Beat Magazine #1360

ISSUE 1360

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IN THIS ISSUE...

16

HOT TALK

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TOURING

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SLAYER

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PHYSICAL FRACTALS

26

ART OF THE CITY, COMIC STRIP

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TRUE NORTH, LOST IN TRANSLATION

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HOUSOS VS AUTHORITY

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BEAT EATS

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INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH

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BIRDS OF TOKYO DIAFRIX MIGHTY DUKE & THE LORDS

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THE TOOT TOOT TOOTS NO ESCAPE FOR THE KING THE TRANSPLANTS HALF THE SKY

CYPRESS HILL PG 50

THE TRANSPLANTS PG 48

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PURITY RING

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SOUNDWAVE SPECIAL CYPRESS HILL

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CORE/CRUNCH

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SOUNDWAVE SPECIAL LIVING WITH LIONS THE BLACKOUT SUM 41 THE AMITY AFFLICTION

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MUSIC NEWS

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BRIGHTER LATER New Melbourne act Brighter Later will be launching their debut LP The Wolves at the Northcote Social Club on Sunday March 24 with some very special guests. The Wolves features contributions by Pony Face’s Simon Bailey, ARIA-winning producer Shane O’Mara, Cameron Potts (Cuba Is Japan, Ninetynine) and engineer Casey Rice (Dirty Three). Brighter Later borrow from early Cat Power and the narcotic beauty of Low, but still craft a sound that is wholly their own. Tickets available from the venue website.

THE KOOKS THE DRONES Fresh from curating the Australian return of All Tomorrow’s Parties, The Drones have announced a national tour to celebrate the launch of their first studio album in a long while, I See Seaweed. The tour will be The Drones’ first since their return to support their extensive DVD compilation A Thousand Mistakes. Support comes from King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard. The Drones perform at The Forum on Friday April 26. Ticketing is at the Forum website.

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SIMONE FELICE

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As well as gracing Bruzzy’s Farm at this year’s Boogie, Simone Felice will hit Workers Club for a headline performance. After breaking through with his fraternal outfit The Felice Brothers, Simone Felice has forged a reputable solo career in the past few years. Support at the Melbourne show comes from Jess Rebeiro and The Idle Hoes. Simone Felice performs at Workers Club on Wednesday April 3.

Rising purveyors of polyrhythm Hiatus Kaiyote are gearing up to take Texas’s SXSW by storm, but before they do, they’re giving local fans a treat in the form of a fundraising send-off show for their US assault.

Making waves locally, Hiatus Kaiyote are putting on a show at The Evelyn to raise last-minute funds for their American tour. Support on the night comes from Sex On Toast and MFP. Hiatus Kaiyote perform at The Evelyn on Sunday March 3.

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Following on from the swift sell-out of their first Groovin’ The Moo sideshow, The Kooks have announced another show at The Palais Theatre on Wednesday May 1 with tickets on sale through Ticketmaster. Get in quick.

THE VON ERICHS Renowned for their energetic live shows, Texan punkabilly band The Von Ehrics will be making their maiden voyage to Melbourne this March.

Formed in North Texas in 2006, The Von Ehrics draw influence from their youthful roots in country and gospel in combination with the punk rock and metal that defined their teenage years.

Double Black and Cherrywood will be joining them in Melbourne. They’ll be performing at Cherry Bar on Friday March 22.

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TENACIOUS D After selling out their first show in minutes, Tenacious D have added a second performance at the Palais Theatre on Saturday May 18. Support for their Australian shows will be special guests Barry Morgan and Sasquatch.

PASSENGER Following on from the news of a sell-out first show, UK’s Passenger has announced a second Melbourne appearance at The Athenaeum Theatre on Wednesday March 20 with tickets on sale through Ticketek now.

AEROSMITH Aerosmith have announced their first Australian tour in 24 years. Aerosmith first emerged in the early ‘70s, and went on to record a string of gold and platinum albums including Get Your Wings, Toys In The Attic and Rocks.

The group have sold over 150 million albums worldwide, and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001. They’ll be joined in Melbourne by The Dead Daisies. Aerosmith will play at Rod Laver Arena on Saturday May 4. Tickets will go on sale on 12pm on Monday March 4 through Ticketek.

ROCK FOR DOC Australian rock legends James Morley, Bob Spencer, Ian Hulme, Peter Maslen and Alfie Rocker will be showing support for their friend and fellow musician Doc Neeson at Cherry Bar’s Rock For Doc, a benefit show for The Angels front man. Fellow Angels Morley and Spencer will be leading their friends from the The Choirboys, Boom Crash Opera and Dirty Deeds as they join forces with Cherry Bar to support Doc in is struggle against cancer. You can join them on Saturday April 20 at Cherry Bar, with tickets on sale through the venue’s website.

ENGLISH DOGS Punk luminaries English Dogs will descend upon Melbourne this week. Formed in October 1981 in Grantham and produced two demos during 1982 entitled Show No Mercy and Free To Kill. The band then toured Germany supporting friends GBH during early 1983 and followed this with a British tour supporting Discharge. This was followed by signing to Clay Records who released the 6 track EP titled Mad Punx And English Dogs July 1983.

The first full length album, Invasion of the Porky Men, was released in 1984. English Dogs perform at The Bendigo on Thursday February 28.

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THE BLACK SEEDS The Blacks Seeds have announced a series of shows later this year. Heralding from Wellington, New Zealand, the heavyweight reggae-soul band has been taking the world by storm with their fifth album Dust And Dirt. The eight-piece have been combining funk and rock with Jamaican beats since 1998, earning a respectable fan-base worldwide. The Black Seeds will be performing at The Hi-Fi on Saturday April 27.

Tickets can be purchase through Oztix.

Australia’s current electronic poster boy has announced his biggest tour yet. Dubbed the Infinity Prism Tour, these shows will be his first-ever national headline tour and will feature a entirely new stage production and extended set. The Infinity Prism is a device that references the kaleidoscopic imagery of his album cover in a live context by way of a hexagonal infinity mirror embedded with LED lights that will feature in both the live show and also in a forthcoming trilogy of video clips. Flume will be joined by Chet Faker, who is himself enjoying critical acclaim and widespread popularity following his breakthrough Thinking in Textures EP. Flume will play at Festival Hall on Thursday May 2. He’ll also appear at Golden Plains and Groovin’ The Moo.

In what could possibly be the best Beat giveaway of all time, a lucky fan and a guest will not only receive two tickets to see legendary rock band KISS at their second show at Etihad Stadium alongside Mötley Crüe on Wednesday March 6, but they will also have an opportunity for a meet and greet with the band. The upcoming tour will be the first time KISS’ dedicated Aussie fans get the chance to experience tracks from their latest record, Monster, live. There are a few tickets left to their second show so if you miss out, make sure you get in fast through Ticketmaster.

WILLIAM ELLIOTT WHITMORE Hailing from a farm along the banks of the mighty Mississippi River, William Elliott Whitmore has developed an intense love and spiritual understanding of the land, which he flawlessly conveys through all of his records. With lauded live performances and albums full of songs from the heart and the heartland, you’d be a fool to miss him when he plays The Corner Hotel on Tuesday March 26. We’re giving away five double passes.

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Neil Young and Crazy Horse have announced that Husky and The Drones will support them at their Melbourne shows next month. Neil Young and Crazy Horse will perform at The Plenary on Wednesday March 13. Tickets on sale through Ticketek. They’ll also play Rod Laver Arena on Friday March 15 (tickets through Ticketek) and A Day On The Green in Geelong on Saturday March 16 (tickets through Ticketmaster).

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The Shadow Electric Bar and Cinema will roll out the red carpet and play host to the inaugural March Of The Bands – three Saturday afternoons in March, each offering a diverse playbill of exceptional local bands. Saturday March 9 features the hypnotic country rock of Immigrant Union with support from Pony Face, Saturday March 16 will cut to spaghetti western shimmy shakers The Toot Toot Toots with Mexican garage rock party band Mesa Cosa and Saturday March 23 will focus on underground legends Ooga Boogas, toting their new self-titled album with support from Woollen Kts and Justin Fuller. All gigs are free and bands play between 2pm and 6pm.

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Brisbane’s bass-heavy roof-raisers Kingfisha are hitting the road for their new single Digging For Fire, the third and final tour for 2012’s acclaimed selftitled album. They’re teaming up with fellow Brisbane heavyweights Dubmarine for a double headline show which reaches the Workers Club on Friday March 15.

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Pigeon are set to take flight in support of Melbourne electro-pop charmers Strange Talk on their Cast Away Album Tour this March and April.

The group will also be be touching down for some headline shows along the way. Get a piece of the Pigeon pie at the Corner Hotel on Thursday March 28, when they appear with Strange Talk and Phebe Starr, or catch their free headline show at the Espy Front Bar on Friday March 29.

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Kyle Thomas’ brainchild and nerd rocking alter ego King Tuff is bound for Australian shores this April. The lo-fi garage pop royalty has made multiple musical outings in bands such as psych folk outfit Feathers, with garage punks Happy Birthday, and in J Mascis’ doom band Witch. King Tuff’s solo debut album Was Dead was certainly well loved and his self titled follow up won fans and won over critics worldwide. It would be tuff luck to miss him when he plays Wing and Gill’s Bermuda Float on Thursday April 25. Tickets on sale through Moshtix.

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Playing for the first time since their Homebake appearance, Six60 are returning to Australia this April. Six60 Australian tours have always sold out and this one is unlikely to be the exception. They’ll be in Melbourne on Friday May 3 when they play at The Forum. Head to the venue’s website for details.

London-based, Amercian-born folk musician Sam Amidon will return to Australia in early March for an intimate Melbourne show. Amidon plays guitar, banjo and fiddle, and has collaborated with the likes of Glen Hansard and Beth Orton. Amidon is distinct for his talent in the fields of free jazz and drone minimalism. He has released three albums of radically reworked folk songs (and an earlier one – his debut Solo Fiddle) and is set to release a new album in coming months. Sam Amidon performs at The Toff In Town on Wednesday March 6. Tickets on sale from Oztix.

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Laura Imbruglia has spent the past six months in songwriting hibernation mode. She finally emerges to show off some of her new tunes from her upcoming third LP, due for release very soon. This Thursday February 28, the John Curtin Hotel will host the live debut of some of her song babies. Support on the night is from Mid State Orange and Slow Galo.

Born in the Espy’s Gershwin Room of a world record attempt which sought to cram the largest number of ska-skant playing horn musicians on stage, The Melbourne Ska Orchestra will be touring their debut album this May. Assembled from some of Melbourne’s preeminent names in ska and reggae, with more than 30 members on stage and Nicky Bomba in the lead, the MSO has sold out shows and electrified audiences for more than a decade. The self-titled debut album aims to showcase the versatility of the genre with its unique brand of energetic Australian Ska. The new single Lygon Street Meltdown is out now, with the album to be released on Friday March 8. If you don’t catch their upcoming Golden Plains appearance, they’ll be at the Forum Theatre on Saturday May 4 with special guests Strange Tenants and Savona Sound System. The ska is the limit!

Tickets are through Ticketmaster.

ULTRA BULLITT French high energy rock’n’soul garage band, Ultra Bullitt are making their way to Australia for the first time. Ultra Bullitt formed in 2008 and is heavily influenced by the MC5, the Stooges, the Hives, the Sonics and the Kinks. They have recorded three albums, the two most recent out on the French label Beast Records which has also released many Australian bands including The Drones, Spencer P Jones & the Escape Committee, Digger & the Pussycats, Midnight Woolf, Texas Tea, the Holy Soul and Penny Ikinger. They play a run of March shows in Melbourne including gigs at The Old Bar, Cherry, The Espy, The Tote, Yah Yah’s, The Retreat, Bar Open and The Public Bar. For full tour details head to ultrabullitt.com.

THE GROWL After touring the USA and Canada with Tame Impala, The Growl will be returning to Australian shores this April and marking the release of their debut LP What Would Christ Do?? with a national headline tour. Having earned multiple WAMI nominations, a triple j unearthed slot at last year’s Big Day Out and a spot on the NME Australian Acts To Watch list in 2013, the group have been making a name for themselves on the world stage. Catch them live at the Workers Club on Wednesday April 24.

Musical fans rejoice, a new arena production of Jesus Christ Superstar will be touring Australia in 2013. With an eclectic cast, the show will star Australia’s Tim Minchin as Judas Iscariot, former Spice Girl Melanie C as Mary Magdalene and critically acclaimed newcomer Ben Forster in the role of Jesus. Under the direction Laurence Connor, Jon Stevens and the ever saint like Andrew O’Keefe will be joining them. Arguably Australia’s most popular musical, Jesus Christ Superstar first came to life as a chart topping double album in 1970 and ran for 82 nights with John Farnham as savior in 1992. Don’t leave it up to divine intervention, grab your tickets through Ticketek from Friday March 8. The Melbourne shows will take place on Friday June 15 and Saturday June 16.

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MAD CADDIES Two powerhouses of ska have teamed up for a Hits & Pits festival sideshow. Mad Caddies and The Voodoo Glow Skulls will cause moshpit madness when they play The Northcote Social Club on Saturday March 30. Tickets from the venue website.

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THE DELTA RIGGS Melbourne’s The Delta Riggs, with their uncompromising sonic energy, have been forging a reputation as one of this city’s finest live bands with their no-holds-barred attitude and explosive live set. With the release of their forthcoming debut album HEX.LOVER.KILLER firmly insight, The Delta Riggs have announced a national album release tour throughout April, with triple j favourites Stillwater Giants in-support. The tour announcement also coincides with a brand-new video clip for the album’s leading single Rah Rah Radio. Their hometown show is at The Northcote Social Club on Saturday April 20. Tickets from the venue website.

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Vydamo is the solo project of Art Vs Science’s Jim Finn. First single Gonna Make It has been all over the radio this summer and rightly so. The anthemic jam has all the features of a modern classic. Sure to be one of 2013’s next big things, catch Vydamo performing as a five-piece at The Toff In Town on Saturday April 20.

VANCE JOY Next month Vance Joy heads to Austin’s South By South West Festival to showcase his pop-tinged folk music. Before he embarks, he’s announced some headline shows for his return including an intimate performance at The Northcote Social Club on Saturday April 27. His debut EP God Loves You When You’re Dancing is set for release on March 22.

3/29 Tinning Street, Brunswick Auction Thursday 21st March at 7.00pm - New York Style With Brunswick Edge

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INTERNATIONAL BLINK-182 Sidney Myer Music Bowl February 27 THE WEDDING PRESENT Northcote Social Club February 27 SYLOSIS AND SIX FEET UNDER Corner Hotel February 27 TOMAHAWK Billboard The Venue February 27 SLEEPING WITH SIRENS The Hi-Fi February 27 FLOGGING MOLLY The Palace February 27 SICK OF IT All The Espy February 27 GARBAGE The Forum February 27 PUSCIFER The Palais February 28 CANCER BATS The Reverence February 28 THE WONDER YEARS Corner Hotel February 28 DUFF MCKAGAN’S LOADED The Espy February 28 BLOOD ON THE DANCE FLOOR Arrow On Swanston February 28 CYPRESS HILL The Forum February 28 THE TALLEST MAN ON EARTH Melbourne Recital Hall February 28 BRING ME THE HORIZON/PIERCE THE VEIL Billboard February 28 SUM 41/BILLY TALENT The Palace February 28 ENGLISH DOGS The Bendigo February 28 SOUNDWAVE Flemington Racecourse March 1 DEEP PURPLE/JOURNEY Rod Laver Arena March 1 DEERHOOF Schoolhouse Studios March 3 THIN LIZZY Billboard The Venue March 4 KISS, MÖTLEY CRÜE Etihad Stadium March 5, 6 FUN. The Palace March 5 ED SHEERAN Festival Hall March 5, 6 THE OFFSPRING The Palace March 6 SAM AMIDON The Toff March 6 ANTIBALAS Corner Hotel March 6 AZEALIA BANKS The Palace March 7 CAT POWER The Forum March 7 THE STONE ROSES Festival Hall March 7 DINOSAUR JR Corner Hotel March 7, The Espy March 8 RICKIE LEE JONES Anthenaeum Theatre March 7 PURITY RING Corner Hotel March 8 GOOD LIFE 2013 Flemington Racecourse March 8 WOMADELAIDE Adelaide’s Botanic Park March 8 –March 11 PORT FAIRY FOLK FESTIVAL Port Fairy March 8 – 11

TORO Y MOI Corner Hotel March 9 GEORGE CLINTON & PARLIAMENT FUNKADELIC Billboard March 9 GOLDEN PLAINS Meredith’s Supernatural Amphitheatre March 9 - 11 MXPX Corner Hotel March 10 WILD NOTHING The Tote March 11, The Toff March 12 REDD KROSS The Espy March 12 BOB MOULD Corner Hotel March 13 SMASH MOUTH The Hi-Fi March 13 BLOC PARTY Festival Hall March 14 LOS STRAITJACKETS The LuWow March 14 BEATLEMANIA Athaneum Theatre March 14-17 NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE The Plenary March 13, Rod Laver Arena March 15 OPETH The Palace March 15 JON SPENCER BLUES EXPLOSION Corner Hotel March 16 DAMIEN DEMPSEY The Hi-Fi March 16 GUNS N’ ROSES Sidney Myer Music Bowl March 16, 17 MOON DUO Northcote Social Club March 17 THE JACKSONS Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre March 19 WANDA JACKSON Corner Hotel March 20 DEWOLFF The Workers Club March 21 THIS WILL DESTROY YOU Northcote Social Club March 21, 22 MUTEMATH Billboard March 22 THE VON ERICHS Cherry Bar March 22 RODRIGUEZ Hamer Hall March 22 ROBERT CRAY Hamer Hall March 24 FRED WESLEY Corner Hotel March 24 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Rod Laver Arena March 24, 26, 27 Hanging Rock March 30, 31 MANU CHAO The Palace March 25 CHRIS ISAAK Sidney Myer Music Bowl March 26 WILCO Hamer Hall March 27, 28 KITTY, DAISY & LEWIS Billboard March 27 PAUL SIMON Rod Laver Arena March 27 BONNIE RAITT, MAVIS STAPLES State Theatre March 27 IGGY AND THE STOOGES Festival Hall March 27 FALL OUT BOY The Palace March 27 ROGER HODGSON The Palais March 28 ALLEN STONE Northcote Social Club March 28

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NATIONAL DRAPHT La Trobe Bundoora February 27 BIRDS OF TOKYO Pier Live Frankston February 28, The Forum March 2, 3 LOON LAKE Corner Hotel March 1 TIM ROGERS/THE BAMBOOS Melbourne Zoo March 1 NICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEEDS Sidney Myer Music Bowl March 2 BIRDS OF TOKYO The Forum March 2 THE DEMON PARADE Workers Club March 3 HIATUS KAIYOTE The Evelyn March 3 CARNIVAL OF SUBURBIA Oakland, March 6 – 16 LAST DINOSAURS Monash University March 7 MOOMBA FESTIVAL The Yarra March 8 – 11 PETE MURRAY Ferntree Gully Hotel March 9, Corner Hotel March 15 POPSTRANGERS/BORED NOTHINGS Gasometer March 10 NGAIIRE Northcote Social Club March 10 PUSH OVER Sidney Myer Music Bowl March 11 CLARKEFIELD MUSIC FESTIVAL Clarkefield Hotel March 17 THE BARONS OF TANG Northcote Social Club March 19 THE CAT EMPIRE Prince Bandroom March 20, 21 PASSENGER Anthenaeum Theatre March 20,21 GRINSPOON The Hi-Fi March 22 PVT Corner Hotel March 23 GREENTHIEF The Espy March 23 BOOGIE 7 Bruzzy’s Farm, Tallarook March 29-31 YACHT CLUB DJS Ding Dong Lounge March 30 DEAD LETTER CIRCUS The Corner Hotel April 12 DZ DEATHRAYS Ding Dong Lounge April 13 NANTES Northcote Social Club April 19 BRITISH INDIA Corner Hotel April 19 EVERMORE, Thornbury Theatre April 21 TAME IMPALA Festival Hall April 26 THE DRONES The Forum April 26 HUNGRY KIDS OF HUNGARY Corner Hotel April 26 FLUME Festival Hall May 2 MELBOURNE SKA ORCHESTRA Forum Theatre May 4 THE SEEKERS Hamer Hall May 14 SOMETHING FOR KATE The Forum June 14

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SLAYER

BY PETER HODGSON

Californian thrash icons Slayer refuse to die. They’ve weathered lineup changes, head banging injuries, allegations of Satanism, media-perpetuated spats with other bands, and even spider attacks (guitarist Jeff Hanneman is sitting it out after contracting necrotizing fasciitis, possibly from a spider bite). And now they’ve staked out considerable headline space due to the shock news that drummer Dave Lombardo is sitting out the band’s Soundwave run over a contract dispute. Yet through it all, Slayer has always been there, feeding on the intensity of the crowd and the still-considerable impact of their legacy, still managing to sound like Slayer even when only two original members are on the stage.

We spoke with guitarist Kerry King a few days before the situation with Lombardo occurred. King didn’t indicate there was any trouble at that time. He was just looking forward to a kickarse Soundwave tour, after their last tour of duty in 2011. On that tour, as with this one, Hanneman was replaced by Gary Holt of Exodus. “Hopefully there’ll be no cancelled shows,” King jokes, alluding to the last-minute cancellation of the band’s Sydney 2011 Soundwave set. “That Sydney one bummed everybody out last time. That was Gary’s second show with us and it was such a bummer because Sydney was such a big show.” So how did the band cope with the disappointment? Run it off? Write some poetry in their respective journals? Nah, this is Slayer. “We were drunk by 8.30pm.

“Unfortunately we’re not 25 anymore,” King continues.

“So those days do happen. It’s never a good thing, and it certainly wasn’t malicious – I know the fans know that – but it just sucks.”

One particularly unique thing about Soundwave this year – and last time – is the opportunity to see Slayer in daylight. It’s a slightly incongruous situation; music that rushes headlong into the deepest pits of darkness, played in conditions more conducive to working on a sweet tan. But King’s not fazed. “We’re playing at about 3.30pm, so I’ll be just getting up,” he laughs. “Slayer in the daylight is horrible! Nah, it’ll be awesome. I’ve already adjusted the Soundwave set a little bit because some songs are just better in the dark.”

Depending on the artist, some bands tend to spend their whole Soundwave catching other bands’ sets, while others hide away until show time then get shuttled out right afterwards. King likes to hang around and soak up the atmosphere as much as he can, and will definitely be doing so on this tour. “I just got the schedule for these shows, so I’m sure I’ll be able to see Metallica two or three times,” he says. “It really depends on travel – travelling on any festival is a nightmare. But the other one I’m hoping to see is The Offspring, just because I never see them,” he says.

This particular Soundwave roster is particularly exciting for thrash fans because it includes three of the ‘Big Four’ of thrash: Metallica, Slayer and Anthrax, the latter labouring under absenteeism stresses too, with drummer Charlie Benante sitting out the Beat Magazine Page 22

tour lead Fall, who

due to personal issues back home, and the guitar slot occupied by Jon Donais of Shadows taking the place of a departed Rob Caggiano felt the time was right to pursue other musical

THE KIDS FEEL A REAL BROTHERHOOD WITH PEOPLE LIKE US. BECAUSE I THINK IF I WASN’T IN THIS BAND, I’D BE WATCHING BANDS LIKE THIS WITH THEM.” avenues - just last week surfacing as lead guitarist in Volbeat. Regardless of lineup changes though, there’s something about thrash that has endured since the early days of the genre in the ‘80s, survived through the dark days of the ‘90s, and thrives now in the hands of the original masters as well as post-thrash torch bearers like Trivium, Shadows Fall, Lamb Of God and Unearth. So what is it about thrash that hooks people so thoroughly? You don’t hear anyone talking about the ‘Big Four’ of nu metal. “For the fans that are into it, I think it’s as much of a brotherhood as any kind of music. More so than just metal. For some reason thrash translates. I can only describe what I see – and I’m out a lot at shows and in the public eye, just living life – and if you see me, other than the fact that I’m not wearing leather pants and nails, I’m the same dude you see backstage. And I think the kids know that, and I think they feel a real brotherhood with people like us. Because I think if I wasn’t in this band, I’d be watching bands like this with them.”

Isn’t it also that as a musical form, thrash is complex, and that to be able to play it you have to push yourself to achieve on your chosen instrument?

“Yeah! It’s definitely not for beginners! I mean, some of the stuff is, but… Reign In Blood or Angel Of Death, you’ve got to be an accomplished player to just play

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the rhythms.”

King’s guitar style is particularly aggressive, from both a musical and physical perspective. One thinks back to the story about Stevie Ray Vaughan tearing up his fingertips so bad from the heavy strings on his Number One Stratocaster that to patch them up every night he’d apply superglue to his right forearm, bury his left fingertips in the glue, let it set then rip the fingers off, covering them with a fresh layer of skin for further rocking. Whether it’s true or not, it’s a brutal story that could just as easily have come from the thrash world. “I can see that happening,” King says. “Me and Dave have been playing for two or three months just on new stuff, so other than leads which don’t come into the picture in new stuff until one of the last things - the icing when the song’s done - we just started working on the Australian set yesterday. And I’ve got two or three days off, so whatever I did to my fingers will be fine by Monday, and the calluses will just get better and it’ll be good by the time we get to Brisbane. It’s not unheard of for me to not touch a guitar for three months, but I’ve been playing a lot recently, probably since the beginning of November. I knew it was important to get new material together, so me and Dave have been practicing since December.”

With no word yet on the band’s future with Lombardo – whether things will be resolved after Soundwave or whether this is it for him – it’s difficult to make any kind of educated call on the future of new Slayer music. A few days before the fall-out with Lombardo, a new album was in the works. “We’ve got tonnes of stuff, man,” King says. “We’ve got three that we did last year. One needs vocals and leads, the other just needs mixing. Me and Dave have got eight new songs and there are two left over from World Painted Blood, so there’s no shortage of material. I’m hoping that once the Australian thing blows over we can jump into the studio and get finished before the next run, which is in June.” Has Hanneman been involved?

“He can be, but he hasn’t been yet.”

King has mixed feelings on the future of thrash.

“There’s nobody grabbing the steering wheel. I wish! But there’s nothing. I still keep my ear to the ground and there are good bands, but there’s nobody grabbing the steering wheel and saying, ‘This is my gig now. Get out of my way.’” It’s an era where bands might have three or four killer songs and a lot of filler.

“And that’s a sign that they’re probably not going to be around very long,” King says. “I had a conversation with a friend of mine – I won’t say who – and he said, ‘You know when you do a record and you’ve got six or seven songs you really like…’ and I’m like, ‘No. I don’t!’ He’s like, ‘Yeah, you’re not gonna play them all live,’ and I say, ‘I’m not gonna play ‘em live because I ain’t got room for them, but that doesn’t mean I’m not paying attention to those other three or four songs!’

Hopefully our next album will be as good as they’ve been over the years, y’know? We’ll have a better idea when we get in the studio when [Soundwave] is over, but in rehearsals everything sounds great.”

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THIS WEEK: ON SCREEN Cinema Fiasco is a comedy show that features screenings of classic bad movies accompanied by the incisive and hilarious commentary of film buff comedians Geoff Wallis and Janet A. McLeod. Janet and Geoff have been watching bad movies together since their teens and what they don’t know about awful acting, dreadful dialogue and crappy special effects isn’t worth knowing. The hours they have spent watching ’50s monster epics, women-in-prison spectaculars, ’80s splatter movies and phony documentaries about Bigfoot have honed their appreciation into a fine art and developed an aesthetic that forms the basis of their show. This Friday will see Wallis and McLeod having their say on the 1990 horror flick Trolls 2 at the Astor Theatre, the tale of a perfectly awful family that go to a small town and encounter a bunch of goblins, who want to turn them into plants and eat them. For all ticketing, head to astortheatre.net.au

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ON STAGE Tan Dun is an award-winning composer. His works have included Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), Hero (2002), and The Banquet (2006), the first earning him an Oscar. His latest work will involve conducting the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra this March in the Tan Dun Martial Arts Trilogy. Performed in front of a montage of scenes from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Hero and The Banquet, Tan Dun will conduct the orchestra in their performance of his scores.

The performance will serve as an insight into the genius that is the famous Chinese contemporary composer. Tan Dun Martial Arts Trilogy will be performed at Hamer Hall on Friday March 1 and Saturday March 2.

ON DISPLAY Show and Tell, an Arts Centre initiative, invites you to explore the treasures of the Performing Arts Collection. Each month a new collection is unearthed. See amazing objects, learn their history, ask questions and share your knowledge with curators and staff of Australia’s premiere performing arts collection. Join curator Tim Fisher for a discussion about the newly acquired Grace and Bobby Le Brun Collection. From 1949 until 1961, Bobby Le Brun and his wife Grace ran the famous travelling tent show George Sorlie’s Musical Revue. With careers covering vaudeville, pantomime, dance and television, the Le Bruns were performing arts royalty. Best of all, it is free and happening tomorrow, Thursday February 28 at the Riverside Mezzanine of the Arts Centre.

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The 24th annual Alliance Française French Film Festival lineup consists of more than 40 spectacular films, and is flooded by audience favourites including Juliette Binoche, Audrey Tautou, Diane Kruger, Dany Boon, Catherine Deneuve, Isabella Rossellini, Sophie Marceau, Mathieu Kassovitz, Gérard Depardieu, Virginie Ledoyen, Kristin Scott Thomas, Patrick Bruel, and Cécile de France. Though this isn’t beginning until next Wednesday, be sure to secure your tickets early – as always, the most popular titles are likely to sell out well in advance! The opening night event is Haute Cuisine (Les saveurs du Palais) directed by Christian Vincent. In attendance will be Daniele Mazet-Delpeuch, former President Francois Mitterrand’s private chef whose life inspired the film - her world was tipped upside down when she was appointed as personal cook for the President at the Elysée Palace. Opening night is happening at The Como Melbourne on Wednesday March 6, so head to the Palace Cinema website for all bookings and the full festival agenda, palacecinemas.com.au

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PHYSICAL FRACTALS

BY ALASDAIR DUNCAN

Choreographer Natalie Abbott’s latest work is all about repetition and variation – two dancers stand side by side and move, seemingly in unison, until the audience begins to notice subtle shifts and changes, imperfections that set them apart. Abbott had been working on the piece for a while when it hit her – the movements she had created seemed to share a certain connection with fractals, the complex, repeating patterns found in mathematics. Thus, the concept for the show was born.

“I didn’t know what to call the show,” Abbott tells me, “but as I looked at the repetition and the subtle shifts, I realised that what we were doing was a lot like fractals.

You think you’re watching the same thing,” she says, “but then something starts happening that’s slightly different, and you realise it’s all changing. Fractals aren’t perfect, but there’s repetition in their patterns, and that’s a really intriguing idea.”

Abbott performs in the show alongside fellow dancer Rebecca Jensen, and the physical similarities between them support the idea of repetition.

“Rebecca and I look quite similar, and the show puts us on stage together, inviting the audience to compare

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us, but as it goes on, you realise how different we are,” Abbott says. “When we were making the show, Rebecca would often ask me for more specific details as to what she should do to make her moves more like mine,” she continues. “The thing was, what she was doing was already perfect.” The two were in the same studio going through the same process and learning the same moves, but performing them in subtly different ways. “It wasn’t about finding perfect unison,” she says, “it was about the disparities we found in that unison. The little mistakes and the little things that happened have become as much a part of the performance as the set moves.” head of a skanky model parading up and down their street and now there’s worse news – her mum, whom she hasn’t seen or heard from since she was three, is dying and wants to see Shazza one last time. Trouble is, she lives in Alice Springs and the dole money isn’t going to stretch to a trip to the dead centre. We have some copies of the DVD, some signed posters and some temporary tattoos to give away.

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The sound and lighting design also play key roles in the show. “I knew I wanted to have some blackouts and specific lighting features,” Abbott continues, “because I knew I wanted the audience to feel immersed, to draw attention to certain non-spectacular moments through lighting and sound.” Daniel Arnott and Govin Rubin, acting respectively as sound and lighting designers, helped Abbott bring this vision to life. “The intense lighting is a key part of the show,” she says. “It goes from really bright to really dark, and back. Then there’s the sound – we’ve decided to amplify the space, so we’ve put microphones down in each corner, and they take the sounds from the performance. The stage itself is round – you get to see all the moves from different angles, as it shifts one way and then the other. I feel like these things will help people reimagine and recontextualise the performance.”

As both performer and director, Abbott realised she needed an outsider’s perspective to help her fully come to grips with the show – this is where dramaturge Matthew Day stepped in.

“I went to uni with Matthew,” Abbott says, “although he finished before me, and he’s been making his own work for quite a while now. I knew I needed somebody to work with me on this thing, because I was such a big part of it and couldn’t separate myself from it. Someone suggested Matthew, and I realised he was perfect. We have different styles. His aesthetic is very minimal, and so is mine, but in a different way. We worked really well together. There’s no way the performance would have been as full without him acting as dramaturge. He really helped me consider what I was trying to do.”

Day helped out tremendously with the concept development, and Abbott says that he made the show what it is by asking the right questions. “There are a few sections in the work, and he really helped me order those,” she says. “He sat and watched the show countless times, and asked questions like, ‘Why are these sections in this order? Should you try a different order?’ I’d solve problems by myself and figure them out then come back to Matthew and ask what he thought. He gave a lot of great feedback. It’s great to have that outside eye, and it’s great to have discourse about your own work, because often you don’t know what people will think until you put it in front of them.”

The presence of a dramaturge put her mind at ease, as she knew she would be putting the best possible show before her audience. “That’s a big reason I’m so satisfied with how the work turned out, conceptually,” she says.

Abbott’s background is in dance, and indeed, Physical Fractals is appearing as part of Dance Massive 2013 – however, the thing that excites her most is the show’s potential to cross between different genres.

“With this show, I wanted to explore something that wasn’t just dance,” she says. “I trained in the area, but I was interested in exploring other art forms. In some ways, I feel like this is a mixture of performance and sound art. It’s a moving painting, in a way. This is not your usual contemporary dance experience, which is exciting for me, because that’s something I’ve been trying to do for a while. I’m also very happy that I’ve had the chance to put on a full-length work, and explore a full-length idea.”

Physical Fractals will take place at Arts House, North Melbourne Town Hall, Tuesday March 12 to Saturday March 16 as part of Dance Massive.

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BLUE/ORANGE Blue/Orange by Joe Penhall is a multi-award winning hit comedy/drama. The ďŹ rst production for Mockingbird Theatreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2013 season, Blue/Orange is a thrilling tale of race, madness and power. The hit comedy/drama explores whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mad and whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sane. Two psychiatrists â&#x20AC;&#x201C; one new and inexperienced, the other his wellestablished mentor â&#x20AC;&#x201C; battle over the diagnosis and treatment of a young black man who claims to be the son of African dictator Idi Amin. Race, mental illness, and 21st century British life are issues tackled with insight and wit. Directed by Chris Baldock, it opens Thursday February 28 until Saturday March 9 at Broken Mirror Studios, Brunswick.

FINDERS KEEPERS 2013 AUTUMN/ WINTER MARKET The Royal Exhibition Building will see the return of the Finders Keepers Autumn/Winter Market this year.

Independently run, the biannual market was founded in 2008 to create a platform for Australian artists and designers to release their work. Every year the market presents a collection of eclectic stalls, ranging from textiles, to ceramics and the occasional food stall. So far the market has been a success. So successful in fact that founders Sarah Thornton & Brooke Johnston have had to introduce an entry fee of a gold coin donation so that the institution will continue to ďŹ&#x201A;ourish. Finders Keepers Autumn/Winter Market will be held at the Royal Exhibition Building from Friday April 5, from 6-10pm, and Saturday April 6 from 10am-5pm. Entry costs a gold coin donation.

Castlemaine Fringe Festival is turning 21 this year, and to celebrate, the festival has a showcase of exciting visual arts to share with you. The 2013 season of the festival will see Castlemaine exhibit over 30 Australian artists, including Bill Sampsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s newest work Planet earth is blue and there is nothing I can do. Despite the convoluted title, Sampsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work will explore existentialism through vibrant colours and morphing shapes. Contrasting that will be textiles artist Tracey Naughton. The wanderlustlover will combine an array of African textiles â&#x20AC;&#x201D; including Botswana, Ghana, Malawi and South Africa â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to create a representation of the cultural views through clothing.

