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Your fast guide to this week’s best entertainment

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Catch the eclectic Melbourne ensemble at Jive on Fri Nov 16 when they launch their new offering, Over The Sun, with help from The Bearded Gypsy Band.

Witness the passionate folk rock band from WA when they launch their much-touted debut album, A History Of Houses, at Enigma Bar on Sat Nov 17.

Heading to Thebarton’s Wheatsheaf Hotel on Fri Nov 16 with Liz Stringer and Chris Altmann to launch her new, Jeff Lang-produced album, Sea Of Lights.

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Experience the Brisbane rock quartet when they play Rocket Bar on Fri Nov 16 to launch their seven-inch single, Tinderbox/Neighbour Neighbour.

On a low-key solo jaunt and playing Frome St’s Rhino Room on Fri Nov 16 to launch his new single, Don’t Wanna Grow Up Anymore and Double Life EP.

Be sure to catch the hard-hitting rockers when they play Jive on Sat Nov 17 with fellow Melburnians Royston Vasie.

Speeding along this week... THE LIVING END – finishing the Adelaide part of their Retrospective Tour at the Governor Hindmarsh on Thu Nov 15, Fri Nov 16 and Sat Nov 17 with City Riots as special guests.

SIGUR RÓS – catch the atmospheric Icelanders at Thebarton Theatre on Thu Nov 15 and hear tunes from their latest release, Valtari.

BEN FOLDS FIVE – launching The Sound Of The Life Of The Mind, their first album in 13 years, at Thebarton Theatre on Fri Nov 16.

THY ART IS MURDER – take in some deathcore when the Sydney band play Enigma Bar on Fri Nov 16 with Resist The Thought.

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Who: Woods / Where: Format / When: Thu Jan 24

Bend Beyond Who: Iggy & The Stooges / Where: Thebarton Theatre / When: Mon Mar 25 / Tickets: venuetix.com.au

Chairman Of The Bored Iggy & The Stooges are coming – what to say? So many valid superlatives have been thrown around about the band that it’s best just to let Mr Pop himself do the crazy talking: “Sex may be a little more factual than love. You know whether it was good or not. You know whether you liked it or not. You’re not going to change your mind about it 10 years later.”

“I stare at myself in the mirror and I think, ‘Wow, I’m really great-looking’. I think I’m the greatest, anyway.” “I’m a little bit damaged in about 15 different ways, and it’s been nice that no particular damaged area has become a major issue. I’m a more than moderately healthy 65-year-old male who has gotten away with a lot of stuff.”

Singer Jeremy Earl spills a twist of dark secrets and images with his songs for Brooklyn lo-fi rockers Woods. His falsetto combines with deceptively sturdy melodies, off-kilter energy, Krautrock blackouts and distorting soundscape journeys on the band’s seventh album Bend Beyond. Released on Earl’s label Woodsist, which has released records from Real Estate, Kurt Vile and Sun Araw, Bend Beyond is another eerily sombre effort.

THY ART IS MURDER, RESIST THE THOUGHT, BORIS THE BLADE, FAR WEST BATTLEFRONT, I EXALT (BAR 2 ALL AGES) “STRIKE CLUB” CHAOS BURNING, CONCIOUS CONTROL, SPIN THE ATLAS, DRESSED TO IMPRESS (BAR 3)

NOV 17 THE SIREN TOWER, SAM BRITTIAN (BAR 2) PISTENBROKE, BLACK ACES, CHERRY GRIND, THE ONE WITHIN (BAR 3)

NOV 18 “SUPANOVA” POP CULTURE PARTY FEATURING: BLUE GILLESPIE (GARETH DAVID-LLOYD)

NOV 23 MARTIN ATKINS (KILLING JOKE, MINISTRY AND PIL) CIRCLE CLAN (BAR 2) RED SKY AT MOURNING, WALKING WITH THIEVES, THE REASON, BALLS OUT (BAR 3)

NOV 24 BEN DAVID AND THE BANNED, THE SHADOW LEAGUE, SECONDHAND SQUAD, 5 DAY CLICK, KINDY CULT, DERRYN LYNCH MOB (BAR 2) “LS@160BPM” (BAR 3)

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NOV 30 Who: Dinosaur Jr / Where: The Governor Hindmarsh / When: Sun Mar 10 / Tickets: thegov.com.au and moshtix.com.au

Amazingly, Awesomely, Just All Right As far as band merch goes, the Deep Wound band jumper J Mascis’ mum once knitted for him would have to be up there as some of the best. The famously taciturn Mascis probably wouldn’t be so impressed if his fans got out the knitting needles for Dinosaur Jr, though, given that he doesn’t like his audiences to be too enthusiastic. So get ready

to be incredibly unexcited when Mascis returns to Australia with Murph and Lou Barlow next year. Mascis played a sold-out solo east coast tour earlier this year and now fans will get to hear songs from I Bet On Sky, the third album to be released by the iconic trio since their unlikely reformation in 2005.

Who: Neil Young With Crazy Horse / Where: Adelaide Entertainment Centre / When: Tue Mar 5 / Tickets: ticketek.com.au

Like A Hurricane Not only does Neil Young keep on rockin’ in the free world, he does it with a band he described in his autobiography as “a vehicle to cosmic areas that I am unable to traverse with others”. With Billy Talbot, Ralph Molina and Frank ‘Poncho’ Sampedro as Crazy Horse, Young gets psychedelic in the best possible way in shows that have been described as seamlessly melding old and new “amid a relentless, outstanding torrent of beautiful noise”. Next year Young returns to Australia with Crazy Horse to play songs from his latest album Psychedelic Pill and the classic hits that made him famous. Long may he run.

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Boomgates have since played a bunch of shows, released three singles and are set to release their debut album, Double Natural, later this year. They sound like a mix of Big Star, Camper Van Beethoven, Townes Van Zandt, The Velvet Underground and The Church – see them at The Metro on Fri Dec 14.

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Interviews// Back From The Dead When Swedish hardcore band Refused disbanded in 1998 – shortly after the release of their powerhouse third album The Shape Of Punk To Come – they made it patently clear to all and sundry that this was the end of the line as far as this band was concerned. Refused’s ‘final communiqué’ was a press release titled Refused Are Fucking Dead. t was a lengthy screed of revolutionary rhetoric and idealistic zealotry, featuring the promise “...we will never play together again and we will never try to glorify or celebrate what was”. The band was over, and the five members either started new

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projects or moved on with their lives, and the rest of the world basically shrugged and went on with their daily grind. But over the years the myth and legacy of Refused began to replenish, mainly because the innovative and unique sound that they’d crafted on The Shape Of Punk To Come began to filter through to different scenes and gradually find appreciative ears around the world, but also (perhaps ironically) because of the vehemence of the way they finished the band’s tenure with such a definitive full-stop when they still seemed to be at the top of their game. After years of re-formation rumours, Refused reunited for the 2012 Coachella Festival. The band that were never coming back were back, and far from people being aggrieved that they’d reneged on their word, the punk world went into paroxysms of anticipation and delight for the second coming of one the genre’s most seminal outfits. “It was just one of those deals where it just kind of came together,” singer and chief agitator Dennis Lyxzén explains nonchalantly. “For the first time in a long time we were all living in the same city, so all of a sudden

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Australia: The Lucky Country According to Refused frontman Dennis Lyxzén, if the overseas response hadn’t been “overwhelming”, audiences Down Under wouldn’t have been afforded the luxury of this inaugural Australian visit. “We’re all enjoying it, we’re having a really good time. If we hadn’t been enjoying it we wouldn’t have made it over to Australia; that’s just how it is. At first, honestly, it was supposed to be 10 shows – that was it. We were just going to pick the raisins out of the cake, so to speak. Then once we started practising we were, like, ‘Wow, this actually feels pretty good! Maybe we should add some more shows?’ So if we weren’t enjoying it you wouldn’t be seeing us.”

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we’re all moving in the same sort of circles and all hanging out together, and then we got the offer from Coachella and it just felt like something that we should try to do. We’d had offers from them for years – every other year they’d give us an offer – but it had always been, ‘No, that’s impossible’, but all of a sudden it felt possible, like, ‘Maybe we could do it this time? Maybe we’re in a place where it could be done?’. So we tried it out, and yeah, it could be done! It’s been pretty special.” The reunion shows so far in Europe and the States have been incredibly well-received, in part due to the fact that most fans were resigned to never seeing Refused in the flesh, but also because their music has dated so well and still sounds so vital. “We were lucky to create something – especially with the last record, and maybe a little bit with the record before that [1996’s Songs To Fan The Flames Of Discontent] – that was very special and timeless. It happens and you never know why. We’re all just trying to just write good music and write good songs, but it’s hard to get that special connection.” On the subject of why Refused’s mythology has grown so exponentially over time, however, Lyxzén has a far more concrete perspective. “I think one of the reasons of course is the music – there’s some kick-ass songs on that last record that spoke to a lot of people, and I think we came at the right time and in the right place,” he muses. “We were kind of groundbreaking with what we did – since then a lot of bands have done similar things – but we were one of the first bands to take punk rock and hardcore to another level... without sounding too pretentious, we were that band. And I also think that the myth of Refused is also something that helped: we broke up before anyone could hear that record, and we became like this mythical creature like the fucking yeti or something. “People are genuinely happy that we’re coming out to play these songs, it’s a cool feeling. With this reunion we definitely set the terms for exactly how we wanted to do it – it’s cool to go out there not having to compromise. It’s a blessing to be in that position.” WHO: Refused WHERE: Thebarton Theatre WHEN: Sat Nov 17

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Interviews// Night At The Museum The meteoric rise of Brisbane band Ball Park Music almost seems too good to be true, or at the very least, fine fodder for a Cameron Crowe film. The band’s career reads like the pipedream of every wannabe musician: touring non-stop and playing sold-out shows? Check. Appearances at major festivals around the country? Check. Critical praise? Check. A shit-ton of awards? Check. ne would expect a band to ride this wave of success for as long as possible, but Ball Park Music have thrown a curveball by releasing Museum, their second LP less than a year after its predecessor, Happiness And Surrounding Suburbs. Rip It Up chats with guitarist Dean Hanson to discover just when the band found time to record it. “I have absolutely no idea how we found the time to do any of it, to be honest,” Hanson admits. “Sam [Cromack, frontman] wrote a bunch of songs before Happiness… was even released. We got to the point where we just thought it would be cool if we could get this bunch of songs out quickly. What’s the point of holding back these songs when we’re really proud of them, and they sound really great? We ended up recording 12 tracks in 15 days. It blows my mind to think how we even achieved it.” While the turnaround was exceptionally short, Hanson assures us that no shortcuts were taken. The band were incredibly critical of themselves, wanting to put out a record that could easily stand alongside its predecessor.

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“I can speak for everyone in saying that we’re all 10 times as proud of this album as we are the last. I think the best thing about it and the reason that it worked so quickly was because it was such a natural process. We didn’t hit any speed bumps in the studio, and if we did we were able to push through it quickly.” Despite the short period of time between the two albums, Hanson insists that Museum is not simply Happiness 2.0, and encourages fans to judge it on its own merits. “The way Sam writes his lyrics, there are songs that are witty and have a bit of social commentary, [but] it’s a little less obvious on this record. On our last album there were quite a few songs that were in your face. On this album it is a lot less obvious, [but] it still has that commentary style about it. It’s got a level of consistency about it.” Releasing a new album so soon after their debut means the band are back on the road to promote it - something that they’re all very familiar with. “We knew that releasing this album was going to mean another touring schedule without a break. Our frame of mind is that we’re young, we could die tomorrow and we would regret not doing these things, [so] there’s no point in holding back.” While touring can be trying both physically and emotionally, Hanson and the rest of Ball Park Music consider themselves extremely fortunate. “Luckily, we have a really good band dynamic, it’s a lot easier when you’re out on the road with your friends. All of us miss our partners and our families. We get exhausted and we get sick, but you get up on stage and try to do the best you can. It doesn’t matter, as long as you’re getting out there doing what you love. It could be a lot worse.” When Rip It Up had a chat with lead singer Sam Cromack a year ago before the release of Happiness…, he stated that he didn’t consider himself famous. We posited the same question to Hanson and found the members of Ball Park Music are incredibly humble.

Ball Park Music nch by Ryan Ly “I don’t think our perception of what fame is is ever going to change; we’re just normal people. We all still have day jobs. Sam still works at the same coffee shop. I work at an events centre for people’s weddings, waiting tables. The frame of mind hasn’t changed, but the reality has. Sam gets recognised quite a bit now. If we walk around as a group in any particular city it always seems like there’s somebody who recognises us, and they get all nervous, and it kind of shocks you a little bit.” WHO: Ball Park Music WHAT: Museum (EMI) WHERE: The Governor Hindmarsh WHEN: Tue Nov 20

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Interviews// Wall Of Sound For the Sunshine Coast’s Bleeding Knees Club, 2012 has been a massive year that has included the release of their debut album and a host of national and international tours. Vocalist Alex Wall sounds impressively world-weary six months after Rip It Up interviewed him upon the release of Nothing To Do. The last two years I’ve had no downtime,” he suggests. “We’ve pretty much travelled everyday. But I’ve had [time off ] for four months now and it’s kinda getting old. I hate touring so much, but when we’re not touring I wanna go back on tour.” But, as they say, there’s no rest for the wicked, and Wall and bandmate Jordan Malane are packing for a November tour in support of the final single from the album, Let It Go. “It’s one of the more mellow songs,” Wall says. “Kinda chilled and slower. It was the last song that we wrote, but the first song that me and Jordan wrote together. Cos I normally write everything. It became one of our favourite songs on the album just ‘cos we wrote it together.” But Wall quashes any suspicions of further collaborations with his bandmate. “I don’t really like writing together, I’m a control freak. It’s hard for me and we don’t really do it much. It’s hard to explain to other people what you have in your head.” Notorious for party spirit, the band have been tearing up stages across the world over the past year. “At [Texas music conference] South By Southwest we played nine shows in four days. It was pretty intense. We also saw heaps of

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Outlands D’Amour After gestating in the murky depths of the Australian music scene for four years, Sydney-five piece Deep Sea Arcade surfaced with their debut album Outlands earlier this year. The album’s reverberating psychedelic pop quickly found an audience beyond Australian shores. eep Sea Arcade have since embarked on many red eye flights to satiate the globe’s hunger for their brand of ‘60s-inspired hedonism. Coming off a lengthy tour, lead vocalist Nic McKenzie sits down with Rip It Up to discuss Deep Sea Arcade’s homecoming tour. “We just came back from Europe and the UK,” McKenzie begins. “[It went] really well. The venue at Reeperbahn Festival in Germany was sold out, as was Hamburg and Berlin. We sold out our show in London and we had a really big crowd in Manchester. It was a great tour.” McKenzie’s enthusiasm and peppy demeanour don’t exactly jive with the mental image of a roadweary rock star. Countless bands have testified to the rigours of touring, but McKenzie shrugs it off, insisting that the company of his bandmates trumps any hardships. “I think that [touring is] generally pretty easy. I’ve known [bassist] Nick Weaver since we were in primary school, so he is probably one of the closest people I have in my life, he’s almost like my brother, really. I think when you know people really well and you kind of go through everything together, they become family. Luckily we still really, really like each other’s company. That’s kind of what a band

