June 30th, 2009
Posted by Tristan Ceddia
Image: Samuel Hodge
Our good friends over at Rainoff Books are proud to announce the launch of their latest publication Pretty Telling I Suppose by Samuel Hodge and the opening of the Curated Temporary Bookstore this Wednesday night…
So before you come have a drink at Black & Blue with The Blackmail crew, be sure to pay a visit to the Rainoff gents down at 25/114 Burton Street, Darlinghurst, Sydney from 6-8pm
The Curated Temporary Bookstore is open 12-7pm each day from July 1-14 and feature titles from selected Australian and International publishers.
June 29th, 2009
Posted by Steele Bonus
Horse Meat Disco started out in 2003, founded by DJs James Hillard and Jim Stanton as an alternative party in the south of London, inspired by the halcyon days of New York nightlife including David Mancuso’s Loft and Nicky Siano’s Gallery. Since it’s humble beginnings the night has become an institution for crowds both sides of the sexual divide. Playing host to guests such as Rub N’ Tug, Prins Thomas and Daniele Baldelli to name a few and releasing a couple of twelve inches and a recent compilation on Strut records. This Sunday you will be able to catch the Horse Meat Disco DJs in Sydney for the first time playing alongside a long list of local DJs across two rooms. It should definitely be a good day out.
Horse Meat Disco
Sunday July 5 at 202 Broadway, Sydney CBD
For more info visit Resident Advisor
June 26th, 2009
Posted by The Blackmail
Come have a drink on us and help us celebrate the premiere issue of The Blackmail!
June 26th, 2009
Posted by Billy Bride
I’m talking about face cream. Since when did cosmetic companies start pumping out these way-out skincare concoctions with such bizarre constituents as “negatively charged platinum ions”?
My cynical instinct to rebel against this farcical yet burgeoning market for ludicrous luxury skincare makes me feel so… old fashioned. Am I truly that out of the loop?
I mean, I’m not wholly unaware of this movement (you would have had to have been living under a rock not to have heard the hype over La Prairie’s Pure Gold Cellular Radiance cream containing micro-emulsified 24K gold) and I do admire this as a revolution in skincare – but are these companies for real? Estee Lauder’s Re-Nutriv range promises “precious gems in every drop” – a micro fine mesh of rubies, sapphires and colloidal gold to ‘clarify’ your skin.
What? Do you mean to tell me that they have scoured the earth’s surface procuring these rare and matchless gems only to pulverise their beauty into powder form, transforming them into a disposable beauty cream to be applied to the face for half-a-day’s fleeting radiance? I mean, don’t these diamonds and pearls have something better to do – like feature upon a priceless necklace or tiara? Become a treasured heirloom for generations to come?
Even worse is the ambiguity abounding in their advertising spiel – Givenchy’s latest ultra-luxe venture Le Soin Noir touts itself as the world’s first ‘Black’ face cream (as if a lab engineered tweak of the colour spectrum makes it somehow extra-specially ground-breaking). Crème De La Mer have trademarked their shakily concepted ‘Miracle broth’, and even on their own website make no attempt to back up it’s unfeasibility, stating “it’s not entirely clear how Crème De La Mer works…” – as if this somehow adds mystery and allure to their dubious product. How gullible do they think we are as consumers?
I feel like the beauty industry is looking down at us, giggling behind their hands. It’s all one big joke.
My sister bought me La Prairie’s latest, Cellular Platinum Cream Rare for my birthday (currently the most expensive skin cream on the market at USD$1,000 per 1.5oz) but the sheer guilt I felt applying that much money to my face every morning, far outweighed any kind of cosmetic benefits it could have provided. Far from the usual flurry of excitement that the release of a new cosmetic development should bring, skincare’s new direction has left me feeling jaded. Beauty is no longer simply ‘unattainable’ – it’s out of our price range.
Check back each Thursday for more on the fashion world from Billy Bride
June 25th, 2009
Posted by Tristan Ceddia
I saw Wu-Tang at Webster Hall, New York in August 2006 with a friend of mine Freddy. We paid 50 bucks to get in and experienced the whole clan (minus O.D.B – R.I.P) in all their glory. Redman came out at one point and Dirty’s mother with one of his sons came on stage and performed Brooklyn Zoo. Despite the frat house audience, the show was incredible!
I wish I could say the same thing about the Ghostface show last night. While the show had some really great moments (mainly involving the classics), it seemed a little disjointed and was lacking something to tie it all together. Don’t get me wrong, I am a MASSIVE fan of Pretty Toney and I am fairly certain the majority of the crowd enjoyed themselves, but when we left, I couldn’t help feeling a little let down. Maybe I am spoilt? I don’t know…
Tony Starks is on tour across Australia right now.
Go see the show and make up your own mind!
June 25th, 2009
Posted by Tristan Ceddia
Off the back of her sell out show Scarf/Ace in 2008, the very talented Sunday Ganim brings us her new show of hand woven scarves Weavie Wonders in Melbourne next month. If you like weaving and need something to warm your neck, you should probably check it out!
Show opens Tuesday the July 7 with drinks from 6-8.30pm
Crossley and Scott Gallery
24 Crossley St, Melbourne
Show is open for two days only
Tuesday July 7 until Wednesday July 8, 12-6pm
Sunny Ganim
June 24th, 2009
Posted by CC Bakes
There is nothing quite like roasting meat on the bone to warm the cockles during winter. This hearty beef rib was smothered in a pepper and horseradish crust and accompanied with baby carrots, pearl onions and beetroots – a perfect winter dish.
Pepper Crusted beef rib with winter veggies
Half a bunch of baby carrots
3 pearls onions, quartered
1 tsp of white and black peppercorns
1 tsp finely grated fresh horseradish
1 clove of garlic, finely chopped
1 bunch of baby beetroots, halved
olive oil
Preheat oven to 180C. Place carrots and onions in a dish to roast, season with salt and pepper and toss through with olive oil. Place beef, bone-side down, on top. Pummel dry roasted peppercorns, garlic, horseradish and a pinch of salt, in a mortar and pestle until paste. Spread paste over meat and roast for approximately an hour and a half, or until cooked to your liking. Meanwhile, roast oil drizzled beetroot in a separate baking dish ad roast for the last 30 minutes.
This recipe was adapted from Emma Knowles.
What’s in season:
Try world artichokes, peel them, cut the hearts in half and roast them in the over with chopped anchovies atop. They are also great in a roast.
This is a just a delicious taste of what is to come every Wednesday from CC Bakes
June 24th, 2009
Posted by Steele Bonus
Here is a tune from Johnny Warman’s 1982 Album From The Jungle To New Horizons. Stay tuned for more music from my record collection and other bits and pieces here every week…
Right click and save! Johnny Warman – I Love My Planet
June 24th, 2009
Posted by Gabriel Knowles
Our good friend Joe Allen has helped put together a fundraiser for the credit crunched FBi in Sydney with some pretty big names putting their work under the hammer for a good cause. RSVP here and head down to the MCA on July 3 from 6pm to snap something up.
Auction starts at 7pm and features work from, amongst others – Kill Pixie, Elke Kramer, Edward Woodley, Greedy Hen, Hana Shimada, Kevina-Jo Smith, Kris Moyes, Mark Drew, Ozzie Wright, Samuel Hodge, The Kingpins, Tim Moore and We Buy Your Kids.
