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Similar to the omnipresent power of cat memes, there’s something about Australian outfit The Cat Empire that sees them able to bewitch on a myriad of music lovers, from street crowds in Brazil to pub-dwelling metal heads back home. On the eve of their national tour, the band took the time to reflect with us their recent globetrotting adventures and talked to us about their newest album, Steal The Light (p12). In this issue we also talked to Texan blues band Black Joe Lewis, who divulged to us their first exposures to music in Austin’s iconic roots scene – a romantic tale involving sneaking into clubs on the city’s iconic Sixth Street and getting high with roadies (p15). A little further west in San Diego, indie pop outfit Crocodiles have been making waves with their latest release Crimes Of Passion. They talked to us about the serious art of cross-dressing in the name of album covers (p14), whereas DJ/ cult leader Nina Las Vegas (p16) got us psyched up for the latest House Party tour. Once your eyes have recovered from Miley Cyrus’ bizarre VMA performance, flick on through and have a gander.
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Adelaide’s own Owen Howells is a London resident who will hit us with the UK dancefloor house and techno flavours at Sugar on Fri Aug 30.
Your fast guide to this week’s best entertainment
Dave Graney & The Mistly The former Aussie king of pop and legendary indie crooner Dave Graney will be joined by his Mistly bandmates for a set at the Wheaty on Sat Aug 31.
Speeding along this week... THE GO SET Five-piece Aussie Celtic folk punkers The Go Set will set The Grace Emily alight on Thu Aug 29.
KIERAN RYAN Former Kid Sam member Kieran Ryan plays the Ed Castle on Fri Aug 30 with his self-titled debut album under his belt.
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AUG 30 Playing at the Governor Hindmarsh on Fri Nov 15, DAN SULTAN may just sneak in some new material. He’s been busy at work on his third album, with the help of phenomenal Nashville producer Jacquire King (Of Monsters and Men, Tom Waits, Norah Jones, Modest Mouse). Tickets to the intimate show are on sale now through Moshtix and Venuetix.
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Brisbane’s VIOLENT SOHO are ready to go with their debut album Hungry Ghost. Due for release on Sep 6, the album promises to be a keenly anticipated step forward from singles Tinderbox, Neighbour Neighbour and In The Aisle. Joining VS on tour are Straight Arrows. Head to violentsoho.com to snag tix to the show at Adelaide UniBar on Fri Nov 2.
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New Loon After impressive success with their Thirty Three EP, the LOON LAKE bro squad has finally released a full length record. If the title, Gloamer, sounds a little weird, it’s because the boys made it up: ‘ “Gloamer” is derived from the word gloaming and describes someone coming to life during that strange and magical time of day after the sun goes down, but before darkness falls.’ Tickets to the Fri Oct 18 show at Rocket are available through loonlake.oztix.com.au.
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OCT 5 He played Adelaide in May with Grace Woodroofe, but MATT CORBY already has plans to return this October. The Resolution Tour will showcase the new material from his EP of the same name. Although it’s been a long time coming, we’ll still have to wait until early next year for the release of his debut album. Tickets to the Thu Oct 24 show at Thebarton Theatre are available through Venuetix.
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Steal City Lights Harry James Angus of The Cat Empire finds time to chat of recent Brazilian tour times while on babysitting duties. He shares his cherished secrets for sitting the babies: “Oh you know, go to the park, run up and down the hallway, pretty normal stuff.” 12 years on and these guys are still growing up to be one of the biggest bands in the world.
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resh off the plane, it’s literally a matter of days since Angus has arrived home after their festive South American tour adventures, but he’s feeling sprightly. “Actually, I’m alright! Flying is full on but touring is not too bad.” Conquering nearly 80 shows across the world over the last six months, he’s definitely being modest. “Even though it’s 80 shows, it’s across like four months, so it’s worked out for a fair bit of time to recuperate, rest and think about the next show and all that.” According to the law of mathematics, that works out to be 20 shows per month. According to the law of life, that’s a lot of shows. “Our live show has always been our most important aspect. We take our live reputation very seriously. It’s important that every show is spontaneous and chaotic. That controlled chaos with more shows gets harder, but in other ways gets easier and easier as with each show you are stepping back into your suits. It’s like a leather jacket: it just gets better and better,” he giggles. “We’ve got such great musicians and we have such great audiences, people come to our shows and they bring a lot of that energy with them. We don’t often find ourselves in situations where we are desperate to convince the crowd to get themselves moving, they just do it themselves.” Speaking of busting moves, the Brazilians know where it’s at. “It was our first time
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in Brazil and it was awesome, such a great country full of really positive people who really know how to party. Lots of people came to see us! It was really good. What was crazy in Rio at four o’clock in the morning [was] seeing tens of thousands of people just dancing in the street, which is what they do every weekend. And there was no one fighting, no one vomiting, no one pissing on the walls; they really know
“For the first time in years we really put the emphasis on making a record that was a really great powerhouse record. The thing is that we were writing all of these songs on our records that we weren’t playing live ‘cause they just didn’t go off.” how to party. Imagine if you got ten thousand people together in any city in Australia, got them to drink until four o’clock in the morning and just set them all loose on the pavement...” he trails off, disturbed at the thought. “But in Rio, everyone just starts dancing.” I think these
guys have found a new home away from home. There is something about this music – The Cat Empire’s sound – that translates across the globe, across barriers of culture. “Yeah I do think that, but I think that across all music. Almost anywhere you go in the world you are going to find a few metal heads, a few guys listening to reggae and probably everything in between, but that’s music in general, it’s a great way to speak the same language as people. It’s a great way to connect.” Speaking of connections, the core six lads behind the Cats have got the band chemistry thing down pat, knowing their boundaries. “We definitely know each others’ secrets!” He laughs. “We all have our lives in the band where we really live in each others’ pockets, but then we all have lives outside of the band. Generally when we come back from a tour, we’ll scurry off to our separate families and girlfriends and neighborhoods and we probably don’t see each other much until the next tour, not because we don’t like each other but just for a break, a change of scene. We know each other super well but we all have our lives away from that.” Steal The Light is the latest release from these crazy cats and it is the record of the boogie, with each and every tune presenting an opportunity for you to shake your tail feather. The album roots back to their initial sounds some twelve years ago. “The intensity [of this record] has come strongly back to our earlier records. For the first time in years we really put the emphasis on making a record that was a really great powerhouse record; upbeat, positive, all these kinds of things that our band used to do a lot and then got kind of sick of. We had a bit of a break from it and now we are ready to return to what we do best. In that sense it was like a full circle and we talked about that a lot, the fact that we are a party band and we wanted to make a record that
Nine Lives There are so many positives for being in a funk/reggae/jazz/gypsy/ Latin/hip-hop band. As well as the glitz and glamour of touring around the world, The Cat Empire’s style of music also has its health benefits. As Angus counts his lucky stars for never having broken a single bone in his body, he partly has The Cat Empire to thank. “I don’t speaker dive. That’s one of the best advantages of not playing in a rock and roll band: no broken bones on stage!”
would reflect that. The thing is that we were writing all of these songs on our records that we weren’t playing live ‘cause they just didn’t go off as much.” As easy as it sounds, this wasn’t the simplest of tasks for the lads: “We’ve always been asking ourselves, ‘What the hell are we doing? Who are we supposed to be sounding like?’ We are just kind of doing our thing and trying not to worry about it too much. I know Felix and some of the other guys in the band are probably thinking more about where are we going and what’s our plan musically. I’m a jazz trumpet player so I very much react to what’s there, I don’t really think ahead too much when it comes to stuff like that.”
WHO: The Cat Empire WHAT: Steal The Light (Inertia) WHERE: Thebarton Theatre WHEN: Fri Sep 6
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Interviews// Sleazy Reptiles Not even a year has passed since Crocodiles’ third album Endless Flowers and Crimes Of Passion is already out, which means their onealbum-per-year streak is going strong. Charlie Rowell from the noise pop duo chats to Rip It Up about how the band sustains their momentum and aesthetic.
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On Virgin there’s a guitar riff that I had written for Brandon [Welchez, the other half of Crocodiles] and my band 10 years ago,” Rowell begins, explaining how they can manage to create new albums in such quick succession of each other. “We re-used the riff from that band [The Plot To Blow Up The Eiffel Tower], although if you had heard it in the context of that band it wouldn’t have made sense. You wouldn’t have thought you could apply it to a pop song like Virgin, but we did. The riff from Cockroach is another old one that was sort of lying around. We try not to discard anything. We remember and record things so they stick around. A lot of the songs work like that.” And, much like the prehistoric, near indestructible killing machines that they get their namesake from, there’s no plan on slowing down any time soon, either. “An album every year] isn’t something that we try to do; we don’t force it. We really like the process of making an album;
the writing, the recording and then the whole package with the art and aesthetics. We just really enjoy it. I don’t think we’ll stop. We’ll probably try and do another one in the early part of next year. We’re already writing more songs.” All four of Crocodiles’ albums do have much in common apart from their sonic makeup. Each of their albums consists primarily of a coloured, fuzzed out image with a bubble containing the band name and title. This gives the impression that the albums all belong to the same collection – like each makes up an annual volume in the Crocodiles’ version of Encyclopaedia Britannica. Rowell considers this statement for a while and then agrees he can see it as a continuing legacy. “We’ve done well with the covers,” Rowell says. “We will probably stick to that sort of format. It’s not terribly restrictive. When we put out Summer Of Hate, it had this iconic cover that follows us now [an extreme close-up, monochrome, almost carbon-printed image of a teenaged boy’s face] and people are expecting us four records on to come up with a striking single image for the cover. The cover will dictate your initial feelings towards the album so I definitely think the next one will have another image to strike you... hopefully.” Crimes Of Passion’s cover sees a pink and purple filter washing over a rather unconvincing drag queen. There’s got to be a story there, right? “I think that each album cover does
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represent the music and it clues you into what the music could be lyrically and musically. I think Endless Flowers having the boy naked on the cover just showed the record was going to have a lot of honesty and uncomfortable moments. This time around Brandon and I were just having a really good time and we thought about doing our take on a Roxy Music type of thing; something quite decadent because the album is quite garish and sleazy in a way — so he and I decided to dress up in
drag and take pictures. I think we’re just having a bit more fun and letting our hair down. I think that’s why the songs are a bit more sexual.”
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Austin Roots Black Joe Lewis is a band led by guitarist and singer Joe Lewis, who hail from Austin, Texas, and play a horn-drenched brand of blues, rock and funk that sounds like it came out of the garage. They have just released a new album, Electric Slave, and Lewis says he feels that it’s a new beginning.
