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EXHIBITION — 16 July – 1 November 2015 ACMI Federation Square

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in this issue

hot talk

tourinG

david bowie is

what’s on, women he’s undressed, deathGasm

art oF the citY, the comic striP, calendar

Film reviews

out oF the closet, beat eats

morten Granau

batPiss, immiGrant union, lowdown hokum orchestra

tuka, arthur Penn & the FunkY ten, i’lls

i’lls page 29

swaGGer music Festival, labretta suede,

morten Granau page 27

the dubrovniks 31

core/crunch, tech Feature: wYduP

music news

live

album oF the week, sinGles, charts

albums

GiG Guide

the local, crossword

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HOT TALK THE BIGGEST IN INTERNATIONAL & NATIONAL NEWS MOSES GUNN COLLECTIVE DEBUT ALBUM & TOUR As their current single Back Into the Womb continues to take over community radio, Moses Gunn Collective will release their debut album, Mercy Mountain on Friday August 6 via Create/Control. They’ll give fans a chance to hear it live when they play a five-date tour this winter, kicking off in Byron Bay and making its way along the east coast before wrapping up in Maroochydore. Moses Gunn Collective will play at Shebeen on Friday August 21.

THE 1975 REVEAL 2016 MELBOURNE SHOW The 1975 will return to Australian shores early next year. The group are currently working on the production of their second full-length album. Fans of the UK pop rockers can expect a healthy dose of both new and old material when they make their return sojourn Down Under. It all goes down on Wednesday January 20 at Festival Hall. Grab your tickets via the band’s website.

JOSHUA SEYMOUR ALBUM LAUNCH TOUR

MEG MAC SINGLE LAUNCH TOUR Fresh off a North American tour with D’Angelo and the Vanguard, Meg Mac has locked in a run of shows in support of her new single, Never Be. The 2014 triple j Unearthed Artist of the Year will play shows from Fremantle to Brisbane, treating fans to cuts from her self-titled debut EP like Roll Up Your Sleeves and Known Better. The shows will also potentially be the last chance for fans to catch Meg Mac before she heads back overseas. She’ll play at the Corner Hotel on Saturday September 26 and Sunday September 27.

HALESTORM TO TOUR AUSTRALIA IN DECEMBER Grammy Award-winning American hard rock act Halestorm heading to Australian shores this summer, with a Melbourne show locked in at 170 Russell on Tuesday December 8. Debuting at #1 on both US and UK Rock charts in April this year, Halestorm’s most recent album, Into The Wild Life has earned the Pennsylvanian band broad critical acclaim, establishing them as one of the most recognisable modern hard rock acts worldwide. Tickets available from the venue’s website.

DEVIN THE DUDE ANNOUNCES FIRST AUSTRALIAN TOUR Infamous Houston rapper Devin The Dude has announced his very first Australian tour for September. With over 15 years in the game, the underground rapper is known for his collaborations with Dr. Dre, Young Jeezy, Snoop Dogg and Andre 3000. As part of his Australian tour, Devin will hit Laundry Bar on Friday September 25. For ticketing and more details, be sure to hit the venue’s website. BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 14

Singer/songwriter Joshua Seymour has revealed that he’ll hit the road for a run of shows in support of his debut album, Rope Tied Hope, this July and August. Having spent the last few years as co-songwriter of Melbourne altcountry outfit Cherrywood, the LP sees Seymour break out on his own, boasting his unique twist on Americana. He’ll premiere his new material live, including debut single Two or Few, when he plays shows across regional and metro Australia this winter. Catch him on Friday August 14 at the Spotted Mallard.

CALIFORNIA HONEYDROPS NOVEMBER HEADLINE SHOWS The California Honeydrops will hit our shores for a run of capital city shows and festival appearances this November. The tour will mark the party-funk outfit’s first Australian headlining dates. Having supported the likes of B.B. King, Dr John and Buddy Guy, don’t miss them on Wednesday November 25 at Caravan Music Club and Thursday November 26 at Northcote Social Club.

CITIZENS OF THE STREETS ANNOUNCE LINEUP FOR SECOND MELBOURNE SHOW GATHERER & G UA R D S O F M AY DUAL HEADLINE SHOW Melbourne’s Gatherer and Brisbane’s Guards of May have announced that they’ll play a four city joint tour this August and September in support of their new albums, Heavy Hail and Future Eyes, respectively. The news comes in the middle of a big year for both bands, who have spent 2015 supporting the likes of Shihad, Dead Letter Circus and The Getaway Plan. Catch ‘em on Saturday September 5 at The Toff in Town.

The second instalment of Citizens of the Streets will bring together a cross section of live music, artwork and photography. Fresh from touring together, the night will feature performances from Melbourne ten-piece Sex On Toast and jazz innovators The Venusians. As well as this, a showcase of mixed media exhibitions including installations and music photography will be on display with contributions from local artists Markus Ravik, Emily Day and Kathryn Pappas. Get down to The Shadow Electric on Tuesday July 23.

ROCKWIZ LIVE! HITS THE PAL AIS IN OCTOBER Following the 13th season of the music quiz show, Rockwiz Live! will salute the ARIA Hall of Fame on a national tour. The live shows will feature special guests from the ARIA Hall of Fame performing their hits, alongside contemporary artists reinterpreting Australian classics. Hosted by Julia Zemiro and Brian Nankervis, the show will hit the road with the original RocKwiz Orkestra and human scoreboard Dugald. The program’s fourth national tour will be based on the successful television format but with more audience participation and a longer format. RocKwiz Live! will hit the Palais Theatre on Friday October 9.

THE OCEAN PART Y SINGLE LAUNCH SHOWS Indie pop-rockers The Ocean Party will celebrate the release of their new single, Guess Work, with a trio of shows throughout July and August. Guess Work is the band’s first release in 2015, following on from last year’s full length, Soft Focus. The Ocean Party will headline The Shadow Electric on Saturday August 1.

RAE HOWELL ALBUM L AUNCH AT THE MEMO Rae Howell’s new double solo album Invisible Wilderness is due for release on Tuesday September 1. Featuring a collection of Howell’s piano and keyboard works from contemporary classic to jazz infused improvisations, Invisible Wilderness: Volume I was recorded on a Steinway concert grand whilst Invisible Wilderness: Volume II is more abstract, sidestepping the traditional piano sound, performed on a Fender Rhodes and various upright ramshackle pianos. She’ll play at the Memo Music Hall on Friday September 18. For ticketing and more information, be sure to check out the Memo Music Hall’s website.

MAIDS LOCK IN NATIONAL SINGLE TOUR Newcastle based indie rockers Maids have released their new single Happy Here Right Now and will embark on a ten date national tour later this month. After relentlessly touring their debut self titled EP in 2014 and leaving punters with stiff necks, damaged vocal chords and beer soaked shoes all over the country, Maids will give fans the opportunity to see their brutally entertaining live show at The Public Bar on August 7 with a stellar lineup of supports, Puck, Shit Sex, Worm Crown and Chores. For ticketing and more info, check the venue’s website.

HERMITUDE BIGGEST EVER MELBOURNE SHOW It’s been a big year for Sydney duo Hermitude as their new album Dark Night, Sweet Light soared to #1 on the ARIA album chart. They have recently played in the USA with successful performances at SXSW, Governor’s Ball and an upcoming appearance at Lollapalooza. Supported by Kilter, Hermitude will take on Festival Hall on Saturday November 28. Grab your tickets via the venue’s website.

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B E YO N D T H E VA L L E Y L O C K S I N 2015 RETURN

One of Australia’s leading power metal bands, Silent Knight, will release their long awaited second album Conquer & Command in late 2015. To support the release, Silent Knight will be hitting the road in October for a run of dates around the country. Now featuring founding member Paul Wrigley on drums, the band will play a show at The Bendigo Hotel in Melbourne on Thursday October 8. For tickets and more details, check the venue’s website.

Beyond The Valley will return for their sophomore year bigger and better. Following a highly successful debut last year, the 2015 incarnation will take place 90 minutes from Melbourne in the Gippsland Parklands. It will now also roll out over three days and two stages. This year marks the establishment of a new, permanent home for the festival with the Gippsland Parklands serving as the perfect backdrop to bring in the New Year. Beyond The Valley will kick off on Tuesday December 29. Visit their website for more details.

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TUKA ALBUM LAUNCH TOUR Tuka, one third of the acclaimed hip hop act Thundamentals, has just released his third solo album Life Death Time Eternal. Featuring on this album are a handful of Australian hip hop talent such as Countbounce (of TZU), Alex Hope, Nic Martin and his Thundamentals colleague Poncho – all chipping in to assist with production duties. In addition to an appearance at Splendour In The Grass, he’s locked in a national tour, which comes to The Corner on November 6. Grab your tickets from the venue’s website.

Take a walk on the wild side this winter and warm up with some very steamy discussions from leading Melbourne sexperts. Hosted by Corinne Grant and featuring candid talks from private escort Savannah Stone, swingers club owner The Colonel and Australia’s leading feminist columnist Clementine Ford, Tuesday nights in August at the Gasometer Hotel. Show up with an open mind, clear eyes, and you might just take home some valuable tips of the trade to add to your personal repertoire. For more details, visit the venue’s website.

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Melbourne seven piece Sol Nation are hitting the road to promote their debut album Melting Pot. The band have created one of the most exuberant and exciting stage shows in Australia, taking their own unique fusion of reggae, samba, funk, salsa, East Timorese folksong and African dance music across the country. They’ll be playing at Rubix Warehouse on Saturday September 12, featuring support from mind blowing vocalist Thando. For ticketing and more info, check the venue’s website.

Melbourne-based singer-songwriter James Teague has locked in a run of dates in support of his latest single, Heaven. The acoustic track will mark his first release since his 2012 debut, Lavender Prayers, which he’ll play songs from alongside new cuts when he heads out on the eight-date tour. He’ll play at Dane Certificate’s Magic Theatre on Friday August 7.

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JAN SKUBISZEWSKI PRODUCTION MASTERCLASS Aspiring producers will have the chance to learn from an Australian great when Jan Skubiszewski hosts a masterclass next month. Known for his work with the likes of Dan Sultan, John Butler Trio and The Cat Empire, Skubiszewski will teach students everything from how a recording studio works to analogue and digital mixing during the four day course, which takes place from Tuesday August 11 to Friday August 14 at Way of the Eagle Studios in Hawthorn. There’s only ten spots in the masterclass, so sign up now by emailing michael@ michaelparisimgmt.com.

BUSY KINGDOM NEW STUFF EP Fancy getting your earholes around some new stuff from Busy Kingdom? The Sydney based melodic rock four-piece are giving away a double pass to see their show at Cherry Bar on Friday July 14, where they’ll showcase tunes from their aptly titled EP New Stuff. Set your googlevision to beat.com.au/freeshit for your chance to get amongst the action.

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Australian pop musician Big Strong Brute is heading across the country on a tri-state tour to celebrate the release of his upcoming EP Good Work. After nabbing nominations for the Australian Music Prize (AMP) and Queensland Music Award for his previous album Avalanche of Truth, Big Strong Brute’s follow-up EP continues his reputation for clever songwriting. He’ll be playing at The Evelyn on Sunday September 20 with supports from Ben Salter and Halfshark. Be sure to check out the venue’s website for more information.

Bummed that you had to choose against splurging on Splendour tickets? Here’s a consolation prize should you choose to accept it – we have 10 copies of MS MR’s new album How Does It Feel up for grabs. Hopefully that’ll make you feel better. Head over to beat. com.au/freeshit to get your hands on a copy.

THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN RETURN IN AUGUST The Dillinger Escape Plan will make a triumphant return to Australian shores later this year. The metal titans will visit Down Under two years after the release of their fifth album One of Us is the Killer, which has garnered worldwide acclaim as one of their finest records to date. Catch ‘em on Friday August 28 at the Prince Bandroom.

ABOUT TIME PENNYWISE CAME BACK TO OZ Pennywise have locked in a Melbourne show as part of their About Time 20th anniversary tour. Since the release of the album in 1995, Pennywise have been at the forefront of the punk rock explosion and progressive collectivism music in the US. The band will be joined by fellow politically charged punk group Anti-Flag. Catch Pennywise on Monday September 28 at 170 Russell. Tickets available here.

HOWLER TO HOST POP-UP MINI GOLF HUGO RACE AND THE TRUE SPIRIT AT YA H YA H’S This Saturday, Hugo Race and The True Spirit’s Australian tour begins at Yah Yah’s as part of the Leaps and Bounds Festival. Internationally acclaimed producer and performer Hugo Race emerged from the eighties post-punk scene in Melbourne and has spent the last thirty years connecting his music with people all over the planet. The former Bad Seed and figurehead of The Wreckery takes to Yah Yah’s on Saturday July 18.

Staying true to its multifaceted ethos, from Sunday July 26 to Monday August 3, the iconic Howler performance space and band room will be completely transformed into a custom-made, popup mini golf course featuring nine holes of loops, windmills, ramps, sculptures and golfstacles. The pop-up course gives attendees a chance to tee off in the same place where acts such as St. Vincent, Flying Lotus, Odesza, Hiatus Kaiyote and many more have performed. Keep your eyes peeled for when it tees off on Sunday July 26 and check out the venue’s website for more details.

SECTION 8 BATTLE 8 DJ CHAMPIONSHIP TO RETURN Eight teams of Melbourne’s finest DJs, eight parties and one champion. Section 8’s Battle 8 DJ Championship is back for another year. Kicking off on Sunday August 16, for eight consecutive Sundays the decks at Section 8 will be turned into a no-holds barred bash competition, with the team that’s able to create the most debaucherous party atmosphere crowned the winner. Joining last year’s champions Condensed Milk, this year the other teams comprise some of Melbourne’s finest party people, including The Operatives, Babalu, Perfect Strangers, Scatter Scatter Soundsystem, All Good, 100% Phat and MPMA. Hit their Facebook for more details and stay tuned to Beat for weekly lineups.

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INTERNATIONAL BLACK COBRA & JUCIFER Cherry Bar July 15 JMSN Brown Alley July 17 NOSAJ THING Howler July 18 RYAN ADAMS Forum Theatre July 19, July 20 OF MONSTERS AND MEN The Forum July 20 FLORENCE + THE MACHINE Palais Theatre July 22 CATFISH & THE BOTTLEMEN Corner Hotel July 22 JOHNNY MARR The Forum July 22 MS MR 170 Russell July 22 YUJA WANG Hamer Hall July 23 - 25 WOLF ALICE Corner Hotel July 23 PETER ROBINSON The Forum July 23 JAY ELECTRONICA Howler July 23 THE KING KHAN AND BBQ SHOW Corner Hotel July 24 SPLENDOUR IN THE GRASS North Byron Parklands July 24 – 26 PURITY RING 170 Russell July 24 MARMOZETS Ding Dong Lounge July 25 EVERYTHING EVERYTHING & URBAN CONE The Corner July 25 TIGERS JAW Reverence Hotel July 25, July 26 (AA) PALMA VIOLETS Ding Dong Lounge July 26 GENGHAR Northcote Social Club July 26 BEST COAST Corner Hotel July 26 DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE 170 Russell July 26 AZEALIA BANKS Prince Bandroom July 26 THE VACCINES Corner Hotel July 27 THE DISTRICTS Northcote Social Club July 27 EARL SWEATSHIRT Prince Bandroom July 28 MØ & ELLIPHANT The Corner July 28 BLUR Rod Laver Arena July 28 THE WOMBATS Palais Theatre July 28 MARK RONSON Margaret Court Arena July 29 SHLOHMO Corner Hotel July 30 YEARS & YEARS Max Watt’s July 30 KITTY, DAISY & LEWIS 170 Russell August 2 JAMES MORRISON, MEGAN WASHINGTON & MARIAN PETRESCU Hamer Hall August 7 GOOD RIDDANCE Corner Hotel August 7 GREAZEFEST Sandown Racecourse August 7 - 9 SUPERSENSE Arts Centre Melbourne August 7 – 9 THE JON SPENCER BLUES EXPLOSION Arts Centre Melbourne August 8 ANTHONIE TONNON The Gasometer Hotel August 9

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WHO'S ON TOUR, WHERE AND WHEN

CHELSEA GRIN Corner Hotel August 14, Wrangler Studios August 15 (AA) SNFU Bendigo Hotel August 15 THE BELLRAYS Ding Dong Lounge August 15 YOB Max Watt’s August 21 GINUWINE Trak Friday 21 THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN Prince Bandroom August 28 A SKYLIT DRIVE The Corner Hotel August 28 HELLYEAH Corner Hotel August 29 MOTION CITY SOUNDTRACK 170 Russell August 30 A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS The Corner Hotel September 4 MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER Palais Theatre September 4 POISON CITY WEEKENDER 170 Russell, Public Bar September 4, Corner Hotel, The Old Bar September 5, Reverence Hotel, Corner Hotel September 6 SELF DEFENSE FAMILY Viva Hate September 7 JOSHUA RADIN Corner Hotel September 9 SCOTT BRADLEE’S POST MODERN JUKEBOX The Forum September 9 THE STORY SO FAR Max Watts September 11 LOWER CLASS BRATS Bendigo Hotel September 12 DEATH DEALER The Hi-Fi September 13 LUNA Northcote Social Club September 17 CIRCA SURVIVE 170 Russell September 20, September 21 (AA) A STATE OF GRACE Melbourne Recital Centre September 23, 29 JOAN BAEZ Arts Centre Hammer Hall September 24 SEBASTIAN BACH The Forum September 25 DEVIN THE DUDE Laundry Bar September 25 LISTEN OUT FESTIVAL Catani Gardens September 26 MAROON 5 Rod Laver Arena September 26 PENNYWISE 170 Russell September 28 BAHAMAS Howler September 30 AS IT IS The Evelyn Hotel October 1 (AA), October 2 JJ GREY & MOFRO Northcote Social Club October 7 SILENT KNIGHT The Bendigo October 8 KISS Rod Laver Arena October 8, October 10 SICK OF IT ALL Corner Hotel October 9 HAMMERFALL 170 Russell October 13 LIFEHOUSE The Forum October 15 HELLOWEEN Metro Theatre October 16 SNOT Corner Hotel October 17 ROBBIE WILLIAMS Rod Laver Arena October 22 - 24 DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT 170 Russell

October 25 SOULFEST Sidney Myer Music Bowl October 25 NEIL DIAMOND Rod Laver Arena October 27 CANNED HEAT Corner Hotel October 29 ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK Palais Theatre October 29 10CC The Palms at Crown October 30 HOZIER Palais Theatre October 30 AT THE GATES Friday October 30 ANATHEMA Corner Hotel October 31 AUDRA MCDONALD Hamer Hall October 31 FLEETWOOD MAC Rod Laver Arena November 2, 4, Mt Dundeed Estate November 7 THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS Forum Theatre November 7 AUSTRALASIAN WORLD MUSIC EXPO Various Venues November 12 – 15 MUMFORD & SONS Sidney Myer Music Bowl November 13 POKÉMON SYMPHONIC EVOLUTIONS Melbourne Convention Centre November 13 DEF LEPPARD Rod Laver Arena November 18 THE BEACH BOYS Palais Theatre November 18 HALESTORM 170 Russell December 8 HANK MARVIN Memo Music Hall November 21, 22 NILE Corner Hotel November 21 UB40 The Forum November 24 CALIFORNIA HONEYDROPS Caravan Music Club November 25, Northcote Social Club November 26 EARTHCORE Pyalong, Victoria November 26 – 30 RISE AGAINST Margaret Court Arena December 2 CHRIS CORNELL The Palais December 4 ED SHEERAN AAMI Park December 5 SAM SMITH Rod Laver Arena December 8 TAYLOR SWIFT AAMI Park December 11 ELTON JOHN Rod Laver Arena December 11, Mt Duneed Estate December 12 NIGHTWISH The Forum Monday January 11 THE 1975 Festival Hall January 20 MADONNA Rod Laver Arena March 12, 13

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DAV I D BOWIE IS

SOUND AND

V I S I O N AT A C M I

By Augustus Welby

You could argue that the merits of popular music are culturally relative. Living in the AngloSaxon sphere, our evaluating principles are contingent upon our surroundings. Even with globalisation, history still has a major influence on that which we find meaningful. But, despite that, it’s not an overstatement to say the appeal of David Bowie ± his work as a musician, stage performer, fashion icon and entertainment personality ± transcends borders.

This week, ACMI will launch the comprehensive career retrospective, David Bowie is. The exhibition was first presented at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum in early 2013. It stands as the fastest selling exhibition in the museum’s 163 year history, and it stayed unbelievably popular for the duration of its six-month run. London is David Bowie’s home, so perhaps this fervent popularity is to be expected. But over the last 18 months, the traveling exhibition has elicited a similarly crazed response around the world. “It seems to be equally popular wherever it goes,” says cocurator Geoffrey Marsh. “Berlin, Paris, Canada, America, Brazil. They’re all very different countries and also I think have a very different relationship to rock music and to British/American music.” As a massive Bowie fan, it’s tempting to describe him as a brilliant songwriter and unrivalled artistic chameleon. But as we know, there are no absolutes, particularly in the realm of popular culture. In any case, the exhibition isn’t simply targeted at fans. “Even if you don’t like David Bowie, I think most people who’ve heard his music would recognise that within popular music he’s unique,” Marsh says. “Lots and lots of people try and imitate him, but really he is on a very distinct track, very different from anybody else. There’s a famous quote about William Blake, the artist, and it’s something like ‘Nobody preceded him, no one walked with him, and no one succeeded him.’ And I think that’s a bit true of Bowie.” For fans of Bowie’s work, the affection tends to go way deep. He’s the sort of artist that invites obsession. Not only is his catalogue vast and immensely varied ± spanning almost 50 years and 24 studio LPs ± but he’s remained a fascinating enigma. “Something that a lot of people wrote in the comments book was that they felt going to the exhibition was like revisiting their own lives,” says Marsh. “In other words, so many of Bowie’s songs coincided with when they met their first girlfriend, got married, had kids... A lot of people said, ‘It’s really odd, because I was walking around, and a lot of the time I was thinking not about Bowie, but about my own life.’ We never intended that, but I think it was something that came out of the exhibition and reflected the fact that he has had such a huge impact on people.” Like many eager Bowie fans, I made the trip to London two years ago in order to see David Bowie is. The huge rush of inspiration it delivered was on par with the feeling generated by the paintings of the post-impressionists or Francis Bacon. It truly blurred the distinction between high art and popular art.

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“Because we’re a museum of art, design and performance, what we were really exploring is the nature of creativity,” says Marsh. “We live in this environment now where we talk about the creative economy and that we’ve all got to work in being creative rather than making screwdrivers or whatever. I think that’s a tough thing actually, particularly for a lot of young people. This impression is given out; anyone can just go and they’ll be a star and win a Grammy within two years. But apart from the hard work of actually getting yourself noticed, it’s just incredibly hard work being creative. If it was easy, everyone would do it. That’s what we wanted to try and get over: the reason that he’s successful is because he works bloody hard.”

