosttown (NSW), Craterface, Jack the Giant Killer
Enigma Bar, 7:30pm, $16, Lic A/A

Sunday, November 7th
The Battery Kids (“Ancient Curse” single launch), Carnation
The Ed Castle

Friday, November 13th
Art in Exile (CDL), In the Burial, Wasted Elegance, Satoria

Saturday, November 14th
The Fuck Machine, Hybrid Illusion, The Rape, Splattergasm, Deathbringer
Northern Sound Systems, 7pm, $10, Lic A/A
Dreadnaught, Skintilla, Se Bon Ki Ra, Insidian, Killing Pigeons
Raiders Football Club, 7pm, $15, Lic A/A
Infiltraitor, Far West Battlefront, Atlanta Takes State, The Nerve
The Underground, 7pm, $10, A/A
Corrupters + more TBA
Squatter’s Arms, Lic A/A

Sunday, November 15th (part of the Feast Festival)
Legless + guests
Higher Ground, 8pm, $12

COMING UP FURTHER AWAY
November 21st: Obituary (US)
November 25th: The Acacia Strain (US)
December 9th: Dream Theatre (US)
December 16th: Lamb of God (US), Devildriver (US) and Shadows Fall (US)
December 26th: Summer Rage Fest

So yeah. We played songs. And got confused when we couldn’t figure out who prank called us… o.O

Playlist!
Girl vs Ghost – Rain
Tegan and Sara – Walking With The Ghost (So much better then the White Stripes cover version)
Insurgents – Columbine Way
Corrupters – Deadshit
Lewin – Dammit (cover)
The Smashing Pumpkins – Zero
The Decemberists – The Rake’s Song
Corrupters – Dissolve
Van Cleef – Ghost Train Dog
Gossip – Dimestore Diamond
Flo Rida – Low
Goldfinger – My Girlfriend’s Shower Sucks
Juno Reactor – Stargazer (Mambo Sun Remix)
Katy Perry – If You Want Me

Gig guide:
Month Day Date Type Bands Venue Time Cost Age
October Friday 16 Hardcore On the Day of my The Underground 7pm $12 A/A
Disaster (CDL)
Lake Nyos
Destroy Rebuild
Deep Within
My Last Breath
Saturday 17 Metal Truth Corroded Enigma Bar 8:30 $12 18+
Se Bon Ki Ra
Humonic (Vic)
From Birth to Burial
Saturday 17 Punk Fear & Loathing Squatter’s Arms 8pm Free Lic A/A
Defcon
Gorilla Porn
Isolation Valve
Friday 23 Hardcore Craterface Enigma Bar 8pm $8 18+
punk Prisonbitch
The Weight
No Action
Saturday 24 Elizapalooza SHITLOADS NSS 2pm $35 Lic A/A
Saturday 24 “Metal 4 Blood Mason Fowler’s Live 6:30 $12 Lic A/A
Relief” Imminent Psychosis
(all proceeds Mammoth
to Canteen) Desert Eagle
Obsidian Aspect
Troops of Doom (Sepultura coverband)
Saturday 24 Metal Blacknail Squatter’s Arms 8:30 Lic A/A
Glamville
Almost Numan
Friday 30 Thrash Imminent Psychosis Enigma Bar 8:30 $12 18+
In Malice’s Wake (Vic)
Deafening Silence
Hesitate & Die
Friday 30 Overthrow ‘09 Abandon All Hope Fowler’s Live 7pm $15 Lic A/A
(hardcore) Broken Scarlet
Jack the Giant Killer
Dream on, Dreamer (Vic)
Chelsea Smile (NSW)
Daybreak
Saturday 31 “Halloween Jack the Giant Killer Fowler’s Live 5:30 $15 Lic A/A
Slaughter In the Burial
Fest” Among the Devoured
(deathcore) The Ophidian Ascension
Orphans of the Sky
Lake Nyos
F.I.T.H.
A Dead Silence

November 3 Death Metal Arch Enemy (Swe) Fowler’s Live ~$80 Lic A/A
Suffocation (US)
Truth Corroded
So yeah… we’re runnin’ out of shows fast so keep listening while you can <3

T.M.Z. is reporting that Michael Jackson’s latest single ”This is It” is a direct rip-off of a Paul Anka song. John Branca, the special administrator for Michael Jackson’s estate tells TMZ Paul Anka is right — “This Is It” was not written by MJ alone, it was co-written with Paul Anka”…

Branca and his people are negotiating a settlement with Paul Anka’s lawyer.

Branca tells TMZ, “We acknowledge that Michael and Paul wrote this song together.”

As we first reported, the other special administrator, John McClain, told Anka “We’ll give you whatever you want, whatever it takes we’ll do the right thing.”

Read more: http://www.tmz.com/#ixzz0TlX7Q1IG

People need to realize, once and for all, as illustrated by this case, that copyright infringement is bad for business.

If you are caught stealing a fellow artist work, then the best thing for your business is to ”pay” whatever the correct percentage is for the contribution of the plagiarised work, and partner up with the artist that you tried to steal from,…and everyone can get paid, and participate in a positive way, in the promotion of the production…

I am sure this was an innocent mix-up, due to the death of M.J.because he was always fair, and a strong advocate for fellow artist and entertainers, especially when it came down to intellectual property rights.

In my career, I have had an intimate confrontation with protecting and maintaining a fellow artist and entertainer’s copyright to his original works.As reported in the Random House, David A. Price book,” The Pixar Touch”, without my knowledge or consent, I am a strong advocate for artist copyright protection.

http://books.google.com/books?id=6ium9aok5yMC&pg=RA2-PA205&lpg=RA2-PA205&dq=jerrry+lee+brice&source=bl&ots=5nM-Xc2ahm&sig=U-yKaS1oTQqS12uHHVLVZ9QIsHM&hl=en&ei=S7jTStWRDoyoMPHhqZUD&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CCIQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=&f=false

My efforts and discovery won this case, and protected a fellow artist copyright, from the infringement of a major corporation. Mouse’s Grateful Dead album covers are iconic, and have influenced the spirit of a lot of young artist out there, as well as me.

If I were their attorney, I would have told them to settle immediately, they got Jerry Brice investigating the case. Funny part about all of this, is that I wanted to keep it a secret, because it is embarrassing for the losers of the case, but somehow this book was released with all of my words in print, and I am not even mentioned as the author in the bibliography, just the index, unlike what he did for the idiot’s that Pixar/Disney hired…

Basically, if you settle for over a million dollars, you stole the work, but you did not hear that from me….lmao….you definetly read it here.

This case between M. J.’s estate and Paul Anka will go away, and let’s just hope that the executors and brilliant attorneys that are handling the estate, as well as the entire Sony music and film company, can be more thorough in the future. I want to see all of his children benefit from this, as well as Paul Ankas’.

http://www.tmz.com/2009/10/12/michael-jackson-paul-anka-this-is-it-john-branca-settlement/

For more information on Paul Anka, here is a link to Wikipedia, please support them…

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Anka

More info on Plaigiarist, and the case I won, click here-

http://www.famousplagiarists.com/popfiction.htm

http://www.shlaw.com/news/item.php?item_id=000030

http://blog.mises.org/archives/009285.asp

Guess Who This Is...

