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Australian bands have produced some of the most memorable tunes of all time; from rock to punk, from pop to grunge, these bands will forever be a part of Australia’s rich cultural tapestry for their incredible chart-topping hits and awardwinning albums.

When you think about the most iconic musical acts to have ever emerged from Down Under, a few names spring to mind – AC/DC, Crowded House, INXS, Midnight Oil, Silverchair, and of course, Cold Chisel (whom you might recognise gracing the front cover of this magazine).

Sounding like a classic pub rock band, Cold Chisel are well-known and loved by Aussies for their hits Khe San, Cheap Wine, and Choir Girl (among others), and selling over six million records in Australia alone easily shows why this band is one of the most iconic… and they’re back baby! Not only back together as a band, recording new music, but they’ll be hitting up Geelong for a live performance in 2020, courtesy of a day on the green.

That’s right, Barnsey & Co. from Cold Chisel will be taking to the stage at Mt Duneed Estate in January next year, and to celebrate we sat down with their bassist Phil Small. We have very little doubt that this will be the ultimate summer, sing-along event of the year, and tickets will sell-out so you better jump on it!

Further in, we chat to award-winning pop-rock duo This Way North and their best mates and Ukulele wielding-folk duo Tuck Shop Ladies, Canada’s folk-rocker Tennyson King, American Kid Congo Powers, beloved Byron Bay singer/ songwriter Kyle Lionhart, pop angel Thandi Phoenix, plus heaps more.

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BLUESFEST ANNOUNCES FIRST ROUND OF 2020 SIDESHOWS

FATBOY SLIM IS HEADING DOWN UNDER Get ready to Eat, sleep, rave, repeat. Prolific UK DJ Fatboy Slim (aka Norman Cook) is returning to Australia for a massive string of headline shows early next year, following on from his huge sold-out UK arena tour. Responsible for some of the biggest hits of the last few decades (think ‘Praise You’ and ‘Weapon Of Choice’), it’s his incomparable energy and true passion for live shows that make him the icon he is, set to take things to a whole new level in 2020.

Fatboy Slim will be supported with a DJ set by 2manydjs, the project brought to you by the same team behind Belgian band Soulwax. With a massive catalogue spanning back to the ’90s, you’d better be ready to eat, sleep, rave and repeat all night long. He’ll hit up Melbourne’s Sidney Myer Music Bowl on January 24.

Tickets to Fatboy Slim via Frontier Touring.

For those who can’t make it to Byron Bay, there’s still a chance to see some of the impressive acts hitting our shores with the delicious sideshows that get announced each year.

Veteran guitarist and singer George Benson and award-winning singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile will be heading to stages in Melbourne and Sydney. Benson released his 36th album, Walking to New Orleans, back in April to critical acclaim. Carlile’s latest release, By The Way, I Forgive You, dropped in February last year and earned her the Grammy Award for Best Americana Album. You can check out all the deets via Bluesfest Touring. Photo by Austin Hargrave

AUSMUSIC T-SHIRT DAY 2019

FOR THE LOVE IS BACK FOR 2020 WITH THE ‘DUSK & SUMMER’ TOUR

Ausmusic T-Shirt Day is a massive nation-wide celebration of Australian music that reminds us how lucky we are to have such a strong local music scene, with many highly talented and successful artists across all genres of music.

We know many people in the industry are doing it tough, and thankfully, music industry charity Support Act is there to help. Through Ausmusic T-Shirt Day, they raise much-needed funds for artists, crew and music workers who are experiencing a crisis or are in need of mental health and well-being support. You can help Support Act by creating an individual or team fundraising page on the Ausmusic T-Shirt Day website, and inviting your networks to donate and wear their fave Ausmusic T-shirt to work, school or play on Friday, 15 November and post your pics to socials using the hashtag #ausmusictshirtday and tag @supportact, @triplej, @aria_official.

For The Love returns for 2020, the well-known and highly regarded music and lifestyle brand that has already created countless incredible moments for thousands of fans in Melbourne, Bali and California, is now expanding nationally in Australia this summer. This coming February 2020, the ‘Dusk & Summer’ tour will see the brand visit three beautiful waterside locations in Melbourne, Tweed Heads and Perth, where they will share the kind of uniquely curated event experience that For The Love has come to represent. The impressive line-up features industry heavyweights Hayden James, Gorgon City, and Safia headlining an all-star cast of talent with Mansionair, Touch Sensitive, Set Mo and the beautiful female vocals of Eves Karydas and Owl Eyes, promising an unforgettable and sun-drenched musical experience. You can find out more about For The Love via the website and socials.

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FALLS FESTIVAL HAVE DROPPED THEIR FIRST ROUND OF SIDESHOWS

OF MONSTERS AND MEN ANNOUNCE SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE SHOWS

Can’t get that time off work over New Years?

The crew’s already made other plans? No stress, the first announcement of sideshows from this year’s delicious Falls Festival lineup are here to make all your troubles disappear. Appearing at Melbourne’s Festival Hall on January 7 for some very special all ages dates, eager fans will be among the first in the world to experience Milky Chance’s brand-new album Mind The Moon live on stage; while crooning R&B star Pink Sweat$ will demonstrate his addictive harmonies and sublime vocal abilities at Melbourne’s Corner Hotel on January 8, and UK troublemaker YUNGBLUD will be delighted to show off tracks from his upcoming the underrated youth EP at Melbourne’s Forum on January 2. It’s all happening. Get your tickets via secretsounds.com.

Of Monsters and Men have announced two shows this summer, in their first return to Australia since 2016. They’ll be performing at Sydney’s Enmore Theatre on Tuesday 7 January, and Melbourne’s Festival Hall on Friday 10 January. Both shows are all ages.

The band will also make an appearance at this year’s Falls Festival. As the first Icelandic band to reach 1 billion streams on Spotify, the indie-pop meets folk quintet have come a long way from their hit song ‘Little Talks’. This time, they’re returning with their third studio album Fever Dream under their belt. A massive success, their song ‘Alligator’ reached No.1 on the Billboard Alternative Charts. Tickets via ticketmaster.com.au

A HITCH TO THE STICKS FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES EXTRA ACTS

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The festival that aims to bring city and regional punters together for a celebration of live music, A Hitch To The Sticks, has revealed that even more badass bands will join their 2019 lineup in November, alongside the already announced Tex Perkins & His Fat Rubber Band, Magic Dirt and Stonefield. Now as we edge closer to the festival, we see Festival organiser Dallas Frasca, Barry Morgan, New South Wales based tenyear-old guitar prodigy Taj Farrant and local legends The Songs Of Captain Matchbox join the already bumper lineup to take to stages across the Wangaratta region. It’s all set to go down November 1-3 (Melbourne Cup Weekend).

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It’s time to weather the storm without getting wet. After capturing the imagination of over half a million visitors overseas, Random International’s monumental artwork Rain Room recently opened in Melbourne to sell-out crowds. A 100 square metre field of continuous rainfall, Rain Room invites you to become fully immersed in the rain while simultaneously being protected from it. The millions of water droplets respond to your presence by ceasing to fall wherever you move as you navigate the space. Through Rain Room, Random International seeks to explore how human relationships to each other and to nature are increasingly mediated through technology. Now with over 30,000 tickets already sold, Rain Room has released an extended summer season, with November to January sessions now available and selling fast.

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A DAY ON THE GREEN BRINGS COLD CHISEL TO GEELONG

‘Australian bands have produced some of the most memorable tunes of all time; from rock to punk, from pop to grunge, these bands will forever be a part of Australia’s rich cultural tapestry for their incredible chart-topping hits and awardwinning albums.’

When you think about the most iconic musical acts to have ever emerged from Down Under, a few names spring to mind – AC/DC, Crowded House, INXS, Midnight Oil, Silverchair, and of course, Cold Chisel.

Australia’s crème de la crème of classic pub rock, Cold Chisel are one of this country’s most revered rock outfits, with a history that spans forty years and a catalogue of songs and albums that have become part of the nation’s psyche.

Most readers would agree that there’s nothing more Australian than hot sun, warm waves, sausages sizzling on the barbecue, and a playlist fuelled with the band’s

classic songs like ‘Khe Sanh’, ‘Flame Trees’, ‘Bow River’, ‘My Baby’, ‘Cheap Wine’, ‘Saturday Night’ and ‘You Got Nothing I Want’. With “The last plane out of Sydney’s almost gone” becoming an iconic lyric tattooed on the brains of a generation of Aussie rock fans, these are the songs that have become the soundtrack to our summer, year after year.

It comes as a tremendous (and welcomed) surprise then that for the first time ever, this iconic Australian band will be playing 14 very special outdoor shows in Australia and New Zealand during summer, including an unforgettable a day on the green at Mt Duneed Estate, Geelong on Saturday, January 11.

In a massive coup for the regional music scene, the Blood Moon Tour 2020 – named after a rare lunar eclipse where the sun, earth, and moon all briefly align before returning to their own orbits – will boast a series of line-ups and locations that are just as rare and memorable. Cold Chisel’s Geelong performance will be particularly special, with supports from music legend Paul Kelly, Perth rockers Birds of Tokyo and Geelong alternative rock band Magic Dirt, making the promise of a concert to remember!

Geelong’s had some good luck with music acts at Mt Duneed so far, hosting some of the biggest names in music including Leonard Cohen, Neil Young, Fleetwood Mac, Sting, Paul Simon, Don Henley, Robbie Williams and recently welcoming Florence + The Machine and Red Hot Chili Peppers, with Sir Elton John set to perform later this year.

Since forming in Adelaide in 1973 and blasting onto the national scene in the late ’70s, Cold Chisel has created a uniquely Australian fusion of rockabilly, roughhouse soul, and blues, selling almost seven million records to date. Between 1978 and 1983 the original line-up of Don Walker, Jimmy Barnes, Ian Moss (guitar/vocals), Phil Small (bass) and Steve Prestwich (drums) recorded five studio albums that became Australian classics.

1978’s self-titled debut and 1979’s Breakfast At Sweethearts initially received little support from mainstream media but eventually went gold based on nonstop touring. 1980’s East was their huge commercial breakthrough and 1982’s Circus Animals saw them top the charts, but by the time Twentieth Century was released in 1984, the band had already flamed out.

Since their legendary Last Stand in arenas around the country a year earlier 1983, Cold Chisel has re-formed for just four national tours, with their last a day on the green show back in 2011 (excluding recent solo performances from Jimmy and Ian), signifying just how rare this Blood Moon tour is for one of the most iconic homegrown rock bands of all time, and proving a day on the green’s consistency in securing the world’s very best.

“We like to leave a long time between drinks so that we’ve had time to come up with something new and exciting for us & the fans,” shares bassist Phil Small.

“Once we had a parcel of new songs under our belt then the prospect of an all outdoors tour came together as something new. We’ve never done a succession of our own outdoor shows before especially over summer.

“I love playing outdoors,” Small continues. “Everyone is much looser and more relaxed. All our shows will be outdoors where we have a great production team behind us. There should be no problem with bad sound due to interior wall bounce or reverb. I’m looking forward to seeing how the crowd reacts as we feed off their energy.”

For those keeping close tabs on the band, it was just merely a matter of times for a tour announcement, following news that Cold Chisel was getting put back together and working on new material shared to the band’s social media earlier this year.

“Everyone had been writing independently so we wanted to get together and see what we had,” Small explains, referring to the conversations that led to rekindling the greatness that is Cold Chisel. “Once we got to the demo stage together, it was obvious there was enough material for a really good album and more.

We don’t get inspired unless we have new material to work on.”

It was in 2011, when the group was working on a

new studio album that became No Plans, that Steve Prestwich sadly died from complications during surgery for a brain tumour. Eventually, Charley Drayton agreed to step in to help complete what Steve began and he’s played drums with the band ever since, including on the record-breaking Light The Nitro Tour and 2015’s platinum-certified The Perfect Crime, currently their last recorded studio album.

Now their forthcoming ninth album will arrive more than 40 years since their self-titled debut. In the ensuing years, they’ve not only created a bulletproof back catalogue but also secured a loyal following and an enduring legacy. Nevertheless, they’re not ready to rest on their laurels.

“Cold Chisel has a distinctive style and sound that has matured over the years,” Small explains. “Back in the day songs were brought to the studio ready to record.

These days we all try and contribute our own parts to the songs. The songwriting and recording process is more of a collaboration. The new material has co-writes with lyrics by Jim and music by Don.” As for what we can expect from the forthcoming album, Small reveals it will be “Music that resonates with people. Songs to listen to while you’re driving, songs for good times and a few surprises. There definitely will be a new single out to kick start the tour.”

Cold Chisel songs are utterly engrained in the fabric of Australasian life. It’s a body of work that has defined and echoed who we are, and everybody has their own favourites, which Small can’t wait to share those classics with Australian audiences this summer. “‘All For You’, a song penned by Don for the ‘No Plans’ album [would be a favourite],” he says. “This was one of the last songs Steve Prestwich recorded with us, so there is quite a bit of sentiment attached. It’s a great song and is a joy to play live.”

For more than 40 years Cold Chisel has defied the odds, ignored the trends, and blazed their own trail. The band has endeared themselves to all sorts of Australians because their uncompromising attitude articulates our hopes, fears, alienation and humour, and because they are simply one of the most ferocious live rock ‘n’ roll outfits on earth.

COLD CHISEL WILL BE BRINGING THE SUMMER HEAT TO MT DUNEED ESTATE, GEELONG ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 11.

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CABA’RISQUE CARNIVAL PARTY THE TAMWORTH COUNTRY MUSIC FESTIVAL

Cabaret has long been of underground nature, the Palais-Hepnurn in its many incarnations as a venue over the last century has been hosting a plethora of these.

Now, the venue is set to play host to Caba’risque, where art is slinking out of its darkest hiding places and coming into the light into your sensory experiences. Essentially, it’s risque acts in a cabaret style setting, giving the audience a sense of ‘comfort and confront’ With some risque performers and cabaret style acts at the top of their game (local, national and beyond), guests will enjoy a serious multimedia and arts experience. The Daylesford Hepburn Caba’risque festival runs the long weekend November 1-4. Festival pass available for the entire weekend visit www.cabarisque.com

Australia’s largest music festival, the Tamworth Country Music Festival is back with another massive line up, including headline acts from Kasey Chambers, Christie Lamb, Troy Cassar-Daley and Lee Kernaghan, along with another 700 performers across 120 venues. It is the mecca of country music in Australia and includes The Country Music Awards – the main event of the festival – in which the famous golden guitars will be awarded. There is plenty of entertainment outside of the music too, with events such as the Tamworth strongman and national rodeo competitions along with great food, lots of beers and plenty of bourbon. Tickets are on sale now for the festival spanning January 17-26.

HEAVEN’S GREATEST HITS Here at Forte, we’re big fans of the musical greats, so we were thrilled to learn about the Wool Exchange’s epic tribute show, ‘Heaven’s Greatest Hits’. For one night only, Jason Singh will be joined by Shannon Noll, Andrew de Silva and Tim Watson to perform a variety of songs from famous artists who’ve gone to that great stage in the sky, including George Michael, John Lennon and David Bowie. #RIP. Heaven’s Greatest Hits will take place at the Wool Exchange on November 16.

BIRREGURRA FESTIVAL & ART SHOW

THE GUITAR-SLINGING EAGLEMONT Melbourne music maker Bridgitte Jessop has been performing under the guitar-slinging nom de guerre, Eaglemont for just under two years, yet has already earned herself a household name amongst the local indie scene with her insatiable brand of punchy pop rock. Establishing herself as a live force to be reckoned with, Eaglemont is thrilled to be heading back on the road in support of her latest rock fuzz-out, ‘Heteronormative Nightmare’. Major Toms, Kyneton – November 15 & The Eastern, Ballarat – November 16.

The Birregurra Festival & Art Show says goodbye to its teen years as it celebrates its 20th year. There is a street festival, wood chopping display, dog jumps, market stalls, an animal nursery, laser tag and lots more. And music, oh there is music. You will be treated to the likes of Zoë Fox and the Rocket Clocks, Ben Whiting, Famous Will, Kerryn Fields and many more. The festival runs October 12 & 13, with more through birregurrafestival.com.

BEN MASTWYK’S WINNING WAYS Deep in your heart, are you able to resist checking out a sound described as a blend of cosmic-country, R&B and psychedelic-honky tonk? For Ben Mastwyk and his band the MILLION$, it’s a sound as easy as 1-2-3. Ben’s second album, Winning Streak, was released last year after largely being written while travelling the USA. Pistol Pete’s, Geelong – October 31 & Macedon Railway Hotel, Macedon – November 1.

THE PALAIS HAS IT GOING ON

MELTED FESTIVAL

There is a little bit of this and a little bit of that taking place at The Palais, Hepburn this month. Ruby Fields and Baker Boy swing by as part of their co-headline tour this Saturday, October 12. Luke ‘Morton Choppers’ will perform on October 18. Above the Bit is the joint venture of Luke Watt and Nigel Wearne, and they hit the venue on October 19. And on October 26 it will be a night of laughs as Simon Taylor hits the stage.

Prepare to have your face stripped away once again, with Melted Festival heading for Geelong’s Barwon Club on November 2. It is the second time around the block for the heavy and alternative-centric festival, this year headlined by power metal outfit Black Majesty.

Also on the line-up are Toxicon, Formiles, Fictitious Me, Modality, Colour & Shade, 74 Kings and Detach Me.

RIVERBOATS MUSIC FESTIVAL The line-up for 2020’s Echuca-Moama Riverboats Music Festival will be announced Monday, October 14. The ninth instalment of the festival is once again staged under towering river red gums in a natural amphitheatre, a gorgeous setting if ever there was one. Tickets will also go on sale this date. The festival, meanwhile, takes place from February 14-16.

THE LIGHT IN LUCY AND THE NIGHT SKY

BETTER OFF DEAD It has been a while since DEAD have played a show.

