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THE PREATURES DIAFRIX Diafrix, the strikingly unique Melbourne-based, African-born hip hop duo, return this September with their outstanding second studio album, Pocket Full of Dreams. Momo and Azmarino, alongside a full band and brand new show, play the Northcote Social Club this Friday October 19. We have two double passes to give away.

The Preatures have a new EP on the horizon called Shaking Hands. Catch them on the campaign trail this October as they show off their unique brand of gothic soul music. Doorbells will be rung, babies will be kissed, and flesh will be pressed. We have a double pass to give away to their show at The Workers Club this Friday October 19.

SAN CISCO Triple j Unearthed Award-winning pop group San Cisco have announced a December tour, including three Victorian dates. The Fremantle quartet’s tour is to celebrate the release of their newest single Wild Things, the first taste from an impending debut album, and will be their first shows back in Australia after touring the US and the UK. San Cisco will be bringing with them Sydney rock and roll quintet The Preatures for their Melbourne shows. San Cisco will be playing in Geelong at the Bended Elbow on Friday November 30, followed by a show at the Corner Hotel on Saturday December 1 and an under-age matinee also at the Corner Hotel on Sunday December 2. Tickets for The Bended Elbow are available via Oztix while tickets for both Corner Hotel shows are available via their website and box office.

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GOOD HEAVENS SUGAR ARMY Perth trio Sugar Army will be in Melbourne for their Summertime Heavy album tour this Saturday October 20, playing at the Toff In Town. Summertime Heavy is their second critically acclaimed album following 2009’s The Parallels Amongst Ourselves. We have a double pass to give away.

Good Heavens are flying south for the summer in support of their critically acclaimed debut, Strange Dreams. After a massive album launch in Sydney last month, the band take the album on the road and will hit The Tote on Friday October 26. Witnessing Good Heavens live is a powerful beast that is not to be missed and we have two double passes to give away.

Melbourne’s finest musicians will be collaborating for cancer at The B.East this November. The event will bring together members of the city’s artistic community who have been personally touched or affected by cancer to raise funds for The Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Australia’s only public hospital dedicated to cancer treatment, research and education. N’FA, Lotek, DJ Kuya and Dan Beck will be headlining. All proceeds from the door, raffles, delicious food sales and artist fees will be donated. Get cultural for a good cause on Sunday November 4 from 2pm at The B.East, East Brunswick. More information can be found through The B.East website. Jamie Cliff

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WOMADELAIDE WOMADelaide gave a sneak peak of its stellar 2013 lineup today, announcing one-off performances by reggae legend Jamie Cliff and South African jazz superstar Hugh Masekela. Appearances will also be made by Aussie festival favourites The Cat Empire and The Herd. A further 25 acts will be announced on Tuesday October 30, with the launch of the Adelaide Festival program and the full lineup will be released on Thursday November 22. WOMADelaide will take place from Friday March 8 until Monday March 11 in Adelaide’s Botanic Park as part of Adelaide’s first annual Adelaide Festival. More Information can be found through their website.

GIN BLOSSOMS Hailing from Tempe, Arizona, and made famous by mega-hits including Hey Jealousy, Found Out About You and from the Empire Records movie soundtrack Til I Hear It From You, Gin Blossoms have announced that they will be playing some Australian shows in February next year. After many popular hits throughout the early ‘90s, Gin Blossoms broke up after the death of founding member Doug Hopkins, however after reforming again in 2002, the band have been playing close to 100 shows a year since their reformation. Gin Blossoms will be performing in Melbourne on Thursday February 7 at The Hi-Fi. Tickets are on sale via The Hi-Fi website from Friday October 26.

BLUESFEST After a very tasty first announcement of blues and rock legends, Bluesfest has unveiled another batch of music icons for its 2013 festival - this time focussing on blues and roots icons. Joining the already stellar Bluesfest lineup will be Jimmy Cliff, Joan Armatrading, Rodriguez, Robert Cray, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, The Blind Boys Of Alabama, Mavis Staples, Allen Toussaint, Wanda Jackson, Fred Wesley & The New JB’s, Michael Kiwanuka, Bettye Lavette, Luka Bloom, Ruthie Foster, Tony Joe White, Sweet Honey In The Rock, The Duke Robillard Band, Shawn Colvin and Seth Lakeman. These artists will hit the festival alongside the already announced Ben Harper, Santana, Iggy & The Stooges, Steve Miller Band, Chris Isaak, Wilco, Bonnie Raitt, Dropkick Murphy’s, Glen Hansard with The Frames, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Newton Faulkner, William Elliott Whitmore, Frank Turner And The Sleeping Souls, Grace Potter, Playing For Change and Ben Caplan. The 2013 Byron Bay Bluesfest takes place Thursday March 28 until Monday April 1. Ticket details at the official site.

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DIRTY BEACHES Dirty Beaches will be embarking on his debut tour of Australia early next year. The brain behind Dirty Beaches is Alex Zhang Hungtai. A solo performer, sound-smith, and trans-Pacific nomad, Hungtai mixes a croon worthy of Elvis or Roy Orbison with drum machines and a fondness for found sounds and hypnotic loops. Dirty Beaches’ compositions are not so much stripped down as refined to their essence. Hungtai’s vocal enchants, and the yearning melodies draped overtop give as much a sense of haunting mystery as they do romanticism and wry humour. Dirty Beaches plays The Tote on Sunday February 10. Tickets on sale now through Oztix.

BOB EVANS Bob Evans – the charming alter-ego and solo project of Australian recording artist Kevin Mitchell, who also fronts alternative rock band Jebediah – has just released his first new material in close to four years. Titled Don’t Wanna Grow Up Anymore, the rather delicious and upbeat slice of spring pop has a sound that breaks away from the overarching acoustic and somewhat altcountry style of previous records. Don’t Wanna Grow Up Anymore will be featured on the forthcoming new four-track EP titled, The Double Life, to be released Friday November 9. In support of the new single and EP releases, Bob Evans has announced a very unique and intimate Double Life gig on Friday November 23 at Bella Union in Carlton. Further details available through his website, bobevans.com.au.

EAST BRUNSWICK TATTOOS One of Melbourne’s favourite Tattoo studios, East Brunswick Tattoos, this week celebrates its three year anniversary by saying thanks!.This Friday October 19 and Saturday October 20, the East Brunswick Tattoo crew will be throwing a party for their customers and industry friends. Complimentary beer, sangria and tacos will be available from 7pm ‘til 9pm each night at their studios at 526 Lygon Street, Brunswick East. If you would like to be part of this celebration email your name to info@ eastbrunswicktattoos.com.au to make sure you are on the door list. Numbers are strictly limited. Winter People

PEATS RIDGE Peats Ridge Festival already boasts a loaded lineup with Unknown Mortal Orchestra, John Butler Trio, The Medics, Gossling and many more. Now you can add the second artist lineup to your list of bands to see. New acts include Luke Slater, Gaudi, Theo Parrish and Rockets. Young Magic, who’ve been compared to Animal Collective, will be playing, while singer/songwriter Sam Buckingham will show Peats her ethereal voice. Fourpiece Tin Sparrow will make an appearance with their brand of infectious pop that has stolen the airwaves, and indie-surf Gung Ho will bring the summer heat. Peats will also host a selection of indie-pop artists including Sydney-based five-piece The Griswolds, Hey Geronimo, and recently signed to New World Artists, All The Colours. Tijuana Cartel will deliver the reggae beats to Electric Empire’s soul-based rhythms. Bryon Bay’s Wild Marmalade will create dance along with Tokyo Denmark Sweden, The Atlas Room, Kingfisha, Ganga Giri, The Crooked Fiddle Band, Current Swell and silver-tongue Skryptcha. Obviously this only a small fraction of the full lineup of Peats Ridge Festival, so head over to the official website for full listings and tickets. It takes place from Thursday December 29 to Saturday January 1.

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HUNGRY KIDS OF HUNGARY Brisbane pop sweethearts Hungry Kids Of Hungary have announced a second Melbourne show come their tour this November. Their tour happening in a couple of weeks is in support of their newest single, Sharp Shooter, which is the first taste of the band’s second album You’re A Shadow, set to be released within the first quarter of next year. The second Hungry Kids Of Hungary show is happening again at the Northcote Social Club on Sunday November 4. The first show announced is happening on Cup Day-Eve on Monday November 5, with tickets for both shows on sale now from the Northcote Social Club website. Both shows will have support from Brisbane surf-rock duo Gung Ho.

POISON CITY XMAS It’s been an action packed 2012 for independent label/ distributor/record store Poison City. In a year highlighted by a swag of new releases from the likes of Infinite Void, Chinese Burns Unit, Luca Brasi, White Walls, Shores, Grim Fandango, Billy No Mates, Hoodlum Shouts, Lincoln Le Fevre and of course the hugely successful Sunshine & Technology album from The Smith Street Band, Poison City also dished up plenty of great local shows, national tours and their biggest Weekender Fest yet. To celebrate the good times, Poison City is bringing together their growing community of friends, bands and musicians for a monster Xmas show on Friday December 21atThe Reverence Hotel. Playing on the night will be party hounds Luca Brasi, fellow Tasmanian Lincoln Le Fevre (with full band) along with Fear Like Us, Infinite Void, Hoodlum Shouts and acoustic performances by Donnie Dureau (Blueline Medic) and Wil Wagner (The Smith Street Band). Tickets on sale from the Poison City store (400 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy) or online at poisoncityrecords.com/estore.

RENÉE GEYER Flying Saucer Club is proud to present Australian music royalty, when soul diva Renée Geyer spends two nights at Elsternwick’s newest venue this October. Hot on the heels of a season of sold out shows at Flying Saucer Club for The Revelators, Joe Creighton plus Clairy Brown & The Bangin’ Rackettes, Renée Geyer’s twonight-only residency is sure to cook with gas, and then some. The ﬁrst of two shows will be on Friday October 19, followed by another on Saturday October 20. Tickets are available on the door or for pre-purchase via the Flying Saucer Club website at ﬂyingsaucerclub.com.au

TANGLED THOUGHTS OF LEAVING Perth progressive instrumentalists Tangled Thoughts Of Leaving return to the East Coast in October for a ﬁnal run of shows before heading back to the studio to record their second album. It’s been a massive year for the band. Following the 2011 release of their debut album Deaden The Fields, Tangled Thoughts Of Leaving took out Experimental Act Of The Year at the WAMi awards, toured Australia twice and played support to the likes of Boris, The Ocean, Russian Circles and Sleepmakeswaves. 2013 looks even bigger with the band’s sophomore release set to coincide with their ﬁrst European tour. For now though, they are focussed on their upcoming Australian tour which sees them headline The Evelyn Hotel on Sunday October 21, with able support from A Lonely Crowd and Bear The Mammoth. Doors open at 6pm.

DRUNK MUMS Melbourne slackers Drunk Mums are already causing havoc with their self-titled debut-album. Unveiling the cover of the album on Facebook, it took mere hours before the image was reported as being inappropriate and the cover was removed from the social networking site by censorship authorities. Drunk Mums will be heading out on the road throughout to launch their debut-album, with a limited number of vinyl copies available from the shows. Drunk Mums launch their debut album at The Grace Darling on Friday October 19 with support from Rayon Moon and Clowns.

BEN SOLLEE Known for his thrilling cello-playing that incorporates new techniques to create a unique mix of folk, bluegrass, jazz and R&B, Sollee possesses a rough, yet smooth and smoky vocal styling, and a knack for intricate arrangements that has brought about comparisons to Sufjan Stevens. Ben Sollee’s fourth album, Half-Made Man, is a revealing, deeply moving album that explores a man trying to figure himself out, just as we all are, with songs like Hurting and Unfished, which see him bare his shortcomings to his audience. He plays The Northcote Social Club on Thursday January 10. Tickets from The Corner box office and the NSC venue website.

BLINK-182 Missed out on tickets to Soundwave? Just want to get a double-dose of Blink? Fear not, your prayers have been answered. It has been eight long years but pop-punk titans have finally announced their triumphant return to Melbourne. To make up for lost time, Mark, Tom and Travis will be bringing their monstrous live show with their own catalogue of hits that would make most bands run for cover. Blink-182 will play the Sidney Myer Music Bowl on Tuesday February 26. Tickets go on sale Thursday October 18 at 9am through Ticketmaster.

JVG GUITAR METHOD The ﬁrst Caravan Music Club Grand Final Eve Pie Night happened in 2007 at the Oakleigh Bowling Club before the Caravan Music Club existed and before the existence of the JVG Guitar Method (a live band featuring Jon Von Goes). It was the night the Caravan Music Club became Eve and the JVG Guitar Method became Adam. The Oakleigh Bowling Club was where the apple was eaten. It was where it all began. The JVG Guitar Method’s ﬁrst headline show at the Caravan is as overdue as Jon’s daughter’s library books and will take place on Saturday November 17.

HALLOWEEN AT THE HI-FI Jimmy Cupples, the rock voice from The Voice will be putting his powerful vocals toward helping out other less fortunate people on Halloween Night, Wednesday October 31, at The Hi-Fi. The fund-raiser for Support Act will also be a costume party, hair-raiser, and a massive show which will include some of Melbourne’s best rock bands, including The Vagrants, Nat Alison, Neon And Venom, Jamie Lockhart, Rob Fritz and some comedy guests. Tickets are from The Hi-Fi website.

HARD–ONS Peter Black will take his band The Hard-Ons back on the road this November and December. Hard-Ons’ irresistible march around Australia was abruptly halted back in March due to one well-publicised incident. Black has since recovered well, in no small part due to the support of the Hard-Ons’ fans and the underground musical community here and abroad. Now, having undertaken tours to Japan and Europe, the legendary trio will take their shows for the ﬁrst time since Black’s recovery to their motherland. Tucked under their arms are the juicy reissues, Smell My Finger and Dickcheese, two powerhouse double CD sets that were overdue for their lush and pristine remaster/reissue treatments. Songs from both of these reissues will be showcased live – in many cases, for the ﬁrst time in 20 years.l This show is guaranteed to be an ear-blasting night of rampaging punk, metal and bubble-gum pop. They play the Northcote Social Club on Friday December 14 with The Spazzys and Dead. Tickets are from the venue website.

TEXTURE LIKE SUN, PATRICK JAMES Melbourne’s Texture Like Sun have been recording their debut self-titled EP for over a year, and it’s now time to launch the EP with three special shows down the East Coast, including a stop in at the Northcote Social Club on Thursday November 15. Young indie-folk purveyors Patrick James (and band) will join Texture Like Sun on tour, celebrating their new single Brighter Lights. Tickets from the venue and website.

TAME IMPALA Fresh from hitting the national Parklife circuit, and just announced for a run of summertime festivals, psychedlic collective Tame Impala have locked in a Melbourne headline date. The Melbourne show follows on from the release of the critically-acclaimed sophomore record Lonerism. This will be your only chance to catch Tame Impala perform a headline show in Melbourne this year. Tame Impala perform at The Forum on Thursday December 6. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster. CHECK OUT ALL THE LATEST NEWS, REVIEWS AND FREE SHIT AT BEAT.COM.AU

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P!NK After huge ticket sales, a sixth shows has been added to Melbourne for P!nk at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena on Sunday July 14, 2013. Head to livenation.com.au for full tour and ticketing information.

DONNY BENET “What Melbourne needs is more Donny Benét, more often”. So reads our review of Donny Benét’s most recent visit to our fair town. It looks like our wishes were granted. Riding high after the release of the immaculate sophomore LP Electric Love, Donny Benét has established himself as one of the country’s most exciting pop singers. Also bringing the heat at the Melbourne show will be young dream-pop maestro Wintercoats and DJ Michael Ozone. Donny Benét performs at The Toff In Town on Thursday November 8. Tickets are available through Moshtix.

FACE THE MUSIC Over 100 artists will be fronting up and talking up a storm at this year’s Face The Music, including chats with Kimbra and AJ Maddah. After months of international touring, it will be Kimbra’s first public appearance back in Australia. It will also be the first one-on-one conference appearance by AJ Maddah, the mastermind behind festival phenomenons such as Soundwave and Harvest Festival. The annual not-for-profit music conference will also be getting conversational with the likes of Chet Faker, Jess Cornelius, David Bridie, Mark Seymour, Weddings, Parties, Anything, Van Walker, Angie Hart, Charles Jenkins and King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard. Get involved at Arts Centre Melbourne over two big days on Friday November 16 and Saturday November 17. Tickets are on sale now through their website.

PIGEON Hot off the back of their tour for first single, Oh Hebe, Pigeon announce the impending release of their EP Fortunes which hits shelves Wednesday October 24. Their second single All That Bad, prior to official release, has already received airplay on triple j, debuted at number 2 on the triple j Unearthed charts and been selected by the youth broadcaster as recipient of a video clip from NIDA. Pigeon will be playing a Melbourne show at Can’t Say at Platform One on Friday December 14 as part of their Australian Fortunes tour.

ZOOPHYTE You’ve probably heard of Melbourne band Zoophyte – but if you think you know their music, think again. The revamped lineup of Cam Lee (vocals and guitar), Andrew Gilpin (bass), Elvis Aljus (drums) and Dave Tohill (guitar) spent the best part of the last 18 months in the studio writing, recording and shaping the inherently melodic rock sound that is Zoophyte of 2012. It’s been a long time between drinks for Zoophyte with their new album Somewhere Elsewhere released last month, following on from their 2007 debut Another Point Of View. They’ve just anounced a Monday night residency at The Espy front bar. Remaining dates are Monday October 22 and Monday October 29. Free entry.

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Always ones to put on a huge New Year’s Eve bash, The Espy have revealed the first two big acts for this year’s festivities. Aussie rock legends Spiderbait and Something For Kate are leading the charge for the batch of artists helping ring in 2013 in style at the iconic St Kilda establishment. Stay tuned for more announcements. Spiderbait, Something For Kate and many more to be announced acts will hit The Espy on Monday December 31. Tickets are available through The Espy website.

Just when you thought that Falls Music & Arts Festival had a sweet enough lineup with UK indie-rockers Maxïmo Park, The Vaccines, Bombay Bicycle Club, and Irish dance-pop band Two Door Cinema Club, it just got better. You’ll get to immerse yourself in Deep Heat with Oh Mercy, Pope Innocent X with Bertie Blackman, while Fremantle indies San Cisco and The Jungle Giants will let you get your dancing shoes on. Rodrigo Y Gabriela, and Jaguar Skills’ infusion of '90s hip-hop, ‘80s pop and ‘70s jazz have been added to the lineup along with DJ Nu Mark. Cherry Lips favourites Loon Lake will be smashing it with their recent EP Thirty Three. The bands will be joining the already diverse range of Cosmo Jarvis, Django Django, Jinja Safari, pop sensations First Aid Kit, Hot Chip, Hilltop Hoods, Ball Park Music, Boy & Bear and many more. Falls’ comedy lineup additions include: the winner of the Best Australian Act at the Perth International Comedy Festival in 2012 Felicity Ward, Jason Byrne (Lorne only), Luke Heggie, actor/hiphop arts/comedian Matthew O’Kine, Nazeem Hussain, Ronny Chieng, Sammy J & Randy. Tickets are sold out for the Lorne leg, but Marion Bay, from Thursday December 29 to Tuesday January 1 is still selling. For more information, including sideshows and tickets, check out the Falls Music & Arts Festival website.

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HOMEBAKE Adding to the already impressive Homebake 2012 lineup of talented Australian and New Zealand acts (and one very special iconic act from the USA) are Tame Impala, Last Dinosaurs, Hermitude, Seth Sentry, Sticky Fingers, Underlights, Lime Cordiale and The Griswolds. What better way to follow up on their unwritten charter of supporting a wide variety of local talent than to give a bunch of new, established and overall exciting and talented bands the opportunity to expose their collective musical wares to the masses. The Homebake 2012 Global Edition takes place at The Domain in Sydney on Saturday December 8.

AFREAKYA 2 Youth not for profit YGAP is helping send its volunteers off in style at its second official Afreakya event at iconic Melbourne venue Ding Dong Lounge tonight. YGAP was established in 2008 and aims to inspire social entrepreneurs to end poverty through fundraising initiatives, social enterprises and its projects. YGAP’s overseas projects offer people a chance to travel overseas and experience volunteering without the high costs associated with volunteering abroad. The night is set to be a great event and will include entertainment from bands including, Alex Lashie’s Growl and I, A Man, as well as a lineup of DJs to keep you dancing all night long. Entrance is only $10 and doors open at 6pm.

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Evil Eddie, a name synonymous with the DIY ethic, classic beats with a pop edge, and all out fun, has been holed up in his own studio for the past year or so, tinkering away like a mad professor and putting the ﬁnal touches on his debut opus. Now, as Eddie emerges from the lab, he is ready to show the world what he’s been hiding when he releases Welcome To Flavour Country on Friday October 26 and heads out on the road this November to spread Evil Love all over this wide brown land, including a stop in at the Northcote Social Club on Saturday December 1. Tickets from the website.

NANTES It’s been a massive year for Sydney duo Nantes. After smashing out two EPs (featuring three outstanding singles, Fly, Charlie and Unsatisfy, the band are currently setting their sights on their debut album due for release early 2013. The first single, Drones, will be released in the coming weeks, but for now they’re happy to announce one final live stint for the year, finishing 2012 with a show in Melbourne on Friday November 9 at Can’t Say.

GLEN HANSARD Mr Glen Hansard, the captivating Oscar-winning Frames front man and more recently one half of the Swell Season duo, is returning to his enthusiastic Australian fan base for a national tour in March 2013. Hansard is performing here to celebrate his debut solo release, the acclaimed Rhythm And Repose, which is his first album of new material since his 2009 release Strict Joy with The Swell Season. Long time fans will also be thrilled to know Hansard’s main band, The Frames will be his backing group on stage for this tour. He plays the Melbourne Recital Centre on Wednesday March 20, Thursday March 21 and Saturday March 23.

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YANNI Legendary composer and performer, Yanni, is set to continue his World Tour into early 2013 with dates in Australia. Yanni’s contemporary symphonic music has inspired millions of fans around the world. In concert, his passionate, soaring melodies and lush orchestration create a spirited and uplifting musical experience like no other. It travels to Australia with a Melbourne show on Saturday January 19 at The Palais Theatre.

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The Good Hustle is a handpicked, diamond encrusted showcase of contemporary artists set over six intimate nights featuring Worlds End Press, Collarbones, Lost Animal, Harmony, The Woohoo Revue, Geoﬀrey O’Conner, The Harlots, Olympia, Kira Puru & The Bruise, Teeth And Tongue, Public Opinion Afro Orchestra, Cactus Channel, Melatonin, Clubfeet DJ’s, and Sex on Toast. Impressive, huh? Each show presents as an intimate double header, oﬀering an up close encounter with some of Melbourne’s best performers in a unique location – the 18th Century former Industrial School At The Abbortsford Convent. All events are licensed and pre sale tickets allocations are strictly limited to an audience of 200. The Good Hustle will be taking place in November, will full dates and details to be announced. Beat Magazine Page 22

Define your genre in five words or less: Rock'n'roll, gothic soul. What do you love about making music? Moments when the band is moving, and everyone is thinking inside and feeling the space. Feeling elevation in all my fibres, when I’m completely immersed in what I’m doing. What do you hate about the music industry? How little respect we show recording; the sound of a lot of records is so distressed and abusive. Neil Young said in an article; “We’re gonna look back on the music of the '90s and now in 20 years and wonder how we fucked it up so bad.” I’m not hating on modern-music, I just despair over how temporary the recordings are. If you could travel back in time and show one of your musical heroes your stuff, who would it be and why? At the moment I’m obsessing over Martin Hannett’s production for Factory Records in Manchester, because I’d like to see what he do to us (he was a headcase). If you could assassinate one person or band from popular music, who would it be and why? I wouldn’t give a second thought to offing Pitbull. Go and

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listen to International Love and imagine having to teach it (on guitar) to kids for weeks in a row, and then ask, ‘Why?’ What inspires or has influenced your music the most? Revisiting music after time, making new findings. Recently I saw Bodhi from a band called Mother & Son, and I was turned on to guitar again. I love the guitar, but I lost the spark that lit the fire inside me to push it for myself. What do you think a band has to do these days to succeed? You can’t go wrong being good looking, I can tell you that much. Not like a Gucci model, but good looking. Where would you like to be in five years? I’d like to own a house. I want to be able to say, “This is my house! Please, come in” (or “Please, sod off”). Musically I want to have released as much as I possibly can, that’s the essence for me. When’s the gig and with who? The show is on Friday October 19 at The Workers Club in Fitzroy, with Jeremy Neale (Party Dogs FTW), it’s the first show on our National EP Tour.

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INTERNATIONAL MELBOURNE FESTIVAL Various Venues October 15 October 27 BILLY BRAGG Hamer Hall October 19, Melbourne Recital Centre October 20, Prince Bandroom October 30 ALT-J  Ding Dong Lounge October 20 MATCHBOX TWENTY, INXS Rod Laver Arena October 20, 21 GOMEZ Corner Hotel October 21, 22 WILLY MASON Toff In Town October 24 MUMFORD & SONS Rod Laver Arena October 25 WEDNESDAY 13 The Espy October 27 THE BLACK KEYS Sidney Myer Music Bowl October 31, November 1 ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT Prince Bandroom November 2 GREGORY PORTER The Toff In Town November 3, Wangaratta Jazz Festival November 4 THE CHERRY POPPIN’ DADDIES Corner Hotel November 5 TOUCHE AMORE The Reverence Hotel November 9, Phoenix Youth Centre November 10. EMMYLOU HARRIS Palais Theatre November 10 BEN HARPER The Plenary November 10 HARVEST FESTIVAL Werribee Mansion November 10, 11 GRIZZLY BEAR Billboard November 12 MIKE PATTON’S MONDO CANE Regent Theatre November 12 THE WAR ON DRUGS Northcote Social Club November 13 COLDPLAY Etihad Stadium November 13 REFUSED The Palace November 15, 16 AUSTRALASIAN WORLDWIDE MUSIC EXPO Various Venues November 15 - 18 RON POPE Chapel Off Chapel November 15 RADIOHEAD Rod Laver Arena November 16, 17 ELTON JOHN November 18 Rod Laver Arena GEORGE MICHAEL Rod Laver Arena November 21 VILLAGE PEOPLE The Palais November 24 EYEHATEGOD Billboard The Venue November 24 CHERRYFEST Cherry Bar November 25 NICKELBACK Rod Laver Arena November 27, 28 SIMPLE MINDS, DEVO Palais Theatre November 29, A Day On The Green - Rochford Wines December 1 THE KNOCKS Toff In Town December 1 RICK ASTLEY The Palace November 30, Chelsea Heights Hotel December 1 THE SELECTER Corner Hotel November 30 OMAR RODRIGUEZ-LOPEZ Corner Hotel December 2 REEL BIG FISH, GODLFINGER, ZEBRAHEAD The Palace December 2 BLONDIE Sidney Myer Music Bowl December 3 THE PRETTY THINGS Corner Hotel December 4, Caravan

Club December 13, 14 NICKI MINAJ, TYGA Rod Laver Arena December 5 GRIMES Corner Hotel December 5, 6 SPIRITUALIZED The Hi-Fi December 6 HOT SNAKES Corner Hotel December 7 MEREDITH MUSIC FESTIVAL Meredith Supernatural Amphitheatre December 7 - 9 PRIMAL SCREAM The Palace December 7 TURBONEGRO The Hi-Fi December 7 LAGWAGON Bended Elbow December 8, Corner Hotel December 9 JLO Rod Laver Arena December 11, 12 ALEXISONFIRE Festival Hall December 12 REGINA SPEKTOR The Plenary December 14 JB SMOOVE The Thornbury Theatre December 15 EARTHLESS Northcote Social Club December 15, 16 EVAN DANDO AND JULIANA HATFIELD Corner Hotel December 18, 19 MORRISSEY Festival Hall December 19 FALLS MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL Lorne December 28, Marion Bay December 29 PYRAMID ROCK FESTIVAL Phillip Island December 29 January 1 PEATS RIDGE Glenworth Valley December 28 - January 1 TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB Festival Hall December 29 SHARON VAN ETTEN Corner Hotel December 30 SUMMADAYZE Sidney Myer Music Bowl January 1 MAXIMO PARK Corner Hotel January 2 FIRST AID KIT Forum Theatre January 2 BEST COAST The Hi-Fi January 2 WILLIS EARL BEAL Northcote Social Club January 2 BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB Festival Hall January 2 BLOOD RED SHOES The Hi-Fi January 3 COSMO JARVIS Corner Hotel January 3 65DAYDOFSTATIC Corner Hotel January 4 THE HIVES The Forum January 6 BEACH HOUSE The Forum January 9 GARY JULES Corner Hotel January 12 NIGHTWISH The Palace January 14 DAVID BYRNE & ST VINCENT Hamer Hall January 14, 15 WEEZER Sidney Myer Music Bowl January 16 SUGAR MOUNTAIN FESTIVAL The Forum January 19 SO FRENCHY SO CHIC Werribee Park January 20 THE KILLERS The Palace January 22 GARY CLARK JR Corner Hotel January 22 CRYSTAL CASTLES Billboard January 22 OFF! Corner Hotel January 23 SLEIGH BELLS Billboard January 23 ANIMAL COLLECTIVE The Palace January 23 BAND OF HORSES The Palais January 23

Maximo Park Corner Hotel January 2 JEFF THE BROTHERHOOD Corner Hotel January 24 THE BLOODY BEETROOTS The Palace January 24 ALABAMA SHAKES The Forum January 24 BIG DAY OUT Flemington Racecourse January 26 THEE OH SEES The Hi-Fi January 31 AMANDA PALMER AND THE GRAND THEFT ORCHESTRA The Forum February 1 ST. JEROME’S LANEWAY FESTIVAL Footscray Community Arts Centre February 3 GIN BLOSSOMS The Hi-Fi February 7 DIRTY BEACHES February 10 DAVID HASSELHOFF Corner Hotel February 14 SWANS Corner Hotel February 15 ALL TOMORROW’S PARTIES Westgate Entertainment Centre February 16, 17 EINSTÜRZENDE NEUBAUTEN The Palace February 19 DR. FEELGOOD Corner Hotel February 21 NORAH JONES The Plenary February 21 MY BLOODY VALENTINE The Palace February 22 BLINK-182 Sidney Myer Music Bowl February 26 LINKIN PARK, STONE SOUR Rod Laver Area February 26 SOUNDWAVE Flemington Racecourse March 1 ED SHEERAN Festival Hall March 5, 6 PORT FAIRY FOLK FESTIVAL Port Fairy March 8 – 11 BYRON BAY BLUESFEST Byron Bay March 28 – April 1 THE SCRIPT Rod Laver Arena April 6 P!NK Rod Laver Arena July 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14

NATIONAL DAREBIN MUSIC FEAST Various venues September AXOLOTL Ding Dong Lounge October 18 BRITISH INDIA Corner Hotel October 19 VELOCIRAPTOR The Tote October 19 CREEPSHOW The Espy October 20 OH MERCY The Hi-Fi October 25 LAST DINOSAURS Ding Dong October 21 (U18), Corner Hotel October 25, 26 JOSH PYKE The Palais Hepburn Spring October 24, Karova Lounge October 25, The Bended Elbow October 26 CLAIRE BOWDICH The Regal Ballroom October 26 GYPSY & THE CAT The Palace October 26 ROBERT FORSTER Thornbury Theatre October 26, Castlemaine Theatre Royale October 27, Caravan Music Club October 28 DEAD END Corner Hotel October 28 KASEY CHAMBERS & SHANE NICHOLSON The Regent Theatre October 27 LIOR Northcote Social Club October 31 LISA MITCHELL Athenaeum Theatre Wednesday October 31

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MOJO JUJU Northcote Social Club November 2 COSMIC PSYCHOS The Tote November 2 MALDON FOLK FESTIVAL Maldon November 2-5 THE BEARDS The Hi-Fi November 3 HUNGRY KIDS OF HUNGARY Northcote Social Club November 4, 5 HENRY WAGONS Thornbury Theatre November 5 TZU The Hi-Fi November 5 DONNY BENET The Toﬀ In Town November 8 DEEP SEA ARCADE Corner Hotel November 9 REDCOATS Ding Dong Lounge November 10 YUNG WARRIORS First Floor November 16 FACE THE MUSIC Arts Centre Melbourne November 16, 17 MELBOURNE MUSIC WEEK Various Venues November 16 – 24 BLEEDING KNEES CLUB Corner Hotel November 17, Ding Dong Lounge November 18 ANGUS STONE The Palace November 21 BALLPARK MUSIC The Palace November 23 QUEENSCLIFF MUSIC FESTIVAL Queenscliﬀ November 23-25 JORDIE LANE Northcote Social Club November 29, 30, December 2 SAN CISCO Corner Hotel December 1, 2 MISSY HIGGINS Palais Theatre December 4 BIRDS OF TOKYO Ormond Hall December 5 TAME IMPALA The Forum December 6 JEFF MARTIN Cherry Bar December 7, The Northcote Social Club December 8 GOTYE Sidney Myer Music Bowl December 8 SUNNYBOYS Corner Hotel December 8 THE LIVING END Corner Hotel December 11 - 22 HARD-ONS Northcote Social Club December 14 POISON CITY XMAS The Reverence Hotel December 21 PARKWAY DRIVE Festival Hall December 22 CHILDREN COLLIDE The Espy December 28 SPIDERBAIT, SOMETHING FOR KATE The Espy December 31 TREVOR. A MUSIC FESTIVAL Churchill Island Nature Park January 12 DEAD CAN DANCE Palais Theatre February 6 RIVERBOATS MUSIC FESTIVAL Echuca-Moama February 15 - 17

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HENRY WAGONS BY THOMAS BAILEY

Apparently, when changing eco-friendly light bulbs, it is imperative to turn them by the porcelain base rather than gripping that spiral bulb itself. Who knew? This is a lesson that Henry Wagons, outlaw country troubadour of Melbourne, learned the hard way. Suffering from a mad bout of serious flu after a “very self-contained period of touring”, Wagons had been in the process of changing one of these bulbs – the wrong way, it turned out – and it exploded in his hand. Wagons reaches across the table of the Carlton café we’re chatting in and shows me the scar – it’s a wicked scrawling of angry-looking pale lines across the webbing of his thumb and his palm. “The gash is big, and full of broken glass, and I had the flu at the same time,” he states rather jauntily, “and I guess I felt like I had every single bodily fluid that I had was coming out all at once! It was like, snot, and I was bleeding, and there was incredibly gross sweat – it was pretty much everything!” Wagons laughs with good-natured humour. It is his somewhat demented glee at telling this story that typifies his work in the band that carries his name, and also his work on the new solo piece he’s in the midst of releasing. This is an excitingly funny and dark series of duets titled Expecting Company?. Featuring duets with such musical luminaries as Alison Mosshart (The Kills, The Dead Weather), Patience Hodgson (The Grates), Robert Forster (The GoBetweens) and Sophia Brous, among others, Expecting Company? is a freight-train of wickedly humorous and dark musings on life, love and other pests. After his losing battle with the light bulb, Wagons found himself in the studio writing songs, instead of pursuing the more sensible path of lying in bed and drinking lots of juice. “I wasn’t really in a state where I could allow my band to see me,” he admits, “and so I just started the process of writing those few weeks. I wrote seven songs, then I approached my label and said, ‘I’m doing this thing, and they seem to be duets,’ – and, I reckon, partly antihistamine induced bits of schizophrenia! I put the feelers out to see if they were interested, and everyone seemed quite excited. [Expecting Company?] got a life of its own from then.” Wagons is a life-long fan of duets and is fully aware of the fact that a duet can either be really, really brilliant … or absolute crap. Naturally, I’m curious as to what he feels makes a good duet. He ‘hmms’ thoughtfully, stroking his beard. “I think there’s got to be an awareness,” he says finally. “A normal song is essentially a monologue; it’s like one guy getting up on his soapbox and spewing forth; whereas a duet – there’s so much more scope and meaning. “You drop a line and then you have someone else coming in and responding to that line. All of a sudden, the dynamic has changed … you’ve got not just a relationship between the singer and the audience, you’ve [also] got a voyeuristic relationship with the

audience, watching a relationship unfold. It’s much more of an intricate thing to wield as a writer. It’s almost like you’re writing a musical; you’re actually writing a dialogue instead of a monologue and the best duets have an understanding of that. You need that dialogue, and you need that interaction to explore. And somehow you have to have something special in that dialogue, an intricacy in the relationship of some sort. “I’ve tried to do that where I can,” he continues, apologising for his monologue answers. “I’ve tried to have an awareness of it; coming to duets from some strange and obtuse angle – and you know, it’s been fun!” Nowhere on Expecting Company? is the “strange and obtuse angle” more apparent than on the delightfully maniacal track Unwelcome Company, performed with the force-ofnature known as Alison Mosshart. Wagons, a friend of hers for some time, had once stayed with her in London in the house that inspired the aforementioned song. During his stay, relayed an anecdote that appealed to his dark sense of poetry. “Yeah, she told me this amazing story of this wave of pestilence [Mosshart and Jamie Hince of The Kills] had in their home when [The City Of London] was building an Underground station beneath them! Their suburb basically had a plague of rats when all the Underground works forced all these rats to the surface. She was sleeping there – and she woke up and all the rats had been there and basically the whole house was trashed. It looked like there was a party; there were shitloads of ‘em! “And she got pest controllers in and they laid down like 20 bits of rat bait and then she went off on tour, came back and all the rat bait had been moved to one place in the centre of the room. And it was kind of weird, it was as if they were playing with the bait or something – but they had all died … in the house.” Wagons grins slyly, and it’s rather obvious he loves telling this story. He rubs his hands together like Christopher Lee in one of those old Hammer horror movies and giggles menacingly. “And obviously, maggots ate the rats and then she had a plague of blowflies!” Ironically enough, a light bulb went off over Wagons’ head. “I thought, this is perfect for three verses and

“A NORMAL SONG IS ESSENTIALLY A MONOLOGUE; IT’S LIKE ONE GUY GETTING UP ON HIS SOAPBOX AND SPEWING FORTH; WHEREAS A DUET – THERE’S SO MUCH MORE SCOPE AND MEANING.”

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three choruses, so … even in the mood I was in, sick and twisted, as I was writing it, it was the perfect time to write something like that. And that’s what started this album – writing this song. And knowing I wanted to sing it with Alison about her house. It’s what started this whole duets thing, really. “And this songwriting mojo [I found myself in], and this muse … it’s very fragile,” he admits. “And if I find myself on this sort of plane, I find I have to surf this wave. And I found myself on this duets trip, and it had all snowballed from that song!” All told, Expecting Company? is another exciting chapter in Mr Wagons’ stellar and iconoclastic career, chock full of interesting collaborations with talented and vivacious musical compatriots. Through five albums with his band and now this, his first official solo recording, Wagons is growing in his songwriting acumen and it shows. When I ask him if he still feels as if he’s learning as he goes, he agrees wholeheartedly. “Oh, big time,” he exclaims. “It’s sort of weird; I haven’t really done any recording or engineering of my own music since about 2000, really. I’ve done other bits and pieces, but never with Wagons. But now it’s gone full circle and I really wanted to get my hands dirty in that respect. I feel like I really love being in this production world again, and I definitely realise how much I’ve picked up over the last decade and it’s been really helpful to bring those lessons – to put those lessons on tape, so to speak. “But, you know, I feel like I’m really excited about the ‘next thing’, because I’ve got so much stuff now that I’ve been through that process. Recording and making music is very similar, especially in production, to cooking. Or probably being some scientist, you know, I feel like Doctor Frankenstein, twiddling knobs, adding swatches of this, adding sparkles and flavours and it seems to be a great space that my mind enjoys.” He smiles, thinking about the new record, and how it organically unfolded. “When I realised it was going to be a solo thing, the last thing I wanted to do was to do a tried-and-true solo record, like playing acoustic guitar around a campfire – I wanted for it to be about bombastic soundtracks!” Wagons (the band, not the man) still expect to begin recording their next album this summer – and Wagons (the man, not the band) is very much looking forward to it, it seems. “I got a few [members] of the band to play on [Expecting Company?], but I mostly played everything myself. Si Francis, my drummer, plays on a few tracks, and it’s very much with the help and support of those guys. A couple of the band [members] are going to be involved [on the tour for the album], so it’s sort of like a momentary diversion from the band, and it’s a different process; an exciting, egomaniacal process! “I’m so excited. This involved so much of myself on this album. I had to make every decision there was in terms of arrangement and production. But,” he chuckles to himself. “But, I just can’t wait to have a half-baked song idea and enter the room … ‘Hey guys! Help me with this!’ “I just can’t wait for that process over the summer.” Be present when HENRY WAGONS & THE UNWELCOME COMPANY launch Expecting Company? at the The National Hotel (Geelong) on Saturday November 3, Theatre Royal in Castlemaine on Sunday November 4 and The Thornbury Theatre on Monday November 5 (Cup Eve). Expecting Company? is out now through Spunk Records.

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THIS WEEK: ON SCREEN A stifled, small-town young man runs away to Mexico to become a mariachi singer. This musical tour-de-force explores the reality of following your dreams across cultural, personal, social and geographical borders. The film brings a unique blend of talent to the screen, starring Shawn Ashmore (X-Men), Martha Higareda and internationally renowned Mariachi singer Lila Downs. The film depicts the beauty of Mexico and the folklore of its culture in this hearty comedy. Mariachi Gringo is the official Hola Mexico Film Festival 2012 Opening Night film. The screening will be followed by an after party including a live mariachi band, tequila, beer and mexican food cooked up by local Fitzroy eatery, Los Amates. Ticket prices start at $40 and includes food and drink and is happening at ACMI this Friday from 7.15pm. Head to the ACMI website for more details.

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ON STAGE Melbourne playwright Belinda Lopez explores issues of ageing, sibling rivalry and parental care in her ﬁrst full-length play for the stage The Window Outside. Presented in conjunction with Melbourne Writer’s Theatre for MelBorn 2012, The Window Outside enjoys its exclusive world premiere at one of Melbourne’s most prestigious and well-known venues for emerging independent theatre, La Mama’s Carlton Courthouse. The Window Outside is the tender love story of an elderly couple, Frank (Rick Burchall) and Evelyn (Carrie Moczynski). Through humour and insight, the play tackles a range of topical themes including euthanasia and aged care. Adamant that the subject matter of her play is current, contemporary and topical, Belinda Lopez believes that The Window Outside oﬀers strong possibilities to generate positive community debate. This is happening until Sunday October 21. For more info, head to lamama.com.au

ON DISPLAY Turning their palettes to the diverse aspects of the landscape, artists Jeremy Barrett, Clive Cocum, Mark Pearse and Peter Petruccelli will reunite for a group exhibition during October at Artman Gallery. 50 Years On celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the group’s graduation from the National Gallery School Of Art in Victoria, where they painted under the tutelage of Ian Armstrong, Alan Sumner and John Brack. The four painters have encouraged interpretation of the landscape as a significant contemporary genre over their careers. Their work reflects an individual relationship to the natural world. “Each has remained true to their personal vision amidst life’s ebbs, flows and intrusions,” says independent author, curator and researcher Andrew Gaynor. 50 Years On will be at the Artman Gallery in Caulfield until Saturday October 27.

BEAT’S PICK OF THE WEEK: In About Face, filmmaker Timothy GreenfieldSanders revisits the supermodels of the ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s, the women working at the dawn of modern advertising, to see where their lives have taken them since their time in the spotlight. Featuring interviews with Isabella Rossellini, Jerry Hall, Christie Brinkley, Carmen Dell’Orefice (still modelling at 80 years old) and many more, About Face is a knowing, warm and frank exploration of fashion, sex, philosophy and the agelessness of true beauty. About Face is being screened at the Greater Union as part of the 2012 Melbourne Festival, and is happening on Sunday October 21 at 3.30pm. For more information on About Face, ticketing and the rest of the Melbourne Festival program, head to the Melbourne Festival website at melbournefestival.com.au.

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BOND-A-RAMA! BY MITCHELL ALEXANDER

Is there a single pop cultural construct, brand or mainstream creation that is as universally recognised as James Bond? As someone with only a cursory appreciation of the spy with a License To Kill, and with plenty of other favourites in the race, it’s difficult but you have to concede this is the case. The Beatles? Well, they were only active for about six years, and everything after that has been a shameless nostalgia cash grab. Ditto with Star Wars, if you replace ‘nostalgia cash grab’ with ‘putrid historical revisionism’. Harry Potter maybe, but let’s see how you’re doing in 50 years. No, there’s only one character that could get Queen Elizabeth to jump out of a helicopter in her Sunday best. Only one piece of fiction where three numbers – 007 – can immediately conjure up a world of fast cars, whimsical property destruction and sexy danger. “It was very impressive that they got the Queen to do that,” says Stephen Hall dryly. Hall is one half of the creative team behind Bond-A-Rama! a comedic celebration of the most famous member of Her Majesty’s Secret Service. “And you could tell it was her because she was wearing the same dress later. Why wouldn’t it be the 85-year-old Monarch? I can’t think why they’d try and deceive us like that.” So the old cowboy switch with Lil’ Queenie is out, but it’s definitely the type of visual trickery on the cheap that Hall and fellow writer Michael Ward lean on for Bond-ARama! Enlisting the skills of comedic performers Emily Taheny (Shaun Micallef’s Mad As Hell) and Ben Anderson

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(Skithouse) to recreate all 22 Bond films – dames, villains, gadgets and daring escapes – into a lean 75 minutes, sparing every expense. It’s exactly because the world of Bond and the ever-present tropes are widely recognised that makes it ripe for parody, although Ward and Hall go at length to do it in their own special way. “It’s a fine line we take, we refer to it as an affectionate pisstake, because we are huge fans,” explains Hall. “Also, it has been done a lot before us from Get Smart to Austin Powers, the spy genre parody road has been travelled before – and sometimes the Bond films don’t take themselves seriously and joke about themselves at Sundance, don’t miss this. We have five double passes to give away.

EAST BRUNSWICK TATTOOS One of Melbourne’s favourite tattoo studios, East Brunswick Tattoos, this week celebrates its threeyear anniversary. This Friday October 19 and Saturday October 20, the East Brunswick Tattoo crew will be throwing a party for their customers and industry friends. Complimentary beer, sangria and tacos will be available from 7pm – 9pm each night at their studios: 526 Lygon St, Brunswick East. If you would like to be part of this celebration email your name to info@eastbrunswicktattoos.com.au to make sure you are on the door list. Numbers are strictly limited. To help celebrate, East Brunswick Tattoos is giving four lucky Beat readers a $50 gift voucher to be claimed on their next tattoo session.

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all the time,” he explains. I avoided adding Archer, the latest attempt at satirising the international-man-ofmystery-that’s-also-an-overconfident-asshole shtick to the list, but you could do worse things in your life than check out that brilliant show. “Having said that, it is an out and out comedy show, and from the opening gun barrel sequence, which we recreate with limited budget and resources, it’s on. Spoiler alert, we don’t actually have the same budget as the films – we couldn’t afford a tank or semi-trailer full of Perrier – but part of the fun of it is recreating the effects with a couple of office chairs and some torn up paper.” The brainchild of long time writing buddies Ward and Hall, Bond-A-Rama! played to packed houses at its first running last year. Surmising that they had tapped into something particularly special, the duo have built on the 2011 performances with a handful of new sketches and even a cameo from George Lazenby. Despite unarguably being labelled ‘the rubbish Bond’ for his turn in 1969’s On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, getting one of the few people from the exclusive club of men who have donned the 007 Saville Row suit is a pretty major coup. “It’s more a refinement of last year’s show than an entirely new one, but the whole show is a bit more streamlined I think,” Hall offers. “And we were lucky enough to secure an exclusive video from George Lazenby, we managed to track him down through one of those friend of a friend type situations. This year it’s more sharp and funnier, at least we hope so!” Even now as I’m writing, the opening shot that we know so well is playing over in my head – the silhouette of Bond walking across the screen, stared down by a gun barrel – is playing on repeat in my mind. Of course, in my mind Bond is a pixelated series of triangles because of Goldeneye 64, but big whoop. We’re all victims of nostalgia. The BondA-Rama! crew have taken this collective knowledge and turned into something that is part tribute, part silliness. “We set out to create crowd-pleasing entertainment, and Bond works because it’s so vast, most people in the world know who he is. Even if you’re not that familiar with the film, you can grab a handful of moments or characters, it’s just a fun thing to explore. “The other great challenge is distilling 50 years of Bond movies into an hour and a bit, but that keeps the pace up. All four performers take on multiple roles, there’s always something happening. We do manage to pull off an underwater fight and a ski chase and the scene from Moonraker where Bond and Jaws fall out of a plane without parachutes.” Wait, does that just look like two guys hugging on the floor with a fan offstage? “No, but that’s a pretty good idea, we didn’t think of that!” says Stephen with a laugh. “We came at it from another angle, but I might take that on board for next time.” Much like the scores of nameless uniformed henchmen that meet their demise with a flippant pull of Bond’s trigger, my contribution was small, but I’m glad I make a difference. Bond-A-Rama! is on at Chapel Off Chapel from Wednesday October 17 until Friday November 9.

BIG KIDS’ SCARY NIGHT OUT Big Kids’ Scary Night Out returns to Scienceworks for the young at heart only, this time for the year’s most auspicious spooky occasion. Big Kids’ Scary Night Out is the third in a series of evenings for legal-aged visitors, and in addition to having free rein of all of Scienceworks’ interactive exhibitions, this Halloween spook-tacular includes a hairraising Lightning Room show and a selection of immersive short ﬁlms in the Melbourne Planetarium. Arachnophobics may want to avoid Museum Victoria’s Live Exhibits team. Big Kids’ Scary Night Out will be held on Saturday October 27 from 6pm – 10pm. We have a few double passes to give away.

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What happens when you combine an aﬄuent businessman, a trophy wife and the US economic and mortgage crisis? You get The Queen Of Versailles, as screened by ACMI. In this 100 minute documentary, we follow the Siegel family as they try to construct a mansion inspired by Versailles out of their billion dollar fortune. The 2008 economic downfall in America creates drama for the family as they try to reclaim their opulent lifestyle, while patriarch David Siegel tries to rebuild his crumbling business. Sure to be an expenditure of lavishness equivalent to that of The Real Housewives Of The OC, The Queen Of Versailles will be screened at the ACMI on Thursday October 18 at 7pm, and Sunday October 28 at 4.30pm. Tickets can be purchased acmi.net.au

Trocadero Art Space will be exhibiting SHIFT by Danielle Hobbs, an art exhibition about the transition experience when becoming a mother. SHIFT expresses the maelstrom of emotions women experience during post-natal depression, a mental disorder most women will experience after childbirth. Through poignant, and somewhat delicate photographs, Hobbs captures these moments with stark sincerity, handling the stigmatised disorder compassionately. SHIFT will be hosted at the Trocadero Art Space from Saturday October 20 – Saturday November 3. Hobbs will be dotting about the exhibition space from 11am – 5pm on Wednesday October 17 – Friday October 19. Admission is free.

