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NEWS SONGS IN THE BLOOD AIDS Awareness Week 2009 is approaching, and one of the events presented by TasCAHRD (The Tasmanian Council on AIDS, Hepatitis Hobart: and Related Diseases) is the free visual outdoor PO BOX 4542 4 Contents / News / Off The Shelfevent Songs in the Blood.
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Grown from a Community Arts project titles Women’s Voices, involving women affected by HIV, Songs in the Blood by Elizabeth Mansutti offers a unique and moving experience, providing increased understanding of the issues for people affected by HIV/AIDS, and in particular women. As Women’s Health Statewide (who initiated the original project) in South Australia describe, “The women share their secrets and strengths, their pain and grief as well as their joy and hopefulness. The stories are very real, challenging, engaging and celebratory. ” Before the show begins, Elizabeth Mansutti will give a presentation to the audience on the process of developing Women’s Voices and Songs in the Blood. Funded by the South Australian government, the Women’s Voices project consisted of Mansutti giving a series of writing workshops fro a group of women living with HIV, which were then developed and produced into a script for a radio play. The play featured the stories of 14 HIV positive and affected women and was first broadcast on World AIDS Day 2007. The show, which has received high acclaim and several awards, will be held at the Female Factory Historical site, with a visual element including lighting and effects, art installation, as well as live music. The event will be free of charge. If you are interested in attending the show, or would like more information, please head to the TasCAHRD website: www.tascahrd.org.au
This week I have been lucky enough to record African vocal group Kidilorus (means stream of life). Singing in a mixture of English and Kuku, the group has a very uplifting and happy aura surrounding them. Their style could best be described as reggae-ish/dub/gospel with a male vocal lead. This is layered with 8-10 voices singing some amazing harmonies. This is the groups third session with me and they are well on the way to putting out an album length release. Jacqui Pettet is a very talented songwriter/ keyboardist who has just started working with me this week. Originally from the NW coast, Jacqui is currently churning out some great 80s tinged electro pop from her home studio and has come in to add some bass and guitar to some of the tracks. We are also re-jigging many of the synth sounds as well as dropping in some tasty loops (think Goldfrapp, Ladyhawk, Moloko). She is however in search of an experienced female vocalist to join her! Interested?? Get in contact with me at the studio. Kenny Foreshaw from Betamax has been in laying down vocals for the bands 6 track EP. What an amazing voice... Kenny’s style is sweepingly melodic with the slightest nod to Jeff Buckley. We have also been layering up some dirty and clean electric guitar. Only backing vocals and mixing left to go on this one! sMICHAEL SHELLEY If you’re green with envy about all these bands getting their tracks recorded, simply head to the website to arrange your studio time! 0 www.thegreenroomstudio.net.au
0 25 November @ The Female Factory Historical Site, Hobart
HOBART FRINGE FESTIVAL
The Hobart Fringe Festival will be held in Hobart during November 13 to 21. The aim of the Festival is to promote experimental and emerging art practices, and provide a platform for artists and performers to take creative risks, present their art to the broader community and encourage new thinking. This year’s Festival will include 20 events held over 10 days in the genres of music, cabaret theatre, burlesque, circus, comedy, performance, literature, design, multimedia, technology, fashion and film. Venues for this year’s Festival are the Brisbane Hotel, Republic Bar, Alley Cat, the Venue, the Loft, Sirens, University of Tasmania School of Fine Arts, the Peacock Theatre, Kaos Cafe, Criterion Street, North Hobart strip and the Masonic Hall. The big events in this year’s program are the opening party at the Loft on Friday 13 from 7pm, which will feature Casiotone for the Painfully Alone (USA), Concern (USA), Circus Horrificus, Southern Belles and Mick Lowenstein; the Criterion Street Fringe Night Market from 5pm on Saturday 14; Fringe Burlesque Night at the Republic on Sunday 15; Comedy at the Loft on Tuesday 17; Super 8 Film Night at the Peacock Theatre on Thursday 19;
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. ISSUE 107 . NOVEMBER 11 - NOVEMBER 24 2009
DANCE - THE NETHERLANDS // FEDDE LE GRAND
A Grand Debut
Put your hands up for Fedde le Grand! After his single ‘Put Your Hands Up For Detroit’ launched him into the international dance music scene, the Dutchman has continued his rise with feature spots on The Ministry of Sound’s Annual, 100s of compilations worldwide, and chart success for his follow ups ‘The Creeps’ and ‘Let Me Think About It’. Now he’s on tour promoting his debut album Output.
are obviously ones that stick out more than others. When I played at Roskilde and there was a stampede to see me play, they had to shut down the arena, that was definitely a stand-out moment! Also the Sensation party in Melbourne for NYE last year, another highlight. It was great being part of a Sensation party anyway, but when you’re playing in a country where they haven’t seen what it’s all about before, the atmosphere was electric.
“…I wanted to do a bit of everything, because I think that’s what makes an artist’s album interesting...”
Since you have your own label, and a ton of releases and awards, why has it taken so long for your first studio album? Basically, having the time to do it! I’m always away touring, that’s not a problem if you’re working on a single here and there, but to work on an album it’s an entirely different mental project. I didn’t want just 12 dance tracks bundled together; I wanted it to be a complete body of work and something that reflected me personally. So it took a long time to put together and to get it up to the standard I was happy to put out there. And then after all that, you have all the other stuff that goes into a release. Labels, campaigns, getting everything together. That all took a long time too. But it’s out now and I’m very happy with it!
Do you think growing up performing in The Netherlands has made your sound unique? I wouldn’t necessarily say that, no. Of course growing up somewhere, wherever that is, will have a certain aspect of shaping your sound because of things there musically that influence you, what you grow up around. But I think wherever I came from, my music would be unique - because it comes from me, not because I come from the Netherlands. How does the Dutch crowd differ from other international ones? Crowds anywhere differ. I’ll play in the UK and the crowds there will have a different energy and a different way of partying to crowds in America, or Brazil, or China. At home in the Netherlands, probably one of the biggest differences compared to other countries is that we use MCs as part of the whole house show. In other countries that set-up doesn’t translate too well. In Holland, they love it! Why ‘Flamingo’ for your label & party names? What do you hope the name triggers in people?
How does Output differ from your previous material? There are a lot of sounds that you wouldn’t normally associate with me perhaps. I drew on sounds that have influenced my own personal and musical journey, so there are tracks on there that have hip-hop themes running through them, there’s a really jazz-funk tune which I did with Rob Birch from the Stereo MCs who on a personal note is a real hero of mine so that was good! Of course there are tracks that are more ‘Fedde le Grand’ on there too. What I hope I’ve come up with, and what I wanted to do come up with, was an artist album, not just a ‘DJ album’. I think there’s a big difference.” sMEEGAN MAY For me the word Flamingo has a warm sound and feeling, which is what we want to breath with our parties too. But there is one other thing: Flamingo is one of the few animal names that is the same in most languages - so very it’s
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international. What’s the best time you’ve had wearing headphones? Haha that would be telling! Every time I go out and play I have a great time but there
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ROCK - MELBOURNE // CHILDREN COLLIDE
Not Long Now
Just over a year ago Children Collide released their debut album The Long Now, and now their planning a long summer filled with preparation for album number two (which isn’t far away), and stints at festivals all over the country – including Hobart’s own Soundscape Festival! We caught up with Johnny Mackay (guitat/vocals) and found out just which act he’s dying to see (and join!) this summer.
How do you feel about The Long Now now that it’s been out for a while? I’d actually forgotten about it until you just brought it up.
“…I’m personally looking forward to Empire of the Sun and The Grates....” Are you looking forward to putting together a new record? Is The Long Now going to be a hard act to follow? Yes. We are very much looking forward to our next record and no, it doesn’t feel like it will be hard to follow up. Different songs, different times, different strokes, different animals.
How do you think Children Collide have changed since the release of The Long Now? We’ve definitely regressed into 12 year old versions of ourselves. What’s the coolest thing that’s come out of the band’s success? Free sandwiches. What kind of rehearsal or preparation have you guys been doing for the upcoming festival season? I’ve been practicing my pitch to Luke Steele to join his band. How many new tracks can fans expect to hear? We’ve been throwing two or three new ones into the set.
