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While one packs up his briefcase and fades into obscurity, another Rudd is just warming up. This week’s cover star is activist and musician Xavier Rudd, who will be kicking off his national tour in Adelaide next week with his latest offering Spirit Bird – the moniker of which was quite literally inspired by a ‘conversation’ with a cockatoo. You can read more about that anthropomorphic encounter by flipping to (p12).

Similarly delving into the D&Ms this week, outspoken musician Amanda Palmer took a more serious stance in her chat with us to speak about the changing face of the modern music industry (p14). In between dates on her current Australian tour, the former Dresden Dolls frontwoman discussed the evolution of the contemporary musician, and how she and her peers may now survive (hint: fan-made boob cake helps).

Still reeling in the wake of their vocalist’s murder trial, Virginian metal outfit Lamb Of God have been shy of the media in recent months, but warmed up enough to tell us about their various vices – namely, drag racers (p15). You can catch the band when they play Thebarton Theatre on Tue Sep 24.

This week we also turned our spotlight to Nought, the Adelaide Dance Theatre’s latest production (p24), and reggae collective Melbourne Ska Orchestra (p18), who will be bringing their 30-member strong show to the Gov on Sat Sep 21.

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Little Victories Mop-topped funny man Alan Davies is escaping the QI panel for a few short weeks in 2014 and is heading to Australia. The Jonathan Creek star will be touring a new stand-up comedy show Little Victories, which is due to reach Adelaide Entertainment Centre on Wed Mar 19. Tickets are available through livenation.com.au for $69.90.

Whitley will take his sparkly star-themed tunes around the country for a huge 18-date tour. Reaching the Ed Castle on Sun Oct 27, Whitley will perform all his cosmic gems from Even The Stars Are A Mess. Tickets are available through Moshtix.

Golden Oldies Singer Judith Durham was struck down by a cerebral haemorrhage earlier in the year, but is now out of the woods and The Seekers are keeping their promise to reschedule shows.

The new Adelaide dates for the Golden Jubilee tour are Mon Nov 11 and Tue Nov 12 at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre. Durham says, “I’m thrilled that my doctors have given me the green light to return to the stage. I’m so much looking forward to joining the boys again on tour, and singing for you all.”

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Flying High Carving a delicate path between activist, musician and spiritual connector, Xavier Rudd returns to Australia with a tour of three different cultures, three different voices and one love of music. Together with Donavon Frankenreiter and Nahko & Medicine For The People, Rudd kicks off his national tour right here in Adelaide.

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I love Adelaide,” Rudd proclaims.

“You know what? The thing I love most is that when you walk into the middle of the city and you see a big Aboriginal flag flying high. That’s really impressive because you don’t see that in many Australian cities.”

Rudd has just completed what he describes as a “long and dynamic tour across North America”. After the tour, Rudd ventured south to Central America where he spent some time working on a project building a school in Nicaragua, but once he returned to Australia, he’s just been cruising and hanging with his kids, enjoying some well-earned downtime.

There’s no doubt that Rudd’s ability to put action into words make him an admirable figure and voice for our country, but this doesn’t make this man a planner, indeed, it’s something quite opposite. In fact, Rudd cites the elements of fascination and discovery as the driving forces behind his journey.

“I’ve never really had a plan. I guess I’ve always been someone who rolls with what feels right at the time. I follow my heart, and luckily my heart has led me to some fascinating places — both energetically and physically. I never cease to be amazed with what life presents. As I grow older,

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learn and gather more tools to navigate around the earth, I’m constantly inspired.

The truth is, I’m looking forward to what’s ahead.”

Musically, Rudd has traversed between styles and experimented with several collaborations spanning his seven studio albums, however his last offering Spirit Bird spoke of a new dawn for his music and in a sense alludes to a reflection of his own life’s transformation.

“Every album is a reflection of life. I guess life’s always eventful and over the last three years there has definitely been a lot of transitioning in all aspects of my life. Spirit Bird and the northwest of the Kimberly have played a significant role and as a result this will always be a really special record for me.”

The Kimberley is located in the northern most part of Western Australia and is the home of one of the world’s last great wilderness areas. As for the title track, Spirit Bird, Rudd goes onto reveal a brilliant, heartwarming tale that defines his connection between spirituality, the earth and positive change.

“The track itself evolved after I had been to a sacred site up in The Kimberley and as I was driving back through the desert, I had this urge to stop the car. When I

looked behind I saw a big mob of red tail black cockatoos in a tree just behind the car. One bird locked eyes with me and as she did, she actually began to talk to me.

I have no idea how long this lasted but as time went on I began to see this scenario in reverse, where I saw visions of faces, places and memories running through my mind, but they weren’t my memories. It was just a whole load of really random stuff and was a really full on experience. I left that space and went back to the beach at sundown and I wrote the lyrics in the sand. I took some photos of these words but I actually left these lyrics for two years.”

Fast-forward to now and Rudd has spent a considerable amount of time campaigning for the protection of James Price Point against the development of the critical gasprocessing hub located on the Kimberley’s northwest coast. Rudd was in the studio about to record the album in Canada when the second half of the song was written. What evolved is a song with such a resounding sense of connection to this country and its elders, that this track could be perceived as a premonition to the success the campaign would go onto receive.

“It came to me on the other side of the world. I was sitting by the fire at 10pm Canadian time, which was around 12pm WA time when the song just poured out through me. It was a really emotional and confronting experience — especially when I woke up the next day to find out that at the exact time I was writing the song, the police had moved in on the country out at James Price Point and were dragging elders, protestors and kids off the land. It was a really profound song and comes from this great country of ours.”

Rudd claims that “Spirit Bird was

A Kimberley Dream After the Australian tour winds up, Xavier Rudd will be venturing back up north and running an 80km songline across the Kimberley where he will learn all about Indigenous culture, discuss the victory at James Price Point along with the effects of mining on contemporary and historical culture. This trip will eventually become a documentary detailing Rudd’s journey back to our country’s most ancient and significant Dreamtime stories.

actually one of the most powerful songs to ever come through me” and it is surprising to know that the track almost didn’t make the record. Whilst Spirit Bird has been a timely statement of Rudd’s evolution, fans of his earlier works will be pleased to know that, “he’ll be digging into tracks from all of his records and dusting a few off that people haven’t heard in a long time.”

The tour has rightfully claimed the title as “the feel-good show of the year”.

With a common thread of friendship, dating back 10 years to when Rudd first toured Australia with Jack Johnson and Frankenreiter, Rudd will be teaming up with island vibe drummer Bobby Alu to add a sensational groove to his live show.

WHO: Xavier Rudd, Donavon Frankenreiter & Nahko WHERE: Thebarton Theatre WHEN: Wed Sep 25

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Grand Inquisition Amanda Palmer: a self-proclaimed “rock star, therapist, talk show host, AA leader, camp counselor and a clown.” Yet the most recent notch on the former Dresden Dolls vocalist’s belt is setting a new template for surviving in modern day music, which has simultaneously seeing her lauded as a poster girl and dismissed as a cheapskate. Enter: the infamous Kickstarter campaign.

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n October last year Palmer turned to her fans and launched a crowdfunding campaign to fund her solo album, Theatre Is Evil. While originally aiming for a few thousand, she raised a staggering $1.2 million.

Then, just months after this triumph, Palmer soon became the villain after taking to her blog to ask fans to play with her on tour for no pay. The harmless

request caused a lot of backlash, raising eyebrows as to where her newfound riches had gone.

A year later, the polarising effect of her crowdfunding success has left Palmer frank, and vocal, about the realities of the music industry. After hushing skeptics with a TED talk explaining the costs of self-distribution, Palmer is now writing a book.

“The book is going to be about everrrytttthhhiiiiing,” Palmer enthuses with a singsong voice. “It’s about my TED talk, art, money, asking why artists have such a hard time doing it (art) the way we think about it, patronage and the system of artists and a more sustainable system of the artist and the audience approaching each other in a recorded music industry which is breathing its dying breath.

“Artists have such little control over how their music is shared and distributed,” she continues. “I’m asking the question of myself and of everyone around me — what if we are returning to the days before recorded music?

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Before music was monetized into a package that you could buy in a store? How did musicians make money? And how are we able to do it now, with the tools of the internet? You can look at it really optimistically or pessimistically, but I choose to look at it optimistically.”

It’s a brave face for Palmer to wear in a current climate where Miley Cyrus ‘twerking’ warrants front-page news, but change is something that she has never feared.

“I, like everything else in my life, don’t think you can judge this on a scale of good to bad,” she offers on the current climate. “I think things are just changing, but I think the prime motivator that makes people musicians never has anything to do with money.”

Speaking to Rip It Up from Encino, California, Palmer is currently in the midst of a lengthy house party tour. So far, someone has baked her a boob cake and gotten one of her imprtomptu sketches tattooed on their wrist — but all these things are nowadays commonplace at an Amanda Palmer show.

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part about the house parties have been more of a feeling that I’ve gotten,” she divulges. “Where we are sharing stories, crying, laughing with each other.

When that happens I feel as if I am at the pinnacle of what I was put on this earth to do as an artist.”

Sadly, The Daily Mail fails to appreciate this intimacy. At Glastonbury this year Palmer performed with, unbeknownst to her, her left breast exposed for half the show. A hilarious article via The Daily Mail followed, titled Making A Boob Of Herself!, which in turn lead Palmer to respond by penning an ode to the paper and performing it live on stage — nude.

“I haven’t had a response yet from The Daily Mail [from that],” she sighs. “But that’s not extremely surprising.”

Palmer is currently in Australia touring her solo album Theatre Is Evil. With Adelaide’s turn coming up on Sep 22, fans can prepare to be privy to all kinds of on-stage mischief.

“I played a bunch of games and tricks when I was on tour in Europe — that kind of spontaneous behavior keeps me from getting bored. Like hiding shit around the venue, random performances in the bathroom… Australians are particularly game for that sort of weirdness.”

WHO: Amanda Palmer WHAT: Theatre Is Evil (8 Ft Records) WHERE: Thebarton Theatre WHEN: Sun Sep 22

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Black Sheep With all the hype surrounding Lamb Of God’s vocalist Randy Blythe’s murder trial — Rip It Up sat down with guitarist Mark Morton and got back to basics and what really matters: the music, the upcoming tour — and a bit of drag racing too.

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orton reflects on his first time to Australian shores and the excitement of coming back to tour.

“Great people, pretty girls, great beer... there’s not much not to like. The very first time we came down to Australia, we didn’t quite know what to expect and the reception we got from the fans was amazing. There was an anticipation of us coming, and to this day I think it’s safe to say for everyone in the band, it’s one of our favourite spots to come to. We do as well in Australia as we do anywhere and that’s fine with us.”

Morton has joined the likes of Randy Rhoads (Black Sabbath) and Ian Smith (Iron Maiden) to design his own Jackson signature guitar called The Dominion. Designing the guitar gave him the opportunity to combine the features of some traditional classic rock guitars into something modern and versatile.

“It’s been fantastic working with Jackson.