Guess who this is, and comment on this post,if possible. Remember…the truth is always stranger than fiction.

UPDATE…. Paul Anka gets Half, as he should….DISNEY/PIXAR…are you listening….lol.

http://www.tmz.com/#ixzz0TlX7Q1IG

SO LEWDIZZLYDIZZLE BE HERE, YO, AND HE BE HOLLERIN’ ‘BOUT SCREAMIN’ IN SOOOONGS. So we played emo and screamo tonight! And also our usual complement of local shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitizzle. Plus the lovely chaps from LEFT, RIGHT, AND MOTHERFUCKIN’ CENTRE joined us for some awkward just-friends spooning awesome chattin’ on radio! Love those guys, mad props.

So you wanna know the songs? YO HERE DEY AT!
(also I used like 15 different voices in 30 seconds today. I hold the world record for 2 voices per second, or 2vps)
Playlist:
Silverstein – Broken Stars
Circa Survive – The Great Golden Baby
Brand New – Guernica
New Found Glory – Don’t Let Her Pull You Down
Rites of Spring – All Through A Life
Moss Icon – Guatemala
Remassacre – Your Reflection Disowns You
Agonhymn – Numbers
Dissolution – The Warlock
Circle Takes the Square – Same Shade as Concrete (SCREAMIEST EMOIEST SONG EVAR TONIGHT)
Alkaline Trio – Radio (LOL WE’RE ON THAT :D:D:D)
/awkward discussion about watery imagery in emo songs, check out the podcast at breakitdown.podomatic.com
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones – Nevermind Me

and we did a gig guide, old boy! Peruse it over a lovely cup of tea. (Totes stopping doing the crazy voices now.)

Gig guide:
COMING UP
Disclaimer: This is our pick of the upcoming gigs, for a more complete list, see our page at studentradio.wordpress.com

Friday October 9th
Eyefear [Vic], Black Orchid, Quest, Satoria
Enigma
Agonhymn (Vic), Corrupters, Altars, Death Cult Jock, Splattergasm
Squatter’s Arms, $10, 8:00 pm

Saturday October 10th
Agonhymn (Vic), Space Bong, Leather Messiah
Crown and Anchor Hotel

Sunday October 11th: Slayer (US) and Megadeth (US)
SOLD OUT

Saturday, October 17th
Truth Corroded, Se Bon Ki Ra, Humonic (Vic; CDL, featuring members of Damaged, The Wolves & Bowel Mouth), From Birth to Burial
Enigma, 7:30pm, $12, 18+

Saturday October 24th: Elizapalooza
Shitloads of bands
Northern Sound Systems, Elizabeth, $35 tix or $40 at the door, 2:00pm

COMING UP FAR AWAY
November 3rd: Arch Enemy (Sweden) and Suffocation (US)
November 21st: Obituary (US)
December 9th: Dream Theatre (US)
December 16th: Lamb of God (US), Devildriver (US) and Shadows Fall (US)
December 26th: Summer Rage Fest

St Jude’s have added two new cover designs to their popular range of large square format sketchbooks. Both cover designs are by Angie Lewin, one is called Ellipse which is a simple pattern of mustard, teal and green ovals against an antique white background. The other cover design is called Seedheads and is classic Angie Lewin pattern in pale blues and light greys against a very light grey background, this one we are sure is going to be very popular with fans of Angie’s work.

Made in England, both notebooks measure 21cm x 21cm and contain 96 pages of plain paper and are 100% recycled.  Finishing touches: bound with a brown paper belly band.

We offer the full range of St Jude’s stationery including these new sketchbooks here: http://www.onebrowncow.co.uk/stationery-cards/st-judes-stationery/cat_99.html

Also from Angie Lewin are two new greetings card designs, Autumn Spey and 5 Trees (shown below) see our Angie Lewin pages for these new additions http://www.onebrowncow.co.uk/stationery-cards/angie-lewin/cat_57.html

St Jude's Sketchbooks by Angie Lewin

SO we played FOLK PUNK! and BRAND NEW! and other SONGS! like GRUNGE! and METALZ LEWIN DOESN’T KNOW ABOUT. /insert Bryce’s metalcore/grindcore dissertation here
so lieeeeeek we played songs and maybe you listened? Did you? Nawrh, you’re so sweet! ^____^ <3

So like a playlist
Radiohead – You
Bad Religion – You
Frank Turner – Try This At Home
The Smashing Pumpkins – Today
The Cardigans – My Favourite Game
Closed Casket – Portrait of Dissection
Mortal Sin – I Am Immortal
Black Cobra – One Nine
New Blood – Subconscious Slaughter
The Agonist – The Tempest
Abandon All Hope – Mind Surrender
Fall Out Boy – Thnks Fr Th Mmrs
Pixies – Gouge Away
Brand New – Sic Transit Gloria… Glory Fad (LOVE THIS SONG.)

SO YEAAAAAAAAAAAAH, YO YO YO… YO?! Yo.
Let’s talk gigs.

Wednesday September 30th
Hereafter, As Silence Breaks, Resist the Thought
Fowler’s Live, Lic A/A

Thursday October 1st “Sike your Mind”
Deez Nuts, Miles Away [WA], Antagonist A.D. [NZ], In Trenches, Blkout, The Vampirates, Sex Wizard
Fowler’s Live, $25+bf, 6:00 pm Lic A/A

Saturday October 3rd
Black Cobra [US], Spacebong
Enigma

Sunday October 4th
Terror (US), Stick to your Guns (US), Against (QLD)
Fowler’s Live, $38+bf

Friday October 9th
Eyefear [Vic], Black Orchid, Quest, Satoria
Enigma
Agonhymn (Vic), Corrupters, Altars, Death Cult Jock, Splattergasm
Squatter’s Arms, $10, 8:00 pm

Saturday October 10th
Agonhymn (Vic), Space Bong, Leather Messiah
Crown and Anchor Hotel

Sunday October 11th: Slayer (US) and Megadeth (US)
SOLD OUT

COMING UP FAR AWAY
November 3rd: Arch Enemy (Sweden) and Suffocation (US)
November 21st: Obituary (US)
December 9th: Dream Theatre (US)
December 16th: Lamb of God (US), Devildriver (US) and Shadows Fall (US)
December 26th: Summer Rage Fest

And We’ll See You In The Rising Of Our December Sun That Burned The Heart of Our Childhood Dreams.

Okay that was a joke. We’re not doing an emo-screamo week. Promise. Not that it’s bad I just don’t have that much to do a show dedicated to it… sorry.

BAI! See us next week!

SO WE HIT SOME GIGS! THEY ROCKED. CHILDREN COLLIDE WERE SO FUCKING GREAT. ATG5 WAS SO FUCKING GREAT. Were you there? COMMENT US!
/read the above paragraph in a Powerthirst-fashion

So yeah! WE PLAYED SOME SONGS. (Y)
THEY WERE:
Brand New – Okay I Believe You But My Tommy Gun Don’t (WHAT A LONG TITLE AND AWESOME SONG)
Extortion – Degenerate
Baz Luhrman – Everybody’s Free (To Wear Sunscreen)
Art in Exile – Quarantine
Bhelliom – All the Kings Pawn
Children Collide – Across the Earth
Kreator – People of the Lie
Destruction – Total Desaster
The Cardigans – Lovefool
Eminem – The Real Slim Shady
We Could Be – Marianna

So yeah. Was fun. AND THE GIG GUIDE? THE GIG GUIDE!