“THE ArCHIVE ITSElf IS NOT ABOUT DAVID JONES THE PErSON...IT’S AN ArCHIVE ABOUT AN AlTEr EGO. IT’S lIkE If PICASSO HAD CrEATED ANOTHEr PErSON WHO WAS AT ArMS lENGTH frOM HIM. ” Although his track record isn’t unblemished, these days David Bowie is thought of with a sort of holy reverence. David Bowie is doesn’t just chronologically recount his career, but it does commence when he was a young man. Pre-fame, the exhibition shows him to have been a bit of a precocious dandy, as ambitious as he was eager. “Clearly at a very young age ± ten, 11, 12 ± he just decided he wanted to be a success,” says Marsh. “I think initially he wasn’t that bothered what he was going to be. Of course then he got into music, and then songwriting. But a thing we tried to show in the exhibition as the thing that made him a success was when he trained as an actor. He realised that as an actor you can take people anywhere. Most rock music isn’t like that. It’s all about, ‘Friday night and I’ve gone down to the bar and I’m having a pint and I’m arguing with my girl.’ It’s all about sweat and grit and denim and authenticity. Of course, he flipped the other way.” To compile David Bowie is, Marsh and fellow curator Victoria Broackes were given unrestricted access to Bowie’s private archive. It’s difficult to speak about Bowie without making reference to his amorphous identity. Over the course of his career, he’s executed comprehensive

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transformations into a range of alter egos. Something that’s less acknowledged, however, is that David Bowie himself is a creation. The man isn’t David Bowie, it’s David Jones. “The archive itself is not about David Jones the person,” Marsh says. “I mean there’s a few pictures of when he was young, but there’s nothing about his personal life in it, about his marriage or his kids or anything like that. It’s an archive about an alter ego. It’s like if Picasso had created another person who was at arms length from him. Apart from not being a sort of ‘rock’n’roll’ thing to do, the idea of recording your own past is really weird. A lot of people, like Elton John, giveaway stuff or they auction stuff off for charity, but Bowie’s just kept it there. When I first saw it I couldn’t quite believe they were genuine.” Along with displaying lyric sheets, hundreds of photographs, stage sets, memorabilia and over 50 costumes, the exhibition is distinguished by its unique audio component. Upon entry, patrons are given a premium quality headset, which plays appropriate audio ± such as illuminating interviews and recordings of Bowie’s music ± depending on where you are in the room. “Although the technology has never been used in a museum before in that way, it’s not actually that sophisticated,” Marsh says. “But everybody is kind of knocked out by it. It tells you something about museums and galleries ± that historically they’re very focused on things, 3D objects. Generally speaking, sound in museums is done really badly. Bowie’s obviously obsessed about sound on his records and when he’s performing, so we wanted to raise the whole quality threshold. “In the late ‘90s, he said ‘I can imagine a world where sound around us is like air,’ and we sort of moved to that in the last 15 years. You know, everybody wanders around with headphones strapped to their head. There’s huge potential in it, because it’s such an affective medium. We wanted to use the technology like that, which linked to Bowie’s sound and vision. “I have to be honest, it worked much better than I thought it was going to,” Marsh adds. “It was really only the day before when it started working and I thought, ‘Actually this is going to work really well.’ The only trouble is that everybody wants all music exhibitions to sound like that and it is quite expensive doing it. When we started on the exhibition we hadn’t really thought this through, and without that I think it would be a lot thinner and a lot less effective.”

DAVID BOWIE IS comes to ACMI from Thursday July 16 till Sunday November 1.

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Melbourne Theatre Company’s production of the psychological thriller Death and the Maiden is set to captivate audiences this winter. The play is set after the rule of the Pinochet regime in Chile as victims like Paulina are imprisoned by their own memories. Director Leticia Càceres describes the play as part of her heritage as she acknowledges the horrors shared by many South Americans and others all around the world. Written by Ariel Dorfman, the play won the 1992 Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play. It will star Puberty Blues’ Susie Porter, Eugene Gilfedder (QTC’s Macbeth) and Steve Mouzakis (MTC’s The Cherry Orchard). Death and the Maiden will premiere at Southbank Theatre, The Sumner on Saturday July 18. The first double bill of its kind for the Red Stitch Actors Theatre will premiere two solo plays this week, both directed by Julian Meyrick. The world premiere of Dead Centre by Green Room award-winning playwright Tom Holloway (Red Sky, Morning, Beyond The Neck), tells the journey of Helen as she ventures to the land of Uluru and Neighbours to find solace. The Australian premiere of Sea Wall by Oliver award-winning Simon Stephens (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time), invites the audience into the author’s life. Designed to work as companion pieces, both plays explore themes of family, place, and dealing with what cannot be taken back. The double bill will run from Friday July 17 - Saturday August 15 at Red Stitch Actors Theatre. Written by Declan Greene (8 GB Of Hardcore Pornography) and featuring compositions from David Chisholm (Kursk), I Am A Miracle asks the question: does history repeat itself ? The play is inspired by the life of convicted murderer Marvin Lee Wilson. Wilson was placed on death row in 2012, despite his IQ being measured at 61 - meaning his intellectual disability made him ineligible for the capital punishment he received. I Am A Miracle explores the cyclical nature of human history as it explores three figures, all trapped and searching for a miracle. Melita Jursic (Mad Max: Fury Road), Bert LaBonté (The Mountaintop), and award-winning operatic soprano Hana Lee Crisp all star in the production. I Am A Miracle will open on Saturday July 18 at the Malthouse Theatre.

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Women He’s Undressed By Kate Robertson 20th century Hollywood costume designer Orry-Kelly should need no introduction – the acclaimed New South Welshman won three Academy Awards in his lifetime, which was the most held by any Australian until last year (when Catherine Martin scored her fourth). However, the Kiama-raised designer is today largely unknown in his home country. Women He’s Undressed is the new documentary by director Gillian Armstrong, revealing Orry-Kelly’s place in film history. According to Armstrong, a documentary on OrryKelly was appealing “for the very reason that nobody knows who he is”. It was her co-producer Damien Parer who approached her with Orry’s story. “I couldn’t believe it – I knew all the names of the films,” says Armstrong. “I thought, ‘Oh my God!’ Casablanca, Now, Voyager, Some Like It Hot and Auntie Mame were designed by an Australian from Kiama, New South Wales, and none of us had ever heard of him.”

Women He’s Undressed traces Orry-Kelly’s life as he travelled from Australia to New York in 1921 to be an actor, before relocating to Los Angeles a decade later. As a designer, he worked with many famous figures including Humphrey Bogart, Tony Curtis, Cary Grant, Marilyn Monroe, Ginger Rogers, Barbara Stanwyck and Jack Warner (the studio chief of Warner Bros. who first hired and eventually fired Orry-Kelly as his head costume designer). Orry-Kelly formed an

Deathgasm By Tom Clift

Get ready for Melbourne to turn into a Bowie wonderland, ACMI’s spectacular multi-media exhibition that honours David Bowie opens this week. David Bowie is, the acclaimed exhibition from the Victoria and Albert Museum, offers unprecedented access to objects from the David Bowie archive. The immersive exhibition includes over 50 legendary costumes, original stage set designs, handwritten lyric sheets, album artwork, rare film, video and photographs, interviews with collaborators, and spectacular sections showcasing Bowie’s impact as a live performer and screen star. David Bowie is will open at ACMI on Thursday July 16.

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“The goal with Deathgasm,” says writer-director Jason Lei Howden, “was to make the sort of film that I wanted to watch when I was a teenager. The perfect storm of gore and metal and boobs and dick jokes.” He chuckles to himself before adding, “I guess I kind of succeeded in that.” He’s not wrong. One of the highlights of the Night Shift section at this year’s Melbourne International Film Festival, Deathgasm is a schlocktacular horror comedy about a wannabe teenage metal band that accidentally summons a demon intent on destroying the world. It’s also another example of a terrific Kiwi genre film, building on the success of titles like Housebound and What We Do In The Shadows, which proved big hits on the festival circuit last year. “A lot of people have taken an interest in New Zealand genre films, and it’s something that we need to be supporting,” says Howden. “I never even realised until I went to South By Southwest, and all these Americans were like, ‘We love Kiwi horror films.’ I think it’s

something that we should embrace.” Deathgasm was partially funded after Howden won the Make My Horror Movie competition, a contest run in collaboration with the NZ Film Commission, which had a NZ$200,000 prize up for grabs. In an interview with the New Zealand Herald, executive producer Ant Timpson identified Howden’s enthusiasm as a key factor that helped him stand out from the crowd. Watching the final product, it’s clear the judges made the right call, with Howden’s love of horror movies and metal bursting from every frame. “A lot of the inspiration came from my teenage years, being a teenaged metalhead, and the sort of movies that me and my mates would watch back then,” says

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especially close relationship with the actor Bette Davis. “What Bette discovered, and why they became such a team, [was] that she had someone – he knew how to subtly enhance her figure, but for the two of them it was going to be about character,” explains Armstrong. “His design was suited to character and he was sympathetic to whoever or whatever shapes the bodies were.” In the film, actor Darren Gilshenan (AKA Uncle Terry from The Moodys) plays Orry-Kelly. Armstrong says he’s a great fit. “I started reading comments in some articles about costume and so on where [Orry-Kelly] was described as brash and rude and everything. I thought, ‘Oh, he’s an Australian – you didn’t get the joke!’” When it came to research, Armstrong worked closely with the writer Katherine Thomson. With no biography on Orry-Kelly to focus on, they had to read books about others, trawl through newspaper articles and hunt for archival materials. Along the way, they discovered a few surprises. “On Wikipedia it says that Orry was named after a carnation, but actually, we then found out that Orry’s father’s hobby was breeding carnations, and actually the carnation was named after Orry,” Armstrong reveals. There was also a stint in rehab. “He was back in Australia in the early ’50s and he made a joke he was only drinking milk because he had an ulcer.” As a director, Armstrong naturally has a keen insight into the role of the costume designer in the production of films. “I actually went to film school to study to be a costume and set designer in the beginning,” she says. “So I have absolute respect for costume design. I have worked with some of the world’s most brilliant [designers]…I have a complete understanding and awe of great costume and that was one of the other reasons I took the film on, because people have no idea [about] the detail that goes on behind it.” Women He’s Undressed will open in cinemas on Thursday July 16. ACMI will also celebrate the work of the Hollywood costume designer with a huge exhibition, Orry-Kelly: Dressing Hollywood, which will open on Tuesday August 18. Howden. “Stuff like Braindead and Day Of The Dead and Return Of The Living Dead; really any movie that had ‘dead’ in the title. And also a lot of heavy metal horror films from the ’80s, things like Trick Or Treat and Black Roses.” Although Deathgasm is Howden’s first feature, he’s had a long career in the film industry, working for special effects companies including Weta in NZ and Iloura in Melbourne on films such as The Hobbit, The Great Gatsby and Man Of Steel. Naturally, Deathgasm didn’t have quite the same budget as a superhero flick, although Howden is still very happy with the results. “My original script was just insane,” he laughs. “I didn’t even send that version to the producers. We were always trimming it down and trying to make the most of the resources we had, and I think for the limitations, we still managed to get a lot in there and do a lot with what we had.” While Howden’s film definitely won’t be for everyone, the reaction from horror fans since it premiered at SXSW has been overwhelmingly positive. “It’s been incredible,” he says happily. “I couldn’t have predicted how well it would be received. Most of [the reviews] have been really positive.” One of the best pieces of feedback so far came from an audience member at the Stanley Film Festival in Colorado, where marijuana was recently legalised. “One guy’s review was, ‘I just walked into the cinema, and I was so stoned, and I didn’t know what was happening, but there were chainsaws and boobs and it was awesome,’” says Howden, laughing again. “So that’s our target audience I guess.” Howden also reckons there’s a pretty easy way to determine whether the movie will appeal to you. “If you see the title Deathgasm and think, ‘Maybe this isn’t for me,’ then you’re probably right.” Deathgasm will screen at the Melbourne International Film Festival on Saturday August 8 at ACMI and on Friday August 14 at Hoyts.

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Soccer becomes theatre in this live performance by creator, performer and former soccer player Ahilan Ratnamohan. SDS1 is the third football related performance piece created by Ratnamohan. After a career as a professional soccer player, Ratnamohan now has performed throughout Australia, South Africa and Europe, creating physical performance inspired by sport. SDS1 is a solo dance-inspired work based on the surreal, visceral yet poetic experience of a football match. In addition to SDS1, Ratnamohan will present several workshops for soccer players within the North Melbourne community. SDS1 will be performed from Wednesday August 19 and Saturday August 22 at Arts House.

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Archè The Melbourne Ballet Company are bringing their latest work Archè to the Hawthorn Arts Centre this week. In Greek mythology, archè indicates the beginning; the principle from which the elements rise and the force that explains their birth and death. Spiritually, the figure of the swan is seen as a messenger of the gods and is associated with divinity itself. Drawing inspiration from classics such as W.B. Yeats’ Leda and the Swan and Swan Lake’s Odette, Archè will come to Hawthorn Arts Centre for two performances on Friday July 17 and Sunday July 19.

Picnic fortyfivedownstairs have announced that it will host the world premiere of dance-theatre work Picnic next month. Conceived and performed by Gerard Van Dyck, the show combines athletic choreography and intelligent humour to explore the importance of creativity. Throughout the performance, he questions his own privileged position as an artist and reflects on his role in society. Following the Melbourne premiere of Picnic, the show will head out on a national tour in 2016. Picnic’s season will run from Wednesday August 19 to Sunday August 30 at fortyfivedownstairs.

DOUBT: A Parable SET Choreographed and performed by 2015 Dancehouse artist Sarah Aiken, SET invites the audience to “consider the space between the mundane and the spectacular.” Aiken’s astonishing choreography takes the way we look at the world and humanity by taking regular everyday items and then distorting them to a whole different scale. Melbourne-based performer and choreographer Sarah Aiken now joins the list of creators in the eighth year of the Dancehouse Housemate program which commissions, produces and presents a new dance piece every year. SET will premiere at the Sylvia Staehli Theatre at Dancehouse from Wednesday July 22 to Sunday July 26.

RL Productions have announced they will present the Chapel Off Chapel premiere of the award-winning drama DOUBT: A Parable by John Patrick Shanley this August. Originally staged off-Broadway at the Manhattan Theatre Club on November 23, 2004, DOUBT has won count-less awards including the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Tony Award for Best Play. The play was adapted into an Academy Award-nominated film starring Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams and Viola Davis. The show explores an enthralling tale of lust and evil, and the abuse of authority. Doubt is set in a Catholic school in New York in the ‘60s, where Sister Aloysius, who guided by her faith and intuition, with only circumstantial evidence, sets about to force the charismatic new priest, Father Flynn, to confess to an unforgivable act. DOUBT: A Parable will come to The Loft Theatre, Chapel Off Chapel from Thursday August 13 until Saturday August 22.

The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM), the southern hemisphere’s greatest annual celebration of Indian cinema, have announced the program for this year’s festival, taking place in August. With equality as its unifying theme, this year’s festival explores the richness of contemporary Indian cinema across seven programme streams, featuring films spanning Bollywood to art house and documentaries. Across two weeks IFFM will present a world-class program featuring gala events, master classes with India’s leading film figures, and over 45 films screening across four Melbourne venues. The festival will welcome a number of India’s biggest stars as guests. The list features Anil Kapoor, who has established himself as one of Bollywood’s biggest actors over the last 30 years. He will attend with his daughter, actress and media personality, Sonam Kapoor. Other guests include Rajkumar Hirano, director of PK, the highest-grossing Indian film of all time, Simi Garewal, Imran Khan, Shonali Bose, Nagesh Kukunoor and Elahe Hiptoola. IFFM opens with Umrika, which won the World Cinema Dramatic Audience Award at this year’s Sundance Film Festival for illuminating cultural divides through its portrayal of a young Indian boy’s mythologising of America. Other highlights include Naanu Avanalla...Avalu (I Am Not He...She), which focuses on a day in the life of a transgender; Newborns, about women who survived acid attacks and PK, a film that broke box office records through its bold and courageous discussions about religion. The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne takes place at Hoyts Melbourne Central, Hoyts Highpoint, Federation Square and NGV from Friday August 14 until Thursday August 27.

The Birthday Suit The Birthday Suit is an attempt to capture a raw beauty in expression, identity of self and human flesh. The first solo exhibition from Serena Vella presents a series of self portrait nude photographs alongside intricate geometric drawings, with snippets of journal entries kept by the artist. Take a peek into Vella’s relationship with herself and with her universe. The photographs capture both a vague and stark image of the physical body, while line drawings express imagination; the contrast to the beauty of flesh and the beauty of the mind, unbound and untied. The exhibition with run from Saturday August 1 until Tuesday August 25 at Kent St Bar, Fitzroy.

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COMEDY AT SPLEEN Comedy at Spleen is always full, there’s a good reason. It’s always jam-packed with some of the best comics in town. And what else are you going to do on a Monday? This week, their lineup includes Danny McGinlay, Dilruk Jayasinha, Andrew McClelland, Jack Druce, Ben Russell and heaps more. It’s this Monday July 20, 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.

COMEDY AT THE WILDE Tuesdays at The Wilde some of Melbourne’s best young comedians join with ‘sign up on the night ‘open mic acts for one of the loosest nights in town. 2015 RAW Comedy national finalist Sam Taunton joins Kate Dehnert, Jack Druce and more this week for another big, fun night of comedy. It’s this Tuesday July 21 at 153 Gertrude St, Fitzroy at 8pm. And, it’s totally free.

Giveaway: I Am Big Bird

This heartwarming documentary chronicles the life of Caroll Spinney, the man who has been Sesame Street’s Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch since 1969. For over four decades, Caroll’s characters have been cherished by generations of children. At 81-yearsold, the tenacious and enthusiastic performer has no intention of slowing down. I Am Big Bird features incredible footage of Spinney’s earliest collaborations with Jim Henson as it traces Caroll’s journey from bullied child to celebrated performer. This loving portrait peels away the instances that inspired his creation of Big Bird and as the yellow feathers give way to grey hair, it is the man, not the muppet, who will steal your heart. It opens at Cinema Nova on Thursday July 30 and we have some double passes to giveaway. Head to beat.com.au/freeshit to win. BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 23

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Working with archetypal characters, and particularly those with extensive back catalogues, certainly has its pitfalls. Living up to the legacy of such immortal characters can be a great burden, and it is one that Mr. Holmes, as both a film and a man, struggles to carry. Decades after retiring to the countryside, celebrated detective Sherlock Holmes (Ian McKellen) decides to set the record straight. Ditching Dr. Watson’s affectations and embellishments, he begins to write the story of his last case and, in doing so, develops a relationship with his carer’s son, Roger (Milo Parker), an enthusiast of Holmes’ mysteries. However, Holmes’ ailing health and hostile demeanour are beginning to wear on his carer, Mrs. Munro (Laura Linney). In our introduction to the English countryside, the central relationships are quickly and clearly established, as is the overwhelming Britishness of the whole affair. Everything is clipped and trimmed and perfect, despite Holmes’ grumpy old man act doing its best to disrupt the calm. The world we are shown has little dispute to speak of, except that of age. As expected, McKellen gives an exemplary performance as the greatest mind of its generation battling against its own dissolution. His aged self is of great contrast to the fresh, savvy detective we see in flashbacks, and it is no surprise to see that the great Holmes is merely a man, as prone to fits of pique as any other. Linney’s role as carer has much less to work with, but manages to be relatable

Science fiction has one clear and present danger – it puts ideas first and foremost. What great science fiction does is take high concepts and explore the ramifications of our relationship with them, be they focused on technology, discovery, or the universe we are yet to understand. Bad science fiction uses said high concepts to lure intelligent audiences into watching poorly fleshed-out action flicks. Guess which of these relates to Self/less. Damien Hale (Ben Kingsley) is the king of New York development, a billionaire living in absolute extravagance, but secretly rotting from an aggressive cancer. After seeking out reclusive scientist Albright (Matthew Goode), he is given the opportunity to ‘shed’ – to place himself in a new, lab-grown donor body to elongate his life – and becomes Edward (Ryan Reynolds). But as Edward experiences increasingly frequent hallucinations, he begins to understand that his new body is not as new as he thought. The base concept is rife with possibility, filled with dire potential consequences for the man seeking immortality at any cost. The greater comment the film could make about class and exploitation is both pertinent and engaging, if not entirely new, and there’s enormous potential for visually arresting representations of the shedding procedure. What disappoints most is that none of these possibilities are met by a director who should be more than capable of doing so. Tarsem Singh’s

Self/less

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Dark Days a MeMoir, D. ranDall Blythe, $34.95

Lamb of god vocalist D. Randall Blythe finally tells the whole incredible story of his arrest, incarceration, trial, and acquittal for manslaughter in the Czech Republic over the tragic and accidental death of a concertgoer in this riveting, gripping, biting, bold, and brave memoir. On June 27, 2012, the long-running, hard-touring, and world-renowned metal band lamb of god landed in Prague for their first concert there in two years. Vocalist D. Randall “Randy” Blythe was looking forward to a few hours off--a rare break from the touring grind--in which to explore the elegant, old city. However, a surreal scenario worthy of Kafka began to play out at the airport as Blythe was detained, arrested for manslaughter, and taken to Pankrac Prison. What transpired during Blythe’s incarceration, trial, and eventual acquittal is a rock ‘n’ roll road story unlike any other, one that runs the gamut from tragedy to despair to hope and finally to redemption. While never losing sight of the sad gravity of his situation, Blythe relates the tale of his ordeal with one eye fixed firmly on the absurd (and at times bizarrely hilarious) circumstances he encountered along the way.

Deal: My three DecaDes of DruMMing, DreaMs, anD Drugs with the grateful DeaD, Bill kreutzMann & Benjy eisen, $34.95

The Grateful Dead are perhaps the most legendary American rock band of all time. For thirty years, beginning in the hippie scene of San Francisco in 1965, they were a musical institution, the original jam band that broke new ground in so many ways. From the music to their live concert sound systems and fan recordings, they were forward-thinking champions of artistic control and outlaw artists who marched to the beat of their own drums. Bill Kreutzmann, one of their founding members and drummer for every one of their over 2,300 concerts has written an unflinching and wild account of playing in the greatest improvisational band of all time.

Plant intelligence anD the iMaginal realM: BeyonD the Doors of PercePtion into the DreaMing of earth, stePhen harroD Buhner, $29.95

In Plant Intelligence and the Imaginal Realm, Stephen Harrod Buhner reveals that all life forms on Earth possess intelligence, language, a sense of I and not I, and the capacity to dream. He shows that by consciously opening the doors of perception, we can reconnect with the living intelligences in Nature as kindred beings, become again wild scientists, nondomesticated explorers of a Gaian world just as Goethe, Barbara McClintock, James Lovelock, and others have done. For as Einstein commented, “We cannot solve the problems facing us by using the same kind of thinking that created them.” Buhner explains how to use analogical thinking and imaginal perception to directly experience the inherent meanings that flow through the world, that are expressed from each living form that surrounds us, and to directly initiate communication in return. He delves deeply into the ecological function of invasive plants, bacterial resistance to antibiotics, psychotropic plants and fungi, and, most importantly, the human species itself.

– a scene where Roger puts her under Sherlock’s scrutiny, however, is discomfortingly voyeuristic. The issues lie in the generally unremarkable feeling with which one leaves the film. Satisfactory conclusions are reached, there are some beautiful moments set in post-war Japan, and the relationship between McKellen and young Parker is enjoyable, but there is nothing quite as special as the softfocused, polished trailers would have you believe. Yes, there is purpose to the mundanity of the setting, but it makes for uninteresting viewing. Mr. Holmes is by no means a bad film, but despite its convincing performances, there are without doubt greater mysteries to be sought. BY DAVID MOLLOY

learn to Draw a graffiti Master-Piece: your essential guiDe to tags, BuBBle letters, wilDstyle, layout anD Piecing, graffiti DiPloMacy, $29.95

Starting with simple letters, you can learn to create an infinite variety of exciting graffiti word designs with this amazing book. It is jam packed with easy-to-follow, step-by-step, detailed instructions, in both pictures and text that will guide you through the process of creating a successful graffiti masterpiece. You will discover that the process of making graffiti is as satisfying as the end result. This book unlocks the secrets of this amazing art form and encourages creativity, experimentation, and fun.

thug kitchen: eat like you give a fuck, Michelle Davis & Matt holloway, $32.95

Thug Kitchen started their wildly popular web site to inspire people to eat some Goddamn vegetables and adopt a healthier lifestyle. Thug Kitchen wants to show everyone how to take charge of their plates and cook up some real fucking food. Yeah, plenty of blogs and cookbooks preach about how to eat more kale, why ginger fights inflammation, and how to cook with microgreens and nettles. But they are dull or pretentious as hell--and most people can’t afford the hype. Thug Kitchen lives in the real world. In their first cookbook, they’re throwing down more than 100 recipes for their best-loved meals, snacks, and sides for beginning cooks to home chefs. (Roasted Beer and Lime Cauliflower Tacos? Pumpkin Chili? Grilled Peach Salsa? Believe that shit.) Plus they’re going to arm you with all the info and techniques you need to shop on a budget and go and kick a bunch of ass on your own. This book is an invitation to everyone who wants to do better to elevate their kitchen game. No more sauce and pizza counting as vegetables. No more drive-thru lines. No more avoiding the produce corner of the supermarket. Shit is about to get real.

filmography is a smorgasboard of daring concepts met with awe-inspiring design, and to this he has added a flat, lifeless action flick lensed with about as much edge as the Apple products it works so hard to promote. He’s not the only one phoning it in, either. Sir Ben Kingsley’s 15 minutes of screen time are far from his best, particularly considering his uneven accent. Reynolds is, of course, Reynolds – the majority of his training as an actor was done at the gym – but he carries the film well enough. His companions on the run have almost no development: Madeline (Natalie Martinez) is mostly given cues for tears, and child actor Jaynee-Lynne Kinchen is used in typical fashion to tease out empathy. While the action sequences suffice, and the concept entices, the highest compliment that can be mustered for the end product is that it’s a competent commercial. This brain needs a new body. BY DAVID MOLLOY

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According to early Sanskrit texts the ancients had several types of airships called vimanas. Like aircraft of today, vimanas were used to fly through the air from city to city; to conduct aerial surveys of uncharted lands; and as delivery vehicles for awesome weapons. David Hatcher Childress, popular Lost Cities author and star of the History Channel’s long-running show Ancient Aliens, takes us on an astounding investigation into tales of ancient flying machines. In his new book, packed with photos and diagrams, he consults ancient texts and modern stories and presents astonishing evidence that aircraft, similar to the ones we use today, were used thousands of years ago in India, Sumeria, China and other countries. This means that these ancient civilizations had advanced metal technology, electricity and the engineering knowledge of flight many thousands of years before our own era of flight technology. Childress discusses ancient UFO sightings, the fascinating lore of ancient flight and the technology allegedly used in the flying machines of the ancients.

