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Credit: Tom Cramond |  | | | 
What:
Trunk Volume 1: Hair Who:
Edited by Suzanne Boccalatte & Meredith Jones with a foreword by Lenny Henry Where:
Online here How much:
$50 plus postage | | The casting call for Hair (the book) was probably pretty similar to that of Hair (the musical). Seeking: bearded Jesus look-alikes (Portuguese Christian Princess St. Wilgefortis makes an appearance), long-haired hippies (we don't know that for sure, but some of the contributors seem like likely candidates), stylised afros (from the ridgey-didge Aboriginal versions to African parlours in Enmore) and sexual overtones (a poem on pubes, par example). The follicularly-challenged need not apply. And just like Hair (the musical), Hair (the book), volume one in the Trunk anthologies, presents an ensemble cast keen to get to the root of humanity's tangled mess atop our heads and drooping from our hineys. Unlike the musical, this is a tasteful, articulate exploration that unravels the topic without a song and dance. Next issue is Blood - at which time hammy comparisons to Menopause: the Musical will no doubt ensue. By Angela Bennetts | | | | 
What:
The Twerps EP Who:
The Twerps Where:
Order from 78 Records, 914 Hay St, Perth or Planet Music, 636-646 Beaufort St, Mt Lawley On:
Chapter Music, Night People
| | Imagine the sound of a pocket full o' loose change amplified by a contact mic, duplicated 577 times and broadcast with the volume cranked at 11. This ain't no John Cage composition I'm describing but the wild jangle that is contained within the lilting, delicate pop of The Twerps. Recorded by Mikey ‘Eddie Current' Young, their self-titled debut exudes a refreshing candour. It is music as much grounded in classic 60s garage and surf rock as it is in recent southern-hemisphere pop anglers such as The Bats and The Clean. Standout tracks include the sweaty teenage, tongue in cheek romp 'Dance Alone' and the frolicking anthem 'I Fought Fings' in which singer Marty Frawley states; "It's you! That I waannnnttt". By Dominic Kirkwood | | | | 
What:
Lomovember Where:
The Lomovember Gallery, 104B Murray Street, Perth CBD (behind Ambar).
When:
Opening night Fri Nov 6, 7pm
Runs until Sun Nov 8, 11am- 5pm
How much:
Exhibition free
Workshops $25. Register here
Contact:
www.lomovember.com or 9221 9837 Image:
Hannah McGrath | | Russia, the unconquerable land. While I yearn to don an ushanka and retreat to a dacha, I'm not going anywhere for now. So if Rasputin can't come to the mountain, the mountain must come to Rasputin! Confused? Us too! Let's regroup. Lomography cameras hail from St. Petersburg and can do cool things with light leaks, saturated colours and blurry focus. Pigeonhole, home to Perth's widest range of these Russian beauties, are hosting their annual Lomovember exhibition this weekend in conjunction with the charity phenomenon Movember happening nationwide this month. (Lomography + Movember = Lomovember!).
Which means the cream of the lomo crop from local photographers, and plenty of clean shaven men admiring the exhibition. Lomo workshops all weekend by lomo master Yolanda Stapleton. Who may or may not be wearing an ushanka. By Isabel Jane Gillett | | | | 
What:
Post Emporium
Where:
23 View St, North Perth
When:
Mon-Sat, 10am-5pm
Contact:
9228 0373 or www.aureliocostarella.com | | "Its all junk!" If you've recently had your own ‘Jennifer Connelly in Labyrinth' type moment, whereupon you've realised all the crap in your house is exactly that, Post Emporium - being the fabulous shop come working studio of mad WA fashion designer Ray Costarella - may just be the answer you've been crystal balling for. A post office in the 1940s, the bone brick simplicity of the building Post Emporium is housed in belies its extravagant innards. Delicate objects rest inside glass bell jars, with a selection of finery that include porcelain plates from Paris, Jason Miller tea sets and Harry Allen sculptures. There's likewise plenty of ‘mortality chic' to be had, with gothic candles and silver skulls by DL & Co. At the end of this boutique's labyrinth, a quick lift of a silk parachute unveils hanger after hanger of Aurelio Costarella originals: couture silk, beaded gowns and knitted wonders. The world mists over like an 80s fantasy, and despite now having acquired plenty of nice stuff to replace the crap at home, you're Jennifer Connelly once more, dancing with the Goblin King. By Kristan Angel | | | | | | 
What:
Sauna Where:
Out now on DVD through Madman Watch Trailer:
Here Win:
