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As we search for the ultimate in life lets not forget those who go out on a limb to test the boundaries of human existence. I am talking about the people who have had the balls to live and breath the “alternative vision”. I am talking about people who have been shunned by society for using the unused realms of the intellect or creativity, tapping into a higher source; those in the world of the arts. Many of these people later on, in another time, become championed as leaders, visionaries, those of greatness. Some go un-noticed, quietly going about their life as they believe best. Some choose to celebrate the "now" in a world of fantasy fused with reality; the “alternative vision”. Last year I became familiar with a clan of progressive individuals that congregate together in one of the most inhospitable landscapes on the planet to create the mobile city of Burning Man (page 30). One week of pure alternative vision, a possible reality, a paradigm shift attracting those who desire just that; a life outside of the traditional homogenization of society. Often called Burners, these people accept the deep philosophical rules and regulations of the event, most apparent being the negation of anything commercial. No financial transactions whatsoever. The real beauty lies within the amount of money spent preparing amazing art installations, mobile party venues and costumes all for the sake of giving and having a blast. Everyone must offer something to the Burning Man event. It doesn’t matter what it is. This issue features a number of people and events we believe share the alternative vision... Enjoy!

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Contributors andrew, coba, Bianca, BRad, Phoebe, tamam, salvita

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Eye Am @ Phoenix

Deus @ Temple of Enthusiasm

Cop @ 21 concept store

Think Around The Boxes by Rotten Fresh @ RAW

Images Makes The World Go Round by Rotten Fresh @ RAW

Melamon/ RNR @ Rock and Royalty

Classic @ Yokki

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Deus @ Temple of Enthusiasm Antimedium by Rotten Fresh @ RAW King Barracuda @ Phoenix

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Suicide Glam @ Rock and Royalty

With The Future by Rotten Fresh @ RAW

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Plain Short Man Shirt by Satcas @ RAW

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Big In Japan @ 21 concept store

Polars Bears Dress @ Zuttion

Rock and Royalty @ Rock and Royalty Lyloh @ One Love Melamon/RNR @ Rock and Royalty

Zoe&Morgan @ Phoenix

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Everafter @ One Love

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Max @ Rock and Royalty

Low Baggy Woman Short by Satcas @ RAW

Dita @ Phoenix

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Deus @ Temple of Enthusiasm

TCSS @ Drifter

Fortunes Fool Dress, coral @ Hussy

Trigr @ Phoenix

Ahimsa Rebels @ Rock and Royalty

Deus @ Temple of Enthusiasm

Keep It Loose, white @ 21 concept store

Rolling Ash @ Yokki

Everafter @ One Love

Pocket Singlet Acid Rain, denim @ Zuttion

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TCSS @ Drifter

Rasta Diamond @ Yokki

Guana Bana @ One Love

Protect Your Heart @ 21 concept store

Ahimsa Rebels @ Rock and Royalty

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Everafter @ One Love Desert Seasian @ Yokki

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An inspiring and often hilarious account of surfing’s long ride from Beach Boulevard to Wall Street. Phil Jarratt tells the story of how, in business, passion can sometimes trump conventional wisdom, and the heart can overrule the head. This book is about the amazing true story of how a group of young beach bums turned their passion for riding big waves into the world’s fastest growing leisure industry, surviving wipe-outs, drug busts, rip-offs, recessions and the constant pressure to act and dress like grown-ups. Still the darlings of Wall Street despite recent downturns, surfing’s biggest brands have crossed the billion dollar threshold by thinking big and staying cool and that’s a hell of a balancing act. Drawing on more than 200 interviews with industry figures and the idiosyncratic founders of the leading brands, Phil Jarratt details the long and bloody battle between the salts’ and the suits’ to control the industry as it hit the radar screens of the broader youth market. Tracing the development of surf’s biggest brands as they emerged from sleepy beach towns on both sides of the Pacific, he paints a compelling picture of the free-wheeling, hedonistic lifestyle that gave birth to a multi-billion dollar industry almost in spite of itself. It’s all about the beach bum entrepreneurs who started it all – characters like Claw’ Warbrick, Brian Singer, Duke Boyd, Jeff Hakman, Bob McKnight, Jim Jenks, Alan Green, Greasy’ Merchant and Jack O’Neill – are still involved, some are mega-millionaires, some just struggling by while others milk their creations.

