Pig City (song)

Pig City is an independently released song recorded in late 1983 by the Brisbane band The Parameters. The song critiques the corrupt and authoritative aspects within Joh Bjelke-Petersen's Queensland State coalition government and Queensland police force during the early 1980s. Issues raised within the song included banning of street marches, persecution of aborigines, ministerial and government corruption, SP bookmaking, police harassment and Special Branch surveillance.

The song later lent its name to the 2004 book "Pig City - from the Saints to Savage Garden" written by Andrew Stafford. Stafford's book explores the political climate and music scene in Brisbane between 1971 and 2000.

In 2007, the song's title has also referenced within the name of the Queensland Music Festival, Pig City: Brisbane's Historical Soundtrack. This day-long festival featured music originating from Brisbane over the past 30 years. The festival included the first reformation in 30 years of The Saints and also performance by The Apartments, The Riptides, Ups and Downs, The Pineapples From The Dawn Of Time, Regurgitator, Screamfeeder, Kev Carmody and Kate Miller-Heidke performing songs by The Go-Betweens. The festival also included a reformation of members of The Parameters performing Pig City.

Pig City

Pig City is an animated television program originally airing on Teletoon (Canada), on September 1, 2002. It features a country pig (Mikey) moving to the big city to live with his cousins (Martha and Reggie).

39 half hour episodes have been produced, coproduced with AnimaKids (France), and in association with Merchandising Munchen 2001–2003.

Episodes

Cast

Characters

Mikey

Mikey is a country pig that goes to the big city to live with his cousins, Reggie and Martha. He can be described as humble.

Reggie

Reggie is the rocker, complete with his own band, 'Reggie And The Rashers'.

Martha

Martha can be described as a bit self-centered. She is also concerned with her looks.

Sixth Grade Secrets

Sixth Grade Secrets is a novel by Louis Sachar that follows sixth-grader Laura Sibbie and her friends as they create a secret club in violation of school rules. Laura aspires to be a leader and learns the three Rs of what leadership can entail – Relationships, Rivalries and Responsibility. In 2009 it was released by Bloomsbury Publishing in the United Kingdom under the title, Pig City.

Plot summary

When Laura Sibbie starts a secret club at school, she makes the other members give her something totally embarrassing as "insurance," to make sure they don't tell anyone else about the club. She promises to keep the insurance secret, unless someone blabs. Gabriel wants to join, but when Laura asks him, there is a misunderstanding and he storms out to form a rival club, Monkey Town.

The pranks they play on each other escalates into ugly and destructive acts. It gets to a point where Gabriel steals the insurance, and reveals it to the school. Sheila (who hates Laura) and a friend, Howard, corner Laura on her way from school and cut a large chunk out of her long hair. Laura gets a new, short, curly hair style which Gabriel, arriving with daisies, likes. The sheared Laura sees how foolish they've been, and the truth of Gabriel's affection comes to light.

Pig City (music festival)

Pig City: Brisbane’s Historical Soundtrack was a one-day music festival held as part of the Queensland Music Festival in 2007. The idea for the concert came from Queensland Music Festival Artistic Director for 2007 Paul Grabowsky, who was inspired after reading Andrew Stafford’s book Pig City: From The Saints To Savage Garden. The festival was held on 14 July at The University of Queensland. It ran from midday to 10 pm.

The Pig City concert is regarded as one of the biggest concerts staged in the premises of the University of Queensland in recent years since O Week (Orientation Week) concerts, namely the first Livid Festival in 1989.

The line-up for the festival included: The Saints, Regurgitator, The Riptides, Kev Carmody, Screamfeeder, David McCormack, Ups & Downs, The Apartments, The Pineapples from the Dawn of Time, Kate Miller-Heidke, and The Brisbane Excelsior Band.The Saints were the main headliner for the festival, their appearance marking a reunion of the founding members of the band after a 28-year separation.