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That heavy weight we feel when we walk into a gallery? Ignore that; that's the white elephant of theory and history than squats grossly in the corner of every white cube in every art scene. The already-said and the already-dead that executes every new idea and slots it neatly into the catalogue of 'nice tries'. Its the hipster death squads determining how 'real' a new artist is being.
Emily Floyd's new show of installations and sculptures actually suprises you by pointing to the elephant and not having a fit in the process. Simple, elegant craft is married to intelligent but unweighted refrains on theory and craft. ‘Dostoevsky is here with me, right now’ and ‘Gen-existential Crisis’ betray an approach to art informed, even haunted by theory.
As luck would have it, Floyd's work is acutely aware of how damn dull it can be to fuse theory and practice. The exhibit of minature rainbows, wooden words, sculpted dioramas and giant anarchy icons is worth a visit, brightening up the usually dour 'money' end of the Flinders Lane art scene. |
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What:
Emily Floyd - New Ways of Thinking
When:
Tues-Fri 12-6, Sat 1-5
Where:
Anna Schwartz Gallery, 185 Flinders Lane, Melbourne
How much:
Free
Image:
‘Steiner Rainbow’ by Emily Floyd |
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It’s not often you hear ‘non profit’ and ‘music promotion’ in the same sentence, but it’s not often you come across a publication the size of Demo.
Double the dimensions of an average mag, Demo Issue #1 showcases unearthed Australian music talent across all genres, giving local artists a leg up of the largest kind.
The magazine breaks boundaries in more than size, Demo injects art and graphic design back into music – it’s a film clip on paper. Made to be pulled apart and slapped on a bedroom wall, the bold, raw and infectious shots of artists like Macromantics, Hell City Glamours, Peret Mako and Emma Sholl rival the most established fashion features.
From paper to the net, Demo stores tracks from all featured artists online, so you can read their history and then hear their music. Issue #1 also came with its own live launch starring all featured artists - because in the words of co-editors Andrew and Mark Moffitt: “Recorded music sounds great but there’s nothing like being there with a fat guy sweating on you.” |
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What:
Demo Issue #1
Where:
Metropolis, Level 3 Curtin House, 252 Swanston St, Melbourne.
Greville St Bookstore, 145 Greville St, Prahran.
Brunswick St Bookstore, 305 Brunswick St, Fitzroy.
How much:
$10 |
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Not all dance music should make you dance. In fact at its best, dance music should probably reduce its listeners to a mild mannered sway or a transcendental stupor, a ritualistic physical shut down that allows you to focus on the mind rather than your latest dance move.
Don’t be alarmed, as pseudo-spiritual as all this sounds, the debut No Certain Night Or Morning by Home Video is not a relaxation tape but rather a (backwards/forwards/sideways) step into an electronic era where subtlety and sadness are not necessarily bad things. To help contextualise such sweeping statements, think New Order and Depeche Mode with a pinch of The Presets’ ‘Girl And The Sea’, one cup of joy, two spoons nostalgia, and shaken well.
The one thing you don’t have to worry about is Home Video being half-baked. |
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What:
No Certain Night Or Morning
Who:
Home Video
On:
Etch ‘n’ Sketch
Myspace:
here
Touring:
with My Latest Novel, The Corner Hotel, Dec 7 |
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For a sexually explicit and politically subversive producer, Christine Vachon holds a homely title.
The “Godmother of politically committed film” and “Godmother of New Queer Cinema”, Vachon has been breaking cinematic ground since Poison, which won the Grand Jury prize at Sundance in 1991. Not one to shy away from graphic sex or political challenge, in her R-rated films sex is liquidised, and intellectualised as fetishes are unearthed and the occasional housewife becomes a sex maniac.
The ACMI showcase features Far From Heaven, Velvet Goldmine, I Shot Andy Warhol and a preview screening of The Notorious Bettie Page, which manages to make patent leather visually enticing to more than the shadies outside ClubX. |
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What:
Focus on Christine Vachon
Where:
ACMI, Federation Square, Flinders St, Melbourne
When:
October 19-29
How much:
Full $13, Concession $10 book here
Contact:
ACMI online or 03 8663 2583 |
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What:
Witness Protection Program Social Club
When:
Sat Oct 21, 10pm-very late
Where:
The Public Office, 100 Adderly St. West Melbourne
How much:
$20 on the door, $15 for WPP card members or people in burqas or shmaghs |
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Description:
Let’s face it. On Saturdays after midnight most people would look better in burqas, so thankfully this weekend WPPSC throw a ‘gentlemen prefer burqas’ party. The money raised also goes to a good cause, that being the wonderful They Shoot Homos Don’t They? magazine which we featured last week. |
What:
Flesh Vs Venom Album Launch
When:
Sat Oct 21, 8.30pm
Where:
The Tote, 71 Johnston St, Collingwood
How much:
$10
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Description:
‘Discomfort Disco’ band Flesh Vs Venom launch their debut album Tales Of The Parrot House through Exo Records. They are supported by True Radical Miracle, Sinking Citizenship, Lakes and DJs Bromance and Vinyl Richie. |
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What:
Collideascope at the Espy
When:
Sat Oct 21, 7pm
Where:
The Espy, 11 The Esplanade, St Kilda
How much:
$25 + b/f here or from Central Station, Greville Records, Northside and Polyester. |
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Description:
The temporary Red Bull Music Academy in Richmond has housed cutting-edge producers and musicians for the past few weeks. This Saturday co-founder of New York’s Salsoul and Latin soul legend Joe Bataan breaks out to headline Collideascope, with the UK’s Steve Spacek + Benji B. Across four stages, the artists will be joined by Chez Damier and more. We have two double passes to give away, just email HELLO JOE to win@threethousand.com.au. For a low-down on other academy happenings go to NowNow. |
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Love Of Diagrams
When:
Sat Oct 21
Where:
Geddes Lane |
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Description:
Returning from their Sydney EP launch Love Of Diagrams play Bootleg with the shoe-gazing/grunge sounds of You Will Die Alone and theatrical electro-pop of Barrage. |
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C.W. Stoneking
When:
Sun Oct 22, 7pm
Where:
The Famous Spiegeltent at the Arts Centre
How much:
$30, book here
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Description:
Since we featured C.W. Stoneking’s King Hokom Blues in Issue 073 we have been aching to see him live. This Sunday he plays his time-travelling blues at The Spiegeltent. Don’t miss this.
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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.
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