Gig guide:
Friday September 25th
Corrupters, Prisonbitch, Pigsteerer, Leather Messiah
Enigma Bar

Sunday September 27th
Kreator (Ger), Mortal Sin (Vic)
HQ, $58+bf, 18+

Wednesday September 30th
Hereafter, As Silence Breaks, Resist the Thought
Fowler’s Live, Lic A/A

Thursday October 1st “Sike your Mind”
Deez Nuts, Miles Away [WA], Antagonist A.D. [NZ], In Trenches, Blkout, The Vampirates, Sex Wizard
Fowler’s Live, $25+bf, 6:00 pm Lic A/A

Saturday October 3rd
Black Cobra [US], Spacebong
Enigma

Sunday October 4th
Terror (US), Stick to your Guns (US), Against (QLD)
Fowler’s Live, $38+bf

October 11th: Slayer (US) and Megadeth (US)
SOLD OUT

COMING UP FAR AWAY
November 3rd: Arch Enemy (Sweden) and Suffocation (US)
December 9th: Dream Theatre (US)
December 16th: Lamb of God (US), Devildriver (US) and Shadows Fall (US)
December 26th: Summer Rage Fest

So yeah. Join us next week for more Lewin and Bryce while you still can. (y)

So yeah, Bryce was out of action :O He’ll be back metalling it up next week but the Caseinator saved the day! Lewin (yours truly) made the terrible error of naming a band “Foundations of Wayne” but yeah. So the playlist? You bet, yo.

Playlist:
The Killers – Under The Gun
The Flaming Lips -
The Boxer Rebellion – Semi-Automatic
Goldfinger – King for a Day
Pixies – Where is My Mind?
Rocket Science – Being Followed
Metric – Gold Guns Girls
Children Collide – Seasons Changing
Alchemist – Tongues and Knives
The Kinks – Victoria
The Offspring – Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)
Fountains of Wayne – Stacy’s Mom
blink-182 – Dammit
Ingram Hill – I Kissed a Girl (YEAAAAH COVER TRICKS LUL )

So yeah! Catch us next week for awesome music, awesome times, and a review of Children Collide’s undoubtably-going-to-be-awesome gig on Thursday.
Bai! <3

So we had the pleasure of interviewing local indie heroes We Grow Up! They played a sweetly awesome set and chyeah, was cool. Check them out when they play at the Coopers Alive Festival at the Rhino Room on the 16th of October, yo.

Playlist!? Yeah!
The Red Shore – The Garden of Impurity
Cannibal Corpse – A Skull Full of Maggots
Pantera – Primal Concrete Sledge
Goldfinger – Mabel
Less Than Jake – Plastic Cup Politics
Children Collide – Marie Marie Pt 2
Sarah Blasko – We Won’t Run
Gomez – Get Myself Arrested
Ayreon – Sail Away to Avalon

And the gig guide
COMING UP
Disclaimer: This is our pick of the upcoming gigs, for a more complete list, see our page at studentradio.wordpress.com

Thursday, September 10th
Little Birdy, Red Riders (NSW), Hungry Kids of Hungary (QLD)
HQ, $32.60+bf, 7:30 pm, 18+

Friday, September 11th
Cannibal Corpse (US), Altars, Closed Casket
Fowler’s Live, $62.90+bf, 7:30 pm, Lic A/A
Cassette Kids (NSW), Grafton Primary (NSW)
The Governor Hindmarsh, $20+, 7:00, All Ages
As Silence Breaks (NSW), Jack the Giant Killer, Vegas in Ruins (NSW), Rising from Ruins
The Underground

Saturday, September 12th
AURAL FIST: Tzun Tzu, Quasar, Mythyca, Altars, The Fuck Machine, Falling Through Walls, r.domain, The Rape, The Watcher in the Water, Visceral Anguish
Live on Light Square, $15, 5:30pm, Lic A/A
Broken Scarlet (CDL), Adandon All Hope, Infiltraitor, Fighting for Lacey, Daybreak
Fowler’s Live, 7:00pm, $15, Lic A/A
APOCALYPTIC CITY: Simply Thrash, Electric Shit Storm
Squatter’s Arms, 18+ (Megadeth “End Game” giveaways)

Thursday, September 17th
Children Collide, The Scare
Fowler’s Live, $19+bf, Lic A/A

September 19th: Against the Grain V (metal festival)
11:45 – 12:05.    ARCADIA
12:05 – 12:25.   TAUNT
12:30 – 12:55.   OCTANIC
1:00 – 1:25.    IN DEATH
1:30 – 1:55   SE BON KI RA
2:00 – 2:30.    GALLOWS FOR GRACE
2:35 – 3:05.    ‘NEATH
3:10 – 3:40.   SEPARATIST
3:40 – 4:10.    EMPYREAN
4:15 – 4:45.   BHELLIOM
4:50 – 5:20.   CLAIM THE THRONE
5:25 – 5:55.    LYNCHMADA
6:00 – 6:30.    NE OBLIVISCARIS
6:35 – 7:05.    TRUTH CORRODED
7:10 – 7:40.    LORD
7:45 – 8:15    ALARUM
8:20 – 8:50.    DOUBLE DRAGON
8:55 – 9:25.    CAPTAIN CLEANOFF
9:30 – 10:05.    THE AMENTA
10:10 – 10:45.    MOURNFUL CONGREGATION
10:50 – 11:30.    ALCHEMIST
Start 11:30, $42.60+bf, Lic A/A

Also Saturday, September 19th
Quest, Muted Earth. Hybrid Illusion, Günter and the Safe Word, Not for the Innocent
Northern Sound Systems, $10, 6:45pm, Licensed All Ages

Sunday September 27th
Kreator (Ger), Mortal Sin (Vic)
HQ, $58+bf, 18+

COMING UP FAR AWAY
November 3rd: Arch Enemy (Sweden) and Suffocation (US)
October 11th: Slayer (US) and Megadeth (US)
December 9th: Dream Theatre (US)
December 16th: Lamb of God (US), Devildriver (US) and Shadows Fall (US)
December 26th: Summer Rage Fest

So yeah. Come back next week for more of that weird feeling you can’t get anywhere BUT Break it Down with Lewin and Bryce.
Ciao!

Se con Team si intende, alla fin fine, un insieme di persone che provano a far qualcosa insieme con uno scopo più o meno comune, vogliamo provare a vedere quante parole abbiamo, in italiano, per indicare il concetto?