Sure to be insightful, Castlemaine Fringe Festival will be hosted across Castlemaine from Friday March 15 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sunday March 24. For a full program, including event listing, visit castlemainefringe.org.au

PENELOPE Beauty is deďŹ ned as a combination of qualities that pleases our aesthetic senses; this is what Penelope is about. Presented by Red Stitch Theatre, the new play

by Enda Walsh details the story of four men who try to ensnare the heart of Penelope while her husband is away. Based oďŹ&#x20AC; Homerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Odyssey, the production is sure to be a fusion of tragedy and comedy. Penelope will explore the pursuit of love, masculinity and the ambition to attain the most beautiful woman in the world. Penelope will be playing the Red Stitch theatre from Friday March 22 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Friday April 22, with no shows on Mondays or Tuesdays.

MISS BURLESQUE AUSTRALIA Melbourne will be hosting one of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s prestigious burlesque pageant events this March, Miss Burlesque Australia. The annual event will showcase some of Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most talented burlesque performers, including the incorporation of Mr Burlesque Australia. There will be glamour, glitter, sauciness and even something titillating.

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La Mama Theatre will host a very special première next month. Entitled The Joy of Text, the play is about how not to mess with the genius in class. Originally performed at the MTC, Robert Reid weaves an intelligent dialogue of conniving deception created by the protagonist, Danny. Danny is a high school student.

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BYRON BAY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Seven really is the lucky number for the 7th Byron Bay International Film Festival (BBFF2013) presented by The Owners Club at Linnaeus, as it announces today its biggest ever oďŹ&#x192;cial selection of over 220 cutting edge independent ďŹ lms including 13 world premieres and a record 122 additional Australian premieres. Among the wealth of world premieres, highlights include Pharaoh vs the Egyptians, the debut documentary feature ďŹ lm from Australian-Egyptian Comedian Akmal Saleh about the Arab Spring. As the Dust Settles shares the Burning Man experience in a very intimate and personal way as ďŹ ve ďŹ lmmakers document their ďŹ rst time in the Black Rock Desert. McDonald Masada follows one strange and fascinating man and his ukulele on a musical journey through Israel to wake the world from its consumerist slumber. And American environmental documentary, Sanctity of Sanctuary: Paul Strauss and the Equinox Farm, is an account on one manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s passion for nature and a call to living a sustainable life. This is just a taste, there are too many special events and ďŹ lms to list here, so check out bbďŹ&#x20AC;.com.au to learn more.

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CLOSER Written by Patrick Marber and directed by Scott Major, Closer asks: how do we determine what is love and what is need, and how far will we go to get what we want? Alice (Alinta Chidzey), a beautiful young stripper (Alinta Chidzey) has adopted a whole new personality which she thinks will attract a man who will love her. Dan (Scott Major) is a mediocre man, a user in need of validation who dumps his partner to pursue the beautiful Alice, only to betray her. Anna (Claudia Greenstone), a successful photographer, is an observer of life, who doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t fully understand what it is to be a participant, and Larry (Leslie Simpson) is a doctor who canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t shake his primitive working class urges, including the need for revenge. Closer is on at Chapel oďŹ&#x20AC; Chapel until Saturday March 2.

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CHECKPOINT CHARLIE COMEDY: EUROTRASH The comedy festival is a few weeks away so expect some big-name surprise guests in the lead-up. Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s who we can reveal. Tonight: Aussie comedy legend Justin Hamilton hosts a huge lineup including Ben Lomas, Geraldine Hickey, Pete Sharkey and Steele Saunders. For just $5. So come ďŹ ll yourself with cheap piss and put your continence to the test as some damn rad comedians spit funnies into the business end of a loud stick. 8pm tonight at Eurotrash Bar. Get down early for a seat.

MOULIN BEIGE COMEDY CABARET The Moulin Beige Comedy Cabaret features a mix of variety, stand up and sideshow every Thursday night in Fitzroyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cosiest little cocktail bar. This week, king of sublime and stupid stunts, Johnny Danger will be wrapping himself in not 30 but 60 minutes of Gladwrap â&#x20AC;&#x201C; will he survive? Also on the bill is the ventriloquist that everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s talking about (without moving their lips) Sarah Jones, naked accordionist Liz Skitch, Miss Evie and her dancing ďŹ sh at The Burlesque Bar, Fitzroy, 7.30pm.

COMMEDIA DELL PARTE This week at Commedia Dell Parte Liam Ryan hosts a fantastic lineup with the incredible comic talent that is Luke McGreggor Headlining. We also have Dave Warneke, Courtney Parker, Xander Allan, Danny Stinson and Aidan â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Tacoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Jones rounding out the night.

The room runs on a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;pay as you likeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 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 8.30pm George Lane Bar, St Kilda

THE BIG HOO-HAA! This Thursday, The Big Hoo-Haa! will be pulling out all the stops for a once oďŹ&#x20AC; fundraising extravaganza The Big Hoo-Haa Has Heart! As a part of the Leukaemia Foundationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Greatest Shave, troop musician Siobhan McGinnity will shave oďŹ&#x20AC; all her luscious locks in March and donate them to â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Wigs for Kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; to make hair replacements for sick kiddies. As her brother in arms, The Big Hoo-Haa! will donate all ticket sales from the night to the Leukaemia Foundation. That means youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be supporting a great cause as you giggle in your seats.

Featuring Jimmy James Eaton (MICF, 2009 National Best & Fairest Improviser), Michelle Nussey (2010 National Theatre Sports Champion), Luke & Wyatt (Nickelodon) and many more! Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on this Thursday February 28 at The Portland Hotel from 8pm. Check out hoohaamelbourne.com.au for more information.

CHECKPOINT CHARLIE COMEDY: LUCKY COQ Melbourneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s newest comedy room keeps kicking. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t miss out on its return next Tuesday when Melbourneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best comedians head southside and make it rain at Lucky Coq. Plus The Coqâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s famous $4 pizzas. Want more? Free entry. Done. Check in next Tuesday at Lucky Coq, cnr High St & Chapel St. Kicks oďŹ&#x20AC; 9pm.

CRANKED UP Premiering in Melbourne last year, Circus Oz sizzles back into the Circus Oz Big Top at Birrarung Marr with their reconstructed 2013 show â&#x20AC;&#x201C; cranked up from touring regional Australia, a New York City run of standing ovations and hot from an extended season across America. Circus Oz 2013: Cranked Up hurls the 2012 show, From The Ground Up, to new heights â&#x20AC;&#x201C; it is a production that has been honed, road-hardened, made tight and allowed to play hilariously fast and loose. Expect the irreverent Circus Oz spirit, revel in seeing some of the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s much-loved characters again and thrill at some daring new feats as Mark Sheppard steps into the shoes of roving Indigenous provocateur destined to disrupt Circus Ozâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ongoing brand of ridiculous tomfoolery that leaves audiences howling for more. Circus Oz 2013: Cranked Up runs from Wednesday June 19 to Sunday July 14 at Birrarung Marr.

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Lose your worries and find yourself at Reservoir’s first Pop-Up Bar The Compass Club. Grab a drink, have a chat and see some of Melbourne’s best talent perform for free.

1st March, 4:00pm – 12:00am 2nd & 3rd March 12:00pm – 12:00am 23 Edwardes Street, Reservoir (Beside the Reservoir Civic Centre) FREE – No Bookings Required

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FESTIVAL OPENING NIGHT Friday 1st March, 6:00pm – 9:00pm

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2nd March, 1:00pm - 9:00pm Edwardes Lake Park, Reservoir FREE No Bookings Required

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The Darebin Community and Kite Festival is a free community festival and has been going for over a decade. Now that’s a lot of kites stuck in trees.

With Golden Brown, The Rims, The Darjeelings plus the anthropological miniorchestra Tek Tek Ensemble. Featuring a Suitcase Rummage and the Love Real Estate Fireworks Display from 9:00pm

LANEWAY CINEMA CITIZEN KANE 120 min

METROPOLIS 125 min

1st March 9:00pm – 11:00pm Behind the Reservoir Civic Centre, 23 Edwardes St, Reservoir FREE No Bookings Required

2nd March 9:00pm – 11:05pm Behind the Reservoir Civic Centre, 23 Edwardes St, Reservoir FREE No Bookings Required

Saturday 2nd March, 8:30pm – 10:30pm

Nelly Thomas Kate McLennan Wes Snelling (as Tina Del Twist) Simon Palomares

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TRUE NORTH: RESERVOIR Funny, aDDictive anD ARTS FESTIVAL a little Bit Bizarre

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BY KATE MCCARTEN

I know ten kilometres seems a long way to ride your customised fixie from your Brunswick St cocoon in the name of art. And besides, what else could possibly exist beyond the borders of Fitzroy that could ever be of any interest to you, right? Well consider this your education, hipster chumps. This weekend, the City of Darebin presents Reservoir’s inaugural True North Arts Festival. Celebrating art, dance, music, comedy, film, burlesque, and playing with your food, True North is ready and set to prove that the suburbs can be cool too.

“We want to celebrate the unique identity of Reservoir,” explains festival director Craig Rogers, “not shy away from the quirkiness or the oddities of life here, but really embrace it and celebrate it. We want to prove to people that life in the suburbs doesn’t have to be boring, and that High St, Northcote is not the end of the arts world. There are a number of amazing artists who work all over the world, who live in Reservoir, and so it’s really about trying to educate people and show people that Reservoir is an amazing place to be.”

The initial notion for True North was conceived nearly four years ago, but only in the last 12 months has the City of Darebin actively focused on bringing this unique festival to the underutilised streets surrounding Reservoir’s main precinct.

It’s taken a lot of work by a lot of people, and Rogers can’t believe the weekend is upon them at last – his excitement is palpable as he runs through what the intrepid visitor can expect.

“One of the things that I think is probably most exciting for us,” he elaborates, “is we’ve established Reservoir’s first pop-up bar, called the Compass Club. We’ve programmed free entertainment every night there during the festival. On opening night we have free live music including Yeo, Susy Blue and Tek Tek Ensemble – three amazing bands who I really love. On Saturday night we have a free comedy night featuring Nelly Thomas, Kate McLennan, Wes Snelling as Tina del Twist and Simon Palomares from Wogs Out of Work. Then on the Sunday night we have a free burlesque night organised by the Australian Burlesque Festival.”

In fact, with the exception of Sunday’s ticketed Tea Parties hosted by new local business Lady Bower Kitchen, all the events and attractions of the three-day festival are free. And True North is not just limited to live acts.

Reservoir is demonstrating that it’s just as versatile as its inner-city kinsmen, hosting its very own open air Laneway Cinema, in an attempt to bring locals out from behind their curtains. Opening night will see Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane splashed across the bricked lane, followed by Saturday night’s screening of the dystopian classic, Metropolis. “It’s really about bringing people out of their homes and viewing Reservoir in a new way,” says Rogers. Coming out to the streets doesn’t necessarily mean giving up the comfort of your lounge room though. The Lounge Room Project, by Leah Popple, is art made interactive.

At various locations around the neighbourhood, makeshift lounge rooms will

Wes Snelling - Tina Del Twist

appear, complete with sofas, coffee tables and writing desks where punters are encouraged to pen letters to pals.

Rogers hopes that True North will shine a light on local businesses too.

“We have one project called Food for Thought, where four local artists have been given a challenge to create art pieces from food purchased within stores in Reservoir. So one of our artists has been given a deli; one, a Coles; another artist has been given a home produce store; and the final artist has been given a cake store. Each of the artists purchased $100 worth of items from inside their assigned store, and then has created an essentially edible art installation [with those items] in the shops front window – all of which will be on display throughout the weekend.”

The rest of the True North program boasts other attractions just as unique. On Saturday, Bec’s Tree House will dress up as a boat house for the day – come in, create and contribute a fish or a boat to the nautical community art installation.

Meanwhile, Reservoir Library will be playing host to a Recycle Book Sculpture Workshop, where artist Julie Proe will help you breathe new life into tired books.

Running alongside the Darebin Community and Kite Festival at Edwardes Park, True North attendees will also be privy to skateboarding competitions, BMX demos, DJs, animal farms, free face painting, a sky full of kites by day anda sky full of fireworks by night. Watch out for live music performances by Darebin locals who have fashioned their instruments out of rubbish – sustainability is an overarching theme of the True North ethos. And pay close attention to the trees as you meander through the streets: they may be trying to tell you something.

While it is a Resevoir festival celebrating the local area, Rogers says the focus is about the larger community as whole. “One of our big aims with True North is to bring other people into Reservoir as well,” he insists. “It’s not just about engaging with the local residents, it’s also about encouraging people in Collingwood and Brunswick and Northcote to maybe make the train trip – a little bit further than they would usually go – and experience this fabulous festival and life in the suburbs.”

True North: Reservoir Arts Festival runs from Friday March 1 – Sunday March 3 on and around Edwardes Street and Broadway, Reservoir. Head to darebin.vic.gov.au for more information.

LOST IN TRANSLATION

BY KATE MCCARTEN

Running as part of this weekend’s True North Festival in Reservoir, four different artists are playing the creative equivalent of Chinese whispers. Lost In Translation is an imaginative, Reservoir-inspired project commissioned for the north-bound festival by the City of Darebin. Writer Stella Glorie, cartoonist Keith McDougall, singer/songwriter Auður, visual artist Laura Wood, and their respective mentors have been working on four different pieces which will be on display throughout Reservoir this weekend.

Festival-goers can view these pieces individually, or go on a walking tour of the project with comedian Kate McLennan to hear the unique tale of how the story, the comic, the song and the visual piece were all inspired.

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Reservoir-residing Stella Glorie was devastated when she had to move north from Northcote as Melbourne rent prices rise relentlessly, and she wrote a short story about it. This story, In the Rezz, was then sent to aspiring graphic novelist Keith McDougall and – with the help of mentor Bernard Caleo – he developed a 34-panel comic inspired by Glorie’s words. McDougall’s gigantic comic board was then handed over to local songwriter Auður (mentored by Andrea Keller) who, based entirely on the content of the comic, wrote a song. Finally, Auður sent the song to emerging visual artist Laura Wood, who created a piece solely based on the song, with guidance from her mentor Belinda Suzette.

Illustrator Keith McDougall was sent the story in December, and found himself challenged by the lack of conversation it contained. “What I’d been given to work with was both challenging and inspiring because it contained very little dialogue,” he reflects. “It’s a mood piece that relies on imagery and the interior drama of one character. The comic I’ve created out of it is almost completely wordless because I was more interested in using images to capture the shifting mood of the story.”

The story is the narration of a woman who is forced further and further north by rising rent prices. “[She’s] recently moved into Reservoir, and used to live in Northcote, and to begin with, the narrator is quite depressed about Reservoir and wishes she was back in Northcote. At one point in her life she said that she’d never lived north of Separation Street, and then she said never north of Bell Street, and now she’s crept further and further north, which is a common thing for people in Melbourne,” McDougall adds. “I live in Coburg now, I used to live in Brunswick, so it was something I could relate to. By the end of the story though, she realises that, well... Reservoir isn’t such a bad place,” he laughs.

Not previously familiar with Reservoir, McDougall spent a lot of time in the area when planning his comic interpretation of the piece. “It’s a pretty interesting place, like it’s quite beautiful,” he says. “Some of it looks – if you walk around where the actual reservoir itself is – it’s actually kind of spooky, but in a really ARTS NEWS, REVIEWS, INTERVIEWS ONLINE – BEAT.COM.AU/ARTS

cool way. So I incorporated that sort of dark, spooky look into the comic, but then [as the story progresses,] some of the more bright and colourful things as well.”

Because the comic is to be displayed in Oggi’s shop window, the visual presentation of the comic was integral to the finished piece. “I did some brainstorming with my mentor Bernard Caleo, and we came up with this idea that I would create a giant newspaper page. Since the comic is going to be displayed in a window, it couldn’t be a book. It’s just one page, so I figured what would look really good would be a giant broadsheet newspaper page with a huge comic section. Decades and decades ago the newspapers were much larger and the comic sections were much bigger and more colourful, so I was inspired by that.”

Comedian Kate McLennan will be hosting Lost In Translation walking tours on Saturday and Sunday, which will take punters to each of the works in corresponding order, to see the process in its entirety. It’s a unique project that McDougall is excited to be a part of, and his guess is as good as yours when it comes to predicting what the end result will be. “It’ll be really interesting at the festival itself to meet the other artists and see the work, and see how this is all going to fit together. I’m wondering how the end product – the sculpture or painting – how different that will be from the original story.”

Melbourne’s comic scene is one that McDougall is particularly proud to be a part of. After completing his bachelor degree doing predominantly sound and music based papers, he returned to RMIT in 2010 because he “just suddenly really got into comics and decided I wanted to make a graphic novel.” McDougall quickly discovered the underground world of local comics and their artists. “There are just so many brilliant graphic novels being published, and there are a lot of really great local cartoonists in Melbourne – there are a lot of really talented people around.” Including McDougall himself, who has received a grant to do residencies in Berlin and New York - the next step on his mission to becoming a published graphic novelist. “I mean, I’ll see if I can make a career out of this, but I think I need a backup plan – like, I was thinking about studying to be a librarian or something.”

Lost in Translation, as part of True North Festival, runs from Friday March 1 – Sunday March 3 on and around Edwardes Street and Broadway, Reservoir.

Lost In Translation tours leave from Reservoir Civic Centre at 3pm and 5pm on Saturday March 2 and Sunday March 3.

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HOUSOS VS AUTHORITY

BY DAVID MISO

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like Titanic but with bogans in it.â&#x20AC;? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a big call, right? However, after having the pleasure of receiving an advanced copy of director Paul Fenechâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s latest flick to make the transition from the big screen to DVD, I must agree the similarities are uncanny. Both tell tales of adventures bound for the most unlikely of disasters; both gently tug on the heart-stings in stories of enduring love; and the two also share tear-jerking tragedies. Okay, so maybe I stretched the truth a little. But Fenech pinpoints perhaps a more accurate explanation for the popularity of Housos vs. Authority.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;The thing is with Housos is that everyone knows at least one bogan in their area,â&#x20AC;? he laughs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen them, heard them, or whatever. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about that growing population of bogans in Australia. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re gonna take over so thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no use building a boganproof fence or anything because eventually the whole country will be bogans. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Your children will be covered in tattoos, know nothing about anything, and be pissed or stoned most of the time. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t shoot the messenger, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just how it is. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the neo-bogan apocalypse thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coming. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t worry about zombies. Forget zombies. Bogans are much more dangerous.â&#x20AC;?

If Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s prediction of the forthcoming â&#x20AC;&#x153;bogan apocalypseâ&#x20AC;? doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have chills shooting down your spine, I also had the opportunity to chat with Franky â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the character played by Fenech in the movie. Needless to say, a typical day in Sunnyvale surely makes my life seem dull. â&#x20AC;&#x153;No one gets up until about three oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;clock unless youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got a Centrelink appointment or a reason to thieve something perhaps, like I normally do. I might usually get up at about 11 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; usually hungover or under the influence of something else. What else is in a normal day? Usually the coppers come, generally a riot or two â&#x20AC;&#x201C; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pretty quiet, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pretty quiet. Might throw in a stabbing, but like I said, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a quiet area.â&#x20AC;?

And over the course of our conversation, Franky also reveals how Australia might become known more for its footy shorts, thongs and wifebeaters instead of its weather and friendly people.

There might just be a surprise candidate for the upcoming election. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Where we come from in public housing, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all squashed in. Why arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t they using that land? We could have mansions, mate. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s that much land, there could be heaps of mansions for all us housos in the centre of Australia. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d [also] raise the speed limit because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s too slow at the moment,â&#x20AC;? he continues, telling of what kind of policies to expect if he makes parliament. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Freeing all the people with warrants [for] crimes would be the second one. And probably for Sunnyvale Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d have to lower the age of consent to make half the rooting thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going on there legal.

Then with the baby bonus Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to triple it.â&#x20AC;?

It goes without saying that Frankyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s promises are

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purely fictional. However, Fenechâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s improvisation of his character is undoubtedly the work of a comedic genius. And from what he tells me, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the kind of thing that comes with experiencing the subject first-hand.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;YOUR CHILDREN WILL BE COVERED IN TATTOOS, KNOW NOTHING ABOUT ANYTHING, AND BE PISSED OR STONED MOST OF THE TIME.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I like to do a lot of research,â&#x20AC;? Fenech explains. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of writers, I think, write in a vacuum, but when I write, I try to do something thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s close to reality.

Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plenty of silly things like the premise and behaviour and the attitudes that match up with some of the stooges you might meet in housing commissions for sure â&#x20AC;Ś I mean, we get police telling us how accurate the show is, so thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great compliment.â&#x20AC;?

Fenech even had real â&#x20AC;&#x153;housosâ&#x20AC;? on the set for the film, which, as he describes, adds to the realism of Housos vs. Authority â&#x20AC;&#x201C; as realistic as a comedic spoof can be, anyway. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was weird. We just found out some of our cast â&#x20AC;&#x201C; after weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d cast them â&#x20AC;&#x201C; were from housing commissions or had lived in housing commissions.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the type of [movie] and - just the way we cast for authenticity that naturally attracted real housos. â&#x20AC;&#x153;From what they tell me â&#x20AC;&#x201C; those who have lived the life â&#x20AC;&#x201C; they say itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pretty close. Well, a real good comedy version of. Our biggest fans are housos because they relate to us, so you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t ask for better qualifications than that.â&#x20AC;?

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Infinity Prism: Inhaling Nasty Flumes Australia’s current electronic poster boy has announced his biggest tour yet. Dubbed the Infinity Prism Tour, these shows will be his first-ever national headline tour and will feature an entirely new stage production and extended set. The Infinity Prism is a device that references the kaleidoscopic imagery of his album cover in a live context by way of a hexagonal infinity mirror embedded with LED lights that will feature in both the live show and also in a forthcoming trilogy of video clips. Flume will be joined by Chet Faker, who is himself enjoying critical acclaim and widespread popularity following his breakthrough Thinking in Textures EP. Flume will play at Festival Hall on Thursday May 2. He’ll also appear at Golden Plains and Groovin’ The Moo.

Oneohtrix Point Never: Sultan of Synths Synth composer extraordinaire Oneohtrix Point Never has announced his Melbourne debut, hitting The Toff this March. Oneohtrix Point Never is Daniel Lopatin, a Brooklyn based lo-fi synth head whose work has brought him to the forefront of the modern electronic composition scene. Special guests on the night are Wooshie, Angel Eyes and DJ Simon Winkler. Oneohtrix Point Never performs at The Toff on Sunday March 17.

Rappers, For Example: Example On the back of his monster fourth album, The Evolution Of Man, Example is bringing his full live band to Australia for Groovin’ The Moo and has now added a sideshow. Example is a phenomenon, releasing hit after hit over the last couple of years: Kickstarts, Changed The Way You Kissed Me, Watch The Sun Come Up, Won’t Go Quietly, alongside collaborations like We’ll Be Coming Back with Calvin Harris, Shot Yourself In the Foot Again with Skream & Daydreamer with Flux Pavilion. As if that’s not enough, he is also a consummate performer, delivering all his hits rapid-fire in an electrifying live show that barely stops to take a breath. Example will hit The Palace on Friday May 3.

A$AP Rocky: It’$ $o Hard To Type Like Thi$ One of rap’s hottest properties has announced his debut Australian tour. Released last month his top #10 ARIA debut album – LongLiveA$AP – is a- blurry mix of lyricism, slowed down rave synths and featuring a star studded lineup of guests including Florence Welch, Santigold, Skrillex and rap contemporaries Kendrick Lamar, Drake, 2 Chainz and more. A$AP Rocky will play The Palace on Friday June 28.

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John Medez, aka Silent Servant is one of the most relevant figures in techno today. The Los Angeles producer is a member of the Sandwell Distric Collective and his critically acclaimed debut album, Negative Fascinations, was released on Hospital Productions. His DJ sets are universally praised as is his ability to weave in and out of techno, new wave, Chicago house, post punk and industrial. Silent Servant is no stranger to the elite and his beautiful blend of music has mesmerised the toughest crowds at Berghain, the Bunker and Labyrinth Festival. He is making his way to Australia for the first time over the Easter longweekend and is set to seduce even the hardest to please with his inimitable sound. Look out for Silent Servant at The Mercat on Saturday March 30. Tickets are on sale from Resident Advisor.

Solar Empire in conjunction with Earthcore present one of their most lavish nights. Set on the Eureka Tower rooftop 400 lucky punters will get to experience spectacular 360 degree views of Melbourne’s city scape. There will be two dance floors and music ranging from techno, psytrance, dubstep, glitch, prog, house, drum and bass and everything in between. Aural pleasure is presented with a side of visual treats with mind bending art, burlesque and circus performances up on offer too. There is a strict masquerade dress code so make sure to whip out your fanciest mask. It’s all happening on the Top Floor of the Eureka Tower on Sunday June 9.

DXM’s Digital Dream: Waking Up Wet DXM’s Digital Dream is set to be a night tailor-made for psytrance enthusiasts. With handpicked artists the night is set to be one that manifests all dreams into reality.

E-Clip is a psy progressive oriented project created by Marko Radovanovic whose roots in psy trance are deep. Beginning work on his progressive project E-Clip in 2009, within five months he had arranged ten more tracks to be released on major trance labels such as Iono Music, Blue Tunes and many more. In January 2010, Marko has joined the Iono Music family.

Ghost Rider is the second project from Vlad Krivoshein from Israel, following his Magneto project, which got released with Fractal records. His sound is described as deep, atmospheric and often rather experimental with the emphasis on a danceable foundation and a psychedelic evolving track structure.

Aerodromme has emerged as one of the most promising names in the progressive techno circuit. Their style is an effective blend of progressive house and minimal techno with a deep connotation. Catch what is set to be a seminal evening on Friday February 22 at the Royal Melbourne Hotel with local support from DXM vs Pakman, Farebi Jalebi, Tarun, Tech-Aid and more. Tickets are on sale from Moshtix.

Baauer: Thou Shall Doth The Harlem Shakespeare Baauer aka the dude behind Harlem Shake aka the dude currently beefing with Azealia Banks is coming to Australia. The New Yorker hasn’t been on the scene long, but he’s been steadily making a name for himself with a selection of remixes for the likes of No Doubt and Flosstradamus and, of course, his track Harlem Shake which has had a viral explosion in the past fortnight when five teenagers from the Sunshine Coast in Queensland uploaded the first video to YouTube – there have since been over 40,000 spin-offs with well over 180 million views. I haven’t seen Harlem Shake yet. I’ve sort of gone out of my way to avoid it. Is it any good? What am I missing out on here? Baauer will play at Brown Alley on Saturday May 4.

Sonic Animation: Technotubbies The infamous and very furry Sonic Animation are back on tour and with this the release of their new album on Friday March 8. Having shared the stage with the likes of The Prodigy, Chemical Brothers and Fat Boy Slim, the tongue in cheek duo have decided on a solo tour of their own.

Their reputation precedes them, their live shows a flurry of dancing Technotubbies on stage and frenetic energy making their act one of a kind. At first glance, Rupert Keiller and Adrian Cartwright appear to be nonchalant and more tongue in cheek than serious musical producers. It’s an easy mistake to make but with five albums and the gold selling Orchid, they continue to push the boundaries of dance music. Sonic Animation play Karova Lounge in Ballarat on Thursday March 28 and at The Toff in Melbourne on Saturday March 30. Tickets are on sale from Moshtix.

Black Sun Empire: Emerging From The Shadows One of the biggest acts in drum and bass, Black Sun Empire are headed to Australia on the back of the release of their new album From The Shadows. The Dutch trio started making drum and bass in 1995 and from there they have now established themselves as one of the biggest acts with three record labels to keep them busy: Black Sun Empire Recordings, oBSEssions and Shadows of the Empire. While Black Sun Empire have usually defined themselves as darkstep or neurofunk, the release of their new album has seen the incorporation of dubstep and the defining of a new sound. Fans have waited two years for From The Shadows and the reviews suggest their patience wasn’t in vain. Catch Black Sun Empire at Brown Alley on Sunday March 31.

Tickets are on sale from Moshtix.

Stanton Warriors: Coming Out To Play Stanton Warriors are one of those few overnight successes that have remained. Famed for an inimitable incorporation of original productions, edits and remixes, their DJ sets borrow sounds from underground house through to abstract hip hop. With the ability to always keep things fresh, they have led the way for many, becoming the first breakbeat act to be signed to a major label. Never ones to compromise, the boys took to seeking out a label that would give them full creative reign, later signing to V2. Their past earning them the title of warriors, Mark Yardley and Dominic B never shy away from treating fans to their eclectic style, guaranteeing that every set will be one to remember. Experience Stanton Warriors at Brown Alley on Friday March 22. Tickets are on sale from Moshtix.

Ivan Smagghe, Superpitcher, INXEC Electric Owl are back and bring with them a lineup that can only be described as a connoisseur’s dream. Ivan Smagghe is a man difficult to sum up in a few sentences but best known as a radio host, a music blogger, his A&R role will label Kill The DJ and of course, a producer. His genre defying production has led the pack in pioneering the school of thought that electronic music should not simply be a cookie cutter soundtrack for a night out, but something more. Superpitcher started life in Germany and often lonely. This void was soon to be filled with music, finding himself working at the distribution department for Kompakt.

2001 saw the release of his landmark single Heroin and here on in his DJ career skyrocketed. Superpitcher seduces crowds with his blend of electro pop, glistening techno and unforgettable charisma. Joining them is Inxec who has earned himself a reputation as one of the most innovative producers in house and techno. With his tracks played by the likes of Riccardo Villalobos, Sven Vath and Richie Hawtin to name but a few, Inxec has become a name that is high in demand. For a night of prolific house, techno and everything in between, head to Brown Alley on Sunday March 31. Tickets go on sale soon.

Beats: A New Clubbing Bible Beats is the new weekly clubbing bible for Melburnians. Set to launch on Wednesday March 6, Beats will cover all aspects of the electronic, urban and clubbing lifestyle and will be found in every copy of Beat Magazine plus 2,000 stand alone copies. You’ll also be able to check out its features and news on beat. com.au. Featuring interviews with the biggest DJs, producers and MCs on the planet, plus Australian superstars, up-and-coming locals and those behind the scenes, Beats will take you deeper into the world of partying and celebrate Melbourne’s rich clubbing culture. Covering everything from house to hip hop and techno to progressive, alongside snaps from Melbourne’s hottest clubs and the latest news, tours and reviews, Beats will take you backstage at the biggest festivals, behind the decks at the latest nights and show you how to up your partying ante and ensure you don’t make it home until dawn.

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TOMMY LEE & DJ AERO MOTLEY: OF GENRES Much to the dismay of music “purists”, the DJ has become the new rock star. Every glory hound from child actors to Paris Hilton want to try their hand at getting behind the decks/ laptop. At first glance, Mötley Crüe stick-man Tommy Lee could be placed in that category, until you look it up and find out he’s been working on his craft as a DJ for over a decade.

The man best known for big hair and a big schlong has been putting in work to establish a new career path. Hair band music and EDM in fact share similarities, as both are prone to showy anthems and packing stadiums, although the debate on who gets the most groupies is up for debate.

“It’s the same and completely different all at the same time,” Lee recently explained of the links between his musical paths.

“Both are lifestyles but they’re both different but both are similar at the same time, I don’t know how to explain it.”

Unknowingly a pioneer of the “celebrity DJ” culture, which sees clubs book big names low on skill to pack their venue out, Lee has actually paid dues in his own way and was not simply thrust into club gigs on his own, performing around the world and learning from his seasoned DJ contemporaries, including the legendary Mix Master Mike. Not a DJ in the traditional sense, he probably can’t namedrop obscure records, but he clearly is a fan of EDM and his stadium rocking experience

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means he knows how to get a crowd going.

“As soon as I started to see that you were able to manipulate music via the computer or via a piece of vinyl, that was it for me, I lost my fucking mind,” Lee said. Picking up a digital sequencer, his first foray into the DJ world came during his time as part of the debatably awful nu-metal side project Methods of Mayhem. Introduced through Limp Bizkit’s DJ Lethal, Tommy found a friend and like-mind in fellow LA music wildchild DJ Aero. Coincidentally enough, Lee first became aware of his future partner-in-beats when he was touring Australia with Methods of Mayhem and got sent a video of Aero in action.

Along with Mix Master Mike, the future DJ tag team got their first taste of touring together forming the group Electro Mayhem, tearing up North America, Europe and Australia. It was during this time that they forged their chemistry, with Lee bringing his adrenaline-pumping style through effects, mixing and visual elements while Aero contributed track selection, musical knowledge and pure technical skill.

First cutting his teeth on the hip hop scene, DJ Aero was a member of the turntablist crew the Heavyweights, alongside a slew of other DJs who would go on to tour with some of hip hop’s biggest acts. From one career changing experience to another, Aero found himself smack-dab in the middle of the LA

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“As soon as I started to see that you were able to manipulate music via the computer or via a piece of vinyl, that was it for me, I lost my fucking mind.” rave explosion in the early ‘90s and has seen and participated in EDM’s evolution in the United States, which has since grown to gargantuan levels. His technical precision and turntable wizardry, combined with his ear for electronic beats makes him a threat on any stage. Working to develop and establish the local EDM movement, Aero has become a fixture at many of the big clubs in the US including Miami’s Cameo and Nikki Beach. Combine him with Tommy Lee and you’re bound to get boned, musically that is. Both share a passion of deep basslines and dirty grimy sounds, with Lee pointing to his lifelong love of groove driven music, from EDM and hip hop to R&B and disco.

Staying up on the latest technology, the duo has a state-of-theart set-up on stage and can be seen engulfed in a sea of gear.

With their shared ability to read a crowd, Lee and Aero make a lot of their musical choices on the fly depending on the vibe in the venue.

After being on the road and finding their groove, Lee and Aero decided to take things to the next level by building up Tommy Lee’s home studio with new gear. With the possibility of an album in the future, they have teamed up for the powerpacked house anthems Static and The Rules. The studio has also become home for a number of DJs, including Deadmau5, Adam Freeland and Sharam.

Like their musical backgrounds, Lee and Aero choose to call their audiences eclectic. “There’re rock fans, there’re kids there – they’re just there to drink and have a good time and dance,” Lee noted. “Then you’ve got your fans there with their cell phones taking pictures all night who aren’t dancing or anything, just standing around and staring at you.” Summing up the difference between Lee’s Mötley Crüe fans and their new audience, Aero believes that “Mötley [Crüe] music touches people’s hearts at a time in their life, whereas kids who are listening to electro, this is the time of their life when it’s happening.”

Self described proponents of “festival music” the duo will be bringing their block-shaking live set to the cosy confines of Trak Lounge. Excited by the prospect of returning Down Under, Lee and Aero are looking to deliver a full live DJ experience, fusing rock arena energy with dirty electronic beats and visual elements.

Andrew ‘Hazard’ Hickey Tommy Lee & DJ Aero [USA] play Trak Lounge Bar for the official Kiss and Mötley Crüe after party on Thursday March 7.

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SATURDAY2ND EDEN SATURDAYS

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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

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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

Get Lit every Friday night with Mugen & D’fro slicin’ n dicin’ over jiggy beats and underground anthems.

Bounce to the ounce, and get yer “drank” on! And kids remember one thang, in the wise words of Lady: this pussy be yankin! YOLO. Free entry. From 10pm.

Lounge, 243 Swanston Street, Melbourne

CQ FRIDAYS MIDNIGHT SOUL ENSEMBLE Whether it’s a DJ on the one’s and two’s side by side with a drummer hitting the skins while jammin’ away into the night, or soul singers gracing our humble stage performing Erykah Badu tribute songs over wonky future beats, or hip hop DJs cuttin’ up Serato records, we got the mid-week party. You know you wanna. Free entry 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

LAUNDRY WEDNESDAYS Deep, dark, minimal dubstep and drum and bass.

Laundry Bar, 50 Johnston Street, Fitzroy

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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

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

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

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

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FRIDAY NIGHT LOFT PARTY

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

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

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FUN HOUSE Celebrate Thursday night at Co. with club classics and dance floor anthems.

Co., Crown Entertainment Complex, Lvl 3, 8 Whiteman St, Southbank

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

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

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

LOUNGE-CLUB Dazzling disco lights? Check. Big dance floor?

Check. Stage to dance on? Check. Music all night long? Check. We got Melbourne’s finest purveyors of music. You’ll get funk, boogie, disco, house, Latin, afro, techno and much more. Lounge-Club happens every weekend from 10PM and it’s free entry.

