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PAUL KELLY After a mammoth run of dates last year to celebrate the release of Spring And Fall, iconic singer-songwriter Paul Kelly has announced an extensive 2013 tour. Following huge demand for his two Melbourne dates, a third show has now been added to this leg of the tour. Paul Kelly will play the Melbourne Recital Centre on Thursday August 8, Friday August 9 and Saturday August 10. The band touring with Paul will be Dan Kelly on guitar and vocals, J. Walker, Zoe Hauptmann on bass (who recently performed on the Finn and Kelly tour) and Bree Van Reyk (Holly Throsby, Seeker Lover Keeper) on drums. Support on the tour comes from preeminent Australian MC Urthboy. Tickets through Live Nation.
VANS WARPED TOUR The Vans Warped tour is finally returning to Australia for the first time since 2002. The tour is being brought back to Australian shores by AJ Maddah, the promoter behind both Soundwave and Harvest, who stated to fans to not expect a lineup as gargantuan as Soundwave, as “Warped is about mayhem & DIY punk rock spirit [while] SW is about delivering a slick & orchestrated day of performances.” Headlined by The Offspring and The Used, the 2013 Warped tour will also include Parkway Drive, Simple Plan, New Found Glory, Hatebreed, Tonight Alive, H2O, The Summer Set Kids, In Glass Houses, We Came As Romans, Man Overboard, Crown The Empire, The Dangerous Summer, For All Those Sleeping, Veara, Mallory Knox, Anarbor and Rdgldgrn. It all goes down at on Saturday December 7 at a yet-to-be announced location. Tickets go on sale on Thursday July 18 from the Warped website.
IMAGINE DRAGONS Since being described by Billboard as one of “2012’s Brightest Stars”, Imagine Dragons have gone on to take the industry by storm. Their debut album, Night Visions, is an impressive display of raw talent that uses violins, cellos and electric guitars combined with a variety of sounds such as dubstep, folk, hip-hop and pop. The band’s live performances transform the stage into a sweeping display of versatility and innovation, their unique instrumentation and larger-than-life anthems captivating the audience. They hit the Palace Theatre on Wednesday October 16. Tickets go on sale on Wednesday July 24 through Ticketek.
SHOWDOWN AT THE HI-FI After four years at The Corner Hotel, Showdown Festival is moving to The Hi-Fi. Featuring ten live acts from Melbourne and interstate, this year will also see various mini-battles live onstage during band changeovers. The massive 2013 lineup features Jericco, The Khyber Belt, The Siren Tower, The Killgirls, Anna Salen, I Am Duckeye, Head Filled Attraction, LeBelle, Lung and Transience. It goes down at The Hi-Fi on Saturday August 10. Visit showdownfestival.com for the full rundown and ticketing details. Beat Magazine Page 12
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ASH Irish pop-punk trio Ash will be returning to our shores later this year, and having sold-out their first show at The Corner Hotel already, they’ve now added a second date for the tour. Inspired by the success of their debut album, 1977, the tour will feature a live performance of 1977 in its entirety. Released in 1996, 1977 was the band’s debut album that heralded the era of sciencefiction, punk and cinema which influenced the band. It was an album full of brash grunge, cinema references, pubescent idealism, booze and drugs. Regarded as one of the 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, 1977 is a platinum icon worldwide. Ash will be performing at The Corner Hotel on Thursday August 22 (sold-out) and Thursday August 29. Tickets are available through The Corner.
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BEYONCÉ Due to overwhelming demand, Beyoncé has released a second round of shows for The Mrs. Carter World Tour in response to the initial tickets selling like hotcakes in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane (no surprises there). Along with the original date set for Tuesday October 22 at Rod Laver Arena, Beyoncé will now be gracing the Arena again the following night, Wednesday October 23, for her encore Melbourne performance. Tickets are going onsale (again) this Friday July 19 at 10am through Live Nation.
Define your genre in five words or less: Catchy indie rock. What do you love about making music? I love playing music live, the thrill of playing to people who genuinely want to hear you and watching them enjoy themselves. What can a punter expect from your live show? Expect to get sweaty. The new record has a lot of energy and we plan on bringing that to the live show. How long have you been gigging and writing? I’ve been writing for about ten years and gigging for six or so. The Middle Names have been together for about five years, mind you that’s with about ten or so musicians coming and going but we’ve finally settled on a lineup which is good! What inspires or has influenced your music the most? I’m pretty inspired by my family. What do you think a band has to do these days to succeed? Work hard and stay inspired. Expect to never have money and learn to be nice to your parents; they’ll always be good for a meal when you’re broke. When are you playing live/releasing your album/ EP/single/etc? ‘Aftr Dark’ at The Curtin Hotel, Thursday August 1 to celebrate the release of our single Full Friends which is off our debut album. What makes you happiest about what you’re doing? Playing music with my best mates and travelling around the country. Describe the best gig you have ever played. We played at a festival called Party In The Paddock which was pretty amazing. Big crowd and everyone was rowdy, on the last song about 20 people came on stage and danced around. How do you stop your pre-gig jitters? Drink. CHECK OUT ALL THE LATEST NEWS, REVIEWS AND FREE SHIT AT BEAT.COM.AU
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MONEY FOR ROPE Gutsy local lads Money For Rope have announced that they will be taking their brooding brand of garage surf rock’n’roll around the country as they will be hitting the road next month, stopping in for a double night shindig at Cherry Bar on Friday August 16 and Saturday August 17 with Drunk Mums and Bec & Ben.
REGURGIATOR Welcome to another universe in the Regurgitator saga. One of Australia’s most loved outfits are set to release their eighth studio album, Dirty Pop Fantasy, this September. To celebrate, they’ll be heading around the nation on a gargantuan album tour. Regurgitator will launch Dirty Pop Fantasy on Saturday September 28 at The Hi-Fi, tickets through Oztix.
KIERAN RYAN Having left behind the duo that was Kid Sam to step out on his own this year, Kieran Ryan released his debut solo effort in April, and in support of this has just announced a handful of dates in lateAugust and September in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Adelaide. The Melbourne leg of the journey will see Ryan take to the stage at The Workers Club on Saturday September 14.
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To coincide with the release of their latest single Do Or Die, Brisbane’s Hungry Kids of Hungary have announced their first headline tour for 2013 kicking off up and down the East Coast next month. As well as the tour announce, the lads have also unveiled their latest clip for Do Or Die, which was shot on a beach just out of Edinburgh while they were in the midst of their UK tour earlier in the year. The Hungry Kids of Hungary Do Or Die Tour will be kicking at Townsville’s Cultural Festival and concluding with an appearance at the Spiegeltent at Brisbane Festival, but not before stopping off at The Corner Hotel on Friday September 6.
Before heading off to Europe, the US and Canada at the end of this year, Twelve Foot Ninja have announced a last national tour for the year set for this August-September-October. Tickets go on sale today, Wednesday July 17, and with their last headline tour selling out in all capital cities around the country, tickets may be hard to get your hands on. They’ll be playing the Ferntree Gully Hotel on August 30 and The Corner Hotel on Friday October 4. Head to twelvefootninja.com/shows for ticketing info.
POLYESTER SUCK This weekend two of Australia’s finest independents are teaming up to present a onenight extravaganza of some of the most exciting music around. As part of this year’s Leaps and Bounds festival, BSR and Polyester Records have been given the blessing of turning the Tote into their own listening party. It’s all about the music, and these two labels do the finest job in bringing us just that. The night will feature Brisbane’s psychedelic pop outfit Blank Realm, post-punk wizards Terrible Truths alongside Pearls, Per Purpose, Angel Eyes and The Clits. It goes down this Saturday July 20 at The Tote.
ED KUEPPER While Ed Kuepper has been darn busy in recent months touring abroad as the newest member of the Bad Seeds lineup, he has announced that he’s homeward bound next month to play a series of solo shows from mid-August through November. He’ll be bringing little more than his acoustic guitars and a stomp box with him as he takes to the stage to play a stripped-back set of his vast and influential back catalogue. If you’re a fan of the Saints, Laughing Clowns, The Aints, or any of the dozens of solo albums Ed Kuepper has released over the last few decades, then you can catch him play the Flying Saucer Club in Elsternick on Friday August 23.
THE HEMENSLEY CUP Good news for those of you who missed out on tickets to ‘I THANK YOU: The Powder Monkeys/ Tim Hemensley 10th Anniversary Gig’ at The Tote on July 21, as it’s been announced that the Powder Monkeys, along with some guest singers, will be serving up an abbreviated set earlier that same day at The Hemensley Cup during half-time, also as part of the inaugural Leaps & Bounds Music Festival, all for the price of a gold-coin donation. The Hemensley Cup will be taking place at Victoria Park Oval, Abbortsford from 11.30am – 3pm on July 21, which will mark ten years since Tim Hemensley, late member of the Powder Monkeys, passed away. The surviving members of the group, guitarist John Nolan and drummer Timmy-Jack Ray will be reuniting for the first time in over a decade for this occasion, joined by their friend Mike Findlay from Dukes of Delciousness on bass. Beat Magazine Page 14
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INTERNATIONAL TODD RUNDGREN Corner Hotel July 21 STEREOPHONICS Palace Theatre July 21, 23 DAUGHTER Corner Hotel July 23 SURFER BLOOD Corner Hotel July 24 IMAGINE DRAGONS Corner Hotel July 24 HAIM The Hi-Fi July 25 BABYSHAMBLES The Palace July 25 FRANK OCEAN Festival Hall July 25, 26 EVERYTHING EVERYTHING Corner Hotel July 26 WAVVES/UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA Corner Hotel July 27 DEAP VALLY The Tote July 27 JAKE BUGG Corner Hotel July 28 PALMA VIOLETS Northcote Social Club July 29 MS MR The Hi-Fi July 29 FIDLAR Corner Hotel July 29 COLD WAR KIDS The Hi-Fi July 30 LAURA MARLING St Michael’s Uniting Church July 30 VILLAGERS Corner Hotel July 30 PASSION PIT Palace Theatre July 30, The Hi-Fi July 31 ALT-J Festival Hall July 30 DARWIN DEEZ Corner Hotel July 31 JAMES BLAKE The Palais July 31 OF MONSTERS AND MEN The Palais August 3,4 JOAN BAEZ Hamer Hall August 8 BARN OWL Corner Hotel Saturday August 10 THIRTY SECONDS TO MARS Rod Laver Arena August 10 SENSES FAIL Corner Hotel August 11 DON MCLEAN Hamer Hall August 17 ASH Corner Hotel August 22, 29 LINDSAY STIRLING Corner Hotel August 27 CYNDI LAUPER The Palais August 29, 30 JAPANDROIDS Corner Hotel August 30 FAT FREDDY’S DROP The Forum August 31, September 1 ALL TIME LOW Billboard August 31, September 1, 2 POISON CITY WEEKENDER Various Venues September 6,7,8 ANBERLIN Palace Theatre September 8 HIT THE LIGHTS Corner Hotel September 8 PEACE September Northcote Social Club 15, 16 AMANDA PALMER & THE GRAND THEFT
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ORCHESTRA The Forum September 20 LAMB OF GOD/MESHUGGAH Festival Hall September 22 FOALS Palace Theatre September 26, 27 SWERVEDRIVER Corner Hotel September 28 RIHANNA Rod Laver Arena September 30 THE CULT Festival Hall October 5 BRING ME THE HORIZON Festival Hall October 9 DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT The Palace October 13 EVERY TIME I DIE Corner Hotel October 20 BEYONCÉ Rod Laver Arena October 22, 23 ATP: RELEASE THE BATS Westgate Entertainment Centre October 26 YELLOWCARD Palace Theatre October 29 HARVEST November 10 Werribee Park BLACK FLAG Palace Theatre November 22 FLEETWOOD MAC Rod Laver Arena November 26, A Day On The Green November 30 JUSTIN BIEBER Rod Laver Arena December 2,3 PASSENGER The Palais December 4 BON JOVI Etihad Stadium December 7 VAN’S WARPED TOUR December 7 TBA TAYLOR SWIFT Etihad Stadium December 14
NATIONAL KINGSWOOD Corner Hotel July 18, 19 WHITLEY The Hi-Fi July 19 CLAIRY BROWNE & BANGIN’ RACKETTES July 19 EVEN The Yarra Hotel July 18, 19 ATLAS GENIUS The Toff July 20 AIRBOURNE Corner Hotel July 20 DAVID BRIDIE Northcote Social Club July 20 ARCHITECTURE IN HELSINKI The Toff In Town July 24 WORLD’S END PRESS Ding Dong Lounge July 26 THE GETAWAY PLAN Ding Dong Lounge July 27 ROSS MCLENNAN Spotted Mallard July 27 STANDISH/CARLYON Shebeen July 27 CASH SAVAGE AND THE LAST DRINKS Curtin Bandroom July 27 SARAH BLASKO Various Regional Venues July 30 August 2 JAGWAR MA Corner Hotel August 1 KARNIVOOL Melbourne Town Hall August 1, 2
JAKE BUGG Corner Hotel July 28 HOLLOW EVERDAZE Northcote Social Club August 2 FRENZAL RHOMB Corner Hotel August 2 ADALITA The Tote August 2 LOUD FEST Arrow On Swanston August 3 OSCAR KEY SUNG The In Town August 3 THE ANGELS The Espy August 3 GRINSPOON Corner Hotel August 8 PAUL KELLY Melbourne Recital Centre August 8, 9, 10 BERNARD FANNING Palace Theatre August 9 COSMIC PSYCHOS The Hi-Fi August 9 CLARE BOWDITCH Corner Hotel August 10 SHOWDOAN AT THE HI-FI The Hi-Fi August 10 VIOLENT SOHO The Liberty Social August 15 MONEY FOR ROPE Cherry Bar August 16, 17 JOSH PYKE Corner Hotel August 17 ED KUEPPER The Flying Saucer Club, August 23 MIDNIGHT JUGGERNAUTS Corner Hotel August 24 SNAKADAKTAL The Forum August 24 JINJA SAFARI The Forum September 27 TWELVE FOOT NINJA Ferntree Gully Hotel August 30, The Corner Hotel October 4 DEAD LETTER CIRCUS The Hi-Fi August 31 THE FAUVES Corner Hotel August 31 UNDERGROUNDLOVERS Northcote Social Club August 31 VANCE JOY Corner Hotel September 3 THE CACTUS CHANNEL Northcote Social Club September 5, 6 HUNGRY KIDS OF HUNGARY The Corner Hotel September 6
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Max Hershenow, producer of New York new wave/mood pop duo Ms Mr, is busy throwing up from a truly nasty hangover as vocalist Lizzie Plapinger begins the interview. They’re on a press junket in Berlin and making the most of the open bar tabs. At the time we chat, Secondhand Rapture is yet to be released and the most charming thing about chatting to Hershenow and Plapinger is that they seem to have no idea what’s ahead of them. For Australians, they snuck into the country as part of St Jerome’s Laneway Festival in February with only an EP, Candy Bar Freak Show, and an incredibly catchy tune (Fantasy) promoting Foxtel’s 2013 programming preceding them. This time around, when they arrive for Splendour In The Grass and a string of sideshows, things are going to be a lot different. There’s something special about talking to a band on the precipice of success that are also incredibly humble. For such down to earth people, do they find these sorts of press junkets a total wank-fest? “It could be, I reckon,” Plapinger says exploding into laughter at the frankness of the question. “But I like to think that Max and I are the furthest from that vibe so I think we get rid of that attitude quickly. You can tell pretty early if someone’s blowing smoke up your arse, and Max and I are pretty chilled people. We’re upfront and really like to answer people’s questions and have them get excited about the music, but I think we’ll avoid it ever getting to wanker status.” With New York City overflowing with electro/artrock duos, Ms Mr managed to rise to the top in an incredibly short time. “We only started making music together in the Christmas after we graduated school and we were just writing and getting together because we both always wanted to write music, but we were both so green and inexperienced,” Plapinger explains. “We went to school together but didn’t run in the same group of friends so didn’t really know each other. We came to it completely as strangers, which is interesting given the intimacy and the dramatic level of the music. We fell quickly into that emotional space as well. We wrote privately for a year, none of our friends even knew we were doing it, and it was something really personal. It wasn’t until we had a collection of work that we thought that maybe we should take this project to the next level and actually release some music and start defining ourselves as a band. From the first release, we got some industry attention and then it quickly developed from there to a deal with Columbia and then a deal with RCA in the UK and Sony for the world. We recorded everything in Max’s closet-turned-studio – it’s very DIY in that way. We just pretty much used a keyboard and a computer – an idea that is so unique to this time I think.” Secondhand Rapture is an incredibly self-assured debut album. Full of lush production, earworm hooks and indie edge, the densely layered orchestra in no way resembles the album’s bedroom beginnings. “For Max and me it was definitely hard for us to realise when we’d taken things too far,” Plapinger says of the album’s orchestration. “I think our core ethos is ‘more is more’ and that you can never take it too far. We’d get really excited about a track and decide it deserved more instrumentation.” Beat Magazine Page 18
Hershenow returns from driving the porcelain bus in time to chat about the production of the album. “I’m feeling a bit rough but all is OK,” he laughs when asked how he’s feeling. “I think we’re both really proud of the fact we were able to get this really lush feeling album in my bedroom. A lot of it is probably thanks to Tom Elmhirst, who mixed the record and provided some additional production. I think he really brought it to life in a way that didn’t take away from our identity at all.”
“WE CAME TO IT COMPLETELY AS STRANGERS, WHICH IS INTERESTING GIVEN THE INTIMACY AND THE DRAMATIC LEVEL OF THE MUSIC.” So how are the duo planning on bringing this album to life on stage? “It’s been an ongoing evolution; I mean, it’s not the most natural thing in the world to take music that two people make in a room on a computer to the stage, but I think for us it was imperative that it wasn’t just the two of us on stage with a laptop – that isn’t fun for anyone,” Hershenow says. “So we have two additional musicians – a drummer and a multiinstrumentalist who plays autoharp and lapsteel, bass and synth – they’re great musicians who bring a wilder edge to it. I think we’re finally finding ways to let go and yet be true to the album.” As with all new bands, comparisons to other prominent artists have dogged the band’s reviews, but they seem to be appreciative of it. I suggest that in two years’ time they’ll never want to hear another comparison to Florence & The Machine or Chairlift again, but for now, as with their attitude to everything else, they’re feeling blessed by it all. “I feel that we’d digested all of those influences throughout our lives and so therefore when they came out in this music, they came out in a way that was very much us,” Hershenow says. “This idea of
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collaging all these ideas together has worked for us I guess. It’s still exciting for us to hear what other people hear in our music.” In no time, Plapinger and Hershenow are finishing each other’s sentences and feeding off each other with the same overwhelming chemistry that is felt in their music. For someone who was just throwing up, Hershenow is now doing quite well. But how exactly are they handling this journey given they came to this partnership as strangers? “I think it’s really exciting and yet super intense,” Plapinger says. “Coming to this as strangers, well, it’s strange that we’ve now become each other’s most important other halves. I compare it to a brother and sister relationship – we’re like family and have the utmost love and respect for each other, but it doesn’t mean that we don’t bicker now and then. It’s pretty rare though, to be honest. I mean, we tour together, we play together, we do promo together and we sleep in the same hotel room – it’s pretty wild to share that much of your personal time with someone else. It’s so nice though to share this excitement with someone and also to have each other to turn to when you’re feeling scared about something as well. It would be so challenging to take this on as a solo artist.” As with any duo, rumours and speculation about their relationship status have flown around, a point they both find incredibly humourous. “Yeah, that is something we’ve noticed,” Hershenow says laughing. “That will never be the case with Max and me,” Plapinger adds. “Our love transcends those trappings as I am a straight female and Max is a gay man.” “So therefore that’s really a much more natural relationship,” Hershenow says as Plapinger again finishes his sentence. “I assume that this is sorta what marriage is like, but at least with marriage you go to your own jobs in the day.” “This is totally the most intense relationship I’ve ever had,” Hershenow says. Being in a band, especially one on the rise, is an intense relationship, but suggestions that the rewards are greater than sex and the challenges worse than divorce are met with more laughter. “I don’t know...I reckon we both love sex a lot,” Plapinger says. “I think maybe it trumps this. Now that is another issue with being on the road – there’s no time to do it around one another’s schedules.” Separate hotels rooms would go a long way to mending this drought, surely? “Oh my god, that’ll be great,” Hershenow says. “But by then there’s probably going to be very little time when we’re not in the tour bus.” “The funny thing is that on the very, very rare occasions we’ve been granted separate rooms and when we do, it’s so funny,” Plapinger says. “We make such a big deal about the fact we have two separate rooms and then we’re back and forth between each other’s rooms all night.” It seems that talking anymore about the album has gone out the window at this point as they giggle at their current dry spell. So are they waiting for their Almost Famous groupie moment? “Oh God I can’t wait for that!” Plapinger says as a joke, or maybe there was a tiny bit of truth hidden in the jest. MS MR will be at the sold-out Splendour In The Grass with TV On The Radio, Mumford & Sons, The National and too many others to list. They’re also playing a sold-out gig at The Hi-Fi on Monday July 29. Secondhand Rapture is out now through Sony.
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THIS WEEK: ON SCREEN In his follow-up to the enormously successful blockbuster The Avengers, director Joss Whedon changes gear with a modern interpretation of William Shakespeare’s classic comedy Much Ado About Nothing. Adapting the original text for the screen but setting it in modern day Los Angeles, the Bard’s story of sparring lovers Beatrice and Benedick offers a dark, sexy, funny and occasionally absurd view of the intricate game that is love. Much Ado About Nothing is currently showing in select cinemas, visit sharmillfilms.com.au for more information.
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ON STAGE As part of their Helium season, the Malthouse Theatre will host an introspective production entitled This Is Beautiful this week. Created by The Public Studio, This Is Beautiful will follow a dinner conversation of three actors and their selfperception, including their opinions on their bodies, face, identities and what they wish they were. Accompanying their conversation, a cinematic animation of their responses will be projected onto a screen behind them. Grotesque and harrowing, this juxtaposition will capture the psychological conflict we experience, laying bare our desires, prejudices, fears, and inner beauty, or ugliness. This Is Beautiful will be hosted at the Malthouse Theatre from Friday July 19 – Saturday August 3.
ON DISPLAY Gallery ONETHREE, located in Melbourne’s CBD, will be presenting Mark Chu’s latest collection of works, SKIN, this week. Exhibited over seven days, SKIN will feature the artist’s latest collection of oil paintings and photographic prints, including a piano installation. Chu was a pianist for the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra when he was 15, and is currently working on improvised, instrumental DJ sets. Throughout SKIN, Chu will juxtapose his musical talent and artistic talent with a piano performance each day. The opening night will also feature a special DJ performance by Chu, including the sale of all the paintings and photographic prints that night. SKIN will be on exhibition at Gallery ONETHREE from Friday July 19 – Thursday July 25. Admission is free.
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FOXFINDER BY JO ROBIN
Isolated in the English countryside, Judith and Samuel Covey are a couple struggling to meet the status quo after the tragic loss of their son and a bad harvest. In their world foxes are objects of fear, which indicate corruption, disease and destruction. William Bloor, a ‘foxfinder’ is dispatched to exterminate the foxes that are surely the source of their woes.
La Mama is hosting one of Maude Davey’s last nude performances in her latest production, My Life in the Nude. Considered an icon within cabaret culture, Davey was one of the core performers in The Burlesque Hour who helped create a new, edgy and provocative standard for burlesque that garnered her attention nationally and internationally. My Life in the Nude will be an autobiographical play about Davey’s experiences across an array of mediums, including burlesque, directing, acting, writing and teaching. My Life in the Nude is currently being performed at La Mama Theatre until Sunday July 21.
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Foxfinder, a new play by acclaimed British playwright Dawn King, will make its Australian debut when it opens the Red Stitch Actors Theatre’s second season for 2013. King’s bleak dystopian world could be the far past, immediate present or the distant future, but the parable of the foxfinder is one of resounding relevance. The foxes are a symbol of menace and political anarchy, as Bloor states “there is a cancer here Judith and if you ignore it, it will destroy you.” “It’s about desire and deceit and what people will do to save themselves and the people they love when their lives as they know it are under threat,” says Rosie Lockhart who plays Judith and Samuel’s neighbour,
FREE SHIT BOOZE CITY The Butterfly Club will hit all the right nerves with its latest production, Booze City. Inspired by booze culture, Booze City delves into the violence, pleasures and consequences of alcohol in Australia. Booze City illustrates the tale of
Sarah Box. “Morality is constantly questioned, it’s about moral panic,” she explains. “What is right, is it right if you save someone you love at the cost of betraying someone else, when you are terrified of losing everything?” For Lockhart the play has taken new significance in light of recent political goings on. Particularly, she has found herself reflecting on the controversy engulfing the national security agency and the seemingly endless squabbles and spills of our own political leaders. Lockhart’s character Sarah is somewhat of a dissident. “The threat of the foxes seems absurd to a contemporary audience and she [Sarah] presents an
ex-alcoholic Tim Balcome who becomes Premier during an alcohol-fueled violent rampant in his city. Simultaneously, Balcome’s own son is off at schoolies, getting smashed, while his wife is being recruited by Reclaim the Streets. Absurd yet poignant, Booze City will be performed at The Butterfly Club until Sunday July 21. We have some double passes to giveaway. Visit beat.com.au/freeshit to win.
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idea against it. From there it unfolds with all these wonderful twists and turns. Sarah questions the political system and becomes more open about it as the play progresses. In that way she’s kind of the audience,” she says. The actress is reminded of Edward Snowden and “the power of an individual who does just take that leap and risk everything to illuminate ill doings for the good of us all. It’s a heretic act.” While Sarah’s cogitations are less extreme, there is a shared essence of rebellion which informs her character. “I think about Edward Snowden. He has spoken out against something that he believes so strongly is wrong and yet in return his life is ultimately threatened. Similarly if the characters speak out against the foxfinder then they lose everything. For her that’s the giganticness of it, but the reality is, in her isolated world, she might just be extinguished.” She quotes a recent statement from Snowden about the Obama administration, “these are the old, bad tools of political aggression. Their purpose is to frighten, not me, but those who would come after me.” The relevance becomes clear as she describes a group of characters who work tirelessly to support a system that they don’t fully understand and out of fear, adhere to its strictures. “I think about people in power, in the play it’s the foxfinder, a 19-year-old boy with the ultimate power. When someone’s so certain of what they are doing for the whole, whether it’s right or wrong we kind of accept it. If we don’t, we’re ousted and we’re punished and that is what threatens everyone in this play, including the foxfinder.” Lockhart graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts last year before joining the Red Stitch Ensemble. At the VCA she was a part of Article 1, a show loosely based on Antigone. For it she found herself writing a monologue informed by her own pervasive sense of political apathy. Her discontent has yet to abate. “It’s so frustrating, it just goes around and around, ‘I don’t want Abbott. I don’t want Rudd. So what do we do? Do we just sit back or do we protest?” she says. “The overhaul of the Gillard government has really rattled me and highlights how little we know about what goes on in our governments. We go along with it, that’s what democracy is, and majority rules. I was profoundly disturbed but I can’t really articulate why, it was on an instinctual level, not a political one. It has made me question integrity and alliances, both politically and personally.” While the circular debates of the past few weeks may well have many looking for a rock to crawl under, for Lockhart this is not the case, “in a way it’s made me more politically engaged, because I care about people and this play is also about friendship, my friendship with Judith, and supporting each other through the really hard times.” Despite its political pertinence, the plays removed rural setting makes the journey metaphorical and humane and the friendship reminds of the importance of human connectedness. As Lockhart explains, “the femininity of the dialogue between us is beautifully juxtaposed with Samuel and William’s pragmatic bloke to bloke conversations. ‘How are you going - in all this awfulness and failure - are you looking after yourself?’ Amongst the harshness of it all there’s a real beauty in that.” Foxfinder will be performed at the Red Stitch Actors Theatre from Friday July 19 until Saturday August 17.
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COMMEDIA DELL PARTE Commedia Dell Parte is still running every Thursday in St Kilda. This week Sonia Di Iorio hosts a great lineup of comics including Neil Sinclair, Sam Peterson, Adam Vincent, Adam Jacobs, Arielle Conversi, Aaron Gocs and Mick Davis. With each week packing out, you will need to get in early to grab a seat. The room runs on a ‘pay as you like’ basis, so come along and have a great laugh, then pay what you believe the show is worth on the way out. Commedia Dell Parte runs every Thursday 8.30pm at George Lane Bar, St Kilda.
FIVE BOROUGHS COMEDY Ronny Chieng headlines this Thursday. This rising mega-star sold out his entire run at this year’s comedy festival, plus he was seen on ABC’s Dirty Laundry, Sam Simmons’s Problems and the comedy gala. Plus we’ve got Danny McGinlay, Luke McGregor, Oliver Clark, Aaron Gocs and Liam Ryan! It’s gonna be another big one this Thursday July 18 at 8.30pm, for only $12 at Five Boroughs (upstairs), 68 Hardware Lane, CBD.
COMEDY AT SPLEEN This Monday, it’s yet another cracking lineup down at your old mate Comedy at Spleen! We’ve got Ben Lomas hosting, plus Ronny Chieng, Karl Chandler, Danny McGinlay, Geraldine Hickey, Adam Knox and heaps and heaps more. It’s this Monday July 22, 41 Bourke St, in the city, at 8.30pm. It may be free, but we appreciate a good gold coin donation at the door.
KNOCK KNOCK COMEDY For two weeks of each month over spring, Knock Knock Comedy will be bringing some of the country’s best loved funny guys and gals to suburban venues across the city. The September shows will be headlined by Fiona O’Loughlin, with Bev Killick stealing the spotlight for one show on Thursday September 5. RockWiz’s Brian Nankervic will MC week one and Lawrence Mooney will take the mic for week two. The October shows will be headlined by Garry Who, joined by Chris Franklin as MC. Bruno Lucia will headline the November shows with MC Pommy Johnson by his side. If that wasn’t enough, Dave Callan will MC the Knock Knock Comedy grand final on Saturday November 23 and special guests will be taking the stage throughout the series. Checkout the Knock Knock Comedy website for a full list of participating venues and the details of each show.
