BDO BABY!!!

Ticket? Check. Timetable? Check. Musli Bars? Check. Train ticket? Check. Earplugs? Check. Tissues? Check. Plasters? Check. Panadol? Check. Rain poncho? Check. Cigarettes? Check. Sunblock? Check. Comfortable shoes? Check. Sunglasses I can handle losing? Check. Cash,...
The BDO Shirt

The BDO Shirt

Well, Beenie Man isn’t playing the Big Day Out, but I still want to wear a t shirt supporting the cause. Hence, I started thinking about it, and mocked up a quick design. I’m looking to see if anyone’s interested at this stage – costs etc can...

Beenie Man: The Saga Endeth

Humbled, that’s how I’m feeling right now. The Big Day Out have decided to pull Beenie Man from the 2010 line up. To have been a part of this movement, to have had my voice heard and to have encouraged others to raise up and include their voice in this...

World famous on the internet

Thanks to our Beenie Man Facebook group, I was interviewed for TV3 today by David Farrier. It’s a surreal experience. The story has been picked up by Radio Live, Kiwi FM, TV3, Prime News, Breakfast, Close Up, The New Zealand Herald, stuff.co.nz and several other...

2010 BDO: The Second Announcement

Well, the second announcement was made today and I plan to go into more detail in a later post, but first of all I have to ask, what the hell were the organisers thinking? Today an artist was named in the second lineup whose music contains anti-gay sentiment. His...

BDO – in my defence

Today all the Australian Big Day Out events sold out – two weeks after they went on sale. This is a record. Sydney always sells out fast, but the other events aren’t usually gone for a month or so. Given that news, I decided to tweet and mention that...