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MONEY FOR ROPE PLAY THE OLD BAR IN APRIL BONJAH ANNOUNCE FAREWELL SHOW DARK MOFO UNVEILS 2016 LINEUP A storm has been unleashed upon Tasmania with the announcement of Dark Mofo’s 2016 lineup. Mona’s midwinter festival is a maelstrom of cultural events, enticing an annual pilgrimage to the southern island of Australia to celebrate the night through large-scale public art, food, film, music, light and noise. Leading the musical lineup are Savages, Lustmord, Tim Hecker, Cult of Fire, Tribulation, Dead Congregation, Inverloch, Itchy-O, Chelsea Wolfe, Ryoji Ikeda and Marcel Weber, while for the opening night party, ZHU will take over the Neon City with a cocktail of electronica and deep house and launch into a weekend of after-hours queer and dark music programming. Elsewhere, this year’s event features Mike Parr’s Asylum, arriving as a one-off installation in which the seminal Australian artist will create works in response to a mental institution dating to 1827, including Entry by Mirror Only - a 72-hour performance in which Parr will continue to draw as much as possible. Further program highlights include House of Mirrors - a chamber of kaleidoscopic reflections; A Galaxy of Suns featuring symphonic arrangements of constellations; Mona’s winter exhibition Field Lines. Additionally, Dark Park will arrive as an industrial public art playground featuring works from international artists with immersive and interactive installations. Look out for Our Time, featuring a grid of pendulums suspended in a huge warehouse, alongside The Cloud - featuring hundreds of illuminated faces hanging overhead in bottles, weeping into a thin skim of water on the ground below. Dark Mofo will run from Friday June 10 – Tuesday June 21 in Hobart, Tasmania. Head to their website for tickets and full lineup details.

After years of playing around the country and across the globe, BONJAH have earned themselves a reputation for being one of the hardest working bands in the business. Ten years on from first forming, they’ve decided to rest on their laurels and call it a day. BONJAH have sold tens of thousands of records, sold out shows around the world, played major festivals, released three acclaimed records that topped the indie charts, toured with The Who and enjoyed multiple award nominations. The group have announced that sadly they will be parting ways, and have announced their final farewell show. Helping to send them off will be Reuben Stone, Anna O and Mojo Juju. They’ll play their farewell on Friday June 24 at The Corner Hotel. Tickets are available via Ticketscout.

Money For Rope have confirmed a series of mid-week gigs in Fitzroy this April. The string of shows will be the last time Money For Rope play in Australia, before they head to Spain on a five-week tour with Aussie punk-rock icons The Meanies. For their upcoming Melbourne shows, Money For Rope will be supported by Bowers, Splendidid, Mother Guru and Swamp. Get down to the Old Bar on Wednesday April 13 and Wednesday April 20 to wish ‘em luck in Spain. Tickets at the door for $8.

PURPLE DISCO MACHINE LOCKS IN 2016 MELBOURNE SHOW ‘80s house project Purple Disco Machine are returning to Australian shores this weekend. The one-man venture is known for his critically acclaimed track My House which reached #1 on Beatport Deep House. His success secured his place in the Deep House Top 100 for one year. Drawing from a diverse collection of genres, which include disco, nu-disco, funk, house and deep house, Purple Disco Machine are guaranteeing a good boogie. Join Purple Disco Machine at Revolver on Sunday April 17.

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HEADS OF CHARM PREMIERE VIDEO AND ANNNOUNCE TOUR DATES Melbourne power trio Heads Of Charm have unveiled their dog-laden video for One Second, and have also announced a bunch of free shows to celebrate. One Second was filmed and directed by Chris “Flagz” Matthews/Defero Productions (Gold Class, The Drones, Batpiss). Filmed at various Melbourne locations including Fitzroy Bowl, Edinburgh Gardens, Old Bar Gallery and the infamous Gold St. The clip features a few musical friends including Ecca Vandal, Ali E., members of Clowns, Batpiss and a dance routine by Tankerville. Join in on the ruckus Monday April 18 when Heads Of Charm play Monday Night Mass at Northcote Social club, or Wednesday April 27 when they join Chelsea Bleach at The Tote.

Indie rockers Spookyland have unveiled a new video for recent single Big Head and announced two Melbourne appearances to launch their forthcoming new album, Beauty Already Beautiful. Spookyland have garnered much attention since their SXSW appearance. On the eve of their tour supporting Gang of Youths, the Sydney-siders are primed to unleash new material and captivate their Melbourne audience. Sydney post punkers Yeevs will also feature on the bill. Spookyland take to the Shebeen stage on Thursday May 12.

FIONA JOY UNVEILS 2016 ALBUM LAUNCH New age composer Fiona Joy is set to launch her brand new album with a series of shows and special events. Her album Signature - Synchronicity delivers the ideal end to Fiona Joy’s 2015 project Signature - Solo. The record combines themes of childhood fantasy with real life experience in a brave intellectual approach. The launch will span over two days and will include a screening of the film clips, a Q&A with the production team, the main concert and a video reveal, as well as a meet and greet with the film team. The launch will kick off Saturday April 30 and run until Sunday May 1 at the Burwood Music Centre. Tickets available via SongKick. BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 10

THE JUNGLE GIANTS ANNOUNCE 2016 MELBOURNE SHOW Indie pop four-piece The Jungle Giants have locked in a run of national shows off the back of their latest album. The release of their second LP Speakerzoid received some serious loving from a worldwide audience, resulting in a series of tour dates locally as well as hitting up Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Canada and the United States. Catch The Jungle Giants when they play 170 Russell Friday June 24. HOT TALK

PARKWAY DRIVE ANNOUNCE ALL AUSSIE ADVENTURE TOUR Hardcore legends Parkway Drive gave their fans the opportunity to name their upcoming string of shows across the nation – settling on the cheeky and fitting title of the All Aussie Adventure Tour. This will be the first time Parkway Drive have embarked on an extensive tour in three years, and their All Aussie Adventure will see them play everywhere from Cairns to Bendigo. Catch them in Melbourne when they take on the Chelsea Heights Hotel on Sunday July 3. Tickets are available through Moshtix.

Torb Pederson ‘The Voice Guy’ Vocal Workshops at Black Pearl Studios Acclaimed vocal coach Torb Pederson has worked with over 100 Grammy Award winners, and now he’s here in Melbourne to host intensive workshops that will help you get the most out of your voice. Torb will help you: - Add signiicant and dramatic new range - Give you sustained high notes - Remove switches, breaks and inconsistencies in your voice - Plus much more! Those who have taken part in this workshop in the past have left with the ability to sing one octave higher than they did before they took part! Workshops will run from 7pm until 9pm on April 25, 26, 27 and 28, with a second group taking place on May 2, 3, 4 and 5 at Black Pearl Studios. For more information and to reserve you place at this magniicent workshop, contact Black Pearl Studios on (03) 9939 7209 or at galina.blackpearl@gmail.com.

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SPLIT SECONDS ANNOUNCE NEW SINGLE AND MELBOURNE SHOW Melbourne indie-pop group Split Seconds have locked in a national tour this month to celebrate the release of their latest track. Relocation Blues recounts the tongue-in-cheek tale of the band’s move from Perth to Melbourne three years ago, and is the first single from their upcoming album Rest And Relocation. A feat three years in the making, the record is due for release in June. Split Seconds will be joined by special guests Jack Stirling & The Perfect and Near Myth. Have a good groove with them at The Catfish in Fitzroy on Saturday April 23.

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THE PRETTY LITTLES ANNOUNCE PRIDE TOUR Melbourne’s indie rock dudes The Pretty Littles are packing the van with booze and are hitting the road to launch their latest track Pride. The four-piece scooped up excellent praise at BIGSOUND 2015 and have since played and partied hard in basements, dive bars, living rooms and Corner Hotels. Rally up some mates and get a bit silly with The Pretty Littles when they bring their riff-raff to Sheebeen Saturday May 7.

Designed to bring the best out of your singing, Torb Pederson Institute’s Destiny by Design vocal workshop will teach proper technique as well as insider tips and secrets. The workshop will feature in-depth training and advice on increasing range, how to fix symptoms of vocal strain, control and precision, styling, technical and industry interpretation of original music, one-onone vocal analysis, neurological analysis and more. Elsewhere, the program will reveal singing tips and secrets focusing on recording techniques, concert preparation, what to eat and drink, tour preparation, music industry guidance and more. Capping it off, budding vocalists are encouraged to bring along their acoustic instruments and original or cover music to work on. TPI’s Destiny by Design seminars will run from Monday April 25 - Thursday April 28 with the second group taking place on Monday May 2 – Thursday May 5 at Black Pearl Studios. Visit their website for more information.

TIRED LION EMBARK ON NATIONAL TOUR Perth’s indie-rock darlings Tired Lion had a massive 2015, conquering the Australian music scene in leaps and bounds with acclaimed singles Suck and I Don’t Think You Like Me. After winning the coveted triple j Unearthed award last year, the band has gone on to play at Splendour In The Grass and supported huge acts such as 1975, Kingswood and Luca Brasi. On top off all this, they’ve just been signed to label Dew Process and are set to take off for their fire European tour. Before they head abroad, Tired Lion will say farewell to Aussie fans with a whirlwind tour. They are locked in to play Northcote Social Club on Thursday May 19. Tickets are on sale via Oztix.

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Beloved Aussie folk-rock band The Beards have announced a second show on top of their sold out Corner Hotel Farewell festivities. On Saturday June 25 The Beards will be joined by Franky Walnut, and on Sunday June 26 Melbourne funksters Vaudeville Smash will get things started with their synth laden funk anthems. Jump on top of those fresh new tickets and wish The Beards all the very best for their future post-Beard ventures. Tickets via their website.

Some of Melbourne’s finest will come together to celebrate the 75th birthday of musical icon Bob Dylan over three shows. The fourth annual celebration of the music of Bob Dylan has been coordinated by respected guitarist and producer Shane O’Mara, with this year’s lineup featuring an even number of male and female performers for the first time in the event’s history. Singers paying homage to Dylan include Angie Hart, Sime Nugent, Gallie, Suzannah Espie, Lisa Miller, Rebecca Barnard, Van Walker, Simon Bailey, Charles Jenkins, Lucie Thorne as well as Chris Wilson and Tex Perkins. Bob Dylan 75th Birthday Salute will go down at MEMO Music Hall On Friday May 27, Saturday May 28 and Sunday May 29.

HEADTORCH ANNOUNCE DEBUT EP LAUNCH Fresh heavy prog-rock act HeadtorcH have revealed the launch show for their debut EP later this month. A new project featuring members of Melbourne bands Bushido, Sleep Parade and Anna Salen, HeadtorcH are bringing along some killer supports in the form of Perth prog-outfit Opia and Melbourne’s own Glass Earth (featuring members from Sydonia). Check them out at Ding Dong Lounge on Saturday April 23. Tickets available via Oztix.

Surf Music in Paradise is bringing together music, surfing and travel for a series of curated surfing tours. The tour will feature some of the world’s best surf breaks in Bali and the Maldives, capped off with Australian music legends performing live and beachside as the sun sets. Pete Murray will perform three intimate and exclusive gigs as part of the Surf Music in Paradise series, taking place in the Maldives in June. In a separate tour, Tex Perkins (The Beasts Of Bourbon, The Cruel Sea, Tex, Don and Charlie, The Dark Horses) will join Phil Jamieson (Grinspoon) to perform five intimate gigs on the poolside lawns of the Hidden Valley Resort in Bali – ten minutes from all of the peninsula surf breaks including Uluwatu, Padang Padang, Impossibles, Bingin and Dreamland. Surf Music in Paradise’s Maldives tour will run from Sunday June 12-19 with Pete Murray. Their Bali trip featuring Tex Perkins and Phil Jamieson takes place from Monday September 5 - 12. HOT TALK

BAD VISION ANNOUNCE MELBOURNE ALBUM LAUNCH Lo-fi garage outfit Bad Vision are gearing up to release their second record Turn Out Your Sockets and have shared a brand new video for single Fairweather. Though Fairweather has been deemed one of the most poppy, upbeat tracks from the forthcoming record, it bears feelings of contempt and frustration about being abandoned by partners or friends during rough times. To launch the record, the fivepiece have announced a show in June with support from Camp Cope, Cable Ties and The Tropes. Check ‘em out at The Old Bar Friday June 3. Tickets through the door only.

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CLIENT LIAISON CONFIRM 2016 MELBOURNE SHOW Cosmopolitan synth-pop outfit Client Liaison are set to embark on their biggest Australian tour to date, with Melbourne on their hit list this June. The World of Our Love tour will see their classics revisited, plus new material from their upcoming album release. Joining them for the length of the tour comes party-starter duo GL. It all goes down at Forum Theatre on Saturday June 4. Tickets are available via Ticketmaster.

Drum and bass duo The Upbeats have announced a one-night-only Melbourne show. Since producing the awardwinning album SSXUB for Shapeshifter and collaborating with US bass music superstar Bassnectar, the pair have caught the attention of tastemakers including Ed Rush & Optical, Bad Company and Noisia. They’ve also released music for labels such as Ram Records and Lifted Music. The Upbeats will play the Roxanne on Friday May 13. Tickets available through Inhibit.

GYMPIE MUSTER 2016 ANNOUNCES SECOND LINEUP The country music celebration that is the Gympie Music Muster have just dropped their second round of artists set to round out the bill. The US’s Rodney Carrington and John Stone, along with beloved Canadians Gord Bamford and Charlie A’Court have all been locked down, in addition to The Wolfe Brothers, Troy Cassar-Daley and Codie Provost. The new acts join the ranks of the already stellar lineup, including Kasey Chambers, John Williamson, Beccy Cole, The McClymonts, Shane Nicholson, Corey Harris and many more. The festival gets started on Thursday August 25 and runs until Sunday August 28 in the Amamoor Creek State Forest, Queensland. Get your tickets via the event’s website.

SPIT SYNDICATE ANNOUNCE 2016 MELBOURNE SHOW Following a jam-packed few years, Sydney duo Spit Syndicate have given us the first taste of their forthcoming album, and have announced a show to celebrate. The new single Know Better was produced by Styalz Fuego (360, Tommy Trash, Empire of the Sun). With three releases, an Aria nomination and countless sold out tours, Spit Syndicate have established themselves as one of the most respected hip hop acts in the country. Their album is due to drop later in the year. Spit Syndicate will tear up Shebeen Friday June 10. Tickets available through Oztix. BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 14

PROOF ROCK’N’ROLL PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION KICKS OFF The Proof photography exhibition is set to showcase the work of Melbourne based artist Zo Damage, and presents an in-depth exploration of Melbourne’s underground music scene. Damage’s photos capture live performances at their finest, providing a glimpse into the raw world of rock’n’roll. Opening night saw the bands Spacejunk, Birdcage and High Finance on board to help celebrate, kicking things off in style. The exhibition continues to run from Wednesday April 13 through until Monday April 25 at The Old Bar.

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SAVAGES LOCK IN MELBOURNE DATES Already announced for MONA’s annual Dark Mofo winter festival, Savages have locked in a headline show. Since they last toured Australia around the 2014 Laneway Festival, Savages have released an acclaimed new album, Adore Life, played live on US talk shows and continue to tour extensively, taking in iconic venues including Manchester’s Albert Hall and San Francisco’s The Fillmore. This weekend, they will hit the stage at Coachella for an anticipated festival set, before continuing on to Sasquatch Music Festival. They’ll play Sunday June 19 at the Corner Hotel.

Melbourne-based blues/folk singer Héloise has announced a run of tour dates around Australia after the release of her latest EP, Nothin’ But The Bones. The EP comes shortly after dropping her new single Old Salt, which has secured airplay on over 100 radio stations around Australia. The Tasmanian-born Héloise won the 2014 Melbourne Music Bank Award, and has played the likes of The Festival of Voices, Falls Festival, Junction Arts Festival and Party In The Paddock. Find her on Thursday April 14 at The Grace Darling and on Friday April 15 at The Reverence. Tickets available on the door.

TROYE SIVAN ANNOUNCES 2016 MELBOURNE SHOW Perth based singer/songwriter Troye Sivan has announced his first ever full scale national tour of Australia, having previously only played two small theatre shows in Sydney and Perth. His debut album Blue Neighbourhood, produced by Emile Haynie (Lana Del Ray, Kayne West, Bruno Mars) and Bram Inscore (Little Boots, The Heirsold) sold over half a million copies worldwide and 354 million combined streams. Talk Me Down is the third single to be lifted from the record which has been recently certified Gold in Australia. Don’t miss Troye Sivan when he plays Margaret Court Arena Tuesday August 9. HOT TALK

BLACK CAB ANNOUNCE SECOND MELBOURNE SHOW Due to popular demand, Black Cab have locked in a second and final Melbourne launch show to celebrate the release of their latest single, Uniforms. It’s their first new release since the 2014 double-LP, Games of the XXI Olympiad. The shows mark the first opportunity to see them perform since playing the midnight slot at Golden Plains Festival last month. Melbourne-based audio/visual duo Friendships will be joining the party as special guests. Black Cab are due get back to work on a new fulllength album due for release in early 2017. Catch them on either Thursday May 5 or Friday May 6 at Howler.

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THE AXEMAN’S BENEFIT A bunch of industry giants are coming together on Friday April 15 to help out the legendary Spencer P Jones. Jones has been a key player in Australia’s music scene for over 30 years, including stints in bands such as The Johnnys and Beasts of Bourbon, in addition to stepping in for slots with the Violent Femmes, Gun Club, Paul Kelly, The Working Class Ringos and Shotgun Wedding – just to name a few. Jones has recently fallen on dark days and is struggling with illness. The Spencer P Jones benefit came about as a way to help fund his rising medical costs, and will feature performances from The Drones, Paul Kelly, The Johnnys, Tex Perkins & Charlie Owen, Adalita, Renee Geyer and more. It all goes down at The Prince Bandroom, on Friday April 15, with doors at 7pm. It’ll be a great show for an even greater cause and tickets are available via the venue.

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The lords of heavy metal are coming to Melbourne for one night only – with Black Sabbath transforming Rod Laver Arena into a temple of darkness for their farewell tour, The End. After changing the world of music almost five decades ago, Black Sabbath are calling it a day and are playing a huge run of international shows to give fans a final taste of their highly-celebrated rock’n’roll. While it’s unlikely Ozzy will chomp a bat for old time’s sake, it will still be a night to remember. Tickets are on sale via Ticketek and it’s all happening on Tuesday April 19.

Perth’s Methyl Ethyl has crossed the desert in order to treat the eastern side of the country to a limited string of shows. While songwriter Jake Webb forms the backbone of the indie pop project, Methyl Ethyl’s live performances contain a rotating roster of Perth’s finest musicians. The show will be an audio-visual spectacular that has to be experienced to be believed. Methyl Ethyl is locked in to play two shows at the Northcote Social Club on Wednesday April 13 and Thursday April 14, both of which have totally sold out.

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THE DANDY WARHOLS B Y S A R A H B R YA N T

hen I speak with Courtney Taylor-Taylor, its 9am on a Monday morning. I’ve practically fallen out of bed and had just enough time to make a coffee. In a different time zone, Taylor’s had time to go for a run, make himself breakfast and smash out tasks like a boss. If I wasn’t feeling insignificant beforehand, I certainly am now. Taylor is a man of many talents: in between renovating his self-designed recording studio, dubbed The Odditorium, he is running errands, or as he likes to phrase it, “putting out fires”.

We know him as one quarter of indie rock band The Dandy Warhols. Tucked away in their own city block oasis in Portland, Oregon, Taylor describes a lifestyle that most can only dream of. They’ve set themselves up with their own clubhouse, and they’re not controlled by the time restrictions imposed by recording studios or record labels. Sometimes they even get chefs in to cook for them. After years of hard work and success, they’ve essentially attained creative freedom. For the last two decades, The Dandy Warhols have solidified themselves as an alternative rock band that just keep on producing. Yet again they have delivered with their latest album, Distortland, which landed last weekend. It has the unmistakable Dandy’s sound, incorporating chuggy guitar riffs, pop hooks and occasional flashes of their earlier work. The Dandys’ ninth studio record has left its own mark on Taylor, as he expresses a rare feeling of obsession with the material. “I can’t stop listening and smoking to it. I’ve never had this happen to me. Usually I need a year or at least nine months to leave it alone and not hear it. This one I seriously became a gothic teenager, I would just go and sit in my room with my headphones on and play this album three times in a row minimum. This has only really happened BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 18

maybe on our first record [Dandys Rule OK, 1995]. I remember getting wasted with my friends and cranking it over and over again, but never on this level.” Upon hearing the record for the first time, listeners won’t just be pleasantly surprised but also quite uplifted, as it exudes a sense of triumph. Across ten tracks, The Dandy Warhols take you on a journey through a twisted wonderland. The Dandy Warhols enlisted the services of producer, mixer and Grammywinning engineer Jim Lowe to record this album. Lowe is a master of his craft – he’s worked with the likes of Stereophonics, The Charlatans and Taylor Swift – and his presence led to the Dandys adopting a slightly different approach than on their other records. “We’ve never really done it this way before,” Taylor says. “Normally I just fly out and do it. You email them, you get a mix, you listen to it and email it back and offer suggestions and then you go to bed. Then the next day you get an hour or two when you get up to check mixes, make a few adjustments and then he goes to bed. So you have fucking nothing to do. It’s crazy. It’s hard but it also gives you a little distance. And because you’ve had that distance and you haven’t heard that song in five days, when you listen to it again you’re a little blown away.” In terms of the album content, Taylor expresses no favouritism towards any B E AT.C O M . A U

particular track. They’re all of equal significance to the band, each evocative of its own world, and with unique connections for everyone. “Emotionally, it’s an interesting record,” Taylor says. “I can’t believe how it just turned out to be everything I wanted, I guess, or close enough that I just don’t care about any more details. I just love it. It makes me feel better.” A struggle that many musicians face is that of attaining originality and avoiding repetition. However, Taylor says he’s constantly finding ways to scrub his memory when writing new material. “You can’t hear the same thing over and over. It changes subtly and it gains emotional power, whatever you may feel. It’s just a human condition of the brain; it’s the relationship music has with the brain. You have to scrub your memory somehow.” The band’s latest single release, You Are Killing Me, might seem self-explanatory in its title, but it also opens a dialogue for its listeners. “People are big mistake makers and we are fucked in the head. It’s a phrase that is there to open a discussion. It’s about being open ended. Lyrically there are admissions of your own shortcomings, but without abusing yourself too much. It calls for admission to yourself. “It really seems like, maybe it’s just me, but the idea of when you’re in a relationship and what is ruining it is not the shit you do, but the shit you don’t do – the shit you forget to do. That seems to be what’s intolerable about me. That and a lot of ill-considered jocularity.” There are several songs on the album that work to open up a dialogue, which is a key point of difference that’s important to the Dandys. The lead single STYGGO (which stands for Some Things You Gotta Get Over) conveys a relaxed vibe, which seeps into the rest of the record. Taylor’s vocals are low and deep, guiding you through a galaxy of pop beats. With the record finally released, Taylor is practically gagging to get on the road and promote this new record. Playing live is what the Dandys do best, and touring is Taylor’s greatest love. Every part of it, from the lack of sleep, to the partying, the long flights and of course, the shows. “We haven’t toured since December.

Three months is a really long time for us to have not been on the road, but I guess not for anyone else in the world. It’s too long for me. I should have been on tour two to three weeks ago. Touring is serious work, but it’s also a touch of vacation, which I like.” There are North American and European dates locked in, and a visit to Australia is on the cards. “We love Australia. It’s part of our family. It’s part of our body. We do Australia and the UK as one tour with a 34-hour flight in between. I actually quite enjoy it. I love that floating in space jetlag feeling where your time is all distorted. I don’t know the time and then I can’t go to sleep. So you have to party. It’s the party plan. You have to drink a lot of water during the party plan. You could forget and you could ruin your life. It’s hard to remember shit when you’re drunk. That’s why we do it. Live in the moment, right?” Right now Taylor is preparing for the start of the US tour. His days are filled with a little bit of rehearsal and a little bit of life admin, all whilst dreaming of the opportunity to chill out. He’s a guy you can’t help but love chatting to. Conversing with someone that has such care and love for his craft is enriching. You can’t mistake how proud Taylor is of the Dandys’ achievements. “Every record is what we are. Every record is definitely a milestone. They are two-four years apart. Certainly no record is more valuable than others. They are an emotional, physiological document in a lot of ways, one that only the four of us can truly interpret the meaning of. And then of course they are also open for interpretation by everyone else. They’re all milestones for us. They might be big milestones or they might not be, it’s up to other people to make that decision. This one could be a huge record or it could be the flop that ended the Dandy Warhols. We don’t know but I guess we will wait and see, but at the end of the day I just put it on and it makes me fucking feel better.” THE DANDY WARHOLS new album Distortland is out now via Dine Alone Records / Cooking Vinyl Australia.

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This Week: In a new exhibition, Zo Damage’s photography will be showcased along with live music from local bands for its opening night. With her exhibition PROOF , work revolves around Melbourne’s underground music scene and the world she lives in. All of the photographs will be presented unframed, leaving no barrier between viewer and artwork. The PROOF Photography Exhibition will run at Old Bar from Wednesday April 13 to Monday April 25.

With James Di Fabrizio. Do you have thoughts, news or time for a chat? Email james@beat.com.au.

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The 11th Indonesian Film Festival returns to ACMI with the largest celebration of Indonesian screen culture held in Australia. This year, the festival is showcasing an eclectic range of art house cinema, often known for its striking beauty and vivid representation of culture, from some of Indonesia’s most renowned filmmakers. Program highlights include surrealist journey Another Trip to the Moon, travel film The Land of Orange and The Sun, The Moon and The Hurricane – a tale of a young, Indonesian gay man searching for love and happiness. It runs from Saturday April 9 – Monday April 18. The Spanish Film Festival opens tonight, featuring 32 films and a session of shorts. This year’s festival will open with a dose of hilarity, Spanish Affair 2, the sequel to last year’s opening night film. Then after indulging in almost three weeks of film from Spain, Argentina, Chile and Mexico, the festival will close with Ciro Guerra’s cinematic odyssey through the Amazon, Embrace Of The Serpent. The program includes Barca Dreams, detailing the history of one of the most popular and admired football clubs, FC Barcelona. The film features interviews with Lionel Messi, Pep Guardiola and Johan Cruyff. Elsewhere, Mexican award-winner The Thin Yellow Line follows the journey of five men who become unlikely friends. Further highlights including Chilean drama Much Ado About Nothing straight from the Sundance and Berlinale Film Festivals, and Eva Doesn’t Sleep, an Argentinian film which tells the tale of Eva Perón and the political revolution. The 2016 Spanish Film Festival will take place in Melbourne from Wednesday April 13 until Sunday May 1. Full program and tickets are available through the festival’s website.

Thursday May 26 – Sunday September 18 ACMI

Circus Oz’s TWENTYSIXTEEN June 15 – July 10 Circus Oz Big Top, Birrarung Marr

Degas: A New Vision

Friday June 24 – Sunday September 18 National Gallery of Victoria

An Evening With Henry Rollins

Melbourne International Comedy Festival Reveals 2016 Barry Award Nominees

Sifting through countless shows and performances, the nominations for the 19th annual Barry Award have been revealed, among nominations for Best Newcomer and Best Independent Production. Announced by the legendary Barry Humphries, The Barry Award is one of the world’s most prestigious comedy awards, recognising the Most Outstanding Comedy Festival show of the season. Nominees for the 2016 Barry Award are Anne Edmonds, Damien Power, David O’Doherty, Luisa Omielan, Rhys Nicholson, Tom Ballard and Zoe Coombs Marr. To be eligible for the Barry Award, a show must have had at least 10 performances during the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in the particular year. Past winners include Sam Simmons, Denise Scott, Nina Conti and Ross Noble. Also announced were the nominees for the Best Newcomer Award, with Demi Lardner, Guy Montgomery, Rose Matafeo and Tom Walker securing nominations. Capping it off comes the Golden Gibbo Award, for Best Independent Production. The nominees are Asher Treleaven & Gypsy Wood, Lessons with Luis, Tommy Dassalo and Zoe Coombs Marr. The 19th Annual Comedy Awards will be take place on Saturday April 16 at Max Watt’s from 11pm.

