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Romance Was Born Launch Concept Store

After wowing pretty much everybody at Australian Fashion Week, collaborating with Aussie retailer Sportsgirl and winning a SOYA, Sydney design duo Romance Was Born cap off a stellar 2009 by launching their own concept store "Pearl's Dream". Inspired by their latest collection, 'Doilies and Pearls, Oysters and Shells', the concept...

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New Fan Death Video - Cannibal

After enlisting a weird ass crew of celebrity impersonators for their "Reunited" film clip, Disco duo Fan Death return with "Cannibal" a lo-fi acid trip that follows this exact trajectory: Not that weird, not that weird, really fucking weird, not that weird, getting weird, weirder, really fucking weird. God...

4 comments | Posted on November 19, 2009 at 7:43pm by Ash | Email article to friend | Back To Top

We Are Handsome Swimwear

Airbrushed car bonnets and lycra are pretty terrible separately but together they can inspire some pretty killer swimwear. Which is exactly what Indhrea Chagoury of swimwear label Oscar & Elvis and Jeremy Sommers of design house People Like Us have done. As the design duo behind newly launched swimwear label...

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Deuce Design For The Sydney Theatre Company

Working closely with Sydney Theatre Company Artistic Directors Andrew Upton and Cate Blanchett, Surry Hills based Design Studio Deuce Design have crafted a wonderfully kaleidoscopic brochure for the 2010 season on top of designing the branding and all 2010 Season collateral for the Sydney Theatre Company. The Design Studio,...

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Behind The Scenes At Victorias Secret

For all the pressure of being a Victoria's Secret Angel (weighty diamond encrusted wings, fervent media attention, comparisons to heavenly winged beings) these backstage shots from Fasionologie paint a relatively carefree atmosphere. The big budget show will be taped today and aired December 1 but before that, keep your...

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Ruby Rose To Cover Winter Olympics

According to The Courier Mail Foxtel have enlisted MTV VJ Ruby Rose and Canadian crooner Michael Buble to headline their coverage of the 2010 Winter Olympics. Rose will "host extreme sports such as snowboarding and freestyle skiing", which we assume is the result of a Foxtel intern finding the...

3 comments | Posted on November 19, 2009 at 5:15pm by Ash | Email article to friend | Back To Top

DJ AM KICKS FOR SALE TO RAISE MONEY

Friends of the popular disc jockey, DJ AM, who died not too long ago from an accidental drug overdose, have put his sneakers up for auction on Ebay to raise money for the DJ AM Memorial Fund. It’s no secret that DJ AM had a huge obsession with sneakers and more...

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New Vampire Weekend Video - Cousins

Aaarrrggghhh! I've typed the word "Vampire" like a hundred times this week and you know what? I'm going to type it a few more times now. But thankfully the new Vampire Weekend video for "Cousins" has nothing to do with teen abstinence or Robert Pattinson's gaze or CGI werewolves,...

1 comment | Posted on November 19, 2009 at 4:25pm by Ash | Email article to friend | Back To Top

Daul Kim Found Dead

In yet another untimely death, Model Daul Kim was found dead in Paris this morning. Though the cause of death is yet to be confirmed The Cut reports that Daul took her own life. The Korean beauty was last seen in the above Russh editorial, and between appearances...

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Win Incu, Sportsgirl, General Pants and Movie Vouchers

Hey everyone, Nokia’s giving away over $10,000 worth of vouchers for General Pants, Sportsgirl, Incu, Lucid Laundry as well as enough movie vouchers for you to see Twilight like 7 times. All you need to do is click here and register! I know what you’re thinking, nothing comes for...

Add Comment | Posted on November 18, 2009 at 8:59pm by Ash | Email article to friend | Back To Top

Karri Pledger wins 2009 Girlfriend Model Comp

(The winner Karri Pledger is the red headed minx on the left) If her career turns out like so may of her predecessors, Karri Pledger, winner of the 2009 Rimmel Girlfriend model competition should be pretty damn chuffed with herself. The 15 year old beat over 2,500 wannabe models across the...

