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CHOPPED FESTIVAL 2016 RELEASES FIRST ROUND LINEUP Chopped is back for 2016, bringing three days of dirt drags, hot rods, choppers and a slew of live acts. Leading the first round of acts comes Reverend Horton Heat alongside Guantanamo Baywatch, Puta Madre Brothers, The Cherry Dolls, The Pinheads, West Thebarton Brothel Party, La Mancha Negra, The Shabbab, Shepparton Airplane, The Reprobettes, Tape Wolves and Double Ya D with more to be announced. A throw back in time to the carnivals of the ‘50s and ‘60s, Chopped will see hundreds of cars and motorcycles bolstered by the sounds of hard edged rock music. Capping it off comes island style drinking among tikis, palms, bamboo and more. Get down to Chopped 2016 at Newstead Racecourse, Victoria, from Friday September 30 to Sunday October 2.
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Quickly becoming one of the most promising electronic acts on the scene, London’s Third Son is set to make his debut trip to Melbourne in July. 2015 marked a huge year for the 25-yearold young gun, with a heavy touring schedule and releases on Noir Music, Sincopat and Einmusika all going down after just one year on the project. Third Son is set to bring his freshly refined and all original live show to our shores, alongside some stellar home grown support including the likes of Thad Lester, Mark J, Bex, J-Slyde, and more. It’s all going down at New Guernica, 322 Collins Street, CBD on Friday July 22 and Saturday July 23. Grab your tickers via J-Slyde’s website.
Iconic Australian frontman and troubadour Tim Rogers will perform an intimate theatre show, singing songs of love and loss. Imagine an intimate theatre setting, a couple of accomplices, a microphone and a list of sad songs. Joined on stage by Clio Renner and Xani Kolac, Rogers will sing the songs of Frankie, Sammy, Adele, Amy, Holiday, Garland, Crosby and Del Ray to name a few. Sad, uplifting and inspiring – it’s a rare chance to see a man beaten up by rock’n’roll singing songs of passion, heartache, regret and rehab. Last Night When We Were Young: Tim Rogers Sings Songs of Love and Loss will run at the Playhouse Theatre on Thursday August 4.
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MAXWELL ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM AND TOUR PLANS Maxwell is set to bring his seductive brand of soul back to Australia, as part of the celebratory tour for new album blackSUMMERS’night. When Maxwell graced our shores for his first excursion back in 2014, audiences and media alike were quick to praise his phenomenal live performances. The New York native has six albums, 13 Gold and Platinum certifications, plus a number of Grammy, Billboard and Soul Train Music Awards under his belt. Additionally, he’s widely regarded as one of the founding fathers of the neo soul genre. Maxwell will play just two shows in Australia, one of which is happening at the Palais Theatre on Wednesday August 24. Presale tickets are available from Wednesday July 6 via Ticketmaster.
MELANIE MARTINEZ COMES TO AUSTRALIA New York based singer/songwriter Melanie Martinez will head down under for her first run of Australian headline shows. Coming off the release of her debut album Cry Baby in 2015, which reached #6 on Billboard Top 200 and #1 on the Top Alternative Albums Chart, Martinez will be performing her pop infused hip hop creations at Festival Hall on Wednesday August 17. Tickets can be purchased via Ticketmaster. BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 12
DIESEL TO PLAY MELBOURNE SHOW American-born, Australian singer/songwriter Diesel has just released his 15th studio alb m and to celebrate he’ll be stopping by Melbourne for a special show. Americana draws from America’s roots, from country, folk, bluegrass, R&B and the blues, but to Mark Lizotte, AKA Diesel, the album is the very core of his being. It’s the music of his childhood and as an artist born in America and raised in Australia, a link back to the land he’d left behind. Throughout the LP, Diesel pays tribute to artists that inspired the musician he would become, by putting his own stamp on a collection of classic songs. Johnny Cash’s Ring of Fire, Rave On by Buddy Holly, Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band, Joni Mitchell’s Circle Game and Here Comes the Sun by Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers are just some of the tracks to be covered. Diesel will play to the Corner Hotel on Friday September 9.
New Jersey rockers The Front Bottoms will kick off 2017 with a run of headline shows around the country. As well as good times, potential audience tambourine playing and huge sing-a-longs, they’ll also be bringing their latest record, 2015’s Back On Top. The last time The Front Bottoms were on our shores, they wowed fans on a sold out run with The Smith Street Band. This time around they’ll play eight cities, kicking things off in Perth. The Front Bottoms will take over the Corner Hotel on Sunday January 22. Tickets on sale now through the venue.
HELLIONS ANNOUNCE A NEW ALBUM & TOUR Hellions have announced their new album will be released in late July, which will be celebrated with an Australian headline tour. Structured like a theatrical presentation, Opera Oblivia is the Sydney quintet’s boldest work to date. Recorded in Thailand, the group have worked alongside producer Shane Edwards and collaborated with members of Northlane and Ocean Grove. Catch them at The Evelyn on Friday July 29. Tickets from Destroy All Lines. HOT TALK
RICHIE RAMONE TO RETURN TO AUSTRALIA The legendary Richie Ramone has announced he will be returning to Australian shores for an exclusive run of shows across the country. The Ramones drummer was a key member of the iconic punk outfit from 1983-1987, and has further established himself as a successful solo artist in his own right. Following the huge sensation that was his east coast tour earlier in 2016 – including a slot at CherryRock016 – Ramone is on his way back to treat audiences to new material from his upcoming release, Cellophane. Catch him when he rocks Melbourne at The Tote on Monday October 31 and at Sooki Bar on Wednesday November 2. Tickets are on sale via Oztix.
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THE CORNER AWARD 2016 ANNOUNCES SHORTLIST A little over a month ago, The Corner Hotel announced they were celebrating their 20th anniversary by giving back to the local music scene. The Corner Award 2016 aims to celebrate the work of one special artist, as a way of saying thanks. From an initial shortlist of 60 candidates, the panel of industry experts has narrowed it down to a final six acts. The Corner has unveiled that the race to the finish line will include Gold Class, Gordi, Kućka, Ngaiire, Sampa the Great and Slum Sociable. The winner will receive a swag of unbeatable prizes in order to bolster their career in the music industry. The lucky artist will receive a headline show at The Corner, the pressing of 150 copies a of a limited edition 7” vinyl single, a cash cheque for $2000, rehearsal time at Bakehouse Studios and stacks more. Keep your eyes peeled on The Corner Award 2016 website for the announcement of the recipient, and anticipated show date.
Foam will celebrate the release of their latest single with a run of national tour dates throughout July and August. I Could Milk Myself is the first offering of the Perth trio’s upcoming debut album, building on the four EPs they’ve dropped in the last three years. Foam have toured Australia supporting the likes of The Rubens, DZ Deathrays, Wax Witches and Sleepy Sun, as well as making appearances at MATES Festival, Big Day Out, WAM Festival, and Groovin The Moo. The single will see them headline stages in eight regional and capital cities. Foam will play The Evelyn on Friday August 19. Tickets are on sale through the venue.
RUNNING TOUCH REVEALS NEW SINGLE AND MELBOURNE SHOW DATE Emerging one man guitarist, drummer, producer and singer Running Touch, has just released a new single, and to celebrate, he’ll be stopping by Melbourne to play a hometown show. Running Touch describes his latest single Levitate (It’s All Too Perfect) as “the most passive approach to talking about obsession. Love is incredible, attraction is timeless. But nothing comes close to the uneasy sensation of obsession.” It’s the follow up to his first official single, Courtesy Of, released earlier this year, which has garnered extensive rotation on triple j and has been streamed close to a million times online. He just supported ZHU for his recent Dark Mofo Melbourne sideshow, and has hinted at the release of his debut EP. Running Touch will be jogging into the Workers Club on Saturday September 10.
END OF FASHION TO REUNITE FOR 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY It’s been ten years since End of Fashion shook Australia with their certified Gold debut album back in 2006, and they’re celebrating this milestone with a limited run of reunion shows across the country. End of Fashion were catapulted into the limelight after the breakout success of single O Yeah – which reached #8 in the triple j Hottest 100 of 2005, #21 on the ARIA Charts and cleaned up two ARIA Awards for best single and video. End of Fashion will be paying homage to their self-titled debut by playing tracks from the album, in addition to more gems from their impressive catalogue. Get nostalgic at the Northcote Social Club on Friday September 9. Tickets on sale Thursday July 7 via Oztix.
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LAZY COLTS ANNOUNCE NEW SINGLE, ALBUM AND EAST COAST TOUR It’s all or nothing for Sydney’s Lazy Colts, who have just announced new single Twenty Two, on top of the official release date for debut album, Trojan, and plans for an east coast tour. The alt folk outfit are still riding the success of single Slackjaw, which proved to be a delicious first taste of the upcoming album. Trojan comes as their very first and hotly anticipated LP, slotted to drop on Friday August 5. Expect cinematic rock’n’roll, with songs about blood, canyons and car chases. Lazy Colts play two Melbourne shows as part of the tour – Saturday August 6 at Wesley Anne and Sunday August 7 at the Labour in Vain.
Israeli trance heavyweight, Astrix, is set to play an iconic Melbourne location in July with a warehouse party like you’ve never seen. The creators of Earthcore have spent the past few years negotiating with the heritage listed Meat Market of North Melbourne. Built in 1880, the building is registered with the State of Victoria for its historical and architectural significance, but will now play host to a once-ina-lifetime warehouse party. It’s been fitted with the highest end musical production equipment Earthcore has ever put out, and is set to be a huge night thanks to Astrix’s widely lauded trance music. It’s all going down on Sunday July 24 at Meat Market, 3 Blackwood Street, North Melbourne with doors opening at 3pm. Final release tickets are available Oztix.
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SAFIA COMPLETE DEBUT ALBUM, CELEBRATE WITH MELBOURNE SHOW Canberra’s electronic indie pop trio SAFIA have completed their debut album, tying it in with a headline run of shows across the country. Titled Internal, the record will be released on Friday September 9. Featuring previous singles Make Them Wheels Roll and Embracing Me, the album will also feature the newly released track, Over You. Proving there’s something in the water in our nation’s capital, SAFIA have also featured on Peking Duk’s hit single Take Me Over. SAFIA will play the Melbourne leg of the tour at Festival Hall on Saturday October 15. BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 14
Australia’s favourite contemporary music summit is back for 2016, with the promise to be bigger and better than ever. The dates have been set for Friday November 18 and Saturday November 19 as part of Melbourne Music Week. For the first time, the initiative will see the inclusion of live music as part of the festivities from both experienced and emerging acts. Face the Music provides an unrivalled platform for all members of the music community to come together, learn a thing or two, and celebrate a seriously impressive local industry. The non-profit event features presentations, discussions, networking, music-making workshops, professional toolkits, panels of industry experts and more. 2016 will also see Face the Music take a greater international focus than previous years. Further details and announcements will be revealed over August. In the mean time, you can snap up an early bird ticket via Moshtix. HOT TALK
THE DRONES, THE MEANIES AND MORE HEAD BAKEHOUSE STUDIOS 25th BIRTHDAY Melbourne’s iconic rehearsal space, Bakehouse Studios, are celebrating their 25th birthday by throwing a momentous party, that’ll feature a huge list of bands, beers and BBQ goodness. Tickets to The Drones intimate gig in the Scrap Museum may’ve sold out within hours, but there’s still a throng of performing artists taking over the rehearsal rooms that are yet to be revealed. So far, Melbourne punk legends The Meanies have been announced, while powerhouse rock posse Blank Statements, who feature members of Prime Time, Dick Diver, The Twerps and Aotearoa will also lay down some sounds. Many more surprise artists are yet to be unveiled. Celebrate 25 years of Bakehouse Studios on Saturday July 16, with a gold coin donation for entry.
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SAD GRRRLS FEST EXPANDS LINEUP The Sad Grrrls Fest has already dropped a killer lineup, but it’s set to be an even bigger affair with the announcement of more acts. Alex Lahey and Adelaide’s Rin McArdle have jumped on board for the Melbourne instalment – joining the ranks of Camp Cope, Jaala, Jess Ribeiro, Simona Castricum, Miss Destiny and many more. Sad Grrls Fest aims to celebrate gender diversity in music, showcasing bands that have at least one non-male member. The festival is spanning over two cities, with one show going down in Melbourne and another in Sydney. On top of the music on offer, Sad Grrrls Club have also opened applications for local small businesses to hold market stalls at the events. Clothing, jewellery, record stalls, zines, art and more are all welcome, with applications open until Monday August 1. The Melbourne edition is locked in for Saturday October 1 at The Reverence. For tickets and more info, head to the Sad Grrrls Club website.
PANIC! AT THE DISCO REVEAL AUSTRALIAN TOUR
GAVIN JAMES CONFIRMS DEBUT AUSTRALIAN TOUR
Award winning worldwide rock juggernauts, Panic! At The Disco are set to drop by Australian shores over summer to celebrate the release of their latest album. It’s been over a decade since the suburban Las Vegas teens dropped their debut, A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out, which saw the band launch into a career as colossal rockers. Now, they’re bringing their latest record, Death Of A Bachelor, marking the band’s fifth release. They’ll hit Festival Hall on Saturday January 28, 2017. Early bird tickets are available from 9am, Tuesday July 5 via Select Touring.
Gavin James has announced he will tour Australia for the very first time this September. Taking to stages in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Perth, the Irish singer songwriter will bring with him tracks from his forthcoming debut album, Bitter Pill. After years spent honing his craft in pubs around Dublin, a chance meeting with Ed Sheeran in 2014 led to his big break. As well as sharing stages with Sheeran, James has also opened for the likes of Sam Smith and Taylor Swift. Gavin James will perform at Ding Dong Lounge on Saturday September 24.
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BEC SANDRIDGE TO HEADLINE MELBOURNE SHOWS Bec Sandridge will head out on a run of headline shows to support her new single this August. The single, You’re a Fucking Joke, has just been given the video treatment. Inspired by Blondie, the clip puts a spin on traditional gender roles. Sandridge explains, “As a proud guitarist, singer/songwriter, musician and lipstick wearing female, I wanted to create a video that subverted the way I experience gender and stereotyping not only within the music industry, but the world in which we exist.” She will support Abbe May throughout July, before headlining her own shows in Sydney, Melbourne and Wollongong, winding up to Brisbane in early September for this year’s BIGSOUND conference. Bec Sandridge will play The John Curtin Hotel on Thursday August 18.
KOI CHILD REVEAL NEW SINGLE AND TOUR PLANS
ALICE IVY DROPS NEW SINGLE AND ANNOUNCES MELBOURNE SHOW
In March 2016, Koi Child dropped their debut, self-titled album with raging success. Following the sold out tour for the release, Koi Child are hitting the road once again in August. The tour comes alongside the release of their latest single, Touch’ Em – a rapid fire, high-energy track with strong party vibes – which is proving to be a firm favourite lifted from their recent release. The seven-piece marries elements of hip hop and jazz, culminating in an exceptionally unique sound, that’s been getting tongues wagging. Koi Child’s innovative approach quickly caught the attention of Tame Impale’s Kevin Parker, who later went on to produce and mix their debut LP. Catch Koi Child when they take over Howler on Saturday August 27, with special guests Friendships. Tickets on sale via Moshtix.
Fresh from her maiden US performance at Piano’s in New York City last weekend, Alice Ivy has unveiled the new single Almost Here. The Melbourne based producer’s latest track is a horn filled affair, featuring hip hop collective RaRa and Georgia Van Etten. You can catch Alice Ivy at The Toff on Saturday July 30.
YELLOWCARD CALL IT QUITS GORDI TOURS NATIONALLY Having just finished a string of shows overseas, Gordi is now jetsetting back to Australian shores, armed with new music and some national shows. Gordi’s latest single Wanting is taken from her debut EP Clever Disguise, which reached #2 on the iTunes’ Alternative Chart. Gordi will be gracing the Northcote Social Club on Wednesday August 17. Tickets can be purchased via Ticketscout BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 16
Heavyweight rockers Yellowcard will release their final record by the end of September, while heading off around the world on a farewell tour. The forthcoming self-titled album was a personal journey for the band, self produced by Ryan Key and guitarist Ryan Mendez with long time collaborator and close friend Neal Avron on board as executive producer. Yellowcard will be a lasting finale for the band’s incredible journey, which includes ten acclaimed albums and two decades worth of tours across six continents. Say farewell to Yellowcard at Max Watt’s on Thursday February 23, 2017. Tickets via Oztix. HOT TALK
LEAPS & BOUNDS PRESENTS HEROES: A CELEBRATION OF FEMALE ARTISTS As part of the Leaps & Bounds Festival, Heroes brings together esteemed singer/ songwriters Ella Thompson, Emily Ulman, Emma Donovan, Jemma Rowlands and Stella Angelico – who will perform intimate live sets and discuss the female artists who have inspired their musical journey. The five artists will be complemented by The Heroes House Band featuring Mick Meagher, Rory McDougall and Tom Martin. Additionally, DJ Cass Kiely will be spinning some slick tunes before and after the show. On Saturday July 9, it’s all about ladies that rock. Get on down to the Melba Speigeltent, Collingwood, to show your appreciation for inspiring women in the music industry. Tickets are $20 through the Leaps & Bounds website or $25 on the door.
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KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD
For some reason, the band name King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard always reminds me of that Simpsons episode at Duff Gardens. After tripping balls on toxic water from the Little Land of Duff, Lisa boldly announces to the world, “I am the lizard queen!” With their crazy brand of psychedelic rock, King Gizzard are a decidedly different kind of trippy. Rock out with your gizzards out when King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard take down The Croxton on Friday July 8, Saturday July 9 and Sunday July 10.
THE STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN LED ZEPPELIN MASTERS
Unless you were lucky enough to be alive in the ‘60s, ‘70s or ‘80s, you probably haven’t had a chance to experience the magic that is a live Led Zeppelin show. Fronted by Adelaide’s long time Zeppelin aficionados the Zep Boys, The Stairway to Heaven Led Zeppelin Masters is probably the next best thing. 20 blistering Zeppelin classics will be performed by a huge 35 musicians, culminating in a real spectacle. Experience a piece of rock history when The Stairway To Heaven Led Zeppelin Masters transforms Hamer Hall on Friday July 8 and Saturday July 9.
HEROES
This weekend, five of Melbourne’s superb female singer/songwriters share the stage in Heroes – a super special one-off show for Leaps & Bounds Festival. Ella Thompson, Emily Ulman, Emma Donovan, Jemma Rowlands and Stella Angelico have all signed up for the affair. In addition to performing, they’ll also be having a chat about the female musicians who have inspired them over the years. The gals will be joined by the Heroes House Band, featuring Mick Meagher, Rory McDougall and Tom Martin. Get yourself to the Melba Speigeltent, Collingwood on Saturday July 9 from 7.30pm.
LACUNA COIL Max Watt’s October 13 QUEENSRYCHE Prince Bandroom October 14 MONTAIGNE Corner Hotel October 15 SAFIA Festival Hall October 15 THE WOLFE BROTHERS The Palms at Crown October 15 OKTOBERFEST feat. Shannon Noll St Kilda October 15 TIKI TAANE The Evelyn October 16 RAVE OF THRONES feat Kristian Nairn Trak October 21 HOT CHOCOLATE AND THE REAL THING Palais Theatre October 22 BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE 170 Russell October 25 GLEN HANSARD The Palais October 26 LOST LANDS FESTIVAL The Werribee Mansion October 28 - 30 STEVEN WILSON 170 Russell October 28 TRICK OR BEAT feat. J-Heasy, Indian Summer, Who Killed Mickey and more Festival Hall October 29 THE VENGABOYS 170 Russell October 30 SLIPKNOT Rod Laver Arena October 31 RICHIE RAMONE The Tote October 31, November 2 BAD MANNERS Corner Hotel November 3 MSO - INDIANA JONES AND THE RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK Arts Centre November 4, 5 THE DANDY WARHOLS Palais Theatre November 5 TECH N9NE The Prince Bandroom November 7, 8 DEFTONES Festival Hall November 11 DESTROYER 666 Max Watts November 11 DIONNE WARWICK Palais Theatre November 13 A DAY ON THE GREEN Mt Duneed Estate, Geelong
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Flickering candles hang from iron and sit against the rough stonewalls. They dance to the highly acclaimed live music that fills the huge space and warms hearts Thursday through Sunday from 6pm. Offerings are hearty come dinnertime ± with meal specials such as Roo & Wine for $11.99 every Monday, and $12 pies (with creamy mash and mushy peas) every Wednesday. In saying that, there are so many options on the menu designed to warm you from the inside out. Every weekend the band room spills over with talent, and the fireplace crackles along in the background quite happily. So make sure to come and sip a piping hot buttered rum or mulled wine amongst the candle light with us this winter. If you really can’t bear to part with the great outdoors, our roaring open fire and blankets in the courtyard will keep you toasty on even the most bitter of nights.
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THE 1975 THE GOLDEN AGE
The 1975 have received seemingly universal acclaim for their infectious blend of synth pop and alt rock. Formed over ten years ago, the quartet met as schoolmates on the outskirts of Manchester and have gone onto become a bona fide global sensation. Earlier this year, I Like It When You Sleep, For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It saw the band shoot to the top of the album charts in Australia, New Zealand, The UK and The US. Since then, The 1975 have been playing sold out tours around the world, despite this massive commercial success, frontman Matthew Healey says they are still all about the music. “We had no kind of careerist motives, because we were like 13. We were just playing music because of the purity of playing, for the same reason we played football or video games, which we still do. It wasn’t until we were like 17-18 when we realised that maybe we could actually do something,” says Healey. “It was about the act of making music, making those kinds of sounds with your friends. It wasn’t about getting girls or being cool, it was just a fun thing to do and it turned into what it is today. “I’m constantly in awe of things that happen, whether it be how high we get billed at festivals or how many people come to our shows or just the opportunity to do what we do live. I’m constantly having to remind myself of how amazing it is. The album going to #1 in America was something we’d never dreamed of, it’s not something that ever seemed realistic. And it happened.” Debuting at #1 on the ARIA album chart, The 1975 have strong support in Australia, and will be heading here next month for their highly anticipated Splendour In The Grass slot. “I always say that everybody’s similar it seems like we play to a similar group of kids every night - but Australia is particularly different,” says Healey. BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 20
“Australia is louder. Australia is more intense. I don’t know whether it’s because we’re so far away and you’re starved of shows. It’s not like your favourite band, if they’re not from Australia, is going to be knocking around, whereas that could be the case with New York or London or Paris. The people are excitable and I love playing shows in Australia.” Audiences on the upcoming tour will be treated to a new audio visual element of their show, specifically designed to accompany the new album. “When we toured last time we realised how much of an emotional investment people had with our music and how involved they were with it,” says Healey. “I wanted to visualise that, to try and stimulate people visually, like the way they are stimulated musically. I think it’s beautiful. “There’s everything on that record. I talked about the fundamentals of what I was scared of, or what made me think. There are songs on there about my mother’s post natal depression or the death of my grandmother. When you talk about those things in the context of music or whatever it may be, you allow people to feel the same way. You kind of give people permission to - not necessarily grieve with you - you give people permission to feel the same way as you,” he says. “I like that. It makes you feel more accepted as a person when people relate to it. I try not to get lost in self pity and just talk about how it feels.” It’s not only the album’s themes that have caused a stir. Healey says that the lengthy title has also evoked quite a reaction, but it was a deliberate decision. B E AT.C O M . A U
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“It was just a lyric. We named the record a long time ago and it was during a time when we wanted to make bold decisions. We wanted to make a record that was about conviction. It wasn’t necessarily the best lyric or the most appropriate lyric, but at one point we said ‘let’s call the album that. If it’s called that, it’s already ridiculous and we don’t have to worry about it being overly ambitious’,” laughs Healey. “We got a lot of shit for it – but as they say, there’s no such thing as bad press. I just think if we are going to make big albums and be in the charts, we are going to do it on our own terms.” Posting to their social media pages at the time of the release, The 1975 described the creation of the follow up to their debut as the most inspiring and challenging time they’d ever shared. “Obviously we’d been writing on the road, but because we were still touring the first album we were still in that time frame, we were still in that world. We came off tour and went straight into the process of making our next record and I think that time it was quite overwhelming,” he says. “The silence of coming off tour was something to get used to in itself – going back home and getting used to not being onstage every night is a weird thing to try and figure out. Trying to be creative in a timeframe is very difficult and I think we got stuck in our heads a little bit; we started to kind of freak out. But it was eventually reconciled and we managed to make the best record we’ve ever made,” says Healey. “We were on tour for a good few years. Missing your bed and missing all of that kind of shit that you think about goes quite quickly, you find comfort and consistency in different things. We used to make records on a laptop in a bedroom and then it changed to a tour bus or a hotel, so it wasn’t too different as long as we had each other. We don’t have to go into a zen environment to make a record.” The group also recently unveiled a brand new music clip for their single, A Change Of Heart. “I realised there was a sexuality to almost all of the videos we’d ever done,” says Healey. “I wanted to take a song that was in that realm and make a
video that was plutonic and pretty and beautiful. I wanted to have innocence to my character. I love Charlie Chaplin and Michael Jackson and I just had them in my head. Michael Jackson was the first person that I saw live, he was my world growing up. He was the main thing I was interested in. I grew up watching videos of him; he was my hero and then that led into me musically.” Often trading his laptop for a typewriter to communicate with his audience, Healey shared his production plan for the video via an inked stained letter. “I like using typewriters because I like the ceremony of it. Patti Smith says every writer should have a typewriter. When you’ve got a pencil, you can rub it out or when you’re on a computer you can delete it but when you write on a typewriter there’s a certain amount of commitment to it. It just makes you concentrate and think a bit more about what you’re doing,” he says. “I think we’re in a time where everything is so cyclical, you see people yearning for more analogue ways of expressing themselves.” Healey is unwaveringly faithful in the future progression of The 1975 and leaves us with his thoughts on the pressure of preparing their next album. “It’s all about belief – whether you believe in it or not, or believe that person or not,” says Healey. “There’s a great quote by David Foster Wallace where he says, ‘You will become way less concerned with what other people think of you when you realise how seldom they do’; I think that’s what you’ve got to think about when making a record.” THE 1975 will be playing their Splendour in the Grass sideshow at Hisense Arena on Sunday July 24 and at Splendour in the Grass, held from Friday July 22-Sunday July 4 in North Byron Parklands. Tickets are via Ticketmaster. I Like It When You Sleep, For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It is out now through Polydor/Instercope.
