Sauce - Issue 76, 3-9-08 by David K Q Williams

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Rock Challenge / Fat Lip Gyroscope News / Hip-hop Wrap Up Melodic Candy Myblackson / The Highlighters Rumpunch / Carus / Ballpoint The Herd / Van She Bob Brozman / Roman Astra Little Red / The Sunpilots Gig Guide Gig Reviews Tsuyoshi / Gillie / Turner Arts Sparks Zzapped / DVD Review Hot Mods Fashion Spread Street Fashion

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Next Edition Sauce #77 - 17/09/08 to 30/09/08 Deadline: 12/09/08

It was a mighty fine night at the Hobart city hall on Friday the 22nd of August. Excitement filled the air as eager people lined up down the street to see their local bands battle it out to see who is the hottest in Tasmania. The night kicked off with the acoustic section, Off the Rock, which showed great talent from all the musicians. First off it was the acoustic duet Milgus Preese from Scotch Oakburn, and then it was the soloist Mikaela Campbell from Marist Collage and Finally Obi-Wan the Reggae/ Jazz band from Elizabeth College. All presented cruisy but compelling sets. After a nice interval, things changed gear with the high school finalists taking the stage. It kicked off with probably the youngest band of the night Say It Sooner from Leighland High. With a slight change of genres to the next band Backlash (also known as Thrashold) the metal band from Kingston High. Then there was Brentish from Riverside High… they had their own “I Love Brentish” fan club in the audience which was rather amusing. Then there was another massive change of genres (and dancing) when the death metal band Sound a Surrender from Devonport High hit the stage. The band Rangabaz from Rosetta High was up next. They asked at the beginning of the set, “What is the proper dictionary definition of Ranga?” apparently (for those who may not know) it is a person with auburn hair, much like their drummer. And last but definitely not least, Chaotic Dilemma from Prospect High tore it up, setting the bar high. The interval between the high school and the college sections was a huge chill out session with a lot of people catching their breath to go back to dancing at the front of the stage. THE FRAMED

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Satanicus - Final drum takes Drummer’s weapon of choice: Pearl export 2 x kick drums 2 x rack toms 2 x floor toms Chad Smith (RHCP) signature snare 4 x random cymbals First day was tough. We tried recording with a click track, but lost too much live feel with the overall sound. Usually, as a general rule, metal bands are recorded with a click track to maintain tightness and consistency. On the other hand, it can also take away from that slight human error we all love. So I called up the guitarist (no sleep in for him!) and tracked the two of them together. Problem solved. There were a few stuff ups here and there. But nothing that a bit of magic editing couldn’t fix. http://www.myspace.com/satanicusband WED, AUGUST 27

Mindset - EP remix Remember earlier in the year Mindset released an EP online? Well, after moving to Melbourne, makin’ friends, and playin’ gigs, the band have signed a distribution deal with Betrayed Records (Adelaide). The songs are getting remixed on analogue outboard. The EP will be released on CD in about a month. http://www.myspace.com/mindsetrock 4

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The College section started very interestingly as the Rosny College band True Evidence came on stage wearing stockings on their heads. Next there was the Launceston College band, The Girl Shaped Box. After that there was the Don College all-girl band Lady Insane. The Frets from Claremont College were the next band up. Then there were the College section winners, The Framed from Launceston College, and finally Mad Intention from Marist College. All gave confident performances, but would it be enough to sway the judges? As the judges deliberated, there was the Worst Game Show Ever, which involved groups of best friends answering questions about each other. Finally the judges made their decisions, and the winners were announced. The high school section winners were Chaotic Dilemma and the college section winners were The Framed. Once this was announced everyone went off, there was screaming, hugging, and downright joy from everyone. Even if you weren’t a Chaotic Dilemma fan you had to cheer, they were the clear winners. All in all it was a great night with great audience participation; we are all looking forward to seeing who next year’s winners are. sCAITLIN-JADE KILBRIDE

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ROCK - PERTH // GYROSCOPE

Skinny White Guys Grow Up

ingredients of success are commonly held to be hard work and persistence. Apparently talent is also a factor but not always necessary. o The In this case, Gyroscope have all bases covered as DAVID WILLIAMS found out when he talked to guitarist/back-up vocalist, Zoran Trivic, in a rare moment between engagements…

I’ve just been checking out your latest CD – the girls dressed in lingerie on your CD sleeve, are they girlfriends of yours? [Laughs] Not at all! They were models hired for the shoot when we came up for the concept of the CD cover… our friend that we put it together with works in graphic design and fashion so I think they were a few friends of his, actually. How did that concept come about? Throughout the lyrics in the book, and I guess, the title of the album, Breed Obsession, just came from being the bare bones of what the band is all about. The photos inside the booklet are the same… four skinny white dudes in a band and that’s all we do, basically, breed music and are very obsessive about making music, so I guess that’s where the concept came from. So how do almost naked girls fit into that? I guess it’s probably symbolic of the love interests in the songs…

How’s love for you lately? It’s actually pretty good, thanks for asking! I recently got engaged at the start of the year so I’m pretty happy with how things are going at the moment. Our singer, Dan, got a married a few months ago as well so we’re actually doing a bit of growing up, which is good. Have any of your fortunes with relationships ended up on the CD? In bits and pieces – I’m not the lyric writer, I write a lot of the music. Often when I’m writing, the mood of the music is based on what I’ve experienced but I guess most of the trials and tribulations are from Dan’s life... And what’s been the biggest breakthrough for you, musically, with this album? I guess just new textures, new types of songs. A song like Snakeskin for us; me personally, as a song… basically, I don’t really know how to play the piano! I just got on the piano and tried to work out how to play certain chords from the guitar… just looking at a different way of writing a new style of song rather than just picking

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up a guitar and playing any kind of riff or whatever so Snakeskin was a big accomplishment in that kind of way, how it was arranged on piano. To what extent does it feel like you guys are towards the bottom of the… curve, in terms of your career; does it feel like things are ramping up for you? Yeah, man it’s been really exciting. I was just saying to a friend before, we just haven’t stopped since February this year since we got on the Big Day Out – our record came out in March and went straight to number one on the Aussie charts, since then we’ve been touring, we’ve released a few singles, we’re only staying at home for a couple of weeks at a time and now we’re basically going out on another big tour for two months around the country. So we feel that all the hard work is really worthwhile when you see that you’re getting results and the band’s definitely getting out there more and more which is good.

I guess we’re definitely in the public eye a lot more, there’s a responsibility as well because we’re taking more weight on our shoulders, in a sense… but it’s all good, it’s all really positive; everything with the album release has been positive – we haven’t been slammed in any reviews and, generally, our live show reviews are really good, so yeah, we’re moving forward, we feel like we’re moving forward, and everything’s really positive with the band right now. GYROSCOPE SPINS INTO TASSIE AT THE BATMAN FAWKNER, SEPTEMBER 17; THE WAREHOUSE NIGHTCLUB, SEPTEMBER 18; SIROCCO’S BAR, SEPTEMBER 19; AND THE WREST POINT CASINO, SEPTEMBER 20. LISTEN TO THE REST OF THIS INTERVIEW AT WWW.SAUCE.NET.AU. s DAVID WILLIAMS

And what changes have you felt within the band and yourself from this initial success?

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FALL’S FESTIVAL CALL FOR LOCAL BAND SUBMISSIONS Edge Radio and The Falls Festival are currently calling for submissions from Tasmanian-based acts for their chance to be included in this year’s exciting Fall’s Festival line-up in Marion Bay, Tasmania from December 29 2008, to January 1, 2009. From the submissions received, a shortlist of performers will be invited to be part of a live event:

entertainment facility with the opening of Tonic Bar. Tonic features local live music with a range of genres and also stages national touring acts. The venue has hosted Abby Dobson, Jeff Lang, Stephen Cummins amongst others. The unique surroundings and diverse range of facilities contribute to the on going success of the multi awardwinning venue.

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cats release and bring it back to the music, after months of gossip and Chinese whispers.

What’s good, Tasmania? Here we are again, with the second edition of The Wrap-Up, SAUCE magazine’s corner for all things hip-hop, brought to you by your local hustlers, mdusu, Grotesque and Dameza. This is the place to find out about the best shows, the latest releases, and the general news surrounding the four elements.

Even though we’re still in the grips of a Tassie winter, there are some dope shows coming up to keep all the true heads toasty and warm. On Thursday September 4, The Herd are coming to town to tour their latest album, Summerland.

The biggest story in the Australian hip-hop world of late has been about the Hilltop Hoods, and their brand new record label. After deciding not to review their expired contract with Obese Records, the Hoods decided to branch out on their own, and form their own imprint, Golden Era Records. The Herd

Acts will then be selected from these showcase events to perform at The Falls Festival’s spectacular Marion Bay home.

Supported by The Last Kinection and mdusu&dameza, this promises to be a massive night of quality tunes for everyone. The show is at the Uni Bar (no fighting, you Rocky wannabes!), and tickets are $22 + booking fee. Come along for a taste of summer!

To be part of the selection process: Download a submission form here: http://www.edgeradio.org.au/Falls_Tasmanian_ Selection_Form.doc Send the completed submission form, along with your bio and most recently recorded material by September 19, to: Edge Radio The Falls Festival Tasmanian Selections Private Bag 44 Hobart, 7001

COUNTRY CLUB TASMANIA WINS 2008 AHA AWARD BEST ENTERTAINMENT IN AUSTRALIA The Australian Hotels Association has awarded “Best Entertainment Venue in Australia” to Launceston’s Country Club. The finalists included Burswood Entertainment Complex, Skycity and the Governor Hindmarsh. Country Club Tasmania won the State award this year and also in 2006. The venue has consistently delivered a broad range of national and international acts in the past twelve months including Kasey Chambers, The Audreys, The Panics, Lior, Damien Leith plus many more.

Congratulations to Hobart’s Joni’s Plastic Sunday for winning the State Global Battle of the Bands comp at The Republic Bar, August 22. They were up against some stiff competition, including Lakoda, The Trolls, and Ejecter. They are to fly to Sydney on November 3 for the National play-offs. Meanwhile, they will enjoy their prize pack, which includes Converse shoes, Fuji z20 digital cameras and an Ernie Ball music pack.

