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THE PRICE IS RIGHT CLOUD CONTROL Having gently teased us with an album preview gig earlier this month, Cloud Control are back in full gear with the announcement of a huge Australian tour. Following rave reviews for their sold-out show for Sydney’s Vivid, the four-piece are set to play some of our finest venues and crack out tunes from their highly anticipated sophomore album, Dream Cave. Cloud Control play The Forum on Friday September 6 and we have a few double passes to giveaway.

CITY AND COLOUR Think you’re too old for a colouring in competition? Think again! We’re running a competition to colour in Dallas Greene. Log onto beat.com.au and download the image of our of City And Colour poster, colour it in and post it back to us. The winning picture scores a double pass to Sidney Myer Music Bowl show on Saturday December 14.

THE STIFFYS Since the release of their epic 13 minute debut EP last year and its breakthrough single Call & Response Song, eccentric two-piece The Stiffys have become darlings of the Australian rock scene. They’re launching their latest single Champagne on Saturday August 31 and we have some double passes to giveaway. Head to beat.com.au/freeshit to win.

COSMO JARVIS Cosmo Jarvis is returning to his adopted home to preview new songs from his upcoming album which is due for release in early 2014. Cosmo’s music and ﬁlms have made him an online phenomenon. His YouTube shorts, usually observational comedy skits about small town life, have been viewed over two million times, with his contagious shanty Gay Pirates clocking up 1.5 millions views alone. Support will come from Sydneybased pop quartet Lime Cordiale. Catch Cosmo at the Notrhcote Social Club on Tuesday October 15.

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LANIE LANE Lanie Lane is ﬁnally returning to the stage. Performing in stripped-back mode, Lanie will play a slew of brand new tracks and old favourites before heading into to the studio to record her much anticipated sophomore album. Catch Lanie at The Toﬀ In Town on Saturday September 14.

LORDE ROCK THE BOAT Rock the Boat is an independently organised beneﬁt gig with proceeds going to Adam Bandt‘s 2013 election campaign and The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre. Featuring the swinging soul of The Basics, the twisted pop of much-loved 90s band Snout, who are reforming just to Rock The Boat, MC and producer Joelistics and local heroes Even in pared back duo form. But that’s just the music. The evening will be hosted by Spicks and Specks alumni Alan Brough, who will interview Greens member for Melbourne Adam Bandt. Live. Onstage. It’s being held at the Northcote Social Club on Thursday August 22.

The 16-year-old New Zealand sensation is returning to Australian shores. It’s been a whirlwind year for Lorde. Having recently been an 11th hour replacement at Splendour In The Grass following Frank Ocean’s cancellation, this week her track Royals reached the number one spot on the Billboard Alternative Songs Chart, making her the ﬁrst female solo artist to do so since 1996. She’ll hit the Corner Hotel on Monday October 21.

Following two sold-out shows in Melbourne earlier this year, Dan Sultan has announced a national tour for his Back To Basics solo show. The tour will give his fans the opportunity to hear his inspired collection of new material in its rawest form, played live in a stripped-back and intimate environment. Catch Sultan at the Thornbury Theatre on Saturday November 2.

PROGFEST Featuring bands from genres including prog, post, psychedelic, art rock, metal and everything in between, Progfest is about showcasing artists who have decided to challenge themselves musically and create music with depth and vision. Headlining this year’s event is Australia’s pre-eminent instrumental post rockers sleepmakewaves from Sydney and progressive metalheads Voyager from Perth. Joining them will be an array of bands including Caligula’s Horse, Mushroom Giant, Glass Empire, 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 and Phil Para Band with many more. It all goes down on Saturday August 24 across all three Espy stages.

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Define your genre in five words or less: House, techno, lazers, deep. Bearing the terrible clichéd nature of this question, what do you reckon people will say you sound like? Scuba, Cosmin TRG and Midland. If you could assassinate one person or band from popular music, who would it and why? A: I wouldn’t, each to their own. What can a punter expect from your live show? D: To leave sweating buckets and three kilograms lighter. What’ve you got to sell CD-wise? D: Andy and myself are releasing our next EP with Loophole Recordings on the Friday August 24. Digitals, digitals and more digitals. Binary music. So, someone is walking past as you guys are playing, they then go get a beer and tell their friend about you... what do they say? D: A pair of European lads with angular faces have begun controlling sound. Which band would you most like to have a battle/ showdown with? The Prodigy. No explanation necessary. When’s the gig and with who? A: Saturday August 24, our very own EP launch at Lounge accompanied by Donald’s House, FLIP3K, Sunny and Bino.

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MEREDITH MUSIC FESTIVAL Hear ye, hear ye. Put down thy tinnies, for the 2013 Meredith Music Festival lineup is here. The lineup for the 23rd incarnation of the beloved Meredith has landed, and it is huge. As we announced earlier, headlining the 2013 festival will be none other than disco don Nile Rodgers with his legendary band Chic, alongside stoner-sludge doom masters Melvins.Other internationals joining in on the three-day extravaganza include Brian Jonestown Massacre, Deerhunter, Joey Bada$$, Le1f, Mac Demarco and the almighty Helmet.Tim Sweeney will be making his third late night appearance in the Sup, alongside the Detroit techno legend Derrick May, Jon Hopkins and local partystarters Andee Frost, Roland Tings and Tranter. Also gracing the stage will be Spiderbait, Clairy Browne & The Bangin’ Rackettes, Beasts Of Bourbon, Vance Joy, The Bamboos, Hermitude, Dick Diver, World’s End Press, Beaches, Oliver Tank, Stoneﬁeld, Courtney Barnett, The Smith Street Band, The UV Race, Baptism Of Uzi, Davidson Brothers, Warped, The Town Bikes, City Of Ballarat Municipal Brass Band and of course the unmissable Silence Wedge. Meredith 2013 takes place over Friday December 13 - Sunday December 15. You can enter the ticket ballot through their website.

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band have announced they are returning to Australia in 2014 for their most extensive tour of our shores to date. After a whirlwind tour in March this year, which was awarded the 2013 Helpmann Award for Best International Contemporary Concert, he’s conﬁrmed a swift return for next February. Bruce Springsteen’s 17 studio albums have sold 120 million records worldwide. He has been the recipient of 20 Grammy Awards, two Golden Globes, an Academy Award, inductions into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Songwriters Hall of Fame, New Jersey Hall of Fame, and the American Academy of Arts and Science. They’ll be joined by Hunters & Collectors and Dan Sultan. It all goes down at AAMI Park on Saturday February 15. Tickets go on sale Monday August 26 through Frontier.

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Define your genre in five words or less: Piano pop-rock. Bearing the terrible clichéd nature of this question, what do you reckon people will say you sound like? Imagine the simplicity and catchiness of The Beatles, combined with Coldplay-like chords and melodies, the impressionism of Jeff Buckley and Radio Head, along with a dash of the relaxed chilled-out mood and atmosphere that Zero 7 are notorious for being able to create. What do you hate about the music industry? I hate how much it all costs. It takes and takes and takes from you with often relatively little to show in the way of return on investment. But hey, it’s just one of those things you’ve got to do when chasing the dream. I figure that you only live once and you don’t want to go through life ‘playing it safe’ as we’re all going to die one day and I don’t want to die with any regrets. What can a punter expect from your live show? Songs that represent common themes, simple chord progressions, catchy lyrics and tasteful melodies. What’ve you got to sell CD-wise? Our brand new debut EP fresh from the manufacturing plant ready to be sold. Buy it already people. When’s the gig and with who? Thursday August 22 at the Barwon Club and Friday August 23 at the Empress Hotel. Both gigs are with Artist Proof, Nathan Leigh Jones and The Karmens. What do you think a band has to do these days to succeed? Invest a heap of money, work really hard, develop a strong product, construct a well thought out strategy and have some serious luck. Did I mention spend a heap of money? What’s the strangest place you’ve ever played a gig, or made a recording? We played a New Year's Eve gig once in the corner of a high rollers pokies room once, which was pretty damn weird. When, and why did you start writing music? I seem to remember my parents forcing me to learn the piano back when I was in grade three. All the other kids would be riding their bikes and playing Nintendo games while I was forced to practice piano. While I hated it at the time, I’m very grateful with the benefit of hindsight.

The lineup for the inaugural NYE On The Hill music festival has been announced. As we reported last month, Victoria is set to get a new three-day boutique festival to welcome in the New Year. The promoters of the festival revealed the ﬁrst round of artists that will be appearing on the bill. So far the lineup includes Loon Lake, Wagons, Money for Rope, Hayden Calnin, Sietta, The Love Junkies, Remi, Quarry Mountain Dead Rats, Animaux, The Pierce Brothers, Palms, Playwrite, The Hello Morning, I, a Man, Lurch and Chief, Grizzly Jim Lawrie, Olympia, The Evening Cast, I am the Riot, Damn Maroda, The Horns of Leroy, The Real Slinger and Big Seal and The Slippery Few with more to be announced. NYE On The Hill will be held from Monday December 30 - Wednesday January 1 at "The Farm", located ten minutes from Loch Village, 20 minutes from Wonthaggi, 95 minutes from Melbourne. Tickets are on sale now.

DAREBIN MUSIC FEAST Every year, Melbourne’s thriving music community comes together to celebrate songwriting and music in all its forms at the Darebin Music Feast. This rich and diverse collection of musical events of all genres is built on the philosophy that music brings people together. It is a joyous means of engaging and uniting the community. The 2013 event will present over 150 events in over 25 venues throughout Northcote, Westgarth, Preston, Thornbury, Reservoir, Bundoora and Fairﬁeld, including loads of free events. Some exciting new initiatives for 2013 include the creation of a sizzling festival hub bar. Named The Bain Marie, the 200 capacity bar will be housed in the Northcote Town Hall Civic Square. Entrance to the bar will be free and will present a broad selection of music, kid friendly lunchtime gigs, open decks vinyl sessions, community participation events, guest speakers and music comedy, including performances from Howlin’ Steam Train, Quarry Mountain Dead Rats, Royal Jelly Dixieland Band, Chris Russell Chicken Walk, Chook Race, The Tiger & Me plus soul, garage, gypsy and folk acts. The 2013 Darebin Music Feast runs from Wednesday September 18 to Sunday September 29 at venues all throughout Darebin.

CREEPSHOW HALLOWEEN FESTIVAL Saturday October 26 The Espy will transform into a haunted mansion to host Creepshow Halloween Festival – Melbourne’s biggest Halloween party. Now in its fourth year, Creepshow features DJs, burlesque dancers and bands performing in full costume. The ﬁrst announcement of acts are Sydonia, Engine, Gay Paris, Chaos Divine, Anna Salen vs Mario Bros, Death Audio, Head Filled Attraction, Ten Thousand, The Killgirls plus heaps more to be announced. Prizes for best dressed on the night. Visit creepshowfestival.com for more informaion.

THE CRIBS The much lauded UK outﬁt The Cribs are returning to Australian shores this October. Having last toured Australia as part of the 2012 Pyramid Rock festival, the 2013 intimate club tour comes as a celebration of the band reaching their 10th anniversary. The Cribs will hit Ding Dong on Saturday October 26.

Ten bands everyone should know about: Sleeping With Sirens, Phoenix, Fall Out Boy, Memphis May Fire, Paramore, CHRVCHES, Charli XCX, The Chariot, Pierce The Veil and LCD Soundsystem. Nine food items that you need to make a kickarse dinner party: Hot chips, steak, sausages, beer, BBQ sauce, strawberry clouds, cider, bacon and pizza. Eight possessions that define you: iPhone, drumsticks, clothes, gym, socks, coffee, PS3 and zombies. Seven favourite movies/TV shows that go on your mixtape: Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Family Guy, The Office, Star Wars, The Avengers, Braveheart, and The Other Guys. Six bad habits you can’t escape: Eating with a teaspoon, putting on accents, bad jokes, travelling sickness and gluten free. Five people who inspire you: Aaron Spears, Travis Barker, Michael Chislett, Martin Luther King and Lebron. Four things that turn you on: Ryan Gosling, a switch, chicks that play bass and chicken schnitzel. Three goals for your music: To make music for music and no other reason, Keep writing better songs and To supply eargasms. Two live gigs you’ll never forget and why: Jakarta Java Rockin Land because we played a stage next to the beach and played to a huge crowd which was unexpected and Singapore Music Matters because we got to spend so much time with our fans just hanging out and living heir culture. One day left before the apocalypse and you…: Play Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 to prepare. When’s the gig/release? Our debut album Keep Talking, Please will be released early September. Our next show is on Wednesday August 21 at The Evelyn. CHECK OUT ALL THE LATEST NEWS, REVIEWS AND FREE SHIT AT BEAT.COM.AU

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Dream On DreamerÂ have already toured extensively throughout Europe, recorded their second album Loveless and have just completed a national tour with A Day To Remember and The Devil Wears Prada. Now, the group are set to takeÂ The Loveless Tour across Australia.Â LovelessÂ was produced and mixed by the bands guitarist Callan Orr, while the artwork and imagery was formulated by vocalist Marcel Gadacz.Â Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be joined by Californiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s A Skylit Drive and No Bragging Rights, plusÂ Sydney heroesÂ Hellions. Catch â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;em all at The Hi-Fi onÂ Thursday November 7 and Arrow on Swanston onÂ Friday November 8.

BUSBY MAROU Busby MarouÂ is set to take their gifted musicianship and distinctly Australian storytelling on the road for theÂ Farewell FitzroyÂ headlineÂ national tour. Anthemic and rich with the rootsy duoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s acclaimed harmonies,Â ďŹ rst singleÂ Get You Out Of HereÂ is a soulful taste of what fans can expect from the diverse outďŹ tâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s upcoming record. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re bringing their matesÂ Harry HookeyÂ andÂ Nat DunnÂ to round out one of the most complete and diverse live bills. They hit The Corner Hotel on Saturday November 23.

LOON LAKE Loon Lake will be celebrating their much anticipated debut albumÂ GloamerÂ with a series of launch shows around the country. The second single from the upcoming album, Carolina, is out now and follows on from On Fire. The new album was produced by Steven Schram (San Cisco/Little Red/The Vasco Era) and the groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own drummer Nick Nolan and will be released on Friday October 11 through Caroline Label Services. Gloamer â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a term coined by the band â&#x20AC;&#x201C; describes someone coming to life during that strange and magical time of day after the sun goes down, but before darkness falls. Catch them at Howler on Friday October 11.

AUSTRALASIAN WORLDWIDE MUSIC EXPO TheÂ 2013 Australasian Worldwide Music Expo, one of Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biggest program of global roots music,Â is returning thisÂ Thursday November 14 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sunday November 17 for its sixth year as.Â AWME 2013Â will feature approximately 50 world-class groups performing from Australia and internationally, over four days and nights at select venues in Melbourne.Â Artists selected for the 2013 music program will be announced soon. Get in early for early bird discounts. Earlybird passes are now available until Monday September 30.

DON WALKER Don Walker is set to release his third solo album Hully Gully on Friday August 16. To celebrate, Don and his band The Suave Fucks will take this new installment of dark stories, hope and humour on the road along the East Coast this November. Catch 'em on Friday November 29 at the Caravan Music Club and Saturday November 30 at the Flying Saucer Club.

THE JUNGLE GIANTS The Jungle Giants are getting ready to release their debut albumÂ Learn to ExistÂ and are playing some shows to celebrate, including a bunch for the under 18s. They have also released a shiny new single Skin To Bone, which proved a fan favourite at their 2013 Splendour In The Grass and Spin OďŹ&#x20AC; festival appearances. The album, recorded at Brisbaneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Applewood Lane Studios, will be out on Friday August 30. It also includes the infectious tunes I Am What You Want Me To Be and last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s A Riot. Catch the Jungle Giants at The Hi-Fi Bar on Friday October 4, or for a special all ages matinee show on Sunday October 6.

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THE 14TH MELBOURNE UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL NICK TARAS

“I was smoking crack with Pete Doherty,” says Richard Wolsterncroft, Director of the Melbourne Underground Film Festival (MUFF), about his experience on the set of his most recent film, The Second Coming – based on the poetry of William Butler Yeats – currently in post-production. “I made this film really low budget, it’s like a Warhol-Paul Morrissey film with a whole new generation of superstars – underground celebrities who are hardcore, taking drugs for real on camera. That’s the one and only time I’ve ever done it, but he’s doing it, and when in Rome.” Smoking crack with Pete Doherty was just a taste of the 30 rapidfire minutes I spent with the perennially controversial Wolstencroft, with topics ranging from his friendship with Bret Easton Ellis, doing coke with porn stars, why Australian cinema needs to grow some balls, and some tips on how to sneak illicit films past the censor board. Almost every year, Wolstencroft provides a story of how much trouble he found himself in the previous year. The last time I interviewed him, he told me about police raiding his property to find a copy of LA Zombie – a banned film he illegally screened in 2010 – in which he was eventually issued a Diversion Notice. One may question his intentions, but it seems like he’s not necessarily committed to being controversial. Rather, controversy is the consequence of his fervent defence of free speech and truth despite political correctness and, ultimately, the law. For every friend that sees him as a renegade, there’s a foe that finds him offensive. But regardless if you see him as a revolutionary or a libertine, he’s certainly interesting, and fearless in speaking his mind. “Every international guest says in any other country, the government would be funding [MUFF]. It’s done nothing but year-after-year support independent filmmakers. We have discovered everyone from James Wan to Spierig Brothers to Greg McLean. Just about every important winner of Tropfest has had their first work played at MUFF. We’ve had many international filmmakers like Alex Ross Perry who’s got a show on HBO which is probably gonna be like the new Girls – we played his early film Impolex. There’s just countless examples of amazing filmmakers that we’ve discovered. Cinema is changing. The old models are all dead. We’re at a turning point as important as the beginning of cinema 100 years ago.” Wolstencroft first noticed the conservative nature of Australian cinema soon after the release of his film Bloodlust in 1991, co-directed alongside Jon Hewitt. The duo – who have since made five or more features each – wanted to continue the tradition of Ozploitation, but the films that begun to be funded in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s “started getting into these boring, kitchen sink, art-drama things, and around that time Australian cinema just went off the boil. “I thought that was tragic. There was a real thing when I first began to speak out, ‘Don’t speak out or you’ll never get funding’ because everyone was shit scared of that. And I thought, ‘What are we living in, Stalinist Russia? Can it not be a dialectic?’ I did speak out, and I was fucking ostracised for a long time. I probably still am. But I thought, ‘Fuck it, it’s too important just to remain silent about’. Everyone’s afraid, and I wanted to be the exact opposite of that. I wanted to say exactly what I thought. “The films that have been important for me from Australia have been like Chopper, Wolf Creek, Romper Stomper, Animal Kingdom – good genre films…this is the stuff that travels well. They’re the ones that people see overseas. No-one wants to see Somersault outside of Australia, and no-one has heard of it. I swear to God, I’ll ask every Beat Magazine Page 22

international guest – they’ve never heard of any of the art-funded films. No-one has. They are not popular with people, and they’re not even popular with people who are into art cinema.” The theme of MUFF this year is ‘The Question of Authority’, which Wolstencroft explains is inspired by Hegelianism and his interest in dialectics.

“I’M NOT SAYING THEY SHOULD NEVER MAKE THESE POLITE, ART FILMS…BUT DO SOME OTHER THINGS, TOO.” “Whenever I see something that’s a polar opposite, I look for a synthesis. When I started MUFF, it wasn’t opposite, but what I’m interested in is a synthesis. I’m not saying they should never make these polite, art films…but do some other things, too.” Despite the traditional intrigue usually surrounding the opening and closing night films, this year’s programme is no doubt headlined by the Paul Schrader-directed, Bret Easton Ellis-penned erotic thriller The Canyons, starring Lindsay Lohan alongside porn star James Deen. “The Canyons is a huge coup. I know Bret Easton Ellis, I got to know him the last three-to-four years. We did a retrospective of his films at MUFF and he was out here for his book tour, Imperial Bedrooms, and we had dinner at Fog, we had a big party, he’s a really nice guy and we get along. I really get his work on a strong level, and he gets that I get him. So it’s great that we got Canyons. I got onto Bret and he gave us permission, he got onto his producer and we made that happen. “We got a great film called Thanatamorphose from Monster Pictures which is a really amazing horror film about a woman who degenerates. It’s gonna be one of the big horror hits for the next year. The opening night film Jugular is a male-repulsion about a guy who comes to Melbourne and slowly loses his mind. It was a very strong film made by JJ DeCeglie, and I just thought he was really interesting. And like anything, I go with my gut on people. I responded well to him, we were in Perth recently and got drunk and I thought, ‘This guy’s good’. “We’ve got Michael Tierney coming, who’s the star of my film, The Last Days of Joe Blow, and we’re doing a retrospective

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of his uncle Lawrence Tierney, which I think is the first time that’s ever happened in Australia. We’re gonna play four or five of his works. We’ve got a film called The Late Men from Ireland, which is really fantastic. I’ve been connecting with a lot of Irish filmmakers; there’s something really interesting going on in Ireland at the moment, as it is in Melbourne, in independent guerrilla cinema. There’s the Gregory Paskis’ film The Joe Manifesto which is really great.” As mentioned, Wolstencroft will be screening his latest documentary, The Last Days of Joe Blow, which explores Michael Tierney’s physical and psychological journey into the porn industry and his escape from it. “In 2005 he told me, ‘I’m becoming a porn actor’ and I didn’t believe him at first. But then he sent me some links and I’m like, ‘Yep, okay, you’re a porn actor’. And that’s fascinating, and I wanted to make a film about porn but I just needed a hook. I liked him; he reminded me of Lawrence Tierney in the ‘50s. Lawrence Tierney was a great genre actor and bad boy, he would party and drink and get into fights, and pretty much Michael was exactly the same. Whenever I go to LA we’d hook up, get a bag of coke and drive around off our fucking heads, it was great.” Bookended by opening night film Jugular and closing night film Lords of Salem (directed by Rob Zombie), MUFF will showcase features as part of MUFF Neu, go old school and screen horror films from as far back as the ‘40s in The Question of Authority Retrospectives, and short films in Mini MUFF, curated by Hussein Khoder. Scanning over this year’s programme, I asked Wolstencroft which film will cause the most controversy. “There’s always a few. Last year it was Donkey Love, and this film,” he laughs, “We have to put an application to the censor board, and I just thought, ‘How can I describe this film?’ So you give them a description and if they buy it then they pass it. And sometimes things slip through because their ears don’t pick up. I just said, ‘A film about an interesting cultural practice in Colombia.’ I didn’t mention donkey fucking – Donkey Love could just be about a guy who loves his donkey. That film is so bad, it’s so sick, and it’s taking the piss, too…the film has donkey fucking in the first five minutes, and then it just gets worse. And they saw that film, and there was some controversy afterwards, and I got a letter from the head censor guy. They were like, ‘We obviously weren’t informed correctly’.” Noticing he hadn’t actually answered my question, I repeated it once more. His body language became jittery, his eyes indicating hesitation. “We’ve got a film called Propaganda from North Korea and that’s really clever. But I never talk about what those [controversial] films are, because I don’t want the censor to read it. So whatever those films are this year, they will have to work it out for themselves,” he laughs. While the censor board is sort of like the creepy uncle you don’t really want at Christmas but can’t stop from coming, there is one person who Wolstencroft particularly wants to be there. “David Walsh. I would love him to be the spokesperson for the festival, ambassador or something. I would like to get in contact with him if anyone knows how, because I can tell we would get along.” The 14th Melbourne Underground Film Festival runs from Friday September 6 to Saturday September 14 at Revolt Art Space in Kensington. Check out muff.com.au for more information.

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THIS WEEK: ON SCREEN For 30 years, the Cosmic Psychos have blazed a trail of empty beer cans and busted ear drums around the globe with their quintessential Australian drawl and pounding punk rock songs. With the founding member Ross Knight ﬁnding inspiration from the Bulldozer he drove on the family farm in country Victoria, the band forged a unique sound and image that resonated with punk rock fans everywhere. Cosmic Psychos : Blokes You Can Trust follows the band’s colourful history, as well as the enigmatic and entertaining founding member Ross Knight, to get behind the man who rides the bulldozer. His story alone is a unique portrait of an unlikely and revered rock and roll bloke. Lauded at MIFF, it is now playing at Cinema Nova.

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ON STAGE After a successful season at the Melbourne Theatre Company, Delectable Shelter, a black comedy set during the apocalypse, is hitting the road for a local metropolitan tour. Written and directed by Benedict Harde (Julius Caesar, Life Without Me, Actors at Work), who has received Green Room nominations for his previous productions The Seizure and The Nest as part of The Hayloft Project, Delectable Shelter illustrates the story of ﬁve apocalypse survivors trapped in a bunker and their dreams to create a utopian society. Despite the lavishness of their ambitions, Harde illustrates the harrowing prejudice and decadence of Western Society. Delectable Shelter will be performed at the Northcote Town Hall from Wednesday August 21 – Thursday August 22 and the Clocktower Centre in Moonee Ponds from Friday August 23 – Saturday August 24.

ON DISPLAY Trocadero Gallery has opened a new exhibition by painter and artist Polly Hollyoak this week entitled Form on Form: Simulacrum at Play. Considered an exploration of the word Simulacrum (an image or representation, or an unreal or vague semblance; superﬁcial likeness), Hollyoak’s large-scale paintings will exhibit the distorted discourse between pop culture and its true meaning, drawing on poststructuralist Jean Baudrillard’s theory of simulacrum through colour and shape metamorphosis. Form on Form: Simulacrum at Play is currently on exhibition at Trocadero Gallery until Saturday August 31.

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Director Simon Stone is currently presenting his re-imagining of Anton Chekhov’s classic The Cherry Orchard. Returning to her family estate after years abroad and a failed love aﬀair Andreyevna Ranevsky is faced with bankruptcy and an ever looming mortgage. 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 is currently playing until Wednesday September 25 at Southbank Theatre, The Sumner.

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THE COMEDY OF ERRORS BY LIZA DEZFOULI

Shakespeare has been out bush. Bell Shakespeare’s production of The Comedy of Errors arrives in Melbourne during a six month tour of 31 locations around the country. Has cast member Anthony Taufa, who plays the characters of Duke and Balthazar, noticed any differences between the responses of rural audiences and those of towns? “Definitely,” says the 23 year old actor. “The regional areas love the theatricality of the show, the slapstick comedy, the commedia dell’arte aspects of it. They embrace the vastness of it, the bigness of our concept. In the cities you can hear people murmur in recognition before the monologues.” Taufa’s favourite aspect of this new production of The Comedy of Errors is the fact that he gets to play two quite different characters. “I change my voice, my costume of course; with one character I’m in drag, in heels. We establish a world which is the underbelly of society. The Duke has his hand in all the money aspects of the world. Balthazar is a trader looking for money. And there’s a corrupt cop – it’s a seedy world, like Sydney’s Kings Cross.” Bell Shakespeare gives The Comedy of Errors a modern treatment. “It’s definitely a contemporary setting,” explains Taufa. “The story is of a character who is not allowed into the community. He’s not supposed to be there. He’s been brought in by border patrol…it’s very much in the now, there are links with current affairs. It looks at whether or not someone belongs, when they’re a fish out of water. It is relevant and contemporary, and very funny.” Taufa says the expectation of laughs is built into the play. “It’s called The Comedy of Errors,” he reminds us. “It’s got to be funny. We do a lot of physical comedy. In parts it’s like Shakespeare’s attempt at farce, with doors, characters coming in and out. There are archetypes with the characters that

people recognise, the nagging wife, the tough guy, the merchant. There are sight gags, fart gags and a memorable scene involving a washing machine.” Some of Shakespeare’s original jokes have been left out of the play that Taufa describes as a crowd favourite, as they no longer make sense to audiences. With so many performances, how does the actor stay fresh, prevent himself from going through the motions on stage? This is something Taufa has thought deeply about; his commitment to his craft is evident. “Every show counts,” he answers. “Even if you’re only performing for 116 people. Every show will be new. You gauge the reaction of the audience, you pace up to make them laugh, or pace down.” One method of staying present and fresh involves the intensity of the interaction on stage. “You always make sure you’re affecting the other actors,” Taufa adds. “Sometimes the other players change something, emphasise something different, there’s a different nuance in lines. It changes from show to show; it changes from audience to audience. You send different information out to the audience, sometimes you break that fourth wall. You make sure there’s audience involvement.” Something else Taufa enjoys about The Comedy of

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Errors is the amount of feedback from audiences the actors feel during the play, which has become a favourite of his whereas it wasn’t before. “It invites audiences in. It’s more inclusive than some of Shakespeare’s other plays.” He goes on to explain that some of the tragedies, Othello, for instance, tend to produce more of a sense of passivity in audiences. “Othello is more about drawing in. The Comedy of Errors is more about giving out.” Director Imara Savage has set the play from evening til morning instead of the dawn til dusk that the script describes. This makes sense, thinks Taufa; we are diﬀerent versions of ourselves in the darkness. “Imara’s spot-on. It’s much more recognisable for a modern audience. We know what happens on those big nights out, those big benders when you go out at ten and stay up til the sun comes up. At night you allow yourself to do things you wouldn’t do during the day. You’re less inhibited. We’ve all had those weird nights out when you’ve been surrounded by all these faces but then in the morning you’re alone. You wake up not remembering everything. It becomes a bit warped.” The Comedy of Errors uses the story of two sets of twins and inevitable plots involving mistaken identities to explore themes such as the yearning we experience for ‘the other half’, something Taufa sees as a universal human experience. “I don’t have a twin but it’s like we are all trying to ﬁnd other parts of ourselves, looking for something to complete us. Not necessarily a relationship or a career but there’s that yearning for the other; we have our public faces but we are looking for something to make us complete. People can envy what someone else has but you don’t know what is behind the public face for someone else, what’s behind those yearnings. We all want to feel part of something bigger.” The Comedy of Errors is currently playing at the Arts Centre, Fairfax Studio until Saturday August 31.

