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While we recommend reading Rip It Up from cover to cover each week (obviously), if you happen to have a particular penchant for local music, flick to the back page of the mag (p34) and immerse yourself in the opinions of some of Adelaide’s best bands. We quizzed some of the artists that are up for accolades at the Fowler’s Live Music Awards for their opinion on the Adelaide music industry – and some of their answers may surprise you. If you want to see more, head to ripitup.com.au where we’ve compiled the whole list.

One of the questions we threw at the guys regarded triple j’s influence over making and breaking new bands. One of their success stories are our cover stars this week, Unearthed High winners Stonefield (p12). We chatted with Hannah Findlay from the all-sister rockers about how the band has evolved since those early days and what their self-titled debut album achieves. Apart from our interviews The Amity Affliction (p14), King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard (p15) on how the band has evolved out of a joke and Limp Bizkit (p16) on why they will continue to do it for the ‘nookie’, we also caught up with Wally De Backer AKA Gotye about heading back to Adelaide for the Adelaide Festival Centre’s Sessions (p24). His trusty band, The Basics, are back together and will open the program in January. We heard from Wally how the trio are coming along after a three year hiatus post-Somebody That I Used To Know..

From local success stories to Australia’s most successful music export in recent times and everything in-between, perhaps you should just read Rip It Up from cover-to-cover, because it’s a cracker.

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Despite pushing 70, you still can’t get country singer Dolly Parton off a stage – so much so that the iconic songstress is coming back to Australia this February for a whirlwind tour of her latest album, Blue Smoke. In other news (and in the midst of AFF screen fever), an exciting new TV series devoted to unearthing unsigned bands, Exhumed, is coming to ABC1 this November, hosted by Clare Bowditch and Tim Rogers. Find out more at ripitup.com.au.

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Obese Records alumnus and Australian rap heavyweight Mantra arrives at the Ed Castle this Sat Oct 26.

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Now that things are definitely officially over with his many tweener pop girlfriends (T-Swift and Montana-era Miley Cyrus) JOHN MAYER is back in business, crooning his way around the country with an acoustic guitar and a pocket full of dreams. The inspiration for Swift’s song Dear John has confirmed he will play a short run of headline dates around the country next year. Adelaide can look forward to hearing Mayer’s new record Paradise Valley live in person at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre on Tue Apr 15. Grace Potter & The Nocturnals will tour as supports. Tickets are on sale now through Ticketek.

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We’ve been told that the biggest Dolly fans can purchase VIP packages which include backstage access, a wardrobe tour and even a meeting with Parton herself. My Live Nation members have an exclusive pre-sale, with tickets available from Mon Oct 28. General sale opens on Fri Nov 1.

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Despite being polled as the most irritating individual in Britain back in 2006, and having to defend rumours that he planned to ‘quit’ music last year, JAMES BLUNT is still writing and still performing—critics and the English public be damned!

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Under Their Spell After a whirlwind few years, all-sister rock group Stonefield are finally releasing their self-titled debut album. Hannah Findlay discusses with Rip It Up sisterly relations, musical influences and international ambitions.

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ince winning triple j’s Unearthed High competition in 2010, the four sisters have continued to remain on the radar of Australian rock music with two official EPs. However, Hannah emphasises that the album is a more developed, polished effort.

“We’ve gone a lot deeper into everything that we’ve done before and explored a lot more,” she explains. “I think our old EPs were really forced, but with the album we’ve had a chance to flesh things out.”

This process is largely due to the involvement of producer Ian Davenport, who was responsible for Band Of Skulls’ two albums, 2009’s Baby Darling Doll Face Honey and 2012’s Sweet Sour. Given that off stage both Band Of Skulls and Stonefield are quite shy and reserved, yet can create a “massive sound” while performing, it suggests that Davenport was a perfect fit for the band to tap into their full potential.

“We become really good friends,” Hannah says of Davenport. “He had really great ideas and was fun to work with. He just has a really smart way of producing so that there is an old school sound, but at the same time he can bring a modern element into it. We really wanted to be able to do that on the album.”

One of Davenport’s most prominent ideas for Stonefield’s debut was the introduction of gospel choirs to some of the key tracks.

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“We always loved the sound of a gospel choir and thought it would be really cool to involve one somehow. In pre-production Ian came up with the idea of putting one on Put Your Curse On Me, which we had never thought about. It just didn’t seem like the kind of song where you’d have a gospel choir.

Once we heard the choir on the song it really just brought it to life and we’re really happy with it.”

Now it’s hard to imagine Put Your Curse On Me without the gospel choir, with the track intentionally released as the first single to display the “growth” and “depth” with Stonefield’s new direction. Besides Davenport’s input, the Findlays are still very much in control of Stonefield’s

“I think our old EPs were really forced, but with the album we’ve had a chance to flesh things out.” creative bearing. All the sisters write music together, although eldest sister and vocalist/drummer Amy writes the majority of the lyrics. Other than that, they just “get in the shed, throw around ideas and just jam it out.”

Considering there’s eight years between Amy, 23 and youngest sister Holly, 15, you would think there would be some other

kind of ‘jams’ between the band. Have the girls had to overcome issues brought on by a significant age gap?

“I guess it is probably one of the most difficult things because Holly is so young and she hasn’t quite reached the maturity level of the rest of us yet,” Hannah ponders. “When it comes to the band though, she’s pretty smart. She acts maturely and doesn’t cause too much trouble.”

Moreover, unlike some other infamous family bands (Oasis, The Kinks, My Chemical Romance and – if you believe the rumours – The Jonas Brothers) the Findlays seems to be coping with the pressures of the music industry just fine.

“We’re all pretty much best friends,” Hannah says, without even a hint of sarcasm.

“We’re all really close. We all hang out when we’re not doing band stuff too.”

Hannah admits that since they all have grown up playing music together, the Findlays don’t really know any different.

Another part of being such a young touring band is finding the time to fit an education into their schedule. Now that Sarah and Holly are the only sisters still at high school, they are studying long distance to increase their flexibility and fulfil their commitments to Stonefield. However, Sarah will still need to fly to Victoria while on tour to sit an exam for her VCE and then fly back to New South Wales that night to make a gig. Hannah shrugs this kind of stress off as just what happens, having been burnt once before by not being able to travel to New Zealand due to her own exams a few years ago.

Once the Australian album tour is out the way, Stonefield have their eyes set on overseas. Having already established a steady audience in the UK, with a dream-come-true set at Glastonbury this year, the notoriously difficult US market may be next.

The Findlay Family It all seems too convenient that Amy, Hannah, Sarah and Holly Findlay stumbled upon their musical callings in a way that allowed a four-piece rock band to form naturally. Hannah explains how they chose their instruments.

“We got a drum kit for Christmas one year and Amy was the oldest so she decided she really wanted to play the drums and went and got got lessons. I wanted to play drums as well but I didn’t want to be the same as Amy. Guitar was my next favourite so I picked that up. Sarah has always loved keys and for some reason Holly always loved bass, so it all worked out naturally. I guess that’s weird?”

“We haven’t really been over [to the US] properly. We’ve been over there for a few days a couple of years ago and did a showcase. It’s a lot different to the UK and [Australia]. The rock scene just seems a lot different.”

Given Stonefield’s Americana rock sound and style, it would seem to be a natural fit. However, one thing that Stonefield certainly aren’t in is a rush. Given their youth and success to date, there’s plenty of time to make their mark globally. Right now they’re just happy to be able to do what they love, with the people that they love and enjoy whatever achievements may come their way.

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Welcome Back, See You Later When Rip It Up calls up, Joel Birch, frontman of The Amity Affliction, he is at home in sunny Queensland enjoying some well-deserved down-time.

Recently returned from a month-long tour of Europe, he sits with pen in hand, casually working away at his latest illustration.

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e almost feel guilty for disturbing the guy; he hasn’t had a lot of time to relax lately.

“Our last tour was right on the back of Warped [in America],” he says. “We were home for three weeks, but were away for two months with Warped… When you’re only at home for three weeks in four months it’s pretty rough.”

Not that this has slowed him down. As he relates, he spent the morning recording vocals anyway.

By all reports, the European tour was a great one. Aside from the regular crazy European stories – “we saw two junkies get bashed by their dealer… a guy propositioned Ahren [Stringer, bassist] for some coke and a hooker…”

— the highlight was a sold-out show in London’s Underworld, a wellrespected venue which has in the past played host to such names as Queens Of The Stone Age, the Foo Fighters and Soundgarden.

“It’s nice to know that we can sell out a room on the other side of the world… that’s pretty wild.”

Warped was also apparently a great time for the band, with good company and great shows. “America has been really good to us,” he says.

Indeed, the band even recorded their last couple of albums, 2010’s Young Bloods and 2012’s Chasing Ghosts, over in the United States. However, when I mention the nation as Amity’s home away from home, Birch quickly reels in my comment. Pressed for a reason why, he reveals that some of America’s prominent ideologies cut against his grain.

“I get a little bit blown away by the whole system over there…Money really fucks everything up,” Birch explains. “Like the health care system, basically rich people saying they don’t want to divert some of their taxes towards caring for people who can’t afford it – I don’t really get that.”

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Either way, the tour was killer, with Birch revealing he’s been progressively happier with each live show.

“We’ve been touring for 10 years now,” Birch says.

“We definitely play better live,” (apparently, they don’t even play drunk anymore!).

Birch has the same solid belief in their progress when it comes to Amity’s musical style.

“We’re not changing… we’re playing the same stuff we’ve always been. We’re just better at it,” he relates.

Birch also reveals that as much as he enjoys touring and playing, he gets pretty sick of Amity’s old material.

“Well you know we wrote it, so I think we’ve listened to it more times, played it more times than anyone – it’d be hard not to get sick of it, you know?” he laughs. “Especially the old stuff, ‘cos we toured High Hopes (2007) and Severed Ties (2008) for way too long – maybe five years. We didn’t have that many songs to play live, so we just kept repeating, repeating, repeating.”

This is perhaps part of the reason that Amity always has such energy when it comes to putting out albums – a new studio offering has been delivered

every two years since their debut, 2008’s Severed Ties.

Birch reveals that 2014 should be no different, with a new record hopefully finished off by February next year. However, we won’t be seeing much of Amity in 2014 – they’ll be touring the other continents for the majority of the year.

“This [October’s upcoming tour] is probably the last time we’re touring Australia for a very long time,” Birch reveals. “Next year is all about focusing on Europe and America.”

Apparently there are already plenty of shows and such lined up, but Birch explains that’s not the only reason for the band’s absence.

“We’ve played here too much this year. We’ve done Soundwave, Goovin’ The Moo, everything, very hard.

Time to give it a rest, let everyone listen to other things. Someone else,” he laughs.

WHO: The Amity Affliction WHERE: Thebarton Theatre WHEN: Fri Oct 25

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We All Float On Vocalist Stu Mackenzie seems a little frazzled when he rings—he didn’t pay his phone bill on time, so his number was disconnected. It’s a rough start to his morning, but the bit of “personal admin” is a good reminder that boys-in-bands are still only boys.

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hey’ve just won two Carlton Dry Independent Music Awards (the Carlton Dry Global Music Grant and Best Hard Rock, Heavy or Punk Album). The conditions of the $50,000 grant mean they’ll have to pack up and head overseas to raise their profile in international territory. As a seven-piece band, money and touring don’t always go hand in hand.

“It basically just doesn’t work logistically very well,” Mackenzie says. “It’s extremely difficult and stressful, and not particularly smart or good in general. But it does tend to work somehow. We try to get as much stuff on the plane as we can fit, then try and get as much borrowed gear from the place we’re playing as possible.”

The prize will go a long way in alleviating the pressures of travel, but squeezy van rides from Melbourne to Sydney are not as uncomfortable as you might think: King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard are used to living in close confines. Their rental arrangements really kick-started the whole project.

“We were all living together at the time,” Mackenzie says of the band’s origins. “The band started as a joke, more than anything—a bit of a jam band, a bit of a party band. We had a party that we were meant to play at, and we didn’t have a name [so] we just came up with something that sounded funny and dumb, and unfortunately it stuck. So we’re stuck with this name that’s just absurd.”

Absurd or not—it’s an eye-catcher, that’s for sure.

