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Credit: Tom Cramond |  | | | 
What:
RE/Search Publications Who:
V. Vale (Publisher) Where:
Coastal Shelf, 6-8 Pier St, Perth How much:
$25 | | Sometimes waxing off your eyebrows or indulging in the odd S & M fantasy just doesn't cut it when it comes to exploring the dark corners of your own psyche. So if your latest (mis)adventures, or that strange fixation that caused your last messy break-up are proving unsatisfying, you're better to delve into their origins with San Francisco punk chronicler, V. Vale. With the goal of documenting and navigating the fascinating world of all things subculture, RE/Search Publications provide all you need to know on everything from body modification phenomena to the wife of masochism herself, Wanda von Sacher-Masoch. Think of it as an extended reading catalogue to the things you didn't get to learn in high school, from the sexual perversion of Venus in Furs to the industrial music culture of Throbbing Gristle. Perhaps one fine day it'll be a part of the school curriculum. We can only hope. By Steph Kretowicz | | | | 
What:
Teen Dream Who:
Beach House On:
Sub Pop / Bella Union Related links:
Get single 'Norway' here | | Come January 23, 2010 the world will change. Just a little bit. Not too much. But those who know why will cherish the day. Australia will see the physical release of an album that is currently streets ahead in the reckoning (mine, at least) for best indie release of 2010. Teen Dream by Beach House. Premature? No way. Well, perhaps in one way. We get it three days before the Americans. The story behind this record, much like the LP itself, is almost too perfect. It was made in upstate New York, in a building (once a church) now called Dreamland. It indeed sounds like it was recorded in a place of worship - lusher than an AA convention and infused with quiet, unassuming spirituality. It's not just that Teen Dream has all the elements of a great dream pop record - muted percussion, sexless vocals, and a loping, elegiac pace - it's that placed next to Beach House's splendid first two albums, it sounds, impossibly, even better. Teen Dream doesn't concede any of the qualities that made Beach House noteworthy in the first place, it's a further embrace of them. A deepening of them. Even more than they were after Devotion (the Baltimore duo's second effort), the slowcore and Belle and Sebastian comparisons have become woefully inadequate. Beach House are just Beach House. Thank God for that. By Mateo Szlapek-Sewillo | | | | 
What:
Art Loves Haiti
How:
Donate art to auction by emailing art4haiti@gmail.com with an image, two lines describing the artwork and a short bio. Please know that you will also be donating postage.
Where:
Buy works online here. New pieces going up daily. Money raised goes directly to Save The Children: Haiti
Contact:
art4haiti@gmail.com | | You might already know that Sarah Larnach does incredible things with water colours. She's created album artwork for Ladyhawke, illustrations for Amanda Maxwell's book, Nobody Told Me There'd Be Days Like These, worked at Michel Gondry's Partizan Studio and exhibited in galleries here and overseas.
What you probably don't know is that when an earthquake hit Haiti last week, Sarah's sister, her brother-in-law and their three children were in Port-au-Prince. Her sister and youngest niece are okay. Her brother in law and three-year-old niece are not. They're still searching for Kofie-Jade, who is five.
Haiti might be thousands of miles away, but it's definitely not out of reach. Sarah has already raised over $2000 for relief efforts by selling her artwork. She's going to raise more - and you're going to help her.
If you don't have cash, send art. If you have a blog, send people towards this site. If you just got paid click here and bid on pieces by Dave Ladd, Shane Hansen, Henrietta Harris and more. If you want to donate directly, do that too at Save The Children: Haiti. Whatever you do, it will help. By Nadia Saccardo | | | | 
What:
Gazing at the Contemporary World: Japanese Photography from the 1970s to the Present
Where:
Gallery Central, 12 Aberdeen St, Northbridge
When:
Opens Thurs, Jan 21
Runs until Sat Jan 30
Mon-Fri 10am-4.45pm, Sat 2pm-4.45pm
Contact:
thelma.john@central.wa.edu.au or www.gallerycentral.com.au
Images:
Kazuo Kitai, Elementary School Students, from the series "To The Village", 1974
Nobuyoshi Araki, from the series "Subway Love", 1963-72
Courtesty of Gallery Central | | I worked in a real quiet art gallery shop for about a year. The lack of customers left me plenty of time to do stuff, like dust invisible dust off glass shelves, or stare into space. When staring into space got boring, another good time killer was thumbing through ARAKI, an encyclopaedic brick of mainly B&W stills from Japanese photographer Nobuyoshi Araki. A fair few shots were of Araki's wife on their honeymoon and radiated Araki's extremely gentle touch. The more intriguing ones were of naked women tied up like sexual hostages with ropes.
