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If you’ve noticed a few extra weirdos floating around town this week, it’s (probably) because the Adelaide Fringe has started. With more hype and hysteria surrounding the annual festival than the Hunger Games (although with possibly more bloodshed, once the reviews start rolling in), everyone’s favourite time of year brings with it a tremendous feeling of FOMO for those not in the know. Luckily, Rip It Up have taken the initiative to bring you The Adelaide Fix, a whole section of Rip It Up dedicated to the festival season. Within it you’ll find event details, artist interviews and Q&As, competitions, the ramblings of our columnist Jon Brooks and reviews to help you whittle down your choices to not make a crucial error and make a poor (and possibly fatal) choice. While a terrible show can ruin your evening, a mediocre meal could ruin your week. Tucked inside Rip It Up this week is our festival edition of Pub Grub a handy accompaniment to anyone’s festival experience. With some tips for out-of-towners and special insights on some of Adelaide’s most established pubs that even locals may not know about, this guide will make sure you don’t put a culinary foot wrong while traipsing from show to show. There’s also plenty of beer, wine and cider know-how, along with a cross-section of interviews and Q&As to get you up to speed on what is on offer during February and March in our fair city. Let the games begin. And may the odds be ever in your favour. Lachlan Aird
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This Week // Dolly Parton Been workin’ 9 to 5? Why not kick off the weekend early with legendary queen of country music Dolly Parton? Catch her Blue Smoke World Tour at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre on Thu Feb 13.
Fringe Opening Parade The Adelaide Fringe kicks off this year with the opening parade through the city, themed Two Colour Collision. Join in the parade-cumstreet party starting on North Terrace at 8.30pm on Fri Feb 14.
Your fast guide to this week’s best entertainment
The Funkoars Local hip hop legends, The Funkoars are kicking off their “short, sweet & sweaty” 11 show Australian tour in their hometown of Adelaide. The Gov will host their first show as they debut their new material on Thu Feb 20.
Speeding along this week... Austra After three years of non-stop international touring catch Canadian electro band, Austra at the Adelaide Uni on Thu Feb 13.
N'fa Jones & Remi Expect the unexpected as rapping heavyweight N'fa Jones and young MC Remi get together to perform at Rocket Bar on Sat Feb 15.
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Is there a better way to celebrate Valentine’s Day than with the soulful tunes of Pete Murray and some wine? To commemorate the 10 year release of Murray’s acclaimed album Feeler, he will be performing it in its entirety along with many other favourites at Bird in Hand winery on Fri Feb 14 and Sat Feb 15.
Be mesmerised by the earthy jazzinfused blues voice of Abbey Howlett as this Adelaide girl and her band debut their much anticipated E.P. Collectively at Jive on Sat Feb 15.
Gurrumul, with special guests Kate Cebrano and Dewayne, will present a live account of his life, voiced through song, film and the storytelling of his people. Prince Alfred College oval will play host to this extraordinary musical event on Sun Feb 16.
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The Jammin’ Divas An all-female folk group with members from four countries makes up The Jammin' Divas. To hear their traditional and contemporary original folk music from Ireland, Australia and the USA head to the Church of Trinity on Sat Feb 15.
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Necks On The Line We were super excited to announce another tour featuring home-grown favourites THE NECKS a few weeks ago. Unfortunately, the veteran improv/jazz/everything crew has had to make some changes to their upcoming tour. Bassist Lloyd Swanton is no longer able to perform in the first part of the national tour, due to a serious injury in his family. Fellow band members Tony Buck (drums) and Chris Abrahams (piano) will perform solo sets at Byron Bay, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide, playing on Sun Feb 9 at the Gov. The band will reunite for the remainder of the tour. Necks fans shouldn’t panic: both Abrahams and Buck are accomplished solo artists. Abrahams has eight solo albums to his name, and has toured Australia, Europe and the US. Buck has an equally impressive solo story, with 20 years’ worth of shows under his belt. Buck has been moving away from electronic sampling over the last decade, instead favouring live, improvised drumkit and percussion pieces. Lloyd Swanton has said of Buck in the past, “Tony in particular is pretty good at sounding like three things at once. Sometimes on stage I don’t dare open my eyes because I’m sure I’d be freaked out if I saw what he was doing.” Ticket-holders are advised to contact the Governor Hindmarsh directly with any inquiries.
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Ahead of tackling Groovin’The Moo, Melbourne band LOON LAKE will be embarking on their own headline tour to major capital cities this March.The Good Times tour will see the Cherry Lips outfit perform in the largest venues yet in Adelaide, Hobart, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane with their debut album Gloamer in tow. Come party with the band when they hit Adelaide’s Uni Bar on Fri Mar 28 for an all ages show, joined by locals Horror My Friend. Tickets are on sale via loonlake.com.au.
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Melbourne singer- songwriter VANCE JOY (AKA James Keogh) caps off a brilliant start to 2014 by announcing Groovin The Moo sideshows. The announcement comes just weeks after Vance Joy’s single Riptide came in number one on triple j’s Hottest 100 countdown, being labelled the second most played Australian song on the radio, 2013’s highest selling single, as well as making it into the Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart and becoming four-times platinum in Australia. Having recently just finished his stint at Laneway on the weekend, here’s hoping that Keogh finds some time in between all these tours to finish off that debut album, which is still expected by the end of 2014.
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Melbourne rockers TWELVE FOOT NINJA have basically re-written the book on successful crowd funding campaigns, collecting $52,600 from fans for their latest music video Ain’t That A Bitch, offering a twisted Cinderella story that features everything from a sevenfoot Alaskan brown bear to a Penthouse Pet. The clip garnered over 80,000 views in three days, calling for a national tour to celebrate. The Ninjas will kick into the Gov on Fri Apr 11, with tickets from OzTix.
Just days after Lior’s Adelaide performance with Nigel Westlake,WOMADelaide confirms the ARIA Award-winning singer-songwriter as the final addition to its incredible 2014 line-up. “We’re thrilled to have LIOR returning to the festival to round out what promises to be one of the most exciting programs we have been able to present,” festival director Ian Scobie said in a press release. Lior will perform his well-known acoustic gems as well as songs from his new album,Scattered Reflections. Lior cites inspiration from a diverse array of places from his travels over the past few years as an influence on Scattered Reflections and is excited to be performing his new material in front of the WOMADelaide crowd, which will be the Adelaide date for his national album tour. WOMADelaide runs from Fri Mar 7 – Mon Mar 10, with tickets available from womadelaide.com.au.
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MEGADETH have cancelled their Australian tour as part of the Soundwave Festival less than two weeks before their first gig kicks off in Brisbane on Sat Feb 22. The American thrash metal band took to Facebook to inform their fans this morning, citing “circumstances beyond their control”.The cancellation comes just days after former Metallica bass player Jason Newsted and his band Newsted were allegedly kicked off two Soundwave sideshows as per the request of Megadeth’s frontman Dave Mustaine, who was booted out of Metallica three years before Newsted joined in 1986. Although Megadeth are squashing any rumours that the two are connected, Soundwave promoter AJ Maddah claims on Twitter that the band asked him to lie about the cancellation, referring to the whole situation as “one of the weirdest experiences” he has ever had. With no replacement for Megadeth announced, Mastodon will now close out the Metal stage.
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Interview With The Vampire While on a break from rehearsal for The Seagull, Xavier Samuel sits down with Rip It Up to talk about returning to Adelaide theatre. You could be forgiven for thinking that you’re just talking with any other talented young Adelaide actor who is as nervous as he is excited to get upon the local stage. Except, of course, that he isn’t just like any other talented young Adelaide actor.
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avier Samuel was our very own ‘guy from Twilight’. While this may set him apart, his role as an unruly baby vampire in Twilight’s third chapter Eclipse does not define him, although it did help propel him into Hollywood. He has worked steadily since, with his next big role set to be this year’s war drama Fury opposite none other than Brad Pitt — “the coolest guy on the face of the planet”, according to Samuel. While he admits that he was happy to be “killed off ” Twilight, as he could dip into the mania surrounding the franchise, yet withdrew before it consumed him like its main stars, the Twilight association has shadowed him since. So much so, the tag is even featured on the poster for the State Theatre Company’s interpretation of Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull. “There are a lot of parallels,” Samuel says matter-of-factly about the connection between Twilight and The Seagull, a play set in the Russian countryside at the end of the 19th Century. “There’s something cool about bringing people who may or may not have been involved or seen theatre to be re-introduced or introduced through [the connection with Twilight].” The other tagline being propagated is that this is Samuel’s return to the South Australian stage. Considering he trained at the Flinders University Drama Centre (where he was ironically told “not to touch” Chekhov as it was too “dangerous” due to the delicacies and subtleties hidden within the subtext of the words) his first “proper gig” was in Adelaide in 2006 for Windmill Performing Art’s children’s play Two Weeks With The Queen. “Knowing you were a part of someone’s first experience of theatre felt nice; that you’ve potentially ignited an imaginative journey in someone, or that it was met with such enthusiasm... And then I skipped off to Sydney and did a really dark show called Osama The Hero.” Samuel’s film choices seem to meander between genres, flirting with all there is, including horror (The Loved Ones, Bait), comedy (A Few Best Men) and dramas extending from the controversial (Adoration, 2:37) to period pieces (Anonymous) to sport (Newcastle, Drift). Samuel assures that he isn’t trying to check projects off his list to put feathers in his cap, but rather enjoys the thrill of a challenge. “That’s kind of the way you want to live, right?” Samuel muses. “I think in any line of work you want to be challenged and you want to be pushing the envelope or trying to venture into unexplored terrain. I want to be challenged and terrified.” This thirst for terror has led to his return to the theatre, in front of a home audience, no less. “I haven’t done theatre in about four or five years – maybe longer – so it starts to become a thing that’s scary, so that’s when you know you should be doing it. The difficulties are where you learn. Things that are hard are important, I think.” Given all the opportunities and challenges that working abroad can offer an actor once they gain Hollywood’s trust, it seems strange timing for Samuel’s return to Adelaide. However, he assures that his decision to partake in Australian – and Adelaide-based —projects are not a token gesture, but a considered career move. “I think it is important [to still work in Australia] but I don’t want it to seem like a contrived, obligatory thing. It’s not like that at all. There are some extremely talented directors and
Break A Leg! The opening night of the original production of The Seagull in 1896 in St Petersburg is one of theatre’s most famous failures, with the audience’s hostility causing the lead actress to lose her voice. Is Xavier Samuel worried history will repeat itself for the Adelaide run? “Knock on wood!” Samuel jokes, banging his fist on the coffee table. “At the time that the play opened people weren’t really ready to deal with that kind of a show. It was ahead of its time.”
actors in Australia you genuinely want to work with and I think that it’s something that’s on par with anything else in the world. I think that Australia is making some of the best theatre in the world and that shouldn’t be unacknowledged. Having said all that, to remain a part of an industry which has supported me in the first place is something I’m interested in too. You strike a balance.” Samuel emphasises that he chooses all his projects based on who is the driving force behind it, which led to his partaking in The Seagull for the 2014 Adelaide Festival. “I don’t really have a grand plan or any prerequisites. It’s always about the people who are at the helm of it. Someone like Geordie [Brookman, director] for example was leaving Flinders as I was arriving and his reputation was still present. I was studying the productions that he directed and the way that he brought energy to his productions. I always looked forward to – or hoped to have — the opportunity to work with him and now that it’s presented itself in such a perfect way, it’s fortuitous.” For as much as he loves a challenge, Samuel is thankful to have Brookman and his team guiding The Seagull, within which he will play tortured playwright Konstantin Tréplev in an adaptation written by celebrated Australian playwright Hilary Bell. “It’s been going really well and [evolving] organically. Geordie is a really open-minded kind of guy so everything seems to be happening quite easily. The material is so intense at times, and also very funny. I was surprised at how funny it was. I’m a little suspicious about it going so well.” For those who feel that that they may not be able to relate to a character piece about people in the Russian countryside in 1895, Samuel assures that care has been taken to update the material without losing its context. “Geordie’s not too interested in keeping it in its original context of the period when it was written. On the other hand, he also didn’t want to do a fully-fledged, Australiana, out the back with the barbeque [version]. We struck a balance and went with a 1950s vibe. That’s really just a framework for it to become a universal story.” WHO: Xavier Samuel WHAT: Adelaide Festival 2014: The Seagull (State Theatre Company of SA) WHERE: The State Theatre Company Scenic Workshop (Adelaide Festival Centre) WHEN: Fri Feb 21 - Sun Mar 16
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Feeler’s Feels Pete Murray is celebrating the 10 year anniversary of the chart smashing album Feeler by giving it a touch up and a new lease of life. He’s remastered the original album and added a second disc, complete with versions recorded with the Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra. Murray talks to Rip It Up about the re-release ahead of two sold out shows at the Bird In Hand Winery.
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urray is content with Feeler’s success, although that wasn’t always the case. “I’m really happy with it now, but when I finished the album I really hated it. After [completing Feeler] I kind of fell in to some post-album blues and I never really listened to the album from start to finish. I got to about track three or
four and then switched it off. It wasn’t until I spoke to Darren Middleton a couple of years ago, where he told me how great an album Feeler is, which got me thinking, ‘Shit? What is so good about this album?’” He gave it another crack. “Two years ago I listened to the album from start to finish and was really satisfied and proud of it. The remastering at Abbey Road and the orchestral version was outstanding and I’m really happy with the whole thing. It’s a nice place to be after a long time of not wanting to hear it, or liking it much.” Murray explains some of his misguided initial feelings towards the album. “I think it was mostly where I was at the time. When I listened to it I wondered if the songs were too deep and dark or whether it wasn’t dynamic enough. After listening to it two years ago [I realised] it was fantastic and I [could] see why it
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connected with people and worked so well. I’m not alone, there are lots of artists that struggle with their own work as well and get way too close to it. I’m not there anymore and I’m really happy with it and proud of that album now. It’s a really nice place to be in after such a long time and the remastering and orchestra versions are even better, making it go up another level.” While he may enjoy Feeler now, it wasn’t Murray’s idea to celebrate its anniversary. “I can’t remember if it was the label or my management reminding me about the anniversary. If I was going to do an album with an orchestra this would be the album I would do. Once it happened and we started talking about it, my manager talked about doing some tracks with an orchestra behind it. I did a gig with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra last year which was great, the power and emotion that an orchestra brings to a song is incredible.” There was some debate about how to go about making the album, with Murray admitting that if he completely had his way, he would have re-recorded Feeler with the orchestra in its entirety, not just on a few tracks. When they lost the master tapes to some of the tracks, meaning they couldn’t use the exact same versions remixed and remastered with the orchestra on top, it called for a contingency plan. “The label was looking for the masters, had some of them and sent those tracks through. Then I’m listening to Bail Me Out, and there is something about the track but I don’t know what it is. There was no lead vocal or lead guitar. It turns out that the first take was used to give to the guys to put the bass and drums down. There’s no electric guitar on there anymore and we had to replace that with strings. It turns out that there was a keyboard solo exactly the same — I couldn’t remember it — but we replaced the guitar with keyboards, so it is quite a different sounding song. Curiously, two of Feeler’s most popular singles were nowhere to be found. “We completely lost the masters for Lines and So Beautiful. I was lucky I had an independent album that had those two tracks with versions that were pretty much the same, so I ended up re-singing those two songs so we could do the orchestral versions over the top. There’s a little difference between the two albums and they’re not exactly the same.”
WHO: Pete Murray WHAT: Feeler: 10 Year Anniversary Edition (Sony) WHERE: Bird In Hand Winery, Woodside WHEN: Fri Feb 14 & Sat Feb 15
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Songs In Their Sails One of only two major territories Alice In Chains haven’t visited with their pair of post-Layne Staley records (the other being Japan), Australia will finally get the chance to welcome back an old friend in style on the Soundwave main stage. And as frontman William DuVall explains, the weight will be removed during this visit, in more ways than one.
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With former frontman Layne Staley’s drug and mental health issues an ongoing concern until his passing in 2002, the history of Alice In Chains has been nothing if not rocky. Now it seems the band are moving forwards free and full of focus. DuVall talks about new destinations in 2014 – Russia and other Pacific Rim locations are mentioned – but remains happy to roll with events as they come and not look to far in the distance. “We’d like to see more areas of the world and have [new] experiences, [but] we all know that making plans is just an invitation to have the universe laugh at you. That’s really the biggest pleasure of doing all this work though, is going to these places you’ve never been before, and then finding that people have been waiting for you.”