No other name could do their psychedelic prowess justice. The majesty of ‘King’ Gizzard may suggest self-importance, but Mackenzie sounds appreciative and a little bewildered at the phenomenon the band has become.

“We just started doing home recordings and putting them out there,” he says. “We were lucky enough to get some radio play on community radio, so eventually it turned real. It’s not as if we became really serious and now we’re a really serious band; that’s pretty far from the case. But I think it turned into a little more than a joke.”

The singer isn’t sad to see King Gizzard’s evolution, though.

“It became more fun when it had a bit of a purpose, I suppose,” he reflects.

A stand-out feature of King Gizzard’s music is the relatable simplicity in the lyrics.

“I’m not the kind of person who likes to pour their heart and soul into everything they write,” Mackenzie says. “I find it too emotionally taxing; I just turn into a sad-sack.”

While the words may be pared back, the concepts and compositions are more complex. Sometimes the twists are just for fun, as on I’m Not A Man Unless I Have A Woman. The song is a back-and-forth between Ambrose Kenny-Smith and Mackenzie.

“I play the man and he plays the lady,” Mackenzie says. “It’s funny because he’s the most androgynous of the group and the most ladylike; we all call him ‘Amber Rose’.”

Experimentation goes further than poking fun at bandmates—Head On/Pill is a 16-minute chill ride that expanded from its first ‘movement’ into a song with a 13-minute outro. Their writing style is fluid and spontaneous, with curiosity standing as a strong creative force. Float On—Fill Your Lungs, their current release, stars a fairly wacky mix of a sitar and

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a Juno (a Roland keyboard/synth from the ’80s).

“They both featured really heavily on the album, basically because they were new,” Mackenzie admits. “I think that’s always been the case with the band. Eric plays theremin but I don’t think there’s any theremin on this album. I think there was quite a bit at the start because he’d just bought one and it was new and fun.

Ambrose just bought a flute, so maybe that’s the next addition.”

Musing out loud, Mackenzie adds: “It’s quite a hard instrument to play.”

He pauses. “[Ambrose] might get kicked out.”

He laughs as he says it because it would never happen— regardless of how badly Ambrose plays flute. The band no longer lives in one house, but they’re still the very best of friends.

“We are lucky that we’re all good buddies,” Mackenzie says. “It’d be pretty shit if we weren’t. A lot of other bands aren’t best buddies so that kind of sucks. We’re really lucky that we all really get along together and spend time together outside the band.”

WHO: King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard WHAT: Float Along—Fill Your Lungs (Independent) WHERE: Jive WHEN: Fri Oct 25

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Interviews// In With The Old Most fans prefer Limp Bizkit’s older material and won’t even give their new record a second listen, but Fred Durst couldn’t care less. The vocalist talks with Rip It Up about overcoming tragedy and freeing themselves of expectation to finally produce music they want to.

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uggling a million things at once, it’s the developments of the latest Eastbound & Down episode that is in the foreground of Fred Durst’s mind when he answers his phone.

“I’m a big fan of Danny McBride and I’ve been watching it since the get-go. I really enjoy it, man. It’s really funny, and it just seems like it’s going to be really outrageous,” the frontman says in the midst of an intense recording session. “I’m doing a little something here with, believe it or not, Billy Ray Cyrus.

He’s got this song about paying attention to what’s going on in the world and getting your shit together and doing something about it.”

It’s not a stretch to conclude the song may have something to do with Miley’s twerking in August, but when asked his thoughts on the subject, it becomes clear that Billy is probably within earshot.

“I think she’s doing her own thing, you know, and whatever she’s doing is obviously to leave a mark, and it looks like it’s working.”

Durst spends most of his time in the studio these days, and when he’s not working with other artists, he’s finalising mixes for the new Limp Bizkit record, which, after numerous release date changes, will finally see the light of day in the first quarter of next year.

But, unlike the Cyrus family, Durst admits Limp Bizkit

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aren’t really expecting to produce career-defining material in Stampede Of The Disco Elephants.

“This whole thing of people only touring an album or something to market or push, I mean, realistically, with Limp Bizkit, how many of you guys are going to sit around and want us to play a bunch of songs that no one knows? How many of those songs can we possibly fit into our set without boring the shit out of everybody?”

Soundwave 2012 was the band’s first Australian tour since fan Jessica Michalik died during their set at the 2001 Sydney Big Day Out, so the reunion was always going to be an emotional one.

“It was good to come back and dedicate our whole experience and our return to [ Jessica]. It was amazing; we loved it and didn’t want to come home. It just felt like there was so much emotion and passion... we promised our fans that we would come back and do a proper tour outside of the festival market, so we’re coming back over there to get our feet wet and have some fun. Limp Bizkit is a very unique experience and we want to share it with you guys.”

Stampede Of The Disco Elephants’ first single, Ready To Go, which features Lil Wayne, was released in April, and will no doubt be one of the new songs incorporated into the set. It sits somewhere between a nice blend of 2011’s Gold Cobra and 1999’s Significant Other.

“We wanted to leave some character in there and not polish things up. I think it feels very exciting. I love all the things we’ve done because I’ve lived through them and I put my heart into them and went through the trials and tribulation of being in our band and appreciate everything we’ve done. I surely think this album has something fresh and exciting that I’m prone to be drawn to a little bit more right now.”

One of the aforementioned trials was the departure of DJ Lethal last year. After leaving the band at the start of 2012 due to drug and alcohol abuse, he made amends and was welcomed back, only to be kicked out shortly after.

“We decided he needed some time to work on some personal things. It wasn’t great for us, it was shocking, but we have nothing but the greatest wishes for Lethal. We just sort of kept quiet about it and are just trying to stay focused and move forward and be better people.”

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releasing a record is only possible due to the band leaving major label Interscope and signing up with Cash Money Records in February.

“There’s no pressure; no one over your shoulder at all, everyone’s doing their own thing. [Cash Money Records] are like, ‘Hey, you’re Limp Bizkit, go be Limp Bizkit and enjoy yourselves’. Nobody’s chasing another hit, chasing a song that sounds like an old song or chasing a format that’s popular amongst music buyers. It’s put the excitement back into the seed that was planted when we got together and first started making music for ourselves when there was no one listening. It’s still hard to erase the fact that there are people anticipating and there’s opinions out, but for the most part, we’re back to no pressure.”

WHO: Limp Bizkit WHAT: Stampede Of The Disco Elephants (Cash Money Records) WHERE: Thebarton Theatre WHEN: Tue Oct 29

Beats// Interviews

Australian hip hop has a compelling talent in Adelaide's Jimblah (James Alberts) — an Indigenous MC, singer, muso and producer. Alberts has just aired Phoenix, led by the potent single March. His first album on Sydney's Elefant Traks, it should be his big break.

Alberts debuted back in 2011 with Face The Fire — which he released himself, picking up distribution from Obese. Alas, it received little mainstream attention. The next year the hip hopper supported The Herd, striking up a friendship with Elefant Traks co-founder and label manager Urthboy, AKA Tim Levinson.

"I got into talking with Urthboy," Alberts recaps. "I was just basically hitting him up for information on the industry and how I could go about my own thing a bit better."

One day Levinson called, offering a deal.

The fold "loved" his music. So far the alliance has been "smooth".

"It never seemed to come down to business... That's a family."

Alberts might call himself a polymath, as does the Brit Plan B. Not only does he rap, sing, compose, produce and DJ, but Alberts has also directed his own videos. J Cole is similarly a MC/producer, but privileges the former role. Alberts, an admirer of Kanye West, is different.

"I was an MC first - I only started producing in '06 — but, the way I see it now, they're two completely separate things. They do benefit from each other, especially if you're producing your own stuff and then able to go in and write to it and then structure it how you want, but I don't see myself as an MC first or a producer first. I do like producing

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a whole lot more - only for the fact that you can go in and produce stuff and make beats in any kind of mindstate. I feel there's a certain zone you need to be in when you wanna write [lyrics]. I can be a lot more free with my production. When I'm writing, I always feel like I've gotta think deeper and be conscious of what I'm saying and make sure that it's something I wanna say - 'cause I feel you're kinda taking on a bigger responsibility in terms of what you're putting out there."

And Alberts considers himself a conscious MC, and a storyteller, among his heroes Talib Kweli, Mos Def and, growing up, Tupac Shakur.

For Phoenix's guest spots, Alberts recruited family — including sister Jada Alberts, who sings and acts, with parts in Red Hill (starring Ryan Kwanten), Redfern Now and Wentworth.

"It just tied in with Phoenix and what the whole thing was about. In my culture, and with Indigenous culture, family is such a huge thing."

Alberts admits it was tricky getting Jada to record.

"She's very busy with her acting stuff," he says. "But I wouldn't stop hounding her!" (The siblings are devising a film script together.)

Alberts even roped in singer girlfriend Georgia Blod. The pair are touring with Horrorshow, Alberts on the mic, MPC (a drum machine-cum-sampler), and decks.

But, ultimately, the theme of Phoenix is that of "struggle", with Alberts exploring the nexus between the personal and the cultural as a young Indigenous male.

"Everything that I touch on [with] Phoenix

is something that I've experienced personally," he says.

Alberts likewise writes of situations he's encountered as a community worker.

Particularly tragic is the anguished acoustic soul number Brotherman.

"One of my younger cousins lost her life — she was in a stolen car and the person driving was also a family member."

Then there's the rawly existentialist Star Dust.

"My influences always come from my life - so I don't feel too weird about my stories coming through or showcasing myself," Alberts comments. "I think that's one of my really good points, the honesty - [I'm] honest WHO: Jimblah about where I'm at and what's happening...

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Really long intro with reference to really long intro? – Check!

Saying ‘nigger ’ at the end of six spits in a row? – Check!

Rhyming about the come-up and how he done kept it real? – Check!

Sparse beats with staccato hi-hat rolls – Check!

References to having mad money and naked 'bitchez' in the pool- Check!

Obligatory joint about mistakes made when he was younger but now got his shit on track? – Check!

References to ‘the Fam’ and how they in this together fo’ life yo? – Check!

Ticking off every box in the motherfucking cliché roster? – Check!

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The Boos’ last album Medicine Man failed to light my fire as it felt a little too reliant on its guest-heavy roster. And I ‘spose that just came across as indulgent; like stuffing lobster with an overripe brie just because it was available. Anyone familiar with past efforts from The Bamboos’ talent pool knows that it runs deep enough to not go down that road, and Fever In The Road, like earlier albums is a shining example of just that.

Band leader Lance Furguson and long standing vocalists Kylie Auldist and Ella Thompson have done something with wide appeal here, and like Medicine Man, this record will still get uber-play on JJJ, but feels more refined and polished back to a core thread of soul-infused vibes. Tracks like Avenger and Helpless Blues make you want to shake your hips, clap your hands and move your feet. Amidst the catchy Motown-infused pop, slower moments such as Before I Go and Harbinger are quite sublimely beautiful; all coming together to form a very strong album indeed.

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CD Reviews

PLAY The folks behind Groove on New Year’s Day are back with a brand new event to usher in 2014. PLAY will kick off the New Year with a star-studded international and local line-up that already includes Deorro, Morgan Page, Camo & Krooked, Ummet Ozcan, Talib Kweli, Dead Prez, Joel Fletcher, Samual James, Organ Donors, Lucy Fur, Damien Blaze and Metrik, with more to be announced soon. It all kicks off the day after the night before – Wed Jan 1 – at Thebarton Oval. Tickets on sale now through Oztix.

