Welcome to the Nov/Dec Issue of Loop oz magazine. We have a very special music & photography issue for you for the end of 2007 and are also publishing our final one for the year on the web only. Loop oz Magazine is now solely distributed and owned by Rougemedia and will be revising it's publishing status in early 2008.

Our November/December issue has 30 articles including a preview of the upcoming Sydney Festival, focusing on the Samsung Mobile Festival Garden and including articles on Mice Parade, The National & Clogs, Low, Kimmo Pohjonen and FourPlay.

Loop interviews composer and previous winner of the prestigious Prix Italia award Colin Black; Super Massive, nominees in the top 10 for a Musicoz Award in the "Alternative" category; Lucy Kippist interviews Harpist, singer/songwriter Heidi Elva; Gibson Nolte interviews Janine Gregson creator and owner of the new web based music community MySongCast and Tim Arney has some news on Genevieve Little's recent overseas tour.

Laurie Anderson's recent show Homeland is reviewed from the Sydney Opera House, Kick Music present The Mares on tour, Clare McGregor writes about Paul Capsis's upcoming album release and live show, Julian Day writes about two different approaches to an instrument with Eric Griswold and Anthony Pateras, On Being Prepared, the search for Billy Elliott is on for the smash hit musical from the UK opening in December at the Capitol Theatre and Arrebato hit the Sound Lounge and Vanguard for a few post tour Sydney shows.

Photographer James Piper brings us his set of images from Loop's recent gig at the Gaelic Theatre whilst Zubbie Lima does the same for Earthdance, Sydney 2007. We feature an upcoming exhibition at the MLC Gallery by photographer Patrick Neu and while we're on the subject there's the “What Touched My Soul” Photography Competition, a chance to exhibit your work at the M.A.D. Gallery Enmore in mid January 2008 in conjunction with the ‘live’ soul music festival hosting its main event at The Factory Theatre in Enmore, including acts: CODA, The Bamboos, Mahalia Barnes and featuring Jimmy Barnes and Foreign Heights.

The wonderful Richard Cotter brings you October film and book reviews and our sharp and illustrious web reviewer Gibson Nolte brings us a "web of sound", reviews of Australian artist Jodi Rose and Day Trotter, the brainchild of independent music review/journo Sean Moeller. In his article Oz Politics Gibson also takes a provocative look at honing our voting skills before Australia's upcoming Federal election in November this year.

And of course Loop Magazine wouldn't be complete without a review from Ann Finegan and in this one she reviews the recent opening at First Draft of Between You and Me: Two intimate body assemblages, with work by Paul Greedy, Ben Denham, Sarah Jamieson, Rachel Scott and Sam Smith and curated by Anneke Jaspers.

There's plenty more, check it out it's a good read.

Damian

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