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Editor’s Note// Rip It Up’s cover dame Heather Holliday is one of those Fringe performers with a million tales to tell. From acting alongside a pre-Freaky Friday Lindsay Lohan through to snaring a job on MTV after a fire-breathing appearance in a 50 Cent music clip, Holliday has created a lucrative lifestyle out of shoving steel blades down her gullet. While many belligerent kids daydream of running away to the carnival in defiance of parental directives, Holliday has made it a reality. She’s now one of the international artistes drawn together for The Garden Of Unearthly Delights’ world premiere Limbo, the latest fastpaced ensemble created by producers Strut & Fret. Handpicked performers joining Holliday include London illusionist Paul Kieve, New York film stuntman and contortionist Jonathan Nosan and Belgian beatboxing aerialist Mikael Bres. We don’t want to blow smoke up their arse*, but it’s sure to be one of those wild and exciting Spiegeltent shows that defines this annual parkland carnival. Coincidentally it’s International Sword Swallower’s Day on Sat Feb 23. What a perfect time to head down to the Garden and check out the devilish Ms Holliday plying her dangerous trade. In all honesty, she had me at Lindsay Lohan.
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So here we are, weary traveller, smack bang in the middle of our summer festival period. It’s been an arduous few months. We’ve grappled sunburn at Parklife, the sea of bum cheeks at Summadayze and the dust at Big Day Out. Now comes our next hurdle – urban jungles and hatpoking-in-your-eye risks at Laneway Festival. Rip It Up will be there on the day scribbling notes and snapping photos, so stay tuned for our online review and social galleries.
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Also, perhaps the most important addition of all to Adelaide’s east end? Adelaide Fringe tents! The parklands have commenced their annual rebirth into the Garden Of Unearthly Delights, which means that Fringe time is well and truly upon us, which means here in the office we’re getting our butts into gear to bring you all the usual Fringe-related reviews, articles, interviews, photos and Q&As in digital and print versions of The Fix. Stay tuned for Thu Feb 14...
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Catch these two bespectacled musical legends from the US and Scotland when they play together as The New Mendicants at the Grace Emily Hotel on Thu Feb 7.
A very special photography exhibition by Neville Cichon that explores the backstage areas of Adelaide Festival Centre and Her Majesty’s Theatre which is now showing at the former venue as part of its 40th anniversary and the latter’s centenary celebrations.
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See the local bearded band play their wacky songs, including If Your Dad Doesn’t Have A Beard You’ve Got Two Mums, at Space Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre, as part of Sessions at 9.30pm on Sat Feb 9.
Undertaking her annual show, accompanied by multiinstrumentalist Jarrad Payne and promising a few new songs, at the Governor Hindmarsh on Sat Feb 9 with globetrotting trio Georgia Germein Sisters as opening act.
On the road on their Ride Now tour and heading to Port Adelaide’s Red Lime Shack Café on Thu Feb 7, McLaren Vale’s The Singing Gallery on Fri Feb 8 and Thebarton’s Wheatsheaf Hotel on Sat Feb 9.
The wonders of the underwater world will come to life when Adelaide Symphony Orchestra present The Blue Planet at Festival Theatre on Fri Feb 8 and Sat Feb 9 which will feature footage from the celebrated BBC TV series.
Speeding along this week... STEPHEN K AMOS – always one step ahead of the pack, the UK comic’s Adelaide Fringe show, The Spokesman, kicks off at the Governor Hindmarsh from Tue Feb 12 and continues there until Sat Feb 16 before heading to Angas St’s Arts Theatre until Sat Mar 16.
CARNEVALE WEEKEND – taking place at Adelaide Showground on Sat Feb 9 and Sun Feb 10 with heaps of live entertainment as well as a pasta eating competition along with a special program of events just for kids and fireworks on Sunday evening.
UV RACE – catch the post punk heroes from Melbourne when they ply their assorted musical wares at Grote St’s Hotel Metro on Fri Feb 8 with help from Rule Of Thirds and Big Richard Insect.
DR DESOTO – experience the Adelaide band, featuring multi-instrumentalist Mikey G of The Audreys, when they play a free entry gig at Thebarton’s Wheatsheaf Hotel from around 4pm on Sun Feb 10 with help from Fidel Gastro.
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Dig Deeper Fun On The Farm Those who tease and taunt ol’ Adelaide for being a bit like a big country town should at the very least let us have the one benefit that comes with being a big country town – Groovin’ The Moo. The regional festival has just released its line-up for 2013, throwing in some tempting international imports into the assortment of fresh local produce. The Kooks, Tegan & Sara, The Bronx and Example are some of the international acts being sent to the sticks along with local kids Tame Impala, The Temper
Trap, Seth Sentry and Flume to show them how to crack whips and milk cows and other miscellaneous regional activities. Groovin’ The Moo swings through Maitland (NSW) on Sat Apr 27, Canberra (ACT) on Sun Apr 28, Bendigo (Vic) on Sat May 4, Townsville (Qld) on Sun May 5 and Bunbury (WA) on Sat May 1 with tickets available through moshtix.com. au. If you don’t want to travel, Tegan & Sara have just announced a local date at Thebarton Theatre on Tue May 7.
Returning to showcase their new album, Handwritten, THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM have yet again proved you should listen to hearsay, gossip and rumours – always. The New Jersey punk outfit will be playing HQ on Fri May 17, with tickets from Oztix and VenueTix, as a part of their Australian tour. So online rumours are the new way to make things happen? Brew some coffee. We have work to do.
The Clipsal 500 Adelaide Concert Series have announced the local supporting acts for each of the three-night concerts. MCs Vents and Purpose will warm the crowd up for Hilltop Hoods, Drapht, Illy and Pez on Fri Mar 1, with Move To Strike and Heston Drop taking the honour for The Angels and Ian Moss on Sat Mar 2. Glam rock meets facial hair on Sun Mar 3 when THE BEARDS, Before The Aftermath and The Rules tantalise the crowd before KISS and Mötley Crüe take over. Tickets for the Clipsal 500 are available through Ticketek.
If you’ve indulged in a Goth phase since 1990, it goes without saying that OPETH have been a staple in your stereo/Walkman/MP3/other repertoire. The Swedish metal band are back touring Australia, bringing with them 10 albums worth of material and more than 20 years worth of experience. If you’ve retired from those early metal days yet have some angst to unleash, dig up your obscure band T-shirts, choker chains, spiked gauntlets, Dr Marten’s, fishnets, black nail polish et al and re-live your youth when Opeth come to HQ on Tue Mar 12, with tickets at Oztix and VenueTix.
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“Dig It Up! was a gas! Everybody said so.” Not only is this the front-runner for Best Opening Line Of A Press Release 2013, but out of context makes absolutely no sense. Reading on you’ll learn that Dig It Up! is an invitational multi-band, multi-venue music event hosted by the Hoodoo Gurus and that “gas” doesn’t actually mean digging for gas, it’s just the old man equivalent of The Real Housewives’ “fab”. The Gurus will be throwing back to their founding roots in the ‘80s, playing their second album Mars Needs Guitars in its entirety. Playing six dates nationally, the Hoodoo Gurus, Flamin’ Groovies, Peter Case and the gas everyone raved about will be in Adelaide on Fri Apr 26 at HQ. To hear updates on the line-up and pre-register for tickets, hunt for Dig It Up! via their website.
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Leave Your Soul To Kate Off the back of their new album Leave Your Soul To Science, Something For Kate are embarking on their first extensive Australian tour in more than six years. After a whirlwind sell-out major cities tour upon the album’s release, the demanding response for tickets triggered the need for more thorough visits to cities and regional locations across the country. Enjoying a respected career as a dependable presence in Australian music, its unlikely The Star-Crossed Cities Tour will suffer a lack of audience as many of their stalwart fans now have kids to bring along. With around six albums of material to perform, hopefully Something For Kate has something for you when they play at the Governor Hindmarsh on Sat May 25 with tickets from moshtix.com.au.
After delivering the goods to glam rock diehards on their comeback tour last year, THE DARKNESS are touring once more, bringing with them rock goddess Joan Jett and her faithful band, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts. It’s been a rise/fall/rise business model for the UK rock opera group after breaking up in 2006 and coming back with third album Hot Cakes in 2012. This pattern is something their co-headliner would know all about, and that’s just regarding the choice of casting Kristen Stewart as her in biopic The Runaways. The Darkness and Joan Jett & The Blackhearts will take to the Adelaide Entertainment Centre on Tue Apr 2, with tickets via Ticketek.
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Limbo In 1996, two little New York girls starred in a community service announcement about fire safety. One of the actresses would eventually throw away her promising acting career in a flurry of drink, drugs and court orders. Eschewing life in front of the camera, her little friend instead grew up to become a sword-swallowing, firebreathing carnival vamp wowing global audiences with her cheeky va-va-voom.
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ne of the stars of The Garden Of Unearthly Delights’ exclusive new show Limbo, vaudeville gal Heather Holliday reveals to Rip It Up that one of her first paid gigs was alongside Hollywood troublemaker Lindsay Lohan in the popular Be Cool About Fire Safety campaign. “Little known Heather fact: I used to be a child actress,” Holliday admits. “There’s a fire safety commercial I did which featured Gilbert Gottfried and Little Richard, but an eight-year-old Lindsay Lohan is also in it! I was nine years old and for the three days we were filming I was friends with her.” After notching up a profitable number of cereal commercials and appearances on Law And Order, Holliday decided to abandon the acting and chase a far more visceral type of stardom. The decision may well have saved her from ending up a Lohan-style casualty. “It seems something happens to child actors. I’ve never even smoked weed before, but even back then when I was young you’d be on-set of a commercial and it would be horrible.
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My parents wouldn’t let me quit as they were basically making money off me. That’s fine, but I just wasn’t into it, so I started dyeing my hair and getting piercings because I didn’t want to do dumb TV commercials anymore.” As a teenage punk fan, Holliday had her life turned around one night at infamous venue CBGB’s. “The first time I ever saw a sideshow was The Lucky Devil Circus Sideshow at CBGB’s when I was 15. I had never seen anything like that before and thought it was so amazing and so punk rock. When I first saw swordswallowing they said, ‘Don’t go home and try it’ – but I did, and I hurt myself. I wanted to get into this life as I was a pretty determined little shit, but the injury scared me at the time. The little flap that covers your windpipe called the epiglottis at the back of your tongue, I irritated it and it got swollen. It felt like an extra tongue was growing and it got in the way of swallowing and it freaked me out. I woke up thinking I was going to choke on my own flesh! I was just a dumb kid who didn’t know what they were doing, but now I’m very safe.” The injury didn’t quell the burgeoning performer for long, with Holliday taking an internship down in Coney Island’s amusement precinct while still at school. She’d soon graduated from being the ‘skin’ (“a pretty girl like a magician’s assistant who doesn’t do anything besides prancing around on-stage and helping out”) to highly competent entertainer. “I didn’t think of it as my future, I just thought of it as a good time for the moment. Then I started to get serious bookings and realised I could do this to make money. “Coney Island is pretty seedy,” Holliday adds with a giggle, “but it’s where I got my start. Sword-swallowing was male-dominated when I was a teenager doing it in 2003, so there was lots of work even though I wasn’t very good at the time. I was doing up to 50
shows a week and 500 shows a year, so I could [sword-swallow] in my sleep. Coney Island is a huge attraction and I’ve watched kids grow up coming to my show – families love coming along who like the fact it’s nostalgic to old dirty carnivals.” The saucy tone of her performance heightens the winking, vaudeville fun. “With the sex appeal, I can’t help but be flirty on-stage – that’s my own personality. There are certain things, such as having to lick a sword before you swallow it, that crowds think are overly-sexual, but you have to lick it before it goes in. Like everything in life, you have to lick it before you stick it.” Despite the risqué innuendo, burlesque corsetry and cheeky sexual appeal of her show, Holliday keeps it PG rated. “Swallowing swords is teasy and my busty corsets are teasy, but I think taking my clothes off would ruin that. I’ve been hired for a live performance at Exxxotica, a porn convention, and I’ve been in Penthouse twice for swordswallowing, but I’ve never ever taken my clothes off – that’s my main thing. I have strong morals about that.” The self-described “attention whore” who has previously sold T-shirts with the mischievous slogan ‘Heather Swallows’ admits that after nine years of performance, there’s a growing divide between the sassy Heather Holliday breathing fire on stage and the Heather Holliday quietly sitting at home knitting. “When I’m off-stage I don’t even like to talk about what I do for a living, since it raises too many questions. You can’t say you’re a sword-swallower without 50 questions, so I try to avoid being Heather Holliday when I’m out. I’m not at a party pulling out tricks and saying, ‘Hey everyone, look at me!’. But I think I used to be like that…” Aussie production company Strut & Fret, the innovative team behind previous Garden Of Unearthly Delights shows including
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Limbo’s bubbly belle Heather Holliday opted to accept a role in the Garden’s top-billed show rather than re-sign for another season as an MTV presenter. “MTV wanted to renew for 2013 but I decided I’d rather do this, since live entertainment to me is so much cooler. I like being on-stage and making eye contact with people – I feed off the crowd – but watching a TV crew watching me act like an idiot is more than I can take. I had to read corny stuff off teleprompters and if I was introducing a band from Australia they’d want me to do an Australian accent – which I can’t do! It was so cheesy that I wanted to pop my eyeballs out of my head. I did it and made money, but it just wasn’t me.”
Cantina, Tom Tom Crew and A Company Of Strangers, have sourced performers from across the globe for their latest ensemble extravaganza. New York composer and performer Sxip Shirey, the musical producer on Limbo, scouted Holliday after first working with her in a show in 2006. “The call was random and I was flattered – there are quite a few female sword swallowers around these days. This is completely different to any show I’ve ever worked on and I love it here in Australia – it’s like Southern California, except not as lame.” WHAT: Limbo WHERE: The Garden Of Unearthly Delights’ Paradiso Spiegeltent WHEN: Fri Feb 15 – Sun Mar 17
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It wasn’t until Nick Murphy was lying in pain in a hospital bed that he realised how much he achieved in 2012. A skateboarding accident that left him with a broken foot forced the 24-year-old behind the Chet Faker moniker to cancel a number of overseas shows, but the injury also gave him a moment of clarity.
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Coming to the end of the year was the time to look back, so being in hospital I was thinking about how it’s been a full-on year,” Murphy suggests. “It’s probably the most intense year of my life – it’s been pretty crazy. I’ve been on crutches with this broken foot - I was skateboarding and landed on an angle I wasn’t planning on. It got worse instead of getting better, since I got a blood clot after two weeks. I’ve been in and out of hospital, I’ve had nurses come in and give me
three injections a day and I’ve been on blood thinners as well, which is a bit full-on.” While his teenage band Sunday Kicks never made it beyond their awful Foreignermeets-The Doors phase, Murphy’s music as Chet Faker has enjoyed global attention before he’s even dropped a debut album. Initially catching the eye of tastemakers via his cover of Blackstreet’s No Diggity, last year’s Thinking In Textures EP confirmed the Melbourne producer was no mere gimmick. Murphy’s warm keyboard soul earned him two Jagermeister Independent Music Awards late last year, while I’m Into You landed at number 24 in Triple J’s Hottest 100. The track is notable for the intimate snatches of a real conversation it features, but Murphy won’t be drawn on details of whether the girl sharing the personal moment is his girlfriend. “That’s something I’d rather not comment on – I’d prefer to let other people figure that out for themselves. I did get permission from her to use that, though.”
