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What:
Tiny Vices Books
Where:
Online at TV Bookshop and Aperture
How much:
TV Books $30, $50, $85; Aperture series $40 + shipping Image:
From the Treachery of Scrimages by Jason Matthew Lee
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| | We live in tiny apartments on tiny budgets. We can't afford giant works of art selling for giant sums of money.
What we can afford are small, beautifully crafted books and zines, cataloguing more works of art in a six-inch stretch of bookshelf than we could ever afford in wall space. Though more expensive than a Whopper value meal, as far as luxury goes, these are our "tiny" vices. Started in 2005 by Tim Barber, Tiny Vices is an online photo gallery. They now publish zines, books, and posters, featuring offbeat art, photography, comics, and anthologies, each ensuring hours of happy flipping, fondling, and daydreaming. For a slice of their printed output, check out these paintings by Chris Dorland, this great photo anthology, comic anthology, and some Jason Matthew Lee's minimalist, psychedelic collages. | | TV are now collaborating with non-profit NYC arts organization Aperture on a series of killer coffee table books, with essays by curators and critics (including Aaron Rose and Ali Subotnick), that can be purchased as a limited edition box set. We particularly heart the inimitable wild stylings of Jaimie Warren.
In a world where holding, touching, and feeling things is becoming obsolete, nice to see some people still makes stuff worth hanging on to. By Wilfred Brandt | | | | | | | 
What:
Rush To Relax
Who:
Eddy Current Suppression Ring
On:
Shock
Myspace:
www.myspace.com/eddycurrentsupressionring
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| | When asked to describe the difference between ECSR's Primary Colours and their self-titled debut, guitarist Mikey Young said it was more 82 than 76. With their third album, Rush To Relax, I don't think Mikey would be able to sum up the difference so easily.
Rush To Relax picks up where Primary Colours left off. The tension and paranoia apparent on that album is again evident on opening track, ‘Anxiety', a terse stomper that employs Brendan's yelp to full effect. From there on in though, it becomes obvious that the band are intent on exploring a more diverse sonic palette. ‘Gentleman' is the closest they've ever come to a ballad. ‘Second Guessing' mines Krautrock territory. And just to prove that they haven't forgotten their punk roots, there's ‘Walked Into A Corner', which gets the job done in 60 seconds flat. | | What this record shows is a band so entirely comfortable with their sound that even when they chance their arm at something different, the result is still unmistakeably their own. They're not concerned with outside expectations, and as a result, have produced their most distinct and mature album to date. By Douglas Lance Gibson | | | | | | |
What:
HEALTH interview
Who:
John Famiglietti speaks to Douglas Lance Gibson
See them live:
At Oxford Art Factory, Fri Feb 26, doors 8pm, $26 +BF from here
Win:
Thanks to Popfrenzy, we have 2 dbls to give away! To enter, email win@twothousand.com.au with the subject 'What's not to like? Bloody nothin'!'
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| | HEALTH operate on a visceral plane. There is emotion apparent in their recordings but it is not made clear for you in words. It comes through in sound abstracted, voices affected and tempos flailing. They are able to connect to the audience on a basic level without having to sacrifice their complexities. In anticipation of HEALTH's debut visit to these shores, I used a number of classic Australian songs as a basis for the questions. If this format seems familiar, good for you, you read WIRE.
Severed Heads ‘Dead Eyes Opened'
Douglas Lance Gibson: As a band comprised of the traditional rock format of guitar, bass, drums, vocals, HEALTH seem to also draw a lot from electronic influences. You've released an album of remixes and Get Color seemed to incorporate electronics more so than your debut. Is this a direction you plan on continuing?
| | John Famiglietti: I like this. The dood with his hand over his face is cracking me up. Oh shit, 2:10, sickkkk. Yes, we plan to incorporate electronics more. We'll never stop being a band, but becoming more electronic is very important to us because as current music goes we want an open conversation with that world.
The Saints ‘Know Your Product'
DLG: There is a //FASHION division of the band, which seems to be going quite well for you. Most bands have merchandise but rarely are they so blatant about it. Was this a calculated move or something more organic?... Read the rest here! By Douglas Lance Gibson | | | | | | | 
What:
Blubird Where:
12 William St, Paddington When:
Opens Mon Feb 22 How much:
How much would you pay for the best 'weft' you've ever had? Contact:
9356 8825 View map
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| | You know that moment when you realise you're out of your depth in a conversation? I just had one. No, we weren't discussing Deleuze or dissecting a horrible divorce, we were talking jeans.
