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Wednesday 22 February – 01 March
Most of us have had the nightmare of being chased. Try as you might you can’t run, and no matter how fast your legs move, you remain static. With so much on, this week in Melbourne has a distinctly similar feeling. As you run to get everywhere, you get nowhere at all.
As a result, it is important to be efficient, to be one step ahead at all times, and if we’re realistic, allow ourselves the occasional fun-filled sideways stumble.
This week ThreeThousand wants to wake you from the nightmare of your social life with bar hop art, a shake up of the shop concept, some serious footwear, some not so serious bags and a range of things to do if, god forbid, you get bored.
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ThreeThousand Issue 043 – run for your life
PS. Check out NowNow’s latest interview with graphic wunderkind Sean Hogan.
Cover photo by tin&ed. If you would like to submit a cover photo, email photo@tinanded.com.au |
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We all spend a lot of time (and money) in shops, and we
would all like to say that we spent more time in our cities
fine galleries. Fortunately, RAW
2006 satisfies retail and cultural needs alike.
RAW calls on dedicated artists and retail boutiques to
present considered responses to a theme and express these
ideas in an exhibition format at some amazing and unexpected
venues such as Assin, Zambesi and de de ce.
Presented by Poster
Magazine and a part of LMFF’s
art program RAW
2006
is one great reason to take your eyes off the catwalk
and re-focus them on the street. RAW
is about looking beyond the perfect hair and chiselled
features and seeing the amazing intellect and ideas that
lie in and around our cities obsession with fashion. RAW
is certainly not underdone. |
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What:
Retail Art Walk and Exhibition
Where:
Assin, Chinese Museum, Christensen Copenhagen, de de ce, Flinders Lane Gallery Upstairs, Format Furniture Basement, GPO, QV, Tiffany & Co, Zambesi
When:
22nd February until 4th March
Info:
postermagazine.com.au |
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There are few things worse than a humourless old bag. But there are few things better than a hilarious new one. So naturally ThreeThousand was thrilled when it found out about designer Hannah Chipkin's new range of bags and shirts bringing a little ray of sunshine into our pathetic and miserable lives.
Chipkin's label Chip Chop! made an impact previously with its clever Scrabble piece pendants, which lit up the plunging necklines of sexy librarians everywhere. Now, Chip Chop!, like Mariah Carey at the Grammies, has returned to the spotlight in triumphant form.
Ladies and gentlemen can get the shirts in white, baby blue, and black, and the bags are deep enough to carry all your necessities plus a bag of chips. However, these goodies are currently so exclusive that to get your paws on one you'll have to go straight to the source via email or phone. But don’t worry, going direct is like the retail equivalent of spooning, intimate yet reassuring. |
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Who:
Chip Chop!
What:
Bags and Tees
Contact:
email or 0412 924 869. |
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When in Melbourne, The Strokes shop in Malvern. Yes your
read correctly, Malvern - that rather large portion of
leafy suburbia bustling with private school kids and Jewish
grandmothers collecting Challah
for Shabbat.
However, it ain’t the Challah
that brings The Strokes out Malvern way - it’s Rocco’s
Shoes, which for the past forty years has tended to the
tootsies of rock royalty and regular Joes alike.
Everybody knows that a decent pair of shoes can mean the difference between looking sharp and looking like a schmuck and, it seems, there came a time when canvas runners were no longer adequate globetrotting footwear for The Strokes. At about $150 a pop for a pair of custom made Rocco’s shoes, or $130 for a ready-made pair, it’s never been more affordable to get dressed for success.
Rocco’s pointy toe styles are the most exquisite, with some of the more eccentric animal prints and bright colours launching them into the realms of couture-shoe-art.
With this in mind try walking in Rocco’s shoes – heck, try swaggering/dancing or scissor kicking in them. A trip to Malvern never sounded so good. |
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What:
Rocco’s Shoes
Where:
43 Station St Malvern
When:
Mon-Fri 10-4, Sat 9.30-1
Contact:
there’s no phone |
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There’s something disconcerting about seeing comic book characters age slowly. Comic book fans are used to dramatic flashbacks and glimpses into wise old age, but it is rare to see characters subtly become more wrinkly and weary, and struggle with the years. Aside from dramatic death sequences, it’s unusual to be reminded of their mortality.
For fans of the work of the great American graphic novelist Jamie Hernandez, Ghost of Hoppers (released early March) shows regular character Maggie Chascarillo gradually approaching mundane middle age. To illustrate this, her subtle physical and psychological changes have been written into her character: she’s saggier, less stimulated, and increasingly worried about becoming boring. Meanwhile, with the exception of Hopey, the rest of Maggie’s acquaintances in Hoppers, a California town where most of Hernandez’ backstories accumulate, have drifted further away from their lives in the LA Punk scene.
Hernandez’ graphic novels are famous for their attention to chronological detail and their depth of story. This means that as a stand alone, the novel is detailed enough to imply a coherent backstory, and as a part of a series it brings new meaning and development to the already complex and interesting characters.
