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Separately Together brings together (well, separately, but
together) emerging artists from University of Melbourne and VCA whose
work hijacks language and text for the visual arts. Throughout August
they will be incubating their most personal thoughts in the exposed
glass cabinets of Platform's subway space.
Bonnie Lanes' installation 'Sleeping with Open Eyes' harks back to
Tracey Emin's infamous unmade bed, transporting the intimate
slovenliness of a Sunday under the covers to the concrete jungle. Ben
Landau has set out to amplify the visual inner-city landscape for deaf
people through Auslan poetry and poster art. Fiona Hilary will be
projecting positive propaganda into the minds of the unsuspecting
public as they run the morning commute gauntlet, whilst Kate O'Hara
hopes to dupe the unsuspecting with her celebration of the national
'Peg Day Festival'. Is that gullible written on the ceiling? We suggest
you hustle your way through the subway one morning this week to see for
yourself.
By Laura MacIntyre
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What:
Separately Together
When:
Launching Wed Aug 1, 6-8pm
Exhibition open Mon-Fri 7am-6.30pm; Sat 9am-5pm until Aug 31
Where:
Platform, Degraves Street subway
How much:
free
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Tigerbeat-6 style desktop pop graduates as 'hip' with YACHT - aka Jona Bechtolt one-time member of Portland sensations, The Blow. His second LP on Marriage Records, the conscientiously titled I Believe In You. Your Magic Is Real is a zeigeisty mix of recent blog-house, post-Fennesz laptop smarts and unadulterated AIH - vocal confidence. Calculatedly hyperactive and eminently danceable, these twelve tracks have an eerily 'online' feeling overall; super-produced, fast-changing and arranged like so many MySpace players attached to a spinning sonic Rolodex.
Opener 'So Post All 'Em' serves as case in point, with Jim O'Rouke-sounding guitar loops, Middle-Eastern oud hits and a pitchshifted steel drum bassline. Major radio single 'See a Penny (Pick it Up) is one part Baltimore hyphy, one part Knight Rider Theme, and fourth track,'Platinum' is a disinterested near-cover of Kraftwerk's 'We Are The Robots'. This passive sampling works a treat until the penultimate, title track, when Jona actually recites so many names as if scrolling down an indie music blog's links list. At House and Indie's after party, YACHT stays straight where Cex does not.
By Mark Gomes
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As I write this there's only four sleeps to go 'til Australian Idol. Yay! I'm a big fan. What I like is not the talent or the public shaming of clownish contestants. No sir. Because I'm a "sophisticated adult", what I dig is this far more subtle thing. It's that no matter how far the singers get in the competition, right up until making their album even, they seem to carry the clammy stench of the bedroom with them. These folk never feel natural and like with it. They always stay pathetic and aspirational.
Man, I love that. It makes me feel like we live in a world where to be a try-hard, to be still striving and trying to be this great thing and never really getting there even when you get there is okay. In my book it's more than okay. In my book the sad-tragic efforts to be more than you are, is totally where the soul is; trying is an art form!
Which, kiddos, is a mighty long-winded way of saying that is what Octopus 7: don't show me your poetry is about. It's basically a bunch of really nifty artists who I've loved over the years, and in a couple of instances found the love just recently, whose practices are about the act of beautiful becomings and the breakdowns, weirdness and happiness of all of that. Better than Australian idol? Well almost, almost.
By Robert Cook*
*Curator, Octopus 7
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When Scott Walker: 30 Century Man opens with the myth of Orpheus and the Underworld, you can't help be reminded of the tongue-in-cheek 'Icarus' opening of 24 Hour Party People. ("If you know what I mean, great. If you don't, that's fine too. It doesn't matter. But you should probably read more.") Here, the mythological pretensions are deadly serious - a heartfelt plea for Walker's elevation to musical godhood.
Not that he's undeserving. After his chart-topping boy-crooner days, Scott Walker went solo to pursue increasingly idiosyncratic and amazing work, before becoming one of music's most infamous recluses. Decades later, his music had transformed into something else entirely - stark soundscapes, terrifying string sections, and Walker's plaintive, desperate vocals - to critical acclaim.
