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BEAT IS THROWING A FREE PARTY TO LAUNCH LIVE N LOCAL AND YOU’RE INVITED From Saturday August 20 until Saturday August 27, St Kilda’s adored music festival Live N Local steps outside of its traditional St Kilda Festival surrounds to take over the streets of Port Phillip, and your pals at Beat are throwing a free party to celebrate. With all three bands recently selling out their launch shows, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, Loose Tooth and The Sugarcanes have come on board to headline Beat’s free gig, which’ll be held on Saturday August 20 at the Globe Warehouse in Acland Street, St Kilda. Beat’s party will kick off a huge week of Live N Local events that features a bulging bill of live music, free artist development workshops and loads more. Festival highlights include the haunting sounds of Mcrobin and Woodes as they take over St Kilda’s Sacred Heart Church in Grey Street on Thursday August 25, an open-air gig at St Kilda’s iconic Pier with Fierce Mild, Passerine, Destrends and Bears on Friday August 26, and a final performance at Melbourne Moonshine in South Melbourne with Mission Brown, The New Savages and The Ugly Kings taking over the distillery on Saturday August 27. Meantime, the specialised artist development workshops will provide a broad range of information dedicated to selfmanaged artists, songwriters and musicians, as well as those wanting to break into the music industry. Well-known artists and industry figures will share their knowledge on topics including songwriting, grants and funding, legal issues, marketing, distribution and more. With over 60 artists on the Live N Local bill and 45 programmed music events, there’s no doubt something will tickle your fancy. Live N Local will take over the City of Port Phillip from Saturday August 20 until Saturday August 27, kicking off with a free party hosted by Beat on Saturday August 20, featuring Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, Loose Tooth and The Sugarcanes. Visit www.livenlocal.com.
FALLING IN REVERSE LOCK IN HEADLINE AUSTRALIAN TOUR Controversial rockers Falling In Reverse are bringing their fabled Count Rockula tour to Australian shores, for what will be their first headline tour of the country. Falling In Reverse first visited our humble island back in February 2015, when they came and conquered alongside fellow Las Vegas rock outfit Escape The Fate. It seems Australian crowds made a lasting impression, with Falling In Reverse back in October for a charge of their own headline shows. They’ll be bringing their renowned unbridled performances of helter skelter, meshed with unrelenting metalcore rock’n’roll. Falling In Reverse will unleash two times at 170 Russell on Sunday October 16 and Monday October 17.
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FROM THE JAM LOCK IN A MELBOURNE SHOW Brit punk rockers From The Jam will be coming Down Under once again for another tour. Bruce Foxton was originally the bassist of The Jam, the '70s punk band that raked up 18 UK Top 40 singles, and have solidified their reputation as one of the biggest and greatest bands in British history. Foxton then teamed up with guitarist Russel Hastings to form punk band For The Jam, and they’re about to tour Australia and play classic hits such as Down In The Tube Station At Midnight to The Modern World, as well as live preferences and songs from Foxton’s solo career. From The Jam will be blasting the roof off Max Watt’s on Saturday September 10. Tickets via the Max Watt’s website.
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Australians will be getting their first live taste of Evan Weiss’s solo project, Into It. Over It, in September this year. The indie rock legend recently released third LP Standards, which was recorded and produced by John Vanderslice (Spoon, Mountain Goats, Death Cab For Cutie). Weiss will be coming across with his touring band, and will be joined in Melbourne by special guests, Jess Locke and Zzzounds. Get emotional in the best way possible when Into It. Over It. hits up The Reverence on Friday September 30.
Metal stalwarts Dreadnaught are gearing up to drop their seventh release, Caught The Vultures Sleeping, on Friday July 22. The upcoming LP marks the first taste of new material from Dreadnaught this decade, with anticipation so high for the fresh shreds that production costs were crowd-funded by fans themselves. They’re doing a mammoth run of shows across the country, first joining in for Melbourne’s Brewtality festival on Saturday August 6, then coming back for round two at Ding Dong Lounge on Saturday September 3. Tickets are on sale via the venues. HOT TALK
After scouring scores of entries, eight of Melbourne’s finest DJ crews have been selected for Battle 8 2016, Section 8’s original party and DJ battle competition. This year’s competitors represent a wide range of genres and years of party-rocking experience; from disco and house to hip hop and grime, with some live instrumentation and vocalists thrown in for good measure. After reigning supreme in 2015, Battle 8 champions 100% Phat are hanging up their gloves to host every event this year. Expect a rotating selection of their finest warming up the party each Sunday, and stoking some friendly beef between the teams before they hand the trophy over to the new champions. The teams duking it out for top spot this year will be All Good (2015 finalists), MPMA, One Puf, Whomp, Babalu, Groove Penguin Records, Uncomfortable Beats and Perfect Strangers. Battle 8 kicks off on Sunday August 14 at Section 8. Head to their Facebook page for more details.
WOODLOCK CELEBRATE NEW SINGLE WITH MELBOURNE SHOW Woodlock are back with their latest single, celebrating with a Melbourne show on an east coast tour. New single The Only Ones was written and recorded with Lindsey Jackson (Tori Kelly, Bertie Blackman) at The Stables Studios in Victoria. The track marks a step away from the usual acoustic guitar, and a leap into the world of pop synths and roaring drums - taking Woodlock into a new, untapped direction. They’ll hit Northcote Social Club on Saturday September 17. Tickets on sale through Ticketscout.
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Following tours of the UK and Europe, The Dire Straits Experience will make its Australian return this October. The band features original members Chris White on saxophone and Chris Whitten on drums, supported by a team of musicians who have performed with the likes of Paul McCartney, Joe Cocker, Ray Charles, and David Bowie. Over 20 years have passed since guitar player and songwriter Mark Knopfler and the band permanently parted ways, leaving behind a catalogue of hits and amassing more than 120 million album sales. The Dire Straits Experience celebrates the band’s musical legacy, reigniting classics including Money for Nothing, Walk of Life, So Far Away, and Brothers in Arms. The Dire Straits Experience will play Palais Theatre on Wednesday October 12. Tickets are on sale through Ticketmaster.
Instrumental rock supergroup The Aristocrats are one of the most impressive and sought after experimental bands in the rock scene today, and they’re coming to Australia for the first time ever. Featuring the combined virtuoso talents of drummer Marco Minneman (Steve Wilson, Joe Satriani), bassist Bryan Beller ( Joe Satriani, Dethklok) and Guthrie Govan (Steve Wilson, Asia/ GPS), the all-star trio have been busy blowing the supergroup stereotype to bits. Unique textures and lush layers combine with a near telepathic ability to collectively improvise while maintaining the highest levels of musicianship possible. The Aristocrats will arrive at the Bendigo Hotel on Thursday October 6.
QUEENSCLIFF MUSIC FESTIVAL EXPANDS 2016 LINEUP Following on from their massive first round announcement, Queenscliff Music Festival have unveiled more artists for their 2016 incarnation. Brisbane act George will be getting in on the action, playing songs from their well loved debut album Polyserena, marking their first show in over a decade. Joining the group will be The Doug Anthony Allstars, Pierce Brothers, Jordie Lane, and Gabriella Cohen. Capping it off comes sets from Bobby Alu & The Palm Royale, Bullhorn, Kira Puru, William Crighton and Tullara. They’ll be joining the ranks of Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals, Paul Kelly & Charlie Owen, Peter Garrett & The Alter Egos and many more to celebrate the festival’s 20th anniversary. Queenscliff Music Festival will run from Friday November 25 through until Sunday November 27. Tickets through Trybooking.
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THE DELTA RIGGS RELEASE DATE FOR THIRD LP AND NATIONAL TOUR Melbourne rockers The Delta Riggs just can’t stop partying. After recently wrapping up the tour for single Surgery of Love, they’ve just announced another tour supporting their upcoming album. Active Galactic is their third full length LP, and is set to officially drop on Friday August 26. The Delta Riggs incorporate an eclectic range of genres on the new release, delving into everything from disco-rock to psychedelic jams. Experience the magic for yourself when they tear up The Corner Hotel on Friday October 21.
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MOUNTAIN GOAT LOCKS IN THEIR POP IN POP UP BAR
The Jezebels released their third effort Synthia back in February 2016, and they’ve announced they’re now ready to hit the road for a supporting tour. The Aussie indie-rockers will be hitting stages across the country in October, treating audiences to their fresh new sound and some old favourites. The original tour six months ago was cancelled, when keyboardist Hannah Shannon was undergoing treatment for ovarian cancer. Trooper Shannon is now in better health, with The Jezebels ready to take on the tour. Catch them at The Croxton on Friday October 14, tickets available through Oztix.
Craft beer experts Mountain Goat have announced they will be opening their roller doors, inviting punters to pop in to their pop up bar. A long time collaborator with fellow breweries, the team have invited along their mates Exit Brewing, BrewCult and Fury & Son to showcase their beers and celebrate the depth of local quality ales. To keep your taste buds satisfied between brews, Burn City Smokers will be firing up the grill and dishing out their famous meaty treats. There’s also going to be free behind the scenes tours of the brewery starting from 3pm. Tickets include entry, a pint of Goat beer, wine or cider and a chance to win an epic prize pack. Get on down to the Mountain Goat Brewery at 80 North Street, Richmond on Saturday July 30. Kicks off at 2pm, tickets are $10 via Eventbrite.
THE LEVELLERS CELEBRATE THEIR ALBUM ANNIVERSARY
ALLDAY DROPS NEW SINGLE AND TOUR DATES
Fifteen years after releasing their breakthrough record Levelling The Land, The Levellers are heading to Australia to celebrate the seminal album and the way it helped pave their 28-year career path. The Brighton rockers will land here in October to play the record in full, along with live favourites from the Levellers extensive back catalogue. The platinumselling album has been deemed an absolute classic, propelling the folkpunk group from local pub stages to a headlining slot at Glastonbury Festival only three years later. The Levellers will play Max Watt’s on Sunday October 9. Tickets are on sale through the venue.
One of Adelaide’s favourite lyricists Allday has just premiered his new single Sides, and will be touring to celebrate. Since Allday’s debut album Startup Cult debuted at #3 on the ARIA charts, the hip hop artist has proved both his talent and ambition. In order to share Sides with the world, Allday is taking UV Boi and Tyne-James Organ around Australia in September. He’ll be playing two Melbourne shows, with an 18+ show on Friday September 16, and an all ages on Saturday September 17. Both gigs are at 170 Russell, tickets available on Thursday July 21 via Oztix.
THE JEZEBELS TO EMBARK ON NATIONAL ALBUM TOUR
Having announced the release of their third and final album, Melbourne electro-pop outfit Gypsy & the Cat are set to thrill their fans one more time with a final national tour. They’ve teased with singles Inside Your Mind, I Just Wanna Be Somebody Else and Life, which have clocked over 1.3 million streams online. Full length offering Virtual Islands is now confirmed for release on Friday August 5. After a career filled with dizzying highs and occasional lows, Gypsy & The Cat have experienced it all – ARIA and Hype Machine charting singles, ARIA award nominations and three songs in the triple j Hottest 100. They’ll touch down one more time at Howler on Saturday September 24. Tickets via the venue.
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After hitting up festivals and venues the world over, hyped duo Stööki Sound are heading Down Under. Together, the London-based Stööki Sound have burst onto the scene, with collaborators that include Mura Masa, Troyboi, Mr Carmack, KRNE and Hucci. At the top of their game, the duo return to our shores for their largest run of national dates yet. They’ll hit Platform One on Friday September 2. Tickets via Moshtix.
HOCKEY DAD TO HIT THE TOURING CIRCUIT Those chilled blokes from Hockey Dad have knocked our socks off with the second single lifted from debut album Boronia, in the form of the sundrenched affair Jump The Gun. On tracks like these, it’s clear Hockey Dad have fine-tuned their relaxed and grungy surfer rock with precise execution behind the laid back vibes. To celebrate both the album and the single, they’re gearing up to play hard on an Australia wide tour. Get on down to Howler on Friday September 30 to check them out, with Horror My Friend on supporting duties. Tickets on sale via Hockey Dad’s website.
JOSH RENNIE-HYNES ANNOUNCES TOUR AHEAD OF SECOND LP
SCHOOLBOY Q COMES BACK DOWN UNDER Grammy-nominated rapper Schoolboy Q will return to Australia for a national tour in celebration of his fourth studio album. Schoolboy Q returns with his latest release Blank Face, which is being touted as his most ambitious work to date. The record brings together a formidable cast of collaborators, including Kanye West, Vince Staples, Miguel, Anderson .Paak, Swizz Beats and Jadakiss. Catch Schoolboy Q at Festival Hall on Wednesday November 9. Tickets via Live Nation.
Singer/songwriter Josh Rennie-Hynes is getting ready to release his second LP Furthermore on Friday August 26. The alt-country artist weaves elements of Americana and storytelling, and the new album was a truly organic progression. Recorded in his studio on the family farm in Woodford, Queensland, Rennie-Hynes produced, engineered and recorded all of the songs alongside friend Steve Grady. He is embarking on a massive 20+ shows across Australia and New Zealand, in both cities and regional areas – so nobody has to miss out. Introduce yourself to Rennie-Hynes at The Spotted Mallard on Friday November 25.
GUANTANAMO BAYWATCH ANNOUNCE THEIR AUSTRALIAN RETURN Guantanamo Baywatch are returning to Australia this September, with an extra guitarist and a new album in hand. After making their debut trip in April last year as a trio, Guantanamo Baywatch solidified their reputation for putting on wild live shows. The Portland outfit are set to make their hotly anticipated return, with make eight stops this time around. This will include slots at Sounds Of The Suburbs in Sydney and Chopped Festival in Newstead, along with a run of east coast club shows. Guantanamo Baywatch will play Yah Yah’s on Friday September 30. Tickets via Eventbrite.
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THE BIGGEST IN INTERNATIONAL & NATIONAL NEWS HALF MOON RUN REVEAL A 2017 MELBOURNE SHOW Opening 2017 with a bang, Canadian rockers Half Moon Run will be hitting Melbourne as part of an east coast tour. They’ll be playing in support of their latest effort, 2015’s Sun Leads Me On. It’s the sophomore release from the group, who burst onto the scene with their acclaimed debut, Dark Eyes. They’ll hit The Corner Hotel on Thursday January 12.
OXJAM ANNOUNCE MELBOURNE LAUNCH EVENTS Last year 12,000 guests attended more than 180 OXJAM gigs across Australia, raising thousands of dollars for Oxfam Australia’s cause in fighting poverty around the world. Oxfam Australia have enlisted the help of music industry friends UNDR ctrl, I OH YOU and TBC CLUB to present three signature fundraisers. Party animals I OH YOU will be hosting a rock’n’roll bash in Melbourne, that will feature Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, The Peep Tempel, Wet Lips and more. OXJAM will once again feature hundreds of locally organised music events, run by music-lovers and party rockers, and you can also help alleviate the poverty crisis by becoming a gig maker yourself. You can enter the OXJAM ‘Win a Headliner’ competition, which will grant three lucky gig-makers the opportunity to have hip hop party people One Day, Brisbane indie-poppers Cub Sport, or Sydney’s PVT play a headline DJ set at their own OXJAM event. The lucky contestants will also win merchandise and tickets to an upcoming show, and will have a chance to win a JB Hi-Fi DJ and acoustics pack valued at $500 each. I OH YOU will be throwing a party at Howler on Friday August 5. Head to the OXJAM website to enter, where you can also suss which launch events and DIY parties are going down near you.
EMMA LOUISE ANNOUNCES 13-DATE NATIONAL TOUR Multi-instrumentalist and singer/songwriter Emma Louise is preparing to embark on a giant headline tour across the country, kicking off in October. After releasing second LP Supercry to rave reviews, the shows come in support of the new release. Supercry is the follow up to Louise’s debut vs Head vs Heart, and was recorded in a castle in Provence, France with renowned producer Pascal Gabriel (Goldfrapp, Ladyhawke). She will play the Melbourne leg of the tour on Saturday October 8 at The Corner Hotel.
HEADLINE ACTS FOR PURE PLEASURE 2016 REVEALED The 2016 Pure Pleasure Enclosure headline acts have landed, with Hot Dub Time Machine and DJ duo Mashd N Kutcher set to get the party started. Time travelling dance party Hot Dub Time Machine is the brainchild of DJ Tom Hot Dub, who has been busy smashing the main stages at huge festivals including Splendour In The Grass, Falls Festival, Stereosonic, Groovin The Moo and more. Joining the mix-master in the headline slot is duo Mashd N Kutcher, who have carved out a serious reputation as mainstays in the dance genre. Pure Pleasure is a premier marquee event taking place on Cox Plate day. Tickets include a spread of grazing food stations that will be available throughout the day, as well as a beverage package that includes beer, cider, sparkling, white and red wine, soft drink and bottled water. It’s all going down on Saturday October 22 at Moonee Valley Racing Club. Tickets via Ticketmaster.
TWO STEPS ON THE WATER ANNOUNCE DEBUT ALBUM AND EAST COAST TOUR Melbourne based emotional punk trio Two Steps on the Water have announced their debut LP, God Forbid Anyone Look Me in the Eye, which they’ll release independently on Friday July 29. The first taste of the album has been in the form of single A Little Bit Scared, which is equal parts anxious and sentimental. Two Steps on the Water will play a bunch of shows in celebration on an east coast tour. The hometown leg of the tour will see them joined by local heroes Camp Cope on Friday August 19 at The Tote. BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 18
THE KILL DEVIL HILLS CELEBRATE NEW ALBUM WITH EAST COAST TOUR Celebrating the release of their fourth studio album, In On Under Near Water, The Kill Devil Hills will return to Melbourne as part of an August east coast tour. The Fremantle six-piece turn things up on stage, switching between jokey banter and their swampy, psych and blues-infused rock. The upcoming tour will take The Kill Devil Hills to stages in Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney, Hobart and Adelaide. Check out The Kill Devil Hills when they play John Curtin Hotel on Saturday August 27. Tickets are on sale now through the venue.
THE OG WIGGLES ARE PLAYING AN 18+ PUB SHOW AT THE CROXTON Toot toot, chugga chugga, let’s get loose. The OG Wiggles lineup is taking to the stage in Melbourne for one hell of a reunion. They’ll be ripping through their hits including Shake Your Sillies Out, Romp Bomb a Stomp, and of course - Fruit Salad. Greg, Murray, Jeff and Anthony will all be there. Plus, proceeds from the show will go to Soldier On to assist returning veterans. Well, this should be suitably weird. Whack on your finest skivvy, it’s all happening at The Croxton on Friday September 9.
L-FRESH THE LION ANNOUNCES A MELBOURNE SHOW Following his support of Urthboy, L-Fresh The Lion is proud to announce the launch of his new album, celebrating with an Australian tour. L-Fresh The Lion’s release Become has landed glowing reviews both at home and abroad. Now, L-Fresh is set to pounce on Australia. Joining him on his tour will be Big Village artist Omar Musa, along with spoken word poet Sukhjit. L-Fresh The Lion will be roaring at the Northcote Social Club on Friday September 2. Tickets via the Northcote Social Club website.
CITIZEN CONFIRM AUSTRALIAN TOUR
CIRCLES ANNOUNCE 2016 MELBOURNE APPEARANCE
Purveyors of indie meets pop-punk, Citizen, have revealed they will be making their way over to Australian shows for a tight run of shows. After dropping their second LP last year, Everybody Is Going to Heaven, the fivepiece have reminded us why they’re a part of the Run for Cover stable alongside legendaries like Modern Baseball, Pity Sex and Basement. Citizen will play two Melbourne shows, with one as an 18+ and the other an all ages for the young pups. Adults can hit up Corner Hotel on Saturday November 12, with the all ages going down at Arrow on Swanston on Sunday November 13. Tickets through the venues and Oztix.