COMEDY QUEENS AT THE YARRAVILLE CLUB Three leading ladies of Australian Comedy - Hannah Gadsby, Denise Scott and Effie - will be performing this weekend at The Yarraville Club. Kicking things off in loud obnoxious style, will be Effie (in the company of Gab Rossi) on Friday July 19. Then on Saturday night Gadsby and Scott will take to the stage, joined by Rusty of Scared Weird Little Guys. Both shows will be MC’d by Matthew Hardy.
MELBOURNE FRINGE FESTIVAL Melbourne’s longest running arts festival will return this September and promises to showcase work from over 4000 artists across the state’s theatres, galleries, laneways, public gardens, living rooms, trams, backyards and public spaces. Open access as always, this year’s festival will again centre around the Fringe Hub in North Melbourne. Ranging across art forms including comedy, music, theatre, circus, dance, design and visual art, this year’s festival will add digital media to its program of works. New works from filmmakers, animators and video artists will be presented at the Little Creatures Dining Hall in Fitzroy. A $2000 cash prize will be awarded for the best student work submitted to the Digital Creatures screening program. Entries must be in by Friday July 26 and guidelines can be found on the Fringe website. Melbourne Fringe will kick off on Wednesday September 18 and run until Sunday October 6.
CRAP I FOUND IN MY ROOM Nick Hedger’s debut cabaret show Crap I Found In My Room will premiere at The Butterfly Club later this month. Forced to move out of his parents house, a young man must come to terms with growing up, moving on and all the junk he has accumulated over the years. As with most forms of self reflection the best way to work through your worries is probably to sing about them. Hedger was born and raised in Melbourne but studied at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, graduating last year. Despite his musical theatre background, his cabaret has an eclectic sound, drawing diverse influence from theatre composers such as Stephen Sonheim, Stephen Schwarz to contemporary artists such as Ben Folds and Alanis Morissette. Crap I Found in My Room will play Tuesday July 30 and then from Thursday August 1 until Sunday August 4 at the Butterfly Club.
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC LIVE National Geographic Live is inviting audiences to go out on assignment with explorer Joel Satore when it brings Grizzlies, Piranhas, and Man Eating Pigs: On Assignment With Joel Satore to Arts Centre Melbourne this Father’s Day. Joel Satore shares an intimate and humorous look at what could be the best – and worst – job on the planet. The event will capture the imagination of anyone inspired by travel, exploration and discovery. National Geographic Live is one part of the National Geographic Society’s mission to inspire people to care about the planet. Join Satore on Sunday September 1 at 3pm and 6pm at the Arts Centre Fairfax Studio.
THE WILD PARTY Four Letter Word Theatre will be presenting The Wild Party at the Revolt Artspace later this month. The Tony nominated musical is based on the infamous 1928 poem by Joseph Moncure March, and features a wild and debaucherous cast of colourful characters. Leading them are Queenie (Rosa McCarty) and Burrs (James Cutler), a pair of disillusioned vaudeville lovers, who decide to hold a party for their eccentric and egotistical friends, complete with booze, brawls, sex and scandal. The Wild Party will run at the Revolt Artspace from Wednesday July 31 until Saturday August 3.
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GOOD JOB Good Job will make its world premiere at the Tote this month, accompanied by killer performances from River Of Snakes, Seedy Jeezus and Laughing Leaves. The seven minute short film was written by Ian Hillman and produced by Stefan Raabe and tells the unusual story of a failed stockbroker. Michael decides to make a career change, but gets off to a shaky start in his new profession as an armed robber. The film promises comedy, robbery-tom-foolery, a good dose of western standoff, action, redemption and a twist or two along the way. It will be screening at the Tote on Sunday July 28. Doors open at 4.30pm.
Director Simon Stone will present his re-imagining of Anton Chekhov’s classic The Cherry Orchard when he makes his MTC debut this August. Returning to her family estate after years abroad and a failed love affair Andreyevna Ranevsky is faced with bankruptcy and an ever-looming morgage. Ranevsky and her brother Gayev must sell the family estate and come to terms with a life less opulent. Chekhov is revered as one of Russia’s greatest playwrights, his works are noted for their naturalism and profound understanding of human psychology. Stone is best known for his stellar contemporary adaptations of classics. As resident director at Belvoir his adaptation of The Wild Duck earned him the 2011 Sydney Theatre Awards for Best Direction and Best Mainstage Production along with a Helpmann for best play. The Cherry Orchard will run from Saturday August 10 until Wednesday September 25 at Southbank Theatre, The Sumner.
ISRAELI FILM FESTIVAL The Israeli Film Festival has announced its program for 2013. Dror Moreh, director of the academy award nominated documentary The Gatekeepers has been confirmed as a guest, along with actress and singer Sivan Levy (Inch’Allah, Six Acts and A Bottle In The Gaza Sea). They will be joined by Hollywood rom com and documentary producer Howard Roseman. In its tenth year, the festival will be screening 19 feature films, each exploring the myriad of stories emerging from one of the world’s most diverse and multi-racial countries. Highlights will include the opening night film The Ballad of The Weeping Spring, along with Six Acts, Youth and Inch’Allah. There will be Q&As with each of the guests when the festival runs in Melbourne from Wednesday August 14 until Tuesday August 27 at Palace Cinema Como, Kino Cinemas and Palace Brighton Bay. For the full program, updates and tickets head to the Palace Cinema website.
WUNDERKAMMER After sell-out seasons across the world, Australia’s ground-breaking Circa returns to Melbourne with a breathless cocktail of new circus, cabaret and vaudeville – Wunderkammer. Circa is world-renowned for creating startling new ways to experience circus. Combining seemingly impossible physical feats with a poetic sensibility, its creations move, amaze and astonish. In Wunderkammer, an exquisite cabaret of the senses, a diva melts into a rope, balloons and bubble wrap discover their artistic souls while bodies twist and fly. Seven performers of unbelievable ability bend the very fabric of reality. Wunderkammer will take place at the Malthouse Theatre from Wednesday August 14 - Sunday September 1.
THE END OF ENLIGHTENMENT ACMI has announced the August edition of its popular Live in the Studio event series, entitled The End of Enlightenment. Audiences are invited to join The Lifted Brow founder Ronnie Scott, producer of ABC’s Hungry Beast Elmo Keep and feminist writer Amy Gray as they discuss “a woman on the verge of a nervous breakdown” and the critically acclaimed series Enlightened. While it only lasted two seasons co-creator Laura Dern earned a Golden Globe for her performance as the show’s protagonist Amy Jellicoe, a flawed human being trying to put her life back together after a breakdown and philosophical reawakening in rehab. Join the panel for a discussion of Jellicoe and enlightened women everywhere from 7pm on August Thursday 12.
WHEN A POLITICIAN FAILS TO ACT ON ALCOHOL FUELLED VIOLENCE A YOUNG WOMAN TAKES MATTERS INTO HER OWN HANDS “Hotlips Hill bursts the bubble on the world’s most livable city with a tale of sex, male inadequacy and piss.”
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GERTRUDE STREET PROJECTION FESTIVAL BY AVRILLE BYLOK-COLLARD
Since its genesis in 2008, The Gertrude Association has been a non-profit organisation focused on producing site-specific, outdoor projection-art events for emerging, established and community artists. Their annual event, the Gertrude Street Projection Festival, is set to undergo its sixth year lighting up the avenues and pathways of Fitzroy, where many artists, including street-photographer Chris Parkinson, will be sharing their latest works in the form of projection-art. “It’s quite beautiful,” says Parkinson, detailing his personal experiences with the projection festival. “It’s one of those things that’s only there for a couple of weeks then it’s pulled down, but it really changes the nature of the street and brings a great vibrancy to it. It’s certainly a way that the community can come together and galvanize a little; there’s a lot of interesting dialogue going on with the public-housing there and with how people are intermingling there. I think it’s festivals like this that give an opportunity for cultural assimilation to happen, and [it] brings people from outside the Fitzroy, Collingwood [region to] Gertrude Street to check it out.” Parkinson has always maintained an interest in community affairs. This affinity has translated to teaching English in East Timor as a volunteer, assisting the United Nations Development Programme during the 2006 East Timorese crisis, working with the United Nations Development Fund for Women afterwards to encourage political participation by East Timorese women and abolishing violence against women, and his current work: working with Affirm Press and Arte Moris, an East Timorese free art school, to create Myths and Murals, a nation literacy and street-art project to celebrate and educate people about East Timorese identity and mythology. In fact, Parkinson’s experiences in East Timor have shaped his photography skills — he published Peace of Wall: Street Art from East Timor in 2010 through Affirm Press — and his life, as well as establishing his notion that the urban culture and landscape of a city is reflective of its people. “It’s so shifting and changing,” enthuses Parkinson, explaining his penchant for urban culture and landscape. “It’s a fascinating space within Melbourne urban [culture]. Look [at] what’s happened in five, six, short years. Gentrification is taking [a] hold of different bastions of creativity and cultural expression; they’re changing the urban shape,” ‘urban shape’ referring to the changeability and constant fluidity of Melbourne street-art and architecture. “It’s not necessarily for bad or for better,” he assures. “It’s just the reality of things. Things go in ebbs and flows, and I think, at the moment, we’re undergoing a lot of urban change and development; migration and different cultural groups [are] having different impacts on its aesthetic.” Whether this be the erection of suburban mosques, or graffiti reflecting the turmoil between different racial groups. Each day we have to interact with urban culture, regardless of our volition, and it shapes our perspective and reflects our communal identity. It’s this idea that Beat Magazine Page 22
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inspired Chris Parkinson’s project-artwork, Subtext, for The Gertrude Street Projection Festival. Subtext is Parkinson’s first projection-piece — “a logical progression from [photography]” — and is a black-and-white collection of vague letters and symbols projected onto the concrete landscape of Leonard Street, Fitzroy. The projection-piece delves into the connotations of language and its asemic nature, a fascination of Parkinson’s as it originates from an urban context. “[Subtext] is a response to my own interests in asemic writing and graffiti, and all that kind of stuff,” says Parkinson, expressing that the only difficulty in creating Subtext was his “daughter’s tears”. “[My interests] stem from an urban context and it’s a way that I’ve been exploring how to write graff[iti] with a camera.” This progression is uncannily similar to how graffitiartists Greg Lamarche (One Shot, Simple Pleasures) and Steve Powers (Exterior Surface Painting Outreach) moved towards the fine arts sphere by exploring the iconography and symbolic nature of language; Subtext sees Parkinson transition from documenting graffiti with a camera and to creating projection-pieces that create a pensive, asemic series of images, something the Youth Arts Development Officer has wanted to do for years. However, despite his excitement at the exhibition of his first projectionartwork, Parkinson is more excited about immersing himself in the experience of Gertrude Street Projection Festival. “My lovely, lovely ladies gave me a leave pass,” enthuses the father of two, who is excited about having a night out. “[I think] just seeing all the different works will be fantastic, and I think the young people that we’ve been working with at the Yarra Youth Services — what they will be projecting onto Atherton Gardens [Light Storeys] will be quite a significant achievement. I’m looking forward to seeing all the different kind of art forms that have rolled into this festival; we’ve got different buskers, break-dancers, musicians and theatre groups. I’m looking forward to seeing how [they] interact with one another, and how the community benefits and vibes off it. It should be good.” The Gertrude Street Projection Festival will run from Friday July 19 – Sunday July 28, from 6pm – 12am in, you guessed it, Gertrude St. The event is free and a full program can be found at gspf.com.au
HELLO BY LIZA DEZFOULI
You’re a choreographer based in Melbourne. One day you get a call asking if you want to work with a dance company in Mexico – if you’re Becky Hilton, that is. “Out of the blue I got a phone call from The Australian Latin American Foundation, says Hilton, an independent dance practitioner. “They’d match-made artists in Melbourne with dance companies in Mexico.” Hilton was paired up with Producciones La lagrima but she didn’t say yes straight away; she wanted to meet the dancers first. She travelled to Hermosillo in Sonora, a part of Mexico she describes as “deeply Mexican, a border region full of drug cartels, a non-touristy ‘more-cowboy-hat-than-sombrero’ area”, to meet the company and had “the greatest time”. It might not sound like the sort of environment to nurture a dance company but performance is a way of life there, Hilton says. “Hermosillo is an artistic city; they have a contemporary arts museum and a dance festival. Mexico is very different from Australia that way – their relationship with art is much more present. You spend a lot of time outside, at barbeques, with loud speakers, music and dancing. Everyone sings and dances.” The dance work Hello, coming up at 1000 £ Bend, is the result of a collaboration between Hilton and four of the dancers from La lagrima, much of it conducted via Skype and YouTube. The process of Hilton getting to know the dancers actually informs the work, which comprises a set of individual ‘portraits’ of each performer. “All the work is about the people in it,” she continues. Hello consists of 12 two-anda-half minute solo pieces, specific to each dancer. “The whole project is a cultural exchange,” notes Hilton. “You see your own place through the eyes of others.” The individual pieces are performed simultaneously, so audience members can wander around the space and watch what they like. “It’s like being in the world,” says Hilton. “You have to choose your own corner – suddenly you might hear something else interesting in another corner and have to choose to go over to
see that. It’s not like watching TV – it’s not passive. With so much dance, I think ‘I can sit here and watch it, judge it, but it doesn’t need me’. I wanted to make something that doesn’t follow that model. When the performers can see you, it’s much harder to objectify the dancers.” Each piece of Hello is as individual as the artist, expressions of their passions, their sensibilities, their personalities, their beliefs, including, of course, their music. “The dancers have chosen different music that is meaningful to them,” explains Hilton. “From traditional Mexican cantina to techno. The show is aurally diverse.” Has Hilton noticed any obvious differences between an Australian dancer’s approach to a work and that of her Mexican counterpart? “The La lagrima dancers are very individual. Much more at home with theatricality. Something our training can do here is to flatten the individuality out of the performer, so they inhabit themselves within the training.” At the end of Hello the dancers come together to do a 17-minute group piece, to Kanye, no less, a choice which makes Hilton laugh. “The ubiquitousness of American culture – it’s hilarious. I’ve been working in
“WITH SO MUCH DANCE, I THINK ‘I CAN SIT HERE AND WATCH IT, JUDGE IT, BUT IT DOESN’T NEED ME’. I WANTED TO MAKE SOMETHING THAT DOESN’T FOLLOW THAT MODEL. WHEN THE PERFORMERS CAN SEE YOU, IT’S MUCH HARDER TO OBJECTIFY THE DANCERS.”
Sweden and it was Daft Punk for them. They’re young and they’re all rocking to the same stuff.” Were there any surprises for Hilton once the dancers arrived in Melbourne? “They haven’t done anything that horrifies me,” she laughs. “Usually it’s me who tries to get them to do weird things. I’ll say ‘Do that crazy dancing you were telling me about – that your uncle did at that wedding.’ I try to get them to do things that are more extreme, to up the ‘Mexicana ante,’ not something they’d necessarily do while performing in Mexico. “It’s not a serious, traditional dance space,” she notes of her choice of 1000 £ Bend as the performance venue. “It’s got a great vibe, sort of like a big grubby garage or a squat.” Hello explores questions about identity, about who we are, outside and within, our own cultures. Hilton says it’s a big deal for these dancers from a small city to be immersed
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in a western culture that isn’t the United States, somewhere that doesn’t contain any ‘racial baggage’ for them. “They’re kind of shy here, with the newness, taking in so much information – they’re figuring out the code, the rules, the regulations. And English is such a big language. Our cultural context is a huge part of where we are. You ask yourself ‘do I want to be this culturally specific?’ You think about personal representation and about cultural representation. Whatever you are is who you are.” Hello will be performed at 1000 £ Bend from Tuesday July 23 - Thursday July 25. Visit helloprojectmelbourne.com for tickets and more information.
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CAMERA OBSCURA
BY BLAKE GALLAGHER
It’s been a little while between drinks for Camera Obscura. In early 2011, following extensive touring in support of acclaimed fourth album My Maudlin Career, keyboardist Carey Lander was diagnosed with cancer, and the Scottish quintet were forced to put immediate plans – including the writing of record number five – on hold. In February this year, with Lander recovering, the band played their first show back in roughly two years, returning successfully with a sold-out performance at the Centre for Contemporary Arts in their hometown of Glasgow. The next day, the band announced new album Desire Lines would be out come June. “It was definitely a bit strange,” says Lander of reconnecting musically with her bandmates after the four year hiatus. “We were quite conscious of the time away. Saying that, once we’d done a few rehearsals and played a few shows back, it all sort of fell into place, it felt normal and good again”. Lander and co. have been on tour in Europe and the US for about six weeks now, having just wrapped up a string of dates with Oregon folk-pop duo She & Him. “We’ve done a lot of touring so it makes it a bit easier, but we were still concerned about whether we’d remember our parts, or if anyone would still be interested in us, and all those sort of worries,” Lander explains from the New York hotel room where the band are currently lodged. As far as the latter’s concerned, it’s a concern resoundingly quelled. Eager fans turned out en masse to see the group at their recent Bluesfest appearance in Ottawa – despite the Glaswegians inadvertently bringing the weather with them.
“It was so sunny and humid all day and then just before we came on, the heavens opened and it began totally lashing with rain. Everyone got soaked. We weren’t really sure we should even have played, it felt quite dangerous using electricity in the middle of a rainstorm.” Torrential acts of nature aside, Lander speaks with fondness about the past month and a half spent on the road, noting the positive reception given the generous portion of the setlist taken from the newly-released Desire Lines. “We’ve been blasting them pretty hard with new songs. We could almost go out and do ‘best of’ sets at this point, but it’s a new album, and we’re proud of it. It’s important to play those songs and showcase them, I think.” And proud they should be. The album’s been garnering rave reviews from all corners, the band continuing to demonstrate their knack for writing soulful – often morose – pop gems. Eschewing the Swedish studio where the
band’s prior two full-lengths were captured, Desire Lines was recorded in Portland with producer Tucker Martine – best known for working with the likes of The Decemberists, Sufjan Stevens and My Morning Jacket. Lander points out Desire Lines was a considered effort. “We had a lot of time to think about how we wanted it to be before we started. We wanted to record in a slightly less ‘live’ way so that there was time for everyone to really get their parts down and for the band to just sound good.” Despite the praise Desire Lines has already received, Lander admits it’s a challenge to have confidence as the songs are coming together. “I guess I’m a bit of a pessimist,” she says with a wry laugh. “It’s hard to believe things are going to turn out well when you’re in the studio – I worry a lot that things don’t sound good enough or no one will like
it. The response has been good so I guess we must have done something right.” Their relatively brief jaunts across Europe and the States almost complete, Camera Obscura are about to put touring plans on hold yet again, as guitarist/vocalist Tracyanne Campbell, now six months pregnant, prepares to gIve birth to her first child. While touring is back off the cards for now, Lander hopes 2014 will see the band head out on a more expansive level. “Australia and New Zealand are places we’ve played a couple times. They’ve been great tours and it certainly seems like there’s an audience there, so we’re definitely keen to come back.”
about it in places we never expected.” Blank Realm seem to take things all in their stride – working hard at what they do while never taking it too seriously and simply enjoying the tiny rewards that appear along the way. “My long distance girlfriend Sally lives in Melbourne, so I’m really looking forward to seeing her, and of course having a few cold ones with the Melbourne crew,” he says when asked about the upcoming gig. “We’ve played quite a bit with Angel Eyes, and his shows are always pretty epic. I like to imagine his music sound tracking a Ken Burns doco about the end of human life on Earth. I’m a big fan of Terrible Truths too, but I’ve never caught them live, can’t wait for that. Per Purpose are coming down from Brisbane. They are great. I’ve heard a lot of their new record because Luke, the guitarist from Blank Realm, recorded it and has been mixing it. It’s really good; very wordy. I’m kind of impressed by people who can remember a lot of lyrics, it’s something I struggle with. I’ve not really heard the other bands yet, but I’m sure I’ll like ‘em. I trust
the people that put this thing together.” Blank Realm take a non-stop approach to recording music with a new album on the way as well as a peculiar sideproject that almost sounded too weird to be true. Time will tell. “We have a new album coming out, it’s called Grassed Inn; it’s being mastered right now,” he says. “Then we are going to Europe to sample wines and cheeses and maybe play a little music. We are also working on this longterm project with the Wynnum-Manly Bagpipe Ensemble where we all sing in unison in this kind of high-choral style. It’s pretty out there, taking forevs. I’m beginning to think it will never be finished.” Of course, a bagpipe ensemble. Well Blank Realm don’t seem to feel the need to colour between the lines so really, it makes perfect sense.
For Finn, one of the more enjoyable parts of writing songs with Vydamo is the fact that it allows him to distinguish himself from Art Vs Science. “I’d say that with this project, you can hear my love of those quieter, gentler types of music coming through,” he says. “When I was writing Being Human, that’s the mindset I was in, and it all came together in that kind of sound. Right now, we’re writing the new Art Vs Science record,” he continues, “and we’re doing lots of upbeat party tracks, but that’s a part of my personality as well. I guess, when I was writing the Vydamo songs, if I came up with some sort of upbeat party track, I would probably say to myself that ‘this would work better as an Art Vs Science song than a Vydamo song’. I know things like that quite early in the piece, usually.” As for the future of Art Vs Science, Finn tells me that the
band are right back in the swing of things. “I was writing and rehearsing with the boys literally 45 minutes ago,” he says. “I think we’ve recorded about ten songs so far for the new album, but we have about 30 ideas, and we want to get them all worked up so we can find the best ones.” The aim now is to get the remaining songs fully formed, so that they can go into the live show. “That’s ultimately what will decide it,” Finn continues. “The songs that get the best reaction in the live show are the ones that will make it to the album. It’s a lucky place to be, that we have a following and we can road test the song and gauge the response – we’re very grateful for that.”
Desire Lines is out now through 4AD/Remote Control.
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BY KRISSI WEISS
Yarra City – Australia’s undisputable music city – has spent the month of July celebrating all things music across 50 well-known (and sometimes obscure) venues. From the iconic Corner Hotel to a silent gig at Gertrude Street, the Leaps & Bounds Festival have gone to great lengths to celebrate the explosive live music scene of the area while taking the time to step outside of the box, both through venue choice and through the diverse lineup. This weekend The Tote will host the Polyester/Bedroom Suck Records showcase featuring Terrible Truths, Angel Eyes and a whole heap more. Brisbane’s Blank Realm are also on the bill and they’re looking forward to their first gig in Melbourne after their recent US tour. Sitting strangely between the categories of obscure and cult-tastic, Blank Realm have on the one hand hidden away, gigging regularly but not notoriously, churning out a dozen releases in five years. On the other hand they’ve garnered the attention of international media and seem to be popping up everywhere with their fuzzed-out, weirdo pop sound, dropping an awesome set, and then disappearing again. The underground really does still exist. Daniel Spencer – one third of the Spencer siblings that make up the four-piece as well as the self-labelled “skinsman and pipesman” of the band gives a quick film review before getting on with chatting about Blank Realm’s silent climb up the music industry ladder. “Last night we went to see Pacific Rim,” Spencer says. “It was actually not bad. The fight scenes between the robots and the Godzilla-style monsters
had a good feel to them, and the kind of pro army/grunt vibe that usually permeates such movies was refreshingly light on. It was better than Superman and the Wikileaks movie.” Of course for a band that seems to gig constantly and often in some vague places – bars to art galleries to vegan restaurants – their weekend was still filled with music as they enjoyed a home town gig ahead of their Melbourne appearance. “We’re playing soon with Daylight Robbery and a bunch of Brisso bands like Yoghurt Blood. It’s our first show back in Brisbane since our US tour, so hopefully we play well,” he says. Go Easy, the band’s 2012 mini-LP (at eight tracks) has received some favourable reviews from the Guardian to Mojo and all manner of rarely visited music websites that exist in the hundreds. Has life changed much for the four-piece in this time? “Not too much has changed, maybe more people come to our shows in other cities,” he says. “Whenever we release a new record we are pretty pessimistic about its chances in the current musical landscape, so it was nice that people took the time to write nice, sometimes weird things
Polyester Suck – as part of Leaps & Bounds – will hijack The Tote on Saturday July 20 with BLANK REALM, Per Purpose, Pearls and many more.
VYDAMO
BY ALASDAIR DUNCAN
Jim Finn of Art Vs Science shows off a softer side to his song writing with his side project, Vydamo. His debut album, Being Human, takes the rollicking, adrenaline-charged party tunes of his main band and replaces them with far gentler and more melodic synth pop sounds. “I started writing songs for the project in around February last year,” Finn explains. “It was more of an exercise in song writing for myself. I hadn’t written a song by myself in years, because with Art Vs Science, we always write together. After I’d written one, I started to feel more confidence, and feel that yearning to get that same feeling you get when you’ve completed a song you’re happy with.” Surprisingly, it was a health scare for Finn that laid the ground work for Vydamo. Early last year, he was due to head off on an overseas tour with the lads from Art Vs Science – he was looking forward to spending several months gallivanting around Europe when in March, he found out that his kidneys had failed, and he needed to stay put in Australia. Finn took the news in stride. “I thought I’d make the most of my time and keep writing,” he explains. “I wasn’t intending to write an album, but after about six songs, I realise that I had something that really fit together, something that sounded like a real representation of me, so I kept going and made the record.” Throughout the whole process, Finn was determined not to let health problems get him down. “I didn’t look at it as too much of a big deal,” he says. “It’s inconvenient having Beat Magazine Page 24
your kidneys fail, but for me it was like having a broken leg and sitting around waiting for it to get better.” Everyone in his family offered to give him a kidney, but it turned out that his dad was the best match, so they wasted no time in organising a transplant. “It takes six months in dialysis to get there,” he says, “but I knew there was an end in sight. I always feel like worrying doesn’t change anything, so there’s no point in doing it. Eventually you get over things, and if you get over it immediately, it makes the whole process easier.” Given his album’s retro-leaning sound, you’d be forgiven for thinking that Finn himself is a big collector of vintage keyboard gear. In fact, most of the sounds on Being Human came from the studio. “I wrote most of the songs on Garage Band, and they were fully formed even then,” he explains. “I recorded it at 301 in Sydney, and they have a room of keyboards there, so I went in and played with all of them til I found the sounds I wanted. There were times when I’d think ‘okay, I want a stabby synth sound here and a floaty synth pad here’, so I’d find things that fit the demo, and seek out better sounds when I got to the studio. That part of it was definitely really good fun.”
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on tour ONRA [FRA] Thursday July 18, Revolver Upstairs YUKSEK [FRA] Thursday July 18, The Liberty Social GUY J [ISR] Friday July 19, New Guernica DUBSIDIA [ESP] Tetris Studios, Saturday July 20 FRANK OCEAN [USA] Thursday July 25 - Friday July 26, Festival Hall BROOKE BROTHERS [UK] Friday July 26, Brown Alley RICK WILHITE [USA] Saturday July 27, New Guernica MAURICE FULTON [USA] Saturday July 27, Revolver Upstairs JAMES BLAKE [UK] Wednesday July 31, Palais Theatre SALVA [USA] Friday Augst 2, The Liberty Social &ME [GER] Sunday August 4, TBA CHVRCHES [UK] Monday August 5, Corner Hotel PANGAEA [UK], FUNCTION [USA] Friday August 9, Brown Alley SPEEDY J [NED] Friday August 16, Mercat Basement D-BLOCK & S-TE-FAN [NED] Friday August 16, Chaser’s Nightclub DJ SPRINKLES [USA] Friday August 16, First Floor BRO SAFARI [USA] Saturday August 17, Brown Alley BIG CHOCOLATE [USA] Saturday August 17, Brown Alley KAYTRANADA [CAN], RYAN HEMSWORTH [CAN] Saturday August 24, Brown Alley GHOSTPOET [UK] Saturday September 14, Corner Hotel HERNAN CATTANEO [ARG] Friday September 20, Prince Bandroom RUDIMENTAL [UK] Saturday September 21, Festival Hall ROBERT HOOD [USA] Saturday September 21, The Liberty Social LISTEN OUT: DISCLOSURE [UK], TNGHT [UK], AZEALIA BANKS [USA] + MORE Saturday October 5, Observatory Precinct, Royal Botanic Gardens MICKEY AVALON [USA] Friday October 18, Corner Hotel PORTER ROBINSON [USA] Sunday October 20, Billboard SALT N PEPA [USA] Saturday November 16, Palais Theatre STRAWBERRY FIELDS: CARL CRAIG [USA], MOODYMANN [USA] Friday November 22 - Sunday November 24 , TBA EARTHCORE: ANGY KORE [ITA], PERFECT STRANGER [ISR] + MORE Friday November 29 - Sunday December 2, TBA STEREOSONIC: DAVID GUETTA [FRA], ARMIN VAN BUUREN [NED], CALVIN HARRIS [UK] Saturday December 7 - Sunday December 8, Royal Melbourne Showgrounds. BRUNO MARS [USA], MIGUEL [USA] Tuesday March 4 & Wednesday March 5, Rod Laver Arena
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guy j word s / rk One of the most talented and in-demand DJs of recent times, Guy Judah aka Guy J, has plenty to talk about. An integral part of the Digweed Bedrock stable, the super-producer, Lost and Found label boss – and all around nice guy (pardon the pun) – Guy J is on top of his game right now. Born in Israel but residing in Antwerp, Belgium, we get a little background on this man of the moment. “I was born in Tel Aviv in Israel – and the night life in Israel is still crazy,” he professes with pride. “The scene there is one of the best in the world; clubs there are open every day of the week. That’s why it’s quite easy to get exposed to club and house music - and why I realised that I wanted to be a part of it.” Indeed, giving it the proverbial ‘twry’ - and then another– and then one more, things started to finally fall into place. “I recall it being around the time I was 13 or 14,” he details. “That’s when it really picked it up; then when I got my first gig outside of Israel in Holland, things really started moving up.” From there, he recounts how he met his wife in Belgium – also originally from Israel – and the couple decided to settle there. In turn, his relocation made life in the electronic music world far easier and more efficient for him. “Inside Europe, it is much easier to travel than from anywhere else – travel can get really hard; I just feel lucky that I was captivated by it and so I ended up staying here; it’s no secret.” His relocation too, helped him identify his own sound and then fall back on it to continually express himself. “When I’m in the studio, I don’t start a track just for the sake of finishing it; I try to think of music as a tool to reflect on my point of view and at a particular point in time. I don’t mind whether it’s happy or sad or whatever.” To follow on too, he was recently commissioned to complete a superb Balance compilation –– but of course you’d expect nothing less. “I was very lucky to release on Bedrock; to then build that relationship into something more; that has been even more fantastic; there is no doubt it has created a lot of opportunities for me.
