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if only i wasn't a child of the 80s..

the SALOONS

it's with great pleasure that we welcome sydney band the SALOONS to the nausz music family! if you haven't heard of them - you soon will.. this four piece set have only been a together for a year and are already making waves with their take on synth pop. they're likely to be the new love child of triple j, eclectic in a way that people understand, and different in quite a beautiful way. hell, they have a harp player in their band - if that's not the most indie thing you've ever heard, i'll stop drinking fair trade lattes. anyway, they're in town for st kilda festival, so if you're keen to see what we're so excited about (and if not, to watch some babes play on stage) come on down and catch us for a drink on the 11th at felix bar! 


check the sounds of the saloons out here and have a very pleasant monday!


xx DY

GET SNAP HAPPY AT ST KILDA FEST TO WIN A $1000 SPENDING SPREE AT DOWN YONDER!

GET SNAP HAPPY TO WIN A $1000 SPENDING SPREE IN STORE AT DOWN YONDER!

all you need to do is head down to st kilda festival and snap festival 
staff in the down yonder uniforms! we're not after crotch shots of paris, 
or kate and her bad habits - but if you don't get creative with your pap 
snaps you won't stand a chance.. the winning entry will score a $1000 
spending spree in store at down yonder! that’s not the end of it – you get 
to bring along 20 of your mates for beer, champagne and 20% off the latest 
from labels such as shakuhachi, friend of mine, something else, karen walker, stolen girlfriends club and more! and, probably because i never won anything at school, we're giving the runner up a diana mini camera with flash package! entries close on saturday the 19th of february, the top ten will be featured online on our facebook page – here at our blogspot, and at www.downyonder.com.au for one week of intensive critiquing by you guys! the winner will be announced online on saturday the 26th of feb.


xx DY

stripes, sailors and sponsoring st kilda fest!

in the 1930s coco chanel took sailor stripes from the seven seas to the catwalk, and today down yonder is taking the trend of the french marinieres to st kilda fest! we are the proud uniform sponsors of st kilda festival - aka. the LARGEST STREET PARTY IN AUSTRALIA! what are your plans from the 5th til the 13th of feb? maybe you'll see one of the 100 live bands that are playing throughout the week? maybe you'll get laughing (and probably snorting) at a comedy show? maybe you'll take your new boyfriend to one of the many free art exhibitions and pretend you're really cultured? maybe you'll partake in a complimentary swing/salsa/hip hop class? maybe you'll learn how the hare krishna cook their veggies so damn well?maybe you'll catch a movie at the st kilda open air cinema above the seabaths? hell - maybe you'll take your mum to zumba for a laugh! or - and this is definitely my favourite part - maybe on sunday the 13th of february you'll rock along to one of the many stages and catch jebediah, hungry kids of hungary, tim FREAKING finn, muscles, tijuana cartel, our favourites stonefield (and so so so many more) playing FOR FREE! i cannot express how amazing these shows were last year - i saw yacht club djs play, it was crazy cool and one of them sailed across my head in an inflatable boat! brilliant! better than all of the live and local stuff that's going on (or maybe this is my bias talking) is the competition that we are running over the course of the festival! 

get SNAP HAPPY to win a $1000 spending spree at down yonder! 

all you need to do is snap festival staff in the down yonder uniforms – so get creative – and then get excited – the winning entry will score a $1000 spending spree in store! that’s not the end of it – you get to bring along 20 of your mates for beer, champagne and 20% off the latest from australian and new zealand fashion labels! and - because my mum always told me winning wasn’t everything - the runner up will score a diana mini camera with flash package! entries close on saturday the 19th of february, the top ten will be featured online on our facebook page – here at our blogspot, and at www.downyonder.com.au for one week of intensive critiquing by you guys! the winner will be announced online on saturday the 26th of feb. think of the above pics as inspiration.. and yes, i am aware that charlie chaplin is dressed as a crim – but whatever, stripes are in vogue, and charlie chaplin does what he wants. 

xx DY

you've been seen

have you been snapped in your DY threads? send your pictures into downyonder@nausz.com - we'd love to feature you on our blog!


xx DY


pictured above
1. em (r) wears harvey basic maxi dress with the friend of mine jade belt
2. ciarra wears the friend of mine josie top
3. rosie (c/r) wears the friend of mine floral venice shorts and karen walker number ones, sarah (c/l) wears the friend of mine wynona dress.
4. nadja wearing the friend of life on mars rings

local natives

we're a bit music obsessed at down yonder, and given that the 
marvelous laneway festival is just around the corner - we've been 
cranking two door cinema club, the holidays, beach house, warpaint, 
world's end press and local natives to get us in the mood for a 
amazing festival... now, what is really grinding my gears on 
a monday is that the idiot who decided the timetable didn't consider 
MY feelings - and so the two bands i love most in the world are 
scheduled to play at the same time..  $50 paid on my friends credit 
card (mine being typically maxed) and a ticket to see local natives 
at the corner and the problem is solved - but seriously, clash with 
gotye or some other band that i don't care about and who has played 
at every festival since i was 16 and i wont have to get up in your 
grill about your horrific lack of timetabling skill.. anyway, my 
best friend introduced me to local natives - she caught the LA band 
at a show in a small town in the south of italy mid last year on the 
same night that she jumped out of a train and severely injured her knee, 
dramatic wound aside - she counts it as an amazing night. since then 
we've had many an interpretive dance off to the album, and now that 
she's bailed overseas i feel as if it's my responsibility to tell 
everyone that this is a bandwagon worth jumping on - check out the 
clip below and enjoy a boogie. 


xx DY

triple mind bend