THE KID IS/NOT MY SON
This issue is about taking responsibility for our decisions and our desires. These days, Billie Jean might be relieved that Michael Jackson refused to be her babydaddy. So, what do we do when the painful past intrudes into the present, or fictional ideas become uncomfortably real? And what kinds of burdens do children shoulder on behalf of their parents? Our contributors muse on the nature of creation and champion the need to be accountable for our actions. And there’s plenty of advice – if you’re grown-up enough to take it. If you’ve ever been promiscuous in any way, this issue can help you take care of the consequences.
~ From this issue ~
Who’s Bad?
BY Kieran O'Shea
Kieran O’Shea’s parents wrote fondly of their son in letters to their friends. But Kieran decided to write his own letters… READ ON →
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE:
Every Day Create Your History by Martyn Pedler
Just Beat It by Robert Cook
Damned Indecision And Cursed Pride by Natasha Ludowyk
Annie, Are You Okay? by Rowena Robertson
What About The Bleeding Earth? by Robert Arculus
ABC, Easy As 123 by Mel Campbell
They Don’t Really Care About Us by Dylan Rainforth
Tell ’Em That It’s Human Nature by Lucy Modra
She’s Just A Girl by Claire Wiltshire
Save It For The Children by Jeff Megahan
When The Groove Is Dead And Gone by Ben Gook
Monday March 17, 2008
We came, we saw, we wore women's underwear
One thing we discovered at our “So You Think You Can Party” party is that the appeal of bras can never be underestimated. Especially to men. Dudes love wearing bras, even if they aren’t entirely clear which way around they go or which way the clasp should point. Check it all out in our photo gallery from the night.
Thanks to Roxanne Parlour and their friendly “bra staff” for letting us stage this shambolic event. Thanks also to our roster of excellent DJs and to Peacocks, our glamorous band who weren’t afraid to lead the audience in aerobics while clad only in women’s leopard-print tights.
But most of all, thanks to everyone who made our comeback party really excellent. Big squishy boob-hugs to you all.
Love,
The Magazine.
Thursday March 06, 2008
...and we're back!
Good lord, this website was down for a little while there, wasn’t it? We feel a little like we decided to take a little nap, just to freshen up, and then we woke up feeling groggy and not particularly refreshed and it was all dark and there was drool on our pillow and we realised it was 2am and we had totally missed our friend’s birthday party. But then we realised our clock radio was still showing the wrong time since that blackout a few weeks back, and we looked at our phone and it was only 10:24, we could still make the party!
Speaking of parties, we are about to launch back onto the party scene with our grand comeback spectacle, So You Think You Can Party! The thing you mainly need to know is that there will be a bra bomb at midnight. There will also be a special dance floor show from the Is Not And Friends Variety Revue, DJs Young Steezy and Manchild, and more acts to be announced!
It’s on Friday 14 March. Put that date in your diaries and make sure you don’t oversleep.
Monday October 01, 2007
Issue #10 now available!
Yep, it’s been a little while, but Issue 10, “The Kid Is/Not My Son”, is now available for purchase through our online store. We’re working hard on getting it into our retail outlets as well, but we have been rather busy with our regular 9-5 jobs, which include such activities as travelling to London and New York, hanging with rock stars in hotel rooms, recording television shows and touring Tasmanian cheese factories.
But at last, it’s here. Hooray! Put your orders in for Christmas now! (We are like department stores in that we start preparing for Christmas in October.) And look out for our project in association with the Melbourne International Arts Festival, in which we bring our particular sprawling and idiosyncratic brand of magic to a special edition of the magazine celebrating living-legend choreographer Merce Cunningham. Look for it in the city during the festival, and it’ll also be available for purchase.