WHO: Alice In Chains WHAT: Soundwave WHERE: Bonyhton Pk WHEN: Sat Mar 1
I remember last time we were there I had the massive beard; [ Jerry] Cantrell and I both weren’t going to shave our beards until Black Gives Way To Blue was really done and in the can, so we had to go to Australia with the ZZ Top beards,” he laughs fondly. “We just had to kinda grin and bear it but it was cool, I love looking at pictures from that time – it’s so clearly Australia. Those were the only shows we played like that because we were totally locked down in the studio – bunker mode – we came out of hibernation to do Australia and then pretty much went back into hibernation to finish the album, so those were the only pictures live on stage that you get the crazy woodsman, Grizzly Adams kinda thing.” The record they emerged from those sessions with, 2009’s Black Gives Way To Blue, was an incredible statement of both intent and progress. By merely existing, most deemed the album a success; the fact that it was of such quality – maintaining and building on the Alice In Chains legacy further – was an incredible and welcomed bonus. But had that record not hit the mark in the way it did, would we now have this year’s follow-up, The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here? “There’s no telling,” ponders the 46-year-old. “I’m glad it turned out the way it all turned out y’know, because we put ourselves into that record, we threw ourselves completely into that set of circumstances with eyes wide open. “The momentum that we’d built organically with all the touring in 2006 and 2007 certainly helped light a fire in the studio, but there was no guarantee,” DuVall continues. “We knew that in terms of odds making they were not in our favour, and just like when we started touring in 2006, we knew that with recording Black Gives Way To Blue there were a lot of people voting against us, there were a lot of people that wanted to see us fail. Thankfully the ones that wanted to see us succeed, that were willing to at least give it a chance, they won the day, so hats off to them.” Just like the Black Gives Way To Blue sessions, there was once again a great deal of material to pore through with The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here. This time around, however, the Seattle grunge stalwarts – rounded out by long standing bassist Mike Inez and the remaining two founding members, guitarist Jerry Cantrell and drummer Sean Kinney – only recorded what they needed, with no outtakes put down for their latest release. “A lot of that was due to our own particular brand of meticulousness and willingness to take the time to see even more time, y’know what I mean?” he laughs when queried about the fouryear period between records. “Everyone has their work flow and with this group it tends to kind of involve seasons coming and going, babies being born, empires rising and falling, and between that all, time in the studio. But if you’re lucky enough to be able to take that time then that’s one prerogative and it’s cool and it’s rare that anyone has the luxury to do that these days.” RIPITUPMAGAZINE//RIPITUP.COM.AU
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WELCOME It’s that time again, already, so soon. We’re on the brink of the silly season: one month of over-stimulation, over-excitement and undersleeping that reminds us that we’re alive and kicking. With over 900 events in the Fringe and only more to come once Adelaide Festival joins the game, picking your tix can be a daunting task. The Fix is our selection – reviews, interviews, show snippets and venue explorations – of what 2014 has to offer. Brace yourselves, friends, this is about to get real.
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THE BIG SLAPPLE
WHERE: Murlawirrapurka/Rymill Pk WHAT: SA-owned and -operated boutique space, featuring mini venues and homey décor. It’s a loungeroom in the park, with wacky art and even wackier acts. WHEN: until Sun Mar 16
WHERE: Adelaide Convention Centre, North Tce WHAT: This Fringe precinct returns in 2014, incorporating venues of varying contrasts, ranging from cabaret, comedy, live music venues, public art spaces and much more. WHEN: until Sun Mar 17
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WHERE: Torrens Riverbank, in front of Adelaide Convention Centre WHAT: From the ashes of Barrio rises Lola’s Pergola, a wine-soaked, table-laden marquee, boasting DJs and chefs who could be kings. WHEN: Fri Feb 28 – Sat Mar 15
WHERE: Tarntanyangga/Victoria Sq WHAT: A pop-up garden party, planted on one of our central squares. Features four bars (including the Caribbean Shanty Town and the Croquet Field & Island Bar) and four venues (Puerto De Loco, Ukyio and more). WHEN: until Mon Mar 10
WHERE: 13 Frome St WHAT: Experience the eighth year of the Famous Rhino Room Late Show where today’s and tomorrow’s comedy stars come out and play together, making for a brilliant way to finish off any night. WHEN: until Sun Mar 16
WHERE: Rundle Pk (East Tce) WHAT: The Garden hosts many venues in its Rundle Pk locale, including Spiegeltent and Vagabond, as well as many bars, sideshow attractions and areas to chill and mingle. WHEN: Thu Feb 13 until Sun Mar 16
GOVERNOR HINDMARSH WHERE: 59 Port Rd, Hindmarsh WHAT: Established as Adelaide’s best entertainment venue, The Gov offers live music for most of the week, as well as plenty of laughs during the Fringe season, all the while boasting a menu of delicious food and quality wine. WHEN: Thu Feb 13 until Sun Mar 16
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HOWL THE MOON WHERE: Dunstone Grove-Linde Reserve, Stepney WHAT: A pop-up ethereal night garden with bohemian vibe and folk, blues and Gypsy music on stage, Howl The Moon will feature performances from local acts alongside food, wine and vintage DJs. WHEN: until Sun Mar 16
TIKI TAI WHERE: 82 Grote St WHAT: A rooftop party bar—plus hairdresser! This is the everything-everything venue, with cult movie screenings every night, DJs, Hyde Park Pizza and Pasta Go Go serving up goodies every weekend. WHEN: until Thu Mar 20
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Starting with suicide is a startling way to welcome in a comedy show, but Simon Keck’s been there, done that. Exploring depression in a way to make you howl with laughter and genuine tears, Nob Happy Sock is a brutal look at real life, real problems, and real silver linings.
Every year, this is the big one—queues around the corner, keen as beans for the 9pm opening time. Featuring highlights from the Garden’s festival program and free music, the opening night party is always worth the wait.
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Suburban Tribe
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Ever felt like following a 13-metre lightup cuttlefish down the street, dancing in synch with strangers? Every Saturday night, Disco Cuttlefish invites you to live out your movie musical dreams on the streets of Adelaide, accompanied by Stobie (the enormous fish). Learn the dance beforehand, download the song, and hit the streets at 9.30pm to salsa with the cephalopod.
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Amy Michaels & The Good Time Girls Gluttony (La Petite Grande)
Generosity, kindness and the selfless act of lending a hand when it’s needed most—Suburban Tribe explores these ideas through the story of a New Jersey community coming together to help a family after tragedy strikes. Unsettling use of commedia masks obscures but also amplifies humanity in this partmime, part-improv Oregon drama.
Kicking off the cabaret calendar with a bang, Amy Michaels and her Good Time Girls bring mischievous twists to jazz— and they promise to make you “get off your brass” and dance. With a touch of burlesque and a serious helping of cheek, start your festival experience with this witty band of ladies.
TUE 18. The Sporting World Of Cats
WED 19. Frank Woodley — Fool’s Gold
Grace Emily Hotel Arts Theatre For one night only, experience the visual delights of kittens in cricket caps and so much more. Loren Morris has curated a collection of cats with athletic accomplishments on their feline minds.
He’s made a long career from being a bit of a crazy person, so he’s a fine guiding fool to enter the festival with. A physical comedy genius and an endearing character, Frank Woodley is a cultural icon—live on stage for you to marvel at. Wide-eyed and wobbly, Woodley’s one to catch.
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Festival Theatre, 11-14 Mar Featuring John Zorn, Mike Patton, Bill Laswell, Marc Ribot, Joey Baron, John Medeski, Dave Lombardo, Elision Ensemble, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra and many more.
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Festival Theatre, 5-8 Mar Sensation of the 1996 festival, Batsheva is back with this choreographic voyage of cinematic proportions.
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Rich and resonant, a powerful musical journey through Australia’s cultural heartland. Featuring Archie Roach, Trevor Jamieson, Lou Bennett, Djolpa McKenzie, Paul Dempsey (Something For Kate) and many more.
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tom Ballard No Country for young men “Shut up! What have you ever done with your life?” he sarcastically retaliates. “Actually, I’m standing out the front of the Surry Hills library like the nerd that I am just finishing off the show I’m taking to the Fringe. Don’t worry, it’ll be fine! I’ll have it finished and ready by the time I head down there and it’ll be great, I promise.” Since leaving triple j, Ballard has taken some wellearned time off, holidaying in the US before returning home to start work on UnAustralian(ish). He looks back on his time with the national youth broadcaster fondly, although he doesn’t miss the early starts. “I didn’t get into comedy so I could wake up at 4am every day, you know?” he jokes. “I feel like [my time at triple j] just ran its course – we did the show for four years and in that time I met some amazing people,
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Now that he’s officially retired from radio, Tom Ballard is focusing on his first true love: stand-up comedy. Or at least that’s the plan. Just weeks out from his third Adelaide Fringe appearance, the 24-year-old comedian, who co-hosted triple j’s breakfast program for four years before resigning at the end of last year, is still penning his new show UnAustralian(ish). Perhaps he’s been enjoying the sleep-ins a little too much?
Young Achievers Tom Ballard has a reputation for being the youngest person to achieve lots of things. At 19 he became the youngest ever recipient of a Melbourne International Comedy Festival Award. A year later he was unveiled as the youngest ever triple j breakfast presenter. Now that he’s retired from radio, is there anything else that Ballard wants to be the youngest to achieve? “I’d like to win a Grammy but it looks like Lorde’s beaten me to the punch on that one,” he jokes. “It actually makes my heart flutter when I think about how incredibly talented she is. I don’t know, I don’t think so. I don’t think it’s even necessarily good to be the youngest person to achieve something because you don’t want to feel like you’re coming into things too young. But a Grammy would be nice.”
including James Cameron, and it was great. I think the ABC continues to do great radio but in the end I just felt like the time had come for me to move on and focus on comedy again.” With all his energies now focused on stand-up, does that mean UnAustralian(ish) will be his career-defining comedy show? “I’m hoping that’s not what people are thinking,” he confesses. “I’m terrified if they are!” It may very well be, if your idea of career-defining is Ballard recounting a family holiday complete with the slides and home videos. The Warrnambool-born comic is using this premise to explore various issues in contemporary Australian society. “I’m looking at things like patriotism and nationalism,” he elaborates. “I’m not big on traditional Australian values or national identity or anything like that – I don’t really know what this is – but it’s just me and my experiences and how I think they relate to what it means to be Australian.” As always, Ballard will be tackling some pretty controversial issues in the routine, although he’s more worried about boring people than offending them. “Obviously race is always a touchy subject and I do talk about Indigenous Australians and the divide between white and Indigenous Australia. It’s funny because I just got back from America and the differences between white and black America are talked about everywhere there, especially within comedy circles, but it’s never really tackled head on here. So I do touch on that, but I’m more worried about it being boring to be honest. Essentially the show is just me recounting a family holiday. There are lots of jokes that would be hilarious if you knew me and my parents and my brother, so I’m trying to find a way to make that funny for everyone.” WHAT: Tom Ballard – UnAustralian(ish) WHERE: Garden Of Unearthly Delights – Le Cascadeur WHEN: Fri Feb 14 – Sun Mar 2 (excl. Mon Feb 17)
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INTERVIEWS RYHS NICHOLSON ‘EURGH’ HAILING FROM NSW, 23-YEAR-OLD RHYS NICHOLSON IS WORKING HIS WAY TOWARD BECOMING ONE OF AUSTRALIA’S MOST OUTSTANDING YOUNG COMEDIANS. HE WAS A FINALIST IN THE 2009 RAW COMEDY GRAND FINAL AND WINNER OF THE 2012 TIME OUT AWARD FOR BEST NEWCOMER AT THE SYDNEY COMEDY FESTIVAL. HIS UPFRONT AND SARDONIC STYLE OF COMEDY, BLENDED WITH AN OPEN BOOK OF HIS LIFE, IS RAPIDLY BECOME NICHOLSON’S TRADEMARK AND IT SEEMS TO BE WORKING IN HIS FAVOUR.
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“It’s kind of annoying really,” Nicholson adds, “because it means they can do whatever they want and all I had to do was mention the merchandise stand into the mic and that counted as the support! However, I did do a genuine support for American comedian Louis CK, which was great!” Where will you be taking ‘Eurgh’ following your Fringe season? “From Adelaide I’ll be heading straight up to Brisbane, then down to Melbourne, Sydney and then over to Perth. I’m spending two-anda-half weeks in Adelaide,” he concludes, “so I’d love to see lots of people come along for my first solo show.”
WHO: Rhys Nicholson WHAT: ‘Eurgh’ WHERE: Rhino Room – Beer Garden WHEN: Thu Feb 13 until Sat Mar 1
Although ‘Eurgh’ is his third solo show in his career so far, it’s his first at the Adelaide Fringe. “I did a group show called Young Guns at the Crown & Anchor a few years ago,” Nicholson explains. “We were all very new comedians; the line-up included Michael Workman – before he became the big awardwinning Michael Workman that he is now [chuckles]. I’ve done a few Adelaide Comedy spots but I’m glad to be finally bringing a solo show to the Rhino Room; it’s actually one of my favourite places to perform. The room is great, the responses are always nice, and the people aren’t dicks!” Nicholson goes on to clarify that point. “I mean this in a good way, but there’s kind of a country sensibility in Adelaide where you’ll give anything a go. Sydney and Melbourne, however, have more of an ‘I dare you to make me laugh, fuckwit’ attitude. They want us to be whimsical whereas you guys are just up for it and will go with the �low. I love that!” So, are you are real redhead? “Real and bottle,” he confesses. “I’m a strawberry-blonde but I really like a bright colour so I amp my red up! They say that redheads are fading as people, as a breed… but some people love redheads – especially redheaded ladies. They’re getting hot! Men are definitely turning and I think we can thank Mad Men for that [chuckles]!” Tell us about ‘Eurgh’. “At the moment I’m in the Hunter Valley on a writer’s retreat while I finish writing the show. It may change in the next two weeks but it’s kind of about animal instincts and the role we have in life, which sounds a bit wanky. Mostly it’s about cock jokes, to be honest,” he laughs. “Just like all my other shows, it’s mainly cock jokes! “I know ‘Eurgh’ sounds a bit vague as a title, as is the way with many comedy shows, but most of the material is personal stories, sex-based stuff and vulgar filth – but with heart!” Nicholson chuckles. “I wear my cum on my sleeve! Wait! What? Did I just say that [laughs]? “I’ve been doing a few trial shows,” he continues, “and then it will all be locked down. A lot of comedians tend to use Adelaide Fringe as a ‘forming’ time as well, because you guys are such a great audience. We can use it to mess around a bit, have some fun and decide which material stays and what goes! Adelaide is the least judgemental place I’ve ever performed at, so that helps.” Nicholson tells us that he once supported fellow redhead comedian Kathy Griffin [USA] on her Australian tour. But things aren’t always as they seem. “I technically supported Kathy Griffin, but I never actually did a support spot. There’s a loop-hole in Australian law that says international acts must have an Australian support. But, if you don’t want one, you can just get an Australian comedian to say something into a microphone – and that counts as a support! RIPITUPMAGAZINE//RIPITUP.COM.AU
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Wolf creek: the musical Demi Lardner, star and co-writer of Wolf Creek: The Musical, laughs when asked what the magical connection is between Wolf Creek and the theatrical musical form, and how she and cowriter/performer James McCann hit upon this bizarrely brilliant combination: “That was kind of the point of it: if it was horror [that we were going to be parodying] then that would always be funny as it’s such a stupid idea! The two things are not supposed to hang together…
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“We tried writing other stuff but, I mean, it was always going to be a horror movie. The only other idea we had was The Human Centipede: The Musical [laughs]! “But we threw that idea out,” she continues, “as there would only have been one singer as nobody else could talk [think about it…].” But Demi: the main song for that one, as sung by the entire cast (somehow), could have been entitled Eat Shit And Die! “You’re right! I wish I’d thought of that earlier – and I regret every decision I’ve made now!” And the Australian connection was also important as “if it was an Australian thing it would therefore probably be easier to contact whoever about the rights.” But, surely this running joke about your fears of being sued are just that: jokes? Surely you don’t
By mad dog bradley need to seek legal permission to stage a good-natured, not-quite-faithful parody – and Wolf Creek creator/ writer/director/producer Greg McLean enjoys a laugh? “Actually Chris Knight, who we put in a dress and wig to play Christie, was at a party that Greg was at, just coincidentally, and that might have softened him up about it... Greg’s just amazing and the nicest person ever, and he was really flattered by it, although he did have some associates who weren’t quite as easy-going… But in the end they wound up being super-great, and they gave us some awesome quotes too.” And Greg, of course, came to the show when it began last year: “He came to see it in one of its early stages in Adelaide when we did it as a preview show. He didn’t tell us he was coming so we accidentally charged him for a ticket! I mean, I didn’t know what he looked like.” And then, of course, there was the infamous night when John Jarratt came to check it out: “We were given three options of the times when he would be there, and we just made sure that we were good on those nights! He never came up and introduced himself, and he must have been up the back as we never heard that crazy laugh… Which, actually, might have been really off-putting for us – and terrifying for the audience!” On another tangent, why is it that, as well as the bearded Chris playing a sweet blonde chick, Demi appears as, well, a butch Greek bloke? “[Laughs] The only reason why we ever put me in it in the first place is so that I could use my kind-of-offensive Greek voice. There’s no Greek character in the movie, of course… And it’s the most fun in the world! And the only way you can really do that is if you’re a dude… And we also just wanted to screw Chris around, so we thought that it’d be best if he was in a dress.” Chris’ bearded blonde face is also on the posters seemingly imitating Kestie Morassi in the film’s original advertising, which seems to imply that he’s playing that role, and yet the show doesn’t follow the film especially closely. “We sort of tried to move it along at the major plot points, but it doesn’t really follow the movie that much… And there’s a reason why Chris is on the posters like that, as he’s just so hard to rein in once he starts mucking around… At one point we had something like four minutes we wanted to fill in while we were writing it and we just said to Chris, ‘Why don’t you just die in this bit and make it four or five minutes long?’ And he was fine with all that time as he has a big ego.” Noting that reviews that describe the show positively as “amateurish” and “ramshackle” (sorry, that was me) are spot-on (“That’s sort of the point… It’s supposed to be a bit shit!”), Demi signs off by suggesting that there might be last-minute changes to the show when Wolf Creek 2 is released at Australian cinemas on February 20. “We’re all going to go and see it, yes!... And maybe [adopts thoughtful tone] there is a chance that we could change something. Hmm… I don’t know, so we’ll have to see. I do hope it’s good!”
