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THE MOLLY ROOM & MARSHALL AMPS PRESENT

IN AUSTRALIA FOR THE FIRST TIME This once in a lifetime show is not to be missed. Leon an established singer-songwriter in his own right, mixes his music with his versions of Jimi’s classics, including stories and insights into the songs only his closest relative could tell you. The band features special guest and Grammy Award™winning guitarist MICKI FREE

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TOURING

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BODYJAR

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WHAT’S ON, DAME OF THRONES

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ART OF THE CITY, THE COMIC STRIP

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BEAT EATS

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THE OUTFIT, PENNYWISE, PROTEST THE HERO

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DICK DIVER

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LA ROUX, BUSBY MAROU

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D AT SEA, ALEX WATTS,

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CALLING ALL MUSICIANS

Last week Bank of Melbourne announced the return of Melbourne Music Bank, a community-driven music initiative offering aspiring artists a chance to break into the music industry. If you’re a local musician or band then get inspired by our kick-arse city of Melbourne and write a song about it. A career-making prize is up for grabs, including two days of recording at Sing Sing Studios, a video clip by filmmaker Wilk, live gigs, album artwork and 500 CDs, PR and marketing advice and the chance to have your song used in a Bank of Melbourne advertisement. The competition is open to all Victorian songwriters and musicians. Beat estimates the total prize value is somewhere around 15,000 to 20,000 bucks. That’s pretty frickin’ sweet. Music artists have until 7 September, 2014 to submit an original piece of music inspired by Melbourne. Visit www.bankofmelbourne.com.au/melbmusicbank to enter.

STRAWBERRY FIELDS

Before they head back into the wildlands for Strawberry Fields’ sixth incarnation, the festival will kick off with a huge launch party this September. International acts Robert Babicz and Tommy Four Seven are set to lead the charge while local talent Child, Muska, Kris Baha, Jacob Malmo, Brad Daniels, Nudix and Andy Ouch will round out the night. It all goes down at Brown Alley on Friday September 5. Strawberry Fields 2014 will be held from Friday November 21 to Sunday November 23. Final round tickets are available from Friday August 1 via the festival’s website.

RAINBOW SERPENT

Giddy up – the countdown to the 2015 incarnation of Rainbow Serpent is officially on. Today the first round of international artists have been revealed. They include Marcel Dettmann, Lee Burridge, Petar Dundov, Beats Antique, Desert Dwellers, Christopher Lawrence, Audiomatic, Electric Universe, Vaishiyas, Laughing Buddha, Broken Toy, Pena, Ben Coda, Odjbox, The Floozies, Kukan Dub Lagan, James Copeland, Solid Snake, Symbolic, Treavor Moontribe and Amani. “With five stages running almost continuously over four days there is plenty of choice for everyone attending,� says the Festival Director Tim Harvey. “It’s a massive undertaking to program almost 180 hours of music but it’s also very rewarding when we discover new talented artists to present to the Rainbow faithful every year.� The 2015 Rainbow Serpent will take place from Friday January 23 - Monday January 26. Tickets will go on sale to the public on Wednesday August 13 at 10am.

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EZEKIEL OX

Man of many mediums – Ezekiel Ox will be bearing down on Star Bar Hotel on Clarendon street for a residency lasting from August 7 through to September. Ox’s performances marry acoustic songs with beat-boxing over loops and spoken word. Over these Thursdays he’s hand picking notable singer/ songwriters to join his ‘cyber-caberet’ solo acts, the first being Casey Dean (Engine Three Seven, Secret Tsunami) and Dale Boaden. Shows starts from 8pm and will be $10 on the door.

THIRSTY MERC

Iconic Australian rockers Thirsty Merc mark a tenyear milestone since the release of their self-titled double platinum debut LP with the announcement of their Acoustic Anniversary Album. Dubbed AAA, the album is a collection of acoustic interpretations of fan favourites including 20 Good Reasons, In the Summertime, Someday Someday, and Mousetrap Heart. These new recordings showcase the band’s exemplary level of musicianship and hearing these well-known tunes with acoustic production highlights the worldclass songwriting ability of Rai Thistlethwayte. The band will be taking the Acoustic Anniversary Album on the road touring all corners of Australia this Spring. Catch them at Melbourne Public Thursday October 9. Tickets available through the venue.

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THE DECLINE

KHRISTIAN MIZZI & THE SIRENS

Let’s be honest, there are few things in life that are as excellent as a crotch shot. We know Funniest Home Videos have built an enduring legacy on the hilarity of an unexpected dick kicking. As far as activities that come even remotely close to this joy, The Decline’s live show might well be up there. Perth’s rambunctious punks The Decline are psyched to announce they are grabbing their decks and hitting the highways of Australia for another national tour. Man Gets Hit By Football will do the rounds in all major cities and will introduce solo singer/ songwriter Ben Elliott to new ears as he embarks on his first ever tour. Head down to The Reverence Hotel Saturday September 20 for some laughs and some fucking awesome live music.

COMEBACK KID

Eleven years after their Die Knowing album, hardcore staples Comeback Kid are bringing their Die Knowing tour to Australia with Rotting Out (LA) and Relentless (SYD). Moulded in the skatepunk scene in the ‘90s, Comeback Kid produce a notably distinguished sound in an often cookie-cutter hardcore genre that has awarded them an impressively consistent following. The Die Knowing tour rolls through Central Bar in Richmond on Saturday October 18, and Footscray on Sunday October 19. Tickets available from destroyalllines.com now.

AUGIE MARCH

Late last week, Augie March announced they would be playing two very special shows for hometown fans in Brunswick, and the response they received was overwhelming (read gangbusters – tickets to these shows sold out faster than four-packs of V at Beat’s Arts Editor’s local 7-Eleven). After both shows sold out in a matter of hours, the band decided they would reward fans with a third show at Howler, only moments away from the gallery where they first took to the stage nineteen years ago. Augie March are playing two sold out-shows at Brunswick’s Howler, Wednesday October 29 and Thursday 30. Don’t miss your chance to catch them at their third show at Howler, Friday October 31. Tickets are on sale now, but given the lightning speed of these ticket sales, they’re either a) sold out as you’re reading this, or b) about to sell out. Better go and check.

What was your weekend like? Did it involve cool cars, rockabilly music, sexy pinup girls, vintage bikes, tattoos, markets and all-killer nofiller kustom kulture? Or did you spend four hours at the bar, with one eye half open, trying to convince yourself that the kind of rockabilly dressed guy at the other end looked like Josh Homme and definitely not like Kevin’s older brother Buzz in Home Alone. Well fear not, this weekend Greazefest has you covered with all the sexy cars and babes you could ask for. The 15th anniversary of this rockin’ shindig sees it make its way to Melbourne and we have a double pass to give away to each day of the event. Hit us up to win.

Would you rather be able to play any instrument in the world naturally but be unable to write creative lyrics, or write the most beautiful lyrics in the world but be unable to play any instrument? I play/write songs to express the truth in my heart, as I see it, with as much accuracy as my abilities dictate, so I would have to say that I would trade musical ability for words if it meant I could say what I needed to say, perfectly, beautifully and accurately. Would you rather have someone write an honest review about your music that was negative, or a positive review that wasn’t truthful? Although it would probably be uncomfortable, I suppose a painful truth is more conducive to growth than 100 flattering lies. And if a negative review helped us to make positive changes then that’s a positive thing! When is the gig and what are you spruiking? We are celebrating the completion of our latest album, Midwinter Spring, with a launch performance at The Retreat Hotel on Thursday August 7.

DOUBLE LINED MINORIT Y Double Lined Minority are four young guys from the Gold Coast. They’re not your stereotypical tanned beach dudes, in fact their pale skin and lack of surf branded clothing concretes them as a double minority in the northern sunny city. It doesn’t bother us, DLM are making their own kind of waves not at the beach but across the Aussie pop punk scene. They are travelling down to Melbourne where our pasty asses wouldn’t appreciate a tan if we saw one, to launch their new single White Flag. Embrace the paste with a free double pass to their show at Wrangler Studios this Friday August 8. Head to beat.com.au/freeshit to win.

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With their first Melbourne show already sold out, American indie rockers Manchester Orchestra have announced a second show at The Corner on Friday November 14. They are also rapt to announce that joining them will be Melbourne band Apes and, from their homeland of stars and stripes, singer/songwriter Kevin Devine. Catch these three unreal acts in one night at The Corner Hotel Thursday November 13 and Friday November 14. Tickets to the second show are available now through the venue.

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LEON HENDRIX

We’re always bangin’ on about music from ‘the better decades’ and the deceased artists we can only dream of seeing live. Well, we are very excited to announce the first Australian tour of Leon Hendrix, the closest living relative to the late, great guitar maestro Jimi Hendrix. Younger brother Leon will be the first Hendrix to set foot on Australian soil with a small string of tour dates in the country later this year. With the 44th anniversary of Jimi’s death approaching, Leon is keeping the family legacy alive, bringing the Hendrix brand of music to Australian fans for the first time. Leon, an established singer-songwriter in his own right, mixes his music with his versions of Jimi’s classics, including stories and insights into the songs only his closest relative could tell you. Don’t miss this once in a lifetime Hendrix experience. Wednesday October 8 at The Corner Hotel in Melbourne.

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The Alexander Technique is Monash University’s new and unique way of bringing you all your favourite things: performance, dance, art and music with fine food and drink in an intimate precinct. In its inaugural offering on Thursday September 25, The Alexander Technique presents some of Melbourne’s best sounds, most loved DJs and performance artists who will transform the popular perception of the iconic Alexander Theatre. This epic five-hour entertainment experience will bring you the likes of Saskwatch, Animaux, Pretty City, Atlanta Eke with Daniel Jenatsch, Rainbow Connections DJs and more. Audiences will also have the opportunity to explore the subterranean labyrinth of Monash University’s Alexander Theatre with backstage spaces hosting elegant fuzz rock cameos in the scene dock, dance and audio visual experimentations, DJs and musical interludes in the reception areas as well as the specially curated lineup on the main stage. Tickets are $30 and on sale now via monash.edu/mapaa.

THE CORNER HOTEL TO RE-LIVE: LED ZEPPLIN

Really over winter? Well don’t worry because this year is all about Zeptember and it’s not too far away. Next month The Corner Hotel will host a unique celebration of Led Zeppelin on Friday Zeptember 12 when it celebrates the great Led Zeppelin with an exclusive show from an all-star one-off local band, re-living the Madison Square Garden 1973 famous live album The Song Remains the Same track-for-track. Check out a team of brilliantly brave and talented original musicians in a one-off performance celebrating the band that means so much to them, Led Zeppelin. Ashley Naylor (Even) on guitar, Danny Leo (King of the North) on drums, Stephen Hadley (Tex Perkins) on bass, Bruce Haymes (Renee Geyer) on keyboards with guest vocalists Vika Bull (Vika & Linda), Pat Carmody (My Dynamite), Chappy (My Left Boot) and Dallas Frasca. It all goes down Friday September 12 at The Corner. Tickets are $30 and available through the venue.

VANCE JOY

Vance Joy will perform a special one-off album launch show this September. The show will take place on the very day that his debut album Dream Your Life Away is released. The record will feature the recently revealed lead single Mess Is Mine alongside My Kind of Man and the all-conquering Riptide. Catch him at the Athenaeum on September 5.

ON THE RECORD

with JOELISTICS

Thu 4 Sep

The Wonder Years Sat 6 Sep

Protest The Hero Sun 7 Sep

The First Record I Bought: Led Zeppelin 2. I have an older sister who coached me on my choice so it’s kind of cheating. I was in year 7 and had just started playing drums. I sucked but I was keen. I can still put that record on and get lost in it.

Pop Will Eat Itself Mon 9 Sep 18+ Tue 9 Sep U18 Wed 10 Sep 18+

You Me At Six The Last Record I Bought: I just bought Synth or Soul by Black Milk. It’s a record of instrumental beats. On one side are sample heavy soul beats and the other side is full of synth’ed out kooky beats. I prefer the synth side.

18 + SOLD OUT

Sat 13 Sep

El Gran Combo Fri 26 Sep

Rebel Souljahz

The First Thing I Recorded: My first band was called The Mechanical Bum Cheeks. You may know us for winning battle of the bands at Balmain Town Hall in 1992, maybe not? It was a high school band and I was the drummer, obsessed with Faith No More and The Dead Kennedys. I thought I would play drums professionally one day. Who knew I would end up a rapper. During the TZU years I used to play a lot drums and I still like to sample real drums when I can.

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Bonjah

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The Selecter (2-Tone) Fri 21 Nov

Prong

The Last Thing I Recorded: I just released my second solo album called Blue Volume. It’s probably the most personal album I’ve ever released and also one of the punkest. I played and programmed all the beats and handle all the raps. So many old influences raised their head on this one. Fugazi, Dylan, Mos Def, The Beastie Boys. I tried to block out what the radio was playing or what was the latest trend and go for something original and true.

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The War On Drugs SOLD OUT

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Thy Art Is Murder

JOELISTICS is playing a free gig at the Prince Bandroom on Saturday August 9 with Dylan Joel, Mathas and DJ Flagrant.

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KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have locked in a run of headline shows on home soil. They’ve just returned from their debut USA/Canadian tour where they performed at Austin Psych Fest, Canadian Music Week and held down a month-long residency at Baby’s Alright in Brooklyn. After their return jaunt to Australia they’ll head back to the US and Europe, so don’t miss what will likely be your last chances to see them this year. Catch ‘em at The Workers Club on Wednesday September 17, Ding Dong Lounge on Thursday September 18, The Gasometer on Friday September 19 and The John Curtin on Saturday September 20. Get psyched. Tickets on sale now.

ROLAND TINGS

Roland Tings runs things. That might be hard to say but it’s easy to understand. The Melbourne-based producer has quickly risen to global fame with a series of cult records. His debut was released on iconic LA label 100% Silk label in 2012, and since then he’s made connections with Sydney’s powerhouse Modular, has spent time working and performing in Berlin, and is about to issue an EP on Prins Thomas’ Internasjonal label. These are the kind of endorsements for a producer heading for President. He’s got our vote. Catch him at Boney this Saturday. Tickets are $10 and doors from 9pm.

BLUEJUICE

After 13 years of broken bones, broken hearts, torn jeans in the crotch region, several arrests, sore heads, passive aggression, regular aggression, questionable skin infections, and a busload of infuriated tour managers, Bluejuice announced on Monday the're calling it quits at the end of 2014. With three acclaimed records and countless formidable live shows under their belts, the band have decided to take a peek at what exists on the other side of the velvet curtain. So throw on your sequined leotard for the last time and catch Bluejuice’s destructive last hurrah, going out the only way they know how: deafeningly loud, a bit drunk, and dancing maniacally into the night. Catch them in Melbourne Friday October 10 or Saturday October 11 at their special under 18’s matinee show, both at The Hi-Fi. Tickets on sale August 9 via Oztix.

CONAN

Fresh from their devastatingly muscular performances at Desertfest and Roadburn festivals, UK giants Conan are bringing their own brand of ‘caveman metal doom’ to our shores for the very first time. After close to a decade of liquefying ear drums, Conan have delivered their sophomore effort Blood Eagle, featuring six definitive parables of grief proclamation. Antipodean sludge doomers Yanomamo will be hitchhiking along for the ride with their trademark brand of violence and distortion. Joining these two heavyweights will be bands hued in every shade of dark blues. This is sure to be one of the heaviest bands you’ll ever witness on this most epic of debut tours. Prepare to be crushed by the weight of the awesomeness that is Conan on Friday September 12 at The Old Bar and Saturday September 13 at the mighty Tote.

BAD//DREEMS

Latest recruits to Ivy League Records, Bad//Dreems have been rolling across the coastlines of Australia wowing audiences along the way with their explosive and infectiously fun live shows. Their last single Dumb Ideas was a hit across the country and hailed as one of the ‘10 Best Aussie Songs of 2014 So Far’ by triple j. Playing two tours already this year, with sold out shows in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide, Bad// Dreems are certainly not taking any time to rest on their laurels. The band will be heading up to Brisbane for Bigsound in September, before doing another run of headline shows, then heading to the airport the very next day for their maiden voyage to the USA. It’s an insanely exciting time for this Adelaide four-piece. See what all the fuss is about when they play Melbourne’s Shebeen, Friday October 3. Tickets on sale now via www.baddreems.com

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THE AGE / MUSIC VICTORIA AWARDS

After vocal powerhouse Renee Geyer blew the roof off The Age Music Victoria Awards last year, The Age and Music Victoria are super psyched to announce that this year, one of Australia’s best-loved bands Daddy Cool will reform to play a special one hour show to celebrate their induction into The Age Music Victoria Hall of Fame. The awards night, held on Wednesday November 19, will kick off at 8.30pm with MC Henry Wagons, and special guests including Russell Morris, Stonefield, and Jess Cornelius (Teeth & Tongue) performing with musical director Pete Luscombe (RocKwiz) with the EG Allstars. Davey Lane will also perform a Jim Keays tribute and the evening will conclude with Daddy Cool’s Hall of Fame induction ceremony and concert. Don’t miss the iconic moment and a chance to capture some of the best Australia has to offer in music. Tickets are $50+bf on sale Monday August 4 via 170Russell.com.

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TOURING

WHO'S ON TOUR, WHERE AND WHEN

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INTERNATIONAL NEUROSIS Corner Hotel August 7, The Hi-Fi August 8 I AM GIANT Cherry Bar August 8 TWENTY ONE PILOTS 170 Russell August 8 KASABIAN Festival Hall August 9 CARI CARI The Curtin August 13 KING BUZZO Ding Dong Lounge August 15, 16 COURTNEY LOVE Festival Hall August 16 BOB DYLAN Palais Theatre August 18, 19 KNAPSACK Reverence Hotel August 21 LADY GAGA Rod Laver Arena August 23 KID INK The Hi-Fi August 24 THE USED & TAKING BACK SUNDAY 170 Russell August 25 PITY SEX The Old Bar August 25 THE DANDY WARHOLS Corner Hotel August 26 QUEEN Rod Laver Arena August 29 THE WONDER YEARS The Hi-Fi September 4, Phoenix Youth Centre September 5 PROTEST THE HERO The Hi-Fi September 6 BIFFY CLYRO Palais Theatre September 7 ANBERLIN The Forum September 7 YOU ME AT SIX The Hi-Fi September 8 (18+), 9 (AA), 10 (18+) KANYE WEST Rod Laver Arena September 9, 10 ANBERLIN 170 Russell September 10 CANNIBAL CORPSE 170 Russel September 12 ANTHONY FANTANO The Toff In Town September 14 ROBBIE WILLIAMS Rod Laver Arena September 16 JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE Etihad Stadium September 18 DAMIEN JURADO Northcote Social Club September 19 JOE BONAMASSA The Palais Theatre September 19 SHARON JONES & THE DAP KINGS The Melbourne Town Hall September 19 RISE OF BROTALITY 170 Russell September 19, Phoenix Youth Centre September 20 AMERICAN AUTHORS The Prince Bandroom September 20 INGRID MICHAELSON Corner Hotel September 20 VERUCA SALT Corner Hotel September 26

JUANA MOLINA Thornbury Theatre September 26 SEPULTURA 170 Russell October 1 LISTEN OUT FESTIVAL Royal Botanical Gardens October 4 DIRE STRAITS EXPERIENCE Palais Theatre October 5 LEON HENDRIX The Corner Hotel October 8 MILEY CYRUS Rod Laver Arena October 10 JEFF MILLS AND THE MSO Hamer Hall October 10 THE TEA PARTY Palais Theatre October 12 THE DWARVES The Barwon Club October 16, The Evelyn October 17 SAY ANYTHING The Corner Hotel October 17 COMEBACK KID Central Bar October 18, Phoenix Youth Centre (AA) October 19 TORCHE The Corner Hotel October 18 THE SELECTER The Hi-FI October 18 A MOVING SOUND Foxtel Festival Hub October 21 ELBOW The Forum October 28 WANGARATTA JAZZ & BLUES FESTIVAL Various Venues October 31 – November 3 ROLLING STONES Rod Laver Arena November 5, Hanging Rock Macedon November 8 JOE SATRIANI The Palais Theatre November 8 MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA The Corner Hotel November 13, 14 KATY PERRY Rod Laver Arena November 14, 15 ACCEPT Corner Hotel November 15 TORI AMOS Palais Theatre November 15 YES Palais Theatre November 18 PRONG The Hi-Fi November 21 ICE CUBE The Forum December 9 UB40 Palais Theatre December 11 DAMON ALBARN Palais Theatre December 12 THE WAR ON DRUGS Meredith Music Festival December 12 –14 BEN FOLDS Hamer Hall December 20 BEYOND THE VALLEY Phillip Island Circuit December 30 – January 1 SUGAR MOUNTAIN January 24 SUZI QUATRO Melbourne Arts Centre February 6 STING AND PAUL SIMON A Day on the Green February 7, Rod Laver Arena February 10

ROXETTE Rod Laver Arena February 20, Rochford Wines Yarra Valley February 21 THE EAGLES Rod Laver Arena February 22, Hanging Rock Macedon February 28

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NATIONAL PEPA KNIGHT Northcote Social Club August 7 DOUBLE LINED MINORITY Wrangler Studios August 8 PRETTY CITY The Gasometer August 8 I, SAID THE SPARROW The Brunswick Hotel August 8, The Espy August 9 THE HARPOONS The Workers Club August 8, 9 BODYJAR Corner Hotel August 9 GREAZEFEST Sandown Racecourse August 9, 10 SACRED HEART MISSION FUNDRAISER Palais Theatre August 13 THE ALL SEEING HAND The Curtin August 14 ALEX WATTS Cherry Bar August 15 JONATHON BOULET Northcote Social Club August 15 MONIQUE BRUMBY Flying Saucer Club August 16 WILLOW BEATS Northcote Social Club August 16 PEKING DUCK Corner Hotel August 18 VELOCIRAPTOR Northcote Social Club August 21 SEEKAE 170 Russell August 22 POISON CITY WEEKENDER 2014 Corner Hotel August 22 HER MAJESTIES REQUEST: A TRIBUTE TO QUEEN The Northcote Social Club August 22 ASH GRUNWALD Chelsea Heights Hotel August 22, Village Green Hotel August 23 POISON CITY WEEKENDER 2014 The John Curtin and The Public Bar Hotel August 23 BUSBY MAROU The Corner Hotel August 23 POISON CITY WEEKENDER 2014 Reverence Hotel August 24 SPIDERBAIT Corner Hotel August 29 SPENDER Shebeen August 29 KINGSWOOD Howler August 29 PATRICK JAMES The Corner Hotel August 30 THE AMITY AFFLICTION Festival Hall August 31 KASEY CHAMBERS Northcote Social Club September 3 THE ASTON SHUFFLE Corner Hotel September 5 BOY AND BEAR Palais Theatre September 5 THE STIFFYS Prince of Wales Hotel September 5 ONE DAY 170 Russell September 5 VANCE JOY Athenaeum Theatre September 5 THE KITE STRING TANGLE Corner Hotel September 6 BIGSOUND Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley Precinct September 10-11 HOWLING BELLS Howler September 11 360 Festival Hall September 12 NIGHT BEATS The John Curtin Hotel September 12 THE LOVE JUNKIES Ding Dong Lounge September 12 CASTLECOMER Shebeen September 12, 20 CAPTIVES Old Bar September 13 TINA ARENA Palais Theatre September 17 KING GIZZARD AND THE LIZARD WIZARD Various Venues September 17-20. AREA 7 Corner Hotel September 19 THE DECLINE The Reverence Hotel September 20 NORTHEAST PARTY HOUSE Various venues, September 18-21 THE BENNIES The Barwon Club September 24, Karova Lounge September 25, The Evelyn September 26 ANGUS & JULIA STONE Palais Theatre September 25, 26 ANDY BULL Corner Hotel September 27 BAD//DREEMS Shebeen October 3 BONJAH The Hi-Fi October 4 THE CAT EMPIRE Festival Hall October 4

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COURTNEY BARNETT Corner Hotel October 4 BONJAH The Hi-Fi October 4 DAREBIN MUSIC FEAST Various Venues October 8 – 19 THIRSTY MERC Melbourne Public October 9 BLUEJUICE The Hi-Fi October 10, 11 (AA) MELBOURNE FESTIVAL Various Venues October 10 – 28 SINCE I LEFT YOU - A CELEBRATION OF THE AVALANCHES Foxtel Festival Hub October 10,11 DMA’S Northcote Social Club October 11 MIKELANGELO Foxtel Festival Hub October 14-16 OUT ON THE WEEKEND Seaworks, Williamstown October 18 THE BEAUTIFUL GIRLS Spirit Bar October 23, 170 Russell October 24 POP CRIMES Foxtel Festival Hub October 23, 24 AUGIE MARCH Howler October 29, 30, 31 ONE ELECTRIC DAY Werribee Park November 9 JIMMY BARNES A Day on the Green November 15, December 13, 20 QUEENSCLIFF MUSIC FESTIVAL Queenscliff November 28 - 30 NICK CAVE The Plenary December 16 SCOTT RUSSO AND PHIL JAMIESON Corner Hotel December 19 BEECHWORTH MUSIC FESTIVAL Madman’s Gully Amphitheatre, Beechworth January 24 KYLIE MINOGUE Rod Laver Arena March 18 RUMOURS RUFUS, MOTORHEAD, JAY Z = NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS

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BODYJAR By Augustus Welby 2014 marks 20 years since Melbourne pop-punk VIPs Bodyjar started making noise. What is it that underpins the band’s multi-decade endurance? Did they take an oath in the name of the law or the lord? Or has the incentive of financial profit kept them alive? According to frontman Cam Baines, there’s no real secret to the perseverance – other than being blissfully unaware of the passing years. “Things come and go so you just never think about it and before you know it, it’s there,” he says. “I didn’t even realise it was 20 years, then Caleb [Williams, manager] was like, ‘You know you guys have been together for 20 years?’ I was like, ‘What the fuck – we better do a special tour.’” That idea for a special tour has now become a reality. Bodyjar are taking over the Corner Hotel with an anniversary double-header this weekend. Fellow ‘90s alumni, California’s Samiam and Melbourne underground rockers Blueline Medic, are on board to compound the nostalgia. “We thought we’d try to do something special, bring out one of our favourite bands and put this lineup together and hopefully get away with it while we’re all still healthy and alive,” says Baines. “[Samiam’s] You Are Freaking Me Out is in my top five all time albums. I love them, and just the fact that they’re coming out is rad.” Even though Baines and Co. are using the tour’s significance as an opportunity to indulge their own tastes, the primary focus will be Bodyjar’s 20 year history. What better way to demonstrate how far they’ve come then by smashing through their second LP, 1996’s Rimshot!, from start to finish? This isn’t the first time the four piece have performed an entire record on stage (they toured 1998’s No Touch Red a couple of years ago) and Baines emphasises the value of getting re-acquainted with the earlier material. “You learn a lot about yourself. You remember what you stood for when you first started. I reckon all old bands that have been around for ages should go and re-learn all their old shit. It takes you back to the time when you weren’t over-thinking everything and you just did something because it sounded cool. “You know too much about music after a little while. When you first start you don’t give a fuck – you don’t care if that chord doesn’t go with that chord. When you go back and learn your old songs you’re like, ‘Fuck, that was pretty wild. There’s a million riffs in one song, there’s heaps of energy, it’s really fast.’” Yes, Rimshot! sure is fast; the record barely makes it past the 30-minute mark. This means there’ll be plenty of stage time left for a comprehensive journey through the remainder of Bodyjar’s catalogue. Six albums have followed since Rimshot!, including two major label releases, How It Works and Plastic Skies, and last year’s gutsy return to form, Role Model. “We’ve probably got a list of about 50 [songs] we can do,” says Baines of the tour preparations. “A lot of people on our Facebook have been in our ears about what to play so we just learnt the ones that a lot of people have mentioned. BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 22

“There’s certain ones that you just know the crowd knows. Not the Same everyone knows, One in a Million everyone knows, You’ve Taken Everything. But it’s more early stuff that we’re going to throw in, like Time to Grow Up and Negative Man. There’s a few weirder B-sides that people want to hear, so we’ve got a few of them ready to go as well.” The fact that Bodyjar formed 20 years ago wouldn’t be a particularly noteworthy milestone if no one was interested in their unstoppably catchy punk rock. Of course, the band is responsible for writing the songs and putting in the hard yards all these years, but the commitment of their fans shouldn’t go unnoticed. “You want everyone to enjoy it and you want everyone to hear the songs they want to hear,” Baines says. “I’d be pissed off if I went to see Descendents and they didn’t play Coolidge or I saw Bad Religion and they didn’t play 21st Century Digital Boy. I want to hear those songs. “We’ve been around for a long time and we’re not here to prove anything. We just want everyone to have a good time. I just like a party sort of vibe at gigs, to just keep it loose.”