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This Week: As part of La Mama Theatre Company’s Nordic Noir, they’ll be presenting the Australian premiere of Courage To Kill. The play comes from one of Sweden’s most acclaimed playwrights, Lars Noren and is nothing short of a haunting thriller. Noren expertly delves into the complex and dysfunctional relationship between a father and son, who can’t escape the past that they share. Fear is ignited by an alluring young woman, whose nature provokes sexual tension and ultimately sees an explosive conclusion come to this moving play. La Mama opens Courage To Kill Wednesday July 6, with the play running through to Sunday July 17. For show times and to grab tickets, head to the La Mama website.
With James Di Fabrizio. Do you have news, thoughts or a fantastic minestrone recipe? Email james@beat.com.au.
Cirque de la Symphonie
The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra are to set to present Haydyn’s second last symphony – the enchanting No. 103 Drumroll. The symphony had its premiere in London in 1795 and has since been performed frequently across the world. Look out for the iconic opening timpani drumroll in this piece, when the MSO will perform it in a oneoff show on Tuesday July 12 at at the Melbourne Recital Centre. To book tickets, head to the MSO website. To celebrate the collaboration between two-time Archibald Prize winner Del Kathryn Barton and acclaimed filmmaker Brendan Fletcher, The Nightingale and the Rose will trace the remarkable adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s 19th century classic into a beautiful animated film. Audiences will have the opportunity to view the 14-minute animation inspired by Wilde’s The Nightingale and the Rose, voiced by some of Australia’s most celebrated actors including Mia Wasikowska and Geoffrey Rush, layered with a score from Australian singer-songwriter Sarah Blasko. While doing so, they viewers can make their way through a rich display of objects that explore the workings behind the production, as well as viewing a rare 1913 edition of Wilde’s anthology. Del Kathryn Barton: The Nightingale and the Rose will be held at ACMI’s Gallery 2 running through to Sunday September 18. Head to ACMI for more details.
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It was fun when you were seven, and it’s still fun now. Did you have your childhood pet taxidermied? Do you treasure the cigarette butt some famous singer flicked into the crowd after the gig of a lifetime? It could be something weird, or it may be something valuable, rare or personally significant. It might be a text message, a piece of furniture, a childhood toy or a mobile phone video. The stuff we keep says something about ourselves, and The Wheeler Centre’s Show and Tell for Grown-ups is a place to share those stories. Host Tony Wilson invites his visiting hoarders to each reveal a thought-provoking or memory-stirring curiosity – then, the floor is open to you. Whip out your own novel objects and keepsakes and give us all the low-down. It all goes down at The Toff on Monday July 11.
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For two nights only this month, Melbourne’s famed Hamer Hall will be home to the big-top spectacular that is Cirque de la Symphonie. Having enjoyed international success, this unique concept combines the magic and mystery of the circus with popular classical masterpieces performed by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. Led by Associate Conductor Benjamin Northey, the world-class troupe of circus performers, including acrobats, aerial flyers, contortionists, dancers, jugglers, balancers and strongmen, will have you on the edge of your seat as the orchestra builds to a crescendo, making it a night music lovers, young and old, will not soon forget. “I’ve never been a part of anything like this, so I didn’t really know what to expect,” says Northey. “But as more details came in, the more intrigued I became with this production. Internationally and around Australia people have just loved the show, and they all came saying how magical, beautiful and artfully done it was – so it’s been really exciting to prepare for.” Northey says he was first approached to be involved 12 months ago, but he admits that the preparation for a show of this magnitude has been anything but conventional. “The performers have already choreographed their routines to the orchestral music, and so that in itself presented some challenges for me because I have to make sure that the speed of the music is appropriate and that we’re working together. It’s not just two things existing independently of each other. That was important for everyone to understand. “Just from a logistics point of view, knowing where performers are going to be at certain times is vital,” laughs Northey. “Because at some points they’re right over the top the orchestra doing acrobatics and aerial works, and that can be quite distracting for me and the musicians as well.
“However, I know that the stage in Hamer Hall is really well suited to this, especially since they’ve done the renovations,” he adds. “There’s a lot of space at the front of the stage and above the orchestra. The production team have made some serious modifications to the building; rigging a lot of stuff. Apparently they had to drill into the foundations of Hamer Hall. And they’ve had to devise some pretty extreme anchoring of the aerial structure that the performers use.” When asked to pick a favourite moment during the show, Northey hesitates before choosing an old-school sideshow alley circus act. “There’s a whole bunch of really interesting parts of the production, but I suppose there’s one which I find quite fascinating – the strongmen. It’s just such a great old-fashioned circus performance. They perform along to a piece called Finlandia by Sibelius, which is filled with all these big brass chords and very bold music. What they’re doing brings out the feeling and intention of the music. It’s really special. “It’s amazing the way they’ve been able to choreograph the routines along to the drama of the music, and bring out all of the emotions of the music through the stories that they’re telling through their performance. “It’s really hard to pick just one favourite part though,” he continues. “The acrobatics are extraordinary and there’s some incredible music that people will know, like Tchaikovsky’s waltz from Swan Lake, the Thunder and Lightning Polka by Strauss, and we’ve got music from the opera Carmen by Bizet. If people don’t know the names, they will know the melodies.”
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As Northey undergoes final rehearsals for the exciting production, he hints that he may be asked to perform a leap of faith and feature in one of the death-defying acts himself. “I don’t exactly know what it entails as yet. That hasn’t been revealed to me. But I’ve been assured I’m not going to be hanging upside down on the trapeze.” Northey has long been an advocate for the arts in Australia, choosing to settle in Melbourne a decade ago after studying under some of the famous names in the industry and working with some of the world’s most renowned orchestras. “I made a decision to come back after studying in Europe in 2006, and it was the best decision I ever made,” he says. “A: because we’ve got worldclass orchestras here in Australia, and b: because Melbourne has one of the world’s great orchestras. It’s very difficult for us to always have perspective on that, being an island continent where we don’t always get the chance to compare orchestras to each other as you can in Europe, because they’re all so close together. “I feel that the arts have a crucial role to play in enriching society and bringing out the best in people, and giving people a chance to engage and not just to come along to a concert but actually to participate. I want young people to learn an instrument and have that aspect in their life because I think music teaches people a lot. It has the capacity to open people’s minds up to imagination, and so it has a very important role to play, and it’s great to be a part of that here in Australia. “If there’s one young person out there who is so inspired by this concert that they go away wanting to take up an instrument or wanting to be a professional musician, then we’ve done our job.” CIRQUE DE LA SYMPHONIE will come to Hamer Hall on Friday July 15 and Saturday July 16.
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This Wednesday July 6, get down to Dirty Secrets for a night of all-you-can-laugh comedy. Taking to the stage this week is Firdi Billimoria (MC), Rose Callaghan, Sarah Jones, Alasdair TremblayBirchall and more. 80 Smith Street, Collingwood.
Thursday July 14 & Friday July 15 The Wheeler Centre
Gertrude Street Projection Festival Friday July 15 – Sunday July 24 Various Venues
CRAB LAB Scuttle down to Crab Lab this Wednesday July 6 for a cracking night of comedy. They’ll be hosting Celia Pacquola, Ben Russell, Jack Druce, The Nelson Twins, Dilruk Jayasinha, Michael Shafar, Naomi Higgins and Daniel Connell. Plus, $7 pints, free entry and free popcorn. 16 Corrs Lane, CBD.
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 July 7 they’ll host Stuart Daulman as MC alongside Megan Mackay, Kimberley Lisle, Lewis Dowell, Geoff Setty, Nicky Barry, Kevin Lim, and Mitch Garling. Plus, the first competitors for the ‘Are You Funnier Than George?’ competition are taking to the stage. 20 Johnston St, Fitzroy.
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Glow Winter Arts Festival Returns To Light Up Stonnington Now in its third year, Glow Winter Arts Festival is back with a programme chocked with comedy, cinema, installations, roving performances, music and food. Glow will enliven intimate spaces, public locations and local venues, with both free and ticketed events. As in previous years, the program will be comprised of five core event streams: Flicks ‘n’ Feasts, Glow Comedy Club, Arts Burst, Greville Projections and an exciting installation that is being kept a closely guarded secret. Flicks ‘n’ Feasts will bring four nights of free, open-air cinema to Market Lane, matching films including Labyrinth and Gremlins with Melbourne’s favourite food vans. Supplying the laughs comes the Glow Comedy Club, hosting a brilliant lineup of comedy legends throughout the festival. Greville Projections, run by the legends at Gertrude Street Projection Festival, will illuminate Greville Street with striking projections for the second year running. Capping it off comes a keystone event to be announced in the coming weeks. However, after last year’s open-air ice skating rink was revealed - expect something equally special. The 2016 Glow Winter Arts Festival will run at venues and locations surrounding Stonnington from Thursday August 11 - Sunday August 21.
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Sunday July 10 is shaping up to be a huge night at Club Voltaire. Head along to see Rob Caruana as MC, Murphy McLachlan, Angus Gordon, Alex Ward, Sarah Jones, Clara Cupcakes and more for a night of laughs you cannot miss. It kicks off from 7.30pm on 14 Ragan St, North Melbourne.
WILDE WILDE WEST COMEDY Come check out Melbourne’s best established and up-and-coming comedians for free every Tuesday night, as well as the famous late night open mic bracket. Playing this Tuesday: RAW Comedy winner Danielle Walker, Rob Caruana, Jack Druce and heaps more. Plus say ‘Kevin Kline’ at the bar for $5 house wines and $7 pints. Tuesday 8pm at The Wilde, 153 Gertrude St. Fitzroy.
The MSO and AFL Join Forces in New Arts Centre Show
This September, Arts Centre Melbourne will join forces with the AFL and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra to present a live orchestrated screening of memorable moments from the infamous 2010 stalemate AFL Grand Final between Collingwood and St Kilda. Football aficionados and dilettantes alike will remember where they were the year the nail biting AFL Grand Final day draw played out. The Draw will showcase a specifically edited replay of the match, projected in the MCG of the performing arts, Hamer Hall, while the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra perform a commissioned score by Tamil Rogeon (RAAH Project, True Live), highlighting every dramatic leap, bound, touch and goal. The Draw: A Symphony with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra will play out at Hamer Hall on Thursday September 22.
Monday August 1 – Thursday August 4 State Theatre
Alan Carr
Wednesday August 31 Arts Centre
John Olsen: The You Beaut Country
Friday September 16 - Sunday February 26 2017 Ian Potter Centre
An Evening With Henry Rollins
Monday September 19 & Tuesday September 20 State Theatre
Friday November 4 – Saturday November 5 Hamer Hall
Bangarra Triple Bill to Stage in Melbourne
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Raiders of the Lost Ark Live in Concert
Rochester Comedy invites you to come and see some of the country’s best stand-ups for free. Thursday July 7 features Lehmo, Dilruk Jayasinha, Demi Lardner, Aaron Gocs, Dan Connell and more. It all kicks off at 8.30 sharp, but get in early for $8 pints and some of the best pub food in the city. 202 Johnston St, Fitzroy.
Thursday Comedy celebrates six years of laughs this week and they’re pulling out all the stops. Get down for heaps of big name surprise guests. Seriously, this is going to be good. It’s all happening this Thursday July 7 at 8.30pm at the European Bier Cafe,120 Exhibition St, CBD – all for only $12.
Thursday July 28 - Sunday August 14 Various Venues
Hit Shows from This Year’s Comedy Festival Are Returning to Melbourne Amy Schumer Reveals Melbourne Arena Stand-Up Show
US comedy icon Amy Schumer is heading to Australia. She’ll be heading to our shores in the wake of her extremely successful film Trainwreck and her Comedy Central show Inside Amy Schumer. The tour will be her debut Australian arena stand-up tour, following on from a small stand-up gig in Melbourne last year. She’ll play Rod Laver Arena on Monday December 12. Tickets via Live Nation.
Some of the most critically lauded and laugh-inducing shows from this year’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival are returning to stage in Melbourne over a run of special encore performances. Hosted over three weekends in July, comedy fans will get a second chance to see this year’s Barry award winner, Zoë Coombs Marr in Trigger Warning, Barry award nominees Anne Edmonds (That’s Eddotainment), Damien Power (Sell Mum in Slavery), and Melbourne comedy hero Dilruk Jayasinha.The encore performances are slated to sell out and will be filmed as part of a television special. The series will feature a different comedian each weekend at Easy Street Concert Hall in both Saturday and Sunday performances, running from Saturday July 16 to Sunday July 31
The triple bill will showcase works by Artistic Director Stephen Page devised and perfromed with Bangarra dancers and choreographers. Following its recent world premiere in Sydney, Bangarra’s OUR land people stories is now coming to Melbourne. Stephen Page will mark his 25th anniversary as Artistic Director of the company with his new creation Nyapanyapa, inspired by the life story and paintings of visual artist Nyapanyapa Yunupingu from North East Arnhem Land. Choreographer Jasmin Sheppard will present her politically charged show Macq, which explores the 1816 March of Macquarie on its 200th anniversary. Beau Dean Riley Smith and Daniel Riley will perform their dance story Miyagan, which means ‘our family’, and will depict the artists’ cultural heritage from Wiradjuri country in New South Wales. Resident designer Jacob Nash will design inspiring sets for each performance on the triple bill. Costumes will be managed by Jennifer Irwin and lighting will be maintained by Matt Cox. This triple bill will grace the Arts Centre Melbourne from Thursday September 1 to Saturday September 10.
Maz Jobrani B Y A B B E Y L E W-K E E
He’s the political comedy kingpin who is able to do it all. Film, television, books and stand-up; Maz Jobrani is the unapologetic Iranian American whose quick and clever wit is a favourite to many. It’s been a few years since he has graced our shores, but now, armed with his razor-sharp tongue and a jam packed new stand-up show, Maz is hitting up Australia for a hilarious Melbourne show. “If somebody asked me to describe my comedy, I’d say I take on social issues, political issues, and my kids,” says Jobrani. “I’ve got young kids so there’s a lot of material about them and about being a family man and growing older, but you know, I live in America where there’s this election going on, so there’s a lot of material about Trump, there’s some about the xenophobia that we have going on and there’s material about me being Iranian in America, so I think it’s a pretty worldly set.” To put it plainly, Jobrani says if the United Nations were holding auditions for a worldly comedian, he’d put himself up as a candidate. It’s important for Jobrani to tackle these kinds of issues in his work, however difficult they may be to talk about, because of the injustice he sees around him. “There’s a lot of people in power who will try to manipulate the general population for their own benefit,” he says. “I think it’s the job of a comedian to go in and make fun of those people and criticise them in a fun way. I think if a comedian can expose hypocrisy in a politician in a fun way then that’s cool, and that’s
really the kind of comedy that I love.” Aside from dominating stages with his stand-up, Maz is a busy man who also works in the film and television world. He even put out his debut, bestselling book last year. Whilst he’s always undertaken acting, Maz says he’s lucky enough to now be able to be a little pickier with the parts that he plays. It’s not uncommon for young actors to take up any role they can get their hands on early on in their careers, and this rite of passage of the craft saw Maz take up a few parts where, much to his dismay, he was playing terrorists. “I did one in a Chuck Norris Movie (The President’s Man: A Line in the Sand) and one in the TV show 24. I didn’t enjoy playing those parts,” Jobrani explains. “You know, there’s enough negative depiction of Middle Easterners and Muslims and Arabs, and I felt like I didn’t want to do those parts anymore. In America there are no shows that counter that image.” A huge fan of us Down Under, Jobrani is excited to be hitting up Australia for the first time in a good few years. Not only that, but he says performing overseas is
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always a welcome change of scenery. “People outside of the US – like places in Europe and Australia – are more open to laughing about some of the stuff going on in the world. Maybe it’s because you’re more informed than your average audience in America.” However informed, Jobrani just wants his audience to come together and have a good old-fashioned belly laugh. “It’s about laughter, but it’s also about coming together,” he explains. “I think if we can get together and laugh, then we can walk away knowing that we’ve shared a good time with people we might have thought we didn’t have anything in common with.” MAZ JOBRANI will perform at The Palms at Crown on Friday July 15. BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 23
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VINTAGE SOLE has a great presence around Melbourne – you can find stores at 153 Chapel Street, Windsor, 6/37 Swanston Street in the Melbourne CBD and 195 Brunswick Street in Fitzroy. You can find Vintage Sole on Facebook - @VintageSole, Instagram - @ Shopvintagesole and online – vintagesole.com.au.
Established in 2002, RetroStar has evolved into easily one of the most recognised vintage stores within Melbourne, thanks to a great selection of vintage finds and knick knacks. Hidden within the heritage Nicholas Building in Swanston Street, Melbourne, the shop serves as one of the largest vintage focused shopping hubs in the CBD, if not the rest of the city. There’s an extensive range of affordable clothes on offer – you’ll find speciality items dating back from the 1940s all the way through to the 1990s to help you bolster up your wardrobe. Hot or cold, wet or dry, you’ll find something to suit you – retro band tees, vintage denim, leather jackets, along with bags, boots, jewellery and accessories are all on offer, with plenty of other vibrant options to keep you looking sharp during festival season.
Monkey Jar Sitting on the busy end of Smith Street, Monkey Jar is a rare style of retailer offering both style and substance. They love what they do and it shows in their involvement with seasonal events and local community happenings. Festive sweaters are abound as Christmas in July swings through, plus they’re stocking plenty of Kate Bush style dresses so you can get your Wuthering Heights on later this month with the flash mob at Kings Domain. An added bonus - they know there’s no better way to make sure everyone can get involved by keeping it cheap as chips. The shop is also home to individual store holders, meaning you’ll get individual sellers holding records on one side of the shop, and a great range of vintage clothes or furniture on the other. This lets the small business owners offer great styles and even greater choices, too. There’s a mix of people who come through the shop – because there’s no obvious window display, first timers will often walk in by chance and keep coming back afterwards as there’s more than meets the eye. New stock comes in weekly, and there’s usually a sale every few months. They also keep an eye out on fun things happening locally, and as they’re in touch with the local community, they’ll keep sales running to help get customers involved. Head down to MONKEY JAR at the corner of Smith and Webb in Collingwood. The 86 tram stops mere meters away from the entrance, and there’s plenty of place to park your bike nearby. Catch them on Instagram at @vintage_fitzroy, or at www.facebook.com/ monkeyjarmelb.
Check out RETROSTAR on the First Floor of the Nicholas Building at 37 Swanston Street in the Melbourne CBD. They’ve also got a pretty nifty online store too – check it out at www.retrostar.com.au.
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Hunter Gatherer Hunter Gatherer is the home to some pretty incredible vintage clothes, accessories and bric-a-brac, selling fantastic alternative styles at a very low price. Lacking in pretension, the store is welcoming to all who venture through its doors. The added bonus of shopping at Hunter Gatherer is that all proceeds of the sales go into helping to prevent and alleviate poverty across Australia, as every purchase made puts money towards great causes. The store enjoys a large amount of repeat customers thanks to the atmosphere – the staff are friendly, the music is great and the bargains are plentiful, especially on the $2 rack out front. There’s sales running all through the year, stock is constantly being processed and put out so there’s plenty of reasons to pop in, have a browse and say hello. HUNTER GATHERER sits in the middle of Fitzroy, located at 274 Brunswick Street. By tram, the store is easiest to reach by catching route 11. You can follow Hunter Gatherer on Facebook where they post daily hot items, Melbourne related posts, fashion/collectables and other inspiration.
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American Vintage Located on iconic Brunswick Street, Fitzroy, since September 1995, American Vintage Clothing is run by husband and wife team John and Kerry Sartori. Now a staple amongst Melbourne vintage shoppers who flock to the area, the shop features a large and eclectic range of imported American vintage apparel. There’s plenty of boots, homewares, toys and of course clothes, with over 5,000 items in the store. They also stock the latest in season styles from Hotwatch, Levi’s, Lee and Wrangler, along with denim fur lined jackets, flannel plaids, corduroy and lace up boots for men and women. American Vintage prides itself on the quality customer service provided by their experienced sales staff, as they place high value on returning business. Customers are from all walks of life and vary from ages 15 to 70, including plenty of stylists, designers, musicians and other local creatives. The store is a total experience and shoppers won’t have to go all the way to New York to get the American look. The bluestone walls are adorned with framed artwork banners, and Australia’s longest pair of promotional jeans - some vintage USA Levi’s made for ‘Jeans for Genes Day’, signed by none other than Gene Simmons, Eric Banner and Chubby Checker. The heart and soul of American Vintage is rooted in old school fashion revival – if denim and vintage design is your deal, then look no further. AMERICAN VINTAGE is located at 133 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy. To get there by tram, catch the 86 or the 11 and jump off at the intersection of Brunswick and Gertrude, then take a quick minute long walk up the road. You can also find American Vintage on Facebook - @ americanvintagefitzroy.
The Black Toro, The King Of Kingsway
Inspired by the many colourful eateries of Latin America, The Black Toro has been a staple restaurant in Glen Waverley, providing a higher level of dining to it’s home on the bustling Kingsway strip. Fore fronted by head chef Garen Maskal, also the brainchild of Sezar which we featured in the last Beat Eats magazine, The Black Toro aims to provide a fresh approach to Hispanic cuisine by reworking classic meals to a modern Australian palate. The menu evolves on a season by season basis, making sure that every meal takes advantage of the best ingredients all year around. The winter menu features delicious meals such as fatty lamb belly taco with a salsa borracha, cooked off in alcohol to retain all of the flavour whilst keeping you stone cold sober. If you’re after a larger main course, the hearty crispy pork hock cooked in masterstock and chilli caramel is perfect for beating an appetite, and there’s options for smaller dishes such as sliders, grilled corn, tosadas and many more. Check out The Black Toro on 79 Kingsway in Glen Waverley, open from 12pm for lunch and 5.30pm for dinner all week long.