Part of their live absence has been filled with recording a new album, so that should come as welcome news to the ears of fans. But because we all like a little more, they are breaking their dry spell with some shows, including The Bridge, Castlemaine on October 11. Joining them will be Babymachine and K5, a bit of a Castlemaine supergroup.

Light Needs the Dark is the second album from Jan Juc otherworldly folk-rock outfit Lucy and the Night Sky. The album is the follow-up to 2017’s The Ocean Doesn’t Want Me. As was the case with that album, the band once again turns to Geelong’s Courthouse Theatre for the official launch, which takes place October 14. Grace Curnow supports. Lucy and the Night Sky will also be performing at the Birregurra Festival & Art Show.

JOEL HAVEA WORKS ON A SECOND Singer-songwriter Joel Havea was born to a Tongan father and Dutch mother in the Tongan capital Nuku‘alofa and raised in Melbourne. A second album is in the works, currently in crowdfunded stage through Startnext. The album is titled Ki ’a Lavaka and has a hopeful release date of March 2020. Ararat Hotel, Ararat – November 13. Joel is another who will perform at the Bendigo Blues & Roots Music Festival.

COME TOGETHER THE MAN OF DAVE STEEL

From one generation to the next the Beatles will remain one of the most important bands of all time. The Fab Four revolutionised the sound, style and attitude of popular music back in the 60’s and opened rock and roll doors to a tidal wave of British rock acts. Come Together – The Music of the Beatles features four primo Australian musicians who embody the same cheerful, wisecracking humour that the original were known for whilst delivering the very best of The Beatles catalogue of songs. Enjoy a delicious two Course meal prior to the show, or just the show, followed by two incredible sets of The Beatles classic hits! White Eagle House – November 16.

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Although he performed in bands before and after, Dave Steel came to prominence as a founding member of Weddings Parties Anything where he lent his songwriting and instrumental skills to the band’s first two albums.

He boasts several albums as a solo artist and works as an instrumentalist and co-producer for partner Tiffany Eckhardt. Dave hits the Apollo Bay Surf Life Saving Club on November 29 for a COPACC outreach concert.

THE GOLDEN PLAINS 2020 BALLOT The ballot for the 14th incarnation of Golden Plains is officially open. If you’re already a subscriber, you’re entitled to enter the first round ballot, closing in the evening of Monday October 14. If you’re not a subscriber yet, there’s still a chance to enter the second round ballot, which closes on Tuesday October 22. The first round of tickets are released to lucky ballot winners in mid-October, and the second round is released roughly a week later. If you’re unsuccessful the first time round, you’re automatically entered into the second round.

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ON THE WING Jon Stevens and Killing Heidi as well as local acts Fountaineer, Taylor Sheridan, Dez and Toli Wanefalea come together for On the Wing at Eaglehawk’s Canterbury Park on Saturday, October 19. Parking is available at the Eaglehawk Pony Club.

A shuttle bus will transfer people from the Pony Club to and from the event.

Alternatively, a shuttle bus will run from the Bendigo CBD. Full details can be found through onthewingfestival.com.

THE OPTIMISM OF GEORGIA STATE LINE With their glass half full, countryinfused Georgia State Line hope to bring a little sunshine to your day with their new single ‘From Down Here’, a track about “finding the best in a bad situation and somehow trusting it’ll all be a-okay”. It is the first taste of a fulllength release, due to drop in 2020.

The Palais, Hepburn – October 27 & The Lost Ones, Ballarat – November 2. Patrick Wilson supports both shows.

A FIRED-UP COUSIN TONY’S BRAND NEW FIREBIRD A quick follow-up to last year’s Electric Brown, Melbourne genre mashers Cousin Tony’s Brand New Firebird have released their new album, New Romancer. Recorded partly in Melbourne and partly in LA, the newie, according to the word on the street, is a “record that shows no interest in passing trends or the prevailing landscape around it. It is its own microcosm”. The Bridge, Castlemaine – October 26.

S TA M P O U T A N D A B O U T S TA M P S Y I S T H E M U S I C D I R E C T O R A N D D R I V E A N N O U N C E R AT K R O C K I N G E E L O N G

The REAL Notebook On Love?

Fact. Love is not Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams in The Notebook. It is a fictional movie people! It is unattainable and it is setting your expectation of love up to fail.

Also, I don’t care how physically attractive you are Ryan Gosling, how much of a poet you are Ryan Gosling or how unrequited our love is Ryan Gosling, I am not standing in the raining and catching a cold for you.

As The Beatles sang “all you need is love”. They also sang about living in a ‘Yellow Submarine’ and had a song called ‘Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da’. Are these men you can seriously call and ask for love advice?

Deep down we all want someone to look at us the way Gossip Girls’ Chuck Bass looks at Blair Waldorf.

TBH, all I want is someone to look at me the way I look at pizza.

This is not a poo-poo to love. I want love to win.

Love conquers all… blah blah blah something from Pinterest. It just needs to be REAL. Not Instagram real, I mean, in front of your own two eyes real. It should be continuous small acts of kindness. There should be heartfelt conversation. You should feel safe in their arms and they should offer you the last row of chocolate.

I was a witness to what (could be close to) real love should be. It happened in Geelong West.

I parked my car off Pako to go across to Chemist Warehouse for a prescription. I arrived before their doors opened so I sat in my car and started scrolling through Facebook.

A car parked in front of me and an elderly gentleman got out of the driver’s side. He was impeccably dressed in his Sunday best. A grey suit, polished shoes, and a sharp haircut. He walked around the back of the car to the passengers’ side and stood between the car and the road.

His wife got out of the passengers’ side. She was also impressively dressed. Her lips were matching

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her bright red top and floral skirt. She was wearing long pearls and a white knitted beanie. She finished her look with kitten heels and a cute clutch.

Her husband was standing tall with a smile from ear to ear. His eyes were beaming with pride as she straightened herself before closing the door. Then I saw a man protecting his wife of (what I assumed to be of many years) from any potential hazards from oncoming cars. He walked around to her right, where she slipped her arm through his. Side by side they crossed the road. He placed his hand on hers.

There was love in every step. She trusted him and he adored her.

As I started my car and began to drive away, I thought to myself…“Idiots, Chemist Warehouse doesn’t open for another 20 minutes”.

Ok, so maybe my inner romantic needs work.

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OWEN CAMPBELL IS THUNDERSTRUCK Blues-rocker Owen Campbell has performed everywhere from the US to Nepal, but his new album, The Rolling Thunder of Love, was crafted in Cootamundra, NSW. Owen: “After so many attempts at getting there, I feel like this album is the musical heartland I have always been searching for.”

Odessa at Leaver’s Hotel, Creswick – November 10. Note that Owen will also perform at the Bendigo Blues & Roots Music Festival.

BLAZE HITS GEELONG At the beginning of the year it was Ballarat, nearing the end it will be Geelong. Her Highness and Resist Promotions present Blaze, a festival of metal delights that will take place at the Barwon Club on December 7. Desecrator, The Resignators, Dreadnaught, Destruktor, Planet of the 8s, Muscle Car, High as Hell, Garlic Nun, Coffin Wolf, Filth Dimension and Deadweight 80 will be there. Keep an eye out for more.

From Broadway to Ballroom via the Potato Shed Opera and ballroom collide on Sunday 27 October as part of the Victorian Geelong Seniors Festival at the Potato Shed in From Broadway to Ballroom.

Seasoned opera performers Liza Beamish and Lachlan Baker star alongside World Dance Council

NEWSTEAD LIVE MUSIC FESTIVAL Tickets are on sale now for the 2020 edition of Newstead Live Music Festival, which will take in Australia Day across its January 24-27 run. At the time of writing a small number of performers have been announced, including Lucie Thorne, Eric Bogle, The Ocelots, Rich Davies & the Low Road, William Alexander, Stop That Mammoth, Kerryn Fields, We Mavericks and Lucy Wise & Stephen Taberner.

PATTY GRIFFIN IS HEADING TO TOWN Patty Griffin is a Grammy-winning singer-songwriter whose songs have been covered by Emmylou Harris, Ellis Paul, Kelly Clarkson and Dixie Chicks among others. She has released ten studio albums and two live albums, stretching back to 1996’s Living with Ghosts. Her most recent is titled Patty Griffin. The Capital, Bendigo – March 5. Patty will also perform at 2020’s Port Fairy Folk Festival. Photo by Michael Wilson.

Born and raised in Byron Bay, Camille Barr is a poet, essayist and singersongwriter currently living in Jan Juc. Beyond the Facade is her debut book of poetry. With words always floating around in her head, Camille re-introduced herself to a childhood instrument and began tinkering away on her daughter’s keyboard to put together what is her debut single.

As The Last Folk Singer, Camille has released ‘A Little Gypsy Song’.

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ALEX SMITH IS ON THE MOVE Formed in 1978 and releasing their debut album Days of Innocence in 1981, Moving Pictures are arguably best known for their #1 hit ‘What About Me’, later covered by Shannon Noll. Because rock and roll never dies, frontman Alex Smith has kept busy, releasing The Thread, the first album in a trilogy of releases. The album features a collection of songs and artists that helped to shape his youth. Workers Club, Geelong – October 18.

PORT FAIRY SPRING MUSIC FESTIVAL

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When it comes to hosting music, Port Fairy has got to be one of the best. This weekend, October 11-13, the Port Fairy Spring Music Festival will present a program of classical and contemporary ensemble music that also includes drama, orchestral and choral music, jazz, opera and dance. Some performances have already sold out, while others are selling fast, so get comfortable and have a look at portfairyspringfest.com.au.

Malaysia’s “blasting violence” outfit Compulsion to Kill will headline a solid night of tunes at Geelong’s Barwon Club on October 18. Now in the business for more than a decade, they have been through their share of line-up changes but keep on trucking. This year Compulsion to Kill released a split cassette with “the most evil band in Japan”, Abigail. Joining them will be Defenestration, Destoroyah, Spew Balloon and Cordon Bleaurgh.

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HANNAH ALDRIDGE HEADS FOR DARK COUNTRY

If you are you a vinyl lover, looking for a new addition to your collection or just love browsing through mountains of music, new and old, then this is your Sunday sorted.

Returning for another year to The Malthouse Factory in Corio. It’s the perfect venue for vintage lovers to browse through various LP’s, cassettes and memorabilia from all genres. There will be products ranging everywhere from $1 - $500 and will feature collections from vinyl hoarders selling their private collections.

Starting at 11am on Sunday 20th October and finishing up at 4pm, there is ample time for stumbling across numerous gems. Music lovers check it out!

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Being the daughter of Alabama Music Hall of Famer Walt Aldridge, it took (in her own words) a couple of hundred shows for Hannah Aldridge to feel as though she was accepted as a stand-alone singer-songwriter.

Live in Black and White is her latest album, a collection of songs plucked from her albums Razor Wire and Goldrush. Pistol Pete’s, Geelong – October 18. Hannah will be joined by Katie Bates.

SKYSCRAPER STAN IS THE MAN Following the release of his second album Golden Boy Vol. I and Vol. II (the album scored 4/5 from Forte’s Chris Lambie), Skyscraper Stan is heading out on a tour named after one of its tracks, ‘Dancing on My Own Grave’. The track appears on the second half of the release, the “autobiographical” side. The first half is character-driven. Major Tom’s, Kyneton – October 18 & The Bridge, Castlemaine – October 19.

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THIS IS A SHOW NOT TO BE MISSED.

Wanita, often described as Australia’s Queen of Honky Tonk, had a dream. She then chased that dream. She then succeeded. I’m Wanita, set for release early 2020, is the album Wanita always wanted to record – one recorded in Nashville. There is also the documentary Heart of the Queen that tells of this dream three decades in the making. Piping Hot Chicken Shop, Ocean Grove – October 11. Jackie Marshall is her special guest.

Geelong’s Barwon Club will turn the volume up this Saturday, October 12 with a two-stage fest of the best.

Babymachine, Ute Root, Nuada, Filth Dimension, Future Suck, DEAD, K5, Sophomore, Page Boy, Green Blanket, Future Tongues, Von Stache, DJ Goob, DJ Bugg, DJ Krit, DJ Martha Dawson are all coming for you. There will also be free pool all night, as well as beers, burgers and good times.

CAMILLE BARR’S GYPSY SOUL

Champions Emma and Rhett Salmon in this stunning combination of ballroom, opera and classic favourite melodies.

From Broadway to Ballroom’s is a breathtakingly beautiful show. A spectacular fusion of ballroom dancing and song, complete with evocative lighting, star cloth, mirror ball, smoke machine and Liza’s and Emma’s multitude of sparkling and glamorous costumes and gowns.

Together, Liza, Lachlan, Emma and Rhett will deliver an unforgettable and vibrant performance, captivating audiences both young and old with their beautiful voices and spectacular dance routines.

Songs include ‘Crazy Little Thing Called Love’, The Phantom of the Opera’s beautiful ‘All I Ask of You’, the haunting ‘Bring Him Home’ from Les Miserables, the romantic ‘Merry Widow Waltz’ by Franz Lehar, the exhilarating Puccini’s ‘Nessun Dorma’ from Turandot, My Fair Lady’s ‘I Could have Danced All Night’, the stirring ‘You Raise Me Up’ and operatic arias from Rigoletto and ‘La Traviata’ by Verdi. Emma and Rhett’s world class dancing includes jive, tango quickstep, waltz and more, both as featured solos and as a visual accompaniment for the singers.

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JAMIE-LEE DIMES HIDES AWAY Californian-based, Australian singersongwriter Jamie-Lee Dimes spent the first half of the year dividing her time between touring and recording. Her hard work pays off with new single ‘Hide in My Head’, a song written and recorded on Valentine’s Day that takes you “through a journey of love, co-dependency, and escapism”. The Eastern, Ballarat – October 18. Joining Jamie-Lee on the night will be Melbourne band Dirt Hand.

BENDIGO AU GO GO W R I T T E N B Y LY N E T T E WA L K E R

Bendigo punk rockers Dero have snatched musical victory from the jaws of defeat after a local brewery stepped up and offered its support to a gig left in limbo following an unexpected venue closure.

Dero, along with Melbourne thrash-punk band Wolfpack, played a show at the newly opened Entrée Music Bar earlier this year.

But a show booked at Entrée for this month, featuring Dero and Wolfpack and headlined by American punk rockers Get Dead, fell through after the venue’s untimely closure three months ago.

Enter local brewery True Brew, which saved the day and ensured the show would still go ahead on Sunday, October 13.

“After the unfortunate closure of Entree, we approached multiple venues across Victoria to keep the show alive. Thankfully True Brew stepped up,” says Dero bassist Reece Cooney.

Dero are stalwarts of Bendigo’s punk scene, having played around the traps on and off for about five years. They started as a three-piece – featuring Warwick Cooney (guitar), Reece Cooney (bass), and Kurtis McMahon (drums) – before adding vocalist Dave Gamble to the mix about a year ago.

“We have played our brand of fuzzed-out Australian garage-punk right across Victoria,” says Reece Cooney. “(including) playing with national and international touring acts at some of Victoria’s most iconic venues.”

Dero will be right at home alongside Get Dead and Wolfpack on Sunday’s three-band bill. A five-piece outfit from San Francisco who combines punk with elements of folk and blues, Get Dead are currently

LEE KERNAGHAN’S BACKROAD NATION Following his sold out 25th Anniversary Tour Lee Kernaghan began turning his experiences out on the road into songs and a brand new album “Backroad Nation”, described by Lee as a “celebration of us, our way of life and the people who make our country great. Much of the inspiration for the songs has come from the people I’ve met and the places I’ve travelled to from Alice Springs to the Deni Ute Muster, from the mighty Pilbara region in WA to backroads QLD and everywhere in between.” Ballarat Civic Hall – November 16. Tickets via hermaj.com

THE HOPATHON 2019 Hop Temple Ballarat’s second annual Hopathon will be held on Saturday, November 9th, in support of The BHS Special Care Nursery. In 2018, the team raised over $7,000 for the Nursery, this year they want to beat it! What is it you ask? It’s a 600m Fun Run around the Hop block.... And no you don’t have to hop.

Tickets will include a T-Shirt, headband, pint of beer or cider, completion medal and donation to the Special Care Nursery.

The run will culminate in an afternoon Hop Lane celebration of live music, great brews and of course, carb loading. Tix via www. hoptemple.com.au

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See Dero, supporting Get Dead, along with Wolfpack, at True Brew on Sunday, October 13, from 2pm; entry $10 at the door.

Also happening around town in the next fortnight: Road-warrior duo This Way North are bringing their It’s A Long Way To The Shop tour to The Old Church On The Hill on Friday, October 11. Support from folk duo Tuck Shop Ladies. From 8pm; tickets $20 from Eventbrite.

It’s that time of the month where you can jump on board and ride the rails on the Blues Tram.

This month’s edition features Brisbane indie-pop singer-songwriter Karrie Heyward and Central Victorian bluesman Jarrod Shaw. Saturday, October 12, departing Central Deborah Goldmine at 2pm; tickets $39 from Bendigo Visitor Centre or www. bendigoregion.com.au You can also catch Karrie Heyward at the Golden Vine on Saturday, October 12, supporting Melbourne’s folky swamp-blues trio Jess Parker and The Troubled Waters. From 9pm; $5 entry at the door.

Melbourne blues/rock trio Blue Balls return to Bendigo to rock out at the Golden Vine on Friday, October 18, supported by local hard rockers Stone Djoser. From 7.30pm; free entry.

Brisbane folk singer-songwriter and cellist Monique Clare (The Maes) will be joined by American fiddler Joe D’Esposito at The Old Church On The Hill on Saturday, October 19, from 7pm.

