BATS magazine

at our 3rd issue launch party
our good friend max made one of those flick-flip things
this video was uploaded weeks ago
but still



check out max's art at messedart.blogspot.com

from a wedding ceremony to nudity to amazing art & music: JUNKYARD was everything we hoped it to be and more!

here are a few photos from the night
there are heaps more on our myspace: myspace.com/batsmagazine
(sorry for the poor quality.. flickr is being gay at the moment)


we took it upon ourselves to be bar maids

the 2nd line up of FANS FANS FANS has been announced
seriously such a good lineup - and so cheap too!
tickets are 25 dollars from oztix.com.au
that's roughly $1.78 to see each band (not even including the DJs)
We understand the recession is screwing us all over (I myself am unemployed), but that is no excuse not to buy a ticket!

suscribe at fansclubnight.com for exxxxclusive offers and giveaways

for those of you who came to our launch, you may remember seeing some brilliant drawings by Alisa
and if you were lucky enough - you would have picked up one of her glossy/shiny prints
i myself picked one up, before putting it down again, it was really too beautiful, and i felt like i was being greedy and that someone else should have it...

i regret this, as they were all gone within the next hour

now you can buy some prints of ALISA's work for really fucking cheap
A4 - $10
A5 - $5
(+ postage and handling)

if you are interested in purchasing such a pretty piece
contact alisa at SHOTGUN@HIPTOP.COM.AU
more details at www.deerhuntswolves.blogspot.com

you seriously gotta come to junkyard
just to make things clear it is 18 +
address = Ahimsa House, West End

heaps of copies of issue three will be available on the night
plus i think i might draw up a huge banner.. like "take your picture with batman" kinda thing
sweet
also shirts from yardhand will be available for PURCHASE
and paper people from the lovely ebony



p.s. who thinks we should have face painting at our national youth week market stall?
again, with the only possible option being BATMAN
"but i wanna be a tiger"
"get lost"

do you like this?

if your answer was yes... you sick fuck!
if your answer was no... well we agree with you, but we still find it fucking hilarious

check out this new blog
dedicated to showcasing hilarious/weird/fucked up myspaces from all around the world

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TURPENTINE was loads 'o' fun
definitely come to the next one!
a special thank you to Charley and Marisha
and a fucking thank you to Alice for buying us drinks and feeding our egos

here are some pictures:
(click on the picture to see it bigger - sweet!)

child prodigies are hilarious
make sure you watch the last 15 seconds - her "poetry"

we are having a market stall for this year's national youth week

and yes, the rumours are true, Campbell Newman will be making a special guest appearance at this year's Youth Art Showcase (as part of 2 Loud in the Library)



here are the details: (from visibleink.org)

Youth Arts Showcase
Saturday 4 April 2009
Brisbane Square & Queen St Mall

Get ready to experience the freshest arts and cultural event celebrating National Youth Week! Outdoors and live to you from the Queen St Mall and Reddacliff Place, the Youth Arts Showcase will bring you free, live entertainment featuring dance, music, circus and street theatre– all from people under 25.

And don’t forget to roam the market stalls and support youth enterprise in arts, crafts, fashion, clothing accessories, music, and band merchandise, produced locally by young people. This is a showcase of youth arts and enterprise like no other.

Reddacliff Place Stage
11.00 Mt Gravatt PCYC music crew
11.25 Keeping it Real - Access Arts
11.45 Welcome to country - Maroochy Barambah
12.00 Opening - Lord Mayor Campbell Newman
12.15 Nunukul Yuggera Dancers
12.30 Common Ground - Contact Inc
12.55 No Pain No Gain1.15 Darkwing Dubs
1.40 Sian Evans2.10 Le Suits
2.40 Damsels In Distress
3.10 Fushia
3.50 Cohagen Quaid
4.30 My Fiction

Queen Street Mall Stage
11.15 Storm in a Teacup - Flipside Circus
12.20 Cat Thompson
12.40 Obliviot - Urban Ignition
12.55 Steve Grady
1.30 Erin-Louise
2.00 Avaberee
2.30 Sam Shepherd
3.05 The Travelling So & So’s
3.35 The Ride
4.10 Vasy Mollo

MARKET STALLS
Bats Magazine.
Five young Brisbane girls meet every now and then in a cult like manner to create a bi-monthly magazine that envelopes music, art, fashion, design, culture & journalism.


well there are plenty of other market stalls, but you should just come to ours ;)
there may or may not be face painting

just put a whole stack of ISSUE THREE in Violent Green (Elizabeth Arcade) this afternoon
so go get them city slickers!