A blast from the past... The name "Devo" comes "from their concept of 'de-evolution' - the idea that instead of continuing to evolve, mankind has actually begun to regress, as evidenced by the dysfunction and herd mentality of American society. Devo formed in Akron, Ohio in 1973 and by 1980 the band had a #14 Billboard chart hit with the single "Whip It", and has maintained a cult following throughout its existence. Their alternative style and spin on a number of music genres over time shifted between punk, art rock, post-punk, and New Wave. Their music and stage shows mingle kitsch science fiction themes, deadpan surrealist humor, and mordantly satirical social commentary. The red energy dome made its debut on the cover of Devo's 1980 album "Freedom of Choice," which featured the Top 20 smash "Whip It." Contrary to popular opinion, the headgear is not an upside-down flowerpot. Apparently, lead singer, Gerald Casale, was forced to go to a Catholic school when he was a kid. The priests and the nuns traumatized him, so he would sit in class and stare up at the ceiling. The good thing about the building was that it was a very beautiful old Art Deco building. It had light fixtures that were exactly the red hats, but upside down, hanging from the ceiling on three chains, with the bulb hidden inside. They weren't red; they were white milk glass. But exactly those proportions, exactly that size. So it was just this epiphany that one day came to Casal -- just use that shape, turn it around and paint it red like the cancellator helmet out of a 'Nancy' comic book and put a hat liner inside so it hovered on their heads.

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PULP ART JUICETARIA is a Bioactive Juice Bar embracing the interconnectedness of nature and health through fun, nutrition and the appreciation of art, music and entertaiment. If I were hommus, I would happily get wrapped up in a Pulp Art Mediterranean wrap with friendsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; lamb, yogurt, lettuce, cheese and spices. Healthy, happy and a hang out for expats living in the Umalas area, conversations here tend to take on a socially conscious slant. So keep an open mind with your empty belly. Decorated with amazing photos of traditional life from various areas of Indonesia, the bamboo fusion style furniture fits in beautifully in a responsible contemporary venue deriving influence from the past.

Considering the large French community residing in Bali, I am surprised no one thought of opening a traditional creperie before now. Choosing not to open in the bustling low-rise urban sprawl of Seminyak might just have been a smart move. When the food is good, a few minutes extra effort to get there is always worth it. Breakfast and lunch is cute. Located on the main road in Umalas (Jalan Bumbak) La Creperie embraces the laid-back old school Bali restaurant vibrations. Set up with modern clean dĂŠcor the restaurant overlooks a little rice field. This place has damn good crepes!

Pulp Art Jalan Umalas 2, # 78 Phone +62 361 731212 sajan@dps.centrin.net.id

La Creperie Jalan Bumbak 110 C, Umalas Phone +62 361 8895866 Open 9am - 10pm

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More pork spare ribs I say… Cause one just isn’t enough if I’m hungry! Not really a big red meat eater and someone whom seldom delves into pork meat (not because of religion either), I was surprised when I ate my first ever set of pork spare ribs at the original Naughty Nuri's in Ubud last year. Drizzled in scorched BBQ sauce, they are far from romantic and it’s hard not to get the sticky sauce all over your hands and face, but hell that’s part of the whole attraction. I was glowing after washing it all down with a signature Nuri's Margaritta! The only problem is, I don’t get to Ubud enough. Problem solved, a new Naughty Nuri’s has recently opened in Batu Belig. What the new venue lacks in authentic gritty warung’ness like Ubud, it makes up for in a spacious venue serving pork spare ribs just like Ubud! So, if you heard about the new Nuri’s and thought it might be a let down, think again. It’s comfortable, the food absolutely rocks, is affordable, and the dining is relaxed with super friendly staff.

Local seafood at local prices for everyone. It’s simple, almost basic, but traditionally Bali. Owned and operated by a Balinese family keeps this place as real as it gets. And in a time of this island where change is rampant it’s getting harder and harder to find places like this. If you can handle the heat, for some reason the restaurant gets hot and sweaty, the experience is worth it. Since 1998 Sobat has become a regular haunt for French nationals and other internationals, Warung Sobat has a large menu of traditional Indo dishes alongside a selection of basic western plates. Warung Sobat Jalan Batu Belig Phone +62 361 73 8922 Open lunch and dinner

Naughty Nuri's Jalan Batu Belig 41 Phone +62 361 847 6722 Open 11am - 10pm www.naughtynurisbali.com

Those epic food haunts located in slightly obscure places in Umalas and Batu Belig...

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savior of tradition HAND TAPPED TATTOOS: STEP INTO THE TIME MACHINE To the mere observer passing by this man could look a bit freakishly odd with all of his skin decorations, but don’t be fooled, Durga is continuing traditional cultural tattooing techniques that are close to being lost forever. In his studio in Cikini, Jakarta, among piles of anthropology books, Durga practices the old technique. “From the very beginning I realized that Indonesia is a place to explore, not really to make money, especially from hand tapping. My few clients who are interested in hand tapped tattoos are usually foreigners. The locals are mostly my friends. I asked them to be objects of my exercise.” “All you need to learn this technique is passion and the willingness to suffer a permanent backache,” says Durga.After learning his first steps in the art of tattoo while in the States and Germany, Durga came back to his motherland to gain more knowledge of the art from deep within jungle villas of Mentawai and Borneo. Durga says traditionally, the tattoos describe pretty much an entire history of a person: which tribe one came from, profession, social status, and achievements. Originally, they used tree resin or a mix of sugar cane juice with ash from burnt coconut or oil lamp to make the ink. For the needles, they used pins and thorns. However, there are several differences between every tribe. “Visually, Dayak tattoos are blocked with black. They’re like patches of stickers all over one’s body. Mentawai ones are usually responding body anatomy with lines,” said Durga.

