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JOE HENRY Four-time Grammy Award-winning singersongwriter, guitarist and producer Joe Henry performs ‘Invisible Hour’ live and acoustic.

For over 24 years, Joe Henry has left a unique imprint on American music with his poetic songs that incorporate a broad swathe of American musical styles – rock, jazz, soul, folk-imbued blues and alt-country stylings. He performs new acoustic songs and rarely-performed music from his back catalogue in one unforgettable concert.

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BAD VISION

Bad Vision are heading to Europe, and to afford themselves the opportunity to indulge in some of the continent's finer things, they’re looking to raise some coin with a farewell show at the Old Bar. They’ll be supported by Kids Of Zoo, Mutton and Loobz. This’ll be your last chance to see them ‘til the dole cheque money runs out and they’re forced back to Oz in the hull of a rickety fishing vessel via Christmas Island. August 30 at the Old Bar.

THE HILLS ARE ALIVE

In keeping with The Hills Are Alive’s reputation for showcasing the best up-and-coming live talent in the country, the line-up for NYE on the Hill 2014 has just been revealed, and yet again, The Hills Are Alive is shaping to be pretty damn-impressive event. Twenty acts have been announced so far, and the first artist announcement kicks serious arse. The stellar list of acts includes the likes of Jackie Onassis, Jakubi, Ngaiire, The Delta Riggs, Oscar Key Sung, Money for Rope, City Calm Down, World’s End Press, The Bennies, L-Fresh The Lion, The Babe Rainbow, APES, Echo Drama, I Know Leopard, Eliza Hull, WZRDKID, The Darjeelings, HOWQUA, Halcyon Drive and These New South Whales. Tickets for the event are on sale now through the NYE On The Hill website.

RADIO BIRDMAN QUEENSCLIFF MUSIC FESTIVAL

Queenscliff Music Festival have revealed five more international acts that will be appearing at their 2014 incarnation. The newly announced artists include Nahko and Medicine for the People, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Kristy Lee, Elliott BROOD and Hayward Williams. They join the already revealed lineup of Dan Sultan, Blue Shaddy, Dyson Stringer Cloher, The Delta Riggs, Tijuana Cartel, Tkay Maidza, The Shaolin Afronauts, Steve Smyth, Marlon Williams, The Bombay Royale, The Church, D.D. Dumbo, Hiatus Kaiyote, The Jezabels, Kasey Chambers, Stonefield, The Waifs and Xavier Rudd. Queenscliff Music Festival takes place from Friday November 28 until Sunday November 30. Tickets are on sale now.

Seminal Australian proto-punk icons Radio Birdman will be playing a limited number of shows in October and November. This will be a rare opportunity to see one of Australia’s most legendary and influential underground bands. These shows come as the band reissues their entire back catalogue – a collection of records that influenced a generation of Australian punk. You can see them perform at the Corner Hotel on Sunday November 2 and Monday November 3.

DAN KELLY

Dan Kelly has spent the last few years touring and travelling about the world, writing songs and cooking in the style of an old Greek woman. He’s in the process of completing his fourth album, slated for release early in next year. The first tune to be released as a taster is Melbourne Vs Sydney; strangely anthemic meditation on the never ending culture wars between those two cities. The song features his stellar Dream Band (Indra Adams, Dave Williams, Joe Cope, Madeleine and Memphis Kelly) and is mixed by London based übermensch, Aaron Cupples (The Drones, Civil Civic, Standish/Carlyon, Snowman).To launch the single, Dan Kelly and His Dream band will be doing two special Melbourne Vs Sydney shows in September. Check out the Melbourne show at Howler with special guests The Harpoons and Totally Mild, Saturday September 13.

ANTISKEPTIC

Local four-piece Antiskeptic have announced a national tour to support the release of their forthcoming record Stare Down The Ocean this September. The record is the band’s third and marks their return to music after a six year break. The band’s loyal fanbase stuck with them throughout, funding the LP through a number of Pozible crowdfunding campaigns and raising more than $20,000. The tour will see the band play five shows in Sydney, Newcastle, Adelaide, Brisbane and Melbourne. Special guests throughout the tour will be Young Lions with an additional support in each city. Catch Antiskeptic when they take over The Evelyn, with special guests Young Lions and Portraits of August, on Saturday October 11.

THE MARK OF CAIN

To celebrate the release of a new single, Grey-11 from 2012’s Songs Of The Third & Fifth, The Mark Of Cain have announced a national tour. This run of shows will be the band’s first national tour since March 2013. For these live appearances The Mark Of Cain will again comprise brothers John & Kim Scott with Eli Green on drums. Melbourne two-piece King Of The North will appear as special guests at most shows with further support from Wollongong’s Bruce, Brisbane’s Turnpike, Perth’s Scalphunter and Hobart’s Captives. The Mark Of Cain will return to Melbourne stages with a show at 170 Russell on Friday October 31. Tickets are available through the venue. BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 12

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SEA SHEPHERD FUNDRAISER SHOW

In an effort to support the relentless efforts of the Sea Shepherd Australia, who actively protect the biodiversity of our oceans, Hashtag Bookings are bringing together a lineup of Melbourne’s up and coming, talented and diverse bands in a fundraising extravaganza. Headlining the night are the incredible rock outfit, Audemia, folk/rock powerhouse, Secret Tsunami, rock’n’roll trio making waves on the scene, Tequila Mockingbyrd, the lady-wolf lead rock outfit Sub Rosa, the sweet ‘60s throwback sounds of The Naysayers lads, as well as the raw power of Honeybone. All profits raised will go directly to supporting the Sea Shepherd Organisation. The event will be taking place on Saturday August 16 at The Espy Gershwin Room.

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Currently in Australia for the Bodyjar ‘20 Year Anniversary Tour’, iconic US indie/ punk band Samiam have just announced a special last minute headline show on Wednesday August 13 at the Reverence Hotel. Joining them will be Fear Like Us and Freak Wave. Tickets are available on the door only, doors at 8pm. Don’t miss it.

THE JOHN STEEL SINGERS

The John Steel Singers have announced a free show at The Espy. The Brisbane five-piece will be presenting their new album, Everything’s A Thread, which they recorded in a make-shift studio they constructed in singer Luke’s parent’s house, overlooking Mount Coolum on the Gold Coast. Joining them on the night are Flyying Colours, Bored Nothing and Contrast. Catch them at the Espy on Friday August 15.

Doomsday Festival has unveiled the headliners for its sixth edition of heavy fuzzed out rock this October. American doom stoner rockers Windhand will top the bill along with New Zealand’s Beastwars. Supports are yet to be revealed, but stay tuned to Beat for the announcement. Doomsday Festival will go down on Saturday October 4 at Yah Yah’s and Sunday October 5 at The Tote. Get your tickets from www.oztix. com.au.

RIVER ROCKS

The seventh edition of River Rocks is upon us. 20 bands, two stages, 12 hours of non-stop, foot to the floor rock’n’roll, a juggernaut of epic proportions that will destroy livers, annihilate eardrums, sever limbs and end relationships. This year will feature the brilliance of Tumbleweed, Kim Salmon & the Surrealists, Hits, Warped, Clowns, Nunchukka Superfly, Batpiss, Sun God Replica and many more. River Rocks will take place at Barwon Club Hotel Saturday November 15. Tickets will go on sale Monday August 11 through Oztix and the venue.

SCREAMFEEDER

Indie-rock darlings Screamfeeder have announced that they'll celebrate the reissue of their four classic ‘90s albums with a national tour this spring. The tour will see them focus on songs from albums Flour, Burn Out Your Name, Fill Yourself With Music and the 1996 smash Kitten Licks. Catch Screamfeeder at the John Curtin Hotel on Saturday October 18.

NOFX

Yep, you read it right the first time. NOFX are coming back to Australia. Since first forming in Los Angeles back in 1983 in the hardcore scene that gave birth to Bad Religion, Suicidal Tendencies, Germs and Descendents, NOFX have remained one of the most influential and successful punk acts in the world. They most recently celebrated the 20th anniversary of their iconic album Punk In Drublic. They’ll hit the Forum on Thursday November 20 and Friday November 21. Tickets through Ticketmaster.

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After 42 years on the road, Joan Armatrading has announced that she will bring her final world tour and first solo tour to our shores this December. Over the course of her career, Armatrading has released over 20 acclaimed albums and received three Grammy nominations. Her upcoming tour will mark the first time that she will perform solo and will feature hits like Me, Myself and I, Love and Affection and Willow. Catch her at the Melbourne Recital Centre on Monday December 8. Tickets are available via www.ticketek.com.au.

Four-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer Joe Henry has announced he will launch his 13th studio album Invisible Hour with a special acoustic show this September. Fans can expect to hear tracks from his latest album as well new acoustic songs and rarely performed older material. He will be supported by Heath Cullen. Catch Joe Henry at the Melbourne Recital Centre, Elisabeth Murdoch Hall on Friday September 12.

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Recently announced Beyond The Valley dance duo Peking Duk have had an amazing 12 months. They caught up with Beat to recount their top five shows. 1. Splendour in the Grass 2014 This was the perfect show for us. Not only did we play to an insanely sweaty, huge crowd, we got four friends of ours to come and sing during our set â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 360, Ben from Safia, The Kite String Tangle and Yeo. We finished our set off with four giant confetti cannons, lots of pyrotechnics and co2!

Americana troubadour JustinÂ Townes Earle has announced he will return to Australian shores for the firstÂ time in over eighteen months to play a string of shows this October. These dates will include a headlining performance at the new AmericanaÂ celebration festival,Â Out On The Weekend.Â Performing for the first time in Australia with his full band, Earle will showcase his new album Single Mothers as well as songs from his four previous, and critically acclaimed albums. Catch him in Melbourne at the Corner Hotel, Thursday October 16 with Lindi Ortega and Marlon Williams or at Out On The Weekend, Saturday October 18. Tickets for the Corner show are available Friday August 15.

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2. Groovin The Moo Tour We arrived back from America the morning of the first Groovin The Moo show; this tour was something else. The regional crowds were immense and up for any tracks we played for them, and were well worth the long car trips to get there.

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3. New Zealand Tour We just toured New Zealand. Not only was the countryside a treat to look at, the venues were full to the brim with the sweatiest crew we have ever played to. Christchurch was a stand out for us. It was devastating to see the destruction caused by the earthquake and to receive such a great reception warmed our hearts. Special shout-outs to Rotorua where the whole city smells of fart and eggs.

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SOUNDWAVE

The crew at Soundwave love to keep us guessing, and last week they drip-fed a new band who'll be appearing at the festival next year to us each night. Ahead of the release of their debut international album The Revelation which dropped last Friday, Japanese rockers Coldrain have been confirmed for the 2015 festival, alongside Long Islandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pop-punk masters Patent Pending and Californian outfit Butcher Babies, whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be making their maiden voyage to Australia for Soundwave 2015. UK progressive tech-metal outfit Monuments have also been announced, along with the band who AJ Maddah himself has described as the â&#x20AC;&#x153;best punk band youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never heard of,â&#x20AC;? The Interrupters. Phew! Soundwave 2015 will take place in Melbourne on Saturday February 21 and Sunday February 22 at Flemington Racecourse. Stay tuned for more Soundwave info as it emerges.

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5. Oxford Art Factory Shows Just this week we kicked off our current tour and played two sold out Oxford Art Factory shows. We were stoked how the night turned out and the fact we got to choose our own supports (L D R U and Yeo) was pretty special. Special mentions goes to the crowd who sang happy birthday to Reuben when the clock struck midnight. Peking Duk are playing the debut Beyond The Valley festival, happening from Tuesday December 30 to Thursday January 1 atÂ Phillip Island Circuit. Visit their website for more details and to pre-register for tickets. Also head to beat.com.au/ tv to see Beatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exclusive interview with the festivals organisers. If you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wait until New Years to see Peking Duk, the Sydney duo are playing the Corner Hotel this Thursday, Friday, Sunday and Monday (only tickets remain for the Monday show).

AWME FESTIVAL

Now in its seventh year, AWME (Australasian Worldwide Music Expo) will once again showcase the finest roots music from Australia, the region and beyond, across four days and nights in Melbourne this November 13-16. To kick offÂ AWME 2014Â early bird delegate passes are now available until September 30. This year, AWME will be jam-packed with high-profile speakers across a broad conference program, approximately 500 local and international music and arts industry professionals and an amazing array of musical talent including Ash Grunwald, Hiatus Kaiyote, Pierce Brothers, Digging Roots and many more. For early bird passes to the event, visit www.awme.com.au.

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GROUNDSWELL MUSIC FESTIVAL

January 10, 2015 will see the staging of the inaugural Groundswell Music Festival on the waterfront in Lake Tyers Beach, Victoria. Organisers have been developing the concept for over a year and are excited to be bringing an event to East Gippsland which will rival many city based events. Audience members will enjoy a 12 hour bill featuring some of Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s greatest heritage acts and some worthy contemporary breakthrough acts including The Screaming Jets and James Reyne who are both amidst their 25 year anniversary as touring artists, Ian Moss of Cold Chisel and Mental as Anything. King of the North, Virtue and local Josh Cashman complete the bill. Tickets to the event will go on sale from September 2014 as an early bird release via www.oztix.com.au.

KING SALAMI

London based rhythm and blues punk stalwarts King Salami are venturing Down Under for a handful of Melbourne shows later this year. The four-piece have toured relentlessly throughout their career, all across Australia, Europe, Asia and the US and are heading back to treat us to their unique brand of rockâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;roll. You can catch them at Cherry Bar, The LuWow, Public Bar and The Spotted Mallard in early October. Check out the venue websites for more info.

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BEYOND THE VALLEY

Victoria’s newest outdoor camping festival Beyond The Valley has just announced its major headliners. They are, in alphabetical order: Action Bronson, AlunaGeorge, Bag Raiders (DJ Set), Bakermat (Live), Ball Park Music, Banoffee, Basenji, Claptone, Collarbones, Cosmos Midnight, Dillion Francis, Fractures, Friend Within, GANZ, Golden Features, GoldLink, HUSKY, HWLS, Kant, Kaytranada, Klo, Lurch & Chief, Midnight Juggernaughts, MØ, Peking Duk, PleasureKraft, POND, Rüfüs, Sinjin Hawke, Sylvan Esso, The Preatures, Thomas Jack, Vancouver sleep clinic, Willow Beats and Yumi Zouma. Beyond The Valley will be held at Phillip Island Circuit from Tuesday December 30 - Thursday January 1. Visit their website for more details and to pre-register for tickets http:// beyondthevalley.com.au/ Also head to beat.com.au/ tv to see Beat’s exclusive interview with the festivals organisers.

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The Society of Tastemakers & Elegant People (STEP) presents its third intellectual panel discussion on music biz practices, and showcase interesting emerging acts. The Managers panel features Nick O’Byrne (Courtney Barnett, Milwaukee Banks), Jen Cloher (selfmanager), Tom Fraser (Big Scary, #1 Dads, Airling) and Si Gould (Oscar Key Sung, Hiatus Kaiyote). They cover do’s and don’ts, making money, artistic credibility, temptation Vs opportunity, and how they got their starts. 17-year-old rapper Baro and electronic producer Lucianblomkamp will showcase. It takes place on Wednesday September 24 at The Toff In Town.

MIA DYSON

Mia Dyson has unveiled a national tour in support of her latest single Idyllwild. The track comes from her album of the same name, which was released in May this year. Since her debut album Cold Water hit shelves in 2003, Dyson has toured around the world including opening for the likes of Bonnie Raitt, Eric Clapton and Stevie Nicks. Mia Dyson will hit Howler on Friday October 10.

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So, who are you and what do you do in the band? My name is Tim and I’m a singer/songwriter. I play lap style slide guitar and normal guitar and I am a storyteller type performer. My partner Nina sometimes performs with me and plays drums, lead guitar and sings beautiful harmonies. 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? Lyrics are the most important thing to me, even though I wish I were a better lyricist. I feel it is the best way to connect with an audience. Having said that I love the slide guitar and could just play it all day, so... Would you rather have someone write an honest review about your music that was negative, or a positive review that wasn’t truthful? Honest reviews are the only way to improve as an artist and build a true and loyal following. I can’t stand bullshit. What is the most embarrassing song or artist I would find on your iPod? And why is it there? The Wiggles, because I have a two-yearold son who loves them.

BALLARAT BEER FESTIVAL

Something’s brewing in Ballarat. The fourth annual Ballarat Beer Festival is back, with a new date for 2015. Victoria’s original and favourite craft beer festival will be held over the Australia Day long weekend. Thousands of locals and out- of-towners are expected to descend upon the city once again to celebrate liquid gold on Saturday 24 January 2015, at the City Oval, Ballarat. The Festival team is also excited to announce that the first two acts of the festival have been announced. Clairy Browne & The Bangin’ Rackettes and Ash Grunwald will be steering what promises to be a cracker of a bill. Early Bird tickets go on sale to the general public Monday August 4 at 9am via Ticketek. Don’t delay, as the special Early Bird savings are available only until Sunday August 24.

What’s next on the cards for Tim Hulsman? Touring, touring and more touring, and then recording the next album, and then maybe some more touring? I’m going to Japan in November to play a few shows and see my brother in Tokyo. When is the gig and what are you spruiking? Thursday August 28 at The Retreat Hotel in Brunswick. I’m launching my new album Dead Man’s Garden with Dan Parsons and RDZJB. It will be a fantastic night of music and celebration, starting at about 6.30pm. It’s free entry (as always at The Retreat) so a really great chance for punters to get out and see some quality music for little outlay.

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TOURING

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INTERNATIONAL CARI CARI The Curtin August 13 SAMIAM Reverence Hotel 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 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 JOE HENRY Melbourne Recital Centre 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 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

DOOMSDAY FESTIVAL Yah Yah’s October 4, The Tote October 5 DIRE STRAITS EXPERIENCE Palais Theatre October 5 LEON HENDRIX Corner Hotel October 8 MILEY CYRUS Rod Laver Arena October 10 JEFF MILLS AND THE MSO Hamer Hall October 10 KING SALAMI The LuWow October 11 THE TEA PARTY Palais Theatre October 12 THE DWARVES The Barwon Club October 16, The Evelyn October 17 JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE Corner Hotel October 16, Out On The Weekend October 18 SAY ANYTHING Corner Hotel October 17 COMEBACK KID Central Bar October 18, Phoenix Youth Centre (AA) October 19 TORCHE Corner Hotel October 18 THE SELECTER The Hi-FI October 18 A MOVING SOUND Foxtel Festival Hub October 21 ELBOW The Forum October 28 MINNESOTA VOODOO MEN The LuWow October 31 WANGARATTA JAZZ & BLUES FESTIVAL Various Venues October 31 – November 3 ROLLING STONES Rod Laver Arena November 5, Hanging Rock Macedon November 8 JOE SATRIANI Palais Theatre November 8 MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA 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 JOAN ARMATRADING Melbourne Recital Centre December 8 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 SOUNDWAVE FESTIVAL Flemington Racecourse February 21, 22 THE EAGLES Rod Laver Arena February 22, Hanging Rock Macedon February 28

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NATIONAL 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 THE JOHN STEEL SINGERS The Espy August 15 MONIQUE BRUMBY Flying Saucer Club August 16 WILLOW BEATS Northcote Social Club August 16 SEA SHEPHERD FUNDRAISER SHOW The Espy Gershwin Room 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 THEIR 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 Curtin and The Public Bar Hotel August 23 BUSBY MAROU 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 Corner Hotel August 30 BAD VISION Old Bar 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 Curtin September 12 THE LOVE JUNKIES Ding Dong Lounge September 12 CASTLECOMER Shebeen September 12, 20 CAPTIVES Old Bar September 13 DAN KELLY Howler September 13 TINA ARENA Palais Theatre September 17 KING GIZZARD AND THE LIZARD WIZZARD Various Venues September 17-20. AREA 7 Corner Hotel September 19 THE DECLINE Reverence Hotel September 20 NORTHEAST PARTY HOUSE Various venues, September 18-21 STEP The Toff In Town September 24 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 COURTNEY BARNETT Corner Hotel October 4

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BONJAH The Hi-Fi October 4 DAREBIN MUSIC FEAST Various Venues October 8 – 19 THIRSTY MERC Melbourne Public October 9 MIA DYSON Howler October 10 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 ANTISKEPTIC The Evelyn October 11 MIKELANGO Foxtel Festival Hub October 14-16 OUT ON THE WEEKEND Seaworks, Williamstown October 18 SCREAMFEEDER The Curtin 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 THE MARK OF CAIN 170 Russell October 31 RADIO BIRDMAN Corner Hotel November 2, 3 ONE ELECTRIC DAY Werribee Park November 9 AWME FESTIVAL Various venues, Melbourne November 13 – 16 RIVER ROCKS Barwon Club Hotel November 15 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 GROUNDSWELL MUSIC FESTIVAL Lake Tyers Beach, East Gippsland January 10 BEECHWORTH MUSIC FESTIVAL Madman’s Gully Amphitheatre, Beechworth January 24 BALLARAT BEER FESTIVAL City Oval, Ballarat January 24 KYLIE MINOGUE Rod Laver Arena March 18 RUMOURS BANKS, TODD TERJE, FIDL AR, BANGS = NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS

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HILLTOP HOODS By Adam Norris

Location, location. The room that’s been assigned for Hilltop Hoods to talk about their new album, Walking Under Stars, is a beguiling place. It’s all glass walls and transparent furniture, as though you are about to sit down for a chat with Hannibal Lecter. When Suffa, MC Pressure and DJ Debris arrive, they are all jokes and relaxed smiles – with the exception of Debris. He is eyeing the table warily. “He has a thing about people seeing his legs,” Pressure explains. “There was a gig where they didn’t have any kind of cover in front of the decks, and between every song some girl in the front kept screaming out something about his legs. You couldn’t work out what she was saying.” “But he wasn’t the same after that,” Suffa finishes, and everyone laughs, even Debris, who is staring down through the table at his knees kind of sadly. It’s been said countless times that hip hop is a kind of contemporary poetry, and even the Hoods see an element of truth to this. “I think everyone wants to tell their story,” Pressure says. Though each bandmate is quick to run with a joke, it is Pressure who most often settles back and waits for the laughter to die down before laying out a straight answer. “I’ve always said that hip hop is like poetry but without the pretentiousness. It’s like ballsy poetry –” “Without the ambiguity,” Debris cuts in, and they all agree. “I think one of the things that initially drew me towards it was the rawness,” Pressure continues. “It wasn’t refined, especially in the late ’80s, early ’90s. It was raw; just people spilling out their hearts, saying their version of how they saw the world.” “Or not saying anything at all. Just saying ignorant shit, which I love as well,” Suffa laughs. “I grew up along that ignorant route.” It doesn’t hurt that not only did Suffa, Pressure and Debris grow up when the big international artists were first gaining notoriety, they each came from musical families who supported their early forays into hip hop. I remember playing Gangsta’s Paradise for my own family when that was actually an edgy thing to do, and the gentlest response was my old man’s assertion that he makes better sounds on the toilet. Suffa laughs. “My dad’s a big jazz and blues collector,” he says. “My mum was a music teacher. A total musical family, so there was no rejection. By the way, time for a side note. Coolio’s bringing out his new album through PornHub. Every song is going to be a song on PornHub.” BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 18

Instantly, conversation becomes incomprehensible as everyone starts talking at once about both how bizarre and awesome the move is. “No more Spotify. Everything just comes through porn!” “Masturbate to my new record!” “Each CD comes with its own tube of lube!” As marketing angles go, they could do a whole lot worse. The expectation for Hilltop Hoods’ new

“WHEN YOU’RE NEW, PEOPLE JUST ACCEPT YOU FOR WHO YOU ARE. WHEN YOU’VE BEEN AROUND FOR TEN YEARS RELEASING RECORDS, SUDDENLY PEOPLE PLACE EXPECTATIONS ON YOU THAT YOU NEVER PUT ON YOURSELF.” album has hit insane levels ever since last year’s delay, and the pressure for them to release has been steadily building. Suffa shakes his head. “I’ve never been asked so many times, ‘When is the due date for an album?’ All because we were supposed to be back last year, and so now everyone’s like, ‘There’s something wrong’.” “When you go away for two years after you’ve been producing for the last decade,” says Pressure, “a lot of people inside the hip hop industry in particular are watching closely to see when we’re coming back. Or whether we’re coming back at all.” “The record is 12 tracks,” Suffa says, “but in that are the two or three hundred beats that are discarded;

there are all the ideas that you follow that just fail. You know what I mean? People are like, ‘Man, you took four years to put out 12 songs?’ And it’s like, ‘That’s not how it works!’ One song, Cosby Sweater, came together over two weeks, and that was a really simple song. Throw some drums over it, a bassline. We wrote that one really quickly, found the beat, knocked it out. But others can stretch on. You program these complicated drums; it gets really involved. Sometimes it can actually seem pretty overwhelming. When you see over a hundred tracks, you’re like, ‘Holy shit. Where do we even start?’” “And you could really be mixing that for the rest of your life trying to get the right sound,” Debris adds. “There comes a point where you just have to abandon it. A point where you’d probably start going backwards if you kept on trying to fix it.” Now that the album is here, they all seem at ease with how it has taken shape and what the initial response has been. Although it’s the fans’ reactions they really care about, it is the industry itself that has put the greatest expectation on how – or if – Walking Under Stars will succeed. “It’s the media who tend to be the ones mostly asking those questions,” Pressure muses. “I don’t know if they actually have any expectations about the album, but they sure ask those questions a lot.” “Holding it up and comparing to the last album,” Suffa says resignedly. “And the hip hop community is fucking full of critics.” At this, they all nod and sigh. It makes me wonder if this is also true of the fans. After all, Hilltop Hoods have been around for 20 years now, and with the evolution of their music it’s almost inevitable to have lost fans who are only about how they sounded in the days of A Matter of Time and Back Once Again. “When you’re new, people just accept you for who you are,” Debris says. “When you’ve been around for ten years releasing records, suddenly people place expectations on you that you never put on yourself.” “If you change too much you piss them off,” Pressure agrees. “If you don’t change enough you get bored.” I take it that means there’s little hope of seeing the Hoods drop their long-awaited country album anytime soon. Though as Pressure is quick to point out, the group has been branching into different genres for years now. “I think because we’re predominantly sample-based music, we borrow from so many different genres that I don’t personally feel the need to go out and make some other kind of album,” he says. Suffa nods sagely and throws up his hands. “And don’t forget, none of us have singing voices or can actually play an instrument. So there’s that.” HILLTOP HOODS’ Walking Under Stars is out now through Golden Era Records/Universal.

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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. Exxopolis

THIS WEEK: ON SCREEN It’s the final week of the Melbourne International Film Festival and you all have no excuses not to get involved. Some of the many highlights this week include British-Irish drama film about Jimi Hendrix All Is by My Side; Time Is Illmatic which tells the story behind one of the most pivotal albums in the history of hip hop: Nas’ Illmatic; and the Australian premiere of Felony, directed by Melbourne filmmaker Matthew Saville, will close the festival on Saturday August 16.

ON STAGE Twenty teenage performers will depict the Australian schoolyard using urban dance, music, sport and acrobatics in Arts Centre Melbourne’s new anti-bullying production, The Yard. Inspired by William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, The Yard aims not only to entertain, but also to encourage audiences to think about the effects of bullying on schoolchildren, especially migrants and refugees. The production was conceived and choreographed by internationally acclaimed choreographer, Shaun Parker. The Yard will run from Wednesday August 13 to Saturday August 16 at Arts Centre Melbourne, Fairfax Studio.

ON DISPL AY Nothing under the Sun by Scott Miles is an installation of paintings and sound works within a constructed environment that encourages an immersive, durational and sensory engagement with painting. This work reflects on the condition of the Arctic Circle during winter – a time when the sun stays below the horizon for lengthy periods. It is informed by the experience of reduced optical capacity and explored through an investigation of the nocturne. It’s currently on display at Westspace.

