WEDNESDAY 30 APRIL
It's that time of year when the fashion throng descends upon us - the person next to you at a café orders toast with low fat butter and no one bats an eyelid. So in celebration of all things stylish we've put out an issue with a distinct literary flavour, and a high brow one at that. There's comics, colouring books, a good girl's guide to the Lower East Side and Alice in Wonderland but not even a hint of AUSTRALIA'S NEXT TOP MODEL. Well unless they're here that is.
TwoThousand. Unfashionably early
Cover photo by Dean Toepfer. If you would like to submit a cover shot email nadia@twothousand.com.au.
Crag head
Galaxies in Love
Linda Farrow Jeremy Scott sunglasses
Wendy Bevan
New York Mag
Helmo
Marsu
Real Hood Internet
A Place To Bury Strangers
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Craggy Island
Galaxy Pets
Face-catching
Beverage taxes
New York Hag
Hell-mo
Sumo diet
Robin Hood cheese ball
Burying your guilt (yes it’s fool)
Tell us what's fool
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Rev Jen's Really Cool Neighbourhood
WHAT
REVEREND JEN'S REALLY COOL NEIGHBOURHOOD
WHERE
PRINTED MATTER OR, IF THAT DOESN'T WORK, AMAZON
HOW MUCH
$16 AUD (AT CURRENT EXCHANGE RATE)
RELATED LINKS
REV JEN MERCHANDISE INCLUDING ‘A CLASSIC PHOTO OF REV JEN THAT IS SURROUNDED BY A TINY GOLD FRAME, AND HANGS IN AN ELEGANT MANNER FROM A LIME-GREEN PLASTIC CHAIN'
BONUS
BOOK INCLUDES THE SIXTY-PAGE EPIC PUPPET SHOW MUSICAL, LES MISRAHI - AN ODE TO JEN'S LANDLORD, RECENTLY PERFORMED OUTSIDE HIS OFFICE.
Reverend Jen is, in her own words, a social deviant and freak, which, no doubt makes her the perfect person to write a travel guide to the Lower East Side.
There may be a lot of goons on the LES these days, who, according to Jen, eat at Ray's pizza, unaware of the part it played in putting Sal from Rosario's out of business, but the dirty, freakish soul of this block south of Houston beats on. Says Jen, "When word began to spread that I'd put pen to paper in order to write a travel guide to the Lower East Side, a lot of people asked me, ‘Why the f!*k are you writing a travel guide Reverend Jen? For starters, you can't afford to go anywhere...'" But it's lucky she has done because this is the kind of guidance any non-goon visitor to NYC needs.
Rev Jen is a poet, preacher, painter, performer, Patron Saint of the Uncool and Voice of the Downtrodden and Tired. Read: she went to art school and now hangs out drinking 24 oz. cans of Bud. Let her explain how you can easily do the same.
Format: Magazine
Motivation: Cancel all plans
Keywords: New York
Smoke, White Williams
The thing is, I love Mexican food. And even though half the taquerias around the world taste pretty much the same, do I care? No. Gimme a margarita and some cheese enchiladas and I'm stoked.
So should it really matter that this debut from Cleveland-born, Brooklyn-based Joe Williams aka White Williams kinda sounds exactly like outtakes from Brian Eno's HERE COME THE WARM JETS? It's one of my favorite albums - great pop songs with crazy space glam production, combining camp, horror, sex, artifice, and art in equal measures.
SMOKE is just as fun and flavorful, with bits of P.Funk, modern day hip-hop, and squirrely Fourtet-style electronics thrown in the mix. And all recorded by some bedroom wunderkind.
Is the songwriting as good? Actually, yes. Is it as clever and original? No. Does that matter? Not to my stomach. Dos mas tamales, por favor senor!
Release: Album
To Cure: The hangover
Keywords: America
Wonderland On Alice
WHAT
WONDERLAND ON ALICE
WHERE
104 ALICE ST, NEWTOWN
WHEN
THURS - SAT 11AM-5PM
HOW MUCH
VARIOUS
CONTACT
BERT 0420 798 413
With the sanctity of poor little Alice in tatters amid allegations that Lewis Carroll loved absinthe and with the demise of Wonderland Rooty Hill (R.I.P) - it's nice to know that for us inner-westies, the acid trip can still live on.
You see, just as Alice stumbled into the nether world with that small fall down the rabbit hole, we too can lose hours of our lives after stumbling into Wonderland on Alice.
Popping up out of nowhere like a Cheshire feline, this quaint store with bizarre opening hours just appeared on a rather shop-free street in Newtown.
It sells all sorts of kitsch knick knacks and collectibles, the sorts of things you may definitely need, were you to in fact attend a mad hatter's tea-party.
