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CASH SAVAGE AND THE LAST DRINKS RETURN TO THE STAGE It’s been a long time between drinks for Savage and co., but they’ve finally announced details for their third LP, One of Us, and they’ll be running ‘round the country in support during July and August. The release date is yet to be confirmed, but expect a new piece of hot wax to be spinning on your turntable by late June. Last year we got the single Rat-A-Tat-Tat, which suggests we’re in for another release of dark country that’s not afraid to rock. Cash Savage and the Last Drinks are playing at the Croxton Bandroom on Saturday August 13. Tickets available via the venue.
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Brisbane outfit Hey Geronimo have announced they will embark on a short run of shows in support of their new album Crashing Into the Sun. Fans can expect a dizzying night of warped rock as new tracks mingle with previous stand-outs. Hey Geronimo will hit up Melbourne’s Shebeen on Saturday July 16. Tickets are available via the band’s website.
Indie-pop purveyors Split Seconds are gearing up for their forthcoming second album Rest & Relocation and have announced a launch show in Melbourne next month to celebrate it. Much loved for their driving, harmonic pop, Split Seconds took the plunge in 2012 by relocating from Perth to Melbourne. Channelling their energies into building a home studio in Brunswick, they leaned on their trademark mix of dry melodies, soaring guitar work and deft production choices. Catch Split Seconds when they play The Workers Club Friday June 24.
Danish chart topper Lukas Graham has announced his first ever Australian tour, happening in August. One of 2016’s breakthrough artists, his track 7 Years earned over 200 million YouTube streams and spent eight consecutive weeks at #1 on the ARIA singles chart here in Australia. Graham’s self-titled debut album also debuted at #1 on the ARIA charts when it was released last month and fans can now look forward to hearing the songs live for the first time. Catch Lukas Graham at Max Watt’s on Saturday August 13, tickets available online.
PALACE OF THE KING LAUNCH BEYOND THE VALLEY Less than 12 months after unveiling their critically-acclaimed debut album, Melbourne-based rock ‘n’ roll nomads Palace Of The King reveal their first single Beyond The Valley from their forthcoming second album, Valles Mariners. Set to land in July, Valles Marineris deepens Palace Of The King’s footprint on the international rock music scene by expanding on the raw and boundarypushing qualities of their debut. Catch them launching Beyond The Valley at Cherry Bar on Wednesday August 3 and Valles Mariners at the Northcote Social Club on Saturday September 10.
One of the best funk bands in the land paired with an incredible vocalist and songwriter and the combination has seen Emma Donavan and The PutBacks go from strength to strength. 2014’s Dawn was critically acclaimed and won Best Soul, Gospel and Funk Album at The Age Victoria Music Awards. The band will perform a special show this Saturday May 28 at The Darebin Arts Centre and we have two double passes to give away. Head to beat.com.au/freeshit for your chance to win. Reformed '70s rockers Taste are back after almost 40 years with a new album, Life On Earth, which they are supporting with an Australian tour in July. Having rubbed shoulders with the likes of AC/DC and Queen back in the day, these guys were on the verge of major rockstardom when they decided to throw it all in. Taste will be at The Corner Hotel on Saturday July 16 and we have a free pass to giveaway, head to beat.com.au/ freeshit for your chance to win.
BAD PONY announce SECRET SHOW Sydney indie rockers Bad Pony are hitting the road for a monster national tour later this year in support of their new single, Sideways. Taking cues from the likes of Phoenix and The Hungry Kids of Hungary, the song has already received love from Triple j and seen the band join forces with 123 Agency. Catch Bad Pony on Saturday September 3 at a yet to be named, secret Melbourne location. Stay tuned for details.
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ABBE MAY TO TOUR Abbe May has announced a string of shows in support of her latest single, Are We Flirting, kicking off this July. After spending two years in recovery following a dangerous seizure on tour in 2013, this is the first taste of her forthcoming record, Bitchcraft. The album is inspired by May’s journey throughout those two years. “When I had the seizure it felt like a near death experience,” she said in a statement, “I’m actually so grateful the whole horror happened. I had to access my inner bitch in order to cut myself loose.” Abbe May will play Northcote Social Club on Friday July 8. Tickets are on sale through the venue. BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 12
Celebrating the release of her latest album, Brown Girl, award-winning soul vocalist Aaradhna is set to hit up Melbourne next month. The album was produced by Jeff Dynamite of Brooklyn based Truth & Soul Records who has worked with the likes of Aloe Blacc, Adele, Lady, and Lee Fields & The Expressions. Covering a broad landscape of musical genres, including R&B, soul, blues and pop, the album has been hailed as the singers’ boldest statement to date. Aaradhna’s Melbourne show is set to feature her full live band and will go down at Howler on Saturday June 4. Grab your tickets via Moshtix.
SIMONA CASTRICUM TO PLAY HUGS & KISSES To celebrate Simona Castricum’s first vinyl release for her new album, the onewoman industrial rave machine is heading out on tour. The shows come in support of her new album, #Triggerwarning40. She’ll be joined by the likes of Pillow Pro, Callan, Brooke Powers, Infinity Blade and Avery. Catch her at Hugs & Kisses on Friday July 1. Tickets through the venue. HOT TALK
COLDPLAY REVEAL 2016 MELBOURNE SHOW British pop giants Coldplay are returning to Australia for a stadium tour. This is the band’s first world tour since the Mylo Xyloto Tour in 2012. Coldplay have two albums in the cannon since their last jaunt around the globe, with the reflective Ghost Stories followed up by their latest A Head Full Of Dreams - marking the group’s seventh release to date. They’ll play Etihad Stadium on Friday December 9. Tickets via Live Nation.
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In what could be a physically punishing back-to-back performance from two guys who know how to unlock dangerously low bass frequencies, What So Not and A-Trak have confirmed that they are heading all over the country in conjunction with their Splendour in the Grass appearances. What So Not recently caused regional Australia to weep during his stint on the Groovin the Moo tour. A-Trak, meanwhile, has been kicking goals via his label Fools Gold, while also thrashing turntables in clubs all over the world and on festival stages whenever he gets the chance. Catch What So Not and A-Trak at Prince Bandroom on Thursday July 7 and Friday July 8.
Jazz luminary Robert Glasper will open the Melbourne premiere of Miles Ahead with an extended live introduction. Glasper composed the film’s score, which arrives as a unique portrait of one of the most influential artists of all time. Miles Ahead tells a fictionalised version of the legendary trumpeter’s late '70s period, which sees him intent on tracking down the producers who have the tapes of his most recent work and stealing them back. It all goes down at Cinema Nova on Sunday June 5.
Returning with his first cut of new music in over two years, D.D Dumbo - the musical alias of north-west Victoria’s Oliver Hugh Perry - has just released the new track, Satan. After uploading his home-recorded debut EP online in 2012, Perry garnered a heap of support which saw him play at festivals to the tune of SXSW, Splendour In The Grass and Meredith, as well as supporting the likes of Tame Impala, Beirut and St. Vincent. Melbourne can look forward to a show at The Northcote Social Club on Friday August 5. Score your tickets via the venue.
HAMER HALL TO BECOME DANCE FLOOR FOR EDDIE PALMIERI If you’ve ever dreamt about having a good boogie at Hamer Hall, it looks like that will soon become a reality thanks to Melbourne International Jazz Festival. A special dance floor will be created for an electrifying performance by the King of Latin Jazz - Eddie Palmieri and his stellar Latin Jazz Septet. A living legend who skilfully fuses the rhythms of Puerto Rica and Cuba with the complexity of his jazz influences –Palmieri has been blazing new paths for nearly six decades. Palmieri’s charismatic exuberance is matched by a first-rate lineup of leading Latin jazz musicians. Light up Hamer Hall with Eddie Palmieri on Friday June 10.
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Folk/rock troubadour Tim Wheatley has announced the third single off his 2015, Top 10 ARIA album Cast of Yesterday. To celebrate the release of single 78 Benz, Wheatley has confirmed a return to Australia in June with Melbourne in clear sight. 78 Benz was produced by Paul Mckercher (You Am I, Sarah Blasko, Josh Pyke) and mixed by Niko Bolas (Neil Young, Johnny Cash, Warren Zevon). Catch Tim Wheatley Friday June 10 at The Grace Darling Hotel.
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Skate punks Raised As Wolves have returned from the den with new music and a quick run of interstate shows. Their new EP, Phonebook for Hokkaido, recorded at Def Wolf studios in Sydney marks a new direction for the trio, with songs tackling social anxiety, homesickness and loss - all filtered through a raucous lens. Catch them at Bar 303 on Friday June 24.
KID KONGO & THE PINK MONKEY BIRDS CONFIRM 2016 MELBOURNE SHOWS Kid Kongo is returning to Australia with long time cohorts, The Pink Monkey Birds. Following their first Australian tour early last year which saw them sell out rooms across the country, the swamp rockers return to our shores with their acclaimed fourth album, La Araña Es La Vida. It all goes down on Thursday August 25 at The Northcote Social Club and Friday August 26 at the NGV.
The Melbourne Guitar Lab aims to diversify the landscape of music education, offering intensive programs by industry-successful players in faceto-face workshop environments. Now, The Lab have assembled a stunning lineup of Australia’s best players across different genres for their Winter Masters Series. Geoff Achison, Stephen Magnusson, Fiona Boyes, Lucas Michailidis, James Ryan and Slava Gregorian will each present a two hour workshop. The Winter Masters Series is a weekly, two hour offering across eight weeks commencing on Tuesday June 21. Visit Melbourne Guitar Lab’s website for more information.
KEVIN OVER CONFIRMS 2016 SHOW This July, German producer/DJ Kevin Over is bringing his ‘90s tinged dance floor prowess to Australia. So turned on by the sounds he heard growing up in the ‘90s, he was already DJing by the age of 14. His Soundcloud is a port of edgy grooves and subtly progressive production tricks, encompassing deep house and main room techno. Catch Kevin Over at Revolver on Friday July 8.
Adelaide folk singer Kaurna Cronin has announced a run of national dates in support of his new album, Southern Loss and its single, Passion Parade. Following his debut album last year which saw Cronin receive the prestigious Artist of the Year award from Folk Alliance Australia and carry out tours of Australia, Europe and the USA, Cronin is looking forward to once again hitting the road. Catch Kaurna Cronin at The Evelyn on Saturday June 11.
skepta set to return to aussie shores UK grime kingpin Skepta has announced his highly anticipated return to our shores. His first headline tour and biggest run of shows to date comes after the release of his highly anticipated album Konnichiwa, featuring two silvercertified hits, a guest appearances from A$AP Mob and a collaboration with Pharrell Williams. Now a decade into his MC career, his latest release has brought Skepta to new levels of success. Get down with Skepta at 170 Russell on Wednesday September 14.
TIKI TAANE IS RETURNING TO MELBOURNE Kiwi experimental musician Tiki Taane is jumping back across the Tasman for an Australian tour in support of his latest single No Place Like Home. The song displays Taane’s appreciation for New Zealand’s Bay of Plenty region, and was released on the very ceremonious Waitangi Day. All funds from single downloads have been donated to the non-profit Tauranga charity, Good Neighbour. A favourite with Australian audiences over the years, Taane’s October visit will be his biggest Australian jaunt outside of Salmonella Dub. See Tiki Taane at The Evelyn Hotel on Sunday October 16.
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The Amity Affliction are returning to venues for a string of shows that will see the band get up close and personal with their fans. The band have also just revealed details of their widely anticipated new album This Could Be Heartbreak. The four-piece will arrive in Australia in August fresh from a series of summer festival dates and headline shows across the UK, including Download Festival. Catch them at 170 Russell on Wednesday August 31. Tickets via Live Nation.
Maybe bigger festivals are struggling to stay afloat, but smaller, one-day festivals are positively blooming. In late June, regional rockers Black Aces are set to present Rock ‘N A Hard Place at The Tote. Headlined by rock veterans The Casanovas, there’ll also be some psych/blues from Two Headed Dog, hard rock straight out of Adelaide from Tracer, and Celtic-infused rock from The Bitter Sweethearts. The hard place, we imagine, relates to the difficulty you’ll have squeezing into the venue, given the whopping lineup. Rock ‘N A Hard Place takes over The Tote on Saturday June 25.
EMERGE IN THE WEST RETURNS TO FOOTSCRAY THIS JUNE Multicultural Arts Victoria and Maribyrnong City Council have announced the 2016 instalment of Emerge in the West, featuring music, fashion, art, spoken word and dance. Nicholson St in Footscray will be transformed into a stage for the western suburbs’ savviest creatives from a range of disciplines. There’ll be Ethio jazz from Jazmaris and Nhatty Man’s new band Gara, Ashanti Dance Theatre; Ba’hal Ethiopian traditional dance and workshops; spoken word poetry and jazz with Soreti Kadir; All You Can Spit youth MC project; Aboriginal didgeridoo musicians and stacks more. Emerge in the West comes to Nicholson St, Footscray on Saturday June 4 from 1pm-6pm. Entry is free.
DANE BLACKLOCK LOCKS IN SINGLE LAUNCH Local blues crooner Dane Blacklock is gearing up to launch his new single Cocaine Days in mid-June. Backed by his band the Preacher’s Daughter, Blacklock channels the spirit of bluesmen such as Howlin’ Wolf and Muddy Waters, playing songs with introspective darkness and powerful electricity. Blacklock has been based in Melbourne since 2010, turning heads with a vocal style that owes debt to the likes of Nick Cave and Tom Waits. See Dane Blacklock launch Cocaine Days on Saturday June 18 at the B.East.
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For the first time in three years, Digitalism have announced they will bring the noise back to Australian stages this June. The German electro-rock duo will play special DJ sets in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney, off the back of their new album Mirage. Hitting up Melbourne for the June long weekend, Digitalism will be joined by resident New Yorker Louisahhh, Triple j tastemaker Linda Marigliano and techno upstart, Made In Paris. Digitalism will take over Platform One on Saturday June 11. Tickets are on sale through Moshtix.
In January, Frnkiero won the hearts of Aussie fans when he decided to come to Australia to perform free acoustic performances after the cancellation of Soundwave 2016. Now he returns with his full band, as well as locking in support from Walter Schreifels - a founding member and principal songwriter for Gorilla Biscuits, Quicksand and Rival Schools. It all goes down on Tuesday October 11 at The Corner Hotel, tickets available online.
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LUNATICS ON POGOSTICKS REVEAL TOUR PLANS Following the release of their debut album, Lunatics On Pogosticks will be hitting up the east coast this July and August. The trio will be dropping their record, Sniffing Lavender at the beginning of June before taking over stages in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria. They’ll be teaming up with Pro Vita for the whole tour. The band have been working on the album since the release of their 2014 EP Sleeping Till The Weekend. Last year we got a taste of the record with single MDMAtes, and more recently Drug Deals. Lunatics On Pogosticks will take over Yah Yahs on Friday August 12.
FRNKIERO AND THE PATEINCE UNVIEL 2016 SHOW
BEDROOM SUCK ADDED TO LABEL OF LOVE SHOWCASE Label of Love have revealed their latest lineup, bringing together acts from record label Bedroom Suck. Nearly one year on since the ‘Totally Terrible’ tour swept the UK & Europe, Bedroom Suck label mates Totally Mild and Terrible Truths will reunite to take the stage together. After both releasing their debut albums in 2015, these bands are again working head-to-head, currently involved in putting the finishing touches on two brand new records made earlier this year, right here in Melbourne. Rounding it out comes a set from Lower Plenty alongside Perth’s Childsaint on their first trip to the east coast off the back of their new single, Hallelujah Heartache. Capping it off comes Melbourne favourites Pillow Pro, fresh from releasing their new single, Juice Hoops. It all goes down at Shadow Electric on Friday June 24. Tickets available via the venue’s website.
Ash Grunwald & Band are hitting up the Tote as part of the Coopers After Dark initiative – a pairing of homegrown tunes and homegrown brews. Winter’s never that bad here in Oz, and certainly never too cold to put you off having a pint. Not trying to glamorise excessive drinking, here. No sir. Entry to these shows are available to VIP ticket holders only, which can be obtained via Coopers After Dark promotions. Ash Grunwald & Band arrive at The Tote on Thursday June 30 for Coopers After Dark. To claim your VIP ticket hit up the Coopers website.
IMOGEN CLARK IS HITTING THE ROAD Alt-country singer/songwriter Imogen Clark is hitting the road behind her new album, Love & Lovely Eyes. Released in early May, Clark’s new eight-song release has gained immediate approval from the country music loving community, and it’s no surprise given how much Clark invested into its creation. Clark is 21-years-old, so as you’d expect, the record looks at the highs and lows that come with the early years of adulthood, and the ongoing re-evaluation of self. Perhaps they sound like heavy themes, but it’s all carried along by Clark’s deft sense of melody and acoustic-driven songcraft. See Imogen Clark on Friday July 22 at Shebeen Bandroom.
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INQUISITION RETURN TO MELBOURNE Making their long awaited return to the country, one of the worlds most hectic black metal hordes will play a Melbourne show in August. Formed over 30 years ago, Inquisition features the hellish combination of Dagon on vocals and guitar, and Incubus on drums. The tour will celebrate the duo’s forthcoming album, Bloodshed Across The Empyrean Altar Beyond The Celestial Zenith. Inquisition will play Max Watt’s on Thursday August 11. Tickets via Oztix. HOT TALK
FUZZ FEST 2016 REVEALS LINEUP Hosting a slew of heavy hitting bands, Fuzz Fest 2016 have just revealed their lineup. Melbourne fuzz rock band My Left Boot lead a bill also featuring Sheriff, Don Fernando, Dr Colossus, Two Headed Dog, Devil Electric, A Gazillion Angry Mexicans, Swidgen, Moondogs, A Basket of Mammoths and loads more. Get your rock’n’roll on when Fuzz Fest goes down over two nights at Cherry Bar on Saturday August 20 and Sunday August 21. Single day and weekend tickets are available via Try Booking.
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The Drones, one of the country’s most beloved and original bands are back with the new album Feelin’ Kinda Free, and a national tour to go with it. Not only has this seventh album received glowing reviews from just about every publication that has expressed an opinion, but the band have a well deserved reputation as one of the best live acts in the country. You won’t regret heading along to see The Drones in the intimate surroundings of The Tote on Friday May 27, Saturday 28 or Sunday 29.
URTHBOY
With the release of The Past Beats Inside Me Like A Second garnering five star reviews, Urthboy appears to be riding a success train that shows no sign of slowing down. Set to make a triumphant appearance at Howler, Urthboy will be supported L-Fresh The Lion, the newest signing to the Elefant Traks family. Head along to Howler on Friday May 27 and see what all the fuss is about whydon’tcha.
BEN FOLDS WITH YMUSIC Palais Theatre August 26 ANDY BLACK Corner Hotel August 27, 28 THE AMITY AFFLICTION 170 Russell, August 31 PAUL DEMPSEY Corner Hotel September 2 BRING ME THE HORIZON Margaret Court Arena September 2 CRYPTOPSY Northcote Social Club September 3 BIGSOUND Fortitude Valley, September 7 – 9 POISON CITY WEEKENDER Various venues, September 9 – 11 JOHN OO FLEMING RMH The Venue September 9 MOTION CITY SOUNDTRACK Prince Bandroom September 9 FOY VANCE Corner Hotel September 12 SKEPTA 170 Russell September 14 HENRY ROLLINS Arts Centre’s State Theatre September 19, 20 APOCALYPTICA 170 Russell September 19 METHOD MAN & REDMAN Trak Lounge September 20 DENI UTE MUSTER Conargo Rd, Deniliquin September 30 - October 1 JOE BONAMASSA The Palais Theatre October 5 THE ARISTOCRATS Bendigo Hotel October 6 MAYDAY PARADE Arrow on Swanston October 8, 170 Russell October 9 ELLIE GOULDING Rod Laver Arena October 8 TIKI TAANE The Evelyn October 16 LACUNA COIL Max Watt’s October 13 QUEENSRYCHE Prince Bandroom October 14
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The Melbourne Ska Orchestra have returned with their second album, Sierra-Kilo-Alpha, picking up where they left off with their debut three years ago, and taking ska in new, exciting directions. Continuing their recent run of sold out shows both in Australia and abroad, high profile festival appearances, the 30-piece will light up Max Watts on Saturday May 28. Tickets are $40 with doors at 8pm.
HOT CHOCOLATE AND THE REAL THING Palais Theatre October 22 BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE 170 Russell October 25 STEVEN WILSON 170 Russell October 28 THE VENGABOYS 170 Russell October 30 SLIPKNOT Rod Laver Arena October 31 BAD MANNERS Corner Hotel November 3 MSO - INDIANA JONES AND THE RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK Arts Centre November 4, 5 DEFTONES Festival Hall November 11 DESTROYER 666 Max Watts November 11 DISTURBED Margaret Court Arena November 18 DYLAN JOEL Prince Bandroom November 18 EARTHCORE Pyalong November 24 – 28 THE USED 170 Russell December 5, 6 COLDPLAY Etihad Stadium December 9 FLUME Sidney Myer Music Bowl December 15
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Frank Zappa is credited with saying, “A mind is like a parachute. It doesn’t work if it is not open.” Indeed, an open mind is essential for making any sort of constructive advances in thought. With an open mind, you’re more likely to empathise with different points of view and be less fearful of the unknown. You’ll also be in a position to make enriching discoveries, the likes of which are precluded by a closed off perspective. Now, an open mind doesn’t mean flat acceptance, giving everything the thumbs up but never developing an opinion. However, the benefits of reserving judgement until you’ve attempted to understand what’s in front of you cannot be overstated. Deftones bass player Sergio Vega is someone who possesses this kind of openness. Vega officially joined Deftones in 2009 after a car accident left original bassist Chi Cheng in a coma. Prior to joining, Vega had played in the New York post-hardcore band Quicksand and dabbled in solo work. He’s spent much of his adult life working as a professional musician, and open mindedness has played a vital role in preserving his enthusiasm. It’s also a beneficial quality for maintaining onthe-road endurance. “The more you travel, the more you find the common denominator between all things, and you just have a good time,” Vega says. “The more open you are and flexible you are to people and how they go about things, the more that you can really rest on the fact that there are a lot of common needs and common goals. “The fortunate thing about travelling is that, if you’re open, you develop empathy and you change. It’s not so much about imposing your way on things. It’s more about appreciating and learning from other peoples’ ways and approaches.” On the subject of travel, Deftones will be down in Australia this November. They were originally slated to visit for the vetoed Soundwave 2016, but the delayed trip actually makes it better timing. Deftones’ eighth LP Gore came out in April, meaning fans will have had plenty of time to get familiar with the new material ahead of the tour. This’ll be BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 20
Vega’s fourth trip to Down Under with Deftones, and anyone would think he’s vying for a job on the Australian tourism board. “Australia’s one of my favourite places on the planet,” he says. “There’s something about the place in general and the people in general that are really open and outgoing and really unpretentious. You just want to be having a really good time. And it’s funny, because what’s not promoted in the US is how good the quality is of food and coffee. I don’t know why in the US they’re always like, ‘Outback and onions and whatever.’ Talk about the fucking espresso, talk about the quality of food.” Deftones have a long-standing connection with Australian audiences. Gore debuted at number one on the Australian and New Zealand charts (and reached number two in the US, which hints at where their firmest fanbase lies). This chart success is especially impressive given it’s the band’s eighth album, coming nearly 30 years after their formation. Obviously they’d want success with every release, but they didn’t predict Gore would make it to number one. “It’s phenomenal. It’s not lost upon us,” says Vega. “We have a real love for what we’re doing, and we never did it for success. We signed up for this life when we were young, but we’ve been doing it for a long time and to have a number one record in a place that we revere as much B E AT.C O M . A U
as Australia – I can’t even tell you how much it means. It’s something we never anticipated or have ever experienced in our lives. Who wants to hear someone’s eighth record? It’s amazing.” Not many bands are able to make a substantial commercial impact this far into their career. But while hanging onto a fanbase is one thing, to be making music just as exciting as anything they’ve made previously puts Deftones in an exclusive group. Nick Cave comes to mind as another artist to also achieve this, as well as David Bowie and Radiohead. But it’s hard to find many equivalents with a similar stylistic orientation to Deftones. “We’re aware of it, because we’re just super fans. As individuals within the band, we love so much and then we’re also looking for precedents in life. As you get older and you do things, you look around at other examples that you can follow or things that can inspire us. Then at a certain point you’re like, ‘Wow there’s really nothing to talk about.’ Who makes an eighth record that anyone cares about and that feels fresh? And we feel super energised and excited.” To quickly summarise the stylistic nature of the record wouldn’t do it justice. Over the years Deftones have been described as progressive metal, alternative rock, art rock, shoegazer metal – the list goes on. It’s all a bit confusing, but that’s because their music has tends to conflate light and dark elements. To illustrate, Gore puts elegant vocal melodies and detailed post-rock instrumentation up against against heavy, aggressive guitar riffs and technical drum patterns. Some songs entwine the contrasting elements, while others stay aligned to a specific tone throughout. As Vega explains, the band’s characteristic dynamic scope is an outcome of keeping an open mind. “Going back to the philosophy of travelling, it’s the same thing that we feel about art and music. We’re super open, we’re super excited, we always want to hear what people are doing. Whether or not we like the genre, whether or not we like the band, we’re really excited to hear where people are taking things and what’s happening. And it flows through us. The way that we write music is collectively and it brings together all of the diverse influences without us ever talking about it or planning it out. “One thing that I can definitely say that I noticed early on was when a band achieves a certain level of success, they start to become self-referential and all they do is listen to themselves and they think that they’ve made it and they’ve arrived. And then next thing you know they’re no longer relevant because
they’re not listening to music anymore. Then what happens after that is they feel it and they start to do whatever’s hot – they lose their centre and it just becomes so friggin’ horrible because it’s no longer channelling a true spirit. Thank goodness I’m part of a collective that just never stop listening to music. We’re open – we just don’t care. We’re fans, and that goes a long way.” Gore had its origins in Vega and frontman Chino Moreno working on song ideas. Vega speaks with such unflappable positivity that it’s difficult to disagree with anything he says. Though, we can’t ignore the fact that Gore’s release was surrounded by details of intraband conflict. The Deftones narrative contains many instances of conflict, specifically between Moreno and guitarist Stephen Carpenter concerning creative direction. In the case of Gore, Carpenter told Ultimate-Guitar.com that he “wasn’t too interested” in the songs being written, and that he initially “didn’t want to play on the record”. Vega gives context to these claims. “He actually he did say that, but at the root of it was that Stephen started the band, and for him this started out as a friendship – we’re friends hanging out that happen to make music. And now we get together in these tight little increments and it’s all about work – we’re also all travelling to Los Angeles where he lives. So he’d be like, ‘Yo, slow down. Let’s have a smoke. Let’s go eat.’ We were like, ‘Hey we’re far from home. We’ve got tons of ideas. Let’s do it.’ So we had a difference of opinion about what hanging out meant. Playing together was hanging out for us, and writing was hanging out. And we discussed that and we realised that’s super important and we need to inject more time into hanging out, going to get dinner together and doing all these things.” Once the band members had come to appreciate each other’s point of view, it stimulated the creative process. “Any of us can write a song on our own, but what we really get off on is throwing ideas at each other and seeing what fits. And if you can make a riff or part that your band mates are excited about, it’s a good feeling. [With Gore] everyone decided to make it their own and to make it better, and we’re all open to that.” DEFTONES are playing at Festival Hall on Friday November 11 with Karnivool and Voyager. Gore is available now via Warner Bros. Records. Tickets available now from ticketmaster.com.au.