As they add the finishing touches to their new album, Circles have also announced their Egression Tour. Following the success of their Inf initas album in 2013, along with their national tour with Fear Factory, heavy metal outfit Circles are heading back home to do their last headline shows of 2016. The new album is currently in the works and is set to include experimentation with new sounds, styles and production techniques. Circles will be rocking The Evelyn on Saturday September 17. Tickets available through Wild Thing Presents.
KLLO UNVEIL TOUR PLANS AHEAD OF UPCOMING EP With the release of their forthcoming EP almost in sight, Melbourne dreampop duo Kllo have revealed they’ll be jetting around the country for a slew of shows in support of the record. Well Worn is set to drop on Friday August 5 and two of its singles have already been garnering rave reviews from the likes of Pitchfork, the Fader and Stereogum. Their live performances are as energetic as they are captivating, pairing Simon Lam’s jack-of- all-trades production with Kaul’s siren-like vocals and lyrics. Kllo will be dropping by Howler on Friday August 19, tickets through the venue. HOT TALK
FRENZAL RHOMB TO PLAY 25TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR Frenzal Rhomb are looking back on 25 years of noise and debauchery with an anniversary tour. Pulling out all stops for the occasion, the band will be playing ‘byrequest’ shows, letting their fans pick the songs they’d like to hear. It comes in support of their new album, We Lived Like Kings (We Did Anything We Wanted), compiling a slew of music from their 25 years together. Here’s hoping at least once punter requests Punch in the Face on traditional Pakistani instruments, from their rendition on John Safran’s Music Jamboree. They’ll play Max Watt’s on Friday September 2. Tickets via Oztix.
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Contrary to how it sounds, the Up The Guts tour is named as such because the busload of musicians are travelling straight through the fiery belly of Australia. If your brain tends to deviate toward the grosser side of things, maybe you thought it was something else. Either way, the awesome road trip is taking five bands to cities and regional areas across the country, so everyone gets a slice of the pie. ScotDrakula, Scott and Charlene’s Wedding, Ali E, Ben Wright Smith, and Jack Jo and friends might be a bit fragrant after living in the van, but it’s still set to be a banger. Get your butt down to The Gasometer on Monday July 25 at 7pm.
AT THE DRIVE IN
At The Drive In are some of the key founders of posthardcore, and whenever they get together for a show it’s decidedly unmissable. They’ve only ever released three albums, which means you will probably get to hear all your favourites from their back catalogue. It’s likely At The Drive In have played One Armed Scissor so many times they want to slingshot it into an abyss, but here’s hoping they throw us a bone. Have yourself a night at The Forum when they crush it on Friday July 22.
THE 1975
You know a band’s a big deal when they can justify playing an arena show, so I guess The 1975 have made it. The alt-rock outfit are still riding high on the release of their second album I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it. That’s right, The 1975 have only released two full lengths and they’re packing out a stadium show. We’re all thinking it – my band sucks. Drown your sorrows with their warm tunes when they play the Hisense Arena on Friday July 22. Prince Bandroom October 9 UFOMAMMUT & MONOLORD Max Watt’s October 8 ELLIE GOULDING Rod Laver Arena October 8 THE LEVELLERS Max Watt’s October 9 FRNKIERO ANDTHE PATIENCE The Corner Hotel October 11 THE DIRE STRAITS EXPERIENCE Palais Theatre October 12 LACUNA COIL Max Watt’s October 13 THE JEZEBELS The Croxton October 14 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 FALLING IN REVERSE 170 Russell on Sunday October 16, 17 TIKI TAANE The Evelyn October 16 THE DELTA RIGGS The Corner Hotel October 21 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 PRETTY LITTLES Northcote Social Club October 29 THE VENGABOYS 170 Russell October 30 VIOLENT SOHO Festival Hall October 31 SLIPKNOT Rod Laver Arena October 31 RICHIE RAMONE The Tote October 31, November 2 THE STIFFYS The Workers Club November 4 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 SCHOOLBOY Q Festival Hall November 9 DEFTONES Festival Hall November 11 DESTROYER 666 Max Watts November 11
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Stonefield STRONGER AS ONE B Y C L A I R E VA R L E Y
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he members of Stonefield were each between 12 and 20-years-old when they made their way onto the Australian rock scene. In 2010, the psychedelic siblings won triple j’s Unearthed High competition with a track they’d recorded for a school project. Six years on, their second album, As Above, So Below, demonstrates their musical and personal growth. With flared jeans, faux fur and velvet jackets, piercings and winged eyeliner, Amy and Hannah Findlay radiate a serious kind of cool. Their confidence is understated but palpable, and rightly so – they’ve achieved more in their young lives than many musicians even dream of, notably supporting Fleetwood Mac on their 2015 Australian tour. The past three years have seen the four Stonefield sisters playing gigs ferociously, bringing their brand of rock to some of the world’s biggest stages, including Glastonbury, The Great Escape and South By Southwest. Now back home, they’re ready to share new material and a fresh perspective. “We feel like we’ve developed our songwriting and grown as a band a lot in that time,” says vocalist and drummer Amy. “It’s exciting going into this new album cycle feeling like we’ve got a lot more to give.” As Above, So Below is a departure for Stonefield, who have now officially ‘grown up’ after youngest member Holly turned 18 in January. The band’s coming of age has manifested in an updated sound. The two latest tracks to be released ahead of the album – Stranger and Changes – showcase both the swirling psych rock and the striking power of delivery that has catapulted the fiery Findlays from their parents’ shed to the world stage. “It’s more mature, deeper and dynamic. I think we’ve taken the time to put a BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 22
lot more care into thinking about those things,” Amy says. “As you grow older and develop as a person,” adds Hannah, “it’s natural that your songwriting improves and you learn different things.” Stonefield’s origins as a band date back to the early childhood of the four Findlay sisters. Amy, Hannah, Sarah and Holly were raised on a property in rural Victoria to a soundtrack of their folks’ record collection, with the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Frank Zappa and Led Zeppelin influencing their musical identity. Eventually, the parents gave in to the sisters’ endless requests for a drum kit, and that one instrument changed everything. Amy, the eldest sibling, took an instant liking to percussion, and her sisters followed suit. While the drummer took on lead vocals, Hannah picked up a guitar, Sarah found her way to the keys, and Holly handled bass. Holly was only seven-years-old at the time, but in that shed, the band that would become Stonefield was born. Today, Stonefield attribute much of their strength to their sisterhood, the consequentially close bond between each band member, and the love and respect they share across the board. Whether musically or personality-wise, the siblings all seem to complement each other; Amy is softer-spoken than the confident Hannah, and the latter often finishes Amy’s sentiments with B E AT.C O M . A U
direct and sure answers. “I feel extremely lucky to do this with my sisters,” says Hannah. “I don’t think I have a friendship with anyone else that matches… this sounds so lame,” she laughs, shaking her head and looking down, before turning to her sibling. “I could not imagine doing this with anybody else.” “The challenges you have because you are sisters are nothing compared to the challenges that bands in general go through,” Amy adds. With that in mind, any chance of Amy one day embarking on a solo project is remote. “It kind of feels like a solo project [already] because we have such a strong bond,” she says. Stonefield did introduce an outside influence for their new album – namely, Spiderbait drummer Kram. After hearing the girls support Dan Sultan in 2014, the veteran rocker organised to meet up with them the next morning. He loved the tracks they’d written for their second record, and was excited about their future. That breakfast led to Kram visiting the band’s trusty shed back home to collaborate. “We became really good friends – we just connected straight away,” Amy says. “It just made sense to continue to write with him.” “Working with Kram helped us to realise that you don’t have to be confined to one genre or one sound,” adds Hannah. “So we’ve definitely pushed the songs a lot more, and haven’t been afraid if something is sounding a bit different to stick with it, if it’s something that we like. His attitude through the whole thing was to push boundaries, and get us outside of our comfort zone, and I think we did that.” With the album set for release this week, Stonefield say they have “huge” tour plans in the works for later this year – and these will include Amy’s return to playing drums onstage, rather than hiring an extra pair of hands. “When I play drums it just feels right,” she says. “I like it more.” Despite their clear talents and passion for self-direction, it comes as a
disappointment in 2016 that Stonefield still face prejudice for being women in the male-dominated rock scene. Add in the fact that for a good portion of their live career, at least one of the band members has been underage, and some of the sexism they’ve experienced is borderline shocking. “For some people it’s a subconscious mentality that girls aren’t as good as men are in rock, that girls can’t play drums or guitar,” Amy sighs. “We use it as a form of motivation. “When we played in Alice Springs, in between songs a man yelled out, ‘Watch out girls or I might cum all over your face,’ or something along those lines,” she says. Even back in their early days, Stonefield were forced to impose rules and dress codes on themselves, in an attempt to dispel the vulgar comments hurled at them before and during sets. “It’s absolute bullshit that we even have to think about that,” Hannah declares. “That we’re not just worrying about the music and wearing what we feel comfortable in. Fuck that – now we wear whatever we want.” Adversity has only made Stonefield stronger, however, and a clear sense of resolve and determination permeates their songs, whether in their powerful lyrics or their dense musicality. Any way you look at it, Stonefield are a force to be reckoned with. “The main thing we have learned as a band is to really stick to our guns and do what we believe in,” Hannah says. “And I think believing in ourselves and our ability to write songs has been so important. “Especially for a band like us that started so young and had a lot of outside influences trying to help us to grow, I think having the realisation that nobody knows you better than yourself is such an important lesson, and something that has affected everything dramatically.” STONEFIELD’s new album As Above, So Below is out now through Wunderkind/Mushroom.
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This Week: Hallucinatory, chaotic and confronting, Allen Ginsberg’s 1955 poem Howl sits with On the Road by Jack Kerouac and Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs at the very centre of the Beat literary canon. Now, it comes to life in a jazz odyssey hosted by The Wheeler Centre at The Toff in Town. At two very special performances, Maxine Beneba Clarke will read Howl to modern music by jazz composer Darrin Archer. Archer’s composition, called Drunken Taxicabs of Absolute Reality: Howl to Music, features a seven-piece jazz band and aims to create a sonic landscape that accompanies and interacts with Ginsberg’s seminal poem. Catch it on Monday July 25 with a 6.30pm and an 8.30pm show.
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Helpmann Award-winner Dean Bryant returns to MTC to direct David Hare’s contemporary classic, featuring a brilliant cast led by Colin Friels (Red) and Anna Samson (Birdland) in Skylight. A few years ago, Kyra broke off her relationship with a wealthy married man, and settled for a tougher life as a teacher in a disadvantaged school. But is it idealism that drives her, or her need for penance? When her former lover Tom tracks her down to her cold London flat to rekindle their relationship, she must decide if she could ever again be the person she once was. Recent revivals of David Hare’s modern classic continue to wow audiences around the world. Helpmann Award-winner Dean Bryant (I’ll Eat You Last) returns to MTC to direct a brilliant cast led by Colin Friels (Red) and Anna Samson (Birdland). Get in quick, it wraps up on Saturday July 23. Alexander Shelley returns to the MSO to lead a program dedicated to the Bard, ranging from Mendelssohn’s overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream to the film music of Korngold and Walton. Also on the program, Lars Vogt performs Mozart’s final piano concerto in Shakespeare Classics. Get a slice of that sweet, sweet culture when it hits Hamer Hall on Thursday July 21 and Robert Blackwood Hall on Friday July 22. The Raft of the Tagata Pasifika from Greg Semu showcases new large-scale photographic works while drawing attention to the devastating impact, truth and reality of the colonisation and Christianisation of the Pacific. It follows from Semu’s deep interest in this epoch in human history, which witnessed the catastrophic collision of indigenous tribal worlds and colonial imperialism and the creation of great European history paintings. The artist focuses attention on Théodore Géricault’s, The Raft of the Medusa 1819 and Louis John Steele and Charles F Goldie’s The Arrival of the Maoris in New Zealand 1898. From this digital photographic material, extensively edited and reconfigured, Semu creates monumental light box images for display in a black exhibition space. Catch it throughout the week at NGV.
PICK OF THE WEEK Hosted by comedians Andy Matthews and Al Tremblay Birchall, RETROLYMPIAD is an opportunity to flex your muscles in a range of retro sports and Olympic themed games including Epyx’s iconic California Games, Konami’s genre defining Track and Field, US Gold’s classic Olympic Gold series as well as arcade machines featuring popular 8-bit titles. Get your game face on and compete in retro game rounds, ‘80s factoids and dance-offs as the Midnight Juggernauts take to the stage for an epic DJ set. Come and cheer your friends on, or destroy them, during the live game play accompanied by medal ceremonies, food, drink and ‘80s beats. Whether you’re a competitor or a spectator, RETROLYMPIAD is one pixel pusher party you don’t want to miss. It all goes down at ACMI on Saturday July 23.
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David Icke is a man whose name is often accompanied by controversy. Once a professional footballer turned sports commentator, Icke now focuses his energy on lifting the veil of perceived common knowledge. After spending a quarter of a century researching and writing in excess of 20 publications, Icke is coming to Australia as part of his World Wide Wake Up tour. “What I’ve been doing for the past 26 years is communicating information, having researched it, that people won’t get in the mainstream media,” says Icke. “I set out my journey to find out what was going on in the world, what was going on behind world events, and behind the direction the world was taking.” A crucial part of this for Icke, was delving into his research with a completely open mind. “Once you start to research or uncover something and you have preconceived ideas or places that you won’t go, or things you won’t talk about, you’re not going to get very far,” he says. “My way of doing things is to start off with the premise that anything is possible.” Some of Icke’s ideas have been met with extreme hostility and condemnation. Perhaps most notoriously has been the concept of reptilian humanoids forming a secret and totalitarian society. While this is a lot to swallow at first glance, Icke is not one to make such claims without ample research. “I’m not ruling out anything, so long as it can justify itself by evidence and accumulation of facts,” he explains. “I not only look at what’s happening in the world and why on the level we can see, but at what’s happening behind that. What’s in the hidden and what produces the events that we see.” Icke is acutely aware that not all of his theories are readily accepted. “When I’m talking about the non-human manipulation of human society, people have a bigger problem with that, than about the whole world being manipulated in
terms of secret societies and political cartels. “When you look at a lifetime, you see that it’s actually a lifetime of perception programming. And it’s perception programming, within a tiny, pea-sized range of possibility. Children come out of the womb and immediately are influenced in terms of their perceptions of everything by their parents.” Icke proposes that this is perpetuated at all levels of education through to the workforce, in a never-ending download of perceived norms as dictated by the state. “If you start to question this version of normal, immediately your peers, parents [and] people around you start to either ridicule, dismiss or condemn, or think you’re strange,” he says. “Because they’ve downloaded the version of normal, and you’re challenging it.” According to Icke, the largest hurdle faced by society is this lack of perception. “We see an absolutely laughably tiny range of frequency, which we can perceive as a visual world,” says Icke. “The entirety of what mainstream science says exists in this universe, is matter and energy we cannot see. Is it more credible there are endless forms of life, that don’t look like humans, that exist outside of the fraction we can see? Or is it more credible that humans as we know them on this one, little tiny planet in this great infinity, are the only form of what we call intelligent life?” Recently, former British Prime Minister David Cameron mentioned Icke, in the accusation of a conspiracy behind keeping Britain in the European
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Union. Though not usually one to respond to critics, in this instance Icke could not resist. “I felt no hesitation responding to a political puppet, and I never will,” Icke says. “People hold some of these political figures in awe. What are they? They’re just puppets doing the job of a hidden force.” However, Icke doesn’t solely concentrate his focus on events within Europe. He argues that many of the issues society is facing are happening simultaneously both at home and on a global scale. “If I come into any country, the same things are happening,” Icke says. “I follow the news in Australia and I’m shaking my head. What’s happening there is happening in Britain, in the United States [and] in France.” Luckily, it’s not all bad news. The main goal of Icke’s tour is not to impose a sense of impending dread, but to allow people to perceive the world in a different way. “People shouldn’t think that they’re coming along to hear doom and gloom,” he says. “The whole day ends in a tremendously positive way, in terms of what we can do about this and how we can change it. What people must realise is that one of the great solutions to what is happening, is to know what is happening.” Icke emphasises that he never tries to enforce his beliefs on others. “I’m not a teacher,” he asserts. “I am a researcher who communicates information for people to make of what they choose. I’m not going around standing on a stage saying, ‘I’ve got all the answers, you must believe me.’ I’m saying here is 26 years of full time research, and all the evidence unfolding to show that it’s true. The world doesn’t need anyone else to stand up and say that. We’re drowning in those people. That’s how we got into this mess.” DAVID ICKE will appear at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre on Saturday July 30.
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Scuttle down to Crab Lab this Wednesday July 20 for a cracking night of comedy. They’ll be hosting Josh Earl, Demi Lardner, Ben Knight, Chris Wainhouse, Tom Ballard, Luke McGregor, Nath Valvo, Xander Allen and Nat Harris. Plus, $7 pints, free entry and free popcorn. 16 Corrs Lane, CBD.
Thursday July 28 - Sunday August 14 Various Venues
Billy Crystal With Andrew Denton Monday August 1 – Thursday August 4 State Theatre
COMEDY AT GEORGE’S The city’s favourite George Costanza-inspired bar continues to bring the laughs to warm the Winter of George. Last week Greg Fleet got up, so you never know who’s going to be there. On Wednesday July 20 they’ll host Liam Ryan as MC alongside Blake Freeman, Duff, Kimberley Iisle, Matt Stewart, Houston, Anna Spark and Geoff Setty. Plus, the next competitors for the ‘Are You Funnier Than George? competition are taking to the stage. 20 Johnston St, Fitzroy.
ROCHESTER COMEDY Rochester Comedy invites you to come and see some of the country’s best stand-ups for free. Thursday July 21 features Lehmo, the Nelson Twins, Josh Earl, Nath Valvo, Chris Wainhouse, Mike Goldstein, Alex Ward and a bunch more, all for free on Thursday in the heart of Fitzroy. Doors at 7:30 for an 8:30 start on 202 Johnston St.
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Wednesday August 31 Arts Centre
John Olsen: The You Beaut Country
Friday September 16 - Sunday February 26 2017 Ian Potter Centre
Tim Finn and The Poetry of Dorothy Porter Come Together at The Malthouse The music of internationally renowned musician Tim Finn and the poetry of lauded writer Dorothy Porter will intertwine in a new production for Malthouse Theatre. Originally conceived by Porter and Finn in 1995 as a rock concert album, this collaboration of two incredible artists has finally found its way to the stage of an intimate performance of songs about love, sex and obsession. Finn performs onstage alongside Abi Tucker and Brett Adams under the direction of Anne-Louise Sarks. Catch The Firey Maze at The Coopers Malthouse from Thursday August 18 - Sunday September 4.
An Evening With Henry Rollins
Monday September 19 & Tuesday September 20 State Theatre
Raiders of the Lost Ark Live in Concert
Friday November 4 – Saturday November 5 Hamer Hall
THURSDAY COMEDY Thursday Comedy are featuring Tom Gleeson in the top spot, plus Celia Pacquola, Danny McGinlay and more. It’s all happening this Thursday July 21 at 8.30pm at the European Bier Cafe,120 Exhibition St, CBD. All for only $12.
FUNNY AT THE BRUNNY Every second Monday at 8pm The Brunswick Hotel (AKA The Brunny) hosts Funny at the Brunny with host Glen Zen and his sidekick bubble mascot Momann on the DJ decks. The next event on Monday August 1 will see a slew of hilarious folk take to the stage for a night of laughs. Free Entry and $10 jugs of Boags all night long. 140 Sydney Rd, Brunswick, Tram No. 19, stop 20.
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A New Monthly Market Is Coming To The Northcote Social Club Market on High is Melbourne’s newest monthly market, taking place in the Northcote Social Club’s bandroom. The first edition will host an eclectic range of stalls for visitors to enjoy, including a treasure trove of vintage and new items such as clothing, jewellery and accessories. You can shop with an espresso martini in your hand or chill on the upper deck and enjoy a selection of mouth-watering delights. The choice is yours. Market on High takes place in the bandroom of Northcote Social Club on the first Saturday of each month, kicking off Saturday August 6.