MUSIC THE MASTER The Astor will be giving you the chance to witness a masterful film maker in a majestic setting, when it hosts the exclusive Melbourne premiere of Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master. It is the first dramatic film to be shot in 70mm print format since Kenneth Branagh’s Hamlet. Hence, it is fitting that the Astor, as one of the few places in the world still able to screen the format, would be chosen to do so. The Master, starring Joaquin Phoenix and Phillip Seymour Hoffman is a portrait of the American post World War II drifter. In conjunction with its premiere screening, the Astor will host a Q & A with the film’s acclaimed director Paul Thomas Anderson. Don’t miss out on this unique and intimate cinematic experience on Thursday October 25, from 7pm. The Master will be screening is a very special week long engagement from Sunday December 16 until Saturday December 22.

HARVEST ARTS PROGRAM In its sophomore year, Harvest Festival has announced an arts program that is bulging with tantalising acts. This year sees the return of Bootleg Alley with its devilishly sensual Le Boudoir, a compilation of cabaret, burlesque and performances that will leave you begging for more. Le Boudoir brings UK darlings Bourgeois & Maurice with their addictive synthesis of glamour, cabaret, fashion and electropop that has earned them fans worldwide. Vaudevillage, as part of Le Boudoir, features performances from Nick Coyle, Smart Casual, Randy the Puppet, One Tick Pony, Ryan Coﬀey, Anne Edmongs, Mel Buttle, Nerida Wates and John Conway as the Vaudevillage host. Stunt performers, The League Of Sideshow Superstars, will entertain you with death-defying and Le Boudoir will also feature its own ﬁnale with Mikelangelo and special guests, The Tin Star on Saturday night, and The Woohoo Revue on Sunday night. Installation Happyland will immerse you in extravagant art during the festival, while Harvest’s The Secret Garden will elicit hearty laughs with witticisms from comedic masters Felicity Ward, David Quirk, Anne Edmonds, Gen Fricker, Rhys Nicholson, Shane Matheson and Lessons with Luis. The Secret Garden will also host a selection of poignant, interesting theatrical acts as well. Featuring over 400 artists over 80 acts and installations, Harvest Festival will be big this year. The full arts program, tickets, and more information, can be found at harvestfestival.com.au

JUST SING WHAT YOU FEEL In celebration of the looming summer holidays, Jon Campbell will be helping to occupy those little kids and families with a contemporary art project called just sing what you feel. Hosted at The Ian Potter Centre, the event will see Campbell transform Australian cultural motifs into rainbows and magical ponies. No kidding. The event will be a three-part installation of music and visual art that encourages children, and people alike, to ﬁnd the beauty of the world and translate it into art. Activities include using Campbell’s colourful drawings to create a backyard, duets with Campbell, and a chance to record, or sing-along-to, Campbell’s Yeah, Yeah, Yeah song. It’s a positive initiative by the National Gallery Of Victoria to “encourage children and families to discover and engage with contemporary art and artists,” according to NGV Deput Director Andrew Clark. just sing what you feel will be hosted at The Ian Potter Centre from Saturday December 8 – Sunday February 17, with an opening event at 10am on the Saturday December 8. Admission is free.

IN THE NATURAL LIGHT Artist Priscilla Manthey sheds light on images from the now accessible Soviet OGPY and KGVD archives in new exhibition at Oﬀ The Kerb Gallery. In The Natural Light presents powerful portraits, taken under routine conditions of available light and bureaucratic processes. It provides an intimate examination of its arrested subjects and the children of parents’ proclaimed “enemies of the state”. The exhibition opening will take place from 6pm-9pm on Friday October 26. It will run from Thursday October 25 until Friday November 9 at Oﬀ The Kerb gallery.

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For many people who were on their death bed, they would consider wallowing in whiskey, drugs while dancing to music. In acclaimed author and playwright Barry Oakley’s new play Music, Jack does exactly that. Richard Piper (City Homicide, Blue Heelers) stars as Jack as he destroys relationships, deals with the depression associated with imminent death, and clowns around much to the dismay of wife Margie (Jane Andrewartha), estranged brother Peter (Robert Menzies) and old friend Max (Paul English). It’s a story of human existentialism set to the paradigm of old records and dysfunctional relationships. Sure to be a delight, Music will open at Fairfax Studio as part of Arts Centre Melbourne’s next season running from Friday November 9 – Saturday December 22. Presented by the Melbourne Theatre Company, Music will host its opening night on Wednesday November 14. Tickets and more information can be found at mtc.com.au

HOME ACMI have announced that they’ll be presenting director Ursula Meier’s ﬁlm Home, an exploration of what it means to have a home and what constitutes as one. In this 90 minute drama, French actress Isabelle Huppert (The Piano Teacher) portrays Marthe, a woman who lives with her family near the side of a disused road. When the road reopens, the family refuses to relocate despite pressure from authorities. In a way to combat the sudden auditory assault, the family develops uncanny ways to combat it. The ﬁlm has won three Swiss Film Prize awards, two Mar del Plata Film Festival awards and a Lumiere Award for Best Technical Achievement.Home will be screened at ACMI for two nights only, at 9pm on Saturday October 27 and Tuesday October 30 at 7pm. Tickets can be purchased acmi.net.au

PAUSEFEST 2012 Pause Festival, commonly known as PauseFest, is a festival that incorporates all forms of digital creative industries into one interactive festival for creative buffs. They just released their program and boy, does it look interesting. Separated into sections — PauseStage, PausePlayground, PauseScreen and many more — the festival will host 14 screenings, six industry workshops, and eight interactive projects to help budding creatives, or just people interested in digital media, to flourish. PauseStage is a one day event hosted at the Melbourne Convention And Exhibition Centre aimed to provide professional development within the creative industry. Creative minds speaking include Vimeo Festival + Awards Director Jeremy Boxer, Jason White from Leviathan and Mark Simpson from Sydney’s Sixty40 Studios. These media wizards will show you the magic behind their industries and tips on how to get there. PausePlayground will be hosting Iloura, one of Melbourne’s most reputable animation and design studios. There you will be able to pitch and engage in a Q&A with the studio representations. Other highlights include PauseView, a series of interactive projects; PauseEd, a collection of undergraduate and postgraduate animation, etc; and Loopdeloop, animations curated by Loopdeloop to the theme of FUTURE. Sure to be a hit among all digitally creative buffs, PauseFest will be hosted at various venues across Melbourne from Thurdsay November 8 – Sunday November 11. Tickets, information, including the new program, can be found at pausefest.com.au

THE STAIRS ARE MOVING In celebration of Melbourne Writers’ Theatre’s 30th anniversary, the Carlton Courthouse will be hosting an innovative, evocative play called The Stairs Are Moving. Written by award-winning ﬁlmmaker Neil Triﬀett, the play illustrates the tale of two siblings who return home for their aunt’s funeral and discover, she’s not dead and she refuses to be buried. Somehow, to their surprise, the stairs are moving too. The Stairs Are Moving explores the concept of fairness in life through character portrayals provided by budding star Charlotte Nicdao (The Slap), Carolyn Masson, Sarah Plummer and Maurice Mammoliti. Carlton Courthouse will host The Stairs Are Moving from Wednesday October 24 – Saturday November 3. Tickets can be purchased through melbwriters.org.au

ART AFTERHOURS Booze, good company and conversation about art seems like an art enthusiast’s dream doesn’t it? Well, that dream can become a reality this Friday with Art Afterhours at the Shell House. Located on Spring St, this quaint art space is currently exhibiting the works of pop-artist Dennis Ropar and in celebration of this, Shell House’s new initiative Art Afterhours was established. Art Afterhours boasts a selection of ﬁne music, ﬁnger food and beer and bubbly each night. Friday October 12 is launched Ropar Rebooted, a party to celebrate the US inspired works of Ropar, including ‘50s pin ups, Burlesque ladies and the mandatory Warhol. If this fanciful adventure sounds like your cup of tea, then head over to Art Afterhours for drinks from 4 – 7pm every Friday at the Shell House. For more information about the event, and future exhibitions, head over to facebook.com/1SpringStreetArt

SCHOOLHOUSE STUDIOS Schoolhouse Studios, a community to help new, young and emerging artists, is calling for volunteers for their upcoming exhibition Place Of Assembly. In commemoration of Abbotsford’s Schoolhouse Studios pending demolition at the end of the year, Schoolhouse Studios are hosting an exhibition to celebration the building’s importance within the artistic and schooling community. Hosted over a 17 day period, Place Of Assembly will exhibit 75 artists of Schoolhouse Studios coupled with 11 contributing artists. Obviously, with such a grand scale, volunteers are needed. Successful volunteers will work in four hour blocks between 10am – 6pm during the exhibition period. To volunteer for Place Of Assembly please send your availability and a brief CV to Nicci Reid at nicci@goldentrianglecreative.com or contact her on 0433 657 616 for more information. Place Of Assembly will be hosted from Wednesday October 10 – Sunday October 28 at Abbotsford’s Schoolhouse Studios.

THE FOUNTAINHEAD It’s not that often that you’re privy to a black and white movie, but this month at the ACMI, you‘re invited to see 1949 classic The Fountainhead, a movie about an uncompromising architect. Considered one of director Kind Vidor’s greatest, The Fountainhead sees acclaimed actor Gary Cooper slip into the role of Howard Roark. Cooper is known for his roles in High Noon, and drama classic The Hanging Tree. Roark is an architect, one with a vision that will not succumb to populist views. Nettled, the media liaises with a fellow architect to taint Roark’s reputation. Of course, Roark found solace in a woman with a similar vision, but the ﬁlm was a hit at the time. Not that Ayn Rand’s popular novel, oﬀ which The Fountainhead was based, helped at all. A classic in its own right, The Fountainhead will be screened at the ACMI at 7.30pm on Friday October 19 and Sunday October 21. Tickets can be purchased acmi.net.au

2012 LA MIRADA FILM FESTIVAL The Australian Centre For The Moving Image and Cinema Nova will be screening a breathtaking selection of contemporary and classic Spanish films when La Mirada Film Festival returns to Melbourne this November. The ever charming Wes Anderson will be guest curating alongside acclaimed actor Gael García Bernal and The Hive’s Pelle Almqvist. Festival director Rocio Garcia has secured a screening of Nacho Vigalondo’s Extraterrestrial for a science fiction friendly opening night gala. This year’s special guests will include Verónica Echegui, Alex Garcia, and John McInerny in a spectacular lineup of screenings and stimulating Spanish special events! No hable español? No es un problema! The festival will kick off on Thursday November 15 and run until Monday November 26.

THIS CITY SPEAKS Get sub cultural at GoodTime Studios, when it hosts the launch party for online interactive documentary series This City Speaks. The project, headed by Darius Devas and Emma Morris, aims to examine how art shapes cityscapes and cities inﬂuence artists. The launch will feature a talk by broadcaster, writer and festival director Marcus Westbury along with screenings, panel discussions, live acts, exhibitions, interactive installations and unique musical stylings. The launch will take place at 7pm on Thursday October 25 at GoodTime Studios.

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THE COMIC STRIP SOFTBELLY COMEDY The fabulous Adam Richard headlines Softbelly Comedy this Thursday! You know him from the top-rating Matt And Jo Show on Fox FM, and on Thursday he’s supported by Harley Breen, Tommy Dassalo, Brendan Maloney, John Conway and Xander Allan! We’re in a new venue, above Pop Restaurant at 68 Hardware Lane, City, this Thursday October 18 at 8.30pm, for only $13! Get in early!

COMMEDIA DELL PARTE Justin Hamilton is our headliner this Thursday at The George Lane Bar with Tegan Higginbotham hosting a killer line up including David Quirk, Brendan Maloney, Dean Eizenberg, Johnny P, Lana Schwarcz and Suzy Moses. The room runs on a ‘pay as you like’ basis, so come along and have a great laugh, then pay what you believe the show is worth on the way out. Commedia Dell Parte runs every Thursday from 8.30pm at the George Lane Bar, St Kilda.

SOFTBELLY COMEDY The fabulous Adam Richard headlines Softbelly Comedy this Thursday! You know him from the top-rating Matt And Jo Show on Fox FM, and on Thursday he’s supported by Harley Breen, Tommy Dassalo, Brendan Maloney, John Conway and Xander Allan! We’re in a new venue, above Pop Restaurant at 68 Hardware Lane, City, this Thursday October 18 at 8.30pm, for only $13! Get in early!

SUPER COMEDY CRAZY SHOW Combining all the joyous vibes and confusion of a Japanese game show and the talents of some of Australia’s best comedians, the Super Comedy Crazy Show is a show like no other. Matt Burton will host this onslaught of comedy alongside an all star cast headlined by an Australian legend of the stage, Lawrence Mooney. John Conway, Michael Williams and Brendan Maloney will be along for the ride with the Red Men and possibly Matt’s nemesis Tony Rodriguez. In control of the audio bliss is one of Australia’s ﬁnest beat makers, the undeﬁnable SilentJay. To drastically improve your existence, be at 303, High St, Northcote from 7.30pm this Sunday October 21. Free food, many prizes, a game called Duck in a Bucket and the promise for one show only of no Jam Hoop! $10 entry. Comedians and tram drivers are free.

COMEDY AT SPLEEN Mondays at Spleen are always a full house and a great night! This Monday, we’ve got previous Spleen Comic of the Year Harley Breen hosting! Plus Brad Oakes, Michael Williams, John Conway, Pete Sharkey, Karl Chandler and heaps more! It’s this Monday October 22, 41 Bourke St, in the city, at 8.30pm. It may be free, but we appreciate a good gold coin donation at the door!

THE MOULIN BEIGE The Moulin Beige Gala opening saw the Burlesque Bar bursting at its seams last Thursday. This old school variety night features a crockpot of carnies from vaudeville and character comedy through to stand up and sideshow. Hosted by comic accordionist Liz Skitch, this week’s star studded lineup features burlesque Queen of comedy Bijou Belle, vaudeville duo The Oddities, ventriloquist Sarah Jones, character comedian Rachel Leary, hula hooping bombshell Clara Cupcakes, variety madness with Daniel Nimmo and stand up Daniel Connell.

THE FAMOUS SPIEGELTENT RETURNS Constructed out of wood, canvas, mirrors and detailed with velvet and brocade, The Famous Spiegeltent has been entertaining the world since the early ‘30s. A frequent visitor to Melbourne, the famous pavilion is returning for its 2013 season and it looks bigger than ever. Boasting favourites like Jazz High Tea and Club Spiegel, a new array of acts have been added to next year’s show. On trend with current fairytale hype, Once Upon A Time is a series of classical stories performed by ARIA Award winning Sally Witwell and her toy piano, Egyptian-born talent Joseph Tawadros and composer Brett Dean. Creating reﬂections will be The Dark Party, a three man show of stunts, punkinspired theatre and magic, while renowned French American folk group Moriarty will debut in the 2013 season. Additional events, including food and wine tastings, and children’s activities, will be added to the program. The Famous Spiegeltent will host its return season from Wednesday February 5 – Sunday April 21 in the Arts Centre Forecourt. More information can be uncovered at spiegel.artscentremelbourne.com.au

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LUKE WRIGHT BY BELLA ARNOTT-HOARE

Trying to have a phone conversation with modern minstrel Luke Wright seems ill fated. On this particular occasion with a fuzzy line, poor reception and our international call-connect failing twice we resign to take our conversation to email. Wright here is no less articulate, which isn’t surprising of a performance poet. He makes a living peddling words to the masses with particular flair and insight. This skill is what’s seen Wright in particular produce work so prolifically, and though the art of creating poems in modernity seems ‘dying’ or ‘forgotten’, Wright proves its relevance. His words ricochet in rhythmic energy and when he performs it’s a visceral force of language that whisks you into a heady, poetically-induced kind of trace. This is the sign of a good poet, and indeed of good poetry. Having been named performance poetry’s key revivalist, he demonstrates the medium’s ability to address social issues and bargain for change through its complex subtleties and metaphor. He’s the author of solo poetry stage shows Poet Laureate, Poet & Man, A Poet’s Work Is Never Done, The Petty Concerns Of Luke Wright and Cynical Ballads, the latter he’s touring to Australia as part of Melbourne Festival. Cynical Ballads was inspired by a popular media term that’s been used around the UK since 2007, ‘Broken Britain’. Used to describe a perceived social decay, a moral collapse of sorts, it was used by The Sun newspaper and subsequently became an election platform for the Conservative Party. The Sun ran frequent stories under the ‘Broken Britain’ umbrella about child neglect, binge and underage drinking, violent gang, knife and gun crime and teenage pregnancy. “[Cynical Ballads] is a riposte to the idea of Broken Britain,” Wright says. “You can't just say a country is broken. That's crazy, and insulting to its people. Britain, like Australia, is just a million different stories. This show is just eight of them. From a couple who run a chip shop and their failing marriage to a racist politician who gets by on being witty on panel shows.” As the show’s promotional material promises, Luke

exposes “caustic” British minutia in a look at stories he’s been inspired by: “Blighty’s run-down shopping precincts, provincial highstreets and airless television studios introduce a cast of tone-deaf pop wannabes, terrorised single mums and baby-boomers with ‘affluAIDS’.” This interior world examines the imagined idea of a morally devoid country, and throughout, Wright continues to chart the history of balladeering, reinforming the audience about the craft. Reflecting on the sometimes criminally powerful media, Wright is inspired by its role in society – especially with the tendency towards tabloid-ism and fear mongering. “I write a lot about the media. Much of my work is political, often with a small p. I guess I'm interested in the way society works and the way mass media reflects that. Also, I like telling stories and a lot of the stories I write tend to come from newspapers so my stories are being viewed through the prism of media.” The cynicism he speaks of and explores within the show, which is arguably a growing trait in Western societies, he sees as a product of the media. “I think cynicism is a veneer for most people,” he says. “But it's easy to be cynical when you are removed from the thing you're being cynical about. Media does that. We learn intimate things about people we will never know. It's easy to be flippant about that as it doesn't seem real.” When he touts his influences as performance poets John Cooper Clarke, Martin Newell and folk performer

“I AM CONTEMPORARY, WE ALL ARE. WHEN WE WRITE IT IS CONTEMPORARY, IT ADDRESSES THE ISSUES THAT AFFECT OUR LIVES.”

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Jake Thackray, the musical tone of this work becomes more obvious. “Poems have tunes, a bit like songs. I use traditional metres and rhyme schemes. I say the words aloud as I write, the poem takes on a tune. It started with being interested in lyrics. Aged 14 I wrote out the lyrics to Blur's Country House because I thought they were so clever. Then I wrote some of my own. All sorts of styles. Lurching from witty stuff (or supposedly witty) to depressive Nirvana-esque that used words like 'foetus' and 'jilted'. “When I saw John Cooper Clarke and Martin Newell do poetry onstage it opened my eyes to what could be done with words. My band wasn't really going anywhere so I started doing poems on stage, the witty stuff. That was almost 14 years ago. From there I have developed an interest in all sorts of poetry.“ Poetry becomes an appropriate medium for addressing contemporary issues “simply by doing it,” says Wright.

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“I am contemporary, we all are. When we write it is contemporary, it addresses the issues that affect our lives.” He agrees that he’s a social commentator, but qualifies, “aren't we all these days?” This isn’t to mention his status as poetic renaissance man. He curates poetry events and is a radio and TV regular, as well as having published poetry anthologies, non-fiction, and leading education workshops. Wright may be a cynic but he’s certainly versatile. Though when pondering the best part about his job, including his many ‘hats’, Wright says, “I love the travel but nothing beats writing a poem.” Luke Wright performs Cynical Ballads as part of the Melbourne Festival from Tuesday October 23 – Saturday October 27. He’ll also host Square Poets on Tuesday October 23 and Wednesday October 24 at Federation Square.

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HOLA MEXICAN FILM FESTIVAL BY BRIGITTE TROBBIANI

We’re all aware of the clichés surrounding countries and the behaviour of their residents. The Swedish are notoriously ice-blonde with girls who permanently have two plaits (complete with ribbons, short skirt and a considerable bust), the Americans are either ditsy and wealthy or incredibly lazy and overweight (similar to the people on Embarrassing Bodies) and Australians, well, I think I can just say Crocodile Dundee and we’ll all be on the same page. Clichés are used and appropriated throughout time, often based upon some truth. These are the representations we have of a country or those who live there and these associations are usually the things that stick with us most. These are the things we ask the new kid about at school or uni and get analyzed about by others when travelling abroad. The Hola Mexico Film Festival aims to rid Mexico of its negative connotations and reinvent the Mexico we’re continuously acquainted with in scenes of Breaking Bad, old cartoons and comics and that episode of The OC set in Tijuana. Through the medium of film, The Hola Mexico Film Festival brings forth the portrayal of the day-to-day lifestyle of the modern Mexican in the form of comedies, documentaries and art-house and dramatic film. “To see a Mexican film sometimes you’re like, ‘Wow, I’ve never seen this story’. You’ll see actors, you’ll see stories, and you’ll see places you’ve never seen before.” So every film is new when you see it. I think it’s very important,” says Festival Director Samuel Douek. HMFF kicks off in Melbourne, the first stop of its Australian tour and a city under the deep spell of Mexican food and

culture. With tacos on every corner and Mexican options on thousands of menus there really is no better time or place to start engrossing ourselves with real Mexican culture. Representing simple Mexican life has been a major aim of Douek’s since the beginning of the festival chain. He, like others viewed the vast majority of these clichés as highly offensive and provided outsiders with a negative perception of Mexico. “Well, you know, the worst clichés are all that we’re very lazy and we drink tequila the whole day. You know, those are just terrible. And we say ‘Arriba! Arriba!’ and we have like all these horses and donkeys and that’s how we move,” he notes. Inspired by the varied film culture in Melbourne, Douek decided to begin his own festival, a celebration of Mexican talent in the film industry, a positive portrayal of Mexican living. Through his favourite Mexican export, film, Douek began the gradual alteration of public perception. Inspired by the foreign film festivals in Melbourne, Douek decided to establish HMFF and bring forward Mexican films because there weren’t any. “I think it’s important that people get to see them [Mexican

NICK HUGGINS: I AM ELEVEN BY ROSE CALLAGHAN

Earlier this year, an Australian film was released that aimed to capture a time in our lives that many of us have long forgotten, where we straddled the divide between childhood and adolescence. Genevieve Bailey's concept was simple: travel the world interviewing 11-year-olds about their thoughts, morals, hopes and dreams for the future. The result is a moving, funny, sad and brilliant documentary. To complement these stories, she enlisted gifted Melbourne producer and musician Nick Huggins. This eloquent musical accompaniment will be showcased live in all its glory, at Melbourne Music Week's showing of I Am Eleven. The two have known each other since university, and Bailey had created music videos for Huggins in the past. He was asked to become involved in the project around halfway through its duration, which has been a seven year labour of love. “I spent a few years with her going backwards and forwards with it,” he says. Huggins took the unique approach of trying to write music to the personality of the different children to represent their different characters. At the time Bailey hadn't yet structured the film and was approaching it on an individual character basis. “She showed me a lot of the footage she had and at that point she was kind of bunching it into each character – their situation and thoughts on things. I initially started writing for each kid. I wrote about half the music not placed into a scene particularly but with the idea of the characters of the kids and the things that they said.” Huggins is an accomplished musician, having played in various bands and solo projects over the years and doing a great deal of work as a producer on other bands’ releases, especially for artists like Oscar + Martin and Kid Sam on Two Bright Lakes, the record label/collective his brother

Tig runs (alongside Hazel Brown and Blake Byron Smith) which he helped to start. Creating the music for the film was very different to anything he had done before. “I think that the exciting challenge was to have music that was joyful and curious and open and free in the way that kids of that age are. Music that is happy but has another layer of emotion or resonance within the broader thing of being quite open and happy and enthusiastic. One of the pieces that has that is a scene where a lot of the kids are dancing...a lot of the Indian kids come from a really challenging environment living in an orphanage with a really uncertain arrangement – the orphanage was moving and they didn't know where they were going to live and their family situations were really heavy – but they were really joyful kids. So the music for their dancing is really up-tempo but has a couple of under-currents reflecting, darker keyboards under handclaps. “That scene captures what I was trying to get – the layers of the film – because kids are more complicated than just their joy for life.” Having worked on the film's score for so long and becoming so familiar with all the characters, Huggins was naturally drawn to reflecting on his own life

LAWLESS BY CHARLIE MCDENIS

John Hillcoat likes to refer to Nick Cave – a key collaborator on all of his movies, including his latest, the stylish gangster epic Lawless – as “The Master”, and it’s easy to see why. Not only is Lawless the third screenplay Cave’s written for Hillcoat, but he’s also compiled a brilliant, haunting soundtrack for the film. Sharp-eyed Cave fans might even spot him making a cameo appearance, too. “Yes, I am actually in Lawless,” Cave admits, smiling. “There’s a scene in Chicago at the very start with a dead gangster in a car – well, I’m the dead gangster.” A gripping tale of outlaws who make moonshine in the backwoods of Virginia during Prohibition, Lawless is based on Matt Bondurant’s novel The Wettest County In The World, which is the true story of the extraordinary exploits of his grandfather Jack and his two great uncles. Hillcoat was hard at work filming The Road – his brilliant adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s post apocalyptic masterpiece – when a colleague suggested he read Bondurant’s book. “I was actually doing the scene with Robert Duvall in The Road and in the middle of nowhere and I got a call about this book that I had to read,” says Hillcoat. “I did read it and it was fantastic. I was looking for a gangster film to do, because I love genre films, but I couldn’t find a new take on it. And then I was told about this book, which was from the perspective of the people who created this kind of Al Capone-style gangster clan but in the backwoods. So I gave it to my right arm – my friend and collaborator Nick Cave.” When Hillcoat passed it on, Cave was also immediately struck by the material. “The book is amazing – it’s a stone Beat Magazine Page 34

classic of American literature,” says Cave. “[It] had an original idea in that it was really about the foot soldiers, the worker bees, that create the very beginning of the whole process of this wave of corruption that goes up and up into the cities. And that’s the territory that most filmmakers make films about – the glamorous side of the whole thing. And here was this really beautiful book about the workers and that seemed new and interesting.” Hillcoat’s film is influenced by some of the classics of the American gangster genre: Brian De Palma’s Scarface, Arthur Penn’s Bonnie And Clyde and Sergio Leone’s Once Upon A Time In America. Although he was born in Australia, Hillcoat was inspired by growing up in North America, where he spent his time watching gangster movies whenever he could. “What I’m fond of with those films in particular is that they had really strong filmmaking and characters and performances, which seems to be excluded from certain genres now,” Hillcoat says. “Gangster films nowadays are more about pure action, not characters. So it

films]; another aspect, a broader spectrum of reality. Not only what the media depicts or what we hear…and see in bad movies about Mexico”. The festival combines all genres of film, catering to a varied palette. There are family films, crude documentary films, the premiere of Omar Rodriguez-Lopez’s (The Mars Volta, At The Drive-In) film, light comedies and dramas. Douek states that these films, despite their differences in genre and production, all tell amazing stories about Mexico. In selecting the films for the festival, HMFF take risks in selecting films never screened before against films invited to many film festivals. As a result, you should expect to see a varied array of films that will appear to a wider audience. The festival, now in its seventh year in Melbourne, will begin with a fiesta like no other. Mariachi Gringo, a light comedy will premiere during the opening night celebrations, complemented by a Mariachi band, tacos, tequila (Douek at that time. “It's interesting because a lot of my friends have kids now as well so you kind of watch it from multiple viewpoints – yourself as an 11-year-old and imagine what your friends’ kids are going to be like as an 11-year-old. You know I don't often reflect on that age but Genevieve always asks people about what they were like when they were 11. I think it's a really interesting question – I think in making the film she's stumbled upon a really special time that isn't often reflected on.” Huggins seems to have personally gotten a lot out of working on the film. “There is an I Am Eleven quote for every occasion – I'm always quoting Billy...He's very wise.” Those who have seen the movie definitely won't have forgotten Billy, an adorably open Londoner whose wideeyed innocence and sometimes accidental/sometimes very consciously hilarious observations provide some of the highlights of the movie. “Billy is entertaining and consciously being cheeky, but he also stumbles across some really truthful, deep things. The more I watch Billy the more I realise he's really switched on.” The complex part of recreating the music of I Am Eleven in a live setting is that half of it was written and laid down separately to the film and the other was recorded live to the footage. “The first half of the tracks that I did I was working off – it wasn't the final cut of the film – so there weren't edits to tie things to. It was more make a bunch of music inspired by what Gen had in rough cuts. Then there were a whole lot of points where we realised we needed music that we didn't have which is where I could write directly to the timing of the shots. “It's been interesting learning all the songs in order to play them live. There are so many accidental moments when the sound and vision come in together.” The live version of the music will slightly differ from the film because this time Huggins has back up in the form of his band, but the gig itself will be much more challenging than a regular performance. Just for starters, they need to was a special treat to have such rich characters and a story that deals with the consequences of violence – there is a lot of material in that.” The Bondurant Boys were outlaws who ran a restaurant in Franklin County, Virginia – dubbed “The Wettest County In The World” because of the amount of illegal booze produced there during the Prohibition era – which was a front for their moonshine operation. Shia LaBeouf plays the youngest Bondurant, the ambitious, business savvy Jack, who is shielded from the violence but desperately wants to earn the respect of his older siblings. When the Bondurants’ bootlegging business is threatened by the arrival of a corrupt special deputy (Charley Rakes played by Guy Pearce), the family refuses to back down and a brutal war breaks out. Lawless is, at times, graphically violent, but Cave believes that Hillcoat’s direction is never gratuitous. “I didn’t have that much interest in when it was actually set, it was more the flavour of the book that took me,” he says. “I loved the kind of classical love stories that were involved in the story and the excessive violence, and those two things coming together are what really kind of titillates me. “I’m not that interested in violence per se in films, a lot of it is very tedious and boring, but there is something in the way that John deals with violence that I find really exciting, right from his early movies that no one even knows about. It’s very brutal, very quick, it’s all over very fast, but it leaves a huge mess behind, and that’s what excites me.” For Hillcoat, working closely with Cave is an organic experience, different to the process of a lot of Hollywood films. “Film is such a delicate balancing act of so many elements,” Hillcoat says. “Nick is the sole writer (often scripts go through several different writers) and then it goes to the cast and it evolves in rehearsals, and then Nick comes back in at the end with the music. So there’s an extra kind of connective tissue there that for me is really special

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prefers Milagro) and beer. Douek’s ideal opening night would consist of a screening of the same film, ten chefs from Mexico cooking different dishes in a big open parking lot with different lounges and different likes. Selma Hayek “wouldn’t hurt”, too. However, the festival he threw in New Zealand a few years ago does come close. “I remember being really happy to be in New Zealand. I think there were maybe like four Mexicans. Everyone else was just Kiwis that were really happy to have a Mexican film festival. I just like that people enjoy Mexico and are getting to hear different stories from our country”. The Hola Mexican Film Festival will be hosted by ACMI from Friday October 19 until Sunday October 28. For more information check out holamexicoff. com and pick up your tickets from acmi.net.au

perform for 90 minutes straight. “It's a really different process,” Huggins explains. “Because there's 28 pieces of music in the film … we need to learn them with the addition of knowing exactly when to start and finish and how it slowly changes over a scene. It's quite exciting, I think it’s the first time any of us have learnt film music to play directly over the film.” Despite how scary the task at hand could be deemed, Huggins is relishing the opportunity to perform the pieces as part of the Melbourne Music Week event at ACMI. “The challenges [of the live performance] that were daunting are now exciting. I feel like it's an amazing opportunity to try something really different and I think it's going to be special.” Nick Huggins and his band will perform live to I Am Eleven at Melbourne Music Week's Cinemix event at ACMI on Thursday November 22.

because most films aren’t allowed to have that.” Cave supervised the music for Lawless, forming a band – including himself, Warren Ellis, Martyn Casey, George Vajestica and David Sard, collectively known as The Bootleggers – as well as country and folk legends like Emmylou Harris and Ralph Stanley. “We didn’t want to make a worthy Americana-style soundtrack,” Cave explains. “It’s been done very well in things like O Brother Where Art Thou, so we wanted to stay as far away from that as possible. We started thinking about modern-day songs and creating an aural illusion by doing a bluegrass/ hillbilly version of them, and then stretching the tone. I think that this is actually a very modern film in a way, because Prohibition still exists, and it still fails, with the socalled war on drugs and all of that stuff. So there was a kind of gleeful idea of fusing modern-day concerns, such as a Velvet Underground song about taking speed and amphetamine like White Light/White Heat, and doing it in a kind of bluegrass, authentic American style that seemed to pull the present back to the past in a very pleasing way.” Lawless is in cinemas now.

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DAVE HUGHES BY NICK TARAS

It’s Wednesday May 2, 2012, and over 35,000 copies of Beat Magazine have been scattered across Melbourne. As readers reach for a copy, they’re confronted by an illustration of a naked man on the cover, with a by-line reading, ‘Sayonara bitches, it’s been real!’. That man was Luke Benge, a former typesetter at Beat, who decided to finish his last day here in a way his predecessors had only dreamed about. It was a ballsy act, in more ways than one. The news of this ‘hi-jacked’ cover quickly circulated, and by the next day it had reached Channel 10’s The Circle and Nova FM’s Hughesy & Kate, where comedian Dave Hughes applauded the conspicuous departure. “I also wanted to leave a job spectacularly. I remember I worked at Woolies back in the ‘80s and I hated my boss, hated him with the passion. He swapped me from fruit and veg to the trolley which was a promotion I didn’t feel I deserved. My big plan, which I dreamed about over the weeks, was to quit in front of all the cash registers and in front of all the customers, and tell him he’s a real arsehole so everyone could see the boss of Woolies was a bastard, but I pulled out of it, I didn’t have the guts for it, so I ended up quitting very quietly”. Dave Hughes’ hilarious, colloquial comedic style in his trademark Aussie intonation has resulted in the demand for his broadcasting services across several media and genres, from the aforementioned radio show to news program The Project to football entertainment show Before The Game. With so many commitments, all Hughesy is asking for is to skip some shitty, otiose meetings. “Look I’m having thoughts now in my head: ‘How can I get in there later in the day?’ I’m thinking there’s meetings I don’t need to be at. So I’m really thinking about looking at the managers in the next couple of days and saying, ‘Guys, I think I get there too early. I think I need to get there later in the day’. It does eat up a lot of the day so I’m definitely deciding in my own brain so I think I can get there later.”

With two children and a third on the way in February, time has become an even more precious commodity for Hughesy. “Mate I do have time during the day generally. During the middle of the day I generally I have time. [My wife] complains about it, I’m not gonna deny that, but I say most bloody dads work 40-50 hours a week and they don’t see their kids at all and on the weekends they play golf and go riding their bikes for bloody six hours. They see me at least once a day during the day, and I haven’t played golf in bloody five years! So I think I should be father of the year, basically”. Hughesy is an avid user of Twitter, and a quick perusal of his feed will return not only his clever quips but also bizarre and creepy questions from his followers, including one that hauntingly asked, “What brand is your DVD player?” “It’s funny when you’re sitting down at a café or something and you check your Twitter and someone says, ‘I’m watching you right now’ and you look around to see who the fuck is talking to you. Because I check so often, it’s like everyone has my actual direct phone number so they contact me every time. So I think people know when I’m on my phone I’m probably checking Twitter so if they are within seeing distance

“IT’S FUNNY WHEN YOU’RE SITTING DOWN AT A CAFÉ OR SOMETHING AND YOU CHECK YOUR TWITTER AND SOMEONE SAYS, ‘I’M WATCHING YOU RIGHT NOW’ AND YOU LOOK AROUND TO SEE WHO THE FUCK IS TALKING TO YOU.”

they know they can actually talk to me via Twitter so that’s quite funny to have people telling you they’re looking at you and describing what shirt you’re wearing and stuff. “I’ve been out of the book for bloody years now so I almost expect it. I’m pretty relaxed about everything, I’m happy to be looked at. I had a very proud moment recently. Someone told me I was in Woman’s Day and I open Woman’s Day and there was a [paparazzi] photo of me with my two kids in a park, an actual proper pap photo so I had no idea they were there. I had no idea who they were looking for but they ended up getting me. That was a proud moment in my life. Actually Carrie Bickmore complains about it, she says, ‘The bloody photographers are down there’ and I’m like, ‘Where are they? I’ll go down there’.” This week, Hughesy will return to the stand-up stage

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in a new national tour with the help of one of his most talented comedy writers: his three-year-old son. “[My kids] definitely feature. Definitely a big change in my life so there’s a lot of comedy associated with it. Whenever your life changes you have more things to talk about. I wanna get all the jokes out before they’re old enough to realise what I’m doing. “My son’s favourite thing – he’s three – he’s favourite thing to say is, ‘Dad, I need something special for my mouth’. It’s sounds dodgy coming from an adult but from a three-year-old it’s very sweet.” Dave Hughes plays The Comics Lounge from Wednesday October 17 to Sunday October 21 as part of the Hottest Headliners series which also includes Wil Anderson and Adam Hills. Visit comedy.com.au/ comicslounge for bookings and more information.

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SUGAR ARMY BY ALEXANDRA DUGUID

There are some hurdles that can completely stop some bands in their tracks. However, the surprise departure of a bassist could do no such thing to Perth nowtrio Sugar Army. With their second album Summertime Heavy finally out, frontman Pat McLaughlin doesn't necessarily want to take on the world, but is ready to take on whatever challenges lay ahead. “It's relieving, to be honest,” McLaughlin explained of finally having the band's second album out. “It has been a bit of a journey, and we're kind of just ready to move forward with it now.” The lengthy three years between releases for Sugar Army was not due to any myth regarding difficult second albums, but put back when bassist Ian Berney left in April last year and asked to join fellow Perth band Birds Of Tokyo. “We didn't see that one coming at all,” McLaughlin said. “I don't think he did. It was just one of those random things. We just had to get on with it.” McLaughlin and his other two Sugar Army band mates, guitarist Jamie Sher and Todd Honey on drums, jumped into the studio to adapt to life as a three-piece, and McLaughlin explains that the adjusted lineup even gave the band a secondwind. “It halted things for a while, we had to change the dynamic of our writing, but that made things exciting, it felt fresh again.” Having developed a new way of working together, the band took themselves off to Sydney where they settled down for six weeks to finally record Summertime Heavy at BJB Studios with American producer Eric J, who helped the trio create an album more polished than their 2009 debut, The Parallels Amongst Ourselves. “This time we had to do something different, put ourselves into an unfamiliar environment to see what would happen. I think [Summertime Heavy] is a lot more open and spacious, a lot more stripped back,” mused McLaughlin, “a lot snappier, and a lot more crisp. We felt as though we were talking over each other a lot in the first record.

A clashing of egos I think.” Sugar Army's evolution has not only been seen within the studio, but have called in the help of some extras, Chris Simmons and Ben Pooley to flesh out their songs live, describing the new live outfit as Sugar Army's second entity. “These guys came and got thrown into the deep end,” said McLaughlin of putting together their live band. The addition of Simmons and Pooley gave the band an opportunity to explore their songs, to see how they could take on even more life. “It has definitely opened things up a lot. It gives the songs an extra level. It makes it a lot more ethereal in parts. On the first record, Todd would often write quite a few guitar parts, and it's great that he can get Ben to explore these ideas that he had and didn't get to play live,” McLaughlin says, explaining that even the old songs are taking on new life. Earlier in the year, the band released their first single for three years, Hooks For Hands, as well as debuting their new-and-improved live ensemble. However, McLaughlin is already thinking to the future and album number three, excited to get working on new material however is still questioning who will be involved. “That's what we need to figure out,” McLaughlin admitted, “I think it will begin with Todd, Jamie and I because we are the ones that need to figure out what we want next, what we want the new record to be and where we want the band to go. We've started writing, but we're still figuring it out. We're just heading on a path that feels good.” From their work in the studio, the evolution of

“THROUGH THE EXPERIENCE OF THIS RECORD, IT HAS TAUGHT US TO GET ON WITH IT, [TO] DEAL WITH THE THINGS THAT GET THROWN AT YOU.”

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their performance on stage, and even the slightly sinister artwork of Summertime Heavy (an abstract plant shedding its colour) Sugar Army appear to have taken on change with confidence, using every aspect of their new album to represent their surprise evolution. When asked about how he now handles change, McLaughlin explained that “you can't be rigid in anything” and is far more accepting on the unexpected. “Through the experience of this record, it has taught us to get on with it, [to] deal with the things that get thrown at you. I definitely think we've matured a lot in that way. We definitely don't know what is coming next,” he said. Although McLaughlin's is full of enthusiasm for the

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future, taking on the world is not that high on the Sugar Army agenda, explaining that creating art that they can be proud of is what is currently most important to him. “I'd be happy to just keep making music. It's just about everything we release and everything we do, we're in love with it and can stand by it. As long as we do that, we can't really fail. All the other stuff is out of our control. We'll just take it as it comes.”

SUGAR ARMY are playing The Toff In Town this Saturday October 20. Their album Summertime Heavy is out now via Permanent/Shock Records.

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ONTOUR BIG FREEDIA [USA] Wednesday October 17, The Tote BIG FREEDIA [USA], THEESATISFACTION [USA] Thursday October 18, The Hi-Fi JIMMY EDGAR [USA] Thursday October 18, The B.East FUNK D’VOID [UK] Friday October 19, Brown Alley PARK STREET PARTY: DIRTY SOUTH JOE [USA], LOW BUDGET [USA], MAJOR TAYLOR [USA] + MORE Saturday October 20, Park Street STEVE RACHMAD [NED] Friday October 26, Brown Alley CHRISTOPHER RAU [GER] Friday October 26, The Liberty Social LIKNUTS [USA] Thursday November 1, Prince Bandroom JAMIE JONES [UK], DJ W!LD [FRA], MARGARET DYGAS [UK] Sunday November 4, Brown Alley NICK CURLY [GER] Sunday November 4, Revolver Upstairs DELANO SMITH [USA] Monday November 5, New Guernica LONDON ELEKTRICITY [UK] Monday November 5 at The Espy GARETH EMERY [UK] Monday November 5, The Palace YOUSEF [UK] Friday November 9, Brown Alley. ROBERT HOOD [USA] Friday November 9, TBA OLIVER LIEB [GER] Friday November 9, Royal Melbourne Hotel MOULLINEX [POR] Saturday November 10, New Guernica ECLIPSE: PERFECT STRANGER [ISR], OLIVER LIEB [GER], ADAM FREELAND [UK] + MORE Saturday November 12 – Friday November 16, TBA D-NOX [GER], KING UNIQUE [UK], LUIS JUNIOR [ESP], PSYCATRON [IRE] Friday November 16, New Guernica HOUSSE DE RACKET [FRA], PILLOWTALK [USA] + MORE Friday November 16, Where?House BATHS [USA], PREFUSE 73 [USA], SYNKRO [UK] + MORE Friday November 16, Brown Alley SMOKE DZA [USA] Saturday November 17, Laundry Bar MIKE HUCKABY [USA], BEN SIMS [UK] + MORE Sunday November 18, Where?House SUBB-AN [UK], MIGUEL CAMPBELL [UK] Sunday November 18, Revolver BOYZ II MEN [USA] Sunday November 18, Billboard TYCHO [USA] Wednesday November 21, The Hi-Fi RICHARD DEVINE [USA], VLADISLAV DELAY [FIN] Wednesday November 21, Where?House ESMKO [USA], TIPPER [UK] + MORE Thursday November 22, Where?House GERD JANSON [GER] Friday November 23, Mercat Basement TEENGIRL FANTASY [USA], TIM SWEENEY [UK] Friday November 23, National Gallery Of Victoria TROY PIERCE [USA], RADIO SLAVE [UK] Friday November 23, Where?House STRAWBERRY FIELDS: JAMES HOLDEN [UK], TYCHO [USA], PREFUSE 73 [USA] + MORE Friday November 23 – Sunday November 25, TBA FLOATING POINTS [UK], ALEXANDER NUT [UK], TEEBS [USA] Saturday November 24, Where?House MATIAS AGUAYO [CHI] Sunday November 25, Where?House STEREOSONIC: TIESTO [NED], AVICII [SWE], CALVIN HARRIS [UK] + MORE Saturday December 1, Melbourne Showgrounds 2MANYDJS [BEL] Sunday December 2, Red Bennies FOUR TET [UK] Thursday December 6, Prince Bandroom NICK WARREN [UK] Friday December 7, Billboard TODD TERJE [NOR] Friday December 7, The Liberty Social MEREDITH MUSIC FESTIVAL: FOUR TET [UK], DJ YAMANTAKA EYE [JAP] + MORE Friday December 7 - Sunday December 9, Meredith Supernatural Amphitheatre TERRENCE PARKER [USA] Friday December 21, TBA FALLS FESTIVAL: SBTRKT [UK], COOLIO [USA] + MORE Saturday December 28 – Tuesday January 1, Lorne LET THEM EAT CAKE: KERRI CHANDLER [USA], THE GASLAMP KILLER [USA] + MORE Tuesday January 1, Werribee Park SUMMERDAYZE: THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS [UK], M.I.A [UK], MARK RONSON [UK] + MORE Tuesday January 1, Sidney Myer Music Bowl SBTRKT [UK] Wednesday January 2, Billboard CRYSTAL CASTLES [CAN] Tuesday January 22, Billboard THE BLOODY BEETROOTS [ITA] Thursday January 24, The Palace RAINBOW SERPENT: GUY J [ISR], CHRISTIAN SMITH [SWE], PETER VAN HOESEN [BEL] Friday January 25 - Monday January 28, Lexton BIG DAY OUT: THE BLOODY BEETROOTS [ITA], KASKADE [USA], CRYSTAL CASTLES [CAN] + MORE Saturday January 26, Flemington Racecourse ABOVE & BEYOND [UK] Saturday February 2, Hisense Arena FUTURE MUSIC FESTIVAL: THE PRODIGY [UK], DIZZEE RASCAL [UK], BOYS NOIZE [GER] + MORE Sunday March 10, Flemington Racecourse

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If you ever come across a Nick Taras in the wild then remember to remain perfectly still and avoid eye contact. He is more afraid of you than you are of him. Tyson Wray

Supporting the local Fashion Australian designer, Pardon My French is a new, innovative concept ready to hit the streets of Melbourne. Incorporating the latest fashion edge, stylish females and local socialites, PMF will create a desirable atmosphere and trendy appeal through weekly events and gatherings. However, it is more than just a gathering, more than just an event…it is an experience. Every female dresses up and puts a lot of effort before they go out, but more often than not they leave unrewarded. Pardon My French launches on Saturday October 27 and Circus Bar. Visit facebook.com/ pardonmyfrench.com.au for more information.

Chaos In The CBD: Auckland Invasion

D-Nox, King Unique, Luis Junior and Psycatron: Progressive Eclipse Darkbeat have announced a Melbourne show for four of the biggest acts to perform at this year’s Eclipse Festival in Cairns! On Friday November 16, four very special international artists are set to bring you a complete journey through the progressive and tech realms for one night only at one of Melbourne’s best venues, New Guernica. Germany’s D-Nox will be joined by UK’s finest in King Unique, Spain’s Luis Junior and all the way from Ireland, Psycatron – this will be one wild night. Support comes from Kasey Taylor, Phil K, Rollin Connection, Walter Juan and many more. Tickets from Moshtix.

New Year’s Day: Put an Astrix Around It

Solar Empire have put together an epic outdoor and indoor extravaganza! Summer Beats Soundsystem 2013 on New Year’s Day features big names such as Astrix, Angy Kore, Min & Mal and heaps more. All this is going down at a secret location in Melbourne, because it ensures the right people come and the vibe is the kind of vibe you come to expect from Solar Empire. All location info will be revealed to ticket purchasers before the event via e-mail but be assured that both indoors and outdoors will be held very close to your parents’ house. There will be no tickets at the gate so make sure you secure your ticket as capacity is strictly limited to 1000 of your mates. Check out solarempire.com.au for more information.

DJ Profile: Sammy The Bullet

Sydney’s Homemade: Launching at Chasers

Australia’s biggest club night – Homemade Saturdays (the weekly club night at the world famous Home nightclub in Sydney) – is set to launch in Melbourne this Saturday October 20 at Chasers nightclub. Attracting over 2,000 people every Saturday night in Sydney for the best part of five years now, this superclub brand is now looking to expand its horizons all over Australia, with first stop in Melbourne. Chasers was chosen as the venue due to its ability to mimmick Sydney’s version, i.e. the best multiple rooms and a large capacity that enables Homemade to provide its mansion of music styles that built the club night up in the first place. Initially, Melbourne will be exposed to all the big gun DJs from Sydney’s Homemade and over time, a blend of DJs from Melbourne and Sydney will belt out the tunes in both cities. Down the track there are plans to have one room in each city broadcasting live music from the opposite main rooms, giving clubbers the opportunity to dance to the tunes from another city in full digital quality. For guestlists this weekend, email party@ promotersinc.com

Where’s the strangest place you’ve woken up? A homeless shelter in NYC. Describe yourself using the title of a song? White Tees And White Belts. What was the weirdest thing you believed as a child? Bigfoot – I believed he was in this photo a friend’s mum took. The most awkward moment you’ve had as a DJ? I had this girl trying to make out with me every 30 seconds while I had to play, so I had to get another dude on while I took her down the stairs and put her in a cab. What would be the worst dance track in the world to be tortured with on repeat? Anything by Steve Aoki or the Bloody Beetroots. What’s the most played record in your bag? Mr Tweeks – Addiction What question would you like to ask an omniscient, all-knowing being before you die? Can I wear sweatpants all day in heaven? If you hadn’t made it as a DJ, what job would you choose to work in instead? Record Store/Video Store Clerk. When and where is your next gig? The Park Street Party at The Vic Bar with Dirty South Joe, Major Taylor and more this Saturday October 20.

DJ Profile: DJ Sarasa aka Silverboombox

Oliver Lieb: Take It Or Lieb It

Get set for one incredible and enchanting headlining performance from one of the pioneers of electronic music – Frankfurt-born production legend and multitalented Oliver Lieb. This Retrospective Legacy Performance will feature an extremely rare and never before witnessed performance from Oliver spanning a lifelong legacy to electronic music. With support across two rooms, including Voiteck, Luke Chable, Steve May, Simon Murphy, Rollin Connection and more, Oliver Lieb plays Royal Melbourne Hotel on Friday November 9. Check out solarempire.com.au for more information.

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In another blow to Melbourne’s cherished nightlife, Eurotrash have announced that they’ll be shutting their doors due to a disagreement with the “Council of Evil”. However, Eurotrash have announced one huge ass party to send it off, and they “need everybody to drown their sorrow in a mixture of alcohol and tears”. Eurotrash was not just a place to drink, dance and get rejected by every girl despite wowing them by lighting my chest hair on fire, but also a home to one of our favourite live comedy nights – Checkpoint Charlie Wednesdays. Eurotrash’s last great party is on Saturday October 20. Guests include 1928, Tranter (resurrected), Mu-Gen and SuPak. Entry is free.

