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miles+simone ADELAIDE CABARET FESTIVAL 2013

Editor’s Note// The weird and wacky are descending upon our humble city once more, ruffling feathers (literally) and causing mischief. Adelaide Cabaret Festival is at our doorstep. As the temperature drops, the feat of exposing one’s skin in any environment - let alone in public - becomes an applaudable feat in itself. For this festival, you need to combat the fear of fripples as well as the fear of missing out. Although it feels like an age has passed since Mad March, in actuality there has been so much happening in Adelaide recently. The Adelaide Cabaret Festival is joined by the likes Cabaret Fringe Festival, Come Out Festival, Hoot Adelaide Hills Jazz Festival and – personal favourite – CheeseFest. Adelaide’s music scene is still kicking along nicely, this week alone folk geniuses Kaki King and Ash Grunwald will be warming up crowds in more ways than one. King even reminded us just how lucky we are to live where we do, and that while we might not appreciate it because we live here, it’s a truly amazing place. If you scoff at the thought of Adelaide being an exciting city to spend the months of April to February, maybe you just haven’t explored it enough yet. So avoid the temptation to hibernate under a blanket fort until winter has passed. Man up like a cabaret performer and show your face, and if you're brave enough, maybe some skin.

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“I realised that the toothbrush was vibrating inside my bag and he thought I had a vibrator in there.” Kaki King

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Due to popular demand and off the back of touring Black Stones, Lowrider will play a one-off hometown show at The Gov on Sat Jun 1.

Get ready for some serious feelz when Bleeding Knees Club come to Rocket Bar on Fri May 31 to launch new single, Feel.

Live D&B comes to the Colonel Light Hotel with Kobra Kai launching Incession along with The Oscillators launching Choose Your Own Adventure on Sat Jun 1.

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The Fowler’s Live show on Fri May 31 with Archers and East End Villains will be the last one for a while for The Salvadors before they finish up their new EP in June.

After the release of their debut EP Birth To Burial, Cavern Club will host Before Ciada along with other fellow metal outfits.

Jazzgroove Mothership Orchestra Help the mothership celebrate their 10th anniversary at the Promethean this Mon Jun 2 with an exceptional display of Australian jazz.

Speeding along this week... NIGHTS ON NORTH TERRACE - The first of the family friendly events kicks off a screening of Hotel Transylvania at the Adelaide Goal on Sat Jun 1.

THE REVEREND HORTON HEAT - The reverend from Dallas and his cohorts will be heating up The Gov as he takes the stage on Thu May 30.

MIKE STERN BAND - A 'Certified Legend' of Guitar Player Magazine, Mike Stern and his band shows The Gov on Sun Jun 2 why he’s deserving of the accolade.

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Saviour Rudd Three deeply inspiring souls are coming to Australia in July and Adelaide is lucky enough to host their first show. This spiritual hat-trick is made up of acoustic songbird Xavier Rudd, earthy family-man Donovan Frankenreiter and the inimitable Nahko And Medicine For The People. The cultural blend and musical mastery will soothe even the wildest beast. Head along to Thebarton Theatre on Wed Sep 25 to witness the magic. Tickets go on sale Thu May 30 from Venuetix.

Doubly Gorgeous Two beautiful days await you in McLaren Vale on Fri Nov 22 and Sat Nov 23 for the Gorgeous Festival. Expanded by an extra day, we can expect big things from the sunny, relaxed festival that last year showcased Missy Higgins, Dan Sultan, Gosling and more. The extraordinary food and wine will make a return, this time at the festival’s new location: Serafino Winery. The lineup is yet to be announced, but keep up to date at gorgeousfestival.com.au for future announcements and ticket details.

Fleetwood Back Catch Fleetwood Mac at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre on Tue Nov 19. Toting their musical god status, they’ve promised a dozen hits including The Chain, Dreams, Rhiannon and Go Your Own Way. Featuring long-time Fleetwood favourites

Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood and John McVie. Shows are expected to be more than two hours long. Tickets go on sale 9am Thu Jun 13, with various pre-sales available for certain fans. Full details can be found at livenation.com.au

Swoon-worthy folkster PASSENGER (Mike Rosenburg) is bringing his busking ways back to Adelaide in December. Part of a six-day Australian tour following the release of his new album, All The Little Lights, the travelling gentleman will play at Thebarton Theatre on Sun Dec 1. Tickets can be purchased from Venuetix.

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Triumph overseas and the recent release of their debut album, When It Was Now, mean a lot to these Adelaide boys. They’re finally coming home so we can revel in their success. The three-gig stint is a stunted national tour, hitting Sydney and Melbourne before wrapping up in Adelaide at Rocket Bar on Wed Jul 24. Tickets are on sale through livenation.com.au

Getting Low All Time Low are ready to take on Australia again after their sold-out success in the past. With new album Don’t Panic in tow, the pop-punk group will round out their national tour in Adelaide on Tue Sep 3 at HQ.

A Winter Warmer tour is just right for Eskimo Joe, who have been giving music a bit of a cold shoulder after their 2011 release of Ghosts Of The Past. Pumped up by a Pozible campaign, the Perth group pulled together their sixth studio album. Winter Warmer shows will be two-hour intimate gigs, with Adelaide as the last stop on the tour. Sneaky city warehouse venue Published Arthouse will play igloo for Eskimo Joe when they arrive on Sat Jul 13.

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country duo who are heading to Adelaide Cabaret Festival to showcase songs from their debut album, Home In Your Heart, as well as some new compositions that will form part of their soon to be recorded second release. iles O’Neill is an actor and musician who is also involved in junkyard musical comedy group, The Suitcase Royale, while Simone Page Jones is an opera singer who put together cabaret show The LoveBirds for Adelaide Fringe 2012. She also used to work as a backing vocalist for Melbourne band Clairy Browne & The Bangin’ Rackettes. “The people at Adelaide Festival had seen us perform together in Melbourne last year,” O’Neil says when asked how the invitation had come about. “And, of course, they were familiar with Simone from when she did The LoveBirds in Adelaide.” O’Neil is also no stranger to this city as The Suitcase Royale have often performed in The Garden Of Unearthly Delights as part of Adelaide Fringe and the group were also invited to play Adelaide Cabaret Festival in 2012. “It was a production The Suitcase Royale had put together called The Ballad Of Backbone Joe,” he says. “We absolutely loved the festival. It’s so well run with such a lot going on. I’m looking forward to coming back. I’ve played around the world at lots of festivals and it’s one of the best.”

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Miles & Simone came about organically. “We’ve known each other for about 10 years,” O’Neil says. “We met on a production of Summer Of The Seventeenth Doll and have since supported each other on our various projects. I’ve played in the backing band for some of Simone’s cabaret stuff and she’s done some singing with The Suitcase Royale. We’d often loosely talked about doing something together. I had a collection of country-esque songs – a back catalogue of about 100 or so – and last summer we just started singing them together in my backyard.” Australian singer songwriter Darren Hanlon then became involved when he dropped over to O’Neil’s house to borrow a run-down old piano.

“We’ve worked out a great country arrangement of If I Could Turn Back Time. It’s a song that once you take out all the over-production and glitz, you realise it’s actually a good song.” “I did that age-old thing of giving a rough demo tape to someone further up the musical ladder,” O’Neil laughs. “I never expected to hear anything back but Darren got in touch to say he was heading back to Portland, Oregon – Darren spends about six months of every year over there. He asked if he could give it to Adam Selzer to mix. I thought that would be

amazing as Adam has produced people like Jolie Holland and M Ward. Then Darren also got in some friend to add drums, keyboards and pedal steel. While he got rid of the bedroom sound, since the demo tapes were recorded in my bedroom, he still managed to keep a nice, analogue, lo-fi feel to it. There are now plans for Simone and I to head over to Portland next year to work with Adam and crack out another one. We’ll still do the rough demos at my place, but take them over to Portland to flesh them out.” The Suitcase Royale is currently on an extended break, which quite suits O’Neil. “It’s been good to just focus on the duo with Simone at the moment. While we think it’s pretty amazing that we get to come over to Adelaide, we’re also looking at touring overseas at some stage.” Page Jones has also taken a break from being a backing singer and songwriter with Clairy Browne & The Bangin’ Rackettes who will soon embark on a huge national tour following an overseas venture. “Simone left about a year ago because, as just a backing singer, it was getting in the way of her doing her own stuff and pursuing her own dreams. It’s great to see them now doing so well overseas. They’ve really stepped up a notch over the last year or so.” Miles & Simone will be playing most of the songs from Home In Your Heart, some completely new songs and a few covers when they hit Adelaide Cabaret Festival. “When we first started we were throwing in quite a few Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris things until we began to think we were becoming a Gram and Emmylou tribute act,” O’Neil laughs. “So we’ve got rid of most

Miles & Simone have a certain op shop vintage chic about their dress sense. “It’s just us being ourselves,” Miles O’Neil says. “We already enjoy that kind of aesthetic so we’ve just heightened it slightly for the stage. We think of it as being like broken down Hollywood glamour meeting rurul Australia. “Simone is a clothes magnet anyway,” he adds with a laugh. “She can’t go anywhere without picking something up because clothes just seem to stick to her. And that rubs off on me. I’ll be with Simone and end up getting few snappy items myself. She’ll drag me down a sleazy alleyway and up a flight of rickety old stairs and I’ll end up with a suit from the ’50s and a few other things.”

of those but because Simone is a massive Cher fan, we’ve worked out a great country arrangement of If I Could Turn Back Time. It’s a song that once you take out all the overproduction and glitz, you realise it’s actually a good song. When you put it with acoustic guitar and slow it right down, it’s really heartbreaking. “It’s also been great experimenting with how our voices work together,” he concludes. “With Simone being an opera soprano and me having a baritone voice, it’s interesting seeing how we can work them together.”

WHO: Miles & Simone WHAT: Home In Your Heart (Indpendent) WHERE: Artspace Gallery, Adelaide Festival Centre WHEN: Fri Jun 7 - Sun Jun 9

Interviews// The Living Ash What happens when Australia’s biggest rock band teams up with of the country’s leading blues and roots gurus? Shit gets hectic. In the best possible sense en years into the blues-rock career of Ash Grunwald and he has seen the sights of the Australian music scene, supporting the likes of Jack Johnson, Missy Higgins and Pete Murray. The obvious and natural transgression from there is to get two out of three of the band members of The Living End and go on tour. Obviously. It first began with Scotty Owen, the bass beast of The Living End. When peeling back the layers it appears as though these gents have a lot more in common then first perceived. Their respective wives have formed their own band, Mrs Cassidy, meaning the two families have enjoyed a Sunday barbecue or seven. “I’ve been friends with Scotty for a fair while. Occasionally I’ve said to him, ‘Did you wanna

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come for a jam?’ He’s into it. He loves playing. We did Falls Festival and stuff together. When I supported The Living End and saw Andy [Strachan] play I thought he is one of the best drummers in the country. I never would have been so cheeky as to try and schnapple two thirds of The Living End for my own gig!” He chuckles, a sly grin on his breath. “We were playing down in Geelong, Andy lives near there and just on the off chance we said, ‘Hey, do you feel like coming for a jam?’ and he was like, ‘Yeah’.” Bang. What a story. What a foundation. “It just went really well and he was into it, so we kind of went, ‘Let’s do it again’. We’ve done a few festivals and I ended up getting him to do the tour.” The resulting sound becomes this infusion of blues riffs with a profound rock undercurrent. This sound is just completely next level for Grunwald, moving his music into a completely new territory. “We do a lot of my stuff but it’s got that tight rock band kind of thing behind it, which I’ve never had in my music before. It’s a little bit wild. It pushes it further in that rocky area. For

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me as a front person, the reinforcement of that rhythm section is just amazing. It’s an amazing experience to be in front of. I’m enjoying the pro-ness of those guys and they are just enjoying, I guess, the looseness of what I do. It’s quite a powerful experience. So I’m loving it. I started off doing three-piece stuff years ago and then I turned my back on it [for my solo career].’” Three-piece, hear you say? Tell me more! Long gone are the days of his high school three-piece rock outfit The Blue Grunwalds, “Ha! Wow, that really embarrasses me!” he laughs. “Well it was definitely formative. That was probably the last time I was doing that bass player, drums thing and that’s probably 13 years ago.” So after touring the country with these chaps, what radical stunt has the dreadlocked dude got in store next? “Well, I go to England and France in July, Canada in August and then Bali in September. I’m actually playing some shows and then going on a surf trip to the other side of Indonesia and then I’ll be back in November.” With such wonderful adventures ahead for Grunwald, what about his little family at home? “They’re going to meet me in France. My poor, poor wife is taking the kids to Paris for the week until I meet them in the south of France. I’ll be doing some shows, hopefully getting barreled and eating croissants. Then it’s off to Canada.” Fresh to the scene is his second daughter, already with a passport. “She’s going so well. Scotty played with my wife’s band, Mrs Cassidy at the same festival that I was playing at. I had the baby in this backpack thing and I jumped up on stage with her still asleep and played the banjo. Then our other daughter jumped up and Scotty and Em’s daughter jumped up too. It was just a full family affair! Just a full family vibe.” Coolest dad ever? WHO: Ash Grunwald WHAT: Ash Grunwald With Scott And Andy From The Living End WHERE: The Gov WHEN: Fri Jun 7

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Subway Temptations When you’re six records down and a household name across a smorgasbord of countries, sometimes it may be easier just to whip back to busk in subways, becoming a nameless muso once more. Well the temptation definitely lies for Boston brewed instrumentalist Kaki King, who is trotting around Australia for Glow, the brand spanking release from this feisty songstress. I love Australia!” King excitedly declares. “I know you take it for granted because you live there but Australia is really special. It’s different from everywhere else in the world. I think better when I’m there and I breathe better. I just love Australia!” Froth is basically oozing out of the phone. “I would come back to Australia any day of the week. Its amazing.” Sounds like the perfect time for King to be