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Friday November 4 – Saturday November 5 Hamer Hall

Melbourne International Film Festival Announce 2016 Critics Campus

After two successful editions, the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) are putting the call for applications to its third Critics Campus, taking place during the Festival’s 65th edition this July and August. The intensive five-day lab gives emerging Australian film critics the chance to develop their skills in a live festival setting. This year eight participants will take part in mentoring sessions and panels with key Australian industry and media players, as well as producing their own daily coverage for a variety of outlets. Applications are due by Tuesday April 26. Head to the Festival’s website to apply.

PICK OF THE WEEK Bonnie Wright

Billy Crystal set for Melbourne Shows Since the year 2000, Supanova Pop Culture Expo has forged a name for itself as the ultimate place to find celebrities, comics, animators, music, trading cards and more under one roof. Gathered from and surrounded by the wonderful worlds of science-fiction, pulp TV, movies, toys, console gaming, fantasy, entertainment technology, books, internet sites and fan-clubs, the result is an amazing atmosphere tailor made for expressing your inner geek and where getting into cosplay is the thing to do. This year’s event features appearances from Jack Gleeson, Bonnie Wright, Christopher Judge, Allison Mack, Eka Darville and a whole lot more. Whether your seven or 70, Supanova aims to cater to all tastes, interests and ages. It goes down at the Melbourne Showgrounds from Friday April 15 – Sunday April 17.

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Tony and Emmy Award-winning comedian, actor, producer, writer and director Billy Crystal will share the stage with celebrated Australian interviewer Andrew Denton for a hilarious and personal evening as Crystal provides his unique observations on the world around and reflects on his life and career so far. An Evening of Sit Down with Billy Crystal hosted by Andrew Denton will provide insight and first-hand accounts into the life and career of Cyrstal. A standup comic turned television star, Crystal found fame in movies with starring roles in blockbusters such as When Harry Met Sally, City Slickers and Analyze This. One of Australia’s best-known interviewers, Andrew Denton is a TV producer, comedian, Gold Logie-nominated television presenter and former radio host. As host of the ABC interview program Enough Rope, he has interviewed the likes of Bono, Bill Clinton, Jerry Seinfeld, Helen Mirren, John Travolta and Michael Parkinson. An Evening of Sit Down with Billy Crystal hosted by Andrew Denton will run at the Art Centre’s State Theatre on Monday August 1 and Tuesday August 2. Tickets via Ticketmaster.

Bill Henson Reveals Permanent ONEIROI Installation

Acclaimed Australian artist Bill Henson has revealed his latest installation, with a new series of photographs featuring priceless artifacts that are thousands of years old. ONEIROI sets Henson’s photographs beside treasures from the Benaki Museum in a showcase that aims to break new ground by creating a cultural dialogue between the ancient past and the present. Rarely have such unique items from antiquity been allowed to be incorporated in contemporary art in this way. In order to let Henson work with the treasures, the Benaki flew to Melbourne one of the world’s most respected conservators, Eleftheria Goufa, to handle the objects and oversee the photographic process. Notably, ONEIROI incorporates a 3,500-year-old solid gold Kylix and a 2,500-year-old gold wreath. Bill Henson’s ONEIROI will run at the Hellenic Museum as a permanent exhibition.

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The Glass Menagerie To Run At Malthouse Theatre

Fresh from a sell-out season in Sydney, the seminal Tennessee Williams play will arrive in Melbourne. The Glass Menagerie will see Pamela Rabe (Wentworth)take the stage as Williams’ faded Southern belle. The story follows Amanda Wingfield as she shares a rundown with her two adult children – the frustrated Tom and the cripplingly shy and tender Laura. All three need a chance to break free in their own way, and the arrival of a charismatic ‘gentleman caller’ offers exactly that. Winner of the 2015 Helpmann Award for Best Play, Eamon Flack’s new production subverts Williams’ own description of The Glass Menagerie as a memory play. The Glass Menagerie will run at the Malthouse Theatre from Wednesday May 18 - Friday June 5.

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Bill Henson: ONEIROI BY AUGUSTUS WELBY

In September 2014, the Hellenic Museum launched its Gods, Myths & Mortals exhibition. Slated to stay on display until 2024, Gods, Myths & Mortals is made up of many precious Greek antiquities, including pottery, statues, figurines, jewellery, weaponry and icon paintings, all on loan from the Banaki Museum in Athens. The artefacts span 8,000 years of Greek history, dating from the Neolithic period of 6,000 BCE to the Greek War of Independence in the 19th century CE. Hellenic Museum CEO John Talousis understands what a great privilege it is to have secured these items, which represent key historical developments that have impacted on the world we live in today. Talousis says Gods, Myths & Mortals is a locomotive, explaining that

locomotives contain a number of carriages also capable of generating interest and activity. This is precisely how he views ONEIROI, a newly commissioned installation from acclaimed Australian photographer Bill Henson. “I wanted to have a great Australian artist engage with

the Benaki artefacts and create something new,” says Talousis. “There were a few that came to mind, but Bill Henson was on the top of my list. I’m a huge fan of his work, have been for years, so I got in touch with him, explained what I was hoping to achieve, and it took all of two minutes for him to say yes.” There are manifold reasons that make ONEIROI a unique installation. Perhaps most significantly, Henson was permitted to get behind the glass cabinets of Gods, Myths & Mortals in order to create original artworks utilising the Benaki antiquities. The millenniums old objects are fascinating in and of themselves. However, it’s no surprise to see that an artist of Henson’s calibre hasn’t simply presented a series of inanimate portraits. After Talousis approached Henson, the artist spent 12 months developing the concept. While Talousis stayed in regular contact, he gave Henson freedom to pursue his own conceptual vision. Once he’d honed the idea, Henson required a model to appear in the photographs. A series of auditions proved fruitless, but then Henson spotted a young woman with the perfect look having dinner with her family in a Melbourne restaurant. A conservator flew over from the Benaki Museum to ensure the objects weren’t mistreated during the photo shoot, which was conducted inside the Hellenic Museum (a wonderful Victorian building in Melbourne’s CBD, formerly home to the Melbourne Mint). ONEIROI gets its name from Greek mythology, and loosely translates to dreams. Talousis says the overarching conceptual aim was to depict the “eternal nature of beauty”. Now, the word eternal might be a bit of a stretch, as the understanding of beauty seems somewhat contingent on culturally relative value systems. However, what the Benaki objects expose is that our core values – including the appreciation of artistic beauty – remain closely linked to those established in Ancient Greece. That aside, Henson’s works aren’t centred on purely glorifying the Greek antiquities. The majority of photographs in ONEIROI feature the young female model either wearing or interacting with the Benaki objects – she’s seen in a delicate gold wreath from the

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4th-3rd century BCE; wearing beautifully designed gold earrings from 250-200 BCE; drinking from a gold cup from approx. 15th century BCE; and wielding a Turkish knife from 300 years ago. Henson’s interest in gaining intimate connections between the model and the antiquities meant he completely bypassed the exhibition’s Byzantine section, which is largely composed of ecclesiastic artworks. However, to add extra dimension to the installation, he included a few landscape photos he’d taken years earlier. All of the photographs are successful in blurring the distinction between dreams and reality, having more in common with Georges Seurat’s post-impressionist paintings or J.M.W. Turner’s watercolour landscapes than depictions of unadulterated reality. There is one photo that features the model’s eye looking out at the viewer, but it too conveys a surreal hum. The model’s age is difficult to discern. She’s young and exudes an air of purity, but she’s not at all childlike. Many photos possess the stillness of a statue, and yet each one gives off a sense of profound intimacy. In the show’s media release Henson says that for him, “Ambiguity is always at the centre of an interesting experience, because this causes us to question, to wonder why a thing holds our attention”, and it’s a sentiment that most definitely applies to ONEIROI. A crucial function of art is its ability to question established values and provoke feelings that don’t wholly cohere with what we’ve come to understand as right or good, classic or factual. Gods, Myths & Mortals is indeed an enlightening exhibition, however given its strong historical and cultural ties, it’s hugely significant for a daring artist like Bill Henson to have engaged with it. ONEIROI not only shines a different light on some of these antique objects, but also encourages unique emotional responses.

Bill Henson’s ONEIROI opens on Friday April 8 at the Hellenic Museum as a permanent exhibition.

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SIXTY SECONDS WITH PAUL FOOT BY DAVID JAMES YOUNG

Widely lauded comedian Paul Foot has touched down in Australia for his upcoming Melbourne International Comedy Festival shows. He spoke with Beat on the meeting point between religion and surrealism, his plans for the rest of the year and his favourite Comedy Festival moments. Q: Your current festival show is described as a highlight reel of the best bits of your previous shows. How difficult is crafting a show around taking parts of one-hour shows out of their original context and presenting them in an entirely new light, presumably to people that were not at the original show? A: It’s been quite a challenge to condense all five hours of comedy I’ve done in Australia into one show. I considered a show containing all the starts of my previous shows, a five-start rated show. But in the end I decided to just jam every single piece of humour into one hour via the method of time warping, speaking quickly and leaving bits out. Q: A review of your show last year mentioned that it was somewhat jarring to blend your more surreal, absurdist material with that which discussed topics such as religion and the LGBT community. Is it important to you to remain as versatile a comic as possible, not ending up in any particular pigeonhole? A: I don’t know about any of that. I don’t see why one couldn’t discuss both religion

and surreal absurdism in the same show. Most religion is far more surreal and absurd than any of my warped ramblings. I mean, a talking snake? I can’t remember, was that from my show or from that book by God? Q: There has always been an interesting blend within your stand-up of the observational and the abstract; often where the two combine in the most unexpected of ways. Is it ever an intentional matter of setting out to find a unique angle on common topics, or does it simply stem from your own personal viewpoint naturally? A: Both. I do often think of things in abstract and surreal ways, but sometimes I just have normal thoughts like ‘I gotta wash this cauliflower’ or ‘Our society and government are cruel and heartless to the vulnerable’. But then it comes out all surreal when I think it. I’m creating new humour at the moment called ‘Literal Surrealism’, and there’s a piece called Immigration X-Factor that is a perfect example of this. It involves a man being deported and being made to sing Rihanna whilst crying. Sometimes the most powerful observations are made by surrealism.

Q: On one of your last visits to Australia, you appeared on a podcast called The Little Dum Dum Club. Your episode went on to become one of the most divisive in the show’s history due to your riffing and derailing. Have you found that being an acquired taste has worked in your benefit – as in, those that quote-unquote ‘get it’ are going to stick with you the most? A: I don’t know. I’ve just been saying things for years and people seem to like it. So I just keep on saying things. I don’t know if it’s divisive, or an acquired taste. It’s just the things that come out of my mouth. Like Prunella Flagon’s loose leg. Some people love it, some people hate it. Don’t ask me. Blame Prunella.

Q: What are your plans for the rest of the year? With a show that focuses on older material doing the circuit at the moment, are you planning something big for your next hour show? A: Yes. I have been working on my next hour show since January 2015. It will contain Literal Surrealism, which uses surrealism and madness to make powerful observational points that observational comedy cannot. It will premier at the Edinburgh Festival this August and hopefully come to Australia next March and April. Q: Lastly, What have been your best and worst moments performing in Australia?

A: I loved performing in the Sydney Opera House. That was very exciting. It’s so beautiful there. My worst moment was one night in Adelaide when I went to bed hungry because it was Sunday and all the shops were shut. I had to survive on a few nuts and overpriced sparkling water.

AN EVENING WITH MR PAUL FOOT will run at the Melbourne Town Hall from Wednesday April 13 to Sunday April 17 as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

PAJAMA MEN BY ADAM NORRIS

Look, let’s get down to brass tacks here. If you’d asked me a week ago who the Pajama Men were, I would have stood there silently imaging some 1950s’ Doctor Who storyline while you got slowly creeped out about why I was staring intently into middle distance. I’ll certainly never look at pyjamas, or the men who love them, the same way again. Shenoah Allen dips into the foundation of the Albuquerque duo’s bizarre theatricality and their rampant tour schedules. “It is a treadmill, but it’s not a treadmill I don’t want to be on,” Allen admits. “As treadmills go it’s a good one, and the landscape does keep changing. So maybe it’s not a treadmill. But you’re always on it. Maybe it’s more like a merry-go-round. We’ll do a festival circuit, Melbourne, then up to Sydney, then Edinburgh, and any number of other venues in between. But because of where the festivals are placed during the year, you do end up in a bit of a cycle. One year we closed in New Zealand after touring over a year, and then opened our brand new show in Edinburgh six weeks later. So it does feel, like, ‘What do you mean, you want something new? What do you mean when will we start touring again – we haven’t stopped?’ That said, that example was one of our best shows, maybe because we wrote it in such a hurry. It keeps you going. I’m a procrastinator at heart. I like nothing more than, well, nothing. So in order to be productive, I have to make traps for myself. comedy festivals, tours. These are the traps I set.” It doesn’t hurt that these are traps that might also ensnare an unsuspecting PAGE 22

audience. The pair are in an interesting position to reflect on the difficulties of maintaining an engaged audience, due in part to the idiosyncratic nature of their shows – a kind of cerebral-surreal montage of sketches – but also to the sheer variety of audiences now. While there are of course significant differences between a comedy festival and a music festival, the cross-over is not as alien as you might expect. “What’s interesting right now is that a lot of music festivals have comedy,” says Allen. “Last time, we did a tour of rock festivals, which is totally bizarre. It seems like it could work, and sometimes it does, but we had a gig where we went on right after the reggae band Steel Pulse, who are like an institution, one of those family bands who keeps passing the baton. There were a couple of thousand people watching, and then we came out, and did some subtle character things. We finally won some people over, but you have that barricade where there’s the stage and then this moat of security guards, and then the audience, and that distance was unlike anything we’d experienced before. As much as I think

a lot of comics would like to get into festivals, it’s a different thing. Especially sketch, which is what we’re doing. ‘Hey you, stop dancing and watch our scene!’ So it’s interesting to try and navigate that. There are so many festivals cropping up over in the UK that have a little bit of everything, so that cross over with comedy is becoming normal.” It’s easy to imagine stumbling upon Pajama Men on some velvet-draped vaudevillian stage in the midst of something like the Woodford Folk Festival or Port Fairy. There style is hard to pinpoint; observational, storytelling, but also steeped in a keen appreciation of genre. Suffice to say, their appeal is broad. They are adept at playing off archetypes, and then taking the scene into bewildering new territory, yet they somehow manage to never let go of the audience’s hand. They will bend

characters and tropes, but their affection for the material is obvious. “It’s great to try and figure out where you are in the world, and how you evolve with it all.” he says. “But we’re definitely a product of the cultural things around us. It’s interesting because we never thought of ourselves as social commentators, and we never endeavoured to be political. We just improvised and ran with whatever was coming out, but what’s coming out is always going to be an interpretation of what we’ve seen in our lives, what we’ve been influenced by. At first we kind of thought we were the most original thing. “It took me a while to realise, yeah, we’re doing original stuff, but we have a lot of influences, and we’re drawing on a lot of archetypes from different genres. But realising that gave us more freedom to explore further. I’d like to leave enough

space for the audience to draw their own conclusions, but I don’t want to ever be confusing. I want to give them something they can hang on to just enough. I don’t want to present something that people think is just weird for the sake of it. “Genres provide a bit of a reference point for people, a bit of an anchor. If you give something that people are familiar with, you can then take them into stranger waters.”

PAJAMA MEN will perform at The Famous Spiegeltent at Arts Centre Melbourne from Wednesday April 13 – Sunday April 17 as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

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MEETING THE OTHER SIDE BY TOM BALLARD

They’re real, you guys. I saw one. With my own human eyes. On a dance floor. At the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras After Party, no less. They’re real. I spotted my friend Jake from a distance and walked through the sweaty throng to hug him and say hello. I hadn’t seen him since last Mardi Gras. He was wearing overalls over a bare chest. Fair enough. Jake introduced me to his boyfriend Carl. He was charmingly twinky and American. He seemed to make Jake happy.Throbbing music played. We danced and laughed. The air was filled with queer affirmation, progressive thought and amyl. Then, as the conversation continued, a bombshell was dropped: Carl was a Republican. A gay Republican. He was a Christian. He was “sort of ” pro-life. He’d participated in the Republican primaries. And he had just voted for Donald J. Trump. THEY’RE REAL. Sentient human beings, free from major brain injuries or the influence of alien mind-control, are willingly enacting their democratic rights to endorse the candidacy of that bigoted, psychopathic, folliclechallenged oligarch. And they seem to be quite happy about it. They walk among us and attend our big gay dance parties and we all just have to act like we’re OK with that and everything’s normal. I guess I already knew this to be true. I watch the news. I’ve seen Trump voters being interviewed. A lot of them appear to be perfectly nice people, if a little hazy on the details of foreign policy or immigration or exactly how Mr. Trump is

going to “make America great again”.But all that was on TV. TV isn’t real. Carl was real. He was right there, in front of me. “Really?” I asked, rather weakly. “Yep.” Carl was smiling. He’d had this chat before and clearly revelled in taking on liberals like me. “But he failed to condemn the Klu Klux Klan!” Carl shrugged. “He had a malfunctioning earpiece and couldn’t hear the interviewer.” THAT’S WHAT THE TRUMP DEFENDERS SAY ON THE NEWS SHOWS ZOMG THEY ARE ACTUALLY REAL. “You agree with his ban on all Muslim immigration to the US?!” Another shrug. “He’s just saying things right now…” Fuck. That’s the state of play: a candidate for the most powerful office in the world can spout blatantly racist, nonsensical bile, swear and eye-roll and patronise his way through debates, contradict himself time and time again, publicly comment on the size of his own dick and threaten to commit war crimes and his supporters can explain it away. He doesn’t mean the things he says, of course; he’s just saying things. Obviously once he gets elected, good sense will prevail and those bloody elites will be shown what for and in no way will he preside over the persecution of minorities or bring about a nuclear winter that will decimate mankind. ’MERICA!!!

Carl is probably the most extreme example of the “other” that I’ve come across. Last year I started a politics-focussed interview podcast and over the past 50 episodes I’ve tried to talk to people from all over the political spectrum. Yes, the guest list has included Waleed Aly and Senator Sarah Hanson-Young, but it’s also included the likes of Tim Wilson, Peter Reith and the Managing Director of the Australian Christian Lobby, Lyle Shelton. Yep – Lyle and I hung out in a hotel room. For about 90 minutes. I even bought him a coffee and didn’t put poison in it or anything. I value meeting and talking with people who see the world differently. I think it’s a vital part of being a politically aware

person. Unlike the movies, the ‘villains’ in this world are almost never evil just for the hell of it; there’s a chain of reasoning and a set of values that explain why they believe what they believe. You may find that reasoning despicable – ‘Racism is over!’, ‘The market will sort it out!’, ‘Yes I’m a white middleclass heterosexual cisgendered male but my life is tough!’ – but it’s there and if you want to argue against it, you’d best get a basic understanding of it. But Trump? I think I’m going to find it hard to view him and his supporters as anything other than loons. Dangerous, pugnacious loons. There is no ‘there’ there. The more he fucks up, the more it builds into his

maverick narrative and the more people like Carl will praise him as their saviour. Be warned, friends: they’re out there. They want the guy from The Apprentice and the ‘birther movement’ to be leader of the free world. They’re real. The Barry Award-nominated Tom Ballard will perform his show The World Keeps Happening at the Melbourne Town Hall from Wednesday April 13 – Sunday April 17, and Boundless Plains to Share at Trades Hall on Saturday April 16 and Sunday April 17 as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

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Reviews AUNTY DONNA As crude an expression as it is, Aunty Donna’s New Show is balls-to-the-wall action. Broden Kelly, Zachary Ruane and Mark Samual Bonanno are in exceptionally fine form here, their hilarious part-singing, partdancing, sketch-based hyper-mischief something to behold. To see this show is to be swept up in a blizzard of ridiculousness. It’s not difficult to imagine the three lovably juvenile jesters engaging in some crazed preshow ritual, chugging litres of red cordial, such is the excess of energy they bring to the stage. Indeed, they help themselves mid-show to refreshments. Their antics are instantaneous, too, a fresh (and especially meta) introductory number the first highlight. From there, Aunty Donna gleefully dart from one fantastical idea to the next. Their lip-sync segment is particularly memorable, while a bit that revolves around Shakespeare for troubled teens is classic Aunty Donna. Meanwhile, this show features the silliest, most childish thing you’re likely to see this Festival. You’ll be holding your sides regardless, of course. New Show plays out like a refined follow-up to their 2015 offering. Gone are the Bubble Bath Boys and, with them, any flimsy adherence to narrative. The lads just want to have fun and, as such, what’s left is a smorgasbord of free-flowing sketch comedy, with an added emphasis upon audience participation. As a general rule, shorter tends to be sweeter, the trio is at their very best when they’re sharp – that is, to the point. If there’s anything that may detract from the quality of the show, it’s an over-reliance on misdirection. Aunty Donna love to lead the audience before dashing their expectations. It’s effective and they do it extremely well, though the approach becomes familiar after a while. Still, there’s one important saving grace: regardless of what they’re doing, it is a joy to watch Aunty Donna work. Even more enjoyable is watching them flex their improv skills and watching the cracks – and crack-ups PAGE 24

– appear. Based on this new hour and the masses of punters flocking to Roxanne nightly, Aunty Donna are on track to repeat the success of their 2015 season. It makes perfect sense, too: New Show is another shining example of the trio’s tickling and explosive creativity. Highly recommended. AUNTY DONNA will perform New Show at the Roxanne from Wednesday April 13 – Friday April 15 as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. BY NICK MASON

SAMI SHAH Sami Shah is an immigrant from Karachi, Pakistan. Early in I, Migrant & Other Stories we learned that Karachi’s population exceeds the entire population of Australia. Last year he moved to Melbourne after three years labouring in a rural Western Australian town – a mandate imposed by Australian immigration authorities. Back in Pakistan he was a journalist, but he’d become so acquainted with the violent horrors of Karachi that he couldn’t stay any longer – especially considering he has an infant daughter. It’s an intriguing biography, no doubt, immediately distinguishing Shah from many of his contemporaries. Though, I, Migrant wasn’t simply an exercise in prosaic recount. The show hinged on unexpected outbreaks, some serving to break down reflexive stereotyping, others maniacal tangents that saw everyone engrossed by Shah’s personable but by no means cloying delivery. For instance, here was a Pakistani man not only performing stand-up comedy, but speaking of promiscuity and making jokes about the origins of Eid. In underlining how many Australians assume there’s no such thing as stand-up comedy in Pakistan (or Asia more generally), Shah pithily related what a ridiculous conceit it is to presume laughter is a Western construct. Shah was blatantly liberal-minded, and an atheist. The response to this admission was enough to illuminate the one-track opinion the Australian public has of people living in Muslim countries. It was no surprise to hear an immigrant from a third world country speak grimly about Australia’s racial tolerance. In Shah’s experience, Australia is a place where racism is rampant and pigeonholing happens without a second thought. However, once again, he reminded us that racism isn’t an exclusively Western thing. It’s just perpetrated in a more destructive manner in the West. The statements alluding to Australia’s inherent racism could easily prompt a proud Melburnian to shake their head. But then, isn’t that just a typical

response – buffering accusations of racism with flat denial. Our system is flawed, and our recent governments proud of (and popular for) their hyperprotective immigration policies. But the public discourse on this issue is still embarrassingly frigid. Shah also spent a lot of time reflecting on loving, romantic relationships – specifically spotlighting the flawed expectation that loving relationships will secure happiness. His conclusions weren’t intended to be definitive, but he did suggest loneliness is a more natural emotional state than happiness. As you can gather, I, Migrant wasn’t one hour of floor slamming dick jokes. It has to be stressed though: Sami Shah is an extremely sharp comedian, and he successfully honoured the show’s founding motive to convey the buoyant necessity of laughter. SAMI SHAH will perform his show I, Migrant at The Coopers Malthouse from Wednesday April 13 – Sunday April 17 as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. BY AUGUSTUS WELBY

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Jack Gleeson BY AMANDA SHERRING

When Jack Gleeson first hinted at leaving acting for film and television, it seemed to be the only thing everyone could talk about. For some, it seemed like he was turning his back on Hollywood. And so when the moment of his untimely demise as King Joffrey Baratheon in the fourth season of Game of Thrones came, one question loomed large – what next? When it comes to the question of why, Gleeson attributed his exit from acting to his young start (his career began when he was eight years old in Reign of Fire) and that it was always something he saw as a hobby.

His real passion was in theatre, and having started a company of his own (Collapsing Horse Theatre Company) with childhood friends Dan Colley, Matt Smyth, Aaron Heffernan and Eoghan Quinn, stepping off the screen and away from his villainous Game

of Thrones character meant Gleeson could let loose creatively. “Anything that you do with your friends is fun,” he says of the theatre company. "But it’s also the fact that you’re able to engage more with the creative process. I’m not just a meat puppet, as Alfred Hitchcock once said about actors, but rather an invested part of the production, the writing, the directing and everything. “[Game of Thrones] was an incredible experience, and I would do it over and over again a thousand times, but at the end of the day it was three or four weeks of my year for about four years, which isn’t a lot, but it’s a lot in the grand scheme of things. And I think leaving Game of Thrones gave me the chance to explore other avenues.” In total, those few weeks for Gleeson each year added up to his appearance in 26 episodes across the series. From the very first one, he had a rough idea of when Joffrey’s rule would end and when the chance to redefine his career would present itself. “The first thing I did was look it up the summary of the plot on Wikipedia to know when my character left,” he says. “When it’s your job, or say if you enter into your job as a journalist or a writer or whatever, you kind of want to know when your turn is up and when your contract is up. So I certainly wanted to know when my character kicked the dust." Naturally, when one looks up a Wikipedia on their character, it’s only expected the words ‘Jack Gleeson’ would fall into the search engine alongside it. “I have actually looked it up just out of interest, though I don’t think there’s anything really interesting on it. It just says the facts, so perhaps I could edit it and stick in some lies or false details to make things interesting,” he says with a laugh. “I had a friend from school, George Dockrell, who’s a cricket player and has a Wikipedia page and some of us from school used to edit it to say stupid things in the text. Maybe I could do that.” It’s surprising with such a strong camaraderie with his friends that the occasional unexpected fetish or past faux-pas hasn’t found its way onto his Wikipedia page, but as Gleeson tells me, his stardom from Game of Thrones and his friends are kept rather separate. “We got together [and formed Collpasing Horse Theatre Company] before Game of Thrones was a big

program Torchwood. Later in the evening, the Cosplay Theatre will host the very best from anime production, including Dragon Ball Z’s Brina Palencia and Battle of the Planets’ Ronnie Shell.

THERE’S SUPACONCERTS AND SUPASCREENINGS TOO If you fancy yourself as a bit of a Super-Saiyan then you can unleash your inner Dragon Ball Z at the Kamehameha Blast Off. The Australian Wrestling Federation will also be bringing their brute and brawn throughout three action-packed demonstrational shows. If you like a supa-concert, symphonic rock group Critical Hit will be performing in the Cosplay Theatre from 6pm on Saturday April 16. Geek-pop singer/songwriter Meri Amber will be running the Sunday 6pm set.