Melbourne’s First Dog Cafe Opens In Collingwood
Canine owners, you’d be barking mad to miss this Dog House, touted as Melbourne’s first dog cafe, has just opened on Johnston Street in Collingwood. The venue hasn’t just opened up as a place for owners to take their dogs and eat people food, oh no. This is a cafe where the menu is directly aimed at dogs. There’s plenty of good quality raw meat on offer, featuring grass-fed beef, kangaroo, crocodile, emu and other game meats – which come displayed much in the same way as your local butcher shop. And yes, there’s things for people too – a separate, smaller kitchen will offer coffee and sandwiches for those with a little less hair on their faces. Take your furry friend on a walk to Dog House at 195 Johnston Street, Collingwood when you can.
Lagoon Vintage Even if you are a person who can often be found walking down Smith Street, soaking in the sights and sounds of the busy heart of Collingwood, what might come as a surprise to you is that there’s a truly unique vintage store sitting directly in the centre of the area. Say hello to Lagoon Vintage – offering a selection that leans towards funky prints, colours and styles over your standard denim and weathered looks. The store is not only geared towards lovers of alternative vintage, but those looking to delve past its boundaries. Their imports hail from locations such as the United States, Europe and Japan and so you can pick up a flashy haori imported directly from Osaka at a very reasonable price. There’s plenty of eye candy in the form of retro patterns, popcorn tops and floral prints, but beyond that, there’s jewellery and fashion on offer from resident designers. Handcrafted rings, earrings and third eye glasses can be found in stock, along with flashy puff paint hats to help you stick out during festival season. There’s also Doc Martens on sale for those looking for a quality boot too. Pricewise, they’re more than affordable, keeping blouses and men’s shirts around the $15-35 mark, while dresses are closer to $20-55. LAGOON VINTAGE can be found at 204 Smith Street in the heart of Collingwood, easily reached by catching the 86 tram. They’re open from 11am–7pm daily, but in case you can’t make it down, you can find them on Facebook, Instagram and Etsy at @LagoonVintage. B E AT.C O M . A U
Tish Faco Announces Small Block Residency Tish Faco have come a long way since selling their first taco at a house party in Flemington. After falling for the iconic fish taco during their adventures through North and Central America, Christopher Ström and chef Luke Bond joined forces to created Tish Faco - a travelling taco stall that puts spin on Californian and Mexican street food classics. Following their launch in early 2015, the long-time friends have been busy slinging tacos up and down the country, from festivals and markets to beers gardens and your mate’s backyard. Now, they’re back home for winter and taking the fiesta inside. Tish Faco and Small Block are teaming up to bring Brunswick East their very own pop up taco bar. Small Block will run the bar while Tish Faco take over the kitchen to serve up their signature dishes including the classic fish taco, the halloumi vege and the vegan oyster mushroom. The menu will also feature a not-so-classic kangaroo taco with lemon myrtle aioli, spicy Mexican street corn, smoky jalapeño poppers stuffed with gooey cream cheese, their famous homemade corn chips with salsa fresca and (every gringo’s favourite) black bean nachos with Oaxaca cheese. Everything is gluten free and there are plenty of options for vegans and vegetarians. Expect funky tunes, spicy snacks, cheap drinks, excellent service and the odd bow tie.The Tish Faco Pop Up Grand Opening is happening on Friday July 8th from 5pm. Throughout winter you can catch Tish Faco at Small Block, from Thursday to Sunday, 5pm til late. Get down for Happy Hour 5pm-7pm for $5 tacos and beer. Small Block is located at 130 Lygon Street, Brunswick East. BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 25
O f f Th e Record For those following the Ibiza circuit – disgraced producer/ DJ Ten Walls was removed from the Circoloco lineup following intense backlash after his inclusion. For those who have been living under a rock, the Lithuanian went on a vitriolic rant about homosexuals last year (cos, y’know, it’s not like the house and techno scene was formed from queer communities, you absolute dickhead), and after being diced from the circuit he offered up a half-arsed apology. Midland took to Twitter: “Booking Ten Walls is so whack. There are literally 100s of DJ’s [sic] to pick from, what he did was no mistake, it was a sustained hateful tirade.” Pearson Sound joined in: “Did I really just read correctly that Ten Walls is playing the next Circo Loco [sic] in Ibiza on Monday?” Turns out, rightfully, people don’t want to see him commanding the decks anymore. Circoloco took to social media to state that they “exist due to values of equality and freedom and we deeply regret any offense caused by this booking.” Glad to see him gone. Not exactly sure why they thought it was appropriate to bill him in the first place, though? OK, I generally try to keep all of my event announcements Melbourne centric, but, well, the thing is that OH MY FUCKING GOD LARRY HEARD IS COMING TO AUSTRALIA. For the very first time Mr. Fingers himself has been booked in for a sojourn Down Under as part of the Red Bull Music Academy Sydney Weekender, which will see him both perform alongside a rare ‘in conversation’ event with the man himself. Joining the Chicago house legend will be over 40 artists playing across venues such as Carriageworks, Oxford Arts Factory and Manning Bar. My picks include the Stones Throw Records’ 20th anniversary party with Peanut Butter Wolf, Berlin’s Xosar and Night Slugs stalwart Bok Bok. Definitely worth getting a flight up there methinks. It’s happening over Thursday September 8 – Sunday September 11. Head to syd. redbullmusicacademy.com for the full program. Tour rumours: It’s been far, far, far too long in-between drinks with Theo Parrish, hasn’t’ it? Also, considering they were all announced for Return To Rio up in Sydney in November, it’s safe to assume that we’ll also be getting
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Best releases this week: Don’t let the terrible moniker put you off, y’all need to give a spin to The True Underground Sound Of Rome’s Liquid Time (on Vibraphone Records). Otherwise I’d suggest spinning Lukas Nystrand von Unge’s Studio Barnhus’ No. 2 (on Studio Barnhus), Matthew Herbert’s A Nude (The Perfect Body) (on Accidental) and Container’s Vegetation (on Diagonal). Can’t say I’m really feeling Tycho’s Division (on Ghostly International) or Gold Panda’s Kingdom (on Notown), though. RECOMMENDED: FRIDAY JULY 15 Dense & Pika Brown Alley
SUNDAY AUGUST 14 Gene Farris Revolver Upstairs
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FRIDAY JULY 22 Third Son New Guernica Subjected The Mercat Delano Smith Brown Alley
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CLUB GUIDE WEDNESDAY JULY 6
• 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. • REVOLVER WEDNESDAYS - FEAT: ARKS + DANIELSAN Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 7:00pm. • UDMO + ALEX ALBRECHT Ferdydurke, Melbourne Cbd. 12:10am.
THURSDAY JULY 7 • 3181 THURSDAYS - FEAT: BEN FRANKLIN + AGENT 86 + ROBERTO + SAM GUDGE + JAMES STEETH Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 6:00pm. • BOOK CLUB - FEAT: BB BAN GAS + CRUISE CONTROL + SHAKE DADDY Ferdydurke, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. • DISCO VOLANTE - FEAT: DELTIOD CURVE + THE MILKMAN + BOWANCE + YANI ARSENAKIS + BALTIMORE GUN CLUB Onesixone, Prahran. 8:00pm. • LOOP NIGHT - FEAT: BAD AMBULANCE + VIRGIN + DARK ROOM + NI NI Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. • 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. • WHAT SO NOT + A-TRAK Prince Bandroom, St Kilda. 8:00pm. $61.20.
URBAN GUIDE ADAM BARTAS + JUNGLE JIM Tramp, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. $15.00. • JUAN DU SOL Platform One, Melbourne. 8:00pm. • LUCK TRUCK FRIDAY DOWNSTAIRS - FEAT: 99 PRBLMZ + CONGO TARDIS #1 + LITTLE LEAGUE BOUNCE CLUB Lucky Coq, Windsor. 9:00pm. • PANORAMA FRIDAYS UPSTAIRS - FEAT: PHATO A MANO + MR.GEORGE + MATT RADD + ASHLEE Lucky Coq, Windsor. 9:00pm. • POPROCKS - FEAT: DR PHIL SMITH Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. • REVOLVER FRIDAYS - FEAT: KEVIN OVER + MIKE CALLANDER + DAMON WALSH + LUKE VECCHIO + 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. • TOM BAKER’S KOSMIC KICKFLIP + CLEVERHANDS Ferdydurke, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. • UNTITLED #4 - FEAT: MALL GRAB + RUDOLPH C + SHEDBUG + HYMNS Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. • WAH WAH VS TFU - FEAT: BOOGS VS T-REK + CHARDY VS HOLLY-J + ADAM BARTAS VS DEAN PAPS + MORE Brown Alley, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. $35.00. • WEHBBA + ROLLIN CONNECTION + SIMON MURPHY + DAVE JURIC + MORE Railway Hotel, Brunswick. 9:00pm. $17.00. • WHAT SO NOT + A-TRAK Prince Bandroom, St Kilda. 8:00pm.
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• #MASHTAG - FEAT: NU-GEN + MALPRACTICE + FLAGRANT Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. • CIROQ FRIDAYS Cq, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. • DJ JULES SHELDON Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 9:00pm. • DJ MERMAID Gem Bar, Collingwood. 8:00pm. • ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM Carlton Club, Melbourne Cbd. 11:00pm. • FABULOUS FRIDAYS - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Co., Southbank. 9:30pm. $20.00. • FAKE TITS - FEAT: BOOGS + SPACEY SPACE + SUNSHINE + SAMMY LA MARCA + BUTTERS +
• AUDIOPORN SATURDAYS - FEAT: LE ZOK + JAMES WARE + GREG SARA + TOM EVANS + MORE Onesixone, Prahran. 9:00pm. $15.00. • BUSTIN OUT - FEAT: ANDY PADULA + KITI + OZZI LA Railway Hotel, Brunswick. 6:00pm. • 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. • ELECTRIC DREAMS - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Co., Southbank. 9:00pm. $20.00.
• ELECTRO SWING - FEAT: UNGUS UNGUS
UNGUS + THE CHIEF + MORE Sooki Lounge, Belgrave. 9:00pm. • 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. • JANK FACQUES Carlton Club, Melbourne Cbd. 12:05am. • LOST WEEKEND - FEAT: BYRON THE AQUARIUS + A.M. LIMONATA + M5K + MYLES MAC Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. • PLATFORM ONE SATURDAY NIGHTS Platform One, Melbourne. 9:00pm. • PONY SATURDAYS La Di Da, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. • PRINCE Prince Bandroom, St Kilda. 10:00pm. • SAATSUMA Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $15.00. • SEVEN SATURDAY DISCOTHEQUE Seven Nightclub, South Melbourne. 10:00pm. $20.00. • SNACK ATTACK - FEAT: DJ 2P Elephant & Wheelbarrow, St Kilda. 10:00pm. • 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. • THE LATE SHOW - FEAT: REX + ARKS + RANSOM + SPINFX + MORE Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 10:00pm. • TRAMP SATURDAYS Tramp, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. • WHEN THE SMOKE CLEARS - FEAT: VIRIDIAN + JANI HO + ADRIAN BELL + LATERAL + MORE Railway Hotel, Brunswick. 3:00pm. • WOOF DOOF - FEAT: BEN EVANS + MO ICHI + HERC KASS + SUSERI + MORE Loop, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm. $15.00.
SUNDAY JULY 10 • ANYWAY - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS Bottom End, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $25.00. • BOP ART - FEAT: HAWAII + WHO + TIGERFUNK
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+ MATT RADOVICH + LEWIS CANCUT Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. • 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. • IN CAHOOTS - FEAT: UNFOLD + BOOGS + SILVERSIX + MORE Railway Hotel, Brunswick. 2:00pm. • JUNGLE - FEAT: HANDS DOWN + ZAC DEPETRO + PETE LASKIS + TRAVLOS + JOHN DOE Tramp, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00am. $15.00. • REVOLVER SUNDAYS - FEAT: BOOGS + SPACEY SPACE + T-REK + 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 1979 Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 4:00pm. • WAX ON WAX OFF Lucky Coq, Windsor. 7:00pm.
MONDAY JULY 11 • 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 JULY 12 • CARRIAGE 252 - FEAT: SKOMES Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. • CUSHION TUESDAYS Cushion, St Kilda. 10:00pm. • OASIS TUESDAYS Tramp, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. • SEE YOU NEXT TUESDAY Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 7:00pm.
WEDNESDAY JULY 6
• MELLOWDÍASTHUMP - FEAT: MIDFLITE + NATHANIEL + GEEZY + CAZEAUX O.S.L.O + SKOMES Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm.
THURSDAY JULY 7
• ARIZONA THURSDAYS Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. • HIP HOP KARAOKE Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $10.00.
FRIDAY JULY 8
• 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. • GANGSTA GANGSTA GANGSTA Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. $5.00. • PARTY & BULLSHIT - FEAT: SONIC VIBES + TALI Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. • SETH SENTRY + REMI + NICO GHOST 170 Russell, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $39.50. • SOUTHERN LOVE - FEAT: MAT CANT + GET BU$Y + SLICK P + ROB STEEZY + MORE Vic Bar, Abbotsford. 8:00pm.
SATURDAY JULY 9
• BIG DANCING - FEAT: LARRIE + PAIGE PLAY + SOFIE ROZE + MORE Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. • HONEYDRIPPERS Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 8:30pm. • KHOKOLAT KOATED SATURDAYS - FEAT: DAMION DE SILVA + K DEE + DURMY + TIMOS Khokolat Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 9:30pm. • RHYTHM NATION SATURDAYS - FEAT: DJ TIMOS + DJ KAHLUA + DJ ANGE M & ANDY PALA Chaise Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $10.00.
SUNDAY JULY 10
• NARLY + DEX + ZAC SLATER + JULZ + SUNDAY Wrangler Studios, Footscray. 1:00pm. $16.00.
TUESDAY JULY 12
• NOW. HERE. THIS - FEAT: ESESE + NASTY MARS + LOTUS MOONCHILD Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $7.00.
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For the first time in many years, it has become an exciting – albeit somewhat confusing time – to be a fan of blink-182. The band has reshuffled its lineup for the first time in nearly 20 years, with estranged vocalist/guitarist Tom Delonge removing himself from the fold and getting replaced by Matt Skiba, who many would know best as the co-frontman of another noted pop punk three piece, Alkaline Trio. With this version of the band in full swing, the executive decision was made to go from simply completing tour date obligations to entering the studio. It was in doing so that the band realised their fresh start had legs beyond simple nostalgia, and ended up being the most fruitfully creative they have ever been. “Usually, when it’s time to make a blink-182 album, we never go far beyond what we set out to do,” says Travis Barker, who has served as the band’s drummer since 1998. “If it’s an 11 track album, we’ll probably write about 12 – and that’s if we’re lucky. This is the first time that we’ve ever had a surplus of songs to choose from. By the time we had finished writing for the album, we had ended up with about 30 songs. We had to cut that down, obviously, so it was a matter of everyone in the band picking their favourites. It was honestly the toughest part.” The resulting sessions at Foxy Studios in Woodland Hills saw the band put together their first album in five years, California. Overseeing the album’s recording was producer John Feldmann, who many punk fans would know as the driving creative force behind Goldfinger, and who many pop fans would know as a co-writer for the likes of 5 Seconds of Summer. “When I suggested him, the other two needed a day to think about it,” says Barker. “I could see where they were coming from – when people think of Feldmann, a lot of the time they’ll only think of Goldfinger or the bands he’s done production work for. There’s so much more to him outside of the stuff he’s popular for. We all went to breakfast, and the next day we went to John’s studio. We wrote three songs that day, and the other two were instantly convinced. The original plan was to be with him for a week or two, and [we] ended up staying for a month and a half. It went well beyond what any of us could have anticipated.” California sees the band attempting to encompass everything that has come to define them in their 20 plus years of existence. There are skate punk numbers, some vintage rock moments, a ballad or two and the inevitable 30 second gag songs. Despite the album not coming from a place of the band’s quote unquote ‘classic’ lineup, Barker believes that this is the closest they’ve gotten to truly sounding like themselves since reuniting in 2009. “Mark and I have wanted to write an album like this for a long time,” he says. “We felt like we were finally allowed to make an album like this. There was no fighting like there was on the last couple of blink-182 albums. I love Tom, and he’s a great songwriter, but we knew we didn’t want the band to sound like Angels & Airwaves. By the same token, I never want this band to sound like the Transplants or like my solo material. I want this band to sound like blink-182. That’s all I want.” There’s a genuine sense of enthusiasm around the release of California from Barker, which is more than can be said about the previous blink-182 album, 2011’s Neighborhoods. Produced entirely by the band and recorded completely separate from one another, the album was met with critical indifference and a commercial slump when compared to the multi-platinum sales of previous albums. “There were a few pretty clear problems with the Neighborhoods record,” admits Barker. “Jerry [Finn, the band’s longtime producer] had just passed away, and we were all disconnected – Tom had his studio, we had ours. I had survived a plane crash and was out of my mind. We were just trying to pull ourselves together. We had nobody there to be like, ‘That chorus could be bigger’ or ‘This intro shouldn’t be so long.’ There was no producer doing that, which I think is instrumental. You need that extra set of eyes and ears.” Although he’s never asked about by name, Barker brings up Delonge several times throughout the interview, noting his songwriting skills while pointing to him as the reason for the schism between the three of them. “Tom wanted the band to be different,” he says. “It didn’t make sense to me. We could sell out Reading and Leeds, play to 100,000 people – look at what they go crazy for. It’s all the fast, fun songs that people know this band for. I think Tom’s time away from the band will help him to realise what blink-182 does really is awesome. I hope it convinces him of that. I’m really proud of who we are and what we sound like.” BLINK-182’s California is out now through Liberator Music/Vagrant/BMG. W W W. B E AT.C O M . A U
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EMILY WURRAMARA B L A C K
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Emily Wurramara is a young singer/songwriter who is kicking some serious goals. She’s currently on the road in support of her debut EP Black Smoke, which has solidified the 20-year-old’s status as a serious contender in the Australian music scene.
DAVE GRANEY ‘N’ THE CORAL SNAKES T H E
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BY PETER HODGSON
Dave Graney has been a part of the Australian musical landscape since 1978. Usually accompanied by drummer Clare Moore, his bands have ranged from the post punk of The Moodists to the country influenced Dave Graney with The White Buffalos, and all points in between. Perhaps the most visible were Dave Graney ‘n’ The Coral Snakes, whose 1993 album Night of the Wolverine is revered as an Australian rock classic. Graney has never rested on his laurels, but he’s not a man who’s afraid of revisiting his past either, so after a round of reunion shows in 2015, he’s back with the Coral Snakes as part of the Leaps & Bounds festival. “For local and returning vintage and older performers, people turn out and actually tune in to what they do here,” he says of Melbourne audiences. “It’s not like in Sydney or other cities. Maybe it’s more of a European type attitude, where older people go out to see music and they’re not self conscious about it. People in Perth are a little more isolated. It’s a bit of a goldfish bowl; people reach a certain age, probably 25, and think their days of socialising are over and it’s time to be in the house with children. Melbourne is different for the amount of people that go out to see music, definitely.” Graney encountered this first hand in 2009 while touring in support of the legendary Glen Campbell. “I saw from Townsville, Gold Coast, Brisbane, Canberra, Sydney, and the last date in Melbourne, how different people reacted and how engaged they were with what a performance was, what an icon was, what a song list like that was,” says Graney. “In other places, the performer had to do all of the work, but in Melbourne the audience brought some understanding to it. I think Melbourne’s a very distinctive place in that way. “We’re playing at the Corner Hotel which is kind of rock central, where you can still present a real rock show, and that’s why we’re playing there, really,” he says. “We reconvened with the Coral Snakes last year and played the Memo Music Hall as our ‘south of the river’ venue. When we were an operating band our locale was very much St Kilda, but times have changed and it’s more north of the river now. We wanted to do a show that was more accessible and that’s why we’re doing it at the Corner Hotel.” Last year Dave Graney ‘n’ The Coral Snakes played their first shows together since 1997. “It was very interesting, very enjoyable. It wasn’t like a tour of every date in a row. It was spread out with a couple of weeks in between shows, in quite different rooms,” he says. “We were doing a set of the Night of the Wolverine album, which we never got to play all the way through when it came out, because it was too delicate for the situation we were in at the time. It was nice to do that and then a set of other material. The BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 28
variety of venues was very good, but for me and Clare to play with Rob Hayward on guitar and Robin Casinader on keys again, and enjoy their company musically and personally, was great.” I put it to Graney that the ‘90s was probably the last time when record labels seemed to say ‘We don’t know what the fuck the kids want to listen to, let’s just sign a bunch of different things and see what sticks.’ “I think there have been great periods in music, film and art where that kind of thing has been happening,” he says. “Like 1965 in London must have been incredible. It overturned their class system. When you look at the Top 20 of any week of that year, it was just great. And the same with San Francisco in 1967. It allowed talented people to come in, and [the labels] just went down to San Francisco and say ‘I don’t know what you’re doing but we’re throwing money at you so just go do it.’ “I think Nirvana had a big affect on music in the ‘90s. Grunge was very ordinary to me - over-produced for the most part and too full of angst. But with the Big Day Out and triple j inflating itself, it repackaged some sort of youth culture,” says Graney. “I’ve also never believed in youth culture. When I was young there was no youth culture in such a self conscious way. It was probably more authentic because we were just young and stupid, we weren’t reading in magazines how to behave. We didn’t listen to youth radio or read youth magazines, we were just young. So that was what the ‘90s was like. It was odd and it was a great thriving time, up until about 1998 with record labels backing strange acts, really creative people.”
“I just wanted to give everyone music that they could turn around and say ‘this is Australia’,” says Wurramara. “I wanted it to represent indigenous Australians and be a voice. So I thought, ‘Why not look at issues that aren’t just effecting indigenous Australians, but Australia as a whole’.” If you’ve never listened to Wurramara’s music before, the immaculate title track is a great place to start. “It’s about belonging and feeling connected in your community. It’s pretty much the feel of happiness, culture and identity,” says Wurramara. Having grown up on the remote island of Groote Eylandt in the Northern Territory, Wurramara’s upbringing has not only had a huge impact on her music, but also helped her remain grounded. “Just being on an island you’re so calm and relaxed. You have nothing else to do apart from going fishing and camping. I think that’s influenced me musically because I’ve got a lot of memories I can talk about and stories to share,” she says. Wurramara has helped to bring indigenous culture to the forefront of the music industry, while also becoming a role model for young women everywhere. One of the ways that she has done this is by utlising both English and the language of her family, Anindilyakwa. This is an impressive facet of her skill set, being that most people struggle to master multiple dialects, let alone sing in them. “The older I got, the more influenced I was by my culture. I wanted to incorporate that into my music. The last three years I just thought, ‘why not”’ Wurramara says the biggest inspiration in
her life has been her grandmother. “She is such a strong woman, and pretty much played the male role for all of us. It was really inspiring to see a woman step up and take that role and deliver it,” she says. “The real drive for me is my family, my people, my culture. “It was recorded in Melbourne. Three of the songs I’d pre written, and the rest just kind of came naturally,” says Wurramara of Black Smoke’s recording process. The finished product is one that is culturally rich and
STELLA ANGELICO TALKS HEROES
mature beyond the singer’s years. It is easy to forget that she is so young, and still has plenty of room to grow. “I’ve learnt a lot. I’ve learnt to take things not so personally, and to take criticism on the shoulder and just go with it. I’ve bettered myself as a musician and worked with the most amazing producers ever - David Bridie is absolutely insane. The support he gave out inspired me to do something bigger.” Though it isn’t just in the recording studio that Wurramara has enjoyed such positive encouragement. Being a young indigenous woman in an industry that tends to be culturally homogenised, it wouldn’t be surprising had she faced discrimination on some level. Luckily in Wurramara’s case, it has been quite the opposite. “It’s been very positive,” says Wurramara of her experience so far. “Everyone is just so supportive. Especially being indigenous and so young, I feel like I’ve already done so much in my life. Being only 20, it’s amazing how much support I’ve gotten in the industry. It’s so beautiful.” EMILY WURRAMARA’S Black Smoke out now through Wantok Music.
Hi Stella, what’s the gig, when and with who? The gig is Heroes. It’s on this Saturday July 9 at 7.30pm in the Melba Spiegeltent and it features Emma Donovan, Jemma Rowlands, Emily Ulman, Ella Thompson and myself. We will be sharing songs by women who’ve inspired us to create. Expect to be moved by songs you know, sung by Melbourne women you love. What do you love about making music? I love the letting go. The release that it is for me. On stage, my mind switches off and I relax. When that’s happening, making music becomes spiritual. I also love being part of something that moves and inspires people. What’s your most memorable gig by a female artist, and why? It’s a toss up between Patti Smith at Hamer Hall and Anohni (then Antony Hegarty) at Hamer Hall, with the MSO. It was absolutely transcendental, lots of tears. Patti Smith was special because I went with my mum and two sisters and we all danced together in the isles. I have massive respect for both artists. What female artists are you digging at the moment? I’ve been addicted to funky ‘70s soul Dorothy Moore’s album, Misty Blue, has really been doing it for me. I have been listening to the title track on a loop for days. I’ve also been listening a bit to English artist Laura Mvula’s new album. She has a unique sound and a beautiful honesty and courage about her.
