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Having Tim Goldsworthy, a co-founder of DFA Records who has worked with artists like Massive Attack, The Rapture and LCD Soundsystem, on your side while recording any album – let alone your debut – would be a dream come true. This was certainly the case for Rip It Up’s cover stars this week, World’s End Press, as the Melbourne electronic quartet are now reaping the rewards for having faith in Goldsworthy’s direction and not using instruments invented before 1982. Elsewhere in the mag we spoke to another Goldsworthy collaborator, Cut Copy, about their fourth album Free Your Mind, although even they are surprised that the album is so positive and uplifting considering the year that the band has had. We also spoke with Busby Marou about the importance of keeping their live band whilst recording their new album Farewell Fitzroy, even if it meant flying them to Texas themselves as well as Reel Big Fish, the ska veterans who will return to Adelaide for the Vans Warped Tour. Also, Julia Zemiro filled us in on why she thinks she has the two greatest jobs in the world, and how Australians can learn from the French when it comes to celebrating our greatest artists ahead of the special RocKwiz Salutes Vanda & Young live event. At Rip It Up we have our own special way of celebrating great music every week – have a flick through and share it with us.
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Currently in the country on their nationwide stadium tour, the UK rock band will make their Adelaide pit stop at the Entertainment Centre on Wed Dec 4 with Birds Of Tokyo as supports.
The RocKwiz team will host a live quiz show at Thebarton Theatre on Wed Dec 4 to celebrate the works of Australian songwriting duo Vanda & Young.
Your fast guide to this week’s best entertainment
Deep South SA Festival The mini-festival will kick off at the Gov from Sat Nov 30 – Sun Dec 1 featuring 22 bands across three stages, including Max Savage & The False Idols, Jay Hoad and The Yearlings.
Speeding along this week... Songs That Made Me Four of Australia's finest songwriters – Katie Noonan, Abby Dobson, Angie Hart and Martha Marlow – will unite on stage at the Gov this Thu Nov 28. Brokers Electronic group Brokers and beat prodigies Slamagotchi and Alex Boehm will play Ghost Ships this Sat Nov 30 with Audrey White manning the decks.
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Smallpeople The names behind the Hamburg-based record shop and label Smallville will be spinning tunes at Sugar on Sat Nov 30 alongside locals Fishermans Friend, Lenin, HVCK and Babicka.
The juggalos will be out in force at the Gov on Wed Dec 4 to see Insane Clown Posse launch their new album, The Mighty Death Pop!
The Adelaide-born MC brings his It Ain’t Easy Being Steezy tour to Rocket Bar on Fri Nov 29, joined by local songwriter Tigerilla. Resident Cats DJs on the decks.
Neck Deep Ahead of the release of their debut album in Jan, the UK pop punk outfit will play a show at Fowler’s Live on Sat Nov 30.
The roaming folkster will trade his signature street busking for a much bigger stage at Thebarton Theatre this Sun Dec 1. BYO paint.
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In March 2014, former Split Enz and Crowded House frontman NEIL FINN will return to Australia for a national tour. The run of dates will follow the release of Finn’s third solo record, Dizzy Heights. The shows promise new and old favourites. Supporting Finn will be Joshua James, a folk-rock singer-songwriter from Utah. James will also come prepared with a fresh album: From The Top Of Willamette Mountain. Tickets to the Sat Mar 15 show at Thebarton Theatre are on sale now through Venuetix.
Blur Pull Out of BDO In a shock announcement, headlining Britpop band BLUR have withdrawn from Big Day Out only eight weeks away from the festival’s first date. BDO’s year has been wrought with complications—a Sydney show cancelled, reportedly low ticket sales, and the addition of Soundwave’s AJ Maddah to the squad of controlling organisers. Blur complained on Facebook about the organisation, blaming their decision on the festival: “Devastated to report that Blur won’t be performing at BDO in 2014. It’s a shock that it has come to this. Only [eight] weeks to go, the band feels that with the constantly shifting goalposts and challenging conditions of the organisers, they can’t let it drag on any longer and want to make this announcement, to be clear to Blur fans that they won’t be there. We’ve done our very best to work with the organisers and considered every option to make it happen, but they’ve let us down and let everyone else down too.” Maddah, known for his filter-free Twitter feed, took to the micro-blogging site to share his thoughts on Blur’s sudden departure: “Not sure why they would blame festival when all everyone here has done is kiss their ass.” Terms and conditions on the Big Day Out website make it clear that they will offer refunds: “If you no longer wish to attend the event due to the change in the headline act, and you contact us in a timely manner and provide the original ticket(s) and proof of purchase, we will refund to you the ticket price inclusive of booking fees but exclusive of delivery or mail fees and or any Processing Surcharge.” Reports on social media indicate that the process for organising a refund is not entirely clear, with OzTix directing punters to BDO organisers, and BDO doing the reverse.
French 10-piece BABYLON CIRCUS have once again blended ska, reggae and ‘their first musical love’ rock into a new studio album. Never Stop, the fifth record from the group, heralds a fresh Australian tour that kicks off at Woodford Folk Festival. For 10 dates in January, Babylon Circus will delight crowds around the country, arriving at the Adelaide Festival Centre on Fri Jan 10. Tickets are available through BASS, with a limited number available at the door on the night.
MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD have announced three headline shows for April 2014. The performances—in Adelaide, Sydney and Melbourne—come alongside appearances at Blues & Roots Festivals in Perth, Deniliquin and Byron Bay. Spearhead’s eighth studio album was released in August this year through EMI. Although the physical CD is available, All People will not be released digitally until early 2014. Franti’s mixture of hip hop, reggae, jazz and other styles has been praised by Rolling Stone, and their 2009 single Say Hey (I Love You) achieved double platinum status. Brisbane indie-pop group Sheppard will join Franti & Spearhead in Melbourne and Sydney; no Adelaide support has been announced. Tickets for the Sat Apr 12 show at the Gov go on sale next Thu Nov 28 via Moshtix and Oztix.
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The Voice, All Night Long In what is the most ultimate soft rock pairing of all time, Lionel Richie and John Farnha m have announced a co-headline tour across Australia. Richie is a music icon known for his chart-topping hits, including Hello, Stuck On You and All Night Long. He was also a member of the funk-soul band The Commodores. Collectively he has sold more than 100 million albums and has written/ co-written multiple number one hits, including USA For Africa’s We Are The World with the late Michael Jackson. Farnham, a master performer whose classic album Whispering Jack is owned by one in four Australians, has a long-held nickname that still says it all: The
Voice. Farnham also holds the box office record for most number of arena shows by an Australian performer. His 2002 juggernaut tour, which ran the length and breadth of the continent for six months, was one of the highest grossing tours in Australian history.
Richie and Farnham will combine their spine-shuddering vocals across six dates in March 2014, with an Adelaide show set to take place at the Entertainment Centre on Wed Mar 5. Tickets go on sale Fri Nov 29 through Ticketek.
Everybody Must Get Stoned After months of rumours, The Rolling Stones have confirmed an upcoming Australian tour with Adelaide named as the first city on their list. The show will take place on Sat Mar 22 and will mark the reopening of Adelaide Oval as an entertainment venue. The Adelaide show will be the only outdoor performance of the Australian tour and will feature original members Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Ronnie Wood alongside special guest Mick Taylor, who performed with The Stones from 1969-1974. With the announcement, Mick Jagger had these words for Adelaide fans: “It’s great to be invited to Adelaide to open the historic Oval…we’re really looking forward to doing this gig, it will be the first time we’ve been to Adelaide in nearly 20 years, so see you there!” We’ve heard that there will be nearly 60 trucks required to contain the 30m long ramp that extends from the audience to the stage, so we can safely assume the show will be appropriately epic. Tickets are on sale now through Ticketek.
Garden Unearthed Adelaide Fringe’s leading outdoor festival precinct, The Gar den Of Unearthly Delights, will return to Rundle Park this Thu Feb 13 – Sun Mar 16 with yet another stellar program for 2014 in store. Highlights of next year’s program include the return of Spiegeltent sensation Limbo, award-winning Boy With Tape On His Face, Fringe Ambassador Katie Noonan and Circa’s Love Song Circus, the outrageous comedy antics of Sammy J and Randy, Dave Hughes, Heath Franklin, Cal Wilson and Wil Anderson. A strong music line-up will also include lilting music sets from Josh Pyke, Dan Sultan and Kate Miller-Heidke, and cabaret from Moira Finucane, The Way Wau Sisters, Montreal’s Vague de Cirque and EastEnd Cabaret. Tickets go on sale Fri Nov 29 via adelaidefringe.com.au.
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Golden Touch One of the first releases from DFA Records was LCD Soundsystem’s astonishing debut single Losing My Edge, which, among other things, lamented the rise of trendsetters from Tokyo, London and Berlin. A decade after that song’s release, it’s a fourpiece from Melbourne that has emerged with a world-class debut album produced by DFA co-founder Tim Goldsworthy, suitably replete with all the “borrowed nostalgia for the unremembered ‘80s”.
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ith little more than a reputation as one of Australia’s most danceable live acts and a slew of hit radio singles behind them, it was quite a coup for World’s End Press to snare Goldsworthy for production duties on their eponymous debut. Keyboardist Rhys Richards puts it down to “being in the right place at the right time.” “We put the feelers out with Tim never really expecting it was ever going to actually happen and then he came back and said that he really liked the music,” Richards recalls. “We had a few Skype meetings together and all of a sudden he was suggesting maybe recording on a farm in Wales [at Rockfield studio], and so we were lucky enough to go and do that.” Having previously worked with Massive Attack, Cut Copy, The Rapture and, of course, LCD Soundsystem, Goldsworthy’s track record in the electronic music genre is second to very few. It is understandable then that World’s End Press were able to tolerate some of his more unorthodox methods in the studio and follow their eccentric pied piper on the path to glory. “Tim’s obviously a mastermind with old synthesisers and stuff like that,” Richards explains, “so on the day we started he showed up to the farm with a truck full of old organs
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and Soviet synthesisers from the ‘50s. He had things everywhere and he’d wander around and make strange sounds and we’d just follow him and try and play our instruments. “I guess the two major ideas he had [for the album] were firstly that it should be primarily played live because when you start using electronic sounds and sequencers, the tendency now is to cut and chop and put it all together like that. He was really certain about wanting to record the album in as live a context as possible, so having us all record in one take in the same room together. So that changed the sound as some of the demos had
“We’re one of those groups that spends late nights reading about synthesisers on the internet, so having them all in one room and getting to play them all was a dream come true, really.” been programmed more with software. “Also, with the instrumentation, he wanted to keep things a bit vintage. Until the very end of the process we hadn’t used any equipment made after 1982 maybe, so it was all very old
instruments. We’re one of those groups that spends late nights reading about synthesisers on the internet, so having them all in one room and getting to play them all was a dream come true, really.” In living out the prophecy of Losing My Edge, Goldsworthy and World’s End Press threw out the computers because they wanted to make something real. While not a natural instinct for them, brevity is something World’s End Press have been forced to embrace in the past. Writing an album, however, finally gave the Melbourne quartet the freedom to stretch out their legs (and their songs). Luckily for them, they had just the man to make sure things didn’t become too self-indulgent. “That probably would have happened had a producer not stopped us in any context because we tend to play our songs longer,” Richards explains. “In some of the past singles and EPs we’ve cut the songs down to suit radio, so a lot of our shorter songs in their initial form were much longer. I think all of the songs [on the album] started at about seven minutes but some of them suited being chopped down. Tim did make some of those suggestions – I think To Send Our Love was probably about eight minutes [originally] so we didn’t expect that to be a single at all. But then Tim made some suggestions on how to change it and not bore people to death.” With so much confidence placed in such a renowned producer as Goldsworthy, there was always a risk that World’s End Press would end up sounding like just another DFA Records album. But given that the band are all fans of the label anyway, chances are it would have ended up sounding that way regardless. Richards acknowledges the distinct DFA flavour to the album, although he argues there’s a lot more to it than that. “The Rapture’s Echoes, which Tim produced, was one of the first albums we really got into and bonded over. That was how
Jealous Lovers If you’ve ever seen World’s End Press live, you’ll know they share a unique, almost psychic intimacy onstage. According to Rhys Richards, things only get that way for a band when you’ve been living in each other’s pockets as long as they have. “We were over in the UK for two months and were recently in the US – we’ve spent that much time together that we’ve sort of stopped socialising with other people. So it is a bit of a joke because if you see one of us out generally you see all four of us. I mean we’re lucky; I don’t think we’ve ever had an argument. Nothing serious, anyway, maybe who gets to sleep in the single bed in the hotel but that would be the extent of it.”
to be a band when we first started out. “Obviously we’re massive fans of all the DFA stuff, but sometimes when you hear that you’re being likened to something more modern, the tendency is to get a little bit upset because perhaps that means you’re not creating something new and you’re just jumping on the bandwagon. I think it’s definitely in there as part of the sound but I think there’s so many other components that we’re welcoming that association.” But while World’s End Press might have lost some of their signature sound, they’ve lost none of their edge. Under the guidance of one of the most influential electronic producers of the new millennium, these kids are coming up from behind. WHO: World’s End Press WHAT: World’s End Press (Liberation) WHERE: Rhino Room WHEN: Sat Dec 7
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Keeping It Reel Reel Big Fish are heading to town for the Australian leg of the Vans Warped Tour this November and December, alongside bands like The Amity Affliction and Parkway Drive.