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The Melbourne Showgrounds are set to welcome some of the world’s finest animated and non-animated screen-gods to its residence for the 2016 Supanova Pop Culture Expo. There will be Game of Thrones, there will be Smallville and even Ginny Weasley will be popping in. With so much to look forward to, here’s our tips for your Supanova weekend.

GETTING THERE Trains will be operating from Southern Cross Station (Platform 8) to the Melbourne Showgrounds every 20-40 minutes throughout the day. The same goes for the reverse trip. You can plan your trip via the PTV website. If taking the tram is more your style, catch the 57 from Elizabeth Street/Flinders Street to Epsom Road/Sandown Road and walk 200 metres to the Showgrounds entrance. If your costume is going to give the ticket inspectors a fright, driving there means entering Gate 7 of the Showgrounds. It’s $10 per day. The Melbourne Showgrounds is also a fully

accessible venue with access ramps to all pavilions and buildings.

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Supanova proceedings officially kick off at 6pm on the Friday night and guests will be treated to an official opening ceremony, with appearances from some of the world’s most creative animated and non-animated screen virtuosos and a Q&A panel involving some of the stars from British science fiction television

Supa-screenings are cool too. John Jarratt’s original Stan production Wolf Creek will be showcased from 8pm in the Cosplay Theatre. Exclusive behind-thescenes footage of upcoming sci-fi action film Garrison 7 will be revealed with director Scott A. Brewer and his cast in attendance.

SUPER SUPANOVA GUESTS JACK GLEESON

The Irish actor is the face of despicable boy-king Joffrey Baratheon in worldwide fantasy drama phenomenon Game of Thrones and will be in Melbourne for a Q&A session in the Cosplay Theatre on the Saturday. Capping it off, he’ll be involved in a signing and photo session on both Saturday and Sunday.

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She’s Clark Kent’s sidekick in the long-running critically acclaimed supernatural drama Smallville and happened to direct two episodes of the series. She’ll be talking small things in the Features Theatre on Saturday and will be signing autographs and taking photos on both Saturday and Sunday.

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“I’m not just a meat puppet, as Alfred Hitchcock once said about actors, but rather an invested part of the production, the writing, the directing and everything.” thing, so I think the original dynamic was just me as an original company member. As the show grew in popularity, it became apparent that I could potentially be used as a publicity puppet or be used to sell our shows, you know, because we want people to see our shows,” he says. “So it’s kind of an ongoing conflict where we want people to see the plays we put on, but we want them to enjoy them on its own merit, rather than coming just to see me on stage or as I’m affiliated with it. It’s difficult to find that balance, but in general we try to not mention my involvement as much as possible.” The boys went without relying on Gleeson’s star power. Consequently, you’ll be hard-pressed to find a mention connecting the two anywhere – aside from this article. As for their show Bears In Space, the reviews rolled in with astounding praise. But for the next few weeks, Gleeson will be reliving the moments where he ruled King’s Landing in the same way a wicked child tortures a family of ants with a magnifying glass. Luckily, fans aren’t too bitter about his on screen antics. “Thankfully people are able to separate fiction from reality a little bit, so I haven’t had any lunatics yet,” he says. “Fingers crossed.” JACK GLEESON will appear at Supanova Pop Culture from Friday April 15 – Sunday April 17 at the Melbourne Showgrounds.

MANU BENNETT

A New Zealander whose best known for his role as the Orc king Azog in The Hobbit Trilogy. He’ll be joined by Power Rangers kingpin Eka Darville for a question and answer session in the Features Theatre on Sunday. Bonnie Wright at Ginny Weasley

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We all know her as Ginny Weasley in Harry Potter, now she’s an acclaimed director as well, having starred in and directed Medusa’s Ankles alongside fellow Potter star Jason Isaacs (Lucius Malfoy). She’ll be open for questioning in the Cosplay Theatre on Sunday.

COSPLAY, PLAYA From Sydney Newman’s Doctor Who to Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, costumes often shape the identity of a television show and sometimes a supporter base is created purely from what they see rather than what they hear. Cosplay represents a celebration of these costumes as fans compete for the top prize and eternal glory of Best Dressed. The 2016 Supanova Cosplay Competition will incorporate six categories of the finest costuming, whether it be individual or group, the judges will be keenly watching for enthusiasm as well as glamour. The Cosplay competition kicks off on the Sunday. SUPANOVA POP CULTURE EXPO 2016 will run from Friday April 15 – Sunday April 17 at the Melbourne Showgrounds. BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 25

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More Than A Mile B Y T O M PA R K E R

The mile. It’s an elusive phenomenon in contemporary athletics talk and has been aloof from major championship track and field competitions for almost 50 years. It remains the only imperial distance where the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) hold an official world record and is perceived as one of the most difficult track running distances. The enigma embodies a distance of 1,609.32 metres to be exact, and equates to four laps of a regulation, IAAF approved running track. Now imagine having to consume an alcoholic beverage before setting off on your first, second, third and fourth lap. That is the task with which elite running Yarrawonga native Charlie Blanch has bravely assigned himself to ahead of the 2016 ‘Beer Mile’ World Championships at a yet to be released location. Yes, it’s called the ‘Beer Mile’ and it’s a spectacle which takes place every week, competitively or non-competitively, all around the world. Better watch your belly though, because one or more regurgitations of yeasty discharge results in a penalty lap to be completed at the conclusion of your fourth lap. Logistically it sounds like a heavyweight running man’s dream, but for Blanch and his close friend Alex Michael it’s much more than that. Michael won’t drink a beer and won’t run a metre, but

he has his own mile to complete as he attempts to capture the incredible feat in his documentary titled More Than A Mile. Despite Michael’s healthy experience in sport television production, he is the first to admit he has a substantial task ahead of him. “I studied film for three years and I haven’t made a longer production in a while so I thought I’d give this a crack and try and go out on my own and try and prove to myself that I can organise and complete a production

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like this on a shoestring budget,” he says. “It is already proving to be a bit of a headache but we’ll get there in the end.” A booze induced dash seems to be a combination of contradiction, but for Blanch it appears to be a headache he is perfectly used to in what Michael describes as the perfect marriage of two superior skills. “I’m friends with a runner and a piss-wreck, to put it in cruder terms, who loves to drink and loves to run and he’s always been pretty good at both of them,” he says. “His running group roped him into it [the beer mile] one day back in 2011 and he told me about it and I thought it was the most far out unique thing I’d ever heard.” While Blanch’s competitive beer mile record extends as far back as 2011 the idea of shooting the sensation was established only recently. “Last year when he competed at the World Championships, I wanted to go over with him and watch his race and I was just going to make a shorter documentary about it but it all came down to not being able to have all the equipment that I wanted to have,” Michael says. With three deputies in charge of social media, merchandising and the B-roll footage, Michael’s personnel and equipment is evolving and as Blanch continues to post personal bests the prospects of producing a refined documentary and achieving a podium finish, respectively, continue to grow. “From what he’s been telling me, he’s been doing PBs across the board. He’s got a couple of events coming up, most particularly there’s a beer mile run at the end of April at Melbourne University as a finishing up date for our Kickstarter campaign,” Michael says. “He’s running on that day and hopefully the club and him can bring in a crowd and he can get a personal best. [For Blanch] it’s really about aiming for that podium spot and aiming to be Australia’s best beer mile runner at this World Championship.” More Than A Mile is currently in its production stages. You can pledge to help bring the film to life by heading to their Kickstarter page until Saturday April 30.

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There’s a certain kind of magic that exists in record stores. Any music fan will attest to this. Although technically retailers in commodities, record stores are more akin to museums. They’re places where you can while away several hours in a sort of unselfconscious awe. And unlike other museums, you’re able to touch the items on display, to hold the artwork close to your face and get a taste of the wonder within. They’re also places where you’re likely to hear music playing from the stereo that sounds like nothing you’ve ever heard before, but that you know you’ll soon become fanatical about. The annual Record Store Day is here again this Saturday April 16. It might be an international event, but it’s entirely focused on locally managed, independent stores. Without record stores, the world would be a far less enlightened place; here in Melbourne, this sentiment is especially true. At Beat, we’re a team of mad record collectors. But it’s not just the music that attracts us to our local record stores – it’s the feeling you get upon walking through the door that you’ve entered an exclusive club, where unique friendships can be formed and ears awakened to life changing sounds. This guide puts the spotlight on a number of our favourite record stores from all over Melbourne. It’s designed to not only fill you in on the extent of quality record stores and turntable retailers in our city, but also the mass amount of exclusive releases, instore performances and ridiculous sales happening for Record Store Day 2016. So, dig in.

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BY CHRIS SCOTT Basement Discs is a Melbourne music institution. For 22 years the store’s been trading CDs and vinyl from an intimate crevice in heart of the CBD. Walking down the cherry coloured steps reveals a widereaching basement where brick walls and illuminating arches are lined with copious amounts of records and posters. It’s like the record store equivalent of a perfectly aged leather couch, with charactergiving quirks and a familiar warmth. The place is dotted with people having a good ol’ fashioned dig when I meet co-owner Suzanne Bennett. She’s currently preparing for Record Store Day, an event with which the store shares a strong history. “We got involved with independent Record Store Day from the outset,” says Bennett. “In the early days I coordinated a handful of stores in Melbourne that were interested in getting involved. So Polyester when they were still in the city, Missing Link, Collectors Corner. I sort of did that for the first couple of years, but that was when it was not the huge thing that it is now. And I did all of the PR and worked hard to try to get a profile for it here locally. And of course now it’s huge right around the world.” Bennett and co. are once again planning an epic day of celebrations spotlighting local talent. The basement stage will welcome Record Store Day ambassador Ella Hooper,

The Models, Raised By Eagles, Tracey McNeil & The Good Life, Russell Morris, Sean McMahon and The MoonMen and Alyce Pratt. Bennett says the lineup reflects the store’s eclectic nature, covering the jazz, blues, roots and pop genres for which the store is renowned. “It’s very, very busy of course, but to look around the shop and see everyone wearing great big smiles makes my heart sing. It’s what it’s all about, and people saying that they’re going on a record store crawl is fantastic, because if everyone does something special then you know people can pop into each store and really get a feel for what each store is about.”

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Every year Record Store Day entails numerous vinyl exclusives, which is indicative of the ongoing vinyl revival. However, Bennett says they still shift plenty of CDs at Basement Discs. “And look, really the CD all of a sudden is being much maligned. We still sell way more CDs than we do vinyl. I think that, you know, it’s like years ago when people were saying vinyl was dead. Well it didn’t ever die, it didn’t ever go away. The record companies weren’t pressing as much, but it was always there. The same with CDs, particularly when you think there’s the re-issues that are deluxe edition, with bonus tracks and bonus DVDs or Bluerays, and beautiful packaging. I mean these are things that real music lovers and real music collectors want. They don’t want to download with no information, and poor sound quality. They want the real deal.”

After 22 years in the record selling business, Bennett still finds being part of the Basement Discs team a thrilling and fulfilling experience. “I was saying to someone yesterday that it’s the wonderful exchange of ideas, and new music. And I can learn just as much from customers as they can from me. I love it when someone comes in and asks for something and perhaps I don’t know them or I haven’t got it and they tell me all about them, and then I go and research and I’ll get it in and can’t wait to have a listen. I think that’s what it’s all about – the excitement of discovery. I hope that’s what people are really enjoying again about going into stores.” BASEMENT DISCS is located on 24 Block Place, CBD. Record Store Day festivities kick off from 11am.

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It’s been a few years since Record Paradise left St Kilda for Melbourne’s musically enamoured north. For owners Renae Maxwell and Paul Allen the move to Brunswick was an organic one, fuelled by the pull of local releases and a thriving community of likeminded musicians and fans. “I think we realised in St Kilda how important [the local community] was,” says Maxwell. “It was just so challenging over there because of the venues closing down and the rentals going up. It just really dispersed the local music scene. So coming to Brunswick, it was where we were buying our records, where the bands were located and where we could connect with them. I don’t think we’d be open if we didn’t have these records from local bands here.” Maxwell is incredibly receptive to local musicians walking in from the street wanting to sell their new independently pressed records. “It’s kids really well

educated in music and music history, and wanting to create music. And very aware of the world that they’re living in and engaging with that intelligently, and spitting it out. It’s like, ‘Wow that’s what we used to dig when we were teenagers in the ‘80s.’ ” Record Paradise lives inside of a small warehouse situated next to Jewell station, and it’s home to an industrial-sized record collection. The vastness of their collection is a product of the owners’ endeavour to combat the environmental impact of discarded vinyl. “I guess we probably started from almost like a recycling [standpoint]. These records,

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they’re PVC, they’re not ready to go to landfill,” says Maxwell. “The equipment that plays them, it might be outdated but it still works, it’s still efficient. [So we thought] ‘Let’s exhaust this until we can let it go, maybe, 20, 40 years down the track.” Throughout their eight-year ownership of Record Paradise, Maxwell and Allen have been active second hand dealers, buying deceased estates and offering a new home for nostalgic collections. It’s an integral function of the store, one that recently paid big dividends. “We had a huge garage sale and sold over 5000 [one] dollar records, so we recycled them which is great,” says Maxwell. “A lot of them would’ve ended up in landfill, but that meant that we can actually move the horde back a bit. So we’ve added a huge area that we can use as a performance space, that [means] we’re not going to intrude on the diggers so much.” The store is gearing up for a huge Record Store Day 2016, featuring a live instore from the stirring Jess Ribeiro (whose Kill It Yourself was one of Maxwell’s favourite albums of last year) and a set from RSD ambassador Ella Hooper. General Men and Danny Walsh Banned will both celebrate new releases with live performances, while rounding out the eclectic lineup will be HiTell us about the first record that you ever owned. The first record I ever owned was The Purple People Eater, but I stole it off my brother. So he really owned the first record I owned. My nan bought me The Beatles’ A Hard Day’s Night one Christmas.

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tec Emotions, who’re Maxwell and Allen’s “pick of the year” for 2016. Record Paradise is predicated on band empowerment, and aims to directly engage with the local community. “I think it’s the style of record that we’re getting. It’s the stories that those records are telling – it is one of a resistance. It’s not of harking back to nostalgia, but it’s looking at things that were good from the past. Like an ability to use music as a way to connect, an ability to Betty Davis. Big Star, Sister Lovers. David Bowie, Hunky Dory. Lou Reed, Street Hassle. Died Pretty, Free Dirt. De La Soul, 3 Feet High And Rising. Lee Scratch Perry, Return Of The Super Ape. How are you planning on celebrating Record Store Day this year? I was going to run around in the nude, but on second thoughts we are having a whole bunch of our friends coming down to play acoustic versions of their favourite David Bowie songs. And other songs too. And we’re giving away a whole bunch of unique CDs, DVDs, T-shirts and more. If your store was a character from a TV

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use music as a way that, if you are feeling isolated, you can have empathy with people that you may not necessarily know. A connection.” RECORD PARADISE is located at 15 Union Street, Brunswick. The Record Store Day fun goes from 10am until 9pm.

sitcom, who’d it be? The cast of Trailer Park Boys. What sets your store apart from other independent record stores in Melbourne? I have more curly hair than nearly anyone else running a store, and I think Steve is the only dude with three broken ribs and a cracked elbow working behind a counter. GREVILLE RECORDS is at 152 Greville St, Prahran. Their Record Store Day Festivities include performances from Dan Kelly, Ash Nayor, Tim Rogers and Mick Harvey, all playing the songs of David Bowie. Also Closet Straights and The Sugarcanes will be busking out on the street. Music begins at 3pm.

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On SATURDAY APRIL 16TH Basement Discs will host the biggest event on our calendar with special RSD releases available and live performances all day. From 11am and continuing throughout the afternoon RRR’s fabulous NEIL ROGERS & the gorgeous & witty REBECCA BARNARD will MC the event ( & possibly a cameo from Rockwiz’s BRIAN NANKERVIS) with prizes and goodie bags up for grabs, maybe some discounts and light refreshments available. Record Store Day is about celebrating music in its physical form and showing support for the bricks and mortar stores that promote it, day in day out.

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Marsden Williams has been running Brunswick East’s Muscle Shoals Records for over ten years. “I’ve had it a very, very long time,” he laughs. “I just started it on the off chance there might be a gap in the market.” Muscle Shoals has made a name for itself by providing a huge collection of hidden gems, sourced both locally and internationally. “I import things from America, but mostly it’s local second hand,” says Williams. With this reliance on local second hand items, there are some records that show up in Williams’ store more than others. “You end up with a lot of Billy Joels and Elton Johns,” he says, “so the J section is always bulging. I think it speaks of the popularity and the success of these artists, that they’re in everyone’s collections. There’s got to be something in that, surely. But people who are into vinyl aren’t usually into Celine Dion or the Flashdance soundtrack. They’re looking for something with a little bit of edge.” A colossal amount of records have been produced over the years, resulting in myriads of weird and wonderful releases just waiting to be discovered. “There’s a lot of really unusual music that you just can’t get anywhere,” says Williams. “Like race calling, or the ’67 Grand Final, or some kind of Welsh Men’s Club. Everything can

possibly come up. A lot of these things are forgotten in a way.” Though for Williams, these aren’t even the strangest examples. He’s more incredulous about the extent of terrible songs that have somehow made their way onto to wax. “That’s the real shocker,” he says. “How many bad songs have been released.” When it comes to his all-time favourite find, Williams is quick to mention Jackson C Frank’s notoriously rare first album from 1965. Against the odds, records have stood the distance since way back then. “There’s nothing that’s come along that’s quite matched the quality. I think in years to come something will. Who knows what it will be.” Aside from having an impressive collection, Muscle Shoals is unique for being one of the few places in Melbourne with the knowledge and ability to repair turntables.

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UNCOMFORTABLE & CONFRONTING BY PATRICK EMERY In 2000 Paul Elliot, founder of Polyester Records and Polyester Books, was interviewed by triple j after his presentation on censorship at the Young Writers’ Festival. Elliot, never afraid to speak his defiantly libertarian mind, was characteristically critical of

the Commonwealth Customs agency’s modus operandi and cultural awareness. “I said something like, ‘These customs officers aren’t that clever,’ because they’d seized a copy of a book by Jean Genet called The Thief ’s Journal, which they must have thought was about stealing,” he says. “And it was about a month or two after that that we got raided by the Office of Film and Literature Classification.” Elliot suspects his on-air comments – which he subsequently discovered had been heard by Customs officers stationed at Tullamarine airport while they’d been listening to triple j – were the catalyst for the infamous raid on Polyester Books just before Christmas that year. “I’d love to put in a freedom of information request and see what I could find out,” Elliot says. “If you look back at the timing of everything, it almost makes sense.” Elliot’s interest in alternative and countercultural pop culture began in England in the late 1960s, when he immersed himself in Oz, the satirical magazine featuring Australian expatriates Richard Neville, Germaine Greer and Martin Sharp. Elliot migrated to Sydney in the early 1970s and began publishing his own countercultural zine. In a portent of what was to come a few decades later, Elliot quickly found himself the subject of obscenity charges, subsequently fleeing the country. “I ended up in South America, but BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 34

that’s another story,” he laughs. By the late 1970s, Elliot was running his own record label, Polyester Records, booking the Prince of Wales bandroom, and managing the notorious punk band I Spit On Your Gravy. When a couple of friends approached Elliot with a proposition to open a record store on Fitzroy’s distinctly uncool Brunswick St, he jumped at the opportunity. It took a while for the business to turn a profit, (“I had other income streams, though legalities prevent me from saying too much,” Elliot laughs), but Polyester Records evolved into one of Melbourne’s premier independent record outlets. Having accumulated a wealth of obscure literature and other pop culture, including music biographies, erotica, and classic alternative texts such as The Anarchist’s Cookbook and Abbie Hoffman’s Steal This Book, Elliot (along with his then wife and business partner) saw the next logical step was to open a bookstore.

The store also sets itself apart by placing extra emphasis on roots music and local artists. “You can’t buy what I’ve got in a warehouse. You’ve just got to keep looking all the time. I’ve got stuff nobody else has got and I’ve got tonnes of it too.” This Record Store Day there’s going to be heaps on offer for those keen to wander down to Muscle Shoals. To go along with the record hunting, Williams will be blasting tunes from the jukebox all day long, and punters will have the option to purchase some of the records spinning. “It will be full of rhythm and blues and Aussie soul − what they called mod music in the ‘60s,” he says. “It consists of covers from the soul genre, pretty obscure, and they have lots of break beats.” They’re also having a gigantic sale, which is sure to kick the dust off some of the buried treasures in William’s massive collection. “All records are 20% off, there’s going to be a lot that are actually 60% off too. There are heaps of 45s and LPs that are going to be marked down with up to 90% off in some cases. I’m looking to put about 30 crates of records out. That’s a lot of records. There’s going to be more than stacks.” MUSCLE SHOALS SECOND HAND RECORDS is located at 504 Lygon Street, Brunswick East. The Record Store Day fun kicks off at 11am.

“I’d been to the United States and seen what books were available there, and the lack of those books in Australia. They’ve got their first amendment rights, and we don’t – which I found out later when I had all these books confiscated by Customs when I went to sell them,” Elliot says. Despite receiving a visit from some OFLC officers in the 1990s, Elliot continued to push the bounds of censorship, stocking titles dealing with everything from serial killers to erotic film icons and obscure subcultural pursuits. But all that changed around Christmas 2000 when Elliot arrived at work to find eight suited men waiting for him to open the doors to the shop. He soon discovered that they were OFLC officers dispatched to confiscate material suspected of contravening local censorship laws. “It was a really busy retail time being just before Christmas, so when they said I could close while they went through the shop, I said I wanted to stay open.” The day wasn’t without its memorable moments: when a customer wandered in looking for a copy of The Anarchist’s Cookbook, Elliot quickly pushed through the sale before his government interlocutors could notice. “I said, ‘Quick, take it while you can.’ ” Elliot was eventually returned the $3,000 worth of stock seized by OFLC officers and resumed trading, now with added countercultural credibility. But by 2010 his enthusiasm for retail was starting to wane: his wife had died, and he was a single father responsible for raising two teenage children. Elliot sold the shop to Adam Emslie and moved onto other pursuits. The shop continued on under its new owner, and continued to attract regulatory attention – most notably in 2011 when Yarra Council, acting on a public complaint, demanded the removal of the A-frame sign (featuring an iconic Manga graphic) that had sat outside the shop since Elliot’s tenure. In early 2016, faced with high rents and a difficult retail market, Emslie announced he would be closing Polyester Books for good. Despite departing from the retail 2016 R E CO R D S TO R E DAY S PE C I A L

RATHDOWNE RECORDS How are you planning on celebrating Record Store Day this year? Celebrating two years of Rathdowne Records in Northcote, in the heart of Melbourne’s music community. Thousands upon thousands of records, many recently arrived, many more recently discounted and a whole room at half price. 500 DVDs at unrepeatably cheap prices. Fresh wax from Japan and Nigeria just hitting the shelves. Plus performances from Midflite, Kungfuepilespsy, Chelsea Wilson, Lake Minnetonka, Cold Hands Warm Heart, and Rathdowne Records DJs. What initially inspired you to start up your own record store? I blame either my dad’s record collection or Waxpoetics magazine. Over the years, how has your store transformed to accommodate Melbourne’s ever changing music scene? I try sourcing the best records across a range of genres locally and internationally and I particularly go out of my way to find consistently

sector, Elliot had continued to collect pop culture ephemera and rarities. When he heard of the shop’s impending closure, he contacted Emslie to arrange for a shortterm Polyester pop up shop in which Elliot – helped out by likeminded friends such as Bruce Milne – would sell various items of his collection. “The John Wayne Gacy serial killer painting that he did in jail is pretty interesting. You’ve got seven dwarves around the campfire, and it comes with a certificate of authenticity. People will find that quite uncomfortable and confronting. I’ve actually already sold two, and I’ve got one left.”

interesting sources of funk, soul, jazz and hip hop. I try to provide obscure records and bargains for crate diggers and keep alive a culture of loving good music regardless of whether it is trendy or not. Why is it important to physically own a record that you admire when, in the computer age, you can download or stream content free of charge? Not being able to fall in love with a record is akin to not enjoying snow or a sunny day to me. I’m perplexed that others are immune to it, but maybe they like to read books on kindle too rather than own first editions. I don’t know. RATHDOWNE RECORDS is at 230 High St Northcote. Head down on Saturday for performances from Midflite, Kungfuepilespsy, Chelsea Wilson, Lake Minnetonka, Cold Hands Warm Heart, and Rathdowne Records DJs. The music kicks off at midday.

POLYESTER BOOKS POP UP SHOP is at 330 Brunswick Street. There’s loads of rare records and music related memorabilia available including Reflex magazine with a flexidisc containing a previously unreleased Nick Cave song ($30); a poster and flexidisc of the Nick Cave song Scum ($30); Live at the Station live record from 1976 featuring the Dingoes and more ($30); Jimbo, a raw one shot comic by Gary Panter published in 1982 ($70); Frank Kozik: an Ode to joy compendium of posters, prints & other works ($45). This record store day, spend over $20 and receive 20% off.

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WAX MUSEUM RECORDS Jump up, jump up and get down to Wax Museum Records in the belly of the CBD this Record Store Day. The place is adored by hordes of Melburnians for its collection of new and used vinyl, covering hip hop, jazz, funk and soul, as well as Melbournemade beats, plus plenty of boogie, house, techno and exclusives. This Saturday they’ll be unleashing a limited edition RSD single for Plutonic Lab. It’s called The Crib and it features Guilty Simpson. There’s also going to be live performances from Downpat, So.Crates and Hudson James Jr, plus DJ sets from M5K, Trem, Dialect (ADL), Lady Banton, Arks, Secret Heat, Sleep D and Condensed Milk. Oh boy, what a lineup. To give some insight into how they’ve pulled together such a list of acts, let’s look into the store’s background. Wax Museum started in early 2006, the aim being to give our vibrant city a record store that reflected its status as the music capital of the Southern

Hemisphere. It lives in the subway tunnel leading to Flinders St Station, but the store isn’t just a unique fixture of the city’s underground – more significantly, it’s a beacon of light for vinyl lovers of all tastes and cultural backgrounds. Wax Museum Records was opened by a pair of well known Melbourne DJs, Aux One and Mixa, and as a result it’s been the meeting place for plenty of Melbourne’s hardest working DJs and producers. Subsequently, it’s left a firm imprint on the city’s musical terrain. To illustrate, Guy Roseby (AKA Geezy), boogie/funk producer Benny Badge (AKA Freekwency) and Maryos Syawish (one half of house/ techno outfit Sleep D) are all involved in the shop’s daily operations. Elsewhere, they’re making waves as in-demand DJs, label owners and party-makers. The diversity of the shop’s logistic makeup is well and truly evident on the shelves. A hefty portion of the place is dedicated to hip hop (from home and abroad), soul,

funk, jazz, beats and stacks of electronic styles. There’s also a wonderful of array of weird shit, like Anime soundtracks, ambient experiments and DIY art and sound projects. It’s a platitude, but there really is something for just about everyone at Wax Museum. Even if it doesn’t immediately seem catered to your tastes, just have a browse, and you’ll surely become entranced. WAX MUSEUM RECORDS is at Shop 2, Campbell Arcade (Flinders Street Subway). Get down on Record Store Day for performances from Downpat, So.Crates and Hudson James Jr, plus DJ sets from M5K, Trem, Dialect (ADL), Lady Banton, Arks, Secret Heat, Sleep D and Condensed Milk. To boot, stacks of exclusives have just arrived in store.

