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BOZO THE BRAVE
BOZO THE BRAVE
Based On The True Story Of The Dog Who Swam ‘The Rip’
This new children’s book tells of how a little dog swam through’The Rip’, one of the most treacherous bodies of water in the world and amazingly, made it home alive.
In 1956 author Kerri Erler’s great-grandfather fisherman Joe Wells and his cocker spaniel Bozo were returning from a day’s fishing outside ‘The Rip’ when a large ship approached their boat. While Joe was distracted by the ship the little dog fell overboard.
The clever pup knew not to fight against the powerful tidal current but to ride with it until he came close enough to shore for him to turn and swim to dry land. A remarkable combination of brains, brawn and bravery!
This beautiful book brings the adventure to life with lavish illustrations of fisherman Joe and his beloved Bozo, grandson Buzz and and the cast of dolphins, seals and seagulls who escorted Bozo on his epic journey.To this day Bozo retains legendary status in his hometown of Queenscliff where grandson Buzz still resides, alive and well, now retired from fishing in his eighties.
“I am so excited to share this wonderful story with many more children” author Kerri Erler says. “My book is aimed at children from 3 to 8 years old and is a timeless tale of the bond between a dog and his master and the dog’s determination, love and intelligence.”
This is an ideal read at bedtime or any other time, with big, involving pictures and the warmth of Kerri’s words transporting young readers on the journey of a pup’s lifetime.
Kerri is donating $5.00 from the sale of the first 1000 copies to the Queenscliffe Maritime Museum to research and develop a special exhibition on the local fishermen and their dogs.
If you would like to be part of supporting the Museum you can purchase a copy of Bozo The Brave direct via www.bozo-thebrave.com or get your copy at the the official launch.
Launch Details:
Where: Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
2 Wharf Street, Queenscliff
When: 25 August 3PMWhat: Public reading by the Author with kids and dogs welcome
For media queries or interviews with the author please ring Karen on 0400 527 365 or email Karen@karenconradpublicity.com.
Mantis & The Prayer celebrate the life of Vodou Queen Marie Laveau
Mantis & The Prayer will celebrate the life of Vodou Queen Marie Laveau on 19 September at 8pm at Voodoo Love Child Speak Easy with a special night of transcendence, spirituality, magick and more. Please join them at the best neighbourhood Southern Gothic Speakeasy in Melbourne, serving cocktails and New Orleans Soul Food while the band mixes their powerful musical potion live.
This special show will also include gris-gris bags for the first 30 souls in attendance and everyone will go in the draw to win a $200 gift certificate from Muses of Mystery, our favourite haunt for spell working ingredients and ritual advice.
Mantis& The Prayer weave sacred themes into their tunes and this show will bring transcendence, spirituality and magick, lifting the veil that separates the world of the living from the Great Unknowable that lies beyond. This 4-piece rock band from Melbourne, released their first album ‘Butterflies and Demons’ in 2016 and have since gone onto place their music in the soundtrack for independent movie ‘Queen of Hollywood Blvd’. Characterised by delicate vocal harmonies and stinging guitars, Mantis and the Prayer will be playing songs from their back catalogue and new single The Whistle of the Gods.
Whistle of The Gods: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exQ3RTfoUe0
Go Too Far: https://youtu.be/1ijdfKJaQWk?si=izBxPNORbZJUKKJO
About Marie Laveau:Marie Laveau was born in 1801 in New Orleans where her legendary powers were feared, respected and celebrated by the masses. Her abilities included all forms of spell casting to bring luck, love, prosperity, healing and protection. She was also said to lay fearsome curses unto the unfaithful lover or those who gave bad legal advice under her eye. She was well known to all for visiting and ministering to prisoners, extending altruistic gifts to the poor and presiding over all manner of spiritual rites in her role as Voodou Queen of New Orleans.About Mantis & The Prayer:Ever since bluesman Robert Johnson struck a deal with the devil there’s been a link between esoterica and rock’n’roll. There was a revival of occultism in rock in the ’60s. Take the arcana around the Beatles for instance – rumour had it that Paul McCartney was dead and you could make out John Lennon singing “I buried Paul” if you played Strawberry Fields backwards. The ’70s had another crack: Bowie was at peak mysticism in his Starman days and Led Zepp took to quoting occultist Aleister Crowley. In 2013 Ben Lee took a trip and made a concept album about it (Ayahuasca: Welcome to the Work) and now we’ve got Mantis and the Prayer, a four-piece Melbourne-based band, lifting the veil between our world and whatever the hell else is out there. – BEAT MAGAZINE
Mantis & The Prayer invite you to celebrate the life and legend of Marie Laveau:
Start Time: 8pm
Address: 143 Chapel Street, St Kilda, VIC, Australia, Victoria
Event link:
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Single release by Anita Quayle and Nick Delaney – Beyond The Lake – ‘Mountain Peak’
Anita & Nick – Beyond The Lake – are happy to present their second single ‘Mountain Peak’ live at Jazzlab, 27 Leslie St, Brunswick on Wednesday, 9th February.