Simon Taylor Returns with Melbourne Show Simon Taylor will make a brief return from the US to perform a run of shows in Melbourne, this August. After writing jokes for Jay Leno, Sofia Vergara and Shaun Micallef, he will take to the stage himself to perform his own brand of stand-up, music, magic and more. Taylor will perform at The Butterfly Club from Tuesday August 2 until Saturday August 6. Bookings are available through the venue. El Clasico
Melbourne’s Forgotten Railway Line Explored in Documentary Night The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) will explore the rise and fall of Melbourne’s forgotten railway line in a one-off documentary night. The Outer Circle Line, built between 1888 and 1891, ran a distance of about 20km between Oakleigh and Fairfield. It was designed to get goods trains from Gippsland into Spencer Street Station and bypass a privately owned railway, but the short-lived experiment failed in a dramatic way. Bureaucratic bungling and political corruption meant an enormous amount of taxpayers’ money was wasted. The fragmented railway was closed and re-opened a number of times with mixed success. Today’s Alamein line is the only surviving section of the original railway, which once traversed Camberwell, Balwyn, Deepdene, East Kew and the Chandler Highway Bridge, as well as East Malvern and Oakleigh. Melbourne’s Forgotten Railway – The Outer Circle Line: a steam-era train line that once ran through Melbourne’s eastern suburbs, will screen at RMIT, Building 80, on Friday July 29.
Parkour and Contemporary Dance Combine in New Arts Centre Production The collective stories of six champions of Western Sydney’s underground Parkour community will be brought to life in a dynamic new production. Jump First, Ask Later comes from acclaimed choreographer Byron Perry. The work is an urban portrait of Western Sydney, the most culturally diverse region in Australia, merging freestyle forms with contemporary dance to create a physical narrative that explores the poetics of violence, migration, redemption and ultimately the collective freedom these artists discovered by mapping their city through dance. It all goes down from Tuesday August 2 - Saturday August 6 at Fairfax Studio, Arts Centre Melbourne.
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Arab Film Festival Australia Reveals 2016 Melbourne Program The Arab Film Festival Australia (AFFA) showcases the best of contemporary and traditional works in Arab cinema from the likes of Australia, Lebanon, Iraq, Syria and Saudi Arabia and for its 13th running it’s unveiled its finest program yet. Arab Film Festival Australia proudly represents diversity in arts and culture and this year’s bill offers insight into how religion can impact love and relationships, as well as the struggles and sometimes humorous side of customs meeting modernisation. A screening of the Assad Fouladkar directed Halal Love will launch the festival, arriving as a warming and witty film capturing the humour in faith and relationships. Cult comedy film Bennesbeh Labokra, Chou? will feature on the second day while special showings of the Salim Abu Jabal directed Roshmia, short film Home and adventure love story El Clasico will close out the Melbourne leg of the festival. AFFA will come to the Cinema Nova between Friday July 29 and Sunday July 31. G E T S O M E C U LT U R E U P YA
The Melbourne StARTers Market is a new initiative being launched as part of the Spring Fling Street Festival to showcase and support Melbourne’s large number of talented artists and creators. Sponsored stall spaces are being offered specifically to emerging artists, designers, photographers and makers who have had minimal previous exposure and are looking to get their talents recognised. Successful applicants can choose to either sell their work or simply exhibit at the market. Expressions of interest will be accepted from individuals and small groups with all levels of artistic experience. Participants in the first StARTers Market will be chosen based on their creativity, diversity and focus on sustainable practices, and are encouraged to make their space at the market exciting with colour, music and opportunities for people to interact with their work. Applications are now open. Melbourne StARTers Market will go down on Victoria Street, North Melbourne on Sunday October 16. BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 25
O f f Th e Record First up, if you haven’t already, you need to jump onto Theo Parrish’s Facebook page and read his statement following the deaths of Philando Castile and Alton Sterling and the role that the dance community needs to play when confronted by racism-fuelled violence. Ridiculously powerful words from the Detroit luminary – I’m not going to try and summarise its importance in so few words. Just read it. Real talk. One of the fastest-rising names in contemporary techno, Gunnar Haslam, has locked in his debut Australian tour. A literal mad scientist who used to study particle physics, since taking to techno back in the early ‘10s with religious visits to New York’s seminal rave cave The Bunker, he’s scored releases on the likes of L.I.E.S., Mister Saturday Night Records, Argot, Delsin and Naif. He’s already dished up one of the best mixes of 2016 with his #504 instalment for Resident Advisor, so give it a whirl before he comes for Hugs&Kisses on Friday August 12. A founder, resident DJ and curator of Berlin’s renowned techno and house events agency Grounded Theory, for the past decade Henning Baer has been at the forefront of Germany’s electronic music zeitgeist. Also a regular at Berghain, over the course of his career he’s had releases on imprints such as Non Series, Rauh, Sonic Groove and K209, and earlier this year launched his own label MANHIGH Recordings. Get schooled by one of the best of the business when he hits Brown Alley on Friday August 26. For those wishing to dance away the winter chill on the cheap, you’ll be stoked to hear that Bacardi are hosting two free gigs in Melbourne next month. Featuring some topclass international talent, the first show will be headlined by London’s Steven Julien AKA FunkinEven with support coming from Simon Caldwell, JNETT and CC:DISCO!, while the second will see Brooklyn’s Metro Area member Darshan Jesrani flanked by Andee Frost and Jamie Bennett. The shows will be taking place at Boney on Friday August 5 and Friday August 26, respectively. Head to fuegorevolutions. com.au for more information and to RSVP for free entry.
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Best releases this week: the new record from Kassem Mosse titled Chilazon (on Honest Jon’s Records) is straight-up fire. I’m also feeling NHK yx Koyxen’s Sparrow’s Gardens (on L.I.E.S.), Legowelt’s Laundromat of Your Mind (on BAKK) and Machinedrum’s Angel Speak (on Ninja Tune). Sadly I’m not really vibing on John Roberts’ new album Plum (on Brunette Editions). Keep your eyes peeled on the Giegling website, too. They’ve just updated the store to say that “a new release and some represses will be available from July 25th on” – fingers crossed that we’re going to be copping some new DJ Metatron. RECOMMENDED: FRIDAY JULY 22 Third Son New Guernica Subjected The Mercat Delano Smith Brown Alley SUNDAY JULY 24 Pirupa Revolver Upstairs FRIDAY AUGUST 5 FunkinEven Boney FRIDAY AUGUST 12 Gunnar Haslam Hugs&Kisses
SUNDAY AUGUST 14 Gene Farris Revolver Upstairs FRIDAY AUGUST 19 M.A.N.D.Y. Brown Alley
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FRIDAY AUGUST 26 Darshan Jesrani Boney Henning Baer Brown Alley SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 10 Larry Heard AKA Mr. Fingers Melbourne Town Hall
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CLUB GUIDE WEDNESDAY JULY 20
• 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. • DEEP HOUSE YOGA Catfish, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $20.00. • ETHEREAL TAPIOCA - FEAT: STEPHANI B SPIROV + MRS WALLACE + LOTUS MOONCHILD + MORE Ferdydurke, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. • REVOLVER WEDNESDAYS - FEAT: MATT RADOVICH + DANIELSAN Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 7:00pm.
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• 3181 THURSDAYS - FEAT: THREE MILE DJS + SAM GUDGE + JAMES STEETH + MORE Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 6:00pm. • COSY - FEAT: JENNIFER LOVELESS + BRUNO ENZO Ferdydurke, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. • DISCO VOLANTE - FEAT: DELTIOD CURVE + THE MILKMAN + BOWANCE + YANI ARSENAKIS + BALTIMORE GUN CLUB Onesixone, Prahran. 8:00pm. • PAPAPHILIA + KARLI WHITE Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 9:00pm. • PLASTIQUE - FEAT: MAX VEGAS + D OLIV J + DJ KUMITE + LOOPYLEW Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 11:00pm. • THE MUSIC & CRAVING STUDY - FEAT: KIRALEE MUSGROVE Federation Hall, Southbank. 2:00pm. • UPTOWN Trak Lounge Bar, Toorak. 10:00pm. • VARSITY - FEAT: PAZ + MATT RAD + PYZ Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 6:00pm. • WE ARE YOUR FRIENDS Carlton Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.
FRIDAY JULY 22
• #MASHTAG - FEAT: NU-GEN + MALPRACTICE + FLAGRANT Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. • BUNKER PRESENTS - FEAT: SUBJECTED + DJ KITI + SPILT SILO + BACK BURNERS + ADRIAN BELL The Mercat, Melbourne. 10:00pm. $35.00. • CECIL + DAVE JURIC + BEN MAC + MORE Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. • CIROQ FRIDAYS Cq, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. • DELANO SMITH Brown Alley, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $33.00. • DJ CHRIS XYNOS Edinburgh Castle. 9:00pm.
URBAN GUIDE • DO THE JOB - FEAT: 6AM AT THE GARAGE + MICKEY EDWARDS Ferdydurke, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. • ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM Carlton Club, Melbourne Cbd. 11:00pm. • FABULOUS FRIDAYS - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Co., Southbank. 9:30pm. $20.00. • G F R 014 - FEAT: HONEYSMACK + DEP AFFECT + DAVE PHAM + LATERAL + MORE Railway Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm. $10.00. • GSPF X CLUB CALLED TRISH - FEAT: CC DISCO + LEN LEISE & SALVADOR + DJ S’COOL GRADUATES + THHOMAS Catfish, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. $10.00. • I LOVE DANCEHALL - FEAT: SLICKER 1 + DJ SELEKTAH + DJ THOU$AND + MORE Brown Alley, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. $15.00. • KODIAK KID + HIJACK + TEE DUBYA Penny Black, Brunswick. 9:00pm. • LUCK TRUCK FRIDAY DOWNSTAIRS - FEAT: 99 PRBLMZ + CONGO TARDIS #1 + LITTLE LEAGUE BOUNCE CLUB Lucky Coq, Windsor. 9:00pm. • PANIC CLUB Tramp, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. $15.00. • PANORAMA FRIDAYS UPSTAIRS - FEAT: PHATO A MANO + MR.GEORGE + MATT RADD + ASH-LEE Lucky Coq, Windsor. 9:00pm. • PAWN & CO FRIDAYS - FEAT: MADE IN PARIS + SPACEY SPACE + JPA + FOSTERS + TBIB + CALY JANDRO Pawn & Co, South Yarra. 8:00pm. $15.00. • POPROCKS - FEAT: DR PHIL SMITH Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. • REVOLVER FRIDAYS & MI CASA - FEAT: MIKE CALLANDER + ACID SAFARI + ALEX CRAM + 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. • THE MUSIC & CRAVING STUDY - FEAT: KIRALEE MUSGROVE Federation Hall, Southbank. 2:00pm. • THIRD SON New Guernica, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. • WOOF DOOF - FEAT: BEN EVANS + MO ICHI + HERC KASS + SUSERI + MORE Loop, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. $10.00.
SATURDAY JULY 23
• 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. • CQ SATURDAYS Cq, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. • CUSHION SATURDAYS Cushion, St Kilda. 9:00pm. • D’FRO + NAM + NAZ Penny Black, Brunswick. 9:00pm. • ELECTRIC DREAMS - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Co., Southbank. 9:00pm. $20.00. • GLAMOURATZ Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 11:00pm. • HOT STEP - FEAT: 99 PROBLEMS + TIGER FUNK + SILVER FOX + ASKEW Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 6:00pm. • IN THE CARRIAGE - FEAT: DJ JNETT + LYNTON CARR Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm. • JANK FACQUES Carlton Club, Melbourne Cbd. 12:05am. • LOST WEEKEND - FEAT: FLORIST + PICKLE DJS + POCOCK + CC DISCO Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. • PAWN & CO SATURDAYS Pawn & Co, South Yarra. 8:00pm. $20.00. • PELVIS (GLOBAL MELTDOWN) - FEAT: BEN FESTER + SPIN CLUB DJS The Mercat, Melbourne. 10:00pm. $15.00. • PLATFORM ONE SATURDAY NIGHTS Platform One, Melbourne. 9:00pm. • PONY SATURDAYS La Di Da, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. • PPB LATE NIGHT SATURDAYS Prince Public Bar, St Kilda . 10:30pm. • PRINCE Prince Bandroom, St Kilda. 10:00pm. • SEVEN SATURDAY DISCOTHEQUE Seven Nightclub, South Melbourne. 10:00pm. $20.00. • SHAKA CHEVIOT - FEAT: LIFE PARTNERS + ADRIANA + MORE Loop, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. • 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: RANSOM + ARKS + DAVID SPACE + MORE Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 10:00pm. • THIRD SON New Guernica, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. • TOMAS FORD’S CRAP MUSIC RAVE PARTY Bella Union Bar, Carlton. 9:00pm. • TRAMP SATURDAYS Tramp, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.
SUNDAY JULY 24
• ANYWAY - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS Bottom End, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $25.00. • BOP ART - FEAT: HAWAII + WHO + TIGERFUNK +
electronic - urban - club life
MATT RADOVICH + LEWIS CANCUT Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. • DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE - FEAT: DJ NIGEL LAST Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. • GOOD TIMES - FEAT: MATT RADOVICH Railway Hotel, Brunswick. 3:00pm. • JUNGLE - FEAT: HANDS DOWN + ZAC DEPETRO + PETE LASKIS + TRAVLOS + JOHN DOE Tramp, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00am. $15.00. • RARE & SOFT PAWN SUNDAYS - FEAT: LOVE HOTEL DISTRICT + JACK LOVE + DAVE JURIC + JAMIE VALE + LUKE VECCHIO + MORE Pawn & Co, South Yarra. 8:00pm. $20.00. • RECONNECT - FEAT: BLASTOYZ Railway Hotel, Brunswick. 1:00pm. $22.17. • REVOLVER SUNDAYS - FEAT: PIRUPA + BOOGS + SPACEY SPACE + MORE Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 7:00am. • ROOFTOP SUNDAYS - FEAT: KHANH + KEN WALKER + JESUS The Emerson, South Yarra. 12:00pm. • SNAKEHIPS + POLYGRAPHIC Max Watt’s, Melbourne. 7:00pm. $46.95. • THE SUNDAY SET - FEAT: DJ ANDYBLACK + MR WEIR Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 4:00pm. • TOP GIRL - FEAT: SHANTAN WANTAN ICHIBAN Ferdydurke, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. • TRICK OR BEAT - FEAT: WHOKILLEDMICKEY + MOJ + NAZ + MORE Penny Black, Brunswick. 2:00pm. • WAX ON WAX OFF Lucky Coq, Windsor. 7:00pm.
MONDAY JULY 25
• 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 26
• CARRIAGE 252 - FEAT: LA POCOCK Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. • NOW. HERE. THIS. - FEAT: THE OUTSIDE INN + BLACK MOLLASSES + ACID SLOPS DJS Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $7.00. • SEE YOU NEXT TUESDAY Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 7:00pm.
WEDNESDAY JULY 20
• MELLOWDÍASTHUMP - FEAT: CHICKEN WISHBONE + GEEZY + CAZEAUX O.S.L.O + SKOMES Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm.
THURSDAY JULY 21
• ARIZONA THURSDAYS Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. • JUÑOR - FEAT: JUNOR + NICO GHOST + MATTHEW CRAIG + DJ GAIAMUSIC Workers Club, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $15.00.
FRIDAY JULY 22
• A$AP TRIBUTE - FEAT: TALI + BOOTY QUEST + SOFIE ROZE Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. • 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. • PARTY & BULLSHIT - FEAT: SONIC VIBES + TALI Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. • SOUTHERN LOVE - FEAT: MAT CANT + GET BU$Y + SLICK P + ROB STEEZY + MORE Vic Bar, Abbotsford. 8:00pm.
SATURDAY JULY 23
• BIG DANCING - FEAT: LARRIE + BOOTY QUEST + MAFIA + MORE Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. • KHOKOLAT KOATED SATURDAYS - FEAT: DAMION DE SILVA + K DEE + DURMY + TIMOS Khokolat Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 9:30pm. • NO BROW VOL 1 - FEAT: HABITS DJ + SEZZO SNOT + MATKA + ASPS DJ + MAKEDA Ferdydurke, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. • RHYTHM NATION SATURDAYS - FEAT: DJ TIMOS + DJ KAHLUA + DJ ANGE M & ANDY PALA Chaise Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $10.00.
MONDAY JULY 25
• ALLYSHA JOY TRIO + HARMONY BYRNE Open Studio, Northcote. 8:00pm.
TUESDAY JULY 26
• THE INTERNET + DRELLER 170 Russell, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $55.00.
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BLOSSOMS H I G H
I D E A L S
BY ADAM NORRIS
There was a lot to feel envious about at this year’s Glastonbury Festival – Tame Impala knocking it out of the park, Beck’s buckshot setlist, Adele cussing into an ocean of mud – but the act that truly captured its beating heart was Blossoms. It’s always the surprise festival discovery that resonates longest, and in this regard the Stockport five-piece managed to walk home with a legion of fresh fans. But as frontman Tom Ogden suggests, bigger is not always better.
TRUST PUNKS S E C O N D
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“We’re just keen to get it out there - out of my head and into somebody else’s,” says Trust Punks’ guitarist and vocalist Joseph Thomas in reference to their latest release, Double Bind. “We wrote a lot of the music quite a long time ago. We actually started recording this album before our first one [2014’s Discipline] had even come out. “That’s the reason we started recording again so quickly,” Thomas adds. “We had a feeling that our first LP wasn’t really going to turn out the way we wanted it to. I remember being kind of disappointed by those songs, I thought the only way to remedy that situation was to throw ourselves into whatever we were going to do next and work really hard on these songs to make sure they were going to be as good as we could possibly make them. So we took our time with it over a number of months (that turned out to be a couple of years) to make sure we were going to be perfectly happy with this release.” Double Bind may only be the New Zealandbased five-piece’s second attempt at a full studio album, but it’s certainly not light on the integrity, conviction and insight that many other young bands seem to lack. Good Luck With That, the third single from the album, reveals their unabashed opinion on the state of the American prison system, while an earlier single Paradise/AngelWire offers a much-needed critique of the failing policies surrounding Australian immigration. “What really sucks is that refugees face mandatory detention and neither of the major parties here really seem to want to put an end to it. Their latest single The Reservoir, which focuses on feelings of disillusionment and the anxiety of being perceived as different by society, was one of the tracks Thomas worked on as he settled in to live in Australia. “I recorded the guitars just after I arrived in Sydney, I sent it to the guys in Auckland and they threw it all together.” Like Discipline before it, Double Bind will also be released on vinyl, arguably the only way to hear the jangly guitars, left-ofcentre melodies and level of distortion the band intended the listener to hear. “It’s my favourite way to listen to music and I think it sounds better, it makes sense to me to have our music available on that format. “It keeps some level of independent music afloat, in a sense. I really value the idea of an independent record store as a hub for people of different ages and backgrounds, ideally to meet, discuss and exchange ideas. I think that without LPs they wouldn’t BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 28
necessarily be around. So it’s good to support local independent stores, because if we don’t we may risk having them fall by the wayside and people will be reduced to listening to music through a screen.” Trust Punks are a breath of fresh air, but that doesn’t stop them being compared to other post-punk luminaries from the past and the present, such as Fugazi, Deerhunter and more recently the out-spoken Canadian band Viet Cong. “I like most of the bands we get compared to so it doesn’t bother me that much,” Thomas says. “But if they were comparing us with stuff that I didn’t listen to or didn’t think was very good, or I didn’t feel that we really related to in any way, it would bother me. I understand that we’re a new band and there’s a need to compare us to others. The bands that we get compared to are bands we listened to in high school, I don’t sweat too much about it.” To celebrate the launch of their second (and in their eyes more significant) release, they’ll be playing a run of east coast shows. Make sure you catch them while you can, because according to Thomas it could be the last time. “After the Australian shows we will probably play some shows at home in New Zealand, and we’ve been talking about maybe going to Japan for a bit too. That would be sick if we could make that happen, but I honestly don’t really know what the future holds,” he admits. “We haven’t talked about it too much, but that’s probably something we have to do in the tour van. I haven’t even seen those guys for quite a long time, so once we’re all in the same room together we will have to work it out. TRUST PUNKS will play The Tote Hotel on Sunday July 24. Double Bind is out Friday July 22 through Spunk Records.
