FALLS FESTIVAL

FALLS FESTIVAL 2010 ANNOUNCES EXPLOSIVE LINE-UP FOR NEW YEARS EVE! Wondering what to do this New Year’s Eve? Wonder no more. This New Years Eve, the Falls Festival will play host to a sea of international artists, including INTERPOL, PUBLIC ENEMY, THE NATIONAL, THE RAPTURE and JOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS! The folksy melodies of ANGUS & JULIA STONE will also be heard at this year’s Falls Festival, along with psychedelic, progressive pop gods KLAXONS (UK), the masters of indie blues and lyrical climaxes COLD WAR KIDS, iconic pop superstar LADYHAWKE (NZ) and THE LIVING END, one of the greatest rock bands to come from Australian soil. Tickets on sale 9am September 9th.

SMELLY ELLIOTT

THE SMELLS JUST KEEP LINGERING FROM THE BUNGALOW IN THE INVERLOCH JUNGLE AND THIS KID HAS NO SENSE OF SMELL. STARTING OUT HIS PASSION FOR MUSIC THROUGH A RECORDER, THE LEFT HANDER CAN DO IT ALL. PUT HIM ON THE DECKS, GET HIM TO PLAY A GUITAR UPSIDE DOWN, OR EVEN PLAY PACHELBEL'S CANON IN D MAJOR THROUGH A YOU TUBE VIDEO. HE PRODUCES MUSIC FROM ELECTRO TO HIP HOP TO BALTIMORE TO HOUSE TO ROCK AND TO SOME SMELLS YOU'VE NEVER SMELT BEFORE. IF YOU WANT TO HEAR SOMETHING DIFFERENT, THERES NO NEED TO SEARCH ANYMORE AS SMELLY ELLIOTT WILL JUST KEEPS DELIVERING.....SO MAKE SURE YOU KEEP UPDATED WITH HIS TRACKS ON SOUND CLOUD. IF YOU WANT TO GET INTO CONTACT WITH HIM..GOOD LUCK..CAUSE HE CHASES WAVES DURING THE DAY AND LOCKS HIM SELF DOWN ALL NIGHT WITH THE POSSUMS. SO IF YOUR LUCKY ENOUGH TO TRACK SMELLY ELLIOTT DOWN....HE'S A FREE AGENT!!!

HIS LATEST CAN BE HEARD AT THE BELOW...

ATTENTION ALL MELBURNIANS

ATTENTION ALL MELBURNIANS

LCD Soundsystem/Hot Chip ABSOLUTELY went off in sydney so there is good news for the great southern land. There will be an announcement made this Thursday 29th July @ 12.30PM about a possible limited further release of tickets to the Melbourne event at Festival Hall

The possible tickets will be released for sale at 1.00pm through www.ticketmaster.com.au

So pull out your old sleeping bag and head to Ticketmaster tonight or connect every computer at uni or in your house at 1pm tomorrow

Doors open at 7PM with Hot Chip taking to the stage at 7:45PM sharp

So get there are share the experience!!

OVERWHELMING INBOX

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SAN FRAN DISCO

THIS IS JUST THE MUSIC YOU NEED FOR ANY OCCASION. KNOWN TO BE LIKE THAT DRUNKEN SECOND UNCLE AT CHRISTMAS, YOU DON'T HAVE TO GIVE THEM A SET SPOT TO KNOW THEY WILL ENTERTAIN. THIS TALENTED WARM AND MELANCHOLIC GROUP HAVE JUST RELEASED THEIR EP IN WHAT SEEMS LIKE TOO LONG A WAIT. IT A DEFINITE "WATCH THIS SPACE" FOR SAN FRAN DISCO WHO ARE.

LOMO LENS

ICON BRAND SUMMER 2010 - IN ALL COOL RETAILERS NOW. TO FIND YOUR CLOSEST [STOCKISTS].

WE LOVE ARTISTIC COLLOBORATION, SO IF YOU HAVE BEEN GETTING SNAP HAPPY ON YOUR LOMO - [POST] YOUR WORK, ARTISTS!

THIS HOTEL IS, ACE.

