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Australia’s Best Band? Dave Stewart(Eurythmics) thinks so!

Also inside: UK Dance Music God, John Digweed Aussie Cinema God, Fred Schepisi Interstate Roots deities Bonjah Goddess Katie Noonan’s Elixir Local angels, Jude Elliot and Asta Binne, Luca Brasi, Ending Atrophy, Fritz & Incarcerate Plus The Biggest High School Band Comp, since the dawn of time, My School Act And more, and more, and more... in Our Biggest Edition EVER! Cafe, CD, Games and Gig Reviews Fashion, Roller Derby and Burlesque And more... did I mention that?

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Dave Stewart founder of pop rock legends Eurythmics, has asked The Panics to be his backing band for his upcoming Australian tour with Stevie Nicks. “The Panics are a band that will go the whole distance,” he said.

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TheAustralian Music Prize (The Amp) continues to go from strength to strength. Now in its 7th year, The Amp has proved its worth both in Australia and internationally in helping to propel Australian bands to the world stage. Last years winners Cloud Control have reaped the rewards, relocating to music hotspot London and signing to independent label Infectious. Their album “Bliss Release” debuted at #16 on the Independent charts in the UK and received a raft of critical acclaim. Cloud Control went on to tour the UK and Europe with the likes of The Arcade Fire, Temper Trap and more, as well as being asked to play Reading & Leeds Festivals, Latitude and Lowlands. They are about to embark on a massive headline tour across Europe and the UK in September and October 2011. “Being judged by your peers is always a humbling experience. For musicians & people you respect to listen to & appreciate your music, even more so. Winning The Amp was unexpected for us given the quality of albums shortlisted. It has played animportant role in enabling us to take our album overseas & the cash injection couldn’t have been more timely.” Cloud Control bass player Jeremy Kelshaw said. The Amp provides a $30,000 cash prize thanks to PPCA which can help independentartists in every aspect of their career. The 7th Australian MusicPrize is now open for submissions from all Australian recording artists across every music genre to submit original album-length works released in 2011. Entries open on September 1st, 2011 and close on October 21st, 2011. Director Scott B. Murphy highlights his favourite aspect of the prize. ‘One thing I really love about The Amp is receiving email alerts every morning telling me that Cloud Control have received very favourable media coverage across foreign lands and in media outlets as diverse as the Goldenplec Irish Music Magazine and NYC’s Ology. Sure, thanks to PPCA all of the 6 winners to date have received a very healthy deposit in their bank accounts & money they have all needed & but to also be receiving the leg-up in the media months, sometimes years later is what this is all about.’ Principal partner PPCA has been with The Amp since its inception in 2005, supporting Australian music in a tangible way. ‘The Australian Music Prize has carved itself a very special place in the hearts of all Australian music lovers, who turn to The Amp each year as a barometer of the best in new Australian album releases. The Amp now rivals any music prize in the world and PPCA is proud to say it has been a major sponsor of The Amp from day one,î says Dan Rosen, CEO PPCA The Amp continues to grow in 2011 with new initiatives, a broader scope and a focus on inclusion of all genres. The Amp looks forward to many more exciting announcements, including media partners, ambassadors and events. To enter, artists just need to submit their album via www.australianmusicprize.com.au from September 1st & October 21st 2011. Fee is $95 per album or a discounted rate of $55 for early birds entering before Sept 30th.

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The Panics By: David Williams

With the release of their album, Rain On The Humming Wire, David Williams spoke to Jae Laffer from the Panics to hear his experiences on making the record.

__David: Tell us about the new album Rain On The Humming Wire. It’s something that we’re very proud of, it’s a combination of a lot of different angles and places that we’ve been over the past three or four years. We were very busy off the back of the last record; we went overseas to release Cruel Guards and stayed over there. [For the new record] we were working on the tracks up in Manchester, we lived there for a half a year and we went from there back to Melbourne and Perth and over to New York. I see the record as a great document of the past few years. I wrote a lot of stuff with the perspective of travel and wrote about environments and situations from my childhood, the record just seems to jump off in these nice angles. __David: What has challenged you personally as a musician on this record? I guess I feed off what I have achieved previously and I’ve got a band that challenges me very much, that’s always been enough for me. While we’re not a massive band we’ve got massive goals and we’re going to stay together and keep making stuff we’re proud of. Hopefully somewhere along the line we’ll have an appeal that works in many places. We’ll just stick at it and try and remain as sincere and passionate as we can. __David: Would you say those are your goals, to stay sincere and passionate or do you have other established goals?

We’ve got plans that we’d like to achieve overseas in different places that we’ve made a start on. If we keep getting better in the way that we make records and in the way we play, if we keep our eyes on the ball then we’ll have a future that has some bright moments and is very good. At the moment, it’s been an amazing period for us, I’m talking about a bunch of guys, half of us met in high school and we’ve been playing and living together over half our life. I just hope that we get to go to many places and share our music with as many people as we can. __David: There seems to be more music put out into the public sphere than ever before, how aware are you of maintaining your position in people’s minds, and that level of competition that exists? I try not to be competitive at all, but you just need to keep working on what you do. We’re lucky enough that we’ve had time to create a bit of a legacy and that’s something you can’t erase now. I think there’s a hell of a lot of bands coming through these days but a great song will always get noticed. I’m at a stage where I’ve gone from feeling competitive to feeling peace and love to all bands. __David: What have some of those trials and tribulations have been? There have been many moments where we’ve been feeling displaced, wondering what’s working, what’s not, what the future holds. There’s a great sense of strength and drive in

our band that just keeps us going to new places. Your personal life suffers a lot, nothing too terrible but you fall in love occasionally and you have to keep leaving them behind. You have to keep doing the things that inspire the music, which for me has been to head off to different parts of the world and just work on my thing. I just love to experience people and places and document them it’s my passion. But you sometimes find yourself wondering where you’re going to get your next dollar. The small successes along the way have been very worth it. __David: What was the hardest stage of production about this album? We wrote a lot of music together, we jammed

a lot in the UK so probably choosing different bits of music that I could write words to, finding what appealed to me and then trying to make it a complete picture in the end. We usually just choose the ones we want to work on and with those 10 or 12 we make an album. It’s a good record that shows all the different tangents and feelings that we’ve gone through over the past few years. It’s a mixed up bundle of songs that all fit together in some strange jigsaw and I like that, it’s a pretty accurate document of how I’ve felt the last few years.

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Interview with

Nicholas Heyward Managing Director of the TSO by Ella Kearney

How did the idea for the MOFO / TSO Sideshow come about? Lots of people go to TSO concerts when they’re at school – basically they get dragged along. Then we lose touch. But I believe that people will want to hear the music we make. David Walsh has been a supporter of the TSO over as number of years, and I’d had conversations about various projects with him and Brian Ritchie. We knew we wanted to do something in Princes Wharf 1; it seemed natural to speak to MOFO and get some advice. Between us we decided that it would be a good chance to work together. What will the sideshow be like – aurally and visually? Expect a full-on concert. It’ll be loud. Lots of light and smoke; all the stuff you’d expect at a

good show. We’ll be using the whole MOFO setup; from the bar to the pink bean bags. Is this a sign of things to come for the TSO? What else can we look forward to over the next 12 months? I can’t tell you because we haven’t announced it all yet! How much more of this sort of programming gets up will depend on whether this event works or not. Are we on the right track, or do we need to go away and think more? That said, what I really liked about MOFO is that it doesn’t compromise; it doesn’t talk down to its audience. While we’re certainly trying something different here—the orchestra will be in T-shirts and there will be a huge light show— we’re not compromising on the music. We’re opening with Headbanger, a piece written by Australian composer Matthew

Hindson. He composes for orchestra and he’s also interested in youth culture and contemporary music forms. Hopefully, by the time we get to Beethoven’s Symphony Number Five it won’t be too much of a shock— we’ll have carried the audience along with us. What music do you love? Early music, music written before the Baroque period, before Handel and Vivaldi. Early music is very rhythmical, very vibrant and I prefer that to the over-the-top Romantic lushness of composers like Mahler and Strauss. I used to work at the Royal Ballet, and I also love Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring. It is rhythmic, energetic, almost primitive. What music do you hate? I’m not a big fan of musicals. I don’t like Andrew Lloyd Webber.

back with some video behind them. Dameza treats his digital dj setup as a musical instrument and hopes to convey that to the audience. VJ sloth really likes to play on how these songs and sounds make him feel personally and how he can convey that in a visual form whether it be through live digital art, video clips and slices, or manipulating still imagery. Our role will be to ‘set the scene’ as it were but to also hopefully catch a few people off guard (in a good way) who may be a little peturbed by a DJ/VJ combination opening an orchestral performance.

music - and if so, what?

Friday September 23 brings The Mofo/TSO Sideshow to Princes Wharf 1. Featuring Acumen from 7pm. Followed by Dean Stevenson and the Arco Set. And then the musical muscle of the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra. Food and drinks available from 6. For tickets, go to www.tso.com.au Sideshow Presented by Mofo and the TSO.

Acumen What can we expect from Acumen’s set at the MOFO / TSO Sideshow? Our set will be a little different for us and our audience alike. A large component of our performances is tailoring the show to suit the environment, crowd, vibe etc and this will be no exception. We will be using contemporary music that is heavily influenced by orchestral music. Lots of structuring, layering and building of feeling and mood. DJ Dameza is currently working on some edits and remixes specifically for the show and VJ Sloth will be using video & imagery to represent mood, instrumentation and dynamics within the music. While most of our performances are very heavy beat-driven affairs this performance will be slightly alternate while maintaining the classic Acumen energy. Why did you want to get involved and what’s your role? This show is a great opportunity for us to perform in front of an audience that would not normally come to our shows. We like to show that a DJ/ VJ performance can be more than someone getting up and just playing some songs back to

Why do you work with images and sound? We work with images and sound because it’s what we truly both love. Dameza has surrounded himself with music of all types since a very young age and VJ Sloth has done exactly the same with art and video. it’s been a natural progression for us to take these loves and apply them to a live performance where we showcase the enjoyment and feeling we get from certain music, sound, art, video, imagery and have a great time with anyone that is prepared to share it with us.

We do, VJ sloth is currently huge fan of anything involving horns, mainly the Trumpet and is currently really enjoying an album by a Japanese DJ ‘Krush’ alongside trumpet player ‘Toshinori Kondo’ called Ki Oku. Dameza has always listened to an absolute ridiculous amount of music and orchestral/classical music is no exception. Composers he enjoys include Brahms and Mozart, some recommendations of classical influenced material he is enjoying at the moment include, ‘Apocalyptica’ (Cello Quartet covering Metallica), Black Violin and 2 CELLOS (Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser). What do you think the orchestral musical establishment could learn from acts like Acumen? How to rock the house. And vice versa? How to remain dignified while rocking the house.

Do you listen to any orchestral / classical

Interview with

Dean Stevenson

What can we expect from your set at the MOFO / TSO Sideshow? To be delighted by something you wouldn’t expect to be delighted by. When people see “orchestra” they have definite expectations and preconceptions. We tend to confound those. The Arco Set uses orchestral instruments but the music we make bears no relation to what people expect an orchestra to sound like. Why did you want to get involved? For me it’s being part of an awesome musical experience. Beethoven’s 5th Symphony is rock and roll orchestra; it was the hard rock of the day. Da da da Dum – it’s fierce, smash-inyour-face kind of stuff. I’m really excited about playing alongside Headbanger, a work by a great Australian composer [Matthew Hindson] and the John Williamson works too. Basically, it’s going to be fast and furious: a show with muscle. What’s your role? I perform with and direct the group The Arco Set. We use orchestral instruments liberally, to make contemporary, popular music. Hopefully people who’ve RARELY seen an orchestra before will come along and we’ll be able to set people at ease and get them ready for the slam

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of the orchestra. People often think of classical or orchestral music as being worlds away from more contemporary forms. Do you agree? What do you think about this perceived divide? I think you’re right – the preconception is there on both sides. There are rock and roll fundamentalists and orchestral / classical fundamentalists and the two sides never wish to meet. But in the middle there is so much cool stuff going on. When the two worlds do meet, a lot of the time what you’ll see is a rock and roll band playing with an orchestra behind. The orchestra provides some long notes and a sense of sophistication. The Arco Set does something different. With us, the strings aren’t something you add on at the end, a kind of fluffy harmonic cloud behind the band; they are as integral as my guitar. What do orchestral or classical forms and instruments bring to rock and pop and folk? Experience. There’s a depth of sound that a lot of contemporary music can’t reach, even with all the volume in the world. Rock bands do fine on their own; they tick all the rock boxes, they don’t need an orchestra

behind them to make better rock. But when there’s real linkage between the two worlds, that’s when exciting music happens. When the two teams at opposite ends of the oval really merge.

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John Digweed By: David Williams

With the release of the record Structures Two, one of the world’s leading DJs - John Digweed took a moment to discuss the world of electronic music and what it takes to be a great DJ. __David: John, what’ve you got going on at the moment? I’m just getting ready to go to Barcelona tomorrow, then I go to Hungary and then Ibiza, Cyprus, Greece and somewhere on Saturday… it’s very busy, but it’s all good. __David: Is this a busier year for you than last year, how would you compare it to other years previously? They all seem to be about the same really but the summer never seems to stop. There’s always somewhere around the world where it’s summertime and there’s parties and people want to go and have a good time, so I just sort of follow the sun. England is miserable in the winter, so I try and head for warmer climates. I’m definitely not one for being in England in the freezing cold, I like a bit of sunshine. __David: What do you think are the hallmarks of a great DJ? I think someone that can read the floor, someone that can go right, I’m going to play good music, I’m going to educate the people but I’m also going to entertain at the same time. If you play good quality music and you make people dance you’re doing your job very well. I think in this day and age it’s very easy to just play the top ten club records and get everyone putting their hands in the air, but to me that just seems like an easy option. It doesn’t seem like a lot of thought of hard work goes into that I’d rather get a reaction from a crowd playing something they

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There’s two tracks on the debut album from Sydney’s Art vs Science that are the band’s favourites – both of them absurd, both of them perfect examples of the album’s title, The Experiment. Huge, off the wall, unrelenting dance tunes that sound like hypercolour jams forged from sleepless nights and ADD. Partly because they are.  “We just jam them”, says co-keyboardist/ frontman Dan Mac. “We’ve tried coming in with ‘songs’ before and it just doesn’t really work for us. The best is if songs aren’t fully formed or, better yet, if there’s no idea for a song at all. All three of us just play live and come up with something at the same time. When we do it that way, we always get the best results.”   Which sounds fine in theory. But the mind usually takes over such impulses, starts telling you to shape it to sound like this or that. Unless the sound in your head doesn’t exist. So you have to create it. “We write songs so that we can listen to them”, says Mac. “And so we can play them to other people. That’s how we tell if they’re any good or not. If we can put them on after a night out - if we can kick on and enjoy them.” Subtext: Art vs Science put on thumping dance-rock tracks to unwind. Since 2008 - when three friends, Dan Mac, Dan W and Jim Finn adopted the creed to create heaving, slightly insane dance music using live instruments, and then submitted the result to national broadcaster triple j’s Unearthed competition - the trio have ascended from firston prize winners at the Splendour in the Grass festival to become perhaps the nation’s foremost live drawcard. Not to mention local shorthand for DIY success. They’ve toured the UK and played alongside La Roux and Groove Armada, sold out back-to-back tours throughout Australia and gone Gold off the back of two self-released EPs (now both festival and dancefloor staples) ‘Parlez-Vous Francais?’ and ‘Magic Fountain’.

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haven’t heard before. __David: Do you see your new complication fitting in with or being in contrast to massive club tracks? I think we probably fit in, we’re not advertised and we’re not on the radio but I think the fan base that buys from Bedrock; they’re searching for something a little bit deeper. I’m not looking for number one records, I just want people to hear and enjoy it. If it does well, I’m happy with that reaction. __David: What roles do you see yourself having in the music industry in the future? As long as you’ve got a good set of ears on you, I’m going to keep doing this as long as I enjoy it. When I don’t get the excitement of playing gigs, I’ll cut down on what I do. I’ve wanted to be a DJ since I was a young boy, I want to continue doing it, cause I live and breathe music 24 hours a day. In this industry there are thousands of people that want to be in it, but if you want to be at the top you’ve got to be consistent and give the crowd what they want. I actually generally love what I do, and I think people see that. __David: There’s a real balance for yourself and other DJs playing what you like and what the crowd is into. The Dubstep movement is huge at the moment but you tend not to play too much of that. It’s an interesting contrast that you play what the crowds like. Dubstep is really popular at the moment,

The Experiment builds on the rush of excitement generated by the band’s inception – lead album single ‘Magic Fountain’ has already garnered three Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA) nominations – but expands the Art vs Science universe in dizzying directions. Recorded initially with Sydney producer/musician Simon ‘Berkfinger’ Berckelman (Philadelphia Grand Jury) and then completed with longtime Brisbane producer Magoo (Regurgitator, Midnight Oil, Gerling), before being mixed in the UK by award-winning engineer and producer Adrian Bushby (Muse, Foo Fighters, Two Door Cinema Club). The result is a head-spinning collage of sounds, ideas and characters. Take the bands two aforementioned favourite tracks ‘Meteor (I Feel Fine)’ and ‘Bumblebee’: the former a thundering galactic dance-punk stomper; the latter a frantic, arcade-game buzzathon, one that borrows from the classic dance track template of building tension until it simply won’t be contained. Placed alongside poppy album closer ‘Before You Came To This Place’, the driving, hazily pastoral confession of ‘With Thoughts’, and the Disney-on-acid disorder of dance-rap rocker ‘Higher, the trio’s muse translates as a little schizophrenic. But such genre-bending is central to the band’s appeal - not to mention their own sanity. As drummer Dan Williams tells it, “A lot of the stuff we respond to when we write is thinking ‘Will this actually work?’ It needs to be something that scares us a little bit. We don’t want to do anything too safe. If it can get bigger we’ll do it bigger, if it can get louder we’ll do it louder. If it can get weirder we’ll do it weirder”.

but it doesn’t mean that everyone should play it but if people are good at playing it, they should. If I played it, I think it would look like I was just trying to jump on the bandwagon so I stick to the music that I love. I think my fan base they want to hear what I play and that’s what is so good about electronic music. People who go see Carl Cox want to hear techno; they don’t want to hear Dubstep. There are so many options of DJs and people choose to hear the DJs they like based on that music. I mean, Coldplay aren’t making Dubstep records because that’s what is popular, they make records that sound like Coldplay! __David: Any future plans for touring Australia? We’re trying to sort something out now actually! I didn’t make it over this year, so hopefully over Summer I’m going to head over. I always have a great time in Australia, so you’ll be seeing me shortly that’s for sure.

backing tracks, they don’t use samples. Every sound on record and in their preposterous live shows is made simply by cranking keyboards through guitar amps and a single drumkit. And yeah, the odd blistering guitar solo.   “This stuff is always done with us sitting in the room using our instruments live”, Williams confirms. “Everything we do for the recording we can do live. Although we do sometimes feel daunted, when we compare our music to the stuff we love - like Daft Punk and Justice and Boys Noize and that kind of thing, who can pull off these amazing sounds with computers. We’re always the humans battling the machines”. Maybe. But it’s the The Experiment’s amp hum, absurd humour, restless exploration of craft and commitment to performing – its humanity, if you will – that verily makes Art vs Science so unique. And such a proud testament to their most compelling communal emotion: fun.