“You play to a huge audience and you’re going to get lots of exposure,” Ogden says. “It’s surreal and really enjoyable, but then when you’re in a tent, it’s a bit more intimate, it’s darker. It takes it to that next level. Even small things, like when you finish a song and the lights go down, the audience get that excitement, there’s more drama. Whereas an outdoor show like Glastonbury is more getting our songs onto this huge stage with all of these people not knowing us, just standing there taking it all in, finding you for the first time. I enjoy both, but some of the best gigs on this festival tour have been when we’re in a tent. We can create a bit more of an atmosphere.” The intimacy of an enclosed venue notwithstanding, the Brits certainly managed to impress a great many people at Glastonbury who’d never heard their music before. Since 2014, Blossoms have dropped four EPs, but it’s only now, with their self-titled debut album approaching, that the mainstream is starting to sit up and pay attention. They’re being hailed as the Glastonbury breakout act, yet for those unable to witness their festival chops firsthand at Splendour In The Grass you can catch them in a different light supporting Jake Bugg’s latest tour. “Different [songs] lend themselves to different places,” says Ogden. “Like Glastonbury, when you slow things down. There’s a song called My Favourite Room, which I think went down really well. That was stripped back and they could hear every
word. It’s a song that everybody in that huge crowd can relate to, they’re there with you, it’s like it’s just you and them – while other heavier songs, with the lights going mad, creates this other atmosphere. As long as you can see people enjoying themselves, even in these big outdoor places, that’s the dream. The euphoria of seeing people singing along to the words, which is the place we see ourselves in the future.” Stockport itself is just a stone’s throw from Manchester, so growing up the lads found themselves with a gamut of influences.
“We kind of found our way alone, tough there’s quite a rich musical heritage there,” Ogden says. “We have Strawberry Studios – a lot of great bands have recorded there like Stone Roses, Joy Division, The Smiths. But that’s not even a studio anymore, it’s just offices. It’s not that historically rich now. We’re so close to Manchester that all our parents were really into that music scene. That bled into us, and became part of what we grew up on. “Stockport itself is like five minutes on the train from Manchester; it’s quite industrial with a lot of old mills. We’ve enjoyed living here, and when we come home there’s always that sense of finding something nice and cosy in Stockport. We have our rehearsal room here, which is actually our bass player’s granddad’s scaffolding yard. It’s quite unusual, but it’s also nice and hidden. But we’re all so busy with touring these days that we don’t really get back there to rehearse. There’s just no time.” BLOSSOMS will support Jake Bugg at the Palais Theatre on Wednesday July 27 and appear at Splendour In The Grass, held from Friday July 22-Sunday July 24 in North Byron Parklands. Their self-titled album is out Friday August 5 through Virgin/EMI.
CHRIS CAVILL
SHARES HIS SONGWRITERS’ SECRETS
1. The First Song I Wrote
4. The Song That Makes Me Proud
I started learning guitar when I was about 12 and it wasn’t long after that I begun writing my own songs. I can’t exactly remember which was the first but what I do know is that even in the early days I had a huge desire to write original music. It gave me (and still does) a reason to perform and express myself.
In 2007 I wrote a song called Admire Your Courage for my Dad about his ongoing battle with MS. I have many fond memories performing this song on stage in front of him. More recently I wrote a song called Midnight Train. This track is a testament to my musical peers and their dedications to the music industry.
2. The Last Song I Released
5. The Song That Changed My Life
We recently released a new EP titled All That You Got. The opening track Something For Nothing is currently the fifth most requested track from community radio across Australia which we’re really chuffed about. It is a bit of a dirty blues-rock anthem that advocates a world of love and generosity.
Old Man by Neil Young. A few years ago I was struggling to find a direction and purpose with my music. I doubted myself and my ability to write interesting and engaging songs. This gem guided me to write with more mystery, yet remain true to myself, my experiences and beliefs.
3. Songwriting Secrets The thing about songwriting is you don’t know when or where it’s going to hit you, but when it does you gotta roll with it. For me, its all about that lyrical hook, that distinct melody, so the tune has it’s own identity. You then have to write the story, and provide the supporting details. This is the part that can lead you to madness, but most of the time if it doesn’t work then and there, it never will. That’s why I believe the best songs write themselves. B E AT.C O M . A U
CHRIS CAVILL & THE PROSPECTORS will play The Toff In Town on Saturday July 23.
OXJAM FESTIVAL 2016 PA R T Y
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BY PHOEBE ROBERTSON
Making its way across the nation throughout August, OXJAM is the ultimate party to end global poverty. Placing the party planning in your hands, the festival will see individuals curating their own DIY gigs and gatherings for an incredible cause. Every dollar raised goes directly to Oxfam Australia’s efforts to provide disadvantaged communities with food, water, safety and equality. In only its second year, OXJAM is set to bring together hundreds of locally organised music events and prove that you should never underestimate the sheer power of music.
UP THE GUTS TA K I N G H E A R T
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In a few weeks, a busload of musicians begin a tour up the guts of regional Australia, playing 15 shows across eight days - with ten youth workshops thrown into the mix. The tour will see creators Jack Parsons (the Pretty Littles frontman) and mate James Clarke travel 7,500kms with musicians Ben Wright Smith, Ali E, ScotDrakula, Scott & Charlene’s Wedding and Jack, Jo & Friends. We had a chat with Paesons about what to expect. Hi Jack, thanks for taking the time to chat with Beat. How are you and what are you up to at the moment? G’day mate. We are well. Currently just working away on the many tasks associated with this crazy old adventure. The next task is getting all the artists together to jam on some classic Aussie tunes for the tour. Thinking some Oils, some Paul Kelly and maybe some Angels. First things first, how did you and James meet? James and I met at Meredith Music Festival three or four years ago. The friendship was helped considerably by the fact that James was dating my housemate. I think he was seeing her to get to me though. And when did the idea of doing something like Up The Guts first come together? I have been dreaming of a trip like this for a long time. Originally it was my band The Pretty Littles travelling from pub to pub playing for food and board. It was so idealistic and so exciting, but just impossible for so many reasons. I never really let the dream evaporate completely and I think it came up about 12 months ago. James and I would keep revisiting it and every time it would result in our imaginations running wild. With both of our unhinged enthusiasm and James’ business smarts, the tour in its current form started coming together, and now here we are. What was the driver behind heading up through regional/central Australia? To show bands that you can tour Australia outside of capital cities and the usual regional haunts. To show that there is an audience for exciting Aussie contemporary music off the beaten track. We want to connect with the younger crowd in these places and give them a realistic insight into what it’s like to be a touring band. We also want to go on an adventure inspired by the grassroots touring of the late ‘70s and ‘80s
where it was less about the business and more about putting on a bloody live show, on any night of the week, anywhere. You’ll be doing workshops to students/ young people along the way. What are the key things you’re hoping to distil into them? I think the coolest thing will be the picture the people on the tour can paint for aspiring young creatives. Many of the artists have creative minds that extend well beyond music so it will be so great to hear them talking about how they approach everything. The sacrifices and rewards in being in a touring band are so vastly different to how it is often portrayed on certain TV shows. For the Victorian leg, we have partnered with some incredible organisations including Music Victoria, and secured great venues for the workshops in Bendigo, Castlemaine and Warrnambool. While on tour what are the best things to: Eat: Your heart is saying chicken strips, but your head is saying salad sanga. Follow your head. Listen to: Uplifting melancholia. Play: I like looking at number plates and saying the first word that comes into my head. We have a mic up the front of the bus so perhaps a frequent story time is in order too. UP THE GUTS will roll through The Gasometer Hotel on Monday July 25, The Golden Vine, Bendigo on Tuesday July 26, Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine on Wednesday July 27 and The Loft, Warrnambool on Thursday July 28.
“I think it’s one of those things, a lot of people know that poverty is a big issue and they care about it but it’s a little bit hard to picture what you can do to change it,” says Jessica Wheelock at Oxfam. “Something like OXJAM is a really great way for younger people and music lovers to get involved and make a difference.” OXJAM ambassadors, Megan Washington and Art Vs Science recently put it to people from around the country to host ‘Gigs. For Good.’ Encouraging involvement of all sorts, the festival places absolutely no limits on the size or style of your personalised party. “Basically what we wanted to do with our launch video was show people that there’s so many different ways that you can run a gig,” says Wheelock. “Through the course of the video, you can see their imagination run wild as they try a few different things, which we are hoping our supporters will also do. We’ve been really lucky to have them on board, spreading the word and talking about the different ways people can get involved.” The DIY music festival will feature a variety of music events run by music-lovers, partyhosts and the like. Last year’s instalment saw gigs across the country hosted by individuals, small groups and generous partners.
“We have people registering small gigs that they’re putting on at home as well as our supporters including venues and party promoters that host all types of events around the country,” explains Wheelock. “Last year, we even had someone run an all day festival at a winery. The whole idea of DIY Gig Maker is that it’s all a part of this bigger festival, this bigger party to end poverty, but it’s made up of all of these wonderful, really creative and interesting ideas that individual people are doing.” While only in its second year in Australia,
OXJAM has already received a remarkable amount of attention. In a show of incredible support, the 2015 festival featured over 12,000 attendees spread across the nation, raising around $60,000 for Oxfam’s efforts. This year, organisers are hoping for even more participation and aim to hit that $100,000 mark. “Last year was our first year that we ran OXJAM in Australia and over 180 gigs happened,” says Wheelock. “We’re expecting this year to be about twice the size of last year. It’s been running in the UK for ten years now and they’ve had amazing, insane numbers over the years – that’s something we’re looking forward to in Australia. “Musicians and people that are passionate about music are also often passionate about social justice. So it goes hand in hand.” With August fast approaching, OXJAM has organised launch parties around the country to kick off what is sure to be one hell of a music month. Melbourne’s Howler will host the state’s official launch party, presented by I OH YOU. Performing on the night are The Peep Tempel, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, Wet Lips and Hideous Towns, as well as DJ sets from 3RRR’s DJ Fee-B-Squared and DJ Sara Savage. OXFAM’S OXJAM FESTIVAL will launch at Howler on Friday August 5, with events running across the country throughout August. If you’re interested in hosting an event head to www.oxjam. org.au.
BENNY WALKER
TOP 5 TRAVEL DESTINATIONS
Hailing from regional Victoria, Indigenous singer/songwriter Benny Walker is the real deal. His love songs and epic tales are mixed with passion for the land, the people, summer vibes and deep grooves. Recently announced for four National Indigenous Music Awards including Best New Talent, Cover Art, Film Clip and Song of the Year for latest single Oh No You Don’t, you can catch him launching the new single at the Gasometer on Friday July 29. Beat managed to snag some time with the man to chat about his favourite travel hot spots. Tuscany, Italy. I have a soft spot for Tuscany as I proposed to my wife there. We were staying in an old farmhouse surrounded by an olive grove and a vineyard. We basically lived off freshly baked sourdough, tomatoes and basil from the garden, olive oil from the farm and red wine. It was tough. Tuscany is an even more beautiful place than it’s made out to be.
Austin,Texas. Austin is such a buzzing place. I was travelling around the US after a tour of Canada last year and was told I had to go to Austin. I’d planned to stay three nights but ended up doubling that. It was super hot W W W. B E AT.C O M . A U
while I was there, so Barton Springs was the place to be. It’s a great little swimming hole right in the middle of town. Austin is also where guitarist, Stevie Ray Vaughan is from and I’m a huge fan of his.
Kamala, Thailand. Kamala is a really beautiful nook on Phuket. It’s tucked away from the hustle and bustle that most would expect from this kind of destination. The people are lovely and the food is amazing.
Rocky Mountains, BC, Canada. I’ve been lucky enough to tour Canada
several times and every time I drive in to the Rocky Mountains, I’m as amazed as the first time I saw them. Truly one of nature’s finest wonders.
Ireland...all of it. I’m lucky enough to have married into an Irish family. One of the perks is having plenty of places to stay when we travel to Ireland. The Irish are so charming and the scenery (as well the Guinness) are second to none. BENNY WALKER will launch his latest single Oh No You Don’t at the Gasometer Hotel on Friday July 29. BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 29
FULTON STREET
NEVILLE STAPLE
SOUL FOR AN ANGSTY YOUTH
BY BENJAMIN POTTER
Ever get the sudden urge to break out into song following a traumatic experience? Some say that music is the best medicine, and can heal all your broken hearts and mend the most damaging of memories in a heartbeat. Soul music in particular is renowned for this, and there aren’t many homegrown artists today that are reaching heights or receiving critical acclaim like the luscious Melbourne seven-piece soul outfit Fulton Street.
THE ORIGINAL RUDEBOY
B Y A L E X WAT T S
Speaking from his home in Coventry, Neville Staple is battling a very sore throat, having picked up a cold while performing at two outdoor festivals over the weekend. Being the British summer, of course it rained, but Staple was determined as ever to give his audience a quality show. It’s a workman-like attitude that has helped to sustain the Jamaican-born singer through a 44-year career, both as a solo artist and with 2-Tone ska pioneers The Specials. “I didn’t think I was going to be in bands, all I was doing was DJing. What they call rap now,” remembers Staple of getting his start ‘toasting’ – the Jamaican style of rhythmical singing - over records as a teenager. Having moved to Britain at the age of five, the vocalist credits joining The Specials and having their first single, Gangsters, become a top ten hit with keeping him out of trouble. “You’ve got to remember I’m straight off the street, meaning I didn’t go to college,” says Staple. “So when that happened it was like ‘this is beautiful, I used to see it on TV, now I’m doing it.’ It was a great feeling.” The band got a big leg up when Joe Strummer personally selected them as a support act on The Clash On Parole UK tour of 1978. Besides the massive exposure this afforded the young group, The Specials were also briefly taken on by The Clash’s manager, Bernie Rhodes. This union didn’t last long, with Staple’s line “Bernie Rhodes knows don’t argue” at the start of Gangsters appearing to comment on the relationship. “He was quite strict and we weren’t used to it at the time. He was used to it because he’d been in it a long time,” says Staple. “That’s what you’ve got to do – Bernie Rhodes knows, so don’t argue.” The Specials went on to have several charting singles including A Message To You Rudy, Too Much Too Young and Ghost Town, but folded shortly after Staple, singer Terry Hall and guitarist Lynval Golding left to form Fun Boy Three in 1981. However, the ska revival of the ‘90s prompted renewed interest in The Specials, eventually leading to a reunion in 2008. The band have continued to tour ever since, a situation that according to Staple was enjoyable for the first two years, before old tensions arose. “There’s that camp, that camp and that camp. You can’t run a band like that,” he says. “One thinks he’s higher than the rest of them, next one’s the next one down, then there was me and Roddy (Radiation, guitar) who was like scum of the earth. We were from the streets and we didn’t like people saying ‘Oh you’ve got to do this, you’ve got to do that’, especially one person. And it started to not be enjoyable, you need to enjoy what you’re doing. I got a good earning being in the band, but pointless isn’t it? Staying in just to make money and not enjoying myself ?” The press release announcing Staple’s BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 30
departure in 2013 cited health issues, referring to a 2011 car crash and a subsequent series of strokes that affected his movements on stage. However, Staple says this was untrue. “I got sacked,” he states definitively. “That’s just what they say, ‘Oh the door’s open for Neville any time’. Of course it wasn’t. I used to jump around off speakers, off monitors, that’s how I got bad knees over the years. So basically it was that [and] I had a four car pile up, that didn’t help. I’m alright, it just took a little bit of time to get over the injury.” Although he still maintains relations with Radiation, who left The Specials in 2014, and their former leader, songwriter, producer and keyboardist, Jerry Dammers, who was never invited to be part of the reunion, Staple has no time for the other members of the group. “The rest don’t talk to me, I don’t talk to them [and] I’m not losing sleep over it. But fair enough, let them do what they’re doing, good luck to them,” he says. Despite The Specials’ claims that his health was restrictive, Staple has remained highly active with his own act, The Neville Staple Band. “The energy’s not the same, I’m old for God’s sake,” he laughs. “I don’t jump around, [but] I’ve always been an entertainer.” After years of playing an identical list of songs, each delivered exactly as they were recorded in the late ‘70s, the 61-year-old is enjoying the freedom of being able to vary his live shows. “If the crowd’s into it we let them sing a verse [and] we keep going,” he says. “It’s like a party thing. It’s not like, three and a half minutes, finished. Next song. Three and a half minutes, finished. We get the crowd involved.” Arriving to tour the east coast next week, Staple is grateful that his music continues to appeal across different generations of fans. “The parents bring their kids [and] they’ve grown up listening to their mother’s and father’s music,” he says. “They look on YouTube and they see Gangsters or Ghost Town and when I go over [to Australia] they want to hear it. And what’s better than one of The Specials coming and doing those classics?” NEVILLE STAPLE will play The Corner Hotel on Friday July 29. Tickets are available through bigtix.com.au.
With commanding lead vocalist Shannen Wick at the helm, the band is rapidly gaining traction as one of the city’s mustsee live acts, and have cemented themselves as a band to be reckoned with, drawing capacity crowds that are encouraged to vibe gracefully and ooze positivity with a gospel-like sound that hits highs like you’ve never heard before. “We vibe very strongly off crowd participation, our connection to our audience is extremely important,” says Wick. “When everyone’s in the same room and you’re all feeling the same thing, that’s incredible. We really feed off it and we’re all about creating that vibe for the audience as well.” That focus on high energy has taken Fulton Street to places they never dreamt they’d be, from receiving airplay on triple j, PBS and ABC National to taking the stage on St Kilda Festival and taking part in Melbourne Music Week. While the band is incredibly grateful for the attention they’ve received, the support is still overwhelming, and sometimes leaves them in shock. “You almost don’t expect that to come of your work, you just do it because you love it,” says Wick. “So when you get a great reaction or when people take an interest in your music, it’s very surreal. It’s like really, us? I’ve been a massive fan of Vince ‘The Prince’ Peach and Soul Time on PBS
ever since I can remember, and when he contacted us to be on his show it was an honour.” Inspiring change and intending to create waves, Wick knew that her true calling was creating her own music to share with the world, and when she hooked up with the current members of Fulton Street after finishing her university degree, she knew that they could do big things with an irresistible and unique sound that challenges the constraints of the genre. “I’ve been singing since I was seven-yearsold and that was around the time I joined the National Children’s Choir of Australia,”
THE GLORIOUS NORTH D O I N G T H I N G S D I F F E R E N T LY BY ROD WHITFIELD
Cam Peterson, guitarist and founding member of Melbourne-based country folk/rock act The Glorious North, has a rather unusual way of describing his band’s distinctive sound for the uninitiated punter. “If Dwight Yoakam was having a beer with J Mascis,” Peterson laughs. “There’s some loudish guitars in there as well, definite songwriting of the country ilk that lends itself to telling a story.” The area of town that the band lives in inspired their name, sound and lyrical imagery. “The Glorious North is a take on the fact that we all live in the innerNorth,” he reveals. “We’re inclined to use a bit of that sound. We vary from tales of drunkenness to an inability to get laid. We’ve got two murder ballads which tell a good story arc. “So, sweet melodies, good storytelling and some suites of 20 guitars,” he summarises. You can make your mind up for yourself regarding the band’s sound by grabbing a copy of their brand new, debut album, the aptly titled Welcome to the Glorious North. According to Peterson, the creation of the album was quite an arduous process, but B E AT.C O M . A U
nonetheless, he is pleased with the end results. “Dave Rodgers, our producer, told us it took exactly 250 days from laying down the first drum track to sending off the masters,” he says. “We wanted to highlight our songwriting, but mainly the common thread of being able to tell a good story through music, and I think we’ve done that. “You wouldn’t compare us to Nick Cave, but we love the way Nick Cave tells a story through his songs. So we sat down and we mapped it out, and concentrated on a lot of melodic hooks. We wanted things to be catchy and toe-tapping.” While The Glorious North focused on bringing the hooks, the band also experimented at length with their sound and instrumentation, removing themselves from their comfort zones. “We spent a lot of time on things we’ve never done before,” Peterson says. “We
she says. “I didn’t quite rate it and it wasn’t really my thing, so as I got older I knew I had to pursue my passion. When I was at Monash I wasn’t studying music, so I just put an ad around the uni looking for band members. I didn’t know anyone else except the drummer who I studied Indonesian with and Fulton Street just really took off from there.” The band’s soon to be released single Young People is an anthem inspired by aimless angst - a powerful message to society about the current state of unemployment for the younger generation that have finished their degrees and seem like they are getting nothing out of them. “I was definitely struggling after I finished my degree,” Wick says. “All that time being unemployed, you’re just looking for something, anything really just to keep you afloat. During that time, all that kept rushing through my mind was, ‘How am I going to keep living with all this instability?’ That’s really what Young People is all about. How are we going to help young people once they finish their studies in this current work environment that is so barren?” FULTON STREET will launch Young People at the Ding Dong Lounge on Friday July 29, with some of the very best soul acts Melbourne has to offer, including The Meltdown, and special guest vocal performances from Lauren Brydie (Mya Wallace) and Kenny Berthelot (Kingston Crown).
brought in fiddles and trumpet players, there’s [also] Hammond Organ and piano, and we really concentrated on the orchestration and getting the parts all right. We wanted to get some sweet-arse harmonies in there as well. “We’ve got a duet in there, with a local lass called Jody Galvanator. [We’re] trying to mix it all up, but also give 12 songs of exactly what we are about.” Punters will soon be able to check out The Glorious North’s sound, vibe and storytelling in a live setting, with their approaching album launch. The band are approaching the show in a slightly different way than expected, and the lineup is an absolute ripper. “It’s an afternoon matinee show on Sunday July 24 at the Northcote Social Club, so doors are at 1.30pm,” he says. “We’ve got Jemma & the Clifton Hillbillies opening up, and then Chuck Jenkins from the old Ice Cream Hands [performing] his solo stuff as our middle support, and then us. It should be a lot of fun. “We’re doing something different for merch,” he continues. “We’re doing some Glorious North Hot Sauce and some Glorious North Whiskey.” THE GLORIOUS NORTH launch Welcome To The Glorious North at The Northcote Social Club on Sunday July 24, with support from Jemma & the Clifton Hillbillies and Chuck Jenkins. Doors are at 1.30pm.