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Yeah, because it’s been a while since I had a new record out – over two years – and there’s been some shake ups in the band,” he says. “My drummer and guitar player quit so I’m now the only guitarist in the band. But it’s sounding really fresh and we did what we really wanted to do for this album even though it took us a while to sort things out.” That included tweaking the band name from Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears along with a change of producer from Jim Eno of the band Spoon to Stuart Sikes, who has worked with The White Stripes and Cat Power. “We switched producers because I just felt like Stuart would be a better fit for the band and would be able to get our live sound down in the studio,” Lewis says. “There was just too much meddling around before but I just felt that Stuart instinctively knew what kind of sound we were looking for. It also helped that we were more used to working in a studio this time.” Lewis didn’t pick up a guitar until he worked in a pawnshop. He had, however, immersed himself in the thriving Austin roots music scene from an early age. “I used to sneak into all the clubs down on Sixth St when I was under-age,” he laughs. “And we used to sit out in the back alleys when we were really, really young and then sneak in, sit up the back and get high with the roadies and shit like that. But a lot of those bars on Sixth St have gone now. It’s all dance clubs and shit. “But when I was a kid, I was surrounded by the music in Austin and exposed to all kinds of different stuff. Being a musician here is good because there are so many other musicians you get to hear. At the same time, it seems like everyone in this town is in a band and there’s a lot of gossip goin’ around. Someone will say, ‘Oh, so and so just got a big record deal’. There’s always that kinda shit goin’ on although it’s kinda funny sometimes. “Well, I was a big fan of Nirvana as a kid,” Lewis responds when asked about his early influences. “And then I got into rap and stuff but it was only when I started playin’ music myself that I started listening to the old blues guys. So when I first started playin’, I was listening to Muddy Waters, Elmore James and Hound Dog Taylor as well as some James Brown. Then I started listening to The Stooges, but lately I’ve been listening to a lot of ’70s disco. Whatever sounds good to me, I’ll listen to it and maybe use it.” As we conclude, Lewis, who has performed with his band at Splendour In The Grass and Golden Plains, hints that another Australian visit is on the cards. “Yeah, we’re definitely talkin’ about it,” he sniffs. “I think it might be early next year or even as soon as December. And I wouldn’t mind doing some stuff with David Boyle while I’m down there. He’s from a band called The Scabs from here in Austin but I think he’s got a studio in Melbourne now.”
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WHO: Black Joe Lewis WHAT: Electric Slave (Vagrant/Shock)
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Beats// Back again in 2013, the House Party tour is boasting another massive line-up and upgrading all its venues nationwide. Headlining the proceedings will be Miss Las Vegas herself, and although she’s topping a bill that features club heavyweights like Flight Facilities and Cassian, she’s got other things to worry about. “I just want people to come,” she admits. “That’s the most daunting thing about anything. That’s what’s daunting about having a birthday party: you just want people to have as good a time as I know I will.” While last year’s tour featured that year’s biggest electronic success story, namely Flume, 2013 is looking very promising for a couple of young acts hitting the road with Nina this August and September. Seventeen-year-old Tyler Touché and the suddenly ubiquitous Wave Racer both look destined for massive things, but it’s the latter who’s caught Las Vegas’s eye. “I’m stupidly excited to see Wave Racer because we’ve been smashing his track. He’s part of a pretty exciting collective in Sydney called Astral People and they put on parties and do remixes, and just his Soundcloud presence is pretty strong. I think he’s been
making music for a while but now he’s finally putting stuff out, and out for free as well. I’m a bit of a no-fuss, just-do-it kind of girl so I always recommend people just put stuff online and give it away. He did that, and now everyone plays it. As soon as I heard him I went through his Soundcloud and downloaded everything available and now I play something of his in every set.” For the second year running Las Vegas will be the sole female presence on the House Party tour, but she insists it’s bit of a myth that the fairer sex is underrepresented in the club scene. “There are plenty of female DJs. I don’t think they’re underrepresented, I just don’t think there’s enough females making club music. The idea behind my tour is that I have people that are producing or are in a cycle of making tunes and putting them out, [people who are] not necessarily just DJs. I mean Alison Wonderland’s just dropped a track and she’s got her own tour happening, and Anna Lunoe’s gonna have stuff out very soon, so all that stuff just didn’t quite work. It would have been cool to have a few more girls to choose from, but I guess we’ve just got to support them a bit harder.” Coinciding with the tour will be the release of Triple J House Party, Vol. 2, a mix compilation featuring all the best tracks heard on Nina’s House Party show on Triple J. While excited about the finished product, Nina admits putting the compilation together was “super difficult.” “Last year [the compilation] was driven by what I was allowed and what I could get, but this year everyone wanted to be on it and I’m so stoked. There’s elements of the underground on there, there’s big room EDM, like Zedd remixing Empire Of The
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Last year’s inaugural Triple J House Party tour brought with it some of the hottest names in Australian dance music, as well as some pretty chaotic club shows. Steering the party bus around the country was none other than Nina Las Vegas, DJ/producer extraordinaire and undisputed sexiest voice in radio.
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Sun. I’m really happy with it. It’s a sample of this moment, of July/August, 2013. They’re good mixes and the songs are great. That was the rule: I just had to love the songs and want to hear them 1000 times. Because if I’m going to get sick of them, other people would too. So every song on there I can listen to 100 times over and I still will be able to in another six months.”
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Lapalux’s debut album comes agonisingly close to a genuine stand-out for Flying Lotus’s Brainfeeder label and IDM generally. It’s at once an exhilarating ride through carefully disassembled, rearranged and then reconstructed pop melodies as it is a freaky acid trip comedown. Like many of his contemporaries, Lapalux borrows heavily from the beats of the hip hop world in his futuristic genre-blending style, but he seems to have a solid footing in the pop world, as on highlight tracks IAMSYS, Flower and Swallowing Smoke. But from here the momentum of Nostalchic disappointingly and abruptly stops, drifting off into comatose wastelands. Without You, for all its James Blake-like vocal distortion and moments of brief crescendo, is a major buzz-kill, and the album struggles to properly re-establish its fizzy, upbeat beginnings. Jimmy Byzantine
Austria’s Cassy, who mixed the first Panorama Bar CD back in 2006, steps up for the Fabric brand after rinsing some Cocoon mixes. Rough’n’ready deep and tech house is the name of Cassy’s game in 2013 as she presents an all-out dancefloor experience for Fabric. It jumps off with some beautiful deep house courtesy of Koomba Project’s Black Thoughts and Livio Improta’s Mare010 before settling into a booming bass groove with Norm Talley’s Tell Me. Then the tech-house pounding starts to the CD's detriment despite some great cuts including Losoul’s club classic Brain of Glass, which is a boomer for the floor but sounds dated on an official 2013 mix. Like Brain of Glass, Fabric 71 would be a pumping set to experience in the club but it doesn’t contain enough twists and turns to make it a remarkable home-listen. David Knight
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WHO: Nina Las Vegas, Flight Facilities, Cassian, Tyler Touché and Wave Racer WHERE: HQ WHEN: Fri Sep 6 WHAT: Triple J House Party, Vol. 2 (ABC)
RA The Rugged Man Controversial New York rapper RA The Rugged Man will no doubt cause a ruckus when he hits the Gov’s stage on Sun Sep 22. Fresh with his new album Legends Never Die, the man who has collaborated with everyone from the Mobb Deep to Notorious BIG is one of hip hop’s most talented yet controversial figures.
Danny Krivit New York’s legendary disco and house selector Danny Krivit is in Adelaide for a special exclusive event at Mr Kim’s on Fri Aug 30. Advertised as invite-only, with tickets going at $60 a pop, this is a special chance to see one of the true masters of DJing, a man who has held residencies at Paradise Garage and Roxy during their heyday and has continued to remained relevant some three decades later through DJing and production work.
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Tour Guide/ THU AUG 29 THE GO SET & THE REAL McKENZIES @ Grace Emily DEAD LETTER CIRCUS, CLOSURE IN MOSCOW & SLEEP PARADE @ HQ FRI AUG 30 THE BELLIGERENTS @ Rocket Bar BULLUSIRA & DIVA DEMOLITION @ Enigma Bar KIERAN RYAN @ Ed Castle KING PARROT @ Light Hotel SAT AUG 31 HIGH VOLTAGE @ Governor Hindmarsh ALISON WONDERLAND @ Electric Circus TUE SEP 3 ALL TIME LOW & ALL YEAR ROUND @ HQ WED SEP 4 CYNDI LAUPER @ Festival Theatre THU SEP 5 – SUN SEP 15 SPIEGELWORLD PRESENTS EMPIRE @ Rymill Park THU SEP 5 STONEFIELD @ Jive Bar FRI SEP 6 THE CAT EMPIRE & HIATUS KAIYOTE @ Thebarton Theatre VOLUMES @ Fowler’s Live DIRT FARMER @ Rocket Bar MAIDS, CHICKS WHO LOVE GUNS, HORROR MY FRIEND, SINCERELY, GRIZZLY @ Jive Bar THE MARK OF CAIN @ Governor Hindmarsh HOUSE PARTY: NINA LAS VEGAS, FLIGHT FACILITIES & CASSIAN @ HQ SAT SEP 7 THE SNOWDROPPERS @ Jive Bar THE MARK OF CAIN @ Fowler’s Live SUN SEP 8 CASTLECOMER @ Grace Emily Hotel TUE SEP 10 ANBERLIN & THE MAINE @ Governor Hindmarsh THU SEP 12 JIMMY BARNES @ Gawler Princes Park FRI SEP 13 SNAKADAKTAL @ Governor Hindmarsh FOR THE FALLEN DREAMS @ Fowler’s Live MIDNIGHT JUGGERNAUTS @ Uni Bar LANIE LANE @ The Promethean SAT SEP 14 JIMMY BARNES @ Port Elliot Showground BIG SCARY @ Uni Bar JACK CARTY @ Jive Bar PIGEON @ Rhino Room SUN SEP 15 LOREN KATE @ The Cheese Factory Gallery, Meadows MON SEP 16 TONIGHT ALIVE & HANDS LIKE HOUSES @ Governor Hindmarsh TUE SEP 17 PARKWAY DRIVE (all ages) @ Governor Hindmarsh WED SEP 18 PARKWAY DRIVE @ Governor Hindmarsh THU SEP 19 PARKWAY DRIVE @ Governor Hindmarsh THE PREATURES @ Jive Bar FRI SEP 20 THE PAPER KITES @ Jive Bar THE DRONES @ Fowler’s Live SAT SEP 21 OLAFUR ARNALDS @ The Promethean SURES @ Ed Castle LOREN KATE @ The Black Cockatoo Arthouse, McLaren Vale
SUN SEP 22 AMANDA PALMER & THE GRAND THEFT ORCHESTRA @ Thebarton Theatre LOREN KATE @ Wheatsheaf Hotel MON SEP 23 ONE DIRECTION & 5 SECONDS OF SUMMER @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre TUE SEP 24 FOALS & ALPINE @ HQ ONE DIRECTION & 5 SECONDS OF SUMMER @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre SURES @ Ed Castle LAMB OF GOD & MESHUGGAH @ Thebarton Theatre WED SEP 25 ONE DIRECTION & 5 SECONDS OF SUMMER @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre XAVIER RUDD, DONAVON FRANKENREITER, NAHKO & MEDICINE FOR PEOPLE @ Thebarton Theatre THU SEP 26 RIHANNA @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre FRI SEP 27 ILLY @ Governor Hindmarsh HOTEL RACE FATALISTS @ Hotel Metropolitan UK SUBS @ Enigma Bar SAT SEP 28 AIMEE FRANCIS @ Jetty Bar Glenelg SUN SEP 29 AIMEE FRANCIS @ Grace Emily Hotel MON SEP 30 JASON BYRNE @ Her Majesty’s Theatre
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The past few years have seen electronic music screech back into mainstream popularity – today’s airwaves now rife with drum pads, ‘infinity prisms’ and the fruits of electro wunderkinds barely above the legal drinking age. Brisbane electro-pop deviants Pigeon are one such band riding the crest of this EDM wave, with the five-piece currently on the road promoting their latest dancefloor banger Curtain Call.