What: Wolf Creek: The Musical Where: The Producer’s Bar, 235 Grenfell Street, Adelaide When: Fri Feb 14, Sat Feb 15, Thu Feb 20, Fri Feb 22 and Sat Feb 22, all at 10.30pm
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BY JIMMY BYZANTINE
CASH SAVAGE & THE LAST DRINKS BOTTOMS UP!
ON THE BANDWAGON The Last Drinks is an ever-expanding group. Far from the usual components of a blues rock band, Savage has incorporated a violin and trumpet player into The Last Drinks, which were �leshed out into full string and horn sections on The Hypnotiser. Savage isn’t looking to expand The Last Drinks any further for the time being, although she wouldn’t mind tinkering around with a few more instruments. “I’ve always wanted to play one of those �ish maracas,” she enthuses, “you know the ones that you run the stick along the side? I’ve never been able to write a song that that would be able to �it into. I have one at home but it hasn’t quite got the Last Drinks sound. I’d de�initely love to take the singers around as well but as it is we have to travel around in two cars and the singers would push us into three. We’ll just leave it as a sevenpiece at this stage.”
FOR YEARS CASH SAVAGE HAS REMAINED ONE OF MELBOURNE’S BEST KEPT SECRETS. HER 2013 ALBUM THE HYPNOTISER MADE IT ONTO THE AUSTRALIAN MUSIC PRIZE’S TOP 25 HIGHLY RECOMMENDED LIST AND ITS LEAD SINGLE I’M IN LOVE WAS NOMINATED FOR SONG OF THE YEAR BY THE AGE. GIVEN THAT MANY OF HER SONGS ARE ABOUT ALCOHOL AND SHE FRONTS A BAND CALLED THE LAST DRINKS, IT’S ONLY FITTING THAT WHEN THE FIX CONNECTS WITH SAVAGE, SHE’S DOWN THE PUB.
“I am sitting in a pub in Wollongong,” she begins. “We’ve all been laughing about how you have to be really good at not doing anything [when you’re in a band] because you just have to get from one gig to the next, which can sometimes be a task, but today we’ve been swimming and now we’re drinking happy hour beers in some pub in Wollongong waiting for the venue to let us in.” Having played in several bands prior to forming The Last Drinks, Savage’s recent critical acclaim is just reward for many years of hard work. The Melbourne artist – who specialises in a blend of blues and country-inspired rock – can’t explain the sudden interest but she is grateful for the attention. “I don’t really know why [the interest in us] is happening now. As much as we’ve done a lot of work and we’ve done a lot of kilometres, in some respects it’s been kind of easy because people like our stuff. I feel that that’s lucky because I write for myself and it’s just such a bonus that people actually like it and I don’t have to force it upon anyone.” When Savage fronts The Last Drinks at the Garden Of Unearthly Delights, it will be the very �irst time the singer has played in Adelaide. In fact, it will be only the second time she has visited here. And to make the trip extra special, she’s bringing a couple of special guests. “We have two of The Nymphs coming and travelling with us. They’ve got incredible voices and we’re very luck that they’re lending them to us. So we’ll be going from a seven-piece to a ninepiece for that show, which is kind of terrifying.” For local audiences unfamiliar with The Last Drinks, Savage says to expect a “very good time”. One thing they shouldn’t expect however, is a tightly rehearsed performance. “We sort of have the policy that you have to be able to do it without rehearsals. We actually have a real aversion to rehearsing; we don’t like doing it. I guess you get a certain type of musician when they’re happy not to rehearse. We’ve just recently had a member change in our band and our new guy played his �irst gig last night. He had no rehearsal and he was �ine. “You don’t need to rehearse, but it does mean you have to have a certain amount of ego and talent to back it up, which I guess is a common trait among all the musicians in The Last Drinks.” WHO: Cash Savage & The Last Drinks WHERE: Garden Of Unearthly Delights – Paradiso Spiegeltent WHEN: 7pm, Sat Feb 15
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Hot Dub Time Machine
Bongo, Amazing Drumming Monkeys
A musical you were born to star in? Joseph & The Amazing Technicolour Time Machine Most overrated classic album? Random Access Memories by Daft Punk. Overrated doesn’t even begin to describe how I feel about that album (except Get Lucky, which is a great song).
Quick show plug: The Amazing Drumming Monkeys show turns 10 years old in 2014! To celebrate, the Monkeys are introducing an interactive drumming segment where audiences are handed a little drum and get to play along. It’s an awesome development in this already interactive show and makes the show even more enjoyable for little kids and adults alike.
Scariest moment on stage? Mobbed by 100 toddlers. They all moved en mass onto the stage—all walking towards us like gorgeous little zombies, arms outstretched, looking for cuddles. Worst wardrobe malfunction? I once spent an entire show with my head facing 90 degrees left (I’m a puppet). It looked like I didn’t want to make eye contact with the crowd, like I was paranoid and freaking out. No one told me until after the show had finished, which was very polite of them, but not ideal. Most memorable audience member? A beautiful little boy in Darwin who interrupted the show by climbing up on stage to give us a banana. Unfortunately he had been holding it for way too long, and it was mushy and ended up smeared all over our drums and fur. WHAT: Amazing Drumming Monkeys WHERE: Garden Of Unearthly Delights, Idolize Spiegeltent WHEN: Every Sat & Sun, plus Mon Mar 10
Four Screws Loose Guilty pop culture pleasure? Boybands—they take themselves so seriously but look so ridiculous. What will you avoid this festival season? Herpes.
Most overrated comedy classic? George Bush. We knew we wanted to be a comedians when… We realised we were rubbish at everything else. A pop culture experience you’ve never recovered from? When Madonna, Britney and Christina all kissed at the MTV Music Awards. We were like… we’re turned on by this which makes us straight, but they’re über gay icons which makes us gay, but they’re girls being gay which makes us straight. No idea what we are now. Classic role you were born to play? We would all fight for the role of Mrs Doubtfire. Favourite review? ‘Better than a turd’. Worst review? ‘Better than a turd’. Most awkward celebrity experience? We were in the middle of a show where we were thrusting inappropriate parts of our bodies into the audience and then we noticed Prince Harry was in the audience. The thrusting suddenly became more respectful. WHAT: Four Screws Loose In Screwtopia! WHERE: Garden Of Unearthly Delights, Cupola WHEN: Fri Feb 14 – Sun Mar 16, except Mon Feb 17 & Mon Mar 3
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What’s the greatest musical mystery? The tingle in the small of the back when hearing a great musician. Guilty music pleasure? There’s no such thing. There’s nothing to feel guilty about when enjoying any music. Credibility and cool are lame. What’s your pre-gig ritual? Blowing up 99 red balloons, putting the ends on 200 glowsticks, stretching, drinking Red Bull, jumping up and down. Worst battle injur y? Broke my foot on stage in Edinburgh last year leaping around to Be Faithful by Fatman Scoop. During the third “what’s your zodiac sign?” We need more: Places to dance to good music without needing to worry about your age, clothes or level of coolness. We need less: Restrictions on late night fun. People wanna party!
WHAT: Hot Dub Time Machine: Big Red Button WHERE: Garden Of Unearthly Delights, Paradiso Spiegeltent WHEN: Every Fri & Sat, plus Sun Mar 9
Lords of Strut Dream role? Santa (Billy Bob Thornton) in Bad Santa Worst wardrobe malfunction? Seamus forgetting to put on hot pants under his jeans that had to come off, and did come off and it was a family show! Most memorable audience member? A guy who came wearing a disco ball helmet. If I wasn’t a performer, I would be… Very annoying, a hermit or in jail. What will you avoid this festival season? I’ll try do more rather than avoid anything, well I’ll avoid negativity and try to run around the city every day. Last gadget purchased? Electronic weighing scales, I always have a battle with packing for flights.
This time next year I want to be… Riding a stormcloud and having a shit load of fun! Earliest theatre (live performance) memory? A Christmas Panto in Dublin my parents brought me to in the ’80s. I played with the seat—it was on a hinge. And coming from the countryside I don’t think I had been around so many people before. Guilty pop culture pleasure? Currently I’m listening to the ’80s: David Bowie’s Let’s Dance and Paul Simon’s Graceland. Two quality albums, but I feel a bit cheesy listening to them. WHO: Lords Of Strut WHERE: Garden Of Unearthly Delights, Cupola WHEN: Fri Feb 14 – Sun Mar 16
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Miss K is … Wrong.com!
Loren Kate
Guilty pop culture pleasure? The thrill I receive every time I get a new follower on Twitter. I’m up to 14 people! What will you avoid this festival season? The Festival Club too close to ‘game day’ as my footy mate Ryan calls performance night. Too much temptation! Most overrated comedy classic? Anything with Adam Sandler... is that mean? I knew I wanted to be a comedian when… I received a very special award at grade three horseriding camp. Everyone else got awards for best jumper, trotter, dressage etc., but I got best clown.
Earliest musical memor y? Recording the Top 40 on tape, then recording my voice singing over the top of it. So cool. Geez. And … hiding in the cupboard with my plastic karaoke machine. What’s the greatest musical myster y? What Meatloaf wouldn’t do for love: “I would do anything for love, but I wont do that…” DO WHAT?! Guilty music pleasure? Hanson. What’s your pre-gig ritual? Lock myself in the toilet, close my eyes, breathe deep, ask my dad and deceased ancestors for help in connecting with the audience.
A pop culture experience you’ve never recovered from? The invention of reality TV and the subsequent acceptance of it. Historical figure you’d love to hang with? Elvis. We’d certainly eat well amongst everything else we’d get up to. And then I’d ask him if I could smash a few TVs. That’s gotta be fun! We need more: Compassion towards asylum seekers. It’s not funny, but its bloody true! This time next year I want to be… Working out how many undies I will need and which hat to pack for my three-month tour of Europe! WHAT: Miss K Is … Wrong.com! WHERE: Various venues WHEN: Sat Feb 15, Wed Feb 19 – Sat Feb 22, Wed Feb 26, Thu Feb 27, Sat Mar 1
Tom Gleeson Quick show plug I’m in the Gardens for a limited run. My shows tend to sell out, so don’t piss about. Guilty pop culture pleasure? I’m really loving Kanye’s Bound 2. I love the clip too. I don’t find it funny in any way. I’m not being sarcastic. I love everything about that clip. Even the dry rooting. It’s artistic.
What will you avoid this festival season? Hindley Street. Horny-punchy men frighten me. Most overrated comedy classic? Gallipoli. Worst buddy film ever. A pop culture experience you’ve never recovered from? The election. It hurts me every day. The only positive I can think of is that Tony Abbott is writing my stand-up show for me. Classic role you were born to play? I could play Ron Howard in a film about his life. He would direct. Favourite meme? There’s a photo of Dick Smith talking to Tony Abbott that says “Two Dicks”. Actually, I made that up. Someone should make that meme though. Best joint to get a late night Fringe snack? Melbourne. WHAT: Tom Gleeson – Quality WHERE: Garden Of Unearthly Delights, The Vagabond WHEN: Fri Feb 14 – Sun Mar 2, except Mon Mar 17
Song that makes you smile? fun.’s We Are Young. I like to do interpretive dance on long car trips with the children to this song; they almost wet themselves. Last gadget purchased? A clip on guitar tuner. We need more: Chemical-free food We need less: Assholes This time next year I want to be… Happy. WHO: Loren Kate WHERE: Garden Of Unearthly Delights, Paradiso Spiegeltent WHEN: Mon Feb 24
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Heath Franklin Guilty pop culture pleasure? I like to watch Top 40 video clips when I can’t get access to regular porn. Modern songwriters have so many complex feelings like ‘sad’ and ‘thoughtful’ and ‘being twerked at’.
A pop culture experience you’ve never recovered from? My dad took me to see Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert at the movies and then he fell asleep. It was a lot for a 13-year-old boy to process by himself. I didn’t get the ping pong balls reference for AGES. Worst review? ‘Heath, this is the Eddie McGuire of stroganoffs. It thinks it’s awesome but its tasteless and easily replaced.’ Worst dinner party ever. What kind of dish would you be? I would be the Meryl Streep of Stroganoffs. Dynamic, tasteful, prolific and respected by its peers. Best joint to get a late night Fringe snack? One of Adelaide’s 24-hour bakeries. The only bakery I’ve been to where a fist-fight broke out. WHAT: Heath Franklin – May I Borrow A Crisis? WHERE: Garden Of Unearthly Delights, The Spare Room WHEN: Fri Feb 14 – Sun Mar 16, except Mon Feb 17, Mon Feb 24 & Mon Mar 3
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TOM GLEESON
HEAD TO RIPITUP.COM.AU TO ENTER ALL COMPETITIONS
Tom Gleeson is quality. He does quality shows for quality people. Get onto it. We’ve got three double passes to Tom’s show Quality at the Vagabond in the Garden Of Unearthly Delights on Wed Feb 19 up for grabs so log onto ripitup.com.au and enter your details for your chance to win. Competition closes at midday on Mon Feb 17.
CAL WILSON
You only live once. But what if you get three or four goes? See who Cal might have been if she’d made different decisions: like become a surgeon. Or a poet. Or a dude. Join her as she performs an hour of stand-up and characters, all by herselves. We’ve got three double passes for Cal’s show It Could Have Been Me at the Idolize Spiegeltent in the Garden Of Unearthly Delights on Sun Feb 16 up for grabs, so log onto ripitup.com.au and enter your details for your chance to win. Get in quick as this competition closes at midday on Fri Feb 14.
FRANK WOODLEY
There’s no greater fool to spend an hour with than Frank Woodley. Stand-up comedy at its most physical. Guaranteed to give you that tingly feeling you’re left with after you’ve laughed like a crazy person. We’ve got three double passes to Frank’s show Fool’s Gold at the Arts Theatre on Tue Feb 18 up for grabs so log onto ripitup.com.au and enter your details for your chance to win. Get in quick as this competition closes at midday on Fri Feb 14.
DAVID HUGHES
As seen on heaps of stuff. Hughesy’s decided that his 2014 is all about stand up and he’s got a brand new show to prove it. For a night of comedy gold you can’t look past this laid back legend of Australian comedy. We’ve got three double passes to Hughesy’s show, Pointless, at the Umbrella Revolution in the Garden Of Unearthly Delights on Wed Feb 19 up for grabs so log onto ripitup.com.au and enter your details for your chance to win. Competition closes at midday on Mon Feb 17.
TOM BALLARD
The First Australians lived here for generations. In 1995, Tom (ex-triple j) and his family travelled around the country on holiday. Last year Tony Abbott became Prime Minister. We’ve got three double passes up for grabs to Tom’s show UnAustralian(ish) at Le Cascadeur in the Garden Of Unearthly Delights on Sun Feb 16 up for grabs so log onto ripitup.com. au for your chance to win. Get in quick as this competition closes at midday on Fri Feb 14.
DENISE SCOTT
As seen on Winners & Losers. A stand up show about motherhood! From giving birth to empty nester Scotty is ready to lay it all bare. We’ve got three double passes to Denise’s show Mother Bare at the Arts Theatre on Tue Feb 18 up for grabs so log onto ripitup.com.au and enter your details for your chance to win. Get in quick as this competition closes at midday on Fri Feb 14.