WHITE RABBIT RECORD BAR Give us a brief history lesson on White Rabbit Record Bar. It all started over ten years ago as an alternative to growing up and getting a real job. Finding ourselves unemployable and encumbered by a life-long cratedigging fixation, the combination of Bar and Record Store made complete sense. And yes, to prove to our mothers that our record collections were actually an investment. What are you up to for Record Store Day 2016? We have a DJ lineup to accompany all crate-digging behaviour from 10am through to 11pm including our annual Record Store Day guests: Soul Sessions with Vince Peach (PBS 106.2FM),

Frank Driscoll and Sister Alex. We also have our Rabbit alumni (staff past and present): DJ Gweeds, Neddy RockSteady and the fabulous Raa Raa on the decks. And as a special treat in the afternoon we have an in-store performance by Zlatna, a local electronic project featuring Bojan Stojanov (Baptism of Uzi) and Vocalist Zlatna. There will be a special gourmet BBQ menu for the day and free munchies to sustain the vinyl hunters, with drink specials including our homemade spiced Mulled Wine. And just to add to the fun, all music purchases throughout April give the punters a chance to win a fab music and wine hamper.

Walk us through an average day at White Rabbit Record Bar. Wake up midday, tell mum, “I don’t want to go to school today,” have coffee, realise that it’s Sunday and there is no school and get to work to find the boss playing Ripper’ 76 and K-Tel vinyls featuring Hush, ELO, The Guess Who and such, and really that’s OK. WHITE RABBIT RECORD BAR is at 176 Bellair St, Kensington. The store’s open from 10am through to 11pm on Saturday, featuring DJ sets from Soul Sessions with Vince Peach, Frank Driscoll and Sister Alex; DJ Gweeds, Neddy RockSteady and Raa Raa. Plus an in-store performance by Zlatna.

QUALITY RECORDS… PLUS BY BEL RYAN There aren’t many local businesses that can say they successfully outlived a rival franchise competitor. However, Malvern’s Quality Records… Plus has done just that. “There used to be a JB here, but they disappeared,” says Melville Mays, owner and head honcho at

Quality. Mel has owned the store for a whopping 22 years, fostering its growth into a go-to store for lovers of new and old, local and international releases. “The original idea wasn’t really to have records,” he says, “but people kept bringing them in, so it sort of took off from there.” With years of industry experience in the industry, Mel’s noticed that in recent times people have been less likely to get rid of their treasures. He puts this down to the resurgence of vinyl. “It’s massive. Hopefully it will keep going,” he says. Mel’s two sons, Max and Jeremy, both help out in store, making Quality a close-knit family affair. “I’m in charge of all the media stuff. I organise the events and all the promotions,” says Max. Record Store Day is always a big one for Quality, with queues forming out front long before opening time. The guys love to put on a show, have a bit of a lark and give customers some hot discounts and experiences to remember. “I start tossing around ideas about six months prior,” says Max. “And I ignore them for about five months,” laughs Mel. This year’s celebrations will include an abundance of activities and special BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 36

discounts. “We’ve got a couple of things happening, but one of the main drawcards is that Mel has a number of collectables he’s kept aside over the years to put out,” says Max. “He’s also just been over to Japan and got a whole bunch of rare records and things that will be available on the day, along with all the special releases. “On top of that we have live music at 2pm – Nick Freer, a jazz guitarist. We’ve also got a music blogger Bruce Jenkins of Vinyl Connection, coming in around 11am to do a bit of DJing and give his knowledge on some of his favourite bands and vinyl. There’s also going to be heaps of competitions and vouchers.” Additionally, a mysterious “secret artist” will be stopping by for this year’s festivities. “Last year The Beatles came into the shop – we dressed up as The Beatles,” laughs Max. This year punters are invited to have a guess at who might be making an appearance, with the winner scoring a $50 voucher. In the lead-up to Record Store Day, Quality will be dropping clues via their Facebook

page, so keep your eyes peeled. If that’s not enough fun and games, there’s also going to be 50% off second hand classical LP’s and a 10% discount on everything in store. If you get exhausted from rummaging through their extensive collection, Lilette café next door will be supplying $2 cups of joe all day long. “We’ll also be posting our Record Store Day special releases on Facebook in the days prior to the event, if people are after particular albums” says Max. Not only does Quality Records… Plus 2016 R E CO R D S TO R E DAY S PE C I A L

have a massive catalogue, the friendly atmosphere really is hard to beat. It’s just one of the many reasons they’ve stuck around for so long – they make each and every customer feel like one of the family. Record Store Day at Quality will be no exception, and with a beautifully spacious layout, there’s room for everyone. QUALITY RECORDS… PLUS is located at 1/269 Glenferrie Road, Malvern. They will be open at 9am on the day.

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ORTOFON A World Leading Cartridge Manufacturer A company with a history as long as it is rich, Ortofon is still as dynamic today as it was when it first started nearly 100 years ago. Ortofon was founded as the Electrical Phono Film Company on October 9, 1918 by Danish engineers Axel Peterson and Arnold Poulsen, and has since gone on to become one of the most important brands in the history of hi-fi sound. The company was established after a gap in the film market was identified – namely, sound – and their aim was to develop one of the worlds’ first synchronised sound systems. In 1946, they changed the way music was listened to by developing the first mono cutter head for gramophones. The development was revolutionary, as it raised the level of oscillations from 5kHz to 14 kHz. Two years later the world’s first moving coil cartridge was invented. Between 1957 and 1959 the SPU stereo cartridge was developed, and in 1959 the SPU (stereo pickup) was launched, aimed primarily at professionals like the Danish State Broadcasting Company, the Swedish State Broadcasting Company and Deutsche Grammophon. This was a crucial step in Ortofon’s history of producing hi-fi products for professionals. Through the 1960s their output continued to be consistent, with the popular release of the Stereo Amplifier 601 in 1960, and the release of the first magnetic cartridge in

1969 solidifying their status as innovators. A year later the production facility moved to a new factory in Nakskov, Denmark, and to this day production remains in the country. Jumping forward to 1984, the Concorde Pro was released to cater to the rising DJ scene and marked the entry of Ortofon into the DJ market. The Concorde range is still being sold today, and it’s the entry level Ortofon cartridge for the aspiring DJ. In 1989 the Night Club Series was introduced, with easier cueing, improved styli, better sound and higher stability. Since then there have been a few more DJspecific releases, including the Concorde DJ S in 1995, the Concorde Scratch in 1999, the Concorde Elektro for the techno scene in 2003, and the Concorde Q.Bert Cartridge in 2004, developed with

legendary turntablist DJ Qbert. Ortofon has a history of honouring their longterm employees with the release of a product as a tribute, and in 1992 the SPU Meister was released to celebrate Robert Gudmandsen’s 50th year at the company. As the original designer of the SPU in 1959, Gudmandsen played an important role in the growth of the organisation. The Rohmann Moving Coil cartridge was then released in 1995 in honour of longtime managing director Erik Rohmann,

following the 1993 release of the MC 7500 to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the company. In 2010 the revolutionary new OrtofonSerato S-120 was released, showing that Ortofon is continuing to innovate, not resting on the laurels of their history. As the leader of the market and the largest manufacturer of cartridges in the world, Ortofon has a loyal legion of fans, including both professional DJs and casual listeners, and will no doubt gain more as the vinyl

boom continues. Ortofon’s HIFI range is distributed throughout Australia by Interdyn, and their DJ range is distributed through Electric Factory.

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THORNBURY RECORDS So, what initially inspired you to start your own record store? Trying to shop for new releases on vinyl in 2010, there just wasn’t any store with a big enough range local to me. Combine that with being unemployed after recently quitting a job, and it seemed like a good idea. What are the best and worst aspects of owning an independent record store? Best: Listen to anything you want all day. 99% of customers are champions, just a lovely bunch of people. Worst: Never-ending supply of work to be done. How are you planning on celebrating Record Store Day? The usual formula for us is to get in as much RSD stock as possible, swing the doors open and just survive until closing time. We’re opening a little earlier this year (9am) to try and spread out the rush a little, but still a good idea to get down before we open for your best chance to snag a copy of what you want. A live updating list of our RSD stock can be viewed on our website. Why is it important for music enthusiasts to celebrate Record Store Day? Given the changing way music is consumed, Record Store Day not only gives the physical stores a sales boost to help keep things afloat, but also a real moral boost for the owners. The love and support is so thick in the air on Record Store Day it makes working so hard the other 364 days totally worth it. THORNBURY RECORDS is at 591 High St, Thornbury. They’ve shipped in a massive supply of Record Store Day exclusives. Check thornburyrecords.com for full details. Store opens at 9am. BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 38

This year marks the first time that Vinyl Revival will be participating in Record Store Day. While the day itself is a great chance for people discover the shop’s personality and charm, the store is still young and developing both these aspects. It has a great mix of hi-fi equipment and popular records, but the team are looking to expand past this by reaching out to the community and seeing what works. “To be honest, we don’t really know what we’re aiming to get out of Record Store Day,” says Matthew Richter, a member of the tight knit team at Vinyl Revival. “Because it’s our first, we’re going to be playing it by ear. It was important that we had a band playing, and important to have that presence. Other record stores always have live music and a couple of the places last year were wild. There’d be this great vibe with live music and people outside chilling with beer, but at the end of the day, we’ll have the gig setup for White Summer. There’s going to be plenty of noise. It’s going to be wild.” Vinyl Revival has a wide range of hi-fi systems and record players, which could either help budding record collectors get cracking or allow longtime record-spinner enhance their existing set-up. On top of that, there are enough popular records to turn low-key vinyl enthusiasts into full blown collectors. However, their longterm goal reaches beyond that – Fitzroy is a bustling hub for music lovers and they’re very eager to engage with the local community. 2016 R E CO R D S TO R E DAY S PE C I A L

“It’s about integrating that idea and that feel into the shop,” says Richter. “I think the idea with the shop is getting it away from this big hi-fi shop and into more of a music shop, so it’s really important that we have that connection with the Melbourne live music scene and that we try to promote that. There’ll be more of that ongoing – there was a Beats of Brunswick St event going on two months ago with music going all day in-store. We set up a couple of decks and had a number of DJs play along with two bands until 11-12 o’clock. Things like that we’re planning on doing a lot more of to bring the vibe to the shop. Because the area is so heavily music based, it’s important that the shop becomes part of that final idea.” Forging these kinds of bonds in the community is a great way to raise the store’s profile. The team at Vinyl Revival are also planning on making Record Store Day extra special by giving punters a listening experience through expensive equipment, reinforcing the reason why it’s a good idea to invest in advanced audio gear. “There’s a couple of Smashing Pumpkins

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness box sets lying around – amazing album, this giant enigma of an album. As part of selling those, we’re going to do a listen,” says Richter. “You’ll be able to go to our sister shop, Stereophonics, and listen to that entire album on $2,000 worth of stereo equipment. You’ll never be able to hear that album in that way, ever. “Because the store comes from such a hi-fi base element, it’s nice to be able to deliver that. It’s probably pretty exclusive for us. You kind of learn after working in here - I come from that background of listening on cheap shitty units – you learn and get blown away from what music can sound like. What it should sound like. You’re getting so much back from it – it’s an investment in the music itself.” VINYL REVIVAL is at 405 Brunswick St, Fitzroy. Get down on Saturday for 20% off vinyl plus plenty of Record Store Day specials.

CELBRATING RECORD STORE DAY THIS SATURDAY 16TH

BIG SALE ON CD/VINYL INSTORE PERFORMANCES FROM:

MICK HARVEY, TIM ROGERS DAN KELLY, ASH NAYLOR Closet Straights and The Sugarcanes Special acoustic one off DAVID BOWIE TRIBUTE

RECORD STORE DAY ONLY:

SPEND OVER $20 & GET 20% OFF Sat April 16th, 10am-6pm

@ THE (X) POLYESTER POP-DOWN / UP SHOP LOTS OF RARE RECORDS AND MUSIC RELATED MEMORABILIA INCLUDING Reflex magazine from the 80s with a flexidisc with a previously unreleased Nick Cave track Rye Whiskey $30 Also for Cave fans there's a poster and flexidisc of the song Scum $30 Live at the Station live record from 1976 on Lamington records featuring the Dingoes and more $30 Jimbo: a raw one shot comic #1 by Gary Panter published in 1982 $70 EC comics present the complete suspenstories limited 5 volume hard back box set $150 Frank Kozik: an Ode to joy compendium of posters, prints & other works $45 PLUS TONS MORE BOOKS - RECORDS - ART- MEMORABILIA

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DISCOUNTS STOREWIDE! Gourmet BBQ DJ Glitterati Featuring: Vince Peach PBS 106.2FM Soul Sessions Frank Driscoll & Sister Alex DJ Neddy Rocksteady DJ GWeeds & Rabbit Alumni on the dex

Free Munchies for Crate-diggers! Hamper to be won! Bargain Bins Galore!

RECORD STORE DAY BBQ 25+ RSD EXCLUSIVES, OPEN FROM 9AM

Special Guests:

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PRO-JECT AUDIO CELEBRATING INDEPENDENT RECORD STORES Pro-Ject Audio return again in 2016 as the official Turntable Partner for Record Store Day in Australia. Record Store Day is all about independent record stores, and Pro-Ject Audio is proud to offer their support to this event. Makers of world-renowned turntables and hi-fi electronics, Pro-Ject Audio is an Austrian company that was founded in the early 1990s. The turntables are built in the Czech Republic and are known for their outstanding accuracy and high performance. Australia was one of the early adopters of their modern, minimalistic designs, and we’ve consistently proved to be a very vinyl-hungry crowd. Pro-Ject Audio turntables are perfectly matched to suit Ortofon cartridges, who are the world’s largest makers of turntable cartridges and styli. The company has also launched the Record Store Day Limited Edition Debut Carbon turntable, designed by Melbourne artist Luka Va. You can win one of these turntables in this year’s Record Store Day competition, and two complete record cleaning packs are also up for grabs (head to the recordstoreday.com.au site for details). The primary objective of this Record Store Day partnership is to give vinyl lovers from all walks of life the best possible listening experience. Vinyl, being a purely analogue format, has literally infinite potential to sound great. By choosing a carefully considered turntable system (with

turntables from Pro-Ject Audio starting from $299) as well as the pre-requisite cleaning equipment, you can maximise the quality of your listening experience at any budget. Another goal of Pro-Ject Audio is to foster strong relationships between record stores and those stores who sell music systems, service them when required and generally give great advice. They have a strong dealer network, so you can get the best service and advice no matter where you are in Australia. All of these efforts are aimed at getting the best out of vinyl, so music lovers everywhere can continue to discover the joy of analogue. PRO-JECT AUDIO is proudly distributed in Australia and New Zealand by Interdyn. Find out all you need to know at project-audio.com.

STRANGEWORLD RECORDS You’ve had an illustrious career in the music industry. Could you tell us more? The mail order job at Au-Go-Go Records became available in ‘94. I was the only applicant with mail order experience and got the job. Plus Bruce and Greta couldn’t resist my charming personality. Shock Export was next, travelling the world, meeting customers and getting drunk with Shock’s money. Whilst doing that I came up with the idea of buying The Tote and three months later it was mine. I ran The Tote for six years, along with Bruce and James Milne, who continued after I got out. How large is your record collection? I recently hosted a record fair at the Standard Hotel in Fitzroy. The amount I priced was a mere drop in the ocean of the many thousands I own, and over the coming months I will be putting more out, including plenty of 7”s, LPs and my entire CD collection. Strangeworld currently has about 2000 LPs in the racks, but within a

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month that will grow to approx. 4000. What are some rare records you have on offer? Some original pressings in stock include Beastie Boys’ In Sound From Way Out, You Am I’s Dress Me Slowly, PJ Harvey’s Stories From The City and Uh Huh Her, Eddy Current Suppression Ring’s Self Titled (original white vinyl) and more. What are you doing on Record Store Day? We will hoist the roller door at 9am and provide fresh baked muffins and cake for early arrivals as they check out our range of RSD exclusives. Depending on how busy it is, we might even make you a coffee. From 11am we’re cooking a BBQ in our courtyard area. Feel free to bring beer/wine and enjoy the party. STRANGEWORLD RECORDS is at 11 John St, Fitzroy. Doors open at 9am on Saturday, and the BBQ kicks off at 11am.

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BASEMENT DISCS:

RATHDOWN RECORDS:

WHITE RABBIT RECORD BAR:

Ella Hooper, The Models, Raised By Eagles, Tracey McNeil & The Good Life, Russell Morris, Sean McMahon and The Moonmen, Alyce Platt and RRR’s Neil Rogers (MC).

Lake Minnetonka, Chelsea Wilson, Cold Hands Warm Heart, Kunfuepilepsy, Midﬂite & DJs.

DJs Vince Peach, Frank Driscoll, Sister Alex, DJ Gweeds, Neddy RockSteady, Raa Raa and Zlatna.

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Dan Kelly, Ash Nayor, Tim Rogers, Mick Harvey, The Sugarcanes and The Closet Straights.

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Levitating Churches and Shepparton Airplane.

WAX MUSEUM: FROM 11AM

Trem, Sleep D, Lady Banton, Secret Heat, Downpat (live), Arks, Dialect (Adelaide), So.Crates, Mudson James Jr, MK5, Consensed Milk.

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OFF THE HIP RECORDS: Yard Apes, Tankerville, Falconio, The Cheats, Traumaboys, Spotting, Evil Twin, Grindhouse, Lazertits.

RECORD PARADISE: FROM 4PM

Jess Ribeiro, Ella Hooper, Danny Walsh Banned, Hi-tec Emotions, General Men.

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The best conversations are the ones that take you by surprise, and this was certainly the case with Future of the Left’s Andy ‘Falco’ Falkous. I’ve recently interviewed a glut of comedians, yet the English singer stands out as one of the most entertaining speakers around. Our discussion covers FOTL’s latest album, The Peace & Truce of Future of the Left, carrot cake, giraffe vocal chords and nationalism with equal zeal. After revealing a Down Under tour is in the works for December, Falco tries very hard to keep conversation on track, but somehow we keep on spinning off into tangents. “I read recently that a perfectly functioning society only has 100 people,” Falco says, apropos of nothing. “So maybe we need to get things down to sequences of 100. Oh, no, wait, I’ve completely misremembered. That was actually about the function of gossip and sociability, and I’ve half-remembered it and have now presented my findings to you in an immediate attempt to round off my point. Every time I give you a fact now you should ask for footnotes.” I’m not convinced that would be all that useful, since even when we do find ourselves delving into the shapes and motivations of the band’s fifth album, we are never there for very long. That’s not to say that our conversation is in any way insubstantial or vexing; indeed, as Falco’s mile-a-minute musings unfold it becomes clear that the fluidity of his thoughts is very much a strength. “I’m very bad at selling the record and explaining songs,” he says. “I’ve always wanted to be in those bands of myth where they just get to make records because that’s what they did and they were good. They didn’t have to go around dressed like a bunch of cunts and talk all the time, or retweet a good review from Alaska. Twitter and that, it’s weird. It’s demanded by the age. But then again you get some bands who appeal to people precisely because they don’t embrace that. “T’was always – fuck. I almost said ‘t’was always thus’, and I fucking hate people who say that. For fuck’s sake, what’s going on today? I’ve eaten too much cake. It was my birthday a couple of days ago and Julia bought me this gigantic carrot cake. It’s so big it frightens me. I’m loathe to use the word moist, but this is some moist amazement. Where am I going with this?” Where indeed. By coincidence, carrot cake is my favourite cake, and without quite understanding how, this revelation leads us to a shared love of the quiz show QI, and the fact that giraffes couldn’t shout if they were in danger since they possess no vocal chords. Yet despite this, Falco sees no divine hand in coincidences. “I believe in coincidences, but I don’t believe they’re speaking or revealing anything. But from when I was a teenager to when I was in college, I did go out with six girls in a row I found out were all saxophonists. That’s odd, because for the most part I fucking hate the saxophone. Well, ‘fucking hate’ might be overstating it. I have a studied ambivalence to the saxophone. And it was odd because it was something that had been a relatively minor part of their lives in every case. Plus it’s not like you walk up to someone and say, ‘Hi my name’s Karen. I’m 5’8” as you can see, I like Morrissey, and I used to play the saxophone about six years ago.’ “[I’m superstitious] but without any real basis,” he continues. “In the sense I’m not at all religious, but I walk around talking to ghosts all the time. Family members. It isn’t really a conversation where you think that they’re there. You’re just keeping the memory and the spirit alive. But there’s no actual religion there for me. I think religion is really sweet, to be honest. It’s like a nice bear. ‘Oh, what a lovely bear. What does the bear do? Oh, he does things. Naw. Nice bear.’ I haven’t really thought this analogy through, but it’s completely true as I’m saying it, so I’m going to barrel through it with something approaching conviction. ‘Religion is a bear,’ says man in band.” It’s time to turn the conservation towards The Peace and Truce of Future of the Left. Despite the fact there are songs here whose titles alone are crying out for favouritism – such as The Limits of Battleships and White Privilege Blues – it’s hard to look past Former Life, thanks in no small measure to the line, “In a former life he was Ron Perlman’s gas tank.” “It’s my favourite song as well. The album is very coherent to me. Sonically it may lack some of the variety of the last record, but whether that’s a strength or weakness is entirely personal taste. The essence of it is just right. Generally speaking it’s been very positive so far, but I can sense there are a handful of people disappointed there isn’t a song like French Lessons, and you know, hey, I like songs like that as well, but you don’t just squeeze a ballad onto an album. This isn’t Aerosmith. I’m pretty sure of that. I’m not wearing leather trousers, I know that much.” FUTURE OF THE LEFT’s latest release, the peace and truce of future of the left and accompanying mini album to failed states and forest clearings is out now via Remote Control Records.

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It took a chance tarot reading to send Pablo Alvarado down the path that would culminate in Mesa Cosa, the self-proclaimed “rock’n’roll ya-ya gang”. Born in Mexico City, Alvarado moved with his family to the western suburbs of Sydney before relocating to Melbourne. Back in Sydney on holiday to attend a music festival, Alvarado happened upon a free tarot reading service. Intrigued, he sought advice. “The answer was: you need to start a band,” Alvarado says. “And I said, ‘Yeah, I need to do that,’ and the tarot reader said, ‘I believe in you.’ So I decided that was what I was going to do.” Alvarado returned to Melbourne, and proceeded to advertise for members to join his just-conceived rock’n’roll band. “I put up posters with bubble writing in book stores because I didn’t want to put them in music stores because I didn’t want musicians to join the band,” he says. A drummer and bass player soon came into the fold; a former Sydney friend of Alvarado’s, who’d previously discussed starting a band called Mesa Cosa, picked up a tambourine and declared himself ready for the adventure. “And then another friend of mine who was just staying here for a week, he joined the band, and before you know it we had a little gang of people.” Over the years some members have left, some have returned and some have stayed on: Mesa Cosa is, Alvarado says, a dynamic collective that shares a common attitude. “We just wanted to have a band that was wild and had fun. At the time there was a lot of bands that were into the Velvet Underground and their pedals, a bit too cool for school. I wanted a band that was loose and loud. We’re so lost in ourselves onstage that people can lose their selves offstage because we’re taking away all our inhibitions. We just wanted to be a band that helps you get lost and be in the moment and not think about yourself and whether you’re cool. It was kind of a meditation philosophy.” According to local legend, the first Mesa Cosa show was an event in itself, with a couple of members of the band coming to blows. Alvarado can’t remember such an incident, but does concede Mesa Cosa’s excited attitude has boiled over into the occasional intra-band stoush. “There have been a few fights,” he laughs. “There was definitely a fight on the last night our first drummer played with us. We’d been up two nights, my friend had taken DMT and the tambourine player and I had stayed up two nights drinking goon. We were really out of it and we were playing this show, just rolling around in the cables screaming, and we thought we were awesome. But our other guitarist had had enough, and packed up his guitar and quit the band on stage, and we yelled at him and ran after him.” Notwithstanding Mesa Cosa’s desire to be loose on stage, their live shows are reflective of the band members’ united sense of BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 46

purpose. This is a consequence, Alvarado says, of the platonic relationships within the band, and a common attitude towards musical performance. “Our guitarist Chris [Penney] joined the band just because we said he had to be in our band,” Alvarado says. “He’s one of us, and he feels about life and music just like we do. He didn’t even know how to play guitar, so he learnt how.” Exploring the concept of a musical gang further, Alvarado says Mesa Cosa is on a wild adventure. “We all feel the same way, that we’re trying to portray something, to deliver something that we all agree on. We play rock’n’roll. Not rock – rock’n’roll. It’s loose but tight. We feel like we’re on a quest, like a Scooby-Doo adventure. The biggest thing our band can do is to go on a Scooby-Doo adventure, solve mysteries and entertain crowds.” For the past few years Alvarado has supplemented his time in Mesa Cosa with a touring company called Bone Soup. Originally a vehicle to bring out Japanese band Zoobombs, Bone Soup has become a prolific touring venture, promoting tours by The Courtneys, Acid Baby Jesus, Guantanamo Baywatch, White Fang and host of others. “They’re all bands that share our ideology of friendship and inclusiveness, and entertainment – music that brings people together. It’s eclectic and not defined by one particular theme. We all share a love for friendship and party and adventures.” Mesa Cosa have already put down over a dozen tracks from which their next album will be compiled. In the meantime, however, they’re still living in the moment, and hellbent on dragging their audience into the same hypnotic rock’n’roll state. “We want people to be excited and included, inhibition-free, ego-free. We really want to take our fans to a place of ecstasy. A lot of our songs have this really intense thing, but then at the end they have this big reprise where there are these big major chords and this moment of release. I feel like we always want to take our audiences on a journey where it’s wild, loose energy, and then dark, like a trance. I’ve had people say they’ve had a religious experience watching us.” MESA COSA are playing at CherryRock016 on Sunday May 1, alongside Kadavar, Richie Ramone, Supersuckers, Gay Paris, Dallas Frasca and many more.