Amidst eating a tuna sandwich (which we are informed is delicious), band member Luke Cuerel chats to Rip It Up about Pigeon’s new high-octane and European-inspired direction. “I think we were trying to go for a different vibe, maybe a bit darker, maybe a bit more out there I guess. We trying to get more of a party vibe in there,” he says. With two EPs already under their belts – Parallels, which debuted at number six on the iTunes Electronic Albums chart and Fortunes, which also impressively landed at number two on the Triple J Unearthed charts– Pigeon are now working on their third release, with aims to make it more “cohesive”. “Actually, [our older material is] a bit scattered now that we look back on it,” Cuerel muses. “I think this new stuff is a bit more cohesive and a bit more high-energy. We’re just experimenting.” While artists like Hermitude and Flume steer the Australian EDM rudder with
heaving, grimy soundscapes, Pigeon are spearheading a different vibe. Curtain Call, for example, is a forceful number, launching right into your trajectory from its first drop with a fidgety backing beat and intelligent synth framework. Calling to mind Scando’ stalwarts Miike Snow and Rökysopp, it sounds like something that belongs in a Berlin nightclub rather than a Queensland pub. “Yeah, we’re really inspired [by European electronic acts],” Cuerel agrees. “I think Rökysopp are from Norway, and there’s a lot of insanely good music coming out of there. All of those Scandinavian countries have a pretty good music scene output at the moment, so I reckon we’d really like to try and attack it up there. But I think for now we’re aiming at the US.” For now, however, Pigeon are spreading their tendrils along the sunshine coast. “The music scene in Brisbane is really going quite well. There’s a lot of down tempo, producer-y stuff happening up here, which is really starting to take off. Our singer Danny (Harley) has a side project The Kite String Tangle at the moment, for example.” Speaking of which, a potential collaboration with fellow Brisbanites YesYou may be on the horizon. “We’ve been talking a lot to the guys from YesYou, so there might be something in the works there. We’ll see how we go, that might be a thing to watch out for. They’ve got good tunes. Electronic music is really coming into its own at the moment.”
Following their national tour in support of Curtain Call, Pigeon will return home to put together their next release. “We’re kind of testing the waters with Curtain Call and seeing how it goes for the next release, which will hopefully be an EP. It could be pretty crazy depending on how many tuna sandwiches we have,” he jokes.
Carrier Pigeon Unlike their namesake, Pigeon are quite hard to find (online that is). Most Google searches bring up creepy websites about the actual bird, so together, Cuerel and Rip It Up devise a plan to make Pigeon more SEO friendly. “Hmm, perhaps we could attach USBs of the Curtain Call single to actual pigeons. Yeah, I think it should be our new form of distribution,” he offers. Are pigeons disgusting, or just misunderstood? “I think they’re misunderstood. My friends call them the rats of the sky, but I think they’re gentle and diplomatic creatures.”
WHO: Pigeon, Messrs and The Shiny Brights WHAT: Curtain Call WHERE: Rhino Room WHEN: Sat Sep 14
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THURSDAY 29TH ADELAIDE TOWN HALL – Elias String Quartet (7.30pm) ARKABA HOTEL – Lounge Bar: Bill Parton Trio (8.30pm) BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB – Quizmeisters Trivia (7.30pm) BOTANIC BAR – Big Bubba & Betty BRECKNOCK HOTEL – Breakaway Sing-A-Long Session (8.30pm) CAMEO BAR – Cameoke with Andy CROWN & ANCHOR – Bitches Of Zeus with guests plus 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) EXETER ON RUNDLE – Creatures Nonetheless and Jassa Amir
GILBERT STREET HOTEL – Sav & Mick (7pm) GOVERNOR HINDMARSH – Main Room: Drumscene Live 2013 with Gregg Bissonette, Virgil Donati and Dom Famularo. Front Bar: Gumbo Blues Room Jam 50s Rockabilly Night GRACE EMILY HOTEL – The Real McKenzies with The Go Set and The Hard Aches GRAND BAR – OMG HIGHWAY – DJ Alli (8pm) HOTEL RICHMOND – All Vinyl DJ (6pm) HQ – Riot Society hosted by Uberjak’d JETTY BAR GLENELG – Lounge Bar: Jayarassic (8.30pm) LIGHT HOTEL – SCALA Live (8pm) MARION HOTEL – 888 Poker (6.30pm) PJ O’BRIENS – DJ G-Rillz PRINCE ALBERT HOTEL – Thirsty Thursday with DJ Tango
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SUGAR – Jazz Pancake with locals and guests THE LION HOTEL – Clearway (9pm) WHITMORE HOTEL – Rainbow Jam Sessions (7.30pm)
FRIDAY 30TH ALMA TAVERN – Fresh Fridays with DJs ARCHER HOTEL – Upstairs: Andrew Hayes (5pm) DJ Jaki J (8pm) ARKABA HOTEL – Lounge Bar: Dimitra (8pm) AUSTRAL – The Austral House Band (7pm) BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB – Dave Hunt (7pm) BOTANIC BAR – Troy J Been, Prince Aaronak and Suckerpunch BRAHMA LODGE HOTEL – Ice On Mercury (8pm) BUSHMAN HOTEL: GAWLER – DJ CAMEO BAR – DJs Lars, Lenny and guests CROWN & ANCHOR – Front Bar: Carla Lippis (5pm) Band Room: The Villenettes plus guests then DJ Adam DRAGONFLY BAR & DINING – Downtown with DJs DUKE OF YORK – Tom & Rose (7pm) ED CASTLE – Full Tilt live bands and party DJs ELECTRIC CIRCUS – Trashbags with resident DJs Capt N Cook, Mangie and Terror Terror plus guests ELYSIUM LOUNGE – DJs EMU HOTEL – Son Of Bon and Electric Funeral (8pm) ENFIELD HOTEL – Jonny Star Family Entertainment (6pm) three Star General (8pm) ENIGMA – Bellusira and Diva Demolition ESPLANADE HOTEL – Undercover Duo EXETER ON RUNDLE – Alex Watts, Jon (Honeypies) and Supercaine FINDON HOTEL – karaoke GOVERNOR HINDMARSH – Main Room: Cloud Control and Palms. Front Bar: Old Time Fiddle Tunes Irish Sessions GRACE EMILY HOTEL – The Timbers with Stu Thomas and Gina Robertson GRAND JUNCTION TAVERN – Broken Theory (8pm) HAMPSTEAD HOTEL – Rock The Boss (8pm) HIGHLANDER HOTEL – Full Circle (9pm) HILTON HOTEL: MYBAR – DJ Chaps and DJ Lumeire HOTEL RICHMOND – Platinum HOTEL TIVOLI – Honey with DJs IRISH CLUB – Shamrocks ‘n’ Shenanigans Live Acoustic Sessions (7pm) JETTY BAR GLENELG – Lounge Bar: The Weather Ladies (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 MARINA SUNSET BAR – live acoustic music MARION CULTURAL CENTRE – Mingle Live Acoustic Sessions (5pm) Chet Baker (8pm) MARION HOTEL – Katrina Caton (6.30pm) MARS BAR – DJ VJBeeJay and guests (9pm) drag show (2am) OFFICE ON PIRIE – DJ Jess (4.30pm) PARA HILLS COMMUNITY CLUB – Troy Harrison PLAYFORD TAVERN – Redline PRODUCERS HOTEL – After Four Fridays Garden Grooves with DJs Justice and DrDamage plus special guests (4pm) RACQUETS SA – 60/40 with DJ Lee (8pm)
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SATURDAY 31ST ARCHER HOTEL – Downstairs: Jaki J plus Bongo Madness with Alex. Upstairs: DJ Ed Law (9.30pm) ARKABA HOTEL – Top Of The Ark: Clearway (8.30pm) Sportys Bar + Arena: The Incredibles (10pm) AUCHENDARROCH HOUSE/WALLIS TAVERN – Troy Harrison BARKER HOTEL – Andy Mac (8.30pm) BLUE GUMS HOTEL – Ryan (6pm) BOTANIC BAR – Sanji, Brad Sawyer and Tom Wilson BRIDGEPORT HOTEL – DJ TKA BRIDGEWAY HOTEL – Pearly Gates (8pm) BUSHMAN HOTEL: GAWLER – DJ CAVAN HOTEL – Karnival with live bands (9pm) CROWN & ANCHOR – Wolfpack album launch with Red Leather Riot, The Pro Tools and Perdition plus 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 Saturdays with live bands and party DJs (9pm) ELECTRIC CIRCUS – Alison Wonderland EMU HOTEL – Full Circle (8pm) ENCORE NIGHTCLUB – resident DJs and guests (9pm)
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RED SQUARE – DJs Marek, Law, Dub Drop DJs, Decker, Bollocks, Krispy, Shawty, Capital D, DV8 and Jazz plus MCs Skippy and Dylan ROCKET BAR – Rocket Saturdays (9pm) SANDBAR – requests with DJs SEACLIFF BEACH HOTEL – Ryan Cornish (8pm) SEAFORD HOTEL – Crazy Knites SEBEL PLAYFORD – Misjif SLUG ‘N LETTUCE BRITISH PUB – Ex Men SUGAR – ITDE DJs and interstate & international guests SUZIE WONG’S ROOM – Nikko & Snooks (7.30pm) SWISH: STAMFORD PLAZA – Shuffle TALBOT HOTEL – DJ playing retro and requests TAP INN HOTEL: KENT TOWN – Dimitra TEQUILA REA – Bongo Madness with guest DJs THE ELEPHANT – Mojo and DJ Clarke THE LION HOTEL – Absolut Saturdays: Wasabi (9pm) THE SOUL BOX – Amazon Drag Show (7.30pm) VALLEY INN – karaoke VICTORIA HOTEL: O’HALLORAN HILL – Rumours WALKERS ARMS HOTEL – DJ Sessions (9pm) WHEATSHEAF HOTEL – Dave Graney & The Mistly (9pm) WINDSOR HOTEL – Rave On WOODCROFT TAVERN – karaoke (8pm) WORLDSEND HOTEL – Kitchen Witch and Inwoods (9pm) YANKALILLA HOTEL – Jordan & Brendan (8pm) ZHIVAGO – High Heels DJs: Chaps, Terrence, Hemilove and Ryley
