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Wednesday 12th – 19th April
At Easter time, it’s important to remember that Jesus didn’t die and resurrect himself for nothing.
On top of saving all mankind, he also came back to shop, party all weekend, watch some Cronenberg films, check out the new Innaway album and most importantly, to have a shave. Unfortunately for Jesus, not only was he approximately 1,975 years too soon, he was also on the wrong side of the world.
While it is never a good idea to poke fun at Our Saviour, this Easter, Melbourne is certainly the place to be, whether you are the Son of God or just one hard-partying-big-spending-culture-loving son of a b*tch. |
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In ThreeThousand Issue 050, you don’t have to come back from the dead to appreciate all the good things on offer; all you need to do is remember that you’re alive.
ThreeThousand Issue 050 – alive and kicking
PS – we got bored so we joined the cult of MySpace, check it, add us as your friend and make us feel popular.
Cover photo by tin&ed. If you would like to submit a cover photo, email photo@tinanded.com.au |
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If Sid Vicious and 19th century French Artist Camile Pissarro ever came face to face, they surely would have enjoyed a few shots of tequila and a wrestle. Self-confessed anarchist and artistic genius to boot, Pissarro is the drummer of the Impressionist band, which included Renoir, Cezanne and front-man Monet.
Experimental, innovative and a little crazy, the young Camile once threatened to burn down Le Louvre, before changing his tune to organise the first Impressionist exhibition in 1874 Paris. Unfortunately like all visionaries, his landscapes, portraits and urban panoramas continued to earn their unfair share of flack until his death in 1903.
Expert curation by the NGV allows even the least impressionable of us to follow the artist’s stylistic change and inspiration, through vibrant early landscape prints, to the mind-bending palettes of his “Neo-Impressionist” stage. Even if you don’t go gaga for big galleries, this is well worth $18. The NGV’s also gone baguettes on the French theme, with short courses and free French films running April - May.
Image credit:
Camille Pissarro
French 1830ˆ1903
Factory near Pontoise 1873
oil on canvas
45.7 x 54.6 cm
Museum of Fine Arts, Springfield, Massachusetts
The James Philip Gray Collection
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What:
Pissarro
Where:
GV International, 180 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne
When:
Runs until May 28
Daily 10-5, closed Tuesdays
How much:
$18 adult, $12 concession, $9 NGV members
Contact:
8662 1555 or online |
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Remember that buff bloke from the Gillette ads? With the chiselled jaw, muscular physique and smouldering gaze? He was literally the ‘best a man can get’. Unfortunately most men couldn’t get there and were stuck with shaving rash instead.
Luckily new barber-brand Sharps have left no room for second-rate rash, using young talent ‘Billy the goat’ as company face.
Hailing from the States, Sharps moves to push some smooth American groove on the dirty bucks down under. Their ‘Kid Glove Shave Gel’ even comes with step-by-step instructions to help the most awkward adolescent avoid rocky-road nicks.
So unlike the underhanded Gillette, Sharps doesn’t try to give you an inferiority complex, it simply gives you a quality product to help you feel infinitely superior. |
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What:
Sharps, barber and shop
Where:
Bobby’s Cuts, Shop 4, 237 Flinders Lane (down Scott Alley)
When:
Mon-Thurs 10-6, Fri 10-8, Sat 10-5, Sun 12-5
Contact:
9663 4030 |
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Expressions from Studio Locaso is an innovative visual diary that encourages you not to be an iSissy and to get your hands dirty when it comes to design.
Dispelling the myth that a Mac computer is the only tool a designer can justifiably use, Patricia Locaso and Jarrod Bransden believe that spare moments in the studio should be spent reading, researching trends, playing with ink, paint, play-doh, coffee granules and generally soaking up and throwing around information in all its diversified glory.
The inherent self-indulgence of Expressions is what gives it strength. With the pieces stemming from this experimental philosophy, the work communicates the theme of “A VISION. A VOICE. AN EMOTION. A PERCEPTION”, while simultaneously acknowledging the inherent power of design.
Japanese bound, individually numbered and limited to only 500 copies, Expressions will also leave a lasting impression on whichever bookshelf it lands. |
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What:
Expressions by Studio Locaso
Where:
Artisan Books, Arts Bookshop, Brunswick St Bookstore, Metropolis, Dymocks or email to place an order
How much:
RRP $35 |
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Some albums remind you of a particular place, or, a particular point in time. Others remind you of a journey, of many places, of times that were indefinite, unpredictable and impulsive.
Innaway’s self-titled album is well and truly the latter. It’s a journey through prog-rock, Pink Floyd-esque psychadelia, Air-like electronica and dirty blues. It’s a vast sound-scape, or perhaps more appropriately, a sound-escape. It’s an album that invites you in and combines nostalgic melodies with loaded lyrics, allowing you to move freely through the forgotten recesses of both your mind and record collection.
Innaway’s debut, while articulate and sophisticated, evokes the essence of unconventional times when mushrooms were magic, and when more than just your shoes were laced. Shine on you crazy diamond. |
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What:
Innaway [self-titled]
Who:
Innaway
On:
Etch’n’Sketch/2006 |
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Tip for budding directors: when choosing a cinematic genre it doesn’t hurt to steer away from soft-porn. Unless of course you’re David Cronenberg.