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TOURBUS ENTERTAINMENT IS GEELONG’S ANSWER TO A CUTTING-EDGE MUSIC STORE

BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG STARTED PLAYING that you won’t find anywhere else in town! Featuring Essentially, it’s all the really good shit. absolutely froth their vibe, but what’s even cooler about GUITAR AT AGE 11, PRINCE STARTED PLAYING instruments from brands like Musicman, SKB, Kyser, If you’re loving the look of the vinyl on offer but Tourbus is that their in touch with the fact that the GUITAR AT 13, KURT COBAIN GOT HIS FIRST Daddario, Promark, Evans and Elixir, it’s their pedals don’t have anything to spin it on, Tourbus also has internet is becoming our marketplace.

GUITAR AT 14, JIMI HENDRIX STARTED AT which really highlight their distinct unique taste, you covered with a number of affordable record players Increasing the availability and improving the 15, AND TOM MORELLO WAS IN HIS LATE stocking quirky but top-notch brands like Animals hitting their shop front very soon, attempting to bring accessibility of music for Australian customers, Tourbus TEENS WHEN HE JUMPED ON THE STRINGS, Pedal, Darkglass, Ernie Ball, Kink Guitar Pedals, RNRMF, the joy of vinyl to the masses. After all, nothing sounds Entertainment is ensuring that experimenting or WHILE BLINK-182’S TRAVIS BARKER STARTED and Mr Black – just to name a few. the same as it does when you listen to it on vinyl. pursuing music, and even having a vinyl collecting LEARNING DRUMS AT JUST 4 YEARS OLD AND While they’ve got a tonne of stock, we can promise It all sounds pretty good so far right? Well buckle up, hobby, does not have to be expensive or out of reach – JESSE HUGHES OF EAGLES OF DEATH METAL won’t feel overwhelmed by the chaos that you might we’re not done yet. for anybody – becoming a new hub for Australians to DIDN’T LEARN GUITAR UNTIL HE WAS 30. usually find in your day-to-day music store. Instead, If you’re a musician or music lover, you’d know get their hands on the best instruments and titles, and It’s clear that you can embrace musicianship at any Tourbus have wittingly kept the store open, clean and music is all about creativity and expressing yourself get them delivered quickly, and for free. stage in life; I mean, who hasn’t had a dream of playing fresh, ensuring you’ll find exactly what you’re looking – much like fashion. There are tons of different genres “Everything in-store is available online and we have to thousands of adoring fans at some stage in life? every time – and you don’t even have to buy. of music, much like there are tons of different style been shipping Australia-wide,” she explains. “There Well, it’s not too late to get started on the road to “We just want it to be inviting. We want to support vibes to choose when it comes to fashion, and when are so many people who are in country towns who rely stardom – or just on the road to playing for your partner live music, and there are so many young people coming fashion and music combine, great things happen. That’s on being able to play music and be involved in that on date night, or on the stage at the BC on a Thursday through who are just starting out,” Kitty says. “We have where Tourbus comes in with their unique range of because you don’t need to go anywhere; it’s not a hobby night. Whether you’re searching for your dream guitar, young teenagers come in and just sit down and they’ll clothing designed for individuals who are keen to stand you have to be in a club for or go to training for. You need new drum skins, or just an affordable ukulele, the play for an hour and a half, they’ll try all the pedals, and out from the crowd. can pick up your guitar anywhere.” team at Tourbus Entertainment are here to help you. we want that. We want them to be able to play guitar “The whole point of the clothing is if you want to While ensuring music doesn’t have to be out of reach, Located in the charming colonial-era building on that they’re probably not going to be able to afford for wear that no one else is going to have, which I think Kitty explains that except for the vinyl, all the stock Yarra Street, which previously housed clothing store at least three or four years; we want them to be able a lot of people in Geelong want to do,” Kitty explains. in-store isn’t price-tagged, and instead, is matched to Strumpet, Tourbus Entertainment opened up its doors to get their hands on it and have that experience and “We’ve got a whole lot of band merch coming, we’ve got the online price at the time of purchase. last month with the intention of not just being another not feel intimidated by it.”

The People Vs, Dr Denim jeans, kooky Quay sunglasses, “The prices are on our system, which we update once stock-standard music store.

Sharing the passion for music with the artists, and we’ve got these awesome guys from Chicago called a week according to what’s online, because that’s At the helm of the business is passionate local and Tourbus is looking to bridge the gap between the Straight To Hell, a music-based label that create these what people do, they price-match and compare online, familiar gear-guru Deniel Bee, and his fearless partner players and the fans, allowing a space that isn’t just amazing jackets. A lot of the places we’re looking at are because there’s no point having $15 strings if you can Kitty Chesson, who together have created a hub and for the local musicians, but also for the music lovers. music-inspired clothing lines, and we want to support get them for $10 online somewhere else.” sense of community for the region’s talented musicians “You don’t even have to be a music lover,” Kitty locals too if they fit our vibe.”

The Tourbus experience is filling a gap in the local and lovers of music – an idea inspired by love, the love explains. “That’s one of our big things, you don’t have If you’re keen to channel your inner popstar, you’ll market that currently sees music fans looking to for all things Music. to be a muso to shop here. You just have to like music, or find bold accessories and standout clothes that you national and international sources for their purchases, With more than 25 years of experience in the music want to own something different, or look at something wouldn’t see in everyday life, you can turn your swag while simultaneously providing a hub and sense of industry, the Tourbus vision has been a long time different.” on with their satin jackets, or if rock is more your vibe, community for those who want to make music, discover coming for Deniel, who decided to take the leap and That’s where their vinyl collection shines. As the you’ll be stoked with the huge range of band tees, new music or just be involved in the local music scene. open his very own music-mecca this year. resurgence of vinyl is bringing music consumption into ripped jeans and edgy jewellery on offer.

“This was Deniel’s big vision from 20 years ago; he had a bright new era for absolutely anyone, the demand “We thought we’d bring Volleys back too. They’re WITH SOME OF THE MOST ROCKING CLOTHING the name Tourbus and finally decided to bite the bullet for the best new music on wax, as well as ownership actually beyond comfortable, and kind of cool and ON THE MARKET, AS WELL AS GIFTS AND MUSIC and get it done,” Kitty explains of the Tourbus dream. of the classics and rarities, is rising more than ever – super affordable.”

GEAR ALL UNDER THE ONE ROOF, TOURBUS “We probably started the planning around February, and Tourbus is quickly becoming the one-stop shop Staying true to the unique and gritty vibe of rock and ENTERTAINMENT IS THE IDEAL DESTINATION FOR and we got the place around June. We were looking for vinyl lovers. Whether it’s rock and roll rarities, roll, Tourbus won’t be losing any sleep over political BOTH THE TALENTED MUSICIANS, LOVERS OF at options, like whether we go purely online, or if we psychedelic classics or hip hop crate favourites, the correctness either, stocking a tonne of products that MUSIC, OR FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO JUST FEEL wanted the shop itself, but it was once we walked in team at Tourbus has done the legwork in tracking the some might consider ‘offensive’, including some pretty LIKE TREATING YOURSELF JUST THE LITTLE BIT… here and saw this place, we knew it was perfect.” best and most eclectic collection of wax down. rad hand gesture candles.

BECAUSE WHY THE HECK NOT? Boasting a large open space and spanning across “The vinyl is going unbelievably well,” Kitty beams.

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TOURBUS ENTERTAINMENT IS LOCATED AT 65 three rooms, you’ll find a great selection of independent “We’re not stocking the stock-standard products you’d find The Straight To Hell Hero Satin Jacket, Guitar String YARRA STREET, GEELONG AND IS OPEN TUESDAY artist vinyl, heritage musical instrument brands, music- in the bigger stores, so anything that’s not in your top 40.” Jewellery, and the sweet Volley’s saying ‘Fuck Off’ – SUNDAY. YOU CAN EVEN SHOP ONLINE VIA inspired styled fashion, and merchandise, alongside a Think titles like The Doors, Nick Dave and The Bad on the tongue, ‘cause that’s something we can most TOURBUSENTERTAINMENT.COM.AU range of music accessories Seeds, David Bowie, The Beatles, and Led Zeppelin, to definitely relate to.

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– meaning smiles all round. Previous years have seen the likes of Gymkhana which will feature all the games your grandparents played international acts Mariachi El Bronx and Ozomatli take to the stage, (think egg and spoon, sack races, pass the parcel) and Bed Sheet Ghost alongside Australian favourites such as The Waifs, Missy Higgins, The Parties which involves throwing on bed sheet and enjoying all sorts of Jungle Giants, You Am I, Boo Seeka, and Kate Miller-Heidke. spooktacular activities.

Continuing the festival’s dedication to showcasing diverse talents, and There’s also an exciting performance from Circus Oz as they celebrate commitment to curating a festival for all, this year’s festival will see the everything gloriously gaudy and glitzy about the 1980s with NEON, an likes of hip hop star Baker Boy, English indie rock legends Gomez, soul unapologetic, funny, and downright dirty dancing cabaret where circus sisters Vika & Linda Bull, electro-rock icons Regurgitator, songwriter and meets comedy and song, which Ian reveals is something that adults will poet Sampa The Great, indie rock band Holy Holy, sublime troubadour enjoy just as much as the kids – if not more.

William Crighton, award-winning indigenous folk artist Alice Skye, and In line with its mission to reinvent the festival experience for the Japan’s pop-punk outfit Shonen Knife take to the stage, among many others. next generation alongside the inspiring aforementioned music and Recently, the festival has also put a focus on embracing new, emerging art components, The Lost Lands aims to be a leader in environmental and diverse artists, coined as an important feature in moving forward sustainability, raising their sustainable initiative goals each year. This with an all-ages festival, which has been pivotal in creating this unique year the aim to be a single-use (PET & fossil-fuel based) plastic-free festival programming. event, with a range of sustainability initiatives in place, including offering “Once we start really putting together the festival, we go out of our compostable food and drink packaging. way to be very diverse,” Ian explains, ensuring the next generation of There will even be a pedal-powered generator, a portable system that Australians are exposed to a variety of musical talent. “It’s important converts human energy into electricity, that will be used to screen the to us that the young people who are in the audience are seeing young films in the Sleeping Bag Cinema. people participating, seeing people of different ethnicity participating, “We’re really, really solid on that,” Ian explains. “There’s no single-use and seeing great women, as well as great men, both playing music and plastic at all. Essentially, there’s no rubbish. It’s either all recycled or it’s performing; that diversity is really important to us.” composted – and our traders are just marvelous from that point of view; One addition that’s really captured our attention is the inclusion of they’re all completely on board.”

The Big Lost Band, a special large-scale event for the young, the old and While the entire program may resonate with your usual festival-goers, everyone in between. Here, the festival invites punters to come, armed it really is the vibe and the atmosphere that sets The Lost Lands apart; with instruments, as the front lawn of Werribee Mansion is transformed being a family-friendly event in ways that other festivals can’t even into a field of rock dreams with renditions of Paul Kelly & Kev Carmody’s imagine, being a festival that punters can make their own. folk classic ‘From Little Things Big Things Grow’, Spiderbait’s infectious “People will have an idea of what their highlights are going to be, but From humble beginnings in 2016, to now celebrating their third ‘Calypso’ and rock anthem ‘Thunderstruck’ by AC/DC. This is a chance when they get back in the car on Monday morning or Sunday night, it’s year this November, the Lost Lands has become one of Australia’s for festival attendees to fully immerse themselves into the experience, almost certain that their favourite part will be something that they didn’t leading festival for families, enabling people of all ages to share and play in the biggest band you’ve ever seen. know is going to be there, and it might well be something that they did a wild and wonderful experience with each other, and engage Alongside the music, the festival features a tremendous array of both themselves – whether that’s playing in the big band, or making a big positively with the best in music, art, installations, entertainment, kids entertainment and family services, with a number of installations, cubby at the cardboard jungle,” Ian beams. food, and wine. arts programs, comedy, performance, theatre and dedicated wonder “This is a festival that we all make together. The Lost Lands is everyone “It’s a festival for everybody,” shares artistic director Ian Pidd. “The ‘Lands’ to entertain festival-goers, further inspired by the idea that this is the festival.” festival is a really nice mix of things; you wouldn’t call it a festival that’s space will instill a future appreciation of a shared festival culture in just for kids, and you certainly wouldn’t call it a festival that’s for big Australia.

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WAX’O PARADISO Melbourne DJ collective Wax’o Paradiso will take the stage at the Ballarat International Foto Biennale for our massive closing night party! With a penchant for Australiana psychedelia, they will be bringing their disco remixes to a one-off dance party amidst the art at The Mining Exchange. We chat with Wax’o Paradiso’s Edd Fisher ahead of the party.

Hey, thanks so much for chatting to Forte. For those in our regional areas who may not have had the chance to experience what you guys do, can you give us a brief rundown of your vibe?

Deejays with a penchant for the psychedelic sounds of yesteryear and beyond. Influenced equally by disco music and it’s iterations as the Australian landscape and mundane suburbia in their unique visual splendour.

You’re taking on the closing night dance party for the Ballarat International Foto Biennale at the Mining Exchange later this month. What can visitors expect from this one?

We’re bringing the whole show on the road and doing what we do best! Staying at the controls all night long.

Have you guys ever been to Ballarat before?

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Either way, what are you looking forward to about the trip?

This will be the debut of Wax’o Paradiso in Ballarat and hopefully the start of something beautiful and many more visits!

You guys have been busy, spending the past few months overseas. Can you give us a little insight as to what you were up to?

We generally escape the Melbourne winter for a few months a year to play some shows in the northern hemisphere. This year we touched down in Bali, London and Hong Kong!

You’ve played some of the country’s biggest festivals, including Splendour in the Grass and Strawberry Fields Festival, as well as rooftop gardens, luscious convents, shipping containers, train yards, supernatural amphitheatres and smack bang under the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

What do you enjoy about performing in these types of exciting spaces?

Our favourite spaces to play are the unexpected.

Taking music into the great outdoors or heritagelisted buildings adds a special spice and unique flavour to the party.

You celebrated five years earlier this year (with an epic party!). What are the most important things for you in doing what you do?

Sharing music whilst creating an inclusive and liberated space for people to interact and DANCE. Thanks for the chat! To finish off, what’s planned for the rest of 2019?

Some of our own parties and a couple of festival appearances, including one of our annual highlights Strawberry Fields.

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TENNYSON KING Rock and roll infused with earthy roots and blues and laced with psychedelic ear candy is how Canada’s Tennyson King likes to roll. A high energy and mesmerizing live performer playing music that has the emotional sweetness of the blues with a rock and roll sensibility, this folkrocker is definitely one artist you need to know about. Lucky for you, he’s bringing all the energy back to Australia this November for the Bendigo Blues and Roots Music Festival. We chat with Tennyson ahead of his trip down under.

Hey Tennyson, thanks so much for taking the time to chat with Forte! How are you and what have you been up to recently?

I’m doing great! Thanks for asking. I just finished up a Western Canadian tour for the past two months and I’m back in my home-town of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada working on some songs for my next record.

We love listening to your music in the office, especially on a Friday with easy-listening, feelgood tracks like ‘Coast’ and ‘Alive’. Talk us through your creative process, do you have to be in a particular mood or headspace when you’re creating uplifting tracks like this?

My creative process definitely changes depending on the mood I’m in and I guess what I’m going through during that time of my life. With tracks like Coast and Alive, I wrote most of those songs while I was touring

TOOT TOOT, IT’S BAKED BEANS Ladies and gentlemen, can I have your attention. We would like to welcome you to the organ-driven garage-psych sound of Baked Beans…

Comprised of Matt Blach (The Murlocs, The Rusties), Jack Kong (Gonzo, Traffik Island), Lachlan McKiernan (The Rusties, The Grunes), Vincent Clemenston and Mitch Rice, the band officially formed in 2016 after jamming together since they were 16 and playing under a lot of different monikers.

Now, following the release of 2018’s Babble and their most recent single ‘Avalon Speedway’, the band are gearing up for their appearance at Loch Hart Music Festival, the regional festival returning to the small scenic town of Princetown this Summer for its second edition, where the vibe will be chill, the music will be infectious and the scenery will inspire.

“We’re pretty excited,” says frontman Matt Blach.

“I’ve been camping down there a lot. I hired an AirBnB once down in Princeton which was really nice but I haven’t spent as much time as I would like to down there. It’s beautiful and amazing, we’re pretty fortunate to live so close to something so good.”

With a recent string of shows along the east

Australia for the first time. I was spending a lot of time on the east coast, between Sunshine Coast and Gold Coast, just playing shows, living out of my van waking up to the sounds of the ocean, surfing and just really enjoying the beautiful weather. That sort of lifestyle definitely set the tone for those songs and when I went back to Canada to work with my producer Dan Hosh, I definitely tried to bring that experience and feel with me into the studio.

These were lifted from your sophomore album Coast, which has a very carefree, chill vibe to it.

What are some of the influences that helped craft this album?

A lot of the carefree vibe came from the year leading up to the recording where I did two tours in Australia in one year, travelled in Fiji, New Zealand, and Amsterdam amongst a few other places. I was mentally just in a travelling mode but not in a stressed way at all and I think that came out through the arrangements. I’ve always been a big fan of the Red Hot Chili Peppers but that year I was listening to them a lot and it really connected with me during those times.

Made with producer Dan Hosh (Elliot Brood, Whitehorse), you’re been promoting Coast in a number of exciting countries. We know both are so important to musicians but are you more at home with music in the studio, or on the stage?

I love being in the studio because there is so much you can do to create sounds. It’s an endless amount of fun, sometimes, there is too much! But my heart and soul definitely goes on the stage, performing my music is what I love doing the most and when I’m the happiest. It’s something that can only happen that one time in that moment, and to share that with people is a great feeling.

You’ve performed in Australia a number of times, most recently when you toured the country earlier this year in celebration of Coast. What keeps bringing you back??

