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Direct from the Swedish creative super-group, issue 5 of ACNE Paper chews the lean sinew of elegance. It’s hard to argue with a publication so generous. It sizes an ample 40 x 30 cm and 122 pages worth of features that don’t cut corners. In between the satisfying word count, the photography is so devastatingly beautiful you’ll forget you’re reading a magazine that cost you as much as your lunch.
Hubert De Billy and Edouard Cossy will show you the way to contentment via a flute of Pol Roger Champagnge. Brian Greene lures your eye up to the simple economy of our galaxy. And Camille Bidault-Waddington teases Jarvis Cocker for wearing similar colours to her.
ACNE Paper issue 5 can be summed up in Paulo Melim Andersson’s words: “Elegance is hybrid. It’s an orchid that looks different every time. An undefined nimbus. It’s like the stars. You dream of them, but you will never get there.” – p.72
No doubt ACNE Paper will give you plenty to dream about.
By Isabel Dunstan
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What:
ACNE Paper
Where:
Cactus Jam International, 14 Albert Coates lane, city Online here When:issue 5 just out
How much:$11.95 per issue
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Architects. Melbourne’s long been awash in them. Conversations on Deco awnings and Belgian floor plans are more ubiquitous than chats on coffee-bean roasts or the weather, right?
Now, new cab off the rank, Arkitekt Records, mayn’t be a studio brimming with black bedecked silhouettes pondering unfurled floor plans, but they’ve certainly got building in mind. Or should we say re-building. You see, these kids are fighting to re-instate the groove laden (pardon the pun), spinning black wheel that is vinyl to its perch of former glory.
Extolling the virtues of vinyl as an art-form that eschews our throwaway age, this East Brunny bastion proudly celebrates the tactile musical ritual made famous by our parents, giving those itunes weary punters out there a healthy dose of nostalgic passion with their heady array of new and used 7” and 12”s. Give it a whirl.
By Josh Gardiner
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What:
Arkitekt Records
Where:
81 Lygon Street, Brunswick East
When:
Mon-Sat 11am-7pm
Contact:
9387 2470 |
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Producer Harvey Weinstein lived up to his Entourage doppelganger when he wailed on Kurt Russell at Cannes this year. Russell was publicly rebuked for saying that audiences won't get to see the planned Quentin Tarantino / Robert Rodriguez double-bill Grindhouse as it was meant to be seen: "Two movies together, the complete three-and-a-half hour ride."
Grindhouse was split in two for distribution, and Tarantino's extended half, Death Proof – fizzing with digitally-inserted flaws, scratches, and missing frames – is also split. Two films, sharing a villain in Kurt Russell's "Stuntman Mike", getting a long-deserved Travoltian
comeback.
But there’s never been split-brain cinematic self-diagnosis as accurate as in Death Proof. The first half up with Tarantino's best: idiosyncratic dialogue, carefully-balanced comedy and menace, and The Coasters' track 'Down In Mexico'. (You'll be humming it for days.)
The second half goes from 100 to 0mph. Other than an old-school car chase, it shows all Tarantino's failures. What worked for Godard doesn't work in an exploitation flick: just as things were heating up, you're left wading through more pop-culture minutia with new, empty characters and no dramatic tension. See it in a packed cinema, and the crowd-buzz might carry you through to the finale.
By Martyn Pedler
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Chloe suffered the jeering nonsense of wowser conservatism when she sailed to Melbourne in 1880. Generations have since filtered out such prudery. Not only can we shamelessly share a drink with Chloe in a Melbourne pub like she’s a mate (a, um, very naked mate) but we can purchase an interactive calendar of salon nudes.
We should clarify what we mean by “interactive”. Don’t think Dana, featured in the month of May, will offer to tattoo your leg. Or B Girl of September will hoon around on her roller skates. But Arlene Texta Queen has illustrated real women in their natural habitats, and you’re invited to pull out your texta and colour in their curvaceous lines.
