Dobry Den Blog

Summer Teaze

noreply@blogger.com (DOBRY DEN) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:29:00 +0000

"Its a very happy day
We are at lots of fun fun fun
And its ice-cream and jelly
And a punch in the belly
How much can you throw over the walls?" The Birthday Party - Happy Birthday

The sun is showing itself and glinting with the promise of summer, an end to our pseudo winter is near, we can feel it. With this our busy city comes back to life with a bang a kapow and birthday pinata of treats. Let your eyes awaken here...

Consequential Autonomy - an Exhibiton of new works by Edward Woodley
“Edward Woodley is an artist and curator from Sydney. Working with materials such as salvaged timber, old metal signage, maps and the unwanted detritus of urban living, Woodley creates a unique version of pop art working with industrial materials. These art objects are a re-creation of the original ‘artworks’ that celebrate the overlooked beauty of their original parts.”

Here’s one show not to miss this week.
Some og our favourite bands around town playing all on the same bill.
Bringing you a night of desertly psychedelia, bells and smoking bangs.
Bring your spurs and join in for a beer...

There’s a Hole in my Bucket is an online project taking place during Sydney Design 08, asking members of he public to photograph a bright yellow bucket (with hole) in an environment they consider to be badly designed. The project has distributed 100 yellow buckets all around Sydney, and now is asking 80 members of the public to use the buckets to point out a design flaw in the Sydney environment, their proverbial ‘Hole in the bucket.”
If you want to get involved come and get a bucket from us. The images will be uploaded daily to www.theresaholeinmybucket.com and a closing party at Black and Blue Gallery will celebrate the project and award prizes for the most thought provoking and ingenious submissions.
Elephant Tracks bucket
Beat Poet bucket submission. We have also just received out first pieces from Beat Poet Summer collection. Sharp shirts, tailored black jacket and clever tees are the first to arrive.

This Saturday couldn’t get any busier or jammed full of worthy events so wear your comfy brogues and TRY TRY TRY to get to all of these.

OXFORD ART FACTORY TURNS ONE
Can you even try and remember the number of nights this place has nursed your shenanigans? Our best friend and loyal venue has played host too so many great shows and events. It has showcased and challenged artists from around the world and we’re so very proud that they exist. So raise your glasses full and high to Mark Gerber and the Oxford Art Factory.

THE LAST EVER DYNAMITE AT THE BRIGHTON UP BAR!
"It's a birthday, It's a celebration, It's a funeral, It's an event not to miss.
August 2006 is where it all began.August 2008 is where it will all end."
So choose your favourite mourning gear and get it shaking for Captain Franco.

And on same night, in the same town,just down the road..

Y.M.C Spring collection is sitting pressed and collared up on our shelves.

POST MORTEM: Art Death and Illustration Exhibition
Group Exhibition at KINOKUNIYA GALLERY
Post Mortem is an investigation into the realms of an artist's pysche, carefully extracted and poured onto canvas. Including the feverish portraits of James Jirat Patradoon.

Level 2, The Galleries Victoria
500 George Street ,Sydney

One of our favourite galleries Monster Children Gallery and one of our favourite Sydney artists Trent Whitehead are cavorting south to Melbourne.
“‘Cornucopia’, a solo art show by Sydney artist Trent Whitehead features a highly entertaining “broke down vaudeville” installation. Based around the symbolic imagery of ‘magical horns’, the exhibition is undeniably generous in humor and beauty.Otherworldly characters capture the effervescence of the artist himself by pooling the experiences of his existence to breathe life into inanimate wood… "like a vagabond Giuseppi to a bad-ass Pinocchio".”

The most darling and extraordinary talented boys from Mercy Arms are finally releasing their debut album. If you’ve seen them over the last couple of years live as mercy arms or caught any of them in their other projects you’ll be as excited as I am to finally have an album in your hands. Its been a wait and I have no doubt it’ll be brilliant bliss. Buy the album and go to show definitely.

