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It’s a common affliction - give a microphone to most designers (architects we’re looking at you) and you’re hit with a viral spiel on the “process driven, sculptural, embryonic, contextual, terrain vague”…Neh?
Thankfully, next Tuesday Pecha Kucha presents us with a cure to forum boredom.
First created by Tokyo’s Klein Dytham Architecture, Pecha Kucha Night provides designers from all disciplines the chance to not only exhibit their creative work, but also their inspiration.
Since its conception, the night has spread to over 20 cities including Buenos Aires, Helsinki and London. With just 20 presenters, using 20 slides, with 20 seconds per slide over 6 minutes and 40 seconds of fame, there’s little time for crap chat, and ample opportunity to explore unique ideas. |
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What:
Pecha Kucha Night
Where:
Blue Diamond Social Salon & Cabaret, L15, 123 Queen St, Melbourne
When:
Tuesday November 21, 7.30pm
Bar and kitchen open 6pm |
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The future of Melburnian fashion isn’t necessarily stocked in-store, it’s evolving within studios, sketched in black folios and stitched together in university workshops.
One of the most prolific fashion and textile courses in the country, RMIT’s Fashion Design – which has given birth to designers like TV’s Ingrid Verner, Body’s Dainy Sawatzky and Kylie Zerbst of Obus - is giving us the chance to nosey in on fashion’s 2006 up-and-coming.
Suspend 06 showcases the work of RMIT’s 2006 Fashion Design graduates, integrating technology and electronica. All students’ designs will go live online as soon as they hit the catwalk. So if you can’t get your hands on an opening night invite, then get your computer on the internet so you can hopefully say that you knew these goods before they got ”big”. |
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What:
Suspend 06
Where:
RMIT City Campus, Building 8 L10, 124 La Trobe St, Melbourne
When:
Opening night Thursday November 23 (Invite only)
From Friday November 24 - November 27, 10-5pm
How much:
Free |
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Little Brother, alongside fellow New Zealanders Zambesi and Nom*D, are masters of understated sophistication. Their spring/summer 06/07 range is militaristic in style and musical in name with Pitch Jackets, Piccolo Pants, and Chorus Shirts (to name a few) that play with checks, stripes and formal wear details.
Headed by Murray Crane (of the Crane Brothers’ Stores) Little Brother has been running for five years and has forged an identity based upon the principles of quality tailoring and an identity that is distinctly English, think The Members not Members of Parliament, and The Beat not ‘The Bill’.
Although designed with men in mind, Little Brother also has a considerable female following based more upon an appreciation of quality than a political statement. If butch is back, let’s hope Little Brother flies the flag. |
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What:
Little Brother SS 06/07
Where:
All Of The Above, 109 Victoria St, Fitzroy
Crimson Phoenix, 208 Clarendon St, South Melbourne
How much:
Concerto Shorts - $250
Pitch Jacket - $410
Piano Shirt (long sleeve) - $250
- prices of other garments vary |
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In his short story The Destructors Graham Greene writes that ‘After All, destruction is a form of creation’ only that it happens in reverse. Philosophy ‘Zine from Japan, with its theme ‘Built To Destroy’, plays out a similar thought process through its interviews, articles and imagery, while also functioning as a prelude to the deliberate destruction of the zine taking place after the next issue.
Published by The Philosophy ‘Zine c/o Neighbourhood, they pool together some impressive contributors such as A-ron (aNYthing) and the editor is Tetsuya Suzuki from the leading culture and fashion site Honeyee.com.
Talking beliefs, brands, books and much more Philosophy ‘Zine is one of the few free publications that we would actually be prepared to pay some good money for. Get your something for nothing by popping into Someday. |
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What:
Philosophy ‘Zine, ‘No.3 – ‘Built To Destroy’
Where:
Someday Store, Level 3, Curtin House, 252 Swanston St, Melbourne
How much:
Free |
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For many, who have been put off horns and all things Gypsy by the likes of The Cat Empire, Beirut’s debut album Gulag Orkestar is less about imitating as it is about imagining. Created by a 19-year Brooklynite Zach Condon, this album is about the ‘suspension of disbelief’ rather than any claim of authenticity. The dusty, muffled vocals have a swaying consistency that could have been recorded off the side of a caravan, while the simple song structures inhabit a land somewhere between indie and, the most storytelling of genres, folk.
Drawing comparisons to Rufus Wainwright, The Decemberists and, if you look closely, Belle and Sebastian, it hasn’t taken Beirut long to find a home. It is now just a matter of how long they will stay. |
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What:
Gulag Orkestar (2006)
Who:
Beirut
On:
Remote Control
Myspace:
here |
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It sounds simple. Four young guys decide to take a trip overseas in celebration of a mate’s upcoming wedding, and for a bit of cultural experience.
