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Looking back on the year, didn’t it seem like it flew by in a blink? While it’s easy to point out missed goals, time wasted, and many of life’s other disappointments (I’m guessing this is how a lot of you felt when the Chili Peppers sold out within minutes), it is also just as easy to choose to see the beauty, the gifts and the miracles we’ve received this year. One I’m going to touch on is the music that’s been bestowed upon us the past year. Last week we attended The Age Music Victoria Awards in Melbourne which was the perfect time to reflect on all the amazing music that’s been released over the year, and the truly talented artists that we’ve come to love. And best part of it all was that they’re all Victorian, with a few regional victors for good measure. Check out the results from the awards on page 17 and if you haven’t already, get around these absolute music legends. Speaking of music legends, did you notice we have KISS on our cover? KISS!? With a massive career spanning 45 years cementing their status as rock’n’roll icons, KISS are ready to throw in the towel – but you can bet they’ll be going out with a hell of a bang with their mammoth End Of The Road World Tour. We had a chat with lead guitarist Tommy Thayer ahead of their final tour. Further in this issue we chat to The Jackson 5 legend Tito Jackson, American rockers All Time Low, East London luminaries Rudimental, Melbourne five-piece Sagamore, the founder of the Hemp Health & Innovation Expo, and we even put our sporting hat on as we look at The Melbourne Renegades return to the Surf Coast with two double-headers. We also have a tidy little Summer Food Feature with a rundown of all the places you should be trying over the Christmas and New Year period. Until next time, Rock And Roll All Nite… and party every day. Talia and the Forté team xx

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MUSIC SUPERSTARS SET FOR AUSTRALIAN OPEN LIVE STAGE 2019

YOUTUBE MUSIC SENSATION BOYCE AVENUE ARE TOURING AUSTRALIA

If you were on the fence about heading to the Australian Open in 2019, this is your reason to go... and it’s something other than drooling over Roger Federer. Tennis Australian and Mushroom Events have announced four huge acts, two aussie and two international artists who will be performing at next year’s Australian Open Live Stage, including Dean Lewis, Bastille, Craig David and Angus and Julia Stone, with even more names to be released in the coming weeks. You can attend this glorious event, by simply purchasing a ground pass or stadium tickets to the Australian Open, you then can access the Australian Open Live Stage. With the live stage becoming a ‘must do’ experience at the Australian Open, make sure you get in quick and don’t miss out on tickets.

One of the most popular and viewed YouTube bands in the world, Boyce Avenue, have announced their return to Australia in February 2019. Consisting of three brothers Alejandro, Fabian, and Daniel Manzano, these guys first came together as a band in 2004 and in 2007 decided to start filming and posting videos on YouTube. The videos, including covers like We Can’t Stop (Miley Cyrus), Mirrors (Justin Timberlake), Happier (Ed Sheeran) and When I was Your Man (Bruno Mars), began to resonate instantly with YouTube viewers and to date the band’s YouTube channel has amassed over 4.3 billion views and over 11.9 million subscribers making them one of the biggest independent bands on the network. Their last Australian tour in 2016 was a total sell out so don’t wait! Catch them at Melbourne’s Hamer Hall on February 7.

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Dance Massive, the beating heart of Australian dance, presents its sixth incarnation from 12 – 24 March 2019. Boasting an elaborate line-up of 30 productions – including 15 world premieres plus talks, screenings, workshops, industry events and large scale outdoor works, the 2019 program invites audiences to experience cutting-edge dance in all its diverse and vibrant glory. This is the only contemporary dance festival in the country dedicated exclusively to Australian makers. The festival creates an irreplaceable connection between artists and audiences, with a vast national reach and an international reputation. It runs from 12-24 March 2019 across the city. Tickets go on sale at 5pm on 6 December. View the program online at dancemassive.com.au/

Following the recent announcement that they’re calling it quits after 25 years together, Ireland’s Boyzone have confirmed they will bring their farewell tour to Australia in 2019. This news follows the recent release of the group’s final album, Thank You & Goodnight which sees them collaborating with some very special guest songwriters in the shape of Ed Sheeran (Because) and Gary Barlow (Love). Boyzone will hit Down Under next March, with shows confirmed in Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and the Gold Coast. Fellow Irish singer and former Westlife member Brian McFadden will support Boyzone on all stops of the tour. Catch the boys for the last time on Thursday April 3 at Margaret Court Arena. Tickets via www. ticketek.com.au.

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UK pop-punk high rollers The 1975 have announced dates for a tour Down Under, ahead of their third studio album release. It will be the first time The 1975 have performed in Australia since 2016, just before the release of their sophomore album I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful yet So Unaware of It, which featured hit singles ‘Somebody Else’ and ‘The Sound’. Since then, The 1975 have entered their ‘Music for Cars’ era, with plans to unveil their third album A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships towards the end of November, and their fourth album Notes on a Conditional Form in May next year. Catch them at Margaret Court Arena in Melbourne on September 20 next year.

Returning to Australia for the first time in six years (and to NZ for the first time in 14), ninetime Grammy winner Norah Jones will be performing three intimate headline dates in Sydney, Melbourne and Hobart in April 2019, as well as five shows in New Zealand. Jones, who released her debut album Come Away With Me back in 2002, shared her latest fulllength effort Day Breaks in 2016, and has also worked with bands like The Little Willies and Puss N Boots during her career. While in Australia, as well as performing headline dates in Sydney, Melbourne and Hobart, Jones will also perform at Byron Bay’s iconic Bluesfest, celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2019. Catch her at Melbourne’s Palais Theatre on April 12.

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IGGY POP LEADS BLUESFEST 2019’S HUGE THIRD LINEUP ANNOUNCEMENT

What is love? Where is the love? Who do you love? Melbourne’s Immigration Museum will ask the big questions this summer. Opening December 1, LOVE explores all forms of loving connection between humans, through visual art, aural and written storytelling, and objects. Presented in partnership with Heide Museum of Modern Art, the exhibition presents Australian love stories of all kinds that traverse landscapes of time, gender, orientation, ethnicity, age, and distance and will feature works from the Heide Collection by key Australian artists like Sidney Nolan, Joy Hester, Albert Tucker, Sam Atyeo, Mirka Mora, and Richard Larter. LOVE is Immigration Museum as you have never seen it before so check it out.

The 30th anniversary of Bluesfest is the gift that keeps on giving. The first lineup announcement gave us the likes of Kasey Chambers, Tex Perkins and Kurt Vile. The second reveal dropped Paul Kelly into the mix. Now in its third (and not necessarily final) lineup announcement, Bluesfest will be bringing on a whole new set of incredible acts, including none other than Patron saint of punk Iggy Pop. Following his performance in 2013 and a career spanning multiple decades, Iggy’s dynamic stage presence is not one to be missed. Other additions include Norah Jones, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Imelda May, Melbourne Ska Orchestra, Archie Roach, Pierce Brothers, Backsliders, Fantastic Negrito, Little Georgia, Benny Walker and more. Bluesfest is going down from Thursday April 18 to Sunday April 22, 2019 at Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm, Byron Bay.

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End of the Road WRITTEN BY TALIA RINALDO 45 YEARS. 4 ICONIC PERSONAS. 4 CURRENT with the original band, they were having a lot of the MEMBERS. 6 PAST MEMBERS. 20 STUDIO ALBUMS. same problems within the band that they had originally, 8 LIVE ALBUMS. 13 COMPILATION ALBUMS. and so I think that at the time, Paul and Gene were looking at it like it was a farewell to that version of the AN EXCESS OF 100 MILLION ALBUMS SOLD WORLDWIDE. ONE FINAL TOUR. band, the original version. “I don’t know if they were really planning on ending it, With a massive career spanning 45 years cementing their status as rock’n’roll icons, Paul Stanley, Gene but I know that they weren’t happy with where things Simmons, Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer are ready to were at. It wasn’t long after that, they rebooted the band, and I came in, and then Eric Singer. The last 17 throw in the towel – but you can bet they’ll be going out with a hell of a bang with their mammoth End Of years have been incredible, and the last 10 years have especially been phenomenal. The Road World Tour. “The band’s never been in better form,” he smiles. Following the band’s announcement detailing their plans to retire, Aussie fans were waiting with fingers “There’s a great spirit and energy within the band, and crossed to hear if the rockers will be heading Down we love touring and playing together and spending Under for their final hurrah – and the Kiss Army’s time on the road. That’s why it’s time to do this now prayers were answered when the legends revealed plans while every thing’s going so well. We hate to say good for a run of shows across Australia and New Zealand bye, but at some point, you have to do it, and we want next year in what will be the ultimate celebration for to do it while we’re on top, and go out and do the show all the band have conquered over the past four decades. that again that Kiss is famous for.” “It all started with Paul and Gene,” explains lead That show Thayer is referring to is the blistering guitarist Tommy Thayer. “They wanted to do a tour, a live shows that saw the group originally rise to real final ending tour, bigger and better than any that prominence in the mid-to-late 1970s. With their elaborate live performances, a Kiss live show would we’ve ever done while the band still is in their prime. include everything from fire breathing, blood-spitting, “They didn’t want to wait until too much time goes smoking guitars, shooting rockets to levitating drum by,” Thayer continues. “The band’s been so great the last 5-10 years, if we’re going to do something like this, kits and pyrotechnics. now’s the time. We want to go one more time around, “It’s really a celebration of 45 years of history, and and hit each city one time, and then definitely call it we’re going to come out with the ultimate show. I know that everybody always says that, but we’ve literally got a the end, the End of the Road.” For those that might remember, this isn’t the first whole new production,” Thayer reveals. “We’ve already time the band have call it quits with a final tour. In 2000, been rehearsing for a couple months, working on a the band set out on a farewell tour with 142 shows that great song list that includes more songs than we would ran into 2001, only to declare the next year that they usually play; songs from every era of Kiss. The seventies, weren’t quite ready to hang up their platform boots eighties, nineties, and present. And then we’ve been and pack the makeup kits away. working on an amazing production, a new set that’s gonna be just over the top. It’s gonna be the biggest, Unlike their first farewell, they mean it this time. “I think that was different circumstances,” Thayer baddest thing we’ve ever done.” says, referring to the first farewell tour. “19 years ago, The band’s first wave of the End of the Road shows a couple of years after they had done the reunion tour will commence January 31st in Vancouver, British 12

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Columbia and hit arenas throughout North America and Europe before they finish off the year with a sixdate run of arena shows Down Under. “We’re going to be fine-tuned by the time we get to Australia, I promise you,” Thayer laughs. “The shows are going to be huge, and that’s the great thing about Australia... The first time Kiss came to Australia was in 1980, and it’s always been huge there, every time. It’s been one the most incredible places for us to go. We love the people. We love the country. We love your culture, and the fans are amazing down there,” he continues. It’s been a long road for Thayer and his involvement with the legendary rockers. From first picking up a guitar at 13 years old, to performing a support slot for Kiss in 1985 with his original band Black ‘n Blue and having Gene produce their records, Thayer went on to help create the band’s Kisstory book, tour manage the last reunion of the original Kiss lineup, as well as co-write music and produce the band in the studio in the ‘90s. It wasn’t until 2002 when Kiss hit the stage for a private show in Jamaica that saw Thayer donning the Spaceman persona following Ace Frehley’s departure that same year. The group, now back in makeup and costumes at this stage, went on to perform a special concert in Australia with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra in February 2003, which was not only Thayer’s first public show as a member of Kiss that would be recorded and filmed for future release, but it would be set up unlike any in the group’s history. “The Kiss Symphony in Melbourne was my first official show in Kiss,” he reflects. “It was great; I was new in the band and had this great opportunity. I was a little nervous though because we were filming a documentary and a live concert plus recording it for a live album, so it was all happening at once. I knew this was my chance. I gotta make this great, and it all worked out really well. Though I have to admit I was a little nervous to begin with.”

While Thayer had contributed small parts to earlier albums, his big moment as guitarist came with 2009’s return-to-form Sonic Boom (the band’s first album in 11 years) and the 2012 follow-up and final KISS studio album Monster. This cemented Thayer’s footprint in the illustrious plateau of the band’s music and live show. “I’m the luckiest guy in the world,” Thayer says. “For 17 years now, I’ve got to do what every kid dreams about. Every kid in his bedroom at home pretending he’s playing in a huge rock band, playing air guitar, I get to do it for real, and I get to be the lead guitarist in Kiss. That’s every kid’s fantasy, and I’m honoured that I get to do that and continue to do it. It’s something that you don’t ever get tired of, and it’s one of the greatest things in the world. Yes I’m still the new guy, but I’ve been in the band 17 years, and with a 45 year history, I think everybody’s real confident about doing it all one last time.” With the impending end to Kiss, this will be the ultimate celebration for those who’ve seen the band, and the last chance for those who haven’t. “While this whole tour could go for a couple years, we’re only going to go to each city one time,” Thayer says. “If you’ve never seen Kiss, this is your last opportunity. It’s now or never.”

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MEREDITH MUSIC FESTIVAL

MALCURA DOES IT AGAIN

If only a festival would be as awesome as to put together a downloadable booklet with all the information you need to know about what’s going down, so as to assure you can make your festival experience as perfect and pleasant as possible. They could give it a name, nothing too fancy, perhaps Pocket Companion, which, as the name suggests, would fit in your pocket. The Meredith Music Festival is this awesome. Download it today.

Flamenco instrumentation meets Latin rhythms meets rock’n’roll mentality outfit Malcura have been enjoying life since releasing their self-titled debut, but perhaps their favourite moment was joining Rodrigo y Gabriela on stage at The Palais Theatre. You gotta have the songs to perform, so the band recently took to Pozible to raise funds for Malcura II. Stay tuned. The Loft, Warrnambool – December 21.

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GROOVIN THE MOO Bendigo will once again host a leg of the Groovin the Moo festival, with May 4 the date it all takes place in 2019. Bendigo will sell out again, of that you can be sure, so keep in mind that pre-sale begins tomorrow, November 30. Festival promoter Steve Halpin: “It’s our mission to make GTM your home away from home and we’ve got great things in store for 2019.” Everything you need to know can be found through gtm.net.au.

SIME NUGENT AND THE CAPES Sime Nugent and his seriously stylish posse known as the Capes have a show at The Bridge, Castlemaine tomorrow, November 30. Sime, who is also a visual artist and furniture maker, has a career that spans more than two decades, during which time he has released more than a dozen albums and performed as one half of Sweet Jean and with twotime ARIA nominated outfit The Wilson Pickers.

Luca Brasi is taking Stay on the road in 2019, and the good news is there are a couple of gigs in Forte territory. It is the Tassie punk rock band’s fourth album. Frontman Tyler Richardson: “Stay is really about trying to realise what you have, understand what is working for you, and finding acceptance and balance in that life.” Tap House, Bendigo – January 31 & Workers Club, Geelong – February 2.

STEAMPACKET5 The Maldon Made Foundation, the crew behind the SteamRoller gigs, is also responsible for SteamPacket. Here the venue is the Historic Maldon Railway Station, with each gig taking on a different musical theme. On December 1, it’s showing love to southern rock. From Allman Brothers to Led Zeppelin, a first-class band featuring the vocal talents of Mick Pealing and Mae Parker is the right stuff for the Ramblin’ Man, or woman.

HELLO, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS Your favourite four-word band is coming back to Australia. Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Red Hot Chili Peppers last toured Australia as part of the Big Day Out in 2013. As part of their 2019 tour, the band will perform at A Day on the Green at Geelong’s Mt Duneed on March 2. No further line-up information was known at the time of writing. As for Chilly Willy, it looks as though they will release a new album next year.

MELTFEST And now for a night that will melt in your mouth. In fact, MeltFest is so juicy and tender it will forever ruin everything else. Odd Tastes, The Attention Seekers, Uva Ursi, Dewey and the Panel Beaters and Floc invite all the riff raff to enjoy a night of tunes at The Eastern, Ballarat this Saturday, December 1. Uva Ursi is a hookheavy grunge outfit from Melbourne. Late last month they dropped the single ‘Vertigo’.