Iconic UK rock band The Stranglers last visited Australia in 2012. That tour saw them playing alongside old contemporaries Blondie, and many fans speculated it’d be their last visit to Australia. A similar sense of finality surrounded The Stranglers’ 2012 LP Giants – it was just the second album they’d made following the departure of longtime vocalist Paul Roberts, and it arrived six years after previous LP, Suite XVI. However, having continued to perform with reasonable regularity over the last three years, they’re headed back to Australia this week. Ahead of the trip, Beat speaks to bassist and co-vocalist JeanJacques Burnel. Two other original members join Burnel in the band’s current formation: drummer Jet Black and keyboardist Dave Greenfield. Guitarist Baz Warne entered the picture in 2000 and has been sharing vocal duties with Burnel for the last ten years. Black’s health has long been a point of concern, as he suffers from a chronic heart problem that inhibits his ability to perform. The band members previously intimated they’d stop touring if Black couldn’t continue, but the fact James MacAulay is handling drumming duties on this tour shows they’ve since settled on a compromise. “[In 2014] on our UK tour Jet played four

numbers on the first night, two on the second and needed oxygen on the third,” Burnel says. “Throughout [2015] he has been absent, although he certainly has an opinion and input on all things Stranglers. How many drummers approaching 80-years-old do you know that play in rock bands?” While the other band members are several years younger than Black, The Stranglers have managed to outlive the vast majority of acts they came up with in the late‘70s UK punk scene. The Stranglers are still regularly referred to as a punk band, and their irreverent attitude certainly

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Hinds are an all girl foursome from Madrid, and they do a damn fine job at making life as a touring band look like an endless party. Their social media pages detail life on the road for the band – and jeez, it looks fun. There’s an abundance of beers, plenty of darts, and some good old fashioned partying. There are road trips and clothesstrewn hotel rooms, sexy group shots and beaming faces. But while the good times are sincere and captivating on screen, lead singer Carlotta Cosials says there’s more to the band then their party lifestyle, and in fact their debut album Leave Me Alone is “made of real feelings”. “I don’t think it’s the band growing up,” Cosials says. “It’s just us showing our faces to the world. We haven’t been able to do that with only two singles.” “This album took one and a half years of our lives. It’s impossible to feel cheerful and happy all the time. We have had very tough moments. We have felt like shit. But this time we decided to use it. If we feel sad, we make songs with it. It’s cool to have ballads B E AT.C O M . A U

and stuff in the album, you know?” Cosials admits that she, alongside fellow guitarist and singer Ana Perrote, bassist Ade Martin and drummer Amber Grimbergen, have experienced their fair share of jetlag, frustration, and creative blockage as a result of life on the road. However, all of these experiences are important, and have been captured in the debut album. She also says that buried under the hedonism is a great deal of self-awareness and self-consciousness. “Dude, when we started, I used to say that every person who played guitar played it better than me. I used to say that out loud, in public. But so many other musicians told me, ‘In art, it

corresponded with the initial mood of that movement. However, they soon began to look further afield, moving away from the simplicity of punk rock and exploring lyrical themes that weren’t purely antiestablishment. The Stranglers could be seen to represent the fact that punk wasn’t so much a sound as a way of thinking, but Burnel says they felt no allegiance to any particular school of thought. “I agree that it was originally a way of thinking, although a form of suffocating fundamentalism hijacked it and put blinkers and rules on it and it no longer corresponded with our way of thinking.” The band’s disillusionment with punk by no means impacted on their creative drive. With the release their debut LP Rattus Norvegicus, The Stranglers entered a ten year period of staggering productivity – releasing nine albums between 1977 and 1986. Their next LP didn’t come until 1990, and it was the last to feature founding guitarist and vocalist Hugh Cornwell. Cornwell’s exit could well have spelled the end for the Stranglers, but while they never regained the efficiency of their early years, the band have released a further seven LPs. With each new release, they’ve stayed intent upon positively expanding their oeuvre. “The problem is to do with quality control,” Burnel says. “I have at the moment about 150 different ideas that I need to make sense of. That takes more and more time especially in view of the worldwide demand for the band and our love of playing live. Also the last thing I want is to start plagiarising ourselves.” For Burnel and his Stranglers associates, playing in this band has long been a professional responsibility. At this point in time, it’s no longer necessary for them to continue touring, especially to such far flung places as Australia and New Zealand. However, finance has nothing to do with their interest in getting up onstage. “There is a need to play. There is a need for that communion with people, an audience. As a band we really love each others’ company. The material is really enjoyable to play.” THE STRANGLERS are playing at the Corner Hotel on Wednesday April 20. really doesn’t matter. You might not be the best technical guitar player, but neither was Kurt Cobain. You have the brains and the taste and the ideas to do music.’ You can get the best guitarist in all of Europe and maybe he hasn’t written our song Bamboo. Music is about other things. Music is about feelings, and I think we are good at that. And rock’n’roll is absolutely not about technique. For sure.” The “other musicians” Cosials refers to include Los Nastys and The Parrots, two other prominent bands in the Madrid garage scene. In discovering Los Nastys, Cosials says she discovered, “that one of the most beautiful things about music is to see it. And to listen to music that is alive, and is written by people who sat down and wrote the song like two months ago”. At this point she turned her focus to bands like The Black Keys, Shannon and the Clams, and Mac DeMarco, having previously listened mostly to music from the 1960s and ‘70s. “Suddenly this new wave of rock’n’roll really satisfied us,” she says. The Parrots influence has been just as significant, with lead singer/guitarist Diego Garcia assisting with the production and engineering of Leave Me Alone, as well as the singles that preceded it. “We grew up in the best environment. All our friends were musicians, and they really supported us right from the beginning. Even before we put the songs out.” Though thoroughly supported by their peers, Hinds haven’t avoided sexism in their line of work. “Spain is very bad with sexism,” Cosials says. “Some countries have an alcoholism problem; we have a sexism problem. We’ve eaten so much shit in that respect. People have come to our shows and told us we’re shit, or people have screamed at us. Before starting the band, I’ve never felt less because I’m a girl, at any point. Not as a video maker, not as an actress, not as a student – never. Suddenly, with the band, it is obvious that people think we are less because we are women. And why? In the 21st century? It is crazy.” HINDS are playing at Northcote Social Club on Friday May 6.

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For those unacquainted with Sean McMahon – a musician’s musician, as he has been described – his new Americana album with The MoonMen, Shiner, proves a compelling entry point into his heart and soul. But McMahon’s life of late has not been without trial and tribulation, and while sharing his latest songs has him excited, he is not at all afraid to share his struggles.

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Occasionally you’ll find yourself interviewing someone so entertaining, you start to suspect that once this is all said and done, the two of you are probably going to be best friends, go and grab a drink somewhere, and rent a 1971 Cadillac Eldorado convertible and hightail it across the desert. That’s the kind of wild ride that Melbourne band Electric Mary inspire, and for those uninitiated, you’ll find out for yourself at Wallapalooza 2016. “I didn’t sleep much last night, just out being an idiot,” says bassist Alex Raunjak. “So I’m feeling pretty sorry for myself today. I’ve just cracked the hair of the dog. But it could be worse, man. I was over in Bali once with some friends and had to do an interview, but we’d had mushrooms the night before and I’d forgotten about it. They’re ringing me on Skype and honestly man, I’d been listening to The Doors all night, there were people in the sky, it was amazing. Maybe not great for an interview though.” Electric Mary have been around for over ten years now, during which time the fivepiece have gained the respect of many of their Melbourne contemporaries. From the beginning they’ve been a band that demands your attention, right from 2004’s Sail On single through three albums and five EPs. The guys have also been an international hit, supporting Alice Cooper, Deep Purple and many others, playing to massive crowds and winning legions of fans. “When we first went over to Europe we went on the Whitesnake tour, and we were playing to like seven to ten thousand people a night. It’s such a big scene over there and they’re so passionate. But something people don’t know is that in Australia we breed fucking tough rock’n’roll bands. Nowhere in the world breeds bands like in Australia, so whenever we come home and we’re playing home rooms, the Corner or whatever, it’s always, ‘Fuck yeah, man. We’re fucking Aussie and we’re unique.’ We terrify bands overseas, it’s fantastic. “We have that pub culture about us that is unlike anywhere else in the world. It gives us something that a lot of other countries don’t have. We’re seen as pretty fierce, and it’s from playing pubs. It’s from playing the Espy front bar when you’re scared you’re not going to be good enough. We’ve got Rose Tattoo, we’ve got the Angels, these bands that are just pioneers. I’m so proud.” After six years of intense touring in the US and UK the band has recently taken some time off. They didn’t disappear completely over the last year, but Raunjak acknowledges it was good to have a bit of space to just kick back and get their bearings again (though they’re now set for another European tour in September). When it comes to how Raunjak sees their

place in the world, he’s just happy that the community remains strong. “We all like Deep Purple, so we’ve got a bit of that ‘70s sound to us. I don’t know, rock is rock. You hear classic, you think old. Rusty [vocals] was around a little bit before me, and he saw a real era of rock in Australia. Rock was everywhere. You had these rooms where everyone would sing together, it was all about unity. Rock will always be there, but sometimes it can go underground and it changes. Mind you, a couple of years ago I was listening to triple j and heard this band called the Awesome Hand Clap Band or something, and at that point I went, rock’s fucking dead, man. It just hurt my heart. But when it goes underground, it gets scary and fierce again and people start trying to push boundaries, and that’s great.” The lineup for Wallapalooza sees Electric Mary co-headlining alongside Dallas Frasca (“We got really excited about it, we thought it was a good match, ‘cause Dallas is so fucking ballsy and they’re such a great band,”) – so unless the apocalypse kicks in, we’re guaranteed a good show. When it comes to the prospect of their next album though, Raunjak is more reflective. “A couple of years ago we got an offer from this big American record company, and I just thought the deal was so heartbreakingly bad. We thought, we could sign and see what happens, or we could stay ourselves and keep doing what we’re doing and loving what we’re doing, and do it until we’re 80 and playing in spandex. Honestly, as soon as money is involved, it’s all about money. And we always said it was about playing in a band we wanted to be in when we were 13 and looking at the posters on our walls. That’s Electric Mary, and fuck what anybody thinks, we love it. That’s been our motto, and it’s served us well and we’ve always had a great time. I mean, we struggle at times man, we all make sacrifices. But in the end, I’d rather make a record that I love and I’m proud of than something that some radio station might want to play.” ELECTRIC MARY are playing at the Wallapalooza Music Festival at the Corner Hotel on Saturday April 16 with Dallas Frasca, Dirt River Radio, Smoking Martha and more.

“I’m OK,” he says. “I think it’s just a long day at work after a big weekend, is all. I’m a cabinetmaker at the moment. You could do worse than that. It’s weird. For a while I’m on the other side of the world playing all of these solo shows, and two months later I work at a factory at 7am and that’s just the reality of playing music at the moment. I’m making interesting stuff, but I wouldn’t call it creative. It’s more like putting together someone else’s jigsaw. Where I work they all like to start quite early, so after your late nights off watching a band, your focus is constantly, ‘Don’t chop your fingers off, don’t chop your fingers off !’” he chuckles. McMahon’s day job offers an interesting corollary to making music – shaping a piece of wood into a fresh form, bestowing purpose and meaning into an object that it does not inherently possess. Yet while McMahon enjoys his work, he is not one to romanticise the association. “I definitely think personality-wise, that aspect of my life has shaped me. But I’m not living in some fantasy of being anything that I’m not. I’m not putting on a cowboy hat. I’m a songwriter, but I have a day job. I don’t really live beyond my means. I’m a creative person, but I haven’t had the success with music that’s meant that I can take it easy. And the business side of music is not something that I’m great at. I’d love to be able to play music all the time, and maybe I could with a little more

focus, but I’ve spent the last few years just getting life back on track, to be honest. A lot of personal things, and the full-time job. I’m on damage control – that’s where I’m at. Being self-employed for three years, moving from job to job and house to house. That’s just how things have gone for me.” McMahon’s experiences overseas offer a truly fascinating glimpse into not only his technical craft, but the very way in which he seems to engage with music – as something that can be whittled and reshaped, full of unintended connection and consequence. “I was really surprised because these were

ANIMUS

STAYING DOWN WITH THEIR DEMONS BY ROD WHITFIELD

Some bands like to sing about cars, girls, partying and rock’n’roll. Others like to inject a slightly deeper message into their lyrics and imagery. The latter are arguably becoming more prevalent, as the human race seems inexorably headed down a darkening path. Melbourne pop rock three-piece Animus strongly believe that human conditions such as depression and anxiety require attention, and they do this quite tastefully in the film clip for their song Can You? Drummer Dylon D’Costa explains the reasons behind integrating these issues into the video. “We’re glad that the issue of mental health is becoming a more serious topic that is recognised by society,” D’Costa says. “We actually had a discussion with our parents after showing them the music video. [They] thought it was quite dark and were wondering if it was inappropriate. It’s not our intention to try and glamourise depression, but to actually raise awareness and bring to people’s attention that your loved one may W W W. B E AT.C O M . A U

be suffering silently and for us to try our best to help them overcome this.” The song is the title track from the band’s forthcoming debut EP, which they’re launching at Northcote’s 24 Moons Bar this weekend. D’Costa tells us it’s been a while since the band played live, and they’ve got some slightly left of centre things planned for the show. “We are all really excited about getting

like the most attentive crowds I played. In my first show in the north of France, just in this little bar, there were 40 people sitting here, hanging on every word. And you wonder, how many actually understand what I’m singing? It made me think about my delivery, and I really concentrated on the rhythm and rhymes. I put a lot of stress on the most musical aspects of the words. I find it easier to be more expressive with words [than guitar]. You have totally flexibility and elasticity in the feel, the intensity and dynamics.” As for the story of how The MoonMen came to be named, there is a multifaceted history. “Well, there are a couple of stories,” McMahon says. “One is kind of personal, but kind of funny. In a past relationship, I was working out of town and had a silver suitcase at the end of my bed that I’d pack every time I went away. There was a joke whenever we used to fight, how I had this suitcase always packed. Always ready to run out the door. And I’d say, ‘Yeah, it has my space suit in it. I’m going straight to the moon.’ ” SEAN MCMAHON AND THE MOONMEN are playing at Bella Union on Saturday April 16. They’re also playing earlier in the day at Basement Discs. Shiner is out now through MGM.

out and playing a sick show,” he says. “The lineup that we are playing with has never been done before by us, so hopefully we can nail it. It’s just me on drums, Ash [D’Costa] on vocals and Sheldon [D’Silva] on bass, but we’ve managed to fill in the gaps using some musical magic. “But seriously, we haven’t played a show in a little under a year, so we can’t wait to get back out there playing for people.” On top of that, they have put together a dynamic lineup of support acts that is sure to get punters in the mood. “I think people should definitely come down and support the show because it’s an absolute jam packed night with a huge variety of acts playing. We have an acoustic solo act, two rap artists and three bands.” Animus’ own show promises to be a very pumped-up affair. “I guess people should come and check us out in particular because we have strong amount of energy on stage, which we always get told about by strangers after shows. And also, we are always try our best to make sure entertaining people is our number one priority and try to incorporate cool arrangements.” Not a band to rest on their laurels, Animus are already planning their next recording, which is likely to herald a change in the group’s musical focus. “We have already begun to write our new EP. So that’s going to be our main priority for the next few months, I think. Hopefully we can have that recorded and ready for release by the end of this year. From the sound of it, we are wavering in a new direction in terms of our sound. We have been trying to refine our sound and make ourselves, as a band, distinct as possible.” Looking further ahead, the band plan to keep it real and spontaneous. “It’s always good to have a long term plans, but we like to take things as they come in the moment. If we could muster some buzz, a national tour or east coast tour would be absolutely awesome. After releasing the EP we would hope and love for people to have a listen. We have a lot of faith in its quality.” ANIMUS launch their debut EP Can You? on Friday April 15 at 24 Moons Bar with support from The Deadlips, Manny Hax, Droopo, Mark Jubb and The Post. Can You? is available now via Bandcamp. BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 47

CORE

PUNK, SKA, HARDCORE NEWS, REVIEWS & GOSSIP with JOE HANSEN joesamhansen@gmail.com

Hey everyone, my name is Joe Hansen and I’ll be carrying on Core for the rest of 2016 and beyond. Extra special thanks to Emily Kelly for writing the column for a staggering ten years, providing week after week of solid musings and a perfectly curated gig guide. When I got the call to take over the column I knew it would be big shoes to fill, so here we go. Perth’s The Decline have announced a reissue of their 2011 debut album Are You Gonna Eat That? The album will be released on white and blue splattered vinyl on Pee Records in June. Pre-orders are available now. The Smith Street Band have announced yet another Australian tour for this June. Supporting them will be Luca Brasi, Joelistics and Jess Locke Band. Tickets are available now for shows at Max Watt’s from Thursday June 16 – Saturday June 18. Byron Bay’s Shackles have announced a UK and Europe tour in July, supporting UK grindcore outfit Famine. This news

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and he returns to Australia this week with his Monsters Of The Universe tour. His live shows have reached epic proportions with Hard Rock Haven recently exclaiming, “For over two decades, the shock rocker known as Wednesday 13 has been laying waste to any venue brave enough to host his brand METAL, HEAVY ROCK. CLASSIC ROCK LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL of in-your-face horror music.” Catch him on Thursday April 14 at the Corner Hotel. GOOD SHIT 18+, tickets from Destroy All Lines. with PETER HODGSON

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EARTH ROT RETURN

Earth Rot return to Victoria on Friday April 15 at The Bendigo Hotel, this time for the launch of the new EP Chthonian Virtues. Joining them are Hybrid Nightmares (fresh from their successful Japanese Tour supporting Finntroll), powerhouses Hadal Maw, local legends Blackhelm and lords Annihilist.

WEDNESDAY 13 IS BACK

Wednesday 13 has firmly cemented himself as the undisputed leader in horror punk,

HELLBRINGER AT THE BENDIGO

Hellbringer are getting ready for a US tour including an appearance at MDF this year, but before that they and Convent Guilt will be coming to the Bendigo Hotel on Saturday April 16 with strong support from Maniaxe and Teuton. Doors open at 8pm and entry is $15.

MUSIC BUSINESS FACTS PRESENTS ANDY FARROW

Renowned UK artist manager Andy Farrow (Opeth, Devin Townsend, Paradise Lost, Anathema, Katatonia and more) is giving a free online and live music business master class on at 7.30pm on Tuesday April 12. The lecture is titled How to Plan, Book & Implement a Successful International Tour

comes shortly after their announcement of an Australian tour in August with Washington DC’s Magrudergrind, which includes a show at the Bendigo Hotel on Saturday August 13. Philadelphia’s Beach Slang have commenced recording their second album to be released by Polyvinyl Records. The band last released The Things We Do To Find People Who Feel Like Us in 2013. Washington DC melodic hardcore innovators Dag Nasty have announced the release of a new 7”, featuring the new tracks Cold Heart and Wanted Nothing. Vocals on the 7” are handled by original vocalist Shawn Brown, who left in 1985 shortly before the release of their debut album Can I Say, with vocals being taken over by Dave Smalley. The band last released the full length Minority of One in 2002.

album Holy Ghost, to be released Friday May 13 on Run For Cover records. The band is currently wrapping up their debut Australian tour. Brooklyn folk punk collective World Inferno Friendship Society have announced the upcoming release of a new EP. The band last released The Packed Funeral in 2014 on Alternative Tentacles. Mikey Erg has announced the upcoming release of a solo album. The drummer, guitarist and vocalist has played with many acts, most notably The Ergs, The Dopamines and Star Fucking Hipsters, however this will be his first full length recording as a solo artist. Release date and label are currently unknown, however Erg has confirmed the records are currently being pressed.

Philadelphia’s Modern Baseball have released a documentary entitled Tripping in the Dark, following the band from their formation to the recording of the upcoming

- A Step By Step Guide and you’ll learn how to research the best territories for your band, how to secure international shows and tours, how to fund them and minimise costs, and how to promote your tour. For more information and to reserve your free spot at the event register now at musicbusinessfacts.net/andyaustralia

FEAR FACTORY

Don’t forget tickets are available for Fear Factory at the Prince of Wales on Tuesday June 7. Tickets from Destroy All Lines.

KAT O AT THE PUBLIC BAR

Kat O from Kill TV is back at The Prince Public Bar on Tuesday April 19 from 8pm. Check out her debut single Vegemite and Tea on Spotify, triple j Unearthed or iTunes.

THURSDAY APRIL 14

BORN FREE, BLINDED AND FINAL FRONTIER at Laundry Bar DISASTERS, OLD LOVE, SUNDR at Whole Lotta Love

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THE SUGARCANES (ALBUM LAUNCH), YARD APES, JIM LAWRIE at The Tote COSMIC KAHUNA (SINGLE LAUNCH), SPACEJUNK, GRIM RHYTHM at Cherry Bar HAVE/HOLD, CHORES, BUSH LEAGUE, LOOKS LIKE RAIN at The Old Bar AUSMUTEANTS, PEARLS, THE OCEAN PARTY, TOTALLY MILD at The Gasometer Hotel KING PARROT, HOLLOW WORLD, GRAVE MIND at Pelly Bar SPENCER P JONES: THE AXEMAN’S BENEFIT FEAT. THE DRONES, PAUL KELLY, THE JOHNNYS, ADALITA, RENEE GEYER, TIM ROGERS, THE PINK TILES at Prince Bandroom

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“I feel like we’re really honing in on our own distinctive sound now. I love our early recordings but after traveling around the world and playing over 300 shows in our first three years as a band, we’re growing and evolving. It’s real, it’s from the heart and we can’t wait to let this one out of the box.” Having always placed equal importance on the visual component of each release, the band once again enlisted award-winning tattoo artist Kristian Kimonides for the album artwork, whose original painting was inspired by the music and lyrics of Valles Marineris.

LACUNA COIL DEBUT NEW TRACK

Less than 12 months after unveiling their critically-acclaimed debut album, Melbourne-based rock’n’roll nomads Palace Of The King will release their second full-length album, Valles Marineris, on July 29. Vocalist Tim Henwood says

Italian gothfathers Lacuna Coil have debuted The House of Shame, lead track from new album Delirium, via a lyric video. Vocalist Cristina Scabbia says, “Everything feels different this time in the Lacuna Coil camp. It’s something I can hear and something I can breath. A new wave of confidence, a renewed essence and pure drops of energy sweating out of our pores. I can’t wait to show it to all my friends and welcome you all once again in our family. Trust me, this is a delirium you will feel the need to be part of.”

it’s definitely the plan.” The aforementioned isolation of our country is one of the main factors behind the move. “We’re going over there so often now,” says Tucker. “We’re always having to turn certain things down, like if we get offered a festival slot we unfortunately have to turn it down. Even though it might be playing a side stage to 50,000 people, it’s just one day, and for us to fly over there just to do that, or to try to book shows around it, things don’t always go to plan. So we have to say no to a lot of stuff. If we move over there we can basically say yes to everything, push things to the next level.” For the time being, however, Mammoth Mammoth are still based in Melbourne, and gearing up for a set at CherryRock016.

The band are ecstatic to be playing the festival for the fourth time. “We’re really looking forward to it,” says Tucker. “We’ve just toured Europe, so it’s good to get back to Australia and play to our home crowd again.” Adding to the band’s excitement is the fact this will be CherryRock’s tenth anniversary. “It’s awesome to be invited back to play on their tenth year. We’re just coming off the back of a big tour, so we’re feeling pretty gig-fit at the moment, so I’m sure we’ll put on a pretty good show.” The band will be showcasing a bunch of vibrant tunes from their wealthy back catalogue, plus tracks from their latest EP, Mammoth Bloody Mammoth. “Our fulllength album, Hammered Again, came out

PALACE OF THE KING ANNOUNCE SECOND ALBUM

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WARPED, FLOUR AT CHERRY BAR HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS (USA), MEST (USA) at Bang GRIM RHYTHM, COSMIC KAHUNA, TANKERVILLE at The Tote (afternoon show) PASSION 4 PUNK BOOK LAUNCH FEAT. STRAWBERRY FIST CAKE, I AM DUCKEYE, K-MART WARRIORS, LIQUOR SNATCH, THE OUTFIT, SHADOW LEAGUE, THE FCKUPS, THE MURDERBALLS, FEROCIOUS CHODE, JOE GUITON AND THE SUICIDE TUESDAYS, AKF, JAY WARS AND THE HOWARD YOUTH, STONED TO DEATH, ADMIRAL ACKBAR’S DISHONOURABLE DISCHARGE, BOMBS ARE FALLING, PAUL 12FU, LORD JUSTIN AND HIS ONE MAN BAND at Last Chance Rock N Roll Bar (formerly Public Bar) SAD BY SAD WEST FEAT. CARB ON CARB (NZ), HANNAH BAND, JESS LOCKE, CORPUS, TWO STEPS ON THE WATER, MIDWIFE, EMPLOYMENT, IE CRAZY, KISSING BOOTH, OLD LOVE, TOM WARE, RAD ISLAND, SETH, FRIGHTENING at The Reverence Hotel HELLBRINGER, CONVENT GUILT, MANIAXE, TEUTON at The Bendigo Hotel POWER, MISS DESTINY, TOL at Ding Dong Lounge HOTEL WRECKING CITY TRADERS, DR INVISIABLO, MUTTON at Dane Certificate’s Magic Tricks

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DIPLOMA, KYRUM, THE COMMONLY INSANE, COMMISSIONER BOURBON at The Bendigo Hotel JOE GUITON, LUKE SEYMOUR, DAVID GRIMSON, SIMON BARLOW at The Old Bar

MAMMOTH MAMMOTH ATTACK ON ISOLATION BY ROD WHITFIELD

Australia is a great place to live, no question. But it’s also an exceedingly tough environment for original bands wanting to make a real go of things. For any number of well-documented reasons – our geographic isolation, our small population spread out over a massive land mass, governmental indifference, and the general public’s fixation on TV talent shows – bands often need to pack up and relocate in order to fulfil their commercial potential. With their notoriety in Europe exploding over the last few years, it’s a decision that Melbourne’s Mammoth Mammoth currently face. “We’re looking right into that at the moment,” says frontman Mickey Tucker. “The last tour we did was with a band called My Sleeping Karma. The bass player is also the owner of Sound of Liberation, which is our booking agent over there. They’ve got a lot of big bands on their roster, and they also do a lot of great festivals. BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 48

“When we were on the bus with those guys, we were basically picking his brain on relocating and how we would go about it and how we would go show-wise – how many tours we would be able to do a year just to make it financially viable. So we’ve basically locked it in. They’re looking into visas and all that kind of stuff. We’re not quite sure when, maybe early next year, but

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a year ago and we did a European tour for that, and while we were there our A&R guy said, ‘What should we do? Should we do a live album, or did we have something else in mind?’ So we said to him that we could basically release an EP straight away, because we had some left over material from Hammered Again. Now we’re back, we’re writing for our next full-length.” See MAMMOTH MAMMOTH at CherryRock016 on Sunday May 1, alongside Kadavar, Richie Ramone, Supersuckers, Gay Paris, Dallas Frasca and many more. Mammoth Bloody Mammoth is out now via Napalm Records.