HOMIEMADE Homiemade is a non-profit volunteer organization that has dedicated 100% of its available assets to enrich the quality of life for a person with a disability. Funds are raised via donation. Homiemade endeavours to commission original musical works and distribute them through available mediums, to the community. Homiemade strives to raise awareness of the arts and disability in the community through engagement in entertainment. For more information visit the Homiemade website: http://www.myspace.com/homiemade

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Still not enough hip-hop for you? In that case, on Saturday September 13, Tasmanian hip-hop website/forum tasflow.com will be celebrating their second birthday, by throwing a birthday bash at the Brisbane Hotel, in conjunction with Full Strength Productions. Performers on the bill are Oratoric & Paddles, Greeley, DeeDare, Draz, and EPC. Doors open at 9pm, and tickets are $8, so get there and support your locals! Hilltop Hoods

Currently, Hilltop Hoods are the only act on the roster, but according to web blogs of theirs, they will be making more announcements on new artists soon. Stay tuned… Speaking of Obese, they’ve made some large moves with the re-jigging of their roster. Following the decisions made by the Hilltop Hoods, Downsyde and Funkoars to move on to other ventures, the Melbourne label has wasted no time re-stocking its artist shelves, signing both Dialectrix and Thundamentals from the Blue Mountains, and Melbourne-via-Gold Coast super-producer M-Phazes to the fold. Seems like good moves for everyone both entering and leaving the Obese camp, and it will be dope to see all these

If you’re looking for that new release to wrap your ears around, I recommend Sydney duo Horrorshow, and their debut LP, The Grey Space. MC Solo and producer/DJ Adit got the album done off their own backs then shopped it about for a home eventually landing with Sydney powerhouse Elefant Traks. It dropped last Saturday (August 16), and it is FIRE! If you like your MC’s to have a bit of brains, and your beats to be smooth as silk, then this is the release for you. All right, that’s your lot for another month. As always, if you’ve got a release to plug, a show to promote, or just a bit of general hip-hop-related info to share, drop us a line at: supportlocalundergroundtalent@ gmail.com.au. Remember to keep supporting your local artists & stores, people! Peace!

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What sacrifices did you have to make to get this project done? We paid for the recording out of our own pocket while we were not gigging regularly so finding the dollars to get the job done was tough at times. When you love what you’re doing, you can always scrape a few bucks together to get it done. We were well rehearsed and all the music was recorded live to cut down on studio time.

New EP Creates Buzz

Melodic Candy boast a unique sound on the local scene and are set o Hobart’s to release their new EP, Ballad of a Dying Wasp. Colin Mahoney told me why it’s got nothing to do with the death throes of a white, anglo-saxon protestant...

What do you think will surprise people the most about this album? We have different grooves happening within songs. It’s heavy but poppy at the same time. There are strong melodies to sing along with and funky parts to groove to. It’s fresh. We don’t sound like anyone else.

Ballet of a Dying Wasp has been a long time coming – what elements are you most proud of? Ballet of a Dying Wasp has been around for some time. It was recorded in early 2005 and completed by the middle of that year [but] was only heard by the band and a couple of close friends. Soon after the band split up and went its separate ways. It was only when we re-formed in late 2007 that we thought it was time this EP was heard. We are proud of the live feel and the sound of it. We didn’t sugarcoat it with masses of overdubs. It’s raw and straightforward.

I understand you’re a sci-fi fan – what’d you think of the recent Doctor Who episode with Agatha Christie and the giant wasp? I fell asleep very early into the episode. I like the new Doctor Who series. David Tennant is great as the Doctor. Catherine Tate is really funny, but in this she annoys the hell out of me. But yeah, this episode sucked. A giant bee? C’mon, give me a break. I’m more of a Star Wars and Transformers fan.

How did the title of the album come about? Ballet of a Dying Wasp is the title track of the EP. As far as where it came from, most of the music came from one of many… jams. Muzza, the bass player wrote the lyrics of which he said, “The song is about the demise of the band which by that time was inevitable.” We thought it was the strongest track we had at the time, as it was fresh and aggressive.

Who would win out of a fight – Galvatron (the Transformer) or the band, The Galvatrons, and why? Okay, lets look at this - the evil Decepticon dictator, re re-animated from the decaying carcass of the maniacal M Megatron by the planet-sized devastating Unicron to destroy the Autobot matrix and any Autobot or D Decepticon that stands in his way VS a glam rock band fr from Melbourne?

After going through so many line-up changes, what was it about this particular threesome that produced the alchemical reaction that resulted in this album? Through the years, various members came and left. We always knew each other from running in the same circles so it was only a matter of time before we got together to rock! There are some strong personalties in the band so there is always plenty of passion and conflict and this makes for a great songwriting environment. If we all agree on an idea, we feel we must be onto something good!

W When was the last time you were mistaken for so someone else? W have never been mistaken for anyone else before. We Bu we hear people have been mistaken for us once or But tw [Laughs]. twice W What are the optimal conditions in which to indulge in Ballet of a Dying Wasp? In a live situation - come and see us live! We have such an intensity and energy when we play. It’s how music sh should be heard - live and loud!

What is the most memorable moment for you in the process of recording the album? There are many memorable moments for us, like all the things that went wrong - Skube’s amp blew up in the studio (kudos to Stewie Long who came through with the goods). There was a documentary that never got made and a session that had to be cancelled due to self -inflicted ill health. The most memorable part for all of us was hearing the finished product and cranking it up loud!

SE MELODIC CANDY AT IRISH MURPHY’S SEE HOBART, SEPTEMBER 3 WITH 17 HERTZ. BALLET OF A DYING WASP IS AVAILABLE AT THEIR SHOWS AND VIA THEIR MYSPACE PAGE: http:// www.myspace.com/melodiccandy s CHRIS RATTRAY

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WHAT’S THE STORY? With Robert from Myblackson

THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY With Michael Shelley of The Highlows Any artistic endeavour can launch you into moments of soaring achievement… or straight into the deepest pit of despair. Here, Michael Shelley from Hobart’s The Highlows reveals some of those manic moments in the making of their new album, No Space, No Time…

to then recording a great EP which was never released, being in limbo for twelve months because of a useless management deal and then having to get involved with lawyers in order to extract ourselves from the aforementioned deal all took its toll. Two guys left the band and thus the name change. We needed to reinvent ourselves.

What was the most challenging thing about creating your new album? The most challenging thing for us was to cull down over 80 songs to just 15! Everyone will have their particular favourites and reaching a consensus on direction can be difficult. But in the end once you decide on a particular sound the songs just seem to slot themselves in.

Stories – everybody has one. Sometimes they’re interesting; sometimes they’re not. Either way, if you’re loud enough, at least you can drown out everyone else’s. Robert of Hobart-based punk outfit, Myblackson, gave me his spiel about the stories behind the band… What’s the story… behind your band name? Ah… a boring question with a boring answer that one. Next... About how your band got together? Slightly more interesting, however only slightly. A few years ago Jon and Sam (bass and drums respectively) played in a band called Kickfish and I played in a band called The Shitkicks, and we used to play a lot of gigs together, before we were the men we are now. After the other members from those bands travelled abroad it was really only logical to start a new band, and so we started jamming early on this year. Actually, that wasn’t interesting at all either, was it? Is that our fault or yours? About how you ended up in your role in the band? Well we drew instruments from a hat. It turned out that by coincidence they were all conventional instruments and that each member happened to pick the instrument they were most adept at playing. Of the last time you were in trouble with the law? You asked for it. Apparently resting one’s feet on the seat opposite on any form of Victorian public transport is an “offence” punishable by the ludicrous fine of no less than $162. I’ve spent over six months trying to get out of that one. My last resort now is merely to hope that it will not be worth anyone’s while to extradite me. Of the last famous person you met? Fame, “Nien! It’s mine!” Is just his line. To bind your time, it drives you to crime. Or something like that anyway. Famous? No one. Behind your most prized non-music related possession? Mike Burkett said “possessions never meant anything to me, I’m not crazy, well that’s not true – I’ve got a bed and a guitar and a dog.” I don’t think a dog is a possession, but apart from that… you know? I don’t know. I don’t have any material possessions that are irreplaceable or that I hold any form of sentimental attachment to. I haven’t decided if that’s good… or pretentious. Even if it is, it doesn’t make it less true I guess. And even if I did have these prized possessions, I’m betting the story behind them would be either completely uninteresting or insipid to everyone that wasn’t myself. Behind your most prized music-related possession? I’m not overly fussed about gear or anything… and all the music I own on CD or vinyl I could just duck out and re-purchase if it came to it, so there’s nothing that really qualifies for “most prized” possession I don’t think. It’s not like I own the shoes Dylan was wearing at the Newport Folk Festival or anything like that. And even if I did, so what? We’ll be writing about your band in five years? Their five track EP, titled Spiels, that they recorded with Anthony Rochester at The Winter Palace and released on Wednesday September 10, 2008 and that was available from Tommy Gun Records from that point for the approximate price of three to four dollars was outstanding. MYBL ACKSON L AUNCH THEIR OUTSTANDING EP, SPIELS, AT THE BRISBANE HOTEL ON SEPTEMBER 10. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT MYBLACKSON, CHECK OUT THEIR OUTSTANDING MYSPACE PAGE: http://www. myspace.com/myblacksontas s CHRIS RATTRAY 8

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What particular track are you most proud of and why? This is different for the other members but for me it would be track ten, Under The Waves. It has a great atmosphere about it. Everyone brought their own little bits to the song, which really helped take it to that special place. It has a very moody, ad-lib ending… lots of space.

What was the highest point during the making of the album for you, and why? Would have to be the ten days of tracking that we did in Melbourne. Twelve hours a day is the only way to do it! You are away from everything and can focus completely on making a record without distractions from your everyday agenda.