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“It’s feeling pretty similar to how I felt before anyone told me I was a beardy sex symbol, to be honest,” he laughs. “I am pretty focused on the music and I’m not going out to clubs acting like a sex pest or anything. I guess the downside of the beard is that I have people saying to me all the time, ‘Oh, I saw you’ when really they just saw a guy with a beard. It’s amazing how much people just see a beard. Friends will say, ‘Look at this guy – he looks just like you!’ and it doesn’t look anything like me!”
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It seems strange how a short, almost voyeuristic conversational soundbite can be as intimate as a heartfelt love song. “Yeah, I absolutely agree. It wasn’t really a conscience idea but I’m always recording everything and all sorts of sounds on my iPhone. Most of them I never use, but that song in particular was one where it was relevant. Essentially songs are you expressing a personal angle, so if you can get a real-life snapshot of that it’s going to give it a lot more power. Voyeurism some people dig that, you know?” Murphy puts down the ‘70s feel of Thinking In Textures to the Wurlitzer he used on almost all the tracks. A huge fan of artists such as Bill Withers, Al Green, Curtis Mayfield and Marvin Gaye, Murphy bought his Wurlitzer organ online while still studying Audio Engineering at RMIT. The producer suggests at one stage he was even living off the profits of his eBay wheeling and dealing. “That Wurly features on every track on the EP except for Cigarettes And Chocolate, so it’s very pivotal to the first release. I bought that off eBay two years ago when I was living off eBay for about six months, just buying and selling. I’d sell instruments, electronics stuff and all that jazz. I was busking in the city as well, so it was a double effort – I’d busk in the city and then do eBay.” More than a year since No Diggity announced an intelligent new player on the Australian soul-wave scene, the song’s incongruous nature remains fascinating. A freckle-faced Aussie ginger singing ‘Shawty get down’ doesn’t come along every day. “A term like ‘Shawty get down’ isn’t a term I’d use in everyday slang so I suppose there’s a sense of satire to the whole thing, but in terms of performing it I sing it straight and treat it like a normal song. It’s like someone doing a cover of Bob Dylan; no one talks like that, but they still give it all their heart. I simply couldn’t think of a better melody than that one for the beat I’d written, so I just had to stick with it.” WHO: Chet Faker WHAT: Thinking In Textures (Remote Control) WHERE: Laneway Festival, Fowler’s Courtyard WHEN: Fri Feb 8
Interviews// Dream World Yeasayer’s Chris Keating speaks almost gruffly. The frontman is never rude. On the contrary, he’s quite frank and funny in discussing his band’s output to date. Still, his tone is always slightly guarded. When he does joke, there’s something rueful to his comments.
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here’s a cynicism that colours both his perspective and his humour. Given what his band’s been subjected to over the years, it’s an unsurprising outlook. “Well, whatever I say, you can write whatever the fuck you want to write. It doesn’t really matter what I say or do, you’re going to do what you need to,” he says with a laugh – in better humour than you’d expect, given such philosophies. “The relationship between musicians and the music press has always been tenuous at best. I love reading music writing, but I would never dwell too heavily on anything about me or my band. With social media being what it is, it’s hard to differentiate your legitimate, reputable writers from your average blogosphere shit. With Twitter giving everyone a voice, it all just kind of turns into this very loud bullshit that permeates the internet. You know, my mum will come up to me and tell me that somebody wrote something and I just have to tell her to stop reading the shit.” Yeasayer have enjoyed the archetypal trajectory of the successful post-millennial independent band. Formed in 2006, their rise was immediate. The band appeared at South By Southwest in 2007 and, following the release of their debut album in the same year, earned critical praise from , and Pitchfork
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Media – who would go on to list the album as one of the best of the decade. The band’s success has been considered synonymous with blog culture. On the back of their 2010 album , The Hype Machine listed Yeasayer as the most blogged-about band of that year. “I feel like social media, file sharing, blogs and the internet really enabled us to have a life as a band; enabled us to be an independent band on an independent label while still having access to global markets,” Keating muses pragmatically. “And I’m obviously hugely grateful for that. However, there are always two sides to it. You know, file sharing allows us to tour to places like Australia but it also prevents us from making any money out of our music. It’s a lot like Twitter and the blogosphere in general. There’s a lot of good stuff out there said about a band and a lot of bullshit. Really, you just got to kind of stay away from all of it.” Over the course of their ascent, Yeasayer have been subject to the requisite cavalcade of journalistic hyperbole and mythmongering. Their eclectic range of influences, in particular, has seen them consistently pigeon-holed with absurdist terminology, an approach the band themselves would eventually parody, referring to themselves as ‘Middle Eastern-psych-snap-gospel’. The band’s output has been perpetually misunderstood. “When we started, I don’t think we had any clear idea of what we wanted to do with our sound. I think we had a clear idea of what we want to do,” Keating laughs. “We were really just trying to come out and reference a lot of stuff that wouldn’t be referenced by your average rock band; now a lot more bands are doing that sort of thing, thankfully. I get where people are coming from when people say that sort of stuff and I appreciate that they think we’re eclectic, but that’s not really what we’re about at all. Our music is kind of about chasing the absence of those descriptions, in many ways. So yeah,
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With each successive album, Yeasayer have made a distinct departure from their established sound. Chris Keating suggests the New York trio are merely following in the footsteps of their idols.
“The people who I always respected and the artists and bands I’ve always liked always seemed to evolve and consistently push boundaries,” Keating says of the band’s outlook. “Whether it was The Clash or The Beatles or REM or Kraftwerk, every album you were kind of, ‘Oh, what? That’s the same band?’. I don’t really like stagnation in art. Sure, if you hit on something great you should explore it, but then move on. I think there’s definitely a Yeasayer sound that ties it all together and I hear similarities. Even if it’s just in song structures or certain textures or certain rhythmic ideas - I think there are a lot of those things that have followed us from album to album. I find it odd people don’t seem to hear more of those elements.”
when it comes to music journalists who want to speak to me or write about our band, all I can really say is good luck!”
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Fleetwood Mac rumours - 35th anniversary edition (expanded edition) This 3CD deluxe set features the remastered version of the original album, including extra B-side track ‘Silver Springs’, a second disc of previously unreleased live performances compiled from the 1977 tour and a third disc of tracks from the recording sessions, also previously unreleased. Additionally there are new liner notes by David Wild housed in a 16 page booklet.
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“… a meaty, moody vision of North America, coming over like the Grand Ole Opry bringing its country swagger to CBGB.” – 8/10, NME TourinG: Feb 8- Annandale Hotel, Feb 9 & 10 – Northcote Social Club, Feb 12 – Perth Festival www.twogallants.com
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“A lithe Houston virtuoso who harkens back to the days of Merle Haggard, Kris Kristofferson and Townes Van Zandt…” The Huffington Post “The quiet perfection of each song. The knockout songwriting. The curator’s knowledge. And the timeless voice.” The Associated Press Mojo
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“There’s a chance the searing, unforgettable heat of this year’s Big Day Out may have been generated by the phenomenal guitar playing of Gary Clark Jnr, who effortlessly proved he could play the blues, rock and anything else he tried his hand at.” - Sydney Morning Herald
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Regina Spektor what we saw From The cheap seats Latest album from the forever charming singer-songwriter “A singular songwriting voice that spans genres and personas with grace and apparent ease.” NPR Music www.reginaspektor.com
“He’s the future” - President Barack Obama “His songs are as notable for his soulful vocals as they are for the skilled guitar playing.” The Australian “There’s a natural rawness to him, and the music, that draws you in.” Rhythms Magazine www.garyclarkjr.com
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Having existed as a band for nearly a quarter of a century, Converge’s dominance of hardcore, metal and punk is undeniable, but vocalist Jacob Bannon is humble about the band’s achievements and continued adoration. “To be honest, I genuinely don’t pay attention to it,” the 36 year-old musical entrepreneur admits.
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he Massachusetts band have retained the same line-up for well over a decade now - a feat that is relatively unheard of in a musical realm which typically sees members swapping and dropping like flies. Prompted to explain his band’s longevity, Bannon reveals how much life on the road can make or break a unit in the early days. “When we were kids, we all had different responsibilities in life - it was sometimes
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difficult to focus wholly on music. For example, when I was going to college, I was paying for college myself, paying for my apartment, my food, and just my living, and there was those expenses, and it was regimented, so you didn’t really have the time and the energy to be able to play in a band at will. You could go on tour for two weeks at a time, otherwise you’re locked into a full-time job or full-time school. It wasn’t an option. There was no social life, there was no anything for those years. It was just school, work, school, work. When you’re doing those things, it’s tough to get a lot of people in line with the same sort of available timetable. You have a lot of pressures from the outside world, whether it be family, friends, or just society at large, to participate in a different way. So you get the fabric of bands getting pulled at a lot. “We shed a couple of drummers for that reason. We lost the second drummer we ever had, he did one European tour with us, and it essentially broke him. He couldn’t get over the lack of sleep, the amount of work, you’re basically sleeping two or three hours a night somewhere on the ground in a squat
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Despite Jacob Bannon’s acute vision of the current musical climate, it is still obvious that Converge exists without allowing financial considerations to cloud their admirable intentions.
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“It’s not about conquering, it’s not about making money... it’s about going out and sharing music with people,” Bannon says of their consistent drive to tour. “We’ll play wherever, as long as we have the time to do it.”
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for six weeks at a time, eating whatever food someone’s generous enough to give to you. Those are hard tours, and they broke a lot of people. A lot of people can’t get through that sort of thing, nevermind financially sacrificing a lot to be there, to do that. Paying for your own plane tickets, coming home, spending thousands and thousands of dollars, it’s a hard lifestyle to romanticise and to maintain.” Since bassist Nate Newton and drummer Ben Koller joined Bannon alongside fellow founding guitarist Kurt Ballou around the turn of the century, Converge have held it down as a four-piece. They are the definition of eventually earning massive success through persisting with a DIY approach. The band is still self-managed, still tours in a van that they drive themselves, Ballou still records all their music and Bannon still designs all their merch and artwork, as well as putting out the vinyl editions of their releases through his own Deathwish Inc label. Given their DIY ethic, does Bannon believe that widespread illegal downloading has been a positive or a negative thing for heavy music? “I don’t know - it depends really,” he responds, pensive for only a second. “If it was a utopian society, where we could exist in a world where people didn’t pay for music, but everybody went to shows, then that would mean that at every show there would be thousands of people and it would be a joyous and positive experience, and everything would be happy to pay their fucking eight to 15 dollars to get into a show, and would be very helpful, and very enthusiastic. “In reality you get people who complain about door prices for shows, you get promoters who try to screw over bands, you have people that try to steal merch from bands, you have venues that try to take a merch percentage from bands, where that’s really the only source of income, because it’s just not really that profitable to be able to travel thousands of miles to be able to play a show. You have to constantly worry about your gear being stolen, vehicles get stolen, things get broken into. That’s the world we live in. That’s reality. That’s not like a reality where people download records and then everyone goes to a show and everyone lives happily ever after.” WHO: Converge WHAT: All We Love We Leave Behind (Epitaph) WHERE: Fowler’s Live WHEN: Wed Feb 13
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Even Better Than The Real Thing Britt Daniel is a no bullshit kind of guy. If it wasn’t already painfully obvious through his jagged style of singing or his super economical way around a song, it becomes so when you hear what he has to say about his latest endeavour – the “don’t call it a side-project” songsmithery of Divine Fits.
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ormed in 2011 as an aside from the near faultless output of his day job in Spoon, the project began when Daniel teamed up with another of America’s great musical economists: Dan Boeckner of Handsome Furs and Wolf Parade fame. The result was last year’s poll-topping debut, A Thing Called Divine Fits; a record remarkable in its consistency, especially when you consider the fact that it was borne of such ad-hoc circumstances. “We started from scratch,” the Austin native explains when pressed about the Divine Fits writing process. “I had a head start on Dan because once we decided that we’d be starting the band, he had about five or six months of Handsome Furs touring to do. Meanwhile, I had lots of time on my hands, so it was all new stuff, it wasn’t just leftovers from Spoon. We did some sending back and forth when he was on tour and then after that we’d sometimes work in the same house or in the same room. Definitely once he got off tour things started kicking off. “He’s very open-minded,” Daniel says of his colleague. “We’ve both been doing this kind of thing for a long, long time. People always ask me was it hard to collaborate and give up so much economy and I say, ‘No, it’s easy’. It’s one thing if everyone is saying, ‘I love it, I love it’, but not everything you do is great so it was nice to get some real feedback from Dan.” As the songs built up and the band was brought up to speed, Daniel and Boeckner’s thoughts turned to the recording process. The duo took some advice from a pretty well-known friend before enlisting the help of English producer Nick Launay. “Win [Butler] from Arcade Fire is friends with Dan. He mentioned that we should look into this guy Nick Launay, so I researched his resume and the list of records he’s made in the last 30 years and was very impressed by him. I didn’t know him at all and I personally thought he might be too expensive or busy or whatever, but he was really excited to do it so we lucked out. The way you make a record is for everybody to have a say and Nick was hands-on for sure, but at the same time he recognised that this was our band and that we’ve all made a lot of records without him. It wasn’t difficult working with Nick.” It’s interesting to discover then that the album was actually made digitally – not due to the band’s desire to manipulate the sound, but entirely due to the time constraints involved in the analogue process. It seems that, despite Daniel’s assurance that Launay was the man for the job, this may have been a slight schism in the making of the record. “I actually prefer not to look at a digital representation of the audio,” he carefully explains. “It takes my mind to a different place. It was Nick’s preferred way of working for this process because he thought it would help us to get it done quicker. There are certainly a lot of things that you can do digitally that you can’t on analogue – some of them good, some of them bad - but I think that in the long run it takes a lot of life out of things. When I’m in the studio and you can see a graphical representation of the audio, I end up looking at it and my mind doesn’t react to things the way that it would if I was just sitting in front of the stereo.”
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There is a fascinating Australian connection to A Thing Called Divine Fits. Towards the end of the record, the band cover the track Shivers, which was written at the age of 16 by our very own, dearly departed Rowland S Howard, originally performed by Nick Cave’s Boys Next Door.
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“Last time I was in Sydney, a friend played it for me because I’d never heard it before,” Britt Daniel admits. “I always thought that Nick Cave’s first band was The Birthday Party; I’d never heard of this Boys Next Door. I loved the song and it seemed like one that wasn’t too well known, especially in the States, and that we also could put our own spin on it. It’s really an amazing song.”
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Hurricane Love On the brink of their first visit to Australia for St Jerome’s Laneway Festival, Lizzy Plapinger – one half of New York electronic R&B duo MS MR – is “drowning in clothes” as she packs her bags for the trip. With the heatwave at the back her mind, she calls from New York as she tries to figure which outfits to bring.
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lapinger, who is also the co-founder of Neon Gold Records (a New York City/London-based boutique record label founded in 2008 with business partner Derek Davies, which is also home to Gotye, Marina & The Diamonds, The Naked & Famous and more) mentioned that there was no way she would have released MS MR material via the label. “It was definitely a discussion. But honestly, you know, it would’ve been a bit cheeky to
release my own material on Neon Gold. I sort of needed to feel like I had earned it independently as with everything else that I had created. I wanted [MS MR] to have its own sort of identity. I think it was really important for me just to genuinely appreciate and recognise the other artists [on the roster], otherwise it would have been seen as a vanity pleasure because I’ll be treating it much less seriously, and [it would] also become much more about me. And I think what Max [Hershenow, the other half of MS MR] and I really want to make clear is that we’re a duo. This isn’t my band, this isn’t all about me, it’s the two of us. And so doing it separately from Neon Gold, I think was really important. “ MS MR success has occurred even without a Neon Gold leg-up. Their EP Candy Bar Creep Show features the radio-friendly Hurricane, which reached number one on the Hype Machine charts and was claimed the ‘Hottest Record’ by the BBC’s Zane Lowe. They even got the Jay-Z stamp of approval (“It feels awesome
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Now that they’ve burst into the spotlight, Lizzy Plapinger reveals the MS MR album, Second Hand Rapture, is finished and awaiting release.