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CITY CALM DOWN CORNER HOTEL

SATURDAY APRIL 9

MONTAIGNE HOWLER

FRIDAY APRIL 8

It’s not often that a large group of drunk music lovers pile into a room, stand virtually silent and listen up for one voice. However, when that one voice belongs to Montaigne, it’s entirely understandable. Opening with an unfamiliar tune that’s set to feature on her forthcoming album, In The Dark, the vocalist sang, “I never really knew what you meant to me,” as an ethereal synth saturated the space surrounding her. It wasn’t too long before she gifted us with her 2014 single, I Am Not An End. With perfect live production, it’s hard to believe this was her biggest headline show to date. Montaigne’s tracks often have the instrumentals of a rock band but the vocal performances of a solo singer/songwriter. Existing And Stuff is no exception. With

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You’d imagine City Calm Down have been pinching themselves a lot lately. Although it may have taken them three years to perfect their debut album In A Restless House, the pay off has been enormous – ten sold out shows across the country says it all. City Calm Down’s signature brand of broodiness seemed to rub off on both support acts. Problems impressed with their experimental electronic style while Airling’s set proved it’s only a matter of time before she too is selling out shows all over in the country. Drawing the stage curtains closed created all the more anticipation for City Calm Down’s arrival, with the unveiling of the band sending the crowd into a frenzy. Kicking things off with Border on Control, lead singer Jack Bourke worked the stage from the get go. Bourke appeared possessed by a musical spirit, with his impassioned stance hard to look away from. Pavement was given with a lot more aggression than its recorded form, aided by perfectly timed flashes of lighting that were reminiscent of a rave party. Slower number Wandering provided a moment of rest before it fully kicked into gear, with the crowd doing a surprisingly good job of keeping the chatter to a minimum. Rabbit Run was a crowd favourite and ignited a passionate sing-along, while

the recent Like A Version cover of Foals’ Spanish Sahara was also enthusiastically received. Although the cover sticks closely to the original, Bourke’s deep vocals paired with the slow build in instrumentation demonstrated the band’s emotional depth as the spellbound crowd lost themselves during the song’s climax. When Bourke later announced they were going to do a cover of Davie Bowie’s Let’s Dance a few confused expressions were spotted in the crowd. Perhaps a surprising choice given the band’s moodiness, with the upbeat number serving as a stark contrast to the band’s own material. City Calm Down have cemented themselves as one of the most formidable bands in Australia, and their live show has improved with every tour. Returning to their hometown off the back of a sold out tour clearly meant a lot to the band, and things are unlikely to calm down for them anytime soon.

lyrics like “I want to be somebody who takes care of me,” the tale had everyone feeling a tad emotional. Taking it back to her Life of Montaigne EP, Pontius Of The Past had many people singing the lyrics back to her. Stripping down to a simple keys melody and vocals, Montaigne reminded the audience just why they fell in love with her in the first place. The singer spoke about the background of A Cinematic Plea For An End, saying, “It was a plea for bullshit to stop, my own bullshit and others.” A truly touching addition, Montaigne reached out to the crowd with her heart on her sleeve, and we were quick to reach back. Montaigne soon moved into her funkiest song yet. The unnamed beauty boasted a ballsy bass riff and a groove not heard in her material thus far. Losing the mic stand and joining us at the front of the stage, the frontwoman was soon cracking out quirky dance moves and falling into an adventurous soundscape. Next up was a cover of Sia’s Chandelier, which more than

did justice to the original. Clip My Wings came soon after, bringing a certain Florence Welch familiarity with it. In full force, Montaigne’s clicking limbs were reminiscent of a puppet coming to life – strange and surreal, yet stunning. Questioning her audience “Would you love me?” the answer was pretty clear. Closing the show with her latest single In The Dark, the offbeat synths and outrageous instrumentals gave us a glimpse of what’s to come from the Sydney artist. Coming back with Glorious Heights for her encore, Montaigne told us the song is about pushing yourself to the next level, no matter what comes your way. Leaving us with the lyric “I don’t mind, I’ll continue to try to be kind,” her music perfectly matched her persona.

Photo by Zo Damage

THE MURLOCS THE TOTE

FRIDAY APRIL 8

The Tote helped kick off a big weekend of Murlocs gigs in support of their sophomore album, Young Blindness. The show sold out

well in advance and it was an evening loaded with melodic-R&B-psych-poprock (and $1 pots). The Crepes helped warm things up for the hometown heroes. Frontman Tim Karmouche and his colleagues presented the audience with some dreamlike tunes that all maintained childlike ethereal beauty. Think of Mac DeMarco, add some

LOVED: Making my friend laugh so hard she cried upon imitating Jack Bourke’s deep vocals. HATED: Not being able to hear the back up singers in the mix. DRANK: Dreamt of Fat Yak, stuck with water. BY HOLLY PEREIRA

LOVED: Seeing Coco smile. HATED: The wankers chatting at the back. DRANK: In the magic of Montaigne. BY PHOEBE ROBERTSON

innocence and a sprinkling of rainbows, and you’re still not in this upper echelon of lovely. The queue to grab yourself a $1 pot was pretty slow, but still worth it of course (there was a limit of four pots per person/ transaction for those responsible ones playing at home). Luckily, standing in line gave you a perfect view of the stage. To the sounds of hooting, hollering and rather riotous applause, The Murlocs took the stage. As busy or chaotic as some of their newer tracks are, there was plenty of space for all band members to shine in their own right. King Gizzard and The Murlocs will always have their similarities, and so they should given there’s a few shared band members. This isn’t a criticism; it’s actually a strength that helps fans pick up on the nuanced differences between each band’s oeuvre. The band’s chemistry was palpable. It’s frightening to think how many hours these guys must have practiced, together and alone, to get things so tidy. The guy at the helm, Ambrose Kenny-Smith, kept everything on track and was always in control of the musical situation. Even when he was rocking out to his heart’s content, he was still in complete control. Crowd favourite Compensation sparked some serious sing-along action. As did nearly every tune from their new long player. The biggest surprise actually came from the amount of full on moshing, crowdsurfing, and stage diving taking place.

OH PEP!

NORTHCOTE SOCIAL CLUB FRIDAY APRIL 8

Despite Melbourne being home, Oh Pep!’s mega overseas touring schedule over the past year meant Friday night’s show was very special indeed. Baby Blue started the evening, playing to their largest crowd yet and supported by some very enthusiastic friends at the front. Their trundling surf pop featured simple rhythms and nasal guitar tones, overlaid with the narratives of Rhea Caldwell. The standout moment was Soccer Ball, described by Caldwell as a song about a rather aggressive reaction form a man at the park after her dog bit his soccer ball. Next up were Oh Pep! label mates, Big Smoke. They gave us drawn out ballads, sprawling guitar solos, and references to big love. The first song was met with appreciative applause, a response that carried on through their set. Frontman Adrian Slattery was charismatic, whilst bassist Alex O’Gorman’s face was a treat to watch, looking as though every new note was a surprise to him. At times it felt clichéd, but they didn’t miss a note and buttered the crowd up for the headliners. Oh Pep! launched straight into bittersweet ear worm The Race, and it became immediately apparent that they’re a different beast onstage to on record. Their hybrid of

SMILE

THE GASOMETER HOTEL FRIDAY APRIL 8

There are two things in the world that everyone loves: a good old fashioned raffle, and a super adorable kid. These two things aren’t typically found at a local indie band’s album launch, but Smile employed both to get everyone extra hyped-up for the celebration of their sophomore album, Rhythm Methods. Tonight’s lineup was a fantastic testament to how bloody good Melbourne music is. There was something distinctly laid-back and humbling about this show, which resulted from the lineup being full of bands with an equally endearing and no-frills character. Good Morning is the project of Stefan Blair and Liam Parsons, who dropped their second EP Glory back in January. Onstage, they’re a four-piece concoction of understated charisma. Hearing their track Give Me Something To Do instantly sparked a sense of warmth and excitement. While they were on pretty early, they’ve been receiving a lot of loving recently and had a stacked crowd keenly watching. Tim Richmond Group took the stage for an eclectic set that stirred a lot of movement and engagement amongst the audience. The intricate guitar and bass grooves showed off some seriously impressive instrumental work, with grungy vocals from their frontman.

indie, folk and country sounded richer and more vibrant. Olivia Hally (guitars and vocals) was confident and a little bit theatrical, whilst Pepita Emmerichs (mandolin and violin) was her beaming partner-in-good-tunes, peppering the set with sweet anecdotes about their respective mums and the duo’s friendship. They were joined by a drummer and bassist, but despite the lushness of their sound, the use of pre-recorded sounds suggests another member wouldn’t go astray. Along with their recent EP, Living, Oh Pep! spent the evening performing songs from their upcoming record, due for release in July. They continue to grow as songwriters, and the new material sounded even better. A rollicking cover of Loudon Wainwright III’s Human Cannonball – which fit perfectly with their references to swimming – was an exciting addition, whilst the stillness during the heart-wrenching Tea, Milk and Honey showed how enchanted everyone was. Hally, at one point, noted the influence of Big Smoke and Wainwright on her, saying that a good band “makes you smile and cry at the same time”. Well, Oh Pep!, you made this girl smile and cry at the same time. LOVED: Oh Pep! crockery. Hello new mug. HATED: The cold air conditioning. DRANK: Water. *draws square in the air a la Uma Thurman* BY ANGELA CHRISTIAN-WILKES The Ocean Party arrived with their cruisey guitar pop soundscapes, reminiscent of summer just beginning. The outfit incited a lot of camaraderie in the crowd with mates swinging their arms around each others’ shoulders and singing along to Guess Work. Smile finally graced the stage, a grainy projector light washing over the four-piece and giving their performance a dazzling nostalgic atmosphere. Videos of streets, cities and cars played out lazily throughout their set, mirroring themes of urban experience found in Smile’s repertoire. The group play a few oldies including the sweet, brash ditty, Sunni Hart, which seamlessly led into the warm confessional Born Again. The slow collapse of Central Business Dickheads saw a synth cameo from a friend of the band. Despite trampling onstage with a whiskey bottle, he delivered stunning waves of oozy, spacey synth to add to the grand fade out. Some lucky punter at last snapped up the illustrious raffle prize after crowd-favourite Boundless Plains To Share. The boys wandered off stage after guitarist Max Turner played their final track, whiskey bottle in hand. If you’ve listened to Rhythm Methods, you know it’s a record that just leaves you wanting more, and this night followed suit. LOVED: Sui Zhen and The Harpoons on the wax. HATED: Being the only fool without a raffle ticket. DRANK: Jäger. BY JESS ZANONI

LOVED: Picking up a fluoro yellow LP. HATED: Ear trauma aftermath. DRANK: $1 pots, obviously. BY NAJ W W W. B E AT.C O M . A U

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Top Tens HEARTLAND RECORDS TOP TEN 1. Requiem For A Dream 2LP SOUNDTRACK 2. Elephant Riders LP CLUTCH 3. Empire Of The Clouds 12” IRON MAIDEN 4. Horses/Live 2LP PATTI SMITH GROUP 5. Everybody’s Fucking 10” ROB ZOMBIE 6. Live At Easy Street LP THE SONICS 7. John The Revelator 7” THE SWORD 8. I Dig Everything LP DAVID BOWIE 9. Complete Columbia 2LP BIG STAR 10. Casanova ‘70 LP AIR

PBS TOP TEN 1. The Hope Six Demolition Project PJ HARVEY

2. Hello Friends SUMMER FLAKE 3. Ugly Cry EP HABITS 4. The Rebellion Sessions BLACK MILK AND NAT TURNER 5. Roots and Chalice CHRONIXX AND FEDERATION SOUND 6. Solo NICKLAS SØRENSEN 7. Self-titled THE SUGARCANES 8. The Slow Light ALL INDIA RADIO 9. Thoughts and Faults GREGOR 10. Back in the Ring CHRIS PUREKA

OFF THE HIP TOP TEN 1. Should’ve Stayed Home THE YARD APES

CLAIRY BROWNE Pool (Vanguard Records)

If you’ve been wondering where slay mama Clairy Browne (of Clairy Browne and The Bangin’ Rackettes) has been since 2014’s Love Cliques, you’ll be stoked to receive her first solo-album, Pool. Taking things to a poppier place than she did with the Bangin’ Rackettes, the Melbourne native flits between personas and aesthetics effortlessly on Pool, paying homage to the bad bitches of pop, jazz and R&B who inspire her sound. Lead single and album opener Vanity Fair is a selfaware anthem for babes, an ode to feminine curves and cocky attitudes. It’s a killer marriage of Browne’s established jazzy sound and her new pop direction, making you want to twerk in the jazz club. Browne isn’t content to solely occupy pop-land: she nails a sensual disco vibe in Pool, with an effortless vocal arrangement leading its undeniably catchy chorus. The attitude soaked F.U.B and Killem With It are perfect for the R&B room, and emotional club banger With You is an album standout, combining simple synths and vocals to guarantee its lines will be shouted to the

rooftops in the months to come. There’s a sing-along, anthemic quality to the entire album, and it becomes especially apparent in Love Song to the World, a joyous showcase of Browne’s moreish voice. Not all the best moments on Pool are contained within a chorus melody, mind you. There’s a magnetic vibe to Browne’s brash confidence, which seeps into every line of the album. You can see it in the album’s ambitious spread of genres, and how she stretches across these without compromising the integrity of her voice or aspirational bad bitch persona. In Pool, Browne’s created an undeniably feminist album with a powerful message of self-celebration. It’s a cracker of a time, comprising beautiful songwriting and a number of tender moments. Ultimately, Browne proves she can take her powerful voice anywhere and make something addictive out of it. BY ALI SCHNABEL

SINGLE REVIEWS WITH LACHLAN

CHARLES BRADLEY Changes (Daptone) I don’t want to overcook it on the hyperbole front, but this is legitimately one of the greatest covers of all time. Black Sabbath’s original is a corker, there’s

vulnerability in Ozzy’s vocal. Charles Bradley blows everything wide open. It grabs you by the heart and doesn’t let go. It’s pure emotion and it will destroy you. How good is music.

on show, garnished with driving Moroder-style synth pulses and a UK air due to spoken word banter samples. It’s a solid dancefloor heater, the beauty lying in the intricacies of production.

ARA KOUFAX Kissy Fits (CSCN) Following up last year’s solid two-track Adult Concepts release, Melbourne’s Ara Koufax lead the charge again with another pair of compositions, led by the dark groove of Kissy Fits. There are solid classic house fundamentals

FLUME Wall Fuck (Future Classic) I have rooted to the first Flume LP and if you think I won’t root to the second Flume LP then you’re dead wrong pal.

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YUMI ZOUMA Keep It Close To Me (Cascine) Sorta-mysterious Kiwi outfit Yumi Zouma step it up in a rather large way on Keep It Close To Me. It resonates on every level, such beauty in construction, enveloping like oxygen. Tones invoke the zeitgeist, but not beholden to such. Its presence unobtrusive, its presence profound. A faultless dream.

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HOW SICK IS MUSIC? HEAPS WICKED

SYN TOP TEN 1. 2 Black 2 Strong A.B ORIGINAL

2. Exclusive Love/Digital Influence BROADWAY SOUNDS 3. Hidden Star CREPES 4. People Vultures KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD 5. Atlantic NEIGHBOURHOOD YOUTH 6. Starchild BOYS NOIZE 7. Pop Style DRAKE 8. In My Car GOLD PANDA 9. Blown Out GREYS 10. Xed Eyes HOLY FUCK

RECORD PARADISE TOP TEN 1. Feelin Kinda Free THE DRONES

Seasoned Beat readers will know that the final edition of each year features a writers’ wrap of top picks for the year passed, plus a crazy prediction for the year ahead. At the end of 2014 I made the prediction Bob Murphy would be holding the Premiership Cup up in October. At the end of 2015, same again – but that time it didn’t seem so crazy. Wishing Bob all the best, and even if the old rascal has to hobble up on the podium in a suit on the day, I reckon he could still be holding that Cup high in October. Then leading us back to back in 2017. And a threepeat in 2018. Show a little faith, there’s magic in the night. Cede Nullis. BAD VISION Fairweather (Independent) The spiralling riff of Fairweather imbues a cheeky demented charm in the verse, paying off with a solid power chorus. Solid rock and/or roll, and I reckon this one is best served live. Get around it.

2. Crazy Pussy GRINDHOUSE 3. Hats Off To THE CHEATS 4. Demo TRAUMABOYS 5. Features FALCONIO 6. Boss Bitch LAZERTITS 7. Breakfast Kebab TANKERVILLE 8. Demo SPOTTING 9. Motor City EVIL TWIN 10. Repairman Blues CURVY VAGINA

2. Post Pop Depression IGGY POP 3. Human Performance PARQUET COURTS 4. The Dirt And The Sky DANNY WALSH BANNED 5. Saturn Returns LOOSE TOOTH 6. The Grand Magoozi THE GRAND MAGOOZI 7. Young Blindness THE MURLOCS 8. Tyrannamen TYRANNAMEN 9. Awake And Dreaming STINA TESTER & CINTA MASTERS 10. Full Closure No Details GABRIELLA COHEN

BEAT’S TOP TEN SONGS ABOUT GREAT ART 1. Mona Lisa NAT KING COLE

2. Andy Warhol DAVID BOWIE 3. Venus TELEVISION 4. Pablo Picasso MODERN LOVERS 5. I’ll Be There For You THE REMBRANDTS 6. Jackson Pollock D*ck BEENZINO 7. Mona Lisa ATLAS SOUND 8. Da Vinci WEEZER 9. Nocturne For Brett Whiteley SOPHIE MOLETA 10. Modigliani THOMAS NEWMAN

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GIG GUIDE WEDNESDAY 13 APR MONEY FOR ROPE

GEORGIA STATE LINE

T H E O LD B A R Money For Rope hit up the Old Bar on Wednesday April 13 for one of their last shows in Australia before they head to Spain on a five-week tour as special guests for The Meanies. The surf/garage five-piece are gearing up to release their forthcoming album Picture Us pretty soon, so you better get down and see how it’s shaping up. Head there early to catch Bowers and Splendidid’s support slots. Doors at 8pm with $8 entry.

THE B.E AST The Georgia State Line are dropping in to the B.East on Thursday April 14 to provide some laid back altcountry rhythms laced with folk-tinged melodies. Fronted by singer/songwriter Georgia Delves, The Georgia State Line will be joined by Baby Blue aka Rhea Caldwell, who has brought along a surf-rock guitarist and a drummer for her amalgamation of ‘60s rock, folk and pop. Things are getting started at 9.30pm and entry is free.

MELBOURNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (PROM 1) Hamer

HÉLOISE - FEAT: HELOISE + SUNNYSIDE + HUGH

Hall (arts Centre Melbourne), Southbank. 7:30pm.

FUSCHEN & SAUCE SAUCE SAUCE Grace Darling Hotel,

$79.00.

Collingwood. 8:30pm. $10.00.

AGAMOUS BETTY + BRAD WALLIS + GREG PEA & THE

HUNTLY + MONDEGREEN + CORIN + SQUIDGENINI

SUGAR BABIES + DECLAN PEEL Tago Mago, Thornbury.

Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 7:30pm. $10.00.

CANBERRA DRIVE-THRU - FEAT: NOT QUITE DISCO +

7:00pm.

KONDAKOVA + FLYING BISON + OCHRE TRASH Brunswick

MOSES BROWN + SILHOUETTES Ferdydurke, Melbourne

BROKEN HEARTS & COWBOY BOOTS - FEAT: DAN

Hotel, Brunswick. 9:00pm.

Cbd. 7:00pm.

PARSONS + GRETTA ZILLER + THE WAYWARD HENRYS +

METHYL ETHEL + JAALA Northcote Social Club,

CHRIS ISAAK + JAMES REYNE Margaret Court Arena,

MORE Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 6:00pm. $5.00.

Northcote. 7:30pm.

Melbourne. 8:00pm. $97.67.

NATHAN MCKINNON & ALEXANDRA SAMULENOK Lona

MEZZ LIVE Chelsea Heights Hotel, Chelsea Heights.

COUSIN TONY’S BRAND NEW FIREBIRD + GREEVES +

Pintxos Bar, Armadale. 8:30pm.

5:30pm.

ANDY RICHARDS Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $8.00.

OPEN MIC Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbottsford. 7:00pm.

DAVEY LANE + GABRIELLA COHEN Gasometer Hotel,

OPEN MIC NIGHT Purple Emerald, Northcote. 8:00pm.

MIDNIGHT COLLECTIVE

Collingwood. 8:00pm. $15.00.

RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE - FEAT: JOEY ELBOWS The

HEY HEY IT’S FRIDAY - FEAT: ASTRO BOYS Royal Hotel

Luwow, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

(essendon), Essendon. 10:00pm.

TAY OSKEE Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8:30pm.

JADE ALICE + EILISH GILLIGAN Workers Club, Fitzroy.

THE FAINTERS + MAC’S PEAKE + TIM HAINES Bar Open,

8:00pm. $8.00.

Fitzroy. 8:30pm.

MIDNIGHT COLLECTIVE + RENEGADE JOE + SIBERIAN

METHYL ETHEL + JAALA Northcote Social Club,

WINE WHISKEY WOMEN - FEAT: MERRYN JEAN + ZOE

EYES Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 8:00pm. $10.00.

Northcote. 8:00pm.

RYAN Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 8:00pm.

OVERTIME + PLASTER OF PARIS + SHAG PLANET Tote

HOLLOW EVERDAZE

TH E TOT E Wednesday April 13 marks week two of Hollow Everdaze’s Tote residency. They’re enlisting some close friends to boast the best of the Melbourne music scene in the lead up to the release of Cartoons, their official debut album. Get amongst the blissful near-orchestral sound of Hollow Everdaze’s rock musings. Tonight support comes from Jimmy Change Hot Tuna, Lalic and Hideous Sun Demon. $8 entry with 8pm entry.

OPEN MIC Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 9:00pm.

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THE REVE REN CE Melbourne’s indie/pop/rock quartet Midnight Collective are set to headline The Reverence on Thursday April 14. They be joined by another fourpiece in the form of Renegade Joe, plus Northside rockers Siberian Eyes. Enjoy some locally brewed tunes from 8pm onwards. Entry is $10.

Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $5.00.

OPEN MIC (ROLLING STONES TRIBUTE) Whole Lotta

THURSDAY 14 APR

Love, Brunswick East. 6:00pm.

ABBEY STONE + LIV CARTLEDGE Shebeen, Melbourne

RUBIX RADIO ON KISSFM Rubix Warehouse, Brunswick.

Cbd. 8:00pm. $15.00.

8:30pm.

ATRA VETOSUS + ANIENT + RICK GRIMM’S ILLA TURBA +

THE FABRIC + AU DRE + URBAN PROBLEMS Shebeen,

CYPRUS Catfish, Fitzroy. 7:30pm.

Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $9.00.

BAND WARS (1ST HEAT) Musicland, Fawkner. 7:30pm.

TRIVIUM 170 Russell, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm.

$15.00.

VALENTINE + THE INSTINCTS Cherry Bar, Melbourne

BLACK ARROW + BREAKING KEBABS + THE FORKLIFT

SASKWATCH The Loft, Warrnambool. 8:00pm. $18.00.

Cbd. 6:00pm. $5.00.

ASSASSINS Last Chance Rock And Roll Bar, North

SHOWCASE NIGHTS Purple Emerald, Northcote.

BIG EASY SOUL SESSIONS Carlton Club, Melbourne

Melbourne. 8:00pm. $5.00.

8:00pm.

Cbd. 8:00pm.

BONDA The Emerson, South Yarra. 8:00pm.

STAY GOLD - FEAT: BORN FREE + BLINDED + FINAL

BOPSTRETCH Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

COLUMBIA + THE SHIFTIES + SERI VIDA Toff In Town,

FRONTIER Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 7:00pm.

CARBO CARTER GUNNOO QUARTET Bennetts Lane Jazz

Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $10.00.

TORRENTIAL THRILL + LACE AND WHISKEY + MILD MANIC

Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $15.00.

CUSTOMER + THE SUMMERVILES + SHRIMPWITCH + THE

+ MORE Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 7:30pm.

DIZZY’S BIG BAND Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond.

MARQUIS Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8:30pm.

WEDNESDAY 13 + DARKC3LL + WITCHGRINDER Corner

8:00pm. $10.00.

$5.00.

Hotel, Richmond. 7:30pm. $54.00.

EL NUMERO PERFECTO + KUNATAKY Open Studio,

DISASTERS + OLD LOVE + SUNDR Whole Lotta Love,

WHITE VANS + THE MOODY SPOOKS + AMYL & THE

Northcote. 8:00pm. $5.00.

Brunswick East. 8:00pm.

SNIFFERS Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. $12.00.

JULIEN WILSON QUARTET 303, Northcote. 8:30pm.

EMMA RUSSACK + NO LOCAL + DOGOOD + SAMUEL

BELL LIMONTA + KERRI HO Open Studio, Northcote.

LACHLAN WALLACE TRIO Paris Cat Jazz Club,

MCEWAN Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $8.00.

8:00pm.

Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $20.00.

GOOD BOY + THE OUTDOOR TYPE + LOOBS Workers

BIG YAWN + EXOTIC SNAKE Post Office Hotel, Coburg.

Club, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10.00.

9:00pm.

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DISASTERS

WHOL E LOT TA LOVE Whole Lotta Love will be hosting some abrasive chaos from the dirty suburbs of Melbourne, courtesy of headlining act Disasters. Their single Bad Hermit is testament to the kind of heavy, loud hardcore they’ll be providing on the night. Supports come from Old Love and Sundr. Doors are at 8pm and entry is free.

GIG GUIDE GROOVE PLATOON

CAPTAIN SPALDING Customs House Hotel,

C H E RRY B AR Groove Platoon are a funk/soul/blues bopping entity that will inspire you to get a bit boozy and do whatever the hell makes you feel good at Cherry Soul this week. Their self titled debut EP dropped back in January so now they’re hitting up venues all around Melbourne looking to cause some trouble. Head on down to Cherry Bar on Thursday April 14, $10 entry after 9pm, or if you get there early it’s free.

Williamstown. 9:30pm.

CARROLL KARPANY + SHELDON KING Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 9:30pm.

COSMIC KAHUNA + SPACEJUNK + GRIM RHYTHM Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $13.00.

DANIEL CHAMPAGNE + DEMI LOUISE + MARK FISHER

SKYCHA

A BBO ST F ORD CONVENT Melbourne based neo-soul electro-jazz ensemble Skycha are gearing up to launch their new album Owe Someone. On Thursday April 14 they will be releasing their new offering into the wild, with support from DxHeaven and The Do Yo Thangs. The glorious Abbotsford Convent will be hosting the evening and tickets are available for $12+bf via the venue, or $15 on the door. Things will be getting started at 7pm.

Q&A

THE PAINTED HEARTS Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 8:30pm.

Shebeen, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $20.00.

THE SYNCOPATORS Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne

EARTH ROT + HYBRID NIGHTMARES + HADAL MAW +

Cbd. 8:30pm. $20.00.

MORE Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm.

TIMBALERO THURSDAY La Di Da, Melbourne Cbd.

EINSTEINS TOYBOYS + THE LOCALS Musicland, Fawkner.

9:00pm. $10.00.

7:30pm. $10.00.

TRUMPET Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 8:00pm.

ESC Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 2:00am. $7.00.

$10.00.

GRACE BARBÉ - FEAT: GRACE BARBE Caravan Music

ABBIE CARDWELL & THE TEXICANS Sooki Lounge,

Club, Oakleigh. 12:00pm. $15.00.

Belgrave. 8:30pm. $10.00.

GROOVE PLATOON + DJ VINCE PEACH + DJ PIERRE

BACKSTAGE - JAM NIGHT - FEAT: FIREWIRE + THE SHAKE

BARONI Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $10.00.

SHACK BOOGIE BAND Musicland, Fawkner. 7:00pm.

MELBOURNE IMPROVISERS COLLECTIVE Uptown Jazz

DARCY FOX Lona Pintxos Bar, Armadale. 8:30pm.

Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

GEORGIA STATE LINE + BABY BLUE The B.east,

MICHELLE NICOLLE Brunswick Green, Brunswick.

Brunswick East. 9:00pm.

8:30pm.

JEMMA & THE CLIFTON HILLBILLIES + ALISON FERRIER

MIDNIGHT EXPRESS - FEAT: PREQUEL + EDD FISHER Toff

Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8:30pm.

THE GRAND HOTEL MORNINGTON

In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm.

LATE NIGHTS + LEWIS NIXON + RIAN KF + THE BERKELEY

Melbourne’s very own indie-soul band have almost wrapped their Sorry I Let It Come Between Us tour, which saw them jetting across the country for a huge list of shows. On Friday April 15, they’ll be nearing the end of their adventure with a gig at The Grand Hotel Mornington. Tickets are on sale via Oztix and doors open at 8pm.

HÉLOISE

TH E GRACE DA R LI NG Héloise is taking over The Grace Darling on Thursday April 14 to celebrate the release of her new EP, Nothin’ But The Bones. The bluesy singer/songwriter will be supported on the night by Sunnyside, Hugh Fuschen and Sauce Sauce Sauce. It’s going down at 8.30pm, tickets are $10 on the door.