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Long running Sydney punk rockers Frenzal Rhomb have announced the upcoming release of a greatest hits album and byrequest tour to celebrate 25 years as a band. In a press release, the band explained “Turning 25 is the best. You’ve finished uni, married the opposite-sex partner of your dreams, and now Dad & Mum are gonna help you buy that second investment property in Waterloo once the housing commission flats finally get bulldozed. It’s a fun age. Of course if you’re Frenzal Rhomb it also means you’ve spent the last two and a half decades annoying
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people with music in almost every continent in the world, released eight ‘chart-appearing’ albums and still pay rent. But that doesn’t mean you can’t party. And Frenzal Rhomb are celebrating in traditional Silver Jubilee fashion: by repackaging a bunch of their old songs into a BRAND NEW RECORD, and then taking it on the road. We Lived Like Kings (We Did Anything We Wanted) is a BRAND NEW ALBUM full of old Frenzal Rhomb songs spanning their illustrious 25 year career, and is being released on CD, as both legal AND illegal download, and in very fancy GATEFOLD DOUBLE VINYL. All the hits are there, even a song from THAT album. You know the one.” Remastered by Bill Stevenson (Descendents, Black Flag), We Lived Like Kings will be released Friday August 19. The band will also be playing an accompanying tour, with setlists chosen by the fans. The band will play Max Watt’s on September 2. Philadelphia’s Beach Slang have announced the upcoming release of their second LP.
Metal Hammer magazine quoting that with their ‘massive, bendy riffs. huge melodies. synapse-frazzling atmospherics. it’s hard to imagine what more Circles could do to assert their awesomeness.’ Joining them on these shows will be fellow experimentalists Orsome Welles. Catch them at The Evelyn METAL, HEAVY ROCK. CLASSIC on Saturday September 17 with multiROCK LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL instrumentlist/producer James Norbert GOOD SHIT Ivanyi and Kardinal. with PETER HODGSON
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TERROR SQUAD AT THE BENDIGO
Japan thrashers Terror Squad are going to brutalise the Bendigo Hotel in Collingwood on Saturday July 23 at the top of a lineup which also includes Desecrator, Anatomy, Abominator, Belligerent Intent, Blackhelm, Mar Mortuum and Oligarch. Doors open at 7pm.
CIRCLES HIT THE ROAD
Melbourne’s heavy music exponents, Circles, have announced their Egression Tour with select dates around the country for their last headline shows of 2016. The band is also currently in the midst of finalising their new album, the follow up to 2013’s immensely successful Infinitas, to be released in 2017. Circles’ distinctive fusion of powerhouse progressive rhythms, soaring lead vocals and dynamic songs have turned heads all over the world with the UK’s
PLINI, INTERVALS TEAM UP FOR TOUR
This year has been anything but quiet for Australia’s favourite bedroom-prog-wizard, Plini. Starting with sold-out headline shows in Sydney and Melbourne and a massive debut tour around North America with Intervals, he can currently be found journeying across Europe with Animals As Leaders on a six-week summer festival and club tour. This September it will finally be Australia’s turn again, as Plini heads out on his biggest tour yet, including his first ever headlining show in Perth. And he’s bringing Intervals with him for their very first Australian tour. Plini will be performing material from his forthcoming debut album Handmade Cities, which is out on Friday August 26. Before each show, you can attend an hour long masterclass and Q&A session with Plini and Intervals’ Aaron Marshall, tailored to the interests of the group and covering anything from composition and guitar
Entitled A Loud Bash of Teenage Feelings, the record will be released Friday September 23 on Cooking Vinyl. “A lot of the songs are the stories of the kids who got turned on to Beach Slang by the first album,” says frontman James Alex. “They’re autobiographical too, but kind of at a remove—I’m not that young kid anymore, but I used to be. You know how it is; rock and roll is a new crop of 15-year-olds picking up guitars every year and having at it. There was something really cool about documenting someone else’s life, but seeing myself in it. I suppose that’s why we connect. We’re all kind of one big gang.” Beach Slang are currently touring and will play The Corner Hotel on Sunday July 24. Pre-orders for A Loud Bash of Teenage Feelings are available now. In tragic news, Mischief Brew frontman and bandleader Erik Peterson has passed away. The folk punk band was due to embark on a debut European tour in support of their 2015 album This Is Not For Children, however the band has ceased activity following this techniques to touring and building a career as an independent musician. General and masterclass tickets are on sale now and you can catch Plini and Intervals at Max Watt’s on Saturday September 3.
TWO NEW ZAPPA ALBUMS
Two new Frank Zappa albums were released last week. Frank Zappa for President is comprised of unreleased compositions realised on the Synclavier (an early digital synthesizer, polyphonic digital sampling system and music workstation that Frank loved) along with other relevant tracks mined from the Vault, with a political thread tying it all together. And yes, at one point Frank seriously entertained the idea of running for president, which would have been amazing. The other album is The Crux of the Biscuit, created in conjunction with the 40th anniversary of 1974’s Apostrophe(‘). As part of Zappa Records’ ongoing Frank Zappa Project/Object Audio Documentary Series, it contains rare alternate mixes, live performances, and studio session outtakes.
CITIZEN ANNOUNCE AUSTRALIAN TOUR
Slowly growing and changing since they first met as midwestern high-schoolers in 2009, Citizen have emerged today as one of underground alternative rock’s most promising bands. Citizen will be returning to Australia in November in support of their critically acclaimed release, Everybody
tragedy. Peterson’s musical career spanned much of the 2000s, performing with numerous bands including The Orphans and Kettle Rebellion. Long running skate punks Guttermouth have released their first new material in 10 years. Entitled Got It Made, the new EP is a solid return to form for the band, featuring a fast ‘80s hardcore influence reminiscent of their early material. Got It Made is available now on 7” vinyl, CD, cassette and a variety of t-shirt bundles via Rude Records. Veteran political thrash punks Propagandhi have announced in a recent post that they’re in the midst of writing a new album. While no release date or title has been announced, the band is currently touring with new guitarist Sulynn Hago, who replaced former member David Guillas in 2015. The band’s last release was 2012’s Failed States
is Going to Heaven which had critics raving across the globe. Catch them at The Corner Hotel on Saturday November 12. Tickets on sale Friday July 22 at 9am.
NEW VIDEO, TOUR FROM AS A RIVAL
Melbourne quartet As A Rival have just released the single and video for their track Obsolete and have announced an Australian tour taking in Victoria, NSW, South Australia and Tasmania. Pete Cerni (vocals/guitar), Kylie Groth (bass), Nathan Wheatley (drums) and Michael Conti (guitar) have enlisted the help of Bodyjar’s Tom Read for the new track, which is about “fighting the reality of aging and fear of irrelevance that comes with it.” The track is from their album By Design, which features a bunch of guests including Grant Relf and Shane Wakker (Bodyjar), Rich Hall (Laser Brains) and Charlie Zulu (Darn Matter). They’ll play The Eastern, Ballarat on Friday August 5, Music Man, Bendigo on Saturday August 6, Barwon Club Hotel, Geelong on Friday September 6 and Ding Dong Lounge on Saturday October 8.
GIGS THURSDAY JULY 21
MALCURA, MR WOLF, KILL DIRTY YOUTH AT THE BENDIGO HOTEL
FRIDAY JULY 22
FUTURE CORPSE, BOG, GRUDGE!, THE SEAFORD MONSTER AT LAST CHANCE ROCK N ROLL BAR SPACE BONG, HORSEHUNTER, SPLIT TEETH, HORDES OF THE BLACK CROSS AT NORTHCOTE SOCIAL CLUB
SATURDAY JULY 23 SHERIFF AT THE OLD BAR
GOATSTOCK FEAT. I EXIST, WITCHSKULL, THE RUINER, BLUNT SHOVEL AND DERAILMENT AT THE TOTE REVERENCE 4TH BIRTHDAY FEAT. BLUELINE MEDIC, SCREAMFEEDER, THE HARD ACHES, FOXTROT, TIGERS, TYRE SWANS, CASCADES, LAURA MARDON, HANNY J AT THE REVERENCE HOTEL
SUNDAY JULY 24
SHERIFF, TANKERVILLE, THE SUGARCANES, SHEPPARTON AIRPLANE AT THE OLD BAR TRUST PUNKS, WHITE WALLS, DIPLOID, OVERTIME AT THE TOTE TERROR SQUAD, PARTY VIBEZ AT CHERRY BAR DERAILMENT, CYNICAL FUCKWIT, DEAD ROOT AT THE TOTE ABOLICION, THE DEAD AMIGOS, CASH, MYVANWY AT THE BENDIGO HOTEL BEACH SLANG, SPRING KING, FOOD COURT AT CORNER HOTEL
PERIPHERY A DEGREE OF DIFFICULT Y
BY ROD WHITFIELD
Periphery started out life more than ten years ago as a solo project for guitarist and founding member Misha Mansoor. However, as the band grew into its current position as one of the most important groups in progressive heavy music, its writing and recording process has become far more collaborative, to the point where the stunning new album Periphery III: Select Difficulty was a full-blown group effort between all six members. And long-time guitar player Jake Bowen could not be happier with the situation. “With [2015 double album] Juggernaut it started to solidify as, like, ‘This needs to be a six-person process’,” he says. “Before that, we would just break off into little groups or on our own and work on songs. Now, after Juggernaut, everyone had input on every song and everyone has to be happy with it and approve it. All the guys in the band are all producers in their own right, so there was always arrangement suggestions, and if someone was stumped on a part, somebody else could step in and help with the forward momentum. So it’s a nice process and I’m really lucky to be working with this bunch of guys.” With so many creative voices in the band, including six producers and three guitarists who are constantly working on riffs and ideas, Periphery often find themselves having too much material to work with.
“It’s a nice problem to have,” says Bowen. “The hard part becomes, not writing the stuff, but choosing the stuff we like the best from everything everyone’s brought in.” Of course, this creates issues of its own at times. “That’s when our opinions start to get in the way,” Bowen laughs. “Because some of us like this song or idea better, some of us don’t like certain songs and others are really stoked on them. That’s really where the work comes – the rest of it just comes nice and easy.” Ultimately, Bowen is stoked with the way Select Difficulty has come out, and how straightforward the process was, relative to the long and immersive incubation period that was required for the complex Juggernaut double concept record. “I’m really happy with it, and that it was so easy – well maybe not easy, but it was a
smooth experience. We really nailed down that collaborative process on this one, and it seems this one is going to be a good entry for us. “Because of the format of Juggernaut, it was a concept record and it took a lot of planning and a lot of back and forth on what material we were going to use, and writing stuff on the spot to accommodate the story and vice versa. This time we just worked on it a song at a time and got the songs’ identities set, and it was just way more smooth.” Periphery have been no strangers to our shores since the release of their self-titled debut album in 2010. They were last here in 2015 on a dream lineup with the mighty Devin Townsend, and Bowen is confident that Australia will be on the priority list once again for the Select Difficulty tour. “I hope so – we try to get there every other year, and hopefully once a year once we get a bit more momentum with this album. But W W W. B E AT.C O M . A U
it’s something we’re always talking about.” It’s no secret that Australia loves having Periphery come here as much as the band enjoys touring our country. “It’s one of our best markets – the fans there are really well versed in our stuff, and it’s a fun country to go to,” Bowen says. “There’s no downside, aside from 20-hour flights, so we really want to get back over there as soon as possible.” Periphery have seen a number of lineup changes over the years, but aside from founder Mansoor, Bowen has been in the band the longest of any member. In fact, he is coming up towards the decade mark as a member, a fact that amazes him just a little. “Yeah, late ’06, early ’07, no-one’s really sure,” He laughs again. “I’ve been thinking about that more these days. It’s hard to believe, because I still feel like it’s young and it’s exciting and I never get tired of it. Every day it’s Periphery, Periphery, Periphery in my life, and I wouldn’t have it
any other way. “I just love having this in my life and it really doesn’t feel like coming up on a decade, and I’m very, very grateful for this.” Conscious of the ‘burn bright, burn out’ phenomenon in music, Periphery have managed to maintain a steady rise over the last six years since the release of their debut, rather than exploding overnight. “I prefer things to be that way,” says Bowen. “If you explode into a scene, there’s a good chance that it won’t last very long. I feel like the way that we did it, I feel like we established ourselves as a reliable entity. We’ve created a core, loyal fan base and those are the people that we really want to reach out to.” PERIPHERY will release Periphery III: Select Difficulty on Friday July 22 via Roadrunner.
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It’s testament to Palm Springs’ appeal that the crowd is already teeming for their set. While singer Erica Dunn jokes that her songs are depressing, there is an uplifting quality to them enhanced by the band’s precision. Tracks Winning & Losing and Sweet Concrete are the most memorable of the set and showcase Dunn’s awe-inspiring ability as a lyricist. Tim Richmond Group play songs from their new album What’s In The Middle? with melodic guitars and an insistent bass key to the band’s sound. Richmond’s languid manner of singing makes for an interesting contrast with the energy of his live band, but rather than overpower, the two components
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GRACE DARLING HOTEL SATURDAY JULY 16
The Leaps & Bounds Festival takes its name from a Paul Kelly song. Like so much of Kelly’s oeuvre, the song indulges populist aspects of Melbourne culture: Richmond hill, footy at the MCG, the clock on the silos on the banks of the Yarra. But the festival itself celebrates a different edge of Melbourne; the gritty, sometimes seedy and always vibrant independent music scene, the same sub-culture within which Kelly evolved, starting in his distant days with the High Rise Bombers and the Dots. Halfway through Shit Sex’s set and their lead singer’s hirsute, half-naked and bigbodied appearance draws a stark reminder to the profane commentary occasionally directed toward The Onyas’ John ‘Mad Macka’ McKeering. Shit Sex’s abrasive punk rock sound is a fucked-up collage of the Cosmic Psychos, Suicidal Tendencies and The Dead Boys. There’s a track about a new skateboard stolen at a party, and it’s fucking hilarious. This is genuine street punk poetry, par excellence. John Cooper Clarke eat your heart out. This could very well be the fourth iteration of The Dacios taking the stage tonight. The first time around Kirsty Stegwazi was on bass; later on, Kim Volkman had a run and fattened the sound so much it needed a health warning. Gus was on drums, but then he went out country. And then The Dacios disappeared from view.
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From under his bushy moustache Cog’s lead singer and guitarist Flynn Gower declared, “I don’t know how the fuck we’re going to do it, but we’re going to try writing again.” This statement brought a roar from the crowd at 170 Russell that could’ve been heard in Cog’s hometown of Sydney or potential new hometown of Byron Bay. High fives and jumping hugs between friends and randoms ensued all over the packed out venue. Cog is not just playing live again after almost six years, there’s also an album to look forward to. The excitement before the show was crazy. Cog had teased online about some sort of reunion and when the first dates were announced, they sold out almost immediately. So Cog released more dates, and then more again. On the second of two sold-out shows in Melbourne, the band was clearly overwhelmed and Flynn thanked the crowd, “We wondered, as always, ‘Will they come? Again?’ But you always do. You always come.” Other bands featuring Cog’s members like The Occupants had kept fans somewhat happy in the interim, but there was always a sense that a void had been left in Australia’s heavy rock landscape that BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 32
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work together to find the perfect balance. Cable Ties give the audience no time to settle in between songs as they power through their set. Same For Me boasts the biggest chorus of the night and cements the band’s current status as one of the acts in Melbourne on the cusp of something huge. The last song of the set Say What You Mean has the most impact, with lead singer Jenny Mckekers passionately exclaiming “I am not a production unit, I am a human being” to great effect. If there’s anything you get out of tonight, people really love to say the name Suss Cunts, with every possible opportunity taken to exclaim the band’s name in all its glory. A running gag is the many references to the band being self proclaimed Rockdogs, with lead singer Nina Renee proving her Rockdog status while performing on the floor as her mic stand collapsed. The band’s onstage banter is golden with 10 Years introduced as being
about “Sleeping with a lot of people and not being able to remember what they look like naked.” Sweater Vests and Shit Friend are a triumphant and chaotic close to the set, with the band expressing their eternal gratitude to the sold out crowd and everyone involved in the EP’s creation. While the songs on the EP capture the band’s incredible energy, it’s clear that seeing the band live is when you’re going to get them in their prime. Given the band are already significantly prolific, it’s inevitable that the phrase ‘That’s so Suss Cunts’ will become part of inner Melbourne’s daily vocabulary. BY HOLLY PEREIRA LOVED: Seeing so many legends on stage and in the crowd. HATED: Making poorly timed visits to the bar. DRANK: Schooners of Coopers. Classic Gaso.
JACK THE STRIPPER
After an extended hiatus, The Dacios are back, now sporting a five-piece lineup. With the enigmatically brilliant Bonnie Mercer now in the fold, Linda Johnstone’s out front, her guitar no longer slung around her neck. The sound’s different, but no less brutal. Mercer’s jagged licks slice across Bean’s chainsaw rock’n’roll riffs; there’s a bit of a Fugazi thickness and Patti Smith band punk edge to the set, and that’s always a good thing. The material is taken primarily from the as-yet-unreleased new album, the belated successor to 2009’s superb Monkey’s Blood. Liberty’s Lovers is the only old song that gets a run, and when that grinding riff rings out, there’s a lot of tough love in the air. Linda is a little bit Patti Smith, a little bit Angie Pepper and a whole lot of punk rock attitude, and the rhythm section packs a punch that’d send George Foreman to the floor. The night ends with Buzzards, and The Dacios have torn another new orifice in Melbourne rock’n’roll. You can take your middle-class singalong melodies and shove them up your convertible Saab: this is what Melbourne is all about.