BOOKING LINK: https://thejazzlab.com.au/event/beyond-the-lake-mountain-peak-single-launch/
‘Mountain Peak’ is the second single from Beyond The Lake’s forthcoming studio album ‘Coming Home’ which has so far garnered airplay on PBS, 3RRR, 4ZZZ, 2SER, ABC radio and SBS Chill. Read on for more info and show details…
Beyond the Lake release their first single ‘Towards Hope’ today!
What Lies Beyond The Lake – A modern fable
Once upon a time in a land not far away, there was a musically adventurous and curious couple who made beautiful sounds together during lockdowns in Melbourne. They started to wander ‘Beyond The Lake’ and became immersed in the detail, mystery and natural beauty they found there.
Cellist Anita Quayle’s and Nick Delaney’s travels took them to places unknown and they made ambient, soothing music that suited their Yoga and meditation practices and helped them and their audience relax and calmed them every evening.
The music they have created is auditory and almost tactile. Listeners feel it and hear it. It has a heart that beats.Read on for more info and show details…
MANTIS AND THE PRAYER – DOUBLE SINGLE RELEASE & VIDEO PREMIERE 2ND JULY @SWAMPLANDS
Enigmatic and cinematic rock band Mantis and the Prayer are returning with a double single release live at Swamplands Bar in Thornbury on 2nd July! They will also be premiering a special art house film clip release online on the same day.
‘Murder Ballad and the Blue’ features the songs ‘I Know You’ and ‘Go Too Far’ which are written on themes of tragedy and disconnection. The EP juxtaposes the melancholy subject matter with pop sensibilities and upbeat catchy rhythms. Their vocals capture the drama and energy of Mantis and the Prayer – think Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd meet Bowie for reference.
LaNCE TV BALLARAT SCORES 4 NOMINATIONS AND HOSTING DUTIES FOR CHANNEL 31 ANTENNA AWARDS!
LaNCE TV Ballarat hosts Lance DeBoyle and Gabriella Labucci are thrilled to announce that they have been invited to host the Channel 31 Antenna Awards from Deakin Edge in Melbourne on May 29th.
OH! And they have also been nominated in these categories:
*Best Factual, Current Affairs or Interview Program
*Best Live and/or Outside Broadcast Program
* Outstanding Technical & Creative Ingenuity During Lockdown
* Personality of the Year – Lance DeBoyle
ZEVON – ACCIDENTALLY LIKE A MARTYR – STARRING HENRY WAGONS
Transgender Day of Remembrance with LaNCE TV on Channel 31
LaNCE TV hosts Lance DeBoyle and Gabriella Labucci are honoured to present a very special episode to commemorate Transgender Day of Remembrance on 20 November.
Always a variety show with a difference, LaNCE TV will shed its standard jaunty and boisterous format to host this special day by featuring an expert panel of notable trans* voices from across urban and regional Victoria.
Please join them in welcoming Michelle C Sheppard (JOYfm), Sally T Conning (regional Trans Elder), Dee Chryssomallos (Mr. Trans* Leather 2014/15) and Alexander Bravo (Peer Navigator – Ballarat TGD Clinic) – and more TBA.
Being part of the broader rainbow family, means we must hold space for all voices to share their stories.
Transgender Day of Remembrance is the annual observance, on 20 November, to honour the memory of those who have lost their lives due to acts of anti-transgender violence.
Now in its third year, LaNCE TV streams live from Ballarat in Western Victoria and shares the love directly from C31 in Geelong and Melbourne and also to Facebook every Friday night from at 9pm AEST.
Lance DeBoyle and Gabriella Labucci look forward to bringing you this thought-provoking and heartfelt episode in remembrance.
Tune in to C31 or log in to Facebook at:
For interviews/photos/media queries please email or ring Karen at Karen@karenconradpublicity.com or on 0400 527 365
Cam Giles pens an open letter to Leonard Cohen on the occasion of his birthday
Dear Leonard,
Happy birthday!
We all miss you here on this spinning rock, so I thought I’d record a few of your most celebrated songs. Just a little birthday tribute to you and all of us who love your touching heartfelt words and music.
I hope you like my interpretations of your works and enjoy listening to them as much as I have enjoyed recording them. I’d like to thank you, Leonard, for writing some of the greatest songs of all time. Your words and are so truthful and have given me the drive and reason to keep making musical art. Even during global Pandemic, your words shine like diamonds in the dark.
Due to the pandemic the band and I are unable do a proper live performance of these works until March 2021. So in light of this, here is a YouTube link to the album.
You can also stream it on Spotify later this month, in case you have streaming devices in The Great Beyond.
You were so right, Leonard, there is a crack in everything and that’s how the light gets in.
Much Respect and Many Thanks to you on your birthday.
Cam Giles
Cam Giles—D A R K E R The Songs Of Leonard Cohen is out through Ambition Entertainment / Sony.
camgiles.com
Lake Minnetonka launch debut album ‘Melbourneapolis’
“If you’re a fan of the mid-late 80’s era of Prince, this album is definitely for you…we can confidently award this new release Melbourneapolis with our highly regarded 5 out of 5 afros.” — Funkatopia.com 
Dearly Beloved,
It’s been a long time coming, but the debut full-length album from Lake Minnetonka is finally here and our purple hearts are bursting with pride and excitement!
The slammin’ Melbourneapolis party will strut in to Howler on Friday, February 23 at 7pm and you can get your tix through lakeminnetonka.bandcamp.com.