I went in confident: "Yeah, jeans. Jeans are great! I have a few pairs actually. Wear them on my legs sometimes." It wasn't long before my ignorance was apparent.
WTF is right hand twill? Why does it matter if it is ring spun in warp and weft? WHAT IS A 'WEFT'? | | It didn't stop there either. Soon talk moved on to a list of labels I'd never heard of. Brands like PACE, Edwin and Garbstore, which are apparently core knowledge for self-respecting denim heads. I had to raise a white flag.
Luckily, the duo behind Blubird are willing to educate me. Between them, they have more twill-weave knowledge than a Cormac McCarthy cowboy, and as soon as their store opens (when we visited everything was still in boxes and they were quietly panicking) I'm heading in for a lesson. By Alice Fenton | | | | | | | 
What:
Tiny Stadiums Festival
Who:
Applespeil, Amy Spiers, Bababa International, Jess Olivieri, Hayley Forward and the parachutes for ladies, Zoe Meagher, Tiger Two Times, Tristan Meecham, Tape Projects and many more. Curated by Quarterbred
Where:
Various ports in Erskinville
When:
Runs Feb 22 - Mar 7
How much:
Free!
Related sites:
Festival blog Image:
Zoe Meagher
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| | Unlike that tiny tupperware on a keychain and tiny hot dog eraser you used to own, Tiny Stadiums festival is useful - and strong, like an ant.
It's useful in helping you eyeball new experiences and generate fun cells. It's strong in that it carries big ideas on its back and serves them up for a group feeding.
Assigning huge thought to the micro arenas of Erskinville's landscape, live art works, chimerical beasts and odd expressions will fill greenhouses, vacant lots, parks, delis and tiny spots. Aimed to hit you at an ocular, aural and cellular level, the fruitful pursuits of some of our favourite emerging artists question the idea of facades here. | | Experience back-to-hair technology, interpretive performances of The Waste Land by T.S. Elliot, a (more or less) scale cardboard model of Erskinville, sob story-scrawled handkerchiefs, live blogging, dvd libraries, curated buns (yes the hair kind) and vanity portraits.
The festival wick burns for two weeks, so it's the alternative curative to two weekends! Tiny Stadiums doesn't have to gyp people into thinking it's useful, cos it is. By Lisa Lerkenfeldt | | | | | | | | | 
What:
Crazy Heart
Where:
In cinemas from Feb 18
Watch the trailer:
Here
Win:
Thanks to Fox we have 5 dbls to give away! To enter, email win@twothousand.com.au with the subject ‘This ain't no place for the weary kind'
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| | Crazy Heart feels a little like The Big Lebowski meets The Wrestler. Like Darren Aronofsky's film, it quietly, impressionistically follows a broken-down former star: country singer-songwriter Bad Blake (Jeff Bridges). Alcoholic and estranged from his family, he's scraping a living touring dismal dives, ducking out mid-song for a spew.
When journalist Jean Craddock (Maggie Gyllenhaal) interviews Blake, she's intrigued by his enigmatic past and his rough-hewn charm. Tired of one-night stands with fan-cougars, the lonely singer is drawn to the sunny normality of Jean's life with her four-year-old son. But while she inspires him to resume songwriting and reconcile with a former sideman (Colin Farrell) who's now a huge solo star, Blake ends up clinging to Jean like a drowning man. | | The pace is slow and sometimes dragging, and Gyllenhaal tends to convey her character's every emotion with a creepy smile, but a wizened, drawling Bridges carries Crazy Heart with a whisky-soaked performance devoid of vanity. He's superb. And while I'm not a country fan, I loved T-Bone Burnett's songs. Bridges and Farrell are both decent singers, and the much-awarded theme ‘The Weary Kind' is compelling enough to be convincing as a career-reviver. By Mel Campbell | | | | | | | 
What:
Handsom
Where:
Come Eat My Pop Up, 131 Glenayr Ave, Bondi Beach
Somedays, 72b Fitzroy St, Surry Hills
Collector Store, 437 Crown St, Surry Hills How much:
Shirts $105, Dresses from $120
Win:
A fancy shirt or a dress. To enter email your name and size to win@twothousand.com.au with the subject line 'My grandmother was a handsome lass'