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

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

POISON APPLE Poison Apple is one of the city’s longest running Saturday night brands, with numerous tours, events, festival endeavor and thriving artists to their name, and they’ve now got a new venue - the renowned Prince Bandroom. Anticipating more than 1000 patrons of a Saturday evening, the Poison Apple team are hoping to provide St.Kilda bound Saturdayers with a fresh home for music and mischief. Check out Poison Apple Saturdays on Facebook for more information.

Prince Bandroom, 29 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda

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

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 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

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

SUNDAY3RD 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

MONDAY4TH 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

TUESDAY5TH 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

URTHBOY LEADING THE HERD: INDEPENDENT TRAX “Nothing ever stays still in music, it’s one of the beauties and frustrations of it,” says Tim Levinson, a man who expresses pleasure and pain throughout his work. “It makes for an exciting environment to work in and be involved with.” While not by pre-determined design, the man best known by his stage name Urthboy has become one of the most prominent and enduring figures on the independent Australian music landscape over the past decade.

Whether it’s his outspoken nature when it comes to topics of nationalism or his unwavering commitment to grassroots music, things have really clicked for Levinson and his Elefant Traks imprint, particularly over the past year. Collecting the award for Best Independent Label at the Jagermeister Independent Music Awards, he capped off his 2012 with the release of his most well-received work to date, Smokey’s Haunt. Despite the plaudits and time he has put in, Levinson is never one to settle in a comfort zone and is always looking to evolve.

“People become jaded because they expect once you’ve paid your dues that music owes you something.

If you put your life into music you’re well within your right to expect that music will repay you, but perhaps it doesn’t always repay in the way you want.” He believes that artists should respect what music means to people, rather than using it simply for selfish means. “I think you always have to respect that music is this great privilege and it plays such a vital role in our society.” The veteran MC has grown to appreciate the value of remaining open-minded. “You can get stagnant with music and it’s a very sentimental craft. So you always have to keep thinking and keep changing your attitude as you go

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Balancing the roles of artist, live performer and label head, only taking part in projects he believes in, has kept Levinson excited, even at the expense of making a larger profit. “I really believe in all the music we put out. I don’t believe in putting out music that simply sells at the expense of having a soul.” Even while members of the Elefant Traks roster such as Hermitude and Horrorshow have attained success, he is proud that their evolution has been organic rather than rushed.

“I’m happy that some of our artists don’t go gold or go platinum. I do believe they bring a real artistry to what they’re doing, their voice needs to be heard.”

That is where much of today’s hip hop, both locally and internationally, doesn’t quite gel with Levinson or his beliefs. “The reality is a lot of artists out there really don’t challenge themselves because they’re either trying to hold on to their spot or they’re over-thinking what they think will appeal to kids. Get over it and start writing something that really captures something in your heart or something you really want to change. Go out there and be bold.”

Fresh from a slot at the Big Day Out leg in Sydney, Levinson is pumped to finally perform the material from Smokey’s Haunt for a live audience and with a new band.

The tour will include a show at The Corner this Saturday, which is being recorded for triple J’s Live At The Wireless.

“We’ve been rehearsing for ages, so it’s such a relief to finally take it out on the road. It’s such a great sense of an outlet, that you’ve finally gotta pull the curtain back and say ‘Hey look what we’ve done’. You’re completely putting yourself out there on the line and I love it.”

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The tour will make for an interesting change of pace for The Herd lyricist, after performing as part of the unique mash-up stage show Dr Seuss Meets Elefant Traks at the Sydney Opera House in November. “It was like a hip hop gig on acid,” Levinson exclaims of the show. Through the course of preparing the show, he saw many similarities between the visions of Dr Seuss and Elefant Tranks. “This guy [Dr Seuss] was a maverick and he always poked fun at the elite corners of society and the ultra-wealthy. In so

many ways we found what we’re trying to do with Elefant Traks is like a small version of that in music.”

Andrew ‘Hazard’ Hickey Urthboy [AUS] plays The Corner Hotel on Saturday March 2. Smokey’s Haunt is out now through Elefant Traks.

KILL THE NOISE THAT OLD: BLACK MAGIC His branding might affect a dark vibe and his mostly-dubstep sound is injected with a certain brutality, but the man behind the Kill The Noise bandana is chilled and open as he discusses his friendship with Skrillex and his role in Korn’s massive shift in sound with 100%.

With an intense take on dance music that combines a courageous blending of genre with immaculate production, LA-based Kill The Noise aka Jake Stanczak’s career is burgeoning, not least down to support from Sonny Moore aka Skrillex. His tunes have been released on some of dance music’s most prestigious labels including Deadmau5’s Mau5trap Recordings, and his own boutique imprint, Slow Roast Records, co-owned with turntablist DJ Craze. He’s also remixed some big tracks, including Noisia’s Diplodocus from last year’s groundbreaking Split The Atom.

Stanczak’s most recent offering, a seven-track EP entitled Black Magic, released on Moore’s own OWSLA imprint, channels a slightly less aggressive dubstep journey than previous outputs, seamlessly traversing varied tempos, incorporating less jolt and more melodic depth.

The video-clip for Kill The Noise Pt. 2, the second instalment to part one of the same title on his first EP Kill Kill Kill, recently dropped, showcasing a delightfully twisted claymation from UK director Lee Hardcastle. The vid exhibits claydough figures sacrificing each other in black magic fashion. Gore ensues.

“He was already doing his thing in a big way but he’d never really gone across anyone’s radar,” Stanczak says of Hardcastle. “I just happened to stumble across his stuff when I was looking for somebody to do the video for that song. I just wanted to do something different because the video for part one was done so well that it ended up winning an award through MTV. I thought, ‘There’s never gonna be any chance of trying to top that one’.

“So instead of trying to top it, I thought I’d maybe just do something different. So I was like, ‘Perfect’ – I grew up in the ‘90s with Three Little Pigs claymation videos and Radiohead. There’s kind of a nostalgic thing with claymation that’s kind of classic and timeless and bizarre and there’s so many people making videos these days that I think it’s important to stand out from the crowd.”

Standing out from the crowd is something Stanczak is good at, with his non-adherence to genre, but it may come as a surprise to Kill The Noise fans that he spent a former life solely producing drum and bass. His first foray into production was made under the moniker Ewun and included tech-step number 8 Bit Bitch collabed with Evol Intent, which rinsed many dancefloors during the mid 2000s.

“I think most people in the States don’t know that exists,” he explains. “I think the genre thing isn’t as important as it once was, but I haven’t really ended the Ewun thing, although I haven’t released anything under that moniker for four or five years. I think it’s nostalgia that makes people connect with old projects like that but at the end of the day Ewun was Jake, Kill The Noise is Jake. I’m still the same guy and I’m still making drum and bass.

“The reason I ‘started over’ as Kill The Noise from the Ewun project was to start fresh with that prospective. I don’t want to just do drum and bass and just do things to cater just to that one audience. I’ll still do drum and bass, but I love house music and I love dubstep and hip hop and all kinds of stuff. I pigeon-holed myself so much in that one project that I was really pissing people off messing around with things that weren’t drum and bass.

So I thought, ‘Well I’ll separate them and make everyone happy.’”

Stanczak’s friendship with Moore is well documented, with much of his current success being down to being aligned to his OWSLA label, recently enjoying a tour with his label buddies. But the two also enjoy a friendship outside of the studio.

“The vid exhibits clay-dough figures sacrificing each other in black magic fashion.

Gore ensues,” “Part of the reason we’ve become such great friends is that there are really high highs when everything is going your way and then those low points when you need a friend that understands the stress and how hard it is to stay inspired. Sonny is an amazing person in that sense.

He can kind of sense when someone is having a rough time and go down to the beach and just not think about music, just talk. So that’s what we do.”

This partnership also led to Stanczak being instrumental in Korn’s experiment into dubstep on last year’s The Path of Totality, marking a massive change in direction for them. Stanczak worked on two tracks, Narcissistic Cannibal and Fuels The Comedy from that LP, a project he says came about when he met Jonathon Davis via Moore at Coachella 2011.

“And Jonathon turns out to be a really honest, great, awesome person who has a real passion for electronic music that stands outside of just dubstep; he’s into all kinds of stuff. We hit it off and I went down to the studio for about a week and that’s how Narcissistic Cannibal came about. He and Skrillex had already started that together and I came in and helped finish it with the rest of the band.

“I had just as much of a role as everyone else, I felt that it was a group project. There weren’t really a lot of rules. They were like, ‘Hey, let’s just vibe out and make something fun, and something that we can all sort of agree on as being cool’. You know, it was an experiment and obviously people have all different kinds of opinions about it but at the end of the day I felt like it was successful. It was fun and that was the most important thing.”

While this fun-loving attitude is in stark opposition to the image presented by the Kill The Noise terminatorinspired skull mascot, it’s obvious that Stanczak’s ability to merge seemingly ambiguous elements is part of his unique appeal. To quote the title name of Black Magic’s last track, the story of Kill The Noise is clearly To Be Continued.

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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.

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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. 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!

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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

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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.

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SWEET NOTHING FRIDAYS 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.

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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.

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SATURDAY2ND CHAISE SATURDAYS Come one, come all to Melbourne’s freshest new urban night – Saturdays at Chaise Lounge. Where a slammin’ club = sexy girls, signature cocktails and smooth R&B. DJ Andy Pala, Kah Lua and guests blend the most current and popular R&B anthems with the best old school classics. This is one night to be marked down as ‘not to be missed’ in those diaries.

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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!

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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.

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Define your genre in five words or less: Powerful, lyrical, ridiculous, loud and grimy.

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The feeling you get when you know you’ve got it right.

What do you hate about the music industry?

The fact that talent and quality is often secondary to less important things.

What can a punter expect from your live show?

A fast paced show with a lot of energy, it might be a shock to the system if you don’t know the kind of stuff I do.

What’ve you got to sell CD-wise?

My first album, it’s called My Way and drops on Friday March 1 through BTE/Obese.

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There’s some guys dressed very nicely jumping up and down on stage over there doing their thing and it sounds pretty fucking good y’know.

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The path in life I’ve taken and the things that surround me, the music, friends, all you lot out there and the things you do everyday. Seeing other artists make good music and do well without watering it down is also a big inspiration to me.

be used to and I’m confident that what I do is of a high standard and if you’ve got an open mind you’ll find something I’m sure you’ll like. I try to do everything properly and not half assed and I like to think it shows.

When are you doing your thing next?

I’ll be playing at an upcoming Heavy Innit at Laundry Bar and then just doing the album shows which I’ll announce soon.

What’s the strangest place you’ve ever played a gig, or made a recording?

We recorded our first Nine High mix-tape in my kitchen back in my flat in England. Every Sunday we’d construct a make shift studio for the day consisting of blankets and rope basically, but it worked!

Do you have a pre-gig ritual? If so, what is it?

I have a shot of brandy usually.

If someone made a movie about your life, who would play you?

Wesley Snipes.

What advice would you give to bands that are new on the Melbourne music scene?

Get out there, have a drink and don’t be a wanker.

Anything else to add?

I think the album will be refreshing to a lot of ears used to the current rap coming out right now and I urge you to check it out if you’re a fan of big beats and bars.

Why should everyone come and see your band?

Because what I do is very different to what you might

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29th Apartment 29 Fitzroy St, St Kilda, 9078 8922

Love Machine Cnr Lt Chapel & Malvern Rd, Prahran, 9533 8837

303 303 High Street, Northcote

Lucky Coq 179 Chapel St, Windsor, 9525 1288

Abode 374 St.Kilda Rd, St.Kilda

The LuWOW 62-70 Johnston St, Fitzroy, 9417 5447

Albert Park Hotel Cnr Montague & Dundas Pl, Albert Park, 9690 5459

Mercat Cross Lvl 1, 456 Queen St, Melb, 9348 9998

Alia Lvl 1, 83-87 Smith St, Fitzroy, 9486 0999

Mink 2 Acland St, St Kilda, 9536 1199

Alumbra Shed 9, Central Pier, 161 Harbour Espl, Docklands, 8623 9666

Miss Libertine 34 Franklin St, Melb, 9663 6855

Back Bar 67 Green St, Windsor, 9529 7899

Misty 3-5 Hosier Ln, Melb, 9663 9202

Bar Open 317 Brunswick St, Fitzroy, 9415 9601

Mockingbird Bar 129 Fitzroy St, St Kilda, 9534 0000

Baroq House 9-13 Drewery Ln, Melb, 8080 5680

Musicland 1359A Sydney Rd, Fawkner, 9359 0006

Bendigo Hotel 125 Johnston St, Collingwood 9417 3415

Neverland 32-48 Johnson St, South Melb, 9646 5544

Bertha Brown 562 Flinders Street, 9629 1207

New Guernica Lvl 2, Hub Arcade, 318-322 Lt Collins St, Melb, 9650 4464

Big Mouth 168 Acland St, St.Kilda, 9534 4611

Night Cat 141 Johnston St, Fitzroy, 9417 0090

Billboard 170 Russell St, Melb, 9639 4000

Night Cat 279 Flinders Ln, Melb, 9654 0444

Bimbo Deluxe 376 Brunswick St, Fitzroy, 9419 8600

Noise Bar 291 Albert St, Brunswick, 9380 1493

Birmingham Hotel Cnr Smith & Johnston St, Fitzroy

Northcote Social Club 301 High St, Northcote, 9489 3917

Black Cat 252 Brunswick St, Fitzroy, 9419 6230

Old Bar 74 Johnston St, Fitzroy, 9417 4155

Blue Bar 330 Chapel St, Prahran, 9529 6499

One Twenty Bar 120 Johnston St, Fitzroy

Blue Tile Lounge 95 Smith St, Fitzroy

Onesixone 161 High St, Prahran, 9533 8433

Boutique 134 Greville St, Prahran, 9525 2322

Order Of Melbourne level 2, 401 Swanston St, Melb, 9663 6707

Brown Alley King Street, Melb,9670 8599

Palace Hotel 893 Burke Rd, Camberwell

Brunswick Hotel 140 Sydney Rd, Brunswick, 9387 6637

Palace Theatre 20-30 Bourke St, Melb, 9650 0180

Builders Arms 211 Gertrude St, Fitzroy

Palais 111 Main Rd, Hepburn Springs, 5348 4849

Cabinet Bar 11 Rainbow Alley, Melbourne, 9654 0915

Palais Theatre Lower Esplanade, St Kilda, 9525 3240

Caravan Music Club 95 Drummond St, Oakleigh

Papa Goose 91 Flinders Ln, Melbourne, 9663 2800

Caseys Nightclub 660A Glenferrie Rd, Hawthorn, 9810 0030

Penny Black 420 Sydney Rd, Brunswick, 9380 8667

Caz Reitops Dirty Secrets 80 Smith St, Collingwood, 9415 8876

Pier Live Hotel 508 Nepean Hwy, Frankston, 9783 9800

CBD Club 12-14 McKillop St, Melb, 9670 3638

Pony 68-70 Lt Collins St, Melb, 9662 1026

Chaise Lounge Basement, 105 Queen St, Melb, 9670 6120

Portland Hotel Cnr Lt Collins & Russell St, Melb, 9810 0064

Chandelier Room 91 Cochranes Rd, Moorabbin, 9532 2288

The Prague Hotel, 911 High St, Northcote, 9495 0000

Chelsea Heights Hotel Cnr Springvale & Wells Rd,

Pretty Please 61c Fitzroy St, St Kilda, 9534 4484

Chelsea Heights, 9773 4453

Prince Bandroom 29 Fitztory St, St Kilda, 9536 1168

Cherry Bar AC/DC Ln, Melb, 9639 8122

Prince Of Wales 29 Fitzroy St, St Kilda, 9536 1168

Chi Lounge 195 Lt Bourke St, Melbourne, 9662 2688

Public Bar 238 Victoria St, North Melb, 9329 6522

Co. Lvl 3, Crown Complex, 9292 5750

Railway Hotel 280 Ferrars St, South Melb, 9690 5092

Colonial Hotel (Brown Alley) Cnr King & Lonsdale St, Melb, 9670 8599

Red Bennies 371 Chapel St, South Yarra, 9826 2689

Commercial Club Hotel 344 Nicholson St, Fitzroy, 9419 1522

Red Love Lvl 1, 401 Swanston St, Melb, 9639 3722

Cookie Lvl 1, 252 Swanston St, Melb, 9663 7660

Retreat Hotel 226 Nicholson St, Abbotsford, 9417 2693

Corner Hotel 57 Swan St, Richmond, 9427 9198

The Retreat Hotel 280 Sydney Rd, Brunswick, 9380 4090

Cornish Arms 163 Sydney Rd, Brunswick

The Reverence Hotel 28 Napier St, Footscray, 03 9687 2111

CQ 113 Queen St, Melb, 8601 2738

Revolt Elizabeth St, Kensington, 03 9376 2115

Croft Institute 21 Croft Alley, Melb, 9671 4399

Revolver Upstairs 229 Chapel St, Prahran, 9521 5985

Cruzao Arepa Bar 365 Brunswick St, Fitzroy, 9417 7871

Rochester Castle Hotel 202 Johnston St, Fitzroy, 9415 7555

Cushion 99 Fitzroy St, St.Kilda, 9534 7575

Rooftop Cider Bar, Cnr Swanston & Flinders St, Melbourne, 9650 3884

Damask 1/347 Burnswick St, Fitzroy, 9417 4578

Room 680 Level 1, 680 Glenferrie Rd, Hawthorn, 9818 0680

The Dancing Dog 42A Albert St, Footscray, Footscray, 9687 2566

Roxanne Parlour Lvl 3, 2 Coverlid Pl, Melb

The Drunken Poet 65 Peel Street, West Melbourne, 9348 9797

Royal Derby 446 Brunswick St, Fitzroy, 9417 2321

Der Raum 438 Church St, Richmond, 9428 0055

Roal Melbourne Hotel 629 Bourke St, 9629 2400

Ding Dong Lounge Lvl 1, 18 Market Ln, Melb, 9662 1020

Ruby’s Lounge 1648 Burwood Hwy, Belgrave, 9754 7445

Dizzy’s Jazz Club 381 Burnley St, Richmond, 9428 1233

Saint Hotel 54 Fitzroy St, St Kilda, 9593 8333

Double Happiness 21 Liverpool St, Melb, 9650 4488

Sandbelt Live Cnr South & Bignell Rd, Moorabbin, 9555 6899

E:55 55 Elizabeth St, Melb, 9620 3899

Scarlett Lounge 174 Burnley St, Richmond, 9428 0230

East Brunswick Club 280 Lygon St, East Brunswick, 9388 2777

Seven Nightclub 52 Albert Rd, South Melb, 9690 7877

Edinburgh Castle 681 Sydney Rd, Brunswick

Spensers Live 419 Spencer St, West Melb, 9329 8821

Electric Ladyland Lvl 1, 265 Chapel St, Prahran, 9521 5757

Spot 133 Sydney Rd, Brunswick, 9388 0222

Elwood Lounge 49-51 Glenhuntly Rd, Elwood, 9525 6788

Standard Hotel 293 Fitzroy St, Fitzroy, 9419 4793

Empress 714 Nicholson St, Nth Fitzroy, 9489 8605

Star Bar 160 Clarendon St, South Melb, 9810 0054

Espy 11 The Esplanade, St Kilda, 9534 0211

Station 59 59 Church St, Richmond, 9427 8797

Eurotrash 18 Corrs Ln, Melb, 9654 4411

Stolberg Beer Café 197 Plenty Rd, Preston, 9495 1444

Eve 334 City Rd, Southbank, 9696 7388

Strange Wolf 71 Collins Street (enter via Strachan Lane), Melb, 9662 4914

Evelyn 351 Brunswick St, Fitzroy, 9419 5500

Sub Lounge & Restaurant 168 Elizabeth St Melb, 0411 800 198

Ferntree Gully Hotel 1130 Burwood Hwy, Ferntree Gully, 9758 6544

Sugar Bar (Hotel Urban) 35 Fitztroy St, St Kilda, 8530 8888

Festival Hall 300 Dudley St, West Melbourne, 9329 9699

Temperance Hotel 426 Chapel St, South Yarra, 9827 7401

First Floor 393 Brunswick St, Fitzroy, 9419 6380

Thornbury Theatre 859 High St, Thornbury, 9484 9813

Forum Theatre 154 Flinders St, Melb, 9299 9800

Tiki Lounge 327 Swan St, Richmond, 9428 4336

The Fox Hotel 351 Wellington Street, Collingwood, 9416 4957

Toff In Town Lvl 2, 252 Swanston St, Melb, 9639 8770

Fusion Lvl 3, Crown Complex, Southbank, 9292 5750

Tony Starr’s Kitten Club 267 Lt Collins St, Melb, 9650 2448

The Gallery Room 1/510 Flinders St, Melbourne, 9629 1350

The Tote Hotel 67 Johnson St, Collingwood, 9419 5320

Gem Bar & Dining 289 Wellingston St, Collingwood, 9419 5170

Town Hall Hotel 33 Errol St, North Melbourne, 9328 1983

George Basement, 127 Fitzroy St, 9534 8822

Trak Lounge 445 Toorak Rd, Toorak, 9826 9000

Gertrude’s Brown Couch 30 Gertrude St, Fitzroy, 9417 6420

Tramp 20 King St, Melb

Grace Darling Hotel 114 Smith St, Collingwood, 9416 0055

Transport Hotel Federation Square, Melb, 9654 8808

Grandview Hotel Cnr Heidelberg Rd & Station St, Fairfield, 9489 8061

Trunk 275 Exhibition St, Melbourne, 9663 7994

Great Britain Hotel 447 Church St, Richmond, 9429 5066

Tyranny Of Distance 147 Union St, Windsor, 9525 1005

Grind N Groove 274 Maroondah Hwy, Healesville

Two of Hearts 149 Commercial Road, Prahran

Grumpy’s Green 125 Smith St, Collingwood, 9416 1944

Union Hotel Brunswick 109 Union St, Brunswick, 9388 2235

Gypsy Bar 334 Brunswick St, Fitzroy, 9419 0548

Veludo 175 Acland St, St Kilda, 9534 4456

HiFi 125 Swanston St, Melb, 1300 843 4434

Victoria Hotel 380 Victoria St, Brunswick, 9388 0830

Highlander 11a Highlander Lane, Melb, 9620 2227

Wah Wah Lounge Lvl 1, 185 Lonsdale St, Melb

Hoo Haa 105 Chapel St, Windsor, 9529 6900

Wesley Anne 250 High St, Northcote, 9482 1333

Horse Bazaar 397 Little Lonsdale St, Melb, 9670 2329

Westernport Hotel 161 Marine Pde, San Remo, 5678 5205

Iddy Biddy 47 Blessington St, St Kilda, 9534 4484

Willow Bar 222 High Street, Northcote, 9481 1222

Jett Black 177 Greville St, Prahran

Windsor Castle 89 Albert St, Windsor, 9525 0239

John Curtin Hotel 29 Lygon St, Melb, 9663 6350

Workers Club 51 Brunswick St, Fitzroy, 9415 8889

Khokolat Bar 43 Hardware Lane, Melbourne, 039642 1142

Workshop Lvl 1, 413 Elizabeth St, Melb, 9326 4365

La Di Da 577 Lt Bourke St, Melb, 9670 7680

Yah Yah’s 99 Smith St, Fitzroy, 9419 4920

Labour In Vain 197A Brunswick St, Fitzroy, 9417 5955

The Vine 59 Wellington St, Collingwood, 9417 2434

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

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A guide to eating out in Melbourne News Bites THE WOODLANDS HOTEL The Woodlands Hotel has sparked a revolution in Melbourne’s northern Suburbs since it opened in October 2011. In this short space of time it has earned its reputation as a ‘must-do’ eating and drinking experience. This recently refurbished pub is located on Sydney Rd, Coburg, and while it attracts people for the huge selection of Victorian craft beer and wines, they also they fall in love with the decor and are delighted by the Mauritianinspired food. It offers the full culinary experience not to be missed. Owner, Hayden George, said he was inspired to create something special for the area. “When I discovered this formerly iconic pub for sale, I knew I had a chance to create something special for Coburg. I made the decision that I had to bring this pub back to life as a true local icon.

I’m pleased that we’ve been able to do that with the décor, with the food, and of course, with the beer and wine,” said George. Jocelyn Riviere is the highly awarded chef who has created the exquisite dining experience on offer, inspired by his Mauritian heritage. The Woodlands Hotel also stakes out a claim as the premier craft beer bar in Victoria, with an impressive 100% Victorian craft beer and

wine list, with rotated craft beers, so there’s always something new to try. With three distinct, themed areas, the Woodlands hotel has a casual dining area in the downstairs bar, a beer garden perfect for sunny afternoons, and an upstairs restaurant and function space that can cater for up to 100 people.

The Woodlands Hotel, 84-88 Sydney Rd, Coburg.

Call 9384 1122 or hit up thewoodlands.com.au

PUGG MAHONES Situated on Elgin St in the famous suburb of Carlton you’ll find a destination you’ll want to visit over and over again. Specialising in Irish and Australian pub food, Pugg Mahones offers a menu which is not only entirely appetising, but is highly affordable. $15 specials are on offer every day of the week, which include a pot of beer and are as fresh and filling as any of their exceptional meals. Monday – burger served with chips, Tuesday - 200gm grain-fed porterhouse with chips and salad, Wednesday – ½ kg crispy chicken wings with salad, Thursday – traditional, mexican or hawaiian chicken parma with chips and salad, Friday – Pugg’s Seafood Basket, Saturday – homemade pie of the day and Sunday – roast of the day with roast

potatoes and seasonal veg. Catering for the local youth, Puggs also offers $12 meals and $12 Carlton jugs for students all day, everyday. Pugg Mahones has a veritable wealth of space, spared of the tight confines of many Irish pubs; Carlton’s Puggs mixes a traditional Irish pub with a contemporary bar feeling, and succeeds in creating a fun experience if you’re after few quiet drinks, or up for a session. With a bar that wraps around much of the venue Pugg Mahones boasts a substantial outdoor area, with bay windows opening at street level that make it an ideal summer destination for a late afternoon bevvy and gaze at the passersby. Get down to 171-175 Elgin St, Carlton and see for yourself!

THE REDHEADS GOURMET BBQ FESTIVAL The Redheads Gourmet BBQ Festival will set the Elwood foreshore alight with a range of blues cool cats performing throughout the weekend-long extravaganza, which celebrates the iconic Aussie BBQ with master-classes, competitions, craft brews and BBQ fare as part of the Melbourne Food & Wine Festival. Pop-up eateries will join the festival with Phat Brats serving their gourmet hotdogs and Señor BBQ showcasing their signature South American touch.

The Smokin’ Barrys food truck will dish out melt in your mouth slow cooked dishes, but leave room for other foodie offerings including Tasty Treats, Grill Pro and Say Cheese. A barbecue isn’t complete without a couple of beers. Quench your thirst by sampling beers from craft brewers from all over Victoria. The list includes: Redhill Brewery, King Valley Brewery, Hawthorn Brewery, Hix Brewery, Temple Brewing Company, Red Duck Brewery and Mornington Peninsula Brewery. If you feel like something sweeter, don’t skip the ciders on offer including Yarra Valley’s Napoleon Cider and the sweet and crisp Lucky Duck Cider. Transporting punters to the Deep South and spiritual home of the BBQ, are the high energy

rocking blues sounds of John Luke Shelley and High Speed Steel. Boogie to the barrelhouse blues of Catfish Voodoo, with sound deeply rooted in the early ‘50s Smokey Chicago Blues scene. Groove to the soulful sounds of Blue Eyes Cry, described by triple J Unearthed as a blues act on the rise, the talented Liam Gerner and the Lost Dogs, and Justin Yapp Band. Performance feature all day, every day across the weekend, so there is always something to enjoy while you munch on BBQ fare from one of the popup eateries, sip a craft beer, or in-between masterclasses from BBQ barons Andy Groneman and Chris Girvan-Brown. South Beach Reserve, Beach Rd, St Kilda. Friday March 1, 3pm-10pm, Saturday March 2 9am-10pm, Sunday March 3 9am-7pm. Head to barbqfest.com.au for more information. Tickets $15 prepurchase online or $20 on the day. Free entry for children under 15.

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Rae Harvey’s Crucial Music has moved its entire roster to Jessica Ducrou and Evan Davis’ booking agency Village Sounds.

Crucial has The Living End, 360, Children Collide, Gyroscope and Hunting Grounds. Davis will oversee the bookings. Harvey, who set up Crucial 17 years ago, said, “I’ve known and respected Jessica for many years and have enjoyed working with Evan as an agent in the past. Village Sounds suggested a ground-breaking, modern and innovative partnership that perfectly suited Crucial Music and our artists – we’re absolutely delighted.” Crucial was booked through New World Artists. But after 360 pulled out in December, it dropped the entire roster.

* “Drummers are seriously ruining my week,” Soundwave boss AJ Maddah tweeted. Who could blame him? After Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker’s fright at flying, Six Feet Under pulled out because skinsman Kevin Talley had “a dirtbike mishap”.

Then Anthrax ‘fessed up that their man behind the drum kit, Charlie Benante, will also not be arriving due to “personal issues” at home. He is replaced for the Oz dates by Jon Dette, ex-Testament, Slayer.

The Vandals drummer Josh Freese (Nine Inch Nails, Guns N’ Roses, Devo) had to pull out due to work obligations in America.

Dave Lombardo won’t be accompanying Slayer either, after a financial dispute with the band. And just for a change, Gallows won’t be bringing guitarist Stephen Carter with them as he’s just quit the band. * Frank Ocean reckons he’s a big fan of Tame Impala – “They’re wicked, their music has a freedom to it” – and wouldn’t mind collaborating with them on his next album, which already has team-ups with Pharell and Tyler, The Creator. * First he was Andrew G. Then he reverted to Andrew Gunsberg. Now on his social media contacts he’s using his birth name Osher Gunsberg. * The Voice’s huge ratings last year has got TV networks in a flurry. Rumours are that Australian Idol and PopStar are to be hauled out of the mothballs. Over in X-Factor land, Mel B and Natalie Bassingthwaighte look like returning. The Daily Telegraph reckons that for Australia’s Got Talent, Nine Network has dumped Kyle Sandilands, Dannii Minogue and Brian McFadden, and Sharon Osbourne and Chris Isaak are close to signing on, with Timomatic, Victoria Beckham and Lily Allen also possibilities. * Rival promoter Andrew McManus set the cat among the pigeons when he posted on the day that the star-studded Stone Music Festival was announced that “something smells fishy” and warned about “unknown promoters”. Stone Music lashed back saying that was rubbish. But Baby Animals have pulled out just days after they were announced. They said on their Facebook that “it wasn’t feeling right to us,” explaining, “It all became too difficult, too quickly.” * BBC Radio apologised for inadvertently playing Jimi Hendrix’s Hey Joe, about a man shooting his girlfriend, immediately after a news report on the shooting death of paralympian Oscar Pistorius’ ex-girfriend at his home. Meantime Nova 100 Melbourne got complaints to the Anti-Defamation Commission after an ideal dinner guest segment suggested Hitler as one. * The MONA Bushfire Fundraiser Concert in Hobart on Monday January 21 raised $155,000 for Tassie bushfire victims. On the bill were Hoodoo Gurus, David Byrne, The Break, Kate MillerHeidke, Evan Dando and Spencer P. Jones. * After a ten month dispute with a US soul singer with that name, Melbourne’s Sam Green & The Time Machine can start using that name again.

MUSIC VICTORIA LAUNCHES DIGITAL APP…

SLAM LAUNCHES FIGHTING CAMPAIGN

Music Victoria has come up with Victoria’s first dedicated live music guide digital app. Called Melbourne Music City, the free app is aimed at tourists to the country’s live music capital. It provides a list, maps and contact details for live music venues and music stores in the state, as well as a music festival calendar, resources and media sections for musicians and fans. It was funded by Tourism Victoria and Enterprise Melbourne, and through Austrade and Sounds Australia will be marketed abroad.

After three years of fighting the good fight, SLAM (Save Live Australia’s Music) is upping the ante. The campaign is going national, which means it needs $10,000 a year from each state to cover costs. SLAM is calling on live music fans to pledge as little as $10. In return they get downloads featuring Tim Rogers and Lee Renaldo. Others are offering exclusive experiences. There are mentorships with Gareth Liddiard (The Drones), Steve Kilbey (The Church) and Richard Lloyd (Television); a year’s worth of gig tickets with the “On The Door“ package and VIP show and after-party passes with Tame Impala and Something For Kate; Kate Miller Heidke, Dan Sultan and Marieke Hardy will host one off ‘Dream Dinners’. See slamrally.org.

John O’Donnell returns to EMI Music Australia as its Managing Director on Monday March 4. Based at EMI’s head office in The Rocks, Sydney, he will oversee the EMI, Capitol and Virgin labels, as well as overseeing the creative direction for their Australian acts. O’Donnell was CEO of EMI from 2002 to 2008.

When he left to set up his consulting company, he took over comanagement of Cold Chisel with John Watson. He will continue this role while running EMI. One of the best A&R people in Australia, the one-time music journalist signed Silverchair, Something For Kate and Jebediah at Murmur/Sony. His EMI period enjoyed an unprecedented chart and sales run with Empire Of The Sun, Silverchair, Angus & Julia Stone, Jet and Missy Higgins. He and Watson relaunched the Chisel brand with sharp marketing: their 2011 tour, to 350,000, is the highest grossing tour ever by an Australian-based band.

COMMUNITY RADIO: “WE’RE AT RISK” The heads of 37 community stations around the country with digital access have warned: “We’re at risk.” They need a minimum of $3.6 million per year to maintain digital radio services in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth.

But the Federal government only committed $2.2 million per year between 2012 to 2016. By 2021 (eight years away) everything will go digital. They are asking community radio listeners and supporters to sign a petition at committocommunityradio.org.au for the government to make up the short fall.

PEARL JAM’S TEN JOINS TEN MILLION CLUB

Pearl Jam’s debut album Ten from 1991 has joined the list of ten million sellers in the U.S. It is the 22nd album to make the club since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking sales in 1991. In the week ending Sunday February 17, Ten had a burst of sales (4,000 copies) which shoved it over the line. It is the fourth album to hit ten million since the start of 2012. In that time, Ten follows Linkin Park’s Hybrid Theory, Usher’s Confessions and Adele’s 21.

VILLAGE SOUNDS TAKES OVER CRUCIAL ROSTER

…AND KICKS OFF MEMBERSHIP DRIVE The annual Music Victoria membership drive kicks off on Monday March 18. You’ll get benefits such as Virgin and Qantas excess baggage allowances, professional development workshops and various discounts including those from the Hilton chain in Australia and NZ. Since its inception, Music Victoria has gone into bat for the music industry, and this column urges you to take out a membership. They range from $33 to $990, see musicvictoria.com.au.

WINNERS FOR BLUES MUSIC AWARDS

Sydney singer Liza Ohlback scored three wins at the 2013 Australian Blues Music Awards, held at the Australian Blues Music Festival in Goulburn, NSW. Ohlback, who grew up in Tasmania playing piano, cello and recorder in chamber groups

ROCK & ROLL GUMBO MEDICINE SHOW

BY KRISSI WEISS

While the Rock & Roll Gumbo Medicine Show may be a pun-centric title, frolicking with the idea of performance and tinctures saving the soul, enhancing the libido and bringing joy, the fundraiser’s history is steeped in a very real struggle. Publicity whizz, Karen Conrad’s son, Grant, has cystic fibrosis. Now at 25 (with the average lifespan of person diagnosed with CF 30 years) Grant and his family are heavily focused on getting him the treatment he so desperately needs.

While medical advancements have opened many doors for treatment options, Grant unfortunately belongs to a rare genotype that is unable to take advantage of recent developments. (Less than 30 percent of all people diagnosed with CF have this mutation.) Given that CF is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder, his brother Tyler runs the risk of passing the gene onto his children. This benefit, apart from being a kick-arse day of music, performance, and tonics, will assist Grant and his family in getting to St Louis, Missouri, for an appointment at a pioneering CF specialist clinic.

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Blues virtuoso, Kerri Simpson, joins the lineup after a fantastic few months celebrating the release of her critically acclaimed album, Fortune Favoured Me. “I’m just thankful that Thirtymill studios had the foresight and conviction to let me record Fortune…” Simpson says when asked about the response to her latest album. “I think it will still sound as good in years to come and essentially it documents all the great players in town – Geoff Achison, Jeff Lang, Shannon Bourne, Matt Walker, Andrew Pendlebury and the extraordinary talents of our local songwriters like Steve

and orchestras, was lauded for her album Trouble Goin’ Down.