In Mentawai, people normally just do free hand. Things were a bit more complicated for The Dayaks because they had to sculpt a wooden, sort-of stamp to trace the pattern on the skin. The tattooist controls a shorter wood stick that has a needle at the end, and tap the second stick manually while the assistant, who is also called the “skin stretcher”, holds the skin so it is solidly spread. This is important to do. It is so the needle doesn’t get stuck allowing the ink to penetrate more effectively. Unlike machines, this technique doesn’t tear the skin, and because the trauma is less, therefore, it takes less time to heal. And nothing’s free, in the new world nor in the past. The tattoos in Mentawai may cost the person a whole lot of pain and a handsome fee of either a pig, chicken, cow or a monkey. In Borneo, the Dayak tribes’ people pay with jewelries, precious stones and weapons. It certainly seems Durga may be part of a dying art-form, he says most modern tattoo artists inspired by the original Mentawai motives and technique use modern ink and needles due to international regulations.

“It only takes an hour to make a tattoo with a machine whereas with hand tapping, it’s more like 3 to 4 hours. So the intimacy between the artist and the person tattooed is very intense. It feels like riding a time machine to the past. The rhythm of the two pieces of woods for hours can be meditative. It’s an esthetic and spiritual experience,” says Durga. Hand tapping technique is too close to extinction but it still can be saved. “We have to move fast though. The elders of The Dayaks and people of Mentawai are now in their 70s. Not so long from now they’ll die carrying this precious technique with them. So we have to make use of the time we have to learn as much as we can about it,” said Durga.

Durga was recently in Bali for the tattoo and piercing show at SukuSuku Tatau shop on Jalan Double Six. Durga was just one of the great guest artists featured there. words tBianca Timmerman Photos courtesy of Suku-Suku Tatau

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Aternative vision We must think differently in order to achieve something new... What follows is one of the most outlandish, extravagant events on the planet. "Burning Man" is, for those of you who don't know, a giant festival out in the middle of the desert where artists build gigantic art installations, and then burn them down at the end of the week. It's held on a dry lake bed, which is an incredibly hostile and unforgiving natural environment. For one week a city of 30,000 crazy artists and sorts spring up overnight, and then vanish with-

out a trace. We also catch up with Galaxy 7 from Japan while in Jakarta last month. Intrigued by their new approach to music we spoke to this groovy young Tokyo kid with his new style of rock-electro-pop-thrash. And we are just loving the hell out of Tres Tintas' new wallpaper designs. The Barcelona company has just landed in Bali and their artist inspired collections are leading the way in the new contemporary revival of paper stuck on walls.

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burning man NO SPECTATORS! PARTICIPANTS ONLY

It’s the world’s biggest fancy-dress party. It’s not quite chaos, it’s harmony. It’s not quite madness, but it’s definitely hyperactivity. It’s not loose, yet it’s free. It’s not capitalist, it’s sharing. It’s not competition, but communion.

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Since itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s beginning n the beach in San Francisco in 1986, Burning Man has grown exponentially to now become the biggest art event in the world today. This year, around fifty thousand people of all ages, shapes, sizes, colours and creeds converged upon the vastness of the Nevada desert in the USA, built a city, ran amuck for almost a week, then packed the entire thing up and left without a trace. And despite a thriving international attendance, the festival somehow still maintains a degree of mystic, settling slightly underground against other enormous international cultural events. Trying to find one word to describe Burning Man is like trying to find water on the salt plains of Nevada â&#x20AC;&#x201C; impossible. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a sensory overload, an all out assault on the eyes and ears and skin. Every angle presents an art experience that for first-time Burners would leave your mouth agape in disbelief were it not for incessant flying dust. In the middle of the Nevada desert, searing sun scathes skin and dries pores to replicate the baron earth they walk atop.

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AN INTERVIEW WITH A BURNER Tom from Desa Seni, Bali Describe Burning Man in 10 words or less. Burning man is out of body, experimental, liberating the soul, joining likeminded peoples from all over the world! What does Burning Man mean to you? A time to rejoice, share and open one’s mind to the possibilities. How many times have you been to Burning Man? Five. What was your first experience like, did it meet expectations, and how does it compare to the most recent? First experience is mind blowing, that something like this can really exist. It only gets better and better as you build communities, friendships and gain knowledge. What's the most interesting art installation you've seen? A huge meteorite in the sky, slowly falling from a long way away. i kinda freaked everybody out coming closer until it simply landed in the middle of the desert and came alive as a gigantic chandelier ablaze with light. Best thing about Burning Man? The creativity Is there something about Burners that distinguishes them from the rest of society? “No trace” Do you know many other Bali Burners? Is there any kind of similarity between Bali and Burning Man? There are many people here, and yes the creativity and the entrepreneurial forward thinking is a very common trait. It’s the willingness to accept and go with the way things are. What advice do you have for anyone thinking of going? Read the burners prep manual

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While it may be the visual spectacle that brings people in, it’s the prevailing atmosphere that keeps them coming back. Burning Man is unique in that it attempts to be more than just art, craft and fun and games. It’s an experiment in sociology, an example of the possibilities of a culture devoid of cash money and forced rules. It’s anarchy, self controlled. It’s independence and radical self-reliance. It’s about breaking free from the normal systems and beliefs and daring to be different. It’s about giving and sharing, and opening oneself to receive. What you have, you offer to all in exchange for whatever it is you need. Food, water, shelter, medicine, love and friendship are all in abundance and freely available to those with the right mindset and attitude.