Auckland based brothers Ben and Louis Helliker-Hales are starting to make some pretty big waves in house and bass music circles with belting productions and energetic DJ sets. They’ll be joining The Late Show and Too Much! at Revolver on Saturday November 3 for some chaos on the stage this coming Melbourne Cup weekend. Support comes from Mat Cant plus Danielsan, Ms Butt, CC Disco, Ransom, Booshank and Boogs in the back bar.

Fair Play Futsal Soccer Competition: Futsal, Food And Music

Football gets fair again as 32 teams compete in this community event at the historic Victoria Park! The mixed teams come from all corners of the local community. It is a fun and active day for everyone with profits going to Happy Football Cambodia Australia and Collingwood Allstars Soccer Program. Kicking off at midday, the teams compete for the illustrious Jinta Trophy, medals and other prizes include tickets to catch a Melbourne Victory game, a stadium tour and meet and greet with the players at a training session. Come down and cheer the teams on – enjoy a cheap bar, food and coffee, and music all day from DJs pitchside including Lance Ferguson from The Bamboos, PBSFM’s Vince Peach, RRR’s Chris Gill and Ennio Styles, Paz and more. There will also be live music on the Community Stage. Bring the kids down as Melbourne Victory will be running a skills session, and there will be plenty of other chances to support the causes and win in the Monster Raffle, Silent Auction or Foosball Table comp. The 10th Fair Play competition takes place on Saturday October 27 at Victoria Park. If you would like to enter a team in to the competition please contact pgrogan@ hfcaustralia.org or come down on the day and help us change lives. See hfcaustralia.org for more details.

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Where’s the strangest place you’ve woken up? The strangest place I woke up to was when I was rolling with Russian backpackers and we kinda broke into an elementary school in Indonesia. The next morning we got woken up to these Indonesian ladies opening a market next to us, doing their business. Describe yourself using the title of a song. Dope On Plastic – Rob Swift What was the weirdest thing you believed as a child? The concept of the tooth fairy… I really believed in it! The most awkward moment you’ve had as a DJ? When my nose started running and I kept trying to hide it. What would be the worst dance track in the world to be tortured with on repeat? I Got It From My Mama – Black Eyed Peas What’s the most played record in your bag? Long Train Running (Future Funk remix) – The Doobie Brothers What question would you like to ask an omniscient, all-knowing being before you die? That would actually probably be something I wouldn’t want to know before I die. If you hadn’t made it as a DJ, what job would you choose to work in instead? A president of a school in Japan. When and where is your next gig? Thursday October 18 at The Bottom End, Saturday October 20 at The Laundry Bar, Saturday October 20 at Word Up with DJ Peril at Fabrique and Sunday October 28 at The Public Bar.

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DIRTY SOUTH JOE

“I don’t like to stay in one particular place with my sets. I definitely know what I’m going to do before even getting to read the crowd or the vibe, I have a general idea of what I want to do but there are so many factors that determine what happens.”

TRAP RAP: SOUND OF THE REVOLUTION There is an art to rocking a party and in that respect Dirty South Joe can be considered a Rembrandt of the dancefloor. Born Joey Massarueh, this DJ has spent his life travelling and discovering hypnotic grooves, having resided in Washington, DC and New York City before settling in Philadelphia. With a lifetime of experiences and a collection bursting with blockbusting tunes, he will be taking over Abbotsford alongside DJs Major Taylor and Low Budget when The Vic Bar holds the second annual Park St Party this Saturday. “It’s safe to say we’re all experts in the art of party rocking,” Joe says when speaking of himself and his longtime collaborators. “Not in the LMFAO way but just in making the crowd go crazy.” Spreading the gospel of trap rap throughout his travels, performing three-tofive shows a week, his set at the upcoming street party is sure to be high octane. During his last visit Down Under, a couple of months back, he found the crowds were very open to his trap rap stylings and made some observations about Aussie crowds. “It’s weird I feel like there’s a huge difference between the average club goer in Sydney and Melbourne, at least that’s what I picked up anyway. I feel the Melbourne crowds are a bit more diverse than the Sydney crowds but either way they’re really receptive to the trap stuff.” Even as he battled through a scratchy throat it was clear to hear the admiration Joe has for his Philly counterparts, having first met them a decade ago. After making the move from NYC he linked up with Low Budget at the now famous store Armand’s Records. “[Low Budget] was an employee there and I moved to the city and pretty much took over the store with the buying and the management.” Making the DJ triple threat complete, Major Taylor was a frequent visitor and customer at Armand’s. “I met Major Taylor at that time because he was Low Budget’s mentor. He would shop in the store like most other DJs would.” The eclectic record shop, which still stands, stocked everything from hip hop and Baltimore club music to dancehall and “weird”, obscure releases from indie dance label BFA Records. ”For a few good years right

before the internet took over music we had a pretty amazing thing going.” Not only was it the hub for open-minded DJs and fans, Armand’s also became the homebase for the Hollertronix movement and had a hand in the formative days of the Mad Decent crew. “In the early days Diplo and Low Budget or whoever was working on new tunes or even mash-ups at the time would come in. The only way to test the fidelity was to play them on the store system.” Around this time the famed Hollertronix club nights first started running in Philadelphia and it was a case of right place right time for the burgeoning DJ fresh from New York. “I got there pretty much at the exact right time and everything kind of fit together.” With an “obsession” for southern rap music, as his name would suggest, he found the perfect foils in Diplo and Low Budget, who shared similar tastes. “Meeting them was like meeting kindred spirits. They were pushing this other side of hip hop. This was early 2002 before it had really taken over on a national level. But you could see what was happening and it was exciting. Rap music a lot of it was coming from the south so I was pushing all the hot new sounds and they were doing crazy things with the Hollertronix parties, getting worldwide attention for their part in the mashup culture.” As the name grew and tremors began to be felt outside of Philly a new culture, where the music lines were blurred, was being born. “They opened up new avenues as far as DJs getting to tour and play music that wasn’t particularly of a niche variety. Certain techno DJs or certain house DJs would tour but not people playing hip hop or weird stuff, with the exception of one or two people. They opened up a marketability and literally a culture.” As fast as such movements appear to spring up the mash-up culture and its offshoots took time to develop on the underground before appearing on a larger scale. “It revealed itself as it unfolded over a couple of years, it wasn’t like everything happened suddenly. Every time you turned around everything seemed to be getting more and more attention. But it also wasn’t like anyone was taken by surprise it was sort of a methodical thing.” Born out of this thriving community

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of experimental DJs was one of today’s biggest alternative rap and electronic labels, Mad Decent. This growth was something Joe enjoyed witnessing firsthand. “I remember Diplo was touring a lot and he came back around with his first batch of Mad Decent t-shirts. Not long after that I met Jasper Goggins who was coming over from being one of the founders of the Turntable Lab store [in New York], who has since gone on to become the label manager for Mad Decent.” Joe is carrying on the ideals that he and his partners in rhythm began a decade ago in his own way. Always a proponent of the colourful and politically incorrect tones of southern rap, he has since fallen in love with its more recent offshoot, known as trap rap. Joe almost sounds like a mad scientist when speaking on the subject, as if he can barely contain his excitement. Taking the template of drug talk, casual violence and bass heavy beats, trap rap takes things to a more minimalist area. Emphasising the gritty lyrics the electronic based production has influences from UK sounds like garage and dubstep, as well as juke music and Baltimore clubs music. “They all tempo wise have a similar sound. They’re similar to a lot of the southern rap productions and I think it was just a natural place people took that template or that framework of southern rap tunes and expanded on it like a dance rave oriented thing.” This marriage of sensibilities however is one that musical scientist Joe believes has taken time to develop into the cult phenomenon it is. “It’s just been a long process but personal interests and the dancefloor came closer and closer together. Now it’s this crazy EDM trap rap thing. Just like anything else there’s some good stuff and there’s some bad copy re-production stuff.” The openness and opportunity to experiment is what interests Joe the most, however. “It kind of opens itself up to interpretation that it seems like there’s just about anywhere the music can go and there’s no right or wrong way to do it. There’s a lot of rigid rules around music for the most part, at least with a lot of genres and sub-genres. With trap rap it’s just like, ‘Wow that sounds cool, let’s go from there’.” The nurturing electronic beats and sheer voyeurism

of hearing about the drug trade has made trap rap popular among white club goers. “You can play it to the underground crowds and then you can slip it in to commercial sets and it’s comfortable. You get to play all these Waka Flocka [Flame] and Future and Gucci Mane bangers in the middle of nice clubs with a soundsystem that can play heavier things. It’s pretty revolutionary in a way I guess.” While he is attracted to a similar tempo when it comes to his musical taste, he always likes to switch things up when performing a live set. “I don’t like to stay in one particular place with my sets. I definitely know what I’m going to do before even getting to read the crowd or the vibe, I have a general idea of what I want to do but there are so many factors that determine what happens. The tempos vary wildly.” Being able to read the crowd and feel the atmosphere, while also helping to set a tone, is an important balance for Joe during his sets. “The line between being a crowd pleaser and a panderer is very fine. I like to dance all over that I suppose. I definitely want to push this trap thing as hard as possible but you still don’t want to play for yourself by any means.” When not performing himself he spends his time mentoring teens in Philadelphia, a city marked by violence and crime. “The local and mainstream media write about the music like it’s too primitive or juvenile to be anything but to me it’s the sound and voice of the people and the kids.” This has prompted Joe to start the Party Music Academy, which is currently in development. “We want to create a space where all are welcome, where they can put the hard work and the hard effort in and stay out of trouble and hopefully they can find their voice and success”. Andrew ‘Hazard’ Hickey Dirty South Joe [USA] plays the Park Street Party at The Vic Bar alongside Major Taylor [USA] and more this Saturday October 20.

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WEDNESDAY17TH COQ ROQ Rocking Wednesdays at Lucky Coq are rotating DJs Lady Noir, Agent 86, Kiti, Mr Thom, Joybot and guests giving you nothing but the best new wave, punk, brit pop, bong rap and hair metal. Coq Roq takes place every Wednesday from 8pm with free pool downstairs from 9pm as well as drink specials. Roq out! Lucky Coq, 179 Chapel St, Windsor

HUMPDAY ANIMALS Enter the middle of the week; for some it’s the beginning of the weekend, for others it’s a break from study, for those of us who are travelling, it probably has no real significance (unless you’re wanting to party with the hot European girls from the hostel, because any day is simply another day when you’re travelling). Your midweek stomping ground, featuring DJs Danny Silver, Manchild & Mu-Gen. Free entry. From 10pm. Lounge, 243 Swanston Street, Melbourne

SOUL ARMY With more flavour than a chocolate pizza, the Wednesday Soul Army throws down raw, uncut funk next to smooth soul grooves and rare blue jams. Bring that special lady because when the boys lay down the love it could be the difference between ‘we’re just friends’ to ‘let’s get it on’. PBS stalwarts Vince Peach and Miss Goldie accompany Prequel and Black Diamond Kicks weekly. Free. Bimbo Deluxe, 376 Brunswick St (Cnr Rose St), Fitzroy

WONDERLUST Fate, karma, the yin and the yang, the balance between chaos and order or divine intervention? A new spiritual high has emerged from the cosmic energies of the universe and it’s called Wonderlust! As luck would have it you can come and experience the effects of this strange new phenomena every Thursday night at The Carlton! Carlton Club, 193 Bourke Street, Melbourne

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FRIDAY19TH BUHLOONE MINDSTATE “It might blow up but it won’t go pop” is the philosophy at Buhloone Mindstate and features Melbourne’s finest bands and DJs playing every Friday night, late. That’s just how we roll. We’re all about the late night boogie. Expect all things funk, hip-hop, soul, reggae, disco, boogie and house. Lounge, 243 Swanston Street, Melbourne

CQ FRIDAYS The weekend starts here! Get on down for after work drinks from 5pm with DJs Marcus Knight, Mark Pellegrini, Nick Van Wilder & DJ Anferny getting your weekend started right. 5pm til 3am. CQ, 113 Queen St, Melbourne

FIRST FLOOR FRIDAYS A journey of international music from all over the world; past, present and future rhythms incorporating afro, soul, funk, world and deep house elements! First Floor, 393 Brunswick St, Fitzroy

LAUNDRY WEDNESDAYS Deep, dark, minimal dubstep and drum and bass. Laundry Bar, 50 Johnston Street, Fitzroy

THURSDAY18TH BIMBO THURSDAYS Tigerfunk brings with him his full band of travelling gypsies, hipsters and middle class executives, all of whom are prepared to deliver the most excitement you can have this side of the weekend. Bimbo Deluxe, 376 Brunswick St (Cnr Rose St), Fitzroy

DUBSTEP THURSDAYS It’s Dubstep, it’s Eurotrash, it’s new, it’s the vibe, it’s Thursdays, it’s weekly and it’s free. So get down to Eurotrash and get your wobble on. Eurotrash Bar, 18 Corrs Lane, Off Chinatown, Melbourne CBD

FREE RANGE FUNK Funk up your Thursday nights with Free Range Funk at the Windsor favourite Lucky Coq. Grab a couch early and enjoy one (or more) of their famous $4 pizzas from 7-11pm. Meanwhile DJs Who, Agent 86, Lewis CanCut and special guests tempt you into the night with their eclectic bag of treats. Setting the mood early is delightful jazz, deep soul, and funk. Later it’s fruity disco, choice house, and hipster dance drops. Free entry every Thursday. Lucky Coq, 179 Chapel St, Windsor

FUN HOUSE Celebrate Thursday night at Co. with club classics and dance floor anthems. Co., Crown Entertainment Complex, Lvl 3, 8 Whiteman St, Southbank

JIMMY EDGAR Get pink in the face getting down with Jimmy Edgar, when he stops over in Melbourne this October on his worldwide tour. With releases out on Hotflush, Warp and !K7, Jimmy Edgar has performed everywhere, from Detroit’s prestigious Movement Festival to Berlin’s legendary Watergate. He will be bringing live music and LED lights when hits Australia on the back of his latest album Majenta. The B.East will host the evening, which will be fueled by Edgar’s unique brand of Detroit-infused future funk. The B.East, 80 Lygon Street, Melbourne

MERCURY Melbourne’s raddest new drum and bass/dubstep/hip hop/glitch night – Mercury – has put together a brilliant lineup for the grand opening this Thursday October 18. Headlining the night will be Monkey Bars as well as The Mollusk, Decon Rose and Smile On Impact, with guests J Nitrous, Lanksta, Monkee, Electrocado and more. Royal Melbourne Hotel, 629 Bourke St, CBD, Melbourne

SLOW HOUSE THURSDAYS Slow House Thursdays is just what Brunswick has been missing. Get down to the latest Thursday spot at Noise Bar, find a space with your bros and get into the as DJs Same O, David Bass and James Hurt spin bass laced tunes ‘til the early hours of the morning. Noise Bar, 291 Albert Street, Brunswick

THE BLACK PANCAKE CLUB The Black Pancake Club is where disc-jockeys bring in their treasured record collections to share with yaw’ll. Expect undiscovered nuggets, lost gems, far out there covers, moog inspired themes, and a host of other eclectic delicacies and toppings for your black pancakes! Taste makers on rotation include Shags and Richie 1250. Free entry. From 10pm. Lounge, 243 Swanston Street, Melbourne

doors due to a disagreement with the “Council of Evil”. However, Eurotrash have announced one huge ass party to send it off, and they “need everybody to drown their sorrow in a mixture of alcohol and tears”. Eurotrash was not just a place to drink, dance and get rejected by every girl despite wowing them by lighting my chest hair on fire, but also a home to one of our favourite live comedy nights – Checkpoint Charlie Wednesdays. Eurotrash’s last great party is on Saturday October 20. Guests include 1928, Tranter (resurrected), Mu-Gen and SuPak. Entry is free. Eurotrash Bar, 18 Corrs Lane, Off Chinatown, Melbourne CBD

FORBIDDEN Forbidden’s venue is going to wow all those that attend through its state of the art sound and lighting system, an amazing balcony overlooking Russell and Bourke Streets and is located in the heart of the city. Forbidden will feature some of the hottest DJs in Melbourne including Anyo, Rufio, Stefan C, Alex Da Kid, Galo, Timmy Edgell and Azza-M. Forbidden is the hottest place to be on a Friday night – the location has just changed. Free entry applies to everyone between 8pm – 9pm and happy hour will run for 3 hours! Eden, 163 Russell St, Melbourne

FREEDOM PASS Friday’s at Freedom with 2 premier clubs, 5 huge rooms, 10+ local and international DJs blending their unique sets across countless styles of tunes – vocal house, smooth R&B, electro and commercial top 40. Throw in a few sexy podium dancers, a world-class lights show and drink specials, the Freedom Pass is your personal ticket to a night you won’t soon forget! Fusion, Crown Entertainment Complex, Lvl 3, 8 Whiteman St, Southbank

FRIDAY NIGHT LOFT PARTY Kitty Schmidt couldn’t find quality dance music in Fitzroy so she’s decided to open up her bedroom doors. Living above Melbourne’s stalwart lesbian/gay Libation Bar, she’s now throwing a monthly party in her boudoir. Come into her renovated upstairs loft, cocktail bar, dance floor and smoking terrace. With quirky house, deep disco and erotic electronica being spun by Marvin Roland, Mr. Pyz and Kitty Schmidt DJs. Libation, 302 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy

HOT DUB TIME MACHINE Join DJ Tom Loud as he captains a musical mission through time at the Prince Bandroom this October. Be escorted to 1954 and back again by tunes, visuals and turntable tricks. After sold out shows at the Sydney, Adelaide and Edinburgh Fringe, don’t miss your chance to boogie through history and shake your booty to 60 years of popular culture. Prince Bandroom, 29 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda

EY:EM at Lounge features residents Boogs & Who, who will host Melbourne’s top purveyors of club music, showcasing both local and international DJs playing the most upfront club music. With rotating DJs Dave Pham, Sleep D, Bryce Lawrence, Louis McCoy, Caine Sinclair, Glyn Hill & Toby Mackisack. Expect nothing but excellent house music all night long. And remember, clubbing happens in the EY:EM. $10 from 11pm. Lounge, 243 Swanston Street, Melbourne

FIRST FLOOR SATURDAYS It’s house, electro, dub, anthems, disco and funk with guest DJs Genetix, B-Two and Oohee rocking til the break of day. Doors open 10pm with $5 basics til midnight! First Floor, 393 Brunswick St, Fitzroy

HOMECOMING In the grand tradition of past Saturday nights at the Prince of Wales, it will regain it’s rightful place on the pantheon of Australian dance music playing host to the best and most exciting EDM locally, nationally and internationally. Local residents include Generik, Oskar, Swick, Tranter, M.A.F.I.A., Streetparty DJs and Clip Art, and scheduled guests The Aston Shuffle, Tonite Only, The Swiss, Luke Million, Parachute Youth, Louis La Roche, Alvin Risk and more. In addition, Homecoming has prepared a veritable roster of exciting drinks and cocktails to fuel the fun, including Fresh coconut cocktails, Dr. Pepper, Electric Lemonade, Tecate, Thaistyle Buckets and Bubble Cup cocktails. Prince Bandroom, 29 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda

HOMEMADE Australia’s biggest club night – Homemade Saturdays (the weekly club night at the world famous Home nightclub in Sydney) – is set to launch in Melbourne this Saturday October 20 at Chasers nightclub. Attracting over 2,000 people every Saturday night in Sydney for the best part of five years now, this superclub brand is now looking to expand its horizons all over Australia, with first stop in Melbourne. Chasers was chosen as the venue due to its ability to mimic Sydney’s version, ie the best multiple rooms and a large capacity that enables Homemade to provide its mansion of music styles that built the club night up in the first place. Initially, Melbourne will be exposed to all the big gun DJs from Sydney’s Homemade and over time, a blend of DJs from Melbourne and Sydney will belt out the tunes in both cities. Down the track there are plans to have one room in each city broadcasting live music from the opposite main rooms, giving clubbers the opportunity to dance to the tunes from another city in full digital quality. For guestlists this weekend, email party@promotersinc.com Chasers, 386 Chapel Street, South Yarra

HOT STEP Google Hot Step and you’ll get a bunch of Vietnamese game reviews and Balkanese dances on YouTube. But that’s nothing like what you can expect to find within the confines of Bimbo on a Saturday night. Developing thick and heavy but altogether groovy, enjoy an eclectic mix of fairy floss funk, doom disco and monk movement minimal every week. Free. Bimbo Deluxe, 376 Brunswick St (Cnr Rose St), Fitzroy

WAH WAH SATURDAYS Just when you thought Wah Saturdays couldn’t get any better, this week Rob Pix (Beng) kicks off a new rotating residency down Waratah place. Get down early to avoid the queue or alternatively you could come down very late for the infamous recovery kicking off at 4AM! Wah Wah Lounge, 185 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne

WEEKEND The brain child of the creative kids at 360 Agency and Seven Nightclub. The Weekend is here to put a smile on your dial every Saturday night. We want you to join the family. Dancing from 10pm weekly. Seven, 52 Albert Rd, South Melbourne

SUNDAY21ST SOUTH SIDE HUSTLE The perfect Sunday soundtrack with DJs Askew, Peter Baker, Booshank, Paz, Miss Butt, Junji, Disco Harry and guests. They will be laying down disco, afro beat and deep house til 3am. For lovers of good music - South Side Hustle. Lucky Coq, 179 Chapel St, Windsor

STAR BAR SUNDAYS The original and still the best Sunday in Melbourne. Star Bar, 160 Clarendon St, South Melbourne

SUNDAE SHAKE Our Signature serve. Each and every Sunday we play host to a self professed vinyl junkie caught between the golden years and boogie wonderland. A mouthful? Perhaps. Phato Amano perfectly sets the mood for an audio-adventure that redefines the dance floor weekly. Our Sunday aficionados Agent 86 and Tigerfunk stir up a full cream shake to the flavour of your liking. Forget everything you thought you knew about losing yourself to the grooves. Bimbo Deluxe, 376 Brunswick St (Cnr Rose St), Fitzroy

MONDAY22ND IBIMBO Have you always wanted to be a DJ but been cruelly cursed with tone deafness and a general inability to version excursion? Well Bimbo Deluxe saves the day once again.. All you need is an iPhone and you’re set. Just download the free ‘remote’ application from the app store, log into the Bimbo DJ wireless network and you choose which song plays next. Bimbo Deluxe, 376 Brunswick St (Cnr Rose St), Fitzroy

TUESDAY23RD BIMBO TUESDAYS Bimbo Tuesday’s have long been the discerning DJs midweek breath of fresh air. An opportunity to indulge in, and to each parade their individual takes on music. A night where by the weird and wonderful is not frowned upon but rather celebrated. Resident selectors Matt Radovich, Andras Fox and Henry Who draw from a colorful array of sounds that warm your midweek blues. From 8pm, free. Bimbo Deluxe, 376 Brunswick St (Cnr Rose St), Fitzroy

COSMIC PIZZA NHJ and friends host every Tuesday night upstairs at Lucky Coq. Playing uneasy listening, freaked out bass jams, romantic comedy disco, tropi-jazz, soundtracks and shit you won’t hear on the other nights. Lucky Coq, 179 Chapel St, Windsor

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SATURDAYS AT ONE TWENTY BAR DJ CKass will take you on a musical journey to the retro sounds of the ‘70s and ‘80s, followed by Top 40. One Twenty Bar, 120 Johnston St, Fitzroy

PANORAMA Start your weekend on a good note with Panorama Fridays at Lucky Coq. DJs Matt Rad, Mr George, Tom Meagher and Phato A Mano transform the upstairs area into one hell of a house party with Hip Hop, Funk, R&B, Disco and House. Meanwhile, downstairs gives you a secluded wind down atmosphere with cult films as background visuals and quality cocktails to sip on. Let the new coqtail list wash away a crappy week! Lucky Coq, 179 Chapel St, Windsor

SOUND EMPIRE Co. At Crown’s Saturday night party Sound Empire this week features mega sounds from resident DJs Tate Strauss, Miss Sarah, Nova, Johnny M, Matty G, Dean T, Joe Sofo, Marcus Knight, Dinesh, Chris Ostrom, B-Boogie and Sarah Roberts. Co., Crown Entertainment Complex, Lvl 3, 8 Whiteman St, Southbank

STAR SATURDAYS

RETRO SEXUAL FRIDAY DJ Grandmaster Vicious spins Fitzroy’s finest mix of ‘80s and ‘90s pop, rock, new wave, hip hop, disco classics and cheese to please plus dance floor anthems from then to now. One Twenty Bar, 120 Johnston St, Fitzroy

SATURDAY20TH EDEN SATURDAYS Smashing it every week at Melbourne’s hottest looking venue! Top 40 dance, house and R&B 9-3am, then electro from 3am - 5am. DJ Ontime, DJ Ryza, Scotty Erdos and Azza M. $15/$20, free entry after 4am. Eden, 163 Russell St, Melbourne

GUILTY - LAST PARTY AT EUROTRASH In another blow to Melbourne’s cherished nightlife, Eurotrash have announced that they’ll be shutting their ESSENTIALS

Star Saturdays - smashing it every Saturday! Phil Ross, Scotty Erdos, DJ Ontime, LC, Nick James, Dane Gains, Ryan Hamill, Deja, Phil Isa, Nixon, Azza M, Scotty Nix, DJ Ryza, C Dubb, Alex-J, G-Funk, Dylisco, Achos, Az, Shaggz and guests. Star Bar, 160 Clarendon St, South Melbourne

TEMPERANCE SATURDAYS DJ Marcus Knight & DJ Xander James drop sexy house, dance and drum and bass all night from 8pm. Free entry. Temperance Hotel, 426 Chapel St, South Yarra

TEXTILE Saturdays at Lucky Coq tick all the boxes so start your night early and stay til close! Famous $4 pizzas from 7-9pm (that’s dinner sorted) then from 9pm spread over two levels with DJs playing hip hop, funk, disco, house and electro. Rotating guests on both levels keep the tunes fresh. Free entry. Lucky Coq, 179 Chapel St, Windsor

Where’s the strangest place you’ve woken up? Waking up? That would entail sleeping, right? Describe yourself using the title of a song. Everyday People - Arrested Development. What was the weirdest thing you believed as a child? That my tummy could call me to tell me I was hungry. Years later I found out it was my cousin calling on the second phone line. The most awkward moment you’ve had as a DJ? I had a dude pull a switchblade on me once and slash his own hand to tell me how much he wanted to hear Van Halen. Needless to say the next songs were Jump, Panama….. What would be the worst dance track in the world to be tortured with on repeat? Anything with Pink on vocals. What’s the most played record in your bag? Definitely my Serato control record What question would you like to ask an omniscient, all-knowing being before you die? Why Ol’ Dirty Bastard tried to steal that pair of shoes from a store despite being a multi platinum selling artist with more than $500 in his pocket. If you hadn’t made it as a DJ, what job would you choose to work in instead? Retiree is a worthy vocation hey? When and where is your next gig? Saturdays at HooHaa, Ladies Night at Spice Market every Thursday, Fridays at Fusion, Lumia and The Merrywell. Sundays at The Royal Saxon and Robarta

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FLYING LOTUS WAITING: FOR THE SILENCE Flying Lotus is a native of Los Angeles, but his music seems to come from a place much stranger than that, a hazy plane of existence somewhere between dreams and waking. His productions take in sounds from sources as diverse as jazz, hip hop and 8-bit video game soundtracks, then twist and contort them into new and unexpected shapes. His fourth album, Until The Quiet Comes, arrives this month on the legendary Warp Records, and it’s as lush and surreal as ever. “I wanted to build this world that had a feeling of nocturnal innocence about it,” Flying Lotus, otherwise known as beat-maker Steven Ellison, tells me about the record. “I hadn’t listened all the way through on headphones before, and I’m glad I did that, because doing it that way, I really found myself drawn into this whole other world. It was cool. I wanted to lead people into this night-time world where they’re seeing things for the first time, this mysterious, nocturnal world. Today, I listened to my album on headphones for the first time.” The idea of innocence is a source of ongoing fascination for Ellison – in part, he says, because it’s one of the most difficult things to hold on to as we get older. “It’s a big, inspiring thing,” he says, “a powerful force. The more we get into this industry and try to sell our work, we lose our innocence. The more we travel, the more we have crazy experiences on the road, we lose our innocence. I think it’s something we take for granted, almost, because there’s nothing like hearing and seeing things for the first time, and I really try and explore that notion in my work.” The popularity of Flying Lotus has drawn the shy and reclusive Ellison right out into the spotlight, and reading between the lines, it’s easy to see why the idea of retreating to a simpler place might be on his mind. Until The Quiet Comes has more of an emphasis on guest

vocals than any Flying Lotus album before it – frequent collaborators Laura Darlington and Thundercat show up again, joined by Niki Randa and R&B legend Erykah Badu. Radiohead’s Thom Yorke, who first appeared on Cosmogramma, shows up again on the track ‘Electric Candyman’. “It was really easy, man,” Ellison says of their collaboration. “I’d send him music of mine that I was working on just so he could hear it, and he’d send back stuff of his. One time, I sent him something and he replied and asked me what I was planning on doing with it – I told him I didn’t know, that it was probably going on the album, and then he decided he wanted to do something with it. That’s really how it started. I mean, I’m a guy, he’s a guy … we do what we can.” Erykah Badu lends her distinctive vocals to the track See Thru To U – she and Flying Lotus make for an inspired pairing, and indeed, in the past, there has been talk of an entire collaborative album between them. I ask Ellison if this is still a possibility, but he seems unsure. “I don’t know man, it’s really on her. I told her I’m up for it if she wants to do it, but at the moment, I don’t know. We keep in contact, but it’s been a lot less lately, because she’s been super busy and so have I, so we’ll see.” A short while ago, Ellison was talking about a collaboration he recorded with singer/songwriter Beck – many were hoping this would make its way onto the new Flying Lotus album, but likewise, this never happened. Curious to know what happened there, I ask Ellison if he still has the song in the vault, waiting for the right time to put it out there. “I don’t know, I honestly don’t know with that one,” he says. “It still needs to be mixed, so maybe one day.” In late September, Ellison himself leaked a new track onto the internet – a remix of Frank Ocean’s Thinkin Bout You, renamed Binge Eating Without You – although he’s

KIDSOF88 MODERN LOVE: PEP PILLS Jordan Arts is a happy guy. Reached on the phone from his Auckland home, there’s a palpable enthusiasm in his voice as he goes into detail about how he’s spent his day. “It’s our first nice day in ages in New Zealand, so I’m getting a bit of Vitamin C for once,” he beams. As important as the first day of sunshine can be for humanity, Arts has a lot more to be happy about. With Sam McCarthy, his bandmate in electro-pop duo KidsOf88, Arts has overcome the dreaded sophomore slump with Modern Love, released just a week before our conversation. As a follow-up to their surprisingly successful debut Sugarpills, Modern Love is a forceful, immediate collection of hooky pop that aims to build on the success of their debut album. All 11 tracks on Modern Love contain a playful intensity that can be heard in Arts’ voice, especially when he describes where his and McCarthy’s heads are at now that the album has finally been released. “Oh man, it’s been a really long process for us,” he says dramatically. “When we did (Sugarpills) nothing was ever planned. There were mistakes, but good mistakes as well. We never had a formula. But with this album, we might have had too much time to think about it. We tried to find the right balance between what we wanted and what propelled us to start making albums in the first place.” As Arts and McCarthy are relatively young, the idea of time comes up again and again in our conversation. It’s not as if Arts feels like he’s playing against time so

much as he understands he’s fighting an uphill battle against geography as well. The idea that KidsOf88 might end up as a pop act stranded in New Zealand is prevalent with Arts, a point he notes after being asked about the urge to release their second album as quickly as possible. “Especially being in New Zealand, it felt like a very long time. Sugarpills was released in Australia nine months after it came out in New Zealand, so we’d been waiting for a long time,” he notes. “We got over the time barrier eventually and we learned to just make sure that with this record, we just made sure the songs sounded great instead of being concerned about how long it might take for the album to get out.” With the release of Modern Love, the only concern the band now has is moving forward. And while Modern Love is indeed a jovial listen, ripe with the kind of club ready pop that will surely suit the hipsters and young enthusiasts alike, Arts can’t help but look back on the surroundings that brought KidsOf88 to where they are today. On the strength of the internet and radio sensation My House, KidsOf88 began whirlwind tours around the world. When asked about the last few years and the circumstances surrounding Modern Love, Arts breathes heavily, taking time to collect his thoughts on the band’s catapult into the public conscious. Sure enough, his desire to stay grounded can be heard on Modern Love, most notably on the lead single Tucan featuring a repeated chorus: “I want to go to a place I

similarly noncommittal as to whether this will ever see an official release. “Oh, that Frank Ocean shit?” he says when I bring it up. “I just got drunk and fucked around and made it – it’s not really anything for real; it was just done for fun.” As our interview is winding up, I mention offhandedly that I’ve recently been playing a lot of the Hong Kongset crime thriller Sleeping Dogs, and that two of Ellison’s own Flying Lotus tracks appear on the soundtrack. “Yeah, I knew about that,” he says. “I was told like a year ago it would be happening, and now it’s just coming out.” The game itself is pretty great, and I ask Ellison if he’s had the chance to play it yet. “Yeah, I did,” he says, “but I had to buy my own copy, they wouldn’t send me one.” “That’s a bit rough,” I say, taken aback.

“Yeah, what the hell?” he replies with a flicker of a laugh, the one and only time he does this in our interview. There’s something a little incongruous about the mental image of Flying Lotus sitting on the couch, controllerin-hand, beating up thugs and racing cars around Hong Kong, but I think I like it all the same. Alasdair Duncan Until The Quiet Comes is out now on Warp through Inertia. Flying Lotus [USA] plays Let Them Eat Cake on New Year’s Day, Tuesday January 1 at Werribee Park alongside Kerri Chandler [USA], Theo Parrish [USA] and many more.

know is real/because I need to find a new place for my mind to heal”. Looking back, the success of Sugarpills not only surprised Arts, it led to that very desire to understand the band’s true path. “Yeah, very much so,” he says, after being asked if he was surprised by the response to Sugarpills. “Sam and I have been mates since we were about 13 and we’ve gone through a bunch of terrible bands in the process. “We eventually figured out the kind of sound we wanted, though it wasn’t necessarily a conscious decision. We just made this kind of tongue-in-cheek, funny track and the next thing we knew, it’d been picked up by a station in New Zealand. Now we’re just sort of riding the wave, so to speak.” Where that wave takes KidsOf88 next is anyone’s guess. Arts maintains that the friendship he shares with McCarthy is healthy and strong, and they’re ready for whatever comes next. If it’s success on an even larger scale, Arts insists he’s prepared. And above all, ready for happiness. “[Success] is always in the back of our minds, though it wasn’t the reason we started writing songs. When you work that hard at something for so long, you’re still surprised when it works out, like Sugarpills did,” he continues. “We had a few songs that worked and the next thing you knew we were being flown around to different countries to meet these expensive people. It was a lot for these two young boys from New Zealand. This process was completely different. But if it does take off, we’ll be happy boys.” Joshua Kloke KidsOf88 [NZ] launch Modern Love at The Espy Front Bar on Friday October 19.

MONKEY BARS MERCURY: BEST OF TIMES, BLURST OF TIMES Michael Kras and Mosha Mahfouda suggest that things are going rather well at the moment. And fair play too – after a background doing different things, the lads are settling down and working towards a more committed goal. “Right now, we’re both trying to make as much music as possible,” Michael explains. “We’re experimenting with sound design and just kicking back you know?” Indeed, the Melbourne-based, glitch-hop producers are all about pushing the boundaries of funk and eletronica to create a minimal, kitsch kind of sound that, for-want-of-a-betterword, is called ‘glitch’. But that’s not what happened first. “To start with, we met through friends, then Mosha moved to Melbourne and just started hanging out with me, and it was pretty much love at first sight! In our circle, there are a few of us that write electronic music so we were all writing tracks together and as a result, Mosha and I started a crew called Crustaceous. The plan was to make something similar to Mollusk but it kind of took a different turn. We thought it was a pretty cool and a different style and it flowed really nicely so we thought we would form something and make some more tunes. Initially we called ourselves Hot Chicks Farting but fortunately or unfortunately we decided on Monkey Bars!” So with the pleasantries out of the way, let’s get down to specifics: “we’ve been writing in the studio for almost a year together now, working with Ableton; we are still very much experimenting with sound design and learning a lot, so trying to write as much as possible. The Missing Link is our first EP, which came out about a month ago –

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and that has been really exciting. We’re pretty amazed at how much attention it’s received already and big ups to Adapted Records for it!” No less, their focus and direction – “the underlying theme of the music” as Michael suggests – is funk. “It has been a fun and cheeky way of doing things, but it isn’t just funk,” he adds. “You could say it’s also a little bit gangster! We aim to create a really smooth and clean glitch-hop sound, which isn’t too over the top, but is still fat and chunky. We try to bring lots of live instrumental sounds into our music, building on jazz, funk, swing and many more so that we can arrange different types of melodies and rhythms. Also, different types of music influence us but our main electronic inspirations are Tipper, Mollusk, Opiuo, Circuit Bent and Goosebumpz.” Their sets too, feature a lot of their own productions. “At the moment we are playing mostly our own music with a couple of other songs in live Ableton sets,” claim the duo. “Our songs are all glitch orientated but a lot of them have very different vibes so lots of different styles come out through our sets. We use an Ableton Launch Pad to launch clips, which we’ve set up for very smooth transitions as well as throwing in some live effects. We’d like to have live instruments jamming with us in the future too.” The glitch-hop scene in Melbourne is growing and while the lads argue that it has frequently appeared as a poor second cousin at parties and festivals to genres such as techno or dubstep, the demand is there. And with that, the Bag O Tricks parties are one of the first regular glitch FEATURES

nights to get up and running which is really positive for the local scene. “It’s fair to say that things are definitely on the way up!” says Michael. “All I can tell you is that the Melbourne scene is pumping and very much alive.” Finally, the boys drop a few words on the forthcoming gig, where they plan to showcase some of their latest wares. “Solar Empire have always put on a good party; we played at the last Bag O Tricks and have been developing a relationship with the guys there – so we decided to organise the EP launch for the Mercury opening. Playing with established artists like Mollusk and Electrocado is really exciting especially because we are so new to the scene. The Aussie glitch-hop scene has heaps of up and coming artists so even the names you

don’t recognise bring a fresh, unique flavor to the night and are worth checking out. “At the gig, expect a warped electronic journey to the centre of your funk gland. Your childish nature will be exposed and you might even acquire a greater taste for bananas. You may even lose complete control of your limbs. And there are lots more gigs to come, so hopefully we’ll see you soon.” RK Monkey Bars [AUS] plays the launch of Mercury at Royal Melbourne Hotel on Thursday October 18.

ROBBIE RIVERA

JJ DOOM

VARIOUS

BLACK HOLE RECORDINGS DANCE With a threatening album name, Robbie Rivera is not one to shy away from attention and is back with a collection of hot dance tunes to get your weekend started. Upon listening to Dance or Die the album is your typical dance LP. Whilst there may not be any real surprises on here for the dance masses, there are a few that will surely impress nonetheless. Opening track In The Morning (featuring Wynter Gordon) is your typical hands in the air musical fare – raging, pumping and full of energy. Tracks All We Are and Turn It Around please, whilst Been So Long shows an unexpected more soulful side to Rivera. However Starlight shines with its atmospheric sound that is sure to get people waving their glow sticks in the clubs. If you are after a fun time, look no further than Robbie Rivera’s Dance or Die. - Christopher Anderson-Peters

LEX HIP HOP The release of this album has brought to light that that DOOM got caught out at the boarder with visa problems when he returned to the States after a European tour. Apparently born in Britain but raised in New York DOOM was never naturalized and not allowed back in the States despite the wife and children that were waiting for him. Reportedly living in exile in South London suddenly it becomes clear why DOOM’s releases have become thin on the ground and why this album sounds like a point of departure for the MC. Teaming with producer Jneiro Jarel, DOOM has produced a record about being in England. Title’s like Banished and Guv’nor are self explanatory, but Winter Blues sounds genuinely both home and love sick. Blink and you will miss Damon Albarn and Beth Gibbon’s contributions. DOOM’s raps authoritatively dominate the proceedings whether he’s telling us to wash our hands at a stripclub or contemplating selling out and going pop. The wise cracking raps and capacity to bury us in words is as thrilling as ever. - The Sideman

405 RECORDINGS TRANCE Three volumes with another on the way for a compilation series in one year is not an easy feat, but it does illustrate that Trance is back with a vengeance. The press release boasts that it’s “Mixed in such a way to create moist pants and sudden energy bursts”, it does present a continuous flow between Progressive, Electro-styled Melodic and Uplifting tracks, mixed by James Brook. Starting strongly with Anxious from Scotty A, it moves to the piano-driven House number Gorilla’s In The Tech by Bram Troost and Aussie boy tyDi’s remix of Andain’s Turn Up The Sound. Vocal tunes from Deepwide, a dash of Psy with the Ovnimoon remix of All Yours, before heavy hitters Sean Tyas and Lo-Fi Sugar present The World, kicking the mix up a notch. Disk two continues with W&W’s wonky Electro-tinged Moscow, the gritty Kiara from Kent & Gian and the old school Trance sound to end with Aly & Fila, Solarstone and Ferry Tayle’s remix of Death of Me. - Kelvin Colling

CHICANE

GUY GERBER

DIGITAL SOUNDBOY SOUNDSYSTEM

HUMAN WOMAN

CENTRAL STATION / UNIVERSAL TRANCE Nick Bracegirdle has followed-up 2010’s pop-infused Giants with a collection that radiates the classic Chicane sound of lush synths, dreamy soundscapes, euphoric highs and melancholic lows. Continuing his love affair with the Sigur Rós Icelandic sonic aesthetic that he first evidenced on the Hoppípolla rework Poppiholla, Nick kicks the album off with Hljóp, a pianodriven slow builder produced in collaboration with Vigri, who also hail from Iceland. In fact, this will probably go down as Chicane’s ‘Iceland’ album, given The Nothing Song is a rework of Sigur Rós’ Njosnavelin in the classic Chicane signature trance style, while Sólarupprás is another joint effort with Vigri. Further highlights include the broken beats and fractured piano lines of Windbreaks, the chant-like vocals and echoladen piano of Goldfish, and the gorgeous rolling beats and glistening melodic textures of Flotsum & Jetsum, a co-write with Nick Muir. There’s no mind-blowing inventiveness on here, but you don’t need that when you get the warm, comforting familiarity of the classic Chicane sound to wrap yourself up in. - Ed Montano

FABRIC LONDON HOUSE Only the fourth artist after Ricardo Villalobos, Omar S and Shackleton in the Fabric series to produce a compilation in which all tracks are the artists original work, not only that but all sixteen tracks are composed from brand new material exclusively for Fabric. Having to follow on from Levon Vincent’s Fabric 63 was never going to be an easy task such was the quality of the last release, yet Guy Gerber has done this release justice. In his own words “I always wanted to make an album that will be one long composition….. The most important thing to me was to try and create something unique….” Female vocals of Clarian North feature on Howling Moon and Running Through The Night along Lady Falkor on the track Lady Falkor. Just Wanna See You Happy collaborating with Denzil Kurtel all are a very enjoyable listening experience. - Pud

FABRIC BREAKS & BASS Even though the dual mix series’ pushed out by Fabric are of a consistently top notch quality, this sixty-third instalment of Fabriclive has raised the bar to levels even Steve Hooker couldn’t reach. Weighing in with a very hefty 50 tracks for the mix, the necessarily quick mixing is actually incredibly smooth and progressive, suggesting an amazingly cool head combined with silky smooth skills behind the decks. Spanning the full gamut of bass music - modern, future, retro, and classic, Fabriclive 63 is an accomplished, well planned, and yet meandering journey through darkened sonic jungles. From the bouncy steel drums of Baxta’s Do Without You, to the luscious driving rave of Breakage’s Telepathy, and into the unmistakeable murky depths of Skream’s Filth, every part serves the greater purpose of the whole mix. After a brief blaze through a bit of dub reggae, even the timeless Pass The Dutchie gets wound out into some skanking drum and bass. With such a faultless offering, this is easily the best mix release of 2012 so far. - Danny Silver

EMI DANCE Hailing from Iceland, Human Woman is an exciting new outfit that knows how to make great indie-dance! Their mix of unique modern pop may not be for everyone, but if you are a music lover who is game, than this hot new duo is for you. Debut single Delusional is a beautiful sensual indie track with some surprisingly funky 80s/90s undertones. The track Einn Eftir mesmerises with its great balance of guitars, bass and electronic drums. The track shouldn’t work, but it does. Other highlights include the driving White Knight with its catchy sparse bassine groove and DDDI with its bubbling, minimalist electronica sound. However my personal favourite has to be Sleepy with its dreamy synth pop - it is heaven for the ears. Unconventional, alternative but refreshingly relative Human Woman is the band to watch over the next few years. I have a feeling some of their best work it yet to come. - Christopher Anderson-Peters

DANCE OR DIE

THOUSAND MILE STARE

KEYS TO THE KUFFS

FABRIC 64

K-OS

THE DOG IS MINE Girlfriend you can take my skinny jeans, hell I’ll even let you walk out the door with my hair straightener, but while my heart still beats you’re not taking the dog...because That Dog Is Mine!

TOM PIPER, MICKY SLIM & MAJESTIC CAN’T KILL THE PARTY Ah yeah you can!

CIRCUS AMOUR TEN

RRR STYLIN’ SPECTRUM

Peace Planet DOLLKRAUT & BERNARD CROCHET Motor City/ Slow Motion Katrina ROBERT HOOD Magojiro IN FLAGRANTI Stabiliser JOHN TEJADA The Returning (Prins Thomas remix) DOWNTOWN PARTY NETWORK Generations CHROME CANYON Wine( Teengirl Fantasy remix) BLONDES Forkx LORD OF THE ISLES Aqua Disco Nights SEAHAWKS Sex Drive ( Jon Convex remix) JIMMY EDGAR

Landing on a Hundred LP CODY CHESNUTT Curtain of Steel/Suite Meets JIMI TENOR & KABUKABU Until You Know MABANUA FT JESSE BOYKINS III Bliss JOHN LEGEND & TEYANA TAYLOR Intro SUBMOTION ORCHESTRA Keep Coming Back MENAHAN STREET BAND Jiaolong LP DAPHNI Fourth Wall HIDDEN ORCHESTRA I was On BOGDAN IRKUK AKA BULGARI Love Hurts SPY

TRANCENDENCE 2012 VOL. 3

FABRICLIVE 63

HOTFLUSH FEAT. MATTHEW CHARLES

SWEET HARLEM Seriously who has two thumbs, takes magic mushrooms and listens to Jive Bunny while dribbling a basketball... oh wait, this guy!

ONE SIXTH

ELECTRONIC MAIL OBESE/PANG HIPHOP One Sixth has been around the scene for a few years now. His biggest success prior to this release was winning the Hilltop Hoods grant in 2010, a prize which has enabled One Sixth to hit the studio and release the album he is capable of. Production here is handled largely by Dyl Thomas & Must Volkoff (Mata & Must) and they create the perfect backing of beats for Sixth to ride. Electronic Mail is largely a concept album, themed around the digital age we live in, track titles such as LOL, SMS & #HTTP an indication of the way we communicate in 2012. Lyrically Sixth offers much more, SMS – Six million Stories – for instance sees Sixth analysing a series of depressing events, whilst on tracks like Round The Sun it’s the emcee’s buttery smooth flow that holds you in. Sick sees him trading blows comfortably with Mantra & Maundz, The Tongue guests on Crossed Wires and Raven & Fluent Form appear on #HTTP. One of the year’s best releases so far. - Shane Scott

HUMAN WOMAN

KANYE WEST & R. KELLY TO THE WORLD

This one goes out too all you psychopaths out there. This is by far the most over the top, egotistical piece of crap I’ve ever heard by a long shot folks.

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Die Young KE$HA Bom Bom SAM AND THE WOMP Don’t You Worry Child SWEDISH HOUSE MAFIA FEAT. JOHN MARTIN Play Hard DAVID GUETTA FEAT. NE-YO & AKON She Wolf (Falling To Pieces) DAVID GUETTA FEAT. SIA We’ll Be Coming Back CALVIN HARRIS FEAT. EXAMPLE When The Lights Go Out HAVANA BROWN I Love It ICONA POP Feel The Love RUDIMENTAL FEAT. JOHN NEWMAN Latch DISCLOSURE

Talk Torque SCUBA Mainline TENSNAKE FE SYRON Every Day ERIC PRYDZ Muzik Xpress 20th Anniversary Remix X-PRESS 2 Lazer Beams GREEN VELVET & HARVARD BASS Heartbreaker EP DJ LE ROI The Whistle Song 2012 FRANKIE KNUCKLES DIRECTORS Cut All I Need EP OLIVER LANG Get This RENE AMESZ & CAMILO FRANCO Crave DEETRON FE HERCULES & LOVE AFFAIR

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LIKE FRIDAYS Like Fridays at La Di Da serves up R&B and electro house across two rooms giving you a fun filled end to your week. DJs Dinesh, Dir-X, Sef, NYD, Shaun D, Shaggz, Broz and more. La Di Da, 577 Little Bourke St, Melbourne

LIGHT We celebrate everything that has made Light at Red Love, kicking off with our after work drinks session from 4pm. Our DJ lineup includes each and every one of the Daddy Mack’s who have helped lead Light into our 5th running year of old school R&B.For one night only, we will showcase the Light at Red Love Entertainment Crew, DJs, Harvey Yeah, Ripz, TMC and Stel Kar locking down that Old School Flava with guest appearances by G.A.K. & The Seminar of Funk and Nick K. It’s all happening this Friday as we celebrate 5 years of doing our do and bringing that Red Love! Red Love, Level 1, 401 Swanston Street, Melbourne

BIG FREEDIA Bounce-rap Queen Big Freedia will bring her orgiastic troupe of rear-wriggling Divas to Australia this October with a club show alongside her Melbourne Festival performance. The towering transvestite announced New Orleans sissy-bounce to the world, where it’s been part of the city’s cultural fabric since the ‘80s. Responsible for its acceptance into the mainstream she’s now been received all over as an ambassador for the ‘sissy bounce’ genre. The provider of dance floor anthems Azz Everywhere and Excuse will have you infected with motion. The Tote, 67-71 Johnston Street, Collingwood

THE LOOSE GOOSE The Loose Goose is focused on providing a wonderful array of cocktails and offers a great CBD location to lounge and relax in while overlooking busy Flinders Lane. A small plates menu is available to graze on whilst trying our delicious cocktails from the classics to contemporary, beer on tap and a wide range of beers, wines and spirits. Every Friday evening DJ Jumps of The Cat Empire will take to the decks at the bar spinning his rare afro Latin funk vinyl collected from around the world from 6.30pm until late. Papa Goose Cocktail Bar, 91-93 Flinders Lane, Melbourne

sounds strictly for the urban elite. Khokolat Bar, Basement, 43 Hardware La, Melbourne

REDLOVE SATURDAYS RedLove Saturdays is all about solid classics from the ‘80s, ‘90s and into the ‘00s! Dropping beats of retro pop, disco classics, old school funk, and certainly some of that old school R&B and house to kick! RedLove Resident DJs Phil, HB Bear and Da Gato bringing down the house every Saturday night. If you’re looking for quality service, music to rock, sumptuous drinks and just a cold hard good time; look no further! Red Love, Level 1, 401 Swanston Street, Melbourne

SHAKA SATURDAY The newest R&B Superclub Shaka Saturdays grand opening is set to hit Melbourne over two massive weeks. The northern suburbs newest, freshest club playing all of your favourite R&B, hip hop, old skool and reggae. Shaka Saturdays is showcasing Australia’s newest and favourite R&B DJs, including DJ C-RAM bringing video mixing to Melbourne and special guest hip hop band Yellow Cake. Set at one of the most amazing venues Melbourne has to offer with two levels, good music, great ‘Shaka’ atmosphere and cheap drinks, we are hoping to pack it out and create a night for people to remember. Level 2 The Club, 2 Arthurton Rd, Northcote

I LOVE DANCEHALL I Love Dancehall is taking over Laundry Bar for a night of bass heavy Jamaican dancehall. We like it wild style, so come get your crazy party swag on. From the freshest up to the time dancehall, to old school dancehall, crossover hip hop styles to international vibes, you can expect to hear all kinda fierce dancehall to make ya booty clap. Laundry Bar, 50 Johnston St, Fitzroy

SWEET NOTHING FRIDAYS

THURSDAY18TH MOTOWN THURSDAYS

DJ Marcus Knight and DJ Xander James spin hip hop, R&B and house tunes all night from 8pm. Free entry and early drink specials. Temperance Hotel, 426 Chapel St, South Yarra

Kick start your weekend with Melbourne’s newest Thursday night! Motown Thursdays caters to all true music lovers. Join us on an eclectic musical journey of soul, funk and disco through to early R&B. A live Soul Band features some of Melbourne’s most talented musicians; Carmen Hendricks, Laurent Soupe, Duncan Kinell and Aaron Mendoza just to name a few. DJs keep the records spinning into the early hours; residents are Reg-e, Lee Davies, Kalepe, Dinesh, Suga, Rubz and Alwin Rafferty. Join us around a big, shiny disco ball or two, for free entry, soulful tunes, drink specials all night and a dance floor full of friends! Fashion Lounge, 121 Flinders Lane, Melbourne

RHYTHM-AL-ISM Start the weekend early with Fusion’s Resident DJs. Music for your funkin’ soul. Special guests every week! Fusion, Crown Entertainment Complex, Lvl 3, 8 Whiteman St, Southbank

FRIDAY19TH FAKTORY This is it. Faktory Fridays are open for business at Melbourne’s home of R&B, Khokolat Bar. Where else? Damion De Silva, Ken Walker, Durmy, K Dee, Simon Sez, Yaths and Jacqui Dusk spinning all night long. Khokolat Bar, Basement, 43 Hardware La, Melbourne

DJ Profile: Mamacita Bonnita

MC Profile: Skase A.K.