American's do not know how to do good coffee. There, I said it. I have been back in NYC for nearly 3 weeks now & am on a hunt to find good coffee, its been a journey, but today, I had a breakthrough. An unfortunate cafe name, [STUMPTOWN] anyone? But F@#king good coffee. STUMPTOWN is part of midtowns coolest accomodation, Ace Hotel.

Ace Hotel reinvents the urban hotel for the people who make cities interesting. They state that they 'crave experience more than hospitality clichés'. Ace is built around collaborations and friendships with local designers, artists, and independent businesses.

Formerly the Breslin Hotel, the historic property that houses Ace Hotel New York has always been full of life. Alfred Stieglitz and Edward Steichen were neighbors; "Diamond Jim" Brady (the inspiration for Marlon Brando's Guys & Dolls character) was a regular; visionary filmmaker, musicologist and painter Harry Smith lived there, too. Some pics below of the individually styled rooms. After you grab your coffee, you can hang out in a cool room that joins the cafe, power up your mac, sit on beyond cool vintage leather couches & read the old band posters & news paper that wall paper the walls. It looks like a place where Sting & Trudie would get it on on the lounges & no one would bat an eyelid. Even if only for the coffee, It is the place to mix with a cool, yet unpretentious crowd. Check out their website for more info.

If you are in NYC & have to stay midtown (If your not a NYC regular visitor downtown is a much cooler area), but if you are midtown bound - The Ace Hotel is the only place to crash. A super cool vibe & to date, the best coffee I have had in NYC.

[ACE HOTEL - NYC]

ICON BRAND [TRICK WALLETS]

QUEENSLANDERS HAVE NEVER LOOKED SO GOOD [UNIVERSAL STORE] HAS THE SUNSHINE STATE'S BEST RANGE OF THREADS INCLUDING DIESEL, LEE, NIXON & NOBODY DENIM. THIS MONTH, THE NEW ICON BRAND WALLET RANGE HAS ALSO LANDED ON THEIR DOORSTEP. A SELECTION OF WHAT'S INSTORE BELOW - OUR SIGNATURE TRICK WALLET KEEPS CASH & CARDS, WITHOUT THE FEELING OF CARRYING AROUND SOMETHING THE SIZE OF YOUR GIRLFRIENDS PURSE.

BIKE REPUBLIC

In the market for a cool bike? check out, [BIKE REPUBLIC].We thought accessories where our thing, appears this is this seasons must have - the fixie.

CITY CALM DOWN EP LAUNCH

CITY CALM DOWN EP LAUNCH

We're listening to City Calm Down, a live electronic four piece from Melbourne, Australia. With varying degrees of influence stemming from post-punk, disco, jazz, and techno they're making an interesting brand of electronic dance pop. Their live show involves extensive use of samplers, synthesizers, sequencers and drum modules as well as the use of more traditional instruments such as bass guitar, saxophone, voice and kit. Check out the music at www.myspace.com/citycalmdownmusic. Get tix on the above details. See you at the gig.

BROWN PAPER BAG

We're excited that the third instalment of Brown Paper Bag is here! and news travels fast, especially when you’re nurturing the most interesting, heart warming young bands of a new generation. For our 2010 opening at Ding Dong Lounge in the city, the bag is brimming with young songwriters and bands who are truly ahead of their time. The already exciting line up sits inside a framework fashioned by Blac List and Major Box, the most experienced, outrageous event organisers in town. Brown Paper Bag is about the best young bands, it’s about music and it’s about having the most energetic, cant wipe the smile off your face party of the decade so far. So don’t be last in on the news, because the masses are sure to converge on Ding Dong Lounge on Friday July 16^th.Headlining the 2010 return lineup is Jonathan Boulet, who is a truly remarkable young musician, riding the waves of heavy commercial and independent airplay with hit ‘Community service announcement”.