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doing a whopping tour of Australia. Amid the tours and big headline shows, King craves the simplicity of the good ol’ days. “You know I really do [miss busking]. Busking is a cool art. It’s kind of somewhere in-between. You have an audience but they have not paid to see you, they have no expectations of you and yet you are on the stage. You’re under zero pressure, except there is a subtle feeling of, ‘I should be doing my best in front of these people’. I miss that sometimes. I miss the freedom I had. If I wanted to stop in the middle of a song, I could. I could just pack up and go about my business.” Among the six albums, Glow lingers as perhaps her most defining yet. “I love it too!” King agrees. “I’m usually a little silent on how I feel about records but I do think very highly of this one.” As she should be. This release is an ocean of sound, rhythms that ebb and flow to your each and every emotion. It’s a record of freedom in the sense that you can adapt any song to

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Good Vibrations While on the topic of useless items, Kaki King remembers a story where her useless vibrating toothbrush got her in a sticky situation. “Once, this guy was like, ‘Oh I I’ll take your bag’ and he just grabbed my bag. Some magical thing happened which turned on my vibrating toothbrush. So the guy is walking with this girls' bag that has something vibrating inside. He was like, ‘I think I should give this back to you’. I realised that the toothbrush was vibrating inside my bag and he thought I had a vibrator in there! Then I had to do this whole show of, ‘No no no no! It’s just a vibrating toothbrush!’”

interpret your own meaning, a process of which King absolutely encourages. “I feel as though having to put a label on it, having to tell so many others which bin to file it in kind of defeats the purpose of making something that’s really beautiful. It is something that does cross a lot of musical boundaries and emotions. Instrumentally that’s a beautiful process. I know exactly where I was in my life when I wrote certain songs and they have been extraordinarily meaningful to certain people in a completely opposite setting. I find that wonderful.” King has been described by many as a ‘genre unto herself ’, which marks as kind of a big deal from certain limitations of instrumental dwellings alone. “When someone opens their mouth to sing, you automatically know who it is even though the music might have changed drastically. My job has been a little more difficult just because of that. It’s hard doing something instrumental because lyrics can contextualise things and you can tell so many different types of stories with lyrics. With instrumentals you’re really telling stories emotionally. Emotions are just not as subtle as words. The guitar is a very strictly defined instrument with six strings and a certain amount of notes. It’s been a process of realizing what the guitar has to unlock and it hasn’t been simple. It takes a lifetime of playing guitar. I am happy that people think I am me as a genre unto herself because it’s certainly something that was on the list of things to achieve. It basically took six albums to do it!” Away from the fact that this hot-blooded human is potentially one of the best guitarists of our generation, she’s actually a relatively normal cat - one with hopes, dreams, domestics and needs. These needs include apparently useless items that may have seemed like an epic idea at the time. “I’ve got so much stuff that I don’t need it kills me,” she chuckles, outraged. “I got a toothbrush in Australia that vibrates. I have decided that the vibration is completely useless. I can’t really brush my teeth properly [with the vibration]. I have a vibrating toothbrush! What’s wrong with me!?” WHO: Kaki King WHAT: Glow (Velour) WHERE: The Gov WHEN: Fri May 31

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The Oscillators The Oscillators are taking part in a double launch party on Sat Jun 1. They’ll show off their debut LP Choose Your Own Adventure on the same night as Sydney’s Kobra Kai drop Insession. The Oscillators aren’t afraid to mix big beats with electro, hip hop and rock. Crowd-pleasers and dancefloor-friendly, their album has been building since the group formed in 2009. Three singles dropped at the end of last year, including the popular Rock The Night. Kobra Kai have also had serious success both nationally and internationally since their Triple J Unearthed state victory. They’ve wowed huge crowds on stages at The Big Day Out, Futuremusic, Space Ibiza, Stereosonic, Creamfields and Peats Ridge Festival. The new album Insession comes with a new meld of instrumental work, featuring organs, horns and guitars. The Oscillators play at Colonel Light Hotel on Sat Jun 1.

Q+A With Shapeshifter

The Tongue Having just released his third and most compelling album, Surrender To Victory, The Tongue will be heading on the road for a national headline tour, backed by the beats of super producer Cam Bluff. The Sydney rapper’s live show is coanchored by DMC champion DJ Skoob, making this one of Oz hip hop’s most dynamic duos, with the MC having also played most of the biggest Australian festivals including the Big Day Out, Groovin The Moo, Good Vibrations and Come Together, just to name a bunch. Most recently, The Tongue joined Mac Miller during his east coast tour, with his own upcoming headline jaunt set to include a host of special guests from across his extended family around the country. The Tongue also recently made history as the first international hip hop act to play in Cambodia at the Tiger Translate Festival, so don’t miss him at Rocket Bar as he covers both his new and older material.

New Zealand’s biggest live D&B collective, Shapeshifter, have just returned with a brand new single Gravity in the lead-up to their forthcoming fifth album Delta. Nick Robinson (bass/ synths) reckons the new record is a career highlight in itself... What are your personal thoughts on Delta? Really proud, it’s always hard to finish an album and be happy with it. I think albums often take on a life of their own and you watch that blossom and grow and eventually you can stand back like proud parents and watch what it does and the personal journeys it makes. It’s the fun part for sure.

The Tongue plays at Rocket Bar on Sat Jul 6.

Juan Atkins Although Juan Atkins’ music has been embraced all around the world – and particularly in Europe – exposure in his native US has been limited, despite the DJ originating in Detroit (his first and only American hit being the 1983 electro classic Clear, released as part of the dup Cybotron). From 1985 a series of important records on Metroplex under the name Model 500 started coming out and continue to do so today, while Atkins has also been putting out albums, remixes and collaborations on Belgium’s R&S Records, Germany’s Tresor as well as others. The Model 500 12”s laid the blueprint for Detroit techno and although much has been made of his pioneering early work, Atkins has also continued his efforts in progressing electronic music far into tomorrow. Providing one of the best introductions to Detroit techno, Atkins’ live sets are where the real magic happens – catch him at Sugar in July. Juan Atkins plays at Sugar on Sat Jul 13.

CD Reviews

Shapeshifter

Emika

Jungle Revolution

Delta

DVA

(Big Dada)

(Truetone Recordings)

(Ninja Tune)

Calling all rudebwoys, ruffnuts, bommerclad massive, lyta kru and everyday junglists- this joint be rollin’ the tuffest revolutionary call to the dancefloor. Packed with rapid fire ragga flows, nasty bass warbles and ripped beats, Jungle Revolution is a punch in the face of ganga-blazin’ soundclashes meets pirate style; all to take the heads back to those glorious days when jungle was the fresh sound bangin’ through the constant pulse of the 4 beat universe. Dubbed-out reverbs and time-stretched vocals echo out over mashed beats and Rasta-isms galore. Opener Jungle Souljah kicks off a half-time beat over mystic vibes, before a hectic snare-led beat tears it right up. Other high points hit fast like UK Allstars with call-outs to the heads over a buzzing beat and breakdowns, the slow then quick, but always vibing Jah Warriors, and many other joints that stick to a formula running through a spectrum of tempos; but it’s one that works if you like to move jah blahdclaht like nobody biniss. Reload! Dr Earmenow Earmenow

It’s no secret that when it comes to our part of the world – Australia and New Zealand, that is – Shapeshifter are pretty much at the pinnacle of the D&B genre, having platinum albums under their collective belts as well as successful, sold-out tours around the rest of the world (especially Europe). This, believe it or not, is actually their fifth album, and with Delta they’ve upped the ante when it comes to genre fusion and generally working ‘outside the box'. The 12 tracks shapeshift (sorry) from jazz, soul and traditional D&B all the way through to radio-friendly pop, trance and even hard rock and metal. Diamond Trade makes them sound like Avicii one minute, In Colour like BOB the next, and Giving Up The Ghost like Killswitch Engage... How’s that for leaving ‘em scratching their heads? Pick of the bunch, however, is Shadow Boxer – a cool, breezy, atmospheric little gem with old school D&B leanings and amazing vocals courtesy Paora ‘P Digsss’ Apera. Simone Keenan

English-born/Berlin-based artist Emika returns with her second full-length album and the timing couldn’t be more perfect as our winter approaches. DVA (meaning ‘two’ in Czech, appropriately) teeters the line between melancholy and just plain sinister most of the time, comprising of delicate violins, cellos and piano thrown in together with minimalist techno atmospherics, bluesy electronic, deep dub textures and fragile, echoing vocals. It’s one hell of a moody album, though while it is quite gothic and dark, it’s also extremely pretty and at times ventures into pop, like on the catchy After The Fall. Emika’s take on Chris Isaac’s gorgeous love ballad Wicked Game doesn’t disappoint, thankfully, while the album opener and operatic piece Hush is worth checking out just for the quirkiness factor (Emika’s take on opera, featuring Michaela Srumova). Beautiful stuff. JP Cameron

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What does your record collection look like, anyway? Everything from Jim Croce to Black Flag! We all actually love a wide range of music and some of my music collection would be a bit embarrassing, for sure! This record has already been described as your ‘most fearless yet’ – do you agree? Yeah I think we do probably try and push the boundaries a bit, but we don’t think like that, we just make whatever music we make without worrying what people might think. But when it comes to the crunch, of course we do care what people think so it can get nerve racking releasing something we made then thinking, ‘Fuck! Are we making a mistake?... Oh well, too late now’. Looking back on all your releases, how would you describe your musical evolution? From Budgie to Cockatoo... There’s still a bit of room there to grow and evolve.

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What’s the story behind the album title? I guess the thing that springs to my mind is a river – Delta. That mass feeding from many different places creating a geographical wonder – a meeting place of creatures and a giver and a taker of life. I think it could be metaphorical to all of our musical journeys that took us to this place.

What does it take to become New Zealand’s biggest D&B act? We are the only D&B group in New Zealand, though, there was one other – Conchord Dawn – but Evan Short left the group, meaning the Dawn became officially a solo artist. No competition for us, we sky-rocketed from second to first New Zealand D&B group overnight.

Delta is out on Fri May 31 through Ministry Of Sound.

Calendar/ Thu May 30 Kissy Sell Out (Apple Bar) Fri Jun 7 Dash Berlin (HQ) Sun Jun 9 Tommy Trash (HQ) Sat Jun 22 Mobin Master & Tate Strauss (HQ) Sat Jun 22 Obie Trice (The Gov) Fri Jun 28 Tokimonsta (Rocket Bar) Sat Jul 6 The Tongue (Rocket Bar) Fri Jul 12 Clubfeet (Rhino Room) Sat Jul 13 Bliss N Eso (Entertainment Centre) Fri Jul 26 Funk Volume Tour Feat Dizzy Wright & Jarren Benton (Fowler’s Live)

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Tyson relocated to California just over a year ago. “I’d been touring here for years, maybe three years, before I actually moved here – and the tours are always awesome.” He was coming to the US five times a year and decided to economise on travel. It’s already benefitted his career. “It’s definitely helped build my profile in America by being based here and accessible and available to play lots of my shows here and Canada as well.” He’s collaborated with various producers. Besides, Tyson’s agency, Spin, is nearby. “It’s been incredible – there’s never been a second where I regretted it, which has been great.” Tyson is something of an adventurer. He’s even hit South Africa (the DJ hopes to go back this year). America’s West Coast was once an epicentre for the (nu-skool) breaks scene with which Tyson was attached early on. But he’s long left that style behind, segueing into fidget and electro-house. “I’m actually getting back into more electro. Over the last year, I’ve been getting back into electro a lot. Before that, I was doing a bunch of tech-house and traditional house, I guess. So on my way back into electro now, I’m trying to incorporate a twist of that kinda tech-house flavour that I spent a few years refining.” Tyson isn’t immune to the big trends in EDM, either, with trap the current ‘it’ genre. He likes its use of old 808s and hip hop influence. “It’s cool. You can hear a little bit of it in some of my music, I think.” Tyson began as a drummer in the ‘90s rock band Loki, but gravitated to electronica – and

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Sydney DJ Bass Kleph (AKA Stuart Tyson) is conquering America from his new base of Los Angeles, joining the Australian exodus that also includes Tommy Trash. But he’s not forgotten his Aussie fans. Tyson is preparing for a huge homecoming tour, starting in Adelaide.