AvS play at Hotel Tasmania, Launceston on Wednesday, September 28th.

Dan Mac is more succinct. “I don’t know what we sound like and we’re not trying to figure it out either. We just play it and if we like it then that’s what it sounds like”  What Art vs Science do arrive at is a thumping dance-punk hybrid that’s unusual in its execution – they don’t use computers. They don’t use

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DAW Dilemma Digital audio workstations present a confusing dilemma to the budding producer. First of all it’s a potentially large investment for your average beginner, so you’re wanting to get the best bang for your buck. Secondly, like with everything in life, it’s desirable to fit into the same group as your mates - in this case so that you can collaborate or swap info, after all it’s about having fun! I got onto this topic with a mate of mine from Adelaide, Mike Warner. Mike , also known as ‘Phonatics’ cut his teeth on Pro Tools, but recently made a switch to Ableton. As one of Australia’s most in demand producers, you might think that this was a risky decision after years of using a different application, however most DAW’s perform pretty much the same functions. When quizzed as to what he found more appealing about Ableton, his answer summed up the entire issue of choosing a DAW perfectly. He said that Ableton was a lot easier to sketch out idea’s in. You need to see a DAW as a tool. It’s not ever going to create the music for you, all it does is provide the palette. What you should primarily seek from a DAW is ease of use, which leads to ease of creativity. If you can spend less time worrying about the technical side of how to use your DAW and more time on actually making music, then this is invaluable to an artist. The most popular DAW’s on the market are Logic, Ableton, Cubase, Pro Tools, Reason and FL Studio. Most of these programs have a great deal of overlap in what they are capable of. Best advice would be to get hold of demo versions of these, watch a few online tutorials and figure out which one you find most intuitive to use. This process should not be taken lightly because

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you are about to invest your hard earned cash, as well as years of your life into this device, you want to know that you’re both gonna get along. Example: I too used to use Pro Tools and though it is excellent for manipulating audio (it was designed originally as a live audio recording application) i soon found that the midi and automation controls in logic were far more valuable to me as an electronic music producer. At the end of the day, it really is not greatly important what you use to get the job done, so long as it sounds good. Hit tracks have been produced on all of the above mentioned programs and it really comes back to an individual producers own creativity and skill. My advice is to grab the program that is most intuitive to you, spend some quality time getting to know your way around the program intimately and then forget the technical stuff and get your hands dirty being creative. For those who would like to find out how Mike’s Ableton adventures are shaping up, he is doing his first ever Phonatics show at Ivory on Saturday 24th of September. For more info: www.energyfm.com.au/events/phonatics.php

Well, what can I say about DV Mark? On paper, I’ll be honest, these just looked like another guitar amp. It seems to me that every man and his dog and his dog’s dog are bringing out a new guitar amp that claims to be amazing and yet, call me old fashion, but when stacked up against an old Marshall or AC30 or a Fender Twin there is no comparison… until now. You’ve probably never heard of DV Mark but if you’ve been around bass players in the last 5 years you would have heard of the Italian made Mark Bass amps. Lightweight, high powered little bass amps that blow everything else away (in my opinion). Well it seems Marco has been hard

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at it again employing the same technology to create all valve lightweight guitar amps that sing like… like… well you just have to hear them to believe it! Let me give you the specs: The DV Mark Little 40 L34 is a 40 watt 1 Channel head. It has a beautiful, glassy clean tone and a classic overdriven sound when pushed. It has gain, three band EQ, master volume and presence knobs and a six DB pad on the input, which is nice, but so far it’s similar to most amps on the market. From here it becomes amazing: One of the really cool features is the continuous power control knob. It has two modes, Triode and Pentode. In Triode mode it allows you to sweep from 0.5 watts class A to 15 watts class A/B. In Pentode mode it allows you to sweep from 1 watt class A to 40 watts class A/B. I’ve never seen this feature on another amp before, it literally gives you as much or as little headroom as you want. The beauty of this is you can get the sound you like when you’re at home at low volume and then get the exact same sound live when you need to get up above the drummer! Another fantastic feature this amp has is how it interacts with the tubes. It will auto bias any tubes and a network cable will connect the amp to a computer to run diagnostics. As well as all this there is a simple button on the back that gives you two options in how you want to run your valves: Low and high bias modes. This allows you to run it in low mode during practice, conserving the life of the tubes and high mode during performance to give you the full performance of the amp. It’s all these little features that really put this amp out in front of the rest. Did I mention the head only weighs 7.25kg? The 2 x 12 vertical cab is a little over 10kg which means I can lift it with one hand above my head! This makes it the perfect amp for the gigging guitarist! Really, who wants to spend all night lugging heavy gear from the stage to the car when you could be at the bar talking to the ladies? Don’t just take my word for this. You really have to try this amp out for yourself- H

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Luca Brasi Buzz, Buzz... Hi, it’s Luca Brasi

There’s a buzz in the air, and it’s about Hobart band, Luca Brasi. Regulars on the bill at Damage, they’re about to embark on their debut album tour, so we snapped them up for a few questions beforehand. How did you come up with the name Luca Brasi? Luca Brasi is a character from Mario Puzo’s ‘The Godfather’, one of the greatest films & novels ever written. It is one of Tom’s favorite movies, and one of Tyler’s favourite novels. The name was settled on, in one of Launceston’s shittiest night clubs at about 4am one morning, lots of high fives where thrown, it was meant to be! Who would you say are your influences? Bands like Hot Water Music, Polar Bear Club, Small Brown Bike, Make Do and Mend and Title Fight and just life at present, work, friends, the places we live and just some of the amazing stories we have collected over the years as a result of the tight nip family we have. You’ve been signed up by record labels, Broken Bones Music and Poison City Records. Tell us how that came about? Do you have an album in the works, if so, tell us a bit about that?

belongs to all of those people, not just the four of us, because if it wasn’t for our ‘extended family’ we would never have gotten this far with our music. The release date for the album is 26th of September on Poison City Records and Broken Bones Music. Tell us how you guys got together as a band? Did you meet in school/university? Well really, we have all known each other from child hood. All growing up on the East Coast of TAS, we all parted ways after year 10 playing in various bands through collage etc before finally Launceston City grasped us all for settlement due to various reasons like further education apprenticeships and work. Tyler and Tom had the intentions of starting a punk rock band for many months, when Saxon and Dobbo expressed the interest everything just fell into place. It’s never felt to right before.

all different parts of Tasmania. It’s great to just catch up with everyone, have a beer, watch some awesome bands and have a sing along. It has really been bringing an already tight community of punk music lovers even closer. People should really take advantage of these good times, and make the best of what we have in this state. What band/singer would you love to play live with (dead or alive)? Would defiantly have to be Hot Water Music, they are a huge influence on our band and it would be awesome to have a pre show noughts and crosses tattoo game with Chuck Ragan, life would be complete!

What are your plans for the future, do you want to head overseas/over to the mainland/stay in Tasmania? After this tour we will be finishing the year up all with a big holiday and a couple of shows interstate to come back to 2012 fresh. We will then attempt to play as many shows in every nook and cranny on the mainland as possible in an aim to save for a Europe tour at the end of 2012. Jennifer Leishman

If you could describe your music in three words, what would they be? Melodic Punk Rock

Ryan Melder of The Backyard Surgeons (Melbourne) took interest in us back in 2010 when we played a show with them here in Launceston. He contacted us when he heard along the grape vine that we were planning on releasing an album. He was pumped on releasing our CD through his new up and coming independent punk label Broken Bones Music. Australian Punk Rock Label Poison City Records are also releasing the album on Vinyl, this is an absolute privilege to have Andy doing this for us, he has released so many great albums that we love. We are still having trouble comprehending that it’s actually happening. Since the planning of the album Ryan and Andy have been such an amazing help to us, booking shows interstate and everything else to do with getting the album out. We are so grateful to have them guide us in the right direction. The album is titled ‘Extended Family’ it’s about having good friends by your side to get you through anything and to make the most of your days. This band and this record www.sauce.net.au

You’re playing Damage at the Brisbane Hotel and playing at the Royal Oak Hotel, what can audiences look forward to seeing and do you have any pre-show traditions? Audiences can look forward to seeing not only 35 – 40 minutes of our full nonsense, but also some of the best punk rock bands Tasmania has to offer, plenty of sing alongs, stage dives, shoies and one hell of a party till early hours of the morning. Our pre show traditions usually consist of Saxon never warming up what so ever, and just all having a beer at the bar and watching all the other bands with our mates. Damage is now heading into its second year, why do you love being a part of it? We have a lot of mate’s state wide, Damage always seems to bring everyone together, from

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Ripe For The Picking

By Jennifer Leishman

With the release of their long awaited second album, First Seed Ripening, Katie Noonan’s trio, Elixir, are gearing up to tour the country. I had a chat with Katie to talk about family and the influence of poetry on their latest record.

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www.centertainment.com.au (03) 6234 5998 / in person at 53 Elizabeth Mall, Hobart With the release of their long awaited second album, First Seed Ripening, Katie Noonan’s trio, Elixir, are gearing up to tour the country. I had a chat with Katie to talk about family and the influence of poetry on their latest record. Elixir is a trio of friends and musicians made up of multi-platinum selling artist Katie Noonan, her husband and saxophonist Zac Hurren and highly regarded Australian jazz guitarist, Steven Magnusson, who joined the band in 2005. Having a new guitarist for the group’s first album in eight years, has really changed the dynamics of the group, with Noonan saying that she wanted to take the band to a different place with greater improvisation and a little more freedom with their playing style. The appearance of Magnusson has made a great difference. All of Elixir’s previous music has had a strong theme of poetry attached to it. First Seed Ripening is no exception, with Queensland born poet, Thomas Shapcott being used on the latest release. “The themes of Elixir have always been about intimate relationships and Shapcott really captures the intimacy of the world in an eloquent way”, said Noonan, ‘he’s lived a few more decades than me so he can really express these things’. Noonan was commissioned by the Queensland Poetry Festival about six years ago to set the poetry of any Queensland born poet (dead or alive) to music. After researching many great writers, ‘we just kept coming back to him [Shapcott] and the themes and style of his writing really suited the nature of Elixir. Noonan’s musical career has spanned many years, and in that time, she has kept www.sauce.net.au

family extremely close to her, “family and music together makes perfect sense, because for me to make music with people, I really need to feel that I can trust them…” In her previous band, George, she shared vocals with her brother, in Elixir, her husband, Zac Hurren plays saxophone, and in 2004 Katie also teamed up with her mother, singing opera with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra. Katie is excited about the release of the new record, having put a great deal of effort into the artwork and having “spent a long time making it beautiful”. Elixir have covered some classics on this album from the likes of Joni Mitchell to Radiohead and finally, with the help of Tim Finn, a cover of “Hope I Never” by Split Enz, which Katie describes as “a masterpiece of pop writing”. When asked what was the inspiration to cover Radiohead, Katie said, “I think they’re making really interesting pop music in a world that’s mainly interested in making not very interesting pop music”.

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ILLY AND FRIENDS ON A ROLL

After smashing Splendour in the Grass in July, this October ILLY hits the road for his biggest tour yet. With relentless live shows and two acclaimed albums under his belt, the emcee has well and truly earned his place as one of our of country’s top hip hop artists. With Sydney’s SPIT SYNDICATE and Darwin’s SIETTA joining the bill, and ARIA Award winning producer M-PHAZES as host, this tour is the perfect followup to the 21 date (mostly sold out) album tour last March. It’s been one hell of a ride for Illy, with singles ‘Pictures’, ‘It Can’t Wait’ (Ft Owl Eyes), and ‘The Chase’ already becoming radio favourites. His sophomore album ‘The Chase’ achieved inarguable critically acclaim, including triple j feature album status. Illy’s latest single ‘Cigarettes’ has just hit radio – it is a calming hook-laden track, and perfect an example of musical matching between M-Phazes and Illy. Illy said, “Phazes first showed me this beat at the Bunbury Groovin’ The Moo… It’s not a typical hip-hop sounding beat, which I loved from first listen. The song is about someone who falls from grace, and as crazy and futile as it might be, they can’t let go of their dream whatever the consequence.” In support is Sydney’s Spit Syndicate who are renowned for blending sharp lyrical skills, vivid storytelling, slamming beats and soulful groove at a level which belies their young ages. Their second album ’Exile’ earned the team an ARIA nomination – proving again that Australian hip hop deserves it’s place in our musical forefront. NT duo, Sietta will also join the bill. Sietta are becoming a staple in Australian music with the powerful vocals of Caiti Balker matched with the deep electric/hip-hop production of James Mangohig. Signing to The Herd’s own label, Elefant Traks, Sietta have their soul and blues drenched hip-hop debut ‘The Seventh Passenger’ out now.

Saturday October 1, 2011 @ The Waratah Bandroom

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Northern.Original.music Launceston Music Bring The Heat In August! By Scott Webb

Well it’s pretty safe to say that Launceston’s music scene is the best it has been in years! The amount of amazing talent and variety that is happening each week in this town is outstanding! The best thing that is happening as well is, the crowds are starting to build bigger and bigger each week! Well there has a lot happening in the local

Other bands to grace the Irish stage of late

did not disappoint! Even in the rain, the kids

scene up here in the north the past month.

were Billy Bennett’s band Seventh Street

just keep pouring in the door every month!

August saw the first session of The Brew

Entry, Sun and Future Recollection , check

Information about the event can be found on

at Alchemy, not being known as an original

out the Irish Murphy’s page on Facebook for

Facebook, just type in Skinny Geans into the

music venue, Alchemy has put up its hand

more upcoming shows!

little search bar and like away!

venues to make themselves available for

The afore mentioned Oak has been pumping

The night has become so popular, the

original artists to play. Once a month on a

as usual with some great nights provided

organisers have moved the franchise to

Thursday night, Alchemy will be providing a

by none other than The Younger Dryas (yes

Hobart for a look to see how the southerners

night full of great local original music!

these guys have been busy), The Crazy 88’s

fit into Skinny Geans! Hopefully the guys get

featuring Joss Thomas (The Cuba’s) and Jack

an amazing turnout, it would be great to see

Storay took on the front bar last week.

a successful Skinny Geans in both Launie and

to help with an ever growing need for more

Meanwhile around the town, the ever popular

Hobart each month, good luck guys!

Top Shelf at Irish Murphy’s has been pumping along with Launie favourites The Younger

Also,

Dryas taking the stage a few times over the

enthusiastic crowd were entertained by a very

Coming up in the next few weeks we will see

past few weeks, the boys have been gigging

well drilled band called The Harry Coo’s, the

Frank Biffin Saturday night at The Oak, also,

heavily over the last few months before they

band feature the legendary Dan Callahan,

The Code Green Benefit gig the following

head off to Europe again.

a genuine veteran around the scene! These

night! Skinny Geans on the 10th Sept, Deligma

guys are talented to say the least, so make

make the trek to Launie at Hotel New York with

They play their last show in the state on

sure you get along to one of their awesome

Woof Woof and FR supporting on the 16 th, for

Friday night at The Oak with support from

shows!

more dates and info on up and coming shows

last

Friday

night

packed

and

Boxmoney, could be the last we see of them

check out this month’s gig guide…bye bye for

for some time so make sure you get down

Of course as per usual the very popular event

and check them out!

Skinny Geans was again at the top of every

now!

cool kids lips early in August and the guys

Northern.clubbing August By She bounce

Do you know your local DJs? Over the coming months I’ll be profiling who I think are the best in the northern scene. First up, it’s Darcy Hastings! What’s Your DJ Name? I’ve just been going with Darcy Hastings of late. Do u have any other nicknames? Pretty much just plenty of beard related nicknames, Ha! What’s your music style(s)/genre(s)? Minimal Techno/Techno/Tech House Where can people find you playing? I currently have a residency at Hotel New York, people can find me playing there on most weekends. How did you get to where u are today? One of my friends had a borrowed pair of Stanton turntables and mixer set up as his place and we had a box of old records to practice with, I was hooked on djing straight away. A few weeks later I’d bought my own set up and was practicing non stop in my bedroom. After around a year of practicing at home i got my first break at a venue in Launceston and it just all progressed from there.

How do u grow in knowledge in your DJ’ing?

Best gig you’ve played at?

I always find mixing and experimenting with other artists, styles and technology increases my knowledge immensely. There is always something new to learn and improve on and what works for one person may not work for another. I try to use every experience with DJ’ing, whether good or bad, as a changing experience and always try to learn from it. I’ve learnt a lot from different people who have been generous enough to share their experiences and knowledge with me and I’m very thankful for that, and as always, practice makes perfect.

It was actually very recently whilst supporting The Bag Raiders, I’ve been a huge fan of theirs for a long time. The vibe in the place was unbelievable and it was great to see some really good house music being embraced by such a packed and lively crowd, i couldn’t wipe the smile off my face. Next edition: DJ Norm. Catch ya then … or in the clubs! SheBounce

What are three of your favorite tracks of all time? 1.Booka Shade-In White Rooms: This track never gets old. 2.Einzelkind & Christian Burkhardt-Yeah! : Deep House goodness. 3. Richie Hawtin-Bubbles: My favourite minimal artist to date. What are your thoughts of the northern clubbing scene? The northern clubbing scene really seems to be progressing and changing at the moment. It’s great to see so many different genres being played around the north and all the top class artists who include Tasmania in their tours. Dedicated nights to all things Techno and House such as ‘Future Tech’ at Hotel New York really excite and motivate me to keep pushing the genres I love.