Multiple ARIA Award winning pianist
Sally Whitwell plays the music of Philip GLASS Michael NYMAN Yann TIERSEN & Elena KATS-CHERNIN with soprano Marie Angel International soprano Marie Angel performs the Australian Premiere of Michael NYMAN’s
8 Lust Songs: I Sonetti Lussuriosi with ARIA
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Elder Hall, University of Adelaide, North Terrace Fri 21 Feb 8pm / Sat 22 Feb 3pm / Sat 22 Feb 10pm Bar opens an hour before each performance
FIX BITS Keep It Safe Who wouldn’t want to spend their evenings in the company of workplace safety instructors? In Safety First, Dylan Cole approaches OH&S madness under the guise of “safety expert” Tim Lock. Emergency evacuation, workplace injuries and more will be your duties as the audience—employees in Cole’s fictional company. Who knows, these drills could save your life—or endanger them. All the clichés, all the nannying, all the sketchy avoidance tactics you could ever hope for. Get educated from 10.30pm, Fri Feb 14 – Sun Feb 16 at Gluttony, La Petite Grande.
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Musical Magnetism There’s nothing like a capella artistry, especially when it’s paired with theatrical largesse and surprise beatboxing. It’s a six-man masterpiece, displaying raw vocal talent in its purest, stripped-back way. Feel like jazz? Big band? Rock? The Magnets will provide, all put together with charming humour and serious stage presence. The Magnets: All This Time will run at The Vagabond (Garden Of Unearthly Delights) from Fri Feb 14 to Sun Mar 16, excluding Mondays.
Dave Callan isn’t one for needlessly fixing what isn’t broken—and since last year’s show was nominated for Best Comedy, why not do it all again? Returning once more off the back of extremely successful Fringe appearances, comedy favourite Callan will present A Little Less Conversation 2: A Little More Less Conversation, at his regular venue, Rhino Room. This time, sources say, he’s bringing not only more words, but more moves. Get ready to hit the dancefloor laughing. Callan will perform from Fri Feb 14 – Thu Feb 27, excluding Mon & Sun.
Opportunity Knocks Bargain hunters and hoarders rejoice: after seven sell-out years, Joanne O’Callaghan is back with her popular Op Shop Tours. Hitting four different ‘regions’, the four different trash-is-treasure trips explore the southern suburbs, the route to Findon, the way to Blackwood and the northern suburbs. All tours begin at the Salvos store, 422 Morphett St. Tours run twice a day on Sat Feb 22, Sat Mar 1 and Sat Mar 8.
Photo: Michelle Dunn
Tickling the ivories and your funny place this Thu Feb 13, Fri Feb 14 and Sun Feb 16 is Sarah Gaul, The Iron(ic) Lady. Tackling the demise of the world as we know it, Gaul takes particular interest in what it means for the women folk, and how, exactly to cope. With equal measures cynicism and top tunes, Gaul examines vegans, Christians, hypochondria and happiness. Catch this award-winning comedy-cabaret writer at La Bohème this Fringe.
Less Is A Little More
Baby Steps Luna Eclipse and Sapphire Snow are here to guide you through the first motions of popular performance art, burlesque. Before you go to see any professionals at the Fringe, try your hand at a sultry striptease, and bat your tremendous fake lashes with Vaudevillian comedy panache. The ladies from Peaches ‘n’ Gin Burlesque are the trustiest two in the biz, so put your peaches in their palms and go for gold. Beginner Burlesque Workshops are scheduled every Sat & Sun at Studio Menagerie, 4a/258 Glen Osmond Rd, Fullarton.
Jeepers Peepers Even Amanda Palmer thought this show was bizarre, brave and took “true balls”. Pretty Peepers—The Untraditional Cabaret scrapes the bottom of the psychological barrel, looking for the psyche’s strangest scraps—then they put it in a curly wig, a pig nose and a bra and turn it into a stage show. With slatherings of spooky oddness, a distressing dollop of sex and hair-raising humour, Pretty Peepers is a psychedelic sideshow freak explosion. If your loins are appropriately girded, book a seat at Gluttony’s The Peacock. Shows will run at 10pm from Tue Feb 18 to Sun Feb 23.
Thu Feb 13
AUSTRA @ Adelaide UniBar DOLLY PARTON @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre Fri Feb 14 PETE MURRAY @ Bird In Hand Winery LITTLE BASTARD Howl The Moon Sat Feb 15 PETE MURRAY @ Bird In Hand Winery CASH SAVAGE & THE LAST DRINKS @ Garden Of Unearthly Delights THE JAMMIN’ DIVAS@ The Church Of Trinity, Clarence Pk N’FA JONES & REMI @ Rocket Bar
Sun Feb 16
GURRUMUL @ Prince Alfred College Oval Thu Feb 20 THE FUNKOARS @ Governor Hindmarsh Fri Feb 21 THE ASTON SHUFFLE & THIEF @ Royal Croquet Club MIGUEL MIGS @ Mr Kim’s SLUMBERJACK @Rocket Bar VICTORIANA GAYE @ Nook Nosh, Unley
Sat Feb 22
A DAY ON THE GREEN: HUNTERS & COLLECTORS, YOU AM I, SOMETHING FOR KATE & BRITISH INDIA @ Leconfield Wines, McLaren Vale WIRE @ Jive DAVE CHAPPELLE @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre LANCELOT @ Mr Kim’s MTNS @ Ed Castle
Sun Feb 23
MARCEL DETTMANN @ Sugar THE GIN CLUB @ Garden Of Unearthly Delights VICTORIANA GAYE @ Garden Of Unearthly Delights
Tue Feb 25
PHIL JAMIESON @ Ramsgate Hotel TKAY MAIDZA @ Bar Smith Lawns, Adelaide Uni
Make Love Not Warhol Thirty graduates from TafeSA’s Advanced Diploma in Graphic Design have come together to present The Factory, an exhibition inspired by Andy Warhol’s famed creative space in New York. While inspired by Warhol, the exhibition takes most of its artistic direction from the studio itself, integrating the vibe and atmosphere of the creative centre into the graduates’ work. The exhibition is open to the public between Wed Feb 19 and Fri Feb 21, 5–9pm at Plant 1, Cnr Park Tce and Fifth St, Bowden.
Tour Guide/
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Thu Feb 27
NINA LAS VEGAS, MOETZ, COSMO’S MIDNIGHT, SABLE & TKAY MAISZA @ Rocket Bar IMOGEN BROUGH @ Jive
WITH jon Brooks
It’s 5am and the air is on fire. Or, at least, it smells like it. Smoke from bushfires tearing through Bangor near my home town has mixed with our typically brutal summer to transform my bedroom into GITMO’s chicken rotisserie. Sleep deprivation has driven me to madness, and, like a golem of Tyler Durden and Saint Lawrence of Rome, I cackle as I taunt the weather that would have me beg for the end—turning to offer fresh flesh to be roasted. But it’s not the cruel heat or constant worry for those facing these fires that keep me awake. The Adelaide Fringe is just a few days away, and I have a show to put on. How callous and self-serving did that sound? Very. More to the point, Fringe will have started by the time this is printed, so that’s all redundant … and while we’re questioning ourselves, that’s more than enough pretending you can write, good sir. Here in SA we’re facing some tough times. Bushfires and the closure of Holden, coupled with the funereal dirge of a state election campaign means we’re all feeling a little wary of what the future holds. This Fringe, make the most of the escapism it offers. The finest menagerie of freaks and geeks has
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been assembled and it’s all for you— remember that. Hit the town without any plans, let the night take you where it will. Go see the plays, the burlesque, the comedy and the “whatever the hell that was” shows people are raving about, but don’t forget to spread the love. Go see some poor bastard desperately hawking half price tickets so he can fill the five seat fridge box he’s playing. He’s 21 and has regrets—I’m sure there’ll be insights. Go see the shows that have the Sans Culottes lathering on social media because they were “too offensive, not offensive enough, blah blah Schapelle is innocent blah!” Go to the Garden of Unearthly Delights and marvel as once again you see a possum eating a corn husk. But remember there are real humans who put on better shows, and those possums are eating what could have been their dinner. And most importantly, support independent media, like this fine publication, which shines a light on the arts year round and doesn’t argue that the ABC should be sold as punishment for being unpatriotic.
Jon Brooks is a former political spin doctor, teenager and bed-wetter. His show Shitegeist is appearing at The Maid from Fri Feb 14 to Sat Mar 15.
BLISS N ESO & HORRORSHOW @ Clipsal 500 URBAN DECAY @ Hotel Metropolitan PIGEON @ Rocket Bar 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
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 PUBLIC ENEMY @ HQ EVERLAST @ Governor Hindmarsh
Tue Mar 4
MANGO GROOVE @ Norwood Concert Hall
Wed Mar 5
LIONEL RICHIE & JOHN FARNHAM @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre DAN SULTAN @ Garden Of Unearthly Delights Fri Mar 7 GAY PARIS @ Enigma Bar Sat Mar 8 DERRICK CARTER @ Garage Bar
Fri Mar 7 - Mon Mar 10
WOMADELAIDE: ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT, BILLY BRAGG, NEKO CASE, WASHINGTON, MIKHAEL PASKALEV @ Botanic Park
Mon Mar 10
FUTURE MUSIC FESTIVAL: PHARRELL WILLIAMS, DEADMAU5, MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS, ERIC PRYDZ, PHOENIX & more @ Adelaide Showground
Thu Mar 13
QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE & NINE INCH NAILS @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre SUICIDE GIRLS @ HQ
Fri Mar 14 - Sun Mar 16
KUSTOM KULTURE WEEKENDER: DEKE DICKERSON, BACKY SHANK, THE SAUCERMEN & more @ Highway Hotel Fri Mar 14 KATE MILLER-HEIDKE @ Garden Of Unearthly Delights Sat Mar 15 KATE MILLER-HEIDKE @ Garden Of Unearthly Delights NEIL FINN @ Thebarton Theatre Sun Mar 16 BATHS @ Rocket Bar
Tue Mar 18
MICHAEL JACKSON HISTORY II SHOW @ Her Majesty’s Theatre
Wed Mar 19
ALAN DAVIES @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre JTR @ Governor Hindmarsh Thu Mar 20 ILLY @ Governor Hindmarsh
Fri Mar 21
THE ANGELS @ Jive BOOBY KEYS @ Governor Hindmarsh
Sat Mar 22
THE ANGELS @Jive ELIZABETH ROSE @ Pirie And Co Social Club THE SMITH STREET BAND @ UniBar
Sun Mar 23
JURASSIC 5 @ Thebarton Theatre CASPIAN @ Crown & Anchor Tue Mar 25 AN EVENING WITH THE CAST OF ‘SONS OF ANARCHY’ @ HQ Thu Mar 27 MICHAEL PAYNTER @ Jive
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THE HOLIDAYS @ Pirie And Co Social Club Sun Mar 30 THE SCIENTISTS @ Governor Hindmarsh Thu Apr 3 JOHN BUTLER TRIO @ Thebarton Theatre LUCA BRASI @ Crown & Anchor Hotel FLAMENCURA @ Norwood Concert Hall Fri Apr 11 RAISE THE PEOPLE @ Fowler’s Live
For the complete Tour Guide including dates and venues please check out ripitup.com.au
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Dada Life are teasing EDM's übercool DJs with their wacky electrohouse – and wackier stunts. But the Swedish DJ/producers have landed themselves in trouble. When in 2013 the duo petitioned the United Nations to recognise the sovereignty of the anarcho-rave-fantasy Dada Land, their passports were confiscated by authorities. However, Dada Life's craziest musical move may have been remixing pop pin-up Justin Bieber.
There are bigger DJs headlining this year's Future Music Festival, but Dada Life could be the most entertaining. Stefan Engblom, who makes up the outfit with Olle Cornéer, hasn't checked the bill yet, but he loves touring festivals. "It's like a big school trip for DJs!" Dada Life include their trademark bananas (and champers) in their rider. As it happens, Engblom is speaking from a Californian studio. "We just recorded a vocal version of Born To Rage here in LA," he reveals. Dada Life have vowed to cut multiple versions of last year's track for different countries – plus they've even personalised some for fans. Dada Life's craziness is notorious. They've long put out records with such eccentric titles as Rolling Stones T-Shirt. (LMFAO would be jealous.) Nevertheless, little is known of their background in Stockholm. The two, already pursuing solo careers, reputedly met at a chilli cook-off circa 2006. Four years on, they made it into the lower ranks of DJ Mag's Top 100 poll. In late 2012 Dada Life issued their breakthrough second album, The Rules Of Dada, the single Kick Out The Epic Motherfucker their first to chart in Sweden.
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The popularity of their shows in the US has led to riots. Yet Dada Life have become progressively more outlandish. They once appeared with a marching band at Electric Daisy Carnival. Recently, Dada Life staged the biggest-ever pillow fight in Chicago (they broke the Guinness World Record). "The thing with Dada Life, and why we call ourselves Dada Life, is that we actually thought that the whole dance music scene was taking itself too seriously – and [the DJs] were just, like, wearing cool sunglasses, looking super-cool, and, when they're performing, just standing there with a cigarette, trying to look super-cool... and not having fun at all. For us, that's bullshit! We just wanna have as much fun as possible. We're gonna laugh. We don't wanna think. We just wanna have a big smile on our face." Evidently, the high-energy combo have been inspired by Dadaism – the avant-garde art movement that fostered
Inkswel
Cloudeaters EP
No More Suckas EP
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This tasty little EP from Australian producer Inkswel is a slice of drummachine music which is lent considerable depth by the smooth vocalisms of Mr Merwyn Sanders. Title track Eternal Freedom is a decidedly Detroit circa 1988 joint, with the sound programming being reminiscent of Underground Resistance but on a lower tempo tip, and the beats not unlike those typical of New York outfit The Fantastic Aleems. Cloudeaters continues in this vein, and the vibe of Skylines is a touch of something more gentle and dreamy. The EP is not without its remixes, and I gotta say, the Linkwood remix of Eternal Freedom is a glorious bit of four-beat tech-house full of warm synthesizer washes which along with the GB remix of the same track, would have to be the two best things on the record. A fine little package, indeed. texjah
This record, complete with its bodypoppin’, techy vibes, is a lot of fun from start to finish. It reminds me of a weeknight from my past where some friends and I were mashed on acid (I was on crutches after crashing a motorbike). We were rolling pretty hard and had a sweet ghetto blaster but the eject button was busted so we jammed to a Drexcyia mixtape, wandering the neighbourhood whilst the workers slept the sleep of the responsible. We came across a perfect lawn with two concrete flamingos, and as the razor beats of Bubble Metropolis played out, I watched my homies swing those pink birds together in a sweeping arc, triggering a beautiful slo-mo explosion of concrete. It was at once beautiful, dynamic and unforgettable. Such fucking magic. texjah
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Ahead of his headline slot at this year’s Future Music Festival, legendary Swedish producer Eric Prydz has announced a string of after-party club shows. The FMF After Party shows will feature Prydz playing a marathon threehour set with Pryda label mates Jeremy Olander and Fehrplay in support. Having never visited Australia before, it seems Prydz’ first trip down under will have been worth the wait. The FMF After Party takes place at HQ on Mon Mar 10.
a remix for him. [But] it turned out really nice. We got some really angry tweets and comments because people are like, Fuck this, now I'm actually listening to Justin Bieber – and I'm liking it!" Possibly Dada Life secretly admire the bad boy teen for his own bonkers antics – like drag racing his Lamborghini in Miami… So what can punters look forward to at FMF? "They have to come to our shows to be able to feel – and be – in Dada Land. We have a couple of tricks up our sleeves and we're gonna do some crazy stuff, but you definitely need to be there to experience it." WHO: Dada Life WHAT: Future Music Festival WHERE: Adelaide Showground WHEN: Mon Mar 10
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liberation through absurdity in response to WWI. Dada Life have no plans for another album. "We are just song-focussed now – we're gonna release singles," Engblom says. "We're gonna release much more music than we did last year. Maybe it's gonna end up as an album. But for now we're just focussed on tracks." They last aired the single This Machine Kills Ravers – not as sinister as it sounds – in December. No purists, Dada Life have not only remixed dance acts but also pop stars – Lady GaGa (Born This Way), Madonna (Girl Gone Wild) and Bieber (Boyfriend). Ferry Corsten endured a huge backlash for recasting Bieber – did Dada? "We were a little bit surprised when we got the request," Engblom admits. "It was also funny because [at that stage] no one had ever done a remix for Justin Bieber before – so we were the first artist to make
Square MILE Splash Adelaide is throwing a free, outdoor electronic music festival in the parklands this Sat Mar 1. The festival, titled Square MILE, will feature local legend HMC at the top of the bill alongside DMZ, Phil Rogers, Jayde and more to be announced. It kicks off on Sat Mar 1 from 3pm – 8pm in the parklands on the corner of Morphett St and South Tce. Entry will be free.