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GLOW WINTER ARTS FESTIVAL By Liza Dezfouli

Direct from a critically-acclaimed season at Belvoir Theatre in Sydney, Coranderrk is heading to Melbourne for a season exclusive to Darebin Arts’ Speakeasy program of independent theatre. Coranderrk retells a forgotten story in Australian history between a group of Indigenous people and the Aboriginal Protection Board. At a Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry in 1881, the men and women of the Coranderrk Aboriginal Reserve went head-to-head with the Aboriginal Protection Board, fighting to be allowed to continue the brilliant, self-sustaining farming community they had established on the scrap of country left to them after being displaced from their lands by the advancement of European colonisation. Inspired by transcripts from the 1881 Inquiry, an ensemble cast of Australia’s best Indigenous actors, including Coranderrk descendant and Green Room Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Jack Charles, will recreate the inquiry to shed light on this forgotten struggle. Coranderrk opens at Northcote Town Hall on Saturday August 16.

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The City of Stonnington is about to be set aglow with art and culture and other good stuff. The inaugural GLOW Winter Arts Festival will bring the area to life in all manners artistic, and the suburbs of Prahran, Malvern, Armadale, Toorak and South Yarra will come alive with events ranging from comedy to photography competitions, roving circus performers, a series of free cinema, rooftop art installations, live music; the festival’s diverse program offers something for arts lovers of all ages and persuasions. Beat spoke to Francesca Valmorbida, one of the artistic directors of the inaugural GLOW Winter Arts Festival. What has been the biggest challenge for Valmorbida in putting GLOW together? “The sheer size of the festival and our desire to collaborate,” she answers. “There are 50 events over 11 days – all of which have wide and varied elements. We have tried to involve every part of the City – from Chadstone to Chapel Street, Toorak Road to Dandenong Road, and we are including larger institutions such as the Polytechnic, as well as providing opportunity for the area’s primary schools, as well as visual artists, performance artists, musicians, singers, dancers, actors... and this is just an overview of the artists involved in the event.” Was there a particular aim or objective Valmorbida set for herself, apart from the obvious one of putting together a successful festival? “The main aim of the festival is to celebrate arts and culture as well as collaboration,” she says. “We also wanted to inspire people to get out and about in the City of Stonnington in winter. The program is spread across all of the major

activity centres and gives residents, tourists and people from across Melbourne a reason to do something cultural even though it’s cold.” How long has this been planned? How did the original concept arise? “The City of Stonnington has wanted to create a winter arts festival to enliven the City for some time, and a commitment was made last year to bring it to life. From then, it was full steam ahead programming an accessible arts and cultural program across the City’s various precincts.” How did they source the acts? “We looked at what the cultural community was working on, both locally and further afield. We also talked about the many fabulous organisations which were creating really exciting programs that had not been developed or seen in the City, which is how we ended up working with the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and the Writers Festival, for example.” There’s an interesting mixture of events and performers. How did you finally choose who was to be part of it? “We wanted to create a program that offered something for

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everyone. We programmed events we wanted to see, and, as the dates are set during the school term, we had the opportunity to engage with demographics differently. For instance, centre-stage of the festival is the incredible, awe-inspiring Exxopolis by Architects of Air, a spectacular walk-through installation that comes to life with light. Exxopolis is for everyone, but we have invited local primary schools to enjoy it for free during the week, so the adults can enjoy it in the evenings. For people who want to do something after work, there is also the GLOW Comedy Club programmed by the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. There is Flicks ‘n’ Feasts, which combines classic films and food in the laneway outside Prahran Market. We’ve got spectacular music and dancing in Malvern Town Hall, and a sensational cabaret lineup at Chapel Off Chapel. There are also a wide variety of exhibitions throughout the City, youth events and community activities, all offering something unique.” Stonnington Council seems to be a generous one in terms of awarding grants and supporting the arts in general. How do you see this reflected in the community arts scene? “Art and culture is very important to the City of Stonnington – it’s a creative city on many fronts. We have a dynamic annual events calendar packed full of music and performance held throughout our beautiful buildings and parks, and supported by the local community. We hope the addition of GLOW gives residents and visitors the opportunity to engage with their local more urban scene at a time when most of us choose to remain indoors.” Are there any acts in particular that Valmorbida is looking forward to seeing? “What I’m most looking forward to is seeing the City’s streets come to life. Winter is fun if you rug up. I’m looking forward to the return of Arts Burst pop up festival over the last weekend of GLOW – there will be live street performances, music and light projections, an exhibition in shop windows taking place along the length of Chapel Street, with the highlight being KAGE who are to perform on the corner of Chapel and Green Streets in Windsor – without saying too much, they are not-to-be-missed performers on a fork lift.” Were there any fights over what to include and what to leave out? “We had a clear idea of what we wanted GLOW to look like, and as it came in to being, it was just a matter of selecting the most suitable venues and the most compatible partners.” Would Valmorbida describe this as a curated festival? Did she have a model or get inspiration from other festivals? “It is definitely a curated festival from a collective perspective. Our inspiration really came from the arts organisations around us and the festival name GLOW embodies our inspiration – we wanted to illuminate the streets of Stonnington, invite people to enjoy the arts in the streets during the winter, and warm them with laughter and dancing.” Will it become an annual event? “That’s the plan. We’re looking forward to seeing how this year unfolds, and already have some concepts we are developing for next year. We are looking to incorporate the community’s feedback into future programs.” The inaugural GLOW Winter Arts Festival takes place from Thursday August 14 until Sunday August 24. Visit stonnington.vic.gov.au for more details.

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20 – 24 August Contemporary dance meets pulsating electronica in this apocalyptic love-letter to humanity

24 September A visceral, ecstatic immersion into synaesthetic sound and light

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one step at a time like this

Marzo

Since I Suppose

10 – 14 October Brilliantly eccentric and strikingly original dance work from Italy

15 – 26 October A mobile, immersive journey through Melbourne’s places of power and pleasure

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THE COMIC STRIP RHYS DARBY Tyson Wray’s cat Paddington when he heard the news

100 CATS Melbourne Recital Centre

SUMMERSALT FESTIVAL

Melbourne is set to get a six-week festival that will immerse the entire arts precinct in Southbank through a vibrant program of free and low-cost activities. Named SummerSalt Festival, the massive undertaking is led by the Melbourne Recital Centre in collaboration with Arts Centre Melbourne, ABC, Australian Centre for Contemporary Arts, Chunky Move, Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne Theatre Company, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Opera Australia, The Australian Ballet and the Victorian College of the Arts. From late night music, cinema and participatory arts events, SummerSalt is unlike anything Melbourne, yet alone Australia, has seen before. The program will be comprised of activities undertaken by the eleven consortia members alongside independent submissions by companies, artists and the community, and will activate under-utilised public spaces. SummerSalt will open on Friday January 16 (to coincide with the Australian Open) and take place until late February. The full program for SummerSalt Festival will be revealed soon. Stay tuned to Beat and visit the Melbourne Recital Centre website for more information.

GALAXY FEST: STAR WARS

Dust off that lightsaber. Galaxy Fest: Star Wars has announced that it will come to Melbourne later this month. The Star Wars-based celebration will allow fans to get up close and personal with the likes of Peter Sumner (Star Wars, A County Practice), Matt Doran (The Matrix, Attack of the Clones), Matt Rown (Attack of the Clones, Revenge of the Sith) and Glen Sherridan (3D scanning and prop dresser on Attack of the Clones). Comic book legends Tom Tylor and Colin Wilson will also be appearing on the Saturday only. Additionally, the festival will feature Q&A and autograph sessions, fan panels, interactive Jedi meditation, fan films and cosplaying workshops, discussion, interactive costume and prop displays, a model building competition, kids activities and more. The festival will also play host to the largest Star Wars memorabilia display that’s ever been available in Australia. It all goes down on Saturday August 23 and Sunday August 24 at Coburg Town Hall.

Yes, this is exactly what you think it is. Because sometimes searching “cute cat pictures” obsessively and afternoon visits to the Cat Cafe just aren’t enough. Welcome the 100 Cats exhibition. To celebrate 100 gallery openings at Off The Kerb, they are putting on a show about cats. They put out the call for cat narrations, cat encounters or cat fixations and were met with their biggest submission response to date. Of the 97 cat lovers, 52 artists have been selected to be in the show, now all they need is you. 100 Cats is also raising money for charity Ingrid’s Haven – a non-profit cat shelter in Victoria. 100 Cats is taking over Off The Kerb on Friday September 6. Be ready to get all warm and fuzzy.

ANDREW DICE CL AY

SHOWBOAT BURLESQUE

Looking for something a little different in your burlesque? What about heading out to the high seas? The Lady Cutler will be hosting a range of showboat burlesque shows over the next few months, including an ‘80s themed party, swinging ‘60s themed party, Oktoberfest burlesque and even a Halloween event. Check out ladycutler.com.au for more details.

HIGH FIDELITY: THE MUSICAL

Nick Hornby’s best-selling novel will come to life when High Fidelity: The Musical makes its Melbourne debut this September. Dubbed as a commentary on love, loss and the male condition, the rock musical will feature an all original score by Tom Kitt performed by a live band. High Fidelity: The Musical will run from Thursday September 11 to Sunday September 21 at Chapel off Chapel.

The Glory Box

MELBA SPIEGELTENT

The Melba Spiegeltent has unveiled a stellar program of entertainment to celebrate its arrival at its permanent Circus Oz Collingwood home. The 100-year-old Belgium-crafted tent will launch next week with Melbourne cabaret legends Finucane & Smiths coming home to celebrate the tenth anniversary season of The Glory Box. The Fringe Festival, Circus Oz BLAKflip and Dislocate’s Curiousity will also make their way to the historic tent throughout the year. Finucane & Smiths The Glory Box: Tenth Anniversary will run from Thursday August 14 to Sunday August 24.

LAVAZZA ITALIAN FILM FESTIVAL

The Lavazza Italian Film Festival has unveiled the program for its 2014 incarnation. Some highlights of the festival’s 14th edition include Marina, a biopic of singer songwriter and accordionist Rocco Granata’s life; A Lonely Hero, which follows a small everyday hero from Milan who reinvents himself everyday and The Fifth Wheel, a romantic comedy that journeys through four decades of recent Italian history on the back of a middleclass guy who always finds himself a step behind. The Lavazza Italian Film Festival will run from Wednesday September 17 to Sunday October 12 at Palace Cinema Como, Palace Balwyn, Palace Brighton Bay, Palace Westarth and The Kino Conemas. For more information and the full program, visit the festival’s website.

STAR TREK LIVE IN CONCERT

Following the recent rebooting of the legendary Star Trek film franchise, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra has announced that they will perform two very special concerts early next year. The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra will perform Michael Giacchino’s evocative score whilst J. J. Abrams’ Academy Awardwinning Star Trek film is shown simultaneously in high definition on the big screen. It will be performed at The Plenary on Saturday January 31 and Sunday February 1.

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.

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Rhys Darby aka Murray Hewitt from Flight of the Conchords has added a Melbourne show to his Australian tour this October. The New Zealand comedy superstar may have come a long way from his stand up roots - to star in films such as Yes Man with Jim Carey and The Boat that Rocked - but get Darby on a stage and you can understand why his career has taken him from his homeland of New Zealand to the US, UK and beyond. Rhys Darby will be bringing the laughs to The Forum on Saturday October 11.

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One of the most controversial comedians of all time, Andrew Dice Clay has announced that he’ll make his maiden voyage to our shores this October. The American comedian rose to fame in the ‘90s following the release of his DICE album. Since then, he’s been banned from MTV, starred in Woody Allen’s Blue Jasmine and been thrown off the Celebrity Apprentice. Most recently, he aired his first stand-up special in 17 years, Andrew Dice Clay: Indestructible on Showtime. He’ll bring the laughs to The Palms at Crown on Sunday October 12, Tuesday October 14 and Wednesday October 15.

FIVE BOROUGHS COMEDY Nazeem Hussain headlines Five Boroughs Comedy this Thursday night. He’s the star of SBS’s Legally Brown which returns to TV this week. He’s been all over the telly, the radio, and he was one half of Fear of a Brown Planet. Plus there’s an awesome lineup including Anne Edmonds, Tommy Dassalo, Greg Larsen, Ben Lomas and Laura Davis. Five Boroughs has been so packed for months, you’d better get down early. It’s all happening this Thursday August 14 at 8.30pm at Five Boroughs Comedy, 68 Hardware Lane, CBD, all for only $12.

COMEDY AT SPLEEN Another massive lineup at Comedy At Spleen this Monday, with the great Lawrence Mooney returning to host. Plus, the kind of lineup you’d expect from one of the most packed comedy rooms in town. There’s Tegan Higginbotham, Damien Power, Karl Chandler, Jimmy James Eaton, Gerard McCulloch, Laura Dunemmann, Claire Sullivan and more. It’s this Monday August 18, at 41 Bourke Street, CBD, at 8.30pm. It’s free to get in, but they appreciate a good gold coin donation at the door.

CRAB L AB Crab Lab is back on again tonight in the heart of the CBD, so come see ten of Australia’s best stand-ups for a measly $5. Anne Edmonds MC’s fresh off the MICF Asian Roadshow, slaying gigs in Hong Kong, Singapore and much more. Joining her is Melbourne stalwarts Danny McGinlay, Xavier Michalides, Sydney legend Nick Capper and a heap more. 16 Corrs Lane, CBD, at 8.30pm.

TIKI COMEDY According to the people at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, the people of Richmond buy more tickets to shows than anyone else. But why is there no regular comedy night up in the 3121? Well there is now and it’s free. With a banging lineup tomorrow Thursday August 14 with Rob Hunter (who was handpicked by Louis CK to support him on his last tour), Matty B from Newcastle plus a heap more. It goes down at the Tiki Lounge, 327 Swan St, Richmond.

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In Conversation with Joel Edgerton Joel Edgerton, acclaimed actor, writer and producer, talks to media personality Charlie Pickering about his body of work – from Blue Tongue to Baz Luhrmann, Star Wars to star turns in Zero Dark Thirty – in the lead up to his role in Matthew Saville’s anticipated MIFF Closing Night selection Felony, also scripted by Edgerton.

Take one loop pedal, add bass. Mix until funky. A harmonic event 65 million years in the making: James Chappel and Tom Cowie are Jets & Ammo! This is a free event

Saturday 16 August, 4pm–5pm The Wheeler Centre 0868 $19* full / $18* concession / $17* MIFF members

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The Search for Weng Weng

I Origins

The Case Against 8

Jimi: All Is By My Side

Whitey: United States Of America V. James J. Bulger

Tribeca Film Festival Best Documentary winner, this is the tale of a meek 27-year-old American who joined the revolutionary forces ﬁghting Muammar Gaddaﬁ. 14 Aug 6.30pm ACMI

An unexpected, funny and warm-hearted exploration of a schlocky, pint-sized ‘80s James Bond rip-oﬀ from the Philippines. 14 Aug 9pm Kino

After Another Earth, director Mike Cahill and actress Brit Marling reunite to spark a new existential scepticism-versus-spirituality debate. 15 Aug 6.30pm Forum

“Grips from start to ﬁnish … a stirring civil rights ﬁlm that is both cogent and emotionally charged.” – Hollywood Reporter 15 Aug 6.30pm Hoyts

Outkast’s André 3000 delivers a star-making turn as a young Jimi Hendrix in this biopic from the Academy Award-winning writer of 12 Years a Slave. 16 Aug 11am Capitol

The acclaimed director of Metallica: Some Kind of Monster and the Paradise Lost ﬁlms, Joe Berlinger returns with his latest documentary stunner. 15 Aug 9pm Forum

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KEEP EVERYTHING By Liza Dezfouli

Beat spoke to Anthony Hamilton, guest director for Chunky Move and ‘chief noggin’ behind Keep Everything, the latest work from Chunky Move. The blurb describes the work as ‘contemporary dance meets pulsing electronica in an apocalyptic love-letter to humanity’. The director/choreographer says Keep Everything is a collection of scraps of ideas that didn’t fit into other pieces he was working on at the time, producing a stream-of-consciousness experience celebrating human evolution on many levels, and looking at how minutiae composes our lives. “It’s an arc made up of all those little bits and pieces that were left over from other works,” he says. “It’s chaotic. It shows the human capacity to create sense and meaning out of things like that.” Needless to say, the work is infinitely more resolved than such a summary might suggest. How does he create a dance work from such varied elements? “I tend to work fairly subconsciously,” Hamilton answers. “I try to step away, be on the outside; I try to follow the lead, let it guide me and serve the work. It’s not a purely choreographic process or point of view. It’s more driven by a kind of abstract narrative where it’s about getting the arc right – it’s alchemy.” Many choreographers say similar, that from follows content and that their process depends on the work in question; they don’t come at a project the same way each time. “It does vary from work to work and it varies quite rapidly,” agrees Hamilton. “It’s hard to put into words how that happens. Dance is a time-based art form. There’s a slippery sense of time passing, of a moment being in the moment; there’s

no fixed place. There are a lot of things to focus on.” Some of the differences in Keep Everything in comparison to Hamilton’s other works involve a stripping away of production values to focus on movement. “With other works there might be an imbalance, for instance, design might be more important than other elements. Keep Everything is hugely performerdriven,” Hamilton explains. “The content is in what the dancers are doing – I ask ‘what’s my language, what’s my voice with my body? They are the main drivers. That’s really important. The main focus point is a sense of spaciousness; it’s a sparse Spartan ideal.” Three dancers (Benjamin Hancock, Lauren Langlois and Alisdair Macindoe) perform Keep Everything – what informed that decision? “A budgetary concern,” Hamilton answers with a laugh. “A very important idea is to work with what you have. I respond to a situation. Often, in other situations, with nonprofessional dancers, students, say, on one level it can present a huge problem, but on the other hand you can see it, not

as a problem but ask ‘what is the best situation here, what is interesting about these dancers?’ You step outside and try not to be heavy-handed but be guided by the work.” Hamilton hasn’t done away with all non-physical elements, though, not at all. Keep Everything involves ‘a unique and uninhibited fusion of dance, light, sound and image’. We asked him about these aspects of the work. “I’ve worked with these artists previously,” he responds. “This time we’re trying quite different things. The composer Justin Hamilton is my brother and we’ve been talking about doing something together.” Sound design comes via Kim Moyes and Julian Hamilton of The Presets. Benjamin Cisterne is responsible for lighting design and Robin Fox for AV design. Hamilton has a long history with Chunky Move; he was a dancer with the company so he describes the Chunky Move studio as a ‘familiar space’. Did he not want to perform Keep Everything himself? “Not for this one,” he answers. “I do still perform and I get the occasional performance job with other choreographers but I’m having a break from performing to focus on making work.” He has a couple of other works in the

pipeline, a ‘formal’ piece exploring a choreographic technique developed over the last five years involving the mechanics of choice; Hamilton describes it as an ‘essay’. “It’s a study; I hope it’s not too dry but it needs to be presented in a formal way.” As a visual artist Hamilton is very concerned with the visual design elements of his work so in another vein altogether for future projects he’s looking to make work which isn’t driven by the one hour time-frame performance model but is rather informed by the visual experience. “Like performance sculptures,” he says. “The moving body is an integral part of the sculpture.” There is a work in development for next year’s Dance Massive festival in March. Watch out for that. In the meantime who in Melbourne’s contemporary dance arena excites him? “Atlanta Eke,” he responds instantly. “I’m an avid fan.” No surprises there. “And I like the work of more established practitioners like Lucy Guerin. It’s a tight-knit community here in Australia,” he says. “We all know each other’s work.”

arena of body art events. “A lot of artists never get the chance to have their work seen. We wanted to showcase their work. We do it for them. We also wanted to have performers, so it’s an Xpo as well as a competition because it’s become so huge. We want people to be able to move around a bit, dance and socialise.” The event will be compered by ‘social lubricator’ Philmah Bocks and artists will be invited to indulge their creative visions on the theme of ‘Out of the Ashes’. Sometimes body painting can take up to six hours and the public will be able to watch artists at work. There are categories for artists who specialise in effects like sponging, airbrushing and use of fluorescent paints. There is a prize for best new artist and there’s even a prize for the best model performance, in case any extroverted wannabes are reading this. The Xpo will include a painted burlesque performer. “We want to get people to come to see this and understand that it’s an art form,” says Clauss. “Melbourne likes to have something new.” The intrinsically temporary nature of body art makes it special, Clauss says. “You can just wash it off when you’re done with it.” Clauss herself has retired from the competition aspect of the Xpo and is now devoting herself to

supporting and promoting new artists. “This year I have about six novices and we have a novice section in the competition. There are a lot of new artists out there, and thousands of body artists, so the Xpo is also about networking, about everyone getting to know each other.” Needless to say, body art enjoys popularity amongst artistes of all descriptions including drag queens and burlesque performers. You’d imagine body art would lend itself to the even more erotically adventurous amongst us. Does Clauss have a presence in the fetish scene? “It’s a very fine line,” she says. “I want to keep it as an art form. I don’t want it to be seen as something underground or purely sexual. We want to keep it legit. I want the public to know how hard body artists work.” Clauss is especially enthusiastic about work from overseas, Asia in particular. “When the Japanese artists come to the Xpo everyone is blown away. Our close Asian neighbours are incredible! We like to have them come over – they are just next door, after all.”

Keep Everything will be performed at Arts House from Wednesday August 20–Sunday August 24.

THE 2014 MELBOURNE BODY ART XPO By Liza Dezfouli Imagine a ball where, instead of being masked, everyone sports a body painting. Wow. This is Ria Clauss’s dream and she plans to make it happen next year. Clauss founded the annual MBAX Melbourne Body Art Xpo where body artists get to show off their extraordinary skills and punters can treat themselves as canvases. Body Art is still finding traction here; it’s huge overseas and is a fast growing scene in Australia, mostly due to Clauss’s endeavours. “It’s nothing to do with tattoo,” explains Clauss. “It’s body painting.” She herself started out 22 years ago as a face painter doing children’s parties and the like and after repeated requests from adults, found herself with bigger ‘canvases’ and more requests for more elaborate artwork. There didn’t seem to be anybody else in Australia doing it at the time. Then she found out that body painting was a major thing in Europe and the States. “I had no idea how big it was overseas,” she says. “I went to Austria to the European Body Painting convention where there are thousands of people watching. I had the idea to put on a competition in Australia. I got to know all the artists in Australia.” At the time Clauss was based on the Sunshine Coast and the body art festival she set up there is still going strong. “I moved to Melbourne,” she continues, “and started doing competitions here. For the first competition there were only ten artists involved.” Has Clauss noticed any particular

trends in body art styles that are unique to Australia? “Our artists here are not as ‘over the top’ as they are in Europe. There are so many different countries and artists can make a living over there.” Clauss has supported herself through her work over the years. How does one make a living out of body art? “Birthday parties for young and old. Christmas parties. Corporate events. Promotional events, that sort of thing. Fancy dress parties. I’ve done CD covers, work for magazines, fashion editorials – the sky’s the limit. I’ve taught here and all over the world. Right now things have gotten quiet. Everyone’s been freaked out by the current government. We’re seen as entertainment and those budgets go first.” Melbourne is about to enjoy the sixth Body Art Xpo. What used to be a competition based at ‘The Spot’ in Brunswick became an Xpo once Clauss saw the need to expand the

THE 2014 LORNE FESTIVAL OF PERFORMING ARTS By Liza Dezfouli Wheelie bins have just become big old toys for grown-ups. Or the nearly grown up. “We’re very fit by the end of a season,” says Simon Wright, one of a trio called the Trash Test Dummies whose show involves a lot of leaping in and out of said wheelie bins. Trash Test Dummies will be performing at the fourth annual Lorne Festival of Performing Arts coming up shortly. “We do a lot of running around, juggling, acrobatics, stunt work” says Wright. He and his fellow Trash Testers ( Jack Coleman and Jamie Bretman) graduated from the National Institute of Circus Arts in the same year and their show is actually a result of a five minute clowning piece they developed while they were still students. “In our ensemble show in our final year we played council worker villains,” says Wright. As you do. “We were trying to figure out our ‘thing’, what we needed, and our clowning instructor gave us three wheelie bins. He left us for a couple of hours and we played around, using them in imaginative ways and in that first session of play the rest of the students stopped to watch us stacking them, climbing in, doing whatever we could do with them.” Something obviously clicked into place at that moment because after the three graduated there was a gap of six months before they worked together again, yet when they did get BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 24

together their five-minute routine with wheelie bins developed seamlessly into a 45-minute show for their official debut at the Adelaide Fringe. “A beautiful thing,” says Wright. “We had that natural flow; we pulled the whole show together in two weeks.” Is their show for the Lorne Festival much different from what they have been doing at Adelaide Fringe and the Melbourne International Comedy Festival? “There are a couple of little changes but nothing much,” says Wright. “We sat down after the comedy festival and went through the whole show, we took notes, and looked at where we needed extra pauses, breaks, looked at what we needed to work on. It’s evolved from there.” That sort of professionalism is clearly paying off as the trio recently carried off the Circus Showdown prize at Gasworks Theatre. Wheelie bins aside, do they have a particular shtick or trick that is a ‘signature’ in their work? “The basis of what we do is play,” Wright observes. “The show is full of tricks. Jack

is probably the most acrobatic of the three of us. We have a nice section where a garbage bag explodes and there are hats everywhere and we play with them to a Frank Sinatra song. We do chair stacking and a ladder escape sequence which is a free standing ladder that we perform acrobatics on.” Trash Test Dummies have developed a particular brand of slapstick that appeals to adults and kids, Wright reckons. They don’t swear so their show is safe yet hilarious and they reference elements of popular culture with a soundscape that includes snippets from icons like The Great Escape, Star Wars, Batman and Superman. Once they’ve done with leaping in and out of and dancing with wheelie bins they use them as drums in a very high-energy sequence. There is also a ‘babushka bin’ sequence where different sized bins are stacked into each other. “The show works both ways round,” Wright notes. “I did sort of a test with demographics. With our Melbourne International Comedy Festival shows, we had two shows at two different times. I listened hard to who was laughing when and the adults were laughing just as hard as the kids but at different times. After the show the parents had even bigger smiles than the kids. There are lots of jokes, adult humour but it’s never smutty or dirty. There are lots of popular culture references so people can take the kids to our show and get just as much out of it themselves. We make sure people will never look at a wheelie bin the same way again.” Wright reckons he wants to work overseas as well as in Australia. Circus has already taken him to China for six months to work on a television show called Hoopla Doopla. “I’ve just come back from Fitzroy Crossing teaching local indigenous communities circus,” says Wright. Things certainly look bright for the trio – each of them has opportunities beckoning beyond Trash Test

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Dummies. “The funny thing is we’ve not got anything locked down but there are expressions of interest. At the moment the world is our oyster,” Wright continues. “We have had different offers, from cruise ships, theatres… we are applying to do a tour of Western Australia.” Which acts from the world of circus excite or inspire him? “Going to see Circus Oz,” he answers. “The way they use their skills is a little bit different, the way they use their apparatus, the characters they create; it’s not traditional circus.” The 2014 Lorne Festival of Performing Arts will take place from Friday August 29–Sunday August 31 in Lorne. Visit