“YOU WANT EVERYONE TO ENJOY IT AND YOU WANT EVERYONE TO HEAR THE SONGS THEY WANT TO HEAR... I’D BE PISSED OFF IF I WENT TO SEE DESCENDENTS AND THEY DIDN’T PLAY COOLIDGE OR I SAW BAD RELIGION AND THEY DIDN’T PLAY 21ST CENTURY DIGITAL BOY.” The facilitation of a ‘good time’ has basically always been the chief order of business for Bodyjar. Sure, over the years the unkempt noise-makers have toured Europe and Japan several times and 2001’s How It Works cracked into the ARIA top 20, but Bodyjar’s existence hasn’t exactly been a quest for flashy stardom. “When we first started I think all we wanted to do was play the Tote and maybe put out a CD,” Baines recalls. “Then your goals change. We’ve been through a lot of shit, we’ve done a lot of things, but no one would have

ever expected [to survive 20 years].” It must be acknowledged that while it’s largely been a prosperous 20 year stint, Bodyjar’s career hasn’t been completely struggle-free. In fact, as recently as two years ago, the prospect of further live shows or recordings looked highly unlikely. Baines reflects on the period of disruption, which started with 2005’s self-titled LP. “It was a weird time for us. We changed record companies, management, drummers, and we made an album that has probably four good songs. We were stuck in this weird metal vibe. I think we went down a path that was not us. “We were all doing it full time for a long time and playing a shit load of gigs for a lot of years. Towards the end we did a lot of work to pay back debts and with no real reward. It just got to a point where no one was enjoying it.” The members’ fading enthusiasm eventuated in a decision to call it quits in 2009. However, the termination wasn’t destined to last. In late 2011, Bodyjar agreed to participate in the final gig at Melbourne’s ‘90s-‘00s staple venue the Arthouse and quickly rediscovered the hunger. “We thought that would be it, forever,” Baines admits. “Then years later you miss it and you remember the good things and you forget all the negative shit. We got asked to play gigs during that time. We were like, ‘No, we’re broken up,’ but people kept asking us to play gigs. We played that last Arthouse show – that was really important to us – then things after that naturally came back together again. I’m glad we did it.” Taking a few years off not only allowed them to shake off the mounting stresses, but they were also reminded of the band’s greatest strengths. Thus, propelled by renewed zest, Bodyjar got back to doing what they do best on album number eight, Role Model. Perhaps it’s not as frenetic as Rimshot!, but the record’s relentless pace and chorus-upon-memorable-chorus isn’t too dissimilar. “I think it sounds like a classic Bodyjar record,” agrees Baines. “That is our sound. It’s a bit faster and it’s got that edge to it. There’s not so much sheen on it. It’s a more natural, harder-edged sound. I guess that’s the path that we’re on.” Where’s this path leading to next? Well, 20 years is certainly a solid achievement, but there’s no plan to stop things now – especially when getting up on stage with your best mates remains such a damn fine thrill. “I still have heaps of fun doing [gigs]. I think I’m a lot more sober then I was back then. I’ve come to a point now where I feel like I’m having more fun. I feel lucky that we can still do them and people still come along.” After the anniversary tour Bodyjar will charge ahead into the future. But, rest assured, a late-career ascent into the spotlight isn’t high priority. “You can’t make shit loads of money out of rock’n’roll but you can just have the best life experiences and meet the best people,” Baines says. “You see things and meet people that you’d just read about and seen in movies. It’s awesome.”

BODYJAR play the Corner Hotel on Saturday August 9 (sold out) and Sunday August 10 with special guests Samiam, Blueline Medic and Clowns.

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With Tyson Wray. Got thoughts, news, gossip, complaints or cat photos? Email tyson@beat.com.au or send by carrier pigeon before Friday 12pm. Does the inspiration for Dames of Throne come more from the books or the TV show? “Definitely more from the TV show,” answers Beattie. “There are certain things in the books that don’t happen in the TV show. We have a cast of 20 playing about 45 characters. The characters are so well-known and we want to help people believe in what they’re seeing.”

THIS WEEK: ON SCREEN This weekend The Astor Theatre will screen the extended version of Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece The Shining, in re-mastered 2K D-Cinema format. Writer and recovering alcoholic Jack Torrance takes a job as an offseason caretaker at an isolated hotel called the Overlook Hotel. His young son possesses psychic abilities and is able to see things from the past and future, such as the ghosts who inhabit the hotel. Soon after settling in, the family is trapped in the hotel by a snowstorm, and Jack gradually becomes influenced by a supernatural presence; he descends into madness and attempts to murder his wife and son. It screens at The Astor this Saturday August 9.

ON STAGE New Performance Company will be presenting a new show by Liza Dezfouli titled Sun & Joy this week. During the 1940s and ‘50s a chaotic group of artists, poets and sculptors lived and worked at the Heide artists’ community, nurtured by Sunday Reed. This creative environment fostered the work of artists such as Joy Hester, Albert Tucker and Sidney Nolan. Inspired by letter between Sunday Reed and Joy Hester, Sun & Joy balances light and dark, comedy and drama to ask the questions we’d rather not about art, love and personal fulfilment. Sun & Joy opens at Breslin Gallery/ Cafe on Friday August 8.

ON DISPL AY In the exhibition Marks We Make Auf Wiedersehen seeks to explore and recreate the patterns we find in our surroundings, both natural and manmade. When we strip every day surfaces down to their visual traits, we are forced to view our environments with an aesthetic eye, and from there we can find meaning in all palettes and materials the world gives to us. It’s currently on display at Off The Kerb until Friday August 8.

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Out 1: Noli me tangere The 2014 Melbourne International Film Festival is well and truly underway and this week is jam-packed with highlights. Tonight, Wednesday August 6, will see a look into the life of Australian cultural icon Nick Cave in 20,000 Days On Earth. On Friday August 8 there will be a screening of British-Irish drama film about Jimi Hendrix All Is by My Side, crime thriller Cut Snake from director Tony Ayres will screen at the centrepiece gala on Saturday August 9, and over Saturday August 9 and Sunday August 10 there will be a screening of the 1971 Jacques Rivette magnum opus Out 1: Noli me tangere, which will be shown in its entirety over four sessions. The Melbourne International Film Festival will run until Sunday August 17. Visit miff.com.au for more information.

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DAMES OF THRONE By Liza Dezfouli

There are two things people can’t seem to get enough of: burlesque and Game of Thrones. Put them together and you’ve surely got a winner. Russall S. Beattie enjoys taking the piss out of popular culture in the best possible way – his Star Wars cabaret/burlesque show, The Empire Strips Back, has been a huge success – and his latest show, a live parody called Dames of Throne, is proving to be a natural hit. The HBO show Game of Thrones (just in case you’ve been living on the moon for the last few years and don’t know this) is a lusciously seductive and shockingly violent TV series based on a set of fantasy novels by George R. R. Martin. Beat asks the creative entrepreneur about what it’s like to put even more skin into an already sex-saturated show. For a start, weren’t there any copyright issues involved? “HBO is very appreciative of what we do,” says Beattie. “They’ve supported us in lots of ways. They appreciate the fandom. We helped them launch season four; they had some performers who hired our costumes.” Dames of Throne sold out in Sydney earlier in the year after which the team had a break while new characters were incorporated. Dames of Throne includes performers who are actors, singers, musicians and dancers and as well local artists hired when the show hits the major cities, who perform live songs, burlesque and acrobatics. The performers need to come as close as possible to the TV characters as fans of Game of Thrones are serious and possessive about the stories and personalities

and feel a great sense of ownership over the whole shebang; there must be massive and scary challenges for Beattie in putting together a show with characters so beloved? “The challenge is in the amount of characters,” Beattie replies. “And there are always new ones being introduced. We have to update the show. People have their favourites. They get killed off in the TV show and we do kill them off in our show but not in that way. We have live ones and dead ones.”

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But Game of Thrones isn’t easy viewing. How do you make it light yet in keeping with the sometimes grisly nature of the TV episodes? “Viewers can expect a healthy combination of sex and gore, all the while retaining the high level of detail the show is renowned for. But I keep the spirit of burlesque in there,” continues Beattie, as he talks about bringing Westeros to The Arts Centre. “With our other shows, for example, The Empire Strips Back, making them sexy was easy. But with Dames of Throne, we have had to take everything up a notch. There’s sexy, there’s skin. In some ways it’s like an old vaudeville show. And the characters are so theatrical. People are so obsessive about the show. You can poke fun at it but only if you get it right. We’re making fun of the whole experience of fans’ obsessiveness – it’s a roller coaster. The closer you get to the characters the more believable it becomes. We have a variety of bodies on stage – when you’ve got characters like The Mountain and The Hound and Tyrion, you’ve got to get performers that look right so they are all the appropriate size. We have tall, short, thin, round… it’s all very theatrical and over the top.” How on earth do you make fun out of something like The Red Wedding? This infamous event traumatises viewers. “I find the humour in it,” says Beattie. “We have the Caitlin Stark character refusing to die; she just keeps singing and bleeding and singing. There are some very funny moments but for our performers it’s all about playing their part as the characters are so well known.” Something must be working as Beattie tells us his performers are treated like rock stars after the show, they get a bit mobbed and are even approached for autographs. There has got to be a word for this sort of post-modern layering happening here, when you have performers parodying TV characters who come originally from a book. “People extend their love for the characters and throw it onto the performers,” says Beattie. “This has been our fastest selling show ever; the love for these characters is incredible.” Dames of Throne will hit The Arts Centre, Playhouse on Friday August 8 and Saturday August 9.

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MELBOURNE FRINGE FESTIVAL

The 2014 Melbourne Fringe Festival is set to be the biggest ever. With over 5,000 artists from Victoria and Australia’s diverse arts scene, the 2014 incarnation will feature over 400 individual shows over 19 days in hundreds of venues across the city. The 2014 program will see the return of Fringe Festival favourites such as Arj Barker, Rod Quantock, Finucane & Smith and Die Roten Punkte, alongside a slew of emerging, established and exciting artists spanning a range of artforms, including comedy, music, theatre, circus, dance, design and visual art. This year, Melbourne Fringe presents Uncommon Places, exploring the concept of the ‘Third Place’, a place where people gather, converse, catch up and hang out. Third Places are informal sites that foster civic engagement, political thought, multicultural vibrancy and a sense of belonging. Other highlights of the 2014 festival include the Fringe Hub in North Melbourne, the return of Fringe Film: Digital Creatures and the beloved Fringe Furniture program that each year showcases the latest in furniture, object and interior design. The 2014 Melbourne Fringe Festival will take place from Wednesday September 17 - Sunday October 5. Visit melbournefringe.com.au for tickets, the full program and more information.

AICE ISRAELI FILM FESTIVAL The AICE Israeli Film Festival have revealed the program for their 2014 instalment. Now in its 11th year, the festival aims to present the best of Israeli cinema to Australia audiences, preparing a program that features everything from political documentaries to romance, from comedies to dramas. The festival is produced by Palace Cinemas and the Australia Israel Cultural Exchange, and is the only Australia-wide showcase for Israeli film. It continues to grow as Israel’s cinema continues to be increasingly recognised internationally, with seven films featured at Cannes this year. One of those films, Camera d’Or winner Shira Geffen’s Self Made will open this year’s festival. The program also includes prize-winners from a number of other prestigious festivals including Sundance and Jerusalem, as well as winners from Docaviv, Haifa, Tel Aviv SIFF and the Ophirs (Israeli ‘Oscars’). Festival highlights include closing night film Nadav Schirman’s The Green Prince; comedy Kidon; documentary Album 61; Sweets which is nominated for seven Israeli Academy Awards; and ambitious drama The Kindergarden Teacher. AICE Israeli Film Festival is running in Melbourne at Palace Cinema Como, Palace Brighton Bay and Kino Cinemas from Wednesday August 20 until Thursday September 4.

THE GRANGE

The newest arts venue in Melbourne’s CBD, The Grange, have announced their opening night event. The Grange’s Director Zack Anthony Curran decided to convert the 700 square metre warehouse space into an art gallery, theatre and events space because of his own struggle with trying to create interesting theatre due to the unavailability of spaces that artists starting out can afford. The first project in the space is a play by Sam Shephard titled A Lie of the Mind and will be presented in a site specific, completely immersive way. Money for the project was raised through a crowd funding campaign on Pozible, raising $10,155 from 143 supporters. The play follows two desperate families connected by the marriage of the son ( Jake)

of one to the daughter (Beth) of the other. The play begins with Beth recovering from brain-damage after a savage beating from Jake, and Jake dealing with his regret on the other side of the country. On the night, the entire warehouse will be converted into a pop up bar and theatre space, focusing on All Australia drinks (think Tromba Tequila and Custard & Co. Cider). The Grange also has a warehouse pop up theatre event running five nights a week for five weeks, with Tuesday and Wednesday nights offering ‘pay what you can’ entry. The Grange will open with A Lie Of The Mind on Thursday August 14.

THE 39 STEPS

The 39 Steps will come to Melbourne this October. Based on the 1935 Hitchcock spy thriller movie and novel by John Buchan, the play follows what happens when a beautiful woman is murdered in hero Richard Hannay’s apartment. Even though he is innocent, her killers have set their sights on him, forcing him to flee from London to Scotland. While the original may err on the creepy side, this adaptation embraces the comedic value of the situation. The 39 Steps will run from Thursday October 2 until Saturday October 4 at Athenaeum Theatre.

INTIMATE LETTERS

The Australian Chamber Orchestra will bring Janáček and Smetana’s works to life in a special way when they perform Intimate Letters next month. Under the direction of London Symphony Orchestra Concertmaster Gordan Nikolic the ACO will perform a Mozart Divertimento alongside Janáček’s String Quartet No. 2 and Smetana’s String Quartet No. 1. In a unique move, two actors from Bell Shakespeare will bring the traumatic and passionate experiences that inspired the works to life. Catch Intimate Letters on Sunday August 31 and Monday September 1 at The Arts Centre.

THERE IS NO IN

Tonight in the heart if the CBD come and see ten of Australia’s finest stand-ups for just $5. Heath Franklin, Adam Rozenbachs, Andy Matthews and heaps more will grace the stage, all hosted by Golden Gibbo winner Stuart Daulman. There’s free popcorn too if you get in early enough. Doors at 7.30pm for an 8.30pm start. 16 Corrs Lane, Chinatown.

PUBLIC BAR COMEDY Tonight at Public Bar Comedy it’s a bumper lineup with Nova’s very own Tommy Little stepping back up to the Public Bar’s stage. Tommy’s made a few unannounced appearances before and absolutely killed it, but this is the first time they can let you know in advance that he’s going to be on. Adding to Tommy they’ve got a loaded lineup including Brisbane’s Damien Power making a rare Melbourne appearance, the harp slinging Linda Beatty, Richard Marks, Toby Halligan and their very own Steele Saunders is back from two months in LA. If you’re up for a super fun Wednesday night grab $5 and we’ll see you at 8.30pm.

DAVID QUIRK David Quirk is returning with his show Shaking Hands With Danger for a one-night-only performance this week. Quirk found success the with show at the 2013 Melbourne International Comedy Festival, winning the Piece of Wood award and then claiming a nomination for the Best of the Fest at Sydney Comedy Festival that year. Shaking Hands with Danger captures a poignant tale of infidelity, exploring people’s motives to cheat and what they would do if the roles were reversed. Intelligent, witty and philosophical, Shaking Hands with Danger will be performed at Five Boroughs Comedy on Thursday August 7 (an early show before their regular Thursday comedy night).

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LA BAYADÈRE

Classical ballet will meet Bollywood when La Bayadère comes to town this August. Created in 2010 for the 40th anniversary of the Houston Ballet, La Bayadère follows the forbidden love between a temple dancer and a warrior. One of Bollywood’s brightest stars, Australian-born Pallavi Sharda will return home to perform in the show. She will be joined by two of Stuggart Ballet’s most popular dancers, Elisa Badenes and Daniel Camargo, who will guest star with The Australian Ballet. La Bayadère will run from Thursday August 28 to Saturday September 6 at The Arts Centre, State Theatre.

GIRLS ON FILM FESTIVAL

The program for the inaugural Girls on Film Festival has been unveiled. The Girls on Film Festival aims to be a live mixtape of feminism, film and talk, with movies, parties, discussions and other events which celebrate the power of the feminist movement and women on-screen. The 2014 program features screenings of The Runaways, Ponyo, Heavenly Creatures, Heathers, Whale Rider, Radiance, Exposed and much more. The 2014 Girls on Film Festival will take place from Friday September 12 to Sunday September 14 at the Northcote Town Hall.

WAKING UP DEAD

Trudy Hellier’s award-winning play Waking Up Dead is set to come to Melbourne this September. Inspired by a number of true stories, the play follows what happens when a widow’s recently deceased husband’s double life on the swingers scene is exposed. Using a giant drawing board, the woman recreates key memories of their lost relationship for what’s sure to be a riveting performance. Waking Up Dead will run from Thursday September 4 to Saturday September 14 at fortyfivedownstairs.

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One of Australia’s most popular comedy podcasts I Love Green Guide Letters is throwing a rare live podcast recording Saturday August 16 from 4.30pm at the Public Bar. The Age Green Guide letters page is filled with outrage over trivial matters; the pronunciation of kilometre, the slightest change to ABC programming, advertising and even the Guide’s missing staples. With Tony Martin, Wil Anderson, Derryn Hinch, Santo Cilauro, Charlie Pickering, Paul Dempsey, Tim & Eric, Mick Foley, Andy Lee, Ryan ‘Toadfish’ Moloney, Jonathan Holmes, Costa and John Safran amongst past guests, who knows who’ll appear live on stage. $12 tickets are available from ilovegreenguideletters.com.

THERE IS NO ART IN SCIENCE COMEDY DEBATE Does art exist in science? And can there be science in art? What can a poet offer a biologist? Is physics better with the flair of interpretive dance? Do we understand the environment better by being able to paint it? Join a host of Melbourne’s finest comedians as they attempt to bridge the cultural divide (or tackle it head on) in the debate ‘there is no art in science’. Hosted by MC Andrea Powell, Claire Hooper, Dr James Murphy and Ben McKenzie will represent the affirmative, while Rod Quantock, Dr Melissa Call and Chris Krishna-Pillay will battle for the negative. It all goes down on Thursday August 21 at The Arena, NAB Docklands, CBD. Visit wehi.edu.au/comedydebate for tickets and more information.

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UPCOMING

AUGUST

on tour CLOUDS [SCO] Friday August 8, Brown Alley ANDRÉS [USA] Friday August 8, Boney BONE THUGS-N-HARMONY [USA] Saturday August 9, The Espy MYON & SHANE 54 [HNG] Friday August 15, Trak CANDYLAND [USA] Thursday August 21, Mynt ALEXIS RAPHAEL [UK] Friday August 22, Brown Alley UZ [USA] Saturday August 23, The Hi-Fi. KID INK [USA] Sunday August 24, The Hi-Fi ROBERT BABICZ [GER], TOMMY FOUR SEVEN [GER] Friday September 5, Brown Alley COM TRUISE [USA] Wednesday September 10, Corner Hotel HARDWELL [NED] Friday October 3, Sidney Myer Music Bowl LISTEN OUT: FOUR TET [UK], BONDAX [UK], SCHOOLBOY Q [USA] + MORE Saturday October 4, Royal Botanic Garden’s Observatory Precinct JEFF MILLS [USA] WITH THE MELBOURNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Friday October 10, Hamer Hall FOURCOLOURS: SUDUAYA [FRA], IRINA MIKHAILOVA [UK], BE SVENDSEN [DEN] + MORE Saturday October 11, Revolt Artspace SOULFEST: D’ANGELO, [USA], MAXWELL [USA], MOS DEF [USA] + MORE Sunday October 19, Kings Domain Gardens and the Sidney Myer Music Bowl LIL JON [USA] Friday October 24, Trak JOHN DIGWEED [UK] Friday November 14, Brown Alley STRAWBERRY FIELDS: ÂME + MORE Friday November 21 - Sunday November 23, TBA EARTHCORE: RAJA RAM [UK], JOHN ‘00’ FLEMING [UK] + MORE Thursday November 27 - Monday December 1, Pyalong, Victoria STEREOSONIC: CALVIN HARRIS [UK], TIESTO [NED], DIPLO [USA] + MORE Saturday December 6 - Sunday December 7, TBA ICE CUBE [USA] Tuesday December 9, The Forum RAINBOW SERPENT: MARCEL DETTMANN [GER], LEE BURRIDGE [UK], PETAR DUNDOV [CRO] + MORE Friday January 23 - Monday January 26, Lexton

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jimmy edgar word s / an n a s a xo n Detroiter Jimmy Edgar’s career has been nothing less than mercurial. From his DJ debut at raves as a 15-year-old to awardwinning work in fashion photography, he recently established the Ultramajic label and is getting ready to drop a second album. Techno is all about the aurally esoteric – constructed percussion, sub-basslines, the limits of synthetic noise. Jimmy exudes the same sort of otherworldly detachment that makes his mixes compelling. “I think we can apply technology to spirituality to gain a better sense of who we are,” he says. “I prefer the more esoteric subjects, but any books on trans-humanism can talk about the merging of these two ideas. I think humans are coming to a point where technology will discover things about our sense of spirituality and I think it’s

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generally a step forward unless we start relying on technology too much. This is a very dynamic subject and it’s extremely dependent on human focus spanning time. You really have me nerding out here, don’t you?” After his Majenta audio-visual project, he’s produced a very different EP: Mercurio. “The main influence for this record was Mercury in alchemical terms,” he says. “Mercury, or Mercurio, represents fluidity, intellect, transformation and change. For me, everything about the EP represents those attributes, as does the artwork which was created especially for it. I will do a third alchemical EP to complete the series later this year.” Alongside all the touring, Jimmy has a string of projects lined up,

one with Berlin visual artist Pilar Zeta. “Pilar Zeta and I are working on our three-year project to design new faces for the Major Arcana. They are pretty much done, but we’re planning on presentation now. Otherwise, I’m still going hard with Ultramajic. I am continuing my airbrush pieces and I have quite a few new ones but this year I am concentrating on artistic integrity so presentation is also important here.” Jimmy divides most of his time between Detroit and Berlin. He’s said before that “Berlin is where I get all my work done; it’s not a relaxing city.” It’s easy to wonder where he goes to chill out, if he ever does. “It’s hard for people, who potentially don’t travel as much as I do, to imagine relaxing while not traveling,” he says. “What I mean is that my relaxation is spent in my studio where I do all my art and music. The last thing I want to do is travel to relax. I am often going to tropical places to DJ anyway. “We went to Cairo last January. It was a holiday but by no means a time for relaxation, as we went to discover, learn and connect with the pyramids. The year before, we went to Macchu Piccu, so I would say yes that we prefer to have our minds blown and discover. ‘Relaxing’ in that sense doesn’t really interest me. I like to learn. When I am sleeping I am relaxed enough.” Well then. With fewer ancient monuments to connect with, is Jimmy looking forward to a second stint in Australia? “Absolutely,” he says. “Well, now that you mention it, we will have a few days off during my birthday in Australia, so we’ll have to do something really fun. This will require some research though. I’m gonna do that right after this.”

rainbow serpent

Giddy up - the countdown to the 2015 incarnation of Rainbow Serpent is officially on. Today the first round of international artists have been revealed. They include Marcel Dettmann, Lee Burridge, Petar Dundov, Beats Antique, Desert Dwellers, Christopher Lawrence, Audiomatic, Electric Universe, Vaishiyas, Laughing Buddha, Broken Toy, Pena, Ben Coda, Odjbox, The Floozies, Kukan Dub Lagan, James Copeland, Solid Snake, Symbolic, Treavor Moontribe and Amani. “With five stages running almost continuously over four days there is plenty of choice for everyone attending,” says the Festival Director Tim Harvey. “It’s a massive undertaking to program almost 180 hours of music but it’s also very rewarding when we discover new talented artists to present to the Rainbow faithful every year.” The 2015 Rainbow Serpent will take place from Friday January 23 - Monday January 26. Tickets will go on sale to public on Wednesday August 13 at 10am.

stereosonic

Stereosonic is returning for another two-day blockbuster event later this year. The 2014 lineup features some of the biggest names in electronic music, including Calvin Harris, Tiesto, Diplo, Disclosure, W&W, DJ Snake, Skrillex, Alesso, Steve Aoki, Showtek, Porter Robinson, Duke Dumont, Laidback Luke, Destructo and a whole lot more. Stereosonic will take place in Melbourne on Saturday December 6 and Sunday December 7.

Throughout the past few months, a new, revolutionary opportunity for the enjoyment and appreciation of house and techno in Melbourne has been quietly gaining momentum. The creators of this new concept are unwavering in their belief that there should always be a party in Melbourne with good music. Always. This simple philosophy has seen them give birth to the next logical step in Melbourne’s weekends: a Monday morning party. Quality Project, the promotion company responsible for extending the weekends a whole extra day, explain: “One of the main aims of these parties is to create a space that gives an opportunity for those working 9am - 5pm, to wake up on Monday morning, quit their job and swap it for the freedom of a dance floor. So if you do wake up on a Monday and realise just how monotonous your job is, just know that there will always be a crew of party heads waiting to welcome you with open arms and to lovingly heal your ‘rat race’ trauma through awesome music and vibes.” Although only in its infancy, each week sees 100-150 people, some still going from their Sunday night, others fresh and ready for the day, flocking through the back laneway, knocking on the infamous back door and immersing themselves in the celebration of not having to be at work. The location of these parties has to remain somewhat discreet, however if you’re out partying around the south side of Melbourne late on a Sunday night/ Monday morning, you’ll definitely hear all about it. Quality Project present Breakfast Club every Monday morning with DJs Steph Yeah, Ethan McLaren, Lucca Tan, Scotty T and special guests. Visit facebook.com/qualityprojectsqp for more information.

strawberry fields

Before they head back into the wildlands for Strawberry Fields’ sixth incarnation the festival will kick off with a huge launch party this September. International acts Robert Babicz and Tommy Four Seven are set to lead the charge while local talent Child, Muska, Kris Baha, Jacob Malmo, Brad Daniels, Nudix and Andy Ouch will round out the night. It all goes down at Brown Alley on Friday September 5. Strawberry Fields 2014 will be held from Friday November 21 to Sunday November 23.

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lil jon

Lil Jon is making his way to Australia in October for his first DJ set tour. The king of crunk has recently taken to the EDM juggernaut. Over in the US he is a resident DJ at Vegas’ Surrender Nightclub and Miami’s Infamous. Catch him at Trak on Friday October 24. Tickets through Ticketmaster.

ry

Melbourne hip hop artist Ry has announced he will be heading off on his first headline tour, hitting the east coast this August and September. He will be playing tracks from his first two releases Wall Street and Amnesia, as well as his forthcoming Nevada Mixtape. Support for the tour comes from Sydney group Mind Over Matter. Catch Ry when he plays Boney on Saturday September 20.

movement

After the release of their NSFW video for Ivory set the internet abuzz earlier this week, Sydney’s Movement have announced a run of east coast tour dates for this September. The trio’s debut self-titled EP hit shelves earlier this year and was followed by an international tour. After their Australian tour Movement are set to support Twin Shadow for a 26-date US run. Catch ‘em on Friday September 5 at Northcote Social Club.

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When is it? Friday August 15, Where is it? Loop Bar, 23 Meyers Place, CBD, Who’s playing? Harold, Louis McCoy, Monty McGaw, Deen Ariff, Spilt Silo and Jeremy Graham. What sort of shit will they be playing? Our Soft-Pedal parties are a little difference from our normal Bunker parties. Instead of flat out techno there will be a mixture of ambient, down-tempo, electronica, house and also a little bit of techno thrown in for good measure. What’s the crowd going to be like? Friendly, up for it and musically educated without the wank factor – our regular Bunker crowd. What will we remember in the AM? The quality music played by all of the dawgs on the night. What’s the wallet damage? Nothing, it’s free entry all night. Give us one final reason why we should party here: Like our other parties there will be a good vibe all night. Even if you’re not familiar with some of the genres we will be showcasing we guarantee that you will enjoy it, we will also be joined by a special guest VJ who will be doing visuals all night which will be cool. This will be something for your mind.