The ocean and sunshine are just always calling me… every time I leave I look forward to going back. The people all over the country are lovely, I’ve met some amazing people and played some great shows.

You’re set to perform at Bendigo Blues & Roots Festival, after your debut there last November.

How did you find the festival?

The festival was great, so much talent performing all over the city. The people running the festival are amazing and kind, and the city of Bendigo is sweet. I had an amazing time last year and have nothing but positive vibes about it!

What can punters expect from your audience?

Do you have a favourite track to perform live?

I definitely enjoy playing tunes off the album Coast because the vibe for it is inspired by my time in Australia so I think it really comes through and the audience gets that.

With your performance in a little over a month, what are your plans for the trip? Are you going to be doing any other shows while you’re here?

I’ll be stopping in Hong Kong for a few shows on my way to Australia from Canada. The festival will actually mark the start of my Australian tour, and I’ll be in the country till the end of January playing music going all the way up to Cairns this time.

While we know you’ve been super busy taking your music all over the world, have you had any time to work on anything new?

Whenever I have downtime in between tours I’m working on a new album, which will be my first full length.

Lastly, who are some artists that you’re currently listening to (and that we should be listening to) right now?

Currently on my high rotation is Bahamas, John Mayer, Anderson .Paak, Shakey Graves, Aldous Harding, and Foy Vance.

Thanks so much for the chat! We can’t wait to have you back in Bendigo!

Thanks! I can’t wait!

OCTOLBO ROCKS COLBO WRITTEN BY THOM DEVEREUX The Colbinabbin Country Hotel is proud to announce the return of OcTolbo for its sophomore year. Complete with pub food, cold beer and a back-of-a-truck stage, this afternoon and evening brings live music back to a bar in the bush.

Acoustic duo Milkwood, country and folk-rock group Taylor Project, singer-songwriter Alexander Biggs and his band, and rockers Clinkerfield will take to the stage from 4pm until late into the night.

Beer will be on tap, with other drinks and food available to purchase, and camping also available. Colbinabbin Country Hotel owners Mary Ann Morgan and Julie Price promise a night of unforgettable ‘good old fashioned country hospitality’.

Tickets are on sale now for $40 through Eventbrite (under 15s are free), but are capped at 200 so get in quickly before you miss out!

WHEN: 4PM OCTOBER 19TH WHERE: COLBINABBIN COUNTRY HOTEL, 18 MITCHELL ST COLBINABBIN

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coast and past festival performances at the likes of Kennedys Creek, Baked Beans are keen to get back on the stage and share some of the tracks from their sophomore record, due out soon through Flightless Records.

“We will be playing a fair few new songs, they’re all in the middle of being mixed at the moment so we’ll play a lot of them, and a few old songs as well, and might throw in a cover or something,” he says, before touching on what a ‘festival performance’ entails. “We have a few more improvised parts [in a festival set], and a few more jam-out sections, more so in the boogie parts. We just really try to get people tapping their toes.”

If their charging anthemic belter ‘Avalon Speedway’ is anything to go by, we can expect that their upcoming album will be fuelled with heavy rock and ear ringing hammond/guitar hooks with all the trimmings that Beans fans can’t get enough of.

“There album will be pretty similar,” Blach says, referring to the recent single. “There’s a couple of nicer songs in there, but the majority of it is pretty heavy. There’s a few ‘put a smile on your dial’ songs and then the rest are kind of teeth-gritty rock.”

Gearing up for the festival that committed to making your music festival experience not only a memorable one but also thrifty with the privilege of bringing your own booze (with Blach nodding towards a thermos filled with espresso martini), Baked Beans are cementing themselves as the freshest, hottest, sauciest band goin’ around.

“We’re just really concentrating on Loch Hart Music Festival and finishing this album, but I think once the album’s done we’ll be going pretty full HAM,” Blach says, before finishing with one very important piece of advice.

“Drive Safe festival-goers! It’s a long, windy, dangerous drive… and party your little Loch Harts out.”

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KID CONGO POWERS TAKES ON RIVER ROCKS REHAB River Rocks Rehab is nigh, and headlining the festivities this year is American Kid Congo Powers, bringing his latest act Kid Congo and the Near Death Experience to Australia. Kid Congo has been rocking around the States since the 80s and has played with names like The Gun Club and Nick Cave, lately focusing on his band The Pink Monkey Birds. Kid Congo last brought his band to our shores in 2015 for the first time in 25 years, and again in 2018 so we thought we better sit down and chat with the absolute legend ahead of his return.

So, firstly we must say four decades as a musician is a credit to your hard work and clear passion. For you, what’s been the standout part of your rich musical history?

The standout part is that it happened at all. I was just a big music fanatic that was forced into playing guitar by Jeffrey Lee Pierce of The Gun Club, having never touched one before age of 19. The fact I presently continue to make music that people enjoy is a real standout to me.

You’ve been in bands since 1979. In your expert opinion, what are some of the key ingredients to a solid band?

A strong vision of the way you’d like to hear and experience music. Also, the ability to create a musical

language and world that people can join in on and understand, a good look, and magic, of course.

On that, with such a prolific career and with a variety of collaborators; has there been a time when you struggled with creative output?

I constantly struggle with creative output to this day. It takes hard work, a lot of trial and error, concentration and for me, a fair amount of wringing of hands. Also, it depends on the musicians I’m working with. Thankfully, I have been lucky in this area; the musicians I have and do play with are very giving.

We know both are super important to any musician, but what’s got your heart: songwriting, or the live stage?

I can most definitely say playing live. I like performing and feel the communication with an audience. Instant result and satisfaction – said like a true recovering addict.

The past 40 years have also seen a lot of changes in the music industry, which is proving to be everevolving. What’s something that you’ve noticed change the most, and where do you see it heading in the future (good or bad)?

Ha. I try not to look! I have been lucky enough to have gone down, mostly, the independent route and the past 11 years or so on In The Red Records which has afforded me freedom to do as I please, as Larry Hardy only releases artists he likes personally. I have had his full support all these years and I also admire his tastes. He is actually going into publishing and will release my memoir in the next year, so we’re trying something new together. This has put me somewhat out of the music industry at large. I have been signed to larger labels that ended in disaster and unreleased material. I vowed “never again” and, thus far, kept that promise. I don’t make a lot from download streams like Spotify or Pandora. That is still a bone of contention.

It was announced last month that you’ll be back in Australia for a surprise visit and oneoff Melbourne show in support of the launch of the definitive Kim Salmon biography written by Douglas Galbraith. How did that one come about?

What convinced you to venture back to Australia?

I am venturing back to Australia at the request of Kim Salmon and Douglas Galbraith. A royal command

performance, much like from the Queen. I have known Kim from the earliest days of the ‘80s as we barely scraped by in London at the same time and toured together with The Gun Club and The Scientists.

Kim sent me a letter, before we met, TELLING ME that The Scientists were going to go on a UK tour as support. How could I resist such tenacity? Also, I dug their music in the biggest way. Since then we have remained friendly and I see Kim as the perfect peer group, with his groups! Like i said before, he has created a strong vision and music world. Plus, we laugh a lot which is important.

Now you’ve teamed up with supergroup Harry Howard & the NDE to become Kid Congo & The Near Death Experience – what were the conversations like that led to this? Is this where you’ll be focusing a lot of your energy from now on?

Like Kim Salmon, Harry, with Crime and The City Solution and These Immortal Souls, were in London those ‘80s, no doubt also scraping by and creating great music. We didn’t know each other personally but were in the same circles spinning around. I certainly admired him and his bands. Also, Dave Graney and Clare Moore were in London with The Moodists at the same juncture. I really liked them. There was a bill in London at The Town and Country Club with The Gun Club, These Immortal Souls, and The Moodists before we fled back to our respective homelands. In past years we have reconnected and here we are, all together again – in much better shape, I will guess.

You’re heading to Geelong later this year to headline River Rocks Rehab. Have you ever ventured down to Geelong and The Barwon Club before?

I have not and it will be a first. I am excited and looking forward to it.

Can we expect any Gun Club & Cramps classics and some Pink Monkey Bird goodness?

All of the above will be played. I always like to say hello to the mentors. We will even include some NDE songs. They are so good.

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“The album was written during a pretty heavy time for me personally” he revealed. “I was going through a separation and adjusting to a lot of change, so naturally there were a lot of emotions thrown in the mix and I was definitely using music and writing as a way to process and express where I was at. “

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Hold//Fire frontman Andy Forssman had only written three or four demos when the band formed early last year. It took six months of hard-working and writing, jamming and playing before they finalised the eight tracks that would become their debut album The Space in Between.

Heavy guitars and beating, driving rhythm carry the sound of the band’s punk and heavy rock influences beside vocals toned with emotion.

Featuring brothers Andy (vocals, guitar), Mat (guitar) and Jamie (drums) Forssman and Paul Doery (bass), the Warncoort four-piece premiered their debut music video ‘Lost’ from their forthcoming album in mid-September. Written quickly in the lead singer’s kitchen, the track is moody and sets the scene for the album.

‘Lost’ opens hauntingly, the lead vocals flow out, reverberating slightly over the slow strum of the electric rhythm. The song comes together for the chorus, the harmonies hanging distantly, the incoming drum carrying the track along. By the three-minute mark, the band’s heavier sound comes to life, the electric guitar cutting across, the drummer’s cymbals crashing to life.

“The whole album marks a very significant point in time for me. Musically we weren’t really trying to achieve a particular sound, we really just wanted to be true to each song. This has led to a fair bit of diversity in style between each song. Ancient Games is quite rocky and intense, where Bones has almost an alt-country feel.”

Producer Sam Johnson initially tracked the album’s drums, followed by Andy slowly tracking the remaining instruments and vocals for the release.

“The songs themselves came together quite easily as our intention was always to create something that we can achieve live.”

Hold//Fire return to the Barwon Club after a run of recent Geelong shows on October 25 to celebrate the release of The Space in Between, supported by The Wonder and Geelong alt-rockers Hiddenite. “For this show, we’re actually going to play the album in full, in the order of the recording, with maybe a surprise or two thrown in along the way.”

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The album’s emotional theme and heavy sound come as a form of expression for lead-singer Andy.

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CHITRA IS ONE OF A KIND Drawing on elements of rock’n’roll, contemporary indie-rock, classic singersongwriter, and a hint of blues and country twang, twenty-two-year-old local musician Chitra is taking the music industry by storm, making a distinct step forward in her musical trajectory with her latest and second single ‘A Kind’. We sit down with Chitra.

First up congrats on your second single, ‘A Kind’. Is there a bit of a story about this one?

Thank you! Yes, yes. There’s always a story isn’t there! ‘A Kind’ is more or less about finding strength in vulnerability after feeling like that vulnerability got taken for granted a little bit.

I wrote it with my incredibly talented friend Merpire and I’m sure it might mean something a bit different to her and other listeners.

Is A Kind a taste of what other music is to come? Are you working on an EP or album?

Yes, it is! I’ve been working away this past year writing a bunch and recording which I’m very excited about sharing.

Can you give us a little idea of how you got into music?

I mostly wanted to do music because my sister, Tiara, was doing it and it inspired me. And then when I got to High School, the VET class at Bellarine

DAVID BRIDIE David Bridie is one of Australia’s most prolific and respected songwriters, and his sixth solo album release The Wisdom Line is an immersive multimedia project exploring themes of Melbourne, asylum, home, the transience of our relationships, and trying to make genuine connections in an interconnected world where everyone is talking on their phones.

Now, Bridie will be bringing The Wisdom Line live performance to our region over the next few weeks, with a fully curated show featuring sparse soundscapes, captivating visuals, spoken word elements, and a four-piece band. We chat with him ahead of the shows.

How does it feel to be nominated for the 2019 New Melbourne Prize for Music, how has that experience been?

It’s an honour to be nominated. The other nominees are all artists I have great respect for and luckily I’m not the one who has to decide!

This is the second line of The Wisdom Line Tour shows, do you feel like you really know the tracks now?

The more you play a song it evolves and as a band,

Secondary just felt like the most natural thing to do and felt like a safe place with really encouraging teachers/mentors. After that I just felt like it was the right thing to be doing.

Your music provides a rich platform for storytelling. Do you stick to a certain formula when writing music?

I try not to stick to the same formula, but I am known to be a creature of habit! I have a lot of creative people around me that always have suggestions to mix it up. But sometimes it’s enough to be in a comfortable space playing around on guitar and writing whatever I’m thinking and then editing that.

You’re heading to Port Fairy next year alongside the likes of C.W. Stoneking, Dan Sultan, Patty Griffin, William Crighton + heaps more. Have you ever been to the festival before?

What are you most looking forward to?

I’ve never been before and I’ve always wanted to, so I’m so thrilled to be able to play! I think it’ll just be a really nice atmosphere to be in and additionally having my band with me, it’s going to be pretty special.

Any acts your looking forward to checking out?

C.W Stoneking is someone I very much admire and cannot wait to see.

We loved your performance at Torquay’s Drop Festival. What do you love about performing live on stage?

Thank you, that was such a good day. Well, it’s always weirdly cathartic to be able to be completely transparent about emotion to a bunch of people.

Any other plans for 2019/2020?

At the moment the band and I have the single launch coming up on the 29th of November at the Gasometer that we’ll be rehearsing for! Then the big release next year!

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we learn nuance and subtlety each time – it’s never a static process.

How does The Wisdom Line come together live differently to how the audience might have heard the album in their own home?

Playing with a full band is different. Which makes a subtle difference. The album was mixed for people to listen to in their living rooms and their cars, the live show gives a visual element to the album and full production of the tracks.

This tour will visit some more regional areas that just capital cities, do these more intimate shows provide a different experience for you and the audience?

I love playing regional gigs. I don’t think a regional show is a lesser show than a capital city – it’s an opportunity for audiences to hear the record and the stories. The further I go in my career, the better set up venues there are in regional areas to allow for regional audiences to have opportunities to see great live music and art.

Why did you choose to make this show a multimedia collaboration by including projections of the accompanying videos?

This is something I’ve been interested in since the early days of Not Drowning Waving. I love the collaborative process of working with visual artists.

There’s a mixture of young energetic students and experienced filmmakers who I have done soundtracks for and the images they have created to accompany my songs provide a backdrop for the live shows. This to me adds to the show wonderfully and how the songs come across to an audience.

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October 12th

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IT’S A LONG WAY TO THE SHOP WITH THIS WAY NORTH & TUCK SHOP LADIES

THIS WAY NORTH Hi ladies, great to have you back in the mag!

We’re super excited to see you take your music around Vic and SA. What have you got planned for punters?

We are super excited to play for everyone! We have some pretty fun new outfits and Leisha has a brand new guitar she’ll be looking at and playing lovingly. Plus we’ve got some new tunes we’ve been writing in Canada and hopefully some sweet new dance moves!

You’ve been super busy on the touring front this year, just recently finishing a three-month stint in Canada! What do you love about taking your music overseas, and to new places?

Overseas audiences are often curious if we all ride around in Kangaroos so that’s fun to make them believe it’s true! They also are super open to new music and happy to become fans after seeing your show and hearing your music for the first time. Plus apparently we have nice accents BAHAHA!!!

Any particular highlights from the trip?

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It took five years for Ash Grunwald to create the album we now know as Mojo. Five long years of traveling, touring, writing, recording and activism work. There’s little that Grunwald hasn’t done on the journey that led not only to Mojo, but also his first book: Surf by Day, Jam by Night.

Originally set to be his American debut, much of Mojo was recorded in Los Angeles in 2015 with producer Brian Brinkerhoff. Over two weeks Grunwald recorded with a variety of experienced blues artists, including the late Terry Evans.

“The Terry Evans [collaboration] was amazing” Grunwald recounted. “Terry Evans isn’t the biggest name on the album and not even a name that people in Australia may even know.”

“He’s the amazing African-American vocalist on the first song Hammer and on Whipping Boy and on a few other songs in the album. He [was] an older guy, he’s

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This year it felt like a Canadian wildlife tour! We canoed up to a moose, saw about 10 bears – one on its bum eating blueberries and within about 15mins saw a moose, bald eagle, and a Lynx! Lynx are super rare and this one just strolled across the road and sat down next to the van licking its lips! Leisha hid a bit cause she thought it might go for the smallest one!

You released your explosive and infectious single Night Terrors back in May. Can we expect any more tracks in the near future? Was this track pulled from an upcoming EP/album?

Thank you! It was a one-off single so far but we are in the midst of sorting out our next recording which we are pretty excited about! We’ll definitely have new music for you next year.

Lastly, what do you love most about Tuck Shop Ladies?

They are so funny that I always get sore cheeks watching their show and generally hanging out with them. I guess the best thing is we get a free abs workout from laughing so much! But seriously they are two gems of humans who have been our biggest supporters as we’ve tried making music full time and they are wonderful people to be around!

TUCK SHOP LADIES For those unaware, can you give our readers a little insight as to what the Tuck Shop Ladies are all about?

For sure! As the Tuck Shop Ladies, our mission in life is to bring good times and fun to all that we do. We play ukuleles because they’re basically the lightest instrument we could think of to play (apart from the tin whistle and nobody would come to see us if we played the tin whistle) and we sing harmonies and we just generally let ourselves go wherever the show takes us in the moment.

We understand your catalogue is filled with riotous and hilarious songs. Can you give us a little insight into the creative process?

We like to look at the everyday stuff and explore it until we uncover the funny side of it. Basically, if it makes us laugh, it becomes a song. For example, Sam became obsessed with the fact that she never saw baby pigeons anywhere and when we thought about it we realised that it was pretty funny so we wrote a song about it.

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solo at this pub in the country and the Brothers used to come see me when they were like 10 years old, busking over the road.”

Some of the tracks from Mojo have appeared in Grunwald’s catalogue before yet have changed dramatically since their first release. Whispering Voice is one such song, appearing 2004’s I Don’t Believe, originally a slide guitar tune, now featuring Aussie legend Kasey Chambers.

