Hysteria ticket giveaway!

We'll be honest with you, when we heard that Maggie Gyllenhaal and Hugh Dancy were to star in a period romantic comedy, we didn't really feel the inclination to run to our local cinema and start queuing up in anticipation. Then, our buddy who works at CLEO whispered to us "You know it's about the invention of the vibrator, right?"

"SAYYYY WHAAAAA?" we responded.

It's true. Set in 1880, Hysteria is an offbeat and amusing tale about the invention of said instrument in Victorian England. Based on what actually happened, the film follows Mortimer Granville (Dancy), a young doctor disillusioned by his colleagues' medieval practices. He starts working for Dr Dalrymple, who treats cases of the female ailment commonly known as hysteria by offering them intimate manual relief. Demand becomes so great that Dalrymple and Mortimer cannot keep up with 'curing' women. And so came about the invention of a machine that would solve his medical challenges.

Thanks to our mates at Hopscotch, we're giving away a few free tickets to Hysteria. If you wanna win just drop an email with the subject line "Ooh baby yeah" to info@bobbysix.com. Include your name and address and we'll select the winners at random. As usual with these movie ticket giveaways, the tickets are only valid in Australia. Sorry everywhere else, we're working hard on getting some freebies for you guys too. Soon soon.

Haven - Season Two DVD giveaway!

We're always bragging about how we don't own a TV at Bobbysix. We reckon it makes us sound all bohemian and cool. It is true. We don't own a telly. But what we always accidentally forget to tell you is that we spend many, many hours watching TV shows on our laptops. You name it, we dig it. From Game of Thrones to Breaking Bad via 30 Rock, we're all over that shit.

So we're pretty happy to learn that Season Two of Haven is out today. Starring Emily Rose from Brothers & Sisters, and based on Stephen King's novella The Colorado Kid, the series is spot-on for lovers of top-notch TV with a sci-fi leaning. Basically, if you like a bit of supernatural mystery, then Haven will be right up your alley.

Thanks to our buddies at Hopscotch, we've got three DVDs to give away. Featuring all 12 episodes and a heap of extra features, this'll keep you out of trouble for a while. So, if you want to be in with a chance of winning one, just email info@bobbysix.com with the subject "Haven" along with your name and address. We'll select three lucky winners at random and shoot these badboys out in the post. We'll happily send the prize anywhere, but you'll need a DVD player that plays Aussie disks, or you'll just end up using them as coasters, and, with a retail price of 50 bones, those would be some pretty expensive coasters. 

Win tickets to the Jeep Kurri Burri Classic Mother's Day Polo Tournament

You love your Mum, right? We love your Mum too, but that's another story. Anyhoo, you wanna do something nice for her on Mother's Day, but don't have the dollar? Same old story. Well, how's about taking her to a swanky event for FREE! The Jeep Kurri Burri Classic Mother's Day Polo Tournament is held on Sunday at a country estate in Richmond at foothills of Blue Mountains in New South Wales and we have two tickets to give away, valued at $120 each.

If you're too indie to know what polo is, basically it's that game where fit chaps ride horses and hit a ball with a stick. That Prince fellow (not Prince the sex-midget, but Prince William) plays it. This particular tournament is more like a big, relaxed outdoor picnic (rather than a binge-drinking fest involving women in stupid hats and nightclub dresses). So it's rather nice, and it raises money for Inala, a Rudolf Steiner charity supporting disabled people.

We're giving away two Premium Kurri Burri Hamper tickets valued at a cool 120 bones. There'll be three polo matches, rides, a petting zoo and jumping castle for kids as well as Harvest Market stalls, a charity raffle with fantastic prizes and - and this is the thing that we are positively crapping ourselves with excitement about - Jack Russell races. Jack Russell races! It's impossible to say those three words without smiling.

Anyhoo, if you want this pair of tickets, which contain gourmet picnic goodies, Cape Mentelle Wine, entry for two and other special gifts - just email info@bobbysix.com with your name, phone number and the subject "I really wanna see a Jack Russell race". We'll pick a winner at random on Friday. You have to get yourself to the event, so, you know, if you don't live locally, there's not much point entering. Oh and you don't have to take your mum either. We just, thought it might be a nice thing to do to repay her for popping you out of her vajayjay all those years ago.

If you aren't lucky when it comes to competitions, you can just buy tickets outright here: http://www.kurriburri.com.au/buy-tickets

Win Maybelline NY goodies!