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Lasse Bruhn Svendsen is a modest but alluring Dane who jokes that we find him in hospital with what he terms “a bloody kidney infection.” And while true, he brushes the sad reality aside for a far more optimistic insight into his past – but also the future. “My father was into jazz in his younger days,” explains the otherwise affable bloke. “That gave me an awareness of music from an early age. It taught me the basics about the guitar, but my interest from when I was about seven was focused on the early eighties electro breakdance hip hop scene.” So many instruments, C64s, Ataris, samplers, 1210s and ideas later, the man finds himself in his native Copenhagen quite content, but looking forward. “This city is not a very big place, but there are quite a lot of cool things happening here. I don’t know much about it all, because I’m not here so much on the weekends to participate. But there are a handful of promoters booking tech house acts from the German scene, and those parties are quite popular. I enjoy playing at home from time to time too. It is always a nice familiar feeling when you kind of know everybody. But my scene is more outside of Denmark really. Although people have begun to appreciate my music more and more here too, my biggest audience so far has been concentrated in Germany. The scene in Germany is huge.” Indeed, that energy is channeled into a creativity to create music of literally any kind as long as he is feeling it. And regardless, his insights into music generally – and particularly his eclectic view on his craft, are profound. “A sound should have a bit of an edge or something that gets me going emotionally,” he explains. “Also, I am very inspired by all kinds of folk music. It has a nerve and a sense of deep honesty that I admire. I rarely have a plan when I start a track so it can pretty much go anywhere. I also have a few space disco synthesizer electro type of tracks in the drawer, which I’m currently looking for a label for. They are quite different from my other stuff, but I’ve put just as much soul into them. Recently I made a commercial remix under a different moniker for some guys in Ibiza. The original has this very over the top soul house vocal sung by Kathy Sledge (Sister Sledge), so I skinned it down to the part I thought was essential, and made a kind of eighties nostalgic space disco house track out of it. That was a great opportunity and nice challenge to work out of the box. I love arpeggios and melodic retro synth stuff, sometimes bordering to the cheesy.”

Yet musically, that man doesn’t like to pay much attention to genres. “If you asked me right before a gig, I would probably encourage you to have a listen, judge for yourself, and then come and tell me afterwards how you would describe it. Sometimes I’ve called it cowboy-tech other times desert/circus-tech or just experimental music with a four-four beat. On Beatport it is tech house.” So then what drives the desire to be different, to awaken the listener’s mind as he terms it? “I want to create and communicate a story and an atmosphere so that the people can add to it, dive in and be a part of it. You should be able to hold a mood and a feeling from that process of creation. It should be something you can share with a crowd who are open and curious – but also to experience that same mood together. Make us all have a collective feeling for a moment. It might be a high goal, but it is very rewarding when I feel it accomplished, and quite unique for this art form, that you get a super direct response from your audience, compared to let’s say a photographer who is also communicating moments and atmospheres, but rarely gets to see the impact it has on the receiver.” Finally, he is excited on the eve of his first trip to Australia and unsurprisingly, is expecting to deliver something different. “Come with an open mind and we’ll take it from there,” he chimes with some confidence. “I like to go from cumbia-like groves into spaghetti western inspired stuff to north African desert vibe and so on. Lately I’ve actually also dared to sneak in some of the more synth driven tracks that I mentioned before. I use a wave drum to add dynamic/organic feel, and sometimes also vibraphone and western guitar sample based on keyboard, while adding loops and grooves to the transitions to keep a good flow and continuity. I work a lot with the story and the build up in order to give the crowd a good journey. Come to Fourcolours, and you will see.” Catch Be Svendsen at Fourcolours alongside Suduaya with Irina Mikhailova, WAIO, Lucca Tan, Mish’Chief, Thankyou City, Pakman, Chromatone, Shantaraam, Ben Abrahams, Alma Danza and Uranium Mind. It all goes down on Saturday October 11 at Revolt Artspace. Visit fourcolours.com.au for more details. soundcloud.com/besvendsen

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party profile: red bull music academy presents: andrés aka dj dez When is it? Friday August 8. Where is it? Boney, 68 Little Collins St, CBD Who’s playing? Andrés aka DJ Dez with Declan Kelly, Richard Campbell and Inkswel. What sort of shit will they be playing? Breaks, jazz, hip hop. What’s the crowd going to be like? Angry, young and rich. Nah, just cool cats that like to dance. What will we remember in the AM? The sunlight shining on the dance floor through the skylights! What’s the wallet damage? Free entry – though entry is on a first come, first served basis. RSVP at dashtickets. com.au/tour/63. Give us one final reason why we should party here: DJ Dez plays the music that you want to dance to; Boney is like that secret club everyone wants to be at.

1. Your Profile I’m all about bringing the good times to my sets so everything I play needs to have some energy to it. As long as it is fun and not too serious I’m happy to play it. By nature I’m pretty outgoing so I like to relay that into my sets. When I was younger I used to go to a lot of festivals having the best time so I learned a lot from those experiences. 2. Keeping Busy The last few months have been truly epic! I’m interstate nearly every weekend getting to play at some wicked clubs and so many amazing crowds. Last week I played my first gig in Japan and in August I will be doing a mini Canadian tour. I really have to say thanks to my agency, That Sound Agency, who have been incredible to work with since I’ve joined them. When I’m not playing gigs I’m either catching up on sleep or producing. 3. Best Gig Ever Good Life Festival, Sydney 2014: I played on one of the main stages supporting deadmau5, Knife Party, Dannic, Dyro and more. The vibe onstage, the set-up, crowd and everything about it was incredible. My most bizarre gig was at a venue in a small country town and there were some seriously strange things going on. There were about ten people dancing and I could not stop people-watching! Once I saw a guy lift up this girl’s crop top and just stared at her boobs while she just stood there with a blank look on her face…I was out of there quick smart! 4. Current Playlist I’m absolutely loving Vinai at the moment. He has a very distinct sound. I love my electronic music, but when I’m not working, I’m all about the chill-out tunes: Flume, Hermitude, Disclosure, Chet Faker…too many amazing artists to name, but chill-out all the way. 5. Your Ultimate Rider I’m pretty easy-going when it comes to my rider – bottle of Belvedere or Grey Goose vodka, soda water, fresh lime and sugarfree Red Bull. But if I could have anything at all it would be a bowl of only pink Starbursts, 20 bottles of Belvedere vodka for my entourage and to pour into the crowd’s mouth during my set. Catch Some Blonde DJ at Soda Pop on Friday August 8. soundcloud.com/some-blonde-dj

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club guide wednesday 6 aug

CDR MELBOURNE - FEAT: SHAUN KEYT + MIKE CALLANDER + DAVIDE CARBONE Loop, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. CURIOUS TALES - FEAT: DJ WHO + TIGERFUNK + TOM SHOWTIME + FLAGRANT Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. MC & PRODUCTION WORKSHOP - FEAT: WYLDCARD Rubix Warehouse, Brunswick. 6:00pm. REVOLVER WEDNESDAYS Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 7:00pm.

thursday 7 aug

3181 THURSDAYS - FEAT: MOKUMO + HANS DC + MAFIA + FOR YOUR EARS DJS + FAKE FORWARD + RIFFE + DOM DOLLA VS BOOT ACTION + JACK LOVE + BENSON VS MIKE METRO Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 6:00pm. CQ SESSIONS Cq, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. GOOD EVENING Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. IDEAL WORLD Some Velvet Morning, Clifton Hill. 8:00pm. INKSWELL + MYLES MAC + BOOSHANK Ferdydurke, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. LOVE STORY Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. MIDNIGHT EXPRESS - FEAT: PREQUEL + EDD FISHER Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 11:00pm. RARE CANDY Carlton Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. THE RITZ - FEAT: KEN WALKER + ANDO + JOSHUA GILLILAND Trak Lounge Bar, Toorak. 10:00pm. $20.00. VARSITY - FEAT: KITI + FOOFARAW Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 6:00pm. XS DISCO - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS Onesixone, Prahran. 8:00pm.

friday 8 aug

#EATDRINKPLAY - FEAT: ANDY MURPHY + MGMC + DJ JORJ + CAM WOODARD The Emerson, South Yarra. 10:00pm. $20.00. #MASHTAG - FEAT: MALPRACTICE + AGENT 86 + BENZO + ANDRE LE VOGUE + SILVERFOX + AHAB + OLLIE Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. ANDRÉS AKA DJ DEZ + DECLAN KELLY + RICHARD CAMPBELL + INKSWELL Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. BASEMENT CAVE RAVE - FEAT: DJ MARK ROWAN + MARLEY + TENZIN + CONNOR MCCLELLAND + PIERLUIGI GRENCH Sooki Lounge, Belgrave. 10:00pm. BREAD & BUTTER FRIDAYS Cushion, St Kilda. 8:00pm. CQ FRIDAYS Cq, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. DIP & NASTY - FEAT: FRANK RICARD + ADRIAN ROMAGNANO + DJ LICCA OFFICIAL Loop, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. DJ KEZBOT Victoria Hotel (brunswick), Brunswick. 9:00pm. FABULOUS FRIDAYS Co., Southbank. 8:00pm. FAKE TITS - FEAT: BOOGS + SPACEY SPACE + SUNSHINE + MIKE METRO + HEY SAM + AZMAC Tramp, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. $15.00. FATLIP Espy, St Kilda. 9:00pm. FREQUENCY FRIDAYS Fusion, Southbank. 10:00pm. $20.00. FRIDAYS @ ONESIXONE - FEAT: JEN TUTTY + LUKE MCD + LEWIE DAY PREQUEL + KATIE DROVER + MITCH KURZ MIC NEWMAN + TOM EVANS + JOEL ALPHA LIAM WALLER + AARON TROTTMAN + NICK JONES JESSE YOUNG + ANDRAS FOX + JAC OSCAR WILKINS

Onesixone, Prahran. 8:00pm. GET LIT - FEAT: D’FRO Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. GOLD RECORD PARTY - FEAT: SIMON DIGBY + SEAN QUINN + MARK PELLEGRINI Trak Lounge Bar, Toorak. 9:00pm. ILL RESPONSE + NO NAME NATH + MR LOBB Penny Black, Brunswick. 7:00pm. LA DANSE MACABRE Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. LUCK TRUCK FRIDAYS UPSTAIRS Lucky Coq, Windsor. 9:00pm. MIXED CRATE Rubix Warehouse, Brunswick. 8:00pm. OMG FRIDAYS Seven Nightclub, South Melbourne. 10:00pm. $20.00. PANORAMA FRIDAYS UPSTAIRS - FEAT: PHATO A MANO + MR.GEORGE + MATT RADD + ASH-LEE Lucky Coq, Windsor. 9:00pm. POPROCKS Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. RAT & CO X BLUNK + SILENTJAY + LUCIANBLOMKAMP The Shadow Electric, Abbotsford. 8:00pm. $10.00. RAT & CO X BLUNK + SILENTJAY + LUCIANBLOMKAMP The Shadow Electric, Abbotsford. 8:00pm. $10.00. REVOLVER FRIDAYS - FEAT: MIKE CALLANDER + LEWIE DAY + KATIE DROVER + WHO Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 7:00pm. RYO MURAKAMI + MYN + VICTOR LAMONT + BRODIE The Mercat, Melbourne. 10:00pm. $20.00. SIGMA + MONKEE + SOULFLEX & JFK + CAM BRODIE + SWITCHSTATE + BECKON Prince Bandroom, St Kilda. 8:00pm. $34.70. STRANGER WITH CLOUDS Brown Alley, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $27.50. THE FRIDAY CLUB - FEAT: DJ OBLIVEUS Big Mouth, St Kilda. 10:00pm. TOP UP YOUR SOUL - FEAT: DAVE BOOTS + VINCE PEACH + MISS GOLDIE + THE SOUL TWINS + JUCK JNR SPARROW + DANIEL HARVEY + MARGARET WOOD Ferdydurke, Melbourne Cbd. 5:00pm. TUNES BY DAVE GRAY - FEAT: DJ DAVE GREY Gem Bar, Collingwood. 8:00pm.

saturday 9 aug

ANYWAY - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Bottom End, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. AUDIOPORN SATURDAYS - FEAT: DR. ZOK + JAMES WARE + CHINA + HOOPS + ROWIE Onesixone, Prahran. 9:00pm. $15.00. BIG MOUTH SATURDAYS - FEAT: DJ ROWIE + ANDYCAN + NACKERS Big Mouth, St Kilda. 9:00pm. CUSHION SATURDAYS Cushion, St Kilda. 9:00pm. FAMILIAR STRANGERS The Emerson, South Yarra. 10:00pm. $20.00. HELMET Ferdydurke, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. HOT STEP - FEAT: ADAM ASKEW + GRAYSKULL + KELTEC + MYLES MAC + PETER BAKER + REV. THORN + SAM MCEWIN + SHANE COPAL + TOM EVANS Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 6:00pm. MAMA SAID - FEAT: WALTER JUAN + SAM GUDGE + BRAD EVERY + OLIVER JAMES + DANIEL TARDREW + MATT KOVIC + LIAM WALLER Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 1:00am. MIDNIGHT RUN Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 11:30pm. $7.00. NAM + JAY READING + OBLIVEUS Penny Black, Brunswick.

7:00pm. RESPECT Trak Lounge Bar, Toorak. 9:00pm. $20.00. SATURDAY MORNING - FEAT: SUNSHINE Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 7:00am. SEVEN SATURDAY DISCOTHEQUE Seven Nightclub, South Melbourne. 10:00pm. $20.00. STEEPLEJACK & THE HUFF’N’PUFF CHIMNEY New Guernica, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. TEXTILE SATURDAYS - FEAT: KODIAK KID + D’FRO + JENS BEAMIN Lucky Coq, Windsor. 9:00pm. THE HOUSE DEFROST - FEAT: ANDY FROST Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 11:00pm. $35.00. THE LATE SHOW - FEAT: RANSOM + MAT CANT + PAZ + LEWIS CANCUT + BOOSHANK + DANIELSAN + LA POCOCK & BOOGS Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 7:00pm. THERAPY SATURDAYS - FEAT: BOMBS AWAY + TATE STRAUSS + ED COLMAN + MATTY G Fusion, Southbank. 10:00pm. $20.00. TRAMP SATURDAYS Tramp, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. VAULT SATURDAYS Platform One, Melbourne. 9:00pm. WHEN THE SMOKE CLEARS Loop, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm.

MELLOW DIAS THUMP - FEAT: CAZEAUX + OSLO + GEEZY + WINTERS Ferdydurke, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. MVP - FEAT: ROB STEEZY + THADDEUS DOE + STEPHELLES + LOW-KEY Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.

thursday 7 aug

JELLO DOWNSTAIRS - FEAT: SILENTJAY + VERSAJ Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm. LAUNDRY THURSDAYS - FEAT: DJ BECSTAR Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. SFKNG + MYSTERY + DJ PAUL JAGER Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $7.00.

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THE REBIRTH OF COOL - FEAT: DJ MR LOB Penny Black, Brunswick. 8:00pm.

friday 8 aug

BUMP FRIDAYS - FEAT: DJ KAHLUA Chaise Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $10.00. FAKTORY FRIDAYS - FEAT: DAMION DE SILVA + K DEE + DURMY Khokolat Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 9:30pm. GUILTY SIMPSON & KATALYST + PEEZO + DOC FELIX + GEEZY Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $44.90. MATHAS Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 9:00pm.

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sunday 10 aug

BOP ART - FEAT: HAWAII + WHO + TIGERFUNK + MATT RADOVICH + LEWIS CANCUT Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 6:00pm. EARLY MORNING CREW Onesixone, Prahran. 3:00am. EASY NOW - FEAT: AGENT 86 + TOM SHOWTIME + DJ MAARS Penny Black, Brunswick. 8:00pm. GALLERY Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 5:00pm. I WANT TO BELIEVE - FEAT: ANDEE FROST + MS BUTT + ASPARTAME + RAT BAGZ + DJ UNDERGRAD + BROOKEPOWERLOVE Ferdydurke, Melbourne Cbd. 3:00pm. JUNGLE - FEAT: HANDS DOWN + ZAC DEPETRO + PETE LASKIS + TRAVLOS + JOHN DOE Tramp, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00am. $15.00. REVOLVER SUNDAYS - FEAT: BOOGS + SPACEY SPACE + T-REK + RADIATOR & DAMON WALSH + SILVERSIX Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 7:00pm. SOUTH SIDE HUSTLE SUNDAYS Lucky Coq, Windsor. 7:00pm. SPITROAST SUNDAYS Cushion, St Kilda. 10:00pm. STRIPPED BACK SUNDAYS The Emerson, South Yarra. 12:00pm. $15.00.

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monday 11 aug

MONDAY STRUGGLE - FEAT: TIGER FUNK Lucky Coq, Windsor. 6:00pm.

tuesday 12 aug

TASTEMAKERS Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. CHIARA KICKDRUM + BEVIN CAMPBELL + DJ KITI Ferdydurke, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. CUSHION TUESDAYS Cushion, St Kilda. 8:00pm. GIGGLE TUESDAY - FEAT: WHO + JAKE JUDD Lucky Coq, Windsor. 8:30pm. SEE YOU NEXT TUESDAY Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. TRAMP TUESDAYS Tramp, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm.

urban club guide wednesday 6 aug

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JOELISTICS + DYLAN JOEL + MATHAS + DJ FLAGRANT Prince Bandroom, St Kilda. 8:30pm. KHOKOLAT KOATED SATURDAYS - FEAT: DAMION DE SILVA + K DEE + DURMY + TIMOS Khokolat Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 9:30pm. RHYTHM NATION SATURDAYS - FEAT: DJ BIG SAAD + DJ KAHLUA & ANDY PALA Chaise Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $10.00.

sunday 10 aug

BE. SUNDAYS Co., Southbank. 10:00pm. $15.00.

saturday 9 aug

BONE THUGS-N-HARMONY Espy, St Kilda. 8:00pm.

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A guide to eating out in Melbourne

Babu Bar Burger with Balls BY FAT PRESTON

Beat Eats ran its debut burger special around this time last year, and at the time we were intrigued with a new burger joint that had just opened down the Windsor end of Chapel st called Babu Bar Burger With Balls. What got us so intrigued was the à la carte style in that they cooked their burgers to order – medium-rare, medium, medium-well or well-done. You can choose the size of the pattie – 150gr, 220gr or 300gr. The burgers are handmade by mincing fresh steak each morning. These guys take their meat seriously. And it wasn’t just Beat Magazine that was won over by Babu Burger’s style. Their home delivery option – you may have seen the branded scooters around town – won Menulog.com.au’s Best In Vic award at their Tasty Takeaway Awards 2014. “We have just opened the CBD store that expands our delivery range quite a lot. We can now deliver to all of the C.B.D, North, East and West Melbourne, Carlton, Fitzroy, Collingwood and Kensington. With the Windsor store’s range taking in Windsor, Armadale, St. Kilda, St. Kilda East, South Yarra and Prahran,” says owner Ben Siegel before adding, “We

work hard to provide a restaurant experience to our delivery customers; all burgers come with our sauce collection at no extra cost.” On Sunday your Beat Eats scribe, Beat TV’s Thom Parry plus Jack Parson and Will Batrouney from The Pretty Littles enjoyed a late-ish Sunday lunch at Babu Burger C.B.D that is located on 364 Victoria St. I ordered the Number 6 Burger: A 150g pattie medium rare with goat cheese, capsicum salsa & eggplant ($15.30). Parry ordered the Number 4 Burger: 150g pattie with Swiss Cheese, caramelized onion & beetroot ($13.90). The Pretty Littles

frontman and drummer went with the Number 8 classic of a 150gram burger with camembert cheese and maple Bacon ($14.70). The condiments and cutlery arrived first in a Babu branded six pack holder that instead of beers had pink mayo, spicy BBQ and tomato sauce and cutlery. We also ordered four Coronas from Babu’s fully stocked bar. When our burgers arrived they were on a plate with the patty on one half and the other fillings on the other. The best part about the patties arriving in this manner is that I was able sample my medium rare patty by itself. The juiciness and freshness of the patty is incredibly satisfying. Similarly delicious were the sides we ordered, large thick cut chips ($4.20) and crispy kataifi ($8.80). The kataifi is a cheese soaked pasty with a light texture but a rich flavour. Babu Burger C.B.D is located at 364 Victoria Street, North Melbourne, ph. 03 93292727 and Babu Burger Windsor is located at 156 Chapel st. Windsor, ph. 03

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95106485 . To order online simply visit: babuburgers. com.au And this Wednesday on beat.com.au The Pretty Littles interview from Babu Burger will go live!

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Hello Sam BY FAT PRESTON

Since opening in October 2013, South Yarra’s Hello Sam has made it its goal to produce gourmet hamburgers that cater for all tastes and dietary persuasions. This is classy food at an affordable price. Hello Sam is the brainchild of Katherine Sampson, a food retailer with 20 years experience, who two years ago saw a run down cafe in South Yarra as an opportunity to create a vintage burger joint that filled the gap for those of us who wanted something a little classier when it came to hamburgers. “I was in sandwich bars for 19 years, I started a franchise called Healthy Habits and after selling it and taking a break, I decided to start a different business. What’s amazing is that I was selling food between two pieces of bread and now I’m still selling food between two pieces of bread – although now it’s brioche buns! I never thought in a 100 years I’d be running a burger cafe!” contends the passionate owner / operator of Hello Sam. “We specialise in Gourmet Burgers served on French style brioche buns, with handcrafted products and house-made sauces. All our burger patties are fresh and hand pressed in store. No frozen patties at Hello

Sam,” she adds. During August, Hello Sam are launching six new burger flavours that include double and triple patties, as well as a Mexican burger with salsa and corn chips and the new ‘Uncle Sam’– an American style burger with dill pickles. So head to Hello Sam’s Facebook page; facebook.com/HelloSamCafe to find out more about the launch date. While most burger joints have a token and uninspired option for vegetarians, Hello Sam has three vegie options which include spicy tofu, grilled mushroom and the very popular black bean with blackened corn. Gluten free and vegan rolls are also available, and for those suffering from gluten intolerance, it’s great to know that all the patties are gluten free. Aside from the burgers, the sides that are available at Hello Sam’s are a major attraction on the menu. “The beer battered chips are fabulous but just as popular are the beer battered onion rings that come with house made garlic aioli.”

Hello Sam’s reputation for the Southside’s most interesting and tasty hamburgers seems to have come to the attention of some fairly important local foodies. “The winner of Masterchef, Ben Owens, came in for a burger the other day with his girlfriend – it was pretty cool,” Sampson grins. If the 24 year old bobcat driver was looking for inspiration on the burger front he certainly came to the right place. Sampson worked hard when developing the menu for Hello Sam. She now explains what are the top three most popular burgers are at Hello Sam. “Number one would be the Too Cheesy. It is 100% Angus beef patty, grilled cheddar ale melt, lettuce, tomato, red onion, tomato relish and a two mustard mayo. Then the second most is a chicken burger, the Chipotle Bandido: grilled marinated fillet, lettuce,

tomato, red onion, guacamole and chipotle mayo. Also our namesake burger Sam The Man,is incredibly popular, especially with the guys. It is an Angus beef patty, grilled cheddar ale melt, egg, bacon, lettuce, tomato, red onion, beetroot relish, tomato relish & two mustard mayo.” To celebrate Hello Sam’s relationship with Beat Eats we are offering readers a complimentary beverage with any burger purchase, choose a craft beer, a soft drink or even a glass of wine. Hello Sam is located at 760 Chapel Street, South Yarra and is open every day for breakfast, lunch and dinner til 9pm! Head to hellosam.com.au or like them at facebook.com/HelloSamCafe, or tweet them at twitter.com/HelloSamCafe or email them at tellus@hellosam.com.au... Or if you’re really old fashioned you can call them on (03) 9973 9551.

THE YARRA FISH & BURGER KITCHEN BY FAT PRESTON // FOOD EATING BY ATHUR FONDOFRELISH

The Yarra Hotel has everything that is good about a classic pub. It’s got good music, a great beer garden and amazing food. In line with the venue’s down to earth style and commitment to freshness, the deep fried dishes on the menu are cooked in Cottonseed oil that is changed three times a week and has a high smoke point so the food is fried at a higher temperature, ensuring crispy batter. The menu is set into easily graspable food groups: From The Fish Shop, From The Burger Bar (Vegetarian and Non-vego), A Bit Of Green, Sweets and then for the kids Minnow Size. One of the more interesting and popular dishes From The Fish Shop is the Chiko Deluxe Hangover. This intimidating dish comes with 1 x chiko roll, 1 x dim sim, 2 x potato cakes & chips with a malt vinegar aioli, & a barocca ($14) – if this bad boy doesn’t get you feeling better and focused for another night on the sauce than God help you! The most traditional dish on From The Fish Shop menu is The Big Kahuna and I tell you what, if this doesn’t fill you up you are twice the man (or maybe seven times the man) that I am. Admitedly, it is designed for two people with 2 x battered rockling fillets, 6 x tiger prawns, 8 x squid curls, 2 x dim sims, 2 x potato cakes, pineapple fritter, chips, slaw & malt vinegar aioli ($40). Note to anyone that orders this dish: If you were ever going to start drinking light beer, now is the time. Beat Eats Page 32.....................

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Speaking of drinking beer there are multiple snacks, perfect for grazing, like the chicken pinxtos – Mexican marinated chicken tenders w/ slaw & tzatziki ($12), calamari - salt & pepper battered squid curls on a rocket salad w/ tartae sauce ($14) or the buffalo wings with American style chicken wings in hot sauce w/ slaw & blue cheese dip ($14) The Burger Bar has a similarly impressive array of offerings with three for vegetarians and seven options for the subtlety titled ‘Non-vego’ diners. A highlight of the vegetarian side of the burger bar is the Open Eggplant Sandwich that features panko crumbed fried discs w/ caramelized onions, mushrooms, cheese, tomato, lettuce, tzatziki, mayo that is sided with sweet potato chips ($16). The big hit from the Non-vego side of the burger bar is the modestly named Cheeseburger. This is so much more than just a cheeseburger with two wagyu beef patties, two cheese, tomato, lettuce, pickle, special chef’s sauce in a bun sided by chips ($17). As most readers of Beat Magazine would know, The Yarra Hotel also features some of the best local music going around. And with the venue being aware of this attraction they have put together a monthly Supper Club that occurs on the second last Thursday of every month with July’s three course meal accompanied by Ash Naylor and the Supper Club. Thursday August 21 sees David Bridie (Not Drowning Waving and My Friend The Chocolate Cake) – contact the pub today to book your spot. The Yarra Hotel 295 Johnston st, Abbotsford Ph: 9417 0005 bookings@theyarrahotel.com.au

THE OUTFIT By Meg Crawford The Outfit, one of Melbourne’s seminal punk bands, played some raucous gigs between ’87 and ’91 and then folded at the peak of their success. If that wasn’t bad enough, they did so without ever having released an album – and those fellas had some roaring tunes. In a happy turn of events, they’re back and ready to crack on with the release of their debut album Everything We Know We Learned from TV. This is a not a bunch of blokes looking for a buck who’re beyond it. They’re in damn fine form. In fact, comparing some of the footage from back yonder with their sound now, it’d be fair to say that they’re in better voice and even tighter. The album’s lyrics still pack a massive punch too; they’re equally relevant now, traversing topics like depression and police brutality. So, why now? “I always thought we had some good songs and we thought we’d better do it before we were too old,” Matt Skiba, the band’s bass player, laughs. “We just wanted to record them and have some fun.” The band loosely stayed in touch over the years, but serendipity had a hand and they were all in the same state for once and of the same mind. Is it possible to revive a punk sneer and a spit 23 years down the track though? “Probably our biggest concern was, ‘Can we get the energy?’ It clicked beautifully though,” reflects Skiba. Yes it did. The album is awesome. It’s interesting to hear Skiba’s reflections on how the

scene has evolved since the ’80s/’90s. “Yeah, there are some subtle differences. There’s less slam dancing for one. The skinheads are just not there anymore. Back then, the skins were a bit of a menace really, so the atmosphere is definitely a bit more relaxed now.” In fact, that’s always been Skiba’s preference. “Yep, when we were playing gigs with The Fireballs or The Living End, the atmosphere was always more fun than when we were playing with hardcore punk bands in the Ballroom back in ’87.” Another poignant observation is how many of the scene have died. It’s harrowing to hear about. “Since ’86/’87 I’ve known over 100 people who’ve passed away,” Skiba reflects sadly. “I started to write a book called Seven Year Tour of Duty about it all. When I talked to old people that I met when I was in my 20s, if they said that they knew 100 people who had died, it was because they had fought in a war. That time for us was a type of war too though – people were fighting with themselves and with drugs. In the ’90s we went through that heroin

scourge. In the end, I put the book down, because I didn’t want it to be depressing.” It wasn’t all bad though. Skiba’s got some cracking stories. The Outfit were really, really naughty and there were plenty of rock’n’roll antics, right down to signing tits. Take the time they wrangled a booking under another band’s name playing to school kids from private schools at Toorak Library. They pre-sold 200 tickets! “Yeah, the guy from the library rang me in tears,” recounts Skiba gleefully. “He said that he’d heard we were ‘that’ punk band and was going to lose his job. We refunded the money. We couldn’t do it to him. We caused a lot of mischief though.” Indeed they did – they also booked themselves for a gig at Pentridge under the same false name, much to the guards’ disgust; they threw pretend poo-stained jocks at the audience; and

handed out magic mushies at shows from time to time. “The good old days,” says Skiba, laughing merrily. Skiba’s reflection on the album’s title fits with this sense of mischief. “Everything We Know We Learned from TV is symbolic of our generation and how we learned stuff from TV that parents and school teachers never told us about,” he observes. “Today’s kids will learn it from the internet, and we look forward to sharing this special album with those little shits, too.”

in Europe, Pennywise shows no signs of slowing down. “We normally make it to Australia around January or February,” hints Bradbury. But he’s humble about his job as a punk rocker. “I don’t want people to think it’s a big deal that I play music for a living. I just want to hang out with people that I get along with, that like me, and that I can have a joke with.

