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Tim Fleming has a penchant for fakes, whether it’s a ‘real’ business in a fake shopping complex, or working on fictitious film set. His taste for using the faux to denote the truth is evident in his ongoing installations, Flatland OK, where 2D figurines and inanimate objects are frozen in motion - where everyone could hear you scream, but no one could move to help.
Tim's study continues with New Values, an exhibition in which installations of bars, graphs and tables attempt to chart an arbitrary terrain of blank values.
By Roya Azadi and Nadia Saccardo |
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What:
New Values – Tim Fleming
Where:
Utopian Slumps, 5/25 Easey St, Collingwood
When:
Thurs Apr 5, 6pm – 9pm
Runs until Apr 29
How much:
Free |
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With tedious predictability, every year I exclaim, ‘I wish you could get hot cross buns the whole year round’, and then realise that they just wouldn’t be as good then would they.
This Easter, Daniel Chirico of Baker d Chirico who we interviewed in our last issue, is doing buns with a decadent dark chocolate cross. While you’re checking out Daniel’s hot buns, check out his luscious nougat, which comes in Perks & Mini designed packaging and his special Easter Panetone in the shape of a dove. Peace to all, and to all a Happy Easter.
By Kate Bezar |
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What:
Hot cross buns
Where:
Baker d Chirico, 149 Fitzroy St, St Kilda
When:
Tues-Sun 7am-5pm, closed Mondays
How much:
$2
Contact:
9534 3777 |
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One of the many confusing aspects of the current hype around the movie 300 is its rating: "CONTAINS COMPUTER-GENERATED VIOLENCE”. Has classification ever depended on the method of simulation before? Soon, we'll see "CONTAINS ADULT THEMES CREATED USING THE STANISLAVSKY METHOD”. You can keep your CGI Spartans, because this Friday, it's all about 'Dynamation’.
This week, ACMI's late-night 'Freaky Friday' screening is the 1963 classic Jason And The Argonauts, featuring the creations of legendary animator Ray Harryhausen. His work has given gravitas to giant octopi, prehistoric birds, and angry demigods, and his painstaking stop-motion technique allowed these monsters to interact with real human actors. It sounds curmudgeonly – like saying music these days is just noise – but it’s undeniable that Harryhausen’s creations have a certain, intangible soul, and it’s something that computer animation is still struggling to capture.
The humans’ performances don’t stand a chance next to living statues, flying harpies, and a many-headed hydra. Doesn't everyone owe it to themselves to see Jason And The Argonauts epic skeleton-swordfight on the big screen at least once before they die?
By Martyn Pedler
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What:
Jason and the Argonauts (1963)
Where:
'Freaky Friday' at ACMI Cinemas, Federation Square, Melbourne
When:
Fri Apr 6, 10pm
Watch the trailer:
Instead of a trailer, here's a montage of all Harryhausen creatures (in chronological order, no less) |
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In their own words, Pete Versus Toby like to keep it simple and like colour. They wear their philosophy on their T-shirts - ‘Gingerbread men make better lovers’ and ‘If cats were bigger they would eat you’. They dabble in the political ‘Rifles make the deer fall down’, ‘I sniff, I vote’. They care about your health ‘Keep those damn doctors away’.
They’re not trying to wage a style revolution just yet, but they are keeping things in the fluro fashion world fresh and we’re smiling, not pouting.
By Nadia Saccardo |
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What:
Pete Versus Toby
Where:
Sat, Rose St Market, Fitzroy. Sun, Camberwell Market, Camberwell
How much:
$40, tank $30
Contact:
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“In the murky saloon bars of the East End of London…where the scum of the earth got drunk and the chief topic of conversation was crime, they called the Hon Richard Rollison ‘The Toff’.”
So in case you’re wondering, that’s where this new bar’s name came from. In fact, John Creasey wrote hundreds of books on The Toff (The Toff and the Curate, The Toff and the Terrified Taxman to name a few) but The Toff in Town was published in 1948. They say he used the Toff to show how well the Mayfair man-about-town could get on with the rough diamonds of the East End.
So anyway, back to drinking. Though it’s third in a large bar trilogy for the owners of Revolver and Cookie, The Toff in Town does not suffer from the sequel syndrome. Just like an old train carriage, the bar has heaps of private booths, each with a silver button for summoning wait staff. The European style menu operates on a timetable system (aperitifs 4pm-7pm, mains 7pm-11pm, supper from 11pm-late). There’s a proper performance space with a mezzanine bar and a real David Lynch style stage with curtains. Watch out for comedy, live music, cabaret, and no doubt some rough diamonds of the East End here in future.
By Penny Modra
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What:
The Toff in Town
Where:
Level 2, Curtin House, 252 Swanston Street, Melbourne
When:
Mon-Sun 4pm-2am from Thurs Apr 5
Contact:
9654 6645 |
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What:
CURVY 2007 Launch
When:
Thurs Apr 5, 8pm-10pm
Where:
Until Never Gallery, L2, 3-5 Hosier Lane, Melbourne
How much:
Free |
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Description:
Inspired by a new generation of female graphic designers and illustrators, CURVY 2007 showcases the work of artists from twenty different countries. Check out the images from the Sydney launch here, and come along and celebrate, even if you don’t have ovaries.
By Roya Azadi |
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What:
WPPSC
When:
Fri Apr 6, 10pm
Where:
Public Office, 100 Adderly St, West Melbourne
How much:
$15 |
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Description:
After a day on the fish, what better than a night on the fizz? Forget eggs and panatone, here the only hot cross buns are in the wrestling pit for the annual WPPSC Hot Cross Bun Wrestling at Midnight. Some traditions stay strong for a reason. But for a sacrilege twist, this year it’s Jesus vs the Easter Bunny. Who will triumph? Chubby kids everywhere know where it’s at. DJs like Oss from London and Sydney’s Ben Drayton will keep the pit churning long after the war is over. As always, this one’s straight friendly. |
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What:
No Comply Festival
When:
Sat Apr 7, 7pm-11pm
Where:
The Atrium, Federation Square
How much:
Free |
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Description:
No Comply are keeping the streets fresh as a cucumber and communities safe as a nun’s virginity with a month long art and design extravaganza. With artists, installations and productions, the festival will be kicked off by one mother of a launch party including 150 hand-painted skateboards, DJ’s Kamo, Kano and Mu-gen, and more graphic designers, tattooists, fashion designers, photographers and illustrators than you can shake a stick at.
By Roya Azadi |
What:
Deerhoof
When:
Sat Apr 7, 8.30pm
Where:
The Corner, 57 Swan St, Richmond
How much:
$34 + b/f here |
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Description:
’Noise art’ might have enjoyed a similar popularity to ‘tie dye’, but Deerhoof have managed to go the distance. Their latest album Friend Opportunity places pop in the same basket as soaring guitar riffs and noise explosions and their live show should not be missed.
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What:
Karaoke Dokey
When:
Every Wed, 8pm
Where:
Miss Libertine, 34 Franklin St, Melbourne
How much:
Free |
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Description:
Hosted by Richie1250 (PBS) this is the city's newest karaoke night and it's pretty serious in a 'how much Bowie can you fit on one list' kind of way. Surround sound, giant screen, heaps of mikes, beer prizes and a focus on awesome power rock. A posse-based singer selection system ensures you will get to see heaps of your friends have their 3.25 minutes of fame. Or, put it another way, you won't be listening to boy band wannabes all night. |
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