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ART BY TWILIGHT A JOURNEY IN STONE Cambridge Studio Gallery will host a geologically orientated exhibition this August called A journey in stone. Created by artist Jim Roberts, A journey in stone explores the typography of the Flinders Ranges and Lake Eyre, creating stone pieces that mimic the dry and ancient environment of the region. A journey in stone is Jim Robert’s second solo exhibition at Cambridge Studio Gallery following the success of last year’s. You can view A journey in stone at Cambridge Studio Gallery from Wednesday August 28 – Saturday September 14. Admission is free.

HOMEMADE FESTIVAL This month, 1835 Creative Inc. will debut their new festival dedicated to emerging artists from all disciplines called Homemade Festival. Supported by the City of Yarra, Deakin University and RMIT University Link, Homemade Festival will feature six performances of artists presented over four days, including an installation by sculpture artist Naomi Nicholls, a dance collaboration between Ally Larielle and Emily Robinson, and an Illustration exhibition by Tess Murray. Homemade Festival will be hosted at 12 Peel St from Wednesday August 28 – Sunday September 1.

Heide Museum of Modern Art are known for their events that immerse people in contemporary arts through engaging activies, and Art By Twilight is no diﬀerent. Hosted towards the end of this month, Art By Twilight will help attendees understand the artistry within Stephen Benwell’s collection of works that combine beauty, anarchy and desire together. Accompanying Benwell will be Heide Director and CEO, Jason Smith and historian Janine Burke. If this doesn’t tickle your fancy, then maybe the BBQ and drinks will, or the chance to play detective with Heide Museum’s search for ceramic clues. It’s like Cluedo, except with ceramic artwork. For the sonically inclined, Afterwhite will combine a session of painting with rock music, while Ad Hoc Music Collective will provide the underground music. Art By Twilight will be held at Heide Museum of Modern Art on Thursday August 29 from 6pm – 9pm.

OBJECTIVITY AND DISSENT This September, popular talk series Melbourne Conversations and the Melbourne Theatre Company will combine to present Objectivity and Dissent: The future of Australia’s old and new media. Hosted at the Playhouse, the talk will be hosted by Dr Leslie Cannold (The Book of Rachael, The Abortion Myth) with panelists Stephen Mayne (Crikey founder), and awardwinning journalist and Director for the Centre of Advancing Journalism, Dr Margaret Simons. The trio’s discussion will delve into complications of traditional and modern media and the ethical dilemmas they face — is new or old media better than the other at exposing the venality of politics? Is modern media able to create a more candid transparency to the happenings of the world? Objectivity and Dissent: The future of Australia’s old and new media will be held at the Playhouse on Thursday September 5 from 5.15pm – 6.30pm. Admission is free, but bookings are essential.

PUBLIC BAR COMEDY Public Bar Comedy launches tonight with Lawrence Mooney. With a support lineup including Jonathan Shuster, Michael Williams and Don Tran things are looking good for the new Wednesday weekly at the Public Bar! $5 at the door.

LOL COMEDY LOL Comedy at the Portland Hotel on Wednesday August 21 and the Provincial in Fitzroy on Thursday August 22 sees a WA invasion with Perth natives Joel Creasey and Laura Davis. Friday August 23 at the Hawthorn Hotel sees a bumper lineup with Chris Franklin, Dave O’Neil and Luke & Wyatt. Next week it’s Adam Rozenbachs (“Jerry Seinfeld with a black heart” The Age) at the Local in Port Melbourne on Tuesday August 27, the Portland Hotel on Wednesday August 28 and the Provincial Hotel in Fitzroy on Thursday August 29. Tickets from lolcomedy.com.au or at the door.

CRAB LAB Back on Tonight and every Wednesday at the House of Maximon on Corrs Lane, Crab Lab brings you the best stand up Australia wide for just ﬁve bucks. This week Damien Power from Brisbane, fresh oﬀ supporting Tenacious D, will be dropping in. Plus Dilruk, Jimmy James Eaton, Adam Francis and way more.

FELIX BAR COMEDY Greg Fleet hosts another great Wednesday down in Fitzroy Street. Plus they’ve got Anne Edmonds, Tien Tran and more. It’s happening this Wednesday August 21 at 8.30pm for only $12, at Felix Bar, St Kilda.

FIVE BOROUGHS COMEDY SONGS FOR THE END OF THE WORLD In conjunction with Kew Court House, The Parlour will present Andrew Finegan’s newest blend of cabaret and song, Songs for the End of the World, this September Hosted for one-night-only, Songs for the End of the World will countdown the demise of our world with philosophical, witty and honest questions translated into song, such as: Will Tony Abbott be Prime Minister when the end comes? Will the end be a zombie plague as commercialized? Obviously the important questions. The Parlour is a showcase series that hosts some of the most innovative cabaret and comedy that Melbourne has to oﬀer, most Friday nights. Songs for the End of the World will be performed at Kew Court House on Friday September 6.

SPOILT Inspired by the indulgence sections of glossy magazines, Liz Skitch’s newest production SPOILT will hit La Mama Theatre this September. SPOILT is a pantomime of the celebrity and beauty obsessed culture of today, based on people we see every day and begin to believe that we know from the stories detailed in Cleo, OK and Grazia. SPOILT will expose the real truth about those self-help, self-improvement and self-indulgence sections of life. SPOILT will create an epiphany to many at La Mama from Thursday September 19 – Sunday September 29.

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This Thursday, Greg Fleet headlines another amazing lineup at Five Boroughs Comedy! Plus they’ve got Lindsay Webb, Melinda Buttle, Tien Tran, Don Tran and more! It’s all this Thursday August 22 at 8.30pm, for only $13 at Five Boroughs (upstairs), 68 Hardware Lane, CBD.

COMMEDIA DELL PARTE: COLLINGWOOD Liam Ryan hosts an awesome lineup of comics this week at Commedia Dell Parte at Agent 284 this Thursday August 22. With award winning headliner Luke McGregor and featuring Alasdair Tremblay Birchall, Xander Allen, David Boyle, Peter Jones and Craig McLeod, it’s going to be a great night.

COMMEDIA DELL PARTE: ST KILDA Commedia Dell Parte is still running every Thursday in St Kilda. This week Simon Keck hosts a great lineup of comics including Aleisha McCormack, Ben Stevenson, Anthony Jeannot, Jay Morrissey, Firdi Billimore and Rose Callaghan. The room runs on a ‘pay as you like’ basis, so come along and have a great laugh, then pay what you believe the show is worth on the way out. Commedia Dell Parte runs every Thursday from 8.30pm at the George Lane Bar, St Kilda.

COMEDY AT SPLEEN As usual they’ve got another bumper lineup of Melbourne’s best acts and best up and comers at Spleen. They’ve got Karl Chandler, Anne Edmonds, Nina Oyama, Jay Morrissey and heaps more. It’s this Monday August 26, 41 Bourke St, in the city, at 8.30pm. It may be free, but they appreciate a good gold coin donation at the door.

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THE 2013 MELBOURNE WRITERS FESTIVAL BY AVRILLE BYLOK-COLLARD

It’s Thursday morning and despite the grisly weather and the feverish atmosphere that has enveloped Festival Director Lisa Dempster for the past few months, the former Emerging Writers Festival is ebullient and attentive. She’s here to discuss her pride and joy: the Melbourne Writers Festival. Featuring over 300 events, including panels discussions with former Green Party Leader and environmentalist Bob Brown, acclaimed Australian feminist and sociopolitical commentator Anne Summers (The Misogyny Factor, Damned Whores and God’s Police) and the debut of New York storytellers The Moth, the festival program is titillating for any bibliophile or lover of language and ideas. “One of the things that I’ve really focused on is creating more ways for people to come and engage with the festival, even when there’s no events on,” explains Dempster from her office situated in the The Wheeler Centre. “While we still have a lot of panels, performance events and everything [that] you would expect from this festival, we also have a new festival hub, [including] a few arts activities happening down at Federation Square,” including Word on the Square, a free event featuring an installation of 100 giant-sized wooden letters that can be used to create poems, play scrabble or nine-letter word games, or even teach children the alphabet. “We’ve [also] got more social media stuff happening. So, I think it’s going to have much more of a festival vibe.” This importance of creating an interactive and inviting atmosphere is paramount to Dempster, who founded the EWFdigital for the Emerging Writers Festival — an online programming stream that featured events and discussion on the Emerging Writers Festival web portal, in real-time — and created Australia’s first Digital Writers’ Conference in 2011, as it creates an environment that audiences can engage with and help shape and create, as exhibited by the Big Ideas program of Melbourne Writers Festival. “We had a lot of talk about this and when I put together the festival program I wanted it to be reflective of the conversations that people are having at this time. [Therefore,] with the federal election happening this

year, it was really obvious to us here at Melbourne Writers Festival that the Big Ideas should be tapping into those conversations that were happening,” says Dempster, iterating how discussions like Anne Summers’ Keynote: Feminism, Misogyny, Power tap into the sexism within Australian politics which had pervaded the media since former PM Julia Gillard’s speech on Tony Abbott’s misogyny and hypocrisy. “Some of them are direct tie-ins — Bob Brown and Mark Latham [Not Dead Yet: Labor’s Post-Left Future] — but we’ve also got commentators and a lot of people talking about the issues that are coming up in the election, like refugees [Big Ideas: Alan Missen Oration: Border Vigils – How Far Can Governments Patrol Migration?] and Tradition Versus Development. “We just wanted [Big Ideas] to go beyond a media sound bite,” assures Dempster, extrapolating that social media has a large impact on our views and the news we receive. “We live in a 24/7 news cycle and the media moves so quickly. We wanted to actually make these moments where people could come along and think deeply about a topic that’s going to be very important to the future of Australia.” This idea about the aﬀect of social media and the digitalization of information transcends Big Ideas and is spread throughout the festival program, particularly in New News, a panel series dedicated to the evolution of journalism and the issues that currently aﬀect it. “New News is driven by Margaret Simons and the

Centre for Advancing Journalism,” explains the director, who is interested herself in social media and its eﬀect. “I have a real interest in how the digital sphere is changing our culture and it’s a theme that has been picked up right across the Melbourne Writers Festival. I think, in terms of journalism and the future of journalism, it’s just something that is a hot topic at the moment and there’s so much to talk about, because it feels like Twitter and social media has been around forever, but actually, it’s very new for us to be communicating in this way and [consequentially], our traditional structures about how we talk about the news are changing radically

and people are very scared about that, but some people are very excited about that. There’s plenty to talk about and I feel like journalists want to talk about it, news outlets wanted to talk about it and readers want to talk about it, so it seemed like a perfect time to bring it all into the festival.” The 2013 Melbourne Writers Festival will be held across various Melbourne venues from Thursday August 22 – Sunday September 1. Visit mwf.com.au for more information.

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THE LITTLE BOOK OF KETAMINE - KIT KELLY ($14.95) “Ketamine is a very odd and intriguing entheogen, outpacing all others in sheer range of experience and utter strangeness. It unlocks powers so intense and improbable it is hard to believe such a substance could even exist.” Used worldwide as both an anesthetic and a recreational psychedelic drug, ketamine has recently attracted the attention of medical researchers, law enforcement ofﬁcers, and people interested in exploring alternative spirituality and consciousness. The book describes the drug’s history, its use in the underground party scene, and its sought-after effects as well as its dangers and how to reduce them.

KETAMINE: DREAMS AND REALITIES - KARL JANSEN ($22.95) “Karl Jansen’s book Ketamine, Dreams, and Realities is a goldmine of information on this fascinating substance that combines in a unique way the properties of an anesthetic and a psychedelic. It is clearly written, well researched and documented, and presents a balanced and objective view point. The author’s broad perspective that covers all the aspects of Ketamine from pharmacology to its use in raves makes this book interesting for clinicians and researchers, as well as the general public.”- Stan Grof. “Indispensable reading for those with any interest in ketamine. Entertaining, thought-provoking, and thorough.” - Rick Strassman.

MINISTRY: THE LOST GOSPELS ACCORDING TO AL JOURGENSEN ($34.95) Ministry is a memoir both ugly and captivating, revealing Al Jourgensen as a man who lived a hard life his own way without making compromises. He survived prolonged drug addiction - twenty-two years of chronic heroin, cocaine, and alcohol abuse, to be more precise - before cleaning up, straightening out, and finding new reasons to live. During his career, Jourgensen has engaged in all of the rock ‘n’ roll cliches regarding decadence and debauchery and invented new forms of previously unachieved nihilism. Despite this and his addictions, he created seven seminal albums, including the bonafide, hugely influential classic The Land of Rape and Honey, and 1992’s blockbuster Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed. Ministry imparts the epic life of Al Jourgensen, a survivor who tempted fate, beat the odds, persevered, and put the pieces back together after unraveling completely.

A CRACK-UP AT THE RACE RIOTS - HARMONY KORINE ($24.95) Originally published in 1998, this debut novel from an underground ﬁlmmaker uses print, photographs, drawings, news clippings, handwriting, a poem, attempted diagrams, and clip art to enhance the text, which primarily tells of a race war that happens in Florida, where the Jewish people sit in trees, the black people are run by MC Hammer, and the white people are run by Vanilla Ice. With chapters about books found in Monty Clift’s basement and Tupac Shakur’s 10 favorite novels, and a set of 11 suicide notes with room included for the reader’s signature, the book is a one-of-akind post-postmodern examination of the dangers of public life from a unique voice in independent culture, one that might make William S. Burroughs sigh and turn the page at least.

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THE BIG BOOK OF BODE TATTOOS - MARK BODE ($39.95) Contained within this book you’ll find: voluptuous Bode Broads, beloved characters from the Cheech Wizard comix, and Mark Bode’s particular take on classic tattoo motifs, including dragons, fairies, demons, lions, butterflies and more. Bode’s distinct style draws influence from the worlds of comic art, graffiti, and traditional tattooing. This confluence is often marked by bold, curvy outlines and clear shapes and forms. Mark Bode has been doing custom tattoo work on the human body for over 13 years, in addition to his phenomenal artwork on inanimate media. Bode’s father is the late legendary cartoonist Vaughn Bode. Mark has inherited and kept alive his father’s many characters, the most famous of which is Cheech Wizard.

IF YOU WON’T READ THEN WHY SHOULD I WRITE? JARETT KOBEK ($24.95) In 1997, the world obtained a grainy video revealing lurid excerpts from honeymooners Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee’s post-wedding celebration aboard a small yacht. Laying bare the mysteries of their intimate lives, this video became the ﬁrst spark in a long and culturally supported trend: the leaked celebrity home movie. Aligning criminal histories with transcribed extracts from such broadcasts, If You Won’t Read Then Why Should I Write? documents the bathetic moments beyond a publicist’s protective shield, while offering a sobering appraisal of American social justice. Kimmy K at Burger King. The petit shamanism of Miley smoking salvia divinorum. Vince bouncing on a bed. This is literature at its darkest.

I WEAR THE BLACK HAT - CHUCK KLOSTERMAN ($29.95) In “I Wear the Black Hat,” Klosterman questions the modern understanding of villainy. What was so Machiavellian about Machiavelli? Why don’t we see Bernhard Goetz the same way we see Batman? Who is more worthy of our vitriol Bill Clinton or Don Henley? What was O. J. Simpson s “second-worst” decision? And why is Klosterman still haunted by some kid he knew for one week in 1985? Masterfully blending cultural analysis with self-interrogation and imaginative hypotheticals, I Wear the Black Hat delivers perceptive observations on the complexity of the antihero (seemingly the only kind of hero America still creates). I Wear the Black Hat is a rare example of serious criticism that’s instantly accessible and really, really funny. Klosterman continues to be the only writer doing whatever it is he’s doing.

THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF SACRED SEXUALITY RUFUS C CAMPHAUSEN ($39.95) This fully updated and expanded edition of The Encyclopedia of Erotic Wisdom contains more than 1,200 entries and a vast array of new illustrations, many in full color. The encyclopedia explains how to integrate body and mind, love and sexuality, and spiritual exercise and inner alchemical techniques in the practice of sacred sexuality. It also contains the most recent scientiﬁc knowledge of the brain, mind, and body as it relates to the erotic and sexual. Extensive cross references, quotations from sacred erotic scriptures, Internet resources, and 28 indexes to related topics within the book take the reader on an odyssey from almost any point of departure to the farthest reaches of this fascinating subject.

For all her accomplishments, such as writing The New York Times bestselling Dirk & Steele paranormal romance novels and the Hunter Kiss urban fantasy series, shaking up the comic book world (her run on Astonishing X-Men received worldwide attention following the gay wedding of Northstar and his boyfriend) and much more, there is one accomplishment that Marjorie M. Liu can perhaps be most proud of: she saved her life from the soul-crushing banality of being a lawyer. “I feel so blessed. I can’t even tell you how blessed I feel,” she laughs. “I loved law school. I want to be very clear about that. I loved studying law. I thought it was incredibly exciting. I did not like being a lawyer. I didn’t like it at all. Studying law and practising law are two different things. It was fine having my head stuck in a book, but the pressures of law are incredibly stressful. I think any creator who wants to take writing seriously, it’s going to be stressful, there’s going to be different kinds of stress. But I work longer hours now than I would have as a lawyer, and I’m much happier.” Liu attended law school in Wisconsin, and after studying, travelling and working throughout Asia for over 15 years, in 2004 gave up practising law to become a professional, full-time writer. While her bestselling novels granted her fame, they also enabled her to break into the notoriously difficult comic industry. “It’s interesting with comic books, because different mediums offer different affordances. You think about films, for example. You can do things with film that you can’t do with prose, like you can show the enormity of action…but with film you can’t get inside someone’s head, wherein a novel you can. I like to think of comic books as the best of both worlds, where comics offer visual aspect of film – not the same degree – but it also allows you to hit those interior notes to really get inside a character in the same way you can with prose. It’s this beautiful way of hitting all the right notes, you can have a little bit of everything…That’s why it’s so appealing to me. I love writing novels, don’t get me wrong, I’ll never give that up, but graphic novels are deeply pleasurable for me, the way I can merge these two things I love.” “I’ve always loved being a woman,” she laughs. “And there are far more women in the comic book industry than what people really are aware of or discuss. If you read indie comics, women are everywhere. Women are all over indie comics – Jessica Abel, Raina [Telgemeier]– there’s name after name. However, they all seem to be in creator-owned comics. When we come to the big two, DC and Marvel, which is what people seem to pay attention to more in superhero comics, it’s true, there aren’t that many women. There are quite a few women behind the scenes…but when it comes to writers, there’s usually just a couple of people…The reasons why for this – a person could debate that. One possible argument is that superhero comics

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have historically been marketed to boys that there’s this historical tendency to think that only boys could write these characters. The other possible argument is that there’s persistent but unfounded belief that women are good for writing relationships and these indie, memoir comics but when it comes to superheroes, women don’t really know how to write superheroes. I’ve actually heard that from people before. ”I think it must change, and I think it’s inevitable that it will change. We’re seeing it across the board that more women are being given opportunities to break into the big two… Liu will feature at a few events at this year’s Melbourne Writers Festival, including Inside X-Men with the dudes from NonCanonical podcast, along with participating in discussions about speculative fiction and writing erotic literature. “I love writing everything. I have this insatiable curiosity when it comes to writing. I never want to leave graphic novels, but I would like to do something creator-owned in the future. I think I sort of have written enough books at this point that I feel I know there’s an apprenticeship period, where you’re getting your feet wet and you’re learning how publishing works and you’re getting the right contacts and I think now is the time for me to start doing more creator-owned works, that’s definitely on the horizon. I would love to write adult novels, I would love to write gritty thrillers. I can’t talk about it yet but I dabbled in doing work in television and that was fun. “I love words, I love creating and I love storytelling and that encompasses so much. I’m only in my mid-thirties, fingers-crossed I’ve got time, and I just want to keep exploring and having adventures through my work. I don’t want to stagnate. I think that’s the worst thing an artist can do, is let themselves fall into the same pattern, the same routine of work, and I think it’s very important to shift these things up and push boundaries and push ourselves as artists to do different things and explore and push past the limits of what we think we can do. You can catch Marjorie M. Liu at part of the Melbourne Writers Festival. She’ll be taking part in Masterclass: Speculative Fiction on Friday August 23 at the Wheeler Centre, Inside X-Men at the NGV Theatrette at Ian Potter Centre on Saturday August 24 and Modern Love at ACMI on Sunday August 25. Visit mwf.com.au for more details.

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TOTAL CONTROL

BY PATRICK EMERY

Despite his exuberant onstage demeanour as frontman of Total Control, and hardcore band Straightjacket Nation, Dan Stewart is a laid back, laconic sort of a guy. But when I mention the American band led by the sultry Martha Davis, The Motels’ signature torch rock song Total Control gave Stewart’s band its name, Stewart is clearly affected. “You’re kidding me?” he says excitedly. “Yeah, I’m definitely going. But the problem is that because we’re in such a politically correct era, that she probably won’t be able to smoke a cigarette on stage!” Stewart laughs. The genesis of Total Control came a few years ago, when Stewart and Mikey Young (Eddy Current, Ooga Boogas) decided to put together a recording project that differed substantively from their existing musical direction. “Because we met through Eddy Current and Straightjacket Nation, we were both looking to start a band that wasn’t similar to either of those bands,” Stewart explains. Initially, Total Control was a bedroom project, with progress dependent when the protagonists could find time. “We’d sit around on the weekend, watch the footy, listen to records and then try and write songs,” Stewart says. An early, and significant inspiration, was Devo, a band that both Stewart and Young held in very high esteem. “Devo was pretty integral to us when we started out,” Stewart says. “In fact, it was one of the first things that we really talked about, and one of the first songs that we played was a Devo cover. One of the things we really love about Devo is that they’re heavily song-based – and also how strange it was hearing Devo for the first time. You really have no idea where they were going – they were stuck out in the

backwoods of Akron, Ohio, doing their own thing.” Total Control evolved quickly into initially a five-piece band, and subsequently into a six-piece, twin guitar outfit. “We’ve now played more shows as a band then the time we spent just doing studio recording,” Stewart says. The evolution of the project into a full-blown band has brought with it a substantially different dynamic. “When it was just Mikey and I, there was no real sense of a band dynamic,” Stewart says, “but now there definitely is, certainly as far as the songs are concerned.” Total Control’s debut album, Hedge Beat, was released in 2011. It’s an eclectic record, ranging from electronica to post-punk, to Devo-inspired garage rock. With Young now having a separate musical outlet for his electronica interests, Stewart says he expects the Total Control sound to refine in time for the recording of the band’s next album. “Because Mikey and some of the other guys have started doing stuff as Lace Curtain, which is more electronic, dancey stuff – when we started we didn’t really know where to put that, but now it’s got somewhere to go,” Stewart says.

“I can see the next record being rock-based.” In 2011, Total Control also undertook its first overseas tour when they were asked to play at All Tomorrow’s Parties in England, at the invitation of curators Les Savvy Fav. “I’ve got no idea how they’d heard us, but I believe it was something to do with their label, French Kiss – someone in the label apparently heard our music and got a copy of the album to play to Les Savvy Fav,” Stewart says. The show was a success, and provided the opportunity for the band to play a few shows on the continent after the conclusion of ATP. Two years later, and Total Control will be appearing at the ATP Release The Bats event in Altona in late October. “We’d been in touch with [ATP organisers] Deb [Higgins] and Barry [Hogan],” Stewart says. “They were excited by our show in England for ATP. They treated us really well, and the ATP gig at Mt Buller a few years ago was one of the greatest weekends of music I’ve ever been to. This time around, I’m really looking forward to seeing Television – I try not to be cynical about old bands reforming, so I’m pretty excited about seeing those guys.”

Stewart will also be appearing at Release The Bats in his role as drummer in garage band UV Race. Stewart says the ever-resourceful and effervescent UV Race are edging toward a new album – though the band has made a decision that this will be no ordinary album. “We’re working on a new film,” Stewart says. “We’ve decided not to do any more albums that aren’t soundtracks. A friend of ours shot our last film, and he wanted to keep working with us. So this next film is going to be a sci-fi film.” UV Race’s decision to embrace a multi-media future is, Stewart says, a consequence of financial necessity and artistic ambition. “If there’s one thing that defines that band, it’s ambition, and the fact we have very little resources to realise those ambitions. But it’s great to be surrounded by talented people who want to help us. So in the future we want to be a bit more of a film-making company than a band,” he laughs. Catch TOTAL CONTROL as they hit up All Tomorrow’s Parties Release The Bats on October 26.

FRANZ FERDINAND

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You wouldn’t think it to hear them now, but a few years ago Franz Ferdinand were on the verge of ending it all. After the massive international success of Take Me Out, the Glaswegian art school lads took off on nearly a decade of back-to-back touring and recording. The punishing schedule, as guitarist, keyboardist and co-songwriter Nick McCarthy puts it, very nearly did them in. “We toured our arses off for eight years and we all felt quite empty at the end of that. We took a year off and weren’t really sure if we even wanted to continue – I couldn’t even play music for a year,” McCarthy says ruefully. Thankfully, three years off have recharged their batteries, and our favourite purveyors of wry lyrics and angular indie are back with their fourth effort, Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action – their best work since their 2003 debut. The sense of fun is back – Franz Ferdinand have returned to the dance floor, cracking jokes and throwing some tongue-in-cheek shapes. “Slowly it came back,” McCarthy says, “and we started meeting up again, remembering, ‘Oh yeah, this is why we started the band, we’ve got something special, the four of us in a room together, it just clicks!’ Our thinking was, if we have fun making it, then hopefully it’ll be fun to listen to. I don’t think you can really plan it, but we’ve done a few recordings before where it was really hard work, and we’ve listened to it and thought, ‘This is shit, what have we done to it?’ I suppose it’s a reflection of how we feel.” McCarthy and his band mates are in London when we chat, getting ready to play two songs at Beck’s Song Reader: Live show, joining the likes of Jarvis Cocker, Beth Orton,

Charlotte Gainsbourg and Beck himself to play songs off Beck’s sheet-music-only album. Franz Ferdinand are playing Saint Dude and Leave Your Razors At The Door, which McCarthy says he thought fitting considering Glasgow’s well-earned reputation for razor fights. McCarthy doesn’t live in Glasgow now (the rest of his group still do), but he still gets back to his home of eight years to indulge in its two greatest attributes – the small art scene and the boozing. During their time off, the band members weren’t exactly idle. McCarthy put out music for side project Box Codax with his wife Manuela Gernedel and friend Alexander Ragnew, while frontman Alex Kapranos produced for bands like Citizens!. Slowly, Kapranos and McCarthy started sending each other material again, until they all got back in a room and realised what they’d been missing. “It was good to do other things,” McCarthy says, “but you realise it’s not that simple when you’re in a room with other people; there’s always someone with a different idea or who doesn’t get it. But when we’re in a room together, we all seem to have the same goal, and it just flows – so we figured we should just try and capture those ‘special moments’ between the four of us on the record. “We go through a few different versions of each song,

write it quickly and then go through and work out where everything goes, and if it’s not working then we toss it out, because we don’t want to get back in a bad place.” Franz Ferdinand are well known for trying out several versions of their songs – take, for instance, Lucid Dreams off Tonight: Franz Ferdinand; an intriguing (and amazing) psych-rock demo that ended with an extended electro breakdown was leaked before the album dropped, but the eventual single was a snappy four minutes that sounded much more ‘Franz Ferdinand’. They’re also a band known for literary and art world references – especially from the Russian avant-garde. Love And Destroy is based on a scene from the cult Russian satire The Master And Margarita; Take Me Out references the artwork One-Sixth Part Of The World by Alexander Rodchenko. For Right Action, the lead single and opening track off their new album, Kapranos picked up inspiration from Karel Reisz’s 1960 social-realist film Saturday Night And Sunday Morning, and a series of odd coincidences. “Alex found a postcard and it turned out it was addressed to the director of one of his favourite films, and it said something quite weird: ‘Come home, practically nearly all

is forgiven’. So that went into the lyrics, as did a reference to the film. Then one time in London we went to visit the house the postcard was addressed to and we were like, ‘weurgh, this is weird!’ There were so many weird coincidences in that song.” The Universe Expanded plays out more cosmic themes, with Kapranos singing that he doesn’t mind that his hypothetical relationship has ended badly, because “I’ll meet you coming backwards, when the universe has expanded”. So with a decade of work and four albums under their belt, would Franz Ferdinand ever consider, in the future, looking backwards and doing a tour playing one of their albums end-to-end? McCarthy hems and haws. “I don’t feel like I’m really ready for that nostalgic stuff yet, I’m still moving forward – I hope. I’ll let you know when we stop progressing and going forward.” When the universe starts coming backwards? “Exactly, exactly.”