The documentary itself is so grandiose that it almost approaches Spinal Tapishness. Even its archival photographs are animated into twitchy 3D, and lyrics morph through smoke or psychedelic lightshows. In its quieter moments, it allows Walker to speak openly about his fascinating creative processes, or lingers on the shifting expressions of other artists (David Bowie, Julian Cope, Jarvis Cocker) as they listen to his work.
By Martyn Pedler
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What:Scott Walker: 30 Century ManWhere: Melbourne International Film Festival When:Sunday 12th August, 7:30pm, Greater Union Tickets:hereWatch the trailer:here
Win: We have a double pass to the Sun Aug 12, 7.30pm screening. Just
email win@threethousand.com.au with the subject line 'I love Scott
Walker more than David Bowie does' |
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An exhibition, a film launch and a party in one. Siren Visual, ThreeThousand and Neon Parc team up with sparkling gurus Coopers and TIRO to celebrate the screenings of Alejandro Jodorowsky's The Holy Mountain and El Topo at MIFF this year, and salute their release on DVD after 35 years in the wilderness. (We are pretty excited to be co-presenting this; one of us has a frog mask for the party already.) John Lennon championed him (funded a movie in fact), Dennis Hopper used him and Marilyn Manson loves him. While critics have been quick to gush about some counter-cultural filmmakers, it has taken far too long for Alejandro Jodorowsky to get the credit he deserves. Maybe it's because he allegedly once stated that "I ask of cinema what most North Americans ask of psychedelic drugs." There's no denying, however, that his '70s cult classic El Topo is the cinematic godfather of the 'Midnight Movies'. The Holy Mountain (scandal of Cannes in '73) is a decadent flood of existential symbolism and possibly the most expensive film ever made. Curated by Neon Parc, The Shining Path brings together a collection of psychedelic, abstract, and free-form works by artists Dan Arps, Trevelyan Clay, Nathan Gray, Rachel Jessie-Rae and Noël Skrzypczak in homage to Jodorowsky's aesthetic and his obsessions with well psychedelics, mysticism and immortality. By Penny Modra
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What:
The Shining Path
Where:
The Carlton Hotel & Studios, upper levels, 193 Bourke St, Melbourne
When:
Launching Sat Aug 4, 6.30pm (invitation only)
Exhibition open Tues-Fri, 4-8pm until Fri Aug 10
How much:
Free Win:One of five double passes to the launch, email win@threethousand.com.au with the subject line 'I too ask a lot of psychedelics' One of two double passes to El Topo, screening at MIFF, 11pm Friday August 3, email win@threethousand.com.au with the subject line 'I need a quasi-Western head trip'. Don't worry we'll post them fast! One of two double passes to The Holy Mountain, screening at MIFF 11pm Friday August 10, email win@threethousand.com.au with the subject line 'divest me of my worldly baggage'. |
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Sick of being all alone whilst mulling over your thoughts? The memories of evil ex'es; that invention that will revolutionise the world; or maybe just nutting out the final passage of your soon-to-be literary masterpiece? Well, we have the perfect pondering partner for you. With sugar and spice you won't need to think twice as you battle Melbourne's toughest winter month with a heart-warming mulled wine. (That's right, say it like you've got a pipe in your mouth and two small plums as well.) Cinnamon, oranges, cloves and brown sugar are the booty originals all warmed up with red wine. Not too warm though or you lose the booze!