Product: Design
Anatomy: Brain
Studio 20/17
WHAT
STUDIO 20 / 17
WHERE
DANKS STREET GALLERIES, 6B/2 DANKS ST, WATERLOO
WHEN
EMMA FIELD EXHIBITION: WED APR 30, 6PM-8PM. RSVP HERE
HOW MUCH
EARRINGS FROM $60, RINGS FROM $190, NECKPIECES FROM $150
CONTACT
9698 7999, STUDIO2017@OPTUSNET.COM.AU, ONLINE
IMAGE BY
BRIDGET KENNEDY
Amidst the concrete corridors and lucid glass laneways of the ‘2 Dank Street' institution, many a stimulating thing may be found. Here, is a newly-opened, suitably-named homage to Waterloo's postcode, Studio 20/17. The hidden cache, merging gallery with workshop, houses contemporary objects alongside obscure and ornate forms of jewellery.
Raised by tool-filled aproneers Melanie Ihnen and Bridget Kennedy, the space promotes an innocent romance with craftsmanship, contemporary form and wearability.
Lady-sweet or androgynous, the wearable array is vast and whilst perusing or purchasing, the artisans will continue building before your eyes.
Studio 20/17 hosts an opening bash and exhibition on Wednesday April 30 with works by Emma Fielden. Expect hand-crafted jewels and objects with graphic qualities and delicate surface textures said to be pieces on the shore of poetry.
Medium: Design
Drink: Dandy shandy
Keywords: Jewellery
Crashing To Earth
WHAT
CRASHING TO EARTH BLANK CLOTHING
WHERE
GOOD SKATE SHOPS
WHEN
RELEASED ON DVD FROM APRIL 4
WATCH THE TRAILER
HERE
WIN
A COPY, JUST EMAIL WIN@TWOTHOUSAND.COM.AU AND TELL US WHICH OF THE BELOW IS NOT A SKATEBOARD TRICK: A) BEAN PLANT, B) MADONNA, C) CRANK CALL, D) FLAMINGO
Skateboarding - it's not for everyone. It's noisy and painful and something many of us grow out of when we get into the serious business of finding a career, attending art openings and DJ-ing. Thanks to the MTV treatment, skating is no longer an underground activity, and although there are hundreds of public skate parks, they're all swarming with little kids on razor scooters. However, this new release from locally based clothing label Blank is proof that street skating is not only alive, it is looking more creative than ever..
Skillfully collated from digital and 16mm footage gathered over the past few years, coupled with a soundtrack from local artists such as Eddy Current and Laura, CRASHING TO EARTH is an enjoyable watch for anyone who has gazed longingly at a marble bench. It's also encouraging that some of the riders seem to be of at least legal drinking age. You might even bump into one or two of them at an art opening.
Format: DVD
Mood: Rad
Keywords: Skate
Free Comic Book Day
WHAT
FREE COMIC BOOK DAY
WHEN
SAT MAY 3, ALL DAY!
WHERE
COMIC SHOPS EVERYWHERE
KINGS COMICS, 310 PITT ST, CITY
KINOKUNIYA, L2, TGV, 500 GEORGE ST, CITY
OFFICIAL SITE
HERE
No doubt comic books will soon snake down to the bottom of the cultural ladder again, but for now, nicely-bound graphic novels are available in credible bookshops. Why would you enter the lowly, unwelcoming comic store? Four words and an exclamation point: Free Comic Book Day!
Once a year, publishers pick a single issue to give away in an attempt to lure new customers into the crack-like addiction of monthly comic buying. There are anthology-style samplers from indie artists, SIMPSONS comics for kids, Mike Mignola's dependably awesome HELLBOY, and more.
Best by a wide margin, though, is the first issue of ALL STAR SUPERMAN. It's an American icon reinvented by two Scotsmen: written by the perpetual idea machine that is Grant Morrison and drawn by Frank Quietly, who is half-Chris Ware, half-Jack Kirby. It's one of the best comics of the last decade - and the only superhero comic to make Time magazine's top 10 graphic novels of 2007 list, if that's the kind of reassurance you need to face hypermuscled men in circus underwear again.
Besides, it's free. To paraphrase Spider-Man's theme: action is its own reward.
Product: Books
Theft: Theft is likely
Keywords: Comics
Satellite Expresso
WHAT
SATELLITE ESPRESSO
WHERE
80 WILSON ST, NEWTOWN
WHEN
MON-FRI FROM 7.30AM. SAT-SUN FROM 8AM-4PM
HOW MUCH
BREAKFAST FROM $5, LUNCH FROM $9.60
CONTACT
9557 8698
One can only assume that the name ‘Satellite' in this case refers to the retro furniture, which in its 'hey day', would have been cutting-edge and futuristic. Think THE JETSONS and what modern day meant to man 30 years back.