AIREYS INLET OPEN MIC FESTIVAL PIERCE BROTHERS ANNOUNCE REGIONAL TOUR Pierce Brothers debut album ‘Atlas Shoulders’ came in #13 on aria charts, and after headlining shows at The Zoo (Brisbane), Oxford Art Factory (Sydney) and The Forum (Melbourne) the brothers have just announced an Australian regional tour. “We have been waiting so long to announce our Atlas Shoulders Regional Tour!” - Pat + Jack Pierce. Tickets on sale now - get yours while you still can!

WHOLE LOTTA HEAVY FEST

Registrations for interest to perform at 2019’s Aireys Inlet Open Mic Festival open on January 1. The March event presents well over 100 performances across three days. A regular feature of the event is their Special Mystery Guest, who is put in charge of closing out the festival. The exciting news is that 2019’s guest has been wined and dined and is locked away. Let the guessing games begin. Learn more through aireysinlet.com.au.

They have conquered Melbourne. They have won over Geelong. Now, Whole Lotta Heavy Fest will see what the buzz is about Bendigo. Taking place this Saturday, December 1 at MusicMan, Whole Lotta Heavy delivers ergasia, Devils Kiss, This Life I Live, Cold Red Mute, Mass Rejection, Vendetta, Stone Djoser, 74Kings, High as Hell and 29 Bones. Things get underway around 6pm.

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2019 will mark 20 years since Psycroptic introduced their take on death metal to Tasmania. While this is worthy of celebration, the band first has a little something going on with their new album As the Kingdom Drowns. Drummer D. Haley: “With As the Kingdom Drowns we all pushed each other outside of our usual comfort zones, and didn’t settle for the easy way out.” The Loft, Warrnambool – December 2.

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The ukulele is responsible for more deaths than any other instrument. Frightening indeed, if it were true, but in the wrong hands they’re still a 1987 Mel Gibson movie. Ukulele Death Squad announced their arrival in 2017 at the Adelaide Fringe Festival. With their mix of flamenco, Mexican, rap and folk, the band will have you pestering your local music store for the mighty four-stringed instrument. Theatre Royal, Castlemaine – December 2.

S TA M PS Y IS TH E M US IC D IR E CTO R AND D R I VE ANN O U N CE R AT K R O CK I N G E E L O NG

Has anyone seen 2018? Seriously, I can’t find it. Did it have a big night at Lamby’s after a couple of Mario Karts and wake up next to a guy named Luc with a C who needs a ride back to his car because his housemate is out of town? I need to tell it “it’s not you, it’s me”. I made promises I did not keep.

SWEETFEST

We first met in January and we had an instant connection. With the sun beating down on us we drove to Lorne for Pier 2 Pub. Just two happy go lucky kids with so much promise, the world at their feet and surrounded by gorgeous men in speedos.

Life gets a little sweeter this Sunday, December 2, when Sweetfest hits Geelong’s Little Malop Street precinct. The new festival shines the spotlight on female artists, featuring around 20 current and emerging musicians from the Geelong region and beyond. Indoor and outdoor venues will play their part. Further sweet treats include a celebration of 30 years of Sweethearts creative culture, plus a guest appearance by Bernard Purdie.

We were still close in April when we hiked our third Surf Coast Trek. Over that 40kms our relationship strengthened. We daydreamed about new goals. I bought a journal from Kikki K so we could write our intentions and make them a reality. But first I took some time off in May to holiday in Iceland. 2018 was in good spirits at the airport where I promised we would pick up where we left off when I returned.

KING OF THE CASTLE, DIRTY RASCAL Dirty Rascal is a low-key supergroup with a powerhouse sound. Featuring Andrew McSweeney, Jerry Speiser, Andy Dixon and John Fleming, the rascally outfit has released the album You Be the King. The band hits The Vine, Bendigo tomorrow night, November 30, as part of the Children’s Cancer Institute fundraiser Live for Lily. They also have a show at The Loft, Warrnambool on December 8 with special guest Marcia Howard.

THE AGE MUSIC VICTORIA AWARDS 2018 The Age Music Victoria Awards is always one of the most highly anticipated events in the Melbourne Music Week program. 2018’s edition was absolutely no different with its stellar performances and award winners, this year taking place in a lavish new venue at the Melbourne Recital Centre. The night was a boisterous celebration of the immense talent and work ethic that spans the whole Victorian music industry, MC’d by industry veterans Chris Gill and Lyndelle Wilkinson. The publicly voted awards were dominated by rising rap star Baker Boy, AKA Danzal Baker, who took home a huge haul of four awards. Baker, who was attending the awards for the first time, was awarded Best Song (‘Marryuna’), Best Male Musician, Best Live Act and the Premier’s Prize for

Then I blinked and it’s November. Seriously WTF? “The years go faster as you get older”. You might be right old lady at the supermarket. Also, I didn’t ask you. Just pay for your Metamucil and jog on. Can’t you see I’m mourning over my loss and all I want to do is take this tub of salted caramel Timboon ice cream and cradle it on the couch while I watch the second season of unReal in my onesie. So, I’ve scrolled through my Instagram looking for clues. I met Bebe Rexha and Taylor Swift. I attended galas for inspiring local organisations. I emceed my

Best Victorian Breakthrough Act of 2018 – which came with a huge $5000 cash prize. As for the industry voted awards, hip hop prodigy Sampa The Great was awarded Best Hip Hop Act and Best Soul, Funk, RnB or Gospel Album for Birds and the BEE9. These were the first two Music Victoria Awards wins for Sampa, and she topped off her night with a chilling performance of ‘Bye River’ alongside her 16-person choir. In case they weren’t absolute legends already, Molly Meldrum and Chrissy Amphlett were inducted into the Music Victoria Hall of Fame. Amphlett’s career was celebrated with a video tribute and speeches from her mentor Little Pattie and relative Matt Forster. The first half of the night was rounded out by performances from jazz group Mildlife, Baker Boy and indie musician and composer Evelyn Ida Morris. Other performances throughout the night included Angie McMahon delivering a stunning performance of ‘Slow Mover’, and Ella Hooper and Dallas Frasca performing the Divinyls’ ‘Boys In Town’. Music Victoria CEO Patrick Donovan concluded the night with congratulations, stating the event “encapsulated the quality and diversity of Victorian music in 2018”. Check out the full list of winners below: The Premier’s Prize for the Best Victorian Album of 2018 Courtney Barnett – Tell Me How You Really Feel Best Band Camp Cope Best Song Baker Boy – ‘Marryuna’ Best Solo Artist Courtney Barnett Best Male Musician Baker Boy Best Female Musician Courtney Barnett The Premier’s Prize for the Best Victorian Breakthrough Act of 2018 Baker Boy Best Live Act Baker Boy

Best Small Venue (under 500 capacity) Northcote Social Club, Northcote Best Large Venue (over 500 capacity) Corner Hotel, Richmond Best Festival Golden Plains Best Regional/Outer Suburban Act This Way North Best Regional/Outer Suburban Venue (Over 50 gigs per year) Karova Lounge, Ballarat Best Regional/Outer Suburban Venue (Under 50 gigs per year) Meeniyan Town Hall, Meeniyan Archie Roach Foundation Award for Emerging Talent Kaiit Best Blues Album Collard Greens And Gravy – Luedella Best Country Album James Ellis & The Jealous Guys – It Ain’t Texas (But It Ain’t Bad) Best Electronic Act Mildlife Best Experimental or Avant-Garde Act Nat Grant Best Folk or Roots Album Michael Waugh – The Asphalt & The Oval Best Global Act Senegambian Jazz Band Best Heavy Album Encircling Sea – Hearken Best Hip Hop Act Sampa The Great Best Jazz Album Sam Anning – Across A Field As Vast As One Best Reggae and Dancehall Act Monkey Marc Best Rock/Punk Album Little Ugly Girls – Little Ugly Girls Best Soul, Funk, RnB Album Sampa The Great – Birds and The BEE9 A full list of nominees and winners is available at the Music Victoria website.

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bestie’s wedding as she got married to the love of her life and I hosted a baby shower for my boss as he welcomed his first child. My girl tribe grew with new and amazingly supportive ladies and I supported them at their new launches. And I worked. Maybe too much. I joined the Krock Football family and I’m now involved in the Australia wide night show “Random 30” along with my Drive Show, Music Directing and emceeing. And there was 2018. I never lost it. It was there all the time. “It’s not you it’s me”. I set my expectations too high and got caught up making “tomorrow” plans. I stressed myself out unnecessarily because I asked too much from it. I’m grateful for what the year has now brought me and taught me. Slow down and embrace love, focus, opportunity, letting in and letting go. Ask myself “is this what I want” and learn to say, “not now”. Take control of my health after too many hospital and doctors’ visits and my to do lists have to include “me time”. So, thank you 2018. When you let me go you taught me the fragility of time and how to spend it, where to spend it and to be selfish with it. Because my time is just that; mine. 2019. I’m coming for ya. I’m gonna make you my best relationship yet. *Also, this is the year I buy ambulance cover. I already cashed in my T-uber credit (Talia – Forte editor) to take me from my doctors to Epworth ED. I owe you multiple donuts gorgeous lady. Stampsy is on the socials so get around her @lee_ stamps on Insta & StampsyKROCK on the book!

ONE TO WATCH TEKNIA This issue we’d like to introduce you all to Teknia (which is actually an abbreviation for Total Extreme Killing Nothing In Absolute). The moniker of solo hearing impaired artist Tek Bluesome, Teknia is all about showing audiences a good time while performing songs about life, love, loss and anything that life can throw at us. We have a quick chat with Teknia. You’re a regular on the busking circuit in the region. Where can we see you busking? Usually down at Westfield or around the supermarkets around town sometimes at the markets around town or the Surfcoast. Describe your album in 3 words? Emotive, Ethereal, Relaxing We know that you like to mix it up and you don’t play the same set twice. Why is this? I actually copied the concept from a line Jimmie Vaughan said about his brother Stevie Ray Vaughan: “He never plays the same set twice, much less once”. Too often bands/acts play the same set and don’t tend to mix it up. A good set will comprise of variety light and shade, fast, slow, hard and soft songs. You want to engage with the audience and make them feel part of the show, not put them to sleep or annoy them to the point where they walk out. Best part about performing music? As a Christian (follower of Jesus Christ) I try to use my music to bring some form of joy to someone wherever I may be playing. With all the hustle and bustle of peoples every day lives, I see a lot of tension and angst in the public today so the best part of performing is having the God given gift to use music to calm people and help people forget about their troubles for a couple of mins. For me, it’s not about taking, but what I can give to the community. Teknia has just released his album Bridge of Elements, showcasing a variety of genres that will please every musical taste.

THE HAUNTING WAYS OF HAVE/HOLD

You are invited to get a taste of what is on offer in 2019 when we host the Potato Shed 2019 Season Launch.

Have/Hold hit Geelong’s Workers Club tomorrow, November 30, for their first Geelong headlining show. And the reason is because they have a new album. We Are a Ghost, You & I is album number two for the band, a mix of melodic hardcore and indie-rock. From the band: “We wanted this record to sound a lot more live and visceral than the last.” It is dedicated to the memory of Jim Grenfell.

Mayor Bruce Harwood will launch the very exciting and very diverse season ahead alongside some special guests including Dennis Coard (Hotel Sorrento, Home & Away, Australia Day), Lorinda Merrypor (Carole King the Musical, American Idiot the Musical), James Welsby as his alter-ego Valerie Hex, and a couple of very talented musical gents Dave Cosma and Damon Smith. We also have Colin Mockett and a couple of the Hip Cats who will talk us through the Ten Morning Showtimes planned, combined with some surprises.

MERRY CHRISTMAS, DARREN HANLON

The launch goes down on Wednesday December 5th from 5.30 with official proceedings starting at 6pm. RSVP via potatoshed@geelongcity.vic.gov.au

He has been in the US writing, recording and touring, but no matter how busy he may be Darren Hanlon won’t let slide his annual Christmas tour. This will be his thirteenth run, and he has something special in store for the occasion. Through his travels he met Walmatjarri elder and Gospel singer Kankawa Nagarra (Olive Knight), who will accompany Darren on what will be her first national Australian tour. The Eastern, Ballarat – December 19.

Always something on at the Shed, we hope to see you here. Check out their site at www.geelongaustralia.

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MEG MAC IS HEADING TO GEELONG

IT’S A VEEPED CHRISTMAS

Meg Mac has confirmed her first Australian live dates of 2019, with the announcement of the Give Me My Name Back national tour, presented by triple j. The tour kicks off in Sydney at the Enmore Theatre on April 6, before heading to Coffs Harbour, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Geelong, Melbourne, Canberra, Wollongong, Newcastle, and Cairns before winding up in Hobart on May 23. Give Me My Name Back, the first track taken from Meg Mac’s forthcoming new album, is a compelling, rallying cry about reclaiming identity, dignity and selfworth. She’ll hit up Geelong’s The Wool Exchange on May 3.

Christmas should be spent with family, and the best kind of family is not your family. It’s the Veeped Bored Co. family, who invades Geelong’s Barwon Club on December 22 for Veeped Xmas. The mega line-up features The Kite Machine, The Grimwoods, Jelly Mammoth, Sex Ed, Tom Walker and the Sick Individuals, Von Boheme, Wallet Inspector, Matt Bourke & the Delusional Drunks and plenty more stocking fillers.

CALEXICO MAKE A RETURN Three years is long enough, and so Arizona-bred outfit Calexico will make their return to Australia next year. The Thread That Keeps Us is their new album, their ninth overall, released at the beginning of 2018. Capping off a big year, the band is also releasing a reissue of their second album The Black Light, marking 20 years since its 1998 release. Theatre Royal, Castlemaine – January 27.

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Bendigo lad Sparrow Daley, who you can get to know better as Rowboy, will wrap up a mini run of local dates at The Vine on December 2. Psychedelic rock flies at you thick and fast, courtesy of an electric guitar and loop sampling device. Or, as he puts it: “Loop-driven guitar-slinging psychonaut from Earth”. While travelling between Oregon and California, Daley wrote an album, revealing his single, ‘Higher’, earlier in the year.

We wish you a very happy birthday, Major Tom’s. We know turning five is a big deal. You’re now able to count to ten and get your first tattoo. To help them celebrate the milestone, Major Tom’s are throwing a shindig on December 7. They have invited That Gold Street Sound along, and if anyone can get a party rocking it is the Melbourne soul outfit. It’s all the fun of a five-year-old’s birthday, without the annoyance of children.

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Doing their thing since 2014, punk rock outfit Black Heart Breakers have managed to open for Marky Ramone, Stiff Little Fingers, Ruts DC and Radio Birdman. What more can a punk rock band ask for? Out now is their new EP Rotting Out, recorded at Colorado’s Blasting Room Studios, which is owned by Descendents’ Bill Stevenson. What more can a punk rock band ask for? MusicMan, Bendigo – December 7.

Ocean Grove’s Piping Hot Chicken Shop will wrap up their 2018 gig calendar with a beauty of a show on December 15, with much-loved songman Carus Thompson hitting the venue for his annual appearance. Active since the mid-’90s and a solo performer for a decade, the singer-songwriter’s latest album is 2017’s Island. Please note he also has a day show at the Marong Family Hotel on December 23.

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of Chris Abrahams (piano), Lloyd Swanton (bass) and Tony Buck (drums), the band is widely regarded as Australia’s greatest cult outfit. They recently enjoyed a European tour that took in Mondriaan Jazz Festival, Forlì Open Music Festival and the Belgrade Jazz Festival.

SAINT IVORY TRIUMPH Nether Forever is the debut EP from rock and roll collective Saint Ivory. From their Bandcamp: “Over the four songs the EP deals with themes such as self deprecation, searching for a better way to live & surrendering to vulnerability. The title Nether Forever steams from journey one might take in order to grow and the seemingly impossible nature of undertaking such a feat.” Karova Lounge, Ballarat – December 1.

