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Always about moving forward, the band is already on the lookout for a new singer to replace Lindberg and are looking forward to the good times ahead.

JAPANESE POP IN TASSIE!

Dave Larkin would like you to know that the gig of the fortnight it coming up, and it’s his band Gun Street Girls! A feature artist in last edition, where you can read all about the band’s formation and the new album, the band is ready to take a shot at Tassie for their album tour.

The best in the business is heading to Tassie, well at least the best according to the inthemix50. That’s right, the man voted Australia’s number one DJ (and last edition’s cover boy), tyDi, is going to be in Tassie very soon, so if you’re a fan – make sure you don’t miss it!

Heading to both Hobart and Launceston, the Dallas Crane lead singer fronts the new band, and is hoping to get gun’s blazing with the new album and tour. So take Dave’s word for it!

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TYDI IN TASSIE

After nineteen years with the band, Pennywise lead singer Jim Lindberg has decided to retire from the band. Although it will make a big impact on the band, the remaining members wish him luck, and will remain dedicated to the band.

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There’s been some sad news for Magic Dirt & Australian music fans recently, with Magic Dirt bassist Dean Turner losing his battle with cancer on Friday, August 21. It had been a nine year long fight for the musician, and one had been kept largely quiet.

A founding member of the band, Turner was known as the heart and soul of the band, and will be remembered for his fantastic ideas and unmistakable organic bass sound.

The memorial service, held on the 28th, brought out hundreds of members of the Australian music industry, many who also performed a memorial show.

Proceeds of the show went to the musician’s family.

Also a band manager, Turner helped countless young bands realise their dreams, and is survived by his bandmates, as well as his wife and two daughters.

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NikaSaya is a collaboration between songbirds Kikado Kazumi and Onodera Sayaka, two unique and exploratory songwriters who are known for their vocal harmonies and electric performances.

The show will also feature some electronic influenced pop with Aus (aka Yasuhiko Fukuzono) and Cokiyu.

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ELECTRONICA - AUS // EMPIRE OF THE SUN

An Extravagant Empire

“…It’s finding a perfect balance between something that’s majestic and colossal, but not completely ridiculous so you look like a tripped out king!...”

As the Sun rises above the Empire, all we can do is hold our breath and prepare for the extravagance to come. Emperor Luke Steele has begun to ready himself for an epic debut performance, with a cast of characters as colourful as the costumes he wears. Although Lord Nick Littlemore will not be a part of the event, loyal followers are sure to be taken to a dreamlike state as the reality of Empire of the Sun explodes on stage and they attempt to fulfil the prophecy that has been laid before them.

“The big thing for me is just rehearsing and putting together the extravaganza of the show,” says Emperor Steele (known to many a the front man of The Sleepy Jackson), “it’s pretty exciting.” For a band that sees fifty percent of their act lying in the styling and visuals, one can only imagine something spectacular when they make their debut performance at the Parklife Festival at the end of September. Although apparently securing tigers and elephant’s was a tad difficult, so they at least have been left out of the show.

A score has been composed for the space between songs, there are dance groups and performers involved, including choreographer Serena Chalker and improvisational dance group Anything Is Valid Dance Theatre. There will also be special visual elements that fit in with the band’s heightened reality, which can be seen in their music videos, album art, and most recently, the iPhone game. There’s basically a movie done by actors, so it’s like a theatre show with visuals,” and Steele promises it’s going to be something special.

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The entire journey of Empire of the Sun since their conception has been a special one. Since the first meeting between Steele and Littlemore (of Pnau), there has been creation. In what Steele calls a very “un-rock and roll story,” the two had a very professional meeting, and “talked about music, had a few drinks for a couple of hours and that was it. We decided to start work the next morning.”

It was from there they created the huge album Walking on a Dream, which features the top ten single of the same name, as well as other hits ‘We are the People’ and ‘Standing on the Shore’. “We did get to that point where it was like, if we’re going to get a New York loft each and build a studio, we’re going to have write some good songs that don’t have any hassle with them; that are positive and light and beautiful, and wipe out all that stuff that has stuck to us over the years and contaminated us.” It’s along with this musical purity that the band decided to invent a reality to surround

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and enhance it – to create a trademark that would capture the imagination.

“It started as creating characters, creating trademarks, so when you see it, it traps your imagination, and takes it somewhere other worldly. Once you start thinking like that, everything becomes possible; there’s no laws, and before you know it you’re in Mexico [filming a music video].” A self confessed sci-fi/fantasy buff; Steele sees most of the main stylistic influences being from Labyrinth and Star Wars. As for his own costume, he tells us that, “it’s finding a perfect balance between something that’s majestic and colossal, but not completely ridiculous so you look like a tripped out king!”

With the success of the band, and the popularity of the music videos and the other stylistic elements, they’ve no doubt struck a chord and are well on their way to becoming as colossal as their costumes. But before they cement their majestic position, the band

will need to prove themselves as a live act, which will unfortunately begin without Littlemore (who is currently facing commitments with Pnau). “I think at first, earlier on in the year it was a bit disheartening, but it was a case of ‘the show must go on’ and we had to deal with it.”

And as the Empire continues to grow and conquer, it certainly seems as if the opulent and extravagant show that is the Emperor Steele and Lord Littlemore, will go on for many years to come. sDAVID WILLIAMS & MEEGAN MAY

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METAL - MELBOURNE // DREADNAUGHT

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It’s been over fifteen years that the remnants of a few heavy metal bands were exiled from Tasmania to Melbourne where they became the full on force of nature that is Dreadnaught.

Now they’re back and ready to reinvade Tassie with their most recent and self-titled album, and the new single, ‘Buried…(til the day you die)’.

Going by the band name, is there really nothing you’re afraid of? Not even spiders?

The band name is an antonym of itself. Its two meanings are literally opposite depending on the interpretation taken. Dreadnaught can be interpreted as either “fearing nothing” or “fear of nothing”. It’s really got nothing to do with Spiders, or any other tangible entity, as the source of the word derives from a void.

“…Keep it real, keep it heavy!...”

Do you ever feel like you have to have a tough persona being in a heavy rock band, or are you in a heavy rock band because you have one?

Metalheads like heavy music, not because they’re tough, but because the music is heavy. We are all life-long avid fans of heavy music and when you give a metal fan a musical instrument and few years to practice, of course they are going to make heavy music.

What does the symbol mean on the cover of your latest album?

The album is self-titled, [D->0], is shortened form of Dreadnaught I used to write on 2-inch master tapes when we were recording our first two records.

How is Dreadnaught, the 2009 edition, different from how the band was over fifteen years ago?

We’ve explored several musical directions now, each LP and EP have been distinctive in their writing and production approach. Bands always talk about a “return to their roots,” meaning their base influences as musicians, and good bands never leave separate themselves from their musical beginnings. As far as Dreadnaught is concerned this new album (and the live set) represents a culmination of musical and collective personal experiences since the recording of Body.Blood.Skin.Mind (LP CD) in 1995. Of course, it is still distinctively Dreadnaught as well …

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Who or what do you think needs to be ‘Buried’ right now?

Metalcore, and the Grow-a-spine-myspace-onlybands-don’t-get-out-and-play-gigs-or-support-theheavy-music-scene-competition-metallers that seem be prolific right now. And the guy ripping of bands at a certain venue.

Does coming to Tasmania feel like coming home? Or are you glad you left?

When we left Tasmania in the early nineties it was because there was a big music scene in Melbourne and basically none in Tasmania, not because any of us really wanted to leave Tasmania. It’s different now but back then it was very expensive to travel back and forth, so the only option was to re-locate to Melbourne.

Nowadays it’s possible for bands to travel and promote shows in Melbourne and Sydney without having to re-locate interstate to do so. The same applies for fringe music bands from mainland Australia; they can now tour in Tasmania cost effectively.

How do you prepare for a tour like this one after all these years?

This tour has been many months in the making and concept is the same as it ever was for all bands. We’re 100% self-financed and self-promoted so the shows are final step of big process of bookings, promotion, interviews, artwork, and rehearsals and so forth.

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What’s the best thing about your fans & hard rock/metal fans in general?

Dedication, loyalty, tolerance, and a no bullshit attitude! Keep it real, keep it heavy!