DJ Nature New York DJ/producer/label head DJ Nature – aka Milo Johnson – will make his way to Adelaide to play Sugar on Sat Nov 2. Under his Natureboy guise, Johnson established himself in the early ‘90s with a string of disco-inspired releases on his Ruff Disco Records imprint in New York. While focusing primarily on his record exporting business for the next two decades, Natureboy returned in 2010 as DJ Nature, incorporating new flavours into his unreleased tracks from the early ‘90s. Joining DJ Nature at Sugar will be Babicka and HVCK. RipITUPMAGAZINE//ripitup.com.au

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Tour Guide/ THU OCT 24

BABY ANIMALS @ Governor Hindmarsh JOEY CAPE, BRIAN WAHSTROM, BEN DAVID & SKELETON CLUB @ Grace Emily Hotel MATT CORBY @ Thebarton Theatre

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 KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD @ Jive Bar THE KIN @ Ed Castle

SAT OCT 26

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

SUN OCT 27

ZEPHYR QUARTET @ The Promethean MUTU VUDU & JUMP DADDIES @ Semaphore Worker’s Club

MON OCT 28

THE CRIBS @ Uni Bar

WED OCT 30

TOMMY TIERNAN @ Norwood Concert Hall MY SAUCE GOOD & KORAL CHANDLER @ Grace Emily Hotel

THU OCT 31

5IVE @ HQ TONY HADLEY & SEAN KEMP @ Governor Hindmarsh THE BENNIES @ Enigma Bar

FRI NOV 1

LIGHTNING BOLT @ Jive Bar STONEFIELD @ Fowler’s Live FOREVER THE OPTIMIST, GUARDS OF MAY & MERCURY SKY @ Ed Castle

SAT NOV 2

VIOLENT SOHO @ Uni Bar GUS G’s FIREWIND & BEC LAUGHTON @ Fowler’s Live BRITISH INDIA @ Governor Hindmarsh THE BON SCOTTS @ Grace Emily Hotel

SUN NOV 3

PITBULL & KE$HA @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre THE DAMES @ Wheatsheaf Hotel

TUE NOV 5

BEYONCE @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre

WED NOV 6

BEYONCE @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre THE KILL DEVIL HILLS @ Jive Bar

THU NOV 7

JESSICA MAUBOY @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre ALEX GIBSON @ Grace Emily Hotel THE MORNING NIGHT @ Jive Bar

FRI NOV 8

EVAN & THE BRAVE @ Ed Castle THE OCEAN PARTY @ Hotel Metropolitan

SAT NOV 9

DREAM ON DREAMER @ Uni Bar N’FA JONES @ Rocket Bar

SUN NOV 10

CALL THE SHOTS @ BlueBee Room BLOOD BROTHERS @ Crown & Anchor BRONSON @ Crown & Anchor

FRI NOV 15 – SUN NOV 17

SUPANOVA @ Adelaide Showground

FRI NOV 15

DAN SULTAN @ Governor Hindmarsh APES & HEY GERONIMO @ Rocket Bar

SAT NOV 16

JON ENGLISH & THE FOSTERS BROTHERS @ Governor Hindmarsh THE RED JUMPSUIT APPARATUS @ Uni Bar MICHAEL MCINTYRE @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre

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IAN BALL @ Grace Emily Hotel

THU NOV 21

BOY AND BEAR @ HQ BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME @ Uni Bar MOON SORROW @ Governor Hindmarsh CLOSURE IN MOSCOW @ Jive Bar

FRI NOV 22 – SAT NOV 23

GORGEOUS FESTIVAL: ESKIMO JOE, JOHN BUTLER TRIO, LANIE LANE, BLUE KING BROWN, THELMA PLUM, THE AUDREYS & MORE @ Serafino Winery, McLaren Vale

FRI NOV 22

THE JOHN STEEL SINGERS @ Jive Bar ELIZABETH ROSE @ Rocket Bar I KNOW LEOPARD @ Ed Castle

SAT NOV 23

HITS & PITS FESTIVAL 2.0: BLACK FLAG, BOYSETFIRE, NO FUN AT ALL, JUGHEAD’S REVENGE & OFF WITH THEIR HEADS @ Governor Hindmarsh MOONSORROW @ Governor Hinsmarsh TUMBLEWEED @ UniBar

Diesel burst onto the music scene and in our hearts into the late ‘80s with Johnny Diesel And The Injectors. His mature vocals and skills on the guitar defined him as a musician's musician, and saw the self-titled album reach number two on the charts.

It's been over 25 years since The Injectors, and with six ARIA awards, 35 singles and a slew of record-selling albums, Diesel is in a good place, and rightly so.

The new album Let It Fly has enabled the singer-songwriter to bring all of his life’s works together in what he describes as a storybook record.

“I don’t think I really had much of an idea about what to do with the album until the eleventh hour. I knew I needed to finish this and it felt like it was time for an album.”

Diesel admits he had been sitting on a

folder of ideas for the Let It Fly album for quite some time, but other opportunities put a slight hold on the progress of the new record.

“I do like to get things finished by nature, especially when you get things started. It felt like a dream, you’re trying to run and you’re not going anywhere. I had obstacles, but they were good obstacles which drew me away from the album. All these good things kept coming my way and I couldn’t say no, like the TV series [contributing music for Bikies Wars: Brothers In Arms] and mixing records. I just had to be patient. I had days where I’d open up the folder and get stuck into it and do a flurry of work.

Sometimes I’d forget I’d done things and come back and think, ‘Who did that?’.

Sometimes I felt estranged from it.”

Artistically, Let It Fly is a brilliant blend of blues, rock and elements of folk; combined with soulful lyrics which engages the listener and takes them on a biopic

journey. The folk element is a slight steer away from traditional Diesel, but teaming up with Canadian musician Tim Chaisson opened up the doors for a twist on sound and new instruments, including the fiddle and mandolin.

“Tim’s a real natural musician. He can just pick up his instrument and play, he doesn’t over think anything. He’s from Nova Scotia, and they just jam up there because it’s so cold. So what else is there to do but sit around jamming. It’s that or ice fishing.”

So, when you hit Adelaide, will you play some classics from Hepf idelity, Injectors and The Lobbyist?

“Always.”

Australian airwaves.

“It's been tenderising for a few weeks and is just about ready to explode with zest and agave syrup. We are thrilled with the response and reviews.”

It is definitely as delicious as it sounds with an eclectic collection of soulful tunes, with Brozky singing in up to four different languages throughout the record. It boasts an array of exotic flavours, rich in culture and dripping with history.

“The history as it lies began in Argentina, in the vibrant city streets of Buenos Aires. I was born in Buenos Aires and left as a child.

I've got very strong cultural ties to BA, it is seriously one of the most exciting cities in the world (without being biased). So many performances start late, after 10pm. You can go out for dinner after the show at 1am and then go to an all night Tango Milonga and dance through till the crack of dawn. Oh yes, people go to work the next morning with very little sleep.”

Quit your jibberjabber Adelaide, now that's how to party.

“There's a very broad scene there. There have been pop-up venues for as long as I can remember in private lounge rooms, book shops and very unusual places like the mechanics.

There's an audience for every genre every night of the week. There are heaps of free events there or extremely cheap and accessible to pensioners and uni students. People are hungry for all forms of artistic expression and they love going out.”

Adelaide may differ from Buenos Aires, but still the love for the city spreads like wildfire to all who come near. ”I've been to Adelaide quite a few times and just love it: the people, the markets, festivals and the wine.”

WHO: Diesel WHAT: Let It Fly (Liberation) WHERE: Governor Hindmarsh (with Tim Chaisson) WHEN: Sat Oct 26

TUE NOV 26

KINKY FRIEDMAN @ Governor Hindmarsh

FRI NOV 29

SMOKIE @ Her Majesty’s Theatre BUSBY MAROU @ Fowler’s Live THE SCREAMING JETS & THE SNOWDROPPERS @ Governor Hinsmarsh

SAT NOV 30

NECK DEEP @ Fowler’s Live COSENTINO @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre DEEP SOUTH SA BLUES, ROOTS & FOLK FESTIVAL @ Governor Hindmarsh THE SPASMS @ Worldsend Hotel

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WED DEC 4

MUSE & BIRDS OF TOKYO @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre ROCKWIZ @ Thebarton Theatre INSANE CLOWN POSSE @ Governor Hindmarsh

THU DEC 5

JUSTIN BIEBER @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre

FRI DEC 6

TODD TERRY @ Garage Bar

So how good is their sauce? That is the question we are all asking Sydney sensations My Sauce Good — a rambunctious affair of sexy and smooth fusions of jazz, blues and all that's inbetween. Ahead of their Adelaide show on their first national tour, Laura Brozky indulges Rip It Up — and sauce is the topic of conversation.

SAT DEC 7

WORLD’S END PRESS @ Rhino Room JONESEZ @ Ed Castle Hotel GUITAR WOLF @ Enigma Bar

MON DEC 9

ALICIA KEYS & JOHN LEGEND @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre

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“Mmmm, you'll have to taste is for yourself and let us know your thoughts,” she banters. “We came up with the name at a Sydney restaurant, BBQ King. We got inspired by the Monosodium glutamate (E621) acronym 'M.S.G' and played with it until we came up with My Sauce Good.

We often get introduced as My Good Sauce — people want to correct the grammar for us, they don't realise that we intended the incorrectness.”

Speaking of flavour, their recently released EP Orphan Spirit has been marinating well on the

WHO: My Sauce Good WHAT: Opinion Spirit (Independent) WHERE: The Grace Emily Hotel (with Koral Chandler) WHEN: Wed Oct 30

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ALMA TAVERN – Fresh Fridays with DJs ARCHER HOTEL – Upstairs: DJ Jaki J (9.30pm) ARKABA HOTEL – Top Of The Ark: Mary Potter High Tea (12pm) Lounge Bar: Kym Purling (8pm) AUSTRAL – The Austral House Band (7pm) BAROSSA WEINTAL HOTEL – Russell Stuart (7.30pm) BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB – Dave Hunt (7pm) BOTANIC BAR – Troy J Been, Prince Aaronak and Suckerpunch BRAHMA LODGE HOTEL – Van Demons Band (8pm) BUSHMAN HOTEL: GAWLER – DJ CAMEO BAR – DJs Lars, Lenny and guests CLOVERCREST HOTEL – Pure Blondie & Think Pink (8pm) CROWN & ANCHOR – Front Bar: Carla Lippis (5pm) Band Room: The Floors and The Villenettes plus DJ Adam DRAGONFLY BAR & DINING – Downtown with DJs DUKE OF YORK – Tom & Rose (7pm) ED CASTLE – Full Tilt live bands and party DJs ELECTRIC CIRCUS – Trashbags with resident DJs Capt N Cook, Mangie and Terror Terror plus guests ELYSIUM LOUNGE – DJs EMU HOTEL – Kickback (8pm) ENFIELD HOTEL – Jonny Star Family Entertainment (6pm) Clearview (8pm) ESPLANADE HOTEL – Tom Williams (8pm) EXETER ON RUNDLE – The Saucermen and guests FINDON HOTEL – karaoke GOVERNOR HINDMARSH – Main Room: Diesel with Tim Chaisson. Front Bar: Friday Night Acoustic Sessions featuring Appalachian String Band Fiddle Sessions & Irish Sessions GRACE EMILY HOTEL – Encarta with The Trails GRAND JUNCTION TAVERN – Andrea Dawson (6pm) HALFWAY HOTEL – Troy Harrison HAMPSTEAD HOTEL – Broken Theory (8pm) HIGHLANDER HOTEL – Kinetik HILTON HOTEL: MYBAR – DJ Chaps and DJ Lumeire HOTEL TIVOLI – Honey with DJs IRISH CLUB – Shamrocks ‘n’ Shenanigans Live Acoustic Sessions (7pm) JIVE – King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard LADY DALY HOTEL – Moss (8pm) 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 – Katrina Caton (6.30pm)

MARS BAR – guests DJs plus drag shows MICK O’SHEA’S – E’nuf Said (7pm) MOUNT GAMBIER RSL – Lily & The Drum (8pm) OFFICE ON PIRIE – DJ Jess (4.30pm) PARA HILLS COMMUNITY CLUB – Dino Jag Acoustic PORT NOARLUNGA RSL – Linda McCarthy (8pm) PRINCE ALBERT HOTEL – Acoustic Sessions (6pm) DJ (9pm) 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 REX HOTEL – karaoke ROB ROY HOTEL – Zkye & Damo (6pm) DJ Smiley (8pm) ROCKET BAR – Cats at Rocket (9pm) ROYAL OAK HOTEL: NTH ADELAIDE – Acoustic Sessions (7.30pm) SEACLIFF BEACH HOTEL – DJ (8pm) SEMAPHORE WORKERS CLUB – Blind Dog Taylor & One More Mile (8pm) SOMERSET HOTEL – Whiskey Harbour (8pm) SOUTHWARK HOTEL – Sam – Shan STAG HOTEL – Upstairs: DJ Mitchy Burns and MC Scotty.