TOO METAL FOR MEREDITH Do you need more Iron (Man) in your diet? Too Metal for Meredith is back, providing you with 100 per cent of your recommended metal intake. The Eastern in Ballarat is your host, Saturday, December 8 is the date and Order of Torment, As I Destruct, Distorta, ANKL and To An End are the bands. Local outfit Order of Torment have been around since 2004 and it appears as though they have been spending time in the studio.

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Hey Ballarat. Can’t make it to this years amazing Gizzfest line up? Well, Possum Stomp has a treat for you! The one and only The Mystery Lights, all the way from New York City, will be making a very special trip GEELONG’S BEST BUSKER to The Eastern on Friday, November 30 to get warm Are you Geelong’s Best Busker? I reckon you may be. before their performance at Gizzfest! Their explosive The competition is open for 2019, which will take place live shows gradually became stuff of legend, catching on February 16 and 19. And some pretty cool stuff is the attention of Daptone Records’ imprint Wick for the happening. Music Workshop Geelong has jumped release of their amazing self titled record. They’ll be onboard as a sponsor. The Great Australian Beer joined by Ramdigital and The Baudelaires. The Eastern Festival organisers have also joined the team, with – November 30. the winner scoring a gig at the event. Applications are now open. Further information is available through facebook.com/geelongsbestbusker.

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JOIN THE JOYRIDE Following years of work experience with some of the finest, Rowan Dix, the man who calls himself Joyride, went solo. Sunrise Chaser is his debut. Joyride: “I couldn’t be more excited. The best way to avoid existential crises, imo, is to distract yourself with things that appeal to your primal urges. For me, that includes singing songs and smoking pot in various regional centres around Australia. Thanks.” Karova Lounge, Ballarat – February 16.

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Just across the ditch to Van Diemen’s Land, there is a band making serious waves on the modern death metal scene. Psycroptic have been around for almost 20 years now and are about to embark on a tour of Oz promoting their latest album As The Kingdom Drowns. Joining them on this tour will be Melbourne-born rockers Orpheus Omega. Having toured nationally and abroad, these lads have shared the stage with some of the heavyweights of modern metal. Get down to Karova on November 29 to cheer these boys on. It’s $25 to get in. There is an interesting gig scheduled for December 8 when Jim Moginie & The Family Dog arrive in town. Moginie is better known for being one of the guitarist/pianist in the mighty Midnight Oil. Getting a few legends together from the likes of The Celibate Rifles and Youth Group, there’s some experience and talent in this band! If you are an Oils fan, the word is that there are a couple of Oils songs thrown in to the set list! It’s a Saturday night and it looks like a great way to finish up your Christmas party and land at Karova Lounge. If country music is your thing, then you must get to The Lost Ones to see Fanny Lumsden on

REGURGITATOR GETS FESTIVE It matters not if you have been naughty or nice, although hopefully you have been nice, because the festive season will become a great deal more festive in Ballarat when Regurgitator delivers their magical music to the Karova Lounge on December 23. A quarter of a century old as a band, Regurgitator released Headroxx last year. They also have a children’s album that should be released next year.

December 6 when she hollers her way through her latest album Real Class Act. Having been nominated for Best Country Album in the 2018 ARIA Awards, Lumsden has covered over 100,000 km’s with husband/band mate/business partner in their little caravan playing all over the country. They sound like a fun bunch with their band interests on their Facebook bandpage listed as totem tennis, Pho and ponies! Cabaret Club still has plenty of shows happening and on Friday 14 December, Motor City Sounds will play a special Christmas show when they recreate the sounds of Motown and Soul. Jordie Lane and Ayleen O recently wowed the folk at the Cabaret Club on a Friday night late in November. Ayleen O is probably better known as the guitarist vocalist in Mick Thomas & The Roving Commission. A real songbird is Ayleen and if you can catch her over the Christmas break, do your darndest to get along and see her. Red Peppa is the place to go if you want a great feed in Ballarat. Hearty meals and very reasonably priced. The restaurant has just revamped the menu and you can head there before you wander around the corner to The Lost Ones Bar for a nightcap.

THE PINHEADS ARE NOT LIKE YOU A dozen shows have been lined up by The Pinheads for early 2019 in support of their new single, ‘Not Like You’. The song has been described as being about “our divergent world of round the clock connection, resulting in chronic isolation, the mingling pot of personalities, untameable ego, opposing ideologies, conflicting cultural ideals and a societal anxiety time-bomb threatening to blow at any second”. Karova Lounge, Ballarat – February 14.

Boys this weekend and Bag O Nails on the 8th), the Manny go a step further and also offer comedy each month bringing comedians straight from the Comics Lounge in Melbourne, as well as karaoke nights every Friday for you people who are great at singing out of tune.

THE MANCHESTER ARMS HOTEL WRITTEN BY CHLOE CICERO Back in the day, The Manchester Arms hotel was known as the place for live music in Bendigo. From jazz bands and a dance hall in the early 1900’s to the current day, folk have flocked to the Manny and have had a damn good time while they’re there.

Regardless of the occasion, The Manny is the perfect place to meet with friends for a few bevs and of course, good food! Jody and team make sure they’re pumping out the best tasting food to cater for all tastes and likes. These quality meals include The Manny Burger, the pub favourite Steak, a TexMex Parmi and the always loved Lasagne, which is perfectly paired with the crowd favourite pale ale, Fat Yak. Next time you pop in, we give you permission to be cheeky and mention FORTE when you arrive to receive an extra special bonus that will ensure your visit to the Manny to be an enjoyable experience. After an evening at the Manny, you be wanting to come back, time and time again. The Manchester Arms is located at 136 Eaglehawk Road, Long Gully. Phone: (03) 5443 2609

Today, the Manny is still hosting quality live music, from all kinds of solo artists through to a number of diverse bands.

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CRICKET’S BIG BASH LEAGUE RETURNS TO GEELONG! WRITTEN BY TROY PERRY

SUMMER IS HERE! WHILE THAT BRINGS EXCITEMENT TO US ALL FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS, IT MEANS ONE THING FOR US SPORTOBSESSED AUSTRALIANS; CRICKET IS BACK! In exciting news for local sporting nuts, the Melbourne Renegades are bringing the juggernaut that is the Twenty20 Big Bash League back to our doorstep. In a massive coup for the City of Greater Geelong on the back of last season’s record crowd for a non-AFL match at GMHBA Stadium, the Renegades are returning for not one, but TWO huge double-headers this January. And if that’s not enough for you, the Renegades will also be hosting their annual Family Day in Geelong this December too. Can we go ahead and just start calling them the “Geelong Renegades”? The Big Bash League (BBL) is a shortened version of cricket, where games usually last approximately three hours with each team having twenty overs to bat. This means entertainment right from the outset with inventive and big-hitting batting, quick and clever bowling, acrobatic and athletic catching and fielding, plus those moments that leave fans gasping on the edge of their seats.

the planet do their thing while listening to the coolest music and watching the pyrotechnics go off.” Even non-cricket fans are going to have a day out! For those of us with young families, the Renegades provide plenty for the kiddies too. The first double-header on Thursday January 3 will have a Nickelodeon flavour, with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles making a special appearance. For the second double-header on Sunday January 13, fans are encouraged to dress up as their favourite animal for a Zoofari theme with plenty of prizes up for grabs. As Stuart elaborates; “We have a distinct brand experience to generate fun and we’re excited that two of our most popular themed matches will be heading to Geelong this season.” To get us all ready for the action in January, the Renegades host their annual Family Day at Geelong Cricket Ground on Sunday December 16. You’ll be able to meet all your favourite players while engorging on great food and enjoying giveaways. In addition to these off-field festivities, you’ll be able to watch the Women’s BBL side play against the Brisbane Heat in a WBBL fixture for FREE, whilst the Men’s side will line up for their final practice match before their season begins.

The BBL is known for its excitement not only on the field, but also around the stadium entertaining the “We’re confident we’ll be able to deliver three spectacular fans. This is where our Rock-n-Roll Renegades take this events for Geelong,” states Stuart. entertainment to the next level, as CEO Stuart Coventry explains: “We like to do things a little bit differently, The Renegades certainly don’t disappoint with the particularly for our fans. At our games it’s an experience quality of players in both Men’s and Women’s squads. where you can watch the best freestyle MX riders on This is headlined by current Australian T20 and ODI 20

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captain Aaron Finch to again captain his beloved Renegades. Finch, a local Colac lad and the current number two rated T20 batsman in the world, turned it on at GMHBA Stadium last January with a blistering halfcentury in the Renegades successful run-chase. He’ll be keen to entertain his home crowd yet again this January.

The Melbourne Renegades offer tremendous value for memberships and have created a package especially for its Geelong fans. For $80, you get seats to both Geelong double-header matches (four games) plus General Admission entry to one game of your choice at Marvel Stadium in Docklands.

In addition to Finch, crowd favourite Afghan Mohammad Nabi returns while the Renegades are excited to announce the signing of Pakistani young fast bowler Usman Khan Shinwari, whose left-arm thunderbolts are sure to enthral the crowd and terrify the opposition. Dan Christian and Cameron White are sure to keep the Renegades run rates high, while Kane Richardson will look to form a highly rated fast bowling partnership with Shinwari. Also keep an eye on youngster Jack Wildermuth, who looks poised for a break-out BBL season.

Simply call 1300 736 342 or visit getonred.com.au to sort out your membership, or for further information on all three event days in Geelong.

Our world-beating Australian Women’s team just added yet another T20 World Cup to their collection after a dominating victory this past week in the final against the Poms. Two of the best bowlers in that Aussie team will be representing the Renegades this WBBL season in Sophie Molineux and Georgia Wareham. 2017 ICC ODI Player of the Year and Kiwi skipper Amy Satterthwaite captains the Renegades this season. The team is also thrilled to announce the signing of English opening batter Danni Wyatt to the squad, with her skill at the top of the order sure to boost the run scoring ability of the Renegades. Adding to the local flavour across the Renegade’s squad, Men’s coach Andrew McDonald and Wicket-Keeper Tim Ludeman both call Geelong home.

It’s time to #GetOnRed and support your Melbourne Renegades this summer! Renegades in Geelong: Family Day – Sunday December 16 at Geelong Cricket Ground from 10am Double Header Game 1 – Thursday January 3 at GMHBA Stadium Women’s: Renegades vs Hobart Hurricanes from 2:50pm Men’s: Renegades vs Adelaide Strikers from 7:15pm Double Header Game 2 - Sunday January 13 at GMHBA Stadium Women’s: Renegades vs Sydney Sixers from 2:50pm Men’s: Renegades vs Brisbane Heat from 6:35pm Photos from Getty Images

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P.P. ARNOLD WRITTEN BY CHRIS LAMBIE On a string of 60s soul and rock classics, P.P. Arnold’s backing vocals are the cherry on top. She’s worked with Hendrix and Clapton. Toured with Ike & Tina Turner, the Stones. Her own hits include ‘The First Cut Is The Deepest’, ‘(If You Think You’re) Groovy’ and ‘Angel of the Morning’. The collaborations continued with Nick Drake, The KLF, Roger Waters, Oasis, Primal Scream. “I know! I know! It’s all true,” she giggles. “It’s been a blessing to have a gift that opened so many doors. I can’t even believe I’ve survived it all without having a celebrity big head!” Since her last tour of Australia in May, the ‘60s Soul/Swinging London icon returns this month for more shows with her band. “We had [members of] You Am I, Talei and the wonderful James Black. This time we also have Eliza Wolfgramm and the entire Rockwiz Orchestra for some shows. I’m over the moon that I’m coming back.” Born into a family of gospel singers, singing has since been her saving grace. “Singing is something that has always saved me but I never had an ambition to be a professional singer,” she explains. “I was a shy, inhibited young girl in South Central LA going through a hard time in an abusive teen marriage.” One day, two girlfriends convinced her to join

TAKE ME BACK TO THE SWEET TIMES COMPILED BY HANNAH KENNY They’ve been on our radar since 2002 and just to our luck, the Australian pop rock band Thirsty Merc are still jamming and jamming damn well. Known for so many great ballads that we have all blasted through the speakers of our cars, we’ve made a shortlist of our favourite Thirsty Merc songs that we hope they’ll be playing at their show this December. IN THE SUMMERTIME – embracing all things Aussie’s love about the heat. “Take me back to the sweet times, the hot nights, everything is gonna be alright in the summertime, baby in the summertime. And even if I have to wait til next year, I don’t care, all I know is that I’ll meet you there in the summertime, baby in the summertime, that is where I’ll be.”

When & Where: Theatre Royal, Castlemaine – December 7.

SOMEDAY SOMEDAY – excuses, excuses; holding on to an unrequited love. “I know you gotta go to university and I’m just trying to make some cash to follow my dreams. But please don’t say we’re too busy to give each other the time and support we need. I know we gotta work our jobs and make some money to get by in this expensive world. Don’t let that overtake the fact that before all that, you were still my girl.” TOMMY AND KRISTA – the one that got away. “Well Tommy met Krista at the age of nineteen, prettiest girl that he’d ever seen. There was not a lot of waiting, they started dating. They used to hang out at the coffee shop there and the weather was nice and the stakes were quite high. One day Tommy made Krista cry. A little mix-up, screw-up started a fight and Krista went and said goodbye.” When & Where: The Wool Exchange Entertainment Complex, Geelong – December 13. Tickets now available via Oztix.

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20 GOOD REASONS – ultimate break up song. “They said love hurts, I wrote that book, I climbed that wall, I had one look, but you just came around, to say hello. The streets were filled with guilty hearts and here was I right from the start, and I lost everything, when I lost you.”

them as Ikettes. “They didn’t take ‘No’ for an answer. Their desperation helped me out of my desperate situation. With two kids, working two jobs, I’m doing laundry... I say a prayer and two hours later I’m in Ike & Tina’s living room singing ‘Dancing in the Streets’!” The 70s however brought personal tragedy and ‘lost years’ for her solo career, as she explains. “In the 80s I was up against the ageism thing. I wasn’t trying to be a pop star, I was only trying to keep singing! Working with many great artists and in musical theatre kept me going.” Fast forward to 2018 and The New Adventures Of PP Arnold is her latest album, featuring co-writes with producer Steve Cradock, Paul Weller and - with her son - the single ‘I Believe’. “I love harmony. Background harmonies can give you as much goosebumps as the lead singer! It’s an underrated skill,” she smiles. “You’re supporting that artist; you’ve got their back. Singing lead, if I don’t hear the right thing behind me, it throws my show off. Working with so many great singers, my ear is trained to perfection.” P.P. Arnold is a picture of 60s style on early clips such as Small Faces’ ‘Tin Soldier’, featuring her blistering refrain. Her ‘look’ has evolved from the age of mini-skirts and beehive hairdos. “We didn’t have stylists back then. Looking back at those music clips, I was so not the celebrity. On tour in London, coming out of the civil rights revolution into the rock & roll revolution, was the first time in my life I was integrated with whites,” she reveals. “It turned me into this universal being. With so many challenges today, [like] we’re back in the 60s, we have to stay positive. Blessed with this energy and this gift, I managed to survive whatever I’ve had to go through. Life is not easy for nobody,” She pauses, then laughs, “I didn’t think it was gonna be this hard though! As an independent artist, I’ve managed to slip through the net and not be controlled.” She now welcomes the support of a new record label deal as she connects with yet another generation of music lovers.