What was the lowest point during the making of the album for you, and why? The making of the album was all really great. I guess the low points for us were things that preceded it. Going from winning Amplified in 2005 with Sir Veto,

Describe to me the journey you hope people will go on as they listen to the album? We have tried to get a really good flow happening on the album so hopefully people will be hooked into listening from start to end in one sitting. Many of the songs have

little segues of incidental music and assorted noise, helping to define a sense of urgency which we wanted to convey through the album, hence the title, No Space, No Time. What were some of the things that influenced you (as in other literature, music, art, culture) during the making of the album? I wouldn’t say there is anything specific artistically apart from some standard musical influences. The things that did particularly influence us for the writing of these songs were simply everyday life occurrences. Check out the lyrics and you may get a little more of an insight into what was happening with the band; makes for a good historical snap shot. What other albums could this one be compared to? Hard to say what albums specifically it could be compared to; maybe certain aspects of The Police, Soundgarden, U2, Pink Floyd, Radiohead and Muse can be found in there. Where can we purchase the album and when will you be playing next? To purchase online go to http://www.thehighlows.com or http://www.myspace.com/thehighlowsband. THE HIGHLOWS LAUNCH THEIR NEW ALBUM, NO SPACE, NO TIME AT THE REPUBLIC BAR, ON SEPTEMBER 10, FOLLOWED BY IRISH MURPHYS (HOBART), SEPTEMBER 18. s CHRIS RATTRAY

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HIP-HOP - SYDNEY // RUMPUNCH

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So icy cool, this blend of hip-hop, funk and reggae is one of the hottest live acts going right now. We drank deep of the Ol’ Spice blend of the intoxicating Rumpunch…

For those who are unfamiliar with the Rumpunch experience, how would you describe the band’s live show to potential punters? On approaching your first viewing of a Rumpunch performance we greatly urge all patrons to firmly strap in their brains, thus lessening the chance of it exploding out the top of your head. How did a combination of random occurrence and fate contribute to the formation of the band? Rumpunch came together through a careful combination of eccentric old roaming gypsy grandmothers, midnight raids on Old Man MacDowal’s distillery, flash floods and of course the odd arranged marriage. What would be the best listening environment for a Rumpunch album? The perfect listening environment for the Rumpunch album is but of course in your own home, of course with an original copy of the CD spinning

and of course whilst you most lividly smash all your dirty crockery into your least favourite housemate’s bed linen. If, in the event you like all your housemates equally, try smashing them into your own bed; that just might work.

balloon when the darn thing falls right outta the sky. When we all came to it seemed that our rum reserves had smashed at the base off an enormous fruit salad tree. Then we just waited for that sweet rum fruit to drop off! Bam! Alcoholic fruit snacks for all.

Which drink would you recommend your listeners imbibe as they listen? If you must drink an intoxicating beverage in the act of listening make it a high quality Caribbean rum. Not sure which one. Here are some suggestions from the band - Pyrat XO reserve – Planter’s Gold, Gosling Brothers Black Seal, Wray and Nephew White O.P, Ron Matuselem Gran Reserva, Appleton Estate 21 years and of course Cuba’s flagship Havana Club Anejo Seven Years.

Where was your most memorable gig so far and why? We just played a Channel 808 party that was in a vacant warehouse on Parramatta Road in Sydney. This place was fucking huge... had like seven sound systems going; over one thousand people showed up. The walls were sweating and so were we! It kicked ass. But being an illegal party on a very main road, sure enough the riot squad showed up. The rest you can see on the news.

Describe to me the first time you tasted rum or punch – where were you and what was happening? So we were all heading off towards the great mystery that is the Amazon in our special jam capsule/hot air

With such a diverse range of influences, what’s the background of your band members? Behind Mike Silk today is the many CD filled shelves in HUM music. He hates his day job. Behind Aaron is a pile of broken old expensive guitars. He is very determined to fix them. Charlotte is sitting in the sun, chuckling, reading a humorous book. In the background a small child has lodged a paddle pop stick deep into his throat. Mick Stuart is happily passed out on the set of Keating! The Musical. He is being swept up by the bump out crew. Tucker is running frantically down the street to get some milk for tea. In the background are hundreds of rap-crazed youth! They just love him. And Ev is still trying to pick a suitable background to go on the latest Rumpunch poster - will he ever give up? What’s been the strangest thing about being in Rumpunch so far? A lot of strange things have happened during the life of Rumpunch but one of the top three was definitely the time when Tucker spontaneously combusted during Mike’s drum solo, and who came and put out the fire but none other than Bert Newton himself. That was weird. What’s been the best thing about being in Rumpunch so far? And I guess the best thing about being in Rumpunch so far is our near superhuman ability to weave yarn. Before the band we were all the laughing stock of the ol’ town for we couldn’t get that.

Our lives are measured in moments. Each pinpoint in time punctuates the events that lead to now. Carus shared with us some of those moments, and reveals an unhealthy obsession with Ben Stiller… 11 years ago… I had never been to Europe and had only seen Ben Stiller in Reality Bites. 11 months ago… I realised that my management of one year was not working out – back to el solo! 11 weeks ago… Just got back from first European tour without my regular Australian band, instead I have a French rhythm section (The French Connection) - load outs are always in French. 11 days ago… Was back in Europe again, playing a gig in Cast, France. Had a surf and ate crepes…. Mmmm, Crepes! 11 hours ago… Was watching Tropic Thunder with my girlfriend – Ben Stiller gives me faith in the world! 11 minutes ago… I was eating poached eggs and mushrooms with my girlfriend talking about how Ben Stiller gives me faith in the world. 11 years from now? I’ll probably be back on tour in Europe… hopefully managed by Ben Stiller.

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PUNK - HOBART // BALLPOINT

The Fashion of Subversion o

Ballpoint continue to defy convention, which is a deeply conventional thing to say about a band in a movement where conventional definitions demand bands be described as “defying convention.” Ballpoint’s Lucas Walker was kind enough to indulge me and my conventional questions… What’s the most hardcore thing you’ve ever done? I suppose like most people I’ve seen and done a lot of crazy shit, especially growing up. Also when you play in a punk rock band and you tour with other punk rock bands you meet some awesome and f*cked up characters. It all adds to the opening of the eyes. For me personally I don’t think I’ve done anything really hardcore. I’ve seen some shit in my days and I can’t say my “hardcore” antics compare. However It’s not all soft for me, as I have done some weird and wonderful things involving witches hats, bobcats, schmacko’s, grundy parties and many displays of public nudity. If anyone manages to catch me for a beer one night I’d be quite happy to go into more detail. How do you define “hardcore” anyway? This is a good question and one that many people don’t understand. Ballpoint is a punk rock band. These days hardcore has been turned into its own genre, which, in a way is a shame because some bands that claim to be a hardcore band have no idea what it really means. Back in the early 80’s the punk rock movement hit like a dirty big slap in the face and no one had ever seen anything like it before. It was also around the time when bands like The Sex Pistols were also coming under the punk rock genre. The thing was that Sid Vicious was nothing but a self-obsessed junkie and a lot of the true punk bands from the ‘States didn’t want to be associated under the same genre. So that’s when bands like Black Flag, Minor Threat, Bad Brains etc, started calling themselves hardcore punk. To them hardcore punk meant to be right down to the core of what punk rock stood for. To them it was the real deal. These days “hardcore” seems to relate more to the sound of your band. You think of modern hardcore, you think of bands like Mindsnare, Against, Miles Away, etc.

What does it mean for Ballpoint to “get loose”? For us the term, Get Loose! means to take our lives with a grain of salt and to live it to the fullest no matter what. It’s about having a beer with your mates, listening to punk rock and thinking for yourself. It’s the way of life for Hobart’s punk rock scene/family and it’s a scene/family that proudly gives its middle finger to any authority trying to establish order in Tasmania. What’s your opinion on “straight edge”? I used to have a small negative opinion about the straight edge movement but that was because I didn’t really understand it. Since then I have gained more knowledge about the straight edge scene and I now have much respect for it. I just hope that the people who choose to be straight edge know the history behind the movement. As far as I know 80’s punks, Minor Threat, were the first known and self-claimed straight edge band. They chose to be straight edge in a time when getting high was the norm especially in the punk rock scene. If you understand what punk rock is then you’ll understand that the straight edge movement was always going to happen. No one in Ballpoint is straight edge. How about the “emo” movement – what do you think about that? To be honest I don’t really know too much about the emo movement. I suppose emo may be one of the hardest genres to define. Even those who love the music may disagree on what it actually is. I guess that emo is arguably similar to punk rock except with more emotional lyrics expressing sadness, love, anger and all that useless crap, hence the term emo. Personally, I think it’s all a blur and I don’t care for much for the genre.

To what extent do you think music and fashion are complementary? I don’t really know. Unless you’re taking the piss out of yourself I don’t think music and fashion are complementary. I suppose every band is different and some like to take the “look” of their band seriously. Some major record labels take the look of their bands more seriously than the actual band does. At the end of the day it’s better having these cocksucking fashion bands out there so people like me can write a song them in a derogatory manner. Would you prefer people to listen to Ballpoint because they love the music or because they think it’s fashionable? F*ck man, We are not a fashionable band and if it ever becomes that way then that will be the day Ballpoint quit. Listen to our music and listen to what we have to say ‘cause I can promise you the lyrical content will be more satisfying than the real, so-called fashionable shit they play on commercial radio. The high-end music business is about money and shit music and you’d have to be brainwashed to not know that. True punk rock is an escape from all that shit on commercial radio. Listen to the track Wolfman Dingo on Get Loose!

