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With 2013 winding to a close, there are still a few acts that couldn’t complete their year without stopping by to see their Adelaide fans.

This week Rip It Up speak to the stargazing, psychedelic space cadets Pond, the stubbornly sludgy Melvins, the very busy (and fresh from the Playboy Mansion) Kid Mac, European DJ LTJ Bukem, Queensland stalwart pub band The Gin Club and sophomore album-celebrating Seabellies, who are all visiting Adelaide before the year is out. It isn’t the silly season without hitting up favourite haunts like Jive, the Gov, the Metro, HQ or Ed Castle for locals – so why shouldn’t it be the same for touring bands?

This week we also look to 2014 with an exciting insight into what Dave Lombardo – the recently ousted drummer of Slayer – can offer to the John Zorn ensemble at the Adelaide Festival in March. Lombardo spoke candidly about his friendship with Zorn and fellow all-star tour member Mike Patton, as well as his final thoughts on what his life outside of Slayer will be like. Also looking forward, we caught up with two Adelaide locals who are achieving big things in the magic world and learned what their upcoming Adelaide Fringe show Deception will be like. Usually it’s the interviewer who’s supposed to mess with the interviewee, but apparently when you’re in the business of “mind rape”, those rules don’t apply.

So before you decide to pack in the year and wait patiently for the exciting things in 2014, flick through the pages of Rip It Up and discover some great things to send out 2013 with a bang.

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With his new album Head Noise in tow, the Sydney-based beatmaker will perform a show at Ed Castle on Sat Dec 14.

Speeding along this week...

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Clairy Browne & The Seabellies Bangin’ Rackettes The alternative rockers arrive at Jive this

Fresh from a US touring jaunt, the movers and shakers will arrive at the Gov on Thu Dec 12 with Miles & Simone and Max Savage & The False Idols.

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Hold onto your hats, everybody — “Ireland’s most popular easy-listening entertainer” is on his way to Adelaide. Daniel O’Donnell, accompanied by Mary Duff, is touring the nation next March. Since his career began in 1983, O’Donnell has achieved the remarkable feat of releasing at least one record every year—and often two or three. Unbelievably prolific, the singer has sold over seven million copies of his 46 albums, and was last year recognised as the first artist to have a different album in the UK charts for 25 consecutive years.

O’Donnell will begin his Australian tour in Adelaide on Sun Mar 2 at the Entertainment Centre. Tickets are available through Ticketek.

Flesh and Blood John Butler Trio are hitting the road for their first extensive Australian in four years in 2014. The reputable roots outfit will travel to all major capital cities come March, in which they will show off tunes from their latest album Flesh & Blood as well as their brand new drummer, Grant Gerathy. Fans can expect set lists on the tour to encompass a mix of new tracks and crowd favourites from their lengthy back catalogue. The band will be getting down at Thebarton Theatre on Thu Apr 3, set to be joined by singer-songwriter Emma Louise. Tickets are available through Venuetix.

Folk and punk are a curious mix, pioneered by Mutiny. They’ve been at it for over 20 years, and are celebrating with a retrospective release: Drink To Better Days. Featuring their favourite tracks from the past two decades, Drink To Better Days will be accompanied by a quick Australian tour. Adelaide is the first stop on the list, with a cheeky Cranka gig on Fri Dec 20 to get the party started.

Primate Practice Tex Perkins sure has his fingers in a lot of pies: The Cruel Sea, Beasts Of Bourbon, supergroup Tex, Don & Charlie, and now The Ape. An extension of his extraordinarily successful solo career, The Ape is a Perkinsled ensemble writing the music he always meant to write and touring the band he always meant to tour. The Ape includes Raul Sanchez (Magic Dirt), Gus Agars (The Dark Horses) and Pat Bourke. “Busting with swing and grunt” The Ape (and their eponymous album) are ready to rock‘n’roll. Catch them at the Gov in the New Year—Sat Jan 11. Tickets are on sale now through the venue, Moshtix, Oztix and Venuetix.

Raiders Of The Lost Bag They’ve been overseas for a year—writing, recording and touring—and now Bag Raiders are ready to come on home. Homecoming celebrations begin in Launceston and will make their way to Adelaide on Sat Dec 28. Mr Kim’s will play host to the DJ tour. Fingers are crossed that the time overseas has given the boys (Chris Stracey and Jack Glass) plenty of material to follow up their excellent 2010 self-titled record, which produced their two most popular singles: Sunlight and Shooting Star.

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Australian metalcore frontrunners I Killed The Prom Queen reunited this year and headed to the studio to record Beloved, their first album in six years. Produced by Fredrik Nordström (Bring Me The Horizon, At The Gates, In Flames), the record is a third album that proves the band has been developing, not resting, in the six-year break. They’ve gone a long way from being Adelaide locals to internationally renowned musicians. Through line-up changes, breaks and side-projects, the band persevered—ironically having a creative burst after their Say Goodbye tour back in 2008. IKTPQ will perform at the Governor Hindmarsh on Sun Dec 22, with tickets through Moshtix, VenueTix and Oztix.

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Space Age It’s the day before the 2013 ARIA Awards; of which Tame Impala would go on to secure three gongs, including Album Of The Year. Pond member Joseph Ryan, AKA Shiny Joe Ryan, is kicking back before heading off to Sydney to provide on-stage visuals with “Tame”, but, weirdly, he’s not nervous.

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I don’t have to do much, I’m just the visual guy, so all I do is push buttons and push faders and stuff. I’ve got a lab coat that I wear, and that usually takes the pressure off,” he says.

It’s interesting to note the close ties between Tame Impala and Pond, with the two groups sharing more than one band member - Tame Impala’s keyboardist Jay Watson and former bassist Nick Allbrook are both founding Pond members, while Tame Impala’s new guitarist Cam Avery is also a regular addition. Yet while Pond has perhaps long been regarded as the trippier younger brother of Tame Impala, the shadow of their predecessor is beginning to fade. Currently on the road in promotion of their fifth studio album Hobo Rocket - a thrilling, psychedelic follow-up to their grimy 2012 breakout LP Beards, Wives, Denim - Ryan chats to Rip It Up about how all it all started. That is, with sightings of “hobo-looking gentlemen” in America.

“We were driving around in America somewhere and there was this big rocket sculpture with these hobo-looking gentlemen underneath with shopping trolleys and whatnot and we were like, ‘Oh look, it’s hobo rocket’.

So, I guess that’s what it really is,” he says.

Despite having only released Hobo Rocket in

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August this year, the group is already full steam ahead putting the finishing touches on their sixth release - an album fittingly titled Man It Feels Like Space Again. This time around they abandoned the coastal surrounds of WA and recorded behind a pub in Melbourne.

“We recorded over two weeks in September in this studio that’s kind of hitched behind the Robert Burns pub in Collingwood. There’s no toilets in there, so every time you needed to go to the toilet you’d need to go into the pub and get a midi [the equivalent of a South Australian schooner] otherwise [you’d] feel a bit weird just

“There was this big rocket sculpture with these hobo-looking gentlemen underneath with shopping trolleys and whatnot, and we were like, ‘Oh look, it’s hobo rocket’” using their facilities without buying anything,” he says.

“A lot of the songs [on Man It Feels Like Space Again] we’ve actually had for about a year, just floating around,” he continues. “We were

going to put some of them on Hobo Rocket, but we decided it would be nice to wait until we had a studio and a bit of time to give them a proper look-in.”

While Hobo Rocket forayed deep into swirling psych-rock in the same vein as bands like King Crimson and Flaming Lips, MIFLSA opts for something a bit different.

Think sundrenched, unusual ballads with the occasional orchestral synth effect.

“It’s going to be interesting,” Ryan says after a pause. “There’s a lot of strange kind of ballads on there, a lot of synthesisers. It’s a different sound anyway from Hobo Rocket. I think in all my songs I was going for a Neil Young or a Guns N’ Roses sort of inspired sound.

It was kind of interesting; all of my songs I got to sit with my keyboard and recreate string orchestras and stuff, which is fun. It doesn’t sound like a real orchestra, but it was interesting trying to think about all that weird, orchestral stuff.”

While sonically both albums will differ, the underlying theme of space will prevail. So, really, what’s the deal with the space thing?

“I’ve always had a big fascination with space,” Ryan explains. “I was the president of the astronomy club in high school, and we had a big ass telescope on top of the science block, which was pretty cool. I used to have a small telescope, but I left it at someone’s house, so it got split up.

But space is pretty important, you know.”

As a former astronomy student, what’s his favourite planet?

“Jupiter is pretty good, it’s been up in the sky recently. It’s been next to the moon for a while.

Just a big, fat ass planet.”

Speaking of the cosmic universe, Pond recently put forward their latest video clip for single Midnight Mass. The clip features vocalist

Getting Green After hearing rumours that band member Cam Avery (The Growl, Tame Impala) was a pro golfer prior to being a musician, we ask Shiny Joe Ryan to confirm.

“That is true,” he laughs. “He still likes to go down to the driving range every now and again. I haven’t seen him play 18 holes yet, but he’s definitely still got the moves. Pretty crazy, but out of all of us, he kind of looks like the golfing type.”

Nick Allbrook as an astronaut embarking on a space mission, only for his shuttle to explode in orbit much to the horror of spectators down below on earth.

“Yeah, he’s dead, he’s gone now,” Ryan laughs. “So with that video, [Allbrook] met a few friends over in Melbourne who are film producers, so they got on board and made it for us. It’s pretty much our first proper, nonhilarious video clip. My favourite bit is when Nick is at the top of the stairs giving his last wave,” he chuckles.

As well as being a regular face in Pond, Ryan also has his own solo project under the moniker Shiny Joe Ryan. His solo album is due to come out later this month.

“I’m pretty happy about it. It’s going to be Shiny Joe Ryan and The Cosmic Microphone Background, which is another space theme.

More unoriginal ideas,” he jokes.

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Love The Sludge For 30 years sludge kings Melvins have survived being as irreverent as they are amorphous, relying on their resilience, wits and devil-maycare approach. Creative lynchpin Buzz “Buzzo” Osbourne tells Rip It Up about the hard lessons learned along the way.

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Has it really only been 30 years?”

Melvins founder, frontman and songwriter Buzz Osbourne asks this rhetorical question wryly, knowing full well how much he’s been through since he started messing around with bassist Matt Lukin and drummer Mike Dillard in Montesano, Washington back in 1983. Within a year Dillard was gone – replaced by Dale Crover – and soon Lukin left to join Mudhoney, but the Melvins were up and running.

Since those innocuous beginnings Osbourne and Crover – with a revolving line-up of bassists and musicians – have transformed Melvins into possibly the most influential sludge metal band in history, forging a reputation as one of the most innovative and uncompromising bands in the business. Take most recent album, Tres Cabrones, for instance, which found Dillard invited back into the fold after nearly 30 years, and the multi-tasking Crover moving to bass.

“He’s a family man and a union machinist – that’s what he does,” laughs Osbourne about the redrafted Dillard. “He’s married to the same woman he was going out with when he was in high school.

Me and him have been friends ever since [his stint in the band], we never stopped being friends. He’s got three kids and works in a regular straight job so it was great to get him to do it. He put a bunch of his vacation time down and came here for a few days so

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that we could finish most of it. We got as much as we could done in that short amount of time, and then me and Dale finished the rest of it.

“We’d actually done a few live shows with him with Dale playing bass, and that’s actually how we got the idea to do the album. So we were playing with him live, and during rehearsals Mike goes, ‘We should do some new songs!’, and I was like, ‘Yeah, okay, I’ll do it’. That was it.”

Dillard is back being a family man now, so the four-piece version of the Melvins replete with two drummers that’s been their live mainstay of late, is who we’ll be seeing on their Australian visit.

“I love it. More is more!” Osbourne gushes of the two-drummer incarnation. “What happened was our last bass player Kevin [Rutmanis], we had to kick him out of the band for excessive drug and alcohol use, and basic insanity. Me and Dale were very discouraged fellows. Kevin has since got his act together, and we actually did a song with him on our last record [early 2013’s covers collection Everybody Loves Sausages], so it’s all good.