DAVE GRANEY ‘N’ THE CORAL SNAKES will perform at The Corner Hotel as part of the Leaps And Bounds festival with The Sand Pebbles and The Ancients on Saturday July 9. Tickets are available through the venue’s website.
STELLA ANGELICO will perform in Heroes, alongside Emma Donovan, Jemma Rowlands, Emily Ulman and Ella Thompson as part of the Leaps and Bounds Festival at the Melba Spiegeltent on Saturday July 9. Tickets are available through the festival’s website. B E AT.C O M . A U
JASON HEERAH Thanks for taking the time out to chat. You’re soon to be performing with Chosen Ones, what do you hope people take away from the show? For them to hopefully latch onto my reggae band, the project I’m calling Chosen Ones and appreciate our conscious roots reggae sound. There isn’t a lot of that style coming from Australia. What bands and artists inspire the vibe of your music? [I] love [that] bands like Third World, Steel Pulse, Sly & Robbie [are] still out there touring the world. Newer on the scene Chronixx, Morgan Heritage, to soul legends [like] Stevie wonder, Al Green, Marvin Gaye. Mash it all up and hopefully you’ll find me in there somewhere.
I guess I’m most proud that I actually completed a body of work with an underlying message through each song on the album. People don’t realise sometimes what it takes to complete an album and why some take longer than others. For me it was more about finding the best songs I had worked on, co-written which all took about a year to complete. I had to figure out what would best compliment the title track Chasing Love. That song is extra special to me as it was the first track I worked on, which then inspired me to pursue an album. You’re known for your impressive vocals, but you’ve also got an incredible talent as a drummer, and during your appearance
on X-Factor, you were referred to as ‘the best singing drummer in the world’. Do you find that there is a world within music that you connect to more passionately, or does it all integrate? I definitely connect more passionately to performing live and to further better that, performing your own songs live on stage with a band. For me there is nothing better really. I love that my X-Factor experience ended up giving me such a title from some pretty well respected judges. I’ll cherish that stuff for life. Getting to experience a year like that with my family close by is something I’m over the moon about. JASON HEERAH AND THE CHOSEN ONES will play at Belleville on
Saturday July 9. Chasing Love is out now independently.
You’ve toured the globe, lived in LA, and most recently played in New Caledonia. What have you taken from such amazing, but different, experiences?
DAN BRODIE FROM MELBOURNE TO MAITLAND BY PETER HODGSON
The Leaps & Bounds festival is an event where from Friday July 1 to Sunday 17, there will be gigs, workshops, bus tours and other special events. All of these are designed to give punters a unique and close up experience with Melbourne music. Singer/songwriter Dan Brodie, who is performing as part of the festival on Saturday July 16, began his musical career with a gig at a Richmond pub in 1990, and the area continues to hold a special place in his sense of musical identity. “My history with Richmond goes back a long way,” Brodie says. “When I started playing music - for me anyway - there was the Carlton scene, and I was a bit too young for that, then there was the St Kilda scene, which was probably a bit intimidating. Richmond was there as an alternative, something a bit more inviting, a bit less intimidating. “Some friends from high school started playing at the Richmond Club Hotel and we begged them for a support slot. I was 15. I played at the Town Hall Hotel, which is now a restaurant on Bridge Road. Then there was the GB. That really housed Melbourne grunge before it was grunge,” he says. “I’ve had a really interesting time in Melbourne music. And all of these places, you could get into without any ID back then. “I’m not interested in football or anything, so the MCG didn’t really figure. I had the Corner Hotel instead,” says Brodie. “And Richmond was kind of nefarious at the time, which allowed for young bands because, especially when you’re a teenager or extending into your early 20s, you could easily play in front of 200 or 300 people. You got to stand in a pub and bash your head against the stage and rock out to your friend’s band.” For Brodie, the promise of a city on the horizon line as a kid inspired him to make his way into the inner city to participate in the music culture. And he wasn’t alone in being drawn to the City of Yarra like a moth to the flame of a cigarette lighter held aloft during a power ballad. “I was born in Glen Waverley. The owner of Cherry Bar, James Young, grew up in Glen Waverley as well, and he said when he was doing his show on 3RRR the largest subscriber area in Melbourne was from Glen Waverley, because it’s on the end of a train line and there’s nothing to do. I think that creates a curiosity about the world and wanting to get out of it.” Brodie’s show is in collaboration with New South Welshmen James Thomson & The Strange Pilgrims. “This is my first band show in two years,” he says. “I’ve just been playing solo all that time. I sort of wanted to have a break from playing in bands so I just did the solo thing. I took it overseas to Europe for three months last year. I caught
take us through what that was like to make for you. What are you most proud of ?
trains everywhere, which was great. I played in France, Spain, Denmark, Switzerland. It was fantastic. And it was good to give myself some confidence in entertaining the crowd with just my guitar. You have to play well, choose good songs and present a good show, really, because you don’t have a rhythm section to rely on. “Then I came back to Australia and got offered a festival in NSW, in the Hunter Valley,” Brodie says. “I’d met these guys, the Strange Pilgrims, when I played in Maitland, and they said they’d love to play as my backing band. I was initially pretty hesitant but then we played together and it was great and we decided to do a tour. So it’s called the From Melbourne to Maitland tour because that’s where it’s starting and ending, and the first night of the tour is the Leaps & Bounds Festival. We’ve got a picture of boxer Les Darcy on our poster because he’s Maitland’s biggest export.” There’s often something magical that happens when an artist with an established sound and presence teams up with an already locked in band. Think Elvis Costello and the guys from Clover, or Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers playing with Bob Dylan, or Pearl Jam backing Neil Young. So Brodie is particularly looking forward to seeing what happens when he steps onto that stage with James Thomson & The Strange Pilgrims. “It’s good for them and good for me,” he says. “It’s good for me to have a great band, and it’ll be good for them because they’re a relatively young band and they could use the exposure. Then I’m going to Europe again in September, but similar to what we’re talking about, I’m just getting a pick up band there, some French guys. That’s something I used to really steer away from and stick with the same members, but these days, especially with the shithouse economic climate for musicians, it’s costeffective to have pick up bands. As long as they learn the songs. Eh, even if they don’t it’s okay.” DAN BRODIE with James Thomson and The Strange Pilgrims (NSW) will perform at The Tote on Saturday July 16 as part of the Leaps And Bounds Festival. Tickets are available via the venue’s website.
I have been very blessed to have toured places like Japan playing Sapporo Jazz festival, Blue Note Tokyo, UK Glastonbury festival, Royal Albert Hall. To write a couple tracks for my solo album, 13 tour dates in France to more rootsy places like New Caledonia, Mauritius and Reunion Island, where world music and reggae is loved and respected immensely. I love all the different cultures and what inspires me personally when I’m visiting those particular places. A couple of months ago you released your debut solo album, Chasing Love. Please
GRASS ROOTS INDIE DEVELOPMENT SERIES GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY
BY PHOEBE ROBERTSON
Grass Roots Indie Development is the latest Artist Development program to be launched in Victoria for 2016. The series, supported by Creative Victoria, will provide emerging artists with the essential skills required to work towards a sustainable music career. Choosing only eight acts, GRID offers local artists the opportunity to work with industry professionals, record original material and perform two live shows around town. Melbourne-based producer Ariel Blum is just one of the four mentors instrumental in the project’s formation.
“GRID is an artist development series,” says Blum. “Basically, it gives artists a chance to get a boost in their careers. It includes two fully paid shows for each of the artists and a weekend of one-on-one mentoring where each artist gets to speak for two hours individually with each of our four mentors. They also get a fully produced, mixed and mastered track that can help them activate the things they’ve W W W. B E AT.C O M . A U
learnt from the mentoring. “It became pretty clear to me that a lot of time in the studio was spent trying to help artists get an idea as to what to do once their record was finished. I thought it’d be pretty cool to get some people together that could help these artists with those particular questions,” says Blum. “We ran it in a pretty small fashion for two years and there were some really good outcomes for
some of the bands. It made it us decide that it was something we wanted to give to more artists.” Each of the four GRID mentors specialise in various areas of the Australian Music Industry. Along with producers Russell Fawcus and Matt Voigt, they are offering up their wealth of knowledge and creating a personalised experience for each act. “We’ve got Dave Morgan from music management company Lemon Tree Music, we’ve got Grant Gillies from Gaga Music, who deal in music publishing, and Danae Effern from Remedy PR who will help the artists with getting a bit of a look into how the publicity side of things work,” says Blum. “We are really focused on that tailored, individualised sector. Music is such a broad space, there are so many different types with different ideas and different plans that sometimes it can be a bit overwhelming for artists to understand what they should do. We are trying to make sure that all voices are heard.” Applications are available to eight artists residing in the outer south-eastern part of Melbourne, Frankston and the Peninsula region. “We decided to publish our call out across the regions that are eligible to apply in multiple languages. There’s a poster campaign in English, Chinese, Hindi, Sudanese, Arabic and Dari. We’re hoping that we can really open up the space for all people to be involved, and include them as well,” says Blum. “A big part of GRID is a real focus on building a community,” says Blum. “We’re looking for artists that support the idea of communal growth within the music scene. We’re focusing on people that have that kind of shared vision.” Ultimately, Blum and his fellow mentors are dedicated to supplying their artists with the tools they’ll need in the fiercely competitive world of the independent musician. “This is a space where an artist has a bit more direction when starting out in their DIY journey,” he says. “Ideally they’ll walk away with the skills to make their own record, film clip or live shows. We see it as a platform where we are here to build something with you and we are going to do our best to give you everything you need and see where it takes you.” Applications for funding from the GRASS ROOTS INDIE DEVELOPMENT SERIES
are now open at gridseries.com.au
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JACK THE STRIPPER S T E P P I N G
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Sometimes the catalyst for action comes from life’s most testing times. Though it can be particularly difficult to cope when we’re faced with sudden and unexpected loss, how we adapt and learn from the experience is important in the long term. Luke Frizon, vocalist for Melbourne metal outfit Jack The Stripper, knows this all too well. He speaks candidly about a recent experience with loss, and how it’s shaped his drive within the band. “My best friend, who I learned how to play music with and who was always a massive advocate of the band and everything we’ve done, committed suicide last January,” says Frizon. “And that’s had a profound effect on everything I’ve done since that point. He was my best mate and my first friend in high school, so it’s been a difficult period and it still reverberates emotionally.” There’s pain in Frizon’s voice as the singer speaks of no longer being able to phone his friend to share the band’s breakthroughs. “It definitely galvanised me into action, especially the note he left me which was pressuring me to work harder,” says Frizon. “It was a directive to try and achieve more with the time we’ve got and what we’re doing. So I’m spending more time throughout the day working on and developing the band and working on pathways for us to follow over the coming years.” This drive to achieve is evident in Jack The Stripper’s upcoming touring schedule. The band will tour Australia July in support of the single and music video for Nibiru, taken from their 2013 debut, Raw Nerve. They will then head to Europe in August to play a series of summer festivals, including Brutal Assault in the Czech Republic and Romania’s Rockstadt festival, before continuing onto Japan in September. This will be the band’s first time touring Europe, and while they’ve managed to secure a spot with fellow Aussies Parkway Drive in Slovenia, Frizon says that the process of booking the tour has been a steep learning curve. “It’s fumbling in the dark well and truly,” he says. “I don’t know anyone from those scenes so it takes a lot of chasing. We have a booking agent for Australia, Wild Thing Presents, and those guys have been helpful with getting further shows. But it’s still an independent effort.” While a couple of new songs are prepped for the upcoming tour, the band are currently in the process of writing and tracking their second album, which is slated for release early next year. Given the circumstances, it’s unsurprising to learn the follow up to Raw Nerve will be a darker affair, with lyrics inspired by the harrowing real life events. Fans can expect their signature groove laden metallic sludge and frenetic rhythms mixed with a greater sense of melody this time around. But Jack The Stripper aren’t rushing the process. “We’re not really a band that can hop into a rehearsal studio and jam it out, like, I imagine, bands like The Bennies or King Gizzard can achieve,” says Frizon. “Ours has to be a little more precise and it takes a couple of extra steps of development just because the songs are so frenetic and tend to head in different directions.” JTS have shared stages with the likes of The Dillinger Escape Plan, Fear Factory, King Parrot, Cancer Bats and Northlane and have refined a live show that’s equal parts performance and controlled chaos. Though it’s always been about the music, there have been occasions where things have gone astray in a live setting. “We had a roof collapse during our set at Wake Up festival in Taiwan,” says Frizon. “Parts of the roof were actually hitting members of the audience and one guy’s head split open. It was a bit traumatic finishing up our set and then looking down and there’s blood all over the floor. I did go to the hospital to check in on the guy and to make sure he was okay. And the crazy part was that he got his stitches done, got his head sewn back together, then hopped in a taxi and went back to the festival and got in the mosh again. Taiwanese are tough people.” Despite music that addresses some severe subject material, there’s also a light hearted side to JTS that comes out in their online presence. They’ll share the odd meme or have a laugh at themselves, because, at the end of the day, rock’n’roll should be fun. “Sometimes we like to take the piss out of ourselves,” says Frizon. “We’re about the good times. We might not always seem like it, but we want people to enjoy themselves and have fun, so we always try and encourage that.” JACK THE STRIPPER play The Workers Club on Saturday July 16 and an all ages show at Wrangler Studios on Sunday July 17. Visit www. wildthingpresents.com for tickets and further information. Raw Nerve is out now independently via the band’s website.
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PUNK, HARDCORE NEWS, REVIEWS & GOSSIP with JOE HANSEN joesamhansen@gmail.com
It’s a month out from Screaming Females’ debut Australian tour and I couldn’t be more excited. Since I first heard their 2010 album Castle Talk six years ago I knew there was no one like this band that I had ever heard. A perfect blend of sharp and tight indie rock with just enough punk attitude and ridiculous guitar shredding, the band is leagues ahead of any of their contemporaries. I saw two of their sets at SXSW last year and they blew me away. Take it from me - this band absolutely shreds and anyone who misses this show is doing themselves a massive disservice. Screaming Females play The Curtin on Saturday August 6. Tickets are available now via Bone Soup. New Jersey pop punks The Front Bottoms have announced their debut Australian tour. Touring in support of their 2015 album Back on Top, the band plays the Corner Hotel on Sunday January 22, 2017. Recently introduced Poison City lo fi fuzz rockers TV Haze have announced the release of their debut EP. The band’s self
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MICK THOMSON SWITCHES GUITAR COMPANIES
Slipknot guitarist Mick Thomson has left Ibanez after a bunch of years (he’s had a number of different signature models for ages now) and has hooked up with Jackson. Mick’s dream guitar was a Jackson Custom Shop instrument that he ordered pre fame, so this teaming is a kind of homecoming. “I grew up in awe of the few Custom Shop instruments that came in to my local guitar shop in my early teens,” Mick says. “They hung behind the counter, away from the rest of the inventory. They seemed to cost more than I thought I could ever afford. After saving for several years after high school, I was finally able to take out a loan
and placed an order for a custom King V. It was my perfect guitar. I used it for everything up to, and including, our first record. I cherished it too much to bring on tour and risk damage or theft, and that’s where we parted ways for a while.” You can catch Mick and his new axes at Rod Laver Arena on Monday October 31.
WHAT’S BLUESFEST COOKING UP?
Bluesfest has just announced that they’re taking all tickets for the 2017 festival off sale next week (they’re usually available all year round) and will put them back on sale at ‘a much higher price’ after the first artist announcement is made. “Bluesfest 2017 is shaping up to be a very special year,” says Festival Director Peter Noble. “I have been travelling and meeting artist’s managers and agents in the US and the UK recently, and I can say it’s all coming together brilliantly. Whilst I don’t always get all the artists I approach to play, this coming year is looking like one for the books. Now is your opportunity to buy your ticket at the best possible price. I can tell you this, without a shadow of a doubt, Bluesfest 2017 will be one of our greatest events.” The 28th Annual Bluesfest will be held at its custom built site just outside of Byron Bay on the Easter long weekend Thursday April 13–Monday April 17, 2017.
titled album will be released through Poison City Records on Friday July 29. Preview tracks Seen You Around and Dean’s Diner are available to stream now via Poison City’s Youtube channel. In a recent Facebook post, Hot Water Music’s Chuck Ragan has reported that he is currently in the studio with bandmate Chris Wollard writing music for a new album. The band’s last release was 2012’s Exister. After weeks of cryptic reports, long running crossover thrash punk titans Suicidal Tendencies have announced the release of their new album World Gone Mad. Notably featuring former Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo, the album is due out on Friday September 30.
In a recent update on the new Body Count album, frontman Ice T has tweeted “working on the last week of writing the music for the new BC album. All I can say is fast and brutal. BLOODLUST 2017. About a month. The band members come with ideas they’ve been working on themselves. Then we mash it up.”
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John Joseph, most famously of New York Hardcore pioneers Cro-Mags has announced the release of side project Bloodclot’s second LP. Out later this year via Metal Blade records, the album will follow up 2008’s Burn Babylon Burn.
HORSEHUNTER, HOBO MAGIC, FRIED GOODS, DERAILMENT at The Old Bar
Of Mice & Men have released Pain, the blistering first track and video from their much anticipated new album Cold World. The album is set for release on Friday September 9 through Rise Records and is available to pre-order now, along with an instant download of Pain.
FOUR FROM KAT O
Kat O is playing four gigs this week. Catch her on Wednesday July 6 at Whole Lotta Love, Grumpy’s on Saturday July 9, Musicman Megastore Bendigo and Bar 303 on Sunday July 10.
TABERAH TO SMASH THE BENDIGO
Melodic metal band Taberah are embarking on a national tour to promote the soon to be released EP, Welcome To The Crypt. Having appeared at the Legions Of Steel festival at the Bendigo Hotel in Collingwood last month, the boys are following up that teaser with a full blown headline show at The Bendigo. After starting 2016 in massive form opening for Nightwish all over the country, it’s now time for Taberah to show that they can be the main attraction. They will be joined by several powerhouse bands including Electrik Dynamite, who put an
HIGH TENSION, HORRIBLE PEOPLE, FOLKIE AND THE PUNK at Fitzroy Bowls Club (All Ages)
FRIDAY JULY 8
SEX GRIMES, POWERSKIDS, DING DONG DEATH HOLE, STONED TO DEATH, COMMISSIONER BOUR at The Bendigo Hotel RAD ISLAND, SLIM JEFFRIES, THE BRAVES, THE BACK ALLEYS, LATE NIGHTS at The Reverence Hotel
After many cryptic Facebook posts, Phoenix folk punks AJJ, formerly known as Andrew Jackson Jihad have announced the release of their sixth full length EP. Entitled The Bible 2, the album is due out Friday August 19 via SideOneDummy Records.
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SATURDAY JULY 9 THE CELIBATE RIFLES, HARD-ONS, COSMIC KAHUNA at The Tote heavy emphasis on the fun side of things. Damnation’s Day are one Australia’s best bands and, although fairly quiet recently, will also be bringing their jaw dropping brand of melodic and progressive metal to the party. Head along to The Bendigo Hotel on Saturday July 7 where $15 will get you five of the best bands you will see anytime, anywhere. Loudly and proudly presented by Metal Evilution and Espionage Bookings.
KING SIGNS TO EVP
EVP Recordings (King Parrot, Behemoth, Psycroptic, The Amenta) have signed black metal tour de force KING for Australia with their epic debut album Reclaim The Darkness, which is to be released on Friday August 26. The band, which features members of Blood Duster and Psycroptic, are an unfaltering and melancholic blackened metal entity. Keeping the spirit of old while carving a new path, epic while remaining raw, majestic while retaining a primitive atmosphere. With Reclaim The Darkness, KING has created the perfect soundtrack to tell tales of dark and bleak battles, never ending winters and the wonders of time and space.
THE OTHERS, MOOD SWING, IMPRISONED, BROKEN at The Tote WILD SPEARS, SEX GRIMES, DING DONG DEATH HOLE, STONED TO DEATH, POWERSKIDS, THE SICK MINDS at The Dancing Dog PARTY VIBEZ, REMOVALIST, SWEET GOLD, NO HAVEN at Last Chance BON SCOTT’S 70TH FEAT. AMYL AND THE SNIFFERS, ROAST TATTOO at Cherry Bar
SUNDAY JULY 10 JOE GUITON, DAVID GRIMSON, VIC MEEHAN, PETE AKHURST at The Old Bar STRONGFEST FEAT. TRAINWRECK, HALLOWER, PARTY VIBEZ, STAUNCH, RUST PROOF, GANBARU, OVERPOWER, OVERLORD, CROOKED PATH, PLEAD4MERCY, LEVIAS at The Tote
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There are few current metal bands that have the ravenous following of North Carolina sludge metal outfit Weedeater. Since forming in 1998 their energetic live shows have earned respect from all corners of the head banging world. The band’s most recent album Goliathan, released in 2015, is a testament to their Southern roots, with ear bashing chords and heavy, demonic basslines from vocalist and former Buzzoven member ‘Dixie’ Dave Collins. “We’ve used the same formula for 18 years now and we have no intentions of changing that,” Collins says. “It’s not too hard to play, it’s not too hard to understand, we just do it all for ourselves and the fans who watch us play.” One of the pioneers of sludge metal, Weedeater’s live sets are steeped in heavy metal folklore as something that must be witnessed to be truly appreciative of the genre. They encourage getting loose and having a good time, which is something that Collins hopes all punters will do when they hit Australian shores in mid July. “It’s just all about getting fucked up and having a good time regardless of your
situation. We come from the South where a lot of people don’t have a whole lot, but they have music and they have us - that’s what keeps us going,” he says. Weedeater’s filthy antics and dirty stoner vibe almost brought them here back in 2014 with former label mates Corrosion of Conformity. Unfortunately, the tour was cancelled due to touring company Redline Music’s tie up in litigation that forced them to cease trade immediately. Collins assures Australian fans that the band will make big amends when they arrive. “We were extremely disappointed in the situation, because we’ve never been to Australia” he says. “But this is a band which
you must see live, and we’ll be showing why that’s the case this time around. We’re excited to get to all parts of Australia and get fucked up with our fans who have waited so long to see us.” The band’s tongue-in-cheek antics are personified through their lyrics littered with drug references and parodies of bands who take metal too seriously. Collins attributes the band name to a hilarious and unsettling event that happened 17 years ago. “I left my weed out in the backyard and forgot about it so my dog ended up eating it. The name just stuck after I called him a ‘little weed eater’. He did get super high though, and passed out a couple hours later. I couldn’t W W W. B E AT.C O M . A U
not name the band Weedeater after that,” he says. The name stuck and has inspired legions of diehard fans who throw joints, buds and even homemade bongs on the stage for the band to smoke, something which Collins says may help them out when they arrive. “It definitely has its perks, that’s for sure,” he says. “I’m sure we will have no problem scoring some, but the fans do help too. Despite our absence we still have a lot of friends Down Under, so it will be good to catch up and have a smoke with them as well. Just tell the cops to take it easy, yeah?” While Collin’s raspy, screeching voice is the main attraction for punters, he claims that
despite it not being melodic, he keeps his voice in perfect condition with an unlikely combination. “Lots of whiskey, lots of cigarettes, and lots of weed,” he says. “I have the occasion on tour where my voice starts acting up a little bit, and then I really have to be serious so I just take some cough syrup and then I’m fine. Probably not the best thing to treat it, but it works for me.” WEEDEATER will be playing with Conan (UK) at Max Watt’s on Saturday July 16. Tickets can be purchased through Oztix. Goliathan is out independently via the band’s website.