They’ve been around now for a long time and are associated with very heavy metal orientated instruments. They make the Randy Rhoads V and lots of pointed weapon-like super-shredding metal guitars. That’s really cool but it doesn’t particularly reflect who I am as a person or as a player so the great thing about working with them is that they really gave me free rein to design an instrument that reflected all of my influences.”

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racing. He owns a 1981 Cutlass 455 drag racer and tells us it runs in the low 11s in the quarter mile.

“When I get long breaks and spare time, I do like to go to the race track and let out a bit of aggression. I watch NASCAR a lot. Yeah, I’m an avid NASCAR fan. My little drag car racer runs in the low 11s. I’m always trying to find time to get to the track and spend time on it.”

And what can fans expect on the upcoming tour?

“The pairing of Lamb Of God and Meshuggah is going to be exciting so I think the fans are going to get a pretty brutal show. We’ve been trying to get these two bands on a proper tour together and Australia is the first to see it. It’s going to be awesome.”

WHO: Lamb Of God WHERE: Thebarton Theatre (with Meshuggah) WHEN: Tue Sep 24

“I happen to be in a very heavy metal band but more than anything I’m a blues player and a big classic rock fan.”

Morton begins to talk about the upcoming Lamb Of God film the band is currently working on and admits that the score he composed steers away from the traditional heavy sound fans are accustomed to.

“I happen to be in a very heavy metal band but more than anything I’m a blues player and a big classic rock fan. My favourite guitars (besides mine of course) are Les Paul, Telecasters, Stratocasters and Jaguars and older kind of classic instruments. I spend a lot of time writing lots of different kinds of music and for the Lamb Of God film, I composed a lot of original music for that which isn’t very heavy metal at all.”

Morton begins to reminisce about his teen years and reveals that picking up a guitar saved his life.

“Playing guitar gave me something that I felt confident about. It gave me a confidence that I didn’t have otherwise. It gave me a means of communicating because as a younger person, I wasn’t necessarily able to express myself in a conventional manner and making music and specifically playing guitar gave me a new language that I felt more fluent in,” Morton admits.“It gave me a place to go and it gave me a means of escaping. I think it was a healthy means, rather than drugs, booze or raising hell that unfortunately some people get wrapped up in when they try and find an escape. Playing music really gave me something to focus on; it gave me a means to get out my aggression to do something productive and creative.”

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Sex Sells With a debut album and confirmed set at Big Day Out, Rip It Up chats to Matthew Healy, lead vocalist and guitarist from the UK’s newest blast-from-the-past, The 1975.

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I struggle to describe our sound. I try and avoid it. I think ironically we are defined by being quite indefinable.”

Healy explains, instead offering why The 1975’s sound is so difficult to pinpoint. “There’s a big stylistic plurality in our music. We’re very heavily inspired by different types of music and then you can hear them deeply in the record: ‘90s R&B, ‘80s pop, guitar work from funk and disco. There are a lot of elements in there but we don’t really care about how people perceive it because we enjoy it.”

And to sum it all up: “[We’re] like the band at the prom, the band that makes you dance but also makes you think about everything that’s lead you up to that time.”

Healy is anything but shy about the band’s success to date, his British accent adding an edge to his every comment. “[The album] has been accepted on such a mass audience and has been so critically acclaimed. I’m very very pleased with it and I’m sure that Australia will follow [the UK]. I can’t imagine that everybody will have a terribly opposing opinion to what other people have. We wanted to make a real proper album. We didn’t want our album to be a vehicle for other things.

We wanted to make an album that we thought was going to be important. It’s quite remarkable

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that we’ve got such a wealth of material.

We never really intended for it to be such a mammoth album. We’re very proud of it.”

The band’s claim to fame has been their raunch-ridden track, Sex, which Healy will defend to his dying breath.

“I think if you listen to the song and you think it’s raunchy, I think you have quite a limited sexual vocabulary.”

“I don’t think it is a raunchy song. I think the title is probably suggestive that it may be a bit brash. I think if you listen to the song and you think it’s raunchy, I think you have quite a limited sexual vocabulary. I think it’s a very very romantic song and it doesn’t express any ideas of being even misogynistic. It’s me at my most

romantic and I think that’s sort of quite sweet. It has a certain naivety to it. The fact that it’s called Sex even makes it sweeter.”

Joining the band in the studio was Mike Crossey, also known for producing works by indie super stars Foals and Arctic Monkeys.

Healy spoke of the in-studio experience.

“We gave a lot of respect to the process of recording. I think writing music and recording music is two different things that need to be totally respected. The creative process was so honed by the time we were recording, it allowed the whole recording process to be titivations really. Perfecting all the nuances and taking it to the next level. When everybody is sharing the same vision and you’ve got a lot of mutual respect, then it turns into a showing-off party where everybody is just trying to better each other. I think when you put loads of people who are being professional and kind of indulgent, who’ve got ample ability then it can often have

quite good results.”

The UK outfit will be wrecking Australian stages soon, with their pop punk sound making a debut at 2014’s Big Day Out. “We’re very excited. You can apparently get up to a lot of mischief in Australia.”

Healy reveals this won’t be his first time Down Under, however.

“I lived in Australia for like a year-and-ahalf when I was a kid but I can’t remember anything about it. Apparently I just used to eat loads of pumpkin-based foods. That’s the only thing I know about my time there. I’m really looking forward to it; I think the shows are going to be mental.”

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If once the realms of techno and underground house were dominated by male DJs, then times have changed.

Germany's Ellen Allien presides over an empire in BPitch Control, while relative newcomers Nina Kraviz, Maya Jane Coles and Cassy are hot properties. In 2012 Cassy (AKA Catherine Britton) put her name to the acclaimed mix compilation Cocoon Heroes with Joris Voorn – and now she's back with Fabric 71.

The Fabric brand is routinely associated with tastemaking DJs, its volumes collectable even in the digital era, and so Britton wanted to create something "special". Her favourite tracks in the surprisingly big room mix (Britton did play Coachella this year) are Arttu's opener Tune In (featuring Diamondancer), Duster Valentine's closer (My Back Is) Against The Wall, and Emptyset's Completely Gone.

"I get extreme pleasure out of playing all three tracks," Britton says. "This is music I really, really love and that makes my heart beat faster. I am immediately switched-on."

Britton is respectful of techno's Detroit heritage – she's partial to vinyl – but also welcomes the music's continual evolution, digging everything from the post-dubstep variant to Balearic houser John Talabot.

The DJ, who'll tour Australia in February, has led a nomadic life. She was born in multicultural Britain to a Caribbean father and Austrian mother, but soon after the family relocated to Vienna. Here, Britton was raised on jazz and exposed to classical – and sang. Remarkably, Britton only began spinning professionally at 28.

The club girl was encouraged by Viennese techno veteran Electric Indigo (Susanne Kirchmayr), a

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Ibiza now over the summer."

Britton is constantly jetsetting, with residencies at Berlin's Panorama Bar, Amsterdam's Trouw, Paris' Rex Club, and New York's Output. She'll launch her own event series in London this November.

Britton's career is in flux in other ways. She instituted an eponymous label in 2006, but that's apparently in limbo.

"I released three records on my own label and the records were always my own music. [But] I cannot be a label manager, nor A&R. It's not me." Also up in the air is an album that Britton was reportedly working on with Kirk Degiorgio for Carl Craig's iconic Planet E. "There will be no album for Planet E," she says simply. "[But] there will be music – what, when and where will be told when it's time to tell..."

There's nothing diffident about Britton. She has described herself as "a girl on top". The DJ admits to being "a very demanding person" – and

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that "not a lot of people like that." Moreover, she believes in "not settling and constantly searching."

Techno is often perceived as an inherently male music. DJs complain about the absence of female clubbers. Britton typically attracts "mixed" crowds yet acknowledges that "techno usually has more male fans."

"It's either more of an acquired taste or it's not so friendly, fun parties," she reasons. "It's okay to have a male-friendly audience that is not too testosterone-heavy. That's obviously not such a turn-on – especially not for a female DJ. But, then again, I have never really had to complain about an audience on a techno dancefloor."

WHO: Cassy WHAT: Fabric 71 (Balance/EMI)

Incoming

long-time advocate for female DJs. Why so late?

"I would have never thought of it – I didn't think I could do it, even though I have always loved music," Britton responds. "I was busy with my other plans – other things I thought would be my professional future – so it never occurred to me." Indeed, Britton, who'd studied drama in London, was acting in theatre productions but grew disillusioned with that world. Though Britton's first recording was as a vocalist on Auto Repeat's Music Takes Me Higher, she'd take up producing with releases on the likes of Perlon Records. She collaborated with Luciano.

Last year the restless Britton, long based in Berlin, bought a pad in Vienna – but she's already moved on.

"I have my permanent address there, and I tried to live there again, but it's not for me any more," she says. "Same with London. I love both places, but I can't see myself living there. I am in between places. I am based in

Mathias Kaden Watergate 14 (Watergate Records)

AAAAa Each Watergate mix from this premium German label has been a stellar blend of top-drawer tunes mixed to perfection – and funnily enough the latest is just that too. Like a good fuck, this mix eases in with a light touch and a gentle rhythm as Nices Wolkchen by DJ Koze & Apparat brings the four-beat with subtle restraint.

The bumps pick up with a deep groove on Audio Werner’s jazz-tinged Ever, and by the time the techy pulse of Marco Resmann’s D. Teacher drops the tingles are well in play. The hot wax comes out for the Chicago-esque strut of Move by Emanuel Satie, and from there things get saucier with cuts from The Mole, Moodymann and Todd ‘The God’ Terry, all finished off with the afterglow of Distillery by Daniel Stefanik. After it’s all over, the only thing left to do is go again.

Richard ‘Boner’ Staboni

Back On The Planet (Brainfeeder)

AAA Remember back when The Marshall Mathers LP dropped? Suddenly all these white, middle-aged suburbanites were hip hop fans, claiming that they ‘really liked Eminem’s lyrics’. What the fuck? I guarantee those same people would not have dug on the politically charged intensity of Immortal Technique, or the quick-witted slang of Big L, or the clever, slippery sex of Slick Rick, no matter how brilliant their word-play was. The reason for this? Because he was white. I bet those same Matchbox 20-loving, V8 Supercar-cheering, Tapout t-shirt-wearing bitches would hate this album, because it is like a deconstructed Sun Ra meets The Heliocentrics; all wrapped up in an Afrocentric, freaky aura, and the shit is out-there.

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Championed by heavyweights such as Four Tet, New York young gun Anthony Naples is 2013’s rising star with EPs on Mister Saturday Night Records, Rubadub and The Trilogy Tapes and mixes for FACT and Fader. As the future sound of New York, Naples plays Sugar on Sat Sep 21.

Kumfy Klub If you were going out in the late ‘90s or the noughties no doubt you would have experienced many Kumfy Klub nights. Kumfy Klub was an experience where house, disco and boogie DJs, funk and soul bands and cool people all got down at the Crown & Sceptre.

Kumfy Klub is back to celebrate 15 years at The Kings on Sat Nov 9 with a huge line-up across The Kings’ many rooms including acts such as Trunkfunk Sound System, Bos, Madness, Track Team, Jason Lee and many more.