SASKWATCH

THE SMITHS TRIBUTE

THREE BANDS WALK US THROUGH THEIR FAVOURITE SONGS FROM THE SMITHS J M S Harrison Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others My first thought with this song is that when it comes to writing lyrics to music, they don’t always need to match very well. Apparently Johnny Marr had written one of his proudest guitar progressions only to be handed back some of the most sarcastic lyrics ever by Morrissey. Made me think differently about how I approach putting words to melody. Last Night I Dreamt Somebody Loved Me The Smiths have songs for every kind of mood you’re in. But I tend to gravitate to their most over the top dramatic songs (Never Had No One Ever and Asleep are other examples). It almost amuses me, the delivery of Morrissey’s vocal lines and lyrics makes it even sound insincere sometimes. Claws and Organs We’ll be playing Bigmouth Strikes Again, which we chose because the music is pretty bright and catchy, while the subject matter is quite dark, which I think is a trait we’ve taken inspiration from in our own songwriting. The Naysayers This Charming Man has a deceptively simple riff then the crash of cymbals, a walking bass then silence before Morrissey sings “Punctured bicycle…” in his inimitable style. This song started my lifelong love of The Smiths, eminently danceable and structured – like most of their songs – to sound conventional, but is actually odd for a pop/rock song. THE SMITHS TRIBUTE goes down at the Corner Hotel on Friday April 29 with Ash Naylor, J M S Harrison, The Naysayers, Claws and Organs and more.

HUNTS 303, Northcote. 8:00pm.

GOOD BOY

THE WO RKERS CLUB Fresh off the back of performing at St Jeromes Laneway Festival in Brisbane and playing to a capacity crowd at The Foundry, rising upstarts Good Boy are hitting up The Workers Club on Thursday April 14 to celebrate the release of their new single No Love For Back Home. The single is the title track from the threepiece’s EP released at the end of last month, which has already received love from the likes of Rolling Stone Australia. The Outdoor Type and LOOBS will be kicking off the good times. Doors at 8.30pm, tickets

M.P.G + WEDDING KNIFES + LORD OF BONES Tago Mago, Thornbury. 7:00pm.

MIC CONWAY + MATTHEW FAGAN’S GYPSY FIRE Spotted

Abbottsford. 7:00pm.

THE CASEY BENNETTO PROJECT + JANE CLIFTON Bella Union Bar, Carlton. 7:30pm. $17.00.

TORI FORSYTH + THE WAYWARD HENRYS Drunken Poet,

QUEENSLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (PROM 2)

West Melbourne. 8:00pm.

8.30PM FREE ENTRY

WEDNESDAY APRIL 13

6.00PM TIX FROM SPOTTEDMALLARD.COM

Hamer Hall (arts Centre Melbourne), Southbank.

FACT HUNT

$5 TACOS + $16 JUGS OF THUNDER RD

Hosted by RRR’s Tristen Harris, this is a comfortably dumb trivia for music fans and couch potatoes, no sport, no politics and no book-learnin’.

“BROKEN HEARTS & COWBOY BOOTS” FT: DAN PARSONS, GRETTA ZILLER, THE WAYWARD HENRYS, SMALL TOWN ROMANCE, ANDREW SWIFT, TORI FORSYTH & JED ROWE. A celebration of all things Americana, Folk & Country.

THE CHICKEN BROTHERS + MAARS + LICKWEED + SK +

FRIDAY 15 APR

U-WISH Grumpy’s Green, Fitzroy. 7:00pm.

ABABCD - FEAT: PEARLS + THE OCEAN PARTY +

THE GOOD EGG THURSDAYS - FEAT: HENRY WHO +

AUSTMUTEANTS + TOTALLY MILD Gasometer Hotel,

TIGERFUNK + LEWIS CANCUT Lucky Coq, Windsor.

Collingwood. 7:30pm. $20.00.

7:00pm.

ALIAS ARISE + ABURDEN + STUCK OUT + HEART STRONG

THE HIP JOINT - FEAT: DAVID SPACE + HAIRY PANIC +

Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 8:00pm. $10.00.

BEE AMPERSAND + TOMMY GROVES + MORE Boney,

ANIMUS + THE DEADLIPS MANNY HAX + DROOPO + MORE

Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm.

24 Moons, Northcote. 7:00pm. $3.30.

BIG YAWN

BABAGANOUSH Brunswick Green, Brunswick. 8:30pm.

THE P O ST OFFICE HOTEL Big Yawn and Exotic Snake represent two different sides of coin – born out of the Fallopian Tunes embryo in Thornbury. Big Yawn bring powerful anxiety driven tunes, while Exotic Snake balances it all out with his fun-loving destructive funk. They are hitting up The Post Office Hotel on Thursday April 14. It all kicks off at 9pm and entry is free.

TUESDAYS IN APRIL

STEVE PERRY’S BIG HOUSE Mr Boogie Man Bar,

MOONLIT JAZZ 24 Moons, Northcote. 8:00pm.

7:30pm. $79.00.

this week

Mallard, Brunswick. 6:00pm. $25.00.

THURSDAY APRIL 14

8.30PM, TIX FROM SPOTTEDMALLARD.COM

MIC CONWAY & MATTHEW FAGAN’S GYPSY FIRE

FRIDAY LIAM GERNER APRIL 15 + DJ LEOPARD HEAD SATURDAY CHRIS CAVILL & THE PROSPECTORS APRIL 16 + OLD FEATHER + DJS SUNDAY ABBEY STONE APRIL 17 + PASSERINE

8.30PM TIX AT DOOR

$10.00.

BASS FLOW WAREHOUSE PARTY - FEAT: BRAD SMIT + STROFIK + BLACK WOLF + MORE Rubix Warehouse, Brunswick. 8:00pm.

BLACK MOLASSES + URBAN PROBLEMS + NAFASI +

3PM, FREE

$8 PINTS CRAFT BEER & HOUSE WINE

KITCHEN HOURS TUES-FRI OPEN 4PM SAT & SUN OPEN 2PM

BOOKINGS

RESERVATIONS@ SPOTTEDMALLARD.COM

4PM-7PM DAILY

HABIT Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10.00. B E AT.C O M . A U

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GIG GUIDE ABABCD

T H E G A SOMETER ABABCd makes live music television for the internet, and Friday April 16 marks the celebration of their inception. Nick Clarke will be hosting the night as per the usual, in addition to live performances from Pearls, Ocean Party, Ausmuteants and Totally Mild. It kicks off at 7.30pm down at The Gasometer. Tickets are available via the venue for $20+bf.

HEARTACHE STATE + ASHLEY NAYLOR + BRUCE HAYMES

MANNY FOX AND THE TWOKS

TH E GRAC E DA R LI NG H OT E L Old friends Manny Fox and The Twoks come together on Friday April 15 at The Grace Darling to celebrate the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness. Having fostered a friendship and mutual admiration over the last few years, with each band lending their support to the other at various gigs, this show will be a special event boasting collaboration and frivolous festivity. Joining them are local alternative/pop/west-African inspired Melbourne trio Zikora. Doors open at 8.30pm and tickets are $10,

THE LATE SHOW - FEAT: PALEMAN + RANSOM + DAVID SPACE + BOOSHANK + MORE Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 10:00pm.

THE SENEGAMBIAN JAZZ BAND Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 9:30pm.

ALEX TAYLOR EXPERIENCE Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbottsford. 8:00pm.

Grandview Hotel, Fairfield. 8:30pm. $10.00.

AUTUMN MARY + BRIGHT LIGHT EMPIRE + DANGEROUS

HUGO RACE + SLIM CUSTOMERS Tago Mago, Thornbury.

CURVES + KOTA Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East.

7:00pm.

SATURDAY 16 APR

8:00pm. $5.00.

JEFF LANG Piping Hot Chicken & Burger Grill, Ocean

BANG - FEAT: HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS + MEST + LONDON

Grove. 7:00pm. $20.00.

FALLING Royal Melbourne Hotel, Melbourne Cbd.

JOSH NOVAK Lona Pintxos Bar, Armadale. 8:30pm.

10:00pm. $20.00.

KERRI SIMPSON Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 5:15pm.

BURNING ROACHES + CLAWS & ORGANS + WOO WHO +

LACHLAN BRYAN + CHRIS PICKERING + CAT CANTERI

GHOST DICK Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10.00.

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

CARB ON CARB + H A N N A H B A N D + JESS LOCKE +

LIAM GERNER Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 8:30pm.

CORPUS + MORE Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 2:00pm.

LIZ STRINGER + SUZANNAH ESPIE Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh. 8:00pm. $18.00.

FOREVER SINCE BREAKFAST

$25.00.

TH E RE TRE AT Forever Since Breakfast are in town to release their new album Dangerous Levels of That's Fine (mixed by Tim Kevin/Youth Group). Their Melbourne show sees them headlining The Retreat on Saturday April 16, they’ll be joined by the awesome Livingston Daisies in a rare gig that will celebrate the national vinyl launch of Dangerous at the tail end of World Record Store Day. Daisies on first at 9.30pm. Free entry, so why the hell not.

DALLAS CRANE + THE HEARTACHE STATE Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh. 8:00pm. $23.00.

DESTRENDS + GOING SWIMMING + BATZ + THE ROLLERCANES Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $10.00. DIRE FATE + MOTHERSLUG + ROUNDTABLE + ELDRITCH RITES Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 9:00pm.

LOUISA RANKIN QUARTET Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy.

DR RIC’S DISHONOURABLE DISCHARGE Brunswick

6:00pm.

Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm.

ALLEGED ASSOCIATES (RELAY FOR LIFE CONCERT)

EARTH + BLUNT SHOVEL + DREAD + BROTHEL Tote

C HERRY BAR Metal beach boys Cosmic Kahuna are getting pumped to release their EP pretty darn soon, and on Friday April 15 they are launching a new single from the release at Cherry Bar. Joining them on the bill are Spacejunk and Grim Rhythm. Entry is $13 with doors nice and early at 5pm.

Victoria University Athletics Centre, 7:50pm.

Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $12.00.

ATTENBOROUGH’S LIFE STORY (PROM 4) Hamer Hall

GOOD MORNING Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 2:00am. $7.00.

(arts Centre Melbourne), Southbank. 2:00pm. $79.00.

GRIM RHYTHM + COSMIC KAHUNA + TANKERVILLE Tote

BRUNSWICK ST TO BOURBON ST - FEAT: BOB

Hotel, Collingwood. 5:00pm.

SEDERGREEN + ADAM RUDEGEAIR Paris Cat Jazz Club,

HELLBRINGER + CONVENT GUILT + MANIAXE + TEUTON

LUKE AUSTEN Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 8:30pm.

Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $25.00.

Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm.

MORNING MELODIES - FEAT: SANDIE DODD: DOLLY

CENTRE & THE SOUTH + RAS JAHKNOW Sooki Lounge,

HIDEOUS SUN DEMON + DANNY KRANSKY + THE DEAD

PARTON & FRIENDS Ferntree Gully Hotel, Ferntree

Belgrave. 8:30pm.

HEIR + CABBAGES & KINGS Grace Darling Hotel,

Gully. 10:00am. $17.00.

HETTY KATE QUARTET Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

Collingwood. 9:00pm. $10.00.

PETE CORNELIUS BAND Labour In Vain, Fitzroy.

HORNS OF LEROY Open Studio, Northcote. 8:30pm.

KIM SALMON + HUGO RACE + MICHELANGELO Flying

7:00pm.

JAMAICA JUMP-UP 1ST BIRTHDAY (THE SOUNDS OF

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

ROADHOUSE Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbottsford.

YOUNG JAMAICA) - FEAT: SHANTY TOWN + RICHIE 1250 +

KING PARROT + SEBASROCKETS Karova Lounge,

8:00pm.

MISS GOLDIE + KILMARNOCK STEVE + MORE Gasometer

Ballarat. 8:30pm. $17.00.

STEVE LUCAS Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbottsford.

Hotel, Collingwood. 9:00pm. $10.00.

LANKS + WOODES + YAKINI Shebeen, Melbourne Cbd.

5:00pm.

LAST NIGHT OF THE PROMS (PROM 5) - FEAT:

7:30pm. $15.00.

SWEET FELICIA & THE HONEYTONES Big Huey’s Diner,

MELBOURNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA + CHORUS + SIR

LEVITATING CHURCHES Vinyl Space, Collingwood.

South Melbourne. 8:00pm.

ANDREW DAVIS Hamer Hall (arts Centre Melbourne),

12:00pm.

THE DALTON GANG Pascoe Vale Rsl, Pascoe Vale.

Southbank. 7:30pm. $99.00.

MANGELWURZEL + SCOTDRAKULA + POW POW KIDS

8:00pm. $8.00.

NICHAUD FITZGIBBON QUARTET Dizzy’s Jazz Club,

John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 8:00pm. $15.00.

THREE KINGS Gem Bar, Collingwood. 7:00pm.

Richmond. 9:00pm. $16.00.

NEW LEASE - FEAT: ANGIE + VACUUM + MYSTIC EYES

TRACY MCNEIL & THE GOODLIFE + MURDENA Retreat

PHILA PARA Prince Public Bar, St Kilda . 6:00pm.

John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 3:00pm.

Hotel, Brunswick. 9:30pm.

SONS OF ZION The Croxton, Thornbury. 8:00pm. $40.00.

NYUON + ABRAHAM Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm.

TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC SESSION Drunken Poet,

STEVE SEDERGREEN Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne

$7.50.

West Melbourne. 6:00pm.

Cbd. 8:30pm. $25.00.

POWER Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm.

WAZ E. JAMES BAND Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East.

THE BAND WHO KNEW TOO MUCH The B.east, Brunswick

$10.00.

9:30pm.

East. 9:30pm.

RECORD STORE DAY - FEAT: JESS RIBEIRO + ELLA

ZERAFINA ZARA & ALLEGED ASSOCIATES Smokehouse

THE CONSOULS Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd.

HOOPER + DANNY WALSH BANNED + MORE Records

101, Maidstone. 7:00pm.

9:30pm. $25.00.

Paradise, 4:00pm.

COSMIC KAHUNA

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Q&A

GIG GUIDE BURNING ROACHES

TH E OL D B A R The Burning Roaches will be celebrating in all their fuzzy glory at The Old Bar for the release of their brand new EP on Saturday April 16. It’s tipped to be a bit of a party night, with good pals Claws & Organs, Woo Who, Ghost Dick and DJ Jules Sheldon lending a hand for the festivities. $10 entry with doors at 8.30pm

DIRE FATE So then, what’s the band name and what do you ‘do’ in the band? We’re Dire Fate, and we play doom. I sing and play guitar, personally. What do you reckon people will say you sound like? Crushing, traditional doom: light on the groove and heavy on the heavy. What do you love about making music? All the money. Man, we love money. What do you hate about the music industry? Cashing all our fat royalty cheques. Who has time for going to the bank these days? If you could travel back in time and show one of your musical heroes your stuff, who would it be and why? Bach would get a kick out of us, for sure. I reckon he’d appreciate our satanic/occult themes, low musical complexity and low-fidelity of sound. What can a punter expect from your live show? Our live show is full of grimaces, ultra-volume and ritual tunes the whole family can foetally rock back and forth to. What’ve you got to sell CD-wise? Nothing at the moment, we’re all out of previous releases. Working on an album right now, so stay tuned. Keep an eye on our Facebook page and Bandcamp. DIRE FATE are playing at Brunswick Hotel on Saturday April 16. They’re playing alongside heavy doom warriors Eldritch Rites, prog sludgesters Roundtable and local stoner doom stalwarts Motherslug. For more info check out facebook.com/DireFateDoom and direfate. bandcamp.com.

PUGSLEY BUZZARD

T HE DRUNKEN POET Pugsley Buzzard has dazzled audiences far and wide with his unique brand of piano-driven boogie, which he combines with his huge and mesmerising voice – said to makes the ladies sigh and grown men cry. He will be heating up the Drunken Poet on Saturday April 16 from 9pm. As always, entry is free.

THE SENEGAMBIAN JAZZ BAND

T H E P O S T O FFI C E H OT EL Featuring an internationally renowned lineup that traverses The Gambia, Senegal, Ethiopia, Ghana and Australia, the renowned Senegambian Jazz Band channels over eight thousand years of African musical traditions. On Friday April 15 they are bringing their unique blend to The Post Office Hotel. The band will play two sets from 9.30pm. No coinage needed for entry, just for bevs.

VAN GOGH + DEJAN CUKIC Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 8:30pm. $57.00.

KIT CONVICT & THEE TERRIBLE TWO Retreat Hotel,

WALLAPALOOZA MUSIC FESTIVAL - FEAT: ELECTRIC

Brunswick. 5:00pm.

MARY + DALLAS FRASCA + DIRT RIVER RADIO + MORE

LEIF SVENSSON + LEO MULLINS Old Bar, Fitzroy.

Corner Hotel, Richmond. 6:00pm. $30.00.

4:00pm.

WARPED + FLOUR Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 5:00pm.

LUCIE THORNE Union Hotel , Brunswick. 5:00pm.

$13.00.

TULLY ON TULLY

THE WORKERS CLUB Tully On Tully are launching their highly anticipated second EP Miles Away at The Workers Club on Saturday April 16. Joining them are Melbourne band Wallflower, who are accompanying the band on several shows on the tour, and Fluir who is making waves on the Melbourne scene since her single I’ve Gotta Have You hit the airwaves. Doors at 8pm, tickets are $12.

TEX NAPALM + PENNY Tago Mago, Thornbury. 7:00pm. THE ELECTRIC I + JANE MCARTHUR + ANNA SMYRK + PETER AND THE WOLVES + THE AMAZING SLOTH RIDER 303, Northcote. 7:00pm. $10.00.

LANKS LAMA

TH E B.E AS T On Friday April 15, the eclectic Melbourne eightpiece LAMA will be taking over The B.East. The band has been playing a string of shows around Melbourne to celebrate the release of their new single, Wolf. They’ll be supported on the night by Street Filth and it kicks off at 9.30pm.

WOLFSHIELD + BONO ONO + CELIAC Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $5.00.

ANDY WHITE + KAVISHA MAZZELLA Open Studio, Northcote. 5:00pm.

BLUE EYES CRY Catfish, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

HIDEOUS SUN DEMON

T H E G R AC E DA R LI NG B ASE MEN T In anticipation of their debut album and having just finished playing sweet shows supporting King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Thee Oh Sees, The Meanies and slaying St Jerome’s Laneway Festival, the spicy boys from coastal Perth Hideous Sun Demon return in almighty glory to tear you a new one, with songs about things you can really get down and relate to. The show marks the fifth out of seven shows on their HunkyBoi Wetsuit Melbourne Tour 2016. On Friday April 15 they’ll be joined by Danny Kransky, The Dead Heir and Cabbages & Kings at The Grace Darling Basement. $10 entry with doors at 8.30pm.

SHE B EE N Producer and multi-instrumentalist Will Cuming, otherwise known as Lanks, has just released his new single Golden Age, co-produced by Grammynominated Andrei Eremin. (Hiatus Kaiyote, Ta-Ku). In celebration, he will be playing a show at Shebeen on Saturday April 16. Joining Lanks on the night are Yakini and Woodes. Tickets are $15 online or $20 on the door. Doors open at 7.30pm.

THE KNAVE Gem Bar, Collingwood. 7:00pm. THE WOODLAND HUNTERS + THE BAKERS DIGEST Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 8:30pm.

CHRIS CAVILL & THE PROSPECTORS + OLD FEATHER

MICHAEL WAUGH + MANDY CONNELL + MATT GLASS +

Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 8:30pm. $13.00.

GRETTA ZILLER Bakehouse Studios, Richmond. 7:00pm.

SUNDAY 17 APR

CIARAN BOYLE Drunken Poet, West Melbourne.

$20.00.

EMMA DONOVAN & THE PUTBACKS + THE MELTDOWN

3:00pm.

MOONEE VALLEY DRIFTERS Victoria Hotel , Brunswick.

Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:30pm. $15.00.

DEEP STREET SOUL + MORE Northside Records, Fitzroy.

8:00pm.

GOSPEL SUNDAYS The B.east, Brunswick East.

12:00pm.

RECORD STORE DAY - FEAT: ROB SNARSKI & SHANE

12:00pm.

RECORD STORE DAY - FEAT: THE NEW POLLUTION + JACK

O’MARA + ALYCE PLATT & BAND + SEAN MCMAHON &

JON DELANEY Open Studio, Northcote. 8:00pm.

& NEIL + MORE Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 2:00pm.

THE MOONMEN + MORE Basement Discs, Melbourne

MJC PRESENTS Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

REIKA + MAGIC BONES + WHITE VANS Baha Tacos &

Cbd. 12:00pm.

ROB SNARSKI & FRIENDS The Croxton, Thornbury.

RECORD STORE DAY - FEAT: REMI + GL + SEX ON TOAST +

Tapas Bar, Rye. 7:30pm.

ROWENA WISE + JACKSON MCLAREN + LEAH SENIOR Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $17.50.

SATURDAYS R COVERED - FEAT: RADIO STAR Royal Hotel (essendon), Essendon. 10:00pm.

SHOT GLASSES Inkerman Hotel, Balaclava. 8:00pm. SOUL SACRIFICE (THE MUSIC OF SANTANA) Lucky 13 Garage, Moorabbin. 7:30pm. $15.00.

MANGELWURZEL

TH E J OH N C U R T I N Mangelwurzel are returning home after promoting their debut album Gary around the country. The tour is over. Gary is dead. To commemorate the memory of Gary and Whitney Houston, Mangelwurzel will host a special night of debauchery with support from ScotDrakula and Pow Pow Kids. If you missed Mangelwurzel start their tour here, don’t make the same mistake twice and get yourself down to The Curtin on Friday April 15. Tickets are $10, doors are at 8pm.

SEAN MCMAHON & THE MOONMEN

8:00pm.

SPACE IS THE PLACE (ADAM SIMMONS CREATIVE MUSIC ENSEMBLE) Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 2:00pm.

B E LL A U NI O N Sean McMahon & The Moonmen are celebrating the release of their new album Shiner at Bella Union on Saturday Apri 16. McMahon has expanded his reach to meld the sounds of Americana, with psychedelic country, folk, blues-rock and rock’n’roll. They’ll be joined by special guests Luke Brennan and St Jude. Tickets are $12 with doors at 8pm.

9:00pm.

RECORD STORE DAY (BOWIE TRIBUTE) - FEAT: TIM

SUNDAY SOULTRAIN - FEAT: THE DETONATORS Daveys

$15.00.

STANDING TALL Open Studio, Northcote. 4:30pm. SUNDAY SOUL SESSIONS Purple Emerald, Northcote.

THE RUN + FAMOUS WILL + TOMMY CASTLES Workers

COLLARDS GREENS & GRAVY Labour In Vain, Fitzroy.

ROGERS + CLOSET STRAIGHTS + SUGARCANES + DAN

Bar & Restaurant, Frankston. 2:30pm.

Club (geelong), Geelong. 8:00pm. $12.25.

7:00pm.

KELLY + MORE Greville Records, Prahran. 12:00pm.

THANDO + ANDY MCGARVIE Retreat Hotel, Brunswick.

TOP DECKS + OSCAR HERBIG + HAMISH MACLEOD

CONNOR REID Lona Pintxos Bar, Armadale. 8:30pm.

7:30pm.

Workers Club, Fitzroy. 1:00pm. $5.00.

CRAIG WOODWARD + WARREN ROUGH & FRIENDS

THE EMERGENT EUPHORIC EXPERIENCE OF ENERGY

HOODLEM

Victoria Hotel , Brunswick. 5:00pm.

LEIF SVENSSON

HOWLE R Ripped fresh from the airwaves and Internet alike, mysterious purveyors of off-kilter pop Hoodlem and a fresh force in Australian hip hop Nico Ghost, are coheadling a show at Howler on Saturday April 16. Joining the bill includes supports in the form of the Gold Coast’s producer of hazy R&B GXNXVS, in addition to the soulful sounds of Alice Ivy. Tickets are $10, doors at 8pm. BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 56

GLENN FORD & THE RECORD MACHINE Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 9:30pm.

JVG GUITAR METHOD Union Hotel , Brunswick. 9:00pm. KARAOKE WITH ZOE Customs House Hotel, Williamstown. 9:00pm.

T H E O LD B A R Leif Svensson and Leo Mullins come together for a special Autumn afternoon show, taking place at the Old Bar in Fitzroy on Saturday April 16. This is Leif ’s first show promoting the new deep listening recording Bedouin Treasure. Leif ’s songwriting melds an appreciation for minimalism and drone. A new full length album is due in the latter half of 2016. Have a sunny Saturday arvo with Leif and Leo. Doors at 4pm for free.

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MUSIC Cross Street , East Brunswick. 5:15pm. THE PROCLAIMERS + PSEUDO ECHO Palais Theatre, St Kilda. 7:00pm. $89.00.

THE STEVE MARTINS Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 9:00pm.

THECRAVE The B.east, Brunswick East. 9:30pm.

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THE CRAVE

PURPLE DISCO MACHINE

RE VOLV E R Purple Disco Machine is back on Australian shores, playing a Melbourne show on Sunday April 17 at Revolver. Punters can expect an eclectic blend of genres ranging from disco to deep house, with Purple Disco Machine busting out tracks that will have you compulsively heating up the dance floor.

WH O LE LOT TA LOV E Warbirds’ frontman Anth Nekichn is returning to Whole Lotta Love on Sunday April 17 to provide punters with another stand-out acoustic set. Nekich will be busting out familiar rock classics in addition to some his originals. Joining him for the night is rock blues man Brett Franke of Temple Of Tunes. Free entry from 8pm.

ALFI ROCKER TRIO Big Huey’s Diner, South Melbourne.

ROCKNROLLBRAT’S EXTENDED BIRTHDAY HANGOVER

ABBEY STONE + PASSERINE Spotted Mallard,

4:00pm.

- FEAT: SHAN & WILL + G.POP Whole Lotta Love,

Brunswick. 3:00pm.

BYO VINYL SUNDAY SESSION Black Cat, Fitzroy. 3:00pm.

Brunswick East. 3:00pm.

ANTH NEKICH + BRETT FRANKE Whole Lotta Love,

DIPLOMA + KYRUM + THE COMMONLY INSANE

SENIVODA + ALEISTER JAMES + SUBTERRANEAN PARTY

Brunswick East. 8:00pm.

+ COMMISSIONER BOURBON Bendigo Hotel,

Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 7:00pm. $10.00.

BILL CHAMBERS & THE WEEPING WILLOWS Caravan

Collingwood. 6:00pm.

SIBERIAN EYES + SNAKESKIN ALLEY + ACCIDENTAL

Music Club, Oakleigh. 3:00pm. $20.00.

DZIA + DUSTY STAR 303, Northcote. 7:30pm. $5.00.

BEDFELLOWS Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 9:00pm.

BLACK & BLUE + BAG O NAILS + DJ MAX CRAWDADDY

FOREVER SINCE BREAKFAST + JARVIS + COLD IRONS

SPACE CARBONARA + THE CONVERSATIONALISTS + THE

Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 2:00pm. $5.00.

BOUND Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 7:00pm.

BLEEDING FLARES + WHITE VANS + MAPLE MOTHS +

BLUES CRUISE - FEAT: ANDY PHILLIPS & THE CADILLAC

$10.00.

VACATIONS Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 5:00pm. $7.00.

WALK + KEITH HALL & PAT DOW DUO Fishermen’s Pier,

SENIVODA

DAN DINNEN

Geelong. 1:30pm. $35.00.

THE B.EAST Hot sauce enthusiasts The Crave are a newly formed three-piece who love having a burl on the Hammond organ. The trio are driven by New Orleans funk, and in addition to Robbie Ragg on the organ, also features Dan Pearson providing drum rhythms and Josh Fuhrmesiter with some sizzling guitar riffs. Doors are at 8pm with free entry for all.

