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What:
The Sheets Are Immaculate
Who:
Cry Bloxsome, Samuel Lieblich and Alasdair Beer
Where:
Online here
How much:
Free | | I like this blog for a few reasons. First, one of its creators is Cry Bloxsome who is amazing. Secondly, while they encourage contributions, they're not afraid to be picky, which keeps things tight, and they draw the line at poetry, which keeps things enjoyable. Thirdly, they have a manifesto that reads like they wrote it when they were drunk and angry and overwhelmed with ego, then tidied it up a bit the next morning.
Their stance is that mainstream writing tries to please everyone by not offending anyone and is thus inherently boring. So they echo Henry Miller: "This is not writing, in the ordinary sense of the word. No, this is a prolonged insult, a gob of spit in the face of Art, a kick in the pants to God, Man, Destiny, Time, Love, Beauty..."
Being offensive is no great achievement in itself, of course, but these three chaps are quite brilliant, or at the very least interesting, and from what I've seen of the site they're fun even when they're foul.
This is fast, clever writing with no time for politeness or concern for sensitivities. Have a look. You'll either love it or hate it, and I'm pretty sure they don't care which. By Alice Fenton | | | | 
What:
Real Estate Who:
Real Estate On:
Woodsist Records | | You want sunny. You want relaxed. You want proof that someone, anywhere, is struggling through the summer just like you are. You also want a killer pop record. Doesn't matter where it's from - this sound is universal. You want Real Estate. As it stands, these kids hail from New Jersey. A small detail normally, sure, but this fact oozes through every pore of their sun-drenched sound. They pine for the place, meaning the record isn't all beaches, Budweiser and Sprite but suburbia and Atlantic City too. Because, shit, the beach is even better when you've just escaped from the most depressing place in the world. What the intrepid Messrs, Courtney, Mondanile, Bleeker and Duguay - now plying their trade in Brooklyn, along with about a billion other indie darlings - accomplish with Real Estate is the ideal synthesis of laconic ethos, chiming surf guitar, muffled vocals and rubbery bass. It's not just beach music, it's summer music. To fill every nook and cranny of every day when you stick to the leather. You take the good with the bad, but take it from me, with Real Estate, you're taking the good. By Mateo Szlapek-Sewillo | | | | 
What:
'Others', Gian Manik Where:
Alda's Gallery & Project Space, Wolf Lane (Off Murray St), Perth When:
Opening Fri Jan 8, 6pm
Runs until Feb 5 How much:
free
Contact:
aldasgalleryandprojectspace.blogspot.com or Lizzie Delfs Image:
Gian Manik | | The taste of my own saliva makes me sick and scabs disgust me, but my mouth hasn't gone anywhere and my wounds haven't healed for all the picking. Unrelated? Perhaps, but we suspect that Gian Manik's fascination with horror films and their growing connection to his work will appeal to anyone with a weird fetish or appreciation for the uncanny. Returning home on a brown cloud from Sydney's big smoke, ex-local Manik brings the recent joys of his trendy art lair to his hometown, presenting us with a fresh dimension to his investigations into all the potential weirdness of the body. Inspired by gothic representations of the unknown, Manik provides a foreboding glimpse into the mouth of madness. Green-screened human entrails, disembodied scalps with botched dye-jobs and a kangaroo skinned figure will drag you into dark crevices and show you things you can't help but stare at. Even though you never wanted to see them the first place. By Steph Kretowicz | | | | 
What:
S2 Where:
26 Angove Street, North Perth, 1A Glyde Street, Mosman Park When:
Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 10am-4pm (Angove St)
Tues-Sat 10am-5pm (Glyde St) Contact:
9227 1139 (Angove St) or 9383 1494 (Glyde St) | | Some shops are just a place where you go to buy things, the experience neither exciting nor ground breaking. There are, however, shops that charm you. They beguile with their pervading style, an almost palatable chi of good shopping energy. These shops are the ones you fall in love with and return to again and again.
S2 is such a shop. There's an underlying sophistication to this store. Maybe it's to do with the crisp white walls, bare but for local artist Jodee Knowles' subtle touch? Or the concrete floor of the Angove location (versus the dark floor boards of their new Glyde Street locale)? Or perhaps it's to do with the architecturally inspired range of womenswear labels, with store namessake label S2 (Perth designer Chrissie Catling) leading the way, closely followed by Lui Hon, Alistair Trung, and Therese Rawsthorne. All spark with moments of unisex ingenuity. Their leather goods are worth a look too, as are the Phong Chi Lai handcrafted sandals.