The ‘mad scientist’ of B-grade movies, Cronenberg released his first film Shiver (1975) through a soft-core distributor. Despite consistently scathing reviews from the black-turtleneck brigade, over the past three decades his shock brand of sci-fi erotica has won an A-grade cult following. Porn, it appears, is in the eye of the beholder.
Running from April 13 for 10 days at ACMI, Focus on David Cronenberg showcases many rare finds from Cronenberg’s lab never before screened on our fair shores, including the recently released drama A History of Violence.
From early sci-fi thriller The Fly, to art-house adaptation Naked Lunch, Focus-On promises an electric insight into one of modem cinema’s eccentric experimentalists. |
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What:
Focus On David Cronenberg
When:
April 13 until April 23
Where:
ACMI, Federation Square, Flinders St
How much:
$10-$13 per session. Six session pass $60. Book online or 8663 2583, or be a cheapskate and win some here |
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What:
Mountain Goats
When:
Wednesday April 12, 8pm
Where:
The Corner Hotel
How much:
$33 + b/f at the Corner Box Office 9427 9198 or online |
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Description:
Following their sell-out tour in Sept 2005, the folk/pop/rock Mountain Goats return to the Corner. Keep one eye out for their soon-to-be-released Australian tour EP. Guests include Tucker B’s and Mike Noga. |
What:
Cutters Launch Party
When:
Thursday April 13, doors 9.30pm
Where:
Public Office, 100 Adderley St, West Melbourne
How much:
$15 |
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Description:
Launching their ‘45 & Rising’ 12”, Midnight Juggernauts and some other disco dogs play well into Good Friday. The Valentinos, Cut Copy DJs and DJs Andee Frost and Blingrid are lined-up to celebrate. |
What:
Felix da Housecat
When:
Friday April 14
Where:
Public Office, 100 Adderley St, West Melbourne
How much:
$59 + b/f |
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Description:
Felix is back and sold out. So why the tease? Threethousand has two tickets worth $60 that we’re not allowed to hoard ourselves. Click here to vie for your piece of Felix madness, which also features hip-hop funk masters the Audio Bullys and Germany’s electro-club honcho Sharam Jey. |
What:
Burlesque Idol
When:
Every Sunday, from April 16 until May 7, 9.45pm
Where:
New Ballroom @ Trades Hall
How much:
$15 - $23, book online |
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Description:
Part of the Comedy @ trades extravaganza, Burlesque Idol promises 120 minutes of the ‘best of breast’. Artists from renowned burlesque troop Baby Take A Bow!, HiBall Burlesque and Man’s Ruin dig in their claws to compete for the coveted crown. Backstabbing, bitching and bribes expected. |
What:
Witness Protection Program Social Club
When:
Sunday April 16, 10pm
Where:
Public Office, 100 Adderley St, West Melbourne
How much:
$15 door, $10 WPP members and bunnysuits
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Description:
Hold on to your Easter eggs, the annual WPPSC is on again. There’s a packed line-up of local regulars and guest Sydney DJ Ben Drayton, plus Jimothy K (Through), Frosty (Gag Reflex) and Luke McD (Elect). Don’t miss the Comm Games remnant ‘hot-cross-bun wrestling’ as bunny boys and girls struggle it out in a buttery hot-crossed plastic pool. Straight friendly. |
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ThreeThousand is a weekly snapshot of Melbourne's subculture, fired by email into the loving arms of people who realise that the best things in life are often hard to find. It is compiled by an amorphous gaggle of writers, stylists, designers, photographers, sub-cultural attaches and a large troupe of monkeys who enjoy working for peanuts.
Without editorial independence ThreeThousand has nothing. All editorial you read is featured because it's worth it – not because it's paid for.
Advertising Partnerships:
ThreeThousand is funded in full by one advertising partner per issue. We warmly invite advertisers who see the benefit in speaking to Melbourne through a trusted and targeted medium to contact Francesco at frunch@rightanglepublishing.com
Editorial Submissions:
The editorial team at ThreeThousand may know a lot - but they don't know everything. Feel free to send information on events, venues or anything else to chris@threethousand.com.au
Feedback:
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ThreeThousand and TwoThousand are published by Right Angle Publishing.
Right Angle Publishing
Level 6, Curtin House
252 Swanston Street
Melbourne, 3000
(03) 9662 1657 |
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Publisher
Barrie Barton
03 9662 1657
barrie@rightanglepublishing.com
Editor
Chris Barton
chris@threethousand.com.au
Deputy Editor
Nadia Saccardo
nadia@threethousand.com.au
Design Monkeys
tin&ed
www.tinanded.com.au
Contributing Monkeys
Charlotte McInnes
Nigel Carboon
Reuben Ruiter
Tom Hyde
Will Larnach-Jones
Max Olijnyk
Ana Cecilia
Toby Temper Temper
Jade Barclay
Joanna Weekes
Blingrid
Pollyanna
Jeanne Tan
Annie Fox
Dan Honey
Richard Hack
Lewis Mulvey
Richard Janko
Tom Jackson
Nick Sweeney
Lauren Katsikitis
Reuben Acciano
Lucy Morieson
Dana Nikanpour
Kath Loftus |
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