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bands we wanted to see. We’d just drop our stuff after a show and run. I saw Thee Oh Sees again - they’re just the best live band ever and pretty inspirational.” The band’s live reputation may precede them here in Adelaide, with their last show finding the cops and a venue ban thrown at them. “The cops came and shut the [gig] down. And it wasn’t even that crazy. Everyone was moshing and crowd surfing and people were smoking weed and stuff. But that happens at every show, so I don’t know what the big deal was!” Wall sighs. “The venue [operator] called the cops and said it was the ‘most dangerous, disaffected thing’ she’s experienced since the ‘90s.” Wall suggests Bleeding Knees Club are no strangers to trouble. Wall gives his rundown of misdemeanours with a hint of disbelief, as if unnerved that such behaviour would warrant a police call. “We get in trouble with security guards at every show. In Brisbane this security guard was kicking people off stage, so I threw my microphone at his face. This other time we spray painted this big picture of weed and dildos on the floor of a venue, so the police came and told us off.” A stint at Splendour In The Grass was a highlight for the band, but even though the band love the festival for “all its camping and stuff ”, the band found a less traditional route. “We rented a van and parked on this illegal campsite and it was really fun. The guy that let us park there was crazy. He was this big dude who had a bunch of boats and kept trying to hit on all these girls.” After this single tour, Wall is excited about showcasing a new sound on Bleeding Knees Club’s next album. “We’ve demoed a whole new album, so we’ve been playing songs from that in our last couple of shows. The [new songs] are really fun to play and a bit punkier, so they suit the live shows. We’ve got a new drummer now he’s amazing. I played the drums on the first album and I was a terrible drummer, so now the songs are a lot bigger and better, kind of

is, it’s a group of people who have that in common and it brings them close together.” McKenzie can’t help but laugh as he recounts a particular experience the band had while on this most recent tour, although he warns that it might be one of those you-hadto-be-there moments. “While we were touring Germany we went down to this natural amphitheatre in Berlin, it’s basically a karaoke place in the middle of a park. We kept on urging Timmy [Chamberlain, guitarist] to do karaoke, [but] you have to book yourself in. He just pushed ahead of 2000 people and asked if they would let him sing a song. They were like, ‘No, you’re not booked in to do it’. So he gets the crowd worked up and cheering for him and they were like, ‘Oh okay, what do you want to do?’ and he [said] Twist And Shout by The Beatles. He got up and performed, and all of these people got up on stage and started dancing. It was such an amazing thing to see.” In addition to jet-setting around the world for music festivals and headline shows, Deep Sea Arcade have shared the stage with some heavyweights of the music industry including Kaiser Chiefs, Modest Mouse and Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds. Rip It Up pressures McKenzie into giving us the dirt on what it’s like to tour with these icons. “I think that those people think that the whole thing is kind of hilarious because of course they’re just normal people. Noel Gallagher was super-lovely, he watched our show from the side of the stage, and chatted with us about our gear. The thing about Noel Gallagher, he’s got that Manchester bravado persona, but in real life he’s lovely. He went out and chatted with his fans, let them backstage, he was just super-friendly. He’s like the cool, lovely older brother that you never had. With any performer, there is a way that you are perceived, so people often play up to that. In reality, a lot of these people are very very sweet, nice people. They’re just normal musicians, just like any other musicians you’ve

Bleeding b lu Knees C mpbell by Lucy Ca like a ‘90s pop punk Blink 182 vibe or something. When we were on tour we got back into listening to ‘90s stuff. It’s easy to write in that style, because now we have a new drummer who can actually drum and it sounds awesome.”

WHO: Bleeding Knees Club WHAT: Nothing To Do (I Owe You) WHERE: Fowler’s Live (with Bad Dreems) WHEN: Fri Nov 16

Brooklyn We Go Hard For a band so popular in Australia, Bleeding Knees Club have spent much of their career living or touring overseas. Alex Wall tells us his favourite destination. “My favourite place is New York, definitely. The last time we went we were in Brooklyn, which is just awesome. It’s so chilled. Everyone’s just hanging out doing nothing. It’s exactly out of a movie, which is why I like it. I want to move there eventually. I was born in California, so technically I can one day.”

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met, except that they’re incredibly famous.” With new tracks ready to be put down in the studio, McKenzie is excited about a new album. The good news is you’ll get a little sample at Deep Sea Arcade’s upcoming show. “We’re really getting into jamming on stuff a bit longer and drawing out the songs a little bit more. There are two new songs that we will be playing live that we’ve been working on. We never stop writing music, but we’re really excited about these two songs at the moment.” WHO: Deep Sea Arcade WHAT: Outlands (Ivy League) WHERE: Uni Bar (with The Preatures and Fishing) WHEN: Thu Nov 22

Comfort Zone Nic McKenzie from Deep Sea Arcade’s guide to staying limber before a show. “I’ve tried all sorts of things, I’ve gone on stage with no shoes on and I’ve done interesting stretches and all sorts of stuff. But to be honest, I think the more you perform, the more comfortable you are doing it. In the end there is no real ritual, but really now I kind of hang out and chat with the band or with my friends who are backstage and just kind of walk on stage. I like to be a bit cas[ual] like that.”

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Zhivago Ninth Birthday Weekend Feat DJs Finley, Skot Holder, Ryley + more When Zhivago opened its doors back in 2003, the venue started out as just a small world music club which played many diverse sounds from all around the globe. Fast-forward to 2012 and Zhivago has gained a reputation as one of Adelaide’s top nightclubs, becoming one of Adelaide’s more intriguing and talked-about venues in the West End. This weekend the club is getting ready to celebrate its ninth birthday with a huge celebration which will feature some of Adelaide’s best DJs. Don’t miss the party as DJs Finley, Skot Holder, Ryley, Hemilove, Gumshoe, Osyris, Anthony and Krispy all take to the decks from 9pm until late. Zhivago Ninth Birthday Weekend will run from Fri Nov 16 to Sun Nov 18.

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Mark Farina A legend of the house scene and one of the top DJs in the world according to magazines like URB, Muzik and BPM, Mark Farina is heading to Garage for an exclusive set this month. After befriending Derrick Carter in 1988 at a Chicago record store, Farina’s passion for house music exploded, leading him to experiment with a deeper style and dropping De La Soul, disco classics and other jazzy soulful tunes which weren’t played in the main rooms of clubs at the time. Farina also started a weekly Mushroom Jazz club night in San Francisco with Patty Ryan and after three years established such a strong following that after the club’s closure he continued the tradition by releases a series of Mushroom Jazz CDs.

Congrats on the new album, can you tell us about it? We decided not to do any collabs purely due to the fact that we wanted to be keep the same set when we tour nationally. It’s taken us three years to prepare this album. We made over 24 tracks and had to pick the best 13 that we were all happy with. The most fun was definitely making videos with Selina Miles (Unity Sound & Visual) & Richard Coburn (Kojo Productions). When you work with some of the best in the industry you feel honoured to be a part of it. The ‘Call It A Night’ clip we shot with Richie

Mark Farina plays at Garage on Fri Nov 30.

Patrice Scott One of Detroit’s up-and-coming producers of deep house and techno, Patrice Scott, is becoming recognised around the world thanks to his substance, quality and diversity which have been the driving forces behind this artist. Listing DJs like Juan Atkins, Derrick May, Kevin Saunderson and the Electrifying Mojo (Charles Johnson) as some of his biggest influences, Scott has said exposure to artists like Chip E, Farley Jackmaster Funk and Larry Heard also played a factor in shaping his musical direction. First purchasing a set of turntables in 1984, he honed his DJing skills by playing alongside legends like Ken Collier and Jeff Mills, also holding a weekly residency at the Amsterdam Lounge (Windsor, Ontario).

Patrice Scott plays at Cuckoo Bar on Sat Nov 24.

What were you guys up to during the writing of this album that comes out lyrically? We definitely enjoy drinking and partying as much as the next lad so we were doing a lot of that throughout the construction of the LP, which comes out lyrically. Although we have the party jams we still have a serious element to the album which derived from some of the tougher days earlier on. When we were looking for motivation and we wrote tracks that inspired us to help people understand us as a group.

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Can you give us a background on Full Tote Odds? The group was formed in 2009 but well before that, Levelheaded, Slats and Hacksaw were part of the group Train Of Thought. They released a highly acclaimed demo in 2002 and the album Moving Heads in 2004. Eslev (producer/MC) and Ross Read (sound engineer) were recruited in 2009 to form FTO.

Tell us about the album launch? We have two special guests for the launch and they are the features from the album, Taylor Jones and Jack Radford. We have a national tour at the beginning of February and we are hitting every major city in Oz. A fifth single is dropping in three months’ time and we are headlining Schoolies this weekend, playing Homebake in December.

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In the blossoming landscape that is the Australian hip hop scene, Evil Eddie’s solo album debut, Welcome To Flavour Country, offers a slightly different taste than what we’re used to. Songs like Hungover Again and the Triple J favourite Queensland allude to Eddie’s perpetual adolescence, particularly with lyrics like “show your back to us/shake that bootius maximus”. Beneath the dark humour, there is a distinct acidity to Flavour Country. This can be heard on Voices In My Head, where Eddie raps about mortality, suicide and mental illness, showing both a sense of maturity and severity not really showcased on old Butterfingers tunes like Ya Mama. Instrumental track Fucking Frenzy also showcases Eddie’s aptitude as a producer as well as MC, with all songs throughout the album having a tight and clear sound. The heart and soul of Flavour Country appears in Doin’ What I Got To Do, which every struggling musician will be able to relate to. The end product is sometimes sweet, sometimes sour, but always flavoursome. Lachlan Aird

To complement the worldwide screening of Fatboy Slim Live: At The Big Beach Bootique that happened on Fri Aug 31, with over 40,000 fans partying to Big Beach Bootique 5 at the Amex football stadium in Brighton, the DVD/CD compilation of the set has been released. Sadly, all Big Beach Bootique 5 seems to do is show Fatboy Slim AKA Norman Cook’s age and dwindling relevance in the current world of dance music. Instead of showing himself as a continuing pioneer of electronic dance music, Cook instead offers a relatively predictable and – regretfully – boring set. Cook’s efforts to mix in his own classic tracks Praise You and Right Here Right Now with those of the likes of Calvin Harris, Armand van Helden, Knife Party and mainstream pop fodder like Cee Lo Green’s Fuck You are sadly misguided. The DVD doesn’t add much more life to the set either, mostly comprising of shots of drunken sweaty revellers making out with each other and an aged Cook dancing like your dad at your Hawaiian-themed 21st. Cameron Whyte

It’s a fair call that German trance master Markus Schulz was recently voted America’s Best DJ by DJ Times Magazine – his hugely-anticipated new album Scream is absolutely packed with tracks that are sure to be future hits. Overall, there’s a bit of a ‘90s Eurodance vibe about the album – most notably on tracks like Deep In The Night, Carry On and Tempted – and at a massive 19 tracks all up, there are probably only a few which sound like ‘fillers’. Think uplifting beats and spine-tingling vocals fused with some of the catchiest melodies in trance, and you should get a fair idea of what Schulz manages to cook up on Scream. Loops And Tings features a guest appearance from Ferry Corsten, while Trevor Guthrie’s vocals on Until It’s Gone make this track one of the standouts, but Don’t Leave Until The Sunrise takes the cake thanks to its gorgeous piano build-up which makes for an epic melodic journey. Simone Keenan

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Full Tote Odds launch ‘Place Your Bets’ at Fowler’s Live on Fri Nov 30.

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“The [Goddess] album launch was absolutely ridiculous,” Wendt recalls. “It was just crazy, a full house. I remember catching a cab in and looking at the line-up on both sides of Cuckoo Bar with people waiting to get in before we even rocked up. The first [Dusk Til Dawn] launch did really well as well, that first one we had was sold out as well so I’d been hoping it might be a good turnout the second time. I never set out for this to happen with music – I just wanted to make music because I love it and to share it with my friends. It’s become pretty intense but it’s amazing because it gives you the chance to travel and meet people who are also doing amazing things themselves all around the country.” Not just within the country either – Wendt’s Dusk Til Dawn EP came out on German imprint Herbede Records in May of this year, earning him valuable international connections as well as an impressive following outside of Australia. With plans for yet another release scheduled for mid-next year, Wendt adds that a European tour is also currently in the works. But despite the fact that his reputation continues to grow in other parts of the world, Wendt insists that he has no intention of leaving Adelaide any time soon. And his reason is simple... “There is so much good shit in Adelaide at the moment. The thing is that a lot of it hasn’t seen the limelight of bars and clubs – yet. But there is a lot of good stuff brewing at the moment that people just don’t know about and all I can say is that I feel so fortunate to be involved in it. I’ve realised that we’re pretty fortunate to live where we do because we have the luxury of being able to do everything. I’ve been to Melbourne and Sydney so much lately that I can’t wait to come home! I have the luxury of being flown over there to play

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If Dusk Til Dawn was ‘the sketchbook’, then Goddess is the ‘masterpiece’. Not satisfied with releasing two EPs within the same year, Adelaide beat-maker Oisima [AKA Anth Wendt] reveals he is already in the planning stages of his next record with a deadline set for June 2013. And when it comes to this local lad, you can believe the hype.

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gigs a lot so I don’t really feel the need to be living there.” Wendt is, however, looking forward to his European jaunt next year and claims his next release will be a full-length. “The internet is such a crazy, amazing thing. The accessibility has allowed me to link up with a lot of people on the other side of the world directly from my lounge room. In terms of all the beats-y kind of stuff, my stuff really does have tinges of the more European side of things rather than the American. Some of my contacts came from just me having released music and doing tracks on compilations and remixes for people around Europe. It’s pretty amazing how it seems you can instantly connect with some people.” Some of those people include international artists Ras G, Tokimonsta and Julien Dyne,

just to name a few, all of whom Wendt has previously shared stages with. “Especially guys like Ras G – I was like a school girl with him!” he laughs. “I guess you kind of have whatever perception that you create about that person and sometimes they are as nice and open and amazing. That’s been the great thing about making music, I’ve met my favourite producers from around the world.” But Wendt is quick to add that he’s also had the opportunity to collaborate with some of his closest friends and respected local artists, too. On Goddess, he teams up with Adam Page and Slamagotchi. “With Slamagotchi, we spend a lot of time hanging out and making music together, there was no way I was putting out a record without him on it. Adam I’ve known for a long time and we share the same passion

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A decade in the making, Australia’s ‘godfather of techno’ DJ HMC [AKA Cam Bianchetti] has finally dropped his long-awaited album City Rhythm, bringing about something of a ‘rebirth’ for the Adelaide veteran. Hassled no more by eager fans around the world, Bianchetti says the vinyl-only record marks the start of a new journey in more ways than one.