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New Charlotte Gainsbourg and Beck Video

We previewed the stills yesterday, but damn, when it's all moving together Keith Schofield's video for Charlotte Gainsbourg and Beck's "Heaven Can Wait" is one of the best this year. Click play and prepare to have your mind blown below......

1 comment | Posted on November 18, 2009 at 8:15pm by Ash | Email article to friend | Back To Top

Del Kathryn Barton Launches New Exhibtion

Every now and then I'll have a Del Kathryn Barton creation scrawled across my chest. It's a print, on a Romance Was Born sweater I bought on sale, but I love it dearly. Whenever I wear it I feel like I'm travelling with a companion. A wise-cracking extra-terrestrial who can...

1 comment | Posted on November 18, 2009 at 7:57pm by Ash | Email article to friend | Back To Top

The Twilight Saga: New Moon Review

I’ve experienced audible collective gasps twice in my twenty-two year cinema-going lifetime. The first was during the walk in wardrobe scene toward the end of Sex And The City: The Movie and the second was last night at the Twilight: New Moon pre-screening when Jacob the werewolf took off his...

12 comments | Posted on November 18, 2009 at 5:43pm by Ash | Email article to friend | Back To Top

Sportsgirl Loves Ellery, Alpha 60 And Cassette Society

Following capsule collections from the likes of TV, Romance Was Born and Elke Kramer the cool kids at Sportsgirl have announced a whole new slew of collaborators for 2010. Hitting shelves and Sportsgirl's online store in Feburary look out for the wares of former Pedestrian neighbours Cassette Society, with Alpha...

Add Comment | Posted on November 18, 2009 at 4:38pm by Ash | Email article to friend | Back To Top

Grandmaster Flash, Amanda Blank, The Decemberists added to Becks Festival Bar Lineup

Grandmaster Flash, The Decemberists, Amanda Blank, Bridezilla, KillaQueenz Poirier & MC Zulu plus Mad Racket’s Hit It and Quit It Australian Revue featuring Recloose & Frank Booker have just been announced as part of Sydney Festival's always stellar Beck's Bar. They join the likes of Grizzly Bear, Severed Heads, Big...

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New Jonathan Boulet Video - Community Service Announcement

Sweet, now there's vision to accompany "Community Service Announcement" the most brain penetrating Australian track of 2009. Directed by Special Problems the forest/beach/cave/nature romp follows Jonathan Boulet the latest Modular signing and "a precociously inspired 21 year old skate rat from Sydney's Northwest" as he flees from hooded cronies with...

1 comment | Posted on November 18, 2009 at 3:32pm by Ash | Email article to friend | Back To Top

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Duke Mutant Dance Off
Duke + Dance Off + Mutants = Best Video Ever.
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BRIDEZILLA
Formed during High School in 2005 Bridezilla are five fresh face Sydneysiders whose songwriting maturity truly belie their youth. Pedestrian caught up with Millie, Josh and Holiday over crepes and coffee to discuss their debut album, The First Dance, touring in New York City and the benefits of having friends in The Bad Seeds.
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METRONOMY
Metronomy discuss their most surreal and embarrassing moment - strutting down the runway for Karl Lagerfeld, kids pushing down fences, the environment and the future.
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DJ AM VIDEO INTERVIEW
Pedestrian interviewed Adam Goldstein aka DJ AM in May of last year and for a superstar DJ, we were amazed at how generous he was with his time and how down to Earth he was. Goldstein was obviously revered in the Music community and his sudden death affected a lot of people who will remember him as a good friend. This video interview goes to show what an affable guy he really was. Thanks for you time Adam.
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Absolut 15 Sydney
Here's the scenario: Sydney's 15 finest party starters have just 15 minutes to sway the crowd and win $1000 for themselves and a charity of their choice. Watch on to learn why less is more and what happens when the music policy is party jams only...
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Bang Gang Retrospective - Year Five
In the fifth and final episode of our Bang Gang retrospective the boys dish on each member's worst moments and look forward and backward...at the exact same time...
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