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WEDNESDAY 23 JANUARY
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There's got to be a better way to spend your time than
touring the Lucas Heights Nuclear Power Plant. Seriously,
sometimes the way this city promotes its 'attractions' borders
on bizarre. If the value of Sydney's cultural life was limited
to a ferry ride, beer barn crawl and Captain Cook at Circular
Quay we'd have upped and gone a long time ago. |
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Thankfully, there is more to city life than Darling
Harbour. There are, for one, good
bakeries. There is also Stupid
Krap and a loveable
butcher. Then there's the outdoor
cinemas stretching from the city centre to Leichhardt and
galleries
bursting out of Newtown. So this coming 26th, toast one for
the city, clink the captain, and let the power plant toast
itself.
TwoThousand. One for the
city
Cover photo by Tristian
Ceddia. If you would like to submit a cover shot email nadia@twothousand.com.au
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WHAT: TORPEDO
WHERE: ONLINE
HERE
HOW
MUCH: $21 FOR TREE LOVERS, $20 FOR PEOPLE WHO HATE
TREES.
WIN: WE HAVE ONE COPY TO
GIVE AWAY. TO ENTER EMAIL /external.html?link=mailto:win@twothousand.com.auWITH
THE SUBJECT LINE ‘THE FALCON MAY HAVE AN UNFAIR ADVANTAGE'
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TORPEDO the first offering from independent publishing
house FALCON VS. MONKEY, Falcon
Wins, is very pretty. And, unlike a human, it gets
prettier when you look inside it. The pretty things inside
TORPEDO are provided by local drawing types Eirian
Chapman, Pat Dalton and Tim
Molloy. However, not only is Torpedo packed with glorious
illustrations, it is packed with similarly luminous short
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FALCON VS. MONKEY'S aim is a simple, yet admirable one: to
support fiction writers by remaining true to a genuine love of
the short story... and a genuine love of mulled wine. Because
of this, TORPEDO is only available for purchase through the website, where you can be confident that 50%
of the cover price will go to the contributors, and where
paying an extra dollar will aid replenishment of the leafy
beings that give their lives that we may read. And read we
must, for TORPEDO marks the dawn of a new age for local
fiction publishing. Bombs away.
By Kirsten
Law
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WHAT: VAMPIRE
WEEKEND
WHO: VAMPIRE WEEKEND
ON: XL / REMOTE CONTROL
MYSPACE:
MYSPACE.COM/VAMPIREWEEKEND
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While The Strokes may have dismissed their New England
private school heritage as irrelevant, NYC newbies VAMPIRE
WEEKEND embrace their inner preppie with pride. With songs
referencing Cape Cod, The Oxford English Dictionary, Louis
Vuitton, and cocaine, they're like yacht-bored brats in khakis
and navy blazers, taking the piss on Father's Dom Perignon.
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What sets this fun, exciting album apart from the usual
scruffy indie fare - aside from the great songwriting - is the
inclusion of Afro-pop and island influences. It's an album
indebted to The Strokes as well as David Byrne and Paul Simon.
If you'd told me 20 years ago that one day 'Graceland' would
be hip, I would called you a liar, slapped you in the face,
and dragged you behind a truck. But y'know what? It's here
now, and I love it! Now where are my damn penny loafers?
Hurrumph!!
By Wilfred Brandt |
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WHAT: THREADS AND ACCESSORIES FROM LOVE
YOUR BUTCHER
WHERE: 7/46 FOSTER
STREET, SURRY HILLS AND ONLINE
STORE
WHEN: MON-FRI 11AM-4PM,
SAT-SUN 11AM-3PM
HOW MUCH: DELUXE
CURRENT SALE: SELECTED TEES FROM $20, EVERYTHING ELSE 40%
OFF
CONTACT: WES ON 0414 718 646 OR
WES@LOVEYOURBUTCHER.COM
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When I was little, I'd draw things in the sawdust on the
floor of the local butcher. It was one of the highlights of
going, along with getting lollypops and the somewhat morbid
fascination of watching cows being vivissected. This
experience has all but disappeared, but there's a rather more
refined, all-grown-up version to look forward to: Love Your
Butcher is a neat little boutique tucked down the bottom of
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It is a purveyor of exclusive brands like The Love Project
and Scruff, as well as the better known X-Large. The pendants
by 77th for The Love Project are some of the coolest
accessories I've seen, and a move towards a more sophisticated
wardrobe means new designs are on the way. There's no sawdust
on the floor but at least that means you can concentrate on
getting your shop on.