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OUT OF THE CLOSET

Queer happenings around town with Anna Whitelaw.

Tangerine

Gayby Baby

With miserable Melbourne weather making the prospect of late nights out seem less appealing than a night in a dark cinema, Melbourne International Film Festival has announced its program and it’s full of queer gems.

Over the weekend, three of the nation’s biggest football codes – the AFL, the NRL and the Football Federation of Australia – came together to declare their support for marriage equality, going so far as to take out a full-page advertisement in the Weekend Australian. The ad, featuring former rugby league player and coach Paul Langmack, quotes him as saying: “These sporting codes unanimously stand for fairness, believing all Australians should be treated fairly and equally in the eyes of the law.” This support comes after many of Australia’s corporate giants joined the chorus of voices supporting same sex marriage being made legal, and after Rabbitohs player Thomas Burgess also expressed his support, saying “It’s ignorant and oldfashioned to think if you’re male you can only love a female.” I don’t know if it is incredibly heartening or

depressing to think that our professional football codes might be more progressive than our elected federal politicians, but they are. While the rest of the nation rallies behind what is almost universally regarded as inevitable and positive social change, the Coalition government continue to drag their feet on the issue while they busily focus on other policies like rolling back solar power and the renewable energy targets, criminalising whistle-blowers who report on sex abuse of asylum seekers in detention and blocking torrent websites. It is of course telling that opponents of gay marriage keep wanting to delay a vote on the issue at any cost, because presumably they know they’ll lose, but only time will tell what will happen in the Liberal party room after the cross-party marriage bill is introduced on Tuesaday August 18.

The centrepiece gala of course is the Melbourne premiere screening of Holding The Man, adapted by playwright Tommy Murphy from his stage play which was itself an adaptation of Timothy Conigrave’s beloved tearjerker memoir about his 15-year relationship with his schoolboy beau John Caleo when the pair met as teenagers at Xavier College in the 1970s. Tickets to that screening and its after party are already almost sold out. Another much-talked-about film that screened at the Sydney Film Festival is the crowd funded documentary Gayby Baby, directed by first-time filmmaker Maya Newell and produced by Charlotte McLellan. This documentary looks at the lives of children who are part of the generation of “gaybies”, kids growing up with households with same sex parents, to answer the question once and for all about whether having two mummies or two daddies impacts their lives. Tangerine is an electric subversive ride into the transgender culture of Los Angeles. Shot entirely on

News Bites. an extravagant and OTT bar that transports you back in time to a VIP Italian fashion party circa 1992 and last but not least Glitterati, a glam inspired bar, combining the delights of the disco with the abstraction of art and the perverse pleasures of performance.

Top Shelf Boutique Drinks Festival

Possibly the largest collection of premium and craft liquor products ever seen in Australia will be on display and available to sample this August, as the Top Shelf boutique drinks festival returns to Melbourne for its second year. The show will again boast a strong line-up of premium spirits, including an unprecedented array of Australian craft products. Reflecting Australia’s growing interest in craft beer, some 20 local brewers will also take part in the event. In all, some 100 companies will showcase several hundred drinks brands at the show. In addition to free sampling, many of these companies will offer discounted cocktails and longer serves of beer, wine and cider. It’s taking place in the Royal Exhibition Building on Saturday August 8 - Sunday August 9. For more information on Top Shelf, visit topshelfshow.com.au.

Bar Dreams at The Carlton

Friday July 17 is opening night for this year’s Bar Dreams competition at The Carlton. After last year’s smashing success, make sure you don’t miss out on these brilliant mini bars. For the next four weekends, you’ll be able to drink the weekly woes away at six incredibly creative bars on level four. The six finalists are: Notorious, which combines hip hop ‘flava’ with ‘old skool’ feels (make sure you come try their deep friend coca cola); Henosis, an amalgamation of sound, sight and the mind; Apothecary Now, an overgrown apothecary for creatures in search of elixirs and cure-alls late into the night; The Milk Bar, be sure to leave your morals behind when you journey into mannequin marvel-world; CiaoCiao Bar Glamorous, BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 25

Food Truck Week

The kitchens at the Post Office Hotel are currently undergoing renovations, so instead of keeping punters hungry the fine folk have organised a food truck fiesta. Later this month Mr Burger, Taco Truck and Soul Kitchen will all be parking in the POH kitchen and serving up delicacies to the masses from 5.30pm. To sweeten the deal even further, there’ll be live music and DJs to keep the party going late into the night. It all takes place from Monday July 27 Thursday July 30.

St Kilda Burger Bar

Over at St Kilda Burger Bar they’ve just released a secret off-menu burger available for the rest of July. It’s a truffle burger to celebrate truffle season and it’s divine. Chow down on a pain de mie bun with truffle aioli, Gippsland grass fed beef patty, fried egg, shaved black truffle and whipped brillat savarin. It’s $25 with hand cut pomme frites. The St Kilda Burger Bar is located at 10 Brighton Road, St Kilda East, entry via bottle shop drive-through. Got any juicy grub goss? Let me know on tegan@ beat.com.au CHECK OUT ALL THE LATEST NEWS, REVIEWS AND FREE SHIT AT BEAT.COM.AU

iPhones, writer-director Sean Parker’s film follows Sin-Dee-Rella who is fresh out of prison and together with her best friend, a trans sex worker, looking for her philandering pimp boyfriend. While it may not be mysterious to any gay man who has ever set foot in Wet On Wellington or Club 80, if like me the closest you’ve ever got to a sex-on-premises venue trying to sneak in to the upstairs area at Sircuit once, the goings on at gay saunas is still somewhat curious. ABC2 have screened a doco that peaks behind the glory hole of a gay sauna in Nottingham in the UK called appropriately enough Secrets of a Gay Sauna. If you missed it last night, it is on ABC iView. Bar Kylie is back at Sircuit after a four month break this Friday July 17 with their Magical Melbourne Winter Ball. DJ Argonaut will be on the decks for the mixed party offering up six hours of Kylie (with some Danni thrown in), along with midnight performances and Kylie-themed decore. Presale tickets are available or the door entry is $25. Doors open 9pm. Full details visit facebook.com/BarKylie. Got tip offs, praise, complaints or cat photos? Email closetpartymelbourne@gmail.com to be included in this column.

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thursday jul 16

3183 THURSDAYS FEAT: HANS DC WITH MOONSHINE + JOEY & YANNI SARANTIS + SAM GUDGE + JESSE YOUNG Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 6:00pm. DISCO VOLANTE - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS Onesixone, Prahran. 8:00pm. GOOD MANNERS #1 - FEAT: DJ $KILLZ + AMATEUR DANCE + ARA KOUFAX + PLAN TE + GOOD MANNERS DJS + NULL + RAT & CO DJS + KLO Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $10.00. MIDNIGHT EXPRESS FEAT: EDD FISHER + PREQUEL Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 11:00pm. THE RITZ - FEAT: KEN WALKER + ANDO + JOSHUA GILLILAND Trak Lounge Bar, Toorak. 10:00pm. $20.00. VARSITY - FEAT: PAZ + MATT RAD + PYZ Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 6:00pm. #MASHTAG - FEAT: NUGEN + MALPRACTICE + FLAGRANT Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. 303 MEETS 2 YEARS FEAT: DYLAN GRIFFIN + SAM ARELLANO + JADE MAY + LIAM WALLER + MATT WATERS Loop, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. CAN’T SAY Platform One, Melbourne. 9:00pm. CHEEKY TIKI FRIDAYS La Di Da, Melbourne Cbd. 5:00pm. $20.00. CIROQ FRIDAYS Cq, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. CLN + DUGONG JR Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. ESPIONAGE - FEAT: JMSN + SILENT JAY & JACE CL + FORTUNES + MIDFLIRTE Brown Alley, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $20.00. FAKE TITS - FEAT: BOOGS + SPACEY SPACE + SUNSHINE + SAMMY LA MARCA + BUTTERS + ADAM BARTAS + JUNGLE JIM Tramp, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. $15.00. 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. JOEL Yacht Club Hotel, Williamstown. 9:00pm. JUST MINIMAL 6.0 - FEAT: DOUBKORE Brown Alley, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $30.00. LOOSE JOINTS X CROWN RULER - FEAT: DJ CAMOV + RORY MCPIKE + MIDNIGHT TENDERNESS + WOZ + MR SMITH + JIMMY CAUTION Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. $10.00. MUSE FRIDAYS La Di Da, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. 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. PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS - FEAT: RAW HUMPS + WINTERS + JACKSON MILES + AMIN PAYNE Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. POPROCKS AT THE TOFF FEAT: DR PHIL SMITH Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. REVOLVER FRIDAYS FEAT: MIKE CALLANDER + ISAAC FRYER + BRENDAN RUYS + MIKE BUHL + DJ WHO + DOAKES + JACK LOVE + LUCILLE CROFT + NICK COLEMAN + PETE LARGE + SOPHIA SIN + WE’RE DEUX Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 7:00pm. THE EMERSON CLUB FRIDAYS The Emerson, South Yarra. 3:00pm. saturday jul 18

ANYWAY - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS Bottom End, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $25.00. AUDIOPORN SATURDAYS - FEAT: DR. ZOK + JAMES WARE + GREG SARA + JACOB MALMO + TOM

EVANS + ROWIE Onesixone, Prahran. 9:00pm. $15.00. BEYOND THE DROP FEAT: LOOSE CANNON + MINDHERTZ + BINAURAL + BELLATRIX + JONNY BLAZE + SUSAN BAXTER + NAT ATTACK + GRANDMAS BOY + ADAY + FRAKENFROG + MERK ELLIOT + ULTRAFUNKTION + ORB WEAVER + HARRY BLOTTER + BEN EVANS + RAYMAN + ALGORITHM Rubix Warehouse, Brunswick. 5:00pm. CQ SATURDAYS Cq, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. CUSHION SATURDAYS Cushion, St Kilda. 9:00pm. DAVEYS SATURDAYS FEAT: SUPERFLY DJS + SAMMY DRED Daveys Bar & Restaurant, Frankston. 8:00pm. $10.00. GEARDY Yacht Club Hotel, Williamstown. 9:00pm. HOT STEP - FEAT: 99 PROBLEMS + TIGER FUNK + SILVER FOX + ASKEW Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 6:00pm. IN THE CARRIAGE - FEAT: JNETT Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm. LOST WEEKEND - FEAT: ANTAL + LA POCOCK + MYLES MAC + CHICO G + JIMMY DAWG + CC: DISCO + ANDEE FROST Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. $15.00. LQ SATURDAYS - FEAT: DJ CASPER + DJ TPC + DJ PATO + DJ SHAGGZ + DJ MATT CROSS Trak Lounge Bar, Toorak. 10:00pm. PLATFORM ONE SATURDAY NIGHTS Platform One, Melbourne. 9:00pm. PONY SATURDAYS La Di Da, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. SATURDAY MORNING FEAT: SUNSHINE Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 7:00am. 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: ANDEE FROST Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 11:00pm.

TRAMP SATURDAYS Tramp, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. TUNED IN - FEAT: DAVE PHAM + SCOTT FREEDMAN + BRAD EVERY + HARRY BLOTTER + EEMUS & SEEDY JAZZ + LANGERS Loop, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. VIPER (DRUM & BASS SLAMMERS 2015 AUSTRALIAN TOUR) FEAT: THE PROTOTYPES + SMOOTH + INSIDEINFO + MONKEE & LICKWEED + SOULFLEX & JFK + SPRINKLES & FLUIDITY Max Watt’s, Melbourne. 9:00pm. $35.00. sunday jul 19

DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE - FEAT: NIGEL LAST Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. ENCORE - FEAT: DAN SLATER + ADAM LOVE The Emerson, South Yarra. 9:00pm. JUNGLE - FEAT: HANDS DOWN + ZAC DEPETRO + PETE LASKIS + TRAVLOS + JOHN DOE Tramp, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00am. $15.00. REVOLVER SUNDAYS FEAT: BOOGS + SPACEY SPACE + T-REK + RADIATOR + SILVERSIX Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 7:00am. SPITROAST SUNDAYS Cushion, St Kilda. 10:00pm. THE SUNDAY SET - FEAT: DJ ANDYBLACK & HAGGIS Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 4:00pm. WAX ON WAX OFF Lucky Coq, Windsor. 7:00pm. monday jul 20

CALL IT IN - FEAT: INSTANT PETERSON & DYLAN MICHAEL Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. MONDAY STRUGGLE FEAT: TIGER FUNK Lucky Coq, Windsor. 6:00pm.

wednesday jul 15

30/70 COLLECTIVE Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. CARD HOUSES + WALLA C + CLAY ADAMS + BENNY BOI Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $5.00.

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ASTRO TRAVELLERS + 30/70 + WALLA C + DJ KATCH Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $15.00. RNB & HIP HOP JAM - FEAT: LARRIE + GET BU$Y + MAT CANT Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 11:00pm. BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CITY - FEAT:

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DJ RCEE + KAHLUA + DJ SHOOK + DJ ANGEL JAY Chaise Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. FAKTORY FRIDAYS - FEAT: DAMION DE SILVA + K DEE + DURMY Khokolat Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 9:30pm. MEET. EAT. BEATS. - FEAT: ANDRE LE VOGUE + MAX VEGAS The Fitzroy Beer Garden, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. PARTY & BULLSHIT - FEAT: JADE ZOE + MS DOOG + ROBIHUSSLIN Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 9:00pm.

satur da y jul 18

BIG DANCING SATURDAYS - FEAT: LEWIS MCKIRDY + JADE ZOE + ITSYABOI + FOSSA BEATS Laundry

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battle 8 dj championship Eight teams of Melbourne’s finest DJs, eight parties, one champion. Section 8’s Battle 8 DJ Championship is back for another year. Kicking off on Sunday August 16, for eight weekends each Sunday the decks at Section 8 will be turned into a no-holds barred bash competition, with the team that’s able to create the most debaucherous party atmosphere crowned the winner. Joining last year’s champions Condensed Milk, this year the other teams comprise of some of Melbourne’s finest party people, including The Operatives, Babalu, Perfect Strangers, Scatter Scatter Soundsystem, All Good, 100% Phat and MPMA. Stay tuned to Beat for weekly lineups.

tuka One-third of Thundamentals, Tuka has released his first solo album, Life Death Time Eternal. Although this will be Tuka’s first headlining solo tour, he has recently supported Kendrick Lamar, Illy and Seth Sentry on their respective tours as well as played at Groovin’ The Moo in 2013. Tuka will perform at the Corner Hotel on Friday November 6.

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AO - FEAT: MIMICRY + ZANNA MAZITELLI + HOABIE JUAN Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $3.00. SEE YOU NEXT TUESDAY Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. TWERKSHOP Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 6:30pm.

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Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. KHOKOLAT KOATED SATURDAYS - FEAT: DAMION DE SILVA + K DEE + DURMY + TIMOS Khokolat Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 9:30pm. MEET. EAT. BEATS. - FEAT: ANDRE LE VOGUE + FERGUS + LUKE BOWDITCH The Fitzroy Beer Garden, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. NOSAJ THING + JPS + KANE IKIN + .1 Howler, Brunswick. 8:00pm. RHYTHM NATION SATURDAYS FEAT: DJ TIMOS + DJ KAHLUA + DJ ANGE M & ANDY PALA Chaise Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $10.00.

spencer parker Rekids kingpin Spencer Parker will touching down in Melbourne this weekend. A highly versatile DJ, the Berlin resident is a regular at Berghain where he’ll play marathon sets of techno downstairs or house and disco upstairs in the Panorama Bar, while his productions and remixes are supported by the likes of luminaries such as Ryan Elliot, Mike Huckaby, Radio Slave, DVS1, Gerd Janson and Zip. Y’all can catch him this Saturday July 18 at the Railway Hotel.

antal Another last-minute announcement - Antal will hit Melbourne this weekend. A co-founder of the seminal Rush Hour label, since 1997 Antal Heitlager has been running one of the most influential imprints in the world, and naturally has become one of the soughtafter selectors on the planet. This will be the first time he’s visited Australian shores since 2007 when he played at a ten year anniversary party for Rush Hour. It goes down this Saturday July 18 at Boney.

MORTEN GRANAU

GLOBAL PROGRESSION By Augustus Welby & Luke McNamara

Believe it or not, Earthcore 2015 is only four and a half months away. Yeah, we know, the imprint of Shpongle’s set at Earthcore 2014 is still pounding through your veins. But it’s true, the festival will return to the hallowed grounds of Pyalong on November 26. As always, the folks at Earthcore HQ have assembled a monster lineup of electronic music from all over Europe, Asia and the Americas. Although the performers’ backgrounds are vast – there are representatives from Brazil, Mexico, Israel, Japan and New Zealand – more acts hail from Western Europe than anywhere else. Having dug in deep to familiarise ourselves with the lineup, we’ve become particularly intimate with the progressive trance music of Danish producer Morten Granau. In keeping with the hallmarks of the genre, Granau’s compositions forgo instant melodies and exaggerated builds in favour of long builds and subtle breakdowns. His tracks tend to clock in at around eight minutes, and there’s no denying that several hours – if not weeks – worth of labour goes into generating progtrance with such precision and balance. However, despite this, Granau’s creative stamina isn’t under threat. “To be honest, for me it’s not a problem,” he says. “I enjoy making music. At the moment I’m working in the studio and travelling a lot around the world.” Although Granau made his name as a solo artist, he’s also regularly involved in collaborative productions. Recently, he hit the studio with two talented producers from Israel called Royal Flush. “They really are very inspiring to work with,” he says. “I can’t say too much just yet, but the collaboration has been going great so far. I can say that you can definitely expect some kick and bass.” Another recent collaborative development is the label 432 Records, which Granau formed with three of his best mates. “The label is something I started with Phaxe, Joel and Martin Vice and it’s going really well,” he says. “Our first release, Phaxe and Morten Granau The Collective, was number one on the global Beatport chart for more than a month. So that has been a really good framework to build up from and it’s just been expanding from there on in.” In spite of his various commitments, Granau hasn’t let his solo work fall by the wayside. Just two months ago he unleashed the single Multinomial, which follows last year’s effort Polynomial. When it comes to working

alone versus teaming up with other artists, Granau has no clear preference. “Sometimes it’s better to work alone and sometimes it’s better to work with others,” he says. “It really depends on the scenario and the collaborator. Everybody has their own way of producing, so the good thing about working with other producers is that you always learn new production tricks.” Granau will no doubt demonstrate some of the new tricks he’s learned when he arrives down here in November. Having visited Oz a number of times previously, he’s more than a little bit eager to return. “This will be my first time at Earthcore and I’m really excited,” he says. “I’ve heard so many good things about the festival, and from what I’ve seen it looks like an awesome event.” A year-round traveller, Granau is well acquainted with the attitudes and behaviour of audiences around the world. Over the years, Australian audiences left an especially favourable impression on the Copenhagen native. “The Aussie’s for sure know how to party,” he says. “It’s one of my favourite countries to play in. One thing I have noticed when playing in Australia is they are much more into organic sounds, and not these small breaks all the time. “They sure like to dance,” he adds. “I can confidently say that Australia is definitely one of the craziest crowds on the global scene.”

“SOMETIMES IT’S BETTER TO WORK ALONE AND SOMETIMES IT’S BETTER TO WORK WITH OTHERS... EVERYBODY HAS THEIR OWN WAY OF PRODUCING.”

MORTEN GRANAU plays at Earthcore 2015, which runs from Thursday November 26 – Monday November 30 in Pyalong, Victoria. The lineup also includes Aes Dana, Infected Mushroom, Liquid Soul, Sonic Species, Victor Ruiz, Grouch and stacks more. WATCH INTERVIEWS, CHATS & AWKWARD SILENCES..... WWW.BEAT.COM.AU/TV

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BATPISS

SHOWERS OF GOLD By Patrick Emery Thomy Sloane, bass player and vocalist with Melbourne punk trio Batpiss, already had a few candidate names for his new band when the fickle stream of fate offered some guidance. “I was on a date with this girl at The Tote,” says Sloane, “and there’s a certain time in the year when bats hang out in the trees in the beer garden. A couple of nights beforehand I’d seen this shower of piss come down, and then when I was there that night I was talking to this girl, and I was under that shower.” Sloane took a discrete leave of absence and quickly ran around the corner to his house where he showered, changed his clothes and returned to The Tote to apologise to his unsuspecting date. “I saw Marty [Baker, Batpiss drummer] and said, ‘Hey, we’ve got to call the band Batpiss’,” Sloane laughs. The genesis of Batpiss occurred a short time before the infamous golden shower, when Deadocracy, Sloane and Baker’s previous band, buckled under the weight of internal conflict. “The lead singer and the drummer didn’t get on, or some shit like that,” Sloane says. Sloane and Baker were keen to keep working together, and recruited Paul Pirie, Sloane’s former housemate. “Paul and I had always talked about getting a band together, so I gave him a call and he was keen,” Sloane says. Despite the band members’ natural predisposition to the heavier, punk end of the musical spectrum, there was no particular sound in mind when the band formed. “We basically just wanted to get out there and

play,” Sloane says. “When we started out, we were just playing one-minute punk sort of songs. But we’ve all got different tastes, and as time passed we just found our sound by exploring the different genres of music we like.” In 2013, Batpiss released their blistering and brutal first album Nuclear Winter. In 2014, the band returned to the studio to record their follow-up album, Biomass. “We were under the pump a bit because I was going overseas and we wanted to record it before I left,” Sloane says. “We had the songs pretty well written before went into the studio – it was just a matter of going in there and doing it, and we got there in the end.” On Nuclear Winter, the band sought to capture the rawness of their live show, but the approach to Biomass was slightly more nuanced. “We mic’d things up a bit better, so you could hear different definitions and tones clearer – so we had more of a room sound,” Sloane says. “It’s still raw, but it’s definitely cleaner.”

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The publicity material accompanying the album says Biomass explores “the darker nuances of human existence”. “Paulie’s pretty good with his lyrics,” Sloane says. “It’s a got a lot of stuff in there – personal issues, darker times, how people can be shit. I guess he worded it pretty well.” The intensity and occasional brutality of Batpiss’ music overlays the lyrical frustrations with a sense of catharsis. Sloane agrees, though for him, the catharsis is in the physical act of playing. “I reckon if I didn’t play music I’d be a serial killer,” Sloane laughs. “I’m pretty relaxed, and I like to keep it that way, but I like playing loud angry music, and that keeps me chilled. It’s important to have that release.” In recent times Batpiss have travelled out of Australia

to play in Indonesia, joining other Melbourne punk rock bands, such as King Parrot, My Disco and High Tension, in exploring the burgeoning Indonesian punk rock market. For Sloane, playing to the young, enthusiastic Indonesian crowds was both revelatory and rewarding. “The scene over there is amazing,” he says. “The punk community really looks after each other. It’s one of the biggest punk scenes in the world these days. I’d definitely encourage bands to go over there.” BATPISS launch their new album Biomass this Friday July 17 at Howler. They’re also supporting The Drones on Friday September 5 at The Forum.