Downstairs: Transmission DJs and DJ Dave Parry Downs 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 – Triple X THE ELEPHANT – Animal House and DJ G-Rillz THE GOODY – Ch@t Room THE LION HOTEL – live entertainment TONSLEY HOTEL – Johnny G (4.45pm) The Incredibles (9pm) VICTORIA HOTEL: O’HALLORAN HILL – DJs WHEATSHEAF HOTEL – The Satellites (9pm)

WHITMORE HOTEL – The Red Hot Blues Band (9pm) WOODCROFT TAVERN – East (8pm) ZHIVAGO – Skream DJs: Finn, Bottle Rocket & Gumshoe

The Guide// SATURDAY 26TH ARCHER HOTEL – Downstairs: Jaki J plus Bongo Madness with Alex. Upstairs: DJ Ed Law (9.30pm) ARKABA HOTEL – Top Of The Ark: Clearway (8.30pm) Sportys Bar + Arena: Zkye & The Guyz (10pm) BOTANIC BAR – Sanji, Brad Sawyer and Tom Wilson BRIDGEPORT HOTEL – DJ TKA BRIDGEWAY HOTEL – Rock The Boss (8pm) BUSHMAN HOTEL: GAWLER – DJ CAVAN HOTEL – Karnival with live bands (9pm) CHRISTIES BEACH HOTEL – Greg Hart’s Tom Jones Show CROWN & ANCHOR – Crank Yankers and DJ Azz CUMBERLAND HOTEL: GLANVILLE – karaoke with Nicole (8pm) DRAGONFLY – rotating DJs playing techno, house, disco and everything in between DUKE OF YORK – Front Room: DJ Mitchy B. Beer Garden: DJ Parry. Upstairs: DJ Skinny B, MC Scotty and guest DJs

ED CASTLE – Plus One Saturdays with live bands and party DJs (9pm) ELECTRIC CIRCUS – Arcade Disco with resident DJs Junior, Dancespace and friends EMU HOTEL – Matterhorn (8pm) ENCORE NIGHTCLUB – resident DJs and guests (9pm) EXETER HOTEL – Jonny Star Family Entertainment (7pm) EXETER ON RUNDLE – Black Coral and Truce GARAGE BAR – DJs (10pm) GILBERT STREET HOTEL – DJ Marky Polo (8pm) GOVERNOR HINDMARSH – Main Room: Korpiklaani.

Front Bar: Craig Atkins GRACE EMILY HOTEL – The Dunes with Villenettes and Matt Hayward GRAND BAR – Destination Saturdays with DJs & MCs HIGHLANDER HOTEL – The Buzz (9pm) HIGHWAY – DJ Griff (9pm) HOPE INN – karaoke (7pm) HOTEL RICHMOND – DJ Sly HOTEL ROYAL: TORRENSVILLE – Black Fedora Jazz (7.30pm)

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HOTEL TIVOLI – Exotica with DJs Sleepy Hips and guests (8pm) JACK RUBY – Soul Social – live band and vinyl DJs (8pm) JIVE – Jae Laffer, Georgia Fair and Karl Smith KINGSFORD HOTEL: GAWLER – karaoke LAKES RESORT HOTEL – 2 Up Duo LAND OF PROMISE HOTEL – Millie’s Halloween Bash featuring Live Evil, Pistonbroke and Snap The Thread (9pm) LONDON TAVERN – DJs Captiv8, Justice, Soundflex, AJ and MC Renard (10pm) MARINA SUNSET BAR – DJs playing the best in house and electro MARION HOTEL – Franky F (5.30pm) MARS BAR – guest DJs plus a drag show MICK O’SHEA’S – Harvest (9pm) OLD SPOT HOTEL – Hard Rock (9.30pm) PARAFIELD GARDENS COMMUNITY CLUB – Harry & The Hitmen (8pm) PJ O’BRIENS – Triple X PRINCE ALBERT HOTEL – Live @ The PA featuring Andrew Hayes & Jordan Schmidt and friends (8pm)

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RED SQUARE – DJs Marek, Law, Dub Drop DJs, Decker, Bollocks, Krispy, Shawty, Capital D, DV8 and Jazz plus MCs Skippy and Dylan REX HOTEL – karaoke RHINO ROOM – Les’Bi Gay: DJs playing party and R&B ROCKET BAR – Rocket Saturdays (9pm) SANDBAR – requests with DJs SEACLIFF BEACH HOTEL – acoustic sessions SEAFORD HOTEL – Frenzy SEBEL PLAYFORD – Misjif SLUG ‘N LETTUCE BRITISH PUB – Broken Theory STAG HOTEL – Downstairs: Transmission DJs. Upstairs: DJ Captiv8 and Some Brown DJ SUGAR – ITDE DJs and interstate & international guests SWISH: STAMFORD PLAZA – Shuffle TALBOT HOTEL – DJ playing retro and requests TAP INN HOTEL: KENT TOWN – Theo TEQUILA REA – Bongo Madness with guest DJs THE ELEPHANT – Mojo and DJ G-Rillz

THE LION HOTEL – Absolut Saturdays: Wasabi (9pm) TONSLEY HOTEL – Two Hard Basket (8.30pm) VALLEY INN – karaoke VICTORIA HOTEL: O’HALLORAN HILL – Rumours WALKERS ARMS HOTEL – DJ Sessions (9pm) WELLAND PLAZA SHOPPING CENTRE – Three Star General (3.30pm) WHEATSHEAF HOTEL – Tim Chaisson, Rin McArdle and Carla Lippis (9pm) WINDSOR HOTEL – Twenty Flight Rock (8.45pm) WOODCROFT TAVERN – karaoke (8pm) YANKALILLA HOTEL – Bout Time (8pm) ZHIVAGO – High Heels DJs: Chaps, Hemilove and Ryley

SUNDAY 27TH ALMA TAVERN – Sunday School ARKABA HOTEL – Top Of The Ark: 7th Annual Beer & Cider Fest (11am) 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) CROWN & ANCHOR – all ages show DOCKSIDE TAVERN – Mick Kidd & Friends DOG & DUCK – Sneaky Sundays with Jak Morris DUCK INN: COROMANDEL VALLEY – Mascara (3pm) EAT AT WHALERS – Linda McCarthy (2.30pm) ED CASTLE – Beer Garden: Acoustic Sundays (2pm) ESPLANADE HOTEL – Theo (4pm) EUREKA TAVERN – Jonny Star Family Entertainment (12pm) EXETER ON RUNDLE – Lost City Presents GLENELG SURF CLUB – La Mar Sundays featuring Timberwolf, Sharni Honour and friends (3pm) GOVERNOR HINDMARSH – Front Bar: The Texettes and The Beggars (2pm) GRACE EMILY HOTEL – Luke Willis with Ant Can and Jon Marco GRAND BAR – bands, DJs and MCs HOTEL ROYAL: TORRENSVILLE – Bar 180: Chesterfield Un-Brassed (2pm) The Front: 888 Poker (6.30pm)

The Guide // JOINERS ARMS HOTEL – UK Blitz (3pm) LIGHT HOTEL – Vonni’s Big Arvo LORD MELBOURNE HOTEL – Five Sided Circle MARINA SUNSET BAR – Sunset Sessions featuring live acoustic music MARS BAR – VJK classic video hits MICK O’SHEA’S – Cry Wolf (2pm) OAKS PLAZA PIER – Pier One Bar: Redline (2pm) PARAFIELD GARDENS COMMUNITY CLUB – Troy Harrison (2.30pm) PARA HILLS COMMUNITY CLUB – 2 Up Duo (4pm) PLAYFORD TAVERN – Jonnny Star Family Entertainment (5pm)

RAMSGATE HOTEL – ACOUSTIC SESSION (4PM) TOM KURZEL & ED TRAINOR FORTNIGHTLY ROTATION (7.30PM) ROYAL OAK HOTEL: NTH ADELAIDE – Funk & Soul Sessions (7.30pm) SEACLIFF BEACH HOTEL – acoustic soloists SEMAPHORE PALAIS – The Incredibles (4pm) SEMAPHORE WORKERS CLUB – Mutu Vudu with special guests The Jump Daddy’s SUGAR – Mods, Driller and Nu Jeans TAP INN HOTEL: KENT TOWN – Acoustic Sessions THE LION HOTEL – Andrew Hayes (2.30pm) Quinny, Parko & Friends (6pm) WELLINGTON HOTEL: WELLINGTON – Sunday Sessions: live music on the banks of the Murray (3pm) WEST THEBBY HOTEL – karaoke with Margi & Shaggy (8.30pm) WHEATSHEAF HOTEL – Dr De Soto (4pm) ZHIVAGO – Black Cherry DJs: Zooma, Skot and Capital D

MONDAY 28TH CROWN & ANCHOR – Heath Anthony EXETER ON RUNDLE – Dennis Crude Band, Pink Bloig and Transband GOVERNOR HINDMARSH – Front Bar: Read Admiral Stand Up Comedy. Balcony Bar: Lord Stompy’s Tin Sandwich Beginners Class GRACE EMILY HOTEL – Billy Bob’s BBQ Jam

HOTEL ROYAL: TORRENSVILLE – Ultimate Quiz with Graham Lawrence (7pm) PARAFIELD GARDENS COMMUNITY CLUB – Complete Trivia (7pm) RHINO ROOM – One Mic Stand open mic comedy SUGAR – Big Bubba and Eric The Falcon THE LION HOTEL – Brian Ruiz with Troy Loakes and Paul Vallen (8pm)

TUESDAY 29TH AUSSIE INN HOTEL – Complete Trivia (7pm) BOTANIC BAR – Ash Wilson CROWN & ANCHOR – Front Bar: DJs Stevie & Duncan DANIEL O’CONNELL HOTEL – Irish Sessions (8pm) EXETER ON RUNDLE – DJs Joel & Nathan GASLIGHT TAVERN – The Blues Lounge hosted by Ron Davidson & Trevor Graham (8pm) GOVERNOR HINDMARSH – Main Room: Weekend Warriors Round 36 Jam. Front Bar: Uke Night with the Adelaide Ukulele Appreciation Society GRACE EMILY HOTEL – Kino HILTON HOTEL: MYBAR – KG’s Complete Trivia (7pm) MARION HOTEL – 888 Poker (6.30pm) PJ O’BRIENS – Davy T’s Music Trivia (7.30pm) ROYAL OAK HOTEL: NTH ADELAIDE – cover band (8.30pm) SUGAR – CU Next Tuesday with Sonny Side-Up and Driller THE GOODY – Complete Trivia (7.30pm) THE LION HOTEL – Zkye and Damo (7.30pm) TORRENS ARMS HOTEL – DJs Ryley and Apex (8pm) WHITMORE HOTEL – Raw Jam Session WINDSOR HOTEL – Complete Trivia (7pm)

WEDNESDAY 30TH ARKABA HOTEL – Latino Grooves Salsa Classes and after party (6pm) BOTANIC BAR – Gemma CENTRAL DISTRICTS FOOTBALL CLUB – Quiz Wiz Trivia (7.45pm) CHALLA GARDENS HOTEL – Complete Trivia (7pm) CHRISTIES BEACH HOTEL – Complete Trivia (7pm)

CROWN & ANCHOR – Front Bar: Geek with DJ Tr!p.

Band Room: Urtekk DANIEL O’CONNELL HOTEL – Dan’s Open Mic Night (7.30pm) EXCHANGE HOTEL: GAWLER – Live Music Exchange (7.30pm) EXETER ON RUNDLE – DJ Curtis FINDON HOTEL – Muso’s Jam hosted by Streaker FINSBURY HOTEL – karaoke FIRST COMMERCIAL HOTEL – Complete Trivia (7pm) GOVERNOR HINDMARSH – Front Bar: Open Mic Night GRACE EMILY HOTEL – My Good Sauce and Koral HALFWAY HOTEL – KG’s Complete Trivia (7.30pm) HIGHWAY – The Combi Room featuring Jay Hoad HQ – NeverLand LIGHT HOTEL – Open Mic Night (8pm) MARION HOTEL – Adelaide Comedy featuring Ronnie Chieng (8pm) MICK O’SHEA’S – Celtic Connection PORTLAND HOTEL – karaoke with Shaggy (9pm) ROYAL OAK HOTEL: NTH ADELAIDE – Jazz Sessions (7.30pm) 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)

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Rip It Up endeavours to provide an accurate guide, however, takes no responsibility for out-of-date listings. Gig Guide submissions and any changes can be sent to Kate Mickan <katemickan@ripitup. com.au>, faxed on 08 7129 1058 or care of the RIU address, Gig Guide deadline is Thursdays at 5pm.