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– you get to give your own touch to the music but you’re inspired by other artists as well, so I used this opportunity to work something out.” No less, the mix is a 13-track magnum-opus of sublime and smooth music from a diverse range of artists including Robert Babicz, Pavel Petrov and Roger Martinez & Secret Cinema – but all with the Guy
J remix and editing touch. His Lost and Found label too, is up and running with productions from Kevin Yost, Secret Cinema & Roger Martinez - as well as Guy himself. “I’ve been busy doing some remixes on that but I’m also working on a lot of original tracks that I’m enjoying; maybe I’ll put them together for an album next year - I’m not sure yet. In all, I think it will be an opportunity to experiment but also to do the music that I’m known for. I want to do the down tempo and experimental styles, but also the club music as well. It should stand beside what I’m known for. Whether it’s more mature or less, I’m not sure, but music should cover off where you are at the moment.” Guy is returning to Australia again to wow crowds with his progressive and unique sounds. “I really enjoy Australia,” he explains. “I love coming there. It’s an amazing country – when I go to the clubs in Melbourne and Sydney I see people and faces I already know - it’s similar to Argentina for me; I see the same people in the crowd when I play, so it’s like a challenge to try to surprise them – you want to treat people to good music. To do that, I’ve been working on lots of amazing tracks and I have some new artists coming to the label whose music I’m really excited to play.”
Guy J launches his Balance compilation at New Guernica on Friday July 19.
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“The Balance project is honestly one of the best compilations for good music out there,” he explains. “I was very proud to be offered the opportunity to do the compilation for them, so as result, I wanted to do something a little different. I like the concept and I think its amazing
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One of the most anticipated local hip hop events on the calendar, Raise The Roof consistently pull out an all-star lineup of established and rising talent. This year is no different, with Urthboy headlining a killer roster of hip hop champions. The full lineup features Urthboy, Resin Dogs, Briggs, Loose Change, Purpose, Onesixth, Dr Flea, Eloji, Dibe, M-Phazes, Slap618, and Reason. Raise The Roof #6 takes place at The Espy on Saturday July 20 and we have some double passes to giveaway. Hit up beat.com.au/freeshit to win.
salva
A versatile solo producer, crowd riling DJ, owner of the revered Frite Nite label and key figure in the Friends of Friends collective, Paul Salva is heading to Melbourne thanks to The Operatives. Salva’s work promotes complexity through a synthesis of contrasting styles, showcasing dips into house motifs, grooves in smooth boogie funk and massive roiling bass waves while managing to pioneer the trap movement with his bootleg remix of Kanye West’s Mercy. His remarkably varied DJ sets have the finesse of a seasoned music lover, driven by a love for big and boisterous club sounds. It’s happening at The Liberty Social on Friday August 2.
dj sprinkles
Terre Thaemlitz, know more commonly as DJ Sprinkles, is a critically acclaimed producer, writer, public speaker, educator, remixer, DJ and the owner of the Comatonse Recordings label. Her work combines a critical look at identity politics including gender, sexuality, class, linguistics, ethnicity and race. Thaemlitz’s Soil and Tranquilizer releases in the early and mid-1990s served to introduce a political form of ambient music, continued in later releases such as Couture Cosmetique and Means from an End, which aim to recast the usually passive artistlistener-environment equation. DJ Sprinkles pushes the boundaries of music in a direction many have not even thought to do and providing an expansion of the mind woven in with music is an education not to be missed. It’s happening at First Floor on Friday August 16. Andras Fox
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If you’ve ever wanted to be in a music video and happen to be an electronic music fan, LEKTRK are throwing a party made just for you. Well, and their new music video. LEKTRK have been watched with interest over the past few months by fans and taste makers alike who have witnessed their unique style, production and remixes first hand. From playing the best deep house, funk, dirty electro, party beats and everything in between, LEKTRK have a knack to get a room moving. It’s a free party, a chance to have your 15 minutes of fame all while being treated to the sounds from a super group who have come a long way from their hip hop and electronic roots. Head down to Rubix Warehouse on Friday July 26 from 8pm. Free entry.
After the inaugural Sequence Festival was held in Sydney last year, it makes its way to Melbourne with a long line of artists representing the best in our local electronic community. Running from noon at the Gasometer Hotel, the party will head over to the Mercat Basement later on where Cassius Select, Harvey Sutherland, Andras Fox, Rohan, Luis Cee Elle and Linday Tuc will all be playing. Earlier in the day at the Gaso you’ll be able to catch Thomas William, Guerre, Electric Sea Spider, Oscar Key Sung, Wooshie, Friendships, Nakagin, Max Crumbs, Kane Ikin, True North, Naps, Victoria Kim, Scissor Lock, Angel Eyes, Inkswel, Hyperborea, Pearse-Hawkins, MPL, Mannheim Rocket and Tea Factory. Head to the Gasometer Hotel and afterwards to the Mercat Basement on Saturday July 27.
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One of Australia’s most loved festivals have dropped a massive first lineup announcement. The first announcement features Italian techno heavyweight Donato Dozzy, co-owner of Kompakt and German stalwart Michael Mayer alongside a wealth of electronic talent including Zion Train, The Funk Hunters, Snareophobe, Shane Gobi, Hux Flux, Rocky, Felguk, King Unique, Nico Stojan, Phaxe, Kularis and Banco De Gaia. Rainbow Serpent 2014 takes place in Lexton from Friday January 24 - Monday January 27.
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bro safari
Bro Safari is the alter-ego of DJ and producer, Knick. He’s already well-known and deeply established as a result of his work with leading American drum and bass group Evol Intent. Not to mention, his wildly popular output as one half of the genre bending mash-up duo, Ludachrist. Bro Safari has been relentless at pushing his unique take on the moombahton movement. As a result, Bro Safari is currently ushering in a new wave of listeners and he is set to be an early champion of this new scene. Already receiving support from artists like Diplo, DJ Craze, Knife Party and more 2013 is set to be a great year for Bro Safari. He’ll be supported by Tomderson, Kurk Kokane, Marquee Moon and more. Head down to Brown Alley to catch him on Saturday August 17.
big chocolate Big Chocolate has made a name for himself as a DJ, musician and producer. As a purveyor of destructive electro, hotly sought after remixes and his vlogging, Big Chocolate compliments this all with his energetic onstage presence making him a crowd favourite. Gravitating towards producing drum and bass as well as dubstep in recent times, his other passions lay in death metal, breakbeat and industrial metal. Big Chocolate’s eclectic nature, feverish work ethic and good-natured charm has resulted in no less than a full-length album, several well-received EPs, remixes for top-tier underground acts, national tours and a side project with Suicide Silence frontman Mitch Lucker, to name but a few endeavors. Make sure you head down to Brown Alley to catch him on Saturday August 17.
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district 1
After the huge success of the first District 1 it’s all set to happen again thanks to Plars, Invasian, Cloud 9 and Fable. The night will be spread over four rooms which means a smorgasbord of music to choose from, featuring Joel Fletcher, Orkestrated, Jon Bling and more. If the first District 1 night is anything to go by, you won’t be wanting to miss this. Head down to Colonial Hotel on Friday July 19.
animator
Kane Wilson aka Animator is a Melbourne based electronic beat-maker. Producing and performing with the aim to bring light to new ways of thinking and perceiving our five sense reality his live sets aim to push musical boundaries. With a live set consisting of midi mixing and emceeing his tunes often cover a range of styles from abstract hip hop to future beat. Last year saw his remix for creator of Budgie Collective Square Eyes released on UK breaks label Scarcity Records. 2013 sees Animator release Future Moves on Melbourne based glitch hop label Hopskotch and there’s going to be a party to celebrate the occasion, with support on the night coming from Ghostsoul, Warpai!nt and Tee Cee. Head down to Rubix Warehouse on Saturday August 31.
quantized music
With a rich history spanning releases in house and techno, the Quantized crew are comprised of DJs, Tolis Q and Lex. They press only the finest music gems that fall into their hands, proving their ability to successfully promote and produce quality artists, despite the hard times facing the music industry and Greece. Keep your eyes and ears open for upcoming collaborations, releases and projects at quantized-music.com
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What he doesn’t speak he thinks. But don’t let his lack of a command of the English language fool you; for the experience he has is monumental – and his ability to rock a party almost unparalleled. Known in trance circles for his rocking sets, Tsuyoshi Suzuki has also produced a mix for Japanese designer, Issey Miyake; maintains a rock and roll project; and is a label boss for the legendary trance imprint Matsuri Productions, which has recently gone digital. But his resume doesn’t end there; having been a resident DJ at the famous Return to the Source in England as well as Twilo in New York, Suzuki has also played some of the biggest electronic events worldwide including Berlin’s Love Parade, Sydney’s Mardi Gras and Tribal Gathering to name but a few. He is proud of his breadth and explains a little about what he’s been up to in his usual, extroverted way. “Yes, I can say that Joujouka has just released a new album in June and I’m enjoying touring Japan at the moment; my DJ school is going well too – I have a 78-year-old lady as my student.” Otherwise, he remains committed to his craft and as ever, has many studio projects in the pipeline. “We also have the Goa Trance Forever Volume 1 CD coming out. And there are a lot of Joujouka remixes I’m working on as well: Captain Hook, Perfect Stranger, Synthetic, Astral Projection, Ubartma and Dead Sexy Inc. We are also planning on releasing our remix album early next year,” he explains. The man of many talents has in the past fostered many different aliases that have helped develop him into the artist he is today. Numanoid is his
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S.A.S.H is the brainchild of Sydney-sider Kerry Wallace and his good buddy Matthew Weir. Kerry, a fine DJ and promoter in his own right, has decided to throw somewhat of a party at the great Melbourne underground
electro DJ alias and of course Tsuyoshi Suzuki the original Goa inspired psypower DJ and producer. In 2013 his music is rounded and has somewhat of a more experienced, well-travelled feel. Either way, at one of his performances, you can always expect a combination of trance, electro, twisted vocals and the usual Japanese antics. No less, as a sum of a million different experiences, Suzuki admits that he has embraced electronic music in its multiple forms, but is still and most importantly influenced by the trance and Goa sound. “My Goa trance label, Matsuri Productions started in the UK as I mentioned and it was 100% good timing to get it going really. That’s it. The things that inspire me – and influence me also come from when I was really into listening to the old rock sound, especially stuff from the 1980s; but then I also love films and so on. Over the years, you see music change up and it comes and goes around and around. But I have to say the Goa trance scene always comes back I guess.” YearS and years on, he remains quietly spoken, for he would rather let his music do some communicating. Know that he has dedicated his life to the electronic music scene – especially in his native Japan – but with a message he has delivered to virtually all corners of the globe. Even as a child, in junior high school, he recalls enjoying Brian Eno, Depeche Mode and Gary Numan - and being captivated by it all. It’s not a surprising story of influence but he reminisces about how he managed to successfully allay the suspicions of his parents for quite some time. “They kind of understand now,” he says in jest. And when we talk about his music – we mean some bad-ass trance that will rock the socks of that 78-year old grandma in her rocking chair. Surprising really, given the man is a cultural visionary, being involved in promoting in his native Japan, all manner of various musical affairs. Finally, he shares a few words about his forthcoming Australian tour. “All I can say is that as always, I’m really looking forward to coming out there again – I love it there – I am also really looking forward to delivering a lot of the new styles and sounds from my recent productions. See you all on the dance floor.”
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venue, Revolver, to showcase what they’ve been doing in Sydney. But it was also his previous success that saw the founding of the original S.A.S.H at the Chapel Bar in North London. It’s just that one thing led to another and saw them decide to create a similarly high quality event in Sydney and subsequently here in Melbourne. Matt, likewise a Sydney-sider, has plenty of experience working the Sydney underground, so he too is no stranger to the all-hours-of-the-morning parties. And between them, they hope to give our famed Revolver something it hasn’t seen on a Sunday for some time – a place to party and relax with a specially forged vibe that is second to none. “We’ve taken that vibe created in Sydney and we only thought it’d be fair to share this with our friends south of the border,” he explains. “Revolver is nothing short of amazing, standing for everything we believe in, not to mention shutting for a mere four hours between Friday and Monday,” shares Wallace. “Respect. So, for the first time in the history of man, S.A.S.H ventures away from the comfort of Sydney and down to our Mexican brothers and sisters,” he claims. “While S.A.S.H takes up a lot of our time, we are in the office three to four days a week working on it as it’s our weekly party,” adds Weir. “Sunday parties are fairly hard to do, but we must be doing something right to have had our event run for a couple of years.” No doubt, wanting to replicate their success locally, the lads are both about good music and a fun time for everyone involved - DJs and punters alike. “For the opening, we felt like we needed to make a musical mark to showcase exactly what S.A.S.H is musically all about,” explains Wallace. “What better way to do that than have all the residents, the wheels in the cog, taking control over 10 full hours. There’s nothing more to say.” Indeed, their excitement is palpable yet somewhat surprisingly they came from different musical backgrounds. “I had a musical family which I guess is the answer,” explains Wallace. “My mum, sister and myself were all playing piano – while my sister was a singer as well.” Weir on the other hand claims he didn’t really get into music instrumentally. “It was something that just happened I suppose,” he explains. Regardless – and as is often the way – once the lads got a taste of electronic music, it was difficult to turn their backs. Weir started out as a DJ after going to clubs and wanting to emulate what happened up front. “I can’t remember ever not listening to some sort of music in what ever form or style I’ve been into over the years, “ he adds.”It’s hard not to be influenced by a scene that you’re in contact with on a consistent basis. Inspiration comes from all places and coming to Melbourne and playing places like Revolver certainly gives you another perspective on how other cities or DJs do things.” Otherwise, Wallace isn’t particularly interested in the commercial mediocrity permeating through much of the clubbing scene in Australia, simply saying it’s not for him. “I spent a lot of years away from Australia, so I’m influenced by the music that is mainly produced overseas and the scenes that revolve there. I’ve always been deep musically; I like it fairly bouncy and I like a nice fat sound. I’m passionate about all things chuggy and deep and can’t see myself changing anytime soon.” Unfortunately though, the lads haven’t had as much time for the studio as perhaps they would have liked, especially given the time it has taken to get S.A.S.H off the ground – it’s a full time job. But there are grand plans for the Melbourne incarnation of the club. “We won’t be doing anything different than any other S.A.S.H Sunday in Sydney,” notes Wallace. “We thought there was no better way to showcase what we do than bring all the wheels in the cog, the residents that keep the music on par week in, week out. On the other tip, I love Melbourne and the thought of spending more time down with my Mexican brothers and sisters makes me smile.” Weir isn’t far off that track either. “I’ve just gotten back from a bit of a tour and holiday through Europe. I played Sonar which was definitely a highlight and a real eye opener, as well as a couple of gigs through France in Paris and Lyon with good friend Gregory ‘Pepperpot’ Lambert. Seeing Dixon, Ame and Henrik Schwarz in a castle overlooking all of Barcelona was pretty amazing. Basically I think the music that gets played in Australia by Australian DJs is just as good as what gets played overseas, but they just have the opportunity to play at some amazing venues.” So when everything is said and done, the S.A.S.H philosophy is pretty simple: bring the vibe and know-how to Melbourne and show how things are done on on a weekly basis. “This gig has come about as we’ve had a fair few DJs from down south come and play for us in the past,” summarises Weir. “I think all of them have played at Revolver or currently run a night or day there. Mike Callandar, Mike Toner, Phil K, Damon Walsh, Spacey, Boogs, Katie Drover and Jay Ivany have all played our party. They thought it would work down here, so the idea is now about to come to fruition. If the punters like it, then I assume we’ll be back.”
S.A.S.H will take over Revolver Upstairs on Sunday July 21 from 2pm - 12am. facebook.com/sashsundays
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club guide Wednesday July 17
COQ ROQ - FEAT: AGENT 86 + DJS LADY NOIR + JOYBOT + KITI + MR THOM Lucky Coq, Windsor. 7:00pm. HOODRAPZ - FEAT: WEDNESDAY Workshop, Melbourne. 7:00pm. MO’ SOUL - FEAT: DJ VINCE PEACH Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. NEW GUERNICA WEDNESDAYS New Guernica, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. THE DINNER SET Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 6:00pm.
Thursday July 18
3181 THURSDAYS - FEAT: HANS DC + JAKE JUDD + NIKKI SARAFIAN + HEY SAM + JESSE YOUNG + JOHN DOE + SEAN RAULT Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 5:00pm. BANG N MASH Word Events Warehouse & Lounge, Melbourne. 8:00pm. BILLBOARD THURSDAYS - FEAT: MATT DEAN + MATTY GRANT + PHIL ROSS Billboard, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. $10. CHI BEATS - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Chi Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. CQ SESSIONS - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Cq, Melbourne. 8:00pm. DO DROP IN - FEAT: DJ KITI + DJ LADY NOIR The Carlton Hotel, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. FREE RANGE FUNK - FEAT: AGENT 86 + LEWIS CANCUT + WHO Lucky Coq, Windsor. 6:00pm. GOOD EVENING - FEAT: DJ PEOPLE Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. GRAD PARTY THURSDAYS - FEAT: DJ ROWIE European Bier Cafe, Melbourne Cbd. 5:00pm. LE DISCO TECH Pretty Please, St Kilda. 8:00pm. LOVE STORY Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. MIDNIGHT EXPRESS - FEAT: DJS PREQUEL & EDD FISHER Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 11:00pm. MOOD - FEAT: NUBODY Loop, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. RADIONICA Workshop, Melbourne. 7:00pm. RARE CANDY The Carlton Hotel, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. THE RITZ THURSDAYS - FEAT: CAUC-ASIAN DJ’S + JOSHUA GILILAND + KEN WALKER + LUCILLE CROFT + CARRICK DALTON & SAM COHEN + ED WILKS + MAX KRUSE + TIM LIGHT + ZACK ROSE Trak Lounge Bar, Toorak. 8:00pm. $20. TIGER FUNK LIVE - FEAT: DJ MOONSHINE Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. VARSITY Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.
SATURDAYS - FEAT: ACTION SAM + DJ ROWIE European Bier Cafe, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. SATURDAYS AT ONE TWENTY BAR - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS One Twenty Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. SOUND EMPIRE - FEAT: DJ TATE STRAUSS + DJ JOE SOFO + DJ MATTY + DJ MISS SARAH + DJ PHIL ROSS Fusion, Southbank. 9:30pm. $25. STAR SATURDAYS - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Star Bar, South Melbourne. 8:00pm. STRUT SATURDAYS PRESENTS - FEAT: TIMOMATIC + COLLECTIVE Trak Lounge Bar, Toorak. 8:00pm. $22. SUNDAY NIGHTS - FEAT: DJ DAMION DE SILVA + DJ JAY J + DJ KEN WALKER + DJ LIGHTING Co., Southbank. 8:30pm. SUPER GRANDE Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. TEMPERANCE SATURDAYS - FEAT: DJ MARCUS KNIGHT + DJ XANDER JAMES Temperance Hotel, South Yarra. 8:00pm. TEXTILE Lucky Coq, Windsor. 6:00pm. THE FOX SATURDAYS Fox Hotel, Collingwood. 7:00pm. THE HOUSE DEFROST - FEAT: DJ ANDEE FROST Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 11:00pm. THE LATE SHOW - FEAT: MAT CANT + RANSOM + TOO MUCH + BOOGS + CONGO TARDIS #1 + DANIELSAN + MR MOONSHINE Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 6:00pm.
Sunday July 21
EARLY BIRD - FEAT: AWESOME WALES + DYLAN B + GEZADIN + SLEEP D + TIMMY G
Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 2:00am. MASHTAG - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. NEW GUERNICA SUNDAYS New Guernica, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. REHAB RECOVERY - FEAT: ANGUS GREEN + FA + HYDRAULIX + KURK KOKANE + LASER FERRARI + LICKWEED + MONKEE + SNAREOPHOBE + WYLDCARD Rubix Warehouse, Brunswick. 12:00pm. REVOLVER SUNDAYS - FEAT: DJ BOOGS + DJ SPACEY SPACE + DJ RADIATOR + DJ SILVERSIX + DJ T-REK Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 6:30pm. SOUTH SIDE HUSTLE - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Lucky Coq, Windsor. 8:30pm. THE SUNDAE SHAKE - FEAT: AGENT 86 + TIGERFUNK Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 6:00pm. THE SUNDAY SET - FEAT: DJS ANDYBLACK + HAGGIS Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 4:00pm.
Monday July 22
IBIMBO - FEAT: LADY NOIR & KITI Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 6:00pm. KOOL AID - FEAT: DJ MU-GEN Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. STIFF DRINK - FEAT: DJ MICHAEL KUCYK + DJ MICHAEL OZONE + DJ ROMAN WAFERS Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. TWERKERS CLUB - FEAT: DJ FLETCH Workers Club, Fitzroy. 7:00pm.
Lucky Coq, Windsor. 8:00pm. CURIOUS TALES Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. DJ JAGUAR E55, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. IBIMBO - FEAT: LADY NOIR & KITI Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 6:00pm. NEVER CHEER BEFORE YOU KNOW WHO’S WINNING FEAT: REPETER FONDA Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 7:00pm.
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Onra aka Arnaud Bernard is returning to Melbour e with a range of hardware, gear and special surprises, eschewing the trend of heads-down and very much performance-less laptops, making him very unique on the scene as well as a favourite of more traditional or purist hip hop heads. Most recently, Onra teamed up with frequent collaborator Boddhi Satva for the Yatha Bhuta Jazz Combo project: not meant for the club, purely for the open minds and ears of listeners familiar with the spiritual jazz of Alice Coltrane or Sun Ra. Don’t miss Onra playing at Revolver Upstairs on Thursday July 18.
Tuesday July 23 COSMIC PIZZA
Friday July 19
ANYTIME Workshop, Melbourne. 8:30pm. BADABOOM FRIDAYS - FEAT: DJ ROWIE European Bier Cafe, Melbourne Cbd. 4:00pm. CANT SAY Platform One, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $10. CHI FRIDAYS Chi Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. CQ FRIDAYS Cq, Melbourne. 8:00pm. DEE VUKI The Wharf Hotel, Melbourne. 6:30pm. DISCOTHEQUE - FEAT: ELANA MUSTO + GREG SARA + SCOTT T Match Bar & Grill, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. FEEL GOOD FRIDAYS - FEAT: BOBBY LOVE + CARGO + DJ REG-E + ESG + JAYSIN + PUPPET + RAJ K + SANKA + SHAGGZ The Motel, South Melbourne. 7:00pm. FUSION FRIDAY Fusion, Southbank. 10:00pm. I LOVE OLD SCHOOL - FEAT: SHAGGZ & PUPPET + DJ TEY + MERV MAC Red Bennies, South Yarra. 10:00pm. $10. KIDDFECTIOUS - FEAT: DJ ALEX KIDD + BANGERZ & MASHERZ + DJ YOJI + HELLRAISER + LCK + SCOTT ALERT + TRENT MCDERMOTT Billboard, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. $45. LA DANSE MACABRE - FEAT: DJ TROPHY WIVES Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. LATIN QUARTER Trak Lounge Bar, Toorak. 8:00pm. MASHTAG - FEAT: MALPRACTICE / AGENT 86 / BENZO / MUGEN / LEWIS CANCUT AND OLLIE Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. MEET YOUR MATES FRIDAYS Libation, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. PANORAMA - FEAT: DJS MATT RAD + MR GEORGE + PHATO A MANO Lucky Coq, Windsor. 8:00pm. POPROCKS - FEAT: DR PHIL SMITH Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. REVOLVER FRIDAYS - FEAT: DJ LEWIE DAY + DJ MIKE CALLANDER + DJ ALEX THOMAS + DJ KATIE DROVER + DJ WHO Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 6:00pm. SHUFFLE FRIDAY NIGHTS Bridie O’reilly’s Brunswick, Brunswick. 10:00pm. THE FOX FRIDAYS - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Fox Hotel, Collingwood. 7:00pm.
Saturday July 20
BILLBOARD SATURDAYS - FEAT: FRAZER ADNAM SCOTT MCMAHON + JAMIE VLAHOS + MR MAGOO + ZIGGY Billboard, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $15. BO PEEP’S FUN HOUSE - FEAT: BTWO + IMPACT + KITI + MOONSHINE + OOHEE + PAZ + SMILE ON + ZANNA First Floor, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. CLUB FICTION - FEAT: KITTY ROCK & THE BAD LADIES Red Bennies, South Yarra. 10:00pm. DJ YMCMR The Wharf Hotel, Melbourne. 8:30pm. FIRST FLOOR SATURDAYS - FEAT: BILLY HOYLE + DJS DUCHESZ + MZRIZK + WASABI First Floor, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. GLITCH THIS - FEAT: SATURDAY Workshop, Melbourne. 7:00pm. HOT STEP Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. LAB 22 Palace Theatre, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. MIXED DRINKS SATURDAYS Libation, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. MOTEL SATURDAYS The Motel, South Melbourne. 8:00pm. NEW GUERNICA SATURDAYS New Guernica, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. POISON APPLE - FEAT: DJ MATT WATKINS Prince Bandroom, St Kilda. 7:00pm.
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Wednesday July 17 COMPRESSION SESSION - FEAT: CASSAWARRIOR + DD + RICKA E55, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. SOUL ENSEMBLE Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm.
Thursday July 18 HAARLO + AINSLIE WILLS + ELIZA HULL Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 7:30pm. $12. PENNIES Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $6. RHYTHM-AL-ISM - FEAT: DJ DAMION DE SILVA + DJ K-DEE + DJ SIMON SEZ Eden, Melbourne. 10:00pm. $15.
Friday July 19 CREW LOVE - FEAT: DJ TONY SUNSHINE Sub Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. $15. D.Y.E + DEFRON & RUDY V + NEWDUB CITY SOUND + THE FOURFRONT 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. FAKTORY - FEAT: DJ DAMION DE SILVA + DJ DURMY + DJ K DEE + DJ YATHS Khokolat Bar, Melbourne. 8:30pm. HUSTLE JUNGLE - FEAT: KT & CHUCK + SAMMY THE BULLET + THADDEOUS DOE Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. LIKE FRIDAYS - FEAT: BROZ + DIR-X + DJS DINESH + NYD + SEF + SHAGGZ + SHAUN D La Di Da, Melbourne. 7:00pm.
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REMI (FREE SANGRIA TOUR) + JPS + N’FA + NAM + SENSIBLE J Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 9:00pm. $10. SWEET NOTHING FRIDAYS - FEAT: DJ MARCUS KNIGHT + DJ XANDER JAMES Temperance Hotel, South Yarra. 8:00pm.
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DJ OAKLEY GRENELL Birmingham Hotel, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. LAUNDRY SATURDAYS - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. SATURDAY NIGHTS - FEAT: DJ DAMION DE SILVA + DJ JAY SIN + DJ K DEE Khokolat Bar, Melbourne. 8:30pm. THE DOJO Order Of Melbourne, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm.
Sunday July 21 OPEN DECKS Thornbury Local, Thornbury. 6:30pm.
Monday July 22 FREEDOM PASS - FEAT: PHIL ROSS + B-BOOGIE + CHRIS MAC + DOZZA Co., Southbank. 9:30pm.
Tuesday July 23 CAN I KICK Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm.
dizzy wright
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words / joshua hayes Along with his Funk Volume collective, Young Las Vegas rapper Dizzy Wright, aka La’Reonte Wright, has built a loyal fan base at dizzying speed (sorry). But like another famous Sin City musician, Wright has done it his own way - with a little prodding from his mother. Wright is distracted. In between this interview and the NBA finals game he’s watching, he’s also babysitter for the day. “I’m just looking out for my sister. Watching her bad arse little kids. I love them but they’re bad as hell,” he says in a stoner drawl. “ I’m just the neighbourhood fucking nanny right now. I have no idea how this happened.” The same could be said of his career - from being an anonymous rapper in a city known more for Frank Sinatra and Celine Dion than hip hop, to being about to embark on his second tour of Australia, all in the space of a few years. And it all started with his mother. A concert promoter, she had a ten-year-old Wright working as a youth reporter for a kid’s news show, and by twelve she was encouraging him to start rapping - even going so far as to write his lyrics. “It was like when I was about 12 or 13, when I kinda started, like, when I just wanted to come up with the hooks,” he laughs. By the time he entered his teens, he was writing his own lyrics but still treating hip hop as a hobby. “Well my mom saw something in us before we saw it,” he says. “I didn’t know that I really wanted to do it until after high school. That’s when I was like ‘okay, I’m about to get busy, I’m gonna make this shit work’.” Wright attracted the interests of a few record labels, but ended up joining the independent outfit Funk Volume after label head and rapper Hopsin discovered his music online. Since then, the outfit has built a strong following in the mould of other west coast collectives like Top Dawg Entertainment and Odd Future. The loyalty of this following was proven when, after missing out on a
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coveted spot on the 2012 XXL Freshman List, Wright was voted in as the People’s Choice Freshman, earning a place on the magazine’s cover. “That shit was cool man. I love my fans and they came through for me. On Can’t Trust ‘Em, the remix [from the SmokeOut Conversations mixtape] I planted the seed, I was kinda like ‘... Tell XXL want the motherfuckin’ cover’,” Wright raps. “That was like me planting the seed, just to let my fans know, like ‘if these motherfuckers don’t pick me, y’all niggas need to have my back’. And I’m so happy that my fans came through for me.” Wright toured Australia last year with Hopsin (“The ladies liked me,” Wright laughs when asked about the tour. “It was cool man, I smoked some real good weed out there and I had a real good time”) and this time he’s being joined by another member of Funk Volume, Jarren Benton, who released his debut album, My Grandmother’s Basement, last month. He’s also busy working on a new mixtape, The Golden Age, for an early August release. It’s been an impressive rise for Wright - and, especially, the mother who has followed his career from the day she initiated it. “Now she’s like ‘damn’,” Wright laughs.