SUFFRAGETTE UNION By Giuliano Ferla

“We all went to Benalla, to my parents place where I grew up, and that’s where we really started jamming,” says Bob Harrow. He’s talking about how Immigrant Union’s latest album Anyway came about. He and Pete ‘Gamma’ Lubulwa sit chain-smoking upstairs at the Gasometer Hotel in Collingwood. Harrow is the band’s co-lead singer/guitarist, Lubulwa plays keys. Lubulwa goes on, “I think we ended up recording 14 or 15...” “16,” Harrow interjects. “16 songs.” The batch of 16 songs was cut down to ten to make up the band’s sophomore album. For Immigrant Union, good songwriting is paramount. In comparison to their debut, Anyway has more of a psychedelic undercurrent. Harrow and Lubulwa cite Spiritualized as a big point of reference. But tone and genre aside, they maintain that it’s all about the song. “You listen to Nirvana or the Beatles, it’s always Kurt [Cobain] or John Lennon sitting at the piano or on a guitar,” says Harrow. “I’m not comparing ourselves to them, but we start our songs in the same way. Like, your girlfriend just broke up with you, instead of kicking the wall in you’re going to write a song. Shit like that.” Case in point is the song Alison, one of the standout tracks on the album. When asked what that song’s about, Lubulwa whispers, “About a girl.” “About a girlfriend,” Harrow laughs. “It’s a fairly sort of literal song saying like… ‘Fuck’. With the lyrics of Alison, I sat there and wrote it like I was writing a

creative piece for English. Like, I’m going to write a story here and it’s got to be concise.” As far as Immigrant Union are concerned, the art of songwriting is in capturing something at its most refined. They generally begin as campfire songs, and it’s only once they hit the jam room or the studio that other flourishes get introduced. This has been the approach since the band’s first EP. In fact, that’s how Harrow and Brent DeBoer (of The Dandy Warhols) started the band. They met at Cherry Bar while DeBoer was in Melbourne on the film tour for the documentary Dig! They got chatting and DeBoer invited Harrow to come away with him for a weekend. They spent a lot of that time passing a guitar back and forth, swapping songs. Their relationship grew, and when DeBoer eventually moved to Australia, Lubulwa jumped on board and the band was established. Their lineup has constantly changed since their inception, at one point ballooning out to a nine-piece.

LOWDOWN HOKUM ORCHESTRA

ROOTS AND RAUNCH By Alex Watts

The creative world would be far less interesting if artists didn’t push beyond their normal working conditions to form unlikely collaborative partnerships or experiment with various stylistic forms. Thankfully the new stage production from Lowdown Hokum Orchestra is a mighty rejection of complacency. The band is the brainchild of Melbourne-via-Adelaide blues musician Doc White, who, together with jazz vocalist Nichaud Fitzgibbon, has created a celebration of early rhythm and blues, ragtime and jazz, coupled with narratively instructive burlesque dance. “It’s very different,” says Fitzgibbon. “It covers that kind of era when people were used to being entertained. There’s some full on colour and movement. It’s sort of like a play within a play; we’re having a rehearsal and you’re seeing inside of the rehearsal and the storyline relates to our past.” The show, entitled That’s Showbiz, is not actually a play, but rather an old fashioned song and dance spectacle. However, the songs were carefully selected to help portray the relationships between the three main protagonists. Fitzgibbon plays a character named Dee Dee Delore, who, along with her husband (played by Mark Cutler), plans a stage production to resuscitate her waning career as a singer and actress. Doc White, BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 28

Delore’s former flame, is brought along to make the jazz diva’s husband jealous, leading to all sorts of romantic and melodic calamities. “There’s not a lot of dialogue really,” says Fitzgibbon. “The majority of it is music and there’s just a couple of little conversations in between that explain what’s going on. Because the storyline is about putting on a show and we’re rehearsing that show, you’re just like a fly on the wall watching what’s going on.” The narrative is given further breadth by the inclusion of two burlesque performers – Bella du Jac and Lyra la Belle – whose intermittent routines reinforce the salacious and comedic nature of the music. “Doc had a vision through selecting some of the songs,” says

They have now pared back to a core five, which has had an effect on the music. “The kernel of the song always stays the same,” Lubulwa says. “The songwriting hasn’t changed, it’s just what’s done to the song that’s changed.” “Yeah,” Harrow agrees. “Instead of the fiddle, now we’ll have Gamma do like a fucking synth wahwahwahwahwahwah, and instead of a shuffle [he starts drumming in the air] it’s just a straight beat.” Since establishing their current lineup – rounded out by bassist Ben Street and drummer Paddy McGrathLester – Immigrant Union have come into their own as a live act. Their original lineup included Courtney Barnett, Dave Mudie and Bones Sloane, who left when Barnett’s solo career picked up pace. There’s some hesitation to talk about Courtney. Not in a sour way, more in a ‘we’re sick of talking about it’ way. “Everything’s always about Courtney, which is Fitzgibbon. “It’s a collaboration, but it was his initiative to put it together. He’s taken songs from The Asylum Street Spankers and added a few of their songs, and a couple of old blues tunes that really work well within the storyline. The music is a combination of rootsy rhythm and blues with a touch of jazz. Doc’s a blues singer and that’s his thing, and I bring my own thing to the show. It’s entertaining and very Australian in a way as well.” Fitzgibbon normally operates in the world of jazz and big band swing, but she’s relished the chance to sing hokum blues, which by definition relies upon euphemisms and sexual innuendo. “I jumped at this opportunity because it stretched me as a performer to get more into the humour and the timing,” she says. “I think burlesque dancers mostly have a sense of humour about themselves and it really works hand in glove; it’s a beautiful combination.” Having debuted the production last year, Lowdown Hokum are gearing up for a busy few months. September and October will see the troupe perform at Sydney’s Reginald Theatre and Melbourne’s Melba Spiegeltent. But before all of that, they’re holding a special one-off show in celebration of the production’s music. Backed by a band featuring several big names from the Australian blues and roots scene – such as Andy Baylor on fiddle and Paul Williamson on saxophone – they recently created a soundtrack album, which will be launched at The Flying Saucer Club on Friday July 17. Those who head along to the gig will be treated to the unedited version of That’s Showbiz, where, unlike the truncated single set used for their festival commitments, the Orchestra will present the story in two parts. “The first half will be the rehearsal and the second half will be the show, the glamorous half,” says Fitzgibbon. “That will be our first time doing it in a staged venue as opposed to in the round, which is great.”

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awesome,” says Harrow. “They were awesome, but we’re really stoked with the live thing at the moment because of [Street and McGrath-Lester]. It’s like you read shit and you’re sitting with them and you think, ‘Are you guys even in the band because you’re not mentioned here at all’.” Immigrant Union are performing as part of ACMI’s Bowie Late Nights series on Friday September 4. There is a personal connection here: DeBoer once toured Europe with The Dandy Warhols in support of Bowie. They played stadium shows throughout, and once were invited on stage to accompany Bowie for a song. “Bowie still calls Brent ‘Fat Head’,” Harrow laughs. IMMIGRANT UNION’s new album Anyway is out now. They play ACMI – Bowie Late Nights on Friday September 4.

LOWDOWN HOKUM ORCHESTRA launch their new album That’s Showbiz at The Flying Saucer Club on Friday July 17.

TUKA

A M AT T E R O F LI F E A N D D E AT H By Thomas Brand Balancing two musical projects at one time sounds like a daunting task. On paper this could very well be the case for Brendan ‘Tuka’ Tuckerman, one-third of the Blue Mountains hip hop trio Thundamentals. However, Tuckerman has found a healthy balance between working hard on his own solo project and continuing to collaborate. The MC’s new album Life Death Time Eternal not only proves his ability to multitask, but reveals him taking a fresh approach to refining his work in hip hop, and learning some new life lessons as he goes. The process for Life Death Time Eternal took Tuka far less time than usual. “I really only had a window of time to do this solo album while I was touring with Thundas,” he says. “It was a really intense, busy time and I didn’t see a lot of people. I was either in front of heaps of people performing or I was with myself or one other producer in a room going ham on beats whenever I had free time. It was a great experience. I came out of [Thundamentals’ album] So We Can Remember with so much energy coming through me; I didn’t stop writing. Two days after I finished, I started writing again. I felt like I shouldn’t stop, and I’m glad I didn’t, now this is done.” The wealth of creative inspiration has caused the balance between Tuckerman’s two projects to shift. “I’ve been going pretty much solo album, Thundas album, solo album, Thundas album for the last couple of years,” he says. “Usually there is solid time off in between. But that last Thundas record really had a lot of activity happening, and to be honest, we want to pretty much put

another record out as soon as possible anyway.” Despite the shortened break peroid, the next Thundamentals record is likely to deviate from 2014’s So We Can Remember. “The big reason I do the solo stuff is that I go away and test myself, so when we get back to Thundas I can bring more tools to the table,” says Tuckerman. “Usually I produce a lot of [the solo work] myself, but this time I didn’t have the time to produce the music, so I wrote it in my head and went to producers and started from scratch. Usually in hip hop you get a beat or a sample which starts it, and that’s the initial idea of the song, but I kind of didn’t have the time, and I wanted to approach it [from] a songwriting perspective. So I think of the song in my head first, find the initial idea off my own back, rather than starting with a sample or getting a beat off a producer.” Thematically, Life Death Time Eternal represents something of an epiphany for Tuckerman. “I kind of loosely based the album around the idea of duality, kind of around a thought I had,” he says. “Within every song

there’s a positive and negative that I’m talking about. It’s quite ironic, that positive and negative, because the epiphany I had to start writing the album is from how that Thundamentals song Smiles Don’t Lie went. I was thinking about how if I hadn’t had this heartbreaking relationship that had made me write that song – that’s one of Thundamentals’ most famous songs – I wouldn’t have been able to fulfil a lot of life goals in my career. “From that failure I got a success,” he continues. “I was just thinking about the duality of that and how humans have really complex emotions, and there’s grey

space between that success and failure, love and hate. I started researching duality and psychology within emotional standpoints and I found it fascinating, so when I approached the songs I took the thought that it’s not necessarily ironic that we have these opposing emotions – it’s just a complex system.”

“Our saxophonist, Theo Conos, is the man. He studied at Melbourne conservatorium of music and he now teaches music and he takes most of our sax solos because he is just insane,” explains Sneddon. The youthfully friendly Henshall fills us in on the act’s tenor sax/flute player: “I’ve known [Ben] Harvey since we were like five years old and he has always been able to just pick up anything,” he says. “Give him a couple of days and he is playing it at a competent level.” “Stikki Roder or Ricky Soda or Roger Godero – I don’t think he cares what we call him – is actually a guitar player, but he just picked the trumpet because we told him to and he’s a musical genius,” says Sneddon. “All the four horns players are geniuses.” This brings the conversation to trombone player Josh Lynzaat. Although assigned to the horns section, Henshall is quick to attest, “He has a voice of an angel.”

Another aspect of Arthur Penn & The Funky Ten’s complex and textured sound is their dual percussionists/drummers/keyboard players Tyler Daglish and Ben Winstanley. “They sort of switch between drums and keyboards because they both have very different styles so they work well on different instruments for different songs,” says Sneddon. Henshall adds, “Yeah and sometimes they just run around the stage dancing and stuff to create a vibe.”

of the biggest advances made on the new EP. “We’ve all matured a lot compared to the last two EPs we’ve done,” he says. “We’ve learnt how to let go of things. If an idea isn’t entirely necessary, we’ve got no problem now just deleting it. That just leaves what is important there. We spend a lot of time tweaking the smallest things, but at least the things we’re tweaking are focal points. A lot of textures can be one-take flukes, but a lot of the time that’s three hours of work for a tiny sound.” Although I’lls purposely craft music ideal for headphone listening, in a live setting the songs take on a whole new form. “All the shows we play, people are engaged and listening, but we’re not the sort of band that they’d dance to,” says Lam. Wanting to do something

different, I’lls recently decided to create a completely seated audio visual experience, complete with custom made visuals from Mitchell. “We set up on the side of the stage with a really big projector that was almost the size of the venue,” says Lam, describing the gig at Howler. “I think that suited us a lot more. Everyone was able to sit down and soak it in.”

TUKA’s album Life Death Time Eternal is out now through EMI/Universal. He’ll play the Corner Hotel on Friday November 6.

ARTHUR PENN & THE FUNKY TEN

B I G T O P C A R N I VA LE By Dan Watt

Arthur Penn & The Funky Ten are an 11-piece funk-soul act that consists of a group of Melbournians in their early 20s. This Friday they’re staging the Big Top Carnivale Party at The Workers Club. Ostensibly their live shows are really just a funk-ing good time, however, further probing reveals that precise intellect inhabits the project. Beat Magazine caught up with co-vocalists Cameron Henshall and Tim Sneddon and bass player Tim Eilenberg at Prudence, a drinking spot in North Melbourne. In case you’re wondering, Eilenberg clarifies there’s no one in the band called Arthur Penn. “Arthur Penn was a film director in the ‘60s and his most famous film is probably Bonnie & Clyde,” he says. “But his most important asset is that his name rhymes with ten.” Slightly miffed by the simplicity of his band-mate’s account, Sneddon expands on why they chose Herr Penn as the band’s namesake. “It’s a reference to him, but the whole idea of the band was to be a bit weird from the get go,” he says. “I studied film and I was doing a project on him the week we were deciding on the name. We wanted the initial atmosphere of the band to be a bit bizarre, so the fact we have this weird name, people are always trying to guess who is Arthur Penn.” The 11-piece initially wanted to be a straight up funk

band, but the aforementioned ethos has led them to dabble in multiple genres. Henshall, Sneddon and Eilenberg detail the role of the band’s remaining eight members. “Grace [Cummings] is the female vocalist and I met her through school theatre,” says Sneddon. “Keeping It Together will be a single and Grace mainly sings that song. We are really excited about it because we have literally just finished recording it.” “Edward [Lloyd] is our guitarist and he started off as a good old rock’n’rollin’ guitarist,” says Eilenberg. “If you go on Youtube and search you can find a video of Edward shredding to Heartbreaker by Led Zeppelin. He was only 16 when he posted it and it was literally one of the first videos of its kind, so it has 2.1 million views.”

ARTHUR PENN & THE FUNKY TEN present the Big Top Carnivale Party at The Workers Club this Friday July 17 with The Lalibelas ft. Nhatty Man, Tanzer, Morbidly O’Beat, DJ Richie 1250 (PBS), Mighty Dukebox DJs and Mr Biscuit the Magican.

I’LLS

EVERY SONG IS AN ISLAND By James Di Fabrizio When I get in touch with I’lls drummer and vocalist Simon Lam, he’s deep in a recording session for another of his projects – the incredibly alluring duo with Chloe Kaul called Klo. In fact, he’s so caught up in it he’s forgotten we had scheduled a chat. Perhaps this is indicative of Lam’s intense involvement in his music. Along with his I’lls cohorts, guitarist Dan Rutman and keyboardist Hamish Mitchell, he creates richly coloured and truly immersive music. Entrancing and gorgeous, the trio have just released their long awaited third EP Can I Go With You To Go Back To My Country. I’lls make electronic music with a voice of its own. A keen ear can pick the influence of Radiohead and Boards Of Canada, but ultimately the group bring something unique to the table. This is reflected in their beginnings, originally crossing paths in their first year of a seemingly disparate jazz course. As Lam explains, “We were put together in a group, but musically we didn’t really click with everyone. We were drawn to each other because we had interests outside of jazz as well. I mean, we were literally picked out at random to play together.” With a thirst for something more, they were destined to go out on their own. “I feel like all the really fresh music is coming out of electronic stuff. Jazz will always be there in our hearts,” says Lam, stifling a small chuckle at his brazen sincerity. While he may laugh, I’lls embrace a covert jazz spirit that is altogether refreshing. Their latest single, Keep, was born in a session

of improvised playing. “We recorded that by jamming around a bit. Once we had something that was working, we just hit record,” says Lam. “The rest of the song we just built up on top of that. We’re still using improvisation, but unlike the traditional sense, we go back and layer on top of that, or cut them up and move them around.” It’s production choices like these that give the electronic music of I’lls such an elusive quality. Their knowledge of the past is intrinsically linked to their ability create something new. “Doing a jazz course, you learn how to shape melody,” says Lam. “We kind of used that knowledge but instead of learning how to do a piano solo, we’d learn how to shape a noise from a synth and how to make it fit appropriately in the timeline of the track – where it sits well and where it should die”. The effort spent shaping these sounds allows them to shine through in the mix. According to Lam, this is one

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I’LLS new EP Can I Go With You To Go Back To My Country is out now via Solitaire Recordings. They’re playing Splendour in the Grass 2015, which runs from Friday July 24 – Sunday July 26 at North Byron Parklands. BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 29

S WA G G E R M U S I C F E S T I VA L

THE LITTLE THINGS By Adam Norris

Ask most people what they’ve been doing lately and they’re liable to tell you they’ve been busy. Exactly what constitutes “busy” will change pretty dramatically from person to person, but when Swagger Festival’s Michael Patterson says it, you know the man means business. Each year the festival director juggles logistics and lineup while running a café to keep the event funded. This year, he’s navigating the added puzzle of setting up Swagger in a brand new location. “I tell you, busy doesn’t cover it,” Patterson chuckles. He has knocked off work about half an hour ago, and despite finding himself at the tail-end of a long week, his mind is still whirring with activity. “When I’m not doing the festival I’m running a café. It means every day is busy, but otherwise I’ll fall behind and it just won’t get done otherwise. But we’ll take it slow. I’ll see what we can learn from this year, and if we make mistakes, we’ll know what to avoid next time. You just need to listen to what people want. If we’ve grown, it’s because we’ve been able to give people just that, and that gives them a reason to come back. Our budget doubled this year, but my ticket prices went up ten bucks. Hopefully, that will let us break even, and if we don’t, well, it’s back

to WA to work in the mines and get it running again.” I laugh with him, but Patterson is deadly serious. His passion for Swagger Music Festival is remarkable, and it’s not difficult to understand why. At most of the large scale festivals ± the likes of Splendour In The Grass and Future Music ± punters’ favourite performers are going to remain distant, indistinct figures on stage. But the Wandiligong weekend strips away that separation, and the sense of intimacy and community it fosters is the reason it’s become so adored. “My biggest focus is involving all the ticket holders with the artists,” says Patterson. “We’ve built this massive tepee that we light up, put in couches, cushions, hammocks, a baby grand piano, and that can kick on

until the wee hours of the morning. We did it last year and didn’t promote it, but this year, it’s something that people are already really looking forward to.” With Swagger 2015 including folk like Woodlock, Timberwolf, Emilee South and Benny Walker, it’s already set to be a vivid weekend. Each year has brought more interest and greater accolades, but with that greater demand comes greater responsibility. Patterson is already moving so fast it’s a little bewildering that he hasn’t caught fire, and with one eye on how the show will expand in years to come, it’s enough to make you collapse in bed and never leave. “We’re getting there,” he says. “In the past we’ve relied a lot on word of mouth, but now we have a portable station which streams live footage, and that’s going to expose us that little bit more, allow us to reach people who might not be familiar with us yet. I’d like to tour it ± take the festival and travel through small communi-

ties. The concerts that we have here are definitely worth taking around and showing to different communities, also because we’ve always kept our costs down. We might make a little bit of money to help fund the next year, but each year I’ve increased my expenses as well. This year we’ve moved to a new twenty acre property, and had to put in the infrastructure. But that’s how we’ve grown ± selling out the festival, and improving it year by year.” With its focus on community, respect and imagination, Swagger Music Festival is quite possibly the most pleasant gig you’re going to find any time soon ± a kind of mini-Woodford Folk Festival in rural Victoria.

Suede says. “Max truly understood our music and helped to take it to many states in the USA. Capt’n Gerry is one motherfucker of a drummer. Seriously, the man is a metronome of destruction. His performances are outstanding and he is a lot faster than any other drummer we have worked with. He really did make us a force to be reckoned with.” Thankfully, they’ve had no trouble replenishing the lineup. “[Drummer] Stewy Waterpig has only been with us for a year, but brings a fresh, soulful beat and groove to the band,” Suede says. “His attributes have made coming back to New Zealand truly a new and exciting journey. Jay L is our original bass player. We parted ways when Johnny and I left to the USA. That was a very hard day, but he has slipped back in so easily again. It is just like taking your original condition XP Ford Falcon out for a cruise.” Speaking of vintage cars, Suede and the Motel 6 are heading back to Melbourne next month for the Kustom Kulture celebration GreazeFest. The devotees that gather at festivals such as GreazeFest indicate that the

influence of rockabilly music and Kustom Kulture extends all around the world. “There is definitely a kindred crossover,” Suede says, “but each country or scene is devoted in a different way. The USA I feel is more traditional with its roots in the music, fashion and lifestyle. New Zealand and Australia have come from a more casual culture in general. Although, the scene in Australia has always been pretty fervent. Australia does have some very old roots in the music and culture of rockabilly that managed to survive with integrity. “There has always been a solid and supportive garage/ rockabilly/rock’n’roll scene in Melbourne,” she adds. “It has crossed our minds quite seriously to relocate to Melbourne. It’s a great sized city full of wonderful lunatics.”

turn down his guitar on stage by punching Simpson. “I didn’t see it happen, and it probably wasn’t a really violent punch,” Sujdovic says. “It was also out of character, because there wasn’t much tension in the band leading up to it, either, so it came right of the blue. But Roddy could definitely be uncontrollable some times.” With the studio already booked to record Dubrovnik Blues, The Dubrovniks initially enlisted the help of Tony Thewlis to play guitar before recruiting Chris Flynn as Radalj’s replacement. “The band’s sound definitely changed after Chris joined, but not just because he was in the band,” Sujdovic says. By the mid 1990s The Dubrovniks ± now with Glenn Armstrong on guitar, who’d replaced Peter Simpson in 1991 ± had toured Europe four more times, and the band was beginning to feel the strain. After Mushroom dropped the band from its label in 1993, The Dubrovniks released its last album, Medicine Wheel, on the German label Normal before breaking up in 1995.

In 2014 The Dubrovniks reformed for an acoustic set at the Sydney benefit gig for Lime Spiders singer Mick Blood. The band had also become became aware of a resurgence of interest in Greece. A planned one-off show in a small venue mushroomed into a full-blown European tour and appearances in Perth and Melbourne as part of the I’m Flipped Out Over You festival. “We’ve been offered a couple of hundred Euros to play in Greece, or a hundred million drachma,” Sujdovic. “We’re tempted to take the hundred million drachma just so we’ve got on our CV that we got a hundred million for a gig ± even though it’s probably only worth five bucks.”

SWAGGER MUSIC FESTIVAL 2015 goes down on Saturday October 24 and Sunday October 25, featuring Woodlock, Timberwolf, Emilee South, Benny Walker and more.

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AND THE MOTEL 6 WO N D E R F U L L U N AT I C S

By Augustus Welby

Labretta Suede and the Motel 6 is a rather misleading band name. First of all, the frontwoman is actually only accompanied by three other musicians. Secondly, while it’s Suede’s name in bold print, since day one, the band’s been an interactive, collaborative unit. There’s no one more crucial to the band’s constitution than guitarist Johnny Moondog. “Johnny is the savage frank to my beans in which together we create the juju strange noise we call music,” Suede says. “He is known for his wild and crazy guitar styles that compliment my energetic and raw stage delivery. We both come from a very similar world of music, art and wonder. He is extremely important to the band and to the songwriting process.” Suede and the Motel 6 have spent the last five years based in New York and touring through the US and Europe. However, they recently returned back to their home of Auckland. “Johnny and I have been based in New Zealand for a year now and much has changed back here for better and for worse,” Suede says. “It is certainly not the country or city I left behind when leaving for the USA, but it is an amazing little country

full of incredible people and talent. Though, it’s size and population does challenge my patience, and it is very far from the northern hemisphere, which I do miss everyday. “The plan is that we are based here for perhaps another year or so and will be touring to Spain in late October this year and in the USA in 2016. The need to tour and escape is the same wherever I am based really. I put it down to my Greek gypsy heritage.” Returning to New Zealand meant Suede and Moondog had to part with long time cohorts, bassist Max Speed $1000 and drummer Capt’n Gerry. But their contributions certainly haven’t been forgotten. “Max Speed $1000 was the first person we met in New York and was with us for six years and is still in the wings,”

LABRETTA SUEDE AND THE MOTEL 6 play GreazeFest Kustom Kulture Festival, which runs Friday August 7 ± S unday August 9.