There are many mulled wines in Melbourne, Jeromes has a heady version for six bucks, The Carlton Hotel has a fabulous lederhosen-inspired conconction entitled the 'Black Forrest Hunting'. Arguably, the best has a view to match, where Cointreau, schnapps, raisons, vanilla, slithered almonds and the odd sprinkle of ginger are brewed over by the Rooftop Bar Mullers. So don't sit at home musing, hit the stairs of Curtin House all the way to the top; if the heart-burn don't heat you up, the spicy warm wine will. By Andy Walker
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What:
Mulled wine
Where:
Down the freezing hatch
When:
Whenever the opportunity presents itself
How much:
Generally $6
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What:
Pow Wow New Music Series launch
Where:
The Toff in Town, Lvl 2, 252 Swanston St, Melbourne
When:
TONIGHT, Wed Aug 1, doors 8pm How much:
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Description:
'Pow Wow' derives from the Native American term, 'Pow Waw' meaning spiritual leader. (Wikipedia, we love you). We at ThreeThousand don't like to blow our own horns. But it just so happens that tonight Barrage tears down the Toff, who just so happens to be our very own spiritual leader/music editor (they go hand in hand right?).
Anyway, go see Barrage. If you sling him abuse, he'll probably wallop you with his 7" single, '2'. Playing alongside will be the incredible School Of Two, and The Emergency.
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Description:
See a penny, pick it up and spend it seeing YACHT at Us vs Them this Friday for. Supporting with enough pop to make Snap and Crackle feel like lesser men will be fellow Portlander of Oregon, Panther.
Let's not forget our home-grown-and-proud-of-it Love of Diagrams and the rather-busy-this-week Barrage, plus DJs Gaptooth, BROmance, Tranterco, No Requests and Chestwig.
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What:
Paper Shadow Gallery and the King Brown #3 magazine launch
Where:
Miss Libertine, 34 Franklin St, Melbourne
When:
Launching Fri Aug 3, 7pm
Exhibition open Aug 3-13 (closed Fri-Sun)
How much:
Free
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Description:
What this town needs is a new gallery. And we've got one now thanks to the kids opening Paper Shadow at Miss Libertine this Friday. It will be a permanent independent gallery - located at Libertine, but with a separate entrance. They're launching with an exhibition curated by YOK, who is himself launching issue #3 of King Brown. So many launches it's like NASA without the jumpsuits. The afterparty features Kano and Anna Lunde (Syd) on decks.
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What:
Spider Vomit, Widow's Walk EP Launch
Where:
The Toff in Town, Level 2, 252 Swanston St, Melbourne
When:
Sat Aug 4, doors 9pm
How much:
$10 on the door, $20 if you buy the CD
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Description:
Words 'tax bracket' (ugh!) and 'financial year' (ew!) seem to be on everyone's lips right now. If like us, you feel the tax return process similar to a lobotomy, then spend time and save money other ways. Check out Spider Vomit this Saturday at The Toff for ten bucks. But wait, there's more. If you pay an extra ten bucks, you'll score their CD, Widow's Walk too. But wait there's still MORE: we're throwing in, Hi God People, Birth Glow and Rock Bottom. Plus DJ sets by Macromantics and Fabulous Diamonds. Batteries not included.
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Description:
In a bit of an EXO Records extravaganza, this gig features the lately returned Flesh vs Venom (kind of like Joy Division crossed with Bauhaus) and friends. It doubles as the launch of a new 7" from The Emergency and the sad occasion of Maximum Awesome's last show.
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Like fish growing in proportion to the size of their tank, bite-sized people now reside on the shelves of the itty-bitty Little Salon.
Little Salon's utterly coo-worthy 'I wish I was a real boy/girl' range of wooden pendants had us at 'hello'. But despite their wishes, we're pleased they are not living - little people have a reputation for rummaging through your belongings in search of practical household goods after all. We advise keeping fly-spray handy in the case of bosomy blue fairies paying you a visit.
This may sound illegal, but we have one boy and one girl to give away. Just answer the following question
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This week's question:
One night, in a wonderful dream, the fairy appeared to reward Pinocchio for his kindness. When the puppet looked in the mirror next morning, he found he had turned into somebody else. Pinnochio then said:
a) "Dang, I need a shave." b) "Touch wood, I don't become the brunt of all sexually-oriented jokes." c) "You talking to me? You talking to me?!
Then who the hell else are you talkin' to? You talkin' to me? Well, I'm the only one here" d) "I was happy in the haze of a drunken hour, but heaven nose I'm miserable now." To be in the running send your answer and postal address to win@threethousand.com.au, winners will be notified by email.
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