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DEPARTURE

Join us on a passage to India at DEPARTURE: Realms of Wonder.

Immerse yourself in art inspired by the three great spiritual traditions of India – Jainism, Hinduism and Islam. Enjoy live entertainment, Bollywood beats by DJ Track Team, open bar and Indian delicacies.

Art Gallery of South Australia Friday 8 November, 6–10 pm $60 / $45 Members

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Sessions 2014: De Backer To Basics When the call connects to Wally De Backer (AKA Gotye), he and the other Basics (Kris Schroeder and Tim Heath) are on the road. They’ve just played at Caloundra Festival and are heading home to Melbourne, but take some time with Rip It Up to discuss their announcement as the headliners for Sessions at the Adelaide Festival Centre in January

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We’re not in the best form right now,” De Backer says, a little muffled.

“I’ve managed to hold off this cold for the whole tour so far—about a month— but staying up ‘til 4am in Caloundra the other day put paid to that. Just feeling a little under the weather at the moment.”

There’ll be no rest for the wicked though. The Basics, who have been together for 11 years, have made a name for themselves as one of Australia’s most prolific touring bands. They’ve clocked up over 1000 shows—and that’s even taking into account their recent three-year hiatus. From Caloundra, they’re billed to play Queenscliff Festival, Mullum Music Festival and Main Street Mornington Festival. As soon as they hit Melbourne, they’re booked to play a sneaky tramline gig.

“We’re gonna get on at one stop, play a few songs and a few stops later, we get off!” De Backer explains. “There are a few people who are going to be there who have won tickets through a competition, and the other people will just be people on that tram, and have no idea.”

While The Basics haven’t played a public transport gig before, De Backer has vague recollections of a school performance along similar lines.

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with my high school band for a thing called EnterTRAINment,” he says, laughing. “I really can’t remember it very much, but we went on a train and we played music.”

He played drums then, and he’s back on the kit now, but De Backer is most well-known for his singer-songwriter stylings as Gotye. Easily the

“It took us a few rehearsals and a secret gig or two to shave the rust away.” most successful Australian artist in recent years — Gotye is the first to reach the #1 chart position Billboard Hot 100 since Savage Garden with three Grammys, three APRAs and an impressive 12 ARIA wins shared withthe engineers and designers of Making Mirrors and associated single Somebody That I Used To Know. He has now returned to The Basics, with no pretences nor inflated ego—some things have changed, but like any musician, he still has to work hard to produce quality sound.

De Backer isn’t the only member of The Basics who spent their hiatus adventuring.

Guitarist Tim Heath went instrumental with his Melbourne group Blood Red Bird and apparently branched into the film industry.

Kris Schroeder released an EP of solo material (Patience In The Face Of Control) before taking a two-year placement with the Red Cross in Kenya, where he contracted malaria. Unfortunately Schroeder was driving and had to concentrate on the road, so couldn’t share details of his experience overseas.

“It took us a few rehearsals and a secret gig or two to shave the rust away,” De Backer says. “But we’ve been playing really well—it’s been great. I had a few thoughts the first few days—‘Aw, pretty out of form!’—after a few years not playing drum kit very regularly, but it’s been great.”

Schroeder has been hard at work on new music for the band as well. The live circuit has been privy to five or six new songs, according to De Backer, with hopefully more to come. The Basics’ last two releases (Ingredients, 2012, and Leftovers, 2013) were retrospective collection albums from the band’s favourite released and unreleased music.

“In the case of Ingredients, it was stuff that was on our studio records, but Leftovers— probably more interesting for fans, and maybe for us—was a lot of stuff that we’d played live over the years but never recorded: demos of songs that people would know, or alternate versions of things that people may have heard at gigs, or [songs] that we’d played with before deciding to change arrangements for the records we put out.”

Some of the Leftovers tracks feature ‘barn demos’, which De Backer explains were recorded in a barn on his parents’ property on the Mornington Peninsula: “Barn music,” he says.

“It’s because everything’s a hoedown for us.”

Earlier in their career—during the ‘showdown’ era with triple j’s Richard Kingsmill, who appeared doggedly opposed to playing The Basics’ tunes—the trio received a grant from the Australian Government, which helped them tour the country. As the new Coalition Government proposes budget cuts across the board, the question of arts funding has been tentatively raised in creative circles.

Sessions At Space Their most recent sold-out Australian tour skipped over Adelaide, but worry not, Basics fans. The trio will be gracing the Festival Centre’s Space Theatre in January next year, opening the 2014 season of Sessions. The band should be toting their new album My Brain’s Off (And I Like It), which is due out before the end of the year.

According to Programming Executive Sarah Bleby, Sessions emerged as a way to entice live music performers to Adelaide in the slower January season.

The intimate Space Theatre provides a unique atmosphere that most touring bands won’t have sampled—and perhaps few Adelaideans as well!

Sessions will run from Jan 2-24, with the full program to be announced on Fri Oct 25. Tickets to shows can be purchased through BASS.

“I haven’t thought about that too much,” De Backer begins.

“It’s been alarming to see what’s happened in just a few short weeks in terms of the environment and human rights in Australia, so I can’t say I’ve given it a lot of thought in terms of specifically what the Australia Council’s situation may or may not be in terms of the current government, in terms of funding.”

There’s a sudden bellow from elsewhere in the car: “FUCKED, I’M SURE!” De Backer laughs. “Tim weighs in. Fucked up for sure.”

Who: The Basics WHAT: Sessions 2014 WHERE: Space Theatre WHEN: Thu Jan 2

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Tom Hollander), he’s soon using it in an increasingly convoluted manner to woo the delightful Mary (Rachel McAdams trying to look ‘normal’ and not quite succeeding). However, as this tricky tale progresses, this takes a few turns, and Tim learns that there are certain things in life that you can’t change and can’t avoid, no matter how Doctor Whoesque you might well be.

Helped greatly by Curtis’ love for his characters, there’s no doubt that this, at heart, is a sweet dramatic/ comedic fantasy, but there’s something more at work here, as well as an acknowledgement that, in the end, you can’t really go home again and, sorry to say, you don’t get a second try.

AAAa Writer/director Richard Curtis’ third film in the top job is a more concentrated, philosophical and even daring effort than the more conventional (and messy) Love Actually and The Boat That Rocked, with a central plot conceit handled in a fashion that’s more pointed than those misled by the trailer might be expecting.

Cornish lad Tim (Domhnall Gleeson) turns 21 and his Dad (Curtis’ pal Bill Nighy) informs him that, like all the men in the family, he can travel in time (within reason), and while Tim initially uses this power to right a few basic wrongs (and help out grumpy Uncle Harry, played by

Iranian Film Festival 2013 Mercury Cinema This year’s Iranian Film Festival happens at the Merc from Fri Oct 25 until Sun Oct 27, and all details can be found at mercurycinema.org.au.

Lavazza Italian Film Festival 2013 Palace Nova Eastend Cinemas Continuing at the PN until Mon Nov 11. Details: palacenova.com and italianfilmfestival.com.au.

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AAA Co-writer/producer/star Steve Coogan has mixed feelings about his most famous character (amusingly expressed as he plays ‘himself ’ in the TV series and film, The Trip), and director Declan Lowney’s filming of Partridge’s first big screen adventure does feel a little like Steve’s doing it all rather grudgingly, and that he’d prefer to be off making major cash in Hollywood. Alan, still enjoying his ‘Mid-Morning Matters’ slot at that Norfolk radio station, is uneasy about a corporate takeover and becomes aware (in a cringing address to his new bosses) that either he or longtime colleague Pat Farrell (Colm Meaney) are set for sacking, and so, being Alan Partridge, he betrays his would-be pal. When a rifle-toting Pat breaks in during a party and holds the staff hostage, it’s Alan who, of course, becomes the mediator, leading to his increasing celebrity as he and Pat broadcast the siege with coffee and chat, his mounting fear as he knows that Pat will find out the truth and an extended scene (given away in the trailer) where, this being an English movie, he loses his trousers.

Diehard Partridge fanatics should be warned that Coogan’s creation is considerably less grotesque here than in former TV incarnations, and there are even attempts to make him likeable - or, at least, stop him crooning ‘80s pop anticlassics (mostly).

Director Mark Hartley’s doco Not Quite Hollywood popularised the term ‘Ozploitation’, and while he seems the most likely candidate to remake a prime slice of the stuff, Richard Franklin’s Patrick (1978), he can’t do much with it except add a few gags, contemporary technologies, extra FX and more silliness.

Kathy Jacquard (Sharni Vinson, tougher than Susan Penhaligon), a nurse trying to escape her boyfriend Ed (Damon Gameau), is interviewed by pinched Matron Cassidy (Rachel Griffiths filling in for Julia Blake) and gets a gig at a remote clinic lorded over by Dr Roget (Charles Dance, fun but less camp than the original’s Robert Helpmann). The place ‘cares for’ (ie. abuses) comatose patients, and Roget’s star ‘vegetable’ is Patrick ( Jackson Gallagher), who becomes obsessed with Kathy and is soon using his murderous telekinetic abilities to bump off anyone who attempts to get close to her, as Roget loons about trying to persuade Patrick to obey him without realising that scary Pat prefers the ladies.

Surprisingly ho-hum, the changes here are many and irksome: the clinic’s in an FX creepy-coastal setting, and not Melbourne suburbia; the language is coarser, the violence stronger and the sexual aspects more pronounced; and even Patrick’s spitting (nicked by Quentin Tarantino for Kill Bill) has progressed from small slags to near-vomits.

As two families celebrate Thanksgiving together, their young daughters go outside to play and don’t come back. Police question the driver (Paul Dano) of an RV seen in the area, but the leading detective ( Jake Gyllenhaal) can’t build enough evidence to charge him.

As hours turn to days and no clues surface in the girls’ disappearance, father Keller Dover (Hugh Jackman) does what he needs to find his daughter.

An emotional spookhouse driven by a stellar cast, Gyllenhaal’s most affected performance to date coincides with Jackman’s darkest portrayal - and he does bad well, but it would be fun to see him with less of a soul. Paul Dano is still, brilliantly, Paul Dano.

The way events unfold is predictable, but not clichéd. The red herrings scattered throughout give the twists away, but they’re subtle enough to maintain doubt. Meanwhile, many questions are left unanswered, appearing as though the story comes from a more detailed novel. Aaron Guzikowski’s script is an original though, and it’s a mystery if these omissions are a bold risk or an editing mishap.

Frightening at times, and on the whole brutally hard to watch, the gritty parallel themes of abduction and morality make this a good companion piece to Gone Baby Gone.

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Opening But Unrated Blancanieves (M), writer/director/ producer Pablo Berger’s Snow White variation set in 1920s Seville amid lots of bullfighting, offers Spanish star Maribel Verdù.

Captain Phillips (M), a factuallybased drama from producer/director Paul (Green Zone) Greengrass, stars Tom Hanks, Catherine Keener and unknown Barkhad Abdi.

And director/producer/ cinematographer/co-editor/music scorer Robert Rodriguez’s sequel Machete Kills (MA) has another nutty cast, with Danny Trejo joined by Amber Heard, Michelle Rodriguez, Sofia Vergara, Antonio Banderas, Mel Gibson, Lady Gaga and Charlie Sheen as ‘Mr President’ (and under his real name: Carlos Estevez).