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DJ culture. The producer acquired his rep with big remixes ( Joan Reyes’ Shakedown) and crossover tunes ($pend My Money featuring Stellar MC). He’s issued music through elite, if unexpected, labels, such as John Acquaviva’s tech-house Definitive Recordings. “The track I released on there went to number one on Beatport, too. It’s a track called I’ll Be OK. Even the B-side called Oh Yeah, went to number eight at the same time.” Tyson, who sang on 2012’s single Make Me Forget, is industrious. He has “a whole bunch of originals and collabs” in the pipeline. There’s Less Is More on his Vacation Records, plus a new BKCA single I Want More due on OneLove from him and singer/songwriter (and Loki member) Chris Arnott. He’s lately remixed the Reecey Boy and Naylo tune Take

A Look At Us Now, featuring Ron E Jones. “I got a bunch of support on that from Tommy Trash.” And Tyson may still embark on an ‘artist’ album. “I did one a while ago that was more like just a collection of tracks I’d been working on at the time, with a few new ones as well. But I wouldn’t mind doing another one right now. It’s probably not my main priority. I’m more focussed on doing the singles. I’m still open to it.” Ironically, Tyson only DJs in LA bimonthly. “I try to make every time I play a special event.” He’s just launched his own party, Klephtomania, named after his iTunes podcast series, at the Hollywood club Playhouse – they had a full ‘crime theme’ with costumes, showers

There’s a saying among artists that often the worst of times inspire the best music. Unfortunately, this is true, as Matt Edwards (AKA Radio Slave) discovered recently, the DJ/producer having faced “a catalogue of disasters” in pretty much every category of life. Losing his best friend, parting with his girlfriend, suffering health problems and experiencing set-backs with his newly-released record, Edwards has nevertheless come out on top, and the proof is in the pudding called Balance 23. “It’s one of the biggest compilations for serious electronic music artists out there,” he says. “So I wanted to do a good job with it. The tracks that I’d wanted were pretty difficult to license at first, though. I started putting all the mixes together last year and the idea was to release the project around the end of February, but things with licensing took longer than I thought it would. Luckily, at least I ended up getting nearly 90 percent of the tracks I wanted, even though there were problems at first.” But the trouble didn’t end there, giving true meaning to the saying ‘when it rains, it pours’... Now, Edwards is able to look back on that period with amusement, but at the time it was no laughing matter, as the producer recalls. Actually, it was living hell... Just call it a ‘dark night of the soul’ experience. “I had to have a minor operation in January and it kind of went pretty wrong. I got a tissue infection from it and I was forced to take six weeks off work. Basically, I had to see the doctor every single day and was told, ‘You can’t do anything, do not move, stay still’. This, for me, was almost impossible because I’m always moving around, I’m always on the go, I’m always doing stuff, I’m extremely active.

of fake money and “all ridiculous shit”. It’ll happen quarterly. He also plays Avalon and the “underground” Sound. Tyson is excited to return to Australia with his dynamic semi-live DJ set (he harnesses Native Instruments’ Maschine groove box). “I’m really excited to do this tour – I can’t wait,” he enthuses. “It’s been, like, a year since I played back there... So hopefully I see everybody and we all get to party together and catch up and [I] play a bunch of music and just have some good times.”

WHO: Bass Kleph WHERE: Red Square WHEN: Fri May 31

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I had to cancel touring, including going to America... Then I split up with my girlfriend! She was under a lot of pressure with her work as well and it all just added up together into one big mess.” There is an art to taking a traumatic situation and transforming it into a positive and productive one, as Edwards came to realise – where most would crumble under the pressure, the producer let the bad times motivate him to make the best damn Balance compilation he possibly could. “For me personally, I’m not afraid to admit that all the best music I have ever written was made when I was going through emotional turmoil or difficult situations,” he claims. “I just need to lock myself away and escape.

Some people do this by going out and getting smashed to try and survive it. For me, I lose myself by switching off and just expressing it all through music. It definitely got reflected in my tracks – on the second CD there is a Ryuchi Sakamoto track called Only Love Can Conquer Hate, which has a potent title. There was a lot of hatred going on in the early part of the year and not from my side – it was coming from other people.” Not that Balance 23 is all about venting over haters and the challenges life set him up for – Edwards claims there’s plenty of tracks to get the dancefloor moving on the first half of the compilation. It’s just that the second disc happens to be a little more personal. “I’ve split them up like that on purpose. It

hasn’t all been bad times, anyway, I mean, the last few months have been great! I’m touring again, my life has settled down a bit. Disc one has some really great dance-ier numbers but disc two is more the kind of music that I’m into when I’m just by myself. It’s more experimental electronica but very musical. I’m always surprised by how much amazing music I discover from bands I’ve never even heard of. Being a DJ I discover so much music through sampling. I’m really digging classical and jazz right now.” WHO: Radio Slave WHAT: Balance 23 (Balance)

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FRI JUN 28

THE REVEREND HORTON HEAT, DOUBLEBLACK & KING OF THE NORTH @ Governor Hindmarsh BEFORE CIADA @ Cavern Club

THE SUPERJESUS @ Governor Hindmarsh THE JANOSKIANS @ Thebarton Theatre TIGERTOWN @ Wheatsheaf Hotel

FRI MAY 31 KAKI KING @ Governor Hindmarsh RASA DUENDE @ Nexus Cabaret

SAT JUN 1 MESSRS @ Ed Castle KOBRA KAI & THE OSCILLATORS @ Colonel Light Hotel LOWRIDER @ Governor Hindmarsh

SUN JUN 2 MIKE STERN BAND @ Governor Hindmarsh

MON JUN 3 JAZZGROOVE MOTHERSHIP ORCHESTRA @ The Promethean

WED JUN 5 KAMELOT, MONTARCH & QUIET CHILD @ Governor Hindmarsh

THU JUN 6 THE CHEMIST @ Grace Emily TIM CHAISSON @ Wheatsheaf Hotel

FRI JUN 7 ASH GRUNWALD @ Governor Hindmarsh

FRI JUN 7 – MON JUN 10 HOOT ADELAIDE HILLS JAZZ FESTIVAL: DAVID HELBOCK, SNARK PUPPY, THE JAMES CARER ORGAN TRIO, SARAH MCKENZIE, GRACE KNIGHT and many more @ Mt Barker

FRI JUN 7 – SAT JUN 22 ADELAIDE CABARET FESTIVAL: IDINA MENZEL, KRISTIN CHENOWETH, MOLLY RINGWALD, DARREN PERCIVAL, SHANE WARNE: THE MUSICAL and many more @ Adelaide Festival Centre

SAT JUN 8 NORTHLANE, STRUCTURES, STRAY FROM THE PATH & STATUES @ Fowler’s Live ROBOTOSAURUS & TOTALLY UNICORN @ Animal House VAUDEVILLE SMASH @ Jive Bar

SUN JUN 9 STEVIE WRIGHT, THE FAB FOUR & LUCKY SEVEN @ Cavern Club HOODOO GURUS & LIME SPIDERS @ Governor Hindmarsh

SAT JUN 29 THE SUPERJESUS @ Governor Hindmarsh ADAM HILLS @ Thebarton Theatre

P!NK @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre

TUE JUL 2 P!NK @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre

THU JUL 4 P!NK @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre

FRI JUL 5 P!NK @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre SOMETHING WITH NUMBERS @ UniBar KIRIN J CALLINAN @ Jive Bar CLAIREY BROWNE & THE BANGIN’ RACKETTES @ The Gov

SAT JUL 6 THE TONGUE @ Rocket Bar

TUE JUL 9 FEAR FACTORY @ HQ

WED JUL 10 LA DISPUTE & PIANOS BECOME TEETH @ Fowler’s Live YOUTH OF TODAY @ Enigma Bar

THU JUL 11 BALL PARK MUSIC, EAGLE & THE WORM & JEREMY NEALE @ HQ

FRI JUL 12 YOU AM I @ Thebarton Theatre THE HOODIE WEATHER TOUR: THE NEVER EVER, NINE SONS OF DAN, A SLEEPLESS MELODY WAY WITH WORDS & WITH CONFIDENCE @ Fowler’s Live CLUBFEET @ Rhino Room

SAT JUL 13 ENABLER & URNS @ Enigma Bar BLISS N ESO @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre Theatre

TUE JUL 16 A DAY TO REMEMBER @ Thebarton Theatre

WED JUL 17 TODD RUNDGREN & DAVEY LANE @ Governor Hindmarsh

MASKETTA FALL @ Black Market

SAT JUL 20

FRI JUN 14 KATE MILLER-HEIDKE @ Flinders St Baptist Church DAVID BRIDIE & THE PILLS @ Governor Hindmarsh OWEN CAMPBELL @ Coopers Alehouse (Wallaroo) BAD//DREEMS & THE PREATURES @ Rocket Bar

SAT JUN 15 THY ART IS MURDER, CATTLE DECAPITATION, KING PARROT & AVERSIONS CROWN @ Fowler’s Live (licensed all-ages) DAVID BRIDIE @ Barossa Regional Art Gallery BREAKING ORBIT @ Enigma Bar CATTLE DECAPITATION @ Fowler’s Live

WED JUN 19 ANDREW STOCKDALE @ Governor Hindmarsh

THU JUN 20 ARTURO SANDOVAL @ Governor Hindmarsh EAST COAST RAMPAGE: I KILLED THE PROM QUEEN, HOUSE VS HURRICANE, BURIED IN VERONA & SAVIOUR @ Uni Bar MUNICIPAL WASTE @ Fowler’s Live

WED JUL 24 ATLAS GENIUS @ Rocket Bar

THU JUL 25 THELMA PLUM @ Grace Emily LAURA MARLING @ Flinders Street Baptist Church

FRI JUL 26 KATIE NOONAN & KARIN SCHAUPP @ Dunstan Playhouse

SAT JUL 27 BJÖRN AGAIN @ Festival Theatre KATIE NOONAN & KARIN SCHAUPP @ Dunstan Playhouse

THU AUG 1 COLD WAR KIDS @ Governor Hindmarsh

FRI AUG 2 THE BOOTLEG BEATLES @ Governor Hindmarsh SPIN OFF FESTIVAL: OF MONSTERS AND MEN, PASSION PIT, SNAKADAKTAL, CHET FAKER, FIDLAR, THE JUNGLE GIANTS & DUNE RATS @ Thebarton Theatre

TUE AUG 6 JOAN BAEZ @ Festival Theatre

WED AUG 14

SAT JUN 22

TUE SEP 3

BILL ODDIE @ Adelaide Town Hall

BERNARD FANNING & VANCE JOY @ Thebarton Theatre

MON AUG 19

Messrs by Ilona W allace

“Some nights when you’re playing to 30 people, you’re like, ‘What’s the point?’ But those are 30 people who have paid to come and see you, so it’s worth it.” As worthy as they are, the small room nights are pretty much over for Messrs, who sold out their last national tour and are already back on the road.

DON McLEAN @ Thebarton Theatre

TUE AUG 27 JAPANDROIDS @ Ed Castle

ALL TIME LOW @ HQ

WED SEP 4 CYNDI LAUPER @ Festival Theatre

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WHAT: The Beards WHAT: First World Tour WHERE: Jive WHEN: Fri May 31

SPEELMAKESWAVES @ Crown & Anchor

THU AUG 15

WED JUN 26

own beards in the mirror. These are all great inspirations. The beard is the muse for all our music. We’ve already written half the album.” Confidence certainly isn’t something they lack. “We’re very, very confident. Just how confident we are is probably one of our biggest failings.” Given the success that they’ve received, both critically and with their touring history for the last seven years, have they discovered any copycats trying to cash-in on their niche market? “Unfortunately not. We would love to see some more bands like us though. The more people out there spruiking for a bearded society, the more chance we have of bringing this eventuality about. We’ve seen a lot of bands with beards but they fail at the crucial point of singing about beards. A song not about beards is just wasting everybody’s time."

SUN JUL 21

RAY BEADLE @ Governor Hindmarsh IN HEARTS WAKE , COUNTERPARTS, THE STORM PICTURESQUE & STORIES @ Fowler’s Live FRENZAL RHOMB, CRISIS ALERT & HIGHTIME @ Uni Bar LAURA IMBRUGLIA @ Crown & Anchor

KINGSWOOD @ Jive Bar

Facey McStubbington chats to Rip It Up from Manchester, where they just played a sold out show the night before that McStubbington declares was the “highlights of my life”. What happened to justify such a big call? “The stage was a short jump away from the bar so I did a guitar solo on the bar.” Such feats won’t be as achievable when they return to Australia, although that doesn’t mean McStubbington and his bearded cohorts aren’t any less excited, especially about their homecoming Adelaide show. “There’s nothing more pleasing than coming home and playing to our bearded

brethren in Adelaide.” Stubbington confirms that while The Beards have explored new corners of the earth on this tour, they are still very much Adelaideans at heart. “There’s nothing better than coming home to Adelaide. There’s clean air, better weather, more space. Besides than perhaps being a bit tighter on stage, our beards are going to look fantastic after two months of disheveled growing. They’ll be bushier and more majestic than ever.” Finishing up their world tour at the end of June, The Beards will enjoy some time off before embarking on yet another album devoted to promoting beards and shaming those with hairless chins. “We have a few months off from touring but we’re working on our fourth album in Adelaide.” With The Beards, Beards Beards Beards and Having A Beard Is The New Not Having A Beard under their belt, how do they continue to find inspiration and original material based solely on facial hair? “We’ll spend time just combing our beards, stroking each other’s beards and staring at our

WAVVES @ Ed Castle SLEEPMAKESWAVES @ Crown & Anchor

MDC @ Fowler’s Live

FRI JUN 21

After spreading their “beard propaganda” to the far reaches of the USA, Canada, Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, England and Scotland, The Beards are returning for the Australian leg of their first world tour, stronger, more confident, experienced and committed to their cause than ever before.