THE WORKERS CLUB SATURDAY JULY 16
BY PATRICK EMERY LOVED: Buzzards (last track). HATED: The fact that it was quicker to go downstairs to the front bar to buy a beer than get one adjacent to the band room. DRANK: Cooper’s Dark.
Photos by Mark Hoffman only these three together could fill. Seeing it happen was something special. Instrumental support act Sleepmakeswaves were energetic, positive and gave it everything. A mix of drifting, ethereal soundscapes and sudden jerky, choppy metal chunk-outs, their sound was huge and never static. They easily won over an already enthusiastic crowd. Cog is not the band that split six years ago. It is the band from around ten years ago when the world was turning upside down, and these three blokes were offering a different vision. September 11 had happened, we’d gone to war in Afghanistan and Iraq, the sleepy shoppers were scared and civil rights were being stripped with little concern. Cog was angry. Like Australia’s Rage Against The Machine, they wanted you to be angry too. Watching them play those songs again on Friday night transported the eager audience back, making them wonder how far we’d come since. It isn’t a pretty picture. Like a devolution into Idiocracy, there are the faces of Pauline Hanson and Donald Trump, there is racism, oppression and inequality. Flynn seemed to feel the same frustration, lamenting before Moshiach on the continued lack of progress or recognition for indigenous peoples, “We need to fix it. It’s stopping us moving forward.” The music was equally as strong as the messages. Lucius Borich illustrated with
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It was another frigid Melbourne winter’s evening outside, but the mood, the vibe and the sheer energy happening within the walls of the Workers were hotter than hell. Punters that settled into a good vantage point nice and early to catch Drive Time Commute would’ve been glad they did. The band was pure chaotic punk/thrash, and they certainly brought the mayhem. The band’s pint-sized, sinewy frontman, who ultimately stripped down to his socks and jocks, was out in the crowd, thrashing himself insanely around the floor, more than he was on the stage. He got in people’s faces, brought out an accordion which he subsequently smashed all over the floor and bellowed his lungs out whilst the band bludgeoned its way across a short but very sharp 30 minute set. What a way to start. Dregg were slightly more controlled, but still blisteringly intense. Their songs are full of youthful angst and full of messages about greed, inequality and the shitty direction our race is headed. These messages are driven by titanic grooves and a massive wall of sound. Their set, which included a thrashed-up SOAD cover and even an ode to the Pokémon craze, was again a short, sharp fist to the face, and their many fans were satiated nicely. Hollow World have more of a Black/
pure power, intensity and ingenuity why he remains one of Australia’s best drummers. Ned Kelly-bearded Luke Gower’s bass sound was massive and with his voice (and Lucius’) backing his brother Flynn, the three-piece were able to recreate the thick harmonies that created their success. The crowd sang almost every word to every song, so at times Flynn just lent back and smiled while the punters belted out Cog’s lyrics. The set list was rammed with all the favourites, but The Spine and Silence is Violence were most epic. Dancey number, Open It Up changed up the tempo, while jam-outs at the end songs kept the crowd guessing. In a rare moment of error, Lucius messed up the middle of Real Life (to Flynn and Luke’s amusement), but recovered with his inclusion of the drum beat from Walk This Way and a drum solo, both of which received huge receptions. They played for over an hour and a half, with no encore. After the masterful No Other Way, they all said many thanks and waved, but Cog fans were happy to know that this time it was not a wave goodbye, more like see you soon. BY JAMES RIDLEY LOVED: Having Cog back HATED: Realising how much the world needs Cog back DRANK: MB
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extreme metal feel. They are extremely tight in a live setting and much of this comes down to their drummer, Michael Hodgson, who is ridiculously fast, precise and ambidextrous. Frontman Ben Roberts has one hell of a demonic voice on him. His screeches resemble an even more possessed Dani Filth and his gutterals sound like they’ve been dredged up from hell itself. There is a real buzz around Jack the Stripper, and it’s easy to see why, their music and live show are truly explosive. From the get-go they go absolutely ballistic, with frontman Luke Frizon constantly out in the crowd, moshing up a frenzy and smashing himself violently in the face with his mic, while the band are left to absolutely carve-up the stage. Their set slammed by all too quickly, and the convulsive crowd was left wanting more. It’s difficult to know how sustainable this kind of live show is over the long term, although a band like Dillinger Escape Plan have been doing it for almost two decades. If this band can keep this frantic pace up, legendary status awaits them. These bands all need a bigger stage to fit their antics and personalities into. This was one of those wild gigs where you actually fear a little for your safety, both from the band members and the crowd. BY ROD WHITFIELD LOVED: Getting out of there mostly unscathed. HATED: How quickly it was all over. DRANK: Pale Ale.
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C A S H S AVA G E A N D T H E L A S T D R I N K S One Of Us (Mistletone/Inertia)
Nick Cave once remarked that sadness is a natural emotion, a psychological state that can only be defined by reference to pleasant times. For Stephen Fry, the lows of his polarised psychological existence are devastating beyond comprehension; conversely, the highs are a thing of shining brilliance. Theologians will note that God created light out of dark; one cannot exist without the other. There is a mixture of dark and light on Cash Savage and the Last Drinks’ new album, One of Us. The album opens shrouded in darkness with Falling, Landing, a Leadbellyish wander through vast cerebral space of contemplation, spiked with flashes of awareness. Run With the Dogs takes to the hills with a Springsteen-like spring in the step, searching for a better place, if possibly it can be found. Sunday Morning is sombre morning after the night before,some of it’s good, and some is probably best seen from the comfort of your bedroom;
Empty Page is bleak and intense, a black hole from which only the strong can escape. Rat-a-Tat-Tat is an intense rock’n’roll blaze, the spectre of The Mercy Seat just visible in the distance. The rhetorical enquiry Do You Feel Loved breaks from memory into frenetic celebration, My Friend is equal parts sincerity, sadness and love and Song For a Funeral is so heavy it buckles your shoulders and breaks your heart. Port is a warning shot across the bows of cultural repression and social dysfunction: the future is ours, if only we get beyond the myopia of modern existence. Finally, there’s One of Us, a multi-dimensional love song that lays bare the paradox of complementarity and insularity within which we all live our lives: we are all alone, but we’re all in this together. There’s a lot happening on this album, if only you’re prepared to look. BY PATRICK EMERY
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M.I.A. Go Off (Interscope) There’s a big with a capital Banger beat from Skrillex and Blaqstarr underneath here, but it never really feels like it lands its potential impact. It’s a serviceable anthem
that would probs do what it says on the tin with a festival crowd, but feels like it’s lacking a certain energy. M.I.A.’s most potent cuts always nudge up the BPM, and things feel a little detached here. KATY PERRY Rise (EMI) Katy Perry has pretty much had the inspo-soundtrack market on lock thanks to reality TV, so it’s no surprise to see her going all out with an Olympics anthem. Too bad it’s a bit shit, the slow-burning melodrama reeking of conceit, unlike the spacious uplift of something like Roar. But when it
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THE BRIDE (Parlophone Records)
EMOTION AND MATH (ATO Records/Mushroom)
CAUGHT THE VULTURES SLEEPING (Rocket)
Concept albums are contemporary music’s perennially uncool uncle - antiquated, lumbering things, forever accidentally embarrassing themselves at the family dinner table. After all, for every The Suburbs there’s an American Idiot, and even bands creating singularlyminded albums like King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard’s Nonagon Infinity tend to avoid invoking the dreaded ‘concept album’ phrase. Bat For Lashes’ The Bride is unlikely to reinvigorate the genre. Though not an abject failure by any means, it does come with its own fair share of daggy concept album hallmarks, from the ever so slightly underwritten quality of the story itself (groom dies, bride goes on a journey of self-discovery, trademark melancholy surreality ensues ) to the laughably melodramatic sound effects that kick off Honeymooning Alone. Nonetheless, the record is spotted here and there with pleasures. Close Encounters combines Lynchian mystery and Natasha Khan’s shattered glass vocals to great success, and Clouds pulls the record to a close with a surprisingly effective sense of satisfaction. It’s all brittle opera; a prayer that has had its shins grazed, and the sense of tragedy it leaves in its wake is palpable. Yet despite the third act deus ex machina that Clouds represents, it’s all too little too late. Though not a box office bomb, one is left quietly hoping that The Bride doesn’t spawn a sequel. BY JOSEPH EARP
Almost a quarter of a century into their fight, Dreadnaught is a true Aussie heavy music institution, and they deserve nothing but respect for the persistence and determination they’ve shown over the years. To survive all this time against everything life and music has thrown at them is quite remarkable. Oh, and they continue to put out ridiculously strong music too, and this is no exception. This is a band that has remained completely true to themselves and their core audience, whilst refusing to stand still. And, after the ballsy, headkicking rock of the aptly titled Dirty Music from 2005 and the thrashy, more metallic D->0 (2009), Caught the Vultures Sleeping is exactly the album you might expect from these veterans. It takes elements from both those records, injects a little more dark moodiness, atmosphere and acoustic tones into the mix (slow-burning eight minute closer Warning Signs is a real surprise. But it works a treat.) Best track award, however, goes to the driving, but dynamic, Welcome to Oblivion. Musicianship is rock solid, especially from lead guitarist Richie Poate, whose ever-silky and tasteful lead lines are sweet as sugar-infused honey. Frontman Greg Trull howls his lyrics of rage with palpable angst and Marty O’Shea’s drums are powerfully in the pocket. Producer Reggie Bowman puts his own unique sonic stamp on proceedings as well. This is a very mature, extremely listenable addition to this band’s illustrious catalogue of work.
The somewhat condescending assumption that radio ready albums are ‘lesser’ than grainier, more difficult work is one that has retaken a disappointingly firm grip on contemporary culture in recent years. Just take the enormous sniff let out by critics and consumers alike when Margaret Glaspy’s Emotion And Math was picked as triple j’s album of the week, as though the selection sliced the work’s cool factor in half. And yet to deny Glaspy’s album is to deny one of the most relentlessly enjoyable records of the year. Inhabiting the same slick yet sad, rough yet ready territory as records like Ryan Adams and King Krule’s 6 Feet Beneath The Moon, the work balances hurt and heart. Tracks like No Matter Who seem ready suited for both late night revelry and later night introspection, whereas the stripped back Somebody To Anybody shows off Glaspy’s skills as a songwriter. “I keep my head down and my eyes wide,” she sings, carving out the kind of chorus one can imagine fans writing on their walls, or getting printed on their skin. After all, Glaspy writes lyrics that fans like to keep close – words you can build a world around. BY JOSEPH EARP
BY ROD WHITFIELD
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ALLIANCE OF THIEVES (Mascot Records)
TRUST PUNKS
THE GETAWAY (Warner Music Australia)
Meet Melbourne’s Meshiaak: your new favourite heavy metal supergroup. Featuring ex-4ARM frontman Danny Camilleri and Teramaze guitarist Dean Wells, alongside bassist Nick Walker and US drum demigod Jon Dette (Slayer, Anthrax, Testament, Iced Earth) this alliance of metal missionaries have honed a modern sound with some classic ‘80s influences on debut, Alliance of Thieves. Chronicles of the Dead is six minutes of no-bullshit thrash fury. You can practically smell the circle pit stench through your speakers. Dean Wells’ caustic riffs meld with Dette’s propulsive percussion, which drives the song like a Lamborghini. Slow down? No way. Meshiaak shift it up a gear on It Burns At Both Ends. This one’s epic – the kind of rousing anthemic battle cry Jon Snow and his troops might have jammed before the Battle of the Bastards. Need groove? Like filthy Lamb of God-going-for-broke groove? I Am Among You has you covered. And how about those solos on Drowning, Fading, Falling? Dean Wells is head shred master, serving up sizzling lead chops and freshly cooked shredghetti en mass. Meanwhile, Last Breath Taken and Maniacal sound like Slayer and Testament’s ill-tempered lovechildren. While the momentum is solid for the most part, the album does stumble over a few cheesy hurdles. The title track’s unashamedly grandiose outro slips into cringeworthy territory, while At The Edge of the World is swollen with so many metal clichés that it sounds like they’re parodying the genre – except they’re straight-faced. Your dad would probably dig the last song too, complete with its soppy Nickleback-isms. Some minor blemishes aside, this is good ol’ fashioned thrash metal that skips along the stylistic cornerstones laid down by the Big 4 while injecting some crushing modern flair and finesse. Horns up. BY JACK PILVEN
Credit where it’s due - The Getaway is a more reserved and tastefully controlled Chili Peppers album than certain overindulgent misfires of the past, with producer Danger Mouse to thank. It's gentle and almost humble, shaving vast layers of arrogance from their notoriously blunt stylings. Mouse's influence is tasty, if not overpowering, with soft patters of piano and injections of sassy disco-funk that genuinely suit their style. It's an album of sorely-needed risks, and the heaviest moments of experimentation are the strongest points by far. Dark Necessities has a lush, revitalised arrangement assembled from an orchestral grab-bag of violins and vocal choruses. Go Robot sends you adrift on a spacey synth journey, and Feasting On The Flowers rolls with sexy, '70s-esque groove waves. This Ticonderoga brandishes sharp, stabbing garage guitar slashes, and Dreams Of A Samurai closes with an almost prog-opera level of beautiful theatricality. Despite these refreshing intentions, however, The Peppers cannot help but rely upon old tricks. Anthony Kiedis still alternates between a smug crooner of deceptively-vapid nothings and your drunk mate that increases the volume of their rapping the more you assure them that no-one wants to hear it (he also unironically blurts "California" a whole minute and 34 seconds into the damn album). Just when you feel as if they've matured, Goodbye Angels siphons every ounce of redemption, complete with the puttering lyrical chugs and repetitive verbal ticks of "ay-YO-ay-YOayohhhh" that have been frustratingly bland since 2002. There's no mistaking the significant effort involved, but you subconcsiously sense a stylistic disconnection that can't be appropriately camoflagued or exploited. It's simply not enough to make up for a decade of stagnation, but on its own terms, The Getaway is a fun shot at reinvention. The Peppers remain elusively immutable, but they're actually trying with a frank earnestness. Definitely one for the already-faithful, but not bad.
DOUBLE BIND (Spunk Records)
Trust Punks hail from New Zealand, though their sound has more in common with the post punk sounds from Britain in the late ‘70s than the ‘Dunedin Sound’ that NZ bands are inevitably always compared to. Double Bind is the band’s second album, steeped in jarring, angular tones, dissonant vocal melodies and plenty of grit. If not for the metallic sheen draped over the record’s production than you could compare the band to acts like Fugazi or Slint. But Trust Punk aren’t so derivative, there’s plenty of originality packed into the eleven songs. The album’s opener, Paradise/Angel Wire starts with an eerie ringing of guitar feedback before launching into a sonic assault against Australia’s treatment of refugees. Things get a little more cheery on Good Luck With That, a pacey pop song that leans heavy on the drums. From here the album becomes much more introspective. The Reservoir is a painful lament with the powerful refrain ‘am I not bold enough’ constantly repeated through the chorus. The demented Leaving Room For The Lord is the heaviest track on the album, a mashing of harrowing guitars leading into a brooding middle section, it’s a real standout track, calling bull shit on the posturing of local punk scenes. Riding It Out has a hypnotic quality with its pulsating rhythm section and grossly distorted guitars. Album closer Bank Of God steers the band into an eight minute math rock epic, the obscure time signatures can be difficult to grasp at first, but repeated listens will reward listeners with what is probably the album’s best song. Double Bind is a finely executed album, it has plenty of ideas, instantly digestible post-punk anthems and most importantly gives the audience something to think about with the highly politicised themes that are explored here. BY ALEX PINK
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GIG GUIDE ORMSBY
WE SLEY ANNE Indie/roots musician Ormsby has made a name for himself by marrying elements of southern gospel, English folk, while encompassing the organic sounds of the Delta blues. His recent EP The Silver Tip of My Cane is dripping with raw melodies and heart, securing Ormsby as a strong player in the roots arena. Catch him at Wesley Anne’s band room from 8pm, $5 on the door.
OH YAY! THURSDAY Greenwood Loft, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. PETER BJORN & JOHN + HEIN COOPER Corner Hotel,
THE MANCAVE CLAN
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MIDNIGHT EXPRESS - FEAT: PREQUEL + EDD FISHER + AWESOME WALES Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd.
9:00pm. $10.00.
10:00pm.
$10.00.
Union Bar, Carlton. 8:30pm. $17.00.
THE BEARDS Sooki Lounge, Belgrave. 8:00pm. TRUE DEFECTIVE + MAGGOT BATH + CLOGGED + ED Grace
Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8:30pm. $6.00.
BENNY GREEN TRIO Bird's Basement, Melbourne. 7:45pm.
RUGCUTTERS - FEAT: MICHAEL MCQUAID'S PO BOYS Bella SAN LAZARO + THE SEVEN UPS + DJ CHRIS GILL Gasometer
Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $20.00.
SHAKESPEARE CLASSICS - FEAT: MELBOURNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Hamer Hall (arts Centre Melbourne),
$56.00.
Southbank. 8:00pm. $29.00.
10:00pm. $56.00.
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Northcote. 8:00pm.
BENNY GREEN TRIO Bird's Basement, Melbourne. CATHY MENEZES Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. CLOUD APPRECIATION DAY - FEAT: MATTHEW SHEENS Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 7:00pm. $25.00.
COOKIN’ ON 3 BURNERS + DJ VINCE PEACH + DJ PIERRE BARONI Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. $10.00. GODS + RAT!HAMMOCK + SUNNYSIDE + NICK FERRETTI
SHOL QUINTET Caz Reitop's Dirty Secrets, Collingwood. SOUL POWER - FEAT: MIKE STEVA Purple Emerald, THE GOOD EGG THURSDAYS - FEAT: HENRY WHO + TIGERFUNK + LEWIS CANCUT Lucky Coq, Windsor. 7:00pm.
TIMBALERO THURSDAY La Di Da, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $10.00.
Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10.00.
YUUX & THE GANG Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbottsford.
Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.
|| (S) Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.
T H E R EV ERENCE Avenue are launching their new single Nothing at The Reverence on Thursday July 21. The Melbourne fourpiece’s sound flirts with modern shoegaze and ‘90s grunge influences, and they’ll be taking over the front bar for the launch of the heavy, dark new track. As always, The Rev is providing a cracking lineup which includes Sleepy Dreamers, Together Apart and Jeffers Limit. $5 entry, get there at 8pm.
BACKSTAGE - FEAT: CARLOUA + THE SHAKE SHACK BOOGIE BAND Musicland, Fawkner. 7:00pm. DIRT RIVER RADIO Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8:30pm. FLYING BISON + THE QUIRKS + KEV'S KITCHEN + OCHRE TRASH Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm. HANNY J + LAURA MARDON Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford.
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T H E TOT E Cool Sounds are gearing up to launch their debut LP Dance Moves with a super cool party at The Tote on Friday July 22. If you need a reason to like this band, you should probably check out their video for single Runs Wild, featuring sassy dance moves and an equally sassy dog friend. Help them celebrate by having a boogie at their LP launch. There are a bunch of rad supports including Good Morning, Hideous Towns, The Galaxy Folk and Dannika. Doors 8pm and $10 entry.
AT THE DRIVE-IN Forum Theatre, Melbourne Cbd.
7:30pm. $89.90.
CAPTAIN SPALDING Customs House Hotel, Williamstown. 9:30pm.
DARYL BRAITHWAITE + MIKE ELRINGTON St Kilda Memo,
St Kilda. 8:00pm. $33.00.
DREADNAUGHT + WILDEORNES + STRICT VINCENT + FEAST OF CROWS Karova Lounge, Ballarat. 8:00pm. $12.00. DUKE DUMONT + BENSON + TORREN FOOT Prince
Bandroom, St Kilda. 9:00pm. $55.10.