Thanks to Madman, we have 2 DVDs to give away! To enter, email win@sixthousand.com.au with the subject line ‘It only looks like a sauna, because we do not know what it is' | | Packed with symbolism and almost unbearable tension, this Finnish horror film doesn't confuse atonement with redemption. In 1595, after a 25-year war between Russia and Sweden, two brothers, veteran soldier Eerik (Ville Virtanen) and sheltered geography professor Knut (Tommi Eronen), join a border delegation sent to divide Finland between the two nations. But the brothers share a dark secret: days earlier, Eerik brutally murdered a farmer while Knut abandoned the farmer's daughter in a locked cellar. As the delegation enters an eerie swamp, Knut begins to be plagued with Grudge-style visions of the girl. When they reach a mysterious sauna that the local villagers are too afraid to use, the brothers realise that only here can they wash away their sins. Sauna's bleak, evocative cinematography reminded me of Van Diemen's Land, another cinematic meditation on sin. Its motifs are complex and clever: water acts as both cleanser of filth and portal to hell, and eyes are symbols for witnessing evil. Unusually for the time, Eerik wears glasses. "They almost make you look like a civilised man," jibes one character. It's an elegant metaphor for Eerik's inability to see his own guilt... until it's too late. By Mel Campbell | | | | 
What:
Atomic Bonzai Kit Where:
Remedy, 131 Oxford St, Leederville, or Remedy online, or online at Smoggy Mountain How much:
$35 | | I got a great pot plant a while ago - a Peace Lily. Yeah, it sounds pretty naff. It was from IKEA. BUT it's going great guns. Unlike previous plants that have entered my house, this one didn't shrivel in two weeks, it thrived! All I have to do is give it the leftover water from the cat's bowl every day. It looks like it's even growing a flower (the lily, the peaceful one!). But man, if someone had told me that a plant could thrive from less work than a cat's bowl - and that it would NEVER die - I would have stayed away from IKEA and gone straight to Remedy for a cardboard Atomic Bonzai. It's just like a Bonsai, minus the long boring years of tender pruning. The Atomic Bonzai takes just five minutes to grow. Less if you're nimble-fingered. More if you're not good with puzzles. Artist Joji Okazaki (Smoggy Mountain) originally designed Atomic Bonzai for Tokion Magazine. His theory is that paper is made from trees, so he recycles the paper back into trees again. He's also totally at peace with the world and everything. By Danielle Marsland | | | | | | 
What:
Ribs at Harry's
Where:
73 Francis Street, Northbridge
When:
Wednesdays (lunch and dinner)
How much:
$17 all-you-can-rib
Contact:
www.harrysbar.com.au or 9227 9055 | | Harry's Bar (still known to Google as Simon's Seafood Restaurant. Google? It's OK to let go) is for nighthawks. A wide bar out front is attended by folks who can mix a cocktail with a knowing look. A dimly lit dining room of leather booths out back is where the $17 all-you-can-eat rib action happens on Wednesdays. According to Harry's legend, one fellow smashed six racks. Sounded doable. A cheeky G&T to fortify the resolve, and it was my turn to have a crack. Plate one arrived swimming in smokey BBQ sauce. A true eating champion knows to be afraid of marinade, but this was too delicious to discard, likewise, the limitless spud and ‘slaw that come as sides. Based on another local eating challenger, I tried to maintain meat momentum, but sly old Harry's is one step ahead - you can't order your next plate until you finish your first. I nonchalantly asked for my refill and was rewarded with racks like Queen Latifah's. My body reviled against the abuse. Mopping back the meatsweats, defeated, I pushed the plate away. One day I will show Six Rack Man the respect he deserves. Until then, long may his title stand. Sir, I salute you. By NvH | | | | 
What:
Perth International Arts Festival 2010
Where:
Theatres, art galleries, streets, buildings and rivers all over Perth!
The Esplanade, Perth (Becks Music Box)
Somerville Auditorium, Stirling Hwy, Nedlands (Lotterywest Films)
When:
Feb 5-March 2, 2010
How much:
Free - roughly $100 (for A reserve), bookings 9484 1133 or through perthfestival.com.au Contact:
6488 5555 or www.perthfestival.com.au Image:
Antony and The Johnsons | | We've been scratching our heads here at SixThousand headquarters, wondering how it is possible that a festival as big, with as many world-class performances and international guests as PIAF 2010, really belongs to us. Then we realised: scratching heads is for fools! And it's our elbows we need right now! So we can shove aside that yuppie couple in front of us in the ticketing line and get good seats to Antony and The Johnsons! Move aside, yuppie couple, we still gots to get our tickets to HEALTH! *elbow* Calexico! *shove* Pivot! The Pains of Being Pure At Heart! *kick* Yo La Tengo! The Dirty Three!