FRI JUL 19

THE BELLRAYS @ Enigma Bar STEVE VAI @ Her Majesty’s Theatre

OWEN CAMPBELL @ Norwood Live ADELAIDE BURLESQUE FESTIVAL @ Nexus Cabaret BRUCE MATHISKE @ Star Theatre

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THU JUN 13

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Justin Walkden, guitarist and synth player for the band, is still thankful for those soldout nights. “You don’t have an expectation about how many people are going to be there,” he says. “You just do it because you want to hang out with your mates and spread your music because that’s what you’re passionate about.” Audiences, however, can expect one thing from Messrs in return: a “high energy, good time” gig. And, if you’re in Adelaide, you

might get a sneaky peak at some new material. “We’ll start playing new stuff and seeing how it goes,” Walkden says. “We play in Adelaide a lot and people get sick of seeing the same songs all the time, so we need to be moving forward.” Interstate friends get to see the backcatalogue for a little longer, but Walkden says that some EP tracks are already being dropped from the set to make room for newer material. A future album, he says, will have no old material. “There’ll be nothing from the EPs. That’s done now.” Looking beyond the current tour, the plan, he says, is to possibly do one more EP, then head to America, before coming back to write an album. “We’ve got heaps of stuff floating around that’s not finished, so if we knuckle down we can probably get something out pretty soon.” Beyond the skyrocketing numbers and the plans that seem to keep turning out

beautifully, Messrs have been overcoming their lead vocalist’s stint on Big Brother. “We did a tour after Josh got out of the house,” Walkden explains. “We’d planned that we’d get back on the road as soon as we could because we were itching.” At the first few shows though, he says, the crowd was a curious mix of TV and music fans. “There were a lot of people there who followed the Big Brother thing. You’d talk to them and they hadn’t been to a live gig before. So, I think in some way it was a positive thing: we’d opened people’s eyes up to a live music scene and that there’s more to going out than just clubs.” WHO: Messrs (with Tully On Tully) WHAT: Running Wild Tour WHERE: Ed Castle WHEN: Sat Jun 1

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Thursday 30th

WHITMORE HOTEL – RAINBOW JAM SESSIONS (7.30PM)

ARKABA HOTEL – Lounge Bar: Bill Parton Trio (8.30pm) BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB – Quizmeisters Trivia (7.30pm) BOTANIC BAR – Big Bubba & Betty CLOVERCREST HOTEL – Complete Trivia (7.30pm) CROWN & ANCHOR – Band Room: Laura Rose (9pm) Front Bar: DJ Antface DANIEL O’CONNELL HOTEL – Trivia Night (7.30pm) DUBLIN HOTEL – Quizmeisters Trivia (7.30pm) DUKE OF YORK – Downstairs: DJ Jon E (9pm) DJ Skinny B (1am) Beer Garden: band of the week plus DJ Dave Parry (9pm) ED CASTLE – Band Room: Live Bands (9pm) ELECTRIC CIRCUS – The Proj3cts (9pm) EMU HOTEL – Karaoke Night (9pm) EXETER ON RUNDLE – Big Smoke

Friday 31st

FORRESTERS & SQUATTERS ARMS HOTEL – OPEN MIKE GILBERT STREET HOTEL – TARA CARRAGHER AND RICHARD COATES (7PM) GOVERNOR HINDMARSH – Band Room: Reverend Horton Heat, DoubleBlack and King of The North (8pm) Front Bar: Gumbo Room Blues Jam: John Lee Hooker Night GRACE EMILY HOTEL – Tim Hampshire, Bri Mahoney, Dan Raw and Des’ Mini Band GRAND BAR – OMG HIGHWAY – DJ Alli (8pm) HORNER & PRATT – The Café Series (6.30pm) JIVE – The Music Room Launch Party LIGHT HOTEL – SCALA Live (8pm) MARION HOTEL – Cue ‘n’ Brew: 888 Poker (6.30pm) PJ O’BRIENS – DJ Grillz (9pm) PRINCE ALBERT HOTEL – Thirsty Thursday with DJ Tango ROCKET BAR – 8 Bit Kidz featuring resident DJs Stubanger, Hank & Osk and the Powderoom Posse SUGAR – ITDE Deejays and interstate/international guests THE LION HOTEL – Clearway (9pm) TONSLEY HOTEL – Brad Iverson (8.30pm)

ALMA TAVERN – Fresh Fridays with DJs ARCHER HOTEL – Upstairs: DJ Jaki J (9.30pm) AUSTRAL – The Austral House Band (7pm) BLACKSMITHS INN – Lily & The Drum (8pm) BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB – Dave Hunt (7pm) BOTANIC BAR – Troy J Been, Prince Aaronak and Suckerpunch BRAHMA LODGE HOTEL – Van Demons Band (8pm) BUSHMAN HOTEL: GAWLER – DJ CROWN & ANCHOR – Band Room: Tombstone Hunters Club, Appomattox Run and Kitchen Witch then Ride Into The Sun DJs (9pm) Front Bar: Carla Lippis (5pm) DRAGONFLY BAR & DINING – Downtown with DJs DUKE OF YORK – Tom & Rose (7pm) ED CASTLE – The Byzantines, Sister Rose and party DJs ELECTRIC CIRCUS – Trashbags with resident DJs Capt N Cook, Mangie and Terror Terror plus guests ELYSIUM LOUNGE – DJs EMU HOTEL – Kickback (8pm) ENFIELD HOTEL – Jonny Star Family Entertainment (6pm) ENIGMA – Bar 2: Dirty Threads, Poetry For The Blind, Alithia and Chasing The Race. Bar 3: Chronic Abuse, Afternoon Rebellion, She Said What and Gypsy By Night ESPLANADE HOTEL – 2 Up Duo (8pm) EXETER ON RUNDLE – Rin & The Reckless FINDON HOTEL – Karaoke (8.30pm)

FORRESTERS & SQUATTERS ARMS HOTEL – BAND ROOM: IMOGEN BRAVE, DEAD LOVES, STRAY DOG STRUT. BISTRO: STUFF BOX, 2ND HAND SQUAD, BEN DAVID, JIM HAMPSHIRE AND DAN RAW GLENELG PIER – PIER ONE BAR – Clearway (9pm) GLYNDE HOTEL – karaoke (9pm) GOVERNOR HINDMARSH – Band Room: Kaki King and Vorn Doolette GRACE EMILY HOTEL – Diesel Witch, St Morris Sinners and Adolf Sasquatch

GRAND JUNCTION HOTEL – Transit (6pm) HAMPSTEAD HOTEL – Panic Switch (8pm) HIGHLANDER HOTEL – Red Henry (9.30pm) HILTON HOTEL: MYBAR – DJ Chaps and DJ Lumeire HOTEL ROYAL: TORRENSVILLE – Bar 180: Dimitra (7.30pm) HOTEL TIVOLI – Honey with DJs IRISH CLUB – Shamrocks ‘n’ Shenanigans Live Acoustic Sessions (7pm) JIVE – The Beards World Tour, Carla Lippis & The Martial Hearts LA BOHEME – DJ Zooma (9pm) LIGHT HOTEL – Black Market (9pm) LIMBO – DJs LONDON TAVERN – Live Acoustic Weekly (5pm) Rewind Fridays with DJ Wolfman LORD MELBOURNE – karaoke with Laura Lee (9pm) MARINA SUNSET BAR – live acoustic music MARION HOTEL – Bart’s Bar: Gary Isaacs (6.30pm) MARS BAR – DJ VJBeeJay and guests (9pm) drag show (2am) MICK O’SHEA’S – The Royals OFFICE ON PIRIE – DJ Jess (4.30pm) PARA HILLS COMMUNITY CLUB – Redline (7.30pm) PRODUCERS HOTEL – After Four Fridays Garden Grooves with DJs Justice and DrDamage plus special guests (4pm)

RAMSGATE HOTEL – DJ SNAKE & DJ RUPHEO (9PM) RED SQUARE – DJs REX HOTEL – karaoke (8pm) ROB ROY HOTEL – Yass (6pm) and DJ Smiley (8pm) ROCKET BAR – I Oh You Vs Cats: Bleeding Knees Club, Sures, Console Warriors and DJs (9pm) ROYAL OAK HOTEL: NTH ADELAIDE – Dino Jag (7.30pm)

SEACLIFF BEACH HOTEL – DJ (8PM) SEMAPHORE WORKERS CLUB – Blind Dog Taylor & One More Mile SETTLERS TAVERN – Broken Theory (8pm) SOMERSET HOTEL – Matterhorn (8pm)

SOUTH ADELAIDE FOOTBALL CLUB – Paul Stubbings (6.30pm) STAG – Upstairs: DJs play urban and dance. Downstairs: DJs play retro SUGAR – TGI Funky with Ben Alibi and HMC 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 –DJ Grillz (9pm) Animal House (9.30pm) THE GOODY – Ch@t Room THE LION HOTEL – live entertainment TONSLEY HOTEL – Chrysler Bar: UK Blitz (9.30pm) Tavern Bar: Johnny G (4.45pm) and Dave Freeman & The Reason (9pm) TORRENS ARMS HOTEL – TA Bar: Acoustic Reign (8.20pm) VICTORIA HOTEL: O’HALLORAN HILL – DJs WHEATSHEAF HOTEL – Sun Theory (9pm)

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The Guide // BOTANIC BAR – Sanji, Brad Sawyer and Tom Wilson BRIDGEPORT HOTEL – karaoke with Gemma (9pm) BRIDGEWAY HOTEL – Iris (8pm) CAMEO BAR – After Hours with DJs DrDamage and guests CROWN & ANCHOR – Luke Carlino, Starscream and Like Kites and DJ Azz CUMBERLAND HOTEL: GLANVILLE – karaoke with Nicole (8pm) DRAGONFLY – rotating DJs playing techno, house, disco and everything in between DUKE OF YORK – Front Room: DJ Mitchy B. Beer Garden: DJ Parry. Upstairs: DJ Skinny B, MC Scotty and guest DJs ED CASTLE – Plus One: Messrs, Tully On Tully and Harts (9pm) ELECTRIC CIRCUS – Arcade Disco with resident DJs Junior, Dancespace and friends EMU HOTEL – Funky Monks (8pm) ENIGMA – The Arch Menaces, Ricochet Pete, The Systemaddicts and Diesel Witch EXETER HOTEL – Jonny Star Family Entertainment (7pm)

EXETER ON RUNDLE – Coops and The Bird FINDON HOTEL – Kinetik (9.30pm)

FORRESTERS & SQUATTERS ARMS HOTEL – LIVE BANDS FOWLER’S LIVE – Boris The Blade GARAGE BAR – DJs (10pm) GILBERT STREET HOTEL – DJ Marky Polo (8pm) GOVERNOR HINDMARSH – Band Room: Lowrider, Germein Sisters and Ryan Smith Music. Fireplace Room: Pub Scrabble. Front Bar: Craig Atkins and Kicking Beyond Matter GRACE EMILY HOTEL – City Riots GRAND BAR – Destination Saturdays with DJs and MCs HIGHWAY – DJ Griff (9pm) HOPE INN – karaoke (7pm) HOTEL RICHMOND – DJ Sly HOTEL ROYAL: TORRENSVILLE – Bar 180: Shannon Lloyd (7.30pm) The Front: Everybody Talks (8.30pm) HOTEL TIVOLI – Exotica with DJs Sleepy Hips and guests (8pm)

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JETTY BAR – Front Bar: Inwoods, Cherry Grind and Audio Reign (8.30pm) KINGSFORD HOTEL: GAWLER – karaoke (9pm) LA BOHEME – DJ Tr!p (9pm) LAKES RESORT HOTEL – Redline (9pm) LONDON TAVERN – DJs Captiv8, Justice, Soundflex, AJ and MC Renard (10pm) MARINA SUNSET BAR – DJs playing the best in house and electro MARION HOTEL – Bart’s Bar: Franky F (5.30pm) and Flaming Sambucas (8.30pm) MARS BAR – VJ Beejay and guest (9pm) drag show (2am) MICK O’SHEA’S – One Planet OLD SPOT HOTEL – Rock The Boss (8pm) PARAFIELD GARDENS COMMUNITY CLUB – Fever (8pm) PARA HILLS COMMUNITY CLUB – The Road Runners (8pm) PJ O’BRIENS – Animal House (10.30pm)

RAMSGATE HOTEL – ADELAIDE’S BEST COVER BANDS RED SQUARE – DJs Marek, Law, Dub Drop DJs, Decker, Bollocks, Krispy, Shawty, Capital D, DV8 and Jazz plus MCs Skippy and Dylan ROCKET BAR – Cashmere Cat, fourwords DJs, Ash&Li and DJ Faint One SANDBAR – requests with DJs

SEACLIFF BEACH HOTEL – ACOUSTIC SESSIONS SEAFORD HOTEL – Harvest (9pm) SEBEL PLAYFORD – Black Caviar (8pm) SLUG ‘N LETTUCE BRITISH PUB – Alien 8 (9pm) SUGAR – Prince Aaronak, Driller, Derek Lang plus a host of international guests SWISH: STAMFORD PLAZA – Shuffle TALBOT HOTEL – DJ playing retro and requests TAP INN HOTEL: KENT TOWN – Dino Jag (7.30pm) TEQUILA REA – Bongo Madness with guest DJs THE ELEPHANT – DJ Grillz (9pm) and Crazy Knites (9.30pm) THE LION HOTEL – Absolut Saturdays: Wasabi TONSLEY HOTEL – Tavern Bar: Katatonic (8.30pm) VALLEY INN – karaoke VICTORIA HOTEL: O’HALLORAN HILL – Rumours WALKERS ARMS HOTEL – DJ Sessions (9pm)

WHEATSHEAF HOTEL – Adelaide Roller Derby Bout 4: Mile Die Club Vs Salty Dolls (6pm) WINDSOR HOTEL – Jump N Jive (8.45pm) WOODCROFT TAVERN – karaoke (8pm) ZHIVAGO – High Heels DJs: Bottle Rocket, Osiris, Ryley and Gumshoe