What’s the best thing about playing a festival like Soundscape? I’m personally looking forward to Empire of the Sun and The Grates. Is there anything you’re dying to see over the summer? The beach? What’s your favourite festival memory, as a musician or a punter? Probably The Dirty Three at Meredith a few years ago with a lightning storm backdrop. It was a pretty special moment. sMEEGAN MAY To catch Children Collide, as well as the bands Johnny is looking forward to – Empire of the Sun and The Grates, then the only place to go is the Soundscape Festival! 0 9 January @ The Domain Regatta Grounds, Hobart
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. ISSUE 103 . SEPTEMBER 16 - SEPTEMBER 29 2009
POP - MELBOURNE // ANGIE HART
Hart and Soul
There aren’t many people who can say they’ve appeared on both Home and Away as well as Joss Whedon projects Buffy and Firefly. Less that also happen to have been the singer on a number of different projects, including one of the most popular Australian bands of the 1990s, Frente!. OK, so maybe there’s just one – Angie Hart. It was the song ‘Labour of Love’ that started it all. With a high spot on the Triple J Hottest 100 for 1991, next came Marvin the Album and hits like ‘Accidentally Kelly Street’ and their cover of New Order’s ‘Bizarre Love Triangle’. Whirlwinds of touring and furious work on the second album ended up driving the band apart, splitting only a year after their follow-up Shape, was released. From there Hart left Australia for the US, and formed the pop duo Splendid with her thenhusband Jesse Tobias, whom she met while touring with Frente! in Canada. With Splendid, Hart ended up collaborating with Joss Whedon for his show Buffy the Vampire Slayer, her music and performance appearing a number of times during the shows run. But Splendid didn’t continue so splendidly after Hart’s relationship with Tobias ended, leading to the break-up of the group soon after. It was working through the issues from their divorce which fuelled a lot of the work on her second solo album, Eat My Shadow. “It’s basically about facing up to your dark side, and reconciling with it, and therefore you diminish its powers…I think after my divorce and coming back to Australia, I wrestled with a whole lot of other aspects of things that I rathered I wasn’t.
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But it’s just part of being human, and realising that that’s pretty normal.” What Hart is mainly describing is the meaning of the album’s title, which she embarrassingly admits came from a horoscope she reads by Rob Brezney. Eat My Shadow also features a bonus disc of covers from artists like The Smiths, Neil Young and Australian Crawl (and at some retailers even a tea towel) – if you buy the whole CD. “I feel like some people are just going to buy a single song. You go to all that trouble making a track listing for your album, and some people will never hear the whole thing… there was an opportunity for them to get something that they can’t get anywhere else. Something new, and something personal, because sometimes people don’t get the artwork, don’t get anything. And I think that’s a shame. In this generation people don’t collect anything in its full potential, so I thought that there should be more to give.” Hart also plans to give a lot on her upcoming tour, wisely telling us that “you just give as much as you can, and people might catch a little bit more of what you’re about.” She also shares a few tried and tested touring tips with us, such as no more drinking after sound check, don’t stress about your fold back, and “don’t wear red lipstick –because you’ll smudge it on the microphone. I always end up with my lipstick smudged all the way up to my nose by the time I’ve finished a gig. And invariably someone wants to take my photograph at that stage, when I’m looking like the Joker.” So it may be best to take advantage of photographic opportunities earlier in the night, if you plan to attend one of Hart’s Eat My Shadow shows! Or if you’re a Frente! fan, and you weren’t lucky enough to catch their reunion shows, there are rumours of more touring in 2010.
“…In this generation people don’t collect anything in its full potential, so I thought that there should be more to give...” You can see Angie Hart while she eats her shadow, all over the country this month. 0 26 November @ Republic Bar, Hobart 0 27 November @ Hotel New York, Launceston
sDAVID WILLIAMS & MEEGAN MAY
. ISSUE 107 . NOVEMBER 11 - NOVEMBER 24 2009
HARDCORE - AUS // CONFESSION
Last Confession
OFF THE SHELF Hey peoples of Tasmania and a very warm welcome to Off The Shelf. This week we are celebrating a momentous occasion as Top Shelf enters its second year as the premier event for original music in the north of the state. We thank all the people involved for making this happen, in particular Dave Munting and James Harding from Irish Murphy’s Launceston who took the risk in letting Carl and myself to take over their venue every Wednesday and fill it with the sounds that make up this state. A massive shout out to all the other venues who have done the same throughout Tas...keep up the good fight!
One of the best-known names in the Australian hardcore scene, Michael Crafter is heading all over Australia with his new band Confession, and their debut album Cancer.
The title of the album, Cancer, paints a bleak picture, is it entirely reflected in the music? Not really. I’m completely pissed off at a lot of shit. But nothing to do with Cancer itself. I named the CD due to someone I know having cancer and how horrible it was. But all the songs I’ve written are about my look at the world.
Did putting the album together yourselves change its direction? Yeah totally. We worked with more stuff like samples and effects, we also didn’t have the idea of singing parts till the last minute. We added more and more parts we thought fitted to the songs and I think we just had the luxury of knowing this was our CD... If we made it shit… it was all our fault.
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? (Laughs) Not really at all. I guess people think I’m a tough guy, arrogant or whatever. If people met me they would know I’m a legit moron with ADD and serious talking issues. I talk way too
much. I actually never shut up. I never really have the whole tough guy thing going on stage either. What’s the best thing about your fans & heavy rock fans in general? They bang their heads and get stoked to throw up the horns like its a gang sign coming straight outta Compton? (laughs) Have you committed any sins worthy of confession today? (Laughs) Seriously, people don’t want to know. sMEEGAN MAY 0 14 November @ The Brisbane Hotel, Hobart
Wednesday November 11 is our official one year anniversary so we thought it fitting to bring back the first act, The Dog Line, who have announced the arrival of new bass player, Jase Howard. Jase’ work with electro/rock/goth pioneers, Primary, has seen him travel the world and it is with this experience that he adds a new dimension to the harder sound that The Dog Line have been cultivating. Opening the show is Top Shelf’s very own Carl Fidler playing songs from his many projects, Black Japan, Mayfield, Hicksville, The Dead Abigails and Spandex. Come down and have a drink with us, share in the debauchery that is Top Shelf. Kasper have been capturing the imagination of many over the past six months or so with their unique take on folk. When they played on October 28 it was no different as the rhythm section effortlessly held together the beautifully simplistic sound of singer/guitarist Tess Kasper’ sweet songs. The addition of violin (Katie-The Embers) to the line up was at times distracting, taking the focus away from the commanding presence of Tess but I’m sure over time Kasper will develop their new sound stronger, sweeter than ever. Our last two supports have seen two of the strongest female performances this year. Summer Edmunds and Frankie Andrews couldn’t be further apart musically but on the strengths of their shows they are the premier artists. Frankie’s set oozed a newfound confidence, one that is truly deserved and will be showcased on her debut EP, Dance Fire, Dance, to be released on December 10. Check her out on the net to find more details. Summer’s solo show has really stepped up this year, so much so that she has joined The Basics on their national tour. I have no doubt that Summer will impress all who see her. Wednesday November 18 sees the triumphant return of The Stoics who have been busy recording their new EP in Hobart. Supporting them will be folk artist, Renny Field, from Sydney who is touring the country as we speak. Remember Top Shelf at Irish Murphy’s Launceston kicks off every Wednesday 9:30pm. Come along to see the finest this state has to offer. Happy birthday to us.... sCARL FIDLER & GLENN MOOREHOUSE
Reach for the Top Shelf! 0 Every Wednesday night @ Irish Murphy’s, Launceston
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PUNK ROCK - MELBOURNE // BODYJAR
“…You could go on if you wanted to, and just pretend, but we just want to go out on our own terms...”
The End is Now!
There aren’t many relationships these days that stay together for longer than a decade, and it’s especially hard when the relationship involves more than two people. Or at least that’s what Cam Baines, singer of the band Bodyjar, has found. After plenty of touring and records, the punk band have embarked on a farewell tour, because – The End is Now.
What are you going to do after Bodyjar? At the moment, I’m already doing another band called Cola Wars. So probably put a bit of effort into that, and just work my job, skateboard, and just move on with my life I guess. What would be some of the highlights for you, looking back on Bodyjar? Probably working with Bill Stevenson from Descendants and Black Flag and all that. He produced our first album, and mixed our third album. We played a bunch of shows with those guys, they’re kind of like heroes. What about a gig that stands out? We did this big Korean festival with 45,000 people. We’ve had a few good little shows along the way too. I think that’s why we’re playing The Corner Hotel in Melbourne, it’s probably where we’ve had our best shows over the years, so that’s why we’re doing the last show there. So we’re finishing off where we started.