Before you get ultraviolent, take some quiet time with the amazing PIAF 2010 programme. No one will laugh at you for using a highlighter. Least of all us. We've been through three packets of five already - and that's just in the theatre section (Russian upheaval in the nuddy! Daniel Kitson on rent! Obsessives!) OK it's gonna need to be a bulk highlighter order from Officeworks, isn't it? What with the film fest, and the stuff at the Astor: British Sea Power playing a live soundtrack to a 1934 Irish doco, and Dean & Brita scoring Andy Warhol's screen tests. We could steal a highlighter from a primary school kid, but they'll be mostly running with scissors. That's unless they're paddling in the Jeppe Hein fountain. Or shooting up at the Irvine Welsh reading. Kids, stay away from crack. Unless that crack is PIAF 2010. By Danielle Marsland | | | | | | What:
Beck's Berlin Sessions Where:
Ambar, 104 Murray St, Perth When:
Fri Nov 6, doors 10pm How much:
Tickets $22 +BF from here Win:
Thanks to Beck's we have a dbl pass to give away! To enter, email win@sixthousand.com.au with the subject 'Kann ich mit Ihnen innen umziehen? Ich habe einen Kühlraum und einen Wäschetrockner.' | | Do you know what a great night in Berlin is all about? Neither do we, but according to global quality of life surveys, it ultimately involves going back to an apartment for which someone is paying very cheap rent and utilities. Look into it, god knows 2009 was a tough year all round. Anyway, Berlin's bringing a taste of the good life right here to Perth with their annual Beck's Berlin Sessions party this Friday. That's Âme (pronounced 'Ahm', French for 'soul'), Move D (Running Back) and Benji Frohlich (Permanment Vacation)! Rocking on the dime vom deutschen Hauswirt. - PM | | | | What:
Clark (support from Dave Miller, Naik, Ben Taaffe, Petro)
Where:
Bar Republic, cnr Wellington St + Shafto Lane
When:
Fri Nov 6, 9pm-4am
How much:
$25 plus BF from Heatseeker, Planet, 78s and Mills | | You know Clark Rubber? They make those weird, rubber above ground swimming pools that you don't need to dig holes for. They also make giant pieces of thick yellow foam, perfect for the times you need a giant piece of thick yellow foam. Like maybe this Friday, when master of experimental glitch and screwed up beats, Clark (Warp Records) drops live jams, you could put a giant piece of thick yellow foam on the dancefloor, and everyone could go crazy and jump on it. - DM | | | | What:
Make Mo Friend- Group exhibition feat. Dave Spencer, Tane Andrews and Dave Shaw
Where:
Norfolk Basement, 47 South Tce, Fremantle When:
Sat Nov 7, 8pm-12am How much:
Free Win:
Thanks to the Norfolk Basement, we have a dbl pass to Make Mo Friend VIP pre-drinks. Email win@sixthousand.com.au with the subject line ‘My friends are going places' | | Remember lying on the grass at 4am on a Sunday morning with a group of rad people after a night of insane boozing? Remember thinking isn't doing shit all great? Remember seeing those same rad people three years later at an exhibition of mind-blowing illustration and painting? Their exhibition. Those people are making actual money now. The insane boozing is definitely on them tonight. -DM | | | | | | 
Yeah, you look pretty fine in those black leathers, kid, but you know what your outfit needs? An illustrated kitten or two. Go on, don't be shy now. Show a little tenderness. Counter your snarl with a good helping of whimsy and the gals will be giddy. You can't rely on just any old kitty pic though. Your soft-touch accoutrements must also be useful, to show you have systems and purpose, places to see and people to do. Enter the Rebound Books 2010 Diary Collection. | | Each one is is made from a Little Golden Book and contains every page from the original story. So if the conversation starts to sour you can always turn to page 29 for a sweet interruption. They're made with 100% recycled paper too, so if she's all, "your leathers smell like capitalism", you'll have a handy representation of your social conscience to hide behind. sells these babies for around $45, but thanks to Rebound Books we have one to give away for free! To enter, just answer the following question. This week's question:
My leathers smell like... a) rainbows
b) kittens
c) teeny tiny lamby lambs
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