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DESECRATOR WRITTEN BY ALEX CALLAN Melbourne thrash-metallers Desecrator have recently released their newest single ‘Manic,’ a fast and brutal triumph that has been born from the bands most relaxed year to date. “It’s mainly been a writing year for us. We really wanted to get into a creative space with what will be the next album,” reflects Riley Strong, the bands front man and lead guitarist. “We’ve been a heavy touring band for a long time now, we’ve pretty much done international tours every year for the last six or so years, which has been a phenomenal experience and a ride I wouldn’t change but at the same time there is a certain amount of cattle-gating touring does to your creativity. Especially when we are all leaving a life behind at home. It becomes something we constantly have to work to improve whenever we do return.” Speaking more on the new single Riley expanded, “Manic was written as a standalone track, before we really delved into the sound we are going to be tackling for the album. There’s definitely a tone to the new song that shows a direction of where the band is going in future.” Manic was released alongside two covers, one of which was ‘Animal’, originally by Airbourne, a band

BAM ANNOUNCE YOUTH MENTORSHIP PROGRAM Calling all young musicians, singers and songwriters in Bendigo and surrounds, w e’ v e g o t s o m e t h i n g j u s t f o r y o u . The inaugural Bendigo Autumn Music (BAM) festival is fast approaching and as part of the festivities, they’ve just announced a Youth Mentorship Program which will offer young artists starting out in the music industry a rare opportunity to be paired up with established artists for one on one expert advice and guidance to help them on their way. Created for artists under the age of 19, applicants can apply in one of the categories (band, vocal, jazz and blues, under 15, and songwriter). Successful applicants will then receive a rehearsal session with their mentor, a 20-minute performance at the festival with their mentor backstage, the opportunity to watch their mentor perform from

who is very close to the hearts of Desecrator after touring exclusively with them through Europe late last year. “We’ve toured with a lot of bands overseas, but normally we aren’t the extremity of the tour package. When we toured with Venom Inc. ‘Vital Remains’ were playing after us and those dudes pretty much reinvented brutal in the 90’s and when we toured with Overkill, Crowbar were the extremity of the tour,” he explains. “Especially because of our clean vocal style of trash-metal, we have always been in the middle ground of the tour package. “Airbourne was only a two-band tour and we were that extremity so it was nice to have that impact. With Airbourne having that classic Aussie rock sound that’s what everyone was there to see, but all the European fans were turning up with Metallica and Slayer patches on their vest so to be able to go out there and be the hard-hitting band of the night was a really cool experience for us and created a really dynamic tour package.” Expanding on the notion of dynamic tour packages, Desecrator will be amongst Hadal Maw, Whoretopsy and Dead City Ruins as the headliners of next years Blaze Fest in Ballarat. “Blaze Fest is going to be cool man,” he beams. “Ballarat has been a dot on our touring map for a lot of years now. A lot of metal bands don’t stop in to regional towns as much but we have always found that it’s the towns like Ballarat and Geelong and other regional towns who have always been incredibly supportive to us. But to bring a proper multi-band, multi-stage festival is something that I feel Ballarat has been missing for a little while,” he says. “Geelong has River Rocks, but Ballarat hasn’t had something for a little while, so when the same organiser who did Brutality Fest in Melbourne put her hat back in the rink and said ‘I’m going to bring this to Ballarat’, it’s a really cool thing.”

SAGAMORE After two EPs released in quick succession a few years ago, the five-piece band that makes up Sagamore have taken a couple of years pursuing inspiration across continents and recording their musical vision in the hills of Aireys Inlet. Setting up in one of Australia’s most picturesque national parks next February, the Grampians Music Festival (GMF) is bringing the Valley Stage back to the stunning paddock location in Halls Gap and Sagamore have scored a spot on the lineup. We chat to lead Sam Cooper ahead of the festival. Hey, thanks for chatting to Forte Mag. First up, can you give us a quick intro to the band? We are Sagamore, a five-piece soulful pop band who are all originally from the Geelong/Bellarine area. We’ve been around for a number of years now, released a couple of EPs and our debut album last year. We’re all very good friends and love making music together. It’s been over a year now since you released your debut album Charlemont Reef. How’s the year been following its release? Have there been any particular highlights? It’s been a good year. We launched the record with a four-piece horn section at the John Curtin Hotel in Melbourne, which was a blast. We then played a bunch of shows last summer at some beautiful

When & Where: Ballarat Blaze Music Festival @ Karova Lounge, Ballarat – January 26 2019

coastal locations including the Wye River pub and the Apollo Bay Seafood Festival. Playing by the ocean is always a thrill. Are you currently working on any new music? Yes! We’ve got a couple of new bangers in the works. We’re actually going to jump in the studio a couple of days after Grampians Music Festival and bash them out. Hopefully, it’ll be a quick and painless process and we’ll release two new tracks on a 7-inch vinyl later in 2019. Congrats on being included on the Grampians Music Festival lineup. Have you ever visited the Grampians before and/or the festival? Yes. I played this year with another band I’m in called Crepes. Juliette who runs the festival did a magnificent job and we really enjoyed ourselves. The Halls Gap surroundings are stunning. It’s pretty special to be on stage and looking out to the magnificent Grampians rock faces. You will also be performing alongside Sampa The Great, Angie McMahon, Slum Sociable, Wafia and many more. Any artists, in particular, you’re looking forward to seeing at the festival this year? Bones and Jones and Jade Imagine will be terrific. What do you like about performing at festivals (vibe, crowd, set etc.)? It’s nice to play outdoors. Nothing beats the combination of the great Australian landscape and live music. We’ve noticed you’ve just started gigging again after some downtime (including a slot at Hopkins Creek). Do you prefer performing live or creating music at home? I prefer performing live for the spontaneity and various opportunities to display personal dancing prowess. Thanks for chatting! To finish up, any hot camping/festival tips for anyone coming to GMF? Bring some speedos to go for some refreshing dips in the many rock pools. As well as a sun hat and sunscreen for sun protection. Grampians Music Festival goes down in Halls Gap from February 15 to 17 2019. Visit grampiansmusicfestival.com/ for all the deets.

backstage and a weekend pass to the festival. The mentors involved in the program for 2019 include Harry James Angus (from The Cat Empire) who will look after the Jazz and Blues; Nkechi Anele and Liam Mcgorry (Saskwatch) who will take on the Under 15 category; Zimbabwean-born songstress Thando who will look after the vocal category; Lamine Sonko (of Lamine Sonko & The African Intelligence) who will guide the bands and local favourite Skyscraper Stan who will mentor the songwriter category. Applications for the BAM festival Youth Mentorship Program will be judged by Norman Parkhill, Music Supervisor for Film and TV, who’s excited by the possibilities for young artists in the Goldfields region. “A unique feature of Bendigo Autumn Music is the Youth Mentorship Program. This inspiring initiative gives emerging artists the opportunity to play alongside world class international and local acts. BAM is an extraordinary international music and arts festival, and its Youth Mentorship Program opens doors for young artists to learn first-hand from some of its best acts.” Applications for the Youth Mentorship Program are now open. Apply at www.bendigoautumnmusic.com Applications close 31 March 2019

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SPEND YOUR NYE AT THE HILL Planning for any new years activities is always fraught with the anxiety of how to best lessen the inevitable disappointment of a usually over-hyped night… well fret no more because Victoria’s best boutique New Year’s bash is back! That’s right, returning to those postcard-worthy hills of The Farm in South Gippsland, NYE on the Hill will be ringing in 2019 on Sunday 30 December, Monday 31 December and Tuesday 1 January for three days and two nights of ridiculously good times. We could think of no better place to be hunting for a NYE midnight pash or hurling a mixture of champagne and bourbon against a tree stump at three in the morning of a fresh new year… especially when it’s being headed by Australia’s legendary folkpunk favourites The Smith Street Band! Here’s a few things to think about as you prepare for your trip to the hill this December. Get your ticket. This one seems obvious but for some reason there’s a small portion of us that inevitably leave it until last minute... and then we miss out. So, get your ticket in advance. Festivals sell out, especially this one with only 2,700 tickets up for grabs. Yes that’s right, this boutique bash has a strict capacity and a totally unique vibe. If you miss out though, there are a number of reliable and reputable secondary ticket markets you can buy your tickets from. Steer

clear of sites like Viagogo, you will most likely get ripped off and possibly not even get into the event. Invest in a proper tent You’re going to need a bigger tent. Just because a festival tent says it sleeps two, it doesn’t mean two people should sleep in it. If you’re a regular camper who is used to cramped conditions and compact camping, you can probably handle being cooped up, but most festival-goers will find that they have a more comfortable night if they go up a size, allowing more space and extra storage. It’s also a good idea to pitch it at home first so you know how it’s done. Write a list Time seems to fly closer to the end of the year, and you don’t want to be packing last minute from a list off the top of your head. Write a list and slowly start getting everything you need. When it gets to the day before, you’ll be glad that you’re not running around trying to find a pair of gumboots that fit. Think of the essentials, like backpacks, sleeping bags, sensible festival clothing, comfy shoes, sunglasses, sunscreen, snacks, portable charger packs, basic medication (think paracetamol, insect repellent, indigestion tablets etc. your less prepared friends might be very thankful) and of course all your toiletries. Keep all your valuables at home, most festival goers are really friendly, but don’t make yourself an easy target. Oh and your alcohol! This one’s BYO so start filling the esky. Consider how you’re getting to the festival This one probably doesn’t seem like a big deal right away, but you’ll definitely want to have this sorted before the festival creeps up on you. There’s a few options, but travelling by car is probably your best bet with this one. So organise a crew, print out maps if you have to, check the road conditions before you drive and fill the tank! The majority of festivals will have sign posting closer to the festival grounds, but be prepared to wait in car parking queues.

ALL TIME LOW Bringing nostalgia to Good Things Festival WRITTEN BY ALEX CALLAN Kicking’ off in the MySpace heyday, All Time Low, for the better part of ten years now have been one of the worlds biggest pop punk bands. With 2017 seeing the band release their seventh studio album, Last Young Renegade, fans were pleasantly blind-sided by the bands new approach to writing, having mainly focused on the perspective of what fans believe to be the albums title-character. “I feel the approach on ‘Last Young Renegade’ was not quite to write from the perspective of a fictional character, but more so to tell my stories and the stories of people close to me that kind of fit the theme of what we were talking about on the record, which is that people struggle growing up and coming to terms with who they are and the vices that come along with that,” reflects the groups lead singer, Alex Gaskarth. “The ability to put all these voices into one character was just a nice way to condense all of the themes into a concise story.” Featuring a cinematic sound, Alex spoke of how imagining scenes and imagery helped to curate the story. [Making it cinematic] “was definitely something that we kept in mind during the process of making

When & Where: NYE on the Hill goes down in South Gippsland from Sunday 30 December – Tuesday 1 January. The Farm – 10 mins from Loch Village | 20 mins from Wonthaggi | 95 mins from Melbourne. Tickets via www.nyeonthehill.com.au

of single sales, 22 million monthly listeners on Spotify, and more. “It’s been a rollercoaster ride,” Aggett says groggily. “Since 2013, our single ‘For The Love’ kinda opened up the doorways internationally. “Australia will always be a second home to us. You’ve welcomed us with open arms, you’ve been really receptive to our music, and for some reason it’s just clicked over there. “When we get the opportunity to come over to Australia, we jump at the chance because we love it there, we love our fans out there.”

RUDIMENTAL Toasting to our differences WRITTEN BY ANNA ROSE Speaking from dreary London - well, not really speaking – it’s early in the West London town of Hackney and at this hour, Piers Aggett is a man of few words – a good thing the music of his group, Rudimental, speaks volumes, then. The member of the English drum ‘n’ bass crew warms up a degree or two when he’s prompted to talk about Rudimental’s upcoming Australian tour. Returning in February for a national tour as part of their Toast To Our Differences world tour, a celebration for the release of the brand new third studio album of the same name, set to drop in January, Rudiemntal’s

Sweet, ain’t he? But it’s not just Australia, Rudimental’s global reach and popularity is insane. Take a look at the figures for their single ‘These Days’, released back in January. In just a few months since the video was posted to YouTube it has racked up over a quarter of a billion views. Yes, billion. Single ‘Let Me Live’ had, at the time of this interview, over 13 and a half million views – staggering, and it’s safe to say The Beatles didn’t even have this kind of success. “I wouldn’t go that far to say that,” Aggett says bashfully. But the cool calm vocals and the rampant rhythms of the group have a particular undertow, one that millions seem to put their finger on, and those millions seem to love. Rudimental have a special spirit of unity about them other bands can’t boast. “I guess it’s just a vibe people like,” says Aggett. “We’re gonna party, we’re gonna celebrate, and yeah, I guess there’s something we’ve done people are liking, y’know? Yeah, can’t wait!” When & Where: Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne – February 8. Tickets available from https://premier.ticketek.com. au

In a way, it’s almost like Rudimental coming back to where it all began – 2013 was the Aussie revelation for them, when they were received after only a year since their formation – we are on of their biggest performance markets, for sure. And what amazing things have happened for them since then – millions

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that record. It was very much a visually inspired album,” he explains. “Every time I was writing, I was picturing these scenes plying out in my head, especially with the imagery and music videos attached to that album, it was all very cohesive. It really helped explain the record.” Although writing songs for films isn’t an unheard of concept for All Time Low, with the band having previously written ‘Toxic Valentine’ for the mid2000’s ‘Jennifer’s Body,’ when asked if writing a film score/soundtrack would be a future aspiration Alex excitedly responded, “It would be so much fun to score something one day or to write songs for a movie. “I was talking about it today actually, they are remaking Suspiria from the 70’s which was a horror movie and Thom Yorke is doing the music for it and I think something like that would be incredible to do,” he says. “It’s such a cool creative outlet to explore and if anyone ever gave me the opportunity to do it I would love too… Hopefully it would be for something cool like Wreck It Ralph 3.” With two new singles having recently been released, All Time Low will be making their way down to Australia as one of the headliners of the first ever Good Things Festival. With it being some time since the band has made it down, they couldn’t be more excited to bring their new material to Australian fans. “I’m pumped; we’ve never had a bad time in Australia so I think this festival is going to be amazing,” he smiles. “The last time we were over, we were headlining so it’s been a little while since we’ve have the chance to come over and do a festival show, which is always exciting. Fans are there for us at festivals, but there’s also a lot of people there to see other bands who may not have seen All Time Low before so we will be bringing our A-game I hope.” When & Where: Good Things Festival @ Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne – December 7. Tickets on sale via www.oztix.com.au

THE JACKSONS RETURN TO AUSTRALIA: I’LL BE THERE! WRITTEN BY TAMMY WALTERS With one of the most famous last names in the music business, The Jacksons need no introduction! The brothers return to Australia in January so we had a chat to Tito Jackson about music, family and legacy, with the legend saying they won’t stop until you get enough! “We plan to set a record with it that’s for sure. You know we started so young,” he says. “The only person or group that’s above us right now I think is the Stones, they’ve been doing it just as long, if not longer. “You have the fan base, you have hit records, you’re a Hall of Famer, people consider you as legends - you have to give the people what they want and make it happen so that’s what we do!” And legends they are. A career spanning over five

FIVE ESSENTIAL ACTS TO SEE AT DOWNLOAD 2019 WRITTEN BY CAT WOODS The Download Festival 2019 lineup provides some very tasty metal and punk for hungry Melbourne and Sydney music lovers. Who do you need to suit up, boot up, and rock out to in March 2019? Here’s the five essentials according to an expert (me). Ozzy Osbourne Ozzy freakin’ Osbourne! Grammy winner, Rolling Stone columnist, bat-head-eating Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, Osbourne has said the Download shows will be his final performances in Australia. His career spans over 50 years of creating classic metal hits and inspiring generations of musicians. This is a moment for the rock history books, don’t miss it. Rise Against One of the biggest punk bands in America, Rise Against combine chunky, bone-rattling riffs with melodic, hum-along harmonies. The Trump presidency has provided more fuel for frontman Tim McIlrath’s rage and we’re all the richer for it.

decades, three Hall of Fame titles, a star on The Walk of Fame, four number one tracks and eleven singles in the top 10 Billboard charts, the brothers are still making music and touring. “Music is a love, you know it’s like having a love relationship with a person. You always want give it attention and you always want to be there with it,” Jackson says. “I’ve been playing ever since I can remember. It’s almost like having a meal or whatever, I’ve eaten a meal every day of my life, so it’s the same thing. It’s not a difficult thing to perform or write songs or tour or whatever it takes to succeed in the music industry.” Defiantly picking up his fathers’ guitar at age of ten, some would say Tito sparked the Jackson 5 phenomenon, but he doesn’t like to take the credit for their renowned career. “Who knows what the family would have done or would be doing. We were always very interested in singing and dancing and that whole thing. There’s a great opportunity that it would have happened regardless but I always said I was the first one to show a special talent.” At 65 years of age, the Motown veteran has just released his debut solo album, Tito Time, following in the footsteps of all of his siblings. “Isn’t that funny, the first one to show talent is the last one to record an album,” Jackson laughs. “It was a present for the fans because they wanted me to do it.”