All new experience, same great location with a fresh koat of Khokolat. Restless Entertainment reloads your favourite Saturday night party. Damion De Silva, K Dee, Jay Sin and weekly guests playing R&B & ol’ skool

Where’s the strangest place you’ve woken up? Earth. Describe yourself using the title of a song. Starin’ At The World Through My Rear View – Tupac What was the weirdest thing you believed as a child? Father Christmas – a fat dude in a red suit that comes into your house once a year at night. The most awkward moment you’ve had as an MC? Hip hop is never awkward to me, the world is. What would be the worst hip hop track in the world to be tortured with on repeat? Ice Ice Baby - Vanilla Ice What question would you like to ask an omniscient, all-knowing being before you die? Did I do enough? If you hadn’t made it as an emcee, what job would you choose to work in instead? Victoria’s Secret photographer. When and where is your next gig? My album The Poet drops on Thursday October 25. Organising dates for the live shows – keep an ear out. Peace.

Although Sean says it’s important to “live with the times”, experimenting with new sounds and equipment was not a primary focus when it came to the production of Worth It All. “I think it’s important to live with the times, it is, but at the same time, you have to understand that things can get out of fashion very quickly and the last thing I want is an album full of gimmick records,” he says. “I always want to make albums that are timeless. I want you to be able to play them in 20 years time and it’ll still sound like a beautiful song, not like, ‘Oh what was that weird sound they used then?’. So for me, it’s important that I still focus on the actual songwriting element as opposed to putting too many production tricks in there, that’s really what I concentrate on.” And, being signed to Cash Money Records has really allowed Sean to concentrate on his songwriting and be himself when it comes to music. “It’s been an amazing experience,” he says of his journey on the label. “I mean to really be signed to really the most prolific label in the world right now – we’ve got some of the world’s hottest stars on our label – what Cash Money have allowed me to do is, they’ve allowed me to just be myself as opposed to have to conform to the latest trends. I think that what happens with a lot of labels is that they don’t want to risk wasting money on stuff that might not work whereas Cash Money really believe in the art, they believe in the artist. Nicki [Minaj] is Nicki, Drake is Drake; no two artists sound the same. No one is in the same vein. They’ve always just had their own artistry and Cash Money allow us to do that.” Excited to be heading Down Under for his upcoming Australian tour, Sean will be bringing a “very high energy, super fun, super off the cuff” show along with his DJ for this forthcoming tour. “It’s going to be great, I’m so excited,” he says. “I think for me performing in front of the Australian audience is always a pleasure because

they’re so receptive and they’re so appreciative of just having somebody that they’re really into in front of them in a live environment. I think some people are spoilt, Australia, it doesn’t seem to be like that to me, they’re just always up for a good time.” After his Australian tour, Sean will be focusing on getting Worth It All out and continuing to write for other artists. “Right now what I’m doing is writing for other people, I actually wrote Boom Boom for Justice Crew and I’ve written a couple of songs for JLS and [others], a lot of boy bands and stuff like that,” he says. “For me, it’s really the songwriting aspect which I really love because I feel like it’s a gift to be able to write a song which the whole world will one day hear and be able to sing along to it and know that you wrote that lyric or you sang that melody, it really is a blessing so that’s why I enjoy it.”

THE NICE UP Tom Showtime presents The Nice Up. All flavours of hip hop, ghetto funk and reggae niceness provided. Sailor Jerry nice up the cocktails, Dos Blockos nice up the $5 beers. Fridays done proper. George Lane Bar, 1 George Lane, St Kilda

SATURDAY20TH KHOKOLAT KOATED

Where’s the strangest place you’ve woken up? Earth. Describe yourself using the title of a song. Mamacita - Collie Buddz What was the weirdest thing you believed as a child? That adults could run the world better than kids. The most awkward moment you’ve had as a DJ? Once I was DJing and some ice-head asked me to play Take The Pressure Down by John Farnham. I replied, ‘no’ as I was playing at a hip hop gig, he then threatened to stab me and then continued to run his finger across his throat staring at me during my entire set. Awkward! What would be the worst dance track in the world to be tortured with on repeat? LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem. How I know this is because I have a fiveyear-old son who tortured me for six months! What’s the most played record in your bag? Mark Prichard - Heavy As Stone What question would you like to ask an omniscient, all-knowing being before you die? What was the point of all of this again? If you hadn’t made it as a DJ, what job would you choose to work in instead? Pogo dancing one woman band. When and where is your next gig? I Love Dancehall at Laundry Bar this Saturday October 20.

JAY SEAN GETTING DOWN: DOWN UNDER British singer/songwriter and R&B popstar Jay Sean admits he’s a One Direction fan, in fact, he’s recently been writing tunes for boy bands, including Boom Boom for Justice Crew. 100% chat with the friendly, easygoing former dentistry and medicine student about his forthcoming record Worth It All, Cash Money Records and his upcoming tour Down Under. Ever since Jay Sean released Down, his debut single featuring Lil Wayne on American label Cash Money Records back in 2009, fans, industry and fellow artists have taken notice. Jay Sean became both the first UK urban act and first artist of South Asian descent to reach #1 on the Hot 100, selling more than three million copies in America that year and eventually reaching six million sales worldwide. Since then, the 29-year-old has gone on to receive numerous accolades including Best Urban Act and Best Album (My Own Way) at the UK Asian Music Awards and began working on his fourth record Freeze Time which was then scrapped due to legal issues. Now that all the legal issues have been dealt with, Sean is about to release his fourth record entitled Worth It All, a pop-R&B album. “It’s really something I feel I had to grow into this one because I guess I had my fan base grow with me really,” he says down the line from New York, on his way back home in a cab. “It’s the album I always wanted to make in terms of – it is slightly more risqué – there’s those slow jams on there talking about some sexy stuff. I’ve got young fans but now they’re a little bit more grown up. The girls who were 16 when Down was out are now 18-19-year-olds and they kinda wanna hear this kind of stuff so for me, I feel like I’m allowed to go there. I’ve still got those beautiful romantic ballads on there and those energetic dance records that people know me for so it’s a really nice collection of R&B and pop music.”

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And yes, Sean is a One Direction fan. “One D are awesome,” he says. “Actually Zayne Malik [One Direction] oddly enough, I had no idea until he tweeted me and told me this – that I had actually gone to his school many years ago, six or seven years ago,” he says. “I used to go to schools and talk to kids about music and stuff and I said, ‘Who’s a singer here then?’ and he put his hand up and I said, ‘Come on then, come up here and sing one of my songs with me’ and now look at him, now he’s got bloody four times as many Twitter followers than I have (laughs).” Annabel Maclean Jay Sean [UK] plays Trak Live Lounge this Friday October 19.

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Cookie Lvl 1, 252 Swanston St, Melb, 9663 7660 Corner Hotel 57 Swan St, Richmond, 9427 9198 Cornish Arms 163 Sydney Rd, Brunswick CQ 113 Queen St, Melb, 8601 2738 Croft Institute 21 Croft Alley, Melb, 9671 4399 Cruzao Arepa Bar 365 Brunswick St, Fitzroy, 9417 7871 Cushion 99 Fitzroy St, St.Kilda, 9534 7575 Damask 1/347 Burnswick St, Fitzroy, 9417 4578 The Drunken Poet 65 Peel Street, West Melbourne, 9348 9797 Der Raum 438 Church St, Richmond, 9428 0055 Ding Dong Lounge Lvl 1, 18 Market Ln, Melb, 9662 1020 Dizzy’s Jazz Club 381 Burnley St, Richmond, 9428 1233 Double Happiness 21 Liverpool St, Melb, 9650 4488 E:55 55 Elizabeth St, Melb, 9620 3899 East Brunswick Club 280 Lygon St, East Brunswick, 9388 2777 Edinburgh Castle 681 Sydney Rd, Brunswick Electric Ladyland Lvl 1, 265 Chapel St, Prahran, 9521 5757 Elwood Lounge 49-51 Glenhuntly Rd, Elwood, 9525 6788 Empress 714 Nicholson St, Nth Fitzroy, 9489 8605 Espy 11 The Esplanade, St Kilda, 9534 0211 Eurotrash 18 Corrs Ln, Melb, 9654 4411 Eve 334 City Rd, Southbank, 9696 7388 Evelyn 351 Brunswick St, Fitzroy, 9419 5500 Ferntree Gully Hotel 1130 Burwood Hwy, Ferntree Gully, 9758 6544 Festival Hall 300 Dudley St, West Melbourne, 9329 9699 First Floor 393 Brunswick St, Fitzroy, 9419 6380 Forum Theatre 154 Flinders St, Melb, 9299 9800 The Fox Hotel 351 Wellington Street, Collingwood, 9416 4957 Fusion Lvl 3, Crown Complex, Southbank, 9292 5750 The Gallery Room 1/510 Flinders St, Melbourne, 9629 1350 Gem Bar & Dining 289 Wellingston St, Collingwood, 9419 5170 George Basement, 127 Fitzroy St, 9534 8822 Gertrude’s Brown Couch 30 Gertrude St, Fitzroy, 9417 6420 Grace Darling Hotel 114 Smith St, Collingwood, 9416 0055 Grandview Hotel Cnr Heidelberg Rd & Station St, Fairfield, 9489 8061 Great Britain Hotel 447 Church St, Richmond, 9429 5066 Grind N Groove 274 Maroondah Hwy, Healesville Grumpy’s Green 125 Smith St, Collingwood, 9416 1944

Gypsy Bar 334 Brunswick St, Fitzroy, 9419 0548 HiFi 125 Swanston St, Melb, 1300 843 4434 Highlander 11a Highlander Lane, Melb, 9620 2227 Hoo Haa 105 Chapel St, Windsor, 9529 6900 Horse Bazaar 397 Little Lonsdale St, Melb, 9670 2329 Iddy Biddy 47 Blessington St, St Kilda, 9534 4484 Jett Black 177 Greville St, Prahran John Curtin Hotel 29 Lygon St, Melb, 9663 6350 Khokolat Bar 43 Hardware Lane, Melbourne, 039642 1142 La Di Da 577 Lt Bourke St, Melb, 9670 7680 Labour In Vain 197A Brunswick St, Fitzroy, 9417 5955 Level 2 The Club 2 Arthurton Rd, Northcote, 9482 3241 Lomond Hotel 225 Nicholson St, East Brunswick Longroom 162 Collins St, Melbourne, 9663 9226 Loop 23 Meyers Pl, Melb, 9654 0500 Lounge 243 Swanston St, Melb, 9663 2916 The Lounge Pit 386-388 Brunswick St, Fitzroy 9415 6142 Love Machine Cnr Lt Chapel & Malvern Rd, Prahran, 9533 8837 Lucky Coq 179 Chapel St, Windsor, 9525 1288 The LuWOW 62-70 Johnston St, Fitzroy, 9417 5447 Mercat Cross Lvl 1, 456 Queen St, Melb, 9348 9998 Mink 2 Acland St, St Kilda, 9536 1199 Miss Libertine 34 Franklin St, Melb, 9663 6855 Misty 3-5 Hosier Ln, Melb, 9663 9202 Mockingbird Bar 129 Fitzroy St, St Kilda, 9534 0000 Musicland 1359A Sydney Rd, Fawkner, 9359 0006 Neverland 32-48 Johnson St, South Melb, 9646 5544 New Guernica Lvl 2, Hub Arcade, 318-322 Lt Collins St, Melb, 9650 4464 Night Cat 141 Johnston St, Fitzroy, 9417 0090 Night Cat 279 Flinders Ln, Melb, 9654 0444 Noise Bar 291 Albert St, Brunswick, 9380 1493 Northcote Social Club 301 High St, Northcote, 9489 3917 Old Bar 74 Johnston St, Fitzroy, 9417 4155 One Twenty Bar 120 Johnston St, Fitzroy Onesixone 161 High St, Prahran, 9533 8433 Order Of Melbourne level 2, 401 Swanston St, Melb, 9663 6707 Palace Hotel 893 Burke Rd, Camberwell Palace Theatre 20-30 Bourke St, Melb, 9650 0180 Palais 111 Main Rd, Hepburn Springs, 5348 4849 Palais Theatre Lower Esplanade, St Kilda, 9525 3240 Papa Goose 91 Flinders Ln, Melbourne, 9663 2800 Penny Black 420 Sydney Rd, Brunswick, 9380 8667 Pier Live Hotel 508 Nepean Hwy, Frankston, 9783 9800 Pony 68-70 Lt Collins St, Melb, 9662 1026 Portland Hotel Cnr Lt Collins & Russell St, Melb, 9810 0064 The Prague Hotel, 911 High St, Northcote, 9495 0000 Pretty Please 61c Fitzroy St, St Kilda, 9534 4484 Prince Bandroom 29 Fitztory St, St Kilda, 9536 1168 Prince Of Wales 29 Fitzroy St, St Kilda, 9536 1168 Public Bar 238 Victoria St, North Melb, 9329 6522 Purple Emerald Lounge Bar 349 High St, Northcote, 9482 7007 Railway Hotel 280 Ferrars St, South Melb, 9690 5092 Red Bennies 371 Chapel St, South Yarra, 9826 2689 RedLove Lvl 1, 401 Swanston St, Melb, 9639 3722

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GARY CLARK JR BY MELANIE SHERIDAN

“You’re gonna know my name by the end of the night.” That line could be the most prophetic in recent music history. After hearing it sung live – as it was in Melbourne last month – no-one could forget its author: Gary Clark Jr. And soon enough, everyone will know the 28-year-old singer-songwriter’s name. Hell, even President Obama already knows it! Born and raised in Austin, Texas, Gary Clark Jr is like the walking, singing, guitar-playing embodiment of the live music capital of the world. The eclectic vibrancy of this Mecca of contemporary music is in his blood and his soul; you can hear it in everything he sings. And while he’s only releasing his major-label debut this month he’s already racked up some noteworthy career coups, including many a comparison to Jimi Hendrix. “It’s great that people would compare me to artists I think are great,” he told me while he was in town. “There’s nothing wrong with that. But at the same time, all I can do is what I do and do it the best I can and just be me. That’s my whole thing: just doin’ what I do.” Relaxing on a couch at Warner Music Australia’s Carlton HQ, he was the picture of laid-back cool, just doin’ what he do. And what he do is pretty damn impressive. For one, he’s self-taught. “For the most part,” he corrects me. “Some folks along the way have shown me some chords and certain things but yes, I mainly just sat around, put on a record and played along to it, figuring out chords and learning scales just by listening. And watching,” he emphasises. “I’d watch worn-out VHS cassette tapes and go ‘what is that?’” One listen to his upcoming album, Blak And Blu, and it’s pretty obvious those tapes must have featured a huge variety of artists, in every different style – funk, soul, blues, rock, ‘50s high-school dance. “I’m just such a fan of music, of all of it,” he says. “I wanna learn how to play it, I wanna understand it. Anything that comes out of the speakers I’m into.” He won’t be tied down to favourites, but he repeatedly attests to his love of soul music. And soul music as he defines it can be as particular as the genre or as broad as the feeling he gets from it. It can be Al Green or Lightnin’ Hopkins, Little Dragon or OutKast. “I just love anything that taps to your human emotion; that’s what I’m drawn to most about soul music. To me it just does something. It makes me think and feel and connect to the artist in a very grounded, earthy, human-to-human way. But I love Nirvana too. Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Nina Simone blah blah blah – I could go on and on until you run out of paper,” he says, laughing. Clark’s career has been as eclectic as his tastes. He’s collaborated with Nas, Alicia Keys and The Roots; he’s played alongside BB King, Buddy Guy and ZZ Top; he’s starred in film (John Sayle’s Honeydripper); and he’s even had a day named for him. He was only 17 when Austin declared a Gary Clark Jr Day in his honour (“I was runnin’ around as a young kid, playing my guitar and the city caught wind of what I was doing. I guess I was making some kind of a name for myself.”) but equally venerated accolades have followed. The 2007 Austin Music Awards named him the city’s best blues artist and rock guitarist; Eric Clapton handpicked him to perform a spotlight set at the Crossroads Guitar Festival in 2010; he’s even performed for President Obama, an experience he understandably calls “strange, but exciting”.

“ALL I CAN DO IS WHAT I DO AND DO IT THE BEST I CAN AND JUST BE ME. THAT’S MY WHOLE THING: JUST DOIN’ WHAT I DO.” Also strange but exciting has been the attention on him since he gained Warner’s backing. And it’s about to get stranger and more exciting, with the worldwide release of Blak And Blu later this week. As a somewhat autobiographical album, releasing it to the whole world is pretty scary, Clark says. “It’s like: here’s my journal, everyone listen to it.” The album, produced by Mike Elizondo, Rob Cavallo and Clark, swings from the Mississippi Delta to Memphis, from soulful hymns to roots rock to psych blues. It’s a musical journey, Clark says. “It’s a taste of all my inﬂuences, past, present and future: blues, soul and rock‘n’roll.” You can check it out from this Friday, and be all over it by the time Clark returns to Australia for the 2013 Big Day Out. “Yeah. What is that all about?” he asks. “Everybody I ask just says ‘oh, it’s crazy’.” It’s just a big festival, I reply, like Australia’s Lollapalooza. He’ll be right at home, having been recently called the “Festival King”. “Cool,” he says. “I like playing outside. I like it when you see folks walking by and they start to stop, and get curious and come closer, and closer. You get to meet new people and introduce your music and yourself to new folks. And the folks that are there for you are ready to have a good time. There’s a set energy already; people are just ready to rock out. It’s exciting.” Just like Gary Clark Jr.

GARY CLARK JR’s debut album Blak And Blu (through Warner Music) is out this Friday October 19. Gary Clark Jr will return to Australia for the Big Day Out, at Flemington Racecourse on Saturday January 26. He’ll also play a sideshow at The Corner on Tuesday January 22. DISCUSS WHAT? BEAT.COM.AU/DISCUSSION

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Amigos, welcome to the newest installment of Adelante Amigo. Día de los Muertos is upon us and we are celebrating all things ‘Day of The Dead’. With a bunch of great films coming up at the Mexican Film Festival as well as a huge party going down at your local Mad Mex, this installment will tell you how to celebrate your Day of the Dead in style. Adiós

MAD MEX Celebrate Dia De Los Meurtos with $5 offer at Mad Mex! Arrrriiiiiiibaaaaa! Get into the party spirit and celebrate Day of the Dead (Dia De Los Meurtos) at Mad Mex with $5 burritos, $5 Coronas and $5 frozen margaritas all day at all Mad Mex stores on Thursday November 1. There are now six locations to enjoy authentic Baja Mexican goodness due to the Mexican Grill specialist’s expansion program within Victoria. Mad Mex opened its sixth store in Victoria, this time on Flinders Lane in the heart of Melbourne’s CBD on Saturday September 29. Melbourne’s residents were first introduced to Mad Mex in 2009, with its store opening on Chapel Street in Windsor. Food enthusiast and local resident Brad McMaster subsequently opened the city’s second restaurant at Melbourne Central in May 2011 on the back of avid demand for their fresh, healthy and delicious Mexican food. Riding the Mexican wave of popularity, stores in Southern Cross Lane, Southern Cross Station and QV have also opened in the past four months.

From the beginning, Mad Mex has been committed to bringing an authentic Mexican experience to its customers, stemming from a passion to prepare and serve the best quality gourmet Mexican food. Mad Mex uses rice bran oil exclusively in its cooking and food preparation, meaning that all delicious items on the menu are trans-fat free. With gluten free, low calorie, dairy free and vegetarian options available, Mad Mex offers something for everyone. The menu gives customers the opportunity to not only

customise their fillings and calculate the nutritional value of each item via their website (madmex.com. au/nutrition), but also tailor their meals depending on their preference. Day of the Dead is a Mexican holiday celebrated all throughout the world in many cultures. The celebration is focused on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and honour loved ones who have passed away. $5 Regular Burritos, $5 Naked Burritos, $5 Coronas

Hola Mexico Film Festival Get excited hombres, the 7th annual Hola Mexican Film Festival is in town! Bringing you the best films that have emerged from the halls of Mexico – action films, dramas, comedies and real stories that are changing us and makes us reflect about our way of life. The opening night selection this year is the light comedy Mariachi Gringo – a film that shows us the power of Mexican culture and the importance in following your dreams. The film stars acclaimed Mariachi singer Lila Downs, Shawn Ashmore (X-Men) and Mexican superstar Martha Higareda. This year, HMFF invite you to experience great lineup of documentaries including De Panzazo! A look at a mexican class room, Hecho En Mexico, an amazing representation of all things Mexican trough a musical journey bringing together conversations and discussions by Chavela Vargas, Banda Limon, Diego Luna, Cafe Tacvba, etc. The festival will be happening at ACMI Cinemas in Federation Square, for a full program and more information vist holamexicoff.com. See you at the cinema!

Gratis Para Todos! (Free for all!) The kind people at the Hola Film Festival are giving away 2 x double passes to any film (outside of opening night) during the festival. So jump online to www.beat.com.au and send in your entries.

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and $5 Frozen Margaritas will be available all day on Day of the Dead, Thursday November 1, at all Mad Mex locations nationwide while stocks last. See madmex.com.au for store locations and trading times. Please note alcohol may not be available at all stores.

Mad Mex - For store locations visit www.madmex.com.au/

FRI 19-OCT 7:15 PM Opening Night: Mariachi Gringo SAT 20-OCT 2:00 PM Days of Grace (Dias de Gracia) 4:50 PM Richness of Internal Space (Espacio Interior) 6:45 PM Barely Passing (De Panzazo) 8:45 PM The Compass is carried by the Dead Man (La Brujula La Lleve El Muerto) SUN 21-OCT 3:30 PM Meko Seyane + Silvestre Pantaleon 6:00 PM Donkeys (Burros) 8:00 PM Draught (Curates de Australia) 10:00 PM Los Chidos MON 22-OCT 7:00 PM Donkeys (Burros) 9:00 PM Richness of Internal Space (Espacio Interior) TUE 23-OCT 7:00 PM Cinnamon (Canela) (Digibeta) 9:00 PM Days of Grace (Dias de Gracia) Wed 24-Oct 6:45 PM The Compass is carried by the Dead Man (La Brujula La Lleve El Muerto) 9:00 PM Felix: Self-Fictions of a Smuggler THU 25-OCT 7:00 PM Gimme the Power 9:00 PM For Greater Glory (Cristiada) FRI 26-OCT 7:15 PM Cinnamon (Canela) (Digibeta) 9:30 PM Los Chidos SAT 27-OCT 6:45 PM Draught (Curates de Australia) 8:45 PM The Nativity Play (Pastorela) SUN 28-OCT 3:30 PM Made In Mexico (Hecho En Mexico) 5:15 PM For Greater Glory (Cristiada) 8:00 PM The Zebra (La Cebra)

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INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH MUSIC INDUSTRY NEWS & GOSSIP

with Christie Eliezer * Stuﬀ for this column to be emailed to <celiezer@netspace.net.au> by Friday 5pm KIMBRA, SOUNDWAVE’S MADDAH, JOIN FACE THE MUSIC

Face The Music scored a coup by getting Kimbra and Soundwave/Harvest promoter AJ Maddah for its In Conversation sessions. It’s the first time either has spoken at a conference. Kimbra will talk about her career and song inspirations, while Maddah opens up as a promoter and how he’s branded his two distinct festivals. More speakers are added like managers Gregg Donovan and Graham Bidstrup, a strong turnout from triple j and producers Forrester Savell, Gareth Parton and Jimi Maroudas. The full list is atfacethemusic.org.au. Face The Music puts the spotlight on Weddings, Parties, Anything before their induction into the EG Hall of Fame. EG’s Martin Boulton guides WPA members’ look back at their career and craft. Playwright Ross Mueller will explain how he wrote the play A Party In Fitzroy, from a fan’s perspective of their break up, whilst journalist Jeff Jenkins will give an overview of their career, before WPA do a live set. Latest artists to participate are Chet Faker, Jess Cornelius, David Bridie, Mark Seymour, Van Walker, Angie Hart, Charles Jenkins and members of King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard. Face The Music is held Friday November 16 and Saturday November 17 at the Arts Centre.

LAST HOPE DASHED FOR ALLANS + BILLY HYDE? The word during the weekend was that musical instruments chain Allans + Billy Hyde’s receivers Ferrier Hodgson have decided to wind it up. America’s Guitar Centre was interested in buying its parent company Australian Music Group but talks ended last Wednesday. Two bids – by rival Gallins and USA’s Bain Capital – were rejected. Unsecured creditors are owed around $13.5 million. The Age reported that National Australia Bank lost $48 million from the chain’s collapse.

WARNER OWNER BUYS INTO DEEZER

Len Blavatnik, owner of Warner Music Group, invested $130 million into 20 million track music subscription service Deezer. This will accelerate its global roll-out to 76 new countries, increase local content in each territory by up to 50%, and update services. These include connecting users with friends and accessing their music libraries, allow them to submit their playlists to Deezer to be featured to its two million subscribers, and link music libraries with local concerts. CEO Axel Dauchez said, “Deezer is on the right track to becoming the leading digital music service worldwide and representing 5% of the music market by 2016.”

NEW SIGNINGS #2: BROKEN TOOTH BITES FRAKSHA Broken Tooth Entertainment added Australian grime/dubstep MC and remixer Fraksha to its roster, and will release his 2013 album My Way. Earning his stripes in the UK’s underground live circuit as a founder of Nine High, Fraksha moved here in 2006. His 2009 album, collaborations with the likes of M-Phazes and Sky High and work with Melbourne’s Smash Bros gained a lot of interest.

NEW SIGNINGS #3: POPBOOMERANG WATERS LIVINGSTONE DAISIES

Popboomerang signed new Melbourne band Livingstone Daisies which features Liz Stringer, Van Walker, Cal Walker and Michael Barclay. With music in the vein of Teenage Fanclub and Big Star, they recorded two albums before their first gig. A single is out before Christmas, album Don’t Know What Happiness Is in early 2013.

AMP REVEALS LONGLIST The eighth Australian Music Prize has identified 230 album releases for 2012, with the judges having released to 130 so far. Of these, 26 have been identified as official entrants. They include those by Hilltop Hoods, Dirty Three, The Bamboos, Missy Higgins, Urthboy, Deep Sea Arcade, Children Collide, Hermitude, Liz Stringer, Jess Ribeiro & The Bone Collectors (Ribeiro admits “I was just about to quit making music forever”), Grand Salvo, DZ Deathrays, Alpine and Catcall. See australianmusicprize.com.au for full list. Meantime, Renee Geyer and manager Cath Haridy are added to the AMP’s list of patrons.

GOTYE BIGGEST SELLING DIGITAL TRACK OF YEAR IN U.S Digital sales in the U.S. are growing, with digital track sales hitting the one billion mark for the first time in the first nine months of 2012. Gotye’s Somebody That I Used To Know is the top selling song with scans of nearly 6.5 million. Two others, Carly Rae Jepsen’s Call Me Maybe and Fun’s We Are Young had five million scans. Album sales fell 4.4% to 218.4 million units, fuelled by CD sales down to 129.7 million units from 151.6 million units in the corresponding period last year. Digital album sales went up 15.3% to 85.5 million units. Adele’s 21 remains the best selling album of the year (it sold four million in 2012, total sales now 9.85 million. Second was One Direction’s Up All Night with 1.25 million.

MORE SPEAKERS FOR AWME The high profile keynote speakers added to Australasian Worldwide Music Expo (AWME) from Thursday November 15 to Sunday 18, are International Music Person of the year Michael Chugg and former Violent Femmes bassist and curator of MONA FOMA, Brian Ritchie. They’ll be part of an extensive contingent of approximately 500 local and international music industry professionals to speak alongside Matt McDonald of New York’s CMJ, Rhoda Roberts (the new indigenous Boomerang festival and head of Indigenous Programming for Sydney Opera House), Erika Elliott of New York’s SummerStage, and singer songwriter Leah Flanagan. See awme.com.au for full speaker list and program.

APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR FREEZA MENTORING

NEW SIGNINGS #1: DEW PROCESS GETS GOSSLING

Dew Process has signed Melbourne’s Gossling aka Helen Croome, currently getting triple j juice with Wild Love. After releasing her first EP in 2009, she also increased her profile through 360’s Boys Like You, the household-known Woolworths jingle Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and festival appearances. Dew Process’s Paul Piticco says, “Helen is one of those rare birds where her personality and warmth make her wonderful music make all the more sense.”

Applications opened for people aged 18 to 25 for the new FReeZA mentoring and skill development program. It covers performance; technical production; marketing and publicity; event management; or music business. It is an initiative of the Victorian state government and The Push organisation, and an addition to the $2.4 million annual FReeZA program that provides drug, alcohol and smoke free events across the state. Minister for Youth Affairs Ryan Smith said 30 applicants would be chosen “to develop a CV, folios and press kits, while gaining access to larger scale industry events, internships, links to employment and volunteering opportunities.” Deadline is Tuesday November 20, see thepush.com.au or freeza.vic.gov.au. The program begins in December and runs for six months.

EUROPE WELCOMES MATERA

Guitarist and songwriter Joe Matera, back from his first European tour, reports things went down such a storm that he’s heading back next year for a six week run. “Fans flew in from France, Germany and Sweden to see my shows and I got standing ovations for my new single Fallen Angel,”

he reports. “At one point, I flew five different connecting flights through four countries in 48 hours without sleep.” His record label is releasing Fallen Angel in the market, and got him to film a video in a 12th century castle, with Matera atop the tower 34 metres high.

GET A GIG AT THE ESPY If you’re in a new or upcoming local band with a decent following or a bunch of supportive mates, The Espy wants to hear from you! It showcases live music of all styles seven days a week. If you think you have what it takes, go to espy. com.au and fill out the Get A Gig form and The Espy will be in touch.

THINGS WE HEAR * New carry-on rules by Virgin Australia allows musos who are members of music associations to bring on board instruments 85cm in length and 34cm in width and 23cm in height – which includes most violins, trumpets and flutes. * Mumford & Sons landed six singles at the same time in the US Top 100 – something not done since The Beatles did it 48 years ago. * Bassist Jake Tarasenko left Boy And Bear after two years to “pursue other interests.” Stone Sour brought in Johnu Chow to replace Shawn Economaki. * Smash Mouth tour is pushed to March, promoter Big Apachee gave no reason. * Melbourne lost another live music venue, The Blue Tile Lounge on Smith Street after six years, when operator Cameron Scott’s lease ran out. * At the Commercial Radio Awards, Nova’s Dylan Lewis was named Best Music Presenter, Radar’s Ella Hooper one of two Best Newcomers, and FOX’s Matthew Eggleton as Best Music Director. * Among those Nine wants to replace Keith Urban on The Voice: Coldplay’s Chris Martin, Kylie Minogue (she said no), Lenny Kravitz and Rob Thomas. * Creed frontman Scott Stapp reveals in his memoirs that during a drug binge in Miami’s Delano Hotel, he hallucinated that cops were about to crash through the door. He tried to crawl over the balcony and fell 40 feet, lying there for two and a half hours after fracturing his skull, breaking his hip and nose when his “guardian angel” rapper T.I. showed up. “He immediately took care of the situation and saved my life.” Meantime former Kiss drummer Peter Criss says in his book that he almost offed himself in 1994. An earthquake which killed 57 and caused $20 billion worth of damage to LA half destroyed his apartment. He had a bag with $100,000 in cash. But remembering he was once worth $12 million he put his gun to his mouth. Then he thought, ‘I’m going to fucking die in some shithole apartment – Jesus, I don’t believe you’re going to take me this way.’ * The Sydney Sunday Telegraph reported that during her round of promo for her new album, Delta Goodrem faced an “interviewer” claiming to be from ABC-TV’s Australian Story. The white man dressed “indigenous”. Delta put up with weird questions but cut the session short when he asked if “she’d blow his didgeridoo.”

SIMON FULLER TO BID FOR EMI ASSETS?

Will Simon Fuller – the man behind the Idol TV format and one time Spice Girls mentor – end up with some of the EMI labels that Universal had to ditch in European to get its EMI buy-out through? These include Parlophone, Chrysalis, Mute and the catalogues of Pink Floyd, Kate Bush and David Bowie. Fuller has teamed up with Island Records founder Chris Blackwell and a consortium of financiers and tech companies to make a reported £350 million for 60% of the ditched assets. Universal won’t reveal the success of bids until early 2013. Warner Music Group is also interested, especially in Parlophone’s roster which includes Coldplay, Kylie Minogue, Blur and Tinie Tempah. Sony and BMG Rights Management are in the mix. A number of larger independents are working with private equity firms to get various indies. There was talk Naïve’s Patrick Zelnik will team with Richard Branson if Virgin Records comes on the market.

GOOD WORKS #1: AFREAKYA 2 Youth not for profit YGAP is sending its volunteers off in style at its Afreakya event at the Ding Dong tonight. Volunteers are heading to Rwanda and Ghana to help build classrooms and give kids saved from slavery a second chance. Bill includes Alex Lashie’s Growl and I, A Man and DJs.

LIFELINES In Court: a Moscow appeals court released punk band Pussy Riot’s oldest member Yekaterina Samutsevich, 30, but ruled the other two serve the remainder of their two-year jail term in a Russian prison colony. In Court: Elton John lost his defamation case against The Times. In June it ran an article The Secrets Of Tax Avoiders claiming Elton was one and used a Patrick McKenna as his accountant to avoid tax. In another article, it admitted the singer never used McKenna. The High Court ruled the articles did not libel him. Died: US singer R.B. Greaves, who had a hit in 1969 with Take a Letter, Maria, 68 of prostate cancer. Died: Queensland based US-born bluesman Wiley Reed, 68, due to complications from a fall.

GOOD WORKS #2: SUPPORT ACT

Stephen Iorio is putting together a fund raiser for Support Act Ltd (to help musos and music industry people facing financial and health problems) at The Hi-Fi on Halloween, Wednesday October 31. Among those performing are Jimmy Cupples, The Vagrants, Nat Alison, Neon and Venom, Rob Fritz and Jamie Lockhart.

YUNG WARRIORS CALL ON FRIENDS On the heels of their Deadlys win as best hip hop act and their Standing Strong getting triple j high rotation play (and 30,000 downloads), Yung Warriors are taking their message further afield. On their Hip Hop Corroboree national tour starting next month, they take along Diafrix and, on various locations, have on guests Street Warriors, Jimblah, Chrissy J and Jimmy Mac.

DAREBIN SONGWRITER WINNERS The Darebin Music Feast ended with the Darebin Songwriters Awards. Taking out the APRA award for Brand New Curses was Richard Jeffrey. After moving to Northcote three years ago, he formed Flying Saucer Terror, released three solo EPs and produced and mixed for others. He collects $1,500 cash, time at Head Gap Studios, mastering at Indie Masters and duplication courtesy Implant Media. The Decibel Youth Award went to 17-year-old Tiana Stamenkovic who got $200 cash and studio time at Decibels Youth Music Studios. Judges included Jen Cloher, Peter Farnan and Tristan Goodall of The Audreys.

PBS OPEN DAY PBS 106.7FM opens its doors to everyone on Saturday October 20 from midday until 3pm at 47 Easey St, Collingwood. You check out the studios and their library, meet the broadcasters and staff and find out how to get your music played or ask how to get more involved in a great station, and hear awesome music.

GAGA HITS 30 MILLION TWITTER FOLLOWERS

Lady Gaga set another Twitter record becoming the first to hit 30 million followers. She was the first to hit 10 million last May and 20 million in March, and made $30 million via her account. Starcount.com reckons she adds 30,000 followers a day. She’s beaten Justin Bieber (28 million followers), Katy Perry (27 million) and Rihanna (26 million). But recently, a study by social media company Status People suggested that Gaga’s number of fans on the site had been inflated due to the number of inactive users or spamming accounts known as “bots” amongst her followers and claimed 71% of her followers could be fake..

MELBOURNE MUSIC WEEK UNVEILS PROGRAM Melbourne Music Week (Friday November 16 to Saturday November 24) has unveiled its full program. In a team-up with Face The Music, USA’s Martin Atkins puts his take on the music biz and his career in one session, and offers tips on touring in another. Other sessions include movers and shakers offering their insight on why Melbourne is such a music capital (delegates can email info@facethemusic. com.au to put forward topics for discussion). A panel on international festival promoters looks at how to make events different and how to engage with audiences. Almudena Heredero (Primavera Sound, Barcelona) presents a Q&A about the European music scene. Where?House has Q&A sessions covering how to make a great music festival, key legal aspects and creativity and sustainability. Other events include a beatbox and sampling workshop and the EG Awards. Full details at thatsmelbourne.com.au/Whatson/ Music/mmw/mmw2012/Program/WorkshopIndustry/ Pages/WorkshopIndustryEvents.aspx.

CREEPSHOW HALLOWEEN FESTIVAL

60 SECONDS WITH…

DECORTICA (NZ)

Define your genre in five words or less: Alternative rock, progressive rock. What do you think a band has to do these days to succeed? If we’re talking about success in commercial terms: be more than musicians. Run the band like a small business. Make good use out of in-house resource: delegate marketing and operational tasks to band members with an aptitude for them – ensure they are accountable and continue to learn. Broadly, the skills that serve you well are: in-person networking, digital media (everything from Photoshop to social media engagement), accounting. As the band grows, other people or businesses who can help in these areas might present themselves but even then it’s useful and empowering to have good knowledge across it

all. Be prepared to work just as hard at the administration side as the creative side. Do you have any record releases to date? What are they? Where can I get them? We have two previous releases: A New Aesthetic (2008) and Love Hotel (2011), the latter a concept album about the urban Japanese nightlife and short-stay fantasy rooms. When are you releasing your album? Our new album 11811 is out Friday October 26 and will be available from music.decortica.com What makes you happiest about what you’re doing? The camaraderie of the band, working with talented people who are passionate about our projects, music as a bedrock in my life, travel.

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Tell us about the last song you wrote. The most recent is still in draft form but an example of how our process is one of editing: we juxtapose ideas that form a collage; we tune it over time. It works for us. How do you balance making and playing music with your other commitments? I’m still working on this: giving yourself fully to your other commitments when they require you to. Invariably the many areas of your life cross over at times but partners

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and employers tend to be understanding when you’re really committed to them in the ways they expect you to be. You have to be discerning; having a great partner and employer helps. When’s the gig and with who? Friday October 19 we play with Sydonia at The Prague. Saturday October 20 we’re playing the Front Bar for Creepshow Halloween Festival at The Espy. We love Melbourne shows. Rock music has a good home there.

ARCHIE ROACH

BY THOMAS BAILEY

As bad years go, 2010 was a bloody nightmare for legendary Aboriginal artist Archie Roach. February of that year saw the death of his wife and muse Ruby Hunter of a heart attack at the age of 54 at their home in Killarney, southwestern Victoria. Later that year, while in the remote Kimberley region of West Australia teaching a music workshop for children, Roach suffered a major stroke that ended up partially paralysing the right side of his body. It is something of a surprise, then, that his eighth album, Into The Bloodstream, is such a gorgeous, dreamy and joyful affair. Equal parts country and western, soul and gospel, this album practically soars with such a life-affirming quality. Produced and arranged by Roach’s longtime friend and producer Craig Pilkington, and featuring guest turns by fellow luminaries Paul Kelly, Emma Donovan and Vika and Linda Bull, Into The Bloodstream tells its tales of love, friendship, support, forgiveness and returning to ancestral homes with emotional honesty, quiet strength and a love for life. But what may be most surprising about the album, really, is that it got made at all. Speaking with the softly spoken Roach in the Mushroom Music conference room, he concurs. “You know, losing [Ruby], I just found that maybe I’d dried up; or maybe through her passing, [my ability to write music] had passed away too, or something.” Seeing the great man in person is startling; but not for the reasons one would assume – his voice is as clear and sharp as ever, his gaze is unfaltering and, in the wake of such calamitous set-backs in his life, he has managed to maintain a quiet and steely resolve. The stroke, he believes, was his grief for Ruby’s passing manifested as sickness. “I’d felt strange when I went to bed,” he recalls. “I got up out of bed [in the morning] and the pain! I felt so strange and I couldn’t feel the right side of my body or my face or anything…I tried to stand up and I fell, managing to fall on the bed. Thank goodness there were people around. My mate Shane Howard, I was singing out for him and he came in and I realised something wasn’t quite right.” He was then flown to Broome, where he spent the night in hospital, and eventually went on to Perth, where he stayed on for rehabilitation. It was a time

for this proud man to learn how to walk, write and – yes – play guitar again. “The best thing [for rehabilitation] was to try to get back into playing guitar, so that was my therapy,” he recalls. “I had to learn to write again and how to walk; and it’s really crazy, ‘cause I couldn’t write. I could just scribble and I could hardly walk! And I couldn’t strum the guitar; my hand just wouldn’t do what my brain was trying to tell it. “But gradually, just singing a song, you know?” he asks me rhetorically. He holds up his left hand. “This hand works just fine, so I could make a chord – and I just strummed the best way I could. I just wanted to strum and sing. “But I wasn’t thinking of doing an album; that’s the funny thing. I thought to myself, ‘It’s just not there anymore.’ Because Ruby passing, she was my sounding board. I couldn’t write anything, and she would always tell me if it was good – or bad, too, if it was just crap she’d say so! So I thought it was no longer there anymore.” His longtime confidante and producer friend Craig Pilkington, however, would beg to differ. He’d helped produce Roach’s 2002 album Sensual Being and they had spent some time in the studio before Roach suffered his stroke. “We’d gone [into the studio] to record some songs,” Roach tells me. “Ruby had wanted to do a children’s album when she was alive, but we didn’t get a chance to do it while she was living. “But Jen Anderson, another friend of mine who plays on [Into The Bloodstream] as well, she had these old recordings of Ruby singing a children’s song. So we took them into the studio with Craig and we just added some more vocals and some instrumentation to the songs.” Pilkington had listened to these songs Roach was putting together and heard a definite gospel vibe.

“THE BEST THING [FOR REHABILITATION] WAS TO TRY TO GET BACK INTO PLAYING GUITAR, SO THAT WAS MY THERAPY”

“Craig said, ‘I don’t know if this was the direction you were trying to take with these songs,’ and I said, ‘Well, maybe if I do another album, then this is the way I want to go.’ So when we got into the studio to do this album, we had a bit of direction. More of a gospel, soul-type album!” And that sound would perfectly describe Into The Bloodstream. In fact, one of the ﬁrst things a listener might notice about the work is how jubilant it is; joyous and full of life. But it is not without depth; the echoes of loss and love and spirituality are threads that run through many of these 12 songs. One song Pilkington and Roach had listened to before the stroke became the centrepiece of the album, a lovely and tender ballad called Mulyawongk. The Mulyawongk, Roach informs me, is the ancestral being who guards the Murray River for

the Ngarrindjeri people. “Other people might call it a bunyip,” Roach says. “And there’s nothing really to fear from a Mulyawongk – unless you hurt the river. And Ruby, being a woman of the river, the Mulyawongk watches out for her spirit. “You might have gotten away from the river, but the Mulyawongk will always call you back.”

localities and to represent the story of the origins of civilisation.” Their 30th anniversary live DVD shows the intense bond between the band and a stadium of fans displaying a continuation of the Dionysian energy through their music. Through evolving lineups (they even had a certified guitar hero in Vltako Stefanovski for a period) the band have remained true to their original sound but sometimes with different configurations. Most recently they performed with symphony orchestra but on their Australian tour they will come as a five-piece with Bodan, bass, Nikola Kokan Dimushevski, keyboards, Micho Bozikov, lead

guitar and Mihail Parushev on drums. Inspired by the success of their 30th anniversary tour in 2007, the band entered the studio to record ITAKANATAKA (Like This... And onwards) a recording that captures their “trademark instrumental sound” with a modern approach to recording. The band are thrilled to be touring this album in Australia: “There is a feeling similar to ﬁrst coming to USA in 1982. We would like Australians to hear our music, to feel our energy and I think all together we will have a good time.”

ARCHIE ROACH launches his new album Into The Bloodstream on Thursday November 15 at the Playhouse Arts Centre for the Australasian World Music Expo, which runs until Sunday November 18. Tickets available at artscentremelbourne.com.au. Into The Bloodstream is out Friday October 19 through Liberation Music.

LEB I SOL BY BOJAN STOJANOV

Translated from Macedonian, Leb i Sol, means “bread and salt” – a typical offering to guests in traditional Macedonian folk culture. If you were a traveller and you arrived at a Macedonian village in the not-so-distant past, you would be offered these simple but nourishing provisions; bread baked by the household and salt for flavour and to replenish the vital bodily salts lost on the travels. Though the times have changed, Leb i Sol remain bearers of Macedonian culture incorporating the folk music of their homeland with the modern sounds of instrumental jazz and rock. Since their inception in 1976, their relentless touring ethic has taken them from Skopje, the capital of Macedonia, to LA, Uzbekistan, France, Canada, playing in classic rock venues like CBGBs to the opera houses in Canada and stadiums in the Balkans. Excited about the prospect of playing in Australia (and their first time “below the equator”) I asked Bodan Arsovski, the bass player, about their influences. “The inspiration is coming from the Macedonian folk music which is very important, but jazz and rock are the sensibility.” Comparisons can be made to bands like the Mahavishnu Orchestra and Weather Report which feature a high level of musicianship typical of the progressive music of the ‘70s. What is more intriguing is how they incorporate this with Macedonian folk music. Coming from a Macedonian background, I am familiar with the sounds and stories of the nation’s folk songs. The songs deal with universal human problems and they have, like most folk music, a timeless quality. For Australian audiences, Macedonian folk music may seem like a foreign proposition. I asked Bodan to describe the sounds. “Macedonian folk music is very original, most of the songs are full of sadness, pride, epic with deep emotions; some of them are full

of happiness, clever, as you say ‘timeless’. In most of them the rhythm is irregular... the time signatures are 7/8, 9/8, 11/16, 13/16... I have a thought that it is very old ‘court music’”. The music uses the Phrygian major scale, familiar in Middle Eastern music, however the major tone gives the music a bitter-sweet quality. Although Bodan describes it as “court music” some of the stories transport the listener to the EasternEuropean village. A song that Leb i Sol cover called Uci Me Majko, Karaj Me majko (Teach Me Mother, Lecture Me Mother) revolves around a young man called Stojan, who asks his mother how to court a young woman, called Lilijana. She advises him to build a fountain – a source of water for the village – something so taken for granted in modern society. He builds the fountain and 300 countrymen arrive and all the lady’s friends but as the story goes – “that bitch Lilijana didn’t show.” Regarding the timeless quality of the music, Bodan states his goal has been on other tours (such as Shadows In The Night) to reinvent the ancient Dionysian festivities: “Those festivities were happening in the region in four well known antique theatres (Stobi, Heraclea, Lihnidos and Skupi) for a couple of millennia. I have tried to catch spirit of those

“THE INSPIRATION IS COMING FROM THE MACEDONIAN FOLK MUSIC WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT, BUT JAZZ AND ROCK ARE THE SENSIBILITY.”

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THE PAPER KITES BY ALASDAIR DUNCAN

While there are benefits to life in a five-piece band – you get to have a lot of your buddies around, and draw straws for which one of you gets to do the next round of press – there are also challenges. Indie folk five-piece The Paper Kites feel this the most when it comes to playing live. “We like to tour with a lot of instruments,” singer and guitarist Sam Bentley tells me, “and we’re bringing even more than usual on this tour. It can be an absolute nightmare for our sound man, and it takes up a lot of stage space, but it’s definitely worth it. Having all of us up on stage with that plethora of instruments is a big part of what makes our show so unique.” The brand new Paper Kites EP Young North came out just a few weeks ago, although as Bentley tells it, this is an EP that almost never happened at all. “We were gearing up to do an album, but we had so many songs sitting in our pile, we just decided to do this as a bit of a stepping stone.” It’s been over a year since the band’s last EP, and this spur-of-the-moment release proved to be a good way of keeping fans up to date with goings-on in the world of The Paper Kites. “I think that when you only release five or six songs at a time, people can have a certain idea of what you sound like,” Bentley says, “so it’s always nice to bring out some new music and bring people up to date with what we’ve been working on and where we’re at musically.” The EP features some extremely personal moments for the band – like the song Leopold Street, which was inspired by Bentley’s grandpa. “He built a house for his wife when they’d just been married, on Leopold Street in Ballarat,” he says. “They grew up and raised their family in it their whole lives, and they she passed away around five years ago. The song is written from his perspective, but it’s about how difficult it must be to live in a house where you’ve lived your whole life with someone, but are now living alone. I imagine he struggled quite a bit with it. I wrote that song about that.” He heard it for the first time the other week, and I was a bit nervous, because I thought it might upset him a bit, but he loved it, he thought it was really nice, and he really appreciated it.” The Paper Kites are all set to head off on a national tour this month, and with their plethora of instruments, hitting the road can turn into quite a production. “It can be an absolute nightmare,” Bentley laughs. “Packing the van is always interesting, and walking to the airport, people are always staring at us because we have two trolleys loaded to the brim with guitar cases. We’ve had a pretty good run … we haven’t lost anything yet. Everyone’s responsible for a certain portion of the gear. It’s hard, and it takes up a lot of stage space having so any instruments, but it’s definitely worth it. I think that’s part of what makes our show unique.”