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It’s always funny when we do these type of festival shows. We never know if we’re going to get eaten up by the crowd, or they’re going to love us,” says lead singer and guitarist, Aaron Barrett, to Rip It Up over the phone before getting on stage in New Jersey. “I think the music of Reel Big Fish has this universal quality, that no matter what sort of band you’re into, you can’t help but dance to it. We’re usually able to walk away unscathed with our pride intact,” he adds. Known for their sweaty live shows, Barrett
explains the importance of audience interaction. “I think the crowd picks up from the energy we have on stage, and in turn we pick up on the audience’s energy, and around it goes like a carousel.” Along with his iconic sideburns, Barrett says the zany outfits he wears are part of the show. “We always have a nice big selection of colourful outfits on hand for any given occasion. You can’t take yourself too seriously at a ska show.” Starting out as a high school band in the early ‘90s, Barrett isn’t surprised he’s the only original member left in Reel Big Fish. “I think that’s just what happens when you have a band that’s been going for more than 20 years. Even though I’m technically the last original member, the drummer and trumpeter have been in the band for 10 years now. It’s crazy to think that you can have somebody in the band for 10 years and they’re still the new guys.”
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Earlier this year, Barrett’s close friend and trombone player Dan Regan left the band to spend more time with his wife and children. “When you’re in a band for 15 years, it’s kind of like your prison sentence is up, you’ve been pardoned, and now you can go off into the real world,” Barrett laughs. Reel Big Fish are no strangers to Australian shores, this tour being their third stopover in four years. Barrett explains that the band tour the majority of the year to keep in touch with their fans. “I think for Reel Big Fish it’s just our way of staying relevant with our fans. We do get a little bit of radio play throughout the world, here and there, but we’ve thrived on having a great fan base who always come to our shows, buy our CDs and T-shirts, and keep the band alive.” Reel Big Fish’s upbeat music is often paired with Barrett’s cynical, tongue-in-cheek and often humorous lyrics, which he draws from everyday life. “It’s moments in my life, or observing other people’s, and then trying to put those moments into words that everyone can relate to. Even though a lot of lyrical content does represent my own life, I’ve always wanted to be someone that writes for the people. At the end of the day, it’s about everybody feeling included. It’s not just a band playing to the audience, it’s everybody trying to enjoy the party at the same time.” The band released their first album of originals in five years, Candy Coated Fury, last year. Barrett explains the band recorded the album in as little time with as little fuss as possible. “We wanted it to sound great, but at the same time we do have that punk element in our band, so it was almost harking back to that reckless abandon that the band had when we were teenagers.” “There were a few years where we tried to make everything perfect, and then we realised perfection is unattainable, so we may as well make it as much like a live performance as possible,” he adds. Barrett said lasting more than 20 years in a band known for its crazy live shows and constant touring comes down to perspective. “I think no matter how great your job is, you’re always going to have something to complain about. But I think we all just keep it in perspective that we’re so lucky to play music for people, and have a great fan base, and not have to flip burgers or something.” WHO: Reel Big Fish WHAT: Vans Warped Tour WHERE: Ellis Park WHEN: Sun Dec 8
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So Long Farewell Fitzroy is ultimately an album about growing up. The name comes from Busby Marou’s Queensland shire, not the Melbourne suburb. Tom Busby explains that he and Jeremy Marou wanted to call their first album Welcome To Fitzroy Shire, but the label advised them not to.
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n this second record, the boys wanted to acknowledge that their songs weren’t about bringing people to the Shire — they were about Busby Marou leaving on adventures. Although they loved the work done by producer Anthony Lycenko on Busby Marou, they decided to try a new approach, enlisting Nashville producer Brad Jones (Missy Higgins, Bob Evans) from Alex The Great. They chose Jones simply because they loved his way with sound. “I was never really much of a Jebediah fan, so I never thought I’d be a Bob Evans fan,” Busby says. “But this new album that just came out — wow! It’s just honest and real and, even though it’s pretty straightforward, it’s exactly what I wanted to hear.” A lot of Farewell Fitzroy was tracked live, and the record is appropriately vibrant and wild. “Most of the time, [ Jones] almost tricked us,” Busby says. “We’d be tracking live thinking we were just playing a rehearsal for the actual track, and most of the time, one of the takes would be from that jam session; it was quite relaxed. He got us at our most vulnerable.” The live element was extremely important to Busby Marou — so much so that they fought with their label to bring their Australian touring band into the studio. “They wanted us to use session musos from Nashville, you know, with the argument that they’re the best in the world,” Busby says. “My argument was, well, one: there is no argument, because I’m paying for the boys to come, whether you do or not, and two: we’re a band; we’re playing together — and they’re brilliant. [The label] underestimated their abilities.” Farewell Fitzroy isn’t totally home-grown though — guests on the record include legendary guitarist Al Perkins and rising star Joe Robinson. Robinson is a 22-year-old virtuoso guitarist from Ternagog in country NSW, who happened to be in Nashville at the same time as Busby Marou (he also happened to win Australia’s Got Talent in 2008, but we’ll let that slide). “We became good mates with him and met up with him in Nashville, and, ah, had a bit of a bender on the first night,” Busby says. They headed to a local bar and kicked the country band off the stage. “I was an absolute mess,” Busby says laughing. “We were allowed to only play one song; the ‘one song’ went for 25 minutes; I don’t even know what it was.” The next day, they brought Robinson into the studio. Busby also had the opportunity of a lifetime — a songwriting session with Australian royalty Don Walker. “I’ve written with a couple of young fellas — from England and around — but now was my chance to write with someone who could teach me things,” Busby begins. “He just asked if I was keen, and I said, ‘Are you serious?’ We went to his house and it was everything I expected and more. I expected him to be sitting there in an armchair swirling cognac — and it wasn’t honestly that far from it: there he was with this great big white grand piano, looking into the Sydney Opera House over the Harbour, and asking if I wanted to smoke these A-grade cigars
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and eat 100 percent pure dark chocolate. “He’s a rocket scientist, and he’s so calm and gentle. I showed him a few melodies and he was like, ‘Nup — this one, this one — this is a hit, Tom! Let’s go and work on it.’” That song was Luck. “Pretty much nothing changed with the melody but he wanted me to sing out loud, to sing whatever words came. We put some lyrics down and then he shaped them, the way only he can do. I want to be able to do that one day, but I’ve got years and years of life to live before I get to that stage. The way he can put words onto paper ... you can just grab those words in your head and understand. It’s just unbelievable; I really strive to be able to write like that way one day, or even half as good.” WHO: Busby Marou What: Farewell Fitzroy (Footstomp/Warner) Where: Fowler’s Live WHEN: Fri Nov 29
PROGRAM OUT FRIDAY 29 NOVEMBER!
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Matters Of The Mind Ahead of their fourth record, Tim Hoey of Cut Copy sits down with Rip It Up and discusses the guitarist’s newfound sense of spirituality over a refreshing glass of water.
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oey watched as a recording device was mounted and put on the ready, before commenting on the primitive nature of the piece as outdated (and underrated) technology. “It’s like we’ve gone back to the early 2000s!” His remark almost came off as hyperbolic – as though the time between then and now was not a decade ago, but a century. The rather confronting reality is that it was around this seemingly distant timeframe that Cut Copy released their debut album. Nine years later, they’ve hit record number four. “Working together changes all the time,” remarks Hoey, reflecting on the collective time they’ve spent working together from their formation in 2001 to the past year spent recording Free Your Mind. “We work more closely now than we did in the beginning. It’s always a different experience, but it’s hard to put a finger on exactly why each time is different… We’ve been fortunate in that we were friends before the band started and we’ve been able to maintain our friendship throughout the course of the career, which is amazing, because you often see bands that come and go and then they don’t talk to each other. “It was interesting this time in the beginning because Dan [Whitford, frontman] and I were listening to completely different music, but on previous records we found that we had certain ideas or bands that we were listening to that were overlapping. This time, I was not even really interested in dance music. For the entire year, I didn’t listen to any dance music, I didn’t DJ or anything and then Dan was listening to a lot of house music and writing a lot of house tracks, whereas I was doing weird…” He pauses and momentarily
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racks his brain before continuing. “I don’t even know what it is. Like, very – sedated music, I guess. So rather than fight we just applied what we were doing to those ideas [for the record].” Now with an increased variety of influences behind them, Cut Copy took to approaching nearly every aspect of this record differently. During the year leading up to the release of Free Your Mind, Cut Copy had taken the reins for promoting the soonto-be-released album. In an attempt to create an experience transcending one that is simply aural, they’ve taken the album out into the real world, erecting billboards displaying the phrase ‘Free Your Mind’ in six locations around the world, from the ghettos of Detroit to our very own outback. Chosen based on the distance between one another and as a way to involve the world, these locations were (for a short while) the only places that fans were able to access the album’s title track/lead single. Hoey explains that it was also a method to “bring people together” and “get them out into the world”. “I had the idea of doing a billboard project back in art school.” With a hint of pride, Hoey explains the origins of the more grandiose of the two real world experiences offered to fans prior to Free Your Mind’s impending official release (the other being a live vinyl cutting of the album’s first single Let Me Show You). “We had the idea last year when we were making this record that
when we released music into the world, we wanted to do it differently to how we’ve done it before. We always think it’s such an anticlimax to work on this record for months or years or whatever, and then when it’s put up on YouTube or on iTunes or SoundCloud, people go and listen to it and then it goes away. It feels like it’s a very short window for it to be released into the world and exist before people move on, so we had this idea of using real world events.” With some reinforcement from these real world projects, Free Your Mind morphed into a concept album, linked thematically (and accidentally) by recurring notions of a sense of euphoria and a slight spiritual undercurrent. When asked if he himself is a particularly spiritual man, Hoey sits on the question. “It’s been an interesting year. There’s been so much craziness going on in and around the band. It’s very interesting that we’ve made such an uplifting and positive record.” Another pause. “But… Yeah.” WHO: Cut Copy WHAT: Free Your Mind (Modular) WHERE: Future Music Festival WHEN: Mon Mar 10
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It’s a big step from YouTube sensation to global chart domination, but it’s one that’s been made quite quickly, and with very little fanfare, by Adelaide’s Nick Boundy. Under his M4sonic moniker (pronounced 'M-foursonic'), 21-year-old Boundy has used the success of his viral videos as a ‘launchpad’ to bigger and better things, including a slot on this year’s Stereosonic bill. If you’re still playing catch-up, M4sonic first gained recognition through his live mash-up videos using the Novation Launchpad. Only instead of using it to sample songs and play simple drum beats – “the incorrect way to use it, essentially” – Boundy drew on his classical piano training to create electronic music in a very different way: by creating every sound live with his fingers. Unsurprisingly, it didn’t take long for people to take notice. “People have a habit of self-promoting and blasting social networks too much I think,” Boundy explains. “I didn’t do that, I actually sent my video [a Skrillex mash-up] to the guys at Novation. All I said was, ‘Hey guys, I’m a huge fan of your product. Here’s a video I made, I thought you’d be interested to see it.’ Within a couple of days I got an email back from one of their tech guys and he was like, ‘Dude, this is blowing up in the office, we all really love it!’ They put it out to their Facebook page and their subscriber network started sharing the video, and from there it went pretty viral.” The release of his second video – a Deadmau5 mash-up called Weapon – coincided with the Canadian beat-maker’s rant on Tumblr entitled ‘All DJs Are Glorified ButtonPushers’. Boundy was quick to respond with his video that argued otherwise, although he’s careful not to make too big a statement on the
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current climate of ‘live’ DJing. “I think if the music is bang-on and the crowd’s enjoying it and it’s well thought out – and no pre-automated set makes itself – I don’t really feel like I’m in a position to say yet [whether it’s right or wrong to play prerecorded sets] because I’m still proving myself as an artist. If someone is comfortable to stand up there and fake it, I think that’s an act in itself. “From where I stand and how I make music, I’m not about doing that. I’m about pressing as many buttons as possible and minimising how many times I stuff up instead of eliminating the human error. If you go and see a live band, you know it’s live. If the guitarist stuffs up or the drummer gets out of time, you know it’s live and it’s cool.” Eighteen months and several million
YouTube hits later and Boundy is just starting to capitalise on his fast-growing fame. A chance Twitter encounter with fellow Adelaidean Sia led to a publishing deal with Sony/ATV and Boundy’s involvement with the biggest viral hit since Gangnam Style, the irritatingly catchy The Fox. It’s little wonder Boundy went to such great lengths to distance himself from the track – he was only recently outed as one of the ghost producers – although he sees the funny side of it. “I think it’s a laugh! As long as people understand that it’s the Ylvis brothers that are poking fun at the commercial electronic dance music scene, it’s not me. My intentions were to make a serious dance track. So as long as it’s making people happy, then that’s cool.” Currently working on his live show while he travels the globe, Boundy hopes it will be
refined by the time he departs for Stereosonic. “Essentially we’re in the development stage and we’ve been trying out a few things on tour that have so far been successful. The crowd’s going to be able to see absolutely everything that I do. But not only will the Launchpad control the sound output, they’re going to have some control, if not total control, of the lights and the pyro and the carbon dioxide canisters. It’s a lot to coordinate but it’s like that next level of live.” The gauntlet has been thrown down. WHO: M4sonic WHAT: Stereosonic WHERE: Adelaide Showgrounds WHEN: Fri Dec 6 & Sat Dec 7
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CD Reviews
Skrillex Pulls Out Of Stereosonic
Rae & Christian
Icona Pop
Mercury Rising
This Is...