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Tour Guide/ THU SEP 19

PARKWAY DRIVE @ Governor Hindmarsh THE PREATURES @ Jive Bar RUDIMENTAL @ HQ SNAKEHIPS @ Sugar

FRI SEP 20

THE PAPER KITES @ Jive Bar THE DRONES @ Fowler’s Live THE BARONS OF TANG @ Rosemount Estate

TWELVE FOOT NINJA @ Fowler’s Live THE SPOILS @ Wheatsheaf Hotel

SUN OCT 6

REGURGITATOR @ Governor Hindmarsh NAYSAYER & GILSUN @ Rhino Room

THU OCT 10

RICKY MARTIN @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre ME FIRST AND THE GIMME GIMMES @ SAT SEP 21 Fowler’s Live OLAFUR ARNALDS @ BRING ME THE The Promethean HORIZON, OF MICE & SURES @ Ed Castle MEN & CROSSFAITH @ MELBOURNE SKA ORCHESTRA @ Governor Thebarton Theatre HOT CHOCOLATE @ Hindmarsh Governor Hindmarsh THE BARONS OF TANG & GOD GOD DAMMIT DAMMIT @ Jive Bar FRI OCT 11 JAY HOAD @ Governor Hindmarsh SUN SEP 22 AMANDA PALMER & THE GRAND THEFT SAT OCT 12 ORCHESTRA @ NGAIIRE @ Jive Bar Thebarton Theatre HORRORSHOW @ LOREN KATE @ Governor Hindmarsh Wheatsheaf Hotel CLOWNS @ Crown & R.A. THE RUGGED MAN Anchor @ Governor Hindmarsh THE CANNANES, FRI OCT 13 SUMMER FLAKE & ELEVENTH HE REACHES THE MONIES @ Hotel @ Crown & Anchor Metropolitan

MON SEP 23

TUE OCT 15

ONE DIRECTION & 5 SECONDS OF SUMMER @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre

CIRQUE DU SOLEIL MICHAEL JACKSON THE IMMORTAL WORLD TOUR @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre

TUE SEP 24

WED OCT 16

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 THE WOO HOO REVUE @ Nexus Arts Centre

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

WED OCT 2

SWERVEDRIVER @ Governor Hindmarsh

THU OCT 3

JINJA SAFARI @ Uni Bar DISCLOSURE @ HQ ADALITA @ Grace Emily Hotel

FRI OCT 4

HERE AND NOW FESTIVAL: 50 LIONS, SEARCH AND DESTROY, CRISIS ALERT & LEVEL @ Enigma Bar LURCH AND CHIEF @ Rocket Bar DAVEY LANE @ Jive Bar AVERSIONS CROWN & FEED HER TO THE SHARKS @ Blackmarket THE ROYAL JELLIES @ Ed Castle OCEANO @ Black Market

SAT OCT 5

SOILWORK @ Governor Hindmarsh

THE HANDSOME FAMILY @ Grace Emily Hotel CIRQUE DU SOLEIL MICHAEL JACKSON WORLD TOUR @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre

THU OCT 17

CIRQUE DU SOLEIL MICHAEL JACKSON WORLD TOUR @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre

FRI OCT 18

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Even if you don’t know it, there’s a good chance you’re already familiar with the sound and wonder of the Melbourne Ska Orchestra, led by charismatic musical virtuoso Nicky Bomba.

Even if you weren’t lucky enough to catch the MSO at WOMADelaide a couple of years back, with what was undoubtedly one of the best performances of the festival in 2012, then you would have at least heard the 30-plus piece band showcasing their wares to the tune of The Best Things In Life Are Free as a backing to the Freeview TV ads on the box.

So whether you’ve had just a cursory glance or something more, you can now celebrate as the MSO are heading our way for what should be a killer show at the Governor Hindmarsh, giving local fans the best that ska and reggae has to offer, plus so much more. It’ll be worth checking out the show just to see how all the members manage to squeeze onto the stage.

“It’s a big band! I’m pretty sure we’ll fit on stage, but we’ll make it work!” chuckles Bomba, calling up just after his birthday to chat about what’s been happening lately. “I’ve been great actually, at a bit of a turning point in my life right now, with a lot of great things happening. A lot of changes, and it feels like a whole new chapter is about to begin. It’s a really good place to be.”

Nicky’s musical mood is nicely buoyed by the rising profile of both MSO as well as his other projects, including Bustamento.

“It’s great, and that’s a lot of the reason behind me leaving the John Butler Trio, to take time to take care of my own things, and that’s a beautiful thing. The Orchestra is a massive beast, and it can fall off the rails at any time, but it’s a really joyous celebration when things happen, and I just want to take care of that for a while.”

Despite the ska genre being fairly wellknown in name, the reality of the musical style and its wide variety of sounds and flavours may not be so well known. With the support

of the huge orchestra, Bomba is focused on bringing some of that variety to the masses.

“That’s my goal really, to make ska a lot more acceptable, and take it out of its niche. There are so many different variations and directions that can come from an orchestra, so it’s quite exciting from a compositional point of view.”

As well as allowing for large stylistic variation, the Orchestra also lends itself nicely to variety and excitement in their live show, which is a spectacle in itself.

“We want to make it as exciting a show live as possible because that’s really the essence of ska, the whole spontaneity of the thing.

You never know where it’s going to go, or what’s going to happen! And I like that, flying by the seat of my pants!”

WHO: Melbourne Ska Orchestra WHERE: Governor Hindmarsh WHEN: Sat Sep 21.

LOON LAKE @ Rocket Bar

SAT OCT 19

SPIT SYNDICATE @ Enigma Bar THE JUNGLE GIANTS, NORTHEAST PARTY HOUSE & THE CREASES @ Governor Hindmarsh PAUL DEMPSEY & OLYMPIA @ Fowler’s Live

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SUN OCT 20

PRINCE RAMA @ Format

TUE OCT 22

FALL OUT BOY & BRITISH INDIA @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre Theatre EVERY TIME I DIE @ Fowler’s Live

WED OCT 23

ROB SCHNEIDER LIVE @ Her Majesty’s Theatre

THU OCT 24

BABY ANIMALS @ Governor Hindmarsh

FRI OCT 25 – SUN OCT 27

FLEURIEU FOLK FESTIVAL: JORDIE LANE, THE SEALS, THE BORDERERS, SQUEEBZ & MORE @ Willunga

FRI OCT 25

IN HEARTS WAKE @ Thebarton Theatre SAMPOLOGY @ Rocket Bar DIESEL @ Governor Hindmarsh

SAT OCT 26

MANTRA @ Ed Castle KORPIKLAANI @ Governor Hindmarsh JAE LAFFER @ Jive Bar

MON OCT 28

THE CRIBS @ Uni Bar

WED OCT 30

TOMMY TIERNAN @ Norwood Concert Hall

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Eclectic Melbourne-based ensemble The Barons Of Tang have just issued their latest offering, Into The Mouths Of Hungry Giants, and will celebrate its release with a national tour that will kick off in Adelaide.

The group was set to play the very first gig of their national tour at McLaren Vale’s Black Cockatoo Arthouse followed by a gig in the city at Jive. With the McLaren Vale venue being recently razed to the ground, that regional gig on Fri Sep 20 will now serve as a Black Cockatoo fundraiser with a show at nearby winery, Rosemount Estate.

“It’s always hard to do two shows in Adelaide itself without one taking away from the other,” bass player Julian Cue reasons.

“And we know the people from Black Cockatoo and they’d been keen to put on a

show with us for a while.

“We have a really good relationship with Adelaide audiences – it’s kinda where we first started playing as a band – so we always love coming back. We haven’t been [back] since playing WOMADelaide which was 18 months ago now.”

Into The Mouths Of Hungry Giants was recorded at the famous Sing Sing Studio in Melbourne with guidance from Matt Vought.

“It’s a fabulous old studio run by this fantastic older couple who are really into music. It’s got lots of space – we’re a big band so it wasn’t like we felt squashed in.

And Matt has done a lot of great albums.

He’s produced Augie March and Cat Power and works with all kinds of acts.

“So we found Matt’s website and sent him an email and three months later we were recording with him,” he laughs. “It was really that simple.”

The band now has a fair bit of overseas

touring under its belt.

“We’ve been lucky in that way,” Cue suggests, “because we play a fairly odd style [of music] but people seem to like it. And we’ve played some pretty big festivals in places I never thought I’d even get to visit.”

Cue suggests that it’s each band member’s different musical taste that gives them such an eclectic sound.

“I pretty much came from a hardcore and thrash background,” he laughs, “but each person brings all kinds of stuff into the band.

So it’s a nice mix of just about everything.”

WHO: The Barons Of Tang WHAT: Into The Mouths Of Hungry Giants (BRR) WHERE: Jive (with God God Dammit Dammit and Hightime) WHEN: Sat Sep 21

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FRIDAY 20TH ALMA TAVERN – Fresh Fridays with DJs

ARCHER HOTEL – Upstairs: DJ Jaki J (9.30pm) ARKABA HOTEL – Lounge Bar: Bonz (8pm) AUSTRAL – The Austral House Band (7pm) BACCHUS BAR – All About Her (8.30pm) BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB – Dave Hunt (7pm) BOTANIC BAR – Troy J Been, Prince Aaronak and Suckerpunch BRAHMA LODGE HOTEL – Incredibles (8pm) BUSHMAN HOTEL: GAWLER – DJ CALLINGTON HOTEL – Mick Kidd Blues Duo CAMEO BAR – DJs Lars, Lenny and guests 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 – Kiss Tribute Show (8pm) GOVERNOR HINDMARSH – Main Room: Germein Sisters – Because You Breathe album launch (7.30pm) Front Bar: Old Tim Fiddle Tunes/Irish Sessions GRACE EMILY HOTEL – The Wild Things GRAND JUNCTION TAVERN – JR Acoustic (6pm) HIGHLANDER HOTEL – Rocking Stones (9pm) HILTON HOTEL: MYBAR – DJ Chaps and DJ Lumeire HOTEL TIVOLI – Honey with DJs IRISH CLUB – Shamrocks ‘n’ Shenanigans Live Acoustic Sessions (7pm) 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 HOTEL – Graham Lawrence (6.30pm) MARS BAR – Guest DJs (11pm) drag shows (2am) MORPHETT VALE FUNCTION CENTRE – Linda McCarthy (8pm) OFFICE ON PIRIE – DJ Jess (4.30pm) PRODUCERS HOTEL – After Four Fridays Garden Grooves with DJs Justice and DrDamage plus special guests (4pm) RACQUETS SA – 60/40 with DJ Lee (8pm)