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This Week: From Goodfellas to The Wolf of Wall Street and everything in between, SCORSESE will track the artistic legacy, creative process, output and life of prolific director Martin Scorsese – opening this week. The major exhibition will explore everything from the director’s early experimental works through to his award-winning feature films alongside delving into his working method, key creative collaborations and personal motivations – offering insight into Scorsese’s career as one of cinema’s most widely lauded auteurs. Drawing on years of Scorsese’s personal collection, notes and reflections, the exhibition will make its only Australian stop in Melbourne. A program of film screenings, talks, live events and education programs will complement the experience, along with an audio guide and an exhibition book featuring commentary from Scorsese himself. SCORSESE will explore all facets of the director’s career, including his fascination with New York City, filmic takes on the lives of musicians and documentaries on his family life – namely, Italianamerican and My Voyage to Italy. Catch it at ACMI from Thursday May 26 right through to Sunday September 18.
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Wildly successful production La Bohème is gearing up for their 100th performance and as a result Opera Australia is releasing 100 tickets for 100 cents each. Yep, a single gold coin to take a punt on the opera. This story of love and redemption continues to be one of the most well-loved and accessible operas of all time. Serving as the inspiration behind Rent and Baz Luhrmann’s Moulin Rouge, this timeless classic transports viewers to another world. The tickets are limited to two per person, cash sales only, and may only be purchased in person at the Arts Centre box office from 10am on the day. You best get in quick however, because it’s all going down on Wednesday May 25 at the State Theatre. Essential Independents: American Cinema, Now is now well and truly underway – but you’ve still got some time to soak up some first-rate cinema. Created by artistic director Richard Sowada, this festival will showcase 14 films that will have their Australian premiere as part of the 32-film program. Films include Anna Rose Holmer’s The Fits, Oren Moverman’s Time Out Of Mind, a newly restored print of Kelly Reichardt’s River Of Grass, Matthew Miele’s documentary Crazy About Tiffany’s, Mapplethorpe: Look At The Pictures and more. The festival will feature performances from Australian and international stars including Joel Edgerton, James Franco, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Sarah Silverman and Sam Worthington. Catch it at Palace Cinemas Como and Palace Westgarth throughout this week, right up until Wednesday June 1.
pick of the week The St Kilda Film Festival is now underway, boasting a brilliant calendar hosting a slew of filmic delights and special events. Highlights include the world premiere of Perry – revolving around a drug dealer who outstays his welcome at a middle-class dinner party – alongside the world premiere of Leon Ford’s Young Labor, and Adam Elliott’s Ernie Biscuit – a clayography telling the story of a deaf Parisian taxidermist. The world-class selection of short films is complemented by SoundKILDA on Thursday May 26, showcasing the best music videos of local and international musicians created by many of the country’s most talented filmmakers, with clips from Missy Higgins, Vance Joy, Boy & Bear and The Jezabels slated for the screen. Other special programs and screenings outside include Wild at Heart – a showcase of films created by artists across Melbourne and Victoria – the Under the Radar youth short film competition, the new edition of a Web Series program, a free program for developing filmmakers featuring forums, workshops, conversations and more. The St Kilda Film Festival uns from now up to Saturday May 28. Head to their website for tickets and full program details.
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ebastian Maniscalco is a multi-dimensional comedian, whose comedy tends to focus on absurd, silly or incongruous everyday activities, specifically relating to contemporary America. Within this framework, he includes details of his upbringing and illustrates his own temperament – particularly his inclination towards anger and taking a negative view on things. And indeed, while he’s best known for making observations of ridiculous aspects of society, there’s also a level of selfcritique to Maniscalco’s comedy. “A lot of the times when I’m talking about something in my show, it’s something that I do but I make it sound like it’s something I saw somebody doing,” Maniscalco says. “For example, in What’s Wrong With People [2012 TV special] I make fun of people who eat pastries out of a bag – ‘Why don’t they just get a plate and do it?’ So the joke is centred around people stuffing their hand in a bag and just eating it out of the bag, which I do, but I make believe that I don’t just for the sake of comedy. And there’s a lot of times that I will poke fun at myself, even how I grew up and my father, and the ridiculousness that happened at home. “So I’m not off limits, but when I talk about observational things and behaviour, it tends to be situations that I go out and see what’s going on around me and talk about it. And I hope it comes off in a lighthearted way.” Mansicalco will soon arrive for his debut Australian tour, presenting the show Aren’t You Embarrassed? in Sydney and Melbourne. Given the everyday focus of his comedy, there’s no shortage of stimulus – inane or
unnecessary things are forever occurring right in front of us. That said, it’s one thing to see something absurd and another to talk about it in a way that makes several thousand people laugh, and retains humour over time. But Maniscalco is an acute observer with a knack for getting others to appreciate his viewpoint. “It’s not that I’m looking [for material] – a lot of times it just hits me and I’ll make a note of it in my iPhone and make sure I talk about it at the local comedy club in Los Angeles,” he says. “Or if I’m on the road, I’ll try to test the material in a show. The way I get my comedy is just living my life and doing different things, whether it be going to a cooking class or going on vacation or going on a helicopter ride. Basically anything that I find myself doing, I have a very specific take on it and I try to bring that to the stage and make it funny. Life is my notebook. “The way I work is I basically retell stories. If I called my mother and I was discussing our vacation and telling her about me and my wife going to get a Turkish massage, basically walking through that story
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on a phone call with my mother is very similar to how I will do it onstage.” Something you couldn’t experience during a phone call is Maniscalco’s unique physicality. He doesn’t just deliver stories and let people do their own visualising. His material often comes with a physical complement, using loud gestures to act out the scenes he’s describing. Again, this element of his stand-up has its origins in his habitual approach to communication. “I tend to always be very expressive in my storytelling in everyday life, whether it be a facial expression or a hand movement or whatever it might be. Then I’ve basically taken that and exaggerated it onstage. I’ve noticed people gravitating towards the physical humour just because it’s something else to catch your eye, rather than standing there and telling joke after joke behind the microphone – which a lot of comedians do, and that’s great, but I really enjoy acting the stuff out. I’m having fun doing it, so it’s the only way I know how to do it. “I don’t want to make it sound like I’m always doing material. It’s just basically how I grew up. I would go to school, come home and sit down and have dinner and tell my family what happened at lunch today. And that story was funny, I just never had a stage to put it on. So I basically took my personality and moved it to the stage. That class clown type who’s always trying to be funny was never who I was. I was always the shy kid, in the back observing, rather than always the centre of attention. But when it came time to be the centre of attention, I relished in the moment.” SEBASTIAN MANISCALCO will perform at the Comedy Theatre on Thursday June 2.
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DIRTY SECRETS COMEDY This Wednesday there’s a super sweet lineup heading to Caz Reitop’s Dirty Secrets in Collingwood. The pro bracket features Ryan Coffey, Bart Freebairn, Angus Gordon, Kimberley Lisle, Angus Brown, Cameron Marshall, Nick Quon and Sean Morgan. But don’t forget their gig pig bracket with sign up spots available on the night. All of this, and it’s free entry – this Wednesday May 25 at 8.30pm.
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Thursday May 26 – Sunday September 18 ACMI
Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet
Friday June 3, Saturday June 4 and Monday June 6 Hamer Hall
Circus Oz’s TWENTYSIXTEEN
COMEDY AT GEORGE’S The city’s favourite George Costanza-inspired bar continues to give a nod to Seinfeld’s standup roots with their weekly comedy night. On Thursday May 26 they’ll host Perri Cassie, Claire Sullivan, Ben Russell, Geoff Setty and Lewis Dowell. MC for the night is award-winning funny person Simon Keck in his George’s debut. It kicks off at 8pm at 120 Johnston St, Fitzroy.
THURSDAY COMEDY Joel Creasey headlines the comedy at the European Bier Café this Thursday night. You’ve seen him on I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here, The Project, the Comedy Festival gala and heaps more. Plus, there’s Lehmo, Aaron Gocs, Daniel Connell and some surprise guests. It’s all happening this Thursday May 26 at 8.30pm at 120 Exhibition Street, CBD – all for only $12.
June 15 – July 10 Circus Oz Big Top, Birrarung Marr
Degas: A New Vision
Friday June 24 – Sunday September 18 National Gallery of Victoria
Aunty Donna Return after Comedy Festival Success Aunty Donna were one of the standouts of the 2016 Comedy Festival season, and the Melbourne sketch trio have announced a big ol’ national tour to celebrate. Made up of Broden Kelly, Zachary Ruane and Mark Samual Bonanno, Aunty Donna’s aptly titled New Show had audiences collecting their jaws from the floor at the Brisbane, Melbourne International, Sydney and Perth Comedy Festivals. Sketch comedy that errs more towards comedic than sketchy, Aunty Donna are playing some of their biggest ever Australian shows this June and July. See Aunty Donna at the Athenaeum Theatre on Saturday July 2.
LOSE YOUR INTERIORS Coming from RMIT INDEX and Quick Bites Comedy arrives Lose Your Interiors, making for an unforgettable night of comedy at The Toff in Town. Comedians include Stuart Daulman, Demi Lardner, Angus Hodge, Kirsty Webeck, Naomi Higgins, Dave Hynes and a top-secret guest. Proceeds will go to help fund the INDEX exhibition, recognised as a significant occasion for the local design community. It all goes down on Sunday May 29 with the first act from 6.00pm.
COMEDY AT SPLEEN Mondays at Comedy at Spleen are always chockers. It’s simply never not full. The only place to be on Mondays will be packed full of laughs with guests and it’s the place where big names drop in. Aaron Gocs hosts this Monday, plus Adam Rozenbachs, Ivan Aristeguita, Mike Goldstein,Tommy Dassalo, Danielle Walker and more. It all goes down Monday May 30 at 41 Bourke Street in the city at 8.30pm. It’s free to get in, but they appreciate a good ol’ gold coin donation at the door.
Raiders of the Lost Ark Live in Concert
Friday November 4 – Saturday November 5 Hamer Hall
Multicultural Arts Victoria and Maribyrnong City Council have announced the 2016 instalment of Emerge in the West, featuring music, fashion, art, spoken word and dance. Nicholson St in Footscray will be transformed into a stage for the western suburbs’ savviest creatives from a range of disciplines. There’ll be Ethio jazz from Jazmaris and Nhatty Man’s new band Gara; Ashanti Dance Theatre; Ba’hal Ethiopian traditional dance and workshops; spoken word poetry and jazz with Soreti Kadir; All You Can Spit youth MC project; Aboriginal didgeridoo musicians and stacks more. Emerge in the West comes to Nicholson St, Footscray on Saturday June 4 from 1pm-6pm. Entry is free.
Friday May 27 is shaping up to be another big night at Kings of Comedy. Head along to see Nicholas Capper kicking it all off and Geraldine Hickey headlining this night of laughs you cannot miss. Also on board are Sofie Prints, Simon Hughes, Ben Knight Dom Chapwee, John Dore and Liam Ryan. It all kicks off at 7.30pm.
On Sunday May 29 Club Voltaire are presenting another cracker lineup, led by MC Jono Mastrippolito. There’s also Jess Perkins, Bri Williams, 50s Boy and more. It’s free entry, but a donation is graciously accepted, and the laughs start at 7.30pm.
Monday September 19 & Tuesday September 20 State Theatre
Emerge In The West Returns to Footscray This June
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An Evening With Henry Rollins
The Astor Celebrates Donnie Darko with 15th Anniversary Screening
To celebrate the 15th anniversary of the iconic cult film, The Astor will be throwing a bunny-themed preshow to open the evening and screening the original theatrical edition of Donnie Darko. Donnie Darko is a disturbed adolescent from a semi-functional, upper-middle class family, gifted with a sharp intellect and vivid imagination — but he’s also a bit weird. Increasingly delusional and aided by an imaginary friend, he embarks on a crazed series of actions, which horrify his teachers, scare his parents and amaze his friends. The stellar ensemble cast includes a young Jake Gyllenhaal, along with Drew Barrymore, Jena Malone and one of the final main performances from Patrick Swayze, capped off with a soundtrack featuring the Church, Joy Divison and Echo and The Bunnymen. It all goes down with two screenings on Tuesday June 14 at The Astor.
Michael McIntyre Announces Melbourne Show
London comedian Michael McIntyre has confirmed a round of enormous Australian shows as part of his Happy & Glorious world tour. If you regard the UK as the home of comedy - which many of us do - then McIntyre could be seen as one the leading proponents of comedy worldwide. Why’s that? Well he’s only the UK’s biggest selling bloody comedian, isn’t he? But while his sales figures are something to boast about, what’s more significant is McIntyre’s on point social satire and observational comedy, influenced by the likes of Woody Allen and Billy Connolly, and seen on such programs as Live at the Apollo and the Michael McIntyre Chat Show. You can see Michael McIntyre at Rod Laver Arena on Saturday October 22.
Maz Jobrani Headed to Melbourne
Renowned comedian Maz Jobrani will head to Australia for two special shows. A founding member of The Axis of Evil Comedy Tour, Jobrani has had three successful television specials with Brown And Friendly, I Come In Peace, and most recently I’m Not A Terrorist, But I’ve Played One On TV. Jobrani’s comedy tackles topics of politics, race, religion and other common issues that exist in our daily lives. He takes pride in breaking down stereotypes about Iranians and the Middle East in general, and at a time when the Middle East and the West are in deep rooted conflicts, Jobrani sets out to help bring the two worlds closer together. Catch him at The Palms at Crown on Friday July 15. BEAT-ArtontheSpot-Artists-185x125mm_F.indd 1
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Mira Fuchs BY AUGUSTUS WELBY
Opening at Arts House this June, Mira Fuchs is an expressive dance piece that asks a lot of questions. Created by interdisciplinary performance artist Melanie Jame Wolf, it draws on an eight-year period she spent working as a stripper in a gentlemen’s club. Unsurprisingly, Wolf was initially hesitant to speak openly about this phase of her life. “For a long time I was very wary of letting people know that I had worked as a stripper, a) because, when I danced, it was really something that you kept a secret; and b) because as soon as you tell people they somehow just can’t get past it and then become pre-occupied with
asking all kinds of often really inappropriate or just weird questions,” Wolf says. “But once my practice as an artist was really established, I came to think a lot about how I wanted to own and acknowledge what an incredible performance training stripping had been –
to honour how the work had given me a very unique and nuanced skill set, particularly in dealing with audiences.” A core concern of the work is body politics, and specifically the objectification of the human body. This happens at all levels of society, but exists perhaps in its rawest form in so-called gentlemen’s clubs. It’s easy to decry the morally imbalanced social contract between patrons and dancers at strip clubs. But Mira Fuchs is more concerned with raising questions than moralising. “I absolutely do not present a moral conclusion,” says Wolf. “Principally because I have no interest in making didactic, pontificating work on any subject. But also because the mechanism of stripping and sex work and power and gender and body politics is incredibly fucking complicated, and I don’t think I will ever know how I feel about it in a way than can be boiled down to an easy platitude.” Similar to pornography, the very existence of strip clubs is a contentious issue. There isn’t mutual consensus about what is right and wrong, and the legality surrounding them is also somewhat cloudy. An argument can be made that it’s an autonomous decision to put oneself in such a position. But people will also argue – often in a patronising way – that it’s only bad circumstances that could lead someone into this kind of work. Embarking on this project, Wolf was well aware of the contentious discourse. “The main engine of that concern for me was in making sure that I created a piece that the women that I worked with across those eight years could come to and respect. Also, I think this idea of ‘bad circumstances’ being what leads people – and by people, we mean women – ‘down
the path’ is a deeply problematic narrative, which is a part of a larger machine of shame as a form of social control. It’s moralising and othering. I think when we talk about ‘bad circumstances’ we are really talking about class, and in Australia it feels that class is a much harder word to say and acknowledge than stripping.” Mira Fuchs is presented in-the-round, which means the audience won’t be passive observers, but there’ll be some interactivity. Wolf believed this level of intimacy was necessary in order to elucidate several of the work’s core aims. “The circle of audience serves many functions in the piece. It allows me to demonstrate to a group of people the labour of stripping in terms of managing multiple micro-relationships in one situation. It also means that people are able to witness one another as they deal with my body in space.” In terms of social function, a gentlemen’s club is quite different to somewhere like Arts House; a haven for expressive and critical performances. But Wolf points out a fundamental link. “The premise of both places is the same. People pay money to witness someone putting their body and energetic being on the line. How the audiences perform who they are is the point of difference. People in a strip club are performing certain narratives, people in the foyer of the contemporary performance venue are performing another set of narratives. Stripping is just better paid.”
since, partly thanks to that infuriatingly catchy title song. The cinematography is especially gorgeous, with long pans and strangely-beautiful constructed sets that radiate intentionally-false charm. It may not hit every mark it sets for itself, but it is consistently interesting; it’s hard to argue with both Minnelli’s powerhouse vocals and an impeccably-arranged brass section.
works – which is saying a lot.
MIRA FUCHS will take place at Arts House from Thursday June 2 – Sunday June 12.
Five Great Music Films from Martin Scorsese BY JACOB COLLIVER
Anyone that’s ever watched a film by Martin Scorsese knows that he loves to unite his love for both music and film. Pick up any title from his impressive directorial catalogue and you’ll find a cornucopia of amazing tracks and scores. To celebrate both ACMI’s SCORSESE exhibition and their screening of Scorsese’s Vinyl – his latest project about the music industry in the 1970s - we’ve chosen five great musical moments from a master of celluloid. The Last Waltz There are great gigs, and there was The Band’s The Last Waltz gig. Advertised as their last show back in 1976, the influential group were accompanied on-stage by a mammoth roster of musical colleagues, including (but certainly not limited to) Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Ringo Starr, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, Muddy Waters, Neil Diamond and Eric Clapton. Cleverly reserved in its directorial execution, the documentary allows the purity of The Band’s theatrics to guide you. The result is a heartily-celebrated, mildly-melancholic ode to the end of an era. The rawness of The Last Waltz once again showcases how amazing Scorsese is with his craft; he’s wise with how he uses his talents, and allows amazing music to speak for itself. The epitome of the term ‘legendary’. Shine a Light The Rolling Stones are so firmly entrenched in musical history as an indisputably iconic act that any attempt
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to capture their essence and unfathomably dense story requires one hell of a director. Scorsese nails it. You can tell he’s having a blast here, including himself amidst the chaotic preparation to shoot during their A Bigger Bang tour. He needs you to see the struggles of his passion pay off, and in the end, not an ounce of energy is sacrificed in the translation to screen. Intercut with humanising and humbling footage from the archives of their notoriously lengthy career, Shine a Light bounces off the walls with effortless vigour, successfully embodying the band’s devil-may-care personality. New York, New York What do you decide to make after forging Taxi Driver, one of the darkest and greatest psychological thrillers in American film history? A cheeky satire on goofy musicals with Liza Minnelli and Robert De Niro, of course! Sadly misunderstood upon initial release, Scorsese’s homageladen experiment in merging cinematic fantasy with harsh reality has experienced a resurgence in popularity
SHANE KOYCZAN
The Forum Theatre Sunday May 22
I still remember the first time I watched Shane Koyczan’s To This Day online. I cried. I laughed. I cried some more. As I headed to see him perform live on stage, I was swelling with emotion ranging from excitement to absolute apprehension. Fluttering fiercely, my stomach butterflies were in flight, for I was about to discover the secrets of a spoken-word show for the very first time. Buzzing with undeniable enthusiasm, the audience was made up of both young and older eagerly awaiting fans. As the main man himself stepped onto the stage, he was noticeably nervous and exuded an authenticity that simply could not be forced. Spending his birthday with us, we began the night with a Happy Birthday singalong. Afterwards, Shane asked ever so casually, “What are you guys doing here on a Sunday night?”. Instantly charismatic and incessantly funny, he inhaled his surroundings, preparing to catapult us down the tracks of an emotional rollercoaster through the theme park that is his life. Making our first stop, the ride took BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 24
George Harrison: Living in the Material World Scorsese is an avid archivist, founding The Film Foundation in 1990 in order to preserve and restore as many works as humanly possible. George Harrison: Living in the Material World is the quintessential example of this passion, fused with his love for an irreplaceable musician. Created with previously unseen footage from the personal archive of Olivia Harrison, this film draws from the permanence of The Beatles as a cultural aura and delivers another sliver to the fractal puzzle by putting a different focus to the face of the tunes we know. The most human of Scorsese’s musical us straight to Shane’s first Crush. Pondering his tenyear old puppy love for a girl named Penny, the poem was perfectly passionate, yet subtle enough to ease us into it. Placing an explanative tale before each piece, Shane filled us in on all the important details before plunging us into the depths of his life. A rare and rather comforting experience, he not only allowed us to indulge in his private experiences but also to feel somewhat a part of them. Speaking about the lack of open space and the addition of overbearing advertisements, Shane shared his concern for the younger generation in a world that values beauty, perfection and self-hate. This soon brought us to For Many. Spreading his worrisome words, they soon spilled into a melodic mantra surrounding the question “if you could change anything about yourself, what would it be?”. Incredibly inspiring, it wasn’t too long until tears were inevitable and tissues were necessary. Raised by his grandparents, Shane described what it was like growing up around his “unnerving” grandad. Hidden behind a newspaper and his disinterest in a lengthy conversation, he was the type of man you just had to get to know. Helping us to hone in on his essence, the talent told us of his protective nature, especially when it came to bedtime monsters. Turn On A Light twisted and turned us through the most
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Michael Jackson - Bad You know it. We all do. This music video – effectively acting as a short film – running a whopping 18 minutes at full length has penetrated the Western psyche and permanently altered the landscape of the music industry. There are parts that haven’t aged well – the synth soundtrack seems particularly cheesy now – but a barrage of clever camera techniques and expertly paced scenes ensure that there’s no way anyone could or should care. No one could’ve predicted that the leadup to a dance number could carry so much tension. The friendly banter sours into accusation and the hiss of water pipes burst silence at all the right moments. Game-changingly cool. SCORSESE will run at ACMI from Thursday May 26 to Sunday September 18. You can catch ACMI's screening of Vinyl on Tuesday May 31. important moments of their relationship. Complete control over his vocal tempo and tone, the performer was met with absolute awe. Easily the most emotive piece of the night, For Instance paid tribute to the loss of a friend. Softly spilling out of his mouth, Shane’s words were stirring on an allnew level. Bringing light to a bleak situation, he spoke of their fondest memories, smiling in small sections. Touching on the injustice of an unexpected passing, it was understandable when he needed a break at the poem’s ending. Revealing, “I really miss him, I wish he was here”. An audience member offered him a tissue, and we waited until he was ready to continue. Don’t fret – the introduction to A Letter To Remind Myself Who I Am had us all laughing again as Shane compared himself to the love child of Harry Potter and Hagrid. Followed by a hilarious tampon-themed haiku, he reminded us of the joy of poetry, not just the sorrow. Creating a stark contrast, he closed with a poem about an arsehole cat that he trusts more than most humans. Returning for an encore, Shane Koyczan reminded us to never stop dancing because others expect you to. Suddenly striking, subtly surreal and simply stunning – I cried. I laughed. I cried some more. BY PHOEBE ROBERTSON
STANTON WARRIORS
Since 2001, Stanton Warriors have become the soundtrack to some of the biggest and craziest parties around the world. Hell, Disclosure is even a fan of Stanton Warriors’ track Bring Me Down. Given their party antics, it seemed only fitting to bring the Londoners to Melbourne to show us how it’s done for the Queen’s Birthday holiday. Beat caught up with Dominic Butler from the duo for a chat ahead of their upcoming shows. Hey guys, really excited that you’re having a chat with us. Where are you at the moment and what are you up to? At the moment we have been concentrating on our label, Punks, which is working with a lot of great artists. We have been mad touring as ever and also working on a lot of new material which we will be playing on the tour. You put out your album Rebel Bass last year, and you’re currently touring it all over the world. How’s the tour been so far? What can we expect?