To the local alternate set who prefer hunger holes that remain hidden from King Steet's view, Satellite definitely caters. Meat and three vege types be warned, there's no big breakfast here. ‘Pressed' toast [is it still toast if it's not toasted?] with vanilla ricotta and almonds almost smudges the line that keeps breakfast from dessert. The original record player belts out Mo-town favourites, which is complimented by a very kitsch collection of reads and regulars.
Venue: Eatery
Meal: Breakfast
RAFW New Gen
It seems that the universe is almost begging us to start appreciating menswear. Last week brought us the opening of Incu's mens store and this week RAFW is bringing us the likes of James Cameron and Friedrich Gray.
Giving us a heads-up on what's about to be cool, the New Gen Parade won't be without well-dressed lads either.
The parade is featuring up-and-coming lables like Johnny Leong and Glenn Cameron's label Who Am Eye, praised by well, us, and a lot of others for their leather gear, hoods, and jeans.
On top of these crackers and other labels like Marsu, the universal man is now spoilt for choice...
Ambience: Indoor
Difficulty: Won't hurt a bit
Keywords: Men's Fashion, Fashion
Whoo Knows Honey
WHAT
WHOO KNOWS HONEY
WHERE
SOMEDAYS GALLERY, 72B FITZROY ST, SURRY HILLS
WHEN
WED APR 30, 6-9PM
HOW MUCH
FREE
Melissa White won the Somedays Gallery Artist Competition and this is her debut solo show. Her works focus on what we're all familiar with -the act of not knowing. The knowledgable owl figure, which is present in each piece, offers no sympathy to the characters looking for answers by responding to them only with "Who knows?". Exhibition runs until May 20. - HM
Event: Exhibition
Stimulus: W
Keywords: Surry Hills, Art, Exhibition
No Answer
WHAT
NO ANSWER
WHERE
Q BAR AND 34B, OXFORD ST, DARLINGHURST
WHEN
SAT MAY 3
HOW MUCH
$5 ENTRY BEFORE 10AM, $10 AFTER
WIN
ONE OF FIVE DOUBLE PASSES, JUST EMAIL WIN@TWOTHOUSAND.COM.AU WITH THE SUBJECT 'NO DIGNITY'. SUBSCRIBER ONLY ENTRY.
No Answer is Sydney's new Saturday night solution for those who love a great party but value their dignity. Which excludes most TwoThousand readers. With an eclectic mix of music from some of Sydney's finest (Dangerous Dan, Chicks on Deck, Health Club, Gay Bash and Mik Tha Menace), reasonably priced drinks and (finally!) a totally decent crowd, No Answer will be shaking Oxford St up! One final tip for the not-easily-embarrassed: the $5 longnecks are back! Get in early to grab 'em! - NS
Event: DJs
Stimulus: E
Keywords: Gay Bash
DYNAMITE
Dynamite returns to the delightful underwater themed Bright'n Up Bar after a brief hiatus with special guest Mark Pritchard aka Warp Records' Harmonic 313. They'll also be launching the brand new Soul Jazz dub step compilation Steppa's Delight and residents Captain Franco and Count Doyle will be playing the very best in Dancehall, Rocksteady, Dub, Ska all night long. (PS. it's Count Doyle's birthday so make sure you buy him a drink in between tracks!) - AL
Event: DJs
Stimulus: W
Keywords: Dynamite, Dub step, Darlinghurst, Mark Pritchard
SHORT Launch
WHAT
SHORT LAUNCH
WHERE
BLACK & BLUE, 302/267 - 271 CLEVELAND ST, REDFERN
WHEN
SUN MAY 4, 3PM-6PM
HOW MUCH
FREE FREE FREE
You don't need booze on a Sunday afternoon. You need Ribena. You also need puff paint and huge templates to colour. You need Beci Orpin, PAM's Misha Hollenbach, Stefan Marx and Dylan Martorell to create these said templates. You need SHORT from VA Editions, a colouring-book-come-artbook that's launching this lazy Sunday. Bring kids if you know any, if not, then just come act like one. - NS
Event: Launch
Stimulus: C
Keywords: VA Editions, Black & Blue
Writing Successful Submissions
WHAT
WRITING SUCCESSFUL SUBMISSIONS
WHERE
METRO SCREEN, CNR OXFORD ST AND OATLEY RD, PADDINGTON
WHEN
TUES MAY 6, 6.30PM
HOW MUCH
FREE FOR METRO SCREEN MEMBERS. $10 NON MEMBERS. BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL METRO@METROSCREEN.ORG.AU OR 9356 1818
WIN
TWO DOUBLE PASSES. JUST EMAIL WIN@TWOTHOUSAND.COM.AU WITH THE SUBJECT LINE 'HOLLYWOOD'.