“We were very discouraged fellows though when we had to quit playing for him for personal reasons [in 2005], and we wanted to do something that was completely new so we basically reinvented the entire band with these two new guys [bassist Jared Warren and drummer Coady Willis], and it really reinvigorated us. You can’t imagine how hard it is to have that happen – I cared about him a whole lot, and he was basically going to croak – so if people think that I just flippantly made those decisions then they’re fucking nuts.

“It’s not a fun thing to do, believe me – it’s a pain in the arse, not fun – but we moved on and it really worked, and I don’t regret anything. The only thing I really wanted was for Kevin to be okay, and now he says that had we not done that he could very well be dead now, so it’s not even a question of whether we made the right decision – of course we did! For everybody involved.”

It’s incredible that Melvins are still putting out relevant music at this stage of their storied career, whilst remaining as uncompromising as ever.

“Well I’ve never understood anybody who did [compromise],” Osbourne shrugs. “Why can’t you do whatever you want? It’s not so much the ‘can’t’ it’s the ‘won’t’ that does everybody in. I’ve done an extremely huge amount of work, it’s uncommon for that to happen – music usually doesn’t work that way – so I’m a freak. An actual freak. I’m way out there at the end, way out there in the tall weeds. There’s no doubt about that.”

WHO: Melvins WHERE: Governor Hindmarsh (with Helmet) WHEN: Mon Dec 16

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Slayer Later After receiving “one of the most heartfelt emails ever”, ex-Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo couldn’t refuse the invitation to join old buddies Mike Patton, Trevor Dunn (Fantomas) and avant-garde composer John Zorn in what will be an “explosive” show at the Adelaide Festival 2014.

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This is going to be the first time in probably 10 years that Zorn and I will perform together. I was very happy to hear from him; it’s been many years. It was a super nice email stating, ‘Hey, let’s get together and have a good time’. It was just a phenomenal, beautiful letter and I immediately reached back and said, ‘I’m in, let’s do it!’” Lombardo admits.

Lombardo is regarded by many as the ultimate heavy metal drummer with over 30 years of relentless thrashing with metal giants Slayer. He takes some well deserved time out to chat with Rip It Up about old friend John Zorn, his new band PHILM and the final word on Slayer.

Lombardo was introduced to Zorn by Patton during his time with Fantomas. The rest is history.

“Patton told Zorn about my drumming and next thing you know, I’m playing on stage with Zorn and it was fantastic. I couldn’t believe that there was this music out there that I knew in my mind somehow had to exist, and here I was a part of it.”

“Before Zorn I never really discovered avantgarde. During those tours I had done with Fantomas with Patton and Dunn, they played music I had never heard of, but I related to, so my interest grew even more. I’m always discovering new music and this was one of the styles introduced to me and I loved it — and I still do.”

Another artist on the program list for Adelaide Festival is American writer and art visionary Matthew Barney, who Lombardo worked with on Cremaster 2 in 1999.

“That was insane!” Lombardo chuckles. “They had me behind this drum kit in a recording studio with all these bees. I don’t know how many thousands of bees were let loose in this studio and they were real bees. The crew were covered in their bee protective garments and the bee keeper had a briefing with us. He said, ‘Don’t make any gestures like you’re swatting them’ and I’m thinking, ‘Umm how am I going to do this? My eyes were in shock, but you know what? I didn’t get stung. Matthew is amazing to work with.”

Lombardo will be hitting our shores the same time Soundwave 2014 is on. He gave us the last word on all the hype surrounding his departure from Slayer after last year’s Soundwave and the recent statement by guitarist Kerry King claiming he had “shot himself in the foot.”

“Is Slayer the only band on this earth? I’m not with [these] guys obviously, but to say I shot myself in the foot? My career is more than just Slayer. He probably thinks I’m like him and I only have Slayer. I work with several other musicians and life goes on. No hard feelings, man.”

Lombardo is moving on and is excited about future collaborations and the progression of his band PHILM. “I’m always progressing, always creating, always collaborating. I love collaborating with other musicians. If you look at my track record it’s always consistent. It’s not going to stop; it’s just going to continue. It’s where I excel.

“I’m excited about PHILM and I’m looking forward to releasing our second album early next year and hopefully a tour will follow that.”

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extensive touring and it’s one of his “favourite” things to do.

“When you go on the road, you look forward to each city and what they have to offer. Friends and people you’ve met before. It’s one of those things you’re hooked on and you got to have it every year. It’s great fun.”

And what can Adelaide expect from Zorn and Lombardo on stage together?

“It’s going to be explosive. From my experience from performing with these guys, it’s just very powerful. John is an inspiration to all musicians. That guy has crossed so many genres with his writing and his performing, it’s an inspiration to me and I’m honoured to be his friend.”

WHO: Dave Lombardo WHAT: Zorn In Oz: Classical Marathon WHERE: Festival Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre WHEN: Wed Mar 12

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One Of The Boys Macario De Souza (AKA Kid Mac) is a hard worker. When Rip It Up calls the Sydney artist to discuss the tour for his new album Head Noise, he is on his way to finalise new episodes of his television series, The Crew. If that wasn’t taking up all his time, he is also planning a wedding for February.

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ouza produces and stars in The Crew, a documentary series that follows Souza and two of his best mates, UFC fighter Richie ‘Vas’ Vacuilk and pro surfer Mark Matthews, during the ups and downs of their respective careers.

It also acts as a follow-up to Souza’s 2011 feature documentary Fighting Fear that featured Vacuilk and Matthews. The first season ran on Foxtel’s Fuel TV, but Channel 9’s GO! has picked up its second season, which has recently gone to air and features Souza finishing up work on Head Noise and then heading on tour. Having so many projects in the works at once, let alone being on the road for a 16-date tour, poses challenges.

“It is hard to juggle everything,” says Souza. “On top of all this I’m trying to plan a wedding with my fiancé for February next year. That’s what’s made it the hardest thing.

Weddings aren’t cheap, or the honeymoon, but I think if it wasn’t for the wedding I could

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The Boys Will Play When Souza plays at Ed Castle on Sat Dec 14 it will be his first headlining show in Adelaide.

It comes as a surprise that Adelaide gets a gig after the Playboy Mansion. Souza was asked to perform for the mansion’s Halloween party this year on the recommendation of the booking agent’s son.

“It’s everything you think it would be plus more,” Souza laughs. “It exceeds expectations. We were going there with our guard up thinking it will be pretentious and cheesy after all the stories you hear. We couldn’t believe it. It was like a mini-bucks party. It’s a moment we won’t forget in a long time.”

manage the juggle of having Thursdays to Sundays touring and Mondays to Wednesdays being in the studio working on The Crew and a few other projects. I enjoy being on the road; it’s my favourite thing to do. To say it’s a hindrance I will be cheating myself. You just need to learn to juggle and be good with time management. It works itself out.”

Fighting Fear and The Crew came about due to the success of Souza’s 2007 debut, the infamous surf gang documentary Bra Boys. With the film breaking box office records as Australia’s highest grossing non-IMAX documentary, it seemed a strange move for Souza to then make a seemingly sharp turn into music.

“I started off studying at uni wanting to get into music production so I could create music myself. The course also delved into the film side of things so as far as learning the craft, I did it at the same time. I worked on Bra Boys at the same time I was working on my first EP, so that was simultaneous, but then when the music stuff took off I started doing that more seriously. After the successes of some of the film projects I honed in on that for a couple of years, but for the last four or five years it’s been back to the other way round with a greater focus on music. I feel like I pick and choose with projects, putting them on the backburner until they kick off with momentum. At the moment music is definitely the focus. I’ll start working on the third record next year and keep pushing it as far as I can.”

Musically, Head Noise takes Kid Mac into deeper territory than he’s been previously. Moreover, its cover art, an abstract, minimalist, watercolour face, is not what you would come to expect from a hip hop artist who makes documentaries about gangs who surf.

“People still categorise me as hip hop, but I don’t think [Head Noise] is that at all. Part of the idea of a cover like that is to differentiate it from the other records in that genre. I wanted a watercolour painting and something to represent the title of the album, with colours to represent the noises.

My sister knew an artist she was studying with and put me in touch with her [Amanda Pickman]. I showed her some references and we came up with the concepts together and then she went away and came back with this amazing artwork. We’ve put it on T-shirts and merch and it’s selling like crazy too, so that’s pretty interesting.”

WHO: Kid Mac WHAT: Head Noise (KM MVMT) WHERE: Ed Castle WHEN: Sat Dec 14

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Beats// Prior to liquid funk, future garage and, yes, post-dubstep, the Brit merged jungle with deep techno, house and jazzy grooves.

Yet he's apparently unaware of his influence on modern electronic soul acts. "It's funny - I don't immediately connect them with myself," Williamson says.

The Watford enigma, an adopted sole child, had piano lessons growing up. Williamson was talented - and appreciated jazz (ironically, he was expelled from school). Later, he discovered rave culture - and the turntables.

Williamson began producing, his breakout Logical Progression surfacing on Vinyl Mania.

The sometime kitchen manager launched his own empire, the Good Looking Organisation (GLO), with 1992's Demon's Theme.

Williamson assiduously branded GLO, conceiving cult compilations such as Logical Progression and the ambient (and proto-Hospital Records) Earth. He'd also promote a London night, Speed, with Fabio.

Williamson finally presented his debut 'artist' album, Journey Inwards, in 2000. DJ Mag lately listed Williamson's 1993 Music as one of the 100 greatest ever D&B tunes (and placed him on its cover alongside DJ Friction). The DJ still occasionally drops his old classics, like Horizons.

"Production-wise, I don't think they're up to speed with what's going on today," he says candidly, pointing out that in the early '90s producers didn't have access to computer programs. "But the actual musicality in them I think does definitely hold up."

Williamson remains a perfectionist.

Though now a digital DJ, he strives to always soundcheck at venues. In 2013 Williamson cranked up GLO following a three-year hiatus (in that time he found his birth mother). He is philosophical about the rampant downloading that has seen many an indie disappear.

"You have to run with it," Williamson says.

"I mean, things are different and it is hard and some things do make money, some things don't - but I think you have to just adapt and adjust. We still actually put out vinyl every month, for instance - people kinda say, 'Are you mad?'"

He will showcase GLO's latest releases in his upcoming Aussie sets. And the DJ, his last major project 2009's FabricLive 46, recently issued the double-CD Bukem In Session, dedicated to new talent. Then Williamson, a selective producer, is formulating another album.

"Now the label's started again and doing stuff, it's something that I'm tinkering about with." While ever-evolving, Williamson hasn't departed from his original aesthetic.

"I think my heart's still into the sound that I love - and that sound hasn't changed, I guess."

D&B has never died away, even when out of vogue. However, the music is back in the mainstream, with Rudimental assailing the charts. Williamson, too, has had his pop forays: he remixed Jodeci's New Jack Swing

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This year the 'intelligent D&B DJ/ producer LTJ Bukem (AKA Danny Williamson) played a festival in continental Europe only to be swarmed by the dubstep contingent. "They were all paying homage to me - and I was like, 'Oh, this is a bit weird kinda thing'," he recalls.

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anthem Feenin', itself now a classic. He likewise officially reinvented the Bond theme.

"To a certain extent, everything becomes commercial at some stage in its journey," Williamson says. Nevertheless, he's saddened that Detroit techno innovators such as Derrick May reckon they haven't benefitted from the US EDM phenom, claiming that, "those people will always be relevant”.

"You're always gonna have a new era of artists that take it further and maybe get a bit more out of it financially."

Over summer Williamson, a regular visitor to Oz, will hit clubs in addition to festivals.

Alas, this time his faithful (and poetic) MC, Conrad, won't be joining him. The pair split late last year amid reports that the MC felt he was paid disproportionately for gigs. But

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Uncompromising is an apt word to describe UK techno veteran Ben Sims. Refusing to follow trends, the Theory Recordings boss has stuck to his hard groove guns for two decades.

One of the few big name techno jocks who didn’t go minimal in the noughties, in 2011 Sims finally released his debut album (Smoke & Mirrors, which contained the brilliant I Wanna Go Back) at a time when techno full-lengths were as common as pictures of Dave Clarke flashing a smile. His first commercial mix in five years is as uncompromising as you’d expect from the three and four-deck techno master.