Thurs 1 Pete Cornelius and Ian Collard in the boatshed Fri 2 The Rumjacks with The Stayns in the boatshed Sat 3 The Titz in the bar Sun 4 Open Folk Session Wed 7 Joel Stibbard and Brad Harbeck in the bar Thurs 8 Jarrah Thompson and Asha Henfry in the bar Fri 9 Mick Attard in the bar Sat 10 Shaun Kirk with Luke Bennett in the boatshed $10 cover Sun 11 Open folk session in the bar Wed 14 Marita Mangano in the bar Thurs 15 The Timbers in the bar Fri 16 C.T and the Nighthawks in the boatshed Sat 17 Paradigme in the bar Sun 18 Open folk session in the bar Wed 21 live music in the bar Thurs 22 Lonnie Tunes feat Kelly Menhennett Fri 23 The Vendettas in the boatshed Sat 24 Guthrie with Boxmoney, Mick and Katy in the boatshed Sun 25 Open folk session Tues 27 Mike Elrington (solo) in the bar Wed 28 Open Mic Night in the bar $12 jugs Boags Draught Thurs 29 David Knight in the bar Fri 30 The Wheezing Hours in the boatshed

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Ending Atrophy

Ending Atrophy, a Hobart-based, five-piece metal band comprising such Drop Forge alumni as Sam Guy and Jed Red are set to turn a few heads at this month’s competition. They will be joined by three other talented musicians; Nigel Dittmann on drums, Jared Foster on vocals and the brilliant Tom Hamilton on guitar.

How did you guys meet each other and form the band? Through high school bands mainly, we met Jed on a few random occasions at gigs while playing in a previous band about 5 years ago. Sam and Jed were already good mates and already playing in 2 of their own bands together; Redemption Denied and Drop Forge. How would you describe your music, what are your influences? I guess the E.P would best be described as metal-core, though now that we are starting to find our own unique sound, the new material is tending to be far more dynamic. There is alot more feeling and progression to it. How do you go about song writing? No structure to our songwriting process at all, whatever feels right to us is how it progresses. How well do you all get along with each other? Pretty damn well I guess, We’re all good friends. decisions are made as a group which is a good way of keeping the peace. What was it like in the recording studio? Painful at first, but once we had some layers down on the tracks it was just great to hear what

those songs actually sound like played back. Have you had any interaction with the other GBOBA finalists? Yep, Incarcerate are good friends of ours. It was actually them that told us about this event. What do you hope to get out of the GBOBA? As I said, we just want to go as far as we can. Doesn’t matter if this is as far as we go, it’s just good for our preparation skills and give us experience in playing a set under pressure which is a bloody good skill to have in the future if we hopefully get a big support slot some time. It’s a great opportunity to have some fun and try our best to can go further into the competition. It’s just great to represent metal at an open style music competition. Australia has never won the world finals, why do you think this is? No idea, no doubt that won’t be far away. Aussie puts out some really good music. Most memorable thing you’ve seen backstage? In a previous band of which Ending Atrophy was formed from, our highlight had to be chilling backstage with Parkway Drive, they were our favourite band at the time so it was just so epic to be back stage / playing a show with them and to see how the pros do it. Goals for the next year? Another E.P or possibly debut full length hopefully. A lot more shows would be good, we’ve kept a low profile this year due to us all being so busy with work, which has made it really hard to practice.

Incarcerate is a five-piece Hobart metal band made up of TJ Johnston - Vocals, Dylan Ackerly & Tim Paynter Guitar/Clean Vox, Glenn Panke - Drums. Jez Lathouras - Bass. Sauce talked to the band about their upcoming performance in the Tasmanian Heats of Global Battle Of The Bands, their influences and recording.

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Folk-Rockers ‘Fritz’, a four-piece Hobart band talk to Sauce Magazine about the upcoming Global Battle Of The Bands heat. We asked them some generic questions about past history and future aspirations.

Band Members Name/Instruments they play? Rod Fritz – lead vox, acoustic guitar; Loki Stiglic – lead guitar; Daniel Bishop – bass guitar; Richard Salter - Percussion How would you describe your music, what are your influences? Easy listening, emotional folk rock, with solid hooks and melody lines. Influences have always been a difficult one as the songs are written from personal life experiences and reflect emotions. I’d struggle to name any particular artists that have had much of a bearing on our music although many artist references have been applied to our style of music. How do you go about song writing? Essentially the songs just flow quite naturally, some take longer to write whilst others just seem to write themselves. There does not seem to be any method or consistency. Each song has its own unique attributes and dynamics. How well do you all get along with each other? We all get along Exceptionally well with good band dynamics, chemistry, humour, common goals and musicianship. What was it like in the recording studio? Lots of recording experience made recording relaxed, professional, rewarding and brought the band closer together. What’s it mean to be in the final of GBOBA?

Incarcerate

How did you guys meet each other and form the band? Long story short, Dylan, Jez, and Tim met in school around 2005 while attending college. Tim met TJ through work shortly after that. As the years progressed we got more into taking it all to the next level by recording our first release

Fritz

“See Yourself”. While working on that album our then current drummer Nate Cannan decided to part ways and focus on some other projects, so the remaining four continued to work on the album. Upon completing the album, Tim and TJ met Glenn through work and he showed some interest in giving drums a go for us, and that’s where our current lineup came together and we returned to the scene with a fresh album and new goals. How would you describe your music, what are your influences? From our perspective, we’ve created a sound that is heavy and diverse with musical textures. Sitting somewhere in between the raw intensity of modern metal, and the colorful changes and structures of progressive rock. Between us all there’s too many influences to mention

specifically, but we are all hugely influenced by modern and progressive metal. How do you go about song writing? About half of our writing is done in our own personal spaces and the other half is done together in our studio. We each have our own recording setups at home where we will put together rough drafts of our ideas that we want to bring to the table, sometimes you can walk into the studio with a completed song and other times it might just be a riff, but we find it’s a lot easier to take some form of material for us to feed our writing off than go in empty handed. Sometimes the best ideas for a song can come to you when your completely relaxed in your own space and free from distractions. How well do you all get along with each other? Great! We’re all brothers from another mother. Bands just won’t work out with conflict between members, if there was ever any bad blood, we’d sort it out. To us, our current lineup is perfect, each of us makes this band what it is. Have you had any interaction with the other GBOBA finalists? Yes. We have played a few shows with Ending Atrophy as well as previously sharing the same practice space. Great tunes, great dudes! What do you hope to get out of the GBOBA? We signed up for 2 reasons. 1, to try out our sound at The Republic Bar, we’d never had the

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Reassuring to know the music is able to resonate with a wider audience. What do you hope to get out of the GBOBA? Greater exposure, publicity Australia has never won the world finals, why do you think this is? Depends on what the judges are looking for as a finalist. E.g genre, age, stage presence, connection with a crowd in general. Most memorable thing you’ve seen backstage? I think when we supported the Screaming Jets and they got annoyed with us and trashed our gear! Where can you see Fritz?

Upcoming Fritz Gigs: Thursday 8th September @ Irish Murphy’s, Salamanca with Josh Durno Saturday 10th September @ Lark Distillery as part of Little Miss Music Tasmania’s “Another Saturday Night”. Thursday 15th September @ Republic Bar and Cafe, with Prairie Nischler Saturday 1st October @ Lark Distillery as part of Little Miss Music Tasmania’s “Another Saturday Night”. Thursday 20th October @ Republic Bar and Cafe, Global Battle of the Bands Tasmanian Finals

chance to play there before. 2, To see how our music would be received by a judging panel so we thought we’d sign up and see if anything came from it. Surprisingly it did, which was awesome! The best part about it so far has

“Ever since the beginning we’ve self recorded and produced our own material. We have our own gear and the knowledge to do it ourselves, there’s more control and no time limit which allows us to get our material to sound exactly the way we want.” Tim been playing in such a diverse line up, Hobart has some great talent and its awesome to have chance to share the stage them. Would be great to see how far we can go with our sound. Most memorable thing you’ve seen backstage? A pool cue going into Tim Paynter’s eye courtesy of TJ. Lots of blood and a few stitches! That bloke doesn’t like losing haha! It was an accident of course though.

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Bonjah Chaos Theory ...And Practice Looking forward to getting up and going to work is something that many of us do not experience, but that’s how it was for Bonjah during the making of their latest album, ‘Go Go Chaos”. I wanted to know how this utopian state of mind towards work had come about, but instead was re-introduced to that age-old lad’s party trick, The Windmill. You may have seen it at Puppetry Of The Penis. Read on. You’re about half-way though your tour to promote your new album ‘Go Go Chaos’, what stands out about this tour, so far compared with other tours you have done? The shows have been really well received so far, it’s been an absolute treat! The support bands have been a highlight, Daniel Lee Kendall has the ladies woooing and The Joe Kings are an incredibly energetic rock/blues/soul band who are really talented and Jack the lead singer, in my opinion, is one of the most charismatic front men in the country. What does the new album say about about the band at the moment, musically? We’re in a bit of a transition stage at the moment, the new album has a new kind of feel and direction musically. I feel that we’ve grown as musicians and songwriters and this album was a lot more collaborative as far as the song writing process goes. What was the easiest part of producing the album, for the band? The easiest part would have been getting up and going to the studio. It was always a treat to wake up and look forward to heading to Sing Sing. It was so homely that when we actually packed up and left it felt like we were leaving home. What was the hardest part? Having to drop a song. There was a song that we had in mind and we all really liked it and were excited about it but for some reason or another it just didn’t work with the rest of the album and we had to make the tough decision to leave it off. It’s in the vault now and we’ll see what happens to it. I love the album title, where did it come from? Thank you. There’s a quote from Henry Adams that goes along the lines of ‘Chaos was the law of nature, order is the dream of mankind’. We kind of took a bit of that contrast on board and felt that it was kind of appropriate for the album and that particular song. It’s somewhat chaotic however in contrast, it’s not loud and hectic. What’s an example of some on-tour chaos that you’ve experienced? Well there is this activity called the windmill that some members of The Joe Kings have showed us, you have to be a boy to be able to do it and I hope I don’t have to see it again. It’s always pretty chaotic at airports and after our sold out show in Melbourne at The Corner it got quite chaotic and out of control. What has worked out, without a hitch? Our manager’s pretty onto it with logistics so everything logistically has worked out perfectly. Like a well oiled machine. What’s the most memorable ‘fan’ or audience experience that you have had? At a sold out show at Sol Bar on the sunshine coast a girl at the front was wearing a dress and decided to lift it up for about half the song so we could see her a little more intimately, that was quite memorable. A good friend recently got a plaque made up with all our CD’s to date on it and photos, that was a better piece of memorabilia to see. Touring is, from what I’ve been told, a lot of ‘go go’, how do you ‘stop stop’ and relax? There’s a fair amount of down time with touring. A lot of travel time where you can read a book. If you’re near the coast it’s always good to find time to go for a walk on the beach to clear www.sauce.net.au

your head. After sound check is always good you can usually catch the sunset. The shows in Tassie are two of the last three shows, in a tour of 15 gigs, to what extent do you start to feel different, or approach gigs differently, or even play differently, towards the end of a tour?

Catch Bonja Friday 23rd September at The Republic Bar

We always give it our all, even at the end of tour we’re not too drained to get up and put a lot of energy into the performance. At the end of it we’re pretty well comfortable with the songs and we always try to mix it up a little to keep it interesting for ourselves and the listener. David Williams

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The Grid with DJ Scott Free Rockers and Rollers, the Casbah is providing for your music and taste palatte! Every Thursday ‘The Grid’ featuring DJ Scott Free will be offering music and food samplings for a paltry $5. What you get is a free glass of wine and a plate of nachos, as well as being exposed to music stylings including such names as; The Clash, The Stranglers, Interpol, The Bravery, the Smiths and a host of other brilliant artists for those inclined toward going out not to hear the normal sort of DJ repetoire. Scott Free has been DJ’ing for 21 years starting in 1990 making the trip from New Zealand to Australia six months ago, settling in Tasmania. “I hope to give people an alternative to what’s out there at the moment. Uptempo alternative, indie and rock music at a great new venue. What I offer is music for people outside of the square.” So if you’re looking for a change from the usual, head down to the Casbah Thursday nights starting 8pm til late.

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CLEARANCE! Sauce’s Tasmanian Youth Showcase:

Asta Binne by Ella Kearney

Asta’s voice is reminiscent of Sarah Blasko and Cat Power with a touch of the late Amy Winehouse: Gentle, warm and slightly husky. At only 17, Asta is but a tadpole, fresh faced and about to record her first album. Asta’s voice is reminiscent of Sarah Blasko and Cat Power with a touch of the late Amy Winehouse: Gentle, warm and slightly husky. At only 17, Asta is but a tadpole, fresh faced and about to record her first album. Asta’s songs are mostly acoustic though she is beginning to dip her toes in the electro genre. Artists such as Kimbra have influenced her to experiment with looping to create more layered and complex sounds. There is a lyrical focus to Asta’s music, each song telling a story – some correlating to her life and others completely imaginary. Her song “Oceans” is about “getting away from the city and being friends with underwater creatures” (Acid, anybody?) In her short music career Asta has played a collection of local gigs at the Alley Cat, New Sydney and The Republic. Lately she has preferred art galleries, quiet cafés and good ol’ lounge room gigs. At the beginning of this month she was invited to play as part of the Amplified Youth showcase. Sitting in a little north Hobart café we talk about her worst gig. “I had to play to a massive group of bogans for free…no one was listening” she recalls. This contrasts with a more recent gig at the Peacock Theatre. “It was a very intimate gig, there were beautiful light reflections on the wall, I was wearing a long silk dress…the mood was perfect” she says. So what can one expect from an Asta gig? “I hope it is like being in a living room, that the music comes across as relaxing

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yet moving…I want people to drift off into their own realm, be hypnotized…glazed over” she explains. Ultimately Asta would like to perform at festivals that focus on issues such as women’s rights, fair trade, poverty and animal cruelty. “I want to find a way to bring my music interests and other interests together!” she exclaims. In the mean time watch out for Asta’s first album (currently untitled) and prepare to be moved, amused and slightly aroused - this little mumma got soul.

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Thursday September 1 st

//Hobart

Cargo Pizza& lounge Bar Micheal Clennett & guests

Irish Murphy’s Concrete Lines, Tony Brennan Republic Bar and Cafe Clapton Vs Hendrix

//Burnie Alchemy The Brew #2 Original Music Night

Friday September 2nd //Hobart

Observatory Mr B & Dameza Ivory Bar Dj Grotesque Cargo Pizza& lounge Bar Tim Davies followed by Devo & Ado The Telegraph Micheal Clennett & Dr Fink Plan B The Brown Note Dubstep and Bass

Orchestra

Wrest Point Elvis to the Max

Grand Poobah ‘Glenn Richards’ (Augie March), Dan Luscombe and Mike Noga (The Drones)

//Launceston Hotel New York DJ Emily Scott (Ralph/Playboy Model)

//Burnie Alchemy Icon & Brown Sugar with DJ Akouo Sunday September 4th

//Hobart Cargo Pizza & Lounge Bar Fee Whitla followed by Dj Grotesque Irish Murphy’s Ivories at Irish Republic Bar and Cafe The Brewster Brothers Brookfield Vineyard Margate Marita Mangano The Grand Poobah ‘The Grand Poobah Bazaar’

Reggae Chill Inn Jamacian meal, live reggae band & Dj

Monday September 5th

Irish Murphy’s Ian Murtagh, Alex Hutchins, Rouge Sharks

Irish Murphy’s Joel Stibbard

Wrest Point Graeme Connors Republic Bar and Cafe Sugartrain The Grand Poobah ‘The Good Ship’ and ‘The Sin & Tonics’

//Launceston Manhattan Wine Bar Glen Richards (Augie March) and Dan Luscombe (The Drones) Country Club Resort Elvis to the Max

//Burnie Alchemy S&M (Steph & Mally) & Tim & Fletch

Saturday September 3rd //Hobart Observatory Mr B Ivory Millhouse, Mez & Dameza The Telegraph Micheal Clennett & Dr Fink Cargo Pizza & Lounge Bar Dj Grotesque

Plan B The Aston Shuffle plus Locals Corney, Kir, Finch Irish Murphy’s Naked Acoustic, Smashers Brisbane Hotel The Rumjacks (Barred For Life Tour) w Phat Meegz & Title Fight

//Hobart

Republic Bar and Cafe Carl Rush

//Launceston The Saloon S.I.N- Saloon Industry Night Irish Murphy’s Industry Night

Future Tech-Hosted By EMC and Guests

//Devonport

Telegraph Clennett followed by The Smashers

Tapas Lounge Bar Tapas Trivia Night

Cargo Dj Millhouse

//Burnie

Plan B DJ Squish,Gillie,Adam Turner

Alchemy Facebook Friends, Open Decks & Mic Night

Thursday September 8th //Hobart

Irish Murphy’s Fritz and Josh Durno Brisbane Hotel Stone Troll with The Brown Sound + The Remains Republic Bar and Cafe Shaun Kirk

//Devonport Tapas Lounge Bar Henry James

Friday September 9th //Hobart

Observatory Dj Mr B & Dj Dameza Ivory Frequency Fridays Telegraph Micheal Clennett followed by Big Swifty Cargo Sticks and Kain Followed by Tim Davies Duo Plan B Coven

Tuesday September 6th

Irish Murphy’s Ian Murtagh, Dave Wicks, Dr.Fink

Irish Murphy’s Tasmanian Songwriters and Producers Night

The Waratah Hotel Versions (Fleetwood Mac theme)

//Hobart

Wrest Point A night with Captain Sig and the Hillstrand Bros of The Deadliest Catch Republic Bar and Cafe - Baker Boys Band Irish Murphy’s Tas Songwriters and Producers Night September

Wednesday September 7th //Hobart

Observatory Mr B & Dameza Irish Murphy’s Open Decks Night Republic Bar and Cafe Swump The Grand Pobah POOBAH FILM NIGHT ‘ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST’

//Launceston

Brookfield Margate Jarrah Thompson

Republic Bar and Cafe The Bedroom Philosopher Grand Poobah Batrider with The Native Cats, Paint Your Golden Face and Treehouse Alley Cat Jarrah Thompson with Asha Henfry

Irish Murphy’s Ian Murtagh, Pirates Of the Cover Scene

Observatory Dj Mr B & Dj Dameza Republic Bar and Cafe Kelly Menhennett Irish Murphy’s Open Decks Night The Grand Poobah POOBAH FILM NIGHT ‘NAUSICAA The Valley of the Wind’

//Launceston

Wrest Point In the Mood: A 1940’s Musical Revue

The Saloon Long Way Home

Republic Bar and Cafe Owl Eyes & Stonefield with Special Guests

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Grand Poobah Owl Eyes with Stonefield

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Brookfield Margate Jarrah Thompson with Asha Henfry Lark Distillery Little Miss Music Tas, Another Saturday Night Brisbane Hotel White Knuckle Fever

