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Lexy

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Writer/music obsessive. Regular contributor for 2Threads.

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URL: http://2threads.com/ Lexy
Gender: Female
Locality: Sydney
Member since: April 2008
Last login: 3 July 2008
Profile views: 300
My Style:
Quirky and full of patterns and black
Favourite Labels:
Tatty Devine, Shakuhachi, Cheap Monday, Life with Bird, Sophia Eugene, Karen Walker
Music:
FBi is where it's at. Otherwise, Dubstep, electronica, weird electro, proper dance, indie, proper pop, odd instrumental, and anything/everything in between.
Favourite Stores:
Mushu, Via Alley, Incu, Redeye, Utopia
Travel Spots:
London, Athens, Paris, Rome, Monte Carlo, Barcelona
Websites:
boomkat.com

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It's a slightly unusual start for a fashion label, beginning as a snowboard-based collection, but that's exactly where Melbourne label Lola & Evie began. Fusing a sophisticated street look with the casual ease of a snow and surf aesthetic, I spoke with the label's sales manager Christine Hocking to discuss the collection Lack of Symmetry (Summer 08/09). So why Lola & Evie? "The name is actually based aroun
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New Young Pony Club - on tour!

Bombastic and oh so brash, New Young Pony Club are returning to Australia to play two shows in Melbourne and Sydney in August. If you're unfamiliar with their tunes, think of loud and catchy hooks that sit atop riffs that will tear the roof off any party. Their latest album Fantastic Playroom is full of playful songs that throw back to the best of the 80s new wave movement, complete with enough pizazz to
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Top 5 Australian Bands Right Now

Next time you're caught in an argument with someone who disputes that there are any good Aussie bands, make sure you put them in their place. The best up and coming (and well established) musos are all here, with my list for the top 5 Aussie bands/acts right now. Hot, fresh and damn tasty... 5) theredsunband Late last year, an e
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MGMT

It seems that Brooklyn, New York is the place to be, churning out an endless supply of indie darlings and crossover hits. MGMT (sometimes pronounced 'Management') are just one of the several bands that have exploded out of the Brooklyn scene onto the world stage as of late. Infectiously catchy, MGMT's tunes take elements from 70s disco, glam rock and psychedelic pop. Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden, the boys behind MGMT,
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Clemens en August

Clemens en August is not your average fashion label. Shunning the traditional store environment, the label has no stockists, no fashion shows and no glossy magazine advertisements. Each collection continues to cause a stir within fashion circles and garners an impressive celebrity following to boot. As an offshoot from the giant C&A retail empire, Alexa
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Puppet Zombies for Zune Arts

So you think zombie puppets can’t dance? The latest clip for Zune Arts, “Piece of Me, Piece of You” will make you think twice. Zune Arts is a Microsoft initiative that encourages collaboration between artists and creative types, resulting in 30 second videos set to the hippest of soundtracks.
The latest Zune clip was created by directorial studio Three Legged
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Powderfinger - The Upstairs at the Downstairs Tour

Powderfinger, stalwarts of the Aussie rock scene, make a stomping return to the touring circuit with the national The Upstairs at the Downstairs Tour. But don’t think this is going to be your usual sardine in the moshpit experience… this will be a much more personal, intimate tour. After years of sell-out tours to packed stadiums, Powderfinger return to theatre
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Kyoko Hashimoto - Seducing the Bowerbird

Kyoko Hashimoto’s head must be a wonderful place to be inside of. Her range of intricate, hand-cut perspex and wood jewellery is laden with the most delicate patterns and themes. From layered clam-like necklaces to abstract spherical shaped earrings, Hashimoto takes her inspiration from such diverse things as the built environment, to Tokyo’s kawaii aesthetic.

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Sebastien Tellier: Eurovision and Sexuality

French electro-wunderkind Sebastien Tellier clearly has one thing on his mind. From the near graphic album cover through to the track titles to his latest album Sexuality, no clues need to be given as to his muse. Having penned one of the most addictive, effortlessly beautiful tunes of recent memory with La Ritournelle, Tellier’s latest release takes the cues from that song&rsq
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