Sims’ turbo-charged mix of 44 techno cuts won’t win him any new fans, but its relentless display of tough tek funk from start to finish (with tracks from Sims, Robert Hood and peers Mark Broom and Paul Mac as well as the newer (in comparison) breed such as Marcel Dettmann and Benjamin Damage) is the perfect showcase of the style that has made Sims one of the most admired techno survivors.

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For years Solange Knowles lived in the shadow of her big sister despite releasing credible neo soul and funk on albums such as Sol-Angel and the Hadley St Dreams. Little sis’ career took an alt-R&B turn with her 2012 EP True, which featured the smooth ‘80s-cum-R&B gem Losing You. The True collaboration with Dev Hynes (AKA Blood Orange) showed that the younger Knowles could pioneer a sound (alt-R&B) and get respect away from Queen Bey’s palace. With this in mind comes Solange’s compilation for her Saint Records label. Featuring little known and established underground artists, Saint Heron is a showcase of minimal R&B and future beat delights from around the globe. Highlights include Kingdom’s beautifully smooth Bank Head, the perfect ‘80s groove of Starchild’s Relax and Jade J’s Faded, while Solange pops up for the album’s closer Cash In. Smooth as hell, Saint Heron is alt-R&B’s must-have manifesto.

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Victoria Square’s Dragonfly is closing its doors after six-and-a-half years of delivering quality food and drink alongside some of the finest local DJs and live electronic acts.

The boutique bar will be holding a farewell party to remember on Sat Dec 21 to thank its friends and patrons. For its final party, Dragonfly will host longtime residents Eric The Falcon, Derek Lang and Hans K before the one and only HMC throws down the final set to end all final sets.

WHO: LTJ Bukem WHERE: HQ WHEN: Fri Dec 27

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Williamson, who has little commented on the situation, puts Conrad's absence down to immigration - and personal - issues.

"For starters, Conrad can't even get a visa to come to Australia and New Zealand anymore, so he won't be coming with me, anyway," Williamson sighs. "That happened kinda a year ago - he lost all his rights to get a visa. He can't come to America or Canada or NZ or Japan or quite a few places, actually…

That's a whole other story."

Jurassic 5 Six years after hanging up their boots, revered hip hop troupe Jurassic 5 have reunited for a run of Australian shows in early 2014. The West Coast outfit – comprised of Chali 2na, Akil, Zaakir, Mark 7even, Cut Chemist (back in the line-up) and DJ Nu-Mark – will perform at Thebarton Theatre on Sun Mar 23. The group called it a day in 2007 following the release of their fourth album, Feedback, only to recently reunite earlier this year to perform at Coachella.

The 2014 reunion tour will see J5 performing a range of tunes from their lengthy back catalogue, including 2000’s breakout album Quality Control.

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CLAIRY BROWNE & THE BANGIN’ RACKETTES @ Governor Hindmarsh

VINCENT’S CHAIR @ Adelaide Festival Centre

FRI JAN 24

POND & DOCTOPUS @ Governor Hindmarsh

SARAH BLASKO @ Flinders St Baptist Church PILOTFEST @ Adelaide Festival Centre

SAT DEC 14

FRI JAN 31

FRI DEC 13

WARNING BIRDS @ Grace Emily Hotel KID MAC @ Ed Castle

MON DEC 16

MELVINS & HELMET @ Governor Hindmarsh

SUN DEC 17

LOOPTROOP ROCKERS & SAGE FRANCIS @ Governor Hindmarsh

THU DEC 19

HUMAN NATURE @ Festival Theatre THE GIN CLUB, THE WILD THINGS & SPARKSPITTER @ Hotel Metropolitan LIAM GERNER @ Grace Emily Hotel YOUNG LIONS @ Blue Bee Room

FRI DEC 20

BIG DAY OUT: PEARL JAM, SNOOP DOGG, ARCADE FIRE, MAJOR LAZER & more @ Bonython Park

TUE FEB 4

SELENA GOMEZ @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre

THU FEB 6

FRI FEB 7

ED KOWALCZYK @ Her Majesty’s Theatre

SAT FEB 8

THE LOCUST @ Enigma Bar

SUN FEB 9

SAT DEC 21

TUE FEB 11

SUN DEC 22

I KILLED THE PROM QUEEN @ Governor Hindmarsh

SAT DEC 28

BAG RAIDERS @ Mr Kim's

WED JAN 1

PLAY NEW YEARS DAY: DEORRO, MORGAN PAGE, WILL SPARKS, JACK BEATS & more @ Thebarton Oval

THU JAN 2

THE BASICS @ Adelaide Festival Centre

FRI JAN 3

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 THE APE @ Governor Hindmarsh

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

THE BOYS OF SUMMER TOUR: BLESS THE FALL, LIKE MOTHS TO FLAMES & THE COLOR MORALE @ Fowler’s Live JOHN GRANT @ Adelaide Festival Centre

SAT JAN 18

FLAMENCO ARETI @ Adelaide Festival Centre HALF MOON RUN @ Governor Hindmarsh

THU JAN 23

WE ARE SCIENTISTS @ Governor Hindmarsh

THE NECKS @ Governor Hindmarsh BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & THE E-STREET BAND @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre

WED FEB 12

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & THE E-STREET BAND @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre

SAT FEB 15

PETE MURRAY @ Bird In Hand Winery

FRI FEB 21

THE ASHTON SHUFFLE & THIEF @ 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

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The Gin Club are celebrating their 10th birthday by doing what they know best – hitting the road. De facto band leader Ben Salter talks to Rip It Up about nebulous formations and beautiful friendships.

Step back in time one decade and Brisbane’s Ben Salter was supplementing his meagre income from fronting rock behemoth Giants Of Science by running an open mic night at Brisbane venue O’Malley’s Irish Pub – remunerated in the age-old musical tradition of a trickle of money and a river of beer – where he happened upon a disparate but talented group of singer-songwriters fronting up on a weekly basis to show their wares, and before you knew it a loose collective was born.

“I’d cut my teeth doing open mic nights in Townsville, so when I got the chance to do the one at O’Malley’s I was really excited,” Salter recalls. “I guess having done all that stuff with Giants and seen the industry side of things and how horrendous it can be, seeing all these people who had no aspirations, or very limited

aspirations, to do music as any full-time concern – they’d just written a few songs and had vague ambitions – was pretty cool.”

Even though you’d imagine that such a voluminous membership would be a logistical nightmare – The Gin Club’s current live roster is eight, but ebbs and flows and the band can subsist in myriad configurations – one thing that’s been notable throughout is the complete lack of ego as the gaggle of songwriters cede the limelight and back one another on each other’s material.

“Sometimes it’s almost like I’m pushing people to take more of the spotlight or to do more stuff outside the band. The original idea was for it to be like the Wu-Tang Clan and for everyone to do their own solo album, but I think I’m the only person out of the whole band who’s actually managed to do one,” Salter laughs. “But for a group of such good songwriters we’re just mainly friends first and everything else second, and to be honest everyone is pretty good with me bossing them around – which I wouldn’t expect from any other group of people – but they’re pretty good with me yelling and hollering at

them, because I think they know I’m doing it because I’m a big fan of all their stuff.

“When you start a band – whether you work it out or not – fairly early on you have this set of rules or expectations that you’ll go about things a certain way, and with The Gin Club I think early on we set it up so that we could do gigs without people there, so we’ve never had to have the whole complement of people. I think Conor [Macdonald]'s the only person who’s played at every single Gin Club show; everyone has missed at least a stint. For a while there I had to be there, but I said, ‘C’mon guys, you can do shows without me,’ so they’ve done a bunch of shows without me, which is awesome.

But I think it makes everyone that’s not there a bit jealous and want to come back and do the shows more, so it’s sort of a good system. I can’t think of any other band who operates in the same way, really.”

WHO: The Gin Club WHAT: The Gin Club (Plus One Records) WHERE: Hotel Metropolitan WHEN: Thu Dec 19

TUE FEB 25

DOLLY PARTON @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre

FRI FEB 28

BLISS N ESO & HORROSHOW @ Clipsal 500

SAT MAR 1

SOUNDWAVE: GREEN DAY, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, STONE TEMPLE PILOTS, ALICE IN CHAINS, A DAY TO REMEMBER & more @ Bonython Park EMPIRE OF THE SUN & KIMBRA @ Clipsal 500

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SUN MAR 2

BRUNO MARS @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre DANIEL O’DONNELL & MARY DUFF @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre Theatre KEITH URBAN, GUY SEBASTIAN & BOOM CRASH OPERA @ Clipsal 500

WED MAR 5

LIONEL RICHIE & JOHN FARNHAM @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre DAN SULTAN @ Garden Of Unearthly Delights

FRI MAR 7

NEKO CASE @ Fowler’s Live

THU MAR 13

QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE & NINE INCH NAILS @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre

FRI MAR 14

KATE MILLER-HEIDKE @ Garden Of Unearthly Delights

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THE NATIONAL @ Thebarton Theatre ROSIE O’DONNELL @ Festival Theatre

MUTINY @ Crown & Anchor SEABELLIES @ Jive CLUBFEET @ Rhino Room BENI @ Mr Kim’s

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After writing debut record By Limbo Lake in their hometown of Newcastle, Seabellies got out of their element the second time around. Rip It Up learns how comfort zones were a memory when it came to the creation of Seabellies sophomore release, Fever Belle.

Born two-and-a-half years ago during a five-week residency in Melbourne, the Novocastrians then dispersed around the globe, travelling and clearing their individual headspaces before reconvening in Berlin, bunkering down in the studio with former Philly J’s main man Berkfinger.

“It [was] a really weird, haphazard way to [begin putting] an album together,” says creative lynchpin Trent Grenell.

Returning a year later to finish off the full-length in Sydney with Tim Whitten (Powderfinger, Augie March), a decent

bout of heartbreak stretched the process out further than expected, with emotions taking Grenell back to Berlin where conclusive mixing of the album finally took place.

“I was very attracted to finishing the record [in Berlin], especially with Berkfinger – he’s a pretty crazy guy,” he explains. “And you’re just surrounded by musicians and artists and everyone is doing something wacky so it definitely pushed us to have a different take on [things]; we had a lot of time there playing around with sounds and trying to make the [album] a little dirtier than the first record, which it definitely is, in a good way.

“With this album we’ve gone back to our roots, blending programming and electronica and synthesiser stuff,” he adds. “We really enjoy that [mix] of instruments, being a big band and all.”

Grenell’s statement is all but backed up by the record’s first single, It’s Alright, with its gradual sonic swelling, intriguing percussion, textural layering and atmospheric tones.

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“That’s why we came out of the blocks with [that song],” he agrees. “It’s a bit of a departure. Most of the singles from the last album were quite sunny, and we’re proud of them, but I think songs like It’s Alright are a bit more trademark of what we first set out to be as a band.”

And with the hard yards now behind them, the freshly broken quintet are all but focused on spreading their sounds right across the country.

“I just want us to get back on the scene, get involved and feel like part of the Australian music community again like we once were,” he levels. “I want to reconnect with people, and hopefully [fans] get something out of this album further than they did on the last album.”

