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Editors note

Southbound 2010

Tricia Ray

Friday the 8th to Sunday the 10th of January

By Tygue Cleland

After being a part of the Esther Foundation for the past 8 years, a most rewarding position I now have the opportunity to work full time with Colosoul. Many new and enthusiastic people have jumped on board this year while our faithful workers continue to input their valuable skills and talents to the mag. On a sad note for us Jake Millar Colosoul’s assistant editor left to travel around the world and may even land himself in London. We miss him already but I am sure he is having more than enough fun. My hope this year is that many people will subscribe to Colosoul and help us to stay alive in this ever thriving world of media. We can not survive without your support!

Originally beginning as a one day event, Southbound has grown into a three day action packed music extravaganza. Tempted by a line up of epic proportions, the faithful made the pilgrimage to Sir Stewart Bovell Park, Busselton in anticipation of a weekend full of camping, arts and a healthy dose of mighty fine music.

After a tour of the grounds, taking in the festival atmosphere, we promptly headed over to This Stage to catch the beginning of The View. Having only heard a couple of their songs I didn’t really know what to expect but was greeted with a tight four piece band who belted out a collection of songs drawn from two albums.

Radio hits, Wasted Little

DJ’s and Shock Horror received the best reception.

Pumped and running on the spot we deciphered the standard issue Southbound map and navigated our way to That Stage in time for the start of Melbourne lads, Little Red. Hard to categorize, they describe themselves

Introducing Volunteer @ Colosoul Hi, my name is Jodi Maina. I am volunteering at Colosoul as Assistant Editor. So far it has been such a great experience. I’ve only been on board for a month or so but I am very excited about the new magazine that will be out soon and working on the E-Letters.

I am a Bachelor of Arts Student studying Intercultural Studies - although this plays second fiddle to my role as mum of two. My noisy baby girl has being causing havoc in the Colosoul office (Sorry Guys!).

My passions are writing and travelling so I hope to bring this dynamic to the team in a positive way – embracing the many cultural aspects interwoven into our small city of Perth. In April I am off to Kenya and I hope to bring a story or two back with me.

There are so many exciting new things happening at Colosoul and I am very excited to be a part of it all. So stay tuned!

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Photography courtesy of Southbound

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Southbound 2010 continued..........

on myspace as original doo-wop punk. As far as performers they definitely brought a lot of energy to the stage but the harmonies were a little lost live. For a band with so much promise I was over all disappointed but songs like Misty Eyes and It’s Alright had us showcasing our best dance moves.

A solid hour set had us taking the bands advice and finding the bar for Coca‑Cola and ice.

Night time bought a buzz of anticipation as I keenly gathered the crew together for the beginning of Urthboy. What a mistake.

Having flown the Aussie Hip Hop flag for many years now, I eagerly looked forward to my first Urthboy experience with many telling me what a talent he is live. In this case word of mouth had steered me into the worst display of MCing I have yet witnessed and I have been to many an open mic night. Whether or not a lot of people talking in the crowd had

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this mic controller feeding off negative energy or if my vantage point from the drinking section was too far away I can easily say I was heart broken.

The Melbourne lyricist almost sounded like he was mumbling. Baffled by my disappointment I unwittingly stumbled over to This Stage where Wolf Mother didn’t help improve my mood in the slightest.

Fortunately I didn’t have long to brood as not long after old school favorite Moby took centre stage. With a resume as impressive as his it was no shock that the veteran soon had the crowd pumping.

Accompanied by a full band and drawing from a catalogue that spans back to the early nineties it came as a pleasant surprise when he covered Take A Walk On The Wild Side and Johnny Cash’s Ring Of Fire. The classics weren’t forgotten though.

Porcelain, Bodyrock and Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad? taking everyone back to that one classic album. Whether or not a fan there was no denying Moby can still work a crowd and proved to be a perfect way to end the day.

