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There was a character in Sartre’s Nausea who read every book in the municipal library of Bouville, slogging away with a notebook and a chip on his shoulder about this that and the other. He may have been simply a metaphor for that constant search for narrative in life eschewed by self-respecting existentialists. But one thing’s for sure, he didn’t get out much.
Have you ever had that delusional thought though? Walking into Readings or Borders? “One day, I’m gonna retire and read all this from A to Z (except the poetry and Bryce Courtenay).”
No need. What you must do is read the Metropolis fiction section instead. Nary a metre and a half wide, it’s a curated who’s who of the good stuff – from Grimm to Chabon, from Toole to Lethem, from Ayn Rand to Eggers, with McSweeney’s Quarterly back issues thrown in. It’s been there since July and Molly is accepting suggestions for new books too.
Who needs an arts degree? Start today, regain your social life and get smart in time for summer.
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What:
Metropolis fiction section
Where:
Back wall, to the right. Metropolis Books, Lvl 3, Curtin House, 252 Swanston St, Melbourne
When:
Mon-Thurs 10am-6pm; Fri 10am-7pm; Sat 10am-6pm; Sun 12-5pm
How much:
Cheaper than an arts degree
Contact:
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It’s been three years now since CocoRosie’s debut album, La Maison de Mon Rêve, set the indie world on full-blown freak alert. Such abashed eccentricity quickly found the kooky, Brooklyn sisters Bianca and Sierra Casady at the vanguard of a nascent freak-folk movement, sharing stages, and beds, with the likes of avant-folk artists Devendra Banhart.
The duo has continued to mesmerise all and sundry with their musical scissor kicks to the status quo, and their recent album, Ghosthorse and Stillborn, does nothing to shake the technicolour coat of craziness. Retaining their trademark, bizarre schiz-outs, CocoRosie have created a wonderfully kaleidoscopic mix. Pulling together an evocative collection of found sounds, they’re rattling things, making things squeak and shaking gold chain belts.
Couple that with some off-kilter arias, hip-hop beats and surrealist wordplay, recalling Beck’s Odelay, and you’ve got one helluva record. The line between genius and nut-job-savant is an incredibly fine one, yet CocoRosie seem to walk all over it with apparent ease.
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Ghosthorse and Stillborn
Who:
CocoRosie
On:
Rogue Records / Inertia
Where:
here
Related links:
Watch ‘Rainbowarriors’ clip
Win:
We have five albums to give away. Just email win@threethousand.com.au with the subject line ‘nut-job-savants rule’ |
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Born in upstate New York, Mike Giant now lives and works in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The place Bugs Bunny should have taken a left turn at, the setting for Disney’s High School Musical, halfway between Oklahoma and Arizona. Perhaps it is for these reasons that Mike Giant expresses himself through art.
He is schooled in the ways of tattooing and graffiti. He is famous worldwide for his black-ink drawing. He is probably not going to be at this exhibition launch, but would you if you lived so close to Tijuana?
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What:
Southwest – an exhibition by Mike Giant
Where:
Don’t Come Gallery, Lvl 2, Shop 29 Royal Arcade, 314 Little Collins St, Melbourne
When:
Launching Fri Sept 14, 6-8pm
Open until Oct 5
How much:
free
Contact:
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With a reputation for hot leather and some Fat4 fostering, a Melbourne guy can start in custom-made art and embark on a fashion label. In eight years, Rob Mianiscalco has branded his embroidered Claude Maus onto the denim backsides of most toothpick-legged ladies. His jeans must magically transform portly women into things with spindly sticks, which scuttle to and fro dingy dinking holes – that would explain the disproportionate population of good-looking people wearing his denim.
So, enough of the insect ladies. Back to the serious, moving-up-in-the-world business. Claude Maus has opened a store in the city. They don’t just sell twig-friendly denim. They stock torso-lengthening designs and leather jackets you’ll want to sleep in, but probably shouldn’t because waking up in heavy sweats would prove unpleasant.
The building they have moved into is overwhelmingly special. It’s heritage listed and no doubt pretty old, but don’t be put off by the insects scampering in and out of the dressing rooms, they probably won’t bite.
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What:
Claude Maus store
Where:
19 Manchester Lane, Melbourne
When:
Opened for business yesterday
Mon-Thurs 10am-6pm; Fri 10am-7pm; Sat 10am-6pm; Sun 12-5pm
Contact:
9654 9844
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Yes, the S in the title is a dollar sign, presumably to mark it as belonging to the long, proud Michael J. Fox’s The Secret Of My Succe$s. Just ignore it, okay?
Forbidden Lie$ is an elliptical documentary about Norma Khouri, author of the shocking expose of honour killings in Jordan, Forbidden Love. Then Australian journalist Malcolm Knox revealed the book to be a hoax in 2004, and Khouri’s carefully constructed image – a brave virgin fighting for women’s rights even with a fatwa on her head – quickly crumbled. Now she explains herself. Kind of.