Birthday cakes as big as houses, spaceships honed from plastic drink bottles, ballroom gowns made entirely of spoons, pennyfarthing bicycles with riders clothed only in animal fur leggings and stilettos, 30ft recycled-iron butterflies, rabbit ears and swimming goggles, hand-painted breasts, mad hatters and pink mini-buses, gigantic wooden zebras and miniature mountain ranges, naked stilt walkers and sparkling golden yogis…The list goes on and on and on and on and on. Trying to describe the full visual experience of Burning Man would take years and require flicking over every page of the dictionary and thesaurus. Burning Man is certainly not for the faint of heart or the physically challenged, for the elements are intense. High temperatures and burning sun is a certainty and radical dust storms highly likely. To be caught naked way out on the playa without your goggles during a dust storm is frightening. The prime course of action is to mimic an armadillo, curling oneself into a ball, covering every orifice and hope that the next bicycle to pass by when the wind subsides is equipped with a shovel. Cooling the body and staying hydrated are two of the primary challenges faced by each and every Burner. Staying squeaky clean is a test undertaken by few.

All Burners agree, it’s to some extent a transformational experience. Whatever it is that resides deep inside of you, laying dormant as you plod along in your regular life, emerges for Burning Man. There’s lawyers practicing cartwheels, doctors tutoring the art of bondage, engineers dressed as smurfs, transvestites parading on moonlit fashion catwalks, bricklayers doing qi-gong at 4am, and the conservative next-door neighbours prancing about naked wearing hiking boots with fluorescent shoelaces and love hearts painted on their butt cheeks. Anything goes, with the only consideration being whether your actions can cause real harm to another human being. Eventually to the initiated, nothing is shocking, everything is accepted and the outrageously creative, original and unexpected is… expected.

This is an event that brings people back time and time again. To many, it consumes more time, energy and personal resources than a holiday to that idyllic tropical paradise. Many of the art installations are mammoth projects with mammoth budgets, and most are self-funded. Experienced crew pay good money for storage sheds in the town nearest to the Burning Man site to house their goods whilst they return to their regular homes interstate or overseas, decompress, and start planning for next year. But it seems, whatever finances and effort you put into the festival will be shared and absorbed and spat back at you with interest in the form of fun, new friendships, and creative ideas for a more efficient and harmonious and playful society. Green ideas abound, free-energy devices unveiled, new-age alternative technologies demonstrated and the hope for a better world discussed. And it is that which is most striking - the atmosphere, the energy, the communal consciousness. It leaves you wondering, why not? Why can these themes, this freedom of expression and carefree existence not dominate our everyday lives? Why must we live so seriously? Burning Man is an experience that attracts all manner of folk, but is truly embraced by those with distinct personality traits. Like expats living in Bali, it is the entrepreneurs, the creatives, the travellers, the “out-of-the-box”ers, the people with social adaptability, flexibility and an openness to new things that seem to revel in its mirth. For anyone claiming to be any of these things, to experience Burning Man at least once is a must.

words by brad sawatski

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Gallaxy 7 inspired by tokyo Galaxy 7 is a solo project by the talented Daisuke Tsutsui. Members of Galaxy 7 change depending to the rock, electro experimental style concerts. He has recently toured festivals in New York, France and Jakarta and is working on releasing his first album early next year. http://www.myspace.com/galaxy7dt

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Tres Tintas has revolutionized the perception of wallpaper forever. Created by three Spanish Bermejo brothers who grew up in a Barcelona wallpaper factory owned by their father, they decided with the changing times their knowledge and skills could be applied to a new level in the decor. The concept was simple, straightforward while maintaining a hard-hitting impact: get well-known contemporary artists to put their art on wallpaper.

