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TwoThousand is a weekly snapshot of Sydney's subculture - a Sydney guide to film, music, design, books, art, goods and links for people who realise that the best things in life are often hard to find. Below you will find the latest additions to our Sydney guide.

Zooper Dooper popsicles

Article published 8th Feb 10

Alfred Prufrock measured out his life in coffee spoons. I measure mine in Zooper Doopers. Motivated by this long hot summer (and childhood nostalgia), I've become addicted (although at 20c a pop, a freeze-your-own-popsicle habit is hardly debilitating). But which to choose? Funny Faces are defunct.

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Curb surfing

Article published 7th Feb 10
Ambience: Outdoor
Difficulty: Won't hurt a bit

A wise man once said retail is for suckers. We're inclined to agree. Perusing the curbside collections, or curb surfing, is without question the best source for indoor furniture, outdoor furniture, cool bikes and Franklin Mint crap. Aside from the free stuff, there's a thrill in the chase and a pride in showing off your best scores.

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Dick Diver, Arks Up

Article published 6th Feb 10
Release: EP
To Cure: Hypertension

Dick Diver sound like underground 80s Australia. Arks Up recalls the best parts of the Hunters & Collectors discography: the songs gather around raw, trudging bass lines that sound best filling the pungent, carpeted rooms of old pubs.

With clever, multi-member pop songwriting, The Go-Betweens also come to mind: the accents not dropped but accentuated; the guitar work sharp, tonal, puncturing.

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Gil Scott-Heron, I'm New Here

Article published 5th Feb 10
Release: Album
To Cure: This City

Thirteen years is a long time to go without releasing an album. Thirteen years ago I had just discovered the joy of self-love. I had just stopped being afraid of the dark. I had just learned how to take those massive bong hits like Ghostface Killah. Back then, flute solos were a serious and beautiful component of a song.

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