NEW AUSSIE BOOK; THE LORE OF THE LUWOW

Authors Josh & Babz Collins are known for creating the mid-century hell-themed supper club Devilles Pad in Perth, Australia and the wildest tiki bars of the tiki revival. Their bars have played host to such underground celebrities as El-Vez, The 5.6.7.8s, The Mummies, Jon Spencer and the Queen of rock ’n’ roll herself, Wanda Jackson.

They’ve now released a book, The Lore of the Luwow, featuring 240 pages of Technicolor Tiki craziness showcasing the bars built over three decades by Babz & Josh: The LuWOW, Hula Bula Bar and Devilles Pad. These bars are known for their outstanding decor, attention to detail and dedication to providing customers with an unforgettable, eyepoppin’ cinematic experience. This book includes cocktail recipes and know-how gathered over twenty plus years in hospitality and entertainment, as well as dodgy anecdotes, bar decor tips only a monkey could follow, and lots of visual mayhem. A must-have for fans of tiki, rock ’n’ roll, lowbrow art, pin-up and retro trash. A true Cocktail Adventure.

To celebrate the launch of the book, they have designed a limited edition Lore of The LuWOW Tiki mug created by Tiki Farm USA.

The book and mug is only available in person from The LuWOW cocktail bar, 212 Little Collins Street, Melbourne, open Mon/Tue/Wed  4 – 11pm, Thu 4pm-12am, Fri/Sat  4pm – 1am.

Mail order books are available from the UK publisher: www.koreropress.com/the-lore-of-the-luwow/