“It’s coming out in May, we’re excited to get it out. We’ve recorded it, we’ve mastered it, it’s ready to go! I think what people will be surprised to find is that, again, with this collage aesthetic, each song has this different personality. I don’t think there is one song that is wholly representative of who we are. There is a song on the album that is a bit more experimental, there’s one that feels more R&B, there’s one that feels more indie, there’s one that feels more like pure pop music and there’s one that has a bit of a country edge.”
[to be Jay-Z approved]! Mostly because I feel one step closer to Beyoncé,” Plapinger laughs). Fascinated with mixed-media and collage, the duo also have a strong Tumblr following, which they have utilised for marketing gain. They have even described their style as “Tumblr glitch-pop”. Their Tumblr page shows a stream of Rocky Horror-like, art-house and cinema-noir photographs. After likening the images to Rocky Horror Picture Show, Plapinger chuckles. “That’s exactly what my dad calls it – ‘What’s this Rocky Horror Picture Show aesthetic you’ve got going on?’ I’ve definitely always been drawn to cinema and visual aesthetic. It definitely creates an easy vocabulary for us to work with and then piece together and I think that that has sort of been expressed through the way we release our music. We love music from all different genres and time periods, and a lot of the different songs can take on a different personality.” Performing at St Jerome’s Laneway Festival, MS MR already have strong relationships with Australian artists and are looking forward to making more friends while Down Under. “There are a few Australian bands that have played shows I’ve put on in the past that I’m hoping to reconnect with. I think it’s going to be a really good trip. “I am so excited about Laneway, it’s ridiculous. I’m sure it’s going to be like band summer camp in that we all become best friends. I’ve never seen Poliça, I’ve never seen Bat For Lashes, I love Yeasayer, I love Pond, I’ve never seen Pond play. There’s this Australian band, is it called… ummm… See-dee-dank-tal? Do you know what I’m talking about? Wait, I had it here, it is Snakadaktal. Someone played me a song, I was curious about them, I’m interested to see them. And Chet Faker, who did the [Dark Doo Wop] remix for us; I can’t wait to see him. I’m definitely going to be very excited running around the festival trying to see as many people as I can.” WHO: MS MR WHERE: Laneway Festival, Fowler’s Live Courtyard WHEN: Fri Feb 8
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Fringe Opening Street Party: Random Soul, HMC, Sonny Fodera, Jorge Watts This year’s Adelaide Fringe Opening Street Party is set to be a massive affair, with Beat Society presenting and bringing together the best in Australian house music. With a line-up featuring DJ/producers Random Soul, Sonny Fodera, HMC and Jorge Watts – as well as support from Fresh FM’s Ezee G and Juddo (and other guests) – make sure you head down to where it’s all kicking off on Fri Feb 15, Register St in the City West. Pre-sold tickets can be purchased at only $29 directly from Glen, Goran or Juddo, or at $45 at the gate. The Fringe Opening Street Party starts at 7.30pm.
Fringe Opening Street Party is at Register Street, City West on Fri Feb 15.
Super Magic Hats
Q+A With Technine With their debut album Let Go out on 5158 Records, Technine are fast making a name for themselves thanks to their mash of D&B, dubstep and trip-hop, their full-length record already making waves with first single White Noise. Featuring 16 tracks plus two bonus songs, it’s clear Technine aren’t about to stop any time soon.
Touted as one of the brightest new electronic acts to come out of Melbourne, beat-maker and producer Super Magic Hats is a muso whose work embraces melody, noise and experimentation. Since first emerging on the Melbourne scene in mid-2011, he’s gone on to release his first single Wind (lifted from his self-titled debut EP due to hit the shelves independently this March), a track that is built around tropical samples and a glitched-up vocal snippet that’s already taken the number one position on the AMRAP Airlt Charts on community radio. Super Magic Hats is also launching the Wind Remix collection and hitting the road throughout February and March to bring his fresh beats across the nation.
Tell us more about Let Go... There are a lot of tracks on the album. We could’ve culled it a little bit, but we decided to share the journey of the past couple of years. It’s strongly themed toward non-conformity, on all levels and it’s a mix of glitched sounds and organic elements. It’s a cathartic experience and you’ll hear D&B, dubstep, beats and experiments. There’s something on the album for everyone who likes it dirty.
Super Magic Hats plays at the Ed Castle on Sat Mar 2.
Netsky The Belgium D&B prodigy is set to return to Australia, bringing with him his full live show featuring drums, synths, keys and guest vocalists. This will unleash Netsky from his DJ booth, given the rare opportunity to utilise the whole stage. Hopefully this will give Australian audiences the chance to see the material from his aptly-named sophomore album 2, including singles such as Give And Take and Come Alive. You may have also heard of the Hospital Records up-and-comer from his work remixing the likes of Pendulum, Rusko, Leftfield and Swedish House Mafia.
Netsky plays at HQ on Fri Mar 22.
White Noise is already getting a great response, tell us about the track... That’s actually one of the tracks SeEK is featured on. We had a few really good Adelaide rhymers in mind but particularly wanted to feature SeEK for being a smart enough kid and to get him in the studio for the first time. I think it’s the primal, earthy sound of it. It resonates with anyone who has two feet on the earth... It’s just tribal.
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How did you all get together? We all started in bands playing around Adelaide together. We’re family: Catherine is Anthony’s partner, myself and Anthony (AKA Sham & Bleek) are brothers who have been doing music together since we were young. Always trying new sounds and instruments, we eventually found D&B at a Rumble Night at Cargo Club in 2001... About a year later we started to experiment with it and it was much easier to write songs on a computer than having to load the car up with drumkit, amps and guitars and head off to a rehearsal room. What’s in store for 2013? We’re working on a follow up EP mid-year plus there are some digital releases and collaborations in the pipeline as well. Justin (AKA Sham) is also busy with his new weekly show on Auzcast.com on Sunday nights 7pm-9pm and has become the new partner in crime with Mark7 at 5158 Records. We’re also working on a tour at the moment.
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Trouble Man: Heavy Is The Head
Trouble Man: Heavy Is The Head has a sequel on its way already as over 120 songs were recorded, although it seems unlikely TI would have anyone left to collaborate with. While recognisable voices from famous friends like Andre 3000, A$AP Rocky, Pink, CeeLo Green and Lil Wayne appear on the majority of tracks, making the album listenable for the novelty, the results aren’t as impressive as they should be. Pink’s chorus on Guns And Roses seems pulled from somewhere else entirely and Andre 3000’s input on Sorry seems misguided for its thematic impact, since 2004’s ‘World’s Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrity’ doesn’t exactly scream ‘thug life’. And Akon should never ever have been allowed near Elton John’s Your Song. Please don’t look it up – it might encourage him. Lachlan Aird
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good kid, m.A.A.d city
Kendrick Lamar’s good kid, m.A.A.d city is the first record released from Aftermath in the last six years that wasn’t by Eminem or 50 Cent… But don’t hold that against it. The album returns modern rap music to an emotional and honest form of poetry, which just happens to be held together through stomping beats and catchy hooks. Lamar’s depth of personality shines through, as while he may have the tail-chasing cockiness that comes with the territory (Bitch Don’t Kill My Vibe), there’s a greater holistic force behind the album that humanises Lamar. You hear radio-friendly Swimming Pools (Drank) as a criticism, and not endorsement, of alcohol culture. The deluxe edition includes three new tracks, with songs that should have been included on the original, particularly Now Or Never with Mary J Blige. Lachlan Aird
Technine launch Let Go at Inbound Records on Fri Feb 8 and Fri Mar 15 at HQ.
Social Experiment 003
Two years after Soul Clap (the Bostonites who recently inspired local nightclub patrons to lose their gear on the dancefloor) mixed the brilliant Social Experiment 002, the third in the series, mixed by Crosstown Rebels’ dark house duo Art Department, finally sees the light of day loaded with exclusive cuts. While the hype duo, who released their debut LP The Drawing Board to much acclaim in 2010, have taken their sweet time in mixing a follow-up to Soul Clap’s wonderful e-funk journey, with eight quality exclusive tracks (including newbies from Jamie Jones, My Favourite Robot and Art Department), the mix jumps with moody house funk thanks to Jonny White & Nitin’s La Cueva, Art Department’s remix of Luca C & Brigante’s Tomorrow Can Wait and Carl Craig’s remix of DJ Hell & Bryan Ferry’s U Can Dance. Dark and lively with great exclusive cuts, Art Department continue to prove their hype is warranted. Jeff Spicoli
Calendar/ Thu Feb 7 TJR (Apple Bar) Thu Feb 7 Quintino (Electric Circus) Fri Feb 8 St Jerome’s Laneway Festival (Fowler’s Live & UniSA West Courtyards) Sun Feb 10 Calyx, TeeBee & Klute (HQ) Sun Feb 10 Reef The Lost Cauze, The Snowgoons (Fowler’s Live) Fri Feb 15 Panama (Rocket Bar) Thu Feb 21 Blawan (Sugar) Thu Feb 21 Flosstradamus (Electric Circus) Sat Feb 21 PilotFest 2013 (Arcade Lane) Fri Feb 22 Nick Skitz (HQ)
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Interviews
Make no mistake – a life on the road and in the studio is a fun life, but it’s a hard life too. The fun part is cooking up successful albums like 2011’s Wake Your Mind and getting to host your own stage at one of Australia’s biggest electronic music festivals as a result. The hard part is the neverending jet-lag and constant attempts at adjusting to time-zones from one continent to the next... “So in the next four weeks we’re going to be on all five continents, which is crazy,” Stefan Bossems (AKA DJ Bossi) of Cosmic Gate states. “From Europe to South Africa, back to the US and Asia and Australia... We’re going to cover pretty much most of the planet. So, by the time we reach Future Music, we’ll deserve to have a few drinks with some cool people. This year at the festival we have been given our own stage which is incredible because we get to host people that we really respect and know very well. It’s cool that we’ll get to hang out with friends and have some days off in-between to see the sights. We’re really into that kind of thing – getting to sleep in tents at festivals, have a look around at what’s going on, touring with other artists and hanging out in hotels.” With a stage named after their seventh album Wake Your Mind at the 2013 Future Music Festival, the German trance duo (now based in American and also consisting of Claus Terhoeven) will host acts including W&W, tyDi, Andy Moor, Super8 & Tab and Ben Gold, as well as Cosmic Gate collaborator Emma Hewitt. Featured on tracks Be Your Sound and Calm Down on the latest album Wake Your Mind, Bossems cannot speak highly enough of the Australian-born vocalist. “We only work with people that we have a lot of respect for. Emma will be joining us for these live shows so we’re really looking
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forward to having her on the stage. We’ll be playing the best of what’s new in the clubs as well and that will all be mixed up with some classics and some of the highlights from our album. The kind of music that we like is not necessarily what we play in our sets, though, and a lot of artists are like that. We love trance but we don’t play typical trance too much – we’d much rather play a mix of house, trance, progressive and anything else that works on the stage. Basically, it has to touch you. It’s very hard to talk about music because music is simply a feeling. The only way you can understand it is if it touches your soul.” Which is the basic principal by which Cosmic Gate operate. Their other mission is
to change the negative perception trance has acquired over the years – to teach the world that the genre isn’t necessarily as drug-addled as its reputation suggests and that modern trance is a mixture of influences including house, progressive, pop and techno, according to Bossems. “There are still a lot of people out there for whom trance still has a bad name. Modern trance can be very cool, though, it holds a lot of different genres that have taken it in a new direction. We want people to be open to that and understand that it’s a difference scene now. We want to teach people that having an open mind with music is a good thing in general, which I think we did with our album.