Tito Time fuses love songs, ballads, pop, R n B, country and the classic Jackson motown sound with audiences getting a taste of songs at The Jacksons upcoming Australian National Tour. In their first tour since the Unity Tour in 2013, the quartet will be bringing with them a full blown Motown party. Kool and the Gang, The Pointer Sisters, Village People, Sister Sledge and the Sound of the Supremes are coming along for the ride for what is set to be homage to the great Motown label that kicked off their careers. Don’t worry if you miss though, them they will be back! “We haven’t visited Australia very much in our past but we’re going to make it a part of our yearly routine.” Notably, the fifth member of the famous five, Michael Jackson, will be missing from the lineup. Next year will be the ten year anniversary of the passing of the King of Pop and Tito confirms that the family have something special “in the incubator”, but says the group will never replace Michael in the quintet, the way bands have done in the past. “There’s a funny thing about the Jacksons is that we have the type of band that you don’t want to bring a member into the band that isn’t a family member. Like a John George from Wisconsin, I don’t know how the fans would take to that.” As the band continues on, one question remains. How have the Jacksons kicked the notion of ‘you should never work with family’ to the curb? “Well it’s true love. That’s the first thing you have to have, whether you work together or you don’t, you have to truly love your siblings and you have to understand them.” If your love for the Jacksons is as true as their sibling love, make sure you grab tickets to the Motown mayhem! Witness that magic of The Jacksons at Sidney Myer Music Bown, Melbourne – January 16 2019. Tickets from www.mjrpresents.com

Rather than shouting his own political mandates at the audience, there’s a compassionate vein in every RA song. Whether it’s about the impact of climate change, the vilification of refugees, racism or sexism, Rise Against are brave enough to expose it. Check out “Prayer of The Refugee” if you’re seeking a top RA tune to initiate yourself. Andy Black American Andy Black is the last remaining original member of Black Veil Brides. A punk pin-up, it would be easy to see him as all pretty tattoos and styled hair, but fortunately there’s style and substance here. He’s the James Dean of punk rock, if you like. This is stadium rock that gets into your eardrums and makes itself at home. You’ll find yourself singing along, willing or not. Twelve Foot Ninja Melbourne hardcore act, Twelve Foot Ninja will definitely do us natives proud. Heavy, thumping, take-no-prisoners rock has seen Twelve Foot Ninja perform internationally alongside Slipknot, Alice in Chains and Avenged Sevenfold. They’ll be mixing up songs from the past 5 years with new tunes so that sets are always catering to fans and newbies alike. If you’re going to Spotify search them, check out “One Hand Killing” for some masterful fusion of metal meets rock meets harmony. War On Women War On Women’s Bandcamp page describes them as “a co-ed feminist hardcore-punk band”. This pretty much sums up everything you need to know, but if the words “feminist” and “hardcore” don’t float your boat, don’t turn away yet. They’re an adrenaline shot delivered via hypodermic straight to the brain. If you doubt that you need it, try looking up “Anarcha” on YouTube. If you play it loudly enough, guaranteed your neighbours will either have you arrested or they’ll all arrive for the party.

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THE SUMMER SURF SHINDIG

Check out the full lineup on page 21 of this issue. It all goes down in Melbourne on 11 March at Flemington Racecourse. Tickets on sale now via www.downloadfestival.com.au.

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There is a great way to kick off the summer season of live tunes on Sunday December 16, and it’s the Summer Surf Shindig! Delivering a chilled out surf inspired, retro vibe, the event will be a stage for two out of this world surf tinged bands that will get you up and on your feet.

route with their sound that has been finely tuned after performing countless gigs and festivals since their debut in the 90’s. With powerful and catchy rhythms that include the addition of didgeridoo and the accordion, Moonah’s tunes will give take you on a journey.

The Quick Sixes renowned for their 50’s and 60’s toe tapping surf tone blues laced rock’n’roll will be gracing the stage delivering an array of original hip shakers as well as some classic surf instrumentals. Described by gig goers as having similarities to The B-52’s and Hoodoo Gurus, the band always deliver a satisfying and memorable show. Accompanying The Quick Sixes will be Moonah, who head down the psychedelic folk

If that isn’t enough to entice you, there’ll be screenings of retro surf films as well as a surf board display and special guest MC by local burlesque pin-up fashionista Miss Eliza. Tickets are $15 at the Torquay Bowls club or at www.trybooking.com

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Summer hasn’t truly arrived until you’ve licked the salt off hot-chip fingers at the beach, dripped melting ice cream into the crook of your arm, breathed in smoky barbecues and clinked glasses over a sinking sun at one of the region’s finest establishments. You’ve not a care in the world besides finding that new summer hangout and staying there.

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Well we’re here to help. By combining our love of the region with our love of food, we’ve narrowed down some of the best places to kick back in the sun and enjoy good friends, good food and good wine this summer.

Located on the highway to Torquay the spacious Grovedale Hotel is a mainstay on Geelong’s dining roster. The Grovedale has it all, with multiple dining areas for all occasions; whether it’s a parmi with live sport to watch in the background, or a tasting plate while a live musician plays in the Juke. The menu boasts affordable dishes that don’t skimp on quality and it’s ‘no fuss’ vibe means it is the best place for a much-needed break from home cooking.

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EDGE GEELONG Nothing takes a meal to the next level like views out over the water. Taking pride of its place on Geelong’s spectacular waterfront, Edge has become the most exciting place to drink and dine for summer. With a gorgeous north facing bar, New York loft styling and a trendy outside deck area; not only does Edge give patrons a world class view of the beautiful Corio Bay, but from the moment you arrive, you feel like you’ve entered a relaxed paradise – regardless of if you’re in town to soak up the sun on a summer’s evening, or enjoy a stylish dinner. With a delicious breakfast menu, best served with daily papers and quality coffee and gentle tunes to set the scene, it’s the lunch and dinner menu at Edge that’s truly turning heads this summer. Updated seasonally, Edge utilises the finest local produce, crafting a menu that contains an enticing list of grazing plates and tapas, along with the chef’s selection of modernised classics which are now boasting a fresh summer twist for the upcoming season.

First stop is the Pioneer Kitchen. Whether you like a spacious booth, a long table or you prefer to be tucked away in an intimate corner, the dining area has the perfect space for you. Once you find your seat, the mouth-watering will begin as you take in the extensive menu to suit any taste – whether you are a steak aficionado or seafood enthusiast, a pasta connoisseur or a vegetarian looking for a tasty dish.

The sharing plates are great for when you and your crew are in having a few drinks on their famous deck area or settling in for the night. Here you can indulge in housemade pumpkin and bocconcini arancini balls which will just melt in your mouth, taste the chilli crumbed prawns, or try something new with the charcoal brioche sliders. Pending on what you’re feeling and how hungry you all are, you can order the bites at $12 each, or they do a deal with three choices for $30, or four for $40! Dining with a group has never been so easy. But say you’re feeling hungry and you don’t want to share… Edge have you covered with a ‘more substantial’ menu for main meals. Whether you’re up for the classic Chicken Parmigiana with those delicious golden steakhouse chips, or you’re feeling the crispy skinned Atlantic salmon fillet with kale, orange and grilled zucchini salad, or maybe even the pan-fried potato and ricotta gnocchi, we can promise you will be left seriously satisfied with whatever you choose. We’ve got our eye on the Saffron linguini with lemon myrtle calamari, chilli, ginger, garlic, perfectly paired with ‘Motley Cru’ Sauv Blanc. Sounds pretty good right? They’ve also got some pretty fancy vegan options like the ‘nude’ burrito bowl with spicy Mexican beans, black rice, Pico de Gallo, spinach and guacamole, and the Dukkah roasted sweet potato salad with spinach, radish, quinoa and hummus. It doesn’t stop there though. Whether you’re up front about your dessert consumption, or you keep it as your little secret, Edge has a range of decadent dessert that will ensure you end your meal on a high note. While the chocolate fudge brownie is tempting, we highly recommend the heavenly Golden gaytime panna cotta with honeycomb crumble which will have the rest of the table in serious food envy. The shimmering waterfront vistas, the fine food and a glitzy cocktail in hand, you will know you’ve made the right choice when you dine at Edge this summer.

With more big screen TVs than you can poke a stick at, The Members End offers an enormous dining space and freshly renovated surrounds with a serious focus on live sports. With a promise of every sport, every game and every day (whether that’s live, broadcast on Foxtel or free to air), you won’t miss a minute of the action, while the menu boasts everything from your sharing options to a long list of favourites, promising to provide a diet of champions to get you through each game. It’s thirsty work down this end and we can’t go past the pub classic parma with a side of crispy fries and a icy cold pint of their freshly brewed Unpasteurised Carlton Draught. Last but not least, there’s ‘The Juke’, which is the stylish front bar area at the Grovedale Hotel. In the spirit of always making sure each area offers something, ‘The Juke’ has an an open-air garden bar with a retractable roof, a rustic design and a welcoming atmosphere. The Juke serves up live music and craft beers alongside items from their extensive menu. We particularly enjoy choosing a few share options, like the loaded fries, the salt and pepper calamari and a serve of classic nachos to munch on while you kick back and enjoy the tunes. No matter your mood, The Grovedale Hotel promises something for everyone. Where: 236-258 Surfcoast Hwy, Grovedale Ph: 1300GROVEDALE (1300 476 833) Site: www.grovedalehotel.com.au

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- Broccoli Pakora with satay aioli. Yum! Backing the old wives’ tales saying that the babies of the family are more attention-seeking, fun and rebellious, Wah Bah have introduced Wah Wednesdays, offering $3 buns from 12pm until late. How’s that for a hump day treat?! But say bao isn’t really your thing? No stress, they’ve got heaps of other options for you to enjoy. Take your pick from a number of generous sized salads (the Ceas-wah is our pick with broccoli, cos lettuce, bacon lardons and chicken salt roti crisps with caesar dressing), or indulge in a selection of ‘Bah bites’ with classic like chips and sweet potato wedges, or try their Korean fried cauliflower and soy braised crispy mushrooms. If you fancy something more substantial, guests are more than welcome to dine in the full restaurant downstairs and venture back upstairs for a drink or seven after. And for those that truly want to live their best life, the dessert menu has just what you’re looking Being the youngest of all siblings comes with for this summer. From mini doughnuts rolled in its own set of privileges. They are the most cinnamon sugar, to the five-spice chocolate brownie, pampered and they can get away with anything or even the ‘Wah tah mess’ (rippled meringues with and everything while the elder siblings are lemon cream, berries and raspberry sorbet), you’ll always there to protect them, and entertain their want to treat yourself time and time again. whims and fancies. With the bayside views, bold neons, vibrant feature It’s all so true in the case of Wah Wah Gee who artwork and Dj’s spinning the decks Thursday to have just welcomed the addition of a younger sibling. Sunday, Wah Bah provides the perfect space for all Introducing Wah Bah; the cheeky, loud and those events that pop up over summer (Hen’s parties, boisterous younger sibling of the popular Asian we’re looking at you!). Embracing the good vibes, Geelong waterfront restaurant and Geelong’s newest Wah Bah makes life easy with their function platters nightspot. which boast a medley of Wah favourites, including a Perched out on Cunningham Pier, Wah Bah boasts ‘cute bun platter’ which includes nacho buns, parmi a menu based on Wah Wah Gee’s all-time favourites; buns and cheese burger buns. If you’ve got an event the forever loved Bao Buns. Featuring a dedicated coming up and you’ve been donned the organiser Bao Bun Menu, you’ll find all the classics with a hat, pop in and chat to the team who will take that twist such as spiced pulled pork, a fun nacho bun weight right off your shoulders. and there’s a delicious mushroom bao bun (soy With stunning blue skies and chilled vibes, we braised crispy mushroom with rocket, red onion couldn’t think of anything we’d rather be doing marmalade and blue cheese sauce) which has proved than soaking up the sun, cocktail in hand, bun in to be a serious crowd favourite. We currently have the other. See you at the Bah! our hearts set on the Parmi bun, the burger bao and the Wah Wah Gee all-time favourite Crispy Chicken Wah Bah is located at Cunningham Pier and is Bao. They’ve even got a few new additions for the open 12pm till late Wednesday to Sunday. Visit summer time, including a vegetarian Bao Bun option wahwahgee.com.au/wah-bah/

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PHOLKLORE Often coined a winter dish (the perfect comfort food in the midst of a chilly winter night), for reasons that remain elusive, a bowl of pho is undeniably refreshing in the summer. Is it the homeostasis caused by the inevitable sweating? The magical mix of root vegetables and spices in the broth? Or, the cool, crisp garnishes on top? The real answer is probably all of the above, but at the end of the day it really doesn’t matter why. A perfect summer food, the Vietnamese soup varies wildly from venue to venue, with variables such as stock, noodle consistency and accompaniments influencing every choice but in the end it all comes down to the slurp. And that’s the slurp from the pho that’s front of you right now... and for us, that’s at Pholklore. Pholklore is still a relatively new kid on the block and has made its home down in the cool coastal town of Torquay. Situated next door to Bomboras, this place opened its doors at the start of this year and has since been overflowing with chill oceanside vibes, lots of people and of course, delicious Vietnamese street food. With a menu boasting a mix of plates to share, lunch rolls, salads and hearty serves of pho filled

with so many flavours, there’s something for everyone with any appetite. Some of our favourites worth mentioning include the Pho Bo – a rare beef and brisket rice noodle soup that hits the spot any time of the day; the Bun Cha – a dish with popular dish with char-grilled pork patties, spring rolls, vermicelli noodles, mixed herbs and a tasty dipping sauce; and the Pho Fusion which is just a delicious melting pot of mixed cuisines. If you’re in Torquay for lunch, you seriously can’t go past the selection of Vietnamese rolls. From fried egg to cold cut meats, and plain salad to tofu, these rolls are the perfect way to break up the day and dip your toes into Vietnamese cuisine. Our resident food blogger Allira from She Takes Photos even highlights these guys as one of her go-to’s in Torquay for vegan meals, including crispy tofu planks which are the perfect starter, or the mushroom and tofu Pho Tom Yum and Pho Mi Goreng if you’re feeling extra hungry. While the food is definitely something to rave about, we’re also loving their drinks menu. Alongside the usual suspects (local and Vietnamese beers, soft drinks and wine), Pholklore have truly embraced the cuisine and have introduced pho-inspired cocktails. From the Hendrick Lamar to the Pho White to the Tom Mary Bloody Yum, there’s no meat in these creations but the aromatics of the famous dish remain: cinnamon, Vietnamese mint, Thai basil, tom yum and fresh coriander, plus some generous splashes of gin, white rum and vodka for good measure. We would definitely recommend getting down to this place for a huge feed with your friends this summer! Add this to your list of places to eat, you won’t regret it. Pholklore is open Monday to Thursday from 5pm, and Friday to Sunday from 12pm. Check it out at 38 The Esplanade in Torquay.

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Cafe Lorae

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Workday lunch doesn’t have to be a soggy sandwich eaten in front of your computer. If your wanting to venture outside the office walls but are stuck on where to go for your break, we recommend you check out Café Lorae, located right in Geelong CBD.