FRIDAY 16^th JULY

DING DONG LOUNGE, CHINATOWN, MELBOURNE

JONATHAN BOULET

RAT VS POSSUM

THE PARKING LOT EXPERIMENTS

EAST BRUNSWICK ALL GIRLS CHOIR

NORTHEAST PARTY HOUSE

Tone Deaf DJ Crew

TICKETS FROM: www.tonedeaf.com.au or www.dingdong.oztix.com.au

FIXIE CULTURE

Over here in London, it is all about the 'Fixie'. When you first hear the word fixie, bike might not come to mind but for many die-hard cyclist fans there is no other word for bike. These bikes are known as fixed gear bikes or simply fixies. Judging by the popularity of these bikes, and the culture surrounding them, Webster's has a new word for their next edition. The history of fixies in the U.S is said to have started with bike delivery boys of the east coast, as the bikes themselves differ greatly from your regular road bike. They proved to be more cost effective and reliable as parts were expensive. The idea of a fixed gear bike is simple: firstly, they have no mechanisms that allow you to freewheel, sounds simple enough but rest assured your first attempt at riding one will not be easy. Not just for cyclist, cool cats throughout London & NYC are forking out big bucks for fixies, so much so, when you bike chain them to a pole to grab your morning coffee, rarely do you leave the seat or wheels that may be able to become detachable.

IBA- CRAFTED NOT MADE

ICON BRAND - CRAFTED NOT MADE.

NEW COLLECTION IN-STORES THIS WEEK.

TO FIND YOUR CLOSEST STORE, CHECK OUR [STOCKIST] PAGE.

HELLO MS TRUNFIO

PART ANGELINA JOLIE, PART MEGAN FOX.... AUSSIE MODEL NICOLE TRUNFIO HAS OUR ATTENTION IN THIS MONTHS ITALIAN GQ MAGAZINE. FOR MORE MS TRUNFIO, YOUR WELCOME.

BAUHAUS HK - THE HOME OF COOL

RETAIL IN HK IS A WHOLE OTHER WORLD - LEADING THE CHARGE IS URBAN RETAILER [BAUHAUS]. DISTRESSED & JUST PLAIN COOL FIT OUTS ARE THIS COMPANY'S SIGNATURE DISH, THE METAL DETAILING ON THE FRONT DOOR OF THE STORE IS BY A JAPANESE ARTIST & WHEN YOU TURN THE COGS, A METAL MOUSE SPINS IN A WHEEL WHICH MAKES THE DRAGON ON THE TOP POP IN & OUT LIKE A COO-COO CLOCK. STOCKING BRANDS FROM AROUND THE WORLD (& LEVEL 2 OF THEIR CAUSEWAY BAY STORE IS A GALLERY SPACE SUPPORTING UP & COMING DESIGNERS), WE ARE INSPIRED BY THIS AMAZING SPACE.

GENERAL PANTS

Just when you thought the kids @ General Pants couldn't get any cooler; The below Icon Brand product arrived. Necklaces made from found objects, pre-distressed & oxided metals. Inspired by New Orleans street buskers, these necklaces can layered or mixed back with found objects of your own. AVAILABLE THIS WEEK AT GENERAL PANTS STORES NATIONALLY. For your closet GP's store, check out their [locations].

THE WINKING PUSSY

My girlfriend couldn't download the new Christina Aguilera album on itunes quick enough. Conscious to stay well away from anything to do with her (Aguilera & her popshit rubbish, not my girlfriend) I could not help but look at Christina in a slightly different way when I walked past my girl's laptop & the itTune 'vizulizer' (didn't even know these existed till I saw The Winking Pussy) had the below image of Ms Aguilera, lying naked with..er...herself, wearing no pants... & yes, A Winking Pussy. I if could have posted this image in motion, the image of the cat on her doorway to heaven, pulsates with the beat of the music...and winks at you. I don't know how to feel.

IBA SOUVENIR SERIES

[FU*K THIS LETS DANCE] BECK AND HERSEY

BECK & HERSEY is the latest offering to come out of the UK. A brand with a wide offering, we are liking to look of their [FUNKTION] range, inspired by NYC this collection has unreal prints with blatant textured slogans, this collection is easy to wear & is a fresh take (finally, someone doing cool T-shirt prints that don't involve Heidi Klum flipping the bird) on the printed t-shirt. If your lucky enough to get your paws on a piece of BECK & HERSEY you are a better man then I, as the brand is not available Down Under yet. But, judging by the reaction these cats have had in the UK, it won't be long before BECK & HERSEY is not just a combination of beer & chocolate.

Get dressed up to get messed up - BECK + HERSEY Funktion.

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