Ispirandoci a quanto fatto da Melville nell’introduzione a Moby Dick in relazione ai modi di definire la balena, limitiamoci per ora ad un semplice (forse noioso ma necessario e sperabilmente illuminante) elenco di nomi, sicuramente incompleto, ma in compenso rigorosamente in ordine alfabetico e con definizioni tratte dal vocabolario Treccani:

• associazione: unione di più persone che si propongono di perseguire uno scopo comune;
• banco: grandissima quantità di acciughe o altri pesci che nuotano assieme (e non si sa perché);
• banda: reparto militare irregolare costituito normalmente da volontari; masnada di briganti; gruppo di persone unite a scopo delittuoso; gruppo di ragazzi che fanno lega; compagnia, brigata di amici; compagnia di musicisti;
• branco: gruppo di animali della stessa specie; (spregiativo) gruppo di persone con passivo conformismo;
• brigata: riunione di persone, amici o parenti; il gruppo dei familiari o dei figli; banda di gente armata, per lo più mercenari; gruppo organizzato di combattenti anche irregolari, spesso a fini eversivi;
• clan: raggruppamento sociale, i cui membri si considerano discendenti da un comune progenitore che ha perlopiù carattere mitico; gruppo chiuso ed esclusivo di persone legate da comuni interessi;
• club: circolo, associazione i cui membri, legati da interessi comuni si riuniscono in uno stesso luogo;
• combriccola:  gruppo, compagnia di persone unite per scopi generalmente equivoci;
• compagnia: lo stare insieme in contrapposizione all’essere solo; gruppo di più persone che si uniscono per scopi diversi o che si trovano spesso insieme per conversare o divertirsi; complesso di attori o cantanti per rappresentare spettacoli;
• complesso: il tutto, l’insieme, in quanto costituito da più parti o elementi; gruppo di musicisti;
• comunità: persone che vivono insieme sotto una regola comune;
• confraternita: associazione di fedeli;
• consorteria: associazione di famiglie nobili organizzata per la difesa e per l’offesa; gruppo di persone collegate da interessi particolari, anche a detrimento dell’interesse pubblico;
• corporazione: associazione che tende a salvaguardare solo i propri interessi
• cricca: gente che fa chiasso; gruppo di persone unite allo scopo di intrigare o di favorirsi a vicenda; gruppo di amici;
• famiglia: insieme di persone legate fra loro da un rapporto di convivenza, di parentela, di affinità (anche ideali);
• gruppo: (dal germanico kruppa) insieme di più cose o persone, distinte l’una dall’altra, ma riunite insieme in modo da formare un tutto; insieme di persone o istituzioni, unite fra loro da principi comuni o collegati per il raggiungimento di determinati scopi;
• lega: temporaneo insieme di persone unite per procurare vantaggio a sé o danno ad altri;
• masnada: gruppo di persone che agiscono in modo prepotente o disonesto;
• orda: accozzaglia di gente in movimento scomposto;
• organizzazione: associazione di persone collegate tra loro in una struttura organica per cooperare ad un fine comune;
• partito: associazione volontaria di cittadini costituita sulla base di una comune ideologia e avente come obiettivo la realizzazione di un determinato programma;
• sciame: moltitudine in movimento (e non si sa perché);
• società: ogni insieme di individui uniti da rapporti di varia natura e in cui si instaurano forme di cooperazione, collaborazione, divisione dei compiti;
• sodalizio: comunanza di vita di amici o compagni;
• squadra: strumento da disegno (per che “disegno”, è questione da definire); gruppo di giocatori o di atleti che partecipano come insieme unitario a competizioni collettive o individuali; gruppo organico di lavoratori destinato a svolgere unitariamente una particolare attività o mansione;
• Stato: comunità politica costituita da un popolo stanziato in un determinato territorio e organizzato unitariamente;
• stormo: gruppo compatto di uccelli in volo (e si sa perché);

Sturmtruppen: sulla Treccani non c’è, ma sappiamo cosa significhi (ci riferiamo al fumetto  di Bonvi) e talvolta le organizzazioni moderne gli assomigliano… ;

• tribu: gruppo etnico i cui membri parlano la stessa lingua e hanno consapevolezza di costituire un organismo sociale ben determinato e politicamente coerente;
• torma: massa di persone che procedono senza ordine;

Alle definizioni del vocabolario dovremmo poi aggiungere quelle di tutti gli studiosi che, quantomeno negli ultimi ottant’anni si sono occupati, sia da un punto di vista sociologico che psicologico, della questione “team”: da quelle centrate sull’individuo (Sanderson, Cattel, Maisonneuve…) a quelle centrate sul collettivo (Bales, Newcomb…) a quelle fondate sull’integrazione tra individuale e sociale (Lewin, Bion, Quaglino…).

Tre considerazioni minime:

1. il fatto stesso che ci siano così tante parole (e così tanti studi e definizioni scientifiche) implica che le sfumature e le varietà e le dimensioni con cui un insieme di individui dà vita a un team sono perlomeno molteplici (a dispetto delle semplificazioni e della confusione nella terminologia e nei rimandi concettuali che spesso si incontrano).
2. Così come per gli inuit il fatto di saper distinguere attraverso le parole circa una quarantina di stati del ghiaccio e della neve è una questione di sopravvivenza, così per noi saper distinguere tra il team-sciame e il team-orda o il team-società ha una valenza strategica.
3. Il sospetto è che, nel contesto attuale, in realtà, le organizzazioni moderne debbano sapersi trasformare, di volta in volta, da banco a tribù a squadra a gruppo a masnada e perfino a Sturmtruppen. Istantaneamente. Perché se è vero che la modernità è liquida, come dice Bauman, anche il team deve assumere la forma informe dell’acqua.

SO WE PLAYED SOME SKA. AND WE PLAYED SOME METAL. And maybe one or two that don’t fit those precise genres.

So let’s get straight into the playlist, yo.
Falkenbach – Heathenpride
Mor ve Otesi – Bir Derdim Var
Sinister – Cross the Styx
My Chemical Romance – Vampires Will Never Hurt You
Lamina – Thank You
Children Collide – Farewell Rocketship
The Ting Tings – Shut Up And Let Me Go
Goldfinger – Here In Your Bedroom (Total skagasm right here.)
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones – The Impression That I Get
Save Ferris – Under 21
Lil… HAHAHA no. Katy Perry – I Kissed A Girl

And the biggest gig guide ever. Go to Children Collide. Just go. And Against The Grain Five. OKAY?
Thursday, September 3rd
The Red Shore (Vic), Shinto Katana (NSW), The War (QLD)
Fowler’s Live, 7:00 pm, $17+bf, Lic A/A
NATIONAL CAMPUS BAND COMP STATE FINAL: The British Robots, Granny Flat, Ginfox, Moosewax, Oliver’s Army, The Temps
The Gov (Thebarton), 6:30 pm, free

Saturday, September 5th
Core Driven, Fallen Kings, Muted Faith, Forget All This, Treo
Magill Club, 7pm, $10, Lic A/A
Skintilla, Satoria, Deafening Silence, A Lapse in Reality, All Hallow’s Eve
The Underground, 7pm, $10, A/A
Desert Eagle, Varliiba (Vic), San Marcos, Straight Jacket Fashion, Century
Enigma Bar

Thursday, September 10th
Little Birdy, Red Riders (NSW), Hungry Kids of Hungary (QLD)
HQ, $32.60+bf venuetix, 7:30 pm, 18+

Friday, September 11th
Cannibal Corpse (US), Altars, Closed Casket
Fowler’s Live, $62.90+bf venuetix, 7:30 pm, Lic A/A
Cassette Kids (NSW), Grafton Primary (NSW)
The Governor Hindmarsh, $20+, 7:00, All Ages
As Silence Breaks (NSW), Jack the Giant Killer, Vegas in Ruins (NSW), Rising from Ruins
The Underground

