| Thursday November 12 Don't you hate people that talk about the weather? "What a perfectly lovely day", "Oh my it's too cold", "I'm sweating like a pig it's too hot", "that wind". Let's just say these people are cretins and should shoosh up, BUT boy oh boy isn't it hot right now? Seasons are changing, spring quickly sprung but got promptly shut down by the early summer heat wave from HELL. But let's not talk about the weather anymore because despite this heat you should get on your skates, wear your favourite denim regardless of temperature, drink some deliciously hot steamy coffee and head down to Ebenezer for some art. | Issue 002 - So hot right now, literally On the site now (it's updated every day!)
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What:
The Words We Found Who:
Voiceworks
How much:
Around $20 from here | | I have a fear of literary anthologies. Just like a boardroom table full of strippers, there's always going to be some duds that make you feel queasy. Hence, I approached Voiceworks' new anthology The Words We Found with trepidation.
Voiceworks is a quarterly magazine produced for, and by, people under 25, and this year marks its 21st birthday. To celebrate, local word-head/editor Lisa Dempster bravely trawled through the muddy Voiceworks back catalogue looking for crackerjack poems, stories, non-fiction works and cartoons. You'll be happy to know that Lisa struck gold - The Words We Found is a spectacular winner; a cure-all for us anthlophobes.
Issue Two is published in its entirety (Issue One is lost - anyone got a copy?) and editors-past reflect on their stewardship. But it's the zesty writing by Voiceworks' alumni that gives this anthology teeth. Christos Tsiolkas, Mandy Ord and Alicia sometimes are standouts in a tight field.
I'm still wary of naked women on furniture, but would happily have this in my lap. By Oslo Davis | | | | 
What:
Witch Hats' Kris Buscombe on the new album, Solarium Down the Causeway On:
Z-Man Records MySpace:
Here | | Witch Hats are undeniably one of Australia's most intense rock bands, a newer and slightly more urgent version of that band that Nick Cave was in, in the early 90s (what's their name again?). They've just released a new EP, Solarium Down the Causeway, which just made me think of the 6km walk I used to take to the shops, were a Solarium and porn store were the only bastions of visible civilization on the road to glory (German baked goods being the glory). It turns out I didn't miss the mark completely, but it was LA, not some Deutsche backwater. Their driven guitar music is nothing short of a laconic, acid bitten, apocalypse anthem. These songs are stripped back and rhythmic, foaming at the mouth. Recorded in a milk factory in Oakland, the album starts off with a punch in the teeth/stomach. Kris Buscombe yelps about the rabbit that can't hear the farmer rapping (clap clap) on the door. Kris and I had a chat on the phone a few days ago and he explained a few things... Sarah Werkmeister: What does Solarium Down the Causeway mean?
Kris Buscombe: It's a lyric from one of the songs. It was a loose reference to seeing people sun bake on the side of this aqueduct thing on the side of the road in Los Angeles. It's really strange, they've got these big artificial rivers that funnel the water into the city, and into desalination plants and for long periods of time they're actually empty. It was empty when we were there and you just drive along through the city and you see all these artificial concrete things that are sometimes filled with water and we saw all these people sunbaking like it was a beach. Read the rest here... By Sarah Werkmeister | | | | | | 
What:
Fantom Gallery Where:
Fantom Gallery, Ebenezer Place, City
Get a map here When:
Opening Party at DAS Fri Nov 13, 6pm
Runs until Nov 23 How much:
Free Contact:
fantomgallery.com.au | | This just might be preaching to the converted, but let's get into the minds of the unknowing for a second. Everybody loves art, but not quite everyone KNOWS that they love art. If you don't hang in the right circles, art can feel a little divorced from everyday life, hell, even a little cliquey. Not everybody has artist friends, or friends that have some artist friends, plus not everybody notices the work of street artists lining our alleyways and rooftops or gets along to gallery openings. Art is intrinsic to our lives, but it's easy for the majority to be distracted by the more obvious, like football and that little alien called Rove, for example. One thing's for sure though, lots of people KNOW that they love shopping. So with that in mind, a gaggle of fantastic local artists are bringing it to the people with the Fantom Gallery Shopfront Art Project. Lining the shops of the easy Ebenezer with works from eight artists including Chloe Langford, Joel VDK, Matt Stuckey, Lisa King, Vera Ada, Fruzsi Kenez, Kelly Jonasson and Meg Lloyd. Fantom Gallery, making art a little more egalitarian. By Dan Gladys | | | | 