By Alex
Vitlin |
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WHAT: RUBAN
RAT - ROBOT TROUBLE EXHIBITION
WHERE: 423 KING ST,
NEWTOWN
WHEN: WED-SUN
11AM-6PM
EXHIBITION: ROBOT TROUBLE
JAN 25 - FEB 15
CONTACT: RUBAN-RAT@HOTMAIL.COM
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There's nothing wrong with the matchbox car per se, but it
doesn't quite have the design aesthetic of the vinyl toy.
Which leads me to wonder how children in Japan, spiritual home
of the vinyl toy, played when they were little. While we were
pushing our cars around a specially made mat making 'vroom'
sounds they were probably having imaginary intergalactic wars
with stylised mythical creatures.
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If you want to get aslice of that intergalactic action then
Ruban Rat is the place to go. In addition to having the most
limited-of-edition designer vinyl toys straight from the
motherland they even have designer plush, clothes, prints and
an adjoining gallery which so happens to be showing ROBOT
TROUBLE from this Saturday. And robots are definitely
better than matchbox cars.
By Gabriel Knowles |
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WHAT: CLOVERFIELD
WHEN: OUT
NOW
WHERE: EVERYWHERE
WATCH
THE TRAILER: HERE
WIN: ONE OF
TEN DOUBLE PASSES. JUST EMAIL WIN@TWOTHOUSAND.COM.AU WITH THE SUBJECT
'THANK GODZILLA!'
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Blockbusters suffer from the tyranny of low expectations.
How many times did you hear someone dismiss the gaping flaws
of Transformers with "yeah, but it had giant robots fighting,
so who cares?" We care, damn it. We want mass destruction with
some thought behind it.
Thank Godzilla that
CLOVERFIELD is everything TRANSFORMERS was not. You've got the
gist already. A colossal monster attacks New York, all
captured in shaking street-level handicam by a panicked group
of friends - but this is more than just the sum of its
gimmicky parts. It's visceral, fun, frightening, and pretty
much note-perfect.
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Viral marketing got old fast, huh? Unlike producer JJ
Abrams' other TV work like LOST, the deluge of cryptic CLOVERFIELD clues scattered online don't matter in the
least - except that perhaps transforming backstory into
internet puzzles lets the film do away with all unnecessary
information. It's streamlined at just 90 minutes, no moment
wasted, avoiding the two-and-a-half-hour blockbuster
bloat.
CLOVERFIELD is GODZILLA, BLAIR WITCH, SAVING
PRIVATE RYAN, and playing HALF-LIFE at 3am with the lights
off. (It is not, however, Voltron.) Still not convinced? Stay through
the credits. The rousing final overture is called
"Roar!"
By Martyn Pedler |
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WHAT: STUPID
KRAP
WHERE: ONLINE HERE ONLY AND AS PART OF SEMI-PERMANENT 08
HOW
MUCH: $70-$120
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It's pretty safe to say that following the artistic path is
not generally one full of disposable income unless of course
you happen to be Damien Hirst. It's also pretty safe to say
that buying quality art isn't something we can all afford.
Stupid Krap is the happy medium for all involved, an online
store with some of our favourite local artists selling limited
edition yet highly affordable prints. And with the postman as
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Maddi Boyd and Ben
Frost have collaborated to bring works from the likes of
Anthony
Lister, Jeremyville, Kill Pixie,
Beastman, Trent
Whitehead, EAMO and Numskull to,
well, your doorstep.
By Gabriel Knowles |
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WHAT: LE PAIN
QUOTIDIEN
WHERE: CNR FITZROY
AND BOURKE ST, SURRY HILLS
WHEN:
MON-SAT 7.30AM-6PM, SAT
8AM-5PM
HOW MUCH: COFFEE:
$3.50 BREAD BASKET: $10 MEDITERRANEAN PLATTER:
$15.95
CONTACT: 02 9360
8460
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Surry Hills is no longer a one-bakery town, there's a new
bread kitchen on the block and its dough is primed.
Le
Pain Quotidien is a lofty bakery-restaurant so new that you
can still smell its pine-tabled wax. Despite its size, there
is something incredibly cosy about the interior. Coffee cups
come handle-free - made to be cradled, menus rest in half-cut
loaves and provincial jams sit ready for the spreading.