MELBOURNE MUSIC BANK By Patrick Emery Despite the contrived promises of reality entertainment talent shows, popularity and fame don’t always come easily. It’s a sentiment Ella Hooper can concur with. Long before she struck fame as lead singer of Killing Heidi, Hooper was just another hopeful musician and songwriter striving for popular recognition. In fact, Hooper cringes at the memory of writing her first song. “I think I was about six years old,” Hooper recalls. “It was pretty sincere and honest – it was a two-chord sort of thing that I played at my mother’s knee. It was about war, and the big issues of the day,” Hooper laughs. By her early teenage years Hooper had transcended the lounge room stage and set up at the Violet Town fete with her brother Jesse. “We were playing strange acoustic folk mixed with Nirvana and Smashing Pumpkins,” Hooper says. It was while playing at the Violet Town fete that the Hooper siblings experienced the first “lucky break” that Ella Hooper says is often so critical to a musician’s popular and commercial prospects. “Jamie Durant had a studio down the road in Benalla, and he saw us play and invited us to come and spend a couple of days in his studio and record some songs,” she says. One of those songs, Kettle, was subsequently entered in the triple j Unearthed competition. Its success provided the initial impetus for Killing Heidi’s successful career. “We thought it’d be really hard to develop wider popularity,” she says. “But we got a lucky break, and so often you hear musicians tell stories about how they received a lucky break that helped them along.” So when Hooper was alerted by her publicist to the Melbourne Music Bank competition established by the Bank of Melbourne, she was excited. Under the competition, Victorian-based musicians and songwriters are invited to submit a song inspired by Melbourne. Prizes include two recording days at Sing Sing Studios, a video clip by filmmaker Wilk, PR advice, album artwork, 500 copies of the recorded CD and the opportunity to have the successful song featured in a Bank of Melbourne advertisement. “The competition sounded really positive,” Hooper says. “And I really liked the community aspect, the fact that the song has to be about Melbourne.” A shortlist of entrants will be developed via a public vote, and the winner will be chosen by a panel of music experts following a public performance at the Melbourne Recital Centre. In one sense, the establishment of a songwriting competition goes against the trend of artist selfpublication. Gone are the days where a musician’s only opportunity to transcend a local audience was a fat cheque from a record company and a massive PR splash. Now, anyone with a computer, some halfdecent recording software and an internet connection is, in theory at least, accessible to a global audience. Hooper isn’t sure whether the rise of digital publishing has made it easier or difficult to become noticed by a wider audience. “It’s hard to say,” she says. “Because so many more people are able to get their music out, it can be harder to stand out. But you still like to think that quality is striking, and that we can still separate the wheat from the chaff.” And winning a competition, or even striking a record deal, isn’t necessarily a substitute for hard work and a regular live presence. “You’ve still got to get out there, get onto social media, do all that stuff – it’s all really important.” The competition rules for the Melbourne Music Bank do not differentiate between emerging and established artists – if you’re from Victoria, you’re in. “It’s really even-handed,” Hooper says. “It doesn’t matter at all if the artist is established or not – it’s purely about the song. The prizes on offer include the opportunity to have a song featured in a Bank of Melbourne advertising campaign. It wasn’t that long ago that many musicians saw the licensing of songs in advertising campaigns as anathema to artistic integrity (and, in the case of Dead Kennedys and The Doors, the source of ongoing litigation and intra-band animosity). Hooper – who recalls once declining an offer to license a Killing Heidi song in The OC – says historical attitudes may be changing. “I think musicians are less and less precious about allowing their music to be used in ads these days,” she says. “There are musos who even a few years ago who’d have opposed that, who’ve now changed their mind because the opportunities for making money out of music have dried up. People are much more open to it.” As for Melbourne-centric songs, Hooper nominates Paul Kelly as “owning the genre”, though she has particular affection for The Warner Brothers’ Brunswick Street (“that’s such a killer song”). While other musicians have celebrated Flinders Street train station (including the Painters and Dockers superbly comical The Boy Who Lost His Jocks on Flinders Street Station) Hooper says she’s hoping for entries that celebrate “something unusual” in Melbourne. “Charles Jenkins has a song about the Melbourne Eye,” Hooper says. “Who’d ever have thought you could write a song about the Melbourne Eye!” Entries close on Sunday September 7. Head to info. bankofmelbourne.com.au/melbmusicbank for all the details. WATCH INTERVIEWS, CHATS & AWKWARD SILENCES..... WWW.BEAT.COM.AU/TV

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on tour 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 [GER], TRUS’ME [UK], PACHANGA BOYS [GER] + 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 BEYOND THE VALLEY: ACTION BRONSON [USA], CLAPTONE [GER], ALUNAGEORGE [UK] + MORE Tuesday December 30 - Thursday January 1, Phillip Island Circuit RAINBOW SERPENT: MARCEL DETTMANN [GER], LEE BURRIDGE [UK], PETAR DUNDOV [CRO] + MORE Friday January 23 - Monday January 26, Lexton

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As listener attention spans grow thinner, musicians’ frustration continues to rise. The album has long been considered the ideal format for making definitive artistic statements. However, in recent years albums have been shunned by a significant percentage of consumers. Melbourne electronic dance producer Nick Thayer might be responsible for some rather hyperactive music, but he still prizes the album format. “The majority of music that I listen to I like to listen to it as an album, rather than as individual tracks,” he says. “An album should have a start, middle and an end, which is very contrary to the way that people listen to music these days. So I think trying to get people on board with an album is a huge task.” While he remains a purist, Thayer’s had to accept that EPs are better suited to contemporary listening habits. Still, even when he’s working with a shorter running time, Thayer endeavours for his releases to have a holistic identity. “For me, EPs are like mini albums,” he explains. “I’m certainly trying to write EPs that have a theme running through all of the tracks and discuss certain issues as a whole. I want people to interact with it as a whole body of music.” Thayer’s latest EP, Dominion, came out in early July. The four-track

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release explicitly focuses on corporate corruption in the modern world. And on that note, Thayer boldly decided to give the EP away as a free download. “Part of the reason behind doing the Dominion EP as a free release was I wanted people to listen to it all, instead of skip through fifteen seconds and then pick the one of two songs that appeal to them.” This is certainly a risky release method, but the risk is tempered by a donation campaign, which coincided with the release. Listeners are welcome to download the EP completely cost and guilt free, but the option to donate money to the cause is also there. “It is on iTunes and it is on Beatport as well,” Thayer says, “so those things are covered. But I thought ‘let’s try a new release model, the old models aren’t working anymore’.” In recent years crowd-funding campaigns have become a go-to funding measure for artistic projects. What Thayer’s done essentially turns the crowd-sourcing method on its head. He explains why requesting fan donations prior to the release didn’t seem appropriate. “If you’re a band or a singer, those crowd-funding things can be incredibly important because there’s so many different costs involved up front. You have to hire a studio, you have to get an engineer, you

have to do string arrangements and all the rest of it. As an electronic musician, the only upfront costs you have really are the artwork side of things.” Thayer’s donation campaign has been fairly successful so far, but the prospect of generating huge returns remains unlikely. Electronic music is often portrayed as a realm populated by super-rich mega DJs, but Thayer reveals his income is far from enviable. “Earlier this year I came up with the concept of ‘medium font DJs’. We’re doing OK, but on a flyer with a bunch of people we’ll certainly be in the medium font. I wrote a blog piece on how much medium font size DJs – myself in particular – can expect to make off music. And it’s basically nothing.” So, are we expected to feel pity for DJs in Thayer’s position? No, that’s not what he’s suggesting. When it all boils down, his salary mightn’t be enormous but there’s not much else he’d want to do with his time. “I’ve never been in this to make a lot of money,” he says. “If I was I’d be making very different music, I guess. I just have an unquenchable compulsion to write music and to write music about things that matter to me, and music that makes me feel. As long as I can still pay the bills and keep afloat, then I will certainly never stop making music.” As mentioned, Dominion concerns itself with global economic disparity. Opening track Our Rules – which features rapping from N’fa Jones – makes a particularly pointed address of this theme. Thayer and N’fa previously teamed up on Like Boom in 2012, as well as a couple of tracks from Thayer’s 2010 LP, Just Let It Go. “N’fa’s a very close friend so we just hang out in the studio, drink some whisky and talk about the way the world is and then go, ‘Hey we should write a song about that’.” Our Rules makes it clear that Thayer and N’fa aren’t too pleased about what’s happening in the world at present. In fact, it’s one of the angriest songs in Thayer’s repertoire. “We were talking about how the Gina Rineharts of this world, and the Rothschilds, just have this stranglehold. It did make us very angry. It’s a very real anger, but it’s very targeted anger as well.” Thayer returns to the Melbourne club scene this Friday night, taking over Brunswick’s Rubix Funhouse. He’s spent the majority of this year working on new music and promises punters will hear a stack of fresh sounds. “There’ll certainly be songs from the EP and VIP versions of stuff from the EP. I’ve basically finished the next two EPs already, so I’ll be playing that stuff out as well.”

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Reggae star Elephant Man or “The Energy God” has announced that he will make his maiden voyage to Australia for a pair of shows this month. Since the release of his major label debut album Good 2 Go in 2004, the Grammy-nominated musician from Kingston, Jamaica has grown to be one of the biggest dancehall artists in the game. Over the course of his career, he has worked with everyone from Janet Jackson to Wyclef Jean and he most recently teamed up with Major Lazer for the track Wind Up. Elephant Man will play La Di Da on Saturday August 16.

tour rumours Miguel Campbell, Wookie, Pantha du Prince, Todd Terje, Dino Sabatini, Motor City Drum Ensemble, Eli Verveine, Sammy Dee, Mister Saturday Night, KiNK, Midland, Addison Groove, Netsky, London Elektricity, DC Breaks, State of Mind

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gathering of the juggalos strawberry ﬁelds It’s time to return to the wildlands – Strawberry Fields has gotten even bigger. A slew of international and local talent has been added to the lineup, including Pachanga Boys, Superpitcher, HNNY, Nightmares on Wax, Trus’me and much more. The full lineup thus far now includes Ame, Antix, Brawther, Gabriel Ananda, Giraffage, Grouch, Hiatus Kaiyote, HNNY, Interactive Noise, Maribou State, Matthias Meyer, Max Graef, Neelix, Nightmares on Wax, Oscar Key Sung, Oisima, Opiuo, Pachanga Boys, Pedestrian, SQL & Child, Stimming, Superpitcher and Trus’Me. Strawberry Fields will take place in the Victorian bush from Friday November 21 until Sunday November 23. Visit their website for more information.

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Club ESC will return to Boney for its fourth edition and this time they’re adding a touch of floral. Special guests Darcy Baylis and Simona Kapitolina are set to provide the tunes alongside a slew of other guests, all set to the theme “flowers.” Club ESC will go down on Friday August 15 at Boney. Tickets are $5 on the door.

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Victoria’s newest outdoor camping festival Beyond the Valley has just announced its major headliners that are, in alphabetical order: Action Bronson, AlunaGeorge, Bag Raiders (DJ Set), Bakermat (Live), Ball Park Music, Banoffee, Basenji, Claptone, Collarbones, Cosmos Midnight, Dillion Francis, Fractures, Friend Within, GANZ, Golden Features, GoldLink, HUSKY, HWLS, Kant, Kaytranada, Klo, Lurch & Chief, Midnight Juggernaughts, MØ, Peking Duk, PleasureKraft, POND, RÜFÜS, Sinjin Hawke, Sylvan Esso, The Preatures, Thomas Jack, Vancouver Sleep Clinic, Willow Beats and Yumi Zouma. Beyond the Valley will be held at Phillip Island Circuit from Tuesday December 30 - Thursday January 1. Visit their website for more details and to pre-register for tickets at beyondthevalley.com.au. Also head to beat.com.au/tv to see Beat’s exclusive interview with the festivals organisers.

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Whoop whoop! Insane Clown Posse are bringing their infamous festival to Australia. The news comes following a seminar at the recent Gathering of the Juggalos in America, where Violent J told fans that, “In the year 2015, which according to my Gucci watch is next year, Psychopathic Records will be putting on a mini-Gathering of sorts in the country of Australia.” ICP last visited Australian shores in December, of which our reviewed stated: “Insane Clown Posse and their fans are an easy target, because you can hate them for no real reason other than the fact that they’re the Other. They’re dressed as clowns, they’re ‘losers’, they’re ‘weird’. But goddamn do they know how to party. WHOOP WHOOP!” Stay tuned to Beat for more details as they arrive.

young franco Kicking things off this week, Young Franco has announced a run of national shows that will see him on the road until mid-October. Fresh from playing Splendour in the Grass and touring the country with Alison Wonderland on her sold-out national tour, Franco has just announced the release of a twotrack EP Close 2 U and will now set off around the country for a 15-show run. Young Franco will take over Anyway at The Bottom End on Saturday October 4.

club guide wednesday aug 13

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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 aug 14

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3181 THURSDAYS - FEAT: 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. CHELSEA WILSON (I HOPE YOU’LL BE VERY UNHAPPY WITHOUT ME LAUNCH) + THE PERFECTIONS + CANDICE MONIQUE + WALTER SALUNI + DJ KING SEVEN Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $15.00. CQ SESSIONS Cq, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. CRATE INVADERS + EDDIE MAC Ferdydurke, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. GOOD EVENING Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. GUERRE + KANGAROO SKULL + MARTIN KING + ASSAD Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $15.00. IDEAL WORLD Some Velvet Morning, Clifton Hill. 8:00pm. LOVE STORY Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. MIDNIGHT EXPRESS - FEAT: PREQUEL + EDD FISHER Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 11:00pm. PEKING DUK + LDRU + YEO Corner Hotel, Richmond. 8:00pm. $20.00. 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 aug 15

#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. ALISON WONDERLAND 170 Russell, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $25.00. BEST OF FRIENDS - FEAT: DJ JNETT + DOCUMENT SWELL + DAWN AGAIN + RAW WAX DJS The Mercat, Melbourne. 10:00pm. $5.00. BREAD & BUTTER FRIDAYS Cushion, St Kilda. 8:00pm.

BUNKER Loop, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. CLUB ESC - FEAT: DARCY BAYLISS + SIMONA KAPOTALINA + AIR MAX ‘97 + RAP SIMONS + ASPARTAME Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 11:00pm. $5.00. CQ FRIDAYS Cq, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. DJ MANTOOTH Victoria Hotel (brunswick), Brunswick. 9:00pm. ELEKTROMA BIRTHDAY + OWEN + ELEKTROMA + MADS + ADNJ + NAOMI KHARMA La Di Da, Melbourne Cbd. 11:00pm. 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. FLAWLESS QUEER PARTY FEAT: YO! MAFIA + HANNAH WINTOUR + ANA Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 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. JUST MINIMAL - FEAT: CORNER + DROPLEX Brown Alley, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $30.00. LAILA + MOOPIE Ferdydurke, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. LUCK TRUCK FRIDAYS UPSTAIRS Lucky Coq, Windsor. 9:00pm. MYON & SHANE 54 Trak Lounge Bar, Toorak. 8:00pm. NICK THAYER (DOMINION LAUNCH) + CITIZN.COM & MATTY BLADES + SK + DEEFIN + MARK KSAS + LYCUS + PORTZ 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. PEKING DUK + LDRU + YEO Corner Hotel, Richmond. 9:00pm. $20.00. PLAY THE PART - FEAT: DESIGNER THERAPY + AWESOME WALES + PATRICK ADAMS + BAYU & KANZO New Guernica, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. POPROCKS Toﬀ In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. T-REK + MAD MITCH + FLEX COP + MURAT KILIC Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 7:00pm. THE FRIDAY CLUB - FEAT: DJ OBLIVEUS Big Mouth, St Kilda. 10:00pm. TOM SHOWTIME + DJ HIJACK + MZ RIZK Penny Black, Brunswick. 7:00pm. TUNES BY DAVE GRAY - FEAT: DJ DAVE GREY Gem Bar, Collingwood. 8:00pm.

saturday aug 16

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. BONNIE & CLYDE Rubix Warehouse, Brunswick. 8:00pm. CUSHION SATURDAYS Cushion, St Kilda. 9:00pm. DOESN’T MATTER - FEAT: TONELAB + DAVE JURIC + TIMMUS + KEN ZO + SEKKT + LICA + BEN ABRAHAMS + CLARE BLAKE + COOKIE + KATHARINE + SIMON MURPHY + AWESOME WALES + PATRICK ADAMS + BAYU & KANZO New Guernica, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. ELEPHANT MAN La Di Da, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. FAMILIAR STRANGERS The Emerson, South Yarra. 10:00pm. $20.00. HOT STEP - FEAT: ADAM ASKEW + GRAYSKULL + KELTEC + MYLES MAC + PETER BAKER + REV. THORN + SAM MCEWIN + SHANE COPAL + TOM EVANS Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 6:00pm. LOWER SPECTRUM + TELLING + ELECTRIC SEAS SPIDER + ZTN DJS Toﬀ In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $10.00. MANNHEIM ROCKET + DYLAN MICHEL + WADE GILMOUR Ferdydurke, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. MIDNIGHT RUN Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 11:30pm. $7.00. NAM + OBLIVEUS + B-TWO Penny Black, Brunswick. 7:00pm. PSYENCE FRICTION - FEAT: BEN SAID + MISH’CHIEF + NIKKI SIG + OLIN + ALLEYYCAT + BELLATRIX Loop, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. RESPECT Trak Lounge Bar, Toorak. 9:00pm. $20.00. ROLAND TINGS (WHO YOU LOVE LAUNCH) + STAX OSSET Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $10.00. SEVEN SATURDAY DISCOTHEQUE Seven Nightclub, South Melbourne. 10:00pm. $20.00. 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. WAREHAUS - FEAT: PREQUEL + SIMON TK + ROY DA LOY + RENEE DELAY + THIS IS DISCO First Floor, Fitzroy. 10:00pm. $10.00. YOUR SHOT 2014 Royal Melbourne Hotel, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $20.00.

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sunday aug 17

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. JUNGLE - FEAT: HANDS DOWN + ZAC DEPETRO + PETE LASKIS + TRAVLOS + JOHN DOE Tramp, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00am. $15.00. PEKING DUK + LDRU + YEO Corner Hotel, Richmond. 8:00pm. $20.00. 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. THE SUNDAY SET - FEAT: DJ ANDYBLACK & HAGGIS Toﬀ In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 4:00pm. YOUR SHOT 2014 Royal Melbourne Hotel, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $20.00.

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monday aug 18

MONDAY STRUGGLE - FEAT: TIGER FUNK Lucky Coq, Windsor. 6:00pm. PEKING DUK + YEO Corner Hotel, Richmond. 8:00pm. $20.00. STIFF DRINK - FEAT: DJ ROMAN WAFERS + DJ MICHAEL OZONE Toﬀ In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.

tuesday aug 19

CUSHION TUESDAYS Cushion, St Kilda. 8:00pm. GIGGLE TUESDAY - FEAT: WHO + JAKE JUDD Lucky Coq, Windsor. 8:30pm. LUNCH BEAT Toﬀ In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 12:00pm. REVOLUTION + JIMMY JAMES + J’NETT Ferdydurke, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. SEE YOU NEXT TUESDAY Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. TRAMP TUESDAYS Tramp, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm.

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urban club guide wednesday aug 13

MELLOW DIAS THUMP - FEAT: AMIN PAYNE + CAZEAUX O.S.L.O + GEEZY Ferdydurke, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. MVP - FEAT: ROB STEEZY + THADDEUS DOE + STEPHELLES + LOWKEY Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.

thursday aug 14

JELLO DOWNSTAIRS - FEAT: SILENTJAY + VERSAJ Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm. LAUNDRY THURSDAYS - FEAT: DJ BECSTAR Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. NORTHSIDE SPACE FUNKERS - FEAT: HYPERFOKUS + KODIAK KID Penny

Black, Brunswick. 8:00pm.

friday aug 15

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. MATHAS Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 9:00pm.

saturday aug 16

DUTTY DANCING + SHANTAN + MAT CANT + NICK TOTH Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 10:00pm. $5.00. KHOKOLAT KOATED SATURDAYS

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- 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 aug 17

BE. SUNDAYS Co., Southbank. 10:00pm. $15.00. CALYPSO OF HOUSE - FEAT: SANPEL + PAUL JAGER + ALEXEI HADDAD Ferdydurke, Melbourne Cbd. 4:00pm.

ASH GRUNWALD

By Rhys McRae

For ten years, Ash Grunwald has been playing the funky monk roaming from swamp to swamp and bashing out his blues and roots inspired foot-stomping tunes. His collaboration last year with Scott Owen and Andy Strachan of The Living End resulted in his last album Gargantua mostly featuring turbocharged versions of Grunwald classics. However, looking back at his other musical relationships it’s easy to see that rock isn’t his only staple with a resumé including works with hip hop artists like TZU, The Funkoars and Urthboy among others. Having just finished up a month-long tour of the US with good mate Xavier Rudd, Grunwald is taking a drinks break in California before heading to Canada for another big round of shows. According to him, hip hop always seemed to be a natural ally to his pumping blues music, not just musically but in attitude as well. “To me, it makes so much sense,” Grunwald remarks. “I love hip hop grooves and they work so well with my music; it’s just a no brainer. There’s also a similarity that people may or may not realise between a solo bluesy pub musician smashing it out and just going for it and Aussie hip hop. You take the stage, you smash it and you go for it and everybody parties. That’s really important. “It’s that attitude that’s the same. The thing I love about it too is blues comes from America and hip hop comes from America but the way we do it, it’s like the pub mongrel. It’s an Australian approach to it to just smash it.” Anyone who’s been to the good ol’ US of A and seen

the lifestyle of that vast continent can weave a tome about the cultural differences found there. Fireworks and booze in 7-Elevens would receive their respected chapters, but Grunwald has also noticed our differing approaches in how we view success in the music industry. “We have that working class thing of ‘I have a working class background and I did this myself and I’m proud of it’,” Grunwald explains. “That’s another crossover I have with that Funkoars and [Hilltop] Hoods crew is that we’re all of a similar time and made it all ourselves. That’s the thing that keeps you grounded, if you know how hard you’ve had to work to get it and you’re not pretending you didn’t work hard to get it. “In America the scene is so big for those hip hop guys. Maybe they were a young guy with a lot of talent and they got signed by another rapper or a record company. Then you’re a star and it’s about being treated as if you’re a star or in some way different. Even though you’re boasting you’re from the streets, you’re also say-

ing now I’ve got this car and my dick is this long.” Starting in mid-August, Grunwald will be back in Australia hitting up venues across the country including many outside of the normal capital city route. His tone shifts when he starts reflecting on the past month’s touring and signing to the massive US based booking agent The Agency Group whose roster includes Bad Brains, The Pogues and Lauryn Hill. It’s a tone of aspiration and you can almost feel the heat of the fire burning in Grunwald’s gut across the Pacific when he talks of his vision for the next album.

“Watching Xavier smash it every night and the crowds going wild – it just gives the feeling that this could be taken to the next level,” Grunwald exudes. “It could be something really big and special that keeps going on. I want to carry that feeling into the new songs and with this next album I want to make it the best I possibly can.”

R’s Noise In My Head Michael Kucyk, who sent Roland Tings’ early material to a bunch of international dance and electronic music heads with none other than Prins Thomas signing Roland Tings to his Internasjonal label for Newman’s debut album, due out later this year. The Melbourne leg of this tour is taking in Little Collins Street’s Boney – a venue that has become a centre of underground dance in Melbourne. Newman closes the interview by letting us in on the attitude he takes to compiling a club set. “The set will be improv heavy; I’ve got like a modular

synth and a drum machine. It’s still really really raw so there’s skeletal parts of tracks I have set out but the improv side can go anywhere from fast techno-y stuff to slowed down acid house. It depends on what is happening in the room. It’s a great feeling to go into a room and know that you are going to create something that is never going to happen again!”

Mississippi.” Going back to Murry’s image, undoubtedly it’s fuelled by him saying things like he’s a bit dark because he’s angry. It sounds like time has softened that a tad and he has some good advice for us all. “I don’t feel angry now. I was angry for a while. Now, I just feel indignant. I feel that if anyone is to engage by writing songs or creating rock’n’roll, there’s only one way and that’s the honest way. For a long time there I felt like the world was going to hell in a hand

basket. Maybe it still is, in which case maybe it’s my turn to run after it with the fire extinguisher. Trying to explain that sounds kinda odd, but if the world is so screwed up, we all have responsibilities. At the very least, be nice to your next door neighbour and get to know their names.”

ASH GRUNWALD will be playing at the Chelsea Heights Hotel on Friday August 22. All other dates can be found at ashgrunwald.com.

ROLAND TINGS

By Denver Maxx

There are many paths to becoming a dance music artist. Nah fuck that, there are only two. The first are people who have a genuine passion for a repetitive beat and who are nourished off the subtlety it takes to create in a genre based on digitised synthesis. And then there are the guys (and girls) who are addicted to cocaine and fucking people in toilet cubicles. Melbourne dance producer Roland Tings falls into the former. The bookish Rohan Newman, who is behind the non-de-production-plume of Roland Tings, is such a committed technician to the lore of electronic music production, he speaks of his latest banger, the 12” Who U Love, like a dearly loved child who he politely pushed in a banger direction – or as your correspondent described it – ‘Disco-core’. “That’s a fantastic description – I really like that. My songwriting is quite an intuitive process. Who U Love started on the plane on the way to Japan for my first tour when I realised that I didn’t have anything that you’d play in a nightclub at peak time,” explains the timid Newman – timid in the sense he didn’t want to say he didn’t have a BANGER per se. “When I got to Japan I started playing what I had composed on the computer and continued to play when I headed to Europe. Through this process Who U Love went through many different changes, and then I recorded it and it just sort of did what it needed to do.

When I look at the finished track, I have no fucking idea how I got there – but I did,” contends Newman with a wry chuckle. Now that Newman’s music has found an audience, he has found himself in the company of a booking agent and a manager that has led to his first Australia and New Zealand tour. Newman discusses what it’s like being able to focus solely on his performances as opposed to being the artist, manager and booking agent. “So far I have been to Auckland, Hobart, Adelaide and up to Splendour, it’s been all over the shop but a lot of fun! I’m working with a booking agent now for the first time and a manager so they are doing all that stuff for me – that is kind of nice because before that it was just me trying to hustle shit together, but now I have hustlers doing it for me. “It’s a really good feeling to know you have someone going into bat for you.” Someone who went in to bat for Newman early in his career is Melbourne music pusher and host of Triple

ROLAND TINGS plays Boney this Saturday August 16. Support comes from Stax Osset. Who U Love EP is out now via Internasjonal.

JOHN MURRY

By Meg Crawford

A lot of press would have us believe that John Murry is a miserable bastard, but it’s just not true. Absolutely, he’s a pragmatist and he’s not about to pull any punches, but he’s no dark prince either. In fact, he’s as funny as hell and has a ready laugh. He eschews the title, but Murry’s most often described as a folk-rock singer songwriter. He’s wildly talented and reminiscent of Springsteen at his best. His songs are made of powerfully moving stuff and they’re so personal that at times it hurts listening to them. It’s no surprise then that at the moment he’s listed as one of the world’s best – right up there with Dylan (he’s one of Uncut’s 50 best singer-songwriters of all time). Murry’s understated about it, though. “Look, it’s good print, but Nebraska’s not on there – I mean really?” he says, genuinely quizzical. “I’d take me off and put that on there. It’s all so subjective isn’t it? There’s really no magic in creating songs, but there’s a whole lot of bleeding – blood-letting that goes on. It takes a lot of emotional energy to create anything of value. Anyway, I don’t give a fuck what most critics think. Most of them are just failed songwriters anyway. Not in Australia though…” He’s not trying to dig himself out of a hole there either. Murry has spent a lot of time in Australia – among other things he’s recorded here and plans to do so BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 28

again in August. He’s a keen observer of what goes on and he’s developed a real affection for us, even though he’s called us an “interesting and strange breed.” “Well, you are,” he laughs. “Australia’s a weird and amazing place in all of the good ways and the bad ones! Australians are very generous people, but there’s a real division in Australia and a lot goes unspoken. For instance, racism is very real there, but Australia’s just so huge that you don’t see it all the time. There’s also something kind of Southern about your hospitality, but in the South they’re guarded and it’s kind of manipulative, whereas in Australia, you really do get a chance.” There’s at least one thing he really wants to do when he’s back. “I never even saw the beach last time. Mark Stanley [Aussie producer who worked on Murry’s latest release Califorlonia] sucks. I was here for a whole month and I never even got close to a beach. I want to surf, but I’m real bad. I don’t want to embarrass myself. I don’t want to be like the pale, pasty guy falling off. Someone’s gonna need to teach me – I grew up in

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JOHN MURRY plays at The Spotted Mallard on Friday August 22.

