What it looks like

For those who are only mildly curious, or who haven't had time to come by yet, some pictures of the new Idle Rogue. Above is the live music venue (which will always be an outdoor venue, in a nod to my love for Australia's many outdoor music festivals). This is a big stage, big enough to hold anything we might dream up, which is always important at Idle Rogue. The stage has two "green rooms" which are provided for the comfort of performers and the Guerilla Burlesque dancers.

In addition, we have built an indoor club/theatre, the as yet unnamed home of Guerilla Burlesque, whoi will be hosting at least one dance revue each week. These will not be strictly burlesque performances, although those will be welcome. We are looking to celebrate dance acts and performance art in as many forms as we can find.

The primary focus of Idle Rogue remains entertainment, particularly live entertainment, and Idle Rogue will always have an "alternative" modus operandi. There are some subtle shifts, however: we will focus mainly on the midnight-dawn timeslot; we will not limit ourselves to live music; and we will continue to encourage all forms of content creation where we can.

Other plans include: classes and workshops, new resident assistance, a monthly magazine, games, competitions and other "community" pursuits. If you are interested in any of these things, please IM chryblnd Scribe and join either the Idle Rogue group or subscription list.

You can view more photographs from the sim on our flickr page.

Idle Rogue - the region!

It is with great delight that we announce our new location, Idle Rogue on Idle Rogue. Due to the extraordinary support and generosity Knowledge Tomorrow has always shown Idle Rogue, we will now share our space with The Joy of Steampunk museum, all under the regional name of Idle Rogue.

While moving the sim has been hectic - the offer came up, was accepted, and put into operation just over a week ago - the place is abuzz with committed and enthusiastic Rogues. There is generally someone on the sim, and there are an abundance of ideas that we are attempting to develop.

We are in a space where Idle Rogue can very realistically live up to the original vision. Idle Rogue was always to be a place where ppl could create and explore the possibilities of their Second Life. There is a strong emphasis on music and entertainment, which is my influence, since those are my loves ... but Idle Rogue is much more. It is a community, with a group of people at it's core who care about each other and extend their welcome to any who wish to join us. We like music, we like pretty things, we like to laugh and we like to chat. Most Idle Rogues are born entertainers of some kind, and it shows in the way we spend our time. There is no clique at Idle Rogue, though I would be lost without my "inner sanctum", who support, guide and nourish everything we do.

From September 2010 to February 2011, Idle Rogue's traffic was over 8000 avatars. It is my hope and my belief that every one of those avatars felt welcomed and enjoyed their visit with us.

In the days to come I will post photos for those who have not yet been by to explore the new sim, but I do hope you will use the links and make your own time to drop by and consider what might be available to you. I will also post an entry with some of the ideas that are being floated, and I emphasise that we welcome yours, too. We are at the beginning of a new era, now is the time to see what might be possible.

By way of closing, I would like to thank Slappy Doobie, Ellie Criss, and the people of Viva La Glam, who were extremely generous to us in our time there. Viva La Glam is a wonderfully built sim (currently featured in the Editors Picks of Second Life's Destination Guide)and we are sure they, too, have a vibrant future you should be part of.

TwelveToEleven - 12 hours of the best rock on the grid, leading us up to New Year in Australia. Last change to the lineup (I hope) is POL Arida, taking the 2am slot. This show will rock \o/

Our best wishes to all of you for the holiday season. Be well, be safe, be loved.

TwelveToEleven - Happy New Year from Idle Rogue

Idle Rogue brings in the New Year on December 30th in SL, one of the few times the clock works in our favour. We have put together an awesome bill, featuring some of the best rock acts currently working the grid.

TwelveToEleven - Twelve hours of rock music to count us into 2011

The plan is to run two stages at opposite ends of the parcel, so that audiences simply have to turn around to get to the next act. This is twelve hours of busy, so if you have hosting experience and want to help out, please let me know.

The program:

at 5pm - StevenJaimz Hunniton, guitar maestro, brings his band and opens proceedings like a blister
at 6pm - High Voltage Entertainments' Nine Inch Nails Tribute show is SO good it made me forget my rule about tribute shows.
at 7.30pm - The great Anek Fuchs takes the stage for an hour of guitar worship
at 8.30 - Idle Rogue homeboy Bowie Bravin presents his top quality concert experience, the most original show on the grid
at 10pm - Edward Kyomoon presents slick and polished original rock and covers
at 11pm - CaseyFallen Popstar is new to SL but extremely well-known in the real world. We are honoured to be amongst the first stages he plays as part of his Second Life
at midnight - Original artist Richie Woodland debuts at Idle Rogue
at 1am - Original, articulate and an Idle Rogue favourite, Hazideon Zarco takes his usual position
at 2am - simply the most outstanding female performer on the grid, and possibly the best of either gender, JordanReyne Deezul presents her antipodean steampunk - folk metal? Or grunge sea shanties? Not to be missed!
at 3am - EAR Oh offers up the dark and wistful eye of the storm and
at 4am - Jimmyt49 Dukes puts the hammer to 2010 and rocks us into the New Year

POL Arida covered at Idle Rogue - Sunday November 28th at 11am

COVERED is a concert event celebrating a single songwriter who performs in secondlife. Idle Rogue is delighted to present this three hour homage to the work of alternative legend POL Arida.

Performers also contribute one of their own original songs, making this event an excellent showcase of live original music in SL.





The schedule of contributing performers and their song choices is:
11:00 Brief Encounter - Lexie Luan and Zorch Boomhauer
11:10 Jane Goes - Nya Raymaker accompanied by Zorch
11:15 One and one original - Hazideon Zarco
11:30 Deathbed Lovesong and one original - CraigLyons Writer
11:45 Mother of Three - Lexie Luan
12:00 Get Out of Here and a surprise POL song - Deadeye Foggarty
12:15 Happy Go Lucky Girl and Love Confessions of a Serial Killer - Zorch Boomhauer
12:30 Welcome to Winter and one original - Grace McDunnough
12: 45 Catch the Wind and one original - Blindboy Gumbo
1:00 Winning and one original - Phemie Alcott
1:15 Passion and one original - strum Diesel

This will be followed by a performance from the great POL himself.
Hear POL Arida's works at http://www.cultx.com/

The girls of Guerialla Burlesque, doing the thing they do so very well. Outta Idle Rogue, and across the grid, where will they strike next?

Much love to Ormand Lionheart for applying his brilliant mind to the sight of three girls on a bit of a lark.