Sunday 2nd ALMA TAVERN – Sunday School: The Idle Saints, DJ Ryley, DJ Leah Mencel, DJ LP and MC Jazz ARKABA HOTEL – The Denis Sheridan & Marlene Richards Show (4pm) BACCHUS BAR – Dino Jag (4pm) BAROSSA VALLEY BREWING – Lily & The Drum (1pm) BENJAMIN ON FRANKLIN – Souled Out Sessions with DJs Dave Collins and Jason Lee BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB – Dave Hunt BOTANIC BAR – Eric The Falcon BRAHMA LODGE HOTEL – Wild Card (4pm) CROWN & ANCHOR – Sunday Rubdown DOCKSIDE TAVERN – Girls Next Door (1pm) DOG & DUCK – Sneaky Sundays with Jak Morris DUCK INN: COROMANDEL VALLEY – Cry Wolf ED CASTLE – Beer Garden: Acoustic Sundays (2pm) EMU HOTEL – Solo Acoustic (2pm) ESPLANADE HOTEL – Black Caviar (4pm) EUREKA TAVERN – Jonny Star Family Entertainment (12pm) EXETER ON RUNDLE – The Faction

FORRESTERS & SQUATTERS ARMS HOTEL – MOVIE MADNESS: GIRLS ON A MOTORCYCLE AND PSYCHOMANIA GENERAL HAVELOCK – Ryan Cornish (4pm)

GILBERT STREET HOTEL – CRAIG ATKINS (2PM) GLENELG PIER – PIER ONE BAR – Redline (2pm) GLENELG SURF CLUB – La Mar Sundays: These Blessed Bones and Heath Weber (3pm) GOVERNOR HINDMARSH – Band Room: Mike Stern Band. Front Bar: Vaudeville Vibes GRACE EMILY HOTEL – Shit Disco GRAND BAR – bands, DJs and MCs HIGHWAY – Wasabi (3pm)

The Guide // HOTEL ROYAL: TORRENSVILLE – The Front: 888 Poker (6.30pm) JOINERS ARMS HOTEL – Platinum Plus (2pm) KERSBROOK TAVERN – Brett & The Voice (2pm) LORD MELBOURNE HOTEL – The Barstool Philosophers MARINA SUNSET BAR – Sunset Sessions featuring live acoustic music MARS BAR – VJK classic video hits MICK O’SHEA’S – Shannon Lloyd MIDDLEBROOK ESTATE – Bill Parton Trio (12.30pm) OLD NOARLUNGA HOTEL – Mick Kidd PARA HILLS COMMUNITY CLUB – Heath Solo (4pm)

GRACE EMILY HOTEL – Billy Bob’s BBQ Jam HOTEL ROYAL: TORRENSVILLE – Bar 180: Ultimate Quiz with Graham Lawrence (7pm) PARAFIELD GARDENS COMMUNITY CLUB – Complete Trivia (7pm) RHINO ROOM – One Mic Stand open mic comedy ROYAL OAK HOTEL: NTH ADELAIDE – Jam Night (8pm) SUGAR – Big Bubba and Eric The Falcon THE LION HOTEL – Brian Ruiz with Troy Loakes and Paul Vallen (7pm) WHEATSHEAF HOTEL – COMA Autumn Sessions: Matthew Sheens (8pm)

RAMSGATE HOTEL – ACOUSTIC SESSION (4PM) TOM KURZEL & ED TRAINOR FORTNIGHTLY ROTATION (7.30PM)

Tuesday 4th

SAILMASTER TAVERN – Troy Harrison (2pm)

SEACLIFF BEACH HOTEL – ACOUSTIC SOLOISTS SEMAPHORE PALAIS – Frenzy (4pm) SEMAPHORE WORKERS CLUB – The Lonely Cosmonauts SUGAR – Mods, Driller and Nu Jeans TAP INN HOTEL: KENT TOWN – Acoustic Sessions THE LION HOTEL – Sunday Cider Session: Andrew Hayes (2.30pm) DJ Junior (5.45pm) Fast Love (7pm) TORRENS ARMS HOTEL – DJ Ryley and guests (8pm) 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 – Old South Bluegrass (4pm)

WHITMORE HOTEL – LIAM OG’S TRADITIONAL IRISH SESSION ZHIVAGO – Black Cherry DJs: Zooma, Gumshoe and Ryley

Monday 3rd CROWN & ANCHOR – Amy Briefs Vs Meg Bells EXETER ON RUNDLE – Monkey Puzzle Tree

ARKABA HOTEL – Ark Top Room: Adelaide Comedy Finest Local Features Night (8pm) AUSSIE INN HOTEL – Complete Trivia (7pm) BOTANIC BAR – Ash Wilson CROWN & ANCHOR – Front Bar: DJs Stevie & Duncan. Band Room: Cranker Comedy 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) GOODWOOD PARK HOTEL – Complete Trivia (7.30pm) GOVERNOR HINDMARSH – Music Works – The Dynamic Day Gig GRACE EMILY HOTEL – Improv Cabaret HILTON HOTEL: MYBAR – KG’s Complete Trivia (7pm) MARION HOTEL – Cue n Brew: 888 Poker (6.30pm) PJ O’BRIENS – Davy T’s Music Trivia (7.30pm) PORT NOARLUNGA & CHRISTIES BEACH RSL – Acoustic Rendezvous Open Mic (7.30pm) SUGAR – CU Next Tuesday with Sonny Side-Up and Driller THE LION HOTEL – Zkye and Damo (8.30pm)

Wednesday 5th ARKABA HOTEL – Salsa Classes (6pm) Salsa Afterparty (9pm) BOTANIC BAR – Gemma CENTRAL DISTRICTS FOOTBALL CLUB – Complete Trivia (7.30pm) CHALLA GARDENS HOTEL – Complete Trivia (7pm) CHRISTIES BEACH HOTEL – Complete Trivia (7.30pm) CROWN & ANCHOR – Geek with DJ Tr!p DANIEL O’CONNELL HOTEL – Dan’s Open Mic Night (7.30pm) EXCHANGE HOTEL: GAWLER – Live Music Exchange (7.30pm) EXETER ON RUNDLE – Curtis FINDON HOTEL – Muso’s Jam hosted by Streaker FIRST COMMERICIAL HOTEL – Complete Trivia (7pm)

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GLENELG FOOTBALL CLUB – KG’s Complete Trivia (7.30pm) GOVERNOR HINDMARSH – Band Room: Kamelot, Matronarch and Quiet Child. Front Bar: Open Mic Night GRACE EMILY HOTEL – Little Miss and Gilding HIGHWAY – The Combi Room: Melvin Chang (7.30pm) HQ – Flashdance LA BOHEME – The New Cabal (9pm) MARION HOTEL – Adelaide Comedy: Finest Locals Features Night (8pm) 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 (8.30pm) TONSLEY HOTEL – Tavern Bar: Quiz Night (7pm) TORRENS ARMS HOTEL – Trivia Wednesdays (7pm)

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Hoot Adelaide Hills Jazz Festival Hoot Adelaide Hills Jazz Festival will be taking place in the Adelaide Hills over the coming June long weekend. The township of Mt Barker will be the main focus, while neighbouring hamlets such as Littlehampton, Hahndorf, Nairne and Macclesfield are also involved. t’s also a truly international festival as making their way from overseas will be Austria’s David Helbock Trio, Detroit’s James Carter Organ Trio and nine-piece American ensemble Snarky Puppy. The festival also boasts national acts such as Grace Knight and Sarah McKenzie alongside a strong lineup of local talent that includes Lucky Seven, Black Fedora Jazz, Catherine Lambert, Bill Parton Trio, Tin Can Alley and Andy Seymour as well as popular trio Vincent’s Chair who have just returned from a tour of the UK. Patrons will be well-served by a series of shuttle buses to and from Adelaide, while there will also be jazz and bowls at the bowling club along with a tribute to late jazz great such as Peggy Lee, Ella Fitzgerald, Mahalia Jackson and Billie Holiday to be held

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at Kleeman’s Funeral Parlour. Pianist and vocalist Gerard Masters, who has travelled to Adelaide in the past to perform at concerts organised by COMA (Creative Original Music Adelaide), is also heading down from Sydney to take part in the festival. “I have a new jazz group called Random Acts Of Jazz,” he says. “We’ve already done an album [Random Acts Of Jazz Volume 1 for Ladder Recordings, which featured The Voice contestant Emma Pask on vocals as one of many special guests] and heaps of tours, but it’s often with different musicians being involved depending on availability. “For instance, for Hoot I’ll be using a couple of Adelaide players I’ve used before,” he says of guitarist James Brown and double bass player Lyndon Grey who play together in local jazz rock outfit 1.1 Innnermann. Grey also had a long stint with ARIA award winning Adelaide alternative country group, The Audreys. “Random Acts Of Jazz works really well at festivals because we don’t play traditional jazz material. We appeal to a large audience because we mix jazz with blues and play some contemporary pop tunes such as Crowded House’s It’s Only Natural alongside our originals. It’s quite a broad range and often quite funky. It’s working really well for all kinds of festivals and if I take Random

Acts Of Jazz back home to New Zealand, l just pick up players over there I’ve worked with before.” Masters was born in New Zealand but moved to Sydney over a decade ago. “I came over to study piano at The Sydney Conservatorium with my piano hero, Mike Nock,” he says. “That was the main reason, but I became so involved with the Sydney scene I ended up staying. I had thought of going back to New Zealand or even heading over to London, but the Sydney jazz scene is just so good I haven’t thought much about moving away.” The musician also tours and records with a diverse range of artists including Pete Murray, country act The McClymonts and electro band The Potbelleez. “I think of that kind of thing as being like a musical apprenticeship. It’s like when Herbie Hancock was in Miles Davis’ band and then branched out on his own. A lot of jazz players were sidemen in bands before doing their own thing. It really gives you some great ideas about how to handle your own band later.” Masters is also about to issue an album of pop-orientated material. “As well as having Random Acts Of Jazz, I’ve also got a pop band,” he reveals. “We’ve done an album’s worth of material and are

Country Clubbin’ Pianist Gerard Masters spent three years touring with country act The McClymonts before linking up electro dance band The Potbelleez. “As luck would have it, The McClymonts stopped touring and I was immediately able to join The Potbelleez when one of their members left and they needed a keyboard player. I jumped on board, but it’s been a bit like chalk and cheese,” Masters then laughs. “Most of The McClymonts’ gigs were early shows and I was usually home by 11 o’clock at night making a cup of tea. But now I’ve joined The Potbelleez I’m often still sitting at home at 11 o’clock waiting to go out and play a club somewhere.”

now in talks with a record label. There’s a fair bit of negotiating going on so I’m not quite sure when it will get out there, but I’m doing a lot of live shows and we may even end up putting the album out on our own.” WHAT: Hoot Adelaide Hills Jazz Festival WHERE: Mt Barker and Adelaide Hills WHEN: Fri Jun 7 - Mon Jun 10 INFO: hootjazzfestival.com.au

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Director Mira Nair’s filming of Mohsin Hamid’s Booker-Prize-shortlisted novel feels slightly awkward, yet the central performance by the London-born Riz Ahmed is so strong that it sees you through a fairly overextended 130 minutes. His Changez, a lecturer in Lahore, Pakistan, is interviewed by journalist Bobby Lincoln (Liev Schreiber) as tensions rise in the wake of a US citizen’s kidnapping back in 2011. Changez relates a story that Lincoln (and those listening in on the conversation, waiting to pounce) can’t quite believe. The son of a poet (Om Puri), Changez had ill-advisedly chased that ‘American Dream’ and wound up working in the high-flying NY financial consultancy Underwood Samson under Jim Cross (Kiefer Sutherland) while also dating a prominent yet rather haunted artist (Kate Hudson). Then 9/11 happened and everything, of course, scarily changed, turning him against his employers and his friends, and marking him forever as a ‘radical’, no matter where the truth might lie. Well-cast throughout, this offers somewhat stifled performances from Sutherland and

Happiness Never Comes Alone (M)

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The retrospective John Ford And His Many Oscars kicks off on Thu May 30 at 7.30pm with The Informer (1935, R) and continues with Ford’s The Grapes Of Wrath (1940, PG) on Mon Jun 3 at 7.30pm, How Green Was My Valley (1944, PG) on Thu Jun 6 at 7.30pm and, finally, the cult item The Quiet Man (1952, G) on Thu Jun 13 at 7.30pm. All Cinémathèque terms and conditions, as usual, are at mercurycinema.org.au.