What about some down times, lowlights of the time? Oh, so much shit, man. So much financial shit, and changing managers, trying to leave our record company, and just so much bullshit that goes on behind the scenes. We’ve kind of learnt to deal with that over the years, just by managing ourselves, worked out where we went wrong etc. We just didn’t know how it all worked, and as we grew older we sussed it all out. The last few years of the band have been great in terms of the business side. It’s hard to reconcile the music with the business. It is, man. And when you try to do both, it does become a really hard slog. And that’s not why we’re breaking up or anything – it’s more of an artistic thing. I guess it’s one of the reasons, it feels like it’s not as worth it as it used to be artistically. It seems to be a bit of a struggle now.
I guess it’s kind of like a relationship that’s gone a bit stale. [Laughs] It is man, it is. It’s a cliché, but it’s kind of like that after a while, you can’t find anything new to do. You could go on if you wanted to, and just pretend, but we just want to go out on our own terms. It sounds like you and the other guys in the bad have projects going on anyway. Yeah, well Burn the City, Grant [Reif] and Tommy [Read] have got that band and are quietly working on an album, and I just think we’re all doing different stuff creatively, and I think that’s what we need. We all need that creative outlet, just not necessarily Bodyjar. sDAVID WILLIAMS Breaking up is never easy, I know, but you have to go: 0 14 November @ Republic Bar, Hobart
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POP - HOBART // NEW SAXONS
The New ... New Saxons
Having poked my head in at the Irish show-day eve concert in October I was interested to see what bands they might be featuring that night and I reckoned the Overview rocked. Then after a couple of pints and getting a little tipsy I was relaxing with my buds when it hit me, it was a powerful sound and a compelling one that simply made us dance and made us pay attention to it. I speak about Hobart’s newest rock outfit the New Saxons. I got in touch with Tim Green the front man to talk about their music some more:
DEEP INSIDE… With Ned Collette
“ ... your readers now think I’m a giant cock.” Melbourne singer songwriter Ned Collette has been used to doing things on his own, but now he’s brought out his third album, which is his first with band Wirewalker. The album Over the Stones, Under the Stars is titled from a lyric in one of the album’s songs, “It is wonder at the immense landscape of ideas that surrounds us if we only look: above and below; in the skies, the earth; in people and in animals. In art and in the past. It’s about traveling through existence with and without people along the way, and with curiosity about all things.” Deep. So deep, in fact, we decided to go further, and have a good ‘ole D&M with Ned Collette.
What was the last, deepest conversation you ever had - who was it with and what was it about? I guess what springs to mind right now is the regular conversations I have with our drummer Joe Talia along with people like Joel Hamilton who mixed our record - or our great friend Byron Scullin - who has mastered some of our stuff about the fact that honesty and willingness to explore weighty themes in music seems very unfashionable at the moment. We can bang on about that for hours. What did you learn about yourself or your life? That I’m very fortunate to have come across such intelligent and sympathetic people. Describe to me the most profound insight or meaning you have ever gained from a piece of music. People talk about leaving space in music but nothing prepared me for Morton Feldman. I don’t know if I’ve listened to any one piece more than ‘Piano and String Quartet’ - in one year it completely redefined my conception of
duration and form. It’s the antithesis of pretty much everything we experience in music and life today, and it made me realise that things that unfold slowly and take time to understand and appreciate are the best. I think it will inform my work forever. How do you give meaning to your music? By avoiding handclaps and fluoro block colours at all costs. No, actually handclaps are great. I don’t consciously give meaning to my music. Meaning presents itself as an endpoint, or at least a stopping point, for thought. I tend to think if you really absorb experiences and think about them and let them settle deep inside your mind, than the art you make will have meaning. Do things happen for a reason, or are you the reason things happen? I am the reason everything happens. Which means I am the reason your readers now think I’m a giant cock. Check out www.nedcollette.com 0 28 November @ The Alley Cat, Hobart
I understand the New Saxons are pretty new, can you tell me about their history so far? Sort of, we’ve been around for about a year and started as a three-piece but now we’re almost an entirely new quartet, go figure. We’ve supported some pretty exciting bands and now things are starting to kick up a notch, which is exciting. What is it about the New Saxons that makes it seem so live? We just enjoy playing together and digging each others company is what’s making it fresh and alive, just like being attracted to someone there is that instant connection. I think you can really tell when a band believes in their music and isn’t just simply going through the motions. I read your bio, do you really wear tighty whitey’s? Comfort does not come without its cost. As they say... one must suffer for their art. What’s coming up next for you guys? We have just finished putting the final touches on our next EP which we were fortunate enough to work on with producer Chris Townend (his next project is Silverchair’s newie!) We will be launching it at The Venue on the 20th of November after we return from a short tour of Melbourne. Tell me more about your Hobart launch party. It’s gonna be a whopper show! We’re launching our new EP, Enola Fall are launching their new single and Agent Fontaine are playing as well – it’s at the Venue. Our manager is also doing an experimental night down in the rektango courtyard at the same time, it’s called Test Pattern Sound System and it’s DJs playing a silent disco – NO PA SYSTEM! And it’s being broadcast straight to mobile phones, so bring headphones for your phones or FM receiver to tune in to DJs in the courtyard. What would you like to do next? We have worked hard writing and practising and just want to show people what we do. After all playing with yourself is boring... Right? sISABEL MCINTYRE To catch the new band, check out the New Saxons EP Launch 0 20 November @ The Venue, Hobart . ISSUE 107 . NOVEMBER 11 - NOVEMBER 24
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ROCK - QUEENSLAND // THE SCARE
Scary Stuff
“…I think we were doing things for the wrong reason, like started believing our own hype. We had to go back and check ourselves...”
When David Williams caught up with Kiss Reid, he was fresh off the set of a TV show, where he was dressed as a full-blown punk from the 1970s. This actually seems quite apt for a member of a band called The Scare, who have just spent two years putting together their sophomore release Oozevoodoo. But despite being a member of Sydney band The Scare, singer Kiss is actually quite pleasant. Just don’t make fun of his name… Now your name…Were your parents hippies, or members of the Kiss army? My mother was a hippy, my father was a member of the Kiss Army. No way! What was it like in school with such an unusual name? It was fine. I didn’t have many friends in the school; I usually hung in the library. But people
usually stop teasing you when you light their bedrooms on fire. What’s happening with The Scare at the moment? Well, we start our tour on Thursday, actually. And we tour for the next month, our album tour. And the tour is to promote Oozevoodoo? Yep, and I think it’s our first headlining tour in Australia for about two years. Kind of exciting times for you then? Yep, I’m ready to see what will happen. Does it feel like you are on the brink of something? Yeah, sort of. We made this album that we’re really proud of, and we just did two supporting tours that were well sold. It was more people that we’ve ever gotten to play to for an Australian audience ever. So it’ll be good to see how many people from those shows will come back. I think we’ve been playing quite well, so we might be pleasantly surprised. This album sounds a bit like it was group therapy for you guys. Well, it was. We did two years in England,
thought we were getting somewhere and then did our first album that didn’t live up to expectations that we had of it. That hit us pretty hard, because we were getting a bit ahead of ourselves, our egos were rocketing through the roof, and when we got knocked down we didn’t handle it very well. I think we were doing things for the wrong reason, like started believing our own hype. We had to go back and check ourselves. What do you think it was about Chivalry not the album that you had the talent or potential to make? It was very rushed and unprepared, I think. Having people tell you that record labels are not going to take you seriously unless you have an album out. Then so we thought ‘that’s what we gotta do’, so we didn’t have time to work on anything, so what we did have wasn’t very strong. So contrast that with Oozevoodoo. The complete opposite. We had a year off where we had stable lives – houses, jobs, girlfriends and whatnot. No shows, and we’d be getting together three times a week and playing together. We were
writing together for nine months, you could perfect and get a better product. With all that extra work, does it mean that you guys are able to relax and have fun with it? Yeah, definitely. Doing it that way, by the end of it you know what’s right, and what’s working and what’s not. A process that long, you can test if it’s going to work or not. If you’re still playing a song after nine months, they’re the ones that are strong, and are going to go on the album. What type of band is The Scare, in your view? I always say that we’re a punk band, but not necessarily the sound, but the attitude. Punk hip hop or something. Punk-hop. Are you looking forward to coming down to play some punk-hop in Hobart? I like Hobart. Everyone seems nice. It’s not tainted yet. sDAVID WILLIAMS Scared yet? 0 12 November @ Republic Bar, Hobart 013 November @ Hotel New York, Ltn
Rock Challenge 2009 Running for almost 20 years, the Tasmanian Rock Challenge is an iconic annual event on the Tasmanian youth calendar. This year’s Rock Challenge was conducted over four nights: three regional heats and a State Final. Heat one was held at Spurs in Devonport and saw Rush Hour In Scotland (Tasmanian Academy - Don) win the Off The Rock section, Sound A Surrender (Devonport High) and Stalking Ella Scott (Reece High) take out the High School Section. Midnight Ablaze (Tasmanian Academy - Don) and Mad Intentions (Marist College) win the College section. In the south, at the very rock venue The Brisbane Hotel, the following bands went through to the final: Calypso (Hobart Polytechnic), Silent Majority (Clarence High), Scrying (Sacred
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Heart College), Scenic Flights and Soundproof (both of Rosny College). The northern heat and final was held at the recently renovated Pavilion Hotel in Launceston and in a bizarre turn of events, all this year’s winners came from the North! This is a first for Rock Challenge and we hope the rest of the state accepts this challenge for next year. All winning bands will be recorded in the next few months and The New Generation and Your Damn Neighbours will have video clips made by Wide Angle. Winning bands will also receive prizes from our major sponsors Barratts Music, McCanns Music, Red Hot CD’s and Fosters Music, to whom we owe much gratitude. Rock Challenge relies heavily on the support from the local community, so to all involved, we thank you.