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The Croxton Bandroom Friday July 1
Karnivool’s Re-Animation tour was somewhat of a mystery, with many fans wondering if it would be promoting a new album. But opening with 2009’s Goliath set the tone of the show - the prog rock outfit were there to please the fans. The glaring siren screams layered over a sensationally dense rendition of Set Fire To The Hive. Simple Boy, All I Know and We Are let the band rise to the heights they are famous for, with Ian Kenny’s strong vocals flawlessly floating around the music. There’s something hypnotic about the way the singer moves on stage. His body smoothly melts into the rhythms and riffs with an understated elegance. He’s been doing Hotline Bling style dancing long before Drake ever thought to. There’s something truly special about seeing Karnivool in an intimate environment, surrounded by their dedicated fans all singing the tracks with the same passion. Crowd favourites Roquefort and Themata were sung along by all with such power that they more than matched Kenny’s own
Lurch & Chief The Corner Hotel Friday July 1
Lurch & Chief ’s show at the Corner Hotel on the first day of the seventh month was a rapturous celebration of arguably the most splendid rock bands this city has ever produced. This joy was devastatingly counter balanced by the fact it was their last show. Opening the night was three-piece Pretty City who opened with gusto and tenacity despite only a smattering of 80 or so punters in the room. Despite being less than a year old, Horace Bones’ rich and textured rock sound revealed the experience level of the musicians involved. When they performed their latest single Outside you could tell this band is just going to get heavier and heavier – think Black Rebel Motorcycle Club or Royal Blood.
Shepparton Airplane Woody’s DIVE BAR Sunday July 3
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Lurch & Chief, originally called Pizza, were formed in 2012 out of the ashes of party rock band Hey Fever. Yet, despite the critical acclaim of their Breathe EP in March this year, the six members had all begun to be pulled in different directions both stylistically and professionally, so at the mid-point of 2016 they called it quits. Tonight’s set straddled the band’s entire career including songs from the 2012 Wiped Out EP with We Are The Same and Mother/Father galvanising the band as one on stage. It became evident throughout the performance that despite Hayden Somerville’s leadership role within the band, Lilibeth Hall’s spellbinding vocal performance made her the key focal point. Josh Lane told me during the week that Somerville and Hall were likely to keep working together – let’s hope this is true.
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Sydneysiders Mere Women have been on my radar since the launch of their split 7” with Gold Class back in May. Naturally then, I was looking forward to their gig at The Evelyn last Friday and they didn’t disappoint. The good thing about punk songs is that they generally range between 40 seconds and three minutes in length, so if you don’t like a certain song, it’s over pretty soon. It also means that you can fit heaps of songs into a pretty short set, which is what Ouch My Face did to great effect. The Milk! Records rockers mixed the perfect amount of sloppiness and tightness into their playing to leave it at times teetering on the point of destruction before bringing it right back in. Such was the calibre of their
showcased some impressive energy, which was only matched by his erratic costume changes, ranging from a black wife beater, to a black faux coat to a Canberra Raiders jersey. While is it was unclear if this was a strictly musical or comedy act, he had the crowd in stitches with his over the top performance. Three-piece Kit Convict and Thee Terrible Two brought bucketloads of music talent to the stage. The guys were extremely Australian in sound, coming across as
good Aussie blokes that just want to play music. They were they kind of guys you would want to play backyard cricket with at a Sunday BBQ, where they would hopefully play a set or two. Shepparton Airplane came on stage about 10.30m, and they delivered. Their set was filled with the classic anti social goodness that you might expect from a post punk rock band with a homegrown Aussie feel. The band had some serious stamina, rocking so hard throughout their
Loved: Lurch & Chief. Hated: That they’re breaking up. Drank: Fernet-Branca.
vocals, while the small taste of album four with tracks; All it Takes, Animation, and Reannimation, suggest the band will be in their best form on the upcoming release. The show was musically and visually stunning, with the lighting flashing and moving in line with the beats and riffs, streaking the ceiling with hundreds of white beams like a cobweb. New Day brought the show to a perfect close, with nearly every voice in the room joining in singing the nine minute track. Kenny opened his palms as the dense riff began, his hands moving like a conductor commanding an orchestra of music, lights and crowd. I still claim the first time I saw Karnivool, back at The Palace (RIP), was one of the best gigs I’ve seen. The Pre-Animation tour rose to those same heights and reminded the crowd that they’re still up there with the best. Loved: Singing alongside fans, and lights that made everything better. Hated: That I can’t watch them every weekend. Drank: Vodka and orange. By Claire Varley
performance, that the start of the Mere Women set felt like it lacked a little… punk. They are more synth and reverb heavy than Ouch My Face, but once the ringing of the punk trio in our ears subsided, Mere Women really were a treat. After a tentative first song, they launch into Heave Ho. Its guitar riff was complemented by the synth, rather than clashing with it, as it seemed to on some occasions throughout the night. The band is lead powerfully by Amy Wilson, singer and keyboardist, who seemed to at times be imprisoned behind the keys. One can only imagine what her performance might amount to were she free of those black and white prison bars, as she is incredibly physical as is. Wilson introduced new track Drive, and it sounded tighter and more focused than the other songs that had come before it. It was punctuated with Stokes style guitar riffs, which I think is where the strength of the band lies; when each instrument has
its own space. When the guitar failed to cut through, like it managed to in Drive and in Numb, the song off the split release with Gold Class, it tended to become less impactful. The band finished on a strong note with Our Streets, and the audience showed their appreciation.
set that mic stands and foldbacks toppled off the stage, while Steve Striker’s drumkit precariously teetered over the edge of the stage. The band opened their set with a brand new untitled track, before charging through the entire track listing from their independently released self-titled EP. The set highlight was What Would You Know, where they channelled classic New York punk rockers The Ramones.
LOVED: My housemate wanting to take home the drummer from Shepparton Airplane. HATED: That she got so drunk I had to drive home. DRANK: Stone and Wood Pale Ale.
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LOVED: Amy Wilson’s performance. HATED: The comedown from Ouch My Face. DRANK: Regretfully expensive beer. BY ELIJAH HAWKINS
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MASCO SOUND SYSTEM THE CURTIN
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Masco Sound System have a painter on stage when they play. On Thursday night she was painting with her canvas upright and I thought I knew what’s going on in it, and then she turned it sideways and my perception changed completely. That’s what being at a Masco gig is like - you think you’ve got a handle on their sound and their songs, and then it changes. There’s weird time signatures, a trombone, and even a melodica at different points. Psych rock, reggae, rockabilly and funk were weaved throughout the set, as they played songs from the Live EP that they were launching. Earlier on we’d walked into a pretty packed room for the first support act, the folksy acoustic pairing of Jumpin’ Jack William and Neil Wilkinson, who ran through a number of melodic, familiar sounding songs. As the opening act for a massive show, they were a good choice but the songs did tend to blend together, and by the
end of their set I was ready for something new. The heat was turned up a notch by Sugar Teeth, who immediately displayed their variety with a noisy psych track followed by a soulful but rockin’ number. Finally, the six-piece groove machine that we all came to see took to the stage. It was a weird beginning to the show, with the drummer playing a vocal sample over the top of Kygo’s remix of Marvin Gaye’s Sexual Healing on a drum pad. Having seen Masco a couple of times, this was absolutely not what I was expecting from the rock’n’roll band, but the reason for it became clearer as the night went on. Bound by no genre, Masco Sound System defied expectations and delivered a show unmatched by anything I’ve seen this year. Mixing in songs from a range of styles from the Live EP with older favourites like Peolac, they were as stoked with themselves as the audience was with them. I’m sure I’ll be waiting a while before I go to a gig with better vibes than this. LOVED: The happiness of the band. HATED: The bass player being hidden behind the painter’s easel. DRANK: Water, it was some thirsty work. BY ELIJAH HAWKINS
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TEETH & TONGUE THE NORTHCOTE SOCIAL CLUB FRIDAY JULY 1
Jess Cornelius and her band Teeth & Tongue are back in a very big way to launch their bold new single Dianne. Long hailed as one of the country’s most dynamic and exciting performers, Cornelius’ return has been enthusiastically received, along with the promise of a heavy synth presence on her new album, Give Up On Your Health. First up is Karli White who spends her set crouched behind her sample pad, never quite acknowledging that she’s playing to a crowd, as she loses herself in the music. While the crowd is unfortunately sparse for White, people start filling up the room to get an unobstructed view of Sui Zhen. Playing the likes of Walk Without Me and Infinity Street off her album Secretly Susan, Zhen is accompanied by her band, along with rolling footage of her alter ego Susan, going about her day in glamorous fashion. Zhen takes a moment to talk about her relationship with Cornelius, first as a fan, then as a roommate and now as a peer in music. Teeth & Tongue are unveiled upon the drawing of the stage curtain, with an orange backdrop revealing a close up of a mandarin being peeled. Launching
into the title track off her new album, Cornelius promises to play older songs acknowledging it’s what most people are wanting to hear. Easy Living is played out with an epic outro while Sad Sun from 2011’s Tambourine sounds as urgent and electrifying as ever. Cupcake is delivered in its reworked format, transformed into an enormous synth number that builds up perfectly to prove its second coming is even better than the first. Dianne is introduced as the sister to The Peep Tempel’s Carol and, while stylistically you couldn’t get two songs more diverse, the call to arms quality of both choruses make them somewhat comparable. With a newfound spring in their step, it’s clear that the upcoming material is Teeth & Tongue at their best. The band are sounding more vital and energised then ever, with the audience clearly rapt in the performance. Although it is two months until its release, Give Up On Your Health is looking like it is going to be one of the albums of the year. LOVED: The perfectly gender balanced lineup. HATED: The coats on the floor that impeded my ability to dance. DRANK: Water to sober up. Don’t go too hard too early. BY HOLLY PEREIRA
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WILDFLOWER The Avalanches (Modular/EMI)
It’s been 16 years. 16 long and painful years for fans of the geniuses who gave us Since I Left You, which ironically allowed The Avalanches to fall off the face of the Earth for an undisclosed amount of time. No shows, no announcements ± nothing. Until now. Wildflower is an album that gives a spirit to the hopeless, an outlet for the weird and the wonderful to get lost in, over and over. Lead single Frankie Sinatra exemplifies the band’s unpredictability by employing a calypso-laced beat, as wordsmiths Danny Brown and MF Doom lay down whacked-out verses that almost conjure vivid hallucinations of a descent into madness. The song smoothly transitions into Subways, which gives vintage fans a glimpse of greatness ± a groovy-as-hell bassline coupled with a sample of 1980s teenage punk princess Chandra that improves with every listen. Backmasking adds to the psychedelic experience that tracks like Zap! and Colours bring to the record, while The Noisy Eater sees Biz Markie munching and rhyming about eating cereal over a pitch-shifted Beatles sample. Sunshine And Harmony features a beautiful orchestral
instrumentation that moves away from the boom-bap nature of older Avalanches material. Danny Brown reappears on The Wozard Of Iz, a standout track that exhibits a repetitive soul sample dripping with psychedelia and class. Just when you think this is the breaking point for positivity, the song takes a left turn, propelling you into the summertime with a flute sample that is oddly reminiscent of Since I Left You. There are countless samples and features on this album that will only be discovered with time, but that’s the beauty of The Avalanches. That’s what makes this record so great ± you can step back and enjoy it as a whole or choose to focus on the little things. It’s a do-it-yourself experience, wherein a certain song can completely alter the tone of your day, while at the same time there’s unnoticed beauty in the overlooked and underappreciated. Wildflower attempts to give a soul to the soulless, a message to all those who ever felt like they lost hope. By BENjAMIN POTTER
SINGLE REVIEWS WITH LACHLAN Jason Johannisen is the prime minister now okay. SKEPTA FEAT. MAKONNEN & CÉON Coming Soon (Boy Better Know) This opens more like a Makonnen track: chirpy, good vibes. It blows out into a grimier middle ground for Skepta’s verses, still retaining nursery rhyme instrumentation. It’s a strange lil’ number, featherweight almost to the point of being throwaway, but it’s a breezy good time when taken at face value. KLLO Walls To Build (Good Manners) Settling into a balanced dynamic, Walls To Build is carried by a muted build that never really threatens to explode into banger territory, but never dips too far beneath the surface either. It’s a decent outing from Kllo, but not exactly revelatory. DAVID BRENT Lady Gyspy (Caroline) Leading up to the inevitable Office spinoff movie, Ricky Gervais releases a joke song as David Brent without any real jokes. I mean, there are attempts at
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jokes, and the commodity here is familiarity and reputation. The Office was flawless in its writing, but it was also a collaboration with Stephen Merchant ± who is absent from this project. Gervais is so preoccupied with being offensive that he’s become inoffensive. It’s not awkward when it isn’t interesting. ANGEL OLSEN Shut Up Kiss Me ( Jagjaguwar) It’s been a top heavy year for LPs, with not much flagged as of yet for the remaining six months in terms of top tier full lengths. One shining beacon on the schedule is Angel Olsen’s My Woman, and if previous single Intern and Shut Up Kiss Me are any indication, it could blow what’s came before in 2016 outta the water. Shut Up Kiss Me is deft, arresting and abrupt. It conjures melodrama without ever succumbing to it, all power and control. I need more. BV Huh (Independent) The trio formerely known as Black Vanilla return with the down and
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dirty Huh, sexy as hell as it adds a dose of heavy gravity to your pelvis. Uninhibited vocal manipulation rises above the played out pitched down effect, venturing more into playfulness while shrouded in a mysterious air. Cold and sweaty, and very, very good. MEAT LOAF Going All The Way (Universal) Jim Steinman, who pretty much just used Meat Loaf as an instrument for Bat Out Of Hell, reteams with Meat for the new album Braver Than We Are. Here we have the first single, and it’s fucking shithouse. Not even funny shithouse. It’s sad. Not even sad like seeing your aunty tanked on piss belting out Paradise By The Dashboard Light at your cousin’s wedding sad. No one’s having a good time here. This isn’t reheated Meat Loaf, it’s reduced to clear Meat Loaf dumpster dived after marinating in rancid milk. Even Steinman’s arrangements seem microwaved. Bat Out Of Hell was ridiculous and fun, why not try and find this generation’s Meat Loaf and go for all out ridiculousness? Wait why do I care. I don’t. You shouldn’t either.
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KATIE DEy Fear O’ The Light ( Joy Void) Dense and immediate, Fear O’ The Light launches straight into a gentle overload of pop chords and circling melody. It’s a dizzying headspace, but a euphoric one, saturated with triumph at every turn. It’s an overload, but never overwhelming. Taken from the upcoming LP Flood Network. Life is a mystery, so is Katie Dey. BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 34
HOW SICK IS MUSIC? HEAPS WICKED
1. A Moon Shaped Pool RADIOHEAD 2. Hopelessness ANOHNI 3. By Default BAND OF SKULLS 4. Nonagon Infinity KING GIZZARD AND THE LIZARD WIZARD 5. Welcome The Worms BLEACHED 6. Fever Dream BEN WATT 7. Turn Out Your Sockets BAD VISION 8. Trigger Warning 40 SIMONA CASTRICUM 9. Saturn Return LOOSE TOOTH 10. Future Present Past EP THE STROKES
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1. Blood Orange - Best To You 2. Island - Come With Me 3. Jamie T - Tinfoil Boy 4. Jeff Beck - Live In The Dark 5. Mild High Club - Homage 6. Emma Louise - West End Kids 7. Gypsy & The Cat - Life 8. Hockey Dad - Jump The Gun 9. Nathan Hudson - Getaway Car 10. Running Touch - Levitate (It’s All Too Perfect)
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1. One Of Us Cash Savage and the Last Drinks 2. Birth ORB 3. Trans Day of revenge GLOSS 4. Wildflower THE AVALANCHES 5. The Columbia Years 1968-1969 BETTY DAVIS 6. The Mountain Will Fall DJ SHADOW 7. Life in the Dark THE FELICE BROTHERS 8. Valles Marineris PALACE OF THE KING 9. Freetown Sound BLOOD ORANGE 10. Stadium Cake OH PEP!
BEAT’S TOP TEN ALBUMS FROM 1975 1. Blood On The Tracks BOB DYLAN 2. Toys in the Attic AEROSMITH 3. The Who By Numbers THE WHO 4. Mothership Connection PARLIAMENT 5. The Hissing of Summer Lawns JONI MITCHELL 6. Born To Run Bruce Springsteen 7. Live! BOB MARLEY AND THE WAILERS 8. Horse PATTI SMITH 9. Young Americans DAVID BOWIE 10. Still Crazy After All These Years PAUL SIMON
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From the lo fi fuzz of opening track Little Arrow, Big Thief ’s debut marks a descent into its sweetly perturbed depths clearly. The world of Masterpiece is emotionally charged and deceptively complex for indie rock, but never melodramatic. It’s an honest and disarming account of the pain that comes with the gradual erosion of innocence and love. There’s no doubt that Adrianne Lenker and company are incredibly talented, and it’s the musical content that really acts as the frame that encompasses Lenker’s beautifully brutal tales. Real Love is the track that perhaps best exemplifies the album as a whole. As a raw lament on the continuous circle of violent, volatile relationships, it juxtaposes an early example of feuding parents and an onslaught of horrible experiences that rust hardened layers around a sensitive heart. It’s a stark reminder of the confused horrors that can manifest when you find both pain and love to be mutually inclusive. The guitars continuously swell like an aching blister, ascending from tragic twang to hot, stingingly angry thrashes - but it never gives the satisfaction of bursting, providing no relief to the uncomfortable bitterness. This artistic direction is both the point and the problem with the album and it can feel hopelessly paralysing. If you’re brave enough, Masterpiece will leave you soberingly tender. This is an album that frays the nerves, but in a cathartic way. It may not be what you want, but it’s good at what it does. BY JACOB COLLIVER
There are a few elements of Gojira’s style that you can hear snaking their way into other bands as the French metal quartet’s influence grew - the wall-of-sound guitar tones and those weird harmonic scrapes being the most notable. Interestingly those are the first things to be largely, though not entirely, jettisoned as the band explores new ground on Magma. Recorded in their own studio in New York, the comfortable setting seems to have inspired a more relaxed, stripped back sonic aesthetic, which is almost the opposite of what you might expect, given the record’s origins. It was written and recorded while the Duplantier brothers’ mother was dying, and rather than retreat into the kind of obsessive layering that some musicians have found themselves digging into when trying to distract themselves from personal woes (think Devin Townsend’s Infinity), Gojira has gone for clarity and directness. The songwriting is more about the groove and the hook this time around, although make no mistake, it’s very much a metal record and very much a Gojira record. This band’s version of ‘accessible’ is still pretty damn crushing, and not made for FM ears. Freed from the weight of those massive guitar armies, Joe Duplantier seems to let his vocal melodies take more of the focus. Lyrically it’s a dark, moody album and yet the crunchiness of the guitars lends a feel of optimism. Some fans have voiced a bit of disappointment with this record. They’re nuts. It’s not the perfect Gojira album but after all these years the band has earned the right to strip back the layers and present a sound more like what you’ll hear if you see them live.
Mark ‘Diesel’ Lizotte was born in America, raised in Australia and has gone back and forth between the two countries various times since. He has a unique perspective on American music as an ideal and as a practical entity, and the ideas cross over frequently on Americana. The concept is very clever: classic American tunes covered in styles other than that within which they were originally recorded. So we get a scrappy Link Wray vibe in Springsteen’s Born To Run, a Steve Earle-esque take on Johnny Cash’s Ring Of Fire, a sort of psychedelic soul approach to James Taylor’s Fire And Rain and a bit of jump blues in Buddy Holly’s Rave On. And it works brilliantly, even on that Born To Run cover, where a lesser artist would struggle to pull the song out from under its own weight. Yet for all the great material and performances contained herein, perhaps the most fun track is the opening instrumental, which also happens to be the only non-cover on the record. Hank’s Dream is a tremulous, twangy, vintage toned, surf instrumental which feels equally spaghetti western and Californian summer sunset. Diesel hasn’t been shy about his influences lately, 2013’s Under The Influence was loaded with great classic rock covers rendered in more or less faithful arrangements, which seemed to say ‘this is what inspired me’; Americana exhibits a more nuanced kind of inspiration, the inspiration found in the moment of creativity. BY PETER HODGSON
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CALIFORNIA (Liberator Music/Vagrant/BMG)
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FREETOWN SOUND (Domino Records)
Let’s face it, a blink-182 album without founding member and co-songwriter Tom Delonge was a risky proposition, especially over a decade beyond their commercial and creative peak of the late ‘90s and early 2000s. Despite the band descending into a quagmire of breakups, uncertainty and lacklustre songwriting over the last 10 years, a new full length album featuring Alkaline Trio’s Matt Skiba was agreed upon. At their core, blink-182 have always been a band that could deliver straight to the point pop punk songs with enough energy and humour to crossover to the mainstream. The end of the band’s original tenure in 2005 essentially marked the end of pop punk’s late ‘90s revival. The last few years have clearly been a time for reflection and clarity for blink-182, with the departure of Delonge leaving bassist and co lead vocalist Mark Hoppus as the de facto leader and songwriter of the band. At it’s core, California can be summed up as a classic blink-182 album; an adequate companion to fan favourites Enema of the State and Take Off Your Pants and Jacket. There are no experimentations and every song is on par with everything the band has proven to be within their strengths and capabilities. The fast pop punk songs - Rabbit Hole, She’s Out of Her Mind - are catchy, the pop songs - No Future, San Diego - are slicker than an oil spill, and the joke songs - Built This Pool, Brohemian Rhapsody - are worth a few deserved chuckles. There’s even a few serious songs thrown in the mix, yet thankfully steering clear of the Delonge helmed melodramatic messes of previous albums. Ultimately, California is a record by a band that has decided to take no more risks and play to its strengths. At the end of the day, a safe and nostalgic effort is the most sensible thing this band could do.
Blood Orange is the brainchild of prolific New York songwriter Dev Hynes, formerly known as Lightspeed Champion, who has an impressive catalogue of writing credits on albums by Solange Knowles, FKA Twigs and Kylie Minogue. Freetown Sound, a heavy fusion of pretty much anything you can think of ± funk, soul, jazz, blues, synth pop - attempts to cement Hynes as an artist with something to prove, coming off as his most ambitious and introspective effort to date under this alias. An album intended to inspire the under appreciated, the opener By Ourselves is about solidarity with the feminist movement. It is a strong opening statement about body image, which sets the stage for the next track, Augustine, a stunning ballad with an ‘80s snare that hits so hard it makes you wish you were pumping it in your 1986 Holden Kingswood. A sense of heartbreak from both genders is felt on tracks Chance and Best To You, which takes an introspective outlook on a relationship that could be, offering moments of pure desperation that hit you right in the feels. Desiree sends a heartfelt message out to lost love, and to anyone who ever couldn’t quite grasp the person they truly loved. Under appreciation is again the over arching theme here, followed later by Hadron Collider, a ballad that features the long lost but not forgotten Nelly Furtado, who delivers a stunning vocal performance worthy of a mention. Juicy 1-4 delivers the funky, yet ambient synths we have come to expect from Mr. Hynes. Thank You has a jazzy undertone and a piano melody that melds incredibly smoothly with the backing instrumentation. Freetown Sound is an effort that proves to be Hynes’ most impressive release to date. If you’ve ever felt heartbroken, unappreciated and not good enough, this is an album that could bring you some solace.