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If you were there for the nu-soul movement coming out of the UK from the mid-‘90s, you would recall the shining path cut by the iconic Grand Central label, which gave us exquisite releases from AIM, Fingathing and the once-pioneering Rae & Christian; hell, the album Northern Sulphuric Soul was a weed-smoking, sex-having, soulenriching milestone on a landscape that was starting to really bristle with creativity on all sides. Sadly, it seems that Mercury Rising is an attempt to capture that moment in time when Mark Rae and Steve Christian were young and full of inspiration. Check The Technique has scratches on it that are clichéd in the extreme (like the track itself ). Still Here is a truly awful Fleetwood Mac rip-off, and Travis - what the fuck!? Is this really a song about a monkey, which becomes jaded by the trappings of fame? Unless you’re Noel Fielding, you can just fuck off with that shit. texjah
After I Love It with Brit Charli XCX exploded in 2012, many would have dismissed the Swedish dance duo as one-hit wonders who will just ride the wave of popularity and comparisons to ‘90s gimmick t.A.t.U until they fold into obscurity. No sir. This Is... plays to the duo’s strengths: catchy, upbeat lyrics and beats with more saccharine goodness than Diet Coke. While this is hardly the most profound or important release of the year, it may very well be the most infectious. After the predictable opener of I Love It is out the way, All Night and We Got The World kick on the theme of partying all night with your BFFs in tow. Amid the heavy synths of Ready For The Weekend and galactic bubblegum pop of In The Stars, a re-working of 2Pac’s Me And My Girlfriend on Girlfriend swerves the hip hop classic into a girl power anthem. Short, sharp and really fucking shiny, Icona Pop may have discovered the future of mainstream palatable pop. Lachlan Aird
Skrillex has pulled out of the national dance festival Stereosonic, which includes two Adelaide dates at Adelaide Showground on Fri Dec 6 and Sat Dec 7, due to “unfortunate circumstances” that are beyond his control. “I won’t be able to make the Dog Blood Stereosonic dates this year,” he said in a press release. “For the record, I love the Stereosonic team and the One Love crew who puts on these events and this has nothing to do with them on their side.” Skrillex was due to appear as Dog Blood with Boys Noize, who will still be playing at all festival dates across the country. GTA will now join the Stereosonic line-up.
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New Zealand’s Julien Dyle joins Exile & Choosey for a night of quality beat mayhem at Rocket Bar and Rooftop on Sat Dec 7. Exile is best known for his Blu & Exile partnership and production work for Aloe Blacc, Big Sean, Wiz Khalifa and others. He will be joined on the live MPC with Cali rapper Choosey. Julien Dyle, on the other hand, has released on BBE and performs with Ladi6. Supports: Big Bubba and Griff.
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Tour Guide/ FRI NOV 29
SMOKIE @ Her Majesty’s Theatre BUSBY MAROU @ Fowler’s Live THE SCREAMING JETS & THE SNOWDROPPERS @ Governor Hindmarsh ALLDAY @ Rocket Bar SHAUN KIRK @ Wheatsheaf Hotel LACHLAN BRYAN @ The Singing Gallery, McLaren Vale BERKINGER @ Jive
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NECK DEEP @ Fowler’s Live COSENTINO @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre DEEP SOUTH SA BLUES, ROOTS & FOLK FESTIVAL @ Governor Hindmarsh THE SPASMS @ Worldsend Hotel LACHLAN BRYAN @ Exeter Hotel
SUN DEC 1
PASSENGER @ Thebarton Theatre
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 THE BAMBOOS @ Governor Hindmarsh ENGINE @ Enigma Bar
SUN DEC 22
I KILLED THE PROM QUEEN @ Governor Hindmarsh THE BASICS @ Adelaide Festival Centre
SUN DEC 8
VANS WARPED TOUR: THE OFFSPRING, PARKWAY DRIVE, THE USED, SIMPLE PLAN, NEW FOUND GLORY & MORE @ Ellis Park KODALINE @ Governor Hindmarsh
MON DEC 9
ALICIA KEYS & JOHN LEGEND @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre
TUE DEC 10
CITY AND COLOUR @ Thebarton Theatre STEEL PANTHER & BUCKCHERRY @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre
WED DEC 11
BON JOVI & KID ROCK @ AAMI Stadium LEONARD COHEN @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre
THU DEC 12
CLAIRY BROWNE & THE BANGIN’ RACKETTES @ Governor Hindmarsh
FRI DEC 13
POND & DOCTOPUS @ Governor Hindmarsh
SAT DEC 14
WARNING BIRDS @ Grace Emily Hotel KID MAC @ UniBar
SUN DEC 17
LOOPTROOP ROCKERS & SAGE FRANCIS @ Governor Hindmarsh
THU DEC 19
HUMAN NATURE @ Festival Theatre
FRI DEC 20
MUTINY @ Crown & Anchor
SAT DEC 21
CLUBFEET @ Rhino Room
LEE FIELDS AND THE EXPRESSIONS @ Adelaide Festival Centre
SAT JAN 4
THE SCREAMING BELIEVERS @ Governor Hindmarsh THE CORRESPONDENTS @ Adelaide Festival Centre
WED JAN 8
BONOBO @ Governor Hindmarsh
FRI JAN 10
BABYLON CIRCUS @ Adelaide Festival Centre
SAT JAN 11
SCUMFEST: HIGHTIME, HYDROMEDUSA, GOD GOD DAMMIT DAMMIT, A SECRET DEATH & more @ Old Queen’s Theatre
TUE JAN 14
PARAMORE @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre YELLOW BLUE BUS @ Adelaide Festival Centre
WED JAN 15
FEFE @ Adelaide Festival Centre
THU JAN 16
LOU DOILLON @ Adelaide Festival Centre
FRI JAN 17
THU JAN 23
WE ARE SCIENTISTS @ Governor Hindmarsh VINCENT’S CHAIR @ Adelaide Festival Centre
Hitting the road appears to be the only way for Shaun Kirk, the multiinstrumentalist blues guru from Melbourne. This is a man who has explored just about every nook and cranny of the country, bringing his electric rhythms and overwhelming display of raw talent to all. There is no exception this time round amid another huge national tour.
“It's generally how I do it these days, ”he says. “I like to keep busy and on the move, so slamming as many dates into a tour as possible suits me. I find that as an independent underground artist it's the only way for me to keep my career running in the right direction. “Gotta pay the bills!” he chortles. “I think that the lifestyle of being on the move all the time keeps me going. I actually find that my energy levels drop when I'm in one place for too long.”
Tours act as a modern day mullet for musicians, a bit of business in the front and a party in the back. And party it is indeed as Kirk fills us in on some of the humour between him and his buddies on the road. “My buddy Morgan Bain from Perth joined me for the Tasmanian leg of the tour. The venue that we played at in Launceston supplied us accommodation in a haunted hotel and Morgan couldn't handle it and freaked out! So he chose to sleep in the front seat of the hire car in the middle of Launceston!” Kirk tours his latest EP, Giving; a small taster of an album to come, Steer The Wheel, where he is exploring the concept of crowd funding. “I wanted this album not just to be an album that I'm proud of, but one that all my friends, family and fans can be proud of too. I want it to be our album, not just mine. Which is why I turned to crowd funding. I've tried to come up with some interesting ways to offer people a chance to get involved. Some of the exclusives include getting their face on the album
artwork, handwritten lyrics sheet, buying one of my old guitars or even to play a game of golf with me.” He is a man for a cause, wanting to use his music to give a little back. “I feel like this industry can get very egocentric but that's not what I'm about. There's something very rewarding about the act of giving; not only for the receiver, but the giver as well.” Speaking of giving, it appears as though Kirk is giving the impression that he is ashamed of his head according to the amount of beanies and hats he wears. “Nothing to hide,” he laughs. “I have a full head of hear. I just like my hats!”
WHO: Shaun Kirk WHAT: Giving EP WHERE: The Wheatsheaf WHEN: Fri Nov 29
FRI JAN 24
SARAH BLASKO @ Flinders St Baptist Church PILOTFEST @ Adelaide Festival Centre
TUE FEB 4
SELENA GOMEZ @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre
THU FEB 6
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THE NATIONAL @ Thebarton Theatre
FRI FEB 7
ED KOWALCZYK @ Her Majesty’s Theatre
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SAT FEB 8
THE LOCUST @ Enigma Bar
TUE FEB 11
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & THE E-STREET BAND @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre
WED FEB 12
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & THE E-STREET BAND @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre
SAT FEB 15
They say to never trust a man with two first names but Lachlan Bryan may be the only exception, bringing his alternative country jams to the Australian music scene. He fills Rip It Up in on just what keeps him going: travels and black coffee.
PETE MURRAY @ Bird In Hand Winery
FRI FEB 21
THE ASHTON SHUFFLE @ Royal Croquet Club
SAT FEB 22
A DAY ON THE GREEN: HUNTERS & COLLECTORS, YOU AM I, SOMETHING FOR KATE & BRITISH INDIA @ Leconfield Wines, McLaren Vale THE WIRE @ Jive
TUE FEB 25
DOLLY PARTON @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre
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THE BOYS OF SUMMER TOUR: BLESS THE FALL, LIKE MOTHS TO FLAMES & THE COLOR SAT DEC 7 WORLD’S END PRESS @ MORALE @ Fowler’s Live JOHN GRANT @ Adelaide Rhino Room Festival Centre JONESEZ @ Ed Castle SAT JAN 18 Hotel GUITAR WOLF @ Enigma FLAMENCO ARETI @ Adelaide Festival Centre Bar LOWRIDER & LUKE CARLINO @ Governor Hindmarsh
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From when he was all of eight years old, you'd expect to hear that he played his first guitar or wrote his first song. No no, this was the year that Lachlan Bryan first tried black coffee. None of this Farmers Union Iced Coffee business, we are talking hardcore, black instant coffee. “My first coffee would have been instant - so not really coffee at all. It was late at night and my dad gave it to me. He was unpopular with my mum afterwards.” Definitely understandable. It was this very moment and beverage that has influenced his latest record with The Wildes, Black Coffee, seeking a different kind of inspiration from his previous tunes.