Opening But Unrated a brunette Hudson, although Schreiber is fine and Ahmed formidable in a demanding role that could have been humourless and improbable. And yet there’s something strange about Nair’s treatment of the vaguely sprawling, chronologically screwy plot, with a

tone that veers all over the place and a script that, at times, doesn’t seem to know quite what it’s getting at, too often deciding that the way to capture great drama is to have all the characters yelling at each other. Mad Dog Bradley

The Hangover Part III (MA) Dead Man Down (MA)

This very French relationship-ish dramatic comedy from co-writer/director James Huth (who scripted with his missus Sonja Shillito) has a slightly screwy tone, too much gaudy silliness, the usual barbed edge in its treatment of the chief female character and yet the stars keep it sweet enough. Parisian Sacha Keller (Gad Elmaleh) is a carefree nightclub pianist and big-time creator of commercial jingles who sleeps with strangers and avoids commitment, until he meets Charlotte (Sophie Marceau), the ex-wife of one of his employer’s powerful clients. They enjoy a quick and callisthenic sexual relationship until he realises that she has three children (by two different Dads too). At first recoiling, he soon returns and finds himself bonding with the kids, reevaluating his feelings about family and generally growing up. But that’s not enough plot for Huth, who throws in a final act series of twists and turns in which Sacha’s sorely tested. In the tried-andtrue tradition of European Cinema, Marceau’s Charlotte is punished more severely. With a few odd in-jokes (Charlotte’s kids read Tintin adventures, and Elmaleh supplied a voice in Spielberg’s animated filming of the character) and some awkward slapstick that doesn’t quite work (and which would have resulted in Charlotte breaking her neck in actuality), this was created to be an audience-pleaser and has been a hit in France. Yet there’s, of course, a dicey edge to it all. But that’s offset by the performances by Elmaleh and Marceau, who seem to get younger and lovelier all the time. Mad Dog Bradley

It’s been two years since co-writer/coproducer/director Todd Phillips’ second Hangover, and this final chapter is even more desperate to get a laugh - with nastier humour, added violence, severe silliness and a crippling decision to give Chow (Ken Jeong mostly keeping his penis offscreen) even more screen time. The only surprise is that there isn’t actually a hangover involved this time. After Chow pulls a ‘Shawshank’ from a Bangkok prison, we cut to an off-his-meds Alan (Zach Galifianakis) in an elaborate set piece featuring a giraffe and the resultant death of Alan’s Dad ( Jeffrey Tambor, who surely wanted out), which leads to an unlikely intervention and an agreement that Galifianakis’ ever-irritating character will join Phil (Bradley Cooper), Doug ( Justin Bartha, hardly in it again) and Stu (Ed Helms) on a trip to a medical facility. In an attempt at series continuity, they’re grabbed by ‘Black Doug’ (Mike Epps) and taken to Marshall ( John Goodman as a feared figure mentioned in the first installment), who wants them to find the gold-robbing Chow. This sets into motion a jaunt to Mexico, a ridiculous cameo by Melissa McCarthy, a spoilery finale in Vegas and more ghastly Chow ugliness. With none of the charm of 2009’s original, this jadedly turns its beloved lead quartet of formerly kind-hearted guys into baddies, and the actors respond accordingly: Bartha once more virtually opts out, Helms hams it up, Galifianakis and Jeong are awful and Cooper, a ‘serious actor’ now, looks like he wishes that we’d all just grow and/or sober the hell up. Mad Dog Bradley

Swedish Girl With The Dragon Tattoo collaborators Neils Arden Oplev and Noomi Rapace reunite for Oplev’s first English language film. It stars Colin Farrell as Victor, a quiet but dependable henchman, who has an ulterior motive for his involvement in a New York crime ring, but the fact that he isn’t one of the bad guys doesn’t necessarily make him a good guy. Victor’s neighbour, Beatrice (Rapace) knows this, and uses it against Victor to exact revenge on someone from her past. As the pair commiserate and conspire, a genuine affection forms between them. To his credit, Opel knows how to direct a good shoot-out, and beyond the anger and the brutality there is a sweet innocence to the hesitant romance between Beatrice and Victor, but the execution of Victor’s plan is slow, riddled with red herrings and not as complex as it thinks it is. Although the first few minutes are frustratingly unrevealing, Victor’s secrets are soon obvious, and when all the facts are finally revealed, the confirmation that that really was all there was to it is thoroughly disappointing. Meanwhile, casting a Brit (Dominic Cooper) as an American, a Swede (Rapace) as a Frenchwoman and an Irishman (Farrell) as a Hungarian pretending to be an American is just an identity crisis waiting to happen. The action is good and the story has promise, but the desperate cry for a cleaner script, tighter pacing and sharper focus holds it back from being everything Opley dreamed it could be. Movie down. Kat McCarthy

A Haunted House (M), the latest broad comedy from co-writer/co-producer/star Marlon Wayans, is directed by Michael Tiddes, satirises Paranormal Activity (and all sorts of other silly stuff ), and features Wayans alongside Marlene Forte, David Koechner, Nick Swardson, Alanna Ubach and Cedric The Entertainer.

Co-writer/co-producer/director Baz Luhrmann’s 3D ‘event’ epic The Great Gatsby (M), drawn from the oftenfilmed novel by F Scott Fitzgerald, offers Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, Tobey Maguire, Joel Edgerton and Isla Fisher, as well as Aussie mates of Baz’s including Vince Colosimo, Max Cullen and dear old Steve Bisley.

And the nasty horror flick Sinister (MA), from co-writer/executive producer/director Scott Derrickson (of The Exorcism Of Emily Rose and that awkward remake of The Day The Earth Stood Still), has Ethan Hawke, Juliet Rylance, James Ransome, Fred Dalton Thompson and an oddly uncredited Vincent D’Onofrio in a showy bit.

Seniors On Screen Mercury Cinema

Director Sally El Hosaini’s Londonset drama My Brother The Devil (TBC) is this week’s SOS offering and screens at the Merc on Fri May 31 at 11am. All SOS details, as usual, are at mercurycinema.org.au.

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with Miranda Freeman

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United Latino Cocino Helmed by the same chef behind brilliant Bedford Park eatery Lucky Lupitas, Rundle Mall’s palate has just upped in spiciness with the opening of United Latino Cocino. With Latin American and Cuban influences, ULC is all about authentic flavours while crafting dishes with a contemporary feel. ULC offers tasty lunch treats such as the Mexican Traffic: baked eggs with chipotle, pork mince, fresh tortillas, cilantro pesto, black beans and salsa mexicana ($14.90) and the Ropa Vieja: slow cooked shredded flank steak with capsicum, onion, garlic, cumin, rice and black beans ($17.90). Then there’s the stocked-up fridge boasting a variety of differently flavoured quesadillas, which the staff refer to as Spanish cheese toasties. You can wash all of these tasty treats down with their wide selection of Latin American beers and sodas. The store is located in Francis Street, a laneway beside the new Rundle Place. It’s currently open Monday to Saturdays, with quaint outdoor seating promising it’s emergence as a new CBD breakfast hotspot. If you’re curious about the Mexican origins of this new eatery, perhaps it’s to do with the head chef hailing from Lucky Lupitas. Now Adelaidians can enjoy the traditional Mexican flavours without the trip to Bedford Park. Win. WHAT: United Latino Cocino WHEN: Mon – Fri from 8am to 4pm & Sat from 10.30am - 4pm WHERE: Francis St off Rundle Mall

COMING UP Aldgate Providore Spicing Things Up Speaking of Mexican, Adelaide Hills eatery Aldgate Providore recently launched it’s brand new Latin-inspired food and cocktail menu in a little storefront in the village titled La Cantina. From Thursday to Sunday evenings from 5.30pm patrons will be able swing on down to graze on tequila prawns, nachos, soft tacos, Tabasco chicken wings, chilli con carne, enchiladas and more Mexican snacks and Spanish tapas. With tequilas and mezcals stocked up in the Frida Kahlo bar, fresh margaritas will be on the go alongside martinis, negronis and sours or Mexican beers. WHAT: La Cantina at Aldgate Providore WHERE: Shop 4-6, Aldgate Village, Mt Barker Rd, Aldgate WHEN: Thu 5.30pm – 10pm, Fri & Sat 5.30pm – late and Sun 5.30pm – 10pm INFO: 8339 1899

From the brains behind the hugely successful Little Miss Mexico comes Tom Skipper and Stuart Duckworth’s second adventure into pop-up themed bars, Little Miss Miami. Aimed at recreating a Miami Beach feel with elements of the 80s and art deco eras, Little Miss Miami will again utilize a unique space with a short term lease in a new double story location on Frome St. Promising an eclectic drinks list coupled with quirky CubanAmerican street eats, the new bar is aiming to be open in early July. In the mean time you can check their Facebook page to see regular updates of the bar coming to life.

WHAT: Little Miss Miami WHERE: 74 Frome St, Adelaide WHEN: Tue – Sun from 4pm – late INFO: facebook.com/littlemissmiami

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Stars // Aries 21.03/20.04 The moon is full. Life is playful and relatively straightforward. Friends are prone to do unexpected things but when it comes down to it, you are a fan of the unexpected. Though all this is going on, there is a steadiness at your centre that is rock solid, true and to be trusted.

The full moon is like a happy neighbour. It doesn’t affect you directly but you can feel the good vibes coming over the fence. It’s not your party but you may be lucky enough to get invited. Whether you do or don’t doesn’t really matter. You are happily in your own flow.

Sagittarius 22.11/21.12 The moon is full and in Sagittarius. There’s a highvoltage emotional wave rolling through your heart. Let it inspire and inform you. Watch out for over-excitement. That will drain you. Keep it centred and contained and it will drive a path to great joy for you. Unfetter yourself.

Capricorn 22.12/19.01 The full moon isn’t really the dominant force that it surely is for others. You have your mind on other things. There’s a deep emotional dance to attend to. The crazy thrills of a fiery Sagittarian moon are a lesser joy than the deep watery ones that life is dealing out for you elsewhere.

Leo 23.07/22.08 The full moon lifts you up, lights your heart and invites you to get out there and connect with the world. In the process of connection you’ll discover education. As your passion to learn ignites, so the world becomes a wonderful field of unending adventure. Shine like the star you are.

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Parbs Parbs is an exhibition of new lighting design by Thomas Parbs. Inspired by 19th century manufacturing, Parbs featured a series of hand-machined, LED lightworks created using traditional processes and aesthetic ideals from the 1920s. There’ll be no computers and digital enhancement to be found here, just pure, painstaking workmanship and traditional interior design. The exhibition will open at Magazine Gallery on Thu May 30, and you can expect a pretty spectacular display

WHAT: Tom Parbs: Parbs WHERE: Magazine Gallery, 83 Hindley St WHEN: Thu May 30 – Thu Jun 13 OPENING: Thu May 30 from 6pm

Aquarius 20.01/18.02 The Gemini sun lightens up your anthology of ideals. Any inflexibility that might have crept in, will be loosed up. The Sagittarian moon invites you to consider the exotic, the distant and the different. Perhaps it is time to conceive of wider horizons. Let yourself be lifted up.

Virgo 23.08/22.09 Hold the middle ground. Someone has to right now. As others wax and wane and shine and decline, so yours is the role of commonsense. Be the home that others come to when their adventures go awry, or when they are so excited they have to debrief. Be a cup of tea.

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Scorpio 24.10/21.11

Cancer 22.06/22.07 The moon is full and in Sagittarius at the beginning of the week. For you this is what is known as a creative friction. Life offers you the kind of tension that is likely to motivate you, rather than corrode you. It is clearly time to put your foundations in place. Be a substantial crab.

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This is a dynamic full moon for Librans. It’s got fire and it’s got air. That means creative combustion. The Gemini sun will inspire your sense of wonder. The Sagittarian moon will fire up your passion for truth. Your job as always is to create harmony in glorious chaos.

Gemini 21.05/21.06 The full moon in Sagittarius confronts you with the need to be less scattered. It invites you to pull it all together and put some reins on your horse. You have no lack of allies. Find focus without losing your sense of humour, your curiosity and your crazy wisdom. Be wholly you.

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Libra 23.09/23.10

Taurus 21.04/20.05 The full moon tries you with the commitment to truth and directness it inspires. It’s enough to have your own quiet commitment to truth without it having to be confronted at every turn. The message of this moon is ‘lighten up’. Let trouble fall away like water off a ducks back.

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Pisces 19.02/20.03 Though you are completely besotted by life’s deep and mysterious places, if at any juncture your infatuation turns to seriousness, a key point will have been forgotten. Fish dance! Remember your dance. It’s in there waiting for you to find it. Even an awkward dance is priceless.

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Harlequin Harlequin is a series of portraits by local painter Katie Johnson, which explores individuals and their unique characteristics through the employ of certain poses, colour schemes and facial adornments. Johnson’s brushwork of figures is soft and feminine contrasted with striking splashes of colour, reflecting the notion of “hidden personality”. The exhibition will be opened by Ruby Chew on Wed Jun 5 from 6pm. WHAT: Katie Johnson: Harlequin WHERE: Urban Cow Studio, 11 Frome St, Adelaide WHEN: Wed Jun 5 – Sat Jun 29 OPENING: Wed Jun 5 from 6pm

Fashion //

with Lachlan Aird

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Stock Up At Atomic Watch + Style Stocktake Sale Christmas is ages away and so is your birthday (and even if it’s today – who cares – from tomorrow it’ll be the longest possible time until it comes around again). Now is the gift receiving drought where we have to take matters into our own hands and purchase presents for ourselves. Luckily, Atomic Watch + Style have seen our plight and offered relief in a way that won’t destroy the budget. Up to 50 percent off is being offered on all items in store from Fri May 31. Given their brands include Marc Jacobs, Michael Kors, Diesel, Fossil, Emporio Armani, DKNY, Skagen and Armani Exchange, there’s definitely a lot to get excited about. Even if you are more of a giver than a receiver (those creatures who are more rare and beautiful than unicorns) you could save yourself some serious dosh for when a gift-giving occasion comes around… Tomorrow sound good to you, then? Atomic Watch + Style is located at LG12 Adelaide Central Plaza, Rundle Mall. Sale begins Fri May 31.

Men can be orange too – 2013 Topman collection.

American Apparel Fisherman’s Pullover

MAC Morange lipstick

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Vege Threads Launch The Mill will be hosting the launch event for Vege Threads, a new initiative from some ethically-driven Adelaide thinkers. Their philosophy is that the world can change, one tee at a time, and that’s inclusive for both guys and girls. The launch will feature Hills Cider Co, organic beers by Mountain Goat, live music by Banjo Jackson, DJ Whiskers and cheese toasties by Little Big Cheese Co to help set the shopping mood for their ethically-made threads. With 15 percent off purchases on the night (cash only – to fit with the plastic-free thinking) be sure to head down and see for yourself what all the fuss is about. WHAT: Vege Threads Launch WHERE: The Mill, 154 Angas St WHEN: Fri May 31, 6-11pm

Orange Jessica Alba in Oscar De La Renta at the Golden Globes

Somehow orange – the colour that’s so unmistakably bright they named a fruit after it – has crept out of nowhere to become a thing that is now acceptable to wear. No longer banished to high visibility vests and mothers who want to ensure their children are ‘visible’, orange is becoming a frequently occurring member of winter fashion palettes. A difficult maneuver for many, there are plenty of ways to wear the unwearable colour without (literally) looking like a fruit. Orange actually compliments basically all skin tones, and whether you want to look like a crazy birthday cake or just add a bit of colour to neutral looks, orange is your new BFF. Orange can also be used in casual, business and formal outfits so next time you’re looking to brighten your day, go on and have some orange – it’s super good for you.