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Then there's the bread. Using organic flour, the rye,
sourdough, five grain, white, spelt and wholemeal loaves are
served in thick crusty slabs either by themselves or
accompanying a full French-inspired menu of tartines, mixed
platters and salads.
We haven’t even touched on
dessert, but that's there too, be it chocolate mousse or a
mini meringue. Le Pain Quotidien definitely does not signal
out with the old, but it does taste a new treat.
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WHAT: OUTDOOR
CINEMAS
WHERE: MRS. MAQUARIE'S
CHAIR (ST. GEORGE OPENAIR), BONDI PAVILION (BONDI OPENAIR),
CENTENNIAL PARK (MOONLIGHT CINEMAS), LEICHHARDT OVAL, NORTH
SYDNEY OVAL, AND HUNGERFORD HILL WINERY (STARLIGHT
CINEMA)
WHEN: THIS MONTH AND NEXT
(MAYBE)
HOW MUCH: $15, $16, $25
AND MORE
CONTACT: http://www.stgeorgeopenair.com.au/ http://www.moonlight.com.au/ http://www.bondiopenair.com.au/ http://www.starlightcinema.com.au/
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Summer's great because you get to do indoor-things
outdoors, like read, knit, make babies, and watch movies.
Sydney has no shortage of outdoor cinemas this season.
Here are some tips:
Mrs. Maquarie's Chair: get there early (6.30pm-ish). Upon
entry you're given stickers to put on seats and "claim" them.
Then you can go have dinner and come back. We arrived a half
hour before showtime last year, got crummy seats, and had
fruit bats shitting on us all through MARIE ANTOINETTE.
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Centennial Park: They rent really comfy chairs so buy one
or bring a thick doona. The crowd can get drunk and kinda loud
so don't go see something arty and serious like THE BROWN
BUNNY. Although it would be cool to see Vincent Gallo's penis
all giant in the park at night...
Bondi: very easy and mellow, with DJs and drinks beforehand
and there's not a bum seat in the house (though the screen is
kinda small).
I haven't been to Starlight.
Bring bug spray!!
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WHAT: LITTLE
RED
WHERE: SPECTRUM, 34 OXFORD ST,
DARLINGHURST
WHEN: WED JAN 23 &
WED JAN 30, 9PM
HOW MUCH: $10 ON
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DOO-WOP PUNK, THAT'S RIGHT DOO-WOP PUNK. SOMETIMES THE
GENRE MASHING TENDANCY GOES A BIT TOO FAR AND ALL THAT'S LEFT
IS AN UNDECIPHERABLE ANAGRAM WITH NO RELATION TO WHAT YOU
ACTUALLY HEAR. THIS DOESN'T APPLY TO THE LIKEABLE AND '60S
INSPIRED LADS FROM LITTLE RED WHO ARE HALF WAY THROUGH THEIR
MONTH-LONG RESIDENCY AT SPECTRUM, WHICH EVERY WEDNESDAY IN
JANUARY JUST HAPPENS TO BE THE PERFECT PLACE FOR A
FRENETIC-BOOGALOO. - GK |
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WHAT: TRILOGY SURF FILM
FESTIVAL
WHERE: BONDI OPEN AIR
CINEMA
WHEN: WED JAN 23, FILM
PLAYED AT DUSK
HOW MUCH: $17 + B/F
AT THE DOOR OF THE VENUE
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A MODERN ENDLESS SUMMER PLAYED UP ON THE BIG SCREEN AND IN
THE WILD (WELL, THE RELATIVE WILD OF BONDI - BRAVING THE
EXTREMES OF BEACH-Y WEATHER, TOURISTS AND FAKE TAN). STARRING
TAJ BURROW, JOEL PARKINSON AND ANDY IRONS, TRILOGY IS A
FILM-LENGTH HOME-MOVIE REEL FROM PRODUCER TAYLOR STEELE. A
CABINET OF SMOOTH SUMMER DAYS, BIG WAVES, AND LAID BACK MOVES
WITH THE AVAILABILITY OF A LICENSED BAR AND ENTERTAINMENT
ONSITE MAKES IT THE PERFECT TIME TO KICK BACK IN YOUR
HAVIAINAS AND AMERICAN APPAREL ON A SUITABLY TARTAN RUG AND
WATCH THE SUN GO DOWN. - KB |
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WHAT: KATE NASH
WHERE: THE OXFORD