“Melbourne artist and designer Beci Orpin the creative force behind the fashion label Princess Tina is having a show at Outre Gallery opening 29th August. Anthropomorphised mushrooms dance on the backs of unicorns, cute lil teeth cry, folk art motifs sprinkle the landscape.” A designer who can yank what inside her head and turn in into stuff, in our case jewellery. Dobry Den still has lots of whimsical Princess Tina jewellery to collect.
OUTSIDE, OVER THERE
www.outregallery.com
13A Burton Street, Darlinghurst

Other things that go bump in the night...

Our Feline front window featuring the purrrfect antipodium Pussy print and April 77 Panther pants.

So get on the first of the summer jasmine breeze vibe. Go and see lots of stuff. Drop into the store and see all the new collections from designers Sylvester, Something, My Pet Square, Beat Poet, YMC, Antipodium and April 77. And its just the start...

warm x's

Dobry Den

Dont Stop Being Dandy Ok

noreply@blogger.com (DOBRY DEN) — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:33:00 +0000

“Don’t you ever, don’t you ever
Stop being dandy, showing me you’re handsome”
-Adam and the Ants

Keep your handsome stakes high with Matt Weston’s new jewellery range.

And now you can top it off with his new range of hats..

Part of me will always remain a dorky comic fan, so when I heard about one of the best comics ever, Watchmen, being turned into a movie it makes me excited and anxious…hmmm not sure but I’ll definitely be front row passing judgement.

Some mates just make it so easy to bang their drum. Kill Pixie doing more amazing stuff and this time o’er the big blue sea. Sure he’ll bring the house down.

APRIL 77 our favourite frenchies have dropped some more great denim to us. Tight as you like black with with dots and panther print. So get like Alabama Worley and get your animal on.

Speaking of things cute and feline how great is this…awww

Onto other wild bits Beyond the Pleasuredome from Antipodium is singing from our hangers.

We have a double duke on our hands this month Issue Four has arrived all glossy and gargantuan. And if the laughs you get make the mag don’t give you a six pack go and have a look at their exhibtion opening this Thursday at Black and Blue.

The Twothousand.com.au guys keep us counter happy here with weekly feeds of what going on and they always find something that makes us go BULLSHIT!

Club 77 continues its good Thursdays, with the equally delightful and deviant GOONS OF DOOM playing this week.Supported by WARHORSE who are equally awesome.
http://www.myspace.com/thegoonsofdoom
http://www.myspace.com/warhorserocknroll

Have you been and seen the amazing new china heights gallery space? Yes?---No?--- well you should do. Now on Crown St people.

Love a market? So do we and even more so when they are undercover in this season. Fringe Bar are putting on a couple of special ones this month. This weekend its a three day affair with all the best vintage sellers about holding stalls.

The week after is emerging fashion with stallholders consisting of new designers so they'll be lots of one offs, samples and exclusive bits from current and past seasons.

106 Oxford St
Paddington
10am -5pm

And one for the FANS and the QUICK.
MyPetSquare summer collection has arrived dont walk run baby run.

Fun and Games so pick your playing piece and roll...

this weekend .....SALE ENDS

noreply@blogger.com (DOBRY DEN) — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:00:00 +0000

Tonight at 77!!!!
www.myspace.com/theedisbelievers - The Disbelievers
myspace.com/atrocitiesaus - Atrocities
myspace.com/citydirtrecords - Damn Builders

A little bit of BLACK MAGIC has arrived at Dobry Den.....
HOUSE OF BAULCH

Friday Night

DREAM SCHEMES

noreply@blogger.com (DOBRY DEN) — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 04:43:00 +0000

"Do you send me?
No, you're a kind of dream
But somewhere in the scheme of things
We'll find who's Thursday's Child" David Bowie

This Thursday Child...

Diamondback Rattler is a captivating ensemble whose unique style of twisted psychedelic country rock sets a real challenge to draw a comparison to.
A dark, droning world of desertly psychedelia. Poetic tales of murderous love, delivered to you by a voice drifting upon soaring wings.
Catch them this week at The Filth on July 17th.

