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Wednesday 19th – 26th April
It’s official. Melbourne has managed to cram more public holidays into a two-week period than ever before. Due to the decrease in work-hours and the increase in alcohol consumption, both our economy and our livers are definitely suffering. However, with one four day week down and two to go, the future, or at least the next fortnight, looks bright.
ThreeThousand Issue 051 celebrates our newfound freedom from the working week with Comedy @ Trades to make you laugh, reflective underpants to make you wonder, music to make you dance, and a sale with Y-3, Chiodo and Comme des Garçons to make you better dressed.
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ThreeThousand Issue 051 – nothing but green lights
Cover photo by tin&ed and bb. If you would like to submit a cover photo, email photo@tinanded.com.au |
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Move over Victoria’s Secret, take a hike John Galliano and get lost Akira, the RMIT kids are here with an electric new wave of designer pieces. A celebration of wearable works inspired by light, ‘The Light Fantastic’ showcases textiles, dance, music and media from over 60 bold and brazen RMIT students.
This one off, one-hour catwalk-show may not boast Elle McPherson or Claudia Schiffer, but it does feature 100% reflective underpants, a glow in the dark cat suit, city-lit kimono, plus garments gleaned with LED light, latex and tulle.
Following last year’s successful Plastic Intelligence parade, ‘The Light Fantastic’ encompasses a constellation of gleaming works set to dazzle glitterati and glaring fashion-fiends alike. |
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What:
The Light Fantastic
Where:
RMIT Storey Hall, 344 Swanston St, Melbourne
When:
Friday April 21, doors 6pm, catwalk shows 6.30-7.30pm
How much:
$5 adult, $2 concession, available at the door |
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Popeye has always been a popular sailor man with great tatts, but the guy just couldn’t accessorise. Luckily, you don’t have to chug a can of spinach, or pash Olive Oyl, to look sailor smart.
Open for just four months, designer Josua Andreas’s new line of nautical bags and hats are hotter than an envoy of recruits fresh from the high seas.
Locally designed and hidden high in the rafters of Melbourne Central, Andreas’s nautical passion also covers thick-striped knits and will soon extend to a range of T-shirts. If you have a penchant for stripes, but don’t want to look like a Gaultier toy boy, then check out this range. |
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What:
Sailor accessories
Where:
Josua Andreas, Melbourne Central on3, shop 308B
When:
Sat 12-6 Fri 2-9
How much:
Bag $49, hat $35
Contact:
Josua Andreas, 0404 254 848 |
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It’s the plague of our generation. The ‘I want but I can’t afford’ syndrome. How many times have you opened a magazine or braved eBay, only to find a dream shirt/ dress/ shoes/ accessory right in your face, but so far away price-wise that it may as well be Pluto?
Finally, Andrew Chiodo is doing it for the kids. After 10 years with no discount in sight, the master of deconstructed tailoring is going on sale at seriously reduced prices, so serious that even the peanut-paid ThreeThousand monkeys can afford a bargain or two.
This is one for the dreamers, who covert couture but end up at Savers. Who lust after the latest collections but dress in anti-vintage hand-downs. In addition to Chiodo menswear, the sale will also stock Comme des Garcons and the Yohji Yamamoto/Adidas trainers Y-3. So stop the painful fantasies, haul your cheap-ass off eBay and get down to Curtin House. |
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What:
Chiodo Sale
Where:
Level 2, Curtin House, 252 Swanston Street, Melbourne
When:
Friday April 21 until Sunday April 23
Fri 12–9 Sat-Sun 12–6 |
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Who are we kidding? Pretending that we actually read more than one thing per week apart from Famous magazine, the scintillating iLove or the occasional MX.
Up until recently, ThreeThousand thought that a Pulitzer was a type of semi-automatic weapon and that Capote was something served on top of your muesli. So, if you want to hear about your books from people who studied literature rather than woodwork, then Boldtype is for you.
Published monthly by the people who do Flavorpill, Artkrush, Earplug and the JCReport, Boldtype comes from an outstanding stable of online publications. Although it features just seven titles, each is tried and tested by people more like your best friend than your mum. An important literary sieve in the powdery world of best-selling fiction, Boldtype is a necessary addition to the inbox of any self-respecting literati, or, in ThreeThousand’s case, illiterati. |
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What:
Boldtype
Where:
Here
How much:
Free to subscribe |
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A seemingly simple rearrangement of words can have startling effects. For example, "album cover" equals great, while "cover album" equals terrible.
Queen of Japan have made a name for themselves doing clever covers of old hits and misses. Most often, this is a recipe for disaster (Vonda Shepard anyone?). But Queen of Japan's smart choice of songs, uber-cool style, and all pervasive sexual innuendo have made all of their releases must haves. ‘I'm Too Sexy’, ‘Physical’, and ‘Do Ya Think I'm Sexy’ have each undergone an impressive QoJ makeover.