We don't know about you, but Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia flew by in a heartbeat for us. And what a week it was in Sunny Sydney, with some amazing collections - the comic book brilliance of Romance Was Born, the weird underwater neon elegance of Magdelena Velevska, the colour explosion of Jenny Kee, the pastel delicacy of Zimmermann - and of course all the fun and frolics that went on at a whole heap of after-parties. The most exciting thing about Fashion Week Australia though is that it has continued to rapidly grow in stature and to evolve, while retaining its homegrown charm. This year proved that in abundance.

Understandably ebullient at the success of their first year as official make-up sponsor of Fashion Week Australia, Maybelline NY are feeling in a particularly generous mood at the moment, and so have teamed up with your good mates at Bobbysix to offer up some free goodies to one of our readers. If you want the chance to win some awesome Maybelline NY products, just email info@bobbysix.com with the subject 'Maybelline' and the answer to the following question: What did Ruby Rose paint when she teamed up with New York Street artist KR recently? You can find the answer by listening to the above interview, which we conducted in the build-up to Fashion Week. We'll pick a winner at random. Wooo free stuff! Get involved!

Words, pics and interview by Bobby Townsend

Wish You Were Here ticket giveaway!

Wish You Were Here is a psychological drama/mystery starring Joel Edgerton, Felicity Price and Teresa Palmer. Four friends - husband and wife Dave and Alice, and Alice's sister Steph and her new boyfriend Jeremy - head off on a South East Asian holiday, but only three return back to Australia. Dave and Alice come home to their young family desperate for answers about Jeremy's mysterious disappearance. When Steph returns not long after, a brutal secret is revealed about the night her boyfriend went missing. But it is only the first of many. Who amongst them knows what happened on that fateful night when they were dancing under a full moon in Cambodia?

We were lucky enough to have a beer or two with director Kieran Darcy-Smith the other day, and will be bringing you the results of our chat real soon. For now though, wanna see the movie for free? Course you do. Well, we've got a bunch of passes to give away thanks to our mates at Hopscotch. All you gotta do is complete the following sentence: "I wish I was...". Just send your answer, along with your address to info@bobbysix.com, we'll randomly pick some winners and shoot some free passes in the post this week. The passes are only valid in Australia, so, you know, bear that in mind when entering the competition, otherwise it might be quite a pricey cab ride home.

This Must Be The Place ticket giveaway!

Okay, so any movie which has David Byrne in it and features a fair amount of Will Oldham on the soundtrack was always gonna appeal to us. Add to that Sean Penn as a perplexingly funny goth rocker and the ever-wonderful Frances McDormand as Penn's wife, and you have yourself quite the film.

The story is thus: Penn plays Cheyenne, a bored, retired, eye-linered, wealthy American former celeb living in Dublin. He's a complex character, bumbling around town with friends and living in an enormous mansion. When he learns of the death of his father - who he has been estranged from for over 30 years - he returns to America to embark on a road trip that will change him forever. His quest is driven by the revelation that his father was humiliated in Auschwitz at the hands of an SS officer, who may still be alive and living in America. Cheyenne's search takes him across the heartland of a country now foreign to him, encountering some great people as he is reawakened to the possibility of reconciliation and self-discovery.

At first, Penn's character is hard to get a handle on, but soon, his bumbling confusion combined with some cracking one-liners make him genuinely appealing and his journey across The States is intriguing and shot beautifully. This really is a stunning film to look at - an absolute feast for the eyes. While some of the sub-plots serve to confuse, This Must Be The Place is entertaining and at times touching, sad and laugh-out-loud funny.

The good news for you (if you live in Australia) is that Bobbysix.com has teamed up with our mates at Hopscotch Films and have a couple of double passes to give away. All you have to do is send your name and address to info@bobbysix.com with the subject "This must be the place to score a double pass" by April 4th and we'll select the winners at random. The pass is valid at selected cinemas in Sydney, Perth, Brisvegas, Radelaide and Melbs and the film is rated M. 

Field Day ticket giveaway!

What are you doing on New Year's Day? Are you sitting in bed nursing a hangover, or carrying on the party like a sick motherfucker? The answer, if you are a friend of Bobbysix.com, is, of course, the latter. We'll be at Field Day in Sydney's Domain, watching Calvin Harris, Example and French electro-kings Justice (pictured, above) doing their thang, as well as Modestep and a bunch of shit-hot Aussies, like Flight Facilities, The Aston Shuffle and Cloud Control.

We'll see you down the front for Metronomy whose latest album we loved, Crystal Castles, Gotye, our old mate Anna Lunoe and a bunch of cool other acts too. Check the full line-up at the Field Day website. If you haven't got your tickets yet, they're on on sale now and selling fast, so don't delay, fools.