If punk is fashionable and mainstream now, how does that make it dangerous and subversive? Well I don’t think true punk rock is fashionable really because it’s never going to be for everyone. If you’re going to be involved in punk rock it’s almost like crossing over into another world, you know? There’s no sitting on the fence - it’s either you’re in or you’re out. I do think it’s picking up momentum in this day and age but that’s because there’s many people out there searching for something more than the shit the world feeds us. I think punk rock is definitely at a stage though where it has become dangerous and subversive. There’s always people out there trying to take advantage of something for their own financial benefit and punk rock’s one of those things. The funny thing is that these cocksuckers are often put back in their place due to the integrity that punk rock holds. As long as bands stay honest about what they’re about, whether they’re a punk band or not, I think punk rock should be fine. GET LOOSE WITH BALLPOINT AT THE BRISBANE HOTEL, SEPTEMBER 6. GET LOOSE! IS AVAILABLE NOW FROM http://www. disconnectrecords.com/shop.php s CHRIS RATTRAY SAUCE #76

HIP-HOP - SYDNEY // THE HERD

Forget What You’ve Herd, They’re Back

The Herd’s on the move again, touring nationally in support of their recent release, Summerland. TOM WILSON jumped on board for a chat with Rok Poshtya about new members and old songs… Going back two years ago when you guys released The Sun Never Sets, The Herd also welcomed another elephant, Jane Tyrrell – was the main motivation there so that you wouldn’t be just a bunch of ugly men, you’d actually have some aesthetic appeal? Oh, you know, we’re quite handsome fellas! I think we’ve got a bit of aesthetic appeal already, I reckon! Beauty is in the eye of the beholder… you should know that… We recorded the album with Jane as a guest – she was only on two tracks, Under Pressure, and… another one, can’t remember at the moment! – but after we recorded the album and put it out, we were on our launch tour and invited her along for a couple of shows, and it worked so well that we rang her on the eve of one of the shows in Newcastle – one of the shows we’d recorded for Triple J’s Live at the Wireless… we rang her and asked her to join the band, basically. So, the second or third pressing of the album she was included as a member… but yeah, this is actually the first album with her as a full-time member, which is kind of cool… you know, she’s toured with us the last two years, but this time she’s all over the album which is great. How much did she bring to the songwriting process for Summerland? I had a listen to The King is Dead and she handles the chorus in that - does she have much input with the writing of the other songs? Of course… the way we write is very organic. We actually went away to a house, a place called Summerland Point, on the central coast of New South Wales, and basically just got away for a little while from our regular day jobs and stuff… [we] sampled records and played, sort of got the bones down for the songs so she was involved in all of that from the start. It was a really nice organic way of doing it, and you know, we do things is normally, ong someone will take responsibility for a particular song

and carry it through and be the producer, but… everyone has their fingers in various pies, particularly with the vocalists themselves – they’ll kind of write a break together and work out chorus structures and structures and stuff… but it kind of evolves organically. Obviously the track that you guys still best known for is 77% – it seems timely because in the time since you released that, a) we’ve got a new Prime Minister and b) we’ve said sorry to the indigenous community. To quote the song, does this country still need a f*cking shake-up? It’s funny actually, we’ve just done a remix of 77% which has been put to a kind of bossanova beat, which is funny because Ozi Battla’s working at his tonsils in a more sonorous manner, so instead of spitting the lyrics he’s more singing them so it kind of felt like it needed to be softened a bit because there are a few things, particularly in that song, that are referred to that don’t really need to be dealt with anymore… the main bit of the song was about the Tampa incident in the first place, and we’re still locking refugees away… there still seems to be a lot of problems with that and we haven’t seen much from the current Government to say that that kind of situation is going to change, but… many things have changed for the better. It’s funny [though] one of the lines is “I won’t rest until Lawsey, Zemanek and Jones are all axed,” and, you know, John Laws has retired, Stan Zemanek’s dead, so… we’re still waiting for Alan Jones to shuffle off the mortal coil. THE HERD THUNDERS INTO HOBART’S UNI BAR ON SEPTEMBER 4. THEIR NEW ALBUM, SUMMERLAND, IS OUT NOW THROUGH ELEFANT TRACKS. s TOM WILS WILSON

ROCK - SYDNEY // VAN SHE

Vocal Individual Evades Veracity

DAVID WILLIAMS versus Van She’s Tomek Archer: here, he vociferously vacillates over a veritable volley of versions of events that led to the verisimilitudinous titling of their equivocally controversial debut, V…

Tell me a little bit about V – I was struck by the cover art. Can you tell me a little about [it] and how you decided on that imagery?

We went through quite a lot of different things. We’ve all got diverse influences and things that we love. I’ve got a background in architecture and [I] love vintage Italian graphic stuff … [we were] influenced by profound things… [like] Pink Floyd artwork… and that kind of stuff. We were speaking to an artist… in Paris, who’s done a lot of amazing art for people like Beck and people like that, and he put in proposals… but I think, between the four of us, our brief was so complicated we could never agree on any of the things that he brought to the table… and also, the record’s quite diverse as well so it was difficult to actually reflect it and represent it, like who we are, what we do, what we sound like and stuff. So what we went with was something more human that fits with everything, a bit more light-hearted… it’s just a symbol of what the record is, I suppose… This is a real pop-cultural image you’ve got on there – what does it mean to you, with the fingers apart like that and the tongue in the middle?

So you watch a few movies?

So you know that when you stick the middle finger up it’s, “Get f*cked,” and when you stick two fingers up it’s, “Up yours,” and around the other way it’s, “Peace” – so what does this actually mean in terms of pop-culture, to you?

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Yeah, we all love watching the odd movie. The inspiration for the record came from a lot of different things and that kind of reflects the nature of movies where the same director will tell a lot of different stories and they’re not necessarily in the same vein but there’s a common thread of what they like running through it…

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We kind of went through a lot of album names starting with where we came from and where the ideas for the record came from and that kind of thing… we kind left it open to interpretation, but a lot of the record came from videos and films so it kind of stands for video – but we didn’t want to call it Video… we just left it open…

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[Laughs] So what is V? How did the name V for the album come about, other than Van She? V for victory? V for vagina? It kind of goes…

I suppose it kind of looks like something you’d see in the back photos of some street press magazine… it’s, rather than focussing on us and what we do and what we believe in, it’s focussing more on… it’s a bit more reflective on the fans and the parties and the scene, and it’s a bit more of a… reflective fragment, like a kid at one of our parties… it’s just turning the mirror back on our fans.

Modular actually had a lesbian magazine call them up and say, “We really love that cover art and we’d love to

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do something with these guys, what’s going on there?” They were kind of taken aback. I suppose there’s like… connotations you could take away from that as it literally being like a lesbian thing or a symbol of something sexual, but I don’t… that’s not how, necessarily, we see it. I think it’s more like a pseudo-sign you make at the camera when someone’s taking a picture, maybe. I don’t know that that’s what those girls were thinking; I don’t think it was, necessarily, any deep comment about some sort of social phenomenon. It’s just something those girls wanted to do. I know for a fact that those girls aren’t lesbians anyway.

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THE BIGGEST IMPACT… With Roman Astra of CHILLFAKTOR 3

On his way to Tasmania, Vienna-born Roman Astra detoured to China and Nepal, but it was India where he stayed a while to study sitar. With a rich appreciation of cross-cultural musical experimentation, it was only natural to ask Roman about the albums and gigs that have influenced him… What album has had the biggest impact on you, both personally and as a musician and why? The first time I heard Echoes by Pink Floyd, I felt that this was something had I always wanted to hear. It has been with me since then and I have never grown tired of it. On their album Meddle, there is also One of These Days. This record initially impressed me, because it featured all sorts of sounds not usually found in popular music. Later I noticed the deeper layers of the recordings and further on I learned to appreciate how these guys followed an idea they felt strongly about, but could not even verbalise to each other. Every sound can be musical and I like to include that idea in my music. Which gig has had the biggest impact on you, as a punter and that you’ve played and why? I was lucky enough to see Jeff Beck promote his album, Wired. I had just been given this album by a friend and had just become friendly with this wayout guitar playing. When he hit the stage I felt my brain doing some major processing and re-evaluating what I so far had thought was a live performance. I witnessed what happens when a human and their instrument become one and express whatever they decide to communicate. Later I realised that it’s not about the skills but putting the music before you and that again I found out is an essential teaching in Eastern music.

I was not aware of it at the time, but this is what I relied on when I found myself solo at the National Folk Festival. The trio that had been accepted had disbanded and I was determined not to let this invitation go. The first gig for me, my sitar and a sampler was in front of 200 people and strangely that vulnerability seemed to get the audience behind me. The next spot was in front of 600 people and there was no point in being nervous anymore. It was beyond anything I would ever have dared to pursue. I dived into it since there was nothing to lose. Surprisingly I felt myself relax, look at people take my time and tell jokes. It really brought out a confidence, which I would never have dug up going the safe way. The next gig was for 400 people and since then I have no fear of numbers anymore. The sitar is also an instrument you don’t easily get bagged for.

BLUES - USA // BOB BROZMAN

Modern Music’s True Scientist

What impact do you hope your music has on people? I am aiming to expand peoples’ listening habits. These are formed very early in life. The more you hear then, the more you are comfortable with. For example those quarter tones in Eastern music often just sound wrong to Western ears. However in the right environment they may sound exotic. We judge according to what we learned and it’s healthy to question that. I try to introduce unfamiliar elements with the familiar and try to get across that all sounds can be music. Luckily I seem to be able to attract musicians who like those ideas. What’s an example of the impact you’ve made on people through your music? Descartes said, “Everything we hear, reminds us of something that we’ve heard before.” With that in mind and considering what I said before, I feel I have succeeded when I feel I have taken the audiences onto an exiting journey. If they liked it, that’s good. It’s great when a few hundred people who like World Music sway to our music. However I was touched when, once in a suburban pub, this guy, still in work clothes, came up and asked me what “that funny stick” was. The sound reminded him of a song of The Beatles, but he was not sure which one. Yes, he’d had a few beers, but it was his childlike curiousness that touched me. The music had made him comfortable to come up and talk to somebody strange about something he didn’t know much about. TUNE IN TO ROMAN ASTRA AND CHILLFAKTOR 3 AT THE ALLEY CAT BAR, SEPTEMBER 5. sCHRIS RATTRAY

As a leading ethnomusicologist, Bob Brozman doesn’t just play music, he quite literally lives music, learning from the various cultures and peoples he’s played with over his long and productive career. I interrupted his gardening time to sit and learn at the feet of this true musical scientist…

