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For the record, that whole APEC business would have gone down a whole lot differently if we were in charge. For starters, we probably wouldn’t have hosted all of the worlds’ most influential people (and John Howard) under the same roof on the most If-I-Could-Pick-Any-Major-World-Event-Anniversary-To-Blow-People-Up-I’d-Pick-This-One weekend. Also, we would have done the whole thing over a sponsored conference call. (We were thinking A(A)P(T)EC, but with Bush in attendance Smart Chat might not be an appropriate tagline.) Anyway, then we’d have been free to spend $330 million on a more long-term jay-walk crackdown. Free-strolling fu*kers.
Aaand in less self-aggrandisingly sarcastic news, congrats to our friends at FBi radio for their Big Fourth Birthday. According to the experts, Age Four is when you learn to draw a person, use past tenses, and hold a pencil correctly. But from what we could gather on the night, it seemed to be more about drinking. |
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Secret
Fun Spot is a virtual museum for all things retro, novelty
and nostalgic, born of founder Kirk Demarais' pastime as the
archetypal packrat - he's apparently held onto Absolutely Everything
from his childhood with the age-old adage of 'one man's trash' in
mind. "It's finding something wonderful that you forgot you'd ever
lost… It's not the stuff itself that's important. The stuff is just
a tie to the lost world of childhood." Either way, awesome graphics
and typography to pinch ideas from… |
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Angelique
Houtkamp, the tattoo darling herself, is coming
from Holland to our very own city to celebrate her debut into
the publishing world. From the sultry pin-ups of the West to
the romance of Spain, from the temptress mermaid to the landlocked
sailor, her artwork has appeared on skin, buttons, handbags,
shoes and baby
skulls. She’s being brought over by Outre
Gallery and its publishing branch, who’ve been kind enough
to give us a copy of the stunningly designed book - but unkind
enough to make us give it to you instead. |
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| After
supporting the likes of Babyshambles, CSS,
the Long Blondes and Franz Ferdinand,
1990s travel all the way from Scotland on the
back of their latest offering Cookies. It sounds like
what would happen if you got Rooney, the
Thrills and OK GO together on top
of the table at a keg party - expect a lot of frenzied dancing,
handclapping, and a confident challenge to the age-old laws
of indie-kids-don't-move-their-arms. Also Pitchfork
gave them a pretty solid 8.1, so basically we're in business. |
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DISRUPT |
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is one of those shops you stumble into with a friend, and you're both
like "holycrapthisisawesome" but neither of you say anything until
you've left because you want everyone else in the shop to think that
you always knew it was there. DISRUPT was opened
only 8 months ago by Stu and Meghan who wanted a platform to sell
their own designs, but it's since grown into "a celebration of the
imagination, bringing together all the mediums of expression so people
who come to the store can experience art on different levels". Obscure
fashion labels, limited artworks, collectible toys, accessories and
comic/art books - it's all there to drool over. But please wipe up
when you're done because it's a nice looking shop. Follow the trail of spit to 4/450
Elizabeth St. Surry Hills Sydney. |
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FACEBALL
Two
people sit facing each other, ten feet apart. Person A throws
a beach-ball at Person B's head. Person B is in no way allowed
to succumb to the natural laws of self-protection. Should the
ball hit Person B squarely in the face, Person A gets a point.
This is Faceball, a brand new "fun-for-all-the-family
game of projectile-based violence" that was devised
within the Flickr
offices in San Fran. Crazy Americans. |
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WHAT
KATIE DID WEDNESDAYS >
MYSPACE |
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This week PC THUG is joined by Jonnie
Darko. The DJs have license to play whatever they want.
1980’s drink prices with a music policy that will keep you guessing. |
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LOADED THURSDAYS >
MYSPACE |
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longest running brit-indie night in Sydney, ever! Join Mad
Willie, Monkey, Porch
& Bibs as they spin the Loaded playlist alongside
this week's album of the week, Super Furry Animals 'Hey
Venus!' |
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MUM FRIDAYS >
MYSPACE |
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| Aleks
and the Ramps (melb), Hand Me My Jetpack
& We Are Grace as well as the Throw
Shapes DJ’s, Wax Motif, DJ
Jack Shit, Nude DJ’s, Donny
Fong and loads more -and don’t forget: 2 4
$12 JAGER BOMBS! |
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WHAM! SATURDAYS >
MYSPACE |
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party just keeps getting bigger and bigger at WHAM! DJs: James
Taylor [w/ Kid MC], Ben Morris,
Blam, Naverone, Wax
Motif, Shamozzle, Moneyshot
and heaps more!! |
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PUSH
PLAY SUNDAY |
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Free every Sunday: Sit back with friends on the terrace and
enjoy 2 for 1 cocktails and the soulful house laced with
funk, party electro, and boogie tech. DJs: Louis M &
Tim Park. |
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SHIRTY
07
Newtown Neighbourhood Centre |
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September
Shirty07 is a not for profit, one-day-only,
$69-capped, we've-been-saving-all-month-for-this market, selling
naught but the humble tee. It's on from midday to midnight in
Newtown, right across from the station where all those Newtown
Performing Arts School kids hang out trying to out-eccentric
each other. A launchpad for up and coming artists and designers,
it features work of many (almost all) of our local faves - including
Imok,
Meet
Tyrone, emShop,
Smitten
and the 2x4
AND People
Like Us collectives. And there's a bar and live
music too. |
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ZINE
FAIR & NIGHT MARKET Sydney
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14
September
There's so much going on here we're going to have to just
list a few points. A twilight market. A zine fair. Part of
the Verge Arts Festival at Sydney Uni. On Science Road and
inside the Graffiti Tunnel. Two of our favouritest Sydney
live acts - Cuthbert and the Nightwalkers
and Cloud Control. The Mares
are there too, they're not our favourite, but they have their
moments. There will be food, a bar, and samba. And fairy lights.