Saturday, September 12th
AURAL FIST: Tzun Tzu, Quasar, Mythyca, Altars, The Fuck Machine, Falling Through Walls, r.domain, The Rape, The Watcher in the Water, Visceral Anguish
Live on Light Square, $15, 5:30pm, Lic A/A
Broken Scarlet (CDL), Adandon All Hope, Infiltraitor, Fighting for Lacey, Daybreak
Fowler’s Live, 7:00pm, $15, Lic A/A

September 17th
Children Collide
Fowler’s Live, $17+bf venuetix, A/A

September 19th: Against the Grain V (metal festival)
ARCADIA, TAUNT, OCTANIC, IN DEATH, SE BON KI RA, GALLOWS FOR GRACE, ‘NEATH, SEPARATIST, EMPYREAN, BHELLIOM, CLAIM THE THRONE, LYNCHMADA, NE OBLIVISCARIS, TRUTH CORRODED, LORD, ALARUM, DOUBLE DRAGON, CAPTAIN CLEANOFF, THE AMENTA, MOURNFUL CONGREGATION, ALCHEMIST
Fowler’s Venue, 11:30, $42.60+bf venuetix, Lic A/A

COMING UP FAR AWAY
September 19th: Against the Grain V (metal festival)
September 27th: Kreator (Ger), Mortal Sin (Vic)
November 3rd: Arch Enemy (Sweden) and Suffocation (US)
October 11th: Slayer (US) and Megadeth (US)
December 9th: Dream Theatre (US)
December 16th: Lamb of God (US), Devildriver (US) and Shadows Fall (US)
December 26th: Summer Rage Fest

So we’ll catch you next week with more of what we do best – a lurid experience of music and social commentary, all on 101.5FM.

Till next time! <3

Yeah, we didn’t do anything special, and for Lewin and Bryce, that in itself is fair odd, yo. So yeah.

Lewin, thinkin' he an anarchist.

Plaaaaaylist:
Metric – Monster Hospital
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Cheated Hearts
The Slits – Heard It Through The Grape Vine
Madness – Welcome To The House of Fun
The Ting Tings – That’s Not My Name
Cassette Kids – Meant To Be
Craterface – Robert Downey Jr.
Imminent Psychosis – Instant Gratification
AFI – Silver and Cold
Claim the Throne – Set Sail on Ale
Finntroll – Skog
Billy Talent – Tears into Wine
Queen and David Bowie – Under Pressure

Bryce preparing the podcast... http://breakitdown.podomatic.com ,

So yeah we’re fairrrrrrrly tired and are lookin’ for some feedback on where to go next with the show. Or we’ll just come up with some random shit and try that.

Also in two weeks we have the individual stylings of We Grow Up LIVE ON AIR. So get well stuck into that. Catch yo’ next week, person!

B. A. I. <3…

YO!!!1one

So we GOT the weekly slot. You will hear LEWIN and BRYCE every TUESDAY at ELEVEN from now ON. Break it Down Tuesdays will be ours for the presenting. Yeah that’s a clumsy line isn’t it? Oh well.

So yeah. We played some tracks and Bryce and I practiced our skanking in the studio. Expect a link within the week.

EDIT: Video live! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNnRl_aSBuw

Also, if you were in Lotosoma or Shot in Paris, contact us, people need to hear your story, yo.
We played a lot of covers tonight, too.
Playlist, sup:
Anamanaguchi – Holiday (cover)
Bit Shifter – The World Has Turned (and Left Me Here) (cover)
Shot in Paris – Shot in Paris
Lotosoma – Strength
Judas Priest – The Rage
Converge – Eagles Become Vultures (oh come on this never happened check your evolution stuff)
Sarsekim – Driving the Vital Source
Little Birdy – Relapse
Prisonbitch – Shit for Brains
Save Ferris – Come on Eileen (cover) (man this song is fun to skank to…)
Reel Big Fish – Take On Me (cover)
U2 – With or Without You
A Smile From The Trenches – Hot n Cold (cover)

Yes, playing Hot n Cold covers is an OFFICIAL Lewin and Bryce meme. We love it. It’s so cute.

And the gig guide. Lewin’s (my) language was rather colourful this week, you reckon? Yeah. It was. Like a fuckin’ rainbow.

Wednesday, August 12th
For Today (US), Saving Grace (NZ), Bloodsport, Marla Singer, Closed Casket
Fowler’s Live, Lic/AA, $12 presale, $15 door, 7:00 pm

Friday, 14th August
Pathetic Human [Psychadelic hardcore punk from Melbourne, split 7” launch], Suffer [Perth powerviolence], Prisonbitch [CDL], Sex Wizard, OK Peligro
Squatter’s Arms Hotel, 8:00 pm

Saturday, August 15th:

Live Hard and Heavy II
Universum, Skintilla, Octanic, Tread [Vic], Satoria, Amsha, Till Death
Live on Light Square, $13.50 tick’s or $15 door, 6:00 – 11:30 pm, A/A
[first patrons thru the doors on the night (incl pre-sale) receive a 7-track CD sampler FREE!]

ISAW, A Process Of [Vic], San Marcos, Day 13, Code Of Conduct
Adelaide Uni Bar, $12, Lic A/A, 7:00 pm

The Trace Vapour (Featuring ex-members of Diatribe, Divide Catalyst and Omniu), Convict Anatomy, Splyne, Blood Covered Shovel, Splattergasm
The Magill Club (6 Uren st, Magill), $10, 7:00 pm, Lic A/A

Thursday, August 20th
Parkway Drive [NSW], August Burns Red, Architects [UK]
Thebarton Theatre, tickets $32.40 + b.f., 7:30 pm

Friday, August 21st
Craterface [CDL], Stolen Youth, Seduction [Vic], Anchors [Vic]
Enigma, $10, 7:30 pm, A/A

September 10th
Little Birdy, Red Riders, Hungry Kids of Hungary
HQ, $35.40

And yeah. Children Collide at Fowler’s on September 17th.

So listen in next week for more awesomeness and we’re gonna roll it continuous cause we like to mix it fresh and keep it up. I mean mix it up and keep it fresh. How embarassing… :/ Podcasts are up at http://breakitdown.podomatic.com, check ‘em out, quite a few episodes up now thanks to our lovely University hosts.

But yeah. Comment us if you read the blog cause we don’t reckon anyone reads it… and join our Facebook group, “Break it Down with Lewin and the Brycemeister”! We only have 7 peeps in it. It’s here: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=89270659904

Bai!

Lewin (and Bryce is here too!)

Refreezing is the third of Lewin’s change transition stages, where people are taken from a state of being in transition and moved to a stable and productive state.

Here are some positive and constructive ways to make it happen:

Evidence stream

Show them time and again that the change is real.

Get people to accept that a change is real by providing a steady stream of evidence to demonstrate that the change has happened and is successful.  You can plan for change projects to reach milestones and deliver real results in a regular and predictable stream of communications that is delivered on a well-managed timetable. This is as opposed to the early ‘big bang’ followed by a long period of relative silence.  Communicate through a range of media. Get people who have been involved to stand up and tell their stories of challenge and overcoming adversity. Ensure the communications reach everyone involved, and do so over and over again.  Keep posters and data charts up to date. Regularly show progress, demonstrating either solid progress against plan or robust action to address any slippage.

Golden handcuffs

Put rewards in their middle-term future.