Opening at Black and Blue gallery this week...

How lusting for a picnic with Pa does the new Louis Vuitton campaign with the Coppola's leave you?

Opening at the brand new and with a hella lot less stairs China Heights...
www.chinaheights.com

Monster Children 19 is on our counter now with local legends looking up from the cover like Handsome Lance, Serps hero Thomas Jeppe and Eyeman Dave Allison. These and many others are part of 50 things you should know about Australia buy in for the heads up.

A remedy for those who love magazines but live on the budget of 2minute noodles.
Fashionation collects editorials submitted from fashion and pop magazines from all around the world. Brought to you from the coolhunter.com folk its a blend of high fashion happenings and street styles. With such stunning shoots as the likes of these..
http://www.fashion-ation.net

NEXT THURSDAY...

Last weeks of our Sale!! Its countdown till end of July so if you've been hankering better make your fast dash.

noreply@blogger.com (DOBRY DEN) — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:43:00 +0000

ANTIPODIUM - Beyond the Pleasure Dome
First sign of summer has just arrived with more to come..

Here's something for the weekend..you'll have to flip a coin

www.myspace.com/atrocitiesaus

www.myspace.com/theedisbelievers

GONE SAILING

noreply@blogger.com (DOBRY DEN) — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:14:00 +0000

“I am sailing, I am sailing,
Home again cross the sea.
I am sailing, stormy waters,
To be near you, to be free.” – Rod Stewart

Sailing from us to you..
My Pet Square- Boy Bomber Jkt now $105

Name Ribbon – Breakin Winders now Jkt $150

Kate Hurst – Sailor Boy Dress now $240

Sylvestor – Plaid Trench now $315

Jimmy D – Deres tee Dress now $159

My Pet Square- Boy Bomber Jkt now $105

Antipodium – Di Di Di dress now $260

Cybele – Dust cutaway Dress now $245

Alice McCall - Oberon & Titania Dress now $279

and stacks of tee's for $40 Bux

It would be mild to say that I’m extremely bummed about not having bought tickets for Brian Jonestown Massacre

Exclusive to Australia Dobry Den presents Vancouver based handbag designer Ashley Watson. She handcrafts her one-of-a-kind leather products using exclusively recycled material. Inspired by the original features of jackets purchased from charity thrift stores. She ultimately incorporates these details, such as pockets and seams, into each unique bag. They are supersoft and featherlight and with very few interesting bags around we’re loving this sleuthed find. $300-$400

Reiss Radvanyi printed silk dresses had our hearts from the start, must of made a few other flutter too including front lady Patience from THE GRATES have a look at the new filmclip Burn Bridges.

SERPS Venom 4 has arrived full of photo joy, so no sleeping just serping ok.

There is a documentary about Patti Smith out and I for one really wanna see it.

Monster Children this Thursday
An Exhibition of new works by Kevin Lyons
Opening night June 26th , 6pm.
Continues 27th June till 16th July 2008
Kevin in a nifty lifted quote sums it up with “Cause doing work that parent's just don't understand works."

http://www.monsterchildren.com
http://www.naturalborn.com/

Also launching on Thursday night is AC/DC EXPOSED by Phillip Morris. A photographic trip back in time compiling over 60 photographs from over 40 years.

Lavender Bay 1975... "Bon wore pink satin overalls and an extra pair of socks down his strides that day"
Blender Gallery 27th June- 18th July
www.blender.com.au

Matt Weston is a man responsible for the creations that adorn pretty city dwellers worldwide. He is having an exhibition at China Heights fresh new location on Crown St, Surry Hills. They'll be bits to make your head nicer.

As one fine festival closes another begins. It's Biennale 2008 till 7th Sept but dont get lazy and leave it till last minute. This years sites include AGNSW, MCA, Pier2/3 and the most exciting Cockatoo Island! So jump a free ferry and make a winters picnic of it.www.bos2008.com

If Rockabilly gets your wincklepicker's tapping then take a look at this exhibition by photographer Steven Siewert. He's spent years documenting Sydney's rockabillies scene on show at the Museum of Sydney.

