TUGG stands for The Ultimate Gig Guide and it tracks the history of the live music scene in Melbourne from organised dance hall events, to discos and the thriving pub music scene of today. On TUGG you will find data about: 7500+ gigs 600+Venues at over 500 locations 1500+ Bands and performers Maps of where the […]

As Melbourne wins yet another Liveable City Award, Brian Morris and I take a look at what these rankings really mean. Published in The Conversation on August 20, 2014. Continue…
An article written with Bronwyn Coate and published in The Conversation on April 29, 2014. This article, about the cost of cinema attendance in Australia, created an enormous amount of commentary and was picked up by a number of media outlets. Continue…

Kinomatics: The Industrial Geometry of Culture The Kinomatics Project collects, explores, analyses and represents data about the creative industries. Our research is collaborative and interdisciplinary. Our current focus is on the spatial and temporal dimensions of international film flow and the location of Australian live music gigs. The Kinomatics Project collects, explores, analyses and represents […]

BONZA is an online collection of national cinema databases (to date French, Australian and New Zealand) prepared by film researchers and students. bonza is also an educational tool that gives students the opportunity to learn film research by doing the work – investigating, evaluating, and publishing – of a film scholar and by actively connecting their […]