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Cooking Demonstrations At Harris Scarfe

CheeseFest The most exciting weekend of the year returns to Rymill Pk this Fri Oct 25 – Sun Oct 27 – Australia’s biggest cheese festival, CheeseFest. This year’s event will feature a record number of cheesemakers taking part in demonstrations, talks and tastings, as well as a range of local restaurant stalls, wines, ciders and beers. Last year’s event featured 18 cheese stalls, 12 food stalls and 10 beverage stalls with brands including Woodside Cheese Wrights, Yarra Valley Dairy, Grace The Establishment, Udder Delights, Andre’s Cucina And Polenta Bar, Island Pure, B-d Farm Paris Creek and The Hills Cider Co. Keep an eye out for Rip It Up’s food reviewer Paul Wood, who will be baking delicious tarts as part of the 12 Tables stand and hosting cheese talks. The event will kick off with a twilight launch on Fri Oct 25 and run late into the afternoon on Sun Oct 27. Tickets will be available at the gate. Did we mention cheese?

Over the next few months Harris Scarfe will be hosting weekly cooking demonstrations with local chef Darren Richards at Café 1849 in Rundle Plc, kicking off on Fri Oct 18.

Richards is a cook and restaurant reviewer for The Barefoot Review. Throughout the warmer months, Richards will be cooking up dishes with local produce direct from the Adelaide Central Markets and SA companies created using a variety of kitchen utensils and homewares from the Harris Scarfe home range. Each month will see an exciting new theme explored at Café 1849, with October demonstrations focusing on quick and easy dishes, November presenting ‘dude phude’ in honour of Movember and December showcasing unique ideas for Christmas.

WHAT: CheeseFest 2013 WHERE: Rymill Pk, Adelaide WHEN: Sat Oct 26 from 12.30pm – 7pm & Sun Oct 27 from 11am – 5pm

Beer & Cider Fest The annual Beer & Cider Fest will return to the Arkaba Hotel this Sun Oct 27 for its biggest event yet with over 90 products on show – all of which you’ll be able to (responsibly) taste!

Featuring beer and ciders from names like Little Creatures, Pipsqueak, Napoleone cider, Monteith's, Prancing Pony, MV Vale Ale, Kirin, Little Creatures, James Squire and Coopers, the Sunday festival will celebrate a huge and diverse range of products from small batch and big gun breweries.

Pre-sale tickets are $25+BF and available now through arkabahotel.roller.net.au. Door sales are $35 and include a tasting glass.

WHAT: Beer & Cider Fest WHERE: Arkaba Hotel, 150 Glen Osmond Rd, Fullarton WHEN: Sun Oct 27 from 11am – 4pm TICKETS: arkabahotel.roller.net.au

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Taurus 21.04/20.05

Venus continues to roll through Sagittarius. This is turning you into a veritable hunter of truth. Nothing is being surreptitiously hidden. It’s just that you have developed an irresistible appetite for knowing what’s really going on here. Sincerely question what needs to be questioned.

Gemini 21.05/21.06

Mercury is persisting with its stay in Scorpio.

This keeps you focused in the deeps. Deep water is for pondering what’s meaningful in life and what’s not. Human beings are meaning makers.

Where there is no meaning, it’s time to make some. Then, you’ll get your wings back.

Cancer 22.06/22.07

The Aries full moon is destined to send waves through your rock pool. It is not the kind of moon designed to reassure us with comfort and sweet nothings. It is the kind of moon that is likely to have us switch on the after-burners.

Grab it by the horns. Instigate something new.

Leo 23.07/22.08

The full moon in Aries suits you to a tee. It gives you all the juice you could wish for. If there’s anything you need simple raw energy for, here’s your window of opportunity. There’s plenty of life force coming your way. If you don’t use it, it will have you running round in circles.

Virgo 23.08/22.09

Mars just entered Virgo. The moon is full in Aries. Life just turned into a version of the running of the bulls in Pamplona. It could be a wild exciting blast of adrenaline that makes you feel seriously alive. Or it could be a tremendous exercise in macho foolishness. Be ready.

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Garbha, conception: Devānandā’s Fourteen Lucky Dreams, c.1575–1600, collection of Michael Abbott AO QC

Libra 23.09/23.10

The full moon in Aries puts the cat amongst the pigeons. In the act of trying to live harmoniously, Librans inevitably veer towards stagnation, through a mix of procrastination and excess diplomacy. This moon is designed to unstick you.

Movement is a good thing.

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Realms Of Wonder

There is no shortage of activity and intensity in your neck of the woods. While others are buffeted by the Aries full moon, you are busy under the surface deciding which is wisdom and which is the foolish mind determined to lead you astray. Wisdom is the quiet voice.

This spring and summer the Art Gallery of South Australia will present its first major exhibition exclusively dedicated to the art of India with Realms Of Wonder.

Running until Jan 27, 2014, Realms Of Wonder will feature more than 200 paintings, sculptures and decorative art objects inspired by the three great spiritual traditions of India: Jainism, Hinuism and Islam. Among the works will be a Rajasthani mansion’s monumental, four-metre high gateway and a colossal colonnade, which visitors will pass through when enterting the exhibition. Several of the pieces will be on public display for the first time, with exhibition spanning more than 1300 years of art making.

“This exhibition reminds us of the power of art to foster an understanding of the richness and diversity of the world. Through the works of art assembled in Realms Of Wonder, complex cultures and belief systems will be revealed visually and be made accessible for new audiences,” says gallery director Nick Mitzevich.

The exhibition will also feature the first comprehensive

Sagittarius 22.11/21.12

Venus continues to light up your world. Add to that the force and power of the Aries full moon. Your life is not dull. There’s a powerful indicator of change in the air for Centaurs. Uranus is involved. Uranus’ job is to liberate us, whether we like it or not. Be on side. It’s easier.

Aquarius 20.01/18.02

Somehow, as the Aries full moon rocks the world of all and sundry, you are left relatively scot-free.

Change is your life blood, so its intensified presence is hardly going to faze you. If anything, any turbulence will show you how at home you feel with yourself right now.

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The full moon in Aries doesn’t faze you.

You’ve thrown a lasso around your guiding star and are steaming in its direction. The determination you harbour in your belly is akin to a biological imperative. It is instinctive.

Watch out for those who would obsess about the details.

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survey of Jain art in Australia with an extensive collection of manuscripts, including an invitation letter to a Jain monk; dated November 1795 created in Surat.

Admission for Realms Of Wonder is free.

WHAT: Realms Of Wonder: Jain, Hindu and Islamic Art Of India WHERE: Art Gallery Of South Australia, North Tce WHEN: Until Mon Jan 27 INFO: artgallery.sa.gov.au

Our Mob

Capricorn 22.12/19.01

You are presently happy to take on the role of cool uncle or aunty, as everybody else runs around madly through their full moon comedies and dramas. You’ve trodden some rather reality-shifting kilometres in those old shoes of yours. Tell your story to those who ask. It is talking time.

The Middle World known as Madhyaloka, c. 1826, collection of Michael Abbott AO QC

The full moon is in Aries. If that’s not enough to beef up your inner spark, nothing is. This moon opposes you to all those who would procrastinate their way into the grave. State your case. Do it with all the fun at your disposal, and if you are not heard, don’t fight, go fishing.

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Aries 21.03/20.04

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Drink + Dine + Design Winner Announced Ceramicist Ulrica Trulsson has won the Drink + Dine + Design SA Emerging Designer Award for 2013.

Trulsson was selected from 11 finalists representing design training at the University of South Australia, JamFactory and TAFE SA. The $2,000 prize was awarded to Trulsson for her design of a bespoke jug and beaker set, crafted using a pottery wheel, stoneware clay and a simple glaze. All finalists, including Trulsson, will have their works on show in a feature exhibition at JamFactory until Sun Dec 1.

WHAT: Drink + Dine + Design WHERE: JamFactory, 19 Morphett St, Adelaide WHEN: Until Sun Dec 1

Our Mob is a statewide celebration of SA Indigenous art and artists. Now in its eighth year, the event for 2013 will feature more than 100 artists across South Australia including sedge grass weaver Ellen Trevorrow, Arabunna photographer Reg Dod, rising star James Tylor and a range of paintings and ceramics from artists in the APY Lands. The event will also include Our Young Mob – works from 40 artists under the age of 18 in the Festival Theatre foyer. The official opening of the exhibition will incorporate Indigenous Writers Day, with presentations from award-winning Indigenous Australian authors and storytellers taking place from 10am – 4pm in the Artspace Gallery.

WHAT: Our Mob WHERE: Artspace Gallery, Adelaide Festival Centre WHEN: Fri Oct 25 – Sun Dec 15 INFO: adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au

Finn Turner, Berri, 2013

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Vera Wang For Harris Scarfe

The woman who means everything in the world of haute couture bridalwear has joined forces with Adelaide’s own Harris Scarfe, creating the Simply Vera collection. The range covers contemporary women’s fashion, accessories, bed and bath products and home fragrances, with prints, fabrics and textures that reflect Wang’s worldrenowned style.

Unlike some of Vera Wang’s other work, the Simply Vera collection will be at extremely reasonable price points, making the luxurious lifestyle accessible for everyday women, starting at $59.95 for a pair of ballet flats, $69.95 for a knit cardigan or $19.95 for some of the premium bed and bath products.

Simply Vera – Vera Wang is available at Harris Scarfe and at harrissscarfe.com. au and promises to be an ongoing collection for the retailer.

Variety On King William Rd

Photos by Josie Withers / josiewithersphotography.com

King William Rd — and its retailers — were at the forefront of the outdoor parade event, held on Fri Oct 18.

Besides the sunshine, guests who attended the luncheon were also treated to good karma, with the net proceeds going to Variety.

AFF Event Reminders Thu Oct 24, 6.30pm — Westfield West Lakes Parades Fri Oct 25 & Sat Oct 26, various times – Rundle Mall Parades Fri Oct 25, 6.30pm – TAFE SA 2013 Fashion Graduate Parade – Stirling Angus Hall, Wayville Showground Sat Oct 26, 1pm – Westfield Marion Parades Sat Oct 26, 8pm – SA Designers Fashion Showcase – Bonython Hall

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Hopscotch / MA / 82 Mins

Warner / M / 110 Mins

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Another ‘edgy’, minimalist drama about sex, relationships and the whole shebang, actor-turned-writer-director Matt Ross’ feature début’s quite raunchy for a film made in prudish America but, unfortunately, also proves pretentious and irritating. Two unnamed 30-somethings, a novelist (Chris Messina) and an accountant (Marin Ireland), keep meeting as they travel for work, and brief moments from their ongoing secret relationship are introduced as near-sketches, each announced via a title noting the number of the hotel room in which they cuddle, spoon, bathe, screw, argue, agonise and/or get a bit pushy. And while the formula here is obvious and has worked before (ie. when they seemingly chat about nothing they’re actually discussing serious emotions, and when they’re prattling on about apparently serious emotions they’re in fact talking crap), it’s surprising how dull and silly this one feels, no matter how naked the actors get (in every sense of the term). And yet, then again, this is remarkable, perhaps, for being that rare pic made in the US in which you actually see a penis and lo, the world did not end!

Spanish-American writer/director/ producer/editor Rodrigo Cortés made a big splash with the uniquely claustrophobic Buried in 2010, but this follow-up couldn’t be more different, with lots of characters and shifting locations, a paranormal focus instead of simple terrifying reality and a slight sense of creeping cheesiness. A pair of travelling skeptics, psychologist Margaret Matheson (Sigourney Weaver) and physicist Tom Buckley (Cillian Murphy), are famed/ notorious for exposing frauds in the realms of the supernatural, and when a long-unseen psychic named Simon Silver (Robert De Niro) returns to the spotlight after years as a recluse and controversy over the mysterious death of his fiercest critic, Matheson and (especially) Buckley can’t help themselves and go for him on a grand scale. Cortés’s film is striking for being moderately spooky despite a riff of kookiness, and features pretty strong work from Murphy, Weaver and De Niro, who’s recently become quite the workaholic as he pushes 70 and seems to have remembered how to act again.

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After Liff: The New Dictionary Of Things There Should Be Words For John Lloyd and Jon Canter / Faber

Beginning with some sweet memories of the late great Douglas Adams, who co-wrote the first of the Liff books, this latest volume then leaps into a new collection of words for things that (apparently) don’t yet have official dictionary terms. Consider: ‘Banada’ (a Canadian banana); ‘Clent’ (squeamish about using the C-word); ‘Evercreech’ (the sensation of toenails on satin sheets); ‘Goodrich’ (one who gives to charity for tax reasons); ‘Love Clough’ (any orifice unexpectedly explored during sex); ‘Nouster’ (one who is so clever you can’t understand a word they’re saying); ‘Tootgarook’ (one who retweets praise about themselves); ‘Viker’ (an archaic term for a motorcycling vicar); and, finally, ‘Zumpango’ (“No idea. Could it be a vegetable?”).