COURTNEY LOVE By Tyson Wray “THE SCHEDULE HAS CHANGED. I’VE GOT COURTNEY LOVE ON HOLD. CAN YOU SPEAK TO HER IN 30 SECONDS?” Sweet Jesus! If there was one phone call I was expecting to be woken up by after a rather heavy Friday night out, it definitely wasn’t this. One of the most polarising, fascinating and downright intriguing names in the contemporary music industry, Courtney Love Cobain is an intimidating interviewee at the best of times, let alone in a state of haze at 9am. Although, it could be argued that’s exactly the state of mind that you should be in when speaking to the former frontwoman of Hole, widow to one of the most influential names in grunge history and the Rolling Stone-awarded “most controversial woman in rock and roll.” Arguably, Love is as famous for her music as she is her mercurial temperament. In 1992 she took aim at journalist Lynn Hirschberg after her interview with Love in Vanity Fair led to the revelation that she’d been taking heroin when pregnant with her daughter Frances Bean. Following its publication, Bean was taken away by child services. Hole then released a bootleg titled, Bring Me the Head of Lynn Hirschberg. Love blamed Hirschberg for the death of Kurt Cobain and, at an Oscars after-party in 1995, she attempted to impale her with Quentin Tarantino’s statuette that he had been awarded for Best Original Screenplay for Pulp Fiction. Not wanting to be on the receiving end of her well-documented wrath, I began by outlining what sort of questions writers should tread lightly upon when speaking to her. “Oh, man, I have a few,” she details fervently. She’s speaking to me from a hotel in Tokyo, where she’s embarked on a last-minute holiday before she returns to Australian shores for her debut solo tour Down Under. “‘What’s the biggest misconception about you?’ That’s not my job to answer that. You answer that. I’m not answering that fucking question! That one always bugs me. Then there’s just the usual mind-numbing crap that I’m always asked.” “Okay then, let’s leave this completely open then. What would you like to talk about?” “Nothing.” “Oh.” “I don’t want to talk to the media about anything.” “Why?” “Why? Why?! Because it’s none of your fucking business. My personal business is not your fucking business. That’s fucking why. How about that? I’ll talk about the tour. I’ll talk about my new single. I’ll talk to you about my rock show. That’s it.” “Okay, fair enough.” “Good.” *Crosses out the entirety of my list of 20-odd questions* “Well then, I suppose we should best talk about your rock show.” This week will see Love descend on Australian shores for her debut solo tour. Having toured in the past with Hole, her 2014 visit follows the release of her double A-side single You Know My Name/Wedding Day, which the Telegraph described as “potty mouthed and captivating.” “I’ve been to Australia a few times since I last played there, but just for friends and stuff,” she notes. “I don’t know [what people should expect]. We’ll see when I get there, I guess. I have a great band that I love who are really good and really tight. I’m probably not going to play many shows after this because I want to really focus on my acting. So come and get it while you can.” Indeed, Love’s adoration of acting has seen her add yet another string to her bow – most recently being cast in a recurring role in seventh and final season of the FX series Sons of Anarchy. “I love the show and I love the producers of it,” she notes of the program which depicts an outlaw motorcycle club operating in a fictional town in California’s Central Valley. “I’m playing a kindergarten teacher. I’m really excited about it. That’s what I really want to focus on for the rest of the year, then I’ll look towards making an album. “It’s been mostly filled with highlights,” Love details when reflecting on the rest of 2014 thus far. “I’ve started acting again which is really good. I’m currently working on a play in New York. I’ve played some really good shows and I’ve also started working on designing for a clothing line. Other than that I’ve just been hanging out with my daughter a lot which is great. In terms of lowlights, I don’t really like living in LA very much. It’s pretty boring.” It’s at this point when Love’s interest in continuing the interview has dwindled into negative territory. She’s quite obviously becoming irate; it’s time to wrap things up. Albeit of a clichéd nature, I close out the interview by asking if there’s anything left she like to tell me. “I really love Melbourne, it’s my favourite city in Australia,” she shares. “I can’t wait to play there, I can’t wait to rock it out. It’s going to be the last time I play a rock show in a long time.” I’m going back to bed.

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COLDRAIN

By Rod Whitf ield

AJ Maddah, head honcho of the mighty Soundwave Festival, is a man who likes to do things his own way. This year, for the announcement of next year’s festival lineup, he is choosing to drip feed details of the lineup to fans over a period of time. And not only that, he is starting with some of the lesser known acts on the bill – no doubt the intention is to build up tension before they hit us with the big headliner announcement at a later date. It has actually been amusing to sit back and watch the reaction of hapless fans complaining about the nonheadlining acts announced so far… But that’s an issue for another time and forum. The very first band to be announced for the 2015 edition of the festival isn’t exactly a household name, even in heavy music circles in Australia. But of course, just because you may not have heard of a band, doesn’t mean they’re not any good. It is Japan heavy act Coldrain, and they are excellent. They play a very high energy style of melodic metalcore, and they will be well worth checking out. Frontman Masato David Hayakawa, speaking from Tokyo, tells us that he and the band were blown away to be the first band announced, as well as touring Australia for the first time. “We feel very good man, it’s crazy!” he enthuses, “It’s going to be our first time, I can’t believe that (Soundwave) is going to be our first time! It was one of those times when you think people are playing around with you, but then to be announced as the first band, it felt like a prank. But then it dawned on us that it wasn’t, so it’s so cool man.” Part of the attraction is that Hayakawa and the band have heard excellent things about the festival and our country. “People say it’s one of the best countries to go to,” he states. “I’ve talked to so many people that say that their favourite

country to play in is Australia, so I have only high hopes. Totally stoked.” Many people are no doubt wondering who Coldrain are, and what they are about. Their Facebook page cites them as a ‘rock’ band, but there’s a lot more to them than that. Hayakawa is happy to explain why they keep it simple on their Facebook page, and to go into a little more detail about their musical style for the Aussie punters. “We never really want to put a theme on the kind of music we play,” he reveals. “We definitely have the riffs in there, and all those live elements in there in our music, but we always try to keep the melodic side there as well. That’s where our Japanese influences come into it. We always try to keep it melodic and heavy at the same time.” The band have three albums out, and he is quick to point to the latest one as a best example of their work for Australian listeners to check out. “Basically, from our older material, everything that’s on YouTube will be enough for people to check out, as far as the live show is concerned,” he explains. “But we have our new record The Revelation coming out in Australia, and

we have our newest material on a new EP, called Until the End, added to that. So that’s definitely going to be a good introduction for us in Australia. I can’t wait to see how people react to those.” Apparently their high energy music on record reaches a new level of intensity in a live setting, so no doubt Coldrain will be a band to catch at the festival next year. “We’re all for the moshing, the headbanging, the crowdsurfing and mostly we’re all for people singing and having a good time, so we’re all for anything anyone wants to do. So yeah, energy is the most important thing.” In 2013, Soundwave had another excellent Japanese band by the name of Crossfaith on the bill. While they weren’t the best known band on last year’s lineup, they blew many people who caught them away, and left our shores with many new fans. Hayakawa tells us that Crossfaith are great friends of theirs; they have played together many times and that the heavy music scene in Japan is a small but healthy one at the moment.

“It’s always been a small scene, but there’s a lot of good bands there,” he says. “I think Crossfaith have given a lot of good influence to a lot of good bands. They have influenced us quite strongly, actually, musically and in the way they set up their career. Like doing everything internationally, they’re one of the bands that showed us that it’s possible. I think for them to be doing as good as they are outside of Japan, it’s so good for the scene. “Because of them, and because of us going outside of Japan too, it’s getting bigger and better every year. And I think everyone outside of Japan will definitely be seeing more Japanese bands in the future. “But yeah, Crossfaith, they’re crazy man, on and offstage!” he laughs uproariously. “Those guys are like brothers to us.”

Ben. “I guess that is what the blob really represents in a grotesque, over-the-top theatrical way. We like the idea of the music being produced by this one conjoined creature that is a unified entity.” Like the blob, there is something decidedly slippery about the band’s refreshingly original sound in that it seems to elude categorisation. According to Ben, “In the early days of the band it was fully improvised. The thing I really love about playing in The All Seeing Hand is the disregard for genre and stylistic boundaries. We can go in all different directions but always with this intensity and underlying raw energy.” Having an accomplished throat-singer spinning vocal magic certainly adds to this band’s fiercely original and otherworldly vibe. So what is throat-singing, I hear you ask? “My very loose understanding is that it’s like someone is able to sing a really low note and a really high note at the same time and control each independently of the other,” says Ben. “It’s like this low rumbling resonance and danc-

ing high notes that are each playing a melody of their own. [Vocalist] Jonny spent a bunch of time in Inner Mongolia training in throat singing. “He has practiced throat singing for years; he is really skilful. Jonny just sings into a microphone and doesn’t use any effects on his voice.” To whet your appetite for the band’s upcoming gig in Melbourne, Ben says, “We have been working on some really heavy stuff. We are looking forward to playing a bunch of new material that no one in Australia would have heard yet, stuff that hasn’t been released [yet]. “Just for the tour we are putting out a tape. I think we are doing a run of 30 of these tapes – it’s a preview of what the next full-length album is going to be. We will be taking these over [for the tour]. We are looking forward to unleashing new music on an unsuspecting audience.”

the mysterious ‘Mum’. “Our tour manager Danny is also one of our best friends – we call him ‘Mum’ [as] he treats us like [he is our] mum,” Aubry says with a laugh. “We set up that video clip and realised that we had no one to film it for us [so Danny did the filming and as an] inside joke [we said that] Mum filmed this for us!” According to Aubry, the clip for Ain’t Got No Soul has “a little bit more production behind it.” You would think that releasing three singles over several months would be sufficient busy-ness for any band but The Cherry Dolls seem intent on remaining admirably industrious. “We are in the studio tomorrow in Sydney with Wade Keighran from Wolf and Cub and we are going to lay down another single,” explains Aubry. “At the end of the year we are going to release another two singles. At the start of next year we are going into the studio to record a whole album of brand new songs.” Reflecting on his musical influences, Aubry says

thoughtfully, “A lot of videos and visuals of late ‘60s and ‘70s music inspired me a lot but it wasn’t just the music that inspired me but the whole persona of the bands and their images and the way they lived. You can feel the presence from them. Sabbath, Zeppelin, The Doors, Rolling Stones are the main bands that influenced me. And then you have The Kinks and obviously The Beatles.” If you are in the mood for an evening of stellar home-grown rock delivered with refreshing bursts of swaggering firepower, check the band out at their upcoming single launch. As Aubry says, “Cherry Dolls shows are always unpredictable. Half the set will be new. Our shows are very energetic and we do like to have people lose their minds.”

COLDRAIN join Monuments, Butcher Babies, Patent Pending and The Interrupters as bands officially announced for Soundwave 2015 at the time of writing.

THE ALL SEEING HAND

By Graham Blackley

“This enthusiastic young guy [told me that] he had an orgasm when we were playing!” laughs Ben Knight, the drummer from New Zealand’s The All Seeing Hand. “His partner came over and confirmed the whole thing and said that he had to change his pants. She was not impressed at all” As the band are about to hit our fair shores with their unclassifiable, categorydefying, monolithic and apparently orgasm-inducing sound, Beat caught up with Knight to gain an insight into the mysterious and deeply creative world of The All Seeing Hand. If you’ve watched the bizarre, engrossing and filmic video clip for the track Throat you’ll be aware that this trio occupy a creative space far removed from the normal world of rock and pop. “That video we had almost nothing to do with,” explains Ben. “It was made by a guy called Dan Harris. He asked if he could use our music in a school project for his design course. I met up with him and he had already storyboarded it out and it looked amazing. The crazy thing is that it matched up really closely with the idea we had been having for a music video which was about having the three of us in this horrible fleshy blob. It was this crazy cosmic coincidence – it turned out amazing.” Ah yes, the infamous blob, which has featured in a couple

of the band’s legendary and visceral live performances. According to Ben, playing inside a blob can be a gruesome experience. “We have only done it three times and I’m not sure it will ever happen again because of the horrible experience of actually being inside this disgusting thing,” he says. “The second time we did it our singer Jonny puked into his mouth three times from the heat exhaustion from being inside this thing with three other heaving warm human bodies.” Despite all this manly sweating and wall-to-wall vomiting, there is deep symbolic significance to be derived from the use of the blob. The blob symbolises “the idea that there are three people producing this sound but the sound is so unified it’s like it’s coming out of one creature,” explains

THE ALL SEEING HAND play the John Curtin Hotel on Thursday August 14.

THE CHERRY DOLLS

By Graham Blackley

The invigorating Ain’t Got No Soul, the third single from Melbourne rockers The Cherry Dolls, opens with shimmering distortion and features a particularly addictive and ominous bass line and a mighty fine banshee scream. It’s the type of song that compels the listener to hit replay while firing the volume to roof-raising levels. With the band ready to launch the single and the accompanying video on Friday August 22 at Ding Dong Lounge, it seemed like the ideal time to catch up with friendly vocalist Joshua Aubry for an illuminating chinwag. Despite being in existence for a matter of months, The Cherry Dolls are no strangers to Ding Dong Lounge. As Aubry says, “Our first show [earlier this year] was headlining Ding Dong Lounge. We were a bit scared but that was the plan from the start to go straight to try to headline a show – to make a stamp straight away.” One of the most exciting characteristics of The Cherry Dolls is their ability to adopt a genre-hopping approach while creating a strong and cohesive sound that positively ripples with energy. The band are clearly not going to be pigeonholed into any self-limiting musical or subcultural category. According to Aubry, the band has enthusiastically embraced eclecticism. BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 30

“We had the three singles ready to go since we started the band,” Aubry explains. “We just planned out when and how we would release them. Wasted Pearls was our more solid rock’n’roll straight-down-the-line song. We felt like we were getting boxed into a certain genre and image so that’s why we skipped forward and released Stars Above which is more a Black Sabbath/Led Zeppelin type of really heavy rock‘n’roll song as that is what we actually really enjoy. Ain’t Got No Soul is a lot more where we are leading with our sound. The next single coming up has got more of a late ‘60s/early ‘70s kind of Kinks sound.” The band’s debut single Wasted Pearls was accompanied by a gloriously lo-fi and high-energy video clip recorded by

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THE CHERRY DOLLS will be launching Ain’t Got No Soul at Ding Dong Lounge on Friday August 22 with special guests Bnash and The Strange.

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CORE GIG GUIDE WEDNESDAY AUGUST 13: Samiam, Fear Like Us, Freak Wave at The Reverence Drivetime Commute, The Evercold, Disasters, Break The Wall at The Bendigo

I’ve recently noticed that bands are going to a little extra time and effort to create memorable live performances. Not sure if it’s in the face of dwindling ticket sales – perhaps some acts have found it harder to draw people off their couches in the thick of winter – but the attention one particular local band paid to the lighting of their set at the Grace Darling was particularly fascinating. Not content to let someone flick a couple coloured lights on and off for the duration of their 40-minute set, local band Apes employed an intense and deeply passionate professional to project a variety of moving, warping, bubbling and bursting visuals to writhe alongside them onstage. It was one of those rare moments when you realised how crap the norm had become and how a small gesture could make such a huge difference to a live performance. Not only did the visuals complement the music, and quite literally cast the band in a whole new light, they just highlighted an act that cared just a little bit more about the finer points of their aesthetic. Refreshing. If you missed Samiam playing with Bodyjar at the Corner Hotel this weekend just passed, then don’t fret. Our overseas visitors are making the most of their time spent on our fair shores and they’re chucking a last minute gig at The Reverence this Wednesday night alongside Fear Like Us and Freak Wave. Tickets are only available at the door so get down early to avoid missing out. Patent Pending

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THURSDAY AUGUST 14: Static Colours, Glaciers, Sleeper Thieves at The Old Bar Dream On Dreamer, Driven To The Verge, Hands OF Hope at Next King Buzzo, Blackie at Barwon Club, Geelong Daggerz, Wet Pensioner, Kings Cup, Coffin Wolf at The Reverence The Bengal Tigers, Guzzler, Offspring of Convicts at The Tote FRIDAY AUGUST 15: A Secret Death, Encircling Sea, Snakes Get Bad Press, Colossvs, Solis at The Bendigo King Buzzo, Blackie at Ding Dong Lounge Freddy Fuddpucker, Laura Palmer at Bar 303 Scrotal Vice, Stoning, Cynical Fuckwit, Crossed, Dystopian at Dropout, Yarraville Strathmore, Del Lago at Barwon Club Scrotal Vice at Public Bar (2am) Abrasion, Order Of Chaos, Dread, Zombie Motors Wrecking Yard at The Reverence SATURDAY AUGUST 16: Maniaxe, Scrotal Vice, Stoning, Terrorstrike, Bombs Over Brunswick, Grudge at The Bendigo Courtney Love at Festival Hall The Tearaways, Topnovil, Rise Of The Rat, Coffin Wolf at The Reverence Endless Heights, Admit One, Boy Wonder, Outlines at Bang Georgia Maw, Josh & Tyler (Foxtrot) at The Older Bar Skitdracula, The Ocean Party, The Clits, Monnone Alone, Total Mild, Zone Out at The Tote

ORDER OF CHAOS PLAY NEW ALBUM LIVE Friday August 15 sees Order of Chaos hit the Reverence Hotel in celebration of their new album Deadweight Undertow. They’ll play the album live from start to finish, with a couple of classics out of the back catalogue for good measure. Abrasion, Dread and Zombie Motors Wrecking Yard round out the bill. Ten bucks at the door.

OH NIGELLA Melbourne rocker Welshie (Marc Welsh) releases his wickedly wicked new single Nigella: Lips, Tits, Great Big Hips on Saturday August 16 at The Sound Bar, 5/399 Old Geelong Rd, Hoppers Crossing, with superstar guests Cicadastone and Brooklyn Hookers. Welshie says the song is “a ‘70s inspired, riff-ridden monster detailing all things saucy about every redblooded man’s favourite chef, Ms Lawson.” The press release adds, “Perhaps it’s a good thing that the man’s wife is on backup vocals to keep him in line.” The action kicks off at 8pm, $10 at the door. The first 50 payers get a copy of the three-track single.

THE SMITH STREET BAND ANNOUNCES ALBUM #3 Throw Me in the River, the soon to be released third LP from Melbourne’s The Smith Street Band, is full of their trademark earnest storytelling, serving as a snapshot of the last few years of their hectic lives. Often dark but always honest, the album is a virtual passport to their global rise, with songs written in Winnipeg, Salt Lake City, Calgary, London, New York and North Melbourne amongst other places. Recorded in a cottage in the pristine surrounds of Forrest in the Otways, the album saw the band team up with Bomb The Music Industry’s Jeff Rosenstock as producer, Jonathan Low (The War On Drugs, The National) as mixer and once again work with close friends Matt Voigt (Don’t Fuck With Our Dreams) and Sam Johnson (Sunshine & Technology) to engineer the record. Throw Me In the River is out on Friday October 31 through Poison City Records.

MESHUGGAH LIVE ALBUM! Commemorating the 25-year anniversary since the recording of their first EP, Sweden’s extreme musical deviants Meshuggah have announced the artwork and the track listing to their upcoming live DVD/2CD release The Ophidian Trek, due out worldwide this fall and also available in Blu-Ray. With visual footage shot in the U.S. and Europe during The Ophidian Trek tour and festival footage from Wacken Open Air 2013 in Germany, the live audio was processed and edited by guitarist Fredrik Thordendal, mixed by Daniel Begstrand and mastered by Mats “Limpan” Lindfors. Drummer Tomas Haake says: “We’re really stoked about this new Meshuggah live DVD! It’s been four years since the release of Alive and with the band celebrating 25 years, we felt that we just had to get another one of these puppies out there! Audio/video was recorded during our European stretch of The Ophidian Trek tour, as well as at the Wacken Open Air Festival and we’re super proud of how it came out! For this one we used the extremely talented photographer Anthony Dubois for filming and editing etc. and he’s really done a stunning job with it!” It’s in stores on Friday September 26.

THE RETURN OF POP WILL EAT ITSELF Pop Will Eat Itself return to Australia for the first time in 20 years in September. The Poppies stormed on to the late ‘80s UK scene with their high energy, industrial tinged dance/rock anthems. They shared many a stage with such musical contemporaries as Ned’s Atomic Dustbin, Jesus Jones, and The Wonder Stuff. But it was their sample-driven, biting social satire that set them apart from the others and they quickly gained a rabid worldwide following. The reinvigorated lineup includes original member Graham Crabb, legendary vocalist Mary Byker (Gaye Bykers on Acid, Apollo 440), drumming powerhouse Jason Bowld (Pitchshifter, Killing Joke) and Gary Numan’s guitarist Tim Muddiman. They’ll be at The Hi-Fi on Sunday September 7. Strictly limited VIP Meet & Greet packages are available.

Sunday August 17: Alex The Kidd, Bombs Are Falling, Coffin Wolf, Break The Wall, Daybreak

Soundwave Festival have been drip feeding their 2015 lineup ever so slowly over the past week and they’re having an awful lot of fun torturing overzealous fans as they’ve chosen some very little known acts to start off with. Internet message boards just about imploded last week when Japanese band Coldrain were announced. They might be relatively well known at home, but fans were none too pleased given their lack of status here. New York pop punkers Patent Pending followed, followed by very new ensemble, LA’s Butcher Babies. UK’s Monuments jumped aboard next and then Hellcat Records’ latest signing The Interrupters concluded the week’s drip feeding.

at Geelong at the Barwon Heads Hotel on Tuesday November 18. Tickets are available from Friday August 15.

NOFX

The Dwarves Luca Brasi have announced supports for their upcoming headlining jaunt. They will be accompanied by Initials and Tigers for their Saturday September 20 show at Ding Dong Lounge and Kissing Booth will join them on their all ages show at Wyndham Youth Centre on Friday August 29. Have you got your tickets yet?

Antiskeptic

The Dwarves have invited Blood Duster, Wolfpack and K-Mart Warriors to open for them in October when the warriors of weird take on the Evelyn Hotel. Geelong’s managed to score Batpiss and The Kremlings as support, making the Thursday October 16 Barwon Club show even more enticing. NOFX will return to our shores later this year for the first time in four years. Long-time promoter Blue Murder will bring the band out for a stack of shows including a Darwin date this November. NOFX will stank up the hallowed halls of The Forum in Melbourne, playing two overage dates on Thursday November 20 and Friday November 21. If you’d prefer something a little more intimate, you can see ‘em down

Antiskeptic announced their third album a couple of weeks ago and now they’ve kept their promise to tour and announced a run of headlining dates throughout September and October. The Stare Down the Ocean tour will take Young Lions along for the ride and hit The Evelyn Hotel in Melbourne on October 11. Tickets are available now. CHECK OUT ALL THE LATEST NEWS, REVIEWS AND FREE SHIT AT BEAT.COM.AU

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WEDNESDAY AUG 13 SODA EAVES

Wednesdays in August see Soda Eaves take up residency at the Old Bar. Primarily the focus of poet Jake Core, Soda Eaves play uniquely Australian dream-folk, offering smudged vignettes of distance and hope. Having toured extensively since the release of last years’ song-cycle Like Drapes Either Side, these shows mark a musical return to the south. See them Wednesday August 13 at The Old Bar. Entry is $6.

DRIVETIME COMMUTE

DriveTime Commute are psyched to announce the release of their first breakneck single Sir Seizure. In support of the new track, DriveTime Commute are being unleashed upon The Bendigo Hotel with help from the sick dudes in The Evercold, Disasters and Break The Wall. This is tonight, and it’s gonna be cool.

BAYOU

Melbourne shoegazers Bayou bring their loud and lushlytextured sound to The Gasometer, Wednesday nights in August. With cascading guitar lines, propulsive drumming, instrument swapping and signature feminine sass, Bayou live shows are always a bit of an aural treat. This Wednesday August 13 they’ll be supported by Summer Flake and Palm Springs. This residency night in the new and improved Gasometer Bandroom brings the right kind of mid-week winter party to Melbourne band enthusiasts who know how to enjoy our awesome local music scene. And to which a lineup of supports as striking as this will no doubt attest. Doors open at 8pm and entry is $6.

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CHRIS WILSON

Chris Wilson has been an essential part of the blues and rock music scene in Australia since taking the stage with the Sole Twisters over twenty years ago. Stints with Harum Scarum and Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls followed, and by the end of the ‘80s Chris was renowned as one of our finest vocalists, harmonica players and songwriters, fronting the superb Crown of Thorns. Chris has appeared at every major Australian festival and his performances, filled as they are with his own brand of sensuality and the dynamic power that leaves his audiences so satisfied, are always a highlight. Chris’ stage presence, voice and talent are all as big as the country he lives in. Chris Wilson is a master of his craft. See him perform at The Retreat Hotel Wednesday August 13.

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Vowel Movement have put together a last-minute Wednesday night show with cheap entry and some kickass tunes. Joining them is bestie and ex-bandmate Ruby, aka Koukatsuna Onanī, playing her brand of queasy loop-based songs and Sportsmen, who haven’t played in what seems like ages. It’s gonna be a real wild mid-week party! So get down to Bar Open doors from 8.30pm.

MY LEFT BOOT

My Left Boot will be taking to the stage at Cherry Bar every Wednesday in August with two different openers each week. Grafting together the sounds of 1970s fuzz rock, ‘60s psychedelia and a healthy dose of flatout 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. This week Dead City Ruins and Unity will be in tow. Doors at 6pm, live music from 8.30pm to 11.30pm with DJ Mermaid spinnin’ tracks till 3am. This Wednesday August 13 at Cherry Bar. $5 entry.

MELBOURNE FOLK CLUB

This Wednesday August 13, The Melbourne Folk Club presents Charles Jenkins, Lisa Miller w/ Shane O’Mara. The show brings together two legends of the Melbourne music scene alongside recent Melbourne adopter and acclaimed singer/songwriter Ben Salter. This will be a beauty in the ever-attentive Folk Club environment. Tickets are $20. Doors open at 7.30pm.

THURSDAY AUG 14 CHELSEA WILSON

Over two years in the making, I Hope You’ll Be Very Unhappy Without Me contains ten new tracks inspired by ‘70s blacksploitation soundtracks, '60s Motown and soul & jazz. The album includes eight of Chelsea’s original compositions, plus her unique funk arrangement of Neyo’s pop hit Closer and an Esther Phillips tribute. See Chelsea Wilson launch the record at The Toff In Town Thursday August 14.

BATTLEAXE

The first BATTLEAXE night kicks off at the amazing GH Hotel in St Kilda on Thursday August 14. Home to one of the best sound and lighting systems in the country and fresh with a massive revamp, this place is the ultimate live venue. Gunn Music will be hosting the event and bringing five heavy acts to the stage every month, kicking things off with Evolution of Self, Chasing Lana, Rejuvenate, Avenues of the Earth and headlined by arguably one of Australia’s finest instrumental groups in Anna Salen. Let the Battle begin.

LIZARD MAN

Warm your winter bones on a hot bed of rock. Lizard Man are coming out of hibernation, stoking the fires and shovelling searing riffs onto the blaze with a killer lineup of Melbourne rock bands. Joining them at The Bendigo are special guests and fellow Mornington Peninsula alternative rock bands Sorry Meditators and Siren Sun. Mojo Pin will also take to the stage representing the western suburbs. Thursday August 13 at The Bendigo Hotel.

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HUMANS AS ANIMALS

Melbourne five-piece Humans As Animals released their debut single, Her Name lifted from their EP, Eukaria earlier this month. The explosive stoner-soul group will be celebrating with a launch show at the Evelyn Hotel on Thursday August 14. Humans As Animals' debut EP, Eukaria was recorded at The Patch (the band's home studio) in Melbourne with the help of Dave Williams from Tigermoth Audio Productions, Kye Garrett from Cage Music and was mixed by Tony Espie (The Avalanches). Consisting of four epic jangly rock/funk songs, the EP was almost two years in the making. Featuring artwork by famed American illustrator Timothy Banks (Nickelodeon) this debut EP is a spectacular combination of imagery and music. Catch them at the Evelyn Hotel Thursday August 14 with Mericans and Purple Tusks.

ANDREW MCCUBBIN

Hope Addicts frontman Andrew McCubbin plays a rare Melbourne show while his band mates are in Europe this Thursday August 14 at Tago Mago. Joining him onstage will be the wonderful Melinda Pritchard. He’ll be playing new songs from a forthcoming album plus some stripped-back Hope Addicts favourites. Also playing on the night is Frenchman, Tex Nepalm. McCubbin and Nepalm will join forces towards the end of the night for some impromptu improv. Who knows what will happen.

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EMPAT LIMA

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Empat Lima return to Melbourne from their inspiring tour of Indonesia to do a month-long Thursday residency at the all-new Gasometer Hotel. Bringing songs, costumes and new merch from their adventures, they intend to make the residency full of excitement and fun with lots of music, art, and performances. This Thursday August 14 they’ll be supported by Richie 1250 & The Brides of Christ and The Icypoles. Doors open at 8pm and entry is $8.