She won female vocalist, new talent and producer (the latter with Greg Ohlback). Other winners were PJ O’Brien Band (group of the year), Claude Hay (male vocalist), Nick Charles (song of the year, Light At The End of the Street) and Hat Fitz & Cara Robinson (album of the year, Wiley Ways).

TRIPLE R UNVEILS NEW BREAKFASTERS The new team at Triple R’s flagship The Breakfasters launches on Monday March 4 and consists of Fee B-Squared, Lorin Clarke and Stew Farrell. Fee B-Squared has been a Breakfaster since 2000, Clarke co-hosted the literary Aural Text show and Farrell moved across to 3RRR in 2001 after hosting the PBS hip hop show and was at All Over The Shop which ended last year.

THE BUSINESS SIDE OF GENE SIMMONS In between breathing fire, sticking out his tongue and bedding groupies, Gene Simmons also set up an empire. These include coolspringslife.com, a life equity business, North America’s largest horse race track busines,; the world’s largest universal language translator ortsbo.com and the rockandbrews.com restaurant chain. On Tuesday March 5 at Etihad Stadium, he speaks about the business side of life. Platinum guests get to lunch with Gene and have their photo taken with him. Tix through Ticketmaster.

PEZ SIGNS WITH HUB ARTIST

Melbourne hip hopper Pez has signed with Troy Barrott’s Hub Artist Services for management. Pez says that when he released his award winning debut A Mind Of My Own, “I had to do this on my own, and so to finally have a team around me who I believe in, and who believe in me, makes me so excited for the year ahead.”

After a short break, he returns with his second album, on EMI/ Universal. The lead off single The Game just went to radio. After appearing at Groovin’ With The Moo, he will launch his first tour in two years.

NEW VENTURE FOR MIIY Miiy Pty Ltd, which recently launched live entertainment mobile ticketing company MiiyTix, has another venture. MiiyLocal is a Business Directory Service which CEO Stephen Prideaux says rolls the best aspects of applications like TrueLocal, The Yellow Pages, Yelp and Foursquare into one. It allows businesses to push vouchers, deals and coupons to prospective purchasers.

The site has an Android and iPhone app. See miiy.com.

APOLOGY OVER WINERY THIRST FIASCO A Day On The Green promoter Roundhouse Entertainment apologised on Facebook to punters over a show at the Hill Winery in Geelong. The 6,500 who came to see Hoodoo Gurus, The Angels, Dragon, Ross Wilson and Boom Crash Opera had to queue for up to two hours in 30˚C heat to get a drink.

A furious Mick Newton of Roundhouse said ADOTG normally runs its own food and bar services. In this instance, the winery did it with its own caterer who misestimated. Only 30 bar tills were available. Even worse, bar staff would open all beer cans at the counter, which meant punters ended up drinking flat beer after. “We’re shattered,” Newton said. The Hill Winery’s manager Matthew Browne admitted there was no excuse and promised no issues when Neil Young plays there to 10,000 in March.

JEN CLOHER GOES CROWD FUNDING

Jen Cloher’s Pozible campaign for $15,000 to finish off her May-due album is going better than expected. One third of that was already reached in the first three days (pozible.com/ jencloherofficial). The crowdfunding will pay for its mastering, national distribution and a music video. Depending on how much you fork out, you can star in the video, have songs written for you, have her play at your house and, our favourite, have her band cook up a Mexican feast while you become the first to hear the album. It is being made with producer Nick Huggins at Headgap Studios.

Cummings, Chuck Jenkins and Cyndi Boste.”

Simpson is a true musician’s musician, playing what she loves regardless of genre limitations. “I just like making music; I don’t care about the genre, I just love playing music and I’m lucky I get to work with an extraordinary cast of players on a regular basis,” she says. “I just recorded some gorgeous R&B tracks for Belmar Records. I’ve been writing some groove-based material with Ray Pereira for his new band, Milton, who I sing with. I have been recording with the Ska Vendors, we’re putting out a new CD in time for our 50, 30, 10 Ska Party later in the year; it’s going to be huge with a stellar line up of local and international ska legends. Bit of gospel, bit of ‘70s – I just love playing, I have never been precious about what I’m playing. It’s all good.”

Simpson, along with the other artists on the lineup, are personally connected to the plight of Grant and are more than happy to throw as much energy as they can behind the benefit. “I’m involved with the Rock & Roll Gumbo Medicine Show because I’ve known Karen and her family for years,” she says. “Her son has a very rare genetic mutation of the cystic fibrosis gene and needs highly specialised treatment which he can get in the United States. Karen is a publicist to rock‘n’roll royalty but as everybody knows, this rock lifestyle business looks like it’s great, but at the end of the day you do it all for love not money. Now Karen and her family are in a situation where they need money to keep her son alive. All the musicians on the bill are there helping

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LIFELINES Expecting: Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie, 37 and actor husband Josh Duhamel, 40, their first.

Born: daughter Lula RosyLea for Bryan Adams and partner Alicia Grimald, their second. The ‘Lula’ comes from Gene Vincent’s old hit Be-Bop-A-Lula the other bit is Cockney rhyming slang for “cup of tea”.

Split: One Direction’s Niall Horan from model Amy Green after four months as he’s too busy. And she dumped her boyfriend of four years to be with him.

Married: Justin Tynan, who runs the Beresford Hotel in Sydney (and the Ivy and Slip Inn before), and ex-model Ajita Bauman.

Injured: Rihanna scraped her knee against a club’s metal gate after some loonie threw a bottle at her ranting about Chris Brown.

In Court: Chris Brown and Drake have filed counter-suits blaming each other for starting the brawl at the W.i.P. nightclub in New York City last June. They need a judge to decide who started it as both are being sued by a French model for injuries he suffered during the brawl.

Died: US country singer Mindy McCready shot herself on the porch of her home, a month after her boyfriend, music producer David Wilson, was also found dead on the porch from a suicide (or murder, as now suspected). She turned to booze and drugs, and her father initiated court moves to take her two children away as she was in no state to look after them.

Died: Tony Sheridan, 72, the first to play electric guitar on British TV and who used the Beatles as his backing band on his 1961 single My Bonnie. Record store owner Brian Epstein hunted them down after a customer asked about the single, and ended up managing them.

Died: the body of Kevin Ayers, founder of UK prog band Soft Machine, 68, was found in his south of France home, with a note, “You can’t shine if you don’t burn.” He also worked with Brian Eno, Syd Barrett, John Cale and Nico and in 2006 returned with an album after a 15 year hiatus.

Died: Chicago bluesman Memphis Slim, 75, after a brief illness. He played bass for Magic Sam in the 1950s and toured with Buddy Guy.

SONGL OUT SOON? Another music streaming service? Songl was set up by Sony Music Australia, Universal Music Australia and Southern Cross Austereo and has been in beta mode for the past year. Industry sources suggest a March launch, charging $8.99 a month for web streaming and $12.99 to include mobile streaming.

AUSTRALIA ACHIEVES ITS 1000TH #1 SINGLE It’s taken Australia 73 years, but this week it scored its 1000th #1 single, with UK DJ Baauer’s Harlem Shake, according to chart historian Gavin Ryan. Our charts go back to January 1940 thanks to the chart compiler David Kent (austchartbook.com.au). The first one was South Of The Border by Gene Autry. The charts were mostly country and schmaltz. The first accredited “rock” song, Rock Around The Clock by Bill Haley & His Comets from 1955 was the 159th #1 in Australia. The first Number One by an Australian was A Man Called Peter (October 1955) by Darryl Stewart. The first song/entry to debut at top spot was Midnight Oil’s Species Deceases EP in December 1985. The last time was … well, this week, actually with Nick Cave’s Push The Sky Away.

GOOD WORKS #1: DOC NEESON BENEFIT

The Cherry Bar is hosting a fund raiser for Angels singer Doc Neeson who has been battling a brain tumor since December.

On Saturday April 20, James Morley and Bob Spencer (The Angels) team with members of The Choirboys, Boom Crash Opera and Dirty Deeds to a play a set of Angels, Rose Tattoo and AC/DC rifferemas. See cherrybar.com.au.

GOOD WORKS #2: GUMBO MEDICINE SHOW The Rock & Roll Gumbo Medicine Show, the Sunday March 3 benefit for publicist Karen Conrad’s musician son Grant who suffers Cystic Fibrosis, added extra benefits. Kerri Simpson will perform a New Orleans inspired voodoo set just for the day, and Quincy Mclean will give a rare acoustic performance of Blue Ruin’s ‘The Cure’ at the Corner Hotel. The door prize is a $100 gift certificate from Basement Discs, and an auction includes a custom made cigar box guitar, a Nick Cave photo framed by him and four passes to Rockwiz.

in the only way they can. The Medicine Show is an amazing lineup of musicians from all kinds of scenes all getting together to help out.”

The ROCK & ROLL GUMBO MEDICINE SHOW will be at The Corner Hotel on Sunday March 3 with Kerri Simpson, The Darling Downs, Dan Brodie, Charles Jenkins, Mikelangelo and many more.

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BIRDS OF TOKYO

BY ZOË RADAS

When it came time for Birds of Tokyo to record their fourth album, the five-piece decided that simple inertia wasn’t a good enough reason to put one foot in front of the other. The band’s previous releases had garnered them accolades all over the country and they’d successfully navigated the somewhat hairy circumstance of sharing a lead singer with one of Perth’s other great exports, Karnivool. They decided to reduce everything to cinders and rejuvenate themselves, to create the triumphant March Fires, released this Friday March 1.

“I think it comes from a question, and motivation,” singer Ian Kenney says thoughtfully. “We were asking ourselves why, purely in a positive way, because it was just this big question. Why are we writing music again? Why are we in this band and how do we get to album number four? And this is a very healthy discussion that we had the whole way through writing this album, and leading up to committing to recording in LA.” It wasn’t an urgent thing born out of lassitude, either: the Birds just wanted to ensure they were present in their minds and were making decisions in a decidedly firm, united way. “Sometimes you have to pause for a bit and ask yourself [why], and sit with it. Don’t answer straight away, let it sink in, and let it sink into the group and the band.”

The answer the guys came up with revolved around a wish for a “very basic human-to-human connection”, and a desire to see how widely they could reach with their message of community. Stand out track This Fire includes a rousing chorus containing the primary line ‘This fire, we lit it’, which instantly reminded me of Billy Joel’s We Didn’t Start The Fire, although of course there’s more ownership in the Birds’

lyrics. “Yes, and that’s what the base, the premise of the songwriting and the approach was,” Kenney explains. “To come from us, and just to see what sort of conversation [we can begin], and how softly or how loudly we need to speak just to make sure it comes from us: our little group, our little community. This Fire is basically about, ‘Let’s burn this thing down for the sake of it to see what remains, see who’s left’.”

Lead single Lanterns has already been released to very heavy airplay. Kenney says that choosing a first single can be either quite difficult or very simple. “This time around it was a little more obvious when it came to Lanterns,” he says. “In the early stages of writing that piece of music, even in its most embryotic state... there was something about it. We were like, ‘Fuck, there’s something about this piece here; we’re got to pay attention to this. Let’s just keep our eye and our heart on this one and let’s see where this goes.’ Because every time we worked on it, and it got a little further, it just kept saying more.”

There’s a real sense of space among March Fires’ tracks, but also the suggestion that people can come together and fill it (see: opening track Liquid Arms). Living in separate cities

can increase a group’s awareness of bridging space, and Kenney agrees the concept is core to the Birds’ situation.

“The band always seems to operate the way we do; if we need to work or get together we just kind of jump on a plane,” he says (bandmembers are variously living in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne at the moment).

“It’s funny because space is so important. We do live in different cities, but when we’re working we live in the same house, and we work together for like, weeks in a row. All we do is get up each morning, everyone says, ‘What’s up?’, has some coffee and we’re into writing. So they’re our extremes.

So yes, at periods we’re living on top of each other, and then when we’re not, we’re in separate states and cities. Space... fuck,” he says quietly, thinking a moment. “So it comes back to what’s always been important in music, because there

are so many ways to play with real estate in music, to play with space. You can just sort of fill it with distorted guitars and really heavy-played drums and kind of fill things in, or you can find other ways to carry gravity and carry weight in the same amount of space. But you just make it really wide, and use different textures. And that’s what we were going for,” Kenney concludes simply. “This record still carries a weight to it but we just discovered another way to dress what this band can do.”

They also did shows with Ryan Lewis and Macklemore on their Australian tour, having nothing but good things to say about the enigmatic duo. “The Ryan Lewis and Macklemore tour was awesome! Seven days. Seven shows.” He briefly touched on the backlash Ryan Lewis and Macklemore received after Thrift Shop hit number one in the triple j hottest 100. He identified the tallpoppy syndrome that is prevalent in Australia, especially against overseas artists. “People will hate on anything if it’s popular but you just ignore them, man. Those guys (Macklemore and Lewis) sold out three shows in Melbourne, three shows in Sydney so it just goes to show.”

The conscious yet comical nature of their music obviously appeals to people. “They are doing positive shit, but still having a laugh, you know. Heads at every show were going absolutely wild. There was no controlling them but nobody got hurt or anything.

Everyone is just having fun. VIVA will be like that.”

would like it very much.”

Perhaps Beyoncé could reciprocate this devotion by supporting Mighty Duke & The Lords, although as Glen soberly indicated, “She would be a great second support but we would have a band after her before us as you don’t want a band that’s too showy just before you go on, and I’m sure that she would be a bit too showy!”

The band has been busy recently in the recording studio and Glen pointed out that, “Hopefully we will have a 45 inch single and a record by the middle of the year at least.”

For those of you contemplating checking out Mighty Duke & The Lords when they raise the roof off the Speigeltent, Glen provided some appetite-whetting incentives.

“Calypso music is like going out to a party in the city and then waking up in the morning in a grass skirt on a beach with absolutely no idea how you got there. You have got no other clothes, your wallet is gone and you’re

disorientated but you have a massive smile on your face so it’s all been worth it. You are going to have a cheeky grin on the tram ride home. It’s a steamroller of energy.

That’s what a late night gig is all about. It’s about going in there and getting immersed.”

In addition to such tempting treats, some lucky punters may discover that their aesthetic appeal ends up being enhanced from the moment that they arrive. “The first 50 people through the door get a free lei-a flower around the neck - so there will be a forced dress-code of colour.” Who knows, you may even bump into a gyrating goddess called Beyoncé. Stranger things have happened in the vibrant, coconut-loving world of calypso!

BIRDS OF TOKYO release March Fires on Friday March 1 through EMI. They’re playing Pier Live in Frankston on Thursday February 28, Kat St in Traralgon on Friday March 1 and The Forum on Saturday March 2 (sold-out) and Sunday March 3.

DIAFRIX

BY REI BARKER

It’s not everyday that you speak to musicians that are as deep into putting love back into the community as Diafrix. A lot of folk pretend to, but Diafrix are the real deal, aiming to pay homage to their roots of workshops and underage development events. “We came out of a hip hop workshop in Footscray eight years ago, so we just want to put something positive back into the community,” say Khaled ‘Azmarino’ Abdulwahad of Diafrix.

The hip hop group with an African-inspired, reggaeroots vibe make an effort to provide entertainment and information for their younger fans, a refreshing and validating approach that many artists and groups lack.

Diafrix are looking forward to their headline slot at the VIVA Youth Festival on Saturday March 2. They enjoy engaging with underage fans at events, because “those young people are the ones you wanna inspire, people [aged] 15, 16, 17 appreciate that kind of thing.” The VIVA festival will have plenty of opportunities to do just that, with basketball, workshops, hip hop performances, skating, prizes, stalls, food and more, including performances from Diafrix, Dylan Joel, and Battle of the Bands winners, Stereoking.

The City of Stonnington-funded and organised event, now in its sixth year, promises to be drug, alcohol and smokefree. “It’s going to be great, man! They just called us up and we jumped at it. We love to play for the kids and we know they love to see their role models up close,” Azmarino says.

It’s all going down at Prahran’s Princes Gardens, and a total of $2,000 in prize money will be given away over the course of the day, for basketball and skating competitions. “Kids get to come and have some fun, maybe win, if they are good. Mostly just chill out and listen to music.”

It’s been a busy year so far for the group, having recently released an album, Pocket Full Of Dreams, which was received “really well” with “three massive singles.” Khaled is humble but pleased with the release, and mentioned that 360 in particular was “a real pleasure to work with.

He is great!” Working with a variety of artists is a boon for any musician, especially being appreciated by artists from outside your immediate niche.

“It’s the best ever. We were at a warehouse party the other night, and these cats from Miami Horror were chatting to us. They were digging our album. It feels so good to be appreciated from dudes outside your genre,” says Azmarino.

DIAFRIX perform at the VIVA Youth Festival at Princes Garden, Prahran, this Saturday March 2 from 11am. It’s a fully supervised all ages event that is alcohol, drug and smoke free.

MIGHTY DUKE & THE LORDS

BY GRAHAM BLACKLEY

“It’s heaps of fun. It’s tongue-in-cheek, double entendre music,” enthused vocalist and guitarist Glen Walton, as he happily explained how he, Wally Maloney (vocals/trombone), Mark Manone (upright bass), Cam Hassard (sax) and Steve Sajkowsky (junk percussion/bottles), formed dance-inducing quintet Mighty Duke & The Lords to indulge their “mutual love of calypso!”

When discussing the attraction of calypso, Glen says, “It’s the lyrics and the cheekiness of it. It’s very loose and some of the topics that they were singing about in the late ‘50s would even be considered risqué today… the lyrics very much have a wink at the listener! It’s the sort of music that’s very ingrained in storytelling and comedy, which is a big drawcard for me. I have always been into stories and I’m a big fan of Weird Al Yankovic. If you put Weird Al Yankovic with an awesome and fun dance-band, you have got calypso!”

Glen discussed the fact that calypso has perhaps not scaled the heights of fashion in the same way that other genres such as ska and rockabilly have. “Calypso never had a cool resurgence…basically Harry Belafonte is responsible for that,” Glen says. “He made calypso popular in the ’50s but he also made it really daggy. It was stuff that even your parents wouldn’t like! But dig a bit deeper and you find the amazing, unadulterated music. Belafonte is the Diet Coke version of calypso [while the real calypso] is like straight rum!”

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Despite the band’s contagious passion for the genre (and for coconuts), they are playful and innovative in the way in which they interpret the tropical sounds of Trinidad. “We have an approach of making it our own.

We don’t want to copy calypso music note-for-note so we have a country and ska influence…we have a big crossover of genres. There’s a bit of surf guitar stuff and there is rockabilly that ends up in the mix.”

This commitment to adopting a fresh and original approach to the genre is reflected in the mix of songs that comprise the band’s set. “We do 25 per cent covers and 75 per cent originals and we are writing more and more,” Glen explained. “There are some songs that are too hilarious not to put in the set so we keep those…but we also write about various topics such as my love for Beyoncé. She is a power to be reckoned with. She is almost not human. She is almost like a goddess but not like in a religious way, but in that she is otherworldly…it would be great if she can have a listen to the song and tell us what she thinks and maybe get Jay Z involved, although I do diss Jay-Z in it so I’m not sure that he

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CLARKEFIELD MUSIC FESTIVAL – TOOT TOOT TOOTS

BY KRISSI WEISS

“Doom-country shimmy-shakers” is perhaps the best ever genre label conceived so far in a world of inflated and self-important categorisation. Melbourne’s Toot Toot Toots tackled the industry’s issue with needing to neatly label every artist with this linguistically grand music genre. With 2012 seeing them release their spaghetti western, rock opera-inspired album Outlaws, the Toot Toot Toots have taken their theatrically-driven live show up a notch (or 12). While a TTTs concert is rowdy and melodramatic, they can never be accused of being pretentious and after a sold out run at The Famous Spiegeltent, their trajectory is looking sharp.

They’re joining the impressive lineup for the Clarkefield Music Festival, a festival that’s aiming to be an annual event (with this its second year) and all proceeds going to assist kids living in poverty in Cambodia via the Cambodian Kids Foundation. The Cambodian Kids Foundation is a not for profit, non-political and non-religious NGO that work to empower the people of Cambodia in a completely handson way.

So hands on, in fact, that festival director Lincoln MacKinnon was still in Cambodia working hard while also organising this

festival. Last year’s festival contributed to the building of a new school for over 1,000 children in the Kampong Thom province of Cambodia while this year’s festival funds will go directly to the running of the school.

The TTTs, powered on even more by the response to Outlaws, are currently working on new material while furiously gigging.

“It’s been a pretty busy time,” percussionist, vocalist and trombonist Giuliano Ferla says. “We’re currently writing our next record, to be released in the latter half of the year.

NO ESCAPE FOR THE KING

BY SIMONE ....

No Escape for the King are a local quintet with an international flavour, with members hailing from the UK, Ireland, and South Africa, travelling Down Under via the Netherlands, Germany, Sweden and Canada. This heady cultural mix has brought hidden depths to their music, according to front man Matthew Cheetham. With their debut album, 13 Fjords, launching at the Grace Darling this weekend, Beat took a moment to learn about the rich history behind No Escape For The King.

What brought you guys together?

Hutcho, the guitarist in my old band Corporation Clink decided to move to Singapore, just as we’d finished recording our debut EP. He also played in Cor’Delle, who had just finished recording their debut album. Impeccable timing, eh? We still love him though! It was at his leaving party that the remaining members of the two bands discussed the idea of a unification, blending the differing styles of each band. And to quote the Spice Girls (sort of), 2 Became 1.

What does it mean, musically, that you hail from different corners of the globe?

We’ve all been influenced by the musical landscapes of the

places in which we grew up and have subsequently lived. In my case it was ‘80s Manchester. The distinctive Manchester sound is intrinsic to a lot of what I do – Joy Division, Buzzcocks, The Smiths, James and so on. I also spend a lot of time in Sweden, and living amongst the Swedish community in London, and developed a love of bands like The Hives, Hellacopters, Sahara Hotnights. What’s been most important is the compatibility of these influences and the way in which they’ve come together. Hopefully it’s worked well.

What do you think of the Melbourne music scene?

I must admit, even after five years, I still struggle with the concept of venues having “bookers” rather than

THE TRANSPLANTS

BY JAMES NICOLI

As far as ‘how the band got together’ stories go, Melbourne’s The Transplants have one of the more remarkable tale’s going around. Fronted by former Painters and Dockers singer Paulie Stewart, the band members share much more in common than simply a love of music. “Basically, The Transplants; four of the band members have all had liver transplants,” Stewart says candidly.

“In my case, I got Hep C because I was taking intravenous drugs, bad drugs and I got Hep C and that led me to having a liver transplant. When I went to the Austin Hospital liver unit it was like going to the backstage at The Espy; all these rock’n’roll crews you know? I think bad livers run in the rock‘n’roll family.”

“When they told me, ‘You’ve got to have a liver transplant’,” he continues, “I went, ‘okay,’ and Painters and Dockers were booked to play at The Espy and I rang them up and said, ‘Just put it back a week, I’ve just got to have a liver transplant’. I just thought I’d rock up to a room, a doctor would say, ‘Here you go mate, I’ll put one in, swap it over, right off you go,’ and I’d be doing a gig in a week. I actually spent 18 months in and

out of the Austin hospital.”

Stewart admits he was definitely one of the lucky ones and along with the other musicians he met who were also lucky enough to receive a donation, felt they needed to try and do something to help increase awareness about the issue. “We all just hung out at the Austin,” he remembers. “We were all waiting to get new livers and then most of us got them and we

HALF THE SKY – A BENEFIT FOR IWDA

BY KRISSI WEISS

The International Women’s Development Agency is celebrating International Women’s Day in style with the Half The Sky concert as well as Her Excellency Ms Quentin Bryce AC CVO, GovernerGeneral of Australia – what a title. While gender inequality is an ever-present beast, it can be easy in Australia to assume that it is the curse of developing nations (which it is) but the colloquial “glass ceiling” is just as prevalent in our own country, albeit in a marginally less brutal way. Communications officer for IWDA, Kelly Smith-Holbourn, took some time out of her hectic schedule to discuss the event and the work of her agency.

While March 7 is primarily a day of celebration (IWD is officially March 8), a concert such as this is also working towards overcoming a dogged dark cloud over our world. “International Women’s Day grew out of women’s worldwide struggle for voting and labour rights in the early 20th century,” Smith-Holbourn says. “It’s a day for us to honour our progress in the movement for gender equality and gain momentum for another year of pushing further ahead.”

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The artists on the lineup have a vested interest in the event.

Yes, they’re women – obviously – but they also realise that there is still work to be done and the journey is not over yet.

“The artists are generously playing at the concert because of their support of IWDA and their belief in the importance of women’s rights,” she says. “Several of the artists such as Deborah Conway & Willy Zygier and Clare Bowditch are making repeat appearances this year after having supported

We’re locked in to record with Burke Reid (The Drones, Oh Mercy, Gerling) which we’re pretty wildly excited about. We just have to write the album now. It’s going to be another concept album, and at the moment it’s looking like a Bonnie and Clyde adventure from the city into the red centre – should be real fun.”

So what motivated the TTTs to have such a multi-medium approach to their performances? “A few members of the band have theatrical backgrounds and so I think that’s led to us trying to incorporate that into our music too,” he explains.

“It seems like a more and more important thing for a band to have a great live show and not just replicate a recording when playing live. And we love the theatricality and big gesture and big emotion, so playing live is always a blast.

We seem to have two types of shows. The live gig, which is pretty relaxed and a bit of a party atmosphere, and the more theatrical gig, which has dancers, narrators and projections, and party. We like to party.”

While most artists jump at the opportunity to play to as many diverse audiences as possible, to further their fan base and explore growing networks, they also chose to be a part of charity events because of an affiliation or belief in the charitable work being done. Bands are people too, you know?

“It’s important to give back and volunteer your time to worthy causes,” he says. “I think it’s very easy for us all to get so caught up in ourselves and we all need constant reminders that there are people in the world who are in greater need “promoters”. Standard practise in the UK is for bands to pitch themselves to promoters. The promoters not only put lineups together but run the door, provide the mixer, posters and flyers, and actively promote the show to local press – inevitably some do a better job than others. Of course, the onus is still on the bands to actively promote their gigs as well, but it’s great having someone else to do most of the leg work. The trade off is a financial one, with the promoter taking the lion’s share of the door money for their troubles – few things in life are free! It’s certainly nice to leave gigs in Melbourne with a few dollars in my pocket but I do miss having someone else to take care of everything. As for the bands, I think there’s a pretty decent level of musicianship and some really great venues.

What is the significance of your band name?

We were really struggling for a name so we just bit the bullet and went to the Union Club Hotel in Fitzroy with some friends and had a lock-in vowing not to leave till the band had a name. After many hours and beers we noticed someone had scrawled ‘no escape from the kingdom of fear’ in the gent’s toilets (I presume it is still there somewhere) but we thought it sounded just a little metal so it got shortened to No Escape For The King. After which, we went home happy... and drunk.

just formed The Transplants to encourage people to donate their organs because we’re all so grateful to be alive.”

To say it was a life changing experience would be an understatement. Today, Stewart’s life is miles away from the life he once lived. Gone are the drugs and so too the serious drinking. “It’s a cliché to say you’re born again but I had my transplant five years ago and this is all…you know five years that I shouldn’t have had.”

Originally formed for a one-off show, The Transplants have continued on performing as well as continuing to help raise awareness. “We sort of had a similar music base and because we were all musicians we were roped into one first little thing at a pub in Brunswick and that got a really good crowd and then we started getting other offers to do stuff,” Stewart says.

There’s also been the occasional guest appearance by other recent well known recipients.

“We’ve done lots of gigs now and last year Darren Hinch joined the band, would you believe, for the day. People say to me, ‘Paulie can he sing at all?’ And I said, ‘Does it fucking matter? Who cares? It’s Darren Hinch, get him on the bill!’”

Despite being a slightly uncomfortable topic, it seems that in this country, awareness about organ donation could certainly do with a boost. “I know that Australia’s got one of the poorest rates of organ donation in the world. Despite the fact that

IWDA at previous Half The Sky concerts. We’re really lucky to have such an excellent lineup and thankful that these artists share our vision of gender equality – and we’re looking forward to a really uplifting and exciting evening!”

When asked whether work towards gender equality is sometimes overlooked in the broader Australian community because the disparity is less obvious – for example violence against women and persecution is so much more obvious in developing nations and yet we still have a lot of work to do here – Smith-Holbourn agrees but points out that we may be looking at our own backyard through rose-coloured glasses.

“It’s true that gender inequality is an issue around the world [but it also] includes Australia,” she says. “We have unfortunately seen prominent examples of violence against women and sexist behaviour in the public sphere over the past few months here in Australia, but I think it is always more difficult for people to see issues at home and realise that their own culture could be part of the problem. We don’t see gender inequality as something solely to be tackled in other countries, but rather we see that we are joining together with our peers in Asia and the Pacific to address gender inequality across our region.”

For any of the men that haven’t yet turned the page on this article but may be thinking about it remember – we need you.

“Men are important [to this issue] – if women hold up half the sky, someone has to hold up the other half!” she says.

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than us…The Clarkefield guys are doing great work over in Cambodia and I wish them all success.”

CLARKEFIELD MUSIC FESTIVAL will take place on Sunday March 17 from midday in and around The Clarkefield Hotel, featuring Toot Toot Toots, Tim Rogers, Sal Kimber and many more. Information is at clarkefieldmusicfestival.com.

What are the major themes of the record?

We describe our sound as “snowflakes, magma and mountains of delay” which seems to sum up the themes quite succinctly.

Lyrically, the songs are about the inter-relationship between people and place or, more specifically, human emotions and the natural environment – glaciers, volcanoes, waterfalls, outer space, sometimes familiar, sometimes fantastical.

These themes are manifest musically as a melodic journey with a sense of the epic.

NO ESCAPE FOR THE KING launch 13 Fjords at the Grace Darling on Saturday March 2.

there’s lots of publicity about it, it’s not getting any better,” admits Stewart. “In Australia you have to sign something and say, ‘Yeah I want to donate my organs’. Whereas in some countries in the world you sign a thing saying, ‘I don’t want to donate my organs’. So they reckon a better way to do it is to put everybody on and if you object you can take your name off.”

THE TRANSPLANTS will play Melbourne Make Your Wish Count as part of Donate Life Week – a free community event at the Piazza Italia in Lygon Street on Sunday March 3. For more information head to donatelife.gov.au.

Clare Bowditch “Fortunately, there are lots of men who realise that gender equality benefits everyone in a community, and more of them are lending their support to the movement all the time.”

The work of IWDA and, in reality, the passive work that needs to be done by all of us, deserves a tip of the hat and Bowditch and co. are just the right company to celebrate with.

Extensive information on the IWDA’s work is available online and all proceeds from the evening will facilitate the hard work of the IWDA and their regional partners.

HALF THE SKY concert will take place at the Melbourne Recital Centre, Thursday March 7 featuring Clare Bowditch, Deborah Conway & Willy Zeiger, The Rebelles and many more. Head to iwda.org.au for more information.

PURITY RING

BY LACHLAN KANONIUK

Emerging with a fully-developed, striking aural signature, Montreal duo Purity Ring deftly rode a wave of hype with a resolve which belies their youth. Vocalist Megan James and producer Corrin Roddick combine their disparate sounds to craft a brand of music that defies genre, as displayed on their resounding debut full-length of last year Shrines.

Speaking ahead of their Australian debut alongside their appearance at Golden Plains, Megan and Corrin recall their sudden yet stable ascendency into the global spotlight.

“Since we started developing our live show we’ve always been adamant about having as much control over it ourselves, even in the first couple of tours we did our own sound. We maintained this standard for ourselves where we are in control. At this point, we’re making sure we still feel like we have that control,” Megan asserts.

“With more success comes more opportunities. I think it’s kind of easy for a lot of acts to say ‘yes’ to too many things. All these things start popping up and everything seems like a good idea, but after you’ve said yes to too many of them, they start to lose their value,” Corrin adds. “Something we focus on is thinking about what’s good for us and what’s worth doing, choosing everything wisely.”

With the line between indie and mainstream as blurred as ever, Purity Ring find themselves in a space which can’t be placed within that dichotomy. As Corrin explains, he doesn’t feel the need to embrace the concept of what we know as indie.

“I honestly don’t see much separation between the two. Personally, I don’t see myself as an indie artist, I don’t listen to any indie music. I only listen to popular music. I can’t really say what makes us different than a mainstream pop act, because I’m not trying to differentiate ourselves from that. I want us to be a popular band that makes pop music. I don’t have any interest in making us seem like we have some cool indie cred going on, I don’t think that’s worthwhile.”

While embracing a multitude of influences, one of the foremost elements of Purity Ring’s music is traplike beats. This was exacerbated with the non-album release of Belispeak II featuring Danny Brown. “That BILLIONS AUSTRALIA influence is definitely there,” Corrin says of trap. “It’s something that’s been happening in hip hop for years and years. I think just maybe in the past year it has caught on more, crossing over into other genres.

I’ve always been trying to make some style of hip hop production, so that has naturally come across I think. I see myself as a producer. I produce music for Purity Ring, but that music could be recontextualised to work elsewhere. People who are producers lend their skills to lots of different areas, and I’m willing and wanting to do that at some point.”

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I DON’T HAVE ANY INTEREST IN MAKING US SEEM LIKE WE HAVE SOME COOL INDIE CRED GOING ON, I DON’T THINK THAT’S WORTHWHILE.” The striking blend of Megan’s soaring vocal and Corrin’s methodical beats can be attributed to a distant writing process. “We work really separately, it’s obvious if you took apart the elements that we each contribute. A lot of people are asking what this type of music is called, with this type of voice and this type of production. They’ve never heard these things work together before. We didn’t do that on purpose. Corrin sends me a track, then I send him back a demo and we just work it out from there. We only really get together to record,” Megan reveals.

“When I get to whatever city he is in to record, it works smoothly. We work almost completely independently when it comes to recording.”

While their beats are very much danceable, audiences at Purity Ring’s live shows variably decide whether to put on their dancing shoes or not. “I think it really depends on the show. It’s hard to remember geographically where people tend to dance. There will be a show where people just stand and watch us playing, but afterwards they would come up super excited. Then there are other shows where people are crowdsurfing and going nuts,” Corrin muses.

“I always thought it came down to the city,” Megan adds. “Even before Purity Ring, I noticed that it was a totally different dynamic depending on the city. Some people just cross their arms and judge.”

“Well I don’t know if it’s necessarily them judging, just some places, that confidence hasn’t developed,” Corrin ponders. “Just because they’re not dancing doesn’t mean they’re not enjoying it. Some people watch bands like they watch a movie.”

One of the fixtures of their live show is a multibranched synth-lantern contraption. “There are these eight lanterns in front of me that are touchsensitive. So when they’re hit with sticks, the sensors connect to a synth and tells it to play back a certain sound,” Corrin explains. “All the melodies from the record are played like a xylophone, and they light up so you can see what is going on.”

PURITY RING perform at the sold-out Golden Plains Lucky Seven, taking place Saturday March 9 until Monday March 11 at Meredith Supernatural Amphitheatre. They also perform a sold-out sideshow at The Corner on Friday March 8.

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CYPRESS HILL

BY KRISSI WEISS

Californian rappers Cypress Hill have always existed on the fringe of traditional hip hop and rap, while at the same time forever blazing a trail as musical pioneers.

They have never and will never be just another cult band, although their fans – united from the occasionally warring sides of rock and hip hop – have an almost religious devotion to them. Heading out to Australia for what is, these days, one of the biggest festivals of the year, Cypress Hill’s sound is so eclectic and raw that they can sit just as comfortably on a lineup next to Metallica and A Perfect Circle as they can next to Kanye or Lupe. In fact, the gritty ferociousness of their music probably finds them more suited to the former.

“When you have a band like us that experiment with their sound and bring in live components – like guitars and even doing heavy metal songs – people appreciate these things,” rapper Sen Dog (Senen Reyes) says of the band appearing on the Soundwave lineup. “The fact that we’ve never been afraid to try different things has really worked out for us and we’ve been able to tour with some of the greatest bands in the world and of our generation.”