RAMSGATE HOTEL – DJ SNAKE & DJ RUPHEO (9PM) RED SQUARE – DJs

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Downstairs: DJs play retro SUGAR – SHGZ: Fridays at Sugar SWISH: STAMFORD PLAZA – Nothing But ‘90s with DJs TALBOT HOTEL – DJ playing requests TAPAS ON HINDLEY – flamenco shows by Studio Flamenco (7.30pm) TEA TREE GULLY HOTEL – DJ Wolfman (9pm) THE GOODY – Ch@t Room THE LION HOTEL – live entertainment THE PROMETHEAN – Day On Fire, Lifelike and Mercury In Cognition THE SOUL BOX – Moss and Sidefx (8.30pm) TONSLEY HOTEL – Tavern Bar: Johnny G (4.45pm) Two Hard Basket (9pm) Chrysler Bar: Gate Crashers featuring Tib Horvath and Andy Sellars (9.30pm) VERVE BAR & KITCHEN – Ben Ford-Davies VICTORIA HOTEL: O’HALLORAN HILL – DJs WHEATSHEAF HOTEL – Wes Carr’s Buffalo Tales (8.30pm) WHITMORE HOTEL – GAIL PAGE AND MADDY ARTHUR 8:30PM WOODCROFT TAVERN – Sonic Bomb (8pm) WORLDSEND HOTEL – City Lights Divide, The Vanderlays and Heath Anthony (9pm) ZHIVAGO – Skream DJs: Track Team, Skot and Ryley

SATURDAY 21ST ARCHER HOTEL – Downstairs: Jaki J plus Bongo Madness with Alex. Upstairs: DJ Ed Law (9.30pm) ARKABA HOTEL – Top Room: Susie & The Swingin’ Chandeliers (8pm) Sportys Bar + Arena: Mr Buzzy (10pm) BACCHUS BAR – Tempus Vex Duo (8.30pm) BARKER HOTEL – Fishtail Parker (8.30pm) BLUE GUMS HOTEL – The Paybacks (6pm) BOTANIC BAR – Sanji, Brad Sawyer and Tom Wilson BRIDGEWAY HOTEL – Flight 69 (8pm) BUSHMAN HOTEL: GAWLER – DJ CAVAN HOTEL – Karnival with live bands (9pm) CHRISTIES BEACH TAVERN – Joe Cocker Show 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 – Arcade Disco with resident DJs Junior, Dancespace and friends EMU HOTEL – Funky Monks (8pm) ENCORE NIGHTCLUB – resident DJs and guests (9pm) ENIGMA – DJ Tinny Truth (11pm) GARAGE BAR – DJs (10pm) GILBERT STREET HOTEL – DJ Marky Polo (8pm) GOVERNOR HINDMARSH – Main Room: Melbourne Ska Orchestra. Front Bar: Muddy Road GRACE EMILY HOTEL – Gorilla Jones with The Hollow Bodies GRAND BAR – Destination Saturdays with DJs and MCs

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The Guide// GRAND JUNCTION TAVERN – Like Yooz (8pm) HIGHWAY – DJ Griff (9pm) HOPE INN – karaoke (7pm) HOTEL RICHMOND – DJ Sly HOTEL ROYAL: TORRENSVILLE – Forbidden Envy (8.30pm) HOTEL TIVOLI – Exotica with DJs Sleepy Hips and guests (8pm) JACK RUBY – Soul Social – live band and vinyl DJs (8pm) KERSBROOK TAVERN – Sidefx (8pm) KINGSFORD HOTEL: GAWLER – karaoke LONDON TAVERN – DJs Captiv8, Justice, Soundflex, AJ and MC Renard (10pm) MARINA SUNSET BAR – DJs playing the best in house and electro MARION HOTEL – Franky F (5.30pm) One Planet (8.30pm) MARS BAR – Main Room: guest DJs. Kitchen Bar: drag show (2am) OLD SPOT HOTEL – The Ride (9.30pm)

RAMSGATE HOTEL – Adelaide’s best cover bands RED SQUARE – DJs Marek, Law, Dub Drop DJs, Decker, Bollocks, Krispy, Shawty, Capital D, DV8 and Jazz plus MCs Skippy and Dylan ROCKET BAR – Rocket Saturdays (9pm) SANDBAR – requests with DJs SEACLIFF BEACH HOTEL – acoustic sessions 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 TEQUILA REA – Bongo Madness with guest DJs THE LION HOTEL – Absolut Saturdays: Wasabi (9pm) TONSLEY HOTEL – Firebird (8.30pm) VALLEY INN – karaoke VICTORIA HOTEL: O’HALLORAN HILL – Rumours WALKERS ARMS HOTEL – DJ Sessions (9pm) WHEATSHEAF HOTEL – The Yearlings with Tara Carragher & Richard Coates (9pm)

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WOODCROFT TAVERN – karaoke (8pm) ZHIVAGO – High Heels DJs: Bottle Rocket, Terrence, Osiris and Gumshoe

SUNDAY 22ND ALMA TAVERN – Sunday School ARKABA HOTEL – Top Of The Ark: The Neil Diamond Experience (12pm) Top Of The Ark: Schnitz & Giggles Comedy with Jacques Barrett & Chris Franklin (4.30pm) BACCHUS BAR – KT Buzz Duo (4pm) 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 – Iris (4pm) DOG & DUCK – Sneaky Sundays with Jak Morris ED CASTLE – Beer Garden: Acoustic Sundays (2pm) EMU HOTEL – Steve Gower (2pm) GILBERT STREET HOTEL – Doctor DeSoto and friends (2pm) GLENELG SURF CLUB – La Mar Sundays (3pm) GOVERNOR HINDMARSH – Main Room: RA The Rugged Man GRACE EMILY HOTEL – Gary Packam CD launch with Vic Conrad & The First Third plus Duke (5pm) GRAND BAR – bands, DJs and MCs HIGHWAY – Wasabi HOTEL ROYAL: TORRENSVILLE – 888 Poker (6.30pm) LIGHT HOTEL – Vonni’s Big Arvo LORD MELBOURNE HOTEL – The Cadillacs MARINA SUNSET BAR – Sunset Sessions featuring live acoustic music MARS BAR – VJK classic video hits

RAMSGATE HOTEL – acoustic session (4pm) Tom Kurzel & Ed Trainor fortnightly rotation (7.30pm) RED LOVE OZ – Leftside ROYAL OAK HOTEL: NTH ADELAIDE – The Harmonics (7.30pm) SEACLIFF BEACH HOTEL – acoustic soloists

SEMAPHORE WORKERS CLUB – Chris Finnen Electric (4pm) SUGAR – Mods, Driller and Nu Jeans TAP INN HOTEL: KENT TOWN – Acoustic Sessions THE FED – Nikko & Snooks (4pm) 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 – Loren Kate album launch with Tim Bennett (4pm)

WHITMORE HOTEL – The Healers 4pm ZHIVAGO – Black Cherry DJs: Zooma, Skot and Ryley

MONDAY 23RD GOVERNOR HINDMARSH – Front Bar: Rear Admiral Stand Up Comedy. Balcony Bar: Lord Stompy’s Tin Sandwich advanced class GRACE EMILY HOTEL – Billy Bob’s BBQ Jam HOTEL ROYAL: TORRENSVILLE – Ultimate Quiz with Graham Lawrence (7pm) RHINO ROOM – One Mic Stand open mic comedy ROYAL OAK HOTEL: NTH ADELAIDE – Jam Night (8pm) SUGAR – Big Bubba and Eric The Falcon THE LION HOTEL – Brian Ruiz with Troy Loakes and Paul Vallen (8pm)

TUESDAY 24TH 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 – Front Bar: Uke Night with the Adelaide Ukulele Appreciation Society GRACE EMILY HOTEL – Kino Adelaide

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WEDNESDAY 25TH ARKABA HOTEL – Latino Grooves Salsa Classes (6pm) BOTANIC BAR – Gemma 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 GOVERNOR HINDMARSH – Front Bar: Open Mic Night GRACE EMILY HOTEL – Craig Atkins HIGHWAY – Spring Sessions featuring the Whatever Duo HQ –NeverLand KENSINGTON HOTEL – Uke ‘n’ Play beginners to advanced ukulele (7pm) LIGHT HOTEL – Open Mic Night (8pm) MARION HOTEL – Adelaide Comedy with Peter Berner (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) TONSLEY HOTEL – Tonsley Trivia (7pm) TORRENS ARMS HOTEL – Trivia Wednesday (7pm) WHEATSHEAF HOTEL – Murray’s Meet The Brewer & Tap Takeover (6pm)

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Nought For the only South Australian-born member of the Australian Dance Theatre (ADT), being selected as the director and choreographer for the ADT’s new production, Nought, is a great honour for Daniel Jaber.

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ought is Jaber’s first production he has directed for the ADT and “can’t even explain” how excited he is to present its world premiere to a hometown crowd.

“I’ve got that weird South Australian patriotism,” an enthusiastic Jaber gushes.

“I’ve always wanted to have a career here [in Adelaide]. Having travelled [with ADT], I think I’ve always wanted to make work for local audiences. To be able to do that under the ADT banner is just ridiculous.”

Nought is a fitting first work as a director for Jaber, given its close analysis of the idea of ‘the dancer’. Jaber was selected for the ADT while in his second year studying dance at the Adelaide College Of The Arts (AC Arts), and has worked as a professional dancer since. Furthermore, Nought is based on a concept that Jaber originally created for graduating students from AC Arts in 2010 and, after seeing that performance, was approached by the ADT’s Artistic Director, Garry Stewart, to adapt it for the company.

“The purist way of saying [what Nought is about] is that Nought is a dance work about the dancer. It’s about the dancer

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as an object. It emotionally transverses that space where dancers feel like they are being used as objects. It was birthed out of the concern for where dance was heading and the relationship where dancers are no longer dancers but rather creators and collaborators. Once upon a time dancers

“It’s amazing because a lot of my favourite people that I’ve worked with have taught me more about what not to do and how not to treat dancers as opposed to setting an example on how you should do things.” were just given steps to do and now there’s whole other mediums that dancers are asked to engage in.”

Being a professional dancer for several years now, this is a topic that has been on Jaber’s mind a lot.

“The feelings you can get [as a dancer] can be quite strange. You can often feel like

someone’s object to play with; like you’re the choreographer’s Barbie doll. You also get incredible processes where you feel like you’re making the work with them, or for them, so there are all these emotional relationships that I have with my identity as a dancer that have definitely stepped into the piece.”

Working with a vast number of choreographers has definitely helped Jaber when embarking on his own ventures, especially when taking control of the seven ADT dancers that appear in Nought.

“It’s amazing because a lot of my favourite people that I’ve worked with have taught me more about what not to do and how not to treat dancers as opposed to setting an example on how you should do things. This is exciting as it means my journey as a choreographer is somewhat idiosyncratic. For the dancers at ADT, since we always work with Garry, it’s nice for them to have another creative process to work with.”

So, which does Jaber prefer – directing or performing?

“Definitely directing! I’ve been like that for a few years. I don’t mind performing but it makes me nervous and it’s all a bit weird.

I do like the creative process. If I could only do the creative process and not have to perform I would be totally happy.”

Besides a fresh director, another attribute of Nought that makes it unique to other ADT productions is that it is the first work under Stewart’s directorship to be held in a non-traditional theatre space.

Nought will be performed within the Anne

& Gordon Samstag Museum, which helps illuminate the “visual examination of the dancer” premise.

“It seems really fitting to place a work like Nought in the gallery because of the concept. I want to display dancers as examinational tools in the same way that you hang paintings and people look at them. Personally, I’m very interested in how alternative performance spaces can increase the emotional texture for the audience as well. It’s just a really different experience. I thought it would be really interesting if an audience came and watched Nought not in a theatre... where the performance starts as soon as you enter the gallery. The dancers will be ‘performing’ as people enter. Even the dancers going to the bathroom is a part of the performance.”

