Author results: Wilfred Brandt
The Blackmail
In the ongoing ‘death of publishing', the first casualty was - inevitably - the niche market. Unless you're glossy and covered in luxury ads featuring anorexics, these days, your mag is a hard sell. So... bye bye, Cat Lovers with S&M Tendencies Racecar Collectables Bi-weekly.
Luckily the internet is the place where niches flourish, which is nice, for us and for all concerned.
Roller Derby Round Two
THIS SUNDAY-SUNDAY-SUNDAY! THE SCREAMIN' ASSAULT SIRENS AND SYDNEY CITY C.B.D'VIANTS FACE OFF IN ROUND TWO OF RRRRRR-ROLLER DERBY!!
Few things showcase the grace and femininity of womanhood like a pack of girls battling it out in a gymnasium on roller skates.
However, it is imperative that you know the rules if you go - otherwise it can get boring.
Ape School
Ape School sounds like a stupid name because it is.
But after repeated listens I've realised it's oddly fitting; there's a brute, simple weirdness to these songs by Philadelphia-based, multi-instrumentalist Michael Johnson, and a definite scholar's approach to new sounds.
Johnson was formerly a member of indie rock bands Holopaw and Lilys.
Aleks and The Ramps Launch
WHAT
ALEKS AND THE RAMPS LAUNCH
ON
STOMP
WHERE
THE HOPETOUN HOTEL, 416 BOURKE ST, SURRY HILLS
WHEN
SAT JUN 20, 8PM
HOW MUCH
$13
WIN
AN ALBUM OR A DBL PASS. TO ENTER, EMAIL WIN@TWOTHOUSAND.COM.AU WITH THE SUBJECT LINE 'MEOW'.
If you're wondering what Aleks uses his so-called Ramps for, I'd say its to reach giddy heights of vaudevillian pop and tongue-in-cheek tribal syncopation. Their new album, MIDNIGHT BELIEVER, is magical and twinkling but thankfully not too twee, like Of Montreal, John Steel Singers, or Plastic Palace Alice.
Event: Launch
Stimulus: Love
Cartoon Islands, Bearhug
"Bands, those funny little plans, that never work quite right" - Mercury Rev
How the hell bands form in the first place, let alone stay together, is beyond me. After a false start (and interpersonal bitch-fight meltdown and break-up) as Skeletal Explosive, we have Bearhug - five guys from Sydney writing great, nonchalant indie rock.
Dark Matter and Freedom Drums, Jitwam Sinha
With a swagger and soul that's unmistakably on, local lad Jitwam Sinha has written, recorded, and self-released a vibrant slab of left field hip-hop beats, minimal techno, and jacked-up soul.
In between jaunts through the outback, to Asia and to Africa, Jitwam has home-recorded Dark Matter and Freedom Drums, a smartly original and honest debut EP.
The Middle East
WHAT
THE MIDDLE EAST
WHERE
THE FACTORY THEATRE, 105 VICTORIA RD, MARRICKVILLE
WHEN
SAT JUN 6, 8PM
HOW MUCH
$16 HERE OR $20 DOOR
WIN
ONE OF THREE ALBUMS. JUST EMAIL WIN@TWOTHOUSAND WITH THE SUBJECT LINE 'FIDDLE FEAST'
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