Dizzy Wright will hit the Prince Bandroom on Saturday July 27. facebook.com/dizzywright
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INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH MUSIC INDUSTRY NEWS & GOSSIP
with Christie Eliezer * Stuff for this column to be emailed to <celiezer@netspace.net.au> by Friday 5pm BEAT CHANGES: HELLO TO ALI, GOODBYE TO TARYN This week sees a change in the Music Editor chair here at Beat headquarters. New face is Ali Hawken, former editor of The Dwarf, Tassie streetie Warp and an English language music mag when she was living in Norway. After her Bachelor of Journalism at Griffith University she hosted the drive time show on Radio Metro on the Gold Coast. The daughter of a jazz-rock muso and composer, she plays a number of instruments, which makes her a shoo-in as free entertainment for the Beat Christmas party. Ali is at ali@beat.com.au. We farewell Taryn Stenvei, who after two and a half years of sterling service, moves on to an executive position at Michael Parisi Management. She will be involved in managing a roster including Dan Sultan, Owl Eyes and Way Of The Eagle, and contacted at taryn@michaelparisimgmt.com. She remembers, “I drove to Melbourne from Newcastle, submitted a CV from a shitty overnight hotel in Gundagai, and was at my interview the next day after the second five hour leg of the drive. Working at Furst Media shaped my life hugely … it’s been an incredible ride and leaving is bittersweet.”
STEREOSONIC TAKES DANCE AWARD WINS Stereosonic was celebrating in fine style at the inthemix Awards at Dolton House in Sydney. Not just because they won the Best Touring Festival category again, but many of the acts booked on this year’s event also won awards. These included Armin Van Buuren (Favourite International DJ), Will Sparks (Breakthrough Artist, #1 DJ in Victoria, #2 DJ nationally), Tommy Trash (Best Track/Remix for Reload, #7 National DJ), ShockOne (runner up, Best Album) and Stafford Brothers (#1 National DJ, #1 in Queensland) and Marlo (#45).
ENTER THE DAREBIN FEAST SONGWRITERS AWARD Darebin-based musicians could win $2,000 in the Darebin Music Feast Songwriters’ Award 2013. Prize package includes: $2,000 cash thanks to APRA, studio time at Head Gap Studios, mastering at Indie Masters, duplication services at Implant Media, $200 Guitar World voucher, Face The Music Conference tickets and a Beat ad. The Grand Final will be held on Sunday September 29 at Northcote Town Hall before a judging panel that includes Jen Cloher, Peter Farnan and Tristan Goodall (The Audreys). Entries close Wednesday August 21 at 5pm. Head to musicfeast. com.au or call 8470 8593.
30 YEARS OF ARIA CHARTS The ARIA charts celebrated their 30th year last week, and ARIA revealed some interesting statistics. Coolio’s Gangsta’s Paradise remains the longest running single at #1 with 13 weeks, followed by Eminem’s Lose Yourself (12 weeks). Of longest running Australian singles, Austen Tayshus’ Australiana, Savage Garden’s Truly Madly Deeply and Gotye’s Somebody That I Used To Know tie at eight weeks. Dire Straits’ Brothers In Arms is the longest running #1 album at 34 weeks followed by Adele’s 21 with 31 weeks. Longest running Australian albums was Delta Goodrem’s Innocent Eyes with 29 weeks then John Farnham’s Whispering Jack (25 weeks). U2 notched up the most amount of #1 albums in Australia with 11, followed by Madonna (ten), Jimmy Barnes (nine), Bon Jovi (nine) and Farnham (eight). Madonna and Kylie have the most #1 singles (ten each), Black Eyed Peas and Delta (eight each) and Eminem and P!nk (seven each).
POWDER MONKEYS FOOTIE MATCH For those who missed out on the Powder Monkeys’ show at The Tote to mark the tenth anniversary of the passing of Tim Hemensley (tix disappeared in four hours), there’s always the annual Hemensley Cup footy match. It kicks off at 11am on Sunday July 21 at Victoria Park in Abbotsford. There are two short matches: the Ladies game followed by The Rockdogs vs The Rat Bags (captained by The Age’s Martin Boulton and made up of music journos) with the Powder Monkeys doing half time entertainment with guest singers.
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* With leaked Big Day Out dates showing two shows for Sydney, can we expect a mega bill for 2014? * Techo star Juan Atkins tour has to be postponed to either August or October as he landed himself in hospital with food poisoning. The Melbourne show will go ahead with Phil Kieran and Funk D Void playing extended sets. * Canberra’s Foreshow festival is axed for this year, while spring’s Hype was cancelled even before acts were announced as promoter John Dennison reckons the climate in Oz is too unstable: “Hip hop festivals in a mess!” * The Roots tweeted they’ll be in Oz this year …Triple M’s entertainment reporter Nui Te Koha revealed that Pearl Jam are negotiating to return early next year … Nine Inch Nails are looking strong for Soundwave … Laneway Festival put up a blog with five breakthrough picks including Factory Floor, XXYYXX and HAERTS whom we can assume could be on the bill. * A 22-year-old man who crowd-surfed naked at a Kings of Leon show in Birmingham got a tweet from drummer Nathan Followill, “Hey, Birmingham sausage man, if you’re on twitter, DM me. We owe you a beer.” * Slipknot singer Corey Taylor returned from a European holiday to his home in Des Moine to find $36,000 worth of equipment had been stolen. He told police he suspected it was a “friend”. Some of the guitars, including two which belonged to late bassist Paul Gray, were recovered in music stores. * Kylie Minogue’s managers are concerned that a scene in the upcoming INXS TV mini-series includes the yarn that she and Hutchence fucked under the blankets on a first class Qantas flight. A source told the London Sun, “Kylie’s people have been making enquiries about the script and her depiction. They have no legal standing or ability to demand any changes, but they are insisting it is handled respectfully. … The passion scene is thought to be more suggestive than explicit.” The series also reportedly reveals that INXS manager Chris Murphy was furious when he heard that his singer was dating the pop singer saying it was not good for his image. * Liquidators of NSW’s Peats Ridge festival reveal $1.3 million not accounted for, and notified the Australian Securities And Investment Commission (ASIC). * All 800 tickets at City And Colour’s two club shows in Sydney and Melbourne have sold out. * Avicii, whose Wake Me Up topped the ARIA chart for a second week is now platinum (70,000 copies). Going gold are OneRepublic’s Counting Stars and Bliss N’ Eso’s Circus In The Sky. * A new world record was set last Saturday at the Queensland Music Festival for the largest orchestra assembled at the one place. Led by its artistic director, jazz trumpeter James Morrison, 7,223 musos gathered at Brisbane Suncorp Stadium and beat the record of 6,452 set in Vancouver in 2000.
The JMC Academy in South Melbourne is seeking a casual lecturer for an E-Business/Online Management Systems unit in the Bachelor of Entertainment (Business Management). This unit is focussed on the principles of website design and development with an emphasis on Content Management Systems such as Wordpress, search engine optimisation strategies and online ticketing/payment systems that reflect best practice in contemporary music industry website design. An advanced level understanding of coding is not required, but an enthusiasm for website design is essential. Industry experience and previous lecturing experience will be highly regarded. Submit all resumes and direct all enquiries to Head of Department Simon Smith via email at ssmith@jmc.edu.au or call 03 9624 2929.
NEW FACE OF TOURING: FANS CHOOSE WHICH CITY
UK post punk and ‘90s film funk icon Barry Adamson has mixed the debut album by The Dames, made up of three musicians doing their own thing after being associated with other bands. They’re Clare Moore (The mistLY with Dave Graney, The Ukeladies and Harry Howard and the NDE) on drums, songs and vocals, Kaye-Louise Patterson (Acuff’s Rose) on keys, songs and vocals and film and TV composer Rosie Westbrook on bass and backing vocals. And a couple of characters in the background on laptop, sampler and guitar….Dave Graney and Will Hindmarsh. Adamson delivered the final mixes of the September-due self-titled album when touring with The Bad Seeds. They preview the CD on Thursday July 18 at The Retreat.
In a possible world first, promoter Kingdom Sounds and ticketing platform GiggedIn, are testing a new way to run a tour. For the return visit in November by US band The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, fans will decide which six cities they’ll play from November 7 to 15. They go to redjumpsuit. giggedin.com and pledge to buy a ticket. Deadline is Thursday August 8. The six cities which get the highest number of pledges will “win”. The fans are only charged if their city wins. Aside from the capital cities, other choices include Geelong, Towoomba, Byron Bay, Gympie, the Gold Coast, Port Macquarie, Wollongong, Canberra, Bendigo , Armidale, NSW Central Coast, Mona Vale and Newcastle.
NEW SIGNINGS Alberts signed writer/producer/musician Jean Paul Fung, 25, who produced debut albums for Last Dinosaurs and Glass Towers and worked with the likes of Birds Of Tokyo, Jinja Safari, Art Vs Science and Little Red … Deep Sea Arcade are now managed by Michael Chugg … added to Select Music’s roster are internationally renowned Lenka (‘The Show’) and Melbourne’s Olympia who’s opening on Josh Pyke’s national tour.
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BON, MARC HUNTER TRIBUTES The Flying Saucer Club (4 St Georges Road, Elsternwick) hosts a tribute to Bon Scott on Friday August 2. The band features Jamie Coghill (The Devilrock Four) on drums, Carl Treasure (Indian Mynah) on lead guitar, Jimi Richardson (Bugdust) on bass and Jonny Driver (Upton Ace) on guitar, joined by guest singers including Fiona Lee-Maynard, Ash Naylor (Even), Rusty Brown (Electric Mary), Dave Larkin (Dallas Crane), Matt Chapman (My Left Boot), Mark Richards and Dave Stevens. Meantime the Espy celebrates the 15th anniversary of Dragon singer Marc Hunter on Wednesday July 17 from 8pm. Alex Formosa put together a bill including John Swan, Mick Pealing, Dale Ryder, Brian Mannix, Wilbur Wilde, Alex Formosa Baudo, Ric Formosa, Michael Oliphant, Tracey Kingman, John Dallimore and Joe Creighton.
FUNDRAISER CONCERT FOR PETER ROBERTS Stylus are holding a fund raiser for former member Peter Roberts who’s going through tough times. Joining them at the Central Club, Richmond, on Wednesday July 24 are Jimmy Copples, Lisa Edwards, Wilbur Wilde, Mike Brady, Mae Parker, Steve Romig, Josh Romig, Jessica Page, Peter Cupples, Enza Pantano, Annette Roach and Penny Dyer.
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QANTAS SOYA MUSIC AWARD OPEN Entries are open for the Music category in the 2013 Qantas Spirit of Youth Awards and close at 2pm on Tuesday August 6. Open to musicians of any style aged under 30, they get $5,000 in Qantas flights to anywhere in the world (last year’s winner Caitlin Park went to New York for the CMJ Music Marathon), $5,000 cash and a mentorship with producer/songwriter Lee Groves. See soya.com.au. First held in 2004, the Qantas SOYAs have recognised Kyü, Oh Mercy, My Disco, Wolf & Cub and Young & Restless. Name/Band: Felicity from HOY. Ten bands everyone should know about: The Beatles, Fleetwood Mac, Radiohead, Blur, The Beastie Boys, Portishead, Pink Floyd, AC/DC, The Dirty Three, The Go-Betweens. Nine food items that you need to make a kickarse dinner party: D’Affinois cheese, extra virgin olive oil, green olives, boquerones, rosemary scacciata, duck confit, coleslaw, potato gratin, tart tartin, clotted cream. Eight possessions that define you: My 1950 Otwin parlour guitar, my Martin acoustic guitar, my flared jeans and leather boots, eyebrow brush, a 1975 edition of Baudelaire poems, my notebook, my marble pastry board. Seven favourite movies/TV shows that go on your mix-tape: Johnny Stracchino, Betty Blue, Cool Hand Luke, The Cars That Ate Paris, Star Wars (the original), The Never Ending Story, The Man from Snowy River. Six bad habits you can’t escape: Reading crime stories backwards, buying luxurious food items like 1,000 year-aged balsamic vinegar when I can’t afford to, stealing grapes from supermarkets, foraging the local tip for old fish tanks, cooking too many treacle puddings and doing burn outs in the neighbour’s paddock every time there’s a full moon.
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LIFELINES Hospitalised: country star Randy Travis suffered a stroke and had surgery. Injured: Mariah Carey dislocated a shoulder while filming the video for a remix of Beautiful directed by her husband Nick Cannon. Arrested: a man who allegedly threatened Taylor Swift on Facebook and then attended a concert with posters reading “I luv you” and “Taylor Swift is with Satan”. He told cops, “Taylor Swift is Satan and that 6,000 years is six days and death comes on the sixth day, so Taylor Swift is in danger.” Jailed: one of the men involved in a botched plot to rob (£1 million they thought was in her safe) and murder singer Joss Stone, for 18 years. Jailed: Lauryn Hill began serving a three-month prison sentence in Connecticut for failing to pay about $1 million in taxes over the past decade. It’s a minimum security prison, so she’s living in open dormitory-style living quarters and work jobs such as maintenance, food service or landscaping. Charged: a 41-year-old woman will appear in Warrnambool Magistrates Court in August charged with deception after advertising tickets to a P!nk concert on Facebook. Macarthur Police said she took money from a fan who wanted the tickets but never delivered, and refused to give the money back. Died: Brazilian rapper MC Daleste, 20, after being shot on stage near Sao Paulo, by a member of the crowd who didn’t like what he was singing about. Died: Frank Ward, head of production at Arts Centre Melbourne, after a lengthy battle with colon cancer.
POZIBLE GOES INTO LIVE MUSIC Music is the second biggest category on Australian crowdsourcing site Pozible, with over $2.1 million raised for 550 projects to date. So the site has launched ‘Pozible Gigs’ to encourage people to crowd-source to put on their own events. $10,000 cash is offered in various categories. Go to pozible.com/gigs, deadline is Monday August 12.
REACTIVE LANDS MELBOURNE FESTIVAL GIG The Melbourne Festival appointed Reactive as the event’s digital agency to redevelop its website and advise on strategy and social media. “Melbourne Festival provides distinctive experiences unique to Melbourne that stimulate affection, curiosity, participation and inspiration from all that attend the Festival,” said Tim O’Neill, Reactive cofounder and joint MD.
NEW SPONSORS FOR A DAY ON THE GREEN A Day On The Green winery shows have two new co-naming sponsors, AAMI insurance and Sunsuper superannuation fund. The deal was brokered through brand agency Waterfront for ADOTG promoter Roundhouse Entertainment. The two companies will gain benefits for their customers.
25 YEARS OF THE FAUVES The Fauves celebrate 25 years together with a Catch ‘Em While They’re Alive show at the Corner on Saturday August 31. They’ll tap on all 11 albums and EPs as well as PowerPoint discussions of their history and the music industry, based on their collection of memorabilia, with demos, rare video footage and an opening set by Doctor’s Orders, a Fauves cover band who play only songs by founding member Phil ‘Doctor’ Leonard. The crowd will decide their ten most popular songs which they’ll finish the night off with.
LORRAE McKENNA AT REMOTE CONTROL Having finished up her contract role with 774 ABC Melbourne a couple of weeks ago, Lorrae McKenna has begun as Marketing & Promotions Manager at Remote Control Records. She is contacted at (03) 8514 5195 and lorrae@remotecontrolrecords.com.au.
TRIPLE R UNVEILS RADIOTHON THEME This year’s Triple R 102.7 FM’s 10-day radiothon theme is ‘A Party To Subscribe To’ as it calls for funds to keep going a further 12 months and offers discounts and prizes for subscribers. It runs Friday August 9 to Sunday 18.
Five people who inspire you: Patti Smith, Bob Dylan, Sr Carmel (my primary school principal), Liam and Ceci . Four things that turn you on: My sweetheart, Neil Young’s guitar in Cortez, Italy, Swiss raclette with pickled onions and a croissant dipped in coffee. Three goals for your music: To tour the whole world with our band, sing opera in Italy, …keep on rocking in the free world. Two live gigs you’ll never forget and why: Neil Young at the Myer Music Bowl. I was there with my best friend and band mate, Liam. The afternoon sun was spectacularly golden and it was stinking hot, so everyone’s skin was glistening with sweat and we were all so excited. Neil was on another level. It was a holy night. Taj Mahal in at La Cigale in Monmartre. He was so charismatic and the band was brilliant and I was in Paris! One day left before the apocalypse and you…: Morph into cockroach. When’s the gig / release? This Thursday July 18 and the following Thursday 25 at The Spotted Mallard launching our first single Get Some Sleep from our upcoming record Aquaslum, due out later this year.
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Of Monsters And Men have found themselves in a fairly curious position. The quietlyspoken Icelandic band, whose debut album My Head Is An Animal consists of gentle, unobtrusive folky songs, have recently found themselves one of the most in-demand musical acts in the world. In no small part, this is down to the success of their single Little Talks, whose boy-girl sing-along struck a surprising chord in listeners.
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Singer Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir is on a stopover in Seattle when we talk, and I ask her how the band are adjusting to the high level of attention. “It’s been really crazy,” she says with a laugh, “because we’ve been on the road since March last year. I didn’t even know what touring was before this, so it’s definitely been a learning experience. I’ve always wanted to travel the world and play music, so I get to do both. It’s been a lot of fun, but touring has brought so much chaos, and I’m not used to that.” As the only woman in the band, I ask Hilmarsdóttir what it’s like touring with a large group of men – the chaps from Of Monsters And Men do seem like the polite and well-scrubbed sort, but after enough time on the road, surely they’ve started to develop some fairly gross habits? Hilmarsdóttir laughs at the suggestion. “I’ve known the guys for a really long time, so honestly, it hasn’t been a really big change. Our trumpet player is a girl as well,” she continues, “so I have a go-to girl to get away from them if they’re being too gross or if I need a bit of a break! It’s nice, though, and I wouldn’t have it any other way.” If there’s one quality that unites the songs on My Head Is An Animal, it’s a sense of joy and uplift, and I’m curious to know if these qualities are reflected in the band members themselves. "I think so, yeah,” Hilmarsdóttir says. “I mean, I think we have our ups and downs, and in the album too, the lyrics are often more...they’re a bit more moody than the instrumentals. I’d like to think that in general, we’re pretty happy people though.” Taking it back to the beginning, Hilmarsdóttir credits the peace and quiet of Iceland with nurturing and inspiring her and the other members of the band as young musicians. “I’m a very calm person, and I really like the quiet and calm of Iceland. During the wintertime it’s dark and cold, and it really inspires me to write. When you’re touring, you’re always running around and it’s always crazy. Iceland is definitely inspiring, because when it’s too cold outside to do anything, your only option is to stay in and write a song.” With a population in the low hundreds of thousands, Iceland does not have a lot of opportunities for young bands to get out and play, but Hilmarsdóttir and her bandmates found ways around this. “We would drive around the coastline of Iceland a lot,” she explains, “because there are a lot of small towns there where bands very rarely come to play. People would always be excited to see us, and there is so much beauty around the coastline of the country that it was always really inspiring to get out there and see it.” In the past, Hilmarsdóttir has said that the song Little Talks was inspired by a house that she lived in, and the old couple who inhabited it before her, and I’m curious to ask more about this. “It was a really beautiful house,” she explains, “and it was very obvious when I looked at it for the first time that people had made their lives there. This old couple were the only other people to live there, and when people inhabit a house for that long, they leave parts of themselves behind. It was a beautiful house and I really loved living there – the song was written during
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that time, so it was definitely very inspiring, too.” Of Monsters And Men were in Australia earlier this year for the Laneway Festival, and enjoyed a very warm welcome to the country. “It was great,” Hilmarsdóttir says. “We actually came before. I can’t remember when exactly, but it was winter time in Australia, which isn’t really very much like our winter at all, so that was very interesting. Laneway was very cool though. It was very cool to travel around the country with all of those bands and get to know each other.”
“I’M A VERY CALM PERSON, AND I REALLY LIKE THE QUIET AND CALM OF ICELAND. DURING THE WINTERTIME IT’S DARK AND COLD, AND IT REALLY INSPIRES ME TO WRITE. WHEN YOU’RE TOURING, YOU’RE ALWAYS RUNNING AROUND AND IT’S ALWAYS CRAZY. ICELAND IS DEFINITELY INSPIRING, BECAUSE WHEN IT’S TOO COLD OUTSIDE TO DO ANYTHING, YOUR ONLY OPTION IS TO STAY IN AND WRITE A SONG.” The band will return soon to play a set at Splendour In The Grass, and I ask Hilmarsdóttir what exactly we can expect from that. “I don’t know … I guess you’ll have to come and find out!” she says. “No, but really, we want people to be a part of the show, we want them to have fun, and we want them to feel like they’re the eighth member of the band, if you know what I mean. We want to try and get people involved, we want them to really have a good time.” OF MONSTERS AND MEN play The Palais Theatre on Saturday August 3 and Sunday August 4. They also play the sold-out Splendour In The Grass festival in Byron Bay from Friday July 26 to Sunday July 28.
JAGWAR MA BY LACHLAN KANONIUK
Rising from Sydney to the world stage with a fresh take on elements of the Madchester sound of yore, Jagwar Ma have amassed critical fortitude for their debut full-length Howlin. The record consolidates the rapid rise of the outfit, led by vocalist Gabriel Winterfield and instrumentalist Jono Ma (formerly of Lost Valentinos). Speaking from just west of London, nursing a busted knee, Winterfield recalls the album’s gestation process and inspirational cues. Though the rise of Jagwar Ma has been a rapid one, Winterfield contends that it is just a continuation of his broader musical narrative. “Sort of feels like it’s been a long time coming. I played in a band beforehand that didn’t reach the level of success I wanted it to,” he says, referring to former Modular-signees Ghostwood. “It’s funny, even though it’s a completely different band in every single way, for me personally, it’s the same journey. All I wanted to do is become successful in music. Obviously I do have loyalty to my friends and my old band, and we’re still close friends, but I knew and they knew that all I wanted to do was become successful in music. So I’m glad to be getting that much closer.” The construction process between the core songwriting duo of Winterfield and Ma is one not defined by clearcut roles. “It all varies man; people try to work out how we write songs and it changes every time I try to explain it, but it never gives it justice,” Gabriel explains. Basically we walk into a studio and come out with a song, and that’s it. Obviously I sing and Jono is on the production side of it, but the intricacies are too complex to sum up.” The 11 tracks presented on Howlin offer an eclectic journey through a disparate range of genres and tone, but maintaining an air of consistency was not too great a challenge. “As long as there’s a continuous voice in the record,” Gabriel reasons. “Say if there’s a great novel, every chapter is different and different things happen in every chapter. But the overall tone of the book carries through from chapter one to chapter 50 and it’s all going to feel like the same book, even if the main character goes through these changes. I feel like that’s the same as the album.” Though sounding very of the now, the record doesn’t align itself with any current musical trends. The avoidance of such wasn’t necessarily a motivated choice, Gabriel explains. “I’m not adverse to trends. I see something that somebody’s wearing on the street, if I think it looks good I will look up where they got it and try to imitate, or try my own ideas,” he allegorises. “I’m the same with music. If someone is doing something cool now then I’ll definitely want to imitate it, then after a while I will deviate to my own task. Having said that, when we were in France making the record I don’t think we were thinking of anyone else apart from ourselves when it came to what album we wanted. It was our own way of being self-assured. There was also a lot of music happening last year that was really cool, but was difficult to imitate. Artists like Grimes, Azealia Banks and Tyler, The Creator. They were the three I was most excited about. But I’m not really a rapper, and I’m not a girl, so even if I wanted to imitate that, it wasn’t going to happen.”
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Of those three musical touchstones, Grimes and Banks both verge on the edge of fully-fledged dance at times. It’s a trait that is also present on Howlin, and at the Jagwar Ma live show. “I definitely see people dancing, sometimes people do rave out and it ends up feeling a bit ravey – which we’re totally for. I love dance music and I always have since forever, same with Jono, but a lot of the time when I see a DJ or whatever I’ll be the guy standing at the bar just listening. I love listening to the soundsystem, the nice engineering. I don’t usually dance. So I feel that if people are like that at our shows it would be hypocritical to be upset that they’re not really getting into it, because I know that they are in their heads, they just don’t feel the need to express it physically.” As for their live incarnation, Gabriel is still looking to grow and evolve. “We definitely want to get more people on board live. We want to do less and less digitally and more with live hands, especially with beats and percussion. I’d love to have a keyboard onstage, like a Rhodes. Maybe standing at a piano Little Richard style. As it stands now, there’s live bass and I play guitar and sing. Then Jono will run the 808 live and some synths, he also jumps on guitar for one song. It’s kind of funny,” he explains. As for what is beyond the current touring cycle horizon, Gabriel is yet to forecast – impeded by a recent injury. “I was supposed to have a meeting with my manager today, but I dislocated my knee three days ago. And I’m sure they would think a lot more in ‘strategies’, because we don’t really think in ‘strategies’,” he reasons.
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ROADSMARTS
BY PATRICK EMERY
We’ve all been there. It’s past midnight, the band’s finished and a few skinfuls of alcoholic beverage have been consumed. It’s time to exit the venue and find your way home. But are the trams still running? Who’s got the number of the taxi company? Someone reaches into their pockets, and clumsily fishes out a set of keys. “It’s OK,” they say, with a mild slur barely discernible above the veneer of confidence and bravado. “I’ve got my car.” The next act could be the last on earth for the driver, their passengers, or even an innocent pedestrian unlucky enough to come into the view of the inebriated driver. “No,” you reply. “Leave the car here, and we’ll pick it up tomorrow.” Sadly, the conclusion of that oft-witnessed scenario isn’t always as happy for all concerned. Dan Watt, journalist, band booker and Beat’s public face of the Roadsmarts campaign, remembers the night he came into contact with a drunk driver. “About ten years ago, I was hit by a drunk driver at about 2am, when I was crossing the road,” Watt recalls. “It was terrible. I spent four months in hospital, I had head injuries, I was put into a coma for a month, and I even had to wear a nappy.” It’s that dangerous, and often tragic situation that the Roadsmarts campaign aims to address. Roadsmarts is a public education campaign that uses a combination of social media, gig promotion, a smart phone application and interviews with musicians to reinforce a simple message: when you’ve been drinking, or someone you’re with has been drinking – don’t get in the car. The genesis of the Roadsmarts campaign was a proposal from Carl Gardiner, head of Mushroom Marketing, to the Transport Accident Commission. Gardiner and the TAC approached Beat, and put together a proposal to raise
awareness of road safety issues using the communication channels of the local music industry. For the TAC, the idea was consistent with the TAC’s broader public relations campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of drunk driving – and consequently, to further chip away at the annual road toll – as well as providing a specific focus to a highly-vulnerable demographic: the so-called ‘youth demographic’, which is typically over-represented in road accidents. “TAC research into ways to influence young risk-taking drivers, has shown that young people are very motivated by the responsibility of looking after their mates,” says Amanda Bavin, Senior Manager, Corporate Affairs at the TAC. “While taking different approaches and using different spokespeople helps the credibility of the message, the research shows that authoritarian voices are not always effective. By using real stories and real role models and people with like-minded values, messages are more likely to resonate.” Roadsmarts also has the support of the Victorian Police. “Drink-driving remains one of the biggest killers on our roads
Dan with The Beards and to be able to target and reach young drivers through music industry communication channels means we are getting our messages out there and creating conversations where they haven’t been before,” says Road Policing Command Assistant Commissioner Bob Hill. Road safety campaigns aren’t new. In recent years, the TAC has made its public message ever more stark, with images of bloodied car crash victims and tearful relatives appearing regularly on television. Watt, whose collection of interviews with musicians on Beat TV regularly includes a few questions dedicated to road safety, says Roadsmarts both complements and refines the broader road safety message. “The TAC has done big campaigns very well. Kids who’ve grown up with those vivid advertisements have become desensitised to them. So with this campaign to get the message of getting home responsibly across in a plausible, interesting way,” Watt says. The Roadsmarts smartphone application allows gig patrons to access the numbers of taxi companies, provides links and updates to public transport timetables, and generally reinforces the basic message: get home safely. And it’s not just drunk driving that’s the issue. Fatigue, as highway signs regularly remind us, is a killer.