The Guide// THURSDAY 13TH 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 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) EMU HOTEL – karaoke (9pm) ENIGMA – D At Sea EXETER ON RUNDLE – Honor Davey GILBERT STREET HOTEL – Georgy K Acoustic (7pm) GOVERNOR HINDMARSH – Main Room: Devin The Dude. Front Bar: Gumbo Room Jam with hosts Sweet Baby James & Rob Eyers (9pm)
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GRACE EMILY HOTEL – James Hickey, Bridgewater and Heymus (8.30pm) GRAND BAR – OMG HIGHWAY – DJ Alli (8pm) HOTEL RICHMOND – All Vinyl DJ (6pm) HQ – Riot Society hosted by Uberjak’d LIGHT HOTEL – SCALA Live (8pm) MARION HOTEL – 888 Poker (6.30pm) PJ O’BRIENS – DJ G-Rillz PRINCE ALBERT HOTEL – Thirsty Thursday with DJ Tango ROCKET BAR – Wild Things (9pm) SAILMASTER TAVERN – Victor Oria (6pm) SUGAR – Unisex with locals and guests THE LION HOTEL – Clearway (9pm) WHITMORE HOTEL – Rainbow Jam Sessions (7.30pm)
FRIDAY 14TH ALMA TAVERN – Fresh Fridays with DJs
ARCHER HOTEL – Upstairs: DJ Jaki J (9.30pm) ARKABA HOTEL – Top Of The Ark: Alex Williamson Fringe comedy preview show (8pm) Lounge Bar: Bonz (8pm) Sportys Bar + Arena: DJ Wolfman (9pm) AUSTRAL – The Austral House Band (7pm) BAROSSA WEINTAL HOTEL – Georgy K BLUE GUMS HOTEL – Rock Renegades BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB – Dave Hunt (7pm) BOTANIC BAR – Troy J Been, Prince Aaronak and Suckerpunch BRAHMA LODGE HOTEL – Kapow BUSHMAN HOTEL: GAWLER – DJ CAMEO BAR – DJs Lars, Lenny and guests CLOVERCREST HOTEL – Clearway (9pm) DUCK INN: COROMANDEL VALLEY – Fig Jam (6pm) DUKE OF YORK – Tom & Rose (7pm) ED CASTLE – SuperCaine, Lost Woods and Louis Donnarumma (10pm) ELECTRIC CIRCUS – Trashbags with resident DJs Capt N Cook, Mangie and Terror Terror plus guests ELYSIUM LOUNGE – DJs EMU HOTEL – Sweet Bad Lizzie ENCORE NIGHTCLUB – Get Lucky Fridays with resident DJs (9pm) ENFIELD HOTEL – Jonny Star Family Entertainment (6pm) ENIGMA – Loaded Leopard Valentine’s Day Party ESPLANADE HOTEL – Black Caviar (8pm) EXETER HOTEL – karaoke EXETER ON RUNDLE – Sister Rose with The Byzantines and Thom Lion FINDON HOTEL – karaoke GOVERNOR HINDMARSH – Main Room: Adelaide Fringe: Best Of The Edinburgh Fest and Best Of the Fest Late Show. Front Bar: Friday Night Acoustic Sessions featuring String Band Appalachian Fiddle Sessions & Irish Sessions GRACE EMILY HOTEL – Slingshot Dragster with Subtract S GRAND JUNCTION TAVERN – Area 51 HALFWAY HOTEL – Gerry O (7pm) HIGHLANDER HOTEL – Ex Men (9.30pm) HILTON HOTEL: MYBAR – DJ Chaps and DJ Lumeire HOTEL TIVOLI – Honey with DJs IRISH CLUB – Shamrocks ‘n’ Shenanigans Live Acoustic Sessions (7pm) LIGHT HOTEL – Black Market (9pm) LIMBO – DJs
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LONDON TAVERN – Live Acoustic Weekly (5pm) Rewind Fridays with DJ Wolfman LORD MELBOURNE – karaoke with Laura Lee MARINA SUNSET BAR – live acoustic music MARION HOTEL – Graham Lawrence (6.30pm) MARS BAR – guests DJs plus drag shows MICK O’SHEA’S – Killkenny (7pm) NORWOOD HOTEL – Eleven Days (9pm) OFFICE ON PIRIE – DJ Jess (4.30pm) PARA HILLS COMMUNITY CLUB – Troy Harrison (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)
RAMSGATE HOTEL – DJ SNAKE & DJ RUPHEO (9PM) RED SQUARE – DJs REX HOTEL – karaoke ROB ROY HOTEL – Bogan Bingo (8pm) ROCKET BAR – Cats at Rocket (9pm) ROYAL OAK HOTEL: NTH ADELAIDE – Acoustic Sessions featuring Girls Next Door (7.30pm) SAILMASTER TAVERN – Craig James (7pm) SEACLIFF BEACH HOTEL – DJ (8pm) SEMAPHORE WORKERS CLUB – Zkye Blue Band (8pm) SOMERSET HOTEL – Josh Rudduck SOUTHWARK HOTEL – Nice Verdes 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 – Crazy Knites (9pm) THE BIG SLAPPLE – Sun Rising: The Songs That Made Memphis (8.30pm) THE ELEPHANT – Triple X and DJ G-Rillz (9pm) THE GOODY – Ch@t Room THE LION HOTEL – live entertainment TONSLEY HOTEL – Tavern Bar: John McKay (4.45pm) Flaming Sambucas Duo (9pm) Chrysler Bar: Tomboy (9.30pm)
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The Guide// VICTORIA HOTEL: O’HALLORAN HILL – DJs WHEATSHEAF HOTEL – Temporal Cocoon (7.30pm) A Brief History Of Beer (10pm) WOODCROFT TAVERN – Iris WORLDSEND HOTEL – The Urban Chiefs, Dexter Jones and Affairs Of Men (9pm) ZHIVAGO – Hello DJs
SATURDAY 15TH ARCHER HOTEL – Downstairs: Jaki J plus Bongo Madness with Alex. Upstairs: DJ Ed Law (9.30pm) ARKABA HOTEL – Top Of The Ark: Alex Williamson Fringe comedy show (8pm) Sportys Bar + Arena: Zkye & The Guyz (10pm) BLUE GUMS HOTEL – Figjam BOTANIC BAR – Sanji, Brad Sawyer and Tom Wilson BRIDGEPORT HOTEL – karaoke BRIDGEWAY HOTEL – High Voltage: AC/DC tribute and Hot Chisel: Cold Chisel tribute
BUSHMAN HOTEL: GAWLER – DJ CAVAN HOTEL – Karnival with live bands (9pm) CLOVERCREST HOTEL – After Five (9pm) COBDOGLA CLUB – Moss (8pm) CUMBERLAND HOTEL: GLANVILLE – karaoke with Nicole (8pm) DUKE OF YORK – Front Room: DJ Mitchy B. Beer Garden: DJ Parry. Upstairs: DJ Skinny B, MC Scotty and guest DJs ELECTRIC CIRCUS – Arcade Disco with resident DJs Junior, Dancespace and friends EMU HOTEL – Stiff Williams ENCORE NIGHTCLUB – DJs Lars, TS and Some Brown DJ with MC AC (9pm) EXETER HOTEL – Jonny Star Family Entertainment (7pm) EXETER ON RUNDLE – My Piranha GARAGE BAR – DJs (10pm) GILBERT STREET HOTEL – DJ Marky Polo (8pm) GOVERNOR HINDMARSH – Main Room: Weekend Warriors and Adelaide Fringe: Best Of The Edinburgh Fest and Best Of The Fest Late Show
SAMMY J & RANDY’S DIFFICULT FIRST ALBUM TOUR
Combining catchy songs with chaotic tomfoolery and outbursts of filth, Sammy J and Randy have an uncanny knack of charming the pants off everyone they meet. In town for 6 shows only, don’t forget to check out our very special Fringe Benefits prices to see two of Australia’s most sought after comics!
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GRACE EMILY HOTEL – Truce with The Dunes GRAND BAR – Destination Saturdays with DJs and MCs HIGHLANDER HOTEL – Triple X (9pm) HIGHWAY – DJ Griff (9pm) HOPE INN – karaoke (7pm) HOTEL RICHMOND – DJ Sly HOTEL ROYAL: TORRENSVILLE – Eleven (8.30pm) HOTEL TIVOLI – Exotica with DJs Sleepy Hips and guests (8pm) JACK RUBY – Soul Social – live band and vinyl DJs (8pm) JADE MONKEY – Aphelion with Kitchen Witch and Audium (9pm) JIVE – Abbey Howlett single launch, The Bakers Digest and Rin McArdle KINGSFORD HOTEL: GAWLER – Main Bar: Rock The Boss (10pm) Saloon Bar: karaoke (10pm) LAKES RESORT HOTEL – Slyde (9pm) LONDON TAVERN – DJs Captiv8, Justice, Soundflex, AJ and MC Renard (10pm) LORD MELBOURNE – DJ Anton The Party Guru (8pm) MARINA SUNSET BAR – DJs playing the best in house and electro MARION HOTEL – Franky F (5.30pm) Two Hard Basket (8.30pm) MARS BAR – guest DJs plus a drag show MICK O’SHEA’S – Cherry Grind (9pm) NORTHERN DISTRICTS CRICKET CLUB – Greg ‘Fat Cat’ Ritchie OLD SPOT HOTEL – Stef Hauk Band PARAFIELD GARDENS COMMUNITY CLUB – Harvest (8.45pm) PJ O’BRIENS – Animal House (10.30pm) PRETORIA HOTEL – Clearway (9pm)
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RED SQUARE – DJs Marek, Law, Dub Drop DJs, Decker, Bollocks, Krispy, Shawty, Capital D, DV8 and Jazz plus MCs Skippy and Dylan ROB ROY HOTEL – Bogan Bingo (8pm) ROCKET BAR – Rocket Saturdays (9pm) SAILMASTER TAVERN – Craig James (7pm) SANDBAR – requests with DJs SEACLIFF BEACH HOTEL – acoustic sessions 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 – Justin Parker (7.30pm) TEQUILA REA – Bongo Madness with guest DJs THE BIG SLAPPLE – Sun Rising: The Songs That Made Memphis (9pm) THE ELEPHANT – Transit and DJ G-Rillz (9pm) THE LION HOTEL – Absolut Saturdays: Wasabi (9pm) TONSLEY HOTEL – One Planet (8.30pm) VALLEY INN – karaoke VICTORIA HOTEL: O’HALLORAN HILL – Rumours WALKERS ARMS HOTEL – DJ Sessions (9pm) WHEATSHEAF HOTEL – Blues Guitar Workshop with Cal Williams Jr (1pm) Temporal Cocoon (7.30pm) A Brief History Of Beer (10pm) WINDSOR HOTEL – Wild Ones (8.45pm) WOODCROFT TAVERN – karaoke (8pm) WORLDSEND HOTEL – The Urban Chiefs, Filthy Lucre and The Raging Monkeys (9pm) ZHIVAGO – High Heels DJs:
SUNDAY 16TH ALMA TAVERN – Sunday School ARKABA HOTEL – Lounge Bar: Vogue Duo with Kate Lara and Antonio Villano (4pm) Top Of The Ark: Alex Williamson Fringe comedy show (8pm) BENJAMIN ON FRANKLIN – Souled Out Sessions with DJs Dave Collins and Jason Lee BLUE GUMS HOTEL – Girls Next Door BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB – Dave Hunt BOTANIC BAR – Eric The Falcon BRAHMA LODGE HOTEL – Matterhorn CHRISTIES SAILING CLUB – Crackling Static Fuzz (4pm) CLOVERCREST HOTEL – Andy Mac (2pm) COVE TAVERN – Steve Simon CUMBERLAND HOTEL: GLANVILLE – Sidefx (3pm) DOG & DUCK – Sneaky Sundays with Jak Morris DUCK INN: COROMANDEL VALLEY – Gian & Cloudy (3pm) ED CASTLE – Beer Garden: Acoustic Sundays (2pm) EMU HOTEL – Stef Hauk Solo EXETER ON RUNDLE – Dear Pilgrim FED ON SEMAPHORE – Rockafellas (4pm) GILBERT STREET HOTEL – Johnnie McIntyre (2pm)
The Guide // GLENELG SURF CLUB – La Mar Sundays (3pm) GRACE EMILY HOTEL – Soursob Bob Fringe Event (4.30pm) Folly (7pm) GRAND BAR – bands, DJs and MCs HOLDFAST BAY BOWLING & CROQUET CLUB – Barefoot At The Bay DJs presented by The House Cats (2pm) HOPE INN – Josh Rudduck HOTEL ROYAL: TORRENSVILLE – 888 Poker (6.30pm) LIGHT HOTEL – Vonni’s Big Arvo LORD MELBOURNE HOTEL – Smoke ‘n’ Mirrors MARINA SUNSET BAR – Sunset Sessions featuring live acoustic music MARS BAR – VJK classic video hits MICK O’SHEA’S – Tongue & Groove (2pm) OVERWAY HOTEL – Urban Cover (3.30pm) PARAFIELD GARDENS COMMUNITY CLUB – Slyde (2.30pm) PARA HILLS COMMUNITY CLUB – Paul Stubbings (4pm) PRETORIA HOTEL – Lucas Day (1.30pm)
RAMSGATE HOTEL – ACOUSTIC SESSION (4PM) TOM KURZEL & ED TRAINOR FORTNIGHTLY ROTATION (7.30PM) ROB ROY HOTEL – A Battle Royale: Bob Dylan Vs Neil Yung with Aussie Bob and Young Neil (4pm) ROYAL OAK HOTEL: NTH ADELAIDE – Funk & Soul Sessions featuring The Harmonics (7.30pm) SAILMASTER TAVERN – Bonz (2pm) SEACLIFF BEACH HOTEL – acoustic soloists SEMAPHORE PALAIS – Mr Buzzy (4.30pm) SEMAPHORE WORKERS CLUB – Jump Daddy’s (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) TONSLEY HOTEL – Little Sogo Duo (2pm) 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 – Blues Guitar Workshops with Cal Williams Jr (1pm) Temporal Cocoon (7.30pm) A Brief History Of Beer (6.30pm) ZHIVAGO – Black Cherry DJs
MONDAY 17TH EXETER ON RUNDLE – Rendezvous With Rama, The Yabbies and Brazen Serpent GARAGE BAR – A View From The Street presented by Geordie Little and Mike Williamson (8pm) GOVERNOR HINDMARSH – Front Bar: Adelaide Fringe: Rear Admiral Stand Up Comedy. Balcony Bar: Lord Stompy’s Tin Sandwich GRACE EMILY HOTEL – Billy Bob’s BBQ Jam HOTEL ROYAL: TORRENSVILLE – Ultimate Quiz with Graham Lawrence (7pm) PARAFIELD GARDENS COMMUNITY CLUB – Complete Trivia (7pm) RHINO ROOM – One Mic Stand open mic comedy SUGAR – Big Bubba and Eric The Falcon THE LION HOTEL – Brian Ruiz with Troy Loakes and Paul Vallen (8pm) WHEATSHEAF HOTEL – COMA Presents: Jazz Flip! (8pm)
TUESDAY 18TH AUSSIE INN HOTEL – Complete Trivia (7pm) BOTANIC BAR – Ash Wilson CROWN & ANCHOR – Front Bar: DJs Stevie & Duncan EXETER ON RUNDLE – J & Nath DJs GARAGE BAR – A View From The Street presented by Geordie Little and Mike Williamson (8pm) GASLIGHT TAVERN – The Blues Lounge hosted by Ron Davidson & Trevor Graham (8pm) GOODWOOD PARK HOTEL – Complete Trivia (7.30pm) GOVERNOR HINDMARSH – Main Room: Adelaide Fringe: Best Of The Edinburgh Fest Society Night GRACE EMILY HOTEL – The Sporting World Of Cats HILTON HOTEL – KG’s Complete Trivia (7pm) MARION HOTEL – 888 Poker (6.30pm) PJ O’BRIENS – Davy T’s Music Trivia (7.30pm) ROYAL OAK HOTEL: NTH ADELAIDE – Aus Elvis Show (8.30pm) SUGAR – CU Next Tuesday with Sonny Side-Up and Driller THE LION HOTEL – Zkye and Damo (7.30pm) TORRENS ARMS HOTEL – DJs Ryley & Apex (8pm)
WHEATSHEAF HOTEL – A Brief History Of Beer (7.30pm & 10pm) WHITMORE HOTEL – Acoustic Raw Jam WINDSOR HOTEL – Complete Trivia (7.30pm)
WEDNESDAY 19TH ARKABA HOTEL – Latino Grooves Salsa Classes (6pm) BOTANIC BAR – Gemma CENTRAL DISTRICTS FOOTBALL CLUB – Quiz Wiz (7.45pm) CHALLA GARDENS HOTEL – Complete Trivia (7pm) CHRISTIES BEACH HOTEL – Complete Trivia (7.30pm) CROWN & ANCHOR – Geek with DJ Tr!p EMU HOTEL – DJ night (8pm) EXCHANGE HOTEL: GAWLER – Live Music Exchange (7.30pm) EXETER ON RUNDLE – DJ Curtis FINDON HOTEL – Muso’s Jam hosted by Streaker FINSBURY HOTEL – karaoke (8pm) FIRST COMMERCIAL HOTEL – karaoke (7pm) GARAGE BAR – A View From The Street presented by Geordie Little and Mike Williamson (8pm) GOVERNOR HINDMARSH – Main Room: Adelaide Fringe: Best Of The Edinburgh Fest. Front Bar: Open Mic Night GRACE EMILY HOTEL – Folly – A Yorkshire Poetry Musical HIGHWAY – The Combi Room HQ – NeverLand KENSINGTON HOTEL – Uke ‘n’ Play beginners to advanced ukulele (7pm) LIGHT HOTEL – Open Mic Night (8pm) MICK O’SHEA’S – Celtic Connection PORTLAND HOTEL – karaoke with Shaggy (9pm) ROB ROY HOTEL – My Secret Life (8pm) ROYAL OAK HOTEL: NTH ADELAIDE – Greg Myer (7.30pm) SEAFORD HOTEL – karaoke with Suzanne (8.30pm) SLUG ‘N LETTUCE BRITISH PUB – karaoke with Margi (7.30pm) SUGAR – Mixed Tape with Lauren Rose, Ferris Mular and Mr Whiskas THE LION HOTEL – Proton Pill (9pm) TONSLEY HOTEL – Tonsley Trivia (7pm) TORRENS ARMS HOTEL – Trivia Wednesday (7pm)
WHEATSHEAF HOTEL – A Brief History Of Beer (7.30pm & 10pm) WORLDSEND HOTEL – live music
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Alex Pettyfer’s Endless Love Alex Pettyfer begins the following interview with something of a surprise admission: not only had he seen director Franco Zeffirelli’s 1981 version of Endless Love (with Brooke Shields and Martin Hewitt) before he was sought out by co-writer/director Shana Feste to star in this remake but, as a bonus, he’d actually read Scott Spencer’s original 1979 novel: “Yes, that’s, right, I had read it.” But surely no one reads that book these days, Alex? “[laughs] Well, I did!”
