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Author results: Wilfred Brandt

The Blackmail

Article published 29th Jun 09
Format: Online
Motivation: Kill twenty minutes dead

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.

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Roller Derby Round Two

Article published 24th Jun 09

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.

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Ape School

Article published 22nd Jun 09
Release: Album
To Cure: A predictable playlist

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.

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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'.

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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.

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Event: Launch

Stimulus: Love

Cartoon Islands, Bearhug

Article published 16th Jun 09
Release: EP
To Cure: A broken heart

"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.

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Dark Matter and Freedom Drums, Jitwam Sinha

Article published 10th Jun 09
Release: EP
To Cure: A predictable playlist

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.

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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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The Middle East create sparse, darkly pretty, and highly memorable folk rock - think Bill Callahan, Bon Iver, or Belle and Sebastian on downers. The charm and grace of their debut EP is awesome, a sure sign of great-things-to-come. And they're from Townsville! - WB

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Event: Bands

Stimulus: Love

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