The Lifted Brow No. 3, May 2008
AU$12, free postage ’til it stops being a preorder
The Lifted Brow No. 3 is available for preorder. AU$12 gets you the best new photos (James McCulloch), animals (Phoebe Sylvia Goulter), textiles (Penelope Brimwell), music writing (Richard MacFarlane speaks to Black Dice, Soft Tigers, Kevin Drew), and poetry (Anna Krien) from Brisbane. All warmly bracketed by Brisbane’s best new fiction, with n a bourke on the scandalous ladies of Russia, Daniel Jenkins on the disappearance of England, Chris Currie on the causes of Engrish, Angela Slatter on how men become seals, Andrew Crockett being radical generally, and Eric Hanson (who’s not from Brisbane) on a frightening man who appears by the roses. Somewhere in the issue there’s a new drawing from Mel Stringer.
Accompanying your magazine will be a RIDICULOUSLY BEAUTIFUL full-colour poster by Ben Constantine (Plump Oyster). You could frame it; or you could buy the magazine twice, rip out all the pages, and stick them on the wall all around it. This our best-looking issue yet. Seriously, Lib spent an hour on each heading.
Preorders this fortnight get free postage, so that’s $12 square.
TLB3 will be available for preorder this week.
Also, in case you didn’t hear it from Said the Gramophone or Pitchfork, The Lifted Brow is holding a competition.
(I’m guessing we’re about to have a bunch of first-time readers. If you want to join our mailing list, just send an email to editors@theliftedbrow.com with the subject line SUBSCRIBE and you’re all set. We won’t email you too much! Although we are excited!)
WHOA! Loving this Cam guy.
Joel Saunders, Night Crash, Shakes, Rialto Decibel Choir @ The Zoo (1.2.08)
The Lifted Brow may be one of the premier literature-related zines ’round these parts, but the wordy types involved in said publication also seem to know a bit about music. Exhibit A: the countless great bands who have been involved in the various launches and fundraisers for the zine. This particular show was no exception, with The Lifted Brow putting together a great local lineup to say farewell to a whole list of people who are soon to be leaving this city of ours.
Thanks for a wonderful night.
BRISBANE
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MELBOURNE
Not on poster: Fulton Girls Club, Thomas Benjamin Guerney, Ronnie Scott, live VJing, live sketch impressionists
Presenting a free, full-length download: TLB001. 21 raw-type live songs from Harriet, BigStrongBrute, Rialto Decibel Choir, Carry Nation, Genevieve Graves, Let’s Not (but say we did), and Shiver Like Timber. This is kind of a taster before the CD that comes with our September issue.
It was recorded by Nick Smethurst on 6th May, 2007 at a Kelvin Grove locale which people have started calling The House on the Hill. The place is this long, narrow concrete garage and the floor slopes sharply downward, so yes, the reverb really is like that. This show was a goodbye party for Lena, who is in Harriet.
Download the CD in a bunch of formats.
Download printable colour artwork by Mel Stringer.
Tracklist:
1. Acapella by Harriet
2. Killer Bees by BigStrongBrute
3. Dreaming of Jacket Weather by Rialto Decibel Choir
4. Breaking Is for Heroes by Carry Nation
5. Marchin After You by Genevieve Graves
6. Novikov and I by Let’s Not (but say we did)
7. Wander/Tumble by Shiver Like Timber
8. Lines Dissolve by Rialto Decibel Choir
9. Never Mind by Carry Nation
10. Husbands & Wives by BigStrongBrute
11. Preparidos by Let’s Not (but say we did)
12. Dream Boat Captain by Shiver Like Timber
13. Marriage by BigStrongBrute
14. Salmon Run by Genevieve Graves
15. Aristocats by Rialto Decibel Choir
16. Everything Is New Again by Let’s Not (but say we did)
17. The Arctic Esplanade by Shiver Like Timber
18. Moving Out by Carry Nation
19. Collins Street by Rialto Decibel Choir
20. Howl by Harriet
21. Yes by Genevieve Graves