GRACE EMILY HOTEL – Fleur Green with Koral GRAND BAR – bands, DJs and MCs HIGHWAY – Ash Gale and Sarah Lloyd JETTY BAR GLENELG – Lounge Bar: Reuben & Nina (3pm) DJ Dizzy (9pm) LIGHT HOTEL – Vonni’s Big Arvo LORD MELBOURNE HOTEL – Let It Roll MARINA SUNSET BAR – Sunset Sessions featuring live acoustic music MARION HOTEL – John McKay (11am) MARS BAR – VJK classic video hits OAKS PLAZA PIER – Pier One Bar: Undercover Duo PLAYFORD TAVERN – Jonny Star Family Entertainment
SUGAR – Mods, Driller and Nu Jeans TAP INN HOTEL: KENT TOWN – Acoustic Sessions THE LION HOTEL – Andrew Hayes (2.30pm) Quinny, Parko & Friends (6pm) 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 – Dave Graney & The Mistly (4pm) ZHIVAGO – Black Cherry DJs: Zooma, Gumshoe & Krispy
Whitmore HOTEL – Liam og irish session (4pm)
RAMSGATE HOTEL – Ben Ford Davies (4pm) Kiki Escapades (7.30pm)
MONDAY 2ND
SAILMASTER TAVERN – Troy Harrison SEACLIFF BEACH HOTEL – Nat Pyke (4pm) SEMAPHORE PALAIS – Mr Buzzy SEMAPHORE WORKERS CLUB – Dead Lucky (4pm)
GOVERNOR HINDMARSH – Front Bar: Rear Admiral Stand Up Comedy. Balcony Bar: Lord Stompy’s Tin Sandwich beginners class GRACE EMILY HOTEL – Billy Bob’s BBQ Jam
SUNDAY 1ST ALMA TAVERN – Sunday School ARKABA HOTEL – Top Of The Ark: Schnitz & Giggles Adelaide Comedy featuring Randy (4.30pm) 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 – Van Demons Band (4pm) DOG & DUCK – Sneaky Sundays with Jak Morris ED CASTLE – Beer Garden: Acoustic Sundays (2pm) EMU HOTEL – Hart Burn (2pm) ESPLANADE HOTEL – The Hitmen EUREKA TAVERN – Jonny Star Family Entertainment GILBERT STREET HOTEL – Thom Lion (2pm) GLENELG SURF CLUB – La Mar Sundays (3pm)
EMPIRE
Direct from a world premiere season at Times Square in New York & sold-out seasons in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, EMPIRE is the most jaw-dropping show ever seen on a spiegeltent stage - smashing the borders of comedy, circus, vaudeville and burlesque.
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Headline // PARAFIELD GARDENS COMMUNITY CLUB – Complete Trivia RHINO ROOM – One Mic Stand open mic comedy ROYAL OAK HOTEL: NTH ADELAIDE – Jam Night (8pm) SUGAR – Big Bubba and Eric The Falcon THE LION HOTEL – Brian Ruiz with Troy Loakes and Paul Vallen (8pm) WHEATSHEAF HOTEL – COMA Winter Sessions featuring Peter Nicholas Qtet and Slumber Race (8pm)
TUESDAY 3RD AUSSIE INN HOTEL – Complete Trivia BOTANIC BAR – Ash Wilson CROWN & ANCHOR – Front Bar: DJs Stevie & Duncan DANIEL O’CONNELL HOTEL – Irish Sessions (8pm) GASLIGHT TAVERN – The Blues Lounge hosted by Ron Davidson & Trevor Graham (8pm) GOVERNOR HINDMARSH – Main Room: Music Works. Front Bar: Uke Night
GRACE EMILY HOTEL – Pub Cinema HILTON HOTEL – KG’s Complete Trivia HQ – All Time Low MARION HOTEL – 888 Poker (6.30pm) PJ O’BRIENS – Davy T’s Music Trivia (7.30pm) SUGAR – CU Next Tuesday with Sonny Side-Up and Driller THE GOODY – Complete Trivia THE LION HOTEL – Zkye and Damo (7.30pm) TORRENS ARMS HOTEL – DJ Ryley & guests (8pm) WHITMORE HOTEL – Acoustic Raw Jam WINDSOR HOTEL – Complete Trivia
WEDNESDAY 4TH ARKABA HOTEL – Latino Grooves Salsa (6pm) BOTANIC BAR – Gemma CENTRAL DISTRICTS FOOTBALL CLUB – Quiz Wizz Trivia CHALLA GARDENS HOTEL – Complete Trivia
CHRISTIES BEACH HOTEL – Complete Trivia CLOVERCREST HOTEL – karaoke 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 FINSBURY HOTEL – karaoke FIRST COMMERCIAL HOTEL – Complete Trivia GOVERNOR HINDMARSH – Open Mic Night GRACE EMILY HOTEL – Lonelyspec with Otters Of Ottawa and Trip Jester HIGHWAY – Alex & Marie HQ –NeverLand LIGHT HOTEL – Open Mic Night (8pm) MARION HOTEL – Adelaide Comedy with Luke Heggie (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 (9pm) THE SOUL BOX – Busker’s Box Open Mic (7.30pm) TORRENS ARMS HOTEL – Trivia Wednesdays (7pm)
WHITMORE HOTEL – JOSH MORPHETT (6PM) WORLDSEND HOTEL – live music
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Spiegelworld Presents: Empire Direct from their 2012 world premiere hit season on Broadway - via Sydney, Melbourne and Perth - Melbourne’s Spiegelworld Presents Empire; a hedonistic carnival of burlesque, circus, comedy and gravity-defying insanity. It has been pushing the boundaries and blowing the minds of audience members, leaving in their wake a long line of shocked and dazed people who couldn’t be happier about their temporary mind-flip.
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e speak with Sanddornbalance (Palm Rib Balance) artist Memet Bilgin Rigolo, who speaks fondly of the show branded `Cirque du Soleil ’s naughtier, sexier older sister!’ “I see Empire as a combination of everything that can be done on a stage,” he begins. “The musicians are really good, as are the contortionists, gymnasts and comedians. I wouldn’t call the dancing a ballet or anything,” he suggests, “but there’s basically almost every stagecraft on one stage in one 90-minute show.” There are many characters within the Empire cast. Memet performs the 3D Graffiti Guy and explains what he does during his onstage presence. “None of us are fully coherent characters, nor is there a story running through the show; we merely inhabit our personas throughout the performance. The 3D Graffiti Guy is very much the aloof one, and when the weather permits,
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he stands on a very high perch outside the audience entrance and watches people as they enter the Spiegeltent. He’s slightly voyeuristic yet he also draws the audience in to then watch him in return. “Sanddornbalance is sculpture married with performance art,” Memet explains. “It’s a giant kinetic sculpture that is built live on stage. It’s deceptively simple to do and I enjoy seeing and hearing the amazed reactions of the people once it is built. I love that the audience gets lost in its simplicity, even though it is practically impossible to explain in words how the sculpture is balanced, but in the end it still becomes gravity-defying. Even to me, it looks abnormal.” Both media and audience reviews have oozed with enthusiasm and disbelief. Do you see this level of excitement on most nights? “In many ways, we do,” he enthuses. “I love observing the audience from backstage, watching their reactions. Even
the most serious people will eventually break down and enjoy the show. Many don’t expect to see what they get, but most rise to the challenge. The clowns play a great part in breaking down the barriers and tension. “I’m hoping that in Adelaide we’ll start really strong. It’s interesting in that we appeal to a certain audience and, if that audience is there, they love it. Other audiences seem surprised at what they see - sometimes too surprised and slightly overwhelmed, yet blown away at the same time.” Do you agree with Empire’s comparison to Cirque du Soleil crossed with The Rocky Horror Picture Show? “Yes, I would,” Memet agrees. “In fact, many of the people on this team were, at one point or another, performers on Cirque, and it is very much in the spirit of Rocky Horror; off-the-cuff, irreverent and edgy.” From the rollerblading Polka Dot Woman & Blue Tarpoleon and the acrobatic Gorilla Girls to hula-gymnast Miss In A Bubble and the singing Miss Purple, the diversity of Empire’s performing artists are almost boundless. “I personally like watching the HalfNaked Asian Dude Wearing Pigtails,” Memet says, suggesting his favourite performer. “Yasu is a brilliant clown, even though that’s not his main job in this show. He’s very animated, like a court jester, and does a single-wheel number that is kind of hard to describe. He looks a bit like The Lawnmower Man when he’s on stage; it’s interesting to watch and quite impressive because the stage is barely any bigger that the wheel. You have to see it to realise just how crazy it is.
“We like to get the audience involved as much as we can,” he adds. “What I mean by that is, whenever there is a moment when the audience can be pulled in, as opposed to us just performing on the stage, we will do it!”