Forbidden Lie$ is a dazzling performance, both by Khouri and director Anna Broinowski, more like a magic show than a fact-finding mission. The smoke and mirrors are of the highest quality, but when the press kit quotes Goethe (“We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves”) you know you shouldn’t expect any solid answers.
You’ll be completely absorbed by the story’s twists, but after an hour or so, you’ll want to reach through the screen, grab Norma Khouri by the lapels, and shake the truth out of her. By the time the credits roll, you’ll want to do exactly the same to the movie itself.
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What:
Forbidden Lie$
Where:
Cinema Nova
When:
Opens Sept 13
Watch the trailer:
Here
Win:
We have 10 double passes, valid for the season, to give away. Just email win@threethousand.com.au with the subject line ‘Fatwa Schmatwa’. Winners will be notified by email. |
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In our worldly population of over 6 billion, the average person has around 700,000 hours to live. While most have watched a clinically damaging number of cartoons and are driven to take over the world, there are some who have invented their own worlds to rule (No, we’re not referring to Delfin). They’ve spent their hours proving that the common belief about the number of ways to combine six two-by-four studded lego bricks of the same colour being 102,981,500 is false. And that it is actually 915, 103, 765.
They’ve invested time into taking over 2000 pictures for a pain-in-the-arse to make ‘brick flick’. This breed of human makes little social contact, finds these videos side splittingly hilarious and relates to these cartoons.
They also carry 2Gb worth of proof they’re into Lego around on these doo-das. These people would probably challenge our initial population number crunch with, “Just because they can’t procreate, doesn’t mean they shouldn’t be counted, you know.”
By Isabel Dunstan
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What:
The Zip Zip USB Memory Stick
Where:
Here
How much:
$79 for 2GB
$36 for 1GB
Contact:
Edmund Griffith
Win:
We have a 2GB memory stick to give away. Just email win@threethousand.com.au with the subject line “I walk around in right angles and carry one expression all day to look like my friends” |
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Many people have said it: “Why is there no tram from Brunswick to Fitzroy, maybe with a super stop at Carlton?” (Mental note: whoever set up that shuttle bus service would be sitting on a fortune, especially if they had a mini-bar and Gold 104.)
Meanwhile, reasons to stay in Brunswick multiply by the day. Brunswick Bound is giving Brunswick Street Books a run for their pineapples with a recently-launched art space. Curated by Arlene TextaQueen , it’s a sunlit gallery above the shop featuring regular shows by local artists – each one launched with a tea party (yes, there are scones).
The show opening this Saturday is called “Sketchbooks”. More than twelve artists have been invited to submit their doodle-filled Spiraxes and some of the artworks that have sprung from them. These include a range of self-publishers, comic makers and illustrators like Marc de Jong, Keg de Souza, Michael p Fikaris, Pets, Maara Serwylo, Itch, Tai Snaith, Paul Kalemba, TextaQueen herself, Hasselhoof, Lachlan Conn, and Michael Hawkins.
If you do not live in Brunswick, you will need to get the tram from Elizabeth Street but get used to it because Brunswick is the new Brunswick Street. (And Fitzroy is the new Fitzroy Street, and Smith Street is the same, but with better coffee in some cases).
By Penny Modra
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What:
Sketchbooks group show
Where:
Brunswick Bound, 361 Sydney Rd, Brunswick
When:
Launching Sat Sept 15, 2-4pm
Open Mon-Sun 10am-6pm until Sept 30
How much:
free
Contact:
9381 4019
Image:
‘Love is all you need’ by Tai Snaith |
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As soon as rumours began to surface about the opening of North Carlton's newest cafe, North, we had to get our crack team of reviewers there quick smart and get the lowdown.
This proved itself to be quite difficult, as competing with the bustling parade of prams on Rathdowne Street can sometimes be dangerous business.
Team A were totally clotheslined by a tandem extreme strollering group, only to be followed by the all-male team B who came so close, only two blocks away... The satanic chorus of crying children proved too much however, and both members subjected themselves to a back alley vasectomy, using only fishing wire, a pair of bolt cutters, a bullet, and a shot of whisky.
We are happy to report that after the unexplained disappearance of team C (the interns), Team E have come back only mildly bruised, and with a glowing report. North Cafeteria gets two thumbs up.
They do things with sardines that will surprise and delight you. The coffee is fantastic, and there is a great picture of a bird on the cup that will make it hard to throw away. There's also this thing, this pastry thing that has some kind of unexpected red fruit in it, and it will make you grateful you were born.
Because, you know, someone has to do the breeding in this civilisation, you barren ingrates.
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North Cafeteria
Where:
717 Rathdowne St, Carlton North
When:
Mon-Fri 8am-4pm; Sat-Sun 8.30am-5pm
Contact:
9348 1276
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What:
Cut Off Your Hands at POGO opening night party
Where:
Geddes Lane, city
When:
Thurs Sept 13, doors 9pm
How much:
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So you missed Cut Off Your Hands on the weekend. Well, you’re not gonna miss them tomorrow. Go to the opening of Streetparty’s new night at Geddes Lane. They’re on at 11.30 in the band room. While you’re there, avail yourself of some $1.50 pots, some $5 Jagerbombs, live sets from ZZZ, The Sweethearts, K.I.S, sets from Oohee, Tranter and Miami Horror, and raise a toast to your lost youth.