“Mac will send me some stuff, but I do my best to work on it sporadically,” Wilbur continues. “I’m at the point where I don’t really want to have a microscopic amount of self-analysis to everything I do. The way things are now – coming back to the songs after some time away – brings a lot more perspective.” The band’s upcoming Australian shows mark their second visit to Southern shores in two years, following a brief run of dates in 2011. New tunes from I Hate Music will get an airing alongside classic cuts from No Pocky For Kitty and On The Mouth, Wilbur says. “The songs are embedded in me; I can’t escape them. I used to have this great desire to hear what we’ve just recorded, but I do not have a reference for what we do anymore. I’m so deep into it that I just know what the songs are and what the sound is. I know it sounds great, and I spend the rest of my time worrying about other things. “Like my dog – I am pretty worried about him,” he continues. “He is the kind of dog who seems like he’s always been

here. Not like a cat; cats are different. Cats are just like people – some of them aren’t worth shit.” The swipe at felines and humans is quickly qualified by the guitarist. “I don’t judge people,” Wilbur says. “I’m just not unaware of the shit people. I just stay away from them, which means I end up finding the good people. My wife is forever making time for everyone and then getting disappointed when they end up wasting her time. I try to tell her, but what can you do? It’s a little like music: whatever will be when it will be. But it does help to have a filter sometimes. Just in case.”

FRANZ FERDINAND will be headlining this year’s Harvest Festival at Werribee Park on Sunday November 10. Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action is out Friday August 23 through EMI/Domino.

SUPERCHUNK

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Jim Wilbur has seen it all. The guitarist of American rockers Superchunk joined the band in 1991, two years after the quartet had formed in North Carolina’s Chapel Hill. In more than two decades with the iconic snarling slackers, Wilbur has toured the world multiple times and recorded albums that came to define multiple generations. But right now, his problems are a little closer to home. “We’ve just moved house,” Wilbur says, “and there’s a lot to take care of. I’ve got to fix the front porch and the back porch of this new house, plus I’ve got a sick dog to take care of. He’s 14 years old and not doing so good. We might give him some acupuncture later.” Canine acupuncture is a fairly frequent occurrence at the Wilbur residence, mostly due to Wilbur’s wife training in traditional Chinese medicine. It’s one of the many things that Wilbur misses when the band are on the road. Thankfully the experience of touring has become more manageable since the heady days of the early ‘90s. “Touring is much nicer for us now,” Wibur says. “We tour less but we tour more effectively. I don’t have to prepare myself for the huge ordeal to come because it isn’t like that anymore. You used to go away for seven weeks and you’d come back and everything was different; your whole life can change in that time. “Nowadays, you’re never lost or out of touch,” he continues. “It used to be that you went out on the road and anything could happen. You could wind up dead in a ditch and no one would know about it for quite a while.” Beat Magazine Page 30

Superchunk’s absence from making music and touring was noticeable when they took close to a decade off at the turn of the century after releasing their eighth album, Here’s To Shutting Up, in 2001. Vocalist and guitarist Mac McCaughan and bassist Laura Balance had their hands full running their label Merge, whose impressive roster swelled throughout the ‘00s with big name alternative acts Arcade Fire, Spoon and She & Him. During the same period, McGaughan continued to release albums through his side project, Portostatic, which occasionally featured Wilbur. The band made a triumphant return with 2010’s Majesty Shredding, a record praised for adhering to the band’s formula with distinct exuberance and control. Album number ten, the winningly titled I Hate Music, drops later this month and Wilbur says the band have again done it their way. “The way we record now is very low stress. We used to go to a city and spend two weeks hunkered down in the studio, pushing through it. Now we’ll take a year or more to get it done. We’ll get two or three songs down, mix it and come back to it in a while. I think it’s a much more sane way to make a record,” he says.

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SUPERCHUNK will be in the country for Harvest Festival at Werribee Park on Sunday November 10. I Hate Music is available now on Merge Records through Inertia.

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on tour 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 THE GAME [USA] Thursday August 22, The Espy DANNY KRIVIT [USA] Friday August 23, New Guernica KAYTRANADA [CAN], RYAN HEMSWORTH [CAN] Saturday August 24, Brown Alley WEN [UK] Saturday August 24, Brown Alley SIGMA [UK] Friday August 30, Brown Alley STICKYBUDS [CAN] Friday August 30, Howler TYREE COOPER [USA] Saturday August 31, New Guernica JUS-ED [USA] Saturday August 31, The Liberty Social MACHINE GUN KELLY [USA] Thursday September 5, The Hi-Fi JOHN “00” FLEMING [UK] Friday September 6, Prince Bandroom MARCOS CABRAL [USA] Friday September 13, Mercat Basement TERRY FRANCIS [UK] Friday September 13, OneSixOne ZOMBY [UK] Friday September 13, The Liberty Social GHOSTPOET [UK] Saturday September 14, Corner Hotel R.A THE RUGGED MAN [USA] Thursday September 19, The Espy HERNAN CATTANEO [ARG] Friday September 20, Prince Bandroom KENNY LARKIN [USA], STIMMING [GER] Friday September 20, Brown Alley ERIC CLOUTIER [GER] Friday September 20, Mercat Basement RUDIMENTAL [UK] Saturday September 21, Festival Hall ROBERT HOOD [USA] Saturday September 21, The Liberty Social PETER VAN HOESEN [BEL] Friday September 27, New Guernica LAUREL HALO [USA], OBJEKT [GER] Saturday September 28, The Liberty Social TALIB KWELI [USA], HOMEBOY SANDMAN [USA] Thursday October 3, The Hi-Fi LISTEN OUT: DISCLOSURE [UK], TNGHT [UK], AZEALIA BANKS [USA] + MORE Saturday October 5, Observatory Precinct, Royal Botanic Gardens ROGERSEVENTYTWO [NED] Saturday October 5, Brown Alley MICKEY AVALON [USA] Friday October 18, Corner Hotel PORTER ROBINSON [USA] Sunday October 20, Billboard BOOKA SHADE [GER] Thursday October 24, Prince Bandroom 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] + MORE Saturday December 7 - Sunday December 8, Royal Melbourne Showgrounds RAINBOW SERPENT: DONATO DOZZY [ITA], MICHAEL MAYER [GER] + MORE Friday January 24 - Monday January 27, Lexton BRUNO MARS [USA], MIGUEL [USA] Tuesday March 4 & Wednesday March 5, Rod Laver Arena

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The tight knit Funkoars crew has been doing their thing for over a decade now – and they still call their base Adelaide. “Pretty much a couple of us went to high school together and it was there that we got our first taste of hip hop, explains Matt. “To be honest, I wasn’t really into hip hop that much back then, but I hooked up with Trials (Daniel Rankine) and things started moving.” Back then too, he describes how - around the time he was finishing school - the Hilltop Hoods were already starting to blow. The time was around the turn of the millennium and Australian hip hop was only in its infancy - and albeit in hindsight, with a massive future. “Even though things were still pretty new, you were already beginning to see the green shoots,” explains the articulate Hons. “There were the graffiti kids and the kids on boards. We were really motivated to give it a go and along with a bit of a push from the Certified Crew, we sort of agreed to do something.” And the rest as they say is history. Their seminal first release, Who’s Your Step Daddy? turned ten this year, as Matt proudly describes it was ‘our firstborn’. Since then, a number of albums have followed, each more innovative and evolutionary than the last, culminating in the most recent, titled The Quickening. Matt describes the change, “If you look at the progression of our music from The Hangover, to The Greatest Hits and so on, you can sense a certain maturity. You can really notice the way things are happening differently across all the albums; when you have your own creative control over everything you do, it helps your music progress at a level that you want it to.” Indeed, the lads continue to place an infinite value on that creative control – so much so, that they’re in the studio experimenting and recording almost every night. “We’re really looking forward to releasing something in the next nine months,” Hons says. “At the same time though, we’re also looking at other avenues and things for release. There are plenty of tracks out there that we’re working on and there’s still a lot of time between now and then to get things done, so we’ll see.” In between all of the progress and the glory then, the lads are grateful for their success and the love they’ve got from their fans. “I remember when back in the day we were just on some really basic

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own words. “Then I decided to try something myself and without thinking it would go anywhere, we recorded some music and we really got into it. We ended up doing about 20 tracks and didn’t want anything out of it to be honest – but our old manager really pushed us and we ended up doing Who’s Your Step Daddy? and now that we look back and think about that sound, it really feels like a bunch of 17-year-old kids on the mic. We laugh, but it’s definitely something to look back on.” Gigs wise, Hons admits they haven’t been doing as much as they might like, but that will change in the near future. “To be honest, we haven’t done too many gigs in recent times; we did rock out with Briggs for New Years at the Espy in Melbourne and we did another show for the Robert Hunter Cup and played the footy the

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I still contest that there is no deep house track than Motor City Drum Ensemble’s rub of DJ Sprinkles’ Grand Central Part 1.

peter van hoesen Peter van Hoesen is a Belgian electronic music producer, DJ and label owner. Continuing to run the Time To Express label, founded in 2008 as a platform devoted to a forwardpushing club sound, he is constantly busy making sure his production doesn’t suffer in the process. He released his versatile and highly textural Perceiver in 2012 which was the magnificent follow up to Entropic City. In the DJ booth he presents contemporary, room filling and dramatic techno but can range into house, melodic moments, broken beats and atmosphere-lifting classic ‘90s vibes. Often opening up in interviews with genuine insights into his creative process and divulging aspects of modern life that trouble him, he promotes a sensitive and articulate approach to both electronic music and the people around him. Make sure to head down to New Guernica on Friday September 27.

next day - it was a good, fun day. Otherwise, we are doing a little lap of the country soon - and we’re doing that before the Sprung Festival sets and then another show at home. We’ve got a fair bit on the go before then too.” The group has had to adjust to life as a trio too, since Reflux (Daniel Yates) moved on. But that hasn’t changed things, “Myself, Trials and Sesta have never been tighter,” chimes Hons. “Even though Reflux did leave the group, we feel we’ve been able to maintain the intensity and focus on staying creative. More than ever, we want to get on and keep making music,” he says.

Funkoars will play at the Sprung hip hop festival alongside 360, Drapht, Seth Sentry, Diafrix, Urthboy and many more at the Kevin Bartlett Sports Complex on Saturday October 19.

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gear – an old mixer and some reels and a coat hanger and some old stockings, trying to get rid of the pops,” he reminisces. “It wasn’t much good - but it was around the time Trials met Sesta.” Then at Cargo Club in Adelaide, the boys would record and write and Hons would just hang around – as he describes in his

Eric Cloutier’s relocation to Berlin has certainly agreed with him, with his performances and production being injected with a type of magic that could only be found in Germany. His first release, Adytum, is due to come out this week on the new Studio R imprint and he’s now part of the Tanstaafl crew alongside John Osborn and Julian ‘October’ Smith. His sets have sprawling depth and sophistication that fuses the brooding intensity of tripping techno with the mechanic funk of contemporary house. Don’t miss out on seeing Eric Cloutier play at Mercat Basement on Friday September 20.

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malpractice Describe yourself using the title of a song. Get A Haircut And Get A Real Job - George Thorogood and The Destroyers What was the weirdest thing you believed as a child? That I could be anything I wanted to be. I wanted to be a pro basketball player, It didn’t pan out for me. The most awkward moment you’ve had as a DJ? Someone pointing to the decks with a Sherrin and asking “can I touch it with me footy?” What would be the worst dance track in the world to be tortured with on repeat? Barbara Streisand - Duck Sauce. I know a guy that tried to listen to it for 48 hours and shortly afterwards almost died from a heart attack. What’s the most played record in your bag? Serato - Control Vinyl. Such a fucking diverse record.

client liaison Given their shared appreciation for storytelling and dignified belief in the Australian identity, Harvey Miller and Monte Morgan naturally found themselves writing music together. From the studio to the top end of town, Client Liaison’s sound plays out like a long lunch followed by a round of cocktails. Describing their sonic palate as ‘dance electric’, ‘new jack swing’ and ‘pop ballad’, this multisensory experience will feed any listener’s appetite. Catch them at Laundry on Friday August 23.

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What question would you like to ask an omniscient, allknowing being before you die? Why do we need 150,000 thousand species of moths. If you hadn’t made it as a DJ, what job would you choose to work in instead? If I hadn’t made it as a DJ, my J of choice would be a BJ. When and where is your next gig? Mashtag at Bimbo Deluxe, Retro Pawn at Pawn & Co, Popsicle at Railway and Saturdays at The Union of Windsor. soundcloud.com/djmalpractice

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Jus-Ed has had an interesting career which mirrors few artists of his calibre. He embarked on his DJ career after being inspired by tuning in to WBLS with Frankie Crocker. From there he has submerged himself in freestyle, house, funk and R&B however his career was cut short with the announcement of his retirement in 1985. The news of his reappearance emerged in 2001 and since then Jus-Ed’s underground smooth sets have captured and educated audiences all the way from his home base in Bridgeport Connecticut to Europe, Asia, Eastern Europe, Middle East. Make sure you head down to The Liberty Social on Saturday August 31

booka shade Booka Shade are Berlin-based duo Walter Merziger and Arno Kammermeier. Having been working together for more than 25 years they have a long line of amazing production, remixes and a hoard of devout fans. A list of cult hits are a simple reminder of their success, from Memento, Mandarine Girl, In White Rooms to their hit with M.A.N.D.Y. Body Language – Booka Shade show no sign of slowing down. Make sure not to miss them playing at Price Bandroom on Thursday October 24.

melbourne fringe festival On Thursday September 26 the Fringe Club at North Melbourne Town Hall will host a DJ battle royale between Melbourne’s best emerging DJs and music producers. Melbourne Fringe is now seeking entrants from across Melbourne’s music community with DJs and producers across all styles and genres encouraged to enter. Whether it’s electronic music that you have a knack for or DJing hip hop, indie or retro, make sure you head down because as long as you dance to it, it makes the cut. There’s a whole swag of prizes for the winner, head to the Melbourne Fringe Festival website for more details.

kele Having sold millions of records not only with Bloc Party but also with his solo endeavours, Kele has become a household name. His transition from a vocalist in a band to an electronic artist with his DJ endeavours and electronicheavy music has set him apart as a pioneer. If you want a chance to rub shoulders with Kele, make sure you get to Prince Bandroom on Friday September 13.

laurel halo and objekt Laurel Halo is a constant fixture at the world’s finest electronic music festivals with her bewitching take on midwest techno leaving fans entranced. With a #1 Album of the Year award from Wire magazine and an endless stream of critical acclaim, Halo is proving to be an important figure in electronic music. Objekt is software developer for Native Instruments by day and one of the most exciting techno producers by night. His span over a number of genres is impressive to say the least, with inspiration coming from 3-step, bass-core, post windmill, proto-minimal wankstep, gondola, shithouse, acid wonk, ambient gabber. Objekt is interesting to say the very least. Head down to Boney on Saturday September 28.

technoboy Technoboy is hailed as ‘The King of Hardstyle’ by fans and critics alike. His name has become synonymous with everything hardstyle has on offer and over his 10 year long career he has made sure that it will stay this way for some time to come. With more labels than any other hardstyle artist under his belt his impressive credentials don’t end there. Having released a seemingly limitless stream of tracks under 30 different monikers including Pacific Link, The Hose, Giada and The KGB’s, Technoboy always keeps fans coming back for more. With limited capacity, make sure you don’t miss out seeing Technoboy at Glenferrie Social on Friday October 4.

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busta What do you love the most about the mid-tempo breaks (MTB)*genre? If you break it right down and scratch beneath the surface, you can find lots of influential traits borrowed from many different genres of music in MTB. For example, the flexibility of a broken beat sitting at a tempo of 110BPM (kinda standard) has the advantage of either having a more complex drum arrangement, or a completely stripped back simplified structure. I’ve heard MTB remixes of just about every genre known to man, so I find that the people out there that don’t particularly like electronic music can totally tolerate MTB in the right environment. You just gotta corner them with that new super sick 2013 remix you made of their favourite Beatles tune and they’re smitten.

The Spank! (aka Basement Freaks), Neon Steve and Bryx & Slynk. What tunes have you released lately and what’s coming out soon? Unfortunately I don’t actually have any releases on the horizon at the moment. At the moment I’m way more thrilled to have a baby coming out soon! So because of this, lately I’ve just been working on my own ideas at my own pace rather than getting all tied up with deadlines for record labels. Keep an eye on my Soundcloud though, I do still let out quite a bit of music for free. But I will say that I did just finish a new original collaboration with The Spank! We literally just finished it the other day, but I’m assuming it’ll see the light of day on Bombastic Jam sometime in the near future.

Who are some of the pioneers/biggest names in the genre? There’s quite a few producers out there now who have raised the so called ‘bar’ so freaking high, you can’t help but wonder how the hell you have never ever heard of these kids before. When these guys start moving out of their safe zone, forward thinking clicks into motion. It never takes long for the genre you once knew and loved, to all of a sudden get blown wide open and the music progresses to heights you never fathomed as reachable. OK, talk about doing a 180 on this entire question - I guess I couldn’t name the biggest names, there’s just too many of them now. I will happily name the guys that I idolised for years and years. To me and my timeframe of growing with the genre and becoming who I am today, Fort Knox Five, All Good Funk Alliance, A.Skillz, Featurecast, and Basement Freaks were the guys that I felt [pioneered and shaped] the original MTB sound I first introduced myself to. I heard about Stickybuds & JPOD about a year or two later.

What is the new night you’re involved in and what does it offer? Phaturdays (n.) – The largest night of the week. Expect colossal beats, massive hip hop classics, heavyweight bass and an enormous selection of drinks, plus huge amounts of ‘hands in the air’. This tremendous night is getting bigger and bigger with Tom Showtime and DJ Ayna always on rotation.

Which artists are you excited about? Artists won’t excite me because of their music anymore. There’s always gonna be an abundance of awesome music out there for us to get excited about. I’m way more excited to see what lies in store for me and my closer personal friends like Timothy Wisdom, Omegaman,

Why should people come check out Phaturdays: Extra Large Edition? It’s always a crazy party at BlueBar330, but this time they’re upsizing the weekly dose of booty shakin’ party music and I’ll be slamming a lot of our unreleased stuff.

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You can hear Busta, Tom Showtime, DJ Ayna, Citizen.com & Matty Blades this Saturday night, August 24, at Bluebar330, Prahran.

After almost 350,000 hits on Soundcloud and regular spins on the radio, Hayden James’ Permission To Love might seem like it’s doing pretty well for itself – but you know you’ve really got a hit when the unofficial remixes start coming in. Although the original draws its influences from the classic styles of disco and ‘90s house, sounding like it comes from a time before some American coined the name ‘EDM’, you’ll find remixes of Permission To Love that have sped it up, doofed it up, chopped and screwed it and made mash-ups out of it. James prefers the two official remixes by Touch Sensitive and Charles Murdoch, however. “They’re so different to each other and the original as well,” he says. “I think it supports the track really well and it shows off what they’re good at as artists. I have seen a few other bootleg mixes online, which is funny. You search for yourself on Soundcloud or something; your search comes up, ‘Like, what?’ But the official ones I really love.” James calls Permission To Love “probably the most accessible track” on his self-titled debut EP, but it’s not entirely representative of his sound. James sings on several of the songs, his smooth croon lending an indie R&B vibe to woozier numbers like Lay Down and Embrace, while Beginning is an experiment in combining piano with beats and vocal samples. “It’s quite different,” James says of the EP’s sound. “Everyone thinks I’m quite disco-y and house-y and I’m not really that at all, so it’ll be interesting to see how the EP goes with people’s thoughts tending to go towards the house-y vibe of what Permission To Love is.” Then there’s No Time, which features the guest vocals of George Maple, who might be familiar from her spot on Flume’s Bring You Down. Her breathy tones don’t dominate songs, instead giving them a striving, yearning quality, like they’re reaching for something beautiful just beyond their grasp. “It’s good to work with someone fresh,” James says of the collaboration. “I enjoy a really interesting-sounding vocal rather than someone that’s pitch perfect, like an X Factor-style vocal. Because I pretty much sing on all my other stuff I’m not looking for guy vocalists per se. I am interested in working with female vocalists but it’s kind of grassroots at the moment.” James used to be more of a straight-up DJ but with this new project he’s making the music himself from the word ‘go’, playing guitar, piano and synth as well as singing and producing. When he tried out his new songs on his parents they asked him which bit he’d done and he had to explain, “all of it”. (The talented multi-instrumentalist also knows how to play the saxophone but has yet to work that into his music, despite his jazz-loving manager begging him to give it a shot.) One instrument consistent across the EP is his favoured synth, a Prophet ’08 that he’s had for six years and says was already maybe six years old by the time he picked it up second-hand. What appeals to him about the instrument is “probably the fact that sometimes when you use it – what’s the word? – it changes every time you use it. It’s an analogue synth so it can act in different ways and my one’s quite old so you get a lot of different sounds out of it every time you use it, which is good.” So what was the word? “I guess it’s unpredictable.”

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Hayden James’ self-titled EP is out on Friday August 30 through Future Classic. facebook.com/haydenjamesartist

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COQ ROQ - FEAT: AGENT 86 + DJS LADY NOIR + JOYBOT + KITI + MR THOM Lucky Coq, Windsor. 7:00pm. COSMIC PIZZA - FEAT: NHJ Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm DADA LIFE Billboard, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. DUBSTEP GRIME DRUM & BASS - FEAT: DJ BADDUMS + DJ CARMEX Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. HALFWAYS Workshop, Melbourne. 8:00pm. HOODRAPZ - FEAT: WEDNESDAY Workshop, Melbourne. 7:00pm. LOST & FOUND - FEAT: DJ SPIDEY + DJ RUBY FROST Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 8:00pm. MO’ SOUL - FEAT: DJ VINCE PEACH & MISS GOLDIE Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. NEW GUERNICA WEDNESDAYS New Guernica, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. SOUL ARMY Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. THE DINNER SET Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 6:00pm.

thursday august 22

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 Chi Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. DJ KRONIC + MS BUTT Espy, St Kilda. 9:00pm. DO DROP IN - FEAT: DJ KITI + DJ LADY NOIR The Carlton Hotel, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. DON’T THINK I’M ALIVE THURSDAYS The Vineyard, St Kilda. 7:00pm. 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. NEW GUERNICA THURSDAYS - FEAT: CONDUCTORS + JAMES KANE + NEGATIV MAGICK + NU BALANCE + POST PERCY New Guernica, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. RADIONICA Workshop, Melbourne. 8:00pm. THE RITZ THURSDAYS - FEAT: NARI & MILANI + CARRICK DALTON & SAM COHEN + CAUC-ASIAN DJ’S + ED WILKS + JOSHUA GILILAND + KEN WALKER + LUCILLE CROFT + MAX KRUSE + TIM LIGHT + ZACK ROSE Trak Lounge Bar, Toorak. 8:00pm. $20. TIGER FUNK LIVE - FEAT: DJ MOONSHINE Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. TROCADERO Match Bar & Grill, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.

friday august 23

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. CRUCIAL SOCIAL ACADEMY - FEAT: DJ A13 + DJ JELLYFISHWORKSHOP, MELBOURNE. 8:00PM. discotheque - feat: elana musto + greg sara + scott t MATCH BAR & GRILL, MELBOURNE CBD. 7:00PM. FRIDAY NIGHT COMMERCIAL HOUSE DJS - FEAT: HIJACK + LIVNBEYNG + MAGIC HOUSE Veludo Bar & Restaurant, St Kilda. 8:30pm. I LOVE OLD SCHOOL - FEAT: SHAGGZ & PUPPET + DJ TEY + MERV MAC Red Bennies, South Yarra. 10:00pm. $10. JUICY - FEAT: CHAIRMAIN MEOW + COBURG MARKET + MR. FOX + TIGERFUNK + WHO Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. MEET YOUR MATES FRIDAYS Libation, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. MIDNIGHT MIDNIGHT New Guernica, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. MR VEGAS Prince Bandroom, St Kilda. 8:00pm. PANORAMA - FEAT: DJS MATT RAD + MR GEORGE + PHATO A MANO + TOM MEAGHER Lucky Coq, Windsor. 8:00pm. POPROCKS - FEAT: DR PHIL SMITH Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. REMEMBER ME The Motel, South Melbourne. 8:00pm. RETRO SEXUAL One Twenty Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. REVOLVER FRIDAYS (ANTARCTICA REMIX LAUNCH) - FEAT: DJ LEWIE DAY + DJ MIKE CALLANDER + DJ ALEX THOMAS + DJ KATIE DROVER + DJ WHO Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 6:00pm. SATURDAY MORNING - FEAT: DJ SUNSHINE + DJ BUTTERS + DJ HEY SAM Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 6:00am. SHUFFLE FRIDAY NIGHTS Bridie O’reilly’s Brunswick, Brunswick. 10:00pm. SVELT + BISCOTTI + MANGELWURZEL 303, Northcote. 8:30pm. $10. THE FOX FRIDAYS Fox Hotel, Collingwood. 7:00pm. UPTOWN GROOVE Order Of Melbourne, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. WEEKENDER! Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. SHUFFLE FRIDAY NIGHTS Bridie O’reilly’s Brunswick, Brunswick. 11:00pm. THE FOX FRIDAYS Fox Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. UPTOWN GROOVE Order Of Melbourne, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.

saturday august 24

VENICE MUSIC - FEAT: DJ ALI E Some Velvet Morning, Clifton Hill. 8:00pm. BILLBOARD SATURDAYS - FEAT: FRAZER ADNAM SCOTT MCMAHON + JAMIE VLAHOS + MR MAGOO + ZIGGY Billboard, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $15. CHI SATURDAYS Chi Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm CLUB FICTION - FEAT: KITTY ROCK & THE BAD LADIES Red Bennies, South Yarra. 2:00am. DJ PLAZMA Idgaff Bar & Venue, Abbotsford. 8:00pm. 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. NEO SACRILEGE - FEAT: DJ NERO Abode, St Kilda. 8:00pm. NEW GUERNICA SATURDAYS New Guernica, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. ONESIXFIVE - FEAT: DJ COURTNEY MILLS + DJ HOOPS + DJ OLLIE HOLMES + DJ JOSH PAOLA + DJ WILL CUMMINGS Onesixone, Prahran. 3:00am. POISON APPLE Prince Bandroom, St Kilda. 8:00pm. SATURDAY CONFIDENTIAL Galley Room, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. SATURDAYS - FEAT: ACTION SAM + DJ ROWIE European Bier Cafe, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. SATURDAYS @ LEVEL 2 - FEAT: DJ BOOGS + DJ CHESTWIG + DJ LUKE MCD + DJ MIKE HUNT + DJ ROWIE + DJ SPECIAL K Level 2 The Club, Northcote. 9:00pm. SATURDAYS AT ONE TWENTY BAR 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. SOUTH SIDE SHOW - FEAT: EDD FISHER + KNAVE KNIXX Red Bennies, South Yarra. 8:00pm. $15. STAR SATURDAYS Star Bar, South Melbourne. 8:00pm. STRUT SATURDAYS - FEAT: COLLECTIVE + ANDREAS + DANNY MERX + HENRIQUE + JASON SERINI + MARK PELLEGRINI + MC JUNIOR + NICK VAN WILDER 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. TEMPERANCE SATURDAYS - FEAT: DJ MARCUS KNIGHT + DJ XANDER JAMES Temperance Hotel, South Yarra. 8:00pm. TEXTILE - FEAT: DJS PACMAN + JEAN PAUL + MOONSHINE + TAH 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. WHAT’S DOING? - FEAT: DJ CITIZEN.COM Workshop, Melbourne. 8:00pm. WHY NOT? - FEAT: SATURDAY Pretty Please, St Kilda. 8:00pm.

sunday august 25

COSMIC TONIC Veludo Bar & Restaurant, St Kilda. 9:30pm. DANGER - FEAT: GEORGE HYSTERIC & ROHAN BELL-TOWERS The Carlton Hotel, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. GUILTY PLEASURES Pretty Please, St Kilda. 8:00pm. MOTEL SUNDAYS The Motel, South Melbourne. 8:00pm. NO MORE-BANG-FOR-BUCK BURLESQUE SHOW! Red Bennies, South Yarra. 8:00pm. REVOLVER SUNDAYS - FEAT: DJ BOOGS + DJ SPACEY SPACE + DJ RADIATOR + DJ SILVERSIX + DJ T-REK Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 6:30pm. SOUTH SIDE HUSTLE - FEAT: ASKEW + BOOSHANK + DISCO HARRY + JUNJI + MISS BUTT + PAZ + PETER BAKER Lucky Coq, Windsor. 8:30pm. SUNDAE SHAKE - FEAT: AGENT 86 + PHATO-A-MANO + TIGERFUNK Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 4:00pm. SUNDAY SESSIONS - FEAT: DAN BOWDENA ND MAYFIELD + FOUNKSHUI Veludo Bar & Restaurant, St Kilda. 4:30pm. SURRENDER - FEAT: DJ SERGEANT SLICK + DJ ADAM TRACE + DJ ADRIAN CHESSARI + DJ CHRIS OSTROM + DJ SEF Fusion, Southbank. 8:00pm. THE SUNDAY SET - FEAT: DJS ANDYBLACK + HAGGIS Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 4:00pm.

monday august 26

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.

tuesday august 27

BIMBO TUESDAYS - FEAT: ADAM ASKEW Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. COSMIC PIZZA Lucky Coq, Windsor. 8:00pm. DJ JAGUAR E55, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. NEVER CHEER BEFORE YOU KNOW WHO’S WINNING - FEAT: REPETER FONDA Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 7:00pm.