What have you got in store for them this time around?

The current live show is like a 55 minute slap around the head. But keep in mind, unless you get out and come and watch you’ll never know what its like. The same applies for all the live bands working the circuit at the moment, get off your ass and support the local music scene because there’s hundreds of great bands putting in 110% to make some great music. Don’t sit at home complaining about the lack of a music scene, because a great music scene needs an audience, otherwise it isn’t great! sMEEGAN MAY

Get ready to face the Dreadnaught!

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ROCK - MELBOURNE // CHILDREN COLLIDE

Collision Course

“…Playing to ten thousand people every day is pretty awesome!...”

It hasn’t even been a year since Children Collide released their debut LP, The Long Now, but the hard working Triple J favourites have already had the opportunity to experience some of their musical dreams, including playing the main stage at the Big Day Out. And it won’t be long now before things get even bigger.

“It’s weird, the whole time I’ve been in the band it’s been a natural progression, everything has gotten bigger at the rate you’d expect. But at the moment it really feels like it’s paying off…. We’re playing venues that are bigger than any we’ve played as a headliner, so we’ll see how they go; but it’s feeling really good.” As drummer Ryan Caesar describes, things just keep on growing for Children Collide, but nothing so far has beaten the Big Day Out.

people every day is pretty awesome!”

As the entire band had attended the festival when they were younger, they all felt blessed to even make it on to the tour. To make the main stage though was far beyond their wildest expectations, and Ryan admits it has been the highlight of his Children Collide journey so far. “To go on the main stage, and be the second or third act on was pretty good! Playing to ten thousand

As for how the American tour went, Ryan simply tells us that, “It was a lot of driving. We really didn’t get out of the van that much, unless we were playing. It was kind of like a tour of truck stops, toilets, and venues.

That was about it. It was good though; it went for about a month. It was fun over there; it’s hard not to have fun in a different country.”

They’ve also recently played to some huge crowds at Splendour in the Grass, and even bigger – a stadium full of people at the NRL State of Origin. Though Ryan admits that the band may not quite have reached “stadium status” yet. “It was a weird [gig], but it was good.” It’s a far cry from the smaller shows they played while on their recent US tour.

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When they do get somewhere, or at least to Tasmania, it’s not just the shows that he’s looking forward to. “I really, really like Hobart, we all do. Every time we go there we seem to be able to spend a day just walking around. There’s this one record store, I can’t even remember the name, but I always manage to walk away

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Hopefully Ryan and his bandmates, Johnny and Heath, will keep having fun as they tour the country this September on their Chosen Armies tour. It will mark the first time they’ve played Tasmania not in support of another act, which Ryan seems to be pretty psyched about, although he admits touring with more experienced bands can be useful, as “you see how they can work a crowd and you do learn things.” But at the moment it’s just good to feel that the band are really getting somewhere.

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HIP-HOP - MELBOURNE // PEZ

Mind of His Own “…As a [festival] punter I was off my face and trying to forget about the world, as a performer I’m sober and want to hold onto the present moment for as long as possible....”

By now, if you haven’t heard Pez’s monster hit ‘The Festival Song’, then you’ve probably never listened to the radio either. One of the biggest ever Aussie hip-hop tracks, it hit number 11 on the ARIA charts and number 7 on Triple J’s hottest 100. But there’s more to Pez than the one song, and he’s willing to prove it with his latest A Mind of My Own tour.

So…do you actually own any pez dispensers?

I’ve been given a few from fans, but they don’t ever seem to make it home with me.

With line-ups for summer festivals being announced recently, what are you looking forward to this season? Will you get a chance to catch anything?

I don’t think I’ll get the chance to catch any as a punter, but hopefully I get to play at a few big ones and make up for it. It’s always an awesome vibe over summer.

How does attending a festival change when you’re the performer not the punter?

As a punter I was off my face and trying to forget about the world, as a performer I’m sober and want to hold onto the present moment for as long as possible.

Are you sick of ‘The Festival Song’ yet?

Yes and no. If I meet someone who heard ‘The Festival Song’ and then took the time to listen to the rest of my music, then no. If I meet someone who only knows ‘The Festival Song’, then yes.

How does it feel to have so many accolades from the song and the album?

It feels good, because I guess it lets me know that I’m on the right track, but there’s a still a very long way to go!

So, what are the plans for the next album?

I’ve just started writing it now, very excited about it!

My aim is to have it written by early next year, so I can keep everything moving. I certainly don’t want to disappear for a few years now when it took so long to get to this point.

Will you work with the same core team, including Matik? Any special guests lined up?

I’ll definitely work with a lot of the same people from this album because they’re people I respect and work well with, but then hopefully I’ll work with a lot of new people too, to keep it fresh and push myself a bit.

What’s on your mind at the moment while you’re on your Mind of My Own tour?

How grateful I am to be in this position. It’s pretty exciting to think that I’ve only been out there for a year and am on my third national tour. Luckily the shows have been great so far, so fingers crossed it continues!

Are you looking forward to heading to Tassie?

Will you get any time here?

I’m definitely looking forward to it, Tassie was one of the best spots on the Drapht/Downside tour, so I’m hoping we can get some good turn outs like that and make it something special. sMEEGAN MAY Check out MC Pez, the rhyme dispenser!

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FOLK - MELBOURNE // THE BASTARD CHILDREN

The Glorious Bastards

“…There’s not really a distinctive gap between the performers and the audience, we like to work as a room and just have some fun...”

It wasn’t quite in 80 days, but The Bastard Children nevertheless went around the world in order to give birth to their very illegitimate new album, High Tide & High Time. From their first port of call at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival as the Chris Winterton Quartet, The Bastards were separated and exiled in many a remote place until finally coming back to Melbourne and reuniting as the mismatched family now known to us all as The Bastard Children.

“We’ve all been overseas and in different countries wanting to get together and get this album recorded for a while,” as Chris Winterton himself explains, “and there’s also an aspect of all the travel and good times that were involved in getting this thing together. It’s been a varied and expansive process, I thing it took about six months to put it all together. For us that’s a pretty long time!”

So where have these wanderers been? And how did they manage to birth so many illegitimate songs, (named for their meshing of genres that none of the band claim ownership of )? It all begins in a little coastal town by the name of Edinburgh, Scotland.

Well, perhaps it’s not so little. And neither is the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, which is the largest arts festival of its kind in the world. It was there that the CWQ had lined up a few shows, fifty-eight in four weeks to be exact, and would find a connection to both their ancestral and musical heritage. It was their dingy old apartment though, that would prove to provide worlds of inspiration.

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“It was in this old 1700s apartment block… and we had the whole thing to ourselves, and we’d come home at night and rehearse and try some new stuff and we’d go and try it out on new audiences the next day. The apartment itself was just really old, and creepy. The floors creaked, there was this piano in the hallway, and the guys reckoned they would hear a single key plucking itself at night, and that was a little bit disturbing.

“It felt like there was a presence there, but it’s not like it was an ominous one. It was just kind of there. And it was a nice feeling to be in this timeless environment, completely out of our element.” Chris also tells us of a few other supernatural stories that the band witnessed while over there, but he also happens to mention that their performances “just became a blur of having a good time and a party,” so we’ll just have to take his word for it…

After the group ghost fest, Chris braved it alone in order to live in an isolated house in the mountains of Japan (with his girlfriend). Considering there

were often days that he would become snowed in, he managed to get a lot of writing, recording and musical experimentation done during his six months there.

It was also unavoidable for some of the culture to rub off on him. “The modernness of the culture just lies on top of this ancient tradition, they’re complete polar opposites, but they work together in harmony,” which Chris sees as an allegory for the traditions he uses in his modern music, and also it’s “that kind of contradictory nature that comes out in my song writing a bit.”

Six months in such a secluded place meant that when Chris returned to Melbourne to rejoin his fellow bastards, there were a few things he needed to do – which is why he headed to a brothel in East St. Kilda.

Well, former brothel to be exact, which also happens to be the home of bass player Michael Marinucci.

“There’s just a labyrinth of little rooms, and each one has its own theme. You can walk down hallways and they literally get smaller until you’re crouching, and you have to crawl through the entrance of some of

these rooms…It’s an incredible place to record, and we used all the different rooms for different sounds and atmospheres, and it really became part of the album.”