WHO: Seabellies WHAT: Fever Belle (Shock) WHERE: Jive WHEN: Fri Dec 20

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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: Dead Joe with Captives and Battlehounds. 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) EXETER ON RUNDLE – Little Miss with Heath Webber and Craig Atkins GILBERT STREET HOTEL – Erik Parker and Mary Webb (7pm) GOVERNOR HINDMARSH – Main Room: Clairy Browne & The Bangin’ Rackettes. Front Bar: Gumbo Room Blues Jam featuring Jesse Deane Freeman & The Rhythm Aces GRACE EMILY HOTEL – Fleur Green & The Keepers GRAND BAR – OMG HIGHWAY – DJ Alli (8pm) HOTEL METRO – Stable Vices, Mr Rosewater and Fair Isles (9pm) HOTEL RICHMOND – All Vinyl DJ (6pm) HQ – Riot Society hosted by Uberjak’d JETTY BAR GLENELG – Verse Herd (8.30pm) LIGHT HOTEL – SCALA Live (8pm) MARION HOTEL – 888 Poker (6.30pm) PJ O’BRIENS – DJ Jak (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 Jam Sessions (7.30pm)

ALMA TAVERN – Fresh Fridays with DJs ARCHER HOTEL – Upstairs: DJ Jaki J (9.30pm) ARKABA HOTEL – Lounge Bar: Dimitri (8pm) Top of the Ark: The Incredibles Thank The fans Extravaganza AUSTRAL – The Austral House Band (7pm) BAROSSA WEINTAL HOTEL – Andy Mac (7.30pm) BARTLEY TAVERN – The Rustlers (8pm) BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB – Dave Hunt (7pm) BOTANIC BAR – Troy J Been, Prince Aaronak and Suckerpunch BRAHMA LODGE HOTEL – Care Factor (8pm) BUSHMAN HOTEL: GAWLER – DJ CAMEO BAR – DJs Lars, Lenny and guests CASTLE ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – Slip of The Tongue (8pm) CROWN & ANCHOR – Alphabette Round These Parts EP Launch with Frank Loves Joan, Traveller and Fortune, DJ Adam DRAGONFLY BAR & DINING – Downtown with DJs DUKE OF YORK – Tom & Rose (7pm) EAT AT WHALERS: VICTOR HARBOR – Linda McCarthy (7pm) ED CASTLE – Full Tilt live bands and party DJs ELECTRIC CIRCUS – Trashbags with resident DJs Capt N Cook, Mangie and Terror Terror plus guests ELYSIUM LOUNGE – DJs EMU HOTEL – Body Swerve (8pm) ENIGMA – Bar 2: Tornts featuring Bigfoor, Drekt. Bar 3: Hightime, Beaver, The Lizards, Fresh Kills and Secondhand Squad ENFIELD HOTEL – Jonny Star Family Entertainment (6pm) ESPLANADE HOTEL – 2 Up Duo (8pm) EXETER ON RUNDLE – Parker and Webb FINDON HOTEL – karaoke (8.30pm) GOVERNOR HINDMARSH – Main Room: Pond. Front Bar: Friday Night Acoustic Sessions featuring the Appalachian String Fiddle Sessions & Irish Sessions GRACE EMILY HOTEL – We The People HALFWAY HOTEL – Paul Stubbings (7pm) HIGHLANDER HOTEL – McKenzie (9.30pm) HILTON HOTEL: MYBAR – DJ Chaps and DJ Lumeire HOTEL TIVOLI – Honey with DJs

IRISH CLUB – Shamrocks ‘n’ Shenanigans Live Acoustic Sessions (7pm) JETTY BAR GLENELG – Ciaram Granger (9pm) LAKES RESORT HOTEL – New Romantics LIGHT HOTEL – Black Market (9pm) LIMBO – DJs LONDON TAVERN – Live Acoustic Weekly (5pm) Rewind Fridays with DJ Wolfman LORD MELBOURNE – karaoke with Laura Lee (9pm) MARINA SUNSET BAR – live acoustic music MARION HOTEL – Greg Langham (5.30pm) Daze Gone By (8.30pm) MARS BAR – guests DJs plus drag shows MICK O’SHEA’S – Viotar (7pm) OFFICE ON PIRIE – DJ Jess (4.30pm) PARA HILLS COMMUNITY CLUB – Remedy (7.30pm) PRINCE ALBERT HOTEL – Acoustic Session (6pm) DJ (9pm) PRODUCERS HOTEL – After Four Fridays Garden Grooves with DJs Justice and DrDamage plus special guests (4pm) RACQUETS SA – 60/40 with DJ Lee (8pm)

THE LION HOTEL – live entertainment TONSLEY HOTEL – Tavern Bar: Troy Harrison (4.45pm) Luv2luv (9pm) Chrysler Bar: Jest (9.30pm) TRINITY SESSIONS – Nick Charles and Doc Span (8pm) VICTORIA HOTEL: O’HALLORAN HILL – DJs WARRADALE HOTEL – Nikko & Snooks (8.30pm) WHEATSHEAF HOTEL – Sun Theory (9pm)

RAMSGATE HOTEL – DJ Snake & DJ Rupheo (9pm)

ARCHER HOTEL – Downstairs: Jaki J plus Bongo Madness with Alex. Upstairs: DJ Ed Law (9.30pm) ARKABA HOTEL – Top of the Ark: The Incredibles Extravaganza Christmas Dinner and Show – Sold out.

Sportys Bar + Arena: Agent 99 (10pm) BOTANIC BAR – Sanji, Brad Sawyer and Tom Wilson BRIDGEPORT HOTEL: MURRAY BRIDGE – DJ TKA (7pm) BUSHMAN HOTEL: GAWLER – DJ CAVAN HOTEL – Karnival with live bands (9pm) CENTRAL DISTRICTS FOOTBALL CLUB – Fever (7pm) CHRISTIES BEACH HOTEL – Greg Hart’s Roy Orbison Show CLOVERCREST HOTEL – Smarty Boys (9pm) CROWN & ANCHOR – Leith James, Austin Silcock, Mitch Primer, Jake Ward and DJ Azz CUMBERLAND HOTEL: GLANVILLE – karaoke with Nicole (8pm) DRAGONFLY – rotating DJs playing techno, house, disco and everything in between DUBLIN HOTEL – Troy Harrison (3pm) DUKE OF YORK – Front Room: DJ Mitchy B. Beer Garden: DJ Parry. Upstairs: DJ Skinny B, MC Scotty and guest DJs

RED SQUARE – DJs REX HOTEL – karaoke (8pm) RHINO ROOM – Comedy featuring Tom Gleeson (7.30pm) The Staghaus and Miss Fellows (9pm) ROB ROY HOTEL – Tuned Up (6pm) DJ Smiley (8pm) ROCKET BAR – Cats at Rocket (9pm) ROYAL OAK HOTEL: NTH ADELAIDE – Acoustic Sessions (7.30pm) SEACLIFF BEACH HOTEL – DJ (8pm) SEMAPHORE WORKERS CLUB – Ray Beadle Band (8pm) SOMERSET HOTLE – Matterhorn (8pm) STAG – Upstairs: DJs play urban and dance.

Downstairs: DJs play retro SUGAR – SHGZ: Fridays at Sugar SWISH: STAMFORD PLAZA – Nothing But ‘90s with DJs TALBOT HOTEL – DJ playing requests TAPAS ON HINDLEY – flamenco shows by Studio Flamenco (7.30pm) TEA TREE GULLY HOTEL – Animal House (9pm) THE ELEPHANT – DJ Jax (9pm) Triple X (9.30pm) THE GOODY – Ch@t Room

WHITMORE HOTEL – Red Hot Blues Band (8:30pm) WOODVILLE WEST TORRENS FOOTBALL CLUB – Gerry O (6.30pm) WORLDSEND HOTEL – Tombstone Hunters Club, I Am Mine and The Toss (9pm) ZHIVAGO – Skream DJs: Terence, Track Team and Gumshoe

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HIGHWAY – Rush Hour (8pm) DJ Griff (9pm) HOPE INN – karaoke (7pm) HOTEL RICHMOND – DJ Sly HOTEL ROYAL: TORRENSVILLE – Scott Free (8.30pm) HOTEL TIVOLI – Exotica with DJs Sleepy Hips and guests (8pm) JACK RUBY – Soul Social – live band and vinyl DJs (8pm) JETTY BAR GLENELG – Lounge Bar: Adam Moffat (3pm) DJ Sam Phillips (9pm) Front Bar: No Action, Dogs Are Better Than Cats and Truscott (9pm) KINGSFORD HOTEL: GAWLER – karaoke and Point 05 (10pm) LA BOHEME – Saturday Night Soirée (7.30pm) LAKES RESORT HOTEL – 2 Up Duo (9pm) LONDON TAVERN – DJs Captiv8, Justice, Soundflex, AJ and MC Renard (10pm) MARINA SUNSET BAR – DJs playing the best in house and electro MARION HOTEL – Franky F (6pm) Two Hard Basket (9pm) MARS BAR – guest DJs plus a drag show

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MICK O’SHEA’S – Midnight Special (9pm) OLD SPOT HOTEL – Hell On Heels (9.30pm) PARAFIELD GARDENS COMMUNITY CLUB – Clearway (8.45pm) PARA HILLS COMMUNITY CLUB – After Five (8pm) PJ O’BRIENS – Crazy Knites (10.30pm) PLANT ONE – Littlest Vintage Presents That Dapper Market featuring , Oh Me My, Abbey Howlett and Banjo Jackson (3pm)

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 – Comedy featuring Tom Gleeson (7pm) ROCKET BAR – Rocket Saturdays (9pm) and The Tongue SANDBAR – requests with DJs SEACLIFF BEACH HOTEL – acoustic sessions SEBEL PLAYFORD – Black Caviar (8pm) SEMAPHORE RSL – Fast Fuse (8pm) SLUG ‘N LETTUCE BRITISH PUB – Kinetik (9pm) SUGAR – ITDE DJs and interstate & international guests SWISH: STAMFORD PLAZA – Shuffle TALBOT HOTEL – DJ playing retro and requests TAP INN HOTEL: KENT TOWN – Dino Jag (7.30pm) TEA TREE GULLY HOTEL – Men In Black plus a guest comedian TEQUILA REA – Bongo Madness with guest DJs THE ELEPHANT – DJ Jak and Unknown To Man THE LION HOTEL – Absolut Saturdays: Wasabi (9pm) THE PRETORIA HOTEL: MANNUM – Daze Gone By (8.30pm) TONSLEY HOTEL – Swapsides (8.30pm) VALLEY INN – karaoke VICTORIA HOTEL: O’HALLORAN HILL – Rumours VINE INN: NURIOOTPA – Jungle Jooce (9.15pm) WALKERS ARMS HOTEL – DJ Sessions (9pm) WHEATSHEAF HOTEL – Sam Lohs & Band Album Launch (9pm) WHITEHORSE INN – High Voltage AC/DC Tribute (8pm)

WHITMORE HOTEL – LEE ZACHZRIA CAT STEVENS TRIBUTE (8:30PM) WINDSOR HOTEL – Blue Comets (8.45pm) WOODCROFT TAVERN – karaoke (8pm) WORLDSEND HOTEL – Filthy Lucre, I Am Mine and The Dead Bellls (9pm) YANKALILLA HOTEL – Van Demon’s Band (8pm) ZHIVAGO – High Heels DJs: Bottle Rocket, Osiris and Gumshoe

SUNDAY 15TH ALMA TAVERN – Sunday School ARKABA HOTEL – Pseudo Echo (7pm) BENJAMIN ON FRANKLIN – Souled Out Sessions with DJs Dave Collins and Jason Lee BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB – Dave Hunt BOTANIC BAR – Eric The Falcon BRAHMA LODGE HOTEL – Whiskey Harbour (4pm) CLOVERCREST HOTEL – Gerry O (3pm) CROWN & ANCHOR – Sunday Rubdown DOG & DUCK – Sneaky Sundays with Jak Morris DUCK INN: COROMANDEL VALLEY – Gian and Cloudy (3pm) ED CASTLE – Beer Garden: Acoustic Sundays (2pm) EMU HOTEL – Steve Simon (2pm) ESPLANADE HOTEL – Theo (4pm) EUREKA TAVERN – Jonny Star Family Entertainment (11.30am) EXETER ON RUNDLE – Dear Pilgrim GILBERT STREET HOTEL – The Yearlings (2pm) GLENELG SURF CLUB – La Mar Sundays (3pm) GOVERNOR HINDMARSH – Main Room: Looptroop Rockers and Sage Francis GRACE EMILY HOTEL – Parker & Webb with Haji Basim GRAND BAR – bands, DJs and MCs HOTEL ROYAL: TORRENSVILLE – Bar 180: Chesterfield Un-brassed (2pm) The Front: 888 Poker (6.30pm) JETTY BAR GLENELG – Jaya (3pm) DJ Dizzy (8pm) LIGHT HOTEL – Vonni’s Big Arvo LORD MELBOURNE HOTEL – Smoke & Mirrors MARINA SUNSET BAR – Sunset Sessions featuring live acoustic music