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With its super convenient location, Café Lorae is a mainstay, offering delicious homestyle cooking at affordable prices. If you’re after breakfast items, the team have you covered with items like fruit toast, breaky rolls, egg and bacon toasties, croissants and even a vegan breaky plate, alongside their delicious barista-made coffee from Mahalia. If you’ve managed step outside the workplace for lunch, you’ll be pleased to see the variety offered on the menu. The team have all the essentials, from chips and gravy, to beef or veggie burgers, to a number of sandwiches rolls, wraps and focaccias. You can even build your own as well if you don’t fancy any of the ones on offer. How perfect is that?! If you’re one of those rare organised types, the Café Lorae team also offer a number of catering options, including sweet platters of seasonal fruit, savoury frittata platters, mixed sandwich plates, and assorted sweet treats; perfect for those random mid-week celebrations your team members organise. Whether you’re looking for a quick bite, or you’re looking to stretch your one hour break into two, Café Lorae have something fresh for you. With takeaway coffee as well, you can even take a double shot latte back to work to get you through those last few hours. Café Lorae is located at 84 Moorabool Street, Geelong and is open Monday – Friday from 6:30am. Call (03) 5229 7858 or visit www.cafelorae.com.au

Located in Breakwater, this industrial gem is the perfect place to immerse yourself in rich aromas and fulsome flavours as the team tempt your taste buds with their delicious fresh menu of wholesome, seasonal food that’s presented with flair, colour and texture. We all know breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and here it will also become your favourite. Whether you go for the Big Brekky Palat, complete with eggs, bacon, beef chipolata, Chorizo Sausage strips, cherry tomatoes, potato Rosti and a side of MEXI beans, the classic eggs Benedict, or you opt for the Avo stack, we promise you’ll leave feeling satisfied. Along with a number of lunch-style options including the nacho bowl and the open sovalaki, it’s the waffles that turn heads at Café Palat. Indulge in the Banana Butterscotch, the Strawberries & Cream, or go all out with the Honeycomb Crunch and the Chocolate All Over waffles. No matter your choice in toppings, you won’t regret this. Café Palat also stocks a range of locally and in-house made sweet and savoury snacks in the deli case, including salads, chicken schnitzel rolls, spinach and cheese scrolls, as well as loved desserts from Gluten Free by Isaac. Owner Jo is always supporting other local businesses in her cafes, from a community wall inside, to a food and beanie drive for the farmers.

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There’s barely a person in the world that doesn’t seek comfort in the cheesy aromatic goodness of a pizza fresh out of a wood-fired oven. Well lucky for you, we have the place for you. Located within the former wool store building in the heart of Geelong, Denny’s Kitchen is the perfect place to make the most of your night.

Pistol Pete’s Food n Blues is the Southern feast you’ve been looking for this Spring. It’s the only place in the Geelong region where you can taste, smell, hear and actually feel like you are right in the middle of the Southern States – minus the travel fare.

And the best part is they do a delicious Italian feast. With a passion to create beautiful, delicious food with high quality ingredients, most of their delicious handmade pastas, wood fired pizzas and fresh, seasonal plates are designed to share at the table, making it the ideal spot for your next catch up. Start with the three Cheese Garlic Pizza, or maybe try the Italian Nachos before you indulge in your main dish, whether that’s pizza, pasta or even a porterhouse steak or a classic Parmigiana. What’s even better is that they make all their pasta by hand, along with their own pizza dough, ensuring it is perfect each and every time. Oh and of course they have dessert. We love the Tiramisu and the Semifreddo. All the dishes are available to take away as well! So even when you’re in a rush, you can still have a delicious meal made to be ready when you are! And say you’re catching a show at GPAC or Costa Hall? Take advantage of their fast, fresh and cheap eats deal on Thursday, Friday or Saturday Nights from 5:30pm. Order and entree and main, or main and dessert for just $25!

With a friendly and relaxed vibe, this cafe is all about taste, colour and texture. Open six days a week, Cafe Palat is both funky and quirky, making it the perfect place for either a quick lunch break during the week, or for a longer stay on weekends.

Denny’s Kitchen is truly something the whole family can enjoy! Located at National Wool Museum 66 Brougham Street Geelong. Phone 03 5223 2536 or visit dennyskitchen.com.au

Café Palat is located at Factory 20, 6-10 Apparel Close Breakwater, Geelong. Visit www.cafepalat.com

Drawing from passions of both blues music and the cuisine of the Southern States, owner Pete Raimondo has aimed on creating a true American experience since opening back in 2014, now creating a place you can go late at night for a full dining experience, or for quality food takeway while experiencing the true flavours of southern Louisiana. On the menu, you can choose from a range of ‘Vittles’ which are great for something to nibble on, while ‘In Ya Hand’ covers your range of burgers and po boys, from the crispy Southern Chicken BLT, the tasty Mojo Burger, to the Shrimp Po’Boy and Pete’s famous New Orleans style Gumbo. ‘On Ya Plate’ steps it up with scrumptious eats like tender Pulled Pork, Jambalaya or Southern Style Chicken with your own choice of sides, or there’s sharing options like the Pistol Platter. There’s also no stress for those with the dietaries, as they have a range of vegetarian and gluten free options, including the Southern Style Tofu Burger or Jambalaya with Okra. With blues music as an overarching theme, there’s a staged area for live blues music, which is now hosted six times a week. Pete’s is the place to go to warm your soul, enjoy the hot food and live music with brews direct from from Louisiana. Pistol Pete’s is located at 93A Little Malop Street, Geelong or visit pistolpetesfoodnblues.com.au.

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MALDON TWILIGHT DINNER Twilight. It’s when the heavenly shades of night are falling. That magical time of day that lies between daylight and darkness; a time when the light from the sky appears diffused and often pinkish. Twilight is stunning, making it the perfect time for Maldon to host their annual dinner. That’s right, the Maldon Twilight Dinner (and highlight event for the Maldon calendar) is back for 2019 and is set for Saturday January 12. For one night only, tables will line the iconic Main Street of Maldon, declared Australia’s first Notable Town by the National Trust in 1965, transforming the streetscape and creating an utterly unique visual spectacle. As the day slowly turns to night, attendees indulge in the fabulous food from local providers, wine from the region and enjoy wonderful entertainment from international opera artists in the street as the sun sets on the horizon. As the light diffuses in the sky,

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What started 14 years ago as a way to showcase Maldon’s cafes and producers (under the original name of Tastes of Gold), the Maldon Twilight Dinner has since grown to three times the original size, seeing more than a thousand visitors come from the local community, around Victoria, interstate and even some internationals. Don’t miss your chance to wine and dine at twilight this January.

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including all-new studios, a critical listening room, three computer labs, more student break out areas, more classrooms, individual tech rooms, a large 110 seat auditorium and a professional theatrette for lectures and film screenings.

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COLLARTS EXPANDS WRITTEN BY CHLOE CICERO Since the announcement of the prospective campus back in May this year, Australian Independent College of the Arts Collarts have finally cut the ribbon on their brand-new campus in Collingwood. Crowds of teachers, creative industry professionals, alumni and emerging students alike gathered earlier this month for the official launch of the state-ofthe-art Wellington Street campus. Complete with live performances from talented students Toyah Hoetzel and Mo•Louie, as well as a DJ set from PBS radio presenter MzRizk, the exciting occasion marked the end of the creative institution’s $5.2million expansion and the beginning of a brand-new chapter. This new Collarts campus is twice the size of its predecessor, and the largest of its four Melbourne locations. Now a refurbished old warehouse, the Wellington Street campus is in walking distance of its brother and sister campuses on Cromwell and Brunswick St. Designed by Gemma Daskalou of Merit Interiors, it boasts state-of-the-art facilities

“Collarts has a real sense of energy and empowerment. Drawing from the passionate students and staff gives the project a sense of grounding and belonging, allowing for bold statements,” says Gemma Daskalou, Head Designer. “The design is driven around education and designed for the future. The campus needed to be designed in the light of the students who will be occupying it.”

Whatever you are currently using for hand wash, ditch it, because I bet you it isn’t supplied by a social enterprise committed to ending global poverty in their lifetime. Thank You’s vision is simple, “Almost a billion people live in extreme poverty, while six billion people don’t. We reckon the six billion of us could work together to put an end to global poverty, for good.” *Mic Drop*. 100 per cent of the profits from their products goes to helping people in need and all we need to do to help is swap our brand of hand soap. Small change, biiiiig impact!

Collarts provides high-quality professional education for over 550 students a year and has a continued focused on growth, offering bachelor, diploma and double degree courses in multiple creative streams including Music, Entertainment, Creative Content, and Design. Acquiring the Mercer School of Interior Design last year, Collarts expanded its courses to include Content Creation, Music Production, Fashion Marketing, Interior Design, and most recently Animation & VFX. Rounding out another massive year, the architecturally designed warehouse campus is sure to continue to expand Collarts’ rapidly evolving disciplines on offer.

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Celebrating difference, diversity, eccentricity and quirkiness and providing integrated, socially inclusive education that caters for a diversity of voices, collaboration, reciprocity and learning is at Collarts core, and in doing so, Collarts one of our favourite independent tertiary education college full of passion, individuality and opportunity.

3 SUPER easy ways to be generous! Hey guys! Let’s be real with each other, sometimes being generous can be hard. Not knowing who to give to, feeling short on time or just being overwhelmed with our own lives and not feeling able to add another thing to our overcrowded plate are all totally understandable reasons to be lacking a little in the generosity department. Sometimes however, it is shamefully easy to be generous... Especially when you see it as an ongoing lifestyle choice rather than random huge gestures.

If Collarts sounds like somewhere you belong, check out their official Open Day on Saturday January 19 and/or apply to study at www.collarts.edu.au/apply

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The Floating Christmas Tree This is a no-brainer. We checked this one out back in November (no regrets) and it just gets better and better each year. It’s the largest floating outdoor tree in Australia, and each night it shimmers and glitters on Corio Bay every 15 minutes from 8.30pm. It even sings Michael Bublé. While it may attract a little controversy for some, we say scrooge you Christmas haters, this tree is great! When: Every night from 8.30pm Where: Steampacket Quay, 1 Eastern Beach Road, Geelong

CHRISTMAS IN GEELONG WRITTEN BY CHLOE CICERO Deck the halls with boughs of holly, Christmas is on its way. The Xmas cheer is well and truly creeping back into our lives one candy cane at a time, so we thought we should embrace the season and come up with our pick of Christmassy activities to do this December! Denis Walter Carols By The Bay The man, the myth, the legend. Denis Walter is back for the annual Denis Walter’s Carols by the Bay. Bring your picnic blanket and sit at Eastern Beach, watch the sunset, and enjoy the festivities of this free concert. Sing along to some well-known carols performed by some of the regions talented performers and end your night with a fireworks display. Date night sorted. When: December 1st, 7:00-9:30 Where: Eastern Beach, Geelong

Christmas at the Piano Christmas at the Piano sees some of Geelong’s best young and bright musicians and voices come together to celebrate Christmas with new arrangements of all the classic carols you expect, plus some you don’t know, presented with the highest level of musicianship. Expect sing-alongs, incredible voices and amazing piano playing for a fitting Christmas celebration. When: December 7th, 7:30pm Where: The Black Hatt, Geelong Geelong Carols by Candlelight Everyone’s favourite free Christmas Eve event, Geelong Carols by Candlelight is back at Johnson Park once again and ready to play host to a great evening for the whole family. This will see a traditional carols programme with some of Geelong’s best artists and choirs, alongside their concert band and lots of carol singing (of course). This years Carols will feature a long list of talented and local performers including the Mik Maks, Shandelle Cooke, and many more. As an annual favourite since 1965, you would be mad to miss it. When: December 24th, 8-10pm Where: Johnson Park, Geelong

Santa Pet Photography at Westfield It’s that time of year again to get your magical family photo with Santa, and yes, that includes your furry family members too - and I’m not just talking about my cousin Fabio. You cant forget your four-legged friends this Christmas, and Westfield Geelong is offering Santa photos for animals! All you have to do is choose your date and session and pre-pay for your package and viola! Check it all out via www. westfield.com.au. When: December 21st, 28th and 5th, 5:30-7:15pm Where: Westfield Geelong Leather Lungs at Piano Bar Coming to you this Christmas, Piano Bar presents Leather Lungs: A Christmas Cabaret. Back by popular demand, you can join the gender bender cabaret star for a feisty, fabulous and frolicking evening, featuring all your favourite tinsel, time and tunes with a twist. When: December 11, 6:30pm Where: Piano Bar, Geelong We also recommend you head to the various Christmas Tree Geelong locations and buy yourself a real pine tree to help celebrate this magical holiday!

The CottonOn Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Aussie clothing label, CottonOn, and they are committed to educating young people in Uganda, South Africa and Thailand. When you’re in store, you’ll most likely be offered if you wish to pop your cute new outfit in a $2 charity bag. Simply say yes! The bags are re-usable/environmentally friendly and help you be apart of educating young people living in extreme poverty. It’s an easy choice really! GIVE COMPLIMENTS! Have fun enjoying all the good vibes that come from making these small changes. Remember, #softhearts & #sharpminds for the win! And you’re so welcome to to DM me at @thishotmessau to share your generosity stories, I’d love to hear them! MUCH LOVE, KIM

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DEVASTATINGLY GOOD VICTORIAN BEER, OUTRAGEOUSLY COOL MERCHANDISE With a fun, bold and distinctly comic-book style, KAIJU! beers certainly stand out on the shelf of your local bottle shop... and now you can channel their look into your fashion choices. That’s right, our favourite beer have their own merchandise – and who could blame them, they’re designs are seriously cool! In case you’re late to the party, KAIJU! is a range of hand-crafted boutique beer of uncompromising taste and quality from the Dandenongs. While there’s no doubt that the beer is awesome, what is most eye-catching about the products from South East Brewing Company is their use of vibrant colours and unique label designs (from graphic designer Mikey Burton), which is a direct reflection of the name KAIJU!, a Japanese word that means “strange creature.” With designs so eye-catching and fun, it only makes sense to make merchandise. Whether you opt for a cheeky tee with one of the brew designs (we quite like the Cthulhu On The Moon and the Baby Hop) or you go for a simple branded tee, your wardrobe will be turning heads all year round. They’ve even fully channelled the summer drinking season and have introduced a KAIJU KRUSH beach towel, Golden Axe inspired Canvas Tote Bag, coloured wayfarer style sunnies, a Meta Hop Snapback Cap and they’ve even introduced a signature Hip Hops “Brews of the World” card game. If that’s not summer BBQ worthy, I don’t know what is. If you’re not drinking KAIJU!, you better be wearing it! Head to www.kaijubeer.com.au for stockists.

