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Wednesday 8th – 15th November
November and December move faster than a taxi past a vomiting drunk. Love it, loathe it, or both, the next two months leading up to Christmas will make you reach saturation point with parties, people and the paradox of humankindness and consumer greed.
Don’t get us wrong - we’re looking forward to it - but it truly is a David and Goliath battle. It is the unimposing individual versus the festive season giant, making it even more important for you to choose carefully which stone you sling, which movie you watch, which magazine you read, which exhibitions you attend, which clothes you buy and which dealer you use.
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With the exception of the dealer, as you change gear and slam down on the accelerator, ThreeThousand will be in the passenger seat with a map to help guide you.
ThreeThousand 080 – here we go again
Cover photo by Bob Barton. If you would like to submit a cover photo, email photo@tinanded.com.au |
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Before there was Naoko Takeuchi’s Sailor Moon and Shirow Masamune’s Ghost In The Shell there was Astro Boy and his creator Tezuka Osamu. Widely considered the father of manga, the physician turned illustrator is as revered as Walt Disney in Japan, but little known in the West.
Curated by Philip Brophy, Tezuka – The Marvel of Manga emphasises the sophisticated qualities and complexity of Tezuka’s manga. Well known icons Astro Boy, Kimba the White Lion and Black Jack are given new life through didactic panels detailing character and story, as are those rarely sighted in the West such as Princess Knight, the harrowing Eulogy for Kirihito and Crime and Punishment, based on Dostoyevsky’s famous title.
As powerful on the page as on screen, Tezuka’s original panels unleash the emotion and artistry of the medium in two main streams: manga (youth-oriented comic illustrations) and gekiga manga (serious dramatic series with adult narratives). Across all panels, battles are fought, challenges are overcome and life is questioned in graphic sequences examining the psychiatry of what it is to exist. Tezuka’s complex artistry is obvious as delicate lines and forms jump between an objective and subjective reality, with an impact so realistic it resonates far from the paper. |
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What:
Tezuka – The Marvel of Manga
Where:
NGV International, 180 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne
When:
Nov 3 2006 – Jan 28 2007
10-5 Wed-Mon, closed Tues
How much:
Full $12, concession $8 or to WIN one of two double passes email BLACK JACK to win@threethousand.com.au
Contact:
03 8620 2222 |
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More often than not, dressing is a balancing act. Lean too far one way and you’re more masculine than Annie Hall, too far the other and Alannah Hill’s your auntie.
Youth World seems to have the balance just right, mixing classic tailored forms like the pencil skirt, the cigarette pant and waistcoat by seasonal touches. Broad shoulders and tucked waists are offset with lace drawstrings. Shorts are paired with bodices, monochrome slouch dresses still hug curves, while tight waistcoats draw in wide-cut shirts in natural fibers such as sand-washed silk dupion and cotton.
The third collection from designer Therese Rawsthorne, who counts Issey Miyake and Ozwald Boateng as former colleagues, the label is an ode to classic style and a swan song to over-the-top transitory fashion. |
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What:
Youth World SS 06-07
Where:
Figure 8, Shop 2-3, 234 Flinders Lane, Melbourne
Nom*D Inc, 203 Gertrude St, Fitzroy
Contact:
Online |
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There must be something powerful in the air around Windsor, even stronger than the scent of scorched skin wafting out of Tantrum solarium. For the past few months north-west designers and labels have been branching Southside, and Smith Street’s Queen is the latest to make the leap.
You’ll find a familiar assortment of Queen pieces and brands like Holly Chalmers, Bul, High Tea With Mrs Woo and Ghost Patrol Dolls at Queen Windsor, but in line with its new locale the store has had a little face lift.
Concrete slurry floors, wooden screens and splashes of black, brown and red, mimic the signature brand’s modern/oriental crux. Now in-store, tailored dinner suits are offset by puffed sleeves and sculpted busts, amidst pieces in natural cotton, viscose and an absence of polyester. |
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What:
Queen
Where:
80 Chapel St, Windsor
When:
Mon-Sun 11-6
Contact:
9529 3191 |
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With a cast of characters initially tied together only by the family unit and their own fallibility, Little Miss Sunshine is a road trip film of a different nature. A smoking mother, an overly aspirational father, a drug-addict grandfather, a suicidal uncle and a mute son are in stark contrast the youngest daughter whose dreams of becoming a beauty queen are wonderfully misplaced.