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THE MOUNTAIN WILL FALL (Mass Appeal Records)
It’s strange to be attracted to unintrusiveness as a musical quality, but DJ Shadow has consistently made it a hypnotic prospect. His albums all feel so welcoming; they ease into your mind, ignite your curiousity and slowly entice you into his surreal vibes. Even his most energetic soundscapes don’t require any effort, and by the time you’ve realised how deeply you’ve drifted, it’s too late, you’re already hooked. Embracing the experimental possibilities of trap and EDM, The Mountain Will Fall is one of Shadow’s darker efforts, with his penchant for catchy samples and slivers of melancholic essence mutating further into heavy, bass driven abnormalities. The opening title track eases you in with a theatrically tranquil journey amongst ‘80s synth tinged galactic frontiers. It’s sweet and serene, but abruptly changes gears into the filthy funk fused Nobody Speak, featuring a furiously foul mouthed Run The Jewels. For many albums, that could be considered jarring. For Shadow, it’s just another of his deliberately disorienting tactics, and the desire to figure out what you’ve stumbled into sucks you in further. Depth Charge is another gleefully sinister highlight, where vicious guitar samples detonate alongside a pulsing bass that plunges into your heart and shakes you to your core. However, experimentaion risks imperfection and California, in particular, is an inexplicable track of thumping nothingness. Its existence is difficult to comprehend on even an ironic level. The album’s at its best when it reminds you of Shadow’s classic flourishes; The Sideshow relishes every nanosecond of those warm, crackly, thinly sliced hip hop cuts and scratches reminiscent of the Endtroducing..... era that cemented him as a legend. The odd misfire aside, DJ Shadow can’t be blamed for continuously expanding upon his delightfully weird sound. The Mountain Will Fall is a firm step into a strange new age. BY JACOB COLLIVER
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Q&A
PARKS DEPARTMENT
So then, what’s the band name and what do you ‘do’ in the band? We are Parks Department and I’m Jordi who plays a whole bunch of stuff. Mostly bass. Mitch is the other guy and he plays everything else that I don’t and vice versa. What do you reckon people will say you sound like? If Kings of Leon made music on computers and weren’t hell religious. What do you love about making music? Saying we love something is implying we have feelings. Just joshing, it’s actually a pretty good way to procrastinate from attending to the deadlines of life. What do you hate about the music industry? Hate’s a pretty bloody strong word don’t you think? Nah we hate heaps. If you could travel back in time and show one of your musical heroes your stuff, who would it be and why? They still got a beat in their chests, but we’d love to go back and be best friends with the ‘Gurge in their prime time and hang out. Also maybe Beethoven, ‘cause apparently he was deaf, so he’d probably just smile nicely and tap his foot out of time while sipping on his chardonnay and pretend as if he likes it. What can a punter expect from your live show? We got some pretty intense audio and matching visuals. Most people think I take a hell of a lot of acid because of them, but unfortunately my mind’s already scattered enough that hallucinogens aren’t for me. What’ve you got to sell CD-wise? We give out free CDs at every show, otherwise hit us up online. They come in recycled CD covers of other bands - we still have the original self titled Wolfmother album left, so be quick to get it. PARKS DEPARTMENT will play The Workers Club every Monday in July with supports including Greta Stanley, Jack the Fox, Barcelos, Back Burner and The Great Emu War.
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GIG GUIDE WEDNESDAY 6 JUL FEET TEETH
TH E GRAC E DA R LI NG Brisbane’s jazzy electronic trio Feet Teeth are cruising into Melbourne on Wednesday July 6 for a show at The Grace Darling. The band loves to improvise on stage, and their eclectic sound features trumpet, drums, vibraphone, Commodore 64 and electronics. They’re joined by Melbourne’s own D.A.Calf and the very rad VLF. Entry is free, so why not? Doors at 8.30pm.
ALICE D + SLEEPY DREAMERS + THE FOOTBALL CLUB Workers Club, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $8.00.
CHASING ALICE
T H E B E ND I G O H OT E L The Bendigo knows how to ease your hump day blues, putting on three sweet bands for the low price of $5 on Wednesday July 6. Four-piece alt-rock outfit Chasing Alice are set to headline, with rockers Sang Real and those high-energy lads from The Mean Times on supporting duties. Doors are at 8pm.
FERLA + JEALOUS HUSBAND Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm.
FIFTH FRIEND + SHARROW + THE IVORY ELEPHANT Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm. $5.00.
GIG FOR WESTY - FEAT: TIPRATS + ON DIAMOND + TEAMWORK Bar Open, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. GLASS ANIMALS 170 Russell, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $49.50.
JURASSIC NARK + GONZO + GANGZ Karova Lounge,
Ballarat. 8:30pm. $7.00.
CHASING ALICE + SANG REAL + THE MEAN TIMES Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm.
CLASS ACTS #11 - FEAT: FEET TEETH + DA CALF + VLF Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8:30pm.
CODA CHROMA + ELIZA HULL + JENNY O’KEEFE Evelyn
Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10.00.
MIGHTIEST OF GUNS + JOSHUA SEYMOUR BAND + JUMPIN© JACK WILLIAM + NEIL WILKINSON Yarra Hotel,
Howler, Brunswick. 8:00pm. $10.00.
JEMMA ROWLANDS + SEAN MCMAHON Retreat Hotel,
Brunswick. 8:30pm.
MITCH POWER + JOSEPH PAOLA & THE STRAINS + PHISHA Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 8:00pm. MORNING MELODIES - FEAT: MARCIA RAE: CHRISTMAS IN JULY Matthew Flinders Hotel, Chadstone.
10:30am. $7.50.
MORNING MELODIES - FEAT: BRIAN MULDOON: BLASTS FROM THE PAST Milano's Tavern, Brighton. 10:00am. $5.00.
OPEN MIC Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbottsford. 7:00pm. OPEN MIC NIGHT Purple Emerald, Northcote. 8:00pm. OPEN MIC NIGHT Ascot Vale Hotel, Ascot Vale.
8:00pm.
Collingwood. 8:00pm. $7.00. OPEN MIC Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 6:00pm.
Luwow, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.
Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh. 7:00pm. $18.00. RUBIX RADIO ON KISSFM Rubix Warehouse, Brunswick. 8:30pm.
STORIES OF A SONG MAN - FEAT: RICHARD J FRANKLAND + TIRIKI ONUS + JOHN WAYNE PARSONS + MORE
MONDEGREEN + SUNNYSIDE + NAKO Tote Hotel,
SPIKE FUCK + CYANIDE THORNTON + ROMY VAGER + CALLAN Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $5.00. THE LATREENAGERS + DOLE DAVE + MOONERS Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $7.00.
THE PAXTONS + TBYRDS UN-PLUCKED + KRISTY JINX
TH E GA S O M E T E R Tiny Little Houses have snagged themselves a residency at The Gasometer for the month of July, and it’s kicking off on Wednesday July 6. Their debut EP You Tore Out My Heart amassed them a steady following, through showcasing their lo-fi, folk-inspired pop. The first week of their residency will see them joined by Good Morning and Full Flower Moon Band. Doors are at 7.30pm, tickets via Oztix.
Basement, Melbourne. 7:45pm. $65.00.
THE ROOKIES The Rooks Return, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. GIRLS ON KEY Open Studio, Northcote. 8:00pm. HEAR MY EYES - FEAT: EMMA RUSSACK + EXOTIC SNAKE
Abbotsford. 8:00pm. $10.00.
REBECCA BARNARD & BILLY MILLER (SING-A-LONG)
TINY LITTLE HOUSES
JANE MONHEIT + NICHOLAS PAYTON TRIO Bird's
Last Chance Rock And Roll Bar, North Melbourne. 7:30pm. $5.00. THE SIMON & GARFUNKEL STORY Hamer Hall (arts Centre Melbourne), Southbank. 8:00pm. $79.00. BOPSTRETCH Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. EL NUMERO PERFECTO Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $15.00. FIGHT CLUB + WAYFINDERS 303, Northcote. 8:00pm.
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RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE - FEAT: JOEY ELBOWS The SIXTY40 - FEAT: XHAMBO + JEFF TYNAN + OLIVER JACH + FOUR IN THE MORNING Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 6:30pm. $5.00.
Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 7:30pm. $15.00.
WELCOME TO COUNTRY - FEAT: KOORIE TIDDAS YOUTH CHOIR Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 6:30pm. WINE WHISKEY WOMEN - FEAT: JOYCE PRESCHER + HANNAH ASHCROFT Drunken Poet, West Melbourne.
8:00pm.
THURSDAY 7 JUL BLUE MOON + GREAT PLACES + THE TINY GIANTS + GEE SEAS Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $5.00. BUNYIP + FORKLIFT ASSASSINS + RENEGADE JOE Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbottsford. 7:30pm. $6.00.
GIG GUIDE MOUSTACHE ANT & AMAROS
TH E B E N D I G O H OT E L Get gnarly The Bendigo on Thursday July 7 with a double headline show featuring three-piece metal lords Moustache Ant, with good pals and hard-hitters Amaros. The fun doesn’t stop there, with special guests for the night including He Who Seeks Vengeance, Three Storey Goat and Snakeskin Ally. Doors are at 7.30pm and entry will set you back an even $10.
KINGS AT HEART
T H E WO RKER’ S CLUB Gold Coast hardcore lads Kings At Heart are currently on a tour down the east coast in support of their recently released Sunrise EP. To keep them company on the road, they’ve brought along good pals Set The Score and Eat Your Heart Out. On Thursday July 7 at The Worker’s Club, the bill is rounded out by Melbourne locals Better Half. Entry is $10, doors at 7.30pm.
CLASSIC ALBUM CLUB (COVERS DIRE STRAITS) Eddie's
Bandroom, 7:30pm.
DUNCAN PHILLIPS & THE LONG STAND + STEVE BOYD & THE RUM REVERIE + ALEX BURNS Gasometer Hotel,
Collingwood. 8:00pm. $12.00.
GRAVEMIND + I VALIANCE + UNCLE GEEZER + INITIATE JERICHO Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 8:00pm. $10.00. HUDSONS BIRTHDAY BASH - FEAT: FRAME Inkerman
Hotel, Balaclava. 8:00pm.
INDIE THURSDAYS - FEAT: REECE LAWLOR + LUCINDA + SAM O'CONNELL + TAMI C + HANNAH KATE Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 6:30pm. $10.00.
JAY WARS & THE HOWARD YOUTH + HELENA POP + THE FOOTBALL CLUB + AZIM ZAIN & HIS LOVELY BONES + MIKE PORTER Last Chance Rock And Roll Bar, North Melbourne. 7:30pm. $5.00.
THE AHERN BROTHERS
THURSDAY JULY 7:
TRACEY HOGUE
MICHAEL PLATER, KRISTINE ALLEN FREE
FRIDAY JULY 8:
THE IN THE OUT
CLAIRE BIRCHALL & THE PHANTOM HITCHHIKERS $8, 9PM
SATURDAY JULY 9:
COLD IRONS BOUND TEN GALLON HEAD
Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8:30pm. 7:30pm. $12.00.
Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 8:30pm. $22.00.
7:00pm.
BROTHER JAMES play The Workers Club on Saturday July 9. Tickets are available through the venue.
8:00pm.
AMADOU SOSU Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 8:30pm. ANDREA KELLER (TRANSIENTS II) Paris Cat Jazz Club,
Abbotsford. 9:00pm. $7.00.
FUOCO Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 7:00pm.
Frankston Arts Centre, Frankston. 8:00pm. $69.00. MILES DE CARTERET + MICHAEL CARPENTER Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8:30pm.
IAKI VALLEJO Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne
WH OL E LOT TA LOV E Melbourne rock trio Wichita are breezing into Whole Lotta Love on Thursday July 7 to provide some edgy classic rock. They’ll be supported by threepiece Violent Paradise, a British/Australian alt-rock amalgamation, and the duo Cold Irons Bound. Entry is free, so get on down and chuck a suss from 8pm onwards.
JANE MONHEIT + NICHOLAS PAYTON TRIO Bird's
MARES + ASTRAL SKULLS + KOUKATSUANI Yarra Hotel, MICHAEL JACKSON HISTORY SHOW - FEAT: DANTANIO
WICHITA
OH YAY! THURSDAY Greenwood Loft, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. OPEN MIC NIGHT Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 8:00pm. PAPA CHANGO + MANNY FOX Bar Open, Fitzroy.
Cbd. 8:00pm. $22.00.
JANE MONHEIT + NICHOLAS PAYTON TRIO Bird's Basement, Melbourne. 7:45pm. $65.00. Basement, Melbourne. 7:45pm. $65.00.
KING CAKE 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. $10.00. LADY VOODOO & THE RITUALS + DJ VINCE PEACH + DJ PIERRE BARONI Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.
$10.00.
MELBOURNE IMPROVISERS COLLECTIVE Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.
MIDNIGHT EXPRESS - FEAT: PREQUEL + EDD FISHER + MISTY NIGHTS Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd.
Collingwood. 8:00pm. $10.00.
SONG FOR NAIDOC - FEAT: SHORT BLACK OPERA
PRODUCT + TROUT + SWANK + THE ONLY BOYS Old Bar,
Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $8.00.
THE CREASES Northcote Social Club, Northcote. THE SIMON & GARFUNKEL STORY Hamer Hall (arts
Centre Melbourne), Southbank. 8:00pm. $79.00.
FRIDAY JULY 15:
MINNESS4TET PROJECT Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $20.00.
SUN ON THE MOON (THE MUSIC OF JAMES TAYLOR) THE GOOD EGG THURSDAYS - FEAT: HENRY WHO + TIGERFUNK + LEWIS CANCUT Lucky Coq, Windsor.
SATURDAY JULY 23:
AFTER DARK MY BACKWOOD SWEET CREATURES 9PM, FREE - A TRIBUTE TO FILM NOIR COMEDY OPEN STAGE FT. RIPLEY HOOD FREE STEVE SMART AND EDDY BURGER, PANMAN, PUPPETEER LULU LALA, OPEN MIC AND MUSICAL PERFORMERS TRACEY FREE, 8PM MONDAY JULY 18:
TUESDAY JULY 26:
HOGUE, MICHAEL PLATER, KRISTINE ALLEN, AND ILL-GOTTEN BOOTY $10, 7PM
SATURDAY JULY 16:
MISHELLE ALLAN, ALISON MCNAMARA, ILL-GOTTEN BOOTY, TRACEY HOGUE, MATT MCFARLANE, CIARA MARIE FREE, 7PM
SUNDAY JULY 17:
OPEN MIC FREE, 8PM
PORT MANTEUX 4PM
THURSDAY JULY 14:
TUESDAY JULY 19:
STEVEFREE,SMART 8PM
$30.00.
10:00pm.
PHANTASTIC FERNITURE + BETTY & OSWALD + GOOD MORNING + CIGGIE WITCH Grace Darling Hotel,
SUNDAY JULY 10:
TUESDAY JULY 12:
Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $20.00.
8:30pm. $11.25.
THIS WOMAN’S WORK: A TRIBUTE TO BUSH MR ALFORD COUNTRY FT. RUTHKATE FREE, 4PM LINDSEY, MANDY CONNELL, COMEDY OPEN STAGE FREE
BROTHER JAMES
Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 7:00pm. $15.00. SOUL POWER - FEAT: MIKE STEVA Purple Emerald, Northcote. 8:00pm.
LOOSEY GOOSEY - FEAT: THE CROOKEDS + THE ROLLERCANES + CREATURE FEAR 24 Moons, Northcote.
FREE, 9PM
MONDAY JULY 11:
T H E R E V E R E NC E Gravemind are proving to be one of the most extreme acts emerging from Melbourne’s deathcore scene. On Thursday July 7 they’re grinding into The Reverence as the final stop of The Hateful tour ± which saw them promoting their debut EP, The Hateful One, across the country. I, Valiance, Uncle Geezer, Initiate Jericho and Our Anchored Hearts have all been locked in to support. Doors are at 7pm and entry is $10.
Hi there, who are we speaking to, and what do you do in Brother James? This is Ted O’Neil here, I play some guitar and do some singing. You’ve got a couple of members pulled in from various well known local bands. How did you all come together? Myself and Fitzy (Michael Fitzgerald, who plays keys and sings) are both from The Vasco Era, Jackson Gray (drums) is from I Know the Chief, Paul Doery (bass and singing) is from The Exploders and John Waller (guitar) is from Rat & Co. We have all known each other for a long time, so we all get along really well. The different styles of our other bands have really helped us develop a unique sound. The band’s taken a bit of time off to explore some new music, can you tell us about about some of the concepts that have gone into shaping these tunes? Originally Brother James was Fitzy and myself, with the others coming on board towards the end of recording. The new tunes have taken on a different feel, as we all wrote together and have used our individual strengths to create a bigger sound. The ideas within each song vary - songs about mates, quasi political to personal well being. So logically there is a bit of variance in sounds throughout the new stuff. You had a good hard slog at the festival scene near the end of 2015 - got any more shows like this on the horizon? Kennedys Creek Music Festival - it is a boutique festival in South West Victoria, with the sort of feel that I imagine Meredith would have had 20 years ago. It’s on in October. We will be releasing some songs a little later this year, so there will definitely be more shows soon.
SIENNA WILD + DREAMCOAT + UNTIL HOME Grace
WE SLEY ANNE The Ahern Brothers have just arrived back in Melbourne, after spending three years sailing the world’s high seas as back-up singers for the Chester Allcock band. Thursday July 7 sees the duo in all their glory, playing a free show at Wesley Anne. Catch them from 6.30pm in the front bar.
GRAVEMIND
Q&A
OPEN MIC FREE, 8PM THURSDAY JULY 21:
DANNY $7,MARTINOV 8PM FRIDAY JULY 22:
DAVID COSMA DAMON SMITH
WEDNESDAY JULY 27:
OPEN MICFREE,SHOWCASE 8PM THURSDAY JULY 28:
SOUND TRACKS FOR IMAGINARY FILMS FT. ANDREW WATSON, LADIE DEE $10/$7, 8PM
FRIDAY JULY 29:
CROSS EYED CAT SWAMPLANDS FREE, 9PM
SATURDAY JULY 30:
TAGO MID-WINTER BALL FT. HAPPY LONESOME $8, 8PM
SUNDAY JULY 31:
TOM DANIEL & FRIENDS FREE, 4PM
9PM, FREE
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GIG GUIDE THE BALLS
THE BR UNSWICK HOTEL The band with the biggest pair in town are launching their self-titled album at The Brunswick Hotel, on Saturday July 8. The stoner rock three-piece have got a bunch of mates along for the ride including Dukes of Deliciousness, Australian Kingswood Factory, The Archaic Revival and Pegbucket. Get ballsy at The Brunny from 8pm onwards.
GONZO DOG + THE GROGANS + THE DECKERS + TEN TONNE FEATHER Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd.
8:00pm. $7.00.
GREENTHIEF + DOCTOR & THE APOLOGIES The Loft,
Warrnambool. 8:00pm. $10.00. HARD-ONS Sooki Lounge, Belgrave. 7:00pm. HEY HEY IT© S FRIDAY - FEAT: ASTRO BOYS Royal Hotel (essendon), Essendon. 10:00pm. KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD The Croxton, Thornbury. 8:00pm.
BV
TH E J OH N C U R T I N BV (formerly Black Vanilla) premiered their new single Huh earlier this week, and on Friday July 8 they’re playing a launch show at The John Curtin to celebrate. It comes as their latest offering since last year’s Slug, which solidified the trio as a force to be reckoned with. The official launch party for Huh will see BV joined by Shouse and Lossless. Get sweaty on the dance-floor, with doors from 8pm. Tickets on sale via the venue.
SOL NATION
H OWLE R It’s time to get funky at Howler on Friday July 8, with Sol Nation providing the groove and good times. A tasty melting pot of genres, Sol Nation infuses reggae, samba, funk, salsa, East Timorese folk and African dance music. Boogie down when the seven-piece heats things up in Brunswick. Doors at 8pm, tickets on sale via Moshtix.
LA DANSE MACABRE + BRUNSWICK MASSIVE RESIDENT DJS Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. LETTUCE SNOW + DIRT HAND + SONS OF RICO + DOM KELLY Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. METRIK Elephant & Wheelbarrow, St Kilda. 11:00pm. MEZZ LIVE Chelsea Heights Hotel, Chelsea Heights. 5:30pm.
THE EIGHTY 88S
THE LUWOW Fridays just got a whole lot freakier, thanks to LuWow hosting The Eighty 88s for a glorious month long residency. The nine-piece garage soul outfit is fronted by former professional actor Scott Connolly, whose energetic on-stage persona makes for a high-energy performance. The Eighty 88s will have you pulling shapes on the dance floor you didn’t know existed. The residency gets started on Friday July 8. Entry is free, doors from 8pm onwards.
NAT ALLISON Inkerman Hotel, Balaclava. 8:00pm. NITE MOOVES Ascot Vale Hotel, Ascot Vale. 8:00pm. OLD LOVE + OLDER MEN + ENDUT HOCH HECH + WELL Last Chance Rock And Roll Bar, North Melbourne. 8:00pm. $10.00.
PALACE OF THE KING + LAZARUS MODE + SHE WOLF
RAD ISLAND
THE R EV ERENCE Friday July 8 at The Reverence is all about beer. More Than A Mile is Australia’s first documentary about the athletic phenomenon of the Beer Mile ± a exhilarating form of race that combines running and sinking ales. Before the crew from More Than A Mile head over to cover Beer Mile World Classic in the UK, The Reverence is throwing them a bon voyage party. Rad Island, Slim Jefferies, The Braves, The Blackalleys and Late Nights are all board to entertain while you sink some cold ones. Doors are at 7.30pm and entry is $13.
THIS WEEK AT THE LAST CHANCE
Eddie's Bandroom, 8:00pm. $15.00. QUEEN IT’S A KINDA MAGIC Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $80.54.
THE GRACE DARLING’S SEVENTH BIRTHDAY PARTY
TH E GRACE DA R LI NG Celebrating seven years of operation, The Grace Darling is throwing a free party with a heap of live music over its three stories. Upstairs will see the likes of Side Stare Music, The Deloraines, Flocks (single launch), Jo Vertigo (single launch), Dozeys (7” launch), The Rollercanes and Great Places. The basement lineup includes Wizard Oz, Hideous Towns, PENGUINS and Maureen, with DJs Pocock and Norachi in the front bar. The party will be raging at the Grace Darling Hotel on Friday July 8. Head to the Facebook event page for more details.
RAT & CO + ALBRECHT LA© BROOY + WORNG + SMT + BEENAK Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $15.00.
SMOKE STACK RHINO
WH O LE LOT TA LOV E Smoke Stack Rhino recently unleashed new single Screwdriver Girls, and on Friday July 8 they’re bringing the party to Whole Lotta Love. The bluesy outfit Awill be joined by the swampy hard-rock antics of A Gazillion Angry Mexicans, classic rockers Darcee Fox and the relatively new kids on the block Snakeskin Ally. Entry is $10 and doors swing open at 8pm.
SEX GRIMES + POWERSKIDS + DING-DONG DEATH HOLE + MORE Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. SMOKE STACK RHINO + A GAZILLION ANGRY MEXICANS + DARCEE FOX + SNAKESKIN ALLY Whole Lotta Love,
Brunswick East. 8:00pm. $10.00.
STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN (LED ZEPPELIN MASTERS) - FEAT: ZEP BOYS + THE BLACK DOG ORCHESTRA Hamer Hall (arts Centre Melbourne), Southbank. 8:00pm. $89.00.
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GIG GUIDE THE CELIBATE RIFLES & THE HARD ONS
WHITE VANS + WOO WHO Yah Yah's, Fitzroy. 2:00am. BOB SEDERGREEN Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $25.00.
DJ FUNK MCRUMP The Rooks Return, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. DJ PAT POWELL + STEVE MONTGOMERY Reverence
NAPIER
Hey there, who are we speaking to and what do you do in Napier? Nelson here, singer, guitarist and songwriter. You’re launching your debut single, Shake! Shake! Shake! on Friday. How large a journey has the band ventured to get here, and what can people expect from the show? Bass guitarist James Taylor and I have played together since primary school and gathered some talented musicians along the way, including keys player Nick Dalton-Bocquet and drummer Matty Lansdown. Last year we made it to the top four of the Melbourne Music Bank competition, and since we’ve been in the studio recording our new material. Now we are excited to put it out there and you can expect energetic, dance a long-able, catchy tunes with plenty of sass. The band have known each other for quite some time - some of you have been friends since high school. How has your dynamic as a band evolved over time, and what drew you to each other creatively? Our older sisters told James and I to be friends, but we quickly bonded over our dad’s record collections. Early on we covered AC/DC, Black Sabbath and Jet songs, and this progressed to writing our own songs and honing our style. We’ve been influenced by new band members and new music that have given us a more upbeat and contemporary sound. Napier seems to connect with that classic rock‘n’roll energy ± why do you think audiences resonate so well with that vibe, and what do you get from it yourself? There was that vibe in the ‘60s that connected the audience with the band. It was fun, charismatic, and there was that forbidden element. Rock’n’roll meant sex, and we want to bring that sass back to the stage Ð just us, our instruments and the connection to the crowd. Now that the single launch is almost here, what does the future hold for Napier? Are there exciting times ahead? We have recorded an EP and have a whole bunch of new music coming out this year. Keep an eye out for tour details around the country. NAPIER launch their single Shake! Shake! Shake! at Cherry Bar on Friday July 8.