“It [was] just an addiction I guess. Black coffee is the title track. I write about heavier things quite a lot, so it was nice to write about a drink, though the song is really about a few deeper things too.” This album does certainly fall deeper than curdled milk on the surface; Black Coffee is an intriguing collection of soul baring tunes, exposing his innermost thoughts with intricate wording and clever metaphors. He performs along with his band The Wildes, a collection of old friends who all crossed paths at the right time back in 2009. “We met on the Frankston line. Some people catch that train to and from work, others just ride back and forth buying drugs, borrowing money or visiting TABs. Roughly half the band fell into each category.” Bryan is currently amid a huge tour of the nation doing what he does best: hitting the road and spreading his sounds far and wide, gathering snippets of inspiration from the places he visits and the people he meets along the way. It was on the road that he sought most of the inspiration for this very record, with so many beautiful
moments occurring in the most unsuspecting of places. The smoky mountains in North Carolina, the plains and cornfields of the Midwest, the sadness of leaving nice people as he journeyed to a new place, the exicitement of sleeping somewhere new every night and the horror of “checking in to a hotel with a heart-shaped bath tub beside the bed, surrounded by mirrors, with fried chicken under the mattress”. He tells of one particular man who sparked interest. “A guy in a record shop in West Virginia took us out to his station wagon and showed us photos of himself with nearly every famous person of the 20th century — from Sinatra and JFK to Snoop Dogg, Lyle Lovett and Angelina Jolie. He had been a security guard, but now just looked like a grey-haired old biker.” WHO: Lachlan Bryan WHERE & WHEN: The Singing Gallery, McLaren Vale, Fri Nov 29 and Exeter Hotel, Sat Nov 30
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ARKABA HOTEL – Lounge Bar: Bill Parton (8.30pm) BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB – Quizmeisters Trivia (7.30pm) BOTANIC BAR – Big Bubba & Betty BRECKNOCK HOTEL – Breakaway Sing-A-Long Session (8.30pm) CAMEO BAR – Cameoke with Andy CROWN & ANCHOR – Band Room: A Ghost Orchestra, Dillantes and Hanging Chains. Front Bar: DJ Antface DANIEL O’CONNELL HOTEL – Trivia Night (7.30pm) DUBLIN HOTEL – Quizmeisters Trivia (7.30pm) DUKE OF YORK – Downstairs: DJ Jon E (9pm) DJ Skinny B (1am) Beer Garden: band of the week plus DJ Dave Parry (9pm) ED CASTLE – Band Room: live bands (9pm) ELECTRIC CIRCUS – The Proj3cts (9pm) ENIGMA – Like Thieves, Amberfade, Zelorage and Hawkai EXETER ON RUNDLE – Sasha & The Dawnhorse GILBERT STREET HOTEL – Brenton Manser & The Suj Return (7pm) GOVERNOR HINDMARSH – Main Room: Songs That Made Me featuring Katie Noonan, Abby Dobson, Angie Hart and Martha Marlow. Front Bar: Gumbo Room Blues Jam featuring Gail Page GRACE EMILY HOTEL – The Twoks with Myles Mayo GRAND BAR – OMG HIGHWAY – DJ Alli (8pm) HOTEL RICHMOND – All Vinyl DJ (6pm) HQ – Riot Society hosted by Uberjak’d LIGHT HOTEL – SCALA Live (8pm) MARION HOTEL – 888 Poker in Marion Cue N Brew (6.30pm) PJ O’BRIENS – DJ G-Rillz (9pm) PRINCE ALBERT HOTEL – Thirsty Thursday with DJ Tango ROCKET BAR – Wild Things (9pm) SUGAR – Jazz Pancake with locals and guests THE LION HOTEL – Clearway (9pm) WHITMORE HOTEL – Rainbow Sessions (7.30pm)
ALMA TAVERN – Fresh Fridays with DJs ARCHER HOTEL – Upstairs: DJ Jaki J (9.30pm) ARKABA HOTEL – Lounge Bar: Dimitra (8pm). Top of the Ark: Sarbel 2013 Australian Summer Tour (8pm). AUSTRAL – The Austral House Band (7pm) BANROCK STATION – Lily & The Drum (6.30pm) BAROSSA WEINTAL HOTEL – Georgy K (7.30pm) BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB – Dave Hunt (7pm) BOTANIC BAR – Troy J Been, Prince Aaronak and Suckerpunch BUSHMAN HOTEL: GAWLER – DJ CAMEO BAR – DJs Lars, Lenny and guests COOPERS ALEHOUSE WALLAROO – Mascara (9pm) CROWN & ANCHOR – Band Room: Leo Slayer with Young Offenders and Devils Crossroad 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 ENIGMA – Truth Corroded, Hypno5e, Desecrator, Rome, Headbore, Alkira and Blood Covered Shovel ENFIELD HOTEL – Jonny Star Family Entertainment (6pm) ESPLANADE HOTEL – Slyde EXETER ON RUNDLE – Ry Kemp, Heath Anthony and Tim Moore FINDON HOTEL – Karaoke GOVERNOR HINDMARSH – Main Room: The Screaming Jets and The Snowdroppers. Front Bar: Friday Night Acoustic Sessions featuring Appalachian String Band Fiddle Sessions & Irish Sessions GRACE EMILY HOTEL – Silent Duck with Tears of Fury HALFWAY HOTEL – Troy Harrison (7pm) HIGHLANDER HOTEL – Triple X (9.30pm) HILTON HOTEL: MYBAR – DJ Chaps and DJ Lumeire HOTEL ROYAL: TORRENSVILLE – Bar 180: Chesterfield Un-Brassed (7.30pm) HOTEL TIVOLI – Honey with DJs IRISH CLUB – Shamrocks ‘n’ Shenanigans Live Acoustic Sessions (7pm)
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THE GOODY – Ch@t Room THE LION HOTEL – live entertainment TONSLEY HOTEL – Mitch (4.45pm) Sonic Divas (9pm) VICTORIA HOTEL: O’HALLORAN HILL – DJs WHEATSHEAF HOTEL – Shaun Kirk, Little Hefty and Sweet Baby James & Rob Eyers (8pm)
WHITMORE HOTEL – KINDERGARTEN KINGS, JUNO, TODD FISCHER & LAURA BAINGER (8:30PM) ZHIVAGO – Skream DJs: Finn, Terence and Ryley
SATURDAY 30TH ARCHER HOTEL – Downstairs: Jaki J plus Bongo Madness with Alex. Upstairs: DJ Ed Law (9.30pm) ARKABA HOTEL – Sportys Bar + Arena: The Cast featuring Chloe Castledine (10pm) BARKER HOTEL – Acoustic Highway (8.30pm) BOTANIC BAR – Sanji, Brad Sawyer and Tom Wilson BUSHMAN HOTEL: GAWLER – DJ CAVAN HOTEL – Karnival with live bands (9pm) CLOVERCREST HOTEL – Jungle Jooc E, Christmas Dinner and Show CROWN & ANCHOR – Lecherous Gaze, Hydromedusa, Swamp Lung and Simfuckers 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
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The Guide// ED CASTLE – Plus One Saturdays with live bands and party DJs (9pm) ELECTRIC CIRCUS – Arcade Disco with resident DJs Junior, Dancespace and friends ENCORE NIGHTCLUB – resident DJs and guests (9pm) ENIGMA – Bar 2: LS @ 160BPM. Bar 3: Proscenium Presents 80s Alternative EXETER HOTEL – Jonny Star Family Entertainment EXETER ON RUNDLE – Lachlan Bryan and Aleyce Simmonds FINDON HOTEL – 4 Play (9pm) GARAGE BAR – DJs (10pm) GILBERT STREET HOTEL – DJ Marky Polo (8pm) GOVERNOR HINDMARSH – Main Room: Deep South SA Blues, Roots & Folk Festival featuring Dirty Roots Band and guests (8.30pm) GRACE EMILY HOTEL – We Do This EP launch, The Scarlet Ives and The Rain GRAND BAR – Destination Saturdays with DJs and MCs HIGHWAY – DJ Griff (9pm) HOPE INN – karaoke (7pm)
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HOTEL RICHMOND – DJ Sly HOTEL ROYAL: TORRENSVILLE – The Front: Forbidden Envy (8.30pm) Bar 180: Black Fedora Jazz (7.30pm) HOTEL TIVOLI – Exotica with DJs Sleepy Hips and guests (8pm) JACK RUBY – Soul Social: live band and vinyl DJs (8pm) KINGSFORD HOTEL: GAWLER – karaoke LAKES RESORT HOTEL – Redline (9pm) LONDON TAVERN – DJs Captiv8, Justice, Soundflex, AJ and MC Renard (10pm) MARINA SUNSET BAR – DJs playing the best in house and electro MARION HOTEL – 888 Poker and Marion Cue n Brew (6.30pm) MARS BAR – guest DJs plus a drag show OLD BUSH INN – Full Circle (8.30pm) PARAFIELD GARDENS COMMUNITY CLUB – Street Talk (8pm) PJ O’BRIENS – Kinetik (10.30pm) PRINCE ALBERT HOTEL – Live @ The PA featuring
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RAMSGATE HOTEL – ADELAIDE’S BEST COVER BANDS RED SQUARE – DJs Marek, Law, Dub Drop DJs, Decker, Bollocks, Krispy, Shawty, Capital D, DV8 and Jazz plus MCs Skippy and Dylan RHINO ROOM – Mikey Robins (7pm) Fourwords (9pm) ROCKET BAR – Rocket Saturdays featuring DJ Cutloose (9pm) SANDBAR – requests with DJs SEACLIFF BEACH HOTEL – acoustic sessions SEBEL PLAYFORD – Acoustically Raw (8pm) SUGAR – ITDE DJs and interstate and international guests SWISH: STAMFORD PLAZA – Shuffle TALBOT HOTEL – DJ playing retro and requests TAP INN HOTEL: KENT TOWN – Troy Harrison (7.30pm) TEQUILA REA – Bongo Madness with guest DJs THE ELEPHANT – Crazy Knites (9.30pm) and DJ G-Rillz (9pm) THE LION HOTEL – Absolut Saturdays: Wasabi (9pm) THE SOUL BOX – Shine Bellydance Music Show (5pm) TONSLEY HOTEL – Swapsides (8.30pm) VALLEY INN – karaoke VICTORIA HOTEL: O’HALLORAN HILL – Rumours VINE INN: NURIOOTPA – Fever Dinner and Show (10.30pm) WALKERS ARMS HOTEL – DJ Sessions (9pm) WHEATSHEAF HOTEL – Dyson Stringer and Cloher (two shows 3.30pm and 8pm) WINDSOR HOTEL – Rave On (8.45pm) WOODCROFT TAVERN – karaoke (8pm) ZHIVAGO – High Heels DJs: Skot, Osiris, Ryley and Gumshoe
SUNDAY 1ST ALMA TAVERN – Sunday School ARKABA HOTEL – Top of the Ark: Schnitz & Giggles Comedy featuring Mikey Robins (4.30pm)
BENJAMIN ON FRANKLIN – Souled Out Sessions with DJs Dave Collins and Jason Lee BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB – Dave Hunt BOTANIC BAR – Eric The Falcon CLOVERCREST HOTEL – Troy Harrison (3pm) CROWN & ANCHOR – Sunday Rubdown DOG & DUCK – Sneaky Sundays with Jak Morris ED CASTLE – Beer Garden: Acoustic Sundays (2pm) ESPLANADE HOTEL – Unknown To Man Duo (4pm) EXETER ON RUNDLE – The Faction EUREKA TAVERN – Jonny Star Family Entertainment (11.30am) GILBERT STREET HOTEL – The Fiddle Chicks (2pm) GLENELG PIER 1 BAR – Slyde (2pm) GLENELG SURF CLUB – La Mar Sundays (3pm) GOVERNOR HINDMARSH – Main Room: Deep South SA Blues, Roots & Folk Festival: Purple Pit Intimate Set GRACE EMILY HOTEL – Alison Avron (7.30pm) GRAND BAR – bands, DJs and MCs HOTEL ROYAL: TORRENSVILLE – The Front: 888 Poker (6.30pm) LIGHT HOTEL – Vonni’s Big Arvo LORD MELBOURNE HOTEL – Muddy Road MARINA SUNSET BAR – Sunset Sessions featuring live acoustic music MARS BAR – VJK classic video hits PARAFIELD GARDENS COMMUNITY CLUB – Redline (2.30pm) PARA HILLS COMMUNITY CLUB – Dino Jag Acoustic (4pm)
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 – Blind Dog Taylor & One More Mile 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)
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Sun 1 Sympathy Orchastra
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The Guide // WEST THEBBY HOTEL – karaoke with Margi & Shaggy (8.30pm) WHEATSHEAF HOTEL – The Elite Accordion Ensemble (4pm)
WHITMORE HOTEL –SYMPATHY ORCHESTRA (4:30PM) ZHIVAGO – Black Cherry DJs: Zooma, Gumshoe and Krispy
MONDAY 2ND CROWN & ANCHOR – Ben David EXETER ON RUNDLE – Tom West Band GOVERNOR HINDMARSH – Front Bar: Rear Admiral Stand Up Comedy. Balcony Bar: Lord Stompy’s Tin Sandwich Beginners Class GRACE EMILY HOTEL – Billy Bob’s BBQ Jam HOTEL ROYAL: TORRENSVILLE – Bar 180: Ultimate Quiz with Graham Lawrence (7pm) PARAFIELD GARDENS COMMUNITY CLUB – Complete Trivia (7pm) RHINO ROOM – One Mic Stand open mic comedy (7.30pm) SUGAR – Big Bubba and Eric The Falcon THE LION HOTEL – Brian Ruiz with Troy Loakes and Paul Vallen (8pm) WHEATSHEAF HOTEL – COMA Spring Sessions featuring Voicerom and John McDermott Qtet (8pm)
TUESDAY 3RD AUSSIE INN HOTEL – Complete Trivia (7pm) BOTANIC BAR – Ash Wilson CROWN & ANCHOR – Front Bar: DJs Stevie & Duncan. Band Room: Cranker Comedy DANIEL O’CONNELL HOTEL – Irish Sessions (8pm) EXETER ON RUNDLE – Bitches Of Zeus DJs GASLIGHT TAVERN – The Blues Lounge hosted by Ron Davidson & Trevor Graham (8pm) GOODWOOD PARK HOTEL – Complete Trivia (7.30pm) GOVERNOR HINDMARSH – Front Bar: Uke Night with the Adelaide Ukulele Appreciation Society GRACE EMILY HOTEL – Bald Clanger 2013 HILTON HOTEL: MYBAR – KG’s Complete Trivia (7pm)
PJ O’BRIENS – Davy T’s Music Trivia (7.30pm) PORT NOARLUNGA RSL – Acoustic Rendezvous Open Mic Night (7.30pm) ROYAL OAK HOTEL: NTH ADELAIDE – cover band (8.30pm) SUGAR – CU Next Tuesday with Sonny Side-Up and Driller THE LION HOTEL – Zkye and Damo (7.30pm) TONSLEY HOTEL – Party Club Band (7.30pm) TORRENS ARMS HOTEL – DJs Ryley and Apex (8pm) WHITMORE HOTEL – Acoustic Raw Jam WINDSOR HOTEL – Complete Trivia (7.30pm)
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) TONSLEY HOTEL – Tonsley Trivia (7pm) TORRENS ARMS HOTEL – TA Bar: Trivia Wednesday (7pm) WORLDSEND HOTEL – live music
WEDNESDAY 4TH ARKABA HOTEL – Latino Grooves Salsa Classes (6pm) BOTANIC BAR – Gemma CENTRAL DISTRICTS FOOTBAL CLUB – Quiz Wiz Trivia (7.45pm) Holden Room: Sir Ian Botham Business Luncheon (12pm) CHALLA GARDENS HOTEL – Complete Trivia (7pm) CHRISTIES BEACH HOTEL – Complete Trivia (7.30pm) CROWN & ANCHOR – Geek with DJ Tr!p DANIEL O’CONNELL HOTEL – Dan’s Open Mic Night (7.30pm) EXCHANGE HOTEL: GAWLER – Live Music Exchange (7.30pm) EXETER ON RUNDLE – Curtis FINDON HOTEL – Muso’s Jam hosted by Streaker FINSBURY HOTEL – Karaoke $100 Weekly Prize (8pm) FIRST COMMERCIAL HOTEL – Complete Trivia (7pm) GOVERNOR HINDMARSH – Main Room: Insane Clown Posse (all ages) Front Bar: Open Mic Night GRACE EMILY HOTEL – Simon Peter HIGHWAY – The Combi Room HQ –NeverLand KENSINGTON HOTEL – Open Uke Night (7pm) LIGHT HOTEL – Open Mic Night (8pm)
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. Please contact venues for any further information regarding the booked acts.