"We wanted to give traditional wallpaper a new dimension and transform it into signature wallpaper, with concept-based collections with a common general idea,” says Jaime Bermejo. “Ever since the beginning, we have been committed to the ‘artists’, whom extremely good in their respective lines of work - illustration, fashion or graphic design - had never faced the white paper." The first Tres Tintas collection “Revival” was a re edition of a series of designs form the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s, rescued form the archives of Papeles Pintados Aribau. In the second collection, “Déjà vu” Tres Tintas has used the talent of 5 young Designers – Eric Jardi, Sophie Leblanc, Izqui, Julieta Alvares and Martha Hernandez. These two collections makes the link between the golden age of wallpaper design in Europe to modern wallpaper design, that with the new millennium has fully recovered the prominence it once enjoyed. “All City Papers” was the third collection, created by the studio Inocuo The Sign Studio (Javi Gutiérrez, David Fernández and Txema Algualcil) that brought urban art closer to the painted paper world. Mariscal came

after that, and he was immediately up to his old tricks: the faces, chairs, letters and Californian palm trees of the “9 selvas de Mariscal” designed Tres Tintas left no one indifferent. And now comes the brand new collection “Wall-à-porter”. This collection transfers the women’s fashion world onto the painted paper. Renowned designers such as La Casita de Wendy and Txell Miras, amongst others, participated in creating this collection. But this time it goes beyond painted paper. Thanks to that experienced group of fashion designers, Tres Tintas dared to take our first steps into the textile design world. The result was some exquisite printed fabrics that marked the beginning of a new phase.

Tres Tintas is now available in Indonesia with the main headquarters located in Bali. +62 36 17 36 682 +62 81 33 77 90 180 +62 81 33 77 40 916 41

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The studio was founded in 2002 by Javier GutiĂŠrrez, better known as Inocuo, an artist with his own signature in the graffiti world of Barcelona. David FernĂĄndez later joined him, a renowned Spanish illustrator greatly familiarised with the surf and skate culture, and by Txema Alguacil, specialised in animated illustrations an former art director of various advertising agencies. This is how Inocuo The Sign Studio was born, as a common project of three guys who got together

to experiment with the different languages and styles of contemporary urban culture. Its origin linked with the graffiti culture is just a starting point for understanding their creations. From there, they work braking with the imageâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s traditional sizes and patterns until achieving designs that combine the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best weapons: the expressiveness of illustration, the freshness of brush strokes, the richness of drawing and the impact of calligraphy.

They initially carried out countless projects to become known: illustrations for trend magazines, trademark images, audio-visual projections and CD covers. But what started like a dream of adolescent graffiti artists has become a studio that works with first-rate companies. The Sign Studio has made textile designs for Nike, Hurley, Leviâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and Divinas Palabras. They are also responsible for creating the images of several automobile campaigns like Volkswagen, Skoda,

Seat and Nissan and for the festivals Urban Funke and Cultura Urbana. They have furthered worked in projects for Budweiser, Estrella Damm and Pepsi and have collaborated with practically all Spanish record companies, in various television networks and companies like Epson, Lego or Adidas.

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Bali rocks on... , It s comin back

he Kuta to Seminyak area of Bali from the early 1980’s onwards has been known for its nightlife and all that goes on with the debauchery of young (and not so young) people from around the world concentrated on a hedonistic tropical island with no shortage of alcohol and other ‘enhancers’ in a live for the moment holiday spirit full of sex, sand and good times. The 1980’s/90’s were the golden years for the infamous Sari Club, Koala Blue, and original Peanuts which were always full of surfers from around the globe, bogan Australians on package holidays, Japanese, Euro’s and Americans drinking and dancing the nights away with not much on except a pair of board shorts or bikini. Across in Seminyak which back in those days seemed miles away was the famous 66 and Gado Gado club which were open on alternating nights. These places were where the more sophisticated European set hanged out, or so I was told back then. For a holiday maker Bali really did seem to have it all as far as night life went. All these clubs relied on DJ’s to play the recorded music which got the people dancing; although there were live music venues around town with bands generally consisting of very good (or very average) local musicians playing western covers, or underground punk bands such as the Bali legends ‘Superman is Dead’ playing gigs around the place or down Poppies 2 at the Twice tape shop/ bar. Moving to Bali from Australia in 2000 was a lifelong dream and although I very much enjoyed my nights out in Bali the nightlife was not a factor at all in why I moved here. Once here though I have had some incredibly fun nights that quite often stretched into days of good times, mischief and laughter. The nights

usually started at the Sari Club, then on to 66 which back in the late 1990’s early 2000’s was quite a bit ‘looser’ than it is now, but alas times change, then on to villa parties or the old dirty, dinghy and dark scandalous ‘Scandals.’ There were also some fantastic dance parties at Nyang Nyang along with other exotic venues with pill popping juke boxes (international DJ’s, apologies Jet) playing tunes that always sounded great especially as your heart beat started to increase, your hands became clammy and you reached for the chewing gum. However, one thing I always did miss was going out to see good live original music. Australia in the late 80’s into 90’s had an abundance of regularly performing great live acts such as Powderfinger, Regurgitator, Beasts of Bourbon, Magic Dirt, Spiderbait, Nick Cave and the list goes on; you could pretty much see great live band every weekend which I often did. However, in Bali the opportunity to go out and see talented musicians perform original material live up close was a very rare treat, except for an occasional show at the Hard Rock such as the ‘Super Jesus’ acoustic session back in 2001. This seems to be changing quite quickly at the moment with a couple of internationally renowned Australian bands finding the time to visit and play shows in Bali, accompanied with new venues opening up which are concentrating on the live music scene. The first show I am referring to was ‘Wolfmother’ who played at the new shop/ studio of ‘Deus’ in Canggu. Along with support bands Navicula and Pandora they played to an amped crowd who absolutely loved every minute of the semi secret show they put on. Bali has had its share of international DJ’s