The somewhat nihilist Little Miss Sunshine fits into the distinct breed of American cinema that mixes themes of self-help, dysfunctional families, death and philosophy. There was the destructionist Donnie Darko, the existential/anarchic I Heart Huckabees and the humanist Garden State. These films, tied together by the absurd and the hyper-real, are led primarily by their self-deprecating sense of humour, which makes them both honest and refreshing in a movie industry that churns out mediocre blockbusters and oh-so-political melodramas.
Little Miss Sunshine may be predictably uplifting but this still makes a nice change from predictably mundane. |
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What:
Little Miss Sunshine
Where:
Cinema Nova, 380 Lygon St, Carlton and other select cinemas
Watch the trailer:
here |
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This spring, suddenly burger rings are chic, carbs are back on the menu and sardines come dripped in silver not oil, crowning timber bruschetta. The exhibition space at Pieces of Eight has been transformed into an enoteca of delicacies, prêt-a-porter. Pushing the culinary craze for fusion-food to new heights is Nibbles, an exhibition of contemporary jewellery by Melbourne artist Lucy Folk. A little bit tongue in cheek this is a show that would have Dr. Atkins spitting chips, if he wasn’t six-foot-under.
Folk uses the art of silver-smithing with methods of whittling, carving and crochet to transform humble objects like popcorn into precious works of art. After years of bad press as a hangover from the cringe of ‘70s kitsch, the pretzel is again appreciated, its signature shape glorified in gold. Strings of silver rigatoni capture not only the true art of food but also the delightful naivety of days spent making pasta-necklaces at kindergarten. Never have celery sticks and olives looked so appetising until now, hand carved in jelutong wood. The best news of all is that these temptations are destined for a lifetime around your neck, not on your hips.
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What:
Nibbles - Lucy Folk
Where:
Pieces of Eight, 635 Brunswick St, North Fitzroy
When:
Nov 10 to Dec 2
Tues – Fri 11-6, Sat 11-5 |
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What:
The Autopsy
When:
Thurs Nov 9, 6-9pm
Where:
162 Carlisle Street, St Kilda East
How much:
Free |
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Description:
St Kilda has been a little quiet of late on the gallery front, but this Thursday the cheap wine will flow once again when new art-space The Autopsy opens with debut exhibition Self Titled. Works from Stormie Mills, Merda, Billy Superbe and Tony Marone are the first on show, and pegged for further down the track include Schwipe and Gemma Jones. |
What:
Dardanelles EP Launch
When:
Fri Nov 10, 11pm
Where:
Eurotrash, 18 Corrs Lane, Melbourne |
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Description:
Self-touted skuzz-rockers The Dardanelles release their EP with support from Tic Toc Tokyo.
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What:
The La La Parlour presents Tarnished
When:
Fri Nov 17 and Sat Nov 18, 7pm
Where:
The Famous Spiegeltent, 100 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne
How much:
$30 ($25 conc) |
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Description:
Circus meets burlesque. Oh, the imagery…
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What:
Mental Fest
When:
Sat Nov 11, 3pm onward
Where:
The Espy, 11 The Esplanade, St Kilda |
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Description:
Help raise funds for Mental Health Orygen and the national depression initiative Beyond Blue with bands In The Name Of Blood, Yidcore, Knives Of Neptune and about a dozen others.
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What:
T-Week
When:
Mon Nov 13 – Sun Nov 20 (launch party Tues Nov 14, 6.30pm)
Where:
mag nation, 88 Elizabeth St, Melbourne
How much:
Free |
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Description:
Move over sneakers, mag nation in association with T-World is devoting a whole week to celebrating the modest T-shirt. Wear your favourite tee to the launch and go into the running to win a limited edition T-pack valued at $90, or just stop by to view around 100 T-shirts from designers including Nique, Pure Evil and Terratag on display in-store. There’s also a discussion forum with T-World’s Eddie Zammit scheduled for November 15 at 7pm if you want to put your shirt where your mouth is.
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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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Feedback:
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Disclaimer:
The information in ThreeThousand is subject to change. Although we attempt to ensure that the content at the time of publication is correct, we do not guarantee its accuracy or currency. Right Angle Publishing accepts no responsibility to you or anyone else arising from any use or reliance on the information contained in ThreeThousand or any inaccuracy in the information. The views and opinions expressed on material included in ThreeThousand may not reflect those of Right Angle Publishing. |
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