DEAD AIR #118

Chewton Cemetery stolen equipment! See their Facebook post - Please contact Castlemaine Police if you see or hear anything. Reward offered.

Deathweavers is a free and private online community for deathworkers. Sign up HERE to join the site. Insta: @deathweavers

‘How to plan a DIY Funeral: Is it even possible?’– Taboo Education YouTube

‘Public Grief, Public Space’, Brunswick Mechanics Institute, Fri 31 Jan, 6:30-8pm AEDT. Book HERE

TerraCon 2025 -‘Embracing the Future of Terramation’ 4&5 Feb, Tacoma WA, USA

The 2nd International Death Literacies Symposium, Brussels, Belgium, 17&18 March 2025.

AHFA presents: ‘Creativity and Funeral Rites; The use of creative art during wakes, funerals & memorials’ with Joh Fairley of Nyx Funerals, Wed 26 March, 7-8.30pm AEDT. Book HERE

LGBTQ+ Legal Planning Online Workshops - W1 ‘Legal Tips and End of Life Decisions’ Tues 4 Feb, 6-7pm. W2 ‘Advance Care Planning’ Tues 11 Feb, 6-7pm. Facebook post Email: Zoe Hinton, zhinton@acon.org.au

NDAN Presents - ‘The churchyard itself is a great-nuisance. The lively burial grounds of the eighteenth century with Dr Dan O’Brien’ Fri 7 Feb, 7-9pm AEDT Book HERE

 TRACKS: A Want a Break Thru – The Hykkers / In the Jungle – The Hygrades / Love and Death – Ebo Taylor

DEAD AIR #117

‘Upright burials the eternal choice for those in Kurweeton Cemetery’ – ABC News

@semibionicbarbie and her amputated arm memorial.

Can I witness a cremation? – Life Rites Funerals Facebook post

ONLINE: ‘The Bioscope as a cartographic tool to facilitate conversations about death’ with Chetan Shastri. Online, presented by AHFA, Wed 22 Jan, 7-8.30pm AEDT. Book HERE

 ONLINE: Before & After Life - Weekly Grief Connect: 12 weeks. 18 Feb - 13 May, 1pm or 6pm AEDT . Book HERE

David Lynch worldwide meditation - Following the death of David Lynch, his four children (Jennifer, Austin, Riley & Lula Lynch) invite people everywhere to join in a ‘worldwide group meditation’ to honour him on what would have been his 79th birthday. “David Lynch, our beloved dad, was a guiding light of creativity, love, and peace. On Monday, January 20th - what would have been his 79th birthday - we invite you all to join us in a worldwide group meditation at 12pm PST for 10 minutes.” 7am Tuesday 21 January AEDT.

David Lynch final speech before death - YouTube Lost Highway phone scene - YouTube

TRACKS: In Heaven (Lady in the Radiator Song) – David Lynch, Alan R. Splet / I know – David Lynch / New Shoes – Angelo Badalamenti, David Lynch / Ghost of Love – David Lynch / Fire is Coming – Flying Lotus, David Lynch

DEAD AIR #116

“Farmer's buffalo skulls become musical instruments at Asia Pacific Triennial” - ABC News

Read a socials post from Dallas Black about the Passiliran (Baby Grave Trees) a sacred burial site in Kambira Village. Dallas is staying for a month in the “Land of the Dead”, in a small village with Torajan people in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. 

“Clear creative abuse: UK gravestone carvers condemn blatant reproduction of their designs” – The Guardian

“Reclaiming death back into our own hands and hearts with Deathwalker Zenith Virago” – Don’t be Caught Dead podcast with Catherine Ashton.

Zenith Virago’s website

ONLINE: “Writing the Necropastoral: Generative Experiments in Occult Ecopoetics with Gabriela Denise Frank” – Morbid Anatomy Museum. Fridays, 14 February to 21 March (11am-1pm AEDT)

TRACKS: Disco Dancer – Kiki Gyan / Cler Achel - Tinariwen