come and play, but really that cannot compare to the adrenaline rush of waiting for a great band such as Wolfmother to appear on stage and belt out some good old fashion rock n roll! Keeping with the theme of rock n roll, the other band to rock Bali’s shores are one of the best and most energetic live acts in the world today bar none, ‘The Living End.’ For anyone unfamiliar of the ‘Living End’ they are like the bastard child of ‘The Stray Cats,’ ‘The Clash’ and ‘Green Day.’ It was a high energy show of rockabilly punk rock as Bali has never seen before, although I have to say the local legends of ‘Superman is Dead’ are in the same league as far as the energy goes, who were ‘The Living End’s’ main support along with ‘The Sigit’ and ‘Rock n Roll Mafia.’ The venue was the new ‘Boshe’ club and it was a sellout crowd packed into what would be a spacious club in other circumstances. I would have guessed about 80% of the crowd were Indonesians and once The Living End started playing the whole audience seemed to be screaming along with the lyrics; obviously The Living End has a very loyal following here in Bali. It was loud and sweaty, the mosh pit was heaving and there were stage divers and mayhem, it really was a great performance lapped up by the 1500 or so people lucky enough to be there. The band has promised to come back to Bali and honestly really seemed to be moved by the support shown here in Bali. It was the best live show I have seen in over a decade and really brought home how much I had missed live music. Fortunately things seem to looking up in this regard as along with ‘Deus’ there is a new surf shop/ bar/ art gallery ‘Raw’ which has opened on Sunset Road has been starting to host some gigs, I was lucky enough to see ‘The

Sigit’ performing there the night before ‘The Living End’ as a warm up. It is a great venue and quite unique in its concept. Raw seems to be a venue where local and foreign musicians can get together and jam interacting with the crowd and generally have a good time. Speaking of local and western musicians together, if you get a chance to see ‘Max Blues Trio’ or the above mentioned ‘Pandora’ around the place they are very much worth the effort, Max Aloisi hails from Italy and plays with his Indonesian band members original guitar driven music, he really is an incredibly talented guitar player to see live! Even Hard Rock Café is getting in on the action. Last month saw them host Tempertrap with the help from Obey and Macbeth throwing in the bucks to make it all happen! It was truly one of the only times I have seen the entire Seminyak to Canggu crowd head south across the border to Kuta. Those brave enough to deal with the traffic were not let down as Tempertrap put in an amazing performance of vocal and instrumental wailing. 2010 has been Bali’s busiest year ever and the nightlife continues to grow and diversify to cater for the many different tastes of the locals and visitors living and holidaying in Bali. With the strong support shown and success of both ‘Wolfmother’ and ‘The Living End’ let’s hope Bali may start to become a regular host of international acts and have their very vibrant local music scene continue to grow. Is this the death of Disco? Maybe not quite, but Bali rocks on…… PEACE.

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THE GIFT OF GIVING This is the time of year for family and friends to celebrate the birth of Christ through giving. Your involvement in others needs makes them feel that they matter and have value.

Yes, it is this time again. How fast the year went and now Christmas is around the corner with all of its excitement and expectations. This is the time of year for family and friends to celebrate the birth of Christ through giving. For many this is when all family members get together and share the same emotional space. This can also be a very difficult period in the year for those who have lost family members or cannot be with them for other reasons. Separation from loved ones can be painful, particularly when the very thing we want is to share this time with them. Even though separation can be painful so can being together. The reasons we leave the family home are often mixed but more then often it is because of restrictions or family conflicts. Away from our parents, it can feel as if we are now free and can do what we want even though this is not really the case. We will carry the emotional imprint our family experience with us wherever we go. Usually we are not aware that we play out the issues we inherited but when we are back in the old family paradigm they are very likely to come to the surface. Outside your family you can avoid or choose not to be involved with people or situations that upset you or do not agree with but coming home is very different. It is amazing how old anger, resentment or other issues come back the moment you are back in the family fold. The main reason is that you are not just meeting up again with family members but you are also reacquainting yourself with all 58

of your negative emotional triggers. They still have the same affect on you as they did before and as a result you are likely to feel the same things you did in the past. It is often at these family gatherings that the issues of old come into focus and we remember why we left or were frustrated in the first place. We also know that despite of our turbulent emotions that this is not the time to start expressing what we really fee and think. We should try and enjoy what our family can offer us despite of their negative behaviours. This is a difficulty many of us feel faced with and there are some things that we can do to make our family Christmas a happy one. Our issues visit like the Ghost of Christmas Past and just like Scrooge in that story; our family shows us that now we are the perpetrators of our own negative life experiences and emotions. You may believe that they do and say the things that hurt you deliberately but usually nothing could be further from the truth. Acting out of their fears and insecurities, they are quiet unconscious of the damage they have done and are still doing. Once we can accept that we are the originators for what we feel and experience in response to their behaviours and attitudes, we can choose to stop responding. Instead of reacting emotionally, you should observe and ask questions about what they do and say without accusation, blame or guilt. You will be surprised what you will learn about them in this way and how it can change your understanding of them and how it can change you.

