Posted by KB on March 10, 2010
Bambi recently made the move from Melbourne to Sydney after joining the Priscillas 'family'. While not especially new to the modelling industry - she first began taking up position in front of the lens at the age of 14 - Bambi is a relatively recent addition to the national scene. And, it would appear, people just can't get enough of her unique, waif-like style, including Russh, Harpers Bazaar and Oyster. And, of course, us. Bambi is featuring in the next issue of Kluster magazine in a bold black-&-red dominated, '90s-femme inspired story. Watch this space...
In between cruising the streets of Bondi on her bike and becoming one of Sydney's fashion 'it' girls, Bambi sat down with Kat Hartmann for a quick chat.
Covered: Harpers Bazaar, Oyster and Bondi Beach.
Kat Hartmann: When did you start modelling and how did you first become involved in the industry?
Bambi: I was scouted when I was 14 and did a little bit of modelling in Melbourne. Two weeks ago, a friend suggested I meet with Priscillas in Sydney.
KH: You’ve been a busy girl lately. Besides working for Kluster on our upcoming fashion pages you have shot for Harpers, Russh and others. Tell us about some of your recent jobs.
B: My first shoot was a beautiful story with Russh magazine, then Harpers Bazaar, a very cool story with Oyster, and I have several more confirmed for next week. It has been quite fun so far.Continue...
bambi, priscillas, russh, harpers bazaar, oyster
Posted by KB on March 9, 2010
Having not been among the tens of thousands to have recently attended one of AC/DC’s arena shows, I’m in no position to comment on what it’s like seeing something on that scale. I’ve simply never been to an arena gig, and this is a Pavement review, so anything I could say about seeing AC/DC, if I had indeed seen them, would be irrelevant. Well, almost anything. Because the one thing that I heard so many people say after seeing that band was that every song in the set “was like a closer”. Despite the differences between Pavement and AC/DC - and the differences are huge - I shared the opinion, along with many others, that the same thing could be said about their set.
Perhaps it’s the effect of having waited ten years to see these guys together, in the flesh. I was too young to be there the first time round, or the last time depending on how you look at things, and I figured that was it; I’d never get the chance. But to walk into a sold out Enmore Theatre to the strains of ‘Rattled By the Rush’ was something like a dream come true. It only took the following song to completely break my powers of resistance; upon hearing the opening notes of ‘Grounded’, another Wowee Zowee classic, I deemed myself incapable of reviewing this gig objectively and eschewed my usual practice of tapping down the set list and any random thoughts into a text message to be read later on. Continue...
pavement, enmore theatre, sydney
Posted by KB on March 6, 2010
Hold the phone! We have just stumbled across what may be our fave project of the year: The Market Estate Project. 75 artists have been let loose on a 1960s housing estate in London that has been scheduled for demolition. And as the bulldozers rev their engines, the public are invited in to catch a fleeting glimpse of what these artists have created.
For one day only (Saturday March 6), Londoners can take a tour through of the 66 site-specific projects across 20 vacant flats of Market Estate. It breaks our heart to know that in a matter of days these paintings, sculptures and installations will be nothing more than rubble, but that’s all the more reason to see it while you can.
The Market Estate Project is on view Saturday March 6 from 2pm-10pm only.
market estate project, london, painting, sculpture, art
Posted by KB on March 3, 2010
Sydney’s annual Vivid festival is returning for another year, this time with the legendary Lou Reed and his co-performer Laurie Anderson as curators.
Last year, the lighting of the Sydney Opera House sails as part of Vivid was seen by 60 million people globally, but the festival has so much more to offer. It’s essentially a festival of four complementary parts: Vivid Live, Sydney Opera House Live shows; Vivid Lights, Macquarie Visions and Fire Water; Vivid Music, Song Summit 2010; and Vivid Ideas, Creative Sydney and the X Media Lab.
According to co-curator, Laurie Anderson, the Vivid Live section of the four-part festival will give attendees a chance to "jump off their street"; out of their comfort zone and into new creative experiences.
Vivid Sydney will be lighting up the city from 27 May to 21 June.
vivid, lou reed, laurie anderson, sydney, festivals
Posted by KB on March 3, 2010
Yesterday the Melbourne Museum enlisted the help of music mogul Michael Gudinski (pictured) to launch their new exhibition. One of the largest of its kind, Titanic: The Artefact Exhibition will display more than 280 items that went down with the ship. Chamber pots, a pocket watch, playing cards, coins and a decorative bronze cherub, were all salvaged from the from ill-fated luxury ocean liner's resting place 4000 metres beneath the surface of the Atlantic Ocean.
You can catch these sub aqueous treasures from 14 May – 17 October at the Melbourne Museum.
titanic, melbourne museum, michael gudinski
Posted by KB on February 26, 2010
The stars amassed at Randwick Ritz this week for a very special Popcorn Taxi screening of Mad Max. The 1979 Aussie classic was followed by a Q&A with original cast and crew in their first reunion in 31 years.
The night kicked off the very first Australian Film Festival; two weeks of solely Australian film running from February 24th to March 7th. On our radar is the Australian Short Film festival, and a screening of Bad Boy Bubby.
But it’s not just a showing of films; the festival aims to promote and nurture the Australian film industry through workshops, events and competitions for budding filmmakers.
On March 7th, the festival will close with a film-themed food festival on the streets of Randwick.
For the full program of events, visit the Australian Film Festival website.
australian film festival, randwick ritz, mad max, short films