Would you rather live on a tropical island but work nine-five cleaning boats (the work is quite laborious and some sea stains are stubborn) or live in wild Alaska and own a relatively small airline charter company (the company is fairly successful but times are tough in the harsh winters)? Or perhaps you don’t care for either of those options and you’d just like to call your only son Shelly? ‘Would you rathers’ aside, with members of Honey Badgers, YIS and Mixer, Congratulations Everybody showcase their stupid lows, haunting mids and unpleasant highs at Bar Open this Thursday. Joining them are The Beegles and Keith Parsons. Doors from 9pm.

BURN CITY UNDERGROUND

Burn City Underground, created and run by Melbourne rapper YVÉ Gold, is an open community of artists that share a thirst for expression and a respect for hip hop music and culture. Every fortnight the BCU crew collaborate with The Public Bar in North Melbourne to throw an event called BCU Thursdays. It gives underground hip hop musicians, including vocalists, DJs and producers, the opportunity to showcase their creations and network with skilled, like-minded artists and music appreciators. Mr Ruckman, YVÉ Gold, Fevepres and Deuce Kicks will be performing this Thursday August 14.

STATIC COLOURS

Static Colours launch their second EP Empire at The Old Bar on Thursday August 14, bringing an eclectic mix of alternative, post rock and indie. Joining them are local dream-pop-smiths Glaciers and the haunting acoustic melodies of Sleeper Thieves.

BAG O’ NAILS

Each week Whole Lotta Love brings you Whole Lotta Blues, a great lineup of diverse roots and blues music. This week features Bag O'Nails, fronted by the very talented Trevor Murray. Trevor Murray played guitar since his early teens and joined his first band, Dangerous Goods, at 21. Since then he has lived in London and Sydney, playing in various rhythm and blues outfits. He returned to Melbourne soil to join Bag O’ Nails and you can catch them this Thursday August 14 at Whole Lotta Love.

ANIMAL HANDS

If Animal Hands was a murderer, they wouldn’t kill you with an axe, it would be more like a slow acting, deadly poison. Coming on in waves from slow cumbersome riffs complimented by beautifully stitched together lyrics to soaring leads that peak and return you to the crooning vocals of Danielle Whalebone joined by Levitating Churches, the gale force hail storm of rock’n’roll. Revel in amazement as the levitating gentlemen stretch out their psychedelic tentacles. And just for your listening pleasure, the evening will kick off with The Chops who will be serving up a heady mix of rare groove, krautrock and home-brew inspired jams that will never be played again, because everything The Chops do is a one-time-only thing. Thursday August 14 at The Retreat Hotel.

DANNY WALSH BANNED

The Banned are back. This Thursday 14, the Danny Walsh Banned will kick up a stink at the fabulous Yarra Hotel in Abbotsford. Expect the unexpected, it’s the first time they’ve been Banned at the Yarra and the first fully Banned gig in a long time, will be the first time some songs see the dark of night and and special guests may materialize without notice. Kicks off at 8.30pm. Free entry.

THE MAX RUDD BAND

The Max Rudd Band released their debut album in March this year, and have been on the Melbourne music scene almost every weekend since. Backboned by the Rudd brothers of Torquay, Iggy and Max, a formidable team of more than ten years of playing together, The Max Rudd Band brings you their original sound, tinged with their eclectic influences of New Orleans’ Dr. John, Paul Simon and Dave Matthews Band. Sharing the stage will be the powerful Benny and The Dukes, the charm of Patrick Wilson and the Bare River Queens, and the formidable talent of Bec Goring and The Elwood Winters, this is a night that boasts the best of the next generation on the Melbourne scene. Thursday August 14 at The Brunswick Hotel.

FRIDAY AUG 15 DJ MANTOOTH

DJ Mantooth has no real turntable ‘skillz’, but he has great taste in music so people keep asking him back to play records. Different and various genres of rock’n’roll are his forte. At some point in the night you’ll probably say “I fucking love this track!”. He’ll be spinning discs at The Victoria Hotel this Friday August 15.

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THE REPROBETTES

Delinquent girl-gang The Reprobettes launch their long awaited debut album at the fabulous LuWow this Friday supported by a stellar cast of party-goers. Featuring fuzzed-out guitars, wailing banshee screams, deadly surf rhythms, hot hot hot go-go boys and sassy songs about revenge, rebels and heartbreak. Joining the night will be The Steve Miller Band and his brides of fuzz, the LuWow’s own Gogo Goddesses and DJs Sye Saxon and Ken Eavel (PBS) spinning ‘60s garage 45s to get you dancing, swinging and swaying in a sweaty frenzy into the wee hours. It all kicks off at 8pm.

KRISTY COX

Kristy Cox and Travis List return home to Australia teaming up for a great night of music, showcasing their own individual styles of country music, which has heads turning in their new homeland of Nashville. Having just signed her first record deal in the USA, Kristy Cox is the new voice in Australian bluegrass. Adored for her youthful energy infused acoustic music, she has been awarded with radio success and accolades for her talent. Travis List has quickly become known as one of Australia’s premier male honky tonk artists. His songs resonate with authenticity, his voice holds its own with the best of them, and his live shows leave fans remembering why they first fell in love with country music. The evening will open with the brand new country trio Georgia Fall, who have just released their debut album. This Friday August 15 at the Revolver Bandroom.

OLIVER CLARK

The self-proclaimed ‘performing dynamo’ Oliver Clark is back. This time with a full band and blistering set to release his electrifying new album Atomic Thrust. Featuring tracks from his new album as well as performing many of the classic tunes from his previous albums Ten Thousand Kisses and Warming up the Pipes. Oliver Clark will have you feeling desire like you’ve never felt before. Supported by the multi-talented Sunset Blush and Alfords Bullwinkles, this is an album launch not to be missed. Friday August 15 at Howler.

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MIGHTY BOYS

Melbourne eight-piece shit fight Mighty Boys will be launching their debut EP Dole Cheque and Kabana at The Tote this Friday August 15. A collection of Bogan inspired garage gems told through the gaze of a very simple, very angry bogan. See the eight-piece launch the record with support from local dwaynos WOD, Mutton and Loobz. Doors open at 8p, $10 entry.

JONATHAN BOULET

Jonathan Boulet is home after a year in Germany and has just announced the release of his third LP, Gubba. To support the record he’ll be heading out on a long-overdue east coast tour this August. The tour will see the multi-instrumentalist play shows in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide and Brisbane, and will be his first shows back home for a while. After touring Eu-

rope and the UK, and performing at SXSW last year Boulet packed up and moved from Sydney to Germany. Now his return sees him release the self-produced follow up to 2012’s We Keep The Beat, Found The Sound, See The Need and Start The Heart. Jonathan Boulet will play Northcote Social Club on Friday August 15, tickets are available now.

FIVE MOST INFLUENTIAL ALBUMS with HUMANS AS ANIMALS

Nick: The Dave Matthews Band – Busted Stuff Busted Stuff starts calm – its title track Busted Stuff sets you up for one of the greatest tracks I know – Grey Street. This song delivers on instrumentation, lyrics and orchestration. The middle of the album is all pillowy whispers, from Where Are You Going? to Grace is Gone. Dave Matthews’ soothing voice gently grabs you and escorts you through a dream. Simpatico. Over to the finale, Bartender. You can hear this low rumble accompanied by continuous padding that keeps you expecting the change you know is coming… “I’m on bendeeeeeeeed knees bartender please…” The words

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are expelled from Dave’s mouth like a proclamation. Addictive. Rob: Frank Zappa – Roxy and Elsewhere On Roxy and Elsewhere, Zappa takes a pretty much continuous piece of music and takes the piss with it for 45 minutes. A lot of the stuff we do live now is hugely influenced by Zappa, especially by songs like Echidna’s Arf. We do pop songs like Her Name (buttered with a cheeky sly grin) and more sombre songs like Field (served with a nip of ginny sadness). Zappa is almost purposely devoid of this ginny sentimentality. Village of the Sun is as about as misty as he gets. I think the marriage of two things is what I learnt from Zappa – anything can be mixed, whether it’s tango and bebop, or piss take and sentimentality. Keeping a sense of humour about what you do is hugely important – we always try to be funny with our music. A song like Her Name wouldn’t be on a Floyd album. Probably not a Zappa one either, but I hope it’s at least in the same universe. Hugh: Tom Waits – Nighthawks at the Diner This album was recorded live in the studio, with a table

and an audience rented specifically for the occasion. The hollering of the crowd and Tom Wait’s rambling stories and worn jokes draw you in completely. The takeover of the minds of audience members is what we try to learn from Tom. A transformative mood changer, this album is exactly what we would like to create with our set, although we are usually more disruptive. Fab: Mr Bungle – California The extreme nature of Mr Bungle’s early recordings left me feeling… wanting, I guess. The final instalment California satisfied me. They took that unbridled creativity and musical vocabulary and reined it in to produce fully-formed songs that had a story of their own. They encapsulated my ideals of musical drive, theme, variation, development (thanks Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven), and most importantly, consolidation. This led me to put constraints on creativity and focus on well-formed expression. HUMANS AS ANIMALS launch debut EP Eukaria at the Evelyn Hotel on Thursday August 14, with special guests Mercians and Purple Tusks.

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A SECRET DEATH

Prior to pulling the pin in late 2010, Queensland’s most innovative heavy act A Secret Death had become a critical favourite, winning over audiences and peers alike with their dynamic approach to all things metal. With their self-titled (and long awaited) fulllength acting as their swan song, many of the band’s fans pondered what could have been had the quintet continued. Well wonder no more, because this Friday at The Bendigo they headline an amazing lineup with Encircling Sea making a rare appearance, along with awesome Sydneysiders Snakes Get Bad Press, and killer locals, Colossus and Solis.

TOPNOVIL

It’s been almost a year since they graced our stages but Wollongong veterans Topnovil finally make the long awaited trek back to Melbourne for a weekend of mayhem. Armed with an artillery of new songs from their latest album Blast the Stereo and a back catalogue of old favourites, Toppy fans wont be disappointed when they kick off at The Public Bar in North Melbourne August 15, with support from K-MaRt WaRRioRs,StrawberryFist Cake & Bendigo panty raiders The Revengers. This Friday August 15 at Public Bar.

CYCLO TIMIK

Cyclo Timik, Murder Rats and Dixon Cider all walk into a bar and the barman lifts his head from pouring a drink and says, “What is this? Some kinda joke?!” To which they all reply in unison, “Fark no! Just the best three bands in Melbourne, playing in the same room, at the same venue, on the same night and for the small small price of five bucks – you too can be part of this unorthodox and extraordinary event. You can’t really beat that sorta sheet. There’s even a dude riding a motorbike on the poster. So there you have it ladies in gentlemen, we’re re-staging the shenanigans that happened down at The Rev a couple of months back for anyone that missed it. Come on down to see some musette punk, psychobilly punk and punk punk with Cyclo Timik, Murder Rats and Dixon Cider, this Friday at Bar Open from 9pm.

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ALEX WATTS & THE FOREIGN TONGUE

Friday August 15 sees Alex Watts take to the stage at Cherry Bar to launch his new EP String, Strum and Strut. He will be peforming with a full eight-piece lineup featuring members of Oh Mercy, The Bamboos, Saskwatch and The Hello Morning. Also along for the ride are Sweets and Kira Piru & Lester The Fierce. Tickets are $13 on Door from 8pm to 11pm, then $10 till 5am with DJ Max Crawdaddy.

STRANGERS FROM NOW ON

Melbourne quartet Strangers From Now On are inviting you to join them at The John Curtin Band Room this Friday August 15 for the launch of their new record on 12” vinyl. Joined by renowned Australian producer Lindsay Gravina (Rowland S. Howard, HTRK) the band has constructed a formidable sophomore release. Drunken guitars dance with haunting synths as harrowing vocals depict broken characters caught in tormented lust. As a special gift to celebrate the release, the first 150 tickets sold receive a specially labelled bottle of Strangers From Now On wine. Friday August 15 at The Curtin. Tickets are $10. Doors at 8.30pm.

SATURDAY AUG 16 JASPORA

Jaspora are a five-piece Soca/tropical reggae band from Melbourne who are steadily winning fans and devotees. With the mix of reggae music and the groovy sound of Carribean Soca and tropical music from Mauritius, the band is creating new vibes to make people happy. The LuWow’s Forbidden Temple is the perfect place to see Jaspora with its tiki jungle vibe. This Saturday August 16.

MONIQUE BRUMBY

Iconic Australian singer, songwriter and ARIA award winner, Monique Brumby has announced the release of her new single, Silent War alongside her self-titled, fifth studio album. Brumby has been touring around the country to celebrate both releases and will be completing the tour in Melbourne at The Flying Saucer Club this Saturday August 16. Don’t miss your last chance to catch one of her incredible shows.

LUKE MORRIS

After successfully releasing his latest single Mexico, Byron Bay-based alternative/folk songsmith Luke Morris has just announced a limited run of east coast tour dates, and recently made a much welcomed appearance at the 2014 Splendour in the Grass festival. Mexico encapsulates the unique brand of heartfelt alternative folk that is Luke Morris. You can see him at The Brunswick Hotel on Saturday August 16.

BLACK DIAMOND

Black Diamond are a hard rock band born from the soils of Newcastle, Australia – a blue-collar town where the high rollers reap the rewards and the export of coal is the black diamond that brings money and jobs to Newcastle. This five-piece outfit from Newcastle are brining their ‘work hard–play hard’ ethic to Whole Lotta Love this Saturday August 16. Be sure that when you walk into a Black Diamond show, you are going to experience an event, have a few more drinks than you planned and come out on a high, a little bruised and wanting more.

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DARREN CROSS

Darren Cross has always come across as the real deal. As a songwriter he is now writing and recording under his own name and trading in authentic, alt-country that draws from the masters like Townes Van Zandt and Steve Earle. No Damage is Darren’s new EP and he will showcasing a range of his work this Saturday August 16 at The Retreat Hotel.

THE SOLICITORS

If You Let Me Hold You is the first single to be released off the latest album from Melbourne-based new-wave band The Solicitors. The track typifies the groups sound with a driving beat, spiky guitars, off-kilter arrangement, pop vocals and clever wordplay. The band have been likened to a modern version of popular late ‘70s artists such as The Knack, Elvis Costello & Joe Jackson, but their sound is unmistakably their own and tailored for the modern world. The Solicitors will be launching If You Let Me Hold You Saturday August 16 at Yah Yah’s. Tickets are $13, doors from 8pm.

FAIT

Emerging from the dark city lights of Perth, multiinstrumentalist Fait (also known as Elise Higgins) has been winning over hearts and minds with her reverbdrenched guitar and sparse drum beats, receiving praise both internationally and at home. Enlisting Melbourne locals Breve and The Trotskies, Fait is bringing the tracks from debut EP, Atmosphere to her first headline show in the eastern city. This Saturday August 16 at the Revolver Bandroom.

HOCKEY DAD

After travelling down to Melbourne earlier this year to record their debut EP with Tom Iansek, Hockey Dad have teamed up with new record label Farmer & The Owl as their first signing to release their debut EP Dreamin. Lunatics On Pogosticks are a trio of true blue Aussie rapscallions that have been squeezing out some tasty lo-fi garage pop-noise. The dudes won last years triple j Unearthed High with their skuzzy surf rock riffs, catchy choruses, thought-out crunchiness and a whole lotta fun. Why might you care? Because they’re both playing at Public Bar this Saturday night with Mild Manic opening the proceedings. This Saturday August 16 at Public Bar.

Wrestlerock’s veteran “Mad Bastard”, KrackerJak, sat down recently with Melbourne thrash metal masters Desecrator to discuss the upcoming Wrestlerock event at the Corner Hotel on Saturday August 16. DESECRATOR interviews KRACKERJAK Tell me, KrackerJak, are you in any way responsible for the recently discovered unexplained holes in the ground in Siberia? It’s the only way to get to the Earth’s gooey centre. I apologise for nothing. I hear you have a move called the Britney Spear. Is it comparable to Britney pre or post head shave meltdown? Oh it’s totally pre-meltdown. I started doing it about 15 years ago. It’s one of those things where the pop culture reference outlive the pop culture, like if you guys started playing Debbie Gibson guitars. They say you once wrestled the over-opinionated music industry figure Dicko. Hypothetically, how do you think you would go against some metal warriors like say Manowar? Well, based on their album covers, they’re all in fantastic shape but frankly, those fuckers have it coming for being rude about my KrackerJak clothes. We’ve been told you are a hot contender for the championship. Can you take it all the way to the top? I have every intention of beating the champion Pitbull to death with his own title belt, bleeding everywhere myself in the process and then dousing my open war wounds with scotch and enjoying your set as people come and ask me irritating

questions like “Is the blood real?” while poking a massive gash in my face with their grubby finger. KRACKERJAK interviews DESECRATOR Did filming the video for Balancing on a Blade get the urge to kill your bandmates out of your system or, now that you’ve got a taste for it, do you want to murder them all even more? Well those jammy-handed, chip-chewing beer spoilers deserved everything they got mate! Put yourself in my shoes, it’s not just a Holden, it’s a bloody Kingswood! An icon of Australian motoring history! They even had the nerve to leave their blood and brain grime on it. Some narrow-minded conservative folks characterise metal bands as a bunch of ugly, savage, monstrous, Neanderthal Satanists. How do you respond to this stereotyping and exactly how would you murder these people and defile their corpses for your next album cover? We have a hashtag for this. I believe they are a platform young people use to group themes and ideas together for later search refinements, it’s #howgoodisheavymetal. Use it. If you use all the bullets on your belt to shoot people, will your pants fall down? This question is based on two unfortunate presumptions. One: that I lack in bullet reserves – not a mistake made twice pal! And two: that we in Desecrator wear loose fitting ‘pants’ as you call them. I find both accusations misleading and mildly off-putting, but your ratio of crazy eye to hair makes me respect and slightly fear you enough to let it slide. WRESTLEROCK is on at the Corner Hotel on Saturday August 16.

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SUN RISING

This Saturday August 16 is the anniversary of the passing of the late and great Elvis Presley. His memory is celebrated on this date, globally each year. 2014 will be a very special celebration as it was 60 years ago that Elvis recorded and released his debut at Sun Records, That’s Alright. Rock’n’roll was born and the rest is history. Join Sun Rising as they return for the third time to the Caravan Club stage, to celebrate this momentous occasion with a set of classic early Sun songs from Elvis’ mates including Cash, Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis, Perkins, BB, Howlin’ Wolf and many more – followed by a second set of Elvis. That’s right, Sun Rising will focus their attention on Elvis’ Sun years, some early RCA hits and a few surprises along the way, fronted by their resident narrator and Elvis fanatic, David Cosma. Don’t miss out as Sun Rising present this special show, this Saturday night, August 16 at the Caravan Club. Tickets are available through the venue.

LUCIE THORNE & HAMISH STUART

Lauded for her unique voice, poetic lyricism, and tender-to-gutsy electric guitar playing, Lucie Thorne has earned her place as one of Australia’s most distinctive contemporary songwriters. For the past few years Thorne has worked extensively in a sensational duo collaboration with legendary drummer Hamish Stuart. The breadth and depth of this pair’s musical empathy seems an ever-expanding thing, and shining at its core is their remarkable duet sound; expansive, playful, loose and real. Lucie and Hamish will be performing two shows together in August – in Castlemaine and Melbourne – before embarking on a European tour. Special guest for both shows is alt-country sweetheart and inimitable talent Suzannah Espie. Catch their Melbourne show at The Thornbury Theatre Saturday August 16 from 8pm.

SIB

Almost four years since Hunter Street, SiB is finally releasing his much anticipated track Scotch in a Cup, the first single lifted from the forthcoming full length debut album Loaded Heart. In the name of sex, drugs and rock’n’roll and in the spirit of The Cramps and early Black Keys, Scotch in a Cup is a filthy fuzz fuelled garage rock foot-stomper. It is set for release digitally on August 16 alongside a video clip directed by emerging writer/director Eddie Diamandi. See the band launch the single alongside Cherrywood and Stella Angelico at Howler on Saturday August 16.

SLIM DIME & THE PRAIRIE KINGS

Slim Dime & The Prairie Kings are bringing their own brand of hot hillbilly swing and boogie to The Drunken Poet this Saturday. Slim and the boys put their own spin on the classic country boogie sound. Catch them this Saturday August 16 from 9pm.

DEVIL MONKEY

Here’s a cracker of a gig you don’t want to miss. DevilMonkey hit you where it makes you feel good with patented space rock, the dubtronic awesomeness of the Phantom Hitmen, some blisteringly sensational alt/ rock from buddies Siren Sun and the beautiful grooves and tones from favourite beatboxer Tyto. All this can’t be missed. Live and lovely at The Brunswick Hotel. Saturday 16 August from 9pm. Free entry.

CHERRY PAYS TRIBUTE TO DOC NEESON

This Saturday August 16 Cherry pays Tribute to Doc Neeson, with all proceeds going to the Cancer Council Victoria. One-off all-star band playing the best of Doc Neeson and The Angels with guest singers Tim Henwood, Chappy, Fiona Lee Maynard, Tim Rogers, Honest Mick and more. Plus opening Angels’ tribute set from The Black Aces. Tickets are $25 pre-sale and on the door if available from 8pm to 11pm, then $12 till 5am with DJ Honest Mick early honouring Oz Rock and Doc then DJ Mermaid till late.

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DAN LETHBRIDGE

THE PUBLIC OPINION AFRO ORCHESTRA

The Public Opinion Afro Orchestra are making an appearance at The Espy Front Bar for a free show on Saturday August 16. Joining them on the night are two bands that represent the orchestra’s two great loves – old school hip hop by way of The Psyde Projects and the afro-funk styles of The Seven Ups. Melbourne’s biggest and best afro-beat ensemble doesn’t get out that often – putting on a show with this many performers means not just coordinating tour schedules but finding a venue to fit them on stage – but when they do come together there’s a magic in the air, as anyone at their Bluesfest shows this year will attest to. TPOAO are currently working on a follow up record to their ARIA-nominated album Do Anything Go Anywhere and will be announcing more dates for the summer season soon. Saturday August 16 from 9pm.

Dan Lethbridge is one of Australia’s most idiosyncratic singer/songwriters. Nobody sounds like him, nobody writes like him. Part electric guitar slinger, part dusty folk artist, Dan himself doesn’t even know how to describe his music. The release of his 2008 debut album, Dreamers of the World Unite, established Dan Lethbridge as one of Melbourne’s most likeable songwriters. See him this Sunday at The Drunken Poet from 6.30pm.

JIMMY & THE MIRRORS

Remember that time that music made you feel happy? Jimmy & the Mirrors remember that. Not only do they remember that feeling of a warm, inviting society; they pledge to continue it. The world has enough dread, sadness and melancholy. What it needs right now is a coy smile, a loud shirt and a guy with a trumpet. A culmination of their pledge to continue this time, the band’s latest EP Where’s Ben? showcases each individual members’ strengths across six tracks referencing the sounds of their heroes like Van Morrison and Paul Kelly. The band will be celebrating the release of the record this Sunday August 17 at The Brunswick Hotel with Seven Year Itch and Cider Tree Kids.

SUNDAY AUG 17 WATERLINE

Waterline play original music that exults and dreams and ponders the nature of life. Style is no barrier, with the band easily blending its rock foundations with folk, reggae and country influences. See them play The Victoria Hotel this Sunday August 17 at 4pm.

FRANCIS FRANCESCO

Sunday is a long day of recovery, and debauchery, what ever you are up for. This Sunday August 17 from 3pm is a massive day of chilled out, rocked out, and drunk out music at Whole Lotta Love. With Marcus Black from 3pm, Ben McKenzie from 5pm, Jake & Sam O’Brien from 6pm and Francis Francesco from 8pm, it’s going to be a massive day of live music. It’s free entry, so all you need is to scrape a few dollars together for beer.

DUSTY WOOD

Growing up I grew up in your standard loving family. My parents never pushed me into anything in particular. If I enjoyed something they allowed me to run with it and see where it took me. I played footy for the local footy team, did horse-riding, and we had a boat so I loved wakeboarding most weekends. Absolutely love the snow so most winters we spent a lot of time at the mountains snowboarding. We lived on a farm and had a motorbike that I rode nearly every day. Music for me growing up was important but I didn’t play a lot at all. My childhood music highlight would have to be when I was about ten years old. My parents took me to see a Richard Clayderman concert and I was given the chance to go onstage and play his piano after the show. That was cool. Inspirations There are many musicians I admire. However, there are three whom I find incredibly inspirational. Keith Urban is an amazing performer and his guitar work is truly unbelievable. Ed Sheeran inspired me to use the loop pedal the way I do, and Xavier Rudd was the reason for me to play the variety of instruments that I do. Your band As a soloist I enjoy the freedom it gives me to perform exactly the way I want to. If I am feeling a certain way I usually play the songs that reflect

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that feeling. The music you make I currently have out an album called The Good Times and a new release EP No Frills. The sounds that you hear on both the album and EP are exactly the way my live shows are. When I record, it is done with the vision of I want my listeners to hear me at my shows and be able to take that sound home with them. I write all my own lyrics and music. Many of my songs are based on my life experiences, love, lust, anger, and sadness. Music, right here, right now For me the most important thing is to enjoy what you do and believe in yourself. I truly love performing. The music scene is not easy at all to break into, and there is an enormous amount of talent out there. I think it is important to try and offer new things for listeners. I honestly believe that the “live music scene” is damn tough. Music is getting more computerised, which I find annoying. I think live music can’t be beat. Thank you for reading this and I hope that you can make it to one of my shows. Please come up and say hi. CAMERON OATES plays Drunken Poet on Saturday August 23 and The Wesley Anne on Sunday August 30. Check out cameronoatesmusic.com for full regional dates.

To commemorate the anniversary of Elvis’ death, Dusky Wood will perform a rare solo gig this Sunday August 17 at Whole Lotta Love. Hillbilly countrified blues with a twist of the king from the likes of Danzig. It all goes down from 5pm this Sunday.

GLENN RICHARDS

NGV’s Unplugged Live: Portrait of an Artist series continues this Sunday August 17 with discussions on art and music in the NGV Ian Potter Centre at Federation Square. Augie March frontman Glenn Richards is this week's musical guest, performing a handful of new and old material and discussing his creative life in conversation with The Panics’ Jae Laffer. Commences at 2pm. Entry is free.

MONDAY AUG 18 PEKING DUK

After a non-stop start to the year, which included stops at Big Day Out, Miami Music Week and SXSW; Peking Duk will return to Australia for a slew of tour dates this August. Their chart-topping single High just hit double-platinum status and marks the duo’s third consecutive ARIA Club Chart #1 single. Take Me Over; a collaboration with Ben Woolner-Kirkham, is set to drop next month. To add to their massive year, Peking Duk will be playing four massive sold-out shows at the Corner Hotel over the next week.

TUESDAY AUG 19 NELLIE BELL AND THE GOLD CATS

DAVE GRANEY

Songwriter and performer Dave Graney is playing some songs from his new album Fearful Wiggins at the Drunken Poet Sunday August 17. Somewhere inside a never ending tour which has seen him and the mistLY play in all sorts of exotic, grand and folksy joints, this will be Dave on his own. Just him and his wooden guitar, strung 12 times and slung around his neck by a fat strip of leather. Sunday August 17 from 4pm.

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Nellie Bell is an artist originally from Australia, now based in the UK. She has just returned from Russia where she performed to 200 million people for White Nights music festival TV show, and is set to release her album in the coming months. Neillie Bell and the Gold Cats are an eight-piece soul orchestra with a pop and jazz influence featuring some of the best musicians in Australia. Nellie Bell is having a one-off exclusive showcase at the Gasometre Hotel for friends, family, friends of friends and whoever else would like to come. Expect to hear exceptional songwriting, outstanding performances and real music. Be introduced to new sounds and see some special talent with special guest performers. Doors open at 8pm and tickets are available through www.oztix.com.au.