Lots of fresh new music. So much good stuff out there if you dig hard enough. The tour has been non-stop and has taken us all over the world and has seen positive responses all over. Recently you got the chance to play at Coachella, which is one of the festival highlights for many in the world. How did that compare to other festivals you’ve performed at? We played at the amazingly designed Do Lab stage,
which hosts a lot of the underground dance sounds. It was definitely a highlight of the year. The production, crowd and atmosphere were on point. Major Lazer even came and did an impromptu set afterwards. You’ve put out your music on vinyl in the past, do you have much experience mixing with vinyl? Do you have any favourite classic releases? We’ve mixed vinyl for years and own a big collection. I especially love all my old school hip hop and electro 12-inches as well as all the mid ‘90s American house sound, and so much more. They are all classics. Given you’ve played all over the world, where has been the place you’ve connected with the most? Anywhere you’d love to move if you got the chance? That’s a hard question to answer as countries and cultures can be very different. We love places like Australia, Canada and America because they feel familiar to us and we have had so many good times there. But we also love playing more ‘off the beaten track’ places like Cambodia, Malaysia, or deepest Siberia with the chances of playing to whole new crowds of people. You’ve definitely moved up to playing larger scale venues. Do you still play a few smaller raves and parties, or is it all onwards and upwards for the moment? Big arenas are great for energy and sheer scale, but you can’t beat an intimate BBQ or house party to really connect with people dancing close enough to steal their beers. A good mix of the two with the odd boat and pool party thrown in makes for a good mix of parties.
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AC Slater and Tony Quattro feature on Rebel Bass, what was it like working with them? Both are really cool to work with. We worked in LA with AC, and Brooklyn with Tony. One good thing with touring is that you can go hook up with local producers in different cities. We have another load of collabs forthcoming that we have been working on over the last few months. You’re playing down here on Queen’s Birthday Weekend, do you have anything else planned for the visit? Going to catch up with friends and family – my dad and brother live in Adelaide – and of course as it’s our Queen’s birthday we will be worshipping her by drinking and genuinely getting on it. Plus, we have a load of other gigs all over. We have never not had a great time in Australia. Aside from performing at venues, what’s your ideal way to spend a long weekend? Escape to the country and do chill stuff like read books, stare at the sky and eat food. But that never happens. In reality I would probably lay on the sofa staring at a laptop. Thanks heaps for your time, and we’re looking forward to seeing you again in June. Do you have any words of wisdom to hold us over until then? Originate, don’t duplicate. STANTON WARRIORS will play the BBQ Beats Queen’s Birthday Holiday at RMH The Venue on Monday June 13.
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O f f The Record Anyone who knows anything about techno knows about Tresor, right? Right. And anyone who knows anything about Tresor knows that the Berlin club has been celebrating their 25th anniversary by holding parties around the globe, right? Right. Well, now it’s Melbourne’s turn – and it’s set to be the biggest night on the techno calendar this year. Headlining the evening will be none-other than German luminary DJ Pete (you have to be pretty fucking good at your game to get away with a DJ name that lazy. Luckily, he is) and the Frenchman Marcelus (whose debut LP Vibrations is set to drop in July; expect to hear some new material). They’ll be joined by an all-star cast of locals including Craig McWhinney, PWD, Shedbug and Rudolf. Best of all? The party is being held at The Substation in Newport, a goddamn defunct electrical, errr, substation that has never been used for an event like this before. You can’t miss this one – it’s happening on Friday June 17. How many electronic partnerships come to fruition after meeting at a house party and talking about a mutual love of Slayer? OK, to be fair, probably about 70% of them. Anyway, that’s how James Evans and Andy Tweedale AKA Amoss first met. A decade later they’re two of the most in-demand names in the drum and bass world, with releases on the likes of Dispatch Recordings, Horizons Music and Renegade Hardware, alongside a fan base that includes London Elektricity, Spectrasoul, Ant TC1, Doc Scott and more. Catch them on Saturday June 4 at Grumpy’s Green flanked by Animate, Intech, Inka and S.K. It’s about time that we saw a return from Matthias Meyer, hey? Best known for his work at Watergate (the Berlin club, not the Richard Nixon thing), the German is renowned for his productions ranging from rolling techno, murky house and grinding minimal, finding homes on Cityfox, Do Easy Records, Soulfooled and of course, Watergate Records. He most recently delivered the 20th edition of the Watergate mix series, so give that a spin before you get down on Sunday July 3 at Pawn & Co. No plans this weekend? Lock yourself in for three hours of Oneman. Returning to Australia as one of the headline acts of the 2016 Vivid LIVE festival up there in Mike Baird-town, the UK don has now also confirmed a Melbourne show. A
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WITH T YSON WRAY man who can regularly be found behind the decks going back-to-back with everyone from Jackmaster, Ben UFO and Jamie xx, expect a smattering of the Rinse FM head’s signature garage, house, grime, dubstep and hip hop when he hits Brown Alley this Friday May 27. Support will come from Smutlee and the ONE PUF DJs. Tour rumours: you can bet your sweet bippy that we’ll be see returns from Midland and M.A.N.D.Y. announced sooner rather than later. Best releases this week: y’all need to listen to the long-player from Huerco S. For Those Of You Who Have Never (And Also Those Who Have) (on Proibito). Otherwise Beatrice Dillon and Ben UFO’s dual-mixtape 43:44 / 44:32 (on Wichelroede) is well worth a gander, as is Road Hog (AKA Galcher Lustwerk)’s Tour de Hog (independent – grab it from his Bandcamp).
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SATURDAY JUNE 4 Kyle Hall Glamorama Amoss Grumpy’s Green SUNDAY JUNE 5 Weiss Revolver Upstairs FRIDAY JUNE 10 Andhim Brown Alley Fatima Al Qadiri Howler SUNDAY JUNE 12 DJ HMC Brown Alley
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CLUB GUIDE WEDNESDAY 25 MAY
• COQ ROQ WEDNESDAY - FEAT: JENS BEAMIN + AGENT 86 + MR THOM + JOYBOT + BLABERUNNER Lucky Coq, Windsor. 8:30pm. • CURIOUS TALES - FEAT: DJ WHO + TIGERFUNK + TOM SHOWTIME + FLAGRANT Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. • DORCELSIUS + SECRET ASHTRAYS + ABSTRACT MUTATION + KARLI WHITE Bar Open, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. • REVOLVER WEDNESDAYS - FEAT: POST PERCY + DANIELSAN Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 7:00pm.
THURSDAY 26 MAY
• 3181 THURSDAYS - FEAT: HANS DC + BARNA + JAMES STEETH + JOEY + YANNI Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 6:00pm. • COLD CUTS - FEAT: POCOCK + RIVER YARRA Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 11:00pm. • DISCO VOLANTE - FEAT: DELTIOD CURVE + THE MILKMAN + BOWANCE + YANI ARSENAKIS + BALTIMORE GUN CLUB Onesixone, Prahran. 8:00pm. • MARK JOHN + MELL HALL Sake Flinders Lane, Melbourne. 6:00pm. • UPTOWN Trak Lounge Bar, Toorak. 10:00pm. • VARSITY - FEAT: PAZ + MATT RAD + PYZ Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 6:00pm. • WE ARE YOUR FRIENDS Carlton Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.
FRIDAY 27 MAY
• #MASHTAG - FEAT: NU-GEN + MALPRACTICE + FLAGRANT Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. • CIROQ FRIDAYS Cq, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. • DETROIT SWINDLE Brown Alley, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. $33.00. • DJ MISS K Gem Bar, Collingwood. 8:00pm. • EDD FISHER & AVALANCHE CREW Railway Hotel, Brunswick. 6:00pm. • ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM Carlton Club, Melbourne Cbd. 11:00pm. • FABULOUS FRIDAYS - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Co., Southbank. 9:30pm. $20.00.
URBAN GUIDE • FAKE TITS - FEAT: BOOGS + SPACEY SPACE + SUNSHINE + SAMMY LA MARCA + BUTTERS + ADAM BARTAS + JUNGLE JIM Tramp, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. $15.00. • HOT DUB TIME MACHINE 170 Russell, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $45.00. • LAVIDA + MINX + TESS Sake Flinders Lane, Melbourne. 6:00pm. • LOOSE JOINTS 2ND BIRTHDAY - FEAT: BABS & BJORN + RORY MCPIKE + DJ CAMOV + WOZ + MORE The Mercat, Melbourne. 10:00pm. $10.00. • LUCK TRUCK FRIDAY DOWNSTAIRS - FEAT: 99 PRBLMZ + CONGO TARDIS #1 + LITTLE LEAGUE BOUNCE CLUB Lucky Coq, Windsor. 9:00pm. • LUNAR’S ECLIPSE Railway Hotel, Brunswick. 7:00pm. $10.00. • NITE FLEIT + TOM BAKER + LEO JAMES Ferdydurke, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. • ONE MAN + SMUTLEE + ONE PUF DJS Brown Alley, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. • PANORAMA FRIDAYS UPSTAIRS - FEAT: PHATO A MANO + MR.GEORGE + MATT RADD + ASHLEE Lucky Coq, Windsor. 9:00pm. • REVOLVER FRIDAYS & MI CASA - FEAT: MIKE CALLANDER + SAFARI + JMCEE + DAMON WALSH + MORE Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 10:00pm. • THE DISCO - FEAT: GREG SARA + LUKE MCD + JEN TUTTY + MORE Onesixone, Prahran. 8:00pm. • THE EMERSON CLUB FRIDAYS The Emerson, South Yarra. 3:00pm.
SATURDAY 28 MAY
• • MAJOR GRONKS + BENJAMIN + INKA + STITCH Grumpy’s Green, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. • AUDIOPORN SATURDAYS - FEAT: LE ZOK + JAMES WARE + GREG SARA + TOM EVANS + MORE Onesixone, Prahran. 9:00pm. $15.00. • BIG RED PILL - FEAT: OZZY + JEWELS + MISS BEHAVIOUR + CARMEN MARIA VEGA & MORE Rubix Warehouse, Brunswick. 8:00pm. $10.00. • BLVD Trak Lounge Bar, Toorak. 10:00pm. • CHAMPAGNE INTERNET Prince Public Bar, St Kilda . 10:30pm. • CQ SATURDAYS Cq, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. • CUSHION SATURDAYS Cushion, St Kilda. 9:00pm. • DJ STICKMAN Gem Bar, Collingwood. 8:00pm. • DOM DOLLA + TORREN FOOT Prince Bandroom, St
Kilda. 9:00pm. $28.60. • ECLIPSE FESTIVAL LAUNCH PARTY - FEAT: UONE + DEAN BENSON + MIZA + THAD LESTER + MORE Railway Hotel, Brunswick. 3:00pm. $15.00. • ELECTRIC DREAMS - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Co., Southbank. 9:00pm. $20.00. • HOT STEP - FEAT: 99 PROBLEMS + TIGER FUNK + SILVER FOX + ASKEW Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 6:00pm. • IN THE CARRIAGE - FEAT: DJ JNETT Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm. • IN2DEEP - FEAT: SEBASTIAN MADD + BRAD EVERY + STEVIE + CAEL MCGANN Loop, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. • JORJ PATS + JOLYON PETCH + PIERO Sake Flinders Lane, Melbourne. 6:00pm. • LOST WEEKEND - FEAT: FRANK BOOKER + CROWN RULER SOUND SYSTEM + A.M. LIMONATA + MYLES MAC + MORE Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 11:00pm. • PLATFORM ONE SATURDAY NIGHTS Platform One, Melbourne. 9:00pm. • PONY SATURDAYS La Di Da, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. • SEVEN SATURDAY DISCOTHEQUE Seven Nightclub, South Melbourne. 10:00pm. $20.00. • TEXTILE SATURDAYS - FEAT: KODIAK KID + D’FRO + JENS BEAMIN Lucky Coq, Windsor. 9:00pm. • THE EMERSON CLUB SATURDAYS - FEAT: FAMILIAR STRANGERS + KIN + ANDY MURPHY The Emerson, South Yarra. 9:00pm. • THE HOUSE DEFROST - FEAT: ANDEE FROST Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 11:00pm. • TOMMY’S CLUB - FEAT: SCAT Matthew Flinders Hotel, Chadstone. 8:00pm. $10.00. • TRAMP SATURDAYS Tramp, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. • TRIBUTE TO EMINEM - FEAT: DJ SALVY Pulp Club, Melbourne. 9:30pm.
SUNDAY 29 MAY
• ANYWAY - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS Bottom End, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $25.00. • BOP ART - FEAT: HAWAII + WHO + TIGERFUNK + MATT RADOVICH + LEWIS CANCUT Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. • BRADLEY ZERO + ANDRAS + BABICKA + PJENNÉ Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 3:00pm.
electronic - urban - club life
• CUSHION SUNDAYS - FEAT: COURTNEY MILLS + TOM EVANS + FRAZER ADNAM + MORE Cushion, St Kilda. 10:00pm. • DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE - FEAT: DJ NIGEL LAST Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. • GOOD TIMES - FEAT: MATT RADOVICH Railway Hotel, Brunswick. 3:00pm. • JUNGLE - FEAT: HANDS DOWN + ZAC DEPETRO + PETE LASKIS + TRAVLOS + JOHN DOE Tramp, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00am. $15.00. • LOCKED GROOVE Railway Hotel, Brunswick. 1:00pm. $15.00. • REVOLVER SUNDAYS - FEAT: BOOGS + SPACEY SPACE + T-REK + MORE Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 7:00am. • ROOFTOP SUNDAYS - FEAT: KHANH + KEN WALKER + JESUS The Emerson, South Yarra. 12:00pm. • THE SUNDAY SET - FEAT: DJ ANDYBLACK + HAGGIS BETRAYAL Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 4:00pm. • WAX ON WAX OFF Lucky Coq, Windsor. 7:00pm.
MONDAY 30 MAY
• CALL IT IN - FEAT: INSTANT PETERSON + DYLAN MICHAEL + ROBYN TREASURE Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. • MONDAY STRUGGLE - FEAT: TIGER FUNK Lucky Coq, Windsor. 6:00pm. • THE MONDAY BONE MACHINE - FEAT: T-REK Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm.
TUESDAY 31 MAY
• CARRIAGE 252 - FEAT: SKOMES Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. • CUSHION TUESDAYS Cushion, St Kilda. 10:00pm. • MAKE IT UP CLUB - FEAT: SEAN BAXTER & RAFEL KACZMAREK + NUNIQUE QUARTET + DAVID PALLISER Bar Open, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. • OASIS TUESDAYS Tramp, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. • SEE YOU NEXT TUESDAY Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 7:00pm.
WEDNESDAY 25 MAY
• MELLOWDÍASTHUMP - FEAT: ZIGGY ZEITGEIST + GEEZY + CAZEAUX O.S.L.O + SKOMES Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. • TKAY MAIDZA Howler, Brunswick. 7:30pm. $35.00.
THURSDAY 26 MAY
• URTHBOY + L-FRESH THE LION + OKENYO Howler, Brunswick. 8:00pm. $25.00. • V.ELLE + ZAK SCHMITD Karova Lounge, Ballarat. 6:00pm. $6.00.
FRIDAY 27 MAY
• BEYONCE #LEMONADE PARTY - FEAT: DJ AK + TALI + BETH GRACE + PAIGEPLAY Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. • BRIGHT LIGHTS BIG CITY - FEAT: DJ RCEE + KAHLUA + DJ SHOOK + DJ ANGEL JAY Chaise Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. • FAKTORY FRIDAYS - FEAT: DAMION DE SILVA + K DEE + DURMY Khokolat Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 9:30pm. • JOELISTICS + DJ DUST + BEATRICE Flying Saucer Club, Elsternwick. 8:00pm. $22.00. • MANIX + BLAZÉ + BASTIAN KILLJOY + MAXIMIL + MORE Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10.00. • PARTY & BULLSHIT - FEAT: SONIC VIBES + TALI Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. • SO.CRATES + TUMI & GABY + THE ROYALTY BACKLINE + MORE 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. $7.00. • SOUTHERN LOVE - FEAT: MAT CANT + GET BU$Y + SLICK P + ROB STEEZY + MORE Vic Bar, Abbotsford. 8:00pm. • URTHBOY + L-FRESH THE LION + OKENYO Howler, • Brunswick. 8:00pm. $25.00.
SATURDAY 28 MAY
• BIG DANCING - FEAT: LARRIE + SOFIE + BOOTY QUEST + MORE Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. • GLOWING TEETH - FEAT: TWINSY + STACE CADET + TRANTER Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $10.00. • KHOKOLAT KOATED SATURDAYS - FEAT: DAMION DE SILVA + K DEE + DURMY + TIMOS Khokolat Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 9:30pm. • MYSTERY HEADLINER + REQUIEM + FEAST OF CROWS + FALL AND RESIST + AT SEAS END Karova Lounge, Ballarat. 7:30pm. $10.00. • RHYTHM NATION SATURDAYS - FEAT: DJ TIMOS + DJ KAHLUA + DJ ANGE M & ANDY PALA Chaise Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $10.00.
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BY PHOEBE ROBERTSON
Travelling to his show in Cologne, Germany, Ry Cuming couldn’t be further from his hometown of Angourie, New South Wales. Leaving Australia at the age of 17, the singer/songwriter known as Ry X is now mainly based in the US. However, still carrying a thick Aussie accent and a sense of calm that can only come from growing up on the coast, it’s clear that the international success hasn’t lost touch with his roots.
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BY ADAM NORRIS
You hear a name like Highasakite, and you’d be forgiven for thinking you were about to delve deep into the latest in stoner rock. Forgiven, but also on the distant shores of wrong. Stoner rock they ain’t – these five Norwegians are an indie pop outfit, and have been scaling the ladders of popular and critical praise for five years now. Their third album, Camp Echo, is now upon us, so lead singer Ingrid Helene Håvik takes the time to chat about process, time, and Vikings (sort of ). “The waiting time [before releasing] is so long now, and we have time to write when we’re done with the whole recording thing, and now we’re just sitting and waiting, and I think that’s the worst part,” Håvik says. “Because when we made the music we didn’t really think of expectations so much, we just wanted to think about the music and create something new. And because [2014 album] Silent Treatment went so well, we can’t expect to do that again. But it would be really nice, of course, if we did. “I just really want to record stuff, and when it’s already recorded and done with, I’m done with those songs and I just want to write something new. But I spend my time with interviews, with music video shoots, meetings and rehearsals. Just a lot of preparing for the album to come out.” I immediately feel like a monster for being exactly one of those diversions, the latest in a long line of distractions for Håvik. Softly spoken, she laughs at my apology and assures that, so far, I seem like one of the nicer media jerks. “At the same time, I think it’s very important to remember to keep an eye on what was the [interviewer’s] agenda. And if you reinvent yourself every time you’re going to talk about a song and find different answers then you might get a bit lost, and you’ll just start saying weird things that aren’t really true in the end. But I also think interpretation is very important, where every lyric in every song can be interpreted in different ways, and to not be too obvious.” Whatever the interpretation, the shape of Highasakite’s trajectory stands in sharp relief. Their debut, All That Floats Will Rain, began it all in 2012, with strong support bookings and festivals, paving the way for Silent Treatment to reach number one on the Norwegian albums chart, and achieve the record amount of time for remaining in the top 40. It’s been reported that prior to the release of their debut, Highasakite had never performed live. However, that’s a myth Håvik is swift to slay. “No, that’s not how it was,” she laughs. “We played live a lot, but we didn’t have our two [newest] band members with us at that time. It was just me, Trond [Bersu, drums] and Øystein [Skar, synths]. So we changed then. And I feel like I’m recreating myself with each record, and right now I’m in the
middle creative [period], getting into each song and how to express them onstage. It’s very different from being in the studio, and I’m just feeling my way along up there, still learning how to best sing them live. It’s the same song you hear on the record, but there’s an extra dimension live, with movements, with singing that’s a bit more raw. You know, it hasn’t been polished by all the studio stuff. It gets a new expression – you have to show each song with your whole body.” Through what is undoubtedly a very filtered Australian lens, it seems that Scandinavian music is becoming increasingly popular across the globe, spearheaded by artists such as Ásgeir and Of Monsters And Men (not to mention the ongoing significance of Björk). Something beneath that midnight sun is fuelling a creative spurt that is as dark as it is captivating, and though Håvik has certainly witnessed its evolution, she is at a loss to explain it. “There are a few artists now who do really well in the US and the rest of Europe, maybe in Australia, I’m not sure. I feel like maybe Norwegian music is more interesting right now, is becoming more popular for the rest of the world. I think that there’s always been the creativity here, but a lot of jazz artists and a lot of educated musicians [are going] over to doing pop music. It used to be pop was looked down on, it didn’t have any cred. But now there is more quality inside of it, it has found that credibility.” To shepherd Camp Echo and lead single Someone Who’ll Get It across the seas, Highasakite have already begun touring. Håvik promises to venture to Oz soon, a follow-up to their summer 2015 visit. “It was so warm, so nice and beautiful. It was amazing to go there in January, fly in over beautiful water. I mean, the flight itself, it was gruesome, just awful. And then getting to Australia, and there were so many people at our show – it was like finding a new and better world.” HIGHASAKITE’s new album Camp Echo is out now through Caroline, Australia.