In the film, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, alien creatures made first contact with humanity via musical notes – to what extent could this metaphor apply to you? That’s what I love about it is physics is physics. It’s indisputable. Music has certain resonances that transcend culture and start to go into biology a little bit. Certainly there’s scientists who are trying to communicate with extraterrestrials… often use certain frequencies that would be obvious to anyone who knows basic physics because basic physics, we think, is the same throughout the known universe… For example, here in the West, there are certain expectations of chord changes and if you end a song on certain types of chords it will just sound wrong to people… As I travel around the world – I’ve been to over 60 countries – I enjoy seeing not only the differences, but also the commonalities. Certain commonalities are so basic, such as the tonic and the fifth - they’re in every single culture that’s ever existed, and in every culture the tonic sounds like home and the fifth feels like away from home! Anyway, I don’t speak about any of that stuff on stage… I find it fascinating that you can make that connection and that common thread goes throughout the world. I wonder if, hypothetically, there are creatures beyond our world – are they playing the blues as well? I don’t know if they play the blues but I say it’s a real safe bet that they’d have octaves and fifths, because those are the two basic ratios… the octave is two over one and the musical fifth is three over two. I guess those

are like the hydrogen and helium atoms of sound. That much, I’ll all stake a claim on – beyond that, who knows! As far as how the rest of it’s divided up into notes, that changes. So what topics have you covered lately in the musical conversation of your life? Let’s see, since the last time I was in Australia, I’ve released two completely different records; one is sort of an orchestral, expressionistic summation of all many of the places I’ve travelled throughout my life, musically – so, what I did was I created an orchestra and played about 27 different instruments, and my boat stopped at different shores. So that’s one project called Lumiere. Then, I released at the same time, a blues record, which has a lot of original songs on there as well in the modern blues vein – when I say modern, I mean… it always cracks me up to here some sixteen year old sing, “I done told my woman…!” [It’s like], “Oh, what’d you tell her, son?” [Laughs] Go get me some cookies and milk! …Given the conditions that are going on worldwide and in my country – and, by the way, I salute Australia every time I go there, because it’s a wonderful country – anyway… there’s a few socio-political songs that are on the blues album, which is called Post-Industrial Blues… CATCH THE AMAZING BOB BROZMAN AT THE REPUBLIC BAR, SEPTEMBER 7. LISTEN TO THE REST OF THIS FASCINATING INTERVIEW ONLINE AT WWW.SAUCE.NET.AU. s CHRIS RATTRAY SAUCE #76

ROCK - MELBOURNE // LITTLE RED

Harmonic Act Makes Live Pact

Melbourne-based five-piece, Little Red, have been making some big noise on stage this year. DAVID WILLIAMS caught up with the band to find out what makes their sound so unique… or otherwise… What’s the most exciting thing about being part of Little Red at the moment? Well it’s certainly the gigs. It’s hard to get a sense of how the album’s doing because you’re kind of not there, on the spot. But when you’re doing gigs your audience is right in front of you and you get appreciation first-hand. That’s what we love the most. At the moment we’re looking forward to our tour, which starts next week, I think… Splendour in the Grass… that’s what we are kind of living for at the moment.

recorded the album last year – at the end of last year – before we’d had that much gigging experience and we sat on it for ages. The more we played live, the better we got, and the album kind of went out of date. We actually went back in this year and made a real conscious thing of recording as live as possible since that’s where we got all our experience. We basically recorded all the songs on the album mainly live in the room and maybe a couple of vocal overdubs, just because that’s where we got our experience from, all the live gigging.

I heard an interview… with some members of Little Red on Triple J and there was talk about how you guys really put a priority on the live performance and spent so much time performing together live purposely, before you went to record an album because you wanted to get some benefits from that live performance coming through onto the CD – is that still the case? That’s right… the fact is we’ve only really recorded twice. We did our EP and we did our album… in that formal setting we’ve only done it twice, where we would have done 200 plus gigs. It kind of makes sense that that’s where we thrive. We actually went in and

As part of a music “scene”, did you guys take any conscious steps have you taken to make sure you have a unique sound? Not really, it’s all happened not by design but by accident, so far. We just happened to have the four of us who wanted to sing. We didn’t know that other bands were doing that kind of harmony thing – that’s just what we wanted to do when we started out and just the formula of our makeup as a band just gave us our sound. But yeah, we’re constantly influenced by the bands we play with, probably more so than what you hear on the radio, it’s the bands you tour with that influence you. I guess it is a bit of an issue to keep a

“…it is a bit of an issue to keep a coherent sound…” coherent sound, because there’s three songwriters and five members and we’re listening to different things at different times… we might be writing in one direction and someone else is writing in another direction, but generally you only bring songs to the band that you think will fit with the band. But we don’t really talk about it, it’s just under the surface… CATCH LITTLE RED AT THE REPUBLIC BAR, SEPTEMBER 13. LISTEN TO THIS INTERVIEW ONLINE AT WWW.SAUCE.NET.AU. s DAVID WILLIAMS

ROCK - SYDNEY // THE SUNPILOTS

Tardy Member’s Tawdry Tales

Lauded as one of Australia’s best kep contemporary rock secrets, The Sunpilots are about to go supanova on our shores. DAVID WILLIAMS caught up with the band between gigs and on the road to talk about their new album and perils of going backstage at the wrong time…

You guys are doing an absolute shitload of dates, aren’t you? We’re already feeling the burn. We had a couple of big benders after a couple of the local shows and it’s gonna be interesting to see how we come out at the end of it all… You must be flogging the Living Receiver material on this tour? Yeah, I think Paula and our radio guy are doing most of the flogging… oh, you mean the actual songs? We’re pretty much doing our album as the setlist with a few curveballs thrown in so people can pretty much hear what they’re gonna get. What’s different about The Sunpilots on this tour compared with this time last year? I think one of the biggest things is, you kind of get to that point where you’re finishing each other’s musical sentences… we’ve been working together for a while now, and the recording process was just awesome… it took about a year to get the album to where we wanted and during that process we really started gelling musically. It’s a really sweet, tight show and we kind of improvise a bit; go off on a few musical tangents, jamming on stage… we really get into it. I think people will really, mostly, pick up on the energy and the vibe on stage between the four of us. What’s the most outrageous thing you’ve been involved in? I have a tendency to be late all the time, so the guys tell me I’m supposed to be somewhere like, an hour before I’m supposed to be there but occasionally it backfires because I get there on time. So we were playing at this seedy pub in the middle of Victoria, so I rock up at the time the guys tell me to be there, and I walk in and there’s this weird vibe with all these old guys sitting around the tables… I walked backstage trying to find the guys and I actually walked into a room full of naked strippers who were getting ready for the pole-dancing show they were putting on… before us. That would have to be the weirdest thing that’s happened, I would have to say! CATCH THE SUNPILOTS AT IRISH MURPHY’S (LAUNCESTON), SEPTEMBER 11; THE BRISBANE HOTEL, SEPTEMBER 12; AND SPURS SALOON, SEPTEMBER 13. THEIR NEW ALBUM, LIVING RECEIVER, IS OUT NOW ON HONEYTRAP RECORDS. FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED NEXT! LISTEN TO THIS INTERVIEW ONLINE AT WWW. SAUCE.NET.AU. DAVID WILLIAMS 12

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Irish Murphy’s Anthony Rochester + Transcription of Organ Music The Republic Bar 9pm Lloyd Spiegel $5 Uni Bar The Herd Syrup Mesh: (9pm- Late) “Hobarts Longest Running Club Night’. Free Entry. Breaks & Drum’N’Bass, with DJ Adam Turner + Guests. LAUNCESTON Irish Murphy’s Ben Castles The James Hotel Uni Night DJ PD 10:00-11:30 Victor Charlie Charlie (2 Sets) The Royal Oak sarah, hamish & nathan w - in the bar @ 9pm

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FRIDAY 05 HOBART The Alley Cat Chillfaktor 3 9pm $5 The Brisbane Hotel ALL AGES The Red Shore, This Future Chaos, High Five For Hitmen, Beneath Betrayal 18+ The Red Shore, This Future Chaos, High Five For Hitmen, Beneath Betrayal Brookfield Vineyard Open Mic Fiona O’Brien, Ally Mok, Greta Templeton Irish Murphy’s Mickey & Pete + Dr Fink

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Licensed cafe open 7 days & late for all events Friday September 5 Open Mic, Fiona O'Brien, Ally Mok, Greta Templeton Sunday September 7 Fathers Day 9.am Fiona O'Brien, 12 - 3 David Carr, 3.30 Where's Mary Friday September 12 Ally Mok & Special Guests Saturday September 13 Allan Guiseppi Badalassi 7.00 pm (Classical Composer)

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The Republic Bar Leo De Castro’s Last Hoorah with The Warriors + Dutch Tilders $5/$3 10pm Syrup Boogie: 70s & 80s Funk & Disco! with Nick C & Sterlo Break Even with Adam Turner and guests LAUNCESTON The Commercial Hotel Rob Richards The James Hotel DJ Joycie 10:00-12:00 DJ Rodger Charles 12:00-2:00 DJ Cam 2:00-Close Irish Murphy’s

The Unit The Royal Oak Mick Attard & Friends in the bar @ 9pm SATURDAY 06 HOBART The Metz Accoustic Arvos: Matt Collis guitar & vocals 4 - 7pm The Alley Cat Rebel Music 8pm $5 The Brisbane Hotel ALL AGES Ballpoint + Stand Defiant + The Pints + Your Demise Front Bar: The Red Light Disko w Azzamattaz & Kylie Whylie The Pints + Sincity + The No No’s + Bone Rattlers Irish Murphy’s Katie & Ado + Damage Control The Republic Bar 10pm Des Peres + Burlesque dancers + DJ Grotesque $12

myblackson (EP Launch) + The Trolls + Paint Your Golden Face Irish Murphy’s Josh Mazey (Joni’s Plastic Sunday) + Beaverjam+ New Saxons The Republic Bar The Highlows (Album Launch) 9pm The Metz Mid Week Metz (Uni Night!): DJ Woodhouse 8pm till late LAUNCESTON godrobot @ 9pm in the bar Irish Murphy’s Nathan Wheldon, Tokyo Gun Club The James Hotel DJ Joycie + DJ Competition THURSDAY 11 HOBART The Alley Cat Amy Kendall

Syrup DFD and Vacation Records present “Wish You Were Here” Tour. Feat. Bass Kleph & fRew. With support from Gillie, and Adam Turner Free Before 10pm

Irish Murphy’s Sam Cole + Johnno Coleman (Ejecter) + Ben Wells Band

Tackyland: 70s, 80s & 90s Dance Classics! With DJs Naughts, Rolly & Sterlo on rotation

Syrup Mesh: (9pm- Late) “Hobarts Longest Running Club Night’. Free Entry. Breaks & Drum’N’Bass, with DJ Adam Turner + Guests.