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“HAVING ALL OF US UP ON STAGE WITH THAT PLETHORA OF INSTRUMENTS IS A BIG PART OF WHAT MAKES OUR SHOW SO UNIQUE.” The Paper Kites have shared stages with Josh Pyke and Boy & Bear over the past year, and each one of the shows they played was a valuable learning experience. “We were pretty much babies when we were first asked to do the Josh Pyke tour,” Bentley say with a laugh. “We didn’t know anything about touring, we were doing everything on our own, and we were really nervous, because we didn’t want to do the wrong thing – you know, making sure we didn’t sneak upstairs and drink their rider or anything like that – but Josh and his crew turned out to be really great people. They were really keen to pass down their experiences of life on the road to us, and we were really eager to learn.” Boy & Bear were similarly inspiring. “I remember arriving at the venue on the day of our first gig with them,” Bentley says. “They were on stage rehearsing, but they jumped off and came over to introduce themselves. That’s the kind of guys they are.” Boy & Bear and The Paper Kites ended up spending a lot of time together on that tour. “They were in our green room more than they were in theirs!” Bently tells me. “We had a great time just hanging out. They just gave us a lot of advice about being on the road and how to navigate the music scene, how touring works. I really admire and respect them still, and that was a great and fortunate experience.” So has this set the model for how The Paper Kites will treat their own support acts, Art Of Sleeping and Battleships, when they set off on the road? “Absolutely,” Bently says. “We know now what it’s like to be a young band on tour for the first time and be a bit nervous and a bit overwhelmed, so we really want to do what Josh and Boy & Bear did for us, and pass down things we’ve learned to younger bands.”

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LOS CAMPESINOS! BY BENJAMIN COOPER

After forming at Cardiff University in the Welsh capital in 2006, English group Los Campesinos! have gone from strength to strength. They’ve grown from their original trio to a seven-piece beast with an enviable live reputation, and released a handful of EPs and three studio albums, including last year’s Pitchfork-endorsed Hello Sadness. Yet they’ve never ventured to Australia before, making next month’s tour for Harvest Festival seem a little overdue. 2012 has been a period of hectic touring for the band, who pride themselves on their hardworking ethic – but they reckon it’s about time they had a summer holiday. Maybe even two. “This year really has been intense,” says Gareth David, the group’s vocalist, glockenspielist, and principal lyricist. “We’ve just finished up a pretty busy stint of touring, and at the moment I’m taking ten seconds to try and put my life in order before we go on a Spanish tour. Actually, do I even need to contemplate the details of touring Spain?” he asks. “Isn’t that over-thinking the whole thing a bit much? It’s Spain, right? Sure it’s warmer, but the point is we’ll have a great time, enjoy what little remains of the summer and then go back to America. And then finally come to Australia for some real fun.” Everyone wants a piece of the English group at the moment, with Los Campesino!’s latest album release perfectly timed to take advantage of the scheduling of both the European festival season and the American summer touring circuit. But countless transatlantic flights throughout the year have taken their toll. “As soon as we get off one plane, we’re right back on another. This particular Spanish trip is a little bit out of the blue because we thought our period of touring was finished. But it turns out our manager was made quite a good offer… It’s frustrating because you’re never really able to plan anything in advance, and you do exist in quite a stop/start mode – but by no means am I complaining,” David says, waving aside the looming spectre of the misunderstood artist. “It’s a great life, and to be part of a world that means I can make music the priority is just an absolute dream. I guess wanting to be in the one place for more than a day is just greedy,” he laughs. It’s a world away from the heady days of 2006, when all the band had was a demo tape, a MySpace account, a handful of high energy, twee-pop punk songs, and an increasingly curious online following. Word had begun to spread south to London about the manic, exhilarating and verbose live shows they’d been performing in union halls and student clubs around Cardiff. Sure enough, live favourite You! Me! Dancing! was swiftly seized upon by BBC Radio 1, with the increased exposure earning them the support spot on Broken Social Scene’s British tour in August of that year. Just months later they were snapped up and signed to British independent label and house of cool, Wichita Recordings (Les Savy Fav, Simian Mobile Disco), which launched them on an ongoing odyssey of gigs spanning time zones and continents.

“IT’S A GREAT LIFE, AND TO BE PART OF A WORLD THAT MEANS I CAN MAKE MUSIC THE PRIORITY IS JUST AN ABSOLUTE DREAM.” Yet while Australian fans have been beckoning them Down Under for some time, David seems surprised that they are actually making the trip at last. “We’ve gigged all over the world, and it’s been mentioned on numerous occasions where we’ve all been sitting around that Australia is the one place we thought we’d never get to tour. Problems kept coming up with scheduling, or we’d be booked into some shows in the States already, but then Harvest made us this awesome offer. We’d have been fools to refuse.” And are the band excited to be touring at the start of the Australian summer? “To be perfectly honest, the thought of the Australian summer terrifies me! You do know we’re English, right?” he says with a laugh. “Seriously though, it’s going to be great. We just have to remember to be social because we usually take any chance to be writing or recording, purely because we enjoy it so much and it’s what we want to be doing with our time.” After covering so much ground already, David tells me that Los Campesinos! are only now starting to hit their stride. “It’s funny, because even though we’ve been playing some shows recently, we’ve not actually had much chance to rehearse,” he admits. “But we’re sounding great! We’ve got a bunch of shows coming up across the States, and it feels good to be heading to Texas and California in such good shape. There’s something about that familiarity between us all that we’re comfortable enough to take risks, because we know it will be anchored at some point. We’re the kind of band that if we rehearse too much then we play terribly; we’re honestly at our worst when we’ve had heaps of prep. We’re much better on a wing and a prayer, when everything sounds very close to chaos, and everyone’s wondering what is going to happen next. If we can just keep them on the edges of their seats – well, we’ve done our job.”

LOS CAMPESINOS! play Harvest Festival, alongside Beck, Grizzly Bear, Ben Folds Five and more, taking place at Werribee Park on Saturday November 10 (on sale now) and Sunday November 11 (sold-out). Hello Sadness is out now.

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GYPSY & THE CAT BY ALASDAIR DUNCAN

Gypsy & The Cat’s second album, The Late Blue, will come as a surprise to many fans – at least, they’re hoping it will. Their debut album, Gilgamesh, was loaded down with sweetly-melancholic synth pop songs, featuring the kind of hooks and choruses that couldn’t help but propel them onto commercial radio. The album’s success elevated the band to headliner status, but left lead singer Xavier Bacash feeling uneasy. “You hear buzz bands now, who get a feature album somewhere – like a big website – and then a week later, nobody’s listening to them,” he says. “I felt that with our first record, there were people who liked one or two songs, and that was it. Thinking back on our old songs, something like Time To Wander feels very forced to me now, like it was trying too hard to be a pop song.” Bacash sees Gypsy & The Cat as an album band, and their new album, The Late Blue, as a reflection of that… even if it scares some people away. The Late Blue is a rambling, psychedelic album of shifting time signatures and trippy instrumental arrangements – its closest counterpart may well be MGMT’s Congratulations, which saw a similarly-lauded synth group shake off their pop past and get weird. When it comes to understanding the album, it probably helps to start with the influences that fed into it; Bacash began writing songs for the album while he was delving into the spaced-out art rock of bands like Pink Floyd, The Zombies and Spacemen 3. A life-long Beach Boys fan, he also found himself drawing on the loopier, weirder side of their music. “We were just trying to experiment, because pop music’s kind of a little bit boring at the moment,” he says. “I was listening to those guys, and a lot of Neutral Milk Hotel – I like Jeff Mangum, his lyrics are very honest.” Live instrumentation is a big part of The Late Blue – something else that came from listening to so much ‘60s and ’70s music. “On the first record we didn’t have any live drums,” Bacash explains. “We played bass and acoustic and electric guitar, but it was predominantly synth and programmed drums, with those other live elements sprinkled through. The new album will sound to you like a full band because it is.” Bacash and production partner Lionel Tower recorded live drums, and tried to make them sound like they’d come from vintage records. “We were also playing around with song structures like those of The Zombies,” he says. “We like the idea of having three and four songs in one – it feels like a journey. There are a couple of songs on the record that feel like journey songs; they just keep moving, and while you know you’re in the same moment, the same song, things are obviously changing. We were trying to experiment with that.”

“WE’RE TRYING TO HAVE A BIT MORE CONTROL OVER THE GROWTH, AS WELL AS CREATIVE CONTROL. IT’S KIND OF COUNTER-INTUITIVE WHEN BANDS GET TOO BIG TOO QUICK.” When I tell Bacash that I’ve been listening to the new album in preparation for our interview, he starts quizzing me for my reaction – what did I think? Was it weirder than I was expecting? I tell him honestly that I’m really enjoying it so far, even if it sounds so radically different from their first – which I loved at the time and still do. He feels that The Late Blue may be confronting to fans who know the band best for tracks like Time To Wander and Jona Vark, but he’s fine with the implications of that. “Bloom and now Sorry are the first tracks that people have gotten to hear from the new album,” he says. “It’s funny, because they’re the two pop songs of the record, and they’re not even that poppy. They’re accessible, but that’s about it…and the rest of the record sounds nothing like them. “We’ve gone independent now and started our own label,” he continues. “We’re trying to have a bit more control over the growth, as well as creative control. It’s kind of counter-intuitive when bands get too big too quick.” He brings up Gotye as an example of this phenomenon. “If I was him – and this will probably sound really stupid to some people – I would have tried to stop that song Somebody That I Used To Know dead in its tracks after it went #1 in a couple of countries. I would have tried to stop the momentum. When you get too big, there’s nowhere else to go from there…” I venture that, at a certain point, songs like that take on lives of their own, but Bacash disagrees. “When you’re touring a lot and doing lots of appearances on Jimmy Kimmel or whatever to promote that song, it’s still in your control. You’re trying to pump the tyres up as much as you can.” Gypsy & The Cat are all set to hit the road to promote The Late Blue, with a tour that takes in Future Music Festival, a gathering they first played two years ago. “I loved playing Future,” he says. “We played the first year they’d started putting bands on – it was just a dance festival with DJs in the years before that. We played on the same stage as MGMT and Tame Impala and Mark Ronson, so it was great company to be in, great to meet those guys – MGMT and Tame Impala, especially, because our mixing engineer is their mixing engineer. The festival’s always rammed, people are always up for it, so yeah – it’s a really good festival!”

GYPSY & THE CAT play Palace Theatre on Friday October 26, and Future Music Festival at Flemington Racecourse alongside The Prodigy, The Stone Roses, Bloc Party and more on Sunday March 10. The Late Blue is out through Alsatian Music/Universal. Beat Magazine Page 62

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DIVINE FITS BY CHRIS HAVERCROFT

Divine Fits don’t like to be thought of as a supergroup. They don’t appreciate the novelty of the term and are adamant that as a band they are an ongoing concern and will not be treading the path of also-rans who have dabbled in part-time side projects. Beat speak with Britt Daniel, the mastermind behind Divine Fits, about their acclaimed debut. When Britt Daniel was taking some time out from indie rock success story Spoon, he approached Dan Boeckner [Wolf Parade, Handsome Furs] to see if he was keen to start a band. Boeckner moved from Montreal and stayed in Daniel’s house in Los Angeles as they wrote and recorded an album over a four-to-five-month period. It was a different approach to how they had both worked in their previous projects. “It was a little bit faster than a Spoon record,” says Daniel of the process for A Thing Called Divine Fits. “Definitely the writing went a lot faster and then the recording went a little bit faster too. I had never worked with a producer that I didn’t know before and that was the case with Nick Launay (Grinderman, Arcade Fire). The biggest difference in this band is that I am not writing all the songs and I am not singing all of the songs so there is different roles to play and I really dig that.” From the very beginning, Divine Fits was a very collaborative effort. There are some songs that were written together and some that started out as jams with everybody playing and Daniel would put vocals on top of them. There were also a couple that Daniel or Boeckner had written on their own and would take to the other members of the band for tweaking. This is a totally different process to the one that Daniel has been used to in Spoon where he is the sole songwriter. “I will take it any way I can get it, because songs are

hard to come by,” he says. “People often tell me that I am prolific, but I don’t think that I’m that prolific. I am prolific in that I have been doing it a long time, but I don’t think that I am all that fast, unless I get lucky. Sometimes I get lucky. Some people are happy with writing shit, but I never have been.” As well as the ten original tunes on A Thing Called Divine Fits, the trio do a version of Boys Next Door tunes Shivers that thankfully wipes away the tragic memory of The Screaming Jets butchering the tune in the ‘90s. Daniel says that the song came to his attention when a good friend from Sydney played it to him for the first time on his last visit in Australia. “I didn’t even know about Boys Next Door, I thought that Nick Cave’s first band was The Birthday Party. I just totally missed it. I had never heard the band and never heard the song before and it just blew me away. The lyrics especially and the fact that it was written by a 16-year-old was kind of hard to believe. It sat there in the back of my mind for a while and when we started this band I thought that we could give it a shot.” The third member of Divine Fits, Sam Brown, has played drums with New Bomb Turks and was known to Daniel as he was recording some demos last year. When the time came for Daniel to meet with

Boeckner, he brought Brown along and the band was formed. The only thing left to do was to come up with a name for this brand new trio. “We basically had a bunch of band names and we were trying to decide which one it should be and it was a hard call as it is something that you have to live with for a while,” Daniel recalls. “I had this idea that I would make a bunch of phoney record covers and put all of the potential band names on each cover and that is the one that we liked the best. We were

having so much trouble ﬁguring it out I thought that it might help to be able to picture it on a record cover.”

I live in absolutely no fear of anyone fucking up our music. The only reason our music could be ruined [by a producer] is if it was due to a shortcoming on our part, when it came to the aesthetics.” When asked what he’s expecting of Xiu Xiu’s upcoming Australian spring tour, Stewart says he’ll be spending a lot of it indoors. “It’s great touring with Angela [Seo, bandmate] because she’s a super

aggressive player. I play a lot harder than I would otherwise, but that also means that I have to spend ages practicing. Still – it’s incredibly fun.”

DIVINE FITS will play alongside Chet Faker, Bat For Lashes and more at Footscray Community Arts Centre on Sunday February 3 for Laneway Festival. A Thing Called Divine Fits is out now via EMI.

XIU XIU BY BENJAMIN COOPER

Jamie Stewart is not your average guy. In 2010, the San Jose native donated a cup of his own urine to raffle off as a fundraiser for the flood-damaged Chicago label Graveface Records (Octopus Records, Black Mother Super Rainbow) – other bands signed screen-printed tour posters or CDs. With a reputation derived from such antics, as well as his electric live performances, it seems surprising when the frontman of experimental pop group Xiu Xiu tells me, “I basically get discouraged really easily.” The singer/songwriter is articulating his approach to writing, but the statement also reveals the darkness that he readily admits is enveloping him at the moment. Rarely are artists as forthcoming, bordering on confessional, when engaging with the music press as Stewart is when we speak, and it’s a forthrightness that extends to his fanbase; just two weeks before our conversation, Stewart – an open sufferer of depression – posted on the band’s website an excruciatingly long and complex missive, communicating that he was at one of his lowest points. Since the band’s debut EP Chapel Of The Chimes in 2002, Xiu Xiu have enjoyed the support of a particularly ardent support base. “In many ways, we’ve always been a touring band, and for as long as we’ve existed there’s been this constant interaction with people around our music,” Stewart says. “After eight or nine years you become friends with the people who’ve supported you all the way through; you become close, and it forms a real sense of community.” Does that mean that Stewart feels most comfortable on the road? “I’m not sure that I feel comfortable anywhere,” he answers. “I mean, there’s always the chance that something bad might happen. But we have good people with us and around us,

60 SECONDS WITH... Deﬁne your genre in ﬁve words or less: Post pub rock. Bearing the terrible clichéd nature of this question, what do you reckon people will say you sound like? AC/DC playing punk. What do you love about making music? Getting paid to party.

and it’s nice to be able to trust people and form that bond.” In addition to their fans, the band have achieved significant critical acclaim over a diverse decade of music. Amongst a host of online awards, this year’s ninth studio album Always was awarded five stars by British staple The Independent. But it’s the process of collaborating with highly technical peers like Deerhoof’s Greg Saunier (who produced Always) that provides Stewart some of the most important inspiration. “We’ve done four records with Greg now, and I’m still blown away by the guy. He’s unbelievably creative and insanely hardworking, plus he has this incredible amount of technical knowledge when it comes to the actual engineering of the record,” Stewart says. “I think the most important thing for us is that he has known the band since the beginning, and knows our songs and understands the context. “It’s tremendously comforting to have that confidence in Greg,” he continues. “He can say ‘this part isn’t working – let’s get rid of it’, and I’ll do a sneaky listen back and know that the right call has been made. A year and a half working on a record is so incredibly stressful, so it’s great to have another person to bounce ideas off, and to do all that external stuff with; like I said before, it’s nice to be able to trust people.

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How long have you been gigging and writing? The band’s been together for about two or three years now.

playing other people’s music.

Which band would you most like to have a battle/ showdown with? Bad Brains, they will deﬁnitely win.

What can a punter expect from your live show? A good new version of Aussie pub rock with a serious bang over the next day. What’ve you got to sell CD-wise? All our music is available online. We’ll be making CDs and vinyls once our bank account allows us to.

What do you hate about the music industry? People that think they’re better than others.

When’s the gig and with who? Friday October 19 at the Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood, with Clowns and Rayon Moon.

If you could assassinate one person or band from popular music, who would it and why? Who ever invented The X Factor and those idol shows. All those shows are a joke. I just don’t understand why every one trying out to be famous is

So, someone is walking past as you guys are playing, they then go get a beer and tell their friend about you... what do they say? Ether “grouse”, “sick”, “awesome” or “shit”.

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What inspires or has inﬂuenced your music the most? Mostly the local bands in Melbourne between now and the past four years. Why should everyone come and see your band? Hahaha if everyone came to see our band there wouldn’t be anywhere to stand. What part of making music excites you the most? Loud noises, beer and boobies.

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CHARLES JENKINS & THE ZHIVAGOS

BY KRISSI WEISS

Charles Jenkins has notched up more than a quarter of a century in this funny old business of music. Starting out in power pop bands the Mad Turks From Istanbul followed by Icecream Hands, Jenkins moved into solo territory, releasing five albums and co-writing with Mick Thomas, Angie Hart and Suzannah Espie in recent times. He also runs a number of songwriting, vocal and performance workshops with a wide variety of artists from excited up-and-comers to those living within the juvenile justice system. This year, The Age EG awards have bestowed upon him a Male Artists Of The Year nomination and Song Of The Year nomination for Pray My Dear Daughter, but for Jenkins, his ambition and drive has always been about the music and never about fame. It sounds like the ultimate cliché – doing it for love, not money – but for Jenkins it’s genuinely true. He has created for himself the opportunity to remain a full time musician, with his work in artist development purely altruistic. His career has had the sort of longevity that doesn’t always align when the starting gun is some sort of overnight success but with such a long haul is sure to have come seeds of doubt. “There were times when I thought it was never going to happen but I was thankfully supported by my better half at that period in time,” Jenkins says with a polished charm. “I was asked the other day about ambition and things like that from an up-and-coming songwriter, and I explained that my ambition is simply on a song-tosong basis. I have an ambition to write this type of song or that type of song, to record it a certain way, that is as far as I go. The rest of it is manoeuvring to enable those things to happen. I don’t tour relentlessly so I can enable those songs to come and be recorded. I probably should be more prepared to make short-term ﬁnancial losses for long-term ﬁnancial gain but those things are out of my control. My ambitions towards writing and recording music

in a certain way are completely under my domain and able to be brought to fruition by me and the band.” Icecream Hands enjoyed a comfortable level of success with ARIA nominations and a strong media presence but Jenkins seems to be at odds with any car salesman approach to releasing an album. “Back in the day, when the Icecream Hands were doing a lot of promotion and TV shows – and there were a lot more television shows around in the ‘90s – it was a pain in the arse,” he says, laughing. “You didn’t make any money, you lost money. You were constantly running around promoting the record, and while you’re promoting the record you’re not making any money, and by the time the royalty statement came through you were charged for all of the costs incurred while promoting the record. That’s why I’m comfortable here; I’ve learned how to live without the trimmings and I’ve had the support of those near and dear.” With all of those costs and more importantly, lost time, Jenkins decided to take complete control of his career and jump into the dubious world of owning a record label. He certainly isn’t attempting to recreate Chess Records or

anything. Surprisingly, he realised it would actually make his life easier. “I never really planned to enter into the world of label owner,” he says. “I was sick of spending so much time – and this is not to imply a lack of appreciation for everyone I’ve worked with in the past, they were great – but you spend so much time wondering what’s going on and where things are at during the release of an album. I know it sounds incongruous, but I thought I would have a lot more time to dedicate to my craft if I was able to be in control and aware of every step of the process. I decided I would segment a portion of the day or the week to that work and that would enable me to spend the rest of my time focusing on the music.” Love Your Crooked Neighbour With Your Crooked Heart came about in a haphazard way but the resulting album’s cohesion doesn’t hint at that. So far, the critical reception has been overwhelming and while Jenkins has been churning out music for a long time, his passion for the craft hasn’t faded. “My love of songwriting continues unabated; it’s nerdishly obsessive at the moment,” he says. “I’d gotten a grant from the Australia Council to make an album about

water, I was doing lots of research into the Snowy River Mountain Scheme and early exploration into inland seas, into tidal movement – you fuckin’ name it, I was doin’ it. It was driving me to distraction so on the ﬂy I would write these weird tales that would help me relax; creating these fanciful little stories. “I had the intention of going and working with The Yearlings in Adelaide; just me and a guitar maybe with them on a few songs. I’d written a few songs, for one reason or another, where the subjects were weird, or demented, or missing a little upstairs. So I was putting those together yet it still felt like I was doing this record on the ﬂy. It was a long process and yet free, in a way.”

publically target him, hilariously, as a “major fag-enabler”. “The question for the Republicans is: which side of history do you want to be on?” he says to me. “I mean it’s going to happen, whether or not you agree with us, because it’s the right thing to do… This is a very cut and dry issue: do you support equal rights for everybody? If the answer is yes, come on over.” His political opinions are just one of many sides to a fascinating Benjamin Gibbard, and it’s been a huge few years for the artist. After releasing 2008’s Narrow Stairs, a bigger, darker and more depressing Death Cab album than anyone had expected, he kicked a serious drinking problem that had become difficult to ignore. He replaced the booze with marathons (when we speak he’s training for a 26.2 mile run), and his relationship with Zooey Deschanel became public; the pair were married the following year. Out of this much brighter outlook came 2011’s Codes & Keys which, while just as epic as Narrow Stairs, was perhaps the most hopeful album in the Death Cab oeuvre. And now there’s Former Lives, Gibbard’s first ever solo release. The songs, some of which are almost ten years old, play out like windows into his mindset at each specific

time of writing, with moods that shift as restlessly as the output of his band. There’s a lot of nostalgia wrapped up in it of course, and for anyone who misses the old Death Cab – the raw, lucid yearning of A Movie Script Ending, Summer Skin and most of Transatlanticism – look no further than Lily, Dream Song and A Hard One To Know. “I’ve always tucked these songs away and enjoyed them for myself, so [releasing them] feels a little bit like an empty nest syndrome. Which is ﬁne. I’d rather have this record be out than have sat on these songs for another eight years.” Putting the songs behind him also ties a neat bow around a particular period, he says, and you can read into that what you will – he’s talking to me from his home in Seattle, where he moved from L.A after Deschanel ﬁled for divorce. “At this point, with these songs out, it’s all about looking forward now,” he says. As always with Gibbard’s writing, Former Lives is deeply lyrical, drenched in markers – names, places, times – which let listeners pull meanings out of the most unlikely places. “A perfect example is A Movie Script Ending [from 2001’s The Photo Album],” he says. “That song started out as a love song to Bellingham, Washington and it’s like, nobody

knows that! Nobody listens to that song and thinks about the prices of beer inflating at the Beaver Tavern, or being on the cross street of Railroad and Holly… But somehow they find something in it that connects with them, and that’s pretty amazing.” The highlight of Former Lives is Bigger Than Love, a duet with Amy Mann that could be about any young and artsy couple, drunk and fighting in New York (“We’re on 59th Street/We quarrelled and broke the bathroom door”). But in a typical Gibbard twist, it turns out the song was actually written about Zelda and Scott Fitzgerald. “The first verse is [set in] the roaring ‘20s of New York; and then they move to Paris in the period of Hemmingway’s A Moveable Feast, and all that kind of craziness; and then there’s this tragic end, when she’s in an institution in Nashville and he’s out in California writing screenplays,” Gibbard says, incredulous. “One of the greatest writers of the 20th century writing a fucking screenplay! There’s just nothing that could more devalue a great literary talent than to flush him down the Hollywood sewers.”

CHRIS WILSON

ON THE EVE OF THE LAUNCH OF HIS FIRST NEW RECORD IN OVER A DECADE.

CHARLES JENKINS & THE ZHIVAGOS are doing a special matinee show on Sunday October 21 at 2pm at the Northcote Social Club. Love Your Crooked Neighbour With Your Crooked Heart is out now through Silver Stamp Records/Fuse.

BENJAMIN GIBBARD

BY STEPH HARMON

“I only become aware of what a divided country we are around election time,” Ben Gibbard tells me from his Washington home. When we speak, it’s the week of the Democratic National Convention, and the Death Cab For Cutie frontman has politics on his mind. “I’m watching Bill Clinton’s speech last night and he’s, well, the guy’s amazing, killing it, and they’re cutting to the crowd and you see women, black people, Latinos, gay and lesbian people – I look out into this crowd and I see what our country truly looks like to me. When I was watching the [Republican National Convention], not only do I despise virtually everything that these people stand for, but you cut to the crowd and all you see are white people. Old white people.” I called Gibbard to talk about Former Lives, his debut solo offering; it’s an anthology spanning almost ten years of songwriting, comprising tracks that never quite fit with the Death Cab catalogue but were too good to leave behind. I really want to talk about these songs, actually, and what they represent for the frontman of a band that featured in the celebrated Seth Cohen Starter Pack; a band that’s affected so many people so deeply over the last 20 years. But Gibbard just wants to talk about policy. “What I cannot get past is just the flat-out bigoted position on issues of gays and lesbians,” he says. “To me, that’s just the most egregious, hateful, bigoted position to have; that somehow my sister and her wife’s marriage is not as valuable to this country. That is just complete and utter bigoted bullshit.” Gibbard has made his views on gay marriage public more than once; his was the first essay published in Dave Eggers’ 90 Days, 90 Reasons, a new web project that has names like Paul Simon, David Lynch, Judd Apatow and Jonathan Franzen following up a catchy tweet with a lengthy exposition on a reason to re-elect Obama. Gibbard’s piece focused on gay marriage – indeed, his thoughts on the issue has seen the Westboro Baptist Church hate group

Q&A

(WITH AUSTRALIAN BLUES ROYALTY)

How’s life? Life is good. It’s always interesting. Let’s talk about your new album. Where did the title Flying Fish come from? The title Flying Fish came from a song that I recorded for an album called King For A Day. It never made it to the album, I hoped it would this time, but again no luck. Maybe next time. But I liked the name and kept it. Where and with whom did you record this album? I recorded the album at OneMusic Studio. The engineer was Colin Wynn assisted by Allison Maneﬁeld. So, it’s a “solo” album. Did you do the lot yourself? I did the lot myself. It is quite spare. It’s just vocal guitar and harmonica. Does the album have a particular theme? What’s this album about? There is no overall theme. They are just songs that I wrote or songs that I wanted to sing.

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It’s a DIY independent release. Does this give you greater creative control and freedom or just make it costly and painful? It wasn’t costly due mainly to the format of the album. I hadn’t done any recording of my own for ten years so it was exciting to do. My brother-in-law did the cover art. My wife gave me good advice so it was fun. I have as much control as I like. In the new song My World Goes On Without You you sing about seeing Lightning Hopkins in Houston. Is that actually a true story? And how important are the old Blues Greats to Chris Wilson on this album and today? I saw Lightnin Hopkins play at the Juneteenth Blues Festival in Houston Texas around 1978. He was on a bill with John Lee Hooker, Big Momma Thornton, and Clifton Chenier. It’s something I’ll never forget. I don’t always write in a blues style but the blues greats always inﬂuence whatever I do. Their lyrical brilliance and desire to say what they say simply, but powerfully is always at the back of my mind. What if I said that Flying Fish sounds more like a storyteller’s album than a blues record?

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Former Lives is out now through Spunk I’d be inclined to agree with you You recently sold out the Caravan Music Club, 350 tickets at $25 a pop. Chris Wilson has still got it baby! And yet you are choosing to launch your long-awaited new solo album at Cherry Bar for free at 6pm on a Friday. Quite a surprise. Why this path Chris? To launch it at the Cherry Bar seemed right. It has an intimacy that suits playing solo. I think it’s a very atmospheric place with a real sense of Australian rock history about it. I like the idea of people coming to a gig after work. They can be with friends and celebrate the start of the weekend. There are a lot of albums launched in Melbourne every week. I wanted people to have a choice about coming to this launch and then kicking on or going home. I ﬁnd the sound at the Cherry Bar to be fantastic too. Max Crawdaddy’s DJing is always a plus. What can people look forward to from you at your launch? They’ll get a good overview of the album. They’ll get me warts and all. I hope they like it. CHRIS WILSON launches his new solo LP Flying Fish at Cherry Bar this Friday October 19 between 5.30pm and 7.30pm. Free entry.

KIRA PURU & THE BRUISE BY JOSHUA KLOKE

The advent of blogs has widened the discussion on contemporary music and, as a result, allowed for commentary to be that much more diverse. One of the by products of this open-ended dialogue has been the variety of terms introduced to describe genres. What were once select terms used only by select groups of people have entered the pop culture vernacular. Chillwave, nu gaze and crunk core have replaced rock’n’roll, pop and jazz as a means of identifying artists, for better or worse. So when one labels themselves as a fan of ‘doom-pop’, it’s best not to give them a look of bewilderment. Instead, you’d be wise to associate yourself with Kira Puru & The Bruise, the Sydney-based four-piece. Behind their latest single, Step Into The Light, Puru will soon be hitting the road with her deep, booming and soulful vocals and performance-driven band. And while Puru has drawn comparisons to both Sharon Jones and Amy Winehouse, she’s not so keen on having her music being put into a neat little box. Especially not soul music, which has been the easiest go-to for many who’re introduced to Puru. “I see that happening to many artists on different labels,” she notes, reached on the phone. “It’s frustrating to be thrown into a box, it’s necessary for people to access your sound. But there’s nothing much besides the sound of my voice and other small elements that make our music soul music. I really couldn’t see how one would say that. It’s probably the most universally hated question, right? ‘What genre of music do you play?’” Yet the affable Puru isn’t about to turn down any deserving compliments or comparisons. “I’m not going to turn my nose up when people compliment my music and compare me to Sharon Jones or Amy Winehouse.” While Step Into The Light, amongst Puru’s other tracks, certainly maintains a soulful vibe, there’s a heavier insistence of groove and the uncanny ability to turn up the volume at just the right time. Puru admits that while she’s not adverse to soul music, her influences, as well as that of her bandmates are much more varied. “I guess my voice is pretty soulful and I like my fair share of soul music, but what myself and the band like and listen to is so much more contemporary. We love the Arctic Monkeys, that’s a band favourite. Leonard Cohen and Nick Cave are other favourites. But because we spend so much time in the van, on the road, we just churn through albums.” The fact that the entire band can agree on a few common influences is something of a rarity in this day and age. Sure enough, Puru and the Bruise use this common ground to their advantage when it comes to the writing process.

“I WANT TO FIND SOMETHING THAT RESONATES, AND THAT CAN ONLY COME WHEN THE ARTIST DELIVERS SOMETHING THAT’S PERSONAL.” “It’s mostly a team effort,” Puru says of the band’s writing efforts. “I’ll write the outline of the songs, lyrics, chord progressions, things like that. But then I’ll take it to the band and we’ll go from there, as a team. We assemble the songs for the large part, together. There’s a sound that’s incredibly important for the band that I think people identify with.” And while ‘doom-pop’ might not be getting its own showcase in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame anytime soon, slowly but surely, music lovers in Australia are taking note of Puru’s ascension. The band has shared the stage with Clairy Brown & The Bangin’ Rackettes and has won triple j’s Unearthed APRA/AMCOS Song Summit Competition, yet for all their accolades it may be the intensely personal nature of their music which will establish itself as the band’s calling card. In Puru’s opinion, infusing their songs with emotion is a necessary part of the process. “I think what I look for when I see people perform music is the connection. I want to find something that resonates, and that can only come when the artist delivers something that’s personal. And in a way, fragile. I think it’s hard to seem genuine if you’re not exposing yourself in some way. There’s a lot of songs I’ve written that may not be directly about me, but are still personal in some way. They’re stories that I feel particularly in tune with.” At the very heart of Kira Puru & The Bruise, genres may only be an afterthought. Sure, her live performances have been called “genre-defying,” but speaking with the exuberant Puru, there is an understanding that the band is stretching for something far more potent, personal and permanent than a label. It’s a large sound, but Puru insists that its effects should always be felt on a personal level. “I have to go to that place and find something in the song that feels very personal, so I can deliver something genuine,” she insists. “That can be exhausting, especially if you’re performing for an hour to a big crowd, when you’re trying to maintain an intimacy. It can get a bit crazy.”

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LIEUTENANT JAM

BY ZOË RADAS

Multi-genre rockers Lieutenant Jam have a pretty great approach to getting themselves and their fun-times sound out there into the universe. It’s an inclusive, animated method so it’s fitting that I find myself speaking to three of the members over speakerphone just after they’ve been fanging around St Kilda distributing posters for their upcoming launch. “There’s all these different surfaces and stuff,” someone says jovially when I ask how it went. “Sometimes when we want to treat ourselves, Zoë, we put a bit of sticky tape around the pole. You’ve got to be [careful] though, there’s an $800 fine.” After some initial confusion it becomes apparent I’ve got drummer Fernando Castaneda, guitarist Joel Brokate and bassist St John Simpson on the line, and they politely introduce each of their comments with their respective names so I can keep track (although it gets difficult when the jokes and guffaws are flying). Completing the group is bluesy lead vocalist Loz Dinelli, and her soulful pipes drive the boys in a sound which plaits together incredibly well considering each of the members comes from a distinctly different musical background. “It started pretty organically,” explains Castaneda. “Me and Joel [were] jamming on tracks that he’d written years before that, then out of the jams we started writing some new stuff. It was sort of a really normal progression, the band just started happening. We were like, ‘Yeah, these songs are getting better and better’.” “It started off really rock-indie,” adds Brokate. “Then we made a decision as a band that we didn’t want to be genre-specific. So we thought, ‘We’ll just write anything

really! As long as it sounds good’. We were thinking it might split our audience up a bit, but bands like the [Red Hot] Chili Peppers can get away with it, there’s other bands out there too than can do it, so we thought why not?” Castaneda concludes: “The best bands out there have always done that, they combine whatever they knew before to create something new [as a whole].” Considering the band’s name is related to one of the best Hanks-related things to shout, the question of its origin comes up but there’s a blithe argument as to where it began. Apparently the guys came across a service where you could get anything you liked printed on a T-shirt for $5. “We wanted, ‘You’ve got new legs, Lieutenant Dan’,” Brokate explains. After messing around with the phrase the current name was chosen. “It was a bit more musicrelated,” Castaneda says with a laugh. An extremely driven and proliﬁc ensemble, the group have a dedicated rehearsal every Sunday, “the day of our Lord,” says Brokate helpfully. “I mean they’re not always the most sober rehearsals, but we make it through,” Castaneda says. Brokate continues: “A lot of the time we might write a song, learn it on the Sunday, and then really cement [it] at the gig. That’s how we get a bit more conﬁdent.” But

it’s also the larger picture of moving through the industry chessboard that is occupying the band’s attention at this point. “At the moment, getting good connections with other bands [is important],” says Brokate. “We’ve got a pretty big list of bands that we’ve played with already; we’ve got 40 or 50 bands we can just call up, and we’re building our name that way. It’s pretty hard for bands to do it all themselves these days, so we’re in a couple collectives. Everyone’s pulling together: we’ve got the videographer, a few photographers. The idea is to get everyone emerging at the same point and make a bit of a community of it.” “It’s good to have ground-up relationships with people,” agrees Castaneda. The band have already released one video, the fun Indie Clap which was created pro bono by a British friend of the group. “You can’t miss me,” says Castaneda. “I’m the guy in the big yellow jumper, looking like an

absolute spaz.” “He’s the one that can’t jump properly,” says Brokate or Simpson – either way everyone’s laughing. “He’s got short legs.” The four are due to record and release another video soon, which they plan to shoot in one of the horseand-carriage set-ups that trot around the Melbourne CBD. They’re also going to send us some jam which they made. No, really. “It’s mixed fruit, stonefruit,” says Brokate. “We’ve got a little sweatshop going. We give our sweatshop like ﬁve per cent of what we earn, but we don’t earn anything, so. But we give ‘em regular cigarette breaks, and they’ve got a union.”

The cover art for God Bless, Them Bruins is kind of intriguing. A scratchy Ben-Day print of a row of urinals backgrounds a lone silhouetted figure standing over on the right. There’s something not quite right about it; the urinals look like oyster shells or pitted avocados, and you can’t tell if the figure is pointedly looking outwards at you or is facing inwards, attending to his business. “I put that together,” says Woodmason. “I was looking for a photo that didn’t represent much, and came across that on the internet which I thought was pretty cool. And we ended up using it with our online stuff. And it ended up on our EP; we didn’t originally think we would use it but everyone kind of liked it.” As for the band’s name, it was also stumbled upon. “Joel came up with that,” says Woodmason. “There’s a [ice] hockey team in America called the Bruins. We thought, ‘That’s not bad’, and then we put the ‘them’ in there, and away we went.” Easy as pie. It may interest you to know that a bruin is a bear, and the Boston hockey team has a pretty adorably menacing mascot called Blades the Bruin to accompany them at games. It’s kind of apt, because the

relatively unassuming look of Them Bruins (coupled with their extremely unsuspicious boy names: Joel, Ben, Tim, James) belies the incredible punch that they generate behind their respective instruments. Bassist James C in particular owns the sound which most reviewers have grasped as the band’s defining blow: the dirty bass which carries each track like a bunch of hands under a crowdsurfer’s body. “James actually got his buddy to make a custom fuzz pedal for his bass, which is pretty cool,” Woodmason says. “Definitely that’s the fuzz sound you hear in the bass. In terms of me I’m pretty straight up, just distortion pedal and delay, and another fuzz pedal I use to generate lots of feedback, that sort of thing.” That sounds reasonable. Just don’t expect reason to come into things if you give yourself the pleasure of attending the boys’ EP launch. It’ll be loud, sweaty, and you might find yourself inexplicably jerking around like Garrett himself.

and we kinda live in each other’s pockets so we really know each other and that really works well musically. The other side of it that’s great as well is you can kinda read what the other person is thinking, which is awesome.” Putting the break up four years ago down to merely being “younger and dumber”, Anderson seems more inclined to focus on the here and now rather than what’s been and gone. With a shiny new album on the cusp of being launched, which comes oﬀ the back of a recent seveninch split with Bunny Munroe, The Council are moving full steam ahead. The self-titled album (nicknamed the beige album, but is anything but!) was recorded to tape with Brett Punshon at Headgap studios and fuses blues, gospel and good old fashion rock’n’roll together staying true to the band’s high energy live show. “We like to keep the overdubs to a minimum and don’t do anything that we aren’t gonna play live on stage. We

try and keep that raw live energy, so that pretty much makes it basic as far as recording goes, you just go in there and play as you would normally.” For their launch this weekend at Cherry Bar however, The Council have taken the opportunity to invite some special guests to the party, including Ryan Kemp (Rock City Riff Raff, Uptown Ace) on harmonica, Paul Donoghue (Schematics) on slide guitar and Brendan Charlie (Bitter Sweet Kicks) on trumpet, backed by a full horn section. This will be a Council gig not to be missed and considering the band are notorious for their verocious live shows that emulate a much fuller band, the addition of these special guests is likely to blow the roof off Cherry Bar.

LIEUTENANT JAM launch their debut album When I Say Jump at The Espy’s Gershwin Room on Friday October 19. Tickets are $12 pre-sale (with a copy of the release) or $15 on the door.

THEM BRUINS BY ZOË RADAS

Sometimes on a band’s triple j Unearthed page there are several aggressively good reviews, so you have a listen and it’s horrible stuff, and you think, ‘I want the last 20 seconds of my life back’ so you inspect just who these people are who’ve mislead you with their grand descriptions and you notice that somehow each of them misspelled the same word, and omitted the same kinds of punctuation, and then you understand you’ve been had by one phony person faking around. Well, there’s no worry of that with Them Bruins. “We got [two songs] up there and sent a few emails around, to triple j, to those guys,” says guitarist Ben Woodmason, the self-described “bearded, long ginger-haired one” from the Melbourne fuzz-rock outfit. The emails obviously worked because within a couple of months Them Bruins’ tracks had harvested zealous reviews from Rosie Beaton, Lindsay McDougall, Dave Ruby Howe and Maggie Collins. “I think we’re pretty lucky to have got the reviews we’ve got in a short amount of time; it’s pretty sweet, I’m not complaining,” Woodmason says in his paced style. Actually it’s difficult to connect the calm, measured voice with the ebullient energy of Them Bruins’ quite distinctive sound. The two released tracks from their forthcoming EP (titled God Bless, Them Bruins) detail hammering drums, unabashedly gnawing guitar and vocals from singer Joel G that sound like Peter Garrett with a mohawk and studs through his face. Joel himself looks far too pretty to be able to produce such a UK punk kind of racket, and Woodmason is sure that Midnight Oil wouldn’t be among the singer’s conscious influences. “Our roots are probably more rock than punk, I think,” he says. “When I

was writing the riffs for these songs I was listening to more of Future Of The Left and Pulled Apart By Horses, sort of UK bands. Even some Aussie bands – Violent Soho I was listening to. The punk thing just sort of came into it, it’s never been a big influence.” Joel was Woodmason’s first official collaborator, after the former contacted him through an ad the latter had put up in Polyester. “I conceived the whole project probably in my bedroom, when I was just coming up with heaps of riffs,” Woodmason says. “[I] got a bunch of them together and realised it was probably time to get a voice involved. But I didn’t really know anyone that would fill the void. Joel answered [the ad], and it ended up we sort of knew some mutual friends. So it was Joel and I jamming together for a couple of months and finishing off these songs, and then I roped [drummer] Tim in.” Tim happens to be Woodmason’s brother. His drumming is very tight but with a bristling slop, and the hats clanging away. “We grew up playing together,” he explains. “He was always banging away on the drums and I was always smashing the guitar.”

THEM BRUINS launch their debut EP God Bless, Them Bruins at The B.East in Brunswick East on Friday October 19. Entry is free, and doors are at 9pm.

THE COUNCIL BY KRYSTAL MAYNARD

The Council – the name conjures up the image of a looming panel of power hungry individuals, wielding their authority with a calculated intensity, but the local outfit bearing the namesake are but a two piece partnership. While at first the notion of multi-faceted, multi-member group seemed like a good idea, The Council soon learned their band was a two-man affair. “Well it’s kinda like being married but being in any band is kinda like being married, at least this is only being married to one person – which is a bit healthier!” drummer Derek Anderson agrees when the notion of bands being like relationships is touched on. “It came about as a necessity more than anything else and we just found that it worked a lot better, we’ve been in five pieces, four pieces, three pieces and the worst thing about those things are pulling in different directions plus now we find when it’s time to go across for a beer, it’s like, ‘Wanna go across for a beer?’ It’s like ‘Yeah, hell yes’ rather than ‘Hang on I just gotta finish working this riff out,’ that plus you get twice as much rider. Then there’s also twice the pay but then again also twice the expenses.” As with any band, irrespective of how many members, there’s bound to be positives and negatives but one of the definite highlights that only a two piece could have pulled off would have to be The Council’s debut on what was dubbed the ‘toilet stage’, at Cherry Rock in 2010. “We got put on the bill right at the last minute, they had multiple stages happening and one of the very last stages that James (Young, Cherry Bar band booker) put together Beat Magazine Page 68

was for us, playing on the stairwell between the very back stage and the main stage, and it was literally a stairwell about one metre by two metres and the main entry and exit point to those stages,” Anderson explains. “We played two sets there with another two-piece called the Patron Saints and I don’t think you could fit anything else besides a two-piece in that space. We started off being like, ‘I’m sure that we can’t do this, this is a fire hazard of some sort!’ turned out to be one of the best gigs we’ve played and loads of fun.” There’s a versatility and sense of freedom that two pieces and solo artists enjoy but even while reduced members often means a more harmonious band relationship, they aren’t without their share of disruptions. The righteous path to rock‘n’roll nirvana can oft be rocky and the eight year journey of The Council as a band has not always been smooth sailing. “We actually broke up about halfway through the eight year stint, had a hiatus of about a year and decided that it was better off that we weren’t playing in a band,” Anderson recalls. “But as time went on we realised we kinda had too and it just started happening again, we’re good mates from highschool days back in NZ

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THE COUNCIL launch their self-titled album with support from Bunny Monroe and Sheriﬀ at Cherry

BERTIE BLACKMAN BY KRISSI WEISS Working her way up the grassroots ranks as a singer/songwriter in the late ‘90s and early ‘00s, Bertie Blackman had to earn her stripes (and change her sound) more than once; her folk-inspired debut Headway feels unfathomably acoustic when played next to her latest release, Pope Innocent X (P.I.X.). Despite Blackman’s 2009 album Secrets And Lies winning her an ARIA for Best Independent Release, her latest album has seen the songbird evolve her approach to writing and album production beyond her seemingly simplistic process of the past. Spiky pop, pointed storytelling and light and shade all merge harmoniously on P.I.X., an album that speaks of the harsh realities of life, as well as taking the audience into an otherworldly place, space, and time. “This record is essentially just childhood stories of mine,” Blackman says, a bundle of charm and sincerity when we speak. “Some stories come from places of complete truth and some come from places of imagination, but they are certainly all parts of me.” Lead single Mercy Killer is described as a “playful confession”, in which Blackman admits she deleted a text from someone’s phone once – the action in her life that she regrets the most. Surely, I suggest, she’s done worse than simply deleting a text? The question is met with a slightly diabolical chuckle. “Well, I’ve stolen heaps of stuff – but as far as writing a song about stealing stuff, I dunno…” she says. “I liked exploring the idea that I destroyed a little part of someone’s life. I interfered with someone’s life and never told them about it, and that’s not just about simply deleting a text. It says more about me as a person at the time and the issues I was dealing with.” That sort of honesty in art can be a dangerous thing; loved ones can teeter between wanting desperately to be a part of an artist’s work and, at the same time, examining their songs for signs of betrayal. “My family are definitely used to it,” she says. “They don’t take any of it personally. Songs are always about more than one person, too. There are parts of people’s stories that you can take for your own and make it into a song. With a song and a story you can’t flower things, in case someone’s feelings are going to be hurt.” While the album was recorded in Melbourne with producer François ‘Franc’ Tétaz (Gotye, Architecture In Helsinki, Sally Seltmann), the sketches and skeletons of each track were created in Chicago during a time that Blackman felt she had to escape Australia. “I went to Chicago because a really good friend of mine lived there and she was like, ‘Come and stay, I’ve got a spare room,’ so I did,” she explains. “I really wanted to get out of Australia and stop listening to the radio and stop having people hassling me about what the next record was gonna be. Also, this record being the first record under a record label [released through Universal] created a different type of expectation and a new world. I’m used to being independent and answering mostly to myself.”

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“YOU HAVE TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH EVERYONE YOU’RE WORKING WITH LIKE ONE BIG FAMILY. YOU’RE ALL WORKING TOWARDS THE SAME THING.” Known as the artsy member of the roster, Blackman enjoyed playing within the world of big-label releases, determined to create relationships and connections and to not simply be a product. “I guess I’m more unpredictable than the other artists. That comes from speaking to them, not from me thinking that. I don’t want people to think that I put myself on some sort of pedestal,” she clarifies. “I do like to rile people up a little bit, though – especially working with new people. I have a Navajo statue that I bought in Wisconsin that has crazy black hair and is missing a leg and it has these crazy wooden eyes. I kept sending a photo of that creature to Peter Karpin, the head of Mercury, like every week, to hassle him about finding a producer. It was like, ‘This guy’s coming to get you!’ That’s just my personality and it’s like giving yourself out so people get to know you. I don’t like to make it all business; I like to share parts of myself and not just go in there going, ‘When is this happening? Why aren’t you doing this for me? Ra, ra, ra!’ You have to build relationships with everyone you’re working with like one big family. You’re all working towards the same thing.” Blackman appreciated the label process and enjoyed being a part of the machines of the major label industry. But the reality is that she’s done it before on her own, and she’s not afraid of the idea of having to do it that way again. Even on a label, she is still the true definition of independent. “I have existed without them before. I’m not scared of them, I’m not trying to prove anything – and after years of doing that, I’m confident in the art that I make.”

BERTIE BLACKMAN performs alongside The Flaming Lips, Maxïmo Park, The Hives and more at Falls Festival in Lorne from Friday December 28 – Tuesday January 1, and in Marion Bay, Tasmania from Saturday December 29 – Tuesday January 1. Pope Innocent X (P.I.X.) is out now through Universal.