“I had to make a choice to leave Australia, in terms of wanting to follow my heart with music,” Cuming says. “It was a hard choice to make because I really wanted to be received well in my own country, to make music and live a really pure, beautiful life in Australia. But I had to follow my heart; the music. I feel really honoured and humbled that I now have communities around the world that have taken me in and appreciate what I’m doing. I’m really looking forward to putting some more energy in back down there, at home in Australia. Ultimately, it’s where I’ll probably want to end up again.” Taking time to think about the aspects of the Australian culture he misses most, Cuming reflects fondly on the simple things. “The main thing is the way of life, the general attitude towards the world,” he says. “It’s a really beautiful thing, the way Australians think and feel. I come up against small amounts of conflict in my life because I see the world in that Australian way, yet I have to live in a city of 18 million people. My general feeling is, ‘Let’s hang out, let’s connect, let’s take care of each other, let’s enjoy what’s around us, enjoy life.’ People get wrapped up in so much – commercialism, corporate worlds and money. I really miss that attitude Australians have and I also miss, more than
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anything, the sea and the environment, especially Byron and the areas I grew up in.” Nevertheless, when it came to the creation of his debut solo album, Dawn, Cuming was able to take a psychological trip back home, which allowed him to find solace and stay focused. The result is a record that is instantly reminiscent of his 2014 EP, Berlin, but that also brings listeners in closer than before, making it feel as though he’s whispering his deepest secrets to us. “I had to take some time to get back to a raw place where I could make some Ry X
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BY PHOEBE ROBERTSON
Authenticity is a common thread among all exceptional artists. For Pip Brown (AKA Ladyhawke) to stay true to herself, she was required to focus on her personal wellbeing. Having taken time to find absolute clarity and rid herself of negative energy, the New Zealand singer/songwriter is set to release her third album, Wild Things. “I toured my second record all of 2012, moved to LA around January 2013 and took a while getting familiar with living here and coping with being in a different country – again,” Brown says. “That took a couple of months and then I started writing almost straight away. I would say I got to around eight or nine demos and decided I wasn’t going to use them. They were really dark and it just didn’t feel right. So I took a big step back from everything and decided there was a lot I needed to change in my life. I had to get healthy and feel better about myself. Then I randomly met this producer called Tommy English through a friend and we made the record together. So I didn’t start working on Wild Things until the end of 2014.” Brown basically scrapped a whole album, which was a bold decision considering it’s been four years since her second LP, Anxiety. “I’d been through the entire writing process and that takes a lot of time,” she says. “But sometimes that’s the way it happens. I’m glad it happened that way.” In the past Brown relied on alcohol to get her through live performances. However, she’s removed drinking from her lifestyle, which has led to a new sense of creative freedom. “I completely quit drinking all together, which was a really hard decision to make W W W. B E AT.C O M . A U
and probably up there with the toughest thing I’ve ever done in my life,” she says. “I was just drinking too much and feeling like crap all the time, and it was one of the things I had to stop in order to move forward with my life. My life had come to a grinding halt and I was just in this weird limbo of not being very productive. For a time I also cut out junk food, sugar, carbs and all that stuff to really give myself a good cleanse. When I started feeling good again, that’s when I started writing the album.” Having regained confidence, Brown directed her energy into the collaboration with her new producer. “My friend was making an album and she wanted me to do some vocals on it,” she says. “I assumed
stuff,” he says. “I rented a house up in the mountains north of LA and really tried to get simple again by going back into the water, surfing, meditating and yoga. I just tried to simplify it so that I could have enough space in myself to write from the same place that I had written the EP. It took a while but I think I found a thread and I just followed it. I didn’t expect that the record would be so raw and stripped. I loved that it ended up being a really honest album.” Cuming has been involved with various other projects, such as The Acid and Howling, and he acknowledges the importance of collaboration. However, he especially values the creative freedom he finds in his solo work. “I create a thin limitation because I try not to step on the other projects’ toes,” he says. “I think the main difference is that when I sit down to write with Howling, with Frank [Wiedemann], or with the boys from The Acid, we are sitting around synthesizers, drum machines and computers. With Ry X, especially on this record, I loved just sitting down late at night with an old nylon string guitar or at a piano and going back to a really honest place lyrically. Not that the other projects aren’t honest, but they are maybe not as personal. I talk about things that I maybe wouldn’t talk about in my life in general.” Dawn by RY X is out now via Liberator Music / Infectious Music.
she would be there when I was doing it, but she was like, ‘Nah, just turn up at this guy’s house.’ I was really nervous. It wasn’t someone I knew, but I went to the house and it turned out to be Tommy English. I started harmonising with my friend’s voice and he said to me, ‘I really love your voice.’ It meant so much to me, I don’t hear that very often from producers [laughs]. The crazy thing was, he would compliment me and it would make me want to deliver a better performance; I’d want to sing better. “I ended up working with Tiësto and I used Tom to record my vocals for that and he just nailed it. I used him for a couple more things and then we were like, ‘Should we maybe work together on my record?’ I just realised the more time I spent working with him, the more inspired it made me.” Now that she’s broken free of her demons, the third Ladyhawke album is a more vibrant and feel-good affair. Accordingly, Brown is as positive as ever about the release. “I felt sick of drawing from dark stuff. I genuinely don’t want to do that anymore. I want to be inspired to write music through good stuff. I don’t want to dwell on the past. It wasn’t a conscious effort, it just sort of happened like that. I just wanted to move forward and create a brighter environment for myself.” LADYHAWKE is playing at Howler on Saturday July 16. Wild Things is out on Friday June 3 via Mid Century Records / Universal Music Australia.
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BY PHOEBE ROBERTSON
DAN KELLY & ALEX GOW D R EA M E R
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BY AUGUSTUS WELBY
Guitars no longer dominate the popular music landscape the way they once did. They don’t rule experimental music or political music either, and the world’s better for it – the ongoing diversification of music has given us much entertainment and critical stimulus. But guitars are still at the root of plenty of captivating songwriting, uniting rooms full of people all over the world, every night of the year. Dan Kelly and Oh Mercy’s Alex Gow have remained faithful to their instrument of choice, and this will be on display during the pair’s co-headline show this weekend. Ahead of their current national tour, Beat brought the two songwriters together to ask each other some questions. Dan Kelly: Do you think the rise of electronic music, or EDM, has got anything to do with that people are just too embarrassed to walk around town with a guitar case? Alex Gow: The other day I had to walk around with both yours and mine. I felt double embarrassed. Listen, I’m definitely feeling like it’s time to make the move into EDM. DK: Do you think a guitar case on the back, like a soft case, is cooler or less cool than the classic hard case? AG: I think it’s a bit cooler, because it implies that you’re on your way to get a guitar lesson. And I can forgive someone for practising the guitar, but it’s hard to forgive someone trying to make a career out of it. Also, if you put it on your back you could stitch together a surfboard case to hide it. People could think you’re a really carefree surfer instead of a selfobsessed, whining muso. DK: That’s not a bad idea. AG: Dan, your ability to play the guitar is striking. Did you do that teenage [thing]; spend thousands of hours in a dark room learning Metallica songs? Or did you feel like it was more of a gradual process? DK: I got into guitar when I was about 13. I played piano for a year but I was not very good at it, apparently too emotional. I had about four years from 12 to 16 where I lived in the country. I had some friends but not a lot, certainly girls weren’t talking to me, and I wanted to make the cricket top two teams but couldn’t. So that left me a huge amount of time to play guitar. And I would just play along to stuff that I thought was cool at the time, which some of it has ended up being cool and some of it isn’t. AG: Give us one example of the cool and another example of the not-so-cool. DK: I learnt by playing along to a lot of my dad’s old blues record – a lot of Howlin’ Wolf, playing along to harmonica solos, Hubert Sumlin, guys like that. And also I learnt a lot of Steve Connolly riffs, from the Coloured Girls, and stuff off the radio. I remember learning Thorn In My Side by the Eurythmics. I don’t know if that’s cool anymore. Also the guitar solo from Everytime You Go Away [Paul Young]. AG: I’m a landscaper for money and whenever we go to the irrigation shop I sing that one, but it’s, “Everytime you go away / You take some PVC.” Or if you’re a butcher BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 28
it’d be, “You take a piece of meat.” DK: I think of that often. When I was working on the last record in East London there was a halal butcher called Hello, Is It Meat You’re Looking For? Are you a good driver? This is something that concerns me. AG: I’m really good at driving. I wouldn’t say that about many things, but I’ve never had an accident and I’m not even going to knock on wood. I think it comes from this Rain Man/ Spock in me, which is just pretty calm, pretty vigilant. I’ve got great peripheral vision and I’m not in a rush to get anywhere. I’ve just got a really good record, so you’re safe in my hands Dan. DK: That Rain Man thing, do you reckon that affects the way you write songs? AG: Even though it pains me to broadcast self-introspection, I feel like I’m split down the middle between a creative person and then the Rain Man guy. I’ve been called Rain Man independently by three ex-girlfriends. I think the Spock thing helps me with my ambition and the way I set myself goals. I consider myself pretty lucky with my blend of these two opposing personalities. I can switch in and out of them, and it often depends on how many lattes I’ve had. DK: I have no Spock. I’m more like Shaggy from Scooby Doo. AG: I did a Q&A for this tour and someone said, “It’s the Australian Dreamers tour, but do you consider yourself more of a dreamer or more of a realist?” And I thought to myself, I’d definitely never accuse myself of being a dreamer. I think that’s your flag to fly. DK: Has that fucked the whole tour now? AG: Yeah, the tour’s off. DK: One thing I think about this tour, it is quite yin and yang, or ying and yang – depends on what part of Tibet you’re from I think. AG: What do James Bond and the Dalai Lama have in common? DK: What? AG: They both love Ti-bet. DAN KELLY & ALEX GOW are playing at the Thornbury Theatre on Friday May 27. They’re also playing at the Caravan Music Club on Friday June 17. Emma Russack will be providing support at both show. Tickets available now.
Known for their relentless touring schedule, Band Of Skulls recently stepped off the stage and into the studio to record their fourth LP, By Default. Taken from the track In Love By Default, guitarist and vocalist Russell Marsden says the title isn’t a description of the album content. “By no means is it the Band Of Skulls on their default setting. By no means is it us just doing the basic thing. It’s definitely beyond a success.”
Taking roughly 12 months off the road to record the album, it was an extensive process, which Marsden is still trying to wrap his head around. “It’s our fourth album, that’s amazing to me,” he says. “We wrote 100 songs and we are only releasing 12 of those. So I really think what we are putting out is the most exciting things we have right now and almost the signpost to all the places we want to explore in the future as a band. If people get into this record, it’s going to be the beginning of a new journey for us. There are definitely elements of Band Of Skulls that everyone knows already, but there are a few more layers that we let people into that perhaps we haven’t before.” Given the extensive creative preparation, selecting the correct tracks to include on By Default was a difficult process. The three members didn’t always agree with each other’s choices, but they were eventually able to settle. “We are very diplomatic. There’s nothing on the record that we don’t all love. It just takes some time to get people into it and we have all these underhand ways of influencing each other,” says Marsden. “For instance, if I’ve got an idea I’ll play it for a couple of weeks around the band on my guitar, so that when I present it to them, they feel like they know it already.
They’ve fathomed it now; they’re too savvy.” The majority of By Default was written in the Southampton Baptist Church and recorded in the legendary Rockfield Studios in Wales. Producer Gil Norton joined the trio in the studio, a collaboration that brought the best out of Band Of Skulls. “We got a call from Gil Norton and he said, ‘Do you want to have a beer?’ We said yes and two weeks later we were in Rockfield making the record. It was like a
speed date that got really out of hand. Gil really works you hard. He destroyed us. He takes a lot from you in the recording process, but he just brings out the best performance. He’s super experienced and he’s got really high standards. The biggest names you can think of – he’s made them cry. Gil was always going for that better take and that perfection and that’s the sort of standard you have to step up to.” Also raising the bar for the record was drummer, Matt Hayward. After a special request from Marsden, he learnt some exotic techniques for the track, Tropical Disease. “I said to Matt, ‘Can you do samba?’ And he looked at me and didn’t say anything. So I was like, ‘Can you do mambo? Can you do South American beats?’ We spent some time researching it and released it’s completely different to the way drumbeats are put together in a western or rock’n’roll way. We got obsessed with it and did Tropical Disease as a moment of that. We were in this cold church in England playing this really loud samba music with the Band Of Skulls filling in the gaps. I didn’t know if Matt was going to say, ‘I’d love to learn the samba,’ or punch me in the face. Luckily he learnt it [laughs].” BAND OF SKULLS’ new album By Default is out on Friday May 27 via Liberator Music / BMG Recordings.
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Those who can, do; those who can’t, teach – or so the saying goes. But it’s obviously not true in the case of Andy McGarvie, a rising musician who has managed to balance his job teaching guitar and drums with the writing and recording of his new album, Not Soon Enough. “I like my job,” says McGarvie, chatting to Beat amid post-work drinks at the pub. “It keeps me on my feet. The better you can teach something, the better you can probably do it. And the reverse is true as well. Having said that, of late there are definitely times where I’m thinking, ‘I don’t want to be teaching this eight-year-old how to play the drums when I’m meant to be preparing for an album launch.’ ” Time wasting eight-year-olds aside, it’s McGarvie’s lifelong dream to play music full time. “Since I first started playing music when I was probably ten or 12, I loved it,” he says. “After my dreams of a cricket career died – when I realised I wasn’t any good – I thought, ‘Well, I still have music. Might as well turn to that.’ ” McGarvie quickly adapted to the unique pleasures and pains of performing live. Even when he was young, stepping under the bright lights was never a stressful experience. “Stopping short of calling myself an overeager little kid, I loved performing,” McGarvie laughs. “I still love performing. I think it’s really great. These days it’s more about seeing other people enjoying what you’re doing and creating a vibe in the room by playing. That makes it a really great thing to do. It’s people in the same room at the same having a great time and you can’t go past that.” McGarvie’s teaching career has helped B E AT.C O M . A U
him understand the importance of being flexible when it comes to choosing a set list. “The experience I’ve had teaching makes you understand how to be very malleable in those situations,” he says. “You can change up the show a tiny bit if you realise, ‘Oh, the ballads aren’t working, maybe I’ll try the up tunes.’ ” That level of confidence and malleability is apparent all across Not Soon Enough, a rollicking collection of blues-indebted tunes. The term ‘anthemic’ might be a cliché among music writers, but it’s genuinely the best way to describe some of McGarvie’s work. Yet despite the record’s thick pop gloss, there’s also a degree of darkness to the piece. A song like Darling I Hope You’re Well rattles along with a curious mix of anger and tragedy, McGarvie’s soulful voice fraying at the edges as he sings lines about “listing what’s wrong with you and us.” “It’s a funny thing with writing music,” McGarvie says. “Often you get inspired to write something when you’re feeling the pangs of some kind of emotion. And that can come out lyrically. But [knowing] you want to play songs that people can dance to, or rock out to, can mean you can have a sad thing with a really up, sort of rocky tune about it and it really works. Music is a really great medium for expressing all sorts of facets of your interest.”
Ultimately for McGarvie, music isn’t just a job, and it’d be trivialising to even call it a hobby. It’s more like a way of communicating: not only to the outside world, but to himself. “I think one of the best things you can do is write down things you’re feeling, if you’re battling with something. When you write it in a song you can sing it back to yourself and think, ‘Yeah that was a really difficult time but because I sang through it now I have a much better understanding of how it shaped me.’” ANDY MCGARVIE is playing at Shebeen Bandroom on Thursday May 26. Not Soon Enough is out Thursday May 26 via Bandcamp.
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Just three months after his last national tour, Josh Pyke is set to visit some of Australia’s most remote stages on a 32 date regional tour. It’s fated to be another victorious jaunt for Pyke, who’s been on a high ever since the release of his chart-topping album, But For All These Shrinking Hearts, last winter. This regional tour will see the singer/ songwriter’s beloved sound projected right through the heart of Australia and into the ears of his loyal following.
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Jack Garratt is evidently a morning person. Despite the fact he has woken up a mere 30 minutes before this interview, the rising talent proves unbelievably chipper. This is a man who handles his press while blasting around Europe on a tour bus – a man who can juggle promo work and performing, all with the sleep still stuck in his eyes. “It is pretty exhausting,” Garratt says, “but I’m also very lucky that I am with a team that I have been working with for a long time, since before all the press and the accolades. I’ve kept those people around me because I feel like that’s the most sensible thing to do. But they understand how physically and mentally exhausting the live show is for me, and so they try not to book up too many interviews while I’m out on the road because it does tend to get too much. “Like this year I went to America, and I didn’t do any shows. I just went to America for a week and went around the Midwest and did loads of radio interviews and went straight from there to Europe and then did radio interviews in Germany. It’s great. It’s fun. You get to see the different cities and different countries in a totally different light.” All this press is in support of Garratt’s debut LP, Phase, a pulsing collection of soul soaked tunes the young musician wrote, produced and performed all by himself. Though, it’s not as if Garratt is a hard act to sell. After all, not only does the musician spit soundbites at a frenetic pace, he also speaks about his audience with a deepseated affection. “I make a lot of my music by myself and performing is exactly the same,” he says. “I go up onstage every night on my own and play lots of different instruments and have fun playing these songs I’ve spent so much time caring over. It is really, really fun. It is tiring, and it is exhausting, but I love coming out on the road, and meeting people. “It’s at a point now where the crowds are wanting to come to the shows now because they like the music. Even having that kind of attitude to walk onstage to is so [great]. It makes everything – all the travelling and the late nights and the early mornings – totally worthwhile.” To say audiences merely ‘like’ Garratt’s music is an understatement. Upon release in February Phase was a critical and commercial success across the world – not least of all here in Australia, where lead single Weathered became an airwave fixture. The album’s high international appeal means that Garratt has been able to experience crowds in almost every corner of the globe. His upcoming Splendour In The Grass slot and associated sideshows will be the first time he has made his way to our shores.
Nonetheless, even though Australia hasn’t appeared on his tour itinerary until now, his trips around the world have given him a fascinating insight into how staggeringly varied crowd etiquette can be. “Audiences around the world are completely different,” he says. “In the UK, things are different only because my music is listened to a bit more in the UK and my name is more recognisable. But in America, even audiences from state to state can be drastically different. New York and LA are kind of renowned for being difficult audiences to win over, but when you win them over they’re so incredibly supportive.” Garratt admits that the stripped back nature of his live show can occasionally prove problematic. It’s only him up there under the hot lights, and he can only blame his successes and failures on himself. “Emotionally it’s nerve-wracking, because there isn’t that kind of support structure for me to fall back on if I need it. If I stop, the show stops. If I miss a chord it’s obvious. If I miss a beat on the kit it’s obvious. But I’ve really come to enjoy that part of the show – that humanising quality. “That’s the show for me really. It’s all the mistakes and all the problems. And the crowd really love it when something goes wrong because it turns me into a person, whereas five minutes before I was an octopus to some of the people just because I do a lot of different things onstage.” For Garratt, the key to a good gig is not theatrics; it’s not stage lighting, or projections, or even things like onstage banter. It all comes down to a simple matter of respect. “That’s why you hear nightmare audiences of people hating gigs they went to see because they felt like the performer onstage didn’t care, or was rude. You hear those nightmare situations because that performer didn’t respect their audience. “It’s a really important thing to me. I do mean it when I say there are two band mates. There’s me and there’s the everchanging second member, which [changes] depending on the 500 to 1500 people in the audience. It’s amazing.” JACK GARRATT is playing at 170 Russell on Wednesday July 20. He’s also playing Splendour In The Grass, from Friday June 22 – Sunday July 24, at North Byron Parklands. Phase is out now via Island/Universal.
As well as heading into the depths of New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, Tasmania and Western Australia, this tour takes Pyke to a few places for the first time, such as Airlie Beach. Pyke typically uses his time on the road to not only visit his devoted fans, but to discover the best destination spots. “I’ve focused on touring regionally from the very beginning, so for 12 years I’ve been getting out to these places,” he says. “A lot of them I’ve been to before, there’s only a few I’ve never been to. It’s just something you’ve got to do. It’s all just a bit of an adventure and a chance to see the country. I always call touring reconnaissance for future holidays. You get to have this distilled little version of each town.” Released in July last year, the Sydneysider’s fifth studio album gained the sort of reception that every songwriter dreams about. But For All These Shrinking Hearts debuted at #2 on the ARIA chart; Pyke’s highest first week placement since his debut studio album, Memories And Dust in 2007. With unabashed appreciation for his support base, Pyke remains humble, believing that the key to success is consistent and meaningful interaction with the people that make it possible. “You’re keeping them on a journey with you, as opposed to you’re on a journey and expecting people to come along with you,” Pyke says. “I have fans and supporters that
I’ve known by face and by name for ten years now, and I’ve seen their lives change the same way that mine has. I guess it’s a reflection of me as a person as much as me as a musician. I like that kind of life and I don’t like separating myself from people who like my music. I’m grateful for people supporting it in the same way as I’m sure the local cafes are appreciative of me supporting their café by buying coffee.” After 12 years as a touring musician, it’s only natural for Pyke to reminisce about what originally set him off on this journey. “I was 12-years-old and I’d just joined this rock band. We played our year 6 graduation
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It started on a tour bus in North America. After the blistering success of their 2014 debut album, The Balcony, Catfish & the Bottlemen got to work on their hotly anticipated second album, The Ride. Beat speaks to lead guitarist Johnny Bond about producing the record with Dave Sardy, winning a BRIT Award and being one of the most talked about rock acts of recent years. “It started with Van [Ryan McCann, vocals] in the back of a bus during our US tour last year, just getting some acoustic demos together,” he says. “We had a day off and we recorded these with literally just acoustic guitar and vocals. And we ended up describing to Dave Sardy – before we even knew that he would be working with us – how we wanted the tracks laid down.” It was back in the UK some time later, in an old bomb shelter converted into a rehearsal space, that the boys got together with the renowned producer to nut out the album. What was supposed to be a weeklong visit turned into just a two-day affair. Apparently Sardy was so impressed with what the band W W W. B E AT.C O M . A U
had already done that he was confident he could take it away and turn it into something phenomenal. It was an easy exchange for the band members, who were all on the same page as Sardy. Bond says that Sardy produced some of the band’s favourite albums growing up, from The Dandy Warhols to Oasis. They also discovered a lot of the shared interests, which made it easy to articulate the kinds of sounds they wanted on the album. “We’d say something like, ‘Oh, you know the drum sound in that track?’ and he’d know it straight away, or even have produced it himself ” Bond says. For the Welsh foursome, it was an absolute pleasure to
assembly and it was absolutely terrifying. There were probably about 600 people there, which is a pretty big crowd. But it was also great. I did it and was like, ‘Ah man, I’m totally hooked. This is what I want to do,’ and that’s really all I focused on from that age onwards.” Not one to take success for granted, Pyke’s stayed committed to honing his craft, stepping up his storytelling and overall sonic soundscape with each new release. To illustrate, his latest album kicks off with Book Of Revelations, an introduction that employs subtle electronic chimes and gongs. “I’ve made music for a long time and over that time you just branch out and try new things. If you listen to each of the albums back to back, people would notice some pretty big developments sonically and musically along each one. I always think of it like cooking, in the way that I might be thinking about, ‘It’d sound good to bring an organ or drum part in here,’ you might be thinking this needs more salt or whatever. But then you get to a point where you’re thinking, ‘Maybe I actually want to try cooking some Thai food.’ It’s the same with music.” JOSH PYKE is playing at Chelsea Heights Hotel on Friday June 24, Village Green Hotel (Mulgrave) on Saturday June 25 and Westernport Hotel (San Remo) on Sunday June 26. Jack Carty will support at all dates.
work with such an accomplished producer as Sardy. “We learnt that we definitely want to work with him again. We would go in today [to work on album number three] if we could.” But making records is just one of the raptures of the job for this powerhouse band. Live shows are where they truly thrive, and it’s their mission to play as many as possible. “We love producing the records, and it’s a joy to work with people like Sardy, but that is just a tool to get people buying a ticket to come and see us live at the end of the day,” says Bond. “You know, we’re just having such a good time doing it, it’s what we live for. And I would think that if fans can see how much we’re enjoying ourselves, then it becomes a cycle of that.” In recognition of their punchy tracks and commanding live shows, the band were awarded the BRIT Award for Breakthrough Act of 2016. “It’s a total honour,” says Bond. “The category that we won was the category that was voted by the fans as well. We were up against some real pop acts [the likes of James Bay, Years and Years and Wolf Alice] and I can’t say we were holding out too much hope for winning. So it was lovely to get it.” Gearing up for the new album’s release, Bond says it’ll offer Catfish & the Bottlemen lovers the roaring sound that they know and love, as well as a cinematic listening experience thanks to Sardy’s expert production work. If he had to choose a favourite track, it’d be Postpone. “It was always the underdog from the initial demo stage,” he says. “There was a sense of, ‘Is it going to make it on the record or is it not?’ and at one point I was actually on my own saying that we should keep it. But it was when it was fully formed then everyone agreed it was a track they wanted to put on. I love it and it’s probably the one I would play to someone initially off the album.” CATFISH & THE BOTTLEMEN will release their new album The Ride on Friday May 27 via Caroline Australia/ Island Records. BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 29
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Hunter S Thompson once said “The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There’s also a negative side.” It’s an assessment that resonates with Cherie Currie, former lead singer of The Runaways. “It’s very accurate for The Runaways, I can certainly say that,” Currie laughs. “I can’t talk for other bands, but for us it’s pretty straight.”