“You’re not what you do, you’re who you are, how you act and how you treat other people. If I was all about what I do with my friends, that would last maybe five minutes.”

about for the entire duration of the song. My back will never be the same! I hated it. I’m really happy with how the video turned out, but I just really hated making it!” Protest The Hero, despite the intrinsic and often intense nature of their music, are the kind of band that enjoys frequent goofing off and having as much fun as possible. It’s a balance that Walker himself feels is important to strike – especially in the world of rock stardom and bands desperately attempting credibility. “The music sounds so fucking serious – and, I guess it is, to some degree,” he says. “As people, though, we’re not serious at all. We act the fool quite a bit. I think it’s important to have that represented in our videos or our live shows. Just whenever we get a chance to flap

our dicks around, really. So many bands think they’re so fucking cool, and they’ll get up and be like…” At this point, he puts on a big, gruff rockstar voice. “‘This is a rock show, everybody get up for the rock show!’ I mean, no-one is that cool! I hate to crack everyone’s crystal ball, but no-one in metal or punk or rock music is cool. We’re all fucking losers, just like everybody else!”

THE OUTFIT launch their debut album, Everything We Know We Learned from TV, at the Prince of Wales Hotel (downstairs) on Friday August 8, supported by Joe Guiton, K-Mart Warriors and Strawberry Fist Cake. CDs are on sale at the gig.

PENNYWISE By Mat Drogemuller Pennywise have been spreading their political punk rock messages since the late ‘80s. In 1996, following the tragic suicide of Jason Thirsk, Randy Bradbury became the band’s permanent bass player. Now, after 26 years, Pennywise have released their 11th album, Yesterdays, a collection of songs written in their early years that until now hadn’t been seen under the dim lights of the studio. When Beat chats with Bradbury, he’s optimistic about the album’s impact on the band’s collective spirit. “With Jim [Lindberg, vocals] coming back into the band, and coincidentally it was our 25th birthday last year, we had plans to make a box set. So we were going through our garages looking for old cool tapes to include, but as we were doing that we started getting the idea that it would be really great to recapture the old spirit that we had when the band started. “We’d been talking about the band and how things led to Jim’s departure and we wanted to forget any drama. Also, this way we didn’t have to go in the studio and hash out songs and fight with each other.” They were also keen to remember Thirsk’s impact on the band. “I’ve heard those guys talking about songs that Jason did that never got recorded and it’s always important to pay homage to him because he was such a big part of the band in the beginning years. All of that stuff came together at the same time and it just made sense.”

With a box set in the works and an album of old songs just released, fans might wonder if Pennywise are embarking on one final reminiscent hurrah before calling it quits for good. But Bradbury is just as excited about the band’s future. “It makes you realise that this band has been together for 26 years and this is complete dedication. We’ve all dedicated ourselves and there are no other options for us. At some point we said, ‘We’re allin – it’s Pennywise or nothing.’ So there’s really a focus and a drive to stay alive and keep it viable, keep going and try and get out there and play for fans that appreciate us. “Obviously if there wasn’t fans then we wouldn’t be able to. So we’re incredibly lucky to have that. The way I see our careers is like having a sailboat and the wind’s picked up and it’s pushing you along. You’re going to go until there’s no more wind. That’s how I look at it.” Indeed, with tours planned with The Offspring and Bad Religion in the United States, and Rise Against

PENNYWISE’s Yesterdays is out now through Epitaph.

PROTEST THE HERO

By David James Young

After holding onto the same lineup for over a decade, a shake-up came within the fold of Canada’s Protest The Hero when drummer Moe Carlson announced he was leaving the band shortly before the recording of fourth album Volition. If that wasn’t enough, this past March saw the band’s bassist, Arif Mirabdolbaghi, depart to focus on other projects. It was a lot for the remaining three members of the group to take on the chin – but there was never any question as to whether it would end the band entirely. “I mean, life is change, isn’t it?” ponders Rody Walker, the band’s lead vocalist. “If you can’t adapt, it gets into all that Darwinian bullshit. We could have just packed it in – when Arif was leaving the band, it felt like the whole thing was falling apart. It felt like we were in That Thing You Do! or something. I dunno, I’m not good at anything else. I’m not that great at this, but at least I got a start at it. I didn’t really have any plans of packing up, and thankfully Luke [Hoskin] and Tim [Millar] feel the same way. I mean, we persevere. We have to. What else would we do – go back to school? No fucking thank you!” Volition, released last October, has done incredibly well for a band of self-confessed outsiders. It marked Protest The Hero’s third top ten appearance in the BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 34

Canadian album charts, while also landing their highest position to date on the Billboard 200 (at number 20). The band also did an entertaining music video for Underbite, in which a gang of finger puppets attends a rock show and one jilted fan discovers the truth about his favourite group. So, was it fun to make? “Oh, it wasn’t,” says Walker with a heavy sigh. “Usually, when we do videos, the Canadian government is really good at wasting taxpayers’ money. They hand us a lot of money so we can hire all sorts of people to do all sorts of work. With this video, they didn’t give us a whole lot of money, so we had to do all the shit ourselves. We did all the puppeteering that you see in the video. I remember being crouched into this super-weird yoga position with four puppets on each hand, moving them

PROTEST THE HERO play The Hi-Fi on Saturday September 6 alongside Empire and Sentinel. Volition out now through Spinefarm/Caroline.

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DICK DIVER By Lachlan Kanoniuk Released to unanimous acclaim last year, Dick Diver LP number two Calendar Days consolidated the band’s standing as Australian storytellers par excellence – crafting resolute beauty from the mundane, painting aural landscapes, from the suburbs to Alice Springs. This point in time marks an estimated midpoint between that album and the next, with a seven-inch release of new song New Name Blues (with the B-side cover of Coloured Stone’s Lonely Life) providing a satisfying stopgap between fulllength releases. New Name Blues, sung by certified national treasure Al Montfort, marks a slight departure from the band’s previous lyrical tone, channelling the overt political satire of their past two Supernatural Amphitheatre appearances with cutting lines such as “Dreamtime is done/Howard, Kochie and Bolt /They won.” While the song is explicitly reactionary to the current political climate, singer-guitarist Rupert Edwards explains it’s not reactionary to the murmuring criticisms that bands of Dick Diver’s ilk aren’t as politically engaged as necessary in these trying times. “I didn’t write the song, so I can’t speak for Al Montfort, who wrote it. But I don’t think we’re too consciously reactive to perceptions about the band. We just write whatever we feel like at the time. It’s not like a PR strategy, certainly,” he explains. “From my point of view, I want to have types of songs that reflect who we are as people. Everyone has lots of different moods. Everyone can be satirical, can say things about politics, but at the same time everyone says some dumb things as well. Hopefully, because we are a bit like that, it finds its way into the songs.” While there’s a palpable crop of artists embracing nostalgic Australiana, with varying degrees of success, drenched in irony, Dick Diver have managed to veer towards a heartfelt and sincere reflection of our nation. “I think if it’s gonna be there, it’s gonna be there with some sort of sincerity, rather than be flippant about it. A lot of these things are part of – I don’t speak for broader Australian culture – but these things are what we experience. Not necessarily because we love them or hate them, but because they’re there, and you can’t do anything about it whether you sing about it or not. It’s not a case of being dishonest if these things weren’t in our songs, but because they’re there they find their way into the songs,” Edwards states. “It’s pretty simple in that way.” Despite boasting four formidable songwriters in their ranks, the compositional load is not governed by an intra-band bureaucracy. “We don’t talk about it too much, it works out pretty well on its own. I think me and Al McKay probably write the most songs, therefore more of our songs filter through. Then again, Steph [Hughes] and Al Montfort are really good songwriters in their own right, when they have a song and bring it along it’ll pretty much always pop up somewhere,” Edwards states. Though there was a relatively elongated lead-up to debut album New Start Again, Dick Diver have been on a steady path of recording and touring ever since. A gnarly feat, considering the concurrent musical projects. “There are always quieter patches. A lot of us in the band have one or more, or many more, other bands going on. But at the same time, from my point of view, there’s been more of a momentum building in my mind, which means we become busier as a band as time goes on,” Edwards reasons. “We haven’t had a huge lull, but it’s not like we’re playing every week. We rarely do a big tour or anything.” In terms of recording, the band nestled into Apollo Bay earlier in the year putting together the followup to Calendar Days. “The stuff we did in April was for something completely different [than New Name Blues], which will get released at some stage,” he reveals. “It’ll end up being another record, it’s just a matter of when it’s all finished, organising when we’re all free to have a good go at putting it out properly. Some of it’s an extension [from Calendar Days], some of it is a bit different. I dunno if it will surprise anyone. Some of it feels really, really different to me, so it’s exciting for that reason,” Edwards says. “The process has been pretty similar to the other times. There may have been one or two things that we worked out there, but most of the stuff we recorded was written well before. I think one of the songs was written a year before. Most of it we have a pretty good idea of what we’re gonna do,” he says. “The last show we played, half the set, or three quarters of the set, was all new songs that we hadn’t put out or anything. That was mostly so we’ll get used to playing them live so we don’t look like complete tools when the time comes when we have to play them properly.” With a current standing as one of the country’s most revered songwriting outfits, Edwards is pragmatic when it comes to future possibilities. “I don’t have any delusions about mainstream success. We’re going to the States, and hopefully have one of our records out there eventually. Hopefully people will like the record, and it won’t sound like a repetition of what we’ve already done.” DICK DIVER play as part of the Heart of St Kilda concert at the Palais Theatre on Wednesday August 13, with Tim Rogers, Melbourne Ska Orchestra and many more, to help provide 20,000 lunches through the Sacred Heart Mission’s kitchen. New Name Blues is out now via Fruits & Flowers.

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LA ROUX By David James Young

Back when Little Boots wasn’t just an eBay search term, and the most commercially viable act in the world was Susan Boyle, and the pain of Michael Jackson’s death was still extremely fresh, there was one act that felt simply unstoppable. With major pop hits and worldwide interest in their self-titled debut, it felt as though La Roux were truly on their way to becoming the next big things. And then… nothing. For quite some time. The project entered the proverbial wilderness, resurfacing in bizarre places like Kanye West and Jay-Z’s Watch the Throne or an Absolutely Fabulous special. It naturally begs the question: did Elly Jackson – the vocalist, songwriter and now sole member – ever feel as though La Roux was truly over? “Not done entirely,” she says after a moment of pondering. “I don’t think I’d ever stop. There were times that I thought that I’d maybe missed some kind of window. I thought that maybe I wasn’t cut out for all of this – maybe this wasn’t what I wanted to be doing. Not to sound entirely fucking clichéd, but the way of the music industry means that there are a lot of things that are asked of you – a lot of things that you really don’t want to do, as well. You’re told that if you don’t, ‘This, this and this will happen’. I didn’t want to live with that kind of pressure. That’s when I kind of realised, halfway through making this record, that you’ve just got to keep making what you want to make. You have to do what you want to do, in the way you want to do it. If it doesn’t feel true to me, then I’m not going with it.” Ironically, given how long La Roux was mistaken for a solo project or a stage moniker for Jackson, it has become just that – the unseen producer, co-writer and instrumentalist Ben Langmaid officially resigned from the group following a difficult recording process for the long-

awaited second album, Trouble in Paradise. Although some of his work made it onto the album, La Roux from herein is simply Jackson on her own. Given the shift in dynamics between La Roux and Trouble in Paradise, one may easily assume that the latter is far more the record that Jackson herself wished to make. The singer, however, is quick to assure that this is not the case. “The first record is definitely what I wanted to make at that time,” she says. “What was going on musically and relationship-wise with Ben and I at the time worked. I certainly was happy with that record – I am happy with that record. But things changed. I changed. Ben changed. I’m not saying he wanted to make a record that sounded exactly the same as the last one, but we just had different ideas as to where we wanted to be as artists. The best way to explain it, really, is…” She trails off momentarily, attempting to gather her words correctly. “People say things like, ‘You were so close – I don’t understand what happened!’ “People get together with people when they’re 17, boyfriends and girlfriends, at school or at college or

whatever. It doesn’t mean you stay with them until you’re 25. You change a lot in those years; and I did. Ben was a fair amount older than me – he’s at the age where you don’t change much, and I’m at an age where you change a lot.” Langmaid is still credited with work on five of the album’s nine tracks, but there is still certainly a change in direction that is undeniably present on Trouble in Paradise. The songs carry a sense of adventure and boldness, which skews from the conventions set down for the La Roux sound within the confines of the debut. Lyrically, Jackson continues to draw bold, glaring contrasts between the deeply personal and the vulnerably private. Details are given out here and there, but never expanded upon. It’s a unique take on pop songwriting – so much so that even Jackson herself is unsure when questioned about the origins of her lyrical style. “No-one’s ever asked me that before,” she says with a tone of surprise. “My immediate answer in my head is nothing. I’ve got different influences and inspirations for everything else to do with music, but in terms of that

nature of songwriting that the songs have, where there are allusions to certain things and letting out partial bits of information… I really don’t know. That’s just how I like writing songs. If my songs don’t do that, I go back and rework them.” With a new backing band and a calendar full of tour dates, Jackson and La Roux are definitely back in the swing of things. Keyboardist Mickey O’Brien and drummer William Bowerman have returned to the live fold, alongside two new recruits – Matt Carroll on bass and synthesiser and Ed Seed on guitar and percussion. When asked about a third visit to Australia for La Roux – the group visited for the 2009 Parklife festival and for the 2010 Bacardi Express tour – Jackson is affirmative that it’s on the cards. “We’ll definitely be coming over,” she confirms. “The crowds out there are brilliant – there’s no way we wouldn’t be coming back.”

them something resembling the sophomore willies at one stage, and Busby is thankful it occurred early on. “It never bothered me that this was a follow-up except for one time,” he says. “I was sitting in the house, nutting out all the songs and melodies I’d worked on, and I’d put them down, and everything was going great.” Doubt followed. “I thought, ‘Uh oh’, and couldn’t figure out where to go. It was the pain of wanting it to be good, of wanting people to like it.” He insists his pain was acute. “I don’t think the whole ‘second-album syndrome’ has gotten to us still; we always think of ourselves as longterm artists. So this record will be number two of however many. We’re album artists who make full albums.” Busby promises album number three will come from a more learned Busby Marou, and he believes we have Don Walker to thank. “We only had the one four-day session with Don,” he says. “We went to his house, hung out, and now he’s given me the confidence to go out and collaborate with other people.” Walker’s prowess initially had them intimidated. “We thought it was so weird. We thought we weren’t good enough – I mean, it’s Don Walker, what’s the go – but he

was a great help.” Walker offered his seasoned chops to help pen Luck, a song only in an early development phase before his arrival. “I only had the melody down, basically. I played him a few songs, and when I got to Luck, he said, ‘That one, that one’. So we sat down, listened to some Glen Campbell to get in the right mood, and he saw where I wanted to go with it.” He concedes Walker may be his songwriting superior. “He crafted the lyrics and music in a way that I just couldn’t. I’ve got a big part to that song, and it’s hard to explain, but without Don Walker the song would not be as strong as it is.” Busby Marou have been hard at professional development – a set of hard yards few recording and performing artists are keen to run after ten years – and they’re clearly better, if a little tired, for it. Over the next few months come tour slots, festival appearances, “Jeremy in his footy shorts,” and likely the next phase of what Busby hopes will be a “very long, successful career.”

LA ROUX’s Trouble in Paradise is out now through Polydor/Universal.

BUSBY MAROU By Nathan Hewitt

When you’re part of any kind of creative team, it pays to be pragmatic. So says Tom Busby, part of a duo so efficient its name comes from two surnames put together. Roots specialists Busby Marou have never stopped to count their successes or take breaks; they’re thrifty with their time, and they always have music to make. “We’re adults now. We’re in our thirties. Our work has always been a passion, and always fun, but now it’s our livelihood,” Busby says. Several belt-notches and a decade into their tenure, he and Marou are ignoring or else burying their laurels. “We’ve had our excitements: getting calls about having a high rotation on triple j – yay – or our first Bluesfest, or getting signed to Warner. Now we look to the future.” The two are building a profitable model. “We used to love to party but now we think, ‘Hang on, we’re serious musicians here’. We’ve always wanted to do this long term. It’s been ten years, so we say, ‘Let’s be good at it, let’s make some money, and let’s survive’.” Busby laments how difficult it is to celebrate him and his partner these days – a side effect, he figures, of constant success spurts. “Sadly, it’s not as exciting anymore,” he says. “We give each other a nod, and we’re onto the next thing. I wish it wasn’t like that, but it is. I guess it’s a grown-up reaction to success.” So the grown-up Busby Marou were veritable children about their debut album’s ARIA chart gold win? “It’s been a long time coming,” Busby laughs. “It’s strange, because we got a gold plaque to mark it, and it’s been out for so

long.” He offers numeric perspective. “I mean, 35,000 people around Australia have bought this album that we recorded and pretty much self-produced. It’s a great feeling. And the plaque is really nice and shiny as well.” He reckons their partying days have never been closer in mind. “Of all our exciting news lately, that was probably the big one. We thought, ‘We did it’. No one knew of us, except for the blokes that would come down and see us play at the pub, and now we’ve managed to break out. It’s cool.” Asked if a few quiet tinnies are on the cards in the coming months, Busby says he hopes for such a reprieve. “A few years ago we would have partied for days,” he says. “We’re too busy right now, though. Part of being grown-up I guess.” He recalls the presentation ceremony was a decent break. “We went down, and we were presented with a plaque, and they took us for a bit of a lunch. And then we went straight into the studio. That day.” Come tour travel time, though, Busby predicts a bash. “Our manager was overseas at the time, but on the Sydney gig coming up, we’re letting our hair down. That’s going to be our celebration for that achievement.” Busby and Marou’s second record, Farewell Fitzroy, gave

BUSBY MAROU launch My Second Mistake at the Corner Hotel on Friday August 8 with guests Darren Middleton and Karl S Williams.

THE PRETTY LITTLES’ FIVE MOST INFLUENTIAL ALBUMS The Vasco Era – Lucille I wanted to be in a band after I saw Vasco play at Falls when I was 17. Nothing much has really changed since then. In fact no other gig has ever had an effect on me like that one. They were playing the first album then but I think Lucille probably had the biggest influence on the band. The words on Lucille and the next one are extraordinary and I still keep the lyric sleeves in the glove box. I love how different the three albums are. When you listen to them it’s not really if you are in a Vasco mood or not, but which particular album you are in the mood for and I don’t reckon you can say that of many bands. Blink-182 – Dude Ranch I first heard this when I was still in primary school driving through the Simpson Desert with me mate Will who had the CD. Dammit was the standout then and still is now and we play it at gigs. They’re just pretty bloody genius. We always

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play their songs when we rehearse and all of them are the same chords but with different guitar bits or a different melody and they are all immediately individually recognisable. One band we all farken love. Completely lost me after Take off Your Pants and Jacket though. Paul Kelly – Songs From the South Vol 1 I think probably like everyone my age I was exposed to this ‘best of ’ when I was a kid. Memories of childhood are pretty much Paul Kelly and Pizza Shapes. That’s it. Just banger after banger. Everything’s Turning to White got me pretty early. You forget it’s a live recording until you hear the applause. I can’t get enough of the Coloured Girls era when PK was just a god damn rock’n’roll heartthrob. Youth Group – Skeleton Jar Hopefully everyone that got around the cover went back to

this album. I suppose it’s not any special kind of indie rock. They tread that fine line between emotional indie and cheese which I reckon is one of the hardest things to pull off. I think they recorded it in an abandoned boat and you can hear it’s not super polished which was probably tempting. The guitar stuff is sick and the drums are bloody spot on. I think it’s the drummer. He pushes them real good. The Mess Hall – For the Birds This album was a bit of a shock at first. I remember being intrigued by the cover and then surprised at the theme of the whole thing. It’s like a dreamy, eerie, distinctively Australian Beck album or something. Beck has probably done a distinctively Australian album at some point. It’s way different to the blues rock stuff. Jed Kurzel did the soundtrack to Snowtown a few years after this and you can hear the foundations on this album I reckon.

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THE PRETTY LITTLES are launching two new songs, Tegan Victoria and Dangerman, this Friday August 8 at Northcote Social Club. Support for this self-deprecatingly titled event, The Double B-Side Launch, comes from Oscar Buble and The Butter Boys plus James Moloney & The Mad Dog Harrisons $13.

D AT SEA By Krissi Weiss

The impossibly good-looking, immeasurably chilled Doyle Perez (aka D At Sea) first gained a following after performing acoustic covers of his favourite hardcore tracks on YouTube. With a loyal, hardcore past, Perez has grown both his musical taste and his musical skill before the eyes and ears of his burgeoning fan base. For many who have followed his career, his latest EP – Anchors & Diamonds – might come as a shock, full of electronic production and synth melodies. But if they’ve been paying close attention, they should expect any number of surprises from the Sunshine Coast native. Perez has just wrapped up a series of free park tours (to clarify the odd/awesome sounding tour – he strapped on his guitar and parked himself under trees and gazebos around Australia, playing for free in some of Australia’s most beautiful parks) and is readying for what looks to be a busy second half of the year. “Touring was really awesome,” Perez says. “I’ve always had a really close connection with all my fans and doing these free shows in the park seemed like such a perfect way to come out and chill with them. Sure, it’s outta pocket for me but hopefully I made some even stronger connections with everyone and it shows them that I’m making this music with them along the way.” Every step of Perez’s musical meander has been unconventional – from hardcore to folktronica to who

knows – but it all makes sense when the man himself explains his motivations. “I used to play in a hardcore band and I started playing hardcore covers as a way of connecting with people who enjoyed the same music as me,” he says. “I also wanted to show people that hardcore music wasn’t just screaming and angry and heavy, that it can actually be quite beautiful.” After all, a melody is a melody; all that changes from genre to genre is tempo and timbre but within those tiny differences exists a lot of identity. Try telling a metal fan their music is really no different to a Wagner opera, or a pop/punk fan that their favourite track varies very little from last year’s Katy Perry hit and you’ll get anything from puzzled looks to violent anger.

“Even when I released my first song from this EP – it has drums and synth and a lot of different textures to it – I then did an acoustic version of it and I had people saying they loved that one more,” he says, laughing. “It’s literally the exact same song but played on an acoustic guitar and some people will favour that just because of the idea of an acoustic song.” Perez is planning on staying close to his audience, with park-style performances not a one-off, but in return they’d best be prepared to be a part of Perez genre journey. “I like to push people to really think about things and this time that’s been lyrically as well as musically,” he

says. “But musically, even before I started doing the acoustic covers, I thought acoustic was emo or too soft or something like that and this time around I had the same idea going in with electronic music. I used to think it looked so easy, like anyone could do it. But then I got into it and got into sound design and realised it was so, so hard and so I wanted to push the boundaries again with something again that was new to me.” D AT SEA will perform alongside Twenty One Pilots on August 8 at 170 Russell. Anchors & Diamonds is out now through Unified.

ALEX WATTS By Rhys McRae

The trajectories of most musicians have ups, downs and roundabouts but occasionally you’ll find polar shifts, like that of Alex Watts’ journey to becoming a solo rock balladeer. You may be familiar with his work in The Foreign Tongue but, for those big into their local band trivia, Watts also knocked around the punk and ska scene playing in Dirty Sanchez and Trojan Horns. A far cry from those days, he’s now about to nationally tour his first solo EP Sing, Strum & Strut, while also living out a dream of fronting an eightpiece band featuring a few local musical luminaries. His tongue firmly placed in his cheek, Watts likens himself to Bruce Springsteen as he recounts the gathering of his band to launch the new release at Cherry next week. “I always wanted to have a bigger band and every so often I’ll be writing a song and get a piano line and think that it would make a cool horn line,” Watts explains. “The bigger band had its genesis when Alex Gow and I got asked to put together an all-star band for this one-off event at the Post Office Hotel in Coburg for their birthday party. They just wanted us to do coversm but do it in a cool way, so we put together horns and everything. “It was a good excuse because someone else was paying for me to pick whoever I wanted and ask them to play. That was the genesis of it and I wanted to do

it again, so this time I’ve got Eliza [Lam] from Oh Mercy, Joe [Cope] from Eagle and the Worm, Steve [Clifford] from The Hello Morning and Nic [Glenie] from Saskwatch. It’s just great to be able to play with some of the best musicians in Melbourne as far as I’m concerned.” Although Watts’ first musical adventures are vastly different from his now mostly acoustic brand of slow burning rock, it seems the seeds for it were starting to take root even back then. “I still to listen to The Clash all the time and Joe Strummer is one of my favourite musicians of all time,” Watts tells. “Back then I was always listening to Crowded House, Elvis Costello and Bob Dylan. It’s always been a part of my musical pedigree but I just got better at it. In Dirty Sanchez, the band had to

convince me to sing and we actually had to audition other singers because I didn’t want to do it. “The idea of starting a band and putting my name in front of it meant I had the versatility of being a solo artist as well as being in a band. I could do solo shows and band shows and if the band broke up I wouldn’t have to start all over again. I would have done it earlier but I just didn’t have the confidence. I thought I couldn’t sing like that so I need to cover it up with all these drums and guitars.” Watts is unabashed in describing his music as pop rock which seems a daring move considering the genre doesn’t really have a grassroots support network to draw an audience from. While he concedes that point,

he also thinks if you’re good enough then it doesn’t really matter what style you’re playing. “People will find you if you’re visible enough and good enough but you just have to work a bit harder,” Watts advises. “When I was playing in punk bands straight out of high school and hanging around the ska scene it was cool because you could have your first gig on a lineup with a bunch of other ska bands and play to a packed out Arthouse. If you’re a guy with a guitar singing songs it’s not the case but you just have to find your audience and build.”

especially with mixing, we’ll look at other bands and be like, ‘Hey, we like this sound’ – but all the songs and the style and everything is just completely natural for us. We’ve always played like that.” As for the songwriting itself, this responsibility continues to be shared by Agius and Mahon. But all four members sit on the same page when it comes to what they want the band to represent. “We all listen to different kinds of things and have different influences but we meet in the middle about most things,” Agius says. “Aimon and I had another band and Jarrod also played in that for a bit, so we’re pretty familiar with each other and what we like. Gabe’s pretty new to the band but he listens to the same kind

of stuff. He used to play in Gung Ho, so not too much of a difference.” On that note, The Creases are the latest in a seemingly interminable succession of quality guitar bands to come out of Brisbane in the last five or six years. And they’re proud constituents of the hometown scene. “Brisbane is definitely, in my opinion, and everyone in the band’s opinion, the best place for music, community-wise, in Australia,” Agius says. “It’s a really collaborative place and everybody helps out with everything.”

ALEX WATTS will launch the Sing, Strum & Strut EP at Cherry Bar on Friday August 15.

THE CREASES By Augustus Welby

Last September, The Creases’ debut single I Won’t Wait was picked up by iconic UK label Rough Trade Records. That’s a hell of a coup for an unknown band from Brisbane with an average age of 20. The only problem was, The Creases weren’t exactly a band at that point. “Before the Rough Trade deal The Creases was pretty much a joke band,” says Joe Agius, who recorded the song and its B-side Fun to Lose with fellow guitarist/ vocalist Jarrod Mahon. “Our other bands at the time were our serious things. The first two songs were more fun and light-hearted and we weren’t too serious about them.” It’s now nine months on and The Creases have just released their debut EP Gradient this Friday. Shortly after inking the Rough Trade deal, Agius and Mahon added bass player Aimon Clark and drummer Gabe Webster to the lineup, and the foursome got stuck in to expanding their repertoire. “We’re definitely more invested in these songs on the EP,” Agius says. “It wasn’t hard to step it up because the first songs were just recorded with drum loops and the guitars plugged straight into the computer. It was just recorded in a basement.” Indeed, the EP’s sunny and relatively slick production quality is a marked sonic advance from the tracks

that initially brought them attention. Gradient was recorded last December with Philadelphia Grand Jury’s Simon Berckelman (aka Berkfinger) handling production duties. This was still only a couple of months into the band’s existence, but Agius explains that getting immediate offers to go on tour fasttracked the development process. “Those first tours, where we were just thrown in the deep end, taught us heaps, live-wise. That first Jungle Giants tour really forced us to get our shit together live. We literally only started rehearsing a month before that tour, so we just practised nearly every day up until that tour and learnt a new song every week until we had a whole set of songs.” Stylistically, the EP steps beyond the jangly garage pop of I Won’t Wait to align itself with acts of the shoegaze and dream pop ilk (Yo La Tengo, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Ride). While Agius says these artists are a major interest, adopting that sound happens subconsciously. “We have influences when we come to recording –

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METAL PEDIGREE I’ve been digging into my family history and I found that one of my ancestors was involved in the Charge of the Light Brigade at the Battle of Balaclava in 1854, the event immortalised in the song The Trooper by Iron Maiden. I’ve not yet established if this gives me birthright to ride on Ed Force One.