THE DUBROVNIkS

FLIPPING BACK THE CLOCK By Patrick Emery

Early on in The Dubrovniks’ career, Boris Sujdovic and Roddy Radalj came up with a thematic framework for the band’s first album. “We were totally off the planet, but we thought we could make an album totally with ‘girl’ songs ± Missionary Girl, Dubrovnik Girls, Girls Go Mania. We wrote about three or four thinking it was really funny,” Sujdovic says. “But it petered out after about four songs when we realised it wasn’t that funny. Luckily we came to our senses.” The genesis of The Dubrovniks can be traced back to Sujdovic’s departure from the The Scientists in 1986. Sujdovic had travelled across to Europe with Kim Salmon, Tony Thewlis and Brett Rixon in 1983. When his Visa ran out three years later, he returned to Sydney. Sujdovic teamed up with fellow Perth expatriates Roddy Radalj and James Baker (both of whom had played in the original Perth line-up of The Scientists in the late 1970s) and guitarist Peter Simpson to form The Adorable Ones. In Sujdovic’s mind, the new band was designed so they could play rock’n’roll without the threat of confrontation from audiences and venue owners. “With The Scientists, we’d have to be careful where we played half the time ± we’d fear for our lives sometimes,” he laughs. “So with The Dubrovniks it was a bit of a relief at the beginning, not to have to worry too much about where BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 30

we played. Though with Rod in the band, you never knew ± he’d walk out with a turban on his head, and you’d think ‘Oh, here we go again’,” After learning of a Brisbane band called The Adorable Ones, Sujdovic, Radalj, Baker and Simpson chose the name The Dubrovniks in celebration of the Croation city in which both Sujdovic and Radalj were born. The Dubrovniks’ first record, Dubrovnik Blues, was released on Timberyard Records in 1989, produced by Radio Birdman and The Hitmen guitarist Chris Masuak. A couple of weeks before going into the studio Radalj had unceremoniously left the band after a bust-up on stage at Melbourne’s Old Greek Theatre. In an interview in 2007 Radalj ± who in addition to his stint in The Scientists, played a seminal role in Le Hoodoo Gurus and The Johnnys before leaving both of those bands ± recalled reacting to Peter Simpson’s request for him to

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James Teague

1. The First Song I Wrote I think the first song I wrote was about a break up when I was 17. I don’t recall the title, but I know it was a super cheesy lament in the key of G. I may or may not remember how to play it. Maybe if you get me drunk. 2. The Last Song I Released I’ve recently put out Heaven, the first single from my forthcoming album. It features some dreamy pedal steel lines by Shane Reilly (Lost Ragas and Voix D’or) and was mixed by Tony Dupé (Grand Salvo, Jack Ladder and Holly Throsby) in an old parish hall. 3. Songwriting Secrets I usually write a melody/chord progression first, which lends itself to certain words and sounds. The most liberating thing for me is to forget about key signatures and structure and allow the unborn song to possess me, even if it’s unintelligible at first. 4. The Song That Makes Me Proud It depends on the mood I’m in, the audience I’m performing for and the emotions I’m feeling. Currently, my favourite song is Heaven. I’ve written a clarinet part for my friend Seb to accompany me with. It kills me. 5. The Song That Changed My Life So many moments come flooding back: the time I discovered XO by Elliott Smith and revelled in his beautiful gloom for weeks without coming up for air. There’s also the early morning on my way back from an altered state when a friend put on Venus in Cancer by Robbie Basho. JAMES TEAGUE plays at Dane Certificate’s Magic Theatre on Friday August 7.

LYDIA GOLDTHORPE LONGPLAY CINEMA

Singer songwriter and pianist Lydia Goldthorpe will officially launch her exquisite debut EP Simple Local (produced by Hayden Calnin) on Wednesday July 15 in the unique setting of the Longplay Cinema featuring a very special secret support act. Expect an intimate gig this Wednesday July 15 at Longplay. Doors open at 8.30pm, tickets will set you back $15.

a soul songstress who captures hearts and hips. Her soaring voice, looping harmonies and beatboxing, gracefully combine elements of neo-soul, hip hop and pop. Be sure to catch this stellar double lineup when they hit The Retreat Hotel this Wednesday July 15. Doors open at 7.30pm and entry is free.

VINYL SPLINTERS THE PUBLIC BAR

Vinyl Splinters are back with a streak of shows (almost) every Wednesday in July at The Public Bar. They’re celebrating the release of their Cheeky EP, and now you get to hear them play it in full plus a bunch of FIDLAR covers for four weeks in a row. It all goes down at 7.30pm every Wednesday in July, entry is a cool $6.

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TETRAHEDRA

T H E R E T R E AT H O T E L

Described as a “band approaching pop music from an outside perspective”, Tetrahedra wield a startling array of influences to create a unique brand of modern pop music. Forming in 2014 at the Victorian College of the Arts, it’s easy to draw comparison between Tetrahedra and the likes of Björk, Little Dragon or Tame Impala. Whilst incorporating musical approaches not typically seen from a band such as this, the 5-piece utilise strong musicianship in order to always let strong songwriting prevail. Backing on the night is Tiaryn,

San Francisco’s premier doom laden heavy metal duo BLACK COBRA will be making their highly anticipated and long awaited return to Australian shores this July. After two hugely successful Australian tours, their last seeing them opening for Fu Manchu across Australia and New Zealand and co-headlining Cherry Rock Festival, this unrelenting two-piece are ready to blow minds all over again. With a loyal following the World over and two critically acclaimed albums under their belt, Black Cobra’s return will be a welcome one amongst fans of High on Fire, Motorhead, Sleep, Mastodon, The Melvins and the likes. Co-headlining on the night as part of their massive double tour are Jucifer. Be sure to catch them this Wednesday July 15 at Cherry Bar. Tickets are $30, doors open from 7pm.

CARD HOUSES

THE TOFF IN TOWN

Set to push the Melbourne electronic scene in new and exciting directions, Card Houses is releasing his second EP ‘Red Sun Never Rises’ with a ballistic live performance at Toff In Town. Known to dive-bomb crowds, sweat buckets and break the fourth wall, his eerie new release blends his established intensity with a new found darkness, carving out new sonic territory. He’ll be joined on the night by expat hip-hop visionaries Walla C and Clay Adams, along with all-round techno head Benny Boi. It all goes down at The Toff In Town this Wednesday July 15. Tickets are $7. Doors open at 8pm.

out Brighton Up Bar for his ‘Embers’ EP launch, performed on Channel 7’s ‘The Morning Show’ and supported Shane Howard at the Sutherland Entertainment Centre. Now Tom and his three piece band (Cam Whipp on and Miles Thomas on drums) are playing a free show at Whole Lotta Love with Dylan James and Thursday favourite Brendan Forward from 8pm. Be sure to head down on Thursday July 16 to catch the hype.

THE HIP HOP NU-SOUL JAM SESSION DING DONG LOUNGE

Wednesdays in July are heating up at Ding Dong Lounge, with 30/70 collective presenting this week’s Hip Hop, Nu-Soul Jam Session. This residency is the ultimate culmination of the Hip-Hop community in Melbourne, featuring the debut of the extended family house band including resident horn section, the authentic soul sisters plus special guest vocalists and MCs each week. So if you got the steez, bring ya’ll pipes and your piece and get down with the O.Gs. Entry is free, doors open at 9pm. THURSDAY JULY 16

TOM STEPHENS

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Sydney based Tom Stephens is generating significant hype in the Australian folk / indie scene. He sold

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LOS NACHOS TRIO

16 to raise money for cancer related charities in honour of their dad who passed away in 2011. To date they’ve raised over $5000 for charities like The Cancer Council, Australian Cancer Research Foundation and the National Breast Cancer Foundation thanks to the generosity of attendees. It all kicks off at 7pm and entry is $10.

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ALI BARTER & GORDI THE WORKERS CLUB

Ali Barter has announced she will team up with Gordi for a double headliner single launch show this Thursday. Barter will be launching Hypercolour, the first single from her forthcoming record AB-EP, and follows on from tours with the likes of The War On Drugs and Phosphorescent. Sydney-based folktronica artist Gordi, whose music has drawn comparisons to Asgeir, Tallest Man on Earth and Angel Olsen, will be launching Can We Work It Out, from her debut EP set for release in August. Ali Barter and Gordi will perform at The Workers Club on Thursday July 16. Tickets available from the venue’s website.

THE NEW SAVAGES

THE DRUNKEN POET

A sparse, yet fully realised original blues sound emanates from Melbourne band The New Savages. Digging out long lost grooves from pre WWII era blues music, the band creates a hypnotic and archaic beat to get people on the dance floor. Lead singer and guitarist Milan has a fresh but frank interest in life, death and love. Evoking the poetic imagery of Jim Morrison, Bob Dylan and Townes Van Zandt he plays a skilled one chord slide guitar style reminiscent of old blues masters Blind Willie Johnson, Fred McDowell, and John Lee Hooker. His other half Nathan is a seasoned professional from numerous jazz and soul projects, providing a solid groove to compliment Milan’s droning guitar and get the masses dancing. Be sure to catch the duo when they hit The Drunken Poet this Thursday July 16. Doors open at 8pm. Free entry.

YIS

THE OLD BAR

The Third Annual Sam Fazio Birthday Invitational is happening again at The Old Bar this Thursday night, featuring YIS, The Michael J Fux, James Gilligan, Miss Miss plus an art show upstairs. For the last couple of years, YIS have put on a show at The Old Bar on July

Native New Yorker, Will Coyote, moved to Melbourne with two guitars and a head full of the tales of the people of NYC. Spinning these stories into song, Coyote Divide is an ambitious new project by some of Melbourne’s finest. Just a few shows under the belt, they are already gaining a reputation for their ever-dynamic, unique sound - A blend of psychy, alt rock melodies, shades of folky storytelling, and guy/girl harmonies swirl amid some not-quitetraditional musical structures. Be sure to catch Coyote Divide when they hit The Retreat Hotel this Thursday July 16. Doors open at 8.30pm and entry is free as always.

MATT DOLL MUSIC YA H YA H ’ S

Come catch ex-Mavis’ member Matt Doll as he plays a synthwave set at Yah Yah’s this Thursday July 16, featuring support from local spooky electro goths Asylum Sisters. For the amazing price of free, get treated to a night of electronica, punk and dark noises. Be sure to get down to Yah Yah’s when the doors open at 8.30pm.

Los Nachos Trios are the most infamous singing group in the Latina motherland. Their famous number one hits include Hands Off My Piñata, Donkeylover and the dance floor hit Tamales ay Tamales ay ay!. Also infamous for their intimate knowledge in all facets of love, Los Nachos Trios will make their first trip to Australia after receiving a record number of fan letters from St. Kilda (their biggest following outside their home country) begging them for their teachings on el lecciones de amor (the lessons of love). So now, they will bring their Tour Of Love to the Cellar Bar and take the locals on an intimate viaje (journey) through their seven lessons of love where, along the way, you will enjoy such songs as Never Do A Tango With An Eskimo, Cuanta Le Gusta and So Nice Summer Samba. Doors open 6.30pm, tickets cost $29.

THE WEEPING WILLOWS & GENA ROSE BRUCE

THE POST OFFICE HOTEL

Andrew Wrigglesworth and Laura Coates are a couple of old souls, steeped in bluegrass tradition and draped in gothic Americana imagery. That kind of description might make them sound like some carefully contrived concept act, but there’s something truly different about The Weeping Willows. They really mean it. Head down to The Post Office Hotel this Thursday July 16 and watch as The Weeping Willows settle into the venue, along with Gena Rose Bruce for two back to back sets kicking off at 8pm. Entry is free.

The Charge

Define your genre in five words or less: End of world music. What music or artists have inspired The Charge? Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Horsehead, Nirvana, Alice in Chains, Tool, early Metallica You’ve been playing for a few years now, what has been your favourite gig to date? Our favourite gigs have always been at the Espy Front Bar. Another favourite was when we supported The Nerve and Gay Paris on their national tour a few years back. Which band would you most like to have a battle/ showdown with? A zombie supergroup of Dimebag, Hendrix, Bon Scott, Bonham. I’m not sure who would play bass. Your new single Acid In My Veins (Tonight I’ll Be Back Again) is a pretty extensive title, what’s the song about? The song is about rebirth and the end. Will this song be off a new record? If so, when is the release date? Yep, Acid in My Veins is off the new record Order of the Owl. It will drop in late September. Any albums or EPs for sale? If so, how can I buy them? We have our last Album Red Flags available on iTunes and Bandcamp, as well as the new single Acid in My Veins. Why should everyone come see your live show? We rock and don’t sound like anyone else. Plus Jools our bassist is a beast. THE CHARGE launch Acid In My Veins (Tonight I’ll Be Back Again) on Friday July 17 at Whole Lotta Love with Lillye and Black Mars. Their single is out via Cement Records and can be found on iTunes and Bandcamp.

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Stone Grave

Define your genre in five words or less: Doom/stoner rock. So, someone is walking past as you guys are playing, they then go get a beer and tell their friend about you... what do they say? “Whoa, Stone Grave are kind of like a more attractive version of Black Sabbath, but I really thinking that balding bassist should just cut his losses and shave his head.” How long have you been gigging and writing? As a band we started writing about a year ago, just as a side project for a few of us. It then kind of took control over our other bands after we got some songs together and we played our first gig in March. What inspires or has influenced your music the most? Our Lord and savior, Satan. What do you think a band has to do these days to succeed? Write open string breakdowns and use cuss words. Do you have any record releases to date? What? Where can I get it? We put out a 2-track EP earlier in the year, which can be downloaded for free off our Bandcamp, or physicals can be picked up at a show. Why should everyone come and see your band? Our guitarists’ name is Darren, our bassist is going bald, our other guitarist has pretty fucked nipples from piercings gone wrong and our drummer is about three foot four with a hairy arse. Couple that with bone crushing riffs and we will melt your face off. STONE GRAVE play at The Brunswick Hotel on Friday July 17 with Wolfpack, The Approach, The Wrecks and Groundswell.

Forming last year, Melbourne’s freshest noise rockers Walt are heading to The Bendigo this Thursday July 16 for a night of noise, psych, and improvised musical worlds. Joining Walt on the night will be industrial electronic duo Duaa Svim, and local shoegazers The Shards. Catch them all live at The Bendigo from 8.30pm onwards, entry is a cool $5.

MAYFIELD

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Mayfield have been busy locked away in preproduction for their EP and it’s time to put on your party shoes with a rocking live gig... but not just any gig - a BIRTHDAY GIG! Featuring special guests Kingston Crown and DJ Saul Knight, get ready to shake your stuff stupid style when the doors open at 8pm. Tickets cost $14.

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BLACK CAB

THE CORNER HOTEL

As part of the 2015 Leaps & Bounds festival, Black Cab will launch the vinyl edition of their double album, Games of the XXI Olympiad at the Corner Hotel on Friday July 17 with very special guests Lost Animal & The Infants. Four years coming, the vinyl edition of Games of the XXI Olympiad caps months of critical acclaim and two sold out Melbourne headline shows. This will be the final show before the band take an extended break to write new material, so be sure to catch the band before they take get working on the follow-up to their critically acclaimed 2011 LP ExTropical. They’ll play a show this Friday July 17 at The Corner Hotel. Tickets cost $23, doors open at 8.30pm.

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NUSSY

SHADOW ELECTRIC

Melbourne synth-pop starlet Nussy has announced the release of her new single, My Heroin, alongside single launch dates at The Shadow Electric in Melbourne on Friday July 17. After garnering critical praise for her 2014 debut EP, Dizzy, Nussy has again teamed up with Michael Paynter and Michael Delorenzis at MSquared Productions to deliver her edgy and provocative new single. Be sure to catch her before she releases her follow-up EP later this year – entry costs $12, doors open at 7pm.

Acoustic folk singer/songwriter Helen Shanahan comes to Melbourne this week, playing in Brunswick’s Spotted Mallard to celebrate the release of her third EP Finding Gold, out earlier this month. Hailing from Perth, Helen has been hard at work this year, recording the follow up to 2012’s Driftwood. Now, Finding Gold is finally here, and Helen is excited to share her personal stories with audiences nationwide. Helen Shanahan plays from this Friday July 17 at The Spotted Mallard. Entry is free. Doors open at 9.30pm.

WAAX

THE JOHN CURTIN

After releasing an EP along with a flurry of singles since 2012, Fraser A. Gorman is almost ready to release his debut album Slow Gum, rife with funny, heartfelt and infectious tunes. Following on from the gorgeous, sardonic, downbeat witticisms of his last single Book of Love, Fraser A. Gorman is about to release a second track from the forthcoming album, returning with another irresistible slice of sun-baked, crackedheart heaven in the form of Broken Hands, a moving take on the balance between rock music and human vulnerability. Fraser A. Gorman will be touring the album on Friday July 17 with a show at the Gasometer Hotel. Doors open at 8pm, tickets are $15.

THE LOWDOWN HOKUM ORCHESTRA

Brisbane’s hard-hitting punk inspired rock’n’roll fourpiece WAAX have just released their ferocious new single, I For An Eye, and are heading to Melbourne to launch the single at The Curtin on Friday July 17, with special guests Reptiles. WAAX’s intense and powerful live prowess has seen them share stages with internationals including Guitarwolfe and White Lung and locals including Kingswood, The Delta Riggs and Stonefield. They’ve just added fuel to the fire with their announcement on the first round of the BIG SOUND line up. Be sure to catch them when they hit The Curtin this Friday July 17. Entry is $10, doors open at 8.30pm.

The Lowdown Hokum Orchestra and Burlesque Revue are bringing their brand spanking new show THAT’S SHOWBIZ to The Flying Saucer Club on Friday July 17, and hot in their hands will be the Orchestra’s new album of the same name. As a performance, That’s Showbiz features a combination of story-telling, hot hokum jazz, blues and burlesque that delivers a toe-tapping, sexy, one-of-a-kind theatrical experience delivered by a stellar cast of some of Australia’s finest musicians, dancers and actors. Be sure to catch it at The Flying Saucer Club when the doors open at 6pm. Tickets are $25+BF.

THE TARANTINOS

INTENSE HAMMER RAGE

A big night for celebrating the Gertrude Street Projection Festival down at Yah Yah’s as The Tarantinos take the stage, with supports from Burn Antares, Ghost Gang and Yoko Bono in their brand new upstairs band room. Strap yourself in for a night of classic tunes from Quentin Tarantino’s immortal movies as The Tarantinos blast out covers of soundtrack favourites. Get down to Yah Yahs this Friday July 17 to be part of the action. Entry is $13 when the doors open at 8pm.

This Friday, Intense Hammer Rage are heading to Melbourne’s home of everything loud, the Bendigo Hotel, for a huge night featuring a stacked metal lineup. Joining in on the fun are fast as hell freaks Morbid Anal, the ever present Ornithologist, and all the way from down south, The Seaford Monster. Don’t miss this rager, Friday July 17 at The Bendigo. Doors open 8pm with $12 entry.

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The Drunken Poachers, with their wily ways and wooden instruments, have snuck boot-clad and boozed onto Melbourne’s live music stages. The dubious sextet are not to be trusted, they poach the tunes of others, and after a white-wash of their brand of Irish-bluegrass-country, they declare what never belonged to them their own. Dishonest and dirty and wearing flannelette better than you do, they’re leaving heavy heads and dented floors in their very catchy wake. Be sure to catch The Drunken Poachers this Friday July 10 when they take over the front bar at The Reverence Hotel. Entry is free, doors open at 8.30pm.

JED APPLETON

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In July & August, Jed Appleton will be touring throughout Australia with support from talented songwriter Joe Mungovan. Jed will be playing some of Australia’s most intimite venues to showcase not only the new album, but the countless new material that came flooding out during a mammoth 22 date UK / European Tour with renowned troubadour, Stu Larsen. He plays a show at Some Velvet Morning on Friday July 17. Entry costs $5, doors open at 8pm.

THE JENSENS SHEBEEN

Brisbane indie rock outfit The Jensens have announced that they’ll join Morning Harvey for an east coast tour this July. The five-piece will showcase their garageBEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 34

pop sound with tunes like Fears and A New Hope, alongside cuts from their forthcoming debut release, which is set to hit stores later this year. They’ll play Shebeen on Friday July 17. Tickets are $15 on the door when they open at 9pm.

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Sun God Replica have recently returned from shows in the UK and Spain, and have recently played a solid return show at The Gasometer to the delight of their dedicated fan base. To celebrate their return, they’ll be playing a slew of shows across Melbourne with the upcoming crown jewel of these shows being held on Friday July 17 at Cherry Bar alongside Powerline Sneakers and The Empties. Entry on the night will come with a free jager shot to boot, be sure to grab your tickets from Cherry Bar’s website before the show on Friday July 17. Tickets cost $13, doors at 8pm.

THE CHARGE

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After a 12 month hiatus from live touring, The Charge are back in a big way: they have just signed with Cement Records to release their first single. Their first show back with new material from their follow up album to Red Flags, The Charge take the Whole Lotta Love stage on Friday night with Sydney rock rebel giants Lillye, a five-headed rock n roll animal ready to set the scene on fire and Melbourne rock solid outfit, Black Mars. Entry will set you back $10 this Friday July 17.

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Brisbane producer cln is in town this week, celebrating the release of his found EP with a gig at Laundry Bar this Friday. The joint show, with local aquatic beat maker Dugong Jr, audiences can expect to hear some

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Head down to Belleville from 12pm on Saturday and get snacking... or is that bon appétit? Free entry.

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Drag your worthless self along to the Public Bar on Saturday July 18 for a night of face-melting grindcore guaranteed to wipe at least five years off your life. With Clogged, Pissbolt, The Kill and Shagnum on the bill, you’re sure to catch the most devastatingly heavy riff merchants this side of Jupiter at Public Bar this Saturday. Doors at 8pm and entry is $10 measly dollars.

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group Wilco. Dakota Avenue has been critically acclaimed in Australia and the US and nominated for Best Female Artist and Best Album in the 2012 Age EG music awards and Unpaved magazine. Sherry will be taking her reputable talents to The Retreat Hotel this Saturday July 18 – be sure to catch her for a free show when the doors open at 5pm.

THE CACTUS CHANNEL SHADOW ELECTRIC

The Cactus Channel have announced an east coast tour in celebration of their new single, Cobaw. Filled with heavy drums and reverb-drenched guitars, the track marks the third 45 from the Melbourne-based instrumental collective. They’ll premiere it live when they travel up the east coast, hitting stops in regional and metro Australia along the way. They’ll play at The Shadow Electric on Saturday July 18 and Shebeen on Friday September 11. Tickets cost $18 when the doors open at 7pm.

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Gigasound Studios and Five Ace Music are bringing Three Quarter Beast, Zombie Motors Wrecking Yard, Socially Handicapped and Master_Beta to The Brunswick Hotel on Saturday July 18 for an all out sludge fest. For those who haven’t caught these bands before, this is a show not to be missed.

BASTILLE DAY CELEBRATIONS BELLEVILLE

As we celebrate our French connection, Belleville proudly hosts a Bastille party for all you modern revolutionaries! Featuring a range of traditional dishes and desserts to delight – expect a french-flavoured festive evening for all. Dance arm in arm as French group Swinging Rendez-Vous plays gypsy jazz, jazz manouche and zouk béton styles to the traditional classics of Edith Piaf, Jaques Brel and Serge Gainsbourg.

CHRIS CAVILL AND THE PROSPECTORS THE TOFF IN TOWN

SHERRY RICH DUO

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It’s been an epic few years for Australian singer/songwriter Sherry Rich, with highlights including a special guest appearance on SBS TV show RocKwiz, an acclaimed new album Western Sun with Ashley Naylor (as the grapes) and an extensive US Tour promoting the new album Dakota Avenue recorded in a Chicago loft with the late Jay Bennett, legendary steel player Al Perkins (Flying Burrito Brothers) and members of US

The hard working folk-rockers are heading up the East Coast with Midnight Train, the 2ndsingle and video from the album in tow. Midnight Train is a hauntingly twisted love song to Melbourne and its songwriters. The song taps into the musical folklore of the city, paying homage to Chris’ close friends, colleagues and counterparts who have dedicated their lives to writing and performing original music and the struggles inherent in that path. Lyrically, the song describes the story of a man, anxiously reflecting on the musical high-life that could quite possibly be slipping away. Be sure to check them out at The Toff In Town this Saturday July 18. Entry is $15 when the doors open at 8pm.

THE BABE RAINBOW

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To celebrate the announcement of their self titled EP, The Babe Rainbow will head off on a run of east coast shows this July. The tour will see the duo and their backing band play eight shows, starting in Brisbane before making their way down to Melbourne a couple of weeks later. The Babe Rainbow will take over The Gasometer on Saturday July 18. Doors open at 8pm, tickets cost $15.