Cypress Hill have always pushed the envelope of their genre, tackling funk, metal, rock and more, and Reyes’ lifelong friendship with Dave Lombardo of Slayer has ever so slightly contributed to his own diverse tastes (in the late ‘90s Reyes took leave from Cypress Hill to pursue his rock/rap band SX-10). Collaborations with Pearl Jam and Sonic Youth punctuated their work in the early ‘90s and this sort of musical experimentation has continued throughout their career. In 2012, they even teamed up with dubstep artist Rusko for the EP Cypress X Rusko. Cynics out there may argue that Cypress Hill have been jumping from bandwagon to bandwagon, cashing in on fads, but that has never been their motivation. “Everything that we do musically is for ourselves and to fulfil our own dreams or fantasies; it all has to come from the heart,” he says. “We’re not trying to fit in where you get in, type of thing. We grew up listening to a bunch of different genres of music and subliminally somehow, it transfers into our music. We also don’t wanna be the same thing, album after album. You’ve gotta show some sort of growth with each album and if you’ve stayed doing the same thing you were doing in high school, and you’re 35 now doing the same style,

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you haven’t grown.”

In an era that has seen ‘90s nostalgia reach insane proportions, Cypress Hill are once again standing out from the crowd by continuing to move forward.

Their set while in Australia is not going to be a carbon copy of their gigs from two decades ago.

“We’re very proud of our past and what we’ve accomplished as far as selling records and touring numbers, but that’s in the past,” he explains. “We were athletes before we were musicians and we’re driven by that competitive attitude. We still have it today, and still want to take Cypress Hill to bigger places today and to do that we can’t just depend on Insane In The Brain or Rock Superstar to wow kids 20-something years later.”

Things have changed a lot in the hearts and minds of the Cypress Hill lads. From standing on the Bloods side of the Blood vs. Crips street wars in LA in the late ‘80s, to B-Real being shot in the lung in 1988, to saturating themselves in the rock star lifestyle, Cypress Hill have come out the other side of it all as better people that are still making kickarse music.

“I find myself being a far more caring person now than when I started,” Reyes admits. “I’m a lot more relaxed now, not so mad at the world like a young fucker, you know? I actually care more about what’s happening in the world now, and back then, I didn’t give a shit. It was all about, ‘Let’s go get fucked up, let’s tour, let’s make this money and come back and do the rock star thing’. That was fine at the time but somewhere along the way, things changed, and they made me look at life way more seriously.

Some events really shook me up and made me very pensive,” he says pausing for a moment. “Well, one

was the death of Kurt Cobain and the other was the death of Tupac Shakur. Down the line, years from when it happened, you realise what a psychological effect it had on you. It turned me into an adult.”

It seems that Cypress Hill’s drive and genuine love for each other and for their musical family, has kept them going and kept them alive. Reyes seems just as enamoured by his band as he’s ever been. “For me man, there’s only one Cypress Hill in the entire world and I happen to be in it – that’s the coolest thing,” he says. “When we were kids, dreaming, we would talk about having a band that lasted forever like Kiss or The Rolling Stones. We’re living out our

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dreams so it’s pretty easy to stay motivated. Before a show, I have the best feeling because I know how it’s gonna go and I know I’m gonna see a whole heap of faces being thoroughly entertained. I’ll never, ever be able to get that out of my system.”

CYPRESS HILL will be at Soundwave 2013 with Metallica, A Perfect Circle, Tomahawk, Kyuss Lives!, Killswitch Engage, Sum 41, and many, many more. It takes place on Friday March 1 at Flemington Racecourse. Cypress Hill’s Sidewave takes place at The Forum on Thursday February 28.

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PUNK, SKA, HARDCORE NEWS, REVIEWS AND GOSSIP

BY EMILY KELLY: EK1984@GMAIL.COM

Vans. Warped. Tour. IS BACK! I remember petitioning for this festival’s return when I was DESCENDENTS about 19-years-old. Being a general teenage fangirl I’m pretty sure I sent several emails to industry types demanding the festival return to satisfy all my punk/ska cravings. Vans Warped Tour returning to Australia was also a pretty prevalent April Fool’s Day joke there for a while. So I’m sure my enthusiasm was shared by the many minions still hanging onto fond memories of the Mighty Mighty Bosstones. It’s pretty amazing then, ten years later, to hear that Vans Warped Tour is returning to Australia. The rumours were confirmed this weekend. It appears the festival will be brought to Australia via Soundwave with promoter AJ Maddah confirming that he’ll be “assisting” Kevin Lyman with the tour. Looks like it will happen in December but no word yet as to which bands will be on board.

Mad Caddies

Wednesday February 27: Linkin Park, Stone Sour at Rod Laver Blink 182, The Vandals, Sharks at Sidney Myer Music Bowl Garbage at Forum Theatre Tomahawk at Billboard Sick Of It All, Madball, Vision Of Disorder at The Espy Flogging Molly, The Lawrence Arms, Lucero at The Palace Sleeping With Sirens, Woe Is Me, Memphis May Fire at The HiFi Bar Thursday February 28: The Smith Street Band, The Bennies at Karova Lounge Puscifer at Palais Theatre Bring Me The Horizon, Pierce The Veil, The Chariot at Billboards.

Sum 41, Billy Talent at The Palace Cypress Hill at The Forum Duff McKagans Loaded, Danko Jones at The Espy Anthrax, Fozzy, This Is Hell at The HiFi The Wonder Years, Such Gold, Living With Lions, Versus The World at The Corner Hotel Cancer Bats, Kingdom Of Sorrow, This Is Hell at Reverence Hotel

Melbourne ska heads, get stoked! Mad Caddies and Voodoo Glow Skulls will perform a Hits and Pits sideshow. If you’re keen on seeing your old school faves in a small venue then get to The Northcote Social Club. They play on Saturday March 30 and you should probably go.

Massive hardcore festival Break The Ice have added five more acts to its weekend festivities at Lilydale Showgrounds. Miles Away, 50 Lions, The Others, Vigilante and Reincarnation will join an already massive lineup. Tickets are still available via Ozix.

Trapped Under Ice are taking a break. The band says that as of August 2013 they’ll enjoy a lengthy hiatus because they’re not in the mood to record again “for the sake of touring”. They concluded by saying “this beast isn’t dead, merely sleeping”.

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This Will Destroy You This Will Destroy You have revealed support for their upcoming Australian tour. They arrive here on Tuesday March 19 and they’ll bring Fourteen Nights At Sea for their first gig at Northcote Social Club on Thursday March 21, and Dumbsaint will open on Friday March 22.

UK-dwelling band The Kits will play an exclusive Australian show at Melbourne’s The Old Bar on Thursday February 28 to launch their new album Lead Us Into Temptation, out on Pop Crime Records and produced by Chris Bailey of The Saints. The Kits are originally from Melbourne but they relocated to London six years ago, where they were immediately signed by UK garage rock label Dirty Water Records. Lead Us Into Temptation comes out on the band’s new label, Pop Crime Records, and includes singles Salvation, Detroit Feeling (which both feature on a double a-side 7” put out on Dirty Water Records) and Wild At Heart. Support at the album launch will be Ultra Bullitt from France and The In The Out. Tickets are $10 and doors open at 8.30pm.

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GIG ALERT: EXORDIUM MORS New Zealand black/thrash band Exordium Mors will tour Australia for the first time this month, playing the Bendigo Hotel tonight with Belligerent Intent, Scars of Sodom and Twisted Fate. Check out their EP released through Hell’s Vomit Productions, Sacrifice, Perish and Demise.

PERIPHERY DEBUT SCARLET VIDEO Get thee to YouTube and check out the new Periphery video for their track Scarlet, off Periphery II: This Time It’s Personal. Fans are pretty divided by this one. They either love it or hate it. Me, it took a few views before I was able to tear myself away from my fondness for the song to enjoy the video what it is. Check it out for yourself and see why, then decide if you’re Team Ketchup or Team Mustard.

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Northlane will release their highly anticipated second album, Singularity, on Friday March 22, but you can get a taste of it now with a video for the track Quantum Flux. You can check it out at singularity2013.com or on iTunes. “The new single gives incredible insight into the diversity and musical talent of the band, it is a testament to their ability to push boundaries wherever they can,” the band says. “Quantum Flux is a ballsy move, especially as a lead single.” The band used a clever viral strategy to leak info about the new album. A countdown began on singularity2013.com was launched in late January in tandem with a series of information leaks. After many rumours and guesswork, some fans correctly assumed that it was a Northlane related project after the recent trailer was launched and hidden leaks on the site started to appear. One fan even managed to crack the binary code used on an advertisement in Blunt Magazine to work out all the details of the forthcoming LP. Fans also cracked the tracklisting via a series of invisible cubes placed around the site earlier this week.

SMASH MOUTH

BY ALASDAIR DUNCAN

When you think of California rockers Smash Mouth, you think of good times – bros cracking beers while chillaxed to the max. Singer Steve Harwell, an affable guy now in his 40s, quite freely admits that his band’s main aim is to have a good time. Doing so hasn’t always been easy.

“I’ve made a lot of mistakes, and I’m trying to correct those still today,” he says of his two-decade history with Smash Mouth. “I’ve had to apologise a lot in my career. I’m smarter now than I was when I was a kid – I’ve learned to take a step back and really think things through before I make a decision. The ‘I don’t care’ attitude has gotten me in trouble, but I’ve slowed down since then. I’m not the Beat Magazine Page 52

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Birds Of Tokyo, Regular John at Pier Live English Dogs, Glen & The Peanutbuttermen, Dixon Cider, Join The Amish at The Bendig Idle Hands, Term Four Valjean, Hug Therapist at The Reverence Friday March 1: Deep Purple, Journey at Rod Laver Tim Rogers and The Bamboos at Melbourne Zoo Birds Of Tokyo, Regular John at Kay Street, Traralgon Soundwave Festival at Flemington Race course Internal Rot, Xenos, Pregnancy, Sewercide at The Bendigo Saturday March 2: The Smith Street Band, The Bennies, Max Goes To Hollywood at The Loft Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds at Sidney Myer Music Bowl Birds Of Tokyo, Regular John at The Forum Rain Factory, Stellarcaster, Only Aliens at The Reverence Tim Rogers and The Bamboos, Money For Rope at Leongatha Memorial Hall Sunday March 3: The Smith Street Band, The Bennies, Japan For, Nathan Seecks at Barwon Club Tuesday March 5: Kiss and Motley Crue, Thin Lizzy, Diva Demolition at Etihad Stadium Fun at The Palace Theatre

crazy guy I used to be. I take a lot of pride in what we have, and appreciate how good we have it. I try not to take my career for granted. There’s nothing like having your friends standing next to you on stage and you’re all smiling and kicking ass and having a blast.”

Early in their career, Smash Mouth scored big hits with All Star and Walkin’ On The Sun. As young guys experiencing their first taste of big success, their instincts told them to party as hard and as long as possible. Harwell can’t help but cringe when he looks back on those days. “I used to go out there and play shows drunk, but I’m not doing that anymore,” he says. “Nobody benefits from it. It’s not fair to the fans, it’s not fair to the band – it’s not fair to anyone.

We’re not getting all fucked up anymore,” he continues.

“We have ups and downs, and there are still things that need to be patched up, but we’re not making a big deal of it. We take a lot of pride in playing great shows every night, and we want to keep doing that. We have a really big year: we’re going to be on the road a lot, and I’m really excited, because I love to work. I do bad things when I’m not working.”

Earlier this year, Smash Mouth took their first tentative

Australian metallers Kunvuk have released the official music video for the track Teeth Swallower from their second album, Consume Rapture. Check it out on YouTube now. Consume Rapture was released in June 2012, and the band donated 50 percent of all profits from their recent Become Monster tour to the Save The Tassie Devil Foundation, which works to help the endangered Tasmanian Devils through breeding programs and research into Devil Facial Tumour Disease.

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Damn. Machine Head bass player Adam Duce has left the band. Dude had been with Machine Head from the beginning and he was always a big part of their live energy, so he’ll definitely be missed. No word yet on a replacement. The band said in statement, “Machine Head and bassist Adam Duce have parted ways. The split is amicable, and Machine Head would like to wish Adam the best with his current and future endeavors.

The band will continue on for the time being as a threepiece and have begun the writing process for their follow-up to 2011’s Unto The Locust.”

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Aerosmith have announced their first Australian tour in 24 years, visiting in May to promote their new album Music From Another Dimension! with shows in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne. They’ll be at Rod Laver Arena on Monday May 4, with presale tickets available now and main ticket sales beginning on Saturday May 4 at 9.30am. Various VIP packages are also available right now, including the ‘Wheels Up’ Steven Tyler and Joe Perry Meet & Greet package (photo op, VIP pre-concert function, GA ticket and various goodies); or the ‘Sweet Spot’ Q&A session with Brad Whitford, and Joey Kramer, as well as a ‘pre-show experience with Tom Hamilton like never before’, whatever that means. There are other packages which involve specific seating, private bar access, music download cards and merch too. Go to showbiz.com.au for any of these packages.

TENACIOUS D ADD SECOND SHOW Tenacious D’s Melbourne and Sydney dates sold out in mere minutes earlier this week, so new shows have been added. The D will now play at the Palais Theatre on Saturday May 18 as well as Friday May 17.

GIG ALERT: HUSK

Into prog? Check out Husk, Heisenberg, Car Or Pillar and Beloved Elk at The Bendigo on Sunday March 3. Husk are currently living at #1 on the triple j Unearthed charts with their new track Gunslinger as well as releasing a new EP.

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Adamus Exul purvey their Separatist Plague Art at The Bendigo on Saturday March 2 with NSW’S Tamerlan as well as Sanguinary Misanthropia and Mardraum.

GIG ALERT: THE KILL, INTERNAL ROT, XENOS, SEWERCIDE, PREGNANCY

This Friday March 1 at the Bendigo will be one the first shows back for grind masters The Kill since the 2012 release of the mind-blowing Make ‘Em Suffer full length CD which will also be released on 12” LP in 2013 through To Live A Lie Records. Internal Rot are a grind trio with a wide range of influences from the first decade of the genre’s life. Xenos are a mish-mash of death, thrash, grind and punk and they’re currently recording their new album In The Craypot. Sewercide are skull pounding death/thrash influenced by Demolition Hammer, Sadus, Sepultura and Pestilence. And previously known as Meth Mouth, Pregnancy are a three-piece sludgy goregrind act with influences of Bile/Skullhog, Garbage Guts and Die Pigeon Die. This is their first show with an all-new lineup.

steps into a whole new field of artistic endeavour, publishing a cook book. Entitled Recipes From The Road, it chronicles some of their favourite food from around the United States, as well as collecting stories about life on the road. “When you’re on the road, you get tired of eating shitty food at truck stops and places like that,” Harwell explains. “When you get to a new town and check into your hotel, you ask around and find out if there’s a great steak joint or a great barbeque place nearby. So you go to those places and you make friends with the chef or the owner, and whenever you come back to that town, you go there again because it’s one of your favourite places. Over the years, we’d taken so many photos and accumulated so many stories, we realised that we wanted to put them all together and make a cook book.”

Smash Mouth’s busy touring schedule includes their first ever trip to Australia, and Harwell seems genuinely excited to be on his way. The idea of playing to an all new audience is a big part of the appeal. “I’ve played thousands of times around [America] in the span of 18 years. I’ve never been to Australia, so when we play one of the hits, it’s going to be like we’re playing it for the first time. It’s new for you guys,

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and it feels new for us, so that’s where the excitement’s coming in! That’s why I’m super stoked.”

SMASH MOUTH play at The Hi-Fi on Wednesday March 13.

LIVING WITH LIONS

BY ZOË RADAS

The fellows that comprise Vancouver pop-punk outfit Living With Lions first began their musical adventure in the mid-00s, when they were just yukking it up in a share house together. Vocalist and guitarist Chase Brenneman tells me that over the course of their three releases (including 2011’s Holy Shit which prompted much flying spittle in Canadian parliament) a few things have changed. Hitting Oz for Soundwave this week and in the throes of piecing together their fourth record, the group have now found themselves coming back, in a way, to where they began.

“It’s always been kind of funny in that we don’t have a huge catalogue of material, we haven’t been writing songs together for years and years or anything,” says Brenneman. “Leading up to the last record we’d always kind of worked on songs, and if they weren’t going anywhere... we’d scrap ‘em, that was it, you know what I mean? We’d only work on a song if we knew it was a keeper. Maybe it was kind of a bad way to go about things, because in the end when we’d go to record a record we’d always only have like 11 songs or 12 songs. But they were always 11 or 12 songs that we really liked,” he says warmly.

“We’re in that boat at the moment: we’re planning on releasing a record this year but we haven’t really set a deadline yet or planned the exact release date or booked recording time.

We’ve just been working on songs for months now, and just going at our own pace and enjoying it. We’re just trying to reconnect and rediscover writing together.”

Brenneman has lots to say about the reception of the band’s most recent album Holy Shit, the physical packaging of which caused both the group and the government body which contributed partial funding for its development, a lot of grief. Holy Shit’s cover has a leather finish with the album title stamped in gold, and liner notes which imitate the Bible.

Canadian media personality Ezra Levant and Minister for Canadian Heritage James Moore were both highly vocal shitslingers during the uproar. “[Levant] is like the [American Fox News anchor] Bill O’Reilly of Canada, he’s a total conservative dickhead. He’s a joke.

Any logical person in Canada that has one tiny iota of brain laughs at what this guy writes because he’s such an idiot.

He was so critical and just went right after the government, writing articles about punk music, [calling Living With Lions] ‘the bottom of the barrel’, just hating on our band so much.”

The group responded by using quotes from Levant’s book about the beauty of freedom of speech in one of their press releases, and Levant proceeded to “lose his mind.”

Through some delving through internet articles, Brenneman also discovered that James Moore boasted a history of cutting arts funding and his display of berating the album in parliament was just a part of this motivation.

“It all started to make sense,” says Brenneman. “It’s sad, it’s fucking sad you know.” Living With Lions decided to give back the grant money they’d received, and the vendetta lost

steam because “there were enough people with a brain in parliament to not let [Moore] push it any further than he already had.”

On a rather ironic note, after Soundwave the guys have been blessed with an invitation to play shows in China, something Brenneman is looking forward to with gusto. “Of course we had to take [the offer]. It’s one of those fruits, those little perks that you get from playing in a band. You get to go play shows in China,” he says with some wonder. “It’s going to be an amazing experience.”

pop up-beat kind of party-rock vibe which we just kind of rolled with really.”

The Blackout are now with UK label Cooking Vinyl, and it seems to be a happy coupling for the outfit. “It’s great now.

They’re an independent label here in the UK and they’ve paid for us to go to Ibiza for a laugh for a video so I can’t really complain at all!”

Forming in 2003, where rumour has it the guys started the band out of sheer boredom, Butler and company could never have anticipated their success, having previously cited boredom as the precursor to their decision to start a band. “When we first started the band we honestly didn’t even think about releasing a record or anything like that. It was strange recording a demo in a really small studio was

the height of anything we could have ever imagined we’d become. It just kind of snowballed, every six months you’d do something and go, ‘Whoa, we just kicked it up a notch, that’s mental’. You know, ‘We just toured with LostProphets [in 2006], that’s mad!’ (At the time of the interview the controversy surrounding fellow countryman of the Lost Prophets fame had not yet surfaced.) And then a couple of years later we’re on our own playing pretty big venues that we couldn’t have dreamed of doing and next thing you know we’re in Australia.”

LIVING WITH LIONS play the sold-out Soundwave on Friday March 1. They also play a Sidewave at The Corner Hotel on Thursday February 28 with The Wonder Years, Such Gold and Versus The World.

THE BLACKOUT

BY MICHELLE GILLINGWATER

You’ve got to give credit to The Blackout for their tenacity, in an industry littered with the graves of so many pop-rock bands that have gone before them, the sextet have survived a plague of potentially career-ending obstacles since splitting from iconic label Epitaph in 2010. This year marks a new chapter for the Welsh lads as they kick things off with a new sound and a new album, before jetting to our shores to partake in the onstage revelry of Soundwave. Chatting about their upcoming tour vocalist Gavin Butler is eager to return to Australia.

“Last time we were there it blew my mind and we can’t wait to get back – that and the sun is amazing! You have one, that’s a start,” jokes Butler. “We rarely see ours, I think we saw it March 25 of last year and then nothing since.” Butler and co.’s latest album, Start The Party, sounds like The Blackout on a summer holiday, with up-beat party anthems it’s a departure for the group, a far cry from the dark soundscape of previous albums.

“The last record we wrote – at the time of writing we didn’t have a label, we didn’t have management, we had no money in the bank. So we literally wrote it ourselves and our heads were down a bit and it came across in the music,” recalls

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Butler. Penniless, the band turned to donations from fans to fund the recording of their third studio album – the aptly titled Hope. The change in sound was not a conscious decision but rather a side effect of their turn of fortunes.

“With Start The Party everything just totally flipped ends.

We had a label and we had management and we were in a really good head space,” says Butler. “We came back from this amazing tour playing venues we’d only dreamed about selling out two years before. We came home and instead of just sitting around we thought, ‘Nah, let’s just use this positive place we’re in right now and just start writing again’ and as soon as we did that everything we wrote came with this big

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Love them or hate them, Sum 41 write the kind of snot-nosed, super catchy punk-pop songs that lodge in your head and refuse to budge. Singles like Fat Lip and In Too Deep were inescapable when they came out, at the height of the punk-pop craze that saw bands like Sum 41 and Blink 182 break through, and they remain so to this day. Singer Deryck Whibley was in high school when he wrote them, and I’m curious to ask, as a man now in his thirties, is he still capable of playing them with the same youthful enthusiasm?

“Yes and no,” he says. “I mean, I wouldn’t write songs like those today, but I still love playing them. My memory’s still good, I haven’t managed to destroy it just yet, so when I play them now, I always think back to when I was 17, and how great a time that was. Everyone asks if I hate playing those songs now, but I fucking love it and we play them every night.”

Sum 41 still put on a highly energetic show – to see them bouncing around on stage, it seems as if they must be

getting the equivalent of a heavy work-out at the gym. I ask Whibley if this is the case, and he laughs, telling me it feels more like ten heavy training sessions. “You do feel very beatup,” he says. “You come off stage with bloody knuckles and fingernails ripped off and blisters and bruises. It’s difficult to walk half the time on tour.” Performing is so strenuous that the band really don’t need any work-outs beside just showing up and playing.

THE AMITY AFFLICTION

BY ROD WHITFIELD

This Queensland-based metalcore/post hardcore act are very much a band in demand. They have about as busy a time coming up over the next four to five months as it’s possible for a band to have.

By the time you read this, they will have played two out of the five Soundwave Festivals around the country, as one of the painfully few Aussie bands on the lineup. From Soundwave, they have a bunch of other local festivals, including Breath of Life in Launceston, Push Over in Melbourne, Live it Up in Brisbane and then five Groovin’ The Moo shows across the nation.

Then things get really hectic for the band. Mid June sees them heading to the States for the Vans Warped tour, which sees them play 40 shows in around 50 days, in what is notorious as one of the most punishing live schedules in music. Singer and bass guitarist Ahren Stringer, speaking from pre-Soundwave rehearsals, looks forward to it all with a mixture of excitement and trepidation, but mainly excitement, and with their recent success they are stepping up in the world a little with regards to their levels of comfort on tour.

“Very excited, it’s pretty much all I can think about at the

moment,” he reveals. “Vans Warped is a boyhood dream for all of us, and we’re just stoked to be a part of it. It’s definitely daunting and exciting at the same time, ‘cause we’ve done a few tours of America, even a month is a long tour. We’ve always done it in a van, this tour we’re doing it in a bus, we’re sharing a bus with (UK metalcore act) Architects. We’re good friends with them, so we’ll just be having a good time.”

Regarding the solid amount of heavy bands on the Push Over lineup, Stringer admires the popularity of the genre.

“It’s good to see heavy music getting big in Australia.” He is

“Fortunately, we’re still kind of young, so we don’t have to worry about that too much,” Whibley says. “I mean, we just got off tour about a week and a half ago. We’re tour-ready now, but if we were to go away for a year or two and then come back, we’d probably need to take a couple of runs to get ready and get prepared.”

Needless to say, Sum 41 attract a fairly devoted fan base. “I’m still surprised by the fact that, after this long, we can inspire passion in people,” Whibley says. “People often tell me how a song of ours came about at a very important point in their lives. I think rock music really speaks to something in people’s hearts, in a way that the Lady Gagas and the Justin Biebers of the world just don’t.”

Though I’ve been hesitant to mention the words ‘Avril Lavigne’ thus far, I can’t let Whibley go without a question about his infamous Halloween costume. Last year, he showed up to a party dressed as his ex-wife Avril, while a friend accompanied as her new husband, Nickelback’s Chad Kroeger. Whibley laughs nervously when I bring the subject up. “I came up with the idea about three or four days before Halloween,” he says.

“It was actually just a small party at my house, but a lot of people turned up and started taking pictures. I woke up the next day to a thousand emails telling me, ‘Hey, you’re on this’

also very happy to be chosen as one of the very few local acts on Soundwave. “Definitely, it’s great,” he enthuses.

“There’s still a few great bands like Northlane and Confession, so it’s good to have a bit of Aussie in amongst all the North American bands.”

Even after the band return from Vans Warped, it is unlikely they will get to draw much of a breath, as the band and their management are trying very hard to get The Amity Affliction back to the UK and Europe. It’s still somewhat of an untapped market for them.

“We’re trying to get back to Europe, because we haven’t been there for quite a while, and not since our record came out as well. So we definitely want to get back over to mainland Europe and the UK. We haven’t had the time, and we haven’t been offered the right tour, so hopefully we can do that after the Warped tour.”

So what kind of tour would be appropriate for you guys? “I guess something fitting,” he says, “I mean we got offered a few dates with Stone Sour and Papa Roach. We kinda thought that wouldn’t really be worth our while. Obviously the punters would be there to see numetal and wouldn’t really get our music. So just looking for a tour that would suit us.”

Ultimately it is great to see an Aussie band in such demand locally and internationally, and Ahren is stoked for The Amity

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THE BLACKOUT will be hitting the stage for Soundwave at Flemington Racecourse on Friday March 1 alongside Metallica, Cypress Hill and more. Start The Party is out now.

and ‘You’re on this’. We did it purely for the purposes of the party, but then someone took these photos and sent them out to people. We just thought it was fucking hilarious.

“I know Avril and Chad well, and they laughed it off, they were great with it.”

SUM 41 play Soundwave at Flemington Racecourse on Friday March 1, featuring Linkin Park, Blink 182, Paramore and more. They also play a Sidewave at The Palace Theatre on Thursday February 28.

Affliction to be in this position.

“Definitely,” he agrees. “It’s definitely a good feeling to be wanted, and for the kids to want to see us and all that. So definitely grateful and happy about how things are going.”

THE AMITY AFFLICTION play Soundwave at Flemington Racecourse on Friday March 1 alongside Metallica, Slayer, Linkin Park and more. They also play Push Over 2013 alongside Twelve Foot Ninja, Dream on Dreamer, Northlane and many more on Monday March 11 at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl.

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LUNARS Following a double A-side release and after playing many shows with like-minded noise makers up and down the East Coast, Lunars are set to launch their debut self-titled EP at Dane Certificate’s Magic Theatre shop in Brunswick on Friday March 1 for what will be a night of magical music. Head to lunars. bandcamp.com for a free download of the EP.

BIG DAY NOT OUT Like cans? Like sitting down and watching people do things? Ace. Into kickarse acts like the Dave Larkin Band and San Gras? Cool. Pub Cricket’s Big Day Not Out is for you. The unfit, beer-loving denizens of over a dozen local pubs are back on the field for the annual Big Day Not Out at Edinburgh Gardens, Brunswick Street on Sunday March 17. After a long season of trying to figure out how many beers there are in an over, the pubs (forming the Yarra Pub Cricket Association) from around the inner northern suburbs duke it out in a day-long battle royale from 10am to 6pm, in one of Fitzroy’s most celebrated annual community days. Proceeds all go to local charities, so put this cracker on the calendar.

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THE BARONS OF TANG Melbourne-based post-world, core/punk band The Barons Of Tang are excited to announce their first ever headline show in their hometown. In what will be one of their first local appearances since returning home from Europe, The Tangs are ready to unleash the fantastic sonic-confusion for which they are becoming renowned. This is the prime opportunity for the band to showcase some of their new material that is to feature on their highly anticipated, soon-to-be-released debut album. They’re set to perform at The Northcote Social Club on Saturday March 9. All girl, psychedelic/punk outfit Mangelwurzel and Yacht-rock band Sex On Toast will get the night kicking off to a rockin' start from 8.30pm. Tickets are $15 at the door or $10 for concession if still available.

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The Second Annual Clarkefield Music Festival will see some of Australia’s finest musicians join forces for a common cause, as they raise money to help assist children and their families living in poverty in Cambodia. The festival will feature renowned Australian musicians Tim Rogers, Mick Thomas and The Roving Commission, Sal Kimber, The Toot Toot Toots, Charles Jenkins And The Zhivagos, The Stetson Family, San Gras And The Dead River Deeps, and local acts Paper Jane, Brother Johnstone, Jarrod Shaw and Sarah Wilkinson. The Clarkefield Music Festival takes place as The Clarkefield Hotel on Sunday March 17 from 12pm 'til 9.30pm. $30 presale, $35 at the gate, family tickets $70 and under 12s free.

Australian train-wreck rock band I Am Duckeye return to The Evelyn Hotel this Thursday February 28. Supporting them are energetic rock three-piece Fighting Mongoose, hardcore/metal punk outfit Abreact and sludge/doom band Clagg have filled the late spot on a school night. Doors 8pm, tickets are $12 and can be purchased via Moshtix.

SUZUKI NIGHT MARKET Now in its 15th year, the Suzuki Night Market attracts over 200 stall holders and showcases some of Melbourne’s finest artisans, producing locally made clothing, jewellery, prints and an array of cultural goods. The hawker style food stalls offer everything from traditional African curries through to the sweetest of honey dumplings. The live music featured tonight includes Carlito's Way and DanzrLatino on the Main Stage as well as Aindrais de Staic on the Peel Street Stage and don't forget to watch out for an array of talented buskers. The Suzuki Night Market runs every Wednesday night until March 27 at Queen Victoria Market, 5pm ‘til 10pm. Entry is free.

GHOST TOWNS OF THE MIDWEST With a debut EP in the works, Ghost Towns Of The Midwest will start 2013 with a February residency booked at The Resurrection Hotel, the new bar of the mastermind behind St Jeromes/Laneway Festival. Always striving to give audiences a little something different, the band will play special themed shows; Thursday February 28 is ‘Resurrection’. The night will feature different picks from the band’s swag of songs plus a couple of covers specific to the theme. It's free and start is at 7.30pm.

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Madame Buttons presents a night of fashion, burlesque and music as she launches her company and Lycra range into the community with a special night at Yah Yah’s this Thursday February 28. She assures all that it will not be just any Lycra party as the wild extravaganza of a night will feature the likes of such bands as Kill Shot, The Refunds, Camp Revolution, Awesome Wells and Somebodies Sun. In addition to this lineup, there will be a fashion parade, burlesque performances and DJs. Doors at 8pm and entry is $10.

ZOOPHYTE After taking a well-deserved break last year to regroup and record, Zoophyte is pumped as ever to rock the stage of The Retreat Hotel this Saturday March 2. The band have spent the best part of the last 18 months in the studio writing, recording and shaping their inherently melodic, rock sound, returning with a revamped lineup of vocalist Cam Lee, bassist Andrew Gilpin, guitarist Rob Muinos and drummer Elvis Aljus.

The band has truly forged an enviable reputation as a blistering live act. The music kicks off at 10pm with support from indie/roots duo Killing Liars.

Free entry.

ANNA’S GO-GO ACADEMY 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’s Jailhouse Rock to AC/ DC’s Jailbreak, and a “high energy dance party with the hostess with the mostest. Every Thursday night at The Vic Hotel from 6pm and at The Gasometer Hotel on Tuesdays at 7pm and 8.30pm.

KYNETON MUSIC FESTIVAL Ready for one jam packed weekend? Kyneton Music Festival will turn its town’s historic buildings, bluestone churches, old watering holes, art galleries and cafés into live music venues. With over 40 bands, including Mick Thomas, Stonefield, Ramblin Van Walker Band, Major Chord, Perch Creek Family Jugband, Cherrywood, The Dead Salesmen Duo, The Resignators, Nigel Wearne and the beard and 'stash comp, Beardfest, they will take the stage from Friday March 1 'til Sunday March 3. Weekend pass is $45. For more info head to kynetonmusicfestival.com.au.

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EXORDIUM MORS Coming from the shores of New Zealand, Exordium Mors are now ready to conquer Melbourne. Exordium Mors are a blistering, merciless and relentless onslaught of furious, thrashing riffs, pulverizing drums and frenzied, vicious vocals. They’re blasting the stage at The Bendigo tonight for a brutal show with Beligerent Intent, Scars Of Sodom and Twisted Fate. $5 entry.

ANIMAUX Animaux will be playing their final February residency show at The Evelyn Hotel tonight. From 8.30pm, experimental dub/reggae band Echo Drama and Melbourne indie/roots outfit Velma Grove will be taking the stage as supports. Tickets are $8 and can be purchased via Moshtix.

HOWLIN STEAM TRAIN Just a quick moment of your time to inform you of a grand ol' bash Howlin' Steam Train will be having at Ding Dong Lounge on Saturday March 2. They've spent the summer writing songs, recording a new EP, gigging and festival-ing (Queenscliff, Falls, and more). They are keen to give you a taste of their fruity summer wares. Joining them will be The Pretty Littles with their pretty little fiddles (guitars and drums and bass and stuff, no fiddles), and Yan's dad. (Yan is their drummer, his dad has a band called Temple of Tunes, they will amaze you).

Have a little stop past howlinsteamtrain.com, then head along to Ding Dong Lounge.

Define your genre in five words or less: Rock'n'roll.

If you could assassinate one person or band from popular music, who would it and why?

This is a horrible question! Why would you even ask this? Kill someone, really? If you are expecting an answer like Justin Bieber then you are barking up the wrong tree lady. Far out guys. Next question.

Tell us about the last song you wrote.

It goes "dunna DUN, dunna DUN, dunna DUUUN… duna duna duna duuuuuu". It is so much fun to play and we love turning it into this weird extended jam thing.

If your music was a chocolate bar, which one would it be, and why?

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Remember when Homer daydreams about the land of chocolate, then prances around, bites a light pole, chocolate dog and gets excited about chocolate being on sale? For us it's a bit like that.

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?

Brian: "Hey Ron, who are these guys?"

Ron: "Why, it's Howlin' Steam Train of course".

Brian then proceeds to head into the bathroom and weep on the cubicle floor whilst listening to the rest of the set.

When’s the gig and with who?

Ding Dong. Saturday March 2. The Pretty Littles and The Temple of Tunes. Our drummer Yan's dad's band is T.O.T. Thanks for the support dad!

CANCER BATS After cancelling their tour last July, Cancer Bats have returned to play soundwave 2013. Their Melbourne Sidewave will be at The Reverence Hotel this Thursday February 28. Fuelled by a burning desire to rage harder, play louder, and have more fun than any other band, Cancer Bats are used to turning venues into rolling pits of punk rock hell.

Loyal Melbourne Cancer Bats fans who have held on to their tickets for the previously postponed July 2012 tour have been rewarded. Tickets are $55.

MELBOURNE MIXTAPE EXCHANGE After a huge inaugural event last year, The Melbourne Mixtape Exchange is back for round two. This time, the night will be themed by music that takes you back to school. What were the hits of your high school years? What are the best songs about school? Make a mixed tape and bring it along to swap at The Great Britain Hotel this Saturday March 2. Share some stories about your time at school and all the while, check out some local talent like indie/pop four-piece Young Maverick and the acoustic tinged Americana sound of the Naysayers from 9pm. Entry free.

THE KILL This Friday March 1 at The Bendigo Hotel will be one the first shows back for The Kill since the 2012 release of the mind-blowing Make ‘Em Suffer fulllength CD which will also be released on 12” LP in 2013 through To Live A Lie Records. Supported by Internal Rot, Xenos, Sewercide and Meth Mouth, there’s never been a better time to check out this world class grind band.

THE INFANTS The Infants are a new band in town. They’ve already played a bunch of gigs (including support for Thee Oh Sees) and they’re beginning March with a Wednesday night residency at The Old Bar. For this Melbourne four-piece, off kilter is on point.