METAL DOWN UNDER Epic in its undertaking, Metal Down Under captures the past, present and future of the Australian metal scene and condenses it into three hours of riveting, essential viewing. Since the late ‘70s, a thriving underground scene of extreme music has continued to evolve in Australia. From grind-core, thrash, death metal, black metal, hardcore, doom, melodic metal, sludge, power metal and the many more subgenres that exist, Nick Calpakdjian’s documentary Metal Down Under traverses the full spectrum of Australian metal and takes a look at the bands, people and events that shaped this unique slice of Australian history. From promoters, radio hosts and magazine editors, to band members and extreme fans, it introduces you to a world you either didn’t want to know existed or have been a part of all your life. Featuring over 40 exclusive interviews as well as rare archive footage and photographs from Metal For The Brain, Metal For Melbourne, Big Day Out, SBS, music videos, live concerts and much more, it’s now available for preorder ahead of its Friday August 22 release. You can preorder the DVD for $30, or the DVD/t-shirt bundle for $50 from metaldownunder.com.

NEW PLANNING RULES TO PROTECT LIVE MUSIC Victorian Planning Minister Matthew Guy is expected to sign off on a suite of changes to planning regulations which will put the onus on the agent of change in noise complaints against existing music venues. In other words, if apartment buildings, houses or businesses move in near an existing live music venue, it will be the responsibility of those new developments to mitigate the noise. The Victorian Government will also set up a $500,000 fund to provide noise attenuation assistance to heritage-listed buildings which are not covered by the new agent of change rules. The news comes just after Cherry Bar raised $50,000 from supporters to help sound-proof the legendary venue, and it’s a little late for Pure Pop Records who have already announced that they’re moving from St. Kilda after nine years of trial and tribulation.

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NEW SHIHAD OUT NEXT WEEK Shihad release the incredible new album FVEY on Friday August 15 via Warner Music. It sees them reunite with producer Jaz Coleman of Killing Joke, who produced their 1993 debut Churn. I recently had a chat with frontman Jon Toogood who said of Coleman, “His attitude was, ‘We’re not making an album. We’re making a brand new setlist that you can go onstage anywhere in the world with and destroy any band that tries to step on you.’ So there was that, and then we toured with Black Sabbath. And Black Sabbath is another reminder of ‘heavy is good’. Because heavy is good. And Live Evil, even though it’s Ronnie James Dio singing on it, was one of the first records I ever bought, so it was pretty awesome to hear them live, and also to hear Tony Iommi turning up three hours before he played, and his backstage room was right next to ours and he would literally play for three hours every night before he went onstage, because he was in Black Sabbath and he wasn’t going to let anyone down.” Check out the video for the first single Think You’re So Free on YouTube now.

LAST KILL TV SHOW BEFORE EP LAUNCH This weekend is your last chance to catch Kill TV for a few months: they play Whole Lotta Love this Sunday August 10 at 8.30pm, and it’s their last show before their Soulcatcher EP launch on Friday September 19 at The Espy.

CISCO CAESAR ALBUM LAUNCH It has taken nearly two years, a near-death experience, and a ridiculous amount of talent to produce the debut Cisco Caesar album Burnt & Broken – in fact, it’s seven years since their one and only EP. The band consists of Illinois expat James Cisco, former Pornland dude Paul ‘Caesar’ Slattery, drummer Jason Torrens (ex-The Reefers and Bugdust, and some of us may remember him as an actor in the lead role of Pugwall in the TV series Pugwall’s Summer) and guitarist Jacob Cole (The Portraits, Sal Kimber and the Rolling Wheel), and they’ll be launching Burnt & Broken on Saturday August 30 at The LuWow in Fitzroy.

Progfest, which had previously announced only its headliners (Closure In Moscow), have unleashed the full list of bands that are set to play The Espy on Saturday August 30. You can see Voyager, Breaking Orbit, Helm, Branch Arterial, Caligula’s Horse, Mushroom Giant, Toehider, Glass Empire, Orsome Welles, A Lonely Crowd, Full Code, Bear The Mammoth, The Electric I, Kettlespider, Alithia, Cat Or Pillar, Qlayeface, Lucid Planet, Conjurer, Kaisha, Chinese Handcuffs, The Daily Melodies, Series, Shoot the Sun, Tux, Shiver Canyon and finally Hyperdrones. Tickets are just $25 from Oztix. Confession have announced a headlining tour in support of their new album Life and Death. They’re going to grab friends Prepared Like a Bride and Graves and hit the road, arriving at Central Club in Melbourne on Saturday October 25 then Phoenix Youth Center on Sunday October 26 (AA). Buzz Osbourne has sold out his upcoming gig at Ding Dong Lounge and promptly announced another. Don’t miss The Melvins’ founding member on Saturday August 16 (that’s real soon). You can also catch the Thursday August 14 show at Barwon Club in Geelong. The Melvins, meanwhile, have announce more information about their new album, due out in Spring. It will be titled Hold It In and will feature Jeff Pinkus of The Butthole Surfers on bass. Perth’s The Decline have announced a bunch of national shows for their Man Gets Hit by Football tour. They’re gonna come to The Reverence in Melbourne on Saturday September 20. Supports for that gig are yet to be announced but you’re guaranteed a good time anyway, so pencil it in. Jay Whalley of Frenzal is goin’ solo and he’s hitting the road. Armed with a guitar and some news songs as well as a cache of war stories, he’ll play at Melbourne’s Old Bar as part of the Poison City Weekender and also at Karova in Ballarat on Friday August 22. Tickets are available now. Comeback Kid have announced an Australia tour but they’re hitting some teeny tiny venues to ensure their performances are as memorable as possible. Go see ‘em at Central Club in Richmond on Saturday October 18 or Phoenix Youth Centre on Sunday October 19. They’re bringing LA’s Rotting Out with them and locals Relentless are jumping on board as well.

CORE GIG GUIDE THURSDAY AUGUST 7: Neurosis, Clagg at The Corner Hotel The Weight, Legions, Headless Death, Bloodrule, Removalist at Bendigo Hotel Drain Life, Break The Wall, Rust In Piss, Wounded Pig, Atomic Death Squad at Public Bar The Hawaiian Islands, Muscle Beach, OJ Simpson at The Reverence Hotel Relentless, Imprisoned, Our Solace at Next FRIDAY AUGUST 8: Neurosis, Whitehorse at The Hi-Fi I am Giant at Cherry Bar Dirt River Radio, Nathan Seeckts and The Dead City Lights, Maricopa Wells, Jayne’s Fighting Ships at Bar 303 The Weight, Legions at Phoenix Youth Centre Footscray SATURDAY AUGUST 9: Bodyjar, Samiam, Blueline Medic, Clowns at The Corner Hotel Laser Brains, Kissing Booth, Tired Breeds, Tim Hampshire, Maricopa Wells, Ma Goes To Hollywood, Gladstone, One Horse Town, Foxtrot at Wrangler Studios Headless Death, Idle Minds, Spilt Teeth, Sick Machine, Substance Abuse at The Tote Kasabian, The Delta Riggs at Festival Hall Apes at The Grace Darling Hotel Lakes, White Walls, High Tea, ASSAD, Top Cat at The Tote Mason & Harlott at The Bendigo 50 Lions, Born Free, Vicious Cycle at Bang SUNDAY AUGUST 10: Bodyjar, Damiam, Blueline Medic, Clowns at The Corner Hotel

60 SECONDS with THE NEW CHRISTS Who are you, and what do you do in the band? Brent Williams. I play guitar and keys in The New Christs. I also blurt ‘ooohs and ahhs’in the background occasionally. I co-produced our new record, along with David Kettley (guitar, vox) and Rob Younger (Lead Vox). I also recorded most of the overdubs, and co-wrote three of the tunes. How does your latest LP, Incantations, differ from your previous releases? Well, in addition to the EPs and singles, this one is the fifth full-length LP by The New Christs. It supersedes the previous New Christs record, which in turn superseded the previous to that, etc. Sorry, I do realise this was a serious question, so I will attempt a serious response. I think the core lineup of the band has solidified. Dave, Rob and I along with Jim (Dickson, bass) have been playing in the band together for nine years now. We have a better idea of the organism that we’re writing music for. Conversely, Paul Larsen has only been on the drums since the 2011 European tour really. Each band is to an extent the sum of its parts and so this being the first time that this particular lineup has recorded lends a uniqueness to the sound. We worked with some great people in making it (namely Jim Moginie, Russell Pilling, Wayne Connolly and Don Bartley). In choosing these people, we do it because we anticipate them making their imprint on the project. They did, and this is reflected in the result. So the record is different mostly due to circumstance, I guess. I think it’s a rock record with splashes of pop, garage, surf, psych, etc. but the essential element as always is Rob’s idiosyncratic voice and lyrics.

Being together for over three decades is huge in band world. What is your secret to preserving a band for such a long time? That’s funny, and soaked in irony if I may. I love it! This band has had more members come and go through the revolving door than parliament (not George Clinton’s band, the thing on the hill in Canberra). Rob is the only real constant in that time. Jim Dickson would be next in that line, having been in the band for about 15 or so of those years, but there have been so many different lineups. As I said before though, the core of this current lineup has been solid for eight or nine years now, and I think this is mostly to do with the fact that we each respect each other as musicians and in general as human beings. We’re friends (isn’t that nice?). THE NEW CHRISTS play Cherry Bar on Saturday August 9, with guests Don Fernando and Grindhouse.

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WEDNESDAY AUGUST 6 MY LEFT BOOT

Grafting together the sounds of '70s fuzz rock, ‘60s psychedelia and a health dose of flat-out howling vocals, My Left Boot have been blowing away audiences for half a dozen years, and have finally released their much anticipated debut album Summer Songs. See them at Cherry Bar all through August. This Wednesday August 6 will include supports from Sun God Replica and Two Headed Dog.

DANIEL MERRIWEATHER

Dual ARIA award winning artist Daniel Merriweather has come back to Melbourne to showcase his critically acclaimed talent once again this August. With his brand new album almost complete and slated for release in late 2014, Daniel will be performing a set of brand new songs for the first time as well as hits from his back catalogue. Daniel will be playing a one off sold-out intimate show with his five-piece live band at Howler this Wednesday August 6.

RED LANTERN COLONY

Red Lantern Colony return to the stage of Bar Open, this time alongside a fully-equipped colony of brass players. The four-piece will be playing all their jazzinfused, experimental post rock classics, with the horn section adding an exciting new dimension to the show. With double the numbers, this is set to be an original and imaginative performance. Bear The Mammoth, a progressive post rock band, will be in fierce support. Kicking off the night will be the trippy and psychedelic sounds of Fierce Mild, a group that fearlessly mixes indie rock with more eccentric tones. All in all, this will be a huge night of experimental and post rock, with overtones of jazz and whatnot in the mix. From 8.30pm at Bar Open.

THURSDAY AUGUST 7 SOUL IN THE BASEMENT

This Thursday August 7 The Sweethearts are taking over ‘Soul in the Basement’ at Cherry Bar. The 27-piece

all-girl soul group will be taking to the stage at 10pm with DJs Vince Peach and Andrew Young playing till late. Get in touch with your soul from 8pm till 5am this Thursday at Cherry. Entry is $10.

HAWAIIAN ISLANDS

Your perfectly curated on-line presence will only get you so far. You can’t hide behind a digital facade forever you know? But don’t worry, I get it. You’re scared. Scared that if you venture out into the real world, people might see what you’re really like and hate you. Well, there’s no time like the present. Actually, to be precise, there’s no time or place like 8pm on Thursday August 7 at The Reverence to make your grand debut back into the real world. I’m not saying people won’t judge you (they will), or that they’ll like you (they probably won’t), but fuck it, Hawaiian Islands, Muscle Beach & OJ Simpson are playing and it’s gonna be the best real-life night out ever. You can even post a selfie, you self-absorbed piece of shit. Thursday August 7 from 8pm.

FAIR PLAY

Are you sick of three-word slogans and tired rhetoric about asylum seekers? Frustrated that our politicians are taking the low road, but feeling powerless to make a difference? This August you can help to raise much-needed funds for the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) – and enjoy a night of Melbourne music at its finest. Local blues band Rio Grande invites you to Fair Play – a celebration of music and multiculturalism. All money raised on the night will be donated to the ASRC. The night will feature performances from Les Thomas, Riflebirds and Rio Grande. It’ll all be taking place at The Spotted Mallard on Thursday August 7 at 6.30pm.

KHRISTIAN MIZZI

In the vein of great storytellers before him, Khristian’s songs are engaging, dynamic and promise to stay with you long after your first acquaintance. Recent time in the studio has followed tours of Canada and the east coast of Australia, and with life as his muse, Khristian has created a new album that speaks of both

the challenges and triumphs of the human spirit. Now ready to reignite the following he has built over the years, Khristian and his band The Sirens are preparing to once again capture the imagination of audiences with the release of their brand new album Midwinter Spring. Khristian will be supported by Anna Paddick and The Spekulators as well as Tim Woodz. This Thursday August 7 at The Retreat Hotel.

LUCID PLANET

Get your dose of intergalactic prog rock this week at The Tote with Lucid Planet. The six-piece psychedelic/tribal

When’s the gig and with who? So it’s myself and some special friends. Dom Byrne of New Gods and Little Red fame, he could be the best songwriter around and he never plays on his own, so it’s a special one. And Georgia Fair who are so good live and have hit a sweet spot with their new songs. And it’s at Bella Union, which is a treasure. 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? They say, ‘Is that fucking weirdo still around? I thought he would have given up or fucked off by now! What a persistent little maggot!’ What can a punter expect from your live show? This Wednesday, it’s me singing and playing a piano, and a guitar maybe. And I’ll give it hell. My buddy Drew is going to get up for a bunch and I

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reckon the other boys on the bill will join me for a few numbers, too. I might play a new song or two, couple off my solo record, handful of Panics songs. I reckon I’ll play a couple I didn’t write. I’ll keep it festive I promise. You should definitely pop in. JAE LAFFER plays at The Melbourne Folk Club, on at Bella Union on Wednesday August 6.

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FRIDAY AUGUST 8 OUR SOLACE

On August 8 some of Melbourne's best melodic hardcore bands will be opening up the band room for a night of good honest hardcore. Our Solace, who released Death and What It Means to Live, have been destroying the scene lately with one of the strongest work ethics you’ve seen. The Evercold recently released A Story for Every

Scar and have been waiting to blow up the stage with their new set. Sheltered and Self Help both play a strong and emotional form of hardcore and have been spreading the love around Melbourne this year. For only $8 you get to see some of Melbourne's best and up and coming bands in the hardcore scene. This Friday August 8 at The Reverence Hotel.

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GREENTHIEF

From a spark to a revolution, Greenthief is a three-piece alternative rock band that has crashed the indie scenester party with a unique blend of psychedelic rock. Spreading their word with recent trips up and down the east coast of Australia, the band has broken sound barriers and state lines while enchanting audiences with a sound akin to a lovechild of Roger Waters and Josh Homme. They play The Retreat this Friday August 8 with Neon Queen and DJ Shaky Memorial.

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supporting act, Stand Atlantic. What are some of the dares you've been forced to do? Who's winning? We dared our manager to get a 'White Flag' tattoo if we sell out at least one of our shows on tour. We unfortunately/fortunately did, so that's happening.FYI White Flag is our latest single. DOUBLE LINED MINORITY play Wrangler Studios on Friday August 8 with special guests Stand Atlantic, The Evidence & No! Not the Bees!

out of convenience, and not for the purpose of following any kind of current musical trend. Low Fly Incline’s debut album Other Desert City has just been released through Freakshow Disco Productions/Rubber Records. To celebrate they’ll be launching the record in Melbourne at Yah Yah’s this Friday August 8 with My Left Boot.

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60 SECONDS with DOUBLE LINED MINORITY So, who are you and what do you do in the band? I am Eddie Salazar. I sing and play guitar for the band as well as write our music. No biggie. What can audiences expect from your upcoming allages gig at Wrangler Studios? They can expect the best damn concert Double Lined Minority have ever played, so far. You can also expect a lot of interaction, we plan not leave the venue until we've met every single person there! Can you remember your first all-ages musical moment? Yes, it was one of our most favourite shows to date, actually. Back in 2010 we rented out an old community centre, set up our own PA and pulled in 80-ish of our friends for our first public show. It was a show by friends, for friends. How does your upcoming EP reflect your previous two releases, With Fingers Crossed and Calling All Liars? Our forthcoming EP shows how much we've grown, not only as musicians but as songwriters and storytellers. We make sure every record we release is better than the last. You have been involved in a ‘tour dare bag' with your

the brainchild of Leena and Shane Reilly with Craig Shanahan and Erica Menting. They play their very first show this Friday August 8 at The Yarra Hotel with good friends Sean McMahon and The Moonmen helping out. It's free and early and the kitchen is open until 9.30pm. See you there.

The Pretty Littles have been busy writing new tracks and catching up with Beat TV at North Melbourne's Babu Burger to discuss meat cooked to order, Tegan Victoria and sadomasochism. They’ll be launching their new track inspired by Tegan Victoria, a lovely lady that gave them 150 bucks to make their album last year plus another at Northcote Social Club on Friday August 8 with Oscar Bublè & The Butterboys + James Moloney & The Mad Dog Harrisons. Tickets are $10+BF.

LOW FLY INCLINE

Low Fly Incline formed in 2012 and travelled to the desert in California USA to record an album’s worth of material engineered by Scott Reeder (former bass player for Kyuss) at his home studio. Reeder also contributed bass guitar and talk-box to several songs. They’re a two-piece band purely

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Orange are a synth/drum machine/guitar/vocals threepiece forming around the fire and brimstone of Tony Abbott’s election late last year. With a healthy hunger for noise and destruction, this trio draws members from Lowtide, Blue Sunshine Minds, Riff Random, Ripe and The Astral Kaleidoscope. This is a unique band, just now popping its head up in Melbourne, and they’re excited to launch their debut release. This release is entitled Vital Arm. They’ll be officially launching the release at The Grace Darling Basement on Friday August 8.

FRITZWICKY

The Bendigo Hotel has mopped up the blood and sweat from Brewtality and are ready for Fritzwicky to launch their highly anticipated third EP this weekend. Doors are open from 8pm. Entry $8. That's eight bucks, from eight, on the eighth day of the eighth month, so you know it's lucky. It's not just about Fritzwicky though, they'll also be joined by some amazing guests like Cat Or Pillar, Bear The Mammoth and The Keiths. It'll be a great night, so be sure to head on down and check out the EP and a load of new tracks. This Friday August 8 at The Bendigo Hotel.

JED ROWE

Melbourne based singer/songwriter Jed Rowe’s music unites the raw energy of foot-stomping blues and roots with folk and alt-country. Rowe’s evocative storytelling lyrics and diverse musical palette make him at home anywhere from major festival stages to intimate folk venues, and he has toured extensively throughout Australia on the back of his Jeff Lang produced LP The Ember and The Afterglow. Now with a new album in the works and a month-long European tour planned for late 2014, Jed will be road testing some new songs at The Drunken Poet on Friday August 8. Music from 8.30pm, entry is free.

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TWIN BEASTS

Twin Beasts will play at The Spotted Mallard on Friday August 8. This will be the band's first show since recently launching their new album Badlove all around the country. Support from Pork Chop Party, a new band featuring members from Puta Madre Brothers. They describe themselves as "an anti-suicide act." This Friday August 8 at The Spotted Mallard, entry is free.

VIBRAPHONIC ORKESTRA

Come on down to one of Brunswick Street's premier musique boutiques, Bar Open, as The Vibraphonic Orkestra team up with El Moth and Blunderbuss for a thumping great foot-stomper of a night. Hop on board the party-bus for a ride from righteous one drop, through funk and afro to electro swing and beyond. Middle C will drop some tasty treats on the decks and special guest Pelvis Breakwell will close the night out with his hipcrunching breaks. So be prepared for some serious getdown. Doors open at 10pm, entry is free at Bar Open.

announced a launch show in Melbourne to celebrate. You can see the guys flaunt their new wares at The Grace Darling on Saturday August 9.

REE NAY

Melbourne based singer/songwriter Ree Nay is freshly returned from a small string of NSW dates and is now set to bring her delicate and sparse sounds to her hometown, playing Whole Lotta Love this Saturday August 9. Inspired by Joni Mitchell, Regina Spektor and Dolly Parton, Ree Nay’s music is a country/folk-tinged account of her life, stemming from years of travel and adventure. Expect to be immersed in a raw, honest and often fragile performance. Free entry.

SATURDAY AUGUST 9 MASON AND HARLOTT

Heathen Skulls & Metal Obsession presents a metal thrashing mad tour by two of Melbourne’s finest thrash metal lords Mason & Harlott. With the revival of old school sounding Bay Area thrash blowing the minds of young metal heads all over the planet, be sure to check out some of Melbourne's finest upstarts this Saturday August 9 at The Bendigo Hotel.

APES

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Get along to The Brunny this fine Saturday as Great John Himself belt out their own brand of rock, ska and roots; Bug step off on a wave of overdriven noise and garage; Iowa max out the pedals with their brutal and melodious three-pronged fuzz attack and Mustard push the amps harder as they ply their heavy-handed punk and garage. All at The Brunswick Hotel this Saturday 9 August. Bands kick off at 9pm.

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DJ KEZBOT

Head down to one of Melbourne’s favourite watering holes The Victoria Hotel this Friday for a night of rock and retro, indie/alternative, ‘60s psych/garage, power pop, glam, soul, lounge and even dodgy metal. All courtesy of DJ Kezbot from 9pm.

Rockwiz, is a sensationally skilled and accomplished saxophonist who possesses the most delightful voice. Gianni Marinucci is one of the silkiest jazz trumpeters in Melbourne who possesses audiences with his equally smooth and suave voice. Doors for this special show open at 8.30pm, tickets are $20 and can be purchased either online from rubysmusicroom.com or at the door.

REBECCA BARNARD

Rebecca is delighted to be performing at The Drunken Poet for the second time ever. She will be playing new songs from her upcoming album, yet to be named, with her stellar band, as well as some old Rebecca's Empire tunes. She has been recording and writing her new album over the last six months as well as running her Singalong Society with Billy Miller. It runs on the first Wednesday of the month and they are about to perform at The Palais for the Sacred Heart Mission. See her this Saturday August 9 at The Drunken Poet.

RUBY’S BLUES AFTER DARK

This week led by Steve Sedergreen, Gianni Marinucci and Paul Williamson, Ruby’s Live Jazz and Blues After Dark will offer a smooth blend of refined music to enrich your Saturday night. A talented and highly charismatic jazz pianist and teacher/author, Steve Sedergreen has made a vital and indelible imprint on the Melbourne jazz scene over the past 25 years. Paul Williamson, from SBS’s

Joe Creighton's sell-out show Into the Mystic – The Music of Van Morrison is honed like the finest craftwork after two years of performing to packed venues. Creighton's lead vocals will once again regale Yarraville with Belfastborn authenticity complete with eight-piece band The Belfast Horns on Saturday August 9 at The Yarra. Doors open from 7pm with the show kickin’ off at 8.30pm. Tickets are available through the venue or on the door if available.

SUNDAY AUGUST 10 BRUNSWICK WOMEN’S CHOIR

Brunswick Women’s Choir have a rock solid reputation for delivering great, gutsy music. Local women with a global sound, they have been a fixture in the inner north since 1991, singing about peace and justice, love and anger, beauty and promise. See them at The Spotted Mallard this Sunday August 10.

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ANDRAS FOX & OSCAR KEY SUNG

Peel back the leaves and discover Andras Fox, a Melbourne producer making tactile and imperfect electronic music. Inspired by primitive percussion, simple melodies and home recording, Andras combines elements of house music and ethno-groove in a distinctly antipodean way. After sold-out solo releases, Andras teamed up with vocalist Oscar Key Sung for a collaborative LP that went back to the roots of disco and house. Receiving support and plays from the likes of Dam Funk, it was an earnest catalogue of cassette demos recorded in the industrial district of West Melbourne. His follow up EP Erskine Falls was popular with the ladies – compact tropicalsynth instrumentals that felt just right. See the two at Howler this Sunday August 10 with Sui et Sui and Elevator Alligators.

KILL TV

The Taste of Indie Collective will be serving up their original music at Whole Lotta Love on Sunday August 10. Featuring the sweet acoustic guitar and vocals of JMS Harrison, followed by James Parentich doing a rare solo gig that you don’t want to miss. The night cap is the always fabulous indie grunge rock trio Kill TV This wicked trio fronted by Kat Orgovany on guitar and vocals has just finished recording their debut EP and will be unleashing some of the new songs from the EP on the night. It’s all brought to you courtesy of The Taste of indie Collective, bringing you the best of Melbourne’s original Indie music. At Whole Lotta Love this Sunday August 10 from 5pm. Free Entry.

MICHAEL PLATER & THE EXIT KEYS

Local purveyors of lyrical art-rock noir Michael Plater and the Exit Keys are playing at the Curtin on Sunday August 10, ahead of the September release of their double A-side single I’ll Wear that Crown/The Vulgar Tongue. Joining them on the night will be apocalyptic indie blues outfit the Dark Ales and surf/psychedelic/ twang merchants The Pope’s Assassins. Doors are at 8pm.

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BLIND THRILLS VINCENT CROSS

Vincent Cross is a roots-oriented songwriter, musician, and composer born in Dublin, and now based in New York City. His first full-length debut album Home Away from Home received strong support from the bluegrass, country and Americana communities. In concert he often features a traditional string band. His vocal influences range from the “untamed” Rosco Holcomb to the subtler alt-country musing of Jeff Tweedy. He visits Australia this August and plays two sets in the front bar of The Retreat on Sunday August 10. Doors open at 5pm. Free entry.

If the weekend wasn’t enough to fill your live music needs or you just need that extra pick-me-up on a Sunday evening, then head down to The Brunswick Hotel to catch Blind Thrills alongside Road Train and Barely Supervised. Rock out on Sundays from 8pm at The Brunny.

ALANNA EILEEN

Alanna Eileen is a folk singer/songwriter hailing from Perth, Western Australia. Inspired by artists like Nick Drake, Josephine Foster and Robbie Basho, Alanna writes hushed, lyric-driven songs informed by her travels, nature and the traditional Irish music she was raised on. Come relax this Sunday and be taken away by the wonderful sounds of Alanna Eileen at The Victoria Hotel from 5pm.

MORE DANGER UNPLUGGED

More Danger is back with a special unplugged show, with free entry, cheap booze and quality artists to make it the best Sunday session around. Supporting will be Tom Hoskins of Swamp Moth, Mick Simpson of Grindhouse, Jonny Driver of Devil Rock 4 & Bom of Hypermania. This Sunday August 10 at The Bendigo. Doors open from 3pm, bands from 4pm.

JOHN MCALL

So far the Ruby Series has presented three amazing soiree-type concerts with the audience getting up close and personal with piano legends Paul Grabowsky, Helen Jowsey and Allan Zavod as well as “the Boss” of the piano Bob Sedergreen. We now look forward to presenting John McAll, a most in demand composer/pianist whose contemporaries include Kate Cebrano, Vince Jones and Joe Camilleri to name a few. The concert will feature selections from a wide repertoire both of original works

MONDAY AUGUST 11 MARSHMALLOW OVERCOAT

Marshmallow Overcoat are a modern rock outfit in the presently popular power-trio configuration, playing the works of today's hit-makers such as The Who, Pink Floyd, The Yardbirds and more. Their season of concerts through the month of August is as highly anticipated as next year's planned Moon Landing. TMO will be playing Monday nights through August at The Yarra Hotel Abbotsford, and it won’t cost a brass razoo to get in. 1.

TUESDAY AUGUST 12

KOOYEH

Drawing closer to the release of their new album, Kooyeh will be hitting the Howler stage every

Tuesday in August. Special guests throughout the month are Sex on Toast, Up Up Away, El Moth and the final week sees a mighty double bill with Echo Drama & King Charlie's School of Dub. Now based in Melbourne, this soul-infused, quasi-reggae/dub outfit began life laying tracks in a Katoomba home studio. What came of the early collaboration was debut album Soul Cleansing, which received critical acclaim all along the eastern seaboard and landed the band a prime gig as support act for Julian Marley. Tickets are only $10 at the door.

DEXTER’S EASTERN CONNECTION

Still holding on to those post-weekend blues? Then liven up at Ruby’s Music Room with this special show incorporating jazz, soul, and modern music with a South East Asian theme, hosted by Dexter’s Eastern Connection. Dexter Pradi, a Victorian College of the Arts graduate, leads this all-Indonesian band. With one of his original songs being bought by Sony Music, Dexter is an experienced and accomplished performer with a wide musical style including jazz, Latin, pop and R&B influences. Doors open at 6pm and entry is $15 minimum spend.