If you feel deprived of bare beauties like Peter Cook and Dudley Moore who amusingly posited, “I bet dere are tousands of paintings we’re not allowed to see where the gauze ain’t landed in the right place.” Or guilty for "paying your respects" to Chloe as an excuse to down a few - Leunig may have to give up your wall space next year.
By Isabel Dunstan
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What:
TextaQueen’s 2008 Colour-In Calendar
Where: STICKY, Metropolis, Brunswick Bound, 361 Sydney Rd, Brunswick
When:Out now How much:Around $17 |
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So many people felt betrayed. Good people. People who had spent weeks – months even – sitting at their computers staring at a sixteen year-old, not even going to the bathroom, imagining themselves rescuing her, then taking her out for a milkshake and maybe to meet their mother and then driving her back to their apartment and making her feel, like, at home. Etc. BUT SHE WASN’T REAL! Oh the heartache. The legitimate upsetness that these YouTube patrons experienced. Now they’re over it though, and they want to know how they, too can find an audience of more than 70 million on the intermenet. Lucky then, that co-creator and producer Miles Beckett and head writer Luke Hyams are doing a presentation on lonelygirl15 at ACMI tomorrow – and they’ll talk about spin-off series KateModern as well. Bree will not be there, partly because she’s now starting in the ABC Family series Greek. But mostly because she’s NOT REAL. By Penny Modra |
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What:
Lonelygirl15 in conversation – presented by Portable Film Festival
Where:
ACMI, Federation Square
When:
Thurs Nov 1, 3pm
How much:
$25 here
Win:We have one double pass to give away. Just email win@threethousand.com.au with the subject line ‘I could have saved Bree Avery’ |
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Julio, down by the schoolyard in North Fitzroy, may be the first cafe ever to have been completely inspired by Paul Simon. Benevolent, daggy yet inherently cool, Julio, like Paul Simon, is indifferent to judging eyes. Fresh jam and custard doughnuts are Julio’s trademark product. Gobble one while you tap into the free wireless internet and slurp your Supreme coffee.
Should you feel like something more, the menu offers a delightful mix of items startlingly different from Melbourne’s quotidian cafe chow, a ‘Turkish breakfast plate’ with tomato, cucumber, fetta and olives sets the tone for a Moorish themed menu, dominated by salads and fresh produce rather than bread (although the sardine, lemon and harissa toasted sandwich is a ripper).
Enquire about the ‘secret special’ and procure yourself some baked organic eggs with marinated white anchovies, capers, red peppers and parsley. Soon to be the exclusive Australian stockists of New Zealand’s beverage du jour ‘Foxton Fizz’, Julio is worth the trip. Tell your friends “I’m on my way, I don’t know where I’m going…see you, me and Julio down by the school yard…”
By Jasmine McGowan
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What:
Julio
Where:
171 Miller St, North Fitzroy
When:
How much:
9489 7814
Contact:
9489 7814 Image:By Simon Zoric |
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Description:
Cut The Damn Arms? – Everyone loves an emo writer. Fanatics and FOBS (those Fond Of Band Stalking) alike will enjoy the Disco-Mashed-Pop (wow) and the raw punk rock energy of acclaimed local bands, Cut Copy and Damn Arms.
With both groups on the verge of releasing new albums, those in attendance will no doubt hear a refreshing mix of nu and old tracks. Bootlegs, remixes and straight-up unreleased gold will set the tone of the gig. Expect to hear ‘I knew him from high-school’ and ‘my ex-girlfriend once made him…’ from patrons indulging in the success of their countrymen.
Check it out, yeh, check it out.
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What:
Dardanelles album launch
Where:
Roxanne, Lvl 3, 2 Coverlid Pl, Melbourne
When:
Fri Nov 2, 8pm
How much:
$12 BF here
Win:We have two double passes to give away to this show. Email win@threethousand.com.au with subject line ‘I encourage the neutral Balkan States to join the Allies’ |
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Description:
Elsewhere, The Dardanelles is a 61km strait between Europe and Asiatic Turkey and The Narrows is an area of said straight spanning only 1,600 metres in width. In Melbourne, The Dardanelles are a band and the Narrows is a gallery. (NB: The Narrows has nothing to do with this actually.) Point being – Dardanelles are launching their debut album Mirror Mirror this Friday supported by the E.L.F and The Reptiles. Come; look over them as though you are the high cliffs of the Gallipoli Peninsula.