The gallery space will also mean that audiences won’t exactly have the option to zone out during Nought, considering Jaber doesn’t rule out that if it doesn’t go to plan, there may be some audience-dancer crossfire.

“The audience are so close. It’s a threesided performance space and the first row of seats is about 40 centimetres from the stage. You’ll smell it and see it and probably get a bit of sweat.”

WHAT: Australian Dance Theatre - Nought WHERE: Anne & Gordon Samstag Museum WHEN: Wed Sep 25 – Fri Sep 27

Film // Riddick (MA) AAA The third installment in the adventures of producer Vin Diesel’s über-badass, glowing contacts-wearing and misunderstood murderer Riddick begins like the original Pitch Black, turns into something like a low-grade slasher movie with tedious Chronicles Of Riddick-like dialogue, and then throws in a PB-ish finale, as if writer/ director David Twohy couldn’t think of another way to end it. Baldie Riddick (who the camera eats up with almost homoerotic glee) is introduced alone on an alien planet with narrating flashbacks explaining how he got there.

Then we have half-an-hour of him fighting monsters and befriending a CGI hyena/wolf beastie. When two ships full of bounty hunters that include Johns (Matt Nable), Santana

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Grown Ups 2 (M), director Dennis Dugan and co-writer/producer/star Adam Sandler’s sequel, offers the usual suspects: Kevin James, Chris Rock, David Spade, Salma Hayek and Steve Buscemi.

I Am A Girl (TBC), director Rebecca Barry’s doco, globetrots to Cameroon, Afghanistan and beyond (and Barry will be at the Palace Nova for a Q+A on Thu Sept 19.

Details: palacenova.com.au).

Writer/director Pedro Almodóvar’s latest, I’m So Excited (Los Amantes Pasajeros) (MA), has Javier Cámara and Lola Dueñas alongside his pals Penélope Cruz and Antonio Banderas.

Mood Indigo R.I.P.D. (M) (L’ecume Des Jours) AAa (M) AAa Co-writer/director Michel Gondry escaped to Paris after the failure of his The Green Hornet and turned out this irksomely surreal filming of Boris Vian’s novel that’s been cut by half-an-hour from its original form (and yes, two hours’ worth of this must have been twee torture). A rich weirdo named Colin (Romain Duris) lives in a fanciful flat where his chef/lawyer/mentor Nicolas (Intouchables’ Omar Sy) pulls eels out of taps and chats with helpful mice, and into this annoying dreamspace comes Chick (Gad Elmaleh), who talks of falling in love and makes Colin want to too. They set off to a party where guests dance to Duke Ellington with rubbery FX legs and Colin meets Chloé (Audrey Tautou), with whom he falls in love, marries and sticks with as she falls ill due to a water lily growing in her lung. More like Gondry’s infuriating The Science Of Sleep than his realistic (sort of ) Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind, this has impressive animation sequences and expensive quirks (Colin seems to be guided by a bizarre control room straight out of a Jean-Pierre Jeunet film that might be his brain, or Heaven, or something) but eventually proves too much to bear, leaving you feeling that your mind’s turning to paté de foie gras.

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( Jordi Mollà) and Dahl (Katee Sackhoff ) turn up, Riddick promises to do them all in, one by one, as they argue like idiots and seem surprised as he does just that, before heavy rain starts and the ground outside splits, and out crawl creatures that don’t care which of the remaining bunch has a price on their heads. Fans should be happier with this pulpy nonsense than they were with the dull Chronicles. There could even be another sequel which, given the way that these titles seem to shrink as we go along (The Chronicles Of Riddick to just Riddick), might simply be called Dick.

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Complicatedly drawn from Peter M Lenkov’s Dark Horse comic (oops, sorry, ‘graphic novel’), director Robert (Red) Schwentke’s FX-crammed actioner suspiciously resembles the Men In Black films (also drawn from ‘graphic novels’) with a cheesy paranormal makeover. A virtuous Boston cop named Nick (Ryan Reynolds) is deliberately killed by corrupt colleague Hayes (Kevin Bacon, and no spoilers necessary, so don’t worry) during a bungled drug raid and finds himself in a sort of gigantic afterlife police station that looks awfully like MIB headquarters, and after the deadpan Proctor (Red’s MaryLouise Parker) explains that he’s now part of RIPD (Rest In Peace Department), Nick’s paired up with wisecracking former 1800s lawman Roy ( Jeff Bridges in the Tommy Lee Jones role) to track down ‘Deados’, monstrous but disguised souls who have somehow (don’t ask) escaped judgment. And all this is most fortunate too, as it’s Nick who realises that a conspiracy is afoot to bring about a sort of lame supernatural apocalypse, and he and the cowboy-hatted Roy must defy ‘Eternal Affairs’ and stop ‘The End’, even if it does mean that they’ll be facing ‘erasure’ (and that’s not the ‘80s band either). Bridges has fun slumming here, but even he can’t save it from kicking the bucket about halfway through.

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The Smurfs 2 (G) AAA Despite smurfing a name for himself in France as a great sorcerer, the comically sinister Gargamel is still smurf-bent on his original scheme, leading to the creation of 'The Naughties', a pale imitation (oh the irony) of the original Smurfs with an evil streak as long as Gargamel's, who he hopes will allow him to harness the powerful 'Smurf-essence' his little blue nemeses thrive on. In order to turn the Naughties into real Smurfs however, a secret spell is needed, and only Gargamel's first creation knows what that is. So the Naughties smurf through the magic portal to reclaim that first creation: Smurfette (see, Donnie Darko knew what he was talking about). As the Smurfs resmurf with their human pals to rescue Smurfette, and as director Raja Gosnell continues spitting on childhood nostalgia for profit, the effects are respectable but the jokes are cheap, pushing immature crap over the innocent heart and goofy slapstick that made the original Smurfs famous. Obviously children today don't know any better, and will continue to giggle while learning nothing, but with plans to continue flogging a dead smurf (no disrespect to Jonathan Winters) until no scrap of Peyo's legacy remains, children of the ‘80s will continue wondering why they didn't just forget the Smurfs and invent new tiny magic creatures in the first place? What a load of smurf.

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Thor Freudenthal’s Percy Jackson: Sea Of Monsters (PG) has Logan Lerman appearing with Anthony Head, Stanley Tucci and Nathan Fillion.

And David Soren’s animation Turbo (G) features a voice cast that includes Ryan Reynolds, Paul Giamatti, Snoop Dogg and more.

OzAsia Festival Mercury Cinema OzAsia film-related information: ozasiafestival.com.au and mercurycinema.org.au.

The Sunnyboy Palace Nova Eastend Cinemas For one night only, Sat Sept 21, catch The Sunnyboy at the PN, with director Kaye Harrison and Peter Oxley on hand for a Q+A to discuss Jeremy Oxley, enigmatic frontman of The Sunnyboys. Details: palacenova.com.au.

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Proof

WHAT: Proof WHERE: 9a Anster St (off Waymouth St), Adelaide WHEN: Tue 4pm – 1am, Wed – Thu 4pm – 2am, Fri 12pm – 2am, Sat 4pm – 2am & Sun 2pm – 12am INFO: 8212 0708

eview R d o o F by Paul Wood

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“A small bar is coming,” read the Facebook post. Day by day, sneak peeks of interior additions were posted, mounting excitement in those of us on the constant search for new nightspots materialising in Adelaide’s laneways. Leadlight windows in 50 shades of mauve, old school light fittings and furniture reminiscent of Sherlock Holmes’ living quarters – a new bar, simply titled Proof.

The cloak-and-dagger style of marketing new venues seems to be working. Building anticipation is a great way to get people excited about an opening date, but with anticipation comes expectation. Any new business needs to be ready for the sometimes-fickle crowds hopping their way across town, and the ‘proof ’ as they say is in the pudding. Or in this case, the promise of the best toastie you will ever put in your mouth.

The downstairs bar is where all the magic happens. Bar staff in waistcoats shake, stir and pour their way through the cocktail menu in a buzz of activity. Compact, without feeling cramped, the space has been well utilised with a timber bar stretching the length of the building and elegant library shelving showcasing a very impressive range of spirits and wine.

Upstairs is an eclectic mix of furniture. A huge chaise acts as the centerpiece, with corner chesterfield-inspired seats and a mix of stools, tables and those that act as either. This concerned me slightly, knowing that the person before me could have been using my table-stool to rest their behind, but I looked past it and decided instead to order my food sitting up at one of the small shelves attached to the wall, dimly lit by an overhanging banker’s lamp.

A couple of glasses of tempranillo kept us busy until our food arrived. The service was good, though perhaps a little confused as the staff navigated their way through groups of people trying to decide which version of upstairs seating suited them best. Aside from the toasties, oysters feature as the hero of Proof ’s menu, with options including label rouge, flat angasi and petit clair all hailing from NSW producer Moonlight Flat. Skipping these for a mollusc of a different kind, we started off our gourmet experience with some garlic snail vol au vents. Snaps to Proof for introducing a French classic to Adelaide diners, though the garlic was a little overpowering and took away from the earthy flavour usually expected from these tasty little morsels.

Next up were the Cuca anchovy soldiers. I could have eaten more than the two of these, but they went down a treat as an appetiser and left more than enough room for the main course – a trio of the famed Proof toasties.

I was pretty excited about the speck, onion and mac and cheese variety, which although delicious paled in comparison to the simple but perfect flavour of the toasty filled with French onion “soup”. Finishing off with the mushroom ragu and taleggio cheese was a good choice, with a herbaceous flavour that dwindled long after the last mouthful of this crunchy, buttery snack.

National Wine Centre Menu The National Wine Centre’s new Cellar Door menu has arrived. The tapas-inspired menu features a range of different options for wine-loving visitors, with sumptuous tasters and mains including beef carpaccio, market fish and saffron risotto, charred chorizo, roasted pumpkin and ricotta arancini balls and 9” slow cooked lamb shoulder pizzas. Alongside these dishes are new charcuterie boards, which will feature a spread of regional cured meats, potted duck liver parfaits, local artisan cheeses, pickles and savoury jams. Complemented by a wine list comprised of over 170 wines over Australia, the Cellar Door menu is available 12pm – 2.30pm Monday to Friday or 12pm – 3pm on weekends.

Group bookings can be made at 8313 3355.

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Venus is ensconced in Scorpio. Scorpio is either your nemesis or your saviour, depending on how you understand what it is pointing out to you. Essentially Scorpio is an archetype that points to the fact that we are here to transform, not merely to live comfortably. Can you love that?

Gemini 21.05/21.06

Your intellectual swiftness is pitted against hard-nosed pragmatism. It would be easy to fall into the trap of feeling like your insight is being heavily judged. Your perception and qualms are not flaky. Maybe you are positioned higher up the tree and can see further down the line.

Though the emphasis is on being grounded, which is not one of the favoured places for air signs, you still have enough brightness in your eye and fluffiness in your tail to be feeling decidedly optimistic.

No matter what life throws at you, your work is to turn it to sublime harmony.

