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Wednesday 14th – 21st June
It’s easy to lose things on a long weekend. Your mind, your wallet, your boyfriend, your girlfriend, your phone, your license, your dignity and especially your perspective. Some things get found, some things get insured, while others are simply gone for good.
With a short week ahead, but the weekend still seeming so far away, ThreeThousand Issue 059 is here to let you know that everything will be okay. For some winter warmth we serve up Hot Chip’s new album The Warning, while French thriller Hell (L’Enfer) will get your blood circulating. We repair those damaged brain cells with Voltaire’s Candide: Or, Optimism, complete with comic book cover by Chris Ware, and also keep you cosy with the 2006 Melbourne Scarf Festival.
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So regardless of what you lost over the long weekend, rest assured, this week’s issue will replace them with things that are just as good if not better.
ThreeThousand Issue 059 – lost and found
Cover photo by Barrie Barton. If you would like to submit a cover photo, email photo@tinanded.com.au |
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When you’re an acne-prone, angst ridden 15-year-old, the idea of having your portrait taken, let alone sitting still for longer than five minutes, is equivalent to having teeth pulled with a monkey wrench.
In his exhibition ‘80/137 Faces’, Photographer Simon Obarzanek somehow manages to both capture teens on camera, and keep them in the one spot long enough to reveal hidden spirit under a tough outer shell.
This is a visual study of the awkward years, the years that you’d rather not have on camera, but the years that reflect the poignant transition from naïve youth to independent adulthood.
Image Credit:
80/137 Faces
By Simon Obarzanek |
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What:
80/137 Faces
Where:
CCP, 404 George St, Fitzroy
When:
Until June 24
How much:
Free
Contact:
CCP 9417 1549 |
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In Winter, most would agree that Melbourne’s fashion pallet is more Yamamoto than McQueen. Come June 1, black, noir and shock horror, charcoal seem to take over the city.
Luckily, this week a fruity colour injection has arrived at Order and Progress’s sky-high boutique. Freshly grown with love from San Paolo-based designer Alexander Herchcovitch and carefully picked by Brazillian brand Melissa, these flavoursome trainers are fashioned from bright nylon flakes and come in a tempting selection of colours.
Be they apple green, chocolate brown or blackcurrant, Melissa’s sneakers are a bright wind within a dark fashion pallet. So slap on a pair and go blind the suits down Collins Street. |
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What:
Alexandre Herchcovitch for Melissa sneaker
Where:
Order and Progress, Level 6 Curtain House, 252 Swanston St, Melbourne
When:
Tues-Thur 11-7, Fri 1-8, Sat 11-6
How much:
$149.00
Contact:
Order and Progress 9654 1329 |
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Over the centuries, Florence’s cobbled streets have been home to some of the world’s greatest artists. It was in Florence that Michelangelo unveiled his David, that the Medicis established one of Italy’s greatest galleries, and where today, even gelato is served with creative flourish.
In Melbourne’s own cobbled street of Degraves, little boutique Il Papiro brings a touch of Italian artistry to our inner city. Even the terracotta-lined interior seems to carry a scent of the Italian heartland, while the store’s personalised stationery, pens, leather journals and hand-printed marbled paper exude old-world Italian craftsmanship.
We wouldn’t go as far as to say that the upmarket offerings will have you sketching the literary equivalent of ‘Il Davide’ – but if you’re an aspiring modern scribe or a crap poet, Il Papiro’s supplies can’t hurt your chances. |
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What:
Il Papiro
Where:
Shop 5 Degraves St, Melbourne
When:
Mon- Fri 10-6, Sat 10-5
Contact:
9654 0955 |
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Voltaire was said to be polemic, which means he threw up after binge writing. He was also known for his sharp wit, philosophy and texts such as Candide: Or, Optimism, which is now available with a comic book cover by Chris Ware, who among other things guest edited the comic book issue of McSweeney’s.
To be honest, we actually haven’t read it, but after we finish this week’s Famous magazine we definitely intend to get stuck in.
