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Thursday December 17

Remember that time you decided to throw a party and then you got all worried that nobody was going to have fun? And it would be all your fault? And then somebody wise turned to you and said "Don't worry, it's up to people to make their own fun." Sure, we've all heard this a gazillion times before. But it's so important.

If you're stuck living in a suburban wasteland, turn it into a work of art. If you're bored of the songs on the radio, look around for some more interesting noises. If the world is moving too fast for you, stop and rewind.

These people did it. We reckon you can, too. Why else would be be dropping all these hints? We're off to make the party. See you next year.

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What:
The Internetwork

Where:
www.theinternetwork.com.au

Related links:
The Internetwork on Twitter

When:
25 hours a day

It's true, producing a city guide has a lot of perks. Complimentary tickets, free CDs, drugs, R.S.I., drugs for R.S.I. But undeniably the best perk of the job is the amazing people that we get to meet. People who don't view the world in terms of ‘life' or ‘work' but simply continue to create because they love what they do.

The Internetwork, produced by Right Angle, and the newest online addition to The Thousands stable, asks the people that inspire us to report on what inspires them. Artist and designer Jonathan Zawada, curator and publisher Joseph Allen Shea, fashion-based creative practice ffiXXed, photographers Lyn & Tony, Jacky Winter Group founder Jeremy Wortsman, Wooooo magazine editor Jason Crombie, Utopian Slumps gallerist Melissa Loughnan, artist and publisher Thomas Jeppe and film director Kris Moyes make up the first 12 contributors with another 12 due to be added over the coming months.

With daily updates, The Internetwork will continue to evolve as an online resource for the creatively minded, while a series of special events will also support good ideas generated by the online network.

By Chris Barton

What:
Fashematical

Who:
Jonathan Zawada, published by Izrock

Where:
Izrock online

How much:
$10 ($14 including shipping)

Jonathan Zawada is a man of many forms. He is one of the artists behind Glory Holes, he is the designer of What I Think About When Dancing, he is Petit Mal!, he is the creator of Rockmen, and the collaborative mind behind some of the silkiest tie-dye we've ever worn. For the purpose of this article, Jonathan is Fashematical, a limited-edition zine to commemorate the 50th (or 55th, who's counting) equation on his blog, Fashematics.

Fashematical is slightly more morbid than Jonathan's blog equations, but his considered satire is unchanged. Each page features a black and white illustration of ready-to-wear fashions from designers such as Bernhard Willhelm, John Galliano and Chanel, modelled on slobbering zombies and astonishingly thin robots. Like Fashematics, Fashematical is an obvious dig at an often ludicrous industry, yet it is not without respect for the level of craftsmanship that underpins the frivolity - reflected in the careful line work that Jonathan uses to create the Spring/Summer 2010 collections. Fashematical - you see - is fun, whichever way you choose to read it.

By Nadia Saccardo

What:
Real to Reel Recording Studio

Who:
Craig McElhinney, Taco Leg, Shock! Horror!, Ideal Family, Erasers, My Majestic Star, Simone and Girlfunkle, Split Seconds, The Hayley Beth Love Affliction, Stereoflower, Rabbit Island, Pond, Lazy Railway, Jesse Woodward, Div Craft & the Big Old Bears and Exodus Musica

See them live:
Fri Dec 18 to Wed Dec 23, 12pm-4pm (recordings 12pm-1.30pm + 2pm-3.30pm daily) at 278 William St, Northbridge (next door to the Butcher Shop). Schedule here.

Image:
Elizabeth Stacey, from the Bank Notes sessions

How good is spying on people!? Oh God, did we just say that out loud? Well, let's face it, privacy's on the way out: we live in an Orwellian world when you can take pictures of people with your sunglasses and Google knows everything.

The Foodchain folks live for those moments at night when people leave their loungeroom curtains open. They also love local music and have found a way to combine these sticky-beak moments with music: the Real to Reel Recording Studio.

Over six days, 16 local bands will head into the empty space at 278 William Street to record as much as they can in a couple of hours. The door will be open for you to come in, sit crosslegged on the floor, and spy on these intimate studio sessions to your heart's content. Later that night you can download the bands' rough and ready recordings for free online and own one-of-a-kind tracks from Perth bands like the trippy Tame Impala-offshoot Pond, Sean Pollard (New Rules For Boat's) new project Split Seconds, scuzzy rockers Taco Leg, and more. How good is spying on people!?

By Danielle Marsland

What:
Swamp Thing

Where:
Coastal Shelf, 8 Pier Street, Perth

When:
Fri Dec 18, 6.30pm

How much:
Free, some drinks provided

Perth is sure as hell not short of dank outer suburban wastelands. Midland, Rockingham...hell, some of our suburbs are so muddy we call them stuff like Dogswamp, or name them after toilets.