Silent Majority College Winner: Your Damn Neighbours (Newstead Polytechnic) myspace.com/yourdamnneighbours Runners Up: The April Save (Launceston College) myspace.com/theaprilsave
Your Danm Neighbours (LTN) High School Winner: The New Generation (St Mary’s High School) Runners Up: The Junks (Riverside High School) myspace.com/thejunkrhs Off The Rocks Winner: Zac Slater (Newstead Polytechnic)
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College Winner: Your Damn Neighbours (Newstead Polytechnic) myspace.com/yourdamnneighbours Runners Up: The April Save (Launceston College) myspace.com/theaprilsave High School Winner: The New Generation (St Mary’s High School) Runners Up: The Junks (Riverside High School) myspace.com/thejunkrhs Off The Rocks Winner: Zac Slater (Newstead Polytechnic)
SPOTLIGHT ON… Anguish
One of the fresher faces on the Tasmanian hardcore scene, Anguish have just scored a spot supporting big band Confession on their Tassie tour. We caught up with the whole band (Jamie Marinos, Sabian Lynch, Dominic Colpo, John Arnold and Brogan Walker), and shined the spotlight right on Anguish! How did the band come to be? Sabian (drums) and Jamie (bass) were friends from a long time ago, caught up years later, had similar music tastes and wanted to form a band. Jamie had a friend Dom (guitar) and Sabian went to school with John (guitar). Sabian also had a mate Paul (vocals) who he knew had alright vocals, and he said he’d join as long as we’d cover ‘Snaps’ by Carpathian. What’s been the lowest point during the history of the band and why? After playing a few shows and doing a few recordings, Paul told us he was moving states for personal reasons. So on the search went for a new vocalist to fill in for upcoming shows. We had a mate Brogan who tried out, and we all agreed that he’d be the new voice for the band
THE GIN CLUB After 5 months travelling abroad and recording their new album, Brisbane’sunique musical collective, The Gin Club, are returning to the Australian stage in the late half of 2009, a swag full of new tracks and some special guests in tow. Keeping their audiences perpetually intrigued and interested with a revolving live and studiobased line up of multi-instrumentalists and songwriters, The Gin Club are a collective who perform an eclectic mix of rock, pop, folk, blues, country, and everything in between. Drawing influence from the attitudes of artists such as The Band, Neil Young and The Wu-Tang
Clan, The Gin Club’s live show is instrumentswapping madness, rousing choruses and heartbreak backed by cello, accordion, Hammond organ and heaps of guitars. Since their formation through a chance meeting at an Open-mic night in 2003, the band has released three albums, with their most recent release making the most impact - 2008’s Junk. This double album features 26 original songs, covering a breathtaking amount of musical ground and granted them several accolades including Song of the Year award at the 2008 QSong Awards. The troupe have toured Australia and abroad, playing with many varied acts such as Paul Kelly,
The Drones, Tim Rogers, You Am I and Pete Murray, as well as performing at major events including The Big Day Out, East Coast Blues and Roots, Splendor in the Grass, Woodford Folk Festival, Canadian Music Week, Musicexpo LA and more. 2009 will see the band, that includes 7+ songwriters, release the first single to their fourth album (due out early 2010) as well as tour Australia and overseas. 0 15 November @ The Brisbane Hotel, Hobart
Irish Murphy’s 211 Brisbane Street, Launceston
“…It’s very dark because it’d just be weird to sing about flowers whilst playing the most brutal breakdown your eardrums will ever experience!...” What’s been the highest point and why? Highest point would definitely be seeing the hype we got from playing our first show, and receiving a lot of positive feedback from kids who saw us. And receiving the opportunity to support Confession, a band we all look up to, and play both their Tasmanian shows. What is the most challenging thing about being in Anguish? Being a Burnie based band and having to travel 200+kms to play every show. We also find it hard to practice since Sabian and John go to Hellyer College, Jamie and Dom are at Marist College and Brogan has full time work.
· Live music 7 days a week· · Great meals in our family restaurant· · Shamrocks restaurant open 7 nights a week· · Wood fired pizza oven· · 3 bars including roof beer garden· · Outdoors in summer & cosy fires in winter· · Accommodation for genuine backpackers·
What particular original track are you most proud of and why? ‘Master of Disfigurement’, because the outro involves the crowd giving it their all. Singing along created a very fun experience for the band. ‘Unfaithful’ too because it shows our sound evolving. Both these tracks can be heard on our MySpace. A lot of your songs have some dark content, where does this come from? Well, we’re all into heavier music, and it was the obvious choice for us to play heavier music. As far as our lyrical content goes, it’s very dark because it’d just be weird to sing about flowers whilst playing the most brutal breakdown your eardrums will ever experience!
Wednesday, 11th November
The Dog Line + Carl Fidler Wednesday, 18th November
The Stoics + Renny Field (Syd) Wednesday, 25th November
0 14 November @ The Brisbane Hotel, Hobart
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Green Fingers All the freshest produce from The Greenhouse, Irish Murphy’s, Hobart. What a bloody bismarck we’ve had and ohh how the livers are screaming! How can we speak while the livers are screaming!? Joni’s Plastic Sunday. A year in the making and with a mighty kraka-POW smashed out last week and showed us exactly why they took out the First Harvest prize all those months ago. Their CD is excellent, displaying a breadth of songwriting and a diversity in sound that is both refreshing and confusing – confusing in that good way that says, ‘I don’t fully get this yet, I’m gonna have to sniff it some more.” Last Wednesday at Oirish cemented the JPS as a premiere outfit, and now as a three piece they showed that they have enough testicle to punch it out anyway. Lovely work chappies, lovely work. It was also great to see Hannah in fine form, these boys have more party in them than any band we’ve seen in recent times, with good energy fairly glowing out of them. Appreciative crowds know that whenever Hannah hit the stage, great times ensue. Full points to the sound and video crew, can’t wait to see the live clip and live EP release from this show, it’s bound to have some great meaty bits, especially at the end with that ridiculously massive stage invasion! Great times. Right. He. Ho. There once was a man, a man called Sam, who worked at Irish and didn’t eat ham, he liked to play guitar and sing all day and he worked and pulled beers and no one ran awaaaayyyyyy. It was also his birthday fast approaching, and although it’s a little bit strange, we thought what they hey, let’s throw a massive public birthday party for our man of colours at Irish and so we did and so the bands gathered and we would like to tell you, we’ve brought in some of the finest to kick up the heels and celebrate with you fine people. Coming up on the 25/11 we have . . . . (drum roll) Doggett,
Prairie
Nischler,
Jonno
Coleman, Sam Cole, La Vista, The Overview and a couple of others so get ready to rock . . . Also folks, it’s time for some down mouth pouts and wibbles. Our fearless leader, the man for whom the raw concept of The Greenhouse was formless and void until his mind birthed a genius and all you see is come true and it was good. The man who is tall, Peter Mellows
T O N I C ?