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nd so, with that background, Alex knew what he was in for when approached to play hero David. “Yeah, she [Shana] came to me. I knew what the role would be.” He also had no qualms with playing a character who’s surely the nicest he’s ever attempted. “For the entirety of the film, yes, I do think that, he is the nicest.” He’s certainly a lot nicer than the role Alex played just before Endless Love: a bit part in Lee Daniels’ The Butler as a vicious racist. “Oh yeah, they don’t get nastier than him!” But what of the film’s, you know, love? Did Alex have any concerns regarding how the swoony teenage love would be shown onscreen by Feste? Was he afraid that it might look a little, ahem, unconvincing as he falls head over heels for Gabriella Wilde’s Amy Butterfield? Especially when it’s a movie production and there are always dozens of crew members watching every
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move the actors make? “It was difficult, yes, but Shana was really good at getting us all together like a month
“I’d also like to bring back the real action movie-type hero, and do something like Steve McQueen!”
before shooting and putting us through all of these trust exercises. That really did help quite a bit… And sometimes you do need to just lose yourself in it and just recall being a child, and being in love for the first time, and remember what it was like. I do think that it came across as pretty genuine, but no, it’s definitely not an easy thing to do, but we did make it work. And Shana was really a great help.” Calling Endless Love “the most romantic movie I’ve been in”, Alex goes further still as he discusses the film’s high emotions. “You have to prepare for the feelings, and get ready to play someone who’s 18 years old
and falling in love for the first time. You just have to do it and get lost in it.” Alex is glowing about working with Wilde (whose roles to this point include the remake of The Three Musketeers and Carrie), but also praises the older players in the film, including Robert Patrick as his dad Harry (“He was great!”), Bruce Greenwood as Gabriella’s dad (“It was wonderful to work with him”) and Joely Richardson as her mum. “Don’t forget that I actually worked with Joely’s mum [Vanessa Redgrave] in The Butler… And I also enjoyed working with [Aussie] Rhys [Wakefield, who plays Keith, Gabriella’s brother]. He’s cool.” Noting that his involvement in the film took, on and off, “about a year, from literal start to finish, with reshoots and everything”, Alex then goes off on a bit of a tangent and again mentions how much he enjoyed working on The Butler and, also, his part in Steven Soderbergh’s male-stripper drama Magic Mike. “Lee Daniels and Steven were definitely my favourite directors to work with… Although they’re personally very yin and yang.” He also laughs when I suggest that he looks very American and therefore looks perfect in American movies. “I was born in England… [laughs] And yeah, that is a bit rude!” And what’s next, Alex? What sort of projects are in the pipeline – and can I have an exclusive? “You know, really, right now, there’s officially nothing. I’m just looking at a few things and a few projects and also thinking about a few passion projects of mine. But there’s nothing properly set down for now.” Is there a particular kind of role you’re
Pettyfer’s Life Before Endless Love… The young ‘un, shot-in-England action pic Stormbreaker (2006) The near-unknown Wild Child (2008) The also obscure Tormented (2009) The popular teen fantasy I Am Number Four (2011) The not-so-popular teen fantasy Beastly (2011) Andrew Niccol’s flawed but fascinating In Time (2011) Steven Soderbergh’s male-stripper drama Magic Mike (2011) Lee Daniels’ The Butler (2012)
looking for? “I really don’t want to get typecast. I mean, really, no actor does. I don’t want to wind up falling into just the one kind of specific role. So I’m looking for diversity, something different, something new to tackle… I’d like to work with [director] David Fincher sometime… And I’d also like to bring back the real action movie-type hero, and do something like Steve McQueen!” It isn’t until Pettyfer’s hung up and the interview’s over that I realise that I forgot to ask him about his onetime-but-sincesquashed connection to the forthcoming film version of the dreaded 50 Shades Of Grey. But surely he’s suffered enough. WHAT: Endless Love WHEN: Now
Film // Dallas Buyers Club (MA) AAAA Matthew McConaughey has been trying hard to be a real actor recently, and here he manages his best performance yet for Canadian director Jean-Marc Vallée, although some viewers might find it tough to concentrate upon his playing at first, as he looks so damn awful, having lost 40-plus pounds for the role. This factual tale has his Ron Woodruff, an electrician and rodeo rider in 1985 Dallas, realise that he doesn’t have a cold but has contracted HIV from unprotected sex and might have 30 days to live. Refusing to believe it, as Ron’s a homophobic hick, he finds himself shunned by friends and sacked from his job, and he then attempts
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to seek treatment from doctors (including Jennifer Garner’s Eve) and, especially, the real villains of the piece, the FDA (Food And Drug Administration), who are seen as both unprepared to deal with HIV and trying to profit from the crisis. While McConaughey’s excellent, with a sequence where he contemplates suicide truly harrowing, he’s matched by a similarly emaciated Jared Leto, as drag queen Rayon, who wants to be gorgeous even though s/he’s dying. The work of these fine actors (without whom this wouldn’t have been made) prompt uncomfortable questions about 1985 versus now, as we wonder if anything has really changed and if we’ve been properly cured of homophobia and hate.
Moonlight Cinema Botanic Park Moonlight Cinema continues with Valentine-ish titles, like The Notebook, Breakfast At Tiffany’s, and more. Details: moonlight.com.au.
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Mandela: Long Walk RoboCop To Freedom (M) AAA AAAA Drawn from Mandela’s autobiography and premiered in London on the night he died last December, English director Justin Chadwick’s biopic condenses much (despite a 141 minute running time) but survives due to beautifully restrained performances by Idris Elba and Naomie Harris (both Londoners) and a welcome absence of hand-wringing earnestness. Told chronologically, we see Nelson as a lad in the village of Mvezo, skip forward to 1942 and his work as a young lawyer (Elba from hereon), and watch as he meets social worker and soon-to-besecond-wife Winnie (Harris) while also driven to join the fight against Apartheid. When the group’s seditious activities accidentally lead to several deaths, Mandela and his accomplices are arrested and sentenced to life on Robben Island, and he fights battles on a small scale in prison (the right to wear long trousers, for example) while South Africa tears itself apart beyond the walls, and he almost unknowingly becomes a symbol of that struggle. Demonstrating the personal qualities that made Mandela such an important political figure (and not just in South Africa), this is also unafraid to show the real man, as he cheats on his first wife, despairs in prison and agonises over his responsibility for the deaths that led to his incarceration (and yes, the word ‘terrorist’ is used – although surely that only applies if he meant to kill?). But we forgive him, as he too forgave. Mad Dog Bradley
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Paul Verhoeven’s original 1987 satirical sci-fi RoboCop was always set to be remade, and Brazilian director José Padilha’s longtime-coming version’s about as good as rehash/reboots get, and easily on par with Zack Snyder’s updated Dawn Of The Dead – and that’s about it! In the Detroit of 2028, as America ‘brings peace’ to the Middle East via robots like ED-209 (straight out of Verhoeven’s film), the US argues over whether robot cops on their own streets are a good idea, and Omnicorp CEO Raymond Sellars (Michael Keaton) wants to pass a bill guaranteeing him lots of money. When Alex Murphy ( Joel Kinnaman), a cop targeted by local nasties, is almost killed by a car-bomb, Sellars has Dr Dennett Norton (Gary Oldman) turn what’s left of Murphy into ‘RoboCop’, a cyborg law-enforcer who supposedly has humanity behind his visor, and it’s this that causes the celebrity RC to investigate his own ‘murder’, as something (his soul?) keeps messing with his programming. With fine FX supported by (gasp!) a witty script and a cool cast (including Abbie Cornish, Jay Baruchel and Samuel L Jackson as a Bill O’Reilly/Andrew Bolt TV host), this also has strong political undercurrents, with the original’s ‘80s concerns (corrupt corporations, inhuman technology) still in force but now accompanied by jokes about the War On Terror and Fox News. And I’d still buy that for a dollar!
Since his father left to start a new family, Henry has protected his increasingly depressed and reclusive mother, Adele (Kate Winslet). On a rare trip into town, the pair encounters the injured Frank ( Josh Brolin), who troubles them for a lift – to their house. A convicted murderer on the run, Frank falls somewhere between threatening and pleading with Adele to let him stay until it’s dark, and as one night stretches over the Labor Day weekend, Frank earns his harbour, cleaning, doing repairs, teaching Henry life skills, and coaxing Adele out of her shell. For writer/director Jason Reitman, who usually builds his films around satirical commentary, this straight-up romantic drama isn’t typical fare. The notion of a criminal exuding family values, who can cook, mop, mix cement and make a troubled woman love him in just a day is as far-fetched as they come, and although the characters are genuine, and the substory of Henry finding a surrogate father figure and the subtle influence of American symbolism (pie, baseball, et cetera) are interesting, matters aren’t helped by compressing Joyce Maynard’s source novel down to a movielength story, whittling away plot points until events unfold simply out of convenience. What A Perfect World might have been without the roadtrip, if you can get past the implausibility, there’s a sweet, nostalgic story of life, love and learning. If you can get past it.
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Writer/director Tom Gormican’s relationship comedy Are We Officially Dating? (MA) stars Zac Efron, Michael B Jordan, Miles Teller and Imogen Poots. Blue Is The Warmest Colour (La Vie D’Adèle - Chapitres 1 Et 2) (R), co-writer/ director/producer Abdellatif Kechiche’s explicit award-winner, toplines Adèle Exarchopoulos and Léa Seydoux. Endless Love (M), co-writer/director Shana Feste’s new take on Scott Spencer’s novel, has Alex Pettyfer, Gabriella Wilde, Robert Patrick, Bruce Greenwood and Joely Richardson. Winter’s Tale (M), writer/director/ producer Akiva Goldsman’s filming of Mark Helprin’s fantasy novel, offers Colin Farrell, Jessica Brown Findlay and Russell Crowe.
Outdoor Cinema Auchendarroch House Lawns, Mount Barker Endless Love screens as a Valentine’s Day event. Details: wallis.com.au Summer Scoops Mercury Cinema At the Merc until Sun Feb 16. Details: mercurycinema.org.au
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Food// Got Milk? Tucked off Edward St in Norwood, Milkaholic is well-known for its desserts, drinks and Bloody Marys – but for a special treat, sneak in for breakfast on the weekends. Fairly quiet until 11am, the café opens from 9am to 2.30pm, before reopening for the nighttime sweet-treats
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trade at 7.30pm. With eclectic and cosy indoor and outdoor seating, there’s an atmosphere to suit dates, family groups and friendly outings. The herbed mushrooms are a must-try, and be warned – serves are extremely generous. Tackling a mug of coffee is like sipping from a caffeinated swimming pool with a handle. The twofer breakfast special includes a jug of Bloody Mary (it’s the weekend, after all) and two big breakfasts for $39.
What: Milkaholic Where: 61A Edward St, Norwood When: Tue–Fri 7.30pm – 11.30pm, Sat–Sun 9am-2.30pm and 7.30pm-11pm
Whole New World From the creators of Lost City comes a brand new – but at the same time, timeless – venue, Ancient World. Opening at 8pm on Wed Feb 12, Ancient World is a new ‘multipurpose creative space’ designed to house Fringe shows (The Loose Cannons and Electric Noise Rock Jam Clubhouse), host dance parties, encourage artistry and local indulgence. Breaking outside of the walls, Ancient City is also offering walking tours of Adelaide, leaving the venue at 3.30pm on Fridays Feb 14, 21 and 28. Local South Australian beer and cider, local artists and designers, and local DJs will all contribute to the venue’s debut party. With runic detailing and an alluring air of mystery, Ancient World is a space to watch – and watch closely, as it is only planned to run from Wed Feb 12 to Sat Mar 1. What: Ancient World Where: 116a Hindley Street, Adelaide When: Wed Feb 12 – Sat Mar 1
Cellar Door The program for 2014’s Cellar Door Wine Festival has been released, boasting big names and bold tastes for their fourth festival. Running from Fri Feb 14 to Sun Feb 16, Cellar Door will aim to highlight not only SA’s stellar wineries, but also local produce and talent. Marion Grasby will be a guest chef of the festival, providing masterclasses and preparing dishes for the Long Table Lunch. Local producers will be welcomed as part of the ‘Meet The Maker’ demonstrations, supported by a farmers’ market and TAFE SA food, wine, beer and cheese tasting sessions. Cheese enthusiasts will be delighted with a special new cheese, created by The Smelly Cheese Shop specifically for the event. An ‘Extreme Cheese Experience’ masterclass is also on offer.
Adelaide City Council Chief Executive Alec Gilbert explains that the festival is about more than pleasure – it’s about knowledge, experience and inspiration. “Many visitors to the Festival are introduced to wineries and food producers they’ve never come across before and may not have discovered unless they visited the region of origin,” he says. “The Festival differs from other wine and food events because it’s educational and gives people a greater understanding of the characteristics of each region and the varying styles of the local wineries and producers.” The experience doesn’t stop once punters go home, however, with patrons invited to ‘Pick ‘n’ Pack’ a selection of wines that will then be shipped to their homes – or any location in Australia. For more information on the regions and events, head to cellardoorfestival.com.
Summer Living The East End is coming alive from this Fri Feb 14, as Summer Fridays in Ebenezer Place return. With appearances from some of our favourite food vendors – Veggie Velo for delicious haloumi or lentil burgers; Two Bit Villains for crafty soda pop; Mumma Rosa’s Sweet Ride for icecream delights – plus fashion markets, trinkets, performers and edible treats, Summer Fridays are a sweet way to cap off the working week. The events will take place every Friday from Feb 14 to Mar 28 (except Fri Mar 21). For more details, contact Splash Adelaide, or head to the event’s Facebook page facebook.com/ SummerFridaysEEA. RipITUPMAGAZINE//ripitup.com.au
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Libra 23.09/23.10
Scorpio 24.10/21.11
No matter how hard others try to get you to deviate from your sense of direction, you are in your power right now, so they are not likely to succeed in their endeavours. Give your attention to what is working and it will work better. Focus on difficulty and you will inspire difficulty.
Gemini 21.05/21.06
The Moon is rising in Gemini at the beginning of the week. Add this to the Sun’s presence in Aquarius and you should feel like you have your after-burners on. With this much support, Mercury’s presence in Pisces doesn’t befuddle you. It encourages you to trust your intuition.
Sagittarius 22.11/21.12
Though you are being opposed on numerous fronts, nothing is stopping your fresh momentum. Jupiter is teaching you how to go out with your love and affection and disarm threats with an open heart. He is teaching you to run towards the very people you once ran away from.
Cancer 22.06/22.07
Though the Sun and Moon are both in flighty air signs, there are enough planets in water signs to keep you free from being buffeted and true to who you are. Stay true to the feeling in your belly, even when the logic that is being presented to you is as pretty as an art deco veranda rail.
Capricorn 22.12/19.01
The Aquarian Sun is presenting all goats with ideas that are visionary but that you struggle to imagine ever being practicable. Though the habit is to groan and ignore what is being offered, some are well worth considering and you should take the time. Flexibility is survival.
Leo 23.07/22.08
The Aquarian Sun is lighting up your world. It is leading you out into unfamiliar territory. It is presenting you with a variety of experiences and possibilities that are beyond your conception. Though it is humbling to be taken past your limits and boundaries, desist from resisting.
