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What:
Kill Your Darlings
Where:
Independent bookshops like these or online here
How much:
$18 or $58 for a subscription | | Despite its title, there's very little actual or suggested violence between the covers of Kill Your Darlings. Unless you count Gideon Haigh's point-blank assassination of Australian book reviews.
Named for William Faulkner's oft-quoted advice to writers to 'ruthlessly cut out that which doesn't serve a purpose', the brand new fully independent local journal is neatly segmented into Commentary, Fiction, Interview and Review, assisting reader and writer alike. The subject matter is totally en pointe: Raymond Carver, Sarah Waters, roller derby and Ricki-Lee Coulter (thank you Oslo Davis).
For fear of bleeding over into extraneous territory, we shall say simply that it is difficult to highlight one piece over another, but do pay particular attention to the bits by Clementine Ford, Justin Heazlewood and Chris Womersley, and to Rebecca Starford's consideration of the new short story collection by Mary Gaitskill. By Kirsten Law | | | |  |
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What:
Have One On Me
Who:
Joanna Newsom
On:
Drag City | | Everybody has their One. Mine used to be Zooey Deschanel, before the malicious bitch decided that her One was Ben Gibbard. A single listening of Have One on Me was all it took to put thoughts of Zooey well and truly to bed (unfortunately not mine). The album, Newsom's third, sprawls across three CDs and showcases Newsom's constantly developing range as a songstress. Whimsical, melodious and texturally rich, this album transported me to Newsom's lyrical land of Jacquards and Palanquins. When most people think ‘Joanna Newsom', they think ‘screechy, jarring voice'. Have One On Me sees Joanna lay the screech to rest, replacing it with a sweeter, more mature voice, laced with so much affection and warmth I was ready to jump on the next plane to San Fran and run into Newsom's sweet, sweet embrace. The fact that she's also a total minx didn't even cross my mind... By Timothy Fawcett | | | |  |
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What:
Dancing Mountain Issue One Where:
Online here How much:
Free! Contact:
Via Flickr or dancingmountain@live.com Images:
Christian Pitschl (toilet bowl), Sarah (bedroom), Joe Walker (kittens), all from Dancing Mountain Issue One | | If you were ever subjected to a slide show back when it involved a mechanical projector and a dark lounge room, then the idea of a whole book of travel photos might not appeal to you. Luckily for everyone, online collaborative photo book Dancing Mountain doesn't involve a boring couple and their boring photos in front of a boring landmark, nor the frightening reality of four walls with nowhere to run. Instead, in keeping with the digitised times, Perth late-teen Bradley Pinkerton and his Argentinian cohort Rodrigo Piadra have formed a friendship, creative partnership and subsequent photographic collection online -like most other virtually socialised young people. As a result, the duo (who have never actually met) present photographic works from talented and technically savvy hip kids from all over the world. Without the threat of crestfallen expressions or hurt feelings, for your lack of an attention span, peruse at your leisure and enjoy. By Steph Kretowicz | | | |  |
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What:
Gingers For Gentlemen Where:
Shop 2, 317 Murray Street, Perth When:
Mon - Thur 10am-6pm, Fri 10am-9pm, Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 12pm-5pm Contact:
9483 2532 or here | | It should be criminal to sport inferior footwear. Not in a ‘haha better call the fashion police' way but a ‘better get a lawyer son' full criminal prosecution. That's why men in Perth who know their heels from their hoofs can be found inspecting the brogue line-up at Gingers. With a converted Art Deco entrance and an antique '30s sprinkler system on the wall even Al Capone would feel at home here. In fact at Gingers you can get a shoe to suit any criminal enterprise. Perhaps Lacoste, or Sperry Top-Sider for white collar crime, or some desert boots from Beau Coops to kick doors in. And the leather on the mysterious Magik2s (from Portugal) are so cat-burglar soft your feet may fall asleep. If you weren't running from the cops that is! So whether a sneaker or a sandal, a boot or a boat shoe (for pirates), Gingers is sure to have the most illicit heels you could ever covet. And surely it's no crime to want so many bellisimo shoes. Unless you're Imelda Marcos. By Scott-Patrick Mitchell and Us | | | | | |  |
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What:
The White Ribbon Where:
Somerville Auditorium, University of WA, Crawley When:
Until Sun, Mar 14, 8pm How much:
$15/$13 (conc) here or 6488 5555 Watch Trailer:
Here | | I once endured a Michael Haneke retrospective at ACMI with double bills by the master-director playing over four weeks. Each and every title gave me a chronic case of the heebie-jeebies. Watching them back-to-back left me punch drunk. Haneke's Palme d'Or winning The White Ribbon is no different. Unnerving events unravel in a German Protestant village just prior to WW1: the town Doctor is injured when his horse is legged by a trip-wire, a farmer's wife is torn apart by an ‘accident' at the mill, the Baron's son is almost lynched, and lastly a Down Syndrome boy's eyes are gouged out. Haneke (seemingly channelling Bergman in rich B+W) lets this play out austerely, building ambiguity and paranoia before using his staple trick of cutting to black providing no catharsis. The title itself stems from the puritanical pastor forcing his children to wear white ribbons as reminder of the innocence from which they've ‘strayed'. Michael Haneke ought to be mummified in white ribbon. By Jimmy Jack | | | |  |
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What:
Earthly Delights AW 2010
Who:
Of Cabbages & Kings
Where:
TBA - hopefully Dilettante locally and London abroad
When:
LMFF Independant runway, Sat Mar 20, 8pm. Tickets here | | Skype is good for lots of things. Virtual dates, calling people sans credit, designing an entire haute couture collection. Well, that last one was obviously a joke. A complex task like that (especially when you're gunning for LMFF) is not something you can do via pixelated visuals and delayed audio....
Now for the corker: that's exactly how Of Cabbages & Kings put together their latest AW 2010 collection, Earthly Delights. By day, Kira toiled at Alexander McQueen in the chilly UK and Tane dealt in Helmut Lang at Dilettante. By night, the two would be in their virtual fashion studio, holding up the dressmaker's dummy to the laptop cam and emailing patterns to and fro. Somewhere deep in the midst of the digital ether, emerged the triumph that is Earthly Delights. There's prim olive blazers with striped collar detail. Post-WW2 ‘40s skirts, gloves and veiled hats. Black satin numbers with promenade sleeves that scream ‘widow', ‘burlesque' and ‘My Fair Lady' all at once. Oh yeah, and they did get that spot at LMFF. Tane will be holding up the laptop to the runway and Kira will be Skypeing from Convent Gardens. Nah...they'll both be there. By Danielle Marsland | | | | | |  |
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What:
DIY Jam
Where:
Wherever there's free fruit
How much:
Free, basically! | | When I came onto a bucket-load of figs from a friend's garden recently, I promptly ate half of them, let quite a few go rotten, then decided to save the rest by making fig jam. It was really quite enjoyable.
I cut the fruit up into acceptable chunks and threw them in a pot with the same volume of sugar as fruit. Then I put in just enough water to cover the fruit and dissolve the sugar. Inspiration struck when I remembered mysteriously purchasing some sticks of cinnamon some months before. BOOM! One of those bastards went in. I picked up a lemon quarter and some frozen raspberries from god knows where and threw them in, too. At this point, the pot was bubbling and I was loving the wafty smells.
I called my mum for hints and she told me to take a little spoonful and drip it onto a plate. If it gets a little film over it and doesn't run, you got jam baby! Turn off the heat and pour the goo into jars. Let it cool then spread it on some toast and accompany it with a well brewed cup of tea, providing your housemates haven't eaten all the freakin' bread. By Max Olijnyk | | | |  |
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What:
PERTHour Urban Forum Where:
Tranby Hall, Wesley Quarter, 93 William St, Perth When:
Fri Mar 12, 4.30pm (monthly) How Much:
Free (some drinks/snacks provided) | | What is it that makes Paris so damn sexy? Instead of chugging double-bourbons at AC/DC, Parisians (supposedly) canoodle over pinot noir on the balconies of inner-city apartments stuffed with philosophy books. How do we be more like THEM? More apartments? More wine? More cheese! If you have an hour spare and ideas to share put down the bourbon and get yourself along to PERTHour. Touted as a ‘free urban forum', each ‘hour' is a chance to discuss how we can increase Perth's inner-city sex appeal. This Friday Charles Landry hits town again to talk culture and creativity. He's the urban wise-man who's helped Chicago, Glasgow and Helsinki (to name a few) reach their potential. If you dig Perth, have an opinion and aren't afraid to share it, make an appearance. The wine and canoodling is on Landry, but maybe BYO fromage... très français. By John Van Bockxmeer | | | | | |  |
| | What:
MD Limited Editions #5 launch Where:
The Bird, 181 William St, Northbridge
When:
Thur Mar 11, 7pm - late. (BYO).