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wednesday august 21 Compression Session - Feat: Cassawarrior + Dd + Ricka E55, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. Soul Ensemble Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm.

thursday august22 Pennies Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 9:30pm. $6.

friday august 23 Chaise Fridays - Feat: Soulclap + DJ Claz + DJ Dirx + DJ Peril + DJ Sef Chaise Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 4:30pm. Crew Love - Feat: DJ Tony Sunshine Sub Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 11:00pm. $15. DJ Thaddeus Doe The B.east, Brunswick East. 9:00pm. Faktory Khokolat Bar, Melbourne. 2:55pm. Faktory - Feat: DJ Damion De Silva + DJ Durmy + DJ K Dee + DJ Yaths Khokolat Bar, Melbourne. 9:30pm. Get Lit Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. Like Fridays - Feat: Broz + Dir-X + DJs Dinesh + Nyd + Sef + Shaggz + Shaun D La Di Da, Melbourne. 8:00pm. Rnb Superclub - Feat: Young Men Society Rnb Superclub, Southbank. 8:00pm. Studio Chasers, South Yarra. 8:00pm. $20. Sweet Nothing Fridays - Feat: DJ Marcus Knight + DJ Xander

James Temperance Hotel, South Yarra. 9:00pm.

saturday august 24 Chaise Lounge Saturdays - Feat: DJ Andy Pala + DJ Kah Lua Chaise Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. Cheap Sober + Maggot Mouf & Gutz + Pete Mc + Planz The Hi-fi, Melbourne. 8:00pm. $26. Laundry Saturdays Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 9:30pm. Saturday Nights - Feat: DJ Damion De Silva + Dj Jay Sin + DJ K Dee Khokolat Bar, Melbourne. 9:30pm. The Dojo Order Of Melbourne, Melbourne Cbd. 11:00pm. The High Society Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 9:00pm.

monday august 26 Freedom Pass - Feat: Phil Ross + B-Boogie + Chris Mac + Dozza Co., Southbank. 10:30pm. Hip Hop Open Mic First Floor, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

tuesday august 27 Can I Kick It? Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm.

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HUNGRY KIDS OF HUNGARY BY KRISSI WEISS

Brisbane’s Hungry Kids Of Hungary came smashing onto the indie-rock scene with their debut album, Escapades, which was littered with catchy singles, both new and old. The life cycle of that album was a long one, with some of the songs released on EPs a few years earlier, and despite the album seeing the light of day in Australia in 2010, it wasn’t released in Europe until late 2011. It’s a testament to the quality of the songs the four-piece wrote, but even frontman Dean McGrath was absolutely ready to move onto a new(ish) sound with their latest album, You’re A Shadow, admitting he’d gotten a little sick of the Escapades tracks. “Yes, I was [sick of it]; well personally I was,” McGrath says with a laugh. “I also don’t think Escapades had a specific sound either. It was so diverse and the songs were written over such a wide expanse of time and in such different head spaces, and this time I wanted to do something different. I wanted to approach it differently and make it so it’s interesting for us, as well as for the audience.” While You’re A Shadow has enjoyed a mass of critical acclaim, there was a time where the band needed to convince those on the inside that what they were doing was going to work out. “Our label were kind of freaking out,” he says. “We were like ‘it’ll all work out, don’t worry; people will like it and they’ll accept it’. We like it, so other people

will surely like it. That’s kinda the thing too – for the last one, there wasn’t anyone telling us what we should do and it got licensed to the label after it was already made, so we were like, ‘well, it worked that time so let us do it again that way’. We said from the outset that this wasn’t going to be Escapades; we weren’t gonna do that again.” This year has seen HKOH play a host of local festivals, The Great Escape Festival in the UK as well as their first headline tour of the UK. This tour will be their only tour of Australia this year, although they “might be somewhere on New Year’s Eve” according to McGrath. “We basically were over there to shop [the album],” McGrath says of their stint in the UK. “We’re there to kinda show people that we’ve got

this album, please release it and play it on the radio. Sharp Shooter has gotten a fair bit of play. Overseas is just one of those things; you really have to knuckle down and kinda put yourself there for an extended period of time. In Australia we’ve been going for six or seven years, touring so much and chipping away at it, but over there we’re still really new. We do try and get over there as much as we can and keep that market aware of our existence.” McGrath makes an interesting point on making music in general, with a self-deprecating and humorous take on the whole journey. While the band wanted to make You’re A Shadow stand apart from their previous releases, he knows that first and foremost they’re there to entertain an audience. “I think it’s fairly naïve to not realize that you have an audience that you have to, in some way, cater for. It’s

pretty self-indulgent to think you don’t give a shit if anyone else likes it and you’re just doing it because you wanna play music,” he says and then begins again to laugh. “Writing music and playing in a band is already the most selfindulgent career you can have – doing the most fun thing as a job and being the centre of attention, it’s such an arrogant thing to do. But you might as well not leave the lounge room or garage if you’re not going to try and make something to be enjoyed by other people. We’re lucky, we’re a pop band and that’s inherently about making music to be enjoyed.”

Clash The Truth deals with an anxious and insecure protagonist struggling to come to terms with reality. The second half, however, is dominated by acceptance and self-actualisation. The idea to construct an episodic linear structure was not a conscious decision for Payseur during production. “I didn’t really think about it on purpose, but most of the songs are about myself and my feelings and everything that I am going through. A few of the songs are about some of my friends and what they are going through. It’s about all these conflicting feelings that come from just being a human – just everybody having the same feelings. You have times where you’re feeling great and confident. You also have times where you’re like ‘I have no idea what I’m doing with my life.’” So, are there any downsides to being a musician? “I would say no. I think everybody should have some sort of creative hobby that makes them feel like there’s something beyond this experience. Something that can make you emotionally

transcend everything that you are experiencing. It never ceases to be a great feeling, to know that other people are enjoying what you’re doing.” Aside from his work with Beach Fossils, Payseur is also involved in a side project called Divorce Money. He plans to hopefully bring something out with this band sometime next year. “The guitar player just got ran over; he’s alright, but really not in shape for us yet. This Summer was supposed to be my Summer of playing shows with that band. It’s horribly unfortunate. We had to put that on the back wagon.” So how would he define Beach Fossils’ sound to those that are unfamiliar with their music? “We’re like dubstep.” Really? “Oh yeah. Like a combination of Skrillex and Backstreet Boys.”

acts. This sense of being ahead of the curve is an uncanny one, according to Hassel. “I think we’re just lucky in that respect. We just listen to the music we want to listen to, and a lot of the time what turns out to be a future trend is a reinterpretation of what happened a few years ago. And I wouldn’t go as far to say that we’ve set any trend. A lot of the music happening in Europe takes a couple of years to sink in to Australia. I think this is going to be interesting, because with the vocals we’re not following the predicted trajectory people might think we’d head.” In between crafting new Seekae material, the trio found an outlet providing soundtrack work for various projects, including recent advertisements. Translating their musical style to the format of visual score is a natural fit. “We love that kind of stuff – it’s a lot of patience and getting to know the right people, which we’re trying to do at the moment, but I guess we’re just waiting for the call. We’ve been lucky with the couple of ads we’ve done in the past few years. We can’t wait to do the Bring It On 4 soundtrack or something like that,” he laughs, as I sheepishly raise the possibility that

Bring It On 4 possibly has already seen a straight to video release (turns out it has). Throughout the interview, hints of an English accent shine through Hassel’s Australian cadence. I ask if the band would consider following in the suit of some of their compatriots in becoming Euro-based expatriates. “We don’t have any plans in terms of relocation. But I’ve actually been living in England, so I’ve been coming back to help finish the album. That’s partly why it’s taken so long. I think George [Nicholas] and Alex are pretty happy in Sydney. But sometimes these things jump out at you – how the album goes, how things go overseas. It’s hard to say, in the next year things are going to be decided for us. It’s going to be turbulent, in a good way, I think.”

HUNGRY KIDS OF HUNGARY will play the Corner Hotel on Friday September 6. You’re A Shadow is out now through Stop Start/EMI.

BEACH FOSSILS BY DINA AMIN

Nearly six months after the release of their sophomore LP, Clash The Truth, Brooklyn indie outfit Beach Fossils are gearing up for a debut visit Down Under. Frontman Dustin Payseur discusses his September Australian tour, Clash The Truth and the benefits of DIY recording. He also lifted the lid on his side project, Divorce Money. After postponing an original trip to Australia late last year due to bad timing, Beach Fossils are extremely eager to make it up to their fans and have scheduled a trip to Melbourne and Sydney next month. Having never set foot in Australia before, Payseur’s enthusiasm is palpable over the phone. “I don’t really know what to expect. I don’t really know how much time I’m going to have there.” Beach Fossils originally began as Payseur ‘s solo project in 2009. I asked him if he ever desired to sustain it as a solo idea. “It didn’t really matter, I just wanted to write the songs. If it turned into a band, then I would be happy with it. If it was a solo thing, I would be happy with it. I didn’t really think that far ahead. The reason it started as a solo project was because when I moved to New York, I just didn’t know anybody. I really wanted to play in a band, so I just recorded everything myself.” After meeting the rest of the band in various jamming sessions across New York, Beach Fossils released their debut eponymous LP in 2010. Since then, Beach Fossils have had several lineup changes, with Payseur being the only original member. Earlier this year, Beach Fossils transcended from its original days of DIY and stepped into the studio with producer Ben Greenberg to record their sophomore LP, Clash The Truth.

“I love recording stuff myself. I just wanted to see what it [the studio] would be like, you know; it’s such a different experience. I liked the producer that I worked with, but I don’t really know if I like going into the studio that much. I kind of like the feeling of just doing it at home. You have more control over the sound, more control over everything.” Beach Fossils’ debut was defined by its lo-fi garage sound; minimalist atmospherics fused with subdued vocals. It was recorded in Payseur’s bedroom. When asked if he recommends the DIY approach to musicians starting out, he takes his time in answering. “Yeah, maybe just at least start that way and then go from there. There’s nothing wrong with going into the studio, especially when you work with a producer that you can be friends with.” Clash The Truth personifies the trials of human existence and the everyday inability to grasp reality. “[Clash The Truth] kind of stood for this idea of daily life, of going through the motions and accepting everything as it is and trying to make sense out of what you want to call reality and then realising that it’s much different than you think it is. All the time, you actually have no idea what reality actually is.” This aspect of confusion and self doubt is personified through Payseur’s lyrics. Thematically, the first half of

BEACH FOSSILS will grace the Corner Hotel with their spontaneity on Saturday September 21. Clash The Truth is available now through Inertia.

SEEKAE BY LACHLAN KANONIUK

I’m speaking to John Hassel – one third of what has been, until now, the purely instrumentalbased outfit Seekae – on the eve of the first tangible sign of their long-gestating third LP. It’s a little over 24 hours until the band’s single Another – their first studio release featuring vocals – hits the airwaves and a little under a week until its release into the wider world. “Right now I’m sitting in front of a computer that keeps crashing. It’s absolutely ruining my Saturday,” Hassel reveals, as he attempts to put in a working weekend. The release of Another kicks off the Sydney-bred trio’s first Australian tour in around a year, with only one show happening in London since last September. As hinted in those shows from last year, the band are in the process of somewhat of a metamorphosis. “We’ve changed it quite a lot, with more singing being added. There’s quite a new dynamic. Alex [Cameron] isn’t just the drummer and instrumentalist anymore; in a sense, he’s taken centre stage. But there is still a lot of style retained from the old Seekae show in this one. It’s kind of going to be a blend of the two, really,” he assesses. The band’s previous LP, the exquisite +Dome, was released back in early 2011. We can forecast an approximate three year gap between that album and the upcoming full-length, as Hassel reveals. “We have the video and single coming out very, very shortly. It’s basically going to be the first glimpse of the first album. A lot depends on how my computer goes today,” he laughs. “The album’s coming along well. We are finishing it all off before I go away in the coming months, and the plan is to release it early next year with a couple of singles beforehand. The ball’s already rolling; when the

single comes out this Friday is when it all takes off I guess.” Just as +Dome marked a stylistic leap from debut album, The Sound Of Trees Falling On People, the upcoming album will diverge from any discernable linear creative path. “It’s our main goal with each record to introduce a new element in a way that feels natural for us. Singing obviously is a big thing, and it’s something that I feel has come along naturally. We’ve given it a good two, three years since the last album. The way things have gone, I think people are still going to hear a lot of Seekae in this record,” Hassel assures. “But at the same time, we’re giving something new. It’s going to be interesting though. After doing two practically instrumental records, you’re obviously going to have people with differing opinions when you add vocals. It’s great – Alex surprises me with the way he sings like he does, because it just came out of nowhere. I’m excited, but you can’t help but feel a little bit nervous when you’re waiting to hear what people think.” Though +Dome resulted in a huge influx of Seekae fans, with sell-out shows becoming a given, the electronica characteristics of the record found their way into the broader mainstream in a big way through various other

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with Christie Eliezer * Stuﬀ for this column to be emailed to <celiezer@netspace.net.au> by Friday 5pm COOPERS AMP RETURNS, ANNOUNCES FIRST LONGLIST The 9th Coopers AMP with its $30,000 cash prize is open to all new Australian albums released after January. The definition of “Australian” can be puzzling with so many local acts collaborating with overseas artists and writers, so check out thecoopersamp.com.au. Send a listening copy to The 9th Coopers AMP, D-Star Digital, Level 2, 233-235 Bulwara Road, Ultimo, NSW 2007. They’ll get them digitised and sent to the judges, who’ll announce it March 2014. The judges already long-listed six albums: I See Seaweed by The Drones, Familiar Stranger by Bob Evans, Kiss My Apocalypse by Abbe May, Not Art by Big Scary, The Cold Light Of Day by Dialectrix and Push The Sky Away by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds. Last year they longlisted 71 albums of 322 submitted. Past winners: Hermitude (2012), Jezabels (2011), Cloud Control (2010), Lisa Mitchell (2009), Eddie Current Suppression Ring (2008), The Mess Hall (2007), Augie March (2006) and The Drones (2005).

FUNDING FOR MUSIC VICTORIA, SONGLINES, BOITE Music Victoria, Songlines and The Boite were among associations who were funded operational costs of up to $50,000 by the Australia Council. The Council handed out $1.4 million grants for national associations, acts to tour and managers to represent their acts at overseas music industry functions. Other Victorians to get lucky were the Melbourne Jazz Co-Op, Cosmic Psychos got help for a US tour, and manager Alastair Burns can represent Jordie Lane at Americana Music Conference in Nashville.

CALVIN HARRIS HIGHEST PAID DJ Calvin Harris is the world’s highest paid DJ, according to Forbes magazine. He earned over US $45 million in the past 12 months, paid $20,000 per show. He was well-ahead of runner-up Tiesto ($30 million). The rest: David Guetta ($30 million), Swedish House Mafia ($25 million), Deadmau5 ($21 million), Avicii ($19 million), Afrojack ($17.9 million), Armin van Buuren ($17.1 million), Kaskade and Skrillex ($15.5 million each), Steve Acki ($14 million) and Diplo and DJ Pauly D ($12.5 million each).

WASHINGTON SUES QANTAS Megan Washington took legal action against Qantas for using her live rendition of I Still Call Australia Home – sung at a Qantas 90th birthday function in 2010 – without permission on its website, YouTube channel and in-flight. Aside from the fact she was miffed she got no payment, it was embarrassing because she was the face of rival Virgin’s campaign.

ROBIN THICKE IN COURT Robin Thicke is “regretfully” suing two of his all time heroes – Marvin Gaye (well, his estate really) and Funkadelic. Both had been muttering how Blurred Lines sounded like Gaye’s Got to Give It Up and Funakedlic’s Sexy Ways. So before they do sue, Thicke wants a judge to declare that a record that is reminiscent of a “sound” of an era is not the same as ripping off a song.

SHOCK, RABBLE, TEAM UP Shock Records is to announce a series of label partners, the first being artist manager and label executive Daniel Nall’s Rabble Records. Nall runs Rabble as artist-label partnerships with artists retaining full creative control, and can keep 100% of their copyright and equally share in the success of the releases. He says “As an artist manager, I have found it hard to find label partners who are willing to give as much as they’d like to take.” First releases are through Sydney’s Ginger & the Ghost and Thief (formerly Thief Urban).

JANE SCOTT EXITS REGIONAL ARTS AUSTRALIA Jane Scott exited as executive director of Regional Arts Australia to become CEO and artistic director at Craft Vic. New contact is at (03) 9650 7775.

THINGS WE HEAR Bruce Springsteen’s return in February will see Tom Morello and Steve Van Zandt play together in the E-Street Band. Will Bruce return to Hanging Rock? New York’s Nas was voted best rapper of all time in a new poll voted for by NME readers. In the Top 10 are Notorious BIG, Big Pun, Roots Manuva, Andre 3000, Snoop Dogg, Eminem and Mos Def. Foxtel’s MAX channel secured the Australian television premiere of Dave Grohl’s Sound City documentary, airing it on Thursday September 12 at 9pm. Katy Perry is accused of nicking her new single Roar from US singer Sara Bareilles’s minor hit Brave, with fans mashing the two to show similarities. If that’s not a pissoff, moombahton DJ Dillon Francis is accusing that Perry’s video’s use of instant message techniques as text bubbles and emoji is based on his vid for his Message through Diplo’s Mad Decent label. UK’s Slade are seeking to replace singer Mal McNulty, who left because he lost the vibe. They tried Danny Devil who sings with Aussie tribute band Almost Slayed whom they say sounds as good as original warbler Noddy Holder. Drummer Don Powell said, “His partner is in the band and he’s in Australia. In reality it’s a bit silly. It may have caused too many problems.” Pearl Jam are asking Australian/New Zealand journalists to tell them about Blur, whom they’ll play with on Big Day Out. Guitarist Stone Gossard only knows them from Song 2 in 1997 and that they recently reunited. “So they’re going to be rocking hard and we’re going to have to bring our A-game to keep it going.” The Las Vegas Police Department launched an internal investigation after Guns N’ Roses guitarist DJ Ashba posted photos online of a “private tour over Vegas” in a police helicopter that he and fiancé took and thanked them. The Voice host Darren McMullen bought a house in the south of France. The Wellington shire in country Victoria has signed a Liquor Accord which will allow its licensed venues to enforce bans on badly behaved patrons. The Accord’s chair is Trent Fairweather, manager of Star Hotel in Sale. Live music venues, the North Fitzroy Arms and Carringbush Hotel in Abbotsford, could be sold after owner Michael Reardon, was declared bankrupt in June, Fairfax Media reported. Melbourne duo The Stiffys, on the road behind new single Champagne, came up with a fowl idea for the Great Golden Ticket Scavenger Hunt. Golden ticket double passes were sent to select Red Rooster outlets without telling the fast food chain. Fans had to collar the unwitting manager to score their tickes. The Smith Street Band’s Wil Wagner got his new amp back after it was nicked after a show at The Old Bar in Fitzroy. Posting CCTV footage of the thief on social media shamed the dude in returning it by taxi, with Wagner reporting every encounter with the thief on social media.

HIGH COURT: RADIO MUST PAY FOR STREAMING In a win for artists and record labels the High Court ruled commercial radio must pay them when it streams music via internet simulcasts. It rejected commercial radio’s argument that streaming is a “broadcast” for which radio pays fees. The battle ended after four years, and PPCA CEO Dan Rosen says it is moving “to quickly work out a fair and proper licensing deal”. For too long radio has had a free kick - driving listening audience numbers and profits via the Internet while not paying artists fairly for use of their recordings.”

RADIO CHANGES Dan Hill returns to hometown Melbourne as Fox FM’s new Digital Content Producer. He worked at NXFM Newcastle as announcer and Music Director. Jimi Love is the new night announcer on Melbourne’s Light FM (which incidentally raised a record total of $823,176 on its sponsor drive).

ELSTERNWICK EL PERRO, GET THE G.R.I.D. The Elsternwick Hotel (The Wick) and El Perro Productions team up for the second series of G.R.I.D. in October. G.R.I.D. is a showcase of new talent before music industry tastemakers in an attempt to revitalise the original music scene south of the river. The two most promising acts of the series get a production pack from El Perro and a residency at the Wick. Artist submissions can be sent to elsternwick. hotel@alhgroup.com.au.

US MOBILE PHONE MUSIC LISTENING DOUBLES Listening to music on mobile phones is now a regular activity in the US. A study by eMarketer found there were 60.5 million last year, compared to 30.9 million in 2011. It’s a fast growing trend, with 90.9 million expected by 2015 and 107.7 million by 2017 – 33% of the US population.

PREATURES’ MANFREDI WINS $50,000 PRIZE Isabella Manfredi of The Preatures won $50,000 from APRA AMCOS after taking out first prize of the Vanda & Young Songwriting Competition with the song Is This How You Feel? Second prize went to Sydney songwriter/ producer, Robert Conley ($10,000), Thelma Plum and Jasmine Nelson tied for third place getting $5,000 each.

OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS #1: MANAGER MENTOR PROGRAM The Association of Artist Managers (AAM) has opened applications for its Artist Manager Mentor Program. Young managers get mentored by AAM’s executive and top managers. Each successful applicant and mentor take part in an induction event in October. The partnership between Warner Music Australia and the Jimmy Little Foundation provides extra funding for indigenous managers. See aam. org.au for more details, deadline is Friday August 30.

OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS #2: STEREOSONIC T-SHIRT DESIGN COMP Stereosonic teamed with designer crowd-sourcing site 99designs for a comp to design its official t-shirt for this summer. Designers have to “interpret the vibrancy and popularity of Stereosonic and summer, whilst taking into account current fashion and musical trends.” Deadline is Monday September 9, the two winning designs get US $1,500. Go to 99designs.com.au/stereosonic for more details.

OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS #3: TROPSCORE CALLS FOR ENTRIES Tropscore offers musicians the chance to try their hand at composing music for a film. The music has to provide the moods for Apart, an animated short film by Nick Baker and Tristan Klein about two characters living a long distance relationship. The winners perform their score to 90,000 at Tropfest on Sunday December 8 at Centennial Park and get a cash prize. There’s also Tropscore Jr for musos under 15. See tropfest.com/au/tropscore for more details.

OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS #4: TELSTRA ROAD TO DISCOVERY Thursday August 22 is the deadline for emerging musicians to enter the Melbourne performer category heat for Telstra Road to Discovery. It’s at The Toff in Town from 8pm on Wednesday September 11 with sets from Dan Sultan, Ella Hooper and 2011 finalist Hayden Calnin. This year the talent competition teamed with Bon Jovi to create a development opportunity, while other prizes include a 12 month music mentorship, including a return trip and showcase at the Americana Music Festival, local gigs in Australia and face to face time with some of the nation’s biggest music names, plus a $14,000 tailored music development fund. Entries for the digital heat and songwriter category close on Thursday September 5. For more details on how to enter visit telstra.com/trtd.

60 SECONDS WITH… THE EIGHTY 88S If your music was a chocolate bar, which one would it be, and why? If our music was a chocolate bar it would be Marvellous Creations because it’s sweet, packed with everything you’d ever want and a massive party. What is your bands biggest inspiration? The biggest inspiration for our music is early ‘60s soul and R&B mixed with rockabilly and garage rock What’s your favourite song, and why? My favourite song is Lust For Life by Iggy Pop because it’s carnal, crafted exceptionally well and leaves you no option but to dance like a fool. Beat Magazine Page 38

Tell us about the last song you wrote. The last song we wrote is called Lovers Master. It’s a really guttural rhythm and blues retelling of Mikhail Bulgakov’s The Master and Margarita. We’re not normally that cerebral, most of our songs are about cruising for chicks. What can a punter expect from your live show? People should come and see us because the only thing we care about is making everyone in the place dance and have a shit load of fun. There are too many self-indulgent bands out there, we exist only to get you off. When are you playing live? We are playing at Yah Yah’s on Saturday August 24 with Mighty Duke and the Lords, Cyclo Timik and Jets and Ammo. With a lineup that is so focused on partying it’ll be huge so come along.

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LIFELINES Engaged: Guns N’ Roses guitarist DJ Ashba and model Nathalia Henao. Engaged: High School Musical’s Ashley Tisdale and muso Christopher French, he proposed on the 103rd floor of the Empire State Building in NY. Injured: guitarist Poncho Sampedro of Neil Young and Crazy Horse broke his hand, causing them to cancel the rest of their European tour. Recovering: Marianne Faithfull after breaking her back during a US holiday. In Court: the lawyer of Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins, accused of raping a baby, wants him moved from prison to a psychiatric hospital because he’s “on suicide watch five times an hour”. Sued: Chris Brown by Frank Ocean’s cousin, who says he’s suffering mental and physical anguish after Brown’s parking lot brawl with Ocean in January. He claims a Brown bodyguard kicked him 12 times when he fell. In Court: Usher’s ex-wife Tameka Foster failed in her bid to gain custody of their five-year-old son after he went into a coma after a freak pool accident at Usher’s home in Atlanta when his hand got trapped in the drainage system. Died: Jody Payne, guitarist with country singer Willie Nelson for 30 years, of cardiac problems, aged 77. Died: Jon Brookes, drummer with Britain’s The Charlatans, 44, who was suffering a brain tumour. “One of the good guys,” Johnny Marr said. Died: a 24-year-old Insane Clown Posse fan of a smack OD in his tent during their annual Gathering of the Juggalos festival. Died: Allen Lanier, guitarist and keyboardist of US band Blue Öyster Cult (Don’t Fear The Reaper, Godzilla), 67, after lengthy battle with lung disease.

LORNE PADMAN MOVING TO LA Lorne Padman, DJ, producer and National Promotions & Label Manager for dance label Vicious Recordings, is moving to Los Angeles to chase up job offers, The Music Network reported. Padman broke acts as Dirty South, Avicii, The Potbelleez and Angger Dimas. He remixed for Tommy Trash, Dirty South, Avicii, The Potbelleez, Hook n Sling, Gotye and KLM.

NEW SIGNING #1: POSSUM WITH PAUL MENDEZ Phil Israel’s Sydney-based Possum Records Australia signed a long term worldwide deal with Scottish DJ and producer Paul Mendez. He notched up six Top 100 and two top 5 hits on Beatport in the past 12 months and remixed for Avicii, Calvin Harris, Example, Icona Pop, Robin S and Rudimental. First release on Possum is Beachside feat. Melbourne R&B singer Alston.

NEW SIGNING #2: BENNIES GET POISONED Poison City Records signed Melbourne ska-punkoids The Bennies, releasing a new album (produced by Sam Johnson) in November. Since 2011’s Party! Party! Party! they played Australia, Japan, Singapore and Malaysia.

NEW SIGNING #3: 360 EXPANDS ROSTER WITH JEBU 360 Agency signed Melbourne DJ/producer Jebu (Jeremy Bunawan). After having his life changed at the age of eight after hearing Benny Benassi’s Satisfaction he taught himself to produce. He’s released two tracks on Australian dance label Neon Records (Are U Ready and a MTS collaboration 3NCODE) and a signing on Steve Angello’s Size Records.

THE SEED ANNOUNCES $60K OF GRANTS The music industry’s Seed Fund announced $60,117 worth of grants to emerging music and social arts proponents. The biggest share of $20,000 goes to young managers. See theseedfund.org for more details.