Road To Guantanamo initially mirrors the Asian and South American pilgrimages made by so many 18-25 year olds. Except in this case the boys are British Muslims, their destinations are Pakistan and Afghanistan and the year is 2001, just before the US and allies launched ‘Operation Enduring Freedom’ and bombed Kabul.
Based on the story of the ‘Tipton Three’, Michael Winterbottom’s film merges interviews with news footage and re-enacted scenes. What begins as three friends on a holiday, quickly descends into chaos when the bombs start dropping, one of the group is lost, while three are pushed into a Taliban truck and then captured by the Northern Alliance.
From Afghanistan to Cuba, the prisoners’ treatment at Guantanamo plays like something out of 1984. It is difficult to believe at times, even when intertwined with blatant accounts from the Tipton Three themselves. Witnessing the subjected torture, isolation and farcical interrogation, you are painfully left pondering why in the “fight” to defend democracy, democratic principles are so readily sacrificed. |
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What:
Road To Guantanamo
Where:
Cinema Nova, 380 Lygon St, Carlton. Rivoli Cinema, 200 Camberwell Rd, East Hawthorn.
When:
Starts November 16
Watch the trailer:
here |
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There’s a certain form of excitement usually reserved for kids birthdays aged 5-9, when they are not only old enough to know that the party is for them, but also loud enough to make you wince when they scream. This is the sort of excitement we felt when we heard about Golden Plains, the recently announced music festival brought to you by Aunty Meredith.
We should probably keep this brief because no doubt you will be itching to click the link and explore the goodness for yourself. But in short, the festival will host !!!, The Slits, Yo La Tengo, Eddy Current Suppression Ring, Comets On Fire, Ground Components, The Drones, The Bellrays, Gotye, and more to be announced. |
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What:
Golden Plains Festival
Where:
Meredith Supernatural Amphitheatre
When:
March 10-12, 2007
How much:
For ticket info go to the website |
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What:
Friends Long Absent Are Coming Back To You
When:
Opens Wed Nov 15 6-8pm, runs until Nov 25
Where:
Viewing Space, L6 Room 16 Nicholas Building, 37 Swanston St, Melbourne.
How much:
Free |
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Description:
The title comes from a Vancouver-born fortune cookie sent care of a friend,
and it inspired Melbourne-based artists and friends Tim Hillier, Kate Moss, Conor O’Brien and Amanda Maxwell to push aside commitments for a while and curate an exhibition together. The group showcases a range of photographs from the four artists and will open with many more friends this Wednesday night. |
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Ratatat
When:
Fri Nov 17
Where:
Ding Dong, Market Lane, Melbourne
How much:
$20 +b/f, tickets at the venue and Moshtix |
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Description:
We raved about Classics and now is our chance, and yours, to see this electronic duo live. Comprised of Evan Mast and Mike Stroud, Ratatat has just toured Japan and are heading to our shores as we speak. They are supported by I Heart Hiroshima and Mountains In The Sky.
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What:
Upstarts feat. Tic Toc Tokyo and World’s End Press
When:
Sat Nov 18, 8pm
Where:
The Public Bar, 238 Victoria St, North Melbourne, (Just near Vic Markets)
How much:
Free |
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Description:
With most party flyers reading like novels, Upstarts is a night that keeps it simple. Two bands, DJs, and cheap drinks (we mean really cheap) – what’s not to understand? Electric live act Tic Toc Tokyo are supported by the fresh-faced World’s End Press whose blend of psychadelic-gypsy-inspired-indie (you describe it better!) has been turning some of Melbourne’s more forward thinking musical heads for the last couple of months. Situated in the industrial wonderland of the Public Bar in North Melbourne, Upstarts is presented by HEM & HAW, a label dedicated to quality basics and inspired by the best of the past from Mods, 70’s Detroit rock dogs, sharps, and of course Rod Stewart. |
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What:
A-Trak
When:
Sat Nov 18, doors 9pm
Where:
The Gershwin Room, The Espy, St Kilda
How much:
$25 |
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Description:
When you were 13 and looking at Myer lingerie catalogues, Alain Macklovitch aka A-Trak was mixing records. When you were 15 dreaming of playing for the Chicago Bulls, A-Trak was crowned the DMC World DJ champ. When you were 18 getting pissed at schoolies, A-Trak was retiring as a battle DJ. At the moment, we don’t know what you’re doing with your life but A-Trak has started his own label (Audio Research) and is out here as Kanye’s tour DJ. He will be playing at the Espy along with Andy Smith from Dynamo Productions.
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What:
Art Of Fighting
When:
Sat Nov 18, 8.30pm
Where:
The Corner Hotel, 57 Swan St, Richmond
How much:
$20 + b/f, buy tickets here |
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Description:
Art Of Fighting have released ‘Eastbound’ the first sample from their third album which is due out early next year. Included on the single disc is a cover of ‘All Night Long’ by Lionel Ritchie which proves that AOF never fail to surprise. They are supported by Mountains In The Sky and Kes Band. |
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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.
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