Abbey
Joni’s Plastic Sunday is moving on. WAAAAHHHH! I hear you say, WAAAAAHHHH! But there is no stopping him, he’s moving on to different coloured pastures and the fair Mr. Adam Diggle has risen like the new sun to inject his own energy and life force into the slick machine that is Irish Murphy’s Hobart. The King is Dead, Long Live the King!
holding a bloody huge street party on Christmas eve featuring 11 acts. Umm don’t tell anyone, it’s not public yet but well, you know, just keep it in the back of your head for now...) sFERT Get seedy in The Greenhouse: 0 Every Sunday - Thursday night @ Irish Murphy’s, Hobart
(pssst also, umm a little word, we’re actually
Celebrate the New Year in style at Tonic!
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Join us at Tonic Bar for Launceston’s most exclusive New Year celebrations. We’re closing the doors to the public this New Year’s Eve to entertain 200 lucky people, and we want you to be one of them. We’ll have live entertainment from Something to Talk About and the best view of Country Club’s very own midnight fireworks from the deck. Don’t be left out of the fun this New Year’s Eve.
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Monday Industry Night
Wednesday Uni Night
Where else would you want to be?
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Sunday Recovery Night
J u g A r ou nd The
J u g A r ou n d T h e
J u g A r ou n d T h e
C l oc k F r o m 5pm
C l oc k F r o m 5 p m
Cl oc k F r o m 5 p m
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T w o 4 O n e On Drinks From 9 p m W i t h Societies Card
C l oc k F r o m 5 p m
L i v e M u s i c From 10pm
A l l B a s i c S p i r i ts $ 3 F r om 8 p m
Two 4 One On Bubbles F r om 7 p m
Ch i c k e n P a r m i a r ou n d th e Cl oc k F r o m 5 p m O p e n M i c F r om 9 p m
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METAL - VICTORIA // LORD
LORD, Have Mercy! Wednesday 11th November IN THE BAR (FROM 9PM) Rick Loves Anne in the public bar $10 jugs
Thursday 12th November The Little Cubas in the public bar
“…We’re always getting up to something ridiculous, from guitar duels to running along the bar during a song, to some of the most overthe-top clichéd but still awesome rock moves you’ll ever see...”
Friday 13th November
Bossa Vista in the public bar November Reign in the boatshed Feat. The Little Cubas, Dirt, Guthrie and more! $6 cover
Saturday 14th November The Titz in the bar
Wednesday 18th November TAFE theatrical evening
in the boatshed /Live music in the bar
Thursday 19th November Live Music
Rising from the ashes of heavy metal band Dungeon (1989-2005), LORD began in 2003, when Dungeon front man “Lord Tim” (L.T.) released an album of solo material under the name. From there, Dungeon began to disintegrate which left LORD the opportunity to expand and hit the ground running with a fresher approach and a newfound hunger for the music – seen in their new release, Set in Stone. L.T. let us know just what exactly is set in stone for LORD. What is the major difference between LORD and Dungeon? There are two major differences. On the music side of things, LORD is like Dungeon with an “expansion pack” – it’s essentially the same band, but we’re not scared to include more of our varied musical tastes into the mix.
intentionally cheesy stage moves... this stuff is about having fun. If you don’t enjoy it, why do it? If you were doing some kind of concept act, sure, I could get the idea of having some kind of persona on stage, but if not... well, it’s just music, guys – have some fun! Why try to act tough?
From a personal side of things, LORD is a band of friends. Dungeon, towards the end of its time especially, became a business – which of course it was, as is any professional band – but that aspect of the band dominated everything else and all of the fun was crushed out of it, and some otherwise great friendships were lost in the scramble to get ahead.
What’s the best thing about your fans & hard rock/metal fans in general? I think or fans are insane, but in the best possible way! The stuff they’ve done for us has been amazing, from buying three copies of an album just so they have one in the house, car and framed on a wall, or helping us with touring costs. We had one guy a few years back give us $5000 as a short-term loan to help an overseas tour happen. Just incredible! The rock/metal scene in general is a far more loyal scene than pretty much any other.
How has the metal scene changed from the beginning of Dungeon to now? The scene has always ebbed and flowed with the times, with some cities really going crazy and then settling down while another one shows a big resurgence. There’s always been the struggle to find venues that are metal-friendly, and these days it’s no different save for the fact that the scene is now struggling a little bit under the weight of so many international bands visiting us. From our perspective, booking an entire tour while trying not to clash with any larger acts has been a nightmare. With this experience, what advice can you give for young hard rockers? Persistence and knowledge are your greatest strengths. A lot of bands expect things to happen really quickly for them, but that’s rarely the case, especially in the hard rock / heavy metal scene in this country, and a lot of young bands get fed up with that and break up. My advice there is if you want to seriously do this as a career, be prepared to take the risk and commit yourself to a longterm goal or it’s only ever going to be a glorified hobby (not that there’s anything wrong with that, mind you, but if you have aspirations of “making it” then you need to get serious). 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? I’m in a heavy rock band because I enjoy the music. That’s pretty much it. If you ever see us on stage, you’ll see we actually have a really good time, kidding around and making jokes, doing
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If LORD’s path is ‘set in stone’, where are you headed? The plan is to completely eclipse anything Dungeon did over our sixteen year history, and when you consider we toured internationally three times, once with Megadeath, and released six albums... that’s a hell of an ask! I’m sure you could give us ‘100 Reasons’, but what have you got planned for fans if they come along to your show? I’ll give you one reason: entertainment. We’ve had people say that they’re not necessarily into our music, but they still love coming to our shows because they’re just good fun. We’re always getting up to something ridiculous, from guitar duels to running along the bar during a song, to some of the most over-the-top clichéd but still awesome rock moves you’ll ever see. For most other bands, that would have you rolling your eyes, but people can tell we’re cracking ourselves up with the next silly thing we do and really get into the fun aspect of it all. Hopefully people will think the songs are cool too! LORD are playing two shows on the same day while in Tassie, one being all ages. 0 5 December @ The Brisbane Hotel, Hobart
Friday 20th November Mick Attard
IN THE (FROM in BOATSHED the public bar9PM)
Saturday 21st November L.B.C presents the Hornets in the boatshed
Open Folk Group every Sunday from 5PM
GREAT FOOD
OPEN MIC NIGHT
THE LAST WEDNESDAY
OF EVERY MONTH
OPEN 7 DAYS
14 Brisbane Street, Launceston 6331 5346
LITTLE MISS
MUSIC T A S M A N I A
Little Miss Music Tasmania presents
"Another Saturday Night" Saturday 28th November, 7:00pm doors open, 7:30pm start, free entry
Andrew Marshall Frankie Andrew Rod Fritz
Alley Cat The Alley Cat Bar 381 Elizabeth Street North Hobart 03 6231 2299
KITCHEN OPENING HOURS: DINNER EVERYDAY 6pm - 9.30pm
MONDAYS AND SUNDAYS
$5 PIZZAS TUESDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS
$10 BURGER AND BEER THURSDAYS, FRIDAYS and SATURDAYS RAMEN IN THE ALLEY JAPANESE NOODLES AND DUMPLINGS 5pm till 9pm
NEXT SHOWS: THURS THE 12TH OF NOV Alley Cat Comedy 8pm $7 FRI THE 13TH OF NOV Eleanor Tucker and special guests 6pm FREE The Barons of Tang' , "Juke Baritone and the Swamp Dogs' & 'Russian Prison System' 9.30pm '$10 SAT THE 14TH OF NOV FRINGE FESTIVAL EVENT 'Juke Baritone and The Swamp Dogs', ' The Barons of Tang' and 'The Trolls' 9.30pm $10 SUN THE 15TH 'OF NOV Tas Pride Picnic after-party with DJ's 4pm till late FREE MON THE 16TH OF NOV Fringe Festival Event 'Cult Film Night' 'THE GENERAL' 1932 (Buster Keaton) with some live sound track 8pm $5 THURS THE 19TH OF NOV Launch of 'Ramen in the Alley' Japanese Food every Thursday, Friday and Saturday Night Ramen Noodles and Dumplings 5pm - 9pm FRI THE 20TH OF NOV 6pm 'Eleanor Tucker and special guests' 'Fringe Festival Buskers After Dark' MC Samora Squid presents Mangus, Tane Emia-Moore, The Home Band and more... 8.30pm $5
Gretel Templeton
SAT THE 21ST OF NOV The Sin and Tonics' 9.30pm $5\
Prairie Nischler
SUN THE 22ND OF NOV FRINGE FESTIVAL EVENT 'Houlette' (Melb), Transcription of Organ Music' and 'Peter Escott' 4pm $5
@ Lark Distillery 14 Davey St, Hobart Ph: 6231 9088
MON 23RD OF NOV 'Cult Film Night' Monty Python and the Holy Grail 8pm $4
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out and about
LET’S ROK!
