Kieran Mangan II, More Viking Tunes + Nobody

Yogi Was Never This Cool or The Stuff of Japanese Schoogirl Fantasy

DREADNOUGHT first wrote about Kieran Mangan, an artist mate who made me a ripper tee shirt some time ago. Kieran has been busy with a number of tasks, including the World Square CityLights Project in Sydney:

That is seriously awesome bear action. He's also a bunny specialist, an illustrator/author of comics and has a book in the works. Fuck off Takashi Murakami - Mangan has it in/on the handbag! DREADNOUGHT will keep you up to date on Kieran's movements in the art world.

Space for Us to Shake

Last week DREADNOUGHT wrote about Erlend Øye and some Norwegian music that is rocking my jocks at the minute. The rocking continues with Erlend's collaborative efforts on the new Kings Of Convenience Album a follow up to their uber cool Quiet Is The New Loud. Maybe it's the Viking's influence (hope you're having a belter somewhere in South East Asia Viking!) but the DREADMANSION must be perhaps the strangest place in Australia, and not for the obvious reasons. The obscure Norwegian sounds that echo from the walls and float out across Melbourne deserve to be better known. So while I pump them loud and hard run out and buy Viking music before it invades. When your mates are surprised by a sudden onslaught of fair-haired, buff-bodied, all-round-good-sound you can say you were pillaged by Vikings ages ago.

Empire of the Son

DREADNOUGHT now turns to fashion and a quick look at Nobody Denim an Australian outfit that first came to my attention around Winter '03. During that time (lead up to war, etc.) a camoflauge tee with FREEDOM printed across it caught the eye of hawks and doves alike. The group has continued its provocative (what does that even mean?!) offering of street-wear interlaced with approximations of philosophical discourse. I think this means they wanna sound clever while looking slick. DREADNOUGHT likes the Nihilism Nothing Nobody Collection best. I only wish it had been around when I was writing papers on Nietzsche. Looks a bit like a less well-cut, more wanky version of Duckie Brown to me but they're Australian so give them your hard earned.

Next, a treat for fascist-aesthetics lovers of all types Oliver Helden's latest offerings are wearable, fuck-hot and translate into a pseudo-haute couture totalitarian orgy on the catwalk.

Finally, some hot Brazilian meat for pure enjoyment. The LoveCapoeira model is pretty, the clothes are on the too-clean side of streetware but DREADNOUGHT loves the Catholic inspiration (especially the scapula accessories), frenzied namesake sport/dance and the association with hot label Butch.

Do what the faggot tells you: get butch!

*(Hat Tip Darp for Nobody updates).