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TOM WEST BY AUGUSTUS WELBY Adelaide’s Tom West has just released his debut record, A Spark in the Dark. Aided by some capable musical accomplices, West made frequent visits to a shed in Balhannah, in the Adelaide Hills, late last year to record the 13 song album. The album’s decorated texture and diverse instrumentation hardly betrays the fact it was recorded “using some basic gear and a couple of mics.” However, West explains that recording the album in a DIY manner meant he had more freedom to sculpt the finer details than he would have in a fee-demanding studio. “I wanted to track the songs in a place that would give atmosphere to the music, but also because it was a really cost effective way to lay down the tracks. We had the luxury of plenty of time to play around with things,” he says. In addition to contributing his longing croon and wieldy acoustic guitar work, West had a fairly hands on role with the technical aspects of album production. However, he indicates that he wasn’t overly exacting of his associates and comfortably delegated responsibility where necessary. “I have an okay understanding of the technical side of things, enough to know what’s going on, but I don’t usually feel the need to have a complete control over the process.” West acknowledges that encouraging creative multiplicity isn’t always a smooth endeavour, but he also realises that input from other sources can provide a key element of variety to his work. “I like to be surprised by what can happen when other musos and engineers have some creative licence. This has occasionally backfired – not so with this album fortunately – which can make things tricky.” Tom West has been displaying his sentimental song-craft around Adelaide for a few years now, appearing in both solo

mode and as a focal member of some short-lived bands. His continual presence in the Adelaide music scene has led him to be surrounded by a collective of like-minded musicians, which made it no issue to find additional personnel to perform on A Spark in the Dark. “Most of the players are just friends of mine. I’ve been kicking around playing music for a while so most of my friends are musos too, so it makes finding people to perform and work with pretty easy,” he says. West reveals that the music scene in Adelaide comprises a variety of musical cliques. “I think there are a bunch of really close knit communities that often work and exist quite separately from one another. I’ve certainly got a good group of people within arm’s reach.” Additionally, he believes that both his artistic focus and ambitions have been shaped by certain restrictions imposed by the relatively secluded city. “I think for the most part we’re left to our own devices over there, and there’s not a lot of opportunity to be taken under the wing of anyone or any agencies very easily. I think a consequence of that might be that we have to have a strong vision for the music we make and mostly develop the vision ourselves.”

A Spark in the Dark is easily West’s most substantial artistic statement and he suggests that it was a perceived songwriting progression that prompted him to commit to a full length album. “I didn’t set out writing the songs specifically for an album, but as the collection of songs grew and grew I became more attached to the idea of doing a full album as opposed to a shorter EP.” The album is characterised by heartfelt vocal performances that send out an emotive invitation to the listener. The material sits together in a complementary manner, but West reveals that he didn’t conceive of an over-aching theme prior to recording the album. “I think there are a few common threads that go through the songs. I didn’t come up with the whole album at once, so I think the songs stand-alone foremost, and then fit together.” When sequencing the album a dominant stylistic quality became evident, which meant some songs that were recorded couldn’t comfortably be included in the final track listing. “There were some tracks that I cut from the album totally because I just couldn’t see where they could possibly fit

coherently in the scheme of the record,” says West. The album’s lyrics certainly share a similar attitude, largely prying beneath the surface of human interaction and associated uncertainties. Unsurprisingly, West admits that he’s usually urged to write by difficult or unpredictable experiences. “A fair chunk of the songs came about during some stints of travelling that I did, or came about upon reflecting about people and places. I think that it’s very fair to say that I write better when I am plonked in situations out of my comfort zone; that are challenging and emotional.” West will now take the songs themselves travelling, launching the album in all major cities this month. Two of the album’s key contributors will join him onstage for the album launch show, thus enabling an accurate representation of what’s on the record. “The two most significant performers on the album, Todd and Alister, are coming with me on the album launch tour to hopefully play the songs true to the album.”

six months of auditioning to find him. He’s just right for the role.” Interestingly, Franks isn’t an Elvis impersonator by trade. “He’s a local musician. He’s been playing music, drumming, doing vocals for many years, keeping the rhythm. He’s ready to do it, he loves it; he’s very confident. He’s quite remarkable. And they are beautiful songs. There are about 40 songs in the show, the short little vignettes telling a story in about a minute and a half, the genre you see replicated in a lot of movies of the time.” There have, predictably, been some issues with publishers and the Elvis Presley Estate in securing permission to perform all of the songs from the 1977 concert, but Barker is quick to point out how helpful APRA (the Australasian Performing Rights Association) has been throughout. “It’s a wonderful organisation. They’ve been dealing with the publishers overseas. The Elvis Estate is very complicated.” Co-ordinating the 50 or so people involved in the production, including a 16-piece orchestra and ten backing

vocalists, has been taxing but Barker has had the pleasure of seeing his producer friend’s enthusiasm for the work catch on with everyone else onboard. “The more and more the musicians got involved, the more they could see the potential of the show. Tony had done so much work prior to me coming onboard. Just getting my head in his head took a little while, getting into Tony’s vision of an intricate detailed replica of a show. The show represents the tragedy underlying the whole thing; that’s one of its charms – its originality.” Is Barker an Elvis fan himself? “Not especially. But he’s just as important now as he ever was. He is ever-present. He just keeps coming back.”

So Parsons was in Italy studying while the rest of the band is getting on with life in Melbourne – the prospect of The Pretty Littles reforming when Parsons got back was low. But then vicissitudes of rock’n’roll swung back in The Pretty Littles favour when they got their recordings back that were laid down just before the hiatus. “Seven weeks into my trip we got the first mix back of the songs that we had recorded before I left and they sounded fucking excellent. I didn’t wanna be convincing everyone to restart the band because I really pissed them off making them play so many shows in one year, but after we all heard the songs it just came naturally,” explains a self-consciously relieved Parsons. On Friday August 30, The Pretty Littles are playing their first show since the hiatus and are launching the first song from the recording session that inspired the band to keep

at it. Parsons explains his personal connection with the song, “The first release from the forthcoming album is called Never Felt Worse. It is about when you realise you’re infatuated with someone and you’re just fucking helpless. The chorus is ‘I have fallen in love but never felt worse’.” Parsons now finally discusses the bands that are playing before The Pretty Littles at The Espy show, “It’s a cracking lineup – The Harlots, Knitting For Gran and Neighbourhood Youth. “The Harlots are the fucking best band, they are incredible. I don’t know why they’re not fucking huge – they’re just in that middle ground waiting to go massive.”

TOM WEST will play the Evelyn Hotel this Sunday August 25.

A TRIBUTE TO ELVIS IN CONCERT BY LIZA DEZFOULI

Does the world need another Elvis show? Andrew Barker, Producer’s Associate for Bluestones Productions’ A Tribute To Elvis In Concert – a re-creation of the Rapid City ‘77 CBS TV Special – thinks it does. “This isn’t like an impersonation,” he explains. “It’s actually a re-creation of a show, one of the last few shows Elvis did before he died.” Barker came on board Bluestone Productions a few months ago because he was so impressed by the enthusiasm of the show’s creator, Tony Macri. “Tony’s tenacity and his ferocious commitment was incredible. His honesty and his passion to get this project up was incredible, but he’d never produced a show in his life. I do it for a living, so I thought I’d better step in before he got into trouble.” Barker insists this show offers something different from anything Elvis fans will have seen before, YouTube footage notwithstanding. “It’s such an original idea, to create a concert from go to woe. It’s not an impersonation,” he reiterates. “It’s a reminiscence. Elvis died a couple of weeks after these concerts. With an impersonation or with other tribute shows, they pack in the good bits. In the Rapid City ‘77 show (in South Dakota) he stopped the show onstage because he thought the musicians were out of time. He’s completely out of it; he was in a cloud. It’s incredibly sad.” The show is faithful to the events of the actual occasion, including snippets of inaudible mumbling and the moment when Elvis halted the musicians. But why would Elvis fans want to see The King resurrected at the lowest point in his career? You get the

whole story, a sense of who he was, according to Barker. “It doesn’t put Elvis in a bad light,” he says. “When you hear the ballads, it’s eerie. It is how his life was and you see how he still had ‘that’ quality. It’s miles away from the usual tribute show, very far from the usual casino type night with an Elvis impersonator. There are some comedy capers but there’s also the tragedy. It allows you to see the demise of Elvis’ personality; it’s a great tribute to Elvis.” With such a faithful re-creation, attention to authentic detail is paramount. “The band are in the same costumes, there’s all the brass, fans running down to the stage, the presence of security, the Los Angeles Police Department,” continues Barker. “We chose the Dallas Brooks Hall because it’s quite like the venue of the Rapid City show.” Dallas Brooks Hall is due to close next year; Elvis In Concert may well be its last big show. The performance includes a souvenir photo opportunity for punters, posing against a replica of a wall at Graceland decorated with personal messages, and an exhibition of Elvis memorabilia. Barker says that Tony Franks, who performs Elvis, has an original quality that the producers were looking for. “It took

A TRIBUTE TO ELVIS IN CONCERT will be performed at the Dallas Brooks Hall from this Friday August 23 until Saturday August 31.

THE PRETTY LITTLES BY DENVER MAXX

Rock’n’roll is an addictive beast. The visceral rush one gets from cranking an amplifier beyond eleven and tearing sweat and blood from an audience’s body is unparalleled. Meet Jack Parsons, a lovely, well brought up boy who dreams of one day being a lawyer like his dad. Yeah, he liked music and played it as well, but it was that nice folky shit, the kinda stuff that gets you a blowjob in Byron Bay during schoolies. However, three years ago the devil that lives in rock’n’roll possessed him to the point where he surreptitiously sabotaged his nice little folk band and warped it into the blues-rock spitting dragon that is The Pretty Littles. “Originally we were a folk band but our ‘box player’ kinda went away. I did a sneaky thing and snuck in a rock drummer and a bass player and yeah we just went from there.” In 2012 the current lineup of Will (drums), Simon (guitar), Jono (bass) and Parsons (lead guitar and vocals) played 113 shows - that is just over two a week. Parsons honestly explains what could have been the best or worst decision of his life – he is clearly still not sure. “I reckon there’s kinda two ways you can pull it off: You can just play gigs now and again or you can just play everywhere. At the end of that year (2012) we were all just exhausted and pretty much done with it,” he says. However, there were a few highlights like getting to play with bands that inspired The Pretty Littles to get so loud. “During that period there was the occasional cracker that just kept us going – we just got enough good ones like The Vasco Era, Delta Riggs, The Custom Kings and The Exploders.” At the start of this year, an exhausted The Pretty Littles Beat Magazine Page 40

went on a hiatus, driven by Parsons going to Italy to finish his Arts degree. “I was overseas for four months. I have been doing an Arts degree for a thousand years and doing an intensive semester in Italy was the quickest way for me to get it.” Parson studied at the Monash University campus in Prato, Italy, about 20 minutes out of Florence. A compulsory part of this visit was a two week Italian course that, Parsons explains, his heart was far from into. “Apparently noone has ever failed it,” he laughs with a laconic suspense before revealing, “I got 50 per cent. My teacher was called Samuel Grassi and I was just a constant disappointment to him – he was like Coach Carter and I was the delinquent kid. The exam was a multiple choice and during it I was like ‘Samuel, if you were doing this question, would you be leaning more to C or D?’ and he would be like ‘C, definitely C.’” says Parsons, with last part in some weird accent that may be Italian.

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THE PRETTY LITTLES are playing on Friday August 30 at The Espy with The Harlots, Neighbourhood Youth and Knitting For Gran. It is a free show.

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Never really gave Kid Dynamite a shot. I felt like that window in which everyone was invited to jump on DESCENDENTS board that huge, lumbering, obsessive bandwagon was pretty tiny to begin with, and had truly well and truly passed in 2013. It was some subconscious reasoninghidden deep beneath my psyche in that place where you keep all those shameful personality faults – that stopped me from ever giving them my time. It wasn’t until I saw them at Groezrock – an added bonus to an already epic lineup - that I triggered instantly. Within ﬁve minutes of their incredibly tight, melodic, furious set exploding, and as hundreds of giddy fanboys threw themselves into the mosh in front of me, I turned to myf riend and slowly mouthed, “I’ve made a huge mistake”. There’s nothing quite like that moment of realization at a live show. There’s very few instances where a band killing it onstage will actually ﬁll you with dread and self-hatred. If you’re lucky you’ll get a couple other opportunities to bask in your newfound fandom and catch the act live. If you’re me, the band will disappear into the shadows forever more and you’ll be left with your lessons learned. Heading to Meredith? Scored on the ballot? Gunning for tickets via some devious musical black market? Marvelous heavy bands gracing the bill include Brian Jonestown Massacre, Melvins, The Smith Street Band and Warped. Now to save our pennies. Dead Letter Circus have nabbed number two spot on the ARIA charts for their new album The Catalyst Fire. Not bad for a bunch of Brisbane boys. The band arrive in Melbourne on Saturday August 31 to play at The Hi-Fi with Closure In Moscow and Sleep Parade. The Chariot, last seen on our shores destroying stages at Soundwave, will part ways after one last farewell tour (presumably of the United States). Always a shame to see killer, underappreciated bands fade into the night without ever having reached the success they deserve. Dream On Dreamer are not done celebrating the release of their newest album Loveless. They’re doing one more lap of the country, this time with A Skylit Drive, No Bragging Rights and Hellions. Get down to The Hi-Fi on Thursday November 7, or if you’re underage head to Arrow On Swanston on Friday November 8.

CORE GIG GUIDE Wednesday August 21: Xenos, Party Vibes, Headless Death, Sewercide at Gasometer Upstairs Thursday August 22: Ash, Skipping Girl Vinegar, Dancing Heals at The Corner Hotel Up and Atom, Prowler, Apart From This, Aitches at The Tote For Our Hero, Oh Pacific, Brighter At Night, Silent Rose, Pantallica at Next Stu Thomas, Alison Ferrier Band at The Post Office Hotel Zeahorse, Iowa, Duck Duck Chop, Tangrams at The Old Bar Friday August 23: The Union Pacific, Life & Limb, Ted Danson With Wolves, Oslow, Popolice at The Gasometer My Secret Circus, Blindmunkee, High Side Driver at Ding Dong Lounge Party Vibez, Prowler, Hailgun, Road Ratz at The Reverence Lincoln LeFevre, Ceres, Jamie Hay at John Curtin Hotel Agonhym, Arrowhead, Hotel Wrecking City Traders, Child at The Public Bar Batpiss, Ouch My Face, Evil Ways, Acid Vain at The Gasometer Saturday August 24: Stockades, Apart From This, Oslow, Ted Danson With Wolves, Summer Hill at The Reverence Lydia, A Sleepless Melody, Tigers at Bang Yanomamo, Arrowhead, Broozer, The Superguns, Motherslug at The Bendigo Progfest at The Espy Sunday August 25: The Smith Street Band, Cheap Girls, Foxtrot, Clowns at Karova Lounge, Ballarat Sydney’s annual Blood Sweat and Beers event has revealed its lineup for the 2013 version. This October the event will be held at Hermann’s Bar in Sydney and feature The Nation Blue, Lo!, Grim Fandango, Safe Hands, Ramshackle Army, Army Of Champions, Firearms, Batpiss, Ebolagoldfish, Oslow and Ivan Drago.

CRUNCH! STONER SLUDGE DOOM AT THE BENDIGO

This Saturday August 24 at the Bendigo Hotel in Collingwood, catch a huge cavalcade of sludge/doom/ stoner brutality featuring Broozer, Yanomamo, The Superguns, Arrowhead, Motherslug, Two Headed Dog and Seedy Jeezus. It kicks oﬀ at 5pm.

MORGUE READIES SOLO DEBUT

Morgue from Melbourne black metallers Agave Maize is preparing to unleash Mortal, the debut release from his solo project Mordavia, a one-man band in which Morgue plays all instruments. Drums, guitars, bass, keys and vocals. No session guys or programming. Two tracks will be played on PBSFM’s Burning Bitumen on Friday August 23r at midnight with Kene, and the album is out on Friday September 13. It’ll be released in a limited deluxe box (only 50 copies), and once they’re gone only the digipak version will be available.

KYUSS LIVES! AS VISTA CHINO

When Kyuss Lives! Were forced to change their name by a federal court judge in August of last year, there was only one option for a replacement – Vista Chino. Vista Chino is the name of the main arterial road leading to and through the band’s home of Palm Springs, California, where Kyuss originated over 25 years ago. Drummer and producer Brant Bjork suggested it to long-time cohort, vocalist John Garcia, who immediately understood that the moniker represented the ultimate personiﬁcation of their roots. Peace, their debut album under the Vista Chino name taps into the same desert sound that made Kyuss legends, but it also shows that there’s no laurel-resting going on there. Bass is divided between Nick Oliveri and Mike Dean, and guitars are handled by Belgian-born guitarist Bruno Fevery. “We understood that people around the world had come to really love and respect Kyuss and the music,” Bjork says. “So we wanted to bring that music back to the people. But as musicians we want to evolve and challenge ourselves, and I feel we did both. We had a great run as Kyuss Lives!, now we’re ready to launch this new album as Vista Chino – we’re pretty stoked, man.” The album is out on Friday August 30 via 3Wise Records.

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Norway’s kings of epic metal, the mighty Enslaved, are hitting Melbourne on Friday November 1 at the Hi-Fi Bar as part of their Australian Spring Rite Tour 2013 with special guests Rise of Avernus.

KING PARROT RELEASES VIDEO OF CHERRY-POPPING After all the babbling about Bonox and having a Good Day, it seems the Australian underground metal community has gone mad about King Parrot. Since the release of the video for Shit on the Liver and their debut album Bite Your Head Off, the band have gone from strength to strength with successive national tours alongside Thy Art is Murder, Cattle Decapitation and Psycroptic and their self-funded tour of South East Asia with a performance at the legendary Obscene Extreme Festival in Jakarta. Now King Parrot are back with a follow-up video for the first track from Bite Your Head Off, simply titled Bozo. The video showcases the band in their natural environment, at one of their much revered, energetic and raucous live shows. Developed in conjunction with their video partners in crime at Black Box Films, the footage was shot in May at the famous Cherry Rock Festival in AC/DC Lane in Melbourne. Go check it out. And you can see them live on Sunday August 18 at the Metal & Hardcore Fest in Mordialloc, and on Saturday August 31 at BANG at Royal Melbourne Hotel.

ANTHRAX NAME NEW GUITARIST

This one isn’t particularly surprising, but Anthrax have just named Jon Donais of Shadows Fall as their new lead guitarist. Donais has been ﬁlling in since Rob Caggiano’s departure and he was with them for their Soundwave appearances earlier this year.

SOUNDWAVE ANNOUNCEMENT THIS WEEK

Speaking of Soundwave, the ﬁrst lineup announcement for the 2014 tour is happening this Friday. Jason Newsted has already let the cat out of the bag that his band Newsted will be playing. Wonder if anyone else will spill the beans before Friday.

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ANNA’S GO-GO ACADEMY Shake it like a Polaroid picture at Anna’s Go-Go Academy every Thursday night at Victoria Hotel. Anna’s go-go classes are great fun, an excellent cardio workout, and have been described as “inspiring”, “a retro hit parade…everything from Elvis’s Jailhouse Rock to AC/DC’s Jailbreak”, and a “high energy dance party with the hostess with the mostest”. Charleston, Watusi, Mashed Potato, Madison, Hustle, Thriller! Anna brings you the most popular, most awesome and sometimes most ridiculous dance crazes of history for fun and ﬁtness. It kicks oﬀ at 6.30pm. Entry is $12 or $10 if you bring a friend.

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UNDERGROUND LOVERS Launching their latest single, Haunted, at Northcote Social Club on Saturday August 31, Underground Lovers are joined by local dream weavers Alpha Beta Fox, a young outfit with an innate ability to intertwine aspects of floating dream pop and fuzzy shoegaze into their music. Haunted is the latest offering off the band’s recently released and highly lauded sixth studio album, Weekend, and features on a limited edition split 7” featuring Chinese noise-pop act Dear Eloise. Doors open 8.30pm, tickets are $18+bf.

THE COUNCIL The Council return to The Tote every Saturday afternoon in August to showcase their blend of two-piece rock’n’roll. Joining them for their residency will be a lineup of legendary Melbourne musicians playing solo including Spencer P Jones, Ruby Soho, Phil Gionfriddo, Derek Richards and Chris Russell. So head down to The Tote for a beer, a good time and catch some of the best acts in Melbourne. Doors open at 4pm, bands start at 5pm.

VOID GLORIOUS VOID Void Glorious Void is an urgent ensemble, playing original songs and instrumentals concerted with overwhelming, far-reaching beauty and disguised turmoil, along with everything else. Members of Void Glorious Void have been involved with artists such as Missy Higgins, The Holy Sea and Sailor Days. Every Friday in August, these guys will perform at Dane Certiﬁcate’s Magic Theatre, accompanied by diﬀerent magicians and illusionists. Doors at 8pm, $10 will get you in.

THE SNARSKI BROTHERS It’s on again! Quickly becoming something of an annual event, The Snarski Brothers will once again take to the stage at The Flying Saucer Club and deliver a matinee show at the Northcote Social Club in early September. Testing their musical memory banks as they delve into the back catalogue of Chad’s Tree, Jackson Code and Blackeyed Susans’ classics, along with new material. Rarely in the same country, let alone on the same stage. Make sure you don’t miss brothers Mark and Rob Snarski going head to head. Catch the Snarski Brothers at The Flying Saucer on Saturday September 7 at 8pm, followed by a matinee show at the Northcote Social Club on Sunday September 8 at 1pm.

EAGLE & THE WORM Catch Eagle & The Worm every Tuesday in August at The Workers Club. This week Hollow Everdaze and Sagamore will be supporting. Doors open 7.30pm. Tickets are $10 on the door.

Triple R and Premier Artists proudly present Catch ‘Em While They’re Alive: 25 Years In Rock! The Fauves mark their 25th anniversary at the Corner Hotel on Saturday August 31 with a multimedia exploration of their two and a half decades as a band. Playing material from all 11 of their albums as well as several EPs, the band will intersperse the music with PowerPoint discussions of their history and the music industry in general. Be early for Doctor’s Orders, a Fauves cover band who play only songs written by founding member Phil ‘Doctor’ Leonard. The night will culminate with the live performance of the Fauves’ ten most popular songs as voted by the listening public – a rare concession to paying customers whom the band otherwise view as “very rarely being right”. Doors at 8.30pm. Tickets are $20 preorder or $25 on the door.

DEAR ALE Dear Ale are celebrating the release of their second studio album, Somewhere To Be, with a Sunday night residency at The John Curtain in August. It’s only $10 and the night kicks oﬀ at 5.30pm, so there’s plenty of time to have a drink, a dance and a boogie and still get some solid sack time. With support from Hunter, The Quarters, Trigger Jackets, The Tarantino’s, Andrew Swift & The Rattlesnake Choir, Green Green Green, The Furrows, Broni, Young River & The Evans Street Band, g-pop and guests.

FORTUNATE SUNDAYS Brought to you by Rooftop Bar, Watt’s On Presents and Budweiser, you will not want to miss out on Fortunate Sundays. Long time mates and indie-music aﬁcionados Dan Watt (Watt’s on/Poncho) and Jon-Lee Farrell (Dancing Heals) bring you the grit and sexuality of rock into the green lawns of Rooftop Bar. Just weeks after releasing her debut single, Romanticise, on French label Kitsune, sultry songstress Chela will be peforming a special DJ set on Sunday August 25. September 1 features DJ Slymeware (Big Scary) with DNC HLS (Dancing Heals DJs) and ﬁnishing on Sunday September 8 with a psychedelic costume set from Bad News Toilet. This is the place to be on Sundays. Free entry.

DOMINIQUE Local indie-pop songbird Dominique will grace the Ding Dong Lounge stage on Thursday August 22 backed by her band of handsome players, along with The Habits who have returned from their Tasmanian retreat for their ﬁrst Melbourne show in three months, bringing their interesting compositions and chilling male and female harmonies. Joining the lineup will also be Lost Colonies, who have every reason to be proud of their harmonic indie-folk. Get along to Ding Dong Lounge for this indie pop feast. $5 entry, with doors open at 8pm and $6 pints all night.

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LONE TYGER Hot oﬀ a Saturday night residency earlier in the year, hard driving blues-rock three-piece Lone Tyger hit the studio for a day and cut new songs live to tape. The sessions resulted in two raw, lo-ﬁ rock ‘n’roll numbers, Here She Comes and Mecpsycho. Lone Tyger launch their new singles on Saturday August 31 at The Spotted Mallard, before they head to the US.

TOOTH & TUSK Tooth & Tusk are a fuzzed out psychedelic country blues band from Brunswick. They have been writing, and performing for the past few months under the name Brendan West and The Broken Bones. Recently changing their name as they prepare to hit the studio to record their debut EP. Tooth & Tusk are comprised of members from other Melbourne bands such as Honey Badgers and Naked Bodies. Check them out this Wednesday August 21 at The Retreat Hotel from 7.30pm.

SKIPPING GIRL VINEGAR Recently playing two packed main stage performances at this year’s incredible Bluesfest in Byron Bay and two sold-out Rooftop shows at their namesake, Skipping Girl Vinegar release the second single, West Coast, oﬀ their highly anticipated third album which is set to be released in early 2014. To celebrate the new single, Skipping Girl Vinegar were invited to support legendary Irish pop punk band Ash on their upcoming Australian tour. Skipping Girl Vinegar support Ash on Thursday August 22 at the Corner Hotel in Melbourne.

RÜFÜS In a short 18 months, RÜFÜS have been busy. Multiple sold-out tours in Australia, remixes and originals for Kitsune and Plant. Playing sold-out parties in New York City, in front of band members from LCD Soundsystem. High-rotation singles, main stage festival appearances as far away as Moscow and many hours locked in their home studio/dungeon writing their debut album, that was released Friday August 9. RÜFÜS is performing at The Corner Hotel, and with two sold-out shows already, make sure you don’t miss out on their third show due to popular demand on Tuesday September 24. Tickets $20+bf. WATCH INTERVIEWS, CHATS & AWKWARD SILENCES... BEAT.COM.AU/TV

BILL PARTON TRIO To sum up the Bill Parton Trio’s sound, imagine the simplicity and catchiness of The Beatles, combined with Coldplaylike chords and melodies, the impressionism of Jeﬀ Buckley and Radiohead, along with a dash of the relaxed chilled-out mood and atmospherics of Zero 7. The trio will launch their debut EP on Friday August 23 at The Empress Hotel with The Karmens. Doors open at 8pm.

LAURA IMBRUGLIA No doubt you’ve seen the name around town on posters at traﬃc lights, or heard a song on the radio, but now is your chance to catch Laura Imbruglia live. Previously she has toured the country countless times and Europe twice with The Eels, Tegan and Sarah, Josh Pyke, Sarah Blasko and many more. Be sure to catch her playing a string of intimate solo shows at the Spotted Mallard every Tuesday in August from 8.30pm. Free entry.

THE MCKENZIES Canadian Scottish punks The Real McKenzies return to Australia for the ﬁrst time in ten years to play The Gershwin Room at The Espy on Saturday August 31. They will be joined by long-time friends The Go Set, who are celebrating their ten year anniversary. Having just released their latest album Westwinds, The McKenzies show no signs of slowing. It’s folk-punk at its wildest. Tickets on sale now at oztix.com.au.

THE ELECTRIC I After the recent release of their debut album Martyrdom, The Electric I are bringing their experimental multi-genre progressive pop to the Evelyn every Tuesday in August. Their shows will feature local support from Ghost Orkid, Sun Lotion, Arte Kanela and many more. Entry is $3.

A TRIBUTE TO ELVIS: RAPID CITY 1977 Bluestones Productions present A Tribute to Elvis in Concert from Friday August 23 for eight shows only. Tony Franks, Melbourne musician and producer, has brilliantly re-created the last public performance of The King. Rapid City 1977 was one of his last public appearances before his severe health decline. Backed by an incredible 16-piece orchestra, ten backing singers and ensemble, and of course Elvis’ very own dynamic eight-piece band. It all takes place at Dallas Brooks Hall. Tickets are available through ticketek. com.au. Don’t miss out on this authentic Elvis experience.

DARREN SYLVESTER Melbourne art star Darren Sylvester returns with high sheen new single, Dream Or Something Like That, the first taste from his upcoming second album, Off By Heart. Renowned for his multidisciplinary practices in photography, sculpture, video, performance and music, Sylvester applies a polished, highly referential aesthetic to everything he does. Darren Sylvester will be launching Off By Heart at newly resurrected venue Boney (formerly Pony Bar) on Saturday August 24. Tickets are $11.50+bf through the venue’s website or $14 on the door.