Cancer 22.06/22.07

The presence of Jupiter in your pond ensures that you are in for a journey of growth and expansion.

That could easily translate to a feeling that you are outgrowing said pond. It may be time to look further afield to get your needs met. Follow your interest. Dare to dream.

Leo 23.07/22.08

Mars is ensuring you are full of machismo. The big trick is knowing what to do with your own power. You can turn it outwards in the form of expression, which may offend. You can turn it in and use it to shoot yourself in the foot. Or you can hum with pride, be strong – and shine.

Venus is lightening your load. She is taking some weight out of your aura. She is removing some heaviness from your latest wave of existential angst. You may now be able to imagine skipping through territory that has been difficult.

Take off your boots and put on dancing shoes.

Sagittarius 22.11/21.12

Capricorn 22.12/19.01

The rising moon starts her week shining over your terrain. This lifts your spirits and puts a jolt of passion through your bones. As you steer a course between reacting impulsively and getting caught in endless deliberation, the idea that you are able to dance with difficulty dawns.

Aquarius 20.01/18.02

Keep going to where the energy, the drive and the passion is. To get caught in anything less will not in any way satisfy. With Uranus in your midst, you are not able to sit around wondering any more. The days of idealistic procrastination are done. Everything is to be put to the test.

Virgo 23.08/22.09

The sun is now nearly two thirds of the way through Virgo. This is a moment where you settle in and relax with any shifts and changes you have made in the last few weeks. Such things as pleasure, comfort, nourishment and stability are central. Assimilate the year’s learnings.

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More than 25 of Australia’s leading contemporary artists have been announced for the 2014 Adelaide Biennial, with Archibald Prize-winning painter Ben Quilty, controversial photographer Bill Henson and Skywhale creator Patricia Piccinini all embracing a Dark Heart for next year’s theme.

Delivering their brave new visions in mediums including photography, painting, sculpture, installation and the moving image, 2014’s exhibition will include acclaimed artists Brook Andrew, Del Kathryn Barton, Martin Bell, Ian Burns, eX de Medici, Julia deVille, Dale Frank, Tony Garifalakis, Fiona Hall, Bill Henson, Brendan Huntley, Kulata Project – Tjala Arts, Richard Lewer, Dani Marti, Trent Parke, Ben Quilty, Caroline Rothwell, Alexander Seton, Sally Smart, Ian Strange, Warwick Thornton, Lynette Wallworth, Ah Xian and Martumili artists.

Scorpio 24.10/21.11

Communication is the order of the day – and communicating what you feel is at the heart of the matter. It’s all too easy to communicate what you know, or what you’ve read – but that’s not going to work in any way. Those who are close to you love you more than to let you avoid.

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To have the happy knack of being able to dive deep when there are ructions on the surface, is a massive blessing. What seems to matter most now is to do what you do really well. This is a time for honing your craft, whatever your craft may happen to be.

Joy turns work into play.

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Adelaide Biennial 2014 ‘Dark Heart’ Announces Artists

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Tony Garifalakis Mob Rule (detail), 2013, enamel on offset print, courtesy the artist and Hugo Michell Gallery,

Your capacity to stay fired up no matter the conditions is a wonder to most. It’s not a wonder to you.

It’s just who you are. It comes as some surprise to learn that your enthusiasm and fabulous passion isn’t always regarded as practical. This is a hump you will have to get over.

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Patricia Piccinini’s Skywhale, a 34m long balloon sculpture, will also hover over Adelaide over the opening weekend, while the work of Adelaide-based sculptor and installation artist Julia Robinson will take over The Studio activity space.

One of the most exciting works included in next year’s event will be a collaborative work between interactive videographer Lynette Wallworth and Antony & The Johnsons singer Antony Hegarty, titled Rise.

The theme for 2014, Dark Heart, will be presented in a catalogue essay written by Australia’s most controversial expatriate, Germaine Greer.

The 2014 Adelaide Biennial Of Australian Art: Dark Heart opens Sat Mar 1 and will show until Sun May 11. The full program will be announced in the coming months.

Ah Xian Evolutionariaura: Turquoise – 1, 2011-2013, bronze and turquoise, courtesy the artist

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WHAT: Adelaide Biennial 2014 WHERE: Art Gallery Of South Australia WHEN: Sat Mar 1 – Sun May 11

Adelaide Uni Photography Exhibition The Adelaide University Photography Club is putting together their talents this September with a group exhibition at the Hub. The exhibition will showcase the works of some of the University’s top 30 emerging photographers, with each framed piece telling a story about the artists and their experiences. There will also be prints for sale.

WHAT: AUPC Photography Exhibition WHERE: Level 4, Hub Central, University Of Adelaide WHEN: Until Fri Sep 20

Chun Hao Ong, Biosphere (detail)

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Fashion//

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Burnside Village – Where Fashion Lives This week, Burnside Village launched their new campaign, Where Fashion Lives, starring Pride and IMG’s Megan Irwin. The campaign showcases some of the best fashion and facilities that Burnside Village offers, including premium designers such as Carla Zampatti, Willow and Calibre. To celebrate, Burnside Village held a VIP Day, where exclusive items were offered across the Village retailers on Thu Sep 12. To help the inspiration flow, two parades by Pride Models were also conducted, featuring a vast collection of the Village’s brands and new season looks. We were there to see the parades before shopping up big.

To see the new commercial and for more info, visit burnsidevillage.com.au

Vote For Kath!

Adelaide’s own Kathryn Forth, Cameo’s Head Designer, has been nominated for Cosmopolitan’s ‘Fun Fearless Female’ Award. By voting for Kath in the fashion category, not only can you help spread the word about the great things happening in Adelaide’s fashion industry nationally, but you can also snare yourself a double pass to the award ceremony, with flights and accommodation and a $950 Pandora gift pack. Winners all round.

To enter, visit cosmopolitan.com.au and find the ‘Fun Fearless Female’ link under the ‘Celebrity’ tab.

Sneak Peek: Cameo January 2014 Collection Australian Fashion Labels, the booming local success story, invited us into their showroom for a preview of their January 2014 Cameo collection, Concrete Jungle. Head Designer Kathryn Forth and her assistant Siham Elmawey personally walked us through the new collection.

Concrete Jungle – while still somewhat under lock and key –

will no doubt prove to be another triumph for the girls, with an even greater emphasis placed on securing exclusive colours, prints and fabrics to set the brand apart. Inspired by architecture, the prints in this collection come from floor tile patterns and cracked paint, with colours including apricot, emerald and navy. Cameo is also teasing with an alternative for croc leather – in black and white – and moving into premium materials of silk (with leather to come soon). Forever championing Adelaide, the Concrete Jungle editorial took place in the new Adelaide Airport carpark complex.

Trust us when we say that the new collection won’t last long on the shelves at Cameo’s 2,000 stockists globally.

We can’t wait to show you more soon, but in the meantime follow them on @cameo_the_label on Instagram to see more sneak peeks.

Round She Goes Markets Sometimes, finding needles in haystacks is easier than finding a quality vintage piece at the local op shop. It’s during times like these that you wish one person’s trash should just stay exactly that – trash. Wouldn’t it just be easier if there was a way to bring together only the best vintage and pre-loved clothing, so we aren’t distracted by the crap?

Well, there is. The Round She Goes Market is returning to the German Club Hall this Saturday, meaning that over 50 of the best stallholders of women’s clothing, jewellery and accessories are able to attend. There’ll also be a pop-up nail salon and giveaway from Yelp Adelaide for shoppers.

Entry is still only $2, with prices for some quality and rare pieces not far from that mark either.

WHAT: Round She Goes Market WHERE: German Club Hall, 223 Flinders St WHEN: Sat Sep 21 INFO: roundshegoe.com.au

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Culture

DVD Reviews

South Park: The The Call Complete Sixteenth Roadshow / MA / 90 mins AAA Season Paramount / MA / 308 mins

AAAa Last year’s 14-episode-strong season from creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone is a return to form, suggesting that the differences between these longtime colleagues have been resolved and making this feel less like The Trey Parker Show – or The Trey Parker Soapbox. And though they’re into their 40s now, they haven’t lost their ability to get crude (a toilet-related death leads to loo guards and seatbelts) and scathingly satirical (a mememocking storyline gets into the ‘cat-breading’ phenomenon), while some flights of fancy still amusingly work this late in the game (as Stan, Kyle, Cartman and Kenny wind up played by actual actors as part of a dramatic reenactment) and a couple of the plots are pretty mind-bending, with the ubiquitous Halloween episode turning from an elaborate joke upon Blockbuster Video into a parody of The Shining, and the finale, Obama Wins, somehow managing to rope in a mysterious deal between Barack and the Chinese, Disney’s acquisition of the rights to Star Wars – and Morgan Freeman’s freckles.

Director Brad Anderson’s films all have a nasty edge, and this is probably his closest thing to a mainstream audiencepleaser, even though it features serious violence. Jordan Turner (Halle Berry), a 911 operator, takes a call and gets personally involved, so when the girl she’s trying to save later turns up dead she has a breakdown and is shifted to an administrative role (in actuality she would have been pensioned off ). When teen Casey Welson (Abigail Breslin all grown-up) is abducted at a mall, the bad guy of the piece (Michael Eklund) fails to see that she has a second mobile phone, and sure enough, it’s Jordan who takes the 911 call, and gets personally involved again when she realises that she’s dealing with the same psycho. With another whopper plot (see also Anderson’s Session 9, The Machinist and Transsiberian), this one’s saved by a strong turn from Berry, a panicked performance by Breslin and Eklund, who remains menacing even after we learn that he adores Culture Club’s Karma Chameleon!

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AAAA While his rebooting Star Trek was fine, director/producer JJ Abrams’ followup’s even better, with a now-established cast shining, cool newcomers, sweet humour and serious secrets. A spectacular sequence introduces Kirk (Chris Pine), Spock (Zachary Quinto), ‘Bones’ (Karl Urban) and co, and then we’re into the plot proper, with Kirk demoted by Pike (Bruce Greenwood) just as nasty John Harrison (Benedict Cumberbatch) makes his presence felt with terrorist attacks that lead Kirk and crew to track him to the Klingon homeworld (and yes, this is before those silverfish-heads turned goodies). Admiral Marcus (Peter Weller) then becomes a main player, and the storyline becomes impossible to discuss, sorry, although it can be revealed that Cumberbatch is strikingly malevolent as the villain here, and he’s matched by Quinto, Zoë Saldana’s Uhura, Simon Pegg’s Scotty and even Pine, whose Kirk’s tougher this time than in the first flick – and gets to bed more babes in Shatneresque fashion.

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Stillways

A mainstream-ish ‘comeback’ for fringey writer/director Harmony Korine (who wrote the ghastly Kids and directed appalling tripe like Gummo), this looks like it might be a teen comedy, but this anti-auteur’s intentions are much more vague. Four late teen (yeah, right) besties are desperate to get to spring break festivities in Florida, and so, without telling religious sort Faith (Selena Gomez, who’s regretted appearing here), the three bad girls (Vanessa Hudgens’ Candy, Ashley Benson’s Brit and Cotty, played by the director’s wife Rachel) rob a restaurant in an artily-staged one-shot POV sequence. When the quartet then get to a beach full of topless chicks and booties bouncing slo-mo to dubstep, the film, for a while, doesn’t know what to do, but then they’re arrested on a narcotics charge and bailed out by loathsome Alien ( James Franco), who introduces them to a world of drugs, machine guns, group sex and more, as Korine’s plot once more loses its way, and we wallow in tediously sweaty nastiness before a drearily unpleasant final act. Like, um, totes.