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“I always get messages from people across the world asking me to put out a new album, a new single – something!” he laughs. “It’s good that people are still interested, especially in Europe. Lots of people in Germany, France, the UK, the US and Canada. I’m planning a tour of the US next year, I’d like to be in Europe in May. It’s quite difficult organising a tour but it will happen. I’ve toured quite a bit around Australia as both HMC and Late Nite Tuff Guy this year, so I’m getting over my fear of flying. The whole thing still scares me, but I’m not going to let something that ridiculous

stop me from seeing the world.” Especially now that he has a perfectly good reason to get out of the country and spread the word about City Rhythm. And while he claims it still very much sounds like ‘HMC’, he’s also undergone some significant changes in the last 10 years, especially when it comes to production techniques. “It’s one of the reasons this album took so long to make,” he explains. “I gave up DJing at the start of the 2000 period – I felt burnt out, I was a bit over it. Then I sold my equipment and started making music with a laptop which

and energy for creation. Goddess is quite a different album than Dusk Til Dawn. The first one was quite organic. Listening back to it, it sounds like a rough sketchbook, it just has that kind of vibe to it. We [Pilot Records] weren’t even sure what we wanted out of that – originally it was just going to be a single with a few extra songs on it. The EP just ended up writing itself. Literally, I wrote it in two months. This second one, I put a lot of time into the production and it’s very spacious and dubby. It’s a different chapter.” WHO: Oisima WHAT: Goddess EP (Pilot Records) WHERE: Rocket Bar (supporting Hiatus Kaiyote & Baths) WHEN: Sat Nov 17 & Thu Nov 22

was the hardest thing for me to get used to, going from analogue to working with just one piece of machinery. It took years to figure out how to get the same sort of feel from a laptop. Some of the tracks on this album are older songs which have undergone different incarnations over the years, the older tracks got reworked to fit with the rest of the album.” As a result, don’t expect to hear HMC circa 1990s on City Rhythm necessarily, though do anticipate a bit of an “emotional” trip... “I listened to it today and certain bits made me very emotional,” he admits. “I think I was in a very strange place at certain times when some of the new tracks were made. Sometimes it’s a bit hard to listen to it because it brings up so much stuff. I certainly hope that people who buy the record feel the same feelings, though.” After all, connecting with your fanbase emotionally is a pretty vital thing, as Bianchetti agrees. Starting with his Adelaide album launch at Cuckoo Bar this weekend, there’ll be plenty of that in the coming months. “There are lots of shows confirmed in Australia and I’m working on getting overseas. There’s quite a few in Adelaide too. Some say Adelaide is the Detroit of Australia, and even though I understand the comparison, I don’t think we make music that sounds like Detroit. This city has so many great underground producers – I would call Adelaide our ‘techno city’. What we have here is way better than in any other city in Australia.” WHO: HMC WHAT: City Rhythm Launch WHERE: Cuckoo Bar WHEN: Sat Nov 17 RIPITUPMAGAZINE//RIPITUP.COM.AU

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SIGUR RÓS (Ice) @ Thebarton Theatre THE LIVING END (Vic), CITY RIOTS & DANGEROUS! DJS @ Governor Hindmarsh SILVERSUN PICKUPS (US) & THE DANDY WARHOLS (US) @ HQ JON STEVENS (Syd) @ Norwood Live

BENJALU (NSW) @ Glenelg Surf Lifesaving Club DEVO (US), SIMPLE MINDS (Scot) & THE CHURCH (Syd) @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre

FRI NOV 16 TINPAN ORANGE (Vic) & THE BEARDED GYPSY BAND @ Jive THE LIVING END (Vic), CITY RIOTS & DANGEROUS! DJS @ Governor Hindmarsh BEN FOLDS FIVE (US) @ Thebarton Theatre SUZANNAH ESPIE (Vic), LIZ STRINGER (Vic) & CHRIS ALTMANN (Can/Aus) @ Wheatsheaf JORDIE LANE (Vic) & JACKSON MCLAREN (Vic) @ Trinity Sessions EAGLE & THE WORM (Vic) @ Ed Castle BLEEDING KNEES CLUB (UK) & STEP-PANTHER @ Fowler’s Live BOB EVANS (WA) @ Rhino Room THY ART IS MURDER (Syd/ Bris) & RESIST THE THOUGHT @ Enigma VIOLENT SOHO (Bris) & SINCERELY, GRIZZLY @ Rocket Bar JON STEVENS (Syd) @ Coopers Alehouse (Wallaroo)

SAT NOV 17 SIREN TOWER (Syd) @ Enigma THE LIVING END (Vic), CITY RIOTS & DANGEROUS! DJS @ Governor Hindmarsh REFUSED (US) @ Thebarton Theatre REDCOATS (Vic) @ Jive JON STEVENS (Syd) @ Goolwa Aquatic Club

TUE NOV 20 NICKELBACK (Can) & JACKSON FIREBIRD (Vic) @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre BALL PARK MUSIC (Bris) & LOON LAKE @ Governor Hindmarsh

THU NOV 22 DEEP SEA ARCADE & PREATURES @ Adelaide Uni Bar SCOTTIE MILLER (US) & THE STREAMLINERS @ Governor Hindmarsh MOJO JUJU (Syd) @ Grace Emily THE SIDETRACKED FIASCO (Syd) @ Forresters & Squatters Arms

FRI NOV 23 JEFF MARTIN (Can/WA) @ Jive THE SIDETRACKED FIASCO (Syd) @ Worldsend OMAR RODRIGUEZ-LOPEZ (US) @ Fowler’s Live JOEY CAPE (US) & WILL WAGNER (Vic) @ Black Market MARTIN ATKINS (UK) @ Enigma MITZI (Bris) @ Rocket

SAT NOV 24 GORGEOUS FESTIVAL: MISSY HIGGINS (Vic), DAN SULTAN (Vic) and more @ McLaren Vale MAHALIA BARNES (Syd) & PRINNIE STEVENS (Syd) @ Governor Hindmarsh THE SIDETRACKED FIASCO (Syd) @ Glenelg Jetty Bar DREAM ON DREAMER (Vic), MAKE THEM SUFFER (WA), IN FEAR & FAITH (US) & SAVIOUR @ Fowler’s Live BRAZEN BULL (Bris) @ Forresters & Squatters Arms BATTLESHIPS (Syd), KAURNA CRONIN & WE DO THIS @ Ed Castle

SUN NOV 25 PAUL DIANNO (UK), BLAZE BAYLEY (UK), OCTANIC & MATTERHORN @ Fowler’s Live NIGEL WEARNE (Vic) & THE HUSHES @ Wheatsheaf Hotel

TUE NOV 27 BIG D & THE KIDS TABLE (US) & THE RESIGNATORS (Vic) @ Governor Hindmarsh

WED NOV 28 ANGUS STONE (Syd) @ Governor Hindmarsh KASEY CHAMBERS & SHANE NICHOLSON (NSW) & HARRY HOOKEY @ Her Majesty’s Theatre

THU NOV 29 THE SELECTOR (UK) @ Governor Hindmarsh SARAH HUMPHREYS (NSW) & LOREN KATE @ Grace Emily

FRI NOV 30 POUR HABIT (US), HIGHTIME & UNICORN @ Adelaide Uni Bar THE AUDREYS @ Elder Hall

SAT DEC 1 IWRESTLEDABEARONCE (US), IN HEARTS WAKE & STORM THE SKY @ Fowler’s Live BENJALU (NSW) @ Grace Emily A DAY ON THE GREEN: HOODOO GURUS (Syd), BABY ANIMALS (Syd), THE ANGELS, JAMES REYNE (Vic) & BOOM CRASH OPERA (Vic) @ Peter Lehmann Wines DEEP SOUTH: FIONA BOYES (Syd), THE YEARLINGS, HUCKLEBERRY SWEDES, THE TIMBERS, LAURA HILL & THE TUESDAY BANDITS and so many more @ Governor Hindmarsh THE TIGER & ME (Vic) @ Jive

TUE DEC 4 REEL BIG FISH (US), GOLDFINGER (US) & ZEBRAHEAD (US) @ HQ REECE MASTIN, JUSTICE CREW & THE JANOSKIANS @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre

THU DEC 6 SAN CISCO (Freo) @ Governor Hindmarsh APES (Vic) @ Exeter

FRI DEC 7 LAGWAGON (US) & THE SMITH STREET BAND (Vic) @ Fowler’s Live HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS (US) & SIENNA SKIES (Syd) @ Black Market

GOTYE (Vic) & BERTIE BLACKMAN (Vic) @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre AFTER THE FALL (NSW) @ Adelaide Uni Bar YESYOU (Bris) @ Ed Castle KRISTA POLVERE (US/Syd) @ The Promethean AFTER THE FALL (NSW), MERE THEORY, BEFORE THE AFTERMATH & MOVE TO STRIKE @ Adelaide Uni Bar

SUN DEC 9 PRIMAL SCREAM (UK) @ HQ

TUE DEC 11 TAME IMPALA (WA) @ HQ

THU DEC 13 PIGEON (Bris) @ Rocket Bar THE PIGS (Vic) @ Wheatsheaf

FRI DEC 14 CUB SCOUTS (Bris) @ Rocket Bar LISA MILLER (Vic) @ Wheatsheaf

SAT DEC 15 HARD-ONS (Vic) @ Enigma GAY PARIS (Vic), SILENT DUCK & KEMPSEY @ Jive

SUN DEC 16 REGINA SPEKTOR (US) @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre Theatre SUICIDAL TENDENCIES (US) & UNWRITTEN LAW (US) @ Fowler’s Live

MON DEC 17 HUMAN NATURE (Syd) @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre

THU DEC 20 PARKWAY DRIVE (Byron), I KILLED THE PROM QUEEN, NORTHLANE & SURVIVAL @ Thebarton Theatre LOST ANGELS (US) @ Governor Hindmarsh DARREN HANLON (Syd) @ Church Of The Trinity

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Melbourne-based musical collective Eagle & The Worm, who’ve just toured nationally as special guests of UK band Gomez, are now hitting the road to promote the release of a new EP, Strangelove. We speak to the band’s leader, Jarrod Brown, a former Adelaide boy who also used to play with Custom Kings. Brown begins by saying that the combo picked up many new fans on their recent trek around the country with Gomez. “Yeah, we played in front of quite a few people – it was over 1300 people on some nights,” he says. “So we got in front of a few more than we normally do. And the Gomez boys were good guys to tour with as well.” Eagle & The Worm is a large collective that usually comprises of eight members including a

horn section. “When I first started the band I really wanted an eight-piece with a horn section because I was a bit tired of playing in guitar bands,” Brown reveals. “And I wanted to show audiences what a real show was like by doing something a bit different. “But I also needed the other musicians to really commit to it,” he notes. “I needed them to have the responsibility of making the effort even though I was always aware, with wanting such a large band, there would be a fair bit of dude wrangling. But the reward and pay-off has been fantastic. It’s a pretty sweet feeling when you can do a really good gig with an eight-piece band.” Eagle & The Worm, who spent the summer of 2011 collaborating with Chicago’s Hypnotic Brass Ensemble and New Orleans’ hip hop and call-and-response bounce music exponent Big Freedia as well as Milwaukee rapper MC Juiceboxxx, recently returned overseas.

“That was great because we played some big festivals [End Of The Road and Electric Picnic], got a good response and sold out of most of our merchandise,” Brown enthuses. “And playing at big festivals far away from home in front of people who don’t really know who you are – although there were some there who did – is really exciting. “On the other hand we also did some small club shows using shitty PA systems. And the club might be packed or there could be virtually no one there. “That’s how we started off in Melbourne and sometimes you get better feedback at the smaller shows because you can connect a fair bit more with the audience.”

country music that takes place in venues all over town. “I saw a lot of my heroes: Emmylou Harris, Buddy Miller, Booker T Jones, a bloke named Darrell Scott, John Hiatt. Young artists like Brandi Carlile, Justin Townes Earle…” He says he found the US to be refreshingly friendly, especially to Australians. “They’re so excited that you’ve come from the other side of the world, so you’ve just got people inviting you to stay in their homes and drive you around. “The first time I went to America, I sort of had this view that they’d be loud and obnoxious and arrogant and rude,” he continues. “And I think that’s possibly what Australians sound like when they’re on their own, backpacking through America… When I do hear a loud, obnoxious person in America, it often is an Australian.” Lane has been pretty much non-stop for the past two years or so, and he’ll remain so until further notice.

“I sort of officially have no home anymore, and kind of have officially got addicted to that idea, too,” he says. “When you’re on the move, it’s kinda really refreshing. You know, you’ve got a reason to get out of bed.” Lane’s now touring the newly recorded Fool For Love around Australia. In lieu of a band, Lane plans to improvise: he’s going to need the audience to get involved in the proceedings. “The song’s a pretty big production and there’s a lot of instrumentation in there. [I’ll be] trying to get people’s feet and hands as the percussion. And then trying to get them to be the gospel backing choir – that has proved a little more difficult.”

