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Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Mustang Saleen S7 Twin Turbo Design Sport Car
C6 Chevrolet Corvette A new LS2 Sport Car
The Sydney Tattoo & Body Art Expo
The Sydney Tattoo & Body Art Expo is back for its third year and promises to be the biggest and best yet! Over 320 Australian and international artists will come together to showcase their skills and tattoo, pierce and modify the brave.
Joining the Expo is LA Ink tattooist, Ruthless, who will tattoo some very lucky attendees and sign autographs for fans. Along with international model, Didier Cohen, who will also sign autographs and take photos with fans.
Budding ink slingers should head to the Tattoo Seminars where tricks of the trade will be shared by industry experts including Mike DeVries from MD Tattoos, California, Mick Squires from Korpus Tattoo, Brunswick, and Byron Drechsler from Frontyard Tattoo, Mt Barker.
Attendees with awe-inspiring body art are invited to enter the daily Tattoo Contests where even those just completed can win in the 'Best Tattoo of the Day' category. Expo tickets and appointments with preferred artists should be confirmed early to avoid disappointment.
Tattoo artists will even do their bit for charity by custom painting over 100 blank skateboard decks that will be displayed at the Expo and sold through a silent auction. All proceeds will be donated to Cure Our Kids at The Children's Hospital at Westmead.
The gorgeous Pin-Up Pageant finalists, who embody 1940s and 50s style, will perform cheeky acts in an effort to win the coveted 2011 crown. Judges include international pin up queen and burlesque dancer, Sabina Kelley and 2010 pageant winner, Bettie Butcher.
For those who have never been on a motorcycle, a Harley-Davidson Jumpstart will offer an authentic riding experience. The mounted bike allows the rider to feel the rumble of a real Harley-Davidson motorcycle, change gears and adjust throttle whilst all in a stable and safe environment.
A huge range of stalls will showcase the latest fashion, body jewellery, tattoo supplies, books and magazines as well as temporary tattoos for the less adventurous. The latest airbrushing techniques will be taught on a range of cars, motorbikes and well…some very attractive ladies.
Another big attraction will be the meanest custom motorcycles, cars, hot rods and Lowrider push bikes on display. Harley-Davidson Australia will exclusively launch two brand new models at the Expo including the Blackline and the 1200 Custom.
Sydney Tattoo & Body Art Expo ticket buyers will also receive entry into the VaVoom Fest, a celebration of rockabilly and kustom kulture. Visitors to either event will have the chance to win a 2011 Street Bob® Dyna® motorcycle with custom paint job of their choice and total prize package of $30,000. See website for more information.
DATES: Friday 11th to Sunday 13th March, 2011 VENUE: Sydney Showgrounds - Halls 3 and 4 (Sydney Olympic Park)
TICKETS: Can be purchased online at www.tattooexpo.com.au/site/info/tickets....
MORE INFO: www.tattooexpo.com.au
The Doom Generation Soundtrack
If you've never seen The Doom Generation or a Gregg Araki film, it's definitely an experience. I couldn't find The Doom Generation for rental but found a used copy for purchase on a VHS tape recorded at EP speed, so the quality sucked and was a less than optimal platform for enjoying the film. At the time, there was a punk/gothish girl I was trying to get next to who worked at the shop I purchased it from, and when she asked if I enjoyed the film I had to tell her that I was left a little queasy afterwords. She assumed it was because of the scene where one of the characters eats their own semen after masturbating, so she initially gave me the "you're much too vanilla for me" look, but that was never the issue, it was the violence of the ending, with a group of neo-nazis castrating and killing one of the main characters in such gruesome detail that put me off, leaving an otherwise entertaining film experience tainted by something seemingly out of step with the rest of the film.
I'm sure most people were put off by the majority of the film, what with the homosexual-undertones, violence, and ridiculously vulgar language, but it's meant to be confrontational, made with the intent to get one thinking outside of the figurative box. It probably didn't help that the script was rough, the film looked cheap (the VHS medium may have been a factor though) and there was a consistently directionless vibe throughout, all of which helped earn it a bad reputation, though I think it was wrongfully applied. Not every film is for everyone, so why would someone reviewing The Doom Generation treat it as if it were intended for the same people going to see Ace Ventura? It's their loss in the end, although I suppose what's great about The Doom Generation is it's so out there that just about everyone could walk away with something completely different. If only films like this could have made it to the local multiplex. Oh yeah, it also had a deliciously young Rose McGowan! Vavavoom!
I may never have found out about The Doom Generation, the film, if I hadn't been exposed to the soundtrack. I found the cassette for cheap at the same shop I eventually purchased the movie at and it became a permanent fixture in my car for a few years. Filled with shoegazer tripiness, hypnotic grooves, plenty of diversity and a clutch of supposedly rare tracks, I drove around blasting the Cocteau Twins' Summerblink, Babyland's deathly stomp of Double Coupon, the beauty of The Verve's Already There and much, much more. I figured, any indie film with a soundtrack this good had to be alright, and it certainly was.
The Doom Generation soundtrack was issued on American Recordings, Rick Rubin's label which I've mentioned before has catalog issues, what with it's distribution changing frequently and only it's Slayer and Johnny Cash releases always remaining in print. So, despite what seems like a decent push from Warner Bros. and it's appearance during the grand age of indie films, the soundtrack for the The Doom Generation, much like the film, is mostly forgotten today. I'm sure it would be hell to keep this collection of songs licensed for what would probably be an almost non-sale, so it's not at all shocking to see it has disappeared from retail, both literally and digitally, so I'm happy to post it here today for you to enjoy, and I'm sure you will. It's a REALLY GOOD record which, to be perfectly honest, stayed with me a lot longer than the film did. Don't get me wrong, the film is good and worth seeing, but the tunes from Medicine and Pizzicato Five still occupy my consciousness today, so that's saying something. This is ripped from an original US CD pressing with a new scan of the cover so enjoy!
The Doom Generation
01 Intro
02 Curve - On The Wheel
03 Love & Rockets - This Heaven
04 Cocteau Twins - Summerblink
05 The Wolfgang Press - Christianity (The Adrian Sherwood Mix)
06 Meat Beat Manifesto - Paradise Now (Remix)
07 The Verve - Already There
08 The Jesus and Mary Chain - Penetration
09 MC 900 Ft Jesus - But If You Go
10 Lush - Undertow (The Spooky Mix)
11 Babyland - Double Coupon
12 Medicine - Slut
13 Pizzicato Five - Groovy Is My Name
14 Extra Fancy - Violator
15 Slowdive - Blue Skied An' Clear