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Culture// RocKwiz Salutes Vanda & Young Harry Vanda and George Young are the songwriting/producing duo responsible for some of Australian music’s most loved and recognisable tracks. For the latest live tour of longstanding SBS rock music trivia show, RocKwiz, the games, guests and content will be focused on Vanda & Young’s extensive back catalogue. Rip It Up speaks with RocKwiz hostess Julia Zemiro about what we can expect.
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hile Zemiro knows exactly which Australian music guests will be joining her onstage to perform songs written, played or produced by Vanda & Young, she isn’t giving anything away. It’s the RocKwiz tradition to keep everything a surprise until the last minute, after all. “For the live show, we know that over the years, people pay [their money] to come to the show without knowing who will be on it. They trust us; they know they’re going to have a good time,” Zemiro explains. “I can say there will be a mix of old and young, that you won’t be disappointed, that there will be lots of them and that I will have a sing too. You’ll get quizzes, questions; exactly what you see on the show but it will be influenced by Vanda & Young’s music.” Zemiro does explain that there’s an element of surprise to RocKwiz that makes her love her job so much. “For me the most exciting element is the four contestants,” Zemiro says of the audience members who will get their chance to participate in the games onstage. “They are always so hilarious and so brilliant. It’s the final element for me. I can be as prepared as I like, but until I meet those guys and girls and we’re up there onstage together I don’t know what the show’s going to be like. I like that kind of challenge.” RocKwiz has accumulated a cult status for SBS since it began in 2005. Each week it is filmed at the Espy in Melbourne and, according to Zemiro, the waiting list to see a show being recorded is in excess of 20,000 people. Each night, co-creator, scorer and adjudicator Brian Nankervis finds the top four scoring audience members through a series of music trivia rounds to participate as contestants. Once backstage, Zemiro’s pep talk initiates them to the RocKwiz family. “Be it TV or the live show I say to them, ‘You’re cast now. We’re putting on this show together so there’s no ‘us’ and ‘them’. You are a part of this’. A lot of the time they say to me, ‘I’ve been waiting two years to see this show, let alone get on it!’ It’s a lovely thing to be able to make someone’s day like that.” The idea of paying homage to Australian music icons via RocKwiz is important to Zemiro, and something that the Frenchborn entertainer doesn’t think Australia does enough. “Whenever I go back [to France] you’ll switch on the telly and they have this fantastic three hour show celebrating one of their amazing musicians or songwriters or actors. I feel like we don’t celebrate our own that way [in Australia]. We used to have a This Is Your Life type of scenario, but this is different. It’s fantastic when you see young, middle-aged and older performers coming up and saying why they love this particular [person]. The French love celebrating their own like this.” While it may seem risky to try and sell out a tour based only of the work of two people, Zemiro is confident that Vanda & Young are strong enough identities, even failing to come up with a solid alternative that she would look
Thanking Thebby Julia Zemiro can’t wait to return to Adelaide for several reasons – the compliments for our city come thick and fast. She does, however, give special attention to the venue of the RocKwiz Vanda & Young event — the Thebarton Theatre. “If the Thebarton Theatre isn’t just one of the most perfect places to perform!” Zemiro gushes. “It’s perfect soundwise, it’s small enough but big enough so that you can feel like the people are right there. And backstage is so great – it’s like something straight out of the ‘70s. They have cubicles and a central area so you can hear all the people rehearsing in their rooms backstage. There’s a lovely family feeling to it.”
at dedicating a show to in the future. “Even if people don’t know who they [Vanda & Young] are; they’ll know the songs,” Zemiro confirms. “They’ll recognise The Easybeats, Down Among The Dead Men and Hey St Peter from Flash And The Pan, they’ll recognise Walking In the Rain and go, ‘Isn’t that a Grace Jones song?’ and you go, ‘Well no, actually it was written by two Australians — well, one was a Dutch immigrant and one was a Scottishww immigrant.” Zemiro is obviously passionate about the Vanda & Young show and – being an immigrant herself – is keen to let audiences in on some of the lesser known facts about the duo’s history. In fact, Zemiro’s other gig for SBS is hosting the Australian telecast of Eurovision (she admits that the station has given her the “two best jobs in the world”) which allows her to be a cultural ambassador for Australia and Europe. Prior to this interview, Zemiro helped host Danish cultural events for the 40th anniversary of the Sydney Opera House, which was attended by the Danish Prince and Princess. Not only was it fitting because Danes designed the Opera House, but also because Denmark will host the Eurovision contest in May next year. “It’s a pretty weird building they’re doing it in. It’s an enormous building in a place like Sydney’s Cockatoo Island where they used to build ships in. It’s an amazing space where they’ve done things in before, but it’s really not a stadium. There’s only one road that leads out to it and they are yet to build the pedestrian bridge to take the people over – but look, if anyone can do it – it’s the Danes. They know what they’re doing with design. “And they’re a classy lot,” she continues. “Good looking, polite, interested, brilliant at English. I can’t recommend them highly enough to you.” WHAT: RocKwiz Salutes Vanda & Young WHERE: Thebarton Theatre WHEN: Wed Dec 4
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whales and at other parks, as well as how the treatment of the animals may have led to these incidents. Using transcripts from SeaWorld’s numerous court cases, footage from the parks and interviews with former trainers interspersed with the parks’ surreal, ‘happiest place on earth’ propaganda, Cowperthwaite creates a jarring and alienating atmosphere in which to address the plight of these beautiful and intelligent creatures, and draws fascinating incidental parallels with human social structure, bullying and school shootings. It’s a harsh and downright depressing film, bound to leave you feeling generally terrible about your own place in the world, but it says more about killer whales than Free Willy ever did.
AAAA In 1991, tragedy struck Canadian aquatic park Sealand of the Pacific, when a trainer fell into a tank and was drowned by the orcas inhabiting it. The park closed down, the whales were sold to SeaWorld and, apart from the occasional activist group making general complaints about animals in captivity, the world moved on – until 2010 when another trainer was killed, in another park, by Tilikum, the same whale who instigated the first drowning 19 years earlier. Here, filmmaker Gabriela Cowperthwaite investigates the circumstances surrounding both tragedies and dozens of other attacks, accidents and near misses with other
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The Darkside (M)
Filth (R)
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Director/cinematographer Warwick (Samson And Delilah) Thornton’s documentary is a mysterious effort that ostensibly features Australian ghost stories told by familiar actors and unknowns, and yet there’s more going on here than meets the eye. The first tale, heard in voiceover in a sunlit bedroom, is very sad, and while some of what follows continues with this melancholy approach, there’s actually a variety of moods here, and at the point where Sacha Horler tells of a meeting with an army of phantoms, it also becomes clear that not everyone’s relating their own anecdote. This explains some of this one’s enigmas, but not all of them, as Bryan Brown relates an encounter with a riverside apparition, Claudia Karvan describes a hallucinatory experience (and dances), Deborah Mailman details a very spooky tale (in broad daylight) involving a Ouija board and Aaron Pedersen can barely sit down as he flashes back on a memory (not his own) of the ghost of a racist, with Thornton himself off-camera and telling his subject to try and remain in the shot. Some of the accounts are creepy, while others touch on deeper themes: religion, addiction, abuse, hatred and, of course, the unforgiving nature of the landscape. And yet, as the title suggests, this is, in fact, all about Indigenous perspectives – and just how dark the Australian experience can get.
James McAvoy is scarily fine in this filming of Irvine (Trainspotting) Welsh’s 1998 novel, and just about gets us to like Detective Bruce Robertson, our racist, whoring, alcoholic, cokedup, delusional, corrupt and damaged as fuck ‘hero’. Writer/director/producer Jon S Baird’s chaotic take on Welsh’s almost-unfilmable tale has Robertson narrating what happens as he shoots for a promotion in the Edinburgh police department by investigating the murder of a Japanese student that opens the film (just so we know what we’re in for), but this thread is only one in a plot that ropes in his attempts to embarrass his colleagues (including Jamie Bell, Imogen Poots and Gary Lewis), his mockery of a Masonic mate (Eddie Marsan) across Europe, his fondness for obscene phone calls, his hallucinations involving therapist Dr Rossi ( Jim Broadbent seemingly playing an Aussie) and a phantom child, and a surreal taxi karaoke sequence involving a ‘70s star miming Silver Lady. Filthy indeed, Baird’s film isn’t quite as successful as Trainspotting in transposing Welsh’s seedily Scottish universe onto the screen, and yet, nevertheless, there’s much here to sordidly savour, from the supporting cast (and Broadbent’s Frankenstein head), to some brilliant jet-black comedy, to our protagonist’s visions, a couple of which are more shocking than any recent horror movie. Then there’s McAvoy, who helps us sympathise with a right cunt.
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AAA This sequel to 2012’s filming of Suzanne Collins’ first HG novel has more derivative violence, more puzzled stars, more heavy-handed satire and that weird dystopian future that blends Nazi Germany, Battle Royale, Doctor Who, Gladiator, ‘80s music videos and IKEA. Traumatised Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) is living with Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson) after the Games and convincing Panem she loves him despite adoring dull Gale Hawthorne (Liam Hemsworth), a secret she keeps from Haymitch Abernathy (Woody Harrelson), Effie Trinket (Elizabeth Banks) and other somewhat superfluous characters. As Katniss and Peeta take a Victor’s Tour through the Districts, they find revolution’s afoot, and when she doesn’t bow to President Snow (Donald Sutherland), he decides that a new Games will be held to do her in, an even more dangerous affair masterminded by Plutarch Heavensbee (Philip Seymour Hoffman) with poisonous gas, wild animals and a gaggle of unwilling survivors/tributes including Johanna Mason ( Jena Malone), Finnick Odair (Sam Claflin), the older (and hammier) Beetee ( Jeffrey Wright) and Wiress (Amanda Plummer). Overlong, po-faced and lumbering, with the actual Games coming after endless talky skullduggery, new director Francis Lawrence still manages to coax another strong performance from Lawrence. She holds the whole overblown thing together while also looking distinctly like she could eat the wussy Hutcherson, Hemsworth and Claflin alive.