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What:Kid Confucius (The Street Corner Soul Tour) and Hot Little Hands (aka HLH @ TIT)
Where:
The Toff in Town, Level 2, 252 Swanston St, Melbourne
When: Sat Nov 3, doors 9pm
How much: $12 BF here or $15 on the door |
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Description:
When Hot Little Hands came up with “HLH @ TIT"
they considered throwing in their guitars and choosing a career coining
catchy gig titles for bands. Don’t worry though. We kidnapped the band,
tied them to trees and zapped them with batteries until they agreed to
play for us. The honourable Kid Confucius
will be performing at The Toff this Saturday. And, providing the Hot
Little Hands work out a way of untying each other – they’ll be joining
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What:
Trough #18
Where:
Geddes Lane (off Flinders Lane, behind 60 King St), Melbourne
When:
Sat Nov 3, doors 10pm
How much:
$10 on the door |
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Description:
The age of legal driving, drinking and
other stuff. Trough might be turning 18 but legalities have never
really concerned them. Grab your hairdryer and stick it somewhere
useful. With DJs Adam Askew, Kapitolina, and My DJInflammatory. |
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What:
Miss Libertine 1st Birthday Party
Where: 34 Franklin St, Melbourne. DER.
When: Cup Eve, Mon Nov 5, doors 8pm
How much: $15 on the door unless you have an invite |
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Description:
Can you believe it you crazy old
codgers?? Miss Libertine has been around for a year already. We might
as well all book in for laser treatment on our varicose veins right now
because this party will age us another year before next Tuesday. We’re
talking most every DJ that has played there over the past year all in
one night. CWD, Steezy, Ooh-ee, Loot, Callender, Dave Pham, Kano, Ennio
Styles, Hands DC, Team Opulent, Nick Jouin, Andrew Jobe… the list goes
on. Free BBQ, free beer, free fairy bread, punch, balloons, streamers,
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What:
The Wagons Curse of Lightning launch
Where:
Northcote Social Club, 301 High St, Northcote
When:
Cup Eve, Mon Nov 5, doors 8.30pm
Cup Day, Tues Nov 6, doors 4.30pm
How much:
Both shows $12 BF here, $14 on door if still available |
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Description:
Modern country, washboards. These words should be in your vocabulary. If you haven’t witnessed the incredible world of The Wagons, please dedicate some time this long weekend in aid of your own quality of life. This band is said to be influenced by Johnny Cash, Scott Walker, the Flying Burrito Brothers, Cormac McCarthy, Haruki Marukami, Rod Stewart and Skyhooks. There are two shows. On the Monday, they’re supported by No Through Road and Joni Lightning. On the Tuesday they’re playing with The Smoking Muskets and the TM Band.
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 This week’s giveaway gives you all the info, everything you’ll every need to know about one of the world’s strangest directors. Alejandro Jodorowsky is a freak, plain and simple. Not mad, not crazy, not unstable, just a very strange man with a very different way of looking at the world. Filmmaker, comic book author, world leading expert on the tarot, Jodorowsky started the midnight movies with El Topo and pissed on every religion in The Holy Mountain.
FYI for those who might be in Paris – every Wednesday he gives free tarot readings at his local cafe. You’ll have to use zen navigation to find it though as he refused to give up the location in a recent interview at the Chauvel Cinema.
For more than 35 years his most iconic films have gone without an official release. Now a mother of a box set ‘The Films of Alejandro Jodorowsky’ (four DVDs, two CDs and 60-page booklet) has been released. It is pricey, but thanks to Siren Visual, we have a copy of to fling at you. All you need is a bit of knowledge about the midnight movie phenomenon. (Or Google).
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This week’s question:
Which one of the following films was NOT a midnight movie (there were only six, after all)?
a) Eraserhead
b) The Harder They Come c) Blow Up d) El Topo e) The Rocky Horror Picture Show
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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