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Theatre Reviews State Theatre Company Of South Australia, which will announce its 2014 season late next week, is rather busy at present for not only is the company involved with Cornwall’s Kneehigh Theatre on their hit production of Brief Encounter, but are also sponsoring Flying Penguin Production’s South Australian premiere of The Dark Room.

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Bisley, a true Australian acting legend, offers his first autobiographical work here, but this isn’t some gossipy recollection of his early days in the ‘70s film industry (and fondly-remembered casting in the original Mad Max) but a funny yet melancholy, tender yet barbed reminisce about his youth at the family farm Stillways in rural NSW, and especially the surely shell-shocked, always angry and scarily violent dad he never truly knew. From his pre-teen years as a popular local tearaway, to happy times (shall we say) as a horny, somewhat anti-academic adolescent, to his first (non-acting) work in the late ‘60s (on George Street in Sydney), this is often moving, at times vividly painful and fearlessly Aussie, and reveals our boy Bisley as quite the dinkum wordsmith.

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State Theatre’s artistic director Geordie Brookman had already suggested that the company would be engaging with overseas theatre companies and also working with interstate companies as well as sponsoring locally produced independent theatre shows when he first took up the position in 2012 and these collaborations are now taking place.

Brief Encounter, based on Noël Coward's one-act play Still Life and later turned into the now iconic film under the name Brief Encounter, is a multi-media event and begins with many of the cast serenading the audience as they enter the auditorium, while other cast members serve as old-style theatre ushers who direct people to their seats.

Adelaide’s Michelle Nightingale and Kate Cheel are new members of the cast alongside English actors and an American and both, especially Nightingale in what is essentially her first major stage role, acquit themselves well. Brief Encounter, set in the 1930s and which features

some well-timed slapstick on occasion, tells the tale of Laura (Nightingale) and Alec (America’s Jim Sturgeon) and has a remarkable set that highlights an English railway station dining room as well as serving as Laura’s sitting room. A toy train also makes a brief appearance, as do two puppets. What’s impressive is the use of black and white film as the actors interact with those on the screen and then suddenly step into the footage to continue the conversation.

Brief Encounter is a very engaging experience and one that will likely be enjoyed even by those who don’t especially have a liking for theatre.

By contrast, Flying Theatre Productions’ local premiere of Angela Betzien’s The Dark Room is a deeply disturbing psychological work that highlights many social issues such as deaths in custody, child abuse and neglect and domestic violence as well as corruption within some authorities.

The 80-minute thriller, which runs without

an interval so as not to destroy the flow, is set in a seedy Northern Territory motel room – the kind we’ve all stayed in as part of a quick road trip – and the mirrors in the bathroom and on the wardrobe often reflect the actors at different angles.

The six-member ensemble, under the direction of FPP’s David Mealor, is quite superb, especially Jordan Cowen as the troubled teenager and Nicholas Garsden as the corrupt policeman, so if you are after great and gritty local theatre, don’t miss The Dark Room. Be warned, however, as some may find it disturbing as it highlights many challenging social issues.

WHAT: Brief Encounter WHERE: Dunstan Playhouse WHEN: Until Sat Sep 28 WHAT: The Dark Room WHERE: Holden Street Theatres WHEN: Until Sat Sep 28

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Your guide to the student experience

Happy Birthday Swami Swami Vivekananda is responsible for introducing the values of yoga to western society. Flinders University is celebrating his 150th birthday anniversary this week with a free workshop. Four swamis of the Ramakrishna Order will speak about the life and works of Swami Vivekananda, followed by a panel discussion and a Q&A session. To learn about a positive approach to holistic living, head to Flinders In The City (Victoria Square) on Fri Sep 20.

Registration and details at flinders.edu.au/events.

Your Guide I’m Claire Foord, an emerging artist and Visual Arts grad. I show and sell my artwork here in Adelaide and have travelled to Canada, USA and Germany exhibiting. Plus, I’m a student too. If you’ve got any hot tips, deals, campus activities or info you want to me know about, hit me up on Instagram @clairefoord_artist or facebook/clairefoord_artist.

Law & Order So you think you’ve got what it takes to join the Law & Order team, hey? You’ll need the skill set to go with that enthusiasm. The new Justice & Society (Criminology) Bachelor at Flinders University might be right up your alley, and it’s the only one of its type offered in SA. You’ll get acquainted with criminological theory and how it applies in a situation of criminal justice, as well as learning the knack of how to apply skills in professional settings.

Through studying this course you’ll have the opportunity for work placement in public, private and community sectors – think development of expertise towards forensic and analytical chemistry, psychology and legal studies. This course might just be what you’re looking for to get you started in your life of law and order.

Check out flinders.edu.au/newcourses2014 for more information on all of the new courses offered for 2014.

Life On Campus: Flinders I caught up with Hayley Roberts about what life is like studying at Flinders. Originally from rural SA, Roberts lived on campus at Uni Hall for the first two years of her degree. She describes living at Flinders as “a fantastic experience,” and says it’s a great option for anyone moving to Adelaide to attend the university.

“There’s a very supportive community of tutors and committees who help you transition to living in the city and uni life,” she says. As well as Uni Hall, Flinders also offers self-contained accommodation known as The Village.

Roberts took a gap year to work, travel and give her brain a break before starting university and highly recommends it to others. “The biggest challenge in becoming a student was transitioning from school, where you are supported in everything you do, to studying at uni where a lot of learning is self-directed.”

At the end of this year Roberts she will travel to Nepal with 15 other Flinders education students to teach in Nepalese schools for four weeks. The program was organised through the university in conjunction with a private company, and allowed Roberts to get a scholarship for the study trip. “There’s lots of amazing exchanges and programs like this available through Flinders,” she says. “Plus we know how to put on a good pub-crawl.”

Snapped Adelaide University Photography Club Exhibition will be on show from 8am to 5pm in the central Hub until Fri Sep 20.

Opinion

Fight Club

By Josh Basford

Alas, there is definitely no Brad Pitt in this version, but we do have a fight on our hands.

Both Anthony Albanese and Bill Shorten have nominated for the chance to lead Labor in, and potentially out of, opposition. For political wonks this contest will be interesting, because it is essentially a battle between the right and the left of the Labor party.

Bill Shorten represents (problematically I would argue) the established powers within the party: right wing, factional heavyweights, supported by the unions and leaders within the party. As already touted by the media, Albanese is a man of the people, and is more likely to resonate with the rank and file members of the party (who now have the right to vote for the leader). Albanese certainly personifies old Labor ideals of not being limited or defined by class or wealth – he grew up in a housing trust unit with a single mum, went to a poor public school, battled his way into parliament and is now in contention

for leadership of a major political party.

There is legitimacy and courage in his story, certainly more than Shorten’s, who still needs to justify and explain his role in Labor’s recent Kill Rudd, then Kill Julia, then Kill Rudd II trilogy.

Whoever the winner, they will certainly have a task of mythic proportions ahead of them.

It seems built into the Labor party’s DNA to underestimate Prime Minister Abbott. Dreamyeyed Labor senators are already serenading the media, giving long soliloquies filled with hope that Labor can win the next election. But old habits die hard, and despite the tsunami of unity-talk by both potential leaders, somebody was in that caucus room leaking to the media during their nominations – and that smacks of old Labor, old rancour and old hatreds.

The million-dollar question now is this: can Labor rebuild, and can they capitalise on any miss-step by the Coalition in the coming months and years? Or will Prime Minister Abbott prove to be as formidable a Prime Minister as he was an opposition leader? Guess we are all about to find out.

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CD Reviews

CD Of The Week

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Lorde

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No Age

Team

An Object

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(Sub Pop/Inertia)

Lorde is on the verge of something big.

But instead of busting down the door, the New Zealand teenager prefers to float on, delivering another deft touch with her velvet sledgehammer on latest cut Team. As with her previous singles, Lorde and producer Joel Little have constructed something slight and unassuming, allowing the masses to gather and swoon on their own accord. So far it’s been a formula that’s produced one of 2013’s biggest success stories, and with Team it looks destined to continue reaping its rewards. Once again, Lorde belies her diminutive years (and stature).

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Cut Copy Free Your Mind (Modular/Universal)

Following a brief and presumably unsuccessful marketing campaign to premiere Free Your Mind at six remote locations around the world, Cut Copy have thankfully given it a proper release. The Melbourne outfit sound as relaxed here as they’ve ever been, enjoying their own company and moving away from the contrived sounds of their disappointing last album Zonoscope. Channelling their ubiquitous love of instrumental house music, Free Your Mind is the most effortless Cut Copy song in years.

The John Steel Singers

Emiliana Torrini Tookah (Rough Trade/Inertia)

AAAA Motherhood and a return to her native Iceland has graced Emiliana Torrini since we last heard from her in 2009 for Me And Armani, which gave us that song, Jungle Drum. This seems to have given Torrini a grounding influence, with her and producer Dan Carey producing an album that is as

Everything’s A Thread

Yuna

(Dew Process/Universal)

On their debut album, The John Steel Singers steered themselves through highly contagious, off-kilter pop terrain, peppered with awkward junctures, inventive throughways and more than a couple dead-end streets roads. Their long-awaited return Everything’s A Thread sees the Brisbane collective paring things back somewhat and going back to basics.

The cacophonous instrumentation, propulsive rhythm and surprising interjections all remain, but the end product is smoother, like a freshlypaved thoroughfare.

Bodyjar Fairytales (UNFD)

Since Bodyjar’s last album release there have been four different Prime Ministers, four crushing Ashes losses (and one resounding victory), a Global Financial Crisis and a Refused reformation. But with Fairytales, Bodyjar’s first new song in eight years, the Australian punk stalwarts prove that time changes very little. It’s a fast-paced skate scorcher that sweeps up the years like so many grains of sand.

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extraterrestrial as it is tender.

Torrini’s vocals are powerful on album opener Tookah (a name Torrini made up to describe her spirit) and shimmer throughout Caterpillar and Home, a song that allows you to share the obvious comfort that Torrini is enjoying at this stage in her life. Swimming electronics wash over much of Tookah, which gives the album a coherence and ambience. At only nine tracks, the album is brief, but you can hear the consideration and thought that has gone into each beat and lyric. The pace quickens for Animal Games and swells for standout first single Speed Of Dark. The song is the pinnacle of the album, and while lacking the catchy silliness of a love song like Jungle Drum, it still has a pleasing pop aesthetic.

By the time you snap out of Tookah at the punchy end of When Fever Breaks, you’re ready to return to reality, instilled with a feeling to visit Iceland – and soon.

Lachlan Aird

An Object opens with No Ground, rumbling with frenetic bass, reverbed arpeggios and short, jagged guitar chords. Quick little one-bar breaks are interspersed between Dean Spunt’s highlow vocals. The opening two-and-a-half minutes of No Ground are a master class of suspense and crescendo, set up beautifully for a big finale. The only problem is; the song is only two-and-a-half minutes long.