@ Hotel New York
@ Lonnies
Dubstep is one of those buzz words in electronic music these days, the genre keeps on gaining more an more popularity since its roots in the early 2000s UK garage scene. A little darker, great to dance to, and with more bass and funk than your average house track, a lot of names are now emerging in the field, including one of its pioneers – Tes La Rok. A DJ and producer from Helsinki, Finland, Tes La Rok was one of the first international names to break through on the scene. Having released his first record in 1998, Tes La Rok was introduced to the UK garage and broken beat scene a few years later, and the rest, as they say, is history. He is also the owner of Noppa Recordings, a dubstep label featuring other international pioneers whole heap of up and coming dubstep superstars. It also hosts his own releases including ‘Around the World Girls remix’, which helped him pick up a dubstepforum award, one of the biggest online communities dedicated to the genre. When he’s not in the studio or the label office, Tes is busy carting his records around to venues around the globe, and has regular spots in the UK and big clubs around Europe, happy to share his bass heavy reggae influenced take on the dubstep sound.
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DANCE - LAUNCESTON // MIX’N’DORPHIN
Let’s Dance, Tasmania! MIX’N’DORPHIN is one of Tassie’s newest events, aimed at showcasing local DJ talent to northern TAS and giving new uprising artists a chance to be heard by friends, fans and industry sharks alike. DJs are given the opportunity to play whatever styles they want, without worrying if it suits the venue or not – and the hope is to enrich the local dance scene! We caught up with two of the event’s local talents, DJ Matty J and DJ Synjon.
Who or what do you think is going to be big this year? I have just paid off my trip to Sensation White... This is what I am looking forward to this year. Bringing in 2010 in the best way I can think of! Listening to good quality music from all around the world! What can punters expect from your set? ENERGY, ENERGY, ENERGY! Kick ass bass lines, euphoric killer synths and stabs, hoovers, sick vocals and thumping beats!
DEEP INSIDE With Owen of Casiotone For The Painfully Alone
Owen Ashworth likes Westerns. He also happens to be the sole member of Casiotone For The Painfully Alone, the solo guise under which he writes and records pop albums with a range of his own instrumentation. Often featuring guest performers, the Californian is on his own, and no doubt painfully alone, for a tour around Australia.
How did you get started as a DJ? I started in Adelaide in 1999 as a bedroom DJ with a computer and just about every DJ software package you could think of, playing at friend’s parties and other small events. I decided after landing my first full-time job in 2004, I would save for a club-equivalent setup and try to make it as a club DJ. In May 2007 I made it into the club scene in Adelaide. Now, I’m a resident at Lonnies Niteclub. What’s your signature style? I personally love trance in every form you can think of. How do you keep your sound fresh? Every spare minute of the day, I’m on the internet looking up the latest dance charts, going through promo CD’s from record labels, chatting to mates overseas about the latest and greatest sounds. I’m devoted to finding the next big sound and bringing it to a speaker near you as loud as I possibly can! Best time you’ve ever had while wearing headphones? I’ve played a lot of awesome gigs but the best time EVER would have to be the last MIX’N’DORPHIN and bringing this new sound to Launceston. Can’t wait to do it all again at the next one! Do you have a dream gig? Every gig I play is a dream gig. Every gig where I can get the crowd jumping, dancing around with their hands in the air is my dream gig! What’s the weirdest thing or request anyone’s ever asked of you in your capacity as a DJ? I have been asked to pour a bar girl a beer … funnily enough. I’ve never poured a beer before, have no inclination too or ever want too - that’s what bar staff are for! What do you think about Tasmania’s dance scene? I love playing in Hobart because typically punters are more open about what they will listen to, already has an established hard dance scene, which is why I’m trying to bring this same appreciation to Launceston. So far so good!
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What did you learn about yourself or your life? I learned that I should probably just watch Westerns when my wife isn’t around. Although featuring performances by a lot of guest artists, you are essential a solo performer. Is this what makes things feel so ‘painfully alone’? Recording on my own gives the music a more intimate quality. I’ve always admired music that feels kind of claustrophobic. A good example of this is the Harry Nilsson song ‘Early in the Morning’. Describe to me the most profound insight you ever gained from any source – film, music, TV, supernatural phenomena…? Did it come from a Casiotone? It was probably from a Western. I really like watching Westerns. Not really the cowboy vs. Indian racist adventure kind, but more like the man vs. man heavy-duty moral dilemma kind. I like the ones where a man has to make some hard decision and really has to figure out what’s the right thing to do in the harsh, lawless world of the old west. I like lots of squinting and long shots across the open prairie or near a saloon. High Noon or The Ox Bow Incident or The Shooting or Once Upon A Time In The West. One of those.
DJ Name: DJ Synjon DJ Name: DJ Matty J
What was the last, deepest conversation you ever had - who was it with and what was it about? I mostly just talk to my wife and my brother, so it was probably with one of them. Last night I was trying to explain to my wife what I really like about Westerns, and she was trying to explain to me what she really doesn’t like about Westerns. We talked about Westerns for a really long time and it was fun and nice.
How did you get started as a DJ? I have always been into the club scene, and always loved the music. I got into DJing thru the wonderful Bec “SheBouNce” Sullivan who is my cousin and has been a big help and a massive influence on me.
Help Owen ease the pain, as part of The Fringe. 0 13 November @ The Venue, Hobart
What’s your signature style? I love fidget house, lots of wobbles, tweets and big bass lines. How do you keep your sound fresh? I sit on my computer a lot finding new sounds and tracks sound cloud is good, the site give you a lot of different music and keeps you up to date with what’s going on in the world of music. Best time you’ve ever had while wearing headphones? I’m only just starting out so only really played a few tracks out and with SheBouNce but the best time I have had would be playing a big house party down in Hobart loved every minute of it. Do you have a dream gig? I’d love to play one of the big festivals in Melbourne like good vibes but this gig on the 27th is going to be great!
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What’s the weirdest thing or request anyone’s ever asked of you in your capacity as a DJ? As I said I am just starting out so haven’t been playing out that much, but i am sure there will be plenty. What do you think about Tasmania’s dance scene? Hobart has a good dance scene, Launceston has a little way to go but that is why this event mix’n’dorphin is going to be great it will give people a chance to hear what the DJs like Patty Duke, Matty J and SheBouNce like to play, and it gives us up and comings a chance to play out. Who or what do you think is going to be big this year? Sensation White is going to be great looking forward to it! What can punters expect from your set? Lots of wobbly bass and some good fun! 0 27 November @ The Pav, Launceston
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CD REVIEWS
CONFESSION Cancer The Melbourne quartet has a confession to make, and that is to f*ck up every stage they stand on during their upcoming Australian tour, which includes two shows in Tasmania!
PHATCHANCE Inkstains The first thing I get from this CD besides it’s well designed cover, would have to be the fact that you don’t really need to be a hip-hop fan to get into this album.
The first full-length album from the group is an onslaught of everything angrier and heavier then their EP, with each track hitting like a run in with a cement wall. The band features members from previous Australian metalcore groups 50 Lions and I Killed The Prom Queen. The album is a full fledge of hardcore trudging riffs, hard hitting drums, rumbling bass and growling vocal depths of the south. The standout differences from the EP are that there are clean vocal choruses, more hooks, heavier breakdowns and slightly clearer growl vocals. Otherwise, this album is an exceptional follow up from the EP.
The CD has a variety of instruments used in most tracks and sometimes gives you the feeling that your listen to a full band with a lead singer, instead of an MC and a pre made beat. One track that stood out to me straight away would have to be ‘The Catchy Song’, which is sort of a hypercritical view on top 40 songs that get stuck in your head, but in turn actually does the same thing. Another stand out would be ‘Battlescars’ which is a more serious and complex track. The main attraction to this track for me is the chorus, with a low singing style which sounds somewhere between Pink Floyd and Depeche Mode.
After the initial intro of somber music build up, straight away track ‘Must’ve Cut His Heart Out’ lets loose in to a stampede of mosh induced head banging. Track ‘Anarchy Road’ begins to introduce the cleaner vocal passages, which fit perfectly with this track and others to come. The majority of lyrical content deals with life, death and hatred, which makes a violently heavy album to digest. Cancer features guest musicians Winston McCall of Parkway Drive, Ahren Stringer of The Amity Affliction and JJ Peters of Deez Nuts. This release is a step up of everything that front-man Michael Crafter has done in the past, but will certainly follow with a mixed bag of reactions from fans. 8/10 sDAVID WALKER
Also, Akouo, a local Tassie producer, also produced for beats for Chance’s album and provides music for some of the best tracks on the disc.