Mesmerising Kinetic Art Sanddornbalance Also known as Pine Rib Balance, the kinetic art of Sanddornbalance is justifiably one of the most stunning performance art forms, with only a small handful of performers in the world; each with their own style. Japanese dancer Miyoko Shida Rigolo brings a mysterious elegance, while vocalist Naima Rhyn Rigolo enriches her performance with her deep rich tones. Istanbul’s Memet Bilgin Rigolo brings a powerfully energetic sense to his presentation. “I learn and improve every day I perform the Sanddornbalance,” Memet explains. “It looks easy to do, it’s very easy to teach, but the devil is in the intense mind training and creating an individual performance.”Mesmerising Kinetic Art
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Film // What Maisie Knew (M) AAAA This fifth film from codirectors Scott McGehee and David Siegel (whose The Deep End and Bee Season also explored themes concerning parents and children) is an update of an 1897 novel by Henry James and is built upon one of the most extraordinary child performances in years. Seen through the puzzled eyes of six-year-old Maisie (Onata Aprile), we follow events after the split of her bickering parents and how she becomes a tool for bargaining and oneupmanship between flawed rock singer Susanna ( Julianne Moore) and game-playing businessman Beale (Steve Coogan). She understands little of the grown-up world and nothing’s properly explained to her: why are her parents yelling? What is a
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‘court order’? Why does mum hate babysitter Margo ( Joanna Vanderham) when she moves into dad’s apartment? Why doesn’t everyone like mum’s new ‘husband’ Lincoln (True Blood’s Alexander Skarsgård in a sweet change of pace)? And why’s everyone so unhappy? Sometimes painfully moving, this is notable for its surprisingly sympathetic view of ‘steps’ (not treated well in movies) and its surprisingly unsympathetic, but very believable, view of Moore and Coogan’s characters. Aprile is so amazing you wonder how the directors coaxed the performance from her, and if she, like Maisie, truly understood what all these strange adults around her were doing.
Cleopatra: 50th Anniversary
Mad Dog Bradley The gargantuan 1963 classic screens for a limited season at the Palace Nova from Wed Sep 4. Details: palacecinemas.com.au One Direction: This Is Us Event Cinemas Marion The OD pic This Is Us (G) is at the Event Cinemas Marion on Sat Aug 31. Eek.
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The Mortal Upstream Colour Instruments: City Of (MA) Bones (M) AAa AAa The first in a film series blatantly created to be the next Twilight or Harry Potter (based upon the first in Cassandra Clare’s book series blatantly created to, well, you know), this is sorely overlong, confused and rather silly, and yet Lily Collins impresses in a performance that might keep you awake. Her Clary Fray is a NYC teen whose mum (Lena Headey) is keeping a secret from her, and when mum’s dragged away by goons wearing what looks like S+M gear, Clary’s approached by Jace ( Jamie Campbell Bower), who offers lots of dull gab about how she’s a ‘Shadowhunter’ and that mum’s in danger and the forces of darkness are attacking because of some missing ‘legendary’ cup. Spending time at the ‘Institute’ with muggle, sorry, ‘mundane’ (boy)friend Simon (Robert Sheehan from UK TV’s Misfits) under the watchful eye of famed Hodge ( Jared Harris), everything gets complicated and even talkier as nasty demon Valentine ( Jonathan Rhys Meyers) becomes involved, FX beasts lurk and Collins has lots of ‘emotional’ close-ups. Helmed by hack director Harald Zwart, who’s apparently already wrapped the sequel (TMI: City Of Ashes), there’s little left to say about this dreary epic, except that Lily holds it all together and is so cool and cute you’ll find it hard to believe that she’s Phil Collins’ daughter. Mad Dog Bradley
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Shane Carruth wrote, directed, produced, edited, scored and starred in 2004’s Primer, an ‘Emperor’s New Clothes’-type no-budgeter in which characters blabbed about time-travel in what might have been Carruth’s own shed, and this more ambitious, equally pretentious outing’s a real ‘critics movie’ (ie a pic you profess to adore – and understand – in order to appear sophisticated /‘sophistimecated’). The ‘plot’ has the ‘Thief ’ (Thiago Martins) using worms to brainwash people into handing over cash and Kris (Amy Seimetz) is drawn to another victim of the cerebral scam, Jeff (Carruth), by way of ‘The Sampler’ (Andrew Sensenig), who uses a magical pig to assess their situations – and also sets music to it all. Kris and Jeff grow closer (or as close as possible in such an emotionally constipated movie), and find that their lives are growing confused (join the club!), and that all this has, apparently, something to do with a mystical organism. Or maybe not. While incoherent, indulgent and cripplingly up-itself, you have to hand it to Carruth anyway: his latest effort was made entirely on his own terms and, while it revels in making no sense, ripping David Lynch off blind and boring us all to tears, it, nevertheless, has convinced some out there that it’s brilliant. And they desperately need to see a psychiatrist! Mad Dog Bradley
Kick-Ass 2 (MA) AAa After hanging up their capes four years ago, Kick-Ass and Hit Girl returned to normal life, but an increasing number of copycat superheroes has inspired Dave to get back into the wetsuit and join Justice Forever, an earnest team of rag tag vigilantes led by Colonel Stars and Stripes ( Jim Carrey). But while Dave Lizewski is trying seriously to be Kick-Ass and all he represents, Hit Girl is busy trying to be Mindy Macready, an adjustment that brings scary new challenges, like dance squad auditions and boy bands. Meanwhile, semi-orphaned mob kid Chris D’Amico is back, with a new name worthy of a Kick Ass adversary, and he’s building an army to give Justice Forever nightmares and the censorship board a headache. While once daring, shocking and hilariously wrong, Kick-Ass returns to us in sequel form, too smug on its own potential and reduced to a run of the mill, easily forgettable gross-out comedy, full of clichés and relying on cast improv to deliver decent lines. The antihero film forgot how to be effortless, and now it alternates between trying too hard, missing the mark and snivelling in the corner, afraid to go anywhere near the risks that made the first film famous. Kick Ass? No it doesn’t. Kat McCarthy
Jobs (M), Joshua Michael Stern’s biopic, offers Ashton Kutcher, Dermot Mulroney, JK Simmons and James Woods Dean Parisot’s action sequel Red 2 (M) unites Bruce Willis, MaryLouise Parker, John Malkovich, Helen Mirren, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Anthony Hopkins The Rocket (M), from writer/director Kim Mordaunt, is a Laos-shot drama built upon unknown Sitthiphon Disamoe’s performance Korean director Chan-wook Park makes his American début with the creepy Stoker (MA), featuring Mia Wasikowska, Nicole Kidman and Matthew Goode You’re Next (MA), more horror from director/editor/music-scorer Adam Wingard and writer/co-producer/costar Simon Barrett, showcases Aussie Sharni Vinson and Reanimator cult fave Barbara Crampton
Pompeii: Captured Live In HD Palace Nova Eastend Cinemas This view into the British Museum’s Life And Death In Pompeii And Herculaneum screens at the PN on Sat Aug 31 and Sun Sep 1. Details: palacecinemas.com.au
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Zhivago’s Patron Bar At A Night Of Fashion Established in 2003, Zhivago remains one of the most frequented and cutting-edge nightclubs in South Australia. Located in the heart of the city’s West End at 54 Currie Street, the basement venue showcases upbeat party tunes delivered by some of Adelaide’s most renowned DJs. From the basement to the Art Gallery Of South Australia, Zhivago’s pop-up bar will be offering tantalising cocktails like the ‘Pink Lady Z,’ which has been especially designed by their bar staff for A Night of Fashion. Charged with feminine allure to set your tastebuds tingling, this pretty in pink drink made from Silver Patron tequila dares to make you blush. With fashion lovers in mind, guests will also take home a ZTV gift bag to continue the Zhivago experience and help celebrate should you continue to dance into the night. WHAT: Zhivago’s Patron Bar WHERE A Night Of Fashion at the Art Gallery Of South Australia WHEN: Sat Sep 7 TICKETS: From $80+bf via Moshtix
As well as Patron, other local beverages will be avaliable at A Night Of Fashion including Fox Creek and Maxwell wines, McLaren Vale Beer Company beer and Adelaide Hills Cider Company cider.
Market Week This Tue Sep 3 the Adelaide Central Market will launch its very first ‘Market Week,’ a weeklong festival featuring free activities, silent disco market tours, food trucks, big bargain happy hours and live local entertainment in celebration of spring. ‘Market Week’ is the first of a number of big changes underway at the Market, with plans to transform the iconic shopping
Four Doors Plus One The far west of Hindley St can be a terrifying place on the weekend, but once you’ve survived the tungsten glare of the IGA and the endless plumes of shisha smoke there’s a newly-opened small bar with emerald walls ready to usher you inside where it’s safe and the drinks are high end – Four Doors Plus One. The name of the venue, which originates from the five bi-fold doors at the front of the building, acts as a running theme for the whole bar with everything in groups of five: five gins, five single malt whiskeys, five beers, five wines and so on. All of these are on regular rotation, but current tipples include beers like Alhambra and Brooklyn Lager. There’s a pretty adventurous cocktail list on the go too, with their homebottled punch (made with bourbon and peppercorn-infused milk, which is heated up, curdled and then strained
destination into a fresh, contemporary food and entertainment hub over the coming months. To launch the weeklong celebration, the Market will also hold a Great Orange Giveaway on Tue Sep 3 where 12,000 locally-grown oranges will be given away to every visitor. In a ‘Market Week’ first, the Market will be hosting a series of free silent disco tours with performance artist Guru Dudu on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. For more information, head to adelaidecentralmarket.com.au.
for a creamy, coconut-like flavor) making for a solid winter beverage. On Fridays Four Doors Plus One will be teaming up with local foodies for pop-up lunch service, putting forward street eats like pulled pork burgers and paella for around $3. The money earned will go towards people in need, so your dollars will be well spent. A small charcuterie menu will be available on the other days of the week, however, with a variety of cheese and meat platters on offer if you get peckish. On your trip back from the late night supermarket to buy gum/energy drinks/cigarettes, keep an eye out for the little place with green interior loaded with paintings, ‘70s retro furniture and wall succulents – you can’t miss it.
WHAT: Four Doors Plus One WHERE: 155 Hindley St, Adelaide WHEN: Wed – Sun 4pm until late and Fri 12pm - late INFO: 7225 1513
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Stars// Venus taking up residence in Libra doesn’t necessarily make things easy. Love can stir all sorts of beauties to the surface. The planets have moved into an intriguing pattern. There are opportunities for flow - and serious challenges - which require tapping into all your talent.
Taurus 21.04/20.05
By being both grounded and optimistic, you offer much to those who have a cat set amongst their pigeons – and there’s a few of them this week. Be a pillar of strength, even as you are going through your own journey of adjustments and changes. Be the equilibrium others seek.
Scorpio 24.10/21.11
Because of all the work you have done, as things get crazy, so you are as steady as one of the pillars of the Parthenon. Here’s where you get to appreciate the fact that life has been tempering you. Results do always show, but never according to our impatience. Stick with what’s real.
Gemini 21.05/21.06
Your capacity to find laughter, in places where others are starting to look a little deadpan and serious, comes as a great relief to all involved. The choice is always there to go down the path of turning situations into problems, or into opportunities. Your hat is placed with the latter.