Somewhere between drag races and Sunday drives The Infants spew visceral vignettes and romantic recreations. Blaise Adamson (vocals/keys) skips from yelps to whispers telling affecting flashbulb memories while instrumentally the rest of The Infants, Chris and Anthony Morse (bass/guitar) and Jack Normoyle (drums), bend luxurious and persuasive into harrowing and heady. This is house of mirrors music. The Infants play every Wednesday in March at The Old Bar.

CHERRY ARVO BLUES Head on down to Cherry Bar for another relaxing Sunday afternoon where you can clear your mind of the stresses of the working week with the chilled sounds of blues and soul.

Headlining this week's lineup is progressive rock, blues trio Three Kings (with Ian Collard) whose music is not too heavy as to drone out their beautiful, three-part harmonies. They will be playing two sets from 3pm sharp and the doors will be open from 2pm. DJ Max Crawdaddy and Cherry rock DJ will keep the vinyl spinning 'til 3am. Free entry.

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TEX NAPALM & DIMI DERO In what will be their final show of the Partly Animals Australian Tour, '70s style, yet always experimental, Tex Napalm & Dimi Dero will be playing at Cherry Bar on Sunday March 3. Supports Brian Hooper, the pirate punks (as they so call themselves) of Burn In Hell and 27 Winters will be hitting the stage from 7pm. Cherry DJ will keep the action going 'til 3am. Free entry all night.

PUGSLEY BUZZARD Pugsley Buzzard has performed all over the world; from Berlin to the New Orleans French Quarter to the Himalayan Blues Festival in Kathmandu. He has dazzled and delighted audiences far and wide with his unique blend of dark hoodoo blues, rollicking boogie and blazing stride-style piano playing together with his huge, mesmerising vocals that make the ladies sigh and groan, and the men cry. For their show on Thursday February 28 at The Retreat Hotel they will be joined by Sugarcane Collins, who has been touring as a soloist since 2005 and received the 2007 Australian Blues Album of the Year along the way for his debut title, Way Down The River.

He combines acoustic blues with the traditions of the old-time bluesman, delivering his music with a personal, spontaneous edge to create raw, intense performances. The music kicks off at 9pm. Free entry.

DAYFEST #2 Are you ready for nine hours of bass in your face? Bass In Your Face return with their second instalment of Dayfest, bringing you all of your favourite electronic bass sounds. Always featuring an extremely talented local lineup, head down and support your local DJs as they spin out drum and bass, dubstep, glitch, breaks and more. This Saturday March 2 at The Barley Corn, catch 13 DJs including Bodzhar, Datura, JChau, Philosoraptor, Sailax and Undefined, all for $4.

SYDNEY ROAD STREET PARTY – THE RETREAT It's back! The Sydney Road Street Party, as part of the Brunswick Music Festival this Sunday March 3, will sit smack bang in the middle of the festivities at The Retreat Hotel, holding its annual beer garden band explosion with a lineup to rival with those of previous years. The festivities kick off at 12.30pm with fourpiece alternative, country rock/pop group Tracy McNeil Band hitting the stage and then it is non-stop until midnight with a live to air broadcast at 2pm on JVG's Radio Method with Livingstone Daisies, a special poem by Ian Bland, Suzannah Espie, Dan Warner, The Stetson Family, Shackleton, The Tiger And Me and Pony Face. Finishing the night off with performances on the inside stage is The Go Set and The Harlots. The best part? Entry to this wild night of endless entertainment is free. The Retreat advises that you head down early to secure entry.

THE DRIFTERS We’re talking “crucial country and roots music” and The Drifters have been mixing styles and originals for 27 years. They come from The Ultrasounds, Rhythm Rustlers, Jump N’ Jive, Slim Dusty and Texicali Rose, and the Helldoradoes. They’ve played from Byron Bay to Texas. They’ve supported Flaco Jiminez, Sara McLachlan, Herbie Hancock, and Sonny Curtis. Putting together vocal passion, chops and swingin’ tunes, The Drifters play at The Victoria Hotel this Saturday March 2. 10pm, free entry.

JENNY BIDDLE It’s the biggest celebration of Jenny Biddle’s most vibrant album yet; this Friday March 15 at the Thornbury Theatre, Jenny Biddle and her full band launch their third album, Hero In Me. Produced by Thirsty Merc’s former guitarist, Sean Carey, and funded by fans, Jenny will perform new album favourites, including singles Running Out of Lies and Hero in Me, and the ridiculous, dignity-destroying, yet much-requested Kangaroo Poo. From sweet sugar folk to rocking guitar-ripping rural blues, Jenny will whip out the banjo, keys, harmonica, and an array of guitars used on the album, including her self-made acoustic guitar, for her first band show in two years.

Doors open 7.30pm and the evening will kick off with the bubbly Emmy Bryce. Tickets are $15 presale from Oztix, or $20 on the door, or $55 for a dinner and show deal. For more information, head to jennybiddle.com.

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CASTLEMAINE FRINGE FESTIVAL Castlemaine Fringe Festival Music is 21 years young.

This year will be brighter and bouncier than ever – and even more unruly. The musical lineup includes Deniz Tek, DD Dumbo, Laura Lee Williams, Mood Swing, Old King Cols and jamming acts almost every night at Caspa, which is the home of the Fringe Festival.

It takes place from Friday March 15 to Sunday March 24. All information is at castlemainefringe.org.au.

CROSSY'S GIG

FRIDAY IN MY MIND On Friday March 1, Psychedelic Freakout and Cherry Bar present the first instalment of Friday In My Mind – an evolving, revolving, night of psych, shoegaze and garage showcasing some of the finest bands from these scenes at the iconic Cherry Bar. Expect a kaleidoscopic, smoke’n’light, projector mind warp that will bookend your week into sweet submission. Kicking off the night will be most beautiful Fire Behaving As Air whose atmospheric dream-pop/noise-rock will submerge you in a brain-blanket of bliss. The Quivers will then bring their wall-of-style and jangle-fuzz-fest guitar-o-rama to town, taking shoegaze to a whole new place (AC-DC Lane). Closing out the night will be '60s/'90s-influenced, paisley-flannelette troubadours from the near future, The Grand Rapids, who will bring their ‘fuzz pedals from on high’ down to ground level to shake the dope right out. $10 on the door; get ready to psych.

At the young age of 22, James Cross' life was tragically taken from him as he was involved in a car-dooring incident on his bicycle in 2010. In commemoration of the multi-instrumentalist, country rock musician, a bunch of local bands will be joining forces on Sunday March 3, following Port Melbourne Bikefest, to hold a tribute night in celebration of James Cross' life.

The proceeds of the gig across two venues, The Exchange and The Local, will go towards the James Cross Memorial Fund for research into promoting safety on our roads. The Local will see acts such as Lawrence Greenwood, The Bon Scotts, Esther Holt, Canos, The Rolling Perpetual and Groove Show, and entry is $10. Alternatively, you could see the likes of SiB, Briony Mackenzie, Wishful and Spencer James at The Exchange. Entry is free and $1 from every drink sold will be donated to the fund. Both events kick off at 4.30pm.

SUPER FAT FRUIT

ADAMUS EXUL Adamus Exul shall defile the ritual space at The Bendigo Hotel this Saturday March 2 to purvey their brand of separatist plague art. As a band they’ve moved from strength to strength since their timely inception, and now they bring their pestilential noise back to the Melbourne hordes. With a much anticipated second album on the horizon, this live glimpse of the blackened Adamus Exul plague machine must not be missed. They’re joined on the night by NSW’s Tamerland, Sanguinary Misanthropia and Mardraum.

Super Fat Fruit keep exploding funk across borders and genres, this time Bar Open provides the TNT. Catch SFF supporting the heavy groove DnB brew of 2 Quirks from 9pm, this Thursday February 28. Free entry.

VULGARGRAD

ROCK-A-BILLY What more needs to be said? This is a monstrous mash-up of bands and genres which would tickle any music connoisseurs ear buds. Topnovil and Chickenstones make their way down from Sydney for a warm up show at The Barley Corn Hotel on Friday March 1 before the Up The Punx Fest the next day. Teaming up with them are surf-a-billy veterans Dogsday, those crazy kids of cheese rock Muscle Mary, psycho-billy crooners Cyclone Diablo and returning for their second show ever Little Jen Jen & The Party Pies (featuring members of The Murderballs, Dixon Cider and Where's Grover). Doors open at 7.30pm and entry is $10.

MUSICFEST PHILLIP ISLAND The sophomore Musicfest Phillip Island takes place on Saturday March 9 and Sunday March 10 with a stellar and diverse lineup of Australian talent including Mat McHugh, Stonefield, Kutcha Edwards, Lisa Milla, Kira Puru And The Bruise and more. Tickets are $40 for either day or $60 for both days. For more information and ticketing head to musicfestphillipisland.com.au.

They might sing in Russian but VulgarGrad are a foot stomping, power punching music experience not to be missed. Weaving elements of gypsy, perestroika punk, rhumba, jazz and pop into their sound, they’ve got it all; not to mention the raspy accomplished actor/singer Jacek Koman who will take you on a lyrical journey. VulgarGrad finish their Wednesday residency at The Spotted Mallard tonight with support from the ever dapper Mikelangelo. $8 entry, doors from 8pm.

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MGHTY DUKE & THE LORDS Crisp linen suits and sharp witted lyrics meet junk percussion and double entendre. Calypso!

The music of the Caribbean island of Trinidad has been adopted by Mighty Duke & The Lords. Timeless tales of jaded lovers, boiled parrots, supernatural pub crawls and a mistaken hermaphrodite wedding. From their base of operations, Bamboo HQ, The Lords have been busily piecing together tunes out of the driftwood of old 45s and 78s that have managed to make it over the ocean to our shores, transforming them into tales fanciful and factual. West African rhythms dance around playful melodies and cheeky lyrics while saxophones and trombones slip and slide around the steady pace of the guitar and the double bass. Playing at Club Spiegel – The Famous Spiegeltent – on Friday March 1 and Saturday March 2.

SHANGRI LA Head over to The Gasometer Hotel for a mid-week treat tonight as DJs continue to battle it. There's nothing like a bit of light competition. This week's will feature Ellice of Melbourne band Pearls, Lady Noir and Chairman Meow. Expect classic tunes and party starters. It's free entry to a carefree party.

INEVITABLE ORBIT It's a Thursday and your working week is done and dusted. You need that elixir and you will find it down in Collingwood at The Gasometer Hotel. Tomorrow night, Thursday March 28 from 8pm, Matt Middleton will lead sonic metal outfit The Aesthetics, and The Yuko Kuno Band will bring their spidery, pastoral psych/folk to take you to many mystical, mind landscapes. Inevitable Orbit, consisting of Julian Williams, Franics Plagne and Greg Allom will hit the stage after a short break, with angular pop and stories of puppet rulers. Entry is $8.

SCHOOL OF RADIANT LIVING No Birth nights have earned a reputation of showcasing some of the most eclectic and interesting local (as well as non-local) musical acts. This continues Friday when School Of Radiant Living and Sydney's Housewives team up with Cocks Arquette and Gentlemen for a fun night of indie and punk. It's all going down upstairs at The Gasometer on Friday March 1. Doors 8pm, entry is $10.

Lucky Coq are hosting a free blues roof session with a free barbeque every Sunday in March. March 3, 24 and 31 feature Zevon And The Werewolves Of Melbourne, March 10 features Mister Sippy and March 17 features Good Morning Blues Band. It kicks of at 4pm.

DUNE Multi-instrumentalist Dune will be releasing her debut EP Oh Innocence on Thursday March 14.

Featuring Dune’s debut single Shoestring and a brand new single in the form of title track Oh Innocence, this expansive EP boasts five self-produced tracks which traverse a futuristic vista created from textured synths and beats, resplendent with lashings of primal emotion and stark imagery. She launches it at Ding Dong Lounge on Saturday March 23.

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Once again The Reverence Hotel will have the best free acoustic Sunday arvo action in town. Playing live will be Brett Franke, Trappist Afterland and Anatman.

The show kicks of at 4pm this Sunday March 3.

MY DYNAMITE The rock'n'roll band who guarantee to deliver electrical, high energy live performances is returning to Cherry Bar this Wednesday for their weekly February residency. This week, the southern rock band My Dynamite will be supported by the Melbourne, BritPop loving, pop/rock four-piece The Spin from 7pm. Cherry DJ will keep the action going until the wee hours of Thursday morning. Free entry.

SLEEP DECADE Melbourne/Geelong-based band Sleep Decade blend dream pop, folk and shoegaze in delicately executed, deeply atmospheric songs. Made up of brothers Casey and Monty Hartnett, Thom Plant and Tom Milek, the four-piece find a multitude of ways to make expansive, languid sounds fascinating. Warm vocals, looped guitar textures, simple bass motifs and loose, minimalist drumming emanate from the four-piece like billowing clouds.

See them as they return home from abroad to play their first show since the Into Spinning Lights launch on Thursday February 28 with The Primary, ESC, Contrast and the DJs from Howard at The Grace Darling Hotel. Doors 8.30pm, $10 entry.

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THE KITS The Kits will play an exclusive Australian show at Melbourne’s The Old Bar on Thursday February 28. The show acts as a launch for their new album Lead Us Into Temptation, out on Pop Crime Records and produced by Chris Bailey of The Saints. Originally from Melbourne, The Kits relocated to London six years ago. Immediately signed by UK garage rock label Dirty Water Records, the band enjoyed critical acclaim with the release of debut album Primitive Tales, followed by a multitude of headline tours across Europe and the US and touring supports with The Dirtbombs, Thee Oh Sees, Band of Skulls, Hoodoo Gurus and The Jim Jones Revue. $10 entry, doors at 8.30pm.

BENDIGO HOTEL SUNDAY ACOUSTICS Paddington Entertainment presents a Sunday arvo acoustic showcase this weekend at The Bendigo Hotel with five talented artists booked on the bill including James Gowans, Monique Shelford, and more. With genres ranging from blues and folk to soul and rock, there’s bound to be a little something for everybody. Doors open at 3pm.

HUSK Husk are currently sitting at #1 on the triple j unearthed charts with their new track Gunslinger, as well as releasing a new EP. The four-piece heavy proggroove rock outfit were spawned from the bowels of Melbourne. With such song writing diversity, the Husk sound can not be described by mere words or limited by stylistic genres – no, instead they must be experienced and internalised. Catch an amazing night of local, progressive music also featuring Heisenberg, Cat Or Pillar and Beloved Elk at The Bendigo Hotel on Sunday March 3 from 7pm.

SYDNEY ROAD STREET PARTY – THE SPOTTED MALLARD The Spotted Mallard’s first dip into the Sydney Rd Street Party sees The Bearded Gypsy Band, Fruit Jar, Jack On Fire and The Short Order Scheffs take to the stage. Free entry all day; come enjoy the aerial view from the balcony overlooking the hustle and bustle, this Sunday March 3.

LET'S GET TRIVIAL Laura Imbruglia is hosting a music trivia night every Tuesday during February at The Spotted Mallard.

From 7.30pm, the audience will immerse themselves in the fascinating world of music and leave feeling exhilarated after having acquired an enriched knowledge of music culture. Members of the audience will have the chance to win free giveaways throughout the evening including free food, beer and a weekly jackpot. Entry is free.

NO ESCAPE FOR THE KING No Escape For The King will be unleashing their debut album 13 Fjords, delivering hook-laden new wave steeped in snowflakes, magma, and mountains of delay. Support comes from punk-pop trio Slacquer; think Blondie snogs transvision vamp at a party whilst Green Day tuck into the pickled onions and vol au vents. The lineup will be completed by accomplished instrumentalists Television Sky whose debut release, We Trust That The Moon Shall Guide Us, has garnered positive attention in both Australia and the US. Catch No Escape For The King’s album launch at The Grace Darling Hotel on Saturday March 2. $8 entry, $11 with CD.

SYDNEY ROAD STREET PARTY – THE VIC HOTEL It's the Sydney Rd Street party! Why not enjoy the festivus country bluegrass style. This is quite the hoedown and a great beer swilling ruckus. Split over two stages, there’s sure to be some quality shimmying and shaking going down both in the beer garden and on the dance floor. Cherrywood, Druken Poachers, Rattlin’ Bones Blackwood, Swamplands, Lake Palmer and The Prairie Kings are all playing at The Victoria Hotel this Sunday March 3 from 2pm. It’s free, and you’d best get in early because this is gonna go gang busters.

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BO JENKINS Whether you're a blues/country music lover or simply a fan of a rockin' night at your local bar, don't miss the chance to sample some deep, southern country rock with acclaimed guitarist Bo Jenkins performing at The Retreat Hotel on Tuesday March 5 from 8pm.

Jenkins' music reflects the richness of a life playing on river boats and in the bars and clubs of the famous Mississippi Delta region which has bred legends including Sonny Boy Williamson, Elvis Presley and Charlie Rich. His shows benefit from years of playing with the likes of B. B. King and Reba McIntyre. For those aficionados, he is a left-handed, up-side-down player who incorporates lots of slide guitar and favours “Aussie brands” like Maton and Cargill. Free entry.

SOUND FROM EARTH Aussie indie folk rock band Sound From Earth formed in June last year on Marilyn Monroe’s 85th birthday anniversary. Their sound is organic folk rock with an undercurrent of punk, romance and '70s electronica and has been described as “emotional, intriguing with evocative lyrics”. Sound From Earth perform at The Spotted Mallard on Saturday March 1. 8.30pm, $10 entry.

DIRTY YORK Dirty York are launching their new album Feed The Fiction at The Spotted Mallard in Brunswick on Saturday March 2, giving Melbournians a chance to see and hear up close what all the fuss is about. Playing a selection of old favourites and shiny new gems with a few surprises for trainspotters, the band promises you'll be at the gig of the week regardless of what the cool kids are up to. Special guests are Chris Russell’s Chicken Walk. $15 entry from 8.30pm.

THE HARLOTS Make sure the scabbards of your party sabres have been oiled, because The Harlots are winding up their month long residency at The Spotted Mallard this Thursday February 28. This week they’re joined by special guests La Bastard and are on a mission for fission. Dust off your dancing coats and punch in your theatre hats; it’s The Spotted Mallard’s cheapest residency at a measly $5 from 9pm.

STANDISH / CARLYON Fresh from a performance at All Tomorrow's Parties, Standish/Carlyon will be playing their first headline show for 2013 at The Gasometer on Friday March 1. The futuristic dub/pop duo will launch the first single Nono/Yoyo off their forthcoming debut album Deleted Scenes. The album will see Conrad Standish and Tom Carlyon, both former members of the shadowy rock group Devastations, continuing the process as begun on Yes, U as they veered away from full-band arrangements towards submerged, electronic rhythms and late-night altered states. They will be supported on the night by the inimitable Roland Tings, a debut performance by new synth duo Perfume Production, Day Care resident DJ Laila Sakini and DJ Biscuit taking over for the rest of the night. Doors 8pm, entry is $10.

THE SEVEN UPS The Seven Ups sound is a blend of '70s Nigerian Afrobeat mixed with bad funk. Inspired by legends Sly Stone, The Meters and James Brown, this all instrumental, all original nine-piece will be stomping it hard this Friday March 1 at Bar Open. Expect unrestrained solos by unkempt horns over an unpretentious rhythm section whose only interest is laying it down. Doors at 10pm, free entry.

TEN GALLON HEAD Ten Gallon Head is the vehicle for tunes by country-ish, post-punk-influenced singer and guitarist, Ben Mellonie. This show sees the full TGH lineup featuring Damian Hooper (Little John/Head Honcho) on bass, Lochie Cavigan (Sun God Replica/Bakelite Age) on drums plus the talents of keyboard maven Simon Leverett adding the angel dust. Ten Gallon Head play at The Victoria Hotel on Friday March 1. Support from Cold Irons Bound. 10pm, free entry.

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BACK IN THE DAY

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Back In The Day is rocking back-to-back this Friday and Saturday. Friday March 1 sees a massive Soundwave/Deep Purple and Journey after party with a hard rocking triple bill. Sydney hard-rock band Stand Alone (ex-members of Rose Tattoo, Billy Thorpe, Judge Mercy) play what will be their only Melbourne show, and will be blowing the roof off with straight ahead rock’n’roll, with special guests The Black Aces and The Deep End. Saturday night sees NSW glam/hard rockers Black Diamond perform their debut Melbourne show for BITD’S Kiss and Mötley Crüe preparty celebrations. It’s set to be a massive weekend of '70s and '80s hard rock at Back In The Day, Cnr Little Collins and Russell St. Head down to the shows from 10pm ‘til late. $15/$12 for members. For more information visit backinthday.com.au.

Hunting Pictures is Steven Smith (Scul Hazzards), Sarah Hardiman (Deaf Wish) and drummer Nic Crawshaw (November Fleet). They don't have time to worry about bass players, yet they somehow still manage to cram noise jams into their songs. Their show at The Gasometer on Saturday March 2 will be both their EP launch and their last show (at least for the foreseeable future). Joining them will be Deep Heat (back from injury!), Spitehouse and Sarah Mary Chadwick.

UNPAVED SONGWRITER SESSIONS EXHAUSTION Elevate your skull to ecstatic drudgery as Exhaustion launch their debut 12" LP Future Eaters out now on Aarght Records. Completing this antipodean psych-apocalypse are Beaches and Eastlink's monolithic repeato-riffs and explosive string wrassling, not to mention a one-off performance from Tony Buck (The Necks) and Sean Baxter in a percussive assault melding noise, free jazz and the modernist abstraction of the classical avant-garde. Saturday March 2, The Tote, 8pm.

ALLANCAMPBELL Alternative experimental psychedelic rockers, allanCampbell, who were blowing people's minds (including their own) in the Melbourne/Geelong music scene from 2004-2009, have dusted off their backwards instruments and bizarre tunes to reform for a string of shows including a huge night at The Old Bar on Saturday March 2.

The original lineup of Damian Gromm, Michael Gromm, and Mark Sibson have not played The Old Bar since February 2007; a whopping six years. This will be a rare reunion night not to missed. They’re joined by fourpiece heavy/grunge/punk rockers, The Loveless; the alternative Divide And Dissolve; and the almighty Drifter.

Four great bands for $10 at The Old Bar.

KILL YA DARLINS Kill Ya Darlins return to Bar Open with their fusion of sequined glam riff-laden blues rock every Wednesday night in February and are comin’ at ya with the force of a humbucker soaked in moonshine. They blend phat bluesy rock’n’roll with splashes of soukas and salsa rhythms and three sassy ladies at the front belting out their songs of twisted love and debauchery. This being the final week of their residency, they’re supported by the amazing Jack Jack Jack who’re sure to float your boat, so head down for yet another instalment of midweek melodic meltdown with Kill Ya Darlins at Bar Open tonight. Doors 9pm, free entry.

EVIL TWIN Melbourne-based Brit/grunge two-piece Evil Twin return to The Great Britain Hotel tomorrow night. They will be joined by journalist by day, muso by night Aimee Volkofsky from 8pm. Free entry.

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Crystal Thomas, Ben Bunting, and The Taylor Project feature at Unpaved Songwriter Sessions #13. The sessions are loosely based on the way they do things at The Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, where the emphasis is on listening to the songs in their pure form, with the occasional accompaniment where agreed. New songs are especially encouraged.

So far these sessions gained the attention and support of some of the best names in Australian songwriting including Charles Jenkins, Liz Stringer, Van Walker, Tracy McNeil, Lachlan Bryan, Bill Jackson, Sal Kimber and many more. So make your way to The Old Bar on Monday March 4 to see why these nights are taking off in a big way. $5 entry, head down at 8pm to secure your seat.

ILLAPU The four brothers from Chilé known for their cultivated rendering of Andean folklore and Bolivian rhythms, Illapu, return to Australia for their sixth tour this March, playing the Dallas Brooks Hall on Saturday March 2 (tickets on sale now through Ticketek), along with a WOMADelaide gig.

FALCONIO East Brunswick's killer burger joint, The B.East, are hosting two Melbourne bands that will hug you closely before punching you square in the face. Behind a wall of hair, Bodies may be nice folk, but they’ve got some issues. Falconio, no relation to Outback Pete, though perhaps give a fair musical interpretation of what goes on between his ears. This one will blow the onions off your burger. Friday March 1, The B.East, free entry.

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MATTY GREEN BAND Over the past few years, the name Matty Green has become a recognizable one in the world of songwriting and guitar playing in this country.

Summoning influences from Little Feat to Buddy Miller to Wilco, Green melds this diversity into a style that is all his own. His music has always come from the source of all that is worthwhile in the realms of creation, the heart. Whether he is backing other artist’s or bringing it with his own band, Matty delivers an honest and memorable show, and this is what you will experience this Saturday night at The Drunken Poet from 9pm.

CHIEF RICHARDS Whipped Cream Chargers are here to save you.

These six charming, mischievous men play surfy garage rock’n’roll good enough to slap ya grandma to.

Meth Leopard have been said to play ‘gay music for straight people’, but they actually play angry music for kids on ecstasy. Chief Richards is a gorilla from the apple-rich town of Donnybrook, WA. He likes apples, climbing trees, swimming in the river, loop pedals and amplifiers. Catch these three exciting acts at The Old Bar on Wednesday February 27.

GALLIE Irish born, resident of Jan Juc, Gallie has spent much of his adult life travelling and playing music. From fishing villages off the coast of Africa, to the French Alps, he shows a varied life makes for fascinating songs. These influences can be heard in Gallie’s work; it’s music to placate the soul and warm the heart. By his side this Sunday will be fellow Irishman Shane Fitzsimons, former bass player to Lisa Hannigan amongst others luminaries of the Irish scene. Gallie and Shane will be kicking it this Sunday March 3 at The Drunken Poet from 6.30pm.

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Gareth Liddiard has never been one to shy away from expressing the way things are and he again goes straight for the jugular on his band’s latest album, I Sea Seaweed.

In the past, the Drones-eye-view has been entrenched in the surrounding landscape and its people. So while there’s something quintessentially Australian about The Drones, with their passionate local fans lapping up their visceral live shows, it’s hard to imagine their music translating and making much of an impact overseas.

The strong sense of place is retained here, but they also branch out and move to more universal themes. Most importantly, this is a confident jump up in quality after 2008’s variable Havilah. The band play to their strengths, marking a triumphant return to bloody, bruised rock epics.

The lyric that best sums up the album, is the succinct “life is cruel”. The album offers a bleak view of a beaten-down population who are “lockstepping in their millions”, with a sense of helplessness relieved by the rumbling outrage of the louder peaks of the songs; when they crash in, they’re like wrecking balls against the big, brick walls of an unfeeling world. A lyric like Laika’s “half a pound of sugar on an old blackboard” sounds at home in a social realist ballad, but it’s a punch in the gut when delivered with such venom and menace.

The mid-album cut, Nine Eyes, is a walk down a personal memory lane, with a Google street-view perspective given a creepy, possessive undercurrent. The insistent “I’m all I need” of the chorus is at odds with the insecure, obsessive ownership issues of the verses. “What kind of asshole drives this lime green Commodore?” sneers Liddiard, equal parts disturbing and funny.

Laika follows the story of a dog shot into space as part of the controversial Russian space trials of the ‘50s, the victim a stray who was always intended to perish. It builds up to a thundering takeoff into space, a blood-soaked Space Oddity. Whether they’re dogs or underdogs, Liddiard’s characters are fighting against the odds and helplessly weighted down by a harsh, cruel reality. It all comes to a

THE LIZARD WIZARD 3. Detroit DENIZ TEK 4. Complete BLIND WILLIE 5. Dig It Up DVD SUNNYBOYS 6. No Room LEADFINGER 7. At Home With You X 8. Exhaustion EXHAUSTION 9. Live Songs LEONARD COHEN 10. Rolling On DANNY WALSH BAND 3RRR SOUNDSCAPE head in the fiery closing track, Why Write A Letter That You’ll Never Send. After a gentle acoustic intro, it crawls ominously to its halfway point. It then lets rip, erupting into a rant about everything from the holocaust to the Vatican, even a wily dig at Band Aid. This is the best kind of anger management, surely?

I Sea Seaweed’s eight songs are brash, rallying and raucous, but also insecure, unhinged and pessimistic. It’s that brilliant juxtaposition of conflicting emotions that has always marked The Drones as more than just an everyday garage-rock band and here, they’re on commanding form.

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Best Track: A Moat You Can Stand In If You Like These, You’ll Like This: Wait Long By The River And The Bodies Of Your Enemies Will Float By THE DRONES, Strange Tourist GARETH LIDDIARD In A Word: Algae-rhythms

2. Son Of Rogues Gallery VARIOUS ARTISTS 3. Runaways KIM SALMON & SPENCER P. JONES 4. Loving Is Hard TULLY 5. Wondrous Bughouse YOUTH LAGOON 6. Quarrels APRICOT 7. Wind Remixes SUPER MAGIC HATS 8. Ingredients THE BASICS 10. Anxiety AUTRE NE VEUT AIRIT NOW 1. Vertigo PVT 2. Lygon Street Meltdown MELBOURNE SKA ORCHESTRA 3. Come and Go BRIGHTER LATER 4. Phil Collins BIG SCARY 5. UZ MEGASTICK FANFARE

SINGLES BY SIMONE Ignorar los peces en mi boca. Comía pescado. Estoy salvando eso pescados para más tarde.

SUPER WILD HORSES

Alligator (Dot Dash) I don’t mind Super Wild Horses – their fuzzed out soup of guitars and vocal effects are a balm to the soul of many a North Melbourne hipster – but fuck me if I can tell their songs apart.

This version is from their sophomore album, Crosswords, out Friday April 5. Sounds good.

VAUDEVILLE SMASH

Look At Me (Independent) Vaudeville Smash like “the girls with the sexy body” and the nouveau disco sound of Scissor Sisters and Mika. Look At Me lacks the high camp genius of those other acts, but it’s tidy and energetic.

BILLY BRAGG

No One Knows Anything Anymore (Cooking Vinyl/Universal) Billy comes over all maudlin and emo in his new single, a country-tinged protest song filled with milky piano chords and a lot of cheesy lap steel. His lyrics – always the most endearing and persuasive element of Bill Bragg’s work – are here more depressed than protesting, but there is warmth and humour in his fatalistic resignation to the general shitness of things.

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Mirrors (Sony) Hot on the heels of Suit And Tie, JT brings us a straightfaced, mid-tempo pop ballad that is noticeably light on postproduction wizardry. The song is sexy enough all by itself, one of those rare moments when R&B rises triumphantly above its inherent cheeseball character to become timeless and stylish and swoon-inducing.

BOBBY ALU

You Know (Independent) An inoffensive roots pop tune that makes me want to kill myself.

Bobby Alu is by all accounts a very popular young artist and he has an impressive nest of hair, but this Jake Johnson/John Butler pap seems designed for car and alco-pop commercials.

What do people feel when they listen to this stuff? I mean, other than anaesthetised?

6. All I Heard MITZI 7. Daydreaming THE ARACHNIDS 8. You’re The Cops. I’m The Crime DAVEY LANE 9. Golden Sun LOWRIDER 10. The Village LITTLE CASINO SYN SWEET 16 1. Push The Sky Away NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS 2. No More HACKMAN 3. Taking Out The Trash ENDLESS BOOGIE 4. In The City CAVEMAN 5. Anomaly DOLDRUMS 6. Between Us ORPHAN 7. Sunwakes BROTHERS HAND MIRROR 8. Dirty Hurcules NGAIRE 9. Alligator SUPER WILD HORSES 10. Dreaming Floating JUBLET

HUNGRY KIDS OF HUNGARY

When Yesterday’s Gone (Stop Start/EMI) The third single from You’re A Shadow sounds a lot like Band Of Horses or The Shins, with its blissed out Cali-pop swing and pealing indie rock vocals. It just doesn’t stick. There’s something sweet but second-rate about this band.

PBS TIPSHEET 1. The Magician’s Daughter MAMA KIN 2. Antibalas ANTIBALAS 3. To Dust ALICE RUSSELL 4. Push The Sky Away NICK CAVE & THE BAD

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Rich Kids (Independent) Rich Kids has an understated charm. With a scrawling, guitardriven power pop melody, the verse has a Dinosaur Jnr feel; a down-tempo, humming kind of pace. The chorus blasts mangy and memorable through the middle, a sloppy but electrifying burst of noise with fuzzed out Strokes-esque vocals. Nice.

Town Hall (Rubber Records) This sleazy little blues rock tune comes from New York trio Johnny Society, journeyman musicians that know how to whack a cow bell and slink through a chorus. The single is taken from their seventh studio album, Free Society, which has been picked up for local distro by Rubber Records. I’m not entirely sure why or why now. This is what press releases are for, Dave.

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Boy/Girl (Popfrenzy) The second single from Malabar is a cutesy piece of garage pop with arch, bleating, artfully woven vocal harmonies and a slapping beat. Boy/Girl doesn’t have the wow-factor of Alone When I’m With You, the last single from this clever Sydney collective, but it’s still pretty interesting. The last minute of the track is devoted to a wickedly stupid noodling guitar solo… which come to think of it, was probably performed on synth.

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Nono/Yoyo (Chapter Music) So many forward slashes. Melbourne dub pop duo Standish/ Carlyon get waist-deep in ‘80s electro funk for their debut single, taken from the forthcoming album Deleted Scenes.

Nono/Yoyo has the same lava-like pace, and Campari and Wayfarers meets 10CC hyper Yacht Rock aesthetic as the Gayngs record. Like the Gayngs record, it goes way too far, and is therefore kind of brilliant.

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Oh My Lord (Domino/EMI) The second single from the still-unreleased Steve ‘Ex-Beta Band’ Mason record is an improvement on the first, a creamier and more expansive kind of adult contemporary pop tune that sounds a bit like Elbow and a bit like David Byrne, if David Byrne was English and far less interesting.

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Set It Right (Domino/EMI) A tripped-out, romantic experimental pop tune from American producer Tom Krell aka How to Dress Well. He sneaks in somewhere between James Blake and Frank Ocean with his R&B croon, belting artismo compositions and odd, conversational lyrics. So weird, so lovely.

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AUTRE NE VEUT Anxiety (Spunk)

Within the frame on the cover of Autre Ne Veut’s new album is a blank space. At one stage, before the album’s release (maybe there were permissions issues), this frame housed a copy of The Scream, that well-worn classic by Edvard Munch. Anxiety, the name of the album, is also the title of another, equally unnerving Munch painting. It makes you wonder what the connection is between Arthur Ashin and an artist born 150 years ago.

The obvious answer is that they turn their pain into art, all the more conclusive when you delve into the psychological warfare Ashin indulges in throughout the course of Anxiety.

Like the last How To Dress Well album, it’s a move from a hazy bedroom affair to a fuller, more upfront sound, though still shrouded in complete weirdness and, despite sounding less like a solo venture, it results in a lonely, cathartic album.

Autre Ne Veut’s bizarre alternative universe of R&B is a compelling place to visit, though it’s an acquired taste. The first two songs (Play By Play, Counting) are the best, with Ashin’s impressive vocals a passionate driving force that builds to fantastic choruses. The pleas to “never leave” and “please stay” suggest a lover is planning an exit strategy, though Counting is actually a farewell to his dying grandmother. Later, on Ego Free, Sex Free, Ashin subverts the cliche of R&B Best Track: Play By Play If You Like These, You’ll Like This: Anything In Return being hedonistic and overly sexual. It’s this sly genreTORO Y MOI, Total Loss HOW TO DRESS WELL, bending and inability to default to the obvious that makes an album like Anxiety so compelling.

Instrumentals CLAMS CASINO In A Word: Self-portrait CHRIS GIRDLER

CORAL LEE & THE SILVER SCREAM

Nick Cave’s 15th album with his Bad Seeds, Push The Sky Away, is a curious beast – not only is it the first album released since the dissolution of Cave’s merrily idworshipping side-project Grinderman, but it’s also the first Bad Seeds record done without Cave’s longtime partner in aural assault Mick Harvey.

It shows. Warren Ellis’s hands are all over this record, and gone are Harvey’s signature spidery, jagged soundscapes that defined Cave’s work, such as From Her To Eternity, Tender Prey and Let Love In. Which is not to say Push The Sky Away is an inferior work – rather, it’s the most dramatic detour from the classic Bad Seeds “sound” Cave has taken so far in his career. He certainly seems to have exorcised the rambunctious and zealous id-gone-wild personae that was so prevalent in both Grinderman and in the Bad Seeds’ Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!; it’s been replaced with an older, more ruminative geezer who’s crashed to Earth and been left alone to grapple with the meatier questions that curse the flesh and the spirit.