also, this weekend, our high school chum, jake, is doing this thing
go to it and buy stuff

next saturday join us as we go to JUNKYARD at Ahisma House (26 Horan St, West End)
seriously now - don't miss this!!!

more copies of issue three will be available on the night
it's BYO! YESSS!
art on display - including the brilliant yardhand and ebony (paper people project) + heaps more

hopefully the following three posters will convince you to come

finally put some more copies of issue three in BOXVINTAGE (West End) today

grab em while they are still moderately hot!


anyway, see some of you at TURPENTINE tonight at Little Jumbo, 183 George St (in the city)
8 - late


i'm so tired i'm AWAKE

heaps more BATS merch available at TURPENTINE tomorrow


more BATS water!
made from the tears of a thousand virgins! mmmm, drink up!



more canvas BATS bags! carry stuff in them! WOW!




and heaps more copies of our 3rd issue!
find a coloured piece of paper within YOUR issue and WIN BIG! nah not really, we just had a minor printing accident....

good old joe has hand drawn some fucking sweet shirts on behalf of YARDHAND
if you are interested in buying any of his cool attire, please contact him at
myspace.com/yardhand

hey this thursday we will be having a market stall type of thing at this months TURPENTINE
at Little Jumbo (George St, Brisbane City)
it's going to be such a sick night
FREE entry and cheap drinks
+ bands, djs and more

we aren't able to get a larger image of the poster
so in the mean time
this will have to hang ten

K CLUB
PRESENTS

BANDSTAND



THE RUBY TRAMP, SURFERS PARADISE
SATURDAY, MARCH 21ST


::: LIVE SETS BY :::


TED&FRANCIS






ELKE







::: DJ SETS FROM :::

LIKE WOAH!






::: PLUS SPECIAL GUESTS :::


BUY TICKETS HERE

whoever said brisbane had a shit art and culture scene is a bloody fascist and should cease to exist!

coming up are a few shows/openings/exhibitions/shindigs definitely worth going to:

in order of occurrence..

1. GEORG @ The Outpost
Georg has just installed a mini show at The Outpost (5a Winn Street, Fortitude Valley) so check it out! he is fucking good!
closing drinks for the show will occur in a few weeks
check the outpost blog for more details



2. IRENE VAN DORSEEN & SHELLY SPENCE @ Barsoma
EXHIBITION: 18 March - 14 April 2009
Venue: Opening Night 18th March, Barsoma, 22 Constance St, Fortitude Valley


3. local artists @ JUNKYARD
should be such a good night
heaps of local artists exhibiting
good bands + a fashion show by boxvintage
and BYO! YES!

two things

1. NATIONAL YOUTH WEEK
We just got word we will be having a market stall at the '2 Loud in the Library' for National Youth Week. Should be a really fun/free event. with locals bands and what not. did someone say AVABEREE and VASY MOLLO?? because I didn't - but i'm pretty sure they are playing!
WE ARE THE YOUTH - WE ARE THE FUTURE

WHO: THE BATS TEAM + other people/bands
WHERE: Brisbane Square Library, Reddacliffe Place and the Queen Street Mall (not exactly sure where we will be exactly, but when we get the details - you'll be the first to know)
WHEN: Saturday, 4 April: 11 am - 5 pm
WHAT: youth arts, performances, markets and music.

2. TURPENTINE
We will also be having a market stall/table/cardboard box? at TURPENTINE
turpentine is a really cool event - but unfortunately is 18 plus. But those of you who are 18, come along: free entry and cheap drinks!

WHO: The Running Guns, One Shot Salute and Pistols Of Dawn. Featuring Pistol Whipped DJ JaneDoe and DJ Parker + local and interstate zine makers
WHERE: Little Jumbo - George St, The City
WHEN: Thursday, 19 March: 8 - 12 pm
WHAT: Zines, Sneakers, Good Music + the individual with then neatest kicks will win a bar tab to do with what they please!!!!


at both events we will be selling old limited edition issues, canvas bags, water bottles, general merchandise and other knick knacks
+ a big stack of Issue Three: The Worldwide Issue for FREE

those indie cunts from CREATIVE LENS PRODUCTS have made another fantastic film
- a live video peformance of The Cairos

if you are a band and want some excellent live documentation of your gigs contact the boys at any of the following
www.myspace.com/creativelensproductions
creativelensproductions.blogspot.com
creative.lens@live.com

watch the video here:
The Cairos Live - Part 1

hey, so, cobrasnake just posted some photos he took at our launch on his website
check them out here

more photos from our launch
thank you jordan overbye
on another completely unrelated note, click here