SUN ON THE MOON BAND (MUSIC OF JAMES TAYLOR) Flying Saucer Club, Elsternwick. 8:40pm. $23.00. TAKE YOUR TIME + QUIVERS + MARC DEAZ Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 8:00pm. $10.00.
THE HIGH LEARYS + WESLEY FULLER + ELECTRIC MUD Karova Lounge, Ballarat. 8:30pm. $10.00.
THE IN THE OUT + CLAIRE BIRCHALL & THE PHANTOM HITCHHIKERS Tago Mago, Thornbury. 9:00pm. $8.00. THE MURDERBALLS + AUSTRALIAN KINGSWOOD FACTORY + ADALITA DJ Retreat Hotel, Brunswick.
9:30pm.
THE PRETTY LITTLES + THE KITE MACHINE + GUERILLA FUNK Grand Hotel Mornington, Mornington.
8:00pm. $14.30.
THUG MILLS + ROOT RAT + BITUMEN + HOSPITAL PASS Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $8.00.
TILLERMAN PETE + SFORZANDO + BEWARE BLACK HOLES + JARED BRENTNALL Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm.
TRACY MCNEIL & THE GOODLIFE Baha Tacos & Tapas Bar, Rye. 8:00pm.
UNGUS UNGUS UNGUS + 8FOOT FELIX + DJ THE CHIEF Bar Open, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. $15.00.
Hotel, Footscray. 8:00pm.
JACKIE BORNSTEIN QUARTET Lido Jazz Room, Hawthorn. 9:00pm. $15.00.
JANE MONHEIT + NICHOLAS PAYTON TRIO Bird's
CUSTOMER
Basement, Melbourne. 7:45pm. $65.00.
JANE MONHEIT + NICHOLAS PAYTON TRIO Bird's
Basement, Melbourne. 7:45pm. $65.00. JARABI + DRUMMING JAM 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. JOE O© CONNOR TRIO Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. OLA MILENA Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $20.00. SHANTY TOWN Open Studio, Northcote. 8:30pm.
SLEAZY LISTENING - FEAT: ARKS + RICHARD KELLY + HYSTERIC + K HOOP Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd.
5:00pm.
THE BON TON RYTHYMS Gem Bar, Collingwood.
8:00pm.
THE CONSOULS Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:30pm. $25.00.
THE MELTDOWN Kew Court House, Kew. 8:00pm.
$25.00.
WHAT THE FUNK FRIDAYS Purple Emerald, Northcote. 9:00pm.
ALLEGED ASSOCIATES Smokehouse 101, Maidstone.
7:00pm.
ANDREW ROBERTS Tuxedo Cat, Melbourne Cbd.
7:00pm. $10.00. CHRIS WILSON Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 5:15pm. GALATA Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 9:00pm. GREEN TIN Labour In Vain, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. HARMANIAX Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 9:30pm. LLOYD SPIEGEL Hickinbotham Winery, Dromona. 5:00pm. $20.00. MAX TEAKLE & FRIENDS Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 5:30pm. MICHELLE CHANDLER Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 8:30pm.
COMMEMORATING BON SCOTTS 70TH BIRTHDAY - FEAT: THUNDERSTRUCK + PEGAZUS Musicland, Fawkner. 7:30pm. $20.00.
PENY BOHAN
T H E C H A R LE S WE S TO N The sassy Peny Bohan weaves together elements of pop and roots, culminating in a sound that is all her own. On Saturday July 9, punters at The Charles Weston in Brunswick will be treated to a special live show and the best part is, it’s all for free. Warm yourself this wintery Saturday eve with Bohan’s sultry ballads and a pint of ale. Music from 6.30pm in the front bar.
CUSTOMER + BRAT FARRAR Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $10.00.
DAVE GRANEY N THE CORAL SNAKES + THE SAND PEBBLES + THE ANCIENTS Corner Hotel, Richmond. 8:30pm. $30.00.
Elephant & Wheelbarrow, St Kilda. 8:00pm. $10.00. THOM LION & THE TAMERS Wesley Anne, Northcote. 8:00pm. $10.00. TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC SESSION Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 6:00pm. TRICK DOG SYNDICATE The B.east, Brunswick East. 9:30pm. . VANISHING SHAPES + THE BEAN PROJECT Open Studio, Northcote. 7:00pm. $15.00. WALKIN© THE LINE (JOHNNY CASH TRIBUTE) Big Huey's Diner, South Melbourne. 8:00pm. ZOE RYAN Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6:00pm.
SATURDAY 9 JUL
Melbourne. 6:00pm.
JOHN KENDALL & THE SHOT GLASSES Inkerman Hotel,
Balaclava. 8:00pm.
KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD The Croxton, Thornbury. 8:00pm. KINGS OF OZ Commercial Hotel (sth Morang), Morang South. 8:00pm.
MELBOURNE DIVIDE POPBOOMERANG SHOWCASE - FEAT: JERICHO + OSCARLIMA + CENTRAL RAIN + MORE Yarra
Hotel, Abbotsford. 2:00pm. $10.00.
PARTY VIBEZ + REMOVALIST + SWEET GOLD + NO HAVEN Last Chance Rock And Roll Bar, North Melbourne. 8:00pm. $5.00. PLEBS + GREAT PLACES Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 9:00pm.
SPENCER STREET SOUL
THE WORKERS CLUB ( MATI N E E ) Spencer Street Soul are ready to ease you into the weekend with an afternoon show at The Worker’s Club on Saturday July 8. They’ll be bringing you the classics from Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, Stevie Wonder and more. Spencer Street Soul have also brought along a couple of special guests, in the form of Strong Dose and Brand New Bag. Doors are at 1pm and tickets are $15.
PRIMITIVE CALCULATORS - FEAT: LITTLE BANDS #35 Bar
QUEEN IT’S A KINDA MAGIC Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $80.54. SATURDAYS R COVERED - FEAT: RADIO STAR Royal Hotel (essendon), Essendon. 10:00pm. SIYOR - FEAT: SÌYÕR Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 7:30pm. STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN (LED ZEPPELIN MASTERS) - FEAT: ZEP BOYS + THE BLACK DOG ORCHESTRA Hamer Hall
AMYL & THE SNIFFERS
C H E R RY B A R Amyl & The Sniffers are an Aussie punk outfit ready to blast your face off. On Saturday July 9, they’re taking over Cherry Bar for one banger of a show. They’ll be joined by special guests Velvet Elevator from Wollongong, plus Roast Tattoo ± a Rose Tattoo tribute band featuring members from Drunk Mums. Plus, it’s Bon Scott of AC/DC’S 70th birthday, so things are bound to get wild. Doors are at 8pm and entry is $12.
DISCO PUPPETS + VANISHING SHAPES + MAY EVE SCREAM Gin Lane, Belgrave. 7:00pm. DJ BRENDAN HITCHENS Reverence Hotel, Footscray.
8:00pm.
ABERACT + ANNHILIST + FALL AND RESIST + MOUSTACHE ANT + MORE Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 6:30pm.
HORSEHUNTER + HOBO MAGIC + FRIED GOODS + DERAILMENT Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10.00. JASON HEERAH + DJ EDDIE MAC + DJ SANDRO Belleville,
Open, Fitzroy. 7:00pm.
THE JOINT JUMPERS + THE KEVIN BUCKINGHHAM BAND
(arts Centre Melbourne), Southbank. 8:00pm. $89.00.
STONEFIELD + VERGE COLLECTION + POP CULT
Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 8:30pm. $25.00.
TABERAH
THE B EN DI G O HOTE L Metal-heads Taberah are currently in the midst of a national tour, promoting their soon the be released EP Welcome To The Crypt. On Saturday July 9 they’re stopping by The Bendigo to lay down the shred. It’s going to be a hell of a night with support from local legends Electrik Dynamite, in addition to Geelong’s thrashers Damnation’s Day, South Australia’s very own Hidden Intent and Requiem travelling all the way from sleepy Ararat. Things will be getting heavy from 7pm, entry is $15.
ELVIS DOLLY & KENNY - FEAT: GAYLE CAVANAGH MIXED COMPANY BAND Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbottsford.
TEN GALLON HEAD + COLD IRONS BOUND Tago Mago,
GONZO JONES + ZONE OUT + DANNIKA Hugs & Kisses,
Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $12.75.
HEROES - FEAT: EMILY ULMAN + EMMA DONOVAN + JEMMA ROWLANDS + STELLA ANGELICO + MORE Melba
Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $15.00. U2 - ACHTUNG BABY + MARK SPANO Eddie's Bandroom, 9:00pm. $20.00. ATIENNE BAKKER TRIO Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 6:00pm. BRIAN EL DORADO & THE TUESDAY PEOPLE Forester's Beer & Music Hall, Collingwood. 10:30pm.
Thornbury. 8:30pm.
7:30pm.
THE HIGH LEARYS + WESLEY FULLER + THE TINY GIANTS
AEVOE PALM TREE RESORT - FEAT: LUIS CL + OSCAR KEY SUNG DJ + DARCY BAYLIS DJ + MORE Gasometer Hotel,
Melbourne. 8:00pm. $11.44.
THE OTHERS + MOOD SWING + IMPRISONED + BROKEN
BANG - FEAT: PRIDELANDS + ARKIVE + EARTHENDER
Spiegeltent, Collingwood. 7:30pm. $20.00.
$15.00.
Collingwood. 7:00pm. $20.00.
$33.00.
AMINAH HUGHES
BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 40
North Melbourne. 11:30pm.
Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 7:00pm. $15.00. NEIL MURRAY + THE NEIL© S Grandview Hotel, Fairfield. 8:30pm. $25.00.
BON SCOTT’S 70TH BIRTHDAY BASH - FEAT: LIVE & DANGEROUS Flying Saucer Club, Elsternwick. 8:40pm.
289 WELLINGTON STREET COLLINGWOOD - (03) 9419 5170
CMASH CMUNT Last Chance Rock And Roll Bar,
MISSION SONGS PROJECT - FEAT: JESSIE LLOYD
Royal Melbourne Hotel, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. $15.00. BIG WHITE Yah Yah's, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $9.35.
COOKING AMERICAN STYLE BBQ LOW & SLOW SINCE 2012
T H E G R AC E DA R LI NG A double EP launch is on the cards for The Grace Darling on Saturday July 9. Melbourne powerpop darlings Customer are teaming up with the mischievous Brat Farrar to launch their 7” releases into the wild. Helping them celebrate are Hi-Tec Emotions, The Only Boys, BC, Shrimpwitch and Cable Ties. It’s set to be a real party, with doors at 8pm. Entry is $10 for bands upstairs and downstairs.
THE TOTE Two of Sydney’s finest punk rock’n’rollers are joining forces for a massive night at The Tote on Saturday July 9. The Celibate Rifles and The Hard Ons haven’t played a show together since their Where The Wild Things Are tour of 1992, so you know they’ll be making up lost time by tearing the place down. Cosmic Kahuna serve as the perfect appetiser for the legendary punk smorgasbord. Tickets available via the venue, doors at 8pm.
COM PA S S PI Z Z A Aminah Hughes is an enchanting songwriter who will be playing a free set on Saturday July 9. The perfect accompaniment to Hughes’ soulful singing, is the vintage chic interior of Compass Pizza on Lygon Street. If you’re after a quiet, intimate affair for your Saturday night, this is the place to go. Free music from 7pm.
LITTLE BANDS #35
B A R O PE N As part of the Leaps & Bounds Festival, Little Bands is back for round #35. To celebrate a huge 35 years of Little Bands, Bar Open is hosting a one-off free show over two stages. Over 40 musicians have formed 14, never to be repeated Little Bands, for a night of epic proportions. Musicians on board include original members from Shower Scene From Psycho, Primitive Calculators and Piano Piano, as well as songwriters from White Hex, Legends of Motorsport, Fraudband, The Stabs, Hi God People, Tangrams and more. These artists have chosen to collaborate with members of Teeth & Tongue, Exek, Ooga Boogas, Habits, Equal Local and Kollaps. Hit up Bar Open on Saturday July 9 at 7pm. Entry is free.
B E AT.C O M . A U
BROTHER JAMES + GO GET MUM + THIRD EARTH + THE PRETTY LITTLES DJS Workers Club, Fitzroy. 8:30pm.
$15.00.
DJ RITCHIE 1250 The Rooks Return, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. EPIC BRASS St Kilda Memo, St Kilda. 8:00pm. $28.00. FOREIGN BROTHERS (SOUL BY THE POUND) - FEAT: THE CORE-TET + 30/70 + BILLY DAVIS Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy.
6:00pm. $15.00.
JANE MONHEIT + NICHOLAS PAYTON TRIO Bird's Basement, Melbourne. 7:45pm. $65.00.
GIG GUIDE CAMERON HOLMES & THE BLUES DUDES
WHO LE LOT TA LOVE Cameron Holmes & The Blues Dudes are back with their first gig of the year at Whole Lotta Love on Saturday July 9. Keeping them company are the threepiece Mosey Jokers, who’ll be playing a mixed bag of rock, pop, punk and stoner inspired material. Solo artists Ian Maddick and Logan Irwin are starting off the night with respective sets of rock’n’roll goodness. Entry is $10, doors at 7pm.
JANE MONHEIT + NICHOLAS PAYTON TRIO Bird's Basement, Melbourne. 7:45pm. $65.00.
LADY VOODOO & THE RITUALS + JUMPIN JOSH DJS + GOGO GODDESSES The Luwow, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. MARK FITZGIBBON TRIO Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.
NORAH JONES TRIBUTE - FEAT: GEORGIE AUE BAND Paris
Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $25.00.
BROTHER JAMES
THE WO RKERS CLUB After some time off to explore some new sounds, Brother James (members of Rat & Co, The Exploders, I Know the Chief and The Vasco Era) are returning to The Worker’s Club on Saturday July 9. With a new single coming out soon and some exciting news to be announced, this gig will be one to remember. Sharing the stage with Brother James are Go Get Mum, Third Earth and The Pretty Littles DJs. Workers Club, Saturday July 9, doors at 8.30pm.
PANORAMA BRASIL Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $25.00. PHILA PARA Prince Public Bar, St Kilda . 6:00pm. QUEENIE VAN DE ZANDT Rising Sun Hotel, South Melbourne. 8:30pm. $40.00.
SAM BOON SOUL SESSIONS + BRUNSWICK STREET SOUL FIESTA Bar Open, Fitzroy. 5:00pm. SHACK SHAKERS Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 10:00pm. SPENCER STREET SOUL + BRAND NEW BAG + STRONG DOSE Workers Club, Fitzroy. 1:00pm. $15.00. THE CONSOULS Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd.
Q&A
THE COLLINGWOOD CASANOVAS The Rooks Return,
Fitzroy. 9:00pm.
VIC OLD TIME JAM SESSION Victoria Hotel (brunswick), Brunswick. 4:00pm.
WAZ E JAMES + THE TIPPLERS Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 3:00pm.
SUNDAY 10 JUL
THE BALLS
9:30pm. $25.00.
TIM BURTON APPRECIATION PARTY - FEAT: DISTRONIC + DJ HEELS ON DECKS Spotted Mallard, Brunswick.
Hi there, who are we speaking to and what do you do in the band? I’m Ryan, singer, guitarist and big drinker.
7:00pm.
BLACK & BLUE Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm. BLUE EYES CRY Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 9:30pm. CAMERON HOLMES & THE BLUES DUDES + MOSEY JOKERS + LOGAN IRWIN + IAN MADDOCK Whole Lotta
Love, Brunswick East. 8:00pm. $10.00. GRETA STANLEY + DARCY FOX Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 2:00pm. JUKE BOX RACKET Union Hotel (brunswick), Brunswick. 9:00pm. KARAOKE WITH ZOE Customs House Hotel, Williamstown. 9:00pm. KARATE BOOGALOO Labour In Vain, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. KYLE TAYLOR Wesley Anne, Northcote. 7:30pm. $15.00. NEIL MURRAY + DAYLIGHT MAYBES Grandview Hotel, Fairfield. 8:30pm. $25.00. PENY BOHAN Charles Weston Hotel, Brunswick. 6:30pm. PHIL MANNING + THE GOLDSMITH WATT BAND The Loft, Warrnambool. 8:00pm. $10.00. RATTLIN KANE Ascot Vale Hotel, Ascot Vale. 8:00pm. SUZANNAH ESPIE & THE LAST WORD Union Hotel (brunswick), Brunswick. 5:00pm.
THE 'JOHNNY CAN'T DANCE' CAJUN TRIO + FLYING ENGINE STRINGBAND Sound Bar, Werribee. 9:00pm. THE BOYS Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6:00pm.
RATTLIN’ BONES BLACKWOOD
C H E R RY B A R On Sunday July 10, Cherry Bar have got your afternoon sorted with some vintage rock and limited edition, delicious vegetarian chilli. Providing the entertainment is Rattlin’ Bones Blackwood ± a oneman-band who tears through rowdy rhythm and blues and Mississippi hill country. Doors are at 2pm and entry is $5.
4TRESS 303, Northcote. 7:30pm. 7TH BIRTHDAY - FEAT: I AM DUCKEYE + THREE QUARTER BEAST + STRAWBERRY FIST CAKE + MORE Brunswick
Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm. A BLONDE MOMENT Ascot Vale Hotel, Ascot Vale. 8:00pm. ASYLUM SISTERS + KOLLAPS + HOSPITAL Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $5.00.
BAND WARS - FEAT: IRONSTONE + WAKING EDEN + APOLLO SONS + UNLUCKY + MORE Musicland, Fawkner.
Can you tell us a bit about your upcoming self titled release? Where was it recorded? Did you take your time to craft it or play jams that came naturally? It was recorded in the Victorian highlands, at the base of Mount Bulla in an old ski lodge. We had basic ideas but we kinda got ourselves into the right frame of mind, if you get what I mean, jammed ‘em out and hit record. It was a bloody good time. You’ve been touring pretty hard in the lead up to the launch too, where’s been the best place you’ve played so far and why? Well we just got back from Adelaide, which surprised the hell out of us. Really good people, and a really good vibe. Beer towers are our new favourite thing, but we have to mention Frankie’s Pizza in Sydney, that joint knows how to party and all the crew are absolute legends. Name three things people can expect at the launch night. Riffs, booze and tinnitus. THE BALLS launch their self titled album at The Brunswick Hotel on Saturday July 9.
12:30pm. $10.00. BIG WHITE Karova Lounge, Ballarat. 7:30pm. $8.00. HYPNO SEX RAY Labour In Vain, Fitzroy. 5:00pm. JAM AT MUSICLAND SUNDAYS Musicland, Fawkner. 7:30pm.
THE BRUNNY TURNS SEVEN
T H E TOT E Strongfest is a relatively new festival raising awareness for depression, anxiety and suicide among young people, as well as raising money for beyondblue. Sunday July 10 will see them bringing it to Melbourne via the kind souls at The Tote. Mike McCracken Wilson has put together a mega lineup, dedicated to the memory of Mike’s best mate Kyle Anthony Burnett. Trainwreck, Hallower, Party Vibez, Staunch, Rust Proof, Ganbaru and Overpower are just some of the acts on the bill. It’s $15 entry at 1pm, with all proceeds going to beyondblue Burnett’s family.
$12.00.
KIM VOLKMAN & THE WHISKEY PRIESTS + THE MASCALS Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm. KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD The Croxton,
THE SPOILS + HOWL AT THE MOON + SLOW DISSOLVE
STRONGFEST
Thornbury. 8:00pm. $46.95. KOOL CHANGE Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbottsford. 7:30pm.
L D R U + MANILA KILLA + DUGONG JR + BARNEY COOL DJS Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 7:30pm.
$30.00.
LIVING LEGENDS DEBORAH CONWAY - FEAT: DAVE WILLIAMS + CLARE BOWDITCH + BROADS + MORE Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 6:00pm. $30.00.
THE B RUN SWI CK HOTEL The folks at The Brunswick Hotel are celebrating their seventh birthday, and they’ve decided to share the party times with the punters. They’ve brought in some of their favourite live acts, including the unmissable I Am Duckeye, Three Quarter Beast, Strawberry Fist Cake, Great John Himself and Trash Fairys. In addition to the killer lineup and free entry, you can also quench your thirst with $7 pints, basics and bombs. Go and wish the Brunny your best from 6pm.
PAPER HOUSE Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. STRONGFEST - FEAT: TRAINWRECK + HALLOWER + PARTY VIBEZ + STAUNCH + MORE Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 1:00pm. $15.00.
Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10.00.
TONAL SHIFT - FEAT: LOVE OF DIAGRAMS + LOWTIDE + ALEX JARVIS GROUP + MORE Corner Hotel, Richmond.
5:00pm. $20.00.
VANISHING SHAPES Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 5:00pm. WINNEBAGO LOUNGE - FEAT: EUGENE HAMILTON & THE MONEY St Kilda Memo, St Kilda. 5:00pm. BOB SEDERGREEN + GEOFF ALLAN Lido Jazz Room, Hawthorn. 3:00pm. $20.00.
JULES SHELDON
THE REVE REN CE It’s set to be a chilled on at The Reverence on Sunday July 10, with a bunch of sweet folky tunes on offer from some unbeatable local artists. Solo extraordinaire Jules Sheldon has got the indie-pop sorted, Tammy Haider will be dishing up her tender, confessional tales, and Drew James Harrison will send shivers up your spine with his acoustic death rattle. It’s happening from 3pm onwards and entry is free.
THE INFERNOS
T H E E V E LYN The Infernos are spicing things up at The Evelyn as part of the Leaps & Bounds festival on Sunday July 10. Rockabilly fans will be champing at the bit, with The Infernos locking in three solid sets for the night. A special guest singer from The New Moon Boys will also be jumping up on stage for a few numbers. A cheap as $5 entry includes a voucher for a $15 Sunday Roast Dinner from Joe’s Garage. Winning! Doors are at 4pm, so get down and get saucy. B E AT.C O M . A U
HOT POCKETS Inkerman Hotel, Balaclava. 5:00pm. JANE MONHEIT + NICHOLAS PAYTON TRIO Bird's Basement, Melbourne. 7:45pm. $65.00.
JANE MONHEIT + NICHOLAS PAYTON TRIO Bird's Basement, Melbourne. 7:45pm. $65.00.
MJC PRESENTS Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. PRESTON RECORDS RENT PARTY Thornbury Theatre,
Thornbury. 3:00pm. $20.00. RIDDIM & VIBES Belleville, Melbourne. 6:00pm. SUNDAY SOUL SESSIONS Purple Emerald, Northcote. BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 41
GIG GUIDE SUNDAY SOULTRAIN Daveys Bar & Restaurant,
Frankston. 3:00pm.
THE JACKSON FOUR Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 4:30pm.
TRANSYLVANIAN GYPSY KINGS + VARDOS Bar Open,
Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $13.00. VINTAGE ROOTS Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 2:00pm. AYLEEN O’HANLON + RICH DAVIES Union Hotel (brunswick), Brunswick. 3:30pm. BONA FIDE TRAVELLERS + ALEX BURNS Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 4:00pm. BRENT PARLANE BAND Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 5:30pm. CHRIS MAUNDERS QUARTET Open Studio, Northcote. 5:00pm. DAVIDSON BROTHERS Union Hotel (brunswick), Brunswick. 5:00pm. ELWOOD BLUES CLUB Prince Public Bar, St Kilda . 8:00pm. FOREVER SON Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6:00pm. GEOFF ACHISON Royal Oak Hotel, Fitzroy North. 4:00pm. JESSE VALACH + BLUES MOUNTAIN Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 4:00pm.
JULES SHELDON + TAMMY HAIDER + DREW JAMES HARRISON Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 3:00pm. MADDIE DUKE Old Bar, Fitzroy. 4:00pm. MATT DWYER & THE MAGNATONES Big Huey's Diner,
South Melbourne. 4:00pm.
MG KALONJI + CRAFTY ANNE + SHARON DAVIS Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 3:00pm.
THE BEAN PROJECT + LOUIS DONNARUMMA Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 7:30pm.
THIN WHITE UKES Standard Hotel, Fitzroy. 7:00pm.
MONDAY 11 JUL MISS MISS
GLASFROSCH
TH E OL D B A R The feminist two-piece that makes up Miss Miss will be blasting out their minimalist garage punk at The Old Bar on Tuesday July 12. Inspired for DIY and Riot Grrl culture, Miss Miss keep punk simple and sweet. They’ll be supported by Girl Fridas and Football Club. Plus there’s $15 jugs of Mountain Goat all night long. Get your fine self there at 8pm, $5 on the door.