LAUNCESTON The Commercial Hotel Rob Richards The James Hotel DJ Cam 10:00-12:00 DJ Joycie 12:00-2:00 DJ PD 2:00-Close Irish Murphy’s Victor Charlie Charlie The Royal Oak Reuben Ellenberger in the bar @ 930 SUNDAY 07 HOBART The Metz Metz on Sundays, forget about Monday: DJ Camo 5pm till late Brookfield Vineyard 9.am Fiona O’Brien, 12 - 3 David Carr 3:30 Where’s Mary Irish Murphy’s Let the Cat Out The Republic Bar Bob Brozman $25 9pm LAUNCESTON Irish Murphy’s Ben Castles, Long Way Home

The Republic Bar Adam Hole & Margi Curran 9pm

LAUNCESTON The Commercial Hotel Amy Kendall

The Republic Bar Blue Flies 9pm LAUNCESTON Irish Murphy’s Mick Attard WEDNESDAY 10 HOBART The Alley Cat The Eddy O Show 8pm The Brisbane Hotel

University Student Semester Special $12.50 per sector

The Republic Bar Little Red + The Holidays + Andy Bull $15pre/$17door 10pm Syrup Tackyland: 70s, 80s & 90s Dance Classics! With DJs Naughts, Rolly & Sterlo on rotation Syrup & Ruffcut Records present Tsuyoshi Suzuki (Japan) with support from Corney, Shammie, Ham, and Psywise

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The Metz Acoustic Arvos: Matt Collis guitar & vocals 4 - 7pm

160 Elphin Road L a u n c e s t o n TA S 7 2 5 0

Wrest Point Casino Faker

Live music Woodfired pizzas Extensive bottleshop

LAUNCESTON The Commercial Hotel Dj Skip Irish Murphy’s In Limbo The James Hotel Van She V-The Album Release Party Tour + Van She Tech (DJ) DJ Joycie 12:00-1:30 Van She Tech 1:30-3:00 DJ Randall 3:00-Close The Royal Oak Carus with support Halfway to Forth in the boatshed @ 9pm - $10 cover

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Spurs Saloon The Sunpilots w/ Cruel Like That - $10

DEVONPORT

The Alley Cat Bar

The Royal Oak invisible boy in the bar@ 900

SUNDAY 14 HOBART

The Warehouse

381 Elizabeth St 6231 2299

Irish Murphy’s Chill Factor 3

Devonport 6424 7851

FRIDAY 12 HOBART The Alley Cat Rumpunch 9pm $8 The Brisbane Hotel The Sunpilots + The Evening Dolls + Enola Fall Brookfield Vineyard Ally Mok & Special Guests / Georgi Marshall Irish Murphy’s Nick & Tom Wolfe + Dr Fink The Republic Bar Let The Cat Out $2 10pm

LAUNCESTON

HOBART

Irish Murphy’s Micheal Clennett + The Hoes

DISCOUNTED STUDENT FARES

The James Hotel DJ Buff Star Delux 10:00-11:30 In Limbo

TUESDAY 09 Irish Murphy’s Ally Mok + Dali Shroj + Joe Nuttall (Enola Fall)

Coach Services

Brookfield Vineyard 7.00 pm Allan Guiseppi Badalassi. Classical Composer.

DEVONPORT

LAUNCESTON Irish Murphy’s Breif Illusion

HOBART

REDLINE

The Brisbane Hotel Tas Flow 2nd B’day Bash (mynse)

Irish Murphy’s The Sunpilots + Support

Syrup Boogie: 70s & 80s Funk & Disco! with Nick C & Sterlo Break Even with Adam Turner and guests La Casa with Matt B, Gillie, and Timo

MONDAY 08

"Tasmania's own"

The Commercial Hotel Dj Skip Irish Murphy’s Long Way Home The James Hotel DJ Randall 10:00-12:00 DJ Joycie 12:00-2:00 DJ PD 2:00-Close The Royal Oak The “titz” in the bar @ 900

The Republic Bar Abbey Dogget + Zane Pinner + Amy Kendall

Venue Guide

20 King Street Wrest Point 410 Sandy Bay Road Sandy Bay

HOBART

6225 0112

Brookfield Vineyard

www.wrestpoint.com.au

1640 Channel Highway

LAUNCESTON

The Metz Metz on Sundays, forget about Monday: DJ Camo 5pm till late

Margate 6267 2880

Lewisham Tavern Carus 3:30pm

03 6224 9494

Commercial Hotel

www.hotelsoho.com.au

27 George Street Launceston

Batman Fawkner Inn Hotel SOHO

03 63313868

LAUNCESTON Irish Murphy’s Dane Leonard, Long Way Home MONDAY 15 HOBART The Republic Bar 8.30pm Carus $10

35 Cameron St 6331 7222

124 Davey Street

Irish Murphy’s 21 Salamanca Place

Country Club

6223 1119

Country Club Ave Prospect

www.irishmurphys.com.au

6335 5777 www.countryclubtasmania.com.au

Metz On The Bay 217 Sandy Bay Rd

Irish Murphy’s

6224 4444

211 Brisbane St 6331 4440

LAUNCESTON

www.themetz.com.au

www.irishmurphys.com.au

Irish Murphy’s Nathan Wheldon

Syrup

James Hotel

1st Floor 39 Salamanca Place

122 York Street

6224 8249

6334 7231

Raincheck Lounge

The Newstead Hotel

392 -394 Elizabeth St. North

160 Elphin Rd 6331 1344

TUESDAY 16 HOBART Irish Murphy’s Gretel Templeton + Prairie Nischler+ Abbey Doggett The Republic Bar 9pm Stef Brett LAUNCESTON Irish Murphy’s Kristy Tucker

Hobart 03 6234 5975

The Royal Oak 14 Brisbane St 6331 5346

Republic Bar

myspace.com/leapinlimpout

299 Elizabeth St 6234 6954 www.republicbar.com

The Brisbane Hotel

SATURDAY 13 HOBART

3 Brisbane St 6234 4920

The Alley Cat Rumpunch & The Frets $8

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CD REVIEW THE PRESETS @ Wrest Point Casino, July 31 ‘08

PATRICK BERECHREE, JONI’S PLASTIC SUNDAY AND THE LAZY’S @ Irish Murphy’s, August 8 ’08

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So if it’s an otherworldly experience you want, I’d recommend The Presets. Comprised of Julian Hamilton and Kim Moyes, they are easily one of the most celebrated Australian dance acts around. And a celebration it was for many as tickets were scarce, with Wrest Point Casino reporting record sell-out times for both rounds of ticket sales. The Tasman Room was a particularly well-chosen venue, as the acoustics are excellent. The group is currently embarking upon a gruelling world tour, and Hobart was treated to a world-class show. The sound that just these two men throw out is huge. They filled the venue with their amazing aural creations, and carried us away by the ears, to that perfect place where you can smile and dance without effort, and the worries of the day are gone. They also took us back to the day of the rave (we all love a trip there don’t we?) with their final song I go Hard, I go Home.

Patrick Berechree was up first, a solo performer with a guitar and a beautiful voice, playing his soulful folk rock music with a degree of intensity that captured the audience’s ears and minds. Joni’s Plastic Sunday was next up, a Hobart four-piece who describe their sound as being groove oriented melodic rock with crunch! Their description was fitting but their performance cannot be confined by these words. They had tantalising key lines and melodies with acoustic electric guitar, amazing bass, and an extraordinary drum solo, along with lyrics that take you on a journey to another world! I was very impressed with this performance.

We were treated to a spectacular laser light show for the encore, which was the cherry to a memorable night of events to not tell the children about. The Presets’ unique brand of gnashing, soothing, rockin’ electronica always seems to unite a crowd – we got down, got dirty and thoroughly happy together. In fact in short, it was a musical abduction of the best kind.

Next up was The Lazy’s first ever acoustic show! The Lazy’s are an awesome pub rock and roll band from the coast of New South Wales. They swapped over their regular electric instruments for acoustic ones and rocked the house in typical Lazy’s style only it was a bit more acoustical than usual! They did a great job. Who would have known it was their first acoustic gig ever? The on stage conversations and banter from the band members was very amusing and made for a really entertaining show! They played a mixture of their earlier songs and some of the new stuff they are working on at the moment and it was all very well received by the crowd. A great night!

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Thursday September 4 - 9pm Things started out pretty quietly as a Sunday night at the Republic, but by the night’s end there was a good turnout and a great crowd of people out to support the last show of the Gaslight Anthem’s first Australian tour. Local Hobart band, The Scandal played first and warmed the crowd up with their authentic, raw and passionate punk rock. A Death in the Family, from Melbourne who were supporting the Gaslight Anthem on their Australian tour played next. They really gave it their all. For the final song of their set they got guitarist, Alex Rosamilia, on stage to perform a cover song they had just taught him called My Pall by the band God, an old school Melbourne rock and roll band. The Gaslight Anthem from New Jersey played their final show for this Australian tour for us. The crowd got really into it, there was lots of dancing and enthusiasm and they even returned to the stage to play an encore. To describe their style of music is kind of hard because it doesn’t really fit into one category that I can think of. I guess you will just have to listen to it to find out; it’s worth listening to. It is classically good rock, a bit punk rock a bit rockabilly; it is narrative, good to dance/ rock out to, and it has a feel good aspect to it. It was a thoroughly enjoyable night for all!

Sarah, Hamish & Nathan Friday September 5 - 9pm

Mick Attard & Friends Saturday September 6 - 9.30pm

Reuben Ellenburger Wednesday September 10 - 9pm

Godrobot Thursday September 11 - 9pm

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DANCE - TOKYO // DJ TSUYOSHI

CD REVIEW

Japanese DJ a Real Goa

ALICE COOPER Along Came A Spider

Where else would you expect one of the world’s foremost practitioners of electronic music to come from but the streets of Tokyo? DJ Tsuyoshi has been a pioneer in the psytrance world, but wants to move on to new ground as we discovered...