EINSTEINS TOYBOYS + 80'S 70'S 60'S COUNTDOWN Musicland, Fawkner. 7:30pm. $10.00.
FEAR OF FLYING + THE SKELETON CLUB + PAUL REID BAND + SWAZYE Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm. FESTY AT THE GAS - FEAT: FRIENDSHIPS. LEISURE SUITE + CHELSEA BLEACH + THE HARPOONS DJS + UNDEFINED Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $10.00.
NIINE
Hi there. Who are we talking to and what do you do in Niine? Kristina Behrsin, Melbourne songwriter that performs under the moniker Niine (pronounced Nee-Nah). We’ve read you’re the appointed mastermind behind the project, working with a style dubbed ‘avalanche pop’. How does this differ from standard pop? I would describe the music as feeling poppy, but the arrangements and chord progressions are ever-flowing and layered in a way not often heard in pop music. Avalanche pop is extremely dynamic and sweeps the listener into an aural adventure of colours and grooves that aren’t usually associated with pop music. You’ve also recently wrapped up mastering for Niine’s first single - what’s the title and how did you go about crafting it? The title is It Never Was Up To You. I wrote this song around six years ago when I had decided to become more self-empowered. I wrote the song on the piano and then slowly added other instruments in until I was happy that the sentiment was captured correctly. I hope people are energized when they listen to it. You’ll shortly be playing your debut headliner at Bar Open on Sunday July 24 - what secrets are you planning to unveil at the show, if any? I have been writing a lot of new music over the past few months and developing my writing and arranging, so I’m super pumped to play some new songs at this show. These new songs are a good indication of the direction Niine’s avalanche pop will be going this summer. What’s the plan for Niine for the rest of the year? I’m going travelling in Europe to get inspired, write new music and hopefully play some solo shows. I can’t wait to return and complete an EP, which we will hopefully deliver into the public’s hands by the end of summer. NIINE will perform at Bar Open on Sunday July 24.
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TUESDAY JULY 26:
SUNDAY JULY 31:
OPEN MIC SHOWCASE FREE, 8PM
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OPEN MIC NIGHT Drunken Poet, West Melbourne.
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MAX FOTHERINGTON Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick.
THURSDAY JULY 28:
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OPEN MIC FREE, 8PM
MATT BRADSHAW Elephant & Wheelbarrow, St Kilda.
WH OL E LOT TA LOV E The Mancave Clan are here to help you with your midlife crisis. Emerging from the depths of the darkest dude retreats in town, they explore the post punk genre on their upcoming album, Tales of Awkward, Troubled and Pathetic Men. Don’t worry too much; there’s ample licks of humour to keep the blues at bay. Joining them at Whole Lotta Love on Thursday July 21are Mezz Coleman and Acupuncture. Free entry, music from 8pm
Richmond. 8:00pm. $55.90.
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JUÑOR So then, what’s the band name and what do you ‘do’ in the band? I’m a rapper/dj/producer/audio engineer and I do all of that live as well as in the studio. What do you reckon people will say you sound like? Weird, new, trippy and a bit of a mix between Flatbush Zombies/Underachievers and Kid Cudi. What do you love about making music? It’s my release. It’s that place where I can channel all of my energy and thoughts into something beautiful. Everyone needs a personal release like that, for some it’s sport, for others it’s perhaps painting. For me, it’s music right now. What do you hate about the music industry? The lack of inherent support given, both from within the industry, from governing bodies and from those around you. Be prepared to be totally self-motivated and to only have yourself to rely on. If you could travel back in time and show one of your musical heroes your stuff, who would it be and why? I don’t feel like I’d need to go back in time. If I could show Kid Cudi my stuff and my vision, that’d make my life. I feel like he’d just get it. What can a punter expect from your live show? A trippy musical journey based around freeing your mind, letting go and letting the music fully consume you, your vibrations and your energy from start-finish. There will be turn up. There will be turn down. It will be wavy. What have you got to sell CD-wise? I have a few copies of my debut 2015 EP Fluorescent Connections plus a range of fashion items that my team and I have designed based off the music. My new record Free.Mined is available for free on all streaming services. Anything else to add? Taking my music on the road for the first time has been amazing. I really can’t wait to finish it off with a killer Melbourne hometown show. Spread love. JUÑOR will play The Workers Club on Thursday July 21. He’ll be joined by Nico Ghost, Matthew Craig and DJ Gaiamusic.
NEW LEASE: TIME FOR DREAMS
T HE JOHN CURTIN New Lease at The John Curtin is curated by a bunch of local band members, who love showcasing their favourite live music. On Saturday July 23, they’re chucking a free afternoon show featuring hazy pop duet Time for Dreams. Also on the bill is upcoming solo project Perfect Skin, who will be laying down some ambient electronica. It’s all going down from 3pm onwards and entry is free. You can also wrap your lips around $13 jugs of refreshing Coopers ale all arvo.
RETROLYMPIAD - FEAT: JUGGERNAUTS DJS Acmi, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $22.00.
RONNIE CHARLES SLICK LIX BAND Flying Saucer Club, Elsternwick. 8:40pm. $18.00.
SATURDAYS R COVERED - FEAT: RADIO STAR Royal Hotel (essendon), Essendon. 10:00pm.
SHERIFF + SUN GOD REPLICA + GRIM RHYTHM + JUMPIN' JACK WILLIAM & NEIL WILKINSON Old Bar, Fitzroy.
8:30pm. $10.00.
TEQUILA MOCKINGBYRD + THE CROOKEDS Yah Yah's, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.
TERRESTRIALS + SOCIALLY HANDICAPPED + SHARROW + CRASH & BURN Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm.
COM PA S S PI Z Z A Compass Pizza is playing host to yet another amazing songwriter on Saturday July 23. British singer and solo artist Hannah Ashcroft will be filling the rustic setting with hand-crafted melodies, which draw influence from classical mythology and dystopian literature. Enjoy music with elegance and soul, when she plays a free set from 7pm.
TERROR SQUAD + DESECRATOR + ANATOMY + ABOMINATOR + MORE Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 7:00pm. THE ALEX TAYLOR EXPERIENCE Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbottsford. 7:00pm.
THE BLACK HEART DEATH CULT + SACRED SHRINES + EDEN + PHLO Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 9:00pm. $8.00. THE COMFORT + GRIM INDIANA Wrangler Studios,
Footscray. 7:00pm.
THE HIDING + PARKS DEPARTMENT + CIVIQUE Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8:30pm. $10.00.
Recital Centre, Southbank. 7:00pm. $29.00.
WINTER MOON + THE STORY MODEL + DEAR THIEVES Ding
Cbd. 7:00pm. $20.00.
Club, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $5.00.
Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.
ARTHUR PENN & THE FUNKY TEN Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $12.00.
PENY BOHAN
C H A RL E S WE S TO N Peny Bohan will be filling up Charles Weston with her sweet and insightful ballads, when she treats punters to a free set on Saturday July 23. Utilising elements of pop and roots, Bohan creates a genre all of her own. It’s likely her chilled tunes will lull you into a warm and toasty daze, as you lounge by the fireplaces with a tasty beverage in hand. Enjoy free music from 6.30pm.
BENNY GREEN TRIO Bird's Basement, Melbourne. 7:45pm.
KARAOKE WITH ZOE Customs House Hotel, Williamstown.
9:00pm.
LIGHT OF DAY AUSTRALIA WINTER GIGS Piping Hot Chicken & Burger Grill, Ocean Grove. 7:30pm.
NO SOUP 4 U Ascot Vale Hotel, Ascot Vale. 8:00pm. PENY BOHAN Charles Weston Hotel, Brunswick. 6:30pm. PERRY KEYES Wesley Anne, Northcote. 8:00pm. $15.00. RORY ELLIS Golden Vine Hotel, Bendigo. 8:30pm. $15.00. STEVE BOYD'S RUM REVERIE + RATTLIN BONES BLACKWOOD Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 9:00pm.
TRIO AGOGO VS BEN CARR Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne WINDRUSH - FEAT: THE BOÎTE MILLENNIUM CHORUS + GEOFFREY WILLIAMS + STELLA SAVY + DJ MOHAIR SLIM + MORE Hamer Hall (arts Centre Melbourne), Southbank. AMBER ISLES + THE NORTHERN FOLK + LUCKY MOORE Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. $10.00.
BACKWOOD CREATURES Tago Mago, Thornbury. 9:00pm. BELLE HARVEY Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm. CHRIS CAVILL & THE PROSPECTORS + SAMMY OWEN BLUES + OLD FEATHER Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm.
$15.00.
TRAM COPS
THE WORKERS CLUB Young Melbourne five-piece Tram Cops will be celebrating the launch of their new EP at The Workers Club on Saturday July 23. The self-titled EP features cruising indie rock, with smooth riffs and just the right amount of fuzz. Supports include Dom Kelly, who also happens to be launching an album, in addition to Daisy Chain and Scout. Get on down at 8pm, entry is a meagre $5.
$56.00.
SUZANNAH ESPIE & THE LAST WORD Union Hotel
10:00pm. $56.00.
THE BOYS Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6:00pm. THE BRAVES + SHRIMP WITCH + WAX EATERS Yarra Hotel,
BENNY GREEN TRIO Bird's Basement, Melbourne.
(brunswick), Brunswick. 5:00pm.
CHOIR OF TRINITY COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 7:00pm. $43.20.
DJ JUNGLE FEVER Gem Bar, Collingwood. 8:00pm. GYAN Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm.
$25.00.
HORNS OF LEROY + THE PUTBACKS + THE SCRIMS Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 8:30pm. $12.00.
JAMES SHERLOCK QUARTET Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy.
8:00pm.
MISS BRIGID & HER MIXED NUTS Open Studio, Northcote. 5:00pm.
MODE FOR JOE Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd.
8:00pm. $25.00.
MONTGOMERY BROTHERS + JUMPIN JOSH DJS + GOGO GODDESSES The Luwow, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. PAPA CHANGO Open Studio, Northcote. 8:30pm. PHILA PARA Prince Public Bar, St Kilda . 6:00pm. SARAH MACLAINE + ROGER CLARK QUARTET Dizzy's Jazz Club, Richmond. 9:00pm. $16.00.
SHACK SHAKERS Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 10:00pm. SHIMMY SHIMMY #7 - FEAT: MISS GOLDIE + PIERRE BARONI + MORE Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 9:00pm. $15.00. STRETCHROPOLITANS Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 6:00pm. TANK DILEMMA Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 9:30pm. THE DAPHNE RAWLING BAND + MITCH POWER The B.east,
Abbotsford. 8:00pm. $10.00.
THE BLACK HEART DEATH CLUB
G R AC E DA R LI NG H OT E L Take a trip into deep, deep space on Saturday July 23, when The Black Heart Death Club orbit the stage of the Grace Darling Hotel. The bat cave that is the Basement serves as the perfect back drop for their drone soaked, melting fuzz. Supports have come from across the galaxy, in the form of Sacred Shines, Eden and Phlo. Doors 9pm, entry is six space credits, or $8 if you haven’t got those handy.
COLLARD GREENS & GRAVY Union Hotel (brunswick),
Brunswick. 9:00pm.
CRAIG WOODWARD + WARREN ROUGH & FRIENDS Victoria
Hotel (brunswick), Brunswick. 4:00pm.
DANNY WALSH BANNED Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 9:00pm.
HANNAH ASHCROFT Compass Pizza, Brunswick East.
7:00pm.
THE GRAPES DUO + THE DAYLIGHT MAYBES Grandview
Hotel, Fairfield. 8:30pm. $15.00.
THE TINSLEY WATERHOUSE BLUES BAND Brunswick Hotel,
Brunswick. 5:00pm.
THE TIPPLERS Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 3:00pm.
SUNDAY 24 JUL BRENDAN LLOYD
THE REVE REN CE Spend your Sunday in style with an afternoon session at The Reverence on Sunday July 24. Brendan Lloyd is making his return, with the aim of warming up your wintery afternoon with some toasty folk jams. Beer and food specials are on offer all arvo, and entry is free. You’ve got nothing to lose, so nip on down from 3pm.
ANITA LEVY Open Studio, Northcote. 8:00pm. BENNY GREEN TRIO Bird's Basement, Melbourne. 7:45pm.
$56.00.
BENNY GREEN TRIO Bird's Basement, Melbourne.
10:00pm. $56.00.
Brunswick East. 9:30pm.
JAZZ NOTES Open Studio, Northcote. 5:00pm. MJC PRESENTS Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. REFRACTION The Rooks Return, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. RIDDIM & VIBES Belleville, Melbourne. 3:00pm. SUGARFOOT RAMBLERS Bennetts Lane Jazz Club,
9:30pm. $25.00.
SUNDAY SOUL SESSIONS Purple Emerald, Northcote.
THE FURBELOWS Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd.
THE DAFNEE RAWLING BAND
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THE OTHER AMERICAN SONGBOOK - FEAT: ROBYN ARCHER + MICHAEL MORLEY + GEORGE BUTRUMLIS Melbourne
7:30pm. $35.00.
Recital Centre, Southbank. 3:00pm. $29.00.
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T H E TO FF I N TOWN It’s going to be a night of dirty blues at The Toff in Town, when Chris Cavill & The Prospectors play the launch show for their new EP, All That You Got. Their new release sees the three-piece deviating from the folk backbone of their 2015 offering, instead wandering into decidedly grungier territory. Sammy Owen Blues Band and Old Feather are rounding out the bill in the support slots. Totter on down to The Toff on Saturday July 23 from 7.30pm, tickets will set you back $15 on the door.
THE MAGIC MARSHMALLOWS + PAPER TAPIR + KIER STEVENS + EMMETT GRAHAM 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. TRAM COPS + DOM KELLY + DAISY CHAIN + SCOUT Workers
THE OTHER AMERICAN SONGBOOK - FEAT: ROBYN ARCHER + MICHAEL MORLEY + GEORGE BUTRUMLIS Melbourne
COOKING AMERICAN STYLE BBQ LOW & SLOW SINCE 2012
CHRIS CAVILL & THE PROSPECTORS
TH E B.E AS T Massive eight-piece indie-rockers The Dafnee Rawling Band are taking over The B.East on Saturday July 23. The alt-country inspired outfit have come all the way from Sydney, to give Melbourne punters a taste of their multi-faceted tunes and huge onstage presence. The Dafnee Rawling Band will be joined by country songwriter Mitch Power. Music is from 9.30pm onwards and entry is free. Which means you’ll have plenty of cash leftover to take advantage of $5 Tecates.
Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $18.00.
THE REVERENCE 4TH BIRTHDAY
T H E R E V E R E NC E How quickly time goes by. Who would have thought that the baby of the west, The Reverence, is already four years old. To celebrate this milestone, they’ve brought along some of Melbourne’s best bands for their birthday bash. Blueline Medic are in the headline slot, being one of the cornerstones of the underground punk rock scene in Australia. The Hard Aches are making the trek from Adelaide for the fiesta, and the always wonderful Tyre Swans will also be making an appearance. Other acts on board include Foxtrot, Tigers, Laura Mardon and Hanny J. Your present to The Rev is your attendance, so give them a big one from 6.30pm. Tickets are $20+bf.
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9:00pm.
SUNDAY SOULTRAIN Daveys Bar & Restaurant, Frankston.
3:00pm.
BAND OF HORSES + GARETH LIDDIARD Forum Theatre, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $77.50.
BEACH SLANG + SPRING KING + FOOD COURT Corner Hotel,
Richmond. 8:00pm. $45.90.
BUSY KINGDOM + TRICK GYPSY Post Office Hotel, Coburg.
9:30pm.
FAT WHITE FAMILY + WHIPPER Yah Yah's, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.
$40.00.
GYAN Flying Saucer Club, Elsternwick. 3:30pm. $20.00.
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SLIM DIME AND THE PRAIRIE KINGS
T HE DRUNKEN POET Slim Dime and The Prairie Kings are taking their bopping country-billy on down to The Drunken Poet on Sunday July 24. They’ve been pretty amped up following the release of their second album Yes Sir, which sees them taking their own spin on country, rock’n’roll and western swing. Get your toes a tapping when they play a free show from 4pm.
JAMES HICKEY BAND + MANDY CONNELL TRIO + THE OLD MARRIED COUPLE Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 5:00pm. $10.00.
JEMMA ROWLANDS & THE CLIFTON HILLBILLIES Gem Bar,
Collingwood. 8:00pm.
JOE MANDICA Ascot Vale Hotel, Ascot Vale. 8:00pm. JULES BOULT & THE REDEEMERS Big Huey's Diner, South
Melbourne. 4:00pm.
JVG GUITAR METHOD Union Hotel (brunswick),
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UP THE GUTS
TH E GA S O M E T E R H OT E L The Up The Guts tour is in full swing, with the goal of taking some fine rock’n’rollers on the road for a 15 shows across the country. Monday July 25 will see the festivities land in Melbourne, care of The Gasometer Hotel. Local legends ScotDrakula have snapped up the headline slot, with supports along for the ride including Scott & Charlene’s Wedding, Ben Wright Smith, plus Jack, Jo and friends. Doors are at 7pm, tickets on sale via Eventbrite.
LOR THE LIFE OF RILEY + RATTLINCANE Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbottsford. 7:00pm.
LOUISE LOVE + ASTRAL SKULLS + ALPHA LOOPY 303, Northcote. 7:30pm. $5.00.
MANE + DONNARUMMA + DARCY FOX + ALEXANDER BIGGS Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 3:00pm. $10.00.
MAT & MARK + SHANNON TROTTMAN & WILL HEINE + SAFIRE ROSE Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 8:00pm. MICHELLE GARDINER Customs House Hotel,
Ferntree Gully. 2:00pm. Windsor. 4:00pm.
REBETIKO Belleville, Melbourne. 6:00pm.
1:30pm. $12.00.
TUESDAY 26 JUL SUPA SUPLEX
RICH DAVIES & THE LOW ROAD + RATTLIN' BONES BLACKWOOD Labour In Vain, Fitzroy. 5:00pm. RORY ELLIS Westernport Hotel, San Remo. 5:30pm. SLIM DIME & PRAIRIE KINGS Drunken Poet, West
Melbourne. 5:00pm.
SUNDAY SESSION - FEAT: BRUNSY Ferntree Gully Hotel, SUNDAY SESSIONS - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS Lucky Coq, THE GLORIOUS NORTH + CHUCK JENKINS + JEMMA & THE CLIFTON HILLBILLIES Northcote Social Club, Northcote. ULTRAFOX Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 5:30pm. VIRUS Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 2:00pm. VIRUS Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 2:00pm. ZOE K BAND Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 7:30pm.
MONDAY 25 JUL ANTS COLLECTIVE Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne
Cbd. 8:00pm. $18.00.
BIRD'S BIG BAND Bird's Basement, Melbourne. 8:00pm. $20.00.
B RU N SWI C K H OT E L Get some free music in your Tuesday eve, thanks to the good guys at the Brunswick Hotel. On Tuesday July 26, punk rock outfit Supa Suplex will be shredding up the stage. Hailing from the eastern suburbs, Supa Suplex will be having a few rants about political stuff that pisses them off. Supports are Spare No Words and Crepitus. Bands kick off at 8pm.
Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $5.00. Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $5.00.
GODHULI + PURRS Old Bar, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. MONDAY NIGHT MASS - FEAT: TRUST PUNKS + TREEHOUSE + PRODUCT + BITUMEN Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 8:00pm.
POOL COMP - FEAT: NOEL Inkerman Hotel, Balaclava.
7:30pm.
TEGAN & SARA 170 Russell, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm.
$62.00.
TERRY + BLANK STATEMENTS Post Office Hotel, Coburg.
9:30pm.
NORMIE ROWE & THE PLAYBOYS Matthew Flinders Hotel,
TOM TOM TUESDAY - FEAT: PREMIUM FANTASY + OIL + BISTRO Howler, Brunswick. 8:00pm. INDIE TUESDAY - FEAT: DUO TRIO NIGHT Prince Public Bar, St Kilda . 7:30pm.