//Devonport Tapas Lounge Bar The Rock Pigs

//Burnie Alchemy All Aboard & Brown Sugar with DJ Akouo

Sunday September 11th //Hobart

Cargo Wolf Brothers followed by Dj Grotesque Irish Murphy’s Ray Martians, Dominic Francis, Colour by Numbers Brookfield Margate Jamie Pregnell Trio Republic Bar and Cafe Merchants in the Groove

//Devonport Tapas Lounge Bar Trev Heins

Monday September 12th //Hobart

Tapas Lounge Bar Open Mic Night Alchemy Facebook Friends, Open Decks & Mic Night

Thursday September 15th //Hobart

Irish Murphy’s Rogue Sharks, Yyan McDougall Republic Bar and Cafe Fritz with Since We Kissed

//Devonport Tapas Lounge Bar Kelly Menhennett

Friday September 16th //Hobart

Observatory Dj Johnny G & Dj Millhouse Ivory Dj Grotesque Telegraph Micheal Clennett followed by Wolf Brothers Cargo Sticks & Kain followed by Devo & Ado Plan B Billy Green, DJ Logs Irish Murphy’s Alex Hutchins, Brett Collidge, Selecta Reggae Chill Inn Jamacian meal, live reggae band & Dj The Waratah Hotel The Ray Guns & Agent Fontaine Brisbane Hotel TRASH - HEAVY METAL NIGHTCLUB

Reggae Chill Inn Jamacian meal, live reggae band & Dj

Irish Murphy’s Alexi Byas, Chris Rushworth, Jade

//Launceston

Brookfield Margate Folk Night with Jenny Biddle

Hotel New York Owl Eyes and Stonfield Co Headline Show

Saloon S.I.N- Saloon Industry Night

Peacock Theatre He Says/She Says

Irish Murphy’s Industry Night

The Grand Poobah Carnivale D’Arts ‘Art/Con School Ball’

//Devonport Tapas Lounge Bar 3 Piece

//Burnie Alchemy Luke Bennett & Nat & Matt

Saturday September 10th //Hobart

Republic Bar and Cafe

The Saloon 4 Star Nation

Kate Vigo & the Underground

Observatory Dj Mr B

Hotel New York

Ivory

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//Devonport

//Hobart

Tapas Lounge Bar The Timbers (Adelaide)

Irish Murphy’s Deb Manskey, Nell Degrassi, Barry Jones

Maginty’s Irish Bar The Marvans

//Burnie

Republic Bar and Cafe Joe Piere

Alchemy Nathan & Tristan & Shannon Ruffels

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Observatory Dj Mr B Ivory Kenny Beeper, Mez & Grotesque Telegraph Brett Collidge followed by Selecta Cargo Dj Rabb

//Hobart Observatory Dj Mr B & Dj Dameza Republic Bar and Cafe Kreigen Hill Irish Murphy’s Open Decks Night

Plan B DJ Squish, Corney, Turner

The Grand Poobah POOBAH FILM NIGHT ‘Latcho Drom’ (Tony Gatlif) 1993

Irish Murphy’s

//Launceston

Gav & Lina, Smashers

The Saloon Ethel the Frog

Brookfield Margate Film night followed by Jenny Biddle

Ivory Energy FM : Phonatics supported by Mez & Dameza

The Grand Poobah POOBAH FILM NIGHT ‘Contempt’ 1963 (Jean Luc Godard)

Dj Mr B

Telegraph Ado & Devo followed by The Smashers

//Launceston

Telegraph Micheal Clennett followed by Big Swifty

Cargo Dj Johnny G

//Devonport

Plan B Sam La More Irish Murphy’s Alex Hutchins, Pirates Of The Cover Scene

Hotel New York One Love Dub Step Invasion Tour Ft GloveCats (syd)

Republic Bar and Cafe Mista Savona with Dublo + Dameza

Republic Bar & Cafe The DC3’s Hobart ‘The Future Sound of Nostalgia’ album launch

//Devonport

Tapas Lounge Bar The Rock Pigs

The Grand Poobah Skittle Queer & Alternative Party

//Burnie

The Waratah Hotel Remixed

//Launceston Hotel New York - Micky Slim (UK, CR2 Records)

//Devonport Tapas Lounge Bar – The Unit

//Burnie Alchemy Lorenzo von Matterhorn & Brown Sugar with DJ Akouo

Sunday September 18th //Hobart

Cargo Joel Everhard followed by Dj Grotesque Irish Murphy’s Ivories at Irish Brookfield Margate The Timbers Republic Bar and Cafe Wahbash Avenue

//Devonport Tapas Lounge Bar Jacob Boote & Laura Mead

Monday September 19th //Hobart

Irish Murphy’s Blizz, Ryan Kinder Republic Bar and Cafe Tex & Pete

//Launceston Saloon S.I.N- Saloon Industry Night Irish Murphy’s Industry Night

Tuesday September 20th //Hobart

Irish Murphy’s Tasmanian Songwriters and Producers Night Republic Bar and Cafe G B Balding

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Tapas Lounge Bar Tapas Trivia Night Alchemy Facebook Friends, Open Decks & Mic Night

Thursday September 22nd //Hobart

//Devonport //Burnie Alchemy Business Awards Ni…otel grand chancellor, Vancouver Manoeuvre, Brown Sugar with DJ Akouo

Sunday September 25th //Hobart

Irish Murphy’s The Tokyo Room, Boxmoney, Killian Halpin

Cargo Where’s Mary followed by Dj Grotesque

Republic Bar and Cafe Tex & Pete & The Robinsons

Irish Murphy’s One Sick Lullaby, Rogue Acoustic, Paper Souls

//Devonport Tapas Lounge Bar Dan & Budge

Friday September 23rd //Hobart

Observatory Dj Johnny G & Dj Grotesque Ivory Behind Closed Doors Telegraph Micheal Clennett followed by The Smashers Cargo Tim Davies followed by Jarrod Matchham Plan B Billy Green, Keith Irish Murphy’s Jeremy Matcham, Naked Acoustic, Dr.Fink Reggae Chill Inn Jamacian meal, live reggae band & Dj The Waratah Hotel Clubhouse Comedy Republic Bar and Cafe Bonjah & Young Revelry The Grand Poobah ‘Kate Miller - Heidke’ and ‘Gossling’

//Burnie Alchemy Sara & Brock & The Africa Trio

Saturday September 24th

Brookfield Margate Kelly Menhennett

Saloon Bar Art vs Science Tapas Lounge Bar Tapas Trivia Night

//Burnie Alchemy Facebook Friends, Open Decks & Mic Night

Thursday September 29th //Hobart

Irish Murphy’s Darlington, Dan Hennessy Republic Bar and Cafe The Sin and Tonics Wrest Point Art vs Science Grand Poobah Jack Ladder & Ghoul

//Launceston Saloon Bar The Panics

The Grand Poobah ‘Danger Academy’

//Launceston Saloon S.I.N- Saloon Industry Night Irish Murphy’s Industry Night

Tuesday September 27th //Hobart

Irish Murphy’s The Witching Tree, Heron Collective Republic Bar and Cafe Peter Hicks & The Blues Licks

Wednesday September 28th //Hobart

Observatory Dj Mr B & Grotesque

Friday September 30th //Hobart

Telegraph Micheal Clennett followed by Entropy Cargo Sticks & Kane followed by Devo & Ado Plan B Billy Green, Adam Turner Irish Murphy’s Jeremy Matcham, Ian Murtagh, Vendetta Reggae Chill Inn Jamacian meal, live reggae band & Dj Venue Six Miss Indy 2011 Tasmanian Heat and Final

Republic Bar and Cafe Evil Eddie

//Devonport Tapas Lounge Bar AFL GRAND FINAL EXTRAVIGANZA

//Burnie Alchemy All Aboard

Sunday October 2nd //Hobart

Cargo Micheal Clennett followed by Dj Grotesque

The Grand Poobah - The Grand Poobah Bazaar’

//Devonport Tapas Lounge Bar Jeff Woodward

Monday October 3rd //Hobart

Irish Murphy’s Australian Songwriters Association

//Launceston Saloon S.I.N- Saloon Industry Night

Tuesday October 4th //Hobart

Irish Murphy’s Prairie

Wednesday October 5th //Hobart

Wrest Point The Panics

Observatory Dj Mr B & Dameza

Brookfield Margate Coyote Quiz

Wrest Point Suzi Quatro

Republic Bar and Cafe Mic Dons Starring Dunn

//Devonport

Brisbane Hotel Stone Troll with The Brown Sound + The Remains

Tapas Lounge Bar The Unit

Republic Bar and Cafe Shaun Kirk

//Burnie

//Devonport

Alchemy Nat & Matt, Sara & Brock

Tapas Lounge Bar Tapas Trivia Night

//Hobart

Irish Murphy’s Open Decks Night

Saturday October 1st

Observatory Dj Mr B

Republic Bar and Cafe Joe Pirere & The Blackberries

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Republic Bar and Cafe Mike Elrington

Ivory Malakai

Irish Murphy’s Ray Martians, Crystal Campbell, Carlee Rolins

Brookfield Margate

Tapas Lounge Bar Kirby Edwards

//Devonport

//Hobart

Plan B Finch,Lovell, Corney

Irish Murphy’s Ivories at Irish

Observatory Mr B & Millhouse

Monday September 26th

Cargo Dj Millhouse

//Devonport

Republic Bar and Cafe Cake Walking Babies Tapas Lounge Bar Neil Gibson

Ivory Dj Grotesque, Mez & Dameza

//Hobart

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Welcome Back To The Blues,

Kirk-style!

He’s young, good looking, funny and talented, and a darned nice guy. What more could a girl, or guy, want? What could Shaun Kirk, winner of the VIC/TAS Debut Blues Artist 2010 award, get the blues about? I had to ask. What have you been up to recently? ALOT! I headed back into the studio to begin recording my first full length album earlier this year and then had to put it on hold due to a 4 month tour up north, but I’ve been back in Melbourne throughout August and its coming along sweetly. It’s very exciting! I’ve also played a couple of great festivals since i was last in Tassie which are always a bit of a hoot! Blues on Broadbeach, Cairns Blues Festival and Darwin Blues Festival were all standouts! Eric Bibb (who is one of my favourite modern day acoustic blues players) was headline at Cairns Blues Festival so I got to watch him do his thang from side of stage! that was a very memorable moment. What stands out in the time since you toured here last? My Hobart and Launceston shows last time were sooooo much fun! The response I’ve been getting throughout Tasmania is great but Hobart and Launceston is just overwhelming! What do you remember most about that tour? I remember at my Hobart show there was a rather intoxicated older man with a very strong German accent who was thoroughly enjoying my show and yelling out some pretty funny things at the end of almost every song I played. I can’t remember exactly what he was yelling, but I do remember alot of it was very hard to understand. But his drunken German nature just reminded

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me of scenes from the movie Beerfest. It was highly amusing! And funny enough, the same guy came and said g’day to me in a much more sober state at a festival in Victoria a few weeks back.... What brings you back, now? Tassie has got to be one of my favourite places in Australia to tour. It really is a totally different world down here. I like to try and get head south as much as I can but due to the recording of a new album and various other tours, this is my final Tassie tour for 2011. You were voted 2010 VIC/TAS Debut Blues Artist of the Year, how did the award change things for you? It’s definitely made people take a little more notice of what I’m doing... Mainly venue managers. It definitely makes booking a show a lot less time consuming. How has your music evolved since you were here last? Well I’ve been writing a lot since I was last there due to the busy touring schedule and many hours spent in the studio. As a young musician my music is always developing and will continue to mature as I grow older and tour farther and wider. I think my music has began to grow a lot more ‘soul’ and a little less ‘roots’. I’m getting a lot more comments about my voice and don’t seem to be playing as much slide guitar of recent times.

In your live shows, you play stomp box, tambourine, high hat, cymbal, kick and snare drum, guitar and harmonica ... how long did it take to master the coordination for this? Was it like learning to juggle? I’m not too sure as I don’t know how to juggle... Ha! So I can’t really compare the two... I’d had a bit of a vision of playing all the drums at my feet back when I only had a stompbox and tambourine so it all came pretty naturally to me and I really only had to set it all up for a day back at my house and practice a little then I just took it straight to the stage... I’m a strong believer that on the live stage in front of an audience is the best place to develop your skills. How’s your first full length album coming along? Its going great! I’ve been recording throughout the month of August with a good friend and very talented producer/percussionist by the name of Arunachala Satgunasingam who is actually from Perth but is currently residing in Melbourne in a small flat. So I’ve made the most of his time in Melbourne and been recording 3 or 4 days a week in his bedroom. So although the album will be a lot bigger than the last, it still has a lot of rawness to it!

You’re only 23, how much ‘blues’ in your life do you really have to draw upon, for inspiration?

I’m 50. Sure, I ain’t been through a divorced marriage or been treated like dirt because of my skin colour, but there are various moments in my life which I blame for “giving me the blues” from time to time. An obnoxious drunken father who I unbefriended a couple of years back is always a good writing topic. But it’s not all too doom and gloomy... Most of my songs are inspired by life on the road these days and written in the back of my van on the side of the highway. You’ve got a boogie, swamp-blues sound, at times reminding me of Ash Grunwald, isn’t this more an upbeat sound than what some people may think of as ‘the blues’? Ash was a big influence of mine back in my early days of discovering blues music! But in more recent times I’ve been strongly influenced by guys like Muddy Waters, Howlin Wolf, John Lee Hooker, Tony Joe White and Lloyd Spiegel who all write a lot of upbeat stuff. For some reason people have a perception that blues is slow and depressing when the majority is actually upbeat and boogie worthy. I think that the best blues is written about a negative event in your life but can leave a positive effect on the people you play it to. Whether they dance, smile or can simply relate to the words you are singing, that’s when blues is at its best. David Williams

Probably not as much as I will have by the time

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My School Act

Will ‘My School Act’ Make Rock Stars of A Tasmanian School Band? Why Not? It happened in Newcastle.

If you’re reading this, you’re in a band, and you’re still at school, you’ve just come across a massive opportunity to make yourself an international rock star. It’s what you’ve dreamed of, isn’t it? Could your band be the next Arctic Monkeys or Silverchair? Why not? They were still in school when they started, and I reckon that at that point in anyone’s life, almost anything is possible. MySchoolAct is an amazing online music and talent competition exclusively created for Australian high school students with a passion for the music industry. If you are in a band, and in college or high school, or know someone who is, you’d be crazy not to get involved. It’s the biggest opportunity going. To find out more about the comp, we spoke with Nathan Sapsford, presenter for MySchoolAct, one of those high-acheiver types, an actor and TV host from Bondi in Sydney, Australia, now living in Los Angeles. His substantial past hosting credits include his role as the much loved Host of Australia’s highest rating music and entertainment show on Network TEN Australia, Video Hits, from 20072009. Prior to this position, Nathan was a host / VJ for MTV Australia for 4 years, hosting pretty much everything on the channel, including TRL, the movie show MTV Screen, Full Tank, QT:LA, Beach House, Snow Cave and more, as well as voicing all post produced shows and promos for MTV and VH1. He came back to his MTV roots last year to host the MTV Bacardi Express around the country.. Throughout his hosting career, Nathan has enjoyed the reputation as one of Australia’s most respected interviewers and was flown around the world for film premieres, music festivals and various other high profile interviewing opportunities, some of the biggest music and movie names on the planet. These include Mariah Carey, Alicia Keys, Coldplay, Pussycat Dolls, Beastie Boys, Jessica Alba, Jessica Biel, Rachel McAdams, Foo Fighters, KISS, Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Black Eyed Peas, Katy Perry, Anne Hathaway, Steve Carrell, Kings Of Leon, The Strokes and many, many more. As if that wasn’t enough, Nathan just completed production of his second feature film, a quirky comedy set in Seattle, Washington. His first movie, the indie thriller KEY, is currently deep in post-production, its release scheduled for late

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2011. With that feeling that I’m not doing enough with my life, after learning what Nathan is doing with his, but at the same time, feeling inspired to take action, I asked Nathan about the comp to beat all comps ... The number of music-related competitions seems to be at an all-time high, why do you think that is? There are a lot aren’t there! Lots of talent in this country, and why not get ‘em young. What makes My School Act unique? The prizes on offer for starters. The opportunity to play at one of the world’s great festivals, the Big Day Out, as well as incredible record and publishing deal from Sony Music Australia? Phenomenal. There are some fantastic behind the scenes prizes too to learn more about making music, video and graphic design, and I feel like the entrants will learn a lot from the experience of this competition regardless of how they do in it. There’s some amazing community spirit at MySchoolAct.com! What’s the history of the competition? This is only the second year of the competition and the scale of it has jumped enormously. Many more Acts with much more to gain, and bear in mind the amazing success of last year’s winners Glass Towers already. Huge support slots, Splendour in the Grass and highly anticipated EP about to drop. It’s big. Have there been any success stories, of bands going on to achieve in the music industry, after leaving school? Apart from Glass Towers and what they will do in the future, lots. Two other bands that come to mind immediately are the Arctic Monkeys and Silverchair, who didn’t even wait to finish school before they took the world by storm. So yes, what you do in school matters! Triple J is about to launch a new radio station, just for Unearthed bands, and the radio station has also run Unearthed High,

for high school and college bands, is the music industry, in general, more aware these days of the talent that exists even at an early age? I think so. I think it’s great how much support people still in school are getting for their music. Creativity should be nurtured and I hope it expands into other art forms that people want to get involved in. Silverchair were still at school when they broke through, what are the advantages of getting involved with the industry at such a young age, and what are the drawbacks? Yes Silverchair. What a story. To be honest you’d have to ask them I think! I’m sure all that opportunity, fame and money can have detrimental effects and a loss of youth, but if you asked any of them now, I wouldn’t have thought they’d change much if they could. Just try to keep your head screwed on and look after each other! What has your involvement been with the music industry up until now, and what are you hoping to achieve in the future? I’ve had the pleasure of being involved a lot in the music biz in my career, community radio, behind the scenes in music TV, then presenting and interviewing on MTV and then Video Hits on TEN (RIP by the way), as well as lots of fun in between. Who knows what the future will hold,

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but if I get to be a part of great music getting it’s shot in the spotlight, well that’ll make me happy. How did you, personally, become involved with My School Act, and what have experienced since? I knew one of the people behind it, he asked, and I said yes. Perfect. Every week, you get to choose a band or performer, ‘Nathan’s Pick’, what shapes your decision? It’s a real luxury I must admit, I go for what I like to be honest, and then how they’re going about it. Music first though - If it’s interesting, clever, makes me smile or want to dance, whatever. If I like it, I Pick it. Recently, our own Melissa Estreich from Hobart was chosen as your pick, what was it about Melissa that stood out? She’s a great young talent! Wears her heart on her sleeve, has the guts to sing it loud and knows how to write a great little melody. A perfect place to begin her music career. Geez, I wish something like this was around when I was at school. Get on it! David Williams

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Jude Elliot, Watch out Jude Elliot is someone worthy of more than just a passing interest. That’s not just my opinion, it’s the opinion of one of the world’s most accomplished music producers. We have been sworn to secrecy, but when this certain American producer speaks, people in the industry listen, carefully. Stay tuned for more info on that. In the meantime, share with us this moment in time when we ask, “Who Is Jude Elliot?” In the near future, we feel that it’s a question to which many people will want to know the answer. I understand that you are a relativenewcomer to Tasmania. How long have you been living here, what were you doing before that, and what made you move? I grew up in Hobart but moved to Adelaide as a teenager to pursue some sports opportunities. I loved the music and arts community in Adelaide and performed and recorded there for ten of the years I lived there. I also spent time in Melbourne, Sydney and the USA. I moved back to Hobart a year ago. There was always a part of me that missed the mountain and the river, my family, and the quiet closeness of the community here. Because I am predominantly a songwriter and with the innovations of technology and accessibility of travel, I can live anywhere in the world and still write, co-write, record and build relationships with music industry. Hobart is a great place far from the hustle and bustle of the big cities to raise my daughter and find solace in my writing. This year I have already been on a writing and recording trip to LA where I collaborated with a Grammy Award winning producer who has worked on over 400 platinum albums with the likes of Katy Perry, Celine Dion etc. For those who have not heard your

music, please tell us about the main style of music that you make. I write everything from acoustic to electronic. Predominantly my new sound is pop with strong piano and guitar riffs. I use a lot of strings. Imagine if you crossed Natalie Imbruglia’s catchy song style with the honesty and depth of Adele’s lyrics. I am a firm believer that you can play a song stripped back with vocals and guitar or piano, and it still has magic and draws you in, then it is a keeper.