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REPORTS FROM THE FRONT ROW

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photo by Charles Newbury

KASABIAN Festival Hall, Saturday August 9 Leicester’s favourite sons brought their well-renowned live show to Festival Hall for a corking Saturday night of music for those lucky enough to be in attendance. Support was provided by the wonderful Australian outfit The Delta Riggs. However, unfortunately for both them and the concertgoers, they started at the ridiculously early time of 7.30pm – early for a weeknight gig, therefore almost unfathomable scheduling for a Saturday night concert. Kasabian weren’t much later, scheduled to appear at half past eight, the English lads arrived onstage to a hero’s welcome around 8.50pm. The noise of the crowd all night proved to be impressive given the show wasbynoAnna moreKanci than Photo two-thirds sold out. Black curtains hid over half of the side seats and the floor area was fairly spacious. Kasabian made sure that everyone who had parted with their hard-earned were duly rewarded with a show equal parts explosive rock and showmanship bravado. Taking to the stage with large white glasses, singer Tom Meighan launched the band into Bumblebee from brand new album 48:13. Appropriate given Meighan looked something similar to the song title with his slightly ridiculous glasses. Despite being a new song off an album that’s only been in the hands of fans a few weeks, when the song began, the crowd went crazy. Therefore the first “classic” song of the evening, Shoot the Runner, was met with an even greater fervour. The intro to the song featured parts of Kanye West’s Black Skinhead, which worked surprisingly seamlessly. Underdog proved that West Ryde Pauper Lunatic Asylum is the band’s most popular album in terms of explosive singles contained within, all of which translated brilliantly live. Newer cuts such as Velociraptor’s Re-Wired, Switchblade Smiles and new album tracks Eez-eh and Stevie demonstrated that no matter what songs they play, no one writes and delivers stadium “anthematic” rock’n’roll as well as Kasabian do. Their set-list was everything you’d hope it would be, with earlier albums getting plenty of airtime and their newer tunes, of which they played four songs, going down well with the adoring audience. A cover of Fatboy Slim’s Praise You was an unexpected highlight before a banging three-song encore ensued, closing with Vlad the Impaler and the epic Fire. Time and time again, Kasabian deliver live, meaning their reputation of being one of the very best live rock bands in the world is not in danger LOVED: Guitarist Serg’s showmanship anytime soon. HATED: The Delta Riggs playing too early DRANK: Nothing, bar line was insane ALEXANDER CROWDEN

His name is a giveaway. Wayne “The Train” Hancock is un-fucking-stoppable. The dude had a massive motorbike stack recently, breaking an arm and puncturing a lung, but it hasn’t slowed him down in the slightest. He ripped out a scorching solid two-hour set. No breaks, no fannying around and it came with a caution: “I warn you that we’re playing two hours tonight. Well, it’s a weeknight – we have to keep it short.” Hancock is a purveyor of authentic country – think Hank Williams, not Keith Urban. He also does a good turn in old school rock’n’roll. And damn it, if the dude isn’t as charming as hell. He was wandering about quietly in the main bar before the show, having a laugh and a yarn. He wasn’t showboating; he was genuinely up for a chat. Is that unprecedented? Given that he’s so friendly and unassuming, there was plenty of opportunity for funny-as-hell banter with the crowd – frequently about weed. Lost love and bad girls also feature, but not in a misogynistic way. It’s all affectionate. “These are ex-girlfriend songs. That one was about Sue Foley. I got a lot of songs out of that one,” Hancock reveals gleefully. The other obvious themes are getting high, car crashes, brushes with the law, inclement weather, and, oddly, Tulsa. In fact there are three songs about Tulsa, of which Tulsa was a clear crowd favourite. It’s one of Hancock’s, too, apparently. “I like songs where you spell out towns,” he tells us. “But if you go there and it sucks, it’s not my fault.” It’s too hard to pick favourites because the whole damn thing was an aural treat, but if pressed, Thunderstorms and Neon Signs was also a standout. Another highlight was finding out who had spent the night in jail in the last ten years. Hancock has and asked the audience to fess up. Judging by the number of hands that went up, Hancock attracts outlaws and reprobates, the way that the best country should. Hancock cooked. Just wish the gig had gone for LOVED: Hancock – you couldn’t but love him! longer. HATED: Wish there’d been a dance floor for the rockabilly set to tear up DRANK: Diet coke MEG CRAWFORD

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BODYJAR, SAMIAM, BLUELINE MEDIC, CLOWNS Corner Hotel, Saturday August 9 I was never allowed to listen to Hanson or the Spice Girls as a child. Instead, I was brought up on Bodyjar. It wasn’t always easy. I could never properly appreciate Video Hits on a Sunday morning once Rage had ended and as a young adult out at a ‘90s night, no one ever believed I didn’t know the choreography to Stop by the Spice Girls. Looking around the Corner Hotel, I realise I’m not alone. Everyone here is in nostalgic mode, reminiscing about listening to Bodyjar at Eltham Fruitbowl or while skating Prahran or stoned on really cheap weed in their garage. Whatever your circumstance, there’s a feeling of comradery in the room. We’re the fans that have been here for 20 years. First up is a band with a name that simultaneously conjures fear and joy – Clowns. It’s a fitting name considering their live performance has the same effect. One minute their singer, Stevie, is screaming, “motherfucker”, in your face and the next minute he’s climbingonto the ceiling hanging from the rafters causing the crowd to wonder if he’ll fall and hurt himself or fall and hurt someone else, and whether or not they’ll enjoy seeing that. Blueline Medic followed. The soldout room was filling quickly to see a band they haven’t seen play in years. It was a short set due to Donnie’s voice being a little worse for wear. But the crowd got exactly what they’d been waiting for the last five years, Making the Nouveau Riche. Happy punks. Simain kept the crowd nicely lubricated until Bodyjar stepped up to the stage. “We’re going to play all of Rimshot, and then whatever you guys want,” announced Cam, and they launched into their 1996 LP with Windsok. The audience remained fairly calm throughout the entire of Rimshot. I saw two crowdsurfers but upon closer inspection realised it was the same guy running loops of the audience. I wonder what would happen if they chose to play How It Works from start to finish. After half an hour things became a looser, they played older singles like Do Not Do and all those well-known tracks you could see the crowd itching for. The pit became more active, more bodies were tossed over the barrier and the band began recognising familiar faces that have been causing havoc for the past 20 years. The bouncers didn’t seem to appreciate it quite as much. They were not into crowdsurfing 30-year-olds, except for that one woman that did so in heels and a dress. Brave. There was no encore; there was no need. There were no LOVED: The calm demeanour of the girl in the bathrooms pretences at this gig. It’s been 20 years and by now we that had someone else’s vomit all over her shoes know what it’s all about. I like you. You like me. Let’s HATED: That the dude that raided the stage was ejected – play, dance and have fun. Just cross your fingers and it’s un-Australian hope that in five years we get to do it all again. DRANK: For most of the day and night

APES Grace Darling Hotel, Saturday August 9 “Did you see me?! I’m like semi-famous!” shouted the pretty-boy who stage-dived at Apes’ gig at the Grace Darling on Saturday night. Any other gig, he would have been turned around, slapped across the face with the back of a hand and told to get a fucking grip. But everyone just laughed and kept walking, because it was pretty difficult to be at that gig and walk out in a shitty mood. Once the music kicked off with last year’s debut single Seven, the crowd went ape-shit (see what I did there?) and proved beyond a doubt they knew every word of every song. I’m not as big a fan of the single they were launching, Pull the Trigger, but they did play their other cracker, Helluva Time, which got the crowd roaring. It was a high energy set for a young band that only put out their debut single last year, and they’ve won their devoted following with some reasonable airtime on triple j and even a spin on BBC1. The soldout gig even ended with a good old-fashioned stage invasion to put a smile on everyone’s dial. The band was musically tight and apart from one song where lead singer Benjamin Dowd forgot the lyrics because was “freaked out” that the crowd was singing it all for him. Boy has pipes and can crank that shit out. But musically, these guys have a little way to go before they find their groove – they’re borrowing a little heavily from their ‘inspiration’, which include the likes of The Vines and Hives. Apes bill themselves as garage, but they don’t sit in the category totally comfortably and they definitely end up at the harder end of the spectrum in a lot of their songs, but there were moments of veering off into some unexpected musical tangents, with appearances of almost psychedelic rock undertones and even some funky punctuations. It was also one of the most diverse but trippy crowds I’ve seen at the Grace bandroom and these guys had all the style subsets covered, with hipsters, Chapel Street-chic and rock gods all in attendance. Ultimately, Apes are a good live proposition. It’s not at all surprising that they’ve been working the LOVED: The crowd losing its shit festival circuit, with catchy tunes that get the crowd HATED: When Dowd forgot the lyrics to his own song pumping. DRANK: Beer and more beer ISABELLE ODERBERG

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TOP TENS:

ALBUM OF THE WEEK

RECORD PARADISE TOP 10 VINYL

MIGHTY BOYS Dole Cheque & Cabana (Independent)

1. Pop Crimes ROWLAND S. HOWARD

Are you proud to be Australian? Well, northern suburb-based eight-piece Mighty Boys sure are. Their scrappy brand of garage rock reflects a bunch of mates letting their life experience and surroundings seep into their sound. This is not the faux-ocker-Peter-RussellClarke-singing-for-an-American-band Australiana of Smith Street Band and Luca Brasi, but a band that reflect the influence of crappy instruments, hot weather, fatty sausages, shitty jobs, and parking transport fines. Opening song Hey Hey is a loose garage rock track that sonically references Radio Birdman and Eddy Current Suppression Ring. Lyrically, this song covers Plucka Duck, racing tracks, Centrelink and, the origins of the title, TV show Hey Hey It’s Saturday. Mighty Boys’ solid local following means their live shows are rollicking, piss-sinking good times with plenty of sing-alongs. This accessibility resulted in Mighty Boys’ first EP getting somewhat of a cult following, with songs like Drinkin’ and Pickin’ ‘Em Up being veritable hits. But rather than relish in past success, Mighty Boys chose to leave these underground hits off the album and release only new material. For fans of the aforementioned ‘old’ tunes, the song that fills the gap off Dole Cheque & Cabana is Hippy Shakes. A syncopated riff opens the song before the chorus of “I’ve got the shakes / I’ve got the hippy shakes” comes in. The verse then reveals that the song is about getting the shakes from being at a bush-doof, smoking exorbitant amounts of weed and shelving two pills. This tongue-in-cheek insight combines with the song’s driving music to make Hippy Shakes a bucket load of fun and sublime to dance to (YouTube the film clip – it’s amazing). Bad Pornography is a re-recording of an older Mighty Boys song, Shitty Blowjobs. This song tackles the very modern societal problem of porn addiction-caused flaccidity. Did you know that in Japan most couples between 30 and 40 stop having sex, not due to lack of sex drive, but because the male’s internet porn taste is

2. Revelation THE BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE 3. Fan Fiction GEOFFREY O’CONNOR 4. Conversations WOMEN’S HOUR 5. Lowtide LOWTIDE 6. Life/Thrills LOWER PLENTY 7. Clear Lake Forest THE BLACK ANGELS 8. World Peace Is None Of Your Business MORRISSEY so obscure and sophisticated that the husband is no longer aroused by normal sex? Whether Mighty Boys vocalists Keats and Baz are aware of it or not, they echo the findings of this research in the line: “These videos came and fucked my life up / How am I supposed to get stiffies anymore?” Musically, Dole Cheque & Cabana is a punk rock record. Thematically, in its own deeply sardonic observational way, it is a punk record that comments on a period of Australian culture we will remember fondly in years to come. In an era of a hyper-information via the internet, even punk rockers like Mighty Boys are informed enough to know, that yes, modern life has its flaws, but it’s the best life we have. DENVER MAXX

9. If You Come Around... SOFT POWER 10. Jungle JUNGLE

HEARTLAND RECORDS TOP 10 1. Melana Chasmata LP/CD TRIPTYKON 2. Strange Desire LP BLEACHERS 3. Lost In Dream LP WAR ON DRUGS 4. Become The Sun LP EGYPT 5. Axels & Sockets 2LP JEFFREY LEE PIERCE PROJECT 6. Beers Steers & Queers PIC DISC LP

BEST TRACK: Hippy Shakes IF YOU LIKE THIS, YOU’LL LIKE THESE: The Club David Williamson, Praise Andrew MacGahan, The AFL Grand Final The Australian Football League IN A WORD: myki

REVOLTING COCKS 7. Jack Boots & Dirty Looks LP SID VICIOUS 8. Great Western Valkyrie 2LP RIVAL SONS 9. Death To The Pixies LP BOX PIXIES 10. Remixes 81-04 LP BOX DEPECHE MODE

SINGLES

BY TYSON

PBS TOP 10 1. I Hope You’ll Be Very Unhappy Without Me CHELSEA WILSON

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2. True West KIM AND LEANNE

I’m not exactly sure what happened on the weekend but I woke up to a reminder on my phone that said ‘remember Plucka Duck’.

LEE GAMBLE Kali Wave (Pan) Lee Gamble is on fi-yah right now. Taken from his Kuang EP that dropped last week, Kali Wave is a ghostly slow-burning techno cut that permeates through a delicate piano riff, spooky shuffles and a minimalistic beat. He’ll be dropping a double LP entitled KOCH later next month – this is a tasty primer of things to come.

MILO you are go(o)d to me (Hellfyre Club) The first track from milo’s forthcoming debut record, a toothpaste suburb, is a dreamy cut of hip hop in which the Wisconsin rapper tells existential stories over Baths-esque cloudy electronic (supplied by producer Tastenothing). Nice, but far from mind-blowing.

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5. This Machine Kills Artists KING BUZZO 6. Hypnotic Eye TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS 7. Twice HOLLIE COOK 8. Permanent Revelation ANOMIE 9. LP1 FKA TWIGS 10. Different Shades Of Blue JOE BONAMASSA

BEAT’S TOP 10 SONGS ABOUT HILLS 1. Purple Hills D-12 2. The Hills Are Alive THE SOUND OF MUSIC

VESSEL

OBNOX

Volume 2 VARIOUS ARTISTS

AZEALIA BANKS

Green Lady (4AD) Green Lady sounds exactly like what you’d expect to hear if you got your radio dial jammed somewhere between the frequencies of Gold FM and triple j. It’s a deceptively straight out pop-rock track in which the lush production pays homage to the power ballads of yesteryear. Listenable, but nothing that reaches out and grabs you.

Sit Yo Ass Down (Chunklet) Ungh. Fuzzy, reverbed drenched, hazy, smokey, distorted, brash, loud, by-the-numbers garage rock. Thumbs down.

4. Kev Beadle Presents Private Collection

Heavy Metal & Reflective (Azealia Banks Records)

MERCHANDISE

Red Sex (TriAngleRecords) Oooooooh you best believe this is happening. Seb Gainsborough has come through on the goods with another stormer of a techno track that chugs along in metallic form, chiselling an unrelenting patchwork of pitch-bent electronica that, quite frankly, scares the shit out of me. Top marks.

3. Aspirations TOM BARTON

3. Running Up That Hill KATE BUSH 4. Did You Feel The Mountains Tremble? HILLSONG UNITED 5. Doo Wop (That Thing) LAURYN HILL 6. Hits From The Bong CYPRESS HILL

SINGLE OF THE WEEK

FRIENDSHIPS Ghost Hear (Paradise Music) Oooooh this is eerie. The latest outing from the local duo is a sublime, off-kilter track that paces slowly through a forest of disenchanted indie-pop vocals over subtle electronic motions. Make sure you check the hallucinogenic-like video clip, too.

7. Over The Hills And Far Away LED ZEPPELIN 8. Hilling In The Name Of RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE 9. Benny Hill Theme BENNY HILL 10. Run To The Hills IRON MAIDEN

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ALBUMS

NEW MUSIC IN REVIEW THIS WEEK

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ALVVAYS

HAVE/HOLD

Alvvays (PopFrenzy Records)

Calm Your Blood (Independent)

Alvvays may be just another annoying band name in the vein of Wavves, but it’s the stand-out irritant on this straight-up, no-nonsense debut. While innovation is in short supply, the pop smarts from this Canadian five-piece are undeniable. Cloying marriage proposal songs of the past get satisfyingly swept aside by the casual, hook-laden chorus of Marry Me Archie. For many, this irresistible number will be the way in to the rest of the album, forming part of a cluster of early-album jangle-fests that are carefree and uptempo even when they’re lyrically addressing drowned lovers (on Next of Kin). The inevitable slide into minor-key material pitches clandestine forces against brash, romantic ideals, evident in the titles Party Police and The Agency Group. It’s odd, yet compelling, to suddenly land on Mars for the final song – Red Planet is a spooky synth ballad that hints at more than the sunny-sad jams mastered on the majority of the album. Alvvays is the kind of charm-laden, sun-kissed music BEST TRACK: Archie, Marry Me that’s tempting to save for summer… if you have any IF YOU LIKE THESE, YOU’LL LOVE THIS: Hospitality luck leaving it on reserve after your first listen. HOSPITALITY, Crazy For You BEST COAST, Biggest Bluest Hi Fi CAMERA OBSCURA CHRIS GIRDLER IN A WORD: Revvarding

Have/Hold have delivered an exhilarating, emotionally honest, stinging but beautiful debut EP that will no doubt become a footnote in the history of Melbourne rock music. The protagonist, Luke Shields, weaves a stark fragility through each track of hard-hitting post-rock to create a record that both crushes and breathes air back into your body. The opening track They Kicked Me Out of the Empire Mama deals with the unraveling of a close social set and the subsequent eviction from their inner-city town house. This three-and-a-half minute song plays out like a soundtrack to the moment when you look back over your shoulder, before you pick up your bags and move on forward without another thought for the past. That said, these songs do not belong to an interpreted existence. The sparse arrangements, coupled with compelling imagery, make them more like aural inkblots than chapters chronicling someone’s life. BEST TRACK: Monuments IF YOU LIKE THESE, YOU’LL LOVE THIS: DEFTONES, JEFF BUCKLEY, SIGUR RÓS IN A WORD: Tearing

BILLY KILLING

SISKIN RIVER

CHELSEA WILSON

The Hours They Keep (Independent)

I Hope You’ll Be Very Unhappy Without Me (Independent) On the stylish front cover of her debut album, I Hope You’ll Be Very Unhappy Without Me, Chelsea Wilson channels the look of rock star divorcee Bianca Jagger. This album is a tribute to such women, who despite enduring heartbreak, pulled through with strength and elegance. It features eight originals and two covers across a wide range of genres. First single Through With Lovin’ You is an energetic start, a catchy disco tune full of attitude. I Let A Good Man Down is a bluesy gem; the guitar on this track really stands out. Wilson’s funky take on Ne-Yo’s hit Closer is another highlight. Her soulful vocals shine through on the title track, a fitting tribute to the late Esther Phillips. Some of Melbourne’s finest soul and funk artists have joined Wilson on her album, including members of Cookin’ on 3 Burners and The Bamboos. A powerful and versatile vocalist, Chelsea Wilson has created an album which combines genres BEST TRACK: I Let A Good Man Down smoothly. A strong debut from a fine musician. IF YOU LIKE THESE, YOU’LL LOVE THIS: COOKIN’ ON 3 BURNERS, KYLIE AULDIST ALI BIRNIE IN A WORD: Groovy

FISHING

Siskin River, the innovative folk-infused combo comprised of sisters Shalane and Tullara Connors, proved to be one of the sparkling highlights of the 2013 Queenscliff Music Festival. The deft guitar playing, crystal-clear vocals, clever lyrics and high-energy performance that caught our attention at the festival are all on display throughout this debut album. Although on the surface Siskin River may appear to bear little sonic or visual resemblance to Siouxsie & The Banshees, they occasionally exhibit the type of dark playfulness that made that seminal band so intriguing. For instance, on Alice, which features delightfully lush and surreal lyrics, they conjure an atmosphere that seems possessed of a strange and stark beauty. Up, the first single from the album, is a haunting and thought-provoking meditation on the state of the world that is rich in metaphor while the video clip for Up, which was made by Clayton Jacobson, is a gothic delight. My Favourite Things from The Sound of Music takes on a wild intensity in the hands of Siskin River who somehow manage to imbue it with an eerie and unhinged vibe that is mysteriously satisfying. The rich, melodic power of the acoustic guitar that lies at the heart of memorable songs such as Fickle Friend and the consciousness-raising lyrics that are showcased on tracks such as Up and If I Was a King demonstrate BEST TRACK: Up just how vital and talented this band is. IF YOU LIKE THESE, YOU’LL LOVE THIS: SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES, FIRST AID KIT GRAHAM BLACKLEY IN A WORD: Spellbinding

Shy Glow (Create/Control) There is something quite fresh about Sydney duo Fishing. They inject an urban groove flavour into their sound that has equally absorbed the rich influence of the likes of Arrested Development, The Fugees, Massive Attack, and dare can it be said, The Rockmelons, with the zeal of a religious convert. Recoup is a brilliant start to the record. Understated choirs and smooth grooves abound. The diversity of Fishing is abundant. Pity they could not put their finger on the pulse of a more fetching moniker. Swimmer has the trademarks of Peter Gabriel lite methodology but in a simple and thrilling way. Elsewhere, Fishing have the imprint of another duo mining a similar resource, The Pet Shop Boys, although they are more experimental as evidenced by Nineteen/Boy Wunder and Racer. Purveyors of a quiet revolution, these are songs of restless quality mixed with capable mellow mindwarps like Choy Lin and Chi Glow. Dystopian beats hum alongside crazed disorientation. Your Mouth plays tricks with the senses as ‘80s singalong euphoria flicks the switch on the inner glitterball, and the urge to dance is immense. The variety breaks the chain of the possibility of hypnotic repetition becoming entrenched and cross-pollinates with radio friendly conditioning. A sensible work ethic underscores Watersport as future-retro beats combine to make Fishing difficult to categorise with ease. The title, Shy Glow, is an apt way of describing this record which blossoms into something quite welcoming and endearing. BEST TRACK: Recoup IF YOU LIKE THESE, YOU’LL LOVE THIS: PET SHOP BOYS, THE FUGEES, MASSIVE ATTACK, ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT IN A WORD: Irresistible

BRONIUS ZUMERIS

SPOON

They Want My Soul (LLC/Republic Records) Austin’s finest purveyors of indie music, Spoon, come back after four years in between drinks with They Want My Soul – the follow up to 2010’s Transference. It sure has been a long time coming, and nervous anticipation has been steadily building among their fanbase. In short, the album had a hell of a lot of expectation to live up to. It doesn’t matter. Spoon hit it out of the park with this album. Rent I Pay opens the album in fantastic fashion, with a drumbeat and guitar riffs so catchy it’s as if they were made for each other. Listen to the song twice and try not to sing along, it’s that good. Inside Out couldn’t be more different. It’s much slower and introspective, yet thoroughly enjoyable. Like so many Spoon albums, they aren’t full of songs like the opener. Their albums consist of contrasting songs from a mood perspective; it’s not all fast paced rock songs, there’s more mellow and poignant numbers to be had on this record too. Rainy Taxi brings the tempo back while Do You is ‘60s and infectious. I Just Don’t Understand isn’t stark musically, yet feels like it showcases frontman Britt Daniel’s voice more than any other track. Let Me Be Mine shows the immense quality on this album is right the way through the ten tracks. Spoon have demonstrated again just how good indie music can be, is and indeed should be. And why BEST TRACK: Rent I Pay shouldn’t they? Four years on, and they’re still in IF YOU LIKE THESE, YOU’LL LOVE THIS: THE ripping form. NEW PORNOGRAPHERS, THE WALKMEN, THE SHINS ALEXANDER CROWDEN IN A WORD: Stellar

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GIG GUIDE

WHAT'S ON AROUND MELBOURNE THIS WEEK

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WEDNESDAY 13 AUG INDIE/ROCK/POP/METAL/PUNK/COVERS

BAYOU + PALM SPRINGS + SUMMER FLAKES Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $6.00. CARI CARI + TEXTURE LIKE SUN + GRIM FAULKNER John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 7:30pm. $15.00. COQ ROQ WEDNESDAYS - FEAT: JOYBOT + AGENT 86 Lucky Coq, Windsor. 7:00pm. DRIVETIME COMMUTE + THE EVERCOLD + DISASTERS + BREAK THE WALL Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. FRACTURES (EP LAUNCH) + I’LLS + LEAKS Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 8:30pm. $12.00. HEART OF ST KILDA CONCERT Palais Theatre, St Kilda. 7:00pm. $79.00. JAMES TEAGUE Penny Black, Brunswick. 8:00pm. LANKS Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8:30pm. $10.00. MY LEFT BOOT + DEAD CITY RUINS + UNITY + DJ MERMAID Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $5.00. SHADY LANE + FAIT + MAGIC AMERICA + KINDER Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $7.00. SISTER ANXIETY Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $5.00. SODA EAVES + RORY PATRICK COOKE + THE BROKEN NEEDLES Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $6.00. THE GALAXY FOLK + PREMIUM FANTASY + ORLANDO FURIOUS Workers Club, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $7.00. VOWEL MOVEMENT + SPORTSMEN + KOUKATSUNA ONANI Bar Open, Fitzroy. 8:30pm.

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. DONALD NICHOLSON & ISIN CAKMAKCIOGLU Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 6:00pm. $38.00. FINDING ISLA Open Studio, Northcote. 8:00pm. JAKE CLEMONS + HAMISH ANDERSON Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $31.00. JOE CHINDAMO TRIO Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $18.00. MO’ SOUL - FEAT: THE AMY WINEHOUSE SHOW Ding

Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. RUBY’S LIVE JAZZ AFTER DARK - FEAT: FARFALLA SKY Ruby’s Music Room, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $15.00. THE BOWIE PROJECT - FEAT: ADAM RUDEGEAIR QUINTET Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $15.00. THE JORDAN C THOMAS BAND Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 8:30pm.

ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/BLUES/FOLK

ACOUSTIC SESSIONS - FEAT: LAKYN + EMMA BOYD Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 6:30pm. CHRIS WILSON Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 7:30pm. DRIVING SOUTH - FEAT: ZEVON & THE WEREWOLVES Prince Public Bar, St Kilda . 8:00pm. KAURNA CRONIN + BANJO JACKSON Some Velvet Morning, Clifton Hill. 8:00pm. MELBOURNE FOLK CLUB - FEAT: CHARLES JENKINS + LISA MILLER + SHANE O’MARA + BEN SALTER Bella Union Bar, Carlton. 8:00pm. $20.00. OPEN MIC Great Britain Hotel, Richmond. 8:00pm. OPEN MIC Elwood Lounge, Elwood. 8:00pm. OPEN MIC Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbotsford. 7:30pm. OPEN MIC/JAM Musicland, Fawkner. 7:00pm. SECRET TONES Wesley Anne, Northcote. 7:00pm. SLOW GALO Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 8:30pm. THE BRUNSWICK HOTEL’S OPEN MIC Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 7:00pm. THE HAMMOND ORGAN NIGHTS Musicland, Fawkner. 7:00pm. WINE WHISKEY WOMEN - FEAT: TARA WALSH + MONIQUE SHELFORD Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 8:00pm.

THURSDAY 14 AUG INDIE/ROCK/POP/METAL/PUNK/COVERS

AVIAR (MY CITY LAUNCH) + BLACK SEA OF TREES + THE JUST-US LEAGUE Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. BLACK DIAMOND + WILD VIOLET Musicland, Fawkner. 7:30pm. $10.00. BURN CITY UNDERGROUND - FEAT: MR RUCKMAN + YVE GOLD + DEUCE KICKS + FEVAPRES Public Bar, North Melbourne. 8:30pm. $10.00.

GIG OF THE WEEK!

COURTNEY LOVE “I don’t want to talk to the media about anything.” “Why?” “Why? Why?! Because it’s none of your fucking business. My personal business is not your fucking business. That’s fucking why. How about that? I’ll talk about the tour. I’ll talk about my new single. I’ll talk to you about my rock show. That’s it.” – Courtney Love being interviewed by the hapless Tyson this week. Everybody’s favourite dinner guest, Courtney Love’s method for dealing with the media is no doubt inspired by the recent viral video of a guy who upon being approached by Nine News enquiring about a grenade found in his house, subsequently threw esky water on the reporter, simply stating, “I smoke a bit of dope.” He’s probably why she’s here. Love is controversial, she’s confrontational, and if you’ve read The Game by Neil Strauss then you’ll think she’s also crazy. Love is also, however, an acclaimed musician and performer, rising to fame as frontwoman of the legendary Hole. Don’t miss out on one of the nuttiest nights in Melbourne this year when Courtney Love tears apart Festival Hall on Saturday August 16.

