Author results: Alex Vitlin
Things I Have Learned in My Life So Far
January approaches, and with it comes that gnawing guilt. The resolution to read more and broaden yourself was lost to endless nights watching The Wire on your laptop. It's not too late though. Lengthening sun and some time off work mean an afternoon or two can be dedicated to a book somewhere.
It needn't be a rushed effort to conquer Crime & Punishment.
Nick's Cake Shop
In stark contrast to the conceit and posturing of other beach suburbs stands the enjoyably innocuous Brighton-le-Sands. It continues to be maligned, or forgotten, due to its bayside position - right near the airport. This is fine by me. Popularity and consequent crass demonstration is what ruined some of our more famous beaches.
Translocality, Baden Pailthorpe
A little while ago, my friends had their back walls painted by a bunch of local artists. Impressed by it all, I was like "who did that one?" and they said "Baden," like duh, everyone knows that.
Since that time, local Sydney artist Baden Pailthorpe has continued to hone his vision.
The Beresford
When plugging millions of dollars into refurbishing a pub, you have a few choices. You can do the obvious, and fit it out in that ubiquitous chrome and white, safe in the knowledge that the bar will fill up after work with Johnsons spilling Coronas on each other's suits.
Or you can do something interesting, and pay homage to the pub's former life as a comfortable den of iniquity.
Time To Vino
Much has been made of Time To Vino's name, its cutesy menu divisions (with sections like ‘Waiting For Friends'), and its position at the forefront of the rash of new small bars expected in Sydney.
Most of this misses the point, concentrating on TTV's form over its substance.
On the one hand, it's an appealingly quirky little bar, but you're not here for the décor.
Sleepyhead/Better Things Double A Side, Passion Pit
If you've spent any time on music blogs in the past few months, you'd have heard the growing murmur about Passion Pit. The hype has built to levels rivaling fellow New England psych-poppers MGMT before they hit the mains.
Unsurprisingly, NME has gotten all fuzzy about them. This time though, it's entirely justified.
Deep Sea Arcade
WHAT
DEEP SEA ARCADE SUPPORTED BY CUTHBERT & THE NIGHTWALKERS AND SONGS FOR SURGERY
WHERE
THE ANNANDALE, 17 PARRAMATTA RD, ANNANDALE
WHEN
THUR SEPT 11, 8PM
HOW MUCH
$10
This is like a fire-sale of talent. Deep Sea Arcade's throwback psych-pop is worth more than the $10 entry alone, but they've gone and wrangled the perennially enjoyable Cuthbert & The Nightwalkers and up-comers Songs for Surgery into the mix, meaning it's just over three bucks per band. Three bucks a band for music of this quality is such a bargain I'm almost upset.
Event: Bands
Stimulus: Jager
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