Here on this record we find him staring down into the abyss with weary eyes and dutifully reporting to the listener what the abyss has to say. We Real Cool is an open letter of sorts to God from us ants that asks if He knows we even exist. A thrumming, threatening bass-line hovers menacingly over the track that is very reminiscent of Tupelo. Water’s Edge, with its melancholic refrain of “You grow old and you grow cold”, is striking in its orchestration. Very Dirty Three.

The sprawling eight-minute Higgs Boson Blues is a corker that rewards the listener the most, as Cave drives his car down to Geneva and ruminates darkly about such themes as Robert Johnson’s deal with Lucifer “with his canon law and 100 black babies running from his genocidal jaw” and other heady things, as science and religion wage a war that bleeds blackly over every damn thing.

Everything ends sometime. The closing title track sounds as if it were recorded in an old decrepit church, all spooky and eerie organs, militaristic drums and demonic bass (served up by old Bad Seed Barry Adamson, natch) – and it’s Cave, probably, at his most vulnerable.

There’s something hidden in the folds of this record that slowly becomes unraveled, like a puzzle box, after repeated listens. After ten listens, this reviewer Best Track: Higgs Boson Blues hasn’t found that hidden theme – but damned if I’m If You Like These, You’ll Like This: DIRTY THREE, not going to try.

GRINDERMAN, The Boatman’s Call NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS THOMAS BAILEY In A Word: Cave-esque

Rocky Road To 10 (Bundoora Records/Tedesco Records) This cruisin’ and seductively addictive 13-track album from local combo Coral Lee & The Silver Scream has not left my stereo for the last couple of days. There is something so uplifting about their skilled take on vintage blues, rockabilly and country. The album boasts a suitably spacious and refreshingly airy production that gives each track a live feel. I constantly felt as if I was being transported to a summer music festival or a beersoaked bar. This sonic authenticity suits the music perfectly and is likely to inspire the listener to rush out to see the band live and loud. Coral Lee Farrow, who has a great deal of ‘swing’ in her relaxed and soulful vocals, sounds as if she was born to sing these songs.

For maximum sizzle, check out the slinky Fire which features great vocal harmonies from Coral Lee and Heather Stewart.

One of the many highlights of this album is the yearning tones that emanate from Ben Franz’s steel guitar and that shimmer mesmerisingly through tracks such as Ain’t Gonna Say Goodbye. Amongst the sterling originals that make up most of this album, there are also a couple of excellent covers: Along the Navajo Trail (written by Dick Charles, Larry Markes, and Edgar De Lange in 1945 and previously recorded by artists such as Bing Crosby and Duane Eddy) and Heebie Jeebies (written

by Boyd Atkins and most famously recorded by Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five in 1926). With Rocky Road To 10, Coral Lee & The Silver Scream demonstrate that they are more Best Track: Fire than capable of “singin’ the choo cha boogie blues” and If You Like These, You’ll like This: Girl of the Century compelling the listener to happily “dance the night away”.

ROSIE FLORES In A Word: Swingin’ GRAHAM BLACKLEY

EVERYTHING EVERYTHING Arc (Sony Music)

BAD RELIGION True North (Epitaph)

Despite frontman Greg Graffin’s tongue-in-cheek assertion that after this album they would “all join the navy, do honest work”, Bad Religion are showing no sign of slowing down despite most of the band members now being in their 50s.

True North, the band’s 16th album, has peaked at number 19 on the US Billboard charts, the band’s highest ever ranking, as well as hitting number 1 on the iTunes rock chart. For some bands this would signal a compromise to the mainstream, but when it comes to Bad Religion it simply means that the fans they have gathered over the last 34 years are now legion, despite belonging to straight-up punk fraternity.

Graffin’s lyrics are layered, angry and challenging, delivered in his distinctive voice, just as powerful as it ever was.

Frenzied guitar work and whiplash-fast drums underline the politically-charged material which is all written by either Graffin or guitarist ‘Mr. Brett’ Gurewitz. There’s some excellent stuff here – Robin Hood In Reverse, Past Is Dead, Popular Consensus and singles True North and Fuck You are all great tracks, and listening to the album in one sitting leaves you somewhat exhausted and a little knocked up, like being punched in the face. It’s a lesson in punk from the true masters.

Best Track: Robin Hood In Reverse If You Like These, You’ll Like This: NOFX, Sham 69, Rancid In A Word: Energising

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HIGH HIGHS

Open Season (Fine Time/Sony)

In approaching Arc, enigmatic art-rockers Everything Everything had little left to prove. Their dazzling debut album reeked of brazen creativity, critics praising its schizophrenia. It was exciting – if a little obtuse at times – and, ultimately, it made you wonder just where the band would take things for album two.

Arc is generally less scattered and jagged than its predecessor, consolidating the stylistic affectations of Man Alive with a more mature trajectory. There is less pretentious posturing, the band placing more emphasis upon their pop sensibilities.

Essentially, Everything Everything redress their penchant for chaos, remaining subversive yet sensible. The album unfolds with a cohesive thread too – a natural side-effect of the band’s newfound focus.

Arc has merits as a superficial splendour: it’s simply gorgeous. On occasion, it’s a sugary delight. However, the record bears the distinction of being utterly absorbing, too. From the manic paranoia of Cough Cough to the tender innerturmoil of Duet, Arc is voraciously vibrant and articulate. Jonathan Higgs continues to stake his claim as a compelling lyricist, his falsetto ascending dizzying heights to detail his inner-most angst. Higgs urges you to scratch beneath the surface of a perfectly attractive album to discover an intricate core.

True to form, Everything Everything have produced Best Track: Cough Cough a record of melodic and meticulously crafted artIf You Like These, You’ll Like This: Life Is Elsewhere LITTLE rock/electro-pop. Expect few albums to emerge as COMETS, Django Django DJANGO DJANGO imaginative and infectious as Arc in 2013.

In A Word: Exciting NICK MASON

High Highs aim to please, soothe and caress on their dreamy debut album, Open Season. In terms of which season they’re covering, they keep their options open.

Summer ends in the melancholic Milan, while spring is the setting for Flowers Bloom. Some songs drift along on the carefree strum of summer, others bear the tired, beaten burden of winter.

The album floats along on a timeless wash of pretty strumming and soft pulsating synth tones, but the moments captured feel still, the protagonists frozen by ennui against their picturesque backdrop. “So I pick up the phone and I’ll never hang it up,” Jack Milas sighs in Phone Call, while Slow It Down slows things to a crawl, shut in darkness behind locked doors. On a couple of songs the subject is living “like a kite”, a submissive drifter who is pushed and pulled by the elements, but unable to act for themselves.

One of Open Season’s strengths is its consistency, but the highest of the highs are captured early in the album.

After a delicate instrumental intro, the run of Flowers Bloom, White Walls and Open Season is hard to fault, though In A Dream, from the album’s second half, sits on that same cloud. The songs are set in a studied style, one that’s incredibly accomplished for a debut Best Track: Open Season album, but it’s a sound softened by a heart-tugging If You Like These, You’ll Like This: Gemini WILD emotiveness. It’s a beautifully calming relaxant to NOTHING, Heaven Or Las Vegas COCTEAU TWINS, Great the chaos of everyday life.

Barrier Grief OH MERCY In A Word: Lush CHRIS GIRDLER

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GIG GUIDE WEDNESDAY FEB 27 INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS ANIMAUX + ECHO DRAMA + VELMA GROVE Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $8.

ANTHONY YOUNG Veludo Bar & Restaurant, St Kilda.

9:30pm.

BENNY & THE CLONES + THE HIRED GUNS Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8:30pm.

BLINK-182 Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne. 8:00pm.

EDWARD + HARRY HOOKEY + LUKE WATT Idgaff Bar & Venue, Abbotsford. 8:00pm.

EXORDIUM MORS + BELLIGERENT INTENT + SCARS OF SODOM + TWISTED FATE Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $5.

FLOGGING MOLLY + LUCERO + THE LAWRENCE ARMS Palace Theatre, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $52.

GARBAGE Forum Theatre, Melbourne. 8:00pm.

HE PERFECTIONS + BEHIVES GOGO John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 8:00pm.

KILL YA DARLINS + JACK JACK JACK Bar Open, Fitzroy.

9:00pm.

MY DYNAMITE + THE SPIN Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm.

NICKY DEL REY & THE SLOWTOWN SOCIAL CLUB + JACK HOWARD & THE LONG LOST BROTHERS Prince Public Bar, St Kilda. 5:00pm.

SCOTT IAN + GUY CHRIS JERICHO Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $33.

SICK OF IT ALL + MADBALL + VISION OF DISORDER Espy, St Kilda. 8:00pm. $51.

SLEEPING WITH SIRENS + MEMPHIS MAY FIRE + WOE IS ME The Hi-fi, Melbourne. 7:30pm. $56.

SUMMER OF CLASSICS - FEAT: BURN IN HELL Pure Pop Courtyard, St Kilda. 8:00pm.

SYLOSIS & SIX FEET UNDER + SIX FEET UNDER + SYLOSIS Corner Hotel, Richmond. 7:30pm. $40.

THE LAUGHING LEAVES + LANDS + SUGAR GHOULS Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $5.

THE OCEAN PARTY + GRAND PRISMATIC + GREAT OUTDOORS + THE CLITS Tote Hotel, Collingwood.

8:00pm.

THE WEDDING PRESENT + THE STEVENS Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 7:30pm. $40.

TOMAHAWK Billboard, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $61.

UNWARRANTED SELF IMPORTANCE + EDITH LANE + OSCAR CALT + THE SOMETIMES Gertrudes Brown Couch, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $5.

WAKEFIELD Dogs Bar, St Kilda. 9:00pm.

JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC DIZZY’S BIG BAND Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 9:00pm. $14.

LEADLIGHT FESTIVAL Open Studio, Northcote. 9:00pm.

PANORAMA DO BRASIL + CHORO ALL-STARS 303, Northcote. 8:00pm.

THE GIANNI MARINUCCI NONET Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $20.

THE TIM STEVENS TRIO Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne. 8:30pm. $15.

VULGARGRAD + MIKELANGELO Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 8:00pm. $8.

ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY, BLUES & FOLK DAMON + KIERAN Bar Oussou, Brunswick. 7:00pm.

JOHN FLANAGAN DUO Standard Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm.

MARK STEINER & HIS PROBLEMS Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine. 8:30pm. $10.

OPEN MIC Great Britain Hotel, Richmond. 9:00pm.

OPEN MIC Grind N Groove, Healesville. 7:30pm.

OPEN MIC Ontop In Ormond, Ormond. 8:30pm.

OPEN MIC Dancing Dog, Footscray. 8:00pm.

OPEN MIC Musicland, Fawkner. 7:30pm.

OPEN MIC Barleycorn Hotel, Collingwood. 7:00pm.

SHELLEY SEGAL + ANNA SMYRK & THE APPETITES + LAUREN GLEZER Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $12.

WHIPPED CREAM CHARGERS + CHIEF RICHARDS + METH LEOPARD The Public Bar, Melbourne. 8:30pm. $6.

WINE WHISKEY WOMEN - FEAT: ZEON + SKIPJACK Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 8:00pm.

THURSDAY FEB 28 JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC DEL BARRIO First Floor, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

K-FE HAVANNA Veludo Bar & Restaurant, St Kilda.

9:30pm.

REVEREND FUNK & THE HORNS OF SALVATION + DJS VINCE PEACH + PIERRE BARONI Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $10.

SOUL II SOUL + DJ BOBBY LOVE + DJ EDDIE MAC Trak Lounge Bar, Toorak. 8:00pm.

SUPER FAT FRUIT + 2 QUIRKS Bar Open, Fitzroy. 9:00pm.

SYZYGY Open Studio, Northcote. 9:00pm.

THE END Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne. 8:30pm. $15.

THE JACK PANTAZIS GROUP Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $15.

THE OVEREASYS Claypots Evening Star, Melbourne. 7:30pm.

THE RE-THINK PROJECT Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy.

8:00pm.

THE STEPHANIE MONK BAND Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 8:00pm. $14.

THE TIM NEAL TRIO 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. $10.

Metallica

SOUNDWAVE Metallica. Linkin Park. Cypress Hill. Blink-182. Slayer. More. And more. And more. You know the score. And it’s this week.

This Friday March 1 at Flemington Racecourse, but if you missed tickets you missed out because it was sold-out almost the minute it left the stable. There’s Sidewaves though, you know? Check touring.

INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS ANTHRAX + FOZZY + THIS IS HELL The Hi-fi, Melbourne.

8:00pm. $62.

BILLY TALENT + SUM 41 Palace Theatre, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.

BIRDS OF TOKYO + REGULAR JOHN Pier Live, Frankston. 7:30pm. $45.

BRING ME THE HORIZON + PIERCE THE VEIL Billboard, Melbourne Cbd. 5:30pm. $50.

BRING ME THE HORIZON (U18) + PIERCE THE VEIL Billboard, Melbourne Cbd. 12:00pm.

CANCER BATS + KINGDOM OF SORROW + THIS IS HELL Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 8:00pm. $55.

DIMI DERO & TEX NAPALM + BRIAN HOOPER St Kilda Memo, St Kilda. 8:00pm. $38.

DUFF MCKAGAN’S LOADED + DANKO JONES Espy, St Kilda. 8:00pm. $51.

ENGLISH DOGS + DIXON CIDER + GLEN & THE PEANUTBUTTERMEN + JOIN THE AMISH Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $30.

HOTEL WRECKING CITY TRADERS + AKTION UNIT + LAKES OF RUSSIA + WARMTH CRASHES IN Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $10.

HUCKLEBERRY & ME + JONATHON SKOVRON + THE SWEET SOMETHINGS Penny Black, Brunswick. 8:30pm.

I AM DUCKEYE + ABREACT + CLAGG + FIGHTING MONGOOSE Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $123.

IDLE HANDS + HUG THERAPIST + TERM FOUR + VALJEAN Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 8:00pm.

INEVITABLE ORBIT + MATT MIDDLETON + YUKO KUNO BAND Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $8.

LAURA IMBRUGLIA + MID STATE ORANGE + SLOW GALO John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 8:00pm.

MADAME BUTTONS LIQUID LYCRA PARTY - FEAT:

KILL SHOT + AWESOME WELLS + CAMP REVOLUTION + THE REFUNDS Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $10.

MOROCCAN KINGS + KING OF THE NORTH + SONS OF ABRAHAM + THE NERVE Espy, St Kilda. 8:00pm.

NEXT - FEAT: IKARII + OUR BEST LAID PLANS Colonial Hotel, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.

PUGSLEY BUZZARD + SUGARCANE COLLINS Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 9:00pm.

PUSIFIER Palais Theatre, St Kilda. 7:30pm.

REFLEJOS + CAROLINA CORDEIRO + KUNATAKI Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 7:30pm. $12.

SLEEP DECADE + CONTRAST + ESC + HOWARD DJ’S + THE PRIMARY Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8:30pm. $10.

SONIC ATTACK Victoria Hotel, Brunswick. 8:30pm.

SQUID INK Empress Hotel, North Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

SUMMER OF CLASSICS - FEAT: DIRT RIVER RADIO Pure Pop Courtyard, St Kilda. 4:00pm.

THE CHAMELEONS Musicland, Fawkner. 7:30pm.

THE HARLOTS + LA BASTARD Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 9:00pm. $5.

THE INSURGENTS Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine. 8:00pm.

THE KITS + THE IN THE OUT + ULTRABULLIT Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10.

THE RUBY ROGERS EXPERIENCE + MARK NUNIS HAMMOND COMB + THE BROTHER WILSON TRIO Idgaff Bar & Venue, Abbotsford. 8:00pm. $5.

THE TALLEST MAN ON EARTH Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 8:00pm.

THE VERNONS + READABLE GRAFFITI + THE BON SCOTTS + THE GIVE Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 8:00pm. $10.

THE WONDER YEARS + LIVING WITH LIONS + SUCH GOLD + VERSUS THE WORLD Corner Hotel, Richmond.

7:00pm. $40.

Charles Jenkins

ROCK & ROLL GUMBO MEDICINE SHOW This Sunday March 3, the Rock & Roll Gumbo Medicine Show rolls into town for a special matinee performance from 1pm ‘til 4.30pm at the home of Richmond’s original flea circus, The Corner Hotel. Guaranteed mad dancing, improvisation and strange-inspired gibberish from genuine shamans. Sexy voodoo cures from renowned snake oil salesmen and wicked temptresses. Mystery elixirs available from the bar, sure to cure all ailments and make others more attractive to the eye. Silent auction featuring rare and luxurious artefacts. Also Mikelangelo, Krista Polvere, Quincy McLean, The Darling Downs, Charles Jenkins, Kerri Simpson, Kim Volkman, Suzannah Espie, Dan Brodie, Sherry Rich and Blind Kiwi and his Cigar Box Guitar. The Rock & Roll Gumbo Medicine show features entertainments, potions and remedies for the enlightened! Attendance is compulsory. This is a benefit for Karen Conrad and family. Tickets $25+bf from the venue box office and website.

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ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY, BLUES & FOLK ANDREW HIGGS + MATT CHAPMAN Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 8:00pm.

CREAKS + ARCHER MOORE The B.east, Brunswick East.

9:00pm.

CROOKS & QUEENS Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East.

8:30pm.

CROTCHIT + ISIYM + THE LAND OF DREAMS + TRAVIS ADDISON Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm.

EVIL TWIN + AIMEE VOLKOFSKY Great Britain Hotel, Richmond. 8:00pm.

FREYA HANLY Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6:00pm.

KINCH KINSKI + COMMON KNOT Gertrudes Brown Couch, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $4.

LEON THOMAS + AYE CANDY + OSKAR HERBIG Bar Open, Fitzroy. 8:30pm.

LOUNGE THURSDAYS Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm.

MATT WALKER Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 8:30pm.

MUSTERED COURAGE + THE DAVIDSON BROTHERS Wesley Anne, Northcote. 8:00pm. $10.

NIHILL DUO + TOM Bar Oussou, Brunswick. 7:00pm.

OPEN MIC Acoustic Cafe, Collingwood. 7:30pm.

OPEN MIC Balaclava Hotel, Balaclava. 7:00pm.

SIMON PHILLIPS Two Brothers Brewery, Moorabbin.

8:00pm.

SKYSCRAPER STAN Labour In Vain, Fitzroy. 8:30pm.

THE ANDREA MARR BAND + MAJOR TOM & THE ATOMS Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $10.

THE INSURGENTS Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine. 8:30pm.

THE MIDNIGHT SCAVENGERS + POPE’S ASSASSINS + WILL HINDMARSH The Public Bar, Melbourne. 8:30pm. $8.

FRIDAY MAR 1 INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS ACID WESTERN (EP LAUNCH) + RED LEADER + YOUNG MAVERICK Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $10.

BABY ET LULU The Flying Saucer Club, Elsternwick.

8:00pm.

BITS OF SHIT John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 8:00pm.

BLACK CEASAR Penny Black, Brunswick. 8:00pm.

CHECKERBOARD + EXIT CROWD Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine. 8:30pm.

CHROME DOME + FLAT FIX + NUN + RULE OF THIRDS + SKYNEEDLE Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:30pm.

CITY SOUND + GUNSLINGERS + LAMB BOULEVARD & THE UMBRELLA + LUCID PLANET + THE HIGH DRIFTERS Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm.

DEEP PURPLE & JOURNEY Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne.

8:00pm.

DIMI DERO & TEX NAPALM St Kilda Memo, St Kilda.

8:00pm.

EINSTEINS TOYBOYS Musicland, Fawkner. 9:00pm. $10.

ELVIS THROUGH THE YEARS - FEAT: AL MORGAN Thornbury Theatre, Thornbury. 7:30pm. $15.

FALCONIO + BODIES The B.east, Brunswick East.

9:00pm.

LA DANSE MACABRE - FEAT: BRUNSIWCK MASSIVE CREW DJ + MACHETE BROTHERS Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 9:00pm.

LEFT OF THE DIAL Dancing Dog, Footscray. 7:00pm.

LOON LAKE + EAGLE & THE WORM + SPLIT SECONDS Corner Hotel, Richmond. 8:30pm. $17.

MAX SAVAGE Elsternwick Hotel, Elwood. 8:00pm.

MECHANICAL PTERODACTYL + MUNRO MELANO + THE ELLIS COLLECTIVE Empress Hotel, North Fitzroy.

8:00pm. $10.

MISTRESS MONDAYS + KASHMERE CLUB + SALAD DAYS Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 9:00pm. $10.

RIVER OF SNAKES + BONNIE MERCER & BEN WRECKER + DJ KEZBOT + SILENCE DEAD SILENCE + SPIDER GOAT CANYON Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10.

RONAN KEATING + BRIAN MCFADDEN Palais Theatre, St Kilda. 7:00pm.

ROSENCRANTS + DJ FANTA PANTS + THE VERNONS Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 9:30pm.

SCHOOL OF RADIANT LIVING + COCKS ARQUETTE + GENTLEMEN + HOUSEWIVES Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $10.

SOUND FROM EARTH + BEN ABRAHAM + JOHN FLANAGAN DUO Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 8:30pm. $10.

SOUNDWAVE PARTY - FEAT: GRAND RAPIDS + DJ LUCY ARUNDEL + FIRE BEHAVING AS AIR + THE QUIVERS Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $13.

STANDISH/CARLYON + DJ BISCUIT + PERFUME PRODUCTION + ROLAND TINGS Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $10.

SUGAR SKULL - FEAT: FIREBIRD + DALLAS VANDAL + KERRY X Red Bennies, South Yarra. 7:00pm. $25.

SUMMER OF CLASSICS - FEAT: DUKE BATAVIA Pure Pop Courtyard, St Kilda. 4:00pm.

TEX NAPALM & DIMI DERO + BITTER SWEET KICKS Prince Public Bar, St Kilda. 8:00pm.

THE KILL + INTERNAL ROT + PREGNANCY + SEWERCIDE + XENOS Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $12.

THE ZANES + HAMISH ANDERSON + PRETTY CITY Cornish Arms, Brunswick. 8:00pm.

TOPNOVIL & CHICKENSTONES + CYCLONE DIABLO + DOGSDAY + LITTLE JEN JEN & THE PARTY PIES + MUSCLE MARY Barleycorn Hotel, Collingwood. 7:30pm.

TOWERS + BLOODY CHARLIE + BUCK CREEK + HONEY BADGERS Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 9:00pm.

VITRUE + DI WATSON + MICHELLE PARSONS Gertrudes Brown Couch, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $10.

ZOO TWILIGHTS - FEAT: TIM ROGERS & THE BAMBOOS + ELECTRIC EMPIRE Melbourne Zoo, Parkville.

5:30pm. $55.

Yeo

TRUE NORTH FESTIVAL – YEO Yeo, one of the brightest pop artists going around, recently released an album independently, called Home. It is available for free at his bandcamp page, along with first album Trouble Being Yourself. Yeo is more talented than you are, so come and check this out. He’ll be joined by the anthropological mini-orchestra Tek Tek Ensemble and Melbourne-based songstress Susy Blue. Yeo plays True North Reservoir Arts Festival opening night on Friday March 1. Show starts at 6pm so make sure you drop your kids off at school early, if your kids go to school, and are enrolled.

JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC BRAZILIAN NIGHTS - FEAT: ZIRIGUIDUM + AGOBLOCO + MARACATU ESTRELA DO MAR Cape Lounge, Fitzroy.

7:00pm. $10.

CARNAVAL - FEAT: AGOBLOCO + MARACATÚ ESTRELA DO MAR + O’ZIRIGUIDUM + GUIDO BAMBAATAA + JUNIOR GUERREIRO + SHAUN BRACEY Cape Lounge, Fitzroy. 4:35pm. $10.

FUNK BUDDIES + HORNS OF LEROY 303, Northcote.

8:00pm. $10.

PHRONESIS Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank.

7:30pm. $50.

PUGSLEY BUZZARD Open Studio, Northcote. 8:30pm.

THE PAUL VAN ROSS QUARTET Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:30pm. $20.

THE SEVEN UPS Bar Open, Fitzroy. 10:00pm.

THE WILBUR WILDE QUARTET Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

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

ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY, BLUES & FOLK CHAIN + PHIL MANNING Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh.

8:00pm. $35.

DIVIDE & DISSOLVE + LOCAL GROUP + THE CITRADELS + THE INFANTS The Public Bar, Melbourne.

8:00pm. $8.

DOC HALIBUT Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 9:30pm.

INTO THE WOODS + THE DARJEELINGS + WHITAKER Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 8:30pm. $10.

JACK HOWARD Basement Discs, Melbourne Cbd. 12:45pm.

KLUB MUK 303, Northcote. 6:00pm.

LETTER B Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6:00pm.

SEAN MARCHETTI Two Brothers Brewery, Moorabbin.

8:00pm.

SOIREE MUSIQUE Bar Oussou, Brunswick. 8:30pm.

SPENCER P JONES Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 5:30pm.

TEN GALLON HEAD + COLD IRON’S BOUND Victoria Hotel, Brunswick. 10:00pm.

THE 4-PEACE BAND Beaumaris Rsl, Beaumaris. 8:00pm.

THE ALAN LADS Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 9:30pm.

TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC SESSIONS - FEAT: DAN BOURKE Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 6:00pm.

TWO DOORS DOWN Thornbury Local, Thornbury.

10:00pm.

SATURDAY MAR 2 INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS DIRTY YORK (ALBUM LAUNCH) + CHRIS RUSSELL’S CHICKEN WALK Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 8:30pm. $15.

ADAMUS EXUL + MARDRAUM + SANGUINARY MISANTHROPIA + TAMERLAN Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood.

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AITCHES + AMPHETISH + CHICKENSTONES + FATTY ESTHER + HOPES ABANDONED + K-MART WARRIORS + STRAWBERRY FIST CAKE + THE SAVAGES + TOPNOVIL Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 8:00pm. $10.

URTHBOY (ALBUM TOUR) + JIMBLAH + ONE SIXTH Corner Hotel, Richmond. 8:30pm. $25.

ZOO TWILIGHTS - FEAT: SUSI TATE: PINK TRIBUTE Melbourne Zoo, Parkville. 5:30pm. $45.

JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC

EXHAUSTION Exhaust (noun) – something my cousin just got installed in his siiiick Commodore. Exhaustion (noun) – one of the fucking wildest live bands out there. Elevate your skull to ecstatic drudgery as Exhaustion launch their debut 12” LP Future Eaters out now on Aarght Records. Completing this antipodean psych-apocalypse are Beaches and Eastlink, not to mention a one-off performance from Tony Buck (The Necks) and Sean Baxter in a percussive assault melding noise, free jazz and the modernist abstraction of the classical avant-garde. It’s on at The Tote, Saturday March 2, 8pm sharp.

8:00pm. $13.

ADNAN & THE WHALE + DJ OSCAR O’BRIEN + SCATTERED DISK OBJECTS + SINKING TINS Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm.

ALAN CAMPBELL + DIVIDE & DISSOLVE + DJ CISCO ROSE + DRIFTER + THE LOVELESS Old Bar, Fitzroy.

8:30pm. $10.

BEWARE BLACK HOLES Post Office Hotel, Coburg.

8:00pm.

BIRDS OF TOKYO Forum Theatre, Melbourne. 8:00pm. $55.

BROTHERS GRIM & THE BLUE MURDERS + GUTHRIE + RATTLIN’ BONES BLACKWARD + THE HELLHOUNDS Espy, St Kilda. 8:00pm.

CONTANGENT + HONEYBONE + KASHMERE Dancing Dog, Footscray. 8:00pm.

DESERTERS + RAH RAHS Penny Black, Brunswick.

9:30pm.

DIMI DERO & TEX NAPALM + BRIAN HOOPER + DJ DAN LEWIS + HARRY HOWARD & THE N.D.E + THE EUPHORIACS The Public Bar, Melbourne. 8:30pm. $10.

EXHAUSTION + BEACHES + BUCK/BAXTER + EASTLINK Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:30pm.

FESTIVAL IN YOUR LOUNGE ROOM 2013 - FEAT: DEAD IN A SECOND + THE ARSONIST + DJ LES TOTH Ferntree Gully Hotel, Ferntree Gully. 7:30pm.

HOUSEWIVES + DEAD BOOMERS + ENCOUNTER GROUP + SKY NEEDLE Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood.

9:00pm. $10.

HOWLIN’ STEAM TRAIN + THE PRETTY LITTLES Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $12.

HUNTING PICTURES + DEEP HEAT + SARAH MARY CHADWICK + SPITE HOUSE Gasometer Hotel, Colling-

60 SECONDS WITH

wood. 8:00pm.

JACK HOWARD (HE SONGS OF BURT BACHARACH & HAL DAVID) - FEAT: JACK HOWARD & BAND The Flying Saucer Club, Elsternwick. 8:00pm.

KISSTROYER + DRESSED TO CHILL The Hi-fi, Melbourne.

8:00pm. $33.

KRISTIN VIRAG Thornbury Local, Thornbury. 10:00pm.

LOTEK + LADY LASH Cornish Arms, Brunswick. 8:00pm.

MISS INK AUSTRALIA (VICTORIA FINAL) - FEAT: MASSIVE + THE DEEP END Espy, St Kilda. 8:00pm.

MONKEY’S PIRATE + PHANTOM HITMEN + SCHWEINHUND Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 9:00pm.

NO ESCAPE FOR THE KING (ALBUM LAUNCH) + SLACQUER + THE TELEVISION SKY Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 9:00pm. $8.

RAIN FACTORY + ONLY ALIENS + STELLARCASTER Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 8:00pm. $5.

SODASTREAM + OLIVER MANN Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 8:30pm. $15.

SOUNDWAVE PARTY - FEAT: THANDO + BELLA JABARRA & THE MELLOWS + BROOKLYN’S FINEST + DJ MERMAID Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $13.

SUMMER OF CLASSICS - FEAT: PHIL CEBERANO Pure Pop Courtyard, St Kilda. 8:00pm.

THE DEMON PARADE + FLYYING COLOURS + NAKED BODIES Workers Club, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. $12.

THE GALLANT TREES + BENNY & THE CLONES + THE REMOTES Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 9:00pm.

THE HORNETS Elsternwick Hotel, Elwood. 8:00pm.

THE JAMES SOUTHWELL BAND 303, Northcote.

9:00pm.

THE SKAMPZ Tudor Inn, Cheltenham. 9:00pm.

UP THE PUNX - FEAT: THE RAMSHACKLE ARMY +

SUMMER BLOOD

DOUG DE VRIES TRIO Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $20.

HETTY KATE ENSEMBLE Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:30pm. $25.

SALSA PARTY Open Studio, Northcote. 8:00pm.

SOUL SLAP - FEAT: JOSH TAVARAS + AIMEE FRANCIS + SEX ST + STEPH HILL & THE MISSING FUNDAMENTAL + THE BLACK ALLEYS + THE NARROW RD First Floor, Fitzroy. 7:00pm.

THE ELLY HOYT SEXTET (LIVE RECORDING) Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne. 8:30pm. $25.

TONY BUCK & MAGDA MAYAS Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

TRIO AGOGO Wesley Anne, Northcote. 5:00pm.

ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY, BLUES & FOLK BUKE & GASE Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $25.

CHAIN + PHIL MANNING St Andrews Hotel, St Andrews.

8:00pm. $20.

CHRIS WILSON Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 9:00am.

CHRIS WILSON Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 9:00pm.

COUNTRY ROCK - FEAT: VERY HANDSOME MEN + ALFORD’S BULLWINKLES + IAIN ARCHIBALD BAND Musicland, Fawkner. 8:00pm. $15.

DEBORAH CONWAY & WILLY ZYGIER (STORIES OF GHOSTS LAUNCH) Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh.

8:00pm. $28.

FOURTEEN NIGHTS AT SEA + COVES Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine. 8:30pm. $8.

JMS HARRISON + ACOUSTIC FOXX + DA CALF + SOULS ON BOARD Wesley Anne, Northcote. 8:00pm. $7.

JOHN BACON BLUES Ruby’s Lounge, Belgrave. 8:00pm. $5.

KARAVAN INTERNATIONAL GYPSY FESTIVAL - FEAT: NEW YORK GYPSY ALL STARS + LA MAUVAISE REPUTATION + SYSTA BB + THE MARGARET STREET PROJECT + THE WOOHOO REVUE + VULGARGRAD Thornbury Theatre, Thornbury. 7:00pm. $40.

KARAVAN INTERNATIONAL GYPSY MUSIC FESTIVAL - FEAT: NEW YORK GYPSY ALL STARS + LE MAUVAISE REPUTATION + THE MARGARET STREET PROJECT + THE WOOHOO REVUE + VULGARGRAD Revolt Artspace, Kensington. 8:00pm.

KLUB MUF 303, Northcote. 6:00pm.

60 SECONDS WITH

Define your genre in five words or less: Soul.

Define your genre in five words or less: Just listen to it.

What do you love about making music?

The freedom of expression, the constant flow of evolution and learning it allows, the connection with people and so much more.

Bearing the terrible clichéd nature of this question, what do you reckon people will say you sound like?

Old school punk/surf melodies that we turn into our own brand of music, think Ramones, Wavves, Dinosaur Jr. How long have you been gigging and writing?

All of us have come from various other past bands and played/play in other bands. My brother Adam writes the riffs and we’ve always jammed together since we were kids. Summer Blood formed in 2012.

What inspires or has influenced your music the most?

The need to vent our frustration of music these days.

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SUNDAY MAR 3 INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS ZEPTEPI Pirates Tavern, Williamstown. 2:00pm.

BEERSOAKED SUNDAYS - FEAT: CORAL LEE & THE SILVER SCREAM + DJ MATT STABS + GREEN’S DAIRY ANGEL ENSEMBLE + LITTLE WING Old Bar, Fitzroy.

8:30pm. $6.

BENNY & THE CLONES + SEAN SIMMONS’ EXPLODING WHEEL Empress Hotel, North Fitzroy. 3:00pm.

BRETT FRANKE + ANATMAN + TRAPPIST AFTERLAND Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 3:00pm.

DAN KROCHMAL + EMMA BROADY + REAL NOW Empress Hotel, North Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $10.

DEERHOOF Schoolhouse Studios, Abbotsford. 3:00pm. $33.

FESTIVAL IN YOUR LOUNGEROOM - FEAT: DEAD IN A SECOND + CHRIST CARTY + DJ LES TOTH + THE ARSONIST + TRICKING EMMA Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy.

7:00pm. $12.

HUSK + BELOVED ELK + CAT OR PILLAR + HEISENBERG Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 7:00pm. $10.

JULIA & THE DEEP SEA SIRENS + JAMES KENYON + NIGEL WEARNE Workers Club, Fitzroy. 2:00pm. $10.

PETE ZOCH Elsternwick Hotel, Elwood. 8:00pm.

SODASTREAM + ANTHONY ATKINSON + THE RUN-

OSUNLADE

Name: Dave.

When are you playing live/releasing your album/EP/ single/etc.?

We released a demo CD at the end of last year and are currently working on an EP due for release this year.

MADDISON WILSON + JOHN LILLIS + KIARA RODRIGUES Chandelier Room, Moorabbin. 8:00pm. $10.

MATTY GREEN BAND Drunken Poet, West Melbourne.

9:00pm.

MUSIC FOR A COW - FEAT: BENNY MOON + ZEFFA + EMMA BRYCE + RAY PEREIRA’S DRUM NATION Wesley Anne, Northcote. 2:00pm. $15.

PHEASANT PLUCKERS Retreat Hotel, Brunswick.

4:00pm.

THE ELLIS COLLECTIVE + THE SECRET LUNCH Bella Union Bar (trades Hall), Carlton South. 7:00pm. $20.

THE F100’S Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 7:30pm.

THE LITTLE SISTERS Union Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm.

THE MOONEE VALLEY DRIFTERS Victoria Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm.

THE OOGA BOOGAS + LOWER PLENTY Great Britain Hotel, Richmond. 9:00pm.

THE ORIGINAL SNAKESKINS Labour In Vain, Fitzroy.

8:00pm.

THE SIDESHOW BRIDES Union Hotel, Brunswick.

9:00pm.

THE STIFFYS The B.east, Brunswick East. 9:00pm.

WAZ E JAMES BAND Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East.

9:30pm.

WILLOW Empress Hotel, North Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

When’s the gig and with who?

Friday March 1 with Miles Bonny and Mike Steva at The Jewel Of Brunswick.

If you could travel back in time and show one of your musical heroes your stuff, who would it be and why?