WHO: Eagle & The Worm WHAT: Strangelove EP (Warner) WHERE: Ed Castle WHEN: Fri Nov 16

SAT DEC 22 MAGIC BONES (Vic) & HORROR MY FRIEND @ Hotel Metro

THU JAN 3 AUSTIN LUCAS, CLAUDE HAY & PJ BOND @ Grace Emily

COMING UP FRI JAN 4 COSMO JARVIS (UK) @ Crown & Anchor CHAPELIER FOU (France) @ Space Theatre SAT JAN 5 LOS CORONAS (Spain) @ Space Theatre THU JAN 10 PETER MURPHY (UK) @ Governor Hindmarsh SAT JAN 12 SOUNDS BY THE RIVER: JIMMY BARNES, IAN MOSS, ROSS WILSON, DRAGON, CHOCOLATE STARFISH & SWANEE @ Mary Ann Reserve (Mannum) CASEY DONOVAN (Syd) @ Space Theatre TUE JAN 15 THE COLLECTIVE, BELLA FERRARO, NATHANIEL WILLEMSE, SAMANTHA JADE, SHIANE HAWKE & JASON OWEN @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre WED JAN 16 BEN SOLLEE (US) @ Space Theatre THU JAN 17 REVOLVER (France) @ Space Theatre NADEAH (France) @ Space Theatre FRI JAN 18 NIGHTWISH (Finland), EYEFEAR & BLACK MAJESTY @ HQ CARMEN MARIA VEGA (France) @ Space Theatre SUN JAN 20 BOYS OF SUMMER: DEEZ NUTS (Vic), COMEBACK KID, FOR THE FALLEN DREAMS & HAND OF MERCY @ Adelaide Uni Bar WED JAN 23 ALESTORM (US) @ Fowler’s Live THU JAN 24 WOODS (US) @ Format BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB (UK) @ Thebarton Theatre FRI JAN 25 BIG DAY OUT: RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS (US), THE KILLERS (US), YEAH YEAH YEAHS (US), BAND OF HORSES (US) and so many more @ Adelaide Showgrounds

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Much of Melbourne songwriter Jordie Lane’s inspiration has come out of music made in the United States. It was Bob Dylan, for example, who taught him the importance of lyrics and storytelling in music, and it was American-based folk and blues and country music that he grew up listening to. It makes sense, then, that he should go all the way over to the other side of the world to LA to record his new single Fool For Love with producer Tom Biller. “To just be over there and feel like you’re in that kind of space, you know, with that sort of energy – that inspires me to write,” Lane explains. Plus, it meant he got to play the Americana festival in Nashville, a city-based festival dedicated to American roots and alternative

WHO: Jordie Lane WHAT: Fool For Love (Independent) WHERE: Trinity Sessions (with Jackson McLaren) WHEN: Fri Nov 16

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ADELAIDE CASINO – Balcony Bar: Lucky Seven (8pm) ALMA TAVERN – Grind ARKABA HOTEL – Lounge Bar: Becky Blake (6pm) AUSTRAL – Bunka: DJs BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB – Quizmeisters Trivia (7.30pm) BOTANIC BAR – Big Bubba & Betty CAVERN CLUB – band night CLOVERCREST HOTEL – Complete Trivia CROWN & ANCHOR – Band Room: Btfoot with Walk The Plank and Just For Now. Front Bar: DJ Paul Gurry DANIEL O’CONNELL HOTEL – Trivia Night (7.30pm) DUBLIN HOTEL – Quizmeisters Trivia (7.30pm) DUKE OF YORK – Beer Garden: DJ Mitchy Burnz. Front Room: Speakerboxx and DJ Skinny B ED CASTLE – Band Room: live bands (9pm) ELECTRIC CIRCUS – The Proj3cts (9pm) EMU HOTEL – karaoke (9pm) EXETER ON RUNDLE – Dan & Hannah Acfield and Kelly & The Brouhaha

ALMA TAVERN – Rock Out With Your C*ck Out AMBASSADORS HOTEL – Ambar Lounge: Souled Out Cocktail Sessions with DJ Jason Lee (5.30pm) ARCHER HOTEL – Upstairs: Jaki J (10pm) ARKABA HOTEL – Lounge Bar: Franky F (6pm) Johnny G (8pm) Sportys Bar + Arena: Yoshi Wij (6pm) Zkye & Damo (10pm) AUSSIE INN HOTEL – karaoke and Crayons AUSTRAL – The Austral House Band (7pm) BANROCK STATION – Lily & The Drum (6.30pm) BELAIR HOTEL – Full Tote Odds album launch BLUE GUMS HOTEL – Fusion – The Perfect Blend karaoke and DJ (8pm) BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB – Dave Hunt (7pm) BOTANIC BAR – Troy J Been, Prince Aaronak and Suckerpunch BRAHMA LODGE HOTEL – Matterhorn BRIDGEPORT HOTEL – Dance Club with DJ BROADWAY HOTEL – DJ Sneaky Beats BUSHMAN HOTEL: GAWLER – DJ CAMEO BAR – After Hours with DJs DrDamage and guests CLOVERCREST HOTEL – INXSive and The Scribes CROWN & ANCHOR – Front Bar: Carla Lippis (5pm) DJ Adam (1am) Band Room: Thursday’s Friend EP launch with The Systemaddicts and guests DOCKSIDE TAVERN – Dale Roberts DOG & DUCK – DTF with D Foe, Krunk, Dom P, Ryley, Kid P and MC Jon-E DRAGONFLY BAR & DINING – Downtown with DJs Derek Lang, Eric Falcon and Lukky K DUBLIN HOTEL – Proton Pill (7pm) ED CASTLE – Full Tilt live bands and party DJs ELECTRIC CIRCUS – Trashbags with resident DJs Capt N Cook, Mangie and Terror Terror plus guests ELYSIUM LOUNGE – DJs EMPIRE POOL LOUNGE – DJ (8pm) EMU HOTEL – Led Zeppelin tribute show (8pm) ESPLANADE HOTEL – Black Caviar EXETER HOTEL – Acoustik EXETER ON RUNDLE – Ghyti & The Desert Crooks FINSBURY HOTEL – Bon ‘n’ All

FORRESTERS & SQUATTERS ARMS HOTEL – SHANGHAI TIMES, LACED IN LUST AND LIPSMACK GASLIGHT TAVERN – Groove Thursdays with Rob Ernst’s All-Star Band GILBERT STREET HOTEL – Nikko & Snooks (7pm) GOLDEN GROVE TAVERN – Dino Jag Trio and guests (8pm) GOVERNOR HINDMARSH – Main Room: The Living End perform State Of Emergency GRACE EMILY HOTEL – Mary Webb HIGHWAY – Escapade Thursdays JETTY BAR – No Use For A DJ Name (8pm) LA BOHEME – French Connection with DJ Zooma (9pm) MARBLE BAR – Ladies Night with Dylan Sanders, VIP, Rupheo, Mike Wills, Ben Earle and Acid Please! MARION CULTURAL CENTRE – Open Mic Cabaret Café (6.30pm) MARION HOTEL – 888 Poker (6.30pm) MARS BAR – VJBeeJay and guests (9pm) NORWOOD HOTEL – Open Mic Night PARADISE HOTEL – Complete Trivia PJ O’BRIENS – DJ Dylan PORTLAND HOTEL – DJs Cold One and Rabbit (9.30pm) PRINCE ALBERT HOTEL – Thirsty Thursday with DJ Tango ROCKET BAR – 8 Bit Kidz featuring resident DJs Stubanger, Hank & Osk and the Powderoom Posse SUGAR – ITDE Deejays and interstate/international guests THE ELEPHANT – Complete Trivia THE LION HOTEL – Clearway TONSLEY HOTEL – Chrysler Bar: Robin George (8.30pm) WEST ADELAIDE FOOTBALL CLUB – KG’s Complete Trivia WHITMORE HOTEL – Rainbow Jam Sessions (7.30pm) WORLDSEND HOTEL – live music

FORRESTERS & SQUATTERS ARMS HOTEL – THE BLACK EYES, PISTOLS AT DAWN AND REV SPUD MCGEEK FOWLER’S LIVE – Bleeding Knees Club GARAGE BAR – Knock Offs (4pm) GLYNDE HOTEL – karaoke (9pm) GOVERNOR HINDMARSH – Main Room: The Living End play Modern Artillery GRACE EMILY HOTEL – Hills & Trains with She Said You GRAND BAR – Flashback Fridays HAMPSTEAD HOTEL – Blush HIGHLANDER HOTEL – Hijinx with DJs K & Krispy HIGHWAY – Friday arvo knock-offs

HILTON HOTEL: MYBAR – DJ Chaps and DJ Lumeire HOPE INN – Blues Katz HOTEL ROYAL: TORRENSVILLE – Dimitra (7.30pm) HOTEL TIVOLI – Honey with DJs HQ – Newmarket: Es.Co (every second Friday) JIVE – Tinpan Orange with the Bearded Gypsy Band (8pm) LA BOHEME – Smooth Groove with DJ Curtis (9pm) LAVISH – DJ Sok and DJ Spin Dokta LIGHTHOUSE HOTEL – Acoustic Jam with Jelly & Friends LIMBO – resident DJs Japeye, Alley Oop and She Said LONDON TAVERN – Live Acoustic Weekly (5pm) Rewind Fridays with DJ Wolfman LORD MELBOURNE – karaoke with Laura Lee MARBLE BAR – Uni Night with DJs MARINA SUNSET BAR – live acoustic music MARION HOTEL – Graham Lawrence (5.30pm) Two Hard Basket (8.30pm) MARS BAR – DJ VJBeeJay and guests (9pm) drag show (2am) MICK O’SHEA’S – The Royals NEXUS CABARET – Afro Jamaican Soundsystem OAKS PLAZA PIER – Pier One Bar: Light It Up ORIENTAL – Shane Wolf and Michael Venner PARA HILLS COMMUNITY CLUB – Heath Solo PJ O’BRIENS – Triplescore

RAMSGATE HOTEL – DJ SNAKE & DJ RUPHEO (9PM) RED SQUARE – DJs Brendon, Gypkidd, Rubberteeth, Decker and Bollocks plus MC Dylan REX HOTEL – karaoke and Dino Jag Duo ROB ROY HOTEL – All About Her (6pm) DJ Smiley (9pm) ROCKET BAR – Abracadabra featuring resident DJs The Shiny Brights DJs SEACLIFF BEACH HOTEL – DJ (8pm) SEMAPHORE WORKERS CLUB – Lucky 7 (8pm) SLUG ‘N LETTUCE BRITISH PUB – DJ Clarke SOUTH ADELAIDE FOOTBALL CLUB – Craig James STAG – Upstairs: DJs play urban and dance. Downstairs: DJs play retro SUGAR – TGI Funky with Ben Alibi and HMC SUZIE WONG’S ROOM – Pat Spins Out – A Vinyl Recollection (8pm) SWISH: STAMFORD PLAZA – Nothing But ‘90s with DJ V and MC Timmy Pine TALBOT HOTEL – DJ playing requests TAPAS ON HINDLEY – flamenco shows by Studio Flamenco (7.30pm) TEA TREE GULLY HOTEL – DJ Wolfman (9pm) TEQUILA REA – Rude Not To! playing funky beats THE CUMBERLAND – A Little Bit Different featuring local acoustics and late night DJ

THE ELEPHANT – Unknown To Man and DJ G-Rillz THE GOODY – DJ Gex (9pm) THE HAUS: HAHNDORF – DJ Marcus THE LION HOTEL – live entertainment TONSLEY HOTEL – Chrysler Bar: Super Team (9.30pm) TRINITY SESSIONS – Jordie Lane with Jackson McLaren (8pm) UNION HOTEL – DJ Pauly plays ‘80s and ‘90s VICTORIA HOTEL: O’HALLORAN HILL – DJs Marek and Michael Constant plus MC Kris WAKEFIELD HOTEL – DJ Electric T and guests WHEATSHEAF HOTEL – Suzannah Espie CD launch with Liz Stringer and Chris Altmann (9pm) WHITEHORSE INN – karaoke with Ally & Co WHITMORE HOTEL – Blues Avenue Trio (9pm) WINDSOR HOTEL – karaoke (9pm) WOODCROFT TAVERN – UK Blitz WOOLSHED: ON HINDLEY – DJs Deceed, J Rudd, Koops & Armac and AJ (8pm) ZHIVAGO – Birthday Skream Party DJs: Finn, Scott Holder and Ryley

Saturday 17th ALMA TAVERN – MetroRetro ARCHER HOTEL – Downstairs: Jaki J. Upstairs: Bongo Madness with DJs Ed Law and Scotty (10pm) ARKABA HOTEL – Lounge Bar: Becky Blake (6pm) Heidy De Ruyter (8pm) Sportys Bar + Arena: Lochy Neale (6pm) DJ Chris James (9.30pm) Top Room: Clearway (8.30pm) BOTANIC BAR – Sanji, Brad Sawyer and Tom Wilson BRAHMA LODGE HOTEL – Roy Orbison Show BRIDGEPORT HOTEL – karaoke BUSHMAN HOTEL: GAWLER – DJ Steve Reece CAMEO BAR – After Hours with DJs DrDamage and guests CAVERN CLUB – Fragmenta, Abreact, Eviscerate, Age Of Horror, Strength Of A Bear, Hellanoia and Shiner (6pm) CLOVERCREST HOTEL – Dino Jag Duo (6.30pm) CROWN & ANCHOR – Band Room: The Villenettes album launch with The Psychonauts and The El Caminos then DJ Azz CUMBERLAND HOTEL: GLANVILLE – karaoke with Nicole (8pm) CUMBERLAND UNITED SOCCER CLUB – Three Star General (8pm)

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FORRESTERS & SQUATTERS ARMS HOTEL – APOCALYPTIC CITY: TRASH CITY CD LAUNCH FOWLER’S LIVE – Rock’n It For Leukemia GARAGE BAR – DJs (10pm) GASLIGHT TAVERN – karaoke with Mel featuring the Singing Bar Bitch & Mr Average (8.30pm) GEPPS CROSS HOTEL – karaoke disco with Craig Anthony GILBERT STREET HOTEL – DJ Marky Polo (8pm) GOVERNOR HINDMARSH – Main Room: The Living End play The Ending Is Just The Beginning Repeating GRACE EMILY HOTEL – The Sunbirds with The Violet Crams and Charlie Monsoon

GRAND BAR – Grand Bar Saturdays with DJ DMH and DJ Rupheo HACKNEY HOTEL – DJ HIGHLANDER HOTEL – Live & Loud presents HIGHWAY – DJ Griff (9pm) HILTON HOTEL: MYBAR – DJ Soundflex HOPE INN – karaoke (7pm) HOTEL RICHMOND – DJ Sly HOTEL ROYAL: TORRENSVILLE – Acoustik (7.30pm) HOTEL TIVOLI – Exotica with DJs Sleepy Hips, Tinker and Bangwel (8pm) JIVE – Redcoats and Royston Vasie KINGSFORD HOTEL: GAWLER – karaoke and Drive LA BOHEME – DJ Tr!p and DJ Anthony alternate (9pm) LAKES RESORT HOTEL – 2 Up Duo LIMBO – resident DJs Delux, The Swiss DJs and Paul Glen LONDON TAVERN – DJs Captiv8, Justice, Soundflex, AJ and MC Renard (10pm) MACCLESFIELD HOTEL – Brompton Blues Band MANNUM COMMUNITY CLUB – Hard Rock On The Murray featuring Paleface, The Half Pints, Raven Black Night and Vendetta (8pm) MARBLE BAR – I <3 MB with DJs and MCs plus national and international guests MARINA SUNSET BAR – DJs playing the best in house and electro

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MARION HOTEL – Franky F (6pm) Boris Loves To Boogie (9pm) MARS BAR – VJ Beejay and guest (9pm) drag show (2am) MICK O’SHEA’S – Tomboy ORIENTAL – Michael Venner Duo OVERLAND CORNER HOTEL – Lily & The Drum PARAFIELD GARDENS COMMUNITY CLUB – Wild Ones PARA HILLS COMMUNITY CLUB – After Five PJ O’BRIENS – Streaker PRODUCERS HOTEL – Beer Garden: Grand Re-opening featuring Unified, DSUS4 and The Tangerines (12pm) Producers Club: Bon ‘n’ All and The Bon Scott Experience (8.30pm)