PROPHET RAYZA The Spits and Pieces Mix-Tape For those who don’t know what a mix-tape in Hip hop terms is, well here s brief description. Its a demonstration of an MC’s skills over any beat he likes which is then mixed down by a DJ, to add scratches and a continuous beat in between tracks to add an ongoing flow. The CD is given out free at shows or by hand to gain exposure for the MC. And this is exactly what Prophet Rayza brings with his Spits and Pieces Mix-tape, produced by DJ Butcher. The production has been done well and it is free, but for me this mix-tape was a little too predicable, with tracks about representing your state and crew and how well he can flow and keep it real. I found my self longing for a track that had a general meaning or something I could relate to, and was hard pressed to find a track that stood out among the rest.
Listening to the rest of the album, there wasn’t any one track that I disliked, and If I had to think of one negative I would have to say one or two tracks could of done with a little more enthusiasm in delivery of the lyrics. But other than that I find it very hard to fault this album. Digesting hip-hop albums can be like eating a brick sometimes, but this album slides down the eardrums like a cold beer on a hot summers day.
It wasn’t until the end of the CD, the Bonus track ‘Spits and Pieces’ that I found a track I could get into and nod my head. I’m guessing Rayza made this CD with his fellow MCs in mind, as I couldn’t see your average music listener getting into it. But all in all this CD is free worth grabbing if you see it about, just don’t expect to much variety.
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Saucy Sparkle Tales of tease and all things sparkling from Hobart and beyond! Brought to you by Hobart’s own Diamonds of Burlesque.
Corset… Check! Stockings… Check! High heels… Check! Sparkles… are essential! Apparently. It’s the burlesque style; quite unique and fascinating. Illusive, yet bold and daring. Not something you see on your average day at the office. As the spotlights shine down onto the stage and the red velvet curtains open you catch a glimpse of lace, spot the ruby red lips, see the lights dance off the glittering costumes- of course you are dying to see more.
Stranger than Micktion A true story from the lovely lady himself… I have always had a symbiotic relationship with weirdness. Regular readers will be well aware of this. I’d just like to share with you my latest trip to Oddsville. This could be any day as this sort of thing happens a fair bit, I’m almost used to it, but the different flavours of weird that come my way are still a novelty. So here I am sitting outside the Retro café, minding my own business, enjoying a coffee, when a little old man shuffles up beside me. He stares at me for a while and then breaks into a big smile, though without the aid of teeth a lot of it’s charm gets lost. He points an arthritic finger at me at says almost laughing “You look like a young lady” then chuckles. Apparently a dude having long luscious locks is still pretty confusing. He wasn’t dressed as a policeman, so I didn’t have a witty comeback for him. This in itself would have been fairly unremarkable, but the old dude didn’t stop at me. His next target for a dose of verbal vitriol was… a seagull. He walked over pointed to it and said something unintelligible and started laughing again. In my head he said “You look like a young lady” but only the seagull knows for sure and he isn’t talking. Or she isn’t. It’s so hard to tell…
whole life. Get up in the morning, throw on some clothes, go out into the world and point at stuff and say weird shit, then clock off at five. I can feel a reality TV show in its infancy here, or would that be a little bit mean? Or, just blatant contempt for the Geneva convention? So I watch him shuffle away and get on with the serious business of caffeinated beverage
imbibement and don’t give him much more thought, then as I stand up to settle the bill, he’s standing right behind me. Not only is he a seagull whisperer, somehow he has mastered the mystery of teleportation as well. I suppressed a girly scream, and he chuckled again and shuffled off towards a chip packet. He may have been old, toothless and slightly smelling of camphor, but there was something about that old dude, that said he knew much more than I did, and he was just having a fun time playing. When I grow up, I want to talk to seagulls too. True story.
The old dude then wandered off looking for someone else to confuse the gender of, or another avian victim, or some teeth. It made me wonder if this old dude just does that his
But let me show you something different, stop thinking about pink corsets, frilly underwear, ribbons and glitter… STOP! You’re giving me quite a headache. I threw out my red lipstick it’s so traditional. How about black? And what to do with my hair, should I spray and roll it into perfect china doll curls…? Do you want me to throw up? I prefer long straight shiny black hair, lots of hair extensions of course, and as the finishing touch, bright pink, red and blue streaks of colour – perfect! Oh! How rude of me, would you like a drink? Quick, follow me. I won’t lead you astray. Up this dimly lit alley, see the red neon sign? Intrigued? Come inside choose your poison, sit back and relax. That’s better. Backstage, the organised chaos starts early. People running around, pasties are being sewn, corsets laced up and adrenalin coursing through our veins. Sickening amounts of blush and lipstick are being applied, as the after show bottle of champagne becomes the pre show entertainment. Then there is me, smiling to myself, minus the extensive makeup bag and suitcase piled high with jumbled costumes and tangled stockings. Inside my black bag I pull out one perfect black corset, purple and black thigh high stockings, and black lace underwear. In front of the mirror it’s all about the eyes, black eyeliner and a lot of mascara. False eyelashes are a must, with a touch of black or purple eye shadow. All this is done with and ice cold beer in my hand. I love that my style is different to the other Diamonds; we all bring our own idea of burlesque to the stage. I enjoy showing a different style to the show and try to stand out from the glitter and hypnotise you with dark seductive music. I was definitely in my element when we presented our Halloween show; copious amounts of sticky fake blood, twice the usual black eyeliner and long, sharp fangs to replace my pearly whites. To my delight the spooky Halloween themed sketchy show gave me a chance to go as dark as I wanted! It should be Halloween everyday! Halloween is only one short night a year; but you’ll be pleased to know that I bring Halloween to every Diamond show. You will never be left without a taste of the dark side I wouldn’t want to disappoint you. Well until next time, it’s back to the cemetery for me. sMISS ETERNAL PRINCESS Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School will be holding a Fringe Festival Special Class with the Diamonds of Burlesque. 0 18 November @ Soak Bar, Hobart.
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In Their Own Words In conjunction with Free Flow and VIBE, Curly’s are presenting a night jam packed with some of the rising stars of Sydney’s urban music scene, being led by ‘That Toosh’ singer Str8-Up-T. We decided to get the official word from each artist, and tell us a bit about themselves, in their own words. Str8-up-T
Syko
touring and also the release for his long awaited mixtape Version II which featured guest appearances from international artists such as Glenn Sousa, Lil’ B, J & Chris Raw. Version II has already moved over 2,000 copies across the world and continues growing every day. Syko is currently working on the preparation release of his first debut studio album. www.myspace.com/sykosspace Lowcutt African-Australian Hip Hop and R&B artist/ performer/writer Low Cutt is known in his community as one of the best recording artists for his ability to write and generate good music.
In 2006 Low Cutt and Dime stacks created a Hip Hop band called Mainstreet Family and worked hard on producing an LP called Strictly Business, which was then released in mid 2007. From 2008 Low Cutt has been in the studio recording his upcoming solo album Leaking Thoughts. Over the last three years Low Cutt has performed at Festivals and clubs around Australia. http://www.myspace.com/lowcutt See these artists and more, at the date below! 0 20 November @ Tattersall’s Hotel, Hbt
Syko Syko, A 19-year-old unsigned rapper from Western Sydney is bringing a new style of Hip Hop and R&B to the Australian music scene. A rapper with addictive melodies and fresh rhymes that is making noise in the industry. At the age of 13, Shane ‘Syko’ Hubbard first picked up the pen and started writing and composing his own lyrics. Then at the age of 15, Syko made his first recording from his very own bedroom. Ever since that day Syko has been studying his many musical influences to create his own brand and style of Hip Hop.
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2009, has been a big year for Syko, with the
Str8-up-T is a Hip Hop artist from Sydney Australia. Born with English and Spanish Background he has had a hard life being an only child and with his father leaving him at the age of 4 and leaving his mother to raise him. Raised in a violent community, he has seen many close friends and love ones either slip away or end up in jail. Str8-up-T turned to music to turn his thoughts and depression into a positive outlet. Str8-up-T writes his own lyrics, and has been in the scene in Sydney since 1996, where he started Mc work at Sega world dance parties along with Figg Kidd. He continued performing Australia wide over the years at Night Clubs, Auto Expos and charity events, and has been supporting acts for De La Soul, Joy Enriquez and D12. For the last three years he has been working on his debut album, which is set to release this year. One Man’s Dream with features from well know USA artists Chino XL, 2pacs Group “The Outlawz” & Danny Boy. www.myspace.com/str8upt Toni Bird
Singer, songwriter and multi-talented performer Toni Bird has emerged this year ready to fly! Affectionately known by friends as ‘Bird’, she has been a permanent fixture on the music scene for many years fronting bands, cowriting, and appearing on TV shows for Foxtel, SBS and Austar.