What:
Right Hand Distribution Where:
22 Ebenezer Place, Adelaide When:
Mon-Thur 10am - 6pm, Fri 10am-9pm, Sat 10am -5pm, Sun 12pm-5pm Contact:
8359 3557 or andy@righthanddistribution.com View map | | They say a good pair of jeans is hard to find. They are right. Shopping for jeans is a difficult, soul wrenching exercise. You walk into a store, praying that the perfect pair will latch onto you like an orphan puppy and suddenly you're forced to deal with the deep questions of modern life such as "Does my butt look big in these?" and "Will red jeans will be in next season?". Tackling these sorts of issues can take hours, and we all know that time means money in our dystopian society. Enter Right Hand Distribution, a pilgrimage for denim disciples without the associated exertion. A visit to RHD will leave you not only looking good, but armed with a world of denim knowledge. Whilst trying on pairs from, Cheap Monday, Nudie and Sugar Cane, you'll undertake denim 101, which covers proper garment care such as getting rid of those odours without resorting to the dreaded wash. Be sure to make the trek to RHD, Sunday school for denim is in. By Mugagga Kaggwa | | | | | | 
What:
Amelia Where:
In cinemas Nov 12 Watch trailer:
Here Win:
Thanks to Fox, we have 5 dbls! To enter, email win@fivethousand.com.au with the subject line ‘Oh no, my scarf fell out of the plane!' | | When you're making a film about a pixieish lady who succeeded in a man's world, Hilary Swank's your go-to girl. At first I found her accent odd here, but turns out that's just the way pioneering aviatrix Amelia Earhart talked. Amelia is as fluffy and diaphanous as the white clouds and fluttering silk scarves it so often depicts, constantly reiterating that flying slaked Earhart's thirst for "freedom" from social constraints. However, it presents Earhart's contradictions accurately and sympathetically. She's an industry pioneer (she helped establish commercial aviation), feminist icon (she tirelessly supported women flyers) and celebrity (she endorsed a raft of consumer goods and maintained her income with personal appearances). There's also a love triangle between Earhart, her publicist-turned husband George Putnam (Richard Gere) and athlete-turned-TWA airline founder Gene Vidal (Ewan McGregor). Earhart and Putnam had no children, and the film (in a rather weaselly way, I think) posits her as a potential mother figure for Vidal's son Gore (yep, the author). But it's Putnam who's left emoting on the shore after Earhart disappears at sea in 1937. Her fate remains uncertain, whereas Amelia's fate is to be enjoyed by my mum. By Mel Campbell | | | | | | 
What:
Roller Derby training Where:
Adelaide Roller Derby > Raw Meat When:
Training is running now! Get practicing. Related links:
Adelaide Freshies Blog Image:
Courtesy of Coconut Rough | | So you wanna be a roller girl? Better get training now!
Watch out Grimy Knickers, outta my way Brick Shithouse! Coconut Rough, I got you in my sights. Three weeks of derby initiation involving high speed stacks, endurance tests and one sore butt would give anyone a potty mouth. Each week brings new levels of pain and blood, sweat and tears (it's the new joy) but also a great appreciation for this league of skating ladies. Every wannabe derby girl must pass the inevitable skills test and as I took my number and stuck it on my helmet, I wondered if the primary school crossover and weaving skills honed during tennis court practice sessions will stand up against former speed skaters and ice hockey players. In short, they don't. As we, the uncooked meat, are led outside, the smell of lady sweat forms a pheromone cocktail of fear. One by one, each girl goes forward to learn her fate. When my time comes, I'm informed by Pixie Pincher and Slave Driver that this year will not be my derby debut. All that little voice inside could muster up was a squeakey, ‘Really?'. Not derby tough at all. You've got to earn the derby stripes so if you want to go hard then get training at Blackwood, Ingle Farm or St Clair. The next Roller Derby season starts next year, so you better put on your training skates now because, deep down, there's a little bit of derby girl in all of us. By Miranda Riley | | | | 
What:
Bar 9
Where:
91 Glen Osmond Rd, Eastwood When:
Mon-Fri 7am-6pm Contact:
8373 1108 View map | | We're about to blow the lid off something here. Are you ready? Bar 9 is NOT A BAR. It's a cafe, a really good cafe, perculating some of the smoothest, frothiest, occasionally creamiest coffee this side of Glen Osmond Road. It doesn't matter if you're one of those finicky brewsters who gets all a flutter about coffee process, or if you only drink ethical or if you just appreciate a fragrant and tasty latte - you'll be happy here.