And just as soon as they returned to Melbourne, it was time to leave again, this time to tour the now completed album, High Tide & High Time. So get ready to become a part of the next stage of the Bastard’s Journey, as “there’s not really a distinctive gap between the performers and the audience, we like to work as a room and just have some fun…Every audience has a real different personality and characteristic…Every time it’s different, I love that. Something odd is always going to happen, and that’s cool.” sDAVID WILLIAMS & MEEGAN MAY

Let’s get odd, and get High!

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Saucy Sparkle Tales of tease and all things sparkling from Hobart and beyond!

TURN THE DIAL TO 11 With Jonno Coleman

Hi there, my name is Bec Collins. I am the owner of Hobart’s burlesque troupe ‘The Diamonds of Burlesque’ and event manager of the live art/cabaret event ‘Dr Sketchy’s Hobart’, but you will soon get to know me by my stage name, ‘Miss BB Sparkle’!

With a solo EP released earlier in the year, and projects with Ejecter and the rest of his family band The Colemans in the works, Jonno is one of the most proactive members of the Tassie music scene. So before his joint solo tour, we ask him - What were you doing…?

11 years ago…

1998! I was in grade 10. That year I recorded my first album with Drew from Ejecter and a couple of other guys, discovered a small range of substances that I didn’t know existed, also discovered girls and went to the Big Day Out and saw Korn, Marilyn Manson, Hole, The Superjesus and a whole bunch of other awesome bands. I remember watching Courtney Love get stung by a bee and run off the stage crying – leaving the rest of the band on stage for ages wondering what to do.

And Marilyn Manson copped a full beer can to the head and jumped into the crowd to have a fight with the beer thrower. Memories!

11 months ago…

Jess (my wife) and I were expecting our baby daughter.

Also I think I was recording The Small Hours of Morning EP around that time. Listening to lots of Jeff Buckley and Jeff Martin.

and a baby. And I don’t think I dropped any!

11 days ago…

I’d just got back from Melbourne with a caravan that I’m taking on tour around the big island next year.

11 hours ago…

Watching the Dexter series on DVD 11 minutes ago…

I ate a piece of cheese.

11 years from now?

There will be more Solo and Ejecter albums and lots of touring nationally and internationally.

11 weeks ago…

I was recording an album with my dad, my sister and my brother, and juggling solo gigs, Ejecter gigs, work

See Jonno along with Sam Cole and Praire!

0 16 September @ Irish Murphy’s, Hobart 0 18 September @ The Royal Oak, L’ton 0 19 September @ Sirocco’s, Burnie 0 20 September @ Stage Door Café, Burnie

My lovely Diamonds – Miss Eternal Princess, Miss Lucy Sky and myself have been through so many titillating experiences together since we sparkled up the burly storm Hobart’s way! We live our lives adorned in costumes of feathers, corsets, heels, hosiery and sensational sparkles!

We have performed many of our own shows, at festivals, parties, competed on television’s Australia’s Got Talent and much more! We have so many tales to tell, as well as saucy secrets to share and now you, the naughty reader of ‘Saucy Sparkle’ will get a taste of our glitzy burlesque world and experiences.

You may be finding yourself intrigued by this column but be asking yourself ‘what in the world is this ‘BURLESQUE’ Miss BB Sparkle is talking of? On the flip side, you may be one of Hobart’s many burlesque performers yourself, or fan of, or just have an interest in this magical world of glamour. For the curious reader out there, I dedicate this issue’s column to giving you my best interpretation of what burlesque is and where it came from.

The word burlesque apparently originated from the word ‘burl’, which to make a ‘burl’ of something is to make a mockery or satire. It all started long ago (late 19th Century) in Paris where women performing dance acts in tights were considered to be performing the highest form of scantily clad tease! The lower class entertained by performing satire or ‘burl’ of the upper class operas and ballets, using combinations of song,

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dance, comedy, glamorous costuming and minimal strip tease.

Later, burlesque took off in America, where bold burlesque theatre/cabaret productions were all the rage until the appeal started wearing off and the women started stripping more and more in an attempt to draw back crowds. It slowly became what we know as strip tease today!

Burlesque has seen a huge revival over recent years with many burly performers popping up all over the globe performing their own interpretation of burlesque using inspiration from the many stages burlesque went through in its history. Some perform fan dances, hiding their barely covered bodies with gorgeous fans, as did ‘Sally Rand’ who made this a famous art form many years ago. Some use song and dance, teasing their audiences with creative narratives and some flashing of flesh.

In short, burlesque is the art of tease leaving the audience wanting more! It is all about sex appeal, glamour, sensuality and beautiful ladies expressing themselves in creative, talented, seductive and comedic satirical manners!

I look forward to revealing more and more to you, with the help of my fellow Diamonds, about the goings on in this addictive world of burlesque in the ‘Saucy Sparkle’ columns to come!

Until then… remember it’s not a debacle to Sparkle!

Miss BB Sparkle xox See the Diamond’s sparkle at Dr Sketchy’s Anti-Art Show 0 8 September @ Kaos Kafe, Hobart

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GIG GUIDE Wednesday, 2 September sLaunceston Irish Murphy’s Top Shelf: Nathan Wheldon Quartet + Carl Fidler Thursday, 3 September sHobart The Alley Cat Alley Cat Rock Quiz The Brisbane Hotel The Playground Comedy Syrup Mash Up Da Town: DJ Boucher Irish Murphy’s The Greenhouse: Ben Wells Band + Dali and the Paper Band sLaunceston The Royal Oak Lonny Tunes feat.

Stella & Meegan Frankie Halfway To Forth Irish Murphy’s Kristy & Steve

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The Alley Cat Eleanor Tucker & Friends + Tomas Ford + DOS4GW Brookfield Vineyard Open Mic with Dominic Francis

The Alley Cat Alley Cat Comedy

Hotel New York Pez + Jono Fernandez

The Brisbane Hotel Elk + The Vivids

Irish Murphy’s Long Way Home

Syrup Mash Up Da Town: DJ Boucher

The Commercial Hotel Hard Drive Lonnies DJ Keli Hart Sunday, 6 September

Republic Bar Pugsley Buzzard + Rebbeca Moore Irish Murphy’s The Greenhouse: Dominic Howe + James Parry w Band

sHobart Brookfield Vineyard Steve Young Trio Raincheck Lounge Live Acoustic Music Republic Bar PNG Orphanage Benefit

sLaunceston The Royal Oak Deux Pervertis Irish Murphy’s Sally Day with Ben Castles Lonnies Pure Glam

The Commercial Hotel Off the Cuff Sunday, 13 September sHobart The Alley Cat Andrew Marshall + Rod Fritz + Gretel Templeton Brookfield Vineyard Folk Night: Thin on the Ground The Brisbane Hotel NikaSaya + Aus + Cokiyu

sLaunceston

sLaunceston

sHobart

Monday, 14 September

Hotel New York Children Collide

The Alley Cat Firebird + The Bone Rattlers

sHobart

Monday, 7 September

The Alley Cat Cult Film Night: Midnight Cowboy Republic Bar Quiz Night

Tuesday, 15 September

Irish Murphy’s Luke Parry

Republic Bar Simon Russell & Guilty As Charged

Tuesday, 8 September

Irish Murphy’s Covered

Republic Bar Dominick Francis + Abbey Doggett + Barry Jones

sHobart

sLaunceston

Irish Murphy’s Covered

Republic Bar The Sign

The Royal Oak Luke Parry

sLaunceston

Irish Murphy’s The Greenhouse: Madelyn Mundy + Gretel and the Teramachi

Irish Murphy’s Victor Charlie Charlie

The Royal Oak Dreadnaught

Saturday, 5 September sHobart The Alley Cat The Bastard Children Brookfield Vineyard Jigzag The Brisbane Hotel All Ages: Irock Challenge Final Dreadnaught + Separatist + Stand Defiant + Lady Crimson Late Night Krackieoke w MC Liquorice Stick Syrup Call IT…: Gillie + Tristan + Turner

sHobart The Alley Cat Cult Film Night: Rocky Republic Bar Carl Rush sLaunceston

sLaunceston

The Commercial Hotel DJ Skip

Irish Murphy’s Carl Fidler

Saturday, 12 September

Wednesday, 9 September

sHobart

sHobart The Alley Cat High Noon Fever The Brisbane Hotel Kashmire + The Planks + The Trolls Republic Bar Amy Kendell & The Kitchen Hands + Ally Mok Irish Murphy’s The Greenhouse: Abbey Doggett + The Little Cubas + Agent Fontaine sLaunceston The Royal Oak Ben Smith + Nicholas Roy + Kelly FernandoBird