CUTTING TO THE BONES… OF RATTLIN’ BONES BLACKWOOD What's the name of your band? Rattlin' Bones Blackwood. And what do you do? Bass drum, snare, guit-box, vox. When did you start doing that? A ways back yonder on the street in Tennessee. Why did you start doing that? For the pure joy. If you weren't doing that, what would you be doing? Shoe shine. What makes you happiest about what you're doing? The pure joy. And what makes you unhappiest about what you're doing? Parking inspectors. What's you proudest moment of doing what you do? Being asked by Chris to open for Chris Russell's Chicken Walk last New Year’s Eve. My man crush fantasy was unfolding.

And your least proud? Any time I've fallen off my drum stool. When are you doing your thing next? Whole Lotta Love Bar, Sunday August 10, 4-5.30pm, Black Swan Hotel, Bendigo, Friday August 15, 10pm, The Espy front bar, Saturday August 16, 9.20pm.

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SPLENDOUR IN THE GRASS North Byron Parklands, Friday July 27 to Sunday July 29 You know it’s been a good festival when you come home covered in bruises, with ten random hats, and the sweat of a hundred strangers entrenched in your clothes. Splendour 2014 nailed that last one as early as 4pm on Friday, when Peking Duk landed a set that was nothing short of epic. With an in-your-face intro video, guest appearances by 360, Safia, Kite String Tangle and a shit-tonne of confetti, these guys could have easily been mistaken for headliners. The vibe in the pulsing Mix Up tent was so damn good that even being whipped in the bare eyeball by a stray dreadlock didn’t stop me losing my shit. After last year’s mudfest and the world’s longest queues, Splendour has settled into its new home in the North Byron Parklands like a happy foot in a comfy gumboot. They’ve clearly made a lot of hay with the sun shining to ensure punters were well looked after this year. It also helps that the site has one of the best natural amphitheatres around – if Kelis didn’t get your thighs working, that hill will do it for ya. Seeing a space like that fill with thousands of happy strangers is a pretty special thing, especially when they’re all shakin’ it like polaroids. Not so sure what was going on with the massive leg spread graphics behind Outkast, but hey, they sang Ms Jackson. I’m happy. Where most major Aussie festivals seem to have their alternative entertainment on the sidelines, Splendour makes you stumble right through it. Investing in major artworks like Patricia Piccinini’s multi-nippled Skywhale and Bennett Miller’s Amish community was a top decision. Inflatables were a hit, from Glitter Militia’s Get Away From Her You Dick (a giant shark that had come back from the dead to bite off people’s cocks) to Cool Shit’s Lionel Ritchie’s Head (because, in the words of the dudes themselves, “What in this world is smoother than Lionel Ritchie’s head?”). If you’re ever lucky enough to meet Cool Shit, ask them to show you how whales are milked while busting out a death-hop rap about DVDs. Best thing you’ll ever see. There were moments to warm the heart-cockles, like when Sydney indie-pop group Little May made all the boys swoon on Saturday morning, watching Parquet Courts’ diehard fans kick up the dust in front of the amphitheatre stage, falling in love with Phantogram, or when hands-down favourite Childish Gambino had the girl next to us high-kick so violently during 3005 that she literally tore a muscle. We left rivalling whether our festival anthem was Peking Duk’s High or DMA’s Delete, and arguing over who did the best cover. Some were massive, like when Grouplove channelled Queen Bey with Drunk in Love, Ball Park Music’s take on Bohemian Rhapsody or when The Preatures inspired an almighty, “No way get fucked fuck off !” when they dedicated Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again? to their pub rock roots. The golden-clad First Aid Kit melted hearts with Simon and Garfunkel’s America and Bob Dylan’s One More Cup of Coffee, and Asgeir’s haunting version of Nirvana’s Heart Shaped Box is definitely one to look up. For a lineup that was riddled with illness and last minute changes (London Grammar and Two Door Cinema Club both cancelling their tours), the music blew us away. But the standout feature of Splendour was the pure amount of festy love going around and the general awesome vibes of strangers. Like ‘Honest John’, who was helping crazed punters jumping on banged up cars to “recreate their grandma’s teenage pregnancy” or their “dad’s first gay experience” by giving out free popcorn at the Rock and Roll Car Yard. Sean from Disc-go who gave us free cock socks and advice on how to avoid awkwardness while acting sex scenes. The buzzing camaraderie in the red-lit, kitsch glory of Miss Saigon’s drag queen karaoke bar. And, of course, joining the mudcrabs and half-naked acrobats at the Electric Tipi Island to channel the dance moves of Future Island’s Samuel T. Herring (damn, that guy can move). Shout-outs to the sheer amount of buttcheek and gumboot, the group of legends rocking the silent disco without headphones who started a mass choir of Teenage Dirtbag, the wasted dude in the Borat mankini (there’s one at every festival, hey?) and the guy who braved the 30 degree heat all day in a homemade Futurama Bender costume. You are what dreams are made of and walking proof LOVED: Talking shit with strangers. Friendliest festy that Australia’s festival scene is alive and thriving. vibe I’ve ever experienced HATED: The dreadlock in the eyeball actually sucked JESSICA HAMILTON DRANK: Goon and DC – it’s actually pretty good

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For more reviews go to beat.com.au/reviews PUTA MADRE BROTHERS The John Curtin Hotel, Saturday August 2

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If punk and mariachi had a baby, it would be the Puta Madre Brothers, and they were in fine form tonight. You come for the spectacle as much as the music. They’re quiffed, suited and booted as federales and spit out just about every imaginable permutation of mariachi-mixed-with-something-else – Tex-Mex met punk, funk, country, rockabilly, hillbilly, jug band, surf guitar, indie and ‘60s garage tonight. A couple of their tracks owe a clear debt to The Cramps (one of the lads sounds a lot like Lux Interior, which is a good thing), while others pass nod to The Pogues and The Blues Explosion. In fact, the last track sounds like the Talking Heads in Spanish. What unites the genre jump is the mariachi twist. Essentially, Puta Madre Brothers are a one-joke band, but it doesn’t wear thin because they’re too damn good and it’s too much fun. There are not too many other bands who can provide a backdrop for daydreaming about being in a spaghetti western (The Young Horse, off It’s A Long Long Way to Meximotown was particularly good for this tonight). The Puta Madre Brothers have an eclectic cult following and they were out in force. To say that there’s a festive atmosphere is something of an understatement – at various points it’s something more akin to a riot (albeit one of the nicer ones). The lads are at their strongest on their scorching instrumental tracks. There was a string in quick succession and by the third song questions were validly raised about whether The John Curtin is structurally sound. People don’t so much dance as stomp, jump and holler, which sets the upper floor bouncing by a couple of inches. The whole thing’s anarchic fun, which befits the band’s irreverence. “We played in Hobart last night and someone died. Try not to do that,” mutters one of the lads. Later, while dispensing freebies to the crowd, someone announces: “I’ve got one of our old CDs. I’m gonna throw it, but it’s your responsibility if you get hurt,” leaving us to wonder if that’s how the Hobart victim met his or her demise. LOVED: That they finished with a flourish of pocket What a bummer that this was their only Melbourne glitter show for the year. HATED: This is a public service announcement. Deodorant people – don’t leave home without it MEG CRAWFORD DRANK: Diet coke

FIRST AID KIT The Hi-Fi, Wednesday July 30 First Aid Kit are an anomaly, as two Swedish sisters with an affinity for American folk and country. However, the music world has had no troubles embracing their beautiful harmonies. Their latest record, Stay Gold, moved slightly away from their usually intimate numbers with big arrangements, making the songs a bit tricky to tour. They made the choice to play smaller venues for this latest jaunt to Australia and undertook some great lateral thinking steps to play those songs live. Marlon Williams was first to take the stage with his spine-chillingly strong voice and fast finger-picking guitar work. His entire set felt like each song had been written in a burnt-out church somewhere in the middle of the deep American South of the ‘20s. At times, other listeners in the audience swore they almost heard the crackling sound of a gramophone needle as he sang of love, heartbreak and murder. There is no doubt Williams is a time traveller sent from the future to educate us on folk and country with a voice so strong it could stop the heart of a stampeding brumby. A backdrop of glittering gold loomed over the silhouettes of Klara and Johanna Söderberg as they ambled their way onstage. When the house lights went up you wouldn’t be blamed for thinking maybe they’d taken the theme of ‘gold’ a bit too far. Opening with Stay Gold off their latest album of the same name, the sisters stood resplendent in bright gold dresses against their shimmering gold background. However, the slightly tacky theme choice didn’t matter an iota because as soon as their voices reached the ears of the capacity crowd it was meditative bliss. The watered-down four-piece consisted of the singing sisters Klara and Johanna, taking their usual places on guitar and keyboard, backed by a drummer and lead guitarist. It worked amazingly well, seemingly coming down to the duo’s ability to hold a crowd in their palms. This was most evident when the two stepped away from their microphones and sang their old number Ghost Town accompanied only by Klara’s guitar. Not one person’s attention drifted during the incredibly intimate moment, and as the silent appreciation grew into a restless tension, the band released their lead single My Silver Lining. A cover of Bob Dylan’s One More Cup of Coffee saw the duo show off a bit of edge in their usually softly spoken attitudes and continued it into their rendition of 2012’s The Lion’s Roar. Finishing on Emmylou, they led the audience through a countless number of choruses, permanently stuffing the melody into the audience’s LOVED: The Ghost Town campfire sing-a-long brain for the remainder of their lives. HATED: Giant people with massive heads (every fucking time) DRANK: Vitamin B RHYS MCRAE

THE HEAD AND THE HEART Howler, Monday July 28 Seattle sextet The Head and The Heart formed back in 2009. But their beauty lies in the fact that they play like a band that has been around for a while but deliver performances with such excitement and enthusiasm that you would think they were playing their first show. Last Monday’s sold-out Splendour sideshow at Howler marked their maiden headline gig in Melbourne and gave them a chance to show off why they’re steadily becoming one of the more popular rootsy Americana acts around. One of the most delightful aspects of The Head and The Heart is not only their music but the way that they interact with one another onstage. While a lot of bands look like they’re just going through the motions, The Head and The Heart allude to a simpler time when the motivation behind playing was their love of the music. Whether they were grinning ear to ear or jamming together, they were just a lot of fun to watch. As far as the evening’s setlist went, they played an even mix of tracks from both their self-titled debut and last year’s Let’s Be Still. While songs from the former still received the word for word singalong treatment, it was the selections from their debut that garnered the most rousing responses. When they dug into the first notes of Lost in my Mind midway through their set, the energy level of the room skyrocketed from a solid 7 to somewhere above a foot-stomping, hand-clapping 10. In terms of their sound, The Head and the Heart are definitely one of those bands that sound better live. Vocalist and violinist Charity Thielen absolutely shined on stage. She could delicately coo the opening to Summertime and then just as easily deliver a chilling solo on Rivers and Roads that left people in the audience wide-eyed, jawdropped and undoubtedly thinking, “Damn, she can sing.” Lead vocalist Jonathan Russell also was a treat to watch. His vocals were crisp and his command of the stage was reminiscent to that of a veteran. Apparently Russell had taken so much to Melbourne that he had spent the day checking out the local realty or as he called them, 200 square foot apartments. After making their way through an impressive main set, they made their way back onstage for a four-song encore, capped by a charming rendition of Down in the Valley. And with that, they humbly thanked the audience again and headed offstage. What was impressive about The Head and The Heart’s performance was that they managed to clearly draw influences from the jangling sounds of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros and wall of sound that is Fleet Foxes but make something that was totally their own. The intimate venue allowed for them to interact with the audience and made them seem like a few friends instead of a band that just came off a performance at Splendour. And it’s for that exact reason that I think that people are so drawn to The Head and The Heart. They don’t want to watch robotised over-rehearsed performances, but want to see a band play something that is real and genuine. And luckily for The Head and The Heart, that’s their strong suit. LOVED: The enthusiasm HATED: The spotlights that continued to blind them DRANK: Nothing LAUREN GILL

JUNGLE Corner Hotel, Wednesday July 29 There was no sign of post-Splendour weariness. Jungle were on-fucking-fire. That was so damn good – it felt good for the soul and the ears. Jubilant would be an accurate way to describe it and that came down to three things. First, the band are super tight. Secondly, they clearly love what they do. Josh Lloyd-Watson and Tom McFarland are the core of the unit and they were having a whale of a time. Thirdly, the music makes for glee. Jungle do ‘70s style funk, soul and disco without sounding like a revival band (not that there’s anything wrong with that) and the sound is infectious and fun to the core. In fact, it’s nigh impossible to listen to them without shaking your arse. That level of enthusiasm, coupled with virtuosity and their groove make them unstoppable. Having said that they’re not a revival band, they’ve ripped a bit off here and there. Take Drops, which borrows and loops the Otis line “I’ve been loving you too long.” They do it to good effect though and it feels like affection rather than a lack of innovation. Keeping in mind that the gig was sold out and the crowd were ebullient and effusive from the get-go, when a kind of world music/instrumental kick-off led neatly into The Heat, shit got nuts. Jungle worked their way through their eponymously named debut album. The only downside was that they didn’t just do the whole goddamn thing. As you’d expect, Drops, Too Busy Earnin’ and Platoon were also LOVED: The whole funk explosion HATED: We could have used the air-con. It was okay corkers. though because the crowd actually smelled nice DRANK: Nuthin’ MEG CRAWFORD

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ANGUS & JULIA STONE

1. Self-Titled 2LP BLUE’S PILLS 2. Heathen - 2LP THOU 3. No Coast LP BRAID 4. Diploid Love PIC DISC LP BRODY DALLE 5.From Wisdom to Baked LP CANNABIS CORPSE 6. Self Tiled LP EAGULLS 7. Meteorites LP ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN 8. Self Titled LP JUNGLE 9. Pe’ahi LP THE RAVEONETTES 10. Self-Titled LP JOHN GARCIA

Angus & Julia Stone (EMI)

Angus and Julia Stone are pure pleasure of the aural (and visual) kind, and the third instalment in this duo’s catalogue doesn’t stray from this. Their selftitled album, Angus & Julia Stone, is more directional and carries a certain amount more swagger than their previous records. It’s less acoustic-strummingon-the-beach and a little more road-tripping down endless, dusty highways. After pursuing their respective solo ambitions for the past few years, the siblings had no intention of reforming the duo until US producer Rick Rubin, who lists production for Jay-Z, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Johnny Cash and Beastie Boys on his CV, approached them. This is the siblings’ most collaborative effort to date. Having locked themselves down for two weeks for the first time ever to write songs side-by-side, this record is the perfect complement to their previous releases. The newfound richness in their music is established with the opener A Heartbreak. This one’s carried by heavier guitars and a driving rhythm that’s tied together nicely with Angus and Julia’s textbook languid harmonies. This album is compelling in its dynamism – there is some serious light and shade in this one. My Word For It is a drawn out, slow burner with wonky guitars where verses are spoken in a drawl and Julia’s vocals wrap themselves around you like hazy smoke tendrils. Get Home is upbeat and dripping in a sundrenched melody and Little Whiskey is an energetic track that steadily builds upon itself. Angus & Julia Stone is pleasurable in its authenticity. There’s nothing for the siblings to hide behind and once again they’re refreshing for their storytelling, vocals and musicianship. As with any Angus & Julia

SINGLES

NORTHSIDE RECORDS TOP TEN release there are complexities, layers and nuances to this one that can only be noticed, let alone appreciated after the third and fourth listen. There’s nothing groundbreaking about Angus & Julia Stone but it gets under your skin all the same and is the culmination of the best bits of Angus and Julia’s solo and collaborative efforts. ISABELLA UBALDI

BEST TRACK: Little Whiskey IF YOU LIKE THIS, YOU’LL LIKE THESE: THE MIDDLE EAST, SARAH BLASKO, WILLIAM FITZSIMMONS IN A WORD: Timeless

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SOPHIE

Lemonade (Numbers) When Sophie first dropped the one-two punch of Bipp / Elle last year it scared the shit out of me. Mutant bass and distorted vocal clips that shook the listener’s senses and spat them out a lesser person – all in the best way possible. Lemonade harnesses the same ideas but fails to hit the spot, falling deeper into trap/bass-heavy R&B territory and proving ultimately forgettable.

BLUEJUICE

I’ll Go Crazy (Dew Process) After a career that’s spanned 13 years, three records and 30-odd fans, Bluejuice are calling it quits – but not before releasing a retrospective compilation, embarking on a farewell tour and, uhh, this track. I’ll Go Crazy seems an apt final opus for the band. There’s little interesting or inventive to be found within but it maintains enough substance to fill the time on a summer festival stage while you’re waiting for a band that you’d actually pay money to see. Au revoir!

GUY SEBASTIAN

Come Home with Me (Sony) Only if I’m forced into the boot of your car against my will.

STEVE ARRINGTON

Without Your Love (Tummy Touch Records) Mummmmmmma. Later this year Ohio funk legend Steve Arrington will be releasing Way Out : 80-84, a retrospective record that covers 30 years of unreleased and reworked material that was “deemed too progressive by Atlantic Records.” The first cut is the formidably funk-ay Without Your Love. It’s bubbling with porno-laden slap bass, sultry vocals and steamy repetitions of “lurrrrrrrve”. Pitch a pup tent so the kids can sleep outside – every single night.

SAM SMITH

I’m not the Only One (EMI) Weurgh. This track is so middle of the road that it makes you want to stand in the middle of the road and get hit by a truck. The unimaginative keys, tedious drumbeat and lovelorn vocals come together to create a track that sounds like it’d perfectly suit the fade-out of a bastardised, low-budget remake of a Toy Story film. Thumbs down.

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1. Black and White Noise N’FA JONES 2. Blind Bet COOKIN ON 3 BURNERS 3. The Island of Dr Electrico BOMBAY ROYALE 4. Hear Me Roar ROR 5. That Rogeng Sound LEONG LAU 6. Various TROPICAL DISCO HUSTLE 7. Cassette On Vinyl JONWAYNE 8. Sir Coxsone In The Dance STUDIO ONE DANCEHALL 9. Tawk Tomahawk HIATUS KAIYOTE 10. Ilmatic NAS

RECORD PARADISE TOP TEN 1. Clear Lake Forest THE BLACK ANGELS 2. Revelation THE BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE 3. Monkey’s Blood THE DACIOS 4. For The Recently Found Innocent WHITE FENCE 5. Pop Crimes ROWLAND S HOWARD 6. Lowtide LOWTIDE 7. Aussie Dream TRALALA BLIP 8. Passerby LULUC 9. Hikikomori HITS 10. That Rongeng Sound LEONG LAU

SYN SWEET TEN 1. Regards LEE COREY OSWALD 2. Vessel THE KITE STRING TANGLE 3. Fools Gold Rush THE NAYSAYERS 4. So Soldier #1 DADS 5. The Deep Ends CHICKS WHO LOVE GUNS 6. Attak (feat. Danny Brown) RUSTIE 7. Wonderful Everyday CHANCE THE RAPPER 8. Whatever You Want DOT HACKER 9. Chimes HUDSON MOHAWKE 10. Summer Dress JULY TALK

PBS TOP TEN 1. Invisible Hour JOE HENRY 2. Sendero Mistico SONIDO GALLO NEGRO 3. Suite Shop AMBIENT JAZZ ENSEMBLE 4. Instrument TO ROCOCO ROT 5. Hard Believer FINK 6. Monkey’s Blood THE DACIOS 7. From Scotland With Love KING CREOSOTE 8. Deep in the Heart of the Rat Race THE GENES 9. Acoustic Classics RICHARD THOMPSON 10. Broken Lines PATRICK JAMES

KUTMAH

Noise in my Brain (Technicolour Recordings) Ooooooh I can get around this. Kutmah takes his LA Brainfeeder influences and glosses them with dark synthesisers, ominous bass lines and storming vocal clips to create one fine spanker of a track. It’ll feature on the forthcoming EP Our Mannequin that’ll be out towards the end of August.

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SINGLE OF THE WEEK LEON VYNEHALL

Butterflies (Clone Royal Oak) Fucking oomph. 2014 is the year of the Vynehall. Having already dropped one of the year’s best records in Music for the Uninvited, the Brighton producer returns to the fold with a luxuriant deep house cut that treads a much more euphoriadriven path than his previous releases. The anonymous vocal clip (“He opened up the door and let the butterflies inside of me”) dances upon a bed of swirling piano loops and dusty rhythms, culminating in a late-night all-hands-in-air jam that’s restrained to perfection. Top marks.

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BEAT’S TOP TEN SONGS ABOUT BODIES 1. Small Bones Small Bodies FUTURE OF THE LEFT 2. Body Party CIARA 3. Somebody That I Used To Know GOTYE 4. Body Movin’ BEASTIE BOYS 5. The Body Breaks DEVANDRA BANHART 6. My Body Is A Cage ARCADE FIRE 7. Your Body Is A Wonderland JOHN MAYER 8. Your Body Is A Weapon THE WOMBATS 9. Is It My Body ALICE COOPER 10. Rock Your Body JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE 11. Everybody Hurts R.E.M.

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PETER MURPHY

Lion (Nettwerk Records) It’s been 35 years since Peter Murphy and Bauhaus released that gothic masterpiece Bella Lugosi’s Dead, and it stills sounds amazing. Understandably, given the length of time that’s elapsed since, Murphy tries to distance himself from it. In fact, he says he doesn’t listen to goth music. Well, he’s either telling a porky or, and this is more likely, he’s the walking embodiment of the sound, because Lion is another gothic masterpiece. Murphy’s in fine voice – it’s still a powerful, dark rumble. It’s used to best effect on Hang Up, where it’s downright thunderous. I have no idea what the song’s about, what with lyrics like, “Come on over said the Trapper to the Gauth … Down in deep, I clocked all of you, to a place so fond, where even angels are allowed.” In fact, every track sounds like it contains a hidden esoteric message and the whole album is heavy with a mythology that Murphy has created. It’s unsurprising then to learn that Murphy improvised the lyrics as the songs were recorded. I’m On Your Side is the album’s only gentler track. It’s possibly a love song or an ode to loyalty. There’s industrial heft behind Lion, mixed in with some Prince-like guitar licks and it’s also quite ‘80s in terms of sound, but don’t take that as disparagement. The album bears playing again and again. It’s beautiful and compelling, although unsettling BEST TRACK: Hang Up when you play it loud. Don’t do it if you’re full of IF YOU LIKE THESE, YOU’LL LIKE THIS: Go Away caffeine – you’ll end up one jangling nerve. White BAUHAUS IN A WORD: Powerful MEG CRAWFORD

SUBTLE TURNHIPS

Redhair with Some (Homeless Records) For a culture that prides itself on style, style and aplomb, France does a good line in dirty, scungy garage rock. In an act of Franco-Australian camaraderie straight from the villages of northern France, Homeless Records has decided to release Subtle Turnhips’ latest record, Redhair With Some. You get a sense of where the band’s coming from – and going – with the grime-and-blues Tubbyz: it’s dirty, grinding, repetitive and symbolic of the inanity and frustration of modern existence. Skip to Don’t Mess With My Time and you’re in the time-honoured nihilistic garage rock tradition where tomorrow is a distraction from today’s hedonistic pleasures. Reisen is fucked up, in the nicest possible fashion; Shame is power-pop punctuated by bursts of confusion; and Tweez (Francoise) is the sort of ranting garage angst you’d expect to find on the cobblestones of post-cultural revolutionary France. Digit is a wander in someone’s else dream, where nothing is what it might seem; Slime is Radio Birdman through some sort of weird juvenile comic book lens. The title track is the great lost UK punk track of 1977, complete with myopic adolescent preoccupations (and drum fills to die for), In-thing Baby is threatening and foreboding, a journey into the darkest depths of garage noir, before Eileen ushers in a rambling emotional discourse. Cousine is the demented meanderings of Sonic Youth aficionados; Heidi is stream of consciousness for the fidelity-challenged and Las Bas is a brutal attack on your cerebral foundations, where ne’er a prisoner will be taken, BEST TRACK: Las Bas whatever the cost. This is some weird, out there garage IF YOU LIKE THESE, YOU’LL LIKE THIS: HAUNTED rock – and geez it’s good. GEORGE, DIGGER AND THE PUSSYCATS IN A WORD: Dirty PATRICK EMERY

RIVAL SONS

Great Western Valkyrie (Earache/Shock) Singer Jay Buchanan preaches the good word and he does it with swagger. He sings from the hips. His shirt is unbuttoned under his leather jacket. Necklaces flail across his chest. His packed lunch would keep Jacqui Lambie happy. His lyrics are all about working hard and loving even harder. On Rich and the Poor: “She said I’m gonna show you how babies are made” and on super-catchy first track Electric Man Buchanan declares he’s electric and he’s going to: “Take you to the promised land”, “Take you to the sugar shack” and “Drive you like a Cadillac”. On the next song, Good Luck, he warns if he offers his body and you’re not giving up the booty, baby, then all he has to say is, “Good luck getting on without me.” No spreadsheet needed. Underneath Rival Sons’ gritty guitars, thrusting rhythm and lyrical pomp is a soft, warm, soulful (almost gospel) underbelly. As Great Western Valkyrie gets mellower (see Good Things, Where I’ve Been and Destination On Course) Rival Sons may lose tempo but don’t lose charm. Rival Sons will get criticised for being just another ‘60s/’70s sounding rock band. Indeed, some moments feel pilfered. For instance the opening riff of organ-driven, psychedelic track Secret could be confused with the breakdown riff in Wolfmother’s Woman. Also, the drum sound at the start of the single Open My Eyes harks to Zeppelin’s classic BEST TRACK: Electric Man When The Levee Breaks. All references aside, while Rival IF YOU LIKE THESE, YOU’LL LIKE THIS: THE Sons have undoubtedly wholesome ingredients, this is a BLACK KEYS, LED ZEPPELIN, THE DOORS, fresh blend of rich bluesy brown ale to be consumed in FREE, WOLFMOTHER, THE BLACK CROWES, NORTH MISSISSIPPI ALLSTARS. the sun with the one you love. IN A WORD: Soulswagger JAMES RIDLEY

REMI

Raw X Infinity (House of Beige) Remi, one of the most prominent of the young Australian rappers, has been stoking a local buzz since the release of his single Sangria last year, and compounded it with Livin and Tyson, both released on his own House of Beige label. Raw X Infinity is his overture to fans and public alike, telling them what he’s all about, which appears to be an interesting hybrid of championing a reform of Australia’s immigrant policies, and expounding energy while turning on all the usual suspects. Energy is definitely a binder for Raw X Infinity, not only from Remi’s vocals but from Sensible J and Dutch, who are parts two and three of the Remi trio, and the fingers on the boards for the album. All of their instrumentals run with the jitter of tribal maracas and steel nerves before a hunt. For Opinionated Humans and Dope with No Seeds // Re-Lacks differ slightly with more spacious loops, while Ode to Ignorances sounds like ?uestlove circa How I Got Over. Lyrically, Remi is exploring a few styles of delivery; slickly understated on Thats. That.Shit and emphasising syllables on F.O.H. with that aforementioned energy. He does this sour-worm thing, where he stretches the first part of a word and cuts of the end of it that most bars could do without, but he flexes it to great effect on the album’s best track, Tyson, where Remi goes H.A.M. from Die Hard to Crowded House. Raw X Infinity’s strength is that where others are affected by technique to the point of mimicry, Remi one-twos BEST TRACK: Tyson with enough spirit to warrant Raw X Infinity being IF YOU LIKE THESE, YOU’LL LIKE THIS: KIRK Australia’s hip hop album of the year. KNIGHT, YC THE CYNIC, STEVIE WONDER IN A WORD: Better EDGAR IVAN

SHOVELS

Shovels (Homeless Records) Shovels’ eponymous debut record opens in frenetic fashion: shards of guitar, bruising baselines, and a manic flurry of drums. You’re up against the ropes fending off well-aimed taunts of psychotropic noise, trying to gather your senses before the next blow hits. In a world obsessed with normality and conformity, this is a necessary deviation into chaos. As MB Jacket subsides, Multiple Furrow rises in its stead, and we’re spirited off down an amphetamine-laced path into cognitive confusion, held together by the harshest of rhythmic foundations. Car Yards is a sonic picture of outer-suburban desolation, a bleak industrial-consumer landscape devoid of spiritual meaning. Grenoble builds carefully, an aural storm brewing in the distance, waiting to break and shower the landscape with Big Black-esque intensity; yet, phenomenally, it never does. Clyde is introspective, almost introverted, a looselyformed collage of beats and half-formed melodies; is this a portal into a world of higher consciousness, or a moment of respite before the attack resumes? Alternator Debt – shouldn’t that be code for a bill unpaid to the RACV? – is a one-minute loiter on the concrete factory floor, fiddling about, watching, waiting. The monotony of Arm Arm Leg is captivating, and more than a little imposing – it’s Pink Floyd through a post-industrial lens, a metaphor for humanity’s inherent inhumane and dysfunctional behaviour. By the time Expire signals the end of the album – again, the bleakness is so confronting it lends itself to psychiatric counselling – Shovels have led you through a journey as stark as it is subliminally invigorating. This isn’t a BEST TRACK: MB Jacket record for the weak-hearted – it’s a record for those IF YOU LIKE THESE, YOU’LL LIKE THIS: FEEDTIME, BIG BLACK who’re prepared to think deep. IN A WORD:Dark PATRICK EMERY

MILLIONS

Max Relax (Stop Start) With the first 30 seconds of Max Relax hitting the perfect mix between psychedelia, groove organ and ‘70s porno soundtrack, Brisbane rock band Millions make quite an impression on their debut album. Departing from the rockier sounds of their 2012 EPs Nine Lives Six Degrees and Cruel, the boys have found their own distinctive psychedelic style. Max Relax combines the weirdest blend of influences from different artists, often in the one song. Lead single Clementine demonstrates this mix of genre: the opening verse sounds like a catchy but corny Christmas single, and then subtly shifts into an angsty indie rocker. While Millions have certainly come a long way in developing their musical expertise and production quality, the standard of songwriting is slightly lacking. Similarly to their earlier work, nearly all songs are about relationships, making many songs largely indistinguishable lyrically. Songs like B Chill have the potential to build up into something climactic but end up being a bit subdued. This contrasts to the best song on the album, Unchained. The dreamy song takes the listener on a sad stroll in a park late at night, and then peaks into a magical psychedelic dream that BEST TRACK: Unchained sounds like The Beatles at their Sgt. Pepper’s peak. IF YOU LIKE THESE, YOU’LL LIKE THIS: ARCTIC Overall, Max Relax is an interesting and enjoyable MONKEYS, TAME IMPALA, THE BEATLES, OTIS listen. Millions are a band to keep your eye on. REDDING IN A WORD: Relaxed JOSH THORBURN

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WEDNESDAY 6 AUG INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS

BAYOU + SCOTDRAKULA + DUCK DUCK CHOP Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $6.00. CHRIS WILSON Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 7:30pm. COQ ROQ WEDNESDAYS - FEAT: JOYBOT + AGENT 86 Lucky Coq, Windsor. 7:00pm. DAVE O’CONNOR + AL MATCOTT + BRIXTON CHUCK Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. DON HILLMAN’S SECRET BEACH Clifton Hill Hotel, Clifton Hill. 8:30pm. JAMES TEAGUE + LEHMANN B SMITH Penny Black, Brunswick. 8:30pm. LANKS + DX HEAVEN Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8:30pm. $10.00. MY LEFT BOOT + SUN GOD REPLICA + TWO HEADED DOG + DJ MERMAID Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $5.00. RED LANTERN COLONY + BEAR THE MAMMOTH + FIERCE MILD Bar Open, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. SHADY LANE + FAKE EVADER + THE ADELAIDE CROWS + COOL SOUNDS Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $7.00. SISTER ANXIETY Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $5.00. SODA EAVES + ANDRE + MARK RM Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $6.00. SUPER UNSIGNED MUSIC FESTIVAL - FEAT: FORESHORE + OFFSPRING OF CONVICTS + NATHAN VARGA + HAYDEN JOHN + THE THEFT + BLIND THRILLS + ROSE AVENUE + DAN KROCHMAL + THE SURF THANG Corner Hotel, Richmond. 8:00pm. $15.00. THE GALAXY FOLK + SOOKY LALA + SCHOOL DAMAGE Workers Club, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $7.00. TIM RICHMOND BAND + CRAIG DERMODY + SNOWY NASDAQ + TOOTHACHE Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. TIM WOODZ + MICHAEL WAUGH Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 8:30pm. VIENNA TENG + CARSIE BLANTON Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $15.00.

JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC

B FOR CHICKEN 303, Northcote. 8:30pm. BIG BAND WITH PETER HEARNE & CELESTE POLSON Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 8:00pm. $14.00. BOPSTRETCH Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. DANIEL MERRIWEATHER + AINSLIE WILLS Howler, Brunswick. 7:00pm. $30.00. JOE CHINDAMO TRIO Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $18.00. RUBY’S LIVE JAZZ AFTER DARK - FEAT: WEDNESDAY QUARTET Ruby’s Music Room, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $15.00. THE GEORGE BORTHWICK TRIO Open Studio, Northcote. 8:30pm. THE KEIJZER/MULDER QUARTET Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $15.00.

ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/BLUES/FOLK

ACOUSTIC SESSIONS - FEAT: LAKYN + KIMBERLEY BOWDEN Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 6:30pm. DAN & AMY (EP LAUNCH) + GRIZZLY JIM LAWRIE Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 7:30pm. $10.00. DRIVING SOUTH - FEAT: ZEVON & THE WEREWOLVES Prince Public Bar, St Kilda . 8:00pm. FEAR & LOATHING IN THORNBURY Tago Mago, Thornbury. 8:00pm.

NEUROSIS “I tell you, when she threw that toupee out the window, it was the best thing that ever happened to me. I feel like my old self again. Totally inadequate, completely insecure, paranoid, neurotic. It's a pleasure.” While Seinfeld in 1989 introduced us to George Costanza, ‘neurosis’ was already associated with Neurosis the band. The Oakland natives share the unconventional and maverick attitude of their city’s football team. For three decades, Neurosis – like the Oakland Raiders of the ‘70s – have been dominating everywhere they go. And unlike the Raiduhz, Neurosis have actually been good the past ten years. Don’t miss the post-metal five-piece when play the Corner Hotel on Thursday August 7 and The Hi-Fi on Friday August 8. BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 48

MELBOURNE FOLK CLUB - FEAT: JAE LAFFER + GEORGIA FAIR + DOM BYRNE Bella Union Bar, Carlton. 8:00pm. $20.00. OPEN MIC Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbotsford. 7:30pm. OPEN MIC Great Britain Hotel, Richmond. 8:00pm. OPEN MIC Elwood Lounge, Elwood. 8:00pm. OPEN MIC/JAM Musicland, Fawkner. 7:00pm. REBECCA BARNARD & BILLY MILLER SINGALONG Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh. 7:00pm. $15.00. SIMPLY ACOUSTIC Wesley Anne, Northcote. 8:00pm. THE BRUNSWICK HOTEL’S OPEN MIC Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 7:00pm. THE HAMMOND ORGAN NIGHTS Musicland, Fawkner. 7:00pm. WAIT LONG BY THE RIVER CHRIS PICKERING Some Velvet Morning, Clifton Hill. 8:00pm. WAYNE HANCOCK Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $45.00. WINE WHISKEY WOMEN - FEAT: JANINE MARSHALL + SOPHIE ROSE Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 8:00pm.

THURSDAY 7 AUG INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS

LITTLE MISS REMEMBERING Vinyl Bar, Moonee Ponds. 8:00pm. BEN SALTER Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 8:00pm. CHASING ALICE + THE TRIED + FOLLOW NO RULES Bar Open, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. DRAIN LIFE + BREAK THE WALL + RUST IN PISS + WOUNDED PIG + ATOMIC DEATH SQUAD Public Bar, North Melbourne. 8:30pm. $8.00. EMPAT LIMA + THE PINK TILES + JUGULAR CUTS Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. FAIRPLAY (FUNDARAISER FOR ASYLUM SEEKER RESOURCE CENTRE) - FEAT: LES THOMAS + RIFLE BIRDS + RIO GRANDE Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 8:00pm. $15.00. HAWAIIAN ISLANDS + MUSCLE BEACH + OJ SIMPSON Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 8:00pm. $10.00. HOLY PABLITO + LIKEDEELERS + THE WELLINGTONS Workers Club, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $10.00. KARL S WILLIAMS + JAMES TEAGUE Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 8:30pm. $10.00. KHRISTIAN MIZZI (ALBUM LAUNCH) + ANNA PADDICK & THE SPEKULATORS + TIM WOODZ Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8:30pm. KILL DIRTY YOUTH + COFFIN WOLF + MASTER_BETA Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. LIVE N’ COOKIN SESSIONS - FEAT: ALISON FERRIER + CAT CANTERI The B.east, Brunswick East. 8:00pm. LUCID PLANET + NOTHING HURTS ROBOTS + SPECTRAL FIRES + ZAKYTUSS Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. MYA WALLACE + FRANK SOCIETY + ELLERY Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. NEUROSIS + CLAGG Corner Hotel, Richmond. 8:00pm. $59.00. NEXT - FEAT: RELENTLESS + IMPRISONED + OUR SOLACE Colonial Hotel, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. OBLAKO LODKA (SINGLE LAUNCH) + TOTALLY MILD + DENIM OWL + KNOCK YR SOCKS OFF DJS John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 8:00pm. $10.00. PEPA KNIGHT + BROADWAY SOUNDS + GL Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 7:30pm. $10.00. PLUGGED IN THURSDAYS - FEAT: RABBLE ROUSER Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 8:00pm. $5.00. SCOTT SPARK (MUSCLE MEMORY LAUNCH) + BIGSTRONGBRUTE Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $10.00. STELLA FELLA - FEAT: GOSLING + BILLY HOYLE Howler, Brunswick. 8:00pm. $45.00. TAM VANTAGE + SHINY COIN + WET LIPS + WONDER BOY Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8:30pm. $5.00. TEX NAPALM & HIS PSYCHOTROPIC SOUND SYSTEM + THE MIDNIGHT SCAVENGERS Tago Mago, Thornbury. 8:30pm. THE FOREST PRESENTS - FEAT: GOLDEN GATE JUMPERS + THE MY WAY KILLINGS Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine. 8:30pm. $7.00. THE LOVE BOMBS + THE COUNCIL + THE BLACK ALLEYS Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. THE SOULENIKOES + LUNG + THE FIRING LINE + ERGASIA Espy, St Kilda. 8:00pm. THE WEIGHT + LEGIONS + HEADLESS DEATH + BLOODRULE + REMOVALIST Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. TOM DOCKRAY + STAN & OSCAR + WHITE SUMMER Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10.00. TWIN AGES + THE SUBMARINES + JACK BARCLAY + TSUGNARLY Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm. ZION ISLAND - FEAT: T-RHYTHM + CENTRE & THE SOUTH + JAJU CHOIR + RASTA UNITY + JESSE I Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $7.00.

JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC

AUSTRALIAN ART ORCHESTRA (HARD CORE ON THE FLY) Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $20.00. DANIEL FARRUGIA’S HAMMOND PARTY 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. $10.00.

GIG OF THE WEEK!

KASABIAN When someone in the office today pronounced Kasabian as ‘Cassa-be-in’ we were like, ‘lol get a life, Gilly! It’s Cass-ay-be-an you dingleberry fruitbat!” But then someone else pronounced it Cass-ay-be-an, and the office is now more divided than when we have to choose between Crust and Miss Chu to order on deadline. The title of electronic rock band Kasabian’s latest album, 48:13, is named after its running time. Some consider the title ballsy, and others lazy. It reminds me of a 48 to 13 kill-death ratio on Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 – an extremely good score – so for losers like me, the album title is incredibly exciting. What’s even more exciting is the opportunity to hear the legendary Leicester band perform trademark tracks such as Shoot the Runner, Switchblade Smiles and Eez-eh live. So have a shower, put down your PS4 controllers and head to Festival Hall on Saturday August 9.

FREE RANGE FUNK - FEAT: JAKE JUDD + TIGERFUNK + LEWIS CANCUT Lucky Coq, Windsor. 7:00pm. MEL SEARLE & THE CRAIG SMITH QUINTET Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 8:00pm. $14.00. MELBOURNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (BACH’S MASS IN B MINOR) Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 8:00pm. RUBY’S LIVE JAZZ AFTER DARK - FEAT: THE APPA TRIO Ruby’s Music Room, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $15.00. SHOL QUINTET Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $15.00. THE MELBOURNE IMPROVISERS COLLECTIVE Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. THE RUBY ROGERS EXPERIENCE Open Studio, Northcote. 8:00pm. THE SWEETHEARTS + DJ VINCE PEACH & PIERRE BARONI Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $10.00.

ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/BLUES/FOLK

ACOUSTIC SESSIONS Great Britain Hotel, Richmond. 7:00pm. GREENS DAIRY ANGEL ENSEMBLE Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 8:30pm. JOSTAN MURRAY Elwood Lounge, Elwood. 8:00pm. KICKASS KARAOKE Sooki Lounge, Belgrave. 7:30pm. MORNING MELODIES - FEAT: SUZY SINGER Ferntree Gully Hotel, Ferntree Gully. 12:00pm. $6.00. OPEN MIC Bar Of Bengal, Yarraville. 7:00pm. OPEN MIC Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 8:00pm. OPEN MIC Grumpy’s Green, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. PENNY BOHAN Wesley Anne, Northcote. 5:45pm. PRINCE THURSDAYS - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS Prince Public Bar, St Kilda . 8:00pm. SAMMY OWEN BLUES BAND + ROUTE 61 + BRENDAN FORWARD Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 7:30pm.

FRIDAY 8 AUG INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS

ALEC The B.east, Brunswick East. 8:00pm. CAN’T SAY Platform One, Melbourne. 9:00pm. CHARM + THREE QUARTER BEAST + FOLEY Vinyl Bar, Moonee Ponds. 8:00pm. CHERRY BOMB European Bier Cafe, Melbourne Cbd. 9:30pm. DIRT RIVER RADIO + NATHAN SEECKTS & THE DEAD CITY LIGHTS + MARICOPA WELLS + JAYNE’S FIGHTING SHIPS 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. $10.00. DOUBLE LINED MINORITY + NO! NOT THE BEES + THE EVIDENCE Wrangler Studios, Footscray. 8:00pm. EINSTEIN TOYBOYS Musicland, Fawkner. 8:30pm. $10.00. FLANAGAN’S FRIDAY NIGHTS - FEAT: NEVERMIND Ferntree Gully Hotel, Ferntree Gully. 9:00pm. $5.00. GORSHA + KIT CONVICT & THE TERRIBLE TWO + BREVE + NERVIX Public Bar, North Melbourne. 8:30pm. $10.00. GREAZEFEST PRE-PARTY - FEAT: LUCKY SEVEN + EZRA LEE + FIREBIRD TRIO + THE INFERNOS The Luwow, Fitzroy. 6:00pm. $10.00. HEAVY JUDY - FEAT: GREENTHIEF + NEON QUEEN + DJ SHAKY MEMORIAL Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 10:00pm. I AM GIANT + CRASH & BURN + RED LIGHT SOUND Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $15.00. I SAID THE SPARROW + THE DAN DANS + LEBELLE + DEVIL MONKEY Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 9:00pm. LEOPARD SLUGG + THE BLACK ALLEYS + THE BROKEN HILLS BAND + THE ANNIE CROONERS + DJ INTERALIAS Espy, St Kilda. 8:00pm. LIZ BRADLEY Elwood Lounge, Elwood. 9:00pm. LOW FLY INCLINE + MY LEFT BOOT + LINK MEANIE’S AMAZING JUKEBOX + REDRO REDRIGUEZ & HIS INNER DEMONS Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $13.00. NEW CHRISTS + DON FERNANDO Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine. 8:30pm. $10.00. NUEROSIS The Hi-Fi, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $65.00.

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OFF THE HIP PRESENTS + LITTLE MURDERS + WRONG TURN + BLUE STRATOS Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10.00. OLD VIOLET + OH PACIFIC + RAD NAVAJO John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 8:00pm. ORANGE + SOOKY LA LA + ORLANDO FURIOUS Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8:30pm. OUR SOLACE + THE EVERCOLD + SHELTERED + SELF HELP Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 8:00pm. $8.00. OWEN RABBIT’S SINGLE LAUNCH + DEAR PLASTIC + JAALA Wesley Anne, Northcote. 8:00pm. $10.00. POISON FISH + TWO HEADED DOG + SORDID ORDEAL + DAMN THAT RIVER Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. PRAYER BABIES Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 9:30pm. PRETTY CITY + THE TROTSKIES + SHADOW MAKERS Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $15.00. REPTILES + HORACE BONES + THE SPIN Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $8.00. ROOTS OF MUSIC - FEAT: KYAARN Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 8:00pm. $12.00. RREVOLVER Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbotsford. 8:00pm. $15.00. SEAN MCMAHON & THE MOONMEN + VOIX D’OR Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 8:30pm. SHANTY TOWN Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 9:00pm. SISTERS DOLL + CHAINED LIZARD Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 8:00pm. SPENCER P JONES Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. STEVE LANE & THE AUTOCRATS Sooki Lounge, Belgrave. 9:00pm. STRAYLOVE + VERA NIGHTS Penny Black, Brunswick. 9:30pm. THE BRAD MARTIN PROJECT + LUKE LEGS Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $12.00. THE CANING + PEELING SUN + DARCEE FOX + DRIVEWINDER Espy, St Kilda. 8:00pm. THE HARPOONS Workers Club, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $15.30. THE KEITHS + BEAR THE MAMMOTH + CAT OR PILLAR + FRITZWICKY Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. THE LIVING EYES + COBWEBBS + STATIONS + SCHOOL DAMAGE + ORB Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:30pm. $10.00. THE PAST MASTERS (BEATLES TRIBUTE) St Kilda Rsl, St Kilda. 8:00pm. THE PRETTY LITTLES + OSCAR BUBLÈ & THE BUTTERBOYS + JAMES MOLONEY & THE MAD DOG HARRISONS Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 8:30pm. $10.00. TWENTY ONE PILOTS + D AT SEA 170 Russell, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $39.90. TWIN BEASTS + PORK CHOP PARTY Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 9:00pm. VIBRAPHONIC ORCHESTRA + EL MOTH + BLUNDERBUSS Bar Open, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. WATT’S ON - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS Prince Public Bar, St Kilda . 8:30pm.

JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC

CANONNBALL - FEAT: CANNONBALL Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:30pm. $25.00. EAST MOLDOVIA TRADING COMPANY Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6:00pm. JAM THE FUNK Flying Saucer Club, Elsternwick. 8:00pm. $18.00. PAUL CAREY & JULIAN SCHEFFER Open Studio, Northcote. 6:00pm. RACHEL DELGADO Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $20.00. RUBY’S CLASSIC BLUE NOTE SERIES - FEAT: SAM APPAPOULAY Ruby’s Music Room, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $20.00. RUBY’S SEARCH FOR JAZZ CATS 3 Ruby’s Music Room, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm. SIMONE YOUNG CONDUCTS - FEAT: AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 7:00pm. STEVEN GRANT QUINTET Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

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For all the latest gigs check out beat.com.au TEK TEK ENSEMBLE Open Studio, Northcote. 8:30pm. TRIBUTE TO GIL ASKEY WITH AARON SEARLE Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 8:00pm. $14.00. XANDEPIC + PHANTOM HITMEN + U-WISH + MELODY MYLA Star Hotel, South Melbourne. 8:00pm. $12.00. YVETTE JOHANSSON + JOE RUBERTO TRIO Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $25.00.

ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/BLUES/FOLK

BUSBY MAROU (SINGLE LAUNCH) + DARREN MIDDLETON + KARL S WILLIAMS Corner Hotel, Richmond. 8:30pm. $25.00. DJ ARKS UPSTAIRS + DJ LOTUS Great Britain Hotel, Richmond. 9:00pm. FLYING ENGINE STRINGBAND Railway Hotel, Fitzroy North. 9:30pm. FRIDAY WINE DOWN Elsternwick Hotel, Elwood. 5:00pm. JED ROWE Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 8:30pm. JIMMY HAWK Some Velvet Morning, Clifton Hill. 8:00pm. LISA MILLER Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 9:30pm. ROB SNARKSI Basement Discs, Melbourne Cbd. 12:45pm. TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC SESSION - FEAT: DAN BOURKE Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 6:00pm. WAGONS + THE BROADS Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh. 8:00pm. $30.00.

SATURDAY 9 AUG INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS

ANTI-HERO Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 7:00pm. $15.00. APES (PULL THE TRIGGER LAUNCH) Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8:30pm. $13.30. BANG - FEAT: 50 LIONS + BORN FREE + VICIOUS CYCLE Royal Melbourne Hotel, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. BODYJAR + BLUELINE MEDIC + CLOWNS Corner Hotel, Richmond. 8:30pm. $38.00. BUDDY THE CONCERT - FEAT: SCOTT ‘BUDDY’ CAMERON The Palms, Southbank. 8:00pm. BUG + IOWA + MUSTARD + GREAT JOHN HIMSELF Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 9:00pm. COSMIC KAHUNA + LIZARD PUNCH Public Bar, North Melbourne. 8:30pm. $8.00. DIXON CIDER + MUSCLE MARY + SARGE & THE NUKED Dane Certificate’s Magic Tricks, Gags & Theatre, Brunswick. 8:00pm. DRIVEN - FEAT: KARLY JEWELL + POSTSCRIPT + INVENTIONS + MAKESHIFT BELIEVERS + MOTOR MAN Espy, St Kilda. 8:00pm. $10.00. EMOJI BOYS + UV BOI + BARRO + DEER Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 10:00pm. $10.00. EMPLOYMENT + ELEVATOR TALK + ROBOT MUGABE + TEAM REASONABLE Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 8:00pm. $5.00. FALCONIO + THE MAN WHO WASN’T THERE + FRAUDBAND Tago Mago, Thornbury. 8:00pm. FLAMING WRECKAGE + KNIGHTMOVE + ACIENT + CRYPTIC ABYSS + ROSERVELT Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbotsford. 8:00pm. $10.00. FRACTURES (EP LAUNCH) + I’LLS + JAPANESE WALLPAPER Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 8:30pm. $12.00. GEORGIA MAQ + JEROME KNAPPETT Old Bar, Fitzroy. 3:00pm. $10.00. GREAZEFEST Sandown Racecourse, Springvale. 10:00pm. $23.00. HANSON Palais Theatre, St Kilda. 7:30pm. $65.00. HARLOTT + HIDDEN INTENT + METALSTORM. MASON Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $12.00. HARRY HOWARD & THE NDE Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 9:30pm. HEADLESS DEATH + IDLE MINDS + SPLIT TEETH + SICKMACHINE + SUBSTANCE ABUSE Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 9:00pm. HOWLIN STEAM TRAIN + THE STRANGE + BLACKWOOD JACK Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $13.00. KASABIAN Festival Hall, West Melbourne. 7:30pm. $77.30. KING COLOUR Penny Black, Brunswick. 9:00pm. LAKES + WHITE WALLS + HIGH TEA + ASSAD + TOP CAT DVD Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. LITTLE SECRETS + LITTLE THEATRE + WAITING FOR PAT Victoria Hotel, Brunswick. 9:00pm. LITTLE SISTER Elwood Lounge, Elwood. 9:00pm. LUCID PLANET + DUMB & BORED + BLACK ALLEYS + EL COLOSSO Star Hotel, South Melbourne. 8:00pm. $12.00. MATT BAILEY + HOWL AT THE MOON + CAROLINE NO Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10.00. MODERN DOG The Hi-Fi, Melbourne Cbd. 10:30pm. $65.00. MODESTY + HOY Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 4:00pm. MOONEE VALLEY DRIFTERS Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 9:30pm. MY ECHO + ANTHONY YOUNG BANDS + THE VANNS Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $15.00. MYSTERY TRAIN Gem Bar, Collingwood. 8:00pm. PAPA G & THE STARCATS + THE FABRIC Bar Open, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. PETER BAYLOR + ULTRAFOX Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 8:00pm. PRONTO + WET BLANKETS Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 5:00pm. $5.00. SHANE DIIORIO BAND Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm.

SIRAK + MAXIMUM WOLF + DANIKA SMITH + FUZZY LOGIC John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 8:00pm. SUNDAY REEDS + HUNTED CROWS + BIG VOLCANO Vinyl Bar, Moonee Ponds. 8:00pm. SUPER ROCK & ROLL PARTY - FEAT: STRUM REBELLION + VISITER + JEFFREY 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. THE ANGEL & BABY CHAIN Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 9:00pm. THE CONTROLLERS + I SAID THE SPARROW + SHADOWGAME + THE SPITTING SWALLOWS Espy, St Kilda. 8:00pm. THE FOREST PRESENTS - FEAT: LASERFRONT + THE ASTROS + HOWL Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine. 8:30pm. $10.00. THE HARPOONS Workers Club, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $15.30. THE MCQUEENS + ALBERT SALT + HALYCON DRIVE + TROPHY WIFE Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $10.00. THE NEW CHRISTS + DON FENANDO + GRINDHOUSE Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $13.00. THE NEWPORT DOLLS Public Bar, North Melbourne. 2:00am. THE QUARRELMEN Flying Saucer Club, Elsternwick. 8:00pm. $20.00. THREEZZACROWD Lincolnshire Arms Hotel, Essendon. 8:00pm. VANISHING POINT + CRIMSON FIRE + DAMNATIONS DAY + HORIZONS EDGE Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $15.00. VINTAGE KISS Musicland, Fawkner. 8:00pm. $20.00. YOUNG MAVERICK + BACKYARD + SPIRAL ARM Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $10.20.

JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC

ALMA MATER Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $20.00. FUNK DOWNSTAIRS - FEAT: DJ MANCHILD Prince Public Bar, St Kilda . 8:00pm. GRACE KNIGHT Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $42.00. JOE CHINDAMO TRIO Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 9:00pm. $20.00. KIMBA GRIFFITH SEPTET Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:30pm. $25.00. LUCKY SEVEN + DJ JUMPIN’ JOSH The Luwow, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

BODYJAR

Hipster cafes that serve drinks in jars pissed me off for a long time. Then one day, all these hipsters starting hating cafes that used jars, and now hating jars is really popular. Because it became so cliché to hate jars, I stopped despising them, but then technically I became the hipster. Then I remembered the gifted kid in The Matrix who says to Neo, “There is no spoon” and I applied this philosophy to jars, and I’ve never looked back. But if there’s one jar you can’t hate, it’s Melbourne pop-punk crew Bodyjar. For 20 years, Bodyjar have been blowing minds the world over, culminating in the releas of their eighth studio album, Role Model, last year. Come see the iconic local lads play the Corner Hotel on Saturday August 9 (sold out) and Sunday August 10 with guests Samiam, Blueline Medic and Clowns. MELBOURNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (BACH’S MASS IN B MINOR) Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 6:30pm. PAUL WILLIAMSON QUARTET Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. PERFORMANCE WORKSHOP WITH STEVE SEDEGREEN Ruby’s Music Room, Melbourne Cbd. 2:00pm. $15.00. RUBY’S SEARCH FOR JAZZ CATS 3 Ruby’s Music Room, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm. THE HORNS OF LEROY Open Studio, Northcote. 8:30pm.

ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/BLUES/FOLK

ACTION SAM European Bier Cafe, Melbourne Cbd. 10:30pm. BEWARE! BLACK HOLES! Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm. BILLY & THE TBAGS + LITTLE DEVILS + PAUL MCIVER Some Velvet Morning, Clifton Hill. 8:00pm. BUDDHA IN A CHOCOLATE BOX Sooki Lounge, Belgrave. 9:00pm. DJ BEN JAMMIN + DJ FLOAT Great Britain Hotel, Richmond. 9:00pm. FLYING ENGINE STRINGBAND Railway Hotel, Fitzroy North. 9:30pm.

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WHAT'S ON AROUND MELBOURNE THIS WEEK

THE PUSH

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For all the latest gigs check out beat.com.au FOLLOW ME TO TENNESSEE - FEAT: LACHLAN BRYAN & THE WILDES + DAN WATERS + THE WEEPING WILLOWS Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh. 8:00pm. $18.00. GEOFF ACHISON Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 9:30pm. GOATPISS GASOLINE Union Hotel, Brunswick. 9:00pm. INTO THE MYSTIC (VAN MORRISON TRIBUTE) - FEAT: JOE CREIGHTON Yarraville Club, Yarraville. 8:30pm. MOOSEJAW RIFLE CLUB Labour In Vain, Fitzroy. 5:00pm. PATCHES (EP LAUNCH) + SCRUB WRENS + RAH RAHS Wesley Anne, Northcote. 8:00pm. REBECCA BARNARD Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 9:00pm. THE CHRIS WILSON BAND Union Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm. THE SIDESHOW BRIDES Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm. TRIO AGOGO Wesley Anne, Northcote. 4:00pm. VIC OLD TIME JAM SESSION - FEAT: CRAIG WOODWARD + WARREN ROUGH Victoria Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm.