Robert Johnson would be ultimate but we wouldn’t dream of showing him our stuff. Black Flag or The Stooges would be rad.

SUMMER BLOOD play Push Over Festival Monday March 11 at Sidney Myer Music Bowl alongside The Amity Affliction, Northeast Party House and more.

What inspires or has influenced your music the most?

Time.

The last song I wrote was yesterday, it was a song about a friend’s dilemma and cry for help.

Do you have any record releases to date?

Yes, here are a few: yorubarecords.bandcamp.com

Where would you like to be in five years?

Neptune.

What part of making music excites you the most?

The end result, that moment when a song is complete and you’ve worked on it for days or more. Upon completion, it’s an awesome feeling to replay the accomplishment.

How do you balance making and playing music with your other commitments?

It’s the only commitment I have.

Tell us about the last song you wrote.

Anything else to add?

Thank you.

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NING MATES Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 7:30pm. $15.

SOMEBODY’S SUN + ACID WESTERN + HIDING WITH BEARS Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $7.

SUMMER OF CLASSICS - FEAT: THE NEED SOMEBODIES Pure Pop Courtyard, St Kilda. 8:00pm.

SUNDAY SIX PACK - FEAT: DON FERNANDO + GUNSLINGERS + KALEIDOSCOPE + APACHE MEDICINE MAN + DALTON GANGS LAST RAID + THE FEEL GOODS Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 5:00pm.

SYDNEY RD STREET FESTIVAL - FEAT: THE PERFECTIONS + CISCO CEASAR + DUKES OF DESPAIR + MERRI CREEK PICKERS + SCOTDRACULA + THE CHARLIES + THE LARGE # 12’S Penny Black, Brunswick. 1:00pm.

SYDNEY RD STREET PARTY - FEAT: 180 PROOF + DEADLY ARE THE NAKED + RIFF FIST + ROSENCRANTS + SFORZANDO + SHERIFF + THE ART OF LATER + THE COSMIC SKYDOME + THREE QUARTER BEAST + TRASH FAIRIES + WOLFPACK + 180 PROOF + BLACK & BLUE + CHICKENSTONES + CINEMA 6 + DEAD ALBATROSS + DIRTY HARRIET & THE HANGMEN + DOGSDAY + STRAWBERRY FISTCAKE Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 11:00am.

SYDNEY RD STREET PARTY - FEAT: PONY FACE + SHACKLETON + THE GO SET + THE HARLOTS + THE STETSON FAMILY + TIGER & ME + DAN WARNER + IAN BLAND’S POEM + JVG’S RADIO METHOD + LIVINGSTONE DAISIES + SUZANNAH ESPIE + TRACY MCNEIL BAND Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 2:00pm.

SYDNEY RD STREET PARTY - FEAT: BROTHER JAMES + GOING SWIMMING + LUKE LEGS & THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL + MESSED UP + BAYOU + DRUNK MUMS + MANNY FOX + THE PRETTY LITTLES + THE TWOKS + WHITE SUMMER Cornish Arms, Brunswick. 12:00pm.

TEX NAPALM & DIMI DERO + BRIAN HOOPER + BURN IN HELL & 27 WINTERS Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm.

THE IDLE HOES (ALBUM LAUNCH) + DAN WATERS Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 1:30pm. $12.

THE ROCK & ROLL GUMBO MEDICINE SHOW - FEAT: CHARLES JENKINS + KERRI SIMPSON + KIM VOLKMAN + BLIND KIWI & HIS CIGAR BOX GUITAR + SHERRY RICH + SUZANNAH ESPIE Corner Hotel, Richmond.

1:00pm. $25.

TULALAH + FINDING ISLA + HOWARD Workers Club, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $8.

ZEVON & THE WEREWOLVES OF MELBOURNE Lucky Coq, Windsor. 8:00pm.

JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC BLACK JESUS EXPERIENCE The Horn African Music Lounge, Collingwood. 7:00pm.

GRAND WAZOO Thornbury Theatre, Thornbury. 7:00pm. $15.

JAZZ ARCHIVE FUNDRAISER - FEAT: NEW MELBOURNE JAZZ BAND Burvale Hotel, Nunawading. 1:30pm. $15.

MINGUS AMONGST US Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne. 8:30pm. $18.

NUDIST FUNK ORCHESTRA + BAD BOYS BATUCADA + MS BUTT + THE DALE RYDER BAND Espy, St Kilda.

8:00pm.

SLEEP PARADE VS THE PRIMARY

Jules (The Primary) asks Casey (Sleep Decade)...

The Into Spinning Lights album was extremely well received by the music press in Melbourne and wider Australia. Besides this show, what’s next for Sleep Decade?

We’re currently trying to organize a few more Into Spinning Lights shows. It was really nice to play it from start to finish at NSC with Laura Baxter contributing her vocal parts and Thom Russell doing visuals. We’re also going to start making another record in the coming months. This time we’re recording it ourselves.

Casey and Mont, when I contacted you about this show you guys were in India. Do you think that the experience of that trip will influence your future writing?

I think it’s bound to have some influence, yes. To what degree, or in what manner I’m unsure, but our music has always been a reflection upon personal experiences and events. The last time I went to India I bought a sitar, and also made a bunch of field recordings, but neither has found its way into any Sleep Decade songs as of yet.

A lot of killer bands, such as yourselves for instance, are coming from Geelong to Melbourne at the moment and making quite the impression. As an inner city, white bread sort of hipster from Thornbury I’ve never been down that neck of the woods to see a band. Whats the music scene like there?

It’s a really supportive community of people down there, and there’s some bloody awesome bands and artists.

Everyone plays shows with everyone else (regardless of genre) – there’s no pretentious attitudes, and there’s a bunch of people that work really hard to organise some killer line-ups, day festivals and parties. It’s a fairly small music community but one that’s really tight knit.

Casey (Sleep Decade) asks Jules (The Primary)...

You guys formed quite recently, but already have a

well-developed sound. How did The Primary start?

Well I’ve been playing solo for six years and put an album out under my own name, Gemma (bass) and Raffa (guitar) played in Daydream Arcade and Will (drums) plays in Mansion, Alaska. The band started out of me outgrowing my solo stuff and wanting to form something that reflected what I was listening to at the time, which was more shoegazing kind of stuff. Initially it was an extension of that and still very solo oriented, but grew into the band it is today by realising what incredible talents were around me and what they had to offer.

Run us through your process – how does The Primary create their songs?

Generally we start from Will coming up with a drumbeat and then I go from there and make a guitar line and lyrics.

The lyrics take the longest as we’re very much committed to the idea of smart, articulate lyrics.

You’re bio mentions you have a love for pop sensibilities in your music. What’s your favourite pop song ever written, and why?

Hmmmm that’s a hard one. I’d have to say it’d be Husker Du Celebrated Summer off their third album New Day Rising. A short, fast and incredibly furious pop song in a way only they can do.

Finally, what does 2013 hold in store for The Primary?

We’re going to be releasing an EP recorded by our friend Tom Thomson later in the year and embarking on an East Coast tour, which should be oodles of fun. Other than that our next show after this one is on March 21 at Bar Open with Hollow Everdaze, Tangrams and another special act so stay tuned.

SLEEP DECADE (homecoming show) and THE PRIMARY play The Grace Darling Hotel this Thursday February 28 with ESC and Contrast + Howard DJs. It’s $10 from 8.30pm.

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GRAND PRISMATIC

ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY, BLUES & FOLK

BANDROOM - 8.30PM:

EXHAUSTION BEACHES

BEIGE RAINBOW Bar Open, Fitzroy. 7:30pm.

CHAIN + PHIL MANNING Williamstown Rsl, Williamstown.

8:00pm. $20.

CHERRY ARVO BLUES - FEAT: THREE KINGS + DJ MAX CRAWDADDY Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 6:30pm.

CHINESE HANDCUFFS + FORMAT WARS + LOPAKA The Public Bar, Melbourne. 2:00pm.

DI CASEY Thornbury Local, Thornbury. 5:00pm.

FRUIT JAR + BEARDED GYPSY BAND + JACK ON FIRE + SHORT ORDER SCHEFF Spotted Mallard, Brunswick.

8:00pm.

GALLIE & SHANE FITZSIMONS + EATEN BY DOGS Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 4:00pm.

JAM SUNDAYS Musicland, Fawkner. 5:00pm.

JEMMA & HER WISE YOUNG AMBITIOUS MEN + SEAN MCMAHONN’S WESTERN UNION Labour In Vain, Fitzroy. 5:00pm.

JOE CONROY & JAMES SOUTHWELL Bar Oussou, Brunswick. 4:00pm.

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SYDNEY RD STREET PARTY Know the most confusing thing about Melbourne? It’s like they just invented six geographical names then dropped the mic and moon-walked the eff outta there.

Fitzroy Street in St Kilda. Brunswick Street in Fitzroy.

Sydney Road in Brunswick. Anyhoo, Sydney Road has its annual street party this Sunday March 3 and it’s always a pretty wild and friendly affair. Not only will the stages we graced by bands like Francolin, Tango Collusion Duo, Deep Street Soul, Sol Nation and more, but heaps of our favourite venues are putting on shows on the day.

Be in Brunswick on Sunday. Trust.

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JULES BOULT & THE REDEEMERS Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy.

4:00pm.

KARAVAN INTERNATIONAL GYPSY FESTIVAL - FEAT: NEW YORK GYPSY ALL STARS + LA MAUVAISE REPUTATION + THE MARGARET ST PROJECT Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh. 3:00pm. $45.

KLUB MUF 303, Northcote. 2:00pm.

MAMA JUJU + ORIGAMI + RACHEL CHARLES Open Studio, Northcote. 5:00pm.

MICHAEL SPIBY Bay Hotel, Mornington. 3:00pm.

MOOSEJAW RIFLE CLUB Standard Hotel, Fitzroy.

7:30pm.

MUSTERED COURAGE Post Office Hotel, Coburg.

4:30pm.

NICOLA HAYES & HELENE BRUNET + JOHNNY CAN’T DANCE 303, Northcote. 7:30pm. $10.

OLI DEAR The B.east, Brunswick East. 9:00pm.

OPEN MIC Rose Hotel (williamstown), Williamstown.

3:00pm.

RICHARD PERSO + KING CATFISH + MARY WEBB + KING CATFISH + MARY WEBB Chandelier Room, Moorabbin. 5:00am. $10.

SYDNEY RD STREET PARTY - FEAT: CHERRYWOOD + RATTLIN’ BONES BLACKWOOD + LAKE PALMER + SWAMPLANDS + THE DRUNKEN POACHERS + THE PRAIRE KINGS Victoria Hotel, Brunswick. 2:00pm.

SYDNEY ROAD STREET FESTIVAL - FEAT: BART WILLOUGHBY BAND + BOHEMIAN NIGHTS + COLLARD GREENS AND GRAVY + FRANCOLIN + MIGHTY DUKE & THE LORDS + REBETIKI + SOL NATION + THE AFROBIOTICS + THE ELLIOTTS. THE HARPOONS + ABBIE CARDWELL & THE CHICANO ROCKERS + ANDREA MARR BAND + DEEP STREET SOUL + LABJACD + MANDY CONNELL TRIO + MONICA WEIGHTMAN BAND + TANGO COLLUSION DUO + THE PHOENIX PROJECT + TOOT TOOT TOOTS Sydney Road Street Party Site, 12:00pm.

THE PRAYERBABIES Union Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm.

ULTRAFOX + MARTY KELLY & AUBURY MAHER Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 8:00pm.

MONDAY MAR 4 JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC AL BROWNE CURATES 303, Northcote. 9:00pm. $8.

BENNETTS LANE BIG BAND Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne. 8:30pm. $15.

INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK &AMP; COVERS CHERRY JAM Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 11:30pm.

ED SHEERAN + GABRIELLE ALPIN + PASSENGER Festival Hall, West Melbourne. 7:30pm. $87.

MARK LANEGAN SOLO Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.

MNTTAB + DAISY BUCHANAN The Public Bar, Melbourne. 7:00pm.

MONDAY NIGHT MASS - FEAT: CORNELL WILCEK + HUNTSMAN + SIMON J KARIS Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 8:00pm.

NEIL FINN & PAUL KELLY + LISA MITCHELL Palais Theatre, St Kilda. 7:00pm.

THIN LIZZY Billboard, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $65.

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ACCESS ALL AGES Wednesday February 27th, 2013 With Ruth Mihelcic

ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY, BLUES & FOLK NEIL FINN & PAUL KELLY Palais Theatre, St Kilda.

8:00pm. $100.

UNPAVED PRESENTS SONGWRITER SESSIONS - FEAT: CRYSTAL THOMAS + BEN BUNTING + THE TAYLOR PROJECT Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $5.

TUESDAY MAR 5

What’s on this week in the all ages scene?

KISS, MOTLEY CRUE It’s a monster tour of epic epic-ness. This week the biggest, baddest rock show reaches Melbourne with two huge shows. Powder your face and start stretchin’ your tongue ‘cause KISS, Mötley Crüe, Thin Lizzy and Diva Demolition destroy Etihad Stadium on Tuesday March 5 and Wednesday March 6.

JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC THE NICK MARKS TRIO Open Studio, Northcote.

9:00pm.

THE TONY GOULD TRIO Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne. 8:30pm. $15.

INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS ED SHEERAN Festival Hall, West Melbourne. 8:00pm. $87.

FUN Palace Theatre, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.

KISS & MOTLEY CRUE Etihad Stadium, Melbourne.

8:00pm.

MALLEE SONGS The Public Bar, Melbourne. 7:00pm.

NEIL FINN & PAUL KELLY + LISA MITCHELL Palais Theatre, St Kilda. 7:00pm.

THE BRUNSWICK DISCOVERY - FEAT: AND WE ARE THE ENEMY Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm.

THE PATRON SAINTS Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm.

WILLOW BEATS + COLOURWAVES Workers Club, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $10.

ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY, BLUES & FOLK ALICIA ADKINS + ALEX HAMILTON + OLIVER’S ARMY Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

BO JENKINS Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8:30pm.

CHARLES JENKINS Labour In Vain, Fitzroy. 8:30pm.

NEIL FINN & PAUL KELLY Palais Theatre, St Kilda.

8:00pm. $100.

OPEN MIC Wesley Anne, Northcote. 7:00pm.

OPEN MIC Bar Oussou, Brunswick. 7:00pm.

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MUSICIANS WANTED ACOUSTIC ACTS WANTED FOR FRIDAY NIGHT SPOTS IN FITZROY. Solo/Duo/Groups send an email with pics or samples to drink@the86.com.au. Bar split is paid, summer dates available.

BANDS WANTED for artist showcase in the Espy Gershwin Room. A great step towards bigger shows. Contact mark@ gunnmusic.com.au BATTLE OF THE BANDS. Registration now, starts Wednesday the 28th Dec and every Wednesday after for 8 week (less the 26th Dec & the 2nd Jan). First prize: recording time in a studio. Call Jesse 0411 803 579

SERVICES FREE VENUE HIRE - Fully stocked bar - Huge capacity, whole venue or partial. Call Jesse 0411 803 579 MUSIC MANUFACTURING & DISTRIBUTION www. drumsrecords.net, P.O. Box 1187 St. Albans VIC 3021 Australia

EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCED BAND BOOKER WANTED. If you’re experienced in booking bands and want to work with an experienced well known venue booker at a great venue in Melbourne’s music heartland then send us an email. Let us know a bit about yourself, what type of bands you’ve booked, where, contacts you have and how long you have been in the game and importantly what you may be able to bring. Be quick. Send email to: shimgapi@gmail.com FLAUNT IT. Internationally acclaimed producer of profeminist erotica looking for confident, adult women to smash the stereotypes and earn good money ($400 and up). Don’t overlook this til you’ve found out more about it.

Jessica 9495 6555 or www.feck.com.

MALE LIFE MODELS. Aaryon photography and media has ongoing work available to models 18+. No experience necessary. Email recent pictures and contact details to models@aaryon.com for selected interview.

PAID PROMOTERS wanted for new Rock Club. Contact mark@gunnmusic.com.au for more details.

WE WANT EVERYONE Promoters, Bands, DJs Revitalised bar, The Barley Corn, has reopened its doors 7 days a week and we want YOU. Call Jesse 0411 803 579

TUITION MUSIC LESSONS - Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano and Vocals - Great teachers - Very reasonable rates - Visit www. katzmusic.com.au or call 9530 0984 or 0425 788 252 for more info.

MUSIC THEORY COURSE - 10 Weeks. Commencing Saturday 2nd March, 2013. A beginners course suitable for anyone seeking to improve their understanding of music theory and music notation. Visit www.katzmusic.com.au or call 9530 0984 or 0425 788 252 for more info.

SONGWRITING COURSE - 6 Weeks. Commencing Tuesday 6th March, 2013. An introductory course covering elements of popular song writing, including lyric writing, melody, harmony and chordal stucture plus more. Visit www.katzmusic.com.au or call 9530 0984 or 0425 788 252 for more info.

First up is St Kilda Film Festival’s Youth Short Film Competition ‘Under the Radar’, which is now in its sixth year and has thus far screened 60 short films since it first kicked off. This year it could be your work of art up on the big screen and in with a chance of winning $1000 in film making equipment and the title of Best Youth Film. Get your application form from portphillip.vic.gov.au and enter by Friday!

Got anything planned for Saturday? Now you do: VIVA Youth Festival with live music including hip-hop, DJs, street basketball tournament, games, food, fun, a pool party with inflatables, and skate comps with $1500 in prizes up for grabs. The festival will take over Prahran’s Princes Gardens from 11.00am to 6.00pm. Onstage you can catch Battle of the Band winners Stereoking, Eloquor, Dylan Joel, and one of Australia’s most unique hip hop duos Diafrix. The best part? It’s all FREE. Volunteers are wanted for Darebin’s True North Festival which is happening this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. If that sounds like something you’d be up for this weekend, call Emily on 8470 8593.

SYN has a vacancy for a part-time IT Coordinator to oversee and develop the hardware and software systems that are on site at its office (“the House of SYN”) and in its radio studios. The job is paid and one day a week.

Applications close Sunday so make sure you get over to syn.org.au if you’re interested.

There’s an awesome opportunity available at the 3MDR 97.1 FM Mountain District Radio station for free live music Technician Mentoring! It’s open to anyone that resides, works or is schooled in the Cardinia Shire or Dandenong Ranges. The details you need are with Neesy Smith 3MDR Live Music Co-Coordinator, email on neesy@3mdr.com.

The Euroa Farmers Market will be on again in Strathbogie during March. If you’re interested in performing some music, contact Kez on 57 950 092.

And lastly, bands who want to perform at SCoRCHeR FeST in Melbourne on April 21 have until the beginning of March to sign up. Register your band and apply to perform at their website scorcherfest.com.au to get started.

Stay tuned for more gigs and ops at www.thepush.com.au!

ALL AGES TIMETABLE Wednesday February 27 Linkin Park w/ Stone Sour, Rod Laver Arena, Batman Avenue, Melbourne, 7:30pm, $108.20, ticketek.com.au, AA

Thursday February 28 Bring Me The Horizon w/ Pierce The Veil and The Chariot, Billboard The Venue,170 Russell St, Melbourne, 12:30pm, $56.35, billboardthevenue.com.au, U18 Puscifer, Palais Theatre, Lower Esplanade, St Kilda, 7:30pm, $78.10, ticketmaster.com.au or 136 100, AA Blood On The Dance Floor, Arrow On Swanston, 488 Swanston St, Carlton, 7pm, $51.10, oztix.com.au, AA

Saturday March 2 Skate, Scoot and BMX w/ Michelle’s Velocity, Camperdown Skate Park, Eyre Street, Camperdown, 11am – 5pm , Free, Katie McKean on 5593 7100, AA Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds, Myer Music Bowl, Linlithgow Ave, Kings Domain Gardens, Melbourne, 6pm, $105.60, ticketmaster.com.au or 136 100, AA Birds of Tokyo, Forum Melbourne, Melbourne, 7:30pm, $55, ticketmaster.com.au or 136 100, AA Viva Youth Festival w/ Live music stage, DJs, skate comp, market stalls and more, Princes Gardens, Malvern Road, Prahran, 11am – 6pm, Free, stonnington.vic.gov.au, AA Darebin Community and Kite Festival w/ FReeZA stage, The Darjeelings, The Rims AND Golden Brown, Edwardes Lake, Victoria, 1pm, Free, facebook.com/darebinfreeza, AA

Sunday March 3

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Birds of Tokyo, Forum Melbourne, Melbourne, 7:30pm, $55, ticketmaster.com.au or 136 100, AA Party In The Park w/ kids entertainment, arts and craft activities including puppet making, cooking classes, silent disco, free rides and face painting, market stalls, petting zoo, competitions and giveaways, Allnut Park, Bentleigh, 12pm–4pm, facebook.com/gleneiraarts, AA

Tuesday March 5 Neil Finn and Paul Kelly, Palais Theatre, Lower Esplanade, St Kilda, 7:30pm, $99.90 to $122.00, ticketmaster.com.au or 136 100, AA Kiss w/ Motley Crue, Thin Lizzy, and Diva Demolition, Etihad Stadium, Bourke Street, Docklands, 5pm, $250, ticketmaster.com.au or 136 100, AA

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8pm: Matt Chapman 9pm: Andrew Higgs Fri. February 1st:

6pm: Trad. Irish music session with Dan Bourke & Friends Sat. February 2nd:

9pm: Matty Green Band Sun. February 3rd:

4PM: Eaten By Dogs 6.30PM: Gallie & Shane Fitzsimons (IRE) Tues. February 5th:

8PM: Weekly Trivia The Drunken Poet, 65 Peel Street (directly opposite Queen Vic Market), Phone: 03 9348 9797. www.thedrunkenpoet.com.au

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Location: Kindred Studios, 212a Whitehall St Yarraville.

Artists you have worked with: We are regularly servicing fashion, portrait and other promotional and artistic based photographic shoots. Recent music video shoots include Sietta and Alexandra Jae just to name a couple.

Studio Capabilities: The White Room has a 10m white infinity cyc and provides basic grip and lighting gear. Higher spec lighting and grip set-ups are available by arrangement. We also have current CS5 software and Final Cut Pro running on brand new Mac computers and a fast in-house wireless internet setup. All of this is powered by 100% accredited green power renewable energy. The White Room as an audiovisual presentation and forum venue has 2 x 5000 lumen projectors.

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In-house engineers: Cy Gorman is the artistic director and curator of the space as well as providing the in house photoshop and final cut pro tech support.

Extras: Our rates are competitively priced and we also offer student and concession card holder discounts. We are also offering membership discounts to regular clients and artists.

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price for any item. We don’t have any vested interest in anything so aren’t trying to buy for extremely low and sell for an inflated price. We keep an eye on current worldwide markets and keep our prices to what we think is reasonable and attractive. We walk the line keeping both buyer and seller happy.

Location: 145-147 Elgin St. Carlton. Melbourne.

Hours Of Operation: Mon – Fri: 11:07 am – 6:00 pm Sat – Sun: 11:07 am – 3:00 pm What is Music Swop Shop?

We are a second hand musical instrument store that handles a wide variety of used items, from entry level to rare and collectable goods. The ‘Swop’ part of our name often lends itself to some confusion as we don’t actually swap instruments.

It’s just too hard to change our name after 30 years of operation. Although many customers sell their instrument through us and then put the money towards another item in store, in that sense they’re swapped.

How does it work exactly?

We sell everything on behalf of others on consignment for a 20% commission. There are no time limits or hidden charges and customers can take their items back at any stage without incurring charges.

How did you come up with the idea of a second hand consignment music retail store?

We find consignment is the best way to get a fair

How has your website played a role in the business?

A major help in the success of our store is our upto-date website which is synchronized with our database. So anyone can keep on top of everything we have in store, subscribe to categories, latch on to an RSS feed or get automatic notifications when something they are after comes in.

Your point of difference?

Most new retail stores only sell new gear, so what we get in here simply cannot be found anywhere else so easily. Our product range spans over the last one hundred years. Plus one can physically see, feel and hear what’s in store. We welcome trial runs here and frequently encourage our customers to create as much noise (variations on the term ‘music’) needed and from every orifice necessary to make sure they’re happy with their purchase. Come on down and check us out, everyone else does!

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ATP: I’LL BE YOUR MIRROR Saturday February 16th and Sunday February 17, Westgate Entertainment Centre and Grand Star Reception Precursor to everything, it was hot! Held in the scant, industrial confines of Altona North, the site for ATP’s I’ll Be Your Mirror was a wonderfully dated oasis, desperately in need of refurbishment on the outside, sparsely adorned inside: no doubt a hub for gymbaroos, bookish tennis and ‘80s consumerism.

Rolling into the large stage one at the most intense moment of the day I’m witness to Thee Oh Sees, who are sweating it up and having a great ol’ time.

Immediately the vibe is high, Thee Oh Sees cracking out perfect blasts of powered pop, including tunes from their awesome new album Floating Coffin.

There’s a big, receptive crowd watching and given the magnitude of the room, Thee Oh Sees’ set manages to feel like a love-in.

Standish/Carlyon smatter the stage two conference room with an ambience which is part shady Berlin nightclub, part HTRK pastiche: an oddity after watching The Oh Sees. This proves to be the beauty of ATP this year; each space offering an experience as wide and as large as it needs to be.

Having hefty expectations of Swans, I was way up front and wanting. The intriguing thing about Swans is that in a way, you always get what you don’t want.

Within moments of their two hour set I began to feel overwhelmed, a combination of the heat, intensity of multitudinous waves of noise, and the heady presence of Michael Gira’s sermon-like delivery. But that intensity surely fits Gira’s intent, to deliver an angular, bulging expanse of desperate and disparate rock with smatterings of anxious white space. I dealt with the blow that was Swans on and off for the best part of their two hour long set before fuelling up on tacos, caffeine, and eventually New War. By dinnertime the heat of the day was being swept away by a subtle sea breeze, and with the lick of the sun tempered and the dusk crawling in, ATP felt like a cocoon of warm arm rubs, humid hands, and

happy banter. Numbed by the very decent food on offer I segued back into darkness to hear New War’s unofficial classic Ghostwalking playing out. A full room and a spot under an AC vent, ATP had really started to feel right. Vocalist Chris Pugmire used the entire stage tonight to walk off some ideas and build momentum.

New War was no sort of book-end for Godspeed You! Black Emperor. No-one can prelude an event of such majesty and incredulousness. Performing as an eightpiece for the first time in Australia, Godspeed was the reason I was intent on being at ATP. For me Godspeed You! Black Emperor are the epitome of contemporary music. To experience their music, its architecture, at home in Melbourne somehow provides a sense of excitement which I’ve hoped for since their 1997 debut album.

Tonight Godspeed perform what is presumably akin to their standard live set. They play perhaps five or six pieces of utterly beguiling music. The evening heat has now given way to physical exhaustion, but I still remain upright, perplexed by these craftsmen. Two hours they play. Fifteen years of waiting, worth every second.

I duck out for respite, despite the thought that being front and centre for My Bloody Valentine could well prove a prudent move. It’s a coup that ATP coaxed My Bloody Valentine to Australia; they’ve played so sparsely since their astounding Loveless was releases more than 20 years ago, and now, with a brand new album on the offer, the timing is perhaps deliberate but welcome. Instead of hanging tight, I float with the crowd who exit the room only to then exit the building for some night air. I decide it would be worth catching New Zealand legends The Dead C. Maybe it’s the end of a long day, but their set fails to engage me, it all seemed a little pedestrian. And I expected something else.

Before I know it I’m back way back from Stage One watching My Bloody Valentine. The interesting thing

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about the main stage at I’ll Be Your Mirror is that even when the room looks like it couldn’t fit another soul, an alcove appears. So I navigate my way a little closer to see what I can see of one of the UK’s most iconic bands.

Tonight My Bloody Valentine regularly deliver a tidal wave of sound. A few folk are murmuring that ‘the mix is terrible’ and ‘the vocals are too low’, but seriously, have you heard any of their albums? Despite a lukewarm beginning, My Bloody Valentine flourish into a torrent of electricity. As they unveil classics from classics Loveless and Isn’t Anything, the noise of Shields’ guitar appears to literally burst forward, though he retains an air of nonchalance. It’s very much, ‘please, no theatrics, we’re My Bloody Valentine’.

After playing a couple of new tunes, and classics like Feed Me With Your Kiss and later Soon: surely one of the most incredibly beautiful pieces of music ever really, I think ‘I’ve got what I came for’. Then, stapled to the end of their set, MBV hit overdrive for what seems like a half hour; a solid, jet-propelled wall of burning noise. This is what we’re here for! Perhaps occasionally underwhelming, My Bloody Valentine are still a spectacle.

I file in on The Drones’ curated Sunday with the burning sun overhead again, but this time there’s noticeably less inner-city transplants filling the Altona space. I’m optimistic that today will provide unexpected delights.

I hear mixed reports about early sets from Crime & The City Solution, but glowing reports about My Disco. The Drones are on-stage when I arrive and they sound pretty boisterous. It must be a great feeling for them to be performing and curating such a milestone event, and Gareth Liddiard suggests as much towards the end of their hour and 15 minute long set.

I see two songs from Harmony, and then about half of Pere Ubu’s remaking of their debut album The Modern Dance. My buddy Dave Lang had clammy palms waiting for this, but somehow the irony, the humour, the musicality is lost on me today. The brand new Pere Ubu album Lady From Shanghai is a great, weird boogie record, but tonight, David Thomas’ banter and his odd references don’t really hit the mark.

Lost Animal on the other hand put in a flawless performance. Expanded to a six piece, Lost Animal sound freer and more defined than I’ve seen them; the addition of a keyboard player and the ever excellent Lewis Boynes on guitar provides Jarrod Quarrell with breathing room, and the large crowd who are gyrating and singing along seem equally impressed.

It seems odd to suggest that Sunday at ATP was ‘more rock’ than Saturday, but there’s probably a hair of truth in it. Saturday was definitively post-rock heavy,

but Sunday, in particular The Drones and Beasts Of Bourbon, smelled of car oil and sweat.

The reformed Beasts of Bourbon trucked through what may have been a ‘best of’ selection. Indeed, I adored hearing the likes of Psycho, Evil Ruby, Graveyard Train and Let’s Get Funky again live. What they lacked in match-practice, the Beasts made up for in swagger.

Older and more worn, Tex and crew genuinely seemed to have fun and they’re at ATP, they could have been at the Prince of Wales.

Back in 1991, an odd and most foreign entity toured Australia. With an unpronounceable name and an indescribable sound, Einstürzende Neubauten were about as unfathomable a thing anyone could get back then, touring a country so removed from Europe, and so otherwise unsure about its place. Now it’s 2013, so much time has passed, and women are slow dancing to Neubauten. Sure it is perceivable but considering the sum of their parts, it still seems odd.

Back in the day Neubauten were infamous for hitting a new town and then hitting the local tip for musical equipment and inspiration. When the stagehands roll out an enormous framework of tubes and tubs, pipes, shards of steel and other forms, it’s clear 1991 isn’t really that long ago.

Blixa Bargeld remains wiser than us all, but his tone is welcoming and the feverous performance from all LOVED: on stage is captivating. There’s definitely something HATED: amorous in their set, on every level it’s unlike anyone DRANK: else around. Despite being intense and intriguing, Bargeld and Neubauten are generous musicians, inviting you into their world if only for an evening. But a question I posed to myself in the heat of the evening, and the daze of another performance witnessed, I wonder how Blixa could have carried himself in such a heavy set outfit; a three-piece suit that almost looked like it were made of calf skin no less.

Let it be said, I’m not a fan of festivals. My personal space, a full belly, the scent of a long day unwashed, these are all key to defining a good time. But I’ll Be Your Mirror was, I think, an unquestionable success.

Outside of the occasionally uncomfortable heat and a little dehydration, I loved every minute. Musically, the lineup was exceptional, unrepeatable perhaps, socially it was a relaxing environment where there was little distraction from security, or fanfare, or chaos. Vote ATP. STEVE PHILLIPS LOVED: The event that it was.

HATED: Not having time to play indoor tennis.

DRANK: Water by the litre.

HELL AIN’T A BAD PLACE TO BE: THE STORY OF BON SCOTT Tuesday February 19, The Corner Hotel

THE HARLOTS Thursday February 21, The Spotted Mallard While the closing of music venues in this country seems to be on the rise of late, we can revel in the fact that there are still entrepreneurial publicans brave enough to try their luck. The Spotted Mallard is one fairly new establishment that is doing a darn fine job at providing a platform for Melbourne music to shine. Boasting high ceilings and a large space that caters for both diners and music punters, the Mallard has surprisingly good sound and the open area in front of the stage has been filled in the majority of shows I’ve attended.

Tonight’s support act were local rascals Cherrywood, who were in fine form. The last time I saw this band was at a Spanish-themed NYE party; as to be expected the night and their performance is a bit of a blur – free rum punch will do that. So tonight Cherrywood seemed particularly tight.

Whether drunk or sober, Cherrywood always deliver a high-energy ‘punk meets country’ set with unabashed swagger and tonight was no exception.

Paired with deceptively simple, cleverly crafted songs, this makes for a winning combination.

Residencies are hard work but The Harlots pulled a decent crowd for a Thursday night with a door Beat Magazine Page 70

charge. With no need to ease into their set the band ploughed head first into piano driven rock‘n’roll, refined with pop delicacy. Front man Tom Pitts spews forth rhetoric like a man possessed while organ player Kate Monger sways behind her instrument and an impressive head of untamed hair.

Visually it’s exciting and pleasing to watch a band so honestly involved with the music they’re delivering.

Each song stands alone and the Harlots full-bodied sound is made for a room like the Mallard. Pitts is convincing in his role as suave but slightly neurotic front man and demands the rooms attention.

Got No Soul and Lady Maria were received with exceptional response from the crowd, who only got more animated as the set went on. The night drew to a close quickly (two bands just doesn’t seem enough!), The Harlots no doubt making quite the impression on all in attendance.

KRYSTAL MAYNARD LOVED: Seeing people at a weeknight show!

HATED: Not much.

DRANK: Gin and juice.

This entertaining and very enlightening show, starring Nick Barker on vocals, Tommy Boyce and Justin Garner on guitar, Alex Raunjak on bass and Steve Brown on drums, made its debut non-theatre appearance at The Corner to mark the 33rd anniversary of the passing of Bon Scott, who died at age 33.

Nick Barker proved to be an entertaining frontman adept at narrating Scott’s tale with passion, gravity and humour. He also rocked out very convincingly and brought his own style to each of the songs and even indulged in a cheer-inducing spot of ‘70s style skinhead dancing. The thunderously powerful “raw, loud and primal” band generated a great deal of excitement as they delivered each song with precision and force. Ten points to Steve Brown for donning a “Kerrang!” T-shirt! A most appropriate sartorial choice.

It was interesting to hear Scott’s pre-AC/DC songs being given a live airing. For instance, Barker and the band performed obscure gems such as a 1969 B-side from bubble-gum popsters The Valentines called Getting Better and a surprisingly countryflavoured roots number called Been Up In The Hills Too Long originally written by Scott back in the early ‘70s after he left prog rockers Fraternity (“‘a band with a distinctive hippy flavour,” as Barker says).

Nick’s narrative provided a plethora of insights into Scott’s life. We discovered how Scott was a “tough little bugger” at school, that he played drums in a pipe band, had run-ins with the police, endured a

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sobering spell in a “boy’s home”, straightened his hair with sticky tape whilst in The Valentines and that he was a “street poet”. As Barker spoke about the local pubs that AC/DC played in during their early days pockets of the audience screamed to indicate that they had been there.

The crowd’s enthusiasm spilled over during AC/DC classics such as Highway To Hell, TNT, Whole Lotta Rosie, Let There Be Rock, Jailbreak, High Voltage and Down Payment Blues. Barker pointed out that to gain a glimpse of Scott’s innermost feelings we have to look to his lyrics as “the clues are in the songs.” The band then kicked into a powerful version of Ride On. The sad tale of Scott’s lonely “death by misadventure” was followed by a rousing Long Way To The Top which featured a kilted bagpiper on stage.

Barker wore a vintage denim vest with tongue-incheek pride during a raucous encore in which Dirty Deeds gave us one last adrenaline-rush before the curtain feel on this sterling tribute to “one of Australia’s folk heroes.”

GRAHAM BLACKLEY LOVED: Everything!

HATED: That the show had to end – I could have listened for hours.

DRANK: Coopers Sparkling Ale and Mountain Goat Hightail Ale.