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Machines Of Indeterminate Origin (M.0.1.0) are launching their new EP on Saturday, July 9 at Hobart’s Brisbane Hotel featuring special guests Cycle, Evil Goat, Thrall and a special appearance from Leigh Hobba and Carolyn Gannell. Doors at 9pm with a $10 cover.

After an impressive performance at this years’ MS Fest, NW band Counterfiet Club is gearing up to launch their debut EP. Having dropped the single Protest on the band’s Facebook page, the rest of the tracks will be available on iTunes in the coming weeks through local label Rivercity Records. With one launch show in Devonport under their belt, keep an eye out for Hobart launches.

Hitting the road V is for Vendetta video ------------------------------------------------Warp Tasmania July 2011 ------------------------------------------------EDITOR Nick Mason nick@warpmagazine.com.au ------------------------------------------------LOCAL MUSIC Stuart Warren stuart@warpmagazine.com.au ------------------------------------------------CLUB / ELECTRONIC Ainsley White ainsley@warpmagazine.com.au ------------------------------------------------ART Alison McCrindle alison@warpmagazine.com.au ------------------------------------------------Performing Art Sarah Mashman sarah@warpmagazine.com.au ------------------------------------------------Eat Out Jason James jason@warpmagazine.com.au ------------------------------------------------DESIGN Miu Heath catspop@gmail.com ------------------------------------------------ADVERTISING ads@warpmagazine.com.au ------------------------------------------------GIG GUIDE Submit your events to gigs@warpmagazine.com.au ------------------------------------------------Writers Merran Reed, Sose Fuamoli, Sarah Leary, Eva Lubulwa, Josh Clements, Lyn Geisel, Daniel Townsend, Jervis Dean, Jarred Keane, Lucas Thomas, Caity Rode, Lisa Dib, Brett Neuling, Jade Bonus, Sybelle Foxcroft ------------------------------------------------NEWS Submit your press releases plus publicity images through to the appropriate editor for consideration. ------------------------------------------------www.warpmagazine.com.au www.facebook.com/warp.mag ------------------------------------------------ALL SUBMISSIONS REMAIN THE PROPERTY OF WARP MAGAZINE. ALL CONTENT IS COPYRIGHT TO WARP MAGAZINE AND CANNOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR PART WITHOUT WRITTEN AUTHORISATION OF THE PUBLISHERS. WARP MAGAZINE makes no guarantees, warranties or representations of any kind, whether express or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of the information provided. WARP MAGAZINE will not be liable for incorrect use of the information and will assume no responsibility for consequences that may result from the use of the information. WARP MAGAZINE is not responsible of any kind arising out of use, reference to, or reliance on such information. The opinions expressed in Warp Magazine and Warp online do not necessarily reflect those of the editors or publishers.

Devonport metal outfit Deligma is making a splash on the local scene with their melodic take on the genre and have recently added a great clip for debut single, Vendetta from the Forever Faded EP to their growing catalogue. The video is scoring hits on Youtube with the single available now on iTunes. Get online for a taste of some of the sweet stuff being offered up from the north of the state. Hobart Zombie March The march of the undead is on again! Open to zombies young and old, the re-animated masses will be gathering at Princes Park in Battery Point from midday on Saturday July 16. Shambling will begin at 1pm and proceed through Salamanca and Hobart CBD, ending up at the Brisbane Hotel. Guaranteed to horrify and delight freaks of all ages.

Hobart visual artist Damon Bird is taking his Transcription of Organ Music act on the road during July alongside Melbourne singer songwriter, Saskia Sansom. The pair is teaming up for a run of eight shows along the east coast of Australia, taking in Hobart

Your chance to see the duo live is only just around the corner with shows at Launceston’s Hotel New York on July 15 and Hobart’s Brisbane Hotel on July 16. Lean, mean Skinny Gean’s Having kicked off July with its ninth iteration featuring New Zealand’s Mammal Airlines and Hobart’s Tiger Choir as headliners, Launceston gig night Skinny Gean’s is going from strength to strength. Manchester Mourning took the chance to launch their album Immediacy at the eighth Skinny Gean’s at the back end of June, a night that was packed full of Tassie acts like Mess O’ Reds, Linc Le Fevre, Kava and Yyan. Skinny Gean’s #10 will be on August 8 with mainland acts No Action (Adelaide) and Edison (Melbourne) locked and loaded. They’ll be supported by Hobart acts Treehouse, Bears and Launceston solo act Finn Family, at the Launceston Rugby Club, Seaport.

