Eastside Radio, “The Smoooooother Sound of Sydney’s East” (coined that one myself), are holding a vinyl fair for lovers of groovy eclectica and the funkier styles. Support Community Radio in your area and find a few drops of black gold for your unloved or over-loved record player:

Everything from disco, soul, and funk to hip-hop, reggae and blues will be available for vinyl lovers, hand picked by meticulous music collectors and a range of Australian DJs including The Vinyl Junkie, Fuse Records, Revolve Records, Alex Dimitriades, Good Groove, Sean O’Brien (The Tender Trap) and Lyndon Pike (Another Angle). Providing the soundtrack for the day will be a variety of DJs 

WHAT: The Black Gold Vinyl Fair hosted by Eastside Radio
WHEN: Saturday, 26th May 2012, 11am to 4pm
WHERE: The Local Taphouse – 122 Flinders St, Darlinghurst
HOW MUCH: $5 donation at the door

The Human Rights Film Festival is just around the corner! The full online program is now available here.

To get the adrenaline running, Daily Sydney has been given 4 double passes to the opening night film “Buffalo Girls” to give away. The first four people to comment on our Facebook post WIN! Opening night will be held at the Chauvel Cinema in Paddington, Tuesday 29th May at 7pm.

Buffalo Girls provides unique insight into the controversial world of underground child-boxing in Thailand. The film looks at Thailand’s some 30,000 child boxers. When their tiny fists, elbows, knees and feet fly, pummelling one another in pursuit of prize money as strangers, neighbours, and even their own families, wager on the outcome, we might ask if this is exploita- tion, empowerment or economic necessity. Click here to watch the trailer.

Competition closes 24th May. Be the first to comment!

Emily Eskell

emilyeskell@gmail.com

Original post by James Ross-Edwards at ‘The Moderation Hotel’

The Excelsior Hotel
Surry Hills

Some people I’ve seen enjoying tacos at ‘El Loco’:

People that are attractive (nice).

People that are attractive (disinterested).

People with long, straight hair that don’t eat much.

People that — due to overthinking their style — wear their clothes too tight.

DJs.

People with shaved chests, chunky watches and (leased) BMWs.

People that pay $300 for self esteem.

People that chase guys that look like scarecrows.

People that chase girls that went to their ‘sister school.’

Rockabillies.

People that work in hospitality and are smug because it’s Monday.

People that work in social media and are smug because it’s 2012.

People that call female bodies ‘rigs.’

People that have ‘sick rigs.’

Gays.

People that captain local cricket teams.

People that sell amphetamines.

Old people.

People that see investment opportunities.

People that see Instagram opportunities.

People that enjoy the moment.

People that spoil it for everybody.

The Moderation Hotel is an irregular musing by indefatigable local scribe James Ross-Edwards on Sydney’s most-loved drinking establishments.
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Not everyone has time for a complete, sit-down, silver service meal at lunch on a weekday. Most of the time it’s stone-cold sushi or avocado on toast at your desk between spreadsheets. Which isn’t healthy, nor does it inspire you to work any harder or faster, which was the whole point of the grab-and-go lunch in the first place, right? So these days we’re loving the spread of lunch options from our favourite restaurants, that A) come quick and easy,  B) are bite-sized in terms of price and C) are within walking distance of the CBD. First there was Shortgrain, Longrain’s answer to speedy Thai, and now there’s Little H, Bar H‘s Cantonese inspired, canteen-style takeaway window that operates out of the regular restaurant between 11.30am – 2.30pm Monday to Friday.

Coincidentally (or not, perhaps) Shortgrain and Little H are actually in the same street, and although that caused a scuffle for a while there between the two owners, we ain’t complaining. Anything to get us out of the office, ey? Hamish and Bec Ingham’s Bar H is renowned for its flavoursome, seasonal and delicate food, where snap-fresh ingredients are key and central to the restaurant’s success.

It was no surprise then, that Little H follows on in the same vein of awesome, starting with the steamed free-range shredded pork burger with paper-thin strips of fennel and mint leaves. For $12 it’s a catch, the pork is sweet, sour and smokey all at once. Deep-fried silken tofu with caramelized tomato sauce offers cloud puffs of soft tofu that acquiesce under a chopstick, and the sauce? Well, why isn’t all tomato sauce caramelized? It’s ace, and especially well matched with the home-brewed iced tea. To finish, little pots of sticky coconut tapioca pudding with fresh figs and swirled with dark caramel top everything off on a high note. We ate spoonfuls on the stroll back to the city, in the sunshine, thanking the Gods of this town that we didn’t have to eat desk sushi that day.

