SixThousand is a weekly snapshot of Perth's subculture - a Perth guide to film, music, design, books, art, goods and links for people who realise that the best things in life are often hard to find. Below you will find the latest additions to our Perth guide.
Habitus
The advertising in a magazine is often a fairly accurate indication of the publication's target audience. So, after leafing through the first few pages of Habitus it became abundantly clear that I do not fall within that demographic.
It's not for a lack of interest in contemporary designer homewares, rather that my present financial situation precludes any active involvement in the world that Habitus represents.
Xiu Xiu interview
Jamie Stewart's band Xiu Xiu are intense. Actively experimental yet equally rock, they juxtapose noise and industrial sounds with hooks and riffs making music that's disorienting, heavy, intoxicating, and beautiful. With lyric matter pulled from real life events - in the band member's lives, or people close to them - their songs alternate between creepy, sad, cryptic, poignant, and funny.
Ant Farm
Ant farms (or formicariums, if your dad is a scientist) are not new. They are, however, on the cusp of being shit-hot right now. The enduring appeal of the ant farm is proven by the ongoing popularity of the (now irrelevant) George Orwell novel of the same name.
An ant farm is simply a sand-filled vivarium with glass on either side so you can clearly observe your prisoners.
Cut Throat Shave
Personally, I choose not to shave. It's tedious, painful and makes me look like some kind of prepubescent bootlicker. Instead, I opt for a perpetual shadow of closely cropped growth. However, my sense of curiosity often outweighs my sense of better judgement, which is how I found myself being shaved by a girl.
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Frank Torre Quality Butchers
17th Feb 10
Who doesn't love a cheeky butcher? The meat trade sure does allow for some flirty puns. Alice fell for Sam's rump roast. Kath couldn't resist Kel's...
The Syndicate, Simon Gilby
15th Oct 09
Ten donors commissioning ten sculptures; no limits or requirements other than that they should be human figures...the story behind Simon Gilby's latest...
Learning just enough bass to be in a band
23rd Apr 10
It's ok if you're not in a band. Hey, most people aren't. But if you're telling me you're not in a band because you can't play anything, I will reach...
Legends of Wrestlemania
2nd May 09
There have been a constant stream of wrestling games over the years, but none have tapped into the rich nostalgia of past glory days.
DEMO Magazine, issue #2
17th Jul 09
Do you like new music? Do you like new talent? Well you'll love DEMO Magazine, a kind of fanzine homage to slick type, beautiful photos and grams...
Hatsumi's Laundry
27th Apr 09
It could be the bedroom-eyed babe (lying around her empty apartment in ruched underwear, knotted shirts or no shirt at all) that makes Hatsumi's Laundry...
Sound Machine
24th Sep 09
Once when I was a Christian I found myself standing in a church pew behind an old lady who released a neat little fart. It was mid-hymn so no one except...
School of Seven Bells Interview
23rd Mar 09
Probing questions fell on tired ears as I interviewed Claudia from School of Seven Bells. The band was on a rock 'n' roll tour bus to Vienna, it was...
Harvest
20th Oct 09
At Antipodium we aren't all waifs and diet heads. Eating is high on our priority list, especially when we're around the cafes and restaurants in Freo...
Jean Pierre Sancho Patisserie & Boulangerie
12th May 10
While you are on the bus, while you are at work, while you are sleeping, Master Sancho is carefully fermenting his yeast. Sexy, huh? Gotta admire a yeast...
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