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Sydney six-piece We Lost The Sea are on the cusp of a national tour where they’ll be playing last year’s Departure Songs LP in full. Departure Songs was the band’s first record since the passing of vocalist Chris Torpy. The loss of a dear friend will inevitably influence the sort of music one subsequently creates, and this is especially true when that friend was also a band member. Departure Songs isn’t quite as heavy as the band’s first two LPs, but it’s certainly an emotional affair. “I think playing the older songs after he’d gone was a real heartache, because we’d play the songs and his voice wasn’t there and you’d just imagine it,” says guitarist Matt Harvey. “But we’ve honoured him and carried on that memory through this record. A lot of people write to us really honestly and emotionally about it. It’s really special for a lot of people, because once they read behind the scenes and they know what the album’s about, they relate it to things in their lives. So I think this album will always be special for us and people out there who really like it.” There’s long been an emotional weight to We Lost The Sea’s music, and this is apparent even during the delicate, stripped back moments on Departure Songs. It feels as though nothing is committed to tape unless it’s both significant to the band and capable of making a substantial impact. It figures, then, that the band’s writing process is somewhat laborious, requiring vulnerability from each member as well as firm conviction in their creative decisions. “It takes a long time to get to a point when everyone’s happy with it, then we revisit it later and see if it’s OK,” Harvey says. “It’s a lot of filtering, because it’s three guitarists with three different outlooks and attitudes and influences. Everything has its place and everything’s there intentionally – it’s not just because we need to fill time. “But it’s a pain in the arse sometimes,” he adds. “I really enjoy it, but sometimes you’ve got to force yourself to do it. When we started doing Departure Songs, because the songs are so long and a lot of us work at home before we bring stuff in, sometimes you sit there on the weekend going, ‘I don’t want to be in here. I want to be outside.’ But playing music for us is really important, and when songs start to come together it’s really exciting after months of churning through stuff.” By virtue of the band’s three guitarists, Departure Songs contains several moments of great sonic intensity – waves of sound that are poured onto the listener. This prompts thoughts of hard rock and progressive metal, as well as the grandiosity of orchestral music. Though, there’s also a certain breadth of sound, an atmospheric quality, maintained throughout. Although it’s an instrumental record, each of the record’s five tracks (the final two forming parts 1 and 2 of Challenger) comes with its BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 30
own story, depicting “failed, yet epic and honourable journeys or events throughout history”. “When we gave the songs the stories it gave gravity to those songs and gave them meaning,” Harvey says. “The Challenger ones for example – which is the first one that we aligned with a story – the end riff, the big ending, now all I see is just a rocket going up. So for me that’s one of the biggest in terms of actual physical space. Every time I listen to it, it just feels like this rocket going up and you look at it from a distance. Then there are some times, like the small, quieter moments in [The Last Dive of David Shaw], it really does feel like you’re in a dark space and you can’t see the walls, and it’s either small or large.” Having left behind the more overt metal influences of their earlier work, Departure Songs has frequently been described as a post-rock record. Post-rock is a genre made famous by the likes of Mogwai, Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Explosions in the Sky, however this tag has been the subject of ridicule in recent years due to a surfeit of over-earnest artists crassly mimicking the leading practitioners. Harvey is somewhat ambivalent about its use with regards to We Lost The Sea. “The band was a very post-metal band, very Cult of Luna-esque when the vocals were there. I think the band was comfortable sitting in that genre because in Australia post-metal’s not a massive thing. I guess post-rock’s a more accessible format of that kind of music. I think [post-rock] is probably just the easiest way to put us into a genre. I don’t also want to be one of those wankers that’s like, ‘Well, we’re genre defying, we’re heaps different and we shouldn’t be labelled,’ because if Godspeed’s labelled post-rock, I’m happy to be lumped in with them. “But since the beginning, because the dudes in the band come from a variety of different bands, I think we can still play heavy shows, we can play post-rock shows, we can play with a kind of rocky pop band we can play with a prog band. And I think that’s a really handy thing we have.” WE LOST THE SEA are playing at the Old Bar on Saturday June 18. Departure Songs is available now via Art As Catharsis Records.
It’s over 40 years since the 15-year-old Currie was invited by legendary LA music impresario Kim Fowley to join guitarist Joan Jett and drummer Sandy West in the fledgling outfit that would evolve into The Runaways. Currie’s twin sister Marie had already turned down Fowley’s offer to become the group’s lead singer; Currie took up the offer, and when guitarist Lita Ford and bass player Jackie Fox were recruited, The Runaways took shape. Much has been made of Fowley’s Svengalilike influence on The Runaways’ sexualised, rebellious image Currie, however, has points to David Bowie as an earlier role model. “It was the whole picture with David Bowie,” she says. “He came at the perfect time. Not only did he write great songs, but for a kid like me who didn’t know what they wanted to be, he was so inspiring.” But it was Fowley who took the five teenagers and made them into a rock’n’roll band. “There’s not a chance there would have been a Runaways without Kim. He’d come up with the idea for the group already,” Currie says. Currie’s memoir, Neon Angel, details some of the more salacious events during Fowley’s time around the band. Last year, original bass player Jackie Fox, who left the group in 1977, accused Fowley (who died in 2014) of raping her in Currie and Jett’s presence – an allegation that both Currie and Jett subsequently disputed. “Kim was tough, and he was scary at times. He didn’t
know how to prepare us for what came along. But he’d had a rough upbringing, so he’d had to deal with his own problems.” Fowley actually fostered intra-band tension that he believed would contribute to the band’s vitality. As a result, Currie found herself at odds with guitarist Lita Ford. Ford resented Currie’s dominant presence in the band’s publicity photographs; Currie says she actively discouraged being used as The Runaways’ focus, even turning down the opportunity to be on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. Matters came to a head in 1979 – when Currie and Ford clashed physically at a photo shoot, Currie decided enough was enough and left the band. “I was exhausted by that time. We’d never really had a break – it was constant recording and touring. The girls were angry with me. It was just too much.” Currie left The Runaways still grappling with her own drug addiction and unsure of her future. While trying to extricate herself from her addiction to cocaine and Quaaludes, Currie embarked on a solo career, as well as teaming up with her twin sister Marie, before moving into film. In 1989, she published Neon Angel. “Writing the book definitely helped me – I recommend it to anyone. It was a great experience, and allowed me to get everything out there.” But the 1989 edition of the book left out some of the most confronting details,
BLACK STONE CHERRY K E N T U C K Y
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Step into a closet and you might find yourself in the middle of a frozen forest. Step into the flames and you might find yourself adorned with dragons. Step into a certain house in Kentucky, however, and you might just discover a different type of magic. Black Stone Cherry have been plying the rock trade for 15 years now, but at their heart sits a house with a history. Frontman Chris Robertson talks about the path to their latest album, Kentucky. “That place has influenced the way we sound and who we are more than anything the four of us had done before,” Robertson says of Practice House, the isolated getaway inherited from Kentucky Headhunters. “It’s practically where we learned to play instruments, where we write songs together. You just walk into that house and it oozes soul and music. You can’t describe it, and if you’ve never seen it it’s hard to understand what I mean. But when you walk in you just know; this is a house that was built for music. It’s old and in bad shape, but still we go there to rehearse and write. It’s as much a member of the band as I am.” B E AT.C O M . A U
Such is its significance that it even features as the new album’s cover art. It’s hard to imagine a more appropriate symbol for Black Stone Cherry – the rooms where rock first stitched the band together, and which have been the fulcrum for every step the four-piece has been inspired to take. “I think collectively we have our own sound, but obviously we still want to evolve,” says Robertson. “But we’ve never said, ‘We’ve done heavy Southern rock, so let’s try something different.’ It’s always been, ‘Let’s just write Black Stone Cherry songs.’ The evolution that’s going to happen is because of us as people. Every day we’re
including an incident where Fowley masturbates an inebriated woman in front of members of the band. “I wanted to include all of it in the first edition, but my publishers wanted a young adult book so they weren’t comfortable with including that material.” When the second edition came out, Fowley took issue and the pair’s 30-year estrangement looked to be set in stone. But then, after Currie split with her manager in 2012 and made an off the cuff remark about preferring to work with Fowley again, the unthinkable happened. “Kim reached out to me to help me with my new record.” The album, Reverie, includes a couple of Runaways covers, as well as material cowritten between Currie, her son Jake and Fowley. CHERIE CURRIE is playing at the Corner Hotel on Saturday May 28.
playing music, that’s always been how [we work]. As long as people like us doing what we do, there’s no need to change. “You look at the great bands throughout history, and there are two different kinds. Led Zeppelin never made the same album twice, but then you get bands like AC/DC who have always just done what they do best. I think what we’ve always tried to do is keep a consistent effort in maintaining the sound, but never getting it too similar to the previous sound. It’s kind of the best of both worlds. I feel like on this record, maybe more so than any other we’ve done, we’ve captured the essence, the integrity of what we’ve always done, but embellished it, given it something slightly different.” Listening to Kentucky, this is no offhand sentiment. It is markedly different from 2014’s Magic Mountain – darker, yet ultimately an optimistic record – and it may well be the high watermark in the band’s already impressive career. “I think what keeps us from doing the same thing over and over is the fact that you experience different things at different times of life, and then you experience the same thing again at another point in life, and the way they translate becomes different too. Remember Me off Magic Mountain was written on the day of my grandfather’s funeral on my mother’s side. And then you look at Long Ride on the new record. The first part of the song is talking about my son and my wife, and the last part is about my grandfather on my father’s side who passed away in 2014. There are two songs that both deal about the loss of my grandfathers, but they’re two totally different songs. Lyrically, the vibe, they’re totally different, but deal with the same thing years apart. You start to get older, you start to see things in a new light. The same thing might happen to you at different times of life, but they can affect you in very different ways.” BLACK STONE CHERRY are supporting Steel Panther at Festival Hall on Saturday June 18. Kentucky is out now through Mascot.
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This Sunday I’ll be busy in the kitchen at The Bendigo Hotel cooking up a storm for the final Taco Day. Featuring free tacos, bands, cheap beers and drink specials, I’ll be covering all bases with vegan, vegetarian and meat-eater options. With the lineup curated by Glenn “The Drunk Promoter” Stewart, live entertainment will be provided by Summer Blood, Tankerville, Don Bosco, Lizard Queen, One and Soul Devotion. Come down and eat too many tacos, drink too many beers and tell your boss you won’t be in the next day.
Sydney punk rock institution the HardOns have announced the permanent re-addition of former drummer and lead vocalist Keish De Silva, who left the band in 2001. The band will reportedly be continuing with drummer Murray Ruse with De Silva solely on lead vocals. The reunited lineup will play Northcote Social Club with Clowns and Flour this Friday May 27. In tragic news, founding member of Beastie Boys John Berry has passed away age 52. Credited with naming the band and driving the band’s early hardcore punk sound, Berry contributed guitar to the band’s first release Polly Wog Stew in 1982. Leaving the band later that year as they moved towards a new hip hop sound, Berry continued to work with other bands in the New York hardcore scene including Even Worse. Melbourne’s Tigers, featuring members of The Gun Runners and Cavalcade, have
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Australian metal scene, having toiled on behalf of labels and promoters including Eleven Seven, Century Media, EVP, Metal Blade, Season Of Mist, Relapse, UDR, Live Nation, Destroy All Lines, Direct Touring, Wild Thing Presents and many more. Next month Manic is heading METAL, HEAVY ROCK. CLASSIC to Europe for the summer festival season. ROCK LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL Before the festival fun begins though, Manic GOOD SHIT will be undertaking an epic 265km bicycle with PETER HODGSON ride from London to Castle Donington crunchcolumn@gmail.com in the name of several children’s charities. Manic has a fundraising page set up and his RIP NICK MENZA target for the campaign is about $2500AUD Former Megadeth drummer Nick Menza (£1300GBP). You can donate at justgiving. passed away at age 51 after collapsing com/fundraising/chrismaric. onstage during a concert by his band Ohm (a fusion band led by fellow Megadeth alumni Chris Poland) at The Baked ANGELUS APATRIDA AT THE Potato in LA. By all reports Menza was a BENDIGO healthy, sober guy in great shape. I’m sure On Saturday June 28 check out a many of my fellow guitar players spent thrashtacular lineup at The Bendigo countless hours jamming along to Menza- Hotel headlined by Spain’s Angelus era Megadeth albums, and I know a great Apatrida. The four-piece formed in 2000 many drummers who listed him as an in Albacete, an isolated small Spanish town influence. It goes without saying that this is in the middle of nowhere. “Albacete has a huge loss for the metal community. And no musical infrastructures at all, so we had it’s a reminder that all of the greats will one to fight really hard and do everything by day leave us, and that we shouldn’t wait ourselves” guitarist, singer and mastermind until they’re gone to celebrate them. Guillermo Izquierdo says. “We are really exited about our first time in Australia CHRIS MARIC RIDES FOR and we promise it’s gonna be killer. Hope you guys are ready because this is gonna CHARITY. AND METAL Australian PR manager Chris Maric is be a total ear-shaking, heads-exploding, one of the hardest-working people in the earth-quaking and house-rocking hell of a tour.” Joining them are In Malice’s Wake,
announced the release of their debut selftitled LP on Thursday June 16 via Arrest Records. The record will be pressed on limited black and colour splattered vinyl. Pre-orders are available now from the Arrest Records Bandcamp. Paul Hudson, better known as Bad Brains frontman H.R., is releasing an autobiography. The troubled singer, known widely for his struggles with mental illness and unpredictability as a band member, reportedly aims to touch on his journey through the band and his inner-demons. Constructed via oral interviews with H.R. and other stories told from members of Minor Threat, Cro-Mags, Sublime and more, Finding Joseph I is slated for a November release via Lesser Gods. Crossover thrash innovators D.R.I have announced the release of a new EP entitled ...But Wait, There’s More! Scheduled for a Friday June 11 release via Beer City Records, the EP will be the band’s first Harlott and Mason. Tickets are $35, 18+.
NEW YNGWIE ON THE WAY
Yngwie Malmsteen will release his new studio album World On Fire on Wednesday June 1 via King Records.When I interviewed him earlier this year for Seymour Duncan he told me, “I spent two years on it, touring, recording, touring, recording. And that’s much, much better, actually, in a way. Back in the day I would write the songs then rehearse them with some musicians, then go and do a backing track and we’d record it, mix it, learn the songs to go play them on tour, then do it all again. That way isn’t necessarily conducive to making the best music, y’know what I mean? So in a very, very backhanded way, this weird twist of fate in the music industry has actually made it a more inspiring environment, for me at least. I can write anytime and record anytime. My recording studio is always open, 24 hours. I can just record when I want and it’s a beautiful thing.”
NEW DENNER/SHERMANN ALBUM ANNOUNCED
Twin guitar legends of Mercyful Fate, Michael Denner and Hank Shermann, will release their new Denner/Shermann fulllength album, Masters Of Evil, on Friday June 24. The cover was painted by Swedish artist Thomas Holm, who also created the Satan’s Tomb artwork, and the record
recorded output since 1995. Metallica hardcore heavyweights Ringworm and Brain Tentacles have announced the release of a split 7”. Including original songs and Venom and Celtic Frost covers, the EP will be released on Monday June 6 via A389 Recordings. Former Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo has been announced as the drummer for the upcoming Suicidal Tendencies LP. The band posted a video of the drummer in the studio on their Facebook page with the following message: “Beating out today’s sermon in the Church of Suicidal, the Godfather of double kick, Dave Lombardo! September 2016! You’ve been warned!!!”. As yet there is no confirmation as to whether Lombardo will be touring with the band or only contributing studio drumming.
was mixed by Arnold Lindberg at Sound Industry Studio in Gothenburg, Sweden. The vintage sound on the new record harks back to the days of 2-inch tape machines, long nights in dark studios, and huge consoles glowing under dim incandescent light.
FEAR FACTORY LOCAL SUPPORTS NAMED
Fear Factory have announced Circles as national support for their Australian tour next month, with additional local supports in each city. For the Melbourne shows at the Prince Bandroom, the lineup will also include Eye Of The Enemy on Saturday June 4, and Jack The Stripper on Sunday June 5. Fear Factory are allowing fans to choose songs to play: visit Destroy All Lines on Facebook to vote.
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DEAFHEAVEN IT’S ONLY NATURAL
BY AUGUSTUS WELBY
Splicing together black metal, shoegaze, hardcore and post rock, Deafheaven are a unique phenomenon. Against the odds, Deafheaven had a major breakthrough in 2013 with their second LP, Sunbather. While not accompanied by a hefty marketing campaign, it became the subject of lofty praise from critics and music lovers of all stripes, establishing Deafheaven as not just one of the more interesting contemporary rock bands, but an act that could break down boundaries in peoples’ taste. See, Sunbather garnered interest regardless of listeners’ existing genre allegiances – eliciting as much curiosity from Mayhem fans as, say, Built to Spill fans. Though, as vocalist George Clarke explains, it wasn’t Deafheaven’s objective to make a genrethwarting album. “Obviously we understood that what we were doing was combining a lot of different things into a melting pot of music,” he says, “But there was no political motivation. There was no, ‘We’re going to tear this down. We’re going to show people that you can do this and do this.’ It’s just the music we like and it’s the way we write songs. And that’s all we really are: we’re just songwriters and that’s how they come out. There’s not a whole lot of behind-the-scenes other than that.” When Sunbather arrived, Deafheaven weren’t exactly newcomers – Clarke and guitarist Kerry McCoy started working on Deafheaven demos in ‘09, and they signed with US punk and metal imprint Deathwish to release their 2011 debut, Roads of Judah. But prior to Sunbather’s
unexpected explosion, Deafheaven were still relatively unknown, especially on this side of the planet. Last year’s New Bermuda gained a similar response, solidifying their position as one of the decade’s most critically acclaimed rock bands and opening up such opportunities as their forthcoming appearance at the Sydney Opera House. The exceptional nature of the band’s critical standing isn’t lost on Clarke. “I think it’s very cool,” he says. “I’m very excited to play the Opera House, and any time a record gets praised it’s very appreciated. But I do think it is a bit of a payoff as well – we’re a very hard working band. We have not slowed down for the last few years, and I think people are seeing our work and it’s getting us places.” Looking beyond which genre category Deafheaven ought to be listed under, their music is inherently challenging. This applies to New Bermuda perhaps even more so than Sunbather – the record includes just five songs, each between eight and ten minutes long, and all containing elaborate shifts in tone and texture and juxtaposing
dynamics. “We enjoy writing music that makes people think,” says Clarke, “I’m glad that that’s the reaction these songs have received. Whether it be positive or negative, I think it’s important to create something that is satisfying in that way. But ultimately it’s just the way we write songs. We just like this kind of stuff and we like this kind of stuff, so we figure why not put them together.” It helps that Clarke and McCoy have a knack for blending their somewhat disparate interests. The history of popular culture contains many instances of musicians haplessly merging incongruous stylistic elements (think Limp Bizkit, or Nelly’s recent country hip hop offerings). But where the attempts of other acts have felt cheap, Deafheaven’s music is implicit of the members’ broad music tastes. Individual songs on New Bermuda, such as Brought to the Water and Come Back, contain more musical deviations than some bands cover in an entire career, and listening far and wide is integral for maintaining creative versatility. W W W. B E AT.C O M . A U
“Even though we’re using the influence of a lot of different styles, it can still feel stagnant,” Clarke says. “If our next album were to sound like New Bermuda or sound like Sunbather – even though those albums have a lot of different sounds in them – it would be boring. So it’s important to always listen to new music and think about music and what can work and what doesn’t and what would be a cool idea. If what you do is write music and perform music, you’re going to always try and find new ways to keep it fresh and keep it interesting to yourself.” Along with releasing New Bermuda, Deafheaven’s touring schedule has been fairly unrelenting since their previous Australian visit in early 2014. They’ve now performed the songs from Sunbather countless times, and it’s starting to feel that way with the New Bermuda material. These aren’t compositions you can enter into lightly; both the heavy sections and the gentler sections require a real emotional
investment, not to mention the gruelling physical task Clarke faces in summoning that freakish scream. But again, such practice comes naturally to the band. “I feel energised by emotionally-driven music, and I think that playing emotionallydriven music keeps everyone at full throttle onstage. As long as it’s meaningful, we can keep up our pace. You just have to practise enough and perform enough to where running the marathon of our set doesn’t seem too strenuous anymore. “Especially for an audience that’s there to see you, I think that’s important to put yourself in that space. It’s the one thing that we’re there to do, and it would be a disservice to everyone around us if we didn’t [go all the way].” DEAFHEAVEN are playing at the Corner Hotel on Friday June 3. New Bermuda is out now via Anti Records. Tickets available via Handsome Tours. BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 31
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Dawn (Liberator Music / Infectious Music)
Since the release of his 2013 EP, Berlin, fans all over the world have been begging for more from the Australianborn, Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter Ry X. When he unveiled the singles Only and Deliverance at the beginning of 2016, the anticipation for his debut album grew even stronger. Now Dawn is finally here, allowing us to soak in a full-length document of Ry Cuming’s ethereal vocal delivery and tactful string-play. The title track starts things off, a ghostly soundscape that acts as an ideal preface for the 12 track release. Orchestral brass fills the song, enticing you towards what’s to come. Earlier releases Shortline, Howling and Berlin are included, but the former of the three has been significantly enriched. A heavy bassline – aloof for much of the 2013 edition – asphyxiates you right from the outset. To accommodate, the wistful guitar riff that opens the Berlin version doesn’t enter until midway
through. Howling is poignant but pulsating and remains an all-encompassing acme of Cuming’s work. It’s the standout track, led by an electronic drum kit that takes you on an otherworldly journey. Berlin is an absorbing exploration with gentle acoustics and wordless vocals to soothe you to sleep. Many of the tracks begin softly before rising to a climactic conclusion, and Beacon is the starkest example of that. A string ensemble joins the drums and keyboards to overtake the acoustics, producing a levitating resonance. Haste is an accelerating voyage into longing, exhibiting all of Cuming’s electronic knowhow. Dawn is everything we’ve come to love about Ry X, but refined into an exhilarating ride. BY TOM PARKER
SINGLE REVIEWS WITH LACHLAN The Hunt For The Wilderpeople is out tomorrow and you should definitely go see it – Lachlan ‘Dave Stratton’ Kanoniuk. D.D DUMBO Satan (Liberation) It was all quiet on the D.D Dumbo front after heaps of promise a couple of years back, and it seems like that period of time has been put into honing songcraft with the release of Satan. It shows a true sense of daring, in control of every impulse while still accommodating them. Big things are in store. GEORGIA FIELDS FEAT. PHIA Open Orange (Independent) Open Orange works the lo-fi vocal snapped into clarity a bit like Tame’s Less I Know The Better. The food-as-fucking metaphors work for the most part, aided by a
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ADELE Send My Love To Your New Lover (XL/Remote Control) Reckon the best comparison here is to Bieber’s Love Yourself in tone and instrumentation, but the Ed Sheeran-style minimal acoustic loops don’t do it for me. Love Adele, but the vocal melody on the hook doesn’t play to her strengths.
CABLE TIES Same For Me (Independent) One of the sickest bands to emerge in Melbourne in recent times, Cable Ties spank it for six on Same For Me, taken from their double A-side seven inch. This one starts off strong, then unleashes sockknocking fury in the chorus. Not to mention the blown out solo that sets up the final shout-along. Raw power.
PITBULL FEAT. ENRIQUE IGLESIAS Messin’ Around (Sony) This sounds exactly how you would
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BEAT’S TOP TEN SONGS FOR THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN 1. Don’t Vote CASS MCCOMBS 2. Soul Mining THE THE 3. Malcolm GHOSTFACE KILLAH 4. Short And Sweet ESPERANZA SPALDING 5. Go Green ABSTRACT 6. Doublespeak NICO MUHLY 7. Lies CHVRCHES 8. Two Faces BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN 9. Low Budget THE KINKS 10. Crimewave HEALTH
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Nothing like a bumper reissue to trigger the cynical impulse, right? After all, few things smack more of cash grab than the re-release of an album that hasn’t even turned 30. Death’s Scream Bloody Gore isn’t even at mid-life crisis age yet. Does it really deserve a two disc deluxe edition? The answer is yes. Time has been very kind to a record that has been routinely described as the progenitor of the entire death metal genre. And yet it’d be wrong to pigeonhole Scream Bloody Gore as a metal record. It’s a lumbering, lopsided behemoth – a drunken Cthulhu tripping over its own tentacles in a surprisingly gratifying way. Songs stop and start ad nauseam, and tracks like the singularly inspired Sacrificial and Evil Dead owe as much to punk rock and jazz as they do to more commercial genres. Better still, the bumper second disc is less an assemblage of outtakes then an all-important glimpse into the demonic forces that brought this screaming mess into the world. It’s a peek around a bloodied curtain, one as illuminating as it is disturbing. Scream Bloody Gore is filthy, fitful, and ferocious. In the words of famous occultist Anton LaVey, “Satan approves.” By Joseph Earp
Pond frontman and abstract thinker Nicholas Allbrook returns with his second solo album Pure Gardiya. There’s always been a certain mythos surrounding Allbrook, making him one of Australia’s more intriguing performers. Pure Gardiya is a difficult listen, combining his surreal take on life with harrowing imagery that’s likely to trouble even the most hardened listeners. Opening track In The Gutter features delicately strummed guitars accompanied by a piano, which features prominently throughout the album. The gentle arrangement is juxtaposed with the intensity of the lyrics, setting the tone for an album that comments candidly on the state of Australian politics. Advance follows this lead, borrowing lines from Advance Australia Fair to comment on our sense of national identity and the atrocities that mar the country’s past. Pyramids and Cranes is a mournful track; the strings create an unsettling atmosphere, enhanced by the downtrodden lyrics. Blow Up Saxophone is Allbrook at his most distressed, frankly chronicling the life of a suicide bomber. Billy Leary appears to be a character study, but it’s also a rather troubling snapshot of Allbrook’s fragile mental state. The song’s climax may leave you exhausted, but the calming Karrakatta Cemetery provides some relief, even though the lyrics are once again pretty hard to bear. Pure Gardiya is crammed with ideas implicit of a troubled psyche. It’s not, however, a cry for help or attention. Rather, Allbrook’s here to expose listeners to the disturbing nature of life so that we can work towards some kind of resolution.