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If you haven’t watched the footage of The Ataris’ Kris Roe cracking the shits with his drummer midDESCENDENTS set at a recent US show, then I strongly suggest you seek it out and giggle in glee as he picks up his bandmate’s drum gear and throws it at his head. Then watch as he very courteously returns to the mic to apologise and play some lovely solo acoustic tunes for his befuddled audience. It’s one of the best hissy ﬁts I’ve ever seen. Roe recently posted a video on the internet explaining the circumstances of the incident wherein he elucidated, “There’s only so much bullshit a band can take…when we went on stage that night we had no idea that Rob had been sitting around drinking for six hours, probably…we were surprised when Rob couldn’t play a beat… There are points where he would stop and miss a cue or not even play a song altogether… It’s completely out of character for me to do something like that.” The best part is watching Roe’s two remaining bandmates standing somberly either side of him and nodding in stern agreement. Lols. Suicidal Tendencies will return to Australia this summer with Unwritten Law and, er, The Dudesons (seriously?). Most of Australia will be able to catch this trio at a local venue, but Melbourne will need to get to SRH Fest – what appears to be a festival on the grass of The Arts Center Spire on December 15. Apparently there’ll be some more bands and DJs added to our bill but there’s not a heap of other information available yet. Stay tuned.

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Thursday October 18: King Leghorn, Dickﬁngers, The Jacks, The Frantics at The Tote Chasing Ghosts, The Rosetta Stone, Sidelines at Next Summer Blood, Foxtrot, The Black Alleys at The

The Smith Street Band As new tours are announced thick and fast, so too are their local supports. I’ve gotta say, there are some ripping bills being put together this summer. Against Me! have recently revealed that The Smith Street Band will support them on both of their Big Day Out sideshows in Sydney and Melbourne. Hoodlum Shouts will also assist at Sydney’s Manning Bar show and Infinite Void will be on hand in Melbourne on Tuesday January 22. Poison City Records have announced a Christmas show to take place at The Reverence before we all dive headﬁrst into the chaos that is the festive season. Luca Brasi, Lincoln LeFevre, Infinite Void and Hoodlum Shouts have all been conﬁrmed with more acts soon to be announced. Tickets are available now. Paper Arms have pushed the release of their next album back to early next year but that doesn’t mean they’re not going to pay us a visit before then. The Poison City band have locked in a gig at The Reverence on November 2 with Hawaiian Islands, Callapso and Initials.

Mayday Parade will return to Australia this December to join pop-punk peers We Are The In Crowd and Heroes For Hire for a bunch of shows. Catch them in Melbourne on Saturday December 8 with underage set during the day and overage at night. How Blink-182 have managed to become the most anticipated act on next year’s Soundwave bill, I’ll never know, but there sure was a lot of excitement when they announced some sideshows for next February. Melbourne fans can catch Blink in all their glory at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl on Tuesday February 26. The Hawaiian Islands have made their new album Happy Endings available for free download. There’s also a donation system up there so don’t be a total tightarse will ya? Head to the band’s bandcamp page to get your hands on it.

Reverence Friday October 19: Shellac, My Disco at The Hi-Fi Billy Bragg at Hamer Hall Right Mind, Camp David, Disasters, Break The Wall, Fractures at The Reverence Satuday October 20: Shellac, Blacklevel Embassy at The Hi-Fi Billy Bragg at Melbourne Recital Center 10past6, Up and Atom, Take Your Own, Dystopia at Pony In Hearts Wake, Sienna Skies, Shinto Katana, Hallower at Bang Sugar Army, Emperors, Pretty Littles at The Toﬀ In Town Rad Beligion, All Killer No Filler, The Hawaiian Islands at The Reverence

You may have heard that North Melbourne’s The Public Bar have re-opened their doors under new management. Live shows will kick oﬀ on Wednesday October 24. Unfortunately you will no longer be able to grab $1 pots on Mondays but that shouldn’t deter you. The crew who own The Old Bar are looking after this place so we can rest assured we’re in good hands. Book your band a gig: bandbookings@theoldbar.com.au

Sunday October 21: Masketta Fall at Phoenix Youth Center In Hearts Wake, Sienna Skies, Shinto Katana, Hallower at OLP Ringwood Japan For, 10Past6, Initials, Savages, Too Soon at The National, Geelong

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GIG ALERT: THE METAL BIBLE Richmond’s Central Club will rock to the heavy sounds of Mortification, Wonrowe Vision and Rosanna’s Raiders from 7.45pm on Saturday October 20. The gig celebrates the launch of The Metal Bible in Australia. The modern English version of this New Testament also has articles by Nicko McBrain (Iron Maiden) and Tommy Aldridge (Whitesnake). Tickets are $15 at the door.

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Their press release claims that DARKC3LL have “literally exploded” onto the live music scene and the goth/industrial circuit in the last six months,” which is probably a bit of press release hyperbole ‘cos I’m sure a literal explosion would make the news. Nevertheless, they’ve supported the likes of Combichrist, Static-X and Genitorturers, and now they’re supporting US shock rocker Wednesday 13 (Murderdolls) on his national tour. They’ll be playing material oﬀ their debut album, Reboot : Repeat, as well as showcasing a taste oﬀ their new album, set for a 2013 release.

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Headlining this year’s Whiplash Festival is Denmark’s mind bending sonic assault Mnemic. In anticipation for the show, there is a pre-gig party the night before at House of Rock. Door prizes on the night are two double passes to Whiplash the next day and the ﬁrst 50 people through the door receive a free Whiplash Compilation CD. Doors open at 10pm and say ‘Whiplash’ at the door for discounted entry of $10.

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You may not expect Japan’s premiere metalcore vocalist to cite Green Day as his pivotal influence, but Kenta Koie, lead singer of Crossfaith, does just that when asked at what moment he realised he wanted to become a musician. “I decided to be a musician in 2004 and the reason is, I went to Summer Sonic Festival [a two-day festival held consecutively in Osaka and Chiba, with the lineups alternating between the two venues], you know, which is the biggest music festival in Japan. I watched Green Day and it really changed my life, and then I decided to start it then,” Koie says. An unusual inﬂuence for a metalcore star, one would suggest, but Koie is adamant. “I listened to hardcore, like Slipknot and Underoath and many bands, but usually Green Day.” Crossfaith have taken the metalcore genre and expanded it in progressive directions over the course Beat Magazine Page 70

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CREEPSHOW I bloody love Halloween. Frankly I don’t give a crap when people complain about it being an American thing or whatever: metalheads all know it’s based on a pagan thing which is inherently metal and awesome. Plus: candy. Melbourne’s biggest Halloween party, the Creepshow Halloween Festival, will be returning to The Espy this October. Performing live will be Engine Three Seven, The Khyber Belt, Ten Thousand, Over-Reactor, Bronson, Anna Salen VS Mario Bros, Sharaya, LeBelle, I Am Duckeye, Cloud City, Massive, Kettlespider, Arcane Saints plus more to be announced, as well as opportunities to win some prizes for your Halloween attire. What are you gonna dress as? I was the Ice King from Adventure Time at my son’s sixth birthday party recently - maybe I’ll bust that out again for Creepshow. Creepshow is happening on Saturday October 20, with tickets $24 and on sale now via Oztix online. For all Creepshow information head to the Creepshow website, creepshowfestival.com. of two albums and two EPs, including the use of electronics and strings. “We don’t want to be the same as others, so, yeah. Evolving… we started Crossfaith in 2006 and at first we cover Killswitch Engage and Slipknot. The other band members really love psychedelic trance and dubstep, drum and bass, breakbeats. I mean, this music scene makes many similar bands, you know what I mean? We just don’t want to be the same as everyone else.” Calling from a friend’s house in Tokyo, Koie insists that Crossfaith’s decision to sing in English rather than Japanese was a conscious decision, and they have been embraced by the fervent Japanese rock and metal scene. “Many teenager are fans of metalcore in Japan,” he says. “I have listened to overseas music and I don’t listen to Japanese music as well. I need to improve my English more better because we want to sing all over the world. Our first overseas tour was last year and so when we can speak English, we can speak English not well. Right now it’s a little bit better, but we need to improve our English skill.” Professing that the band are, “so stoked, really excited to play at Soundwave,” Koie suggests that the band will probably be playing most of their latest EP, Zion, and “also we’re going to play all the old stuff,” on their first tour Down Under, despite being relatively unknown in this country.

FEAST YOUR EARS ON SOME METAL Plunge into the wicked world of Aussie heavy metal at Feast Of Metal, a full-day event of medieval-styled mayhem and debauchery of the likes ye have never seen before. The action kicks oﬀ with an epic metal treasure hunt around the city, then heading to the medieval hall at Revolt Artspace in Kensington. Feast of Metal will feature some of Australia’s best metal acts to melt your face oﬀ. In a good way, of course. Merchandise stalls, metal and medieval themed games, trivia and more will keep you entertained whilst the Metal Tavern will keep you fed and hydrated. Your ears will be well and truly metalised by Be’Lakor, Black Majesty, Orpheus, HMAS Vendetta, Catacombs (Woo! Catacombs! Have you heard these guys yet? If not, make that your personal mission), Troldhaugen, Damnations Day and more to be announced. The event is supported by The Thousands, Pro Light & Sound, Metal Massacre and Revolt Melbourne.

“Maybe we’re ﬁrst band [to play on the day] for Soundwave and yeah, many Japanese bands want to tour in Australia and my dream will come true.” First though, there are several months of touring booked through Europe, where they have received a “nice reaction from many overseas people. So many Japanese bands want to go touring overseas but we’re the ﬁrst band to tour in long, long time in overseas tours. Maybe since [‘80s metal band] Loudness.”

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Lost Angels, the supergroup featuring John Corabi (Motley Crue, The Scream, Union, Ratt), guitarist Eric Dover (Jellyfish, Slash’s Snakepit, Alice Cooper, Sextus, and you can also see him playing guitar in the Brady Bunch movie), drummer Troy Patrick Farrell (White Lion, Pretty Boy Floyd, Gilby Clark) and bass player Eric Brittingham (Cinderella) are hitting Oz in December to play special intimate shows in selected cities. They’ll be at The Hi-Fi on Friday December 21. The band was formed as a side project so the guys could continue their love of playing and touring. And even though it all sounds good, I’d venture to suggest the price of admission would be well worth it just for the opportunity to hear Corabi belting out stuﬀ from the one Motley Crue album he sang on. That thing was a motherfucker, and even 18 years since its release it still sounds pretty damn good.

With a closing question as to the meaning of life for him, Koie doesn’t hesitate. “Rock music is a… I can’t explain with words. My pleasure, no – rock music is my life. Yes, that’s it. “ CROSSFAITH play Soundwave Festival alongside Metallica, Slayer, Cypress Hill and more at Flemington Racecourse on Friday March 1.

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THOMAS CONVENANT Down south to launch their new EP, catch Thomas Convenant at Revolver Upstairs Thursday October 20. Joining this Sydney-sider is female punk duo Chaos Kids who will have your head thrashing all night, as well as Revolver regulars Scaramouche. Tickets are $5 through Moshtix or $7 on the door from 8pm.

DAMON SMITH & THE QUALITY LIGHTWEIGHTS Damon invites you to pull up a seat next to him at the bar. There’s a sense of intimacy, a hint of sass, and more than a hint of the real man behind his songs. Smith is an independent artist in the literal. He’s the man in the driver’s seat, from composition to production. With a desire for moving his legs awkwardly while spitting out his tales of ordinary life, Damon will play, strum, pick and scream his way through his live set until someone is admitted to hospital with a broken heart. Check him out for yourself this Thursday October 18 at The Retreat with help from Sons Of May. 9pm start, free entry.

BLACK MUSTANG Black Mustang are Brisbane’s answer to everything that Australian rock’n’roll once was and ought to be. Motivated and driven by an eclectic mix of Detroit ‘70s and Australian pub rock circa, Australia’s best kept indie rock secret continue to cultivate a genuine underground legacy and cult following through their retro-inspired high energy garage rock. With the latest single Loaded Gun due for oﬃcial release this month as a four-track limited edition 7” vinyl, Black Mustang are taking to the streets with a national tour throughout October and November and will be rocking The Retreat Hotel this Friday October 19 with support from Pony Girl and The Outsider. Music kicks oﬀ at 9.30pm and it’s all free.

BOWERS DUO GHOST ORKID Exacting from many genres and sonic textures, utilising samples, loops, delays, soundscapes, arpeggiators, poly-rhythms and emotionally stark lyricism, Ghost Orkid have busted out onto the live music scene like a velociraptor on crack, ripping up dance floors and turning heads wherever they go. After a brief six months of songwriting and gigging, and with two mini-tours already under their belts, they are ready to officially launch their wares in a headline show at The Evelyn on Friday October 19. Support on the night will come from local legends School Of Dub, which features members and ex-pats from the “mighty” Red Eyes and will feature some very special guests. Also featured will be a beat-tastic live set from award winning future funk/hip hop/bass music producer ABLE8 (The Operatives/Uncomfortable Beats). This lineup is bonafied solid, it’s going to be a party unlike any other in Melbourne that evening, featuring the best of electronic, sampled and live dance music around. It’s at The Evelyn Hotel, tickets are available through Moshtix and entry on the door is $10.

DARCEE FOX Having released their debut EP in early September, Darcee Fox are embarking on a series of shows throughout October to promote Snakebite, the Melbourne rock outfit’s first release. They’ll be playing at The Sound Bar on Saturday October 20 and Revolver Upstairs on Saturday October 27. Be sure to catch one of Darcee Fox’s highenergy shows around Melbourne to see some of the tracks off Snakebite live in the flesh.

LIEUTENANT JAM Lieutenant Jam – after arduous months of rehearsing, recording and gigging – have ﬁnally made all their hard work pay oﬀ. Launch time! Where better to do so, than the renowned Gershwin room at The Espy? The album has a bit of everything from ballads, to punk, to stick-itto-the-man anthems and a heck of a lot of good tunes. Joining their ranks on the evening are some of their favourite bands in the Melbourne scene. The Refunds, back for a massive return show, The Wild Comforts, Avantair and Pascoe. It’s going to be a night to remember, you can expect bubbles, military wear, bourbon drinking, Texan line dancing and a whole lot of hooting and hollering. Head down on Friday October 19 at The Espy Gershwin room. Doors 7.45pm. $12 presales available through the bands or $15 at the door.

JIMMY EDGAR Jimmy Edgar is the model example of the multi-faceted modern artist. His resume seems nigh on impossible for a mere 26-year-old: Warp-approved producer, avantgarde multi-instrumentalist, haute couture fashion photographer and industrial designer. His live LEDinfused performance has slayed crowds everywhere from Detroit’s prestigious Movement Festival to Berlin’s legendary Watergate. With releases on Hotﬂush, Warp and !K7, Edgar is sure to provide an eclectic take of Detroit-infused future funk, drawing on inﬂuences as diverse as Kraftwerk, Prince and Egyptian Lover. The result is a fresh and palatable take on the time-honoured tropes of ‘80s electronic music, replete with stone cold vocoders and vintage pitch-bent synth stabs. Needless to say, this night is a must see. It all takes place at The B.East on Thursday October 18. Doors from 9pm and entry $25.

Liam Linley and Phil Gionfriddo began The Bowers in 2007, coming from various bands including Dynamo, Hoy and Spencer P Jones & The Escape Committee. Having watched various bandmates arrive and depart, Liam and Phil have written and recorded 2 LPs, a bunch of 7”s, toured Europe in 2010 and 2012, plus given the invitation, love singing as a duo. Playing the slow jams, re-worked garage pop and tour van CD faves, they do as they please. Catch them as they open for Ali E in the intimate surrounds of The Retreat front bar tonight. 8.30pm start, free entry.

CHERRYWOOD Cherrywood ﬁre up the barbie and the stage at The Old Bar legendary Beersoaked Sundays for the month of October. After selling out The Oldie in record time for their single launch the lads are back to play every goddamned Sunday this month. To regale you with songs with boozy breath and dirty boots. This Sunday October 21 they’re supported by the great Rattlin’ Bones Blackwood and Bad Vision. BBQ will be smoking and the band will be on from 8pm.

SONS OF MAY Since their inception, The Sons Of May have had their foot to the pedal. In little under a year, the lads have shaped themselves into one of Melbourne’s ﬁnest blues, folk and roots acts. Relentless gigging has seen them build a strong reputation for captivating live performances and foot stomping good times. After playing at the 2012 Port Fairy Folk Festival weekend, touring through WA in January and constant writing, the trio are set to deliver their debut album, due for release Saturday December 1. Catch them as they play The Retreat this Thursday October 18 with Damon Smith & The Quality Lightweights. 9pm start, free entry.

YUNG WARRIORS Oﬀ the back of their smash single Standing Strong, Australian emcees and Deadly Award Nominees, Tjimba & D Boy aka Yung Warriors are back on the road for their Hip Hop Corroboree National Tour. The tour reaches First Floor in Fitzroy on Friday November 16. Tickets are $12 pre-sale from Oztix or $15 on the door.

ALI E Wednesdays in October sees the return of fuzz songstress Ali E to The Retreat’s front bar for a residency of informal proportions. Described as bringing her own unique twist to the best of shoegaze, soul and alt-rock, Ali E will be joined by her band made up of a veritable super-group of Melbourne musos including Damn Terran, St Jude, The Once Overs and Howl At The Moon. Piecing together an amazing lineup of supports, Ali’s thrilled to be joined on consecutive weeks by Alysia Manceau (The Velocettes), Andre Hooke (Khancoban), Phil and Liam (The Bowers), Ryan Nico (Tinsmoke) and Amaya Laucirica. Free entry, music from 8.30pm.

SINKING TEETH Have your Wednesday’s been weighing you down? Do you feel like your drowning in a vast ocean of mid week blues? Then paddle your sinking ship over to teeth island (aka The Old Bar) tonight and be handed a shirmp cocktail of fuzzy bad arse party tunes to wash your sorrows away. It’s been a pretty eventful year so far for Sinking Teeth. They have moved in together, written a bunch of songs, recorded an EP, written another EP, shelved their ﬁrst EP, been evicted, moved in together again, been robbed and played some shows. And now they have a residency at The Old Bar every Wednesday in October. Their good friends Aitches and The Union Paciﬁc will be helping them celebrate tonight. Bring your party hat, leave your emotional baggage on the boat. Wednesdays at The Old Bar, 8.30pm, $6.

KING LEGHORN Thursday October 18 will be a night of unadulterated rock power as King Leghorn, Dickfinger, The Jacks and The Frantics bring some burnin’ six string action to The Tote’s hallowed band room. Conspiring to prove once again that Melbourne is the spiritual home of all things relating to the almighty riff, this heavyweight quartet of locals will rip the roof right off the joint. Non-stop rock for all you punks.

KALÀSCIMA After the recent success with audiences and critics on tour in Germany and Israel, Kalàscima arrives in Australia in October for its ﬁrst intercontinental tour, produced by Domenico Coduto from Musica e altre Cosa. The band from Salento, Puglia prepares for their trip across the seas to Australia to export their music with a tour that will take place throughout October and will include seven live performances. Catch them this Saturday October 20 at The B.East. Free entry and doors at 9pm.

ROCK FOR RECOGNITION A new series of concerts called Rock For Recognition have been initiated in order to raise awareness and promote the need for recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the Australian Constitution. The inaugural Rock For Recognition headlined by Dan Sultan will tour to Melbourne in November and features a varied bill of artists including the highly awarded Yabu Band, sultry songstress Leah Flanagan and the genre-jumping PBS DJ Ken Eavel. It reaches The Corner Hotel on Thursday November 8. Tickets from the venue.

AINSLIE WILLS Oh lordy. We have just found our musical saviour. With songs that rush at you from unexpected angles, a killer voice and a audacious live show, Melbourne melodist Ainslie Wills and her neo-folk-rock sound is steadily making it’s way in, and around, Australia, Europe and America. 2012 has seen the release of two singles from Wills, lifted from her forthcoming album You Go Your Way, I’ll Go Mine, due out 2013. Having shared the stage with Gossling, Husky, The Paper Kites and more recently 360 on an episode of SBS’ Rockwiz, Ainslie Wills is delighted to play one of her favourite venues in Melbourne, The Toﬀ, with special guests Spender and Georgia Fields. Tickets are $16 on the door from 7.30pm or $12 through Moshtix, Thursday October 18. Beat Magazine Page 72

THE COUNCIL Melbourne rock two-piece The Council are releasing their self-titled 12” vinyl and this launch promises to be anything but beige. Scheduled for Saturday October 20 – and proudly hosted by Cherry Bar – The Council will be supported by the sweet-as-honey Bunny Monroe and the dynamo swagger of Bitter Sweet Kicks. Joining the boys in black onstage will be a myriad of guest musicians – Ryan Kemp on harmonica (Rock City Riﬀ Raﬀ, Uptown Ace), Paul Donoghue on slide guitar (Schematics), and Brendan Charlie on trumpet (Bitter Sweet Kicks), backed by a sparkling horn section. This will be a Council gig not to be missed. Having already played this local two-piece scene for eight years, The Council will stand up and be counted.

KIDSOF88 Close to two years on from the release of their debut album Sugarpills, pop duo KidsOf88 (Sam McCarthy and Jordan Arts) are bringing their new offering, Modern Love, to the Espy front bar on Friday October 19. Their chart perfect, sleazy electro pop songs such as My House and the NZ Music Song Of The Year award-winning Just A Little Bit pushed KidsOf88 into a runaway speed chase made up of international touring, gold and platinum singles, MTV appearances, New Zealand Music Awards and a worldwide major label record and publishing deals. Written over 18 months, Modern Love reaches for something higher, lighter and ultimately more enduring than their debut effort. The catchy hooks of Sugarpills are still there, but are now encased in a vibrantly naturalistic production style. Tracks such as LaLa (which became the most added song on NZ radio), Feel The Love and The Drug reveal how KidsOf88 have achieved an elastic musical headspace, one rooted in transformative euphoria. Standing confidently within this new aesthetic they’re now ready to re-enter the global pop music conversation, and with a vision this widescreen, their return to the charts and stadiums is not a question of if, but when. Catch KidsOf88 with support from Sons Et Al, Buchanan, and Tin Lion at The Espy front bar on Friday October 19. Free entry.

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MATTY GREEN & SEAN MCMAHON Sean McMahon has no need to prove his songwriting prowess. Since releasing two seminal albums with local darlings Downhills Home, his concept album Welcome to Gippsland and most recently Live At The Last Hotel with his trio Western Union, he’s cemented his position as one of Melbourne’s most seductive alt country performers. You may have seen Matty Green in a supporting role, touring the country, playing guitar for artists such as Jordie Lane, Deep Street Soul, Kylie Auldist, Mick Thomas, Tracy McNeil, Simone Felice and many more. Late last year he formed the Matty Green Band and stepped into the spotlight with some exquisite heartfelt songs and a voice to match. Matty Green and Sean McMahon will perform as a duo on Tuesday October 23 in the intimate surrounds of The Retreat Hotel front bar. 8.30pm start, free entry.

RORY ELLIS Alternative country-blues performer Rory Ellis delivers captivating, compelling, well-crafted songs with a percussive heart beat on the guitar and sung with incredible conviction in a lusty, rumbling voice. He’s a must-see performer when he steps on stage with his irresistible charisma and voice as large as this country. Ellis recently returned from his eighth UK/Europe festival tour where his shows received rave reviews. Be entertained by a dynamic performance when Rory Ellis hits the stage with sideman Dave Steel on Sunday October 21 at The Retreat Hotel from 7pm. Free entry.

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Chris Wilson proudly announces the release of his new album, Flying Fish – a superbly recorded collection of new and old original songs, augmented by the inclusion of a handful of favourites by Dylan, Monroe and Van Zandt. The tracks showcase Chris’ superb vocals, harmonica and acoustic guitar. Flying Fish will be launched during the cocktail hour at Cherry Bar on Friday October 19 from 6pm.

NAKED BODIES Local act Naked Bodies are a new four-piece band led by Quang Dinh, formerly of Little Red, and are back at Yah Yah’s for their second show within the week, this time carrying the headline slot. Support comes from another new local act, Honey Badgers, who are already wowing live audiences with what has been described as “Bright Eyes garage”, along with Yah Yah’s veterans The Solomons performing as a duo. Doors at 5pm, bands start at 9pm. Free entry.

THE HRB STRONGHEART BAND Named after the hard rubbish banjo that binds them, The HRB Strongheart Band oﬀer you a quirky blend of bluesy, grassy, hillbilly swing. With just the right amount of cheek, these goodtime folk belt out wholesome harmonies over killer tunes designed to make you swing, stomp, and swoon. Catch them at The Retreat front bar this Sunday October 21 from 4pm.

CREEPSHOW HALLOWEEN FESTIVAL Creepshow Halloween Festival at The Espy is right around the corner. This Saturday October 20, see the venue transformed into a haunted mansion, playing host to seductive burlesque dancers, creepy DJs and a hoard of spinetingling bands including Engine Three Seven, Bronson, The Khyber Belt, Over-Reactor, Anna Salen VS Mario Bros, LeBelle, I Am Duckeye, Sharaya and heaps more. Dress To Kill, you may just win a prize for your eﬀorts. Tickets just $21+bf on sale now via the The Espy bottle shop, OzTix website and all OzTix retail outlets. Tickets will also be available at the door.

FRANCOLIN HOLLIAVA Antihero is the long-awaited EP from Melbourne rock quartet Holliava. Recorded at The Basin with Matt D’Arcy, the ﬁve-track EP boasts the best tracks and sound from Holliava to date. See them launch Antihero at The Corner Hotel on Saturday October 27 headlining a massive ﬁve-band lineup also featuring SkyLion, Sounds Of Sirus, The Elliotts and Strathmore. Tickets are just $10+bf and are available from cornerhotel.com or at the door for $15.

Coming oﬀ the launch of their critically acclaimed debut Won’t Let You Down, pop crusaders Francolin bring old and new tunes, band members and friends to the stage of The Evelyn every Monday in October. Loved for creating more-than-three-chord pop stories that are easy to dance to, Francolin have been watching the weather report while counting down the days to their favourite time of year and now spring is in swing. Symbolic $2 entry fee, $10 jugs, unmissable support bands. Doors at 8.30pm.

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THE F100S The twangin’ sound of The F100s is catching on fast with fans of roadhouse honky-tonk, boogie and rockabilly. Over the past couple of years the F100s have been burning dance floors and establishing themselves as a fine live act. Influenced by the stylings of Buck Owens, George Jones, Merle Haggard and such, the F100s also have a sack full of original toe-tappers spread through their repertoire. Performing an exclusive show this Saturday October 20 in The Retreat Hotel front bar at 7.30pm, make it a date. You’ll be glad you did. Free entry.

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LITTLE MURDERS Little Murders, Australia’s own version of the new wave of power pop in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s, are back and ready to hit up The Vic Hotel this Friday October 19. Support comes from The Wylde Oscars at 9pm and entry is free.

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KIRA PURU & THE BRUISE It has been a massive year for Kira Puru & The Bruise having collaborated with Paul Mac, Blackfella Films, touring with Clairy Browne & The Bangin’ Rackettes and winning triple j Unearthed’s APRA/AMCOS Song Summit Competition, just to name a few. They’re on the road again to release their new single Step Into The Light. Their genre-defying shows have earned them a throng of dedicated fans Australia-wide, as well as many industry accolades. Catch Kira Puru & The Bruise at The Toﬀ on Thursday October 25 with Money For Rope and The Pretty Littles.

SUZANNAH ESPIE Stargazers are in for a rare celestial convergence as three of Australia’s brightest stars – Suzannah Espie, Liz Stringer and Chris Altmann – take to the road for a special tour to launch Suzannah’s new Sea Of Lights album. Recorded over three 40-degree days in February 2011, Liz Stringer, Chris Altmann and a heavily pregnant Suzannah Espie sat around a couple of microphones in Jeﬀ Lang’s shed and played and sang together. The result is Sea Of Lights, Suzannah’s latest full length solo oﬀering, a collection of haunting melodic tales adorned with lush harmonies and exquisitely delicate arrangements. They launch it at Caravan Music Club on Friday November 2 and The Thornbury Theatre on Saturday November 3.

OL TIMEY BLUEGRASS JIM Craig Westwood (ex-Headbelly Buzzard among other bands) is bringing his weekly ol’ timey music jam session to The Vic Hotel in Brunswick across from The Lomond Hotel, it’s home for the past ﬁve years. BYO instrument, or you just hang out and enjoy the music in the beer garden. Every Saturday afternoon from 4.30pm.

ANNA’S GO-GO DANCE ACADEMY Head down and attend Anna’s Go-Go Dance Academy every Thursday at The Vic Hotel for a measly $12, or $10 each if you bring a friend at 6.30pm for a night of fat-burnin’ fun. Anna’s go-go classes are great fun, an excellent cardio workout, and have been described as inspiring, a retro hit parade: everything from Elvis’ Jailhouse Rock to AC/DC’s Jailbreak, and a high-energy dance party with the hostess with the mostest. Just do it.

JANE DUST AND THE GIANT HOOPOES Melbourne symphonic popsters Jane Dust and the Giant Hoopoes proudly launch into the galaxy Space Odyssey: Part I on Sunday October 28 at 2pm at the Northcote Social Club supported by The Paul Kidney Experience. Accompanied by a soaring string quartet and howling horns, JD and the GHs will take you on a ride to the deepest, darkest most dastardly part of the galaxy. A show not to be missed unless you’re an astronaut in which case you’ve already seen the whole thing and you’d rather high tail it down a black hole.

After a few years lending her voice, supporting international and local artists (Arrested Development, jazz legend Roy Ayers, Lotek, etc), playing at major festivals such as Glastonbury and Falls, Melbourne soul singer and songwriter, Florelie Escano, is now venturing out on her own and is holding a record launch party for her wellcrafted, well-written original soul tunes, Moody Blues and The Liberating Kind. Inspired by Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder and James Brown, Florelie’s voice and songwriting abilities absolutely deliver. What’s in store for you is a live preview of her original funk and soul tunes with an amazing collective of talented, professional Melbourne musicians. A very special guest ﬂying down for this event is the ubertalented Hayden Maurirere. He will be performing his soulful R&B originals and some familiar covers armed with only his guitar. Another special guest is the mighty May Johnston of Deep Street Soul. She will do a duet with Florelie covering an amazing James Brown tune. If you love your funk & soul, do not miss this show, tonight at The Toﬀ. Tickets $10 via Moshtix or $15 on the door at 8pm.

COMMUNION Following on from global success over the past six years Communion has taken Melbourne’s music scene by storm. Showcasing almost 20 homegrown acts over the past three months, including artists Matt Corby, Battleships and The Tiger And Me. Communion is proud to announce the fourth lineup for its now well established monthly residency in Melbourne. October will see The Toff in Town welcome an amazing lineup of artists, including Howl At The Moon, Mike Noga (The Drones), The Falls and up-and-coming songstress Jordan Leser. This very special show will also feature Communion co-founder and member of the globally successful Mumford And Sons, Ben Lovett. Ben will be dropping in to Communion Melbourne as Mumford And Sons tour Australia, off the back of the already successful album Babel. Communion Melbourne features a different lineup each month offering a creative platform for emerging, developing and established artists to perform in an environment that embraces collaboration and mutual support. Tickets through Moshix are $14.80 or you can get them on the door from 6pm on the night, Sunday October 21, for $18.

THE BROKEN SWEETHEARTS After ﬂying solo for a while local singer-songwriter Mark Gardner has combined The Mark Gardner Band into The Broken Sweethearts featuring the lead guitar player and songsmith Stephen Ryan Gladhill, Simon Chatﬁeld on rhodes and keyboards, Adam Edwards with the full heartbeat on drums, Max Coleman on bass and Matt Smith on rhythm guitars. While the momentum of live acoustic shows had been a great adventure for a few years, Mark felt that having the band together on live stage was a far bigger and better time, adding more punch and twists to the songs and arrangements. Catch The Broken Sweethearts at The Espy Front Bar on Wednesday October 17 and at The St Kilda Community Gardens on Sunday October 28, which also features three acoustic solo acts and support from The Pythons, from 1pm ‘til 5pm.

MANDEK PENHA Mandek Penha are launching their first EP and music video at The Toff in Town. Our Future: The Next Earthly Embodiment features songs of blistering joy from The Church of Sarrean Alignment. With some help from The Current Earthly Embodiment and The First-Bride, The Next Earthly Embodiment will perform her EP in its entirety and the music video will be played for the first time. The power of the moving image is harnessed through projection, combined with the positive energies from music and dance they create a pure expression to please all attendees. This audio/visual experience conveys the messages of The Church of Sarrean Alignment and heightens your collective experience. Supporting Mandek Penha are Sex on Toast (lite) and Cactus Channel side project Emmanuel Ciccolini. Tickets $5 from Moshtix or $8 on the door from 8pm.

60 SECONDS WITH… DARKC3LL

Define your genre in five words or less: Pure industrial rockin’ chaos! Bearing the terrible clichéd nature of this question, what do you reckon people will say you sound like? Hmmm, some will say Rob Zombie, Manson, Murderdolls. But most say we rock and are a huge breath of fresh air. What can a punter expect from your live show? Something truly exciting and unseen in Australia. And a show that pumps just as hard as the music. We’re very hard to ignore. When’s the gig and with who? Saturday October 27 at The Espy supporting Wednesday 13. What do you think a band has to do these days to succeed? A lot. But the age old formula of working hard still applies, through making every gig count, promoting every show and the band as a whole, and not be complacent by any means. It’s a do or die industry, and the train waits for no one. Do you have any record releases to date? What are they? Where can I get them? Reboot: Repeat is available through storertd.com or your nearest JB Hi-Fi. It’s on iTunes also, or us direct at darkc3ll.com. When are you playing live/releasing your album/EP/ single/etc? Our tour with Wednesday 13 kicks oﬀ in Brisbane on the October 25, then Sydney on Friday, wrapping up in Melbourne on the Saturday October 27. All three shows Beat Magazine Page 74

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are just about sold out now. We then go back to the studio to continue making our second album (set for early 2013 release) and working on a remix for Chris Vrenna’s (NIN, M.Manson) Tweaker. Recently finished a remix for Scum Of The Earth (ex-Rob Zombie guitarist Riggs). What’s the strangest place you’ve ever played a gig, or made a recording? Gig? Dv8 in Melbourne, and I say so in a good way, because it’s a venue in three levels. We played top floor, and the stairwell going down was a giant metallic alien with lit up eyes. So cool! Then the second floor had an anime dance party with girls in cats tails and cat ears and lots of PVC rockin’ the dance floor with Japanese anime music. Wow! The ground floor was a cool alternative rock club. Overall, it was awesome! Recording? It’s a tossup between recording vocals for our song Machin3 in a bedroom cupboard (for real) or recording vocals for a song working with Govinda (Angus & Julia Stone producer )in a stone water tank with candles inside the stones. It was like a dungeon! Tell us about the last song you wrote. Writing new album right now, and I’ll say Six Hundred & Sixty Six, as it’s the new song in our set, and it’s catchy as all hell. The title is self explanatory, and I think many will relate to it through its straight forward middle finger approach to self righteousness and moral idiocy. Anything else to add? Listen to DARKC3LL loud! You’ll thank us for it.

SUMMER BLOOD Melbourne’s hottest new surf-party band Summer Blood are catching a wave on Thursday October 18 to The Reverence Hotel to blow some minds. Equipped with catchy riﬀs, sing-along choruses and all-round good time vibes, the boys will be joined by Foxtrot and The Black Alleys. 8pm start, $5 entry.

THE SUNSLEEPERS It may sound a little cliché but the sun never sleeps. It’s true. At some place, at some time, in some location, the sun is in full flight. Basking all those it reaches in its glory. The same can be said for The Sunsleepers. The Melbourne four-piece falling under the indie/pop genre parallel an easygoing smile, coupled with upbeat party vibes. Having collaborated their musical prowess for the past three years, they have solidified their indie flavour and are ready to take get you moving. As musicians, it is their hope that at some place, at some time, in some location, their sound is in full flight. Basking all those it reaches in its glory. Catch some rays tonight from 8.30pm, at The Evelyn.

HOWARD Howard are excited to bring you a month of music, mystery and mayhem. They are a ﬁve-piece whose music combines the likes of folk, psychedelia and gypsy. Every Tuesday in October The Evelyn will host them with a wide range of special guests and special friends. Expect rumbling drums matched with heavy bass lines, guitars that play anything from the cleanest tone to the most eerie delay, powerful accordion melodies topped oﬀ with mandolin and harmony-based vocals. Soon to release their debut EP, make sure your Tuesday nights are free. Bands from 8pm including Esc, The Alleys and Inerva.

The Vagrants are back at Cherry Bar again tonight for their October residency. Last Wednesday was massive, wild and unbelievable for a mid-week hump gig. This week has the added attraction of being with the incredible Nat Alison, It is an early night, so get there by 8pm. Nat starts at 9pm, The Vagrants are on at 9.45pm and ﬁnish at 10:30pm. Great for a school night, but if you are up for the big one Strangers from Sydney are on at 11pm and have been rocking the house for the last couple of weeks.

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FAIR PLAY The tenth Fair Play competition is set to kick-off on Saturday October 27 at Victoria Park. Starting at midday, the teams compete for the illustrious Jinta Trophy, medals and other prizes including tickets to catch a Melbourne Victory game, a stadium tour and meet and greet with the players at a training session. Come down and cheer the teams on – enjoy a cheap bar, food and coffee, and music all day from DJs pitchside including Lance Ferguson from The Bamboos, PBSFM’s Vince Peach, RRR’s Chris Gill and Ennio Styles, Paz, and many more as well as live music on the Community Stage. Bring the kids down as Melbourne Victory will be running a skills session, and there will be plenty of other chances to support the causes and win in the Monster Raffle, Silent Auction or Foosball Table comp. Entry is free. The event kicks off around 11.30am with the final at approximately 6pm. If you would like to enter a team in to the competition please contact pgrogan@ hfcaustralia.org or head down on the day.

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Soul Fist is a night of wild Afro-American music; screaming savage soul, furious punk-funk and riotous lo-fi rhythm and blues courtesy of the vinyl collections of Jumpin’ Josh, Sye Saxon and other members of the Soul Fist street gang. A Soul Fist night is guaranteed no ‘Nancy Northern’ or overproduced Motown MOR, just brain-pounding, fuzzedout dance floor mania. Shout, scream and jump to the flip side of soul. Soul Fist is also proud to announce The Perfections – a six-piece firestorm of awesome goodness, equal parts Northern soul and Detroit garage; shaken and poured into a Vegemite jar, skulled fast and followed up with a messy refill. Fronted by Christina Perfection and backed by the mighty horns of supremacy and a rhythm section that should be put in jail they are so down and nasty, this band will destroy any notion you may have of keeping your evening civilised, so pull out your dancing shoes, throw them over your neighbour’s fence and head on down ladies and gentlemen – the revolution will not be televised. Friday October 19 at The LuWow.

THEM BRUINS A tin shed in a Brunswick backyard as given birth to a bitchin’ rock band, Them Bruins. Them Bruins have smashed onto the local scene with an EP under their arms and long list of impressive live sets at some of Melbourne’s most iconic music venues. To oﬃcially launch the independently released EP God Bless, Them Bruins, the band play alongside Grenadiers and The Statics on the Friday October 19 at The B.East in Brunswick East. God Bless, Them Bruins will be exclusively available to purchase at the show so be sure you are there to get your mitts on a copy. It’s free entry and bands kick oﬀ from 9pm. Burgers for dinner, bands for dessert. Them Bruins with Grenadiers and The Statics, Friday October 19 at B.Eeast, 9pm.

BIG FREEDIA Big Freedia, the undisputed Queen Diva of New Orleans “sissy bounce”, returns to Australia this October for a week of sweaty, ferocious ass-shaking. Having already been announced in this years Melbourne Festival lineup, Singhala Music are excited to announce a club show at The Tote Hotel tonight. With hits such as Azz Everywhere and Excuse, towering transgender MC Big Freedia and her powerhouse dance posse, The Divas, will teach and command you to bounce to their frenetic booty beats. With Zanzibar and Indian Summer in support, it’s set to be one of The Tote’s most energetic live shows ever.

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WEEKENDER This Friday October 19 Weekender celebrating the second coming of The Stone Roses, returning to our shores next year for Future Music Festival. It’s the best news since The Stone Roses reformation! What better time for Weekender to get baggy with their Manchester rave, featuring classic indie music from Manchester bands including The Stone Roses, Happy Mondays, Charlatans, The Smiths, New Order, Inspiral Cadets, Joy Division, Buzzcocks and Oasis plus the usual great mix of indie tunes, old and new. Weekender is now every Friday night at Ding Dong Lounge.

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THE SOCIALIST PARTY FUNDRAISER The Socialist Party wants to see a thriving live music scene in Yarra. Already, Socialist Party Councillors have won a new live music festival for the area but much more still needs to be done. The Council needs more people on it who are passionate about live music and the arts. Some of Melbourne’s best acts have come together to raise money for the Yarra Socialists Council election campaign, so head down to The Tote on Sunday October 21 to show your support for live music and progressive politics in the area. Doors open at 6pm, BBQ in the beer garden, $10 entry/$8 low waged.

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SYDONIA Sydonia headline The Prague in Thornbury this Friday October 19 as part of a massive ﬁve band lineup. Also playing are New Zealand’s Decortica, Perth’s Serial Killer Smile and local acts Elcaset and Swerve. Doors open 8pm.

VELOCIRAPTOR Velociraptor are gearing up to simultaneously release their new mini-LP The World Warriors and go on a new Australian tour – a feat so bold it has many pundits questioning both their sanity and their management’s general competence. The World Warriors tour will see Velociraptor playing a show at The Tote on Friday October 19, with support from Palms, Them 9’s and Ross De Chene Hurricanes.

BAD JEEP, RAYON MOON This Saturday night there’s a double late show for the ages – psychotic spazzed-out noisemongers Rayon Moon and Sydney’s latest hip-to-be-square party machine Bad Jeep. Rayon Moon’s ball is starting to roll at an alarming rate since returning from overseas. They have new players and an array of new songs to tantalize any fuzz, reverb, surf, garagefan freak. It is your chance to head out and see them in an unsuitable state of mind, body and soul in the wee hours at Pony. Then you’ll get a taste of Bad Jeep, the best band kicking around Sydney at the moment. So head along to enjoy Rayon Moon and Bad Jeep as they should be enjoyed – late and loud. This Saturday October 20, 2am late slot, free.

MADRE MONTE After a four-month hiatus Madre Monte are returning to their old stomping ground at Bar Open on Friday October 19. The band will indulge in their usual mix of Cumbia, reggae and Afro-Colombian rhythms with extra inspiration and musical knowledge collected from revisiting their homelands. Madre Monte will be joined on the night by seven-piece ethio-jazz ensemble J-Azmaris, led by pianist Daniel Seifu Atlaw who studied at Yared School of Music in Ethiopia. It will be a night where EthioJazz meets reggae and Cumbia, while Afro-Colombia reunites with its ancestry, highlighting Melbourne’s unique diversity and cultural connectedness. Doors at 10pm, free entry.

JAMGRASS The JamGrass Music Festival have just added an additional ﬁve acts and two special guests to round up an already jam packed lineup. Joining previously announced acts The New Worlds, Rattlehand, Uncle Bill, John Flanagan & the Begin Agains, Quarry Mountain Dead Rats, The Stetson Family, The Strzelecki Stringbusters, The Fletcher, Big Bug Trio, Merri Creek Pickers, Mustered Courage and The Stillsons will be Immigrant Union, Jim Green Trio, Oh Pep!, Nigel Wearne & The Cast Iron Promises, Old Town and special guests Jimi Hocking and George Jackson. These artists have all been carefully chosen to continue the bluegrass theme of the festival (JMF seeks to bridge the gap between traditional bluegrass scene and the wider music audience) while providing a variety of musical genres that will make up an entertaining program for the festival. JamGrass Music Festival is on at The Velvet Room at The Thornbury Theatre on Friday October 19 to Saturday October 20. For more information and tickets head to their website, jamgrass.com.au. Beat Magazine Page 76

TOOT ZINES LAUNCH That naughty zine is back and it’s brought all its friends. Toot Zine’s second edition entitled Sex & Other Hobbies is hot oﬀ the press and will be launched alongside its new online shop. With Ally Hoop & The Hoopsters rockin’ out on the night and zines, crazy products and art to buy, it’s time to get your dirty mind out of the gutter and bring it to The Tote Upstairs Cobra Bar on Friday October 19, 6pm ‘til 8pm.

COLLARTS WORKSHOP Award-winning master drummer David Jones, Collarts artist-in-residence, will present a free workshop for secondary school students and musicians of all instruments and all levels on Saturday October 27 from 3pm to 5pm at Collarts in South Melbourne. David will inform and inspire students on how to achieve the best out of performance. David will demonstrate tips and techniques for practice methods, song preparation, highlevel performance attitudes, ways of achieving relaxation and focus while rehearsing, performing and recording, and much much more.

Think bands take themselves too seriously these days? Hit up the Reverence Hotel on Saturday October 20 for a bunch of fun with tropical party makers The Hawaiian Islands. They’re joined by the world’s number one bad religion covers band Rad Beligion and a mystery covers band featuring members from some of Melbourne’s premier punk bands. A bunch of cool kids are celebrating their birthdays so expect lots of balloons, streamers and party vibes all night. Entry is $10 and show starts at 8pm.

RIGHT MIND If you like your music short and fast then The Reverence Hotel back bar is the place for you this Friday October 19. Headlining the night will be Right Mind who will be bringing you their unique brand of old school posi hardcore. Joining them will be new all-star band Camp David (ex-Identity Theft, Day I Die, Faux Defeated), Bendigo pop-punkers To The Rescue who love to get radical, old schoolers Break The Wall and new comers Fractures. 8pm start, $10 entry.

DARREN GIBSON Melbourne’s favourite folk-punk artist Darren Gibson will be playing The Reverence Hotel’s front bar on Sunday October 21. After the successful release of his debut album Cross Town Motions and a tour with Xavier Rudd, Darren will be playing an intimate set with support from the beautiful and talented Grace Lawry, and the enigmatic musical stylings of Jules. Head down and enjoy a beer and pizza in the sun from 3pm. Free entry.

DEAF WISH Deaf Wish’s notoriety for suburban noise has flashed and flickered in hallucinatory dementia since 2007 when they formed, played a handful of semi-legendary shows, released a stunning self-titled debut and promptly disbanded when original guitarist moved overseas. They’ll be playing at The Tote with the original lineup for the first time in five years on Saturday October 20. Joining Deaf Wish on the night will be spacecraft refueling station Zond and mudwhip pancakes Constant Mongrel. It’s a night that’s set to be alluring, weird and sub-triumphant. $10 entry at the door.

JUSTIN FREW Drawing on the inﬂuences of country greats like Hank Williams, Johnny Cash and Lee Hazlewood, and modern writers like Nick Cave and Tom Waits, Justin Frew’s music is all about loners, drifters, outsiders, small towns and late nights. It’s regret and sorrow, it’s solace in a drink. It’s ﬁnding humour in dark places. It’s that hint of light at the end of a long dark tunnel. Based in Wollongong, Justin has been writing and performing his own dark country blues for over 20 years. He and his band The Loose Intentions have played and toured with the likes of Conway Savage (The Bad Seeds), Brothers Grim And The Blue Murders, The Cambodian Space Project and Bob Log III. Catch Justin Frew at Identify – Adoptees Play For Change. Royal Melbourne Hotel, Sunday October 21 at 6.30pm.

CREEPSHOW HALLOWEEN FESTIVAL ENGINE THREE SEVEN VS KHYBER BELT Engine Three Seven

FORBES MCKAIL (THE KHYBER BELT) QUESTIONS CASEY DEAN (ENGINE THREE SEVEN)... What happened to the first 36 engines? They were essentially prototypes. We ended up selling them on Gumtree to an English backpacker. I detect some form of Celtic influence to your tunes. A bit of ‘Yo-ho, Guinness whistle, slap me Patty-O’Riley’. Where does this come from? The acoustic guitar in a heavy rock band defiantly adds a fiddle de Potatoish vibe from time to time. I’ve followed country/folk sine I was a wee tacker, so I guess it’s bound to rear its drunken head from time to time. There seems to be an Engine Three Seven musk. Ever thought of bottling it and going into the perfume industry? We did try that once. We collected it in a very similar way to the film clip of Silverchair’s Freak. Playing in a small sealed off room with our collective sweat being channeled into vats via one small hole in the corner of the room at its lowest point. It’s science. If a midget and a sailor asked you for a light at the same time, who would you give it to first? Neither. I’d be too busy questioning why I was in the company of these two individuals (and I’d feel a little weird enabling a dwarf to smoke. Is that wrong?) You guys left Byron a while ago now. How has your time been in the Big Smoke? It’s pretty crazy to think that we’ve already been here for nearly five years, but we’re still as pumped as the day we first arrived. Probably more so now that we’ve set the date to record our first full length record.

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Have you ever been close to doing a Biebs/Gags and throwing a cheeky lil' vommy on stage? Truthfully, yes. I actually was fired from my first solo show in Mt Gambier over 13 years ago for that very thing. I still blame my mate and the brilliant idea he had to line up 10 ‘Shits On The Grass’ shots and insist I drink them all before the next song. Everyone in your band plays heaps of music all the time. How do you find time for the simple things? Playing music is the simplest thing. That’s why we do it all the time. CASEY DEAN (ENGINE THREE SEVEN) QUESTIONS FORBES MCKAIL (THE KHYBER BELT) ... What’s the creepiest thing that’s ever happened to you? Tys and I saw the midnight showing of the Exorcist Directors Cut once. Waiting for a cab on an empty street at 2am in the morning was pretty creepy after that fucking movie. Why is it that no matter what colour bubble bath you use the bubbles are always white? It’s the same as how no matter how many burrows the Easter Bunny has come through on Easter morning, his fur is always snow white. Some things are not for us to question, just for us to love. How far away is the actual Khyber Belt? It’s inside each and every one of us. All you have to do is close your eyes and feel deep within yourself. What’s the first memory you have of music? It’s actually Michael Jackson’s Thriller film clip! I was

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very little and bumbling around some school fete with my family and there he was, red leather suit dancing in front of a bunch of zombies. What a fucking introduction! I was consumed in that moment and remember thinking to myself, ‘That’s what I wanna do’. Still working on the dance routine though. When someone tells you to “STOP”, do you A) hammer time or B) collaborate and listen... Totally collaborate and listen. I’m a team player and work really well when working with others. Bouncing ideas off each other. You know. I tried hammer time once. It didn’t work well with my tennis elbow. What are your thoughts on torrent downloading, and its effects on the Australian music industry? I’ve never been able to figure out the whole torrent thing. Confuses the shit out of me. I don’t think the ease of distributing music has negatively affected the industry. It’s definitely altered its focus though. The internet has flooded the market with mediocrity now. Which in turn is forcing dedicated artists/bands to work their asses off to be the cream that rises to the top. It’s also more about your live abilities now. What time are you guys on stage, and which stage are you on for Creepshow? 10.45pm in The Dead Forest front bar at Creepshow Saturday October 20 at The Espy, just before you lads. See you then doooods!

JUDGE PINO & THE RULING MOTIONS With the recent resurgence in lovers rock, you gotta see Melbourne’s answer to it: Judge Pino & The Ruling Motions. A Bar Open staple for a long time now, these guys play hit sessions, bringing crowds the digs from vintage Jamaican sounds of the ‘70s – rocking out dancehall, lovers rock and reggae rocker hits with bonus live dubs and mad improvisations. Be moved and grooved by Judge Pinot & The Ruling Motions at Bar Open on Saturday October 20. Doors at 10pm, free entry.

