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What:
The New Order magazine issue 03
Where:
Online here with local stockists TBC
How much:
$25
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| | The first two issues of NZ based street culture magazine The New Order were wildly ambitious affairs, squeezing every hip name imaginable in between the covers from Ian Astbury to VisVim. The results were overwhelming and a little boring, akin to skim-reading a google search for 'cool'.
The third issue is different. Weighing in at 300+ pages, it's a hefty tome, but its content is focussed and considered. Featured artist Kostas Seremetis is the subject of an interview but also conducts his own with fascinating Belgrade-born photographer Boogie, as well as a three-way chat with rocker Jon Spencer and comic book artist Paul Pope. | | On top of this is a feature on Kostas' regular collaborator Shinsuki Takizana, with an accompanying photo spread on his iconic label Neighborhood. The effect is a rounded-out view of an artist, more illuminating and intriguing than a straight Q&A. As well as the Kostas-affiliated articles, there are pieces on URSUS, Peter Sutherland, Banksy's show in the Bristol Museum and much more. At times, I wish they'd poke a bit of fun at themselves and stop taking 'street culture' so damn seriously. But with The New Order, that seems to be the point. By Max Olijnyk | | | | | | | 
What:
Stroke: Songs for Chris Knox
Who:
Various artists
On:
Spunk
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| | The history of punk and DIY music is super inspiring, and songwriting is fu*king tough.
These are just two reasons why Chris Knox is revered not only in his native New Zealand, but worldwide. In 1979 he formed Tall Dwarfs with Alec Bathgate, helping to pioneer a lo-fi, DIY aesthetic that combined punk's simplicity and disdain for musical virtuosity with home-recording experiments, cryptic lyrics, introspection, and the ultimate rebellion in counter-culture circles - admitting to love pop songs and hooks! | | Sadly, Chris Knox suffered a life-altering stroke in June 2009. The amazing roster of contemporary international artists covering his songs on this 2-CD benefit (Will Oldham, Lou Barlow, The Bats, The Mountain Goats, The Mint Chicks, Lambchop, Bill Callahan, Yo La Tengo, and the sadly late Jay Reatard) are testament to his continuing legacy.
The CD gives a great glimpse into where the lof-fi music of today came from, and plays like a heartfelt mixtape homage to this trailblazing local icon. Money well spent. By Wilfred Brandt | | | | | | | 
What:
Woollahra Garage Sale Where:
70 Queen St, Woollahra When:
Sat 11am-5pm, Sun 12pm-5pm (if the proprietor feels so inclined) How much:
Parker dining chairs $25, Bicycles from $40, novelty toilet seat $5 View map
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| | In recent years, I have become increasingly aware of my flagrant desire to consume. Books, records, clothes, inanimate objects for the home - you name it, I'll buy it. Coupled with this deep-seated compulsion is a pervasive and irreconcilable inner turmoil, consisting equally of endless moral justification and serious financial woe. Thankfully, the Woollahra Garage Sale exists to appease my materialistic unrest.
Affectionately known as the Woollahra Junk Shop, this ramshackle establishment is in fact a weekly garage sale of curios, antiquity and well... junk. The offering varies from week to week but on any given Saturday you can find all manner of furniture, audio equipment, picture frames, bicycles, glassware and even the odd novelty toilet seat. | | It does take a little persistence to search out the diamonds among the rough, and there is a lot of rough, but the results can be well worth the effort. My greatest acquisitions to date have included a vintage Marantz amplifier and turntable for a measly $20 and an enormous 17th Century bible, perfect for that impromptu exorcism, for a confounding $10.
Reduce, reuse, recycle. By Michael Walker | | | | | | | 
What:
Covers by Cybele Malinowski and Daniel Boud Where:
Mart Gallery, 156 Commonwealth St, Surry Hills When:
Runs Fri Feb 5 - Sat Feb 20
Tues-Sat, 12pm-5pm How much:
Free View map
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| | They got a shy Ladyhawke to go topless, captured Blue Juice in their knickers, took a photo of Sarah Blasko that was described by her manager as her best ever, squeezed 100 musicians into one photo, and somehow managed to make Muscles look attractive.
Between them, this couple have probably snapped every musician to arrive on our shores, and if you've ever picked up a copy of Drum, Brag, 3D World, JMag or Time Out, you have in all likelihood seen what a bang up job they do of it. | | Fittingly, their combined efforts are to be exhibited at Mart Gallery, Sydney's only music-themed art space. Drop by and you'll find a careful selection of their favourite covers displayed as they actually appeared on magazine racks, only much bigger. They're for sale too, with all profits going to the Oasis foundation a Surry Hills charity that organises housing, education and drug and alcohol programs for homeless and disadvantaged kids.
Pick up a piece if you can, and consider it an investment, because these two are going places. By Alice Fenton | | | | | | | | | 
What:
Precious
Where:
In cinemas from Feb 4
Watch the trailer:
Here
Win:
Thanks to Icon, we have 5 dbls to give away! To enter, email win@twothousand.com.au with the subject 'Everybody's good at something'
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| | Watching Precious is emotionally gruelling. This isn't a date movie or a Friday-night escapist flick. But it does that rare thing: introducing a character whose journey is hard but whose victories are small. Director Lee Daniels finds a compelling poetry in hyperrealistic close-ups, jump-cuts and R&B musical montages, although I was unimpressed by the heavy-handed fantasy sequences.