A few years ago I was living in Coventry, England. Although I had a room in a share house, I barely used it. I preferred to live and sleep in the freezing cold shed out the back. I’d sit out there chain smoking, trying and failing to decide what I was going to do with my life. Then one day a fox appeared in the garden. He spent a few days testing me out, evaluating me. Eventually, following whatever strange whim it is that guides the business of foxes, he came into the shed. During the day he’d sleep in there and I would sit and watch him. He didn’t like me smoking. He’d leave as soon as I sparked up a cigarette, so I stopped. He’d rise around dusk, give me a quiet, gentle stare and then saunter out into the yard. And every morning when I awoke he’d be back, curled up in the corner. Then one morning he wasn’t, and I never saw him again. That’s what Illirion is. It’s a strange, tender beautiful thing – unexplainable, the servant of no master. It is Ukranian composer Lubomyr Melnyk’s finest album, but it doesn’t even feel like an album. It’s just this thing that enters your life, shares a little room with you, and then moves on, leaving the tiniest scraps of beauty behind. By Joseph Earp
BY HOLLY PEREIRA
Tegan and Sara
Paul Dempsey
Mossy
Love You To Death (Warner Music)
Strange Loop (EMI Music Australia)
Mossy (I Oh You)
Tegan and Sara have reliably evolved across their eight album career, which makes Love You To Death their most unsurprising offering yet. It leans further into the electropop sound established on 2013’s Heartthrob. There are many similarities between the two records: both are concise at ten songs each, both are laden with synths, and both generously dish out lurrrve feelings. However, Love You To Death isn’t a repeat, but a significant step upwards. Although the twins’ songwriting made Heartthrob an incredible record, it was let down by sluggish sonics. LYTD features sharper production and aside from lead single Boyfriend, the ‘80s inflections are less apparent. Instead, there’s a stronger incorporation of dance styles. Crisp electro beats meld with glossy echoes on Dying To Know, while the slick Stop Desire is the cool cousin of Heartthrob’s Closer. There’s added depth in the lyrical content too, moving beyond Heartthrob’s dichotomy of pain and pleasure. Boyfriend calls out the confusions of a closeted girl; That Girl bemoans the tiresome decay of a relationship; and BWU comments (perhaps politically) on the necessity of marriage, concluding that “we don’t need a white wedding”. Meanwhile, the division of the sisters’ vocals is unspoiled, particularly noticeable on piano ballad 100x. The album gently glides out with the pulsating Hang On Tonight, one of the record’s most affecting tracks, For those who were disappointed with Tegan and Sara’s initial movement into pop, you’re probably going to stay sour. For those who revelled in it, Love You To Death is even more spectacular. With its lack of cracks and steady pulse, it packs an even stronger punch than Heartthrob. This is a record ideal for mornings of lip-syncing, afternoons of daydreaming and nights of dancing.
Mossy’s self-titled EP is a threat whispered with longing – a curse disguised as a platitude. Beneath its shimmering surface something dreaded patiently waits, and though the five tracks never outwardly project evil, they vaguely reek of it, like a corpse just starting to sour. It’s this interplay between the uttered and the unspoken that gives the piece its power. The subtly sharp edge of EP opener Electric Chair proves transformative, lifting it from a run of the mill slice of synth pop into something endearingly wretched. Waterfall inhabits similar territory, and the Xanax-addled chorus is as moving as it is eerie. What’s most impressive about Mossy is the fact it never falls from ethereal to insubstantial. Jamie Timony, the man behind the moniker, has a fine ear for pop hooks, and the rigid, iron ore melodies dotted throughout Shipping Yard are genuinely infectious. It’s commercial fare made as noncommercially as possible – a velvet glove cast in iron. Mossy’s debut effort is pretty and piercing, and every one of its blows finds a new, softer patch of skin to rest on. It wants to hurt you. And before long you’ll realise that’s exactly what you want too. BY JOSEPH EARP
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The True Sea kicks off Paul Dempsey’s Strange Loop, an epic seven-minute feat dealing with space and its many dimensions while offering up intricate guitar work and several sonic peaks. Dempsey’s second solo release comes seven years after his debut, Everything Is True, and while Dempsey has maintained his folk rock roots, Strange Loop reveals another side of his songwriting. Blending the familiar with the brand new, the title track is an instant acoustic-powered anthem. Matching lines like, “Tell me baby what’s so good about feeling understood?” with cleverly climatic drumming, the album already feels like a success by its second song. Clearly aiming to diversify, Dempsey experiments with textures and sampling. Idiot Oracle includes double-tracked drums, while also conveying the mood of a campfire sing-along. Slowing it down for a second is the scenic Hey History (Don’t Go Changing), which features a killer guitar solo and another powerful vocal performance. Lifetime Supply is a more sorrowful state of affairs, with Dempsey singing, “And I want to kill you when you say that time will tell / Go on disappear, see if the song is gonna sing itself ”. Kicking it up a gear, Morningless would make the best wake-up call after a late night. Immediately engaging and the right tempo for some jumping around, the song is a rallying call if ever there was one. Dempsey continues to display his dynamic range by finger plucking his way into Be Somebody; Iris Black is a folk-tinged rockabilly number with a surreal tale to tell (see lines like, “the child actors that are flying backwards into the mid-morning sun” for evidence); and Volunteers is another one with imagery galore. Album closer, Nobody’s Trying To Tell Me Something, leaves an everlasting memory. Dempsey bluntly blurts out “go fuck yourself ” without a second thought. It’s another uncharacteristic move from this celebrated Australian artist. BY PHOEBE ROBERTSON
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GIG GUIDE WEDNESDAY 25 MAY SULKS
DUNESEVEN
Hi there. Who are we speaking to and what do you do in DuneSeven? I respond to many different callings and gestures least of which is Jonathan, my actual name. I operate the guitar and sing over two mice. Damn autocorrect. You guys create some solid dance/funk/rock tunes with the inclusion of the didgeridoo. How do you tie in such a unique instrument into the music? One day Mr William Sax brought along his didgeridoo. We asked him what key it was in. He said E flat. We said close enough. You’ve also got members from across the globe – who’s from where? Two pasty white African brothers, a historically accurate Hungarian accompanied by his Australian SO and the only slightly bronze Greek egg shaker that I’ve met recently. Our musical collective is comparable to cooking a rare exotic dish. And we are going to serve you up some fusion style grooves that will satisfy your musical taste buds. What musical elements can people find on your upcoming News For You EP? World peace, free dental care, foldable credit cards – these are just some of the things you won’t find on our new EP. But if you’re not bummed out by that then you will find yourself listening to deep, four-beat dance grooves, slow musing compositions and big low harmonic bass-buzzing tracks that will make you feel what we feel every time we play music. Head along to DUNESEVEN’s EP launch at Yah Yah’s on Saturday May 28, with support from The Electric I, Junior Under The Moon and DJ Toll and JDDJ opening and closing the night.
TH E OL D B A R Sulks are a sweet little country folk duo, originally from Wellington, New Zealand who are playing a farewell show at The Old Bar on Wednesday May 25. With half of the band moving to Eastern Europe just one week later, it’ll be your last time to see Sulks before the big move. They’ve got an excellent lineup sorted including the dark folk of A B Robb, intimate pop ballads of Dogood and a debut performance from Pearl Bay. Doors are from 8pm with entry only $8. Get down and wish Sulks all the very best.
AOTEAROA AND BEYOND - FEAT: NEW ZEALAND CHAMBER SOLOISTS Melbourne Recital Centre,
FORKLIFT ASSASSINS
T H E B E ND I G O H OT E L Tonight The Bendy are hosting a night of some of the finest local rock ‘n’ roll outfits. The lineup features punk-rock trio Forklift Assassins, the metal sounds of Scrood, Bunyip, and Drain Life. Yeah it’s the middle of the week, you might have a lot of stuff you need to do but when do things ever get done after 8pm? Doors are at 7pm with $6 entry. Easy peazy.
DIZZY’S BIG BAND Dizzy's Jazz Club, Richmond. 8:00pm. $10.00.
ELLA HOOPER + VAN WALKER + MOUTH TOOTH Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $18.00.
MILD MANIC + KILL DIRTY YOUTH + THE BLACK ALLEYS Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $8.00.
OPEN MIC Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 6:00pm. ROUNDTABLE + DR COLOSSUS + MERCHANT Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $5.00.
Centre, Southbank. 1:00pm. $89.90.
8:30pm.
FOLLIES IN CONCERT - FEAT: DAVID HOBSON + LISA MCCUNE + NANCYE HAYES + MORE Melbourne Recital JULIEN WILSON QUARTET 303, Northcote. 8:30pm. PAPA G & THE STARCATS + BITTERFRUIT + HEADPHONES JONES Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $5.00. THE ROOKIES The Rooks Return, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. THOMAS LORENZO TRIO Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne
BOPSTRETCH Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.
7:30pm. $12.00.
FOLLIES IN CONCERT - FEAT: DAVID HOBSON + LISA MCCUNE + NANCYE HAYES + MORE Melbourne Recital
Centre, Southbank. 7:00pm. $89.90.
Southbank. 6:00pm. $29.00.
WINDARI Open Studio, Northcote. 8:00pm. ALEX WATTS + FRIDA Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood.
Cbd. 8:30pm. $20.00.
RUBIX RADIO ON KISSFM Rubix Warehouse, Brunswick. THE MCQUEENS + KUCHI KOPI Workers Club, Fitzroy.
8:00pm. $9.00.
THE SONGROOM - FEAT: REBECCA BARNARD + HAYDEN CALNIN + AL PARKINSON Northcote Social Club,
Northcote. 7:30pm. $15.00.
WOO WHO + RHYSICS + THE RHY666 Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 7:00pm. $5.00.
ALEX GOW + DAN KELLY + EMMA RUSSACK Karova Lounge, Ballarat. 8:30pm. $16.00.
GEOFF ACHISON Catfish, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. JIMI HOCKING + NICK CHARLES + NOT THE WOLF Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 8:00pm.
TKAY MAIDZA
CLARE BOWEN
H OWL E R The fearless force that is Tkay Maidza has some of the biggest names in the game dishing her praise, filled support spots for Mark Ronson & Charli XCX as well as festival appearances by the bucketload. Don’t miss Tkay Maidza when she brings her prowess to a very intimate show at Howler tonight, Wednesday May 25. Tickets are $38, doors at 7.30pm.
T H E CO R NE R Australian singer/songwriter and acting star Clare Bowen (Nashville, Not Suitable for Children, Home and Away) is returning home for a show at The Corner tonight. The gig will be a full band affair and will showcase both original songs and covers featured in Nashville. With news that the show has just been axed, fans should definitely head along and celebrate its legacy at The Corner Hotel.
MURDENA Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8:30pm. OPEN MIC Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbottsford. 7:00pm. OPEN MIC NIGHT Ascot Vale Hotel, Ascot Vale. 8:00pm. OPEN MIC NIGHT Purple Emerald, Northcote. 8:00pm. THE BEARDS The Loft, Warrnambool. 8:00pm. $28.60. WINE WHISKEY WOMEN - FEAT: ANNE OF THE WOLVES + MICHELLE DRIVER Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 8:00pm.
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THURSDAY 26 MAY WHITE LODGE
T H E O LD BAR Gold Coast’s garage punk slaves White Lodge are on a little tour of Melbourne in support of their new self titled album. The LP is self described as being 11 tracks of howling, fuzz-driven, echo-drenched psychosis recorded in stere-ere-ero. Thursday May 26 will see the LP become a whole new beast when it takes to the stage. The night includes support from Jurrasic Nark and Floyd Cox. Doors are at 8pm with $6 entry.
ANDY MCGARVIE + DOC HALIBUT Shebeen, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $10.00.
B.A.P. Festival Hall, West Melbourne. 7:00pm. $79.00. BREVE + MASCO SOUND SYSTEM + THE BACKS Yah Yah's, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.
A WILHELM SCREAM
TH E RE V E R E NC E H OT E L As part of their Australian tour, Massachusetts’s own A Wilhelm Scream will drop past The Rev for what they describe as ‘an overwhelming assault on the senses that never fails to disappoint’. Starting from 8pm, this show is sold out, so if you don’t have a ticket too bad.
CLASSIC ALBUM CLUB (COVERS CAT STEVENS) Eddie's
OCEAN ALLEY + THE FOOTBALL CLUB + TOMMY CASTLES
Bandroom, 7:30pm.
Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 7:30pm. $18.00.
COLUMBIA + SMALL TOWN ALIEN Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8:30pm. $10.00.
DIN DIN DJS + SUGAR FED LEOPARDS DJS Catfish, Fitzroy.
PVBLO + JC DJ SET Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $5.00. THE GOOD MINUS + HANNAH CAMERON + AMY ALEX Bella Union Bar, Carlton. 8:30pm. $8.00.
H OWLE R With the release of The Past Beats Inside Me Like A Second garnering five star reviews, album preview shows in Sydney and Melbourne selling out in advance, Urthboy appears to be riding a success train that shows no sign of slowing down. Set to make a triumphant appearance at Howler, Urthboy will be supported LFresh The Lion, the newest signing to the Elefant Traks family. Opening the tour will be the up-andcoming Okenyo, who wowed listeners with her playful and charismatic vocals on Urthboy’s single, Second Heartbeat. Tickets set you back $28 with doors at 8pm.
THE JIVES + THE GREAT EMU WAR + JUNGLE BREED
8:00pm.
JOE MUNGOVAN Open Studio, Northcote. 8:00pm. MEZZ LIVE Chelsea Heights Hotel, Chelsea Heights.
Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $5.00.
THE TOM STEVENSON BAND Workers Club, Geelong. 8:00pm. $6.00.
5:30pm.
JAZZAOKE - FEAT: MORDIALLOC JAZZ ORCHESTRA
NOW THE FINAL FRAME (AMY WINEHOUSE TRIBUTE) FEAT: BROOKE RUSSELL + ELIZA HULL + J M S HARRISON + ZOE K + MORE Corner Hotel, Richmond. 7:30pm. $18.00.
KHAN
URTHBOY
WHO LE LOT TA LOVE After the re-release of their first two EP’s Ecstasy and Enstasy, Khan are excited to announce the release of their third EP On Silent Space launching this Thursday May 26 with special guests danger&plastic and Murphy and Snark. Khan boast their own brand of ‘90s grunge rock with early ‘70s hard rock. Get a kickstart on your weekend tomorrow night. Free entry from 7pm.
Dizzy's Jazz Club, Richmond. 8:00pm. $10.00.
FOOTY Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 9:00pm. MELBOURNE GIRLS GRAMMAR SCHOOL CONCERT
LOVEJOY
TH E WORK E R S C LU B The eclectic pop sounds of Melbourne quintet Lovejoy return to the Workers Club for an extra special show as they present garage boppers Picket Palace for their debut show. Along with good friends, the pre-eminent disco punkers Eyesore, a night of wilful genre disintegration is at hand. Sounds like a pretty sweet way to pre-empt your weekend. Doors from 7.30 with only $6 entry.
Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 7:30pm. $24.00.
MELBOURNE IMPROVISERS COLLECTIVE Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.
MIDNIGHT EXPRESS - FEAT: PREQUEL + EDD FISHER Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm.
MINGUS THINGUS Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd.
8:00pm. $20.00.
HOLLYWOOD MODELS
So then, what’s the band name and what do you ‘do’ in the band? I’m Filth Pitt from Hollywood Models. I sing and dance whilst crying and smiling simultaneously. What do you reckon people will say you sound like? My mum said we sound like the B-52’s and Talking Heads with a little sprinkle of The Velvet Underground and early 2000s dance pop. She could be mocking me though. What do you love about making music? I love that it gives me the opportunity to be a scumbag and continuously drink beers without my motives being questioned. What do you hate about the music industry? That the increase in piracy has led to me being unable to stream Taylor Swift’s 1989 on Spotify. Everyone just tells me to shake it off, but I don’t laugh. This is serious. I’ve heard amazing things about it and I’m still waiting to listen. What can a punter expect from your live show? A punter can expect to see the full human condition expressed via zany new wave tunes. It’s almost like a rock opera. Follow me with the help of the rest of the models on my quest to validate myself and find love, and to prove to my mum that I am not a screw up. Anything else to add? If you’re going to the gig then you better bring your wife. HOLLYWOOD MODELS are playing at the Workers Club on Sunday May 29. Things get started at 8pm. They’ll be joined by The Burnt Sausages, Hi Tec Emotions and DJ Gill Gunderson AKA Eilish Gilligan from Frida providing groovy tunes throughout the night.
25TH MAY WEDNESDAY
JACKRABBITS 26TH MAY THURSDAY
“SOUNDANDREW TRACKS FOR IMAGINARY FILMS” MCCUBBIN AND MELINDA PRITCHARD, DIRTBIRD AND MIDNIGHT SCAVENGERS, 7PM 27TH MAY FRIDAY
MARSDEN WILLIAMS & 245-T PEACH HAPPENING, THE INTERCEPTORS 7.30PM 28TH MAY SATURDAY
JUNIOR FICTION PAPER BACKS, HANNAH FRANCIS & BEN CARTER, TIME ROBB 8.30PM
29TH MAY SUNDAY
LUCY LOCKET & FRIENDS COMEDY NIGHT OPEN MIC 30TH MAY MONDAY 31ST MAY TUESDAY
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MATT MALONE
1. Growing Up My earliest memory of music is my grandmother singing in the local church choir, and Elvis classics like Are You Lonesome Tonight? But it wasn’t until I was seven years old and hearing a Nirvana mixtape with the acoustic song Polly that I knew music was something I needed to do. 2. Inspirations Some of the musicians/bands that inspire me are Swans, Hank Williams, The Necks, Rowland S. Howard, Current 93, Leonard Cohen, Popol Vuh, and Throbbing Gristle. There is a seriousness to the art of poetry and a fearlessness to artistic exploration binding these anointed few together. 3. Your music My recently released debut album S .I. X was recorded at The True Vine by the masterful Adam Casey. It showcases what I love in blues/country, post-punk, black metal and apocalyptic folk. Yet it’s in the arena of the live performance that I believe S .I. X really sends home the feeling of transcendence that I want to evoke in myself and audience members alike. 4. Your launch / mini-fest The next gig is The Devil In The West, where I have brought together an array of some of the best underground Melbourne/Sydney acts from a variety of genres like psych-folk, blues grind, ambient jazz, ‘90s grunge, and doom country. The Devil to me is symbolic of freedom and individualism, and this is a day where I wanted to celebrate the rich diversity and world-class standard of the Oz underground scene. See MATT MALONE at The Devil In The West-Fest with Agonhymn, Limnal, RIP nofun, Trappist Afterland, Fuchsia, Bunyip, Clive Of India at The Reverence Hotel on Saturday May 28 from 5pm – 12am. .
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CH E RRY B A R Cherry Soul this Thursday May 26 is brought to you by Funk Rabbit. They’ll be bringing the masses in with a promise of a good smoky boogie and of course cheap Cherry Bons all night long. They’ll kick off from 10pm, entry is free as always before 9pm, and $10 after that.
MONASH MMS END OF SEMESTER PARTY - FEAT: PAPA G & THE START CATS + EMILIA & THE SCARLETTES + THE HIP STREETS & PLATYPET SILLHOUETTE Bar Open,
CARGO CULTS Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 8:00pm. DANGER & PLASTIC + KAHN + MURPHY + SNARK Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 7:00pm.
HARRY HOWARD & EDWINA PRESTON + FIGUREHEAD + RVG + JULES SHELDON Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8:30pm. JON TOOGOOD + JOSH CASHMAN Baha Tacos & Tapas Bar, Rye. 7:00pm. $20.40.
LUKE YEOWARD Labour In Vain, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. NICK ANDERSON Carters Bar, Northcote. 8:00pm. PHIL WIGGINS + DOM TURNER Piping Hot Chicken &
THE HERE HERES
THE B.E AST The Here Here’s play an all original repertoire of melodic, toe tapping and highly memorable instrumentals that you will be humming for days to come. Compact and hip, the Here’s can play any stage with anyone. The band will take the stage at 9.30, but get down early for a DJ set from Mojo Juju at 7pm.
MACKEY/JODRELL QUINTET Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.
SOUL POWER - FEAT: MIKE STEVA Purple Emerald,
Burger Grill, Ocean Grove. 7:00pm.
STEVE PERRY'S BIG HOUSE Mr Boogie Man Bar,
PLANET 80S - FEAT: REWIND 80S BAND + DJ NUKLEOPATRA Rubix Warehouse, Brunswick. 8:00pm.
Northcote. 8:00pm.
Abbottsford. 7:00pm.
REMCO KEIJZER QUARTET Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne
Fitzroy. 7:30pm.
THE ARTIE STYLES QUARTET 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. $10.00. THE FABRIC + NAFASI + NICO NIQUO Toff In Town,
THE BLACK SHEEP Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East.
$15.00.
Cbd. 9:30pm. $20.00.
7:30pm.
ROGER CLARK QUARTET Dizzy's Jazz Club, Richmond.
THE GOOD EGG THURSDAYS - FEAT: HENRY WHO + TIGERFUNK + LEWIS CANCUT Lucky Coq, Windsor.
Collingwood. 8:00pm. $25.00.
RUBY ROGERS EXPERIENCE Lomond Hotel, Brunswick
7:00pm.
$15.00.
SLEAZY LISTENING - FEAT: ARKS + RICHARD KELLY + HYSTERIC + K HOOP Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd.
Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $15.00.
WALTER MARTIN + BEN MASON Gasometer Hotel, YOLANDA INGLEY II Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 8:00pm.
THE HIP JOINT Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. THE LONELY PLANET - FEAT: FLINDERS QUARTET
FRIDAY 27 MAY
Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 7:00pm. $40.00.
TIMBALERO THURSDAY La Di Da, Melbourne Cbd.
A RUSSIAN AFFAIR - FEAT: AARON LIU Melbourne Recital
9:00pm. $16.00.
East. 9:30pm.
5:00pm.
Centre, Southbank. 6:00pm. $29.00.
9:00pm. $10.00.
ADRIEN SIB + SEAN MCMAHON The Rooks Return, Fitzroy.
8:00pm.
ARTHUR PENN & THE FUNKY TEN + TETRAHEDRA + PVBLO Shebeen, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $9.00. BOBBY & THE PINS Longplay, Fitzroy North. 9:00pm. $18.00. CRAIG SMITH QUINTET Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne
BACKSTAGE - FEAT: HEY GRINGO + THE SHAKE SHACK BOOGIE BAND Musicland, Fawkner. 7:00pm. $10.00.
Cbd. 8:30pm. $25.00.
MINTON’S PLAYHOUSE SESSIONS
Collingwood. 8:00pm. $25.00.
TH E B.E AS T Taking its name from a legendary jazz club in Harlem which hosted jam sessions that featured Thelonius Monk, Dizzie Gillespie and Charlie Parker, The Minton’s Playhouse band get together on the last Thursday of every month. Featuring special guests and classic tunes, the night is also sponsored by Jamesons so there will be cheap drinks on offer. Sound alright?
CUBA LIBRE - FEAT: JAZZ PARTY Gasometer Hotel, DJ DR. CONDIMENTS The Rooks Return, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. DUB PRINCESS BAND + EL MOTH + ABLE8 Bar Open,
Fitzroy. 9:00pm.
LOONEE TUNES + THE RESIGNATORS The Luwow, Fitzroy.
8:00pm.