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Not Just A Pretty Face The Adelaide Town Hall is proud to welcome some of the city’s finest young artists in a ladies-only affair: Not Just A Pretty Face. The exhibition aims to take the focus away from the male markers of Adelaide’s history—and shine that light on the women among us. A group exhibition of portraiture, Not Just A Pretty Face will examine gender, fashion, power, status and culture in a variety of media. You may already have seen Kate Kurucz’s contribution, Anna and the Rich Bitches, on its way to the Town Hall. A huge painting, it caused a bit of a stir earlier this week on its walk through the city to its new home. Who: Madison Bycroft, Jenn Branzier, Deidre But-Husaim, Ruby Chew, Rebecca Hastings, Kate Kurucz, Hailey Lane, Polly McNicol, Brigid Noon, Deborah Paauwe, Colleen Raven-Stragways, Mary-Jean Richardson, Nat Rogers, Sera Waters and Sheree Wright. Where: Adelaide Town Hall / When: Thu Feb 13 – Thu Mar 20 Opening: Presented by Jane Lomax-Smith, from 5.30–8pm, Thu Feb 13
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Aquarius 20.01/18.02
The Sun is having a bit of a barney with Saturn. Vitality is clashing with the reality principle. It is going to take some doing to put these two together in a creative way. If you meet resistance, figure out a way to use that resistance to revitalise your efforts. Definitely don’t be bluffed.
Virgo 23.08/22.09
This is a time of creative friction. On the surface not everything is set up to make you feel comfortable. Look deeper though and it’s possible to see that things are not so out of kilter that you can’t surprise yourself with a run of creative responses. Dig yourself out with flair.
Kate Kurucz, Anna and the Rich Bitches, 2012, oil on canvas
Sometimes we hit the accelerator and nothing happens. Other times we do and are thrilled to discover we have jet propulsion. Presently when you do something, it gains immediate traction and takes you well beyond where you were aiming, in seconds flat. Control your power.
Taurus 21.04/20.05
Venus has moved far enough away from Pluto for you to be able to take a breather. Life has had you on the hotplate, making you accountable for things that you had no idea you needed to be accountable for. Move past the discomfort of having had your blind-spot revealed.
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Pisces 19.02/20.03
Mercury has entered Pisces. On a good day, Mercury provides jaw-dropping insight. On a bad day, he ties us up in knots of trickery and illusion. The key to extracting the positive from him is to be original. Make sure your insights are your own. See the world with unfiltered vision.
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Deborah Paawe, Spinning Tresses, 2008, giclee print
This is not an easy time. Old tricks aren’t delivering accolades. You are not being allowed to ride roughshod over your own sensitivity or anybody else’s. People that have been bluffed by you are no longer bluffed. Explore tenderness.
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Fringe Open Day Next Sat Feb 22, grab your smock and head on down to JamFactory’s Morphett Street Studios, Galleries and Shop for their Fringe Open Day. As part of the festival, the South Australian icon is opening its doors to the public and inviting people to have a stickybeak and a play. The ceramics studio will provide clay for a hands-on activity, plus there will be a wheel throwing demonstration. Guided tours through the Furniture and Metal Design studios will give you an idea of what goes on behind the scenes. As always, JamFactory’s exhibitions will be open, with GalleryOne displaying CUSP: Designing into the Next Decade and GalleryTwo and the shop exhibiting Totems: Expressions of an ancient culture—contemporary carvings from Aurukun.Treats on the day will also include live glassblowing, and a sausage sizzle and coffee stand. What: Fringe Open Day Where: JamFactory, Morphett St When: Sat Feb 22, midday–4pm
Samantha Tipler, one of the participants in Gorgeous Festival’s ‘live art’ demonstration late last year, is presenting a solo exhibition at Hub Adelaide on Peel Street. Opening this Thu Feb 13, Take A Closer Look is a vibrant collection of nature-inspired works, celebrating the minute details that can be found in items like shells. Winemakers Without Borders, Devotea and Say Cheese will be providing drinks and nibbles on Thursday night, with performances by Anya Anastasia and Julia Clarke for entertainment. Who: Samantha Tipler What: Take A Closer Look Where: Hub Adelaide, 5 Peel St When: Thu Feb 13 – Fri Mar 21, open Mon–Fri excluding public holidays Opening: Thu Feb 13, 5-8pm
Samantha Tipler, Pride of William (detail)
Aries 21.03/20.04
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Valentine’s Day At The Flower Hutt The sister store to Unley’s Adelaide Flower House is a “bunches to go” destination all prepped and ready for Valentine’s Day on Fri Feb 14. Rip It Up paid them a visit before the rush to find out some of the ways they can help you (ie. me) woo your (ie. my) lover. The Flower Hutt (it’s not a typo, the store is located at 199A Hutt St) has a progressive attitude to floristry, by offering a selection of high quality flowers with a modern feel, with everything from traditional bunches to terrariums, chilli bushes, decorative pots, vases, locally and handmade
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candles and gardening tools. Some of the options besides the obvious roses for Valentine’s Day include more colourful and exotic bunches, the ‘Pick Me Ups’— miniature bouquets in apothecary bottles for quick – and cheap – options and their bestselling orchids, which even comes in Pantone’s Colour Of The Year Radiant Orchid (a fancy type of fuchsia). If you’re a traditionalist – don’t fret – they have roses in almost all colours imaginable. And if you’re reading this after Friday – don’t panic – they’re stocked all year round. Nothing says ‘I’m sorry I forgot Valentine’s Day’ like a fresh bunch of peonies. The Flower Hutt is located at 199A Hutt St, Adelaide and is open 7am-7pm seven days a week. 8223 6143 / Instagram: @theflowerhutt Facebook.com/ TheFlowerHutt.
gleam Rip It Up asked jeweller Tiffany Parbs about gleam, the exhibition she will bring from Melbourne to Gray Street Workshop, 10 Sydney Pl, for the Fringe from Thu Feb 20 to Sun Mar 23. What do you hope gleam will communicate? On a grand scale I hope gleam will make people think a little bit more about the transient nature of wealth and what’s really valuable. However, I’m realistic enough to realise there are so many different factors that come into play when people are viewing artwork that I can never really exert a controlling influence how my pieces will be interpreted. Gleam seems to look at worth and value – are you concerned with the state of a commercial society? The gleam project is a product of what was being reported in the media at the time it was being made. I was in London researching gleam when the government was reassessing whether to adopt the euro because of the falling value of the British Pound, there were riots in Greece because of recession, France and Italy were also experiencing recession – it seemed like the commercial fabric of society
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was unravelling. This was contrasting directly with the opulence and wealth I was viewing when visiting museums and historical collections in London. What are some of the key pieces in gleam? I view the works as more of the result of a series of experiments; I was working through several ideas and new techniques at the time and trying to represent them in a visual sense, so it’s hard for me to select one piece over another. The key element in gleam is the use of 22kt gold plating in the pieces, the gold was an obvious choice as it represents wealth and status throughout history and across cultures. You’re a conceptual jeweller – how does that differ to regular jewellers? While the work I make comes from an historical tradition of jewellery and jewellery techniques, I am interested with exploring the reasons people wear jewellery and the way ideas are socialised through the media. My practice explores the surface and movement of the body, the transitional relationship between the body and the object, and the way the body assimilates external embellishments over time. The main intention behind the works is to invite the viewer to think further about the objects they allow into their intimate space. RipITUPMAGAZINE//ripitup.com.au
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Afternoon Delight
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Rush
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Hopscotch / MA / 104 mins
Hopscotch / MA / 90 mins
Hopscotch / MA / 117 mins
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This first feature from writer/director Jill Soloway (who prestigiously wrote for Six Feet Under, Grey’s Anatomy and United States Of Tara) looks a bit cheap but proves intriguingly pensive, sexy and daringly uncomfortable. Rachel (Kathryn Hahn, recently Ben Stiller’s flighty sister in The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty remake) is an unhappy stay-at-home mum with a little son (Noah Kaye Bentley), a closed-off husband ( Josh Radnor as Jeff ), snobby friends and a cool therapist ( Jane Lynch!) who keeps advising her on how to get out of her rut. When a few chums convince Rachel and Jeff to come along to a strip club, the drunk Rachel gets a forced lap-dance from young McKenna ( Juno Temple), whom she contrives to bump into a few days later, finds is in serious financial trouble and, on a whim, allows to move in as the family’s nanny. And soon McKenna’s tempting Jeff – and possibly Rachel – and Rach’s discontent is truly liberated, as Soloway coaxes fine playing from her cast and manages a drama just about as satisfying as its title suggests.
Director Rowan Woods’ made-for-TV drama (as drawn from Peter Temple’s acclaimed novel) is a stilted and awkward affair that juggles several plotlines but eventually and weirdly drops them all in favour of an out-of-nowhere cliché-fest. Haunted homicide detective Joe Cashin (Don Hany) is transferred to the Victorian coastal town of Port Monro where he grew up (cue lots of traumatic flashbacks) and, as he investigates a murder, he becomes ensnared in a complex web of lies, corruption, racism and so forth. A row over land boundaries with neighbour and onetime schoolmate Helen Castleman (Claudia Karvan) also turns inexplicably into the most improbable kind of romance (in sequences where you can really feel Hany and Karvan’s unease), before we shift into a final act involving past Melbourne nastiness, surprise cameos, gunplay and embarrassing silliness. Rather wasting a strong Aussie cast (Anthony Hayes, Dan Wyllie, Noni Hazlehurst), this is far from director Woods’ best work (The Boys, Little Fish), and ultimately proves to be a real head-scratcher.
Co-writer/director Valeri Milev’s zombie actioner is poorly made, lamely acted and rancid with clichés, but somewhat compensates for all of that with some amusingly feisty and festy zoms. An American soldier named John McGahey (played by Paul Logan from such movies you’ve never seen as Mega Piranha, Vampire In Vegas and Aliens On Crack!) is sent to Bulgaria (where this one’s actually shot and set, rather than again pretending that it’s US all the way) to check on the whereabouts of a mysterious gas that was used by Stalin in World War II (see the opening sequence) and might have fallen into the wrong hands. After dreadful romantic nonsense with Dr Ana Bennett (Manal El-Feitury), the stuff is, of course, released, and soon a whole city’s chock-a-block with slobbering undead and it’s up to John to protect Ana’s annoying daughter Miriam (Mya-Lecia Naylor), something he does by walking alongside her in broad daylight while having loud conversations and just begging for the infected monsters to bite them on the arse.
Ron Howard’s latest is surely one of the best ‘sport movies’ ever, a chronicle of the mid-‘70s rivalry between playboy Englishman James Hunt and superdisciplined Austrian Niki Lauda that’s more about the characters than all of the he-man crap that normally goes with such dramas. Immediately disliking each other when they meet in 1970, Hunt (Chris Hemsworth) and Lauda (Daniel Brühl) tear strips off each other personally and in the press as the years go by, and especially as the bed-hopping James marries the long-suffering Suzy Miller (Olivia Wilde) and the tougher Niki gets hitched to Marlene (Alexandra Maria Lara). Everything leads first to Lauda’s terrible accident at Nürburgring in 1976 and, of course, the final Japanese GP that year, a thrilling sequence which non-F1 fans would be best off not Googling beforehand. With fine performances by Chris, Daniel, Olivia and Alexandra, extraordinary evocations of key races, a sweaty ‘70s feel and a celebratory aspect, as we fondly remember two diehard nutters, this isn’t called Rush for nothing.
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30-Second Astronomy edited by François Fressin / Pier 9
The latest ’30- Second’ installment (see 30-Second Anatomy, 30-Second Philosophies and more) takes the 50 most ‘mind-blowing’ discoveries in astronomy and tries to explain them in 30 seconds (although if you read each entry out loud they feel more like 45 seconds – but anyway!). Divided into seven chapters, each has a selection of starry dignitaries discussing such spacey concepts as: the planets in our solar system (Pluto’s no longer counted), as well as the Sun, asteroids and the like; the complex notions behind the stars, the Milky Way and the Universe itself (guaranteed to make you feel insignificant); and a few speculative bits of loopiness, like what is the chance of extraterrestrial life – beyond a few Photoshopped snapshots of Frisbees, of course? MDB
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Albert Einstein: Relatively Speaking In a scientific musical comedy featuring MC Squared, John Hinton — in partnership with director Daniel Goldman of Tangram Theatre Group — is returning to the Adelaide Fringe hot in the footsteps of his highly successful 2012 show The Origin Of Species By Means Of Natural Selection Or The Survival Of (R) Evolutionary Theories In Face Of Scientific And Ecclesiastical Objections: Being A Musical Comedy About Charles Darwin (1809-1882) with, what promises to be just as musically and theatrically entertaining as well as scientifically educational, Albert Einstein: Relativitively Speaking.
We speak with the delightfully animated Hinton via Skype from his UK home. “I'm an actor with an interest in science, rather than vice versa,” he begins. “I studied science briefly, but have kept a keen interest in it. I'm glad I found a way to integrate science into what I do for a living, which is theatre.” By combining music and comedy, you successfully educate audiences in the ways of science without them really realising it. “Absolutely!” Hinton agrees. “I think that's the way the education works best; surreptitiously through song, fun and laughter - and theatre. People who never thought they'd have any sort
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of inkling about Einstein's Theories are now finding science to be far more accessible.” Hinton definitely suffers for his art, growing his hair into a semi-wild Einstein mane and sporting a carefully crafted moustache. “During the Darwin show, I have a big massive beard down to my chest… in Australia… during the Australian summer!” he chuckles, with a slight hint of a groan. You take audience members on stage with you. Does that always go to plan? “It's always very interesting regardless of whether it goes exactly to plan or not,” Hinton laughs. “We've recently launched a kid's version of the show where we have simplified many of the scientific concepts; bringing children up on stage tends to see really exciting things happening in the moment, and the heckling is hilarious. Either way, it's always great fun.”
Hinton informs us that the junior edition of Albert Einstein (aged 7-12) will be performed according to school booking demand and to be sure to look out for the 'wurst' sausage joke in the world! “I'm really looking forward to returning to Australia,” he concludes. “I've been there many times and actually wrote the Darwin show in the Blue Mountains a few years before bringing it to Adelaide. I decided to write Einstein while at that Fringe season, so it's another homecoming for me.” What: Albert Einstein: Relativitively Speaking Where: Holden Street Theatre - The Studio When: Thu Mar 13 — Sun Mar 16
Live Review// St Jerome’s Laneway Festival The expectations on this year’s Laneway Festival and its new site at Hart’s Mill in Port Adelaide were comparable to those of its biggest-name act, Lorde. And while they both more than lived up to those expectations, you couldn’t help but feel that more work needs to be done.
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n Lorde’s case, there were no doubt some who would have been let down by the modest stage production. Her two-man backing combo was all that was needed to reproduce the stark tracks from Pure Heroine, but other than Lorde herself there was very little to look at. It’s a good thing that at age 17 she’s already an arresting stage performer, jolting and gyrating to the propulsive beats of tracks like Tennis Court and 400 Lux. Royals was undoubtedly the highlight of the set, and bravely wasn’t the closer, resulting in an inevitable exodus towards the end of the set. With not much of a light show and dwindling crowd numbers, it all just seemed a bit odd for an international chart-topper. But then again, she’s not your regular international chart-topper. As for Laneway itself – you can’t please everyone. Despite every effort being made by the organisers to provide a better festival experience, there remained a select few who refused to see the positives in the
new site at Hart’s Mill in Port Adelaide. The fact is that bars were under-staffed and under-resourced, there could have been a few more toilets and transport was a bit of an issue at the end of the night, but compared to last year’s overcrowded debacle it was like a military operation. A few creases to be ironed out, sure, but a good first impression nonetheless. That said, the decision to have the two main stages facing into the sun seemed strange. Not only did it mean that the likes of HAIM were all but blinded in the late afternoon sun, but that Chvrches suffered the most when their synths baked in the sun, calling an end to one of the day’s most highly anticipated sets. To their credit, they took to the stage just before the plug was pulled completely, with singer Lauren Mayberry apologising profusely for the disappointment. They attempted to sing The Mother We Share without synth as a consolation, but this acted as a cruel tease to what could have been, if only the stage
plans were better thought through. There were certainly no complaints about this year’s transcendent line-up. When you’ve got the much-hyped white boy R&B of Autre Ne Veut on at 1pm, you know it’s a pretty strong bill. Earlier in the day Unearthed winners Bad//Dreems welcomed early-comers with their gritty pub rock that resonated well on the big stage. Judging from the amount of West End-themed t-shirts floating around, it’s resonating well with their listeners as well. The same cannot be said of the early afternoon set of Vance Joy, who attracted more attention than he probably deserved. For the most part, the crowd were chatting amongst themselves until the Hottest 100 juggernaut began. The stampede of hipsters as the familiar opening riffs of Riptide chimed was frightening – it was like being caught in a, y’know, ripitide. However, one of the pleasantly surprising acts was sister trio HAIM, who exceeded expectations to deliver an entertaining and tight set – seamlessly translating the hits from Days Are Gone for their first ever Adelaide live set. For the most part, all eyes were on Este and her ‘bass face’. Every year Laneway throws up a punk highlight. In previous years they’ve had Eddy Current Suppression Ring, Black Lips and Cloud Nothings get the circle pits going; this year it was Parquet Courts. The New Yorkers had the energy levels high from the outset, ploughing through highlights from their debut album Light Up Gold and recent EP Tally All The Things That You Broke. Much like their recordings, Parquet Courts jump from one song to the
next with little time wasted in between: Master Of My Craft barely ends before they launch into Borrowed Time. There wasn’t much time for banter, instead they let their music do the talking. Savages pulled no punches, and despite sound issues tarnishing them early, the all-girl post-punk outfit fought their way through it – the only way they know how. Jehnny Beth resembles a female Ian Curtis onstage with her intense yet vacant stare. After dedicating She Will to all the men in the audience and smashing through Husbands, the feminist-charged power of their set had me really hating my genitals by the end of it. The Future Classic Stage proved to be a popular haunt from early on, with an impressive line-up of R&B, hip hop and dance acts. Those unfazed by the brutality of the afternoon sun could be found gyrating to the likes of Earl Sweatshirt, Cashmere Cat and Mount Kimbie. For many, Jamie XX and Fourtet’s sets seemed more like an after-party, which is ironic, because the pair played an after-party later that night. While hindsight may be biting them, the improvements to Laneway in Adelaide were palpable, with as much room to improve as there was room to move. Fear not, Hart’s Mill will win our hearts yet.