Brookfield Vineyard Quiz Night: Free the Bears The Brisbane Hotel White Woods + Wendy In The Mountains And The Caves With The Slaves + The Breeze + Transcriptions Of Organ Music Syrup Call IT…: Gillie + Corney + Parky Republic Bar Sugartrain Irish Murphy’s Covered sLaunceston The Royal Oak Sara & Dave

Launceston Studio www.myspace.com/fatlipstudios

Irish Murphy’s The Greenhouse: Priscilla Gorringe + Ryan Kinder

Friday, 11 September

Brookfield Vineyard Twice Bitten + Annie Parcell & Matt Wolley + Barry Jones

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Republic Bar Barrel House blues band

Irish Murphy’s Nathan Wheldon + Kristy Tucker + Two Strung + X vs Y

Irish Murphy’s Ben Castles + Carl Fidler + Brief Illusion

Recording Mixing Mastering Production

Raincheck Lounge Live Acoustic Music

Syrup I Luv Techno: Corney + Tristan + Samex

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The Royal Oak Ben Castles

Irish Murphy’s X vs Y

sLaunceston

The Commercial Hotel DJ Skip

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Hotel New York Dopamine + fRew

The Brisbane Hotel Circuit Bent + Autonomech +Pspiralife + Dom Ham

Irish Murphy’s Strap Daddy

Friday 4th September Open Mic feat Dominic Francis Saturday 5th September Fiona Hutchison 12 noon to 3 Sunday 6th September Steve You Trio Friday 11th September Twice Bitten Annie Parcell & Matt Woolley Plus CD Launch Barry Jones Saturday 12th September Quiz Night (Free The Bears) Sunday 13th September Folk Night featuring “Thin on the Ground”

sLaunceston

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Hotel New York Gun Street Girls

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Friday, 4 September

Republic Bar Pez + Seth Sentry

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Irish Murphy’s Top Shelf: Foreign Films + Glenn Moorhouse

Irish Murphy’s The Greenhouse: Andrew Marshall + Dan Hennessy

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HOBART

Irish Murphy’s Glenn Moorehouse

Brookfield Vineyard 1640 Channel Highway Margate 6267 2880

Wednesday, 16 September sHobart Republic Bar Andrew Marshall + Rod Fritz + Gretel Templeton Irish Murphy’s Prairie Nischler + Sam Cole + Jonno Coleman sLaunceston The Royal Oak Andy Collins Irish Murphy’s Top Shelf:Halfway to Forth + Frankie

Hotel SOHO 124 Davey Street 6224 9494 www.hotelsoho.com.au Irish Murphy’s The Greenhouse 21 Salamanca Place 6223 1119 irishmurphys.com.au Isobar Frankin Wharf www.isobar.com.au The Metz on the Bay 217 Sandy Bay Road 6224 4444 www.themetz.com.au Syrup 1st Floor 39 Salamanca Place 6224 8249 www.syrupclub.com The Republic Bar 299 Elizabeth Street 6234 6954 www.republicbar.com

The Alley Cat Bar 381 Elizabeth Street 6231 2299 www.myspace.com/ thealleycatbar LAUNCESTON The Commercial Hotel 27 George Street 6331 3868 Irish Murphy’s 211 Brisbane Street 6331 4440 www.irishmurphys. com.au Hotel New York 122 York Street 6334 7231 Lonnies 107 Brisbane Street 6334 7889 www.lonniesniteclub. com The Royal Oak 14 Brisbane Street 6331 5346 www.myspace.com/ leapinlimpout

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DANCE - SYDNEY // KELI HART

Hart of Gold

Known as the “Sound of Sydney,” DJ Keli Hart is doing it for the girls. With her own all female producing label Dolls House, Keli’s also an Australian SheDJ Ambassador and has most recently been turning it up with her single ‘Blast the Stereo’ featuring Amy B. We decided to find out just what sounds she’ll be bringing South when she heads to Tasmania this month.

So what exactly is the “Sound of Sydney”?

The “Sound of Sydney” is the sound that makes you want to dance hard all night long! It is the sound of dirty, hot, solid beats with killer bass lines and sexy vocals. Most importantly it is nothing too serious or restricted… if you hear a track in any genre that you fall in love with and that gives you butterflies – that is the “Sound of Sydney.”

What music right now gets you blasting the stereo?

Besides the sweet, sweet vocals of Ms Amy B of course!

I’m also loving Afrojack, Renaissance Man, Mind Electric, Spencer & Hill, Bingo Players and Wolfgang Gartner can do no wrong at the moment through my eyes… or ears. Anything that has an Electro House, Tech sound but even more importantly anything that just makes me want to move.

What’s the best time you’ve had while wearing headphones?

EVERY time I put my headphones on is the‘best time’!

What a lame answer – but it really is. It’s when my headphones go on and I’m totally in my element that I have the best times. I’ve also been really lucky to have played alongside some of my favourite talents in the industry, both Internationally and Locally so those definitely go down as some good times.

What’s the dream gig for you as a DJ? Any gig I play where people are there ready to have a good time and are open to trusting me with the music I play them, is my dream gig, and I am really fortunate that that happens at the majority of my gigs. To get to play your music and get to travel to different places to play to all sorts of crowds that are totally up for it, would be every DJ’s dream gig – and I never take for granted that I get to live that! If you want to then throw in a sea of 1000s of people at an outdoor international event, say… on a beach somewhere… well, that would just be a bonus!

does the DJ world still feel like a man’s game?

There is definitely more and more female DJ’s coming onto the scene, which is so great to see, but it does still feel like the boys domain.

Is that the reason you launched your all female production label Dolls House?

Sure is! I want to help push for the females in the industry and the next level is in production. Just as much as we can play hard with the boys behind the decks, I want to show we can also play hard in the studio. The vibe and feeling a female DJ brings to the decks is different to that of the boys. It should be different. Refreshing! I want to show that that same difference also translates in the production side of things and release some spankingly good female produced tunes!

“…I’m all about the music and all about the party so, expect some massive tunes that will get you jumping...”

What’s next on the agenda for the label?

I am currently in the process of launching it. Getting the design, concept and setup of the business just right. I will obviously be releasing some of my future tracks on the label along with other female produced tracks from around the world.

How do you think the “Sound of Sydney” will work in Tassie?

From what I have heard you guys know how to party hard and are open to new sounds so I think it will work perfectly. All you have to do is trust me!

What have you got in store for Tassie fans?

I’m all about the music and all about the party so, expect some massive tunes that will get you jumping.

Expect some tunes you know and some new stuff that will undoubtedly become your favourites by the end of it all! sMEEGAN MAY

There seems to be a lot more female DJs lately;

For more about Keli and her upcoming label, head to www.myspace.com/djkelihart.

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DJ PROFILE With DJ Boucher

y e l l A Cat

“…With our local DJ’s really stepping it up a notch, things have been great lately!...”

The Alley Cat Bar 381 Elizabeth Street North Hobart 03 6231 2299

Saturday 5th of September

IN THE BAR (FROM 9PM)

Wednesday 2nd September Chris Jackson Thursday 3rd September Lonny Tunes feat.

Stella & Meegan Frankie Halfway To Forth Saturday 5th September Ben Castles Wednesday 9th September Ben Smith with Nicholas Ray Kelly Fernando-Bird Thursday 10th September Deax Pervertis Friday 11th September Luke Parry

The Bastard Children

Saturday 19th of September

Saturday 12th September Sara & Dave IN THE BOATSHED (FROM 9PM)

Wednesday 2nd September TAFE music showcase from 8pm Friday 4th September Dreadnaught + Support EVERY SUNDAY FROM 5PM

CBD Dub Project MONDAYS: CULT FILM NIGHT - 7.30PM You Get A Meal (Special Of The Night Plus Veg Option) A drink: House Wine,10oz Beer or Soft Drink And A Fab Film All For $15 BYO Beanbag! - Bookings Recommended

Monday 7th of September ROCKY Monday 14th of Septemer MIDNIGHT COWBOY UPCOMING SHOWS:

We decided to find out all about one of Syrup’s finest homegrown talents, and profile Hobart’s own DJ Boucher.