At 300 bucks, ARAKI wasn't coming home with me. To make sure he wouldn't go home with anybody else, I'd deliberately make shop displays where ARAKI was out of reach, hoping customers would be too proud to ask me to get the ladder (when we had a book sale, I hid it in the store room). At around Christmas, the art gallery shop's busiest time, I took off to Japan to see myself some real Arakis. When I got back, there were ‘no more shifts left' for me at the art gallery shop, and ARAKI was on a low, easily accessible shelf. There is a life lesson to be learnt here. Gallery Central's exhibition is direct from the Japan Foundation and features 76 photographs by 23 internationally renowned Japanese photographers, dating from the 1970s onwards (among them a few Araki prints). Take some time off work, I say, there's a lot of life to be learnt in this collection. By Danielle Marsland | | | | 
What:
Organic Collective
Where:
Here When:
Deliveries on Mon, Wed and Thur Contact:
9331 5590 | | "When shopping for apples, buy the cheapest!". So say the domestic doyenne, and grandparents - boy do they ever say it. Apples are cheap when they are plentiful and they are plentiful when they are in season. But how do you know what else is in season? You could carefully monitor your grocer's prices, or check here (assuming you can a spare minute or two during frustratingly partially deregulated opening hours). But by far the best way to keep yourself loaded with crunchy in season treats is the Organic Collective. Starting at $30 (for Freo, $37.80 for Northies) a box, you get seasonal, certified organic fruit and veg, right on your doorstep. Included in box is a newsletter listing what you're getting, who grew it, who certified it as organic...and a recipe! If you are not immediately inspired, go here. Plug in an ingredient and hit search - voila! No longer is ‘the last of your cabbage' just ‘cabbage', it's a totes delicious okonomiyaki (it's Japanese for "om nom nom"). Enjoy your box, and give some to your nan. By NvH | | | | | | 
What:
Louise-Michel
Where:
Sommerville Auditorium, University of WA, Crawley
Joondalup Pines, 270 Joondalup Drive, Joondalup
When:
Until Sun, Jan 24 (Somerville Auditorium) 8pm
Mon Jan 25 - Sun Jan 31 (Joondalup Pines) 8pm How much:
$15/$13 (conc) through here or 6488 5555 Watch Trailer:
Here | | Yolande Moreau knocked us on our derrières at Sommerville three weeks back in the title role of peasant painter Séraphine. Moreau proves her magnifique-ness once more in French/Belgian offering Louise-Michel. When a group of factory workers are laid-off by their tricky boss, they decide to pool their severance Euros to have him whacked. Louise (Moreau) volunteers to track down a hit-man, but can only find the meek security-guard Michel (Bouli Lanners). Sure he's a dolt, but what he does have is an arsenal of homemade hand-cannons (replete with backyard firing-range!) so shit is on. Moreau dominates the screen - literally. She behemoths about like a Neanderthal and speaks like this:"talk like Yoda, I do". It's little surprise that Louise turns out to be an ex-jailbird and a dude! But Michel doesn't mind because he/she is actually...Cathy. Of course, things go awry when Louise and Michel start recruiting the terminally ill to do the ‘hits' - everyone but the boss now seems to be at risk. Louise-Michel is the type of absurd French comedy that works perfectly under the pines. It's bawdy, brisk and bladder-friendly. By Jimmy Jack | | | | 
What:
Vintage Lover Online Where:
Online here When:
24/7 until item is sold. New items available every week
How much:
Depends how much you want it
Contact:
Email and blog
| | ‘Howling Hearts' is the latest addition to the ever growing Vintage Lover Empire. Sure, online vintage stores are a dime a dozen, but then there are those that do it justice... Rather than throwing pieces of clothing up on eBay all higgledy-piggledy, crushed and strewn on a coat hanger, the talented Jaharn Giles, brains and beauty behind Vintage Lover Online shows how it's done. Hunting locally, nationally and internationally, Jaharn compiles all the pieces she finds into different collections that are then released - styled and themed, giving each and every garment a new lease of life and adornment. For some Vintage Lover Online will be old hat, you meticulously follow the well-preened blog daily. If your hat is new (gasp!) and you haven't yet been acquainted with Vintage Lover, now is the time to check out the carefree yet clever ‘Howling Hearts' collection. Search, click and bid like crazy - it's even better than the pokies - 'cause in the end, you could have one of these Vintage Lover keepsakes in your own hot little hands. By Kate Boyd | | | | | | 
What:
Hubbles Yard Café
Where:
50 George Street (corner George and Hubble Street), East Fremantle When:
Mon-Sat, 7am - 3pm, Sun 8am-1pm
How much:
$8- $17 mains, $3.90 coffee
Contact:
9339 5850 View map | | The EAT/DRINK tag for this article may be slightly misleading. East Fremantle's George Street is much more than just a nice place to stuff your face with fine food. Additionally, you can SHOP, LOOK, STRAY and HEAR. Five for the price of one? That's value. That aside, the jewel in the George Street crown is undoubtedly Hubbles Yard.