A music career spanning five decades and an inspirational face of theatrical horror, rock legend, Alice Cooper, shows no signs of slowing down at sixty. A master of concept albums, Cooper brings you his twenty-fifth studio album. Without giving the entire plot away the album is about a serial psychopathic killer called Spider, who has murdered eight women. He severs one leg of each of his victims as a trophy, then wraps and binds the bodies in silk; the rest of events are for you to find out.

Psychedelic trance has ties with the mystical side of life – to what extent does any kind of spirituality influence your music? Psychedelic trance is getting boring for me. There is still some good music in it but it almost isn’t progressive at all as it used to be, which made me so sad. So I need to make new psytrance sounds by myself ! Where do you see yourself when you’re DJ’ing – as a shaman, a priest, a ringleader, or a conduit for some higher power? Well, not really as a shaman or anything like that but when I get [a] great reaction from the audience then it gives me a really happy and high feeling.

First track gives you the prologue of the story, and then flows in to a typical groove rock song full of guitar hooks with a sing along chorus. Guns ‘N’ Roses/Velvet Revolver guitarist Slash provides his guitar skills on Vengeance Is Mine, giving that much needed sound to carry the song - one of the better tracks on the album. In my opinion the best track is The One That Got Away, the bluesy rock riffs from long-time band guitarists Kerri Kelli and Jason Hook, along with Cooper’s catchy choice of lyrics form a cool song. An Alice Cooper album would not be complete without some trademark ballads like the acoustic Killed By Love that brings the seventies Cooper era back. Salvation is another tacky ballad that some geek English pop band would produce.

What’s the most out-there thing you’ve experienced in the psytrance world? When I was in London in 1993, I was at a trance party and all the Regend guys ( Raj Ram , Juno Reactor , Man With No Name , Total Eclipse , Hallucinogen and so on) were there, and I felt that the Goa Trance scene… started from there! What was the last party you went to or were involved with where everything seemed to come together perfectly, like it was destined to be? My regular party in Tokyo, Madskippers @ Club Asia there are new wave rock bands, electro DJ’s and great visual stuff in it. How did you create DJ Tsuyoshi? DJ TSUYOSHI is the trance DJ that I created for myself since ’93 or ’94. And I’m doing Numanoid as an electro /rock DJ also. What stories were told or read to you as a child that

had the biggest impact on your and why? My brother bought a Roland Synthesizer when I was twelve years old. That had great impact when I was child. How do cultural differences around the world manifest themselves at the various festivals and gigs you’ve played? Most of the festivals have almost the same vibe…not so many differences.

How did you go from the streets of Tokyo to worldrenowned DJ? Persistence pays off. I worked hard to get where I am and just want to continue to make people happy through my music; that is the ultimate key.

The entirety of the release seems like many recycled ideas bunched together from Cooper’s early and modern albums. At times it sounds like his voice is tired, but the Coops and his band manage to put the harmony and fear into memorable story telling. Along Came A Spider may be a hit and miss for new fans, but a definite buy for the fanatical.

CATCH DJ TSUYOSHI AT SYRUP, SEPTEMBER 13. sCHRIS RATTRAY

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DANCE - HOBART // DJ ADAM TURNER & DJ GILLIE Bass Kleph and fRew, interviewed last issue, are set to destroy Syrup’s dancefloor early this month on their Wish You Were Here tour. Aiding them in their dance-fuelled devastation are Hobart’s own, DJ’s Adam Turner and Gillie…

Name: Adam Turner

Name: Gillie

What are you most looking forward to in supporting Bass Kleph and fRew? I haven’t had the opportunity to hear either of these guys play yet, so I’m just looking forward to being on the dance floor to be honest.

What are you most looking forward to in supporting Bass Kleph and fRew? The guys have been churning out a massive amount of awesome originals and remixes over this year and I am looking forward to hearing some of their newer productions and remixes. Both of them produce music that’s completely off tap and so wicked for punters to dance to and I would say that their sets will be no different! As for supporting them, I am most likely the one to get them so drunk they will not be able to support themselves in standing up so I’ll provide the bar for them to lean on!

How’d you get into DJ’ing anyway? I started going to raves in college and fell in love with all things dance music. I sold my guitars and bought a set of the world’s dodgiest belt driven turntables and a two-channel mixer from Radio Shack. A lot of hours later I started playing to actual people. Where was the last place you went you wished someone had accompanied you? I’d have to say this scary little nightclub that I went to in Melbourne recently. They were playing a very eclectic mix of indie rock, indie disco and retro. It was sweaty, drunken, random and f#*king fun!

that you can’t get out of your head and why? I’ve got a serious thing for Lykke Li from Sweden at the moment. Her album is called Youth Novels, and I cant get the CSS remix of Little Bit, or the Metronomy remix of I’m Good I’m Gone out of my head. Her voice When was the last time you felt like a lost soul is amazing! swimming in a fish bowl, year after year? I don’t think I’ve ever truly felt like a lost soul, but Who do you wish to see in the crowd at Syrup on I’ve certainly swum in my fair share of fish bowls September 6? over the years… over the years. I’d love to see all my closest friends, and Aaron’s mum, but I’ll settle for lots of happy people that are there for What was the last album or song you listened to the music.

How’d you get into DJ’ing anyway? Once upon a time in a land far, far away (Scotland), I used to work in a local youth club. They bought all their own equipment and I used to muck around in the monthly “disco night” behind the turntables playing everything from New Order, Madonna, Altern8 and a lot of early acid house and rave. From there I grew to have a rather large obsession and passion for all things house music and I am still obsessed and passionate about house music to this day. Where was the last place you went you wished someone had accompanied you? Every time I go interstate to play I meet loads of new

DJ’s, club owners, promoters and punters and I come back and share my stories with friends. I would love to take a friend with me so that they can share the experiences, meet new people and experience different clubs too. Who do you wish to see in the crowd at Syrup on September 6? Id love to see the visiting DJs in the crowd dancing their heads off!

DON’T MISS DJ ADAM TURNER AND DJ GILLIE AT SYRUP, SEPTEMBER 6.

sCHRIS RATTRAY

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THURSDAYS 4

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Around the clock Jugs and Parmigianas Thats $5.00 beer Jugs & Parmis with chips from 5pm $3.00 Basic Spirits from 9 till midnight

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Arts Sparks ART SPARKS - AUSTRALIA // FLY FRESH

SOUTHERN ARTS WRAP

Dance Workshop to Improve Your Moves

Travers Ross has embraced dance as not only an art form but as his life’s work. He’s set to share his passion with the students of his Fly Fresh Dance Workshop, touring Tasmania this month…

How did Fly Fresh come about? I lived originally in Coff ’s Harbour and moved to Sydney where I met a guy named Jess Rasmussen who also dances along the similar lines as myself; we’re both trained in similar styles but didn’t know it for years… We thought we’d combine our talents and knowledge and contacts around Australia and thought that we wanted to build and boost that talent and get Australia up, up with the talent over in LA which is goin’ off over there. Australia’s got a lot of talent here and we’re trying to get it to the next level. So, is Los Angeles the benchmark for the type of dancing you’re pushing? Yes, it’s very new-school hip-hop – commercial hiphop we call it. Both our styles are very different – Jess’s brother is around about the same age [as me] also trains over in LA, so we thought we’d bring him along on the tour as well, because he’s got a pretty swish style… the three of us boys will tour regional areas – not only Sydney where most of the Americans come… we’re also

bringing two internationals in January as well. One of them’s like, a legend in dance and choreography, Swoop, he actually choreographs for Aaliyah, Backstreet Boys… he’s all over You Got Served… that’s just a few of the names, he’s all over the place. We’ve got him and another idol of ours, Sean Evaristo who both of us really worshipped while we were over there, we just thought he was fantastic, and we just thought that he’d really benefit Australia… and give a lot of inspiration like he did [for] us. You’re trained in all aspects of dance, so what is it specifically about this style of dance that makes you want to teach it? I guess that it’s new; that it’s fresh… it’s very expressive. Coming from the culture of hip-hop, how it began, the world has grown to call it hip-hop, which I kind of don’t agree with. Hip-hop is a culture to me. It’s elements of DJ’ing, MC’ing, breakdance, popping and locking, and graffiti, so what we’re doing now is taking all the elements and mixing them with dance culture and

Matt Ward’s exhibition After Party runs at the Raincheck Lounge, in collaboration with the Dick Bett Gallery, until the 7th of September. Ross Meeker’s print exhibition is currently being held at the Red Wall Gallery and runs until the 13th of September.

that’s how it’s kind of come about. Technical dance is taking the idea of hip-hop and doing whatever the hell they want with it… I guess that’s what hip-hop is; you can do whatever you want. It’s just your way of expressing; it’s just got a certain feel to it, you know? CATCH THE FLY FRESH DANCE WORKSHOP TOUR IN HOBART, SEPTEMBER 13, AND LAUNCESTON, SEPTEMBER 14. FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THE FLY FRESH WEBSITE: http://www.flyfresh.com.au sCHRIS RATTRAY

ART SPARKS - LAUNCESTON // STOMPIN: UNCOVER THIS

New Dance Performance to Expose Hidden Lives

Stompin’s new dance piece, Uncover This, is due to being a season towards the end of this month. I uncovered the choreographer, Adam Wheeler, to tell me a little more about the show…

How did you come to be involved in Uncover This? Luke, the current Artistic Director, asked me to put forward a project proposal for an application to be the recipient of the first Stompin Fellowship. The concept of Uncover This was the idea I put forward and obviously I was successful because in one month we open to the public. What are some of the challenges of choreographing a show like this? The biggest challenge so far was working out how to put dance and an audience in someone’s home. Stompin make site-specific work so I’ve had a great support base assisting me in bringing this project to life. How much of the show comes from the choreographer / director / dancers? I like to work highly collaboratively with my dancers; I use task-based situations to generate material with the dancers for the dancers. We have twelve staff at this stage working on the project in all capacities. We have people working on the music, costumes, lighting, all the production elements, the community we’re engaging with and the last but not least the business side of making dance works. Stompin employs some of Australia’s best artists to collaborate and [create] work.