ART FACTORY, 38-46 OXFORD ST, DARLINGHURST
WHEN: WED JAN 23, 8PM
HOW MUCH: $38.50 + B/F |
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WHIMSICAL PICTURES AND LYRICAL SONGS ARE WHAT KATE NASH
IS ALL ABOUT. DESPITE HER FIRST SINGLE ONLY BEING RELEASED IN
2007, SHE HAS TOURED GLASTONBURY, READING AND LEEDS FESTIVAL
AND THE LATITUDE FESTIVAL, AS WELL AS BEING ADDED TO THIS
YEAR'S BIG DAY OUT. HER MUSICAL AND PERSONAL STYLE REMIND YOU
A LITTLE OF LILY ALLEN, BUT MORE RAW AND IMAGINATIVE.-KB
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WHAT: STILL
ILL
WHERE: 77 WILLIAM ST, KINGS
CROSS
WHEN: THUR JAN 24,
9PM
HOW MUCH: $10
WIN: ONE OF THREE DOUBLE PASSES
JUST EMAIL WIN@TWOTHOUSAND.COM.AU WITH THE SUBJECT
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WITH A NEW YEAR COMES A NEW NIGHT, AND THIS ONE ACTUALLY
SOUNDS LEGIT. IT'S INDIE MINUS THE SLASH ELECTRO. FINALLY. THE
STILL ILL LAUNCH BRINGS US YOUNG LOVERS (MELB), YVES KLEIN
BLUE (BRIS) AND THE WAHA'S. PLUS THEY'VE GOT PHDJ, STUPID
KRAP'S BEN FROST AND LA BETE, AND THE VIOLENCE DJS RATTLING
OUR BONES TILL LATE FUELLED BY JAMESON. ALL OF THIS REASSURING
US THAT 77 IS, IN FACT, STILL ILLIN', KILLIN' AND CHILLIN'. -
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WHAT: THE LED ZEPPELIN WORLD
TOUR
WHERE: S.H. ERVIN GALLERY, WATSON RD, OBSERVATORY HILL,
THE ROCKS
WHEN: JAN 19 UNTIL MAR
2, TUES-SUN 11AM-5PM
HOW MUCH: $6
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IT ALL HAPPENED BY ACCIDENT - LED ZEPPELIN'S ONLY EVER
SYDNEY SHOW IN '72 WASN'T MEANT TO BE AS BIG AS IT WAS. AND
FREELANCE PHOTOGRAPHER, TED HARVEY, DIDN'T MEAN TO TAKE SOME
OF ROBERT PLANT'S FAVOURITE PHOTOS OF THE NOTORIOUSLY
CAMERA-SHY BAND, ONLY TO NEVER GET THEM PUBLISHED. AND YEARS
LATER, HARVEY ALSO DIDN'T MEAN TO FIND THE NEGATIVES WHILE
RUMMAGING THROUGH BOXES HE WAS ABOUT TO TAKE TO THE TIP. BUT
WHAT HARVEY DOES MEAN TO DO, IS RAISE AWARENESS FOR ROCK PHOTO
AID, AS WELL AS SHARE SOME MEMORIES "FROM AN ERA THAT WILL
EVER BE REPEATED". - HM |
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"That's what I am, I'm a laaaaaaaaayyyddddddeee! Being a
lady, I do ladies' things!" Drawled Little Britain's Emily (the rubbish transvestite) when he/she
was anything but. Ladies' things might have been few and far
between on Emily, but at Lady boutique, they are everywhere. Floating
silk dresses, lace trims and reworked vintage fabrics make up
the staple of Lady's stock, designed by two lovely (and real)
ladies Skye and Trova. You can find Lady at Alfie's Friend
Rolfe and From St
Xavier or win the dress pictured, by answering the
following question.
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This week's question: Which of the
below was not an actual lady?
a) Lady and the Tramp
b) Lady Windemere
c)
Lady Princess Diana
d) Lady Soverign
To
be in the running send your answer AND postal address to win@twothousand.com.au, winners will be
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TwoThousand is a weekly snapshot of Sydney' 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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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
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MUSIC EDITOR Wilfred Brandt wilfred@twothousand.com.au
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ARTS EDITOR Jade Warne jade@twothousand.com.au
STREET PHOTOGRAPHER Maja Baska
CONTRIBUTING MONKEYS Penny Modra Isabel
Dunstan Kylie Boyd Taz Kashi Somers Denee
Savoia Gabriel Clark Alex Vitlin
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