ONDAS ALPHA Ondas Alpha is a four-piece ambient rock band from Melbourne. Coming together from interstate Australia, the band was created over a cheap pint, a cold rooftop and a backwards guitar and hasn’t stopped since. Combining raw, melodic instrumentals with soft, emotive vocals, Ondas Alpha uses their unique sound to engage and excite neural oscillations to form their personal brand of musical storytelling. They share their set at The Tote every Wednesday in August with special guests Sleepy Dreamers, Busy Kingdom, Papa Mail, Willow Darling, Sleep Decade and Pepperjack. Doors open 8pm. $5 entry.

MAJOR CHORD Major Chord (aka Dan Flynn) is no longer a musical hermit. He invited a whole bunch of people into his weird little world to create his new album, Transition. The album recently landed feature album at ABC Radio National, PBS and ABC DIG Radio. Major Chord will be launching Transition live with very special guest Amaya Laucirica on Saturday August 31 at the Bella Union. Tickets are $13.

MATT KELLY Songwriters Matt Kelly and Phoebe Jacobs are doing alternative shows each Sunday in August downstairs at Bar Open, one week featuring Matt and his loop-pedal based solo show, and Phoebe’s captivating solo set on the other week. They will also be appearing in each other’s sets, performing new and old collaborations. In the intimate setting of the front bar at Bar Open, check out the show as part of your lazy Sundays in winter. It kicks oﬀ at 3pm, free entry.

PURE POP’S SUMMER OF CLASSIC ALBUMS Hosted by Maddy and Crispi from PBS 106.7FM’s Breakfast Spread comes a gig not to be missed. Ashley Naylor’s solo performance of The Stone Roses’ seminal debut is mind blowing, and for this show he is assembling a band to back him, and knowing the calibre of musicians he rubs shoulders with, it could raise the mind blowing stakes to a new high. Also performing is Hamish Cowan, covering The Smiths’ album The Queen is Dead with the most amazing vocal performance of the year, and Pony Face bringing their layered, moody soundscape style to Bruce Springsteen’s classic album Nebraska. Performing at the Toﬀ In Town on Wednesday August 28.

KASHMERE CLUB Join Kashmere Club to launch their new EP Lost & Sound at Cherry Bar this Saturday August 24. Featuring The Velvets and Buddha In A Chocolate Box. Doors open 5pm, $13 entry.

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BEARS WITH GUNS Making the move from their hometown of Parkes was a big decision for Bears With Guns, heading to Sydney in 2010 to hone their live show and reﬁne their folkrock sound. Using a near encyclopaedia of instruments including cajon, djembe, mandolin and ukulele, topped oﬀ with warm husky vocals and harmonies, the band create a soundscape that’s equal parts rock, pop and folk. The band hits The Grace Darling on Sunday August 25 and Pure Pop Records on Sunday September 1.

GOLD FIELDS Hot off the success of sold-out album shows, Gold Fields and Clubfeet combine forces for a double headline bill at the Prince Bandroom on Friday August 23, with support from Lurch and Chief and The Elliotts. Having already played major festivals, supported Crystal Castles, Metric and Pnau, the Gold Fields concert experience delivers nothing short of an explosion of kinetic energy. Clubfeet’s live sets have been receiving praise and recognition from high profile bloggers and reviews across the globe, and their critically acclaimed sophomore effort, Heirs & Graces, has been scooped up by iconic labels in New York, Japan and South Africa. Some artists have to prod unfamiliar audiences to dance, but the non-stop momentum of this lineup’s electrifying sets ensures its lucky crowd will be hard-pressed to actually stand still for thirty seconds. Tickets $20+bf.

MIDNIGHT JUGGERNAUTS Kicking oﬀ their tour next week, the very cool electrosoviet-disco-rock sounds of Midnight Juggernauts will be hitting the Corner Hotel in a show not to be missed. Joining them on their tour will be old friends Kirin J. Callinan, Fascinator and Perth band Usurper of Modern Medicine. Recorded in a church in the French countryside and various studios around Melbourne and Sydney, their third full-length Uncanny Valley is a journey into the deep, cosmic and wondrous world of electronica and can be experienced at the Corner Hotel on Saturday August 24.

On these chilly nights, nothing warms you up like fried chicken and crabs, booze and answering questions. Trivia has landed with a thud inside The Public Bar every Tuesday night and hosted by 3RRR’s Tristen Harris. Chock full of music, ﬁlm and TV questions to test your brains. This is a trivia night of current aﬀairs, but can you remember the theme tune of a TV show from your childhood? There are listening rounds, jug giveaways and puzzle sheets, as well as the famous Dr. Juicy Jay’s Fried Chicken and Crab Shack serving up the most delicious food, to compliment every good fact hunt. Every Tuesday night at The Public Bar. Register from 7pm, free entry.

THE RED LIGHTS Melbourne trio The Red Lights are renowned for their powerful and energetic live shows. Their sound combines the upbeat pop sensibility of Phoenix and the driving, charismatic hooks of The Strokes, plus a healthy dose of the trio’s own swagger. After touring with The Rubens and playing alongside acts like Hunting Grounds, Bored Nothings and the Belligerents, The Red Lights have just ﬁnished up their second EP, Neighbouring Patterns. They are launching it at The Evelyn on Saturday August 24.

WAY OF THE EAGLE The Way Of The Eagle Australian tour has been announced, which will see the band play at Ding Dong Lounge Friday September 27 for their Melbourne show. As one of the busiest players in the industry, Jan Skubisewski isn’t one to slow down – after all, the way of the eagle is forward and up. Expect some very special guest vocal performers on the night. Doors at 8pm, tickets $20 on the door.

WOLFPACK Back with their second CD, Melbourne thrash-punk juggernauts Wolfpack are touring all around the country to celebrate. Having just raised $10,000 in 18 months for charity all the proceeds go to the Save A Dog Scheme and every CD sold goes to this great organisation. Kicking oﬀ their tour at the Northcote Social Club on Thursday August 15 supporting American hardcore legends MDC, and their oﬃcial local launch is at Cherry Bar on Saturday October 12. Get down to the NSC and party for a great cause. Tickets are $47 and doors are at 7pm.

BLACKEYED SUSANS The legendary Susans return for their annual winter residency at the Union to play ﬁve majestic gigs of countriﬁed alt-rock. From Smokin’ Johnny Cash to Come Ride With Me, the Susans' songs embed themselves in your soul. These are special shows; miss them at your own risk. Every Saturday in August from 5pm at The Union Hotel.

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PALACE OF THE KING These guys have been likened to ‘70s Aerosmith. Catch these dudes tear up the Cherry Bar stage this Friday August 23. Support from Dead City Ruins, Angels of GungHo (SA) and Creo (QLD). Doors open 5pm, $13 entry.

MY DYNAMITE Melbourne Southern rockers present their bluesy set for the ﬁrst time! Catch some blues in the afternoon this Sunday August 25 at Cherry Bar with My Dynamite. Two sets from 3pm sharp. Doors open at 2pm, $5 entry.

MY SECRET CIRCUS Melbourne rock act My Secret Circus have been making major waves overseas in recent times, and are unlikely to remain a secret for very much longer! They bring their swaggering live show to the newly refurbished Ding Dong Lounge on Friday August 23, so Melbourne fans are well advised to get in and catch them while they’re still here. Alternative rock act High Side Driver will be supporting on the night. First band 8.40pm. Tickets are $15.

ROCK YOUR ARSE OFF Melbourne’s The One Day Project has confirmed a new benefit gig with a lineup to rock your arses off to raise awareness and funds for Bowel Cancer Australia at The Evelyn on Friday August 30. The One Day Project are a group of devoted music industry types who create special events for the community to raise funds and awareness for disadvantaged organisations and causes. Rock Your Arse Off is the second One Day Project event and will again be held at the Evelyn Hotel with a stellar lineup of some of Melbourne’s finest rock groups. All funds raised will go to Bowel Cancer Australia. One Day - is all it takes to appreciate, devote, understand, recognise and become aware.

SOUL-A-GO-GO PBS 106.7FM presents Soul-A-Go-Go Saturday September 7 at The Workers Club. Exit winter with a bang and get on down to Soul-A-Go-Go, Melbourne’s Premier Soul and Funk night. Featuring Miss Goldie, Pierre Baroni, Zack Rampage, Andrew Young, Jack Sparrow & Dave Boots. It’s $10 for members and $15 for future members. Get there super early, it kicks oﬀ at 8pm.

THE ARACHNIDS A band renowned for substance over style, The Arachnids are a four-piece Brisbane band who have come to make you shake your ass. Supporting the release of their second EP, Lack Of Control, fans of the band will get their ﬁrst chance to hear new songs from the band in over a year. With a sound built upon groove-laden beats that infectiously take their toll on any listener, some rocking guitars, trippy synth and a two prong vocal attack, you can tell why these guys have been likened to Regurgitator. The night will also feature Anthony Atkinson and The Running Mates and McAlpines Fusiliers. Get down to The Retreat Hotel on Saturday August 24 from 5pm to catch all the action.

HOLY HOLY Holy Holy is a musical project that brings together two composers in two diﬀerent cities: Award winning singer songwriter Timothy Carroll from Brisbane and guitarist and composer Oscar Dawson from Melbourne. The pair crafted their debut record while living in Stockholm and Berlin in 2011, demoing the tracks in apartments, stairwells and snow covered studios of those two great cities. The pair have since returned to Australia and recorded the full-length debut with reclusive producer and collaborator Matt Redlich (Emma Louise, Hungry Kids of Hungary, The Trouble With Templeton, Ball Park Music). Catch them on their Impossible Like You Tour at The Workers Club on Thursday August 22. Doors open 7.30pm. Tickets are $15.

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TULLY ON TULLY Indie pop dream-weavers Tully On Tully released their debut EP Weightless on Friday August 16. With music that captures the imagination and hearts of listeners, and live shows brimming with mesmerising vocal performances and spiralling guitar work, Weightless is sure to be a release that any lover of intrinsic song writing and poetic imagery would be a fan of. Tully On Tully play Saturday September 7 at The Toﬀ In Town. Doors open 7pm. Tickets are $12 on the door.

SHADOWS OF HYENAS Hailing from Melbourne and founded by bass player Ozz, then later joined by frontman Chen, guitarist Terrence.H and drummer AJ, Shadows of Hyenas exploded into Melbourne’s music scene playing their debut gig at The Evelyn Hotel in front of a sold-out crowd in April 2013. Ever since then they have been continually expanding their circle of rabid fans with their melodic hooks, heavy riﬀs and massive hair. Joining them as they return to the Evelyn Hotel on Friday August 23 are buddies Pandorum and The Fallen Angels. Doors open 8.30pm, tickets are $15+bf.

THREE’S A CROWD The Evelyn would like to farewell their now old baby – Three’s A Crowd. A residency which has stretched through July and August and has been made up of two-piece acts and the occasional soloist. Each Monday they have housed eclectic line-ups of established bands, re-adapted acts, resident DJs and $10 jugs. Screw large bands, they’re keeping this simple for one ﬁnal hurrah. Toxic Lipstick and Talkshow boy crawl out from wherever they have been hiding for far too long and O Littleblood play their second show. This Monday August 26 from 8.30pm.

LIFE PILOT Get down to the Reverence Hotel on Saturday August 21 to see Life Pilot, who will be performing for the sole purpose of playing heavy, in your face rock music. Drawing inspiration from the phenomenal live energy of The Chariot, the musical complexity of the Dillinger Escape Plan and the no-messing-about rock n’ roll attitude of Every Time I Die, Life Pilot will no doubt give you an explosive live performance. Doors open at 8pm, $7 to get in.

STOMP DOG “The devil’s own band of bush ranging outlaws, playing bush music with teeth.” Come on down and witness Stomp Dog and a whole bunch of other rollicking bands raise a ruckus down at the mighty Reverence every Sunday afternoon in August for free. This Sunday August 25 will see Aurora and The Prairie Kings join Stomp Dog for the last afternoon of winter, doors at 3pm.

THE STAFFORDS Hot on the heels of the release of their debut EP, On The Make, The Staffords are bloody chuffed to announce that they are coming back to their favourite Melbourne venue, the Great Britain Hotel on Saturday August 24. It’s been a long time between drinks and the band is happy to bring their exuberant pop-punk back to Richmond. The lead single from On The Make, entitled About Love, is a perfect distillation of the band’s angsty melodicism and it’s typical of The Staffords’ combination of complex lyrics and power pop punch. Joining them on the night are local up and comers Halcyon Drive – these guys specialize in garage indie pop goodness combining upbeat tunes, live loop experiments and irritatingly irresistible hooks. Get wise and get down to what will be described as a cracker of a gig. Things kick off at 9pm, free entry.

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Charles Buddy Daaboul has been writing music inspired by nature and travelling since 2011 and playing live with his guitar, loop pedal, vocals, harmonica and the odd percussion instrument since early 2012. He creates tiny universes of luxury on his guitar and loop pedal which are painted with reverb and chorus, topped oﬀ with cheeky Australiana and sarcastically romantic ﬂavoured lyrics. Catch him at the Northcote Social Club on Monday August 19 from 8pm, as he launches his Three Colours Green EP. Free entry.

ALICIA ADKINS Two very talented ladies are hitting the Drunken Poet this Wednesday night. Alicia Adkins continues the proud tradition of Texan country; tales of love, loss and the pursuit of both happiness and the bittersweet. This is some very special, honest songwriting. Jenny Biddle’s passionate blues-folk is always compelling, energetic and damn impressive. It’s powerhouse stuﬀ that shimmers and soars. Alicia kicks oﬀ ‘Wine, Whiskey, Women’ at 8pm Wednesday August 21 at the Drunken Poet.

WHITEWASH Here’s one for the partygoers and thrill seekers – Whitewash, the rad new outﬁt featuring Nathan Hollywood and members from Them Swoops, Cherrywood and Bayou, are playing at the Old Bar every Sunday in August. Very special guests include The Infants, Cassini, Zone Out, Grand Rapids, Map Ends, Wicked City, Heads of Charm and Ohms. Things kick oﬀ at 8.30pm every Sunday, $6 to get in.

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JOE MATERA Having wooed audiences on his recent European tour, Melbourne based solo artist Joe Matera will be bringing his own unique brand of guitar powered melodic instrumental rock to The Empress Hotel, for a special one-oﬀ solo show on Sunday September 29. Joining him for the instrumental shindig will be Sydney’s own Kim Humphreys. Matera, who is signed to European record label W.A.R Productions, will be showcasing his original material from his releases, including his latest album, Creature Of Habit, which has garnered much praise from critics and fans alike in Europe. Doors open 4pm. Tickets are $10 at the door.

CHARLES BUDDY DAABOUL

THAT GOLD STREET SOUND That Gold Street Sound is a Motown funk and soul band from Melbourne who will make you shake your tail feather. This six-piece crank out fiery ‘Devil’s Music’ with heavenly vocals that will make you wanna dance, and put you in the mood for romance. Dare to get down to some of the hottest original funk shakin’ the gold streets of Melbourne town. It is the most fun you can have with your pants on… until you dance your pants off. Also playing on the night are Thando, a five-piece R&B neo-soul band from Melbourne that play on rhythmic sensibilities and pop melodies. Get down to The Retreat Hotel this Thursday August 22 from 8.30pm to check it out.

MOOSEJAW RIFLE CLUB Moosejaw Riﬂe Club are bringing the sounds of the South to a pub near you. If the stylings of Old Crow Medicine Show, Justin Townes Earle and their ilk are to your liking, then seeing this trio of gents ought to be on your weekend itinerary. Their tunes are laden with harmonies and make you want to whoop and holler. It’s chicken soup for the damn soul. This Saturday August 24 at the Drunken Poet from 9pm.

After a month-long sweat invoking residency at The Tote in July, Brothers Hand Mirror are pleased to present their latest EP, Picture Tape, which sees the Brothers collaborate with a label for the ﬁrst time. Brothers Hand Mirror’s notoriously wild live shows are most often accompanied by their two sibling dance crews, The Sissies & The Always Crew, thereby numbering up to nine glitter-covered contortionists onstage at once. See them do it live with special guests Oisima, Banoﬀee, Friendships, Outerwaves and Tincture on Friday September 6 at the Gasometer Hotel.

FASCINATOR Fascinator is excited to announce that he will be joining electro-synth rock outﬁt Midnight Juggernauts on their national tour throughout August, followed by an exclusive one-oﬀ performance on Thursday August 22 at The Rochester Castle. As the latest project for Johnny Mackay, Fascinator recently released his debut mini-album, Birth/ Earth, a psychotropic journey into the inner-workings and reality-bending thoughts of Mackay’s mind and cosmic alter-ego. Following the completion of the tour, Fascinator will return to Melbourne to play at The Rochester Castle, where Mackay will perform two sets as the Electric Smile Band, along with a set as Fascinator.

FIONA LEE MAYNARD AND HER HOLY MEN This Saturday August 24, Tago Mago ventures into a world of sound and vision with a stellar lineup kicking oﬀ at 3pm. A staggering eleven acts including Fiona Lee Maynard and Her Holy Men, Seedy Jeezus, Thunderbox, Emlyn Johnson, Watershed, Peter Bibby, The Dark Ales, The Whorls, JP Swallow and other special guests will present a musical and visual feast for your desires. To alter your mind and body, journey through primal rock, African drumming, horror country and everything in between. A free Barbeque kicks things oﬀ in the afternoon. All this entertainment and fun for only $10, be there from 3pm.

PROGFEST A stellar lineup is taking over The Espy on Saturday August 24, featuring sleepmakeswaves, Voyager, Mushroom Giant, Sleep Parade, Glass Empire, Rise of Avernus, Toehider, The Spheres, The Black Galaxy Experience, Siren Sun and stacks more. Don’t miss this one. Doors open 3pm, tickets are $24+bf.

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JERICCO Embarking on the second leg of their national Australian tour to celebrate the critical and commercial success of their debut album Beautiful in Danger, Jerrico will be playing an epic 80 minute set at the Ferntree Gully Hotel on Saturday August 24. This is their biggest tour to date, which only highlights their rising success and ever-growing presence on the Australian Music scene. Support comes from Marlow, High Side Driver, Sentia and Holliava. Tickets via Oztix,Ticketmaster and the venue. Prices start from $15.

KIRA PURU & THE BRUISE Kira Puru & The Bruise are on tour promoting a collaborative split with Newcastle band Post Paint called Crest Of The Wave. Both of these unmissable bands will be playing a show at The Grace Darling on Saturday August 24.

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RIVER OF SNAKES River of Snakes are about to release a new fuzz-drenched single Aurora from their upcoming debut album. The scuzznoise three-piece have also completed a new killer video for the track, and are very happy to be supporting Beasts of Bourbon on some of their upcoming shows. To launch their single/EP, which also features two previously unreleased tracks, The Snakes are teaming up with some good mates for a launch at the Public Bar on Friday August 30. Joining them will be ﬂat sharing puke-punk trio the Sinking Teeth, psychedelic-satan-worshipping Queenslanders White Devil and Ohms, who play short, sharp, power-punk garage songs. This promises to be a wild night of feedback, rock’n’roll, love and chaos.

THE TEALEAVES Melbourne based indie-rock folk band The Tealeaves have just released their highly anticipated follow-up to their 2012 critically acclaimed self-titled album and are set to launch it at The Thornbury Theatre on Friday September 6. Entitled No More Can You Be Here, the album contains ten songs steadily crafted over time, and the band is really excited to be releasing it in September. The Tealeaves’ sound is inspired by the era of the great singer-songwriters, traversing richly-layered, harmony-ﬁlled band tracks to intimate, melancholic indie-rock. The Tealeaves are the perfect infusion to any day, so come support them as they launch their new album at The Thornbury Theatre on Friday September 6, with support from Whitaker. Tickets are $15+bf, or at the door if available.

BROOKE RUSSELL AND THE MEAN REDS Melbourne country and folk-blues vintage blend band Brooke Russell and The Mean Reds bring their swooning and serenading alt-country swing to The Toff on Sunday August 25. Their first single Cotton is inspired by the songs of Ryan Adams, Tom Waits and Neko Case, exploring old love, new love and self doubt. Supported by Jemma & Her Wise Young Ambitious Men and Strine Singers, their debut album launch for Poor Virginia will be the soundtrack to top off your weekend. Tickets via Moshtix are $12 or $18 on door. Doors at 7.30pm.

ALTA

Suzannah Espie, Sarah Carroll, Lucie Thorne and Kim Dellavedove, four of Australia’s most talented and accomplished artists, join forces for one very special Melbourne show. Each will perform a set of their unique original songs and then the four will take to the stage together in a joyous and dazzling ﬁnale. Performing this Friday August 23 at The Spotted Mallard, $20 to get in from 8.30pm.

Singer/songwriter Hannah Lesser and producer Julius Dowson have combined their varied musical backgrounds to create Alta’s unique mix of organic vocals and electronic/sample-based beats. Julius meticulously melds smooth trip-hop beats that reference producers of the past while incorporating contemporary sounds resulting in Alta’s fresh and distinctive sound. Hannah’s voice was born and bred on blues music and its raw ability is simply soul shaking. Catch them every Wednesday in August at The Workers Club. Doors at 8pm for $8 entry.

THE EIGHTY 88S

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Take one-part sleazy wink to old school rock’n’roll, three-parts dirty soul, four-parts big band rhythms that combine with a solid groove and shake-motherfucker-shake. The band guarantee that’ll get your lips quivering, your heart thumping, your knees knocking and all of your naughty bits rumbling. Joining Melbourne’s newest blues explosion on this night of nights at Yah Yah’s on Saturday August 24 will be Mighty Duke and The Lords, Cyclo Timik and Jets and Ammo.

Two-piece indie rockers and the current darlings of triple j, Tales in Space are playing at Cherry Bar every Wednesday in August. This week support comes from Motorace. Doors open 6pm. Free entry.

SUZANNAH ESPIE AND FRIENDS

CHRIS WILSON Australian blues royalty is hitting the Cherry Bar stage this Friday August 23. Catch Chris Wilson with special guest Shannon Bourne this Friday afternoon. It all kicks oﬀ at 5.30pm. All class, all free.

THE EIGHTY 88S The fast moving train that is The Eighty 88s, are bringing their sounds to Yah Yah’s on Saturday August 24 for one last time before a short hiatus. Calling Yah Yah’s their second home, this will be a chance to get your dirty rock ﬁx. They’re joined by Mighty Duke and The Lords, Cyclo Timik and Jets & Ammo. Free entry, doors at 8.30pm and late night tunes by Applejack.

JACK ON FIRE Tapping into the melancholic and searing sombre tones of understated swamp-rock, Perth-come-Melbourne based band Jack On Fire are set to release their latest single, Easy Money, this September. Easy Money, to be released as an exclusive 7” with B-side Suzanne, is a seething and ominous oﬀering that follows a constant steam-of-consciousness haze through veiny guitar lines, abrasive vocals and scorched bass lines. Catch Jack On Fire on Saturday September 21 at The Old Bar for the oﬃcial release of Easy Money, with the group’s debut album due to drop early next year.

THE IMPOSSIBLE NO GOODS Armed with a set of drums, three string bass guitar and two honky tenor saxophones, The Impossible No Goods continue their Thursday night residency at The Public Bar in August. They bring their cacophony of bashful erotic lounge sludge noise from their debut album Stealth Mode with guest JP Shilo. Doors from 9pm.

SURPRISE BAND SECRET SHOW Bar Open will feature a secret show for a local band that everyone loves and for good reason. They’re hitting the road in a few weeks and have decided to road test new tunes at this very intimate Wednesday night gig. Support comes from none-other than ex-Tame Impala bassist and Pond lead singer Nick Allbrook. There’s only one way to ﬁnd out. Be at Bar Open on Wednesday August 21 from 8.30pm. Free entry.

ELWOOD BLUES CLUB Continuing their feature weekly Blues jam, Tony Edwards fronts the Elwood Blues Clubs Allstars this Sunday August 25. Featuring Pete Hodges on drums, Neil Rote on bass and Roger Nelson on harp. Be sure to catch their powerful renditions of Australian blues at 4pm at the Greyhound Hotel. Free entry.

PHOEBE JACOBS Playing an early show at Bar Open on Sunday August 25 are songwriters Matt Kelly (Ghost Orkid) and Phoebe Jacobs. They play alternating weeks in August featuring in each others sets, performing new and old collaborations. Playing the intimate settings of the Bar Open front bar from 3pm, this is one of the best ways to spend your lazy winter Sundays.

AUSTRALIAN INSTITUE OF MUSIC With a reputation as one of Australia’s leading independent music, performing arts and entertainment management education providers, AIM is hosting an information evening at the Intercontinental Hotel on Collins Street 6pm-8pm on Wednesday August 28. The night will provide prospective students an opportunity to learn more about their cutting edge music programs, be introduced to their new course offering and brand new CBD campus. Offering Diploma and Degree courses in Composition, Music Production, Contemporary Performance and Entertainment Management, ambassadors John Foreman (GMA, Australian Idol, Vanessa Amorossi) and Brian Cadd (Tina Arena) and other relevant heads of departments and music industry figures will all be in attendance to answer your every questions on how to take the next step in cementing your professional career in the music industry. To register or for more info, visit aim.edu.au or phone 1300 301 983.

FEED HER TO THE SHARKS THE VAGRANTS Longtime Melbourne Rock Scene institution The Vagrants play their first ever acoustic gig at Whole Lotta Love bar on Lygon st Saturday August 31. Defying all genre classifications and always being great songwriters, they will now showcase their fiery vocals and tight guitar playing in a stripped back form for fans.

Modern melodic metalcore band Feed Her To The Sharks are bringing their explosive show to The Castle in Dandenong this Saturday August 24 for Freeza Push Start. Having just released their album Savage Seas, get down this Saturday night for this All Ages and supervised event. Entry is $10.

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ALLANS BILLY HYDE MUSIC ACADEMY Allans Billy Hyde Music Academy is happy to announce they are re-opening their doors located in Melbourne’s CBD, at 152 Bourke Street to offer the finest in music tuition. At a perfect city central location, the Music Academy will be perfect for anyone interested in picking up an instrument or getting better at their ‘musical weapon of choice’ and incorporating it into their working week during store hours. All lessons cater for all ages and level of experience and they are currently taking bookings for guitar, violin, piano, drums and vocal lessons. For a limited time only they are also offering a no obligation free introductory lesson so prospective students can view the updated rooms, the fantastic new performance stage and meet one of the teachers to discuss their musical objectives and their Allans Billy Hyde tuition options. To book your free lesson for ABH Academy, please call (03) 9510 4455 or email your name and daytime telephone number to their coordinators at bourke.academy@allansbillyhyde.com.au. Check out their impressive staff bio’s too at allansbillyhyde.com.au/ Academy/Melbourne.

WATT’S ON PRESENTS: DANCING HEALS AND CORSAIRS Having just wrapped up their East Coast tour of the country in support of their new album You Will Never Be Younger Than You Are Now, local four piece Dancing Heals are celebrating their support slot at the sold-out Ash show by playing a show on Friday August 23 at The Prince Public Bar. As a band “worthy of representing Australia at an international level” they team up with The Cosairs, who are rock’n’roll personiﬁed with the punk’n’ﬂair of The Strokes meets the harmonies of The Beach Boys for your visual and aural delight. Doors from 9pm.

LOWTIDE Melbourne roogaze and dream pop four-piece Lowtide bring their grooves to The Tote on Friday August 23 with The Stevens and their catchy numbers, Day Ravies (Sydney) and Zone Out. Entry is $10 at the door.

LAKES Lead by Sean Bailey, Lakes with launch their ﬁfth LP Blood of the Grove at The Tote on Saturday August 24. Be sure to check out their dark folk meets post punk, bleak and desolate medieval chants for the modern age. Supporting on the night are Forces, White Hex and Prolife. Doors at 9pm and entry is $10. Beat Magazine Page 45

ALBUM OF THE WEEK

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ESKIMO JOE

Got What You Need (Dirt Diamonds Productions) In which Eskimo Joe hoist high the ďŹ&#x201A;ag of creative bankruptcy with the shittest falsetto this side of Jetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is, ham-ďŹ stedly oďŹ&#x20AC;set by Kavâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s overwrought vocal turn in the middle eight, plodding along with garish chiming synths and a melodic ear that equates to Ringo Starrâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worst songwriting eďŹ&#x20AC;orts (minus any endearing semblance). Get What You Need is the ďŹ rst single from Wastelands â&#x20AC;&#x201C; an album aided by crowdsourced funding to the tune of $60,000. To put things in perspective, that is probably how much it cost to CGI in the fog eďŹ&#x20AC;ects for the bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s major-backed New York video after backwards miming proved too diďŹ&#x192;cult. Australian alternative rock is dead, and Eskimo Joe just let oďŹ&#x20AC; its posthumous queef.