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Opening But Unrated Carrie (MA): Director Kimberley Peirce’s ‘reimagining’ of Stephen King’s horror with Chloë Grace Moretz and Julianne Moore. How I Live Now (MA): Director Kevin Macdonald’s filming of Meg Rosoff ’s novel about contemporary Britain at war, starring Saoirse Ronan. On My Way (Elle S’En Va) (M); Catherine Deneuve’s the whole show in writer/director Emmanuelle Bercot’s drama. One Chance (M): James Corden toplines David Frankel’s biopic upon the life of Britain’s Got Talent ‘legend’ Paul Potts
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Food//
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Candela Goodwood is quickly becoming a popular dining hotspot, with places like Ginger’s, L’Atelier Gourmand and Red Door Bakery attracting blearyeyed, starving Sunday patrons far and wide. The latest to join the family brings with it a welcome addition of zing – a quaint Latin American eatery called Candela, right next to the tramlines. Helmed by Venezuelan chefs and owners Nela and Carlos, Candela’s menu focuses on Latin American street food and cooking techniques, comprised mostly of Venezuelan dishes but also touching upon traditional eats from Argentina, Colombia, Cuba and The Carribbean. Think handmade turnovers and cornbread ‘arepas’ – crunchy, grilled corn pockets filled with things like spicy, slow-cooked pork with rosemary and orange juice, shredded chicken breast with avocado and red onion or black bean with chipotle mayo. There are also empanadas, Cuban sandwiches, salads, churros drenched in dulce de leche sauce and delicious little crumbly biscuits held together with caramel and dusted in icing sugar.
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Faraja ‘Faraja’ is a Swahili word representing hope and encouragement. This community ideal is the focus of this King William Rd establishment, having opened their doors just under 12 months ago; replacing the slightly more contemptuous Mantra restaurant, which seemed more focused on their Hyde Park address than promoting goodwill through good food. While the furnishings and fixtures have only changed slightly, it’s the attitude that gives Faraja a much more pleasant feeling as you step through the big yellow door into this home away from home. Faraja has a great wine list featuring some South Australian favourites. We went with a Pawn Gruner Veltliner. For those of you not au fait with this interesting white variety, head on up to the Adelaide Hills and source a bottle. Plenty of the smaller labels are producing some awesome versions of this Austrian import and it’s creeping its way onto the best wine lists in town. Sav Blanc be gone! After working our way through the duck rillettes with crusty toasted multigrain bread, we moved onto the pork belly – a succulent dish with a crunchy caramelised skin and citrus and fennel salad. The grilled asparagus included a surprise poached egg, oozing yolk over a peppered bunch of flash grilled greens.
WHEN: Tue – Fri from 10am – 4.30pm & Sat from 5.30pm – 9.30pm WHERE: 120 Goodwood Rd, Goodwood INFO: 8271 1132
The peri peri chicken seems out of place on the menu, but works well with the rest of the ordered dishes, with lashings of yogurt dressing, chargrilled corn and coriander. Designed to share, these four dishes were enough to satisfy the three of us dining. Other pots and plates feature woodside goat’s curd, coriole olives and pan-fried haloumi - injecting some more local goodness into this international culinary fare. A dessert tasting plate featuring a Baileys semifredo, chocolate Cointreau pot, salted caramel tart, warm chocolate hazelnut cake and apple and berry crumble is only $17.5 and is big enough to serve two, but this time the fig and ginger pudding with warm butterscotch sauce was screaming my name and arrived covered with a delicious house-made icecream. Service staff were pleasant, though perhaps a little nervous - understandable as the owners have a dedicated community program aimed at training disadvantaged youth on the job. They have a $12.5 lunch menu and a chef ’s selection menu for $15, $35 or $50, depending on how hungry you are. WHAT: Faraja WHERE: 36 King William Rd, Unley WHEN: Mon 7am – 3pm, Tue – Sat 7am – 12pm & Sun 8am – 3pm INFO: faraja.com.au
Neon Lobster at Alpha Box & Dice The Happy Motel is back, reviving the Neon Lobster pop-up taqueria from the “ashen corn smut” of Barrio to set up shop at Alpha Box & Dice winery this December and January. Stationed at the McLaren Vale cellar door for nearly a month, this year’s left-of-centre menu will focus on all things ‘Korexican’ – Mexican-inspired eats with a Korean twist. With Bistro Dom’s Hido joining the lads in the kitchen this year, punters can expect to get their mouths around a variety of Latinomeets-kimchi hybrids, such as bulgogi tacos with beef marinated in pear and chilli paste and mirin rice quesadillas. As always, the grub will be accompanied by sangria jugs and the latest AB&D wine releases, including the brand new 2013 dry white ‘Wightmare’, as well as live music, rugs and kitchen karaoke. WHAT: Neon Lobster Taqueria WHERE: Alpha Box & Dice, 8 Olivers Rd, McLaren Vale WHEN: Sat Dec 28 – Mon Dec 30, Fri Jan 3 – Sun Jan 5 & Sat Jan 25 – Mon Jan 27
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Stars// Aries 21.03/20.04
The omens for social and professional advancement are good. If you can allow movement with friends, then the dance is deep and satisfying. On the work front, it will be an acceptance of the fact of limitations that gives you a clear path to higher things. Freedom has many forms.
Taurus 21.04/20.05
The tough and the sensitive invariably have a tricky time with each other. When a rock hits a rose, it doesn’t even notice it has done so. This is problematic for both. Your job is to find a balance between the two. Though you are a pragmatist, you have an aesthetic nature.
Gemini 21.05/21.06
The underbelly of relationships is demanding attention. What is going on around power exactly? And what is going on around secrecy? This is a good moment for noticing these things. It doesn’t have to be a loss of innocence. It can be a door to greater wonder. Ask the right questions.
Cancer 22.06/22.07
Jupiter and Saturn are flowing with each other. Jupiter brings expansion. Saturn brings restriction. Together, on a good day, they form an in-and-out breath. Breathe and flow. Let life open and close. Let it move through the opposites. Accept both and you’ll find release.
Leo 23.07/22.08
The more you think you have adjusted to your natural position on the throne; the more gremlins there are to deal with. These gremlins are evidence of matters that haven’t been attended to on the way up. Attend to them now lest you meet them on the way down. Look under the rug.
Virgo 23.08/22.09
You have the energy – and now you have a sense of direction that makes your heart happy. This is a powerful combination. In the pursuit of your vision, there is no need to sacrifice either bravado, or sensitivity. When they come together, the feeling is transcendent. Go for it.
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Libra 23.09/23.10
Life is shaping you up and getting ready to ship you out. It is adding bones to the amorphous mass of indecisiveness that regularly becomes your undoing. Tighten up loose bolts. Add discipline where there is none. Don’t impose it. Find what needs it – and give it as a gift.
Scorpio 24.10/21.11
The sun has shifted into Sagittarius. It comes as a relief to be out of the spotlight. Transparency undermines your power base. Saturn is delivering a solid six-ball over of home truths. One of them is that the kind of power that comes from keeping things hidden is brittle and false.
Art//
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Bald Clanger Prize The Grace Emily’s annual portrait competition, The Bald Clanger Prize, is one of Australia’s most prestigious and least known visual art prizes. Awarded for the best portrait of a man or woman distinguished in Grace Emily culture, each year one lucky Adelaide-based artist walks away with a keg of Coopers Pale Ale and a cash prize of $250. The Bald Clanger Prize has again opened for 2013, with patrons invited to purchase a canvas for $10 over the bar and paint a familiar Adelaide face using oil, watercolour or mixed media. All entries need to be submitted by Sun Dec 1, where they will then be displayed from 6pm on the opening night, Tue Dec 3. An auction will commence at 8pm with all money raised going towards the Cora Barclay Centre. Get painting!
Carclew Dusk Arts Market On Tue Dec 10 the Carclew headquarters in North Adelaide will be transformed into a festive hub of South Australian artists, street food vendors and live entertainment for the annual Dusk Arts Market. From 6.30pm – 9pm, local musicians Myles Mayo and Ash Gale will perform intimate acoustic sets alongside various stallholders selling wares like jewellery, handcrafted arts and more. Bring a rug, round up your family friends and soak up the Christmas atmosphere. The market is currently seeking stallholders. If you’re keen to get involved, email akane@carclew.org. au with a brief description of your art form and works. Market stalls are free of charge. Registrations of interest close at 5pm, Sun Dec 1.
Sagittarius 22.11/21.12
The sun has arrived, bringing you the fire and light that you have been crying out for. This is ignition time. It is a moment primed to fan the flames of your quest in whole new ways. Strong, difficult lessons about letting in other perspectives and feelings have been taken on board.
Capricorn 22.12/19.01
Venus is with you. She is lighting up the bits of you that tend to forget about delight. It’s so easy to get caught up in the grind and forget that life is more than that – much more than that. Simple pleasures can lead to deeper pleasures. Delight needs to be exercised too. Give it space.
WHERE: 11 Jeffcott St, North Adelaide WHEN: Tue Dec 10 from 6.30pm – 9pm INFO: carclew.com.au
Aquarius 20.01/18.02
The Sagittarian sun lights a spark in you. It speaks of openness, expansion and adventures to be partaken outside the box. That’s music to your ears. Deeper issues and deeper journeys of healing are by no means over yet - but they are at last showing signs of having run their course.
Pisces 19.02/20.03
There are a lot of good things going for you in the starry sky. Mercury is availing you of insight. The North Node of the moon is giving you the feeling that you are on the right track. As illusions break and healing surfaces, so optimism rises. Mortality is a mighty adventure to be on.
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Siamese Dream Siamese Dream is a dual exhibition by emerging Adelaide-based painters Elena Maslarov and Jenny Allnutt. Both Maslarov and Allnutt are concerned with storytelling and the process of painting, which manifests itself through tonal realistic portraits. Drawing inspiration from folk mythology, the collaboration of paintings acts as a medium between the visible and invisible, and revels in ambiguity. The exhibition will open on Thu Nov 28 at 6pm. WHAT: Elena Maslarov and Jenny Allnut: Siamese Dream WHERE: Espionage Gallery, Suite 1, Level 2, 93 Rundle Mall, Adelaide WHEN: Thu Nov 28 – Thu Dec 12
Fashion//
with Lachlan Aird
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Cracker
Photo: Jess Dare
Six of the innovative minds behind Gray Street Workshop have opened Cracker, a collective exhibition that looks at reinterpreting the humble necklace – arguably one of the oldest and most accessible forms of jewellery. Catherine Truman, Sue Lorraine, Jess Dare, Lisa Furno, Kelly Jonasson and Jordan Taylor have each applied their own artistic talents to their designs, using everything from steel, melted plastic, shell, paper and glass. With the necklace designs having complimentary brooches, rings and earrings, and the exhibition running until Christmas Eve, this is also an excellent opportunity to pick up a Christmas gift that is unique, handmade and a total cracker. WHAT: Cracker: A Wildly Eclectic Exhibition Of Necklaces WHERE: Gray Street Workshop, 10 Sydney Place, Adelaide. WHEN: Fri & Sat 11am-5.30pm, Sun 11am-4pm until Tue Dec 24.