How did you get started as a DJ? A mate of mine had a set of decks, and i was really interested in learning, so i got him to show me the basics, and I’ve been hooked ever since!

What’s your signature style?

I have been really getting into Breaks lately! Lots of quality breaks from a few years ago, but there seems to be a bit a resurgence of late, with heaps of new stuff hitting the scene!

How do you keep your sound fresh?

Always searching for new, fresh tracks.

Best time you’ve ever had while wearing headphones?

Probably the Infusion afterparty at Syrup, had a blast that night!

asked me to play some Elvis! LOL… it just wasn’t going to happen!

What do you think about Tasmania’s dance scene?

The dance scene here has improved a lot over the last few years, there have been a lot of big-name DJ’s here lately, and with our local DJ’s really stepping it up a notch, things have been great lately!

Who or what do you think is going to be big this year?

I am actually really pumped for “Sensation” in Melbourne for New Years Eve. I went to it last year, and it was by far the best event I have ever been to! Its an absolute MUST! What can punters expect from your set?

A good fun time, and new tunes every week!

Do you have a dream gig?

Not really yet, I wouldn’t mind getting into producing my own tracks and then seeing where that takes me.

What’s the weirdest thing or request anyone’s ever asked of you in your capacity as a DJ? I was half way through a drum ‘n’ bass set, and someone

Catch DJ Boucher at “Mash-up da Town” on Thursday Nights at Syrup Nightclub.

Thursday 3rd of September Alley Cat Rock Quiz - 8pm Fri 4th of September Eleanor Tucker & Friends at 6pm then at 9.30pm Tomas Ford & DOS4GW - $5 Sat 5th of September The Bastard Children $7 9.30pm Wed 9th of September High Noon Fever 8.30pm FREE Thursday 10th of September Alley Cat Comedy $7 9.30pm Friday 11th of September Firebird(Melb) & The Bone Rattlers 9.30pm $7 Sunday 13th of September Andrew Marshall, Rod Fritz & Gretel Templeton 4pm $4 Thursday the 17th of September A French Butler Called Smith

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Friday 18th of September Eleanor Tucker & Friends at 6pm then at 9.30pm Meston Band, Amy Kendall & Dominic Francis $5

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Saturday the 19th of September CBD Dub Project 9.30pm $7

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Green Fingers All the freshest produce from The Greenhouse, Irish Murphy’s, Hobart.

Hello and great maggot people of the Sauce good. This is again Fert, celebrating wild weather with plenty and maggot.

As in the picture you see, The Greenhouse is visited

by Elton John last week to make great honour on our establishment. We make great happy and joyous at the occasion of the visit of the wonderful Elton John and what celebration did we occur!

Much music was to be had since Sauce was last. Big party was had with the fabulous Agent Fontaine who was rock and had fun with dancing and jumping along to music.

The crazy ‘Grumpy Neighbour’ launched a new recording album, boy sitting on a bag of potatoes which was very interesting. They were absolutely funny and people were at silliest levels in laughter.

With heavy heart and deepest of respected we said our

goodbye to two of sound making speaker of people.

Much of thanks to Kevin and Caleb who has made of great sound and much entertaining over the previous year. Now we say hello and come in to our new everyday sound making speaker person, Cody who make the big sound and is great celebration. Thank you Cody are most welcome.

People are to be of great agitation and wait for music up and coming in the next two weeks at the Greenhouse!

Of Launceston’s Little Cubas we again see and listen!

Much of blues and tribal percussion with on the two people is entertainment to have and we say hello with the eager again! They play on the 9th of September and again this time with fantastics Agent Fontaine and make wonderful with Abbey Doggett .

At the 10th of September (the night after the last night) we are treated to a new sensational, a man who has been of Mad Uncle at many years but then made on his own and lots of travelling. He has found a new band which is named James Parry with Band! There is much to be acknowledged in this! He is also with Dominic Francis with lots of shows and make the big excitement.

Be pleased to come to Irish Murphy’s The Greenhouse every night for our much entertainment and always exciting things coming our way. In November we have hosting many many bands of highness from plenty far away and also a great recording launch by Joni’s Plastic Sunday to which there will be great celebration and everyone agreeing.

Thank you!

At the next Wednesday the 16th of September we are presenting the first stop of big tour being with three of great solo artists and that am also playing with other friends musicians in different and exciting ways!

With Prairie Nischler and the dashing Lance and Sam Cole (what also makes of great drink!) and Jonno Coleman they will surprised us and most everyone with differences of opinion.

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Get seedy in The Greenhouse: 0 Every Sunday - Thursday night @ Irish Murphy’s, Hobart

Stranger than Micktion It’s time to bury the hatchet with Mick Most of you know that I end up doing some reasonably bizarre things with my days. While I sometimes just end up shaking my head and asking myself how I ever got to this point in my life, I really wouldn’t have it any other way. So with this information, we arrive at Monday morning. My iPhone, which I’m beginning to think might be called Steve, rings and shows me the picture of my Mum. This can only mean one of two things. Something/anything has happened to her in the last 20 minutes or she’d remembered something that happened a few days ago, that she forgot to tell me the last time she rang. This time it was a new happening.

Friday September 4th DJ Skip

Mum had taken her dog out for a walk that morning and found a dead wallaby in her backyard. That was weird. I didn’t think she even liked rugby. Oh I see. The marsupial variety. Cuter and with less transmittable diseases. So the surprise twist in the story is that she wanted me to go and bury it for her. Most people would just toss it in the bin or leave it in the backseat of their neighbours car or something, but no, my Mum has certain things that just need to be done, and if it’s something that was alive and walking around and is now sans all of the above, it deserves to be buried with dignity. OK. I’ll inter the wallaby.

My Mum’s backyard is a veritable pet cemetery. There are countless cats, birds, dogs and a couple of goats buried there, with matching mysteriously verdant patches of lawn. I’m just glad that when Dad went, she opted for a cremation. We used to have a goat when I was younger that was the biggest goat in the world.

I’m not kidding. (Pun not intended, but still included) It was freakishly large. Visitors who didn’t run from the property in terror, would assume it was a cow with a mask on. When that thing died, I had to bury it and it took two days to dig a hole big enough. Should have hired a backhoe, but no, it was done “Alas poor Yorrick” style with a pick and shovel.

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So it was, that the final resting place of the wallaby, who can’t be named here for legal reasons, was similarly hewn. But it was late by the time I got there, so I incurred the morbid interest of the neighbours as I trudged out in the cold and rain just as night was falling, dragging the lifeless remains of what, from the nighbours perspective, could have been anything. I start hacking away at the ground like a madman with rain falling and increasingly concerned neighbours peering from behind curtains and freshly deadlocked windows.

All those movie images of people digging graves in the rain are so wrong. It’s impossible. The mud sticks to everything and you have to pry every spade full off with your shoe and you end up with shoes that look like they belong to Bootsy Collins. Add to that me finally getting the creature into the sloppy pit, covering it then jumping up and down on it, just to make sure there was no chance of return and I could feel the neighbours reaching for their phones. I wonder if theirs are called Steve…?

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WHAT’S THE STORY? With Ben Smith of the Ben Smith Band

“…Taiko Drumming is not only a musical pursuit, but it’s also really physically exhilarating – guaranteed to make the fittest person sweat!...”

ARTS - HOBART // TAIKO DRUM

Laid back Melbournian singersongwriter Ben Smith is still smashing out the tunes from his well-received album Sometimes Always Never. Now he’s brought his band back to Tassie, we decided to ask him What’s the Story?