BROODS + VERA BLUE + XAVIER DUNN Forum Theatre,
Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. CHERRY JAM Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 6:30pm. DEAR MONDAY Open Studio, Northcote. 8:00pm. FRIDA + PLASTIC + JEFFERS LIMIT + DJ AL DENTE Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $5.00.
MONDAY NIGHT MASS - FEAT: THE GALAXY FOLK + PREMIUM FANTASY + SPIKE FUCK Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 8:00pm.
PARKS DEPARTMENT + DOMINIQUE GERRARD + KING CNUT & THE WAVES + JAMATAR + DANGER DOG Workers
7:30pm.
MR ALFORD Tago Mago, Thornbury. 4:00pm. PATRICK CREAMER + NICK & ELLIOT + JARROD MARSH + CLEA FREELAND Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East.
DAMIAN PIECRUST TRIO 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. LA SECCATURA - HAYDN SCHUBERT & HUMMEL
3:00pm.
Collingwood. 8:00pm.
WITH NATHAN LLOYD
Brunswick. 3:00pm.
MONICA & THE MINDREADERS Lomond Hotel,
PETER BAYLOR & THE ROADHOUSE ROMEOS Gem Bar,
Access All Ages
Coq, Windsor. 4:00pm.
THE BAREBONES + BROKEN RIVER Retreat Hotel,
Club, Fitzroy. 7:30pm.
Brunswick East. 9:00pm.
PRESENT
SUNDAY SESSIONS - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS Lucky
MICHELLE GARDINER Customs House Hotel,
Williamstown. 3:00pm.
The Push
SUNDAY SESSION - FEAT: BRUNSY Ferntree Gully Hotel,
Ferntree Gully. 2:00pm.
T H E E V E LYN As Part of Leaps & Bounds, Glasfrosch are set to head up every Tuesday night in July at The Evelyn. Glasfroch explore sounds through jazz, poetry, noise and punk. On Tuesday July 12, they will be accompanied by supports Lacuna and Gamer. Entry is $6 and doors are at 8.30pm.
MISS MISS + GIRL FRIDAS + FOOTBALL CLUB Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.
OPEN MIC Tago Mago, Thornbury. 7:00pm. OPEN MIC NITE Inkerman Hotel, Balaclava. 7:30pm. INDIE TUESDAY - FEAT: DUO TRIO NIGHT Prince Public Bar, St Kilda . 7:30pm.
IRISH SESSION Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 8:00pm.
MICKEY COOPER + G-POP + SARAH OCCHINO 303, Northcote. 7:30pm.
POOL COMP - FEAT: NOEL Inkerman Hotel, Balaclava. BIRD© S BIG BAND Bird's Basement, Melbourne. 8:00pm. $20.00.
Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 6:00pm. $29.00. BEN SALTER BAND Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $8.00.
JOE GUITON + DAVID GRIMSON + VIC MEEHAN + PETE AKHURST Old Bar, Fitzroy. 3:00pm. REBETIKO Belleville, Melbourne. 6:00pm. VINCENT CROSS Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8:30pm.
TUESDAY 12 JUL ANNA© S GO-GO ACADEMY Bella Union Bar, Carlton. 6:30pm. $10.00.
HEROINES & ANGELS Melbourne Recital Centre,
Southbank. 6:00pm. $29.00. JOEY DEFRANCESCO TRIO Bird's Basement, Melbourne. 7:45pm. $56.00. JOEY DEFRANCESCO TRIO Bird's Basement, Melbourne. 10:00pm. $56.00. JULIANA TENUCCI Open Studio, Northcote. 8:00pm. COWABUNGA BEACH Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm. HEAVY HEADS + GEO + LAKE ELEMENT Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm.
HOOPERS CRESENT + JULES SHELDON + THE ONLY BOYS Workers Club, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $6.00.
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All Ages Gig Guide WE D N E S DAY J U LY 6 2k16 Push Freeza Summit, Wick Studios, 23-25 Leslie St, Brunswick, 10:20am-2:30pm, Free, ages 1225
T H U R S DAY J U LY 7
Skate Rock For All Ages w/ High Tension, Horrible People and Folkie & The Punk, Fitzroy Bowls Club, 578 Brunswick St, Fitzroy North, 12:30pm-3:00pm, U18: $5, Adults: $10, leapsandboundsmusicfestival. com The Big Chill Block Party w/ Honey Bucket, Tommy Castles and many more, Yarraville Pop up Park, Ballarat St, Yarraville, 3:30pm-7:00pm, Free, AA 2k16 Push Freeza Summit, Camperdown Community Centre, 210-212 Manifold Street, Camperdown, 10:20am-2:30pm, Free, ages 12-25
F R I DAY J U LY 8 Vanishing Shapes w/ The Bean Project, Open Studio, 204 High St, Northcote, 7:00pm-11:00pm, $15, AA
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Open Mic Night, Baxter’s Lot, 302 Brunswick St, Fitzroy, 5:00pm-1:00am, Free, AA
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Are you a young skate punk donning a Thrasher hoodie wherever you go? Or maybe you’re an older punk head who doesn’t support such overly saturated branding? Either way, if you enjoy skating and hardcore rock music (or either of the above) and don’t mind a nice snag to warm you up on a Thursday winter arvo, make your way down to the Fitzroy Bowls Club on Thursday July 7 for Skate Rock For All Ages. One of the few all ages events as part of the Leaps and Bounds Festival, the show kicks off at 12.30pm and runs until 3.00pm, headlined by Melbourne punk squad High Tension with support acts Folkie & The Punk, and the always delightful Horrible People. Be sure to arrive half an hour early to catch some crazy talented pro skaters doing their thing just before the music starts, nearby at the Edinburgh Gardens Skate Park. Entry is $5 for under 18s and $10 for adults and if that wasn’t enough there will also be a free BBQ. For those whose vibe isn’t punk and are looking for a more nonchalant atmosphere, or are possibly in desperate need of a chill out after some die hard raging to High Tension, swing by the Yarraville Pop up Park on Ballarat Street. Mostly occupied by laidback acoustic artists, The Big Chill Block Party, also guarantees a hip hop act or two that have snuck onto what is a packed lineup on Thursday July 7. The party starts at 3.30pm and wraps up at 7.00pm, the best part about it being that it’s free. Catch the sunset and relaxed moods of the music and also spare some time to check out the accompanying projection exhibition, showcasing work from young digital artists around the area. Fresh from their show in Canberra, Newcastle’s Vanishing Shapes will be stopping by Melbourne for an all ages gig on Friday July 8. Come check out the progressive folk tunes of this energetic up and coming five piece from 7.00pm to 11.00pm at the cosy Open Studio on High Street, in Northcote. Tickets are only $15 at the door and you’ll also want to catch the supporting act; quirky duo The Bean Project, with their dynamic guitar and French horn antics. If you’re reading this it’s almost too late. The 2k16 Push Freeza Summits are underway and if you’re in Bendigo and only seeing this now then unfortunately you’ve just missed out. If you’re a young person around Brunswick or Camperdown however, there is still time for you to learn all about a range of music industry skills and components. Industry professionals will be there to walk you through photography, resume writing and the various complexities of harnessing social media in the exponentially growing Australian music scene. The workshop will be in Brunswick on Wednesday July 6 at The Wick Studios and the following day they’ll be over at the Camperdown Community Centre. Register at www.thepush.com.au as soon as possible for one of these invaluable sessions and you’ll also witness a live performance and Q&A from Alex Lahey.
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Michelle Chandler Saturday 9th July 3pm: The Tipplers 9pm: Waz E James Sunday 10th July 4pm: Alex Burns
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BACKSTAGE
THE MELBOURNE GUITAR SHOW TA K I N G T H E N E X T S T E P
Following the rampant success of the 2015 Melbourne Guitar Show, the weekend long celebration of all things guitar is set to return in August this year. Buoyed by their previous success, Australian Music Association (AMA) CEO Rob Walker expects this edition to be even bigger than the inaugural event. “I feel like with [major sponsor] Triple M coming on board, and with us being able to see what worked last year, I think if we do our job well then we can get a few more [people in than last year],” he says. With 20 more stalls booked in already this year, and a whole new area for all things acoustic, his prediction for a bigger show doesn’t look far off the mark. “We’ve got a pretty full program of artists and entertainers, and all the same great products coming back again as well, plus a few more. It’s been a good reaction and a good result so far,” says Walker. “I think maintaining the standard and making sure that we provide an event that improves on last year.” Varying the types of performances is one way that those planning the show are attempting to improve it, as well as trying to strike balance between male and female acts in different genres. As a shift from last year, there will be a real focus on group performances, with a whole heap of different jams and small groups playing at the show. With all these different groups playing, you’d be forgiven for thinking that there might be difficulty in getting so many musicians together, but Rob assures me that isn’t the case. “Everyone loves the idea, the concept. Last year’s event was such a happy event for everybody, there was so little negativity about any aspect of the show,” says Walker. “People did good business, the artists played well and generally there was a great vibe, so everyone’s been really looking forward to the repeat of it this year.” Billed as Australia’s largest pop up guitar shop, the show will be a good opportunity to see a whole range of gear. As part of their 70th anniversary celebrations there will be a Maton Custom Shop seminar, which
will detail the history of the company. This is one of the many seminars, clinics and workshops at the show, and one person who will be running a workshop is former Skyhooks and The Angels guitarist, Bob Spencer. “I’ll be doing a couple of things,” says Spencer. “One is that I’ll be involved in a performance where there’ll be some songs played - either I’ll do those with a little band or I’ll sit in with someone else. I‘ll (also) be part of the Professor Guitar series, in which I’ll be talking about certain aspects of playing and performing, and I guess, in general, I’ll be poncing about doing some kind of guitar-ey things.” In his Professor Guitar workshops he will be imparting some of the wisdom learnt from more than 40 years in the industry on those attending, but don’t expect a lesson on crotchets and treble clefs. “I want nothing to do with theory, I’m a bit over theory. My workshop will probably be a performance based workshop, which is really where my interest lies,” says Spencer. “When I say performance I don’t mean how to do the splits on stage, I mean tailoring your playing, your equipment, your sound, your approach for the gig and the band.” There will, however, be many other experts focusing on other aspects of guitar playing, meaning that the show is set to have something that appeals to just about every patron. It’s a structure that’s hopefully setting up the festival for a long and successful history. “Victoria and Australia have some fantastic enduring festivals and shows like this, and we’d like to keep the guitar on the agenda from here on in,” says Walker. “We’d like to grow with more makers and more products and more artists. Maybe even some overseas artists and more interstate artists, but at the moment
we’re doing it with the means we have and we’re happy with the results. It’s really about not only maintaining the standard, but trying to just lift it each year as we go.”
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BMG signed Peking Duk to a worldwide publishing deal excluding Australia and New Zealand. Building a US profile from playing festivals such as SXSW, Coachella and Lollapalooza, the duo’s ARIA and APRA winning Take Me Over was certified 3 x platinum for Australian sales of 210,000 and featured in US TV ads for Taco Bell and UFC. In preparation for their next album to be issued in the US on RCA Records, BMG is currently holding a Peking Duk SoundLab workshop in Malibu. An eclectic mix of songwriters and artists from around the world will be working across three studios together with Peking Duk on new material.
FALLS EXPANDS TO WA
This summer sees Falls Festival expanding to a fourth site, to Fremantle, on Saturday January 7 and Sunday January 8, 2017. This one breaks the Falls format, with Falls Downtown using Fremantle streets and forgotten buildings, as well as the Town Square, a church, atrium and offering rooftop camping. Last year Lorne, Marion Beach and Byron Bay drew a total 45,000 punters. Fremantle has space for 8,000 for each of its two days.
LAWYER WHO SUED ZEPPELIN SUSPENDED FROM LAW
Francis Malofiy, the lawyer who last month tried to prove Led Zeppelin plagiarised Stairway To Heaven has been suspended from practicing law for three months. Last year he was censured for his conduct during a copyright lawsuit over Usher’s Bad Girl when he was found to have tricked unrepresented co-defendant William Guice into signing an affidavit without consulting a lawyer. During the six day Zep hearing Malofiy drew 100 sustained objections and multiple admonishments from Judge R. Gary Klausner.
RECLINK COMMUNITY CUP RAISED $200K
Final figures for the 2016 Melbourne Reclink Community Cup on Sunday June 23 showed that it raised $200,000 for the Reclink charity after drawing 11,000 punters. Rockdogs won over radio’s Megahertz for a third year in a row.
BEYOND THE VALLEY FOR INDIGENOUS MENTORING
Beyond The Valley has struck up a partnership with AIME (Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience). Each ticket sold at this year’s festival will see $1 donated to AIME’s structured educational program designed to support indigenous students through high school and university, employment or further education at the same rate as other Australian children. Beth Zucker from AIME says it is aiming to see 10,000 indigenous kids through school each year by 2018. Beyond The Valley’s Filippo Palermo says that the ongoing partnership will comprise of multiple components; there’ll be a financial contribution, along with working to get more musicians involved with the AIME unplugged program. This will offer an opportunity to perform on Central Park, as well as running a competition which sees one band within the program perform on the main stage.
CURSON JOINS UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING
Arwen Curson has joined Universal Music Publishing Australia and New Zealand as Vice President of Creative. Based in its Sydney office, she oversees the A&R and film/TV synch teams. She was Director of Operations, Australia and NZ for Crowdmix, the London based, musicfocused social media platform. Prior to her
move to Australia, Curson was a partner at ATC Management in the UK for nine years, managing Kate Nash, Half Moon Run and Catfish and The Bottlemen.
THINGS WE HEAR
Which visitors to a nightclub operator’s new house are greeted by a huge nude painting? The operator used to love it when he went clubbing at the venue and, when he ultimately bought it, insisted the painting be part of the deal. Why is Lil’ Wayne a suspect in a nightclub assault on a bouncer, following the BET Awards in Los Angeles? Is Apple planning to buy Jay Z’s Tidal music services? Is Paul Simon planning to retire after a European tour this year? He complains he’s losing his eyesight and needs more rest when on the road. Did model Kendall Jenner try to ‘mediate’ between brother in law Kanye West and Taylor Swift over the naked Famous video? And why did things go ‘nuclear’? How many times did Adele drop the f-bomb during her set at Glastonbury festival? 33. How many complaints did the BBC receive when the set was broadcast live to 3.7 million? 18. Wolfmother have been added to open for Guns N’ Roses’ Pittsburgh and Philadelphia shows in the US. Last month’s Art of Music event in Sydney (artists create work inspired by local rock songs for auction) raised $263,000 for the Nordoff Music Therapy charity. The highest bid went for $61,000 to Ben Quilty’s portrait of singer/ songwriter Jenny Morris, who founded the event. Just before Bernard Fanning’s live performance, the bidder got up and introduced herself as a classical musician. Fanning quipped she had to be the only muso in the room who could drop that kind of money in one night, even for charity. Apple has been granted a patent that could block photos and recording at concerts. Look out for the return to action from two revered Aussie acts. George will reunite for a set at the Brisbane Festival to mark the 20th anniversary of their formation on Friday September 9. Perth’s End of Fashion have announced a reunion tour, playing songs from their self titled album at the Northcote Social Club also on Friday September 9. Lorde donated $20,000, the entire target figure by a crowd funding campaign for a New Zealand charity that had lost funding, to feed poor kids from the Upper Hutt. Metallica fans barged into fast food Joe’s Crab Shack in Arizona thinking they were playing there. Hoaxers posted a fake site, which claimed golden tickets were hidden in the restaurant’s burritos. This is the latest instance of hoax shows, including The Smiths reforming to play at KFC Yum! Center in Kentucky, Smash Mouth in a dumpster behind a supermarket and Limp Bizkit at a petrol station in Ohio. The guitar on which singer/songwriter John Schumann wrote Redgum’s iconic Vietnam War era song I Was Only 19 has been leant to the Australian War Memorial. It will be displayed on Vietnam Veterans Day to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the battle of Long Tan.
CHINA CRACKS DOWN ON BETTING ON TAYLOR
Betting by Taylor Swift fans in China on her love life has been banned. China’s largest online marketplace prevented vendors offering ‘insurance policies’ (insurance is legal in China but not gambling) on her affair with British actor Tom Hiddleston. With a minimum wager of 1 yuan (20 Australian cents), fans could double their money if the couple broke up. One vendor alone did 545 bets. For fans it was a quick way to make money, after all, aside from Calvin Harris, most of Tay-Tay’s relationships – including Joe Jonas, John Mayer, Jake Gyllenhaal and Harry Styles – lasted just a few months.
NATHANIEL JOINS 123
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A hot topic lately online seems to be festival bills and gender equality. I touched on this briefly in my first column, in appreciation of all the diverse incredible talent we have in Melbourne. It’s a pretty common debate for anyone who is involved in the music scene and one many people have heard before, which is why it absolutely astounds me to see festivals still releasing lineups with one or two women on the entire bill while not considering gender diversity. Over the past month we’ve seen two major festivals release male dominated lineups. I’m going to break down two classic responses: 1. “There will be more women on the second lineup announcement.” Are the female centric bands not good enough for the first announcement? Did you intentionally want to release a lineup with all men the first round because you think that will sell tickets? Do you have the rest of the lineup just waiting to be released in a month or are you now frantically searching for more female bands to book now that you’ve been called out? If women aren’t on your lineup it shows us that gender diversity and changing the industry isn’t an important issue to you. You should care. 2. “There are women working on our festival behind the scenes.” OK, great. More women working in the industry is amazing. I am a woman working in the industry, and it’s great to see many more women in these roles. However, the old saying goes: ‘You can’t be what you can’t see.’ Having women in producing, booking and curatorial roles while still releasing a predominantly male lineup isn’t an excuse. Major music festivals have a responsibility as a heavily influential part of the music scene to promote diversity on their lineups. Their stage can make or break an artist, and especially for local music festivals booking Australian talent, they act as a showcase to international audiences. Putting women on these lineups shows us we can perform, we can do it, and it’s inspiring. Finally, gender diversity isn’t just up to women to advocate for and work towards. I read a Facebook thread during the week where a woman called out one of these festivals and got attacked by people on the thread saying “make a fucking change then” and accusing her of being a keyboard warrior. She then had to respond listing all of the things she was doing for gender equality to shut these people up, which is not only exhausting, but counteractive. I’m sick of seeing women have to justify and prove they’re worth, while doing the work towards gender equality. We have to prove we can play our instruments and our skills still get questioned. We have to prove we’re good at our jobs, because it’s just assumed otherwise. This is where men need to take more action, stop with this casual misogyny, and be proactive to make a difference. If you’re in this position, take your responsibility seriously and don’t think it’s not your problem. If you’ve asked ten bands with women in them and no one can play, look harder. There are plenty of acts out there. And to anyone thinking ‘book on talent not on gender; women don’t make good music’ – don’t even. That close minded, misogynistic attitude won’t solve anything.
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one time X-Factor contestant Nathaniel has been signed up for gig bookings and tours by 123 Agency. Since his win, the South African born singer’s debut album went Top 5 and he opened on a Mariah Carey tour.
CERES GETS AGENCY DEAL
A week after we reported that Melbourne’s Ceres landed a recording deal with Cooking Vinyl Australia, the band joined Sydney’s New World Artists’ roster.
RENT PARTY FOR PRESTON RECORDS
Graeme Thomas’ ‘50s rock and rockabilly label Preston Records needs some money to pay off rent and update its gear. A Rent Party is happening on Sunday July 10 at The Thornbury Theatre with Chris Wilson, Lisa Miller, Ezra Lee, Ian Collard, Continental Robert, Dancehall Racketeers, Cold Heart and The Starliners.
ABBEY STONE MUSIC ON VIRGIN IN-FLIGHT
Melbourne singer/songwriter Abbey Stone is featuring in Virgin Australia’s in-flight entertainment on all domestic and international flights in a promotion with South Australian Tourism and Virgin Australia. She filmed a live set at the Virgin Lounge at Melbourne airport four months ago, from which her I’m Still Here was placed along with nine other young Aussie acts. Stone and her entourage have always flown Virgin Australia, while she goes between New York, Nashville, Los Angeles and Australia writing and recording.
MISS DESTINY HIT AMERICA
Melbourne glam metal band Miss Destiny kick off a 20-date American tour, starting in New York on Friday July 15 and winding up in Portland on Sunday August 7. Showcasing new drummer Kirk Scotcher (ex-Ratsak/ Kromosom), these also include Chicago, Austin, San Diego, Los Angeles and San Francisco among others. Their selftitled debut album, with the angry domestic violence song Killers, was recorded across a couple of hot summer days and out on R.I.P. Society Records on Tuesday July 12. The album features drummer Emily Jans, who recorded this and the upcoming Straightjacket Nation CD while very pregnant.
INERTIA’S TRIFONAS LAUNCHES INCGNITO
Inertia’s digital media manager Eva Trifonas leaves the company this week to launch her own management company Incgnito. The first signing is Perth singer/songwriter KUČKA. Aside from winning four WAM awards last year, including song of the year, and reaching #2 on the US Emerging Artists chart, KUČKA wrote two songs on Flume’s Skin album.
SYDNEY LOCK-OUT VIDEO GOES VIRAL
A long form video showing in time lapse how 10 popular clubs and venues turned into wastelands after the Sydney lock-out laws has gone viral. Sydney Closed, made by David May and Tim Pass of Shifted Pictures, received 500,000 in the first four hours after they posted it on Facebook last week. The music was provided by Jim Finn of Art Vs Science, who lamented, “A city’s nightlife is the heart of its creative culture. Grand plans and grander ideas are born from bars, clubs and dancefloors. Where friends and lovers are forged in the later hours. To kill this is to stop the beating heart of a city’s creative soul, to snuff out relationships before they can take a breath. Goodbye art. Goodbye love.”
GOLDEN ROBOT BUYS SOCIAL FAMILY RECORDS
Golden Robot Records (GRR, set up last year by Noiseworks’ Steve Balbi and hard
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rock promoter Mark Alexander-Erber, has acquired Social Family Records (SFR), The Music Network revealed. GRR’s roster includes Mi-Sex, Rose Tattoo, Toe To Toe and The Choirboys. Since setting up four years ago, SFR scored ten Top 40 albums including those by Dallas Frasca, Damien Leith, Reece Masti and Baby Animals. SFR will now focus on country and adult contemporary acts. GRR will do rock, shifting SFR’s The Superjesus and Steve Kilbey to GRR. In addition, GRR retains key Social Family staff including National PR & label manager Nardia Drayton, while Social Family CEO and co-founder Jake Challenor will serve as a consultant. GRR’s label coordinator Lola Major will work on both labels and Balbi is head of A&R for both.
Lifelines Hospitalised: Rita Ora due to exhaustion, she shared snaps of herself on Instagram, with a drip connected up to her arm. Ill:Tamworth acts banded together last Saturday to play a benefit for local singer/guitarist Mel Little for surgery to remove an aggressive tumour in her brain, which paralysed the left side of her body. Divorcing: Elvis Presley’s daughter Lisa Marie filed for divorce from musician husband Michael Lockwood after ten years, citing irreconcilable differences. They have twin seven-year-old daughters. They married in a traditional Japanese ceremony in Kyoto, Japan. In Court: One Direction’s Louis Tomlinson seeks joint custody with ex-flame Briana Jungwirth to spend more time with his fivemonth-old son Freddie, for whom he pays $15,000 a month child support and rents a $1 million home in LA, where he is now based with current girlfriend Daniella Campbell. In Court: a jury has found a 26-year-old man guilty of robbing the home of Rita Ora, taking £200,000 worth of valuables while the singer slept upstairs. In Court: former Chilean military officer Pedro Pablo Barrientos Nuñez was found liable for the 1973 death of iconic political folk singer/songwriter Victor Jara, who was tortured and murdered during Augusto Pinochet’s military regime. Jara’s family was granted $28 million in a civil case in Florida. A soldier testified Nuñez boasted he had shot the musician twice in the head. Nuñez moved to the US after his military days In Court: A Minnesota judge told attorneys representing those claiming a share of Prince’s will they have until Friday July 8 to put forward protocols for genetic testing. Died: US songwriter Sir Mack Rice, best known for Mustang Sally and Respect Yourself, 82, from complications from Alzheimer’s disease. Died: Elvis Presley’s legendary guitarist Scotty Moore, 84, after several months of illness in Nashville. Died: US bassist Rob Wasserman (Lou Reed, Bob Weir), 64.