Cancer 22.06/22.07
Life has been all acceleration. It has been flowing like a rushing river. This week you again have access to a braking system, should you want to use it. This isn’t to bring all your good work to a grinding halt. It’s to give you more control. There are other points of view to consider.
Leo 23.07/22.08
The Sun has left and moved into Virgo. This gives you a time of rest. You have been taken off the existential frontburner and placed to the side to cool. In other words, whatever it is that you have been hatching, is cooked. Be peaceful and reflective. Let go of the reins and go in.
Sagittarius 22.11/21.12
This is an interesting spot. You are not in your comfort zone. Life is providing you with both powerful opportunity and significant challenge. Much is being asked. You must stay confident and true - and be able to feel. You must be able to readily access widely variant responses.
Capricorn 2.12/19.01
The planets are suggesting that it’s not wise to presently hold a fixed position. There are multiple factors at play and multiple responses required. A great capacity for empathy will come in handy here. To be comfortable with your own emotions will help you not get entangled in others’.
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Zen Garden Over the years we’ve seen Adelaide expat Sam Songailo brilliantly evolve as an abstract artist, the leading painter consistently producing awe-inspiring, brightly-hued matrixes of patterns that stun with their meticulous details. Following two recently-completed public works in Adelaide’s Bank St and Splendour In The Grass, Songailo’s latest optical boggler comes in the form of Zen Garden, the feature exhibition at Fontanelle in Bowden this month. Trading his signature of polarising fluoros, this time Songailo opts for a simpler palette of black and white to craft his own interpretation of a Japanese zen garden. The result is
There are very variable challenges to be faced. No single response will be appropriate. You will have to be proactive in one place, pragmatic in another, vulnerable and engaged on one front – and romantic elsewhere. To be able to be all of this will bring wholeness and strength.
Pisces 19.02/20.03
Though others have a whole new set of circumstances and influences to deal with, your challenge is more subtle. In many ways it is to stay true to what is most meaningful for you. The world is geared towards dehumanising us and then covering it with soap opera. Don’t buy into it.
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a stunning, tonal array of angular lines, which really does beg you to not look straight ahead but also up, down and around you. In the other end of the gallery, photographer Emily Taylor will be showing her latest exhibition Tunnel Vision – a photographic installation exploring the nature and psychology of domestic space. Both exhibitions will run until Sun Sep 22.
WHAT: Sam Songailo: Zen Garden & Emily Taylor: Tunnel Vision WHERE: Fontanelle, 26 Sixth St, Bowden WHEN: Until Sun Sep 22
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Aquarius 20.01/18.02
Virgo 23.08/22.09
The Sun has just arrived in your sign, along with Mercury. Together they can provide vitality, quality perception and the capacity to communicate - if you work them correctly. Life is challenging you quite directly, so it would be good to bring all these talents to the fore, possibly because you are more open to feeling your feelings than others imagine.
Sam Songailo by Emily Taylor / samsongailo.net
This is a week to have your wits about you. The stresses and strains are such, that the capacity to be well rounded in your responses is required. It is important to be able to look at problem situations from multiple perspectives to find solutions. Be as flexible as is possible.
Libra 23.09/23.10
James Tylor, Self Portrait As Hohepa Te Umuroa, 2013
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Curated by Eleanor Scicchitano, FELTspace’s On Men brings together four diverse investigations into contemporary masculinitiy and Australia’s history of colonisation. Featuring painting, textile and photography works from male artists Will French, Dale Harding, Paul Sloan and James Tylor, On Men investigates the way in which Australian men see themselves, and what effect our history has on this view. Paul Sloan forces his audience to confront memories of the Cronulla riots, whereas by contrast Sydney artist Will French uses humour and self-reference in his practice, focusing on Australian currency. Queensland artist Dale Harding’s delicate, unassuming cross stitch makes a strong statement on his own experiences as an indigenous and homosexual Australian, whereas South Australian photographer James Tylor’s works (pictured) act as a reflection of his own Maori and Aboriginal heritage. The exhibition will open on Wed Sep 4 with artist talks commencing from 5.30pm. WHAT: Will French, Dale Harding, Paul Sloan & James Tylor: On Men WHERE: FELTspace, 12 Compton St, Adelaide WHEN: Wed Sep 4 – Sat Sep 21 OPENING: Wed Sep 4 from 5.30pm
Fashion// A Night Of Nosha
Adelaide Fashion Festival: The Face Of The Festival Launch By some dark, otherworldly forces, 2013 has swept along at double the speed, meaning that it’s almost time for the Adelaide Fashion Festival once again. The first occasion before the festival officially commences, from Fri Oct 18 to Sat Oct 26, is to announce the ambassador for 2013. An event at the National Wine Centre revealed that Finesse Models’ Lucy Bayet will take the honour. Bayet, who has excelled in modelling even though she has a curvier figure than most stereotypical high fashion models, has walked Paris Fashion Week for Collette Dinnigan as well as facing campaigns for Avon, Max Factor and Isola, Megan Gale’s swimwear line. Bayet has also overcome personal challenges, being in remission since 2011 from Hodgkin’s lymphoma, which she was diagnosed with the year prior. Since then, Bayet has continued to use her profile to spread awareness about the disease. The way this year is going, October will be here sooner than we know it. adelaidefashionfestival.com.au
Rip It Up went along to the Launch Of The Face Of The Adelaide Fashion Festival on Wed Aug 21. Here’s what we saw from the evening. Photos by Josie Withers josiewithers photography.com
“Nosha strives to find beauty in everyday life. Nosha is driven by simplicity, sustainability and truth to materials.” Nosha’s mission statement may be poignant, but we think it could be re-worked to include ‘We also really like to make homewares out of dinosaurs and animals’. Nosha aren’t just limited to prehistoric creatures atop of jars and planters from the African Savanna, in a short amount of time this collective that has settled at The Mill have expanded into a diverse homewares destination, having collections of soy wax candles, potted succulents, wooden kitchen ware, wood block prints, natural wood candle stands and glassware to their name. Fri Aug 30 marks Nosha’s official launch at The Mill, with A Night Of Nosha, where they’ll be unveiling some new products and larger pieces you may not have seen already. Forever feeling the collaborative and self-helping nature of Adelaide’s arts culture, the brand will also be promoting creations from other talented emerging artists that they admire, including M4MMALS, Box, Lucas Croall, Lewis Dalby and Wood-Shopped. SneakyPickle will also be there to tide your hunger over.
Cubik Cloth Pop Up Store Local brand, Cubik Cloth, have continued to reach new heights in their mission to help keep Adelaide’s streetwear look as interesting as possible. While the brand is available at selected boutiques and at their online store, for 10 days only, Cubik Cloth will have their own pop up store to help bring shoppers closer to their collections. Heavy reductions are offered for previous seasons, oneoff samples will be available for those who want something no one else has and the launch of their new Spring Summer ’13-14 collection. As always, expect big buttons, skull details, acid washes, drop crotches, dungarees and a whole lot of attitude. cubikcloth.com.au
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The first season of this very popular eight-part ITV drama has been criticised for supposedly being too gloomy and grim, but a committed cast, a compellingly nasty edge and some genuine surprises do keep you watching. A teen is murdered in the fictional, off-season English coastal town of Broadchurch and haunted DI Alec Hardy (David Tennant in his darkest role) joins forces with local DS Ellie Miller (Olivia Colman, always excellent) to track down the killer(s), an investigation complicated greatly by the fact that everyone around them has something to hide, from newsagent proprietor Jack Marshall (David Bradley) to Reverend Paul Coates (Arthur Darvill, another Doctor Who refugee) to caravanresiding troublemaker Susan Wright (a rather hateful Pauline Quirke). And it’s this aspect of creator Chris Chibnall’s brainchild that surely has the most resonance here, as we watch a group of characters who all know each other and are all watching each other go about their business in their small, secretive community and can’t help but think that it’s all awfully like Adelaide.
Co-directed by Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg and simultaneously shot in English and Norwegian, this study of the 4300 mile, 101 day raft journey dangerously undertaken by Thor Heyerdahl (Pål Sverre Hagen) in 1948 to finally prove that Polynesia was populated by South Americans, not Asians, was a true labourof-love for all, and surprisingly proves to be most entertaining. Disappointing his long-suffering wife Liz (Agnes Kittelsen), Heyerdahl assembles a motley group of (semi-suicidal?) sorts (especially Anders Baasmo Christiansen’s journo Herman Watzinger, who believes every word our hero says) and proceeds upon the voyage despite endless warnings about the chances of extreme weather patterns, marauding sharks, the weaknesses of the raft itself and more, as the directors (and passionate producer Jeremy Thomas) follow them for what must have been a lengthy and fairly frightening shoot. Drawn from Heyerdahl’s book and Oscar-winning doco of the same name, this has fine performances, exciting setpieces and quite a sense of humour, but what perhaps most distinguishes it is the brave decision to depict Thor as a visionary basket-case.
This remake of Love Crime (Crime D’Amour), starring Kristin Scott Thomas and Ludivine Sagnier, turns out to be directed and script-adapted by that mean old bugger Brian De Palma, who thoroughly enjoys playing up the nasty, pervy, misogynist trappings of the material. Christine Sanford (Rachel McAdams) is the bitchy boss of an advertising firm in Germany who seems to awfully like her protégée Isabelle James (Noomi Rapace). The two ladies get close as we’re invited to wonder if something lesbian is about to take place (and De Palma barely contains his excitement). However, the manipulative Christine’s out, it seems, to screw over her underling, who then suddenly appears to be losing it on a grand scale (via car crashes, office meltdowns and so on). Everything leads to an eventual plot turnaround or two as someone gets murdered and director Brian explores every sexist subtext possible. Is Christine a monster because she’s beautiful? Should she be running a major company if she’s a woman? Aren’t gay women sexy and scary? And aren’t chicks always untrustworthy, crazy and dangerous?
Series co-creator Jane Campion co-wrote and co-produced this dark seven-part series, and there’s evidence of the best and worst of her talents here, with strong casting and excellent playing compromised at times by political point-scoring and (sorry, it must be said) a vague all-men-are-bastards edge. When detective Robin (Mad Men’s Elisabeth Moss, although it was nearly Anna Paquin, Oscar-winning star of Campion’s The Piano) returns to her hometown in rural NZ to visit her dying mum she, by chance, saves 12-year-old Tui ( Jacqueline Joe) from seeming suicide by drowning and becomes entangled in the kid’s plight and a community of secrets, especially as we learn how Tui’s life mirrors Robin’s own youth. When Tui is revealed as pregnant and then goes missing, Robin sets out to find her and answer burning questions, a quest helped and hindered by police superior Al (David Wenham), Tui’s feared Dad Matt (Peter Mullan) and a commune of traumatised women (residing on Matt’s supposed property) who follow a strange but truthspeaking mystic named GJ (Holly Hunter, the other Oscar-winning star of Campion’s The Piano).