Luv AJ Rainbow Collection It’s not like I endorse the use of ‘luv’ as an acceptable word, but young jewellery designer Amanda Thomas has some style stashed inside her. Luv AJ has expanded from an after-school accessories making hobby into a globally-stocked brand that is now seeping into Australia. Known for its badarse use of spikes and metallic colours and heavy set designs, while maintaining a sleek femininity, Luv AJ has been worn by the likes of Kim Kardashian (don’t hold it against her) and Nicole Ritchie (now that’s a compliment). With Luv AJ’s super popular Rainbow Collection styles arriving at Australian online retailers such as Dark Horse Jewellery and Rock & Royal, check out the range and see how much you srsly luv AJ’s colours.

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Reviews //

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Culture

DVD Reviews

The Stepfather Umbrella Entertainment / M / 91 Mins

The Wedding Video The Dark Charisma Gangster Squad Of Adolf Hitler Hopscotch / M / 90 Mins

Roadshow / MA / 108 Mins

Roadshow / M / 171 Mins

Director Joseph/Joe Ruben’s 1987 horror/ thriller showcases an excellent performance by Terry O’Quinn who, until that point, hadn’t done much. Quinn was saved from character-actor oblivion by this and went on to a formidable body of fanboy-friendly work, including roles on Star Trek: The Next Generation, The X Files, Alias and, of course, Lost. His character, Jerry Blake, a true psychopath introduced in a vaguelyglimpsed house full of corpses, marries into families, lives happily for a while and then kills everyone and moves on. We pick up with him residing with Susan (Shelley Hack) and Stephanie ( Jill Schoelen, obviously not 16), while working in real estate, having falsified his identity. Stephanie, of course, senses how dangerous he is, and this only makes him angry once more, as the subversive side here becomes clear, especially as the oh-so-‘50s, Leave It To Beaver-like, conservative attitudes that he longs for (and will kill to uphold) are shown as impossible and perverse. Followed by two sequels (the first barely okay, the TV-produced second dire) and a pointless 2009 remake starring the hopelessly unscary Dylan Walsh.

Bookshelf The Bedside Book Of Philosophy: From Plato To Paradoxes – Thinking Through The Ages Michael Picard / Murch Book/ 176pp / $24.99

Picard, of rather more user-friendly tomes like This Is Not A Book, offers his own title in the ‘Bedside Book’ series, which includes volumes on Chemistry, Geometry, Physics and even Algebra. While his intentions might have been to make this a beginner’s guide it’s in fact way too complex and could well leave you with a headache. With chapters including What Is Philosophy?, Epistemology, Ethics And Morality, Metaphysics And Spirituality and Logic And Infinity, and with an index of scowling philosophers, this poses the big questions, features pleasing optical illusions and gets into the basics about Plato, Aristotle, Descartes and the rest. However, it really feels more like a primer for a university course than a light bedtime read, so please feel free to reason it away in a puff of logic. MDB

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This unmistakably English comedy from director Nigel Cole (of former audience faves like Calendar Girls and Made In Dagenham) is rather irksomely constructed as yet another damn mockumentary, and features a fine cast of several generations’ worth of UK comedy in unusually restrained and often pretty irritating form. Raif (Rufus Hound) returns home to document the elaborate build-up to the wedding of his brother Tim (Robert Webb) and onetimebad-girl Saskia (Lucy Punch), and informs us that this video is to be a gift and then - in retrospective voiceover - that he’s six weeks and three days away from destroying their marriage. The rogues’ gallery of weddingsub-genre sorts are introduced, including the bride’s posh Mum, Alex (Harriet Walter), grumpy grandma (Miriam Margolyes), the weird wedding planner (over-the-top Michelle Gomez), Raif ’s gormless chum and sound guy (Matt Berry from The IT Crowd). We run through all the expected clichés (including the crude camera stuff that demonstrates that this is ‘real’) and Webb, of That Mitchell And Webb Look, tries hard to be funny and fails. And, seriously, does every English movie really have to feature Motörhead’s Ace Of Spades!?

Historian Laurence Rees wrote, directed, produced and narrated this three-part BBC2 documentary series. While some might feel rather Holocuasted-out, this surveys the well-known facts somewhat differently and delves into Hitler’s early life, work as a failed artist and experiences in World War I. It also explores how he went from being perceived as a weakling and weirdo to a God-like avenger, despite his inability to deal with real people, have proper relationships and cope with extreme hate and anger and how this was due to his curious ‘charisma’. This charisma, reasons Rees, was a ‘contract’ between him and the German people, as he crushed opponents and loudly pointed out ‘enemies’ ( Jews, Marxists, dissenters and so forth) while actually, as some rarely-seen footage of his rallies and greatest speeches show, rarely saying anything of any true political worth. We also get into expected sequences (the Nazis, in colour, during the occupation of Paris, for example) and a few unfamiliar moments from the archives that prove deeply troubling, from a rounded-up and staring group of Poles who were all soon to be killed, to the six slain children of Joseph Goebbels, an image no one who sees this is likely to forget.

Producer/director Ruben (Zombieland) Fleischer’s 1949 LA-set drama, drawn from Paul Lieberman’s book first and fact second, wants to grab a little James Ellroy-type cred but, in actuality, turns out to be a more violent, less convincing imitation of Brian De Palma’s The Untouchables, with big stars, graphic shoot-em-ups and killer threads in which none of the cast look comfortable. Sgt John O’Mara ( James Brolin) is committed to bringing down crime kingpin Mickey Cohen (Sean Penn in odd make-up), and is ordered by Chief Parker (Nick Nolte) to secretly form the squad of the title and basically go to war. So O’Mara, with help from Sgt Jerry Wooters (Ryan Gosling), who’s carrying on a dangerous affair with Cohen’s gal-pal Grace Faraday (Emma Stone), unites ‘old guard’ Max Kennard (Robert Patrick), ‘brains’ Conwell Keeler (Giovanni Ribisi), and Michael Peña’s Navidad Ramirez and Anthony Mackie’s Coleman Harris (these last two are, sorry to say, primarily on board to loudly emphasise that the squad doesn’t discriminate) to take on Cohen’s forces, with only slightly less firepower than World War II. Special Features include the doco Tough Guys With Style on the standard DVD, while the BluRay has that, commentary from Fleischer, and more.

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Urban Myth Theatre Company is staging the premiere of The Visitors as part of this year’s Come Out Festival. The play, told through the eyes of 14-year-old Chloe, is about Tom, a father of two, who is suffering from early onset dementia. The 110-minute work comes from the pen of award-winning Adelaide-based playwright, director and actor Sean Riley, whose numerous plays include Significant Others, The Sad Ballad Of Penny Dreadful, My Sister Violet, The Last Acre and The Time Of Ashes as well as The Angel And The Red Priest from the Adelaide Festival in 2008. “I’d previously written Also A Mirror for Urban Myth and ECH which went on to be hugely successful,” Riley says. “It was about elderly people coming to the end of their lives. We then became fascinated with early onset dementia that’s is now happening to people, and more especially men, from around the age of 40. ECH came back on board because they have a really good relationship with [Urban Myth’s artistic director] Glenn Hayden,” he says of the South Australian organisation that enables older people to enhance their independence and enrich their lives through independent living units, residential care centres and community services. “I got given the commission of constructing a domestic drama and because I already knew what is was to be about. That part was easy. Having said that, the writing was a long and very arduous process because there were so many stereotypical pits I could have easily fallen into.

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“I think that’s because, as a writer with a lot of experience, you get to the point where you begin to wonder if you might be repeating yourself,” Riley adds with a laugh. “You might read something you’ve just written and think to yourself, ‘God, I’ve written that three times already in other plays’.” The Visitors, which is aimed at those from the age of 12 onwards and features wellknown television actor Nicholas Garsden as Tom, deals with a difficult subject. “In the past I’ve written about dysfunctional families who end up getting their shit together but this play is about a functional family that crumbles and falls apart,” Riley says. “Memories are what keeps a family together so once they start to disappear….” Tom’s story is told through the eyes of 14-year-old Chloe.

“Chloe was always going to be played by Mia Stewartson,” Riley, who has just finished a commission for the One River Festival in Canberra in June which the ABC are recording, announces. She’s one of those kids who has been at Urban Myth since an early age and never ceases to amaze. Glenn Hayden has always been searching for a vehicle for her. The Visitors was the perfect opportunity. “It was a foregone conclusion she was going to play that role because Mia brings such astonishing maturity to such a young girl,” he concludes.

WHAT: The Visitors WHERE: Goodwood Institute WHEN: Thu May 30 - Sun Jun 8

Fast Times//

with Samuel Smith

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Last Friday Rip It Up headed to the Careers Expo. It was fantastic to see everyone enjoying the day, picking up a mag and getting involved. Heaps of you enjoyed having your pics snapped at our Careers Expo photo booth and some were lucky enough to score a free prize or two. Hopefully you also took away some pointers about life after school, and gained a little bit of an insight into what you want to do with your future (How deep.) This week we’ve decided to include some of our favourite snaps from the day, so check ‘em out to see if you and your friends are Rip It Up famous! Also this week there’s good news for both music and film lovers - I’ll be giving the musically minded a taste of triple j’s Unearthed High comp and introducing all you movie buffs to the Adelaide University Film Society.

Your guide to the student experience

IS THIS YOU? Has your face been circled? Lucky, lucky. You’re our winner. By simply having a go and liking Rip It Up on Facebook, you’ve won yourself a double pass to Spin Off Festival. Hoorays!

Triple J’s Unearthed High Triple J have got their musical feelers out for the sixth year in a row in hopes of finding Australia’s best high school music act. If you’re a songwriter, band, producer or MC, Triple J wants to hear from you. As far as they’re concerned, the more variety the better. To enter, all you’ve got to do is upload one of your original tracks to triplejunearthed.com, and tell the team at Triple J which high school you attend. Not all band members need to be high school students, but you’ve got to make sure that at least half of you are. Mon Jul 22 is the deadline for entries, so there’s more than enough time to get jamming! Now to the prize… The sweet, sweet prize. The winner of the competition will be whisked away to Triple J’s studio where they’ll get a song of their choice recorded by professional music producers, then played on Triple J. In case that’s not enough, Triple J will kindly hijack the winner’s high school, giving them the opportunity to play on stage alongside Perth four-piece San Cisco, in front of their entire school. That’s kind of a big deal.

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CLUB SPOTLIGHT Adelaide University Film Society So you’ve just seen a movie that is so fantastic, amazing, incredible and mind-blowing that you need to share it with someone. You excitedly invite your best friends over to watch it with you, only to find that they have absolutely no interest in what’s on the screen, and would prefer to talk about the pros and cons of the new McDonald’s Value Items menu for two hours. The Adelaide University Film Society exists in order to counter the soul-destroying

heartbreak that movie talkers inflict on all of us. The club, founded in 1995, shows a different film each study week and provides film lovers with a chance to chat about their favourite movies with like-minded club members. Films are shown every Thursday at 7pm in the Union Cinema, Level 5, Union Building, Adelaide University. You can join at screenings or through the club’s Facebook page at facebook.com/groups/aufilmsociety. RIPITUPMAGAZINE//RIPITUP.COM.AU

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Reviews // Listen Now:

CD Reviews

I didn’t get my arse into gear and write enough Singles columns before I left the office for a holiday. Fear not. Who needs words when you’ve got animal photos stolen from Google Images to summarise the latest tunes doing the rounds?