When loyalty and the joy of the job are not enough to keep people, they may need some financial or other rewards. However, this can re-bound -paying them today could still lead them to leave. The promise of future reward, however, may be enough to keep them engaged. The promised rewards cannot be too far out or they would not be enticing — usually reasonable reward needs to be within a twelve-month timeframe. This risk is that when a reward is gained, this could be a point at which the person leaves. If you want them to stay, you may need to keep a rolling handcuff system.

Institutionalization

Build change into the formal systems and structures.

The formal systems and structures within the organization are those which are not optional. People do them because they are ‘business as usual’ and because they will be criticized or otherwise punished if they fail to do them. After a while, institutionalized items become so entrenched, people forget to resist and just do what is required, even if they do not agree with them.  So you can make make changes stick by building them into the formal fabric of the organization, for example:

• • Building them into the systems of standards – this the way we do things here!.
  • Put them or elements of them into the primary strategic plan.
  • Build them into people personal objectives including the CEO.
  • Ensure people are assessed against them in personal reviews.
  • Reward people for following the house rules – see below

New challenge

Get them looking to the future.

One of the key things that makes people happy is challenge. In particular, people who have discovered this get hooked on the buzz and fall into the psychological flow of getting deeply engaged. Challenge is a future-based motivator that focuses people on new and different things, rather than basic motivations such as control and safety that may lead people to resist change.  Get people to maintain interest in a change by giving them new challenges, related to the change, that stimulate them and keep them looking to the future.

Reward alignment

Align rewards with desired behaviors.

A surprisingly common trap in change is to ask (or even demand) that people change, yet the reward system that is driving their behavior is not changed. Requesting teamwork and rewarding individuals is a very common example.  Many people are driven by extrinsic rewards, and the saying ‘Show me how I’m paid and I’ll show you how I behave’ is surprisingly common.  So when you make a change, ensure that you align the reward system with the changes that you want to happen.

Rites of passage

Use formal rituals to confirm change.

Rituals are symbolic acts to which we attribute significant meaning. A celebration to mark a change is used in many cultures, ranging from rites of passage to manhood for aboriginal tribes to the wedding ceremonies of Christian and other religions. Such ritual passages are often remembered with great nostalgia, and even the remembrance of them becomes ritualized.  When a change is completed, celebrate with a party or some other ritualized recognition of the passing of a key milestone.  You can also start a change with a wake (which is a party that is held to celebrate the life of someone who has died) to symbolize letting go of the past.  Create new rituals to help shift the culture to a new form. Use these, if possible, to replace the rituals that already exist.

Socializing

Build it into the social fabric.

Society is almost invisible and people accept its rules without even noticing that they are doing so. A change that is socialized becomes normal and the ‘way things are’.  When something becomes a social norm, people will be far more unlikely to oppose it as to do so is to oppose the group and its leaders. Seal changes by building them into the social structures.  Give social leaders prominent positions in the change. When they feel ownership for it, they will talk about it and sell it to others.  Create rituals, utilize artifacts and otherwise build it into the culture.

Continuing our discussion of business clothing, the dress shirt is particularly important. Most businessmen wear dress shirts to work; furthermore, most suit-wearers remove their jacket for at least part of the day, thus exposing their shirt for all to see. To that end, it is important to get the dress shirt right.

The key element to any dress shirt is the collar as it is always visible. It sets the tone in terms of the formality of the shirt and also tends to be the first thing on a shirt to wear out. There are several basic collar types for business: the spread collar (with it’s offspring, the cutaway collar) seen on the left, the point collar (middle), the tab collar (not shown) and the button-down collar (on the right). I’ve listed these from most formal to least formal.

I should state right off the hop that I find the spread collar infinitely more appealing than the point collar for a number of reasons. First, I think that it is far and away the more dashing and handsome of the collars and lends itself to a more formal appearance (it says “management” more than “lackey”, and you should always dress for the job you want, not the one you have). Furthermore, it accommodates a wider variety of tie-knots; it is nearly impossible to tie a half-windsor (let alone a full windsor) knot with a point collar, as the collar tips will likely be lifted well off the front of your shirt. Finally, it hides the ends of the collar under the lapels of your suit, which I have always thought was a cleaner, more proper, look. That said, it doesn’t suit everyone’s face. If you have a longer, leaner face, I would definitely trend towards a spread collar. However, if your face is more round, than a point collar may be more suitable. Additionally, if being worn by itself, a cutaway collar (a particularly wide spread collar) can look a bit strange worn open and so a less spread collar might be a better choice if you are only wearing a dress shirt (no tie, no jacket) to work. In terms of regional tradition, the spread collar is more European (most British, French and Italian shirts sport spread collars, with the Brits tending to a wider spread than their European brethren), while the point collar is more traditionally American. The tab collar was once a popular alternative, however it is very rare to find now and so, for now, we’ll leave it by the wayside. Finally, the button-down collar is the least formal and was initially made for sportsman so as to prevent collars from flipping up in the course of hitting a polo ball. Therefore, in Europe (and, to a lesser extent, in Canada) it remains a more casual option and rests in the grey area in terms of office-wear. On the other hand, the famous Brooks Brothers button-down oxford remains an office standard in the U.S. (and was favoured by famed Italian businessman Gianni Agnelli, one of the best dressed men in history). Again, I would highly recommend at least a moderately spread collar; it better shows off your tie and nearly always is more aesthetically pleasing.

In terms of discussing shirt quality, there are a number of features that good quality shirts often have. First, they tend to have what is known as a “split yoke” (pictured on the right), which is to say that the back of the shirt below the collar consists of two panels and not one, which increases the comfort and ability to move of the wearer. Along the same lines, some high quality shirts sport a piece of fabric called a “gusset” that connects the front of the shirt to the back (pictured at left), once again allowing ease of movement. An additional feature of many higher-end shirts is a higher collar stance (which is particularly evident on shirts made by the British maker Turnbull & Asser and Italian brand Pal Zileri). The collar ought to have a certain stiffness to it as well, so as to prevent premature curling of the collar points. The pattern of the shirt (if there is one), should match across the seams (including at the back where the yoke of the shirt is split) and across the pocket if there is one in front. Finally, the quality of the fabric itself is the most important factor of all in determining a shirt’s collar. If a particular shirt has, or doesn’t have any of these factors, it isn’t necessarily a poorly made shirt (although it ought to have nice fabric and a split yoke); rather, these are merely guidelines. The highest quality shirts have hand-sewn button-holes and mother-of-pearl buttons as both features tends to stand up to laundering better (having said that, I’ve had several mother-of-pearl buttons reduced to powder by dry-cleaners). A shirt should also always have removal collar stays, which can be plastic or metal and are inserted into the collar in order for it to keep it’s shape. Nearly every shirt will have collar stays when first purchased.