If they judge or criticize you as they did in the past instead of reacting with anger ask them why they have the need to do that and what they get out of it. Realize that being critical is their issue and not yours so you can be calm and collected when you respond. You will be in control with your questions and it is their responsibility to justify their behaviour. If they do not take responsibility do not be afraid to keep asking more questions and hold them accountable. The point is that your are never powerless in these situations and at the same time there is no need to get lost in aggression or self effacing emotions. Stay emotionally disconnected even if they are not prepared to accept that they have an issue, after all it is the time for forgiveness and there is no better time than now. This is also the time for giving and while buying a present will always be welcomed it might even be better to give of your self instead. By doing something for someone, making them the focus of your care and attention you give them the gift of feeling special and significant. Your involvement in their needs makes them feel that they matter and have value. Your reward is that you will discover that you have the capacity to be this amazing unconditional giver. It is not important how and what you give in this way as long as your gift is wrapped in love and care. My Love and Good Wishes Go with Everyone of You

META CREDO rudy Eckhardt therapist & healer

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Micheal Franti purpose to rock Rock into the New Year with Michael Franti and Friends under a starlit Balinese sky! Michael is generously donating his time to make this fundraiser successful so please purchase your ticket and participate in making a difference for these organizations to flourish. A benefit for Bumi Sehat Natural Birthing Clinic and the Environmental Bamboo Foundation.

9pm Friday December 31 at the Panchoran Retreat Nyu Kuning, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia

You are regarded as an artist that gives a damn about how we live on this planet! Have you always been socially responsible, or did it arise as a responsible use of fame? I’ve always written songs about social and political issues and as my career and music has gone on for a couple decades, I’ve written less about them in songs and done more about them actively in real life. When the war started in Iraq, I took a trip there to play music on the street for people. Every person that I met said, “Don’t sing us songs about war, sing us songs that make us laugh and dance and sing along”. I learned that music can help to enlighten people about issues or raise money for particular causes, but sometimes it’s most effective when it helps somebody just get through a rough day. 60

How does it make you feel when your efforts with the Soles4Souls campaign has contributed to provided over 10 million shoes for needy people worldwide? That is amazing! I’ve been barefoot for ten years, and I started going barefoot after playing music for kids in countries who couldn’t afford to wear shoes, so I know a little about what it’s like to go barefoot. However, I have no idea what it’s like to be so poor that you can’t afford to buy a pair of shoes. The reason I worked with Soles4Souls is that they don’t just provide shoes for people, they partner with other organizations that address the entire issue of poverty, providing microfinancing, loans, education (especially for girls), and teaching people how to more effectively grow food in a time of changing climates, so that people can learn to better provide for their own communities.

Is that why you choose to come to warm places like Bali and do benefit gigs, so your feet don’t get cold? (joking) Can you tell me how you first came into connection with the island? I just spent the last nine months touring around America, from the extreme heat of the desert in summertime to the cold of the northeast in wintertime, and after nine months on the road I’m ready for some Bali warmth! I took a vacation to Bali and I fell in love with it immediately. I met people who were doing incredible things, like Robin Lim at Bumi Sehat Birthing Clinic and I decided I wanted to live part time in Baili, and in exchange for what Bali gave to me, I wanted to find ways to give back to the community.

You have been wearing no shoes for 10 years now, what’s the weirdest reaction you have had from someone? I’ve had a lot of people tell me that I’m crazy for not wearing shoes right to my face, especially when I’m in a big city like New York City. One time I had a homeless person offer me money.

This New Years Eve you will be performing a benefit gig in Ubud. Can you tell us a little about what we might expect? Any time we play live it’s always a sweaty dance party. This is a New Year’s Eve show, and I know this has been an intense year for people, so it’s going to be a night of letting go. In addition to myself and my friends performing, there are also going to be djs who go on all night long.

You chose to support the Bumi Sehat Foundation in Bali which was founded by the graceful Ibu Robin Lim. How did this come about? I met Robin through her daughter, and I came to Bumi Sehat for the first time and saw the amazing work they were doing there. I saw the impact they were having in the community immediately by bringing babies into the world the most peaceful and natural way possible. I was so moved by what they were doing, and saw that there were so many simple things they needed to do the work, like baby blankets and vitamins, and that it was easy for people to get involved and make a difference immediately. In the last couple years we’ve been raising money to build a new building. With the worldwide economic downturn, the amount of money that’s been going to nonprofit organizations has become less and less. And as the downturn has affected the poorest people first, the need is greater than it ever has been. Linda Garland and her son Arief have been two of the world’s greatest proponents of bamboo growing and building as a way of having an impact on climate change. The event is on the Garland Estate and half the proceeds of the night will be going to furthering their work.