“That’s a song that’s really close to my heart that was done ages ago. When you’ve had a career for so long, it’s like the context of certain songs change. After writing the book I just had a lot more perspective and I looked back on that song and it sort of rang true in a different way.”

Despite taking five years to complete, featuring nine collaborating artists and almost never happening at all, Grunwald finds no challenge in bringing Mojo to life live: “It’s one of the easiest to ever play live. It’s just live music. As we speak, I’ve just done my first two shows of the Mojo Album Tour and absolutely loved it. It’s been so amazing. I’ve just enjoyed these gigs so much, more than I’ve ever enjoyed gigs. It’s just something that’s been so long in the making and I just feel like it fits so well.”

Ash Grunwald will appear at Queenscliff Music Festival this November, during which he will also mentor newcomer Cooper Lower through the Alison McKenzie Mentor Program. While on the Surf Coast Grunwald hopes to hit the waves, a passion explored in his newly released debut book, Surf by Day, Jam

by Night. “I hope I can [surf] this year, it seems like these days I just end up so busy going from thing to thing. I feel like the further my music goes, the less I get in the water which is really annoying” “You can do everything, and you can have everything, but you can’t have it all at the same time. So I’m content, and I’ll just surf when I get back.”

not with us anymore unfortunately, from Mississippi and he just bought that authenticity to my music. I felt so honoured to have him on there.”

Tragedy struck when Grunwald returned to Australia, however, with Brinkerhoff suffering health issues, and the album that would be Mojo seemed to be lost. 2018 saw Grunwald’s new management find the lost tapes, and he headed to the studio with friend and producer Jordan Power to finish the album.

“It’s a very new era of my music,” explained Grunwald. “It’s just me; it feels like it’s me coming into a new epoch of my career and finding myself in a different way as a musician. It’s more like how I first started playing way before anyone had ever really heard me.”

As well as re-tracking some instruments and adding new songs to record, Grunwald was able to collaborate further, introducing an array of Australian artist to WHEN & WHERE: his project including the likes of The Cat Empire’s HALLS GAP HOTEL, HALLS GAP – OCTOBER 25 Harry Angus James, king of shred blues guitar Joe Bonamassa, and Mahalia Barnes, described by QUEENSCLIFF MUSIC FESTIVAL, QUEENSCLIFF Grunwald as ‘the Australian Aretha [Franklin]’.

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“Obviously The Teskey Brothers [stood out] on two tracks, they’re on fire at the moment. I used to play

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Well, our favourite thing to do with audiences is sing with them, so there will definitely be some sing a longs, we’ll probably talk a lot, tell stories about what we’ve been up to on the road, share way too much personal information and then get amongst the crowd and dance our arses off to This Way North.

Are you more at home with your music live on stage, or jamming in the studio?

We love sharing music with people, so probably we’re most at home live on stage, although, we have our own studio at home which pretty much spills out into the kitchen and the lounge room and any other room we happen to be in at the time, so that is pretty comfy too.

Lastly, what do you love most about This Way North?

This Way North embodies everything we love about music and people. They play hard, they work hard, they love hard and they bring every ounce of themselves to the stage. We love dancing to their music and their songs get stuck in our heads for days.

WHEN & WHERE: OLD CHURCH ON THE HILL, BENDIGO – OCTOBER 11 PORTLAND ARTS CENTRE, PORTLAND – OCTOBER 25 BIRREGURRA HALL, BIRREGURRA OCTOBER 26 GLENLYON SHIRE HALL, GLENLYON – OCTOBER 27 TICKETS AVAILABLE VIA WWW. THISWAYNORTH.COM

GET READY TO PART Y AT TEESDALE CELEBRATES The rhythms of salsa, ska and indie-rock will descend on Teesdale for its special festival ‘Teesdale Celebrates’ for an afternoon and evening of music, food and community, all in jubilation of Teesdale CFA’s 70th birthday!

Headlining the festival fun will be the eightperson Melbourne ska band Loonee Tunes, who will bring funky rhythms and a taste of Jamaica, that’s guaranteed to get punters up and about.

In the prelude to the headline act, salsa dance instructor, David Smile, will set the mood with a one-hour salsa dance class available to everyone, while the Geelong region’s salsa legends Los Locos and young four-piece indie rock band Channel Marker will continue the beat.

Market stalls, food and children’s entertainment will begin from 2pm, followed by a magical twilight lantern parade and music festival beginning from 5pm – offering a feast of entertainment for visitors.

“This is Teesdale’s night of nights,” said organiser Claire Whiteley. “We are really proud of our event.

The children at Teesdale Primary School have made some amazing lanterns over the past few years and it’s wonderful to see them at twilight as they wend their way to the pavilion.

TEESDALE CELEBRATES IS FOR ALL AGES, WITH FREE ENTRY AND GREAT FOOD AND DRINK AVAILABLE. IT WILL RUN FROM 2PM – 10PM, SATURDAY OCTOBER 12, AT TURTLE BEND PAVILION, MAIN ROAD, TEESDALE. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT WWW. TURTLEBENDEVENTS.COM.

with his dreamy EP’s and killer support slots. His recent release ‘Northern River’s’ pays homage to his home time in NSW and the coastal lifestyle similar to that of Ocean Alley.

“I guess it’s that coastal life. It’s pretty easy going and pretty relaxed and most of the time you’re pretty happy and I think carries over into your music as well. It’s kind of just a way of life,” he says.

Botts played at Big Sound this year and has been touring endlessly throughout 2019 (in his car as a lone wolf), supporting some of our favourite Aussie acts.

“We’ve been doing heaps of support tours this year which has been cool playing to heaps of different kinds of audiences and different demographics. I’ve been playing with the Pierce Brothers and John Floreani and I’ve got Ash [Grunwald] coming up. It’s been cool to tap into different types of audiences and they’ve all been super nice to me.”

Crowd continue that support as he hits Land of Plenty.

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Shepparton folk, Melbourne Cup weekend is going to be a huge one and not for the races. The Shepparton showgrounds will become home to brand new all-ages music festival, Land Of Plenty, stamping their debut with a mega lineup of national talent. Hip hop superstar, Illy co-headlines with Sydney coast boys, Ocean Alley, and are joined by Briggs, Alex The Astronaut, Slowly Slowly, Ocean Grove, and current ARIA number 1 record holder Tones and I, Eliott, DRMNGNOW, Jack Botts, Heard Instinct Collective, Pick of the Crop winner, Charlie Mccosh and straight fire sets from killer DJs. After a huge year taking out the triple j Hottest 100 with their major groove, ‘Confidence’ and landing eighth spot with ‘Knees’, Ocean Alley have followed up their Chiaroscuro bangers with yet another two hot contenders. ‘Stained Glass’ shattered our hearts in February and ‘Infinity’ infected our ears on 6 June, both tracks rhythm guitarist Mitch Galbraith teases may be part of a new album to come. “’Infinity’ and ‘Stained Glass’ could possibly make it onto our next LP release and we’ve kind of been spending time in between touring this year to write more music and record it in the studio and get demos and just start that process but there’s no real date or timeline to get the

record out but there will probably be another record sometime next year,” Galbraith says.

The two tracks will also be making an appearance in their Land of Plenty setlist. This year the boys have been no strangers to the regional stage. They recently ventured out to Lucindale as Triple J’s carry on for the delightful One Night Stand.

“That’s a festival that champions small regional areas and when we got the offer to join Land of Plenty we definitely wanted to sign up because it’s part of the country that we don’t get down to visit as often as others when you get the opportunity it’s definitely worthwhile and play to those wonderful people in central north Victoria.”

In the spirit of the festival and the township of Plenty, we asked the hard questions including, what do you have plenty of? A heart-warming response is what followed: “I have plenty of lovely supportive friends and family and I think that’s one of the main things that makes people happy in life; just having plenty of friends and people to share their life journey with. That was pretty deep, was that too much?” Galbraith says. “I’ve also got plenty of 5c pieces in my coin tray that I won’t be sorting through any time soon [laughs].”

Echoing Galbraith’s humble answer is fellow surfer and line-up sharer, Jack Botts.

“That’s a good question. I think plenty of happiness and good times this year. It’s been good,” he laughs. “We could have said plenty of beers or nights out!”

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band,” she continues. “We know each other really well; we’ve been playing together for years now. So it’s just about having fun, going out there and doing the best show you can do.”

Since announcing her first single in 2015, Thandi has released a handful of tracks leading up to her debut EP release next month. Despite this, she hasn’t found difficulty in forming her setlist for the upcoming Australian festival season.

“It is tricky sometimes when you just want to put all the best ones in and then you’re like “Oh no, I don’t want to cut this, I don’t want to cut that. But if it’s a shorter set, I just want to come out with a bang and hit the audience with a ‘Best of’.”

Fans will not only be treated to favourites like ‘Tell Me Where All the Lovers Have Gone’, with new material from next month’s coming EP featuring throughout the setlist. “I’ve been really integrating some more of the new tracks from the EP,” she explained. “The EP is pretty pumping.

“It’s high energy. The shows have just been getting a lot stronger every time we perform. It’s been fun, I’ve been adding new live elements. For Splendour [in the Grass] I brought on backing vocals and a horn section, so that’s been a really fun element to WRITTEN BY THOM DEVEREUX introduce into the live show. Having more people If you don’t know the name Thandi Phoenix, on stage and it creates a big sound and allows the it won’t be long before you do. With explosive audience to experience the live show in a different singles like ‘My Way’ and ‘Cleopatra’, the former way.” produced by Rudimental, Thandi has earned With a run of festival shows to follow her debut EP her place in the line-up of renowned festivals release next month, Thandi is excited for the busy such as Spilt Milk and Splendour in the Grass. months to come. “Next month I’ll be putting out Come December, Thandi is set to appear at my first EP, which is really exciting. I cannot wait Festival X in its inaugural year. Presented by to share that, obviously, and perform those songs.”

Hardware, Onelove and Live Nation, Festival X will With her Festival X performance set to go off, showcase international acts for fans of anything Thandi wants the audience to have as much fun from dance to hip-hop to pop, including the likes as her. “I don’t want people to be too caught up in of headliners Calvin Harris, Armin van Buuren, and looking a certain way or behaving a certain way, I Lil Pump. just want people to have the best time, enjoy the With Festival X just two months away, the Sydney music and get to meet new people. singer-songwriter promises audiences an eventful set. “It’s going to be a big old party. Come ready to FESTIVAL X HEADS TO THE MELBOURNE dance and to have an amazing time,” she says. “I’m SHOWGROUND ON DECEMBER 1ST. TICKETS doing it for the audience just as much as me. For me, ARE AVAILABLE AT FESTIVALX.COM.AU/ it’s the experience that they get that’s number one. TICKETS “The boys and I, my band, we’re a pretty tight

Garrett Kato and Tay Oskee and we’ve always worked on each others’ records and helped each other with production and singing harmonies. Practically any song you hear off Ziggy or Garrett or Tay, you can probably hear my voice somewhere sitting in there doing harmonies in the background. It’s been a really creative community with those guys.”

While Lionhart has contributed to their records, he didn’t pull any of them in to help on his debut album, ‘Too Young’ released Friday 20 September.

Instead, he jetted to Nashville to immerse himself in the culture while bringing a little bit of his coastal energy to the south.

“The whole record was recorded in Nashville!

The walls, the roads, the buildings, everything is bleeding of music history. It’s a pretty inspiring place and also pretty daunting for a little Australian coastal boy going into a place like that as a WRITTEN BY TAMMY WALTERS songwriter because they have the best songwriters There’s certainly something in the water in in the world being in those hubs, and you’re going Byron Bay. Over the last couple of years we have there and calling yourself a songwriter, it can be seen an abundance of talent emerge from the quite daunting. But it was still very inspiring to be home of Splendour In The Grass and Bluesfest there and to be recording over in Nashville!” and take over the world. Ziggy Alberts is adored To record a debut album in Nashville has certainly in Canada and across Europe, Skegss are killing set the benchmark for Lionhart for albums to come it in the States and Europe and Parkway Drive and what an album it is. With the stunning ‘Sorry one of the biggest bands in the world in the I’m gone’ feature Emily Reid and ‘Happy Now’ and metal scene with a co-headlining slot at this ‘Holding On’, this will be an album to top. years’ Good Things. Now the next one to watch “Totally! [Laughs] It’s really insane, I had this is the super talented sweetheart, Kyle Lionhart. conversation with my manager and he’s just like, From Byron Bay busker to Nashville recording ‘how did we pull this off? We’ve got a debut album artist, the lion is taking over the pride, but recorded in Nashville with a producer that you really what we want to know is, what’s the magical wanted to work with. That just doesn’t happen’. ingredient we’re missing?

Usually a couple of records down the track you get “There are so many musicians doing it here [in the producer you’ve always wanted and you record Byron Bay] and it pushes you to be better, it pushes in the place you’ve always wanted to so yeah it’s you to write better, pushes you to play better which like I’ve ticked two big bucket list items off my list is really good. You need that outer source which and I’m kind of like ‘wow’.” is semi-competitive in a way but still loving, you “I’m just so excited for people to listen to it now need that push to be able to be bettering yourself and just get out there and play the songs on the road with every song and pushing deeper and being more which is always the more exciting part for performers.” vulnerable and trying to connect more. It definitely helps me get in the studio and push me to play YOU CAN CATCH HIM AT THE CORNER HOTEL, better, write better,” explains Lionhart.

MELBOURNE ON SATURDAY 19 OCTOBER. “I’ve made some of my best friends here in Byron PHOTO BY ANDRE COIS busking on the streets including Ziggy Alberts and

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capturing the community of San Fran whilst also keeping the crowd dancing.

a couple of scratch vocals on top of a track that Alex (bass) had created. In one of the takes was the notable line and title of the song, ‘Open the Door’.

This inspired and paved the way thematically for the rest of the song both sonically and lyrically. On the surface, it’s about heading out on the weekend to forget about troubles during the week, but it also refers to shifting your mindset from either past or future and finding solace in the present.

Why is this the track that was chosen to feature on the compilation?

According to Merida and Sarah from Tremorverse, they simply loved the track. We like to think the track this was due to the fact that while it can be classified as a dance-pop song, it’s also augmented by a psychedelic solo section and half-time outro.

Is there a particular track on the album Independent record label Tremorverse (besides your own!) that you’re really getting Records have released their second compilation around? album, Two, which comes after the success of It would have to be ‘Apocalypse Later’ by the label’s debut release, One in 2018. Amongst ‘Pseudoskateboard’. Not only because it’s a track those featured on the compilation album is that is somewhat reminiscent of the band ‘Pixies’ Melbourne five-piece Diamonds of Neptune, but also due to the way in which the song came who boast a unique take on the indie-rock about. It was the winner of the inaugural ‘Creative genre. We sit down with the band following Cup’, a competition held by Box Hill Institute and Two’s release. entered into by Students of all music faculties. This Hey guys, thanks for chatting with Forte Mag! song was one of many that had to be written and First up, can you tell our readers a bit about the recorded in just 2 days. band and your music?

You’ve released a few singles across the years, We have actually been a band for quite a while. and we hear there’s a debut album coming at Our vocalist and guitarist met way back in 2010 the end of the month. Can you tell us a bit about at University and we added members from there. this, what can we expect to hear?

Pink Floyd and Tame Impala initially inspired us It’s an album featuring 11 entirely new tracks, heavily. While our current genre sits in the indie including ‘Open The Door’, as well as previously dream-pop bracket, there is still evidence of early released singles ‘Give A Little’ and ‘Leave It All rock and psychedelic influences.

Behind’. It is s gradient of sonic colours, a reflection Congrats on being apart of the Tremorverse of our genre evolution as a band. It has something for Records compilation album, Two. How did your all fans of our music, past, present and undiscovered. relationship with TR come about?

Our vocalist Matt goes to Box Hill Institute, where TWO IS OUT NOW VIA TREMORVERSE the label is based. He submitted ‘Open The Door’ RECORDS. THE ALBUM LAUNCH WILL DOWN for consideration on their upcoming compilation. AT THE VENUE, BOX HILL INSTITUTE, BOX HILL They liked it so much that they decided it should ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18. be one of the singles.

Tell us a bit about your track ‘Open The Door’?

The song came about when Matt (vocals) layered

However, ‘San Frandisco’ isn’t Dom Dolla’s first masterpiece. ‘Take It’ topped the charts across Hungary, Belgium and the Netherlands, and was #73 on the global Shazam Chart; ‘Be Randy’ was nominated for an ARIA award; ‘You’ gave him 13 million streams and another first place on the ARIA club chart.

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It’s safe to say it all started with his record ‘Define’, produced with Go Freek. It was Dom Dolla’s first release – and it immediately connected with fans, becoming a worldwide dance anthem. Now, his light-hearted and bass-driven beats are supported by millions of fans worldwide.

SAN FRANCISCO: WHERE’S YOUR DISCO? AN INTERVIEW WITH DOM DOLLA WRITTEN BY DANIELA KOULIKOV Dom Dolla, the Melbourne-born house music producer, has created waves after delivering yet another hit single: ‘San Frandisco’.

“San Francisco is where a lot of successful house music producers come from. Every time I went to San Fran, the audience and I seemed to gel. They really connected with my music and the records I was writing, and as I was leaving the club one night, I felt like writing a song to San Francisco.”

From hearing a DJ play his track at Coachella years ago to performing at Coachella himself, Dom Dolla has had an impressive career. Over the last 12 months, he’s had a headline tour of North America – but he’s recently made plans to return to the UK. “I like following the sunshine,” said Dom Dolla about his tours, “It keeps me happy.”

Even though Coachella was a “great gig”, he’s happy to be home – and especially keen to be performing all over Australia during the festival season.