RAMSGATE HOTEL – ADELAIDE’S BEST COVER BANDS RED SQUARE – DJs Marek, Law, Dub Drop DJs, Decker, Bollocks, Krispy, Shawty, Capital D, DV8 and Jazz plus MCs Skippy and Dylan ROCKET BAR – Bananas: Track Team and Japeye SANDBAR – requests with DJs SANTIAGO – Hussyboy (8.30pm) SEACLIFF BEACH HOTEL – acoustic sessions SEBEL PLAYFORD – Black Caviar SETTLERS TAVERN – Iris (8pm) SLUG ‘N LETTUCE BRITISH PUB – Shine STAG – Upstairs: DJs Huddy and Jase with urban and dance. Downstairs: DJ Kieran and David James SUGAR – Prince Aaronak, Driller, Derek Lang plus a host of international guests SWISH: STAMFORD PLAZA – Shuffle TALBOT HOTEL – DJ playing retro and requests TEQUILA REA – Bongo Madness with guest DJs THE CUMBERLAND – Launch Pad featuring local DJs THE ELEPHANT – Animal House and DJ G-Rillz THE GOODY – DJ Dante and interactive games night (9pm) THE HAUS: HAHNDORF – DJ Marcus and friends THE GRIFFINS – DJ playing house tunes THE LION HOTEL – live entertainment TONSLEY HOTEL – Tavern Bar: Troy Harrison (4.45pm) Dave Freeman & The Reason (9pm) Chrysler Bar: Sonic Divas (8.30pm) TORRENS ARMS HOTEL – Acoustic Reign (8.30pm) TOWER HOTEL – Russell Stuart UNION HOTEL – DJ Cloak & Dagga VALLEY INN – karaoke WALKERS ARMS HOTEL – DJ Sessions (9pm) WHEATSHEAF HOTEL – AP D’Antonio with Courtney Robb and Arvi Peterson (9pm) WINDSOR HOTEL – Blue Comets WOODCROFT TAVERN – karaoke (8pm) WOOLSHED: ON HINDLEY – DJs Kontrol, C4, Deceed, J Rudd, Lush and Koops (8pm) ZHIVAGO – Birthday High Heels Party DJs: Osyris, Hemilove, Ryley and Gumshoe

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Sunday 18th ALMA TAVERN – Sunday School ARKABA HOTEL – Sportys Bar + Arena: Sunday Beats with DJ Madness (3pm) BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB – Dave Hunt BOTANIC BAR – Eric The Falcon BRAHMA LODGE HOTEL – The Crew (4pm) CROWN & ANCHOR – Amy Cook & Meg Bellews DOCKSIDE TAVERN – Acoustic Blonde (1pm) DOG & DUCK – Sneaky Sundays with Jak Morris DUBLIN HOTEL – No Use For A DJ Name (9pm) DUCK INN: COROMANDEL VALLEY – Underground Orchid ED CASTLE – Beer Garden: Acoustic Sundays (2pm) ESPLANADE HOTEL – Slyde EXETER ON RUNDLE – Matt & Naomi

FORRESTERS & SQUATTERS ARMS HOTEL – PAROXYSM PRESS, SPOKEN & SLURRED, KERRYN TREDREA, GM WALKER, AMELIA WALKER, TRACY KIRSTEN AND INDIGO ELI GASLIGHT TAVERN – Sebastian Scott & Friends featuring Eric Stevenson and Rob Ernst (2pm) GENERAL HAVELOCK – Eddie (Wasabi) (4pm) GILBERT STREET HOTEL – Doctor DeSoto and guests (2pm) GLENELG SURF CLUB – La Mar Sundays GOVERNOR HINDMARSH – Main Room: Lather present the music of Frank Zappa GRACE EMILY HOTEL – Mere Theory GREAT EASTERN HOTEL – Mick Kidd Duo HIGHLANDER HOTEL – Sunday Sessions plus Poker 888 double header free register (2.30pm) $10 buy in (6.30pm) HIGHWAY – The Happy Leonards HILTON HOTEL: MYBAR – Tim Bos DJ and Sax HOTEL ROYAL: TORRENSVILLE – NPL Poker (6.30pm) JAM THE BISTRO – DJ Tango LAKES RESORT HOTEL – I Mike & The Pods LORD MELBOURNE HOTEL – Five Sided Circle MARINA SUNSET BAR – Sunset Sessions featuring live acoustic music MARION HOTEL – Southern Sundays with Acoustic 4-Play (3pm) MARS BAR – VJK classic video hits

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The Guide // MICK O’SHEA’S – E’nuf Said OAKS PLAZA PIER – Pier One Bar: Black Caviar ORIENTAL – Redline PARAFIELD GARDENS COMMUNITY CLUB – Graham Breeding Jazz Trio PARA HILLS COMMUNITY CLUB – Aussie Rock Show

RAMSGATE HOTEL – ACOUSTIC SESSION (4PM) TOM KURZEL & ED TRAINOR FORTNIGHTLY ROTATION (7.30PM) SAILMASTER TAVERN – Justin Parker SEACLIFF BEACH HOTEL – acoustic soloists SEMAPHORE PALAIS – The Incredibles SEMAPHORE WORKERS CLUB – Sav and Prawnhead (4pm) SOMERSET HOTEL – Blush (2pm) STRATHALBYN RACECOURSE – Dino Jag Duo (11am) SUGAR – Mods, Driller and Nu Jeans TAP INN HOTEL: KENT TOWN – Acoustic Sessions THE LION HOTEL – Andrew Hayes (2.30pm) DJ Junior (5.45pm) Fast Love (7pm) THE MAID – acoustic Sunday sessions (4pm) TORRENS ARMS HOTEL – The B-Sharps (2pm) WELLINGTON HOTEL: WELLINGTON – Sunday Sessions: live music on the banks of the Murray (3pm) WEST THEBBY HOTEL – karaoke with Margi & Shaggy (8.30pm) WHEATSHEAF HOTEL – The Last Sunday Sessions featuring The Yearlings and very special guests (4pm) WHITMORE HOTEL – Dominic (4pm) YANKALILLA HOTEL – Billy February (2pm) ZHIVAGO – Birthday Black Cherry Party DJs: Anthony, Krispy and Scott Holder ZOOTZ – Salsa night (every second week)

Monday 19th AUSSIE INN HOTEL – Complete Trivia AVOCA HOTEL – Schnitty & Trivia Night (7pm) BARTLEY TAVERN – Complete Trivia BOATHOUSE TAVERN: TAPEROO – Complete Trivia BRIDGEWAY HOTEL – Complete Trivia BULL & BEAR – Muso’s Jam (8pm) CROWN & ANCHOR – Life In Letters EMBASSY HOTEL – karaoke EXETER ON RUNDLE – Zoe Behan GRACE EMILY HOTEL – Billy Bob’s BBQ Jam HOTEL ROYAL: TORRENSVILLE – Ultimate Quiz with Graham Lawrence (7pm) OAKS PLAZA PIER – Pier One Bar: Jake The Snake (8pm)

PARAFIELD GARDENS COMMUNITY CLUB – Complete Trivia RHINO ROOM – One Mic Stand open mic comedy ROYAL OAK HOTEL: NTH ADELAIDE – Jam Night (8pm) SUGAR – Big Bubba and Eric The Falcon THE LION HOTEL – Brian Ruiz with Troy Loakes and Paul Vallen TOWER HOTEL – Complete Trivia WHEATSHEAF HOTEL – COMA Spring Sessions featuring 25 Frames and John McDermott (8pm)

Tuesday 20th ARKABA HOTEL – Top Room: Adelaide Comedy with Tom Gleeson (8pm) AUSSIE INN HOTEL – Complete Trivia BOTANIC BAR – Ash Wilson CAVAN HOTEL – Complete Trivia CROWN & ANCHOR – Front Bar: Industry Night with DJs Stevie & Duncan. Band Room: Cranker Comedy DANIEL O’CONNELL HOTEL – Irish Sessions (8pm) EXETER ON RUNDLE – Thunderclaw DJs GASLIGHT TAVERN – The Blues Lounge hosted by Ron Davidson & Trevor Graham (8pm) GOVERNOR HINDMARSH – Main Room: Ball Park Music GRACE EMILY HOTEL – Bald Clanger 2012 MARION HOTEL – 888 Poker (6.30pm) PARADISE HOTEL – Memory Lane Trivia PJ O’BRIENS – Davy T’s Music Trivia (7.30pm) SUGAR – CU Next Tuesday with Sonny Side-Up and Driller THE COVE TAVERN – Complete Trivia THE GOODY – Complete Trivia THE GRIFFINS – fresh, funky and progressive tunes THE KINGS BAR – Old Skool Funk with Nixon and Penfold. Back Bar: APL poker THE LION HOTEL – Acoustic Sessions THE PORT CLUB – Complete Trivia TORRENS ARMS HOTEL – Trivia Tuesday (7pm) VINE INN: NURIOOTPA – Complete Trivia WHITMORE HOTEL – Acoustic Raw Jam WINDSOR HOTEL – Complete Trivia WORLDSEND HOTEL – live music

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COLONNADES TAVERN – Memory Lane Trivia (12.30pm) CROWN & ANCHOR – Front Bar: Geek with DJ Tr!p. Band Room: Ben David & The Banned DANIEL O’CONNELL HOTEL – Dan’s Open Mic Night (7.30pm) DOM POLSKI CENTRE – salsa lessons (6.30pm) DRAGONFLY BAR & DINING – Bento (What’s in Yo’ Box?!) EXCHANGE HOTEL: GAWLER – Live Music Exchange (7.30pm) EXETER ON RUNDLE – Curtis FINDON HOTEL – Complete Trivia

FORRESTERS & SQUATTERS ARMS HOTEL – SUNNYBOY AL’S KRAZY KARAOKE GLENELG FOOTBALL CLUB – KG’s Complete Trivia GLYNDE HOTEL – NPL Poker (6.30pm and 10.30pm) GRACE EMILY HOTEL – Matt Gresham with Daniel Cameron HIGHLANDER HOTEL – Sports Bar: 888 Poker (7.30pm) Dining: Complete Trivia (7.30pm) HIGHWAY – The Combi Room featuring Chris Panousakis HOLDFAST HOTEL – Nonstop Dance Party with DJs Mike Wills & VIP HQ – Flashdance JETTY BAR – karaoke LA BOHEME – The New Cabal (9pm) LORD MELBOURNE HOTEL – DJs (9pm) MANSIONS – live band karaoke MARION HOTEL – Adelaide Comedy featuring Tom Gleeson (8pm) MARS BAR – VJK Experience (9pm) MICK O’SHEA’S – Celtic Connection PORTLAND HOTEL – karaoke with Shaggy (9pm) SEAFORD HOTEL – karaoke with Suzanne (8.30pm) SLUG ‘N LETTUCE BRITISH PUB – karaoke with Margi (7.30pm) SUGAR – Mixed Tape with Lauren Rose, Ferris Mular and Mr Whiskas THE GOODY – Kickstart DJs THE KINGS BAR – DJ Yusef Wilson THE LION HOTEL – Proton Pill TONSLEY HOTEL – Quiz Night (7pm) TORRENS ARMS HOTEL – Hump De Bump with Jaki J (8pm) TOWER HOTEL – Uni Night with DJ Dom P TOWER TAVERN: RENMARK – Complete Trivia WOOLSHED: ON HINDLEY – Creating Styles Karaoke (9pm) WORLDSEND HOTEL – live music

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The Illusionists The Illusionists, a spectacular, familyfriendly magic show featuring seven breathtaking illusionists, is coming to Adelaide Festival Centre’s Festival Theatre from New Year’s Eve. Its Adelaide season, which runs until Sat Jan 12, follows a successful, sold out run at Sydney Opera House in January of last year. The spectacular has been put together by veteran American illusionist Brett Daniels (AKA The Grand Illusionist) and will feature Daniels alongside Dan Sperry (AKA The Anti-Conjuror), Kevin James (AKA The Inventor), Jeff Hobson (AKA The Trickster), Andrew Basso (AKA The Escapologist), Jinger Leigh (AKA The Enchantress) and Mark Kalin (AKA The Gentleman). We speak to New York-based Dan Sperry who begins by saying that Daniels, as a veteran of the world of magic, assembled The Illusionists to give audiences a taste of the vast array of talent there is in the world of magic. “Brett’s the show’s producer and has been around for a long time and seen a lot of stuff,” Sperry says. “And because there are a lot of people in magic doing the same kind of thing, Brett picked us out because we are all quite different. He knows who’s out there doing new things – he’s been in the business for something like 40 years now – so he knew we were all unique and could bring something different to the show.” “And it’s great cast – most of them I grew up watching on TV as a kid and never dreamt that one day I’d be working with them let alone become good friends – and The Illusionists has gone on to be the best-selling touring show of its kind around the world.” Sperry, the only illusionist to be awarded the title of most original magician on Fox’s World Magic Awards, has been described as being like David Copperfield meets Marilyn Manson, although it’s not one he cares for. “It’s stereotyping,” Sperry states quite bluntly. “Sure, I’m a big Copperfield fan but I also grew up in the whole Goth music scene. When I was a kid that was the music I was listening to which, in turn, influenced the way I dressed and acted. So Marilyn Manson was just someone I listened to, but there were so many other artists of that niche musical genre I liked along with films and other stuff in that genre. So I wouldn’t say that Manson was such a huge influence on me. He was just

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one of many.” Sperry, who was a semi-final contestant on America’s Got Talent in 2010 and whose performances on that show have enjoyed millions of YouTube hits, says he is continually updating and refining his act. “At the same time, there are certain things I have to do because audiences expect to see them being performed,” he notes. “It’s a bit like going to see your favourite rock act in that way. If you go and see Prince, you’re going to want to hear all the hits like Purple Rain and 1999. So while I always like to add new things, some routines go over so well and are so strong it’s difficult to leave them out.” The illusionist, who has performed in Las Vegas and now presents a nightly show in New York’s Times Square theatre region, does, however, have a favourite part of his act. “I do an experiment with nightmares and while it’s not really a trick it give that night’s audience a chance to control and add to my own performance,” Sperry reveals. “So in that way, no two nights are ever going to be the same. “And that helps keep it fresh and different for me each night,” he concludes. WHAT: The Illusionists WHERE: Festival Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre WHEN: Mon Dec 31 until Sat Jan 12

Copper Load Of That! Dan Sperry got into the world of magic when, as a four-year-old, his grandparents took him to see famous American illusionist David Copperfield. “Copperfield had this illusion called The Death Saw where he was locked up on a table and then a giant spinning saw came along and cut him in half,” Sperry, who has since performed an exclusive show for Copperfield, says. “So the audience visibly sees him get cut completely in half. It was an illusion of course, but because I was so young it totally freaked me out. “So I started crying and having a giant fit thinking that someone had just been cut in half. I thought he’d died. “And I didn’t see the part where he was put back together because, in the distressed state I was in, my grandparents had to take me out of the theatre rather quickly,” he adds with a laugh. “So I only found out later that it wasn’t real and just a very clever illusion.”