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What do you reckon people will say you sound like? A cross between Radiohead, The Police and U2. What do you love about making music? Being able to express yourself through music and to create something pure. What do you hate about the music industry? It’s not what you’re good at, but who you know. If you could travel back in time and show one of your musical heroes your stuff, who would it be and why? Sting, because of he influenced me so much. If you could assassinate one person or band from popular music, who would it and why? Not really, I’m a farmer not a fighter. What can a punter expect from your live show? Cool riffs with a lot of groove and energy. What’ve you got to sell CD-wise? We have an EP coming out in the not too distant future. THE RIVERS OF JANUARY play at the Brunswick Hotel on the Thursday July 16 with SNARES and WIRES, ATLAS and PLYMOUTH.

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Winterplan

What are you guys all about? We are an indie/electro band from Melbourne. When did you start out? Jules and Dave first started to experiment with minimal electronic music as a two-piece in 2011. Clara joined shortly after and added an indie/ pop element to the band. Electronic drummer Pip MacKay joined us last year, elevating our show to a whole new level. What made you start doing that? We just wanted to do something that would make people say ‘Wow wa we wa.’ Do you think you’re good at doing that? There are definitely times for each of us when we wonder if we are completely delusional. If you weren’t doing that, what would you be doing? If we weren’t doing this we’d jointly open a roller disco and have cake nights. What makes you happiest about what you’re doing? The one person you can faintly see in the darkness throwing killer dance moves during a set. And what makes you unhappiest about what you’re doing? Being poor. What’s you proudest moment of doing what you do? Finishing and releasing our debut album. Actually that’s two moments spread over oh so many years. And your least proud? Living off zucchini pasta for two months. WINTERPLAN play at Ding Dong Lounge on Saturday July 18 to celebrate the launch of the album Fight/Flight. They’ll be joined by The McQueens and Youthfire.

Oliver Moon & Jack Kelly present The Reverence Hotel’s Third Birthday celebrations this Saturday July 18. Helping them party on into the evening are an eclectic bunch of incredible bands including The Peep Tempel, Lincoln le Fevre & The Insiders. Super Best Friends (ACT), Hoodlum Shouts, Georgia Maq, Foxtrot, Deafcult (QLD) & Kissing Booth. All of the fun will kick off from 6.30pm so come along and celebrate but remember, no presents. Tickets are $20 + booking fee, doors open at 6pm.

LANKS

Melbourne crooner Lanks has locked in an east coast tour in support of his forthcoming sophomore EP, Banquet. Due out on Friday July 3, the EP is the follow-up to his widely praised debut, Thousand Piece Puzzle. The project features singles Hold Me Closer and Settle Down, which he’s had plenty of time to test out live playing alongside the likes of Broods, Mansionair, Andy Bull and The Antlers. Lanks will play at The Workers Club on Saturday July 18. Tickets will set you back $17, doors open at 8.30pm.

THE SCIENTISTS

The original line-up of the legendary 1970s rock ‘n roll band is returning to play at Leaps & Bounds festival this year, and with a show pencilled in at The Corner Hotel, you’d be crazy to miss this opportunity when they hit Melbourne in July. This line-up features Kim Salmon, James Baker, Rod Radalj and Boris Sujdovic as they reunite for a special show that is not to be missed. Get on over to cornerhotel.com for tickets when they play on Saturday July 18 and get ready to catch the Perth-grown legends in the flesh. Doors open at 7.30 pm, tickets are $50. BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 36

SUNDAY JULY 19

JASON MOLINA: A TRIBUTE

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Some of Melbourne’s brightest musical lights gather at The Gasometer Hotel this Sunday July 19 to commemorate the life and music of adored songwriter Jason Molina. A truly unique lyricist who explored the dark heart of American music like no other, Molina garnered a passionate following of fans through his desolate yet empowering songs. Tonight’s lineup features the talent of Cherrywood, Waywardbreed, Oscar Lush, Water Music, Nick Maher, Baby Blue, George H., Rich Davies, Black River Bell, Max Barker, Kira Puru and Worthwild. Grab your tickets for $8 on the door, doors open at 8.00pm.

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TANK DILEMMA

Tank Dilemma are the only band large on fat riffs, honking horns and chunky piano/organ/clav at the core. Richard Tank Tankard and his Dilemma will deliver a big soul sound, rollicking swing blues, and some hard funk with nods to rock when they hit The Post Office Hotel this Saturday July 18, playing two free sets from 9.30pm onwards. Come down for the Tank, stay for the Dilemma.

CHERRY BAR

Get on down to Cherry Bar for Cherry Blues this Sunday July 19 and treat yourself to a set from The Housewreckers. The Housewreckers was the brain Child of Legendary Basist Greg Trenney with a vision to build a three piece band that could rock with the best and break out some soulful blues, featuring the brilliant Venom on drums and seasoned musician Alex Pavlis on guitar and vocals. With support from Benny C and the Associates in the afternoon, be sure to catch this instalment from Cherry Blues when it kicks off from 2pm. Entry is $5.

ANDY BAYLOR’S CAJUN COMBO

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Andy Baylor has been a driving force behind many acts, having played music professionally since the mid seventies. He’s in high demand as a blues jazz guitarist, previously backing Screaming Jay Hawkins, Louisiana Red, and Jimmy Witherspoon, and having toured with Flaco Jiminez, Slim Dusty, and the icon Bob Dylan. This Sunday July 19, Andy Baylor brings his guitars down to The Post Office Hotel, playing two sets from 4.30pm. It’s free entry.

Every Sunday at the Prince Public Bar sees Melbourne’s longest running blues jam setting up at it’s new home to surmise the following Monday mood. Head down to the Prince Public Bar for an afternoon of talent from Australia and all over the world as each week hosts a different special guest, backed by the EBC All Stars. Music begins at 5.30pm and entry is free.

THE DRUNKEN POET

You never know what’s going to happen when revelry blues rockers, The Danny Walsh Banned, play the Drunken Poet. They’ve jumped on tables, performed a whole set a-top of the bar, used unsuspecting audience members’ halfempty Guinness pints as guitar slides… and that’s just the beginning. To reduce risk and insurance premiums, a stripped back Banned duo will be performing on Sunday July 19, from 4pm onwards. They’ll play material from soon to be released second album full of Swampy Blues and Oz Rock. Entry is free.

Maricopa Wells will be taking over the Reverence Hotel every Sunday afternoon in July to put an acoustic twist on their own brand of soulful melodic

Aaron Thomas is a Sydney bred songwriter who has spent the last 10 years in Madrid, Spain where he released 3 albums as well as an EP and film soundtrack. He has played at international music festivals such as SXSW (Austin), CMJ (New York), Popkomm (Berlin) and London’s Concrete and Glass. While his influences include artists such as Andrew Bird, Elvis Perkins or Elliot Smith as well as older artists like early Elvis or Roy Orbison - his songs are a mix of old style folk/country and shades of darker pop with melodies that weave through personal accounts of love and despair. Be sure to catch Aaron when he hits The Retreat Hotel this Tuesday July 21. Doors open at 7.30pm, entry is free as always.

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This week’s instalment of Taste Of Indie Tuesday features the multi genre original music from the Prince’s in house band Collective Action. In a presentation format that was a hit in its initial week, Collective Action will feature support from songwriter/ vocalist Ali Hughes and new age folk rock songwriter performer Bob Crain. In a new twist this week Ali and Bob will be joining each other on stage to add some vocal harmony and back up for each other’s songs while the band plays on. The show goes down this Tuesday July 21 from 7.30pm onwards. Entry is free.

CHERRY BAR

Your band can jam on the Cherry stage. Mixer, backline and stage provided. You just need to bring leads and sticks. It happens every Monday night, so what are you waiting for, email Red@ cherrybar.com.au to book your spot. Plus, for anyone who wants to head along and discover some brand new music, it’s free entry.

A consistent stream of blistering live shows has earned Lepers & Crooks a reputation as one of the country’s mustsee live bands, with their intelligent and emotive songs brought to life by dynamic, raucous performances. This Monday they’re bringing the party to The Workers Club. Doors at 7.30 and it’s a ridiculously cheap $3 entry. TUESDAY JULY 21

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with Antarktika, her Bjork-meets-JuliaStone vocals over original composition, then Patra Kay’s synth pop blasts with her full band providing sweet riffs. Finished off with Dada Ono, electric violin, metronomic drumming dynamic duo. See you at the Brunswick Hotel for a great night of music.

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Holy Serpent end their tour with a free party for you all with their friends from Ballarat Wildeornes destroying you with their riff worship madness, and Melbourne’s new lads Roundtable educating you with their progressive stoner metal. It all begins at 8pm. Come down and grab a copy of the debut album from Holy Serpent who recently signed to RidingEasy Records in California.

Guitar-drums duo This Way North will formally launch their new track Pretty Much with a one-off show at the Spotted Mallard on Saturday July 18. The bouncy new single was recorded with producer Shane O’Mara (Tim Rogers, The Audreys, Lisa Miller) at Yikesville studio in Yarraville and mastered by Sameer Sengupta at Studios 301. This is the first in a series of exciting tracks from that session, with many more to come. Be sure to catch them when they hit The Spotted Mallard this Saturday July 18. Entry is $10, doors open at 8.30pm.

rock and to showcase new tracks from their upcoming full length debut Places To Land. Be sure to catch them this Sunday July 19 when they play at the front bar for a delightfully free show. Doors open at 3pm.

ELWOOD BLUES CLUB

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The Bendigo Hotel have gotten a hold of five of the best up and coming local bands, and they’re giving them space to go all out this Saturday night. Hitting up the stage first is Elusive, followed by Sonic Moon, Asthmatics, Bricks, and Past Present. Show your support for the locals, doors open 8.30pm with $5 entry.

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VASSILIS TSITSANIS TRIBUTE SHOW Bringing together a collection of some of Melbourne’s finest musicians; Achilles Yiangoulli, Con Kalamaras, Dean Georgalas, Nick Koutsaliotis & Stavrina Dimitriou, this concert aims to play tribute to the iconic Vassilis Tsitsanis, focusing on some of his most memorable and celebrated works from the 1940s and 1950s. The concert will follow his amazing career in chronological order and also aims at weaving within the story certain historical circumstances. After his death, He was mourned across Greece, where his music is still enjoyed to this day as he remains regarded as a legend of rebetiko music. Come and watch this heartfelt tribute on Saturday July 18 when the doors open at 8pm – tickets are $25+BF.

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For more reviews go to beat.com.au/reviews CIT Y CALM DOWN Northcote Social Club, Friday July 10

HIGH TENSION Howler, Saturday July 11 Organised madness ensued at highly esteemed Brunswick venue Howler over the weekend. From the outside, it appeared like any normal night. But through the mist of cigarette smoke in the beer garden and past the general punters of the front bar, the band room was set to host one of the best Melbourne gigs of 2015. I am of course referring to the release show of the much awaited sophomore full length Bully from Collingwood’s heavy punk overlords High Tension. First band of the night Die Cut warmed the crowd with their atmospheric and doomy drones. Despite being a last minute addition to the bill, Die Cut proved themselves as one of Melbourne’s best new bands. Next up was Melbourne hardcore staples Outright, who got the crowd headbanging with infectious heavy riffs and tough as fuck breakdowns. Vocalist Jelena Goluza pulsated with energy during the performance, oozing around the stage without breaking a sweat the entire time. Main support was none other than Canberran hardcore/metal act I Exist. Bolstered by the power of their three guitar players, this show affirmed their position as one of Australia’s best acts. At last, it was time for High Tension. Over the last few years, the band have cemented themselves as one

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of the musical greats of this generation. This show was so good that all perception of time and space was lost. It could have gone for ten minutes or ten hours. Either way, for the duration of the set, the massive crowd were hanging off the band’s every movement as they slayed tracks from the ARIA nominated debut LP Death Beat and the already acclaimed second album Bully. The highlight of the set came when they played the new record’s title track and invited the stars of its film clip to join them on stage ± including such esteemed personalities as Outright’s Jelena Goluza, Poison City Records’ Sarah Thompson and tiny woman of the night Tori Styles. Several bodies flew forth from the stage, only to be caught by the equally wild crowd. It was chaotic and fun, crazy but safe ± the way more heavy shows should be. BY JAY WALKER

LOVED: The sense of community. HATED: The front bar DJ after the show. DRANK: Too much.

ICECREAM HANDS The Evelyn Hotel, Saturday July 11

It’s an outrageously chilly Friday night at the Northcote Social Club, but after an opening set from DJ Josh Reynolds, charismatic Melbourne lads Crêpes warm things up with a set of drawling surf rock. The catchy as hell Stages of Fear sees an insatiable organ breakdown from Jackson Dahlenburg, while the pleasantly goofy Ain’t Horrible tickles the feet of a quickly growing crowd. By the time the velvet curtain is pulled across for City Calm Down, the space in front of the stage has become heated to the point of Dante’s ninth circle. They’re here to launch the single Rabbit Run from their forthcoming debut LP, Inner Restless House. The four-piece are joined by an additional guitarist, as well as an atmosphere-enhancing saxophonist and trumpeter. The expanded personnel makes for a beautifully layered sound that is the outrageously sexy lovechild of White Lies and an ‘80s coming of age film. Led by Jack Bourke’s more than impressive baritone, City Calm Down burst through the sonic banks of the Northcote Social Club, audibly transporting us to a festival main stage.

The crowd is taken for a ride on the ‘80s retro wave courtesy of Pavement, which features well placed New Order-style synths. It’s followed by the deliciously Foals sounding couplet Burn Slow and Dare. When City Calm down blast out Until I Get By, to say the crowd is merely pleased would be a major understatement. Pleasure and Consequence is introduced by keys magician Sam Mullaly as, “an oldie but a goodie” and it’s a personal highlight. The nostalgic sound throws you into a dreamlike world of rolling beats and banging synths that results in something not too far from an electronic wet dream.

In 2011, IceCream Hands played 1999’s ARIAnominated Sweeter Than The Radio in its shimmering entirety to a packed out Northcote Social Club. The gig was an enormous success, so it’s not surprising that the much-missed Melbourne combo decided to do it all again here in 2015. The Wellingtons reprised their role as pop-tastic support band. Their zesty take on energetic and edgy power pop was the ideal primer for the evening. When IceCream Hands hit the stage, the huge audience gave them a hero’s welcome. With guitar-slinger Marcus Goodwin “off fishing”, the sharply-dressed Davey Lane from You Am I was the stand-in fretboard wizard for the uplifting, crowd-pleasing show. The band’s easy humour and inclusive banter contributed to the convivial warmth. Frontman Chuck Skatt asked playfully, “What is track three on this record?” When the audience shouted the answer, “Dodgy” he replied with a, “Fuck yeah.” The first major sing-along of the night occurred during Nipple and the audience was certainly in fine voice. Skatt introduced Yellow and Blue by saying,

“Here’s a song we ripped off UK Squeeze”. With Lane kicking out the jams like a youthful Pete Townshend, the band pumped out a surprisingly rockin’ version of this catchy classic. You Could Be Reported was a cheery treat, featuring Lane on ukulele, drummer Derek Smiley on the percussive egg, Doug Robertson “on the paisley shirt” and Skatt on acoustic guitar. Encores included the melodic tour-de-force Rain Hail Shine, obscurities such as Ed’s General Store and an inspired foot-stomping rendition of Bowie’s Boys Keep Swinging. Let’s hope that we don’t have to wait another four years for this talented band to return to the live stage. BY GRAHAM BLACKLEY

LOVED: The camaraderie among the band members. HATED: That it had to end. DRANK: Globe Draught.

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LOVED: Their faces. HATED: The $12.50 falafel next door. DRANK: Voddy, lemonade and bitters.

REMOTE CONTROL RECORDS: L ABEL OF LOVE The Shadow Electric, Sunday July 12 It was miserably wet outside, but the lineup at the Remote Control Records Label of Love party had me warmer than the curry I ate in between sets. What a roster. Label founder Steve Cross really has recruited a kick-ass bunch of artists. Five bands were on show along with DJ sets from Lorrae & Sweetie, Harvey Saward, Steve Cross and Milwaukee Banks. First up was Nick Sowersby’s Sunbeam Sound Machine ± a solo project, active since November ’13. So far Sowersby has produced two EPs and the fantastic album Wonderer. He was loathe to describe his sound as dream pop ± didn’t want to sound like a “wanker” ± but genres are what they are, and the sound is certainly dreamy and poppy. His sound is highly dependent on a range of pedals, including the loop station, dl4 pedal, reverb, delay and harmony pedal. Dorsal Fins had an enviable stage presence, with Ella Thompson’s powerful, clean voice presiding over the early ‘80s indie pop/dream pop/rock fusion. It inspired

visions of coke parties, glitter and bad hair. What a well-trained crowd. For a lot of the night, everyone was standing still and bopping along to the sound like corks in the ocean. I wondered if anyone was going to actually dance. That’s when Pearls came on, fresh from a nine hour drive from a gig in Sydney. I’ve got to say, they are fucking awesome. I couldn’t help but rip my jacket off and groove with some guy wearing a poncho and a big smile. BY LITTLE STONE LOVED: Pearls. I need to see them again very soon. HATED: The weather and nonchalance of the crowd. DRANK: Pints of beer. Not much changes. CHECK OUT ALL THE LATEST NEWS, REVIEWS AND FREE SHIT AT BEAT.COM.AU

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BULLY

Feels Like (StarTime/ Sony Music Australia)

“Invisible handcuffs locked on me, been praying for my period all week,” sings songwriter Alicia Bognanno a few bars into Trying, the lead single from Bully’s debut LP Feels Like. It’s an illuminating glimpse into the mind of the Nashville band’s frontwoman. Bognanno’s lyrics are as honest as they are defiant, and with so much to get off her chest, you might expect Feels Like to be overly self-indulgent. However, Bognanno conveys a charming vulnerability that, when coupled with the quartet’s grunge-y riffs, makes for an album that rocks in all the right ways. When she’s not gently admitting, “I’m just looking for clarity to help me to get through,” she’s yelling, “I remember getting too fucked up, and I remember throwing up in your car,” (in opener I Remember). In

Picture, the 25 year-old’s stroppy contempt will speak to anyone who’s had their photo taken when they didn’t want to. Meanwhile lines like, “I thought that he would never hit a girl, but I guess you never know,” are delivered with the world-weariness of someone who’s seen it all. Trash is nothing like the New York Dolls number of the same name, but it prowls around dark corners with its hackles raised. There’s a whiff of early Replacements in the likes of Six and Brainfreeze, but ultimately it’s Bognanno’s lyrics and delivery that steal the show. Well worth checking out. PAUL McBRIDE

SINGLES

by lachlan

Superhero movies seem to be making a comeback in Hollywood. Just a trend I’ve been noticing. Cheers. MAKING Come To Me (Trait) Initially creeping with a Shellac (or My Disco) monotone repetition, Come To Me explodes into a rock salt blast with little warning. It then retreats back to its underbubbling menace, then, back to the firestorm. It’s nothing revelatory (I mean, it’s no Korn remix of Rihanna), but the loud bits feel good.

GOLD CLASS Life As A Gun (Spunk) Gold Class exhibit a fair tank of stamina on Life As A Gun. It’s a bounding post-punk exercise, building crescendo on crescendo anchored by singer Adam Curley’s resolute croon. It’s frenetic, but never out of control, leading to a breathless end. Having just signed to Spunk, Gold Class’ debut album is due out later in 2015.

JULIA HOLTER Feel You (Domino) A garnish of harpsichord emboldens this splendid chamber pop sojourn, giving way to orchestral flourish at the close. Holter’s punchy vocal delivery brings a higher level of vibrancy, making each melodic turn feel as vital as the last.

THE OCEAN PARTY Guess Work (Spunk) I’m a sucker for that sparing tinkle of the ivories, and Guess Work pulls it off masterfully, elevating a decent little guitar-pop jaunt to another level as it launches into the chorus. The joyous cry of, “I want to exist outside it all,” is an enticing little sing-along.

RIHANNA Bitch Better Have My Money (Korn Remix) (Def Jam) It’s 2015 baby, anything goes. This remix is good/ Each and every waking day is a trial in which I struggle to discern meaning/ Numetal rules/ RiRi rocks/ I don’t even know anymore/ Got the life. HIGH TENSION Bully (Cooking Vinyl) A brooding, sludgy monster, Bully is a destructive force not to be fucked with. It’s relentless in its destructive urge and the dynamic between restraint and unleash is incredible. Bully is the title track from the just-released album by perhaps the best rock band in the country right now. Believe it.

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CRAYON fIELDS She’s My Hero (Chapter) The way Geoffrey O’Connor rests on the echoed titular refrain is nothing short of immaculate bliss. “She’s my hero”. It’s a simple sentiment, but it’s loaded with so much power. “She’s my hero”. Let it carry your mind to your own personal heroes. It’s transcendent pop, not beholden to trend nor aesthetic.

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HEARTLAND RECORDS TOP TEN 1. Puppies On Acid 2LP DREAM THEATER 2. Family Style LP THE VAUGHAN BROTHERS 3. Ajanta Cinema LP JOY DIVISION 4. Move Ass Baby 2LP IGGY & THE STOOGES 5. King of The Road 2LP FU MANCHU 6. Live In Paris 3LP B.R.M.C. 7. Going All The Way LP/7” THE SQUIRES 8. Skills & Pills LP/CD LINDEMANN 9. And Now The Runaways LP THE RUNAWAYS 10. Live Melkweg LP SISTERS OF MERCY

RECORD PARADISE TOP TEN 1. Slow Gum FRASER A GORMAN 2. Why Make Sense? HOT CHIP 3. Oh Inhuman Spectacle METHYL ETHEL 4. Marlon Williams MARLON WILLIAMS 5. All Possible Futures MIAMI HORROR 6. The Stone Roses THE STONE ROSES 7. What A Terrible World, What A Beautiful World THE DECEMBERISTS 8. Table For Two SUPERSTAR 9. Weight SEWERS 10. Lantern HUDSON MOHAWKE

BEAT’S TOP TEN DAVID BOWIE DEEP CUTS 1. Dirty Boys 2. It’s No Game (Part One) 4. Sons of the Silent Age 5. Warszawa 6. Station To Station 7. Watch That Man 8. Rock’n’roll Suicide 9. Song For Bob Dylan 10. The Supermen

ALBUMS New music in review this week - For more reviews go to beat.com.au/reviews

BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME

MT WARNING

GLASS OCEAN

Petrified Heart

(Create Control)

(Independent)

Coma Ecliptic

(Metal Blade Records)

Coma Ecliptic is Between the Buried and Me’s most mature and expansive work yet. Long time purveyors of grandiose, expansive metal, the band’s seventh LP is a very heavy rock opera. And a ridiculously well orchestrated one at that. There’s a few characteristics that are necessary for a concept album to work. Not only does it need to flow, but also it has to be equipped with a completely convincing story. Crucially, while going on a musical journey, the tracks should be enjoyable as single entities. It goes without saying, the songcraft, musicianship and production must be high calibre. Coma Ecliptic ticks all the boxes, and then some. Influenced heavily by cinema, and specifically films such as Inception, The Truman Show and The Twilight Zone, it’s a metaphysical story of a character who’s fallen into a coma. Along, the way it covers themes such as past lives and alternative realities. Coma Ecliptic can be enjoyed as a whole, end to end, and the individual tracks can be listened to in isolation. Musicianship and production, as you would expect, are absolutely exemplary.