September. With the LA tracks complete, there is work to do with making film clips and preparing for release. I am also about to start performing more gigs. Medium term goals would revolve around finishing my album, touring it. Long term goals for me are about writing, continuing to co-write and work with producers I admire. Both electronic and pop. I have a long list of writers and producers I would love to collaborate with.

I have heard that you have also had some success in the dance music industry, how did this come about? I made a connection with Ericson, a successful UK producer, while I was living in Adelaide. We recorded several tracks together. When I got back from New York, he had read the lyrics to one of my songs, Dark Angel, on my website and asked if we could work on it together. He is insanely clever and brought the song to life. Dark Angel was signed to Central Station Records/Universal Music Australia in 2009 and included on the international compilation Godskitchen Boombox in the same year. It was played on high rotation on several stations around Australia and did well in some European countries. A second track made the Godskitchen 3D compilation through Central Station Records in 2010.

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Album Reviews Watch the Throne Jay Z & Kanye West

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Relatives The Stoics

MCCARTNEY 1 and 2 (re-issues) Paul McCartney

It’s very easy to get caught up in the mystique that comes along with two of rap’s biggest stars teaming up and releasing a superalbum with an ambiguous title relating to their majesty. Easy too, to put our rosecoloured headphones on and ignore any faults that we might hear, because blindly liking the album seems like right decision. Ultimately though, Watch the Throne is a case of too many cooks. An album that is about excess in every sense – superstar rappers with excess money, excess possessions, and as it turns out, excess producers. Proving a few things that we thought previously – Kanye West is better when producing his own stuff (like on The College Dropout or Graduation, where he had little input from others); and Jay-Z sucks at collaborations (aside from “Pressure” with Lupe Fiasco, and the “Power” Remix with Yeezy). When listening to WTT, it really seems as if both men have lost sight of what made them famous in the first place. Production-wise, there are so many near-hits that it’s frustrating. The poor use of Nina Simone on “New Day” would have J Dilla rolling in his grave. There are some bright spots, such as the previously-released H.A.M, and Frank Ocean-hooked “No Church in the Wild”, however they are few and far between. Watch the Throne is ultimately a lesson to us all that sometimes even the coolest kids can try too hard.

This is a locally released album, comprising of 17 original tracks recorded at Red Planet Studios. Fritz is Rod Fritz and his band, consisting of Loki (electric guitars), Duffy (bass) and Richard Salter (drums). Heavily influenced by ‘Wish You Were Here’ era Pink Flyod and to a lesser extent, Eric Clapton, this is a confident debut by an artist with a strong and uncompromising vision. The opening track, ‘Little Green Grass’ (and sue me if I am wrong) is a tribute to the virtues of smoking cannabis. Like most of the material on this album, it has a pub friendly sing-a-long chorus. In fact the cannabis theme appears to be awfully prevalent in Fritz’s music, which is at all times laconic, relaxing and laid back. The exception might be ‘True To You’ which is a ‘Brothers in Arms’ Dire Straits era song built around a simple riff, it probably showcases Rod’s vocal range more effectively than any other track on this release. ‘FU’ is a song, I have heard live many times now and it is clearly an audience favorite and a humorous number about telling the ex-girlfriend exactly what you think about her. Perhaps the stand out track is the ‘Knocking On Heavens Door’ inspired title track. While not yet established as a major player on the Hobart scene, the band appear to be one of the hardest working local groups, a week does not go by without them gigging somewhere.

I’ve always liked the Stoics, so I was pretty excited to get my hands on a copy of Relatives. On first listen the beginning three tracks did little for me. It wasn’t until I hit ‘Nestorlay’ that I sat back and thought ‘now we’re getting somewhere’. Relatives makes it clear that the singer Cieran hasn’t been idle as a vocalist over the years. Songs like ‘Aqueous’ point to the improvement in control and tone from earlier albums. Lyrically, The Stoics have always been strong, often finding a comfortable balance between meaningful introspection outright aggression and clever pop hooks. Under the weight of previous triumphs, I can’t help but feel a lot of the songs on Relatives fail in reaching such a balance, at times it felt that there was an overreliance on the repetition of simple rhyming phrases (‘Stupid’ and ‘Head In The Sand’ in particular) to imply meaning.

The plan is to re-lease all of Paul’s solo albums in double cd formats with bonus tracks and booklets, complete with rare, never seen before photographs. Released in 1970, a week before ‘Let It Be’ much to the annoyance of the other Beatles, ‘McCartney 1’ is perhaps one of the most misunderstood albums in the history of rock. McCartney went away to his farm in Scotland with a basic four track mixer and created an album on which he wrote, produced and played on all the songs. Critics were confused that such a major artist would release a low-fi album with no less than five instrumentals and three songs (‘Teddy Boy’, ‘Junk’ and ‘Every Night’) that were rejected by The Beatles. It needs to be said that those three songs are now hailed amongst his greatest works. If the album has a highlight, it’s ‘Maybe I’m Amazed’ with a vocal tour de force and killer chorus. ‘McCartney 2’ in contrast sold better but is the more indulgent album. Following Paul’s Japanese drug bust (one song is entitled ‘Frozen Jap’) he dissolved Wings, embraced new wave and again made an album on which he wrote, produced and played everything. Naturally, it spawned a massive number one hit called ‘Coming Up’ and a beautiful ballad and follow up single ‘Waterfalls’ with a typically naff lyric warning the listener rather sensibly not to chase big friendly polar bears. However it is the lesser known third single, ‘Temporary Secretary’ which as well as being a bit creepy, is one of the best forgotten songs of the era.

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SOFT UNIVERSE PNAU Four albums later, despite feeling the need to collaborate with Elton John (and boy am I hanging out for their Elton John covers album), Nick Littlemore and Peter Mayes are still going strong. “The Truth” is the lead single and while it is not to my personal taste, after playing this album I noticed the other three people in my share house were singing along with the chorus while washing the dishes. “Better Way” starts promisingly enough with a minimalist Goyte meets early Depeche Mode then morphs into an infectious groove laden pop anthem. “Solid Ground” is a sad re-working of Kylie Minogue’s ‘On A Night Like This’ and degenerates into late 90’s commercial dance music, sadly in a way that is not ironic. Littlemore was rumored to have broken up with his girlfriend while writing these songs, but appears way too narcissistic and self-absorbed to draw on this experience for inspiration in his songwriting in any meaningful way. To date, ‘Soft Universe’ has received mixed reviews, perhaps the quality of the project has been compromised by the band’s extra curricular activities with Empire of The Sun and Cirque du Soleil. If Pnau were naive early on when they failed to get permission to use samples on their first album, clearly the money made selling the rights of their music for use in the video game, Grand Turismo 5 has gone some way towards compensating them. Matt Sertori

However, the production of this album is exceptional. As the album plays through you sense you are in a setting like Fear And Loathing in Las Vegas, moving from the empty come-down streets of slow lonely guitar and beautiful far away vocal harmonies to a wild circus of brass, snare, and Pixie-esque distorted guitar sounds that snake up until suddenly it’s around you roaring and hissing with calculated chaos. in Relatives The Stoics successfully play the role of ringmaster, smoothly moving the listener forward with apparent purpose and excellent musicianship. Overall, while not lyrically as strong as previous efforts Relatives is yet another step forward for the band in terms of composition and solidifying their great interplay between instruments as a signature sound. R. Anderson

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ALMOST AT THE IVORY JAMES PARRY

SONGS ABOUT LIFE - SARAH JANE AND THE ENIGMA BLUES

The anthemic title track is all over Triple J and will no doubt crack the hottest 100 but let’s be honest do we really need a sixth Living End album? Yes, it’s nice to know what music bogans listen to but let’s face it, middle aged men playing punk is never pretty. Don’t get me wrong, if you are a fan this album won’t let you down but this effort is exactly the same as all the others and not quiet as good as the first one. As with all Living End albums, the deep and meaningless pseudo political social conscience ridden clichés fly thick and fast, perhaps none better than the couplet ‘we always knew that we would win the war, but we never knew what we were fighting for’ in the turgid, “Song For The Lonely”. The band talk themselves up as the new Midnight Oil, ‘Resist’ is about boat people, ‘Machine Gun’ inspired by Melbourne’s underbelly. On ‘Ride The Wild Wave’, lead singer Cheney sings about the recent death of his father. The production team of Nick Di Dia and Brendan O’Brein, who have, between them, worked with Springsteen, Rage Against The Machine, Powderfinger, ACDC and Pearl Jam really deliver the midas touch in terms of the flawlessly executed sonic qualities of this album. Sadly, at the end of the day there is only so much you can do with three chords.

Hailing from the North West Coast of Tasmania, Parry was the front man of the bands Mad Uncle and Eva, before embarking on a solo career. This is the follow up to his debut EP from 2008, a beautiful and underrated collection of songs inspired by death and loss. Parry describes himself as a folk, alternative and pop artist, artistically drawing on a diverse range of influences from Muse, The Shins, Radiohead, Sufjan Stevens and the more edgy elements of Crowded House. Parry and Charles Du Cane share the same backing band which includes Jordan Marsden (Paint Your Golden Face and Viva Computer). Having heard these songs live I found it intriguing to hear studio arrangements on tracks like Parry’s favorite “Anne”, a refreshingly sparse and minimalistic song. In a collection of ten very strong, honest and passionate songs, “The Empty Hall” stood out for me with its edgy guitars and unpredictable arrangement. However, “On My Back” is being hailed as the most commercial track by the band themselves. Fans of Parry’s past work may have him pigeon holed as a predominantly acoustic artist, but on “Almost At The Ivory” it’s the electric guitars that dominate proceedings. The band recorded 16 tracks for this release, and every song in this collection is strong. Hopefully the other tracks will be made available at some point.

This Launceston based quartet’s debut album was recorded at Red Planet Studios in Hobart. An Amplified Award winner and well established in the North, I attended a packed out CD launch at Fresh where I had the benefit of hearing this diverse collection in a live setting. As a band, these musicians are highly polished, professional and well rehearsed. Incorporating a complex range of rhythms, predominantly an authentic Bob Marley inspired reggae sound, but occasionally an essence of tango, boss nova and rumba, these songs immediately connect with the listener. Sara Jane Neep is the songwriter, lead singer and plays keys. As a vocalist, her style is very much her own, perhaps this singing teacher could best be compared to Eva Cassidy, Regina Spektor, Missy Higg1ns and Ella Fitzgerald. The highlights are: the power ballad, “Dots and Stripes”, an ambitious song with an anthemic chorus on which the power and precision of Sara-Jane’s vocal prowess dominates; “So Long”, a sophisticated R&B blue eyed soul number; “In One Instant”, coming at the listener from a much darker place. In this song, lyrically she sings “like a schizophrenic going on inside my head” spitting out each nasty syllable with bile and bitterness. This song is Sara Jane’s “Jagged Little Pill” moment and draws on the personal experience of the aftermath of breaking up and the insanity all that emotion inspires. At the heart of this great collection, is a talented songwriter in the Jeff Buckley mode, but with a backing band that would be just as comfortable playing the music of Stevie Wonder or the Beatles. Currently available at Mojo Music, Ruff Cut Records and Tommy Gun.

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Venue Six - August 6, 2011

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Brew #1 The DEXTER Alchemy Waratah

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He’s spun some of the world’s biggest stages. Dexter’s one of the world’s finest turntablists and was an influential member of the iconic Australian outfit The Avalanches.

Yyan and Andrew

Hobarts revelers converged on the Alley Cat on Saturday the 27th of August for what was set to be a triple header of quality local acts that included indie rockers NoFoTo, the debut of Ramona and a solo show from Ben Wells. The evening kicked of with Ben Wells, from Ben Wells and the middle names, who captivated the crowd with with his powerful vocals, catchy lyrics and tasty acoustic riffs. It doesn’t take a genius to realise that this lad and his band are going places, which is evident by their first play on JJJ only weeks ago. Next on the line up was Ramona, a local 3 piece playing their first gig and they didn’t disappoint. After one listen to these blokes it was easy to pick where their influence hails from - the 90s Seattle grunge scene. It didn’t take long for the punters to hit the floor and start throwing down to some of the www.sauce.net.au

dirty bass lines and epic guitar riffs. These type of tunes are exactly what Hobart needs, quality, no frills, grunge rock. By now the beers were flowing freely from the taps as NoFoTo hit the stage. The 5 piece, renowned for their on and off stage antics hit the ground running as the Alley Cat bar started to pack out for the show. The good time rock and roll tunes had the place heaving and their new track ‘The Boot Stomper’ had the place thump-a-thumping with the riffs from NoFoTo’s lead guitarist. The beers kept of flowing along with the good times as everyone present seemed to be getting into the music and having a cracker of a night. If you get the chance to catch any of these acts this summer you wont be disappointed! Simon Moses

Launceston’s newest original music night was a success, with three local acts entertaining a medium-sized crowd with a diverse range of musical delicacies. First up were Yyan and McDougal (Andrew). Yyan’s voice is exquisite and must be heard to be believed. The emotion that he imparts with every note strikes straight at the heart. McDougal’s bass playing is exceptional, and together they make a fine act, and a great choice as first on the bill. Second was a band called Big, who played well, and had a strong Manchester sound and style, but I would like to see them challenge themselves more, with more originality. My favourite for the night was Sun, whose look reminded me of the 60’s, but with his own flair. The band’s music was moody and soulful, and dark, bringing comparisons with The Doors. I’d like to see more variety, though, in the tone, pace and feel of the songs. Overall, this was a great night, with a friendly crowd. David Williams

But it’s apparently his humble roots that gets Dexter excited. It’s the fond memories of lugging crates of vinyl around and learning his trade at small parties at the St Kilda Bowls Club. You would’ve been forgiven for thinking you were in an underground Brooklyn club, as Dexter transformed the Waratah Bandroom into a heaving party. Expected to play for an hour, Dexter didn’t move from the decks for over two hours, treating the ohso appreciative crowd to an incredible journey, a journey, which featured everything from the Prodigy to Biggie. True to form, this genre defying set, kept the crowd captivated from start to finish. It was obvious that by towards the end of the set Dexter has an itch to scratch, and scratch that itch he did, finishing the set with an exhibition of some of the skills that has earned him the praise of DJ royalty, Grand Master Flash. Simon Moses

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Junction Arts Festival By Jen Leishman

On the 24th of August, Launceston was a-buzz with the opening of the Junction Arts Festival. The festival, running for four days, was held in a variety of locations around Launceston and in it’s second year, was expecting a busy week filled with interactive and ambitious contemporary live performance, theatre, visual and media arts, literature, music and dance, featuring local and international artists. The evening started off with the Launceston Youth and Community Orchestra, filling the entire ‘Junc Room’, which was a giant circus tent, decked out with carnival themed artwork and a model horse hanging from the centre of the roof. They certainly proved that they are one the most vibrant and infectious community symphony orchestras in the country. The orchestra included 50 talented string, brass, woodwind and percussion musicians. DJ Kashishi was up next, otherwise known as Dane Hunnerup, he brought the worldy beats with tunes hailing from Brazil, Ghana, Cuban and even sampling Maori sounds. By this time the crowd was certainly up and grooving with the circus tent filled with party-goers. During the set,

projections of a chalk artist were shown behind the unique sounds of DJ Kashishi. During the evening, patrons had the chance to taste some of Tasmania’s finest micro-brewery beers, ciders and wines which made the night enjoyable for ears, eyes and the tastebuds. Well, what can I say about the next act… The Transylvanian Gypsy Kings, born and bred in Bucharest, Romania. This is what I thought I was dancing around like a scallywag to, but no, these gents were actually three brave ladies from Melbourne posing as Gypsy sex bombs! The crowd were intrigued, as was I but we all danced along to their pop tunes… honestly, just to give you a general idea of what it sounds like… imagine going to Sandy Bay hotspot, Mykonos,

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or for that fact, any souvlaki bar and this is what you’d most likely hear. Finally, to close the evening the headlining act, The Lawless Quartet were set to play. With the description of an infusion of jazz, funk, punk, gypsy and reggae, these guys were going to get the crowed excited. Coming from Hobart, vocalist, Ben Lawless, Sam Dowson on drums, James Hunn on bass and Nick Squires on sax, they have been playing venues around Hobart and this was their first visit to Launceston as a band, and they certainly did not disappoint. Stand out tracks from the evening were the opening song, ‘Ivory March’ and an amazing cover of the Duke Ellington Hit, ‘Caravan’. Even though I could only go to the opening night of the Junction Arts Festival, I would have loved to stay on til Sunday, partying it up with the inflatable whale, grooving along to The Barons of Tang and checking out the ‘Human Beat Box’, Mal Webb. I congratulate the organisers of the festival for such a successful evening, it’s a definite for next year!