Excitingly (thanks to our friends at Fuzzy) we have A DOUBLE PASS TO GIVE AWAY! All you gots to do is email info@bobbysix.com with the heading "Field Day Giveaway" or send a tweet to @Bobbysix (it can say anything, so long as it has the hashtag #FieldDay). We'll shove all your names in a hat and pick a winner (sorry kids, it's for over 18s only). Good luck dudes, get entering! EDIT: THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED.

Waste Land - 2 for 1 ticket giveaway!

Once again, we're teaming up with our good mates at Hopscotch Films to give away some film tickets because, you know, we're nice like that. We've got three 2-for-1 passes to dish out for the Oscar-nominated documentary, Waste Land, which are valid at the Hoyts Cinema Paris in Sydney for the duration of the film's run (we had some for Melbourne too but they have already been snapped up by our Twitter followers - sorry).

Filmed over nearly three years, Waste Land follows renowned artist Vik Muniz as he journeys from his home base in Brooklyn to his native Brazil and the world's largest garbage dump, Jardim Gramacho, located on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. There he photographs an eclectic band of "catadores" - self-designated pickers of recyclable materials. Muniz's initial objective was to "paint" the catadores with garbage. However, his collaboration with these inspiring characters as they recreate photographic images of themselves out of garbage reveals both the dignity and despair of the catadores as they begin to re-imagine their lives. Director Lucy Walker (Countdown To Zero) and co-directors João Jardim and Karen Harley have great access to the entire process and, in the end, offer stirring evidence of the transformative power of art and the alchemy of the human spirit.

For your chance to grab one of these two-for-one passes, simply tweet us @bobbysix (including the hashtag #wasteland) or drop an email to info@bobbysix.com with the subject heading "I'm wasted." We'll shove everyone's name into a hat and send the winners' passes this week.

Win the new Justice album!

Do you like awesome French electronic music that mixes indie, disco, rock, sci-fi funk and pop with chunky, fuzzy basslines and dance hooks you could hang your coat off? Yes? Do you also like FREE STUFF? Of course you do. Well, read on.

The exciting news for those of you that live in Melbourne is that JUSTICE are heading your way! Tickets went on sale today for what will be their only performance in the city. The epic, brand new, live experience will feature all of their hits and tracks from their, frankly, amazing new album, Audio, Video, Disco. The Festival Hall will host this night of French genius on Friday 6th January 2012. For ticket info, click here. You want more good news? It's an all-ages show.

It's sure to sell out, so, if you snooze, you lose. You'd better buy your tickets right now.

Meanwhile, Bobbysix.com has teamed up with Fuzzy to give you the chance to win one of four copies of Justice's new album, Audio, Video, Disco. To stand a chance of getting your hands on one of these bad boys, all you need to do is follow @bobbysix on Twitter and send us a tweet. It can say whatever you like (be nice though, hey?), so long as it has the hashtag #justice

If you don't have Twitter [you should really get in the 21st Century, but] you can simply email info@bobbysix.com instead with the subject "Gimme Justice". Because we're nice, we'll send CDs to anywhere in the world, so this comp is open to EVERYONE. Hooray.

Justice are also hitting up FIELD DAY on New Year's Day. Tickets are on sale now.

Midnight in Paris ticket giveaway!

Here at Bobbysix.com, we've teamed up with our good friends from Hopscotch films in Sydney to give you the chance to see the brand new Woody Allen film for FREE!

The romantic comedy is about a family travelling to the French capital for business. The party includes a young engaged couple forced to confront the illusion that a life different from their own is better. Yeah, okay, we totes just copy and pasted that off IMDB. Well, we haven't seen it yet. What do you people expect from us?

What we do know is that it stars Owen Wilson, who we love so much for his performance as Dignan in Bottle Rocket that we can even forgive him for Drillbit Taylor. And, also, that our fave reviewer, Mark Kermode - who has been quite critical of Woody Allen of late - really enjoyed it. Being fans of Mr Allen (Annie Hall is never off the DVD player at Bobbysix Towers) we're super excited to head along to check this new offering out.

If you want the chance to WIN one of THREE DOUBLE PASSES to this film, then all you have to do is either LIKE BOBBYSIX.COM'S FACEBOOK PAGE, FOLLOW BOBBYSIX ON TWITTER or, if you are already a follower, then simply SHOOT AN EMAIL to info@bobbysix.com titled "Hells yeah, I want some Woody." We'll put everyone's name in a hat and draw out the three lucky winners on Wednesday.

The double passes are valid for screenings from October 20 for the duration of the film's run. Oh, and while we love our chums from around the globe, this giveaway is open to Australia-based readers only. Sorry.