“Musicians in Australia spend a lot of time on the road,” Watt says. “In one of the interviews I do, Kim Churchill has a story of sleeping at the wheel during a massive tour. So when we talk about that, it’s in a really organic way, and just to remind people to plan ahead, and not to take risks.” While the campaign has already been successful – Watt relays the story of someone commenting on social media that they’d decided to eschew driving after realising fatigue was a significant risk – Roadsmarts will continue to evolve as long as the road toll remains. “We think the Roadsmarts model has worked really well and the support it has received from the live music community has been great,” says Carl Gardiner. “If we can get more support from our amazing live music community, which in turn gets more young people to avoid high risk behaviour on our roads, then I think that is an outcome well worth pursuing.“ Watt sums up the message of the campaign with a rhetorical question. “You take your music seriously, so why don’t you take home getting safely seriously?”
different priorities and just trying to figure out a way that still allows you to be creative and still be on the road for a long period of time. So we’ve learnt a lot about ourselves and that kind of echoed into the record.” The expectations which comes with being on a label such as Rise Records as well as the demanding touring schedules could quite easily prove overwhelming for any young band. Although Woodley is candid that the band has had to learn how to best deal with the constant pressures of being a full time touring band, at the same time they have also developed a growing confidence as a musical unit, all of which helped them in the creation of Unimagine. “In a lot of ways, there was a lot of pressure at that time between tours just to spend some quality time to actually get the album cranked out,” he says. “[But] we had more confidence so we didn’t necessarily have to spend months in preparation going over every tiny detail. In the end we did end up doing that, but in the studio in the weeks leading up to it just getting everything fine-tuned.”
For the recording of Unimagine, Hands Like Houses turned to producer James Paul Wisner, who had previously worked with the likes of Underoath, Paramore and The Acadamy Is. It was a partnership which allowed the band to find their musical direction, as well as helping them to use all they had learnt and experienced over the last few years to the best effect. “I think [Wisner] really helped identify some of the arguments we had initially,” says Woodley. “We wanted to make a bit more of, I guess, an emotional connection with this album, so that meant giving different instruments and different parts their own space to breathe. You know, re-arranging a lot of parts and alternating parts and it just helped to kind of give everything room to shine and everything room to have that emotional connection for each part of the song.”
After a few years of reliving their early days, Saint Vitus knew it was time to hit the studio again. Their first release in 18 years, Lillie: F-65 not only sated the desires of the older crew, but brought a whole new wave of fans to the table. Now with new drummer Henry Vasquez behind the skins, after Acosta passed away, Chandler says he put pressure on himself to not ‘sell out’ on their eighth offering. “The fans were the ones that sparked us to get back together in the first place,” he states. “They are the ones that keep us going. You do everything for them. So I wanted our new sound to remain true to what fans remembered of the original Vitus all those years ago. We’re really grateful that people remember us after all these years. We didn’t want to make anything too modern for this album and have our fans say ‘oh they sold out’. Because I hate when bands put out a reunion album and it doesn’t sound like they did before. That’s terrible and I didn’t want that to happen.
“I felt quite a bit of pressure about regaining that old sound again. I was in a different state of mind back when we originally had the band. I was miserable and now I’m happy. But once I started writing, it all fell into place. Everyday gave me a few things to bitch about.” With their first Australian tour starting this week, Saint Vitus is already looking towards writing new material. “There’s stuff dripping into the pot,” he says. “I’m not going to rush into anything. If you rush into something, it sounds that way. I would rather take a little more time and have it be really kick arse. Lillie: F-65 will be a hard little girl to follow.”
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BY JAMES NICOLI
When I chat to Hands Like Houses’ vocalist Trenton Woodley, he and his bandmates are on the road somewhere in the United States as part of their appearance at one of the country’s most well known and prestigious punk-rock festivals, the Vans Warped Tour. For many Australian bands it would be a dream come true, yet it certainly isn’t without its challenges. And for a bunch of friends from Canberra, it sure is a long way from home. “It’s definitely got a challenging side to it. When we got on Warped, a lot of the bands that we’re touring with were like ‘congratulations!’ first of all, but gave us a lot of tips and tricks on just being prepared for the amount of work,” he says. “It’s a long tour with long days and often you have to battle the elements. So it can be 46 degrees like it was in Vegas the other day, and right now it’s wet and cold, so you’ve got to be prepared for everything.” Although the demands of such a tour can be draining for even the most seasoned bands, for Hands Like Houses it’s an opportunity of a lifetime. “Basically, you do long days, but at the same time it’s such a rewarding thing to be able to see so many bands you enjoy and look up to. And just hanging out backstage after sets and between sets and having people pop up on the stage just to watch your set is a pretty cool feeling.” Scoring a spot on one of America’s premier punk-rock
festivals is just another landmark which has seen the Canberra boys rise dramatically through the ranks, thanks largely to their signing to US label Rise Records at the end of 2011. This was promptly followed by the release of their debut album, Ground Dweller, in early 2012 which gained the band a bunch of accolades as well as an ever-growing fan base. Now on the eve of the release of their much anticipated followup, Unimagine, Hands Like Houses used everything they had experienced over the last year or so and channelled it into the writing and recording of the new album. “I think a lot of it has been learning to find our own niche,” says Woodley, reflecting on the period since their signing to Rise Records. “I mean we travel – we spend three, four, eight months away from home at any given time. We’ve got, I guess, different directions in life; a couple of us are engaged, a couple in serious relationships and some of us are just enjoying being young. So it’s six different people, six different value sets, six
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SAINT VITUS BY JESSICA WILLOUGHBY
There are few people that could say they have been so intrinsically involved in the development of American doom metal as Dave Chandler. The founding member and main songwriter of Saint Vitus, Chandler’s unmistakable rhythms have influenced and driven the progression of the genre for more than three decades. While other bands have peaked and fallen around them, Saint Vitus’ music has kept going irrespective of the trends. But that doesn’t mean the outfit haven’t faced their own demons along the way. Officially parting ways in 1996, Chandler was the first to admit playing with Saint Vitus was no longer fun, as tensions between members hit an all-time high. Though as these musicians pursued other endeavours – through outfits such as Debris Inc. and Shrinebuilder – time worked its wonders to mend the divide left in Vitus’ wake. It was a pure chance discussion that got the band back together for a once-off reunion in 2003. “I was talking with some people after a show with Debris Inc. in Germany one time and people were asking how come you don’t do a Vitus reunion,” Chandler says. “I was like, ‘I don’t know, let me just ask’. I asked Mark (Adams; bass) and Armando (Acousta; drums) first and they were into it. Wino (Scott Weinrich; vocals) had three bands going at the time, so he had a few more time restrictions on him – but he was into it. That’s how it got started and it was just meant to be a oneBeat Magazine Page 34
time thing in 2003 for the DVD we put out. The first practice was really trippy because we fucked up the first song and we stopped and went, ‘Okay, this is really weird’. We got a bizarre vibe. But then we started again and it was fine. It had just been so long.” The time together left a lasting impression. Although it would be another five years before they would revisit the idea again, this time it was the opportunity to headline Europe’s biggest doom festival, Roadburn, that got the creative juices following. “After that, we didn’t do anything until 2009 when Roadburn asked us to play,” Chandler says. “Then Hellfest asked us, which was when we really got back together and it got really big. Ever since then, everyone is getting along really well. It’s really cool because everyone’s having fun again. That’s the main reason Vitus stopped in the first place; because we lost the fun.”
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Tim Hemensley, the late Melbourne rock’n’roll pocket battleship, was never a fan of Australian rules football. So it came as a bit of surprise to his contemporaries in the music industry when Hemensley joined in the bidding for the football used at the 2003 Community Cup. “Hardly anyone was bidding,” recalls Andy Moore, drummer with Digger And The Pussycats. “And then Tim put in a bid here and there, and he ended up winning it. I asked if he was excited, and he said, ‘I don’t even like footy! I was bidding on it to get the price up, so I could help the community’,” Moore laughs. In some ways, Hemensley’s impromptu auction success sums up Hemensley’s legacy within the Melbourne music community. “Tim was all about community, even though he hated footy,” muses Jason ‘Evo’ Evans, the administrative and marketing brains behind Melbourne’s beloved Community Cup. “The Community Cup is a great fund raiser for charity, but it’s also about bringing people together – you bump into people you haven’t seen in years, you catch up on what they’ve been doing. And Tim loved that community aspect, which is why he loved the Community Cup.” While Hemensley would probably be bemused by his naming association with a football match, the decision to name a regular recreational football game between members of the rock’n’roll fraternity and media types has ensured his name, and attendant legacy, remains at the forefront of Melbourne music consciousness. Originally scheduled for late September, a week before the AFL Grand Final, the Tim Hemensley has been brought forward a few months this year to coincide with both the Leaps and Bounds music festival organised by Yarra City Council, and the gig being held at The Tote to commemorate the tenth anniversary of Hemensley’s death. “Mary Mihelakos gave me a call and asked if we wanted to bring it forward for the Leaps and Bounds festival. And then when the gig at The Tote sold out, it was the perfect opportunity for people to see the Powder Monkeys play as well.” Half-time of the game will feature a 30 minute set from the recalibrated Powder Monkeys, comprising original guitarist John Nolan, drummer Timmy Jack Ray and a rotating band of guest vocalists. (According to rumour, Rocket Science will also play a rare live set on the day.) Moore got to know Hemensley during the final year of Hemensley’s life, when the pint-sized rock legend would get on stage with Digger And The Pussycats to sing a cover of the Sex Pistols’ Bodies during the Pussycats’ set. Moore pays tribute to Hemensley’s seemingly unbridled passion for rock’n’roll. “When the Powder Monkeys supported The Dictators at the Tote, Tim got straight off stage, packed up his gear and stood front and centre in front of The Dictators for the entire set,” Moore says. Like most long-term Melbourne music fans, Evans has his fair share of colourful Tim Hemensley and Powder Monkeys memories. “I saw some great shows at The Tote, The Greyhound and The Espy,” Evans says. “I was always amazed by the sheer arrogance of the band.” One particular show at the Palace in St Kilda, when the Powder Monkeys supported former MC5 guitarist Wayne Kramer, sticks in Evans’ mind. “They were playing, and the stage manager was standing on the edge of the stage, and kept telling them that it was their last song, but they just kept on playing. Eventually Tim dropped his bass on ground, went over to the clock, took it off the wall and smashed it on stage,” Evans laughs. “The crowd absolutely loved it.”
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“I ASKED IF HE WAS EXCITED, AND HE SAID, ‘I DON’T EVEN LIKE FOOTY! I WAS BIDDING ON IT TO GET THE PRICE UP, SO I COULD HELP THE COMMUNITY’.” Ten years after his death, and Hemensley is still remembered fondly in the St Kilda community, where Evans still lives. “Tim always had time to talk to anyone who was walking around St Kilda,” Evans says. “He’d always been walking quickly, like he had a mission. Fred Negro draws him as an angry mouse, in tight jeans. I suppose it’s better to be remembered, than not at all!” Evans laughs. For the Hemensley Cup, the Rockdogs team will be again captained by Ross Knight, bass player and singer with the Cosmic Psychos. Knight’s footy skills may be on the wane, but his presence will remain inspirational. “Before the Community Cup, I used to introduce the footy to Ross, and tell him that he might not meet it during the day,” Evans laughs. But the day is more than just football, or even rock’n’roll. For Evans, it’s about rediscovering a sense of community that’s increasingly lost in the modern world. “I think the Tim Hemensley Cup, and the Community Cup fills a void that’s been created because it’s so hard to organise community events these days,” Evans says. “With the amount of paperwork we have to deal with, I don’t reckon we’d ever have got the Community Cup off the ground if we’d started these days.” With a combination of football, rock’n’roll and community, this Sunday’s Tim Hemensley Cup promises an afternoon of goodness that Evans hopes will prove irresistible to local punters – especially those who’ve missed out on a ticket to the Tote later that day. “We really hope that people come down to acknowledge all the work that’s gone into organising this gig,” Evans says. “You can come down, have a kick of the footy and listen to some dirty-arse rock’n’roll. That sounds like the perfect afternoon to me.” THE HEMENSLEY CUP takes place at Victoria Park, Abbortsford, this Sunday July 21 from 11am to 3pm. Half-time entertainment is the Powder Monkeys with guest singers. It's a gold coin donation. The sold-out Powder Monkeys anniversary gig will then take place at The Tote later that night.
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At the time of our chat, Bert McCracken, singer and keyboardist from Utah-based rock act The Used, was on The Vans Warped Tour across the States. In Washington DC to be more precise, with six dates left on the tour. It was just a few days after they had been announced as one of the feature acts on the newly revived Australian version of Warped Tour, more than a decade after the last time the tour graced our shores. The Used were barely even a band when Warped was last in Australia, and that slight irony is not lost on Bert. “That’s amazing, he says. “We were right on the cusp at that time. I hooked up with (guitarist) Quinn (Allman) around then.” Bert and the band are very much looking forward to a return visit Down Under, for what will be their fifth time here. “I can’t wait man,” he says. “What a way to celebrate, bringing The Used out on the return of the Warped Tour to Australia. We couldn’t be more grateful. We feel blessed to be a part of it.” Sweetening the deal further for Bert himself is the fact that he’s married to an Australian girl, and he’s about to move permanently to Sydney. “My wife is Australian, so I’m over there all the time. And I’m just moving over there about five days before the tour,” he reveals. “We’re all one man, we’re all brothers. We live in Sydney now.” Bert has a very simple answer as to how he thinks placing a planet between himself and the other members of the band will affect their career. “We’ll probably play in Australia a shitload more,” he says. “I’ll be flying a lot more than I ever have in my life. I enjoy flying. But we’re staying very prolific at this time, I think it’s important for bands to continue to release music because people have really, really short attention spans these days. My attention span on the other hand is like slow drying concrete,” he says. “I can read a book for 40 years straight.” The decade that the band has been around has yielded five albums, and they intend to cover as much musical ground as possible on the Aussie tour. “We try to play a little bit from each of our favourite jams, which we think are pretty much everybody else’s favourite jams,” he says. “Our live show is all about the energy, so it’s great to have people singing along. We’ll be playing a lot of the songs that were mythological singles back in the day. We like to switch it up and keep it interesting and exciting for us as well.” On top of those five albums, the band have also just put out a brand new, five-track EP. Bert is happy to tell us all about the new release, about its rough and ready sound and about the messages contained within its grooves, and tells us that they plan to play at least one track from the EP on the Australian tour. “It’s called The Ocean Of The Sky, and we’re really proud of it,” he says. “We worked really hard to get a specific type of sound, and we wanted to pay homage to the heroes of our musical beginnings, like Nirvana and Sonic Youth and all those. So it’s really noisy and it’s really messy, and we left all the mistakes in there. It’s a human approach to recording music. We produced it ourselves, and there’s actually a lot of really deep messages in there and there’s a lot of quixotic nonsense,” he laughs. “The deeper you dig, the more excited you’ll be. We’ve actually been playing the first track Iddy Biddy live,” he says. “It’s kind of about the human condition and the world, and about confusion and evolution and creationism, and power and money and policy, and it’s a pretty heavy jam. We may swing another in there too.”
“IT’S A HUMAN APPROACH TO RECORDING MUSIC. WE PRODUCED IT OURSELVES, AND THERE’S ACTUALLY A LOT OF REALLY DEEP MESSAGES IN THERE AND THERE’S A LOT OF QUIXOTIC NONSENSE. THE DEEPER YOU DIG, THE MORE EXCITED YOU’LL BE.” So the rest of the year, plus moving into 2014, is looking like a very busy period for the band overall, with the release of the EP, American Warped Tour, Australian Warped tour, plus plans afoot for the next full length album. It seems the tyranny of distance won’t slow them down. “We plan on recording in October,” McCracken says. “So we’ll do the next full length, then it’s Australian Warped Tour, and maybe a few other shows around the same time, and then the record will come out at the beginning of next year. Then there’s rumours of putting Taste Of Chaos (Tour) back together, so we’ll cross our fingers.”
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GIG ALERT: REZUME The most successful metal act to come out of the Indonesian island of Bali, Rezume, are heading to Melbourne for a slamming promotional show for their soon-to-be-released album, Fragment of Blessedness Spermicide, which will be unleashed upon Australia by Prime Cuts Music. It’s described as “a monstorous mesh of guttural death metal brutality, slamming groove and aggressive facepounding grinding hooks all splashed with a good soaking of tongue in cheek porn inspired scripts!” They’ll be at the Bendigo Hotel in Collingwood on Friday, September 6 with Whoretopsy, The Ophidian Ascension and Iconic Vivisect.
GIG ALERT: ORPHEUS OMEGA Melodic death metallers Orpheus Omega (formerly known as Orpheus) released their second full-length album, Resllusion, in May this year and they’ll be hitting Melbourne venues quite a few times over the coming months, so you’ll have plenty of chances to check out this epic set of finely-crafted, keyboarddriven melodeath. They’ll be at Musicland (all ages) on Sunday July 28, the Metal on the Bay festival on Saturday September 7, The Tote on Friday October 18 and the Corner Hotel on Saturday December 14.
AMPFEST Speaking of Pony Music and things that have ‘Fest’ in them, Pony will be the location of Melbourne Ampfest 2013, on Saturday July 27. Starting at 1pm, it’s an opportunity for guitarists to show off their amps (classic, modern, vintage, boutique, electric, acoustic and bass) and to network (and enjoy a BBQ) in a professional studio environment. Bring your amps, or just turn up to check out what others have. Pony Music is at 3/37-41 Hallam South Road, Hallam.
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DREAM THEATER BIOGRAPHY REVISED The official authorised biography of Dream Theater will be reprinted in a revised version which will now cover the departure of founding drummer Mike Portnoy, the subsequent welcoming of Mike Mangini into the fold and the band’s successful touring on the back of the album A Dramatic Turn Of Events. The new version of Lifting Shadows: The Authorized Biography of Dream Theater by Rich Wilson features all-new interviews with the band members and others close to the band. The book traces the band’s history from their mid-1980s Long Island origins through to the present, in full, frank and revealing detail. Meanwhile, the band’s self-titled album their 12th studio album and the second to feature Mangini - is due Tuesday September 24.
WANT MARTY FRIEDMAN TO PLAY ON YOUR RECORDING? Marty Friedman (acclaimed solo artist and former member of Megadeth and Cacophony, but you knew that) has released his first guitar loop library, titled Exotic Guitar, which seems to be pitched at the producer and DJ markets, but hey, there’s no reason you can’t take these loops and add them to your guitar compositions! A total of 65 patterns varying in length were recorded and looped at 140BPM. It’s priced at $24.99 and can be previewed at loopartists.com
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Well the Vans Warped Tour Australia announcement is heee-yaaaah. Touring this November and December, Warped Tour will hit six Australian cities. The lineup consists of The Offspring (Returning for the second time this year after playing Soundwave), Parkway Drive, Simple Plan, New Found Glory, The Used, Hatebreed, Tonight Alive, The Summer Set, Kids In Glass Houses, We Came As Romans, Man Overboard, Crown The Empire, The Dangerous Summer, For All Those Sleeping, Veara, Anarbor, Mallory Knox and Rdgldgrn. H20 were announced on the original lineup and the band even confirmed their impending Australian tour, but tweets over the weekend suggested they’ve since been booted. AJ Maddah tweeted ‘H20 were never confirmed for #Warped Tour and should not have been on the poster in the 1st place”… followed by “We invited H20 & initially it looked positive so they were on draft line up & mock artwork. Unfortunately the wrong file was sent out”. Apparently H20 turned down AJ’s “very reasonable offer” and asked for “insane money”. More acts are scheduled to be added to the lineup at the end of the month. Michigan’s For The Fallen Dreams are heading to Australia for a national tour this September. The Substance Australian Tour will also feature The Plot In You, Storm The Sky and Fit For a King and will arrive in Melbourne on Sunday September 15 at The Corner. You can also catch all bands at Invasion Fest 2012 at venue TBC. I regularly post news on new bands forming, God knows a dozen promising new entities are formed every hour, but this one feels like it deserves inclusion. Hot Water Music bassist Jason Black has started a new band called UnWed. He’s described it as “good ‘90s rock” with a Deftones/ Hum/Queens Of The Stone Age vibe. Intriguing. Obey The Brave have announced their supports for their upcoming Australian tour. Boris The Blade and The Storm Picturesque will join the band for their gig at Bang on Saturday August 17. You can also catch them at the Mordialloc Metal and Hardcore Festival at the Allen Mclean Hall with Buried In Verona and Attila. Sweden’s Adept have announced their first ever Australian tour for this October. Their Silence The World show will hit Melbourne’s Bendigo Hotel on Thursday October 17, before arriving at Wrangler Studios on Friday October 18 for an all ages affair. Get excited. They are.
NEW ARISTOCRATS ALBUM Instrumental trio The Aristocrats have released their second album, Culture Clash. The Aristocrats comprise a trio of virtuosi: guitarist Guthrie Govan, bassist Bryan Beller (Mike Keneally, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Dethklok) and drummer Marco Minnemann (Steven Wilson, Paul Gilbert and a memorable audition for Dream Theater). There’s also a Deluxe Edition, with a bonus DVD called Accept The Mystery: The Making Of The Aristocrats’ “Culture Clash”. That will include studio footage and exclusive interviews with each member of the band. A limited-edition double-album vinyl edition (only 1,000 copies being pressed) of Culture Clash will be released in late September exclusively through Hostile City Distribution and the band’s webstore, with pre-orders opening in late August.
VOROS RELEASE PT II OF DEBUT EP Voros, the-five piece Australian metal outfit featuring former members of Double Dragon and A Red Dawn, have released the second instalment of their three-part debut EP, The Sky Burial EPs. Featuring two new tracks, titled Pollaxe and Death Throes, The Sky Burial EPs: Part II was recorded by Andy Kite at Against The Grain Studios and mixed and mastered by Darren Jenkins (Mortal Sin, Daysend, DepriVation) at Jenk Music Productions. Download it for free at voros.bandcamp.com and check out Pt I (which was released in February) while you’re there. Voros is currently playing shows around Adelaide in support of the new release and have plans for interstate shows in late 2013 and 2014.
Welkin Entertainment and Pony Music present the return of Progfest to the Espy on Saturday August 24, with over 30 bands across three stages. The lineup includes Sleepmakeswaves, Voyager, Mushroom Giant, Glass Empire, Caligula’s Horse, A Lonely Crowd, Toehider, Alithia, Rise Of Avernus, The Black Galaxy Experience, Troldhaugen, Bear The Mammoth, Anarion, Rainbird, Motionless Me, Full Code, Orsome Welles, The Nest Itself, Nihl, Cat Or Pillar, Citrus Jam, Phil Para Band and more to be announced. Tickets are $24+bf and are on sale now from oztix.com.au, The Espy, Polyester (City & Fitzroy), Greville Records, Fist2Face OR directly from the bands. Doors open at 3pm.
TWELVE FOOT NINJA HIT THE ROAD Fresh from their national tour with the legendary Fear Factory and recent praise from the likes of Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater), Dino Cazares (Fear Factory), Wolf Van Halen (Van Halen/Tremonti), Misha Mansoor (Periphery) and the folks at Soundwave, genrebending five-piece Twelve Foot Ninja will bring their sharpened live show to Australian venues this August, September and October for their last homeland tour before heading to Europe, USA, and Canada - where they will undoubtedly become utterly huge. They’ve gone from strength to strength since the release of their critically acclaimed debut album Silent Machine in late 20, recently breaking a world record for the highest amount crowdfunded for a music video. While the massive production for that video is currently underway, Twelve Foot Ninja have released a brand new tour scrapbook video for new single Shuriken, documenting on-tour experiences of the past 12 months. Catch them at Ferntree Gully Hotel on Friday August 30, and the Corner Hotel on Saturday October 5.
Dead Letter Circus are fresh off a national tour as main support for Fear Factory but that doesn’t mean they’re slowing down. The guys are heading off on their own headlining tour this September before they try their luck overseas. See them at Ferntree Gully Hotel on Friday August 30, then Corner Hotel on Friday October 4. Tickets are on sale now.
CORE GIG GUIDE Wednesday July 17: Kingswood, Bertie Blackman, Lurch & Chief at The Corner Hotel. Thursday July 18: Ryan & The Goslings, A Sleepless Melody, Mayweather, Deadlights at Next. Grim Rhythms, Yachtburner, Soil and Ash, Halt Ever at The Reverence. Hey Santiago, Green Green Green, Someone Elses Wedding Band at The Bendigo. Friday July 19: City and Colour at The Toff In Town. Leadfinger, The Wardens at Yah Yah's. Admiral Ackbar’s Dishonourable Discharge, Prophets Of Impending Doom, General Pants and the Privates, All We Need at The Reverence. Corpus, Broozer, Term Four, Gladstone at The Gasometer. Cold Ground, Take Your Own, Bombs Are Falling, Cold Ground, Bricks at The Bendigo. Saturday July 20: Masketta Fall, Admit One, Temple, The SPinset at Bang. Midnight Hunting Crew, Robbie Bundle & band, Bowers, Garner & Hannan at The Reverence. The Tearaways, A Process Of/ Wet Pensioner, Wolfpak at The Bendigo. Sunday July 21: Straighjacket Nation, Daylight Robbery, Deep Heat, Gentleman at The Gasometer. Stereophonics, Atlas Genius at The Palace. Jamie Hay, Toy Boats, Marigold at The Reverence. Urns, Born Free, Colossus at The Gaso Upstairs. Nathan Seecks, Tim Hampshire at The Barwon Club. CHECK OUT ALL THE LATEST NEWS, REVIEWS AND FREE SHIT AT BEAT.COM.AU
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THE RECHORDS The ReChords and Pat Capocci will both be hitting the Public Bar for a big show this Friday July 19 – and rounding out the triple header will be local lads The Rockadees lending their support. Both the ReChords and Pat Capocci had overwhelming response on their tour overseas and have been gathering steam in different directions and a growing fan base both here and abroad. Pat is an amazing and energetic guitarist and has a more R’n’B flavour to his own unique style of roots & rockabilly. Then you get The ReChords with their twist on early hillbilly/bluegrass/country/rockabilly mix, adding flavours from the past in their own songs with current references in their lyrics. Join them from 8.30pm for 12 bucks. They also play The Retreat Hotel this Sunday July 2 at 7.30pm.
MONEY FOR ROPE Folks, you will need to see this 12 legged, two drummer party machine rock it out with no noise pollution – unless you are one of 100 lucky people to have specially tuned headphones on! This is a special one off show put together especially for Leaps and Bounds and the Gertrude Street Projection Festival when Money For Rope will be seen and not heard. Yah Yah’s will also be transformed into an exotic light filled gallery with a collection of projection artists, while Black Cab provide the soundtrack. This will all be going down on Sunday July 21, doors 6pm, free entry.
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With its name drawn from the first location of The Factory; the fifth floor of East Street, Midtown, Manhattan, three major creative movements Inpress, Mess and Noise and Whothehell are on board to present their launch event. At a secret warehouse location on Saturday August 3, Fifth Floor will showcase a collaboration of music and visual art that will set the tone for their future endeavours. This collective of creatives based in Brunswick are alongside fellow movements such as I Oh You, Bonny and Clyde, Hand Games and Cries Wolf. With garage/psych bands such as The Murlocs, Flyying Colours, The Octopus Ride, Dan Trolley and Premium Fantasy providing live music, and psych visual projections from Astral Projection, 12 Sandwiches, Zonkvision and Rarakin Collektive, this is an event for the senses. This stunning idea was developed in collaboration with Unknown Pleasures Factory an underground arts movement based in Berlin who travel abroad and host events, recently including Melbourne. Don’t let the word ‘warehouse’ fool you too much, Fifth Floor are all about quality over quantity. To find out the location of the party and secure one (or more) of only 150 pre-sale tickets, head over to Oztix. Tickets are $18 and on sale now.
CLEAR SPACEMEN Clear Spacemen is the vehicle for the timeless sounds of Jeff Williams. Clear Spacemen will perform their unique musical direction in fluid rock at The Retreat Hotel on July 18, supporting Williams’ favourite band The Dames. Along with Williams on vocal and electric guitar, Clear Spacemen features Barry Turnbull (ex The Cruel Sea, Widdershins, Love Me) on electric guitar; Phil Kakulas (The Blackeyed Susans, The Triffids) on bass; and Mark Dawson (The Blackeyed Susans, Ed Keupper) on drums. Be sure to get down there by 8.30pm to catch Clear Spacemen, followed by The Dames onstage from 9.30pm.
THE REPROBETTES The Reprobettes are all-girl-garage-growlers, and they’re on the loose and out to get every thrill they can; beg, buy or steal. They are divine, but deadly. With beehives that don’t behave, come and get a little mischievous at The LuWOW on Friday July 19. This ‘70s revival of kook and punk is sure to be a winner.
ROESY The proud possessor of six albums, numerous world tours and various award nominations, Irish tunesmith Roesy has achieved much in his time. Currently residing in our fair city, Roesy brings a little of the sound of Irish songwriting to the Drunken Poet this Sunday July 21 for what will be, as it always is, a captivating performance. If you have not seen this gentleman in action, you should. Kicking off at 4pm, and followed by Mr Black & Blues in duo form from 6.30pm.
SCARAMOUCHE Melbourne rock band Scaramouche are hitting the road on their biggest and most ambitious tour yet, where they present a sizzling set of tunes from their latest EP, Welcomes To The Parlour, to audiences across the East Coast of Australia. This Friday July 19 they are rocking their hometown with a show at Brunswick’s Penny Black.
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Evil Twin and Holy Trash bring their Winter dance party to the Great Britain Hotel in Richmond on Saturday July 20. It will be an evening of catchy riffs and sing-alongs with one of Melbourne’s grittiest duos in top form fresh from the studio. Holy Trash supports with his beautifully melodic solo rock numbers, just the thing to get the chill out of your bones in preparation for the sonic swell of Evil Twin. This gig’s free entry, so use your saved dollars to buy the guys a drink. Doors 9pm.
Oscar Galt picked up the drumsticks as a 13-yearold kid, and there begun his lifelong obsession with music. The guitar followed shortly thereafter and he took to the streets, beaches, sidewalks and garages honing his craft. A songwriting course refined his skills which saw the eventual production of his debut album, Guilt Factory. Every Saturday in July Oscar Galt will take his grungey-blues to the Cornish Arms stage for a north-side residency.