The Aussie alternative and progressive rock scene is as broad as it is bountiful. Sydney five-piece Glass Ocean add another dimension to that voluminous scene. You could play Glass Ocean to someone with more mainstream musical tastes to give them a taste of modern Australian alt-rock. The music is dark and atmospheric, however, unlike your Cogs and Karnivools, it’s not bludgeoningly heavy or mindbogglingly complex. Without being cheesy, Glass Ocean’s songs are smooth as silk and catchy as hell. Production-wise, II has a very natural, intoxicating sound. The guitars are jangly, almost jazzy at times (especially on closer What Plato Said), while Tobias Atkins’ low-end croon gets right under your skin. Of course, quality sounds mean zip without great songs. No fear, though, as these guys have given us five of the best. Slipping and sliding between your fingers like musical silk, the songs are varied, surprising and compelling. Glass Ocean’s sophomore EP is quite simply beautiful. Hopefully a long player by these guys isn’t too far away. By ROD WHITFIELD

By ROD WHITFIELD

Slightly affected, twangy voice that breaks into falsetto when required: check. Painstakingly arranged beats and acoustic-effects to give an organic impression, despite proudly wearing a synthetic aesthetic: check. Every song dedicated to that one true love from back when life was simple: check. Congratulations Mt Warning ± AKA Mikey Bee ± you have successfully graduated from the Gotye school of song construction. Listening to Petrified Heart (or Ptrfdhrt) is like snoozing for an extra ten minutes on a cold morning. It feels fucking incredible, but you know it won’t last, and you’ll soon have get on with your life. I Want You To Be My Girl This Century is an aching five minute paean to unrequited love. It’s like a long walk home after a party where the apple of your eye didn’t even acknowledge you. Collapsed Collage, on the other hand, feels like the warm embrace of an old friend. Though, you quickly realise that old friend is just Justin Vernon AKA Bon Iver/Volcano Choir. I don’t mean to get all Marvin Gaye’s estate on Mt Warning, but compare this track to Acetate from Volcano Choir’s 2013 album Repave and let your ears explain the similarities. Look, I don’t dislike Mt Warning’s Petrified Heart EP. But due to the undeniable similarities to the aforementioned heavyweights of the scene, it lacks the impact you might’ve expected from this much-hyped local lad. By DENVER MAXX

THE VACCINES

GENA ROSE BRUCE

WAVVES X CLOUD NOTHINGS

English Graffiti

(Sony Music Australia)

Mad Love

(Independent)

No Life for Me (Pod)

Gena Rose Bruce sounds completely at ease on the fours tracks that make up her new EP, Mad Love. While neither the songs nor the way they’re presented break any new ground, the results are certainly pleasing. Although just 22 years old, Bruce is a very confident songwriter and, with a voice pristine and powerful, she broods, aches and glides over the EP’s emotional terrain. Mad Love was recorded live with producer Steven Schram, who augments the tracks with double tracked vocals, heavy reverb, and a little tambourine here and there. The production suits the material very well, giving a distinct nod to the 1960s. However, the fact that this feels like it was made in a day with little embellishment means that all of the tracks sound quite similar to one another. Watching the band live, their gentle urgency would no doubt maintain your attention, but the same can’t be said for the recorded listening experience. Bruce’s backing band intuitively meld with the emotion of the pieces. Throughout, the lead guitar playing complements the vocal melodies, and some tasteful blues shredding takes the spotlight on Call Girl. Good Thing, the single, is a nice song if not overly memorable. But the title track is the real gem; a powerful, sultry ballad, which Bruce imbues with so much feeling it sounds as if she’s about to take off towards the end. It’s a great song and terrific performance, which signals a promising future for Gena Rose Bruce.

The Vaccines’ third album English Graffiti finds the West London quartet in career best form. The quick and rough production of the band’s 2011 debut What Did You Expect From The Vaccines? earned them fans the world-over. A year later, their appropriately titled sophomore effort, Come of Age, saw them expanding as songwriters. English Graffiti is another big step forward for the band led by dual frontmen Justin Hayward-Young and Freddie Cowan. Lead single and opening track Handsome is as brash as it is confident, conjuring up a buzzy, infectious appeal. Up next is the current single Dream Lover, which, despite having a rather different feel, is just as strong as the opener. The chorus is euphoric and instantly appealing, but the heavily reverberated riff is what really underpins this excellent tune. Minimal Affection is another great song, subdued and perfectly balanced; 20/20 pulls back the pace and urgency to reveal some of the best lyrics you’ll hear all year; and (All Afternoon) In Love is a stunningly low key affair that perfectly encapsulates the realisation of new love. Radio Bikini is the best track on the second half of the album, while Give Me A Sign again shows off The Vaccines’ ability to effortlessly merge their well-renowned power with slower tempos. By ALEXANDER CROWDEN

When beach slackers Wavves and Cloud Nothings announced a collaborative album, it’s fair to say there were doubts. Wavves’ most recent albums feature a subtle electronic influence, while Cloud Nothings remain faithful to live instrumentation and their songs are far more lyrical. Nevertheless, No Life for Me isn’t just well crafted and polished, but the two groups unite in an orgy of self-loathing beauty. They come out swinging on How It’s Gonna Go; combining a speedy drum beat and thrashing guitars with a low mellow chorus, the song sets the tone for what’s to come. Come Down is one of the album standouts, with a soft lyrical chorus and awkwardly uplifting guitar riff. Hard to Find returns to Wavves’ signature sound by including a screaming chorus and self-hating lyrics. Nervous stays true to its name; comprising goofy proclamations of love and melancholic pop punk, it illustrates all the reasons both bands are great. The Wavves influence is again obvious on Such a Drag; Nathan Williams extends a melancholic middle finger as he sings of walking into the sun and generally being bored. Comparatively, Nothing Hurts has a far more lyrical focus, which harkens to Cloud Nothings’ softer side. It’s rare that pop and punk can co-exist without falling into the genre of pop-punk, but Wavves and Cloud Nothings pull it off masterfully. By JAC MASON

By ALEX WATTS

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GIG GUIDE

WHAT'S ON AROUND MELBOURNE THIS WEEK

For all the latest gigs check out beat.com.au

WEDNESDAY JULY 15 JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC • aura go Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 6:00pm. $38.00.

• bohjass 303, Northcote. 8:00pm.

• bopstretch Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

• dizzy’s big band w/ peter hearne Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 8:00pm. $14.00.

THURSDAY JULY 16 INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS • 3rd annual sam fazio b’day invitational

fundraiser - feat: yis + the michael j. fux + james gilligan + miss miss + art show upstairs Old Bar, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. $10.00. • coyote divide + junk horses + the attics Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8:30pm.

• letters to you Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd.

• gold medal famous + vorn + kakariko Public

• melbourne international chamber music

• kodiak kid + hyperfokus Penny Black, Brunswick.

8:30pm. $15.00.

competition 2015 round 2 - feat: trio bonnensis & linos piano trio South Melbourne Town Hall, South Melbourne. 11:00am, 3:00pm & 7:30pm. $20.00.

Bar, North Melbourne. 7:30pm. $7.00.

7:00pm.

• lepers & crooks The Vineyard, St Kilda. 8:00pm.

• lime cordiale + tin lion + spiral arm Shebeen,

• michael gate Ruby’s Music Room, Melbourne Cbd. • ruby & the crystal set Ruby’s Music Room,

• melbourne hit parade - feat: melbourne hit

Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $12.50.

INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS • black cobra + jucifer + dead + the ruiner +

dj mermaid Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm.

$30.00.

• frank society + piie + luna deville Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8:30pm. $7.00.

• lamb boulevard + hollow drums + sugar

teeth Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $10.00. • open mic Yacht Club Hotel, Williamstown. 7:30pm. • tetrahedra + tiaryn Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 7:30pm.

• the rubens Howler, Brunswick. 8:00pm.

• tv + pure moods + sunmoonstar Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $5.00.

• vinyl splinters + 130 Public Bar, North Melbourne. 7:30pm. $6.00.

• wet blankets + school damage + lux

ovaries weird time Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/BLUES/FOLK • cotton club ft. dan dinnen trio Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 7:30pm. $15.00.

• damon smith & the quality lightweights +

luke peacock Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 8:00pm. • eddy dillon + romeo moon + laurence Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:30pm.

• girls on key - feat: various artists Open Studio, Northcote. 8:00pm.

• marianne digs + baby blue duo + millar

jukes Bar Open, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. • melbourne ukulele kollective beginner’s class Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 6:00pm. • mitch power John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 8:00pm. • muddy’s blues roulette Catfish, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. • open mic Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 8:00pm. • open mic Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbottsford. 8:00pm. • open mic night Ascot Vale Hotel, Ascot Vale. 8:00pm. • the brunswick hotel’s open mic Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 7:00pm.

• van walker Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. • wine, whiskey, women - feat: amarina

waters + jemma rowlands Drunken Poet, West

Melbourne. 8:00pm.

BATPISS

Batpiss are one of the most loved bands in the Melbourne heavy music community. Each show is riddled with savage punk rock belters and sludge inspired riff marathons, shaking venues and captivating audiences. In celebration of their new album Biomass, Batpiss will put on a show rife with blood-curdling yells and intricate noise riffs when they hit Howler this Friday July 17 from 8pm.

Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $12.00.

• luke peacock + ben mastwyk Grace Darling

6:00pm.

GIG OF THE WEEK!

Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm.

parade blush Carters Bar, Northcote. 8:00pm. • melody pool + hannah robinson Baha Tacos & Tapas Bar, Rye. 8:00pm. $5.00.

• momentum - feat: the coretet Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. $7.00.

• next - feat: alpha wolf + at fates + hands of

hope Colonial Hotel, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $15.00. • plymouth + rivers of january + atlas + snares and wires Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm.

• poison city records label of love - feat:

the meanies + screamfeeder + flour + pale heads The Shadow Electric, Abbotsford. 7:00pm. $15.00. • riot! riot! riot! - feat: set the score + bat your heart out + summer search party + coastline Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $10.00. • simona kapitolina + geryon + wet kiss Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 9:00pm.

• super unsigned music festivla - feat: kid

hudson + muscat + quarter drive + super monkey zero + triage + juliana Corner Hotel, Richmond. 7:00pm. $17.00.

• the black sorrows Sooki Lounge, Belgrave. 10:30pm. • the shuffle show 24 Moons, Northcote. 8:30pm. $10.00.

• walt + shards + duaa svim Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $15.00.

JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC • beth george Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 8:00pm.

Hall, South Melbourne. 11:00am. $20.00.

• melbourne international chamber music

competition 2015 round 2 - feat: trio palmer & allant trio South Melbourne Town Hall, South Melbourne. 3:00pm. $20.00.

• melbourne international chamber music

competition 2015 round 2 - feat: patronus quartet & giocoso string quartet South Melbourne Town Hall, South Melbourne. 7:30pm. $20.00.

• serioso Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 6:00pm. $38.00.

• geoff kluke Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $20.00.

• john montesante quintet & jacqueline

gawler The Commune, East Melbourne. 6:00pm.

• main stage fusion night - feat: atomic

clock + project 11 Musicland, Fawkner. 7:00pm.

$10.00.

• melbourne international chamber music

competition 2015 round 2 - feat: aris quartet & verona quartet South Melbourne Town

vince peach + pierre baroni Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $10.00.

• soul safari + mose & the fmly Bar Open, Fitzroy. 9:00pm.

• steinway piano series Ruby’s Music Room, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm. $17.50.

• the good egg thursdays - feat: henry who

+ tigerfunk + lewis cancut Lucky Coq, Windsor.

7:00pm.

• the imprints Open Studio, Northcote. 8:30pm.

• the melbourne improvisers collective Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

• timbalero thursdays La Di Da, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $10.00.

ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/BLUES/FOLK • 8,9,10 folk federation - feat: tom redwood

+ deer prudence and joe conroy Yarra Hotel,

Abbotsford. 8:00pm.

Club, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $10.00.

blues + the shake shake boogie house band Musicland, Fawkner. 7:30pm.

• club catty - feat: time for dreams +

premium fantasy + nausea + halogen lake Catfish, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $5.00.

• david cosma Charles Weston Hotel, Brunswick. 6:30pm. • domini forester + charm of finches Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 8:00pm.

• ed kuepper Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 7:30pm. $22.00.

• gumbo club - feat: blues bash Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm.

• kirsty webeck + tim woodz & friends Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6:00pm.

• liam gerner + matt green & jeb cardwell Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 8:00pm.

• matt doll music + asylum sisters Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 6:00pm.

• open mic night Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 8:00pm. • open mic nite Inkerman Hotel, Balaclava. 7:30pm.

• oscar lush + alex hamilton Fitzroy Pinnacle, Fitzroy North. 8:00pm.

• the anti-fall movement 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. • the new savages Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 8:00pm.

• the railway gang string band Railway Hotel, Fitzroy North. 8:30pm.

• the twoks & strings + matthias schack-

arnott + anna cordell Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:30pm. $15.00.

• the writers block #5 - feat: kavisha

mazzella + barb waters + steve blackburn + monica weightman + george butrumlis + frank jones Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 8:30pm. • tingy celestino Yacht Club Hotel, Williamstown. 8:00pm.

• tom stephens + dylan james + brendan

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• all the animals + noisy whispers + my

piranha + kodiak kid + maars + sam mcewin Penny Black, Brunswick. 9:00pm.

• batpiss - feat: batpiss + deaf wish + deep

• black cab + lost animals + the infants Corner

• backstage blues night - feat: cleveland

8:00pm.

INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS

• soul in the basement - feat: fulton street +

8:30pm. $15.00.

browell band Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbottsford.

FRIDAY JULY 17

heat + the electric guitars Howler, Brunswick.

8:00pm. $12.00.

• ali barter & gordi + jp klipspringer Workers

• double take + the boltons + the derek

Hotel, Coburg. 8:00pm.

• solquemia flamenco duo Vamos, Melbourne Cbd.

$10.00.

• dig we must Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd.

forward Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 8:00pm.

• weeping willows + gena rose bruce Post Office

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7:30pm. $20.00.

Hotel, Richmond. 8:30pm. $20.00.

• black vanilla + html flowers + habits +

felicity yang Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. $10.00.

• burn antares + the tiny giants + tooth &

tusk Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8:30pm. $10.00.

• captain spalding Customs House Hotel, Williamstown. 9:30pm.

• chris wilson Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 5:00pm.

• city sharps + swamp donkey + dirty rats Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbottsford. 7:30pm.

• dark projection series - feat: terrible

truths + vacuum + empat lima + astral skulls + gspf djs and vjs Catfish, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. • dead letter circus Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 8:30pm.

• diploid + the world at a glance +

yachtburner + older men Reverence Hotel,

Footscray. 8:00pm. $10.00.

• dj kez Gem Bar, Collingwood. 8:00pm.

• einsteins toyboys + totally 80s Musicland, Fawkner. 7:30pm. $10.00.

• ezekiel ox + dj marze Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 9:00pm.

• gold medal famous - feat: soul gold medal

famous + ninetynine + vorn + mia schoen Bar Open, Fitzroy. 8:30pm.

• hey hey it’s friday - feat: astro boys Royal Hotel, Essendon. 10:00pm.

• i am the riot + colour dazed + lieutenant

jam + sophie officer Public Bar, North Melbourne. 8:30pm.

• intense hammer rage + morbid anal +

ornithologist + the seaford monster Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $12.00.

• johnny cash tribute show Big Huey’s Diner, South Melbourne. 8:00pm.

• karova 11th birthday - feat: the babe

rainbow + them 9’s + white bleaches + robot fox + desert mules + chips calipso Karova Lounge, Ballarat. 8:00pm. $10.00.

• la danse macabre - feat: brunswick

massive resident djs Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy.

9:00pm.

• lazertits + swim team + sheek stain & the

creep + cable ties Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm.

• middle street Inkerman Hotel, Balaclava. 8:00pm. • morning harvey + the jensens Shebeen, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $10.00.

• nussy The Shadow Electric, Abbotsford. 7:00pm. $12.00. • ocean grove Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $12.00.

• pharmacy - feat: gunz for hire + ran d +

adaro + hellraiser 170 Russell, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. $65.00.

• public nuisance Black Hatt, Geelong. 9:30pm.

• rebetiko + dj fee Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 9:00pm. • seri vida + vineyard + the guilts + alex

watts Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10.00.

• seth sentry Barwon Club Hotel, Geelong. 8:00pm.

$35.00.

• sleazy listening - feat: arks + richard

kelly + hysteric + k.hoop Toff In Town, Melbourne

Cbd. 6:00pm.

• vic simms Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 8:00pm.

• zerafina zara & the alleged associates Smokehouse 101, Maidstone. 7:00pm.

SATURDAY JULY 18

• slow dance social - feat: bruce milne +

cece brown + jonny el pajero Little & Olver, Fitzroy. 6:30pm. $10.00.

• sun god replica + powerline sneakers + the

empties Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $13.00. • the charge + lillye & black mars Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 8:00pm. $10.00.

• the tarantinos + burn antares + ghost

gang + yoko bono Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $13.00. • the television addicts + fire escape goats + hits + power Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. • waax + reptiles + pentacoastal John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 8:30pm. $10.00.

• wired Ascot Vale Hotel, Ascot Vale. 8:00pm.

• wolfpack + the approach + stone grave +

the wrecks + groundswell Brunswick Hotel,

Brunswick. 8:00pm.

JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC • australian youth orchestra w/ sir mark

elder Hamer Hall, Southbank. 8:00pm. $35.00. • big top carnivale party - feat: arthur penn & the funky ten lalibelas with mhatty mann tanzer + morbidly o’beat + richie 1250 + the mighty jukebox Workers Club, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. $10.00.

• chalouche The B.east, Brunswick East. 9:00pm.

• cumbia party - feat: los kumbia killers +

mohair slim Open Studio, Northcote. 8:30pm. • dana czarski Ruby’s Music Room, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm.

JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC • a tribute to vassilis tsitsanis - feat:

achilles yiangoulli + con kalamaras + dean georgalas + nick koutsaliotis + stavrina dimitrou Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh. 3:30pm. $25.00. • a tribute to vassilis tsitsanis - feat: achilles yiangoulli + con kalamaras + dean georgalas + nick koutsaliotis + stavrina dimitrou Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh. 8:00pm. $25.00. • barry morgan’s world of organ’s home organ party experience Thornbury Theatre, Thornbury. 7:00pm. $30.00.

• bootleg daze Ruby’s Music Room, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm. $12.50.

• dreamboogie Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 9:00pm. • emma gilmartin quartet Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $20.00.

• fistful of soul - feat: vince peach + joel

hamlin + jeremy roberts + big daddy warbucks Bella Union Bar, Carlton. 9:00pm. $10.00. • liam werritt quartet Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 6:00pm.

• may johnston w/ roger clark quartet

• lounge room disco Bella Union Bar, Carlton. 8:00pm. • ras jahknow The LuWow, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $5.00. • re-imagining chet baker Paris Cat Jazz Club,

Hamer Hall, Southbank. 2:00pm. $35.00.

• melbourne international chamber music

Centre, Southbank. 6:00pm. $38.00. Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $25.00.

• paul williamson’s hammond combo Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:30pm. $20.00.

• phila para Prince Public Bar, St Kilda . 8:00pm.

Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $20.00.

• rachel camerino & gentlemen of jazz Ruby’s

9:30pm. $25.00.

• ravel’s bolero & sibelius 7 Hamer Hall,

• rebecca mendoza Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. • slow dance social - feat: bruce milne +

Club, Elsternwick. 8:00pm. $18.00.

• saltwood & the willie wagtails Open Studio, Northcote. 5:00pm.

• simon hudson band The B.east, Brunswick East. 9:30pm.

• the horns of leroy Open Studio, Northcote. 8:30pm. • warwick alder quartet w/ scott tinkler Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

• action sports film comp launch - feat:

• nichaud fitzgibbon quintet Paris Cat Jazz Club,

$17.50.

• ronnie charles slick-lix band Flying Saucer

competition 2015 - feat: piano trios final

• ism trio Ruby’s Music Room, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm.

7:00pm. $30.00.

• reflejos Vamos, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $10.00.

INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS

• melbourne international chamber music

• gian slater trio Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank.

Club, Richmond. 9:00pm. $16.00.

Not only are The Charge breaking a 12 month touring hiatus, but they’re celebrating a recently signed record deal with Cement Records and releasing their first single too. Expect a night full of new tracks at Whole Lotta Love this Friday July 17 from 8pm.

Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 9:00pm. $16.00.

competition 2015 - feat: string quartets final Hamer Hall, Southbank. 7:00pm. $35.00. • miracles - feat: benaud trio Melbourne Recital

• david rex quartet w/ fem belling Dizzy’s Jazz

THE CHARGE

Music Room, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm. $12.50. Southbank. 2:00pm. $143.00.

dumb punts + wod + peezo + the plebs + coastbusters + ninetynine + vorn + mia schoen Bar Open, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. • bang - feat: young lions + gateway to the sky + gladstone Royal Melbourne Hotel, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $25.00.

• beast & flood + worm crown + nun of the

tongue + fruit & nut Vice Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $5.00. • bed wettin’ bad boys + the stevens + wet blankets + the shifters John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 8:30pm. $10.00.

• beloved elk + en. v + edith lane + june +

repellant Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. • benefit concert for ross hannaford - feat:

FRASER A GORMAN

Fraser A Gorman will play at The Gasometer this Friday July 17. After smashing a series of shows at SXSW, The Great Escape 2015 and support shows with Courtney Barnett, he has dropped his new album Slow Gum on the Australian public. Expect a night of chill-but-funny heartfelt tracks when the 24 year old virtuoso hits The Gasometer Hotel this Friday 17 from 8pm.

ross wilson + black sorrows + rockwiz orchestra + mike rudd + gary young + wayne duncan St Kilda Memo, St Kilda. 8:00pm. $60.00. • burn antares Wesley Anne, Northcote. 8:00pm. • central rain Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6:00pm. • chairman meow Gem Bar, Collingwood. 8:00pm. • chuck + bound by hound + northwood + terra Black Hatt, Geelong. 8:30pm. $5.00. • cisco caesar Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 9:30pm. • cool death records residency - feat: striper Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 5:00pm. • dallas crane + the casanovas + singing for humans Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $25.00. • department + mightyboys + dumb punts + tiprats Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10.00. • diana may clark & the sunny set The LuWow, Fitzroy. 10:30pm. $5.00.

• gayle cavanagh & the mixed company band Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbottsford. 7:30pm.

• gold medal famous + vowel movement +

vorn + bono ono Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 9:00pm.

• hugo race & the true spirit + stu thomas

paradox + julitha ryanall Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $17.00.

• john kendall & the shot glasses Inkerman

cece brown + jonny el pajero Little & Olver, Fitzroy. 6:30pm. $10.00.

• soul safari + tank dilemma The Loft, Warrnambool. 8:00pm.

• sweet honey in the rock Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 8:00pm. $65.00.

• the grubs Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $20.00.

WEDNESDAY 15TH 7PM

• tim willis quintet Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

MELLOW DIAS THUMP

• traditional irish music session Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 6:00pm.

• what the funk fridays Purple Emerald, Northcote.

FEAT.

9:00pm.

CAZEAUX O.S.L.O & GUESTS

ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/BLUES/FOLK • backwood creatures Sooki Lounge, Belgrave. 11:00pm.

THURSDAY 16TH 7PM

• dan abnormal & the meanie leanies +

SOUND OF THOUGHT

seattle fix + ssst + b i r d s 303, Northcote. 7:30pm.

• daveys fridays - feat: rob & tarquin +

superfly djs Daveys Bar & Restaurant, Frankston.

9:00pm. $10.00.

• duncan phillips & the long

stand + james stewart Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 9:30pm. • fraser a gorman + the bluebottles + crepes Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $12.00. • helen shanahan + angie mcmahon + mia wray + sunny hawkings Spotted Mallard, Brunswick.

FRIDAY 17TH 7PM

COVER GIRLS

9:30pm.

• howlin’ at the moon - feat: two headed dog

+ the ivory elephant + super saloon + miss whiskey 24 Moons, Northcote. 8:30pm. $10.00. • johnnie & the johnnie johnnies Post Office

SATURDAY 18TH 7PM

• mark campbell Drunken Poet, West Melbourne.

LOUIS MCCOY

• patrick wilson & the bare river queens +

SUNDAY 19TH 5PM - 1AM

borris b Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 8:00pm. • peter burns Basement Discs, Melbourne Cbd. 12:45pm. • spencer p jones Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 5:30pm. • steve lucas Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbottsford. 5:00pm. • the con artists Pascoe Vale Rsl, Pascoe Vale. 8:00pm.

JA EXPRESS FEATURING SPECIAL GUEST

Hotel, Coburg. 9:30pm.

• madeline duke Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6:00pm. 8:30pm.

$8.00.

• the drunken poachers Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 8:30pm.

• tom stephens + dylan james + rough river Wesley Anne, Northcote. 8:00pm.

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86 + maars Penny Black, Brunswick. 3:00pm.

• the lyrical The B.east, Brunswick East. 9:00pm.

• underground lovers + autohaze + the

glory box Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 4:00pm.

• zevon & the werewolves of melbourne

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Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 5:00pm.

Hotel, Balaclava. 8:00pm.

• gomer & the girl Good For The Gander Bar,

JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC

Rsl, Watsonia. 8:30pm.

• jimmy barnes Palais Theatre, St Kilda. 7:30pm. $99.00.

• a winter’s reggae night - feat: kooyeh!

• johnny stingray & the wanderers Watsonia • karaoke with zoe Customs House Hotel, Williamstown. 9:00pm.