MARS BAR – VJK classic video hits MICK O’SHEA’S – Acoustic Blonde (2pm) OAKS PLAZA PIER – Pier One Bar: Redline (2pm) PARAFIELD GARDENS COMMUNITY CLUB – Graham Breeding Jazz Trio (2.30pm) PARA HILLS COMMUNITY CLUB – Slyde (4pm)

RAMSGATE HOTEL – ACOUSTIC SESSION (4PM) TOM KURZEL & ED TRAINOR FORTNIGHTLY ROTATION (7.30PM) ROYAL HOTEL – Jordan & Brendan ROYAL OAK HOTEL: NTH ADELAIDE – Funk & Soul Sessions and The Harmonics (7.30pm) SEACLIFF BEACH HOTEL – acoustic soloists SEMAPHORE PALAIS – Agent 99 (4pm) SEMAPHORE WORKERS CLUB – Nick Charles (4pm) SUGAR – Mods, Driller and Nu Jeans TAP INN HOTEL: KENT TOWN – Acoustic Sessions THE LION HOTEL – Andrew Hayes (2.30pm) Quinny, Parko & Friends (6pm) TOMICH WINES CITY CELLAR DOOR – Tomich Sunday Sessions featuring Autumn’s Passage CD launch (2pm) TONSLEY HOTEL – Dimitri (2pm) TRINITY SESSIONS – Brasileiras (7pm) WELLINGTON HOTEL: WELLINGTON – Sunday Sessions: live music on the banks of the Murray (3pm) WEST THEBBY HOTEL – karaoke with Margi & Shaggy (8.30pm) WHEATSHEAF HOTEL – Old South Bluegrass (4pm)

WHITMORE HOTEL – MR GOODNIGHT (4:30PM) ZHIVAGO – Black Cherry DJs: Zooma, Gumshoe and Ryley

MONDAY 16TH CROWN & ANCHOR – Front Bar: Ben David EXETER ON RUNDLE – Tom West Band and Matt Hayward GOVERNOR HINDMARSH – Main Room: Melvins and Helmet. Front Bar: Rear Admiral Stand Up Comedy.

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GRACE EMILY HOTEL – Billy Bob’s BBQ Jam HOTEL ROYAL: TORRENSVILLE – Ultimate Quiz with Graham Lawrence (7pm) JETTY BAR GLENELG – Ciaram Granger (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 Benefit Night featuring Zephyr Quartet, Moose & Squirrel, Luke Harrald and The Coma Ensemble (8pm)

TUESDAY 17TH ARKABA HOTEL – Party Club Band (7.30pm) 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 – Joel & Nathan GASLIGHT TAVERN – The Blues Lounge hosted by Ron Davidson & Trevor Graham (8pm) GOVERNOR HINDMARSH – Front Bar: Uke Night with the Adelaide Ukulele Appreciation Society GRACE EMILY HOTEL – Pub Cinema MARION HOTEL – 888 Poker (6.30pm) PJ O’BRIENS – Davy T’s Music Trivia (7.30pm) ROYAL OAK HOTEL: NTH ADELAIDE – cover band (8.30pm) SUGAR – CU Next Tuesday with Sonny Side-Up and Driller THE LION HOTEL – Zkye and Damo (7.30pm) WHITMORE HOTEL – Acoustic Raw Jam WINDSOR HOTEL – Complete Trivia (7.30pm)

WEDNESDAY 18TH ARKABA HOTEL – Joe Avati: A Very Woggy Christmas BOTANIC BAR – Gemma CROWN & ANCHOR – Geek with DJ Tr!p

DANIEL O’CONNELL HOTEL – Dan’s Open Mic Night (7.30pm) EXCHANGE HOTEL: GAWLER – Live Music Exchange (7.30pm) EXETER ON RUNDLE – Curtis FINDON HOTEL – Muso’s Jam hosted by Streaker FINSBURY HOTEL – karaoke (8pm) GOVERNOR HINDMARSH – Front Bar: Open Mic Night GRACE EMILY HOTEL – Yours Truly Christmas Show with Vic ‘n’ Keith (8pm) HIGHWAY – The Combi Room: Acoustic Reign Duo HQ –NeverLand JETTY BAR GLENELG – Curly Temple (8.30pm) LIGHT HOTEL – Open Mic Night (8pm) MARION HOTEL – Adelaide Comedy Christmas featuring Dave Callan and Michael Bowley (8pm) MICK O’SHEA’S – Celtic Connection (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)

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Adelaide Fringe 2014: Deception Sitting down with Vinh Giang and Matt Tarrant, neither embodies the quintessential image of a magician. They are, however, two of Adelaide’s most celebrated and successful young magicians, and after an award-winning, sell-out season at the 2012 and 2013 Adelaide Fringes, they will be returning in 2014 with their new show, Deception. To coincide with the announcement of the Adelaide Fringe program for 2014, Giang and Tarrant sit down with Rip It Up to discuss the difference between deception and magic.

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orget top hats and capes, Giang wears Ralph Lauren casual business attire while Tarrant has a lip ring, tattoo and headphones resting on his neck.

While both are from Adelaide, the duo met online and joined forces to perfect their chosen brand of magic — mentalism — a term they say is best described as “mind rape”.

“We’re more interested in what’s going on in between your two ears,” Giang explains.

Mentalism taps into a person’s intuitive behaviour, making them appear as if they have super-human knowledge about you and your thoughts.

Giang has fused his skills as a mentalist with that of professional motivational speaking; a unique combination that he says is like “making medicine taste good”.

He recently performed for a convention of prominent financial institutions in Hong Kong, and prior to this interview had received an inquiry to perform at a similar event in India. Conversely, when he isn’t performing magic gigs at functions, or spending hours researching magic or making connections with magicians worldwide (he can proudly claim David Copperfield’s executive producer, Chris Kenner, as a close friend) Tarrant is the online content manager for SBS’ Danger 5.

With different experiences and interactions with magic, Tarrant explains that Deception

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will explore their own fascination with magic.

“When we see magic, we can sometimes figure out how it works if it’s sleight of hand or another simple trick. But then there are other types of magic where even magicians who have been performing magic for so many years go, ‘How is that even possible? Is it actually magic or is it something beyond that?’

“In Deception we show some of the things that we’ve witnessed; future predictions, predicting the lottery, defy injury and death. And then it comes together in a final piece, which is this amazing routine of mind fucking everyone in the audience.”

In Deception we show some of the things that we’ve witnessed; future predictions, predicting the lottery, defy injury and death. And then it comes together in a final piece, which is this amazing routine of mind fucking everyone in the audience.”

Giang and Tarrant are at the forefront of magic in Adelaide for reasons other than their

trickery. They consider the Adelaide magic scene as “stereotypical” and “unwelcoming”, and are innovating ways in which to share and market magic to new generations of magicians. Along with two friends, Giang created the online community, Encyclopaedia Of Magic, which encourages people of all levels to learn magic and share their skills, adapting from a passion project to an online business that saw the team awarded 2013 South Australian Entrepreneur Of The Year. Tarrant spends hours online learning new abilities and forging relationships with international magicians to help improve his networks. As a result, Andy Nyman, who is the producer for prominent UK TV illusionist Derren Brown, has produced Deception via online correspondence.

Furthermore, the two have an innovative approach towards marketing themselves, reaching out to their fans and supporters through the crowd-funding network Pozible in order to encourage audiences to help fund their show. With the goal for $10,000 achieved, it will allow for props, staging and production for Deception to be of the highest quality, as Tarrant explains.

“We don’t want [Deception] to feel like a Fringe show. At the Fringe you go to one show and then another one a couple of nights later and the venue looks the same. We want to take over the venue [in Gluttony] and have it as our own.”

More importantly, the campaign has helped market themselves to new and existing audiences – in the process selling tickets to the show before they officially even go on sale.

“A lot of people performing for the Fringe, they don’t worry about tickets until one or two weeks before the Fringe starts,” says Giang. “This allowed us to sell tickets before FringeTix even [opened].”

If it wasn’t already clear that Giang and Tarrant always seem to be one step ahead of the game, being told as the interview came to an end that I had been unknowingly participating in a magic trick the entire time certainly made it overt.

It’s A Magical World While comparing the established Adelaide magic industry as “closeminded” and “old-fashioned” to innovative shows like Deception, Giang and Tarrant offer some thoughts to the state of magic globally.

“The magic world is quite small,” says Giang. “There aren’t millions of magicians around the world.”

“Well, there is,” Tarrant interjects. “But there aren’t millions of good magicians around the world.”

“Professional magicians then!” Giang confirms. “It’s a small community. I think it’s crazy that Matt is able to get in touch with world class magicians and become friends with them.”

“The right people are there to help support us,” Tarrant offers. “But there are people in the magic world similar to any other world who are just dickheads who will never help.”

“Yeah,” Giang laughs. “There are heaps of those.”

Giang explained that before we met he took a photo of a playing card on his iPhone, which had been sitting untouched on the table for the entire interview, and that while we were speaking he and Tarrant had been talking to me in a way that would make me think of the card. Explaining that men usually select the Ace of Spades and women the Queen of Hearts, Giang gave me multiple chances to change my number. I finally settled for the Ace of Diamonds. Sure enough, when I opened the Photos App on his phone, the last photo taken was of the Ace of Diamonds.

So was it mind rape, deception or just oldfashioned magic?

WHAT: Adelaide Fringe 2014: Deception WHERE: Gluttony WHEN: Fri Feb 14 – Sun Mar 16

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that sperm donations he made to a fertility clinic 20 years ago (under the name ‘Starbuck’) mean that he’s now the father of 533 children, and that 142 of them are filing a lawsuit forcing him to reveal his identity, he has a lawyer buddy (Chris Pratt) mount his defense, but then he starts secretly getting involved in the lives of a few of his offspring and begins to think that maybe this could work… somehow. Managing the same generous laughs and difficult shifts in tone (especially when we meet David’s son Ryan), this seems to annoy purists due to the presence of Vaughn who, it’s true, has been dire in some awful movies. Yet he’s fine here, suggesting that he’s grown the hell up at last.

AAAa While many (rightly) rant and rave about remakes, especially remakes of foreign language pics, what’s striking about this new take on the French-Canadian Starbuck is that its co-writer/director Ken Scott was enlisted to adapt his original script and direct the remake, and the result is that it’s pretty much the same movie! An affable but fairly hopeless Brooklyn native named David Wozniak (Vince Vaughn, as good as the first film’s Patrick Huard) works for his family’s meat business, owes bad people big money and has a pregnant girlfriend (Cobie Smulders) who doubts that he could be a good dad. When he discovers

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Director James Ponsoldt’s drama sometimes seems like his underrated Smashed (look for it on DVD) with a troubled teen overlay. It would also be a shame if this tough, often funny and yet bitingly sad effort was dismissed as some crass college comedy.

Sutter Keely (Miles Teller, best-known for laffers-with-heart like 21 & Over and Project X) is a popular high school senior with graduation impending, a weary mum ( Jennifer Jason Leigh), an absent dad and a chummy sense of humour disguising deep fears and a growing drinking problem. When a misunderstanding with his girlfriend Cassidy (Brie Larson) leads to their breakup, Sutter gets trashed and winds up asleep on a lawn where he meets and immediately clicks with the shy, bookish Aimee (Shailene Woodley from The Descendants), and when they get together, as you knew they would, he’s compelled to make changes in his life – and dredge up some powerful emotions. Drawn from Tim Tharp’s novel, this low-budget production is all about the performances, with Kyle Chandler turning up late in the piece as Sutter’s father, Smashed’s Mary Elizabeth Winstead as his slightly snobby sister and a cool supporting cast of appealing young ‘uns. But Teller and Woodley dominate the film, despite endless overuse of the word ‘awesome’.