Toni Bird
Working with award winning producers Jhay C and Israel (Jess Mauboy/Ricki-Lee/Jade Macrae) to create her own brand of edgy pop, Toni is finally ready to focus on her solo career travelling overseas later this year. www.myspace.com/tonibirdnet PAGE 22
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ST.ART FESTIVAL! The Clarance City Council’s brand newST.ART festival, featuring street art (stensil & aerosol art), live music, in a great outdoor setting, is nearly here! Situated at Rosny Farm, the day will include a stencil & aerosol art exhibition and competition, music workshops, bboy demonstrations, DJs, a free BBQ and a final concert with acts The Tongue, Astronomy Class & Hermitude! The festival is all ages, and a drug and alcohol free event. The event is free if you arrive before 4pm, as it runs from 1:30-7:30pm. There will be great prizes available to all entrants, and it will be a great way to showcase what you can do with the can! To grab an entry form, and for more info – head to the website! www.ccc.tas.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=820 0 21 November @ Rosny Farm, Hobart
ASTRONOMY CLASS It’s not a coincidence that it’s International Year of Astronomy this year, at least not according to Astronomy Class. They’ve celebrated “their” year with the release of their second album, Pursuit of Happiness. The group is made up of producers Chasm, Sir Robbo and vocalist Ozi Batla, with regular collaboration with John Maddox on bass and The Tongue on vocaql. Since their 2006 debut Exit Strategy, the band have built on their reggae influences for a richer hip hop sound, and have come back with Pursuit of Happiness, a more upbeat release (the title coming from the US Declaration of Independence), featuring more Motown and soul coming into the mix “I began writing for Pursuit of Happiness while on a surfing holiday in the South Pacific, so I was feeling pretty sunny and upbeat!” Ozi Batla explains, “In terms of the album, it’s about the things we do or need to do to be happy: friends, work, travel, relationships, our passions, love affairs, vices and beliefs.” Ozi Batla als believes that since Exit Strategy, the band has really stepped stepped up their skills, tightening up and focusing on their strengths to help make the process of Pursuit of Happiness much smoother and more fun than their previous releases. Their national tour earlier in the year has also helped the crew tighten up their set, which is sure to impress fans who caught them when they visited Tassie in June. Head to the St.Art Festival to see Astronomy Class and a lot of other great acts, free of charge! 0 21 November @ Rosny Farm, Hobart
HERMITUDE Since 1994, Luke Dubs (luke Dubber) and Elgusto (Angus Stuart), the two kids from the Blue Mountains, would perform together in jazz and funk bands, and eventually the hip hop crew Explanetary, with a then younger Urthboy. Explanetary went on to release the EP On the Deal in 2001. Hermitude, as we know it, released their first EP, the vinyl-only Friends, in 2002, and followed this success up with their first full-length, Alleys to Valleys. This CD really helped them break onto the scene in 2003, with national tours and support spots coming next for the band (Dizzee Rascal, RJD2 and DJ Krush to name a few of the acts Hermitude supported). After touring for a year, the two decided to write their second album Tales of the Drift. The first single off the album, ‘Fallen Giants’ was picked up by Triple J, and received fairly high rotation for the few months after its release. The new album also got Hermitude noticed for their production side of things, and this combined with their live show, was able to propel them into their first overseas tour in 2006. Next was Rare Sightings in 2007 and Threads in 2008. Head to the St.Art Festival o see Hermitude and a lot of other great acts, free of charge! 0 21 November @ Rosny Farm, Hobart
WIN A SKATE BOARD!
Drawing Boards have decided to give a board to the South, as the demand for the Boards continues to grow in Tassie! The ‘Skate at Night’ deck, Glows in the dark and is a call to motivate you to skate at night - as its near impossible to skate in the summer heat. Drawing Boards are currently available through Latrobe Surf & Ski on Gilbert Street. Their Australian Skateboard team consists of Chris Baldwin, Darth, Jack Ward, Mat Hardingham, Mikky Josephson, and an old friend of Sauce - Ivan Vargas (as seen in previous issues). The team is also working closely with the UK team on a DVD, which is due to be released early next year. Keep your eyes out for this, it’s sure to be an amazing one for skate fans! To be in with a chance to win the board, email your contact details with “Drawing Boards Comp” in the subject line to david@sauce.net.au by Thursday, 26th of November.
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FTV DIAMOND MODEL AWARDS WRAP-UP Held on the 30th of October at the Observatory, the Hobart final of the FashionTV Diamond Model Awards, brought out the best and the brightest Tasmania has to offer, as well as th glamour one expects from the fashion industry, with FTV models, judges, photographers, industry representatives and celebrity guests, including the events MC Amber Renae, a contestant from the recent Project Runway Australia series.
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The Hobart winner was the tall beauty Shannon Jubb, with Katherine Medhurst and Amelia Harvey as first and second runners up respectively. Shannon then joined Launceston winner Allyson King, in will receiving her chance to compete at the Grand Final in Melbourne, and the impressive winner’s prize pack, which contained a designer Jovani dress, a Motorola mobile phone, exclusive FTV State Final Diamond Model Award trophy, and plenty of other sponsor prizes! First runner up was Alya Shepperd and Luka Licandro. We congratulate all the girls who took part on their achievement. Well done!
Hobart Winner: Shannon Jubb
So The Cup has been run; the race is over. But that doesn’t mean that the fashion has to die. Spring and summer will see many more opportunities to ‘frock up’ and head out to some fancy dos. Choose a frock with bright colours and/or bold patterns. If you opt for black or white, then add the colour with your accessories. Never be fooled in to thinking that hats and headpieces are just for race day. They look great all the time! The choices are wide and varied, from simple flowers to sparkly headbands, or to hats with sequins and feathers. Whatever your choice, headwear adds a little bit of Zam! to an outfit. So frock up, twirl around, and head out! sREBECCA TAYLOR Model: Emily Cappelletti
0 PIECES USED IN PIC Dress (Expression) – $4.50, Vinnies Shoes (RMK - new) – $10, garage sale Headpiece – $10, Diva Bracelets – $15, Diva
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MR EXTOL’S ORWELL STREET PARTY As Mr Extol himself puts it: “The Orwell street party came about during a brief hiatus from the world. The notion that there are hundreds of surveillance devices all over our city is not at all comforting like they try to sell it to be- as such my brain wandered into the decision that if you wanted to make surveillance more appealing then it had to be comforting and nonconfrontational…. the most comforting and non-confrontational thing in the world is supposedly a teddy bear so why not cross breed the two?
SKINS OF FICTION EXHIBITION An exhibition called Skins of Fiction, will be held at the Arts Alive space between the 3rd and 14th of November. It will feature recent paintings by Josh Foley. These works are a series of portraits based on characters taken from a novella written by Peter Wolfgang Gabriel. On opening night, which is the Thursday the 5th of November at 6:30pm, Wolfgang will also be launching limited edition copies of his book.
Through the use of photography, sculpture and aerosol based stencil works I tried to work through my own thoughts on Surveillance, Orwell, street art and small cities whilst infusing the whole lot with my very own light hearted tongue in cheek view of the world. The Orwell street party, launching the rise of comforting surveillance.” 0 11 November @ Nourish Café, Hobart
The exhibition is a collaborative between the two mediums of painting (Josh) and writing (Wolfgang). Josh used ideas for how the characters should look by reading Wolfgang’s work and Wolfgang would include someone into the story that Josh wanted to paint.
Both artists have re-worked and re-invented the appearance and direction of an Ancient Greek myth which also followed a man called Orpheus. Josh and Wolfgang have aimed to give an old story a contemporary edge. The title of the exhibition relates foremost to the portraits, but also to the idea running throughout the exhibition that various skins of information, can be applied to something (an identity – a story etc) to alter its original truth; be that visual or literary. The opening night guest speaker is Xydep Xydahlia who will play one of his songs from a CD; which uses a segment of text from Wolfgang’s book for the lyrics. 0 3-14 November @ Arts Alive, Ltn
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