How much:
$20 (incl. showbag w/copy of MD #5). Door list only - email here for your personalised invite (subject to capacity) | | A handful of professional and amateur photographers from Perth, Melbourne and London put lens to paper for MD Limited Editions 5: The Photography Issue. Grab your copy, which features 64 pages of photos from the likes of Dave Adams, Jake Castledine and Nicole Norelli at The Bird launch, where you can catch a "vinyl only" showcase from local crate diggers Naik, Arms In Motion, Cut & Paste's King Jon Ill, Charlie Bucket and Kit Pop. Photographers Jordan Shields, Esther Tetris, and SixThousand's very own Tom Cramond display their wares on the walls. - JM.
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S2 - Basement Clearance Where:
S2, 26 Angove Street, North Perth When:
Sun Mar 14, 10am - 4pm, Mon Mar 15, 10am - 5pm How much:
30-70% off | | Most average shops in Australia don't have basements. But since when has S2 been average? They're about as average as... a shop with a basement. This home of edgy, architectural fashion is saying goodbye to summer with past season stock, Japanese scarves, jewellery and a dash of fabric all up to 70% off. There will be so much up for grabs you'll be wishing for an extra wardrobe... or even a basement of your own to stash it all in. - SPM. | | | | What:
Extortion, Loose Screws album launch Where:
Civic Hotel, 981 Beaufort St When:
Sat Mar 13, 8pm-12pm
How much:
Tickets on the door $15 | | With a bunch of releases, several East Coast tours and a trip to the states under their belts, it's fairly safe to say that local powerviolence dudes, Extortion, have been keeping things frantic the last 12 months. Watch them match that pace, maybe even kick up the BPMs, as they launch latest album Loose Screws. With half of the band now east coast, chances are you'll be seeing less of Extortion this year, so take advantage, fool! - TF. | | | | | |  |
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Do you smell cups before you drink out of them? Whenever we make ourselves a cuppa here at SixThousand HQ, we love to give the ceramic mug a good old sniff before we dump the spoonful of coffee in. Why? Well, firstly, it's a weird-ass habit we picked up as kids and can't quite shake. Secondly, if the cup smells a bit funny, it's a sign it hasn't been washed properly. And we all know what that means, kids. Disease! No, not really. But how bad is a smelly cup - totally puts us off our Blend 43. We've wanted some of those rad metallic drinking cups from the ‘70s for as long as we can remember, but everytime we pick one up from an op shop, we stick our nose in it, and the musty smell turns us off. | | We recently solved this problem when the lovely lasses at LaLa Orange introduced us to Ecocoocoon cups. These totally cute anodised cups come in packs of six - in six colours, too!. Plus a neoprene cover so you can take ‘em on the road (ie picnic). You can order yourself a set at LaLa Orange's online shop, or head down to their famous Yard Sale this Sun Mar 14 at 10am to pick up a set in person along with your bargains. Thanks to team LaLa, we've got a pack of Retro '70s Ecocoocoon cups (valued at $39.95) up for grabs! Just answer this way easy question: This week's question:
What is the best use for two metallic cups? a) string telephone b) tiny bongo drums c) better than what you can do with only one metallic cup
d) an inspiring toast "cup-e-diem"
Send your answer, name, and mailing address to win@sixthousand.com.au. Winners will be notified by email. Subscriber only entry! Not a subscriber? It's free you noodles. Sign up here. | | |
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