How do you hope the audience will respond to Uncover This? As long as they respond and it affects them some how, my job is done. You can’t really predict how an audience will respond. What was the pivotal moment in your life that made you want to be involved with dance? There wasn’t a pivotal moment that got me involved in dance, but there was a pivotal moment when I knew that dance was the career for me. Heading into college I wanted to be an actor and in my Year Twelve final drama play, I was in a scene with my wife arguing and suddenly felt very awkward and a little embarrassed. It was [at] that point I knew that acting wasn’t for me and dancing was the key to fulfilling my artistic and creative needs.

Raymond Arnold is currently exhibiting at the Dick Bett Gallery in North Hobart. The exhibition runs until the 9th of September.

According to my sources, you came to dancing relatively late at the age of 18 – why so late? I played a lot of sport when I was younger. I loved performing but wanted to be a professional soccer player. I got injured when I was 15, which meant missing out on state selection, and pretty much ending my soccer aspirations. Dancing satisfies my need to be physical and expressionistic. SATISFY YOUR NEED FOR PHYSICAL EXPRESSION AT UNCOVER THIS, TO BE PERFORMED IN LAUNCESTON FROM SEPTEMBER 30 – OCTOBER 11. FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT STOMPIN’S WEBSITE: http://www.stompin.net sCHRIS RATTRAY

Nuno Coellho and David Edgar’s respective shows A Land Without People For A People Without Land and Footprint open on the 5th at 6pm at the inflight gallery. The exhibition runs until the 27th of September. Colin Langridge and Ellie Ray’s exhibition Fold is currently on display at the CAST Gallery. The exhibition runs until the 7th of September. Jamin’s exhibition of large-scale stencil/paint works inertia/force/change/inertia is currently being held at the Criterion Gallery. The exhibition runs until the 6th of September. An exhibition of new paint works by Stephen Mallick, City Sites, is currently being shown at the Despard Gallery. The exhibition runs until the 10th of September. The Stuff of History, an exhibition curated by Jonathan Holmes and featuring work by Anne Brennan, Anne Ferran, Julie Gough, Colin Langridge, Brigita Ozolins, Geoff Parr and Michael Schlitz is currently being exhibited at the Plimsoll Gallery. INFLIGHT Gallery - 237 Elizabeth St, North Hobart,

behind KAOS Café. www.inflightart.com.au CAST (Contemporary Arts Services Tasmania) – 27

Tasma St, North Hobart. www.castgallery.org 6A Gallery – 6A Newdegate St, North Hobart. www.myspace.com/six_a Bett Gallery – 369 Elizabeth St., North Hobart. www.bettgallery.com.au Criterion Gallery – 12 Criterion St., Hobart. www.criteriongallery.com.au Long Gallery – The Salamanca Arts Centre, Salamanca Place. www.salarts.org.au Sidespace Gallery – The Salamanca Arts Centre,

Salamanca Place.

What kinds of stories can we expect to be told or experience? We dive into concepts about covering up for loved ones, missing something you love but don’t have anymore, personal judgement we put on ourselves and exposing our inner demons.

Studio Gallery – Top Floor, Salamanca Arts Centre,

Salamanca Place. Top Gallery – Top Floor, Salamanca Arts Centre,

Salamanca Place. Despard Gallery – 15 Castray Esplanade, Salamanca. www.despard-gallery.com.au

What did you look for in prospective dancers when you were auditioning for this show? Every project is different but generally I’m looking for a bit of spark, sincerity in the way they dance, individuality and a thirst for making new and cutting edge art.

Entrepot Gallery - Hunter St, in the School of Fine

Art courtyard. Plimsoll Gallery – Hunter St, In the School of Fine

Art courtyard.

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SATELLITE IMAGERY INTEGRATED INTO TOM CLANCY’S H.A.W.X

Braid PUZZLE – XBOX LIVE ARCADE

This independently produced timebending 2-D side-scroller proves to be a hairy experience…

GeoEye, a premier provider of satellite, aerial and geospatial information, has provided highresolution images taken from its commercial Earth-imaging IKONOS satellite for integration into Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X for Xbox 360, PS3, and PC.

As a big fan of puzzle games and eager to try new additions to the ever sparse puzzle genre, I downloaded Braid with scepticism since the last trial game, Tiqal, made me feel I would have made better use of my bandwidth surfing YouTube vids on how to lobotomise a worm. Braid, thankfully, is the kind of puzzler that makes me willing to use up the last of my month’s bandwidth and Microsoft Credits in this category. It suffers a minor identity crisis being a platform style puzzler and there is no courtship of splendour with an FMV intro. You begin the game straight away with an understated “Braid” title and your character Tim; a barely discernable silhouette. The world select screen is a bisected house complete with living room, bedroom, kitchen and attic. You must traverse your character through each of the rooms to find the lost Princess and learn more of your Tim’s motivation from numerous book laden dais; books which reveal his sad story of a fairytale happy ending gone awry and you’re the sorry sod that copped a slap from the princess’ braid. Each world intro is text heavy but you can simply ignore it and run your character past the story and delve into the puzzles straight away. The goal is very simple - find jigsaw puzzle pieces and discover the elusive princess to right your wrong.

The H.A.W.X development team is working closely with specialists at GeoEye to integrate realistic satellite images for every location throughout the game, including Rio de Janeiro, Cape Canaveral and the Middle East. With more than 16 international locations in the game, every mission will have players flying over GeoEyeprovided satellite imagery in a three-dimensional environment creating an unparalleled, dogfighting experience. Dinosaur who appears at the last part of each world and tells you, “I’m sorry the princess is in another castle.” Bad parody, bad déjà vu and WTF?! is a dinosaur doing there?! A friend mentioned the words “Mario” and “Leprechaun” when describing this game and admittedly it’s reminiscent of the well moustached overall-clad sprite with ground pincer monsters and bouncing through levels searching for pots of gold… if Tim was a plumber battling through hordes of turtles seeking mushrooms.

Each level is well illustrated in expressionist style giving it a folksy feel akin to the hand-painted watercolour backgrounds of Japanese RPGs. The cute, simple graphics lulled me into a false sense of security as I encountered a barrage of mind and time bending puzzles of varying levels, which whacked my problemsolving ego into a snivelling heap. I ran for a FAQ during world three to save my TV from an irreversible controller-shaped hole appearing in it.

If you are a fan of brain strain puzzle games and want a game that you can pick up where you left off at a whim then this is a great time-filler. It unfortunately doesn’t have longevity due to only six worlds and the only replay value being time attack mode. You really get a sense of smug victory clearing a whole world but some of the puzzles can be just plain tedious. There is, however, a real sense of accomplishment to get through a level using the rewind time and shadow doppelganger features, which are a great novelty.

The strangest parts of the game are the little pine cone poo monsters, which you utilise to bounce to new heights or quash; but strangest of all, the sad-sack

Braid is a notable addition to the downloadable games library for the Xbox 360. For the puzzle genre fan, and for the price, it finds a worthy place in my collection.

COMING SOON:

Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X will be available in early 2009.

GAMEPLAY: 70% Innovative life replacement counter with rewind option to solve puzzles.

http://www.hawxgame.com

XBOX 360 ACCESSORIES PRICE DROP

GRAPHICS: 75% Colourfully detailed; runs smoothly with the sprite and rewind feature.

A number of Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system accessories have had their prices dropped from this week. The recommended retail prices (RRP) of the Xbox 360 Wireless Racing Wheel, Wireless Networking Adapter, 120 GB Hard Drive, Headset and Universal Media Remote have all been reduced.

SOUND: 50% Like frolicking in a field of buttercups. Sedate music is neither inspiring nor aggravating. PLAYABILITY: 70% Really gets the old grey matter working in the 4th dimension.

The items and their new prices are as follows:

OVERALL: 66% Surprisingly entertaining, but linear gameplay undermines its potential.

Wireless Racing Wheel $149.95 Hard Drive (120 GB) $199.95 Wireless Networking Adapter $149.95 Headset $29.95 Universal Media Remote $29.95

BRAID IS AVAILABLE NOW FOR DOWNLOAD VIA XBOX LIVE ARCADE.

* Recommended retail prices only at participating retailers. Check with the retailer before purchase.

sTIARNE DOUBLE

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DVD REVIEW DEATH NOTE PARTS 1 & 2

Based on the incredibly successful manga series, Death Note finally brings the story of The Death Note: a book that kills anyone whose name is written inside it, to the live action arena in two feature films. The initial manga series ran from 2003 to 2006, it was then adapted into these two live action films both released in Japan in 2006. An anime series was also released in 2006 that only served to fuel the fire of fan interest in this strange yet appealing series. The story revolves around Light Yagami, a bored teenager who finds the Death Note and realises its terrifying power. He uses it initially to kill criminals and by doing so becomes a mysterious celebrity known the world over as “Kira”. Ultimately, he wants to rid the world of all evil and rule over this utopia as its god. A Shinigami, or death god, called Ryuk, aids him in this insane quest. Ryuk is the owner of the Death Note and has chosen Light to be its wielder on the human plane. Opposing Light is L, the eccentric reclusive detective who has made it his mission to bring Kira to justice. L is perhaps the only person who is safe from the Death Note at first, as nobody knows his full name. However, even that edge proves not to be enough to keep him safe. There are numerous other secondary characters but the only other major player is Misa Amane, a Japanese pop princess who finds a second Death Note and confuses the issue by mimicking Kira’s method of killing.

If you are feeling somewhat confused at this point you would not be alone. These two feature length films condense a lot of storytelling into their run time and they struggle under the weight of their own back-story. There is all too often a need for large amounts of expository dialogue to simply help the plot make sense, let alone to further the story or develop the characters. The cast does what they can with what they have, but many of them are clearly not actors (some being J-pop stars) and those that are only serve to make the differences more apparent. The wooden acting does work nicely in conjunction with the special visual effects of the Shinigami. These CGI death gods look like they have stepped straight off the comics page, unfortunately they are just as animated as their 2-D counterparts as well. These are not bad films. They are well shot and show surprisingly high production values, though their production was by a TV company and that is occasionally noticeable. They are however dense and difficult to jump on for the uninitiated. The most likable character, L, takes some time to appear on screen and overall they feel a little slow. It may be worth watching the anime series first to experience a faster-paced version of the story. 7/10 sDAVID QUINN

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