ThreeThousand is a weekly snapshot of Melbourne's subculture - a Melbourne 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 Melbourne guide.
The Cleanout
The word ‘free' is like my catnip, my knee-buckling kryptonite, the ‘bacon sandwich' Achilles heel to my staunch ‘vegetarian' calf. Free cardboard box? Free kick to the gut? Yes please! Unfortunately, while upon terra firma, it rarely occurs. Not for real, anyway. Things like, 'free love' come with dependents and DVD-nights attached, 'free booze', crippling hangovers and seriously cringey memories, 'free food' a BFF moment with your toilet bowl.
MIFF - Marwencol
In April 2000, five men viciously bashed Mark Hogancamp outside a bar in upstate New York. He emerged from a nine-day coma with no motor skills or memory, and was shocked to learn from his own diaries that he'd been an unpleasant alcoholic. "It was like reading something that Stephen King wrote.
Seagull, 'Council Tree'
Do you love depressing music? I do!
Melbourne's Chris Bolton writes moody, sparse songs that intertwine folk, drone, minimalism and restrained indie rock. Perfect for listening to late at night, alone, it's an album that keeps you guessing and doesn't grow predictable; a treasure for fans of slow, beautiful bummer music, like labelmate Ned Collette, Thom Yorke on Quaaludes, or a less pretty Bon Iver.
MIFF - Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and The Magnetic Fields
Naming a documentary about The Magnetic Fields would be almost more of a task than filming it. From a prodigious band that's been pouring out gems since 1989, the list of perfect lyrics and titles to cherrypick from is daunting, each one glorious and cutting. Much like the band's songwriter and central nervous system, Stephin Merritt.
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Beaches
16th Nov 08
A paean to freedom and knowing its truth, Beaches' debut is a powerful, sex-driven record smacking of Stooges greatness. Edgeless and heavy, freely oscillating...
Liquid Light
17th May 06
A wise man once said that you should never mix your elements, but when it comes to a romantic cocktail, water and light can have seriously potent consequences.
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FOLLOW magazine
7th Sep 05
FOLLOW ME was the heartbeat of Australian fashion publishing back in the '80's. Slick, cool and new - a swan amongst seagulls. While mainstream titles...
JP Incorporated
5th Oct 09
Anyone smart enough to have gone out to the Northcote Social Club for the Neil Hamburger show, was treated to a revelatory night of anti-comedy. And...
Mazu - The Heavenly Queen
28th Jan 09
When does a massive statue of a Chinese princess become an Aussie ‘big thing'? While some may argue the 16-metre high Mazu, on the banks of the...
The Albany Hotel (with amazing new rooftop bar and pool!)
17th Dec 09
Look at this picture. LA you think? A Shraeger hotel perhaps? Not at all: This high-camp beauty is right on your doorstep. It's the latest addition to...
Rock N Roll Nerd
20th Nov 08
Back in 2004, Tim Minchin was a ranga from Perth who wrote weird satirical songs that record companies didn't know how to market. Then he had a makeover...
The Storymaker
25th Nov 08
How would you like to amble into a bookstore, order a book not in stock and watch while a computer-operated machine prints and binds the book in about...
Pumpkin Carving
29th Oct 08
Inside every pumpkin is an amusing Jack-O-Lantern waiting to be set free. That and a lot of slimy seed pulp. I won't lie, pumpkin carving is a messy and...
Ksubi Book Club Sunglasses
21st Dec 09
You know how some labels get kinda ruined by the people who wear them? Like how Burberry became to Chavs what Keppers were to homies? Or how the Southern...
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