Harlem, 1987, and Claireece ‘Precious' Jones (newcomer Gabourey Sidibe) is 16, obese, illiterate, pregnant for a second time after being raped by her father, and utterly cowed by her bitter, violent mother (Mo'Nique). The world already seems to have given up on her, but behind the frustratingly impassive front Precious presents as a funny, imaginative person who knows she's not stupid. | | It's certainly didactic, but what I liked about Precious is that its alternative school isn't a magical, To Sir With Love solution. Precious still has many rivers to cross. But the kindness she tastes from teacher Ms Rain (Paula Patton), social worker Mrs Weiss (Mariah Carey) and from Nurse John (Lenny Kravitz), who assists at the birth of her baby, shows her she deserves to amount to something. By Mel Campbell | | | | | | | 
What:
Flat Pets Where:
Online at Third Drawer Down When:
24/7 How much:
$15
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| | I know what you're thinking. You're thinking, 'that's not a pet, that's a piece of cardboard'. And yes, it is true, but before you scoff too hard, let me tell you a little something about pets.
I had a real cat once. He was pretty good. Went by the name of Charles, had a lustrous black coat and a scratch that meant business. He fell off chairs all the time, chased feet under the covers, and squished himself into really small spaces. In short, he was amazing. Best cat you ever met. | | We had some good times, Charles and I. Oh how we laughed! But then I went away for two days over Christmas. That's 48 hours, give or take. And you know what? The little f*cker left me. Like we'd never shared those special moments with the catnip-infused mouse toy. Like I'd never fed him retardedly expensive cat mince. I haven't seen him since.
So you can look down at my new cardboard friend, but I'm sticking with it. And if Charles ever comes home, well, I'll be much too busy frolicking with my new Flat Pet to notice. By Alice Fenton | | | | | | | | | 
What:
Corridor
Where:
153 King St, Newtown
When:
Mon-Fri 7.30am-12am, Sat 8.30am-12am, Sun 8.30am-10pm
How much:
Mezze plate $18/$26, spirits from $7, beers from $4.80
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| | When you think about it, it's kind of bizarre that King Street has so few legitimate bars. The plethora of restaurants is a given, there's a wealth of middling-to-good cafes, some reasonable pubs, but an absolute dearth of any cosy bars - with the possible exceptions of Madame Fling Flong and maaaaybe Kuleto's. So the appearance last week of Corridor is a welcome development. | | This cafe-bar hybrid has taken over the site of what was a series of slightly dysfunctional tapas incarnations, beckoning you in through its wide-open front to its well-stocked bar. Its two levels, heavily wooded and including a generous upstairs balcony, are also serviced by an efficient kitchen. We tried the mezze plate, a generous heaping of antipasti which I loved but was described as a salt-bomb by another. Maybe put that down to the teething pains all new places experience, or to the fact my friend is a salt wuss. Regardless, propped up at the front window of Corridor with a G&T is an agreeable way to start an evening. By Alex Vitlin | | | | | | | 
What:
Monsters Tour of Destruction
Where:
Newcastle
When:
Sat Feb 6, gates 3.30pm, Pit Party 4.30-5.30pm, main program 6pm
How much:
$40 here
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| | Where I was from extreme games were what gave adolescence its edge. There was no way you were growing up unless you swallowed a dung beetle and legged it off a cliff. Enhanced by tools like the bmx, this mentality got dangerous. The people we looked up to were the petrol heads in Monster Trucks who did handstands on wheels, ate other cars, accelerated through fire and jumped in reverse.
A decade on, equipped with an open license, you might just want to ask yourself, does driving feeling like a mundane task? Do you feel the need to crush something? Are you subconsciously seeking a hit of extreme in between fruit and vegetables? If so listen now. Monster Truck tours don't come around that often, but oh man it's here. | | Outback Tunda II, Scooby Doo, Samson, Raptors Rampage, Avenger and Taz will compete in Monster Truck Freestyle, whereby said trucks dodge and smash each other alongside some other insane obstacles. There is a pit party where you can touch the mechanical beasts and the pros who drive them. There will be side shows like Jet Van in an Awesome car melting showdown, stunt acts, fireworks and a human inferno. You can hire REX for $5500 + GST. There is also merchandise.