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Quick Flicks

The Sessions (MA) Australian writer/director/co-producer Ben Lewin’s based-on-fact character piece bravely and beautifully tackles a subject that might, perhaps, make some audiences uneasy, although a combination of the committed cast, a sense of wry humour and a welcome absence of mawkish sentiment add up to an experience that’s very moving - and even pretty sexy. John Hawkes (best-known for frightening performances in Winter’s Bone and Martha Marcy May Marlene) is remarkably convincing as Californian journalist and poet Mark O’Brien, a man almost completely paralysed by polio and often confined to an iron lung who, after having his affections spurned by his carer, decides that, at the age of 38 and with his time perhaps running out, he wants to lose his virginity. Clearing this with Father

Brendan (William H Macy in scenes that prove surprisingly sensitive and funny), Mark makes contact with sex surrogate Cheryl (Helen Hunt, frequently nude and always wonderful), who states that they are to have six sessions and are working to achieve a goal and not to fall in love, and we proceed into sequences of great, disarming intimacy and, again, a sweet sense of compassionate comedy, as when Mark tries hard to think of something else in what proves the best of the very few don’t-come-yet montages in all cinema. There are subplots here, including what goes on when Cheryl is at home with her vaguely intolerant partner (Adam Arkin), but this is mostly a study of human frailty and joy - that’s all about two people in bed together and naked - in more ways than one. Mad Dog Bradley

Adelaide Cinémathèque 2012 Mercury Cinema

Silent Remasters return, with live musical scores accompanying silent classics and 2012’s batch including: Kid Stakes (G), Thu Feb 15 at 7.30pm; Buster Keaton’s The General (PG), Mon Nov 19 at 7.30pm; this year’s The Artist (PG), Thu Nov 22 at 7.30pm; and the stillcreepy original Nosferatu (PG), Mon Nov 26 at 7.30pm. Details: mercurycinema.org.au.

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God Bless America (MA)

The Master (MA)

Alex Cross (M)

Comedian/actor-turned-writer/director Bobcat Goldthwait’s last feature, World’s Greatest Dad, was a nasty but childish shot at being ‘shocking’, and yet his newie actually is rather confronting - at least until it descends into cruel chaos. Frank ( Joel Murray, Bill’s brother and memorable as the tragically alcoholic Fred in Mad Men) is a decent man here introduced watching a TV that spouts idiocy, listening to his neighbours argue and facing the prospect of his estranged daughter turning into someone as ignorant and meanspirited as everyone around him. When he’s fired from his job and diagnosed with a brain tumour, he contemplates suicide but then decides to instead shoot the spoiled brat he’s seen throwing a tantrum on television (in a recreation of the you-ruined-my-birthdayby-giving-me-a-car footage much-discussed some years ago), and in the process meets perky teen Roxy (Tara Lynn Barr), who suggests that the pair join forces for a cross-country murder spree that they hope will off all the vacuous, whining, self-obsessed fools around them - no matter how long that might take. Despite often looking like a TV movie itself, Goldthwait’s film is genuinely daring and uncomfortably angry for about twothirds of its length, with its cheesy production values offset by Murray’s subtle performance and a bold willingness to mostly name names (although he hasn’t quite got the nerve to properly mention the Westboro Baptist Church, even if the placard-waving loons seen here are quite obviously meant to be them). A shame, therefore, that this goes somewhat insane into its final act, and Goldthwait doesn’t seem to know how or when to put the thing out of its misery. Mad Dog Bradley

Writer/director/producer Paul Thomas Anderson (AKA ‘pt anderson’) was concerned that his pal and former Magnolia co-star Tom Cruise might be offended by this strangely ‘visionary’ and uneasily-barbed epic drama that, it was suggested, explores the whole Scientology thing, but Cruise stated that he wasn’t irked as it isn’t, supposedly, about Scientology at all - and yet, in fact, it is! Joaquin Phoenix is scarily intense and funny as Freddie Quell, a sweaty, sex-crazed, dangerously boozy, hopelessly childish semi-narcoleptic introduced humping a woman made of sand and drinking the fuel straight from a drained torpedo while serving on a US Navy vessel. He drifts around after World War II, and after a stint as a department store photographer and possibly poisoning a fellow harvester in a Californian cabbage field, stows away on a yacht and is called before Lancaster Dodd (Anderson’s other favourite actor Philip Seymour Hoffman as an L Ron Hubbard proxy), who surprisingly finds him fascinating and bonds with the guy, and soon Quell is part of the group/church/ organisation/movement/cult/whatever ‘The Cause’ and serving as subject, friend and goon, no matter how much Dodd’s wife Peggy (Amy Adams) disapproves and Anderson’s plot wanders. Anderson’s best films are flawed modern masterpieces (Boogie Nights, Magnolia, even Punch-Drunk Love), but his latest is more like his overrated There Will Be Blood: it’s an intriguing but ultimately curiously unfulfilling drama that features exquisite cinematography, inspired performances, interludes of unsettling comedy and oh-so-PTA bits (including Quell’s fantasy of a roomful of naked women singing and dancing as Dodd croons A Roving) but, after two hours or so, doesn’t seem to quite know what it’s on about. But then cults are like that, whether they be Scientology, Charlie Manson’s ‘Family’or Catholicism. Mad Dog Bradley

Tyler Perry takes over the title role from Morgan Freeman in what is (very) loosely based on Cross, James Patterson’s 12th novel featuring the forensic psychologist/detective. After investigating a brutal murder, Cross and his partner Tommy Kane (Edward Burns) find themselves hunting The Butcher, a vicious killer with an artistic streak and a predilection for torture, but when the detectives pre-empt his next move, they learn that The Butcher’s real speciality is vengeance. Those familiar with Patterson’s novels or Freeman’s performances in Kiss The Girls or Along Came A Spider may have a different Alex Cross in mind than Tyler Perry’s incarnation, but he performs well with what he has, as do the rest of the great cast (including Jean Reno, Giancarlo Esposito and John C McGinley), particularly Matthew Fox, who is terrifying as the twitchy, all around whack-job The Butcher. Undergoing an intense physical transformation into a wiry, menacing psychopath, Fox shows a dedication that is reminiscent of Christian Bale’s Oscarwinning turn in The Fighter, and which, in a different film, could have garnered him similar accolades. ...Spider screenwriter Marc Moss returns, but delivers a garbled cliché of a script, forcing 1950s family values into a crime drama that has no room for them, while poor editing, shaky camera work and vague direction not only betrays the hard work of Perry, Fox et al, but also sullies the integrity of the Alex Cross stories. If Morgan Freeman and James Patterson were dead, they’d be rolling in their graves. Kat McCarthy

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Opening But Unrated The Angels’ Share (MA) seems to be a harsh character piece from director Ken Loach, but there’s humour in there too and a cast of unknowns led by Paul Branigan. Dead Europe (MA), directed by Tony Krawitz and drawn from Christos Tsiolkas’ novel, is a dark drama with Ewen Leslie, Marton Csokas and Kodi Smit-McPhee. The First Fagin (G) is an Aussie doco from co-writer/co-director/coproducer Helen Gaynor and co-writer/ co-director Alan Rosenthal, as drawn from Judith Sackville-O’Donnell’s book and following the life and pickpocketing times of Ikey Solomon (Ryk Goddard). Robot And Frank (M), a futuristic character/sci-fi piece, features Frank Langella, James Marsden, Liv Tyler, Susan Sarandon and Peter Sarsgaard’s voice. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 (M), again directed by Bill Condon, is the grand finale of the series and showcases all your swoony faves: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Dakota Fanning, Maggie Grace and… um… what was his name again? Taylor who?

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Plant 13 Planet 13? Plant 18? The Plant? This new Bowden eatery complex has heard lots of incorrect variations of its name, but for the record it’s called Plant 13 and it’s fantastic. Despite an initial offer of a shopfront on Rundle St, Plant 13 has made the right decision and nestled right on the cusp of the current redevelopment in Bowden, making it destined to be an eatery hot spot over the suburb’s two-year growth. Run by Cole Thomas, a gent hailing from Georgia in the US, the menu is American-themed with everything from buttermilk pancakes to pulled pork buns with a side of slaw. There’s also a strong emphasis on homemade - the kitchen uses only ethical meat products which are smoked out the back in their house smoker, all eggs are sourced from free-range local hens and they’re currently growing their own herb garden too. All of these bode for a tasty big breakfast, which is spread on a big ceramic plate. The ‘soft’ eggs, cooked for two hours at 62.3C, with tomato, mushroom, bacon and homemade fennel and chilli sausage is a winning dish. Coffee is decent,

At Home With Harris Scarfe With less than 12 weeks until Christmas it’s time to buckle down and brainstorm presents for those hard-to-buy people, like uncles, fathers-in-law and editors. Here’s a solution – cute and colorful crockery essentials from Harris Scarfe to encourage those with limited culinary skills to go from macaroni cheese to homemade macaroons. Some of the products available in the spring/summer collection include novelty appliances like ice cream makers and popcorn makers as well as milk pots, fry pans and glasses. All products are available now from Harris Scarfe, Level 1, Rundle Mall Plaza, Adelaide.

but you’ll want to order yourself one of the sweet iced teas instead, which comes in a giant jar full to the brim with lemon wedges. At the moment Plant 13 is open every day for lunch and breakfast, but dinner hours are soon to come. We can’t wait.

WHAT: Plant 13 WHERE: 18 Park Tce, Bowden WHEN: Mon – Sun from 7am – 4pm CONTACT: plant13.com

Motörhead Make A Wine Hard rock veterans Motörhead have put their sommelier skills to the test by teaming up with Distorted Beverages to craft a new South Australian-based wine for the Australian market, Motörhead Shiraz. The robust and full-bodied 2009 vintage was personally selected from the Mt Benson region in South Australia. To get yourself a bottle of the Motorhead Shiraz for your next fine dining function, contact Distorted Beverages for stockist information, distortedbeverages.com.au.

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Stars // Aries 21.03/20.04 Every now and again a moment comes along when it really is a good idea to jump instinctively into something. This could be one of them. There seems to be all sorts of heavenly support for your impulses, this time round. That said, you of course remain responsible.

Though you are a water sign, you aren’t afraid of a little fire. Rather than feeling cooked, it makes you feel like fire-water. Life is certainly adding spark and flame at the moment. Not even the dour wisdom of Saturn can slow you down. If you see a chance, go for it.

Sagittarius 22.11/21.12 With Mercury in your midst, your perception and awareness is being honed to perfection. As long as you make use of it and are perceptive and clear, then your actions will be impeccable. If you let Mars drive you with blind force that won’t work. Add insight to energy.

Capricorn 22.12/19.01 Impulsiveness and reactivity are still not working as the way forward. You are being linked to the water signs for guidance and development. The Piscean link is insisting on soulfulness and intuition. The Scorpio link, on honesty and transformation. Dance with these things.

Leo 23.07/22.08 Though the sun is in Scorpio, which generally tends to confuse you, the universe has decided to boost your stocks. There is a gap in the cosmic traffic. Circumstance provides you with an opportunity to come into your own and it supports you all the way. Take command.

Virgo 23.08/22.09 The waning moon drifts through Virgo, on her way to darkness and then rejuvenation. As you drink your fill of good friends, so your appetite for aloneness and reflection surfaces. This isn’t isolation calling, it’s contemplation. Time out, when well earned, is luxurious.

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Scorpio 24.10/21.11

Cancer 22.06/22.07 Slip back down to the bottom of your rock-pool. Get yourself a good vantage point from which to watch the fireworks. Chances are there will be quite a show. The prickly truths brought to the surface by the Scorpio sun, are setting off all sorts of theatrical reactions.

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Venus is shining as the morning star in your heart. Her presence has you feeling light and expansive, even as life applies the squeeze. There is no cure for the innate optimism of a Libran. Your karmic task is to prove that you are much more than outwardly cheerful.

Gemini 21.05/21.06 Mercury has gone into Sagittarius, where it is linking up with Uranus in Aries to give you a fiery boost. Any ideas you might have about drifting around from flower to flower come quickly unstuck. This is a high-octane single-pointed truth transit. Be clear and concise.

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Libra 23.09/23.10

Taurus 21.04/20.05 Life has you becalmed in the waters of relationship. It is giving you plenty of time to sit down, make yourself a cup of tea and have a ponder. The long-term presence of the South Node of the moon, means it’s time to consider how patterns from your past keep you anchored.

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Rawhide: Frontier Beneath a sweeping blue sky and God’s almighty gaze, two shadowy figures charge wildly beyond the furthest known limits of the terra firma. They drag with them hessian sacks of misadventure, raw determination and slab serifs, only stopping to unleash a plague of painted letters and dripping signs. They are Rawhide, a duo of acclaimed street artists Ankles and Smile, whose skillful wall paintings you’ve undoubtedly seen on your travels around our city traps. This Fri Nov 23 they will present a collection of new works in Frontier at the new Tooth & Nail Gallery. Don’t miss it. WHAT: Frontier by Rawhide WHERE: Tooth & Nail Gallery, 26 – 28 Coromandel Place, Adelaide WHEN: Fri Nov 23 from 6pm

Aquarius 20.01/18.02 Find home. It might be with the people you love. It might be out on the open road. It might be your secret meditative place. Wherever it is, find it and let it do its job of nourishing you. Separate the facts from the fiction. Sift genuine vision from illusion. Distil thyself.

Pisces 19.02/20.03 The slow path is definitely the right path. Saturn in Scorpio is inspiring you to go deep and be thorough. Though there are a thousand antsy impulses that want you to act on them and speed things up, don’t listen. To fully sculpt your individuality requires time and care.

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153 Hindley St, Adelaide Syria Thu Nov 15 – Sun Nov 25

Lion Arts Centre, North Tce, Adelaide Specter Ophrys Until Sun Dec 8

Syria is a photographic exhibition by Rae Ogilvie in response to the chaos that has rampaged in Syria for months, chaos that has caused displaced people to flee to neighbouring countries. There are 60 photographs in total, taken in Aleppo, Damascus, Ezra and Bosra late in 2009 before the landscape turned to war. Opening: Thu Nov 15 from 6pm – 9pm

Anastasia Booth explores sexual fetish and instrumental strategy in her predominately sculptural exhibition Specter Ophrys. Working with objects and manipulating them to serve a different material purpose, Booth’s showcase features a number of “found” or “adopted” objects arranged in a way that have the ability to subsume a sexuality. The exhibition has been curated by Riley O’Keeffe.