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Jessie Ware never planned to become a pop star – even a credible one. Yet the post-dubstep soulstress attracted rave reviews for 2012’s UK Top 5 debut Devotion. She was then nominated for the Mercury Prize. Today Katy Perry is a fan, while A$AP Rocky wants to collab. The Wildest Moments vocalist, touring Laneway with an impeccable and full-bodied live show, still can’t comprehend her success. “This has all felt like a complete gift,” Ware says. “I was just happy to be having an album out... It just felt all too good to be true. Now I’m at the BRITs next week or whatever and I’m up for ‘Best Female’ – and I’ve been
around for a second. So I feel like people have been very generous and really supportive of me – and I really appreciate that. I didn’t expect any of this.” The South Londoner, glamorous in her signature big hoops and a white crochet-style number, is seated in Universal’s Melbourne HQ. Ware has made it her mission during Laneway to bond with Poliça’s Channy Leaneagh – she loved the inventive AutoTuned soul of Give You The Ghost. “She’s really shy,” Ware reveals. “I met her on the first day – and I made a proper beeline for her... But I haven’t seen her about that much. She seems quite mysterious and she’s so beautiful and (whispers) softly-spoken – and then I feel like just this crude, obnoxious girl compared to her!” The self-effacing Ware comes from a middle-class Jewish family, her father the
esteemed BBC reporter John Ware. She studied English Literature at the University of Sussex, but wearied of it. “It really put me off reading, totally – I mean, having to read three books a week, like Sir Gawain And The Green Knight, Mediaeval literature, which wasn’t really my bag.” However, Ware was gripped by the existentialist author Kafka. The Brixton girl herself embarked on a career as a journalist, actually working for a tabloid – The Daily Mirror. Ware subsequently served as an assistant at the same TV production company as Erika Leonard, AKA EL James, author of Fifty Shades Of Grey. She read Leonard’s early drafts. The pair have stayed in touch via Facebook, though Leonard struggled to hear Ware’s music, being unable to grasp YouTube – to the singer’s amusement. “She’s a very sweet woman – really lovely.” Ware sang backing vocals as a favour for her
It’s always interesting when people see our show and tell us afterwards, ‘You don’t play trance!’. And I’m like, ‘Yeah we do, it’s just that you had the wrong perception of trance’. People always go, ‘Wow, I never liked trance but I like what you do!’. The reason is because of that wrong understanding of what trance really is. WHO: Cosmic Gate WHAT: Future Music Festival WHERE: Bonython Pk WHEN: Mon Mar 11
old school chum Jack Peñate. Next she found herself singing on SBTRKT’s tunes, including Nervous, which led to further gigs with Joker and Sampha. Soon the tentative Ware had a new job – as a pro diva. She signed to the fledgling boutique label PMR Records, airing Strangest Feeling. Ware’s exchanges with SBTRKT allowed her to develop a quiet storm electronica favourably compared to Sade. Notably, Ware avoided hiring ‘hitmakers’ for Devotion, imagining it would be, for one thing, “intimidating”. Instead she liaised with The Invisible’s Dave Okumu (Ware’s manager had bumped into him at Paloma Faith’s barbecue), young Bristol house DJ/producer Julio Bashmore and Florence Welch ally Kid Harpoon. Like Poliça, Ware, who cameo-ed on Bobby Womack’s avant The Bravest Man In The Universe, has been identified with a very alt R&B. She’s routinely tagged as ‘postdubstep’, the amorphous term perplexing her. “Because I don’t really reference dubstep as any kind of influence, the idea of being in post-dubstep – I don’t get it.” Nevertheless, Ware’s roots lie in club culture. She’s hands-on in selecting remixers like Disclosure, their take on Running a hit in its own right. She duets on Katy B’s newly circulated Aaliyah. Due to her background, Ware has more “respect” for journos than most artists, but she comprehends the media’s machinations. “Although my mouth has got me into trouble a few times recently, I think ‘cause I’ve been a bit more relaxed, I understand what I can and can’t say and understand when you’ll be misquoted.” And she’s especially mindful of her banter at gigs. (In New York lately Ware cheekily cried “Fuck Big Pun!” in relation to belated hip hop sample issues with her popular 110%.) “That’s when I was like, Shut up –,” she chirps, “There’s always journalists around!” WHO: Jessie Ware WHAT: Laneway Festival WHERE: Fowler’s Live/UniSA City West Campus WHEN: Fri Feb 8 RIPITUPMAGAZINE//RIPITUP.COM.AU
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Tour Guide/ THU FEB 7
JOE PERNICE (US) & NORMAN BLAKE (Scot) @ Grace Emily STRANGERS (Syd), THE DEAD LOVE & THE PRETTY LITTLES @ Ed Castle LITTLE WISE (Vic) & THE DUDLEYS @ Red Lime Shack Café (Pt Adelaide)
FRI FEB 8
LANEWAY FESTIVAL: BAT FOR LASHES (UK), JAPANDROIDS (Can), JESSIE WARE (UK), HOLY OTHER (UK), JULIA HOLTER (US), CHET FAKER, ALPINE, THE RUBENS and so many more @ Fowler’s Live COLIN HAY (Vic) @ Her Majesty’s Theatre LITTLE WISE (Vic) & THE TEAHOUSE FIRE @ The Singing Gallery (McLaren Vale)
SAT FEB 9
COLIN HAY (Vic) @ Arts & Convention Centre (Barossa Valley) LITTLE WISE (Vic) & THE TEAHOUSE FIRE @ Wheatsheaf MICK COOPER (Vic) & STEVE FOSTER @ Portabello’s (Glanville)
PARAMORE (UK) and so many, many more @ Bonython Pk CLIPSAL 500: THE ANGELS, IAN MOSS, MOVE TO STRIKE & HESTON DROP @ Victoria Pk
SUN MAR 3
CLIPSAL 500: KISS (US), MÖTLEY CRÜE (US) & THE BEARDS @ Victoria Pk
MON MAR 4
NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE (US) @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre
WED MAR 6
LUKA BLOOM (Ire) @ Governor Hindmarsh
FRI MAR 8 – MON MAR 11
WOMADELAIDE: JIMMY CLIFF (Jam), HUGH MASEKELA (South Africa), THE CAT EMPIRE and so many, many more @ Botanic Pk
FRI MAR 8
WED FEB 13
SUN MAR 10
CELTIC THUNDER (UK) @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre CONVERGE (US), OLD MAN GLOOM (US) & STARVATION @ Fowler’s Live
THU FEB 14
NICK CHARLES (Vic) @ Gilbert Hotel
FRI FEB 15
THE DEMON PARADE (Vic) @ Rocket Bar NEON BOGART (Vic) @ Higher Ground East Art Base (188 Grenfell St) PANAMA (Syd) @ Rocket Bar NICK CHARLES (Vic) @ Old Clarendon Inn
SAT FEB 16
THE DEMON PARADE (Vic) @ Grace Emily NEON BOGART (Vic) @ Higher Ground East Art Base (188 Grenfell St) FEELINGS (Syd) & THE VIENNAS @ Ed Castle CIVIL CIVIC (UK/Aus) @ Crown & Anchor
SUN FEB 17
HEATHER PEACE (UK) @ Cavern Club NEON BOGART (Vic) @ Higher Ground East Art Base (188 Grenfell St) NICK CHARLES (Vic) @ Semaphore Workers Club
MON FEB 18
JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR (UK) @ Governor Hindmarsh
TUE FEB 19
RINGO STARR & HIS ALL STARR BAND (UK) @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre
WED FEB 20
CAROLE KING (US) @ Festival Theatre
THU FEB 21
SIR CLIFF RICHARD (UK) @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre JULIA STONE (Syd) @ Flinders St Baptist Church
FRI FEB 22
GUNG HO (Bris) @ Rocket NORAH JONES (US) @ Festival Theatre SANTANA (US) & STEVE MILLER BAND (US) @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre SLEEPY SUN (US) & RIDE INTO THE SUN @ Fowlers Live
SAT FEB 23
A DAY ON THE GREEN: DIESEL (Syd), MARK SEYMOUR (Vic), DARYL BRAITHWAITE (Vic), THE BLACK SORROWS (Vic), PSEUDO ECHO (Syd) & 1927 (Syd) @ Annie’s Lane (Clare Valley)
MON FEB 25
CAT POWER (US) @ Her Majesty’s Theatre
TUE FEB 26
ED SHEERAN (UK) & PASSENGER (UK) @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre GLENN FREY (US) & ADELAIDE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA @ Festival Theatre
WED FEB 27
VIN GARBUT (UK) @ Governor Hindmarsh
FRI MAR 1
CLIPSAL 500: HILLTOP HOODS, DRAPHT & ILLY @ Victoria Pk THE SMITH STREET BAND (Vic), BOMB THE MUSIC INDUSTRY (US) & THE BENNIES (Vic) @ Enigma ENGLISH DOGS (UK), BASTARD SQUAD (Vic), PERDITION & THE MEATBEATERS @ Forresters & Squatters Arms
SAT MAR 2
SOUNDWAVE: METALLICA (US), LINKIN PARK (US),
MXPX (US) @ Fowler’s Live THE MARK OF CAIN (SA/US) @ HQ DINOSAUR JR (US) @ Governor Hindmarsh RONAN KEATING (Ire) & BRIAN MCFADDEN (Ire) @ The Depot
TUE MAR 12
BOB MOULD (US) @ Fowler’s Live ARLO GUTHRIE (US) & SARAH LEE GUTHRIE AND JOHNNY IRION (US) @ Trinity Sessions OPETH (Swe) @ HQ
WED MAR 13
RUTHIE FOSTER (US) & JORDIE LANE (Vic) @ Governor Hindmarsh ALASDAIR FRASER (Scot) @ Guthries (Prospect) CHRIS SMITHER (US) @ Church Of The Trinity
THU MAR 14
THE JON SPENCER BLUES EXPLOSION (US) @ Fowler’s Live PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US) @ HQ
FRI MAR 15
TITLE FIGHT (US) & LUCA BRASI (Tas) @ Enigma
TUE MAR 19
Colin Hay, former singer with Grammy Award-winning Australian band Men At Work, is currently on an extensive, 21date tour of this country which will bring him to South Australia to play Adelaide as well as several regional centres. “The last few years, as far as touring goes, have been good for me so I’m pretty happy,” Hay begins. “I’m getting bigger audiences each time.” Hay laughs when asked why this is so. “Pure talent! No, it’s got a lot to do with tenacity. And making better and better records as I get older and delivering consistently good shows. And it’s now going the way that my audience doesn’t expect the Men At Work hits, although I do still play them. It seems that a lot of them come to hear
what I’m up to now. As a songwriter, that’s great. And when I play the hits, say something like Overkill, it’s now more about telling the audience how that song came about. Or how it ties in with my solo journey. “And luck has played a big part in my success as a solo artist too,” Hay then admits. “Certain things happen, such as getting to do shows such as [US television comedy series] Scrubs. That was a big help for me.” Besides having cameo roles in television shows such as Scrubs and several episodes of Australia’s Blue Heelers, along with films such as The Craic and Heaven’s Burning, Hay’s solo material has also found its way onto several soundtracks. Hay has occasionally toured as a member of Ringo Starr’s All-Starr Band, so it’s ironic that they are both touring Australia around the same time. “I’ve done two tours with Ringo as well as doing a television show with him, but he
didn’t ask me this time,” Hay announces. “He usually keeps his bands for a couple of tours. He just asks people and you don’t say no because, well, why would you? It’s Ringo and he’s one of the few people in the world that everyone knows by his first name.” It’s well-documented that Hay has endured a fair bit of personal turmoil in recent times. “You could say that,” he says with a laugh. “But turmoil is something everybody goes through at some stage of their life. It happens to everyone. And that’s what connects us to others. “We can share the joyful things in life together but we also need to share any tragedies,” Hay reasons. WHO: Colin Hay WHERE: Her Majesty’s Theatre WHEN: Fri Feb 8
WANDA JACKSON (US) @ Governor Hindmarsh
THU MAR 21
MUTEMATH (US) @ Fowler’s Live GRINSPOON (Syd) @ Governor Hindmarsh DEBORAH CONWAY (Vic) @ Wheatsheaf PAUL BRADY (Ire) @ Guthries (Prospect)
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FRI MAR 22 JOHN MCCUTCHEON (US) @ Guthries (Prospect) MAT MCHUGH & THE SEPERATISTA SOUNDSYSTEM (Syd) @ Jive SAT MAR 23 MAT MCHUGH & THE SEPERATISTA SOUNDSYSTEM (Syd) @ Jive BEACHFEST: JIMMY BARNES, JON STEVENS, ROSS WILSON, THE BLACK SORROWS & SWANEE @ South Adelaide Football Club (Noarlunga Downs)
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SUN MAR 24 WILLIAM ELLIOTT WHITMORE (US) @ Enigma RODRIGUEZ (US) & THE BREAK (Syd/Tas) @ Governor Hindmarsh THIS WILL DESTROY YOU (US) @ Crown & Anchor MON MAR 25 IGGY & THE STOOGES (US) & THE BEASTS OF BOURBON @ Thebarton Theatre TAJ MAHAL TRIO (US) @ Governor Hindmarsh TUE MAR 26 BONNIE RAITT (US) & MAVIS STAPLES (US) @ Thebarton Theatre ROBERT PLANT & THE SENSATIONAL SPACE SHIFTERS (UK) @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre KITTY, DAISY & LEWIS (UK) @ Governor Hindmarsh WED MAR 27 PAUL SIMON (US) & RUFUS WAINWRIGHT (Can) @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre THU MAR 28 TONY JOE WHITE (US) @ Governor Hindmarsh MAD CADDIES (US), GOOD RIDDANCE (US), A WILHELM SCREAM, VOODOO GLOW SKULLS (US), THE FLATLINERS, DIESEL BOY, ONE DOLLAR SHORT, JAMIE HAY, JEN BUXTON, TOTALLY UNICORN & PAPER ARMS @ HQ
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TUE FEB 12
CELTIC THUNDER (UK) @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre
Colin Hay
DEEP PURPLE (UK) & JOURNEY (US) @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre
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Persona Non Grata, the title of the debut record from Sydney-based rockers Strangers, wasn’t merely drawn out of a hat. The name roughly translates to ‘an unwelcome stranger’, an indication of the band’s collective sense of isolation and disconnection. “We live in Cronulla, ‘The Shire’,” vocalist Ben Britton begins. “There are no fucking rock bands down here. There’s no scene, no rock scene. I mean, for Sydney at the moment that’s the toughest thing in general anyway, there’s not much of a rock scene going on. And Persona Non Grata kinda means an unwelcome guest. So in our hometown, that was how we were feeling. When it came to writing music, we kinda felt like a fish out of water here.” As it turns out, perhaps there’s a semblance of reality (that term is used rather loosely in this instance) to the cringe-inducing TV
program depicting their home base. “That’s not to say we don’t have lots of friends that live around here or we weren’t fitting in socially,” the singer continues. “It was just more the musical sense of… Everybody else was into taking pills, going to fucking Stereosonic and putting fake tan on themselves. “We were into smoking bongs and writing Sabbath riffs at the time,” he laughs. “So that’s how it felt; we felt like a fish out of water. It will always be home and we love it here, but we just wanted to get out, start touring and playing music.” Since forming just two years ago, Strangers haven’t been half-hearted in their efforts to do just that. Last year was a landmark one for the quintet: receiving major Triple J support, opening for the likes of The Darkness and Good Charlotte and releasing their aforementioned debut LP, produced by Shihad’s Tom Larkin. “There’s a couple of tracks on the record that have a real bluesy influence,” Britton says of the writing. “We just wanted to be heavy