Bar 9 is a short way out of the city, but it's worth the little detour. You can comfortably spread a broadsheet over the the big communal table at the front, which is also perfect for catch-ups involving flatties and berry tarts. And forget fair trade - Bar 9 uses direct trade beans which, as the name suggests, means the supplier deals directly with the growers and pays premium prices for their product. Bar 9 is yummy, ethical and thankfully, not a bar. By Stephanie Lyall | | | | | | What:
Casiotone For The Painfully Alone Where:
Jive, 181 Hindley St, City When:
Thur Nov 12, 8pm How much:
$28.20 from Moshtix | | Have you ever heard the song, 'While my synthesizer gently weeps'? It's pretty much a classic, written by some guy who used to be in some really famous band that apparently invented music. His name was George I think, no wait, what was the song called again? Oh, forget it. Imagine a 31-year-old bearded man reluctantly seated on his couch with a Casio synth on his lap, he cries while singing a heartfelt ode, and as tears run down his face harsh tasty beats form a backing track with all kinds of squeels, squelches and samples. Perplexing, isnt it? Casiotone For The Painfully Alone play Jive Nov 12 with Clue To Kalo. -Us | | | | What:
Palestinian Film Festival Where:
Mercury Cinema, 13 Morphett St, City When:
Nov 13-15 How much:
$16.50 / $13.50 from 8410 1934 | | So we are in the middle of a November heat wave. Sucks doesn't it? Air conditioners just can't keep up and it's too hot to do anything. Too hot out there to get a tan without frying and I'm sweating through my make-up! My friends are gonna think I'm ugly!!! Let's get some perspective people. It could be a little bit harder than just hot, you could live in a place forcibly closed off from the rest of the world where war and violence can escalate at any second, while beauty, love, and hope continue on in the face of all these seemingly insurmountable challenges. For three days the Mercury Cinema is running the Palestinian Film Festival. So why don't you save some electricity and use someone else's air conditioner for a bit, I'm sure they have popcorn, and your make-up won't matter in a dark cinema. - DG | | | | What:
Stereosonic Where:
Bonython Park When:
Sat Dec 5, gates 11.30am How much:
$127, third release from here Win:
We have a dbl pass to give away! To enter, email win@fivethousand.com.au with the subject 'By all means sir, inhibit my reuptake' | | Now, we don't know much about this "dance" music, but we know some of you whippets go batshit crazy for the stuff. And who could blame you? Stereosonic is the party where no-one rags on your muscle tee, and having fun isn't punishable by the hipster supreme court. Of course, all this comes at a price: $127 plus douchery - but they'll be watching the Cobrasnake watch Laurent Garnier! Leaving you free to see Tim Sweeney (DFA), The Bloody Beetroots, Cut Copy DJs, Canyons, Knightlife (and, sure, the maus who spells his name with a 5), unharried by anything but the youthful zeal of the seratonin reuptake mechanisms inside your presynaptic cells. - PM | | | | 
Hello all you noses out there. Keeping well? Still assisting with breathing and all that jazz? Good, good. Lovely to hear. You know we love your work. Now, here's something you might be interested in. Aesop, that very good friend of the schnoz, has a new range of scents that are going to blow your choana. They're wild and unorthodox, with a lingering, multi-layered trail and product names that reference far away places. | | There's Marrakech, all cloves, sandalwood and cardamom (or desert winds and lute music, in nose speak) and Mystra, full of mastic, frankincense and labdanum (aka French knights, monks and despots). You can pick up a 50mL bottle for $78 at Aesop at 100 Rundle Mall, Adelaide Central Plaza, but we also have one to give away for free! To enter, just answer the following question.
This week's question:
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