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Hoyle’s glossy volume (a project that really picked up steam when Mel Brooks, who supplies the intro and a Hitler moustache, and Kermit The Frog became involved) features amusingly, sometimes surreally-posed pics of legends (Steve Martin, Carl Reiner, etc), anti-legends (Robin Williams, Tom Green, Eddie Murphy, etc), popular comedic players ( Jeffrey Tambor, Zach Galkifianakis, etc), relative newcomers and upstarts (Kristen Wiig, Kristen Schaal, etc) and a few headscratchers, so Jason Bateman is funny now!? When did that happen?).
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Ontosoroh Adelaide-raised dancer and choreographer Ade Suharto, who presented her first fulllength dance work, In Lieu, at OzAsia in 2011, is returning to the festival in 2013 to present the world premiere of a new work, Ontosoroh.
The new work is a collaboration between Suharto and Peni Candra Rini, a leading Indonesian vocalist and composer, and is a reimagining of Nyai Ontosoroh who was the female lead in the Indonesian literary classic This Earth Of Mankind. When I meet up with Suharto to discuss Ontosoroh, I’m surprised to see the dancer sitting in a café with a pair of crutches by her side. “Oh, it’s just a minor mishap,” she says with a wave of her hand. “I’ll be okay.” Suharto, who also organises the annual INDOfest in Rymill Pk, then goes on to say she has only just returned from Indonesia where Ontosoroh enjoyed a run before its Australian premiere. “We did two performances last weekend – before that I was in London presenting my first work, In Lieu at Southbank – and they went really well,” she reveals. “It was great to do them so we could see what needed a bit of tweaking before coming to OzAsia. “But we are happy where the work is at as all the main sections are there and we have the good fortune of having a bit more rehearsal time in
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Adelaide before the premiere,” Suharto adds. She goes on to say she had always had a desire to work with Peni Candra Rini. “I’d known about Peni’s work for about seven years and she is trained in classical Javanese music but very keen to explore new techniques,” Suharto says. “So after the success of In Lieu at OzAsia in 2011 I made contact with her when she was studying at UCLA in the US and asked if she wanted to do something. “She got back to me pretty quickly and said, ‘Yeah, why not? Who not give it a shot?’ So we worked together using Javanese dance as a base,” she adds. “And the central character is Nyai Ontosoroh from Prmoedya Anata Toer’s book This Earth Of Mankind who is quite a complex person. So we thought she would be a great platform on which to base a work and show the diversity of our range.” Ontosoroh, which will be exclusive to Adelaide, will feature dance performed to music by
percussionist Plenthe, gendèr player Iswanto and Prisha Bashori Musthofa on violin. “It will be Prisha’s first time overseas so he’s been brushing up on his English,” Suharto says with a laugh. “But Peni has been here before with an Indonesian opera written by Robert Wilson as part of The Melbourne Festival although this will be different as it’s her own work. “We hope Ontosoroh will have a life after OzAsia and we can take it back overseas,” she concludes. “We’re all pretty young – we are all under 30 – so we’re up for anything.”
WHAT: OzAsia WHO: Ontosoroh WHERE: Space Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre WHEN: Mon Sep 16 and Tue Sep 17 at 7.30pm
Fast Times// The National Campus Band Competition Heats Up Across The Unis With a HECS-laden back pocket, The National Campus Band Competition (NCBC) is basically the answer for all garage dreaming, debt-ridden Uni and TAFE students who happen to play in a band. The competition, which has been running for 21 years, has seen over 400 bands from over 40 institutions compete live over the years, each one looking to be crowned national winners. With a prize pool in the thousands, the competition has kicked started the careers for bands like Eskimo Joe, The Vines, Frenzal Rhomb, George, Grinspoon, Augie March and The Vasco Era, just to name a few. After an explosive few days of live heats across SA campuses (and the consumption of several plastic beer pints), hundreds of contestants have now
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been narrowed down to just a handful of finalists. Much like a pub crawl, we’ve crawled across the SA campuses to find out who is headed for top of the class at this year’s state final on Sat Sep 14 at Fowler’s Live. Adelaide University – Adelaide Uni Bar will see six finalists – The Informers, The Skeleton Club, The Wild Things, Prophets Of Impending Doom, 50 In The City and Funk Latin Union – battle it out at the campus final on Fri Aug 30 from 6pm. Flinders University – Eight bands are set to take to the stage in two heats, and you can catch round two on Thu Aug 29 from 12pm – 3pm at The Scholars Bar. The Flinders final is set for Thu Sep 5 at 5pm. UniSA – The newly revamped West Bar saw the likes of Love Cream, Days of Deceit and Dead End Friends rise above the pack to earn their spot at the campus final, which will commence on Fri Aug 30 at 7pm.
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SAE Courses This year sees SAE Institute, in Adelaide since 1982, celebrate 31 years of supplying qualified graduates to the entertainment industry of South Australia, Australia and, indeed, the world. In September 2013, SAE Adelaide will be offering a 12-month full time, Diploma of Sound Production. This course is designed for anyone interested in entering the industry of professional audio as a Sound Technician or Audio Engineer and the course is VET Fee Help approved Commencing in October 2013 will be the Certificate III in Music for six months part time study. This Electronic Music Production
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By Josh Basford
Course is intended for musicians and DJs who enjoy experimenting with sound as well as people with a distinct interest in electronic music. It will cater for people who would like to create their own music, experiment with electronic sound synthesis and would like to work more efficiently with their equipment, also those who produce remixes or wish to improve their current remixing skills. SAE Adelaide has three recording studios. Studio 1 has a Pro Control mixing surface with a Pro Tools HD2 with 128-track capability. The control room is also set up for full surround mixing. Studio 2 has an Avid C24 24-channel control surface with Pro Tools HD1. These two studios complement the existing analogue studio, which contains an Otari MX80 24 track, a MX 9000 Behringer Euro Desk and a full rack of effects. sae.edu.au
ratings that are the province of that other guy that everyone seems to love to loath: Tony John Abbott. The man who knows a woman’s place, but probably would not be allowed to tell us where it is.
Well ladies and gentlemen; it appears we have our very own, far less commercially successful (but no less in love with himself) personal Yeezus. Kevin Rudd has, with one fell swoop of the sauce bottle (well it took a few actually) brought down the enemies within and risen gracefully from the ashes of his own political party to preside over the steaming rubble once again. Depending on your political persuasion and/or personal perspective, the return of KRudd is either manna sent straight from heaven, or a disturbing insight into the mind of a (as his own party put it) “narcissistic, crypto-fascist, psychopath”.
You hear it bandied about that Mr Abbott has been one of the most effective opposition leaders in years. He has brought down not one, but kind of almost two sitting Prime Ministers. Tony has found his golden ticket. Abbott’s minders (a hard working bunch no doubt) have successfully convinced him that talking for longer than one prescribed sentence isn’t his strong suit. As we have seen lately, Abbott off a leash leads to a whole suppository full of fashionable gay wedding problems. After topping the week off by describing one of his female MP’s best leadership traits as “sex appeal,” Abbott has since tried to awkwardly laugh it off as a daggy dad moment (is it just me, or is he inferring that he thinks his daughters are sexually attractive by linking his comments about one of his MP’s being sexy to fatherhood?)
Love Kevin or loathe Kevin, it certainly appears as though his return has dumped us (well at least the media) into a nice puddle of mud to cool off in whilst bringing the Labor party within fighting distance of the dismal popularity
What is certain is that with these two at the helm we are in for a grand old ride, and I look forward to wearing a seatbelt and taking you all along. No selfies of me cutting myself shaving, I promise.
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It was hard to ignore the all-pervasive influence of R&B on electronic music at the inaugural Knots music festival last weekend, and with this in mind Sydney trio Seekae have made a glorious and en vogue return with Another. The track is hopelessly indebted to luscious ‘80s new wave production, with chief crooner Alex Cameron steering it into wonderfully luxuriant pastures. Having just signed to Future Classic (the label that made Flume a household name), Seekae’s future is as bright as Another’s radiant, minute-long instrumental outro.
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As frontman of The Panics, Jae Laffer has never failed to deliver with his open, honest and idiosyncratic song writing. As a solo artist, it seems we can expect more of the same. Laffer’s debut single Leave A Light On sees him traipsing through suburban Arcade Fire territory, with that deep, warm rasp of his recounting a story of love, life and domestic bliss. With a solo album due out at the end of September, no doubt we’ll be hearing much more from the ARIA, WAMi and J Award-winning singer in the near future.
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of depression for those suffering from first world problems. They make me want to stroll down Venice Boulevard with a bottle of Jack in one hand and a cigarette in the other, stewing on regrets and pondering the roads not taken, à la Hank Moody. June Gloom is more of the same – morose atmosphere, echo-y guitar squelches and dreamy lyrics. If you want music you can dance to, you better give this one a pass, because there are certainly not the kind of life-affirming party anthems you hear on Nova 91.9. But if you’re the kind of masochist that gets a stiffy from being reminded of all the shitty things in your life, then June Gloom is for you. Ryan Lynch
I had a pretty big hard-on for this British duo’s debut album, Lights Out, mainly because Big Deal’s music is of the feeling-mopey-and-walkingslowly-in-the-rain-without-anumbrella-variety. They sing about the brilliance of Kurt Cobain, how it sucks to be dumped and other sources
It was always going to be tough for Smith Westerns to follow up their sunsoaked and brilliant second album Dye It Blonde. After all, the success of that album rested largely on the transition to a cleaner production slate following the gritty garage stylings of their self-titled debut. To out-do themselves, the Chicago trio would need yet another ace up their sleeves. Sadly, it seems Smith Westerns were honest card players after all. Soft Will opens with 3AM Spiritual, a down-trodden little ballad that sets the tone for the rest of the album. It’s fitting that singer Cullen Omori wrote this pensive lamentation in his parents’ kitchen – much of Soft Will seems to have drawn from this dull setting. Even at their brightest, Smith Westerns fall well short of their best. Lead single Varsity drifts by like some innocuous piece of flood debris, while Xxiii is so bereft of ideas that Smith Westerns have no option than to keep it going, and going, and going. What saves Soft Will from total catastrophe is Smith Westerns’ firm grasp on pop music – they manage to produce the odd hook here, the occasional penetrative melody there. But if this is the fruits of a soft will, then Smith Westerns need to harden up. Jimmy Byzantine
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For a band that’s received considerable hype thanks to their appearances on Kitsuné’s Maison series, it’s strange that Heartsrevolution have struggled to get a foot in the door. Maybe it’s because the world can’t handle the collective volume (and distinct similarities) of these guys and Sleigh Bells. Ride Or Die covers much of the same ground their fellow New York duo explored on their first two albums, with big beats, thrashy guitars and girly vocals framing the picture here. Then again, can you really have too much of a good thing?
