Egg Records
What are you looking for in a record store?
Funny albums hanging on the walls? Check.
An elaborate display of the monochromatic Smiths 7" and LP covers? Yes.
Wacky rock 'n' roll memorabilia like Kiss dolls? Got it.
Cool band T-shirts declaring your undying love for The Modern Lovers, The Byrds, or The Replacements? Affirmative.
Kevin Murphy
I was in Melbourne recently with work and stayed in a great hotel. Admittedly the interiors bordered on the distasteful end of that modern minimalist design rubbish, but my girlfriend at the time and I enjoyed it all the same. They had an amazing lap pool with a glass bottom that jutted out over the edge of the rooftop, the sinks and bath were all stainless steel.
Sedition
A bad haircut can leave you in dis-tress. Jokes aside, my favourite barber is Sedition on Victoria Street, Darlinghurst. Barber Michael Joyce is a transgressive fellow, he once told me his motto was 'Against Everything'. This is hard to believe, as he is pretty much the most unselfish, supportive guy going.
Manuka Fine Foods
Canberra. For many, its worth equals cheap fireworks and endless porn. However, a recent trip to our capital city unveiled a beacon amidst the bric-a-brac.
On entering Manuka Fine Foods you struck by two things. One, the sheer array of fresh produce, and two, the free samples. Within the first three minutes we had consumed duck pate, fig ice-cream and not one, but two kinds of cheeses fresh from the cheese room.
Electric Wizard at Bravery Repetition & Noise
Down the South end of King Street is friendly Justin and the shop he co-runs - Bravery Repetition and Noise. The store is named after what we thought was the best Brian Jonestown record (until we bought the new one last week. Frankly, we are stunned at how much we love it and might have to re-think the rating).
Hot Cross Loaf
With tedious predictability, every year I exclaim, ‘I wish you could get hot cross buns the whole year round', and then realise that they just wouldn't be as good then would they.
This Easter, for a different variation on the same theme, visit the Bourke St Bakery for a ‘Hot Cross Loaf'.
Psuedo Republic Online Store
Pseudo- comb. form 1. false. not genuine 2. Resembling and imitating.
Pseudo in persona, not design. Design collective Pseudo Republik's industrial, multimedia and fashion projects merge creative licence with a collective mystery. No one (except the five designers behind the name) is ever sure just which individual brains craft the final designs - and that's the way they like it.
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