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Folk darlings Villagers have experimented with electronic sounds before, but Occupy Your Mind seems less an experiment than a premeditated about-face. The Irish quintet sound jilted and jagged, energised to the point of electrification. The guitars are still there, but they’re hidden behind a wall of sinister synths and a continuous, ominous refrain of ‘I just want to occupy your mind’. Who would have thought they could sound this menacing? Someone tell the king, the Villagers are revolting!
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Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX Fancy (Universal)
Iggy Azalea’s career has been dogged by so much bullshit there was always a fear she might have come and gone before she’d even arrived. Still with no release date for her debut album, the Aussie-born MC continues to roll out single after single, the latest proving to be her strongest yet. Fancy strips back the gross popcorn production of Change Your Life for something a lot more minimal and punchy. Featuring Charli XCX (a collaborator with a track record after her success with I Love It), the track suggests Azalea’s long-delayed debut might well be worth the wait.
Klaxons
Drowners Drowners (POD/Inertia)
AAAAa The Brit pop renaissance continues with yet another band that are making it extremely difficult to decipher where they come from. Drowners, who have been swimming in hype for a while now, are either a troupe of British pretty boys tainted by the gritty streets of New York, or edgy New Yorkers softened by English
charm. Whatever they are, it’s working. The punchy tracks on their self-titled debut are reminiscent of the dominating guitar pop of The Vaccines, delivered with the Ray Ban/leather jacket attitude of The Strokes, boasting vocals that mirror Julian Casablancas’ distinctive muffled drawl. They’ve really nailed that chic, modern sound of New York rock-meetsBrit pop. Cultural sound fusion at its best. Album highlights include Long Hair, Luv, Hold Me Down, You’ve Got It Wrong and Unzip Your Harrington (mainly for the title). Lead singer and successful male model Matthew Hitt has proven that he’s more than just a pretty face, incorporating an element of cheeky wit within his lyrics despite a tendency to cover the go-tos: sexual tension, romantic angst and unattainable girls. Drowners is a refreshingly clever release, giving the impression that this band are much more than what meets the eye. Bella Fowler
The Jezabels were a classy evolution of emo, dramatically distressing themselves over instruments that threatened to crush their fragile limbs, redeemed by goosebump vocals slipping and soaring over grotty, skittering drums and piano flourishes. There’s something soulless about The Brink. While the drama’s still there, new descriptions – “strong formula”, “indie exports” – shame The Jezabels for being about as creative as an economic forecast. Hayley Mary still belts out waterfall cascades with her tremendous voice, but it’s all a bit empty: she was Meryl Streep in the midst of a heartbreaking performance, now she’s Nicole Kidman having a sook. Instead of delving deeper, going bleaker, The Jezabels have shot off in the opposite direction. The grunt is gone. There’s not enough gutsy bass growl thundering below Mary’s swooping trebles. The album is relentlessly clean and ultra-cohesive, just a sweeping brush of squeaky syncopated beats. Some songs sink completely – Angels Of Fire never crescendos, No Country wanders but doesn’t satisfy – whereas others announce themselves proudly before succumbing to the tug and flow of the rest of the record. It’s seamless and it’s forgettable. Ilona Wallace
There Is No Other Time (Modular/Universal)
Klaxons have never recovered from the NMEdriven hype crusade that raped them of any future chance of credibility. And so predictably, There Is No Other Time comes tarnished with the lingering rot of nu rave. Sounding like The Presets at their poppiest, or Foster The People at their edgiest, Klaxons aren’t so much pushing boundaries like they used to, rather they’re residing comfortably inside them. If you were let down by Echoes, then this will deflate you.
Twelve Foot Ninja Ain’t That A Bitch (Volkanik)
Twelve Foot Ninja crowdfunded $50,000 to produce the video for Ain’t That A Bitch, which features the band exacting the ultimate revenge on an internet troll. As the song soundtracks this video, I couldn’t help but feel like the troll was the hero of the story. The unsettling mix of soul, metal and reggae was more nauseating than watching the band feast on human flesh at the end of the video. And to think, that $50,000 could have been spent on hiring an assassin to whack these arse clowns.
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The National Live Review
Thebarton Theatre, Thu Feb 6 (Photos by Andreas Heuer) (Review by Lachlan Aird)
AAAAa With time to digest Trouble Will Find Me along with the rest of their solid, six album full back catalogue, The National’s headlining Australian tour is very much a celebration of their musical history. Playing to a patient, attentive and appreciative crowd at the Thebarton Theatre – tipping the mighty historic hall to near capacity – The National gave their fans a true gift of weaving a two-hour long set list expanding their entire critically-acclaimed career. It’s now, with festival headlining billings and Grammy nominations, that the band are finding the commercial success to match it – yet aren’t yet letting that compromise their aesthetic. Matt Berninger, the broody, wine-swilling frontman was a true gentleman – complete with his signature three-piece charcoal suit – and punctuated the set with his wit, commenting that “that’s show business” when he was able to time the sweat rolling down his face with the emotion of the song to simulate tears during Slipped. His renowned baritone reverberated from the Thebbie’s walls and silenced the crowd from the moment each song started, although the most impressive moments were when he unleashed a preposterously darkness, shrieking into
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Dizzy Heights
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Neil Finn delivers another absolute ripper solo album. Still pushing the boundaries and stretching himself, but at the same time making something brilliant. It is easy to understand why the likes of Eddie Vedder gravitate towards Neil Finn. The inspirational qualities through his music have well and truly stood the test of time, whether that’s with Crowded House, Finn Brothers, Pajama Club or by himself. There is definitely something in the title Dizzy Heights; it seems as if the shackles are well and truly off to take this one wherever he wants. Preview tracks Divebomber and Flying In The Face Of Love are good appetisers, but just wait for the main course. Producer Dave Fridmann has weaved some magic, bringing elements of The Flaming Lips and Mercury Rev into the mix to help create some amazing atmospheric soundscapes while retaining his pop sensibilities. The Pajama Club was also a definite trigger to experiment with some different ideas. There are a few well orchestrated curveballs, such as the title track, complete with strings and reverb laden harmonies showcasing a willingness to offer something different. The live show in March will no doubt bring Dizzy Heights to life and show the greatness of Neil Finn. Rob Lyon
The self-titled debut effort from the LA-based trio is a curious journey. Chino Moreno’s haunted vocals and lyrics are the clear highlight of the collection; aiming to create an album both “minimal and soothing”. Crosses create neither. While the record is undoubtedly atmospheric, the only songs that could be considered “soothing” are the tenderly titled Trophy (clearly aimed at a lost love or a piece of music that slipped away) and Nineteen Nighty Four. The ever-so-slightly upbeat Option, situated too far down the list at track 10, is a pleasant release from the sombre, unending despair spanning the entirety of the album. The intro-sleaze of Blk Stallion gives false hope as the song descends into the same monotonous jumble as every other three-and-a-half to four-and-a half minute piece on the album. The length of each song varies only slightly, which creates a lengthy, tedious attempt at an album which seems to border on pop, but somehow falls back to the depressiveness of Moreno’s lyrics and vocal style. While Shaun Lopez and Chuck Doom try their best to add atmosphere and intrigue to the music, the self-titled album falls prey to artists trying too hard to create something which they should have stayed far away from. Nick Grimm
Temples are England’s answer to Deep Sea Arcade, which probably isn’t the most enticing endorsement from the outset. Like Deep Sea Arcade, there are four members in Temples. Like Deep Sea Arcade, Temples play on an antiquated, ‘60s psychedelic sound, channelling the likes of The Turtles, The Beatles and The Stone Roses. Unlike Deep Sea Arcade, Temples probably don’t realise how much they sound like Deep Sea Arcade. The fact is that Deep Sea Arcade did what Temples did two years ago, and did it better. Whereas the Sydney fourpiece managed to blur the lines between neo and retro by at least adopting some sort of post-modern doctrine to their debut album, their English counterparts rely heavily on the sounds and styles of yore on Sun Structures – just because you draw songs out beyond their natural chronological boundaries does not mean you’re being modern. And so with this in mind Temples overcompensate: songs that should be three minutes are five or more, and superfluous jam sessions are commonplace. To be fair, it’s not Temples’ fault they accidentally copied a band they’d never heard of, but someone from their label probably should have flicked them a copy of Outlands. Jimmy Byzantine
Morning Of The Earth was the film that changed it all. Albert Falzon was the hallmark initiator of pairing crafted sound with surf films. He was the man that found the chemistry between surf, film and music, and nailed the exact equation for greatness. Not only have they re-released the original soundtrack, but they completely reimagined every track through a different artist and different arrangements. And what a line up it is with Xavier Rudd, Busby Marou, Tom Curren, Pond and Goons of Doom to list a few. It’s everything you want in a re-release: the old school joining together with the new school, frolicking about in the sunshine together holding hands and moving in unison. Sharni Honor
the mic with an unhinged brutality on the likes of Squalor Victoria and This Is The Last Time. Old favourites, including Bloodbuzz Ohio, Slow Show, England, Lemonworld and Fake Empire all received a warm reception from the crowd, but pleasingly so did Trouble Will Find Me’s Graceless, Demons and This Is The Last Time. From the vantage point in the grandstand, you could see the crowd standing transfixed on Berninger, not even blinking when the spotlights panned over their faces. That said, two punters on the balcony seemed to think the gig was at Stereosonic, punch-dancing for the majority of the set. The National truly have transcended all demographics. Berninger has become infamous for working through the crowd at least once in his sets, which could explain why so many packed out the venue’s floor. Making it back onstage for their encore, opening with a cover of Perfume Genius’ Learning followed by Mr November and the wrenching, Terrible Love. Shrieking the lyrics as the crowd half-parted, half-clamoured for him, Berninger disappeared through the theatre’s side door and returned back on stage, the band huddling together for a rendition of Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks – sans microphones. As the crowd broke the stark silence to sing along, the atmosphere was as electrifying as it was haunting. Everyone in the crowd was the newest member of The National – bridging a connection to the band that no CD, iPod or radio station will ever be able to beat.
Naomi Pilgrim Naomi Pilgrim EP (Cosmos)
AAAA Naomi Pilgrim is the quintessential modern pop singer: cosmopolitan, cross-cultural and stylistically eclectic. On her debut three-track EP Pilgrim draws heavily from the world of R&B spins it through the prolific pop legacy of her native Sweden. Her Barbadian roots are betrayed in the steel drums of No Gun, while second single Money explores more electronic textures. Rainmakers has her closer in line with fellow Swede Lykke Li, whom Pilgrim used to sing backup for. Like globalisation itself, Pilgrim manages to filter through a vast array of competing ideas to produce a concise synthesis of sounds. It’s an impressive feat for any release, let alone a debut. Jimmy Byzantine
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Melvofest 4000 A uniquely Adelaidean festival – which happens sporadically, so keep your eyes peeled for one next year – is Melvofest. 2014 is the year for bringing it back, a decade since the event began, and half a decade since the last one. Melvofest 4000 will feature some super acts: Home For The Def, Wireheads, Blood Plastic, Psalm Trio, The Monies and Danny Whitten’s
Veins, capped off by DJ Wolfpanther and DJ Whiskey Tits. To get familiar with the lineup, head to melvofest.bandcamp.com and “name your price” for a selection of the line-up’s tunes. The music will be available to purchase as a cassette on the night. What: Melvofest 4000 Where: The Metropolitan Hotel When: Sat Feb 15 Cost: $5 entry
Louise Adams & The Fringe Dwellers Downton Abbey Jive is getting a treat this Sat Feb 15: Abbey Howlett & The Golden Realm will be launching an EP. A local roots songstress with passionate vocal stylings, Howlett has kept us waiting for a release – instead focusing on collaborations with other local favourites God God Dammit Dammit, Monsieur Swing and Irie Knights. Mixing soul, pop and folk strains, Howlett excels at presenting her ‘eclectic’ music – and the new EP is not to be missed. Who are the Golden Realm? A mighty collective of Adelaide staples, with members hailing from all the biggest names: Irie Knights, God God Dammit Dammit, Scum Vegas, Danny Whitten’s
CD Review
Christian Andrew Christian Andrew EP (Independent)
This proves people really are more than what meets the eye. Christian Andrew, the six-foot-four fitness guru has peeled back the layers to reveal a musically talented soul lurking beneath. This Adelaide lad is working laps around the local scene, exploring all
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Veins and Alycia & The Alley-Cats. They’ve played at Scumfest, and will soon tackle a headline performance at Blenheimfest – the music and camping extravaganza that is quietly becoming SA’s very own Meredith. To wrap your ears around Collectively’s five glorious tracks first, head to Jive on Saturday. Supporting Abbey Howlett & The Golden Realm will be The Baker’s Digest and Rin McArdle.
Spectacular singer-songwriter Louise Adams is returning to South Australian stages with the curious Fringe Dwellers as her band. With a Florence Welch-ish vocal punch, Adams has travelled far and wide on the back of her music. From her Barossa roots, the talented songstress has performed in Colombia, New York and the UK. With a recent EP release and associated tour under her belt, Adams is becoming a seasoned performer—and she’s no stranger to the Fringe. She has performed to sold-out venues, and in 2011, Adams (performing with The Tornados) received a commendation for Best Fringe Music Act. Playing city shows at Howl The Moon isn’t enough for Adams – she’s storming Robe for one night, contributing to the Fringe opening festivities at pop-up venue Cantina. The beachside venue will also feature other roving artists.
Who: Abbey Howlett & The Golden Realm What: Collectively EP Launch Where: Jive When: Sat Feb 15 Tickets: through FringeTix.
its nooks and crannies with his guitar, continuing to spread his sound into the cochlears of all who lend an ear. Introducing his self-titled EP, through which he exposes this stunning sensitivity to sound that reels you in, enticing you to listen further. Andrew continues to flourish as he grows into this new-found sound. His songwriting has really taken flight, weaving though beautifullycrafted acoustic riffs. Some stunning contrasts work within this record: raw, stripped-back tunes that expose Andrew in all his vulnerability, highlighting his talent as a songwriter. The EP explores finger-picked woes of love, loss and all that lies in between. In addition, he has really explored the capabilities of his sound, with a welcomed female presence (local lass Ella Germein) bringing complementary vocals and cello. Keep your eyelids peeled for this majestic steed, he is sure to canter into your life sooner or later.
Who: Louise Adams & The Fringe Dwellers Where & when: Fri Feb 14 at the Cantina, 35 Evans Cave Rd, Robe, Sat Feb 15 & Sun Feb 16 at Howl The Moon, Nelson St, Stepney Tickets: through FringeTix.
The Jade Rock There’s a party at The Jade this Sat Feb 15, and it’s being hosted by Aphelion, Kitchen Witch and brand new band Audium. In the verbiage of popular reality television shows, The Jade Rock will provide a “tasting plate” of aural treats, providing a range of rock flavours to everyone’s delight. Aphelion refuse to be categorised by genre, but ‘progressive rock’ is a clumsily broad and acceptable term for the musical magic they produce; Kitchen Witch dance on
the boundaries of blues, funk and rootsy rock – and Audium? Well, this Saturday night will be their first public outing, you’ll just have to head down to the Jade to sample it for yourself.
What: The Jade Rock Who: Aphelion, Kitchen Witch and Audium Where: The Jade When: Sat Feb 15, doors at 8.30pm Cost: $13 from FringeTix, $10 at the door
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