T H E G RACE DARL ING HOTE L After a rejuvenating hiatus the soul/folk fusion outfit Senivoda are back on the Melbourne music scene, celebrating with a show at The Grace Darling Hotel on Sunday April 17. Supports include Joseph S.F who will be kicking off the night, and New Zealand native Aleister James, bringing his brand of ethereal rock and some new material. Doors are at 7pm with $10 entry.

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TH E D RU N K E N P O E T Dan Dinnen will be filling up The Drunken Poet with finger-picking acoustic guitar, tasty blues harp and warm, soulful vocals on Sunday April 17. Dinnen plays both originals and blues standards, ranging smoking ballads to juke joint stomps. It all gets started at 9pm and entry is free.

BRENT PARLANE BAND Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 5:30pm.

BRODERICK SMITH Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 4:30pm. DAN DINNEN Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 4:00pm. DAN LETHBRIDGE TRIO Standard Hotel, Fitzroy. 7:00pm.

GLASFROSCH + LO-RES + OOLLUU + DADA ONO Evelyn

THE COSMOPOLITANS Gem Bar, Collingwood. 7:00pm.

DOWN SOUTH DUKES Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbottsford.

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

WILL BROWN Inkerman Hotel, Balaclava. 4:00pm.

8:00pm.

JAM AT MUSICLAND SUNDAYS Musicland, Fawkner.

YASIN LELEF + JADE ALICE + DIDIRRI Workers Club,

ELWOOD BLUES CLUB Prince Public Bar, St Kilda .

7:30pm.

Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $6.00.

8:00pm.

ULYSSES WULF Hey. Who are we chatting with in Ulysses Wulf and what do you play in the band? Yule Guttenbeil. I’m the singer and guitarist. To the entirely uninitiated, give us a brief history lesson in Ulysses Wulf. Ulysses Wulf grew out of my solo work. Vinny King was my bassist in NZ when I was performing and releasing music under my own name. Over time we began working on new material together and the whole thing became more collaborative. For completely different reasons we both found ourselves living in Melbourne and formed the band last year when Christian Lee joined us as our drummer. Tell us about your approaching EP, Like The Present. What’s the story behind it, and how’d you go recording it? Like the Present was written when I was going through a terrible period of my life. I’d quit my job as a lawyer to help defend a family member in a case against a government body. I was doing it because it was the right thing to do, but I became disillusioned to find justice was unobtainable. I felt that I was living in a dystopian society, where everything was polite and professional on the surface, but that was only a veneer used to mask the ugly dealings of those in power and give them an air of legitimacy. That’s where I got the title, Like The Present, as a reference to a current dystopia, in contrast to the futuristic ones we are usually presented with. ULYSSES WULF are playing at The Workers Club on Saturday April 30. It’s an afternoon matinee performance, doors open at 1.30pm. They’ll be playing the EP in its entirety as well as some new material.

LARGE NUMBER12S St Kilda Rsl, St Kilda. 5:00pm.

FAT COUSIN SKINNY Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 4:00pm.

MICHAEL ANGELHEART + ARCHIVE EARTH Tote Hotel,

GREG WALSH Pera, Brighton. 3:00pm.

Collingwood. 5:00pm.

HARRY JAKAMARRA Tramway Hotel, North Fitzroy.

MIKE NOGA + LOW TALK Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

3:30pm.

KING PUPPY & THE CARNIVORE Catfish, Fitzroy.

RAT TA’ MANGO + THE BAKERS DIGEST + GODS Cherry

JOE GUITON + LUKE SEYMOUP + DAVID GRIMSON +

5:00pm.

Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 6:30pm.

SIMON BARLOW Old Bar, Fitzroy. 4:00pm.

MATT CAL Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 6:30pm.

JULES BOULT Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 4:00pm.

MICHELLE GARDINER Customs House Hotel,

LUKE SHIELDS & FRIENDS

Williamstown. 3:00pm.

RAT T’AMANGO

C HER RY BAR Adelaide’s garage/blues groovers Rat T’AMango will be hitting up Cherry Bar on Sunday April 17. The three-piece are hyping up their forthcoming single and EP to be released later this year. They’ll be getting sweaty with Bakers Digest, then local psych blokes Gods. It’s free entry with the good times kicking off from 8pm.

YASIN LEFLEF

TH E WORK E R S C LU B Yasin Leflef will be combining his indie/roots tunes with the backing of a live band on Sunday April 17 at The Workers Club. You might recognise him from busking on the streets of Melbourne, where he has been experimenting with new material in anticipation of releasing an EP later this year. Leflef will be supported by Didirri and Jade Alice. Doors are at 7.30pm, tickets are $6+bf via the venue, or $10 on the night.

T H E R E V E R E NC E The Sunday acoustic sessions at The Reverence are becoming a bit of a thing – because what better way to wind down from the weekend than hanging out with mates over a couple of brews, delicious snacks and chilled out live music? On Sunday April 17 Luke Shields & Friends will be providing the tunes from 4pm. Entry is free and there will be music until 7pm.

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OMELETTE Cross Street , East Brunswick. 6:15pm. SHANI WAKEFIELD Lona Pintxos Bar, Armadale. 8:30pm.

SMALL TOWN ROMANCE Union Hotel , Brunswick. 5:00pm.

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DETONIC RECORDINGS Hi there. Can you tell us your name and what you do for Detonic Recordings? I’m Dik and I head up the Artistes and Repertoire Division (Southern Region). We are a Northcote based micro-label specialising in home brewed and slightly skewed death-disco. The Data Corruption LP sees artists from Detonic and London based label Radiowave covering each other. What made both labels decide to work together? Ashley Davies who runs Radiowave and I go back a long way and we plotted this ridiculously ambitious scheme over a few beers in the dark corner of a Dalston Pub when I was in London last year. A simple idea: we cover them, they cover us, but nothing is quite as it seems. What can you tell us about the recording process for the LP? I’d describe it best as herding cats, but really arrogant, pedantic cats with quite serious ego management issues. Nine months into the process we were still waiting for vocals from the Super Snipes singer – allegedly semi-conscious in an East London hospital with catheter attached, a couple of bands refused to provide lyrics – the list goes on. In terms of genre, what kind of artists can people find on your label? Detonic Recordings lean towards the primal/ electronic end of the spectrum. We love synthpunk but our definition of what that means will always allow plenty of room for negotiation. The Radiowave Roster has more guitar/garagey content so the combined LP is quite a mix, this is not a genre bound compilation by any means. Check out detonicrecordings.com for more info.

GIG GUIDE SUNDAY SESSION - FEAT: BRUNSY Ferntree Gully Hotel,

BLACK SABBATH Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne. 7:30pm.

Ferntree Gully. 2:00pm.

$122.24.

SUNDAY SESSIONS - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS Lucky

DEAR THIEVES Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm.

Coq, Windsor. 4:00pm.

HURLIN’ UP LIMBS Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick.

TEX PERKINS & CHARLIE OWEN Workers Club

8:00pm.

LALIC

(geelong), Geelong. 7:00pm. $34.70.

WAYNE JURY & THE RECTIFIERS Royal Oak Hotel,

H OWLE R Maximalist pop outfit Lalić are launching their brand new single Fuck Love at Howler on Tuesday April 19. The track comes as a premonition from their upcoming album, due for release later this year. The show at Howler might be your last time to catch them for a while, so you best head on down so you don’t miss out. They’ll be joined by Sky Needle, Pikelet and Hearing. Entry is free with doors at 8pm.

Fitzroy North. 4:00pm.

JAMIE LAWSON Corner Hotel, Richmond. 7:30pm.

THE HERE HERE’S Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm. TOMORROW’S SKY + THE BIPOLAR BEARS + HEIDI EVERETT Bar Open, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. TONY J KING Union Hotel , Brunswick. 3:30pm.

$59.40.

MONDAY 18 APR WVRBVBY

NADIA REID Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 7:30pm.

TH E E V E LY N Hailing from the sonic vortex of Melbourne’s music scene, WVRBVBY brings a twist of intergalactic hard-grooves to The Evelyn every Monday in April. On Monday April 18, they will be supported by Harmony Byrne and Zól Bálint rounding out the evening. Doors at 8pm,entry is $7. $10 jugs of draught to get you through the Monday blues.

$12.00.

SPYRO GYRA Bird’s Basement, Melbourne. 9:00pm. $28.00.

CATFISH BLUES Tago Mago, Thornbury. 7:00pm.

TASTE OF INDIE COLLECTIVE

CHERRY JAM Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 6:30pm.

PR I NC E P U B LI C B A R Taste of Indie Tuesday has become a solid weekly fixture for music-lovers of St Kilda. On Monday April 18, the Prince Public Bar is hosting three local performers showcasing original music, in the form of Mark Fisher, Josh Forner and Kat O. Free entry as always and it goes down from 7pm onwards.

HIDEOUS SUN DEMON + THE NEW POLLUTION + HOT

IRISH SESSION Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East.

SLUDGE FUNDAE + ROGUE WAVS Old Bar, Fitzroy.

8:00pm.

8:00pm. $5.00.

KIWAT KENNEL Lona Pintxos Bar, Armadale. 8:30pm.

303 YARRA BANKS JAM NIGHT 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. JAZZ PARTY Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.

HEADS OF CHARM

N ORTH COT E S O C I A L C LU B Monday Night Mass at Northcote Social Club will be headlined by Melbourne trio Heads of Charm on Monday April 18. The group have just unleashed their exceptionally dog-friendly video for the single One Second and are playing some shows to celebrate. For this round they’re playing with Moe (Norway), Pissbolt and BJ Morriszonkle. Doors are at 8pm and entry is free.

LAKYN Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $10.00. OPEN MIC Tago Mago, Thornbury. 3:35pm. OPEN MIC NITE Inkerman Hotel, Balaclava. 7:30pm.

LUKE YEOWARD Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8:30pm.

The Push PRESENT

Access All Ages WITH GRACE KINDELLAN We are so excited to announce our inaugural SQUAD cohort! Introducing Bridgette Le (Leisure Suite), Cheyenne Harper, Demi Louise, Eilish Gilligan, Francesca Gonzales, Gabriella Cohen, Grace Kindellan (Wet Lips), Tali Harding-Hone and Tori Zietsch (Seavera)! These talented performers form the first group to participate in the new SQUAD mentoring program for women musicians. The program kicks off this weekend with a three-day action-packed camp featuring workshops with High Tension singer Karina Utomo, acclaimed singer song-writer Ainslie Wills and journalist Jenny Valentish. Throughout the year participants will also attend master-classes, oneon-one mentoring sessions and help organise Face the Music 2016. With album releases, big festival shows, overseas tours, home-grown local events and sell-out shows already under their belts, these gals are probably gonna rule this city and more soon so sit up and take note. Check out www.thepush.com.au for more information. Check out the pop-art visuals with a soundtrack of sweet pop music at Friday Nights at NGV. This week, catch former bassist, keyboardist and vocalist for Dirty Projectors, Angel Deradoorian playing her otherworldly set influenced by East Indian, Middle Eastern, traditional Japanese music and Native American rhythms. Tickets include entry to the Andy Warhol | Ai Wei Wei exhibition and access to exclusive talks, food and bars from 6pm to 10pm this Friday, April 15. For more information, head to www.ngv.vic.gov.au. Nilumbik Youth Festival is on this Saturday and it’s gonna be huge! There’s a bunch of live music from local bands, theatrical performances and even circus performers! Plus, delicious food, art stalls and workshops will keep you entertained for hours. It’s at Edendale Farm in Eltham from 12pm to 5pm and it’s totally free! Head to www.nillumbikyouth.vic.gov.au for more details. Are you a young muso looking for a record deal? Decibels Records wants to give you one! They’re looking for two local artists in the City of Darebin area aged 12-25 to work with throughout 2016. You’ll get the opportunity to work with industry professionals and the youth led committee to record a 4 track EP, shoot a music video, and host a launch party. All you gotta do is apply at www.facebook.com/decibelsrecords. Looking for a chance to show off your sick DJ skills? Boombox events is hosting a DJ competition open to soloists and duos between the ages of 12 and 25 who live in the City of Bayside area. Applications close on April 29 with a pre-competition meeting on May 12 and a potential competition date on May 20. For more details and to apply visit www.bayside.formstack.com/ forms/freeza_dj_comp.

POOL COMP - FEAT: NOEL Inkerman Hotel, Balaclava. 7:30pm. SETH FRIGHTENING + IE CRAZY + SPIKE FUCK + SWEET

COMING UP:

FRI 15/4

SASKWATCH FRI 22/4

THIRSTY MERC FRI 6/5

TASH SULTANA FRI 13/5

AMY WINEHOUSE ‘BACK TO BLACK’ SHOW FRI 27/5

TEX PERKINS & CHARLIE OWEN THURS 16/6

DAN KELLY KEL & ALEX GOW THURS 7/7

COL ELLIOTT FRI 15/7

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WHIRL Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $10.00.

BILLY GOLDING Lona Pintxos Bar, Armadale. 8:30pm.

MANGO RETREAT

TH E WOR K E R S C LU B Folk-pop collective Mango Retreat are in the midst of a month long residency at The Workers Club. On Monday April 18 they are joined by special guests the Beautiful Beasts and The Moody Spooks. Cheap drinks as always ($2 pots) and prizes are being given away to the best dancers on the d-floor. Have yourself a Mango Monday, free entry on the door.

MONDAY NIGHT CAJUN DANCE - FEAT: THE ‘JOHNNY CAN’T DANCE’ CAJUN BAND Victoria Hotel , Brunswick. 8:00pm.

TUESDAY 19 APR ANNA’S GO-GO ACADEMY Bella Union Bar, Carlton. 6:30pm. $10.00.

AYLEEN O’HANLON + T.K. REEVE Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8:30pm.

MILONGA Bella Union Bar, Carlton. 8:00pm. $10.00. SAXBAND Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 8:00pm. $10.00.

THE CONSOULS 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. $15.00.

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All Ages Gig Guide F R I DAY A PR I L 15

School Tour w/ Selling Time, Deadfall, Eltham High School, 30-60 Withers Way, Eltham, 1.15pm - 2.00pm, Free, www.nillumbikyouth.vic.gov.au, U18 • Glitch under 18’s Dance Party w/ DJ Riley, DJ Jamo and more TBC, Mooroolbark Community Centre, 125 Brice Avenue, Mooroolbark, 6.30pm - 10.30pm, $10, www.facebook.com/yarrarangesyouthservices, U18 • Open Mic Night, w/ local acts (registration still open), VRI Hall, 18-20 Queens Parade, Traralgon, 7.30pm - 10.30pm, gold coin donation, www. facebook.com/headspacecwg, AA

S AT U R DAY A PR I L 16

• Youth Colour Fest w/ TBC, Davidson Oval, 10.00am - 2.00pm, Free, AA • Nillumbik Youth Festival 2016: World Jam w/ local bands, theatre, workshops, Massive FAM, henna artists, RUCCIS circus African drumming, art stalls, delicious food, Edendale Farm • 30 Gastons Road, Eltham, 12.00pm - 5.00pm, Free, www.nillumbikyouth.vic.gov.au, AA • We’re all for Rock and we Rock for ALL w/ Ellen Rose, Sisters Doll, the Refuge, Anonoymous, DJ Kyle, Straight Shooters Colac, 1.00pm - 5.00pm, Gold coin donation, www.facebook.com/YouthHealth-Hub, U18 • Rock ‘n’ Skate w/ TBC, The Shed indoor skate park, New Holland Drive, Cranbourne, 10.30am 4.30pm, Free, www.casey.vic.gov.au/youth, AA

S U N DAY A PR I L 17

• Come Skate and Create Kerang w/ Own Life with Erin Greer, Kerang Skate Park Murray, Valley Highway Kerang, 10.00am - 3.00pm, Free, U18

Wed 13th April

W I N E , W H I S K EY, W O M E N 8pm: Zoe Ryan 9pm: Merryn Jean Thurs 14th April

8pm:

The Wayward Henrys 9pm: Tori Forsyth Friday 15th April

6pm: Traditional Irish Music Session

Luke Austen Saturday 16th April 3pm: Ciaran Boyle 9pm: Pugsley Buzzard Sunday 17th April 4pm: Dan Dinnen 6.30pm: Matt Cal 8.30pm:

Tuesday 19th April

8pm:

Weekly Trivia

The Drunken Poet, 65 Peel Street (directly opposite Queen Vic Market), Phone: 03 9348 9797. www.thedrunkenpoet.com.au

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INDIE MUSIC STORE HAPPENINGS Record Store Day Australia happens on Saturday April 16, Organised by the Australian Music Retailers Association (AMRA), it’s part of International Record Store Day and uses the international logo and colours. Stores in capital cities have special releases, promotions, in-store gigs BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 62

Which singer had a party for family and friends after ending treatment for cancer? Are the original founders of Stereosonic coming up with a similar event? Aerosmith are calling it quits next year with a farewell world tour. One of the highlights of the annual APRA awards are interpretations of song of the year nominations. At last week’s Sydney bash, Guy Sebastian turned C.W. Stoneking’s The Zombie into a soul stir, Gang of Youths and Montaigne took on Jarryd James’ Do You Remember, San Cisco covered Courtney Barnett’s Pedestrian At Best, Birds of Tokyo’s Anchor was given a twist by D.I.G. accompanied by Ngaiire and 13-year-old singer/songwriter Ruel, while The Delta Riggs did Tame Impala’s Let it Happen. The Living End finished the show with a toe-tapper of Chisel’s Khe Sanh after their special award. Tim Rogers, presenting Birds of Tokyo for rock work, quipped, “When I walk into a room these days and see so many familiar faces, I always think it’s going to be another intervention… and they’re not much fun.” Kevin Parker on Tame Impala’s win: “When you do something good and people commend you for it, you worry that it’s the last time that you’re going to do something great and it’s such a relief that it’s not the last time you do something great.” Bruce Springsteen cancelled a sold-out show in North Carolina in protest of a new state law that no longer protects gay and transgender people in public facilities and toilets. Henry Wagons is the latest Aussie signed on to Bonnaroo in Tennessee in June, joining Tame Impala, Jarryd James, Boy & Bear and Hermitude. 50 Cent’s joke posting photos of himself with wads of cash during his bankruptcy trial, went down like a cup of cold sick with the judge. She banned his mobile phone and sternly told him not to post anything on social media from court, saying, “There is nothing funny going on here.” House Of Pain hit out at “piece of shit” and “scumbag” Donald Trump for playing Jump Around at rallies. Fleet Foxes are “definitely” coming back following a five-year break guitarist Christian Wargo confirmed. This Girl by Melbourne soulsters Cookin’ On 3 Burners has hit #1 in France. Baby Animals are calling on 300 volunteers to join them in building 25 houses in a

The Australian music industry contributes between $4 billion and $6 billion to the country’s economy. The live music sector generates $1.5 million to $2 billion a year. This is according to Music Australia’s Statistical Snapshot report. It says the copyright industries add more value to the economy than manufacturing and health care. Over 40 million attend contemporary music performances a year (exceeding sports). 99% of Aussies listen to music and attend a music event every year. 32% aged between 15 and 24 make music. 14% play a musical instrument. The National Contemporary Music Plan is in the pipeline. It comes up with a raft of changes to grow the industry, including workforce training, gender equality, regulatory reform, copyright, student awareness training and tax incentives. A draft is being reviewed by a sub-committee for discussion at the second Contemporary Music Roundtable in Sydney on August 3 and 4. Music Australia has written to the Prime Minister asking for investment in the music industry to create economic growth, jobs creation and to boost its identity here and abroad.

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Australia’s music capital continued to win kudos for its strong live scene. US-based global live music bible Pollstar looked at ticket sales between January and March this year, and Melbourne scored well. The Palais Theatre was the sole Aussie entrant in the Global Top 50 Theatre Venues (at #33 with ticket sales of 49,505) and the Corner Hotel the sole Oz venue in the Top 50 Clubs with 22,097 patrons. Rod Laver was #85 with 33,782 in Top 100 Arena Venues – a category which included two from Sydney and one from Newcastle, Perth and Brisbane. Of Top 100 Tours, AC/DC were at #30 with 120,558 while Vance Joy proved what a breakthrough he’s made in the US after his yearlong tour with Taylor Swift, with his own 28-date sold out tour this year moving 65,415 stubs and giving him a global ranking of #54. Frontier Touring was the most successful of Australian promoters, at #26 in the global rankings alongside Adrian Bohm Presents (#35) and Chugg Entertainment (#48).

and appearances. In Victoria, Greville Records in Prahran has a Bowie day with performances from Mick Harvey, Tim Rogers, Dan Kelly, Ash Naylor, Saint Jude, the Closet Straights and The Sugarcanes. Basement Discs has a quiz, prizes, giveaways, discounts and special RSD releases with live sets by Alyce Platt & Band, Sean McMahon & The Moonmen, Russell Morris, The Models, Tracy McNeil & The Good Life and Raised By Eagles. Lost and Found in Brunswick East put their staff in cowboy gear and have The Chopped Jalopies at 1pm and 2.30pm along with vintage vinyl and RSD releases. Eureka Rebellion Trading in Collingwood has music inspired flash tattoos, door prizes, 70% off vinyl and stacks of limited editions.

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week (Oct 22-29) in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, in a partnership with Habitat for Humanity Australia. The National Gallery of Victoria’s Andy Warhol | Ai Weiwei exhibition last week welcomed its 300,000th visitor, entering it into the record books as the Gallery’s most popular ticketed summer exhibition in its history.

GLOBAL MUSIC REVENUES NOW ON THE UPTURN Music streaming will see the international music industry’s revenues rise this year for the first time since 1998. Zurichheadquartered global financial services company Credit Suisse predicts that by 2020 revenues from streaming will grow sixfold to US$12.7 billion from $2.2 billion in 2015. Streaming will be used by 20% of consumers in the top ten music markets in the world, a list which ranks Australia at #6. The rise will be driven by Apple, which by then will represent 45% of the streaming market (currently 15%) and generate profits of $33.7 billion through its Apple Music, iCloud and Apple Pay services. These services currently represent just 8% of Apple’s total revenues of $6.1 billion. Credit Suisse points out that streaming is more profit-making than CDs and downloads. Hence the major labels Universal, Sony and Warner will be worth more than expected – it says by 2020, Universal will be worth $11.36 billion instead of the estimated $7.3 billion – and more corporate investors will be drawn to own music content.

BARELY DRESSED SIGN BIG SMOKE Barely Dressed / Remote Control Records signed Melbourne alt-country rock band Big Smoke. After their EP last year, the Smokes spent most of 2016 working on their debut album, venturing out only to play the Out On The Weekend and Boogie festivals. For Record Store Day they issue a 7” vinyl of the Stones-flavoured Have You Heard and a cover of The Black Sorrows’ Harley & Rose.

GRANEY/MOORE FILM CROWD FUNDING The Pozible crowd sourcing campaign for I’m Not Afraid To Be Heavy, a documentary on the life and times of Dave Graney & Clare Moore, wound up on the weekend, almost hitting its second $16,000 target. Initially director Nick Cowan of Cinemania Productions went for half the amount at www.pozible.com/heavyfilm, but decided on a larger sum to allow him to film all of Graney & Moore’s upcoming European tour, and interview identities attached to the project. Prizes for donations included executive and associate producer credits on the film.

LIBERATION SIGNS GORDI Liberation Music signed singer/songwriter Gordi (Sophie Payten). Starting to write songs in her uni dorm while studying medicine, the 22-year old came to attention MUSIC INDUSTRY NEWS & GOSSIP

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with singles Can We Work It Out, Nothing’s As It Seems and Taken Blame. Debut EP Clever Disguise is out on May 13.\

MARK FENNESSY TO DIRECT ARIA AWARDS Mark Fennessy is creative director of the 30th ARIA awards in November, working alongside producer Michael Long. Fennessy, who produced early ARIA telecasts, went on to head MTV Australia and TV production house Endemol Shine Australia. He was behind INXS’s Never Tear Us Apart, The Voice and The Big Music Quiz as well as MasterChef, The Bachelor and Australian Survivor.

BALCONYTV PARTNERS WITH AUSTRALIA’S RØDE BalconyTV, the global online music channel featuring acts playing on balconies and rooftops, struck a partnership with Sydney-based microphone, audio software and accessories manufacturer RØDE Microphones. It will provide the mics for all 60 BalconyTV production teams in over 30 countries including Australia. BalconyTV, owned by New York independent The Orchard, features over 50 gigs by major and emerging acts at over 60 different locations, inspired by The Beatles’ impromptu farewell show on the roof of their Apple Records building in 1969.

FIRST VINYL JUKEBOX IN 20 YEARS With vinyl sales growing by one-third last year globally, vinyl jukeboxes are returning after 20 years. Coming in the northern summer is British jukebox manufacturer Sound Leisure’s The Rocket. It took three years to make, as key components as the cartridge and stylus were scarce. It comes with 140 songs and costs £8,000 (A$15,000). UK vinyl sales jumped up 56% over the last year to 2 million (to mostly males under 25). US sales were up 53% in the first three months of this year and sold 9.2 million last year. In Australia, vinyl was up 127% during 2014 to 277,767 records.

MUSIC MENTORS WANTED The Australian Music Association and Melbourne University are looking for musicians to co-facilitate a new initiative with music therapists by acting as music mentors. The Young Warriors pilot project will trial a new model of community-based group music therapy for young people accessing Headspace centres in Melbourne. The Young Warriors project will run for eight weekly sessions in school terms 2 and 3, and focus on the health benefits of social music making. Submit expressions of interest to Dr Cherry Hense, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne.

SOMETHING FOR SKATE City of Melbourne is conducting research in regards to skateboarders. You have until April 18 to participate. A Skate Melbourne Advisory Group is being put together to meet once a month to help develop the Skate Framework. More info www.participate.melbourne.vic.gov.au/ skateframework.

FAKE TICKET ACCUSED ON TRIAL A Melbourne man goes to trial on April 28 on 149 charges that he scammed almost $40,000 worth of tickets to music events. James Zombolas, 31, of Flemington, faces Melbourne Magistrates’ Court for allegedly

Lifelines Divorcing: Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow are expected to have finalised their permanent split papers this week. Injured: Axl Rose broke his foot after he slipped onstage at a secret show by Guns N’ Roses at West Hollywood club the Troubadour but will continue with the original lineup’s reunion shows. Hospitalised: Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu, in Darwin, after he started bleeding internally. His label manager Mark T Grose of Skinnyfish Music made headlines when he accused the Royal Darwin Hospital of racism for keeping him vomiting blood for eight hours instead of being given a “simple surgery.” Ill: Singer/songwriter Karl Broadie who has stage 4 (very advanced) pancreatic cancer. It has spread to the liver and with several more malignant tumours. The cream of the NSW country music community is holding a fund raiser for medical bills this weekend. In Court: Kesha lost another case, the judge rejecting her claims she was a “slave” to Sony Music, and knocking back her argument that her issues with Dr. Luke were “hate crimes”, because it did not mean the producer “harbours animus toward women”. Suing: Beyonce is taking action against a company selling merchandise under the name Feyonce. Died: US country singer, masterful guitarist and fiddler Merle Haggard, 79, on his birthday from ongoing pneumonia. His songs about patriotism and underdogs included Okie From Muskogee, The Fugitive and Sing Me Back Home. Died: New York drummer Dennis Davis, whose creative jazz and rock inspired work appeared on seven David Bowie albums between 1975 and 1980, from cancer. Died: Indonesian pop singer Irma Blue was bitten by a king cobra, one of her props, after accidentally stepping on it onstage. She insisted on finishing the show, but worsened after 45 minutes and died after being rushed to hospital.

selling non-existent tickets to concerts via trading website Gumtree from 2013-15. Police say the tix were for shows by One Direction, Coldplay, Chet Faker, Falls Festival as well as Les Miserables and a man wanting to buy Qantas frequent flyer points.