• karova 11th birthday - feat: the smith

street band + horris green + gangz Karova Lounge, Ballarat. 8:00pm. $20.00.

• lanks Workers Club, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $14.00.

• lepers & crooks + matt rad + nam + d’fro Penny Black, Brunswick. 8:00pm.

• moonee valley drifters Victoria Hotel, Brunswick. 9:00pm.

• mushroom giant + ttdc + el colosso +

olmeg Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 8:00pm. $10.00. • nite mooves Ascot Vale Hotel, Ascot Vale. 8:30pm. • nova & the experience + ursine + mo louie Shebeen, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $12.00.

• past present + bricks + asthmatics + sonic

moon + elusive Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $5.00.

• saturdays r covered - feat: radio star Royal Hotel, Essendon. 10:00pm.

• shagnum + the kill + pissbolt + clogged Public Bar, North Melbourne. 8:30pm. $10.00.

• sylvia + walt + bad ambulance + wumpy 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. $5.00.

Richmond. 8:00pm.

• lily & king + kaisha + the bean project Sooki Lounge, Belgrave. 11:00pm.

• luke brennan + julia jacklin Old Bar, Fitzroy. 3:00pm.

• luke peacock Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 5:00pm.

• oliver’s army Charles Weston Hotel, Brunswick.

$20.00.

• the cactus channel - feat: the public

opinion afro orchestra + the meltdown + cactus channel djs The Shadow Electric, Abbotsford. 7:00pm. $18.00.

• the native plants Union Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm.

• the naysayers + nluke + dj shamikazi Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm.

• the pretty littles The Loft, Warrnambool. 8:00pm. • the rev’s 3rd birthday - feat: the peep

tempel + lincoln leftover & the insiders + super best friends + hoodlum shouts + georgia maq + foxtrot + deafcult + kissing booth Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 6:30pm. $20.00. • the scientists + spencer p. jones & the escape committee + the dubrovniks + hits + rocket science + the pink tiles + the electric guitars + girl crazy Corner Hotel, Richmond. 7:30pm. $45.00.

• this way north + dj mick stylianou Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 8:30pm. $10.00.

• three quarter beast + socially

handicapped + zombie motors + wrecking yard + master_beta Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick.

9:00pm.

• video video Major Tom’s , 8:00pm. $12.00.

• winterplan Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $9.50.

ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/BLUES/FOLK • brunny saturday arvo blues sessions -

feat: dr ric’s dishonourable discharge Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm.

• chris cavill & the prospectors + rob

sawyer + mousecapades Toff In Town, Melbourne

Cbd. 8:00pm. $10.00.

• cold irons bound Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 8:00pm. • glorious north Union Hotel, Brunswick. 9:00pm.

• melbourne international chamber music

• smith street dreaming - feat: archie roach

• nadav Yacht Club Hotel, Williamstown. 1:00pm.

Melbourne. 7:00pm.

+ emma donovan & the putbacks + coloured stone + mc aaron pedersen Corner Of Smith &

Stanley St, Collingwood. 1:00pm.

• tank dilemma Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 9:30pm. • tequila mockingbyrd + bandintexas +

spidey spidey + misssta Whole Lotta Love,

Brunswick East. 8:00pm. $10.00.

• victoria old time jam session - feat: craig

woodward + warren rough & friends Victoria Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm.

SUNDAY JULY 19

INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS • beersoaked sundays - feat: jess ribeiro

band + vic simms & luke peacock + leah senior Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $5.00. • benefit concert for ross hannaford - feat: paul kelly + rockwiz orchestra + ross wilson + wayne duncan + gary young + linda bull + wilbur wilde + joe creighton + bruce haymes + keryn tolhurst + bart wiloughby + margot barrett St Kilda Memo, St Kilda. 8:00pm. $60.00.

• butter sessions - feat: sleep d + rings

around saturn + cale sexton + albrecht la’brooy + babicka + moopie The Shadow Electric,

Abbotsford. 6:00pm. $15.00.

• champagne alley Inkerman Hotel, Balaclava. 4:00pm. • cherry blues - feat: the housewreckers +

benny c & the associates Cherry Bar, Melbourne

Cbd. 2:00pm. $5.00.

• chugga & the fuckheads + ad skinner Bar Open, Fitzroy. 3:00pm.

• cold heart Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm.

• don frankenstein + southbound tram +

little house godz Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbottsford. 7:30pm.

• dukesy & the hazzards w/ geoff achison Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 4:00pm.

• elle et la contrebasse Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6:00pm.

• green chimneys records showcase - feat:

tiana khasi + maia + ultrafantastica + madlib mondays + green chimneys djs Workers Club, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. $10.00.

• guitarely - feat: various artists Bar Open,

Room, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $12.50.

• phil para Daveys Bar & Restaurant, Frankston. 2:30pm.

• soundings av club - feat: winternationale

+ soda eaves + great earthquake 303, Northcote. 4:00pm. $5.00.

• standing tall Open Studio, Northcote. 4:30pm.

• the steve martins Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 9:00pm.

• warwick alder quartet Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/BLUES/FOLK • a tribute to jason molina - feat:

cherrywood + waywardbreed + oscar lush + water music + nick maher + baby blue + george h. + rich davies + black river bell + max barker + kira puru + worthwild Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $8.00.

• amarillo Union Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm.

• andy baylor Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 4:30pm.

• banjo-b-que - feat: craig woodward Fancy Hank’s Bbq Joint, Melbourne. 12:00pm.

• ben mastwyk + ladies of the shotgun

wedding + justin bernasconi Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 4:00pm. $15.00.

• danny walsh banned & alex burns Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 4:00pm.

• elwood blues club Prince Public Bar, St Kilda .

someday june Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East.

5:00pm.

• jam at musicland sundays - feat: jameoke Musicland, Fawkner. 7:30pm.

• july’s jamboree 2.0 - feat: sunset blush +

luke jonathan + los locos + luke mcdonald Carters Bar, Northcote. 9:00pm.

• liam gerner Some Velvet Morning, Clifton Hill. 8:00pm. • maricopa wells + jemma nicole +

gladstone Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 3:00pm.

• michelle gardiner Customs House Hotel, Williamstown. 3:00pm.

• ryan adams + jenny lewis Forum Theatre, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.

• slim dime & the prairie kings Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 4:00pm.

• sunday sessions - feat: various artists Lucky Coq, Windsor. 4:00pm.

• suzannah espie Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh. 3:00pm.

Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm.

• sweet felicia & the honeytones Standard Hotel,

• holy serpent + wildeornes + round table • leaps & bounds festival and gertrude

street projection festival final night party - feat: destrends + chev rise + junkyard Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 6:00pm. • leez lido - feat: the leez lido + divine fluxe + bianca jane Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. • matt dwyer & the magnatones Big Huey’s Diner, • minimum wage - feat: sarah mary chadwick

+ secret valley + elli & bev + exotic dog Public Bar, North Melbourne. 4:00pm.

• osborne again + snowy life + lachlan

denton + pleasure dome Tote Hotel, Collingwood.

5:00pm.

• redr fundraiser for nepal - feat: retro

culture + vowel movement + del boca vista + caia + luke marshall Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 5:30pm. $10.00.

• sisters doll Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 2:00am.

• sunday best - feat: tom showtime + agent

BED WETTIN’ BAD BOYS

Trailing all the way down from Sydney, Bed Wettin’ Bad Boys are hitting The Curtin this Saturday July 18. Expect a banger of a night with licks from their debut album and a few of the upcoming tunes too. Hit The Curtin this Saturday July 18 from 8:30pm and catch the boys in action. • melba opera trust Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 6:00pm. $38.00.

• suzanne johnston & the voices of

tomorrow Hamer Hall, Southbank. 11:00am. $20.00.

• suzanne johnston & the voices of

tomorrow Hamer Hall, Southbank. 1:30pm. $20.00. INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS • cherry jam Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.

• lepers & crooks Workers Club, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. $3.00. • maddawg mondays - feat: t-rek Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm.

• monday night mass - feat: ausmuteants

+ schlager music + orb Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 6:00pm.

• mundane mondays - feat: uncle bobby +

louise love + pillow pro Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

$5.00.

• orlando furious + rita revell + karym Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $6.00.

• the gravy tram + the lost jackets Public Bar, North Melbourne. 7:30pm. $6.00.

• the mutual appreciation society - feat:

david mather + tom hoskins Retreat Hotel,

Brunswick. 7:00pm.

ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/BLUES/FOLK • monday night cajun dance party - feat: the

johnny can’t dance cajun band Victoria Hotel,

Brunswick. 8:00pm.

• ryan adams + jenny lewis Forum Theatre, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.

TUESDAY JULY 21

8:00pm.

• jack evan johnson + michael plater +

Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

• mihra Catfish, Fitzroy. 5:00pm.

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• janet ross-fahy Milanos Tavern, Brighton. 1:30pm.

competition 2015 - feat: the winner’s concert Hamer Hall, Southbank. 7:30pm. $75.00. • milonga Bella Union Bar, Carlton. 8:00pm. • moreland soul revue + the everyman + dj manchild Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 7:30pm. • musical theatre open mic night Ruby’s Music

• remembering dutch tilders &

South Melbourne. 6:00pm.

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• huanchaco Vamos, Melbourne Cbd. 5:00pm. $10.00.

the blues club - feat: geoff achison + pete beulke + winston galea Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 9:30pm. • sherry rich duo Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm. • sime nugent & the capes Drunken Poet, West

7:00pm.

• the babe rainbow + orb + the steve miller

band Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $12.00. • the black crowes tribute night - feat: my dynamite with talei + eliza wolfgramm + the ugly kings Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 5:00pm.

Howler, Brunswick. 6:30pm. $15.00.

• carino son Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 5:30pm.

$18.00.

Fitzroy. 7:00pm.

• the fckups + the outfit + liqour snatch

+ krunchy omlet experience Bendigo Hotel,

Collingwood. 5:00pm.

• the kieron mcdonald combo Gem Bar, Collingwood. 8:00pm.

• the warner brothers Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 4:30pm.

• the weeping willows Union Hotel, Brunswick. 3:30pm.

• tom stephens & band Open Studio, Northcote. 8:30pm.

• vandy & mccall Ascot Vale Hotel, Ascot Vale. 5:00pm.

MONDAY JULY 20

JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC • 303 jam 303, Northcote. 8:15pm.

• a french celebration - feat: susan graham Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 8:00pm. $49.00.

• dana czarski Ruby’s Music Room, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm.

• ella’s live swing quartet Ruby’s Music Room, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $20.00.

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JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC • gordon gunn band & friends Ruby’s Music Room, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $12.50.

• irish session Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 8:00pm. • l’esprit d’elégance Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 6:00pm. $38.00.

• open stage Open Studio, Northcote. 8:30pm.

• peter voglis Ruby’s Music Room, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm.

• refraction Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 8:00pm. $10.00.

INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS • from oslo Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.

• hollow hounds + elk & mammoth + swamp Public Bar, North Melbourne. 7:30pm. $6.00.

• kraken rum night Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $6.00.

• mirando + the great imposter + amy alex Workers Club, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. $10.00.

• nmit showcase Wesley Anne, Northcote. 7:00pm.

• seth sentry Karova Lounge, Ballarat. 7:30pm. $30.00. • the brunswick hotel discovery night

- feat: dada ono + patra kay + antartika Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm.

• tuesdays are fridays Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 4:00pm.

ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/BLUES/FOLK • of monsters & men Forum Theatre, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.

• aaron thomas + julz evans Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 7:30pm.

• bowie tribute night Tago Mago, Thornbury. 7:00pm. • career advice + dale boaden + carl dunai 303, Northcote. 8:00pm.

• jacky winter Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. • morning melodies - feat: brian muldoon Powell Hotel, Footscray. 10:00am. $5.00.

• taste of indie tuesday - feat: house band

night with ali hughes & bob crain Prince Public

Bar, St Kilda . 8:00pm.

• tom tom tuesday - feat: karli white +

lovers of the blackbird + vowel movement + dj whiskey houston Howler, Brunswick. 8:00pm.

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SHOCK CO-FOUNDER LAUNCHES NEW COMPANY

David Williams, founder of Shock Records and Entertainment, launched his new company David Roy Williams Music. Since leaving Shock at the end of 2011, Williams has focused on live music, bringing out Machine Head, Seether, Opeth and Shaggy. Now he’s put all his various companies under one with a team including Kirstie Vallily and Isabel Bearlin. It consists of tour company Tombowler, record labels Capgun Kids, Public Opinion Music, and Breakaway, as well as film music supervision, sync, merch, music publishing and recording studio.

SPUNK SIGNS GOLD CLASS

Spunk signed Melbourne post-punk band Gold Class, whose new single Life As A Gun is on community radio. The act formed last year, and will release their debut album later this year via Spunk in Oz and NZ, and Felte for rest of the world.

BLACK ARM, CLICK CLACK, GET GRANTS FOR ASIA

The Black Arm Band were one of 12 arts groups and associations given a total of $356,500 in grants by the State Government to showcase Victorian talent in Asia. Black Arm Band got $40,000 behind their tour to Singapore, Taiwan and India between August and October. It includes performances and collaborations with local artists at the Rajasthan International Folk Festival, Singapore Arts Festival and in Taipei. Footscray’s Click Clack Project got $8,000 for The Amplified Elephants, an ensemble of sound artists with an intellectual disability, for three days of recording in Tokyo with Japan-based sound artists Cal Lyall and Pardon Kimura.

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MUSIC COMMUNITY OUT FOR MENTAL HEALTH

The entertainment industry will put the spotlight on mental health and the stigma attached to it, with a concert called Out From Under at Her Majesty’s Theatre on Monday Sept 21. Hosted by Julia Zemiro and directed by Kelley Abbey, confirmed artists and presenters include iOTA, Daniel MacPherson, Dami Im, Debra Byrne, Silvie Paladino, Michael Cormick, Esther Hannaford, Christie Whelan-Browne, Loren Hunter, Paul Malek, Rohan Browne, Fernando Mira, Aaron Mendoza, Kevin Nugara, Joe Accaria and Verity Hunt-Ballard. There’s also a performance by The Australian Ballet choreographed by its Alice Topp with Chong Lim as musical director. Producer of the show, Matthew Henderson said, “Watching a friend’s struggle and my inability to assist and help, I decided it was time to begin an open dialogue about the issue of mental health within our industry.” Research by Entertainment Assist found that more than a third of performers and 25% of industry workers report mental health problems, and 25% of performers have attempted or considered suicide.

Rob Snarski

1. The First Record I Bought My first purchase was the Sweet Greatest Hits with the classics Fox On The Run and Ballroom Blitz. Pretty glam with some ridiculously high singing and blistering guitar solos; a touch Spinal Tap. 2. The Last Record I Bought I’ve always liked Damon Albarn’s voice. I heard the title track of his solo album Everyday Robots on the radio one morning and was initially attracted by the beautiful melody, his laconic vocal delivery and the lovely sparse production of the record. There are some interesting sounds on this album, mainly through drum programming/loops shared with piano and strings. 3. The First Thing I Recorded My brother Mark and I formed our first band Chad’s Tree in 1983. We recorded five songs at Shelter Studios in the Perth northern suburb of Wanneroo, and it encapsulated the music that informed us at the time. 4. The Last Thing I Recorded I’ve just released an album called Low Fidelity using recordings initially taken from my iPhone, all of which are songs requested by fans. Pulp to Spiritualized, Glen Campbell to Joni Mitchell, classics to contemporary ± it ’s a mixed bag. 5. The Record That Changed My Life The first time I heard the intertwining, angular, obtuse guitar of Television’s See No Evil from their debut Marquee Moon was a big moment: the nasal twang of Verlaine’s vocal, the interplay between the musicians. It’s so well crafted and sounds stunning. At that moment I decided I wanted to play guitar exactly like that. ROB SNARSKI plays at Northcote Social Club on Saturday July 25 and Caravan Music Club on Friday July 31. BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 46

RDIO EXPANDS LABEL-CURATED STATIONS TO AUSTRALIA

As the battle of curated playlists for streaming services heats up, Rdio launched customised new stations programmed by top record labels from around the world There’s nine from Australia: Dew Process, I OH YOU, Mushroom, Liberation, UNFD, Create/ Control, Rice Is Nice and Universal imprints Domino and Def Jam. Overseas labels include Blue Note, DFA, Astralwerks, Rhino, XL, Sub Pop, Ninja Tunes, Capitol, Warp, Dine Alone and Glassnote. In the meantime, Rdio announced Sydney EDM producer Golden Features as its July Artist To Watch, promoting his new EP XXIV and a playlist he curated.

STUDY: PUBS WITH MUSIC MAKE MORE MONEY THE VAUDEVILLE SMASH LAND JAPANESE DEAL

Melbourne’s The Vaudeville Smash, who’ve taken their jazz funk to Japan for the past three years, got a deal with Tokyo’s P-Vine Records. Disco To The World is a Japan-only compilation of past tracks and two newies. The launch party goes down in Tokyo on July 27, before which they’ll play the Sapporo City Jazz Festival on July 23 for the third time.

THINGS WE HEAR SONGWRITERS SECRETS WITH

The firm has offices in Amsterdam, London and New York. The Australian office is in Melbourne, with Victoria Ciesiolka as Territory Manager. Ciesiolka continues with her PR, marketing and artist development company Alpha Entertainment with clients such as Live Nation, Beyond The Valley Festival, The Stiffy’s, Ivan Ooze, Vaudeville Smash, Bec Laughton and Emmy Bryce. International Solutions founder and CEO Paolo d’Alessandro reckons, “The time is right to focus our attention on some of the absolutely incredible music coming from Australian and New Zealand artists and helping them establish a foothold in the US and Europe.”

* Which down and out muso, living in his car and picked up by the cops for looking dishevelled, told them “VW 1975” when asked for his address? * Which singer came off stage at a festival and muttered, “What a tough crowd, someone threw a pie at me and it hit me on the shoulder,” only to discover the “pie” was a turd? * Taylor Swift’s Blank Space is the fastest video to reach 1 billion views on Vevo. Meantime she donated over £30,000 to ‘beautiful and brave’ 11-year old fan battling leukaemia. * Facebook denies reports it is to launch a music streaming service. * Buried Country, a film of the story of Aboriginal country music, will be screened this Thursday ( July 16) 5pm - 8pm at MAYSAR (Melbourne Aboriginal Youth Sport and Recreation Co-Operative) at 184 Gertrude St, Fitzroy and followed by a Q&A with writer and director Clinton Walker. There’ll also be live sets from Vic Simms and Luke Peacock. The night is presented by Songlines, the Gertrude Street Projection Festival and Leaps and Bounds. * In a move to centre Melbourne as a cultural capital, the Victorian state government has secured the Broadway smash Kinky Boots (music and lyrics by Cyndi Lauper) for Her Majesty’s Theatre in October 2016. Premier Daniel Andrews reckons it’ll bring thousands of people from around and outside Australia, and inject $40 million into the economy. * Currently on a US tour, Sydney’s Thy Art Is Murder entered the US charts with Holy War ± #3 in Hard Music, #6 in Independent and #82 on the Top 100. * Melbourne’s Horns of Leroy took to social media to reveal that Virgin has been less than helpful with their complaint that one of their instruments was badly damaged in a flight back from Tasmania where they played Dark Mofo.

INTERNATIONAL SOLUTIONS LAUNCHES IN OZ & NZ

Global marketing and PR company International Solutions has launched in Australia and New Zealand.

A study by pub-data specialists CGA found that pubs providing music make 44% more money than those who don’t, rising to 60% more on the weekend. One in four publicans reported takings were up 25%-50% on nights when they have live music, seven out of ten said 10-25%.

MATERA BACK FROM EUROPE

Melbourne guitarist songwriter Joe Matera has returned from his third extensive European tour in support of his Louder Than Words album, issued there through W.A.R Productions. He played ten shows over three weeks in countries from the Netherlands to Germany and surviving drives on the autobahn of speeds up to 201kms per hour. The highlight was playing the main stage at Wings & Wheels festival outside Hamburg to his largest ever crowd of 10,000.

CO-GROUND SET UP FOR VANUATU

The response from punters and the industry to the Melbourne For Vanuatu shows in May has led organisers to set up a new events-based social collective called Co-Ground to continue the good work for Vanuatu and other developing countries through live events. The two May events, #PartyAgainstPam and the #TriviaNight, raised $11,750. After consultation with the community of Epi Island, it was decided the monies go to the Sara School. It services six remote villages and will get basics such as windows, doors, desks and stationery. Some of the organisers will pay their way to Vanuatu to ensure all the money is accounted for and to provide a running commentary on the work. Join the Co-Ground community on Facebook at www.facebook.com/cogroundorg (and twitter and instagram at @co_ground) to see how your input continues to make a difference to people living on Epi Island. The team is Andrew Mellody, Nicole Precel, Aleksei Plinte and Cam Suttie.

SCNDL TEST ASIAN MARKET

After two North American tours in the past 12 months, Melbourne DJs/producers SCNDL make their first major foray into the Asia market this week. Between July 16 to August 8, Tom Grant and Adam Amuso play 11shows also taking in Hanoi, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, The Philippines, Malaysia, South Korea and Malaysia. In between remixing for big names (SNBRN, Will Sparks, Dimitri Vegas, Like Mike, VINAI) they’ll have new material out in the next few months.

NEW WARRNAMBOOL FESTIVAL MOOTS PLANS

The inaugural Aus Music Festival in Warrnambool (October 31 and November 1) is about to unveil some of the events to be held in various venues. A major concert is a tribute to the regional city’s one time venue, the Lady Bay Hotel, with local bands from that era (‘70s to ‘90s) and a headliner from Melbourne. Three years in the making, and launched by former state premier last year, Aus Music has a 100-page growth strategy. Director Russ Goodear told The

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LIFELINES Expecting: Michael Buble and wife Luisana Lopilato, their second. Split: former Westlife singer Brian McFadden and wife model and TV presenter Vogue Williams after three years. Injured: The Grates’ guitarist John Patterson busted his wrist after his motorbike slid in bad weather conditions. Injured: Frenzal Rhomb drummer Gordy Forman broke his arm during a gig on the weekend at Perth’s Amplifier Bar. He was instructing the crowd on the art of stage diving when he took a nasty spill. Recovered: Aerosmith’s Tom Hamilton is cancer-free after nine years. Ill: a member of Glasgow boy band Rewind collapsed from heat exhaustion on a flight. He was wearing 12 layers of clothing to avoid paying £45 excess baggage. In Court: Iggy Azalea and ex Hefe Wine came to a confidential deal over their legal hassles over sex tapes and music ownership. Sued: Snoop Dogg by the Indian Zorostrian community after his new video depicts him smoking grass on a throne with their faraharvar symbol behind it. Sued: 2 Chainz by a woman who was depicted in a backstage video and referred to as a “THOT” (“that ho over there”), after which she lost her job. Jailed: aspiring Israeli singer Adi Lederman, for 14 months, for hacking into Madonna collaborators’ email accounts and selling her unreleased music. Died: Electronic music pioneer Charanjit Singh, 74, who created the first ever acid house record (1982 album, Ten Ragas to a Disco Beat). Died: Roy C. Bennett, 97, who co-wrote (with Sid Tepper) hits for Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett among others.

Standard that ideas being tossed around include an Australian music poster exhibition, an Australian “top 100 songs of all time” DJ set, a Music Victoria industry forum at Deakin University, and a concert involving ten different acts performing the festival’s theme song for 2015 ± The Church’s Under The Milky Way ± in ten different ways.

METAL FANS HAPPIEST?

Are fans of heavy metal happier and more welladjusted than those of other genres? A report published in Self And Identity journal, titled ‘The Life Experiences And Mid-Life Functioning Of 1980s Heavy Metal Groupies, Musicians and Fans’ makes this claim. It admits “metal enthusiasts did often experience traumatic and risky ‘sex, drugs, and rockand-roll’ lives”, generally “the metalhead identity also served as a protective factor against negative outcomes. Social support is a crucial protective factor for troubled youth. Fans and musicians alike felt a kinship in the metal community, and a way to experience heightened emotions with like-minded people.”

VIC PUSH FOR ‘LIVE MUSIC STATE’ NUMBER PLATES

The Melbourne music industry has a Change.org campaign to raise 5,000 signatures to get the state government to drop plans to have The Educated State on its vehicle number plates and go for The Live Music State.

CHANNEL [V] [PREMIERING ‘SING IT ON’

Channel [V] premieres new US music reality series Sing It On on Thursday July 30 at 9.30pm. The Perfect Pitch-inspired show, about college a capella acts trying out for the grand final in between studies, was executive produced by John Legend whose own music career began in such a group at college.