And also, it's FREE. How often do things like this happen?
Not often enough. See you there. (It's FREE). |
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TUNNG WIN
IT ::
TUNNG :: CLICK
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| It’s
rare that an album immerses us so completely that we’re inspired
to pick up a long-lost instrument, shamelessly assault it for
27 minutes to the chagrin of our housemates, and then put it
quietly back and book ourselves in for a lesson. Expansive folktronica
or pastoral pop; a joyfully ordered mess or a soothing cacophonic
experiment – whatever it is, Tunng have refined
their gentle tinny arrangements with more elegant melodies,
and shrouded it all in murky imagery and eerie samples that
lead you deep into an obscurity that you’ll be happy to get
lost in. (SH) |
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POP
RECORDS 08 SEPTEMBER |
>
MYSPACE |
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WHITLEY
The Submarine |
| Talented
Australian troubadours are by no means uncommon, and Whitley
slips right into the Missy Higgins mould -
but then reinvigerates it with more complexity, and more of
a boyish-type charm. Beautifully composed and charmingly performed
lyrical folk tunes are augmented by faultless production and
rich accompaniment, in a balanced album that goes far beyond
that which should reasonably be expected from a 22 year old's
debut. First loves, forgotten dreams, cheap clothes and an apt
Jeff Buckley cover are all lifted into a quiet-sort-of-hopefulness
that'll make you want to take your shoes off under your desks.
(SH) |
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DEW
PROCESS 08 SEPTEMBER |
>
MYSPACE |
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AESOP
ROCK
None Shall Pass |
| Have
you ever read about those mysterious pirate radio stations that
used to exist before podcasts and shit, where the ramblings
of conspiracy theorists were so on the nose they had to broadcast
from international waters?! Aesop's thick spit
flow and paranoid rumbles could be the remnants of those lost
transmissions, and were it not for the sometimes repetitiveness
of Blockhead's bass funk productions and DJ
Biz's unnecessary scratching, this would be the alfoil
hat album of the year. (MR) |
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JUX 25 AUGUST |
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ANGUS
& JULIA STONE A
Book Like This |
| It’d
be really nice to have a cup of tea and a cuddle with these
siblings. We could go fishing and dangle our feet into the lake.
He’d whip out an acoustic guitar, she’d be on tambourine and
they’d throw me a harmonica which I’d catch in my mouth, and
then we’d all gaze lovingly at each other and sing ‘The Beast’.
As expected, 13 tracks of ethereal, familial love, lovingly
bound in a story-book style package and booklet to make sure
you all buy a hard copy. And yes, we're aware this is a folk
heavy week. Apologies to any unsatisfied trance-addicts out
there. (AP V SH) |
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CAPITOL
RECORDS 07 SEPTEMBER |
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DARDANELLES
Mirror |
| I
expected this album to be standard beat driven rock, and was
surprised at the somber mood captured even within the ‘Introduction’.
Songs tend to escalate with moments of shadowy tension and then
subside to quieter places, reminiscent of Midnight Juggernauts
in acoustic mode. Josh’s voice isn’t the strength behind the
songs, which are well written but seem to fall a bit short of
previous single ‘Origami Tree’. What they do, they definitely
do better than most - but it's nothing that'll stick around
your record player for too long. (AP) |
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TWEETER 15 SEPTEMBER |
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THE
BRUNETTES Structure
and Cosmetics |
| Retro
chic, or Retro Night at the RSL? The Brunettes
sit precariously on knife’s edge with this one. In songs like
“B.A.B.Y” they hold true to the fun pop of their 2004
Mars Loves Venus that got them the attention of twee-heavy
SubPop Records. But they’ve failed to progress into something
grander. The arrangements are fatter, sure, but there’s still
too much flirting with cliché - so ultimately we’re reminded
of the overweight men in leather jackets and sideburns we kept
running into at the 50’s fair last month. (AP) |
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ETCH
N SKETCH 16 AUGUST |
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KANYE
WEST Graduation |
| [OPEN
LETTER TO KANYE WEST] Dear Kanye. When we read
that you'd never heard of Daft Punk 'til this
year we thought you must have been living in a cave. But now
we realise you were just up your own ass. What's it like there?
We imagine it's you and Chris Martin, doing
blow off synthesizers and giggling at each others eighties style
sweaters. Maybe Will.I.Am comes over to add
that authentic African vibe. Or maybe it's just Toto.
Congratulations Kanye, you've graduated to
the Phil Collins of hiphop. Love from, (MR
vs LM). |
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JAM 25 SEPTEMBER |
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Things Matt Roden
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