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EveNts IRON MAIDEN MAKES THEIR FIRST EVER VISIT TO INDONESIA! KU DE TA NYE Together with the summer season’s legendary White party, the New Year’s Eve celebration is the biggest event on KU DE TA’s action packed annual calendar. There can be few more romantic locations in which to acknowledge the transition from one year to the next – think sultry tropical air and a westward prospect that takes in the brilliant blue of the Indian Ocean and an horizon where a dramatic sun has just set for the last time in 2010... KU DE TA’s setting has always been one of its greatest attributes. Tickets on sale now at KU DE TA: Dinner & Party Rp 1,800,000 Party Pre Sale Rp 800,000 General Admission Rp 900,000 For more information phone +62 361 736 969 or log onto our online KDT Mag www.kudeta.net

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Original Production is proud to welcome rock legends IRON MAIDEN on their first ever visit to Indonesia, for two concerts; The first will take place at the Stadium Utama Gelaro Bung Karno Senayan in Jakarta on 17 February, 2011 and the second show will be at the Garuda Wisnu Kencana, Bali on 20 February 2011. Both shows form part of The Final Frontier World Tour. The tour is in support of a new Maiden studio album, ‘The Final Frontier’ released in August on EMI Records (UME in the US) which has proved to be their most successful chart-wise in the band’s illustrious career to date, being the No.1 selling album in 28 countries. Founder member and bass player Steve Harris comments. “When we found out we were due to visit Indonesia for the first time, the whole band were elated and not just because it’s such a beautiful part of the world that we can’t wait to get there! But also because we have so many loyal fans in the region wanting to see us play live, we’re really looking forward to the spectacular evening we have planned for them. We’ll be playing some songs from our new album and many of the older favourites too, and of course not forgetting Eddie, who has to be seen to be believed !

The inaugural Christmas Co-Lab Art Show on Sat Dec 16th in conjunction with the Deus Christmas party. Art by Andrew Wellman, Justine, Julian Zelonka, Frazer Anderson, Dustin Humphrey, Jim Mitchell, Robert Moore and many more. All works are priced at Rp1,000,000 and under. Thusday, 18th Dec, Starts at 7pm News Year Eve Party at Deus - live music, Dj’s, fire works. The works.......

BALI GARUDA WISNU KENCANA, FEBRUARY 20 2011

"Da Mixed Platter - New Years Edition" Bringing you the best on the wheels of steel, full of mash ups, banging tunes, and rocking energy... Get ready for a journey of reggae, dub, deep, funk, ol skool, hip hop, soulful, house, electro... everything that will keep that bootay shaking and the danceflo rolling hands high. We got a special theme for you - Bali Ghetto-licious! Bring on your funky colors, hats, sunglasses, bikinis, bling and most importantly your party attitude. December 29th, 2010 @ Cave Bali. Kick off at 10pm. Jalan Petitenget 900x, Bali, Indonesia 62

Burlesque Butterfly Bali In a magical night of transformation, the latest playground of the jetset will be transformed into a tantalising dreamscape boudoir of burlesque and piquant frivolity, with non-stop shows of delight from some of the world's greatest talent. Cocoon Restaurant Bar Beach Club New Years Eve Jl Double Six, No.66, Blue Ocean Boulevard, Seminyak +62 361 731 266 www.cocoon-beach.com

Naka Contemporary Art Artist: Davina Stephens, Xante Carrol, Melina del Mar, Joanna Cutri, Veronique Aonzo, Fulvio Gialain ,Fabrizio Alessi Jl.Kunti no.6, Seminyak Oppening date: 18 December 2010 www.nakacontemporaryart.com

photos courtesy of La Plancha and Junkyard

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the drupadi Bar, restaurant ucked behind legendary streetwear shop Yokii, this little bar/restaurant is one of our favorite little locations tucked away in a slightly obscure location. Overlooking lush, green rice paddies, Drupadi serves Mojitos that pack a punch and amazingly good quality food amidst a damn good selection of music. They also have great fresh fruit juices for those non-alcoholics out there. Have a lunch of Wraps, Satay and Salad. Or the more tempting BBQ dishes of Marinated Spring Chicken, Loin of Tuna, Grain Fed Black Angus Rib Eye Steak,

Wagyu Steak or the Handmade Sausages. Check the blackboard for the week’s style. Want in on a little secret? You get free Potato Wedges with your drinks. Tables and chairs are cool, but you don’t come here for that. The Drupadi is all about comfort, so opt for the casual dining experience on the chill out lounges. And even though once inside you may feel a bit removed from society, this little oasis has fast Wi-Fi available for staying in touch with the outside world. Because you may stay a while.

Jalan Drupadi 09 (behind Yokii), Seminyak 11am – 10pm / Seats 35 Sundays closed Call Made Kojack 081 936 212 371 for info/reservations