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FOODIE NEWS WRITTEN BY BERT SEATON

THERE’S A NEW JAPANESE COCKTAIL BAR OPENING IN GEELONG A new Japanese cocktail bar is opening in Geelong, serving various Japanese beverages including Tokyo inspired cocktails, popular Japanese beers, sake, and shochu.

Operating after hours in The Backyard café from 4pm-late Wednesday-Saturday, it’s the perfect way to relax and enjoy a few drinks while experiencing a bit of Japanese culture.

FIND THIS EXCITING NEW BAR NEXT TO THE CINEMA AT 188 RYRIE STREET, AND BRING YOUR COCKTAIL LOVING FRIENDS ALONG TO TRY IT OUT.

WE’RE LOVING THE GEELONG WEST SOCIAL CLUB You know when you find yourself in a bit of a hurry, don’t want to spend a heap of money, but want some good tasty food?

The Geelong West Social Club has got you covered with their delicious array of bagels. Grab it to go, or sit in and make the most of the social space in a simplistic, relaxed environment.

It’s not only bagels that they do right by the way, but their coffee is also great and goes down nicely with one of the cakes available.

WHERE TO GO WHEN YOU’RE CRAVING A BIG BREKKY There’s not much that can beat a good oldfashioned big breakfast! Eating breakfast out is a regular weekend event for many, and a midweek treat for some. Either way, this region sure knows how to serve up some decadent meals that are worth stumbling out of bed for.

Forget the fancy porridge, granola, and pancakes, big breakfasts are all about meat, eggs, and salt.

Whether you prefer oozy eggs, crispy bacon or housemade hashbrowns, we’ve decided to track down some of the best high-calorie morning indulgences for when you want to go a little bit bigger.

what you dug out of the couch cushions, this is your place. A Geelong institution known for providing the best hangover cures in the world, Raj’s breakfasts are not for the faint hearted. It’s pretty simple: you get your eggs, toast, tomato, hashbrown, on a plate literally surrounded by delicious pieces of bacon. The serving sizes are renowned for being huge, and it’s cheap, so very cheap. You even get a free juice with every meal!

places who serve a mean breakfast – minus the meat!

King of the Castle is where to go most weekends for sipping coffee, soaking in the good vibes and chowing down the EPIC Vegan breakfast. This one has potato hash, garlic roasted mushroom, avocado, pickles, sweet potato hummus, and roasted winter greens on sourdough. If you’re looking for something big, but plant-based, we would definitely recommend this place for your next weekend brunch spot.

RAJ’S IS LOCATED AT 220 PAKINGTON ST, GEELONG WEST.

KING OF THE CASTLE IS LOCATED AT 24 PAKINGTON STREET, GEELONG WEST.

WINTERS CAFÉ Located at the river end of Pako, Winters has become a mainstay in the Geelong brekky scene.

While we’re living for their soft-centered black forest hotcakes, it’s their Big Breakfast that has truly stolen our hearts and filled our stomachs. For an easy $23.50, you get two eggs (cooked any way you please) on sourdough with bacon, chorizo, housemade baked beans, sautéed mushrooms, chive rosti, and spinach.

NEWFOLK CAFÉ With hand-painted stools, a deep blue feature wall, indoor plants and stunning pendants, Newfolk sports a casual and mellow neighbourhood vibe, and one that all of Newtown know and love. It’s not just the happy vibes and the friendly barista’s perfectly steamed milk that has the locals coming back time and time again, it’s also the delicious big brekky! You get eggs your way on toast, with bacon, avocado, mushrooms, hashbrown, greens, tomato and housebaked beans. It would be a great loss not to indulge in this magnificent brekky sometime soon.

YOU CAN FIND WINTER’S CAFE AT 330 PAKINGTON ST, NEWTOWN.

THE PICKERS UNION Serving delicious food every day 8 ’til 3:30, The Pickers Union are a favourite amongst the crew at Forte, and they’ve got a decent brekky menu sure to get the taste buds dancing feverishly! One item in particular though has landed them on this list, and that’s the Pickers Big Breakfast. Here you get eggs your way on sourdough, with generous servings of bacon, mushrooms, house-made hashbrown, halloumi and hollandaise. If you’re a sucker for halloumi, you won’t be disappointed!

THE FEDERAL This is one of the most stunning eateries in the area!

With original red brick and black trusses across the roof, industrial style chandeliers, herringbone design laser cut panels found all around the main dining area and vibrant teal upholstery, this place just oozes style.

But they’ve made the list not for the visuals, but for their food, and in particular The Federal Big Brekky.

This one will get you poached eggs, bacon, spinach, chorizo, semi-dried tomatoes, asparagus, hash brown, and mushrooms all served on sourdough! Goodness, our mouths are already watering. This one will only set you back $22 as well so no need to skimp on the accompanying coffee.

THE PICKERS UNION IS LOCATED AT 3 MACKEY STREET, GEELONG.

THE FEDERAL IS LOCATED AT 13-35 MACKEY ST, NORTH GEELONG.

RAJS ON PAKO If you love bacon like a child, thoroughly enjoy massive, greasy breakfasts and want to pay for it with

KING OF THE CASTLE While your standard big brekky will be overflowing with bacon, chorizo, and sausage, there’s also a few

YOU CAN FIND NEWFOLK CAFÉ AT 105 SKENE STREET, NEWTOWN. THE VILLAGE DOOR CAFÉ If you’re really battling some breakfast cravings, and you think you can handle the ULTIMATE brekky, The Village Door Café have you covered with their breakfast platter. Perfect for a breakfast date for two or one very hungry person, the ‘Ultimate Breakfast Platter’ boasts eggs your way, bacon, krajnski sausage, ćevapi, mushroom, tomato, beans, hash browns and dutch pancakes, with your choice of toppings.

Honestly, we’d eat this every day if we could.

THE VILLAGE DOOR CAFE IS LOCATED AT 156 PAKINGTON STREET, GEELONG WEST.

LOCATED JUST OFF PACKO, ON YUILLE STREET IN GEELONG WEST, YOU’LL HAVE TO CHECK IT OUT.

THE PADDOCK CAFÉ WRITTEN BY CHLOE CICERO If you haven’t ventured down to The Paddock Café in Wallington, then you’re definitely missing out.

PRICKLY MOSES RELEASES LIMITED-EDITION GREAT OCEAN ROAD AUSTRALIA LAGER This year marks 100 years of the Great Ocean Road and iconic Otway craft beer producer, Prickly Moses are joining the celebrations and have launched a limited-edition Great Ocean Road Australian Lager.

Brewed using Otway rainwater, this beer is a classic refreshing crisp Australian lager with a pleasant bitterness derived from hops grown in the high country of Victoria.

Backyard Cafe offers vegan / non vegan menu a Japanese style cocktail bar Healthy food in leafy chilled environment

This will be “Beer of the Month” at the Great Ocean Road Brewhouse and Queenscliff Brewhouse the whole month of October so make sure you pop in for a celebratory bevvie!

Now, the menu. If you like your meals hearty, then this is a must. From gnocchi (breakfast, lamb or chicken), burgers, to salads and side, as well as a long list of scrumptious all-day breakfast (which also includes waffles in the form of jam donut, Canadian and choc butterscotch), there’s something for absolutely everybody. I mean come on, all day waffles! It doesn’t really get better than this.

They also make sure to source local wherever they can, including the ingredients they use and the beverages they have on offer, both boozy and non-boozy.

THE GREAT OCEAN ROAD AUSTRALIAN LAGER IS AVAILABLE IN 330ML STUBBIES AND 640ML LONG NECKS. FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO PLACE AN ORDER CONTACT PRICKLY MOSES AT INFO@PRICKLYMOSES. COM.AU OR PHONE 03 5233 8400.

The Paddock Café is child and animal friendly, so bring either or both because there is an outdoor are to keep them entertained, as well as some super friendly horses next door. If you’re lucky, you can share some carrots with them, just make sure to mind your fingers, horses love those.

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With delicious coffee, a menu to suit everyone, an outdoor kid’s area, and even some friendly neighbours that neigh, it is one of THE BEST cafes in the surrounding areas of G-town.

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There will also be a hub up the other end in Little Malop Street West that will include a ‘Sweet Street’ with pop-up’s with dessert treats and pamper giveaways, while The Green Spine will see a ‘Street Runway’ fashion parade showcasing the latest Spring fashion and meet and greets Ambassador and Geelong Cats AFLW player Anna Teague.

This year, select businesses will even be offering ‘lucky bags’ – a mystery bag valued higher than the selling price, so make sure you keep your eyes peeled for those!

Shopping can be a tiring exercise, so keep fuelled up with the range of lunch specials and alfresco dining options in the central Geelong area. With some fantastic offers expected, our tip is to get in early and make a reservation.

With thousands of shoppers flocking to the streets, it’s an exciting day both for the race itself and the opportunities it gives to local retailers.

The places we shop, where we eat and where we indulge, all make up a part of our community home, especially the unique one-of-a-kind businesses that locals know and love. After all, buying from locallyowned businesses is not only good for our local retailers, but it’s a great way to generate and strengthen the economic impact for our own community. Talk about a win-win!

For those who aren’t heading up to Melbourne for the races, the annual Sidewalk Sales is a great way to stay entertained, support local businesses and, of course, save some money with the sales. However, a range of venues around the CBD will be broadcasting the action from Flemington so you can still keep an eye on your winning horses.

THE OFFICIAL FORM GUIDE (WITH A FULL LIST OF THE BUSINESSES INVOLVED, RACE DEALS AND LOCATIONS) WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25 VIA WWW.CENTRALGEELONG.COM. AU/SIDEWALKSALES

THE ONE DAY SALE FRENZY RETURNS TO GEELONG It’s time to break out the sensible shoes and loosen your purse strings; the annual Sidewalk Sales (aka Geelong’s largest sale day) is back for another year.

Held on Melbourne Cup Day (Tuesday, November 5), businesses right across Central Geelong will trade on the footpath, offering a huge range of special offers and sale items for you to throw your credit card at, with

A MOMENT WITH KAT & FOX

Kat and Fox is the baby of mumpreneur and design educator Katharine Rattray who has a passion for everything colourful, bright and unique, and creates magical wondrous worlds through visual storytelling to escape to. We sit down with Katharine.

What exactly is Kat & Fox? Kat & Fox is a brand dedicated to my whimsical illustration products and services. It’s a brand that brings a smile to all through colour and line.

How did you get into this?

Well I have always loved to draw.. ever since I was a wee pommi tacker. One day I woke up a realised that I was teaching everyone else to draw and be colour-tastic but I had not done a drawing myself for years. It took my father to be diagnosed with terminal cancer back in 2010 to bring me back to the drawn line. I went to the chemo centre with him and he grabbed a pen and pad and turned to me and said draw.. please...draw for me again. From that moment I have not stopped. Through kissing him... through the birth of my last child... through illness I have not stopped. That’s how I fell into illustration.

Talk us through your creative process.

For me the creative process starts from the fist conversation I have with the client. I gather all the

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THIS EVENT IS AN INITIATIVE OF CENTRAL GEELONG MARKETING

Before you start pouring the bubbly on race day, head into town and take advantage of all the one-day-only deals. An event hub will be located in Little Malop Street Central offering further special offers, pop up shops, sale items and a range of entertainment to enjoy along the way. Here you’ll find live music performances from the big band soul sound of The Sweethearts, a ‘Garden Party’ area with a range of pop up versions of some of Central Geelong businesses and even a ‘Pamper Marquee’; offering free pamper treatments for all you dedicated shoppers.

bits and pieces together... the jigsaw pieces and then start to put the puzzle together a piece at a time. So when I creative illustrations for children’s books I start with the text, create small thumbnails of the pages... at this stage I even physically act out the scenes to work out the format. Next when the client is happy I create more detailed pencil sketches, eventuating in the refined finals. The whole process involves the client. I work with, not for.

How can people go about ordering products off you, and what does this entail?

The products I offer are fully customised characters by Kat and Names Arts by Kats. So personalised artworks. I create them for gifts and for business owners. I also offer a book illustration service for self publishing authors. I love working with well crafted words adding the visuals to make the message or story come to life... adding the sparkle. All of these services and products can be ordered through the website.

Where is your go-to place to find inspiration?

I am lucky living so close to the beach in Torquay...

I head to the beach to ground myself. People watch for inspiration. I also love working in Cafe’s there it is rich is character inspiration. Small chilled in tutu’s and fun boots, cranky old men with bald heads and walking sticks... you name it I draw it! If I had a person that inspires me it would be Quinton Blake and his quirky drawings.

What’s next for you?

I am now at a stage where I am needing to step from freelance to being able to grow Kat & Fox. With the help of a business coach I am looking at using my teaching experience to offer online courses. I am looking at working with larger publishers. I am also putting down the foundations of creating an agency a stable of other illustrators and their styles under the Kat & Fox brand. I am looking to bring smiles to everyone through my vibrant colours and whimsical line work!!

VISIT WWW.KATANDFOX.COM.AU

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THIS HOT MESS WE’VE LAUNCHED! Well, the blog has officially been launched! And holy shit did we do it in style!! I honestly couldn’t say thank you enough for all the amazing local companies that came on board to support the night with their skills and time.

So now that the dust has settled (that’s a classy way of saying my hangover has worn off), I wanted to share two of my personal takeaways from the incredible panel of women we had join us on the night.

“Doing something imperfectly is better than not doing it at all” - Asti Maree Asti Maree (@asti.maree) is a female sexual empowerment coach and honestly one of the most amazing women I think I’ve ever met. Her passion for helping people and ability to be confident and humble at the same time is a rare quality I greatly admire. When asked about one of her weaknesses, Asti shared that she struggles with dyslexia. This resulted in her father dismissing her at a young age when she shared her dream of being a news reporter, something that put a crack in her confidence and belief in her abilities for much of her life.

It wasn’t until later in life she realised that writing and speaking to her audience was her calling, and to pretty much not give two fucks about anyone who had a problem with the fact her content may have a spelling mistake or two. Instead, she focused on

what is important... sharing her wisdom with her world and changing lives, not getting every blog grammatically perfect.

So she imperfectly charged forward, despite her struggles, and refuses to feel insecure about her weaknesses because as she rightly said, “something done imperfectly is better than not done at all”. And I bloody couldn’t agree more, because the world would one hundred percent be worse off if Asti had chosen to stay quiet.

“Almost every time, other people’s opinions of you have nothing to do with you, and everything to do with them” - Bec Dunfield Bec from @Alchamybody is a really special woman. Her unique education as a psychotherapist and experienced Yoga instructor give her a very interesting view of the world, blending both eastern and western teachings. She is specifically interested in trauma... How it is held in the body, how it affects us and how to effectively treat it.

When asked about one piece of advice Bec could give to the women attending the launch, the above quote was it. And man, the older I get, the more I am learning that this is the truth. I’m not an overly quiet or discrete person. In fact, my personality has been referred to as “polarising” more times than I’d like to admit. But the truth is, my heart is pure and my intentions are good. So it’s interesting to see how simply existing, trying to be a blessing to my world and living a life that is authentic to who I am can really trigger some people.

Stepping back into the public eye, especially now I’m singing again and have launched the blog only accentuates this. But I’ve had to settle with the fact that as long as I’m not being “offensive”, (because that’s my responsibility), I can’t wear the heaviness of also taking responsibility for if people are “offended” by me. I’ve learned, and Bec reiterated this to our guests, that you just can’t please everyone.

A huge thank you again to everyone who has supported the blog in its launch, it’s been so overwhelming in the most wonderful way.

IF YOU HAVEN’T YET, CHECK US OUT ON INSTAGRAM AT @THISHOTMESSAU

WESTERN UNITED’S HISTORIC FIRST SEASON IN THE HYUNDAI A-LEAGUE WRITTEN BY BERT SEATON Before December 2018, Western United was nothing more than an ambitious idea to bring the Hyundai A-League to the western suburbs of Melbourne and greater western regions of Victoria.

This season that idea comes to life with 13 blockbuster home matches spread across GMHBA Stadium in Geelong and Mars Stadium in Ballarat.

Be a part of history by attending the first home game, Saturday the 19th of October against last seasons premiers, Perth Glory, at GMHBA stadium.

With the tickets among the cheapest in the A-League, it’s a great chance to see the best quality soccer in the country for an affordable price. General admission is valued at just $44 for a family of four, $6 for children and $20 for adults.

TICKETS ARE ON SALE FOR WESTERN UNITED HOME GAMES NOW VIA TICKETEK, GET IN AND GET AMONGST THE NEW FACE OF THE A-LEAGUE.

REAL ESTATE THAT ROCKS Up close with Kieron Hunter from Barry Plant

With a competitive housing market in Geelong, one of the most important considerations when deciding to list your property is who is going to sell it for you. It doesn’t matter if you’re selling the family home, your first apartment or an investment property, choosing the right real estate agent is key to getting the best result possible for your property. Specialising in real estate for sale, Kieron Hunter (a licensed Estate Agent & Auctioneer) is our number one choice when we’re thinking about real estate that rocks! We sit down with Kieron to discuss his journey from the local music scene to becoming the King of Highton.

COLAC OTWAY ARTS TRAIL Part of the joy of art is discovering new things, whether that’s in the form of a new artistic friend, something you didn’t realise about yourself or just a new art form you’ve never seen before.

Held over two weekends in October, Colac Otway will be brightly glowing with creativity with the return of the Arts Trail spectacular – an event that highlights the Colac-Otway Shire as a place to travel to not only for its physical beauty, its fabulous food, and wine and but also for its amazing art.

The first weekend (October 19-20) will see an abundance of coastal and hinterland Otway artists in the limelight while the following weekend (October 26-27) will focus on the creatives within Colac and surrounds, with many studios and exhibitions open for both weekends.

Within the arts trail, you’ll find up to 60 artists, 36 studios, a number of galleries and even some stunning displays to visit in towns spanning Apollo bay, Barongarook, Beech Forrest, Beeac, and Birregurra, to areas like Camperdown, Colac, Cororooke, Deans Marsh, Forrest, Gellibrand, Lavers Hill and Warncourt.