Author Orson Scott Card’s 1985 sci-fi novel has been in ‘development hell’ for years. While the failure of this longtime-coming film version has been blamed upon Card himself, a conservative and homophobic Mormon who made harmful public comments before its release, it probably has more to do with this one’s lumbering pretentious dullness. Adapted for the screen and directed by Gavin Hood (of the second-to-last Wolverine pic), this takes place 50 years after the devastating invasion of Earth by ‘Formics’, and follows young Ender Wiggin (Asa Butterfield) as he’s enlisted by the International Military as part of the forces perpetually in training in case the extraterrestrials return. The kids play violent and snazzy computer games to help them supposedly get all Full Metal Jacket-like, and also participate in endless FX anti-gravity battles, and it’s Ender’s amazing form in all this nonsense that gets him noticed by Colonel Graff (Harrison Ford), who keeps on promoting him, and leads to more overextended sequences where the teen soldiers play a simulated game in which they attack the alien monsters’ humdrum home planet. Remorselessly humourless (despite Ford’s crooked smile), director Hood’s selfimportant space opera evidently has hidden religious messages, but you’ll have to stay awake to spot them, and sit through irritating performances, leaden dialogue and all the usual and interminable science fiction ponderousness.

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Daniel Radcliffe continues to show he has more to offer than Harry Potter in his most grown-up role since his onstage performance in Equus caused all that hubbub, and Dane DeHaan continues to cement himself as Hollywood’s newest young psychopath in the story of Alan Ginsberg’s scandalous coming of age at Columbia University. Before meeting Lucien Carr (DeHaan), William S Burroughs and eventually Jack Kerouac, Radcliffe portrays a much more subdued, introverted Ginsberg than we are used to. But with Carr as his guide and Burroughs as his dealer, the impressionable youth is pulled eagerly into their world of drugs, sex and mischief, embracing the temptations around him like a Mormon in a speakeasy. This intensely depressing take on the writers’ early days together uses their plans for a ‘new vision’ as an excuse to focus on the murder of David Kammerer (Michael C Hall), which threatened to cripple all of their careers, and did destroy Carr.

Writer/director John Krokidas’ vision, though occasionally lively with rebellion, is shrouded in confused angst, oppression and alienation; there is always an unwelcome character, be it the stuffed shirts at Columbia, David Kammerer or ultimately Ginsberg himself, as the fickleness of friendship rears its ugly head. An integral, but forgotten founding member of the beat movement, is Carr one of the destroyed minds of Ginsberg’s generation? See him howl.

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American Hustle (MA), co-writer/ director David O Russell’s fashionflashbacking crime drama, stars Jennifer Lawrence, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, Christian Bale, Robert De Niro, Jeremy Renner, Jack Huston, Michael Peña and Louis CK. Co-writer/director/producer Mark Grentell’s low-budget, cricket-mad Aussie comedy Backyard Ashes (M) features Sarah Burnell, Damian Callinan, Maddison Catlin-Smith and others.

Battle Of The Year (PG), based upon director Benson Lee’s own doco Planet B-Boy, is a dancey drama with Josh Holloway, Laz Alonso, Josh Peck, Caity Lotz and Chris Brown.

And co-writer/director/co-star Ruben Alves’ French-language The Gilded Cage (La Cage Dorée) (M) is a pointed character comedy offering Rita Blanco, Joaquim de Almeida, Roland Giraud and Chantal Lauby.

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Street-ADL I’m yet to get back to Magill Estate since they reopened their doors earlier this year. The $435 degustation price tag aside, I became a little distracted around the time of opening by whispers of a culinary coup. A couple of months later StreetADL opened its doors on Rundle St, and I couldn’t wait to visit and get my teeth into a degustation of a different variety (and visit a few familiar faces).

The street eats trend is still going strong in Adelaide, and while a pre-formed burger with plastic cheese may have been acceptable a few years back, our refined expectations mean that new establishments have had to up-spec old faithfuls to keep appetites sated while still keeping budgets in check.

The Street-ADL BBQ looks like as good a place as any to start, with options including lamb ribs, chook legs and KI scallops giving you the understanding that this is not going to be some fancied-up plate scattered with micro herbs, but more of a what-you-see-is-what-you-get approach. Course two, three and four were ordered and delivered by one of the most excellent service staff in unison.

The dry-aged rump and chuck cheeseburger with housesmoked bacon was devoured in seconds, and is now head-tohead with my current top ranking from our friends at Pearl’s Diner. Dripping with deliciousness and a tribute to our national emblem, the kangaroo sanga lasted a little bit longer – but only because the physical size was almost too much

to handle. Next came the hot-smoked bone marrow, which rounded off the gourmet beast feast nicely.

Herbivores, don’t despair – owner and Chef Jock Zonfrillo and his kitchen team haven’t left anyone out. Vegetarian options include a pulled cauliflower sanga or meat-free cheeseburger, and, of course, there are always the Australiansalted monkey nuts for those feeling snacky.

Of course, Street-ADL is just as much about the wine – so much so that they have their own Wine Director. Joshua Picken is a dapper bloke, popping out from behind the bar to give groups an excitable run-down of his ever-changing wine list. From a list separated into categories like ‘Opulent Reds’, ‘Wine With Bubbles’ and ‘Fulfilling Whites,’ Picken will direct, describe and decant without the usual wine wank.

A seasoned hospitality professional and all-round nice guy, teamed with the reputable Zonfrillo and front-of-house champion Aaron Fenwick, this well-adjusted team have formed a new bond after heading down the Hill to land back in the big smoke.

They say that revenge is a dish best served cold – though I personally prefer my BBQ pork ribs braised, fried, glazed and served roasting hot.

WHAT: Street-ADL & Orana WHERE: 285 Rundle St, Adelaide WHEN: Mon – Sun from 11am – late INFO: 8227 0344

Vinteloper Reverse BYO The Adelaide Central Markets are rapidly changing face, and one such project helping to steer its youthful revival is the innovative Vinteloper Reverse BYO. Put together by the same names behind the Urban Winery Project on Grenfell St some years ago, the concept is simple: take one empty Central Market stall, add a restaurant and bar fit-out, wine, music and a local

winemaker-cum-sommelier, and then a twist – make it BYO food. This is exactly what the winemakers at Vinteloper have done, setting up a pop-up space in the Central Markets for the month of December where wine is provided and punters are instead invited to bring along their own feasts from neighbouring market vendors to enjoy it with. So what does Vinteloper get out of it? The opportunity to feed patrons a wine list comprised of small-producer South Australian wines that match your meal.

The Vinteloper Reverse BYO will be stationed at Stall 16/17 all this month, so pack your bag full of tasty meats, cheese and bread and trot on down for some plonk.

WHAT: Vinteloper Reverse BYO WHERE: Stall 16/17, Adelaide Central Markets WHEN: Fridays 11am – 9pm and Saturday 11am – 3pm BOOKINGS: email vinteloper.eventbrite.com.au

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Our Beautiful World

Uncharted Territory Uncharted Territory showcases the breadth of practices and achievements of the recent graduates at the Adelaide Central School of Art. Featuring over 20 students, Uncharted Territory displays a diverse range of end-of-year works from ACSA’s Bachelor of Visual Arts students, from interactive, custom-built sculptures, to kaleidoscopic acrylics, to ornate polystyrene constructions.

Students involved in this year’s exhibition include Honours students Lily Ahlefeldt, Caroline Georgiou, Irene Kontakos, Roger Myles, Lisa Nguyen, Courtney Rodgers, Irene Kontakos, Jess Nolan and Jess Taylor and BVA graduates Cassie Broad, Nicholas Hanisch, Dominique Keeley, Bonnie Lawson, Monika Morgenstern, Margaret Moy, Cheryl Nolan, Paul Perry, Carol Robinson, Caroline Taylor, Robyn Tonkin, Ash Tower, Rosemary White and Ruth Wilson. The exhibition will officially open Sat Dec 14 at 5pm with an introduction by Associate Professor Christopher Orchard. Future students hoping to take part in the school’s BVA (Honours) program need apply by Mon Jan 6.

WHAT: Uncharted Territory WHERE: Adelaide Central School of Art, 7 Mulberry Rd, Glenside WHEN: Sat Dec 14 – Fri Jan 10 OPENING: Sat Dec 14 from 5pm – 7pm

Our Beautiful World is a solo exhibition by final year ACSA student Liesbeth Pockett at the West Torrens Auditory Gallery.

Exploring the colour, vibrancy and connections of the world we live in, Pockett’s works are a combination of paintings and giclée prints that recreate landscapes and animals. Our Beautiful World’s centrepiece is a 10m, large-scale drawing that depicts Pockett’s observations of a busy city bus stop throughout the day. See more of Pockett’s work at liesbethpockett.com.

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WHAT: Liesbeth Pockett: Our Beautiful World WHERE: West Torrens Auditory Gallery, 1 Brooker Tce, Hilton WHEN: Thu Dec 12 – Wed Jan 29 OPENING: Thu Dec 12 from 6pm

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MONOA performance installation inspired by Edgar Alan Poe’s short story Berenice will premiere at Adelaide Fringe 2014. In MONO- the audience will be released into Plant 4, a disused Clipsal factory in Bowden to witness a series of vignettes, drawing on horror, tragedy and comedy. The surreal performance will be saturated in primary colours,

intended to shock and tantalise the audience. MONO- will be the first of four performances by Melbourne’s House of Vnholy (HOV) representing the psychosis of a singular obsession as seen in Berenice. House of Vnholy is a new ensemble formed by Adelaide’s Matthew Adey, who relocated to Melbourne in 2009 to complete a Bachelor in Fine Arts and Theatre at VCA. MONO- will run at the Adelaide Fringe 2014 from Thu Feb 20 until Mon Feb 24 at Plant 4 in Bowden. Limited tickets are available now via adelaidefringe.com.au.

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Rundle Street East VIP Fashion Friday

Late night shopping on Fri Dec 13 is getting supersized with Rundle Street East running a VIP Fashion Friday event. Eleven of the precinct’s leading stores and boutiques will be hosting exclusive offers and discounts to shoppers, as well as gifts, drinks, nibbles and specialised offers from store to store. Participating stores include Alannah Hill, Jack London, Zimmerman, Calibre, Tigerlily, Sooki, Mimco Sass & Bide, Morrison, Gorman and Saba.

Yelp Adelaide will also be on board to help promote local products, asking shoppers to consider giving locally-made items this Christmas to ensure the benefits of Christmas roll back into the community, with Council Of Objects, Studio Eco and Rundle St stalwart BIMBO involved.

Check-in on Yelp’s free mobile App while in store until Christmas Day for a special discount.

If the VIP Fashion Friday wasn’t enough, Fri Dec 13 will also mark the return of Summer Fridays In The East End markets in Ebenezer Place.

WHAT: VIP Fashion Friday WHERE: Rundle St East WHEN: Fri Dec 13, 5-9pm

Final Gilles Street Market Before Christmas!

This Sun Dec 15 is your last chance to head out to Gilles St markets to find something special/unique/unusual/ handmade/vintage as a gift this Christmas. Or, if you’re a market fiend, it will be your final chance to pick up something for yourself until the markets return on Sun Jan 19.

Attitude Magazine Summer Edition Out Now While the weather may not have yet decided if it ever wants to let summer to begin properly, Attitude Magazine is all prepped for when the sun is finally allowed to show its face. The new edition is on the streets now, with all the latest Adelaide lifestyle news in addition to an interview with French chanteuse (and Jane Birkin’s daughter and Charlotte Gainsbourg’s half-sister) Lou Doillon, a feature on all the best places to visit while exploring Adelaide’s coast this summer, and catch-ups with the Adelaide band Fair Maiden and pro surfer Dion Atkinson. There’s also a chance to win a month’s supply of coffee from Argo and four double passes to any of the four performances on the Sessions program of your choice. attitudemagazine.com.au

‘Cruel Summer’ Shoot BTS Attitude’s main editorial shoot this issue got a little bit prickly. Here are some behind-the-scenes shots of our models, Emily from Finesse and Marie from Pride, being absolute troopers on location. Catch the complete spread in the mag now.