7 June-17 August
www.hht.net.au
You’d be made of stone of this dosent make you well up…

"Life and love go on, let the music play.” Johnny Cash

DOBRY DEN DOES DENIM

noreply@blogger.com (DOBRY DEN) — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:20:00 +0000

APRIL77 Makes Clothes You Can Listen To (Or Is it Tunes You Wear?)

APRIL 77 is a Paris based label that has turned their adoration of bands such as the Ramones and Joy Division into both an inspired clothing label and a heat seeking record company.

Launched in 2002 by Frenchie Bric Partouche, and named so after his b'day, April 77 is predominantly a denim label that produces through fine tailoring and quality fabrics a knock about pair of jeans.

Every style is named after an inspiration from rock legend to beatnik poet. Then the collaboration with their record label comes in, every jean comes with their trademark guitar pick affixed to the fifth pocket and each pair has a little 7” tag with a scratchy panel that reveals a code that gets you a free MP3 single from their band of the month.

I know that sounds confusing so let me break it down for you with diagram.

APRIL77 have collaborated with the likes of, The Rolling Stones, Motörhead, Iggy Pop, The Bravery, Slash, Franz Ferdinand, The Horrors, Klaxons, Pete Doherty, Ipso Facto, Buzzcocks, The Kills and Black Lips.

Their current feature bands include the likes of below. Each band of the month has downloadable singles, a band t-shirt that coincides with the release and heaps of kudos and touring.

Three-piece post-punk outfit Neils Children from London, England.

The Willowz out of California, who collaborated with Michel Gondry on this clip.

The Red Hearts a garage punk band from Los Angeles, California.

So with good taste in mind we bring you April 77. Where all the jeans are unisex and the prices are cheap between $150 -$200. Would you expect anything less from the city that gave us couture and cheese.

WWW.APRIL77.FR
www.april77records.com

Diamondback Rattlers

noreply@blogger.com (DOBRY DEN) — Sun, 18 May 2008 06:29:00 +0000

Just a'Wait'in

noreply@blogger.com (DOBRY DEN) — Tue, 13 May 2008 13:14:00 +0000

“Its the cool of the evening the suns goin down,
I want to hold you in my Arms I want to push you around,
I want to break your bottle and spill out all Your charms,
come on baby well set off all the burglar alarms,
goin downtown, Down downtown.” Tom Waits

William ‘Grohl’ Harden exhibits new paintings at Black and Blue gallery opening Thurs night. Grohl as he is lovingly known has been painting in his own unique style for over 3years now and has exhibited twice at China Heights as well as in multiple group shows. He has developed such a strong style with evocative colours and obscure imagery. This is sure to be his most sophisticated exhibition yet, and he himself is bound to looking beautiful flamboyant.

“Adelaide is generally known as a quiet, conservative city where not much happens. But behind this peaceful façade there is a darker reputation: one of a macabre place where strange crimes routinely occur. Adelaide, 1966-1999 is an exhibition of photographs by Andrew Cowen. Taken in and around Adelaide, the photographs are of places relating to the abductions and murders which have contributed to Adelaide’s infamy.
Beyond the morbid fascination of the subject matter, the images
themselves convey an eeriness which is compellingly beautiful and strangely moving.”

Here's a Saturday night whisper for you..Ruby Rabbit..La Mancha Negra..get yourself there to decode the mystery.

ASUZA has arrived at Dobry Den with YOU HAVE YOUR OWN LIFE NOW. You sure do, so use it friends and fiends. Your first act should be to let these clever and beautiful gents dress you.

