Interview by Claire Snel This week I’ve been privileged  to chat with Brian Ritchie – founding member of The Violent Femmes, festival curator, multi-disciplined musician, and all ’round inspirational guy. Early this August he will be speaking at the “Splendid – Think Tank” , hosted… Read More »Brian Ritchie, Splendid Think Tank
 Words and Photos by Kurt Henson I have been getting to know Duncan Liddle over the last 6 to 8 months (our daughters are the same age) and he is a super nice guy, I saw him getting out of the water one day and… Read More »Duncan Liddle
Words and Art by Ben Godfrey A while back, I decided to enter the Surfing World ‘ Worthy’s’ 2011 Art Competition. The challenge was to paint a surfer by any means. I decided to do a caricature of Gerry Lopez (see above). Low and behold,… Read More »Is it ‘Worthy’
Photo : Ben Godfrey : Curly Tripod Recently, Common Ground’s Kirra Pendergast bumped into Ben Godfrey at the Pass. They got chatting. Found out stuff. So we thought it would be nice to feature Ben amidst the archives of CG for a little insight into… Read More »The Curly Tripod – Ben Godfrey
Last weekend CG got to attend a fun night at the Retro Shop in Bangalow, for the revealing of Tory Bauer and Claire Snel’s “Hornbills”, a creative project the girls have been working on for the last six weeks… But before we get to the… Read More »Hornbills in the City Jungle
Let’s simply start by saying two words, Bob Dylan – the revolutionary man that has changed minds & inspired millions. Byron Bay’s Retrospect Galleries thought it only fitting that this legend be honoured and celebrated with The Dirt Road Blues, an exhibition that ponders,… Read More »Bob Dylan – Dirt Road Blues
All photo’s by Beck Rocchi Common Ground got to attend one of those events that sticks in your mind, and echoes the feeling of community. Katherine Elizabeth Mary Charles and her 6/7 housemates decided to put on a collaborative exhibition in a local house over… Read More »Behind the White Picket Fence