Beginners ticket giveaway!

There are few things we enjoy more at Bobbysix.com that curling up in the cinema and losing ourselves in a good film. We're pretty sure that you like to do the same. What's that? You do? Thought so. Well, you'll be happy to know that we've teamed up with our good friends at Hopscotch Films in Sydney and are giving you the chance to the see the brand new Ewan McGregor flick, Beginners, for FREE.

Beginners, directed by filmmaker and graphic artist Mike Mills, deals with love, romance, loss and life in all its messiness and beauty and is described by New York Magazine as "A marvelously inventive romantic comedy. The cast inspires you to empty out your bag of superlatives. A wonderful look at love, family and the awkward spots where they collide."

If you want the chance to WIN one of THREE DOUBLE PASSES to this film, then all you have to do is either LIKE BOBBYSIX.COM'S FACEBOOK PAGE, or, if you are already a follower, then simply shoot us an email at info@bobbysix.com titled "Heck yes, give me some of that good shit." We'll put everyone's name in a hat and draw out the three lucky winners next week.

The double passes are valid for the preview screenings from August 19-21. Oh, and while we love our friends from around the globe, this giveaway is open to Australia-based readers only. Sorry, we'll run some comps for all you other dudes soon.

Also, Hopscotch are giving away 2for1 tickets to anyone who contributes to their This Is What Love Feels Like gallery.

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Words by Bobby Townsend

WIN WIN WIN! Tickets to We Had Parties on Easter Sunday!

Easter. It's the celebration of when, all those years ago, Jesus spent a long weekend eating loads of chocolate with the Easter Bunny. That's right isn't it? Wait... what? Oh. Okay, so we're not that hot on religion here at BobbySix Towers. But what we are good at is pointing you in the direction of awesome times. And the times do not come much more awesome than what is in store for the Sydneysiders amongst you at The Gaelic on Easter Sunday (24th April).

With a ‘Rumble In The Jungle’ theme, the fifth annual We Had Parties shindig is set to pit the best Sydney club nights against each other, with DJs from LAST NIGHT (aka Purple Sneakers), MUM, GIRL THING, TEEN SPIRIT, F.R.I.E.N.D/s, GHETTO BLASTER and P*A*S*H battling across two rooms.

It's going to be a mental night, and the best thing is that you have the chance to head along FOR FREE, courtesy of BobbySix.com as we have TWO DOUBLE PASSES TO GIVE AWAY. So, for your chance to gain complimentary entry for yourself and a mate to the sickest party of the year, read on...


UPDATE: Sadly this competition is now closed and the winners have been informed. You can stil buy tickets though for the tiny price of $20+bf here. Meanwhile, keep right up to date with future giveaways by Liking my Facebook page and/or following me on Twitter.

Win VIP Tickets to the Smirnoff Nightlife Exchange Send-Off Party!

Please note, this competition was for the send off party not the actual Nightlife Exchange Event. Therefore, entries are now closed. Keep an eye out for more Smirnoff-related giveaways over the next couple of weeks though.
Smirnoff recently revealed its new Nightlife Exchange Project, which will see 14 countries from six continents - including USA, UK, Brazil, Lebanon, Poland and Australia - celebrate the best elements of their country’s nightlife.

Ideas from Australian fans have been captured online and packed-up in a crate (above), ready to be transformed into actual event experiences. In a finale on 27th November, the world will swap nights, with each country exchanging the best of their nightlife with that of another.

On Thursday evening 21st October, Smirnoff is hosting a Send-Off party in Sydney for Australia's nightlife, where they'll be showcasing what Australians have nominated as being the best of the country's local nightlife and announcing the country Australia will be exchanging with for the big global event on November 27.

The best part is that you could be going to this Send-Off party in Sydney as a VIP!

BobbySix.com has a VIP double pass to give away for the event, which will be hosted by curator Dan Single, co-founder of Ksubi and Bang Gang, who will also be performing a DJ set with Angus MacDonald. The headline act is Aston Shuffle, recently named Australia’s number one DJs in the 2010 inthemix50 poll.


How to Enter:

Simply finish the following sentence, in 25 words or less: "I deserve to win VIP tickets to the Smirnoff Send-Off because..." Email your entry to info@bobbysix.com with the subject line 'Smirnoff Send Off' by no later than 9am on Tuesday 19th October. Include your full name, age and address. Good luck! (The competition and event is for over 18s only and, before you enter, you need to be sure you are able to get yourself to and from the event in Sydney on Thursday evening the 21st October).

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For more details on the Smirnoff Nightlife Exchange, check out their facebook page.