With a wide range in location and a wide range

of art practice, there truly will be something for everyone to discover, with the opportunity to meet some of the artists behind the artwork in their own venues and studios, giving an insight into the artists living in our community.

New this year is the ‘Art Walk on Murray’, where art lovers can take a self-directed leisurely walk along Murray Street (Queen – Hart St) from October 18-28, and enjoy the works by local artists, with each allocated to a shop window. Essentially, this a taster of what you can visit on the trail, with the option of stopping for a coffee or a shop along the way.

An exciting addition comes straight from Winter Wild in Apollo Bay and before they head to White Night in Melbourne, with the very own Wildhoney Performing Arts, who will present its newest creation ‘The Elementals – Birth Of Light’ at Red Rock Regional Gallery and Theatre in Cororooke on Friday 25 October. This night will also feature a makers market with stalls, food, drinks, and buskers, as well as the official launch of the Emerging Youth Artist exhibition.

If you’re keen to immerse yourself in all the art but don’t want to travel on your own, The Art Bus will leave from the red door at Makers Space (next to COPACC) at 9.30am each morning to visit the Arts Trail. Not only does this mean you have the company of others and there’s no stress of being behind the wheel, but it also means you can enjoy a glass of champagne! Booking essential via the website.

While we could fill up pages and pages of what’s on offer, there’s an entire catalogue and a website with all the maps and details to guide you through the trail which should be your point of call ahead of the weekend.

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We understand that you actually started in the attitude. It’s an industry you start from zero, but you music industry, DJ’ing around Geelong. Can you are rewarded for the extra effort you put in, not like a tell us a bit about the journey and how you first 9 to 5. That excited me; the endless possibilities. Now got into it?

I run a successful sales team that consistently breaks Yes, it was my first paid job actually. I was the sales records and wins awards each year. Watching my resident DJ at the National Hotel back in the day, it team grow and having a hand in their success also was one of the only places that played hip hop, soul, keeps the wind in my sales nowadays. funk music at the time. I also opened for a lot to the You’ve kicked some serious goals in the real big Aussie hip-hop names when there were events estate industry in Geelong. In your opinion, what around other venues in Geelong. about the region helps in attracting people to What did you enjoy most about the local music buy in the area? scene at that time? Can you explain the transition Without sounding cliche, it’s such a great city. From from music to real estate? We understand the the bay to the rolling hills, accessible to the coast and airline industry was also in the midst somewhere Melbourne, it’s location is superb. It’s a developing too, but what drew you to real estate? city that has a relaxed feel. For years, it’s been so I loved being able to drop some fresh tracks on the affordable, undervalued some would say. The cat is public. A lot of the best hip hop was unknown or new out of the bag now and the real estate market is strong to people, at least out in the Geelong social scene so and very resilient down here. It’s also a great place to it was gratifying to be able to share that with people. bring up your family.

I thought I was helping good artists get heard and What sets yourself, and Barry Plant, apart from share what I loved. I kept DJ’ing for years, and even the rest? took my decks to NZ where I lived for three years and I care! And that’s not to say others don’t, but I worked at the airport. I had plenty of younger years generally enjoy playing such a large role in transaction. where I enjoyed living the dream, but it was time I got Some of our readers are perhaps in the stage of serious about earning and paving my way. I always wanting to downsize, and sell their homes – what enjoyed closing a deal, helping people and generally advice do you have for them? conversing with different people so when I tried my Call me, as simple conversation could put you on the hand at real estate I took to it like a duck to water. right track easily. I am always happy to give free advice.

I love what I do now, no time to get the decks out, If you had to choose a song to represent you unfortunately, but I keep telling myself I will have right now, what track would it be? Perhaps Salt a house party and break them out soon. I’ve been ‘N’ Pepa – Whatta Man? saying this for years now… it’s all work, work, work ‘Work’ by Gang Starr – this is my anthem nowadays, but I love it.

While we wouldn’t imagine you’d ever have YOU CAN FIND KIERON AT BARRY PLANT the time, in the perfect world, would you ever AT 65/71 BARRABOOL RD, HIGHTON. CHECK consider going back to the music?

OUT THE WEBSITE BARRYPLANT.COM. Tell you what, if you can broker Travis Scott, Drake AU/HIGHTON AND FOLLOW KIERON ON or Anderson .Paak to trade places….. I’ll think about it. INSTA @KIERONHUNTERBARRYPLANT I don’t think I’d trade what I do now for anything less.

PHOTO BY ALLIRA POTTER @ You’ve made a successful career for yourself, SHE TAKES PHOTOS becoming Geelong’s industry top performer, what are some of the driving factors that you can credit to your success?

Personally, when I started at 28 I had something to prove to myself and that drove to me excel. I had a kind of ‘now or never and if not now… when?’

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WHAT’S ON IN THE ARTS FRENCHY TURNS IT UP Frenchy is back with his brand new and most outrageous show yet – Turn It Up. This unforgettable night is full of wild banter along with ridiculous stories and crowd work that is amongst the best in the world (self-proclaimed). Frenchy keeps the crowd constantly engaged with his eccentric and unorthodox ballads that keep you thinking ‘Is this some kind of bogan Ed Sheeran?’ If you haven’t seen a Frenchy show yet, brace yourself for his weird, warped and wonderful dirty mind… (very dirty). Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute – November 7.

GEELONG RECORD FAIR RETURNS The Geelong Record Fair is back once again and it’s inevitable that you’re going to score a few dusty nuggets to take home. Set to take over the fabulous Little Creatures Brewery Village on November 3 (from 12pm), traders from Sydney, Adelaide, Melbourne and Canberra will be bringing 1000’s & 1000’s of LP’s, 45’s & CD’s for you to browse through and purchase. This will be the biggest range of quality new and second-hand vinyl ever seen in the Geelong region, with all major genres being covered.

Whether you’re looking for something new to fill that small space in between Joy Division and Judas Priest, or you’re just an old soul, searching for music you can actually hold in your hand, this free event is one not to be missed.

BENDIGO COMEDY FESTIVAL Following sold out shows in 2018, the Bendigo Comedy Festival returns in 2019, with plenty of laughs coming your way over the next few days. It has already kicked off, but you have until Sunday, October 13 to chuckle, chortle and snort along to the likes of Nazeem Hussain, Geraldine Hickey, Nick Capper, Sonia Di Iorio, Ben Lomas, Kirsty Webeck, Danielle Walker and Dave Thornton. The Shamrock Hotel hosts the honours. The Bendigo Comedy Festival is not to be missed!

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DOWNTON ABBEY

HUSTLERS

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It’s 1927 and all your favourite characters are back (even the ones you might have thought had moved on), reunited to spruce up Downton Abbey ahead of a stay by the touring King George. It’s a thin excuse for a story and most of the subplots aren’t much better but that’s not the point: this is a celebration of 20s fashion and stately British homes (even if we’re often reminded that Downton isn’t exactly top-tier as far as these things go), and much of the fun is simply just taking it all in. Beyond that, the big name stars get most of the screen time, but who doesn’t want more bitchy comments from Maggie Smith? Tom Branson (Allen Leech) ends up being the de facto lead – royals love him, people who want to assassinate the royals also love him – but what’s important is that everyone gets their head in, including one major character who literally runs on-set at the last minute just in time for the final gala ball.

For a movie that’s technically about a group of ex-strippers who made a lot of money from drugging guys and charging up their credit cards, Hustlers takes a long time to get around to all that. That’s because this film isn’t really about that at all; partly it’s about “can people form human connections in a world where every relationship has become commodified?”, and partly it’s about “can you ever have too many shopping scenes and strut montages set to 2010-era bangers?” (the answers are yes and no). Destiny (Constance Wu) is the “new girl” dancer at a New York strip club, while Ramona (Jennifer Lopez) is the experienced elder stateswoman who takes her under her wing, and what comes next follows the Goodfellas template of true-crime stories: good times upfront, then eventually you have to pay the price. Only here the good times just keep on coming and the whole “pricepaying” thing is covered in a handful of scenes that don’t quite say horny drunk guys deserve to be drugged and robbed, but do say that if these girls didn’t do it someone else would. The whole thing is a good time so long as you don’t think about it too much, and why should you? There’s always more handbags to buy.

Occasionally Hollywood serves up a movie that only exists because someone wanted to try out a cool new toy.

Usually they bomb, which is possibly why Gemini Man sees Ang Lee trying out two (and a half if you count the 3D) new toys at once: it was filmed at a high frame rate (60 frames per second rather than the usual 24), and it features an all-digital version of a young Will Smith. Surprisingly, both of those elements largely work.

The high frame rate (at least when combined with the 3D) gives the action scenes an effective immediacy – especially in an early, lethal game of hide and seek where being able to see with crystal clarity every corner of the frame is really useful. The digital Smith is also (mostly) plausible and believable, though his actual acting (supplied by older Smith via motion capture) isn’t anything to get excited about. Unfortunately, neither is the actual story, which is an utterly generic spy thriller that would have worked just as well if Smith’s character was being hunted by his son rather than his clone. But then this movie would have absolutely no reason to exist; as it stands, it just has no reason for you to see it.

It’s time once again for a movie about a real-life star who, in the twilight of their career, decides to go on tour in the UK – which is to say that Judy, much like Stan & Ollie and Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool, is an actor’s showcase rather than a compelling plot-driven drama. It’s 1968 and Judy Garland (Renée Zellweger as an adult, Darci Shaw in flashback) is out of money and options in the US. There’s work for her in the UK, but she’d have to leave her kids behind – a move everyone but her thinks might be a good idea. A sold-out run at a London nightclub looks set to get her back on track, but after a lifetime of abuse and pill-popping she’s not the most settled of performers, and soon her reputation around down is wobbly at best. Will she be able to pull it together? If you know Garland’s history you already know the answer, but this isn’t a film about trials or triumphs – it’s a showcase for Zellweger’s full-throttle performance, which grabs onto everything from Garland’s fluttering vulnerability to brash stage performances (that don’t always go off the rails) and never lets go. She’s riveting to watch, and she carries the film with her.

Sub-par party clown Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix) is struggling in early 80s Gotham City. He’s bad at his job, he has a mental issue that causes him to burst out in inappropriate laughter, his dreams of being a stand-up comic are futile, and once he gets a gun things only get worse – but in this city, that only puts him ahead of the curve. If you can look past the hype, there’s much to enjoy here on a purely cinematic level.

The sense of building chaos as Fleck’s life spirals downhill is compelling even when the occasional scene or reveal falls flat, the urban grime is atmospheric, the (occasional, nasty) violence actually has weight to it, and any film that might possibly send viewers to watch Martin Scorsese’s 80s classic The King of Comedy is definitely doing something right. Aggressively grounded in the physical in a way that CGI-heavy superhero movies almost never are, Phoenix squirms and writhes through much of the film, and when he breaks out into dance his defiant strangeness lifts the film to a whole new level. It suggests an otherness that’s new to this (cinematic) version of the Joker, a music only he can hear – even if in the end the tune turns out to be one we’ve probably heard before.

Asteroid B-612 – Not Meant For This World (Bang! Records)

Back in the heady 90s, Asteroid B-612 from Sydney were regular visitors to Geelong. Their high energy rock stylings taking cues from Detroit heavy hitters MC5 and Stooges and

with a smattering of classic rock like the Stones, Flaming Groovies and AC/DC to make a style of their own. While quite revered here in Australia, they never quite achieved the greater success they deserved. Not Meant For This World was originally released in 1997 on Au-Go-Go, but Aussie loving Spanish label Bang! have done a limited reissue of only 500 copies.

For fans of Bored!, Rose Tattoo & MC5.

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delicate track ‘Rock On’ to his guitarist of twelve years who sadly passed away. In a massive ‘lol jk’ move by Ramone, taking cues from Cliff’s iconic mixtape for Torrance in cheerleading rom-com classic, Bring It On, the track turned from sombre soft rock to bullat-a-gate rock ‘n’ roll and the crowd sure responded!

Returning to a Ramones riot, ‘Commondo’, ‘53rd and 3rd’, ‘Do You Wanna Dance?’, and ‘California Sun’ appeared back to back for a full-on fan frenzy on the dance floor. While the Ramones have a catalogue of political driven tracks and fun-loving tunes, they didn’t shy away from love songs. This one in particular made the setlist – with CJ’s explanation that Joey wrote the song about Johnny’s girlfriend and may not have gone down too well playing it live, further boasting “I’m the only one left so now I’m driving the bus and get to choose the songs” – ‘I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend’ brought the twist and jive for a millisecond before the jumping and headbanging was resurrected.

‘Glad To See You Go’ and ‘Pinhead’ rounded out the mammoth body of the set.

Similar to La Dispute, the awkward stage exit and re-emerge for an encore was dropped in place of continuing the punk love. It was time for my personal favourite Ramones tracks to surface – ‘I Wanna Be Sedated’ was met with hip shakes, head nods, finger clicks and a chorus of ’20-20-24 hours to go, I wanna be sedated’ echoing through the venue before jumping into the ultimate Ramones hit. Fists punched through the air in unison and boisterous chants rang out; “Hey Ho; Let’s Go”, ‘Blitzkrieg Bop’ arrived at the party and blew us away! It’s one thing to hear the tracks on the radio or on your Spotify playlist but to have a flesh and blood Ramone rock out on stage in honour of the family he was part of and a band he was a fan of before joining, that’s special!

Without further adieu, the perfect ending to a perfect evening came in the form of a cover of Motörhead’s ‘R.A.M.O.N.E.S’.

While CJ Ramone is moving on from his punk past onto a country career, he proved a few things on that fateful night; the Ramones songs are still as relevant, hard-hitting and goddamn perfect as ever, that CJ Ramone has earned and deserves his adopted last name, and that punk is not dead!

THE GROWLERS Natural Affair Beach Goth Records & Tapes Reviewed by Tammy Walters

Since their 2009 debut, ‘Are You In Or Out’, The Growlers have consistently supplied ultra groovy, mega chill, über uplifting, downright cool tunes. Their latest LP, ‘Natural Affair’ continues the trend and to be honest, it’s starting to become annoying. At this point, the proud DIY group from Los Angeles don’t even have to try. Like the album title, their affair with being cool is so natural and effortless it makes everyone else look ridiculous. Their music is so uplifting even with the melancholic undertones, however, that you can’t stay mad for long; you just have to bask in The Growlers sunshine and start to build a gradual tan from their radiating good vibes.

‘Natural Affair’ plays into their Pacific Coast environment with playful melodies, cheeky key chords, 80’s synths and discotheque bass grooves (particularly on ‘Social Man’), 60’s surf rock, psychedelic sweeps, toe-tapping rhythms, and Brooks Nielsen raw, inspired vocals.

‘Coinstar’ has an Arctic Monkeys, circa Humbug era, feel while ‘Die and Live Forever’ nods to their 2016 album ‘City Club’ producers’ band, The Strokes.

Their most recent single ‘Pulp of Youth’ extends on their already colourful sonic palette and ‘Foghorn Town’ encompasses everything the band has done well to date in a culmination of flavourful melodic goodness.

The Growlers continue to shine on the goth beach they’ve created.

Twice in one week The Barwon Club Geelong have provided world-class talent to our humble town. Tuesday, 10 September saw Michigan posthardcore band La Dispute take to the corner stage, while Sunday presented a man from the family that indirectly paved the way for La Dispute to exist. Punk royalty, CJ Ramone brought his final

tour to Geelong for a celebration of his career in the punk sphere.

Following a killer support slot from Geelong’s own Von Stache, CJ and band took to the stage and with a quick “Ramones Forever” war-cry, they launched straight into the Ramones take of Chris Montez’s ‘Let’s Dance’. This was just a taste of the Ramones heavy setlist to come. ‘My Brain Is Hanging Upside Down’, ‘Rockaway Beach’, and ‘Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment’ filled out the first half of the set with pops of CJ’s original material from this years’ release of ‘The Holy Spell…’ weaved throughout and included a look into his future in the country realm with a version of Johnny Cash’s ‘Movin’ On’.

While all Ramones songs are anthems in their own right, ‘The KKK Took My Baby Away’ was a belter for the Geelong crowd. ‘Sheena Is a Punk Rocker’ followed, matching the animalistic energy of the crowd. CJ took a break from the hard-hitting, punchy classics for a sweet moment to dedicate his

THE DARKNESS

BAD//DREEMS

GRACEJEAN

SAM PHAY

Easter Is Cancelled

Doomsday Ballet

Long Black Road

Botanical

Cooking Vinyl

Farmer and The Owl/BMG

Independent

Independent

Reviewed by Tammy Walters

Reviewed by Tammy Walters

Reviewed by Thom Devereux

Reviewed by Tammy Walters

WHERE: BARWON CLUB, GEELONG WHEN: SUNDAY 15 SEPTEMBER REVIEWED BY TAMMY WALTERS

The Darkness have always been a fun and fresh rock ‘n’ roll band that you can’t take too seriously. They absolutely shred, Justin Hawkin’s insane shrill scream is the stuff of legend and they know a thing or two about making an anthem – ‘I Believe In A Thing Called Love’ will go down in rock ‘n’ roll history – but there is a sense of comic relief in their songs that, while fun in nature, brings down their credibility.

Their latest piece and their first-ever concept album, ‘Easter Is Cancelled’, doesn’t do them any favours in that regard, but if you’re after a straight-up good time, this is for you.

Mandolin and flute introduction that resembles that of Led Zeppelin’s ‘Ramble On’ aside, ‘Rock and Roll Deserves To Die’ kicks off the good time wagon, with one of their crispiest guitar riffs to date, lethal enough to rattle bones. Partnered with the intense ‘die’ note from Hawkin’s, the track is a killer album opener and single. The other end of the scale contrasts thread throughout, particularly notable on ‘Heavy Metal Lover’, ‘Live Til I Die’ and the Queen-like feature, ‘We Are The Guitar Men’.