WON Magazine – Vol. 1. Issue 02. is on the floor at Dobry Den now free for the lucky first in folk. Put together by the skilful folk of www.nownow.com.au tis big and bountiful featuring…

Daniel Wang, Will Sweeney, Aaron Rose, Ken Werner, Mårten Lange, The Changes, Nienke Klunder, Robert Cook, Thobias Fäldt, Amanda Maxwell, Linus Bill, Jeremie Egry, Andrew Long, Thomas Baldischwyler, Ben Barretto, Holger Czukay, Vernon Treweeke, Deanna Templeton, Matt Wolf, Rosemary Scanlon, Sarah Larnach, Martin Bell

This is something im pre-excited for...Buff your winklepickers.

I hope you managed to get to some of the stuff we rated last week, I had a blast.
If you missed hearing the wildly colourful sounds of the Diamondback Rattlers last week you should be very sad...but hold the hanky and your breath cause their playing again soon. First at The Hopetoun 20th may and again at Spectrum June 1st.

Catch as much as you can, but not a cold we'll be back in a few weeks till then Bali Hai! x

3 ways to get off..

noreply@blogger.com (DOBRY DEN) — Tue, 06 May 2008 12:22:00 +0000

This week is so far my most highlighted week of the year. I am so keyed up for these three events. I can’t tell you how much you should beg, borrow or steal to get to these gigs, just not from us ok.
They involve some of the most creative people in this fair burb so get on and see them.

The very very top of my hit list is going to see the DIAMOND BACK RATTLERS my favourite band performing for the first time live at the Supper Club.. You know on the corner of Oxford St above Will and Toby’s. The Filth who have been hosting cracking nights at the beach Road for some time now have come to the city for all of us that hate the 380. It’s a really swell venue and if there’s a band that you’ve not heard of that is so very worth the look in it’s the DIAMOND BACK RATTLERS. They’re on at 8pm this Thursday don’t be late or you’ll miss the fandango.
www.myspace.com/filthybusiness

The Most Talented EDWARD WOODLEY shows us his Supervillian vision when he unveils his exhibition EVERYTHING WENT BLACK at the Art Factory this Friday night. He’s bound to make the most of the opportune space with the use of video, mural and performance. This man’s mind works in wondrous ways and has seen a whole lotta art so you can bet dollars it’ll be like nothing you’ve seen before.
www.chinaheights.com.au

On Saturday night at the OAF and presented by the Heights is the DISBELIEVERS and NEVADA STRANGE. You should have seen the Disbelievers by now because they are that damn good, I revel in any chance I can. Nevada Strange I’ve only seen once but that one time they sounded like everything I like and gave me goosebumps…I have no gift for talking music so listen here then just attend to it..www.myspace.com/thenevadastrange

So go swap your gum for a bus ticket and hop to it..xx DD

Fashion Week

noreply@blogger.com (DOBRY DEN) — Tue, 06 May 2008 09:14:00 +0000

Fashion week is over and we’re pulling our heads above the rising fabric waves and looking back at who stood out amongst the ragtrade. There were lots of local faces on the runaway and behind the scenes. It was a week that left us weary but pretty damn chuffed that there are so many talented people about.
We’ve sorted through the black lace, sequins and bustles to bring you some of our most enjoyed.With more to come later…

ANTIPODIUM one of our labels we love to love who's runway looked amazing and who threw the most fun and hangoverful after party.

KONSTANTINA MITTAS collection was inventive, beautifully constructed and so striking. It also starred a raven so points from Edgar Allen Poe.

FREDRICH GRAY a loved local gone uber. His show was so packed and i was so short that it was had to glimpse his grimy faced urban warrior folk but they sure looked amazing.

MANNING CARTELL had so many strong styles with the best headwear and use of sequins(zebra print) of the week.

KATE SYLVESTER who caused a fracas with her medallions, but the attention should of been on her sweet styling.

ROMANCE WAS BORN no mention of fashion week can go by without talk of these guys. There incredible couture show gave us all that fashion ahhh we'd been waiting for.