Super Best Friends Round And Round (Gun Fever)
It would be difficult to conduct a review of Super Best Friends’ Round And Round without at least some mention of its topical music video (you know, the one with all the pollies and journos). With that out of the way, the track is twoand-a-half minutes of question time, a double dissolution of hard-hitting punk rock protest, a raucous caucus. With help from Death From Above 1979, Mclusky and Refused, Super Best Friends form a majority government of anarchism.
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Adelaide Town Hall, Tue Aug 20 (Rob Lyon)
AAAA The Adelaide Town Hall is a majestic building, and it’s when the building plays host to the occasional show that it truly reveals its splendour. It was the perfect venue to watch one of Australia’s greats, Paul Kelly, go through his paces. Rapper Urthboy was an interesting choice of support and provided quite the contrast, though for the silver hair set I think it was a little lost on them. Paul Kelly took to the stage just after half eight, announcing that the last time he had played the venue was the Rostrevor School presentation night in 1969, earning a few laughs. Kelly also took this time to mention that he would be playing his new album Spring And Fall in its entirety, and that he wouldn’t be talking to the audience until its completion in order to simulate listening to the album on vinyl with a distinct side one and side two. Kelly’s new album is a cracker, and ‘side one’ held up well with the rest of his discography. The second half was then introduced with a quick, ‘Now we’re turning the vinyl over to side B and dropping the needle,’ this set clocking in at just over 40 minutes and leaving more than plenty of time for some of the greatest hits in Kelly’s armoury. When I First Met Your Ma was a straight out classic, and almost a staple in his live set nowadays. It was right about then that Kelly and his band were limbered up and ready for
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Yelled Persistent Lucid Lyrics? You Probably Love Locust? Yes Please, Listen Loud? Research suggests that YPLL most likely stands for Years of Potential Life Lost, but those alternative interpretations all equally apply. Retox, led by Justin Pearson (of noise outfit The Locust), take hardcore punk by the throat and twist it to their own purposes. Some songs slightly resemble Future Of The Left’s rawer material, not just in the abrasive antimelodies and vocal intonations but also in snidely funny titles such as Soviet Reunion and Congratulations, You’re Good Enough. With a running time of 21 minutes, it’s succinct (most of the 12 tracks don’t even crack the twominute mark), but such a visceral blast that it’s hard to imagine the four-piece sustaining their intensity for longer. Of course, YMMV. Owen Heitmann
Jimmy Eat World have been kicking goals for some 20 years now, which is no mean feat by any stretch these days. The essence of the music of Jimmy Eat World is essentially songs for the broken hearted, and the songs on Damage sound just as fresh as some of their early works. One could say there is a bit of a formula to what they do, or maybe they’re just good at writing songs of heart break, disappointment and bittersweet goodbyes laced with some really catchy hooks. Tracks such as Appreciation, Damage and I Will Steal You Back are trademark Jimmy Eat World, and are destined for a flogging on radio. The band goes all deep and meaningful on Please Say No and How’d You Have Me, and do seem introspective and personal in nature. Fans will probably expect another tune in the ilk of The Middle on Damage; not so unfortunately. Nonetheless, No, Never may make up for that. There are plenty of other nuggets tucked away on Damage and we can only hope Jimmy Eat World bob up on a festival bill over the summer. Rob Lyon
Here is a list of things that pop into my head when I think of Sweden (in no discernible order): 1) Buxom, blondehaired, blue-eyed women; 2) Freakishly tall men with weirdly elongated limbs; 3) ABBA; 4) Terrible Eurotrash house music (e.g. Basshunter); 5) Mexicans (e.g. Jose Gonzalez); 6) Gloomy electronic music (e.g. The Knife). The platinum blonde behind iamamiwhoami, Jonna Lee, falls into the latter category. Bounty is an album full of sweeping electro lullabies meant to evoke the organic beauty of the world around us. But much in the same way old recordings of jazz and soul singers sound creepy despite innocent lyrical content, Bounty is oddly unsettling. It pitters and patters around barely audible, otherworldly vocals. The ghostly auditory emissions are left to meander without much direction, to the point where it becomes redundant. When the album finally ended I had to listen to Fernando to cleanse my palate. Ryan Lynch
There was nothing more disappointing than witnessing the much-hyped Sures in the live arena last year. The sleepy indie pop of their debut EP Stars had the unfortunate side-effect of actually inducing sleep. But a second chance is in order following the release of their sophomore EP. Opening track The Night roughly jerks you out of the slumber they put you in last year and from there the EP delivers highlight after highlight: Hero is a crafty slice of poppy neo-shoegaze, while new single Waste slowly builds into a slacker rock eruption. Like the EP’s title suggests, Sures have gone back to basics here and the results are impressive. Let’s hope the same can now be said of their live show. Jimmy Byzantine
a long set with another 17 songs still to come. Interestingly, there was then a narrative before most songs to give a bit of an insight to how they came about – notably the art galleryinspired Forty Miles To Saturday Night. Before Too Long went down a treat, and as always Kelly was supported by an absolute gun band comprised of his nephew Dan Kelly, J Walker, Bree van Reyk (from Holly Throsby’s band) and Zoe Hauptmann. The Foggy Fields Of France saw Dan Kelly unleash his new Gretsch in Cadillac green with Kelly Sr encouraging him not to stuff it up on the complicated guitar parts. The end saw a fist punch and a warm acknowledgement from the crowd, followed by Van Reyk being issued a challenge to play the spoons on Song Of The Old Rake. As the end of the set drew near it was time to unveil a treasure trove of hits, with To Her Door, Sweet Guy, How To Make Gravy and From Little Things Big Things Grow (with a nod to Kev Carmody) featuring Urthboy getting them over the line. The crowd didn’t make that much noise for an encore as Kelly returned to the stage with a beer – “My first since yesterday,” he said. Things kicked off with the big hits Deeper Water and Dumb Things, which were absolutely fab. The band then returned for a second encore, with the highlight being a stunning a capella rendition of Meet Me In The Middle Of The Air. All in all the show was a marathon effort, with Kelly and company playing for nearly two-and-a-half hours to cover new, old and everything in between. Sensational!
Dirt Farmer Delilah Lightning EP (Remote Control)
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That Dapper Market is gearing up to present their biggest (and most dapper) market yet, with over 40 handpicked vintage, handmade and tasty treat stalls. littlestVINTAGE have also just announced their stellar music line
up.Taking place on Sat Aug 31 at Tuxedo Cat in Bowden, the music kicks off at 3.30pm with Hurricanes followed by Sitara, Timberwolf, Chloe&Bianca, Nikai and Buffalo Boyfriend. Featuring stalls by some of our favourites including Fakery
Bakery, Not Lost Boutique, The Late Blooming, Petite Baker, Fable Co., Red House Vintage, Dressed For Sunday and Clothes Line Saga, why not invite your dapper self and dapper pals along to join in the fun?
Local Revolution’s Jungle Safari Experience Rising from the streets of Adelaide, Local Revolution is a project united by a passion for music and the globally conscious mind. Transforming Casablabla into a Jungle Safari Experience to launch their Pozible-funded EP, the band invite you to come and experience the deep sounds of world music and explore the power of music and unity. With special guests Funk Latin Union and Sambatuka (Brazilian drummers), you are encouraged to wear your best tribal gear and head to Adelaide’s favourite multicultural bar, Casablabla, on Thu Aug 29 from 8pm. It’s time to get wild.
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It’s a case of third time lucky for The Byzantines. After several transformations and reinventions, 2013 marks a new creative direction for the band set to release their new EP, ColourVision this August. Ahead of its release, vocalist Michael Pietrafesa explains the band’s evolution from Centurion to ColourVision and how they’ve come to be The Byzantines. “We changed our name to ColourVision because as Centurion everyone thought we were a metal band. We got sick of being offered Enigma and Squatters Arms gigs even though our early style was a blend of mellow, psychedelic, easy listening and poppy tunes, kind of like a shit Powderfinger. After Johnny joined, we felt it was fitting to start again and the EP title is a throwback to our old band name. We also saw it as a good way to showcase our transition between styles.” The band members, Rhys Overall (guitar and synth), David Zammit (guitar),
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Jose Moucho (bass) and Johnny Zervas (drums), come from a variety of musical backgrounds producing electronic, psychedelic and rock music. Enlisting the talents of Adelaide’s own Luke Godson on production duties, he managed to take their already attitude-laden sound to add a cutting edge dimension. “Coming from a rock’n'roll background, we were all pretty clueless about working with loops and samples,” Pietrafesa explains. “Luke was able to give us a crash course in electronic sounds and the EP has grown to be a lengthy and valuable process of collaboration.” The band’s debut single, Punch On, is considered the best indication of what to expect from The Byzantines, both live and on the EP, but Pietrafesa goes on to discuss an eclectic list of inspiration for the rest of the EP. “CFC is influenced by Oasis’s Go Let It Out. Jose wrote this song as a present for his cousin to help rev him up before
football matches,” Pietrafesa says. “Punch On attempts to recreate the imagery of a crazy night that took Mike and Jose from a smoky tropical cocktail bar located on Reeperbahn into the underground club scene of Hamburg, whilst Black Teardrop is written about a friend's struggle with depression. Cat’s Got Boots epitomises where we have always wanted to go with our sound fusing elements of blues, jazz, hip hop and electronica and finishing off the EP is Spaghetti Western, which is our attempt at a track from a Tarantino movie.” It’s not very often you’re invited to a record listening party, but The Byzantines did just this. Pietrafesa reveals that at the very least their motivation was for a good ol’ Supermild party. “We do love to party and Supermild's a great place to do just that. In fact whilst in Europe, we tried to find the Supers equivalent in each city we visited.”
StageSA at Big Sound This September a handful of SA bands will get their chance to perform in front of national and international buyers at one of Australia’s best and most relevant music industry events, Big Sound. Held from Sep 10-13 in Brisbane’s live music precinct, Fortitude Valley, the event features SA’s The Audreys, Ride Into The Sun, Bad//Dreems, The Aves and Tkay Maidza. On Wed Sep 10, Stage SA will come alive at Jamie’s Espresso Carpark with a South Australian only showcase from 12pm-2pm. A three-day getaway to Brisvegas? Yes, please.
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