They say money makes the world go ‘round. Indeed, as much as you may hate to admit it, someone does need to fund the corn syrup and red food dye for your next slasher flick. But getting funding for a project can be just like getting blood (fake blood) from a stone (the government). The secret, we're told, lies in the fine art of submission writing. Sure, it sounds boring, but really it's just like another script. The drama of the budget. The excitement of making a strong director's statement. The romance between your supporting documents and the application. Okay maybe not. But learn the real ins and outs with an all star industry panel and there's Q&A time at the end so you can ask them how YOU AND YOUR STUPID MATE ever got funding. -JG
Event: Film
Stimulus: A
Keywords: Metro, Paddington, Panel, Film
We know your secret. You told us a few weeks ago. Your favourite songs are high rotation on classic hit radio stations.
We don't have a problem with that as such but when you get thrown some mix tape madness like Dew Process threw at us you have a responsibility to spread the word. We've got a little bit of J Award winners, The Panics to get you up to speed.
By the time you hit play on some Shout Out Louds you should be dancing. Keep the pace with Tokyo Police Club and Dr Dog. Then rock-rock-rockabilly along to the Brisbane darlings Yves Klein Blue. To round it all off, come down with a bit of Whitley.
To win a pack with all these albums just answer the following...
This week's question:
What was the most golden bygone musical era and why?
a) 1950s
b) 1960s
c) 1970s
d) 1980s
To be in the running send your answer AND postal address to win@twothousand.com.au. Subscriber entry only. Not a subscriber? Do it here.
TwoThousand is a weekly snapshot of Sydney's subculture, fired by email into the loving arms of people who realise that the best things in life are often hard to find. It is compiled by an amorphous gaggle of writers, stylists, designers and photographers who all like huddling under that big umbrella we like to call creativity. Without editorial independence TwoThousand has nothing. All editorial you read is featured because it's worth it - not because it's paid for.
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TwoThousand is a weekly snapshot of Sydney's subculture, fired by email into the loving arms of people who realise that the best things in life are often hard to find. It is compiled by an amorphous gaggle of writers, stylists, designers and photographers who all like huddling under that big umbrella we like to call creativity. Without editorial independence TwoThousand has nothing. All editorial you read is featured because it's worth it - not because it's paid for.
ADVERTISING PARTNERSHIPS
TwoThousand is a trusted and proven medium for advertisers to engage with Sydney's most elusive individuals - our subscribers. Each issue offers one advertiser the opportunity to have sole presence in the e-newsletter. A variety of placements (three, to be exact) are also available on twothousand.com.au. For more information on advertising with TwoThousand contact Francesco at frunch@rightanglepublishing.com and Robbie at robert@rightanglepublishing.com.
FEEDBACK
Have something to say? Then say it by emailing editorial@twothousand.com.au.
DISCLAIMER
The information in TwoThousand is subject to change. Although we attempt to ensure that the content at the time of publication is correct, we do not guarantee its accuracy or currency. Right Angle Publishing accepts no responsibility to you or anyone else arising from any use or reliance on the information contained in TwoThousand or any inaccuracy in the information. The views and opinions expressed on material included in TwoThousand may not reflect those of Right Angle Publishing.
CONTACT
Right Angle Publishing
L2, 16 - 28 Foster St
Surry Hills, NSW, 2010
p. (02) 92801557
TWOTHOUAND FACEBOOK
Search Groups: TwoThousand
TWOTHOUSAND'S MYSPACE
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GROUP PUBLISHER
Barrie Barton
+ 61 3 96621657
barrie@rightanglepublishing.com
EDITOR
Nadia Saccardo
nadia@twothousand.com.au
DEPUTY EDITOR
Gabriel Knowles
gabe@twothousand.com.au
MUSIC EDITOR
Wilfred Brandt
wilfred@twothousand.com.au
FILM EDITOR
Martyn Pedler
martyn@rightanglepublishing.com
ARTS EDITOR
Amelia Groom
OUT EDITOR
Andrew Levins
STREET PHOTOGRAPHER
Elvis di Fazio
CONTRIBUTING MONKEYS
Penny Modra
Isabel Dunstan
Kylie Boyd
Jade Warne
Kashi Somers
Denee Savoia
Alex Vitlin
Gabriel Clarke
Sarah Jane Owen
Scott Fellows
Lisa Lerkenfeldt
Max Olijnyk
INTERN MONKEYS
Hayley Morgan
hayley@twothousand.com.au
Jill Greig
jill@twothousand.com.au
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