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+++ melbourne [2025/08/26 02:18] (current) – [Music Venues] Organ stuff rjt
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 ==== Radio ====
-Australia has real expensive laws about pirate radio, but there are some good community radio stations.
+Australia has real expensive laws about pirate radio, but there are some good community [[radio|radio]] stations.
 Technically, stations always have a '3' in front ('2' in Sydney, etc.), but some drop it.
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     * [[https://www.3cr.org.au/schedule|Schedule]]
     * [[https://www.3cr.org.au/streaming|Streams]]
+  * **[[https://kissfm.com.au/|KISS FM]]** | 87.6FM
+    * [[https://kissfm.com.au/show-times|Schedule]]
+    * [[https://kissfm.com.au/you-are-listening-live|Streams]]
   * **[[https://www.pbsfm.org.au/|PBS]]** | 106.7FM
     * [[https://www.pbsfm.org.au/guide|Schedule]]
-    * [[http://listento.pbs.org.au/live/|Streams]]
+    * [[https://www.pbsfm.org.au/news/how-listen-pbs/|Streams]]
   * **[[https://www.rrr.org.au/|RRR]]** | 102.7FM
     * [[https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/schedule|Schedule]]
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 ===== Organisations =====
   * [[https://www.riserefugee.org/|Rise]] - 'Refugee and Asylum seeker organisation in Australia to be run and governed by Refugees'.
+  * [[https://petsofthehomeless.org.au/|Pets of the Homeless]] - Help homeless people's pets. Accept food donations.
 ===== Things To Do =====
   * [[mess|Melbourne Electronic Sound Studio]] - Synth library.
-  * [[melbourne_cinematheque|Melbourne Cinémathèque]] - 'Dedicated to screening rare & significant films in their original format.' Weekly.
   * [[living_museum_of_the_west|Melbourne’s Living Museum of the West]] - Library and exhibition space focused on Melbourne's western suburbs.
+==== Film Stuff ====
+  * [[melbourne_cinematheque|Melbourne Cinémathèque]] - 'Dedicated to screening rare & significant films in their original format.' Weekly.
+  * [[miff]] ≈ August.
+  * [[http://www.melbournefilmoteca.org/|Melbourne Filmoteca]] - 'Melbourne Filmoteca is a volunteer-driven, non-profit organisation hosting monthly screenings of Spanish, Portuguese, and Latin American films.'
+  * [[https://www.facebook.com/StaticVisionAU/|Static Vision]] (Facebook) - 'Self-funded, fully-independent film screening collective and occasional distributor.'
+  * [[https://www.facebook.com/cinemaniacsmelb/|Cinemaniacs]] (Facebook) - 'Melbourne Film Collective. Screening retrospective films across all genres'. They also have a shop.
+  * [[https://www.pureshitauscinema.com/unknown_pleasures.html|Unknown Pleasures]]
+  * [[https://www.gallerygalleryinc.com/bbism2-1|Brunswick Bulleke-bek Bootleg Cinema]] - 'Films you can’t see anywhere else since 2021'
+  * [[https://composite.org.au/|Composite]]
 ==== Music Venues ====
+I'm old. Mostly these're ones that've been around for ages.
+  * [[https://baropen.com.au/|Bar Open]] - [[https://baropen.com.au/make-it-up-club/|Make-It-Up-Club]] is particularly worth checking out, a weekly experimental collab event.
+  * [[https://cactusroom.com.au/|Cactus Room]] - Across from Gummo.
+  * [[https://www.cafegummo.com/|Gummo]] / [[https://www.instagram.com/cafegummo_bar/|Gigs]]- This one's not old!
+  * [[https://miscellania.club/|Miscellania]] / [[https://events.humanitix.com/host/60e557b6a7532e000a4f0c92|Gigs]]
+  * [[https://nighthawksbar.com.au/|Nighthawks]] - Never actually been here but looks alright.
+  * [[https://www.theoldbar.com.au/|Old Bar]]
+  * [[https://thetotehotel.com/|The Tote]]
+  * [[https://yahyahs.com.au/|Yah Yahs]] - Hmmm, maybe this is all DJs now?
+  * The Last Chance Rock & Roll Bar (don't have a useful website)
+=== Pipe Organs ===
+Notable local [[pipe organ|pipe organs]], and concerts.
+  * [[https://melbournecatholic.org/st-patricks-cathedral/music-at-st-patricks/organ|The Cathedral Organ]], St. Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne.
+    * Rarely have concerts. https://melbournecatholic.org/events/music-at-st-patricks-cathedral/
+    * I love this album that was recorded on it: [[discogs>1470169|Festival Of Organ Masterpieces Vol. 1]]
+  * [[https://cathedral.org.au/worship/music/the-t-c-lewis-organ/|T C Lewis Organ]], St. Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne.
+    * Couldn't find organ events, but apparently it accompanies the choir. I heard it once when the organist was practising.
+    * [[yt>ED14BXFGdrs|The Organ at St. Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne]]
+  * [[https://scotschurch.com/the-rieger-organ/|Rieger Organ]], Scots' Church, Melbourne.
+    * Wednesdays at 1PM, Saturdays at 3PM: https://scotschurch.com/music-events/
+  * [[https://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/grand-organ|The Melbourne Town Hall Grand Organ]]
+    * For events you have to subscribe to their email list.
+    * Personally think the acoustics in the hall are arse.
+    * Has [[MIDI]] control, and has a variety of different performers.
+  * [[https://ohta.org.au/organs/organs/Ahrend.html|Ahrend Organ]], Robert Blackwood Hall, Monash Uni. Clayton
+    * Haven't heard it, but it's a pretty, Art Decoish organ.
+  * St. Michael's used to have free concerts, but it's not much of an organ. Interesting interior though.
+  * St Mary Star-of-the-Sea in West Melbourne is baby pink and has baby blue pipes.
 ==== Volunteering ====
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   * [[http://livingmuseum.org.au/about-us/get_involved.html|Melbourne's Living Museum of the West]] (Maribyrnong)
-{{tag>Australia city guide Melbourne place radio volunteering}}
+===== Shops =====
+==== Perfume ====
+  * [[https://www.loreperfumery.com.au/|Lore]] - Really twee vibe, but a good range and helpful staff.
+  * [[https://www.libertineparfumerie.com.au/|Libertine]] - A bit more at the too expensive/pretentious end of niche perfume. Both Libertine and Lore and pretty good with throwing in free samples with orders.
+  * [[https://www.mecca.com/en-au/|Mecca]] - Good range, shops are nicely normal.
+===== See Also =====
+  * [[https://letterboxd.com/rjt/list/melburniana/|Melburniana]] - Melbourne films.
+  * [[https://monoskop.org/Melbourne|Melbourne]] - Monoskop wiki, art info.
+  * [[ytc>@MelbourneplaygroundsAu/videos|Melbourne Playgrounds]] on Youtube
+{{tag>Australia city film guide Melbourne place radio volunteering}}