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PIGEONHOLE

By Candy Fernando 44 London Court is the address of the latest and quaintest of the PIGEONHOLE stores to hit central Perth city lane ways. PIGEONHOLE is one of the most exciting and innovative design stores.

Established for over two years - stores in the BON MARCHE and SHAFTO LANE arcades have proved to have a serious following of curious patrons eager to get hold of the latest in INDIE FASHION, ACCESSORIES and DESIGN. PIGEONHOLE London Court has focus toward quirky, ‘budget friendly’ souvenirs as well as some of PIGEONHOLE’s favourite design brands.

ONLY MIDGE purses, LOVE jewelry, Perth designed ASSETTES CASSETTE wallets and PIGEONHOLE’s own IN HOUSE jewelry range.

While each store has a different focus there is a strong common theme that threads the stores together. PIGEONHOLE has established a welcomed place for itself on the PERTH DESIGN and BOUTIQUE store scene, always pleasing and always exciting, the sometimes extravagant and other times curious items one may find ensure the word will be out......

PIGEONHOLE is worth the wander into once you find it.

EDITORS NOTE: Trish loves to wander down to PIGEONHOLE to seek out that elusive gift for that special someone.

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Big

Day Out 2010

Photography courtesy of Big Day Out

Big Day Out 2010

By Nicholas Leadbitter.

2010’s Big Day Out concert was held at Claremont Showgrounds on January 31st, the sun was shining early and those who fronted up for the start were treated to fine performances by local band Sugar Army and east coast electric-pop act Miami Horror. Considering the early time of their performance large crowds of devoted fans gathered to see them.

Next stop was to see Bluejuice perform on the blue stage, appearing in matching skin tight lycra suits, the Sydney band accompanied by a giant insect puppet stage right, delivered brilliantly with a high energy performance.

Choosing the calmness of Lisa Mitchell over the not so calm energy of Karnivool it was nice to have a short break and be able to relax whilst listening to her tunes, crowd favourite Coin Laundry was preceded with a warning against throwing coins on stage with Mitchell remarking that it was a “nice gesture, but it hurts.”

Rascal all putting on entertaining performances full of energy and adoring crowds. Rascal even pausing a song to stop a fight that had broken out amongst the crowd.

Lily Allen then took the main stage dressed in a glittering top that just wouldn’t seem to stay on. Under the influence of god knows what, she churned out hit after hit to a packed crowd, a definite stand out of her set was the extended version of single Not Fair with Allen slurring “This is my last gig for a This festival seemed to while, make it memorable belong to the Aussie and for me.” With other remarks the English acts with Eskimo on how badly she needed Joe, Jet, Grinspoon, the toilet and all the things Kasabian and Dizzee that were going wrong

with her wardrobe she kept the crown entertained between songs.

Making a quick getaway once Allen had left the stage to fulfill a dream I have had since my early teens, I finally saw Jet live. They took the stage opening with She’s A Genius, the crowd applauded, singing along and dancing around. Even the boys who managed to climb atop a roof and moon the crowd received a round of applause for their efforts.

As the sun finally set and Powderfinger took the main stage, I found myself exhausted from the days events, deciding to watch their set from the safety of the nearest drinking

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area was the right choice.

Drawing an enormous crowd, the Finger cemented their position as one of Australia’s favourite live acts to see.

didn’t leave unhappy, maybe a little sun burnt however the next few days of pain were well worth the memories.

Headlining act Muse commanded the attention of an enormous amount of followers to see if they really were as good live as their reputation. Opening with Uprising, they didn’t disappoint. Knocking out song after song with perfect precision and aided by a spectacular light and laser show, Muse showed why they deserved top billing in Australia’s biggest music festival.

The 40,000 punters that packed out Claremont Showgrounds certainly

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e Youth Tre TedX s e introduc Youth tree is running a new event called TedX Perth.

TED’s catch cry is ‘Ideas worth Spreading’ so be prepared for a plethora of innovative and challenging speeches from leading minds from all over the globe.