The second most important aspect of the shirt is the fit. So often guys walk around with shirts that could double as tents. For some reason, the idea that an overly baggy shirt is more comfortable than a more fitted one has become a common belief. This is simply not true. Not only do baggy shirts tend to constantly attain a muffin-top-eque look above one’s pants, but they also will be uncomfortable under a well-fitted suit given the excess fabric in play. The best part of this is that I’m not going to tell you to scrap your ill-fitting shirts because there is an extremely easy and cheap solution to the problem. Simply take them to your neighbourhood tailor and have him or her remove the extra fabric, narrow the arms and perfect the fit for somewhere around $10 a shirt. Basically, you will have a brand new shirt for $10. Better yet, if you’re thin, buy a brand’s ‘Slim Fit’ line rather than their regular line and simply get into the habit of taking new shirts to your tailor (and add $10 onto the price of each shirt you buy in your head). One thing to note is that a shirt’s collar cannot easily be tailored (and neither can a shirt sleeve be easily lengthened) and so you must purchase a shirt that fits correctly at the neck and the sleeve. A properly fitted shirt will allow you to place two fingers between your neck and the shirt collar without too much discomfort; the sleeve a shirt should hit you at the base of your thumb.

The next major decision to make when buying a shirt is the type of cuff. Effectively there are two types: barrel (which are fastened with buttons and can be seen on the left) and french (which are fastened with cuff-links and can be seen at right, sans cuff-links). The more formal of the two is the french cuff. In Britain, the predominant cuff is the french cuff, while in North America, it tends to be the barrel cuff. Barring a tuxedo shirt (which should always sport french cuffs), the working man can choose either without any fear. The more interesting option is french given that it allows for the addition of cuff-links to an outfit; however, in some positions it may be deemed to be too formal. Either way, it’s probably best to a have a mix ofthe two amongst your shirts, allowing you to adapt to the formality of the occasion; my preference is for french cuffs given that I enjoy the opportunity to wear cuff-links.

The two colours most acceptable for business are white and pale blue. You are treading in dangerous water with any other colours if they are the predominant colour of the shirt. Thus, a white shirt with blue and brown checks would be completely acceptable on a day-to-day basis, as would a white shirt with a brown check. However, a totally brown shirt is not. Solid shirts colours that are NEVER appropriate in a business context include red, orange, black, brown and teal. Colours like pink and violet are acceptable, particularly in Europe (although they should be approached with some trepidation outside of Europe if you’re at the bottom of the corporate ladder; best to get somewhere in the middle before you assert your personal style to any major extent). Again, this isn’t to say that a shirt can never have black, red, orange or brown on it; it just can’t be solidly those colours. You will, without fail, like a jackass and the number one goal for any business person ought to be not to look like a jackass. If you wish to wear a black shirt (never with a tie) open under a suit at night, all the power to you. However, leave it in the closet during the day otherwise you will bare a strong resemblance to an extra in the Sopranos at work. To reiterate, the safest colours for solid shirts (and most of your shirts should be solid, at least at the outset) are always white and pale blue and, luckily, they tend to be the most flattering colours for most people anyway (particularly pale blue).

The highest quality shirts in the world are made by firms such as Charvet (France), Turnbull & Asser, Thomas Pink and Hilditch & Key (Great Britain), Ralph Lauren (particularly the Purple and Black Label lines), Tom Ford and Brooks Brothers (the United States), Pal Zileri, Borelli, Lorenzini, Brioni, Kiton, Ermengildo Zegna and Armani (Italy) and Ascot Chang (Hong Kong). However, my recommendation for more affordable (but still well-made) shirts is to go to T.M Lewin (www.tmlewin.co.uk), a British firm that sells a wide variety of beautiful shirts in a number of collar styles. Worth a look are the “house” labels from higher-end department stores such as Nordstrom’s, Saks, Harry Rosen and Holt Renfrew. Finally, shirts by Hugo Boss, if on sale, can be decent (although, again, not at full price).

As a final consideration, given that many offices are hot and most people remove their suit jacket to sit behind their desk, sweat can become an issue in the summer. To this end, I would highly suggest wearing an undershirt in order to prevent the dreaded pit stains. Ask any woman you know; there is nothing worse than seeing a guy rocking massive pit stains. Contrary to what one may think, the best undershirts tend to be grey, as darker colours show up less than white under a white dress shirt. If you’re planning on wearing a tie, go with a crewneck undershirt as it will not show at the collar, while a v-neck ought to be your choice if you’re wearing your dress shirt open. Undershirts should never be seen at the office, even under an open dress shirt. Furthermore, there is nothing more comfortable than a cotton undershirt (particularly while reading the paper on a Saturday morning) and, since they’re incredibly cheap, it’s in your best interest to have quite a few in a variety of styles. One final word of warning: it may have been acceptable to leave your dress shirt untucked during the dot-com era. However, now it is most definitely not so make sure that during office hours, your shirt tails remain within the confines of your pants.

For further discussions of corporate style, read Part 1 on Suits here; and Part 2 on Shoes here.

Unfreezing is the first of Lewin’s change stages (the Square) – this is about getting people ready to accept change.  You need some way of readying people for change in whatever Change Model you apply.  The techniques below need to be applied with care and they are probably best used in combination.   I have included what I regard as recommended approaches.  I have not included “Command “ (just telling them they are going to change and expecting obedience) or  the “Burning Platform” ( the platform is burning so we must jump) approach which I regard as cop-outs in most circumstances – although they may have their place in a crisis – see the Evidence point below!  .

• Visioning: Done well, visions work to create change. Visions work when they act to motivate and inspire the large numbers of people that are needed to make the change happen. For the vision to be motivating,  it must be memorable. For it to be memorable, it is usually surprising and short. To be surprising, it should be different from everyone else’s vision. To be believed, it must be a regular part of the conversation of senior people.
• Challenge: Inspire people to achieve remarkable things. Stimulate people into change by challenging them to achieve something remarkable. Show confidence in their ability to get out of their comfort zone and do what has not been done before.This works particularly well with small groups, as well as individuals. Once the group has bought the challenge, then they will bounce off each other to make it happen. This is most effective when the people create their own stretch goals, so rather than telling them to do something, challenge them to achieve greatly, then, when they are fired up, ask them how far they can go.
• Evidence: Cold, hard data is difficult to ignore.  When you have incontrovertible evidence staring you in the face, for example, where the numbers are showing the company in the red or sales sinking into the sunset, it is difficult to put your head in the sand and wish it away.  Cold, hard evidence is a good way of changing minds as counter-arguments require better data or sufficient strength to show the data as invalid.
• Education and training: A gentler way of helping people see the need for change is by educating about why change is necessary and how change can be managed. This includes presentations, communications and full-on training sessions.
• Use of  Objectives: Tell people what to do, but not how. Set formal objectives for people that they will have to achieve, but do not tell them how they have to achieve this. In particular, if you can, give people objectives that they can only achieve by working in the intended change. Set the person a goal or formal objective that requires them to change.
• Restructuring: Redesign the organization to force behavior change. Just as function follows form, so also will changing the shape of the organization.  It will change how people behave.Groups that can cohere into separate units are likely to become very internally motivated. Motivation is good, but the internal facing can be away from the organization, so you must ensure that group goals are aligned, for example by regular external communications.
• Rites of passage: Hold a wake to help let go of the past. When a change is completed, celebrate with a party or some other ritualized recognition of the passing of a key milestone. You can also start a change with a wake (which is a party that is held to celebrate the life of someone who has died) to symbolize letting go of the past. Create new rituals to help shift the culture to a new form. Use these, if possible, to replace the rituals that already exist.

In the early 20th century, psychologist Kurt Lewin identified three stages of change that are still the basis of many approaches today.