and real desert-y in some parts.” The band now hit the road for a series of dates throughout Australia. Given their recent wealth of touring experience, including the aforementioned spate of recent highprofile support slots, the frontman believes they’ll approach playing live with a more worldly perspective. “That’s the biggest thing, you play with these big bands like The Darkness for example,” he says. “Permission To Land – I smashed that record, it was amazing at the time. We went on tour with them and what they taught us, the showmanship of those guys is just incredible. Justin Hawkins just controls a crowd, he has them in the palm of his hand. That’s an artform in itself. So we took a lot away from that.” WHO: Strangers WHAT: Persona Non Grata WHERE: Ed Castle WHEN: Thu Feb 7
The Guide // Thursday 7th ARKABA HOTEL – Lounge Bar: Becky Blake (6pm) BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB – Quizmeisters Trivia (7.30pm) BOTANIC BAR – Big Bubba & Betty CALEDONIAN HOTEL – One Planet CAVERN CLUB – band night CLOVERCREST HOTEL – Complete Trivia CROWN & ANCHOR – Band Room: 10past6 with Derryn Lynch Mob. Front Bar: 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) ENIGMA – Jessie Proverbs and Sene Oz EXETER ON RUNDLE – Steven Fotineas
GILBERT STREET HOTEL – NIKKO & SNOOKS (7PM) GRACE EMILY HOTEL – Joe Pernice & Norman Blake with Wild Oats GRAND BAR – OMG MARION HOTEL – 888 Poker (6.30pm) NORWOOD HOTEL – Open Mic Night PJ O’BRIENS – DJ G-Rillz 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 SUZIE WONG’S ROOM – Joe Man Murphy (6.30pm) THE LION HOTEL – Clearway TONSLEY HOTEL – Sundy Mantis (8.30pm)
WHITMORE HOTEL – RAINBOW JAM SESSIONS (7.30PM) WORLDSEND HOTEL – live music
Friday 8th ALMA TAVERN – Fresh Fridays with DJs ARCHER HOTEL – Upstairs: Jaki J (10pm)
ARKABA HOTEL – Sportys Bar + Arena: Marcus Toop (5pm) Lounge Bar: Franky F (6pm) Johnny G (8pm) AUSSIE INN HOTEL – karaoke (8pm) AUSTRAL – The Austral House Band (7pm) BELAIR HOTEL – Iguana Bros BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB – Dave Hunt (7pm) BOTANIC BAR – Troy J Been, Prince Aaronak and Suckerpunch BRAHMA LODGE HOTEL – Matterhorn (8pm) BUSHMAN HOTEL: GAWLER – DJ CAFÉ KOMODO – Nikko & Snooks (7pm) CAMEO BAR – After Hours with DJs DrDamage and guests CLOVERCREST HOTEL – Trick CROWN & ANCHOR – Front Bar: Carla Lippis and Ride Into The Sun DJs. Band Room: Paper Arms album launch with Raccoon City Police Department and Crash DOCKSIDE TAVERN – Lodestone (7.30pm) DRAGONFLY BAR & DINING – Downtown with DJs Derek Lang, Eric Falcon and Lukky K 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 – Eleven (8pm) ENIGMA – The Clause, San Marcos, Hi Speed Life and Crash Plan (Bar 2) Surveyor, Jungle City and Panic Prone (Bar 3) ESPLANADE HOTEL – Lochy Neale EXETER HOTEL – Acoustik EXETER ON RUNDLE – Adolf Sasquatch, St Morris Sinners and Bingo Bill’s Ding Dong Boys FINDON HOTEL – karaoke
FORRESTERS & SQUATTERS ARMS HOTEL – GHOST ORCHESTRA, ONE IN THE CHAMBER, BATEMAN AND TRASH CITY FOWLER’S LIVE – Laneway Festival GLYNDE HOTEL – karaoke (9pm) GOVERNOR HINDMARSH – Main Room: Satisfaction GRACE EMILY HOTEL – Slingshot Dragster with Diesel Witch GRAND BAR – Flashback Fridays GRAND JUNCTION TAVERN – Dale Roberts (6pm) HAMPSTEAD HOTEL – Steve Gower (7pm) HIGHLANDER HOTEL – Gerry O and Jungle Jooce HILTON HOTEL: MYBAR – DJ Chaps and DJ Lumeire
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HOPE INN – The Gap (9pm) HOTEL ROYAL: TORRENSVILLE – Dimitra (7.30pm) HOTEL TIVOLI – Honey with DJs HQ – Harden The F*** Up with Andy Farley IRISH CLUB – Shamrocks ‘n’ Shenanigans Acoustic Sessions (7pm) LIMBO – DJs 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 CULTURAL CENTRE – Mingle (5pm) MARION HOTEL – Gary Isaacs (6.30pm) MARS BAR – DJ VJBeeJay and guests (9pm) drag show (2am)
METRO HOTEL – UV RACE (9PM) MICK O’SHEA’S – Utopia Duo NORWOOD HOTEL – Three Star General OAKS PLAZA PIER – Pier One Bar: Men In Black ORIENTAL – Shane Wolf (4.30pm) Michael Venner Duo (8pm) PJ O’BRIENS – Triplescore RAMSGATE HOTEL – DJ Snake & DJ Rupheo (9pm) RED SQUARE – DJs REGATTA’S – Sweet Baby James & David Rhodes (5.30pm) RENMARK HOTEL – Clearway REX HOTEL – karaoke and Theo ROB ROY HOTEL – Smooth Talk (6pm) DJ Smiley (8pm) ROCKET BAR – Abracadabra featuring resident DJs The Shiny Brights DJs
SEACLIFF BEACH HOTEL – DJ (8PM) SEMAPHORE WORKERS CLUB – The Streamliners SETTLERS TAVERN – Rock The Boss (8pm) SOUTH ADELAIDE FOOTBALL CLUB – Justin Parker 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 (7pm)
SWISH: STAMFORD PLAZA – Nothing But ‘90s with DJs TALBOT HOTEL – DJ playing requests TAPAS ON HINDLEY – flamenco shows by Studio Flamenco (7.30pm) TEA TREE GULLY HOTEL – DJ Wolfman (9pm) THE ELEPHANT – Triple X and DJ G-Rillz THE GOODY – Ch@t Room THE LION HOTEL – live entertainment TONSLEY HOTEL – Tavern Bar: Markus Meo (4.45pm) Katatonic (9pm) Chrysler Bar: Super Team (9.30pm) TORRENS ARMS HOTEL – Acoustic Reign (7.30pm) VICTORIA HOTEL: O’HALLORAN HILL – DJs WHEATSHEAF HOTEL – Swimsuit EP Launch (9pm) WINDSOR HOTEL – karaoke (9pm) WOODCROFT TAVERN – Get Zep (8.30pm) ZHIVAGO – Skream DJs
Saturday 9th 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) Top Of The Ark: New Romantics (8.30pm) Sportys Bar + Arena: Sophie May Fly (9pm) BOTANIC BAR – Sanji, Brad Sawyer and Tom Wilson BRIDGEPORT HOTEL – karaoke with Gemma BUSHMAN HOTEL: GAWLER – DJ CAMEO BAR – After Hours with DJs DrDamage and guests CARNEVALE – Three Star General (8.30pm) CHRISTIES BEACH HOTEL – Kickback (8pm)
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The Guide // CROWN & ANCHOR – The Bakers Digest album launch with Dr Piffle & The Burlap Band then DJ Azz CUMBERLAND HOTEL: GLANVILLE – karaoke with Nicole (8pm) DRAGONFLY – rotating DJs playing techno, house, disco and everything in between DUKE OF YORK – DJ Mitchy Burnz, DJ Parry, DJ Skinny B and MC Scotty ED CASTLE – Plus One Saturdays with live bands and party DJs (9pm) ELECTRIC CIRCUS – Arcade Disco with resident DJs Junior, Dancespace and friends EMU HOTEL – Loaded Billy and Thalassa (8.30pm) ESPLANADE HOTEL – Russell Stuart EXETER ON RUNDLE – The Lost Giants
FORRESTERS & SQUATTERS ARMS HOTEL – GOREBOTTLE, GROVE ST, DEAD FETUS FACTORY AND PAIN IS THE NARCOTIC GARAGE BAR – DJs (10pm)
GILBERT STREET HOTEL – DJ MARKY POLO (8PM)
GOVERNOR HINDMARSH – Main Room: Ronnie Taheny: A Kind Of Homecoming supported by the Georgia Germein Sisters GRACE EMILY HOTEL – The Honey Pies GRAND BAR – Destination Saturdays with DJs and MCs GRENFELL 110 – Triumvirate Ents presents: Weekly Summer Sessions featuring DJs Ragz, Jesse Proverbs and John Spencer and Daly (10pm) HACKNEY HOTEL – DJ HIGHLANDER HOTEL – Kinetik HIGHWAY – DJ Griff (9pm) HOPE INN – karaoke (7pm) HOTEL RICHMOND – DJ Sly HOTEL ROYAL: TORRENSVILLE – Bar 180: Brad Iversen (7.30pm) The Front: The Trend (8.30pm) HOTEL TIVOLI – Exotica with DJs Sleepy Hips, Tinker and Bangwel (8pm) HQ – Ministry Of Sound Clubbers Guide to 2013 featuring Denzal Park and Uberjak’d KINGSFORD HOTEL: GAWLER – karaoke LAKES RESORT HOTEL – Remedy LONDON TAVERN – DJs Captiv8, Justice, Soundflex, AJ and MC Renard (10pm)
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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 MARION HOTEL – Franky F (5.30pm) Dave Freeman & The Reason (8.30pm) MARS BAR – VJ Beejay and guest (9pm) drag show (2am) MICK O’SHEA’S – Midnight Specials OLD SPOT HOTEL – Iris (9pm) ORIENTAL – Bonz PARAFIELD GARDENS COMMUNITY CLUB – Wild Ones PARA HILLS COMMUNITY CLUB – The Scribes PA’S CAFÉ – Lily & The Drum (7.30pm) PJ O’BRIENS – Frenzy 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
SEACLIFF BEACH HOTEL – ACOUSTIC SESSIONS SEBEL PLAYFORD – Black Magic SLUG ‘N LETTUCE BRITISH PUB – Amberlight SUGAR – Prince Aaronak, Driller, Derek Lang plus a host of international guests SUZIE WONG’S ROOM – Chinese New Year with The Heggarties SWISH: STAMFORD PLAZA – Shuffle TALBOT HOTEL – DJ playing retro and requests TEQUILA REA – Bongo Madness with guest DJs THE ELEPHANT – Kopy Catz and DJ G-Rillz THE LION HOTEL – live entertainment TONSLEY HOTEL – One Planet (9pm) VALLEY INN – karaoke VICTORIA HOTEL: O’HALLORAN HILL – Rumours WALKERS ARMS HOTEL – DJ Sessions (9pm) WHEATSHEAF HOTEL – Little Wise and Teahouse Fire (9pm) WINDSOR HOTEL – The Beavers WOODCROFT TAVERN – karaoke (8pm) ZHIVAGO – High Heels DJs
Sunday 10th ALMA TAVERN – Sunday School BLACKSMITHS INN – Mick Kidd
Fri Feb 8 Metro Hotel UV Race
BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB – Dave Hunt BOTANIC BAR – Eric The Falcon BRAHMA LODGE HOTEL – Baba Looey (4pm) CARNEVALE – Three Star General (4pm) CROWN & ANCHOR – all ages show DOCKSIDE TAVERN – Acoustic Blonde (1pm) DOG & DUCK – Sneaky Sundays with Jak Morris DUCK INN: COROMANDEL VALLEY – Acoustically Raw ED CASTLE – Beer Garden: Acoustic Sundays (2pm) EMU HOTEL – Yoshi ESPLANADE HOTEL – Tom J Williams EXETER ON RUNDLE – Magnetic Garden
FORRESTERS & SQUATTERS ARMS HOTEL – MEXICAN MOVIE MADNESS FEATURING NIGHT OF THE BLOODY APES, SANTO AND BLUE DEMON VS DR FRANKENSTEIN GILBERT STREET HOTEL – THE AIRBENDERS (2PM) GLENELG SURF CLUB – La Mar Sundays GOVERNOR HINDMARSH – Main Room: Keith Hall and Pat Dow CD launch with Chris Finnen GRACE EMILY HOTEL – Dan Webb with Todd Sibbin & The Opposite Ends GRAND BAR – bands, DJs and MCs HIGHBURY HOTEL – The Scribes HOTEL ROYAL: TORRENSVILLE – NPL Poker (6.30pm) HQ – Calyx, Tee Bee and Klute PLUS Judgement Sundays with Judge Jules and Sean Tyas LAKES RESORT HOTEL – Dino Jag Acoustic LORD MELBOURNE HOTEL – UK Road MARINA SUNSET BAR – Sunset Sessions featuring live acoustic music MARS BAR – VJK classic video hits MICK O’SHEA’S – E’nuf Said OAKS PLAZA PIER – Pier One Bar: Unknown To Man Duo
The Guide // ORIENTAL – Redline PARAFIELD GARDENS COMMUNITY CLUB – Troy Harrison PARA HILLS COMMUNITY CLUB – Two Hard Basket RAMSGATE HOTEL – acoustic session (4pm) Tom Kurzel & Ed Trainor fortnightly rotation (7.30pm) SAILMASTER TAVERN – Russell Stuart
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
SEACLIFF BEACH HOTEL – ACOUSTIC SOLOISTS
AUSSIE INN HOTEL – Complete Trivia BOTANIC BAR – Ash Wilson CROWN & ANCHOR – DJs Stevie & Duncan DANIEL O’CONNELL HOTEL – Irish Sessions (8pm) EXETER ON RUNDLE – Bitches Of Zeus DJs GASLIGHT TAVERN – The Blues Lounge hosted by Ron Davidson & Trevor Graham (8pm)
SEMAPHORE PALAIS – Kopy Catz SEMAPHORE WORKERS CLUB – Prawnhead with special guests SUGAR – Mods, Driller and Nu Jeans SUZIE WONG’S ROOM – Sav plays roots and blues (6.30pm) TAP INN HOTEL: KENT TOWN – Acoustic Sessions THE FED – Nikko & Snooks (3pm) THE LION HOTEL – Andrew Hayes (2.30pm) DJ Junior (5.45pm) Fast Love (7pm) TORRENS ARMS HOTEL – Sophie May Fly (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 – Dr De Soto and Fidel Gastro (4pm) ZHIVAGO – Black Cherry DJs
Monday 11th BULL & BEAR – Muso’s Jam (8pm) CROWN & ANCHOR – Mary Webb Acoustic EXETER ON RUNDLE – Truce acoustic GRACE EMILY HOTEL – Billy Bob’s BBQ Jam HOTEL ROYAL: TORRENSVILLE – Ultimate Quiz with Graham Lawrence (7pm) PARAFIELD GARDENS COMMUNITY CLUB – Complete Trivia RHINO ROOM – One Mic Stand open mic comedy
Tuesday 12th
GILBERT STREET HOTEL – THE AIRBENDERS PRESENT: TUESDAY ORGAN SESSIONS GOVERNOR HINDMARSH – Main Room: Stephen K Amos is the Spokesman (preview) GRACE EMILY HOTEL – Flight Club HILTON HOTEL: MYBAR – Complete Trivia MARION HOTEL – 888 Poker (6.30pm) PANCAKE KITCHEN – Charity Race Day with entertainment (10am) PJ O’BRIENS – Davy T’s Music Trivia (7.30pm) SUGAR – CU Next Tuesday with Sonny Side-Up and Driller THE LION HOTEL – Acoustic Sessions TORRENS ARMS HOTEL – DJs Ryley & Dylan Sanders (8pm) WHEATSHEAF HOTEL – Spineless Wonders Presents: A Short Evening Of Tall Stories (7pm)
WHITMORE HOTEL – ACOUSTIC RAW JAM WINDSOR HOTEL – Complete Trivia WORLDSEND HOTEL – live music
Wednesday 13th ARKABA HOTEL – Salsa Classes (6pm) BOTANIC BAR – Gemma CENTRAL DISTRICTS FOOTBALL CLUB – Complete Trivia CHALLA GARDENS HOTEL – Complete Trivia CHRISTIES BEACH HOTEL – Complete Trivia CROWN & ANCHOR – Front Bar: Geek with DJ Tr!p. Band Room: Ben David & The Banned/Foxtrot split 7” launch DANIEL O’CONNELL HOTEL – Dan’s Open Mic Night (7.30pm) DRAGONFLY BAR & DINING – Bento (What’s in Yo’ Box?!) EXCHANGE HOTEL: GAWLER – Live Music Exchange (7.30pm) EXETER ON RUNDLE – Curtis FIRST COMMERCIAL HOTEL – Complete Trivia
FORRESTERS & SQUATTERS ARMS HOTEL – DYNOMITE WITH DJ ALICE FOWLER’S LIVE – Converge GLENELG FOOTBALL CLUB – KG’s Complete Trivia GOVERNOR HINDMARSH – Main Room: Stephen K Amos Is The Spokesman (preview) GRACE EMILY HOTEL – J Wah and Mary Webb HIGHWAY – The Combi Room HQ – Valentine’s Red PARTY KENSINGTON HOTEL – Ukulele Night (7pm) 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 LION HOTEL – Proton Pill TONSLEY HOTEL – quiz night (7pm) TORRENS ARMS HOTEL – Trivia Wednesdays (7pm) WORLDSEND HOTEL – live music
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Dear Epson…
2B Or Not 2B Which writing utensil does Danny Bhoy prefer as his composing weapon of choice - pencil or pen? “I’m 100 percent a big pencil fan,” Danny declares. “I write just about all of my standup in pencil and then later I transcribe it to my computer. I spend most of my days walking around with bits of paper falling out of my pockets or stuffed into my jacket which usually has some obscure words scribbled on them that I think I’m going to talk about that night. Actually, that’s pretty much how I live my life; in a chaotic intellectual haze that never really finds it’s footing on stage...”
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Danny Bhoy admits that he’s quite excited about his first ever performance at Thebarton Theatre. “I’ve been told it’s a bit of a rock venue. Not many people would be brave enough to take some letters they’ve written to a rock venue,” he jokingly suggests. “Maybe when I’ve finished reading my last letter, I’ll just crowdsurf my way out of there! Now that’s what I call rock‘n’roll!” You travel a lot - do you ever get a chance to settle down and have a normal life? “At the start of every year I tell myself that this will be the one where I settle down, get a farm, some ducks, a wife and kids. Then I get to the end of that year and realise I didn’t achieve that aim… and so starts another year. “It’s not one of those things that you can force your hand on it,” he adds. “It’s just a case of going with the flow every year and hoping something will happen. Stand-up is just a way of biding my time until I find the true meaning of life!” Anything else you would like to say? “I really want people to come to this show because I think it’s going to be something different from anything I’ve done before. It’s getting a great vibe over here in the UK so I hope it’s going to go down really well there. “It’s going to rock, Australia – in a rock venue!” Bhoy laughs. And just like a real rock gig, you will be able to purchase a copy of Danny Bhoy’s Live At The Festival Theatre DVD; recorded in his hometown of Edinburgh and featuring material from his two highly acclaimed shows By Royal Disappointment and Messenger (Please Do Not Shoot).