When the energetic Simon Vanyai headed to Japan to study the language, he returned with a love of the traditional Japanese Taiko drumming. But unfortunately there was no group in Tassie to feed his newfound addiction to the rhythm, so along with Japanese teacher Hiroko Otsuka, he founded the Tasmania University Union Taiko Society (TUUTS). Millie MacLeod, rising star of the company, drums into us what’s so great about Taiko and their upcoming annual concert.

Behind your album name?

Well. My old man was a mod in Manchester in the sixties. And they would all wear 3 button jackets. They would fasten the top one but not the rest. One day his granddad (my great granddad) said “NO! That’s not how you do it. It’s ‘sometimes, always, never.’”

Drum roll, please…

Is there more to Taiko than just drumming?

Absolutely. Taiko Drumming is not only a musical pursuit, but it’s also really physically exhilarating – guaranteed to make the fittest person sweat.

Contemporary Taiko groups include all elements of Traditional Japanese music and Festival, so there’s lots of dancing, colourful costumes, bells, cymbals, bamboo flutes and gongs. Rhythms stick in your head like gum and you wake up pretty much every morning after a long training session with stiff muscles and a new zest for life!

What makes the TUUTS performances different to say, a traditional Japanese group?

I guess our group have embraced more of the performance stage craft aspects of taiko, while staying true to the form and techniques of taiko. We concentrate on having a great time, engaging with our audience, and showcasing the talents of our members.

Our group is there to have fun – one of the grand masters told our group “If you are doing something no-one else is – it’s not a mistake – it’s a solo!” and I guess that encompasses our group – we are there firstly for the pure joy of hitting our amazing drums.

What else can members learn besides drumming?

Whilst playing Taiko you learn a lot about Japanese culture and a little Japanese language. You also learn about health and fitness – core strength and posture is important as well as techniques for actually hitting the drum so you can give it a powerful thud but don’t tire yourself out. We learn about stage presence and engaging an audience for when we do our performances around Tasmania throughout the year, not to mention Fue Kane Chappa, which are other instruments used in Taiko, and some of our members

can do Japanese Dance (sansa) and Song (soran), so there’s heaps going on.

Are all the drums made here in Tasmania?

Oh yes, that they are. All except for the little high pitched drums called Shime – which were kindly donated to the University for us to use by a JapanAustralia Friendship Association in Mie, Japan.

Traditional Taiko are hollowed from solid trunks, making them expensive. For our Tassie Taiko, they are basically made out of anything we can find locally– from wine barrels to old tires.

When you play, does your heart beat like a jungle drum?

More like “My heart is beating like a Taiko Drum!”

All of our songs get your heart beating, one of them crunches your abs, other ones get your shoulders thumping – ah, there’s something in it for everyone.

They all get your heart pumping. Actually the name of our concert Kokoro means heart in Japanese.

Do you find the members tend to march to the beat of a different drummer?

Our members all march to the beat of the shime (the backbeat)! We train specifically in harmonising our inner beats, and I guess everyone has their own individual beats inside – some of our more experienced members have been able to follow theirs to create their own taiko songs – some of these will be performed at our concert, which is really exciting.

Is learning a new performance piece simply a case of drumming it in to the performers?

Sure is! We learn new songs piece by piece, and you’re not only learning the rhythm, but also the form that goes with it – arms, legs, shouts – it’s all part of it. So

yes, we have to drum it into ourselves over and over, and we can always improve – taiko has a philosophy that you’re never perfect (no matter how perfect you are…). You can always learn, refine – renshu is the Japanese word for this, which means polish, so our more experienced members are often along side our beginners, refining our songs, getting the finer points of form. It’s all good!

As the beat goes on, what keeps the TUUTS inspired?

Each other! I know that sound really cheesy but it honestly is true. As the years have gone by we have watched each other succeed, pushed each other, encouraged each other and have certainly learnt from each other. We are pretty much one big family.

What special treats (and beats) have you got in store for us at the annual concert?

We will be playing a lot of our original masterpieces (crowd favourites), but will also be drumming up a storm with some new awesome songs which have been written by some of our own members. We also have Brian Tairaku Ritchie joining us playing the shakuhachi which is a Japanese bamboo flute, as well as the Japanese Dance Club and SMC Retsu Taiko which is a new group from St Mary’s College. Can’t say much more – you’ll just have to buy a ticket and find out for yourselves! sMEEGAN MAY The TUUTS are always on the lookout for new members, so head to www.taikodrum. com! You can also find more info about their upcoming Kokoro Drum Concert.

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About how the record was put together?

Four months of hard labor. 2500 cigarettes. And a whole lot of squeezing Of the first gig you ever played together?

Well. I was 10. It was at the royal mail hotel, Tewantain, QLD. And it was the 80s, man.

Of the last time you were completely pissed off?

Tuesday, 5:40pm. But it only lasted for a second, and then I was fine.

Of the last time you were in trouble with the law?

The cops and me get along just fine thank you. I’m an upstanding member of the community, ;-) Of the last famous person you met?

Well the last famous person I met was a chap by the name of Patrick Aulton.

Behind your most prized non-music related possession?

My Apple Mac. Way better than a PC! Behind your most prized music-related possession?

My Maton. She been with me along time now.

We’ll be writing about your band in five years?

2014? Who knows what we’ll be writing about then.

The worlds meant to end in 2012. They even made a movie about it. That aside... Five years? Yeah, I reckon you’ll be writing something at least.

Ben does get down to Tassie sometimes, but if you don’t always catch him, you might never will!

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SOUNDCHECK - out and about in the hottest venues THE RED-EYES

August @ Syrup

@ Republic Bar, 29 August

This week saw the return to Tassie of the Melbourne based seven piece THE RED-EYES, as the Republic Bar and Cafe once more opened its doors to lovers of Dub.

a passionate delivery of a powerful, tight set. This ranged in hue from soothing, slow melodic grooves, to fist-held-high, power-to-the-people, energy reggae.

After packing dance floors around the country, this heavy touring band took two nights to showcase material off their extensive discography - as well as new tunes off their forthcoming album.

The highlights for me were the percussion and brass sections. The drummer, Luke Collins, had an impeccable command of the drums. His uber-tight rolls and solos left the crowd cheering for more.

I caught the show on the second night, and despite the weather the venue was packed. People who had attended the previous night had to come back for more.

As soon as I heard the trumpet solo I was totally sold.

This was cemented when I noticed the player, Adrian Shaw, swapping the trumpet for a melodica (the sound of which was heart-warming).

Led by fiery singer - and birthday boy - El Witeri, and featuring bass, drums, guitar, keyboards, percussion, trumpet, sax, trombone and live dubs, THE REDEYES were here to share with us their energetic performance.

My hips were groovin’, and I could feel the music making me move. Scanning the crowd, I noted a mass of happy folks getting on down to THE RED-EYES. And although we will have to wait till February for their new album, fans can get an early taste of the new tracks on the band’s MySpace. sZOE ZAC

After ripping his t-shirt off early in the set - to show off some very wicked tribal tattoos - El proceeded to front

Bertie Blackman @ Hotel New York

August @ Lonnies

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ELECTRONICA - PERTH // TOMAS FORD

Pity Party

“…[My show’s] a bit like watching a punk rock show with an electro soundtrack as performed by a drag queen who’s just swallowed a whole packet of No-Doze...”

Despite his recent success at the Western Australian Music Industry Awards, Tomás Ford is throwing a Pity Party. But cheer up, because he promises a show so full of energy, fun and funky colours, that you may experience a come down afterwards. A man of many talents, Tomás will be playing his special brand of electronic music, singing, performing, and parading one of his hand made colourful costumes for lucky punters very soon!

How does producing compare with a live performance for you?

Production and performance are very separate for me; when I produce my material, I get into a very introspective state and can sit for hours tweaking my electronic gear. My live shows are very physical and I switch over to a mode where I have to rely entirely on my instincts. I like to push people’s buttons and find fun ways of playing with audiences. But I put all my conscious thought in at home so I can really let loose when I get to show time.

What does it feel like to be recognised by the WAMi Awards?

I definitely wasn’t expecting to win the WAMi; I was up against drum and bass guys Pendulum, who are absolute giants internationally let alone in WA, so to pick up an award for Best Electronic Producer over those guys was a big shock. It was really good to have attention paid to my production, because I’ve been doing it for a long time and have reached a point where I think my skills are pretty formidable, but people are

always going to be more inclined to remember me for my live act than for that. Which I’m fine with, I’m stoked for people to engage with what I’m doing any way they want.