Little H at Bar H
80 Campbell St, Surry Hills
for orders and daily specials call (02) 9280 1980 or email enquiries@barhsurryhills.com

Words and photos by S. McComas

After it’s past two years of raucous success, the Old Fitroy’s Home Brew Festival is back and better than ever.

Get yourself down to one of Daily Sydney’s favorite haunts for 3 days of grass roots theatre/music/ food lovin.

With guests such as Caitlin Park and Fanny Lumsden, why the hell wouldn’t you be there?

Home Brew Festival

What: A festival of music and micro performances.

Where: The Old Fitzroy Hotel, 129 Dowling St Woolloomoolloo

When: May 17th- 19th

Emily Eskell

emilyeskell@gmail.com

You know the song – it hit the top 10 of the Hottest 100 this year.

Well, they’ve got more of them there songs they do, and they’re all pretty baller too.

These incredibly talented Perth natives don’t visit the east coast often enough, and they are basically rigged to blow right now. Be there, and see San Cisco at a reasonable distance from the stage before things get out of hand. And it’s only $17 for effs sake!

WHAT: San Cisco @ The Standard w/ Voltaire Twins (Perth)
WHERE: The Standard, upstairs at LoFi, Taylor Square
WHEN: 9 May 2012
HOW MUCH: $17 + b

Witness lols, discussions, arguement, revolution, evolution(?) and beer, all simulcast live on FBI Radio. Go to the show! It’ll be a hoot. And if it’s not a hoot, just walk up and tell Dan how shit it was afterwards.

Featuring topical, timely and blistering banter from Chris Taylor (The Chaser), Claire Hooper (Good News Week), Lewis Hobba (Hungry Beast), Desh (Comedy Store), Scott Abbot (Poitical Assylum).

Check out the flyer. You can tell the night will be funny because Dan has obviously spent all his money on Great Comedy instead of fickle, unassuageable graphic design. Graphic design… Blergh.

WHAT: A Rational Fear
WHERE: FBI Social, Lvl 2, Kings Cross Hotel
WHEN: Monday May 14th from 7:30pm
HOW MUCH: $10 on the door or FREE if you listen live on FBI 94.5

Teaspoon of Sugar Emporium play host to a night of DIY printing and doing at Dear Pluto. Make your very own tote bag or t-shirt and take/wear it home that night. Give it to your partner or make an Etsy store for it, it’s up to you and it’ll only set you back $15.

All materials are supplied, but if you have a swagged out design or print you’d like to attempt for your t-shirt or bag, be sure to bring it along. Space is strictly limited, so be sure to book ahead.

Also featuring: Beer! Wine! Tea!

WHAT: You Crafty Bastard make-your-own t-shirt night
WHERE: Dear Pluto, 5A Wilshire St, Surry Hills.
WHEN: May 9th from 7pm
HOW MUCH: All materials included for just $15 dollars - book ahead here!

Anywhere promising patrons that they can ‘FEED THEMSELVES FOR A WEEK FOR $21′ gets a hearty high-five from us. Bucklers Canteen is a recent addition to the sparkling firmament of Bondi cuisine, and cater for both types of food: expensive and not-expensive.

They’re currently promoting a series of specials guaranteed to raise the ‘perennially-poor and long-haired’ quotient munching at Bucklers.

TUESDAY: $3 Ribs
WEDNESDAY: $5 Burgers
THURSDAY: $5 Nachos
FRIDAY: $3 Tacos
SUNDAY: $5 Bangers & Mash

Slip in a jukebox, regular games nights, resident musicians (you’ve actually heard of!) and a big ol’ drink list… well you’ve got yourself a swish night out there, my friends.

WHAT: Bucklers Canteen
WHERE: Corner Beach Rd and Campbell Parade, Bondi
WHEN: Tue – Thu: 4:00 pm – 12:00 am, Fri – Sun: 12:00 pm – 12:00 am
HOW MUCH: Cheap as Chip$

Got something to sell? Email fabricabracsyd@gmail.com and set up a stand

WHAT: Fabricabrac 2012
WHERE: Petersham Town Hall
WHEN: Sunday 6th May
HOW MUCH: Free