LEHMANN B. SMITH Fresh oﬀ the back of the critically-lauded Girlfriends album, Lehmann B. Smith Band will play Bar Open on Thursday October 18 hitting the stage with new songs, new outﬁts and a good nights sleep. Joining them will be Francis Plagne whose eloquent art-pop has been turning heads and ears for years and Actor Buddhists who blew a hole through the garage door with their smart-slacker rock wanderings. Doors at 9pm, free entry.

YES/NO/MAYBE YES/NO/MAYBE will be getting back a mere three days before jumping back on stage while ﬁghting jet lag to bring you the duel MPC pad-smashing that you have come to know and love. After a two month trip around South America with his trusty MPC he is itching to get a chance to push some squares and drop some beats. Joining him are the vastly impressive Lower Spectrum who build a sound of both subtle and epic grandeur with intricate layers of lush, cinematic, instrumental compositions. Kicking things oﬀ is the hyper-productive beat-smith extraordinaire, AOI. Head down to Bar Open on Sunday October 21 from 7.30pm for some sweet jams. Boogie like it’s the late ‘90s.

8 BIT LOVE Dance-rock trio 8 Bit Love are gearing up for the release of their sophomore EP, In 3D. With a few cool accolades under their belt, such as an APRA Songwriters Award and tracks featuring on Underbelly: Badness and ABC’s Twentysomething, the band have been tucked away for ﬁrst half of 2012 letting their creative juices ﬂow into microphones. Having shared stages with the likes of Regurgitator, The Vines and Drunk Mums as well as playing Parklife, Push Over and St Kilda Festival, 8 Bit Love are brainwashing teenage girls and music lovers alike with a live show that is best described as a boisterous frenzy of cowbell playing, screaming and dancing. 8 Bit Love are launching In 3D on Saturday October 20 at Yah Yah’s with special guests THNKR and Goldsmith. Tickets on sale now for $10+bf through Trybooking, or $12 on the night.

UNCOMFORTABLE BEATS Uncomfortable Beats returns to Bar Open for its October edition tonight and with it comes another impressive lineup of local artists. This huge range of homegrown sounds will appease your appetite – whether your preferred taste is hip hop, dubstep or drum and bass. Get your ﬁx of electronic beats from producers and DJs such as Decksi, Stinkwood, Bevin Campbell, Ghostsoul and Shikung. Free entry, doors at 8pm.

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OPEN MIC NIGHT Kicking off 8pm on Thursday October 18, Hotel Barkly is running an Open Mic Night competition every Thursday night for eight weeks with $50 weekly cash prizes for winners and the grand final winner taking home $500 cash on Thursday December 6. The competition is open to solo and duo acoustic/electric performers and artists. Performers get two free drinks and 20% off further drinks all night, and $14 steaks all night for everybody.

IN TRENCHES The Bendigo Hotel is hosting a stellar night of Melbourne hardcore on Thursday October 18. In Trenches, one of Australia’s most powerful metal-core acts, have returned to the stage with renewed vigour and intensity. Their combination of musicianship, melody and pummelling aggression is showcased on this year’s record, Sol Obscura, and they’ve proven time and again they’re a live band not-to-be-missed. Our Solace have been wowing crowds everywhere with their emotive brand of hardcore with their new material turning heads and dropping jaws. Shit Weather return with their awesome power violence sound and Vehement And Bloodwolves will start the party. The fun kicks oﬀ at 8pm, $10 entry.

FLOUNDER After months of recording, rehearsing and shirtlessness, Flounder are back in the Melbourne music scene on the back of their latest single, Big Bird. The single itself is a fantastic depiction of the band’s sound: a straight-downthe-middle split of funk and rock, overflowing with energy and the kind of tightness that can only be developed after years and years of playing music together. The five-piece have been itching to play live after nearly six months without a gig and now that they’re back you know you won’t want to miss out. Catch them this Saturday October 20 at The Retreat, with support from Sunk Junk, relative newbies to the scene but who’ve only in a few short months of gigging attracted impressive appraisal and a strong local following. With a sound somewhere between Grizzly Bear and Radiohead, these guys are one to watch. Music kicks off at 10pm out the back, free entry.

VULTURES OF VENUS After blowing the roof off First Floor last month with their explosive live show, electro-glam-space-rockers Vultures Of Venus have been invited back to headline another fun-filled night of musical mayhem and mischief. They’re unveiling their new single Garden Of Earthly Delights, a rollicking foot stomper of a tune with a psychedelic twist. Joining them on the night are three diverse acts that all bring something fresh and truly unique to the sonic feast. Emerging from the electro underground clubs of Sydney and now calling Melbourne home, is a distorted crossbreed of Trent Reznor, Fever Ray and Peaches, know simply as Pom Pom. Taking to the stage second are Yeso who will blow the little cotton socks off the crowd’s feet with their duel-wielding keyboards and powerful angelic vocals. Then local electro punks Midi Widow take to the stage combing a rocker, a DJ and a drummer to create their unique punk-meets-rave sound. It all goes down Saturday October 20 at First Floor. Entry is free.

60 SECONDS WITH… JIMI HOCKING Define your genre in five words or less: Electric blues rock Bearing the terrible clichéd nature of this question, what do you reckon people will say you sound like? I have a number of different hats, but the Blues Machine is contemporary blues with classic rock overtones. What do you love about making music? I still love the process of writing and creating the work, then getting my rocks off improvising guitar solos at the gig. What do you hate about the music industry? The frauds. If you could travel back in time and show one of your musical heroes your stuff, who would it be and why? It would be great to have lunch with Frank Zappa, such an interesting guy, and a real musician. If you could assassinate one person or band from popular music, who would it be and why? I’m not sure about the assassinate idea, but I would give out some pretty harsh Chinese burns to a few idiots. The music industry should not just be a shortcut vehicle for fame, fame should be the byproduct of excelling in your craft. What’ve you got to sell CD-wise? The latest CD is called Live In The Moment, it’s kind of a ‘best of’ selection performed 100% live. So, someone is walking past as you guys are playing, they then go get a beer and tell their friend about you... what do they say? Hey did you know Jimi Hocking has not retired yet?? How long have you been gigging and writing? I grew up in music, both parents working as musicians, so I got an early start. I’ve been around since the early ‘80s. When’s the gig and with who? Jamgrass 2012 at Thornbury Theatre on Friday October 19, Blues Train on Saturday October 20, check out jimihocking.com for more dates. CHECK OUT ALL THE LATEST NEWS, REVIEWS AND FREE SHIT AT BEAT.COM.AU

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WE’LL STAND BY YOU We’ll Stand By You is a community benefit for Berry Street, organised by Maria Crystal-Paige; a survivor of family violence as a little girl and young woman. Friday October 19 to Friday 26 is a ‘Week Without Violence’, and she has taken this opportunity to raise awareness in an engaging and uplifting community party atmosphere with fabulous music, entertainment and food. Last year, Berry Street provided support to 6,000 Victoria Police referrals for family violence. In Australia, 69 females and 30 children were murdered by a male either known or related to them. Most of us have been affected or touched in one way or another by the toxic ripple effect of family violence in our community, but there’s still so much fear and denial surrounding it. However there is also a deeply compassionate and enthusiastic response by all the artists and volunteers, willing to support the benefit, which indicates a courageous shift within individuals and the community in taking positive action to address this prevalent problem. Performers at the event include The Shambelles, The Charles, Brunswick Blues Shooters, Rachael Byrnes and Fadil Suna & Bart Willoughby. Get along and show your support on Sunday October 28 from 2pm ‘til 8pm at The Lomond Hotel. Entry is $15 or $10 for concession.

RIVER OF SNAKES After taking an ill-deserved break River of Snakes return to their favourite live haunt, The Old Bar, for a night of blistering rock’n’roll this Saturday October 20. The night kicks oﬀ with The Steins, a bunch of young lads from the country who have been sharpening their stoner/dirt rock riﬀage with special herbs and plenty of sauce. Then come The Walk on By from Sydney town, who are the bastard child of the Birthday Party and the Jesus Lizard. Followed by the destruction twins, the brothers mayhem, the demolition duo Hotel Wrecking City Traders and it’s their last show before they tour Japan. Hopefully there will be a PA left and some vestiges of a venue so The Snakes can get up and blow The Old Bar another hole. Bands start at 9pm, $10 entry.

TWIN AGES Twin Ages were formed by Max Shepherd and Robert Humphreys in their young years of musical exploration. Now a three-piece band from the south-east of Melbourne they have certainly evolved from entertaining the posters in each other’s garages. At a young age members Max and Angus were brought up in nearly every pub in Melbourne having watched their fathers play in the blues band the The Rocket 88’s. After a few experimental years of style, sound and a variety of members, Twin Ages have sustained their own dirty twist on what they’ve developed from blues and rock music. See them play at Pony this Friday night with pals Road Ratz, Atomic Bliss and Mercians. It’s at Pony, Friday October 19, doors at 9pm.

YELLOWBIRD Yellowbird are a two-piece national emergency. Sweating and spitting their way through their distinct brand of dance music for people who are slightly pissed oﬀ, they have toured nationally, been featured on MTV and have a reputation for a frenetic stage show. With work on their ﬁrst entirely self-produced record Vanity/Lust drawing to a close, expect to see much more of the dynamic duo about. For those who want to dance, but have some substance alongside the ability to get you moving, Yellowbird can be your little secret. They don’t kiss and tell. They play the 1am late slot at Pony this Thursday October 18.

LAKE PALMER Sunday October 21 sees The Bendigo Hotel open the doors of its band room to a laidback afternoon session featuring Melbourne’s newest favourite sons of altcountry Lake Palmer and their buddies (who also happen to be Geelong’s best kept secret) Murdena, bringing their beautiful, bittersweet boozy tunes to the big smoke. Doors at 4pm with the action kicking oﬀ at 5pm. $6 entry.

BLACK MUSTANG The folk at Pony are delighted to have Brisbane’s finest purveyors of fist-pumping rock’n’roll Black Mustang shredding the bejesus out of their Friday night late show this week. Having been at it since 2004, we don’t get to see these guys down south two often, so it’s a treat for your eyes and ears. Leveraging from the vast array of retro-school influences including Radio Birdman, The Stooges, MC5, Tumbleweed and Six Ft Hick, Black Mustang have created their own brand of Australian garage rock’n’roll. So if you like it fast, loud and sweaty, we’ll see you in the pit for Black Mustang at Pony, 2am this Friday October 19.

MOOSEJAW RIFLE CLUB Right oﬀ the back of their new album Beggars And Bastards, Moosejaw Riﬂe Club entertain with their layered three-part harmonies, mandolin, gitcho and guitar, telling quirky tales, both tall and true. Don’t miss this band as they travel undiscovered narrative terrain, often rocky but always scenic, over two sets at The Retreat this Saturday October 20 from 4pm ‘til 6pm in the front bar, followed by The F100s at 7.30pm. Free entry.

SEVEN YEAR ITCH

Grammy-winning, multi-platinum, multi-instrumentalist record producer and song doctor Scott Mathews is coming to Australia for his ﬁrst free masterclass. Scott is the name behind giants of the music industry including The Beach Boys, Bowie, Cash, Snoop Lion nee Dogg, Clapton, Isaak, Costello, Jagger, Santana, Morrison, Orbison, Satriani and Blush (who hit number one on the Billboard Charts this year, knocking Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, and Rihanna oﬀ their perches).Unsigned artists should register their interest by sending their best MP3 demo to artist.masterclass@gmail.com. Every artists receives free written feedback from the internationally acclaimed producer and those selected will be invited to attend Scott’s free career-accelerating Recording Artist Masterclass in January 2013. Visit the Recording Artist Masterclass Series on Facebook for more information and to register now.

This Thursday October 18 at Pony see three hot young things strutting their indie pop bop and fat electronica stuﬀ on their grotty stage. Four-piece surf-indie band Seven Year Itch complete a night of large expectations, beginning with the experimental and evocative soundscapes of Melbourne based electronica band 1993 followed by the indie-pop meets hip hop sensibility of I’ll Be An Indian. This is your excuse to dance. Doors 8.30pm.

AUTUMN SPLENDOUR New Zealand garage-party, brat-pop trio Autumn Splendour kick oﬀ their ﬁrst Australian tour with a Sunday evening party at Yah Yah’s on Sunday October 21 that will appease even the worst of hangovers. Also partying will be The Clits, who kinda vibe like Young Marble Giants with a really lovable, stumbling slacker thing going on, and the ever alluring Richie 1250 & The Brides Of Christ, your number one booty call for camped up R&B skronk. 7pm start, free entry.

10PAST6 WA punk rockers 10PAST6 will be touring Australia for the very first time and they’re dropping in to play Pony on Saturday October 20. 10PAST6 are live band consisting of huge riffing guitars and giant smashing drums, with the addition of new bassist and vocalist the band has taken a slightly different direction that has definitely paid off. With a full length album out already and a brand new fourtrack mix tape 10PAST6 are set for a busy year of touring and recording. 10PAST6 have been playing around Perth for the last few years, headlining the weekly Destroy All Lines club night, Oh Snap as well as scoring support slots with the likes of The Smith Street Band, MC Lars, Pour Habit, Tonight Alive, Rufio and many more. Drop by and see how they’re holding up at Pony this Saturday night. I’m sure they’ll be up for a party. Doors 9pm.

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THE VELVETS The Velvets are joining with Canterville Ghost and Hungry Jesus to bring you Blues Night At The Empress on October 19. The Velvet’s have been steady rocking since their move from the Queen’s Land earlier this year, following up their debut EP The Whiskey Sessions with a single release set for early 2013. The focus for the evening is on fun – all bands will be hanging out, partying and enjoying themselves (after their set of course). They want you to come down, bring your party hats, and enjoy yourselves. $5 for three great bands.

SCARAMOUCHE Melbourne rock band Scaramouche are currently on the road unleashing their sizzling live show across Australia’s East Coast, gearing up for the imminent release of their brand new EP Welcome To The Parlour. This follow-up to debut EP Access Denied captures the essence of Scaramouche’s high-energy live show, marking a more mature, edgier sound that still retains Scaramouche’s characteristic swagger. The EP ebbs and ﬂows through a remarkably new, yet curiously familiar, world of classic tales of love, loss and heartache. Performing alongside fellow Melbourne-based rockers The Dukes of Deliciousness and Apache Medicine Man, Scaramouche are excited to unveil their new sounds with the support of two of Melbourne’s strongest rock acts. Score a free hard copy of the EP simply by purchasing a pre-sale ticket from the band for $13 before the show. Welcome To The Parlour, Scaramouche’s second EP, will be oﬃcially launched on Friday October 19 at Cherry Bar. Beat Magazine Page 78

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It was the era that initially struggled to shake oﬀ the bravado of its predecessor, but the ‘90s soon developed a whole new brand of equally cringe-worthy and interminably cool trends that rival the ‘80s as one of today’s most nostalgic periods. One such nostalgic outburst is the upcoming show Never Mind The 90s, which showcases bands such as Bad Taste and Copse re-colouring ‘90s classics. The Kilniks, another band on the setlist, hang ten and tell us what they think about the era of grunge and Tamagotchis.

beard. Lewis, Baby Spice because he is cute and ﬂirty. Alex would be Sporty – she looks the best in trackies. Nat used to have red hair so that’s a give away. Leaving Tom with Posh spice because he can do the best British accent.

Deﬁne your genre in ﬁve words or less? Fun friends playing fun tunes.

If you had to face oﬀ between the T-Rex from Jurassic Park or Hannibal Lecter from Silence Of The Lambs, who would you choose? T-Rex, he would be less intimidating.

What’s your best ‘90s memory? Getting up early to watch Cheez TV before school. Now we don’t even get up to go to school. Bring Cheez TV back! TLC or Destiny’s Child? There is no going past the beauty that is Destiny’s Child. Being a ﬁve-piece band, describe which Spice Girl persona each member of the band is most like. Liam would deﬁnitely be Scary Spice because of his

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If you could emulate one ‘90s band’s success, who would it be? Nirvana’s success would be nice to achieve, there’s a certain appeal to writing the anthem of a generation.

What’s your favourite ‘90s track that you’re covering in Never Mind The 90s? Song 2 by Blur – a more energetic song to play would be hard to ﬁnd! NEVER MIND THE 90s is kicking oﬀ on Friday October 26 in the Revolver Bandroom from 8.30pm, tickets $10.

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ENGINE THREE SEVEN Melbourne heavyweights Engine Three Seven will be performing in the front bar at The Espy on Saturday October 20 as part of this year’s Creepshow Halloween Festival. They’ll be unleashing brand new tracks from their forthcoming debut album and will, of course, be performing in full costume. Last year frontman Casey Dean was dressed as a giant banana. Check out the rest of the lineup, which includes The Khyber Belt and Ten Thousand, at creepshowfestival.com.

COOPER STREET All the years of singing into a hairbrush and playing air guitar have finally started to pay off for Melbourne band Cooper Street. Fast becoming known for their energetic live shows and tastefully heavy blend of pop/rock, they’ve now just starred in their first video clip. With their debut EP launch at the Evelyn on Friday November 2, the band stepped in front of the cameras with director Pete Seamons of EPIK films (Simple Plan, New Empire) to shoot a music video for their first single Wasted Patience. With more twists than a Christopher Nolan film, the hospital themed clip is sure to intrigue and excite. The band hopes it will be successful enough for someone to one day make a cat parody.

TIN ALLEY JULITHA RYAN Julitha began her performer’s life as a singer, recording an album in 1986 with contemporary jazz group, Neo-Penguin. This led to stints as a funk singer (also writing brass and vocal arrangements), backing vocalist and keyboard player. During the ‘90s her musical outlook broadened considerably – from devoted and inspired vocal arranging, cello and clarinet work with a wide range of musical compadres, to the heights of her ten piano-playing years with instrumental group Silver Ray. Since then Julitha has been in the studio, recording her ﬁrst solo album, The Lucky Girl, which she released earlier this year, and now she’s launching the album on vinyl tonight (with Hugo Race) at the Northcote Social Club. Tickets are $15 on the door or $10 for concession.

Tin Alley is an original four-piece rock group from Melbourne formed in 2007 and who have since topped the ARIA, AIR and AMO charts on various occasions. The group have announced they’re touring nationally as part of their ﬁve year Anniversary Regional Tour. To celebrate the occasion, Tin Alley have announced that they will play a free show at The Palais on Saturday October 20. As the cherry on top, Monster Energy Drink and Maton Guitars will be running free giveaways on the night.

DAN DAVEY BAND Better known as front-man with psych-rock drifters Sister Jane, Blue Mountains-based songwriter Dan Davey and his band are back at Yah Yah’s on Friday October 19 for the launch of the debut single My Wild Desire supported by locals The Messengers, Master Gunﬁghters and Violet Pulp. Catch Dan Davey’s captivating sound that echoes desolation and loneliness, but is amped with a raw energy and swagger that suggests the good times are only a holler and a stomp away. Doors at 5pm, bands start at 9pm. Free entry.

NEVER MIND THE ‘90S Leave the rugrats home alone this Friday night because NMIT and Tone Deaf are inviting you to take a moonwalk down memory lane with the ﬁrst date of their nostalgic norties tour Nevermind The ‘90s. With bands The Kilniks, Bad Taste, and Copse re-colouring ‘90s classics, and DJ Mynott spinning old-school dance hits, the dance ﬂoor will transform into a battleground of phat shapes and jiggy moves for dope prizes. It’s gonna be fresher than the Prince of Bel Air. What is love? Find out at the Revolver Bandroom on Friday October 26. Doors 8.30pm, $10 entry.

MOSE + THE FMLY This year has been quite the journey for hip hop outﬁt Mose + The FMLY. Having played some massive shows at the start of the year before slowing down during the colder months, they are left with one more blockbuster. The prestigious Evelyn Hotel will play host to the ﬁnal show of the year for Mose + The FMLY as they’ve been summoned to the streets of New York City at the end of the year to woo the Big Apple. Supports come from The Baroness, comprised of Class A and AOI, and DiktionOne, who will use the show to launch his acclaimed album Cardboard Crown, it is going to be one super night and is assured not to disappoint. Thursday October 18, Doors 9pm.

IMMIGRANT UNION AND ROYSTON VASIE After a successful run of touring up the East Coast over the past couple of weeks, Melbourne’s own Immigrant Union and Royston Vasie hit their home turf this week for three shows. Catch them Thursday October 18 at Karova Lounge, Ballarat, Friday October 19 at Ding Dong Lounge and Saturday October 20 at The Nash, Geelong. Servin’ up some sweet country-folk rock, Immigrant Union will perform tracks oﬀ their crackin’ self-titled debut album, while the rockin’ Royston Vasie will be celebrating the release of their new single Come On, don’t miss out. CHECK OUT ALL THE LATEST NEWS, REVIEWS AND FREE SHIT AT BEAT.COM.AU

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Lonerism (Modular) In recorded format, Perth band Tame Impala is primarily the work ofÂ Kevin Parker,Â with some minor contributions from the established live line-up. In the lead up to the bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second LP, Lonerism, Parker spoke of an aďŹ&#x192;nity with pop-music that inďŹ&#x201A;uenced his songwriting. However, he has not reneged on his former adventurousness in favour of the short and snappy. LonerismÂ is not compositionally straightforward, but thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s certainly more breath in the lungs than on the bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s debut Innerspeaker. Lonerism is like a cinematic take on the pop music. AsÂ itÂ develops, heady musical displays and depictions of selfexclusion and the limits of will-power unfurl, however the album is also an exercise in imagistic movement. On album opener Be Above It, the phrase â&#x20AC;&#x153;gotta be above itâ&#x20AC;? is chanted in rhythmic unison with machinelike drumming. This cogs-turning foundation facilitates the outward freedom of Parkerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lead vocals. He enters, inÂ JohnÂ LennonÂ voice, expressing the enchanting melodic/ lyrical compound â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to be above it nowâ&#x20AC;?. Vibrating guitar chords arrive in the latter part of the song like beams of light accentuating the lucid resolution. Endors Toi is a rousing alert, employing a melodic siren call to capture your attention. Paradoxically, the French title translates to â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Go To Sleepâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, spoken as an order and the song can be interpreted as a transitional platform leading you into a new world of consciousness. This notion is enhanced by lyrics such as â&#x20AC;&#x153;day is done/But a new oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just begunâ&#x20AC;?. The journeying guitar sounds that distinguished Innerspeakerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sonic terrain are still prominent on Lonerism. Mind Mischief and Music To Walk Home By owe debt to â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;60s psych-blues, and Elephant gives a nod to the genreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s evolution into â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;70s classicrock and the rougher tangents of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;90s stoner-rock. Despite the spacey psychedelic impression, Tame Impalaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s music is no whacked-out accident. Parker has often stressed the calculated nature of the music he makes and the liberal dollops of phaser, reverb, delay and extensive panning central to Lonerismâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sound are implemented to make a particular impact. The vast variety of synthesisers that join the guitars at the fore of many tracks on Lonerism provide a shimmering complement to the albumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s thematic suggestions.Â The two most melodically seductive tunes, Why Wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t They Talk To Me and Feels Like We

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Fool For Love (Independent) Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something very Tyrannosaurus Rex (easing into T Rexâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s glam tendencies) about Fool For Love. Reaching outward from a folky troubadour core, Jordie Lane grins in the eye of a psychedelic storm whipping up some I Am The Walrus-style choral shrieks. A bit overwhelming at times, but still ultimately accomplished.

THE ROLLING STONES

Doom And Gloom (ABKCO Music & Records/Universal Music Group) Christ, I dunno where to begin. Tacking on a couple of brand new tracks to another pointless best-of compilation, The Rolling Stones have transformed into a fairly proďŹ cient cybernetic Rolling Stones cover band. Charlie Watts, one of the greatest rockâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;roll drummers of all-time, has seemingly been replaced with the scraps of a Skrillex production session. Keefâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chiming rhythm guitar opens ďŹ re in the long-dead loudness wars, and olâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; mate Mick rambles at full-volume about zombies and vomits up some generic calls to dance. Pretty gross.

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Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Know Much (Independent) The ReChords weave in some very 2012 references into Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Know Much, a joyous â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;50s-style rockâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;roll jaunt. They donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t overdo it, just enough to ďŹ&#x201A;ash a brash, wry wink while pulling oďŹ&#x20AC; a poison kiss of a takedown â&#x20AC;&#x201C; â&#x20AC;&#x153;You got time to do your thinking but you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know much.â&#x20AC;? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a pretty funny little number, and these cats pull it oďŹ&#x20AC; with aplomb.

SLEIGH BELLS

End Of The Line (Liberator) Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really diďŹ&#x192;cult for me to review this, as my conscious has developed this neat self-defence mechanism that expunges any Sleigh Bells track from my memory immediately upon listening to it. But here goes. End Of The Line is a mess of hamďŹ sted, stupefyingly rudimentary guitar licks and haphazard electro drums. Alexis Krauss gasps some breathy bullshit thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s indecipherable from any other track she â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;singsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; on. Seriously the most pointless band on the planet and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m continually fascinated that anyone would listen to a Sleigh Bells track for the sake of enjoyment.

ALPINE

Seeing Red (Ivy League) On Seeing Red, lifted from debut record A Is For Alpine, the Melbourne sextet nail a decidedly sexy groove. The payoďŹ&#x20AC; is a blush-inducing orgasmic breakdown, capping oďŹ&#x20AC; an intoxicatingly splendid and restrained jam. Alpine deal in pristine, organic tones and they do it well. There are better tracks on the album, but Seeing Red still holds up as a worthy example of modern Australian pop.

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THORNBURY RECORDS 1. Double Natural BOOMGATES 2. The Art Of Self Defense HIGH ON FIRE 3. Shields GRIZZLY BEAR 4. Slaughterhouse TY SEGALL BAND 5. The Spinning rooms THE SPINNING ROOMS 6. PutriďŹ ers II THEE OH SEES 7. Hypnotic Nights JEFF THE BROTHERHOOD 8. Advaitic Songs OM 9. All Gone POP SINGLES 10. Centipede Hz ANIMAL COLLECTIVE

3RRR Soundscape

Only Go Backwards, convey anxiety at individual stagnation and the inaccessible feelings of others. However, synths pour out of the speakers, inciting fantastic imaginings and relieving the pressure. Similarly, juxtaposing the keyboard led tilt of section-A with the bass wandering langour of section-B in Apocalypse Dreams furthers the songâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s discussion of being prepared for activity yet hampered by contemplation. The pairing of remote lyrical sentiments and listener-inclusive animation on Tame Impalaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second LP is done to dazzling eďŹ&#x20AC;ect. Lonerism is an illustration of how Parkerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s deliberate approach to songcraft allows key ideas to be successfully emphasised without having to tightly encase their captivating magnitude and comprehensively explored without meandering into incoherence.

AUGUSTUS WELBY Best Track: Keep On Lying If You Like These, Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll Like This: Supernature GOLDFRAPP, Sweet Heart Sweet Light SPIRITUALIZED, My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts DAVID BYRNE & BRIAN ENO In A Word: Porthole

SINGLES BY LACHLAN At 11pm Saturday night I was walking home and saw an eightyear-old kid projectile vomiting into the gutter outside a pizza restaurant. I, for one, have faith in the YOLO generation.

TOP TENS

PRINCE RAMA

So Destroyed (EMI) Earlier in the year I stumbled into a forest-set cabin in some far-oďŹ&#x20AC; land in the early AM to ďŹ nd Prince Rama leading a small contingent through an aerobics routine. It was pretty bizarre, and a lot more interesting than the few times I managed to catch the outďŹ t performing live. So Destroyed, the ďŹ rst taste from the upcoming LP Top 10 Hits Of The End Of The World, downplays some of Prince Ramaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more obnoxious tendencies and explores a more palatable strain of avant pop. Listenable, but fairly forgettable.

LOVE PARADE

Surfinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; NSW (Independent) Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something very Ariel Pink-ish about the vocal delivery on Surfinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; NSW. I like it. Belying the dork-y song title, the single remains resolute in its adoration for surf-tinged rock. Impressively sincere, Love Parade provide a decent and enjoyable consolation prize in the wake of Girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; demise.

GOLD FIELDS

Dark Again (EMI) Dark Again starts out with some tasty as hell synth action, hinting at a Robyn-style pop banger. Instead, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re treated to a shit-heap of cookie-cutter indie-dance designed for kids who were in primary school when In Ghost Colours dropped. And man, this track just goes on forever. Though terribly uninspired, the boys from the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;rat project world-class production values.

BUCKLEY WARD

Two Strands (Shock) A sunny aural lagoon, Two Strands is both refreshing and laconic. The stripped-back instrumentation bursts into a colourful wash, anchored by a basic snare-caress. I could listen to an isolated vocal take all day, though Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not sure if the line â&#x20AC;&#x153;We come until the chemicals collideâ&#x20AC;? means what I think it means.

SINGLE OF THE WEEK

BOOMGATES

Whispering Or Singing (Bedroom Suck) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know when youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re leavinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, but I hope itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s when Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m dead.â&#x20AC;? Ah Brendan Huntley, you big sweetie. This is by far the best track Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve heard all year. I was never all that sold on Boomgates, and long thought that they were the weakest of the ECSR oďŹ&#x20AC;shoots, but all that changed with the release of the astounding debut LP Double Natural. Everything about Whispering Or Singing is perfect. The moment when Huntleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s heartwarming ďŹ rst verse escalates into Steph Hughesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s triumphant chorus is nothing short of beautiful, as is the humble harmony that showcases all that is great about the two lead singersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; interplay. Also check out the ace ďŹ lm clip (which Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had playing on perpetual loop since last Wednesday).

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1. Double Natural BOOMGATES 2. Twins TY SEGALL 3. Other Worlds TAKEN BY TREES 4. The Savage Heart THE JIM JONES REVUE 5. Pope Innocent X BERTIE BLACKMAN 6. Dakota Avenue SHERRY RICH 7. Come Of Age THE VACCINES 8. Wreck & Ruin KASEY CHAMBERS AND SHANE NICHOLSON 9. Angel In Reverse IAN BLAND 10. Mutual Friends BOY

OFF THE HIP 1. #1 Record BIG STAR 2. Tombstone Ramblers TOMBSTONE RAMBLERS 3. Dickcheese HARD-ONS 4. Super Real DOMNICKS 5. Cut Sleeves BITS OF SHIT 6. Individuals SUNNYBOYS 7. Head on Backwards THE SONICS 8. Motel Of Fools ROBERT POLLARD 9. La Maison FRANCOISE HARDY 10. Head Kicked In THE SWINGINâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; NUTSACKS

WOOLY BULLY 1. Bitter Defeat KITCHENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S FLOOR 2. Silver & Gold SOUTHERN COMFORT 3. Practicing For The Gangbang LIVE FAST DIE 4. Cut The Music (Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m The Nightstalker) UNHOLY 5. Chants R&B CHANTS R&B 6. Double Natural BOOMGATES 7. House Rockinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; GORIES 8. Black Monk Time MONKS 9. AAAA The New Memphis Legs AAAA THE NEW MEMPHIS LEGS 10. Crazy WHITE WIRES

SYNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SWEET 16 1. Skyfall (Theatre of Delays Remix) ADELE 2. Vulture PATRICK WOLF 3. Tempest DEFTONES 4. Midnight Oceans & The Savage Heart THE JIM JONES REVUE 5. The Flower Lane DUCKTAILS 6. Ghost YELLOW OSTRICH 7. An Ode To Victory MAC DE MARCO 8. Talk (ft. Giorgio Tuma) THE TOWNHOUSES 9. A Heavyweight SEAN Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;NEILL 10. Jen Cloher â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Mount Beauty

PBS TIPSHEET 1. Metz METZ 2. Country Soul Sisters VARIOUS ARTISTS 3. Delta Wave HANS THEESSINK & TERRY EVANS 4. Present: The Electric Sounds Of Far Away Choirs CHILDREN OF THE WAVE 5. Come Home to Mama MARTHA WAINWRIGHT 6. Chris Russellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chicken Walk CHRIS RUSSELLâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CHICKEN WALK 7. Spring and Fall PAUL KELLY 8. Drunk Mums DRUNK MUMS 9. Into The Bloodstream ARCHIE ROACH 10. Magnet MAGNET

COLLECTORâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CORNER MISSING LINK 1. Bitter Defeat/Down KITCHENS FLOOR 2. Lonerism TAME IMPALA 3. Bite Your Head OďŹ&#x20AC; KING PARROT 4. Twins TY SEGALL 5. NOFX NOFX 6. Failed States PROPAGANDHI 7. Dog NEGATIVE REINFORCEMENT 8. I Am/Hot Shot BITTER SWEET KICKS/VICE GRIP PUSSIES 9. Pretty Vacant/No Fun SEX PISTOLS 10. Mirage Rock BAND OF HORSES

AIRIT NOW 1. Unwelcome Company (feat. Alison Mosshart) HENRY WAGONS 2. Easy Come, Easy Go DIAFRIX 3. Lily TEXAS TEA 4. A Man Like That THE TRANSATLANTICS 5. Beauty In The Bricks SPIT SYNDICATE 6. Wild Things SAN CISCO 7. King CARL FOX 8. I Defy You CHILDREN OF THE WAVE 9. Waking Up Your House Again CATHERINE TRAICOS 10. Knee Length Socks URTHBOY

BEATâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S TOP TEN SONGS ABOUT MODES OF TRANSPORTATION 1. Hit The Plane Down PAVEMENT 2. The Car Bomb DR. DRE 3. An Aeroplane Over The Sea NEUTRAL MILK HOTEL 4. Train Song FEIST & BEN GIBBARD 5. Abandon Ship MICACHU AND THE SHAPES 6. Black Cadillacs MODEST MOUSE 7. Ice Cream Truck CHARISMA & PEANUT BUTTER WOLF 8. Heaven Is In The Backseat Of My Cadillac HOT CHOCOLATE 9. Limousine BRAND NEW 10. Taxi Cab R. KELLY

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ALLO DARLIN’

Europe (Lost & Lonesome) The sunny new release from Allo Darlin’ feeds off nostalgia, but the rosecoloured tint to the music of Europe is offset by the sense of displacement in a foreign country. Even though Australia-born/UK-based vocalist Elizabeth Morris is one of those wordsmiths who can tell you a crystal-clear story, you’re often left wondering if the song is delivered from one person at home to another who is far away, or vice versa. That gently aching sense of distance, however, is never in doubt. A trio of ballads signal a surge in melancholy and their scattering throughout the more ‘up’ songs makes for a nice balance. But any feelings of homesickness or heartache for an absent lover are overshadowed by Morris’ joyful delivery and melodic guitars that recall the sprightly Sarah Records sound. There may be references to the past and the future, but most of the uptempo pop songs are very much in the present, and loving it. The best songs on the album have an immediate and infectious appeal, from the wistful opener Neil Armstrong to the Lucksmiths-like pop rush of Northern Lights. “It feels like we’ve made it” is the wide-eyed declaration of the title track, along with “This is life/This is living.” Penultimate track Still Young offers a proposal which is less idealistic than Forever Young and less baby-faced Best Track: Capricornia than So Young. Instead, it signals a triumphant yet If You Like These, You’ll Like This: Warmer Corners pensive point at the crossroads, summing up the THE LUCKSMITHS, Underachievers Please Try Harder grounded, grinning appeal of Allo Darlin’. CAMERA OBSCURA, Heavenly Vs Satan HEAVENLY In A Word: Cheerful CHRIS GIRDLER

BE’LAKOR

Of Breath And Bone (Prime Cuts) This is Melbourne metal band Be’lakor’s third album. Their previous stuff, while extremely well done – great playing and production, strong songwriting and a highly professional approach overall – was just a shade on the ‘too doomy’ side to have major appeal (to this reviewer anyway). Things have changed on Of Breath And Bone and very much for the better. They have injected a new life into their sound, a slightly more ‘up’ vibe, and their music is all the better for it. At the same time, they have retained many of the signatures that have made them a growing force on the Aussie heavy music scene over the past few years. So if you dug the grim sounds of their first two albums, you will still enjoy the new record. You might just find yourself feeling more uplifted by the end, rather than all ‘doom and gloom’. This album should gain them quite a few new fans as well. Be’lakor’s great musicianship and sound, song craft and professionalism are still there in droves. They’ve just fuelinjected their sound a little more this time around, and that’s what makes this album a real standout in 2012. Like fellow Aussie band Ne Obliviscaris’ album, which came out just a couple of months ago, Of Breath And Best Track: Remnants If You Like These, You’ll Like This: DARK TRANQUILITY, Bone is as good as any progressive/melodic metal coming out of Europe or the States at the moment. INSOMNIUM, OMNIUM GATHERUM In A Word: Strong ROD WHITFIELD

"Greatness achieved, darkness defeated/A ramshackle crew with something to prove/And a truckload of believe it." Band Of Horses keep it straight up on Mirage Rock. Ben Bridwell and crew have the windows down, the sparse American landscape on the horizon and plenty of juice in the tank as they proceed to reflect on their place in the world. This time around, Glyn Johns, ‘the most legendary producer that’s ever walked the earth’ (as described by Bridwell) was a catalyst in helping trim the fat on three albums worth of material to create an album that is far more celebratory and less complex than Infinite Arms. Live, analog recording a key to capturing the tenderness and integrity of Bridwell’s writing. Slow Cruel Hands Of Time and Shut-In Tourist highlight the impact of such an approach with a talented veteran like Johns (Eagles, The Who, Rolling Stones). Acoustic guitars, flowering harmonies and the most gentle of accompaniment for a band often known for their rockers. A few do remain however. Opener and first single Knock Knock has all engines firing and will be a live stand out this summer. Electric World and Feud have the pedals pushed and Bridwell putting his vocals through their paces. But the album attracts far more porch moments than previous releases. Long Vows, the Springsteen-esque Heartbreak On The 101 and the exquisite Everything’s Gonna Be Undone melt and mould a magnificent array of sounds for a band with clear skies before them. Best Track: Everything’s Gonna Be Undone If You Like These, You’ll Like This: WILCO, THE AVETT JOHN DONALDSON BROTHERS, THE BAND In A Word: Picturesque

PENNY HEWSON

It’s An Endless Desire (Popboomerang) On the inside cover of her new album, It’s An Endless Desire, Penny Hewson states “This is the album I always wanted to make.” And it’s immediately apparent that this is an immensely personal record. Hewson shoulders the entire songwriting burden, and the bulk of the recording input (vocals, piano, viola, guitar and organ); each track drips with sincerity, empathy and the occasional moment of pathos. In the wrong hands, a song like This One’s For You could degenerate into soppy territory; in Hewson’s careful grasp, it’s a romantic tribute of Carole King quality. My Lover’s Touch is lush and haunting, Salty Sea a tranquil journey that glistens like the afternoon Pacific sun. Settle For Less has shades of Louis Tillet’s intensity, My Apology a rare magisterial beauty. Most Of All conveys a subtle pop sensibility; Thanksgiving flips through the dog-eared pages of personal history with a sentimentality social media will never understand. No Regrets opens up with the spark of The Whippersnappers, You And Me retreats to the corner with only a piano to disguise the emotional pain. A Heart That Won’t Heal is where Frente could have gone with the right marketing direction, Between The Lines is almost too nice to describe and the sixminute finale of Higher drifts into the ether like cherished memories lost to the passage of time. Penny Hewson apparently returned from ten years in Los Angeles and wrote this album in an apartment in Sydney. That’s not surprising – you couldn’t write a record like It’s An Endless Desire in LA. The place is Best Track: This One’s For You If You Like These, You’ll Like This: NICO, KATE BUSH, too superficial. THE KILLJOYS PATRICK EMERY In A Word: Lush

HOW TO DRESS WELL Total Loss (Domino)

JASON LYTLE

Dept. Of Disappearance (ANTI/Warner) Jason Lytle is a reclusive storyteller, his characters sitting awkwardly outside of society and looking in with a sense of wonder and anxiety. There was a transient presence to the commuter of his ﬁrst solo album, 2009’s Yours Truly, The Commuter; now, his characters are barely there. “You are gone” is the backing vocal on the instantly lovable Young Saints, while the title track sets the scene for a department for people wanting to completely disappear. Even the spirited Get Up And Go (buoyed by the suspiciously insistent mantra “You Can Do It!”) has that feel of a warm, sunny day, but with that one ominous black cloud appearing in the distance. Lytle is a musician who comes and goes as he pleases, as does his former band, the recently reunited Granddaddy. He admits that the sound of his solo work and Grandaddy’s is ‘slightly interchangeable’ and he remains a reassuringly familiar presence, with his easily identiﬁable vocal an inviting mix of soothing and sad. The songs also have a familiar ring, whether they base themselves on an old source (check Hangtown’s nod to Born Free) or simply follow the slow-build lullaby format that Lytle excels at. There’s also a few bleepy ray-gun sounds, as you’d expect. It’s fair to say there are not many surprises to be found on Dept. Of Disappearance, though the Best Track: Willow Wand Willow Wand If You Like These, You’ll Like This: The Sophtware most unsurprising thing of all is how sweet it is to be back in Lytle’s comfort zone. Slump GRANDADDY, Deserter Songs MERCURY REV In A Word: Grand CHRIS GIRDLER

EVERY MONDAY

DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN POP CULTURE TRIVIA TUES OCT 30TH

MAX SAVAGE

(MAXX SAVAGE & THE FALSE IDOLS) TUES NOV 13TH & 27TH

BEN SALTER (THE GIN CLUB) TUES NOV 20TH

GRIZZLY JIM LAWRIE

Tom Krell refines his craft with haunting effect on Total Loss, the follow-up to his less-refined debut, Love Remains. Where his first album boxed its wriggling vocals into a compressed echo chamber, this latest collection has an immense sense of space, its stark sounds well catered for by the XX producer Rodaidh McDonald. Within this cavernous space, Krell bares his soul with a claustrophobic, heartwrenching vocal. The vocals do most of the work here, with the music stripped-back, but with many intricacies bubbling away under the sparse surface. If the music was more commercial and the production more ham-fisted, we’d have some serious chart-worthy R&B ballads here. Yet the closest we get to a hit is & It Was You, a four-to-the-floor banger that’s atypical to the stark remainder of the album. Krell doesn’t seem all that interested in charts, though; rather than telling tales of sex and sensuality, he commits to death, sadness and loss. “You were there when I was in trouble” is the driving lyric for two songs on this album, suggesting that this music is a posthumous gift to an influential figure in Krell’s life. In the anthemic Set It Right, he reels off names of people missing in his life, an emotive release that recalls Kate Bush’s Moments Of Pleasure. Combined with the preceding Talking To You, which lays vocals over the same Best Track: Cold Nites weeping strings used on the stunning mid-album If You Like These, You’ll Like This: Thinking In Textures instrumental, this last deep exhale consolidates the CHET FAKER, The Velvet Rope JANET JACKSON, album’s gradual unfolding as one long, sad goodbye. Unmap VOLCANO CHOIR In A Word: Cathartic CHRIS GIRDLER

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GIG GUIDE WEDNESDAY 17 OCT ROCK/POP AFREAKYA 2 FUNDRAISER - FEAT: I A MAN + ALEX LASHIEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S GROWL + DJ DAN WATT Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm. $10. BEN SIMMONS + JOE SOLLENA Gertrudes Brown Couch, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $8. BIG FREEDIA & HER DIVAS + INDIAN SUMMER + ZANZIBAR Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. COLLAGE - FEAT: LOKI + NEW MANIC SPREE + THE MARK GARDNER BAND Espy, St Kilda. 8:00pm. FLORELIE ESCANO (SINGLE LAUNCH) + DJ CHRIS GILL + DJ SAUL KNIGHT + HAYDEN MAURIRERE Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $10. HARRY HOOKEY BAND Veludo Bar & Restaurant, St Kilda. 10:00pm. JULITHA RYAN + HUGO RACE Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 8:00pm. $10. LOST & FOUND PRESENTS - FEAT: THE ANTOINETTES + AURORA + SOOKY LA LA + THE FUZZBIRDS Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 8:00pm. $5. SINKING TEETH + AITCHES + THE UNION PACIFIC Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $6. STRANGERS + NAT ALISON + THE VAGRANTS Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. THE CERTIFIABLES + ANDY KENTLER + PONY GIRL & THE OUTSIDERS + VICTOR KENNEDY & THE YOU YANGS Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $6. THE KITE MACHINE + THE JAMES SIDEBOTTOM BAND Idgaff Bar & Venue, Abbotsford. 8:00pm. THE SUNSLEEPERS + MESSED UP + THE FOX PARTY Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:31pm. $8. UNCOMFORTABLE BEATS - FEAT: DECKSI + BEVIN CAMPBELL + GHOSTSOUL + SHIKUNG + STINKWOOD Bar Open, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. WEXFORD - FEAT: TOM CARTY Honey Bar, South Melbourne. 7:30pm. WHITE JOHN ERIC Veludo Bar & Restaurant, St Kilda. 9:00pm.

ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/BLUES/FOLK ADAM PAVITT Bebida, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

ALI E + BOWERS DUO Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8:30pm. CHAD MASON Standard Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. JONNIE MURPHY Empress Hotel, North Fitzroy. 8:00pm. LAVENDER VS ROSE Open Studio, Northcote. 8:30pm. OPEN MIC Dancing Dog, Footscray. 8:00pm. OPEN MIC Thornbury Local, Thornbury. 9:00pm. OPEN MIC Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 9:00pm. OPEN MIC Great Britain Hotel, Richmond. 10:00pm. OPEN MIC Musicland, Fawkner. 7:30pm. OPEN MIC Elwood Lounge, Elwood. 8:00pm. OPEN MIC & JAM NIGHT Grind N Groove, Healesville. 9:00pm. PIPER PACKSHAW Bar Oussou, Brunswick. 7:30pm. VELMA GROVE + JESS PORTER & THE KNAVE + THE MEN THEY CALL JAYNE John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 8:00pm. WINE WHISKEY WOMEN - FEAT: JULES HUTCHESON + LEAH SENIOR Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 8:00pm.

JAZZ/SOUL/FUNK/WORLD MUSIC DIZZYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S BIG BAND Dizzyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jazz Club, Richmond. 9:00pm. $14. THE JOSH KELLY QUARTET Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $15. THE MAGNUSSON & WILSON QUARTET 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. $5. THE TIM WILSON QUARTET Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne. 8:30pm. $15. VCA SECONDARY SCHOOL - FEAT: GENERATION NEXT Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne. 7:00pm. $15.

THURSDAY 18 OCT ROCK/POP 1AM LATE SHOW - FEAT: YELLOWBIRD Pony, Melbourne. 1:00am. AINSLIE WILLS + GEORGIA FIELDS + SPENDER Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $12. AUSTIN BRADY Bebida, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. AXOLOTL (EP LAUNCH) + FOX SUI + THE SAM LAWRENCE BAND Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $12. BLACK MUSTANG + PONY GIRL & THE OUTSIDERS + UPTOWN ACE Rubyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lounge, Belgrave. 8:00pm. $10. BRITISH INDIA + MERCURY WHITE + UNBROKEN EXPENSE Ferntree Gully Hotel, Ferntree Gully. 8:00pm. $25. CLAYTON DOLEY TRIO 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. $10. DEPTHS Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm. GRAILS + HIGH TEA + LAURA Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 7:30pm. $35. IN TRENCHES + BLOODWOLVES + OUR SOLACE + SHIT WEATHER + VEHEMENT Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $10. KING LEGHORN + DICKFINGER + THE FRANTICS + THE JACKS Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. LEHMANN B SMITH BAND + ACTOR BUDDHISTS + FRANCIS PLAGNE Bar Open, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. MAXI (EP LAUNCH) + HARTS + THAT GOLD STREET SOUND Workers Club, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $10. MONTERESOR + FRITZWICKY + MYYTH Idgaff Bar & Venue, Abbotsford. 8:00pm. $8. MOSE & THE FMLY + DIKTIONONE + THE BARONESS Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $12. NAKED BODIES + HONEY BADGERS + THE

CREEPSHOW HALLOWEEN FESTIVAL Remember going â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;trick or treatingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; when you were a youngâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;un and feeling utterly dejected when the grumpy old bastard down the road grumbled â&#x20AC;&#x153;we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t celebrate Halloween in Australia!â&#x20AC;? before slamming the door in your face? Well, he was wrong. This Saturday October 20, The Espy will be transformed into a haunted mansion that will play host to Melbourneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biggest and best Halloween party. Burlesque dancers, creepy DJs, bands like Engine Three Seven, The Khyber Belt and Ten Thousandâ&#x20AC;Ś theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll all be there. So if you want to stick it to that old bastard (or just feel like partying in costume), then get dressed to kill, and get on it. Tickets $21+bf from Oztix, The Espy, and selected outlets. Visit creepshowfestival.com for the full lineup. SOLOMONS Yah Yahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. PAUL HEATON + JOHN MCCULLAGH Corner Hotel, Richmond. 7:30pm. $50. RAIN PARTY + FREUDIAN LIPS + PETER THE BAND + THE MERCY KILLS Espy, St Kilda. 8:00pm. RAMSHACKLE BAND Tago Mago, Thornbury. 9:00pm. SALT LAKE CITY + DAVY SIMONY DUO + JOE CONROY & THE PHANTOM 309 + PURPLE TUSKS + TASH SULTANA + THE LACHLAN BRUCE BAND + THE SAMMY OWEN BLUES BAND The Prague, Thornbury. 8:00pm. SEVEN YEAR ITCH + 1993 + Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;LL BE AN INDIAN Pony, Melbourne. 8:30pm. SPIKE THE ARTIST Empress Hotel, North Fitzroy. 8:00pm. SUMMER BLOOD + FOXTROT + THE BLACK ALLEYS Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 8:00pm. $5. THE KREMLINGS + EVIL WAYS + RATSAK Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $8. THE MADNESS METHOD Veludo Bar & Restaurant, St Kilda. 9:30pm. THE MIND FLOWERS + CLUB CRAIN + LUNA GHOST John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 8:00pm. THE PLAINS + JAMES PASINIS Birmingham Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. THEESATIFACTION & BIG FREEDIA & THE DIVAS + GROUSE PARTY DJS The Hi-fi, Melbourne. 8:00pm. $35.

ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/BLUES/FOLK ACOUSTIC NIGHT 29th Apartment, St Kilda. 9:30pm. ALFORDS BULLWINKLES + SOUTHBOUND SNAKE CHARMER Musicland, Fawkner. 7:30pm. $10. DAMON SMITH & THE QUALITY LIGHT WEIGHTS + SONS OF MAY Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 9:00pm. ECHO DRAMA Veludo Bar & Restaurant, St Kilda. 11:00pm. ELEPHANT + THE INDIAN SKIES Great Britain Hotel, Richmond. 8:00pm. GUY KABLE Labour In Vain, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. KALASCIMA + CENTRE & THE SOUTH + DJ DOOLZ + SLOWJAXX & HIS FLYING BONG BROTHERS + THE MIND FLOWERS Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 7:30pm. $10. LAURA SMOCK & NATALIE FOSTER Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 8:30pm. MANDY CONNELL Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6:00pm.