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Damn The Man Night Markets

SAJC Fashions On The Field It may be the race that stops a nation, but from what Rip It Up saw at the SAJC Melbourne Cup Day last week, the attention is arguably shared equally between racing and fashion. Before we found out that Maluckyday wasn’t so lucky, guests in the Panasonic Pavilion were treated to fashion parades featuring local designers; a daywear parade by Cameo and couture

by Paolo Sebastian. The Fashions On The Field competition saw the most stylish and fashion-forward punters vying for the chance to become a part of the event’s state final. Fashionistas of all ages strutted the catwalk to be in contention, with honourable mentions going to some older competitors who we assume were Fashions On The Field veterans. In the end, the overall winner

and runner-up chosen for their elegant and inspired ensembles will now compete with other finalists from events on the racing calendar on Schweppes Oaks Day on Sat Apr 27, vying for a Mini Ray car valued at over $29,000. If you were one of the unlucky ones stuck in the office, start planning your exit strategy for next year so you can also flaunt your best racing style.

At this hectic time of year, it can often be hard to fit in everything you need to do. For those who stick to their list of priorities better than most of us, shopping and partying can often be the things we miss out on first but need the most. Damn The Man Markets have found a solution for this time-management crisis and married to the two concepts. Promising “beats, booze and boogying a-plenty”, Damn The Man offers a marketplace with a dancefloor and atmosphere you can’t find at retail stores. Bringing together local artists, designers and foodies, shoppers can stock up on the latest from sellers that include Red Tomato Design, Urban Rose Leather, Gretel Girl Draws, Yvonne Daye and Dressed For Sunday while indulging in cheeky drinks, good local food and tunes by DJ Junior. Damn The Man Night Markets looks to turn the usual Sunday morning hangover cure of a stroll in the markets on its head, with a timeslot better suited to the night owls, party-goers and time-poor.

WHAT: Damn The Man Night Markets WHEN: Thu Nov 22, from 4pm WHERE: Queen’s Theatre ENTRY: Free

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Madman / M / 128 Mins

Shock / M / 132 Mins

Co-writer/director Nikolaj Arcel’s sumptuous-looking, finely-played historical drama can be enjoyed on those merits alone, and yet there’s much lurking beneath the surface. In 1766 Denmark the Britain-born Caroline Mathilde (Alicia Vikander) has been forced to marry the ‘mad’ King Christian VII (Mikkel Boe Følsgaard), a childishly violent figure who doesn’t realise what an ineffectual puppet he is (or does he?). When the King is appointed a personal physician, who turns out to be doctor Johann Struensee (Mads Mikkelsen), an intellectual troublemaker who’s penned atheist articles and insisted that banned works of ‘The Enlightenment’ be allowed, they become friends, with Christian angering the Danish parliament with his new, radical reforms, and Struensee finding first a cerebral soulmate in Caroline and then, later, an increasingly dangerous lover. Mikkelsen is the best-known face here, but his fine performance is matched by Vikander and Følsgaard, whose portrayal of Christian is measured enough to make you feel surprisingly sorry for such a vile character. And then there’s the ‘hidden’ subtext: the little fact that this isn’t just a movie about the late 18th century, but evidently a subversive study of right now, and a film about ‘The Enlightenment’ for unenlightened times. MDB

Director Julian Jarrold (who immediately after this handled the Hitchcock-exhuming US TV movie The Girl) helmed this two-part ITV production and, while it might have been whittled down from 180 minutes, and blurs a fact or two and features no violence, the result is still both most impressive and seriously disturbing. In 1994 Gloucester, Janet Leach (Emily Watson) is a trainee social worker who’s called in to serve as an ‘Appropriate Adult’ during the police interrogation of a ‘simple-minded’ suspect who, of course, turns out to be Fred West (Dominic West), he of the soon-to-be-revealed ‘House Of Horrors’. Leach, who has family problems of her own to contend with, is at first chuffed at being chosen, but then becomes increasingly uneasy as the truth starts to come out, no matter how Fred lies, suggests that he has psychic powers, and both blames and then attempts to exonerate missus Rosemary West (a more frightening Monica Dolan), as Watson memorably portrays another social worker traumatised by her labours (immediately after she was in last year’s Adelaide-shot Oranges And Sunshine) and a slightly madeup Dominic offers a performance of great subtlety and even, perhaps, a vague (vague) glimmer of deeply unsettling sympathy. MDB

Hopscotch / M / 98 Mins

Co-writer/co-producer/co-star/director/et cetera Nadine Labaki’s multilingual French/ Lebanese/Egyptian/Italian co-production proves to be a politically-minded, comedic drama with occasional musical numbers (!), and while there’s a fanciful aspect here, it’s also a film with real pain, anger and fear at its core. In an isolated Lebanese village the population’s almost half Christian and half Muslim, and every day the women, regardless of faith, gather in the café of widow Amal (Labaki) to gossip, laugh and sing, despite ominous threats posed by a tense outside world. However, radios and an old TV in the town square keep broadcasting news of religiously-motivated violence, and the women are forced to band together to distract the hotheaded men, many of whom have already fought in wars, until a crisis is reached and the film veers into an unlikely final quarter that falls somewhere between daring satire and sincere silliness. Unquestionably a slightly strange brew, Labaki’s pic uses humour to investigate scarily serious subjects, and while it doesn’t always succeed it’s, nevertheless, very agreeable - if, at times, rather odd. And the weightiest of its many points is a good one: as wars are mostly fought by men, it’s the women who are always left to pick up the pieces and mourn. MDB

Chris Ewan / Faber Fiction / 442pp / $29.99

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Ewan, a specialist in mysterythriller-suspensy-dramas, here offers a rather overlong but compelling enough page-turner with an unusual setting, some cool detail, a nice sense of humour and just enough excitement to keep proceedings from falling apart once the jigsaw pieces start sliding into place. Rob, a heating engineer with an interest in motorbike racing, as he lives on the Isle Of Man and loves their TT trophy thing, awakens in hospital after a crash and, after insisting that a mysterious woman was also involved and that she was taken away by another ambulance, is reliably told that this is, in fact, a fantasy brought on by trauma. And yet he knows he isn’t imagining things, and we do too, partially as Ewan here switches perspectives and suddenly we’re into other plotlines, and partially as there wouldn’t be 442 pages worth of story if Rob was just tripping. MDB

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Led Zeppelin On December 10, 2007, Led Zeppelin took the stage at London’s O2 Arena to headline a tribute concert for late friend and Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun. What followed was a two-hour-plus tour de force featuring the band’s signature blues-infused rock‘n’roll that instantly became part of the legend of Led Zeppelin. The legendary concert is now available as a CD/DVD package called Celebration Day. Log onto ripitup.com.au and enter your details for your chance to win one of five copies. Competition closes at midday on Thu Nov 22.

The Chris Lilley Collection Chris Lilley’s award-winning TV series trio, We Can Be Heroes, Summer Heights High and Angry Boys, together for the first time in this premium box set! Log onto ripitup. com.au and enter your details for your chance to win one of five copies of The Chris Lilley Collection. Competition closes at midday on Thu Nov 22.

Tales Of Kabbarli Stage

Tales Of Kabbarli, a one-hander written and directed by Geoffrey Sykes about Daisy Bates and which stars award winning actor Robina Beard, will have its Adelaide premiere next week. The work, which Sykes says is very rich in language with its own style, has already had several successful interstate seasons. “So we’re looking forward to bringing it to Adelaide because it seems Daisy Bates has a bit more currency there and is better known than in some other states,” Sykes, the author of over a dozen plays, states. The work has also been slightly revised for its upcoming Adelaide run. “We had a long one which was quite epic and very poetic but this version is just a good solid hour,” Sykes reveals. “In that way it’s much more intimate and more focused on Bates. And it seems to answer a lot of questions people have about her.” Irish-born Daisy Bates, who was briefly married to Breaker Morant, was an interesting character as she left England in 1882 for Australia to write stories for British newspapers even though she had no journalistic experience. She later began camping alongside outback tribes, notably along the River Murray, and then sending her tales, some rather sensationalised, back to her homeland for publication. “For her time, Bates was certainly quite unusual,” Sykes confirms. “And I’ve only just found out, and that’s why it’s not in the play, is that because she was a woman, Bates wasn’t given any recognition by the government of the day. But perhaps, if she

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had of been, she might have ended up being just another public servant and not be so well known. “She did some amazing things which came at a cost,” he adds. “For instance she lost contact with her son and moved through two marriages. And she went to and fro to England while also becoming fluent in several indigenous languages.” Sykes was inspired to write about Bates for several reasons. “I was initially attracted by the exotic image everyone has of a feisty, solitary woman living in the desert,” he says. “And since learning more about her – especially her politics and character – the more fascinating she’s has become. But I didn’t set out to write a biography because Tales Of Kabbarli is more of an impression of her.” The performance will be followed by the

screening of Sykes’ latest documentary film, Angels Of Kangarilla. “I’m a bit old-fashioned because I don’t think that the play alone, at 65 minutes, is quite long enough for an evening’s entertainment,” he laughs. “So it’s a good opportunity to screen a film about South Australia’s Janet Ayliffe. I think she is a very significant printmaker, now living in Kangarilla, who is deserving of much more recognition. “Janet’s tri-plate printings are quite magnificent and she has a great story because she was born on Kangaroo Island which is where she began printmaking,” Sykes concludes. WHAT: Tales Of Kabbarli WHERE: Holden St Theatres, Hindmarsh WHEN: Wed Nov 21 until Sun Dec 2

Your guide to the student experience. While Fast Times focus focuses on higher education, I thought it appropriate to take a minute to remember those who have just thrown off the shackles of the wonderful world of SACE. If you planned a quiet escape to Victor Harbor this weekend, I suggest cancelling it, because Year 12s have finished their exams and the next rite of passage is happening – Schoolies. Schoolies was an interesting experience during a time when I still thought bourbon and coke was delicious. While it is a big deal at the time, I feel like the further you move away from high school, the more you crave the security that it provided. Many of you experiencing your first year out of school might be experiencing the bewilderment of realising no one really gives a shit if you pass or fail, and no one is going to baby you until you feel better. Get used to that feeling because it only gets more and more real. While it’s valid that finishing something as monumental as high school should result in some casual mischief and debauchery, spare a thought for those with weekly targets, quotas, deadlines and expectations – they need Schoolies too… Oh wait. They’re called weekends. That’s right. And remember, if you have any student info, a deal or event I should know about email lachlanaird@ripitup.com.au, Tweet @FastTimesRIU or Poke facebook.com/ fasttimesripitupmag and I’ll spread the word. Peace, Lachie

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Feast Youth Committee Feast Festival Events

AC Arts’ Flashpoint Graduation is a time to reflect and what you’ve learnt throughout your studies and what you have achieved. Sometimes, it might be hard to see exactly how far you’ve come, but for the 36 Bachelor Of Visual Arts & Design graduates, the knowledge they’ve acquired is on display. Literally. Flashpoint is AC Arts’ Graduating Student Exhibition and showcases a diverse range of art themes and styles including ceramics, jewellery, drawing, painting, photography, sculpture and printmaking. Not only is the exhibition diverse in the style of art it is showcasing, but also deeply personal, as it reflects the final works of the students before they enter the big bad world of the creative arts industry. To help raise their profiles among galleries and art institutions when they leave the college, an exhibition catalogue and CD of images has been produced for the students to help them start their portfolios. Whether you’re curious about what kind of things you can accomplish through the degree, or want bragging rights to say you saw the graduate exhibition of (insert famous future artist’s name here), mosey on down to Flashpoint and unleash your inner art critic.

It seems only natural that Adelaide’s premier queer festival, Feast, gets to kick-start the start of the festival season with all the colour and vibrancy that comes with celebrating the very best of Adelaide’s queer and GLBT community. This year, the Feast Youth Committee is looking to extend the opportunities previously offered to younger queer demographics. Added to the agenda this year is the Beatshed DJ Workshop, Saturday Strum Session to showcase young musicians, a youth theatre forum called All The World’s A Stage and movie nights. As always, there will be a queer youth formal event, this year known as The Deb, for all 15 to 26-year-old kings, queens and everything else in-between. As many of you will know from watching any show created by Ryan Murphy, life for queer youth can often be a confusing, lonely and frustrating experience. These events hope to foster a sense of community among the queer youth of Adelaide and help people find themselves as well as new friends. The fact they’re super fun is basically added value. Feast Youth Committee 2012 Feast Events located at the Feast Light Square garden: The Deb – Sat Nov 17, 7.30pm-10.30pm, Garden Lounge Saturday Strum Session – Sat Nov 17, 12pm-5pm, Campsite Cinema All The World’s A Stage Youth Theatre Forum, Sun Nov 18, 3pm-4pm, Campsite Cinema Get Reel – Spork, Fri Nov 16, Shelter Wed Nov 21, Imagine Me And You, Fri Nov 23 all at 8.30pm, Campsite Cinema. For more details on these events including ticket prices visit facebook.com/feastyouthcommittee.

Flashpoint is held at AC Arts Light Square Gallery until Thu Nov 22.

Save The Sea Whaling. Definitely a topical issue you might encounter when studying international relations or Japanese. I studied both, and managed to hand up an assignment where I accidentally mistranslated the world for whale (kujira) and Godzilla (gojira). Miraculously, I passed. This is a topic many are passionate are about but may not have full understanding of, which is where Sea Shepherd come in. Sea Shepherd is an anti-whaling organisation and are holding a fundraiser to help their campaign that opposes Japanese whaling in Antarctica. If this is a cause you are passionate about, or want to learn more about it from the people

who are directly involved – particularly by Sea Shepherd Captain Peter Hammarstedt - head along to the Save The Sea event. Besides learning more about the cause, there will be a full 18+ bar and meal service, including a specially made ‘Pirate Brew’, performances by local artists, a silent art auction and – like all good fundraisers – raffles. WHAT: Save The Sea anti-whaling fundraiser by Sea Shepherd WHEN: Fri Nov 16 from 5.30pm WHERE: Higher Ground, Light Square COST: $25 from seashepherd.org/adelaide or at the door.

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Monster (UMA)

Foals Inhaler (Warner)

With the bruises and memories of their incendiary 2010 Governor Hindmarsh gig still clear in sweaty fans’ minds, Oxford’s Foals tear back into view with their most gargantuan track to date. If the breasts, vomit and fireworks of Inhaler’s video weren’t enough to throw you from your Posture Care Chair, the guitar melee of Holy Smoke’s lead track will fling you against the wall like a particularly pissed off poltergeist. Disorientating harmonics, persecuting squeals and knee-melting breakdowns suggest The Edge, Nick Zinner and Tom Morello are locked in a room and waging a Fender battle to the death, with Inhaler packing more dynamite than Clint Eastwood and Richard Burton in Where Eagles Dare. Breathe it in.