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ALEX GOW & DAN KELLY
THORN B URY THE ATRE Two of Australia’s most renowned singer/songwriters, Alex Gow and Dan Kelly, are in the midst of their coheadline ‘The Australian Dreamers Tour’. Both artists have recently released their fourth studio albums – Kelly’s solo endeavour Leisure Panic and Gow’s When We Talk About Love with his band Oh Mercy. Supported by Emma Russack, this is sure to be a night of songs and men that sing them.
GIG GUIDE DEAR PARK
SUPERHERO PARTY
SLEAZY LISTENING - FEAT: ARKS + RICHARD KELLY + HYSTERIC + K HOOP Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd.
GREEVES + THE LOVELY DAYS + THE ELECTIC EXILES
WHO LE LOT TA LOVE Dear Park are a post rock four-piece who are rallying together some mates to put on a neat little show at Whole Lotta Love this Friday May 27. They’ve got Irons Bound, a country-tinged four-piece and the heavenly sounds of Lara Travis who is road-testing tunes from her forthcoming debut album. Entry is $10 from 8pm and is a guaranteed solid Friday night.
TH E GRE Y H O U ND H OT E L Boylesque, one of The Greyhound’s favourite acts, will be performing the sequel to their Supervillains Show that has been running over the past few months, featuring characters from Justice League. Of course, dressing up as a hero or villain is encouraged - with prizes dealt out for the best dressed on the night. Rounding it all out comes DJ sets from Chris Spencer, Lloyd Jones and Duchess Kay.
HONEYBONE
T H E R E T R E AT Garage rock trio Honeybone are gearing up to launch their long awaited EP on Friday at The Retreat. Spits And Curses was produced and recorded by Lee Jones in various studios around Melbourne in 2015. The EP features five new tracks, which includes their new single Dance. Honeybone will hit up the Retreat Hotel with support from The Naysayers, entry is free.
LACHLAN DUTHIE + CHRIS STREET Preston Market, Preston. 11:00am.
5:00pm.
Catfish, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $8.00.
HEY HEY IT'S FRIDAY - FEAT: ASTRO BOYS Royal Hotel
LUKE AUSTEN Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 8:30pm. MAX TEAKLE & FRIENDS Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East.
(essendon), Essendon. 10:00pm.
THE CAT EMPIRE + BOMBAY ROYALE Forum Theatre,
HUNTLY + TWO STEPS ON THE WATER + JESSICA SAYS + THE CURSE The Shadow Electric, Abbotsford. 6:30pm.
5:30pm.
Moorabbin. 8:00pm. $5.00.
Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $64.90.
$7.00.
SOUTHSIDE SOUL - FEAT: DJ LADY SOUL + BIG DADDY WARBUCKS + DJ DUSTY STYLUS Kingston Arts Centre,
JOSH CASHMAN + TALI SING Penny Black, Brunswick. 9:00pm.
LA DANSE MACABRE + BRUNSWICK MASSIVE RESIDENT DJS Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. LEPERS & CROOKS + GREENTHIEF + PRYMAL Workers Club, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $15.00.
OSCAR GALT & THE EVENTUAL SOMETHINGS + ALISTER TURRILL + THE HUNTED CROWS Grace Darling Hotel,
LEPERS & CROOKS
T H E WO RKERS CLUB Hailing from Sydney’s inner west, Lepers & Crooks quickly garnered a reputation as one of the city’s mustsee live acts thanks to their electrifying stage show. The fivesome took to touring their hard hitting brand of funk rock around Australia, tallying up an impressive 200+ shows across 2014/15 - surely one of Australia’s hardest working bands. Lepers & Crooks recently dropped Let You Go, a taste from their forthcoming EP, The Heathen Circus. Friday May 27 at The Workers Club is set to be a mighty glorious affair, get down and catch up with Lepers & Crooks. Doors from 7.30pm.
THE JAWA PITU BAND Open Studio, Northcote. 8:00pm. THE JC LITTLE BIG BAND Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $20.00.
THE LAUNCH - FEAT: VINYL VIXENS Loop, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm.
WHAT THE FUNK FRIDAYS Purple Emerald, Northcote.
Collingwood. 8:30pm. $10.00.
PIRRA + LADY OSCAR + SUMNER Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 8:00pm. $10.00.
ROKK FOKKERS Black Hatt, Geelong. 9:30pm. TEX PERKINS & CHARLIE OWEN Grand Hotel Mornington, Mornington. 8:00pm. $30.60.
BOB DYLAN 75 BIRTHDAY SALUTE
M E M O M U S I C H A LL 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. The lineup includes Angie Hart, Sime Nugent, Susannah Espie, Lisa Miller, Rebecca Barnard, Van Walker, Simon Bailey, Charles Jenkins, Lucie Thorne, 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.
9:00pm.
BARELY STANDING PRESENTS Prince Public Bar, St Kilda
THE DRONES Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. THE HARD-ONS + CLOWNS + FLOUR Northcote Social Club,
. 8:30pm.
Northcote. 8:30pm. $18.00.
BUSY KINGDOM Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 9:30pm. CAPTAIN SPALDING Customs House Hotel, Williamstown. 9:30pm.
DISTORTED TRUTH + BASTARD SQUAD + DEBACLE + SUBSTANCE ABUSE Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. DOG WHISTLE POLITICS + MURKLINS + DADA ONO Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 9:00pm. $5.00.
EINSTEINS TOYBOYS + THOSE GUYS Musicland, Fawkner. 7:30pm. $10.00.
ELVIS IS IN THE BUILDING Big Huey's Diner, South Melbourne. 8:00pm.
FINISHING SCHOOL Bella Union Bar, Carlton. 9:30pm. $10.00. FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE - FEAT: BRADY JAMES + TAYLOR PIGGOTT + BEN JANSZ + MORE Continental Hotel Sorrento, Sorrento. 9:00pm.
GENERAL MEN + POLO + LOOBS + TANGRAMS Old Bar,
Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10.00.
HIDEOUS TOWNS FUNDRAISER
T H E PO ST OFFICE HOTEL Dream pop/psych outfit Hideous Towns are hoping to release their debut album towards the end of 2016 but as you may know, making an album is costly. The four members of Hideous Towns are trying to make ends meet by frying chips, smashing the remains of burned down houses, promoting the use of stand up paddle boards and poaching ethical eggs but they need more support. Luckily, they’ve gathered Eternally Fresh, Mares and Dreamin’ Wild to play a show with them specifically to raise funds for their first album and they would very much appreciate your help. Entry is on a pay as you feel basis with doors at 8pm. Show your support of young local bands by heading down and paying up a buck or two.
THE IRON HORSES + THE SHAKES + GREAT PLACES Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 8:30pm. $10.00.
THE MATCHES Max Watt's, Melbourne. 8:00pm. $44.00. TINPAN ORANGE Workers Club (geelong), Geelong. 8:00pm. $16.00.
OSCAR GALT & THE EVENTUAL SOMETHINGS
T H E G R AC E DA R LI NG Oscar Galt & The Eventual Somethings will be launching their new EP Drift Away this Friday at The Grace. Inspired by a lucid dream that Galt experienced one night, the EP takes the band’s tumultuous blend of slackerscuzz right through the restless worm hole that is his mind. Recorded and mixed by local legend Shane O’Mara, the band will have a limited amount of 10” copies available at the show and support will come from The Hunted Crows, Alister Turrill as well as Bad Health DJs.Entry is $10, get amongst it people.
PETER COMBE & THE JUICY JUICY GREEN GRASS BAND Corner Hotel, Richmond. 8:30pm. $24.00.
THE CLICHÉS - FEAT: THE CLICHES Carters Bar, Northcote. 8:00pm.
THE CON ARTISTS Pascoe Vale Rsl, Pascoe Vale. 8:00pm. $8.00.
TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC SESSION Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 6:00pm.
ZERAFINA ZARA & ALLEGED ASSOCIATES Smokehouse
101, Maidstone. 7:00pm.
SATURDAY 28 MAY TANZER
T H E TO FF Melbourne’s own Tanzer has just unleashed her new EP Four Love Songs With Tanzer. Combining elements of ‘60s film soundtracks and new-wave, Tanzer’s musical style is hard to pin down and sits in a realm all of its own. The launch will go down at The Toff on Saturday, grab your tix from Moshtix.
TRIBUTE TO EX-YU NEW WAVE - FEAT: ŽELJCI BEBECI + MORE 24 Moons, Northcote. 8:00pm. $20.00. WHITE LODGE Yah Yah's, Fitzroy. 2:00pm. WHITE SUMMER + SIENNA WILD + ALL THE COLOURS Yah
ABABCD - FEAT: BLACK CAB + BEACHES + HABITS + LOOSE TOOTH + LOSSLESS + CREPES Gasometer Hotel,
Yah's, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. $12.00.
Collingwood. 5:30pm. $25.00.
YOLANDA BE COOL Sooki Lounge, Belgrave. 8:00pm. $23.00.
ALEX GOW + DAN KELLY Thornbury Theatre, Thornbury. 7:00pm. $20.00.
AGONHYMN + WARPIGS + MATT MALONE + FUSCHIA + MORE Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 5:00pm. $15.00. APIA GOOD TIMES - FEAT: DARYL BRAITHWAITE + KATE CEBERANO + JON STEVENS + JOHN PAUL YOUNG Palais
CHRIS WILSON Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 5:15pm. CHRISTOPHER COLEMAN COLLECTIVE + KATHLEEN MARY LEE Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 7:00pm. $10.00. DEAR PARK + COLD IRON BOUND + LARA TRAVIS Whole
Theatre, St Kilda. 7:30pm. $86.75.
Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 8:00pm. $10.00.
10:00pm. $20.00.
DIRTY RATS + CITY SHARPS + THE SLEEPERS Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbottsford. 7:00pm.
BAG RAIDERS Howler, Brunswick. 8:00pm. BANG - FEAT: THE MEDIC DROID + ADVOCATES + THE DAILY CHASE Royal Melbourne Hotel, Melbourne Cbd. BETTER LATE THAN NEVER Ascot Vale Hotel, Ascot Vale. 8:00pm.
ELECTRIC CHURCH Inkerman Hotel, Balaclava. 8:00pm. EZRA LEE & THE HAVOC BAND Gem Bar, Collingwood.
BOB DYLAN'S 75TH BIRTHDAY SALUTE - FEAT: CHRIS WILSON + ANDY HART + SIME NUGENT + GALLIE + MORE
8:00pm.
St Kilda Memo, St Kilda. 8:00pm. $38.00.
GUN BARREL STRAIGHTS Labour In Vain, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. HIDEOUS TOWNS + ETERNALLY FRESH + MARES + DREAMIN' WILD Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 9:30pm. INTOXICA Grandview Hotel, Fairfield. 8:30pm. $10.00. JON TOOGOOD Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.
CHERRIE CURRIE + TEQUILA MOCKINGBYRD + WILD VIOLET Corner Hotel, Richmond. 8:00pm. $59.90. CRACKER LA TOUF + RED MEN + RAGE OF CONSENT + FAKE FRIENDS + MORE Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 2:00pm. $15.00.
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GIG GUIDE THE ANCIENTS
THE COUNT WITH
YARRA HOTE L Chapter Music’s jazz-rock five-piece The Ancients will be headlining the Yarra Hotel this Saturday May 28. It’s been an enormously long time since The Ancients took to the stage, having hid away presumably in a studio or a DIY space to write and record the past nine months. But now you’re presented with a perfect opportunity to catch what they’ve been up to. Joining them on the night will be Gregor, Hearing and Suss Cnts. $10 entry with doors at 7pm.
CLIVE OF INDIA Ten bands everyone should know about: Devo, The Dead Kennedys, Joy Division, The Durutti Column, Pere Ubu, Ween, The Misfits, The Jesus Lizard, Ariel Pink, Vektor. Nine food items that you need to make a kickarse dinner party: Home made hummus and bread, olives, Clive of India teabags, my mum’s potato bake, Donald Trump liver pate, Kettle chips, BBQ’d snags, expensive cheese selection served with Jatz, fruit and white-rum punch spiked with LSD. Eight possessions that define you: Candles, incense, vinyl records, paisley pattern shirts, shoe boxes of CDs, extensive Fabergé egg collection, chainsaw and boom stick, T-Birds jacket. Seven favourite movies/TV shows that go on your mix-tape: 2001:A Space Odyssey, Wake in Fright, Bladerunner, The Bourne Identity, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Rick and Morty, The Watchmen. Six bad habits you can’t escape: Reading the news online too much, Kettle chips, gluttonous Coopers Sparkling Ale intake, spicy curries, hot chips, vinyl fetish. Five people who inspire you: Cormac McCarthy, Don Van Vliet, China Mieville, Martin Luther King, Friedrich Nietzsche. Four things that turn you on: Technics SL-1210s, beautiful women in stockings, beautiful men in stockings, beautiful women in stockings playing Technics SL-1210s to beautiful men in stockings. Three goals for your music: Fun x1000, an Eskie filled with stubbies, on ice, on stage, find a bass player. Two live gigs you’ll never forget and why: Tomahawk, Fantomas and Melvins in 2003. Dirty Three in the late ‘90s. One day left before the apocalypse and you: Pay our library fines and then get hammered drunk. CLIVE OF INDIA are playing at the Brunswick Hotel on Friday May 27.
NICHAUD FITZGIBBON QUARTET Dizzy's Jazz Club,
THE VENDETTAS
WH OL E LOT TA LOV E This might just be the best bloody lineup this side of Dad-Coachella. Saturday May 28 at Whole Lotta Love will feature the pop-punk musings of Terra followed by The Bitter Sweethearts-Sydney’s single greatest Shamrock and roll export. The Vendettas have personally promised to deliver a prime example of their high-octane rock and roll show, playing all the tunes you’ve been itching to hear from their 2015 release Bystander and Destroyer. The show will only set you back $10 with doors at 7.30pm.
T HE N ORTHCOTE SOC IA L C LU B The young-gun rapper Ivan Ooze has announced a tour across the country. Kicking off 2016 with a killer set at Beyond The Valley, Ooze has also spent the year supporting The Wu-Tang Clan, and working in the studio with none other than Ghostface Killah. The tour comes in support of a new mixtape entitled, ‘93 KFC Rotisserie GOL. It all goes down this Saturday at The Northcote Social Club, hope ya got a ticket ‘cos it’s sold out.
CRATE DIGGER RECORD FAIR Bar Open, Fitzroy. 12:00pm. DOZEYS + THE TINY GIANTS + SUN BAZEL Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 9:00pm. $9.00.
DUNESEVEN + DJ TOLL + JUNIOR UNDER THE MOON + MORE Yah Yah's, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $10.00. FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE - FEAT: RITUALS OF INFINITY + THE MERLIN BIRD + KILAMAINE Musicland, Fawkner. 7:30pm.
$10.00.
GUILLOTYNE + MORTH + STILL TWISTED + SHOUT AT THE DEVIL Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbottsford. 7:00pm. HARTS John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 7:30pm. JOHN KENDALL & THE SHOT GLASSES Inkerman Hotel,
T H E WO R K E R S C LU B The Love Junkies have unleashed the first taste of their upcoming third studio album, a bold, bass heavy, deeply personal track titled Nobody. The fourpiece were originally from Perth, where they worked with producer Dave Parkin ( Jebediah, Karnivool, Abbe May, Tired Lion) on their upcoming third LP. Nobody gives fans a taste of what’s to come, while also highlighting the addition of a new member to the fold – taking over from bassist Robbie Rumble (as he moves to guitar) is FOAM’s very own Harley Barnaby. This show on Saturday May 28 at The Workers Club arrives as part of The Love Junkies first Australian tour, they will then embark on a string of shows throughout the US. Get down at 8.30 and wish ‘em well for the rest of the tour. Tickets are $12 via Oztix.
KISSTROYER Musicland, Fawkner. 7:30pm. $25.00. LEPERS & CROOKS Baha Tacos & Tapas Bar, Rye. 8:00pm. LET YOURSELF GO (DAVID BOWIE CELEBRATION) - FEAT: ASHLEY NAYLOR & THE DIAMOND DOGS Cherry Bar,
THE DRONES + WHITE VANS Tote Hotel, Collingwood.
Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $30.00.
2:00pm. $23.50.
MASQUERADE BALL - FEAT: SNAKEPIT SOUND 24 Moons,
(brunswick), Brunswick. 9:00pm.
PHIL PARA Prince Public Bar, St Kilda . 6:00pm. RAMBLE TAMBLE Milano's Tavern, Brighton. 8:30pm. $34.00.
SWEET ADE Open Studio, Northcote. 5:00pm. $10.00. TAMARA KULDIN Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:30pm. $25.00.
METER MEN + TERROR NULLIUS + THE WAX EATERS John
Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 3:00pm.
MODERN DIVIDE Workers Club (geelong), Geelong. 8:00pm.
MELBOURNE SKA ORCHESTRA
$12.00.
MAX WAT TS The extremely busy Melbourne Ska Orchestra have returned with their second album, Sierra-Kilo-Alpha, picking up where they left off with their debut three years ago, and taking ska in new, exciting directions. Continuing their recent run of sold out shows both in Australia and abroad, high profile festival appearances and a slew of award wins both here and in the UK, the 30-piece will light up Max Watts this Saturday May 28. Tickets are $40 with doors at 8pm.
MY SECRET CIRCUS - FEAT: CURSE OV DIALECT Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm.
NEW JERSEY (BON JOVI TRIBUTE) Commercial Hotel (sth Morang), Morang South. 8:00pm.
OLD ETIQUETTES + BIRTHDAY GIRL Old Bar, Fitzroy. 4:00pm.
FRANK YAMMA
REUBEN STONE Penny Black, Brunswick. 9:00pm. RKDA + OCTANDAR + AEORA Shebeen, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $10.00.
SATURDAYS R COVERED - FEAT: RADIO STAR Royal Hotel, Essendon. 10:00pm.
DUNESEVEN
YA H YA H S DuneSeven are launching their new EP, News For You, this Saturday and want you to come partay. The Melbourne five-piece have already had an impressive amount of radio love from their new release and look forward to sharing the new grooves with you on the d-floor. Entry is $10 an includes a copy of the new CD.
THE DRONES + TYRANNAMEN + WHITE VANS Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm.
VAUDREY + TJ PATRICK + LITTLE ADVENTURES Workers Club, Fitzroy. 1:00pm. $15.00.
ALMA MATER Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $20.00.
ANDREA KELLER TRIO Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. BRAHMS' FOURTH SYMPHONY - FEAT: CHRISTOPH KÖNIG + LAWRENCE POWER Hamer Hall (arts Centre Melbourne), Southbank. 2:00pm. $50.00.
DUTCH TILDERS REVIVAL Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East.
TANZER + SUGAR FED LEOPARDS + KAREN FROM FINANCE + MORE Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $15.00.
THE CAT EMPIRE + BOMBAY ROYALE Forum Theatre, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $64.90.
THE LAGERPHONES Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 6:00pm. THE LATE SHOW - FEAT: ARKS + BOOSHANK + RANSOM + DAVID SPACE + MORE Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 10:00pm. WIND SYMPHONY DAY - FEAT: MELBOURNE CONSERVATORIUM OF MUSIC Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 1:00pm.
WIND SYMPHONY DAY - FEAT: MELBOURNE CONSERVATORIUM OF MUSIC Melbourne Recital Centre,
Southbank. 3:30pm.
WIND SYMPHONY DAY - FEAT: MELBOURNE CONSERVATORIUM OF MUSIC Melbourne Recital Centre,
Southbank. 7:00pm.
SLOW GRIND FEVER #35 - FEAT: RICHIE 1250 + MOHAIR SLIM + PIERRE BARONI + MISS COCO BROWN Bar Open,
9:30pm.
GET HAPPY (A TRIBUTE TO BARBARA AND JUDY) Paris
BAREBONES Labour In Vain, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. BENNY C & THE ASSOCIATES Spotted Mallard, Brunswick.
Fitzroy. 10:00pm. $10.00.
Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $25.00.
9:00pm.
Room, Hawthorn. 9:00pm. $15.00.
THE G RACE DARL I N G HOTEL The Dozeys are launching their new single, Memomorial this Saturday in the Grace Darling basement. Formerly of boisterous outfit Bears, Melbourne duo Mitch Peters and Brad Dadson decided to get together last year and release their Hushrooms EP. Now prepping their debut LP, from which Momomorial is taken, this is an exciting time for The Dozeys. Get down early for The Tiny Giants and Sun Bazel from 9pm, tickets are $9.
STARE AT THE CLOUDS + TRANSIENCE + BEAR THE MAMMOTH + FORECAST TOMORROW Catfish, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $15.00.
STINA TESTER & CINTA MASTERS + KARLI WHITE Hugs & Kisses, Melbourne. 8:00pm. $10.00.
THEE WYLDE OSCARS
TH E LU WOW Thee Wylde Oscars sound something like a mixture between The Sonics and Chuck Berry, basically they’re a garage rock ‘n’ roll/soul cataclysm. Come witness this violence at with two sets from Thee Wylde Oscars at The Luwow on Saturday May 28. Entry is $10.
THE BELAFONTES + MADELINE LEMAN & THE DESERT SWELLS + WILD MEADOWS Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $5.00.
JACKIE BORNSTEIN QUARTET + SAM KEEVERS Lido Jazz JOHNNY LONGSHOT Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm.
ANGELUS APATRIDA
T H E B E ND I G O H OT E L Spanish thrash metal powerhouse Angelus Apatrida are blitzing through a leg of Australian shows as part of their Pacific Assault Tour which will also include dates in China, Japan and Taiwan. Having shared the stage with legends such as Slayer, Megadeth, Testament and Kreator and clocking up some serious tour miles with the likes of Arch Enemy, Warbringer, Skeletonwitch, Havok and Dying Fetus, This is the four-piece’s first time in Australia, so expect it to be filled to the brim with totes stoked fans. This Saturday May 28, they’ll be joined by local acts In Malice’s Wake, Harlott and Mason. Doors are at 8pm with tickets at $42.
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Richmond. 9:00pm. $16.00.
PAULIE BIGNELL & THE THORNBURY TWO Union Hotel
Northcote. 10:00pm. $10.00.
M ON TRO S E TOWN C E NT E R Indigenous soulster Frank Yamma, the voice of Australia’s Central Desert is playing a very special show as part of Reconciliation week this Satuday May 28 at Montrose Town Center. An initiated Pitjantjatjara man, Frank sings in his native Indigenous language and in English. Having spent the last six years touring across North America, Europe and UK with shows in Canada, Latvia, Wales, Ireland, England, Scotland and Switzerland, Frank Yamma continues to capture the hearts and of all who see him perform. This is your last time to catch Frank before he sets off on his third tour across Canada with a select few local shows happening this winter. Frank Yamma will play extensively from his most recent release, Uncle. The Show kicks off at 8pm with tickets being $22 for non-concession patrons and $18 for students.
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THE LOVE JUNKIES
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THE DOZEYS
CHRISTINA GREEN + SUZETTE HERFT Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 4:30pm.
GRETTA ZILLER + ANDREW SWIFT Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 3:00pm.
HAMANIAX Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 9:00pm.
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BIG SMOKIN' JOE'S MELBOURNE CYPHER REUNION
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Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 3:00pm.
Access All Ages
CECIL D. FARDOULLI & THE BIG BOO Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 2:00pm. $5.00.
CHRISTIAN BIZZARI Old Bar, Fitzroy. 4:00pm. DAVID HOLMES GANG Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm. DUNCAN GRAHAM & HIS CO-ACCUSED Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 7:30pm.
SEMI FICTION
CHER RY BAR Semi Fiction are an instrumental post-rock trio planning to heat things up at Cherry Bar this Sunday May 29. Their song titles are all animal related (mainly bears) and have even referred to themselves as animal rock. Sometimes the end of the week just calls for something a bit obscure. They’ll be joined by Wild Harvest and A Separate Reality. Doors from 6pm with free entry all night.
BYO VINYL Littlefoot Bar, Footscray. 5:00pm. HAWKER'S MAGNIFICENT TRIO Inkerman Hotel, Balaclava. 4:00pm.
SADULTS + LUCAS GEORGE & KIM LITTLE + DEADBEAT CLUB Bar Open, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. STACKHOUSE Catfish, Fitzroy. 5:00pm. THE KEW CALL-OUT Kew Rsl, Kew. 2:00pm. $30.00. THE VIGNETTES + ZUMA + A RIOTING MIND Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $5.00.