The title of Coastal Shelf's latest art display, Swamp Thing, is an exhibition that celebrates, in artist Jamie Macchisui's words, those who "carve [themselves] a happy niche out of what most people see as a dank wasteland." For me, the title Swamp Thing unavoidably brought to mind a comic book character I'd never read and a Wes Craven film I'd never seen. However, such intertextual connections are not far-fetched, they being the inspirations for Macchiusi and collaborator Gemma Weston, both major fans of...well...creepy shit."The Swamp Thing is a backwater creature," says Macchisui. "It's lurking in stagnant pools... Most people think it's frightening, but it's mainly just misunderstood."

First hand encounters with "The Swamp Thing" are rare, but head to the murky waters of Coastal Shelf tomorrow night for potential sightings, which will be captured in a postcard zine of the event. Sure to be distributed in all good dank wastelands.

By Tristan Fidler

What:
The Pearl Of Highgate

Where:
189 Lincoln St, Highgate, WA, 6003

When:
Tues-Fri: 7am-4pm, Sat-Sun: 7am-1pm

How much:
$3.20 Croissants, $7.50 Fruit loaf, cakes are all $3.60, $4.20 pies

Image:
Danielle Marsland

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A pearl is a much sought-after iridescent object formed when a piece of grit becomes trapped in a mollusc. Apart from the ‘trapped in a mollusc' bit this analogy is quite apt when applied to patisserie The Pearl of Highgate.

Tucked a few streets back from the endless (mostly lacklustre) array of coffee shops on Beaufort St it takes an experienced guide to sniff out the tantalizing aroma of baked goods that ‘The Pearl' expels. Once there; don't judge the gritty store front, which is largely covered in chipped peach paint. Inside are some of the best croissants, danishes, pies and slices in existence. There's even the odd gugelhupf if you're into that kind of thing.

Play "guess the owner's accent" (a game no one has won yet) as you make your decision regarding baked delights, before walking your treasures to the nearby Hyde Park for a mandatory "give me a bite of yours" on the grass. Then, as you lay in the sun, completely satisfied, it suddenly dawns on you "Norwegian!"

By Timothy Fawcett

What:
Ghetto Video

Where:
Lazy Susans Comedy Den (upstairs Brisbane Hotel), cnr Brisbane and Beaufort St, Highgate

When:
Thur Dec 17, doors 7pm, show 8pm

How much:
$5

Back when video-stores began stocking newfangled DVDs en masse, I would sift through the trays of bulky, plastic-encased, ex-rental VHS tapes and discover glorious trash such as Gymkata, a 1980s martial arts movie featuring gymnast Kurt Thomas using his gymnastic powers to fight ninjas!

In a world where video stores no longer contain actual videos and everyone is orgasming over Blu-Ray, thankfully one man in Perth is holding the flame for VHS. That man is Ivan Borgnino and Ghetto Video is his gift to you all.

Once a month Borgnino takes an audience through an edited tour of his own VHS library during Ghetto Video, devising the categories himself (ie Oztraliana, Rock Horror, Naughty Bits, Mondo Bizaaro). Basically it's like a live action YouTube but with the funniest crap to ever dirty a pair of tape heads. The December edition of Ghetto Video is an Xmas Special, with prizes up for grabs amidst the Yuletide VHS treats, hopefully matching the quality of something like Silent Night, Deadly Night.   

Have you ever rented a video that wasn't quite right? If so, Ghetto Video is for you!

By Tristan Fidler

What:
Complex Geometries SS 10

Where:
Wasteland, 44 King St (upstairs), Perth

How much:
$175 - $200

Contact:
9481 8487

We assume Jesus was a cool guy. Right? Walking on water, turning water into wine etc. Yet you wouldn't look at him as a point of reference for fashion. Really, the whole robes/swaddling clothes thing has never done it for me. Likewise straight jackets - they're to keep the crazies in, not for cutting edge style. Montreal based designer Clayton Evans has different ideas about Jesus and straight jackets. He sees them as inspiration for a whole label, his one, in fact - Complex Geometries.

Complex Geometries' SS 10 collection is all about the idea of perpetual leisure (as it is titled), and features a whole bunch of well structured, architecturally driven pieces: metallic silver robes, light outerwear, gold pants and a heap of unisex items.

CG SS10 has dropped at Wasteland, in the nick of time for Christmas. No doubt if Jesus were born today, he'd want to swaddle himself in Complex Geometries' robe-like wonders.

By Brodie Kammann

What:
Little Caesar's Leederville

Where:
127 Oxford St, Leederville

How much:
$15-$25 pizzas

Contact:
9444 0499 (take-away available)

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There's this world renowned pizza joint up in the hills of Perth that's basically won every award there is to win in the world of pizza awards. For years, people who appreciate good pizza have been more than happy to drive for an hour from the city for a takeaway from Little Caesar's. Up until last week, we would have encouraged you to take that drive to Little Caesar's Mundaring, considering we're into best things in life being hard to find and all. But since they've opened up a second store splat bang in the middle of Oxford St last week, they're not so hard to find. Oh no! Does this mean they're not a best thing anymore?