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AUSTRALIA’S LARGEST INDOOR HEMP AND CANNABIS EVENT IS RETURNING TO MELBOURNE Australia’s largest indoor hemp and cannabis expo Hemp, Health & Innovation (HHI) is heading back to Melbourne over 2 MASSIVE days this December following the success of its debut last year. With over 20,000 attendees across the last three years at its Sydney location, HHI Expo is the only event in Australia for ANYONE seeking information and awareness around all the crucial benefits that the hemp and cannabis plant offers both now and into the future. “We are very proud that we can be seen as being

the first to bring this type event to the public, it difficult to discuss outside of this sort of arena,” stemmed from wanting to educate people on the Michelle reveals. “The diverse range of food/drink benefits the plant has to offer us now and into the products that are coming onto the market is all very future, not just medically but environmentally, as exciting and we have a good number of new and the applications are endless,” says event founder innovative products that Exhibitors are bringing to Michelle Crain. the Expo, so visitors will have plenty of opportunity With Canada having just nationally legalised ALL to taste what is on offer.” One particular highlight includes keynote speaker cannabis use both recreationally AND medicinally and hemp food being officially legal for sale and Ed Rosenthal, a Californian horticulturalist, activist consumption in Australia since last November, and author. Known internationally as ‘The Guru Of there’s a lot of hype around the burgeoning Ganja”, in 1996 Ed was instrumental in pioneering domestic cannabis and hemp industry. This expo California’s landmark Proposition 215, which is experiential, educational and one of the best authorised medicinal use of marijuana working opportunities for Australian’s of all ages to taste, with the state and local governments to implement sample, purchase and learn how to cook with hemp the delivery of pharmaceutical-grade cannabis to patients. in some hands on cooking demonstrations that the Other Symposium highlights include registered whole family can enjoy. Within the expo, workshops, displays and pharmacist Paul Mavor who granted the first exhibitors showcase everything from hemp foods, medicinal cannabis import license, CEO Of Epilepsy beverages, clothing, oils and tinctures, extraction Action Australia Carol Ireland and Medical Director equipment, vapes, art, building material, beauty of Cannabis Access Clinics Dr Sanjay Nijhawan. products, health products, bedding, gardening and This place has it all. For your chance to gain hydroponic equipment and much much more – valuable information and awareness of the amazing including Michelle’s own hemp health food company, benefits the Hemp plant has to offer now and into Tilba Hemp Foods. the future; learn how to grow your own produce, even where space is limited, fresh and free of chemicals “Prior to Hemp being made legal for consumption in 2017, many people were unaware of the health and to discover new and innovative products, get benefits of Hemp Seed, and quite a number simply down to the Hemp, Health & Innovation Expo this had no idea what to do with it,” she explains. “So December. we have brought a ready to eat range of products “The plant has so much to offer,” Michelle beams, that people can purchase, without having to think “get on board and support the products that are on about how to prepare anything. We do a range of the market now or come onto the market. Consumer Jams, Jellys, Chutneys, Dukkah, and a new particular demand will drive the industry!” crowd favourite is Banana Hemp Seed Butter, which It all goes down at Melbourne Convention will be available to taste at the Expo!” Alongside the expo, there’s also the 2018 & Exhibition Centre on December 8 & 9. Australian Cannabis & Hemp Symposium which Tickets on sale now at hhiexpo.com.au! will feature expert local and international speakers discussing everything medicinal cannabis and industrial hemp, bringing to Melbourne the world’s leading medical professionals, academics, research associates, pharmacists, activists and entrepreneurs for conversations and Q&A sessions. “The Q&A panel on both days is hugely popular as it gives the audience the opportunity to ask questions on Medicinal Cannabis which can be

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Summer arrives early this year with the mighty Jupiter shining his expansive light on all that’s fun, exciting and positive. His year long transit of Sagittarius will be a beacon for all that seek to become a bigger and better version of themselves! Aries: Using your imagination to fuel new modes of selfexpression will have you feeling immensely positive and popular, and by listening to and supporting your tribe of friends you will also learn a lot about being present with yourself. Taurus: Much time has been spent reviewing your emotional life and as you continue to dissect the principles of your self-worth your boundaries grow stronger, and your ability to assert yourself with equal amounts of grace and authority earn you the admiration of your peers. Gemini: Your mental activity increases with the excitement of new ideas and an active social life. With plenty to do this summer, your versatility and exploration of all the options will work to your greatest benefit. Cancer: Receiving support from your friends and family inspires you to continue to achieve your best in your personal life, and this in turn increases your love and compassion for those that provide you with the structure that you crave. Leo: A boost to your social life increases your confidence and charm, therefore, you are demonstrative of your affections and generous with your resources. This is a good time for romance and creativity. Virgo: Streamlining the balance between work and play gives you more time to enjoy yourself. Always learning and improving, you are excited by new ideas that are outside of the box which you can turn into more good fortune.

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THE DARK PARTY After wowing audiences across the globe The Dark Party are set to do their first show on Australian soil in three years at an exclusive show at Ballaarat Mechanics Institute this December on the 15th. The Dirty Brothers Sideshow consists of Dirty Shep, Dirty Pat and Dirty Gordo and their show The Dark Party premiered in Melbourne in 2008. Since then it has gone on to be Australia’s greatest sideshow export, and has taken the role of visual gothic theatre at its very best! Within the show, The Dirty Brothers smash the boundaries of traditional trick based performance and comedic theatre by placing sideshow stunts into emotional theatrical contexts! Rattling the cage of modern circus, these stunts become secondary to the artistry, characters and scenarios brought to life through the use of new and old fashioned theatre techniques. Driven by a powerful soundtrack, not a word is spoken throughout. The whole piece evokes a silent movie about a trio of melancholic, pathetic hobo clowns. The Dark Party is surreal, sublime and just plain funny, you won’t want to miss this! It all goes down at Ballaarat Mechanics Institute (117 Sturt Street, Ballarat) on Saturday 15th December. Tickets via Try Booking

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Libra: Brains and beauty go together for you as you effortlessly acquire new knowledge and update your look. Building your empire has never been so fun, and you celebrate your wins with your best friends. Scorpio: You see new value in old ideas as you revisit the past in order to improve the present. Your personal worth increases and you take yourself very seriously, whilst you also receiving much support from your romantic partner and close friends. Sagittarius: You are feeling inspired with greatness and as the year winds down, the joy increases for you. Exploring further outside of yourself provides you with a more holistic appreciation of this big, wide world and you are excited by all the people that you meet along the way. Capricorn: With your ability to achieve so much in life, inspiration can be found in the most unlikely of scenarios so remain open to receiving and ask for help when needed to make your life easier. It’s important that you allow yourself time for rest and recreation. Aquarius: Focusing on the bigger picture enables you to structure a plan for future ease and comfort. You don’t expect much out of life, as your revolutionary spirit finds greater joy in expanding the consciousness and humanity as a whole. Pisces: You are enthusiastic about achieving your dreams as you form new friendships with people that can provide you with plenty of focus and point you in positive directions. This in turn allows you to dream bigger for even more personal growth in life.

Written by The Astrology Seer: Connecting to the Cosmic Macrocosm. I have been practising Astrology since 1995 and find great joy in sharing and talking about all things planetary, and connecting people to their cosmic destiny. For more astro-fun like The Astrology Seer on Facebook and Instagram.

FILM REVIEWS BY ANTHONY MORRIS

STRANGE COLOURS

CREED II

WIDOWS

When Milena (Kate Cheel) learns that her father (Daniel P Jones) is gravely ill, she heads off via bus to visit him in the town of Lightning Ridge in far north west NSW. A tiny opal mining community populated by people lured there by the hope of striking it rich, it’s a place of striking, alien beauty. This isn’t a film driven by story: for much of its run time scenes come and go, connected more by the visuals and a sense of loneliness and isolation than any driving plot. Things do happen here, as Milena and her father develop a relationship built more on the ruins of their past than by any attempt to repair it. But Russian-born, Melbourne-based director Alena Lodkina (who previously made a documentary about Lightning Ridge) is clearly focusing more on the feel of living at the end of the world, and the way the residents are trying to build their own lives there, free from the ties and bonds we take for granted.

The first Creed felt like a minor miracle, a Rocky movie that reinvented the franchise by tapping into what made it great and bringing it forward into a very different world. This film tries something even more difficult: it wants to redeem Rocky IV, the silliest, most over-the-top film in the series. The result has its flaws, but when it works it takes the franchise’s biggest dead weight and lifts it high over its head. On one level the story is little more than a series of fights and training montages as Creed (Michael B Jordan) wins the heavyweight title against a clapped-out champ, only to find a slick boxing promoter (Russell Hornsby) has a surprise for him: Russian punching machine Viktor Drago (Florian “Big Nasty” Munteanu), son of Ivan Drago (Dolph Lundgren). Everyone wants to see Creed take on the son of the man who killed his father – everyone except Rocky (Sylvester Stallone) – but does Creed really know what he’s fighting for? But this goes all in on the idea of fathers and sons, as just about everyone is dealing with family issues in various ways. The fights are solid, but the emotional moments hit hardest – especially the Drago family, who turn out to be this film’s bitter, beating (on others) heart.

If you want to be taken seriously in Hollywood there comes a point where you have to make a movie that’s going to make money. Often that means taking on a superhero job, but an alternative for some is crime. And so Steve McQueen, director of 12 Years a Slave, is behind the camera for this adaptation of the Lynda La Plante 1983 miniseries Widows, which features a lot of style and flair, plus some great performances, and yet somehow seems to be missing something essential to a crime movie. It’s a great set-up: when their husbands / partners are killed mid-heist, their widows – led by Veronica (Viola Davis), whose husband (Liam Neeson) was leading the crime crew – have to commit a heist of their own to pay off a mobster (Brian Tyree Henry) who’s running for local government against the scheming son (Colin Farrell) of a local dynasty. There’s plenty of tension, the women’s plight is gripping and their growing confidence in their criminal skills is fun to watch, and McQueen keeps the pace at a steady clip. But the heist itself is perfunctory, the aftermath unsatisfying, and without that the rest of the film feels a little hollow. It’s a well made and entertaining film; it’s just not a great crime film.

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FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE CRIMES OF GRINDELWALD

There’s a certain kind of Disney film that just feels like a product. You know the type: after a brief handful of scenes set in a twee version of the recent past (the more English the better) to establish various rote character conflicts almost always involving family (dead parents usually come in handy here), our plucky young lead finds themselves transported into a magical fantasy world that doesn’t really make a whole lot of sense and can possibly be read simply as a metaphor for our lead’s person issues. There she or he (but usually she) meets a collection of characters – some CGI, some big-name actors in outlandish costumes – while wandering through a variety of lavish yet somehow generic locations (forests are good, castles are better). It turns out there’s some long brewing conflict that’s just boiled over and now our heroine is the only one who can turn things around, only things are never quite what they seem and there’s some kind of unsurprising shock reveal where good guys turn bad (and vice versa) and the importance of not prejudging people or something, blah blah blah big fight return home magic is great all problems solved. If you like that, then enjoy this.

There are a lot of interesting things going on in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. The problem is that none of them manage to turn it into an interesting movie. There’s barely a story here. Grindelwald (Johnny Depp, remarkably restrained for late-period Depp and perhaps the best human thing in this film) escapes from magic prison while being transferred back to Europe, hides out in Paris, and marshals his forces. Everyone from the first film is back plus more, but while they’re all extremely busy sadly nothing they do has anything to do with what this film is really about, which is sorting everyone into two sides for the conflict that is to come. Dumbledore (Jude Law) pulls a few strings behind the scenes, but this takes itself way too seriously across the board, from the plodding pace and murky colour palette to the collection of doomed relationships and Grindelwald’s boringly reasonable evil. Previous Harry Potter films always had a good reason for non-fans to stop by and take a look; even the first Fantastic Beasts had a lot of, you know, fantastic beasts. But this is fan service pure and simple, aimed solely at those who’ll get worked up by a “canon-breaking” shock twist. Shouldn’t magic be more fun?

STAFF PICKS

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Released for Record Store Day: Black Friday this year, Live In Glasgow sees the Ramones on the Rocket To Russia tour right in the middle of their first four album purple patch. The band is in fine form, and this is a stellar four on the floor performance.

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All the hits from the period are on here as you would expect such as Blitzkrieg Bop, Commando, Rockaway Beach and Sheena Is A Punk Rocker. There have been a plethora of releases that have come to light since the demise of the band and this certainly not one to skip.

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Going to a festival on its first year can be a bit of an interesting experience, mainly because you never know if it will be a one-off event that will cease to exist in the coming years, or if it’s going to be the start of something amazing. I believe Loch Hart is the latter. For starters, their site is incredible; picturesque views, a fantastic layout, a huge stage area that can quite easily turn into a sold-out amphitheatre… it has some bloody potential that’s for sure. With an attendance of what felt like 350 people (not statistically accurate), Loch Hart was a haven of good vibes. With just one stage it was nice to see punters spending as much time as possible sinking tinnies and watching some of the best up and coming acts Australia has to offer.

As with any festival plan, you aim to leave at 2 and end up kickin’ it at 4:30, so as a result of that the first act I managed to see was Localles, which featured Ted O’Neil of The Vasco Era on vocals. Their hard rock grooves got punters up and about early in the night which was good to see before they finished with an epic cover of The Peep Temples’ ‘Carol,’ which Ted specified “should be the Australian national anthem.” Waax from Brisbane took out the headliner slot of the Friday night and treated punters to something a bit harder with songs such as ‘Labrador’ and ‘Nothing is Always.’ Having just finished recording new music, they also performed a handful of new tracks, which were positively received by the crowd who by this point were well and truly won over by vocalist Maz Devita’s energetic stage presence. After seeing Zoe Fox and the Rocket Clocks play a midday set at Kennedys Creek a few weeks back, I was really excited to see their unique extra-terrestrial pop showcased at a midnight slot, and it didn’t disappoint! Their synth-pop grooves created a mesmerising showcase which also featured a fantastic cover of Madonna’s ‘Beautiful Stranger,’ turning it into quite a slow and trippy experience. Saturday was bloody hot but that didn’t discourage punters from getting down early to watch the talent on offer. Sledgehammer were a band that have played at multiple shows I’ve gone to in the last six months but I always seem to miss, so I was really stoked that I finally got the chance to see them. Channelling a 60’s vibe with their retro sounding riffs and their impressive vocals, they are definitely one to keep an eye out for. BIN have been on the rise over the last year so it was great to see a big turn-out for their set. Opening with an unreleased song that revealed a more aggressive direction was a really cool and unexpected change. Performing in the midday sun was never going to be an easy fete, but that didn’t stop them being one of the first bands of the day to really get people up and dancing. In fact, they did more than get them dancing. Punters took it upon themselves to lift up the nearest bin they could find as if they were introducing baby Simba as the newest Lion King. With their set featuring tracks such as ‘Moocher,’ ‘Never Grown

Up’ and ‘Clowns,’ BIN where hands down one of my favourites of the weekend. As were Gonzo, who also opened with a new song, the angular riffed ‘Snake Size’ (Sweet Child of Myles). I was actually really surprised with how much of Gonzo’s set featured new and unreleased material, which was unreal because truthfully their upcoming album is shaping up to be bloody epic. Having seen Gonzo since they were 16 years old, it truly amazes me how much they have progressed. Not to say that they weren’t always good, because that’s not the case, but damnnnnnnn, every time I see them it just gets better and better. In my eyes, ORB probably should have played the Saturday night headliner slot, based on the fact that most of the people I spoke to said they were by far the act they were most excited for. Opening with ‘Reflection’ was a really nice surprise considering they have recently released a new album, and it was also a cool way to highlight Cal Shortal as an addition on guitar, giving the Melbourne-based doom act an even heavier sound. With their set featuring careerspanning songs such as ‘The Space Between,’ ‘First and Last Men,’ ‘Immortal Tortoise’ and ‘A Man in the Sand,’ it was hard not to be in awe. Orb is by far the best doom/stoner rock act around Australia at the moment and that is something that is reaffirmed every time I see them live. Ivan Ooze finished up the acts on Saturday night. Being so far from my usual style of music, I have to say the dude was a great performer. I felt as if his on-stage hype men may have been a bit unnecessary, but there was no denying that the younger punters were loving it. It was also a fun ‘party’ set for the inebriated crowd, with heavy trap beats to dance to and a fun cover of Limp Bizkit’s ‘Rollin’. By the time he finished, you could tell the crowd was satisfied and ready for Post Percy to get on the decks next… but that didn’t stop Ooze from coming out for an encore anyway, to which even though they may not have chanted for it, the crowd certainly got into. All up, I had a great time at Loch Hart. It’s an event that I truly hope continues to live up to the incredible amount of potential that it has. Definitely suss it out next year and give it a crack while it’s little because it is bound to keep getting bigger and bigger.