This is a book we feel safe to judge by its cover. |
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What:
Candide: Or, Optimism (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition, Paperback)
Who:
By Francois Voltaire, introduction by Michael Wood
Where:
Metropolis and amazon.com |
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For many of us, the cinematic experience is more than a couple of mind-numbing hours in a black room plugging popcorn, it’s a lesson, a journey and afterwards, a talking point. Some movies encourage more talk than others and Hell is one of them.
The film follows the fragmented lives of three estranged sisters and carries all the hallmarks of a gripping thriller - a family torn apart by the past, a suicide, a secret admirer and an affair.
Director Danis Tanovic has received rave reviews for Hell’s examination of judgement, human nature and the destructive power of love. He’s also been criticised for the film’s drawn out scenes and predicable plot structure. ThreeThousand prefers to listen to a wise man, who once said that film critics are a jaded bunch of wankers. Ignore the banter and judge this one for yourself. |
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What:
Hell (L’Enfer)
Where:
The Nova, 380 Lygon St, Carlton
Watch the trailer (la bande):
here |
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Your nana knits them, your best friend wears five of them at once and the French love them more than paté; this week Melbourne pays homage to the average scarf.
Despite common belief, scarves are not just strangulation hazards or easily lost accessories, they’re functional wardrobe additions, which not only help warm up your bare bits but can double as a big hanky if the flu strikes.
The 2006 Melbourne Scarf Festival celebrates the everyday necktie with a variety of talks, events, workshops and exhibitions. Gaze back to a time when the scarf was used to carry everything from babies to bananas, and then forward to futuristic technology associated with today’s neck muffs.
If this sounds like something your nana would love - it probably is, but you will also love the hundreds of unique scarves on sale and display at Craft Victoria’s ‘Melbourne Scarf Market’. |
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What:
’Pod’ The 2006 Melbourne Scarf Festival
Where:
Craft Victoria, 31 Flinders Lane, Melbourne
When:
June 14 launch @ Federation Square, 6-7.30pm
June 15-17 @ Craft Victoria, 10-5.30pm
How much:
Free
Contact:
Craft Victoria 9650 7775
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What:
Spank Rock
When:
Thursday June 15, 8.30pm
Where:
The Espy, 11 The Esplanade, St Kilda
How much:
$20 + b/f from The Espy, Central Station, inthemix, Polyester, Northside and Missing Link. |
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Description:
Vice and Civil Society present dirty rhyme duo Spank Rock. Fresh from Baltimore, hip-hop duo Naeem Juwan and Alex XXXchange Epton hit Melbourne on their first Australian sojourn.
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What:
The Kits CD launch
When:
Friday June 16, 8pm
Where:
Ding Dong Lounge, 18 Market Lane, Melbourne
How much:
$10
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Description:
The Kits launch their new CD with indie buddies The Hovercrafts, the metro-shock kids from Plug In City and Andrew Furze from The Inches.
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What:
Paul Knight: Closer
When:
Until July 1, Wed-Sat 12-6
Where:
Neon Parc, 1/53 Bourke St, Melbourne
How much:
Free |
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Description:
In Melbourne after a Sydney stint, Paul Knight’s photographs are an unsettling yet fascinating body (and bodies) of work.
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What:
Kamikaze Trio
When:
Friday June 16, 9pm
Where:
Revolver Upstairs, 229 Chapel St, Prahran
How much:
$8 |
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Description:
Rock n’ roll meets electro-post-punk when Melbourne band The Kamikazi Trio combine destructive forces with Sydney’s Mercy Arms. Plus Group Seizure, Tank and DJ Distort. |
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Electundra
When:
Sunday June 18, 8-11pm
Where:
LOOP, 23 Meyers Place, Melbourne
How much:
$8 |
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Description:
For the third installation of the electrifying festival Because of Ghosts join digital artist’s Weinstock/Fergusson, Isnod take on Zero Dollars and more. |
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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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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
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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
Tom Jackson
Nick Sweeney
Lauren Katsikitis
Reuben Acciano
Lucy Morieson
Dana Nikanpour
Kath Loftus
Jonah DeMallory |
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