By Kendan Lovell

Ok. Let’s face it. Launceston is not going to be winning any awards for pretty. Any sort of natural beauty points are scored by the Gorge and that’s about it. We have a park of diseased simians; a mall replete with demonic, giant, cushions; and in winter smoke settles into the Tamar Valley like a stale old bong. The rest of the state calls us a literal hole in the ground and a bit uggers. Well, I am not going to deny it. But what Launceston lacks in looks we make up for in quirk. And this is why the Junction Arts Festival is such a good fit for this city. It capitalises on our artistic quirk in a marvellous way. From the 24th to 28th of August, Junction brought some much needed insanity to the streets of the city. A big top erected in Civic Square, art work squeezed itself into every nook and cranny around and we had a flippin’ big whale beached at various points in the community. Do you know

what it’s like to be driving home from work on a miserable, drizzly day and all of a sudden… WTF??...a blue whale?...in City Park!! It’s amazing. How can that not brighten the day?? So, I see the event as a big fancy octopus that’s legs reach out to every corner of the community to bring a smile to everyone’s faces. There are table tennising people table tennising in the mall; there’s nightly light, architectural installations; crocheted chocolates; authors tapping away in cafes writing letters for you; dancing; music; laughter; laughter; love…ok…I am getting carried away. But it’s all really good. I attended the most wonderful little theatre show called How High the Sky by Polygot. This is a show exclusively for people under the age of 1 year old!! And they get to be part of the show. So it’s plural baby, on a big mat having a ball. So CUUUTE.

As the festivities wind up you get that inevitable sense of “why can’t we be like this all the time?”. Why do we have to return to drudgery after seeing what a few days of colour and art bring to Launceston? See, I have a theory. I think Launcestonians are misdirected. We spend so much effort trying to vie with Hobart that we forget to go our own way and fit into what we truly are. A quirky, cool people. A talented bunch of freaks that need to show the rest of the state what it is to be unique. A community that owns an event, now, that will hopefully grow bigger and bigger. Can you see it? People from the other side of the world saving up their monies so they can attend future Junction Arts Festivals in Tasmania!! That’s how big this event will be. It will solve all crises in the middle east AND cure cancer. Junction is the panacea. It just needs time.

Is this Government Going To Embarrass You Again? TASMANIA IN FIGHT TO KEEP ITS PROFESSIONAL THEATRE COMPANY You may have heard the news by now that the Tasmanian Government has cut all funding to the Tasmanian Theatre Company for 2012. This came as a complete shock to the Board and staff as the TTC has been going from strength to strength in the last couple of years with audience numbers growing and an expanding artistic program. In short, without funding, The Tasmanian Theatre Company will close, and Tasmania will be the only state in Australia not to have a professional theatre company. It will be an embarrassment. Unless a major corporate sponsor is found, or the government changes its decision, the TTC will be no more. So, (after all this is Tasmania, and this is how things work) if someone you know is connected with a major corporate entity in Tasmania, speak with them, and ask them to help. The Arts are vital to Tasmania, and the demise of the TTC will have dire consequences for all www.sauce.net.au

Tasmanians. The Arts allow us to grow as a society, they challenge us, and speak to that part within all of us that needs to imagine. Remember that the great Albert Einstein said, “Imagination is more important than knowledge”. It will be a serious blow to the development of Tasmania as a modern society, if the TTC closes. Ask your friends in big business, ‘What is the Tasmania that you want your children to grow up in? What people will your children grow to be, in a place where the Arts are not properly valued?” The only other option is to persuade the government that they need to reverse their decision to cut funding to the TTC for 2012, and the only thing that will force their hand is fear, fear of losing their seats in government. You must speak up, and show them that enough people care about the TTC

to make a difference, when it comes to electiontime. We need to flood the Mercury, The Examiner, and The Advocate, as well as Lara Giddings office and the ABC website and Facebook page with supportive letters etc. The message is simple - we want a professional theatre company - we do not want to be the only stare in Australia without a full time professional theatre company. We want to be tactical and ensure a steady flow of correspondence, comments etc This is what you can do: 1. Write letters to the daily newspaper’s editors. The Mercury www.themercury.com.au/opinion/ letter-to-the-editor-submit.html, The Examiner www.examiner.com.au/content/ writetous/ The Advocate www.theadvocate.com.au/content/ letterstotheeditor/ 2. Send a copy of those letters to the Premier lara.

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giddings@dpac.tas.gov.au 3. Send a message to ABC Radio through email www.abc.net.au/hobart/contact and Facebook www.facebook.com/936abchobart 4. Get all your friends to do the same. David Williams Page 39

Saucy.sparkle Tales of Tease and all things sparkling from

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Well, I was going to give you an interview this month with one of the title winners from Miss Pole Dance Victoria, but she has been soo super busy that it will have to wait I’m afraid for a future issue. I have something else on my mind to share with you this month however, that I hope will get your attention. Heels, latex, bondage and feet! Have I got your attention?? These are some of the most commonly know fetishes, but don’t feel abnormal if you find yourself turned on by the different... Fetishes are apparently extremely common and diverse. They appear in mainstream media frequently, remember pop star Rihanna’s S and M track and film clip? ...just for example. Recently I was part of a very different photo shoot to the usual cute and fluffy style I usually have fun modelling for. A very dear friend of mine owns a sexy fetish wear store in Sydney called ‘Baby Likes to Pony’ and after one very fun rockstar evening in her apartment , where she proceeded to dress me in everything from ribbon to latex and accessories including whips and paddles, I had the exciting idea to organize a shoot with her. A few months later my friend ‘Meg’ and I met in one of my fave photographers ‘Greg Desiatov’s’ studio equipped with a suitcase full of fantastically fun fetish gear from her store. This wasn’t just any studio mind you, Greg calls it his ‘sand pit’, it’s a photographers and models dream, it has a pole and trapeze, say no more! You should by now have a picture in your head of the infinite fun that was to be had in the ‘sand pit’. The suitcase was opened, hair and makeup done, I was styled up and the camera started

flashing! There I was, having a ball dressed head to toe in a black, tight, latex nurse outfit that I had to be oiled up first to even get into and it got me thinking about different fetishes and fetishists. Although I’m not about to reveal my private fetishes... I can tell you there are more than most think and that there really are some serious fetishists out there into unusual things. A fetish is described, in short, as an object or body part that you are obsessively fixated on and something you need for sexual gratification. People can turn anything into a fetish and they are harmless plus can be a lot of fun... unless, like any obsession they start to affect day to day living and relationships negatively, then you may need to get some help! Fetishes seem to fall into one of three categories 1 - media fetish, material is what is obsessed over. Media fetishes include rubber, leather, latex, and silk. 2 - Form fetish, it’s the shape of the object that has great significance. Stiletto heels, kneehigh boots and lingerie fall into this category. 3 - Feet, hair, butts, breasts, and all that good stuff are also considered fetishes, but since these objects are human, they’re called “animate” fetishes. Here’s a list of what was voted the top ten fetishes by AskMen.com readers 10 - Taught tummies, 9 - Body Piercing, 8 Leather/Vinyl/Rubber/Latex, 7 - Domination and Submission, 6 - Feet and hands, 5 - Fingernails and Lipstick, 4- Braids/Ponytails/Pigtails, 3 Water, 2 - Golden Showers, 1 - Voyeurism and Exhibitionism. Want to know more about these fetishes, check AskMen.com The shoot was a blast! Any excuse to dress

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up and act out alternate characters with like minded creative people, it’s something I adore about this Burlesque world I have found myself in. Just to be clear, the only fetish style that was being portrayed in my photo shoot was number 7 + number 8 and although portraying these fetishists fantasies, I did not live out these fantasies in the ‘sand pit’ however much fun it was. Sorry if that disappoints any readers, but it was a photo shoot where posing a scene to ignite the imagination was the objective, not to follow through with one. I’m a self confessed tease after all! I’m sure most of you read the list and thought ‘oh yeah, I get that’, to some, but then to others ‘oh my god, hell no’! Fetishes are clearly individual and fetishism ranges from mild to wildly extreme! Some don’t have any fetishes at all and are quite happy within their sexual lives, as they should be... but it does make you think, where’s the fun in that?!! Love and Sparkles Bebe Sparkle (The Diamonds of Burlesque)

DO YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO IS? Registrations are now open for the inaugural Lower House Comedy Lounge Open Mic Competition which is set to hit Hobart on Thursday 13 October 2011. For one night only, new comedians will be given a chance to take to the stage for five minutes each, in the hope of winning over the judges and scoring a $100 cash prize. Presented by Ta-Daa! Professional Entertainment and the Lower House, the aims of the competition are to unearth some new Tasmanian comedic talent and to provide performance opportunities for aspiring stand-up comedians who otherwise have limited chances to get onstage. Entrants must be at least eighteen years old and must reside in Tasmania. The competition is free to enter, but is limited to twelve places. Full terms and conditions are available by emailing info@ tadaa.com.au – applications close on 9 October or as soon as all twelve competition places are confirmed. Anyone wanting to come along as an audience member can purchase Lower House Comedy Lounge tickets at www.tadaa.com.au/bookings. The Lower House is in Despard Street, Hobart, behind 9 Murray Street. Doors will open at 7.00pm and the open mic competition will commence at 8.00pm.

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but my whole persona just grew throughout the experience. I met some beautiful women from all over Australia and made some wonderful friends too. I learnt to conquer my nerves and lap up the audience’s energy whilst on stage. Not to mention perfecting my pin up poses and even learnt to do my own hair and make up in vintage styles!” Miss Schatzi Sunshine who competed in the national round of the competition last year. Similar testimonies can be found on the competitions website. (http:// www.misspinupaustralia.com.au) Anyone over the age of 18 can enter, and those lucky enough to be chosen to compete nationally will be vying their skills against one another for a chance to win $20,000 worth of prizes. So this October take yourself back to the days of actors like James Dean and Grace Kelly. Whether by yourself or with your ‘nuclear family’ make your way down to the bomb-shelter, at The Hellenic House 69 Federal st, North Hobart. For only $30 you are set to see the sauciness, the divas, the costumes, the makeup, and a host of vaudeville entertainment including music performance by Tasmanian- psychobilly favourites The Bone Rattlers (http://www. myspace.com/bonerattlers/). Sat 15 Oct, 2011 06:30 PM - 12:00 AM you can purchase tickets online at http://www.moshtix. com.au/event.aspx?

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The competitors have been selected, the costumes crafted, the stage lights warmed and the hairspray cans emptied as Tasmania gets ready for its state heat of Miss Pin-up Australia. Miss Pin-Up Tasmania is open to those girls ‘with a classically voluptuous curvy body’ who will be given the chance to show off their 1940’s and 50’s glamour in array of different poses including swimwear, daywear lingerie and evening wear in four different competitive categories Miss Perfect Pinup which will be open to any and all fans of the glamour of vintage. Miss Illustrated Pinup which is open to “Pinup Gals who have permanent pieces of art work illustrated for the world to enjoy !” Miss Classic Pinup for Gals over 30, and Miss VaVaVoom Pinup open to those curvy girls with a modern day dress size of 14+. The show seems to be tapping into an inexplicably fast-growing Australian vintage and burlesque scene, capturing in a lot of women a need to reclaim or explore their femininity in a friendly unique environment and hopes to introduce a lot of potential pin-ups to a supportive community filled with glamourous vintage vixens. It is targeted toward women with all levels of interest and experience with vintage glam. “The entire experience was a celebration of being fabulous - no matter your height, size or age. I already had an appreciation for vintage fashion and loved posing for photos prior to entering,

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AnimalFest a festival for the animals AnimalFest is the premier animal awareness and education event on the Tasmanian calendar. Now in its third year, and with a new name, AnimalFest will again be packed full of fun-filled activities for all ages, including live music, influential speakers, informative stalls, circus and music workshops, art displays and delicious cruelty-free food. This event is all about having fun and celebrating the lives of all other animals with whom humans share this world. AnimalFest is brought to life by the friendly faces from Against Animal Cruelty Tasmania (AACT). AnimalFest is a time to discover something new, or to learn more, about non-human animals. Many of us share our daily lives with non-human animals, whether a dog or cat, fish or rat, horse or cow. We regularly have experiences with other species, though many people rarely pause long enough to think about how we really interact with others. More often than not, humans use and exploit other species for their own benefit. By showing a different side to non-humans we hope to engender greater respect, enhanced understanding and increased compassion. There will be something here for everyone. We will be featuring some fabulous live music from talented animal-friendly performers including the Blue Mosquitoes, Kate Rowe, Yyan and McDougall, and Greentease. We will present some inspirational words from local animal protection experts including Anne Boxhall from the Dogs Home, Greg Irons from Bonorong Wildlife Park, and Craig Webb from the Raptor Refuge. There will be circus and performers workshops, dance performances, creative activities, and more. Also on offer will be interesting and informative displays from a range of local organisations, plus animalfriendly merchandise for sale. Cravings of the taste-buds can be satisfied with some tasty animal-friendly morsels for you to try. With the help of the supportive Tasmanian community, AnimalFest has the potential to become a huge annual event, so come along and be a part of it, and help to make it grow and thrive!

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sep tember 2011 Six boutique cinemas screening the best of local, Australian and international film since 1913. Visit our elegant, fully licensed cafe bar, located in the heart of cosmopolitan North Hobart. Open from 10am every day.

BEGINNERS

USA | M | 104mins

Ewan MacGregor stars in this romantic comedy Explores the hilarity, confusion, and surprises of love. Oliver (Ewan MacGregor) meets the irreverent and unpredictable Anna (Melanie Laurent). This new love floods Oliver with memories of his father (Christopher Plummer) who - following 44 years of marriage - came out of the closet at age 75 to live a full, energized, and wonderfully tumultuous gay life.

RED DOG

Australia | PG | 92mins

An endearing drama based on novel by Louis De Bernieres Adapted from the best-selling novel of the same name by award-winning author Louis De Bernières, Red Dog is the true story of a charismatic kelpie who united a mining community in North West Australia in the 1970s and ‘80s. Starring Josh Lucas and Rachel Taylor. Margaret and David (ABC’s At the Movies) gave this film four and four and a half stars respectively. It’s an absolute must-see.

JANE EYRE

USA | M | 120mins

A passionate retelling of a classic novel Running from a life of orphaned destitution, governess Jane Eyre (Mia Wasikowska) succumbs to the unyielding desire that consumes both her and the brooding Mr Rochester (Michael Fassbender), owner of the isolated and imposing estate on which she works. It will take determined resilience, tempestuous flames, and Jane’s fierce spirit if they are ever to find happiness.

PINA 3D

Germany | G | 103mins

The contemporary dance choreography of Pina Bausch Wenders takes the audience on a sensual, visually stunning journey of discovery into a new dimension: straight onto the stage with the legendary ensemble and follows the dancers out of the theatre into the city and the surrounding areas of Wuppertal - the place, which for 35 years was the home of extraordinary modern choreographer Pina Bausch.Subtitled

Session Times Beginners (M) Thurs 25th12.15*,4.45*,7.00*,9.15 Fri 26th 12.15*,4.45*,7.00*,9.30 Sat 27th 12.15*, 4.45*,7.00*, 9.30 Sun 28th 12.15*,4.45*,7.00*,9.30 Mon 29th 10.45*,3.30*,6.45*,9.30 Tues 30th 12.15*,4.45*,7.00*,9.30 Wed 31st 10.45*,3.30*, 6.30*, 9.30 _______________________________ Red Dog (PG) Thurs 25th 10.15, 1.00, 6.00 Fri 26th 10.15, 4.00, 8.30 Sat 27th 10.15, 4.00, 8.30 Sun 28th 10.15, 4.00, 5.20 Mon 29th 10.15, 4.00, 6.00 Tues 30th 10.15, 4.00, 8.30 Wed 31st 10.15, 4.00, 6.00 _______________________________ Pina 3D (G)

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Thurs 25th 10.30, 3.30, 8.00 Fri 26th 11.00, 1.30 6.00 Sat 27th 11.00, 1.30, 6.00 Sun 28th 11.00, 1.30, 8.30 Mon 29th 10.30, 1.30, 8.00 Tues 30th 11.00, 1.30, 6.00 Wed 31st 11.00, 1.30, 8.00 _______________________________ Love Crime (M) Thurs 25th 3.45*, 6.15* Fri 26th 3.45 Sat 27th 3.45*, 8.45* Sun 28th 4.15*, 8.00* Mon 29th 3.45*, 8.45* Tues 30th 4.15*, 8.00* Wed 31st 4.15*, 8.45* _______________________________ The Beaver (M) *3D surcharge applies Thurs 25th 1.15*, 4.00*, 8.45 Thurs 25th 12.45, 3.15, 7.30 Fri 26th 2.00*, 4.15* Sat 27th 2.00*,4.15 Last Days Fri 26th 12.45, 3.15, 7.30 Sat 27th 12.45, 3.00, 7.30 Sun 28th 1.45*, 8.45* Last Days Sun 28th 12.45, 3.00, 7.20 Mon 29th 1.15*, 8.15* Last Days Mon 29th 12.45, 3.15, 7.30 Tues 30th 2.00*, 7.00* Last Days Tues 30th 12.45, 3.15, 7.30 Wed 31st 2.00*, 8.30* Final Wed 31st 12.45, 3.15, 7.30 _______________________________ _______________________________ The Illusionist (PG) Win Win (M) Thurs 25th 11.15*, 1.30*, 5.45* Thurs 25th 10.00, 2.30*, 5.30, 9.30 Fri 26th 1.15*, 5.45*, 7.00* Fri 26th 10.00, 2.30*, 5.30, 9.15 Sat 27th 1.15*, 5.45, 7.00* Sat 27th 10.00*,2.30*, 5.20, 9.15 Sun 28th 1.15*, 5.45*, 7.00* Sun 28th 10.00*, 2.30*, 9.15 Mon 29th 1.15*, 5.45*, 7.00* Mon 29th 1.00*,5.30*, 9.00* Tues 30th 1.15*, 5.45 Tues 30th 10.00*,2.30*, 5.30, 9.15* Wed 31st 1.15*, 5.45 Wed 31st 1.00*, 5.30, 9.00* _______________________________ _______________________________

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The Trip (MA15+) Thurs 25th 3.15, 6.15 Fri 26th 1.00, 6.15, 8.30 Sat 27th 1.00, 6.15, 8.30 Sun 28th 1.00, 3.45, 6.30, 8.30 Mon 29th 1.00, 6.30, 8.30 Tues 30th 1.00, 6.15, 8.30 Wed 31st 1.00, 3.45 ____________________________ The Conspirator (M) Thurs 25th 1.15*, 8.15* Fri 26th 3.15* Sat 27th 3.15 * Last Days Sun 28th 3.15* Last Days Tues 30th 3.15* Last Days Wed 31st 3.15*, 8.15* Final ____________________________ Greatest Movie Ever Sold (M) Thurs 25th 11.15*, 8.15* Fri 26th 11.15*, Sat 27th 11.15* Sun 28th 11.00* Last Days Mon 29th 11.00* Last Days Tues 30th 11.15*, 8.45*Last Days Wed 31st 11.15, 7.00* Final _____________________________ Berlin Philharmonic Concert Series (NR) WALDBÜHNE 2011 All tickets $20 / $18 Sat 10th Sep 1.00 Sun 11th Sep 1.00 Wed 14th Sep 8.30 _____________________________

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The story of the monumental life and tragic death of legendary Brazilian motor-racing Champion, Ayrton Senna. From his arrival in Formula One in the mid 80’s, the film follows Senna’s struggles both on track against his nemesis, Alain Prost, and off it, against the politics which infest the sport. September

Cracking Australian drama based on a play by the acclaimed David Williams. A young scaffold construction worker is charged with assaulting his boss, resulting in a mediation between all employees. By the end of the film, all our assumptions about guilt and blame are turned on their heads. Starts September 8

THE EYE OF THE STORM

THE WHISTLEBLOWER

Australia | MA15+ | 114mins

Canada | TBC | 112mins

In a rich Sydney suburb two nurses, a housekeeper and a solicitor attend to Elizabeth Hunter as her expatriate son and daughter convene at her deathbed. But in dying, as in living, Mrs Hunter remains a powerful force on those who surround her. Starring Geoffrey Rush and Charlotte Rampling. Starts September 15

Harrowing political thriller based on true events. Kathryn Bolkovac is a Nebraska cop who accepts a well-paying UN peacekeeping job in United Nations regulated Bosnia. She works as part of a private corporate army, training Bosnian police to restore order to the war-torn country. Starts September 29

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Interview

Fred Schepisi David Williams

Australian director and screenwriter, Fred Schepisi is about to release his latest masterpiece, The Eye Of The Storm, an adaptation of the novel by Patrick Webb. Staring Geoffrey Rush, Charlotte Ramping and Judy Davis the film is about children finally understanding themselves through the context of family.