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What:
Little Red EP Launch (UK Edition)
Where:
Revolver Upstairs, 229 Chapel St, Prahran
When:
Thurs Sept 13, 8.30pm
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“The World's Grooviest White R&B Vocal Group” are launching their debut five-track EP (recorded by Steve ‘has a man ever looked better in pants’ Schram) this Thursday at Revolver. It’s the UK edition and copies are limited, so get there early. Meanwhile, those Parlophone rumours are true – the label’s Regal imprint has chosen Little Red’s song ‘Waiting’ to be released as part of the Regal Singles Club. If you can’t make it southside tomorrow, wait until the weekend and catch Little Red at the East Brunswick Club on Saturday with Hot Little Hands, Good Intentions and Oh Mercy as part of Wireless Bollinger’s ‘10 Bands to Watch in 2007’ series.
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What:
Witness Protection Program Social Club 8th Birthday - ‘Insane Clown Posse’
Where:
Roxanne, Level 3, 2 Coverlid Place, Melbourne
When:
Fri Sept 14, doors 10pm
How much:
$20 on the door
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The WPPSC have been putting on excellent parties since before most of us moved to town. They know what they are doing. They can call their birthday party Insane Clown Posse and they don’t have to invite Violent J or Shaggy 2 Dope. They don’t give a crap about two clowns who claim that Eminem is shtupping Dr Dre. They say good luck to Eminem and Dr Dre – may they live a happy life together. They don’t have to invite Zig or Zag. The only scary clowns that will be there will be the people who are busting ass all over the dance floor and that’s not even scary, it’s just awesome.
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What:
Always farewell show with Zond and Circle Pit
Where:
Cobra Bar, upstairs at The Tote, 71 Johnston
St, Collingwood
When:
Sat Sept 15, doors 9pm
How much:
$7
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Description:
Sydney's foremost art-trance provocateur and Nervous Jerk recording artist, Always, returns to Melbourne after an outstanding performance at Forepaw weekend before last. Joined in leather by local doom guitar legends Zond, and new post-Kiosk outfit, Circle Pit, this is your final chance to catch the underground star before an impending USA tour. Previewing material from the forthcoming LP, 'F.I.S.T'. Take the Tripppppppp. |
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What:
Sign Language Karaoke
Where:
North Bazaar, 222 High St, Northcote
When:
Sat Sept 15, 7pm
Sign singing workshop on Thurs Sept 13, Preston Town Hall, 284 Gower St, Preston, free
How much:
$15
Bookings recommended, contact info@newbreedmischief.com
Win:
As part of the 2007 Darebin Music Feast, we have five double passes (worth $30 each) to give away. Just email win@threethousand.com.au with the subject line ‘…’ |
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Remember 1986? The Year of Peace? Don’t deny you were taught to sign ‘We Are the World’ for school assembly and you were lovin it. Well, here’s your chance to relive those heady days, but this time you can totally sign ‘Welcome to the Jungle’ if you want (go crazy - the Year of Peace is long gone people.) Of course, this is perfect for those tone-deaf friends who always bail out on you when you decide that Charltons is a good idea. FOR THIS THERE IS NO EXCUSE – haha. There will be a bunch of ‘sign language karaoke professionals’ to ease everyone into it. And you can do a free workshop to polish your act this Thursday.
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What:
KTL
Where:
The Toff in Town, Lvl 2 Curtin House, 252 Swanston St, Melbourne
When:
Tues Sept 18, doors 9pm
How much:
$22 +BF from Metropolis, Polyester Books, Missing Link and The Corner box office. |
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Just when you were thinking “What I would like to see is a threatening new collaboration taking in the parallel worlds of Extreme Computer Music and Black Metal”, an awesome collaboration hits our shores. KTL are Stephen O’Malley (USA), the guitarist of SUNN O))), and Peter Rehberg (UK), head of the Editions Mego label. For those who are into this type of sound work and, yes, for those who haven’t tried it before, this showcase gig at The Toff will blow your bananas right out of the tree.
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On name alone, you’d think Das Monk was into German metal, something like Rammstein, or Die Toten Hosen. But thankfully, he’s forgone the leather vests and hmm, fishnets for soft cotton T-shirts. At a budget-friendly $45 a pop, there’s plenty of room for Das in the band kitty. So far the tees have been spotted on punters like Temper Trap, Cut off Your Hands and Red Riders. And we have two to give away, just answer the following question.
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This week’s question:
Finish the line of this popular Rammstein tune: “Let me hear you make decisions…”
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and leather is a nice provision
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without your television
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on an interstellar mission
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when the fluff has turned to fission
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