Why then are you throwing a Pity Party?

In most of my song writing over the last four years I’ve been focusing on what happens between the audience and me. The title track of the Bash Myself EP is all about what happens when the rush of audience connection wears off. It’s a motherf*cker of a comedown. I don’t tend to get too nervous before shows, but afterwards, there tends to be a period of time where I’m anxious and weird. With all the adrenaline from the show, I can’t really remember what happens when I’m on stage most of the time. It comes back to me later in the night, or sometimes I won’t remember something really f*cked up happened until a few days later.

And why do you feel you have to bash yourself?

What I do is basically me running around a bar making a dickhead of myself. It’s a blast, but sometimes you

BREAK EVEN The Bright Side

CLASSIFIED Self Explanatory

This band was unfamiliar to me. In trying to expose myself to as much local Australian punk/hardcore as possible, I again find myself looking for more than just the musical journey for this band. A quick google search, leads to me to some interesting background facts. Break Even formed in Perth in 2005. They have so far produced two successful releases and toured the country with some big local and international hardcore names.

Canadian Hip Hop? Interesting. The urban scene from what I know has only been established since the early eighties. There has been no lack of artists, more over a lack of interest in the local scene coupled with the early difficulties of finding a record label who would sign an act that didn’t fit the ‘rock flavor’ mould. Sony took a punt and it appears to be paying off. Had I had my faculties together in July, I would have made sure I arrived at the Hilltop Hoods concert in time to see the support act Classified. Miffed that I missed him, I can say that I am now slightly disappointed in myself. My penchant is for Australian Hip Hop, it’s political, it’s raw and there’s always a good scratch smacked down and meshed with some awesome MC’s rap. Classified has most of this, in his own ‘Canadian way.

The young band have undergone several line up changes, finding those that are suited to this sort of outfit and unfortunately, the sad loss of guitarist, Rowan Willoughby, to suicide in November 2008. This of course led to speculation of what would become of the band in the coming months ahead. Like seasoned pros’ the remaining members went back to the studio to see if they could continue with Break Even, resulting in the debut release of the aptly named, Bright Side.

(Resist Records/Shock).

The Bright Side is a journey for the spirit, from birth through to death and the paths that lead us to our ultimate destination. The album was recorded at Reading Room Studios in Perth, it is a raw and impassioned eulogy was written to inspire thought, remembrance and the biggest message of all...never to forget. I feel the punk/hardcore market is saturated with bands that choose to focus on anger, rage and apathy. Break Even differ in they have endured the darkness of loss, imploring their followers to see light at the other end of adversity by fostering the love in all aspects of life, whether that be in life or death.

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come off stage after that and feel, unsurprisingly, like a dickhead. Most of the time it’s a blast.

it, even if it’s just something completely different from your normal Friday night out.

Just how integral are fluorescent colours to your performance?

My costumes are designed to be as gaudy as possible.

I spend a lot of time working with my mother, who is a designer, creating the gaudiest, most ludicrous possible costumery for the show. I think it’s important that I wear clothes like that with how my live show is at the moment. My act can be pretty confronting, so wearing stupid clothes helps remind everybody that it’s all meant in good fun.

How should Hobart prepare for the show?

Drink! A drunk audience is a good audience; my show is a very weird, very fun night out, it helps to be lubricated for it.

Is there anyway you can describe your shows, or do we simply have to experience one?

It’s a bit like watching a punk rock show with an electro soundtrack as performed by a drag queen who’s just swallowed a whole packet of No-Doze. Think of me as the guy at the party that embarrasses the shit out of your friend. It’s fun. There’s good beats, there’s stupid costume changes and everybody gets something out of

Can you suggest any way to ease the come down after the Pity Party is over?

There is no easy way; if you’re coming down after one of my shows, there are not many places I can direct you for a fix. Personally, if I miss myself I can always look in the mirror. But I know that’s not an option for most people. So just make sure you’ve got a lot of friends with you to form a support network and you’ll get through it. Honest. sMEEGAN MAY

Come on and bash yourself!

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What grabbed me about this album is the challenge

by Classified for the listener to choose your own adventure. Martin Finch has to say, go to track 17, or perhaps you’re tired and want to go home? Go to track 22. If you want to go for a quick bike ride and a date with your girl, go to track 7 and if you want to reflect on life and re-affirm your inspiration, go to track 6.

Each adventure is different but they all have the same message, life’s adventures all lead to frustration and happiness, it just depends on how quickly you get there on the paths you take.Standout tracks for me were, ‘Self Explanatory’, ‘Get Out of the Way’, ‘Oh...

Canada’ and ‘Trouble’. If I had to want more, it would be more scratching and less lyrics regarding a certain part of the male anatomy...why do men always talk about putting it in their palm or someone’s mouth?

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DRAMA - REVIEW // BALIBO

Balibo OFF THE SHELF Xin chao peoples and welcome to Off The Shelf, the fortnightly review of Launceston’s Irish Murphy’s original music night, Top Shelf. Now in it’s 40th week and having survived the winter doldrums, we are pleased to announce the return of the rock bands! Throughout winter we have seen some incredible shows from various acoustic style acts and with the success of these we will continue to mix it up throughout the coming months.

FatSmalls This wednesday September 2nd sees the Nathan Wheldon Quartet make their official debut proudly supported by Top Shelf ’s very own, Carl Fidler.

Nathan’s quartet consists of Beau Thomas (kit), Jared Campbell (double bass), Heidi McGuire (keys) and of course Nathan on guitar and vocals. A version of this group performed over winter and provided one of the highlights of the year with the “Two Timers” songs given a new life in a stripped back atmosphere. Carl Fidler, front man with Black Japan and Mayfield, will draw from his amazing repertoire and deliver in his unique style that has been moulded from his years as a performer.

Wednesday September 9, Foreign Films make their long awaited return to the Top Shelf stage after a winter hibernation developing a new line up and new songs. Last summer saw the band play a string of successful shows at Irish and from conversations with front man, Mark Edmunds, it appears Foreign Films are looking forward to another big summer. Yours truly, Glenn Moorhouse, will be supporting and to be quite honest I have no idea of my exact set list!

Most likely there will be songs from Black Japan and The Dog Line with a few guest appearances to keep it interesting!

“…And whilst the film deals with some hard going themes, it is interspersed with tremendous energy...”

Based on the true events of Indonesia’s 1975 invasion of East Timor, in which five Australian journalists were killed, Balibo is an emotionally engaging and provocative political thriller.

Opposing the official stance of the Australian Government that the five men, Greg Shackleton (Damon Gameau), Gary Cunningham (Gyton Grantley), Malcolm Rennie (Nathan Phillips), Brian Peters (Thomas Wright) and Tony Stewart (Mark Leonard Winter) – all under 30 – died accidentally in crossfire, the film is based upon Jill Joliffe’s exposé, Cover Up, and vividly suggests that the Aussie newsmen were, in fact, murdered by Indonesian forces in an attempt to stop their footage getting out. Don’t feel daunted by the politics of the film, because it is adequately contextualised to cater for those unaware of the events surrounding the deaths of the Balibo Five. Indeed, it was the mystery and misinformation shrouding these deaths that encouraged director Robert Connelly (Three Dollars, The Bank) to shed light upon what he describes as a “dark spot in Australia’s history.”

Balibo begins in present day East Timor, with fictional character Juliana (Bea Viegas) travelling to Dili to give her account of life under Indonesian occupation to the Timor-Leste Commission for Reception, Truth and Reconciliation. It is here where she recalls meeting another Australian journalist, Roger East (Anthony LaPaglia), when she was a child, and the film travels back in time to Darwin 1975. Over-weight and 20

obviously past the pinnacle of his career as a foreign correspondent, East is working in a hack PR job when he is visited by a youthful, idealistic Jose Ramos Horta (Oscar Isaac). Initially reluctant to join Ramos Horta (the then 25 year old Secretary of Foreign Affairs who would go on to become president of emancipated East Timor) in his plight for justice, East is persuaded by the news that the journos have gone missing, and the men depart on the last flight out to the troubled nation.