Whatever it's X-factor, S2 is edgy and terribly savvy, but in an effortless, understated way. Which is perfect for any modern shopper: after all, no-one wants to be seen as trying too hard. By Scott-Patrick Mitchell | | | | | | 
What:
Beautiful Losers Where:
Just arrived at the indie video store! Planet Video, 636-646 Beaufort St, Mt Lawley Image:
Photo of Ed Templeton by Mike O'Meally | | Beautiful Losers is directed by Aaron Rose and tells the story of his semi-legendary Alleged Gallery in downtown '90s NYC. Alleged provided an incubator for a group of taggers, skateboarders and other criminally disposed minds AKA young artists (such as Harmony Korine, Mike Mills, Ed Templeton, Barry McGee etc) who hung/worked and 20 years later became famous and successful beyond your wildest dreams. Tough life huh? The film covers off their progression from DIY street art twenty-somethings to mainstream success in advertising, film, and graphic design. Even though it somewhat glosses over trickier subject matter about what happens to punk ideals when they meet big bucks - the film does provide nice insights into some of the greater artistic minds of our time. Plus their can-do-art attiude is pretty inspiring. Special props must be given to Harmony Korine and his general randomness. "Hey, my friend Samuel's head, was found right there back in '86". Yes its good to know he's still got '95 Letterman interview in him. Rad. Even radder: Beautiful Losers just hit the rental shelves at Planet, so us Perthies can finally watch the god damned thing! By Samantha Chater | | | | 
What:
Magic Garden Where:
Lala Orange, 411 William St, Northbridge How much:
$12.95 | | Suck at science much? Us too. Good ol' Mrs Harris from Year 12 chem insisted that we'd need science to "get by in the real world" but we're here to tell you this. Science. Doesn't. Matter! Seven years on sticking it out in the "real world", and we've never once had to yank out a Litmus test. In fact, there are way cool benefits of sucking at science in the real world. Here is one: When you put fluffy fairy floss in your mouth and it dissolves into sugar on your tongue, you don't need to know about the reaction. You just need to know it tastes rad. Another benefit of sucking at science: retaining the ability to believe in magic gardens. Construct cardboard mountain. Slot together cardboard tree. Place in plastic base. Pour over "magic liquid". Wait a few hours, then frosty white snow peaks and giant pink cherry blossom blooms (5cm wide or even more) right before our very eyes! Sure, Mrs Harris would probably explain that there's some reaction happening that causes tiny crystals in the water to react with chemicals ingrained in the cardboard to thus grow the garden. Doesn't. Matter. Us suck-at-science types? We know it's MAGIC. By Danielle Marsland | | | | | | 
What:
Clarences Where:
566 Beaufort Street, Mount Lawley How much:
Grilled Ocean Trout $32
Kirin Malt (pint) $10.50 Contact:
9228 9474 View map | | It wasn't Clarence ‘The Big Man' Clemons' cameo in season eight of Diff'rent Strokes that got him naming rights at restaurateur Jermemy Prus' new wine ‘n' dine, Clarences. Nor was it his seminal role in Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure. What did cement his name above the door was his position as tenor saxist in Bruce Springsteen's E-Street band. Just like ‘The Boss' needed Clemons to become a bona fide rock god, Jez has Momas and Sal (the guys behind The Manor and Highs & Lows) in his brass section. Their inconspicuous bottle-lined façade gives way to a dining area made up of sleek, dark tables and booths that step down to a matching bar and pretty L-shaped courtyard (I'm not exactly a feng shui barometer, but I'm fairly sure this would read 'great'). After candlelit aperitifs and potted rabbit on toast, Prus personally selected an exquisite Spanish red to complement the char-grilled beef fillet in port sauce. And the saxophone flourish? Being able to step outside for a moonlit nightcap. Don't let Clarences' Arnold Drummond stature fool you - it's destined to be ‘The Big Man' of Beaufort St. By Jimmy Jack | | | | 
What:
Purple Sun Records
Where:
13 Carr St, Leederville When:
When you're ready to lay down a kick ass recording Contact:
purplesunrecords@hotmail.com or 0439091100 (or just knock on the door when you're "ready to rock"?) Image:
The Upton Pilots | | Complacency. It's a killer, ain't it? Like being hypnotized by a television show you detest until you're a dribbling catatonic mess. It takes self control to drag your eyes from the screen, but oh! what great things can happen if you force a break in transmission. Corey Marriott (the dude who stands up front in The Novocaines) was a mechanic-by-day for donkey's years. Then one day he happened upon an audio studio space and downed his tool belt for good. Recording local band The Love Junkies' demo gave birth to Marriot's label, Purple Sun Records. Total crazy, right? Would you still think so if we told you that Purple Sun Records has gone on to lay down the first recordings of many a pivotal Perth band, including Druid Lee Roth, The Floors, The Upton Pilots and The Dee Dee Dums (now known in some parts as, erm, "Tame Impala"). And just think, when you're finally a rock god (courtesy of Purple Sun Records) you'll have the perfect excuse for throwing that television out the hotel window. By Sarah Skaife and Us | | | | | | What:
Micachu and the Shapes (UK) Where:
Amplifier, 383 Murray St Perth When:
Fri Jan 8, doors 8pm How much:
$25 +BF from here Win:
Thanks to Acres, we have a dbl pass! Email win@sixthousand.com.au with the subject line 'This band sounds like Pokemon' | | Whatever you think about the East End of London you can shut it Grange Hill style about Micachu and the Shapes. These 21-year-olds rule the world! Popfrenzy and Acres are bringing their barely over-age bottoms out here to play us some "ear-bashing crazy-paving beats, junk-shop punk, electronic drones and deceptively mellifluous bedsit pop." (The Times of London, so there.) Bjork thinks Micachu is a "prankster", Burt Bacharach played with her at Royal Festival Hall, we get to see her at the patootie end of Murray St on a Friday night. Rex Monsoon supports. - PM | | | | What:
Black Holes Where:
Coastal Shelf, 8 Pier St, Perth When:
Sat Jan 9, 4pm How much:
Free | | Bringing back the good stuff from the bowels of New South Wales' creative digestive tract, Perth-bred expat Gian Manik presents Black Holes with fellow Sydney artist and new friend Chris Piss. With cosmic works including posters of Mr Piss' penchant for everyday taboo and Manik's spatial exploration of things and nothings, through sculpture and video, whether you're into art or looking to score some free Event Horizon punch, come and revel in a shitbrow culture steadily making its way through Uranus. -SK. | | | | What:
The best of the last of the sales
Where:
Zekka, 74-76 King St, Perth
Dilletante, 575 Wellington St, Perth
S2, 74 Angove St, North Perth
When:
Not for much longer! How much:
Up to 30% off at Zekka, Up to 50% off at Dilletante, Up to 30% off at S2 | | If, like us, you've been balled up inside in front of the split system air con, leaving the house only to check the mail and stock up on coca cola from the corner deli, now's the time to shake the biscuit crumbs out of your hair and brave the Perth heat. Why? Because summer is about more than sweaty pits: it's about parties. And looking good at them. Which means you'll need some shit hot designer threads, at drastically reduced prices (is there any other way to buy designer?). You'll be pleased to know Zekka, Dilettante and S2 all have incredible air con. -DM. | | | | | | 
Six years of Aunty Cheryl giving you harlequin socks and white china bunny rabbits for each and every birthday can get a bit grating. Until Cheryl finally wises up and hands you an envelope. Enclosed, a slimline card, emblazoned with the words "gift voucher". Joy of joys! Cash for you to blow on something you actually like! But, just before high-fiving her, you turn it over to read the small print: A gift voucher for the sum of $50 to "Harlequin Socks and China Bunnies ‘R' Us". That's right, a gift voucher can be a blessing and a curse. That's unless of course, it's an On William Gift Card! Available in any amount over $20, these babies can be spent at any (or all!) of the very fine stores in the On William collective. Which means whatever you choose, you're supporting local creativity. | | So good, right? Especially when there's some super good clothing and product fare out there from the likes of Red Stripe Clothing, Harry Highpants, The Butcher Shop, Brave New World, Fi & Co, Lala Orange, William Topp and Mixtape Gallery. But if that don't take your fancy, you can even swap your On William Gift Card for a nice plate of tapas and a bottle of red at 399, or maybe a couple of tickets to PICA's next show. Perfect to share with a certain Aunty? Thanks to the kindly folks from the On William Collective, we've got an On William Gift Card to the value of $50 up for grabs. To win it, just answer this way easy question. This week's question:
With a $50 On William Gift Card, you could potentially purchase:
a) a Yellow Owl workshop City Scape stamp set from William Topp! b) seven cans of Ironlak paint from The Butcher Shop!
c) A Mr Golly brooch from La La Orange!
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