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Nourishment (The Community) A fairly lengthy track possessing a narrow thematic scope, Nourishment is ultimately weighed down by the analogue between Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lack of food identity and the maltreatment of black Australians. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an interesting and worthy talking point, but not really one that can be carried throughout the entirety of a song when no alternative or answer is provided, leaving the pervading self-righteousness (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Am I right? / Yeah, well alright thenâ&#x20AC;?) sitting not quite right. Regardless, the electronica-tinged production is remarkable, Mathasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lyrical ďŹ&#x201A;ow is on point and Abbe Mayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s haunting choral hook is a entrancing blend of beauty and unease.

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Your Life Is A Lie (Sony) Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not even sure if this qualiďŹ es as a song? Maybe just an unripened mess of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;zanyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; percussion noises, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;edgyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; nihilist quips, and, well, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about it really. MGMT ďŹ&#x201A;uked themselves onto the world stage with some incredibly of-the-moment production carrying their undercooked songwriting chops, then projected a shame which translated to disdain for their fanbase. Your Life Is A Lie clocks in at around two minutes, each bar barely distinguishable from the last. A concise rejection of Congratulationsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; attimes sprawling indulgences? Is a constant rejection of your own past really a feasible way to make pop music?

MAC DEMARCO

Freaking Out The Neighborhood (Spunk/Universal) What if Dire Straits were fronted by Adam Green? What a stupid fucking question. But Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m glad you asked, because thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pretty much what sweetheart crooner Mac Demarco sounds like on Freaking Out The Neighborhood. Demarco gets my tip as a dark horse for Golden Boot contention at Meredith this year. Pray to Aunty that the Supernatch will be sunsoaked for his set.

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BEATâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S TOP TEN SONGS ABOUT THE UNDERGROUND 1. Light Underground / Dark Overground FINAL 2. Velvet Underground JONATHAN RICHMAN 3. Underground KOMONAZMUK 4. Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Up With The Underground? LINKWOOD

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Better The Less You Know (Table) MORE LIKE â&#x20AC;&#x153;BETTER THE LESS YOU HEARâ&#x20AC;?. DAMN, YA BOY LACHLAN KNOCKINâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; THEM OUTTA THE PARK THIS WEEK.

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Lose Yourself To Dance (Sony) The deep, deep bassline and Pharrellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opening croon of â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get a chance to take a break this oftenâ&#x20AC;? = SPLOOSH. Lose Yourself To Dance isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the strongest track from Random Access Memories, but Beat Magazine Page 46

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4. Core STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Impossible Like You (Independent) Unlike many of Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recent Christian-backed success stories, Holy Holy arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t afraid of putting the religious shit at the forefront. I mean, look at their name for chrissake. Every line in Impossible Like You is a phoned in biblical reference, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m pretty sure the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;? in the title is Jeezus. Now this doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t automatically equate to shitness, but there really is nothing interesting on oďŹ&#x20AC;er â&#x20AC;&#x201C; spare for a few deft guitar lick ďŹ&#x201A;ourishes.

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Bent Spear (No Patience) Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a post-chorus squelch in Bent Spear that sounds like a 56k modem dialing in directly to the depths of hell. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not pretty. Nothing about the track is pretty. Vocalist Sean Bailey comes across as a mutant John Lydon as he tells us to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fear the futureâ&#x20AC;?. Comet the nuclear winter, I want to be on the toxic wasteland-scavenging faction that has this as their anthem.

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GLEN CAMPBELL See You There (Inertia) Ever reflected on the days listening to 3AK whilst mum was hanging out the washing? Even to young developing ears, the mundanity of the likes of Air Supply or Leo Sayer could be broken by the spiralling sounds of By The Time I Get To Phoenix or Rhinestone Cowboy. Now, the man behind these tunes crashes through the decades to reclaim his place at the front of the riverboat besotted Americana pile. These are subtle re-workings of material that are rooted in the past, but in a most pleasant way, rather than a faded memory trying to relive past glories in an ordinary way. Listening to these songs is a guilty pleasure, and should remain a secret, if not for the fact that the songs are resolutely attractive. By The Time I Get To Phoenix is a resounding tale of fated masochism that can rip apart the listener. Similarly, Galveston deals with vexed relationships, but from the polar opposite. Here the protagonist is not seeking to run away from responsibility but is determined to retain the desperate resolve over the imposed distance. Hey Little One continues the theme so entrenched in country music, beguiling relationships and distance. And again on Postcard From Paris. The massed voices pleading “I wish you were here” that flutters with purpose. Rhinestone Cowboy is the pinnacle, the song which Johnny Cash forgot to write. Drenched in reverb, you know you join the writer on the rocky road to superstardom with resolve in spades. “And l dream of the things l’ll do/ With a subway token and a dollar tucked inside my shoe/ There’ll be a load of compromising on the road to my horizon/ But l’m going to be where the lights are shining on me.” Cheers to that. See You There does not write a new template but is Best Track: Rhinestone Cowboy a fleetingly wonderful thing in its own way. And it has If You Like These, You’ll Like This: DON MCLEAN, Wichita Lineman and Waiting For The Comin’ Of My JOHNNY CASH, PJ PROBY Lord for good measure. In A Word: Impressionistic BRONIUS ZUMERIS

HELM Panthalassa (Summerland) On their third album, these Gold Coast boys have grown and developed from a relatively basic, dredgy stoner-ish rock band into a fully ﬂedged heavy progressive rock act. And while their earlier material was certainly very strong, it’s a very welcoming evolution. These guys have obviously said to themselves ‘to hell with convention, and trying to get onto commercial radio and appeal to a mainstream audience’ whilst writing this album. They’ve gone in the complete opposite direction and constructed an album to please themselves, and for this they are to be lauded and admired. They have wound themselves out big time here. The tunes are almost all long, heavy and dynamic, with many twists and turns and non traditional song structures. Consequently, the album, similarly to Karnivool’s Asymmetry, takes a fair amount of time and patience to completely get your head around it. But, also like the latest from Perth’s ﬁnest, if you give it room to grow in your estimations, the rewards are great. There is bone crunching rock, titanic grooves and blood curdling vocals on Panthalassa, but there is also melody and beauty. The landscape in alternative and progressive rock in Australia is as fertile as can be imagined, bursting forth with world class quality, and fans are being treated to a Best Track: Endless Storm seemingly never ending procession of superb releases. If You Like These, You’ll Like This: KARNIVOOL, Panthalassa is absolutely one of them. SOUNDGARDEN, COG In A Word: Huge ROD WHITFIELD

THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT Effected DVD (MGM Distribution) It would be unbecoming of The Butterfly Effect showing up empty handed in 2013. They’d be the lone dull gem in Aussie’s alt/prog rock triple crown along with Karnivool and Dead Letter Circus. This two DVD set comprises a set at Melbourne’s Palace Theatre in May last year, part of their “farewell” for departing vocalist Clint Boge. The music is accompanied by a detailed career retrospective. Boge lets fans know what they’ll be missing as soon as he steps onto centre stage. He opens acapella with Beautiful Mine, showcasing his considerable range and forceful falsetto. All things heavy drop quickly into view, smashing through A Slow Descent, A Room Without a View and Consequence. Worlds On Fire crackles with intensity as the title suggests, crowd included. The Palace sways to Everybody Runs, an unplugged track that feeds from the current of a packed house. Anthems The End and Always fittingly lends fans and Boge a mutual closure. Visually, there’s little in the way of theatrics. Annoyingly, lights dim to zero after almost every song, disrupting the flow. The sound is crisp and well-defined; all what fans could hope for. The hour long documentary begins with gawky pictures of spotty teens and other grainy handheld reminiscences. It runs past “breaking through” with producers, managers and internal conflicts caused by the former, right through to Boge’s creative disaffection with guitarist Kurt Goedhart in 2012. Effected is a golden clutch of Butterfly Effect memories and tidbits, Best Track: Consequence giving die-hard fans a place to revisit the “classic” If You Like These, You’ll Like This: DEAD LETTER line-up in happier times. CIRCUS, KARNIVOOL, COG In A word: Bittersweet TOM VANCANIS

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BEN SALTER European Vacation EP (ABC Music) I’d argue that Ben Salter is one of Australia’s most underrated songwriters in one of the country’s most underrated bands, The Gin Club. As the chief songwriter of that band, Salter has produced many ﬁne, haunting tracks, ranging from alt and country-rock to colonial era inspired gems. How Say You Love Me from the Deathwish album isn’t a hit I’ll never know. Salter’s solo LP The Cat departed slightly from the The Gin Club mould, further showcasing the range of a ﬁne songwriter, and European Vacation continues that trend in a surprisingly more experimental way. It’s evident on Tremulous with its thumping, heightened pulse and keys reminiscent of something from the score of Blade Runner. It must be said though that guest vocalist Christa Vi sounds more comfortable with the style than Salter himself. In regards to the album’s title, it’s not misleading; each track was recorded last year across several locales in Europe, although there are not necessarily connections between song and place. Instrumental tracks provide an interesting change of pace, All The Things sounding more like it’s from the American heartland than Ireland where it was recorded. Lecce is gorgeous too. The rest is more recognisably Salter: The Prophetess is a steady, darkly rocking opener, and Not Today is almost the antithesis of that – a sharp plucking of acoustic guitar accompanied by strings as well as sultry saxophone that catches you unawares. “I just want to be free, what do we say to death? Not today,” sings Salter. Semi Pro Gamer sits a little uncomfortably amongst these tracks; it’s a good tune with a great chorus, it’s just Salter singing lines such as “I don’t need a passport just an unlimited wireless plan,” seems Best Track: The Prophetess If You Like These, You’ll Like This: THE AVETT odd. But, it’s a minor blip on the radar of an otherwise enjoyable interim release. BROTHERS, SMOG In A Word: Diverse GARRY WESTMORE

DUTCH UNCLES Out of Touch in the Wild (Memphis Industries/Breakaway Recordings) I had a friend who had a Dutch uncle. We met him once, during the uncle’s visit to our fair shores. He was pleasant enough, albeit with that brusque conversational delivery that’s typically associated with Dutch nationals. He was frustrated with aspects of the Australian sociological experience – public transport, particularly, about which he had a point – though his objections to culinary matters held less water than a leaking dyke. All of that has bugger all relevance to Dutch Uncles, and its album, Out of Touch in the Wild. For a start, Dutch Uncles aren’t even Dutch – they’re English (though maybe they can trace their heritage to William of Orange) – and their radical approach to time tempo is anathema to the clichéd Dutch sense of order. Nothing is ever as it might be expected on Out of Touch in the Wild: Pondage emerges as Dungenlite, before morphing into a glistening white funk track. Bellio sparkles with the harmonic wonder of The Polyphonic Spree, before mysteriously spreading its wings toward the English new wave scene of 1982. Fester is the Tom Tom Club gazing in awe at African rhythms, Godboy is the best pop track never released in 1985 and Threads takes you to a place of cerebral exploration and psychedelic pop indulgence. From there, we get Flexxin – in the wrong hands, this would be trite, but with Dutch Uncles it’s the lost Hall and Oates classic we’ve all wanted to embrace. Zug Zwang is relatively understated, a late afternoon stroll to the album’s prevailing 10pm dance. Phaedra is Hong Kong Garden devoid of its punk wash, Nometo is enigmatically pop and Brio is the best six-minute coda to an idiosyncratic pop record you’ve heard since David Byrne turned punk-rock inside out in 1980. You can listen to this album 100 times, and you’re still none the wiser Best Track: Pondage If You Like These, You’ll Like This: TOM TOM CLUB, ST about where it’s going, or why it’s going there. And that’s a good thing. VINCENT, KATE BUSH In A Word: Syncopated

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Mac DeMarco is not cross-dressing for his new album’s cover photo, instead opting for an oversized plaid shirt while he grins, holds a cigarette and does the peace sign. This dressing down is reﬂected in 2’s earthy, guitar-driven sound, one which echoes the second half of his debut solo recording, Rock And Roll Nightclub. While there’s an absence of lower register vocals and glam-pop pastiche, a healthy dose of weirdness still prevails. Opening track Cooking Up Something Good starts as a nostalgic ‘70s-style number, recalling a suburban setting where DeMarco’s mother is cooking in the kitchen. But soon enough a sadder, stranger chorus creeps in, the pitch-shifting guitar adds a woozy feel and mum’s kitchen duties are replaced with dad cooking up ‘something’ in the basement. More tales of growing up are revealed in the apology-of-sorts for bratty behaviour, Freaking Out The Neighborhood, while dreams of escaping his hometown are explored in The Stars Keep On Calling My Name. There’s a raw honesty here that was absent from DeMarco’s previous work and it’s a welcoming new element that boosts the appeal of this new collection. He reserves most of his adoration for cigarettes (on Ode Best Track: Cooking Up Something Good To Viceroy), though he opens up later on in the If You Like These, You’ll Like This: Bored Nothing album with direct love song My Kind of Woman BORED NOTHING, The Modern Lovers THE and romantic closer, Still Together. It’s hard not to MODERN LOVERS fall for this lovable rogue. In A Word: Endearing

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GIG GUIDE WEDNESDAY AUG 21 INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS ABSTRACT MUTATION + KARMA REBUILD + OLLIE BOWN Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $5. ALTA + LEAKS Workers Club, Fitzroy. 10:00pm. $8. COLLAGE Espy, St Kilda. 8:30pm. CYCLO TIMIK Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne. 5:30pm. FARROW + DAN & AMY + ROB MUINOS Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $7. JUSTICE & KAOS + RY Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $6. MIDWEEK THRASH ATTACK - FEAT: XENOS + HEADLESS DEATH + PARTY VIBES + SEWERCIDE Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $5. NICK ALLBROOK Bar Open, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. ONDAS ALPHA + PAPA MAUL + WILLOW DARLING Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $5. PARKING LOT EXPERIMENTS + THE HARPOONS Toﬀ In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $10. RED LANTERN COLONY Empress Hotel, North Fitzroy. 8:00pm. ROOTS OF MUSIC - FEAT: THANDO Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 8:00pm. TALES IN SPACE + MOTORACE Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. THE FIBS + BIG VOLCANO + SHUT UP JACKSON Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $5. THE ROBOT INVASION + ABLAZE + THE QUARTERS + TRIANGLE FIGHT John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 8:00pm.

ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY, BLUES & FOLK GEORGIA FIELDS Standard Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. MARLON WILLIAMS + OH PEP! Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 8:30pm. $8. MO’ SOUL - FEAT: YEO + DJ VINCE PEACH + LOW SPEED BUS CHASE Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. OPEN MIC Grind N Groove, Healesville. 6:30pm. OPEN MIC Ontop In Ormond, Ormond. 7:30pm. OPEN MIC Grind N Groove, Healesville. 7:00pm. SIMPLY ACOUSTIC Wesley Anne, Northcote. 7:00pm. TOOTH & TUSK Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 7:30pm. WINE WHISKEY WOMEN - FEAT: JENNY BIDDLE + ALICIA ADKINS Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 8:00pm.

JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC BRECKER MECCA Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $15. DIZZY’S BIG BAND Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 8:00pm. $14. GEORGE BENSON Palais Theatre, St Kilda. 8:00pm. HAMMOND JAZZ CLUB + MR ANDREW SWANN Claypots Tavern & Fair, St Kilda. 9:00pm. SWING NIGHT First Floor, Fitzroy. 6:30pm. THE ROB BURKE & TONY GOULD QUARTET Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne. 8:30pm. $15. TIERRA 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. TOM VINCENT & JULIEN WILSON Open Studio, Northcote. 8:00pm. VIVE LA DIFFERENCE Claypots Evening Star, Melbourne. 7:30pm.

THURSDAY AUG 22 INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS P!NK + THE KIN Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne. 7:30pm. $80. 4TRESS + DIANA’S BOW + LITTLE HOUSE GODZ Empress Hotel, North Fitzroy. 8:00pm. AGUA CON SOL Open Studio, Northcote. 8:30pm. ASH - FEAT: DRAGON + DANCING HEALS + SKIPPING GIRL VINEGAR Corner Hotel, Richmond. 7:30pm. $59. AVANTAIR + AIRCRAFTE + LIEUTENANT JAM Penny Black, Brunswick. 8:30pm. $30. BIG WORDS + DUECE KICKS + HUGO BLADEL Toﬀ In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $10. BILL PARTON TRIO Barwon Club Hotel, Geelong. 8:00pm. CHAMBERS + BANDIT SOLUTION + FEARLESS ESCAPE + SUMMERS MISTAKE Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $6. DARTS + 8 BIT LOVE + GOING SWIMMING Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. DAY RAVIES + FOOTY + MELBOURNE CANS + PARADING Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8:30pm. $10. ELEGANT SHIVA & FUN MACHINE + ELEGANT SHIVA + FUN MACHINE + CAPCHA + LOUIS LONDON John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 8:00pm. FUNK BUDDIES + KINGSTON CROWN + SOUL SAFARI Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. $5. HOLY HOLY + AINSLIE WILLS< ALI BARTER Workers Club, Fitzroy. 10:00pm. $15. JURASSIC PENGUIN + ARCHIVES + LOVE ALONE + THE EVERCOLD Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $10. MARLON WILLIAMS + DAN PARSONS Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 8:00pm. MELANIE SMITH Thornbury Local, Thornbury. 8:00pm. NEXT - FEAT: FOR OUR HERO + BRIGHTER AT NIGHT + OH PACIFIC + PANTELLICA + SILENT ROSE Colonial Hotel, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. OVERDRIVE - FEAT: SOOKY LA LA + DJS JAKE & NICK + WOOLY BEEF Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. PERTH + EMLYN JOHNSON + PETE BIBBY Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $5. PROWLER + AITCHES + APART FROM THIS + UP & TOM Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. RED ROCKETS OF BORNEO + ALEK HURDY GURDY + DJ MR SHARP + THE BEEGLES REVUE + THE DARK ALES + VICUNA COAT Tago Mago, Thornbury. 7:30pm. $8. ROCK THE BOAT’ - FEAT: THE BASICS + EVEN + JOELISTICS + SNOUT Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 7:30pm. $30. ROMEO KNIGHTS + PILOTS OF THE FUTURE + THE NATIONAL EVENING EXPRESS The Vineyard, St Kilda. 11:00pm. SHARK DEFENSE AUSTRALIA FUNDRAISER - FEAT: WOLFPACK + BURNING IN WHITE + INTERNAL NIGHTMARE + MYYTH + VENDETTA Espy, St Kilda. 8:30pm. TED DANSON WITH WOLVES + HAVE/HOLD + OSLOW + ZZZOUNDS Wrangler Studios, Footscray . 6:00pm. THE GAME Espy, St Kilda. 7:00pm. $79. THE IMPOSSIBLE NO GOODS + JP SHILO The Public Bar, Melbourne. 8:00pm. THE POPE’S ASSASSINS + LEIGH ROBERTSON + THE STERLINGS + TRIANGLE FIGHT Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 8:00pm. $7. ZEAHORSE + DUCK DUCK CHOP + IOWA + TANGRAMS Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $8.

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MIDNIGHT JUGGERNAUTS After performing a sorta-reunion (it had been nearly three years since their last show) tour earlier this year, synth heroes Midnight Juggernauts are embarking on a run of shows to celebrate the launch of their new album. Uncanny Valley is the Melbourne trio’s first full-length since 2010’s The Crystal Axis. Midnight Juggernauts perform at The Corner on Saturday August 24. ALISON FERRIER BAND Post Oﬃce Hotel, Coburg. 8:30pm. $15. BLOW The Horn African Music Lounge, Collingwood. 8:00pm. CHRIS FRANGOU + ROJO Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 8:30pm. $8. DOMINIQUE + LOST COLONIES + SHE SAID YOU + THE HABITS Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $5. ED KUEPPER The Flying Saucer Club, Elsternwick. 8:00pm. $32. MELBOURNE FRESH INDUSTRY SHOWCASE Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 8:00pm. $15. MOMENTS NOTICE Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6:00pm. OPEN MIC Acoustic Cafe, Collingwood. 6:30pm. OPEN MIC Balaclava Hotel, Balaclava. 6:00pm. OPEN MIC Balaclava Hotel, Balaclava. 7:00pm. STU THOMAS + ALISON FERRIER BAND Post Oﬃce Hotel, Coburg. 8:00pm. TASTE OF INDIE COLLECTIVE - FEAT: SARAH EIDA + FIVE ACRE FIELD + ONE AND THE SAME Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 8:00pm. THAT GOLD STREET SOUND + THANDO SIKWILA Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8:30pm. THE SLIMS + LIZZIE MCMAHON + MAEFLOWER Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm.

JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC JOHN MONTESANTE QUINTET + JEFF DUFF The Commune, East Melbourne. 6:00pm. ALWAN Claypots Tavern & Fair, St Kilda. 9:00pm. BEN GRAYSON TRIO 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. $10. BLOOM + OLIVIA HEINLEIN + THE TARTLETS Gertrudes Brown Couch, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $5. JENNIE MORTIMER TRIO Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 8:00pm. $14. JESSICA CARLTON SEXTET Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. JUDE PERL BAND Purple Emerald, Northcote. 8:00pm. $5. REVOMATIX + DJ PIERRE BARONI + DJ VINCE PEACH Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $10. THE AUSTRALIAN ART ORCHESTRA Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne. 8:30pm. $20. THE OVEREASYS Claypots Evening Star, Melbourne. 6:30pm. TOM VINCENT QUARTET Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $20.

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FRIDAY AUG 23 INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS P!NK + THE KIN Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne. 7:30pm. $80. AGONHYM + ARROWHEAD + CHILD + HOTEL WRECKING CITY TRADERS The Public Bar, Melbourne. 8:00pm. $10. ARTISTS COLLABORATE FOR RED CROSS SYRIA CRISIS APPEAL - FEAT: JOEL MCKERROW + IRIS & FREEMAN TREBILCOCK Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 9:00pm. $10. BARBARION Barwon Club Hotel, Geelong. 8:00pm. BATPISS + ACIDVAIN + EVIL WAYS + OUCH MY FACE Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $10. BOOGIE MONSTER + FUN MACHINE + HOWARD + VOWEL MOVEMENT Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. $5. CASTLECOMER + FIVE MILE TOWN + NEIGHBOURHOOD YOUTH Workers Club, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. CYCLONE DIABLO + FIREBIRD TRIO + RATTLIN’ BONES + THE UGLY KINGS Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $10. DANCING HEALS + CORSAIRS + DENVER MAXX Prince Public Bar, St Kilda. 8:00pm. DISASTERS & LIFE PILOT + DISASTERS + LIFE PILOT + CULPRITS Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 9:00pm. EINSTEINS TOYBOYS + CHAMELEONS Musicland, Fawkner. 8:30pm. $10. FIRE & THEFT Tago Mago, Thornbury. 8:30pm. FRIDAY NIGHTS AT MONET’S GARDEN - FEAT: SEEKAE National Gallery Of Victoria, Melbourne. 8:00pm. $28. GOLD FIELDS & CLUBFEET + LURCH & CHIEF + THE ELLIOTS Prince Bandroom, St Kilda. 8:00pm. LINCOLN LE FEVRE & THE INSIDERS + CERES + JAMIE HAY John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 8:00pm. LOWTIDE + DAY RAVIES + THE STEVENS + ZONE OUT Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $10. MALLEE SONGS + SLEEP DECADE + TIM RICHMOND BAND Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 9:00pm. $8. PALACE OF THE KING + ANGELS OF GUNG-HO + CREO + DEAD CITY RUINS Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $10. PARTY VIBEZ + HAILGUN + PROWLER + ROAD RATZ Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 8:00pm. $10. PSEUDO ECHO + VULTURES OF VENUS Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 9:00pm. $30. PURPLE TUSKS + DAVE ADAMS SEXTET TRIO Bar Open, Fitzroy. 10:00pm. SEEKAE - FEAT: FIONA THORNE National Gallery Of

Victoria, Melbourne. 8:00pm. SHADOWS OF HYENAS + PANDORUM + PRETTY DULCIE + THE FALLEN ANGELS Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $15. SHUT UP JACKSON + 12 SANDWHICHES + HORNS OF PAN + ZIAH ZIAM Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm. SUN GOD REPLICA + DJ KEZBOT + MY LEFT BOOT + THE ELECTRIC GUITARS Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10. THE EXOTICS + DJ SHAKY MEMORIAL + WRONG TURN Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 10:00pm. THE GROVES + THE BLACK ALLEYS + THE VACANT SMILES Idgaﬀ Bar & Venue, Abbotsford. 8:00pm. $5. THE UNION PACIFIC + LIFE & LIMB + OSLOW + POPOLICE + TED DANSON WITH WOLVES Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $10. THE VITRIOLS + FULTON STREET + MINIATURES + NIKHAIL Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 8:00pm. $15. UP & ATOM + ORDNANCE + STRICKLAND + THE HAPPY LONESOME 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. $6.

ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY, BLUES & FOLK VAN WALKER & GALLIE PRESENT BOB DYLAN Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh. 8:00pm. $20. AMY GANTER & THE LOVE & SQUALORS + HARRISON STORM + MATT HARRISON Great Britain Hotel, Richmond. 8:00pm. ARTIST PROOF + BILL PARTON TRIO + NATHAN LEIGH JONES + THE KARMENS Empress Hotel, North Fitzroy. 8:00pm. BEATRIX DUO Open Studio, Northcote. 6:00pm. BRONI Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6:00pm. CHRIS WILSON + SHANNON BOURNE Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 5:30pm. DEE VUKI The Wharf Hotel, Melbourne. 6:30pm. ED KUEPPER The Flying Saucer Club, Elsternwick. 8:00pm. $32. GOSTI + JEREMY DOOLAN + ZANE BECK Wesley Anne, Northcote. 8:00pm. $15. HOWLIN’ STEAM TRAIN Elsternwick Hotel, Elwood. 8:00pm. INEDIA + THE GENERAL. + THRASHER JYNX + VALENTIINE Noise Bar, Brunswick. 8:00pm. $8. JIMMY STEWART Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 8:30pm. KALLIDAD Penny Black, Brunswick. 9:30pm. $30. KING LUCHO + TIM GUY Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 6:00pm. LIAM GERNER + LUKE MOLLER Cornish Arms, Brunswick. 8:00pm. RIO DE MELODY + LITTLE FLAME & THE STRINGS WITHIN Thornbury Local, Thornbury. 9:30pm. SKYSCRAPER STAN Cornish Arms, Brunswick. 8:00pm. $5. SPOONFUL Post Oﬃce Hotel, Coburg. 9:30pm. SUZANNAH ESPIE + KIM DELLAVEDOVA + LUCIE THORNE + SARAH CARROLL Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 8:30pm. $20. TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC SESSION - FEAT: DAN BOURKE Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 6:00pm. VIKA & LINDA BULL Stones Of The Yarra Valley, Coldstream. 6:30pm.

JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC CONNIE LANSBERG QUARTET The Regent Club, 8:00pm. DEAN’S MARTINI & SHAKERS Claypots Evening Star, Melbourne. 7:30pm. EMPIRE REMEDY Purple Emerald, Northcote. 8:00pm. JOHN TURCIO Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 9:00pm. $20. MAMBO TORMENTA - FEAT: ELISE WINTERFLOOD’S LATIN PROJECT Open Studio, Northcote. 8:30pm. MARGIE LOU’S PIANO HOUR + ALYCE PLATT Claypots Tavern & Fair, St Kilda. 9:00pm. MELBOURNE IMPROVERS COLLECTIVE Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. SOUL FIST + DJ JUMPIN’ JOSH + DJ MISTRESS GOLDIE + DJ SYE SAXON The Luwow, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. THE FURBELOWS Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:30pm. $20. THE MERCCURIALS Famous Blue Raincoat, South Kingsville. 8:30pm. THE SARAH MCKENZIE QUARTET + THE SILO STRING QUARTET Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne. 8:30pm. $35. THE STREETON TRIO Stones Of The Yarra Valley, Coldstream. 7:00pm. $30. VOID GLORIOUS VOID Dane Certiﬁcate’s Magic Tricks, Gags & Theatre, Brunswick. 8:00pm.

