HAVE YOU EVER FAKED IT?
January 27, 2012Of course we have! SPOOK is now digital, and we are excited to announce that our issue 5, ‘The American edition,’ was recently uploaded to the Fakeprint newsstand. So if you don’t have it, buy it there! And watch this space for information on our upcoming issue which is well on its way. Yes, SPOOK issue 6 will be available in both hardcopy and digital formats. So what is Fakeprint you ask? Well we recently caught up with one of its owners, Adam, to help explain it to you.
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INTRODUCING STEPHANIE VAN BEERS
January 26, 2012Drawing is so much fun when you're a kid. But then you grow up and realise your scribbles aren't as shit-hot as you thought. Blame your parents. They're the ones that fill your head with false hope: 'Wow! Darling, these are just amazing. You're going to be a famous artist some day.' Bullshit. I really don't know how they sleep at night. First the fictitious tales about the fat man in the red suit and now this. But of course there's always the few that can actually recreate The Lion King cover without the aid of tracing paper. Showoffs. And judging by what Stephanie Van Beers mustered up for us today, and the fact that she's been drawing since she was 3, we figure she was one of those kids.
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THE VACCINES ARE IN TOWN
January 25, 2012Okay... Here is a quick glimpse of what’s to come in Issue Six. Taken by the wonderful Elvina Mae as part of a shoot we did with British quartet The Vaccines, we thought we should take this opportunity to shamelessly promote our new issue and get you drooling. We also interviewed them, if you’re asking. We spoke about celebrity crushes, the MGM Grand and the Scandinavian rap scene. It got a little weird to say the least, but even after all that we still thought they’d be suitable candidates to take home to our mums.
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Kick the big C in the teeth for Genny B
January 25, 2012Melbournites might be familiar with the voice of the exquisite Genevieve Blackmore a.k.a. Genny B a.k.a. co-host of RRR’s Livewire on Saturday nights. Well if her uncanny ability to create a pun has made you so much as chuckle, you can now pay her back. You see, Genny B has cancer. You don’t have to have cancer to know that it sucks. You feel rubbish and there are lots of pretty awful treatments that end up costing a small fortune.
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THE SUN ARAW EXPERIENCE
January 24, 2012I caught Sun Araw (Cameron Stallones) at the Sugar Mountain Festival in Melbourne’s amazing Forum Theatre. Once I finally managed to drag myself away from the makeshift rave DJ Yamantaka Eye had pumping away on the mezzanine-turned-club, I headed upstairs to secure myself prime position in the Forum II to beat what would then become a full house. Eventually Stallones appeared on the large but undeniably intimate stage below, along with his two cohorts, a saxophonist demonstrating meticulous focus (if you could have titled him as such – in front of him were almost a square metre of electronics), and an impressively competent guitarist, who to me only fifteen minutes earlier in the room outside, was just some guy displaying an unusual amount of enthusiasm for what seemed to be an extremely bizarre performance art installation.
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AIR
January 23, 2012Quite a few of us partake in some sort of photography training during our high school days. Taking photos of our friends, what could be better? They didn't tell us we had to write about it. They didn't tell us how potent the developing chemicals would be. They didn't tell us how expensive the photographic paper was and how useless it became after you exposed it to the sun - okay, maybe they warned us about that one. Whatever the case, photography is a lot harder than it sounds, hence the plethora of apps that make it easy as pie to take a decent snap. You're fooling no one. Without Instagram you'd be nothing. That's why very few of us actually carry on with the 'skills' acquired during 'Studio Arts' (as some schools so pretentiously put it). Fortunately, Bonnie Hansen kept at it, and today we're lucky enough to share some of her beautiful work.
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INTRODUCING ALEXIS WINTER
January 19, 2012Alexis Winter is a catch. Her creations are nothing short of awe inspiring - transporting you into a world usually only accessible through a cocktail of illicit treats. Quite simply, her work is rad. And as you will read below, her talent is not confined to the playful improvisation of a pen - she can string words together too. She's funny, probably funnier than you, definitely funnier than us. Again, Alexis Winter is a catch. So we've taken a moment to wipe the drool from our chins and share with you what we consider to be some of the finest work ever to grace our site.
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XXX
January 18, 2012Group sex, drugs, prostitution and guns. Apparently that is what can happen when you trawl the streets of Kings Cross. I’ve never witnessed it myself, but I read books, watch movies and talk to people like Jon Hewitt. And he is enough of a local, ‘most of the hookers won’t ask if I want a fuck because they know me.’ So that counts for something, right? Aside from all that, Jon Hewitt makes films. His most recent, ‘X’, follows a night in the lives of two prostitutes, one high-class about to escape the Cross, and one who has just arrived. SPOOK speaks to Jon about living and shooting films in the Cross, fuckaware parties and facing critics like Jon Faine.
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One A Day
January 17, 2012You know that friend of yours who is just really good at music? Maybe not even playing it or writing it or anything, but just always knows whats up as if it's his job? Basically, everybody likes music (except for people who don't like music, but they are called serial killers, you guys. Don't hang out with them) it's just that some people like it enough make everything easier for the rest of us by being ace at telling us about it. Jonno Seidler from ONE A DAY is one of those guys.
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METCALFE LAGOON
January 16, 2012People are great. You can do a lot of things with them: eat, sleep, laugh, cry. They definitely serve their purpose. But sometimes they can be very annoying. Sometimes you don't even want to look at them. And so for the people who have had enough of looking at people, this post is for you. Kasi Metcalfe took a recent dive and captured a 'what-would-I-see-if-I-was-a-fish' kind of series. Yes, Kasi has taken her fisheye photography to a very literal level, but the end result is a pretty special and so we thought we would share them with you.
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