This is where the action really begins. The film intriguingly interweaves the two stories; that of the Balibo Five as they travel from Dili to Balibo to secure footage of the Indonesian invasion to send back to Australia, and the parallel action of East and Ramos Horta, four weeks later, as they trace the five men’s footsteps to discover what happened to them. What follows is an intimate portrayal of the brave men who risked their lives trying to expose the atrocities of an invasion to which the world turned a blind eye.

Shockingly violent at times, the film’s fast paced action sequences lend themselves well to the actionadventure genre. And whilst the film deals with some hard going themes, it is interspersed with tremendous energy, maintained by Lisa Gerard’s score featuring traditional Timorese music.

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The most appealing aspects of the film, however, are its focus upon characterisation, which allows some much needed humour to come to the fore, and its devotion to authenticity. Connelly pays remarkable attention to period detail, especially in the Darwin sequences, so you really do feel as though you have stepped back into the 70s. Shot on location, the beautiful rolling hills of the landscape seem at odds with the brutality of the plot. The gritty, faux-doco style footage used to represent that of the Australian newsmen, also adds a touch of realism and immediacy to the narrative (one heart-wrenching speech from Greg Shackleton is delivered almost verbatim, taken from actual newsreels that did make it home to Australia).

Overall, by excavating the bones of the past, Robert Connelly brings this important story back into the Australian popular imagination and with East Timor celebrating 10 years of independence on August 30th, its reemergence is timely.

Jason Lucas has been a prominent feature of Top Shelf over the last few months and it was with great delight that he and his band, My Escapade, made their return to Irish on wednesday August 26 with an awesome performance. Jason opened the night performing a selection of songs including his oldest, his newest and a few that would be played later by the full band. Once the band joined him the night really kicked off, My Escapade delivering one of the best shows I’ve seen from them. The guys played with a relaxed attitude whilst maintaining an emotional atmosphere which kept the hundred plus crowd enthralled. However, it is Jason’s soaring vocal which best encapsulates their sound, his power and finesse the cornerstone of their music. There are very few singers like him, probably throughout the country, who can maintain the control needed to deliver such beautiful yet strong vocal lines in a rock setting. Awesome gig!

FatSmalls graced the Top Shelf stage for the first time on Wednesday August 19, bringing their take on funk that has been honed over many gigs around Tasmania.

Performing two sets is not always an easy thing for an original band but these guys did it with ease finding their way through numerous grooves that highlighted every one of the performers. True to the funk style it was a united force driving the beat punctuated by some great solos. Looking forward to getting them back in the coming months.

As always thanks to everyone involved. A special mention to Shaw Maddison... thank you.

sCARL FIDLER & GLENN MOOREHOUSE

PHOTOS BY TONI M sNATALIE HARDING

Balibo is in select cinemas now.

Reach for the Top Shelf!

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MONDAYS / TUESDAYS Industry Night • $25 Beer Buckets – Any 5 stubbies from our fridge for $25

WEDNESDAY - UNI NIGHT

Polka dots are polka hot! A retro chic trend, the dots are back in fashion, and yee haa, cause they’re a lot of fun!

Current designers are putting out fabulous polka dot pieces, but lots of great vintage items are still floating around. Not only will you get the dots, but also many vintage pieces are high quality, uniquely styled garments. Better still, many of the vintage items you find will be designed and made in Australia.

The trick with wearing dots is to keep the rest of the outfit simple. You don’t want to walk out of the house looking like a technocoloured leopard. Pair a polka dot top with a black skirt or pants, and keep jewellery and other accessories simple. Polka dot dresses are lovely too, and make a great outfit to transition from work out to play in. And while the recent wet weather has made summer feel as though it’s miles away, it will eventually come, and when it does it will be a great time to show off the quintessential legend of the dots…the polka dot bikini!

So the next time you are out shopping and spot some dots, give them a try. They are a trend that seems likely to be around for some time to come, making them good value for money.

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We will fill you up!

• Paella $25/hd • $15 Sangria Jugs •10pm – 12pm $10 Cocktails • Schooners @ 10oz prices

THURSDAY Ladies Night!

Girls leave the boys at home and come in for a stiff one!

• Cosmos $10

FRIDAY • Free Tapas between 5pm and 6pm with every drink

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Name? Jacki Age? 19 Favourite band/artist? Red Hot Chilli Peppers What keeps you hot, despite the cold weather? A night club on a Saturday night.

If you had to listen to one song on repeat forever, what would it be? ‘Walking With a Ghost’ – Tegan + Sara

Name? Scooter Age? 21 Favourite band/artist? Unique II What keeps you hot, despite the cold weather? A good man.

If you had to listen to one song on repeat forever, what would it be? ‘Broken Hearts’ – Unique II

Name? Phil Age? 20 Favourite band/artist? Snow Patrol What keeps you hot, despite the cold weather? Sarah If you had to listen to one song on repeat forever, what would it be? ‘Inner-City Café’ – Meegan May

Name? Danni Age? 18 Favourite band/artist? Can’t choose.

What keeps you hot, despite the cold weather? Lots of warm clothes!

If you had to listen to one song on repeat forever, what would it be? ‘Mariella’ – Kate Nash

games, gadgets, and other digital distractions: zzappped@sauce.net.au LIFE SIMULATION - PC/MAC // THE SIMS 3

Simulate Me When the bean counters upstairs at one of the world’s biggest game makers say it’s time to roll out an update to the highest selling PC game franchise in history, rest assured the creators aren’t going to risk messing too much with the past winning formula.

AVAILABLE NOW FOR PC for $99.00.

0 GAMEPLAY: 95% While the ultimate goal in any Sims game is live life to the fullest, there is no right or wrong way to go about this, making it one of the most open-ended games you could ever hope for.

0 GRAPHICS: 85% With a powerful enough PC, the improved 3D realised environment look a treat. Sure it’s a little more cartoon looking than some games, but the detail and animations are spot on.

While Sims 3, the latest in this popular people simulator, offers greater freedom and customisation than the earlier releases. The heart of the game though remains largely unchanged since the series first launched almost a decade ago, which still sees players needing to manage the everyday lives of sim characters. While micro managing each sims life is still fundamental to the game, characters are now more self sufficient at some of the more tedious chores like general hygiene and eating.

Sharing more in common with open world games, for the first time Sims 3 invites players to freely explore a bustling township, complete with neighbours to meet, places to shop, career opportunities, and plenty more.

One of the main improvements over previous games is the added layers of customisation options throughout.

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The initial process of creating a sim is not only easier, but almost every aspect of their face, body and clothing can now be modified in much greater detail.

An important new feature is the need to assign a selection of personality traits and a lifetime wish to each new sim. These determine how they behave and also what types of short and long terms goals to expect during the game. For example you could make your sim a hot-headed, outdoor loving, vegetarian, that’s also a bit clumsy. The possibilities are almost endless, and they greatly affect how the sim interacts with others within the game.

As well as renovating homes and buying items to fill them, a new mode lets players personalise the style and look of their dwelling and wardrobe, although Sims veterans will notice the limited amount of available

items and activities initially on offer compared to the mountain of content made available for the previous game. This is no doubt set to change as the creators begin releasing the traditional shelf full of optional expansion packs. It’s worth noting an online virtual shop is also available within the game to purchase a variety of household items, clothes and other items.

Even without all this extra content, if watching a virtual world of Sims make friends, make pancakes, make company vice president, and even make out together sounds scintillating, then the necessary extra investment in add-on packs needed to see what else you Sim can do will be more than worth it. sMIKE WILCOX

0 SOUND: 80% If you’ve ever played the Sims before you’ll be all too aware that they speak ‘Simlish’, which is highly expressive, often amusing, but a totally unintelligible language.

0 PLAYABILITY: 90% The huge amount of customisation in the Sims makes a refreshing change from the linear game play found in other titles. You have the option to go completely overboard or change as little as you like and still enjoy the core game.

0 OVERALL: 90% Sims fanatics can rest easy knowing the winning formula remains unchanged in this latest release.

I mean who orders their favourite pizza expecting it to taste different? The additional customisation and expanded playing arena are where things have been shaken up, and they work well. Just be well prepared to invest many hours in your new virtual friends.

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