Their most recent release ‘Tokyo Risen’, isn't all that recent. It's actually a re-release of their debut ‘Nightlife in Tokyo’, along with a bunch of extra tracks. The remixes give new life to covers that gave new life to originals. While tracks like ‘Mother’ (John Lennon) may have you squirming in your throne, Kiss, Right Said Fred, and Olivia Newton-John are no doubt thankful to the band for the much needed credibility boost. |
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What:
Tokyo Risen
Who:
Queen of Japan
On:
Ekkokammer Records or order here |
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The Melbourne International Comedy Festival is here again and if, like us, you want to backhand Judith Lucy or other Rove-like comedians, then give independent off-cut Comedy @ Trades a tickle. The full line-up stocks 60 artists, 27 shows, 6 theatres, 2 late-night bars and 6 nights of free entertainment.
The Beautiful Losers are set to debauch you through song. Crazy-hip Germans Die Roten Punkte [pictured] manhandle mini-instruments, and for perverts, Burlesque Idol promises the ‘best of breast’.
Bird flu hasn’t reached Australia yet, but Trent Baumann’s vaudeville circus Birdmannifesto: A Night of the Birdmann may bring it a little closer. And, if after all this you’re still not laughing, the venue has a late night licence so you can practice your own comic styling. Everyone loves a comedian wanna-be after four pints. |
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What:
Comedy @ Trades
Where:
Trades Hall, corner Lygon and Victoria St, Carlton
When:
Until May 7
How much:
Tickets range from free to around $23
Contact:
Comedy @ Trades or ticketmaster
1300 66 00 13 or win some here |
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What:
TILT: Gotharama
Where:
George Fairfax Studio, Level 5 Theatres Building, 100 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne
When:
Wednesday April 19, 7pm.
Runs April 20-May 12, check web for details
How much:
$23-$28, book through ticketmaster |
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Description:
From the creative team that brought you The Burlesque Hour comes Gotharama. Led by internationally acclaimed ‘Queen of Cabaret Bizarre’ Moira Finucane, this one promises a dark cabaret-style ride through perverse passions and wicked ways. |
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What:
Rhapsody Happens exhibition and The Kingpins live
Where:
Gertrude Contemporary Art Spaces, 200 Gertrude St, Fitzroy
The Tote, 71 Johnson St, Collingwood
When:
Exhibition: Friday April 21, 5.30pm. Runs until May 20.
Gig: Sunday April 23, 6.30pm
How much:
Art: free
Music: $6
Contact:
The Tote bookings 9416 0737 or Gertrude 94190 3406 |
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Description:
Gertrude Contemporary Art Spaces and The Tote present Sydney drag-mashers The Kingpins’ first major solo shows in Melbourne. Gertrude’s hosts the band’s video installed biker odyssey ‘Rhapsody Happens’, and the Pins are also booked to perform a one off gig at The Tote, with guests Sue & Phil Dodd, Christian Thompson/ Red Knight Night and DJ Stephen Alkins. |
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What:
Xiu Xiu
Where:
Northcote Social Club, 301 High St, Northcote
When:
Friday April 21, 9.30pm
How much:
$20 + b/f, 9486 1677 or buy online |
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Description:
Jamie Stewart and Caralee McElroy of experimental trio Xiu Xiu hit Melbourne for their first Australian tour. The US-based indie duo have also recorded a limited edition Australian Tour EP. Guests: Because of Ghosts.
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What:
Golden Monkey
Where:
389 Lonsdale St, Melbourne (enter via Hardware Lane)
When:
Mon-Fri 5-3pm
Sat-Sun 7-3pm
How much:
Tiger beer $7, San Choi Bao $6 |
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Description:
An opium den with Eastern flavour, Golden Monkey is a three-month-old labyrinth comprising plush seats, eclectic cocktails and affordable tapas. The joint is owned by top Melbourne bar-fly Andre, who also brought our fair city Robot, check out an interview with the sake-master here |
What:
Branedance
Where:
Loop, 23 Meyers Place, Melbourne
When:
Saturday April 22, 10pm
How much:
Free |
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Description:
Loop presents 'Branedance', a night of experimental music featuring residents Dave Pham, Not Happy Jan, Futuretron & Sye. All tracks mixed with mind-altering visuals by Zero Dollars.
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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:
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Editorial Submissions:
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Publisher
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Editor
Chris Barton
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Deputy Editor
Nadia Saccardo
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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
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2005 (detail). © Jemima Wyman, courtesy of Bellas Milani Gallery, Brisbane, Australia
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