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Born in a land where the thistle is the national flower, Scottish comedian Danny Bhoy is one of the planet’s most in-demand stand-up performers. Proudly, his popularity is mainly due to that old-school form of social media: word of mouth. Touring nationally, Bhoy returns to the Adelaide Fringe armed with a fistful of letters and a brain-full of stories to share in his latest show: Dear Epson…
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Lincoln (M) Director/co-producer Steven Spielberg’s chronicle upon a shortish period towards the end of the life of 16th American President Abraham Lincoln (not the longerspanning biopic many might expect) has been attacked, mostly for the suggestion that the man of the title sometimes spoke in quite a high voice, and yet, nevertheless, there’s no doubt that this is a very fine and restrained epic in which, it seems, Spielberg is fittingly overawed by his subject. With the Civil War continuing, Lincoln (Daniel Day-Lewis, resisting the chance to turn this into an acting lesson), depicted as an uneducated man of the people worn down by guilt, political battles and his own morals, plans to introduce the ‘13th Amendment’ to the Constitution to end slavery (and the surrender of the Confederacy, and therefore the end of the war), but its passage is not smooth, and Secretary Of
Quick Flicks State William Seward (David Strathairn), Rep Thaddeus Stevens (Tommy Lee Jones, excellent) and a trio of chief negotiators ( James Spader, Tim Blake Nelson and John Hawkes in surprisingly comic scenes) are keeping on with the fight. Mary Todd Lincoln (Sally Field) worries about him and their son Robert ( Joseph GordonLevitt), who wants to enlist, and this eventually becomes almost a suspense drama (no, really), as we build to the final vote. Reined in by a lower budget than usual (which doesn’t detract from the sumptuous period detail), this can be read simply as a straightforward depiction of Abe’s later life or, as Spielberg might prefer it, a digging-up of the past to comment upon uneasy contemporary times. At any rate, it’s his best work in years - and years. Mad Dog Bradley
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The Meryl Streep-starring Margaret Thatcher biopic The Iron Lady (M) is this week’s movie under the stars (and vines), so check out jacobscreek.com and their Facebook page for more info.
Opel Moonlight Cinema Botanic Pk
Opel Moonlight Cinema titles in Botanic Pk this week include: The Rocky Horror Picture Show (M) on Thu Feb 7; The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (M) on Fri Feb 8 and Sat Feb 9; Jack Reacher (M) on Sun Feb 10; and Hitchcock (M) on Wed Feb 13. And all you need to know is at moonlight.com.au.
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While it’s certainly true that this Norwegian dramatic/comedic piece from director Jannicke Systad Jacobsen (who also adapted Olaug Nilssen’s novel) sounds, in synopsis, like some pervy romp in the voyeuristic vein of Bilitis (or even Rochelle, Rochelle, the fake film we never actually see in Seinfeld), in actuality it’s a movingly sad study of the pain of growing up and a funny depiction of the ravages of hormones too. In a rural Norway town (the name of which won’t be tackled here) we meet 15-year-old Alma (the very fine and older-than-she-looks Helene Bergsholm), who’s being driven crazy by sexual longing and is given to amusing flights of erotic fancy that, sometimes, prove hard to distinguish from reality. When cool Artur (Matias Myren) meets her at a party and sneaks outside with her in order to awkwardly poke her in the hip with his willy (!), no one believes her story, she’s ostracised at school by her peers, becomes known throughout the community as ‘Dick-Alma’ and, no matter what her long-suffering mum (Henriette Steenstrup) says or does, starts to feel like she’s some sort of freak, in finely-observed and daringly played-straight sequences that fly in the face of charges that this is a mere softcore porn pic. While ‘sexual awakening’ dramas are always a tricky prospect, there’s no doubt that this is something special, with a thorny, horny aspect kept in check by Bergsholm’s brave performance and an intriguing finale that, rather appropriately, feels anti-climactic. Another Mercury Cinema ‘Summer Scoop’. See mercurycinema.org.au. Mad Dog Bradley
Polish-French co-writer/co-producer/ director Malgorzata Szumowska’s intimate drama is built upon a fearless performance by Juliette Binoche and lots of would-be‘confronting’ sex scenes, but ultimately doesn’t quite know whether it’s coming or going. Anne ( JB), a Parisian journo for Elle magazine (and were they consulted about this production?), lives none-too-happily with her chilly husband Patrick (workaholic Louis-Do de Lencquesaing) and two sons, but when she starts penning a piece on a prostitution ring run by students, and meets ‘Lola’ (Anaïs Demoustier) and Alicja (the Polish-French Joanna Kulig), the carnal cat is well and truly let out of the bag. And Szumowska starts splintering the narrative, as we’re invited to wonder if some of the sweaty scenes here, especially into the second half, are really happening or are the work of her increasingly liberated/fevered mind, and this director becomes (of course) unsure if she’s meant to be condemning all this flesh-flashing, or just having a good old-fashioned wallow in it. Impressively handled on a small budget and with striking use of music by both Mahler and, it seems, Irreversible director Gaspar Noé (a little piece entitled We Fuck Alone), this is worth it for Binoche’s performance, captured before she similarly let it all hang out in another raunchy role in the far darker Cosmopolis, and the spirited playing from the pretty-much-unknown Demoustier and Kulig (who looks especially amazing, it must be said, if you have the good fortune to see this one in ExiMax). Mad Dog Bradley
Patrick (Bradley Cooper) is bipolar, and has just been released from a stint in a mental health facility after beating up the man his wife had an affair with. He moves home with his parents, where his father’s (Robert De Niro) own problems with OCD leave him feeling stifled. Tiffany ( Jennifer Lawrence) is also bipolar, and has a bad reputation since her way of coping with her husband’s death involved sleeping with everyone she worked with. When the pair develop a dysfunctional friendship, family and friends are concerned that it may be counter-productive for their recoveries, but as Tiffany helps Patrick with his wife, and Patrick helps Tiffany with a local dance contest, it becomes more obvious that these two social misfits, misunderstood by the world, just might understand each other. Obviously, some Hollywood liberties have been taken with Matthew Quick’s novel, but The Fighter’s director David O Russell’s personal connection to bipolar and obsessive compulsive disorders ensures an accurate and respectful representation of what it’s like living with mental illness, acknowledging the comedic irony along with the frustration that comes with it. Driven by a great ensemble cast (we’ve seen multiple awards for Jennifer Lawrence and a different year would see the same for Cooper and De Niro), this unique take on the lately-abused romantic comedy recognises that love isn’t just for ‘normal’ people, and not everything is solved by a daring romantic gesture, but no matter how messed up you are, it’s easier with someone on your team. Kat McCarthy
Opening But Unrated Hansel And Gretel: Witch Hunters (M), an English-language German/US coproduction from Norwegian co-writer/ director Tommy Wirkola (he of the nutty Nazi-zombie horror fave Dead Snow), is a contemporary rethinking of the hoary old fairy tale featuring Jeremy Renner, Gemma Arterton, Famke Janssen and Peter Stormare. And the somewhat mysterious Movie 43 (MA) is a short-film/chapter-stuffed sub-gross-out comedy from writers and directors including Elizabeth Banks, Griffin Dunne, Peter Farrelly, Bob Odenkirk and Brett Ratner, and with a cavalcade of stars such as Dennis Quaid, Hugh Jackman, Kate Winslet, Naomi Watts, Emma Stone, Richard Gere, Uma Thurman, Kristen Bell and Chloë Grace Moretz.
Summer Scoops Mercury Cinema
This year’s 17-strong season of flavourfilled films continues at the Mercury Cinema, so check out mercurycinema. org.au for all details. And, of course, see the review of one of the Scoops on this very page: Turn Me On, Goddammit!.
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Benjamin On Franklin Food Review
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Stepping into the Benjamin On Franklin is kind of like stepping into your eclectic, designer-savvy Grandma’s house. The front bar walls are scattered with black and white family portraits, there’s a rickety old piano in the corner and boudoir lounges and mirrors in every direction. In the main dining space is a wall of wine, and I noticed a few favourites in there including the delicious drops from McLaren Vale’s Alpha Box & Dice at eye-level. Upstairs, the function rooms are decorated with elegance in mind. Whether you fancy an intimate French affair or the seduction of The Red Room, the Benjamin has a great range of function options and set menus for private dinner parties. While the décor may take you back to the 1800s, the menu has a more modern feel with pub classics and upscale designer dishes. The Port Lincoln king fish fillet is oven-baked and served with a rocket and roasted pumpkin salad, lightly dressed with white wine, coriander butter and candied chilli ($26.90). This dish was just delicious, a generous portion of one of South Australia’s most sought-after seafood. Fished from the same ocean is the 1kg bowl of Kinkawooka mussels, steamed in a classic tomato, onion, chilli and garlic broth and served with fresh parsley and chargrilled bread ($25.90). This is certainly at the top of my list the next time I visit. The roast duck salad ($19) didn’t quite come out as per the menu, but despite missing the candied pecans it was a crisp dish topped with plenty of roasted duck pieces and the addition of crunchy noodles. Of course no manor is complete without a back garden, so whether you’re after some outdoor eats or a drop of sherry with Grandma, you can head on out to the Alice In Wonderlandinspired courtyard complete with white metal garden furniture and even a looking glass.
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Local Libations
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Steam Exchange Brewery ‘Truffles’
WHAT: Benjamin On Franklin WHERE: 233 Franklin St, Adelaide WHEN: Mon – Wed 11am – 11pm, Thu 11am – midnight, Fri – Sat 11am – 2am, Sun 11am – 12am INFO: 8231 4380
Fork On The Road x The Depot After two successful events, the food trucks will reassemble for Fork On The Road this Fri Feb 8 at the brand new CBD venue The Depot on Franklin St. Featuring all your food van favourites plus some newbies, including gourmet sandwich-makers Sneaky Pickle, the popup entourage will be dishing up from 11.30am until 2.30pm and will then return for a dinner service from 5pm until 9.30pm. Bon appetit!
Every now and then Steam Exchange Brewery down in Goolwa will release very small batch ales outside their staples. The Truffles comes around once or twice a year and is well worth hunting down. A bourbon-infused dark ale you say? Correct. All your Christmases have come kicking and screaming through your door at once. Dark chocolate on the nose with a palate of black cherries and ground coffee, Truffles is a velvet monster. Impossible to match this decadent drop with food, it’s a course in itself. So when you find yourself at the end of the night, make this the ‘one for the road’ while you head home to listen to some Gareth Liddiard. Cheers.
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The moon is passing through, adding feeling to your interests. If you notice yourself fired up and emotional early in the week, that’s why. It will settle. Let the extra feeling in as if it were added horsepower. If it’s all too much, get physical. Go for a run, dance or swim.
Scorpio 24.10/21.11
As Mars goes into Pisces early in the week, a feeling of suddenly being back in your element arises. There’s been a lot of hullaballoo in Aquarius of late, which has taken the collective milieu upwards into the world of thinking. As feelings again dominate, you are at home.
Gemini 21.05/21.06
Having thrown a degree of chaos into the works by daring to speak up for the new, it’s now time to slow down and integrate the changes you have inspired. If this integration doesn’t happen, everything will return to the way it was. Commit. Follow your vision through.
Sagittarius 22.11/21.12
The presence of a plethora of planets in Aquarius is lifting your spirits. When there’s lots of air around, it brings optimism and enthusiasm. Who cares if it’s not so grounded! Without optimism and enthusiasm, the world would be a dull place. Be a little irrational and playful.
Cancer 22.06/22.07
The moon is waning. This implies an emotional outbreath. An emotional out-breath is when we stop hanging on to things that are bugging us and let them go. It’s also good to breathe out good feelings that have passed. Do this and you’ll open yourself up to something new.
Capricorn 22.12/19.01
Venus is leaving. She has brought you delight and all the controversies that follow in the wake of attraction, infatuation and besotted-ness. Her glow is travelling with you as you climb out of your patch of solitary digestion and begin to circulate again in the land of community.
Leo 23.07/22.08
The sun is right smack in the middle of Aquarius. Life is brushing out the old and creating space for the new. The old isn’t always all that excited about going – and sometimes wisely so. Figure out what changes are essential and what not. Follow through on the ones that are.
Virgo 23.08/22.09
With Mercury firmly planted in Aquarius, adjustments are being made to your garden. Time will tell whether these adjustments have interfered with the life-cycle or enhanced it. Don’t be too quick to judge or complain. Take this moment as it is and make the best of it.
Aquarius 20.01/18.02
Mars departs your shores, meaning you have a few less cylinders under your hood. The side-effect of this drive was that it was making you a little hardline, so it’s not all bad that he’s gone. Soften your position. By doing so you will recognise support you missed noticing.
Helpmann Academy Graduate Exhibition The Helpmann Academy Graduate Exhibition is a landmark exhibition for graduates from some of Adelaide’s best tertiary art institutions. This year’s event will present works from 35 standout artists, each of them disciplined in diverse mediums and forms including painting, photography, sculpture, jewellery, video and film, materials and installation. Some of the names you can expect to see in the 2013 exhibition include artistic stalwarts like Madison Bycroft, Lana Adams, Michael Carney, Joy Furnell, Hailey Lane, Suzie Lockery, Carly Snoswell, Samuel Trevaskis and Lucy Timbrell. The opening night will feature a presentation of a number of awards valued at more than $13,000, so head along to keep up with the next wave of wunderkinds in South Australia’s art world. WHERE: Drill Hall, Torrens Parade Ground, Victoria Drive, Adelaide WHEN: Fri Feb 15 – Sun Mar 10 OPENING: Fri Feb 15 from 6pm
Pisces 19.02/20.03
Mars arrives early in the week. His arrival sets up an interesting dilemma. Existence is insisting, via his presence, that you own up to your will, to your capacity to take the drivers wheel and get things done. You aren’t being egocentric when you do. You are serving life.
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Fresh from a residency in Reykjavik, Iceland, local artist Julia McInerney has produced a body of sculptural work accompanied by written text exploring the space that arises there in between in White Air Anatomy. Inspired by the unique and vast atmosphere of Iceland’s environment, the works will be presented at FELTspace alongside two-person art collective Soda_Jerk and their debut showcase The Time That Remains – a two-channel video installation concerned with gendered discourses of ageing, ghosts and cinematic narratives.
Multidisciplinary painter and jewellery designer Susan Minter will return to Adelaide this Fringe season to showcase her latest leather works in Nowhere To Hide. Using jewellery and silver smithing techniques, Minter has riveted, cut, sewed and embossed prints of various woodland creatures and birdlife onto leather to produce unique woven leather bags, purses and other keepsake trinkets. Opening: Sun Feb 17 from 2pm – 4pm
12 Compton St, Adelaide Julia McInerney: White Air Anatomy Thu Feb 7 – Sat Feb 23
Astrology for those who won’t admit they’re interested. A beautiful gift book by Sudhir.