David: You have a daughter working with you on this film, how was that? It was fantastic, it was a nervous time while we were deciding to do it because I cast a lot of young ladies for the part and narrowed it down to four, but my every one of my colleges said, you’d be nuts if you didn’t choose Alexandra. David: It must have added a whole new dimension to the relationship between yourself and Alexandra. Yes, you get a better understanding of each other professionally of course but not much else. We’re all pretty close and engaged in one another’s lives and things. But I was very happy for her - she really shone through. David: You have some well-known actors making up the rest of the cast for this film that must have been a great for you. It really was, and the real trick is getting them all available at the one time. We had some time limitations because of that but we were lucky enough that they were all available at the same time. They were all very keen to work together and that attracted great actors, as well as Patrick White’s novel. We got the cream of the crop I’m pleased to say. David: The Eye Of The Storm is the Nobel Prize winning novel, and that in itself sets up some expectations but also potentially

makes the movie an iconic film in history. How do you feel about that? It’s a 600-page novel with a lot of complexity in it. I was asked to do the screenplay and I said no I don’t think that’s wise because I don’t know Patrick White’s world as intimately as others do, and it’s why I suggested Judy Morris. We do a lot of work together but she did the hard yards and your basically reducing the 600 pages to around 90 or 100 pages, then the real secret I guess is to pull out the main parts of the novel - the frictions in families. In this case it’s an upper class family, then there’s all the characters that Patrick White wrote at length about, you had to find the right ones to represent all that, some with greater focus than others. David: Symbolism seems to be a priority in this film, how do you choose which characters, scenes and messages to represent those meanings? That’s Patrick White’s ‘nothing is as it seems’ message meaning that there’s this surface that people put out to the world but underneath is reality. The core is not always as stable as it looks. Also, that ‘everybody’s an actor’ is a Patrick White theme. That you present yourself one way to your colleagues, friends and family So there’s a sort of theatrical symbolism with curtains and mirrors and entrances and stuff like that, which are all

legitimate in themselves. But when you’re making a choice here, you do the one that would most represent that thing that Patrick’s getting on about. Imagining that some movies are less intense or perhaps more fun to make than others, how do you compare this film with others that you’ve made? We had to achieve a hell of a lot in a very short time, but if you’re going for real quality and depth it actually is very pressured. You get so engaged and everybody, crew and actors, were pitching in to make this as good as we possibly could. We just constantly found ways to keep you engaged with the characters and the emotional side of the story. There’s a lot of humour in it though, Patrick has great humour, sometimes pissy humour and to get that salted throughout the film in the most difficult times and then adding to that, that was a real fun. There was invention going on everyday, it was a lot of fun despite the pressure. So what’s next for you? I’ll be shooting Words and Pictures at a high school in New York. It’s about a disillusioned English teacher who gets in a contest with a becoming disabled art teacher about whether words or pictures are more valuable. It’ll be a fun one definitely.

Catch The Eye Of The Storm showing at the State Cinema from September 15

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Call for entries for Breath Of Fresh Air (BOFA) short film competitions Entries close Friday 30 September, 2011 Filmmakers have just weeks remaining to enter their films into the Tasmanian ‘Breath of Fresh Air’ (BOFA) Film Festival. BOFA’s two short film competitions, the Digital SLR Short Film Competition and the Fusion Film Competition boast prizes including cash, film equipment, industry support and accommodation. With an audience of high profile industry guests, the festival makes for an ideal platform for both emerging and seasoned filmmakers to showcase their work. Please note the new entry deadline, 5pm on Friday 30 September 2011. Taking place in Launceston 23 to 27 October, in addition to competition and feature film screenings, the festival will have exhibitions at the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery (QVMAG), including the Corrick Collection of priceless silent films in collaboration with the National Film and Sound Archive, and Bradley Patrick’s exhibition, ‘Directors and Stars’; the Big Ideas series of debates in association with ABC and St James Ethics Centre; gala events in ‘fresh’ places like the famous James Boags brewery and Food, Wine ‘n’ Film – a celebration of films about food whilst enjoying Tasmania’s finest culinary delights. Competition films will be judged by Artistic Director and celebrity photographer Bradley Patrick and a panel of industry professionals. In keeping with the festival theme, films chosen for BOFA will reflect the festival’s fresh approach to filmmaking and contemporary issues, celebrating the power of screen-based

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storytelling to inspire positive change. Short films should incorporate one of BOFA’s key themes: ‘New Horizons’ or ‘Food for Thought’. Entries for the Digital SLR Short Film Competition should be less than 12 minutes in length and shot on Digital SLR camera (this condition is waived for Tasmanian residents). BOFA’s Fusion Film Competition, run in conjunction with the Australian Institute of Professional Photography (AIPP), invites submissions of films that tell a story by merging the moving and still image in less than five minutes. For more information, go to https:// www.withoutabox.com/login/9557.

FUSION FILM COMPETITION

DIGITAL SLR SHORT FILM COMPETITION

FESTIVAL THEMES

Embracing the prevalence of Digital technology and the creative prowess it inspires, BOFA invites entries for short films, shot on Digital SLR camera. Films should be under 12 minutes, based on either of the festival themes and may encompass drama, documentary, humour and science-fiction. A statement confirming that the film has been shot on Digital SLR must accompany the submission. Note: This precondition has been waived for Tasmanian film makers due to the relatively small size of the vibrant local industry.

‘New Horizons’ – May cover new and positive perspectives on contemporary themes such as new technology, social and third world issues ‘Food for Thought’ - May look at food themes ranging from the celebration of food to positive perspectives on food security and the treatment of animals

Award categories include the International Short film Award, Freshest Screenplay Award, Tasmanian Short Film Award for Freshest Short Film Produced in or by a Tasmanian, and the Audience Choice Award.

BOFA acknowledges the role of state-of-theart photographic technologies in allowing photographers to produce ‘fusion’ productions – moving images combined with stills from the same camera – and invites filmmakers to enter the Fusion Film Competition. In conjunction with the Australian Institute of Professional Photography (AIPP), BOFA is offering a special award for the freshest fusion production telling a short story without narration or dialogue. Films should be less than five minutes in length and reflect BOFA’s key themes.

in any form or duration prior to 27 November, 2011. Films broadcast on Australian television (free-to-air, Pay TV or via the web); or released on home video/DVD, for sale or rental, prior to 9 September, 2011 are ineligible for entry. All Festival films will be screened in DVD format if selected. Films must be in their original language, with English subtitles if the original language is not English. FESTIVAL DATES: Venue: Inveresk Tasmania

Precinct,

Launceston,

Dates: Wednesday 23 to Sunday 27 November 2011 Program: Five days of feature film, digital SLR shorts, debates, competitions, master-classes and gala events, plus Food, wine ‘n’ Film – a food and wine festival Website: www.bofa.com.au

ENTRY GUIDELINES To submit feature films for consideration and to enter the Digital SLR Short Film Competition and the Fusion Film Competition, go to: https:// www.withoutabox.com/login/9557 Entry deadline for all film submissions is at 5pm on Friday 30 September 2011. Eligible films must have been completed after September 2008 and not screened commercially in the state of Tasmania, Australia,

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Café Review:

Villino Espresso… By: Rachel Shea

Name of Establishment: Villino Espresso Address: 30 Criterion St, Hobart 7000 Phone: (03) 6231 0890 Opening hours: Monday to Friday – 8AM – 4.30PM Saturday 9.30AM – 2.30PM Style of Cuisine: Café Time and date of review: August 23, 2011. 12PM Rating out of 10: Food and Beverages: 8 Atmosphere: 7 Service: 7.5

If you want to try something a little different, have a coffee in another time and place then Villino Espresso is the place for you. This quaint and stylish café nestled at the top Criterion St welcomes you and invites you to try their warm and delicious coffee. From the old fashioned letters slot at the bottom of the glass door to the coat rack behind it, the cushions made from old grain sacks to the wholesale paper bags that sell coffee, tea and hot chocolate, this café takes you to a world of old. Bringing that distant era to us is Villino Espresso… As you walk through the door the café sends you back in time to a lost era. An age populated with carriages and etiquette, where the local shopkeeper knew all the customers by name and packaged groceries in brown paper bags. The deep chocolate brown banister that reaches the entrance tempts you into the warm and relaxing environment that flows from within Villino Espresso. The L shaped kitchen layout allows patrons to interact freely with the welcoming staff and the old finish storage shelves behind the counter allow that customer to see what is available for them to order. Villino Espresso accommodates for everyone, with al-fresco for those warm spring days and indoor dinning for the chilly winter mornings. The freshly cooked soups, toasted sandwiches, fluffy muffins and biscuits that melt in your mouth make this café a definite winner and worthy of the national 2010 I Love Food Award. The beautiful presentation of meals on furnished wooden palettes, and deep coffee

Vintage clothing for men and women, as well as a range of accessories, cards, furniture, home wares, yummy cakes, slices and shakes. Exclusive outlet for Atomica Coffee. www.sauce.net.au

coloured cups and saucers for hot chocolates is finished with a soothing taste and a soft finish ideal for both the coffee lover and experimental coffee drinker. The old style texts of the menus in typewriter font printed on brown paper accommodates for the young and old alike. Adding to the texture of earlier decades Villino Espresso has an assorted arrangement of soft drinks in the old glass bottle style, as well as fizzy drinks for the kids. The 1970s punk music that plays gently in the background makes this a great location to meet up with friends as well as enjoy a quiet read of the newspaper. For me the experience at Villino Espresso

was an enlightening and wistful one. I found myself looking out of the window to the streets imagining myself in a past decade. The friendly staff, pleasant atmosphere and the smooth coffees invites you to visit. Villino Espresso make a promise to all its costumers: “At Villino Espresso we care a great deal about your coffee we constantly obsess over all the small details to bring you the best possible cup, every time.” It’s the small details that make Villino Espresso coffee so good. As you enter the quaint and well designed café that is Villino Espresso you will find yourself walking into a little patch of history…

open from 7.30am Monday to Saturday 7 Coulter Crt, Launceston (behind the Quadrant Plaza) 03 63347894 nannas@hotmail.com.au on Facebook: “Nanna's”

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herbal.verbals Khat · Catha edulis aka Quat, Chat, Arabian tea by: Luna VInes

Khat, is a flowering plant native to tropical East Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. Ritual and Cultural Use: The buds, leaves and/or stems of this large Ethiopian shrub were generally chewed. Much older in Arabia than the use of coffee, even today the Arabs of Yemen sit together all night chewing Khat.

Khat contains the alkaloid called cathinone, an amphetamine-like stimulant which is said to cause excitement, loss of appetite, and euphoria. In 1980, the World Health Organization classified Khat as a drug of abuse that can produce mild to moderate psychological dependence (less than tobacco or alcohol).1 The plant has been targeted by anti-drug organizations like the DEA. It is a controlled or illegal substance in many countries, but is legal for sale and production in many others.

Effects: Used as a tea or chewed. Khat is a mild central nervous system stimulant, similar to caffeine. Dried leaves may also be smoked for effect. Ray’s Rave: People become more cheerful, talkative and wide awake when chewing Khat, Some ravers report when dancing on just leaf of Khat that every little joint in the body seems to dance along with their body and mind. Excessive use intoxicates, but rather differently to alcohol. Khat is yet another

herb that is restricted and really should not be. The herb is non toxic and is not at all addictive for Western tastes. Khat can only be used in herb form (and you really have to eat bucket loads of the bitter leaf to “get off on it”) so there is never any risk of becoming a street drug. It has none of the addiction, harm or side effects that even our popular drug, coffee has!

personal use.3 Permits must also be endorsed by the Australian Customs Service which regulates the actual import of the drug.4 In 2003, the total

Medicinal Uses: Alertness Aphrodisiac Appetite suppressant Bronchial asthma Coughs Fatigue Feelings of wellbeing Hay fever Malaria Stomach upset Weight loss

With our growing population of African culture within Hobart and Tasmania. I feel it necessary for plants like Khat to be available for the people being such an important part of their culture. Just as coffee is for us. We must stop herbal genocide. Grow Khat today! Pop into the shop to find out more about this amazing plant.

Precautions: Over use can lead to irritability. Khat is legal to grow in Australia but considered illegal to harvest! It is, however, legal in many overseas countries due to its cultural use.2 In Australia, the importation of Khat is controlled under the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956. Individual users must obtain permits from the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service and the Therapeutic Goods Administration to import up to 5 kg per month for

number of Khat annual permits was 294 and the total number of individual Khat permits was 202. Khat is listed as a Schedule 2 dangerous drug in Queensland, in the same category as cannabis.5 Legality in NSW is not clear.6

1. ^ Nutt D, King LA, Blakemore C (March 2007). “Development of a rational scale to assess the harm of drugs of potential misuse”. Lancet 369 (9566): 1047–53. doi:10.1016/S01406736(07)60464-4. PMID 17382831. 2. Thorpe, Ray. Happy High Herbs. Pg 122 3. ^ Stewart, Cameron (23 July 2008). “Somali women demand government action on legal drug”. The Australian (News Ltd). Retrieved 5 August 2008. 4. ^ “Guidance for completing Licence and Import Permit applications (Khat)” (PDF). Department of Health and Ageing, Commonwealth of Australia. May 2008. Retrieved 5 August 2008. [dead link] 5. ^ “Austlii Consolidated Acts – DRUGS MISUSE REGULATION 1987(Qld) – SCHEDULE 2”. Austlii.edu.au. Retrieved 4 April 2010. 6. ^ “Associate Professor Heather Douglas, University of Queensland”. Law.uq.edu.au. 9 December 2009. Retrieved 4 April 2010.

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www.winsordobbin.com.au Whether you are looking for an intriguing wine, flavoursome beer or refreshing cider, Winsor Dobbin is your guide to what is good, what is new and what is affordable in your bottle shop, pub or online. DANISH DELIGHT

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Carlsberg Lager - $16.99 a six-pack

Peter Lehmann 2009 Clancy’s Red - $13-15

The Danes have been brewing Carlsberg for over 180 years – and they’ve got the formula pretty well sorted. Now brewed in Australia under license, it is a mediumbodied, well-balanced pilsner-style lager with plenty of oomph on the palate. It’s a pretty good partner for food, too; anything from Indian curries to a more delicate glass noodle salad. I paired it with some peanuts and an old heavy metal CD, and that worked fine as well.

Peter Lehmann is something of a legend in the Barossa Valley, where he founded his own winery to save several local grape growers from going broke when they couldn’t sell their fruit. He makes a lot of expensive wines but also helps out the strugglers with some of the best-value bottles around. This is a blend of shiraz, cabernet sauvignon and merlot that’s soft and smooth, won’t do too much damage to the wallet and would be great with a barbecue, or with some soul sounds.

Dirty Granny Apple Cider - $19.50 a sixpack This is the first cider made by craft brewery Matilda Bay – and it’s a ripper. Who could resist going up to the bar and ordering “two Dirty Grannies please”. Apart from the name (and there is no guarantee that Granny Smith apples are actually used), it’s a juicy cider with plenty of sweet fruit and balancing acidity and whatever they are the apples are 100% Australian. This is quite dark, quite dry and quite delicious.