Overhearing the manager's banter with the regulars is enough to let you know that Hubbles Yard is an institution. Feeding the hungry since 2007, this award winning café has the usual café fare, only exponentially tastier. Salads, coffee, freshly squeezed juice, gluten-free cakes, lamb, spinach and fetta suffra, chickpea and tuna patties and a salmon frittata that was given a double thumbs up by Grandpa Dan. Sitting inside watching the whirlwind of customers is great, but outside under the bougainvillea is even better, the sunshine and the view of the street has the power to shake off any lingering angst. And hey, once you've had your fill, a wander down Hubble Street, home to Fremantle's most eccentric houses, should keep you entertained. Hubbles is value for money (Grandpa Dan has my back on that one). By Isabel Jane Gillett | | | | 
What:
Verge surfing Where:
Check your local council website for collection dates or just cruise When:
When your home is looking as bare as your bank account How much:
Free Image:
R Meakins | | A wise man once said retail is for suckers. We're inclined to agree. Perusing the verge collections, or ‘verge surfing' is without question the best source for indoor furniture, outdoor furniture, indie cool bikes and Franklin Mint crap. Aside from the free stuff, there's a thrill in the chase and a pride in showing off your best scores. You might think its best to scope out the richer suburbs. But it seems they didn't get rich by throwing things away. You're better off in the ‘burbs of baby boomers, where 60s furniture is considered naff rather than ironically cool. Always surf with a buddy for quality control (‘seriously dude, that rug stinks'). But be professional, maintain your cool. During a recent expedition, I spotted a pogo stick. I exclaimed a bit too loud. The econovan behind us shot ahead and descended upon that pile, and that pogo stick. That shmuck is probably hopping on it now! Amongst the curb crawling vans, there is a certain camaraderie, but ultimately its every surfer for him or herself. But we'll throw you a tip dear grommet - surf's up in Wembley Downs. By NvH | | | | | | What:
Taco Leg + Wind Waker Double Launch Party Where:
Seizan Karaoke Bar & Cafe, 566 Hay St, Perth. When:
Thur Jan 21, 8pm How much:
$7 | | There's only one thing better than a weeknight with Mexican food and video games and that's a weeknight with Mexican food and video games at a Karaoke bar. If that doesn't get you drooling, throw in a Scottish dude (Craig McElhinney), a bad case of Staphylococcus "but you can call me Golden Staph" Aureus and you've got yourself a winning combination. The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker, limbed edibles and a microphone - these bands sure know how to party. -JK.
| | | | What:
The Return of The Horror Shop! (w/Cat Black) Where:
Bar Republic, cnr of Wellington St & Shafto Lane When:
Fri Jan 22, 10pm-late late late How much:
$5 | | Swamp rock ain't for everybody. Girls whispering all sexy-like, guys growling and groaning, on top of drums like a thunderstorm and twangy guitars. But it works for Patti Smith and Nick Cave types, and it works for Perth four-piece Cat Black. Which is why they've already played support to Melb punk rockers 6FtHick and have nabbed themselves a spot at St Jerome's this Feb. Clive Waterhouse, Koe Soleil and DJ Bloody Skull keep you little monsters going on the dance floor (in your best swamp growl, now) aarrrwwwl niiight loowwwng. -DM. | | | | What:
Barefoot Sunday Session Where:
Mosman Park Bowling Club, Cnr Bayview Tce & Johnson Pde, Mosman Park When:
Sunday afternoons and early evening How much:
$12 to hire everything for the afternoon (incl. use of BBQ!). See the Barman. | | While lawn bowls ain't exactly an Olympic Sport, there is something therapeutic about feeling the grass between your toes on a Sunday arvo. The river and city provide the visuals, while you have a roll, beer in hand. For the rookie bowler, you'll find a few odd "Mossie's" floating about the place, ready to dish out valuable lessons on bowls and the meaning of life. The best life lessons, however, definitely come from the barman, whose pearlers are almost as refreshing as the beer he pulls into frosted pint glasses. - JDS. | | | | | | 
Whilst it's all well and good to lug a big ugly Microsoft laptop around in bulky luggage-like cases, the Macbook requires something slightly more refined. Up until this point, the best we've been offered is weird-ass sleeves made out of the same stuff your Dad goes surfing in. They do the job, but they're a bit naff. But fear not! Super spiffy new WA company Bug & Megs have invented their very own type of felt (the stuff you make puppets with!) and it's moisture resistant, shock-absorbent, durable, renewable, recyclable and sustainable. That's a lot of responsibilities for a cute little piece of felt, but it's fit for the challenge | | Felt addicts Bug & Megs (don't believe us? Check out their blog about felt!) make this mega-felt out of 100 % wool right here in Fremantle, and they dye it in 14 bright colours with environmentally friendly, non-toxic textile dyes. Then, they make laptop bags and iPhone cases out of it, and they're literally the sexiest things we've ever seen (made out of felt, anyway). Thanks to Bug & Megs, we've got a Bug & Megs laptop slip up for grabs (valued at $90)! You can choose between 13" or 15", and whatever colour you like in the range. To enter, just answer the following question: This week's question:
When I met the felt specialist, he said to me: a) felt makers dream of felt sheep
b) I could make you a bicycle out of felt
c) would you like it if I felt you up?
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