A small team from Colosoul headed over to Youth Tree’s first TedX event for the year held at Scitech, with a small plate of food (mandatory), and a sense of uncertainty. At first we were unsure as to

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— Jodi M

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what to expect yet by the end of the night we were completely won over by the experience.

TED media presented a talk by MacArthur winner Sendhil Mullainathan on the challenging topic of how behavioural economics can be used to save lives put at risk through humanities own illogical choices. Splitting into small groups we were encouraged to tackle the ideas put forth.

Next was a riveting talk by none other than the Naked Chef himself, Jamie Oliver, in an all out attack on childhood obesity followed by some more interaction and finished with a heart warming TED presentation by Jane Chen introducing the invention of a life saving device for premature babies in third world countries.

Everyone involved left this TedX event hungry for more, including us.

Personally this event left me feeling encouraged and inspired – informed with positive ideas and the certainty we would put them into action.

Photography by Craig Chiswell My name is Luke Ray, I am 23 years of age, married and living in the beautiful city of Perth. I am currently a fourth year apprentice plumber.

In February 2009, I travelled to Uganda, Africa for a month with a group of twenty- three people. It was there I received the awakening of a lifetime.

I spent two weeks in the town of Jinja staying in raise money for food for the FDLM orphanage. I will an orphanage under the become a qualified plumber around March and I intend name of Father Divine to use my skills for a larger project, and a future business.

Love Ministries, (FDLM). I The building industry tends to have a bad name - with also travelled to the town the people in it known as a bit ‘rough around the edges’. of Mbale for a week to However it is in my heart to change visit an organisation called this image. Working in the trade JENGA. This 009, I 2 ry a industry can be tough, not only organisation ru b e “In F , physically but often mentally also. a d n a works in g U travelled to Over the years in the industry it is villages and month my understanding that things have slums, such as Africa for a of p u changed for the better, but also, ro Namatale, which g a with .” le arguably for the worse. As the p is the largest o e p -three workers now have better working slum in Uganda. twenty conditions, higher pay and less hours, what also The work comes with that is arrogance, false security and self that these organisations indulgence. I propose to give the industry a better name. are doing is absolutely I am putting a team of tradies together from all fields amazing, making a huge to give to the community, not just local, but national impact on the community and overseas also. Every year, 10 tradesmen will be and on individuals. I was very touched by them and selected to take part in giving their skills for two building projects, one local and one national or overseas. (The everyone connected with local project will provide funds for the main project). them.

All expenses for travel and accommodation will be Since being back I have provided. All that will be needed is their skills, teamwork, started a couple of small enthusiasm and co‑operation. projects (Hunger for Luke Ray – fairtradie@hotmail.com phone – 0401268145 Hungry) as a way to help

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Colosoul Chats with Graeme from RTR FM…

By Nick Leadbitter How did RTR get started?

RTRfm began life as 6UWA on April 1st 1977 and was a part of the University of Western Australia. Soon after Murdoch University also got involved in the funding of the station and it became 6UVS. In November 1990 the University of Western Australia decided to close down the station. The volunteers who worked at the station banded together and formed a company Arts Radio Ltd, and six months later the station came back to life as RTRfm. The challenge to keep the company afloat is always there. RTRfm is now one of the most successful community radio stations in Australia, but the challenges just increase with the success.

Plasma

By Nick Leadbitter Electro pop band Plasma draw on synth backgrounds and pop sensibility that define popular bands such as Cut Copy.

Catchy riffs and vocals work well for this group hailing all the way from Switzerland.

Their first single Crazy works well as though it was made for the dance floor with its catchy melody and simple yet effective lyrics.

Tracks Twilight and Plasma sound a little more heartfelt, the vocals definitely being the standout of those two tracks.

Photography courtesy of Plasma

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Having released their first seven track EP late last year after gaining a steady fan base on the Internet and with their high-energy performances this European band are set to make waves.

What is RTR FM’s focus for the year?

