Gig pick of the week

This week's Little Hero excursion took us to the intimate surrounds of The Coachman Russian restaurant in Surry Hills to witness the strikingly distinguished and increasingly prominent Kirin J. Callinan record his debut solo album live.

Having played with The Lost Valentinos, Mercy Arms, Fashion Launches Rocket Launches and Jack Ladder, Kirin is what you might call an adaptable artist. Pushing the boundaries of traditional instrumentation through his use of effect pedals and sound in general, he really lived up to his trademark statement: "offer me a gig, I'll give you a performance".

Beautiful, stirring and undeniable - Little Hero's gig pick of the week.

www.myspace.com/kirinjcallinan

-ds

Pop Crimes

Rowland S. Howard, the legend of Australian rock whose distinctive style and sound has resonated across the underground rock landscape for decades, played a special performance at Sydney's Oxford Arts Factory last night celebrating the release of his new album Pop Crimes.

Overpowering and soaked in a fantastic nonchalant attitude, his songs brought together his own unique brand of stripped down music, and we loved it!

Check out his new album Pop Crimes, out now via Liberation.

Photo by Ben Butcher

http://www.myspace.com/rowlandshoward

SixThousand - The Antipodium Edit

A big congratulations to Fenella Peacock from Antipodium on guest editing the latest issue of SixThousand!

Grab a bottle, scramble into that empty front row seat, and see the Perth world through Antipodium-coloured glasses. It's bubbly, savvy, tasteful, and we're proud as a Peacock of it.

To check out The Antipodium Edit click here.

Cate Blanchett loves Romance Was Born

Esteemed Romance Was Born ambassador Cate Blanchett (or as she's now been dubbed, Cate Blankett) shook things up at the opening of Screen Worlds at the ACMI in Melbourne as she stepped out in Romance Was Born couture.

The one-shoulder crochet Blanket Dress was showcased earlier this year at Cate's beloved Sydney Theatre Company as part of Romance Was Born's spring/summer collection Doilies and Pearls, Oyster and Shells.

Personally requested by Cate, we give her a big thumbs up for turning heads and continuing to support Australian fashion.

www.romancewasborn.com




Images courtesy of news.com.au

ANT!PODiUM's NO ROMANCE

Heavenly angels flocked from afar to experience the maximum pleasure and powerful vibrations of Antipodium's magical club night sensation NO ROMANCE held last week at London's new favourite boozer The Stag's Head.

Throwing back No-Ro’s (a pink and sour cocktail garnished with rose petals, served only by the jug), and decked out in her new season wares, was actress and Antipodium fan Emma Booth dancing the night away to the tasty tunes of The Voguettes (the British Vogue fashion team), and Matt Van She who sent everyone's heart a flutter.

Also spotted were The Gossip and Chromeo's new label mates teenagersintokyo who celebrated wrapping up their latest record, Vogue Russia's It girl Margaret Crow and designer Jens Laugesen.

-DS

Pop into Poepke

Inspired by the natural beauty and versatility of coral, Sydney creatives 2 by Lyn&Tony offer their Summer 09/10 collection exclusively to Poepke. Using various crochet and knitting techniques to leather thonging and cotton, the collection features rare and exquisite red coral pieces which have been buffed and polished adding to their natural beauty.
Also in store now at Poepke is a sky blue waxed cotton leather thonging neckpiece previously sold out in Colette (Paris).

2 by Lyn&Tony is in store now exclusively to Poepke.
47 William Street, Paddington

www.2lynandtony.com

The Life of Dreams

My discovery for this week is the excellent Julie Doiron - the most unique voice I've heard since early Cat Power aka Chan Marshall this one's on high rotation...

Happy, positive, excited, rocking. Everything is coming together in Canadian songstress Julie Doiron's world, from embracing her electric past with Eric's Trip, to embarking on a new and energetic phase of her solo life with some of the most upbeat and inspiring songs of her recording career with 'I Can Wonder What You Did With Your Day.'



"Every day, every night I tell myself in this beautiful light that I'm glad to be alive."

www.juliedoiron.com

-RB

SUPER SONIC SALE!!!!

It's that time of the year again!
Little Hero presents...
SUPER SONIC SALE!!!

Up to 75% off

AM Eyewear
Bisonte
Cheap Monday
Earnest Sewn
Matt Weston
Marsu Homme
P.A.M
Romance Was Born
Seventh Wonderland
Splendid
Therese Rawsthorne
William Llewellyn Griffiths

485 Crown St, Surry Hills

Wed 1st July 4pm-8pm
Thu 2nd July 10am-8pm
Fri 3rd July 10am-8pm
Sat 4th July 10am-6pm
Sun 5th July 10am-4pm

5 days only!

Women's, men's, swimwear, shoes, denim and accessories.

End of season samples, old stock and current pieces priced from $40!

Cash only!!!

Artisan Guild & Curiosity shop

Shop opens - June 8 - July 31
Opening Hours: Mon-Sun 10am-6pm

Designer of Marsu Homme, Chrissy Hammond has invited her designer and artist friends to collaborate on a temporary boutique 'The Artisan Guild and Curiosity Shop.'

The shop will open for 2 months and customers will be able to select from new and vintage curiosities, objects, accessories, jewellery and shoes from labels including Beat Poet, Saint Augustine Academy, Elke Kramer, Matt Weston, Toby Jones, Izrock (Joe Allen), Phil Young (with curious clocks that go backwards) and Isson and Fiction Eyewear (range of limited edition customised retro glasses for the Marsu Homme store).

2 for 1 on Marsu Homme shoes with a strictly limited offer on select styles available only in store - one for the night, one for the day.

www.marsuhomme.com

Time of the Season

It's that time of the season and Little Hero is in the thick of press showings for Spring Summer 2009-10 collections.

We're showing media new season men's, women's, shoes and accessory collections from our treasured stable which we've sprinkled with some new found gems....

Antipodium
Bisonte
Cheap Monday
Chip Chop
Friedrich Gray
Gideon
2 by Lyn&Tony
Make Believe
Matt Weston
Marsu Femme
Marsu Homme
P.A.M
Pop Eyes
Romance Was Born
Seventh Wonderland
Therese Rawsthorne
William Llewellyn Griffiths

Our hot tip off so far is a tie between 2 newcomers to the showroom 2 by Lyn& Tony who make handcrafted objects of desire (think up to 22 hours per piece) in the form of neckpieces and wrist pieces from the most divine ingredients including silks, wools and leathers. 

Also in the running are the classic leathers of Bisonte.  We just shot their new images on the weekend, such a joy to work with people who appreciate understated quality with attention to the smallest details.  Forget disposable fashion; both these designers make pieces that stand the test of time.