I have spotted this van a number of times on Brunswick street and have always wondered the story behind it. A Back to the Future fan? UFO recruitment? Futuristic hippies? Perhaps it’s the Sonic Manipulator’s mode of transport.

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My second favourite street performer after The Sonic Manupulator. I almost always see this guy hula hooping on Bourke Street. It’s quite amazing to see him do this for hours on end while wearing stilts.

Picture from Mick (Splatt)

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So yeah, I’ve been a bad girl…..late nights and errrr early mornings?…

If you’ve been out and about at some fantastic establishments over the weeks….you would have figured out that we, here in Melbourne, have been graced with talented djs from around the nations….I know that I’ve been experiencing some amazing ear candy!

Yup, the Red Bull Music Academy has been in town. What’s that?

The Red Bull Music Academy brings together DJs and music producers from diverse musical and cultural backgrounds to exchange their ideas about music and their knowledge of how life in the music industry works.

The two-week term schedules aim to cover all major aspects of DJ culture, including music history, technology and production, business and skills. We invite a variety of accomplished international guests - from industry movers and shakers to pirate radio station operators, from turntablists to sonic theorists - to meet our students and tell their own stories in their own words.

Noice……for the past month, the Red Bull Music Academy has been camping out in Richmond….

You’ve literally got tonight and tomorrow night to tear up the floors with some amazing talent…..’cause skools out.

Tonight head down to First Floor to Bust a Nut featuring RBMA’s Black Milk, Bubbz and Melbourne’s own Kano and Dvise or traverse the laneways to Honkytonks for The Last Dance featuring US House legend Maurice Fulton….tasty!

Tomorrow night it’s on again at Honkytonks….Lasergun featuring Le K and a few mystery Academy guests…..strap on those dancing shoes and make sure you don’t miss it ’cause you just might…..

If you have ever walked through the city, you surely have seen this guy. He is one of the more entertaining street performers in Melbourne. It’s definitely something you have to hear to understand but he sounds like an alien out of a cheesy movie. While researching this post, I stumbled upon The Spaceman’s website. According to the website, he often plays at venues around Melbourne and even has a couple of albums. Who knew space men were from Altona?

Thanks to Fitzroyalty for the tip and picture

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