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AAA Director Mira Nair’s filming of Mohsin Hamid’s novel feels awkward, and yet the central performance by Riz Ahmed is so strong it sees you through an overextended two-plus hours. His Changez, a lecturer in Lahore, is interviewed by journalist Bobby Lincoln (Liev Schreiber) as tensions rise after a US citizen’s 2011 kidnapping, and Changez relates a story that Lincoln (and those listening in) can’t quite believe. The son of a poet (Om Puri), Changez had chased that ‘American Dream’ and worked in a NY financial consultancy under Jim Cross (Kiefer Sutherland) while also dating a haunted artist (Kate Hudson), but then 9/11 happened and everything changed, turning him against his employers and his friends and marking him as ‘radical’, no matter where the truth might lie. Well-cast throughout, this offers a fine performance from Schreiber and a formidable one from Ahmed, and yet there’s something strange about the plot, with a tone that veers all over the place and a script that too often decides that the way to capture great drama is to have everyone yelling at each other.

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Orphans

Stand Up Guys Hopscotch / MA / 91 Mins

AAA Ex-actor Fisher Stevens is acclaimed for his work as a producer and documentarian, and this cred is how, as he was casting his first narrative feature, he convinced the three prestigious pensioner stars here to appear. Val (Al Pacino) is released from prison after 28 years, and his pal and former partner in criminal activity, Doc (Christopher Walken), shows up to take him out for a night on the town, and Pacino keeps surprisingly subtle until an overdose of Viagra at Lucy Punch’s brothel. However (and no spoilers necessary), Val knows, and soon we do too, that the local Mob boss wants Doc to kill Val, and so this eventually becomes a celebration of their shonky lives together, especially when they drop past a nursing home and essentially kidnap their frail pal Hirsch (Alan Arkin, hardly in it but still nice). And it’s in these scenes that you can forgive Stevens’ silliness and just enjoy watching three stand up guys like Pacino, Walken and Arkin, no matter how much they ham it up.

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Bluefruit Theatre formed earlier this year to present John Pielmeier’s Agnes Of God as part of Adelaide Fringe. Such was its success, the company are now mounting the South Australian premiere of eminent UK writer Dennis Kelly’s Orphans.

The disturbing psychological thriller will be directed by Bluefruit’s Shona Benson (pictured centre by Matt Craig) and will feature Anna Cheney (left) and Sam Calleja (right) alongside Charles Mayer with Alexander Benson and Albert Coussens in the non-speaking but very important role of six-year-old Shane on alternate nights.

Benson, who came across Kelly’s play while in London, says she set up Bluefruit to get audiences to re-engage with theatre.

“It’s all about picking work that is punchy and also quite challenging,” she states. “It’s also about integrating with the community and getting those involved who would familiar with the subject matter of the play.”

Orphans is the taut tale of two orphans and how their world is rocked when one of them, the more troubled Liam (played by Calleja), comes home with blood on his hands with the action building from that moment.

To help support the project, Time For Kids, a local organisation with Amanda Blair as its ambassador that works to support and mentor disadvantaged children, will be hosting a special VIP Blue Carpet event on Fri Nov 8 as

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the play’s opening night.

“We’ve also been working with the Youth Education Centre at the Adelaide Youth Training Centre,” Benson says. “So, as part of their Young Offenders Program, there will also be an art and poetry exhibition in the theatre foyer. So as soon as people walk into the theatre, they will know they are in for a different kind of experience. And the artwork and poetry is quite amazing.

“And the actors will also be mingling in the foyer as well and it will only be when Callie Wood’s music score starts and the lights go down that people will realise the play has begun. So the audience will really feel they

are enveloped in the whole experience as soon as they walk through the front door of the theatre.

“It’s taking a big risk,” Benson laughs in conclusion, “but it’s certainly in keeping with the way Dennis Kelly writes. His work is always a bit different and something that makes people stop and think.”

WHO: Bluefruit Theatre WHAT: Orphans WHERE: Bakehouse Theatre WHEN: Thu Nov 7 until Sat Nov 23

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Your Guide You’ve Got To Be In It To Win It!

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. I’m studying, teaching, arting – and now – writing. If you’ve got any hot tips, deals, campus activities or info you want to me know about and share, hit me up on Instagram #clairefoord_artist or Facebook /clairefoord_artist.

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Belinda Zanello, winner of The Blank Canvas (part of this year’s A Night Of Fashion At The Art Gallery), designed a dress that she describes as “art meets fashion”. An architectural structure made entirely out of cream calico, the dress pays homage to the historical pannier hoop skirts from the 1700s and combines a futuristic streamlined top. Defined by her signature honeycomb technique, Zanello says that she “wanted to play with proportion and scale and make it larger than life”.

Zanello has a Certificate in Corsetry and studied TAFE SA’s Advanced Diploma in Applied Fashion Design and Technology for three years. After that she worked in the costume department of Opera SA for two years, which gave her invaluable experience. She has herself taught sewing, patternmaking and personal styling at a local community centre. For Zanello this is when she caught the teaching bug – she’s currently in her second year studying a Bachelor

Of Education at University Of South Australia, focusing on home economics and visual arts. For Zanello, the arts are in her genes: her grandmother was a seamstress, her mother is an artist and her father is a building designer. Working freelance while still studying, Zanello styles fashion shoots and music videos, blogs and sells her clothing designs and illustrations online.

Zanello’s advice for those wanting to join the fashion industry is to “get as much work experience in the industry first, especially if you’re studying fashion. The industry is not all glamour, it’s a lot of hard work and you need a thick skin to handle criticism and rejection”.

This month Zanello was the only SA finalist to have been chosen for the National Campus Art Prize for her photography piece, Sleeping Beauty. “It was a real surprise, because I’ve only just started photography this year at uni,” she says. Her secret? “Just have a go. At the end of the day, you regret more the things you didn’t do than the things you did.”

For more information visit belindazanello.blogspot.com.au.

By Josh Basford

Open for information Thinking about studying art? Adelaide Central School Of Art might be the place for you. Head there tonight at 6pm to learn about opportunities and career pathways.

Win an iPad Eckersley’s Art And Craft are giving you the chance to win an iPad! Purchase a Sensū Brush & Stylus pack for your chance to win.

Competition details at eckersleys.com.au.

In The Line Of Fire It is probably completely unrealistic to expect people to agree ideologically on everything – especially things that they feel extremely passionately about. But what is possible, or at least should be (most certainly it should be the aim), is to provide those that disagree with you an eloquent and considered argument that helps them to recognise and respect how you have come to that position and why you are defending it.

Tony Abbott spent 48 hours fighting fires today. For the first time in a long time, my negative perceptions and assumptions about this man were challenged.

And it got me thinking.

Why is it, that this man; a man who obviously cares deeply about his country and is willing to fight for other peoples lives and homes isn’t somebody that I understand better, if not agree with?

I think the problem with Tony is that he doesn’t fight for

his ideas in a public forum like he fights the visceral enemy of a fire. I don’t know why this man would spend 48 hours fighting what looks like to be Australia’s first ‘mega fire,’ and yet wants to repeal a market-based mechanism to fight climate change.

I don’t know how a man with a gay sister could direct his government to spend millions of tax payer dollars attempting to overturn ACT legislation that would allow gay people to marry.

I don’t understand why this man would ignore, then run away from reporters who question him over the government’s failure to inform them of recent asylum seeker drownings (reportedly nearly 70 deaths, including 22 children), and then Tweet voraciously about the football on the same day.

What is most confusing is that these are the very things that in Opposition, Mr Abbott would demand an enquiry; an urgent inquest; or a public beheading.

The problem for Tony is that simply steamrolling ahead with policies and positions that aren’t clearly articulated – especially to those who don’t understand them – is the best way to create an inferno of a different kind… a raging political inferno.

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Mechanical Bull

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It’s unclear exactly how much great music was lost when Mikey Young’s (Eddy Current Suppression Ring) laptop was pinched earlier this year, but most of The Murlocs’ debut album was amongst the stolen goods. Thankfully, Space Cadet survived the ordeal. Dripping in ‘60s R&B and psychedelia, it’s no wonder The Murlocs were invited to be part of the Nuggets tribute album last year. Galvanised with Ambrose KennySmith’s trademark shriek and free-wheeling harmonica, Space Cadet has more spring in its step than a certain red-handed computer thief.

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Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings Retreat (Daptone/Shock)

Sharon Jones has always had the ability to induce uncontrollable fits of dancing, but on Retreat she smoulders more than she swings. She commands the rhythm and flow of the track, and the irrepressible horn section of her mighty Dap-Kings is like an extension of Jones’ immense vocal ability. No one could deny her presence and control over her band. Diagnosed with cancer earlier this year, it seems that not even The Big C can stop Sharon Jones’ advance. Retreat is not an option.

The Jezabels

Miley Cyrus Bangerz (Sony)

AAAAAA Dear Miley, I hear open letters are the only way you communicate at the moment, so I thought I would use one to give you some feedback on your new album, Bangerz.

First of all, kind-of good job. Why six stars then? Because you’re not the only one who can break all the rules. Seriously

though, some of the songs on here are actually really great, namely My Darlin’ and FU. It just goes to show that when you have responsible adult supervision you can actually do great things (not you, Billy Ray). Some are shit, like 4x4 with Nelly. Why Nelly? You were 10 when Hot In Herre came out. And the country-poprap bastardisation is not going to happen.

Stop trying to make it happen. It must be flattering to work with Britney Spears, but SMS (Bangerz) has this irksome mother/daughter bonding thing going on – and that’s disturbing when you rap about replacing men with “a battery pack”. Even the songs I want to hate I can’t completely. #GETITRIGHT should suck so hard based on its title alone, but, again, having Pharrell Williams on your side has paid off with a slick pop groove and I can’t stop (get it?) listening to it.

One question — there are enough break-up songs here to be Adele’s 21 for the twerking generation, but wasn’t Wrecking Ball released at the same time you ended your engagement? Let’s chat that out sometime, k?

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There was a time when a new Kings Of Leon album made you giddy with anticipation. Then they released Only By The Night. The album was so far removed from their disaffected beginnings and so much inclined towards mass market mediocrity that the bar of expectation has been very low ever since.

All of which makes Mechanical Bull somewhat of a pleasant surprise. The paradigm shift experienced between third album Because Of The Times and its woeful successor is still evident, but there are fewer moments where the Followill relatives seek to intentionally offend their former fan base. Lead single Supersoaker, just like Sex On Fire, rightfully occupies a station in both the commercial and alternative worlds, while Wait For Me and Family Tree could be Because Of The Times out-takes. Comeback Story too suggests that a new leaf has been turned. Mechanical Bull is less a tilt at the mainstream world than a retracing of their steps. The only problem is Kings Of Leon seem to have forgotten how to write songs like they used to, which makes Mechanical Bull a rather empty album that leaves you feeling exactly nothing at the end of it.

Jimmy Byzantine

The End (Play It Again Sam)

The last time we heard from The Jezabels it was at last year’s ARIA Awards, a fitting occasion for their epic and grandiose rock manifestations.

The End picks up exactly where the Sydney band left off, their love of emotional ‘80s rock ballads firmly intact. At first listen you could criticise The Jezabels for not developing their sound, but if it ain’t broke don’t fix it. Everything about this track soars, from the guitars in the chorus to Haley Mary’s scintillating vocals. ‘Is this the end?’ she sings of her band’s prospects. Not bloody likely.

Oscar Key Sung All I Could Do (Independent)

The hype surrounding Melbourne duo Oscar + Martin was as intense as it was short-lived. It’s surprising then that a similar level of excitement hasn’t followed Oscar Key Sung, the ‘Oscar’ half of Oscar + Martin, into his solo career. All I Could Do epitomises the new wave of electronic artistry, evoking everyone from Flume to Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, while Sung’s soulful voice puts him on a par with James Blake.

This is hype-worthy stuff.