Photographer: James Hartley Models: Emily, Finesse / Marie, Pride Hair: MABE Make-up: Samantha Vlassis Styling: Simone Day

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Cosmic Psychos: The Lords Of Salem Blokes You Can Trust Icon / R / 101 mins Umbrella / MA / 91 mins

AAAA Matt Weston’s doco chronicling improbable ocker rockers Cosmic Psychos (still thriving after properly forming in 1984) is very enjoyable, with the Psychos themselves revealed as yarn-spinning, beerchugging, very funny and unapologetically yobbo. Getting going after a period as Spring Plains once frontman Ross Knight came on board, the members are interviewed in their homes (Ross is filmed in a shed adjoining his family’s farmhouse as his divorce looms) and discuss the formation of the band, their ‘80s success as pub/cult faves and how it all went big-time into the ‘90s. And the friends they made during those years of American touring turn up for chummy chats: Eddie Vedder remembers the game ‘Coin Up The Khyber’; Butch Vig says the Psychos were always professional despite the booze; the Melvins wonder how Ross and co. could put away so much grog; and L7’s Donita Sparks explains how the Aussie band made real money from a complicated co-writing credit, and how she and Knight have a longstanding, loving relationship.

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Rob Zombie’s latest proves dumber than his 1000 Corpses double-header and Halloween remakes, with muddy plotting, a deliberate attempt to use old-fashioned FX, meaning that everything looks rubbery, and his usual cast of nutty horror stars, several of whom are simply dreadful. Rock DJ Heidi (Zombie’s missus Sheri Moon Zombie, obliged to get naked, of course) is host of a Salem radio show who gets sent a mysterious recording by ‘The Lords’, which, when played, reveals a tune that sounds like witches shrieking, guitar feedback and/ or dogs vomiting, and this sets off weird flashbacks (some of which were cut from this final version as Zombie deemed them too silly!) and cheap-looking supernatural events, but not before we’ve seen cameos

by Ken Foree (star of the original Dawn Of The Dead), Dee Wallace (of the first The Howling), Patricia Quinn (Magenta from The Rocky Horror Picture Show) and Meg Foster (from all sorts of crap, and she reportedly hated Rob too, probably as he got her to strip and then covered her with prosthetic scars and real dirt).

This witty, well-played and somewhat subversive outing from director Louis Letterier freaks out into its final act but, nevertheless, ranks as one of the year’s more entertaining pics. A quartet of magician-types comprising street performer J Daniel Atlas ( Jesse Eisenberg), ‘mentalist’ Merritt McKinney (Woody Harrelson), stunt illusionist Henley Reeves (Isla Fisher) and sleightof-hand huckster Jack Wilder (Dave Franco) are mysteriously united and, later, become notorious after stage acts that strip the wealthy of their cash and redistribute it amongst the audience (and one of the ripped-off zillionaires is Michael Caine’s Arthur Tressler, who’s pretty damn unhappy about it). A harried detective (Mark Ruffalo), an Interpol agent (Mélanie Laurent) and a prodebunking TV star (Morgan Freeman) are on their trail, and we build to the expected final tricks and turnarounds, some of which are betrayed, as usual, in the trailer – but not all. That rare film, American or otherwise, in which the screenplay actually ‘zings’ at times, this can easily be forgiven for going so totally loopy.

This ambitious first feature from New Zealand co-writers/co-directors Mark Albiston and Louis Sutherland is a slowburn of a film featuring fine playing by a cast of almost-unknowns and a daringly uneasy tone. In 1981 on what seems to be the Kapiti coast, we’re introduced to brothers Willie (Kevin Paulo) and fantasydwelling young Solomon ( Julian Dennison), who live in fear of their angry dad (Alistair Browning), a complex man deeply worried that the boys will be hated during this period of racial tensions between Samoans and Kiwis. Willie works at a tacky department store, and it’s here that he unintentionally helps out pro shoplifter Bennie (Polish actor Jacek Koman), who soon returns and happily inducts Willie into his motley gags of drunken, infighting smalltime criminals, and within this group our protagonist begins to feel safe and accepted, and even finds the courage to try a little romance – but, of course, nothing’s quite as simple as that. While Koman’s charismatic and frightening here, this is built upon the totally untested Paulo and Dennison, and their performances are priceless.

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Fink’s study of AC/DC (‘the biggest rock band in the world’, apparently) has an unusual structure, as it begins with a description of the three founding on and offstage brothers (George, Malcolm and Angus Young) before elaborating upon their life and work as filtered through songs like Highway To Hell, Thunderstruck and You Shook Me All Night Long. However, Fink spends so much time reminiscing about his personal attachment to ‘Acca-Dacca’, and the importance that The Easybeats and Stevie Wright play in the band’s development, that ultimately everything gets a bit strained and unfocussed. When he spends several pages admitting that the private Youngs wouldn’t grant him one single interview – but that’s okay, no really, seriously – you can tell that it most definitely is not.

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Adelaide musician Stan Bastiras has penned a stage musical, Mick And Leo, as a rock opera of sorts and it will have its world premiere in his hometown next week.

It was inspired by the early 16th century tale of Leonardo da Vinci being commissioned to do a fresco scene from The Battle Of Anghiari in the hall of the Great Council in Florence, and how his procrastination led to the council asking the younger Michelangelo to carry out a fresco on the opposite wall of a scene from The Battle Of Cascina.

“I’d always been interested in the Renaissance period and had been reading about Michelangelo and Leonardo for many decades,” Bastiras says. “Back in March of last year I heard on the radio about the story of a long-lost Leonardo fresco. They had recently found a fresco, which is done on a plastered wall, of his that had been painted over by another fresco.”

At the time, da Vinci was prone to procrastination so that led to Michelangelo’s involvement.

“The story led me to write a musical about what may have transpired,” Bastiras says. “Against a backdrop of this bitter story of Michelangelo and Leonardo, I’ve written

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about what sort of characters they were and what inspired them to create their art that, to this day, still makes people in their millions want to go and see it.

“Florence at that time was a very flamboyant city – it was the cultural centre of Europe and at the peak of its significance – so I have reflected that in the musical with all the brightly coloured costumes,” he adds.

Bastiras, who says the work will also have a multi-media component to help tell the story and who will play the role of Leo, has also assembled a fine cast of musicians and singers to recreate his work on stage.

These includes pianist Matthew Carey,

who will also serve as the show’s musical director, bass player Lyndon Gray (once of The Audreys), drummer Enrico Mick Morena and guitarist Sam Cagney alongside vocalists Brody Thomas Green (playing the role of Mick), cabaret star Sidonie Henbest, Jamaica Bastiras, Tess Fowler (of Sitara) and Jimmy Meegan (of Jimmy & The Mirrors fame).

WHAT: Mick And Leo WHERE: The Promethean WHEN: Wed Dec 18 and Thu Dec 19

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Who Is Your First Preference?

You might have just finished school, be returning from a year of travel or be entering university as a mature age student. Either way, you’re in the process of deciding which uni has what you need and selecting that important first preference. Adelaide has loads of higher education institutions and world-class universities on offer, so how do you choose? Well I figure, why not ask students what they think of their degrees?

For Nadine Saadi, who studied a Bachelor of Information Technology, her university course was excellent.

“I had a nice relationship with all my lecturers. They were committed to helping you out with everything, especially if you showed that you cared about your work,” she says.

Behavioural Science student Reece Hammond says his degree was flexible.

“It enabled me to make up my own study program with Psychology as a base. I was able to tailor my studies to suit my choice of career. Being able to study topics as varied as Sociology, Philosophy and Criminology allowed me to get different perspectives and ideas,” he says. Completing the course has helped him with his work with youth.

“Understanding the basics of how people act, react and deal with trauma is critical to youth work. You can really only help them if you find out the reason behind why they’re behaving that way. That’s what my Behavioural Science degree gave me,” he offers.

Tamara Millard, an International Tourism graduate, loved her time at uni.

“We had a really small group – only about 30 of us – so we all were quite close and made so many great friends,” she says. “The best part was the friendships that I formed and the great fun that I had.”

Knowing he wanted to be in the medical field, Lauro Daniel Malapira enrolled in a Bachelor of Medical Science, planning to head into research. He raves about the facilities at his university.

“The lab placements were well organised. The lab that I worked in was great; it served as an internship, as it was where I ended up doing my honours,” he says. Malapira was impressed with the academic staff, too.

“They’re the experts – you find their names in research and in the papers. They’re all extremely helpful and make themselves available for support,” he says.

So, what’s the connection? All of these students studied at Flinders! With a wide range of courses, multiple entry pathways and great student support, Flinders University might just have exactly what you need, so think about putting them as your first preference.

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, art-ing 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.

Head to one of their upcoming information session for more info: Mon Dec 23 – State Library, North Tce from 2pm – 6pm Thu Jan 2 – Flinders Campus, Bedford Pk from 4pm – 7pm Fri Jan 3 – State Library, North Tce from 2pm – 6pm Mon Jan 6 – Flinders Victoria Sq from 10am – 4pm

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Call 1300 657 671, email success@flinders.edu.au or visit flinders.edu.au/change to register and get more information.

Click & Win Want to win a copy of ABC’s Redesign My Brain with Todd Sampson (The Gruen Transfer, Gruen Nation)? Simply tell which UniSA Associate Professor features in the hit TV documentary mini-series, with the answer to be revealed in the latest edition of UniSA News (visit unisa.edu.au to click and read). Email your answer to unisa-news@unisa. edu.au and include your name, email and address.

Want To Have Your Voice Heard?

If you’re under 25 and in the City of Marion area, Marion’s Youth Advisory Committee are looking for you. Open to those with a passion for their community and an interest to represent the voice of others, find out more information about joining the YAC at marion.sa.gov.au/youth-voice.

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They say giving birth is the most painful thing a human being can go through. I imagine doing it backwards would be much harder. St. Vincent makes it look easy. The indie-pop songstress makes her timely return with a juiced-up, skittish racket in the vein of fellow experimental posters Micachu & The Shapes or Darwin Deez.

Following her collaborative album with David Byrne, Birth In Reverse couldn’t be much further from that project’s grandiose pomp, but it’ll get a few heads talking nonetheless.

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Jesse Davidson Big Boi’s Gotta Eat (Warner)

After falling short in triple j’s 2012 Unearthed High competition, local singer-songwriter Jesse Davidson has been biding his time extremely well, quietly signing a major label deal earlier in the year and more recently locking in a deal with booking agency Select. It’s not hard to see what all the fuss is about. Big Boi’s Gotta Eat drifts surreptitiously into Grizzly Bear territory with its dreamy guitar flourishes, while his layered falsettos rekindle a young Jeff Buckley. Expect big things from this little boi.

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MIA Matangi (Universal)

AAAA Matangi is the goddess of music and learning and is an apt name for MIA’s fourth album, as it demonstrates what MIA has learned.

MIA has had a rough time recently — her documentary was shelved, she was fined for flipping off at the Superbowl and Interscope rejected and

pushed back Matangi for being “too positive”. These setbacks may have just been what MIA needed to rise up and smite her haters by making beats that are suitably filthy and ferocious to fit lyrics that are poignant and political, demonstrated perfectly on the bitey YALA and Bring The Noize.

By revisiting old territory on the titular track, with squawking bird calls and mentioning of global cities reminiscent of Bird Flu and Bamboo Banga on second album Kala, MIA becomes totally reborn on tracks that reincarnate themselves with every verse (the schizophrenic Warriors and aTENTion). The inclusion of Bad Girls is dubious due to its age, although referring back to it on Lights (‘I used to be a bad girl, but now I’m even better’) helps illustrate MIA’s learning process. Softer moments on Lights and Exodus show a tender side that hasn’t previously been explored, although it’s the drawling raps and sludgy world beats that make Matangi so, well, divine.

Lachlan Aird

You know the type of folks who seem like they are really alternative and counter-culture? Like they don’t care what you think about them, but in actuality they really do because it takes a lot of effort to be that nonchalant? If you have somehow avoided these people, simply imagine someone who wears glasses in spite of the fact that there is nothing wrong with their eyesight.

Cannibals With Cutlery by London’s To Kill A King is exactly like these people.