THE PERFECTIONS After a few months of well-needed, strategic Autumn hibernation, The Perfections are back in the depths of winter to warm the hearts and souls of the people. Come on down and feel the soul, love and cocktails this Saturday July 20 at The LuWow. Featuring DJs Jumpin’ Josh and Mohair Slim, plus those delicious Go-Go Goddesses. Doors at 9pm, $10 entry.
BEATEN BODIES Beaten Bodies is a seven-piece soul collective from Sydney. Reaching back to the pioneers of groove and catapulting them into today’s rich musical landscape, the band combine elements of jazz, hip-hop, soul and electronic music to forge a sound that is forward-thinking and all their own. Catch these guys in actions at The LuWow on Saturday August 10.
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DANCING HEALS To coincide with the releases of their new album You Will Never Be Younger Than You Are Now, local lads Dancing Heals will be playing a string of shows up and down the East Coast this July, finishing up back in Melbourne at The Workers Club on Saturday July 27. Grab your dancing shoes and make your way down there to join them as they wrap it up!
SHERIFF Sheriff are back St. Kilda! The journey has been hard, but they will finally be crossing the river and breaching the Southside again. High tail it down to the glorious Prince Of Wales public bar on Friday July 19 and immerse yourself in a mid-winter sweaty southern booze and groove extravaganza. Entry is free, with bands kicking off at 8.30pm.
THE WIKIMEN Throughout their daily toils and tribulations, The Wikimen always find time to string up the double bass and polish the vibraphone for a new sonic adventure in the realms of early 20th Century pop jazz. The Wikimen will set up shop at The Spotted Mallard throughout the months of July, these free entry shows will occur every Sunday from 4pm. And to celebrate their return the Mallard kitchen is serving up a succulent Sunday roast with all the trimmings.
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ALI E Mini tours are great. They don’t take too long, they don’t break the bank and they’re down right fun. Ali E and Hayley Couper are embarking on one together, smack bang in the middle of winter, on either side of the Bass Strait. They will be playing on Friday July 26 at The Grace Darling. Ali E will have her band in tow and Hayley Couper will have a swag of new songs. So come and get toasty warm at the Ali-E-Hayley-C-bassstraight-co-headline-tipsy-and toasty-winter-tour. Supports come from Alex and The Shy Lashlies and Cabin Inn.
BROTHERS HAND MIRROR This July, Brothers Hand Mirror are bringing their notoriously wild live exploits to Cobra Bar, upstairs at The Tote every Thursday evening. Nothing under the moons glow will make you want to dance more than the anticipation of the duo’s forthcoming EP Picture Tape. The EP is personally selected by Paul “PBDY” Young (who works alongside Flying Lotus on his label Brainfeeder) to hold the honour of being the first release on his up-and-coming record label TAR on the final Thursday of the residency. Catch them this Thursday July 18 at The Tote, alongside Habits and Outerwaves. Doors 8pm.
HOY Join HOY for Thursdays in July at The Spotted Mallard for a full band residency to warm the wintry nights. Hoy will be performing songs from their up-coming album Aquaslum with a six piece band. With different guests to open the night, HOY and friends will rock and folk out, spanning sounds that reference the likes of Mazzy Star, Fleetwood Mac, and Bonnie Prince Billy, amongst others.
RAISED BY EAGLES After three independent releases and countless radio performances and live shows with his other projects, Melbourne songsmith Luke Sinclair (The Idle Hoes) has embarked on his first solo project, culminating in this debut release from Raised By Eagles. Enlisting some of Melbourne’s finest alt-country talent in Nick O’Mara (lead guitar), Luke Richardson (double bass) and Johnny Gibson (drums) – all well established musicians and songwriters in their own right sharing a common love for honest music, and a deep respect for good song writing – Raised By Eagles are fast establishing themselves at the forefront of Melbourne’s alternative country scene. Consistently charming audiences with their impressive blend of country, pop, folk and rock, this is an act that encapsulates the art of storytelling at its heartfelt finest. They play Saturday July 20 at Bella Union, Trades Hall.
BETTER THAN THE WIZARDS Coming Back Your Way is the new single from Melbourne six piece Better Than The Wizards. With a hint of the old school, this song throws you back. Blues Brothers horn lines, gravelly vocals, all sexed up with a burnin’ Hammond organ solo. The guitar leads the front of the track while the drums drive it home. It’s short, a bangin’ pop tune that’ll have you coming back their way. Feel it wash over you when the band launch the single on Saturday July 20 at The John Curtin Hotel with Sunday Chairs and Soul Safari. Entry is $10.
PAUL REID Solo or with his band, Paul’s folky pop sound brings with it bright bursts of rolling guitar melodies and vocally honest lyrics that are often attention grabbing. The past year has seen the debut release of his selftitled three track EP and guest appearances on local radio, as well as the debut of his first music video for his well received debut single Seeds and Water. He is hard at work on his next release, which is already showing the kind of delivery you'd expect of more established artists. He plays The Retreat Hotel tonight, for free.
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YEAR OF THE SNAKE Come and get snaked out at the Bendigo, where the beer flows like wine, and the beautiful women instinctively flock like the salmon of Capistrano. Great line-up, great fun! This Saturday July 20, The finest serpents of the 54th Chamber presents: The Tearaways, A Process Of, Wet Pensioner and Wolfpack at The Bendigo Hotel.
CHRIS WILSON Chris Wilson has been an essential part of the blues and rock music scene in Australia since taking the stage with the Sole Twisters over 20 years ago. By the end of the ‘90s, Chris was renowned as one of our finest vocalists, harmonica players and songwriters. A master of his craft, Chris’ voice, presence and talent are a central part of our musical folklore. Catch him this Saturday at the Drunken Poet from 9pm.
PRONTO Featuring members of Bad Aches and Chook Race, Pronto deliver that vintage ‘77 era punk sound with power-pop nous. Someone once said that Pronto remind them more of a gang than a band, but a street gang never sounded this sweet, like bubblegum in a leather wrapper. Pronto play wimpy music for tough kids. See it for yourself every Wednesday this July at The Tote. Supports from Batpiss, Ross De Chene Hurricanes, Bits Of Shit, Cuntz and more. $6, 8pm.
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BEE Up and coming local indie artist Bee is launching her self-titled EP in the Gershwin Room on Friday July 26. Taking influence from blues and jazz artists, Bee has an empowering and enchanting stage presence with a unique and captivating sound that blends essences of jazz, folk, and blues to create a powerful and captivating acoustic sound, demonstrating an original and powerful take on music. Bee has also collaborated with various Australian hip hop artists, including Kwasi and Gzutek, which further demonstrate her music diversity and broad abilities. Catch Bee plus guests Bnash, Mantic Notion, Tash Sultana, Ross Evans, Rob & Andy. Tickets $12+bf available via espy.com.au and all Oztix outlets.
THE DUB CAPTAINS Bar Open’s favourite sons and daughters are proud to announce they’re playing a special Dub Captains show as part of the inaugural Leaps and Bounds Music Festival. The 13-piece pseudo-reggae staples will be hammering out two sets of their oceanic party songs alongside a couple of choice covers. Making this show extra special will be the inclusion of some unique live projections care of Thomas Russell at Astral Projection Artwork. Although The Dubbies’ feet are planted firmly in Reggae territory, the music itself is like a gumbo of different genres and influences from surf-rock, heavy dub, soul and pop, and nearly everything in between. These shows fill up quickly so get down early this Friday July 19 to secure a spot on the dance floor. Doors 10pm, free entry.
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GHOST TOWNS OF THE MIDWEST Join Ghost Towns of the Midwest as they play two shows this July at The Cornish Arms, kicking off this Friday July 19, and finishing up next Friday July 26. The alt-country all singing quartet will be playing two sets from 9.30pm, featuring some tunes from their forthcoming EP. Entry is free, food is hot & whiskey is warm.
HOLLOW EVERDAZE SUSY BLUE Vintage vocals and smooth as honey harmonies; Wish In My Dish is the newest release from Melbourne singer-songwriter Susy Blue. Singalong and catchy, Wish In My Dish effortlessly combines Susy’s love for calypso , 60s pop, whimsy and folk. Susy Blue plays August 11 at The Workers Club, a matinee show with Elephant Eyes – see it all come alive.
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Kylie Auldist has been singing for as long as she can remember and possesses an undeniable natural vocal talent: the kind of powerful yet nuanced soul voice that comes along only once in a while, and when you’ve heard it once you never quite forget it. She is half-Samoan but born and bred in the outback of Australia and is performing at the sold-out Splendour In The Grass festival with The Bamboos. You can catch her before she heads Splendour-wards this Thursday at Cherry Bar. Doors 8pm, a tenner will get you in.
DIZZY WRIGHT AND JARREN BENTON Dizzy Wright and Jarren Benton will play at The Prince Bandroom on Saturday July 27, supported by DJ Koppa. There is an under 18 show from 1pm, with 18+ between 6pm and 10pm. These are the hottest independent rappers for 2013. Tickets are $40+bf.
Rising Melbourne four-piece Hollow Everdaze have announced a headline show to celebrate the launch of their debut album. The show will follow on from a choice support slot at the Wavves and Unknown Mortal Orchestra double-headline Splendour sideshow. Hollow Everdaze perform at Northcote Social Club on Friday August 2.
SKYWAYS ARE HIGHWAYS After spending the past year writing and recording local 60s inspired sunshine punk band Skyways Are Highways are headed to America, and will play their final farewell show for the year at The Grace Darling this Friday July 19, alongside the likes of surf-rock boys Going Swimming and good friends Ceres.
Melbourne singer, songwriter and international touring artist, Shelley Segal has announced she’ll be bringing notable American jazz guitarist and vocalist Adam Levy out to Australia to tour their new collaborative album, Little March, which was released in Australia in March and the US last month. Performing at some of the country’s bestknown jazz clubs, the duo will be hitting up Bennett’s Lane here in Melbourne with a full backing band for two shows on July 26 and August 6.
FIONA LEE MAYNARD & HER EXTRA HOLY MEN This Saturday, Cherry Bar pays tribute to Weezer and Sunnyboys with live track-for-track performances of their respective ‘blue’ albums. First up will be Fiona Lee Maynard & Her Holy Men with their take on Weezer’s self-titled debut (aka The Blue Album), followed by Andy Kentler and friends as they bring back the Sunnyboys. Doors 5pm, $15 entry.
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Dear Thieves are an alternative rock/heavy blues two-piece based in Melbourne. Re-forming down South from Brisbane bands, they have been playing in and around the city since late 2012 and are eager to make a mark. With chunky, driving rhythms and strong but tasteful vocals you will be surprised by the amount of noise this two-piece can crank out. Catch them, as well as Dickfinger, at The Retreat Hotel this Friday July 19 from 10pm.
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Recent Melbournites Split Seconds continue their Eastern renaissance by hitting the Gasometer hotel every Wednesday in July. They’ll be wheeling out recent triple j staples like Top Floor as well as choice covers and various shenanigans. This week they’ll be joined by Slow Dancer, and entry won’t cost you a single clam. What are you waiting for?
LEAPS & BOUNDS MUSIC FESTIVAL SHUTTLE BUS There will be two Leaps & Bounds shuttle buses transporting music lovers from venue to venue on six of the seventeen evenings during the inaugural venue based winter music festival. The 12-seater buses will be free to board (subject to capacity) and will be driven by local musicians. So get on board and visit some bars that you don’t normally go to. Buses will be stopping for five or ten minutes nearby all official Leaps & Bounds venues which are within the city of Yarra including Abbotsford, Carlton North, Clifton Hill, Collingwood, Fitzroy, Fitzroy North and Richmond. For all the shuttle service information, head to the Leaps & Bounds website.
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CAM GOOLD Wednesday Winter warm-up! Cam Goold, of Melbourne’s vibrant, hip and funky outfit Propaganda Klann, is headlining a not to be missed gig tonight at The Bendigo Hotel. Other well known Melbourne acts who will be sharing the night are Seb Elkner and Arowe, so go get your groove on and head down there this Wednesday. 9pm start .
In conjunction with Melbourne’s Leaps and Bounds Music Festival, new record label upstarts Dream Vessels will take over The Grace Darling Hotel on Saturday July 20 to present one eclectic local music showcase. Headlined by their first signing, Clavians will launch their film clip for track Body Grip off newly released EP Cosmic Hood. Clavians bring psych-punk back to its rawest form and prove not to be your average drums and guitar two-piece. Joined on the night by electronic mastermind Solaires, alt-country crooners Big Smoke and three-piece scuzzy grunge maestros Claws and Organs, doors will open at 9pm, and DJ Nth Wheel will be spinning the finest local black wax to treat the ears of unsuspecting punters. $10 entry includes Clavians Cosmic Hood EP.
LONESOME One of Melbourne’s finest country-rock acts will be playing at The Reverence Hotel this Thursday July 18. Lonesome combine elements of Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan and the Gram Parsons. They play original music with some old Western swagger. Also playing on the night will be Puerto Rico and Brent Mcmullen. $7 will get you in, doors 8pm.
Define your sound in five words or less: Alt country.
Define your genre in five words or less: Classic psychedelic swagger rock. Bearing the terrible clichéd nature of this question, what do you reckon people will say you sound like? We often get told that we sound like Led Zeppelin, but I think our music is more of a mix of classic and modern rock styles. We have all listened extensively to so much music from the last number of decades, old Chicago blues, grunge, punk and a bunch of new stuff, and I think that a lot of those influences are reflected in our songwriting and our live show. What do you love about making music? It’s such an amazing feeling when people are moved by music that we make, whether they’re dancing or rocking out and having a good time, or if there is a song that might trigger a particular emotional response from a listener. I love the buzz you get from playing a live show and when someone has a really enthusiastic response or congratulates us it gets even better. We’ve been doing a lot of busking on our current tour and it’s a great feeling even when passer-bys on the street stop and get into it. What can a punter expect from your live show? Our live show is generally an intense sweaty rock experience that also has a feel-good party vibe. Our singer is really engaging and has an ability to make punters feel like they are part of the show which is important, plus he’s a pretty funny bastard. At the moment we’re focused on making our sets a very cool visual experience also, so there’s a lot of colour and action which complements the feel and sound of our music. What’ve you got to sell CD-wise? We’ve got two EPs out – the most recent one Welcome To The Parlour was released at Cherry Bar late last year. We were stoked to have such a successful launch there because that was one of the places we had dreamed of playing when we first moved to Melbourne. Anyway we’re aiming to have a new release out by the end of the year, so we’ll be back on the road again for that.
This is going to be a cracker of a night! Come down to The Bendigo Hotel this Sunday July 21 and enjoy some bloody sensual music. $6 entry to see the sick blokes and lasses in Dangerous John, Hunter Gatherer, The Fibs and Berlin Sirens for a great Sunday arvo showcasing Melbourne’s great undiscovered talent pool! Doors 7pm.
After an almost ten year hiatus, JP is returning to the live scene. Defrosting around open mic nights, he’ll be fully thawed for a show at Tago Mago this Friday night at 8pm in support of The Dark Ales and Seedy Jeezus. JP will be drawing from his repertoire of songs by Juxtaposition, Bounty Hunter and Dusky Wood. Expect a broad mix with a big sound.
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A new queer event for everyone with the hottest house, dubstep and electro DJs from around Australia. Featuring two of the country’s most talked about DJs, Stevie Mink and Jane Daffy, Queer House will set standards high in the Queer clubbing scene this July. Head Southside to the Prince of Wales bandroom this Friday to join in the good times. Doors 10pm, $15 will get you in.
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From July through August, Polo Club will get crowds up the East Coast bouncing to their signature blend of hip-hop beats and electronic finishes. This tour will introduce yet another side of their head-bopping hip-hop personalities, offering up bright new tracks from a Summer of writing, notably the tongue-in-cheek track Coming Home, which describes Polo Club’s bodacious home coming after a tour of world domination. Hot tracks like these are certain to warm-up the chilly nights in the coolest way possible. They’ll be warming up The Workers Club this Friday July 19, with special guests Low Budget and W1SP.
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DAVID BRIDIE & THE PILLS David Bridie’s new album Wake has been hailed as profound, inspired, bold and hauntingly beautiful. Now see it live as David continues to tour it around the country. Bridie launches Wake on Saturday July 20 at the Northcote Social Club with his new band The Pills. $25+bf, doors 8.30pm.
When’s the gig and with who? We’re in the middle of our biggest tour yet right now. We’re playing about 20 shows up and down the East Coast this month, from western Victoria to Sunshine Coast in Queensland. Our next Melbourne show is Friday July 19 at Penny Black in Brunswick with Since We Kissed and Lepers and Crooks. Both those bands are fantastic and it’s free entry, so it’s gonna be a really fun night.
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Bearing the terrible clichéd nature of this question, what do you reckon people will say you sound like? Whiskeytown or Ryan Adams usually – that’s RYAN Adams pal! No fuckin’ ‘B’ understand? – as far as the standard reference points. But I like the more obscure ones. Don Walker facebooked our guitarist Nick, and said my vocal on Watching You Fall sounded like Peter Wolf doing Nothing But The Wheel. That’s a great song! I reckon whatever Don reckons. What inspires or has influenced your music the most? My friends write and play some of the most inspirational music I have ever heard. Melbourne is a special town. My wife is always writing/playing great songs around the house and that usually lights a fire under my arse. I start trying to write something just as good. There’s nothing more inspiring than playing someone else’s great song. A dysfunctional family is always a bonus too. How long have you been gigging and writing? Writing songs, badly, since I was a kid. Writing them not so badly since about 2006 when I started doing it for The Idle Hoes. Shaun Feeley asked me to join that band in 2004. Then he asked me to write a few songs for the first LP. I never knew if a song I’d written was any good unless someone told me it was. Shaun told me my songs were good, and they made it onto the album. One of them was Backbeaches of Rye which I’m most proud of. Mick Thomas covers that song sometimes, thank you very much! How do you balance making and playing music with your other commitments? By accepting that you will indeed, be tired all the time. It’s hard if you’re trying to work a day job and have a music career; waiting for one to consume the other. But it’s also hard if you’re not. In any case, playing shows and making records pretty much cancels all the shit stuff out, so it’s something I need to be doing. What can a punter expect from your live show? Beer, wine and spirits. The music is beautifully played, honest and cathartic and the band is rugged, handsome and talented, so you can expect that. And the lyrics are good. People respond to Raised By Eagles in a way I’m not really used to. It’s a great feeling to know your music has hit somebody where it counts. When are you playing live/releasing your album/ EP/single/etc? We’re launching our debut LP at The Bella Union (Trades Hall) on the corner of Lygon and Victoria Streets, Carlton, this Saturday July 20 from 8pm, with special guests The Stillsons and Bill Jackson and Pete Fidler.
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ARCANE SAINTS
FRASER A GORMAN Define your genre in five words or less: Indie-folk. When’s the gig and with who? The gig is our album launch on Friday July 19 at The Evelyn Hotel with The McQueens and The Winter Suns. Bearing the terrible clichéd nature of this question, what do you reckon people will say you sound like? We would like to think we sound like an amazingly over-sized, over-powering folk band with a ridiculous amount of instruments. Though in more of a straight forward term we would hope a cross between Angus Stone and Bon Iver. What’ve you got to sell CD-wise? Well our album Older came out on the July 1 to download off our bandcamp page but we will finally have physical copies of our album available at the launch on the 19th at The Evelyn. What part of making music excites you the most? I suppose we just love the process of making music together. We have a huge band full of talented musicians and just love every time we get together to produce the huge sound we do. Why should everyone come and see your band? Cause we believe we are completely awesome and we’re quite surprised everyone hasn’t already come. If someone made a movie about your life, who would play you? Michael Bolton, He would definitely have to play half of us the other half would probably be played by Jimmy Barnes without question.
Fraser A Gorman & Big Harvest release their new single and video Dark Eyes and celebrate with an intimate solo residency, playing Wednesdays in July at The Spotted Mallard in Brunswick. Tonight Fraser will be joined by Tim Neilson of The Death Rattles. Free entry with music from 8.30pm.
NEW ESTATE After their critically acclaimed fourth album Recovery on Chapter Music, Melbourne’s scruffpop wonders New Estate are celebrating ten years with a residency at The Grace Darling. Every Sunday in July, with special guests in upcoming weeks including Guy Blackman, Sarah Mary Chadwick and The Ocean Party. Doors are at 7pm and there is an $8 entry fee.
LEADFINGER As part of the Leaps & Bounds Music Festival, those teen titans of trash Leadfinger and Melbourne’s masters of mono The Wardens team up for a night of gusset-bursting rock action at Yah Yah’s in Fitzroy on Friday July 19. Get your leather jacket dusted off and lock it in! Doors 7pm, free entry.
VOODOO BEAT Raspect Records presents Voodoo Beat, a night of African drumming, dance hall rhythms and sounds from the Caribbean. New Dub City will team up with members of African Star Drumming and Dance to entertain punters with a high-energy show that invites the audience to participate in the power of performance. Also featured will be the music of Haitian born producer Voodoo Dred, presented by DJ Missile. It all goes down as part of the Leaps and Bounds Music Festival on Saturday July 20 at Bar Open. Doors 10pm, free entry.
Fronted by a relative of Steve Harris (Iron Maiden) Melbourne rockers Arcane Saints constantly tour the globe in their mission to reignite rock’n’roll. Multi-Grammy Award winning producer Toby Wright (Metallica, Kiss, Korn, Alice in Chains) was impressed by the band after hearing them on the radio and invited them to his hometown of Nashville, USA to record their debut album Turning The Tide. A chance late night meeting in a Nashville bar also lead to Peter Keys, pianist from the legendary Lynyrd Skynyrd making a guest appearance on the album. The album launch is on Saturday August 3 at The Espy Front Bar with supports Destroy She Said, Voodoo Cain and The Caning.
HEY! SANTIAGO This Thursday, Hey! Santiago will take to the stage at the iconic Bendigo Hotel with friends from Green Green Green and Someone Else’s Wedding Band. They will be warming your heart, souls and minds with tales of good times and summer days. Come down with all your friends, enjoy a warm night and a cold beer and dance your troubles away. Free entry!
BUFFALO TALES Wes Carr’s latest incarnation Buffalo Tales will come to life in coming weeks, as he takes the album Roadtrip Confessions on a roadtrip of it’s own! Comprised of a combination of capital city shows and regional dates, it marks the first time in more than two years that Carr has mounted a full-scale tour. Join Carr as Buffalo Tales across three nights this week at The Elsternwick Hotel on Friday July 19, the Ferntree Gully Hotel on Saturday July 20 and finally The Workers Club on Sunday July 21.
JAMIE HAY The Reverence Hotel is excited to be hosting Jamie Hay (a death in the family, conation) every Sunday afternoon in July. They will be his last shows for a long time, so make sure you make it down to one... or four. Show starts at 3pm and is totally free. This Sunday features Toy Boats and Stu & Tara.
THE WILD COMFORTS The Wild Comforts are a dirty country band ready to make you wish your wife left you, your ute was broken and your dog was dead so you could write country songs too. Together with Alex and The Shy Lashlies this is going to be one hell of a honky-tonk evening not to be missed. Hosting this country showdown is Richmond’s Great Britain Hotel, Thursday July 18 at 8.30pm.
PERICO Melbourne band Perico will headline a special performance at The Empress Hotel on Friday July 19 to honour their friend Sally Isaac, who passed away four years ago and to whom this year’s Leaps and Bounds Music Festival is dedicated. Through her work at Yarra Council, Sally made an enormous contribution to public life, especially to the lives of those in the community who were more socially isolated and disadvantaged. Money collected on the door will be donated to the Sally Isaac Memorial Scholarship Fund, a fund established to help further the education of young women who make significant contributions to the Victorian community. Also performing on the night will be Mark Sinton and The Great Western. Doors open at 7pm, tickets $10.
SEASONS GHOST Season’s Ghost are excited to announce the launch of their debut album Under No King taking place this Friday July 19 at The Bendigo Hotel. Joining them on the bill for the night will be Take Your Own, Cold Ground, Bombs Are Falling and Bricks. Beers will be flowing like Niagara falls, guitars will be shredding, voices will be melting hearts, drums will be thunderous and a tear will be shed.
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ALBUM OF THE WEEK KARNIVOOL
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Asymmetry (Cymatic)
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It was no secret that the recording of Karnivool’s second album, Sound Awake, was less than pleasant. There were no Pennywise-style blow-ups, but it was an arduous journey that somehow managed to result in a killer album. Karnivool seem to like to take their time between releases, with Asymmetry coming in as only album number three in their 14+ year career. It’s hardly a deliberate marketing choice though; they’re not a gimmicky band forcing some sort of extending musical foreplay before dropping their latest opus like The Temper Trap, it just seems to work out that way. The time in between, however, creates all manner of speculation and expectation, with naysayers awaiting their spectacular downfall. The haters will be waiting even longer because somehow, Karnivool have done it yet again. As the opening track, Aum, begins with all of its ethereal and haunting glory, it becomes clear that Asymmetry is an entirely new experience. Leading with the single The Refusal was perhaps a flawed decision; while it is a good song in its own right, it’s blatant hardcore sound painted a deceptive picture of the album it preceded. While every band lays claim to “breaking new ground” each time they enter the studio, Karnivool mean it. Ian Kenny’s immediately identifiable vocals twist and contort outside of their comfort zone, while the rhythms of Jon Stockman and Steve Judd jar and push in equal measure. The production influence of Nick DiDia (Rage Against The Machine, Mastodon) trickles into tracks like Nachash and A.M. War, but it never sounds as though he has pushed Karnivool into a realm they uncomfortably inhabit. Drew Goddard and Mark Hosking shine, taking their almost scientific riffs into uncharted territory. When they chose to explode, they do so with the brute force of an atom bomb and yet there
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are countless moments on this album where Karnivool pull things right back. In these moments, they sound more like they’re creating a terrifying and desolate soundscape than an assaulting rock song. The softer moments come as a surprise – like when Float follows The Last Few – and on the first few listens of the album, you’d be excused for feeling completely confused. But there is a mood that persists through the entire album; there is a cohesion to the madness - everything is deliberate, everything works and everything is in its right place. KRISSI WEISS Best Track: Eidolon If You Like These, You’ll Like This: The Afterman COHEED & CAMBRIA, Lateralus TOOL, Advaitic Songs OM In A Word: Mammoth
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE
Take Back The Night (Sony) Following up a middling and slightly indulgent comeback LP with a quickfire companion LP, ol’ mate JT gives us the first taste of The 20/20 Experience part deux with Take Back The Night. As you’d expect, it sounds like an offcut, an unrealised demo from the original full-length. Like it’s nearly there, but the plodding hi-hat/snare beat sounds like a placeholder click track, and everything else has that phoned-in feel. It’s not terrible, but it is terribly uninspiring – especially in what’s been a banner 12 months for soulinfused pop.
THE DRONES
A Moat You Can Stand In (Independent) A big noisy motherfucker of a runaway train, A Moat You Can Stand In is the exquisite I See Seaweed’s most ferocious cut – something a little more I Don’t Ever Want To Change than Shark Fin Blues. It’s big, it’s beautiful, and it’s more than a bit feral. Be warned, you’ll need a lead-lined towel to mop down Gaz’s acidic spittle afterwards. And yeah you’ll wanna hear this one live on their upcoming tour.
THE APE
Crawl Back (Indpendent) Surely Tex Perkins has just cracked his personal best for concurrent musical projects? As well as fronting nascent outfit The Ape, Tex has his Cash tribute Man In Black, three iterations of Beasts Of Bourbon, and The Cruel Sea all hitting the stage before the year is out. Imbued with a smoky and sleazy barroom swagger, he croons over the measured Crawl Back with shades of QOTSA’s more soulful moments, and the comparison works in The Ape’s favour.
KIERAN RYAN
Are You A Conspirator (Spunk) Sliding a Be My Baby-esque beat underneath what could pass as an ancient Gaelic anthem, ex-Kid Sam singer-songwriter Kieran Ryan soars solo on the latest track to be lifted from his self-titled debut. He paints a rich landscape while showing glimpses of fragility, anchoring the sense of abounding triumph with deft melancholic touches.
HEARTLAND RECORDS 1. At the BBC 3xCD/DVD SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES 2. A Ton of Love 7” EDITORS 3. Ewig LP BLUE ANGEL LOUNGE 4. Violet Cries CD/LP ESBEN & THE WITCH 5. Feeding the Flame CD/LP SAD LOVERS & GIANTS 6. Les Revenants LP MOGWAI 7. Self Titled LP THE SOFT MOON 8. Jeopardy CD/LP THE SOUND 9. Heart Machinery 2xCD PIANO MAGIC 10. Ex Tropical LP LOST ANIMAL
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I Got One (Independent) Down the line, trend-defying pop goodness reigns supreme on I Got One, a triumphant love song dedicated to the self from Sydney duo Twincest. The jungle groove is on-point, as is the singalongcommanding chorus cry of “I don’t want no shit today.” The production values are world-class, too. Check it out on the EP Fuckotash, out now. Beat Magazine Page 42
1. Smashed On A Knee CD POWDER MONKEYS 2. Downunder Nuggets 2xLP VARIOUS 3. Racey Roller LP/CD GIUDA 4. Stranded In The Mystery Zone LP DEAD MOON 5. Here Come LP THE HIGH LEARYS 6. Meat Thump 7” BITS OF SHIT 7. S/T LP KING KHAN & THE BBQ SHOW 8. Singles LP MARVELOUS DARLINGS 9. Oddities 2xLP THE CLEAN 10. Wiseblood LP MIGHTY CAESARS
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TOP TENS
FRANZ FERDINAND
Right Action (EMI) A piecemeal of sub-standard guitar-pop hooks, Right Action shoots its load within the first minute and spends the remaining playtime trying to stuff its flaccid knob into 2013’s unreceptive orifice. Remember that moment when Take Me Out had that deceptive build-up, paying off with a complete about face? Magic. Brilliant. Remember the enticing wink-nod charm of Do You Want To? Top-notch. Remember those two tracks from Tonight? Sorta. Not really. Remember Right Action? Barely. And I just finished listening to it.