Well, there was Smoked Oysters Kilpatrick and 4-Cheese pizzas. That was pretty best. Soft golden bases, not too oily, not too crispy - even bester. Tonnes of cute little wooden pine blocks to sit on, long tables to pack all your pals into. Plus super best - you're allowed to BYO a six pack of whatever you picked up ten minutes ago at the bottlo! And you can sip it on your wooden block on the sidewalk in the summer air.

Yep, Little Caesar's Leederville is still allowed to be a best thing. Maybe if it helps, drive your car round the block a few times and pretend it's real hard to find?

By Danielle Marsland

What:
Background Artists of the Cinema

Where:
http://backgroundartists.tumblr.com/

When:
24/7

Image:
'Red-Haired Yuppie from Ghostbusters'

I could never get into Twin Peaks. Maybe I didn't give it enough time, maybe I'm a fool, but the four episodes I saw were more than enough. Despite the sour impression, I still remember the scene-stealing pirouette by a mystery actor in the background of the high-school hallway. The swift spin and extended ‘energy transfer' out of frame stayed with me longer ever since, even if his name remained unknown. Who'd want to scour the credits to find the name of someone who spent a total of eight seconds on screen*?

Tristan Fidler, it turns out. His blog Background Artists of the Cinema is dedicated to providing the oft-forgotten and loosely-described with credit. With a knowledge both broad and deep, there's none of the condescending "you haven't seen it?" that you'd expect from a highly-specialized film site. Located on the ever-entertaining Tumblr, the site is a never-ending source of entertainment and "oh! THAT GUY!" moments. But in the end, it's worth it just for Steve Buscemi as ‘Test Tube'. Now if only he'd branch into TV so I could finally find the name of the ‘Twin Peaks Dancer'.

*the 'Twin Peaks Dancer' is 49 seconds into this clip

By Robert McManus

What:
Jerry Fraser Oyster Shucker

Where:
399 Bar, 399 William St, Northbridge

When:
Fri Dec 18, 3pm-late

How much:
Reasonably priced for oysters

You know how there are those words and phrases that aren't dirty or worthy of censorship, but somehow just sound so, so wrong? ‘Shucking an oyster' is one of those phrases. It calls to mind rubbery, slippery things, and the word ‘shucking' sounds like...well, you know. But it actually just refers to the process of sticking a knife into a soft oyster then getting it out. Oh god, there is just no way to make this not sound sexy, is there? What the hell - grab a glass of champers and hang out in the sunshine outside 399 and let oyster expert Jerry Fraser shuck you. -DM.

What:
Once Upon A Time In The West screenings

Where:
The Astor Cinema, 659 Beaufort St, Mt Lawley

When:
Fri Dec 18, Sat Dec 19, Thur Dec 24, Sat Dec 26, 7pm

How much:
$15 full, $13 conc.

It's official, Charles Bronson has appeared in SixThousand as many times a local snapper Jackson Eaton. The duel began three weeks ago when we assigned the CB moniker to a dynamic Highgate cineaste. Then last week there was our film review of kinetic British mind-fuck Bronson. And now The Astor is screening a brand-spankin' new print of Sergio Leone's Once Upon A Time In the West starring guess who? Yes that's right, our main man Chuck fucking ‘Deathwish' Bronson! Watch it Eaton, even our heroes bite the dust in spaghetti westerns. - JJ.

What:
Style With Ease evening

Where:
119 Richmond St, Leederville

When:
Sun Dec 20, 7.30pm

How much:
free

The title of this event is very misleading. Our friends are setting up a projector in their backyard and, just like what happened when Jesus was borned in Bethlehem, are asking all ye faithful to come along, grab a spot of dead grass (hey, this is student housing, not Peppy Grove - leave the roll on turf at the door), crack open a tinny (your own ie BYO), and watch The Princess Bride under the stars. Dead grass, cheap beer, nostalgic film, summer air, pal-types? Almost nothing to do with being stylish. But since when do we give a toss about being stylish? Since never. See you there. -DM.

As the year winds to a close, (if you're lucky) you've got the chance to grab a shady spot under a tree, sit back and reflect on times gone by. The milestones you passed, the gallstones you didn't pass...wait, we had gallstones? No, we didn't have gallstones. But one day, maybe. And when that day comes (the Day Of Gallstones) we probably won't be able to remember much either. Which is why it's all the more important, right now, to make a note of things, so that one day you can try and gather a few facts towards proof that once upon a time, you were actually kind of awesome.

Life Editions know how important it is to keep track of one's own awesomeness. That's why they make really special journals, covered in hide leather wraps with Regal quality paper. Better yet, the paper is designed so once you're finished, you can pull out the block of writing, and stick a new one in your leather wrap. That's right, your awesomeness need know no bounds. Thanks to Life Editions, we have a Travel Replaceable Wrap Journal to give away (RRP $90.00), in your choice of colour! To enter, just answer this easy question.

This week's question:
Life is:

a) good
b) bad
c) ugly
d) Dream as though you'll live forever, write as though you'll die today

To be in the running send your answer AND postal address to win@sixthousand.com.au, winners will be notified by email. Subscriber only entry. Not a subscriber? It's free you willies! Sign up here.

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