CONGRATULATIONS EVERYBODY + THE BEEGLES + KEITH PARSONS Bar Open, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. CREATURES FROM THE BOG + NOTHING HURTS ROBOT + ANNA PADDICK & THE SPEKULATORS Sooki Lounge, Belgrave. 8:30pm. DAGGERZ + WET PENSIONER + KINGS CUP + COFFIN WOLF Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 8:30pm. $10.00. DJ XANDER Evie, Melbourne. 8:30pm. EMPAT LIMA + RICHIE 1250 & THE BRIDES OF CHRIST + THE ICYPOLES Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. GANG OF YOUTHS + SPOOKYLAND + THE TROTSKIES Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 8:00pm. $14.00. HUMANS AS ANIMALS + PURPLE TUSKS + MERCIANS Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $12.00. JUKEBOX RACKET Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 8:30pm. KOLOHE KAI Espy, St Kilda. 8:00pm. LITTLE MISS REMEMBERING + BLIND THRILLS + MIDNIGHT SHIFTER Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbotsford. 7:00pm. LIZARD MAN + SORRY MEDITATORS + SIREN SUN + MOJO PIN Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $8.00. MARCUS BLACKE + ANDREW SWIFT The LuWow, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $10.00. NEXT - FEAT: DREAM ON DREAMER + DRIVEN TO THE VERGE + HANDS OF HOPE Colonial Hotel, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. NOVA & THE EXPERIENCE Penny Black, Brunswick. 9:00pm. PLUGGED IN THURSDAYS - FEAT: OH PACIFIC + OUTLINES + OLD VIOLET Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 8:00pm. $5.00. SOOP - FEAT: CHORES + WINTER NATIONALE + ALI + SOOP Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:30pm. SOUL SAFARI The B.east, Brunswick East. 8:00pm. STATIC COLOURS + GLACIERS + SLEEPER THIEVES Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $8.00. THE ALL SEEING HAND + MESA COSA + SPERMAIDS + GO GENRE EVERYTHING John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 8:00pm. $10.00. THE BENGAL TIGERS + GUZZLER + OFFSPRING OF CONVICTS Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:30pm. THE HIDDEN VENTURE + THE CANING + THE PASS OUTS Great Britain Hotel, Richmond. 8:00pm. THE LOVE BOMBS + MAGIC BONES + BROCKWAY LIGHTS Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. THE MAX RUDD BAND + BEC GORING & THE ELWOOD WINTERS + BENNY & THE DUKES + PATRICK WILSON & THE BARE RIVER QUEENS Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm. THE MOON RAJA + SHADOW MAKERS + LEFTY + LARA TRAVIS Espy, St Kilda. 8:00pm. TRISTEN BIRD Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine. 8:30pm. $12.00.

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AUSTRALIAN ART ORCHESTRA - FEAT: JOE CHINDAMO Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $20.00. FREE RANGE FUNK - FEAT: JAKE JUDD + TIGERFUNK + LEWIS CANCUT Lucky Coq, Windsor. 7:00pm. FULTON STREET + DJ VINCE PEACH + DJ JOHNNY EL PAJARO Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. $10.00. JAKE CLEMONS Substation, Newport. 8:00pm. $37.00. JAZZ THURSDAYS - FEAT: ANDREW SWANN & THE JOHN MONTESANTE QUINTET The Commune, East Melbourne. 6:00pm. JOHN O’DONNELL Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 6:00pm. $38.00. MAIN STREET Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 8:00pm. $14.00. PEARLY BLACK Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $20.00. RUBY’S CLASSIC BLUE NOTE SERIES - FEAT: SAM APPAPOULAY Ruby’s Music Room, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $20.00. RUBY’S LIVE JAZZ AFTER DARK - FEAT: SAM APPAPOULAY Ruby’s Music Room, Melbourne Cbd. BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 40

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7:00pm. $15.00. SOUL CUP CAKE Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 8:30pm. THE MELBOURNE IMPROVISERS COLLECTIVE Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

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ANIMAL HANDS + THE CHOPS + LEVITATING CHURCHES Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8:30pm. AUSTIN BRADY Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6:00pm. BAG 0 NAILS + SPOOKYLAND Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 8:30pm. BIG SEAL & THE SLIPPERY FEW 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. DANNY WALSH BANNED Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 8:30pm. JOHNNY CAN’T DANCE Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 8:00pm. OPEN MIC Bar Of Bengal, Yarraville. 8:00pm. OPEN MIC Grumpy’s Green, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. PRINCE THURSDAYS - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS Prince Public Bar, St Kilda . 8:00pm. SARA RETTALICK Il Nostro Posto, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. SEAN SIMMONS Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 8:00pm. SIB Labour In Vain, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. THE GUILTS Open Studio, Northcote. 8:30pm.

FRIDAY 15 AUG INDIE/ROCK/POP/METAL/PUNK/COVERS

A SECRET OF DEATH + ENCIRCLING SEA + SNAKES GET BAD PRESS + COLOSSVS + SOLIS Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $10.00. ABRASION + ORDER OF CHAOS + DREAD + ZOMBIE MOTORS WRECKING YARD Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 8:00pm. $10.00. ALEISTER JAMES BLUES ASSEMBLY The B.east, Brunswick East. 8:00pm. ALEX WATTS & THE FOREIGN TONGUE + SWEETS + KIRA PIRU & LESTER THE FIERCE Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $13.00. ANDREW SWIFT + MARCUS BLAKE + COOKIE BAKER + ROSS EVANS Espy, St Kilda. 8:00pm. CAN’T SAY Platform One, Melbourne. 9:00pm. CHERRY BOMB European Bier Cafe, Melbourne Cbd. 9:30pm. CHRIS WILSON Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 5:30pm. CYCLO TIMIK + MURDER RATS + DIXON CIDER Bar Open, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. DJ FEE FEE Evie, Melbourne. 8:30pm. EAGLE AND THE WORM The Shadow Electric, Abbotsford. 8:00pm. $10.00. EINSTEIN TOYBOYS + CASSETTE Musicland, Fawkner. 8:30pm. $10.00. FLANAGAN’S FRIDAY NIGHTS - FEAT: THIRD EARTH Ferntree Gully Hotel, Ferntree Gully. 9:00pm. $5.00. FOR THE LOVE OF NIGER - FEAT: SAN SALVADOR + TUENA + THE BONGO MONKEYS Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $15.00. HALT EVER + POCKET CALCULATORS + WORM CROWN + ORANGE Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8:30pm. HEAVY JUDY - FEAT: INEDIA + KILL DIRTY YOUTH + DJ JOHNNY TWO DECKS Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 10:00pm. HOLLOW WORLD + DOWN ROYALE + IRE + THE HAZARD CIRCULAR Star Hotel, South Melbourne. 8:00pm. $12.00. JACK HAMMERED + V-ACT + SCORCHING WINTER Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbotsford. 7:00pm. JONATHAN BOULET (ALBUM LAUNCH) Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 8:30pm. $12.00. KING BUZZO Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $38.50. KINGS & QUEENS - FEAT: LUCID PLANET + ENTROPY + PANDORUM + ROXY WIFI + STEEZE CATS + CRYPTIC ABBYSS + BLACK FUEL Espy, St Kilda. 8:00pm. $15.00. LUCIE THORNE + SUZANNAH ESPIE Bridge Hotel,

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Castlemaine. 8:30pm. $15.00. MIGHTY BOYS - FEAT: WOD + MUTTON + LOOBS Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 9:00pm. OLIVER CLARK (ALBUM LAUNCH) + SUNSET BLUSH + ALFORDS BULLWINKLES Howler, Brunswick. 7:30pm. $15.00. REDCOATS + MY LEFT BOOT + DEAD CITY RUINS + FUCK THE FITZROY DOOM SCENE Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $13.00. SEVEN UPS Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 9:00pm. SIREN BLACK + SPIRAL ARM + BLACK SOUL CHOIR + VISION ST Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 9:00pm. SPENCER P JONES Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 5:30pm. STRANGERS FROM NOW ON + ESC + TANGRAMS John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 8:00pm. $10.00. THE BIG WHITE + THE LAUGHING LEAVES + PLEBS Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 9:00pm. THE JOHN STEEL SINGERS + FLYYING COLOURS + BORED NOTHING Espy, St Kilda. 8:00pm. THE TWOKS Sooki Lounge, Belgrave. 9:00pm. TOPNOVIL + K-MART WARRIORS + STRAWBERRY FISTCAKE + THE REVENGERS Public Bar, North Melbourne. 8:30pm. $10.00. TTTDC + SPACE JUNK + ATTACKED BY SEAGULLS + SHIT SEX Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10.00. WATT’S ON - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS Prince Public Bar, St Kilda . 8:30pm. YUKO NISHIYAMA + DEAR PLASTIC + AVIVAA + AL PARKINSON Workers Club, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $10.00.

JAZZ/ SOUL/FUNK/LATIN/WORLD MUSIC

FROM ME TO YOU (LISA MOORE) - FEAT: LISA MOORE Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 6:00pm. $38.00. GARAGE-A-GOGO - FEAT: THE REPROBETTES + STEVE MILLER & HIS BRIDES OF FUZZ + GOGO GODDESSES + DJS SYE SAXON & KEN EAVEL The LuWow, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $10.00. IAN CHAPLIN TRIO Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. JAKE CLEMONS + HAMISH ANDERSON Flying Saucer Club, Elsternwick. 8:00pm. $30.00. KELSEY JAMES & THE KAMIKAZE BEES Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:30pm. $20.00. KIMBA GRIFFITH SEXTET - FEAT: KIMBRA GRIFFITH Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $25.00. REBECCA & THE ROMANTICS - FEAT: REBECCA BARNARD Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $20.00. RUBY’S CLASSIC BLUE NOTE SERIES 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. SINGTO NUMCHOCK The Hi-Fi, Melbourne Cbd. 11:00pm. $65.00. THE COLLECTIVE & CAM GILES-WEBB Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 8:00pm. $20.00.

ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/BLUES/FOLK

AUSTIN BUSCH Catﬁsh, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. CHERRYWOOD Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 9:00pm. COOL SOUNDS + JORDAN THOMPSON Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 8:30pm. DAVE HOGANS’ MELTDOWN Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 9:30pm. FREDDY FUDD PUCKER + LAURA PALMER + SUMMER BLOOD + JUDAS SPRINGSTEEN + PITT THE ELDER 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. FRIDAY WINE DOWN Elsternwick Hotel, Elwood. 5:00pm. HUGH MCINLAY & THE RECESSIVE GENES Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6:00pm. JUDGE PINO & THE RULING MOTIONS Open Studio, Northcote. 8:30pm. KARL FREDERICK Wesley Anne, Northcote. 8:00pm. KRISTY COX & TRAVIS LIFT + GEORGIA FALL Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 8:00pm. $20.00. LIVINGSTONE DAISIES Basement Discs, Melbourne Cbd. 12:45pm. MANISHA Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 8:30pm. PAUL CAREY & JULIAN SCHEFFER Open Studio, Northcote. 6:00pm. THE O’DOWDS Irish Times Hotel, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. THREE KINGS Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 9:30pm. TOBIAS HENGEVELD + GOODBYE ENEMY AIRSHIP + THE GRAND MAGOOZI Bella Union Bar, Carlton. 8:30pm. $20.00. TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC SESSION - FEAT: DAN BOURKE Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 6:00pm. TRENT WILLIAMS + ROB MUINOS Some Velvet Morning, Clifton Hill. 8:00pm.

SATURDAY 16 AUG JAZZ, SOUL/FUNK/LATIN/WORLD MUSIC

CRAIG SMITH QUINTET - FEAT: THE CRAIG SMITH QUINTET Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:30pm. $20.00. FUNK DOWNSTAIRS - FEAT: DJ MANCHILD Prince Public Bar, St Kilda . 8:00pm. HETTY KATE QUINTET Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $25.00. HONKY TONK HQ - FEAT: COLD HEART & EMMA-

BEE Coburg Rsl, Coburg. 7:30pm. $10.00. JOE RUBERTO TRIO WITH CHANTELLE MITVALSKY Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 9:00pm. $20.00. LA DOUG DOES THE FUNK Open Studio, Northcote. 8:30pm. PERFORMANCE WORKSHOP WITH STEVE SEDERGREEN Ruby’s Music Room, Melbourne Cbd. 2:00pm. RUBY’S LIVE JAZZ AFTER DARK - FEAT: STEVE SEDERGREEN + KIM KEELART + MIKE JORDAN Ruby’s Music Room, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. RUBY’S SEARCH FOR THE JAZZ CATS 3 Ruby’s Music Room, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm. THE JOHN MONTESANTE QUINTET + REBECCA MENDOZA Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $20.00. THE PAUL GRABOWSKY TRIO Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. TROPICAL CARNIVAL - FEAT: JASPORA + GOGO GODDESSES + DJ DAN THE MAN The LuWow, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $5.00.

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BOB DYLAN

What the fuck am I doing writing a blurb about Bob Dylan? You know about his influential, preeminent legacy. You’ve heard his paradigm shifting songs. I don’t really need to add anything else. In case you’re threemonths-old, and you’ve picked up Beat to eat its pages but somehow you’re a genius and you’ve learnt how to read, on his Wikipedia it says, “Australian critic Jack Marx credited Dylan with changing the persona of the rock star”. I’m also an Australian critic and I’m pretty sure I wrote a review of his last gig, saying, “It was awesome. I quite like Dylan” – it’s not on the Wikipedia page for some reason but if you haven’t seen him live, take my word for it. Bob Dylan is at the Palais Theatre from Monday August 18 until Thursday August 21.

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BAD AUDREY + DJ SQUEEZEBOX Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 8:30pm. BANG - FEAT: ENDLESS HEIGHTS + ADMIT ONE + BOY WONDER + OUTLINES Royal Melbourne Hotel, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. BEN KELLY & THE GLOBAL COLLECTIVE + DJ GRUBIE Sooki Lounge, Belgrave. 10:30pm. BLACK DIAMOND + DARCY FOX Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 9:00pm. $10.00. BURIED FEATHER + FREEDOM + GLASS SKIES Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8:30pm. COURTNEY LOVE Festival Hall, West Melbourne. 8:00pm. $99.90. CUNTZ + LEATHER LICKERS + GENE HELL Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10.00. DEAD + PISSBOLT + BJ MORRISZONKLE Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine. 8:30pm. $10.00. DEVIL MONKEY + PHANTOM HITMEN + SIREN SUN + TYTO Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 9:00pm. DJ BOBBY-LOU HELLACOPTER Evie, Melbourne. 8:30pm. ELVIS TRIBUTE Gem Bar, Collingwood. 8:00pm. EPSTEINS MOTHER Elwood Lounge, Elwood. 9:00pm. FAIT + BREVE + THE TROTSKIES Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 8:30pm. $10.00. FREE LIKE ME + RAS JAHKNOW + CENTRE & THE SOUTH + JAJU CHOIR Bar Open, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. GEORGIA MAQ + JOSH & TYLER Old Bar, Fitzroy. 3:00pm. HOCKEY DAD + LUNATICS WITH POGOSTICKS + MILD MANIC Public Bar, North Melbourne. 8:30pm. $10.00. KING BUZZO Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $38.50. LA BASTARD Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 9:30pm. LUKE MORRIS Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm. MIYAZAKI! + ALEX THE KID + I AM THE RIOT + FOLEY + FLYING SO HIGH-OS 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. $10.00. MONIQUE BRUMBY + REBECCA BARNARD + BIDDLEWOOD Flying Saucer Club, Elsternwick. 8:00pm. $20.00. ONE KINGDOM + EMPIRE + DAMN THAT RIVER + NOTICE OF EVICTION Star Hotel, South Melbourne. 8:00pm. $12.00. SCOTDRACULA + THE OCEAN PARTY + THE CLITS + MONNONE ALONE + TOTALLY MILD + ZONE OUT Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. SCROTAL VICE Public Bar, North Melbourne. 2:00am. SCROTAL VICE + TERRORSTRIKE + BOMBS OVER BRUNSWICK + MANIAXE + GRUDGE Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 7:00pm. $12.00. SEA SHEPHERD FUNDRAISER - FEAT: TEQUILA MOCKINGBYRD + AUDEMIA + SECRET TSUNAMI + SUB ROSA + THE NAYSAYERS + HONEYBONE Espy, St Kilda. 7:00pm. $20.00. SHACK SHAKERS - FEAT: THE KNAVE & HIS CHILLI DOG 9 BIG BAND + EL SUAVO + DJ KNAVE KNIXX & LADY BLADES Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 7:30pm. $5.00. SIB (SCOTCH IN A CUP LAUNCH) + CHERRYWOOD + STELLA ANGELICO Howler, Brunswick. 8:00pm. $15.00. SKOTDRACULA + THE OCEAN PARTY + THE CLITS + MONNONE ALONE + TOTALLY MILD + ZONE OUT Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. SPLIT SECONDS + I A MAN + BABAGANOUJ Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $10.00. SUN RISING (THE SONGS THAT MADE MEMPHIS) - FEAT: DAVID COSMA Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh. 8:00pm. $25.00. SWIM SEASON + CHASE CITY + PATRICK WILSON Workers Club, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. $10.00. THE DAVIDSON BROTHERS Penny Black, Brunswick. 9:30pm. THE GLAMSTASTIX + HELL & BACK Musicland, Fawkner. 8:00pm. $15.00. THE PUBLIC OPINION AFRO ORCHESTRA + LLOYD SPIEGEL + PSYDE PROJECTS Espy, St Kilda. 9:00pm. THE SOLICITORS + THE BRAVES + THE PRINCETONS Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $13.00. THE STEVENS + LOVE OF DIAGRAMS + THE ANCIENTS + WHITE WALLS John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 8:00pm. $10.00. THE TEARAWAYS + TOPNOVIL + RISE OF THE RAT

+ COFFIN WOLF Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 8:00pm. $10.00. THE UPSTANDING MEMBERS + VIKI MEALINGS’ BRITTLE SUN + LIBBY & MICHELLE Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbotsford. 6:00pm. THREEZZACROWD Lincolnshire Arms Hotel, Essendon. 8:00pm. TRIBUTE TO DOC NEESON - FEAT: ALL STAR BAND + TIM ROGERS + HONEST MICK + THE BLACK ACES Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $25.00. WAKEFIELD FEST - FEAT: THE ALFIES + MATTHEW LENEHAN + WEEKENDERS + INDIA + AUDEMIA + ONE KINGDOM + IONWITE + TARN WATKINSON + SOPHIA WALTERS Espy, St Kilda. 4:00pm. WELSHIE + CICADASTONE + BROOKLYN HOOKERS Sound Bar, Werribee. 7:30pm. $10.00. WILD TURKEY Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm. WILLOW BEATS (SINGLE LAUNCH) Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 8:30pm. $15.00. WRESTLEROCK - FEAT: DESECRATOR Corner Hotel, Richmond. 8:00pm. $25.00.

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THE PUSH

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For all the latest gigs check out beat.com.au ACOUSTIC GUITAR SPECTACULAR - FEAT: MICHAEL FIX + NICK CHARLES + PAUL WOOKEY Thornbury Theatre, Thornbury. 7:00pm. $25.00. ACTION SAM European Bier Cafe, Melbourne Cbd. 10:30pm. DARREN CROSS + J-RIB Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm. DR CRASK & HIS SWINGIN’ ELIXIR Wesley Anne, Northcote. 8:00pm. FATS WAH WAH Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 9:30pm. INTO THE MYSTIC (VAN MORRISON TRIBUTE) FEAT: JOE CREIGHTON Knox Community Arts Centre, Bayswater. 8:00pm. JOSH RENNIE-HYNES Catﬁsh, Fitzroy. 5:00pm. LETTER B Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6:00pm. LIEUTENANT JAM + FRAUDBAND + THE POPE’S ASSASSINS Victoria Hotel, Brunswick. 9:00pm. LUCIE THORNE & HAMISH STUART + SUZANNAH ESPIE Thornbury Theatre, Thornbury. 7:00pm. $15.00. SLIM DIME & THE PRAIRIE KINGS Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 9:00pm. THE HOUNDLINGS Union Hotel, Brunswick. 9:00pm. THE LUCILLES Labour In Vain, Fitzroy. 5:00pm. THE NATIVE PLANTS Union Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm. THE WOODLAND HUNTERS + THE WILD COMFORTS Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 8:00pm. $6.00. VIC OLD TIME JAM SESSION - FEAT: CRAIG WOODWARD + WARREN ROUGH Victoria Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm. WEE COUNTY Irish Times Hotel, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. YOLANDA & MUSIC FOR LOVERS Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 9:30pm.

SUNDAY 17 AUG JAZZ/SOUL/FUNK/LATIN/WORLD MUSIC

ANDREW NOLTE ORCHESTRA Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 4:30pm. CHEAP FRILLS Farouk’s Olive, Thornbury. 5:30pm. GIDEON PREISS Open Studio, Northcote. 8:00pm. JUSTIN YAP BAND Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 4:00pm. KELLY AUTY BAND Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 5:30pm. REMEMBERING BIALYSTOK - FEAT: ELENA KATSCHERNIN + NATHAN WAKS Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 3:30pm. $50.00. RUBY’S PASSIONATE PIANIST - FEAT: DANA CZARSKI + BRUNO GRANDI Ruby’s Music Room, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm. $25.00. STANDING TALL Open Studio, Northcote. 4:30pm. SUN-DAZED - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS Prince Public Bar, St Kilda . 8:00pm. THE BLACK HARRYS Big Mouth, St Kilda. 6:30pm. THE SHANNON BARNETT QUARTET Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $18.00.

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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 MALE LEAD VOCALIST WITH SONG WRITING ABILITY WANTED for original rock/soul band in the St Kilda area. Must be available to gig/tour. Please no time wasters. Call on 0437 113 868

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MISCELLANEOUS

KEEN OBSERVER: To Daniel-san who was practicing his karate moves on the tree in the middle of Victoria Parade at lunchtime. Man who catch ﬂy with chopstick, accomplish anything. *

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THE HEARTACHE STATE Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 4:00pm. ALANNA EILEEN Elwood Lounge, Elwood. 9:00pm. BACKWOOD CREATURES Royal Oak Hotel, Fitzroy North. 4:00pm. BAND WARS - FEAT: EX MARKS THE SPOT + ISOLATION + SHEWOLF + THE NATIONAL EENING EXPRESS + CAT PIE + ANDY LAYFIELD SOUND Musicland, Fawkner. 2:00pm. $10.00. BENNY & THE FLY BY NIGHTERS Gem Bar, Collingwood. 8:00pm. BROOKE RUSSELL & THE MEAN REDS Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 4:30pm. $15.00. DAYBREAK + ALEX THE KID + BOMBS ARE FALLING + COFFIN WOLF + MAX GOES TO HOLLYWOOD Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 6:00pm. $12.00. FRANCIS FRANCESCO + JAKE & SAM O’BRIEN + BEN MCKENSZIE + MARCUS BLACK Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 3:00pm. FRANKIE WANTS OUT The B.east, Brunswick East. 5:30pm. GLASS SKIES Public Bar, North Melbourne. 2:00am. IN FOR 10 - FEAT: THE PUTBACKS + DXHEAVEN + MATT KELLY Howler, Brunswick. 8:00pm. $10.00. JIMMY & THE MIRRORS + SEVEN YEAR ITCH + CIDER TREE KIDS Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm. KIM SALMON & LEANNE COWIE Workers Club, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $15.00. KOPY KAT! - FEAT: LIQUOR SNATCH + ALL WE NEED + THE KRUNCHY OMLET EXPERIENCE + 12FU + WHERE’S GROVER? Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 1:00pm. MINIMUM WAGE - FEAT: SEWER SIDE + FERMUNTED + ZIG ZAG Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 5:30pm. $20.00. MOUNTAIN GOAT BEERSOAKED SUNDAYS - FEAT: HEADS OF CHARM + THE ALL SEEING HAND + PRIMITIVE CALCULATORS Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $10.00. NEON QUEEN (ELVIS PRESLEY TRIBUTE) + MY OLD DUTCH + DEAD LETTER BLUES Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. SUNDAY AT FLANAGANS - FEAT: DETONATORS Pier Live, Frankston. 12:00pm. $5.00. SUNDAY SCHOOL + MANNHEIM ROCKET + SPLIT SILO Public Bar, North Melbourne. 4:00pm. THE INFERNOS Bar Of Bengal, Yarraville. 5:30pm. $10.00. THE MAX RUDD BAND + BENNY & THE DUKES + PATRICK WILSON & THE BARE RIVER QUEENS Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 2:00pm. $8.00. THE PLYMOUTH REVERENDS + CRAIG-LEE SMITH + THE PHOSPHENES DUO + LISA WOOD Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbotsford. 4:00pm. THE VELVET LIPS + THE PRETTY LITTLES + PATH OF DESTRUCTION Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. TINY GIANTS + DAYZED + THE DALAI SAMAS Bar Open, Fitzroy. 7:30pm.

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DAN LETHBRIDGE + DAVE GRANEY Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 4:00pm. ABBY HOWLET Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6:00pm. BABAGANOUJ Catﬁsh, Fitzroy. 5:00pm. BBQ BLUES SUNDAY ROOFTOP - FEAT: MATT DWYER Lucky Coq, Windsor. 4:00pm. BELL STREET DELAYS Union Hotel, Brunswick. 3:30pm. BELLWETHERS Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine. 4:00pm. CAROL MCCOY & WAYNE SINCLAIR Sooki Lounge, Belgrave. 3:00pm. CHERRY BLUES - FEAT: CHRIS WILSON + DJ MAX CRAWDADDY Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 2:00pm. $5.00. DAN BRODIE + ALYSIA MANCEAU Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 7:30pm. EMILEE SOUTH + JAMES KENYON Some Velvet Morning, Clifton Hill. 6:00pm. FLEUR WIBER & THE APPARITIONS + LUKE MORRIS + RAISED BY EAGLES John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 8:00pm. GREG STEPS + GEORGIA SPAIN + SARLIN Wesley Anne, Northcote. 3:00pm. $5.00. JAM SUNDAYS Musicland, Fawkner. 6:00pm. JOSH MANN + GRACE LAWRY + BRENDAN HILL Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 3:00pm. JVG GUITAR METHOD Labour In Vain, Fitzroy. 5:00pm. MARLON WILLIAMS & MELODY POOL Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine. 8:30pm. $10.00. MARTY KELLY & THE WEEKENDERS Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 9:00pm. OLD VIOLET (IN THIS WEATHER LAUNCH) + GRIM FAWKNER + RAJ NAVAJO + FOUNTAINEER Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $10.00. OPEN MIC Sooki Lounge, Belgrave. 7:00pm. PHILEMON Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm. PORK CHOP PARTY Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 4:30pm. RETURN TO FOREVER + SWEET BRAZIL 303, Northcote. 3:30pm. $10.00. RUBY RODGERS EXPERIENCE 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. SISTERS FOR SISTERS - FEAT: TRAVERS ROSE + YUKINO MCHUGH + CANDICE MONIQUE + L-FRESH + OSCAR JIMENEZ + KATHERINE GAILER + MEI LAI + OSSIKA + EE’DA + STEVE ALLINGHAM + YUNG PHILLY + ZULU FLOW + MARISA CARTLAND + TRE SAMUALS + AROWE + ABE NOUK + TARIRO MAVONDO + MOTLEY + TOM MAICHI. KOFI KUNKPE + JULIS SACKEY Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $15.00.

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HEART OF ST KILDA CONCERT The Sacred Heart Mission fundraiser is a yearly gem. It raises funds for the Meals Program which serves 160,000 meals each year to people and Arts graduates experiencing homelessness and disadvantage. It’s now in its seventh year, and judging by the comedians and musicians onboard, it’s only growing stronger and stronger, but not in a weird steroids kind of way – in a natural, athletic way. RocKwiz co-presenter Brian Nankervis will be performing MC duties, introducing huge names in the music industry such as The Basics, Colleen Hewett, Vika and Linda Bull, Dick Diver, Ashley Naylor, Uncle Jack Charles, Melbourne Ska Orchestra and heaps more. Comedians performing on the night also include Julia Morris, Charlie Pickering, Greg Champion, Elliot Goblet, Tegan Higginbotham, Dean Atkinson and Tripod. It all goes down at the Palais Theatre on Wednesday August 13. Tickets from Ticketmaster – come along, this is a great event for an even better cause. SMALL TOWN ROMANCE Union Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm. SON3 Penny Black, Brunswick. 5:00pm. TASH SULTANA + EVA MCGOWAN + RACHEL MCLAREN Great Britain Hotel, Richmond. 8:00pm. WATERLINE Victoria Hotel, Brunswick. 4:00pm.