On the drive home you may have to contain yourself. By Lisa Lerkenfeldt | | | | | | | | | | What:
Appendage, Emily Hunt
Where:
Metalab, 10b Fitzroy Pl, Surry Hills
When:
Thur Feb 4, 6pm-8pm
How much:
Free View map | | Description:
The emperor's new clothes are one thing, but how about some new skin, muscle and bone? Emily Hunt creates without cells or a petri dish. Her stock is fabric, bead, leather and thread. Not only mimetic forms, but wearable enhancements, it is jewellery born from the hands of a fashion designer and artist. View these exquisite graftings at Emily Hunt's first solo show. - CB | | | What:
Siberian Nights
Where:
GOODGOD Small Club, 55 Liverpool St, City
When:
Fri Feb 5, 9pm
How much:
$12 ($5 before 10.30pm) View map | | Description:
Not much comes for free these days. *spring rolls!* But the good folk down at GOODGOD are getting all benevolent on our world-weary asses. *spring rolls!* This week GG will once again play host to Siberian Nights, an evening of grand illusion (not really) and guaranteed goodtimes (really) from the folks over at Siberia Records. Helping out with the *spring rolls* general awesomeness of the night will be Melbourne's Bum Creek, featuring FLRL, and punters can get their warble on with a cracking session of LIVE BAND KARAOKE! Oh, and there'll be free spring rolls all night, too. - AM | | | What:
You, Me and 98 More
Where:
Secret warehouse location, buy tickets!
When:
Sat Feb 6, 11pm-5am
How much:
$20 here | | Description
It seems like all the good parties happen in warehouses. I guess deep down, they make us feel the way we did when we scored our first bottle of Passion Pop. Badass. But realistically, they are laden with rules and regulations that they generally adhere to. In this case, a restricted capacity has been turned into a nice little premise - You, Me and 98 more. A maximum of 100 people are invited to hit up a one-off warehouse party put on by HAHA and Speakeasy with DJs Dave Fernandes, Magda, Yelo and Gatti spinning all sorts of house, disco, tech and electronica. The best part is, it's BYO (Passion Pop). - JP | | | What:
Gay Bash Sleepover
Where:
The Oxford Hotel (Gilligans), Taylor Square, Darlinghurst
When:
Sat Feb 6, 10pm
How much:
$10
Win:
One of 5 dbls. To enter, email win@twothousand.com.au with the subject 'OMG one time at a sleep over we....' View map | | Description:
Did you ever see Bikini Bloodbath? The plot is basically this: Big group of highschool girls (sluts) are just chillin' at home one night, makin' cocktails, havin' pillow fights, sayin' "OMG" and "like" heaps, in their bikinis. Big weird killer comes and gets blood everywhere and before you know it, 10 scantly clad, big breasted women are running around covered in blood and screaming melodramatically. Hopefully the Gay Bash Sleepover is just like this. Happy hour from 10pm-11pm. BYO Xanax. OMGWTFBBQ c u thr qt. - HM | | | What:
Captain Planet Clothes Swap
Where:
Alpha House Courtyard, 58-60 King St, Newtown (enter behind Urban Bites)
When:
Sun Feb 7, 12pm-5pm
How much:
Your junk View map | | Description:
Although we all appreciated Captain Planet's enthusiasm for peace, love, compost and recycling, back in the day there was also intense competition in the playground over who would be wind, water, earth, fire and heart. Clothes swaps have the same potential for such tears and tantrums, as the knock-out fringed vest and roller skates of your dreams could be snapped up by some other savvy swapper in a second. Solution - rock up early, armed with the cleanest, cutest clothes you no longer want, and remember the environmental spirit of the party. And yes, boys, you can come too! - JB | | | What:
Leaves Out Of The Book Of Satan
Where:
Chauvel Cinema, Cnr Oxford St & Oatley Rd, Paddington
When:
Mon Feb 8, 6.30pm
How much:
$17/13.50 here View map | | Description:
Just like Mozart had Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, Van Gogh had Sunflowers and Brittany had her shaved head, filmmaker Carl Theodor Dreyer had Leaves Out Of The Book Of Satan. A multistoried film presenting the power of evil through the ages, that took a humble local-talent to an internationally recognised director. Dreyer's visual scenes are both addictive and intolerable, but completely necessary considering the films silent nature. - HM | | | | | | | 
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| | If you're a guy, then you probably like wearing clothes. If you don't, this isn't Cap D'Agde, please cover your bits. And, as far as covering your bits goes, you can't do much better than a bit of quality shirting or suiting or knitwear from Vanishing Elephant. Much more respectable than nudity. Cheaper than a lawsuit. Easy on the eyes.
Vanishing Elephant is a young Sydney-based menswear label designed by Felix Chan, Huw Bennett and Arran Russell. It's the kind of entry-level, high-end fashion that'll make you look all fancy and dapper without costing a fortune. Their Spring '10 collection just hit the stores and is getting snapped up faster than Mark Roberts at the Super Bowl. An ode to the old man of the sea and earth and the ever-changing seasons, the ready-to-wear collection is one of gentlemanly elegance, incorporating Italian lamb's leather, fine wool suiting, jacquard and cable knits, jersey basics and covetable footwear.
The Vanishing Elephant guys have given us the pictured shirt to give away! To enter, just answer the following question:
| | This week's question:
Brotherhood of the Vanishing
a) Pants
b) Elephant
c) Facial hair
d) Antelope
Send your answer, name, shirt size and mailing address to win@twothousand.com.au. Winners will be notified by email. Subscriber only entry! Not a subscriber? | | | | | | | 
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