So it was a week of awe an aww with the best and worst of fashion coming out of the helm, but surely that’s the joy. We came across lots of great stuff are looking forward to welcoming all into the Dobry Den fold. Special thanks to James Bailey for all his help and comic relief.

Where Have you Been?!

noreply@blogger.com (DOBRY DEN) — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:11:00 +0000

As Bob asked .. “Oh,Where have you been, my blue eyed son?
Oh, Where have you been, my darling young one?”

Where? Where else but rehab, after an indulgent 07 bloggy needed some down time. To re-group, re-think and realise just who the blog he was. So its with a new found sense of identity and smelling like a joss stick we’re back. Apologies to all that missed us, we wont do it again.

Since we last spoke it’s turned to winter. With puddles in the gutters, cold noses and steamy breath its the best time to get cosy. Let go of your well worn daggies and lounge in something a little more dapper. All our winter stock is in store now…CYBELE, MY PET SQUARE, JIMMY D, ANOTHER BOY, SYLVESTER, ALICE MC CALL, NICHOLAS MORELY, ANTIPODIUM, SOMETHING, REISS RADVANYI, WHO AM EYE, KATE HURST, MINE, BEAT POETS, D.I.E., NAME RIBBON and MONT LA ROC are providing the warmth.

Sydney is a striking town whether you find yourself by night blind or by day blinded by the beauty your going to always need shades at hand. We have just got in KAREN WALKER’S new range and till the end of May we’ll give you 20% off all sunnies…just say “blog is back”.

Our favourite critter creator Kill Pixie has his very own book out through IZROCK.
We’ve got it for you to buy…

Another nice one out from Izrock and is Marcus Oakley..

Elke Kramer’s new jewellery collection Trompe L’oeil is as tricky and beautiful as the lady herself. With hints of Deco, elements of games and puzzles and a good dash of her always present frivoility these range of rings, earrings, necklaces, bracelets and pendants is her biggest and greatest collection yet.

“Remember the thrill of cutting lose with paint? Of colouring outside the lines? Of eating crayons? SHORT lets big and little kids alike get creative with a limited edition colouring book.
The publication features contributions from globally recognised and local artists such as Deanne Cheuk, Stefan Marx, Mike Giant, We Buy Your Kids, PAM’s Misha Hollenbach and Genevieve Gauckler..
The book came about when editor Edward Davis couldn’t find anything inspiring to give his two little kids. So he decided to contact a range of artists who ended up crafting 82 pages worth of colouring templates.
SHORT is limited to 1000 copies world wide, and each edition comes with a complimentary poster by Stefan Marx and Chris Hopkins.”

We’ve talked of our lovely mate Trent Whitehead amazing talents before. Here are two of his newest paintings exhibited at the Kids Today show at MTV.

Loyalty is a great trait to have, everyone will best-friend you forever for it. This is why we are introducing the Dobry Den customer Loyalty program. The first 100 customers to come in and buy something and mention the blog will get 10% off non-sale items forever more.

In theme of good things that keep giving..Till the end of May we’re offering 20% off
All the brilliant garb from MY PET SQUARE…

And also 20% off ANTIPODIUM’S “Don’t Mind If I Do” range…

You know how some of your mates really like to draw or paint and are pretty cool so you go to their shows? And then others are the real deal like Paul Davies who is so uber talented that your pretty happy that he remembers the little people like you and waves on the street. He’s show is on and you should definitely go.

Monster Children are hosting Five Pockets a huge show with 32 photographers doing the job for Lee Jeans. Keep your eye out for talented Sam Ash’s contribution.

A very lovely boy dropped off this very amazing looking flyer showing at our very favourite gallery China Heights. I am very curious.

GAYBASH has become a bit of an institution, that is if your foundation is based on debauchery and misdeeds. So put on your blackest and most veiled for the send off this Friday…

Well that’s the first round fresh outta rehab i think we got a few things off our chest. All things fashion go garmental for fashion week next week so we’ll come back in a fortnight with all the news from the frontline.

Much Love,

Nicole and Keira

P.S how cool is Keith Richards