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September 3rd, 2010

Cheeky Freak Of The Week: Tang Wen

Posted by: The Blackmail


This week’s Cheeky Freak is Tang Wen, AKA Miss Universe China… loving those sound effects babes! Thanks Radge…!

Saturday in Sydney check out the Surry Hills Markets (weather depending)… We hear there is going to be some hot goods for sale. That night, check out the Slow Blow Spring Fling Fundraiser at GoodGod. What a goooood time!

In any case, have a read of our September issue Blood Sugar featuring interesting Australians making interesting moves. Read on!


September 2nd, 2010

Slow Blow Spring Fling

Posted by: The Blackmail
The Blackmail

This Saturday Slow Blow returns to where it all began, a place best known for its social and musical stimulation – GoodGod Small Club! To celebrate this special occasion and the reopening of GG, Slow Blow we are throwing a Spring Fling Fundraiser. Expect amazing floral delights, simmering disco tunes, more floral delights and a big load of warm spring time vibes running rampant! Too help bring the big love are residents Softwar, the connoisseurs of all things cosmic and tantric… and the mysterious James Bad – who is this fellow? You will have to wait and see!!

All profits go back to GoodGod, so party, support your local celebrate the beginning of Spring!

Slow Blow Spring Fling Fundraiser
Saturday September 4 from 10
GoodGod Small Club
55 Liverpool St, Sydney

Click for the flyer…


September 1st, 2010

Blood Sugar

Posted by: The Blackmail
The Blackmail

Fresh starts all round today, the clean slate of Spring is upon us. What better way to get into the swing of things than with some fresh ink and a little history lesson from the good folk at Inkship. Some other good folk who don’t seem adverse to the idea of a tattoo or two have just set up a rather fine looking diner in inner-Sydney so we popped on down to check it out.

Illustrator Chris Hopkins takes us though the very best in afternoon TV while Georgie Thomas goes beyond the thunderdome in the name of fashion and artist Rob McLeish discusses his penchant for Julie Andrews. Photographer Jackson Eaton is flying the flag for all the single ladies, and men for that matter in his latest exhibition while fellow camera wielder Josh Robenstone pinpoints the exact moment that photography hooked him.

On a musical note, Naked On The Vague have a film due for release and New Zealand’s Surf City are coming to visit so we catch up with them and Sydney’s Papa Vs Pretty who also happen to be a band.

Thanks to our contributors for your continuing support!

Welcome to the September 2010 issue of The Blackmail.


August 31st, 2010

Semifreddo

Posted by: CC Bakes
CC Bake

Italian for ‘half cold’, this class of semi-frozen deserts one of my favourites. Because I love semi-melted ice cream, it makes sense to me that this is not completely frozen.

Typically ice cream cakes or semi-frozen custards, semifreddo usually has the texture of frozen mousse, produced by combining ice cream and whipped cream.

This one was a vanilla and hazelnut semi, with pink sherbet and a dehydrated orange on top. It is the type of decadent desert Marie Antoinette would have eaten when she ran out of cake.

Drunk with sweet glass of William Downie Petit Manseng.

Another delicious taste of what comes every Tuesday from CC Bakes.
Want to ask CC a question? ccbakes@theblackmail.com.au


August 31st, 2010

Friends

Posted by: Millie Stein
TheBlackmail

Mary Macdougall and Charlie Sofo (image) have brought together sixteen of their closest for one show, aptly titled Friends. Apparently the Sydney contingent are driving down together in a big bus, and Charlie Sofo is making a publication especially for the event.

Artists exhibiting are Lara Thoms, Bianca Hester, Tom Polo, David Capra, Anna John, Kate Mitchell, Pia Van Gelder, Bababa International, Garry Trinh, Corey Coda, Dan Bell, George Egerton-Warburton, Mary Macdougall and Charlie Sofo.

Friends
Opens Wednesday September 1 from 6-8pm
Exhibition runs until September 18
TCB Art Inc
Level 1/12 Waratah Place, Melbourne


August 27th, 2010

Cheeky Freak Of The Week: This Girl

Posted by: The Blackmail


This weeks Cheeky Freak is This Girl, the debut single from Tortoiseshell. Check em out at GoodGod with Hole In The Sky DJ’s and Noise In My Head instigator Michael K Saturday night. Click here for more info, have a listen to the above and hopefully we will see you there!


August 25th, 2010

Just Treasure

Posted by: The Blackmail
The Blackmail

This Thursday night, Edition store in Darlinghurst presents the opening of Just Treasure, an exhibition of new work by photographer and long time Blackmail contributor Rene Vaile.

Rene Vaile, Just Treasure
Thursday August 24, 6 – 8pm
Edition
214 Crown St Darlinghurst

Click for the flyer…


August 25th, 2010

This Girl Single Launch

Posted by: The Blackmail
Tortoiseshell

Issue 12 superstars Tortoiseshell are launching their single, This Girl, on Saturday night at GoodGod with a little help from their Hole In The Sky brethren. Get on down if you know what’s good for you!

Saturday August 28 from 9pm, $15 on the door
GoodGod Small Club
55 Liverpool St CBD Sydney


August 24th, 2010

Pancakes

Posted by: CC Bakes
CC Bake

There are few more substantial ways to start your day than with three massive whole wheat pancakes stacked high with fresh fruit and dizzled in maple syrup. On a warm summer’s day, just a few hours out of New York city in a little town called Montauk, we went in search of a local pancake roadhouse to fill our hungry tummies. There, sitting waiting for us on the other side of the road was John’s Pancake House. Thanks to John, the interior of his pancake parlour had barely been touched since the 70s, and everyone inside was filling up on hearty sweet sugary fried batter with numerous toppings.

Though I could barely finish a third of this delicious colourful plate, the large bucksome waitress proceeded to tell me that ‘the trick’ was not to drink anything prior to consuming the fried cakes. Shame I had that coffee before hand.

Another delicious taste of what comes every Tuesday from CC Bakes.
Want to ask CC a question? ccbakes@theblackmail.com.au


August 23rd, 2010

If The Shoe Fits

Posted by: The Blackmail
The Blackmail

Adidas are giving away complimentary shoes. Yes that’s right, they are for free.

All you’ve got to do is follow them on Facebook or Twitter so you now where they’re giving them away and turn up at the spot, if the shoes fits and you’re first on the scene, they’re yours. Sweet!

Click through to find out which stores you’ll have to head to so you can plan the quickest route there.

* Run DMC jumper has nothing to with this, it’s just mad.