Whereas these posers feign a self-effacing demeanour while secretly wishing the opposite, To Kill A King hide behind subtle plinks of the piano and gently swelling string arrangements, before jumping out of the bushes like some crazed maniac and ramming a tube down your throat to force-feed you emotion.

Every song on Cannibals With Cutlery sounds like it was written for the soundtrack of your life: ballads lamenting the pitfalls; those glorious strings to remind us to hope. Hell, there are even trumpet blasts to let you know when you’ve overcome that obstacle. To Kill A King is a group of very talented musicians, however their music is so heavy-handed it becomes transparent, negating the band’s desired effect.

Ryan Lynch

(Epitaph/Warner)

Former Adelaide five-piece I Killed The Prom Queen recently became the second Australian act to sign a global deal with iconic imprint Epitaph (the first being fellow Adelaideans Dangerous!).

Not bad for a band who decided to call it quits five years ago and only re-formed in 2011. With much of the old line-up intact and the inclusion of ex-Red Shore screamer Jamie Hope on vocals, I Killed The Prom Queen have made their return with To The Wolves, a soaring yet brutal metalcore cruncher. The song is set to feature on new album Beloved in early 2014.

Drowners Luv, Hold Me Down (Frenchkiss/Inertia)

History is littered with some not-so-great instances of Britons travelling to their old colony across the pond. The Sex Pistols’ 1978 American tour and a certain Revolutionary War come to mind. But with royal baby watch dominating American headlines this year and One Direction leading a new British invasion, it appears all is well with Anglo-American relations. The bond is made even stronger with the emergence of New York band Drowners, fronted by Brit Matthew Hitt and sounding like all sorts of Cure, Smiths and Suede.

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Muse Live Review

Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Wed Dec 4 (Photos by Andreas Heuer) (Review by Lachlan Aird)

AAAa There’s something unnatural about the onslaught of sound, lights and smoke that infiltrated the Adelaide Entertainment Centre when Muse stopped by. The English rock trio outdid themselves through their flawless stage production, to the point where they transcended into the realm of the unbelievable. The one thing that the super massive Muse concert taught us was that sometimes it’s the imperfect moments you share with your favourite artists that are the most memorable. When it becomes too slick, too rehearsed and too perfect; it’s no longer rock’n’roll, but rather a glam rock Jersey Boys.

Having said that, there were many impressive aspects of the Muse concert, which meant that no die-hard fan would have gone home disappointed.

Birds Of Tokyo – arguably Australia’s answer to Muse – opened to the punctual crowd with a short, sharp and shiny set, ending with new album March Fire’s big singles This Fire and Lanterns – to which dozens of LED torches from smartphones swayed through the auditorium.

As a giant pyramid of television screens

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Quick Ones

Lilly Wood & The Prick

The Fratellis

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

We Need Medicine

Live From KCRW

(Hub/Inertia)

The Fight

(Cooking Vinyl)

(Bad Seeds Ltd)

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(Cartell/Inertia)

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The Fratellis are hardly trailblazers by any means but they have delivered a rocking third album after a five-year hiatus that stands proudly with Costello Music and Here We Stand. Venturing into other projects, Jon Fratelli released a solid solo album and started another band called the Codeine Velvet Club, so really they hadn’t disappeared entirely during that period of time. Even more pleasing is that The Fratellis have returned with the original line-up intact, continuing to deliver music that’s upbeat, catchy, high energy, with just has an awesome feel to it.

Halloween Blues gets We Need Medicine off to a fine start and the trademark catchy Fratellis sound is all over This Old Ghost Town. The album really does shine and there are plenty of great moments. It’s hard not to dig She’s Not Gone Yet But She’s Leaving, as it’s one of those songs that’s easy to start singing along before long. Jeannie Nitro gets a big thumbs-up and there is definitely some anthemic qualities about the title track. Whisky Saga is a bit of a nod to the earlier Costello Music era and that’s one of many highlights. The Fratellis should get plenty of attention with this much welcomed return to form.

Rob Lyon

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds are always about the live experience, and a live recording session at the Los Angeles recording studio yielded the band’s fourth live album. The core of The Bad Seeds are there with Warren Ellis, Martyn P Casey and Jim Sclavunos showing their collective innovative genius. The live album features songs from the recent Push The Sky Away and a healthy selection from the back catalogue. Jack The Ripper sounds brilliant, as does The Mercy Seat and Stranger Than Kindness.

The double LP features two exclusive tracks – Into My Arms and God Is In The House – which were excluded from previous radio broadcasts. Brilliant!

Rob Lyon

Zeahorse Pools

One of the great joys of being an avid music fan is the opportunity to listen to an album from someone that is entirely unknown to me, not knowing what to expect, and being pleasantly surprised by the outcome. This is certainly true of my listening to the debut album from Sydney band Zeahorse.

These guys reside on the dirty, grungy rock end of the musical spectrum, and while I can’t say I’ve been overly impressed by new rock music in the last few years, this is definitely to my liking! The sound is old school (which is probably why I enjoy it!), with dirty and distorted guitars, crunching riffs and industrial-style vocals. It kind of seems like a lovechild of Kyuss-style music and Deftones-like vocals, but with a more grungy, underground outlook. It’s the kind of stuff that you can put on and get your rocks off, or just mellow out to in the wee hours.

It’s early days for these guys yet, but I’m definitely keen to hear what else they have to offer!

Luke Balzan

AAAA When entering into the world of music, especially indie-folk, it is important to choose a name that encapsulates your message as an artist.

Lilly Wood & The Prick didn’t quite make it name-wise. But penis references aside, the quirky pop duo manage to deliver delightfully perky beats and contented strums to their audience.

The Fight is brimming with ballads and a folky blues sound. Indie-pop balances out the duo’s melancholy melodies nicely, and overall produces a stirring and complete album. Favourites include Long Way Back and California. But in saying that, each track of the 11 has its own merit, with all possessing a unique sound and message. The Parisian pair have musical range, foraying into disco in Middle Of The Night and then bouncing back to pop in California. The French double act close the album with the final genre change, flying into folk with the fabulously haunting Into Trouble.

The Fight is an addictive and impressive second album from the alt pop two-piece. C’est très magnifique!

J’adore Lilly Wood & The Prick.

Katie Bryant

lifted, revealing Muse, they launched straight into Supremacy, with Matt Bellamy’s too-perfect falsetto and powerful riffs belting from the get-go. Supermassive Black Hole and Knights Of Cydonia from 2006’s Black Holes And Revelations were early crowd pleasers, although the greatest reaction came when Bellamy took to a LEDrigged grand piano for Feeling Good.

These waves of nostalgia were welcome to a set that was peppered heavily with new material that just doesn’t resonate as strongly as their back catalogue does. This was perhaps most recognisable when The 2nd Law: Unsustainable was played, an epic, operatic industrial-dubstep mashup, where the trio looked drowned on stage in red lights and beats that were so distorted it was hard to believe they were coming from their guitars or drum kit.

With two encores that included Uprising, Starlight and Survival leaving the crowd satisfied after a solid two-hour performance, it seemed a shame that classics such as Muscle Museum, Hysteria and Sing For Absolution were left untouched. As the trio thanked the crowd when they left, you wondered if they had traded some of the lights for some more time to connect with the audience and offere some grit in their sound it would have come across as one of the best concerts that Adelaide has seen all year, rather than one of the best performances.

The Mistress The Mistress EP (Independent)

AAA Unfortunately, there’s more to good music than a surplus of positive energy. In fact, it’s often the opposite that yields the best pop music. Local boys The Mistress jam their debut EP with plenty of good intentions but are still working out the finer points of song craft. Surf Song, with its love of Babyshambles-inspired Caribbean flavours, would be a neat little pop jam if you shaved a minute off it. Herbitude is easily the most interesting thing on here, somehow managing to channel Muse, The Red Hot Chili Peppers and Rage Against The Machine without it sounding like a bucket of day-old vomit.

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ian Christ ws Andre i Honor

by Sharn

Just when you think you’ve got the musician stereotype sorted, a young stallion comes to blow it out of the water.

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hristian Andrew, the most unlikely of folk, a 6’4” personal trainer, Health Science lecturer/ tutor and footy guru by day; mellow acoustic singer-songwriter by night, is all set to release his first ever EP at the Promethean on Thu Dec 12. Christian

chats with Rip It Up over a warm beverage about how it all came to be.

“The EP kind of came out of the frustration that people weren’t taking me seriously,” Christian says. “People look at me and judge me a bit, like, ‘Oh, this bloke can’t sing; he can’t be a musician.’ They stereotype me straight away; people just dismiss me. I wanted to show something of quality to get a bit more recognition and to get some opportunities.”

And recognition he has received! A week before the show, tickets to the

Promethean—where it all began—had sold out.

“I [saw] a Promethean writers’ night comp and I entered it. One person I knew came along to see me play. The other guy brought 30 of his mates along and I just thought, ‘Oh well, it’ll be a bit of fun.' I ended up winning the competition, as all of his mates turned and voted for me!”

Christian laughs, happy and relieved that he has finally exposed his musical side.

“I always sang and wrote my own music but I didn’t show anyone; it stayed within my four walls at home. I just recorded a couple of demos and showed a couple mates and they were like, ‘You gotta do something with this!’”

But it’s not all ciders and songs for this friendly lad.

“I work 24 hours a week at the Australian Institute of Fitness, 20 hours a week at the university—and there should be 10 hours in there with Honours study,” he says with a sheepish laugh.

“I also try to squeeze in time to exercise as I’m rehabilitating my knee after my third reconstruction, so I am retired from footy at the ripe old age of 25. People ask me how I fit it all in and I honestly don’t know— probably not having a girlfriend helps,” he laughs. “If there was a girlfriend around, something would have to give way I think!”

Who: Christian Andrew (with Alice Haddy and Georgie Little) Where The Promethean When: Thu Dec 12

with Ilona Wallace

Local News

Seventeen Fifty Seven is at it again—this time they have a single release up their sleeves. New track I’m A Wrecked Hoe “is a story of voyeur, sexualisation and innocence lost faster and younger with every passing generation”. Gritty and smooth, it’s the Seventeen Fifty Seven we’ve come to know and love. Catch the boys at their old/new haunt The Jade this Fri Dec 13, with Ghyti and Moonfaker in tow.

Over the last 20 years, Sam Lohs has toured an impressive chunk of the world with Adelaide’s internationally recognised band Fruit. Twelve Fruit albums later, Lohs has established an impressive solo career, which will be marked once again by an album release. On Sat Dec 14 at the Wheatsheaf, Lohs will introduce her third solo record How You See Me. Tickets are available through Oztix.

Gorgeous folk Autumn’s Passage are launching both their debut album and the Sunday sessions at Tomich Wines’ city cellar door this Sun Dec 15 at 2pm. The new record is soft and thrilling; a pleasant and elegant addition to a Sunday afternoon tipple. A free glass of Tomich wine on arrival is a sweet little enticement, too.

Smooth & Sultry: It’s Saturday Night! ​ Saturday nights will never be the same after these four take over—Saturday Night Soirée is a new cabaret event co-created by Sidonie Henbest (chanteuse) and Matthew Carey (pianist, musical director). The ensemble is rounded out by the puppetry, circus and dance expert Ninian Donald and the celebrated and seductive Sapphire Snow (burlesque artist). Where will you find these saucy creatives, every second Saturday? La Bohème—where else?

“While I’m performing a number with Matthew, you might find yourself being serenaded at your table at the back by one

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of Ninian’s puppets or see the stunning Sapphire Snow appear suddenly under a spotlight in a dark corner ready to captivate with a cheeky burlesque performance,” says Sidonie. “The format lets us get closer to our gorgeous audience—in and out of Fringe season—and bring them into the show in a way that’s both fun and respectful.”

The performances kick off this Sat Dec 14, and will reprise for New Year’s Eve, in 2014, and for the Fringe. Tickets are available through La Bohème, and keep up to date on saturdaynightsoiree.com.

Punk favourites Crisis Alert have just released their debut album, Urban Decay.

It probably has very little to do with the makeup brand of the same name, but could also be a satirical reference—head along to their show with I Exist at the Metro on Sat Dec 14 to ask.

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