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OPEN MIC Acoustic Cafe, Collingwood. 7:30pm. OPEN MIC Arcadia Hotel, South Yarra. 8:00pm. OPEN MIC Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 9:00pm. THE MINPINS Bar Oussou, Brunswick. 7:00pm. THE WINTERS + LAWRENCE HEWSON Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 8:00pm. TINPAN ORANGE Basement Discs, Melbourne Cbd. 12:45pm. WILL GARDINER Elwood Lounge, Elwood. 9:00pm.

JAZZ/SOUL/FUNK/WORLD MUSIC ALWAN Claypots Tavern & Fair, St Kilda. 9:30pm. CANNONBALL Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. KERRY MITCHELL QUARTET Dizzyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jazz Club, Richmond. 8:00pm. $14. MOTOWN THURSDAYS Fashion Lounge, Melbourne. 5:00pm. OVEREASIES Claypots Evening Star, Melbourne. 8:00pm. PRINCE ALBERT - FEAT: THE TIM WILSON QUARTET Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne. 8:30pm. $15. RBS LIVE - FEAT: JESS PALMER & HAMISH ANDERSON + BELLA JABARA Red Bennies, South Yarra. 10:00pm. $10. RUSSELL HOLMES TRIO & THE OUTFIT Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $15. SALSA EXPLOSION - FEAT: DEL BARRIO First Floor, Fitzroy. 11:00pm. SERGIO ERCOLE Il Nostro Posto, Melbourne. 8:00pm. SOL HAUS & THE SPOKESMEN Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $10. THE ADE ISH TRIO Open Studio, Northcote. 8:30pm. THE JOHN MONTESANTE QUINTET + FEM BELLING The Commune, East Melbourne. 6:00pm.

FRIDAY 19 OCT ROCK/POP 2AM LATE SHOW - FEAT: BLACK MUSTANG + DJ THROBULATOR Pony, Melbourne. 2:00am. ACOUSTIC SESSIONS - FEAT: COOKIE Veludo Bar & Restaurant, St Kilda. 5:30pm. BILLY BRAGG (AINâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;T NOBODY THAT CAN SING LIKE ME TOUR) Hamer Hall, The Arts Centre, Melbourne. 8:00pm. $86. BRITISH INDIA Corner Hotel, Richmond. 8:30pm. $25. CHELSEA DRUGSTORE Town Hall Hotel, North Melbourne. 10:00pm. COLOUR WAVES + EARL NECKLACE + EDARCY + FUCK THE RADIO + SUB DAPPER Idgaff Bar & Venue, Abbotsford. 8:00pm. CRUELTOBEKIND + AMBER FERRARO + DICE + LITTLE LEAGUE + THESE CITY LIGHTS Espy, St Kilda. 8:00pm. DRUNK MUMS Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 9:00pm. ELECTRIC MARY + HEARTLESS VENDETTA + JEKHYL Pier Live, Frankston. 8:00pm. $15. GHOST ORKID + ABLE8 + KING CHARLES SCHOOL OF DUB Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10. JAY SEAN Trak Lounge Bar, Toorak. 8:00pm. KING PARROT + ABRASION + BURNING IN WHITE + DECIMATUS + RED SKY BURIAL Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. $15. LIEUTENANT JAM + PASCOE + THE ESCAPADES + THE REFUNDS + THE WILD COMFORTS Espy, St Kilda. 8:00pm. $15. MADRE MONTE Bar Open, Fitzroy. 10:00pm. MATT THOMAS & BABY LEMONADE LAMARR Prince Maximillian, Prahran. 8:00pm. MICHAEL PLATER & THE EXIT KEYS + THE COVES

Tago Mago, Thornbury. 9:00pm. MONKEYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S PIRATE + JOSEPH MAIREAD & THE TIGER LILLY BLUES + LEEZ LIDO Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 9:00pm. NEVERMIND THE 90S - FEAT: THE KILNIKS + BAD TASTE + DJ MYNOTT + PONS & CORPSE Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 9:00pm. $10. RIGHT MIND + BREAK THE WALL + CAMP DAVID + FRACTURES + TO THE RESCUE Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 8:00pm. $10. ROYSTON VASIE + IMMIGRANT UNION Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $10. SCARAMOUCHE (EP LAUNCH) + APACHE MEDICINE MAN + DJ MAX CRAWDADDY + DUKES OF DELICIOUSNESS Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $13. SHELLAC + MY DISCO The Hi-fi, Melbourne. 9:00pm. $40. SOUL FIST - FEAT: THE PERFECTIONS + DJ JUMPINâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; JOSH + DJ SYE SAXON The Luwow, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $5. SYDONIA + DECORTICA (NZ) + SERIAL KILLER SMILE (WA) + ELCASET + SWERVE The Prague, Thornbury. 8:00pm. TANTRUMS + BO!KOT + DARK ARTS + NEW YORK CATS + PHILOSOPHY OF SOUND + VICTORY TEAM + WILLOW BEATS The Liberty Social, Melbourne. 9:00pm. $12. TEXAS TEA + BURIED HORSES + DJ KEZBOT + JIMMY TAIT + THE NYMPHS Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10. THE CORSAIRS + HIDING WITH BEARS + MATT GLASS + THE WINTER SUNS Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $10. THE DAN DAVEY BAND + MASTER GUNFIGHTERS + THE MESSENGERS + VIOLET PULP Yah Yahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Fitzroy. 5:00pm. THE KILNIKS + BAD TASTE + COPSE + DJ MYNOTT Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 8:30pm. $10. THE PAPER STREET SOAP COMPANY + MANDY CONNELL + THE BASTARD CHILDREN John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 8:00pm. THE PREATURES + HARTS + JEREMY NEALE Workers Club, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $15. THE STAGE DOOR JOHNNIES Palace Theatre, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. THE WYLDE OSCARS + LITTLE MURDERS Victoria Hotel, Brunswick. 9:00pm. THEM BRUINS (EP LAUNCH) + DRIFTER + GRENADIERS The B East, Brunswick East. 9:00pm. TOOT ZINE LAUNCH - FEAT: ALLY OOP & THE HOOPSTERS Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 6:00pm. TWIN AGES + ATOMIC BLISS + MERCIANS + ROAD RATZ Pony, Melbourne. 9:00pm.

BILLY BRAGG If you have half a brain, then you probably donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need to be told that you should go and see Billy Bragg. Okay, maybe that was a bit harsh. But seriously, as far as music legends go, the man is pretty well up there. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in town for the Melbourne Festival, and is performing three very special shows. One at Hamer Hall on Friday October 19 (celebrating the legacy of Woody Guthrie), one at the Melbourne Recital Centre on Saturday October 20 (an evening with Billy Bragg), and now a third and final show at Prince Bandroom on Tuesday October 30, where Bragg will be performing a special two-part show of both Guthrie and Bragg material. The Saturday show is already sold out, but tickets to the other two are still available, so donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t miss out on your chance to see the man himself live. UNDECIDED Musicland, Fawkner. 7:30pm. $10. VELOCIRAPTOR + PALMS + ROSS DE CHENE HURRICANES + THEM 9S Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm.

ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/BLUES/FOLK BLACK MUSTANG + DJ VINCE PEACH + PONY GIRL & THE OUTSIDERS Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 9:30pm. BROOKE TAYLOR + CITRUS JAM Wheelers Hill Hotel, Wheelers Hill. 8:00pm. BROOKE TAYLOR + CITRUS JAM Balaclava Hotel, Balaclava. 8:00pm. CHRIS WILSON Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 5:00pm. CIARAM GRANGER Elwood Lounge, Elwood. 9:00pm. DAN BOURKE Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 6:00pm. DASH + MISS ELM Wesley Anne, Northcote. 8:00pm. $10. DUNCAN GRAHAM & HIS CO-ACCUSED Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 10:30pm.

FLYING ENGINE STRINGBAND Railway Hotel, Fitzroy North. 9:30pm. INTOXICA + FREYA HOLLICK + HUMBUG Palais, Hepburn Springs. 7:30pm. JAMGRASS MUSIC FESTIVAL - FEAT: THE NEW WORLDS + BIG BUG TRIO + JOHN FLANAGAN & THE BEGIN AGAINS + RATTLEHAND + THE FLETCHER + THE MERRI CREEK PICKERS + THE QUARRY MOUNTAIN DEAD RATS + THE STETSON FAMILY + THE STILLSONS Thornbury Theatre, Thornbury. 6:00pm. $25. JAPE SQUAD & THE STEINBECKS Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine. 8:30pm. $10. JOSH RENNIE-HYNES + THIS WEATHER Gertrudes Brown Couch, Fitzroy. 6:30pm. KUNATAKI Bar Oussou, Brunswick. 9:00pm. LOCAL BAND NIGHT Rubyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lounge, Belgrave. 8:00pm. $10. MADELENE Wesley Anne, Northcote. 5:30pm. MATT WICKING + DANIEL REEVES + LAURA K CLARKE Thornbury Local, Thornbury. 9:30pm. NUDGELS Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 9:30pm. OFF THE BEATEN TRACK - FEAT: MICK THOMAS &

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AZZ EVERYWHERE. AZZ AZZ EVERYWHERE. Yep, Big Freedia is comin’ one more time and it’s gonna be AZZ EVERYWHERE. AZZ AZZ EVERYWHERE. Woah, how did that AZZ EVERYWHERE. AZZ AZZ EVERYWHERE. WHAT. AZZ EVERYWHERE. I GIVE UP. Tonight, Wednesday October 17 at The Tote. AZZZZZZZ.

It’s time for Nights Of Sydonia (lol, geddit?). Sydonia headline The Prague in Thornbury this Friday October 19 as part of a massive five band lineup. Also playing are New Zealand’s Decortica, Perth’s Serial Killer Smile and local acts Elcaset and Swerve. Doors at 8pm. THE ROVING COMMISSION + SAL KILMER & THE ROLLIN’ WHEEL Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh. 8:00pm. PARX Penny Black, Brunswick. 9:30pm. RENEE GEYER + GALLIE The Flying Saucer Club, Elsternwick. 8:00pm. $40. THE MIRACLE IS NOW + CHRIS O’NEILL + DAVE PARKER + LETS NOT PRETEND Acoustic Cafe, Collingwood. 7:30pm. $10. THE VELVETS + CANTERVILLE GHOST + HUNGRY JESUS Empress Hotel, North Fitzroy. 8:00pm. TIM PILGRIM Glenlyon General Store, Glenlyon. 6:00pm.

JAZZ/SOUL/FUNK/WORLD MUSIC DOM JAMES & THE DIXIE TICKLERS Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:30pm. $25. LAUREN ELIZABETH The Vineyard, St Kilda. 11:00pm. LOCK REECE Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 9:00pm. $25. MEGAN BERNARD Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 6:00pm. MELBOURNE COMPOSERS BIG BAND - FEAT: STEPH MASCETTA & ELIJAH MADDERN Gertrudes Brown Couch, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. $15. STONEFLOWER Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. THE TEK TEK ENSEMBLE Open Studio, Northcote. 8:30pm.

TRIO AGOGO 303, Northcote. 6:00pm. YVETTE JOHANSSON & THE JOE RUBERTO TRIO Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne. 8:30pm. $25

SATURDAY 20 OCT

ROCK/POP 2AM LATE SHOW (DOUBLE HEADLINE) - FEAT: BAD JEEP & RAYON MOON Pony, Melbourne. 9:00pm. 8 BIT LOVE (EP LAUNCH) + GOLDSMITH + THNKR Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. $12. ALT-J Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $39. AUSTRALIAN ALL STARS - FEAT: BONEY & STONEY + BRAD STRUT + DEDLEE + FUNKOARS + KOOLISM + MASS MC + SBX + DJ DCE + DJ STEWBAKKA + DJ TREM & HEATA Corner Hotel, Richmond. 8:00pm. $30. BANG - FEAT: IN HERATS WAKE + HALLOWER + SHINTO KATANA + SIENNA SKIES Royal Melbourne Hotel, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $20. BETTER THAN THE WIZARDS + NISHLA + SUNDAY CHAIRS Palace Hotel, Camberwell. 8:00pm. BILLY BRAGG Readings, St Kilda. 2:00pm.

THE PREATURES The Preatures have a new EP on the horizon called Shaking Hands. Catch them on the campaign trail as they show off their unique brand of gothic soul music. Doorbells will be rung, babies will be kissed, and flesh will be pressed. They hit The Workers Club this Friday October 19. BILLY BRAGG (AIN’T NOBODY THAT CAN SING LIKE ME TOUR) Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 8:00pm. BRITISH INDIA + EMPRA + UNBROKEN EXPENSE Pier Live, Frankston. 8:00pm. $25. C*NTS + GENTLEMEN Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 5:00pm. CLAMPDOWN Rochester Castle Hotel, Fitzroy. 10:00pm. COCO VELU + CARLY FERN + CROOKS & QUEENS + XEN POW Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 9:00pm. CREEPSHOW HALLOWEEN FESTIVAL 2012 - FEAT: ENGINE THREE SEVEN + THE KHYBER BELT + OVER-REACTOR + TEN THOUSAND + ANNA SALEN VS MARIO BROS + BRONSON + CLOUD CITY + I AM DUCKEYE + LEBELLE + MASSIVE + SHARAYA +BURLESQUE DANCERS + DJS + HEAPS MORE Espy, St Kilda. 8:00pm. $21. DEAF WISH + CONSTANT MONGREL Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. DEATH BY SIX + ARMOURED EARTH + BLACKLIST + BLACKWATER + BURNING IN WHITE The Prague, Thornbury. 8:00pm. ELECTRIC MARY + TEAK + THREE QUARTER BEAST Ferntree Gully Hotel, Ferntree Gully. 8:00pm. $15. EVACUATE THE FALLEN + A SLEEPLESS WINTER + LITTLE LEAGUE 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. $10. FLOUNDER + DJ SHAKY MEMORIAL + SUNK JUNK Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 10:00pm.

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HAT FITZ & CARA (WILEY WAYS TOUR) Baha Tacos & Tapas Bar, Rye. 8:00pm. $15. JUDGE PINOT & THE RULING MOTIONS Bar Open, Fitzroy. 10:00pm. KALASCIMA The B East, Brunswick East. 9:00pm. LIZZIE SIMS (EP LAUNCH) + AL PARKINSON + BROOKE TAYLOR Wesley Anne, Northcote. 8:00pm. $10. LOONEE TUNES + DJ BARBARA BLAZE + DJ FRANKIE ALIBI The Luwow, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $10. MELBOURNE FRESH PRESENTS - FEAT: KING GEORGE: SINGLE LAUNCH + BRAVO JULIET + EMPIRE OF DIRT + SONIC JUNGLE + THE NARROW ROAD Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 8:00pm. $15. MORTIFICATION + ROSANNA’S RAIDERS + WONROWE VISION Central Club Hotel, Richmond. 7:45pm. $15. RECTAL TUBES + STORMING VEGAS Empress Hotel, North Fitzroy. 8:00pm. RECTAL TUBES + STORMING VEGAS Empress Hotel, North Fitzroy. 4:00pm. RIVER OF SNAKES + DJ WHORE-ALL-SUMMER + HOTEL WRECKING CITY TRADERS + THE STEINS + THE WALK ON BY Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10. ROSS WILSON & THE PEACENIKS Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh. 8:00pm. SECRET CRACKPIPE HANDSHAKE + DAWN OF THE JACKAL + LIZARD PUNCH Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm. SEWERCIDE + HEADLESS DEATH + MANIAXE

TEQUILA MOCKINGBYRD

Define your genre in five words or less: That's kind of a hard one, but I'd say we're blues-based heavy rock, with elements of punk and pop. What can a punter expect from your live show? A great show and loud music. To leave having discovered words like ‘mutsy’ and danced your arse off, with tequila and Jagerbombs all round. What’ve you got to sell CD-wise? We're going to be giving away copies of Dirty Home Recordings at our next few shows – which is as it sounds – recordings of the songs as they were being written. We're then going to be recording our first few singles at the end of November. I'm very excited. When, and why did you start writing music? When I was younger I wrote a lot of poetry and played the piano so it just seemed natural to amalgamate the two, though now its guitar and vocals. Describe the worst gig you have ever played. It was our first gig. Our designated sound engineer threatened to “shut us down” – in a not so pleasant way – before we’d even put our gear on stage, plus everyone was charged at the door and we didn’t get a dime and we were paid in one drink card between the three of us. Ultimately, we smashed our set without a hitch (and being turned up!), and our song Shut Me Down was inspired and conceived on that very night. Many of the lyrics are exact quotes of what was said that evening. If you could go on tour with any musician or band, who would it be? AC/DC. Hands down. How do you balance making and playing music with your other commitments? My views towards being in a band have been that it’s a break from reality. I get a kick out of sitting in a busy lecture theatre or wiping dirty tables and knowing that in a few short hours I’ll be singing my heart out on a stage. That keeps me going. Having band mates who understand that we have other commitments helps as well. Beat Magazine Page 84

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What do you think a band has to do these days to succeed? Understand and effectively use media resources. You can have great tunes and great musicians but if you have no way of getting people to hear them then it’s all for nothing. More and more people are listening to new bands on their laptops as opposed to going out to live shows themselves. To do this, good songs are essential. When’s the gig and with who? We’re supporting LAMP on Saturday November 3 at Gertrude's Brown Couch, and then headlining our own show at The Empress Hotel on Friday November 9. Get along! Thanks!

+ PARTY VIBEZ + PNEUMATIC SLAUGHTER + RANDOM ORDER Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 7:00pm. $12. SHELLAC + BLACKLEVEL EMBASSY The Hi-fi, Melbourne. 9:00pm. THE COUNCIL + BUNNY MONROE + SHERIFF Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $13. THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS + ALL KILLER NO FILLER + RAD BELIGION Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 8:00pm. $10. TOO SOON + ALL WE NEED + NAPALM CREW + PRIDE & SWUALER Idgaff Bar & Venue, Abbotsford. 8:00pm. $5. UP & ATOM + 10 PAST 6 + DYSTOPIA + TAKE YOUR OWN Pony, Melbourne. 9:00pm. WIRE BIRD + TULALAH + VELVET ARCHES John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 8:00pm.

ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/BLUES/FOLK ALEX LEGG St Andrews Hotel, St Andrews. 1:00pm. BAG O’ NAILS St Andrews Hotel, St Andrews. 9:00pm. BARRY SAVAGE & THE CAESARS + STACKFUL Town Hall Hotel, North Melbourne. 6:00pm. BLUEGRASS JAM SESSIONS Victoria Hotel, Brunswick. 4:00pm. BO JENKINS BAND + VERY HANDSOME MEN Musicland, Fawkner. 7:30pm. $10. BOB CRAIN + BRETT FRANKE Bar Betty, Fitzroy. 9:00am. CORAL LEE & THE SILVER SCREAM + THE BLOWN CONES Labour In Vain, Fitzroy. 4:00pm. DAVE WRIGHT & THE MIDNIGHT ELECTRIC + EDWINA PRESTON + HARRY HOWARD Tago Mago, Thornbury. 9:00pm. GEORGE KAMIKAWA Union Hotel, Brunswick. 9:00pm. HORNETS Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 9:30pm. HUGO RACE Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine. 8:30pm. $15. KURTIS GENTLE Elwood Lounge, Elwood. 9:00pm. KUTCHA EDWARDS (GET BACK UP AGAIN TOUR) Anz Pavilion, Arts Centre, Melbourne. 8:00pm. LLOYD SPEIGEL + ALISTER TURILL Workers Club, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $15. MAJOR TOM & THE ATOMS Great Britain Hotel, Richmond. 9:00pm. MATT GLASS Wesley Anne, Northcote. 5:30pm. MATT GREEN Bebida, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. MOOSEJAW RIFLE CLUB Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 4:00pm. MUNRO MELANO + AUSTIN BUSCH Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. ON THE STTOP Open Studio, Northcote. 8:30pm. PRAIRIE KINGS + SLIM DIM & HER BOOGIE BOYS Victoria Hotel, Brunswick. 9:00pm. RENEE GEYER + LETICIA MAHER The Flying Saucer Club, Elsternwick. 11:45am. $40. REVERBERATION (HILLS CULTURE FESTIVAL) - FEAT: FATS WAH WAH + EBONY KING + LILY & KING: ALBUM LAUNCH + THE SNOWBALL EFFECT Ruby’s Lounge, Belgrave. 8:00pm. $15. RYAN STERLING & THE SISTER CITY Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 9:00pm. SAINT JUDE Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 10:30pm.

SATURDAY ACOUSTIC REVUE - FEAT: RICHARD PERSO + JUNIOR BOWLES + THE FRY BROTHERS Chandelier Room, Moorabbin. 8:00pm. $10. STEVE THEW Saints & Sailors Cafe, Portarlington. 7:30pm. TESS MCKENNA & THE SHAPIROS Union Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm. THE ANTOINETTES Empress Hotel, North Fitzroy. 8:00pm. THE F100’S Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 7:30pm. TIN ALLEY Palais, Hepburn Springs. 8:30pm. WICKED ANNABEL Penny Black, Brunswick. 9:30pm.

JAZZ/SOUL/FUNK/WORLD MUSIC CANNONBALL Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne. 8:30pm. $25. JAYNE-ANNE POWER + TELOS TEACUP & SAM MARZOLA Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 9:00pm. $15. JEREMY WOOLHOUSE’S SILVERBEAT QUARTET + VOICE BOX A CAPPELLA Box Hill Community Arts Centre, Box Hill. 8:00pm. $18. KRISTINA MILTIADOU Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne. 8:00pm. $15. REBECCA MENDOZA Prince Maximillian, Prahran. 8:00pm. THE JAMES ANNESLEY QUARTET Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. THE SPANISH BREEZE QUARTET Open Studio, Northcote. 5:00pm. TRACY BARTRAM Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 9:00pm. $20.

SUNDAY 21 OCT ROCK/POP ACOUSTIC SESSIONS - FEAT: FEEL LIKE ME Veludo Bar & Restaurant, St Kilda. 8:00pm. ARTIST SHOWDOWN Espy, St Kilda. 8:00pm. AUTUMN SPLENDOUR + RICHIE 1250 & THE BRIDES OF CHRIST + THE CLITS Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 5:00pm. CATCH RELEASE (EP LAUNCH) John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 8:00pm. CHARLES JENKINS (ALBUM LAUNCH) Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 2:00pm. $15. CHERRYWOOD + BAD VISION + DJ KEZBOT + RATTLIN’ BONES BLACKWOOD Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $6. CLEVELAND BLUES - FEAT: SKYSCRAPER STAN + THE COMMISSION FLATS Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. COMMUNION - FEAT: HOWL AT THE MOON + DJ BEN LOVETT + JORDAN LESER + MIKE NOGA + THE FALLS Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm. $15. DARREN GIBSON + GRACE LAWRY + JULES Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 3:00pm. EMERGENZA SEMI FINALS The Hi-fi, Melbourne. 6:00pm. GOMEZ + EAGLE & THE WORM Corner Hotel, Richmond. 7:30pm. $55.

IN HEARTS WAKE (THE DIVINATION TOUR) + HALLOWER + SHINTO KATANA + SIENNA SKIES Olp, Ringwood. 8:00pm. LAST DINOSAURS (U18) + THE JUNGLE GIANTS Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 2:00pm. $20. LLOYD BOSCH & PAN + A COMMONERS REVOLT + LAURA MACFARLANE + MOB QUEENS + MY JIMMY Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 6:00pm. $10. SUMMON THE BIRDS + TARCUTTA + THE QUOLLS Idgaff Bar & Venue, Abbotsford. 8:00pm. THE BASTARD CHILDREN Standard Hotel, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. WINTERS END + LIAM DALY + NO ZEBRA Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 4:00pm. YES/NO/MAYBE + AOI + LOWER SPECTRUM Bar Open, Fitzroy. 7:30pm.

ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/BLUES/FOLK CARINO SON Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 5:30pm. CHRIS WILSON Wheelers Hill Hotel, Wheelers Hill. 8:00pm. COLLARD GREENS & GRAVY Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 4:00pm. DAREBIN SONGWRITERS GUILD 303, Northcote. 3:30pm.

DEAN & CARRUTHERS Bay Hotel, Mornington. 3:00pm. DR DUPREE Labour In Vain, Fitzroy. 5:00pm. EMLYN JOHNSON + VAN & CAL WALKER Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 4:00pm. GREEN’S DAIRY ANGEL ENSEMBLE Victoria Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm. HAT FITZ & CARA ROBINSON (ALBUM LAUNCH) Workers Club, Fitzroy. 1:30pm. $15. JAMS Musicland, Fawkner. 3:00pm. JIMI HOCKING’S BLUES MACHINE Daveys Bar & Restaurant, Frankston. 3:00pm. JUSTIN JONES Empress Hotel, North Fitzroy. 4:00pm. KALASCIMA Veludo Bar & Restaurant, St Kilda. 9:00pm. KERRYN FIELDS Wesley Anne, Northcote. 8:00pm. LAKE PALMER + MURDENA Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 4:00pm. $6. MALCURA Elwood Lounge, Elwood. 3:00pm. OFF THE BEATEN TRACK - FEAT: MICK THOMAS & THE ROVING COMMISSION + SAL KILMER & THE ROLLIN’ WHEEL Substation, Newport. 3:00pm. RORY ELLIS Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 7:00pm. ROSS HANNAFORD & THE CRITTERS Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh. 3:00pm.

60 SECONDS WITH… THE VELVETS Define your genre in five words or less: Dirty dirty dirty dirty blues. Bearing the terrible clichéd nature of this question, what do you reckon people will say you sound like? Drunk patrons after shows have likened us to The Black Keys, The Vasco Era and Led Zeppelin. God I wish that were true. What do you love about making music? The freedom of creation. What can a punter expect from your live show? A beast of a man thrashing the drums, a drunk frontman hurling abuse and Jack’s tasty string-snapping licks.. When’s the gig and with who? Friday October 19 at The Empress with Canterville Ghost and Hungry Jesus. Blues night baby! Which band would you most like to have a battle/ showdown with? The Doors. I reckon I could out-drink Jim Morrison.

What do you think a band has to do these days to succeed? Either suck someone off or have a butt load of money. Describe the best gig you have ever played. It’s strange, the best gigs we’ve done are the ones we go into not really wanting to be there because of some pre-show debacle. We end up channelling that frustration into our music and really giving it hell. And we’ll walk away from it going ‘Holy shit, that was rock’n’roll.’

60 SECONDS WITH… TEXAS TEA Define your genre in five words or less: Odd country music. What can a punter expect from your live show? Two awkward looking people backed by a really accomplished band. Songs about a variety of depressing topics with the occasional barn dance. So one minute you’re hip-slapping and the next you’re like, “Oh man – where’s the gin at?” Which band would you most like to have a battle/ showdown with? Do you mean a fist-fight type scenario? Can I have weapons? I’m just not that manly or tough so it would have to be someone really small or really old – maybe Leonard Cohen? I’m still not saying I would win – but, it could be a good fight. When’s the gig and with who? Friday October 19 at The Old Bar with Buried Horses (also their vinyl launch), Jimmy Tait and The Nymphs. What’ve you got to sell CD-wise? Our new record is called Sad Summer Hits. It just came out on vinyl, CD and download, and whatever other new technology they have. Do you think one day we’ll have brain–file transfer? Brain drive? Brain cloud? Imagine that. Just remember, it was my idea. Do you have any record releases to date? What are they? Where can I get them? Take A Sip - 2006, The Junkship Recordings – 2008, Fire Sides/Last Drinks – 2010, Sad Summer Hits – 2012 – through the net and in your record store - I hope. What do you think a band has to do these days to succeed? I think it depends how you define success. Really the best thing you can do is set the bar extremely low and you'll never be disappointed. Honestly I just thought it would be great to make some music – so recording and

touring and people actually liking our music a bit and even buying it has just been a bonus. If someone made a movie about your life, who would play you? If I got to choose? I would prefer either Jason Priestley or Winona Ryder to play me, and either Luke Perry or Winona Ryder to play Kate. Any of those combinations would work – even Winona Ryder starring alongside Winona Ryder would make a great film of my life I think. Texas Tea play alongside Buried Horses, Jimmy Tait, The Nymphs and DJ Kezbot at The Old Bar this Friday October 19. SUBMIT YOUR GIGS TO GIGGUIDE@BEAT.COM.AU

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ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/BLUES/FOLK GUY KABLE + JUNIOR BOWLES + LOUISE ADAMS Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. HOWLIN’ STEAM TRAIN + BRENDAN WEST + BROKEN BONES Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 7:30pm. $12. MATTY GREEN & SEAN MCMAHON Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8:30pm. OPEN MIC Wesley Anne, Northcote. 8:00pm. OPEN MIC Empress Hotel, North Fitzroy. 8:30pm.

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Future-funk superstar, photographer and artist extraordinaire Jimmy Edgar is making his Melbourne debut and it’s gonna be sleazalicious. The Detroit native, now based, depending on the day, in Berlin, New York or his hometown, is a singular entity – the kind of guy who encapsulates what it really means to be an artist. Renowned for a creative spirit enamoured with all strands of media – fashion photography, graphic design, and his one true love, music – the cosmic wild child’s CV is gloriously extensive, with this year alone seeing the release of his third full-length LP for bass-oriented label-de-jour Hotflush, Majenta, the reinvention of his live show, and a slew of groundbreaking collaborative works. He plays The B.East on Thursday October 18. SONGWRITERS IN THE ROUND Wesley Anne, Northcote. 2:00pm. $8. SPECTRUM St Andrews Hotel, St Andrews. 3:00pm. SUNDAY SINGER-SONGWRITER SESSIONS FEAT: DAVID ANDERSON + CIARAM GRANGER Chandelier Room, Moorabbin. 4:00pm. THE CUDGELS Great Britain Hotel, Richmond. 7:00pm. THE DIXIE TICKLERS Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 4:30pm. THE DUKES OF DESPAIR Penny Black, Brunswick. 5:00pm. THE FURBELOWS + ON THE STOOP Gertrudes Brown Couch, Fitzroy. 5:00pm. $10. THE HRB STRONGHEART BAND Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 4:00pm. THE T-BONES Union Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm. TURTLE & FOX Elwood Lounge, Elwood. 7:00pm.

JAZZ/SOUL/FUNK/WORLD MUSIC BLACK JESUS EXPERIENCE The Horn African Music Lounge, Collingwood. 7:00pm. CLASSICAL REVOLUTION Open Studio, Northcote. 4:30pm. HEADSPACE + BAD BOYS BATACUDA + MS BUTT + THE DALE RYDER BAND Espy, St Kilda. 5:30pm. PANORAMA DO BRASIL Open Studio, Northcote. 8:30pm. PORTMANTEAUX Tago Mago, Thornbury. 4:00pm. QUARTER STREET ORCHESTRA The Night Cat, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. THE TIM STEVENS TRIO Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne. 8:30pm. $15.

MONDAY 22 OCT ROCK/POP ACOUSTIC SESSIONS - FEAT: JACK STONE Veludo Bar & Restaurant, St Kilda. 8:30pm. CHERRY JAM - FEAT: HUGH KIRNE + SON OF SET + VICTIMS OF SIN Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 5:00pm. EMERGENZA SEMI FINALS The Hi-fi, Melbourne. 6:00pm. FRANCOLIN + PASCAL BABARE & TEETH + THE DARJEELINGS Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $2. GOMEZ + EAGLE & THE WORM Corner Hotel, Richmond. 7:30pm. $55.

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MUSICIANS WANTED ACOUSTIC ACTS WANTED for Bar Betty in Smith Street, Fitzroy. Paid Gig. Please phone Sandra or Michelle on 9417 3937. Bar Betty - 129 Smith Street, Fitzroy. BANDS & PROMOTERS WANTED. Any style for Collingwood venue. First gigs welcome, live CD recording available. Contact Jane after 12pm on 0425 796 828.

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AXOLOTL We all knew that Axolotls could walk on land but who have thought that one day they’d learn to play instruments, take to the stage and ditch their amphibious nature. Maybe they didn’t. Maybe this joke didn’t work. Either way, fresh from touring with The Bamboos across the east coast, Axolotl are launching their debut EP Autonomy which is full of lush, layered production combined blended electronics and raw innovative sounds. They play Ding Dong Lounge on Thursday October 18. Geddawnit. LEE RANALDO Pure Pop Courtyard, St Kilda. 7:00pm. MANDEK PENHA + EMMANUEL CICCOLINI + SEX ON TOAST Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $15. MONDAY NIGHT MASS - FEAT: GLOW + PEOPLE PERSON + THIS FREE FIELD Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 6:00pm.

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KRISTY & CHRISTINA + NESSA QUINTET Open Studio, Northcote. 7:30pm. MAKE IT UP CLUB Bar Open, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. PANORAMA DO BRAZIL Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne. 8:30pm. $15. ST LEONARD’S - FEAT: PETER FOLEY Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 8:00pm. 7:30pm. $12. MATTY GREEN & SEAN MCMAHON Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8:30pm. OPEN MIC Wesley Anne, Northcote. 8:00pm. OPEN MIC Empress Hotel, North Fitzroy. 8:30pm.

JAZZ/SOUL/FUNK/WORLD MUSIC KRISTY & CHRISTINA + NESSA QUINTET Open Studio, Northcote. 7:30pm. MAKE IT UP CLUB Bar Open, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. PANORAMA DO BRAZIL Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne. 8:30pm. $15. ST LEONARD’S - FEAT: PETER FOLEY Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 8:00pm.

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Wednesday October 17th, 2012 With Ruth Mihelcic There’s a lot of good news floating around The Push offices this week! The FReeZA Mentoring Program is back and we’re looking for young people aged 18 to 25 who are passionate about working in the music industry in the areas of performance, technical production, marketing and publicity, event management, or music business operations. The six month program will team you up with an established music industry professional while giving you access to industry events, internships, links to employment and volunteer opportunities. Applications close November 20, check out our website thepush.com. au for details. Regional finals for the 2012 FReeZA Push Start Battle of the Bands competition have all been announced, running until November. The winners will go on to play at Push Over next year and share the stage with some of Australia’s best up and coming talent. Last year’s final winner Altitude made it through at the Barwon South West regional final and joined others who have previously participated in the competition including Kisschasy, The Vasco Era, Neon Love, Michael Paynter, Airborne and Fearless Vampire Killers to name just a few. Our website has the full list of dates or check the gig listings here. Face The Music returns to the Melbourne Arts Centre on November 16 and 17, when local and international industry professionals and cover topics including tour management, music release strategies, making inroads in the USA, crowd funding, music in film and TV and much more. Tickets and more info on the two day event are at facethemusic.org.au.

JUMP Mentoring applications close on Friday and are open to creative practitioners, producers, editors and curators who are in the first five years of their professional practice. It aims to help them gain networks and exchange ideas while working on an applied mentorship and creative project. For more info contact Laura Naimo on (02) 9215 9129.

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In other news you can use, applications for the Association of Artist Managers nine month mentoring program close today, email meg@aam.org. au for more info. SYN has a vacancy for an Access Programming Coordinator to seek out and engage diverse groups and assist them with broadcasting on SYN. The job closes today, and more info is at syn. org.au.

DAMIAN & WILL’S NMIT RECITAL Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne. 7:30pm. $5. LEBOWSKIS 303, Northcote. 9:00pm. $8. MARC HANNAFORD & THE ALLAN BROWNE TRIO Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne. 8:30pm. $15.

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CARUS THOMPSON Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 8:00pm. NED WELLYN Labour In Vain, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. WILEY RED FOX + MARK ANSTEY + THE SCOUTS Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

ACOUSTIC SESSIONS - FEAT: JANINE MARSHALL Veludo Bar & Restaurant, St Kilda. 8:30pm. BRUNSWICK DISCOVERY - FEAT: THE BONSACK MACHINE + ERROL STREET + THE MELLOW DOWN EASYS Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm. COLLAGE - FEAT: EUCLID + BEAUTIFUL CHANGE + FLOUNDER + SIGNAL X Espy, St Kilda. 9:00pm. CONNAUGHT QUARTET + THE JAZZA FUNKET 303, Northcote. 7:30pm. HOWARD + ESC + INERVA + THE ALLEYS Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 12:30pm. $2. MELBOURNE FRESH INDUSTRY SHOWCASE Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 7:00pm. $15. RED X Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. THE CONCERT FOR DARRYL - FEAT: BRIAN CADD + DARYL BRAITHWAITE + GLENN SHORROCK + KEAYS & MORRIS + BARRY SMITH + DEBRA BYRNE + LISA EDWARDS + PAUL NORTON + RONNIE BURNS + THE AUSTRALIAN YOUTH CHOIR + WENDY STAPLETON Palais Theatre, St Kilda. 7:00pm.

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Define your genre in five words or less: Psych/garage/pop/noise. Bearing the terrible clichéd nature of this question, what do you reckon people will say you sound like? People have been saying we sound like Dinosaur Jr – which is cool, but I’ve hardly listened to them – so I don’t know what that means. Maybe I should listen to them? What do you love about making music? Discovery through collaboration – it breeds creativity. I find myself learning so much through playing with different people – stuff you’d never discover if you’re just in your room jamming with yourself. What can a punter expect from your live show? There seems to be a balance (or contrast) between lots of fuzz/noise with pop sensibilities arising in writing and rehearsals. I think (hopefully) these dynamic extremes make for an interesting show. I guess we’ll see because our launch shows are also our debut gigs as a band! What’ve you got to sell CD-wise? Our single is out digitally on iTunes, and we’re gonna put a homemade tape together for our debut shows – it’ll have the single and a bunch of b-sides and demos that informed the band’s inception. How long have you been gigging and writing? I’ve been playing bass and other instruments in bands since I was around 14 I guess. But this is my first real project as a frontman, which I’m really excited about. What part of making music excites you the most? When you’re writing or jamming and you stumble across something unexpectedly – something you didn’t know existed in your consciousness. You can’t nail down where it came from or what influenced it, but it can be fucking exciting. When’s the gig and with who? Thursday October 25 at The Old Bar with Stu Mackenzie (King Gizzard) and Sleep Decade. Also the Saturday October 27 at The Nash in Geelong with Turtleneck and Sleep Decade.

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PBS 106.7FM have their Open Day on Saturday and you can meet the broadcasters, find out how the station works, how you can get involved and how to get your music played. It’s happening 12-3pm at 47 Easey Street, Collingwood, go to pbsfm.org.au for more details.

All Ages Timetable FRIDAY OCTOBER 19 Gippsland FReeZA Push Start Regional Final w/ competing bands Define The Signal, An Untold Odyssey, Euphoria, Phillip Myers, Son Of A Butcher, Inverloch Community Centre, 16 A’Beckett St, 7:30pm, Travis Blackney on 5672 4545, AA Alpine Shire Youth Awards w/ Mount Beauty Jazz Band and DJ Jarrad, Mount Beauty Community Centre, 7pm, Free, Lili Korndorffer on (03) 5755 0592, AA Loddon FReeZA Formal w/ DJ Gold, Brydie Lanyon, Meg Lockhart, and Madison Holt, Serpentine Hall, 7:30pm, Tony Bellenger on 5494 1232, U18 Morrissey, Festival Hall, 300 Dudley Street, West Melbourne, 8pm, $101.05, ticketmaster.com.au or 136 100, AA

FRIDAY OCTOBER 19 TO SATURDAY OCTOBER 20 JamGrass Music Festival w/ The New Worlds, Rattlehand, Uncle Bill, John Flanagan & the Begin Agains, and more, Thornbury Theatre, jamgrass.com. au, AA

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KING GIZZARD AND THE LIZARD WIZARD Sunday October 7, The Tote The seven-deep King Gizz contingent stood in nearsingle file formation across the front of the fabled Tote stage, presenting a formidable frontline in a battle that they had already won. While the Sunday show wasn’t an overly raucous affair, the populace lads put on a flawless display of their brazen garage rock. I’ve seen the band many times in the past year and this instance was the most impressive. With the benefit of latest LP 12 Bar Bruise and EP of last year Willoughby’s Beach, the band manage to pull off headline duties with the manner of seasoned veterans. Opening with the jaunty title track from their debut album, Gizz burned through a tasty selection of new and old. The cry of “Just because I like you/Doesn’t mean I like you” from the EP title track manages to raise a fist pump each and every time. A menacing Reatards cover was thrown into the mix as frontman Stu dangled from bandroom ceiling. All too soon, King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard

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played their final song for the night. “Fuck, that was a short set,” I thought to myself. My timepiece, however, informed me that the lads had nearly clocked up around an hour onstage. I wanted more, dammit. Earlier in the night marked the first occasion that I witnessed venerable Melbourne rock stalwarts The Meanies in the live setting. I was most impressed with frontman Link Meanies’ ability to tap an endless vein of mucus to pull off a series of bushman’s blows, one of which shot a missile all over the two punters standing immediately in front of me. Nasty. Regardless, it was a sick display of classic punk fury. LACHLAN KANONIUK LOVED: A lovely way to cap off the weekend. HATED: Monday morning. DRANK: Beers. Some big, some little.

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Australian tours have been a rare occurrence for Cannibal Corpse during their 24 year existence. They spent a good portion of their career banned from even coming to these shores due to the fact that ARIA deemed them “potentially oﬀensive” in 1995 and didn’t lift the ban until 2006. Even since then the Floridian kings of death metal have only toured twice; once in 2007 and again in 2009, so it’s no surprise that this year’s Australian tour in support of their latest LP Torture has seen pretty much every venue sell out. It’s a packed out crowd of rabid Cannibal Corpse fans at the sizeable Billboard, and the atmosphere is electric as the eager hoards of denim and leather clad brutes await to have their ear drums pummelled by the undisputed masters of the unholy genre known as death metal. Tasmanian technicians Psycroptic get the crowd warmed up with a blinding set played with boundless energy, technical prowess and the precise execution of brutality of a razor sharp axe to the head. Psycroptic’s modern and technical style of death metal does showcase the sheer range of sounds under the blanket of extreme metal, as well as proving how far the genre has come, but it’s clear as soon as Cannibal Corpse take to the stage that you can’t beat some good ol’ meat’n’potatoes brutality. It’s death metal played the old fashioned way, and it’s what Cannibal

Corpse do best. It’s absolutely terrifying how heavy these boys are when they are on their best form, and they are close to perfection tonight, pummelling out slab after slab of bone crushing, ear bleeding heaviness. Vocalist George ‘Corpsegrinder’ Fisher cuts an imposing ﬁgure on the stage, the man mountain that he is. His neck alone is probably as thick as the average man’s thigh, and you can see why as he windmills his hair in time with the frantic blast beats provided by Paul Mazukiewicz. The tracks from Torture such as Demented Aggression and Encased In Concrete sound even heavier live than they do on record, but it’s the old classics like Fucked With A Knife, the gloriously grim I Cum Blood and of course Stripped, Raped And Strangled that really get the pit swirling in a heaving mass of limbs, sweat and hair, and leave the crowd aurally demoralised by the end of their 90-minute set. ADAM ROBERTSHAW LOVED: Being aurally demoralised. HATED: The severe neck ache the next morning. DRANK: Beer and Jäger.

VAUDEVILLE SMASH Saturday September 29, Northcote Social Club The band room was heaving from the very start of Vaudeville Smash’s show, with no love lost between the five-piece and their ardent fans since their last run of gigs and this, to promote new single Best Night. The classic Roller Disco was punched out early on, at a slower pace than its recorded incarnation, which actually worked really well. Singer Marc Lucchesi is one of the most present frontmen you could see live – he’s pressing skin with the stage-hoppers, now he’s jogging on the spot with delight at brother Dan’s killer beats, now he’s playing a goddamn flute like a sexy Puck. The whole thing went the way you’d imagine a Vegas show to go, wherein the songs are faultlessly honed and almost always end on the one (as in: three, four, one), with a blast from a band so unified that you’d have to guess there was family involved even if you didn’t know it to be true. Session keyboardist Luke Saunders must have been cooking in that black shirt (same goes for drummer Dan, actually), but he was brilliant at making slow, pulsing chords throb straight through your neck and into your hypothalamus. At one point the vocal harmonising evoked some kind of pop-angel congregation: it was a mixture of love, pain, guilt, amazement and imagination. By the time Best Night came around, Vaudeville Smash had well and truly proven that they can do tight-asBeat Magazine Page 90

fuck disco and do it properly, just in case there was anyone left at the Northcote who was in two minds. Best Night presented a most-faithful adherence to the recorded track, although sadly Lucchesi’s sax did not have live autotune applied. The true joy of the song’s message, however, deﬁnitely does itself justice as a live experience over the recording. For the encore, the three Lucchesi brothers (Marc, Dan and bassist Luca) performed an a cappella rendition of The Greatest American Hero theme Believe It Or Not. After this the rest of the dudes collected themselves and we were treated to perennial favourite The Old Man. Dan’s beautiful, building ﬁlls made the blood rush, and the positive energy absolutely roaring from the dais accompanied the crowd’s shouts of the repeated line, “You’re fucking beautiful, you blow my mind.” Vaudeville Smash are exactly what live music is all about, for God’s sake. If you don’t love them, you’re an idiot. ZOË RADAS LOVED: Dan Lucchesi regally surveying his domain. HATED: Very little. DRANK: All the alcohol in the venue.

Saturday September 29, Karova Lounge

It had been a long time between drinks before Gold Fields’ return to their hometown-haunt of Ballarat’s Karova Lounge, but the slick five-piece didn’t disappoint. The beyond-capacity crowd saw the usually cosy, intimate venue transformed into a living beast – the entire crowd either moving as one, lurching towards the stage or scattering up the walls – and any available vantage point to catch a glimpse of the audio explosion erupting onstage before them. Having performed a number of headline shows and festivals in 2011, including Parklife, from the moment the boys entered the stage, their newly-garnered experience was evident. A new sense of focus and professionalism that transcended their proficient pre-show preparations to manifest itself into a tight and polished set – both controlled enough to roll efficiently from track to track and unbridled enough to maintain their trademark percussively-driven energy. The energy radiating off the appreciative spectators was palpable, a cyclical effect that drove Gold Fields to make more noise and thus generate more of an approving shriek from the collective masses. Tracks like Gold Fields anthem Treehouse provoked an almost otherworldly uproar of recognition from attendees, it’s cowbell-laden and punchy drum-pop coupled with Mark Fuller’s caramel vocals as they floated over the dance-inducing ensemble, too much for some to handle without generating excessive amounts of noise. Another particularly notable aspect of the set was Gold Fields delivery of another of their 2011 released tracks, The Woods, which saw the boys imitate the fans’ fervour. As they reeled about the stage, physically

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pulsating to the intense tribalism the track embodies; they transformed Karova into an eerie dreamscape of ethereal vocals, echoing synths, hard-hitting drums and droning guitar and bass-work. When it was announced that the last track was going to be played, the scene was reminiscent of Pamplona’s running of the bulls – a surge of heavily breathing, frenzied human beings and the inevitable violence that ensues. The ‘mosh pit’ that was created, a generous term applied to the relatively small number of people such a little venue can contain, comprised of everything a decent one tends to: complete removal of personal space, copious amounts of sweat, complete adoption of a group mentality and a certain amount of ‘tude that is required to throw away one’s inhibitions and lurch forward and back without a care in the world. Even when the set was over and a few optimistic fans exhaustedly pleaded for an encore, the hometown crowd were evidently satiated with their local golden boys, and with Gold Fields heading over to the US to record some new material, they’ll have to be, for now. SCARLETT TREWAVIS

LOVED: Clinging for dear life onto a friends arm in fear of being trampled. HATED: The girl whose erratic arm movements continually spilled my drink. DRANK: Vodka and raspberry.

Friday September 28, The Hifi Bar

There was a larger than usual queue of black down Swanston St as a sold out crowd turned up to tonight’s show. It was another miserable Melbourne day, so people seemed pleased when they were finally let in. Or maybe it was that they could finally hit the bar? As people moved in from the cold they were treated to two warm up acts. Truth Corroded and their thrash assault were solid and entertaining. Balls out thrash might seem out of place at a Fear Factory but they were received well by the crowd. The nights middle child, Thy Art Is Murder, not so much busted out their deathcore tunes as opened them slowly without a knife. While the instrumentalists were on top of their game, their vocalist sounded much more like cookie monster than he does on record. In spite of this they psyched one guy up so much that he seemed intent on showing his friends how high he could kick his right leg without moving any other part of his body. The room went dark as a dark and dramatic score – the sort of music you would associate with the ex-governor of California – started thundering through the PA and Fear Factory took the stage. The first thing that hits you is Dino Cazares. The man is huge and even discerning fans will struggle to tell which is heavier, the riffs or the guitarist. In spite of (perhaps because of?) his size Dino was all over the

stage, regularly switching sides and waving to pit rats. Dwarfed by Dino was Fear Factory’s new bassist, Matt DeVries from Chimaira, who suits the band to the point where he may as well be an old bassist. Mike Heller is the other ‘new guy’, and he is more than capable of ﬁlling the shoes of Gene Hoglan. But maybe not the the pants. The ﬁnal member, Burton C. Bell, is a brilliant frontman. He is absolutely brutal, but friendly and without ego. His voice is wavered a little on some of some of his higher vocals, but aside from this the band sound like their studio albums. Fear Factory smashed their way through a solid setlist which mixed newer releases with old favourites. The pit was a mass life form during their hits Edgecrusher and Can’t Tear Me Apart. There was a particularly energetic reaction to Bell’s announcement that they would play material from 95’s Demanufacture. A sold out show with a great vibe – it would suck to have not gone due to the absence of the former members. OSCAR SCHIESSER LOVED: The guy with the original ‘92 tour shirt. HATED: Cookie Monster vocals. DRANK: Bourbon.

LITTLE HURRICANE Thursday October 4, Ding Dong Lounge Little Hurricane are great for a few reasons. They’re a two-piece (which are all the rage at the moment), they play pretty filthy blues with a touch of mellifluous folk simmering below the surface, and finally, their drummers name is CC. Let me put that last one into perspective: I don’t have the foggiest idea what the lead singers name is. You know why? Because CC is like the antithesis of Meg White, and Meg was a babe too. Instruments instantly make people attractive, and when they are already dribble-hot, you got yourself a successful band. Ding Dong was about 80% full when Little Hurricane started playing. By no means was the room at capacity or heaving, but there was a gentle and welcoming party atmosphere. I went to the show on the proviso they were like The White Stripes but better at their instruments. Who wouldn’t want to see that? No one. I didn’t find this to be the case, but there was no denying there was something there. There was a subtlety and patience to the songs, and where many two-pieces would abruptly attack cymbals and punch overdrive

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pedals, Little Hurricane held back and would instead favour a groove or a harmony that would always pretty much be spot on. This was refreshing and meant that when they would eventually kick into that predictable but no less amazing two-piece routine, it was all the more appreciated. The lead singer, (what was his name? Did I mention the drummers name was CC? Yeah, CC. And me and CC are going to ride off into the sunset on a Harley so don’t even bother talking to her or anything) anyway, the lead singer could wail and the microphones set up around the stage and amplifier in a little piece of furniture was a nice touch. If you like blues and stuff you’ll like these guys. Fo' sho'. JAYJAY PARSO-MAN-DAWG YO LOVED: CC. HATED: CC. DRANK: CC’s sweat that I collected in jam-jars placed under the drumkit.