Unfreeze

People like to feel safe and in control and their sense of identity is tied into their present environment particularly if it has been relatively stable for a while!  This creates a feeling of comfort and any challenges to it even those which may offer significant benefit, can cause discomfort. See why change hurts!

Talking about the future is rarely enough to move them from this ‘frozen’ state and significant work is usually required to ‘unfreeze’ them and get them moving.  In frustration some managers may revert to using a Push method to get them moving – coercing them into a change.  The Pull method of leadership, persuasion and modeling behavior takes longer but has a much better long term effect . The term ‘change ready’ is often used to describe people who are unfrozen and ready to take the next step. Some people come ready for change whilst others take a long time to let go of their comfortable current realities.

Transition

For Lewin change is a journey.  This journey may not be that simple and the person may need to go through several stages of misunderstanding before they get to the other side.  A classic trap in change is for the leaders to spend months on their own personal journeys and then expect everyone else to cross the chasm in a single bound. Transition takes time and needs leadership and support!   But sometimes  transition can also be a pleasant trap – it may feel better to travel hopefully than arrive – particularly for the team leading the change.

Refreeze

At the other end of the journey, the final goal is to ‘refreeze’, putting down roots again and establishing the new place of stability – embedding new processes and developing a new culture.  In practice, refreezing may be a slow process as transitions seldom stop cleanly, but go more in fits and starts with a long tail of bits and pieces. There are good and bad things about this.   In modern organizations, this stage is often rather tentative as the next change may well be around the next corner. What is often encouraged, then, is more of a state of ’slushiness’ where freezing is never really achieved (theoretically making the next unfreezing easier). The danger with this that many organizations have found is that people fall into a state of change shock, where they work at a low level of efficiency and effectiveness as they await the next change.

I am a huge baseball fan.  Well, to be specific, I am a huge Boston Red Sox fan.  So it seems only fitting that the first book I talk about in my new blog is about baseball.  This one is a paperback published in April 2007.  Josh Lewin also wrote “Getting in the Game” and was a Fox baseball commentator.

He interviewed more than 100 players about their debuts in the big leagues for this fascinating book.  Among the notable players are A-Rod, Barry Bonds and Manny Ramirez.  Anybody who is following the recent news about these three and steroid use will want to read this book!  (As a Red Sox fan let me just say that we are more grateful for Jason Bay every day!)

This isn’t the type of book you’d want to sit down and read through but it’s a great book to pick up when you just have a few minutes, or when you get curious about your favorite players.  It is a welcome diversion from the current bad news about steroids, suspensions, tell-all books, and court cases.

Get it at my Amazon store!

So we ran a lil’ over this week.

Playlist t’was sweet and we had guest Walid in the studio!

Withered Beauty – Failure
Radiohead – Creep
Muse – Map of the Problematique
Guided by Voices – Game of Pricks
Krisiun – Slain Fate
Double Dragon – Nothing@Hand
Space Bong – Deathstar Depression
LORD – On A Night Like This
Trash80 – Icarus
Rammstein – Weisses Fleisch
Tidal – Tooma
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand…
Katy Perry – Hot ‘n’ Cold

Epic fun and yeah, should be cool if you gaiz heard it.

So yeah, catch up in two weeks, kay? <3

ANA:
Voy a quedarme aquí todo el tiempo que haga falta. Estoy esperando la casualidad de mi vida, la más grande, y eso que las he tenido de muchas clases.
SI.
Podría unir mi vida uniendo casualidades.

OTTO:
Es bueno que las vidas tengan varios circulos, pero la mia, mi vida, solo ha dado la vuelta una vez, y no del todo, falta lo más importante. He escrito tantas veces su nombre dentro. Y aquí, ahora mismo, no puedo cerrar nada…

(…) Estaban los hijos de los hijos que un día tendré
Y todos mis maridos diciendo “sí, quiero”
Y estaba mi madre que me sigue de cerca desde el cielo
El rabino que dejé olvidado en Jerusalén
Los teléfonos que se perdieron

El roble que plantó mi madre cuando nací
Un álbum de fotos en que salgo bien
Y cuando vi que todos mis amigos estaba allí
de pronto mis penas echaron a correr
explotaron y alzaron el vuelo
y no sé deciros
a dónde se fueron

Llegó tu voz en un barquito a la orilla del mar
El cielo de los aviones en que volé
Las emociones, las ganas que tengo de verte otra vez
Vinieron las canciones y me puse a llorar
No me arrepiento de los sentimientos
que llenan de vida
toda la vida

(…) Mi vida en un papel y 80 folios más
Mi libro abierto, mi goma de borrar
Mi vida escrita con word para poder modificar
Después de todo esto no pude evitar la alegría de estar en la vida
De estar en mi vida
De estar en mi vida

Played some songs tonight, and had a special guest, student radio amateur surgeon Casey in the studio! We even played some requests.

Playlist and gig guide as promised, we love you! Comment us here or stalk us and leave creepy notes in our letterboxes if you have a request that you think we should play!

Playlist:
Shot in Paris! – Confrontation
Little Birdy – Come On Come On
The Coral – Dreaming of You
It Don’t Move Me – Peter Bjorn and John
OBSCURE – Dir En Grey
Haruka Kanata – Asian Kung-Fu Generation
Children Collide – Skeleton Dance
Krisiun – Soul Devourer
Manowar – Brothers of Metal
Holy Dragons – Poslednij Boj (The Last Fight)
Siouxsie Sioux and the Banshees – Happy House

Gig guide:
Thursday, 16th of April
Hardcore bands: Bloodsport, Sixlip (from New Zealand), Armoury, My Catalyst
- Unibar 8:00 pm, $10, 18+

Friday, 17th of April
Double Dragon, Truth Corroded, Asphyxia, Satoria [Double CD launch!!]
- Enigma Bar, 7:30, All Ages, $12

Friday, 17th of April
Infection, Maverick, Ever Ready, Prisonbitch
- World’s End Hotel, 8:00pm, $10, 18+

Saturday, 18th of April
Remassacre, Rising from Ruins, Sailors Grave, My Last Breath
- The Underground, 7:30, $12, All Ages

Wednesday, 22nd of April
Krisiun (Brazil), Dawn of Azazel (New Zealand), Tzun Tzu, Closed Casket
- Live on Light Square, about $40

Thursday, 23rd of April
The Network (US), Robotosaurus, Craterface
- Unibar

Friday, 24th April
Erosion, Yellow Megaman, Hybrid Illusion, Till Death
- Northern Sound System (Elizabeth) 7pm, $10 entry

Friday, 24th April
Far West Battlefront, F.I.T.H., Dogs with Bees in their Mouths, Orphans of the Sky, Bermuda
- Live on Light Square (Adelaide CBD)

Friday, 24th April
Quasar (CD Launch), Ne Obliviscaris (Victorian), Art in Exile, Mythyca
- Enigma Bar, 8:30, $12

Sunday, 26th April
Scorcherfest (many bands, including…)
Aspyhxia, Immortal Threat, Imminent Pschosis, Sonic Euphoria…
- 11:00 am, Live on Light Square

RUMOURS:
Cannibal Corpse in September
Kreator – later this year

Let us know if you want our footwear recommendations either in the blog or delivered personally, Lewin is always up for a talk about shoes.

Bye!