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| | A few years back my lovely grandmother gave me some spending money as a birthday gift. Being the narcissistic young man that I was, I rushed out and treated myself to an exorbitantly priced moss green blazer, complete with asymmetrical seams and tattered hems. I though I was the bomb shizzle. My grandmother, however, did not share the same enthusiasm. She quickly pointed out the ‘flaws' in the garment and told me that I could have picked up a similar item at the 'nearly new' store in her retirement village for a fraction of the price. I've now come to the realisation that my grandmother knows a thing or two about style. There comes a time when you need to shun the frayed and frazzled for a little classicism. | | Persuaded by the spoils of our city, British couple Sam Rush and Henry Allum set up shop in Darlinghurst to design and produce Handsom. A nod to the sartorial simplicity of yesteryear, Handsom blends traditional English tailoring with contemporary silhouettes. The debut collection features corduroy shorts and checked shirts for the gents and pleated pinafores and leather waistcoats for ladies. It's preppy, subtle and just a little bit suave. What's more, it's delivered at an entirely handsome price so you'll have money left over to buy Granny something special. By Michael Walker | | | | | | | | | 
What:
Cupcake on a stick
Where:
Primrose Bakeshop, inside the hall at Paddington markets, 395 Oxford St, Paddington
When:
Every Sat 10am-4pm
How much:
$1.50-4
Contact:
9399 7065 View map
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| | I was never allowed toffee apples when I was a kid, and Peter Combe was always rubbing my face in it with his ode to the dentist's nemesis. I guess ever since I've had a hang-up about sugary treats on a pole.
Enter the cupcake on a stick. Primrose Bakeshop has driven a stake through the heart of the ubiquitous cupcake and serves them up at the Paddington markets every Saturday. Plus, the rest of their tiny baked goods are the stuff sticky dreams are made of, like strawberry and greek yogurt cake filled with poached rhubarb and topped with strawberry cream cheese frosting, or the tiramisu and banoffee pie varieties. | | Primrose Bakehouse plays Willy Wonka-style, squishing a rainbow of flavours into top-heavy cakes. And I guess when fun meets practicality, innovation bakes a sweet shish kebab. Then it's up to Peter Combe to pen a catchy tune about them. By Cleo Braithwaite | | | | | | | 
What:
Sydney Architecture Walks
Where:
This here city
When:
Assorted Wed, Sat, Sun 10.30am, full details here
How Much:
$35/$25
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| | Not knowing stuff is underrated. Not knowing stuff means I'm always discovering stuff. The list of things I don't know about is long so I'm always pleasantly fascinated when I come across things like cars, chemicals, the financial world and times-tables. This city is bubbling with things I don't know about, and lovely people that want to share them.
Enter Eoghan and Simeon, the passionate architects behind Sydney Architecture Walks. They know about buildings and shit, and share their knowledge with a genuine and contagious spirit. The boys lead small walking groups about the metropolis, unpacking the city and repacking it from an architect's perspective. The tours are intellectual but so accessible, and craft an economic, political and environmental understanding of city as sign. | | There are four tasty flavours available. SAW 1 explores the work of Richard Johnson and the captivating Renzo Piano, whilst SAW 2 concentrates on Jorn Utzon. SAW 3 exposes the politics and raw beauty of the harbour foreshore, whilst SAW 4 charts the relationship between art, place and landscape. Each tour reveals the city's soul in it's architectural history and future, and those who know nothing about architecture leave wanting to learn more. By Jacqueline Breen | | | | | | | | | | What:
Come Eat My Pop Up
Where:
131 Glenayr Ave, Bondi
When:
Runs until Mon Feb 22, 10am-7pm
How much:
The price is right
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We'd tell most pop up shops to pop down, but we have a feeling we won't want this one to evaporate. Three design teams pool ideas and outputs to create a port of goodness in the league of available fashion. Jac, of former our mishmash fame, brings reliable labels like Ellery, Maise and Stolen Girlfriends Club to the rails while Sam & Henry of Handsom put the sharp back into dressing. It's likely Dylan Porter will be out splashing in the deep sea in a pair of his newly coined 'Bondi Shorts,' but his range of micro swim trunks live in this shop as well. - LL | | | What:
Joe Giedeon & The Shark
Where:
Sandringham Hotel, 387 King St, Newtown
When:
Fri Feb 19, 8pm
How much:
$20 View map | | Description:
Gideon dreams stories and sings. His sister Viva, a.k.a. 'The Shark', plonks, stomps and honks. Formerly members of Bikini Atoll, they released two albums on Bella Union, second album recorded by geeky genius Steve Albini. Then, they formed a family band and spent Summer 06 getting drunk in a barn writing and recording songs on their 8 track recorder. It's been three years now and in this time they've been invited to play with great bands and musicians around europe; Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Archie Bronson Outfit, The Duke Spirit, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Michael Gira to name but a few. - SB | | | What:
The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart
Where:
Oxford Art Factory, 38-46 Oxford St, Darlinghurst
When:
Sun Feb 21, 8pm
How much:
$35 + bf here
Win:
A dbl pass. To enter, email win@twothousand.com.au with the subject 'Young adult friction' View map | | Description:
I don't even know what twee-pop is, but every article i read about The Pains says that they are it. It must mean happy-hummy-finger-tappy-good-times-band because two out of the four people in my office just started humming and tapping their fingers to the beat. It could also mean indie-pop to Americans, because that's what Wiki tells me. Kip and Peggy's vocals almost bounce off of each other, like they're singing from within a large shell. There's the right ratio of fuzz to cheesy puns, they're danceable, and they're from Brooklyn. Win. - HM | | | What:
The Necks
Where:
The Metro, 624 George St, City
When:
Fri Feb 19, 8pm
How much:
$27 here
Win:
One of 2 dbl passes. To enter, email win@twothousand.com.au with the subject 'Protect ya neck' View map | | Description:
Come sway with The Necks as they improvise their way through their shimmering new album Silverwater. Gloriously minimalistic, the trio sculpt sound from the barest percussion, wafting key changes and wandering piano. With a barrage of fans such as Cave, Eno, Noeline, Laurie, Kate, Minh, Otto, and Gunter you cannot, I repeat with gusto, cannot! go wrong. Prepare to be entranced.- DK | | | What:
Wamp Wamp is Back
Where:
GOODGOD Small Club, 55 Liverpool St, City
When:
Thur Feb 18, 8pm
How Much:
Free View map | | Description:
Ghetto love is definitely in the air. With some pretty huge old school names hitting our shores lately, it seems like we've been feeling the urge to booty shake, crump and battle more than ever. It is the perfect time to welcome back an old friend to help us traverse this ever-changing world of club music. Wamp Wamp returns to GOODGOD thanks to Kato and Levins, along with a whole new family of resident DJs. The sounds are fresh and blazing from crunk to Baltimore club, Baile funk to grime and of course hip hop, dancehall and classic club. Perfect. - JP | | | What:
Jonathan Boulet Album Tour
Where:
Oxford Art Factory, 38-46 Oxford St, Darlinghurst
When:
Fri Feb 19, 8pm
How Much:
$15 here
Win:
One of 2 prize packs including an album and a dbl pass. To enter, email win@twothousand.com.au with the subject line 'I pronounced it 'Bullet', don't judge me' View map | | Description:
Jonathan Boulet, with his poignant, captivating and uplifting brand of indie pop, is on to something big. Praised by the likes of Kanye West, his debut album reveals a fresh, unique sound with no pretense and loads of fun. Dancing energetically across the spectrum of his genre, expect anything from delicate instrumentals to electronica-tinged beats, tribal chants to triumphant pop. His show promises to deliver all this to your ears while your eyes get to watch this 21 year old kid explode in a very colourful and compelling way. - JP | | | | | | | | | 
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| | What you wear on your feet can make or break an occasion, and we don't just mean in a fashion way. Wear a tight, pinchy, squashy or rubby shoe and you're in for a mean old time, regardless of the company.
Clad your feet in fine leather, however, and you're 100% amazing. You'll be the smiley one answering questions with aplomb while jealous people in synthetic atrocities pout and glare.
But where does one get such leather at a reasonable price? Why from The Horse, of course! The Horse (a Sydney-based duo) offer affordable, highest quality Italian leather shoes for the fashioned gentleman and the discerning lady, and they have a philosophy of 'each feet personality'. This means that their shoes wear and groove to your feet beautifully, resulting in individual character and total comfort.
Lucky for us (and you!) we have 2 pairs to give away! Our winner will get one pair for themselves, and one for a friend (male or female styles - your choice). To enter, just answer the following question:
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A horse is a horse... a) of course, of course b) unless it is a zebra c) unless it is wearing uncomfortable shoes d) is a rose Send your answer to win@twothousand.com.au. Winners will be notified by email. Subscriber only entry! Not a subscriber? It's free you willies! Sign up here.
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