Culture

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Scottie’s Singles

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Marina & The Diamonds & Charli XCX Just Desserts (Warner)

Off With Their Heads Home (Epitaph)

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Sigur Ros Brennisteinn (XL/Remote Control)

MS MR Laura Marling

Secondhand Rapture (Sony)

Where Can I Go? (Virgin)

As a general rule, bands who include songs from their EP on their album doesn’t sit well with me. Learning that New York duo MS MR actually recorded all the album material in the same recording period, selecting four

Empire Of The Sun Alive (EMI)

The Wanted Walks Like Rihanna (UMA)

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tracks to make up the Candy Bar Creep Show EP is forgivable. These four tracks – Hurricane, Bones, Ash Tree Lane and Dark Doo Wop appear within the first five songs, with the outlier being excellent new single Fantasy. Once these familiar tracks pass, you continue to delve deeper into the dreamy hypnosis that Lizzy Plapinger’s vocals create with Max Hershenow’s production. Layers build Plapinger’s raspy, powerful vocals, making her appear as the emo sister of Florence Welch. This is especially evident on Head Is Not My Home, where thumping drum beats marry echoing vocals that while not as technical as Welch’s, is just as strong. Salty Sweet and BTSK (Big Teeth Small Kiss) are standout new tracks, with a slightly Lana Del Rey-ish slowness teamed with a moody undercurrent. For all the rapture that we’re drawn into from start to finish, it’s the secondhand tracks at the album’s beginnings that make the most impact. However, due to the foggy, swirling and heavy musk that the entire experience creates, we forgive them for it and beg for more. Lachlan Aird

If someone told me they were an Off With Their Heads fan, I’d call them a connoisseur of exciting melodic punk. If they said they relate to their lyrics, I’d call an ambulance. 2010’s In Desolation was a real wristslasher – but also one of the best punk albums of the year. Home follows the same path, continuing to mine the vein that the band has opened on numerous past albums, EPs and splits. The quartet – led by Ryan Young – play energetic, driving songs detailing anxieties, despair and general shitty mental health. Nightlife adds a bit of polish and harmonies to their typical self-loathing, a re-recorded version of old track Janie is driven by a pedal-to-the-floor beat, and the punchy Seek Advice Elsewhere opens with choppy Clash riffs and closes with an anthemic breakdown. It also encapsulates Young’s bleak outlook, with lines like, ‘Everywhere you turn and yell for help it goes unheard’. Not all songs go for the throat, though. Don’t Make Me Go drops the intensity and is nearly a ballad, while Stolen Away’s muted guitar, minimal percussion and synths are less a song than incidental backing against which Young compulsively details his flaws and fears. The odd track out is Focus On Your Own Family, which actually has a positive message. It shows that the band can blitzkrieg bop in uplifting fashion too, and suggests there’s hope for the future. In the meantime, this album is great – but it should probably come with a contact number for Beyond Blue. Owen Heitmann

San Cisco Live Review

Governor Hindmarsh, Fri May 24 Review by Lachlan Aird Photos by Kristy DeLaine

San Cisco seem to keep skipping out on summer, returning from a tour during the Northern Hemisphere winter to ours. At first thought, having a tour called the Beach Tour as winter approaches is probably a little misguided. That is until you hear the warming, jaunty pop tunes that these kids create. Chaos Chaos and Millions had the easy task of warming up a crowd who were both punctual and keen. Millions could just about pass as San Cisco Jr in just how similar this indie pop foursome are in sound to their headlining counterparts, cracking out Triple J favourite Guru as well as a cheeky cover of Hot Chocolate’s You Sexy Thing. For the largely hormonal and intoxicated crowd, such encouragement wasn’t really required, but they appreciated it nonetheless. While The Gov wasn’t crammed to bursting point for what was being touted as a sold out show, this could have something to do with the smaller stature of many of the bodies, given the majority of the crowd’s formative ages. It could also have something to do with the compactness of the crowd, as everyone vied for a position on the barricade. This wasn’t close enough to the action for some, who saw the vantage point from the stage, dancing manically next to the band, as a more favourable option. The monkey-see monkey-do chain reaction that occurred was disappointing, with these idiots swiftly

Reviews // Quick Ones

Matt Costa The Resignators

Jeremy Hunter

Various Artists

Down In Flames

Jeremy Hunter

(Care Factor Records / Focus Group Music)

(Plus One Records)

Music From Baz Luhrmann’s Film The Great Gatsby (Interscope)

Melbourne’s The Resignators seem to have a different line-up every time I turn around. I’m fairly certain lead singer Francis Harrison is the only member of the septet who’s remained in the group since I first saw them in 2006. No matter who is in the band, their sound remains punk-influenced modern ska with an Australian twist. Their latest release is no exception. It’s a seven track EP (including two versions of one song) that kicks off with a high-octane hornfilled romp called Rocket Ship. The title track follows, adding some Latin flavour to their approach, while both mixes of Summer Girl Smile see the band taking a laidback rock steady reggae path (one with a white boy rap detour), and Pretend Friend is a punkier blast. The weakest point, surprisingly, is a cover of Rancid’s Old Friend, despite an accomplished performance. The band’s ska covers are welcome additions to their live setlist, but on record it’s more interesting when they reinterpret songs originally from other genres (such as their past takes on tunes by Crowded House and Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons). If you like your ska third wave, Down In Flames should be up your alley. Owen Heitmann

This is very clean-cut folk. Some would say too clean? I just don’t mind a bit of dirt in my folk. Just saying. As one of the founders of Brisbane Indie Orchestra, Inland Sea, Jeremy Hunter is peeping his little head through the clouds with his debut folk rock release. As a skilled young Huntsman he has managed to play every instrument on the record himself, the clever little button, but something is missing. This little self-titled EP resonates like a young fresh faced boy that takes you bowling on your first date, he is lovely, thoughtful and polite, and as much as you want to, you just can’t bring yourself to get around him. Jeremy is a definite almost lover but is just not quite there yet. A bit of seasoning should do the trick, throw him in a stew, let him marinade in the juices and bring the true flavours of the truly unique sound he has hidden beneath. It’s a careful record, polite and clean, by all means it is soothing on the cochleae but this young sprout has much more to offer. Jeremy, let loose my boy, let your folk flag fly. Sharni Honor

The brilliance of Moulin Rogue’s (2001) take on popular music was that it kept the essence of the original songs, while adapting the lyrics to a different type of musicality altogether. Jay Z’s soundtrack for Baz Luhrmann’s epic reimagining of The Great Gatsby is far too convoluted. Trying to compare ‘The Roaring ‘20s’ to the current ostentatious hip hop scene is an intriguing concept but is poorly executed. By including tracks like Jay Z’s abominable opener 100$ Bill, where he splices dialogue from the film in a filthy rap about the danger of extravagance, the ambitious concept loses its luster. Beyoncé and Andre 3000’s Back To Black cover should have been incredible – but isn’t - and will.i.am and Fergie's inclusion takes the soundtrack’s credibility two steps backwards. Gotye’s near-perfect Heart’s A Mess original fits the vibe of the project well, but seems too much like an easy option to make any great impact. Thankfully, by tempering the confusion with gut-wrenching ballads, namely Lana Del Rey’s Young And Beautiful, Florence + The Machine’s Over The Love, Sia’s Kill And Run and Jack White’s cover of Love Is Blindness, you can almost taste the salty tragedy. Combined with Bryan Ferry and his orchestra’s take on Love Is The Drug and Crazy In Love, it reignites some of the magic Luhrmann has spun in the past. That’s the shit we signed up for. Lachlan Aird

Matt Costa Brushfire Records

You never know what to expect with Matty. With this little gem opening with classical instrumentation, I had to double check I didn’t slip Mozart into my stereo. Alas, it is the great Matt Costa, keeping me on my toes. What a sly dog he is. He’s come quite a way from the nervous little character he was supporting Jack Johnson in 2009 to now fully stretching out in his skin, embracing his quirky talents and musical mastery. It’s not your conventional record, but when has it ever been with Matt Costa? It’s got folk at its roots, but a whole different ball game going on the surface, changing with each track and each mood within the record. With his third album, he’s steering away from the catchy sounds of Songs We Sing into a more experimental flirtation with sounds. Good Times is a sensational tune. Give me a horn section and I’ll give you a high-five. Maybe a high-ten if I’m feeling spontaneous. Sharni Honor

Junip being escorted off stage by security. The roar was deafening as San Cisco took the stage to Major Lazer’s Get Free and as they opened with Rocket Ship from the Awkward EP, the crowd immediately commenced bopping. Jordi Davieson proves to be a formidable frontman, complete with James Dean stonewash denim jacket and dreamy curls, even though he is the youngest in the band at 19 to fellow bandmates’ 20. However, all male attention was transfixed on pint-sized drummer Scarlett Stevens, made easier by the second spotlight pointed in her direction (but that just may be her heavenly glow). With her focus foremost on the task at hand, while still remaining coy enough to not be perceived as cold, Stevens impressed with her multi-tasking and competency. There’s potential here for her to become a distinctive femme fatale figure in Australian pop music, but it doesn’t look like she’s interested. While Awkward, Fred Astaire, Wild Things and No Friends rounded out some of the better known, dance-happy tracks, the growing deepness of San Cisco’s music was explored on John’s Song, which Davieson sang solo on stage with a guitar. The personal and painful lyrics followed in the slower, more tortured vein of the version that’s a bonus track on their debut album, rather than the version on Golden Revolver EP. This showed a wisdom and musicality above Davieson’s years, which hopefully means there are only better things are to come from this burgeoning foursome. While pop music still very much remains their strength, there’s a feeling that San Cisco have more to say, and we’re only too willing to listen.

Junip Shock Records

Oh what a delight. Junip is back on the airwaves, creating some new psychedelic sounds with their selftitled bad boy, an album that speaks to their true sound as a band. The three-piece is made up of Elias Araya and Tobias Winterkorn and the almighty Jose Gonzalez; the brain box behind the project. What an intriguing character he is, he studied a PhD in biochemistry, which now gathers dust as he continues to let his creative flag flourish. Dabbling in a solo career before bringing it back to the roots of this dynamic three piece. This intriguing collection of songs deals with dense instrumentation, with sound speaking to emotion stronger than lyrics. There are a lot of electric textures that lurk beneath Gonzalez’s swooning vocals and few sprinkled elements of the psychedelic that absolutely work in their favour. With tribal undercurrents, '80s infusions and an ambient pulse that drives the record, this self-titled sophomore release is just a little bit trippy in all the right places. Sharni Honor

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It’s not often that a “failed death metal band” re-emerges with a funk twist to their songs and a pseudojazz name like Stray Dog Strut. As Joel Goreham, guitarist and vocalist for the band, says, “We wanted to stand out: we are a metal group, but we’re a little left of centre.” Although he’s only been in the band for two years, Goreham agrees with the name choice. Usual “gory, horrible” metal names didn’t suit their style, musically or lyrically. They have yet to produce a studio release, but it’s next on the agenda. Regardless, a live recording of their song Delinquent has been picked up twice for inclusion in Australian compilation albums, and the

signs are encouraging. “It’s a painstaking process,” Goreham says about slowly getting towards the recording studio. “Shane’s actually got a bundle of joy that’s due in about four to six weeks, so that’s probably going to put the brakes on us for a little bit.” Goreham works as an IT technician/ analyst by day, and a gig reviewer by night when he’s not on stage with Stray Dog Strut. “The chance of making a living out of it is pretty slim, but it’s all about love.” Playing live is more than enough right now. In fact, they pick up gigs so often that they’ve hindered their own recording process. “We tried to back off from doing too many gigs so that we could have time to record, but we keep getting offered gigs and we keep accepting them,” Goreham laughs. One gig they turned down recently, however,

was a spot in a small battle of the bands. “We had a gig that was a week beforehand, and [the battle promoters] turned around and said more or less, ‘You can drop that gig or we’re kicking you out of the battle.’ We said, ‘Fine, you can kick us out of the battle.’ We weren’t going to be dictated to like that, and we think it’s ridiculous.” For a band that topped the SA Metal charts on Reverbnation before even recording one track in-studio, these stray dogs are proving they have the right to strut. Keep an eye out for a funk-metal EP hitting the streets of Adelaide some time soon. WHO: Stray Dog Strut (supporting Imogen Brave and The Dead Love) WHERE: The Squatters Arms WHEN: Fri May 31

Congratulations! Jungle City and Pistenbroke won the SA Regional Final of the Global Battle Of The Bands last Sun May 26. The two state representatives will head to Sydney in August for the Australiasian final, where they will compete for a place in the world final in London. The grand prize for the global winner is US$100,000.

Pic by Jennifer Sando

Stray Dog Strut

The Byzantines At Ed Castle The Byzantines (formerly ColourVision) are on a high after the release of their debut EP. This Fri May 31, they’ll be celebrating at the Ed Castle with friends Seventeen Fifty Seven and Sister Rose. Tickets are $5 at the door, with bands kicking off around 10pm.

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Depression The Musical Difficult conversations are much easier to have through the medium of song. Local playwright and musician Phi Theodoros is opening Depression: The Musical at Harry’s Bar on Sun Jun 2 as part of the Cabaret Fringe Festival. Tickets are $15 GA or $10 concession.

The Angels Of Gung-Ho

Kicking Beyond Matter

Fire In The Sea EP

Mother Alive EP

(Independent)

(Independent)

The Angels know how to jump into a record. The swooning, swaggering Walk The Plank starts the album with a lazy bang, slinking off the start line with a seductive spin out. Charade then wails into action with alien-esque guitar games and a bouncy beat. As the bridge soars through, sweet vocal harmonies send you back to the ’70s. ‘It’s a charade’ does start to sound like ‘It’s a shoe raid’ after a few listens, which adds to the trip. Another slinky number, Rock Me Girl, has a predatory edge in its piano rock melt. Jazz bar groove meets bliss-out montage and the result is something very attractive. There are neat horns in this as well. Bonus points. Finishing Fire In The Sea is a grinding, slow-motion groove, Electrify Me. Gritty, gutsy and good, good, good. Dusty Lee’s quiet vocals lure you in, as the Angels sneak up behind you with a bold hit of bluesy grunge. Cool, dark and sexy, Fire In The Sea is accomplished and distinctive. Even better, it’s great music played by fine musicians. A full-length release can’t come fast enough. Ilona Wallace

‘Simply peaceful vibrations, from all living creations, crustaceans, in the ebb and flow of this stream’ has got to be one of the most earcatching lyrics around. The line comes in Itty Bitty Creatures, the grooving third track on this EP. The positive, nature-loving thread on this six-track hip-hop/ roots exploration is a fascinating example of the interesting things that can emerge on the local music scene. Brought together by Craig Atkins and Ben ‘Jahmin MC’ Williams, Kicking Beyond Matter present an earnest message in delightful packaging. Funk twists on the electric guitar offset the acoustic strengths, and occasional didgeridoo and subtle hand drums add further texture. The dense acoustic guitar does sometimes overpower the vocal work and so some of the political messages can be drowned out by the folksplosion. Williams’ rap surprisingly fits the songs better than Atkins’ Dylan-esque vocal drawling. If novelty, politics and experimentation don’t mix well on your playlists, Mother Alive might be one for you to skip. For anyone else who enjoys new blends and genre bends, this might be a new local name to keep an eye on. Ilona Wallace

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