Sauce Gaming Zone Seth Reviews Enslaved: Odyssey to the West By Seth van Heyster

I recently bought Enslaved: Odyssey to the West on a whim. I had heard that Ninja Theory’s latest effort suffered from several technical issues, but I was interested to see what this post-apocalyptic retelling of the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West had to offer. That Saturday night I decided to get in a good hour or so with the game. It was 2am by the time I managed to wrench myself away from my flatmate’s HD TV to get some much needed rest. As soon as I woke up on Sunday I jumped straight back into the beautiful world that Ninja Theory had created. As I sat back and watched the end credits roll, I realised that in spite of some major frame rate issues and ho-hum gameplay, I had thoroughly enjoyed myself. I recognised that my satisfaction and sense of achievement stemmed almost entirely from the game’s story. The game mainly consists of guiding the protagonist, Monkey, through some light puzzle-solving, exploration and forgettable combat. While there are some excellent boss fights and a few white-knuckle moments, there is nothing revolutionary or even particularly interesting about the rinse-andrepeat gameplay. Instead, it was the setting, characters, and most importantly the story www.sauce.net.au

that had me glued to the screen for five straight hours on a lonely weekend. The game begins with the brutish Monkey enslaved by a young girl named Trip, who needs his protection to survive the dangerous journey home. Initially, Monkey begrudgingly accepts his fate, but the relationship slowly develops to a point where both characters become emotionally attached to their mission and to each other. It is this relationship between Monkey and Trip that kept me grinding my way through scores of evil slaver mechs to see what would happen next. The setting is beautiful also; Ninja Theory has imagined a post-apocalyptic world where nature is slowly recovering and ruined cities are covered in green grass and colourful flora. Much of this world has long since been abandoned and the desolation and solitude emphasise the importance of the connection between Monkey and Trip. When you’re scaling a massive bridge, which is dangerously close to collapsing with a dilapidated and overgrown New York City in the background, and Trip is clinging on to your back for dear life, it’s hard not to let the tension creep into your fingers. Enslaved is quite a pretty game, and while the setting is nice, and the character designs

are well realised, there are major issues with the frame rate. At times the game would get so choppy during combat that it interfered with my ability to play. It is by no means gamebreaking, but this is definitely not a game you will be showing off to your friends and family for its technical prowess. I also experienced some minor graphical glitches, such as Monkey clipping into the environment, but these were secondary to the overall performance issues. It is a pity that games which ace those technical aspects rarely also treat you to a moving story or characters with more than two dimensions. This is where Enslaved truly shines. A great script penned by the writer of 28 Days Later and Sunshine, as well as excellent voice-acting give Monkey and Trip a deep relationship and real emotion. Fans of classical Chinese literature may be disappointed at the lack of an accurate retelling, but fans of Monkey Magic probably won’t mind. Anyone who can look past some technical issues and is looking for a game with great characters and a story that will hook you from the beginning should pick this one up. Graphics 3/5 Frame rate issues mar an otherwise pretty

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game which can look stunning at times. Sound 5/5 Suitable music and sound effects, but it is the voice-acting that is the real winner here. Gameplay 3/5 Not genre-defining by any means, and while the exploration is fun the combat is just functional. Replay Value 3/5 Enslaved is on the short side (6-8 hours) and unless you have an insatiable appetite for collectables there is not much incentive to play again. OVERALL 4/5 Page 45

Roller.Derby By: Alabama Hurley

On August 20th roller derby fans in the North of the State were treated to some of the best roller derby Tasmania has seen, when Launceston’s Van Diemen Rollers went head-to-head with Hobart’s South Island Sirens. The two teams were battling it out in Round 2 of the 2011 Tasmanian Roller Derby Championship – Queens of the Skate Age. The Van Diemen Rollers were the first league in Tasmania to play a public roller derby bout, and their two teams, The Jam Tarts and Infectious have been playing regularly in Westbury since 2010, but never before had a visiting league been up North to play. It was the first time the two leagues had met in a public bout, and the more experienced Rollers went in tipped to win. This was the Sirens third bout this year, having played the South West Sydney Rockets in June followed by the Convict City Rollers in July. They were hungry for the win and as soon as they hit the track it was

clear they meant business. Fans who were lucky enough to have a ticket to the sold-out bout described it as the best roller derby yet played in Tasmania; a nail biter from start to finish. At half time, the Sirens were ahead by one point. Ten minutes into the second half, they led by 20. A power jam half way through the second saw the scores draw close, and the lead yo-yoed back and forth. When the last four whistles blew, it was a win to the Van Diemen Roller by 4 points, 101-97.

action to look forward to in September when the Van Diemen Rollers Jam Tarts play Infectious at the Silverdome in the first bout to ever be played in Launceston. The Jam Tarts had a narrow win when the two teams last met in Hobart in June, and this upcoming bout is sure to be a cracker! It will be held on Saturday 10 September. Doors open 5.30pm. Tickets are available from Mojo Music, Geard Cycles and Mowbray Sport N Skate, or Purchase them online at www.vandiemenrollers.com. Get your asses’ trackside! It’s a great night out for the whole family!

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Pop! By: Clara Murray

Your Roller Derby Cherry this September with Van Diemen Rollers The smash and crash roller derby girls from Van Diemen Rollers (VDR) request the pleasure of your company for your first time. Yup, you read right, on the 10th of September, the good people of Launceston (and anyone with an instinct for a damn good time) can pop their roller derby cherry at The Silverdome. VDR bouts keep selling out at the Westbury Sports Centre so the move to the Silverdome will bring more seats, more tickets and more derby action. Win! VDR has two teams in their league. In honour of smashing, crashing, wheels, and cherries, we spoke to Duchess of Hazard from the Jam Tarts, and Lady Scar Scar from Infectious. Just to be safe, we spoke to them separately.

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Lady Scar Scar: Infectious Civilian name: Sam Beattie How long in VDR: Since May 2010 Day job: Clinical Nurse Specialist Encouraged by not having been bounced across the room during my interview with the Duchess. I launched straight into my core question. What’s in a name… why Lady Scar Scar? Her gaze was calm, terrifyingly so, as she explained. “Lady Scar Scar is an alter ego… She was brought up in the shadows of an abattoir, the daughter of a plastic surgeon and a butcher. She likes to remodel face and body using skills she learnt from her parents.” Giggling nervously, I sat further away. After tending to patients is it hard to change channel to smash and crash girl? Puzzled, she replied “No, it’s the same language. Direct. Gentle and caring, but at times painful and honest.” Hmmm, scary Scar Scar! So why Roller Derby? Why not scrapbooking? “I tried scrapbooking, but my wrist guards got in the way and the gentle ladies of the Scrapbook couldn’t take the blows.”

Um. Could you please describe a roller derby bout in five words? “That would be… speed, hotpants, girls, violence, and a nice cup of tea afterwards – that’s five right?” It sure is. So how does your man feel about being a Roller Derby widow? “Ah” she smiled “There are two types of partners to the Derby Girl. First, The Roller Derby Widow usually stays at home and is sad and lonesome. However, the Roller Derby Husband thinks that elbow pad stench and the sight of his wife proudly baring her naked bruised bum to her derby sisters are normal.” So as a newly wed…? “I have a Roller Derby Husband.” Her contented smile said it all. Well Lady Scar Scar that’s our interview all stitched up. Any message for the Jam Tarts? She spoke in eery, there-there-soothing tones. “Yes, I do. You girls need to know that I have some Infectious friends who are keen to meet you and we’ll be delivering some tasty medicine: Tart Breaker and Jam Sandwitch!” Pop your roller derby cherry in September at the Van Diemen Rollers inaugural city bout - Jam Tarts vs Infectious at The Silverdome, Oakden Rd, Prospect. Tickets: Family $40 (2 adults + 2 under 12 yrs) Adult $15 Under 12 $8 Under 5 Free Tickets available at Geard Cycles, Mojo Music, Mowbray Sport N Skate and online at www.vandiemenrollers. com

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Duchess of Hazard: Jam Tarts Civilian name: Nikki Long How long in VDR: 12 Months Day job: Professional Photographer/Medical Receptionist Conducting herself in her civilian guise with poise and grace, Duchess of Hazard has crumbled many a pack as jammer for her team. First up on my careful interrogation (this girl looks sweet even as she sends the opposing blockers flying) was her derby name. Why the Duchess of Hazard? Smiling, she answered, “Well obviously Duchess of Hazard comes from Dukes of Hazard. And yes on bout day I hope I have plenty of moonshine in my wheels” Hmm, of course! Duchess, other than being upright, on the track, or standing up again, what is your favourite position in the pack? With a yeehah glint in her eye she said, “There is nothing more exciting than standing on the jammer line and passing the pack as lead jammer, scoring points for your team!” So, do you mind me askingdo you ever get mildly confused at home or work and give a hip check to people in the way of the toaster or

coffee machine? She laughed. “Yes all the time. My husband and friends cop quite a few hip checks. It’s just sharing the derby love!” Hmmm, generous… so why Roller Derby? Why not scrapbooking? The reply was fast and sure just like her track work. “Roller Derby for me is bloody exciting and empowering! It’s more than a sport, but a sisterhood. I couldn’t think I’ve anything better to do than skate around and hit girl’s!” She laughed. Okay, so Duchess, could you please describe a Roller Derby bout in five words? “Sure, physical, aggressive, confrontational, fast and fun!” And why is Roller Derby such an exciting sport to watch? “Roller derby is action packed, exciting and entertaining. I don’t know anybody who has come to a bout and walked away not a fan!” Agreed. Duchess of Hazard, thanks for your time. Any last words of sympathy or warning for Infectious? She smiled sweetly. “Good luck to our beautiful infectious gals but remember you can’t score if you are on the floor!” Indeed.

Pop your roller derby cherry in September at the Van Diemen Rollers inaugural city bout - Jam Tarts vs Infectious at The Silverdome, Oakden Rd, Prospect. Tickets: Family $40 (2 adults + 2 under 12 yrs) Adult $15 Under 12 $8 Under 5 Free Tickets available at Geard Cycles, Mojo Music, Mowbray Sport N Skate and online at www.vandiemenrollers.com

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“I want one” ...Ed. SPECIAL PROJECT – “ALCANTARA® FOR JAGUAR ITALY” This is what Jaguar had to say, below. Classic spin. I wonder what the guys on Top gear would say? “ The unparalleled elegance of Alcantara® style and Jaguar design come face to face in a special project: Alcantara® for Jaguar Italia. The interior of a Jaguar XKR, on display for the occasion of the Fuori Salone 2011 at the Superstudio Più, was upholstered in “Firenze” Prince of Wales from the new Alcantara® INTERIORS collection designed by Giulio Cappellini and Paola Navone. This prototype was built specifically for the 2011 Salone del Mobile and heightens the intensity of contemporary sports luxury and the close attention to detail that is characteristic of this new Jaguar XKR. Thanks to the elegance and refinement of an upholstery that is usually dedicated to the world of interior design, Alcantara® enhances the luxurious qualities of

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the automobile’s interior while remaining in total harmony with the sports nature of the exterior’s new look. An exercise in style which was created exclusively for this occasion, in which the contrast between black and white of the new Alcantara® INTERIORS collection is skilfully blended in both its interior and exterior with the style and sportiness of a black Jaguar XKR displayed on a white exhibitor’s platform. The car is a XKR 75, a limited edition realized for the celebration of Jaguar 75th anniversary, with higher performance in comparison with the XKR production car. Milan, 2011 (Oooh! aaah!)

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IS YOUR BUSINESS in2 travel or tourism? Tasmanians love to travel, and 1,000,000 tourists travel to Tasmania each year. To promote your business to both locals and tourists, contact David Williams on 0459 786 285 or david @sauce.net.au

Aardvark Adventures

Catch an Aardvark for Adventure This Summer As we’re heading into the warmer months, we thought we’d look at what there is to do, outside, in between going to band gigs, and clubbing. Hey, let’s go abseiling, or white water rafting, someone suggested. If you have ‘mates’ like mine, who always promise to take you out sea kayaking, but never do, then you’re better off calling Filthy Phil and Charles Taylor (I don’t know his nickname) at Aardvark adventures. They don’t do sea kayaking, but just about everything else tyo do with water, and thrills and stuff. New Sauce writer, Rhys Anderson, was a bit dubious about going abseiling with a guy called Filthy Phil, so he asked some questions to suss it out a bit. Conclusion, Sauce staff party! Filthy wasn’t available (what were you doing, mate?), so Phil’s partner in fun-crime, Charles Taylor, got the grilling. How long have you been operating? Over 28 years. What services do you offer customers and what are the prices for such services: • • • • • • •

World’s highest commercial abseil (140 metre Gordon Dam) - $210 per person, min 2 pax Blackmans Bay abseil (18 metres over the Blowhole) - $155 per person, min 2 pax Whitewater Rafting on the Picton, Mersey or Derwent Rivers - $155 per person, min 4 pax Caving Honeycomb or Lunes cave, $175 per per person, min 4 pax Amazing Race multi-activity event - from $120 per person, min 10 pax. Top Gear multi-activity vehicle-based event, from $160 per person, min 10 pax Scavenger Hunt - from $50 per person, min

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10 pax Quiz Nights - from $30 per person, min 10 pax Circus Skills - from $30 per person, min 10 pax Corporate team-building, team-bonding, preand post-conference and incentive programs for corporate groups such as Cadbury, Telstra, Aurora, Hydro Tas, and many more Family Fun Days for schools and companies such as Mt Carmel, Norske Skog and Mitre 10

Are all your operators fully licensed? All have first aid and outdoor recreation qualifications, some have TCIA climbing tickets, some from overseas and interstate qualifications. What days are you available (are you seasonal or all year round?)

All year around. What areas do you operate out of: All over Tasmania and interstate. What have groups got out of your services in the past?: Excitement, great memories, heaps of fun, trying new things, learning new skills, learning more about their companions/co-workers, seeing new parts of Tasmania, etc. Why should people try the services you offer? We are the sole operator of the world’s highest commercial abseil, the 140 metre Gordon Dam. We offer one-day rafting trips on the Picton, Mersey or Derwent rivers, whereas the other main rafting company in Tasmania provides multi-day trips on the Franklin River. We combine our love of adventure activities with years of experience of team-building/team bonding to provide exciting and unique teambuilding or incentive programs for corporate groups. We can customise a program of exciting activities to suit any time frame and any number of people. “Ok, I’m up for it” said Rhys. (and Dave).

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Work has started on the upgrade at Launceston’s Royal park. The old metal fun box has been removed from the middle of the park and will be replaced by a massive concrete funbox that will include all the bells and whistles. By all reports this should be done in the next month just in time for summer. In other skatepark news there are rumours George Town’s By: Pat Fasnacht skate-park will be getting an upgrade as well. And while we’re on the rumour mill, some talks are apparently under way with the Clarence City Council about building a skate-park in Rosny. Stay tuned for more news on that one. George Simmonds has been busy again touring with Adidas. Keep an eye out for him in a series that will be running soon on Fuel TV

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called “city of lights”. Filmed on location in Perth, it features George and the rest of the Australian Adidas skate team. Skateboard Australia recently met with the Southern Tasmanian Skateboard Association and the two will be teaming up in the future to do some comps/clinics/bbqs etc. Skateboard Australia has been doing some great things across the country and will be putting some funding into the Tasmanian skate scene. Last, but (cliché alert!) not least, Ben Smith was recently added to the Australian Independent Truck co team. Nice one. ‘Til next month. Jimmy McMacken

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CAPO AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS 2011 ALBURY NSW This year a team of three Tasmanian competitors made the trip to Albury to compete for the National title.

Wayne Howlett, father and son Adrian and Josef Tullo all from Slaughterhouse Gym in Hobart came back to the holiday isle with sore bodies, busted eye vessels and 9 Australian records! Wayne Howlett competed in the equipped under 140kg division, and walked away with the Australian Record squat with an easy 360kg squat, in the Open and 24-32 age group categories. He also broke the under 140kg 2432 age group total record, which was set by Bill Lyndon in 1994. Adrian Tullo in the sub masters age group broke the RAW squat, bench press, deadlift and total Super Heavy Weight records. 290kg / 240kg / 330kg. The highlight of Adrianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Nationals campaign was his bench press in the Open Super Heavy Weight RAW 3 lift division where he set a new bench press record of 240kg. Josef Tullo opted to compete in the National Bench Press Championships only; where he set a new RAW Teenage under 90kg Bench Press record of 145kg, and only just missed a massive 150kg bench press. Wayne, Adrian and Josef, along with Wayneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s brother Shaune Howlett have been selected to represent Australia at the WPC World Powerlifting Championships in Latvia in November this year.

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LOVE FASHION?

@ Bidencopes Lane, Hobart, opposite Myer & Lush, off Murray St, 6234 4342.

On Facebook @ “Poze boutique fashion”

Fashion

Nanna’s is something special in Launceston. They sell a slice of the past, as well as delicious slices. We wanted to know more, so we asked owners, Laura and Lucy, a few questions... Please tell us the history of Nanna’s.

After a few months of planning, finding a shop, having a police car drive through our window, waiting for the window to be fixed, painting, setting up.... we finally opened in Feb this year. Why did you decide to sell retro and vintage clothing and homewares? It’s something we’re both passionate about and have been for a while. There is a certain charm about vintage things, they have a story, a history. You, the owners, are always dressed in fashion that is heavily influenced by the past. What is it that attracts you to this style? Clothes were of higher quality, better fabrics, and have more class, style, and elegance, I guess. Are all the clothes pre-loved, or are some new? All pre-loved, although we do have a few 70’s pieces that still have their original tags. Where do you source the clothes that you sell at Nanna’s? All over really, we had a fair collection before opening, and since being open we have had people bring stuff in, who we buy from, and there a few vintage wholesalers on the internet who we occasionally get larger orders from. How do you judge whether or not they are suitable for sale in Nanna’s? We look at the quality, how wearable they are, you can find some amazingly naff 80’s things that are only really suitable for a dress up party! How do retro and vintage clothes differ from more modern fashion items, in terms of the way they are made, the fabrics, production techniques? Like I said before, things were made with higher quality, longer lasting fabrics, finishes, detail, a lot of stuff in our shop was made in Australia, which you don’t see much these days. You can go to some big chain store and spend $40 on something that will last you one season, whereas vintage clothing has already been around for 30+ years and is still very wearable and unique. Who are your favourite fashion icons? I guess there would be some from each era, ranging from the 50’s house wife, mods, rockers, hippies, boho, punk...too many to list

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Street Fashion

Street Fashion Name: Roisin

Age: 16 Favourite Band or Musician: The Smiths Most annoying ad on TV: Hobart Kitchen Centre Do you believe Australia should have a carbon tax: Yes What musician needs to play in Tasmania: The Cure

Name: Wiremu

Name: “Moopoo”

Age: 17 Favourite Band or Musician: Kid Ink Most annoying ad on TV: Aussie ads with no Aussies Do you believe Australia should have a carbon tax: No What musician needs to play in Tasmania: Drake

Age: About half a century Favourite Band or Musician: Becca Tilly Most annoying ad on TV: Who even watches TV? All of them Do you believe Australia should have a carbon tax: I don’t believe in Australia

Name: Alex

Age: 28 Favourite Band or Musician: Wombats/ The Vaccines Most annoying ad on TV: Polly tank Do you believe Australia should have a carbon tax: Yes What musician needs to play in Tasmania: Lupe Fiasco

IS YOUR BUSINESS GREEN TOO? SAUCE is printed 100% on recycled paper, the only street press in Australia to do so. Young people in Tasmania value the environment. To let them know about your green business, product or service, contact David Williams (0459 786 285 / david@sauce.net.au)

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