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Taylor Swift I Knew You Were Trouble (UMA)

Mumford & Sons Babel (UMA)

Taylor Swift’s 2006 single Tim McGraw found the fresh-faced debutante wistfully singing about her beau’s temperamental Chevy pick-up, but I Knew You Were Trouble is all about musical rather than mechanical breakdowns. The grass seeds and banjo twang have been flung in the furnace along with the John Mayer Christmas cards and the Donnie Darko Blu-ray, with I Knew You Were Trouble instead taking the 22-year-old songwriter into dramatic new territory. If she’s not quite on the dubstep dancefloor, she’s at least drinking spiked lemonade on its edges. What should theoretically be as jarringly anachronistic as Marty McFly at the Enchantment Under The Sea Ball ends up being one of the highlights of Swift’s fourth album Red, proving everything she touches turns to platinum. It’s a wub story, baby just say yes.

Abbe May Karmageddon (SGC)

Abbe May is creating the perfect house music for the dark and seedy opium den where Johnny Depp carks it in From Hell. Approximating the snaking, acrid vapours of an opium pipe, Karmageddon wafts in like a dark force masquerading as a sweet high. Like Tame Impala collaborating with The Kills or one of Kasabian’s more mystical wig-outs written for a Salvador Dali short, it’s quite the kar trip.

Van She Sarah (Modular/UMA)

Van She, you’ve done it again! It’s hard to tell whether to laugh or cry at Sarah’s heinous lines like ‘Attracted like a banker to a cash advance’, knowing these scenester artisans probably toasted such brilliance with a cigarillo and a polish of each other’s monocles. Van She are like a dog that sits in the corner incessantly licking its own arse: utterly grotesque yet bafflingly tenacious, the unremitting arse-muzzling ensures the band themselves are yet to realise most bystanders have long since turned away in disgust.

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Folk yeah! Apologies, I couldn’t resist. Mumford & Sons continue to cook up musical hurricanes with their iconic sound, spreading their vibes with their extraordinary live show efforts. Three years since their debut Sigh No More, the album that spread like wildfire, they

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now bring the much anticipated Babel, a release that punches expectations right in the face. This record celebrates Mumford & Sons’ trademark sound by expanding it further, acting as an honest representation of the band. Babel is a statement that says ‘This is our sound and this is who we are’. The album in its entirety dances with dynamism, so while you have these hectic foot-stomping banjo-bashing tunes, Babel also shows that the UK quartet are also able to pull it right back with softer sounds. Tunes like Ghosts That We Knew and Reminder enhance the glorious lyrical journey led by Marcus Mumford’s utterly tremendous pipes, showing the band’s underestimated capabilities as delicate musicians. Babel is fueled by adrenaline but executed with fragility - a combination which makes for one hell of a record. If that wasn’t enough, these guys have officially reintroduced the banjo and given it cool credibility. Now every man and his dingo will take up banjo lessons, just you wait - I know I will. Sharni Honor

KISS gave us our first taste of their rocking new album back in July with Hell Or Hallelujah and had the KISS army salivating for more. Now that Monster is finally here, I can safely say the kabuki make-up-wearing rockers have more than delivered. Where 2009’s Sonic Boom was a great nod to KISS in the ‘70s, founders Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons have really upped the ante with Monster, revisiting almost every era of KISS’ past and even treading new ground. Sure there are formulaic moments which the critics have latched onto as usual, but a certain amount of tongue-incheek naughtiness is expected of any KISS release; fans would have it no other way. Dig a little deeper and this album is full of gems. Shout Mercy and latest single Long Way Down are just a couple of great examples of taking a different approach to the standard KISS rock track, breaking the mould to give fans something a little different - they are all the better for it. However if it’s classic KISS you’re after, Gene recaptures his old swagger perfectly on Eat Your Heart Out, while Eric Singer’s lead vocal on All For The Love Of Rock And Roll is pure ‘70s brilliance. Peter Lanyon

Emmylou Harris & Her Red Dirt Boys Thebarton Theatre, Thu Nov 8

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It’s been more than a decade since American country queen Emmylou Harris has visited Adelaide but her current tour (to further promote the release last year of the multiple Grammy winner’s 25th studio album, Hard Bargain) drew a huge, appreciative crowd. The silver-haired 65-year-old’s regular touring band of Phil Madeira on acoustic guitar, accordion and keyboards, Bryan Owings on drums, Chris Donohue on upright bass and Rickie Simpkins on fiddle, mandolin and vocals has been augmented in recent times by electric guitarist and singer Will Kimbrough, which has enabled Harris to revisit her vast back catalogue and treat audiences to some long lost gems. Harris is still in very fine voice and her more-thanable backing band were never too slick, which only added to the down-homey feel of the night. Townes Van Zandt’s If I Needed You had Kimbrough and Harris alternating on the verses to great effect, while a surprise inclusion was a lovely reading of Merle Haggard’s Kern River. By contrast, Ron Sexsmith’s Hard Bargain was a surprise omission given that it’s the title track of Harris’ latest offering, but she did perform several numbers from that album including My Name Is

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Grizzly Bear Shields (Warp/Inertia)

The Gaslight Anthem Handwritten

Imagine Dragons Night Visions (UMA/Interscope)

Some Time Soon

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Armond White is a New York-based film critic who has gained notoriety for praising crappy movies while defecating on acclaimed ones. Some people label him as a contrarian, or someone who takes up the position opposed to the majority, no matter what. This is probably true, as Mr White’s opinions are often wrapped in a straitjacket made of bat-shit insanity. For example, he recently posited that the Resident Evil fivequel was better than Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master. Mr White, you cray cray. At the risk of being labelled a contrarian myself, I am going on record saying that Shields, the fourth record by Grizzly Bear, is hardly the masterpiece it is being lauded as. While the songs are intricate and sonically appeasing, the band does little to progress their sound. Simply put, Shields is very similar to the band’s last record, Veckatimest, only this time around the songs are less accessible and a bit pretentious. For a band as critically revered as Grizzly Bear, it is disappointing to see them treading water instead of parting oceans, like everyone claims they can. Ryan Lynch

I still remember first hearing The Gaslight Anthem’s debut album Sink Or Swim in 2007. A folk-influenced punk‘n’roll platter that paid homage to everyone from Lifetime to Springsteen, it was absolutely thrilling. With the band having reached album number four, the Springsteen influences are now legendary, but little else remains the same. The punk elements have been traded for anthemic rock sounds aligned with Tom Petty, Bob Seger and John Mellencamp, and the once-charming references are beginning to weigh the band down. Frontman Brian Fallon gives songs names like Mulholland Drive and Howl, but while David Lynch and Allen Ginsberg’s work is truly original, Fallon’s constant name-checking seems more and more derivative. Don’t get me wrong: I actually do enjoy listening to this album. Fallon still sings like he means it as he rasps his paeans to the radio (Mae, the frantic two-minute Howl) and vinyl records (a metaphor on the killer opening cut “45”). The songs are catchy, especially the earnest title track and the stomping Biloxi Parish. And the nostalgia for an idealised American past and reverential emulation of musical heroes make for a cosily familiar listen that should see their rise continue. But thrilling it is not. Owen Heitmann

Emmett Till along with her opening song for the evening, Six White Cadillacs. Harris also made several subtle references to her late mentor Gram Parsons without going into detail and also threw in his Hickory Wind after explaining it was a song she’d very rarely performed live in recent times. Luxury Liner, another Parsons’ song that Harris recorded as the title song for her third official album – she now completely disowns her obscure Gliding Bird debut of 1969 – also saw the light of day, as did Boulder To Birmingham, an early Harris song once recorded by The Hollies and more recently by US band The Fray (with Harris on guest vocals). Songs such as Orphan Girl and Going Back To Harlan from her groundbreaking, Dan Lanois-produced Wrecking Ball album of 1995, were also included, which also gave Harris an opportunity to mention its re-release next year and possible Australian tour with the band that recorded it, Spyboy. Red Dirt Girl, a self-penned song from the album of the same name, also featured, as did lovely readings of Michelangelo and Bang The Drum Slowly, a moving elegy to her father written with Texan songwriter Guy Clark, from that same release of 2000. As a change of pace, another song was delivered a cappella with Harris, Simpkins, Kimbrough and Owings assembled around one microphone. Harris and her band left the stage after a twohour set to a standing ovation before returning for a two-song encore that included a very energetic and quite rockin’ version of Wheels that belied her years. She then gracefully received another standing ovation before calling it a night.

Some Time Soon (Independent)

You know you’ve made it when your song is covered on Glee… or have you? Nevermind. Imagine Dragons are an indie rock quartet from Las Vegas and their debut album Night Visions does not disappoint. Fresh, innovative and rich with originality, Night Visions features a diverse mix of rock, electro and indie tunes that are truly magnetic to the ears. First track Radioactive is just that: radioactive. It lures you in then completely blows you away with those infectious, gritty thumping beats. Tiptoe’s techno feel is wonderful and the song itself is ridiculously catchy. Hit track, It’s Time, which was featured on the most recent season of musical/comedy television show Glee, was covered by former Warbler Blaine and is a stand-out track on this album. Demons is reminiscent of OneRepublic’s signature sound, with the contrasting mixture of delicate and soaring vocals. Hear Me’s driving grungy feel is utterly moving, as is the equally powerful Bleeding Out. If you’re looking to diversify your music collection, check out Imagine Dragons. Don’t let their Glee fame fool you - these guys are legit, for realsies. Karina Carroll

I literally found this CD in the gutter near my work while on my lunch break. Some people wouldn’t pick up litter off the street, but I’m glad I did. Back at my office, I was delighted to discover that Some Time Soon are a pop punk band – and, better yet, local. Each of the five songs on this EP ticked all the right boxes for me: punchy riffs, melodic vocals and catchy hooks. The recording is clean and professional, and Flying High in particular benefits from some modern production tweaks. The self-referential lyrics of SS Diversity and Chart Topper are fun, but the track that sealed the deal is the anthemic There’s No B-Side To This Vinyl. Its chorus of ‘Growing up we had everything, after cassette, but before MP3’ is sure to strike a chord with punters of a particular age. All in all, far too good to leave in a gutter. Owen Heitmann

The Oyster Murders Winter Of The Electric Sun (Independent)

Most of us have struggled, or are presently struggling, with those awkward teenage years. Whether the culprit is a late growth spurt, poor social awareness, no fashion sense or poor skin, the cusp of adulthood can be embarrassing and lonely. Winter Of The Electric Sun, the debut of Brisbane band The Oyster Murders, is the perfect companion for the down and out. Featuring dreamy compositions and ethereal vocals, it is a perfect album for some hot chocolate-sipping soul searching. The Oyster Murders take pop music from the ‘60s and give it a quasi-shoegaze facelift, with sweeping synths and ghostly harmonies. To young ‘uns who might not be familiar with The Beatles or The Zombies, Winter Of The Electric Sun is an acceptable pastiche of superior music from decades past. Ryan Lynch

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In retrospect, The Transatlantics weren’t ready in 2010 to make the most of their opportunities, explains frontwoman Tara Lynch. At the time their selftitled debut thrust the band, most of who were barely 20 years old, onto an international stage with UK label representation and shows alongside the likes of Eddie Bo, Roy Ayers, Ohmega Watts and James Brown’s number one soul sister Marva Whitney. It was a huge learning curve that in many ways framed their approach to sophomore album Find My Way Home. A departure from the hard-break style of funk and soul of their debut, here The Transatlantics move beyond youthful exuberance to what Lynch feels are a more mature collection of songs that are a truer reflection of the band’s musical vision as opposed to the sum of influences. “When the funk revival of the late nineties and early 2000s came around and we saw bands like The Bamboos, we were so excited because it was like a license to play that style of music in Australia,” Lynch tells Rip It Up, with the band finalising preparations to launch their new record on stage. “When we recorded our debut, we’d just finished touring as the backing band for Marva Whitney, and I guess when you surround yourself

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with that kind of music it seeps into what you’re playing. When I look back, from my perspective as a frontwoman, that style of music wasn’t conducive to my voice. I don’t have those powerhouse vocals. So for Find My Way Home, rather than saying to ourselves ‘we needed to be this style of funk’ or ‘it needs to sound like 1969’, the focus was more on writing songs which played to our strengths, then translating them onto the record in the most natural way we could.” The result is an album that on the surface appears more subdued, but reveals itself to be elegant and no less flawless in its musical

execution. It paves the way for yet another sojourn into the international market for what is now a more mature, honed and businesssavvy Transatlantics outfit. “Perhaps it’s a sad state, but it’s fact that this is no longer an era where you can afford to just be an artist anymore,” says Lynch. “Hiring an external publicist and negotiating national distribution are things we’ve done this time round, and everything else we take care of ourselves. It’s just what you have to do.” “That’s a part of why I feel like now we are prepared to capitalise on what may come

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Local Adelaide dark synth pop group Little Two Eyes may have burst onto the scene in the past year, but frontwoman Emily Smart is no stranger to local music fans, previously known in more solo orientated roles and mid-2000s alternatives Illicit Eve. Little Two Eyes was born from a solo project with key players involved in the group.

“I released a single with Emily Smart & The Clever Girls at the end of 2010 and we decided that was totally different from anything we’d done before and we didn’t really want to do what we had been doing,” Smart says on the inception of the band. “This was darker and in the indie pop realm, and it was the type of music we’d grown up on, so we just said, ‘Why aren’t we doing this?’.We decided to change the name and the format and hone into what we really wanted to do with

it. And I’ve never really done that with a band before, knowing what I was trying to achieve.” Little Two Eyes quickly released debut EP All The Things I Never Told You And Why, and amongst those sessions recorded current new single Rain Music. As something a little extra special, both the EP and single were recorded with legendary American producer Kramer (Butthole Surfers, Ween) over a stressful virtual playing field. “We did it over the internet, which we can

our way. The first time any band gets noticed outside of their home city is daunting. But if you’re going to continue to develop, you just need to get comfortable with that sort of thing. There’s 10 of us to share the load so we’ve really got no excuses!” WHO: The Transatlantics, The Bearded Gypsy Band, Dr Piffle & The Burlap Band WHAT: Find My Way Home LP Launch WHERE: The Governor Hindmarsh WHEN: Fri Nov 23

now,” Smart says slowly. “It was interesting. I probably wouldn’t want to do it again.Although we got a really good result I just felt quite detached from the process. It’s kind of like a baby you want to develop and you miss a huge chunk of that when you send it off. It was hard but it was also really cool to have this guy involved as such a well-known producer. He’d worked on a lot of music that we’d grown up on and loved so to have him involved was really cool. It just would have been a lot nicer to go there and meet him and see what he was doing but unfortunately we didn’t have enough money for that!” Little Two Eyes are already setting their sights toward a second EP. “I built a home studio so we’re going to attempt to do some of the recording ourselves. We’ll experiment with it during January and February and do some tracking. I mean, if you’ve built a home studio you’ve got to use it!” With their single launch at the end of the month, Smart promises the band will be “setting up some little surprises for the evening”. “For a launch you always do something extra special. It’s almost a celebration of a baby or an achievement or something,” she says. WHO: Little Two Eyes, Collection Day & Alphabette WHAT: Rain Music single launch WHERE: Jive WHEN: Fri Nov 30

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