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Libra 23.09/23.10
Taurus 21.04/20.05
Venus moves into Aquarius. Your planet leaves the ground and lifts up into the sky like a hot air balloon. Can you think of anything more uncomfortable than a bull in a hot air balloon? Your feet aren’t going to be on the ground. You are going to have to adapt as best you can.
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Mars moves into Pisces. This is an interesting dilemma. Your nature is to be wilful. Pisces demands that we surrender our will to the big will of existence. If you try to fight with the ocean, frustration will follow. If you surrender, the ocean will show you its power.
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Aries 21.03/20.04
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Carley Snoswell, Untitled
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188 West Hindley St, Adelaide Susan Minter: Nowhere To Hide Sat Feb 16 – Sun Mar 17
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Ksubi AD/BC Lookbook The new lookbook for AD/BC en has been released. The Darr tion McDonald shoot, shot on loca ’s in Paris by Vogue Australia tenera Fashion Editor Christine Cen etheart, swe t lates ’s tralia Aus g usin Montana Cox, fulfils the collection’s union of royalty and grunge.
Freshen Up With Aesop
Ksubi Autumn/Winter 2013 Collection AD/BC Royal, regal and luxurious. These grandiose elements are a part of Ksubi’s next chapter in the light of their last remaining co-founders George Gorrow and Dan Single exit from the brand. The collection, christened AD/BC, borrows its inspiration from ye olde luxury and European bourgeois, with deep purples, blacks, velvets and gold embellishments, with an even heavier nod toward religious iconography than ever before. These design fundamentals are coupled with Ksubi’s continuing strive to be at the forefront of Australian streetwear, with bombers, baggy tailored denim, bombers and tee/skirt ensembles, with the same androgynous and grungy aesthetic that Ksubi has always adhered to.
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Name: Camilla What song gets you going: You’re The Voice by John Farnham Best coffee in Adelaide: Coffee Branch on Leigh St Last thing you bought: Four massive gelatos for my cousins What do you never leave the house without: Chapstick Favourite item of clothing in your wardrobe: State Of Georgia tutu dress Tell me something: I have a sick obsession with ‘80s music
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DVD Reviews
Beasts Of The Southern Wild
Holy Motors
Hope Springs
Writer/director/bit-player/voice-artist Leos Carax’s The Lovers On The Bridge (Les Amants Du Pont-Neuf) was a formidably pretentious load of romantic twaddle, and this 20-plus-years-later effort is similarly intellectually up-itself - and yet there are moments of cinematic magnificence amid the masturbatory ludicrousness. Oscar (Denis Lavant) leaves for work and is picked up by limo driver and confidante Céline (Edith Scob) for labours, we assume, as an executive. However, the vehicle is actually a dressing, screening and sleeping room, and Oscar adopts disguises for ‘appointments’: he’s a hunched lady beggar; a fighter and lover in ‘motion capture’ at a film studio; a bad parent and dying dad; and, perhaps, a murderer, even if he appears to get murdered himself - or something. Ahem… What the merde does it all mean, Monsieur?! Well, unlike other over-arty outings, Carax’s latest does have a ‘plot’, features a brilliant central turn (actually 11 turns) by Lavant and a lovely, if mystifying, bit for Kylie Minogue (!) and looks positively sumptuous throughout, while its key themes are also unusually clear(ish). But, nevertheless, you’ll surely still be hopelessly perplexed, and insist that it’s definitely holy something. MDB
Director David (The Devil Wears Prada) Frankel’s drama features a completely different performance from his pal Meryl Streep, and yet it’s the male lead here that surprises, with Tommy Lee Jones, of all people, playing sad and fragile in stark contrast to his rougher, crankier, more reptilian roles. Well-off longtime-marrieds Kay (Streep) and Arnold ( Jones) aren’t on bad terms and yet she feels unfulfilled and increasingly unhappy, and when she decides to sign up for a week of therapy in Great Hope Springs, Maine, with Dr Feld (Steve Carell, nice but with little to do), Arnold is convinced to come along and bellyaches the whole way. However, to no one’s great surprise, once he finally gives in to Kay’s wishes and admits that they do have a problem, the pair begin to heal, and while this has been promoted as a comedy, and there are funny moments, it’s actually rather more awkwardly intimate than expected, and director Frankel, screenwriter Vanessa Taylor and the cast don’t quite know what to do with the script at times. And while you wait for big revelations, they don’t come, and we’re mostly left with the fact that Arnold just doesn’t like growing old. Well, duh. With featurettes. MDB
Icon / MA / 96 Mins
Roadshow / M / 96 Mins
Icon / M / 93 Mins
Co-writer/director/co-composer Benh Zeitlin (co-adapting the script from Lucy Alibar’s play Juicy And Delicious) has stated that this low-budget, startlingly original, often out-of-control work was a collective effort, and certainly something this ambitious can’t be the work of just one guy. In what might be a post-Apocalyptic landscape but proves, instead, to be Bathtub, a southern Delta swampland community, six-year-old narrator Hushpuppy (Quvenzhané, pronounced ‘Kuh-venn-juh-nay’, Wallis) lives with her sick dad Wink (Dwight Henry) and relates her story, and how she and her friends and neighbours keep dangerously refusing to move on despite the approach of both a hurricane and a planned flooding. Disconnected from and mistrusting of modern life, Hushpuppy must also face her father’s illness and even see life beyond the levee, as monstrous aurochs are freed (or are they?) from their prehistoric prisons and rampage across the countryside. A true original, if one that’s a little too chaotic, Zeitlin and co’s sometimes extraordinary work is still worth seeing, as this is a brilliantly visual experience (especially considering that it was made for a mere million US dollars). And Wallis’ performance is something to behold: mature and knowing, brave and passionate, and often completely crazy. MDB
Bookshelf
Fish Change Direction In Cold Weather
Pierre Szalowski / A&U Canongate / 247pp / $22.99
Translated from the French (Canadian), this subtly moving character piece, another entry in the unexpectedevent-unites-strangers/heals-wounds/ changes-lives sub-genre, is in part told by a child narrator, and yet this isn’t a book for kids. When our unnamed 11-yearold protagonist realises his parents are splitting up early in 1998, he turns to the sky for help and, as if answering his call, a devastating ice storm hits Montreal. Electricity is cut and there’s danger afoot, and yet this also encourages the neighbours on a nearby street to make friends: there’s the narrator’s sad pal Alex and his angry dad Alexis; the secretly gay Michel and Simon, who might find a way to come out amid the chaos; and broken-hearted stripper Julie, who finds that she’s falling for the Russian hockey player-cum-scientist who’s afraid that his thesis will be ruined when his power goes out, and hopes to warm his fish in her bath (so to speak). MDB
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Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World Roadshow / M / 97 Mins
Screenwriter/first-time-director Lorene Scafaria’s wryly apocalyptic comedic-drama was evidently intended as a slow-burn cult hit, but got completely lost in all of late 2012’s Armageddon bullshit, and yet it’s still a sweet, sometimes strange, often melancholically funny character piece that’s less interested in the horror and chaos of our last days and more intrigued by how we all deal with it emotionally. An insurance salesman (get it?) named Dodge (Steve Carell) has his wife walk out on him three weeks before an asteroid is due to hit Earth and humanity’s end is guaranteed, and although he thinks he’ll spend the rest of his life alone, he instead winds up on a road trip to seek out an apparent lost love with help from a similarlydumped neighbour named Penny (Keira Knightley, never better). And while other it’s-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it pics feature all manner of shocking themes, and this flirts with dark ideas (a party where rich friends try heroin and offer kids vodka, a booming assassination business, fashionable suicides), it’s primarily about Dodge and Penny, how they feel they’ve wasted their lives, and how they’re doomed yet, just maybe, finally alive. With a featurette on the odd soundtrack and more. MDB
Ponydance Stage
Irish comedy dance company Ponydance are returning to Adelaide Fringe following the success of last year’s Where Did It All Go Right?, which collected the event’s award for Best Dance against strong competition. The troupe are returning with a new show, Anybody Waitin’, which has already enjoyed much overseas success. “We were asked us to put a show together for Dublin Fringe in 2010,” the company’s Paula O’Reilly begins. “After that it was brought back for the Dublin Dance Festival although the show had changed because we added a new character. “So Anybody Waitin’ is the four of us now and it’s longer and taken on a new life,” she adds before saying that Ponydance’s founder, Leonie McDonagh, usually has an idea that she presents to the other company members. “And we all work on it from there. In the rehearsal room we’ll just talk and then start making some choreography by dancing along to songs we like. We try lots of different things to see what works and what makes us laugh. And if we are laughing, we think the audience would probably be laughing too.” Along with their dancing talents, comedy forms a large part of Ponydance’s work. “We’ve always tried to infuse our dance skills with comedy and we like to think we are all naturally funny. And that’s as people as well as performers. “And a few years ago Leonie met a
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clown master from Brisbane, Ira Seidenstein, and since then we’ve worked with him quite a lot. Ira still lives in Brisbane but travels the world doing clown workshops. So he works on the clowning aspect of theatre with us and we’ve done some quite intensive work with him over in Ireland. He comes over for a couple of weeks at a time.” The company, who formed in 2005 when they were all at the same Dublin dance school, took part in last year’s WOMADelaide. “And the crowd went wild,” O’Neill laughs. “It was incredibly amazing and we felt like rock stars. The crowd ended up following us around and yelling out our names. “And as long as we are not too hungover – no, I’m only joking - we’re hoping to head over to the WOMAD site for a look this year because it’s such a seriously great festival. And The Garden Of Unearthly Delights is like a
whole new world by itself. “Oh, just say that we are all wonderful dancers and very, very funny,” O’Reilly then suggests when asked if she has anything more to add. “Actually, we are feeling a bit of pressure this time after winning that Fringe award last year. It’s a lot to live up to that very high standard. “But Anybody Waitin’ is never the same show twice. It changes depending on the audience and who gets pulled up to be part of it. It’s like a whirlwind that just gets crazier and crazier.” WHO: Ponydance WHAT: Anybody Waitin’ WHERE: Romantiek, The Garden Of Unearhtly Delights WHEN: Fri Feb 15 – Sun Mar 17
Your guide to the student experience. Well heck, that went quick. While you will probably read this with crippling sadness that uni holidays are coming to an end for another year, hopefully the return of Fast Times will dull the pain at least a teeny bit. For those who are embarking on higher education for the first time, best of luck getting prepared. For those returning for another year, welcome back. I look forward to bringing you hints, tips and tricks on all the events, deals and campaigns that help make your student experience more pleasant. Higher education can be a confusing, tumultuous and beer-soaked path and any advice along the way can help save you time and money when you need an opportunity to get ahead in your field, industry experience, a reason to procrastinate or a good time with cheap food and beer. Whether you study at uni, TAFE or dabble with courses, trades or just like to learn, you’ll be able to find something here to help you. The world didn’t end in 2012 so tertiary education is still valid. For 2013 at least. Make it count. Peace, Lachie
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AIDC Student Pass Students are being offered a special student registration price to take part in all DocWeek 2013 activities and festivities, including a Full Pass to the four-day AIDC and daily passes. This would be the perfect platform for students to learn all there is about becoming a documentary professional, increase industry knowledge and make national and international networks with access to the handpicked selection of documentaries from around the world.
DocWeek Summer School Masterclass
DocWeek 2013 If you think you could find weirder people than Louis Theroux or a voice more calming than David Attenborough’s, the Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) is the place to find out more. AIDC is Australia’s only documentary conference and attracts both national and international filmmakers, broadcasters, producers and directors. DocWeek will be making its debut in 2012 from Mon Feb 25 to Sun Mar 3. DocWeek will see more than 60 film screenings and special events at the Mercury Cinema, Palace Nova Cinema and other venues in the CBD.
For those interested in documentary making, there are three Summer School Masterclasses on offer. The three topics on offer are The Art Of Publishing And How To Build A Career On The Internet, Creative Collaboration And How To Benefit From Sticking With A Winning Team and Social Entrepreneurship, The Power Of Documentary And What It Takes To Be A Producer With An Agenda. It’s just like the MasterChef version, but with documentaries. For more info DocWeek, AIDC and student prices visit aidc.com.au.
Gear Up First impressions matter, and the first impression of a university or academic year are no different. In a ploy to win over all students for 2013, UniSA have implemented Gear Up, a music and arts festival held at City West campus on Wed Feb 27. This is the first time Gear Up has been held, and is bringing together students and graduates to help decorate the campus and make sure the two stage festival runs smoothly. With a line-up boasting Ball Park Music, Hungry Kids Of Hungary, The Salvadors, Busby Marou, Asta and Koolta, this will give you a chance to affiliate yourself with your surroundings for the next academic year with some of the best up-and-coming local and national artists. Considering Gear Up
is free for all UniSA students, now is your time to enjoy something at uni that won’t spike your HECS debt. And if you aren’t enrolled in UniSA you can still come along, you just need to pay $30 for the privilege via FringeTix. Since the inside word is that the same people as the Laneway Festival are presenting Gear Up, you can expect all the indie delights of Laneway, without the price tag. WHAT: UniSA’s Gear Up WHO: Ball Park Music, Hungry Kids Of Hungary, Asta and more. WHERE: UniSA City West Campus WHEN: Wed Feb 27, 12pm-8pm. INFO: unisa.edu.au
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ION T A N I AST PROCR TIP Procrastination is one skill at uni that will stay with you for life no matter what industry you pursue. Consider this a ‘Break In Case Of Emergency’ glass case if you ever find yourself lost without a cause for distraction.
DIY Back To School At Ikea Stockholm sure wasn’t built in a day, and if you have as much luck as me, your Ikea furniture sure won’t be either. Ikea Interior Designer Katy Mills says, “Study spaces must be functional but definitely not boring – the ability for a student to personalise their space only increases their creativity, imagination and desire to spend time there”. This gives heaps of procrastination opportunities to waste those first precious study moments. Not only can you browse their diverse range of student-friendly goods with hilariously insulting names, you can then take them home and (eventually) either build yourself or bribe someone more capable to do it for you. Check out the Vika, Snille and Dokument ranges for yourself to see how they help surge your creativity and tucker you out trying to put them all together. Waste more time here at ikea.com.au.
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Texture Like Sun
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Texture Like Sun
Atoms For Peace
(Blank Tape Music/MGM)
(XL/Remote Control)
It’s that time of year - time for the spring clean of the summer. Cleaning your fridge to rid the mouldy Christmas ham, cleaning your cupboards to make room for gifts you’ll probably never use and, lastly, cleaning your CD review collection and finding a little gem that slipped through the cracks into the deep dark crevices of your desk. Texture Like Sun, I’m sorry I lost you, but your sound was too good to let go. This self-titled EP sees Melbourne’s Texture Like Sun slip under the radar just as it slipped through my hot little hands. There is something about their sound that is grossly understated; a subtle brilliance that shines through despite the record’s apparent simplicity. Vocals that caress your insides combine with soft whistles that bounce off the metal guitar strings, contorting into one epic debut EP. This dark nu-folk selection shows a more tender side of Texture Like Sun, moving into a completely new sound that’s different from anything they’ve done before. There is some hidden quality here that resonates with you long after you’ve finished listening. Because of this very reason, I promise to never let you out of my sight again, you sun-like textures. Sharni Honor
Judge, Jury And Executioner
It seems more than simple coincidence that the latest Atoms For Peace single shares a name with one of the working titles thrown about during the recording of Radiohead’s 2003 epic Hail To The Thief. Not only does Thom Yorke’s new project share the haunting subliminal hum of Backdrifts, but Judge, Jury And Executioner also sounds like it was recorded in the spooky woods where the freaky animals from the There, There video live. With peculiar bass wobbles, nimble acoustic flashes and slippery backing vocals, this is the musical equivalent of watching the diverse, colourful and exotic species of a giant aquarium gliding together in a dazzling zip of living art. Fishier, happier.