MONDAY 18 AUG JAZZ/SOUL/FUNK/LATIN/WORLD MUSIC

ALLAN BROWNE WITH SCOTT MCCONACHIE & MARTY HOLOUBEK Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $18.00. BOUNDLESS (AUSTRALIAN STRING QUARTET) FEAT: AUSTRALIAN STRING QUARTET Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 7:00pm. $75.00. FRENCH VIRTUOSITY (KEGELSTATT ENSEMBLE) FEAT: KEGELSTATT ENSEMBLE Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 6:00pm. $38.00. FUNK JAM NIGHT 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. RUBY’S LIVE JAZZ AFTER DARK - FEAT: THE STEINWAY PIANO TRIO Ruby’s Music Room, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $15.00.

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CHERRY JAM Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. ELEVATOR TALK + DUOUX Public Bar, North Melbourne. 7:00pm. FORMLESS MONDAYS - FEAT: ADAM & MARIA FLOODS Catﬁsh, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. I DO LIKE MONDAYS - FEAT: BABAGANOUJ + DARK FAIR + GILLIGAN SMILES Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $6.00. MONDAY NIGHT MASS - FEAT: TAIPAN TIGER GIRLS + KANGAROO SKULL + VACUUM Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 8:00pm. PETER BIBBY + WHIPPED CREAM CHARGERS + ORLANDO FURIOUS + CROTCH Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $8.20.

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BOB DYLAN Palais Theatre, St Kilda. 7:30pm. $99.00. CAJUN DANCE PARTY - FEAT: THE ‘JOHNNY CAN’T DANCE’ CAJUN BAND Victoria Hotel, Brunswick. 7:00pm. DEAR MONDAY - FEAT: TOBY GRAHAM + MISS JONES + DIDI PETERS + ALANNA EILEEN + TOBY GRAHAM Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 7:00pm. THEE MARSHMALLOW OVERCOAT Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 8:00pm.

TUESDAY 19 AUG JAZZ/SOUL/FUNK/LATIN/WORLD MUSIC

ALLAN BROWNE & PAUL GRABOWSKY Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $18.00. RUBY’S LIVE JAZZ AFTER DARK Ruby’s Music Room, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. STANDING TALL Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 8:00pm. $14.00.

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CABBAGES & KINGS + BREVE + LIEUTENANT JAM Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $2.00. FREEDOM Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. GRASSHOPPERS PARTY #3 - FEAT: DRUNK MUMS + PATRICK WILSON & THE BARE RIVER QUEENS Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. KOOYEH + EL MOTH Howler, Brunswick. 8:00pm. $10.00.

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Are you working, living or studying in Darebin? Well now is your time to shine! The Darebin Music Feast Songwriters’ Award is an annual songwriting competition that seeks to recognise, showcase and promote the talents of local songwriters and entries are now open. Finalists will perform at the Grand Final Concert on Sunday October 19 with the grand winner taking home a major prize pack that includes $2000 thanks to APRA, eight hours recording time with an engineer at Head Gap Studios, four hours mastering at Indie Masters, $500 Implant Media voucher for CD duplication services, quarter page Beat Ad, $200 Guitar World voucher, and Face the Music Conference Tickets. So what are you waiting for? Enter now at musicfeast.com.au As an added bonus, tomorrow night Buxton Walker Publicity is holding a seminar to support those musos mounting an event as part of the Feast. It’s called Promote That Gig! and will show you how to promote your gig using both traditional and online media. You’ll pick up tips and tricks from the experts on how to best present your event to traditional media outlets and how you can harness the power of online and social media marketing. So if you’re looking to pull a sea of people to your next event then this is the place to learn how! Full details can be found below in the All Ages Timetable. If you’re a singer/songwriter and you’ve always wanted the chance to get some FREE one-on-one mentoring from some of Australia’s ﬁnest musical poetic geniuses, then check out the latest round of Push Songs that’s just been announced. The program involves songwriting workshops with the likes of Georgia Fields, Mikelangelo, Ainslie Wills and Kevin Mitchell (Bob Evans, Jebediah). It’s open to people of all ages from anywhere in Victoria, and will be based in Brunswick during afternoons and evenings throughout September and October. Applications close Friday August 29, apply at surveymonkey.com/s/PS3-2014. Are you a budding journo and looking for an internship or just some general work experience? Wickeddchildd are looking for people that are interested in different forms of music and are familiar with today’s pop culture to write for their blog/ site. If you don’t have a lot of experience in having your work published, don’t worry, you don’t need any for this! For full details on the job email wickeddchildd@yahoo.com.au

ALL AGES TIMETABLE THURSDAY AUGUST 14 Promote That Gig! Seminar w/ Buxton Walker Publicity, 189 High St Northcote, 6.30-8.30pm, Free but registration is essential, darebinarts.com.au/creativebusiness, AA

FRIDAY AUGUST 15 FReeZA Push Start Battle of the Bands - Bayside heat w/ Groove Platoon, Attack at Greenwood, The String Theory, Beneath the Lies, Moss, Town Hall, Carpenter St, Brighton, 6.30-10.30pm, 12 presale or $15 door, facebook.com/ baysidefreeza, AA FReeZA Push Start Battle of the Bands - Mornington Peninsula Heat 1, Acts TBC, Peninsula Community Theatre, Wilson St, Mornington, 6pm-10pm, $10, facebook.com/ impaktfreeza, AA FReeZA Push Start Battle of the Bands - Cardinia heat, Pakenham Town Hall Corner John and Henry Streets, Pakenham, 6pm-11pm, facebook.com/cardiniafreeza, AA

SATURDAY AUGUST 16 Through the Eyes of Youth - Photography Project (Workshop 1), Mace, High Street, Mansfeild / Exhibition @ the Spring Arts Walk on the 24th October, 10am-4pm, free, mansﬁeld. vic.gov.au, AA Courtney Love w/ The Mercy Kills, Festival Hall, Dudley Street West Melbourne, 7.30-10.20pm, $99.90. festivalhall. com.au, AA MARES + JONOPHANTS + MEALS Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $6.00. MEGAN WASHINGTON Corner Hotel, Richmond. 7:30pm. RUBY TUESDAY - FEAT: THE BLACK HARRYS + RIVER CLISSON + RACH BRENNAN Workers Club, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $7.00. THE BRUNSWICK HOTEL DISCOVERY NIGHT - FEAT: RUNNING YOUNG + THE MARLENES + WINDMILL KINGDOM Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 7:00pm. WISHFUL + BENNY & THE DUKES + ODI IDA Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $5.00.

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BOB DYLAN Palais Theatre, St Kilda. 7:30pm. $99.00. IRISH SESSIONS Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 8:00pm. MURDENA + BIG SMOKE Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 7:30pm. NELLIE BELL & THE GOLD CATS + PANGAROOS + SWEEDEN Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. NMIT SHOWCASE Wesley Anne, Northcote. 7:00pm. OPEN MIC Prince Public Bar, St Kilda . 8:00pm. RUBY TUESDAY TUESDAYS - FEAT: ROWENA WISE & NICK O’MARA Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 8:00pm. WAX LYRICAL Murmur Bar, 7:45pm.

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DANA BROEKHUIZEN FROM JMC ACADEMY

Degree and Graduated? Bachelor of Entertainment Business Management in 2007. Since graduating from JMC, what have you been up to in the industry? After graduating from JMC I interned and worked at numerous jobs in PR and events management to gain further on-the-field experience. I achieved an entry level position with one of the biggest caterers in Melbourne thanks to my studies and experience, and began work in corporate events and weddings. Since then, I took on an events coordination role in the Whitsundays, took on my first management position with a start up events venue in Sydney and was taken on as Groups & Incentives Manager by Club Med in their Bali resort. Now, I have just moved to Bintan Island, Indonesia in the same role with Club Med. What skills did you gain through your studies at JMC that are helping you on your current career path? My course at JMC taught me a variety of skills in a broad range of subjects, none the least being resourceful and flexible. From basic accounting and book-keeping to full-on tour itineraries and festival plans, we covered a lot of real world scenarios that are easy to apply to my job. Doing the course helped build my confidence and people skills, as we worked with the other departments in the school to create projects and the final assessment task at the end of the year. Teamwork, sharing knowledge, working together, compromise, time management, industry and inside knowledge, technical expertise, resourcefulness, creativity, research skills, gathering information, it all came together in our projects, and I apply them every day in my events job to this day. Our class was also quite international, we built what are now global connections and were introduced to a variety of people who were doing and interested in the same things on a global scale. What did you like most about studying at JMC? The variety of topics, the real world anecdotes and

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examples used, and the practical application of the skills we were learning in class. We learnt the benefits and nitty gritty of website design – and then designed our own website. We discussed the rock ‘n’ roll tours that our lecturers had organized and been on, and then created an in-depth real-world tour plan for across the US. We learnt about business plans and their importance, and then created one for our own business that we could pick up and put straight into use. We explored research methods and topics, and composed a survey to judge the practicality of our business. Every topic came with a practical and realistic way that we could apply it to our own business or job. The setting was also very casual and informative, with our lecturers comprising of those that had worked with the likes of Icehouse and the big tour and publishing companies. Again, they were able to tell us accurately how the industry worked and evolved, from an insider’s perspective. The theory we learnt was backed up with their experiences, and they were able to connect us to many contacts in the industry. From these lecturers, I was able to (amongst other opportunities) volunteer at The Age Harvest Picnic. Here I gained further contacts which eventuated into me being a key founder of the Lara Food & Wine Festival in my home town, an event now in its 7th year which took on 10,000 visitors in its inaugural year and eventuated to feature personalities such as Matt Preston, Catriona Rowntree and Gabriel Gate. Highlights of your career to date? The first big highlight was working interstate on a navy ship XBox gig for Fall Out Boy. I’ve also had the chance to work at major events in Melbourne such as the Spring Racing Carnival, Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix, AAMI Kooyong Classic, Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix and Big Day Out. I’ve also been able to be involved in the filming of a few MasterChef episodes. Having the skills, education and experience to score an overseas job in Bali doing events is also a standout! The move overseas has definitely been the best thing for me, as my confidence and skills have improved to no end.

Any advice you have for anyone wanting to enter into a career in events? It’s exactly what everyone says, work your butt off, gain experience in as much as you can, get to know people in the industry, love what you do and don’t give up. There is no secret, it’s all about timing, people and persistence. Create favorable circumstances and make your own opportunities.

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MC Systems’ new Apollo range of effects pedals is designed in Australia by electronic music specialist Warren McAlister and combines rugged, stage-ready construction with a really innovative new functional twist. Each of the eight pedals within the range features a patent pending ‘V-Switch,’ a dynamic true bypass system which lets you vary the amount of effect dependent on how hard you stomp on it. That means you can introduce deeper modulation, longer delay modulation or more gain, for instance, just by stomping harder. And a second footswitch allows you to quickly alternate between two preferred settings for a particular parameter. For instance the Overdrive has two preset levels, while the Chorus offers two different delay times. It’s not a system that will appeal to all players - some would probably prefer to set-and-forget, and not worry about turning their pedal-stomping into a part of their actual performance. But for those who wish to explore the technique, it really opens up a whole new dimension to your sound and performance. And if you don’t wish to use the feature but you still dig the Apollo series pedals’ overall tones, you can simply choose to turn the V-Switch Enable switch to ‘off ’ and use only the top of the two V knobs. CGN DYNAMIC DELAY The Dynamic Delay’s controls include Regen and V-Regen knobs, a delay level control, and two time controls which are tied to the Alternate switch. Don’t let the name trick you - this is not a ducking delay where the echoes are quite while you’re playing but swell up when you’re not: rather the dynamics come into play via the V-Switch which gives you different feedback (Regen and V-Regen) levels depending on how hard you stomp. Otherwise it’s a pretty standard but nice-sounding delay. The magic is in how you interact with it. It doesn’t seek to reinvent the wheel in terms of tone (and it would be nice to have stereo BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 44

outputs, if we’re being picky), but the Dynamic Delay is a radical new take on how we interact with a delay pedal, turning the simple act of switching on the effect into a part of your performance. I do suspect that many players will prefer to use this one in regular mode rather than V-Switch mode most of the time, and would instead make ample use of the Alternate switch. Then again, there’s a certain charm in using it in V-Switch mode and using one feedback setting for the majority of the song but a much higher, longer one for a dramatic moment or at the very end of the song. HITS: Lots of control Great construction MISSES: Stereo would be nice LAX GLASS CHORUS The Glass Chorus offers a wide range of studio-quality chorus effects from the subtle and delicate to the utterly wild, but it doesn’t stop there. It also offers a unique ‘Glass’ function, a control which introduces a variable amount of sparkling treble to counteract the treble loss of a typical chorus pedal. Other controls include Depth and V-Depth pots (tied to the V-Switch) and, in association with the Alternate switch, Rate and Alt-Rate pots. These let you set two different chorus speeds which you can switch between at the tap of a foot, which is great for exploring Leslie-like rotating speaker textures. If you’re not going that far, the LAX is great for Andy Summers-style clean tones, Alex Lifeson-esque overdrives or Steve Vai-like leads. The V-Switch capability depends on the creativity of the player to make the most of it (or you can turn it off if that feature doesn’t figure into your musical vision). This is a cool

new take on the way we control chorus effects, taking it from a generally passive ‘turn it on and let it go’ type of effect into an active, real-time-controllable one that can become a part of your composition. BY PETER HODGSON HITS: Lots of expression between switchable depth and rate levels Great construction MISSES: Again, stereo would be great

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BASS-HEAVY MUSIC MAKES US “FEEL POWERFUL”… Bass-heavy music makes us feel more powerful, says new research from Northwestern University in Illinois. Researchers played 31 pieces of music including hip hop and reggae. It found people listening to bass-heavy music reported and showed more feelings of power and dominance. Researcher Dennis Hsu suggested, “People might want to explore whether pumping up their favorite tunes can quickly ease them into an empowered mental state before going into a first date, an important client meeting, or a job interview.”

…WHILE MUSIC VIDEOS CAN MAKE US SEXIST, RACIST A US report called Pornographic Performances which studied music videos found they confirmed stereotypes and were adopted by viewers. Many portrayed men as characters with “power and dominance, and women as passive recipients of their ‘gaze’.” Black women, in particular, are “commonly portrayed as hypersexual and with a focus and fascinated gaze on their bottoms, invoking ideas of black women as wild and animalistic.”

ANOTHER FUNDING DILEMMA FOR COMMUNITY RADIO, TV Community radio and TV will face the reality they have $3.093 million less over four years from the Federal Government, as a result of the May Federal Budget’s indexation freeze on community broadcasters. The figure was confirmed by Finance Minister Mathias Cormann. Community Broadcasting Association of Australia’s General Manager Jon Bisset said that while Federal funding only made up 12% of revenue, it would affect quality.

AGE MUSIC VICTORIA AWARDS SOLD OUT With the draw of Daddy Cool’s reunion and induction into the Hall of Fame, the 9th Age Music Victoria Awards on Wednesday November 19 have sold out. Music Victoria CEO Patrick Donovan said he was not surprised. “We’re as excited about seeing Daddy Cool reunite for the awards. We’ve got a few other treats in store on the night that are yet to be announced.” The Age Shortlist Editor Martin Boulton advised the only ways to now get entry to the awards was to win double passes through The Age and presenting partner Triple R.

EMC MOVES TO X CROSS Sydney’s Electronic Music Conference struck a deal to hold its conference and 15 showcases in the Kings Cross precinct until 2018. The NSW Govt’s Destination NSW is on board to market it, expecting 10,000 delegates for the December 2 to 4 event. First keynote speaker is US DJ Steve Aoki while also announced so far are US agent Johnny Shockey, Flume manager Nathan McLean and Sony Music Australia’s EDM director Jon Hanlon. The changes were announced at the InTheMix awards where Flume got most influential name in dance, Will Sparks dethroned The Stafford Bros as most popular DJ, Rufus took album of the year and breakthrough artist, Stereosonic fave festival, Hardwell fave international act and Peking Duk’s High best track.

ACES OF BASS A poll by MusicRadar to find the 60 best bassists ever saw Duran Duran’s John Taylor at top with 30% of the vote, followed by Geddy Lee of Rush. Others included Flea (#7), Primus’ Les Claypool (#12), Metallica co-founder Cliff Burton (#13), Iron Maiden’s Steve Harris (#16), Sabbath’s Geezer Butler (#21), Phil Lynott (#25), Lemmy (#27) and Duff McKagan (#32).

THINGS WE HEAR • How true the rumours that Lollapalooza operator C3 Presents, who bought out Big Day Out, will drop the name and stage it as Lollapalooza Australia? They started when C3 bought out BDO but have resurfaced recently. • How true are claims by an AC/DC author Jesse Fink on US radio that Malcolm Young won’t return to the band and nephew Steve Young is in permanently? • After three years at Nine’s digital channel Go!, this year’s ARIA awards are returning to Ten. They’ll be held either in late November or early December. • Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor told BBC Radio that they are “definitely looking at Australia” next year. Meantime, tipped for Laneway 2015 are US singer Banks and British buzz name neo-R&B performer FKA Twigs. • Angus & Julia Stone became the second Aussie duo to land two No.1 albums (after Savage Garden), as their self-titled third album debuts at the top of the ARIA Albums chart this week. It is the 359th album to debut at No.1 and 38th self-titled set to reach the top, reports chart historian Gavin Ryan. • Despite rumoured marriage leaks in the good boat SS Jay-Z Beyonce, they just finished a 19-date North American tour which grossed US$100 million to 850,000 fans. Ninety per cent of the shows sold out, earning them $4 million a show. • The latest on the Palace Theatre saga is that the developer returned with a scaled proposal that sees three floors set back 25 metres for a total of 45 rooms. Unconfirmed reports suggest it may not be a W-Hotel anymore but a BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 46

cheaper subsidiary Starwood Hotels. • The Stevens are heading off to America to tour, including a show at Gonerfest. They do a ‘going away’ fundraiser on Saturday August 16 at the Curtin in Carlton with buddies Love of Diagrams, The Ancients and White Walls. • Warrnambool’s Capricorn Records is the latest indie store to close after 35 years. The Smallgoods sang about it on Capricorn on their album Listen to the Radio, of wagging school and blowing “my whole week’s pay” in there. • The Bendigo Advertiser reported that work on the new 1,000-seat Ulumbarra Theatre on the site of the old Bendigo Gaol has hit the halfway mark with the roof installed last week. The $25.8 million project finishes in April 2015. • The sale of 3GG Gippsland by Watermark Media to Resonate Broadcasting was terminated by Resonate which claimed payments had been missed. Watermark admitted there were delays but negotiations are continuing. • On the 20th anniversary of the infamous police raid on Tasty gay club where 450 patrons were strip searched, Vic Police’s Acting Chief Commissioner Lucinda Nolan apologised. She acknowledged “the significant impact on the relationship between Victoria Police and the wider LGBTI community.” • Welcome to the nanny state: wristbands for New York festival Electric Zoo will not be activated until patrons watch a short drug awareness film of the dangers of “Molly” aka MDMA. • Rick Springfield’s first Oz tour in 30 years in October was cancelled after he got a role in the Jonathan Demme’s Ricki and the Flash with Meryl Streep and Kevin Kline. It starts shooting in New York next month. • Arcade Fire unveiled a new cover during an LA show: a funky version of the Beverly Hills Cop theme song, Axel F. • A TV pilot pitched to major networks titled The Guestlist is based around Eve nightclub in Southbank, it reported on Facebook. • Geelong’s Frowning Clowns have signed to Sydney’s Rice Is Nice label.

DAREBIN SONGWRITERS AWARDS Entries are open until Monday September 15 for the Darebin Music Feast Songwriters Awards. It is open to any songwriter who lives, works or studies in the City of Darebin. Full story on beat.com.au, entry details at musicfeast.com.au

WANNA PLAY WITH CAT EMPIRE? Throughout the years, The Cat Empire have shared the stage with dancers, flamenco guitarists, entire string sections, circus performers, drunk comedians and stage divers. On their September and October run of dates, The Cat Empire are offering a musician member of the public to join them onstage for one song. The idea is to choose one from each state. You audition via a twominute video. Entry details and terms at: thecatempire. com. Interview requests to be directed to Rhianon at admin@thecatempire.com.

THE MERCY KILLS CLIMB ON LOVE’S BOAT Melbourne dirty rock outfit The Mercy Kills are long time Hole and Courtney Love fans. So you can imagine their reaction when promoter Lennard Promotions picked them to open for Love’s seven shows in Adelaide, Melbourne (Festival Hall), Hobart, Brisbane, Newcastle, Canberra and Sydney from Friday August 15 to Sunday August 24. “We were absolutely thrilled when we heard we’d got the gig,” Mark E said. The band, who took their name from a line in Rocky Horror, have a new EP Paradise Motel through MGM.

NEW TEAM-UPS FOR MILWAUKEE MUSIC Milwaukee Music signed Melbourne alt-rock band Inventions and UK-based country folk trio Adrian Duffy & The Mayo Brothers to its Gun for Hire artist development package, which provides short term management. Milwaukee, launched this year, has also partnered with RMIT to support their events and finalised its A&R street team in each state. More info, milwaukee-music.com.

WOOD, EVERS-BUCKLAND FORM ALLIANCE One time radio/TV host-turned-Hollywood-based entrepreneur Gavin Wood and Melbourne-based Alan Evers-Buckland have struck up a formal alliance. Wood manages indie duo Syre & Fresco and EversBuckland looks after singer/songwriter Abbey Stone who just spent two months recording with expat producer Mark Moffatt in Nashville and playing feature shows in New York and Nashville. The two will share contacts and knowledge, and the acts get offices and point of contact in both Australia and America. Wood’s new project Countdown Motion Pictures is looking for Australian investment.

TRIVIA, BANDS, FOR ARTFUL DODGERS STUDIO

and live performances at Fitzroy Town Hall on Friday October 3 from 6.30pm, with all profits going to the Artful Dodgers Studio. The studio provides support for at risk youth to build careers in music and the arts. It is part of Jesuit Social Services and run by Jesse Hooper (exKilling Heidi), Paulie Stewart (Painters and Dockers) and others. Performing on the night are Jessie Hooper & Ceeko, Painters & Dockers, David Bridie, Angie Hart, Flybz, Sugar Fed Leopards and Dan Warner. For tickets contact Johnno 0425 732 928/ johnnobing@hotmail.com.

SONY MUSIC TO DISTRIBUTE RED BULL Sony Music Entertainment Australia will distribute LA-based Red Bull Records. The seven-year-old subsidiary of energy drink Red Bull has a progressive roster including AWOLNATION, Beartooth, Blitz Kids, Five Knives, Heaven’s Basement and New Beat Fund. The first releases in Oz are by Glasgow band Twin Atlantic and London singer/songwriter Itch.

AND PUBLISHING SIGNS NICHOLAS ALLBROOK Danny Rogers and Adam Tudhope’s AND Publishing signed Perth singer songwriter Nicholas Allbrook to a world deal. He made a name in Pond, Mink Mussel Creek and Tame Impala.

STEREOSONIC IN BED WITH VIAGOGO In a move that raised some eyebrows in the music biz, Stereosonic signed a five-year deal with ticket exchange platform viagogo. It launched in Australia last year to squawks it was a glorified ticket scalper. Stereosonic’s John Curtin says the tie-up will “help us reach the global electronic music fanbase and expand Stereosonic’s footprint across the world.” Viagogo reported a 293% spike in ticket searches for the festival since it announced its bill two weeks ago. Australia showed a 47% higher interest than last year, strong interest also from Japan, New Zealand, Hong Kong, the US and Singapore.

CRATE DIGGER RECORD FAIR MOVES TO BAR OPEN After four-and-a-half years at Yah Yah’s on Smith Street, Fitzroy’s Crate Digger Record Fair is moving to Brunswick Street’s Bar Open. It is held there on Saturday August 23 from midday to 5 pm. The stall holders will be selling vinyl from all styles, from bluegrass and doo wop to doom, mariachi, punk, hard rock and psych. The Hello Sailor Vintage Fair is also held at the same time.

KYLIE, JESSICA, SALES UP AFTER GAMES Appearances by Kylie Minogue and Jessica Mauboy at the closing ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow paid off. Within 24 hours of her sevensong set, Minogue’s Best Of increased sales by 1140% on Amazon. Up also were Fever (800%), Kiss Me Once (669%), Abbey Road Sessions (667%) and Body Language (500%). Mauboy’s Beautiful leaped by 2800%.

LIFELINES Married: Adelaide-born global smash Sia Furler and her filmmaker fiance Erik Anders Lang at their home in Palm Springs. They got engaged in June. Engaged: an Arcade Fire fan proposed to his girlfriend in the front row of a gig in California towards the end of Neighbourhood #1 (Tunnels). When they realised was what happening, singer Win Butler handed his mic over so everyone could hear the proposal and her reply. In Court: a lawsuit filed by late Slipknot bassist Paul Gray’s wife against his doctor for not helping him with his drug problems (he died of an overdose) was dismissed because she took too long (two years) to file the suit. In Court: Levis Mulume Nawej, 20, kicked out of Darwin nightclub Monsoon for “reckless dancing” then punched a cop van, swore at the arresting officers, and threw a tantrum in the cell because the other prisoners were snoring. He got a $550 fine and 20 hours community work. In Court: two Insane Clown Posse fans from Maryland were charged with attempted murder and assault for beating their housemate who dissed the Detroit duo. They tried to carve an ICP tattoo from his arm, saying he was not worthy of it, and then tried to set the arm on fire. It had to be amputated. In Court: DVD pirate Phong Quoc Ly, 35, pleaded guilty to copyright infringement at his Springvale South business. He said he sold them to send money to his impoverished family in Vietnam, making $2000 to $3000 a week. Died: Jake Hooker of The Arrows, 61writer of 1975’s I Love Rock N Roll at 61. It became a global #1 in 1981 for Joan Jett & The Blackhearts. Died: Robert “Bo” Boehm, musician and producer who helped shape Melbourne’s underground psychedelic, industrial and electro-loop sounds passed away at 55, from heart disease. See full tribute at beat. com.au

60 SECONDS with CHARLES JENKINS Define your genre in five words or less: Chart-topping hit parade stuff. What can a punter expect from your live show? Besides my chart-topping hit parade stuff, I can ramble, I can field requests, I might even play other people’s songs. Juggling, fire-breathing, sword swallowing, impersonations... What’ve you got to sell CD-wise? Merch bag goes with me everywhere. It’s a funfilled treasure trove with something for the whole family. What part of making music excites you the most? Writing new songs makes me giddy with excitement. The potential to do whatever the hell you like in three-to-five minutes is an intoxicating experience. Shall I introduce Aunt Betsy here? Who is flying this balloon? Does this guy have to put tomato sauce on everything? Is this where the flamenco dancers come in? Can you play that solo like you’ve never played guitar before? Tell us about the last song you wrote. I’ve just written a song for the next Amateur Historians show, about the Hook-Turn. It’s my favourite car move to make, very Melbourne, even perhaps a little bit Zen? You surrender and go with the flow and if you think you stink.

When, and why did you start writing music? I started writing songs when I was about 15, when it felt like the most natural thing on the planet to do. Where would you like to be in five years? I’m in Bendigo at The Writer’s Festival as I type this. It’s late, I’m back at the motel where the still night air is broken only by the sporadic car honk, and the one forlorn freight train whistle. I could be anywhere. I’ve just been fed and watered like a king, or a king’s horse. At the dinner table we spoke of Long John Silver, Long John Baldry, Tolstoy’s wife Sonya, Scott Morrison’s God, football, meat pies, kangaroos and Holden cars. I’d be happy to be back here in five years. When’s the gig and with who? This Wednesday August 13 at The Melbourne Folk Club with Lisa Miller, Shane O’Mara and Ben Salter – what a lineup!

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