FitBit
Photo: Jess Dare
It’s like a Tamagotchi that tries to make you fit. Far from a gimmick, the FitBit Flex can actually help you recalibrate your sleeping pattern and achieve your fitness goals. Just by wearing it like a watch, your Flex will keep track of the steps, distance and calories that you burn and then track your sleep cycle and wake you up silently in the morning. It’s also waterproof so you don’t need to take it off to shower and it allows you to set goals, with each LED light representing 20 percent of your goal and a rechargeable battery that lasts up to a week – and it’s now available in pink. Get more active, sleep better and look like something out of Blade Runner all at once. fitbit.com
Kenzo X Toiletpaper Toiletpaper Magazine is a strange beast. Beginning in 2010 by Maurizio Cattelean and Pierpaolo Ferrari with Micol Taslo as art director, the picture-based magazine has challenged its readers through its curious – and often controversial – use of images. The magazine has teamed up with Parisian label Kenzo to create a capsule collection of images from Toiletpaper in line with Kenzo’s aesthetic. The collection of T-shirts, sweaters and iPhone covers feature candy colours, Toiletpaper’s off-beat photographic illusions and Kenzo’s signature eye logo. Just like the magazine, the collection will only run for one season, with a limited number of pieces available – and just the right amount of weirdness. kenzo.com toiletpapermagazine.com RipITUPMAGAZINE//ripitup.com.au
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Behind The Candelabra
The Following: The Complete First Season
Roadshow / M / 113 mins
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Warner / MA / 626 mins
Director (and pseudonymous cinematographer and editor) Steven Soderbergh turned out this biopic after Side Effects, and yet he was shopping it around for ages and there were no takers due to, you know, the gay thing, which is why it was eventually produced for HBO. Opening in 1977, we meet Scott Thorson (Matt Damon), a semi-closeted foster kid now in his early 20s who attends a Liberace concert and is taken backstage to meet the star (and he’s, of course, played by Michael Douglas, who’s wonderful although Liberace was, ahem, uglier). ‘Lee’ falls for Scott and moves him into his residence. Soon Scott’s involved in Liberace’s finances and submitting to surgery performed by Dr Startz (Rob Lowe) so that he can look like the young Liberace (narcissism? moi?). With a lovely musical score by Marvin Hamlisch (who died during filming), this is less surprising in its depiction of Liberace as a rampant queen than its authorised view of him as a complete bastard. MDB
Scream creator Kevin Williamson’s smallscreen brainchild’s almost as big as The Walking Dead and similarly ruthless, with a haggard-looking Kevin Bacon finally allowed a proper lead (his first in something good since the embarrassing ‘80s). Joe Carroll ( James Purefoy), whose Englishness and bookishness mark him as very dangerous indeed, is an incarcerated, Edgar Allan Poe-obsessed serial killer whose followers help him escape from custody and hide out, while he spreads his charmingly apocalyptic ideology to a loon army. Ryan Hardy (Bacon), the detective who was nearly destroyed by Carroll, especially when he got together with Carroll’s distraught ex Claire Matthews (Natalie Zea) and barely lived to regret it, is on the case and tracking down the cult, a job made treacherous by the fact that he can’t trust anyone, and that just about everyone seems to be a murderous Joe convert, a plot quirk that makes this, for the season’s first half, pleasingly frightening, and, for the second, increasingly infuriating. MDB
Bookshelf
S JJ Abrams and Doug Dorst / Canongate ‘Initiated’ by Abrams but written by Dorst, this volume’s as hard to read as Lost or Fringe (quite literally, as photos, postcards and more keep falling out of it!), and just about as weirdly compelling – and maddening. Supposedly a battered library book (Ship Of Theseus) by the "idiosyncratic and influential" VM Straka, closer inspection reveals masses of scrawled communication between Jen(nifer) and Eric, who are fascinated with the author’s work and his revolutionary status, and, of course, find themselves similarly fascinated with each other as the pages (and some years) fly by. And Abramsesque mysteries abound, although the one that many of his fans will want answered is how he finds time to read, write or ‘initiate’ anything in between all his other frenzied fanboy activities. MDB
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Pacific Rim
Roadshow / M / 125 mins
Warner / M / 131 mins
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Writer/director Jeff Nichols’ follow-up to Take Shelter’s another dark tale, albeit one based in a melancholy reality. Fourteen-yearold Ellis (Tye Sheridan) lives in a houseboat with his splitting-up parents (Sarah Paulson and Ray McKinnon) and is friends with Neckbone ( Jacob Lofland), who resides nearby with his Uncle Galen (Michael Shannon of Take Shelter). When the pair checks out a strange sight on a Mississippi island – a boat stuck up a tree – they meet Mud (Matthew McConaughey), a mysterious figure who, in another film, would be scary or predatory but here proves neutral, and offers the boat, and his gun, to the boys for help. Neckbone’s uneasy but the adventurous Ellis agrees to help Mud achieve his goal, especially when it’s revealed that the guy’s hoping to reunite with true love Juniper (Reese Witherspoon), something which appeals to the romantic Ellis (who’s fallen for the older May Pearl, as played by Bonnie Sturdivant, another unknown). Strongly cast and quietly powerful throughout, this is especially notable for McConaughey’s fine performance, which suggests that he’s turning into a real actor.
Some have accused co-writer/director Guillermo del Toro’s epic of being a rip-off of Japanese Monster Movies (‘Kaiju Eiga’), but this is intended as a love-letter to the beloved form, meaning that such critics should be squashed immediately. An opening montage informs us that CG monsters (‘Kaiju’) have been rising from the deep, and that years of fighting with robotic ‘Jaegers’ (controlled physically and psychically by Charlie Hunnam’s Raleigh Becket and others) has resulted in a war with meaner, smarter and nastier creatures – and humanity’s guaranteed extermination. But wait: the grief-stricken (naturally) Raleigh’s tracked down by the Commander (Idris Elba) and compelled to operate ‘Gipsy Danger’ against beasts off Hong Kong, and beyond, and the stage is set for FX destruction aplenty. With an unstarry cast upstaged completely by ‘Kaijus’ and ‘Jaegers’ (no, not Jägermeisters, or Transformers), who clash in lengthy battle scenes that leave you fairly breathless, this sorely lacks soul, but it hardly matters, as the über-monstrous fun more than makes up for it.
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A couple of years ago Adelaide’s DJ Tr!p was asked to compose the music for Windmill Theatre’s production of Grug, a show for kids (and adults) based on Australian writer Ted Prior’s popular series of books published between 1979 and 1982.
Grug has since won several awards and enjoyed a highly successful world tour and, by popular demand, is coming home for a return season in December. “It’s been great that Grug has been received so well,” Tr!p enthuses. “And it’s great that audiences overseas and a new, young audience in Australia have gotten to know the Grug character. He was a big deal when I was growing up and stood out because he was so Aussie but so kooky and weird at the same time.” DJ Tr!p, who has composed music for a wide variety of stage productions, says he was more than happy work up a soundscape for Grug when asked by Windmill. Was it, however, a challenge composing music essentially for kids rather than adults? “Every commission comes with its own set of challenges,” he decides with a chuckle. “A lot of my music is fairly dark, but if you are scoring for a young audience then it has to be lighter. So it was fun in that way. I also had the advantage of being a parent and was able
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to test it out. “What was especially cool though, is that my music is always quite textured – I often use the crackle of old vinyl records – so I was easily able to incorporate that into Grug. He’s quite a lo-fi character and rough around the edges, so I was able to give him those kind of aesthetics. “There’s a turntable on stage so the actors actually play the music on that to set the next scene,” he adds. “So it’s reliving that nostalgia and setting the scene of what was around at that time when the Grug books first appeared in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s.” DJ Tr!p will be DJing in Adelaide on New Year’s Eve.
“I’ll be doing the big fireworks evening at Elder Park and matching music to the fireworks display at 9pm and again at midnight,” he reveals. “Next year I’m doing some scores for State Theatre and a few other companies. “I’ve also just started up a new electronic act called The Climbs, which is a mash up between electronica and vaudeville,” he concludes. WHO: Windmill Theatre WHAT: Grug WHERE: Space Theatre WHEN: Tue Dec 3 until Sat Dec 14
Fast Times//
Your guide to the student experience
Your Guide I’m Claire Foord, an emerging artist and Visual Arts grad. I show and sell my artwork here in Adelaide and have travelled to Canada, USA & Germany exhibiting. Right now I’m studying, teaching, arting and writing. If you’ve got any hot tips, deals, campus activities or info you want to me share hit me up on Instagram #clairefoord_artist, Facebook. com/ClaireFoordArtist or visit me at the Art Studio pop-up gallery 134a The Parade Norwood.
It’s A Deal! Who feels like chicken? Get on this bargain. The Saracens on Carrington St, Adelaide has launched their Wednesday Wings night, and with $8 getting you half a kilogram of wings, you can’t go wrong (even on a student budget).
Opinion
Not Sure Where To Start With Uni? Like a lot of people entering the world of tertiary study, Ash Tower was completely overwhelmed by the range of study options. It was during his Year 12 decision-making that he attended a short course at the Adelaide Central School of Art (ACSA). While there he noticed the strong community at ACSA, and decided that if he was studying art, this was the place to do it. A few years on and Tower is now approaching the end of a Bachelor of Visual Art. Rip It Up asked Tower about his experience at ACSA. “Everyone knows one another, and a lot of emphasis is placed on students helping each other out,” he says. “Small class sizes and the layout of the school makes it easy to see everyone, and it gives the newer students an opportunity to engage with students finishing their degree”. Tower will be showing work with other ACSA graduate students in the Uncharted Territory show. His work explores his interest
in how humans build ‘systems’. One work, Postcards From The Bibliopolis, is about the system of a library and looking at the way people engage with that archive of information. “For a month I’d go into the Barr Smith Library and find pieces of paper left around the shelving and books. I’d collect the pieces of paper, recording where it was taken from,” he says. “I would then take these found objects and embed the notes in resin blocks to be returned to the shelving space where I found them. It’s really an attempt to preserve a human moment in that vast space,” he says. See and read more about Tower’s work at ash-tower.com. The program at ACSA is comprehensive, and designed to set each student up with an advanced set of technical skills. Tower advises those interested in the degree to “absorb as much of the curriculum as possible and really immerse yourself in what you’re studying.” Secondary students are able to apply for the school’s Pro Hart Scholarship that covers a full year’s tuition fee. If you want to get a taste for the school or brush up on your skills, ACSA offers summer and winter short courses, as well as master classes. More information on Adelaide Central School of Art can be found at acsa.sa.edu.au.
By Josh Basford
Trying To Make ‘Fetch’ Happen You guys remember Regina’s mum from Mean Girls, right? “I’m not a regular mom, I’m a cool mom.” Well, that’s kind of how the Abbott Government has tried to paint themselves in Opposition. The former Labor Government was the uncool mum who tried to force-feed everyone to eat their green energy and pollution medicine, and couldn’t keep her ‘illegal’ refugee children from annoying everyone, while the Abbott Government offered everyone a shot of tequila and promised everyone that life would be better under ‘cool mom’ postelection. Well, how ironic that all now seems as the Abbott Government lurches from bad – the President of Indonesia accusing Australia of “belittling” them in response to the recent spying allegations – to worse – Indonesians burning effigies of Tony Abbott in the street. Meanwhile, apparently refugees are making it all the way to Darwin Harbour without being detected, as Immigration Minister Scott Morrison frantically
tries to prevent the media from finding anything out about it. This isn’t Russia, Morrison. Stop trying to make ‘the Iron Curtain’ happen. Meanwhile, certain sections of the media (cough, Murdoch) are desperately trying to gloss things over with the ol’ ‘everyone spies on everyone’ and ‘it’s all a pre-Indonesian election beat-up’. But there is a certain patronising, paternal and perhaps even racist overtone to this argument, and it is representative of the way that we often imagine ourselves as superior or somehow more civilised than our nearest and dearest neighbour. Imagine if we found out that the Indonesians were tapping our Prime Minister’s wife’s phone? The outrage would be quite palpable, especially if the Indonesian PM then had the gall to refuse to apologise to the almighty Western power that is Australia (as Tony Abbott has so far refused to do). Just remember that a lot of things a government says in the heat of a pre-election race then gets turned into policy after the big day comes and goes. Indonesia has suspended all cooperation with asylum seeker management, and is now looking at sourcing beef from other emerging markets like Brazil. If you thought that the Labor government had effed up, then it looks like you may have seen nothing yet.
What’s On View work by graduate students in the Adelaide Central School of Art Gallery and throughout the teaching and studio building in Uncharted Territory, the 2013 Bachelor of Visual Art Graduate Exhibition. The exhibition will open on Sat Dec 14 from 5pm – 7pm at ACSA, Glenside Cultural Precinct, 7 Mulberry Road, Glenside. The exhibition is open until Fri Jan 10.
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Byzantine
The Phoncurves
San Fermin
Heartstrings
San Fermin
(Independent)
This review should be for Sally Seltmann’s new single Billy, but poor old Sally has been out-Seltmanned by two girls from Brisbane pulling the rug out from underneath everybody this week. Heartstrings is an arresting piece of songwriting, channelling the alt. country vibes of Gillian Welch or Emmylou Harris. Just where The Phoncurves have been hiding is anyone’s guess, but the lilting verses, gorgeous harmonies and stark choruses of Heartstrings is sure to make them one of the finds of the year.
ScotDrakula
Pearl Jam
Break Me Up
Lightning Bolt
(Independent)
(Monkeywrench/Universal)
By now, ScotDrakula should be flying high. Their poppy garage back catalogue might have put them right alongside Dune Rats or Bleeding Knees Club, but they remain Melbourne’s best kept secret. Break Me Up splits from their signature upbeat style, slowing things down to land somewhere between Palma Violets and a country-inspired Jack White. It’s a song full of heartbreak, lamentation and catharsis that eclipses many of their peers. Yet amazingly, ScotDrakula continue to fly under the radar.