SUNDAY 10 AUG INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS

EMMA HEENEY + SOPHIE KOH Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 2:30pm. $15.00. ANDY HALL Elwood Lounge, Elwood. 6:00pm. BAND WARS - FEAT: CHAINED LIZARD + RED DOOR + BUYING JUPITER + AWAITING THE HAIL + ONE DAY MAYBE + HEMY & MARSHALL Musicland, Fawkner. 1:00pm. BELLWETHERS Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine. 4:00pm. $10.00. BLIND THRILLS + ROAD TRAIN + BARELY SUPERVISED Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm. BODYJAR + BLUELINE MEDIC + CLOWNS Corner Hotel, Richmond. 7:30pm. $38.00. ERN MALLEY + CREPES + PAPERBACK TIGER Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $5.00. EZRA LEE Gem Bar, Collingwood. 8:00pm. FIREBIRD TRIO Penny Black, Brunswick. 5:00pm. FLOGGING A DEAD ONE HORSE TOWN Public Bar, North Melbourne. 2:00am. GREAZEFEST Sandown Racecourse, Springvale. 10:00pm. $23.00. HANSON The Hi-Fi, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $65.00. IN FOR 10 - FEAT: ANDRAS FOX + OSCAR KEY SUNG + SUI ET SUI + ELEVATOR ALLIGATORS Howler, Brunswick. 8:00pm. $10.00. JAMES BROOK + HILLARY WATSON + LACHLAN HICKS Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 3:00pm. KIM SALMON & LEANNE CHOOK + PEARLS Workers Club, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $15.00.

MUSICIANS WANTED

BANDS/ACTS OF ALL STYLES WANTED for Espy shows. Shoot an email through to mark@gunnmusic.com.au for more details. DRUMMER WANTED FOR GARAGE PUNK BAND. We’re a band who have just moved up from Hobart called Drayfus’ Epiphany and we need a new drummer! We draw influence from Deftones, Something for Kate, Violent Soho and The Drones which lead to a diverse collage of styles. Drummer must be willing to gig heaps, record and open to touring in the near future. We are looking to start rehearsing and playing shows as soon as possible. You can find our music at http://drayfusepiphany. bandcamp.com If interested please contact us by email at mossa.oni@gmail.com

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MAX RUDD BAND + BENNY & THE DUKES + PATRICK WILSON & THE BARE RIVER QUEENS Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 2:00pm. $8.00. MICHAEL PLATER & THE EXIT KEYS + THE DARK ALES + THE POPE’S ASSASSINS John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 8:00pm. MOUNTAIN GOAT BEERSOAKED SUNDAYS - FEAT: HEADS OF CHARM + THE STIFFYS + DARTS + WORM CROWN Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $8.00. SPENCER P JONES + RAMBLIN’ DAN BRODIE Tago Mago, Thornbury. 8:30pm. SUNDAY AT FLANAGANS - FEAT: BLACKHILL RAMBLERS Pier Live, Frankston. 12:00pm. $5.00. SUNDAY SCHOOL - FEAT: TRALALA BLIP + MUTT BOY + SCHOOL GIRL REPORT + BONO ONO Public Bar, North Melbourne. 4:00pm. THE BRUNSWICK WOMEN’S CHOIR Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 4:30pm. $20.00. THE HEARTACHE STATE Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 4:00pm. THE HENCHMEN + RAH RAHS + SCRUB WRENS Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. THE SKA VENDORS + DJ MOHAIR SLIM + DJ FABULOUS FEZ Bar Of Bengal, Yarraville. 5:00pm. $10.00. UBERFEST Elephant & Wheelbarrow, St Kilda. 8:00pm. $28.00. WAYNE ‘THE TRAIN’ HANCOCK + THE CARTRIDGE FAMILY + DJ MAX CRAWDADDY Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. WINTER SUN + MARILYN ROSE & THE THORNS + NIGHT SKY Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbotsford. 6:00pm. $10.00.

JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC

BOB SEDERGREEN & JOHN MCALL Ruby’s Music Room, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm. BOLLYWOOD VIBRATION 2014 - FEAT: GOVINDA AALA RE + SHAZAHN PADAMSEE Palais Theatre, St Kilda. 7:30pm. $65.00. LISA-MAREE AMOS Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 3:00pm. $40.00. SUN-DAZED - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS Prince Public Bar, St Kilda . 8:00pm. THE MIKE MORENO TRIO Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $20.00. THE SHUG MONKEYS Union Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm. THE SUGARFOOT RAMBLERS Open Studio, Northcote. 8:00pm. TOM BARTON (ASPIRATIONS LAUNCH) + THE GEORGIE DARVIDIS BAND Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $15.00.

ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/BLUES/FOLK

RATTLIN’ BONES BLACKWOOD Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 3:00pm. ACOUSTIC SESSIONS Great Britain Hotel, Richmond. 6:00pm. ADAM SMITH + DANIKA SMITH + THE IRVINES Bar Open, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. ALANNA EILEEN Victoria Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm. BANJO-B-QUE - FEAT: CRAIG WOODWARD The Mercat, Melbourne. 1:00pm. BBQ BLUES SUNDAY ROOFTOP - FEAT: MATT DWYER Lucky Coq, Windsor. 4:00pm. CAT FORK EYE Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6:00pm. CHERRY BLUES - FEAT: SOUTHERN LIGHTNING + DJ MAX CRAWDADDY Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 2:00pm. EMILEE SOUTH + GUS RIGBY Some Velvet Morning, Clifton Hill. 6:00pm. ETIENNE & THE SANKAYI 303, Northcote. 3:30pm. FOLK TRAIN Sooki Lounge, Belgrave. 3:00pm. GRETTA ZILLER (EP LAUNCH) + BILL JACKSON & THE WEEPING WILLOWS Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 4:30pm. $12.75. JAM SUNDAYS Musicland, Fawkner. 6:00pm. JMS HARRISON + JMS HARRISON + JAMES PARENTICH + KILL TV Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 6:00pm. JOHN FLANAGAN Wesley Anne, Northcote. 3:00pm. JOHN RENNIE-HYNES Wesley Anne, Northcote. 8:00pm. JULES BOULT + THE BLOOMIN’ HEATHERS Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 4:00pm. KEN MAHER & AL WRIGHT & TONY HARGREAVES Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 9:00pm. KING WOLF Labour In Vain, Fitzroy. 5:00pm. NATHAN & REBECCA Big Mouth, St Kilda. 6:30pm. OPEN MIC Sooki Lounge, Belgrave. 7:00pm. SAINT JUDE + LARISSA TANDY & STRING SINGERS Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 7:30pm. SARA BIRD Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 5:45pm. SLOW GALO Union Hotel, Brunswick. 3:30pm. SUZIE DICKINSON & HUMMINGBIRDS Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 5:30pm. THE DUKES OF DESPAIR Royal Oak Hotel, Fitzroy North. 4:00pm. TOM HOSKINS + MICK SIMPSON + JOHNNY DRIVER + BOM Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 4:00pm. VINCENT CROSS Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm. WAYWARDBREED Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 4:30pm.

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Wednesday August 6, 2014 With Alex Black

GREAZEFEST

When I was in theatre group I had to learn all the words to the Grease hit song We Go Together. And if you haven’t had the pleasure of learning them yourself they go; "We go together like ramma lamma lamma ka dinga da dinga dong." Remembered forever as shoo-bop sha whada whadda yippidy boom da boom. Chang chang changity chang shoo bop that's the way it should be. Waooo Yeah. My dad, a long time English teacher and academic promptly pulled me out of theatre group claiming he “didn’t want his daughter relaying absolute crap”. Luckily he’s not in the country to read some of the stuff I write now. GreazeFest is less about songs that make absolutely no sense and more about awesome rockabilly bands, fashion and cars. Check out GreazeFest as it rocks 'n' rolls its way into the Sandown Racecourse in Melbourne this weekend, August 9-10.

MONDAY 11 AUG INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS

MONDAY NIGHT MASS - FEAT: DEAD + RIVER OF SNAKES + MUTT ON + HARD RUBBISH Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 8:00pm. BROADWAY UNPLUGGED - FEAT: DEAN VINCE + EUAN DOIGE + DANIEL DOWNING + RACHEL COLE + ANGELA LUMICISI Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7:45pm. $20.00. CHERRY JAM Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. FORMLESS MONDAYS - FEAT: THE ELECTRIC GUITARS Catfish, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. I DO LIKE MONDAYS - FEAT: IVY ST + LOOSE TOOTH + PIONEERS OF GOOD SCIENCE Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $6.00. OLD VIOLET Public Bar, North Melbourne. 8:00pm. PETER BIBBY + HOLLOW EVERDAZE + EMLYN JOHNSON + LALIC Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $8.00. THEE MARSHMALLOW OVERCOAT Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 8:00pm.

JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC

ALLAN BROWNE (TWO TURKS & A WASP) Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $18.00. ANTHONY ROMANIUK & JOANNA HUSZCZA Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 6:00pm. $38.00. ELEGIES (A SONG CYCLE) Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $28.00. RUBY’S LIVE JAZZ AFTER DARK - FEAT: THE STEINWAY PIANO TRIO Ruby’s Music Room, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $15.00.

ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/BLUES/FOLK

GLOBAL BATTLE OF THE BANDS (REGIONAL FINAL) Elephant & Wheelbarrow, St Kilda. 7:00pm. $15.00. THE EAST MOLDOVIA TRADING COMPANY 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. VINCENT CROSS + TRICHECHUS + MARY WEBB + ALANNAH WEIR Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 7:00pm.

Do you find Melbourne inspiring? Well maybe you will when you hear what I’ve got up my sleeve this week. Bank of Melbourne just announced their Melbourne Music Bank Initiative, and if you want to win a major prize pack including two days of recording at Sing Sing Studios, a Wilk-made video clip, live gigs, album artwork, 500 CDs, PR and marketing advice as well as the chance to have your song featured in a Bank of Melbourne commercial then listen up because this prize pack valued at $20,000 could be yours! Simply write a song inspired by Melbourne and submit it before 5pm on Sunday September 7 via wetransfer.com. For full details head over to info.bankofmelbourne.com.au/ melbmusicbank Josh Cashman, the not so new kid on the block, is set to be Melbourne’s next big folk/reggae super star. If you’re into Sticky Fingers, The John Butler Trio or Matt Corby then you’re bound to love Josh. His debut EP Wait for the Sun is set to be released on Monday August 18 and you can pre-order it on iTunes now. If you love his sound, he has a bunch of upcoming shows all over Melbourne, so hit up joshcashman.com for all the details. Ever wanted to learn more about film? Open Channel have a bunch of cool courses on offer for budding film makers including documentary scriptwriting, screen business and financing plan course, digital film making introduction, production management, scene writing, cinematography foundations, lighting, and editing. If this grabs your attention head over to openchannel.org.au for more information. Is it getting to that time in your uni course where you need to complete an internship or get some hands-on experience? With so many opportunities out there it’s often hard to know where to start looking. Don’t worry though because The Push has got you covered. You can find an extensive selection on the Opportunities page with all the info you need to get your foot in the door, whether it be music, film, radio, or writing they’ve got you covered! Jump onto thepush.com.au now to find out more.

ALL AGES TIMETABLE FRIDAY AUGUST 8 Wodonga FReeZA Push Start Band Comp w/ Realisations, Rosemouth, Wings of Deceit, The Theives, The Inducer, The Cube, 118 Hovell St Wodonga, 6-11.30pm, $5, thecubewodonga.com.au/tickets, AA Wangaratta FReeZA Push Start Battle of the Bands, St Patrick's Hall, Ford Sreet, Wangaratta, 6pm – 10.30pm, $5, facebook.com/#!/creativeyouth.wangaratta, U18 Whitehorse FReeZA Push Start Battle of the Bands w/ Toxic Daze, Inverse, The Downfall Of Us, Saint Henry, Seven 14, and Rad Narajo, Box Hill Community Arts Centre, 470 Station St, Box Hill, 6pm – 10pm, $5, facebook.com/ youthconnexions, AA SATURDAY AUGUST 9 Kasabian. Festival Hall, Dudley Street West Melbourne, $77.30, 6.30pm – 10pm, festivalhall.com.au, AA Moyne Shire Council and Moyne Shire FReeZA’s Moyne's Got Talent Final, The Lighthouse Theatre Timor Street, Warrnambool, 4pm – 10pm, Free, AA Gippsland FReeZA Push Start Battle Of The Bands w/ Rockenspiele, Down Patrol, Half The Sky, The Dakers Centre, Corner Smith and Watt street, Leongatha, 5pm – 9pm, Free, facebook.com/freeza.southgippsland, AA

TUESDAY 12 AUG JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC

FREQUENCY Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 8:00pm. $14.00. RUBY’S LIVE JAZZ AFTER DARK - FEAT: DEXTER’S EASTERN CONNECTION Ruby’s Music Room, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $15.00. SAM ZERNA (MARGINAL FM) Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $18.00.

INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS

BONNIE MERCER + OF HEARTH & HOME + SIMON J KARIS + THE RIVER OF HEAVEN Old Bar, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. $6.00. FREEDOM Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. KOOYEH + UP UP AWAY Howler, Brunswick. 8:00pm. $10.00. RUBY TUESDAY - FEAT: SANS + YOUR OSTRICH + WE ARE BUT CITIZENS Workers Club, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $7.00.

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RUBY TUESDAY TUESDAYS - FEAT: ROWENA WISE Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 8:00pm. THE BRUNSWICK HOTEL DISCOVERY NIGHT FEAT: HOPKINS + JEFFRY’S CABBAGE + NEW TIDES Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm. THE LOVELY DAYS + THE DIAMONDS OF NEPTUNE + WASP + UNCLE BOBBY Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $5.00. WISHFUL + CENTRE & SOUTH + LORIKEET Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $8.00.

ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/BLUES/FOLK

SELKI + ELLIOT FRIEND + ALEX BUXTON + ROBERT PHILLIPS + CHRIS BOOROFF + ALEX MORTON 303, Northcote. 7:30pm. IRISH SESSIONS Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 8:00pm. MURDENA + PATRICK WILSON & THE BARE RIVER QUEENS Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 7:30pm. OPEN MIC Prince Public Bar, St Kilda . 8:00pm.

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GREENS DAIRY ANGEL ENSEMBLE (Contemporary folk roots)

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MOONEE VALLEY DRIFTERS (Western swing)

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Jesse Hooper is a five-time ARIA-award-winning songwriter and musician. Best known for founding the music group Killing Heidi in 1996, he has grown to be a multi-skilled musician and artist within the Australian Recording Industry and live touring scene. Jesse is also the Music Performance Program Coordinator at Collarts in Melbourne and helps find aspiring artists careers within the music industry, both locally and abroad. What are some of the highlights of your career to date? Receiving five ARIA’s and winning the APRA Songwriter of the Year award.

The other staff and the creative environment Collarts offers. The performance course really encourages a broad range of performance opportunities across many genres.

What have you been doing since your days in Killing Heidi? I started The Verses with my sister Ella Hooper, which toured with Fleetwood Mac and we made the album Seasons with acclaimed producer Mitchell Froom in Santa Monica. It was more of an alt country influenced project – it was fun to explore a more chilled sound. I also started focusing more on sharing my music experience through my work as a Community Cultural Development Artist at Artful Dodgers Studios and helped refugee hip hop act FLYBZ collaborate with Paul Kelly on their single ‘Child Soldier’. Last year, I travelled to Timor Leste to run a series of writing and recording projects in the remote Baucau district, which I hope to return to help develop an ongoing community music program.

Your favourite experience working at Collarts? Working with the students who specialise in song writing, there are some killer singer/songwriters coming through the course.

Open Days? Collarts are having an Open House on Saturday August 23rd, from 10am to 3pm. PHONE: (03) 9281 8802 WEBSITE: collarts.edu.au E-MAIL: ehunt@collarts.edu.au

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Why did you choose to teach at Collarts? Collarts has great teaching staff and a course that focuses on preparing students for entering the music industry. When I started at Collarts as a sessional lecturer I was blown away by the talented singers and songwriters, so was keen to come on board to continue to build pathways for emerging talent.

What skills do students gain through their studies at Collarts that will help their desired career path in the music industry? A relevant blend of theory and practice delivered by great artists and teachers. Also performance experience, skills development and networking with other artists, audio students and emerging music managers.

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ALBERTS SOUND DOCUMENTARY COMING A two-part documentary on the legendary Alberts record company (AC/DC, Angels, Tatts, Easybeats, JPY) is to be screened on ABC TV. Screen Australia is funding the doco, called Let There Be Rock: The Story of Alberts Sound. It will be made by Beyond Screen Productions with writer/director Paul Clarke and producer Martin Fabinyi involved. Alberts is probably the most successful Aussie independent label internationally.

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VANDA & YOUNG SONGWRITING COMP The Vanda & Young Songwriting Competition is back, with the winner to take $50,000, courtesy of Alberts and APRA AMCOS. Three runnersup get $10,000 and third place $5,000 courtesy of new sponsor, venue manager AEG Ogden. The Encouragement Award has a cash prize of $2,000 donated by last year’s winners, The Preatures. Entries close September 22, go to apraamcos.com. au/vandayoungsongcomp. To date, the comp has raised $485,000 for Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy Australia.

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JAKUBI, SCNDL, TOURING NORTH AMERICA Melbourne five-piece Jakubi are doing a 25-date run of North America over the next months. During the tour, they’ll collaborate with songwriter Mike Posner (Pharrell, Nelly, Snoop, Bieber). The news comes on the heels of an incredible few months where they struck a deal with Mushroom Music Publishing, their track Couch Potato got 800,000 plays across Soundcloud and YouTube and their Ding Dong Lounge show on the weekend sold out. Following their set at the Winter Music Conference in Miami, Melbourne duo SCNDL (Tom Grant & Adam Amuso) are doing 13 shows in North America headlining clubs. This year their official remix of TJR & VINAI’s Beatport #1 Bounce Generation got support at Tomorrowland and Electric Daisy Carnival from the likes of Martin Garrix, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, R3hab, W&W, Will Sparks and MAKJ. New single Forever is out on Hussle Recordings.

NEW HEAD FOR NEXT WAVE Georgie Meagher is new artistic director and coCEO of Next Wave festival. Formerly based in Sydney, she was with Museum of Contemporary Art, Carriageworks and Firstdraft. “I’m thrilled to be joining Next Wave… It has a fantastic reputation globally and is an incredibly important organisation for emerging artists, writers and curators in Australia,” she said.

AFTER TEN YEARS FRESH SHOWCASES FIND A NEW HOME One of the most established nights for unsigned artists in Melbourne, the FRESH Industry Showcases have moved to the Greyhound aka the GH (1 Brighton Road, St Kilda). FRESH founder Ben Brazil said, “Every live act will want to get on stage at The Greyhound because its an amazing room with great staff and huge stage.” Yamaha Music Australia has come in as an additional partner offering thousands of dollars in prizes as well as the standard EP and single recording prizes that are given away on a regular basis. To get your band on stage with FRESH and for other nights at the Greyhound email your details to gigs@stoppingallstations.com.au

THINGS WE HEAR • UK punk band The 4130s are re-recording their debut album over again and giving all proceeds to the RSPCA after their (ex-) drummer Oliver Lown was found guilty of having sex with a horse and a dog. • The INXS Very Best Of has picked up its fourth platinum while Eminem’s Curtain Call and Bon Jovi’s Greatest Hits are 6 x platinum. Ed Sheeran’s X picked up its first platinum and the Frozen soundtrack its second. • The Beautiful Girls are relying on crowdfunding for their October due Dancehall Days (71% raised

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with a month to go) while The Riptides also hit Pledgemusic for Tombs of Gold, their debut album that never was. Mark Callaghan unearthed some gems in the vaults, some to be given to pledges. British music trade association BPI will receive £3 million from UK record companies and performers to fight piracy in 2014. Just before his Splendour appearance, Outkast’s Andre had a surfing lesson. FasterLouder said he walked up to a guy called Benny on the street and said, ‘You look like a surfer, do you want to teach me how to surf ?’ Benny put him on to Sean Riley from Byron’s Soul Surf School who did the honours. Melbourne neo-gothic singer Elodie Adams’s debut single Born to Love You was picked by US game designer Lorne Lanning (he runs game developer Oddworld Inhabitants) as new theme for its best selling PlayStation Oddworld: New ‘n’ Tasty. He discovered her on Facebook. The track is from her debut EP insubordinate which is launched at the Tote on Thursday August 28. Aussie promoter Andrew McManus released a statement slamming a Sydney Morning Herald piece in June which cited a police interview in 2012 that he’d not paid bands including Fleetwood Mac and avoided tax. McManus denied all, called the piece “defaming and character damaging” and attacked its writer Kate McClymont using terms our lawyer won’t let us print. At Childish Gambino’s show at Sydney Hordern Pavilion, he rapped, “I’m the best rapper, definitely top five. I cut their head off, that’s every rapper living. That’s Kendrick, that’s Drake, that’s ScHoolboy, that’s everyone. I don’t give a fuck. I’ll fucking kill you niggah.” As an alternative to DJ Mag’s annual Top 100 DJ List (currently held by German jock, Hardwell) Bottom100DJs.com has emerged looking for the worst while using a voting form similar to DJ Mag’s. Jon Bon Jovi is in a consortium wanting to buy the NFL team the Buffalo Bills. He used to coown Arena Football League team the Philadelphia Soul. The Brisbane Courier Mail, citing the long delay in releasing an album, asked “Have The Veronicas fallen on hard times?” after the sistahs put their second hand clothes for sale on social media. Rapper Danny Brown, speaking to triple j, said his two-song collaboration with The Avalanches will “change the world.” To no one’s surprise, the reunion of the original Hole fell through. Bendigo hip hop themed drop-in centre Hip Hop Drop got $4870 worth of funding from the state government to use for uniforms and microphones. Vic surf coast trio The Stackshots do eight-shows in Japan in February.

WANNA DO BREAKFAST AT LIGHT FM? Light FM Melbourne is seeking a new breakfast cohost to fill in for Lucy who is on maternity leave. It is a paid position and runs until the end of 2014. To register your interest call 9955 8828 with your full name, phone number and why YOU think you’d be perfect for the job. Full details lightfm.com.au.

ALEXANDER THEATRE LAUNCHING ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE Monash University’s Alexander Theatre is launching The Alexander Technique as a new approach to presenting arts and entertainment at the college. The five-hour event bows on Thursday September 25 headed by Saskwatch, DJs and performance artists. The idea is led by maestro Paul Grabowsky and Duckpond, who produces the Faux Mo series of parties at Mona Foma and Dark Mofo. See beat.com. au for full details.

CASPIAN JOSEPH JOINS GOOD SORTS Nineteen-year-old Melbourne producer Caspian Joseph has joined the artist/muso collective Good Sorts. Joseph, classically trained for ten years before turning to dance music, has two singles this year (the first the just released Get Wit U), as he works on his debut EP. He’s had his first live shows under the cloak of emotional club #feels. He now heads to America to study at UC Berkeley.

NEW SHOWS AT PBS August sees changes at PBS. On Tuesdays at 7pm Glitter and Doom with Jennifer Kingwell offers jazznoir and subversive cabaret. Saturdays at 7pm is The

Prosecco Hour with Alessia Pegoli of Euro swing and soul. At 8pm on Saturdays Cosi doubles nu-school hip hop as Fresh Produce expands to two hours. The Sound Barrier with Ian Parsons on Wednesday midnight is avant-garde and experimental music. New programs between 2am and 6am are retro, doom and biker rock‘n’roll on Dirty Denim with Gram, The Son of Sam on alternate Thursdays; Sigrid’s Eclectic Ladyland on Fridays of women by women for women; Vanessa Hill’s The Witching Hour on Saturdays on the dark, magik side of music; and Nick Brown’s four hour post-punk, fuzz and outsider alternatives on Lonely Stretch on alternate Mondays.

3RRR LIVE RECORDINGS AVAILABLE 3RRR’s live recordings of acts such as Hiatus Kaiyote, Chet Faker, Archie Roach and The Bombay Royale are available on Amrap’s AirIt project to community radio stations across Australia on airit. org.au. Station Manager Dave Houchin observed, “Our broadcasters support local music and arts as a matter of course because they are deeply embedded in these communities. There’s nothing calculated or manufactured about that support, it’s just the natural way things happen at Triple R.” Its radiothon runs Monday August 15 to Wednesday August 24.

USA’S REDEYE INCREASING AUSSIE PRESENCE America’s Redeye Distribution is looking to hire an Australia-based International Sales & Marketing territorial representative. The primary responsibility is to manage sales and marketing functions in Australia as well as New Zealand and Asia for physical and digital. Co-owner Tor Hansen will be in Australia from Tuesday September 9 to Wednesday September 17, primarily to speak at Big Sound but to also meet with their partners in distribution, digital music services and tour promoters. Send CV and cover letter to tor@redeyeusa.com.

NEW SIGNINGS #1: SOCIAL FAMILY ADDS THREE Social Family Records signed singer, actor and dancer Christine Anu who releases Island Christmas in November, roots performer Amber Lawrence whose fourth album Superheroes is due in September and 2013’s The X Factor finalist Jason Owen who is working on his second album.

NEW SIGNINGS #2: ASH GRUNWALD SCORES US AGENCY Ash Grunwald’s debut run through North America with Xavier Rudd scored rave reviews. It also got him signed with major booker The Agency for the US and a nomination for Best International Act at the LA Music Critic Awards.

NEW SIGNINGS #3: LATIFA TEE GETS U.S. MANAGEMENT Sixteen-year-old Sydneysider Latifa Tee has been signed by U.S management company F.A.M.E (Fletcher Artist Management Enterprises, home of Redfoo). Its president, Ian Fletcher, saw the onetime member of Straight Up at the X-Factor auditions in 2013 and thought she had global star appeal. She’s working on her debut album in LA with producers as Play-n-Skillz, Scoop Deville and The Co-Stars and debut single Games is getting US airplay.

LIFELINES Expecting: Missy Higgins and fiancé Dan Lee, a Broome-based musician (Cable Bitches) and playwright, a boy in January, news.com.au reported. Married: Sia Furler weds filmaker Erik Anders Lang at her Palm Springs home. Born: son Jack Lion to Evanescence’s Amy Lee. Expecting: Saturdays singer Frankie Sandford says she’s having a boy. In Court: Geelong nightclub owner Mark Currie (Rumours, Vinyl Bar) was released on $100,000 bail after being arrested on alleged coke, E and pot possession, trafficking pot and two counts of possessing a prohibited weapon after raids on his clubs and home on July 25. He returns to court on August 22. Suing: Pussy Riot’s Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina hit the Russian government over imprisonment seeking €120,000 each. In Court: Jacquelin Loveless, 23, copped an order from the Ballarat Magistrates Court to be assessed for a community corrections order after she assaulted staff of Regent Cinema with a manager’s walkie talkie after they asked her to leave during a Pete Murray show because of her drunk antics. In Court: Kanye West won his suit against the creators of a digital currency called Coinye which had his unauthorised likeness and name attached. Arrested: an 18-year-old man for allegedly raping a 17-year-old girl during a Keith Urban concert in Massachusetts. The man claimed sex was consensual after they met on the lawn outside, and people were filming them. Died: Manny Roth, 95 founder of New York’s Café Wha where Dylan, Hendrix and Peter Paul & Mary began. His nephew was David Lee Roth. Died: US guitarist and songwriter Dick Wagner, 71 (Alice Cooper, Lou Reed, Kiss) of respiratory failure after undergoing heart surgery in early July. Died: Michael Johns, 35, Perth-born singer who was a finalist on American Idol in 2008, of a blood clot in his ankle. Died: one of Australia’s first rock and rollers, Johnny Rebb, 79. Born John Dellbridge, his band The Rebels notched up five Top 20 hits as Hey Sheriff and Pathway to Paradise on Leedon Records. He went solo in the mid-‘60s and in 1976 quit music to run a panel-beating shop in Sydney.

from their providers, is launching its app in September in Australia and the US, Startup Smart reported. Gyde was set up by brothers Scott and Andrew Julian (who started Effective Measure in 41 countries) and Darcy Laycock who worked on Discovr with over 3.5 million downloads.

NEW SIGNINGS #4: THRUPENCE AT FUTURE CLASSIC

STUDY: 60% AUSSIES ARE ANTIPIRATES

Melbourne multi-instrumentalist and producer Thrupence ( Jack Vanzet) is now with Future Classic, which will release his album Lessons on September 26. Meantime new single Don’t You Mind comes with samples of blues singer Son House’s Grinning in your Face. The 23-year-old caused a stir at Bandcamp two years ago with his independent EP release Voyages.

A new Auspoll survey by the Australian Subscription Television and Radio Association (ASTRA) claims 60% of Australians support the prosecution of pirates and 53% think the Government should do more to fight piracy. This comes at a time when the Government released a discussion paper that internet service providers should stop customers downloading illegal content and websites allowing copyright infringement be blocked.TorrentFreak said Game of Thrones was illegally downloaded 1.5 million times by Australians in the 12 hours following the finale of its latest season in the U.S. An independent survey by Essential Media Communications on inequalities in technology and digital products found that 79% of Australians were “concerned” they were paying more than Americans for movies, music, software and games. And 58% were annoyed movies and TV shows available for downloading in other countries were blocked in Australia.

LAUNCHING PAD #1: WJO’S MAGAZINE CATALOGUE Multi-service WJO Distribution launched its new magazine catalogue Salamander Sound in a bid to expand the country music scene in Australia. It goes out digitally to 100,000 country loving subscribers. It will be out every eight weeks, also looking at folk and singer/songwriters.

LAUNCHING PAD #2: GYDE APP IN SEPT. Melbourne/Los Angeles start-up Gyde, which helps people find and stream video content on the internet

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