TOM PRETTYS + WINTER YORK + WE TIGERS Workers
ELWOOD BLUES CLUB Prince Public Bar, St Kilda . 8:00pm. HONK-A-TONK Royal Oak Hotel, Fitzroy North. 4:00pm. HOT DOGMA Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbottsford. 7:00pm. KIM SALMON & THE SURREALISTS + THE ONLY BOYS + PENNY IKINGER Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $8.00. MARK TONELLI & THE MAIN OFFENDERS Big Huey's
WITH GRACE KINDELLAN
POLICA
M E LB O U R NE R E C I TA L CE N TRE Following on from their third full-length release, Polica are set to play an intimate Melbourne show. The electronic giants will make their Melbourne Recital Centre debut with the performance, following on from their critically acclaimed album Untitled Crushers. Tickets are available now through the venue.
MICHELLE GARDINER Customs House Hotel,
STARR-SCHULZ Open Studio, Northcote. 8:00pm. COEXIST (ART SHOW) - FEAT: THE LOVELIES + MAUREEN + SPIKE THE RIVER Old Bar, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. $7.00. FRESH INDUSTRY SHOWCASES Revolver Upstairs,
Williamstown. 3:00pm.
Prahran. 7:00pm.
Diner, South Melbourne. 4:00pm.
MICHAEL MEEKING & THE LOST SOULS Standard Hotel, Fitzroy. 7:00pm.
PHEASANT PLUCKERS Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East.
5:30pm.
KURT ELLING Bird's Basement, Melbourne. 7:45pm. $95.00. KURT ELLING Bird's Basement, Melbourne. 10:00pm.
SUNDAY SESSION - FEAT: BRUNSY Ferntree Gully Hotel,
$95.00.
Ferntree Gully. 2:00pm.
TASTE OF INDIE TUESDAYS
SUNDAY SESSIONS - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS Lucky Coq, Windsor. 4:00pm.
THE SLIPDIXIES + IAN COLLARD Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 4:00pm.
THE STETSON FAMILY Union Hotel (brunswick), Brunswick. 4:00pm.
T H E PR I NC E P U B LI C B A R The Taste of Indie Tuesday presents three romantic duos - Rick Hart Duo, Preistessa & Dash and Born ‘N’ Bred on Tuesday May 24 at The Prince Public Bar. The night of music is hosted by the Taste of Indie Collective, who aim to support Melbourne’s original songwriters. It’s running from 7.30pm to 10.30pm and entry is free as, bro
Club, Fitzroy. 1:00pm. $10.00.
ADI BOBCAT + MADDY JANE Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford.
THE TESKEY BROTHERS Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 4:00pm. WEREWOLVES OF MELBOURNE Labour In Vain, Fitzroy.
7:00pm.
5:00pm.
Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $5.00.
Bella Union Bar, Carlton. 2:30pm. $11.00.
MONDAY 30 MAY MUNDANE MONDAYS
Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 7:30pm. $10.00.
BEN SALTER + BROOKE RUSSELL + GRACE ROBINSON
MONDEGREEN + TETRAHEDRA + KARATE BOOGALOO SIENNA WILD + DIAMONDS OF NEPTUNE + ONCE WERE WILD Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm. SING OH DE MAYO - FEAT: LOWTIDE + T.V. + LAST LEAVES
TH E OL D B A R It’s the last Monday of Autumn, you might be feeling a little down about the impending winter (or the fact that it’s only Monday) so Old Bar have you covered. The raddest girl power duo Shrimpwitch are bringing their shrimp-charged garage punk numbers to the stage along with the dark edged punk of Plaster of Paris and cosmic banger pioneers Shag Planet. Doors are at 8pm with $5 entry and $15 jugs Mountain Goat Beer all night long.
DMJO (THE DARYL MCKENZIE JAZZ ORCHESTRA) The
THE LOVELY DAYS + MASCO SOUND SYSTEM + JIMMY CHANGS HOT TUNA Workers Club, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $5.00. INDIE TUESDAY - FEAT: DUO TRIO NIGHT Prince Public Bar, St Kilda . 7:30pm.
IRISH SESSION Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 8:00pm. JEMMA ROWLANDS + SEAN MCMAHON Tramway Hotel, North Fitzroy. 7:30pm.
OPEN MIC NITE Inkerman Hotel, Balaclava. 7:30pm.
Apartment, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. Southbank. 6:00pm. $29.00.
MORELAND CITY SOUL REVUE Union Hotel (brunswick),
Brunswick. 7:30pm.
PRESHIL Dizzy's Jazz Club, Richmond. 6:00pm. $10.00. CHERRY JAM Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 6:30pm.
Northcote. 8:00pm. $10.00.
POOL COMP - FEAT: NOEL Inkerman Hotel, Balaclava. 7:30pm.
REIKA + THE ROLLERCANES + SPARE NO WORDS Workers Club, Fitzroy. 7:30pm.
TOOTH & TUSK + THE GRAVY TRAIN FOUR + KATE DILLON Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $6.00.
TUESDAY 31 MAY ANNA'S GO-GO ACADEMY Bella Union Bar, Carlton. 6:30pm. $10.00.
RHAPSODY - FEAT: SOUTHERN CROSS SOLOISTS Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 6:00pm. $29.00.
RICHMOND MUSIC ACADEMY Dizzy's Jazz Club, Richmond. 7:00pm. $9.00. BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 42
It’s a really good weekend for all-ages shows with local champions Camp Cope playing for free this Friday at Polyester Records on May 27. They absolutely slayed at their sell-out show at the Curtin so don’t waste this chance to see them in an intimate venue for free. It’s part of their self-titled, debut album tour and it kicks off at 6pm. The album is out on Poison City Records and you can find more information at www.facebook. com/campcopemusic. The Drones are playing an all-ages show at legendary rock-den The Tote this Saturday May 28. It’s part of their Feelin’ Kinda Free album tour and kicks off nice and early at 2.30pm. The support acts are new garage band White Vans and super sick electro-goth darkwave band Mollusc. For more details visit www. facebook.com/TheDrones Oxygen Youth Centre are celebrating the original people of Australia, the oldest continuous culture in the world with a dance flashmob right in the centre of Coburg. Lead by the incredibly talented Indigenous HIP HOP Projects, it’s open to ANYONE wanting to be involved. The Flash mob is on Friday May 27 2016 at 2pm with the location yet to be announced. There is a rehearsal/workshop on Thursday May 26 of May, 4.30pm-5.30pm. Harry Atkinson Centre, Coburg Lake Reserve, off Murray Rd in Coburg North (1 minute walk from Oxygen.)
All Ages Gig Guide
MONDAY NIGHT MASS
MIFF & THE REUNION + DAVID KNIGHT Open Studio,
Reckon you could do a good job writing this column? Now’s your chance. We are currently taking applications for the Gig Guide Coordinator internship here at The Push. It’s a one-day a week volunteer role and involves writing this column, researching opportunities for the website and helping out with heaps of other cool events and programs run by The Push. For more information about the position and how to apply, check out www.thepush.com.au. Applications close 5pm, Monday June 6.
To celebrate the 50th birthday of iconic children’s television show Play School, triple j Unearthed are offering you the chance to remix the Playschool theme song, There’s a Bear in There. Applications close May 29 so get around it and give Big Ted and Jemima some hectic beats to get down to on a weekday morning. Head to www.triplejunearthed.com for all the info.
JOE CHINDAMO + ZOË BLACK I Melbourne Recital Centre,
TH E N OR T H COT E S O C I A L C LU B A sick lineup at a free gig, what more could you want on a Monday night? Camp Cope, Cable Ties, Loose Tooth and Spike Fuck have got you covered. You deserve this buddy, there’s a long week ahead. Bands from 8:30pm, entry is free.
The Push Inc. and Arts Centre Melbourne are stoked to present the second instalment of Melbourne’s newest and hottest all-ages night NEW SLANG. For round 2, New Slang presents four of the most exciting hip-hop artists in Melbourne, including Baro, Mosé + The FMLY, FRANÇOIS and DEX. Baro reckons Aussie hip-hop is weak as f**k and is here to fix it while Mosé + The FMLY drop a massive combination of big beats and bass, precise samples, infectious synths and master flows. With support from one of Australia’s rapidly rising recording artists, songwriter & producer Francois, and Dex who’s only 17 and already becoming known as one of the most exciting rappers in Melbourne. The event is happening on Friday June 3 at The Channel, Arts Centre Melbourne. Check out www.facebook.com.au/thepushinc for more details.
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S AT U R DAY M AY 28
The Drones w/ White Vans, Mollusc, The Tote, Collingwood, 2.30pm – 5pm, $20 + booking fee, 1225 year olds, AA
Wed 25th May
Wine Whiskey Women: THURSDAY 26TH, 8PM
LUKE YEOWARD (SOLO)
FRIDAY 27TH, 8PM
GUN BARREL STRAIGHTS SATURDAY 28TH, 7PM
BAREBONES (SINGLE LAUNCH) SUNDAY 29TH, 5PM
WEREWOLVES OF MELBOURNE COMING UP:
CARGO CULTS RIFLEBIRDS MICK DALEY & THE CORPORATE RAIDERS
Michelle Driver Anne of the Wolves Thurs 26th May 8pm: Cargo Cults Fri 27th May 6pm: Traditional Irish Music Session 8.30pm: Luke Austen Sat 28th May 3pm: Kraken Folk Session 9pm: Hamaniax Sun 29th May 4pm: Ian Collard 6.30pm: The Slipdixies 8pm: 9pm:
Tuesdays
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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BACKSTAGE
DAVE THOMPSON OF AUDIOFLY
THE HEADPHONE SPECIALISTS
Headphone design and manufacturing company Audiofly launched in Perth in 2011. From the outset, Audiofly aimed to distinguish itself by virtue of the excellent sonic detail, clarity and warmth of its products. Audiofly CEO Dave Thompson has been engaged with music since a young age, and his founding principle was simple: to create products that would help musicians do better things. “I’ve been a musician all my life, played violin since I was five and then took on electric guitar in high school,” he says. “Then I got into making guitars, and that was probably the thing that got me dialled into three-dimensional products.” The Audiofly product range includes inear headphones, in-ear monitors, and premium over-ear headphones, catering for the consumer and professional markets. “The first core range of products was more consumer based products, but we had one product within that, which at was a hybrid,” Thompson says. “We were using a dynamic speaker as well as an armature speaker in the same headphones. So it was a dual driver, but a hybrid dual driver. The idea with that was that you’d have more of a natural bottom-end because of your dynamic driver that, which typically has a better bass response, and then a tweeter effectively in the form of an armature driver.” The product in question is the AF78 premium in-ear headphone. Thanks to its unique composition, Audiofly won an innovation award at the 2013 Consumer Electronic Show (CES) in the USA. “It was kind of the first time anyone had done it,” Thompson says. “There was a few products like that on the market, but when we released ours we marketed it right, we told the story about the sound benefits.
That product is what helped us stick around as a new headphone company.” Earlier this year the Audiofiy team was back at CES to premiere a trio of new products, one of which is the second instalment in their over-ear headphone line. “The AF250, that’ll be out probably in the spring time,” Thompson says. “That’s a Bluetooth set of cans. So we recently launched our first set of overhead headphones [AF240], which is just a 40mm driver, passive headphones, good sound. We started shipping the product late November.” Also unveiled was the AF100 entry-level in-ear monitor and the high-end AF1120 in-ear monitor. “[So it’s] one at the absolute low-end and one at the top, high-end. We already had four on the market, and the monitor range has become our flagship. It’s helped us as a new brand to further differentiate. It’s actually opened up the doors to the pro audio industry, which is a lot closer to my heart as a musician, but also where I think Audiofly wants to go as a brand.” With the rise in densely produced home recordings and technology-assisted live shows, an increasing number of amateur musicians are looking to utilise in-ear monitors. The AF100 was designed to service this outbreak of curiosity, appealing to musicians who mightn’t want to fork out large sums of money just yet. The AF1120, meanwhile, is at the other end of the
spectrum. “It’s a six driver monitor, so it’s got a dual low, dual mid and a dual high speaker configuration. It sounds really good – really amazing bass response out of an armature speaker.” Now, Audiofly’s achievements in the professional arena shouldn’t draw attention away from its consumer product range. Along with award-winning AF78s, Audiofly produce three other premium in-ear headphone varieties. These are more affordable than the AF78s, but they still deliver exceptional sonic detail. “Our two lowest end products are the AF33 and the 45. The 33 is a $40 headphone with a 9mm dynamic driver in it, so it’s effectively the same kind of thing you’d walk into JB HiFi and see on the shelves. But it is ported a
bit differently – the internal structure of the shell has more of a trumpet like shape to it, which ultimately eliminated any dead spots of sound within the headphone. A lot of headphones at that price, they’re not dialled, the drivers aren’t really tweaked. So that’s the extra value we did bring to that lower end stuff.” In a time when music gets listened to while walking down the street, sitting on the bus, moving through a shopping centre or cooking a meal, Audiofly’s products allow you to circumvent the background clutter. “Everything’s gone through a fairly detailed sound assessment and tweaked the way we want it. Our sound curve generally has more of a mid-range presence than a heavy bass. It’s easy to have a bassy headphone,
but we try to mix a bit more mids in there to get that detail.” BY AUGUSTUS WELBY For more information about Audiofly’s range of products, head to audiofly.com.
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MORE REGIONAL TOURS An investment of $1.6 million by the Victorian Govt will see the growth of regional tours to areas such as Castlemaine, Daylesford and Mildura. The bucks will benefit the likes of Melbourne Guitar Quartet, Kate Ceberano, Paul Grabowsky and Stiletto Sisters as well as theatre, literature, children’s shows, exhibitions and opera events. Full list of supported tours at creative.vic.gov.au/news.
EMC ADDING AWARDS In its fifth year, the Electronic Music Conference (EMC) is adding the InTheMix awards to its activities. It is held Monday November 28 to Friday December 2 at the Ivy in Sydney with an expected 2,000 Australian and international visitors. The InTheMix Awards, which have run since 2003 with 120,000 public votes and 750 in specialised industry-voted categories, are held on Thursday December 1. There’s also the music industry’s annual charity fivea-side football tournament Musica Copa with new sessions, extended events and programs to be announced.
AUDIO STREAMING GROWS IN USA Audio streaming continues to grow in the US. While weekly streams have jumped by 203% in just two years, the volume in the first 19 weeks of 2016 was 149.8 billion, says Nielsen. This was up 61.7% from the same period in 2015. Of this, audio streaming accounted for 53.3% (or 79.8 billion streams), up 96.2% compared to the same period of 2015. Video streams grew 34.7% to 70 billion.
THINGS WE HEAR Which argument between a promoter and the bassist of a touring band ended when the muso pulled a knife out of a boot? Is Justin Timberlake reinstating Pharrell Williams and Timbaland as the producers of his next album, and will he pop up on a track on the next The Weeknd record? BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 46
At an Against Me! show in Durham, North Carolina, the band’s transgender lead singer Laura Jane Grace set fire to her birth certificate. She said that while major acts including Bruce Springsteen and Pearl Jam had attacked the state’s new transgender laws – covering what toilets people can use, and withdrawing their ability to sue the state for bullying – by refusing to play there, she needed to do something more dramatic as her band wasn’t as well known as they. The Tote hosted the We Were Robbed Mate fundraiser last Sunday for musos James McCann and Dan Sullivan who had their gear nicked from a Collingwood studio space. Performers rallying around them included Kim Salmon, Garry Gray & The Sixth Circle, James McCann & The New Vindictives, Penny Ikinger, Midnight Scavengers and Tex Napalm. Singer/songwriter Shelley Segal, who played farewell shows on the weekend before relocating to the US, has hit the ground running. Her first US show is on Saturday June 4 in Washington, while six others see her open for Johnny Depp and Wu-Tang Clan. She’ll also open an office for her label True Music. Former Beat music editor Nick Snelling has joined Sydney’s Magnum & Co agency as head of content. As Australian documentary Punks For West Papua kicked off its national screening tour in Perth, it picked up its fifth US award, the Los Angeles Cinefest Official Selection. The tour ends Sunday May 29 in Brighthouse Gallery, St Kilda. Now that he’s completed an eight-month home arrest sentence for drugs and kill threats, Phil Rudd hasn’t given up hope of re-joining AC/DC – at least in Europe, as he can’t enter the US due to his conviction. He tells New Zealand’s The Bay Of Plenty Times: “It is up to Angus Young, what he wants to do. I am limited to where I can go. I’ve never felt better as a drummer or a person. I am not saying I never hope of ever playing with AC/DC again but, then again, is it even AC/DC any more? No Bon’s beautiful voice. No Malcolm. No Brian.” The legendary blues rock Narara festival of 1983 and 1984 is back in 2017 after 33 years. Promoter Adrian Buckley says it will have the same format (all music, nothing else) and those on the bill will have to end their set with two covers from acts such as INXS, Chisel and The Angels who did the original festival, which drew up to 45,000 people. It’s on Saturday May 6 at the Forest Of Tranquillity in Ourimbah, NSW (where, coincidentally, the first ever Australian rock festival was held on January 1970 on Lt Colonel Henry Nicholls’ farm.) An Adelaide Iron Maiden fan got a tongue-lashing from Bruce Dickinson after he was spotted pushing his way to the front and shoving another fan. He was told
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It seems US President Barack Obama is a fan of Nordic heavy metal. At a state dinner attended by leaders from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, he said, “Finland has perhaps the most heavy metal bands in the world, per capita, and also ranks high on good governance. I don’t know if there’s any correlation there.”
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Melbourne’s Parlour Gigs, set up early last year for music fans to host shows for friends in their homes, has now set up an online booking platform. It now allows hosts to create a new gig in minutes, complete with electronic ticketing. It also recommends local artists from curated lists based on location and genre specification. “We love the idea that your next favourite artist could be in your postcode,” say founders Matt Walters and Glenn Luck. They initially started Parlour Gigs to provide work for new acts, but they were struck by the beautiful intimacy created by hosts of the 150 shows, including those by Harry James Angus, Dan Kelly, Mia Dyson, Oh Mercy, Tinpan Orange and Lisa Mitchell. Parlour artists take 78% of ticket sales, earning an average fee of $550 for a 45-60 minute set. A recent show at a church in regional Birregurra saw a band leave with $2500.
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NEW SIGNINGS #1: THE DO YO THANGS & HOPESTREET Funk/soul label HopeStreet Recordings has added slow-jam/R&B group The Do Yo Thangs alongside Emma Donovan, The Cactus Channel and The Bombay Royale. The Do Yo Thangs, the brainchild of drummer and singer Hugh Rabinovici, will release their debut EP in coming months.
NEW SIGNINGS #2: KING OF THE NORTH & RODEOSTAR Melbourne duo King Of The North signed a record deal with Germany’s Rodeostar Records, which will see their new album Get Out Of Your World released simultaneously in 22 countries on Friday August 5. Some major gigs are planned, so guitarist and singer Andrew Higgs is scouring a replacement for drummer Danny Leo who quit recently.
NEW SIGNINGS #3: BIN JUICE & MONDAY RECORDS Sydney funk psych outfit Bin Juice signed with Monday Records and are recording their debut EP.
NEW SIGNINGS #4: JUST A GENT & LOKAL LEGEND 19-year-old Just A Gent, whose song Heavy As A Heartbreak was on triple j high rotation and is set to play Splendour In The Grass, signed with New York label Lokal Legend for rest of the world. The label is owned by EDM artist manager Richard Bishop (Paul Oakenfold, Paul Van Dyk, BT, The Crystal Method) and Kuwaiti producer Rami Samir Afuni (Kiesza, LMFAO, Miley Cyrus).
NEW SIGNINGS #5: BAD PONY & 123 AGENCY Sydney band Bad Pony now have bookings with 123 Agency. Three singles Zombie, Down To You and Michael Moore hit community radio, triple j and online. New single Sideways, recorded at guitarist Cron Van Niekerk’s home studio, is followed by a 23-date tour between Friday May 27 and Saturday September 24.
EUROVISION RATINGS UP IN OZ The Eurovision Song Contest was another success for SBS, with a total of 3.7 million metro and regional Australians tuning in for the two semi-finals and grand final. These were SBS’s highest ratings for the year. The grand final was 13% up from last year with 1.4 million. The SBS Eurovision website received nearly 800,000 visits since the Eurovision online page was launched on April 27. Unique browsers were up 78% to 570,000. During the grand final, #SBSEurovision was tweeted more than 33,500 times, hitting its peak during Dami Im’s performance.
TYRON HAPI YOUNGEST AUSSIE IN BEATPORT TOP 10 Rising EDM producer 17-year-old Tyron Hapi is the youngest Australian to reach the Beatport Electro House Top 10, says Lucky Ent to which he recently signed. The self-taught pianist and drummer’s Oceans was last week at #5 on the Electro House Charts, and #14 on the overall Beatport Top 100 having debuted at #13 after just one day. The track saw Will Sparks, Joel Fletcher, Mashd N Kutcher, SCNDL and Reece Low wanting to work with him, Lucky Ent says. MUSIC INDUSTRY NEWS & GOSSIP
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BALLARAT GIVES MUSOS HELP The committee of the Ballarat Live Music Strategic Plan, set up last September, has started to kick goals. Ballarat City Council has voted for trials of special parking for bands so they can load and unload their gear outside venues, a new role of live music coordinator (to be co-funded with Music Victoria), easier approval for minimal-risk music events and more opportunities for buskers.
WROKDOWN RETURNING Wrokdown is returning with a new series in early June, with singer Samantha Sang, singer/songwriter Hans Poulsen (who wrote Rose Coloured Glasses for Farnesie and Only A Matter Of Time for Russell Morris), former Dusty Springfield MD Doug Reece, Angels guitarist Bob Spencer and Go Show entrepreneurs Dennis Smith and Jeff Joseph. Producer Anita Monk says the Poulsen episode is significant to her. She’d been chasing him for eight years since the show began, but couldn’t find him. Some told her he was dead. Turned out he had a stroke in 1992 and is wheelchair bound. Monk asked him to suggest a song to make a video clip for, He chose Carry You In My Heart. She got Facebook buddies to send photos of their special ones to include in the clip, and Poulsen loved the result.
PANDORA HIT WITH “CORPORATE BULLYING” CHARGES Pandora Australia/ New Zealand has reportedly been hit with four lawsuits by former employees, claiming “corporate bullying” by senior management according to NZ trade title StopPress. The number is denied by Pandora, who told Ad News they were “baseless and without merit.” It is believed that those initiating action are former Pandora NZ commercial director Melanie Reece, who resigned at the end of 2015 and former regional sales chief Matthew Hunt.
Lifelines Hospitalised: Calvin Harris was being driven to LA airport (so he could do his weekly Las Vegas show) when his vehicle was hit by another car. Hospitalised: Michael Bublé had vocal surgery, forcing him to pull out of a Marvin Gaye tribute concert and a Canadian awards ceremony. He expects to make a full recovery. Recovered: Anthony Kiedis is due back performing with Red Hot Chili Peppers after his hospital stay, which turned out to be intestinal flu. Hospitalised: Michael Jackson’s father Joe, 87, fell ill with a high fever during a routine check-up in LA. He had a stroke in Brazil last year and is a diabetic. In Court: Maroon 5 bassist Mickey Madden got a one day community service sentence for possession of cocaine this year. He was spotted passing a container of the stuff outside a New York nightclub to film producer James ‘Bingo’ Gubelmann, ex-boyfriend of Donald Trump’s daughter. Sued: Justin Bieber for $650,000 by Montreal events company Team Productions. The 22-year-old was paid to turn up at a club, sing some songs and hang with patrons. But Team felt he wasn’t promoting the gig enough on social media, as he was supposed to. Things got frosty, and Bieber refused on that day to turn up and blamed them for their “breach of contract”, which they say made them look liars and lost them work. Suing: Alanis Morissette is suing her former business manager for fraud, saying she was robbed of almost $5 million from her account, which he used on his lavish lifestyle. He claims he invested her money in illegal marijuana fields. In Court: Russian political punk performance artist Pyotr Pavlensky convicted on “vandalism” by a Russian court – to wit, waving Ukrainian flags with other activists, and trying to set alight the door of the secret service building in a pro-Ukrainian rally two years ago. Died: Adrian Slattery, frontman of Melbourne’s Big Smoke and Major Major, from cancer. Big Smoke’s debut album, half recorded, will be released in tribute. RIP Adrian, from all the Beat team. Died: Former Megadeth drummer Nick Menza, 51, after collapsing during a gig in California with his current band OHM. Died: Beatles publicist Tony Barrow, 80, who coined the term “the Fab Four”. Died: Grammy-winning US country singer/songwriter Guy Clark, 74. Born in Texas, he was best known for L.A. Freeway and Desperados Waiting For A Train. His songs were covered by the likes of Johnny Cash, Vince Gill, and Ricky Skaggs and he mentored future stars Steve Earle and Rodney Crowell. Died: John Berry, original member of the Beastie Boys, 52, after suffering from “frontal lobe dementia, which worsened in recent months.” He helped form the band in 1982, and came up with the name.