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JMS HARRISON Edward’s Place, Reservoir. 8:00pm. EAST BRUNSWICK ALL GIRLS CHOIR + HEART BEACH + MERSEY Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 9:00pm. $10. FAR WEST BATTLEFRONT - FEAT: GOOD WILL HUNTING + CARDINALS + EVENT HORIZON + HERITAGE + HIDEAWAY Musicland, Fawkner. 6:00pm. $5. FOR OUR HERO + CALL THE SHOTS + FOREVER ENDS HERE Wrangler Studios, Footscray . 8:00pm. GOLD CHISEL Musicland, Fawkner. 7:30pm. $20. HAVE/HOLD + ANGRY SEAS + ELEVATOR TALK + LIMITS 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. $8. HELLO SATELLITES + COLD HANDS WARM HEART + OPEN SWIMMER Empress Hotel, North Fitzroy. 5:30pm. HOLLOW EVERDAZE + ATOLLS + CONTRAST + SLEEP DECADE Barwon Club Hotel, Geelong. 8:00pm. JERICCO + HIGH SIDE DRIVER + HOLLIAVA + MARLOW + SENTIA Ferntree Gully Hotel, Ferntree Gully. 8:00pm. KASHMERE CLUB (EP LAUNCH) + BUDDHA IN A CHOCOLATE BOX + THE VELVETS Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $13. KIRA PURU & THE BRUISE + POST PAINT + TOWNHOUSES Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 9:00pm. $10. LAKES + FORCES + PRO LIFE + WHITE HEX Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 9:00pm. $10. LAMINE SONKO & THE AFRICAN INTELLIGENCE Bar Open, Fitzroy. 10:00pm. LET IT BE - FEAT: DOUG PARKINSON + GLENN SHORROCK + JACK JONES + JOHN PAUL YOUNG Hamer Hall, The Arts Centre, Melbourne. 8:00pm. LIFE PILOT Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 8:00pm. $7. MIDNIGHT JUGGERNAUTS + FASCINATOR + KIRIN J CALLINAN Corner Hotel, Richmond. 8:30pm. $25. MIDNIGHT RUN - FEAT: DJ KIERAN + DJ DAN WATT + DJ GUPSTAR + DJ PINBALL Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 11:00pm. $5. MIGHTIEST OF GUNS + OSKAR HERBIG + THE KEBAB SHOP PUNCH UP The B.east, Brunswick East. 8:00pm. MOOSEJAW RIFLE CLUB Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 9:00pm. OSLOW + APART FROM THIS + STOCKADES + SUMMER HILL Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 8:00pm. $10. PRETTY CITY + INEDIA + MY PIRANHA Gertrudes Brown Couch, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $5. PROGFEST - FEAT: SLEEPMAKESWAVES + A LONELY CROWD + ACRASIA + ALITHIA + ANARION + BEAR THE MAMMOTH + CALIGULA’S HORSE + GLASS EMPIRE + KALACOMA + MOTIONLESS ME + MUSHROOM GIANT + ON SIERRA + RAINBIRD + RISE OF AVERNUS + SLEEP PARADE + THE BLACK GALAXY EXPERIENCE + TOEHIDER + TROLDHAUGEN + VOYAGER Espy, St Kilda. 3:00pm. $24. RAT & CO - FEAT: BEN WRIGHT SMITH + DD DUMBER + JUMPIN’ JACK WILLIAM Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $12. RDZJB + DAVY SIMONY + FAMOUS WILL + NICOLETTE FORTE + TANE EMIA-MOORE Empress Hotel, North Fitzroy. 8:00pm. RICH DAVIES & THE DEVIL’S UNION + DJ DRAW 4 + LUKE LEGS + SAINT JUDE Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10. SNAKADAKTAL Forum Theatre, Melbourne. 8:00pm. SOI DOG - FEAT: 12FU + GEAMALA + GREG FLEET + LEIGH BACCHETI + MR & MRS WOLF + NOIR + RUSTED DUO + THE WORST + VIC MEEHAN Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 6:00pm. SPORTSFOREST + BENTLEY + BISCUIT + CONRAD STANDISH + JEZADIN + MISHA HOLLENBACH + MOOPIE Shebeen, Melbourne. 2:00pm. THE ARACHNIDS + ANTHONY ATKINSON & THE RUNNING MATES Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm. THE COUNCIL + CHRIS RUSSELL Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 4:00pm. THE DREDS John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 8:00pm. THE EIGHTY 88’S + CYCLO THINK + JETS & AMMO + MIGHTY DUKES & THE LORDS Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. $5. THE HELLO MORNING + ALI BARTER + GRIZZLY JIM LAWRIE + WINTER BOY Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 8:30pm. $12. THE IN THE OUT + METH LEOPARD The Public Bar, Melbourne. 8:30pm. $10. THE KILL + DIE PIDGEON DIE + HEADLESS DEATH + PREGNANCY Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $10. THE RED LIGHTS (NEIGHBOURING PATTERNS LAUNCH) + AGILITY + DARK ARTS + I KNOW THE CHIEF Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. THE SLAUGHTERMEN Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh. 8:00pm. $20. THUNDER BOX + DIRTLAND + EMLYN JOHNSON + FIONA LEE MAYNARD & HER HOLY MEN + JP SWALLOW + JUKAI FORREST + PETER BIBBY + SEEDY JEEZUS + THE DARK ALES + THE WHORLS + WATERSHED Tago Mago, Thornbury. 3:00pm. $10. TUX + LUNAIRE + THE KARMENS Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 3:00pm. $5. YOUNGBLOOD HAWKE (WE COME RUNNING TOUR) Toﬀ In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $30.

INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS

ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY, BLUES & FOLK

ALL THE COLOURS + DRU CHEN + THE FANDROIDS Workers Club, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. $14. BANG - FEAT: A SLEEPLESS MELODY + LYDIA + TIGERS Royal Melbourne Hotel, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $20. BOB EVANS Westernport Hotel, San Remo. 8:00pm. BROOZER + ARROWHEAD + MOTHERSLUG + SEEDY JEEZUS + THE SUPERGUNS + TWO HEADED DOG + YANOMAMO Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $15. CROSSROADS + ACOUSTIC FOXX + JASON MCNEAR +

ALL DAY FRITZ Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 4:00pm. GRACE KNIGHT The Flying Saucer Club, Elsternwick. 6:00pm. $28. HOWLIN’ STEAM TRAIN + SIMON LEVICK Ferntree Gully Hotel, Ferntree Gully. 8:00pm. $5. JUNK CO TRIO + BODIES IN WONDERLAND + RACHAEL BYRNES Chandelier Room, Moorabbin. 8:00pm. $10. LIAM GERNER + LUKE MOLLER Cornish Arms, Brunswick. 8:00pm. $5.

SEEKAE Seekae will finally return to the stage this week. Since spending much of their time in the UK writing and recording their highly anticipated new album, the band are returning to their home soil to play at some unique Australian venues. Compelling them out of the studio and onto the stage, these shows will see Seekae performing songs both old and new. Seekae will play at the National Gallery of Victoria on Friday August 23. LISA MILLER Post Oﬃce Hotel, Coburg. 9:30pm. LONG HOLIDAY + MAMMOTH MAMMOTH Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine. 8:30pm. $10. MCALPINES FUSILIERS Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm. MISERABLE LITTLE BASTARDS Penny Black, Brunswick. 9:30pm. $30. ROD PAINE & THE FULL TIME LOVERS The Victoria Hotel, Melbourne. 8:30pm. ROD PAINES FULLTIME LOVERS Victoria Hotel, Brunswick. 8:30pm. THE BLACKEYED SUSANS TRIO Union Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm. THE GRAPES + CHUCK JENKINS + DJ ROY WIKINSON Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 8:30pm. $20. THE IVORY ELEPHANT Elsternwick Hotel, Elwood. 8:00pm. THE PRESLEY FAMILY Labour In Vain, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. THE VANGUARDS Union Hotel, Brunswick. 9:00pm. VALHALLA Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 9:00pm. VELVET CAKE GYPSIES Thornbury Local, Thornbury. 10:00pm.

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JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC AGGI & DION DUO Purple Emerald, Northcote. 10:30pm. CLASSICAL PIANO Claypots Evening Star, Melbourne. 2:00pm. GOYIM + ELVIS IN THE HOUSE Claypots Tavern & Fair, St Kilda. 3:30pm. GREEVES + JAMES TEAGUE + THE SOUVENIRS Wesley Anne, Northcote. 8:00pm. JULIE O’HARA & ULTRAFOX Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:30pm. $25. KESHIE Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. LA TIN SHED ORCHESTRA + CLASSICAL REVOLUTION Open Studio, Northcote. 5:00pm. MELISSA OLIVEIRA Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $15. PROJETO INESPERADO Wesley Anne, Northcote. 5:30pm. SCOTT TINKLER TRIO Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. THE JOHN MONTESANTE QUINTET + JEFF DUFF Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 9:00pm. $20. THE MELTDOWN Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne.

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8:30pm. $27. THE WEST WINDS SPEAKEASY + ANNA GO-GO + ELECTO SWING DJ + ELIO SIMONETTI Bella Union Bar (trades Hall), Carlton South. 8:00pm. $15.

SUNDAY AUG 26 INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS P!NK + THE KIN Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne. 7:30pm. $80. 80’S ON THE EDGE Sloaney Pony, Port Melbourne. 8:30pm. ANGEL EYES + DECENT THERAPY + HAMBURGER LADY + SISSYSICKS Bar Open, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. CHERRY ARVO BLUES - FEAT: MY DYNAMITE + DJ MAX CRAWDADDY Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 6:30pm. DALE RYDER BAND + BAD BOYS BATUCADA + MS BUTT Espy, St Kilda. 5:30pm. DEAR ALE + THE EVANS STREET BAND + THE TARRANTINOS + YOUNG RIVER John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 8:00pm. INDIAN RED + DJ GREYBEARD + I KNOW THE CHIEF + MERCIANS Workers Club, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $8. LINDSAY FIELD, + GLYN MASON + SAM SEE Carringbush Hotel, Abbotsford. 4:30pm. MORNING HARVEY + THE CITRADELS + THE GRAND RAPIDS Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 6:30pm. $5. MOTH + A GAZILLION ANGRY MEXICANS + HORSEHUNTER + RIFF FIST + YANOMAMO Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 9:00pm. MOUNTAIN GOAT BEERSOAKED SUNDAYS - FEAT: WHITEWASH + DJ DAN LEWIS + OHMS + THE INFANTS Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $6. PHOEBE JACOBS Bar Open, Fitzroy. 3:00pm. PIMMON + PEOPLE PERSON + TIM COSTER Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 3:00pm. $5. SLUG’S BIRTHDAY Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. STANDING TALL The B.east, Brunswick East. 7:00pm. STOMP DOG + AURORA + THE PRAIRIE KINGS Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 3:00pm. SUNDAY SESSIONS - FEAT: CAMM STRUTT + GOSSAMER PRIDE + KINGSTON CROWN Veludo Bar & Restaurant, St Kilda. 7:30pm. THE DUFRANES (SEVEN DAYS LAUNCH) + JIMMY STEWART + STEELBIRDS Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $12.

ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY, BLUES & FOLK ABOVE KINGS + GYPSY PHYSICS + WAR IN ARCADIA

Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $5. ANDREW NOLTE ORCHESTRA Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 4:30pm. $20. BACKWOOD CREATURES + MOONEE VALLEY DRIFTERS Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm. BIRDS & THE BEES SHOWCASE Empress Hotel, North Fitzroy. 5:00pm. BRODERICK SMITH Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine. 4:00pm. $10. BROOKE RUSSELL & THE MEAN REDS + JEMMA & HER WISE YOUNG AMBITIOUS MEN + STRINE SINGERS Toﬀ In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $12. CHARLES JENKINS Royal Oak Hotel, Fitzroy North. 4:00pm. COLLARD GREENS & GRAVY Bay Hotel, Mornington. 3:00pm. DR DUPREE Standard Hotel, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. ELWOOD BLUES CLUB - FEAT: OOZIN BLUES Gh Hotel, St Kilda. 5:30pm. ESTEE BIG BAND Penny Black, Brunswick. 5:00pm. $30. GEORGIA FIELDS Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 5:00pm. GRUMPY NEIGHBOUR Labour In Vain, Fitzroy. 5:00pm. JAME FORBES The Wharf Hotel, Melbourne. 1:00pm. JODY GALVIN & THE TENDER HEARTS Union Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm. LOT 56 Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 10:00pm. MARK JOSEPHS + MISHA Thornbury Local, Thornbury. 5:00pm. MICK TURNER & CAROLINE KENNEDY Post Oﬃce Hotel, Coburg. 4:30pm. OPA 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. $5. OPEN MIC & JAM NIGHT Musicland, Fawkner. 9:00pm. PHOEBE & SCHINA + JOE CONROY + THE NIC TATE BAND Tago Mago, Thornbury. 5:00pm. THE BONA FIDE TRAVELERS + RAVENSWOOD Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 6:30pm. THE MARGIE LOU TRIO + GIL ASKEY Claypots Tavern & Fair, St Kilda. 3:30pm. THE STAFFORDS + HALCYON DRIVE Great Britain Hotel, Richmond. 9:00pm. THE WILLIE WAGTAILS + GREEN’S DAIRY ANGEL ENSEMBLE + LUCAS PAINE Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm. TOM WEST (A SPARK IN THE DARK LAUNCH) + CITRUS JAM + JAYNE WEST Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 1:30pm. $7.

JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC BLACK JESUS EXPERIENCE The Horn African Music Lounge, Collingwood. 6:00pm. DAVID BRAMBLE Wesley Anne, Northcote. 3:00pm. ELVIS IN THE HOUSE + DUO SEVERINI Claypots Evening Star, Melbourne. 1:00pm.

HOT BOSSA COMBO Fad Gallery, Melbourne Cbd. 3:00pm. JEFF DUFF & GRAND WAZOO Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh. 3:00pm. $30. NORTH EAST COLLECTIVE Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne. 8:30pm. $15. TRIO AGOGO Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6:00pm. TRIO LE FLEUR + SYMPATHETIC VIBE Open Studio, Northcote. 5:30pm. VINCS & WAKELING Famous Blue Raincoat, South Kingsville. 3:00pm.

MONDAY AUG 27 INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS P!NK + THE KIN Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne. 7:30pm. $80. MONDAY NIGHT MASS - FEAT: CIGGIE WITCH + POPOLICE + THE GALAXY FOLK Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 6:00pm. THREE’S A CROWD - FEAT: TOXIC LIPSTICK + O LITTLEBLOOD + TALKSHOW BOY Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY, BLUES & FOLK ACOUSTIC SESSIONS - FEAT: DAVY SIMONY + GRAND CR + JORDAN WALKER Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 9:30pm. CHERRY JAM Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. DINEO & BOURNESTEIN PRESENT - FEAT: JT THE KING OF GROOVE Claypots Tavern & Fair, St Kilda. 8:30pm. PORT PHILLIP GILGAMESH READINGS Claypots Evening Star, Melbourne. 7:30pm. RATTLIN’ BONES BLACKWOOD + ADAM HYNES Espy, St Kilda. 8:30pm. UNPAVED PRESENTS SONGWRITER SESSIONS - FEAT: LACHLAN DAVIDSON + KRISTY COX + NIGEL WEARNE Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $5.

JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC ACOUSTIC GUITAR SPECTACULAR - FEAT: MICHAEL FIX + NICK CHARLES + PAUL WOOKEY Thornbury Theatre, Thornbury. 3:30pm. $25. AUSTIN BRADY Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6:30pm. JACK EARL TRIO The Famous Blue Raincoat, South Kingsville. 8:30pm. PAUL WILLIAMSON’S HAMMOND COMBO Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. $10. ROSS HANNAFORD’S LONG WEEKEND Claypots Tavern & Fair, St Kilda. 8:30pm. RUDELY INTERRUPTED + GASOLINE STEW & DUMP + THE NIGHT BEFORE TOMORROW 303, Northcote. 3:00pm. THE ALLAN BROWNE TRIO Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne. 8:30pm. $15. TRIO LE FLEUR + GARY NORMAN TRIO 303, Northcote. 9:00pm.

TUESDAY AUG 28 INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS 3 DECADES OF BRUTALITY - FEAT: DREADNAUGHT + DESECRATOR + DIPROSIS + JOIN THE AMISH Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $12. KILL SHOTT Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. LINDSEY STIRLING Corner Hotel, Richmond. 7:30pm. $35. RUTH LINDSEY Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 7:30pm. THE BRUNSWICK DISCOVERY Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8pm.

ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY, BLUES & FOLK COLLAGE Espy, St Kilda. 8:30pm. LAURA IMBRUGLIA + BOB HARROW Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 8:30pm. $20. OPEN MIC Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6:00pm. RUTH LINDSEY Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 7:30pm. THE ELECTRIC I + HAYLEY HOOPLA. LAMINE SONKO & AFRICA ONE + ROXY LAVISH Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC FREQUENCY Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 8:00pm. $14. HI-FI LOUNGE LIZARDS Claypots Tavern & Fair, St Kilda. 9:00pm. MIKE’S RETRO FIVE Open Studio, Northcote. 8:30pm. $5. PETER BAYLOR’S ULTRAFOX Claypots Evening Star, Melbourne. 7:30pm. THE BEN CARR TRIO Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne. 8:30pm. $15.

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ACCESS ALL AGES Wednesday August 21st, 2013 With Claire Barley

Whilst being underage restricts you from doing certain things, it can also get you out of stuff you may not want to do. Like when you’re on the street and someone from a charity has stopped you. Just as they’re about to launch into their speech, you tell them you’re not 18, wish them a nice day and stroll on. Young people aren’t expected to be financially independent, so it’s cool for you to sponge off your parents for a few more years. Need a lift somewhere? You’re not allowed to drive, so it’s all cool for you to bum a ride off someone. Some people, however, refuse to use being their young age as an excuse and do things like sail around the world by themselves or release an album. One of these people is Birdy aka Jasmine van den Bogaerde, who has recently announced release dates for her second album. Fire Within will be out in Australia on Friday September 27. Considering the 17-year-old’s last album hit platinum six times and the fact that she’s already been nominated for a Grammy, she is really making the rest of the youth population look bad. Hopefully her forthcoming release will mean she’ll play some shows here sometime soon. No plans for this weekend? Five-piece pop rock band For Our Hero will be playing an all-ages show on Saturday over at Wrangler Studios in West Footscray. They dropped six track release Young Wolves back in June, the title song apparently inspired by young love. What could be more appropriate than playing to an audience that helped inspire your latest hit? With supports from Forever Ends Here and Call The Shots, it’s bound to be an exciting and energetic show. Perhaps a bit sweaty. BYO deodorant, folks. This week has delivered even more pop rock goodness, with tickets for Paramore’s upcoming tour going on sale Thursday. The band have announced a string of shows for next year, including an all-ages show at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl on Sunday January 12. They’ll be joined by You Me At Six and Twenty One Pilots. Tickets will be available from 9am at ticketmaster.com.au.

All Ages Timetable Friday August 23 Seekae w/ World’s End Press DJs, National Gallery of Victoria, 180 St Kilda Road, Southbank, 6.30pm, $28 Adult, $23 Member , $10 Child, ngv.vic. gov.au or 8662 1555, AA. FReeZA Push Start Battle of the Bands Heat 2 w/ Electric War Babies, Featherstone, The String Theory and more, Hampton Community Centre, 14 Willis Street, Hampton, 6.30pm, $10 presale, $12 door, facebook.com/baysidefreeza, AA. Bring Your Beatz – HipHop Open Mic w/ DJ Azza, Era MC and more, Wyndham Youth Resource Centre, 86 Derrimut Road, Hoppers Crossing, 6.30pm, $5, 8734 1355, AA. Saturday August 24 For Our Hero w/ Forever Ends Here and Call The Shots, Wrangler Studios, 8C Whitely Parade, West Footscray, 3pm, $18.40, oztix.com.au, AA. FReeZA Push Start Battle of the Bands w/ Feed Her To the Sharks, Death By Six, The Ashyards and more, The Castle, Hemmings Park, Princes Hwy, Dandenong, 6pm, $10 door, $8 with promo material, facebook.com/musonetwork, AA. Birdy

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TIM DALTON FROM COLLARTS CREATIVE INDUSTRIES MANAGEMENT (CIM) COURSE

Born in the early 1960s and inﬂuenced by the haze of rock and pop music of the 60s and 70s, Tim Dalton set the wheels in motion for a career in the music industry at the tender age of 16. After spending years working his way up the musical ladder, Tim ended up working with some of the greats, including: Faith No More, Public Enemy, Beastie Boys, Simple Minds and Transvision Vamp. Tim now ﬁnds himself as Program Leader of the Creative Industries Management (CIM) course at Collarts. He will be presenting on his experiences and about the CIM course at the Collarts Open Day on Saturday 24 August, from 10–2pm.

there and so my first job was working with these people as a stagehand. On Sunday nights, when the theatre was quiet we’d put bands on to try and pull in some extra cash. None of ‘lovie’ theatre types were that keen on pop music bands, so I got heavily involved with the musicians. I’d meet different bands coming through and before long a lot of the bands were saying “Come out on the road and do stuff for us”. So that’s what I did. One of the first tours I did was with a band called the Acrylic Victims and we did the White Riot Tour supporting my favorite band the Clash in 1979. So that was my first ever tour.

Why did you choose to move to Australia and work at Collarts? I was working in Liverpool at the John Moores University in the UK. This university had been involved in pop music for a long period of time. It was where Stewart Sutcliﬀ and John Lennon met to form popular beat combo The Beatles. All of a sudden the university decided that pop music didn’t have a future and chose to close down their degree in popular music studies. I whole-heartedly disagreed with that opinion so decided it was time to move on. I then found myself with a great opportunity to work with Collarts.

What do you do at Collarts? I’m Program Manager for the Creative Industries Management Course, but I still enjoy getting into the studio and teaching a bit of the audio program for some of the electives.

How did you start your career doing what you love? In 1979 I left school and went straight to work in the music industry – well in actual fact I began in the entertainment industry for a theatre company called Hull Truck Theatre Company. As a kid I’d been in a theatre group

Who are some of the artists you have worked alongside? I have worked with some big names like David Bowie (front of house engineer), Faith No More, Simple Minds and Paul McCartney (as sound engineer). My favorite was probably Simple Minds – I used to stand there to the side of the stage with a big smile on my face every time they played, and I’d think “I can’t believe I’m getting paid to do this.”

What does the Creative Industries Management Program offer? It’s very much a hands-on degree. It’s great for anyone who wants to come and learn about music business management and also general business management of the arts and creative industries. It’s different to any other business degree because as well as the business degree you learn how to effectively manage talent. Why should students choose Collarts? There are a number of reasons student should come to Collarts. One of its big strengths is its small boutique

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VIOLENT SOHO Thursday August 15, The Liberty Social If Silverchair were once known as ‘Nirvana In Pyjamas’ then Violent Soho are ‘Nirvana From The Bible Belt of Queensland’ – didn’t you know Jesus Stole My Girlfriend was a true story? Tonight’s album preview at The Liberty Social was the Drop-D genre epitomised from the band’s energising grunge sound, rough trodden aesthetic – circa Seattle 1991, to the venues squatters’ basement vibe. It was an early show, 8pm start, that had minimal publicity because the act’s label I Oh You, one would assume, is waiting for the release of Hungry Ghost, the forthcoming follow-up to 2010’s selftitled album, to really pump up their shows. This under-the-radar-approach optimised the atmosphere because there was a certain in-crowd exclusivity for the fans who had made the effort to find out about this show. The playlist before Violent Soho came on stage was the perfect mood builder with a mix of ‘90s classics from Weezer and Everclear combined with the new school of grunge like Title Fight and Luca Brasi. As Luke Boerdam, James Tidswell, Luke Henery and Michael Richards calmly, almost nonchalantly, and walked to their instruments the audience before them was an already a seething mass of Nirvana t-shirts and various facial piercings. The first three tracks were all previously unheard material from Hungry Ghost. Personally my take on the new material, having listened to Violent Soho extensively since its release, is that there

is a newfound fluidity to it – an overall malaise of heaviness rather than the quiet verse and heavy chorus of earlier songs like Jesus Stole My Girlfriend and Muscle Junkie. A highlight of the new material and a song that captures the band’s new found fluidity was In The Aisle. Boerdam’s voice energised an exhausted and sweaty mosh as it bounced along the driving rhythm. As Violent Soho’s set came to a finish I noticed a couple of dapperly dressed older gentlemen towards the back of the room. It was none other than Michael Gudinski and one would assume one of his Mushroom Group cronies. With I Oh You recently joining the group it made sense that he was there, but for me it was confirmation that the excitement I felt for this band was widespread across the music community. With this little enlightenment out of the way Violent Soho walked off stage and then after six minutes of impassioned cheers they returned to play Jesus Stole My Girlfriend and Muscle Junkie – the perfect ending. DAN WATT LOVED: All those muscle men. HATED: The Jesus stole my girlfriend. DRANK: Vodka, urine and sodas.

THE PEEP TEMPEL Saturday August 17, The Old Bar Playing two consecutive nights at The Old Bar (or anywhere for that matter) is no small undertaking, but with a host of Melbourne’s tried and true as well as a few fresh faces The Peep Tempel prove themselves more than up to the task. Arriving a couple of songs into Space Junk’s set there is already an enthusiastic crowd pushed up against The Old Bar’s stage. A rocking affair from the outset the group fuses garage rock, grunge and psychedelia with blues laden heavy riffage. There’s definitely some kind-hearted sibling rivalry going on between the Ryan brothers, the spirited trading of guitar virtuosity is joyfully captivating. Sheriff are a veritable sonic explosion, an engaging group who seem to place more importance on having a good time and showmanship than say tuning their instruments. It’s not long before front man Thomas Watson has left the confines of the stage and is down amongst the sweaty punters. He stalks through the crowd wearing a manic grin before literally climbing the walls and delivering a blistering squall of a guitar solo. A very polite and mild mannered Blake Scott greets the crowd and extends a gracious thank Beat Magazine Page 54

you to those punters who have made it down to both nights of The Peep Tempel’s two night stint. A bemused fan yells out “stop being so polite!” and with the niceties taken care of the band launch into a brilliant set. Their songs are hard hitting, frenetic and angular and are executed with class and control. The trio has the crowd eating out of the palm of their hands, hanging on their every word. Not a single note is fudged or wasted and Scott has the uncanny ability of sounding like two or even three guitarists - it’s all in those magic ﬁngers. After a set of quality tunes (including an excellent rendition of Total Control by The Motels) the band has proven that there’s just no truth in the old saying that the sequel is better than the original. GUY WYNDHAM LOVED: How the crappy weather forced the punters inside for the tunes. HATED: That there was no night three. DRANK: Got my Tecate tournament on.

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MONEY FOR ROPE Friday August 16, Cherry Bar Cherry was already crushing hard when Drunk Mums came out for their support slot Friday night, let alone when Jules, Carl, Michael, Rick and duo drummers Chris and Nige sloped onto the stage. Money For Rope rocked it from the getgo with unabashed tambourine, savvy ride bells and basslines Black Rebel Motorcycle Club would drool over. Obviously trying to get through a crowd anywhere is tough, but these slavering fans were particularly possessive over their square foot of sticky ﬂoor so I can’t give you a thorough visual report. All you need to know is MFR are cuties. Guitarist Carl played some awesome unexpected sevenths against Rick’s keys, while Jules’ voice delivered moreso than I expected – but if anyone seemed to lose their drive towards the end of the set it was he (more on that later). That’s not to say the great things about his voice did not bowl through. I’m sure he wouldn’t adore this comparison (and try to sever your mind from the context it implies) but he’s quite Bono; his vocals vibrato in a nonchalant way at the note’s conclusion, with a mixture of plaintive howls and forthright rock hollers straight in the face. Disable Ksana and Misery Lane were stand-outs, with a brilliant, unexpected hi-hat and kick pound

in the latter. Guitar, keys and bass created a wall of sound that swept the long room like that deadly wire lattice in Cube. The band is extraordinarily tight, a pleasure to watch, and have created some beautifully emotive stuff; but speaking live, the melodies and vocals need to step up. They’re the thing which brings this band into its own domain. When Jules gets tired he loses that honesty and diction which gives MFR’s lyrics such wicked delivery. It becomes sort of a rendition, instead of feeling present. They did all muster reserves of voltage at the endgame, and delivered a totally rousing finale with Jules flinging his voice from here to there and utilising the ol’ flutter and effects. Awesome fun, they deserve their upcoming Europe trip 100 times over. ZOË RADAS

LOVED: Two drummers is just so damn ﬁne. HATED: Girl who looked at me like I was Zuul when I tried to slip through. DRANK: Beer and shots.

THE GOOD MORROWS Friday August 17, Prince Public Bar The Prince Public Bar has undertaken a change – DJ Andee Frost has been handed the creative reigns of the bar situated on Fitzroy Street – you know the one with the gay bar side and the grungey as fuck side? Well Mr. Frost has altered the ﬂoor plan to make it more conducive to intimate rock shows, and on Friday nights he has enlisted the help of Beat journalist, DJ and sometime promoter Dan Watt to book the bands and oversee the night. Tonight’s gig was the debut of a Watt’s On Presents lineup at the Prince with psychedelic rock band The Good Morrows and alt-disco artist Albert Salt. Albert Salt’s set-up is just him with a drummer. The slim twenty something’s stage presence is illuminating, his track Wish Me Away was truly special reminiscent of Patrick Wolf with the disco vibe of Hercules and Love Aﬀair when Antony Hegarty sings for them. In between sets DJ Denver Maxx dropped mostly

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psych hits such as the Zombies’ She’s Not There and went slightly rockier with Band Of Skulls I Know What I Am. The Good Morrows started right at 12am and to be honest blew me away. This is a well drilled rock band that play quality psychedelic rock. It can be frustrating when you see psychedelic bands and they try to disguise their lack of rehearsals with bullshit improvisations – this was not the case tonight. As The Good Morrows during their last track, there was not a single person left seated. JENNIFER NANCY

LOVED: Dan Watt. HATED: Dan Watt. DRANK: Beer.