2010 is an exciting time for RTRfm, we’ve got lots of new things happening. We’ve got some new programs that have recently started.

‘Replay’ is a revamped program that used to be called ‘Saturday Rewind’ that highlights the best interviews and moments on the station during the week, a great way to listen to the cream of the crop on a Saturday afternoon.

RTR relies on donations by the public and other fundraising, what are some ways people can help keep this station on the air?

We run lots of fundraising events from the iconic ‘In The Pines’ which always has an awesome line up of local bands, ‘The Full Frequency Four O’clock Classic’ fundraiser is coming up on Friday March 26th which will be a great night of electronic dance music.

For the metal heads we have a great event called ‘Burn the Mass’ at the Civic Hotel on March 6th.

RTR relies heavily on volunteers, how important are they to the success of the station?

RTRfm is a volunteer based station, so volunteers are at the centre of our operations.

From our Board of Management, to the broadcasters on air, the producers behind the scenes to the person refiling all the CDs in the library, it’s the work of over 250 dedicated volunteers.

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o m m m m nic a g or c i n a g or Healthy Kick Start

By Jodi Maina

There seems to have been a shift from ones going on a “Diet” to instead becoming a “Foodie”. It is the trendy new healthy kick start you just might want to hop on board this year – and possibly one you just won’t want to get off.

The “Foodie” is a smart and savvy individual who buys organic (when they can afford it), shops locally and makes things from scratch, they look down their noses at fast food – but they LOVE really great food. Foodies are not ashamed of a small roll or two under their belts – just enough to show their great love of food, but not so much that they are unhealthy and obese.

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So, for a healthy kick start to the New Year I urge you to get on board the Foodie train. Hop along to some great local markets, food festivals, cooking classes and enjoy food. Let your love of food become an obsession for great

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food that will nourish your mind, body and spirit.

And remember - a true Foodie enjoys great fare in moderation, savouring each forkful until the very end. Bon Appettite.

Events

Colosoul is getting ready to hold its next Go Local gig in December 2010 in support of local emerging muso’s and designers, keep your eyes posted for our Colosoul myspace, facebook and twitter updates.

Staying in touch with our world - Colosoul will also hold a fundraising event to help raise funds for Judah who has been living in Thailand since he was 19. Judah is from Perth and for the past 4 years he has been helping young children of the streets and keeping them in a safe environement.

You can be a part of helping Judah reach out and make a difference.

More info coming to Colosoul facebook and twitter.

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Goodnight Owl

By Sabrina Robertson A music journalist lost for words? Surely not! In the midst of packing and last minute arrangements I find time to reflect on my time with Colosoul. And as cliché as it sounds, I truly am lost for words. How exactly does one sum up an amazing experience?

I can’t. So instead I’ll leave with a thankyou, a thankyou to those I worked with (in particular Nur, Brooke, Chloe, Amy and Cam), a thankyou to those I met once or twice and a thankyou even to those I hadn’t had the opportunity to meet. Thank you all for making Colosoul what it is. Last but definitely not least, thank you Trish. Your continuing support with both Colosoul and my other adventures, including my own event has been greatly appreciated. I hold much respect for you, not only for all your work with Colosoul but everything else you manage to find time to do. Thank you.

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For those who are curious, next week I am making a move over to Melbourne to pursue a career in the music industry as a band manager. As with any music journalist, I couldn’t leave without talking about music and so I leave you with details of one of the Melbourne bands I manage. Goodnight Owl create a mix of electro/ folk/pop music, two childhood friends Eddie Alexander and Joe Walker have found a perfect combination; Eddie’s lyrics and music is complimented by the addition of Joe’s electronic work. Joined by Joe’s sister Bella Walker on piano, this band is slowly finding their place in the Melbourne music scene.

With a debut EP already behind them and radio play on Triple J, you only need to hear “Maps & Compasses” to realise you’ll be hearing a lot more of them in no time. http://www.myspace.com/ goodnightowl

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