You can quite easily fall in love with this album for the extremities and theatrical nature, but if you’re after something more serious you won’t find anything here.

Bad//Dreems have not been in hibernation over winter. The Adelaide quintet has been in the studio (three to be exact) with the renowned Burke Reid (Courtney Barnett, Olympia, The Drones, Julia Jacklin) and Jack Ladder, exploring the depth of their sound and musical capabilities in their third studio album, ‘Doomsday Ballet’.

While they served us cold-hard Aussie pub rock to match our flowing frothies on 2015’s ‘Dogs At Bay’ and 2017’s ‘Gutful’, Bad//Dreems introduce rich textures of instrumentation and harmony to break free from their tight pigeonhole, taking their Carlton Draught taste to craft beer standard.

Ben Marwe’s authentic, crisp Aussie vocals remain seated at the forefront of ‘Doomsday Ballet’, with his chorus-cry belts perched upon the load-bearing drumming, carrying bass lines, and driving guitars on anthemic tracks ‘Morning Rain’, ‘Piss Christ’, ‘Salad’, ‘Low Life’ and ‘Double Dreaming’.

Even though they have built up the brickwork of their sound, the boys have not strayed away from simplistic songwriting. Both ‘Harry’s Station’ and ‘Sally’s Place’ tap into their storytelling abilities, while ‘Sonny’ and ‘Gallows’ highlight their voluminous layering, ‘Sonny’ in vibrant pink and ‘Gallows’ in modest yellow.

‘Doomsday Ballet’, as its name suggests encompasses both the light and the shade of Bad//Dreems, showing what else the band have to offer.

Filled with warm, rich harmonies and mellow, folky The 1.20-minute title track of Sam Phay’s debut acoustic guitars, this debut album carries the listener EP, ‘Botanical’, transport you into the centre of a to a calm place. dense, colourful botanical garden, leading you along ‘Turn Away’ appropriately begins the record, having a winding path of creativity and stunning landscapes. been a reliable opener for the pair’s live shows. The ‘Oracle’ is the extension of thick, curtains of driving folk tune leads with a vibrant guitar before perfectly lined trees that intertwine into an arc, bright harmonies ring strongly. The lyrics sound creating a tunnel where light glistens through the beautiful – the lead vocals sing of the euphoria of smallest of gaps. The lingering strokes of the piano newfound love. keys tempt you in and guide you through, as a sense of ‘Back Home’ starts softly, an acoustic guitar leading. unease is washed over you with the haunting echoes, By the second verse, a slow electric rhythm joins, “I erratic distortions, pulsating percussion, and chilling just wanna crawl back home to you” is the final falsetto in a dark telling of love lost. sentiment left as the song fades. Love is littered with EP single, ‘Trace’ finds the opening of the tunnel, descriptive lyricism, again forming the warm, folk as Sam’s misty r’n’b style vocals carry sweetly through aurora surrounding the album. the air. ‘At Least’ leads the path up a steady inclining The stand-out guitar track is clearly ‘Too Close’, hill with dawdling builds and the restrained, painleading in deceptively with a smoothly performed shielding James Blake melodies. Now atop of the hill, series of licks and notes before erupting into a strong, ‘Fool’ sits as the realisation piece. energetic rhythm. The guitar doesn’t overshadow Phay is more open with his vocal lines and the the vocals, however, still ringing with their signature euphoric layering of melodies that explodes in the sound. ‘Afraid of the Dark’ closes the album, again closing song, ‘Hell Or High Water’ which is the view slowing down. The storytelling style of lyrics that is of the colourful gardens in the distance, the end of the so prevalent on this album is present again, warm and path. Though you’re not quite there yet, you can see it calm enough to let you drift off and get lost in song. and Sam Phay paints that picture perfectly.

This is a folk album that takes you to another place, emitting a vibe the reminds you of a wood cabin, soft armchairs, and crackling fires. Each song finds a way to word emotions, tell stories and describe moments in a way sometimes forgotten in modern music.

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Netflix: is there anything they can’t do?

As if it wasn’t enough to have television sorted out, they start bringing out movies – whether they be Martin Scorsese’s critically acclaimed The Irishman, Eddie Murphy’s comeback Dolemite Is My Name, or the upcoming Michael Bay explosion party 6 Underground – that have people wondering why they’d ever bother leaving the house at all.

So that’s it? Everyone else should just pack up and go home?

Well… things aren’t exactly looking shaky at Netflix at the moment, but there does seem to be a bit of a sense that perhaps we shouldn’t get quite so excited about the idea of them totally dominating the media landscape as we were a year or so ago.

For one thing, it’s now even more obvious that that’s not going to happen; anyone looking even a little way down the track could tell that Netflix’s rise and rise wasn’t so much the birth of an unstoppable behemoth as it was a desperate attempt to get on the same level as the guys it was going to have to compete with, and now those guys – mostly Disney at this point, but other major media players and stepping up – are bringing their A-game to the world of streaming.

Even if they can’t compete with Netflix’s range, they don’t really have to: all they need is one or two must-see programs (and with Star Wars and Marvel in hand, Disney will have that covered) to get people to sign up, and suddenly Netflix’s goal of being your one stop entertainment shop is over.

Worse, the more competitors Netflix has, the more shaky the entire streaming system looks. What (largely) killed piracy was the ability to get pretty much everything online you wanted from one place (Netflix) at a reasonable price. But when getting everything you want online suddenly requires you to sign up to three or four services all charging roughly the same “reasonable” price, suddenly piracy starts to look good again.

The other thing that has people raising an eyebrow at Netflix is their sudden switch to cancelling shows - and not just the obvious duds either. It’s increasingly clear that Netflix’s business model isn’t really about giving audiences the shows they want to watch; it’s about getting you to sign up and then giving you enough to keep you hanging around.

So exciting quality programming is only useful for a season or two to get people to sign up, then once everyone who wants to watch a show is on board, the show itself is dead weight and that money can be spent on a new exciting show that might get more new people to sign up.

The idea is that with so much stuff already available on Netflix, you won’t jump ship just because one fave series got axed after three years instead of five, so everybody wins… if by “wins” you mean “feels vaguely annoyed that a show they liked is gone but oh well”. The thing is, this model makes perfect sense for Netflix and Netflix subscribers, but if you’re someone who actually likes specific programs – and not just the mass of “content” that fills up Netflix – then Netflix is ruining television for you.

Good thing they still have some okay movies, right?

Hey gang! Welcome back to yet another edition of Pulp, Forte’s premier home of all things comic books.

Even though I haven’t picked up a monthly comic in quite a while (I literally couldn’t keep up with my pull list week-to-week), I’ve still been keeping an eye on the developments in the Big Two. As such, I noted that Marvel have finished up Jane Foster’s arc as Thor a while back, and as nothing ever really changes, Thor Odinson is back wielding the hammer as Thor. This week, I’ve picked up volume one of the new era of Thor, God of Thunder Reborn – hopefully the first of many trades in the latest chapter of Jason Aaron’s epic Thor saga.

Thor Odinson has reclaimed his mantle.

With the Mighty Thor – a.k.a. Jane Foster – nearly slain at the hands of the Mangog, and Mjolnir flung into the heart of a star to defeat him, only the Odinson can bring peace to the realms that have been shattered by an ongoing cosmic war. Malekith the Accursed and his armies rage across the Nine Realms, bringing chaos and bloodshed. Thor must face Sindr, the Queen of Cinders, in Hel, and prevent her from bolstering Malekith’s armies with the armies of the dead. Thankfully, he’s not alone – Hel is home to many a brave soul, and none is braver than Balder, long-lost son of Odin and brother of Thor. With the Odinsons reunited, few will stand against them, but the armies of Malekith are poised to claim victory. Meanwhile, in the far future, as the universe begins its death throes, King Thor reunites with an old ally – the new host of the Phoenix Force: the Wolverine.

Boy, there’s a lot going on in Thor these days. The last time I picked up a Thor comic, the Mighty Thor arc was well underway, and the War of the Realms had just begun raging. Jason Aaron has really left his mark on the Thor mythos – I realised today that he’s been writing Thor since 2012! It seems like Aaron isn’t anywhere near close to done with the War of the Realms, and I am very curious to see where he takes the God of Thunder next. That being said, God of Thunder Reborn is very much a classic Marvel #1 – there’s a lot of flash, and fighting, but not much in the way of actual plot progression. It’s nice to see lesser-known Thor characters like Balder (and Tyr!) pop up as well as the seemingly contractually obliged Loki appearance, but other than that, the overarching plot doesn’t seem to move much. That being said, it’s a first volume and there’s plenty more to come.

Probably the most interesting aspect of this volume is the backup story following King Thor at the death of the universe.

Thor’s future is a tale that Aaron’s been telling for a while, and if I’m being completely honest it outshines the rest of this volume in a big way. There are so many interesting developments that I am genuinely interesting in reading a compilation of all of the King Thor stories.

All things considered, the backup story alone makes God of Thunder Reborn worth it, but if you’re a Thor superfan, you won’t want to miss it.

So, how are you getting used to daylight savings? Did you change your clocks the right way? These digital days they’ll do it for you, but that’s no use for grandpa’s cuckoo clock. I hope you remembered to change the metronome…

This month the Sleepy Hollow Blues Club is highlighting some of our local talent with the Wayne Jury Four headlining their monthly session.

The Wayne Jury Four is essentially a blues band, but like the personalities in the band the idea of being pigeonholed is about as much fun as having a Tasmanian devil in your sleeping bag. They obviously enjoy playing together, despite not doing that a lot. They feed off each other’s energy and share a synergy that is infectious. “We just want to feel the energy in the music, get the best out of every song and share it with people … dance, sing and do your thing.

Apart from Wayne, the band consists of Sandy Brady, John “JP” Parry, and Troy Love.

Wayne Jury is more than blues.

Recognised as a multitalented tunesmith (signed as ‘House Writer’ and artist to the legendary J Albert and Son Publishing, home of ACDC, Rose Tattoo, Easybeats since 1994.) His versatility as a performer sees him at ease with ensembles or solo, delving deep into soul, jazz, and rock to combine these genres with his distinctive voice, style, and performance.

He has been called on by some of Australia’s top rock bands when they’ve been missing a lead singer. He has played thousands of gigs all over Australia, including opening for blues greats Robert Cray, Albert Collins, Canned Heat, BB King, Chris Cain, and Buddy Guy. Sandy Brady has been a professional upright and electric bassist for almost half of her life. Sandy has performed alongside many well-known blues musicians and has been a tutor in the Blues boot Camps organised by Wayne. Sandy has toured both nationally and internationally and has performed at many major music festivals. Currently Sandy is the Program Administrator for the Port Fairy Folk Festival.

JP is known as ‘Mr. Reliable’, one of the most solid, feel-good drummers in the business. He was one of the founders of the Sleepy Hollow Blues Club. JP and Sandy Brady together are the ‘lockdown’ rhythm section. The groove is set and it’s ‘take no prisoners.

Troy Love plays with heart and passion because he knows no other way. He can squeeze emotion out of his guitar like his life depended on it. Troy gives all he’s got to everything he does. He first came to notice in Mojo Corner, and is now playing regularly with Sweet Felicia and the Honeytones.

The gig is set for October 27th at the Geelong Trades Hall Dancehall.

All of you reading this should get out there, and other places besides. Only you can prevent empty music venues. We have some great venues down here: Pistol Pete’s Food and Blues, the Peninsula Hotel, Provenance Winery Fyansford, Piping Hot Chicken Shop, Cowrie Market, White Eagle House, Brewhouse Hotel Apollo Bay and The Green Room.

You’ve really got no excuse!

Welcome to THTH, Forte’s premier source of all things heavy, hard, fast and metal.

The recent speech-slash-rant delivered

by Swedish teenage puppet Greta Thunberg to the United Nations Climate Change summit made headlines all over the world, then it became a death metal mash-up, and now it has been turned into a full-blown death metal single. The story is that unknown guy on YouTube mashed up the speech with some death metal music and the video received more than four million views, and now with some notoriety, the same previously unknown guy on YouTube, who it turns out is a drummer for some unknown thrash metal band, has released a death metal single of the speech entitled How Dare You (no question mark, I think it’s a statement?) and all profits from the sale of the single will go to Greenpeace.

It’s not often I think a death metal song, or any metal song, is unneeded or unwanted or unnecessary but this new single totally is all of those because real bands like Gojira, for example, have been pushing the same environmental message for their careers. And while donating to a great cause such as Greenpeace is noble, there must be other ways to do this without an unknown YouTuber looking to leverage a speech by a political child puppet for their own profile building and subsequent notoriety that comes with that. Cynical, yes, but that’s how it works these days. Not sure how much money has been donated to environmental causes following Greta’s speech, and will be interesting how much money Greenpeace will receive from the sales of the single. However, in a practical sense, ranting and making songs is nowhere near as powerful as planting trees, recycling properly, investing in renewable energy for your home, composting at home and consuming less to minimise waste.

CLIMATE CHANGE Climate change has been in the news lately. Millions of people (mostly young) turned up to a bunch of rallies around the world while a young girl from Sweden stood in front of the world’s leaders at the United Nations and told a few home truths ie. stop sticking your head in the sand whenever someone mentions the ‘CC’ words and do something before our planet burns to a crisp.

It seems that for the first time in awhile the world has been jolted into action.

People (particularly young people) want change and conservatives with interests in coal and gas attack the young people because they are a/ young and b/ speaking too much of the truth.

Climate change is having a huge impact around the globe now. This is no future holocaust (although things will get worse).

As sea levels rise and our summers (and winters) get hotter people are starting to suffer.

Fairbourne is a little town in Wales that sits by the coast. It is roughly the size of Barwon Heads and it has officially been declared the first town in the United Kingdom to be ’decommissioned’ due to the impact of climate change. Over the next decade, everyone in the town (over 1,000) people will have to up and move inland before the ocean takes over.

In Sweden, the coastal town of Kiruna is on the move while in Louisiana (USA) the town of Isle de Jean Charles, which is located on an island is being moved 50 km inland.

So what are the impacts for us on the Bellarine and Surf Coasts? Firstly as sea levels rise there will be a lot less space to put your towel on the beach. Experts suggest by 2050 there could be 30% less beach on a higher average tide… that’s a lot less space for families and surfers to enjoy the sun and sand.

King tides and storm surges are going to wreak havoc along our coast. The stretch of beach from Point Lonsdale to Lorne is one of the fastest ‘naturally’ eroding coastlines in the world. Throw in higher tides and a few decent storms and that will lead to cliff collapses and loss of sand in many places. Parts of Airey’s Inlet, Barwon Heads, Torquay, Anglesea, and Apollo Bay will be impacted by sea-level rise and storm surge. We could see entire coastal towns ‘relocated’ inland.

For your average surfer higher tides is a major problem. Many of our best surf breaks work best on low-mid tides. Bells and Winki Pop will be un-surfable if waves are bashing into the base of cliffs most of the time. Reefs and bombies will disappear.

This little video from Surfrider Foundation Australia illustrates what we are up against. A major storm event in 2016 destroyed homes along Collaroy Beach. The same thing could happen here – https:// vimeo.com/362006637?ref=em-share Climate Change… don’t think it won’t affect you at some stage.

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In other news ++ Alcest will release their new album Spiritual Instinct on Friday October 25. ++ Mayhem will release their new album Daemon on Friday October 25. ++ Cradle Of Filth will release their remastered Cruelty And the Beast album on Friday November 1. ++ Bart Krysiuk’s Batushka will play the Croxton Bandroom on Saturday November 2. ++ Metal in the Mountains 2019 featuring Dr Colossus, Blunt Shovel and more will be held at the Beechworth Memorial Hall in Beechworth on Saturday November 30. ++ Wolves In The Throne Room will play the Corner on Saturday November 30. ++ Good Things festival featuring Trivium, Karnivool, Parkway Drive, Enter Shikari, Thy Art Is Murder any many more will be held at Flemington Racecourse on Friday December 6. ++ Opeth will play the Palais Theatre on Friday December 13. ++ Geoff Tate and his band will play Operation Mindcrime in its entirety, plus more, at Melbourne’s Croxton Bandroom on Saturday February 1. ++ Okilly Dokilly and Dr Colossus will be at the Corner Hotel on Saturday February 15. ++ Blacken Open Air festival will be held over Easter weekend, 2020. Easter Sunday will be April 12. Handy to know if you’re looking for cheap flights to NT well in advance.

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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FRI 11 OCTOBER:

SAT 12 OCTOBER:

SUN 13 OCTOBER:

DUO ACOUSTIC SET

DUO ACOUSTIC SET

SOLO ACOUSTIC SET

LEVI ANDERSON DUO To keep it fresh, Levi will be supported by a guest accompanist.

You’ll find out who on the night.

But what we can tell you is that you will love their dulcet tones.

DEAN COCKERELL DUO To keep it fresh, Dean will be supported by a guest accompanist.

You’ll find out who on the night.

But what we can tell you is that you will love their dulcet tones.

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Influenced by the likes of Paul Kelly and Luke Temple — you can expect an Australian musical presence with a healthy serve of left-of-field covers from Mike.

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A multi-instrumentalist and a lively entertainer Andy combines acoustic rhythms, unique sounding vocals and an impressive stomp box to create a unique sound.

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ANDY FORSTER SOLO ACOUSTIC SET

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LEVI ANDERSON SOLO ACOUSTIC SET

He’s a dapper gent who’s finger work is reminiscent of a young Hendrix. He’s a funkster, with riff styled acoustic originals and covers. Go on treat yourself.

FRI. 8 NOVEMBER

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FRI. 25 OCTOBER

Pist Idiots

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FRI. 22 NOVEMBER

Montaigne

The Dreggs & Nick Saxon

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