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Wolf & Cub, Zeahorse, Bad// Dreems Ed Castle, Sat Oct 19 (Review by Jimmy Byzantine)

AAAA Much has changed since Wolf & Cub last graced a stage in Adelaide: they’ve relocated to Sydney, radically altered their line-up and released their finest album to date, Heavy Weight.

But through all the upheaval, the love of their local audience has remained a constant, turning out in force at the Ed Castle tonight to welcome back their much-lauded hometown heroes.

It was a different Adelaide band that opened the night however, with Bad//Dreems rolling through their set of tightly controlled chaos, ending with a double salvo of radio hits in Hoping For and Caroline. But where Bad// Dreems controlled their chaos, Sydney’s Zeahorse cut it loose. Their mix of ‘90s stoner and noise rock influences teetered on the edge of calamity, kept delicately on the rails by surprisingly sweet vocals and melodies. Their set was equal parts brutality and beatification, threatening to upstage tonight’s headliners.

Such fears were soon abated however when the diminutive figure of Joel Byrne and his

Reviews // Quick Ones

Parquet Courts

Glasvegas

The Jungle Giants

Barbarossa

Later... When The TV Turns To Static

Learn To Exist

Bloodlines

Tally All The Things That You Broke EP

(Sony BMG)

(Amplifire)

(Breakaway)

(Create/Control)

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Later...When The TV Turns To Static is the third studio album from one of the UK’s most compelling bands, Glasvegas.

Self-produced by lead vocalist James Allan using a sound desk once employed by Pavarotti, the album upholds Glasvegas’ knack for producing raw and confronting indie grandeur. Rich with poetic lyrics surrounding dark, harrowing subject matter, Allan wails his way through the 10-track, reverb-soaked release in his thick Scottish drawl, exemplified in anti-feel good anthems I’d Rather Be Dead (Than Be With You) and All I Want Is My Baby.

With consistent thumping riffs, dramatic drums, accentuated baselines and a wall of distortion, Later… provides a unique fusion of epic guitar fuzz and noise-pop that draws on The Velvet Underground.

At times, however, it seems more effort was spent tinkering with the vintage mixing desk at their disposal rather than focusing on solid song construction.

There’s a shortage of exhilarating, spine-tingling standouts like Geraldine and Daddy’s Gone from their 2008 selftitled debut, and The World is Yours from 2011’s Euphoric Heartbreak. Later… is an intriguing listen, but unfortunately lacks the overall magnificence of previous Glasvegas albums.

Bella Fowler

Like Ball Park Music who came a couple of years before them, The Jungle Giants are the latest young, talented and ambitious indie outfit to emerge from Queensland. While on paper they may share more than a few similarities to BPM (both from Brisbane, both led by a guy called Sam, both have a token female, both triple j favourites), the Giants adopt a more refined, synthy smoothness to their indie pop than the Ball Park’s rougher edges. Learn To Exist is an extremely considered and succinct debut, with Sam Hales [vocals/guitars/ lyrics] exceeding the expectations that winning single Mr Polite set up for them back in 2011. A rarity nowadays, Learn To Exist perhaps has a stronger second half, with Skin To Bone kicking it off after the bare and wrenching Devil’s In The Detail. The instrumental codas that pepper tracks such as Devil’s... and Anywhere Else imply that the album is deliberately supposed to be listened to from start to finish, which is ideal, but there are still plenty of punchy singles (I Am What You Want Me To Be, She’s A Riot and Domesticated Man) to suffice the quick fixes. Looking forward to more rumbles from the Jungles soon.

Lachlan Aird

I once got into a quasi-argument with my grandmother Betty concerning the artistic merit of ‘sad’ songs. Back when I was living in the States and teaching spoiled turds about the beauty of the English language, I would stop by Betty’s house to grab a bite to eat during my lunch hour. She would whip me up a fantastic little sandwich and we would sit and gossip about her gay hairdresser or neighbour who had dementia.

During one such visit we started talking about music for some reason or another and Betty proclaimed that she didn’t understand why people would want to listen to sad music. I pointed out that ‘sad’ songs often reflected the feelings of the listener and became a kind of cathartic experience. But Betty wasn’t having any of my fancy college boy logic. Being the stubborn old lady that she is, Betty refused to acknowledge the intrinsic value of ‘depressing’ music.

Despite tinkering with synthesisers, drum machines and other forms of electronic wizardry that normally suggests more upbeat tunes, Bloodlines is pretty bleak. But don’t let Betty influence your opinion; there is plenty of beauty in the morose.

Ryan Lynch

EPs released between albums are usually middle-of-the-road stopgaps that keep the artist’s face on the map while they “find themselves” artistically. Eschewing this trend, Tally All The Things That You Broke is more like a self-sufficient appendage that barely manages to contain the artistic sprawl of Parquet Courts. In it, the New Yorkers tear up the indie rock status quo, invoking the best bits of Eddy Current Suppression Ring (Descend), The Strokes (The More It Works) and Beck (He’s Seeing Paths) and besting all of their most recent efforts. With typically carefree flamboyance, Parquet Courts have re-written the rule book and launched themselves miles ahead of the eightball.

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cohorts took to the stage. In the familiar confines of the Ed Castle, a very unfamiliarlooking Wolf & Cub took flight with Heavy Weight opening track, the appropriately titled Can’t Remember The Last Time. They might be new to the fold, but Wade Keighran and Brock Fitzgerald very much looked the part and well at ease with the free-wheeling, disco-flecked psychrock on display.

The focus remained firmly on Wolf & Cub’s most recent album tonight, with Heavy Weight stand-outs like Salao, John Alone and See The Light being faithfully reproduced in their live incarnations. The set highlight comes in the form of album closer closer Got A Feeling; its emotive atmospherics stirring up all sorts of feelings amongst the sold out crowd. It’s a little surprising how little room for improvisation or instrumental exploration Wolf & Cub allowed themselves, but this is all part of their transformation. They’ve always been perfectionists, only now they keep things simple where they once had a tendency to over-complicate things.

The crowd dispersed amidst an air of selfreflection. Wolf & Cub were once destined for great things and after numerous set-backs and readjustments, perhaps they are once again.

With the release of Heavy Weight and a return to form in the live arena now affirmed, Wolf & Cub’s renaissance is complete.

1927 Generation I (Alberts/Sony)

AA There are some bands that have had their time in the sun, which has now well and truly set. This can be said for 1927. Ok, they had hits in the ilk of That’s When I Think Of You and If I Could, but that was 25 years ago so does anyone still give a continental?

Generation I is a valiant attempt in trying to sound more contemporary and appeal to the modern folk, but it really does fall a long way short of being good. If it wasn’t for the bonus eight-track live DVD filmed on the Roxette tour in 2012, it would have been a disaster.

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with Alice Fraser

Email alicefraser@ripitup.com.au

Fowler's Live Music Award Nominees Q&A On Thu Oct 24, the second annual Fowler’s Live Music Awards will take place. With a whole bunch of gongs awarded to artists, events and industry alike, there are also a number of public nominated awards up for grabs. Like award ceremonies worldwide, there’s always a little backlash, a few curveballs, a number of opinions and some juicy gossip. But for the overwhelming majority, the South Australian music industry is growing, developing and establishing itself as a serious breeding ground of talent, passion and support. This is why Rip It Up has invited some of the nominees to share their thoughts on the local scene. Here’s just a few of their responses – to read the full surveys head to ripitup.com.au.

Bad//Dreems

What’s your opinion of the idea that “it’s hard being a band in Adelaide”?

Being in a band anywhere is awesome fun and a privilege!

Being in Adelaide has its pros and cons, but today with the World Wide Web and Snapchat I think all the tools are there to overcome any hurdles faced.

Are Adelaide bands lazy?

Not at all. It’s hard carrying all that gear back and forth when you’re first on so the two interstate bands can use it for free.

The Shaolin Afronauts

Triple j can make or break a band. Discuss.

Triple j can make a band for sure but break? I don’t think so. The only thing that can break a band is shit music. I think we spend too much time obsessing over play on the J’s, there’s a whole world out there that’s more accessible than ever, just make great music and if the J’s like it then great, if they don’t find the people in the world who do and sell it to them.

Arcadia

What local bands/artists do you look up to?

There’s plenty of bands I’ve looked up to over the years... I Killed The Prom Queen, Double Dragon etc. But the band I’ve learned the most off is Truth Corroded. So much of our successes are down to these guys and the help they’ve provided us. Complete professionals and awesome guys.

Dr Piffle & The Burlap Band

Is Adelaide a DIY city?

I think “DIY” is the perfect way to describe the Adelaide music scene. It always has been for me. As a 15 year old kid I stumbled into a DIY punk scene that was vibrant. I remember local bands like 99 Reasons Why, A Tribe Is Forming, Stolen Youth and countless others who put on shows of epic proportions. I was introduced to a sub culture within the city of churches. It continued and continues to this day. “Do It Yourself ” is an ethos that resonates through the whole city. It is the definition of life in our little city. We can see local clothing labels sprouting up, local designers, artists, food venders, pop up bars, veggie gardens, film crews, artistic collectives. These are all DIY people. Renew Adelaide is DIY opportunity manifested. This is a small town and we grew up together. We’re all Doers.

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Jimblah

Are Adelaide bands lazy?

Nah, I think we have to work harder, so we do. Sink or swim.

What local bands/artists do you look up to?

So much diversity here, that’s what I love. Hoods, Purpose, Oars, Lowrider, Shea Butter, Oisima, Social Change, too many to name. My favourite artist to come out of Adelaide would be Sia: she blows me away.

Se Bon Kira

Is Adelaide the DIY city? Discuss.

Playing music independently, particularly in the underground of non-mainstream genres such as metal is all about DIY. Anywhere that there is a mainstream culture, there are people toiling away on the fringes making things happen for themselves. We are proud to be part of the Australian metal community because it is full of passionate people who know that nothing will come to those who wait.

The future of SA Music lies in the hands of who?

The punters! Purchasing habits and attendance at events by the SA music listening public are critical factors in artists being able to continue to produce music and put on good quality entertainment. Exciting developments such as the new wave of crowd funding brings a good level of influence to the music lover over the future of artistic projects.

The Beards.

What are the biggest challenges, the things that piss you off and/or dickheads in SA? Live music venues being forced to shut down. Musicians have enough uphill battles without their venues being hijacked by outdated liquor licensing laws and beardless idiots moving next door to live venues and then making noise complaints. A lot of the venues from when we started out playing no longer exist, and recently the struggles of places like Jade Monkey and Tuxedo Cat illustrate that it’s an ongoing issue.

Purpose

What’s your opinion of the idea that “it’s hard being a band in Adelaide”?

I wouldn’t agree. It’s hard breaking into the music ‘industry’ anywhere. It would be fair to say we have less labels and opportunities than artists in other cities, but where there’s a will, there’s a way.

Tom West

What are the biggest challenges, the things that piss you off and/or dickheads in SA? What pisses me off is that lack of exposure that Adelaide music gets, both in Adelaide and elsewhere. Oh, and the apathetic public - but that’s probably not just an Adelaide issue really.

Valkyries

The SA band with the best live show?

I watched Nathanael Rothwell of Causing Hammock do a solo set at the Grace last week. It was the most authentic, beautiful and raw live performance I’ve seen from a local in ages. I didn’t move a centimetre the entire time. It was just unreal!!

City Riots

Triple j can make or break a band. Discuss.

Triple j does break bands within Australia. Full stop.

But it still needs to be the right kind of act. It’s important to understand what kind of band you are, what genre and where your market fits. For a blues or root acts, a country act, world music act or even singer-songwriters, triple j may not be as a crucial ingredient in the bands success as say touring or building the bands profile within those niche communities, but for rock, indie, electronic acts, triple j radio support is imperative if you want to have a sustainable touring career.

Oisima

Is Adelaide the DIY city? Discuss.

We don’t have the luxury of a big population or thriving scene so in a sense if you really want your music to be noticed you have to have the passion and drive to make it happen.

The future of SA Music lies in the hands of who?

Every single person who wants to keep our scene vibrant and alive. From punters, to artists, to venues, to promoters we all have a role to play.

Jesse Davidson

The thing you love most about SA Music right now?

I really like a lot of the electronic music coming out of Adelaide at the moment. I also like Bad//Dreems. They make me feel like I can change.

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