Frustratingly, it’s this kind of cock teasing that sums up No Age’s fourth album. The LA duo have a history of such song writing, but they usually had the good sense to offer some kind of pay off or reward at the end of it. Not so on An Object. Instead, No Age test your patience with esoteric pop (An Impression), early Joy Division-esque punk (C’mon, Stimmung) and nihilistic shoegaze (Commerce, Comment, Commence). Normal song structures are thrown out the window and the results are as unseemly as they are unsatisfying.

As with any experimental record, there are lots of good ideas and components on An Object – the gurgling, propulsive bass on Defector/Ed for example. But sadly the album amounts to less than the sum of its parts. It’s all sizzle and no sausage.

Jimmy Byzantine

Live Review

Space Theatre, Fri Sep 13 (Photos by Kristy DeLaine) (Review by Lachlan Aird)

AAAAa It’s probably safe to bet that Yuna is the first OzAsia headliner to work with music industry heavy-weights Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo and due to this, there was a lot of intrigue into what she would bring to her first Adelaide appearance. The curious were well-rewarded, with Yuna proving to not only be a coup for the festival, but also an incredibly talented singer burgeoning on the cusp of mainstream success.

Dripping in colour from head-to-toe like an exotic bird-of-paradise, Yuna was quick to dispel any doubt into her universal appeal, launching straight into a flawless cover of Frank Ocean’s Thinkin Bout You. This heralded more fusions between R&B and jazz, although the full backing band and jazz-club-like setting of the Space Theatre leaned the performance more towards a jazz concert. Nevertheless, whether a fan of Yuna’s R&B-heavy EPs or an inquisitive newcomer, Yuna’s voice oozed enough cool and colour to appease even a jazz purist.

From the moment Yuna first greeted the

Reviews // Quick Ones

Dancing Heals

Lust For Youth

Caveman

Palms

Perfect View

Caveman

Step Brothers

You Will Never Be Younger Than You Are Now

(Sacred Bones)

(Shock)

(Spunk)

(Del Grango)

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That feeling when you flick through an album, hear two or three snippets and think, “Gee, this is horrible.” We’ve all been there at least once, and sometimes it pays off to think this way. Better to forget than forgive. In the case of Lust For Youth’s Perfect View, first impressions are hard to go by; after taking the option of flicking through and putting it on the backburner, it’s ultimately worth coming back to – when you’re ready.

Doing so provides a very thorough, engrossing aural journey. Perfect View doesn’t really hit fourth gear until about midway through its duration, but tracks like Another Day and Barcelona utilise the duo’s penchant for house rhythms and lock you in for the rest of the LP. The seven-minute epic title track is where Perfect View really takes flight; dirty warehouse raves would thrive on the song’s whirling synths and unsettling beats, perfect to dim the lights and party to.

That said, Lust For Youth’s music can’t really be imagined in any other place, narrowing its appeal albeit with signs of great potential throughout. Lather and rinse, but perhaps don’t repeat with any great haste.

Sam Reynolds

It’s albums like these that make me miss America. The gentle vocals, the shimmering guitars and vast expanses of airy synths remind me of the place I had called home for 24 years before moving here to Australia.

It’s odd that this album is capable of evoking a feeling of homesickness, especially considering that most of the lyrical content meanders in vague metaphors and general obscurities.

But it isn’t the lyrics that command your attention. Instead, all 12 tracks of Caveman’s second LP are slow-burning, introspective pieces. The atmosphere that is created is deliberate, yet organic.

Ultimately, it is the kind of music that allows you to linger in your own headspace, a rhythmic soundtrack to your own thoughts and feelings.

Maybe that’s why this album reminds me so much of the country I left behind.

It would be the perfect album to brave the chilly New England winters, or to let my mind wander while riding the MetroNorth train from New Haven to New York City. There is no doubt that this album will be coming with me when I head back home for Christmas.

Ryan Lynch

At a time when music seems so rigidly defined as either ‘underground’ or ’mainstream’, Sydney’s Palms seem happy to keep one foot in each camp. Their debut album Step Brothers draws heavily from ‘90s slacker rock influences like Weezer and Ween, and just like those long-lasting stalwarts started small to eventually become massive, so too does Palms’ music.

The album begins barely with In The Morning, with singer Al Grigg playing by himself on an acoustic guitar. This is followed by Love, a loud-mouthed rocker so indebted to the aforementioned Weezer it’s going into liquidation.

Questions of derivation aside, the highlights of this album are Everest-like.

Recent single This Last Year features one of the best choruses of 2013, In My Heart rattles along with the perfect balance of lo-fi and pop, while early single Summer Is Done With Us reappears in all its resplendent, glorious riffery. The problem then becomes that Step Brothers sets the bar so high that it struggles to keep apace. Tracks like Don’t Be Ashamed and Yours Mine come across as excruciatingly pedestrian when contrasted against the album’s stand-outs. If Palms can address this issue the underground will not be able to contain them for long.

Jimmy Byzantine

If you’re into bedding fans of Boy & Bear or Mumford & Sons then I have the perfect album for you!

The next time you’re wooing a fan of melodic indie-alt-country-pop, give the second record by Melbournebased band Dancing Heals a spin. You Will Never... features generic lyrics and the kind of instrumentation usually reserved for televised singing competitions. Dancing Heals will undoubtedly make your chosen coital partner swoon. Given their already questionable taste in music, you can rest assured that he/she probably won’t notice Dancing Heals’ terrible voices. If they do, you can take comfort that the epic southern rockflavoured guitar solos will have them dry humping your leg in no time!

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attentive and polite audience, it was clear that her talent doesn’t come with an ego to match, with Yuna interacting with the audience through smiles and anecdotes about almost every song. She explained the English meaning behind tracks she sung in Malay as well as describing Coffee as one of her favourites and Remember My Name as her ode to those who have been bullied. This heightened her humility and rapport with the audience, gelling perfectly with the jazz-club vibe. Yuna even joked halfway through the set the next song will be her last, and that, “By now you’d be thinking, ‘What is up with Yuna and her break up songs?’”.

Whoever broke her heart should have his hand shook – because the beauty of the ballads – however heartbreaking – seem worth it.

Finishing up with recent singles Live Your Life and I Wanna Go left Yuna on the high that she began with. Without any real low points or slumps, it shows how professional and captivating Yuna is both as a performer and a person. It is clear that her relocation to LA hasn’t yet corrupted her, working seamlessly with her Malay backing band and appearing genuine in her pleasure to be a part of the festival – and her hope to return soon.

We share in that sentiment, and will be watching her career blossom from here on in.

Thriftstore Masterpiece Trouble Is A Lonesome Town (SideOneDummy/Shock)

AAAa Lee Hazlewood is best remembered for his work with the superfoxy Nancy Sinatra. His oft-overlooked debut album Trouble Is A Lonesome Town is a tequila sunrise-drenched narrative of a lawless Western town named Trouble. The album profiles the various miscreants that populate the disparaging town with a mixture of spoken word, oaky vocals and country ballads. Fast-forward to present day and producer Charles Normal decides that he wants to recreate the album featuring an all-star cast of renowned musicians including Frank Black, Courtney Taylor-Taylor, Pete Yorn and even his real life mailman.

The result is an oddly captivating and surprisingly fun re-imagining of Hazlewood’s original.

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with Alice Fraser

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Local News

in Germe s Sister

Fraser

by Alice

Clara, Ella and Georgia are the Germein Sisters and for the past two years they have been working tirelessly toward their new album, Because You Breathe. Recorded in Ireland with producer Billy Farrell (The Corrs), Georgia Germein talks Rip It Up through their transition from teenage pop sweethearts to sophisticated folk-pop trio.

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It was just so incredible being

surrounded by such talented

people throughout the whole recording process. Ireland is a beautiful place with so many beautiful and kind people, and the whole experience was better than we could have ever dreamed or hoped for. We can’t wait to go back and tour our album in Ireland, Germany and London next month.”

Georgia is part songwriter and part humanitarian. With her passion and commitment to the underprivileged and the excluded, she’s potentially one of the nicest beings you’ll meet in this biz.

It’s not surprising that she has forged an ongoing partnership with World Vision to become an Artist Associate.

“I traveled to Nepal as a Youth Ambassador with World Vision a few years ago and witnessed extreme poverty first hand. I was deeply touched by the child slaves I met in Nepal, as well as the poverty I witnessed in Africa and Malaysia – as a result so many of my songs are about standing up and speaking out for the voiceless.”

Along with their upbringing on a bushland property in the Adelaide Hills, the trio’s pursuits beyond the stage demonstrate a life of creativity, compassion and enthusiasm.

“Ella’s an artist and filmmaker and has her own boutique video production company. Clara loves anything sport related, including horse riding with our younger brother. I have five pet kangaroo joeys that I look after through Fauna Rescue and we also run songwriting workshops at schools. We love sharing our songs, stories, and positive messages – as well as seeing young people get excited about music and songwriting.”

Georgia reveals that two of her favourite acts right now are Ireland’s Beau Motives and triple j favourites, Tigertown. But the girls’ energy for all things South Australia is constantly celebrated, especially when it comes to the arts and music.

“It’s exciting to see support for pop up and small venues that are all about original local and touring artists. One of my favourite times of the year is Adelaide Fringe season, so it’s great to see it get bigger and better every year. I think it’s so important for local radio stations to get behind local artists, and it’s also important to encourage interstate and overseas acts to include Adelaide in their tour schedules. Adelaide is definitely our favourite place to perform.”

Local rock deity God God Dammit Dammit (GGDD) will rear all nine of its heads (or is that members?) when punkjazz chaos reigns over Jive this Sat Sep 21. Fellow Adelaide favourites Hightime will join the GGDD juggernaut to join Melbourne gypsy punks The Barons of Tang on their South Australian blitz this weekend. Word is that GGDD are experiencing a renaissance in the lead up to an impending vinyl release and have several new crowd-frothers in their repertoire to accompany their always luminescent stage show.

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Nexus Multicultural Arts Centre has delivered a spectacular program for Season Two of their World Music Series. The series launches on Fri Sept 27 with the line-ups featuring some of the best international, national and local acts. With a program of themed shows including From Beat The Drum, Drink The Rum to The Sounds Of Aotearoa to A Puzzling New Adventure our pick will be on Fri Oct 11 when local loop-sax guru Adam Page returns from New Zealand for a once-off workshop and show. Stay tuned for more details.

WHO: Germein Sisters & Christian Andrew WHAT: Because You Breathe Launch (Independent) WHERE: Govenour Hindmarsh WHEN: Fri Sep 20

God God Dammit Dammit + Hightime = Love

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Twisted Echidna Local agency Twisted Echidna are churning out the goods lately, delivering some damn good, somewhat filthy and always foot stomping lineups at some of our favourite haunts. This weekend is no exception. On Fri Sep 20 catch locals Filthy Lucre and Causing Hammock alongside Tamworth’s Blake Saban Three for a shot of high voltage blues rock best served with a swig of bourbon and a kick in the gums.