IRISH SESSION Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 8:00pm.
6:30pm. $10.00. $56.00.
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KARRIN ALLYSON Bird's Basement, Melbourne. 10:00pm. $56.00.
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PJ Party w/ Jesse Leaman, Chloe, Nina & Co, Potato Shed, 41 Peninsula Drive, Drysdale, 6pm – 9.30pm, Free, AA
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You probably already know that Splendour in the Grass is this weekend and might even be lucky enough to already have a ticket and a tent, but for everyone who isn’t, don’t worry about it too much because there are some great and cool sideshows this week! All over town there are all-ages gigs including Jack Garrett, Santigold and Beach Slang & Spring King. For a full guide of side shows check out the Beat gig guide. If you’re feeling crafty and creative and have ever wanted to make your own badges or collages then guess what you’re in luck! This Saturday Signal is running its monthly Craft Club in Flinders Walk. It’s a totally free, hands on collaborative event with a score of likeminded young art enthusiasts. Book a place on the website melbourne.vic.gov.au
ANNA'S GO-GO ACADEMY Bella Union Bar, Carlton.
MELODIES & VISIONS - FEAT: DANIEL DE BORAH + DALE BARLTROP Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank.
FRIDA + TALI MAHONEY + DJ PETER HELLIER Evelyn Hotel,
LAPSLEY + FORTUNES Howler, Brunswick. 8:00pm. OPEN MIC Tago Mago, Thornbury. 7:00pm. OPEN MIC NITE Inkerman Hotel, Balaclava. 7:30pm. SUPA SUPLEX + SPARE NO WORDS + CREPITUS Brunswick
Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $18.00.
FAT WHITE FAMILY + THE SHIFTERS + DJ STEVE WIDE FRIDA + TALI MAHONEY + DJ PETER HELLIER Evelyn Hotel,
8:30pm. $6.00.
ANDREA KELLER TRANSIENTS II Bennetts Lane Jazz Club,
KARRIN ALLYSON Bird's Basement, Melbourne. 7:45pm.
Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $40.00.
7:30pm.
YIP’S CHILDREN’S CHOIR St Kilda Memo, St Kilda. CULT MUSIC Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 4:30pm. FUZZSUCKER Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm. GLASFROSCH + EMAH + FOX LAS MAR Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy.
Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm.
DMJO (THE DARYL MCKENZIE JAZZ ORCHESTRA) + ALINTA CHIDZEY The Apartment, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. LARS VOGT Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank.
7:30pm. $50.00.
Santigold
STARR & SHULTZ + BUSH GOTHIC Open Studio, Northcote.
FAT WHITE FAMILY
CH E RRY B A R Cherry Bar are throwing their very own Splendour sideshow on Monday July 25, and the UK’s favourite rotund relatives will be rolling down to Melbourne. Fat White Family slap you in the face with an unrelenting blend of glitter ball disco, smacked out psych, glam funk, heartbreaking torch songs and otherworldly slabs of Kraut and western. You’ll have to hear it to believe it. The Shifters and DJ Steve Wide are supporting, get yourself there at 7pm. Tickets are $40+bf via the venue.
Williamstown. 3:00pm.
LAPSLEY
H OWLE R Lapsley will be bringing her rich electronica to Howler on Tuesday July 26. Known for meshing together R&B elements with haunting vocals and classical undercurrents, Lapsley has built a steady following since her breakout EP, Monday. Her first full length Long Way Home has been attracting some serious attention, so it makes sense the show at Howler has totally sold out. Doors at 8pm, here’s hoping you snagged yourself a ticket.
Brunswick. 5:00pm.
The Freeza Push Start Competition is underway and blazing! Freeza Push Start brings every kind of local young musical talent you can imagine together to battle it out in Freeza communities across the state. There are a few heats this week with acts facing off hoping to get through to the next round. It’s like all those teenage band movies but instead it’s real life and you can come and be an integral part of the live audience! Just check your local Freeza group on Facebook to see where and when the local heats are and support your local artists! If you’re an aspiring industrious young person then you might already know that as of last week you can purchase early bird tickets for the 2016 Face the Music summit in mid-November! If you haven’t heard about Face the Music before, basically it’s a music industry conference with panel discussions from a collection of industry experts. Savvy artists, journalists, media professionals and anyone with a passion for music is going to be there. This year it takes place over November 17 and 18 and features new programmers Zac Abroms (Vice Royalty) and Ashley Sambrooks (Higher Plains). If this has caught your eye, head to the website facethemusic.org.au.
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Craft Club, Signal, Flinders Walk, Northbank, Melbourne, 11am – 4pm, Free, AA FReeZA Push Start Comp w/ Tyna Gi, Will Son, CammDogg, Visy Cares Hub Sunshine, 80B Harvester Rd, Sunshine, 12.00pm-5.30pm, Free, AA
S U N DAY J U LY 24 Freeza Push Start Comp w/ Up Everything, Shany n Binca, Annabell, Dora Tran, CG and Peregrin, Youth Truck Stage, Windsor and Buckingham Avenues, Springvale, 12pm-3pm, Free, youth.greaterdandenong. com, AA
Wed 20th July
W I N E , W H I S K EY, W O M E N 8pm: Alice Williams 9pm: Zoe K Thurs 21st July
7pm:
open mic night Friday 22nd July
6pm: Traditional Irish Music Session 8.30pm:
Miss Whiskey
Saturday 23rd July
The Tipplers 9pm: Danny Walsh Banned 3pm:
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BEHIND THE SCENES: INTEGRATE EXPO AN INTERVIEW WITH SOREN NORGAARD BY NICK BROWN
The AV industry is a big business, and like many other areas of technology, the thinking is always changing. As an annual meeting place and showcase for companies in the industry to network, learn and display their wares, Integrate has developed into Australia’s biggest AV Expo. Soren Norgaard is the man behind Integrate bringing together many companies and sectors that fall under the broad umbrella that is AV. How long has Integrate been running? This year is the eighth expo. For the first six we were in Sydney, last year was in Melbourne and by all accounts it was well received. Certainly a lot of our visitors and exhibitors are keen to go back, so we’re in Sydney again this year and we will then alternate each year. Can you explain the importance of a show such as this? The AV industry is reasonably specialised – particularly in the commercial sector. There are a number of verticals within these under the AV umbrella and really I think the industry as a whole wanted a meeting place and a showcase. The concept developed more out of a live focus like entertainment technology, but has slowly evolved more into the commercial AV side of things. Talking to the cross section of the community, they want a showcase that represents the broad range of the AV industry. Things like audio, digital signage, residential, smart building, unified communications, AV conferencing, automation, content management and distribution, displays, home cinema, interactive displays, LED video walls, lighting controls, multimedia controls, professional audio, security and light safety, streaming media and video projectors. So there are a range of companies represented that would appeal to the real end users as well as the architects, designers and installers. People such as the hands on decision makers for workplaces, government associations, universities and venues.
AV technology is an always evolving beast. Can you give us some ideas of the technologies and brands that will be represented this year? Technology is rapidly advancing. Things such as image quality and image distribution is a big one. Also the scale of some of these screens. A few years ago you could buy a hi-res screen, whereas now you can get cinemasized video walls with a 4k resolution at an affordable price. It might have been available a few years ago, but realistically no one could afford it. In general, most of the technologies are becoming more accessible, which is probably why we’re seeing a lot more digital displays in our everyday life. Other advances are obviously in audio with line array speaker systems and much better quality at a lower price, which helps with decision making for businesses. Technologies are also focussing on enabling the distribution of this higher quality content. Obviously here in Australia we’ve had considerations in regards to file sizes and available bandwidth, but advancements are being made to allow high quality images to be distributed in relatively low bandwidth, which is exciting. The automation and control over lighting systems is also advancing rapidly. And there’s more than just the actual exhibitors? Of course. There are a number of dedicated information screens on the floor detailing the latest and greatest in these fields. We also have over 70 individual sessions in collaboration with our training partners and guest speakers. These include some very popular and highly
regarded speakers from the international stage with great knowledge and insights into where the industry is heading over the next few years. How does Australia differ from overseas? It must still be quite a large market? I say this quite often but if you look at our population and geographical location, we’re catering to around 30 million people, if we include New Zealand. Compare that to Europe with a billion people. Integrate attracts over 5000 attendees with 130 odd exhibiting companies. Go to Europe and a similar event will have 1200 exhibiting companies and around 65,000 visitors. Infocom in the USA would have 1000 exhibitors and get around 45 to 50,000 attendees – so we’re doing quite well. We punch above our weight really. We’re also in
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a marketplace that’s very well connected and because of its size, although many of these companies are competitors, they are united and embrace the industry and this is their annual get together and showcase for the industry. This is obviously great for Integrate, but it also a chance for companies to unite and showcase the latest and greatest. INTEGRATE EXPO will take place from Tuesday August 23 until Thursday August 25 at the Sydney Showgrounds, NSW. For tickets and more details, head to integrate-expo.com.
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MILLENNIALS: QUICK NURSE! THE STREAMS Millennials (ages 15 to 19) are fuelling the streaming phenomenon, so much so that they’ve turned their back on AM/FM radio. The new Music & Millennials report by trade body Music Business Association found that US millennials’ use of streaming is twice that of other Americans (51% to 24%). Their time listening on traditional radio is 12% compared to the 38% national average. Their favourite devices are connected devices such as smartphones (41% of their listening time, overall average is 18%) while AM/FM radio receivers only account for 11% of their time (33% of general population listening time). 40% of 15-to-19s cite mobile access as a major factor to upgrade to premium, compared to 29% of the population.
UNIVERSAL MUSIC, FOXTEL, MAKE UP After an eight-month blank-out, Universal Music Australia and Foxtel have smoked the peace pipe. From Monday August 1, Universal acts will again be seen on [V] HITS, MAX, Foxtel Smooth and CMC. Universal’s major acts include Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift, 5 Seconds of Summer and The Weeknd.
REPORT: FLUME BIGGEST SINGLE FOR YEAR Sydney’s Flume beat all the top artists in the world to have the best selling single in Australia for the first half of 2016 with Never Be Like You featuring Kai. The Music Network, in its inaugural Singles & Market Share Report, said that Flume topped nine of the 20 charts it surveyed including national radio airplay and ARIA Streaming. Sia was #2 on the radio chart and Top 10 in airplay and streaming.
Which international rapper was furious that his high profile wife didn’t make it to his video shoot? Is MIA going to leak her album after its release was stopped by her record label? Which hard bitten rocker got a tattoo done of his mum? When a young PA was hired for a wellknown band, she was told that one of her prime roles was to “keep our fucking singer away from the rest of us.” Queensland venues warn its new lockout laws could cost 6000 jobs. Meantime, Canberra venues hold their rally against the ACT’s plans to increase licence fees for late night venues. Reports that Calvin Harris has rebounded to Nicole Scherzinger are denied that while spotted chilling at London’s Tape club, they’re “just good friends.” Red Hot Chili Peppers reveal they twice asked David Bowie to produce their records (2002’s By The Way and 2006’s Stadium Arcadium) but he said no both times. “He wrote us extremely thoughtful, kind letters explaining why he couldn’t.” Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington reveals that recording their first album Hybrid Theory were so chaotic their label Warner tried to get Mike Shinoda fired. The Rent Party at Thornbury Theatre for Preston Records was a sell-out, with $10,000 raised on the night. Of the performers, Mark Frayne came from Perth and Continental Robert from Sydney. Melbourne duo Gypsy & The Cat will split up after their Virtual Islands album tour winds up in October. Xavier Bacash and Lionel Towers say that it is totally amicable but they realised that they’ve said everything they have to say together on their third album. The Game and oldest son Harlem are raising $50,000 for white police officer Tommy Norman in Little Rock Arkansas because “I was touched by how active he is in the black community where he polices.” Delta Goodrem has gone into a joint venture with Sony Music Entertainment Australia for her own record label. The House Of Oz Records will release her own music, as well as acts that she discovers. Sydney’s Goodbar club on Oxford Street is to be relaunched “in a few weeks” after its current renovations provide two levels,
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A record number of entries have been received across the Melbourne Prize for Music 2016, the Outstanding Musicians Award 2016, the Beleura Award for Composition 2016 and the Development Award 2016. Tuesday September 6 marks the announcement of the category finalists along with the start of public voting for the $4,000 Civic Choice Award 2016. More info, go to www.melbourneprize.org.
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three bars and a state of the art sound system. Behind the venture are long time EDM producers Scott Robertson (KINK) and Paul Strange (Tank, Home). Jack White will serve on Nashville’s council for gender equality, joining a team of 45 to combat sexism, and to suggest ways to combat workplace treatment and unfair wages. Meantime White’s next project could be Dolly Parton.
SUPPORT ACT THANKS MUSIC VICTORIA FOR $50K Support Act Ltd has acknowledged Music Victoria for raising $50,000 for the charity during the past ten years. Since 2006 Patrick Donovan, first as The Age’s chief music writer, and latterly as the CEO of Music Victoria, has championed the charity which raises money for musicians and industry workers who’ve fallen on hard times. Most of the donations came via the Age Music Victoria Awards.
NEW ADDITION TO MEDIA LAW Melbourne entertainment law firm Media Arts Lawyers is joined by Amanda Mason, who spent the last seven years at Dwyer & Co Legal. Aside from being a legal eagle, Mason also manages artists, organises events and writes for music mags. She is contacted at amanda@mediaartslawyers. com or (03) 9320 4209.
BIG WEST BOARD NO-SHOW AT FORUM There were quite a few pissed off people at a forum last week to discuss why the Big West has decided to call it quits. The festival’s board decided at the last moment not to front up to answer community questions. The forum, which drew 100 people including artists and community leaders, was held by the Save Big West group. The board sent a formal message that it appreciated the “deep affection” people had for the festival but it preferred to meet with Save Big West privately to discuss issues brought up at the forum. These included why the decision to axe the festival after 19 years was not made without proper community consultation, an analysis of its finances, and the possibility of keeping the festival going with a new board given the important role it played in the west.
VIC POLICE WARN OF PILLTESTING A group of medical professionals pushing for pill-testing at music festivals have the funding in place, and earlier this year said that, given NSW’s hostility to the idea, talked about them being held in other states. But it won’t be Victoria. The Age reported that a statement from Vic Police warned that under current legislation, anyone involved in pill-testing could be prosecuted. “In Victoria it is currently unlawful to use, possess, cultivate or traffic illicit drugs in any form,” it said. The Government has no plans to make an exception for tests.
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in a ski mask, carrying an air rifle, Paul James Nicholson pleaded guilty to the charge of possessing an unregistered firearm in a public place at Newtown Local Court. Fellow filmmaker Gawain Keith McGrath pleaded not guilty. They return to court next month. In Court: Melbourne nightclub promoters An Ken Vi and Raymond Lach were among five men in court last week after a federal crime task force allegedly discovered 275 kilograms of methamphetamine under shipping containers floorboard imported from China. The drugs, found in packets disguised as udon noodles, have a street value of $275 million. In Court: Self-styled Rastafarian Dan Morris was fined $3000 for operating pirate radio station, IRIE FM, from his West Wollongong home. Morris started the station because of a lack of reggae music on radio. IRIE FM had an estimated 800 listeners and 500 Facebook followers. The Australian Communications and Media Authority began inquiries after he was profiled in January on Vice.com in a piece titled ‘Meet Australia’s Preeminent Jamaican Pirate Radio Broadcaster’. Sued: Lil’ Wayne by credit card company American Express for over $86,396.75 in unpaid bills dating back to last December. Died: Danny Smythe, drummer for US band The Box Tops (‘The Letter’), 68. Died: Steve Young, co-founder of British ‘80s electro-dance acts Colourbox and M/A/R/R/S (‘Pump Up The Volume’). Died: Two 17-year-old men at Scotland’s T in the Park while the body of a 29-year-old man was found after he got off a bus leaving the site for a cigarette and did not get back on.
Ill: Elle Goulding was forced to cancel appearances at festivals in Latvia and Finland on the weekend due to exhaustion. Ill: The Ghost Inside’s guitarist Zach Johnson faces more problems with his hip, which might lead to his 11th surgery. Recovered: Poison drummer Rikki Rockett, diagnosed with tongue cancer 12 months ago, says he’s “cancer free.” Ill: Lil’ Wayne had his third seizure (since denied) in less than a month, this time moments before going onstage in Las Vegas club TAO. Ill: Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry collapsed onstage during a New York show with sideband Hollywood Vampires (with Johnny Depp and Alice Cooper) and hospitalised for checks. Recovering: Status Quo’s Rick Parfitt is expected to make a “full recovery” following his heart attack in Turkey after which he had a defibrillator fitted into his chest to monitor his heart. Split: Following her split with actor Wilmer Valderrama after six years, singer Demi Lovato moved on to martial arts fighter Guilherme “Bomba” Vasconcelos... but that had finished by the weekend. In Court: Brooklyn rapper Troy Ave, charged with attempted murder in connection with a fatal shooting at a New York club in May, is out on $500,000 bail. He had to surrender his passport, wear an ankle bracelet and is banned from nightclubs and stadiums. In Court: following riot squad officers called out to what turned out to be the shooting of a music video in Faversham Street in Marrickville in June after people saw a man was
DJ OBI SETS NEW WORLD RECORD Nigeria’s DJ Obi set a new Guinness World Record, with a 240-hour marathon on the decks at a Lagos café. The old record of 200 hours was set in Dublin by Polish DJ Norbert Selmaj in November 2014. Obi was allowed a five-minute break every hour, a one-hour break every 12 hours, daily medical checks and massages, had to have someone dancing at all times, and could not repeat a song within four hours of playing it.
MATT NUGENT DOUBLES UP Foremost dance music executive and Sydney house music DJ Matt Nugent has launched Double-Up Records, an EDM label with a penchant for house music. In the past 10 years, Nugent was GM and A&R manager at ONELOVE Recordings, Dance Music consultant and product manager for Sony Music Entertainment Australia and marketing manager at Central Station Records. He was responsible for helping to launch ShockOne, Nicky Night Time,
Generik, Kaz James, Tigerlily, Kaskade and Dirty South among others. Aside from signing Australian acts for the world, DoubleUp will licence tracks from abroad. Those from Harry Romero, Illyus & Barrientos and Croatia Squad are scheduled. Contact is matt@double-up.com.au.
NEW SIGNING FOR SWEAT IT OUT Sweat It Out Records has signed rising Sydney DJ and producer Dena Amy, releasing her debut single Wait For You, produced with label mate Benson. The South African-born DJ and actor made an impact last year with her Midnight Allure mix and tour, and also toured with labelmates Rüfüs after appearing on their Bloom track Hypnotised. She’s heading off for six shows on her debut North American tour before returning to open for Hayden James’ run in late August. Sweat It Out’s roster includes Ajax, A-Trak, Crooked Colours, Emoh Instead, Frames, Motez, Indian Summer, Porsches and What So Not.
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As part of its 40th year celebrations Triple R will open its doors on Saturday July 30 from 10am till 4pm. Announcers and staff will show the public through the six studios, record libraries, the office and meeting spaces. Sweet Jean (AKA Sime Nugent & Alice Keith) play a 11.30am during Off The Record, replacing the previously announced Sal Kimber.
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96 small, medium and independent arts organisations shared in $113 million worth of Creative Victoria’s 2017-2020 Organisations Investment Program funding over the next four years. Among them were festivals as Melbourne Festival, Melbourne International Comedy, Next Wave, Melbourne International Jazz, Melbourne Fringe and Wangaratta Festival of Jazz. Other recipients included Black Arm Band, Wantok Music, Multicultural Arts Victoria, Arts Access Victoria, Songlines Aboriginal Music Corporation, Footscray Community Arts Centre and Speak Percussion. See full story at beat.com.au.
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Social entrepreneur, author and pioneer for the Australian youth sector
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Sam Doust
Writer, creative director, 70s kid and original digital native
Steve Vamos
Business leader who changed the Australian technology landscape forever
Jules Allen
Youth whisperer, crusader for child protection and adoption reform
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