Chance Waters Feat. The Griswolds
AAAAa Four years in rock‘n’roll is a long time but the wait has been more than worthwhile. Lightning Bolt isn’t groundbreaking but it is a consistent album from start to end, whereas many of Pearl Jam’s previous albums have flashes of brilliance and that’s about it. The album takes off with pace on Getaway, which flashes back to Yield. The punk feel of Mind Your Manners is great and so is rocker My Father’s Son. The ballad Sirens is a clever track for many reasons, despite many fans
saying this is one the lesser moments on the album. Radio has been all over this song, helping to keep the album firmly entrenched in the Top 10 right around the world. There are a couple of gems tucked away on Lightning Bolt by way of Infallible and Pendulum. Infallible has a catchy, funky bass groove and the chorus is epic beyond all proportions, while the haunting feel of Pendulum backs off the pace a tad, giving the listener a brief reprieve. There’s so much to like about Lightning Bolt that it gets better and better with each listen, but having said that if fans are expecting early ‘90s Pearl Jam they may well be disappointed. There are some glimpses of Eddie Vedder’s solo works towards the end, such as Into The Wild (Yellow Moon) and Ukulele Songs (Sleeping By Myself ), rounding out a solid album. Rob Lyon
(Downtown)
AAAa They’ve just had $20,000 worth of equipment nicked, so this might be San Fermin’s first and final album. Enjoy it while it lasts! Composed by keyboardist Ellis Ludwig-Leone, San Fermin is loaded with instrumental and vocal delights. While sometimes the richness is overwhelming and competes brutally against itself, the overall effect is extremely special. Sonsick is stunning: shrieking female vocals, dense horns and a strong, pulsing beat. LudwigLeone describes the track as “a panic attack disguised as a birthday party”, but anxiety isn’t usually so catchy. Methuselah is appropriately epic and Bar swoops and flutters gently. The record begins to wind down at track 11 (of 17), making an eerie, sleepy drawl to the end of the album. The delicate writing is still good, but the muted twinkle is a shame when the closer could have been bold and striking. San Fermin has all the simple elements that make The National’s stark tunes memorable, plus charming instrumental tweaks along the Architecture In Helsinki line. Enchanting and intelligent, this is a fine first achievement for the Brooklyn nine-piece. Ilona Wallace
Bonnie (Island/Universal)
Having teamed up with Bertie Blackman on last year’s surprise hit Young & Dumb, Sydney rapper Chance Waters is trying his hand at another indie collaboration here on Bonnie. Upstart Brisbane quintet The Griswolds are charged with singing the chorus here, giving it all the gusto of their own heart-racing tunes between Chance’s breathless verses. Chance may have watered down hip hop but his cheesy pop infusions just seem to work. He may be young, but this kid ain’t dumb.
Leaks Often It’s You (Zero Through Nine)
As Australian electronic music tends towards post-Flume homogeneity, divergences from this trend won’t be made suddenly, but over the course of many subtle variances. Such is the mission of 19-year-old Melbourne producer Thomas Guide, AKA Leaks. Blending ambient soundscapes with soft vocals may seem like nothing new, but the control and discipline in Leaks’ production is impressive. Unlike the dull electro-pop of RÜFÜS, there’s something lurking beneath the surface here waiting for its chance to explode.
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Live Review
Boy & Bear, Battleships & Dustin Tebutt HQ, Thu Nov 21 (Photos by Jennifer Sando) (Review by Sharni Honor)
AAAa Not even a group of ladies who called themselves ‘the sisterhood’ that did shots at the bar before the supports had even begun could cloud my judgment as to what a stellar line up was on show. You buy tickets to see a cracking band and what do you get in return? A mini festival of three high profile acts. Dustin Tebutt was the first cab off the rank; a name that’s been on everyone’s lips. He quietly stood in the centre of the large stage with his laptop, guitars and a couple of pedals. He appeared to be the most unlikely musician with a fragile stature and oversized spectacles that slid down his nose, but his set held promise. The time came for The Breach, the song smashed by triple j. It turned out to be a matter of pressing play on his laptop and singing along, chiming in with an electric guitar solo every now and then. It may be a great song, but does that matter if it can’t be recreated live? It just all looked a bit awkward up there. Sydneysiders Battleships took the stage and boy,
Reviews // Quick Ones
The Little Stevies
Frankie Rose
Jae Laffer
Evan & The Brave
Diamonds For Your Tea
Herein Wild
When The Iron Glows Red
Island EP
(Independent)
(Fat Possum/Caroline)
(Dew Process/Universal)
(Independent)
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I don’t know how I feel about literally having diamonds for your tea: it would be rather crunchy and potentially run to risk of chipping your pearly whites. Diamonds for your earholes however; I’m open to it. Sydney sister duo The Little Stevies are throwing diamonds around like it’s nobody’s business, expanding their acoustic love ditties to the next level. This is a band that have gone through a rollercoaster of changes, proving life really does get in the way with babies and such – but no challenge to keep the Stevie fire burning bright. They’ve got a really well rounded and full sound with this one, with their song writing remaining paramount. Recorded in nothing but a spare room, it’s no surprise that every bleating instrument you hear on this record is being played by one of these lovely ladies themselves. None of this outsourcing nonsense, just old gold talent, bottled up and placed on a shelf purely for your enjoyment. Having recently toured nationally, these specimens are lurking in just about every corner of the country, leaving a trail of diamonds like bread crumbs until they find their way back home. Sharni Honor
In her various musical guises, Frankie Rose has wandered many sonic pastures. It’s somewhat incongruous though that the brattish femme rock of Vivian Girls and the subversive post-punk of Crystal Stilts would lead her to the ethereal dream pop of her solo efforts. Herein Wild largely follows the lead of Frankie’s solo debut – 2012’s Interstellar – with many similar flourishes of ‘80s new wave: Sorrow closely mimics Interstellar track Know Me, suggesting that fresh ideas are running low. Where Herein Wild differs from its predecessor, however, is in its cleaner delivery and more personalised content. Tracks like You For Me and Cliffs As High weigh heavy on the soul, shifting from stomping call-to-arms to orchestral sublimation, with Frankie contemplating the transition from solitude to loneliness. Still, her ability to balance light with dark pervades the record, culminating in the sonically light-hearted Requiem. Here Frankie tackles the oftmused topic of death with equal parts resigned futility (‘I’m afraid hell and heaven are the same’) and defiant self-confidence (‘I’ll be okay/I’ve killed those demons anyway’). With this final track, Frankie Rose finds herself hopelessly stranded in the personal wilderness she is desperately looking for a way out of. Jimmy Byzantine
When The Iron Glows Red is the first solo release from Paul Kelly-esque frontman of The Panics, Jae Laffer. Laffer’s distinctive voice shines throughout the album in the same vein as his previous work, but without the cinematic flourishes. Instead he’s gone for something slightly more minimalistic – with acoustic guitars, soft tinkering piano and modest drums, each song revolves around familiar melodies executed through his iconic vocal technique. A safe approach, but consistency seems to work in the album’s favour. The hopelessly romantic lead single Leave A Light On gently pulls the listener in with an infectious chorus, a shuffling tempo and a sprinkling of keys. It’s an inviting opener, leaving enough intrigue for the remaining nine tracks. Album standouts include Leaving On Time, which reeks of the ‘80s with some freestyle saxophone and Phil Collins-style snare drums, and the charming pianoled duet To Mention Her. Although it’s not as grand as what we’re used to from The Panics, When The Iron Glows Red is a pleasant listen that showcases Jae Laffer’s immense talent as a songwriter. Bella Fowler
With sunny guitars, rumbling Tarzan-style drums and a swimming pool of harmonies, the aptly named Islands boasts five songs of dreamy pop to sweat out your summer to. Opening tack Rescuer instantly sets the tone of the Sydney outfit’s debut EP; the calm build and gentle vocals exude a mellow vibe, but crashing drums add just the right amount of drama. As the EP picks up pace, a country twang and textured approach to song construction is introduced aided by hints of electronica, giving the sugary EP a much needed edge. Standouts include Something Starts, which offers sultry rock-pop and an incredibly catchy chorus; and floaty, feel-good anthem Stay This Way. Bella Fowler
did these guys sound phenomenal. It was almost like that sound system was made for them. The floor shook with their alternative indie rock with such fresh sounds and promising stagecraft - these guys are ones to watch. Lead vocalist, Jordan Sturdee, who looked like he was one of the DJs from The Boat That Rocked, was a self-admitted awkward fellow whose vocals really warmed up toward the end of the set, absolutely nailing it with time. Boy & Bear walked onto the stage like humble rockstars with Electric Light Orchestra’s Evil Woman blaring. Dave Hosking stepped into the spotlight and eased straight into his distinct and flawless vocals. They sounded brilliant, with all of their folk rock licks in all the right places. The boys also welcomed the new bassist to the crew, a man who was spitting image of Phil from Modern Family. I like him. At one point, a rowdy drunk found it appropriate to yell out to an all male band, “Show us your tits”. Whilst confusion set in on stage, this man decided to alter his previous statement slightly to, “Show us your cunt.” Charming. Boy & Bear have so many great songs. Yet even with the newest album Harlequin Dream adding some more pop and blues into the mix, it remains a struggle to tell a lot of their tunes apart as many of them sound the same. But hey, this could actually be a great result, if you happen to like one song, you are guaranteed to like them all.
Paul Dempsey Shotgun Karaoke EP (EMI)
AAAAA Paul Dempsey may have left the kingdom but what has been left behind is a personal collection of covers recorded by the great man. The concept of Shotgun Karaoke started out before and after shows where he would film his favourite covers backstage and post them on YouTube. It is hard to believe that the demand for these songs spawned an EP and a sensational tour. There are some great covers, with highlights such as Berlin Chair (You Am I), Jesus Etc (Wilco), Never Tear Us Apart (INXS) and Faith Alone (Bad Religion). I Want To Break Free (Queen) is a ball tearer on a must-have EP. Rob Lyon
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Headbore The Adelaide heavy metal scene is getting a twofer this Fri Nov 29: HEADBORE and Truth Corroded are launching their albums together at Enigma. HEADBORE’s record, Strength In Numbers, has been preceded by two singles—Temptress and ENEMY—both of which can be sampled on the band’s Souncloud page. Truth Corroded are releasing their new record The Saviours Slain through their own label, Truth Inc Records (Lynchmada, Mors Principium Est). Although they only formed in 2009, Truth Corroded have an impressive touring CV, supporting Lamb Of God, Thy Art Is Murder and Sepultura, among others.
ICYU Indie-pop’s latest flavour ICYU have finally popped some tracks down. Their debut EP (self-titled) will be launched this Sat Nov 30 at The Cavern. A sampler can be accessed through the band’s YouTube channel for a sneaky try-before-you-buy. Jungle City, Alexandra Hosking and Heston Drop will all be supporting the launch, so it’s a good chance to see a healthy slice of Adelaide acts. $15 at the door will get you into the gig and a copy of the EP.
Love Cream
The Hard Aches The Hard Aches are bringing "punk, rock feelings and Aussie accents" to your ears this weekend with the launch of their EP Organs & Airports. Matthew Hills has worked his production magic on this little number. Organs & Airports will be launched among friends at Hillside Studios (14 West Thebarton Rd, Thebarton) on Sat Nov 30. Supporting on the night: SHADOW LEAGUE and the re-formed Keepsakes. Entry is $10, with doors opening at 12pm.
It’s taken two years, but Adelaide rockers Love Cream have laid down their debut album. First Taste, the record that promises to "bring the balls back to rock", is a 10-track mix of fan favourites and new material. Since 2012, when Love Cream played at Big Day Out and later won the ‘Adelaide’s Next Superstar’ competition, the band has been busy. Their single Spend The Night Together has been favourably reviewed, and the group recorded part of their album on the Gold Coast with producer Casey Jones, before returning to Adelaide to finish First Taste with local talent Matthew Hills. First Taste will be launched at the newly refurbished Jade Monkey on Fri Dec 20.
Shredfest
by Sharni Honor
Ahoy all you seaside shredders, all you pirate punkers, you maritime metal heads—there is now something for you. Introducing the first ever Shredfest: a rock, metal and punk all-day line-up down by the seaside at Brighton Bar. Highly acclaimed local shredders The Lizards have called on their reptile friends from far and wide to feature on a 12-band line-up on Sat Nov 30 from 1pm to midnight. This is a whole new kettle of fish for Holdfast Bay. Shredfest is an all-ages event, finally allowing the young whippersnappers of the scene to let their flags fly. Brighton Bar manager Dan Lunniss is stoked to be a part of this initiative and hopes it keeps coming back to the Brighton Bar as an annual event. “It’s great for giving the chance for younger bands to get themselves out there. It’s hard for bands of this age to get gigs, as obviously their major fanbase is also underage, so venues don’t book them as there is no bar trade. We do these shows and continue to support them as they grow. When they become of age they are loyal to our venue and have experience doing live shows; suddenly you are doubling what you did your first show. For these guys – now they’re
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excited, they’re keen to play, they are not burnt out from being ripped off. Our number one priority isn’t making money—we can support them in ways that other businesses wouldn’t be able to.” Lunniss and the crew at Brighton Bar are encouraging DIY events to occur more and more at their venue. For bands, Lunniss says, “It’s a different way to go about booking shows – while there is a huge focus on the creative component of putting your music out there, it’s good for the bands to know how it all works behind the scenes and to know about the effort put into a show rather than just jumping on a bill.” The venue, hand-in-hand with The Lizards, arguably Adelaide’s most dynamic punk band, is an unstoppable combination. The Lizards are spreading their punk juices far and wide, having recently arrived back on home turf after their explorations to Western Australia, Victoria and New South Wales. These guys have attracted quite the following and are bringing that following to Shredfest where an additional 11 bands (including Derryn Lynch Mob, The Reason and The Hopeless Heroes) will get a taste of what goodness Adelaide punk crowds can bring. Tickets are $15 ($10 for students) at the door.
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