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Ke$ha C’Mon (Sony)
Given there’s an infamous web photo of a compromised Ke$ha with ‘c’mon’ her tummy, is it terribly surprising her latest single initiates slut mode for another round of teen drinking, heavy petting and theft? While she’s no doubt Public Enemy #1 to mothers fearing for their pre-teen daughters, the longer Ke$ha lingers the more I like her. Somewhat removed from the high street glamours who populate the charts, Ke$ha is more like the scuffed-up doll in the toy box – the one missing an arm, given a savage hair cut and covered in dog saliva. C’Mon’s dumb fun suggests this trashed Barbie would rather party with the rockers than keep her box in mint condition.
Eels
Wonderful, Glorious (E Works/Co Op)
Like Dr Strangelove for pre-schoolers, the violent orange shelling depicted on the cover of Eels’ 10th studio album Wonderful, Glorious proves frontman Mark ‘E’ Everett has lost none of his gallows humour as he ticks off the days until he turns 50. The artwork’s not the only place where war zones are vibrantly rendered,
with Everett’s first album in three years opening with the cantankerous wolfman howl of Bombs Away. Momentarily shedding the introspection, it’s the sound of a beaten-down sailor weathering the storm by tying himself to the mast. Like a dogged indie answer to Gloria Gaynor’s I Will Survive, Everett takes time to smell the flowers even when he’s neck-deep in manure. The welcome, familiar Eels guitar lick of Peach Blossom arrives like an ice cream van after a winter thaw, while On The Ropes’ tiredhearted troubadour delivers a standard to rival Kris Kristofferson’s Sunday Morning Coming Down. Things aren’t always so hopeful (The Turnaround could fit snugly on Mix FM, were it not for the fact its protagonist is a heroin-addict), but Everett has the ability to see the cloud’s silver lining – even if it’s just struck him with a bolt of lightning. The Eels’ frontman has sometimes fashioned a curmudgeonly persona akin to a grandpa watching from the porch as kids hurl dog turds at his prized roses, but beyond the caricature he’s perfected the Eels sound. It’s another album of tremendous dynamite. Scott McLennan
MS MR Hurricane (Sony)
As it’s more than eight months since Lanewaybound New York duo MS MR’s Hurricane first razed Australian radio, their record label’s rather lethargic mainstream push now comes in the wake of the tune hitting 42 on the Triple J Hottest 100. For the 17 of you who haven’t yet been exposed to this brooding barometric blip, imagine Natalie Merchant being clubbed to death by Rob Dougan. Hurricane’s accompanying art spells it out via a coffin-shaped make-up box – there’s darkness lurking under the gloss.
Bingo Players Feat Far East Movement Get Up (Rattle) (One Love)
I wouldn’t worry too much about this tune like a really shit idiot savant, it’s just making up numbers.
Dizzee Rascal Bassline Junkie (Liberation)
Congratulations, Peter Andre – it’s taken 20 years, but thanks to the bug-eyed nonce Mr Rascal, you no longer have the shittiest song that rhymes ‘funky’ with ‘junkie’. Just like Pete’s ex Jordan, this is an empty, attention-seeking monstrosity that serves as a warning against promoting over-inflated tits.
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Sarah Blasko Live Review
Adelaide Festival Theatre, Fri Feb 1 Review by Scott McLennan Pics by Andreas Heuer
A point arrived in the mid-‘70s when strings became commercial pop music’s answer to AutoTune. Still awaiting disco’s upbeat liberation, mediocre detritus from adult contemporary acts such as Gordon Lightfoot, Olivia Newton-John and Anne Murray added orchestral flourishes almost as a banal afterthought. Listening to some of the era’s chart hits almost 40 years on, it’s no wonder such schlock tactics ensured punk’s antibiotics arrived just in time to treat music’s infectious string epidemic. While music connoisseurs might question what’s to be gained from throwing an orchestra behind the bland and unsophisticated Am/C/G drudgery of an artist such as Pete Murray, for Sydney’s Sarah Blasko it seems like a logical progression rather than a desperate, fumbling change of tack. Each of her four albums has been progressively more ornate in construction; the sonic architect has booby-trapped her releases with slowly-revealed musical annexes like Incan temples filled with hidden compounds. Self-produced during a cold and isolated time in Sweden, 2012’s I Awake is a perfect album for Blasko to bring to life with the assistance of an orchestra given its poignant, multi-layered finesse. Even with 50 musicians enlisted in her regiment, Blasko’s war remains an internal one; her comrades can’t diminish the sadness and loneliness at the core of I Awake. While it’s rich in poetry and beauty,
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Quick Ones
Madness
Kishi Bashi
Melanie Pain
(Cooking Vinyl/Shock)
(Pod/Inertia)
(Inertia)
Oui Oui Si Si Ja Ja Da Da
151a
Bye Bye Manchester
Various Artists
Girls – Volume 1: Music From The HBO Original Series (Warner)
Not many bands are still around more than 30 years after their formation, let alone releasing critically-acclaimed new material. But 2009’s The Liberty of Norton Folgate was widely called Madness’ best album and now the British ska pop institution are back again with their 10th LP. Bouncy Motown soul-influenced opener My Girl 2 isn’t a remake of or sequel to their 1979 hit, just an acknowledgement of their past. And the 11 tracks (plus three bonus cuts) are steeped in their history: the infectious How Can I Tell You? recalls lead singer Suggs’ solo albums of the mid-’90s, Misery interestingly sounds like 1979’s 2-Tone tourmates The Specials, and Leon and bonus track Black And Blue could fit on any of the band’s classic first three albums. But they’re not just trading on former glories. La Luna finds the septet channelling a mariachi band to great effect, while chintzy disco elements are melded to their signature sound to support Never Knew Your Name’s tale of a nightclub encounter, and Death Of A Rude Boy even flirts with rap (and manages to avoid being embarrassing!). Without any of Norton Folgate’s concept album baggage, Madness are simply doing what they do best: writing a record’s worth of catchy potential singles. Owen Heitmann
re-creating I Awake virtually in its chronological entirety ensures the audience needs stamina as well as a great deal of empathy for their on-stage heroine. This isn’t a concert for fairweather fans hoping to hear a forgotten old ‘hit’ such as Don’t U Eva, this is one for the dedicated followers – and even then it can sometimes feel as unrelenting and painful as watching Sylvia Plath hawking infomercial ovens. Dressed in a black diamante-studded outfit like a young Katharine Hepburn, Blasko eases herself into the night with older tracks such as [Explain] and All I Want. The mood is sombre and dramatic, with the single spotlight on Blasko flashing shadows on the plain curtain backdrop as if she’s a femme fatale from a Hitchcock film such as To Catch A Thief. She bends and wails like a human version of a theremin as the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra hit their stride. After swinging her mic cord about like a rhinestone cowboy during No Turning Back and waving like windswept dune reeds on Sleeper Awake, Blasko removes her gloves and takes the exploration party deep into the emotional jungle of I Awake. None but the most uncompromising high-calibre performers would get away with such an unyielding set, but I Awake is no ordinary pop album. As she nears the encore with the stirring Cast The Net, Blasko sighs heavily, finally allows herself a smile and then admits, “It’s been great”. It seems her heartfelt lyrics come easier than happiness, but this is a sumptuous orchestral realisation from a restless and relentless artist looking for an emotional rescue.
The debut album of singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Kaoru Ishibashi is titled 151a. The name is thought to refer to a Japanese term which is pronounced the same way ‘151a’ is in Japanese. It means “live every day as though it were your last”, and that is exactly what this album sounds like. 151a is a vivid and colourful album that boasts layers and layers of musical experimentation. The arrangements on this record made me want to prance around the city with streamers in my hands, only pausing to hug random strangers on the streets. Stylistically, 151a can be compared to other auditory tinkerers like Animal Collective, but to do so would be unfair to Kishi Bashi’s talent and vision. Kishi Bashi is either a mad man or a genius, but either way his debut album explodes out of the gate with a symphony of sweet confectionery for the ears. Ryan Lynch
French singer Melanie Pain first seduced listeners with her breathy vocals as part of the new wave band Nouvelle Vague, which, coincidentally, actually means ‘new wave’ in French. Pain’s second solo album, Bye Bye Manchester, is in the same vein as Nouvelle Vague’s novel take on ‘80s classics. Transitioning between French and English throughout the album, Pain is able to concoct a whimsical patchwork of songs that are light and breezy. It is arty and a bit Frenchy, but Pain’s voice makes it wholly inviting and charming. Bye Bye Manchester allows me to romanticise about France and its people the way their arthouse movies often do. The music is pleasant and carefree, and almost always glosses over the fact that the cities of France are some of the dirtiest on the planet and that the French people are obnoxious and snotty. Stereotypes have to come from some sliver of truth, right? Ryan Lynch
The first of hopefully many soundtrack offerings from the generation-defining Golden Globewinning HBO drama, Girls is a testimony to some of the defining artists and themes of Gen Y, rather than just poignant songs from the series. Santigold and Grouplove exclusive soundtrack cuts Girls and Everyone’s Gonna Get High are testament to the way the show has impacted youth culture. Many of the songs will connect with those familiar with Girls, while the uninitiated may consider some songs random choices. Having said this, the flow of tracks is slightly confused, as Icona Pop’s bouncy I Love It seems out of place preceding lo-fi The Echo Friendly and Belle & Sebastian. To avoid sounding like a wanker, I won’t say it’s a representation of the character’s own unpredictable journeys. But I could. Lachlan Aird
Various Artists 101 Ultimate Aussie Hits (EMI)
One of those odd collections where a band’s most famous song is sometimes skipped in favour of something obscurer, this five disc set features: dead set classics from the ‘60s (The Easybeats Friday On My Mind), ‘70s ( John Paul Young’s Love Is In The Air), ‘80s ( John Farnham’s inescapable You’re The Voice) and beyond; one-hit wonders (like Mark Williams’ Show No Mercy and Ratcat’s That Ain’t Bad - or were they a twohit wonder?); a few ghastly cuts (including Shannon Noll’s horrific cover version of What About Me?); and mystifying selections, such as Daddy Cool’s Come Back Again (surely it should have been Eagle Rock?), Barnesy’s Lay Down Your Guns (not No Second Prize or I’d Die To Be With You Tonight), and Choirboys’ Never Gonna Die (not their beloved Run To Paradise). Tell ‘em they’re dreamin’. MDB
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Local Gigs
Astor After Dark The Astor, Thu Feb 7
The Astor is on the hunt for quality local acts for a new open mic night that will be taking place on Friday nights and Sunday afternoons. Sound like something you’d be keen for? Astor After Dark Auditions will be taking place every Thursday evening starting Thu Feb 7, offering musicians a chance to play for band management types and bookers to secure their next gig. Get yourself down to the Astor, 437 Pulteney St from 7pm, and check out their new rooftop and sundeck bar while you’re there too.
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Cats Laneway AfterParty Rocket Rooftop, Fri Feb 8
Adelaide band Swimsuit effectively finished in second place on Three D Radio’s annual Top 100+1 chart as top spot was shared by fellow local bands The Aves and Molting Vultures. Swimsuit’s recording for the community station’s Saturday evening live-to-air program, The Sound Lounge, was the chart item in question and they have since issued two songs, Crazy and Carsick, from it as a seven-inch vinyl single. The band successfully used Pozible, a crowd-funding platform for creative projects, to raise the money to press 500 vinyl copies of the single. “That was great fun and a good experience,” Kath Dooley, the band’s drummer and lap steel player, says. “But I think it’s something you can only use once. I don’t think you can really ask friends more than once to give you money to make a record.”
Swimsuit formed from the ashes of Fiona Beverage, an Adelaide band Dooley and her guitar-playing sister had going in the late ’90s which had begun as a duo before evolving into a three-piece. “But then Bec, our bass player, went off to Vietnam for three months and we couldn’t bear the thought of not playing anymore,” Dooley laughs. “Our whole social life evolved around playing in a band so we got Ross [Dalrymple] in on bass and kept playing.” The band dissolved when Dooley headed off to Paris and sister Liz relocated to Sydney. “But when Liz and I both moved back to Adelaide, we started Swimsuit with Ross and then got Adam MacBeath in on guitar. We knew Adam because he used to come to all the Fiona Beverage gigs. He was like our number one fan.” MacBeath, a former member of Adelaide band The Mandelbrot, also plays with longrunning local band The Artisans.
Future plans for Swimsuit, who cite influences as diverse as Sonic Youth, Calexico and The Triffids with nods to PJ Harvey and Cat Power, include a possible trip to Melbourne and booking studio time. “We have about 10 songs we’d like to record in proper studio,” Dooley says. The Swimsuit song Crazy is to feature in a film, The Dead Speak Back. “It’s a feature film being made by Jason Sweeney as part of SA Film Corporation’s FilmLab program,” Dooley reveals. “Jason wanted a kind of house band, so he shot some footage of us playing at Waterside Workers Federation Hall down at Port Adelaide. “I think the film comes out later this year so we’ll have to wait and see how much of it he uses,” she concludes. WHO: Swimsuit WHAT: Crazy/Carsick (7” vinyl) WHERE: Wheatsheaf Hotel WHEN: Fri Feb 8
CD Review
The Lizards Frill Seeker
(Independent)
The Beards have a themedmusic challenger in The Lizards. Can you make a whole punk rock album about reptilian buddies and barbecues? Yes, you can. Can it be good? If Frill Seeker is anything to go by, then yes again. Even if the novelty value of lizard music wears off, the tunes still hold their own. If you like being able to understand vocal tracks, you may need to fiddle around with your EQ. The main focus of the recordings is definitely the smash crash of Patty’s guitar
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competing with Stubs’ bass. The sound is thick and ripping, with Marty’s drums underscoring the whole lot. The shred closing out Skateboard Song slides beautifully into Panel Van Party. This tune is the first one that starts to hum with something a little more melodic, and The Lizards’ surf-rock influences make themselves known. Eternal Lizard Freedom is the greatest name for a song, ever. We should petition to swap Advance Australia Fair with this anthem. The whole album is one long tune that slips between songs with finesse and gritty thunder. Frill Seeker will sock a solid punk punch to your eardrums. Ilona Wallace
Following last weekend’s sunburnt and dust-riddled Big Day Out bash, the kids behind Cats are at it again with another awesome after-party for Adelaide’s Laneway Festival. The event will take place at Rocket Rooftop featuring all the usual resident DJs plus a very special international guest behind the decks. Just yeasayin’... doors at 9pm.
Flower Party
Arcade Lane, Sat Feb 9
Jimmy & The Mirrors’ annual flower party is returning to Arcade Lane this Sat Feb 9 with the promise of more colour, paint and floral festivities than ever. Featuring J&TM fresh from their Murray To The Sea tour, Timberwolf and Sitara, there will be tunes provided in between from DJs Pagdad and Nicky Jensen. Get in early for a free floral face painter. Doors open at 9pm.
Auxilla Music Video Filming CBD, Sun Feb 10
Auxilla are filming a gonzo live music video for their tune Falcor on Sun Feb 10 and need as many people as possible to participate as extras. The filming will take place in a secret CBD outdoor location near a barbecue and a basketball court, so there will be food and beers to get punters in the (G rated) mood. The event will take place at 4pm, so if you want to get involved keep your eye on their Facebook page for location details at facebook.com/ auxillaband.
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