SHELLEY SEGAL
Stuck In The Memory Of You (True Music) Emanating pure class, Stuck In The Memory Of You features Shelley Segal’s enchanting, knowing croon and the sublime jazz guitar of Adam Levy. The wistful subject matter rises above the overly sentimental with brilliant pop melodies and the kind of track you could spin on repeat all night until the candles are extinguished and the wine bottles depleted.
DAVID LYNCH FEAT. LYKKE LI
I’m Waiting Here (Sunday Best) Evoking a tortured beauty, as is his wont, from the ever-excellent Lykke Li, David Lynch takes a back seat in this lush and dreamy bonus track from the upcoming LP The Big Dream. And yeah, we’re well past due for another Lykke Li album at this stage.
KING KRULE
Easy Easy (XL/Remote Control) “If we’re going through hell/We just keep going.” Just when you think King Krule couldn’t sound any more British, he goes and paraphrases Churchill. Easy Easy is downtrodden and disenfranchised as fuck, but there is that tantalising light present at the end of the tunnel. Archy Marshall has shades of the now-defunct WU LYF about his vocals, but the heightened clarity creates a more personable affair. Profound well beyond Marshall’s 19 years.
SINGLE OF THE WEEK VIOLENT SOHO
In The Aisle (I OH YOU) An attention-commanding warning shot fired ahead of Violent Soho’s new LP Hungry Ghost (out September 6), In The Aisle marks a welcome return from Queensland’s finest hard-rock proponents. Reaching for the emotive as well as the mosh-frenzied, the track charts a considerable maturation from the Mansfield lads. Stick around for the big fuck-off closing clusterbomb of riff glory.
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Change Of Heart EP (Capgun Kids / MGM) Change Of Heart is the album, or in this case mini-album, that Australia has made its priority for decades – the Big Dumb Rock Record. Whether you first heard it from Dallas Crane, Jet, Grinspoon or The Angels, not much in the template has changed. Kingswood (the good ol' Aussie suburban tradition theme runs deep) is four mates playing in a garage in Melbourne, inevitably downing a few cheeky stubbies, and in that respect, as much from this decade as any of the past five. Just because it’s the latest in a long and feted tradition doesn’t mean that Change Of Heart shouldn’t offer something unique. Admittedly, the eight-track 'EP Deluxe' starts with its most derivative moment, the sub-three minute guitar assault She’s My Baby, featuring drums reminiscent of James Baker’s tribal beats on Hoodoo Gurus’ Leilani. From this fun but forgettable start, the songs are split evenly into those that absolutely work, and those that would benefit from a little spontaneity. The single Medusa falls into the former group; a thumper highlighting Fergus Linacre’s rough but nuanced vocals that swing between sweet soprano and canine growl within a single line. Ohio, a bluesy southern rock, or even R&B, song is the ultimate high here, and in a perfect world, this harmony-soaked song would be playlisted on radio stations across the world. Then, in an unlikely second half twist, those beautiful harmonies are the record’s undoing. On a run of consecutive songs, Linacre’s lead vocals are replaced by song-length two, three and four part harmonies, which while technically faultless, restrain potential raucous rockers like Yeah Go Die into upbeat folky-choir performances. A classic ‘less is more’ mistake is an unnecessary Best Track: Ohio blemish on a record that otherwise can stand proudly If You Like These, You’ll Also Like This: THE MESS HALL, amongst its classic Aussie pub rock forebearers. THE DATSUNS, KINGS OF LEON (circa: early stuff) In A Word: Beergarden SIMON TOPPER
BLISS N ESO
Circus In The Sky (Illusive) Bliss, Eso and Izm are classy ringleaders and provide plenty of entertainment under the big top of Circus In The Sky. Bliss N Eso are quickly outgrowing Australian hip hop. On their fifth album, the band has embraced expansive production, rock beats, uplifting choruses and popular samples. Circus in the Sky aims for the stars. The unlikely voice of Charlie Chaplin and his speech from 1940 film The Great Dictator starts proceedings in rousing fashion. Daniel Merriweather sings on the soulful Can’t Get Rid of This Feeling and Home Is Where The Heart Is takes a funky ‘70s rock riff as a foundation for some down-to-earth rhyming about the comfort of familiarity. Both are instantly likeable and it’s no wonder the latter track gave the boys their highest chart debut. B’N’E are still capable of the odd clunky couplet and lyrical cliché – hear Eso on Animal Kingdom for example: “I set the kitchen ablaze/And take to the stage like Ricky Gervais/Tell it like it is in a world gone mad/I paint the town red like my girl on rag”. But these lazy slips are occasional and can be forgiven considering the effort that has gone into the album as a whole. Getting signoff on the Chaplin sample was far from easy as, presumably, was coaxing NYC rap god Nas into contributing. His verse on I Am Somebody is as good as any he has committed to record in the last few years. Circus… is humourous too – Australian heavyweights 360, Pez, Seth Sentry and Drapht sound like they’re having a blast together on record for the first time on Reservoir Dogs while DJ Izm shows what he can do with some funnies from Loosest Aussie Alex Williamson. Best Track: Can’t Get Rid Of This Feeling If You Like These, You’ll Like This: PEZ, TINIE TEMPAH In A Word: Expansive
EDITORS
The Weight Of Your Love (Liberator) Oft likened to Joy Division, Echo & The Bunnymen and similar ‘80s legends, Editors have undergone some sort of epiphany with this, their fifth record. They have accepted that toying with the style they developed along these perimeters with a sprinkling of Interpol may tick the right credibility boxes but does not equate to fiscal rewards. Maybe it was the departure of Chris Urbanowicz last year, but Tom Smith and cohorts step into the U2-lite light. Editors remain dense and stifling when the mood takes them. Which is often. Lyrically, The Weight Of Your Love sees a band surrounded by the emotional Wailing Wall. You get the hint very early on when Smith’s falsetto moans “I’m a lump of meat with a heartbeat/Everyday l pray l’m the first to go,” on The Weight. Later, Hyena reflects of sentimental free relationships, “l love you, l love my black eye/These knots l’ll never untie/They’ll believe us in who we are/There’s history in a scar.” Certainly not very airy as the cement begins to set. Then, scratching at an itch he cannot quite find, Smith bemoans “I don’t trust the government/l don’t trust myself/What is a boy gonna do?” on A Ton Of Love. Thankfully, the rest of the band, particularly guitarist Russell Leetch, drummer Ed Lay and keyboardist Elliott Williams lend some earnestness to proceedings without devolving into a puppy-like eagerness to please Smith. But Smith resolutely does not stray far and reminds us that “I am in the corner with the wasp sting in my throat,” on The Sting. Then, remembering that the cash box needs a rattle, Smith recalls the light and deftly delivers “I wrap myself in you/A little something that l can cling to.” The listener becomes reinvigorated and the record executives elated. Musically, Editors have become less dissonant without diminishing the emotional intensity. Although not blessed with the musical virtuosity or lyrical vision that the listener in for a feast, Editors are meaty enough to guarantee there will not be any Best Track: A Ton Of Love starvation either. If You Like These, You’ll Like This: THE NATIONAL, MARK LANEGAN, SPARROW AND THE WORKSHOP BRONIUS ZUMERIS In A Word: Lugubrious
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POWDER MONKEYS
Smashed On A Knee (Freeform Patterns/Fuse) When John Lydon asserted that anger was an energy, he might have been talking directly about the Powder Monkeys. Tim Hemensley, the band’s principal songwriter, bass player and lead singer, did a hard line in social and political invective. Alienation, frustration, emotional dislocation, social marginalisation – it was there in spades. Add to that rhetorical mix John Nolan’s buzzsaw guitar, and Timmy Jack Ray’s disciplined street fighting rhythm attack, and the Powder Monkeys were just about the toughest, angriest, hardest rock’n’roll bastards in the business. Smashed On A Knee was recorded originally in 1992, and released in 1994 on Dave Laing’s Dogmeat Records. At the time of its original release, the Powder Monkeys had already established the band’s reputation for intense and powerful live shows; the release of Smashed On A Knee came as something of a disappointment, with the Powder Monkeys’ aural attack buried in a confusing, occasionally turgid mix. Mikey Young’s careful re-mastering uncovers the sonic gems buried in the original rough mix. The brutality of Another Night In Hell verges on frightening; the cathartic anger of Persecution Blues is confronting, and perversely pleasurable. Hemensley’s bleeding raw emotional make-up is never as obvious as in I Stand Bare; Bruised Battered And Bloodshot offers a self-destructive antidote to the pains of human existence. The re-release comes with three bonus tracks, including a cover of Sam and Dave’s I Thank You (via a 1977 ZZ Top bootleg), and two alternative versions of Another Nite In Hell and Atomic Resolution. There will never be another Powder Monkeys – these guys didn’t just break the mould, they Best Track: Persecution Blues smashed it to pieces. If You Like These, You’ll Like This: MOTORHEAD, MC5, BORED!, THE DICTATORS PATRICK EMERY In A Word: Potent
When you’re young, notionally independent and unencumbered by the domestic, vocational and economic ties that come with age, a long holiday is a wonderful thing. Buy a one-way ticket, put all your stuff in a bag and head off into the distance, with ne’er a care for anything – other than, maybe, a passport and some cash. But eventually the long holiday can mutate into a trial, with attendant tribulations: logistical dramas, disgruntled fellow travellers and a general frustration with life on the road. Thankfully, there’s none of the latter with Long Holiday. Listening to it does, however, transport me back to a time a couple of decades ago when holidays were devoid of the administrative and domestic complexities of the modern era. It’s a time when L7, Babes In Toyland, Nirvana and Soundgarden defined the musical zeitgeist, when the flannelette shirt was a fashion icon and political agnosticism was an ideological statement. You can feel that slacker punk thing all through Hate Potion No.8, replete with sharp riffs to spit abuse over anyone caught in the band’s way; She Ain’t Dead (But You Are) builds to a crescendo, like a spurned lover presenting a case of emotional assault. Hit Machine is a pop song to die for – with a hint of Bo Diddley, The Yardbirds and David Bowie somewhere in the mix – and Garden Of Evil is all thrashing heads and Pixies guitar runs. Army Of One is solitude in its ideal sludgy Pacific North-West guise, Red Eye stumbles through a morning after the night before with bleary eyes and frontal lobe crushing set of riffs. Salt is soft to the touch, and light to the ear; this is the holiday to which the band must be referring. But it’s over soon enough, and Blood From A Stone returns to a basic linear rock route, before Cola Pop finds solace in the pop corners of Olympia. The darkness of Silver is compelling, the thrash, grind and grunge of ‘Round Again is arresting and Your World is the logical link between The Runaways and Lita Ford’s 'Queen Of Metal' days. With that, the holiday is finished, but the good memories remain. Best Track: Hate Potion No.8 If You Like These, You’ll Like This: L7, BABES IN TOYLAND, PIXIES, RIVER OF SNAKES In A Word: Grunge
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London’s Landshapes recently compressed their name down from Lulu and the Lampshades, which was a bit of a mouthful and made them sound like a go-go girl band. The one-time-Lampshades were best known for You’re Gonna Miss Me (Cups), a take on a Carter Family classic from the '30s that was in turn covered by numerous YouTubers and, most famously, by Anna Kendrick in Pitch Perfect. The consolidation of the band name is matched with a focused sound that’s very much their own. Their love of traditional folk is evident, but given a modern twist and darker edge for their full-length album for the reliably great Bella Union label. The four-piece playfully skirt around various genres, but unite with purpose and form a distinctive, cohesive album that’s easy to warm to. The deceptively titled opener, Racehorse, is a gradually unfolding ballad that creeps in to the eerie sound of creaking gates. Its lethargic pace is atypical of the album and we’re soon pulled into the restless energy of the assertive In Limbo, a riveting highlight that rides along with propulsive bursts of post-punk guitar wig-outs. As the album progresses, the tracks switch tempos at unexpected points without becoming chaotic, while lyrics are approached by different angles according to the ebb and flow of the music. For all the Best Track: In Limbo shape-shifting, Rambutan is a debut that confidently If You Like These, You’ll Like This: Know Better Learn makes its mark. Faster THAO AND THE GET DOWN STAY DOWN, I Can Wonder What You Did With Your Day JULIE DOIRON CHRIS GIRDLER In A Word: Rambunctious
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GIG GUIDE WEDNESDAY JULY 17 INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS P!NK + THE KIN Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne. 7:30pm. $80. CAM GOOLD + AROWES + SEB ELKNER Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $10. CASSIUS CLAY + BIG FACE & THE BOOGIE WOOGIE BOOGIE BOARD BOYS + FRANCESCA GONZALES + KYM & THE OYSTERS Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. CIS + CAROLYN CONNORS + CHARLES IVES SINGERS + MAD NANNA Empress Hotel, North Fitzroy. 7:30pm. EVEN + TOBY MARTIN Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 8:00pm. KINGSWOOD + APES + BERTIE BLACKMAN Corner Hotel, Richmond. 7:30pm. $12. MARC HUNTER TRIBUTE - FEAT: JOHN SWAN + ALEX FORMOSA BAUDO + BRIAN MANNIX + DALE RYDER + MICHAEL OLIPHANT + MICK PEALING + RIC FORMOSA + TRACY KINGMAN + WILBUR WILDE Espy, St Kilda. 8:00pm. $30. OLIVER TANK (SLOW MOTION LAUNCH) + HAYDEN CALNIN + TIN LION Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $12. PRONTO + LATHER DON Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. ROOTS OF MUSIC - FEAT: THE MERE POETS + AMISTAT + CARDINAL + MADDIE JANE + RELATIVE Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 8:00pm. SPENCER P JONES & THE ESCAPE COMMITTEE + GOLDEN SHOWER + POWERLINE SNEAKERS Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10. SPLIT SECONDS + KATE MARTIN + KATHRYN ROLLINS + SLOW DANCER Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. THE DEEP END + PALACE OF THE KING Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. THE SOLICITORS + GOODBYE SIDEBURNS FOREVER + THE NAYSAYERS Bar Open, Fitzroy. 8:30pm.
ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY, BLUES & FOLK FRASER A GORMAN + TIM NEILSON Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 8:30pm. 17OLYMPIA Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 8:30pm. ALEX HAMILTON + MADELINE LEMAN Some Velvet Morning, Clifton Hill. 8:00pm. ALEX HAMILTON Some Velvet Morning, Clifton Hill. 8:00pm. COLLAGE Espy, St Kilda. 9:00pm. LACE & WHISKEY + POISON FISH Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 9:00pm. OPEN MIC Grind N Groove, Healesville. 6:30pm. OPEN MIC Ontop In Ormond, Ormond. 7:30pm. OPEN MIC & JAM NIGHT Musicland, Fawkner. 7:00pm. PAUL REID Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 7:30pm. ROGER & BUDDY KNOX Standard Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. SIMPLY ACOUSTIC Wesley Anne, Northcote. 8:00pm. WINE WHISKEY WOMEN - FEAT: LITTLE WISE + BETH CLEARY Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 8:00pm.
JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC ABBEY FOSTER FALLE Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne. 8:30pm. BRUNSWICK BROWN OWLS Sporting Club Hotel, Brunswick. 7:00pm. CHRISTOPHER SEALEY QUARTET + JACOB EVANS GROUP Conduit Arts Studio, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $5. DIZZY’S BIG BAND Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 8:00pm. $14. HAMMOND JAZZ CLUB + MR ANDREW SWANN Claypots Tavern & Fair, St Kilda. 9:00pm. PRINCE ALBERT Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $15. SOUL ISLAND Open Studio, Northcote. 7:30pm. SWING NIGHT First Floor, Fitzroy. 6:30pm. TOM FRYER BAND + LO-RES 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. VIVE LA DIFFERENCE Claypots Evening Star, Melbourne. 7:30pm.
THURSDAY JULY 18 INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS AA & THE RUNNING MATES + DJ RICHIE 1250 + GREAT EARTHQUAKE + MID STATE ORANGE Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $8. AFTER DARK - FEAT: TALES IN SPACE + LITTLE FOX + STEEL PONY DJS John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 9:00pm. $10. ANIMAUX + SKYWAYS ARE HIGHWAYS + TULLY ON TULLY
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Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $8. BROOKE RUSSEL & THE MEAN REDS + LIAM GERNER & LUKE MOLLER + RICH DAVIES & LADIE DEE Empress Hotel, North Fitzroy. 8:00pm. BROTHERS HAND MIRROR + HABITS + OUTERWAVES Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. CORPUS + THE MORRISONS + THRASHER JYNX Bar Open, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. EVEN + KRISTA POLVERE Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 8:00pm. FIONA LEE MAYNARD & HER HOLY MEN Tago Mago, Thornbury. 8:30pm. GLACIERS + MELBOURNE CANS + ZONE OUT Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $5. GREAT JOHN HIMSELF + DAMON PERILLO + THE CONSCIOUS COLLECTIVE + THE VACANT SMILES Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm. GRIM RHYTHM + HALT EVER + SOIL & ASH + YACHTBURNER Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 8:00pm. $5. HEY SANTIAGO! + GREEN GREEN GREEN + SOMEONE ELSES WEDDING BAND Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. HITS + THE DIPSTICKS Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. ILL’S (EP LAUNCH) + FISHING + GUERRE + WINTERCOATS & TOWNHOUSES Workers Club, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $12. JAKUBI + BAKER STREET + DYLAN JOEL Espy, St Kilda. 8:00pm. JAMIE ANDREW Thornbury Local, Thornbury. 9:00pm. KINGSWOOD + BERTIE BLACKMAN + LURCH & CHIEF Corner Hotel, Richmond. 7:30pm. $12. LONESOME + BRENT MCMULLEN + PUERTO RICO Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 8:00pm. $7. MECHANICAL PTERODACTYL + JEFF HANN + STRAYLOVE Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8:30pm. $9. NEXT - FEAT: RYAN & THE GOSSLINGS + A SLEEPLESS MELODY + DEADLIGHTS + MAYWEATHER Colonial Hotel, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. NOVA & THE EXPERIENCE + BUSY KINGDOM + DANGEROUS JOHN + THE GIVE Espy, St Kilda. 8:30pm. OFFICIAL COLOMBIAN INDEPENDANCE DAY CONCERT - FEAT: JERAU + LOS DE ADENTRO The Hi-fi, Melbourne. 8:30pm. $35. OLIVER TANK (SLOW MOTION LAUNCH) + HAYDEN CALNIN + SAFIA Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $12. OVERDRIVE Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. TIM NEILSON Labour In Vain, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. TO THE AIRSHIP (ALL AGES) + EVER REST + GLADSTONE + REEDS OF THE TEMPTRESS + VOID OF VISION Musicland, Fawkner. 7:00pm. $10. VICE PARTY! - FEAT: KEITH! PARTY + BISCOTTI + MAJOR NAPIER Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 9:00pm.
ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY, BLUES & FOLK BACKWOODS CREATURES Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 8:30pm. BLOW The Horn African Music Lounge, Collingwood. 8:00pm. DAN WATERS Some Velvet Morning, Clifton Hill. 8:00pm. HOY + JIMMY STEWART Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 8:30pm. KESTRAL Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine. 8:30pm. $5. MIKE NOGA Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 8:30pm. MOMENTS NOTICE Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6:00pm. NICHOLAS ROY + ALEX GIBSON + JAC STONE Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 7:30pm. $12. OPEN MIC Acoustic Cafe, Collingwood. 6:30pm. OPEN MIC Balaclava Hotel, Balaclava. 6:00pm. PAUL REID + MANISHA Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 8:00pm. SALT LAKE CITY Sporting Club Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm. THE DAMES + CLEAR SPACEMEN Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8:30pm. THE WILD COMFORTS + ALEX & THE SHY LASHLIES Great Britain Hotel, Richmond. 8:30pm.
JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC AARON CHOULAI ENSEMBLE Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. ADRIAN WHITEHEAD Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 7:00pm. AGUA CON SOL Open Studio, Northcote. 8:30pm. ALWAN Claypots Tavern & Fair, St Kilda. 9:00pm. CLAIRY BROWNE & THE BANGIN’ RACKETTES Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh. 8:00pm. ERAN JAMES + LAURA K CLARKE Gertrudes Brown Couch, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $10. JOHN FRANCIS CARROLL Carino Tapas Bar, Ascot Vale. 8:00pm. KYLIE AULDIST & THE GLENROY ALL STARS + DJ PIERRE
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DREAM VESSELS In conjunction with Melbourne’s Leaps and Bounds Music Festival, new record label upstarts Dream Vessels are set to present an eclectic local music showcase. Headlined by their first signing Clavians, who will be launching their film clip for track Body Grip off newly released EP Cosmic Hood, Clavians bring psych-punk back to its rawest form and prove to be not your average two-piece. Joined on the night by electronic mastermind Solaires, alt-country crooners Big Smoke and three-piece scuzzy grunge maestros Claws and Organs, doors will open at 9pm and DJ Nth Wheel will be spinning the finest local black wax to treat the ears of unsuspecting punters. $10 entry includes Clavians Cosmic Hood EP to help celebrate Dream Vessels first release. Dream Vessels take over The Grace Darling Hotel this Saturday July 20. BARONI + DJ VINCE PEACH Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. LISA FAITHFULL + MARCO + POCKETWATCH KNIGHT & MATT LISTER Wesley Anne, Northcote. 8:00pm. $5. MAYFIELD + BENDING RODRIGUEZ First Floor, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. MINGUS THINGUS + MIRKO GUERRINI Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 8:00pm. $14. THE CHELSEA WILSON QUARTET 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. $10. THE OVEREASYS Claypots Evening Star, Melbourne. 6:30pm. THE TAL COHEN QUARTET Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne. 8:30pm. $15. THE THOMAS LORENZO QUINTET Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $20. TROMBA - FEAT: DEL BARIO + QUARTER STREET ORCHESTRA Jewell Of Brunswick, Brunswick. 8:00pm. WHITE TREE SWING BAND Red Bennies, South Yarra. 7:00pm.
FRIDAY JULY 19 INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS ADMIRAL ACKBAR’S DISHONOURABLE DISCHARGE + ALL WE NEED + GENERAL PANTS & THE PRIVATES + PROPHETS OF IMPENDING DOOM Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 8:00pm. $10. BIG VOLCANO + BUTTFIST + CYANIDE TEETH + VENDORS RICH Barleycorn Hotel, Collingwood. 7:30pm. CABINS + SEA LEGS + THE SINKING TEETH + WEREWOLVES Espy, St Kilda. 9:00pm. CIRCADIAN PULSE + CITRUS JAM Cbd Club, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. $10. CORPUS + GLADSTONE + OUCH MY FACE + TERM FOUR Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $10. DEATH BY SIX + CARDINALS + FIGHT THE AVALANCHE + SWIM THROUGH SEASONS + THIS FIASCO + YOUR WORLD IN RUINS Musicland, Fawkner. 6:00pm. $10. DICKFINGER + DEAR THIEVES + DJ 3 + DJ REDRIGUEZ Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 10:00pm. EINSTEINS TOYBOYS + EVANJEWEL Musicland, Fawkner. 7:30pm. $10. ESC + STRANGERS FROM NOW ON + YUM YUM CULT Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 9:00pm. FRIDAY NIGHTS AT MONET’S GARDEN - FEAT: MACHINE TRANSLATIONS National Gallery Of Victoria, Melbourne. 8:30pm. $28. GRAND RAPIDS + AGILITY + HAZEL GROVE + OFFICER FRIENDLY + THE WINTERS Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm. LEADFINGER + THE WARDENS Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. LEADFINGER + THE WARDENS + TWO HEADED DOG Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. LEAKS + ALTA + AUDEGO Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $8. LITTLE HOUSE GODZ + THE BLEEDING ROSE + THE SLIGHT RETURN Lucky 13 Garage, Moorabbin. 7:30pm. $15. NOVA & THE EXPERIENCE + LOOSE TOOTH + MURDENA + TWO COLOURED KOI Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 9:00pm. $6. PAPA CHANGO Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 9:30pm.
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POLO CLUB (EP LAUNCH) + LOW BUDGET + THE RIPE DJS + W1SP Workers Club, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. RIOT IN TOYTOWN + MARY WASHINGTON + SENTIA + SHORTFALL + TRANSIENCE Espy, St Kilda. 7:45pm. $15. SCARAMOUCHE + LEPERS AND CROOKS + SINCE WE KISSED Penny Black, Brunswick. 9:00pm. SEASONS GHOST + BOMBS ARE FALLING + BRICKS + COLD GROUND + TAKE YOUR OWN Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $10. SEEDY JEEZUS + JP SWALLOW + THE DARK ALES Tago Mago, Thornbury. 8:00pm. SEX ON TOAST + KUMAR SHOME & THE PUNKAWALLAHS + THE DO YO THANGS Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 8:30pm. $10. SHADOWS OF HYENAS + ART OF WAR + VOODOO CAIN Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. SHERIFF Prince Public Bar, St Kilda. 8:00pm. SKYWAYS ARE HIGHWAYS + GOING SWIMMING Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 9:00pm. $8. THE BEEGLES + FIGUREHEAD + PREMIUM FANTASY John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 8:00pm. $8. THE DIRTY RATS Baha Tacos & Tapas Bar, Rye. 10:00pm. $15. THE DISAPPOINTED + 23AOA + CHEV RISE + THE NAYSAYERS Espy, St Kilda. 9:00pm. THE DUB CAPTAINS Bar Open, Fitzroy. 10:00pm. THE HARLOTS Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine. 8:30pm. $5. THE MAJOR ROCK HARD ABS + DJ RICK HOWE + GREAT EARTHQUAKE + JOE NEPTUNE Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $10. THE PSYDE PROJECTS + BIG WORDS + CITIZEN KAY + DJ CARMEX Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 9:00pm. $10. THE REBRPBETTES + THE TUTTUT KYNGS The Luwow, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. TODD RUNDGREN + KIM SALMON Trak Lounge Bar, Toorak. 9:00pm. VELMA GROVE (OLDER LAUNCH) + THE MCQUEENS + THE WINTER SUNS Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. $5. WARPED + DJ TOM LYNGCOLN + OHMS + WICKED CITY Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $12. WHITLEY + ESTHER HOLT + TULLY ON TULLY The Hi-fi, Melbourne. 7:30pm.
ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY, BLUES & FOLK ADRIAN STOYLES + LADIE DEE Some Velvet Morning, Clifton Hill. 8:00pm. CHRIS WILSON Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 5:30pm. CITY & COLOUR Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $39. CLAIRY BROWNE & THE BANGIN’ RACKETTES + DUNE + FOREST OF EYES Corner Hotel, Richmond. 8:30pm. $35. DEE VUKI The Wharf Hotel, Melbourne. 6:30pm. GREENS DAIRY ANGEL ENSEMBLE Sporting Club Hotel, Brunswick. 7:00pm. KING LUCHO + LIAM GERNER Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 6:00pm. MICK THOMAS Basement Discs, Melbourne Cbd. 12:45pm. ROGER KNOX + BUDDY KNOX + TOBY MARTIN Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh. 8:00pm. $25. SONGS FOR SAL Empress Hotel, North Fitzroy. 7:00pm.
STEVE THEW & THE W BAND Aj’s Cafe, Melbourne. 6:30pm. STILLSONS Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 9:30pm. THE ALEISTER JAMES BLUES ASSEMBLY + STEPHEN O’HERN Open Studio, Northcote. 6:00pm. TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC SESSION - FEAT: DAN BOURKE Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 6:00pm. WES CARR’S BUFFALO TALES Elsternwick Hotel, Elwood. 8:00pm.
JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC BEN CARR TRIO Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6:00pm. $5. BROTHERFUNK + CHILDREN OVERBOARD + PURPLE TUSKS 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. $8. CANNONBALL Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:30pm. $25. CONNIE LANSBERG QUARTET The Regent Club, 8:00pm. DEAN’S MARTINI & SHAKERS Claypots Evening Star, Melbourne. 7:30pm. GRACE KNIGHT Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne. 8:30pm. $40. KUNJANI Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 9:00pm. $20. KYLIE AULDIST & COOKING ON THREE BURNERS First Floor, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. LOS COUGARMEN Wesley Anne, Northcote. 8:00pm. $10. MARGIE LOU’S PIANO HOUR + ALYCE PLATT Claypots Tavern & Fair, St Kilda. 9:00pm. TAL COHEN TRIO Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. THE BANJO PATERSON SHOW - FEAT: THE FUJIYAMA MAMAS The Flying Saucer Club, Elsternwick. 8:00pm. $23.
