DEAD AIR #85

DEAD AIR is sponsored by Trash Cult; venue, bar, film, book & record store. Located at 15 High Street, in the Burra of Eaglehawk.

‘Skulls, ofrendas and marigolds: Here's how Day of the Dead is celebrated in Mexico.’

Symbolism (and lots of great videos) in Dia de los Meurtos.

Advice on making an ofrenda from a friendly Facebook page.

‘The dead know things’: The spooky history of Halloween. Halloween has been celebrated in Australia since the 19th century. Where did it actually come from? And what does it mean today?’ SMH article 

Castlemaine Halloween Trick or Treat trail and Google Map locations

An additional article- ‘Day of the Dead is taking on Halloween traditions, but the sacred holiday is far more than a Mexican Halloween’ The Conversation

TRACKS: México – Mexican Institute of Sound / No Despertó – Leonagazi / ooh la la – (feat. Santa Fe Klan) Mexican Institute of Sound

DEAD AIR #83

DEAD AIR is sponsored by Trash Cult; venue, bar, film, book & record store. Located at 15 High Street, in the Burra of Eaglehawk.

The When You Die Trilogy, documentaries.

'Victorian nurse becomes first voluntary assisted dying patient to donate organs' - The Law Report, ABC.
Voluntary Assisted Dying - Victorian State Government website
Organ and Tissue Donation - Victorian State Government website
Donation Registration - Australian Federal Government website

'At least 115 Bodies found in a Colorado ‘green’ funeral home' - The Guardian.

Mexican Day of the Dead & Lucha Fantastica events, Melbourne.

TRACKS: Ultimate Hammer – Pigs, Pigs, Pigs, Pigs, Pigs, Pigs, Pigs / Kill To Be Heard – OFF! / Golden Birdies – Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band / Cruising – Eugene Dubon / Fat Hans Gone Mad – Party Dozen

DEAD AIR #82

DEAD AIR is sponsored by Trash Cult; venue, bar, film, book & record store. 15 High Street, in the Burra of Eaglehawk.

‘Undas: Celebrating Death Through Life in the Philippines’ Talk Death article

The Cemetery Research Group and the Virtual Colloquium 17/11/23 online

‘The Facemaker ‘by Dr. Lindsey Fitzharris, Guardian book review

Speaking Grief website (USA) - Grief Shaming & Grief Hijaking

Today, like every other day, we wake up empty
and frightened. Don’t open the door to the study
and begin reading. Take down a musical instrument.
Let the beauty we love be what we do.
There are a hundred ways to kneel and kiss the ground. [Rumi]

TRACKS: Teen Dusthead - Acid King / Cathedral - Yellow Eyes / (iii) moribund - Faetooth / You Take Nothing - Ragana / Monolith - Emma Ruth Rundle & Thou