Is Maggie’s melancholy caused by Satanic intervention? Will Hopey ever tell Maggie she loves her? Do we get boring with age? Read and find out. |
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What:
Ghost Of Hoppers
Where:
Online AND COMIC BOOK STORES
How Much:
$20 |
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Wolves are the undisputed breakout stars of the past year-or-so’s music scene. Wolfmother, Wolf and Cub, Wolf Parade, Wolf Eyes, Guitar Wolf, and We Are Wolves are just a few of the hot new-ish bands howling their way out of the hills.
Why the explosion of wolf related names? Wolves are aggressive, macho, furry, have a haunting howl, and are common creatures of myth and folklore. And unfortunately, wolves tend to hunt in packs. This pack mentality has meant that amongst the wolf invasion there are few alpha males (or females). Indisputably indie, the packs too often feature heavy guitars, new wave synths, wailing and coarse vocals, and lyrics about the usual fare. We Are Wolves set their own trap when they describe their music as “a post-punk landscape…like rock after the post-modern explosion”. Not much new here.
For a similarly named band possibly more likely to lead the pack, check out We Are Scientists. As for We Are Wolves, you won’t find anything too unpredictable coming from the fangs of these sheep dressed in wolf’s clothing. |
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| What:
Non-stop Je Te Plie en Deux
Who:
We
Are Wolves
On:
Shock
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Milli Vanilli’s 1990 ousting as lip synching frauds inadvertently sent shockwaves through the MTV community, and temporarily silenced Ford Capri cassette decks worldwide.
Sixteen years later, their memory lives on in the form of Blame It On The Rain, a ten-day exhibition curated by the new collaborative venture, Hell Yeah Projects.
Four of Melbourne’s finest drinkeries – Misty, Murmur, Robot and Troika - will host the event, baring their walls/floors/benches/souls to feature work by 19 of Australia’s sassiest creative wunderkind. The exhibition will be kickstarted on February 23 with a party spanning all four venues. You can start wherever you like, and hop/skip/stupor your way between the bars. Just don’t get shickered too early – at least wait until you’ve seen all the art.
Works in photography, illustration and even toy making will be on show, and given people are generally more agreeable when they’re liquored up, it’s handy to know all works are for sale. |
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What:
Blame It On The Rain
Where:
Misty – 3-5 Hosier Lane, Murmur – 17 Warburton Lane, Robot – 12 Bligh Place, Troika – 106 Little Lonsdale St
When:
Begins February 23, 7:30pm, and runs for ten days |
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What:
Children of the Night
When:
Friday 24th Feb
Where:
The Old Chinese Theatre, behind The Forum, 19 Russell St, City
How much:
FREE |
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Description:
ThreeThousand is proud to be supporting Children of the Night. A week long live music extravaganza that launches this Friday with Midnight Juggernauts and My Disco alongside Pretty Girls Make Graves (DJ set) and DJ Streetparty. Saturday night sees Damn Arms in their first show back from OS alongside Wolf and Cub and Sunday night is a Burlesque Spectacular with Hi Ball Burlesque and Baby Take A Bow! Come one and come all, actually - just don’t miss it. |
What:
Digger And The Pussycats
When:
Friday 24th Feb
Where:
The Tote
How much:
$12 |
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Description:
Digger And The Pussycats, one of Australia’s most respected garage trash duos, play their only Melbourne show before returning to Europe. They are supported by Legends Of Motorsport, The Breadmakers and The Holy Soul (SYD).
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What:
Bang Bang
When:
Friday 24th Feb
Where:
The Laundry, Johnston St, Fitzroy
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Description:
The Laundry has just had a big fat new P.A. put in and Bang Bang intends to make the most of it with Master Cardinal, The Inkrements, Saint James and Dance With Voices. $5 entry. |
What:
Brandance V.03
When:
Saturday 25th Feb, 10pm til forever
Where:
Loop |
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Description:
Zero one zero the Computer's our hero. This weekend
is the third installment in the Branedance continuum,
where fax machines battle holographic calculators
in a fight for supremacy. Presented by the digital
beings Good Machine/Bad Machine, featuring experimental
aural madness in the forms of blips, beeps, glitches
and tweaks to dance your brane away. |
What:
Thunderbirds Are Now!
When:
Tuesday 28th Feb
Where:
Saint Jerome’s
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Description:
Detroit rockers Thunderbirds Are Now! play the post laneway festival Saint Jerome’s. No rest for the wicked. They are supported by Temper Temper and Dukes Of Windsor.
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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:
Heap praise, sling abuse, ramble inanely – if you have anything to say to us please send it directly to talk@threethousand.com.au
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Melbourne, 3000
(03) 9662 1657 |
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Publisher
Barrie Barton
03 9662 1657
barrie@rightanglepublishing.com.au
Editor
Chris Barton
chris@threethousand.com.au
Deputy Editor
Kath Loftus
kath@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 |
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