THE SMASHING PUMPKINS

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ZIGGY ALBERTS

PSYCROPTIC

Shiny And Oh So Bright, Vol. 1 / LP: No Past. No Future. No Sun

Psychotropical

Laps Around The Sun

As The Kingdom Drowns

Independent

Commonfolk Records

EVP Recordings

Napalm Records

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of Bendigo Blues & Roots Music Festival Reviewed by Alex Lynch

Iconic Australian musicians The Badloves made their way to Bendigo’s Ulumbarra theatre early November to help celebrate yet another year of the Bendigo blues and roots festival, bringing with them years of experience and expertise. Comprised of various talented artists, there’s a reason why The Badloves still hold a very loyal and committed fanbase. Front man of the band Michael Spiby showcased a non-stop passionate performance with crisp vocals and a falsetto to die for, although it wasn’t just the front man that had an impactful performance. It must be said that each band member added their own unique aspect to the performance but it was to my delight that the drummer, Jeff Consi provided the audience with such a powerful yet precise showing, that it would be hard to forget what he achieved that night. Jeff had the stage presence of a lead guitarist, the crowd’s reaction to the drum solos would be proof of such presence. For the first time at the Ulumbarra I witnessed audience members get out of their seats to dance along to their favourite hits. I was seated near a gentleman who would gasp with excitement song after song. It wasn’t just him, there was a general feeling of excitement in the air that lasted all night. The Badloves performed meticulously through the evening, executing the show flawlessly and showing Bendigo that they’ve still got it, possibly even more so now than before.

Reviewed by Alex Callan

After listening to the Smashing Pumpkins my whole life I was really excited to get the chance to review their tenth studio LP. Unfortunately, it lived up to the expectation of most bands at this point in their career; safe and stagnant. Although starting out with the unique electronic sounding ‘Knights of Malta’ which harmonises beautifully with its string arrangement, the forward thinking creativity seems to stop there. With ‘Travels’ sounding like a prom song that should accompany a car insurance commercial and ‘With Sympathy’ feeling like one of the safest songs ever written, I just found the whole experience to be a bit lacklustre. Songs such as ‘Seek and You Shall Destroy’ start off with interesting Lost Boys-esque industrial riffs before going back into quite stock standard chorus. I would have much preferred those ideas be expanded into something interesting or different, as opposed to being stripped back to a basic chorus of power chords. A lot of the album feels as if it’s Billy Corgan featuring the Smashing Pumpkins, with scarce moments that actually allow the band to shine. If you’re a fan of the Smashing Pumpkins, treat yourself to something nostalgic.

Psychotropical is the first instalment of new EP In this complex world, simplicity can often shine trilogy from Melbourne singer/songwriter Ben Wright through and illuminate true beauty. Laps Around Smith. Part One of Psychotropical is nothing but warm, The Sun, the third album from East Coast soul, fuzzy and full of sunshine, taking you back to the era of Ziggy Alberts, mirrors that sentiment. love. Each track on the EP tells you a little more about Alberts’ buttery voice glides atop of an acoustic guitar or piano for the majority of the songs, the new journey Ben Wright Smith seems to be taking marinating the accompaniments and elevating the us on. The ride is vibrant as you listen to the mix of sounds throughout the rich melodies and guitar lines. emotion behind the lyrics. The stand out track for me was track four on the The ten track album sets a high bar, opening with list - ‘Home Sick’ - which has more of a synth vibe the highly rotated single ‘Love Me Now’, the most similar to Tame Impala. upbeat song on the record with a hint of desperation Overall, the four track EP is light, textured and seeping through the rasp of Alberts’ chords. It’s carries a lot of feeling throughout start to finish, so followed by ‘On Hold’, a tune bearing similarities to it will be interesting to see what is next released as that of Jack Johnson’s catalogue with finger picking, Ben Wright smith continues to release his three part palm tapping acoustics. This theme continues with EP into early next year before combining the three ‘Laps Around The Sun’, ‘Bright Lights’, and ‘Worn Out’. EP’s onto vinyl. It is broken up by heart wrenching piano ballads ‘Best If you enjoy the sounds of Courtney Barnett and Friend’, ‘3 Degrees South’ and ‘Stronger’. Speaking of Tiny Little Houses, Ben Wright Smiths new EP is a strong, the final two tracks on the album, ‘Heaven’ and must listen to. ‘Yu (A Song For Koda)’ make for a strong finish. Laps Around The Sun is simplistic, not to be confused with simple. Alberts purposefully accompanies his deep lyrics with silky, moody vocal lines and the appropriate backing arrangements to let the songs speak for themselves; a gift for your ears and soul.

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As far as Australian extreme metal bands go, it’s pretty hard to argue that anybody has done it more successfully than Psycroptic in their almost two decades of domination. This latest album ‘As The Kingdom Drowns’ has managed to see them delve into areas they haven’t explored as much in the past, and does so with massive impact. Backing choir style vocals you would expect to hear far, far away from a death metal release are already getting your emo feels flowing from the first track. All while Peppo crushes your ears with his gut wrenching delivery as per usual. This of course, is after Joe has initially melted your face with his intricate and slicing guitar work he has become renowned for over the years. The album explores elements of the epic, the ambient, the speed thrash metal world, and even the jazz fusion and blues influences they have. Nothing on this album is done in any half arsed manner, and long-time fill in bassist Todd Stern’s recorded debut has knocked it out of the park. The bass on ‘As The Kingdom Drowns’ is prominent, musical and tasty. And while we’ve always known Joe is a super gifted guitar player, some of his finest moments are on this release notwithstanding the guitar solo he finally decided to lay on ‘Deadlands’. Psycroptic has always been about moving forward, and this album will bring them to an even more prominent stature worldwide I would expect.

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One of the best things about paying attention to how movies do at the box office is the thrill when a film no-one expected much from does better than expected. Actually, this is pretty much the only good thing about playing attention to how movies do at the box office, as mostly this kind of things just turns movies into something akin to sport, complete with people cheering on the latest Marvel movie to do well whether the movie itself is any good or not. In fact, it’s even more depressing than actual sports, as often movies that are actually really good flame out at the box office for reasons no-one can really explain (and seriously, ignore anyone who tells you they know why a film tanked, because if they really knew why they could make a fortune in Hollywood instead of posting for free on internet forums). I mean, Widows is obviously not everyone’s cup of tea but it definitely does have a lot going for it, so to write it off after one bad box office weekend (as many media outlets have already done) is a good way to make sure you miss out on a very entertaining, if occasionally flawed, film. But again, the upside of all this is when a film just about everyone wrote off as a dud ends up raking in a bunch of cash at the box office and yes, I’m looking at you Bohemian Rhapsody and before that Venom, and even before that The Meg, which is just now out on DVD and blu-ray. Re-watching it now knowing it’s officially a hit (sequel talk, which would have been laughable before its release, is increasingly serious) really brings its good points to the fore: Jason Statham is (as always) a great lead, the giant shark stuff is reasonably well done, and the whole package is – as is also the case with Venom and Bohemian Rhapsody, and don’t think Hollywood hasn’t noticed – entertaining without being demanding in any way. In even the recent past this kind of fun but forgettable film would maybe have done ok at the box office but found its audience on home video; now that streaming has made watching movies outside of cinemas a lot harder (have you ever tried to find a film on Netflix that Netflix wasn’t pushing to the top of the queue?) it’s starting to look like the dumb fun audience is willing to check out the films that they want to see in cinemas. Which is pretty much the opposite of what everyone said would happen: the future of movies was meant to be giant spectacle-based films that cost a massive amount to give you amazing sights you simply couldn’t get on your TV screen. Instead, if this year is any guide, the future is the same as the past. People occasionally like to just zone out in front of a decent film that does a lot of dumb obvious stuff in a reasonably entertaining way. I mean, just think if the giant shark in The Meg had actually got to chow down on a bunch of people in a spray of crowd-pleasing gore; it’d still be going in cinemas today.

Howdy gang - I’ve returned for my second and final issue of Pulp! Alastair will be back from his self-appointed hiatus as of the next issue. So what can I say? It has been a short and sweet experience on my behalf and hopefully not too disturbing for you guys. This week, I decided to try something a little different from what I would normally read. Flicking through my back-log of graphic novels, I came across Monstress, written by Marjorie Liu (Daken: Dark Wolverine and Black Widow) and beautifully rendered by Sana Takeda (X-Men, Venom and Civil War II) Monstress is set in an matriarchal society, in a realm reminiscent of a early 20th century Asia. The story follows Maika Halfwolf, a teenage girl and a Arcanic (a race of magical creatures who sometimes resemble humans), who is seeking revenge on the Cumaea - an order of sorceresses who consume Arcanics to fuel their power - that killed her mother. Within the first few pages, you are introduced to a crumbling and desperate world after a long war between the Arcanics and Cumaea. The story itself produces some seriously dark tones, and after awhile you find yourself wondering if Maika is really the hero of this story. This preconception comes further into question when you find out that she shares a mysterious psychic link with a powerful demon known as one of the Old Ones from lore. Throughout the story we are confronted with many horrid acts, done both by our protagonist and the ones who choose to stand in her way. In fact, the characters not only seem to step lightly over the grey line of a blurred morality, but dance all over it. One line within the first volume really paints a picture of the Monstress world: ‘There is more hunger in the world, than love’. This line gives you a uncensored and unadulterated look at the mentality of the characters within this world. In the end, I found Monstress to be a true piece of art. While I constantly found myself questioning the motives and morals of, well, everyone, the exceptional writing and beautifully depicted artwork connected me with the protagonist, and even the seemly unimportant characters - no matter how brief their lives may have been. If you haven’t already, I highly recommend you pick yourself up a copy of Monstress - you won’t regret it.

Just two days now and I will stop biting the head off anyone who tries to sing Jingle Bells at me. It will be December and I will regain my composure. It’s always interesting to put a column together at this time of the year. Artists have a love/hate relationship with December – January. For anyone in a more routine occupation, this is the season to focus on home, put out the prezzies and kick back. Artists can’t afford to knock back gigs, and the high demand at this time of the year plays havoc with the domestic terrain. What it means for us who are watching the stage, rather than standing on it, is that there is usually a good run of performers at this time of the year. Here’s a few I’ve picked out. The Piping Hot Chicken & Burger Grill has a couple worth mentioning. Regular readers will know that I’m pretty passionate about new and local talent, and on December 8, the Chicken Shop has Heath Robertson and Band. You’ll find Heath on Facebook @heathrobertsonmusic. He is a 17-year-old multi-instrumentalist (guitar, bass, drums) who has been playing music for as long as he can remember. Starting out on drums, he then had a handful of guitar lessons with local artist Beau Torrance (formerly of The Rustys), which inspired him to develop his own bluesbased style of guitar work and start writing his own songs. His music is a fusion of surf rock and blues with catchy guitar licks and solid beats inspired by music of a bygone era. He’s played quite a bit, not only locally, but at festivals, such as the recent Bendigo Blues and Roots Festival. Carus Thompson will also be at the Chicken Shop on 15 December. Carus is no longer a muso from Western Australia, and he’s no longer an Australian Muso... the last description I saw of him was an “international troubadour!” All I know is that Carus has been playing solidly around Australia since 1995, and if you haven’t seen him yet, then this is a date you should keep. Originally, he played as Carus and the True Believers, but in 2008, Carus went onto a solo career. Well, Heath is young, Carus is getting there, but Fossil Rok’s have been there for a while! Fossil Rok are playing at Sleepy Hollow on Sunday December 9. Fossil Rok – because they’re not exactly spring chickens any more. They are a quartet of seasoned and experienced musicians who have been around since the explosion of rhythm and blues music in the 60’s. Fossil Rok’s eclectic style draws heavily on prerock and roll jump blues and swing genres with a little early rock and roll thrown in for good measure. Their motto is “if it ain’t toe tappin’, it ain’t us”. John Walton is on guitar, Brian Strafford on saxophone and with bassist Ian Bertram and percussionist Artie Shug providing that engine room of rhythm. Heath Robertson, Carus Thompson or Fossil Roks, your call, but get out to some live music and enjoy yourself.

Welcome to THTH, Forte’s premier source of all things heavy, hard, fast and metal. Let’s continue to count down THTH’s Top 5 albums of 2018: 5) Sevendust – All I See Is War 4) Sumac – Love In Shadow This band is no stranger to the THTH Top 5 list, taking out the top spot two years ago in 2016 with their album What One Becomes. Does this say more about me than the band themselves? Am I a rabid, frothing fanboy or does this band do more for metal with every release than most metal bands do throughout their entire careers, rhetorical question, obviously. Love In Shadow is sledgehammer heavy, thought provoking and anxiety inducing all in one album, across four opuses that average more than 15 minutes each, the record’s duration exceeds an hour. The band’s doom tracks are infused with improvised blues, winding instrumental passages and sheer noise that is bookended by their signature thunderous and pummelling stripped back ferocity. That’s not to say those parts aren’t heavy, but that Sumac do brilliantly is bring you back into their realm after taking you for a ride through dissonant musical territories you may have never thought possible. It has been nine years since Aaron Turner’s previous project, ISIS, released their last album and eight years since the band decided to part ways. This departure lead Aaron Turner to form Sumac and this release cements the difference between the two projects and smashes the last nail in the coffin of the past whilst paving a path for Sumac towards the future, as winding as that path may be based on their previous releases. Considering the way this band in going, if they haven’t reinvented metal by the time they’re through then at least the genre as a whole will be on the verge of a collective rethink thanks to these guys. Metal has always been pushing the boundaries and Sumac continue to stretch and contort the genre’s musical confines with amazing and startling success.

HAWAII… bring out the guns. It’s November and that can only mean two things… Christmas shopping is well under way and the professional surfing circus has descended on the North Shore of Hawaii for the last events of the year. I’ve never been to Hawaii but having literally watched hundreds of hours of surfing films, videos and live broadcasts from the spiritual home of surfing I sorta feel like I know the place. Most surfers can spot on a surf film a decent wave at Pipe, Sunset or Waimea. The end of the year is always exciting with the promise of big surf at Pipeline, Sunset and other legendary spots along the North Shore. Throw in the world’s best surfers and live broadcasts and anticipation gets high. In the old days you would wait months until the latest Tracks surf magazine hit the counter of your local newsagent before you knew who had won the Hawaii contests that year (and the world title). Today you can watch all the action live on Foxtel or via the internet. With drones and water cameras it’s like you are almost on the beach! This year the race for the World Titles will go down to the wire at Pipeline next month. Brazilian surfers Gabriel Medina and Filipe Toledo are still in the hunt with Aussie Julian Wilson a strong chance to win his first world surfing title. The Women’s Title race is just as exciting with six times World Surfing Champion Stephanie Gilmore currently ranked number one in the world heading into the last event of the year next week in Maui. Win the title for a seventh time and Gilmore will equal the record of seven world titles won by Layne Beachley. Standing in her way will by Lakey Peterson from the USA who is has been surfing well all year and chasing her first world title. Overall, it’s going to be an exciting couple of weeks in Hawaii as world titles are decided in hopefully some really big waves. Three time Aussie surfing champ Mick Fanning summed up winning in Hawaii recently as he described how mother nature can have a big say in the winners; “At a lot of waves on tour you can find a way to sort of manufacture a win no matter what, but at Pipeline, you can’t. Pipeline picks the winner.”

In other news ++ Psycroptic will play Ballarat’s Karova Lounge on Thursday November 29. ++ Ballarat’s Blaze Music Festival featuring Dead City Ruins, Hadal Maw, Dreadnaught, Whoretopsy and many more will be held at Karova Lounge on Saturday January 26. ++ The 10th annual Progfest featuring The Ocean and Monuments, with more to be announced, will be held at Melbourne’s The Croxton on Saturday January 26. ++ Alestorm will be at Melbourne’s Croxton on Saturday February 9. ++ Watain will play Melbourne’s Max Watts on Friday February 22. ++ Devin Townsend will release his new album Empath in March 2019. ++ Ensiferum will be at Melbourne’s Max Watts on Saturday March 2. ++ Download 2019 will be held at Flemington Racecourse on Monday March 11. ++ Soilwork will be at Max Watts on Saturday March 16. ++ Emperor will play their landmark album Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk in its entirety at 170 Russell on Wednesday April 3. ++ If you have any news about local metal bands, shows or albums, let THTH know by emailing to tooheavytohug@ hotmail.com or get in touch via Twitter at @TooHeavyToHug

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