SATURDAY JULY 20 INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS AIRBOURNE + PALACE OF THE KING Corner Hotel, Richmond. 8:30pm. $30. ATLAS GENIUS + NEIGHBOURHOOD YOUTH Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $39. BANG - FEAT: MASKETTA FALL + ADMIT ONE + TEMPLE + THE SPINSET Royal Melbourne Hotel, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $15. BETTER THAN THE WIZARDS + SOUL SAFARI + SUNDAY CHAIRS John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 8:00pm. $10. BLACKCHORDS + GENERAL ASSEMBLY Prince Public Bar, St Kilda. 8:00pm. BLUE ALBUMS DOUBLE TREAT - FEAT: FIONA LEE MAYNARD & HER EXTRA HOLY MEN + ANDY KENTLER + DJ MARY M + WEREWOLVES Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $15. BOUNDLESS TOUR - FEAT: KONTACT + DEADLIGHT + DEADLIGHTS + FALL THE ABSTRACT + HERITAGE + IN DREAMS LIKE THESE Musicland, Fawkner. 4:00pm. BRENDAN KELLY + SHUT UP JACKSON WOLF + THUNDERHORSE WOLF Idgaff Bar & Venue, Abbotsford. 8:00pm. $5. BUCHANAN + LITTLE FOX + SPLIT SECONDS Workers Club, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. $12. COLLARD GREENS & GRAVY Labour In Vain, Fitzroy. 5:00pm. CORPUS (EP LAUNCH) + THE MAGGOT MEN + THE WORLD AT A GLANCE + TOO SOON! Espy, St Kilda. 9:00pm. DAVID BRIDIE & THE PILLS + EDEN MULHOLLAND Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 8:30pm. $25. DEAD SALESMEN DUO Tago Mago, Thornbury. 9:00pm. DREAM VESSELS PRESENTS - FEAT: CLAVIANS + BIG SMOKE + CLAWS & ORGANS + DJ NTH WHEEL + SOLAIRS Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 9:00pm. $10. GENERAL PANTS & THE PRIVATES + SPUNK MACHINE + WHERE’S GROVER? Barleycorn Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. HITS + BRAT FARRAR + DEAD RIVER + KIDS OF ZOO Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10. INSTANT MO + TEMPLE OF TUNES + VELUDO Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm. JASON AYERS + AMY GANTER & THE LOVE & SQUALORS + BIANCA BERTO + OFFICER PARROT 303, Northcote. 7:45pm. $10. LIONHEAD The Wharf Hotel, Melbourne. 1:00pm. MIDNIGHT HUNTING CREW + ROBBIE BUNDLE + THE ENDLINGS Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 8:00pm. $10. MOUTHPLUG + LUKE GRAY + THE UGLY KINGS Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 8:30pm. PAT CAPOCCI + THE DETONATORS Lucky 13 Garage, Moorabbin. 8:00pm. $15. POLYESTER RECORDS VS BEDROOM SUCK PARTY! - FEAT: BLANK REALM + ANGEL EYES + PEARLS + PER PURPOSE + TERRIBLE TRUTHS + THE CLITS Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 6:30pm. POPSYCHLE FESTIVAL - FEAT: HARRY HOWARD & NDE + CHILDREN OF THE WAVE + FRAUDBAND + GO GO SAPIEN + HOUSE OF LIGHT + MAP ENDS + MATT GLEESON + TANGRAMS + THE GALAXY FOLK Empress Hotel, North Fitzroy. 4:30pm. PROPAGANDA CLAN + SERI VIDA Thornbury Local, Thornbury. 9:30pm. RAISED BY EAGLES (ALBUM LAUNCH) + BILL JACKSON & PETE FIDLER + THE STILLSONS Bella Union Bar (trades Hall), Carlton South. 8:00pm. $12. ROYSTON VASIE + CABINS Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $10. SAINT VITUS & MONARCH + CLAGG The Hi-fi, Melbourne. 8:30pm. $51. SHANNON BOURNE Union Hotel, Brunswick. 9:00pm. STEEL BIRDS Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. THE PERFECTIONS + MOHAIR SLIM The Luwow, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. THE TEARAWAYS + A PROCESS OF + WET PENSIONER + WOLFPACK Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $10. TODD RUNDGREN + KIM SALMON Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh. 8:00pm. $65. TTTDC + DEAD Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 4:00pm. VOODOO BEAT - FEAT: NEW DUB CITY & AFRICAN STAR DRUMMING & DANCE + MISSILE Bar Open, Fitzroy. 10:00pm. WARDENS + LEADFINGER Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine. 8:30pm. XENOGRAFT + LASERS UNDERWATER + TANG! + UNGUS UNGUS UNGUS Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 9:00pm.
ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY, BLUES & FOLK THE HAZELMAN BROTHERS Some Velvet Morning, Clifton Hill. 8:00pm. ANDRE WARHURST & THE RARE BYRDS Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 9:30pm. BROOKE RUSSELL & THE MEAN REDS Sporting Club Hotel, Brunswick. 6:00pm. BUDDY KNOX BLUES BAND + DAVE ARDEN + JAMES HENRY +
JARRAH + JESSIE LLOYD Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 6:00pm. CHRIS WILSON Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 9:00pm. EVIL TWIN + TIM SMYTH Great Britain Hotel, Richmond. 9:00pm. FATS WAH WAH Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 9:30pm. GEOFF ACHISON Elsternwick Hotel, Elwood. 9:00pm. GREEN’S DAIRY ANGEL ENSEMBLE + COOKIE BAKER + JAMIE MACDOWELL Chandelier Room, Moorabbin. 8:00am. $10. HUANCHACO Union Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm. RAISED BY EAGLES + BILL JACKSON + PETE FIDLER + THE STILLSONS Bella Union Bar (Trades Hall), Carlton South. 9:00pm. $15. SAMARA WILLIAM (PRECIOUS LAUNCH) Thornbury Theatre, Thornbury. 8:00pm. SMALL STORM + HUGH MCGINLAY Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 4:00pm. THE CHARLIES + DJ ADALITA + DJ DR LUDWIG + LIAM GERNER Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm. WAYWARDBREED Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm. WES CARR Ferntree Gully Hotel, Ferntree Gully. 9:00pm.
JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC BROTHERFUNK Penny Black, Brunswick. 9:30pm. CLASSICAL PIANO Claypots Evening Star, Melbourne. 2:00pm. GOYIM + ELVIS IN THE HOUSE Claypots Tavern & Fair, St Kilda. 3:30pm. GRACE KNIGHT Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne. 8:30pm. $40. IAKI VALLEJ Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $20. JOE CHINDAMO TRIO Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 9:00pm. $20. MIROSLAV BUKOVSKY TRIO Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 5:00pm. MONSIEUR SWING + ADRIAN WHYTE & THE PAVEMENT SERENADERS Open Studio, Northcote. 6:00pm. SAM BRITTAIN Wesley Anne, Northcote. 8:00pm. $10. SWING TRAIN Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:30pm. $25. THE BOYS Wesley Anne, Northcote. 5:30pm. THE MOONEE VALLEY DRIFTERS Victoria Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm.
SUNDAY JULY 21 INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS BOUNDLESS TOUR - FEAT: NICHOLAS CAGE FIGHTER + ARMOURUS + COMMON BOND + DEADLIGHTS + MIDNIGHT IN ALASKA + SHES GOT CLASS + THE RISING TIDE Musicland, Fawkner. 4:00pm. $10. DANGEROUS JOHN + BERLIN SIRENS + HUNTER GATHERER + THE FIBS Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 7:00pm. $6. DAYLIGHT ROBBERY + BITS OF SHIT + DEEP HEAT + GENTLEMEN + STRAIGHTJACKET NATION Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 6:00pm. $10. DIAMONDS IN THE NORTH SHOWCASE - FEAT: VICUNA COAT + ALEK - HURDY GURDY + ASHLEY CARMODY + GREG STEPS + KARL HUTTENMEISTER + MICHELLE MEEHAN + PIXIE & THE MUSIC BOX Tago Mago, Thornbury. 4:00pm. ENCOUNTER GROUP Bar Open, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. FOOTY + EVELYN IDA MORRIS + SUPERSTAR Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $7. JAMIE HAY + STU & TARA + TOY BOATS Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 3:00pm. LANETODD RUNDGREN + DAVEY LANE Corner Hotel, Richmond. 7:30pm. $64. MONEY FOR ROPE (SILENT GIG) Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 6:00pm. NEW ESTATE + SARAH MARY CHADWICK + ZONE OUT Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 6:30pm. $8. ROCK N BOWL - FEAT: EL MOTH + COLONEL VIPERS WHIPSTICK BAND + DJ BEN WALTON + POLYGASM + PURPLE TUSKS + THE CONTORTIONISTS HANDBOOK + THE STIFFYS Fitzroy Bowls Club, Fitzroy North. 1:00pm. RUST BUCKET Lucky 13 Garage, Moorabbin. 7:30pm. $10. STEREOPHONICS + ATLAS GENIUS Palace Theatre, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. SUNDAY ARVO SESSION - FEAT: CRAIG COBURN + COLLIDER + JP FUNNYMAN + MATTY WORTHINGTON Barleycorn Hotel, Collingwood. 3:00pm. THE DEAD HEIR + COWGIRL CAVIAR + LOCAL GROUP + OLI DEAR + SCURVEYLICIOUS Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $5. THE PINK FLOYD EXPERIENCE Palais Theatre, St Kilda. 7:00pm. THE POWDER MONKEYS + BITTERSWEET KICKS + BORED! + DIGGER & THE PUSSYCATS + FORTRESS OF NARZOD + HITS + HOSS + LEADFINGER + POWER LINE SNEAKERS + SEMINAL RATS + SWEDISH MAGAZINES + THE CASANOVAS + THE ONYAS + THE SPAZZYS + THE UNDECIDED + WRONG TURN Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 2:00pm. THE STORY MODEL + TANIA LODGE + VALLEY Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 7:30pm. TWINCEST + BROOKLYN QUEENZ + DJ KIRA PURU Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm.
ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY, BLUES & FOLK ARCHER & KENNY JOE BLACK Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 4:30pm. BLACK CAB Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. BROTHER JOHNSTONE + MANNY FOX + MON KERR 303, Northcote. 7:00pm. BUFFALO TALES + SAL KIMBER & THE ROLLIN’ WHEEL + THE STILLSONS Workers Club, Fitzroy. 1:30pm. $10. CHERRY ARVO BLUES - FEAT: CHRIS WILSON + DJ MAX CRAWDADDY + MR BLACK & BLUE Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 2:00pm. $5. COLLARD GREENS & GRAVY Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 4:00pm. COLLEGE FALL Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 3:00pm. GAVIN GRAY + JANE MCARTHER Open Studio, Northcote. 5:00pm. JAM SUNDAYS Musicland, Fawkner. 5:00pm. JESS LOCKE 303, Northcote. 3:00pm. LEAPS & BOUNDS CLOSING NIGHT PARTY Gertrudes Brown Couch, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. $10. LO PAN + BIG FACE & THE BOOGIE WOOGIE + THE GROVES Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. MOUNTAIN & SWAMP Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 5:00pm. MR BLACK & BLUES + ROESY Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 4:00pm. PAULIE BIGNELL & THE THORNBURY TWO Westernport Hotel, San Remo. 5:00pm. ROGER KNOX Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 7:00pm. ROSS HANNAFORD’S CRITTERS Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh.
EVEN Taking place as part of the impending Leaps and Bounds festival, Even will perform two special stripped-back acoustic performances at Yarra Hotel. The trio will be without Matthew Cotter for these shows (and these shows only). In an attempt to fill the void, Ashley & Wal will have some additional instrumentation along for the ride with friends guesting on keys, strings, backing vocals and the like. The nights will also debut a special EvenMountain Goat brew in the form of a Superman Punch porter - with a free sample provided for all ticketholders. Even perform at The Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford on Wednesday July 18 and Thursday July 19. 3:00pm. SHANAKEE - FEAT: SHANAKIEE Bay Hotel, Mornington. 3:00pm. SPECTRUM St Andrews Hotel, St Andrews. 3:00pm. SUNSHINE HARVESTER + BRENDAN WELCH + LIKEDEELERS Empress Hotel, North Fitzroy. 7:30pm. THE DAN WATERS BAND Labour In Vain, Fitzroy. 5:00pm. THE MARGIE LOU TRIO + GIL ASKEY Claypots Tavern & Fair, St Kilda. 3:30pm. THE MISERABLE LITTLE BASTARDS Standard Hotel, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. THE NYMPHS Some Velvet Morning, Clifton Hill. 6:00pm. THE ORIGINAL SNAKESKINS Union Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm. THE PIERCE BROTHERS + FIVE MILE TOWN Workers Club, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $10. THE PRESLEY FAMILY + KEN MAHER & TONY HARGREAVES Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 5:30pm. THE RECHORDS + SWAMPLANDS Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm. THE SHIVERING TIMBERS + HUANCHACO Penny Black, Brunswick. 5:00pm. THE WIKIMEN Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 4:30pm. VINYL SALON - FEAT: ANDREW DELANEY + SEAN SIMMONS Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 4:00pm.
JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC CAZEAUX OSLO Black Cat Bar, Fitzroy. 3:00pm. ACLAND COURT MUSIC Acland Court, 12:00pm. ANDREA KELLER & LUKE HOWARD Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne. 8:30pm. $18. BLACK JESUS EXPERIENCE The Horn African Music Lounge, Collingwood. 6:00pm. CLAIRY BROWNE & THE BANGIN’ RACKETTES + CHRIS RUSSELL’S CHICKEN WALK Westernport Hotel, San Remo. 9:00pm. ELBOW ROOM SERIES Wesley Anne, Northcote. 3:00pm. $10. ELVIS IN THE HOUSE + DUO SEVERINI Claypots Evening Star, Melbourne. 1:00pm. FROCK + FERELLA SCHULTZ HUNT SHEPHERD Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 5:00pm. GRAND WAZOO Royal Hotel (mornington), Mornington. 3:00pm. GREEN MOHAIR SUITS Wesley Anne, Northcote. 8:00pm. $10. HORNS OF LEROY The B.east, Brunswick East. 8:00pm. MARGRET ROADKNIGHT Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne. 2:30pm. $25. THE CASSETTES Thornbury Local, Thornbury. 5:00pm. THE DALE RYDER BAND + BAD BOYS BATUCADA + MS BUTT Espy, St Kilda. 5:30pm. THE HAWAIIAN SUPREMES Royal Oak Hotel, Fitzroy North. 4:00pm. THE HEMSLEY CUP - FEAT: POWDER MONKEYS Victoria Park, Abbotsford. 11:30am.
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MONDAY NIGHT MASS - FEAT: EAST BRUNSWICK ALL GIRLS CHOIR + STRAW KING EYE + TENDER BONES Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 6:00pm. THREE’S A CROWD - FEAT: DEAD + MILLIONS OF SMOKED BONGS + PIONEERS OF GOOD SCIENCE Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. WHITAKER + ALEX HAMILTON + THE HELLO MORNING Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $10.
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ACOUSTIC SESSION Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. BLUEGRASS JAM NIGHT Sporting Club Hotel, Brunswick. 7:00pm. CHERRY JAM Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. PORT PHILLIP GILGAMESH READINGS Claypots Evening Star, Melbourne. 7:30pm. THE PIERCE BROTHERS + ADAM HYNES + RATTLIN’ BONES BLACKWOOD Espy, St Kilda. 8:30pm. UNPAVED SONGWRITER SESSIONS Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $5.
JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC LAUREN BRUCE Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6:30pm. LEBOWSKIS - FEAT: THE JACK BEECHE QUARTET + LEWIS MOODY’S CAREER ADVICE 303, Northcote. 9:00pm. $8. ROSS HANNAFORD’S LONG WEEKEND Claypots Tavern & Fair, St Kilda. 8:30pm. THE ALLAN BROWNE TRIO Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne. 8:30pm. $15.
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ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY, BLUES & FOLK COLLAGE Espy, St Kilda. 9:00pm. MELBOURNE FRESH INDUSTRY SHOWCASE Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 7:00pm. $15. OPEN MIC Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6:00pm. WINSTON Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 7:30pm. WROKDOWN RECORDING - FEAT: RUSSEL MORRIS & WENDY STAPLETON Musicland, Fawkner. 8:00pm.
JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC BROTHERFUNK + EL MOTHE + THAT GOLD STREET SOUND Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. ELLY HOYT Open Studio, Northcote. 8:00pm. HI-FI LOUNGE LIZARDS Claypots Tavern & Fair, St Kilda. 9:00pm. PETER BAYLOR’S ULTRAFOX Claypots Evening Star, Melbourne. 7:30pm. ROBA Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne. 8:30pm. $15. SCOTCH COLLEGE Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 8:00pm. $14.
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KINGSWOOD MONEY FOR ROPE & BLACK CAB In a special one off show put together especially for Leaps and Bounds and the Gertrude Street Projection Festival, Money For Rope will be seen and not heard when they play a silent gig at Yah Yah’s this Sunday July 21 from 6pm - 8pm. The 12-legged party machine will rock out with no noise pollution – unless you are one of 100 lucky people to have specially tunes headphones on. Following this, Yah Yah’s will be transformed into an exotic light filled gallery with a collection of projection artists while the psychedelia-infused Black Cab provide the soundtrack. Booyah. BANDS/ACTS WANTED for Espy Shows. Shoot an email through to mark@gunnmusic.com.au for more details. BATTLE OF THE BANDS. Registration now, starts Wednesday the 28th Dec and every Wednesday after for 8 week. First prize: recording time in a studio. Call Jesse 0411 803 579 SINGER/SONGWRITER/GUITARISTS LOOKING FOR MUSICIANS to start an original band with some covers. Influences: Alter Bridge, Trivium, As I Lay Dying, Soundgarden & Johnny Cash. Call Dom 0429 343 668
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Melbourne indie four-piece Kingswood are set to play two shows this week. This week has also seen the release of their Tarantino inspired 10-minute short film Some Motherfucker’s Gotta Pay. The film, much of which was shot at the iconic Sydney venue the Annandale, features guest appearances by Seth Sentry, Thelma Plum, Sticky Fingers, Kira Puru, Dan Rule and cult surf icon Reg Mombassa They’ll hit the Corner Hotel on Wednesday July 17 and Thursday July 18, but Thursday’s gig is already well and truly sold out so you better get in quick for tonight. Support comes from Bertie Blackman and Apes.
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Here’s hoping everyone made the most of their holidays and wasted as much time as was humanly possible. Things were pretty busy at The Push as we hosted our three FReeZA Summits. Whether most people were there for some good ol industry advice rather than to simply swoon over D at Sea is unclear. Whatever your reason, massive thanks to everyone who attended! If you didn’t manage to make it down, check out The Push website for recent interviews with D at Sea himself and the lovely Frances Haysey of Small Talk PR. Also up there are chats we’ve recently had with rap/hip-hop artist Dylan Joel, ex FReeZA participant Ellen McDonald, who’s started up her own event management business, and young gun Blake Borcich, whose short film recently won first place in the City of Port Phillip’s all ages film comp. Stay tuned for written reviews of our Summits. Just when you thought The Push couldn’t get any more generous (and just when you thought I couldn’t be any more obvious in my promotion of all the great stuff we do), Free CD Friday is back! Make sure you keep an eye on our Facebook page on Fridays, because chances are we’ll be posting a picture of a bunch of CD’s. All you have to do is like the post and a random winner will be chosen by 5pm. ATTENTION SONGWRITERS! Applications for our Push Songs program close this Friday! For people who don’t know, the program involves 3 mentoring sessions, where participants will get to workshop songs they’ve written with some hard core industry pros. This season’s mentors include Charles Jenkins, Jen Cloher, Ashley Naylor (Even), Sarah Carroll (Git, The Junes) and Producer/Mixer/Engineer Jimi Maroudas (Kimbra/The Living End/Eskimo Joe). If you’re a songwriter, you’d be mad to miss this opportunity. Head to thepush.com.au or email Charles at pushsongs@thepush.com.au.
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RAT & CO Friday July 5, Northcote Social Club There’s a familiarity that comes with entering the beer-stained carpets of the Northcote Social Club. It’s warm and cosy like that old blankie from your childhood and on this icy Friday night in the dead of winter, Rat & Co’s hazy, musical landscapes in the band room might be just what the doctor ordered. Joshua Delaney and Kaia McCarty-Smith step onstage and casually slip into opening the show without a fuss. The music’s glowing warmth instantly weaves its way into the audience and wraps its arms around us. Tonight they play to an intimate crowd largely made up of familiar faces. They’re met with much anticipation after touring Europe with Chet Faker and playing sell-out shows in Melbourne and international supports with Gold Panda. Backed by John Wallar on guitar and Nick Park on drums, the set is all encompassing as each song is played in its delicate entirety, vulnerable fade-outs included. The crew alternates between a selection of new songs and some tracks from their One ( ) Uno ( ) Ein album, released in March this year. Upbeat tracks like 8 Bit Death and Now You’re Dreaming along with glitchy notes from Sea Wind warm the crowd up like mulled wine. The Letter got an introduction as Kaia’s personal favourite along with a shout out to those in the crowd who created and featured in its video clip. It feels as if the audience is made privy to a casual jam session. Then Kaia admits it’s nice to be back playing with the full band after months of touring
Rat & Co with only Josh and himself. There’s an obvious comfort between the two, but it’s hard to ignore what John and Nick bring to the stage. With a bass, keys, sampling, two guitars and drums there’s a definite fullness to the sound in the room. The live drums give an edge of crisp aggression that intensifies the layers within the songs. It’s the perfect contrast to Delaney’s ethereal and echoing vocals that are hard to falter even with a few reverb and microphone glitches. The sample of new songs was perhaps more dance worthy than those on the album. The set closes with a new upbeat track awash with more layers than anything previously heard from the boys. The perfect set closer, it showcases a heady crescendo of what Rat & Co do best and gets everyone dancing. After an impromptu encore Rat & Co officially ride in on the coattails of winter to a warm welcome home and leave us with more anticipation than we started with. The next tour won’t be so intimate. ISABELLA UBALDI LOVED: The chit chat between Delaney and a few audience members in between songs. HATED: Not knowing what the closing song was, such a good one. DRANK: Aguila beer.
YELAWOLF The Corner Hotel, Monday July 8 It’s not often one gets to see a rapper that has mastered the art of live performance. A one-manshow has to be especially engaging to capture my attention, and Yelawolf hit the mark over and over. The Alabama-raised MC, born Michael Wayne Atha, set the pace for his performance before he even stepped onstage. After Allday’s frankly ho-hum and stylistically mismatched show, the curtain lifted at the Corner Hotel to reveal a smoke enshrouded stage and mic stand, stock standard green and blue light piercing the mysterious fog. A pseudotrap beat I was unfamiliar with started playing, and Yelawolf rushed onto the stage and jumped around hyping the crowd. His attire suggested a strange marriage twixt hillbilly, punk and hip hop, which is also a damn good way of describing his music. The self-dubbed Catfish Billy then stood still and silent, his outfit plus beard and sunglasses doing the talking for him. He crept over to the DJ desk, grabbed two VB bottles, walked to front centre stage and took a sip. He then sprayed both bottles into the crowd and launched into his verse from Hard White. Yelawolf’s stage persona switches between hyper aggressive and offensively gregarious. During Pop Da Trunk he lifted the mic stand to allow the super pumped crowd to sing the hook and chorus, then sprayed the crowd again with Victoria’s finest and leapt into the crowd. After indulging the lost art of stagediving and forcing his unwilling stage manager
to do the same, Yelawolf announced that the next track would be Billy Crystal, his ode to a meth head (possibly himself). The crowd went wild and he pulled a random punter onto the stage, after asking if anybody knew the words. After thrice-confirming that he did, the track began and he left the punter to it, while removing most of his own clothes. If the special stage guest was nervous, he barely showed it while a half-naked, heavily-tattooed hip hop hillbilly danced around and stagedived once more. At some point during this routine, Yelawolf’s headgear went missing. He refused to continue until his “Dixie rag” was returned to him, even leaving the stage for five minutes until in turned up. Yelawolf’s ultra-technical hillbilly-slang-laden style is an absolute pleasure to hear. It is complemented well by his excellent beat selection and popgangsta hooks and choruses. It’s an almost perfect juxtaposition of redneck, hip hop and punk, both stylistically and vibe-wise. His live show must be seen to be appreciated fully, and I truly believe that his gregarious persona and on-stage banter could win any crowd over.
A$AP ROCKY Festival Hall, Saturday June 29 Mid-set, just after Wild For The Night, A$AP Rocky crouches down, stretching a luminous grin at the packed out concrete cave of Festival Hall. “That was amazing,” he says. It’s sincere. It’s sensitive. It’s still swag as fuck. Miracle’s opening set includes an “Aussie Aussie Aussie, oi oi oi” chant. I’m serious. Let’s move past it. Rocky arrives on stage fuss-free. Despite the elaborate four-member live band set up and all of the extra trimmings, A$AP still raps over a backing vocal. No one blames him. Often it’s the production values in hip hop that makes listening to it so pleasurable. It’s tough to replicate it in the live setting. Even with the backing vocal and band, a messier, more chaotic thing takes place. It’s just as nice. Rocky guides the crowd through a pretty broad array of his hits, focusing heavily on cuts from Long. Live. A$AP. (the previously mentioned Wild For The Night, in particular, with its machine-gunning dubstep synths, was pretty much the best party I’ve ever been to), but including a few choice tracks from previous releases (Purple Kisses, Purple Swag), as well as contributing his guest verses from a few singles he features in (School Boy Q’s Hands On The Wheel, ASAP Ferg’s Work Remix). A$AP Twelvy kills it on track Trilla. He takes his shirt off. Ladies clutch their pearls. Where the hell is A$AP Ferg? I suppose Sydney wins this round. Sub-tropical, snobby pricks. The concentrated rush of mainstream attention directed
towards Rocky seemingly brings with it competing sides of a persona. He is inflated with bravado, but still seems humbled by his mammoth reception. He is rousing, but still a little raw. At one point, he inspires the young crowd, insisting that “we are the future and we can start a revolution.” At another, he asks to “see some titties,” singling out a girl on shoulders who hesitates, and eventually obliges. I’m on the balcony. It’s impossible to perceive readiness versus reluctance. It toes the tightrope of comfort. In the age of hedonism and hyper connectedness that’s a large part of what propelled Rocky into the mainstream, it’s seems an odd contradiction that he still boots kids off stage when they whip out their mobiles for selfies. The remaining stage-urchins dance as the DJ spins tracks to end out the night, descending into a party that refuses to lend itself to an encore. Rocky gives his attention to the crowd, offering hugs and high fives to those close enough to connect. It’s a grand night, and A$AP Rocky seems very grateful. TARYN STENVEI LOVED: Hedonism is as hedonism does. Feels good, man. HATED: Festival Hall. DRANK: Kale smoothies.
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REI BARKER LOVED: Yelawolf. HATED: The end of the set. DRANK: A bottle of Jack Daniels. YOLO.
THE MEANIES The Tote, Friday July 12 When The Meanies first stepped across Melbourne’s sticky carpets, local government was even more of a fiscal and administrative mess. What is now Yarra Council was separated into Collingwood, Fitzroy and Richmond Council; if any of those councils had an event, it certainly didn’t celebrate snotty punk bands of The Meanies’ grotty standing. But that was then, and this is now, and The Meanies were back at The Tote tonight as part of Yarra Council’s Leaps and Bounds festival. The sound coming from Kremlings was egregiously loud – so loud, in fact, that we took a sonic sojourn upstairs to the re-opened Cobra Bar to see Hank Haint. Just why continental Europe seems to produce more one-man bands per head of population than the United States, the UK or Australia is baffling: maybe it’s because it’s so cold in the winter it’s easier to stay in your bedroom and play music by yourself; maybe it’s ‘cause it’s hard to find decent supporting musicians. Either way, Haint was in good, albeit sloppy, form. The riffs were there, the precision rough and ready. But that, according to lore, is rock’n’roll. From there it was back downstairs to see Batpiss. Batpiss, a friend remarked mid-way through the set, are the future. It’s an aural battering with punk-rock passion; there’s not a prisoner to be seen in the band room, and the future is looking bright enough to don the shades. Los Tones are on stage in Cobra, and we know we have to see out the set – if only because The Meanies would understand. Los Tones play threeBeat Magazine Page 50
chord garage rock with empathy and attitude. One moment we’re basking in moddish glory in a smoky London venue; the next, we’re walking down Venice Beach with the sounds of The Standells ringing in our ears. Your hips are shaking, and your mind is awaken to the possibilities of garage-rock. These guys have to go places. It is their destiny. And then it’s the main event. Back in the day, Link Meanie was every conservative columnist ideal type punk-rock layabout; in 2013, he looks like a guy selling pocket calculators in 1982. But the electricshock contortions in his body are still there, and the wild look in his eyes has barely been tempered by the passage of time. Wally Meanie is the backbone, the full backline and architectural foundation of the contemporary Melbourne rock scene; if Wally isn’t there, it probably didn’t happen. There’s a moment when the late '80s/early '90s punk-pop zeitgeist appears before us like a punter launching themself into the crowd. The Meanies are fast and furious, and deliciously melodic. 10% Weird, Never, Sorry About The Violence. It’s as fresh as the day it was written, and sharp as a tack. Tonight, there was no better place to be than The Tote. PATRICK EMERY LOVED: The Meanies apologising for the violence. HATED: When the Fat Yak ran out, leaving us at the mercy of that draught stuff. DRANK: Fat Yak, until the river ran dry.
WATTS ON PARTY: DRUNK MUMS The Toff In Town, Wednesday July 10 They’re a rowdy bunch, those Drunk Mums. Rocking up late, drinking and swearing. Growing up, they might’ve been the kids somebody warned you to avoid. You know, the types that probably exposed you to your first porno magazine. An exhibition of history’s greatest hairstyles, the band rip out their bombastic songs amongst the candlelit tables and heady, scarlet glow of The Toff In Town bandroom. Tunes such as Rubbing Your Gums and Switchblade are slathered with attitude that’s like a slap in the face. They fire up an audience where bucket hats, flannelette shirts and denim overalls rule. It seems as if the cast of Heartbreak High are having their reunion tonight. Rolling from one song to the other with raucous banter in between, Jake Doyle, Dean Whitby, Adam Ritchie and Johnny Badlove please us with their gruff harmonies drawling vocals. Big Titty Trippin’ is a standout while guitarist Jake pulls funny faces onstage and bops feverishly from side to side. Sort of like a frantic metronome. The boys treat the crowd with songs from their forthcoming album. It seems they’re also treating themselves when bassist Adam pauses to quickly
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learn basics of the track. This little interval gives guitarist Dean a self-proclaimed “beer break” and time to tell us the track is “so new it won’t even be on the new album. Mad arse.” Slightly more melodic than songs from their most recent self-titled album, the new stuff certainly does deliver on the Drunk Mums shtick we’ve come to love and fits in nicely with their older gear. They’re a rowdy bunch those Drunk Mums. If nothing else, their shows are high-octane entertainment complete with a sweaty dance floor. The set ends as raucously as it started with Beat TV’s own Dan Watt sending the satisfied audience off with the pearler: “Stop using deodorant! F*** global warming!” Rock’n’roll: it’s mad asrse. ISABELLA UBALDI LOVED: The hairstyles (blonde mullets, shaggy crops, thick fringes and long locks). HATED: Dan Watt’s cringe-worthy joke about hipsters changing light bulbs. DRANK: The Toff’s Bubble Cup cocktails.