Xzibit has since built on his popularity, reaching worldwide commercial success with his role as host of the cult American television show Pimp my Ride. A move into acting has also seen Xzibit star in a host of Hollywood blockbusters including 8 Mile, xXx: State of the Union, The X-Files: I Want to Believe, Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call, New Orleans Hoodwinked and Gridiron Gang. Tickets on sale now from the Derwent Entertainment Centre and www.ticketmaster.com.au

and Launceston at the start of July, that will conclude in Brisbane, the city where Saskia spent her formative years. Both will be touring in support of their respective EP’s; ToOM’s A Prey To Griff and Saskia’s special limited edition of The Silver Ship. King Carousel album (for free) It’s not often you can say you’re getting something for nothing, but thanks to Hobart’s King Carousel, now’s your chance. The band is launching its self-titled debut album with a night out at The Grand Poobah on July 15, ably supported by Manchester Mourning and Mess O’Reds, and will be giving the album away for free. Get along for a great night of live music and a quality addition to your CD collection.

TSOMM gets personal Tasmanian electronic duo The Scientists of Modern Music have released a brand new single, Because If I Die, ahead of their forthcoming debut album A Personal Universe. The single has been added to Triple J playlists and community radio stations, while the official video recently topped the Channel V request charts.

Xzibit’s carrer began in the mid 1990’s with his debut album the acclaimed At the Speed of Life which was followed by a succession of charting albums; Restless, Man vs. Machine and Weapons of Mass Destruction.

Delaney Davidson Vagabond blues/folk noir multiinstrumentalist Delaney Davidson will perform at the Grand Poobah on Friday July 29 with support from The Sin & Tonics. Hailing originally from New Zealand, Delaney has built a following on ghost stories, skeletons in the closet and demons in the whisky bottle.

Jebediah announces second Hobart show With strong demand from fans, Jebediah has added a second Hobart show to their Kosciuszko national album. Hobart dates are now Friday July 22 and Saturday July 23 at the Republic Bar with the only northern show being at Hotel New York on Thursday July 21.

The event will feature over thirty Tasmanian acts across three nights and two stages, so far including; Let The Cat Out, Adam Cousens Band, Ben Wells & The Middle Names, Enola Fall, New Saxons, Ballpoint, Sole Stickers, Samuel Cole and The Mornings, Wolfe Brothers, The Ray Guns and Guthrie; and that’s only one third of the bill. To keep in the loop get onto Facebook and search ‘One Fine Weekend’ or visit www.facebook.com/onefineweekend

In its 21st year, the Tasmania Rock Challenge is a statewide competition for students from grade 7 to 12 celebrating contemporary music performers of original material. MS FEST RETURNING EARLY 2012

The Breath of Life Festival has announced the dates for the 2012 event plus relocation of the event from Devonport to Launceston. The event will now be held over the March long weekend and run for two days, on March 10 and 11.

Now heading into its seventh year, Tasmania’s largest one-day music event MSFest continues to grow stronger each year. The annual event created to raise awareness of Multiple Sclerosis amongst young people, as well as raising much needed funds, has gone from strength to strength, cementing its place as one of the most significant local events on the Summer calendar, and plans for 2012 are no exception. MS FEST is the most popular event in Tasmania for people aged 14-25 years old.

Breath of Life Festival was created by the well known musician, Diesel, and the Lizotte family in 2007 in support of the Australian Lung Foundation and its quest to promote lung health, facilitate and encourage research into lung disease and to provide advocacy, education and support services to patients, carers, their families and the community who are impacted by lung disease.

According to Stuart Harris, Marketing Manager of The MS Society of Tasmania, MS affects three times as many women as men and the average age of diagnosis is just 29. He highlights that this is an important time for The MS Society to educate young people about this debilitating condition, doing this in a creative and fun way while raising much needed funds for those living with MS across this state.

Breath of Life began in 2008 and attracted 5,500 attendees over its first two events. Not only has it previously given the crowds a great day out, it has also advocated for home-grown, grass roots music and artists whilst supporting and empowering local youth in all aspects of the music and events industry. For updates go to www. breathoflifefestival.com

MSFest will again be held at Inveresk Park in Launceston and, with a sell-out crowd this year, organisers are expecting another massive event when held in early 2012.

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Circus Oz has announced Tasmanian dates for their new touring show, Steampowered. Leaning on the philosophy of the steampunk movement, the show be full of dangerous trapeze, stunt-jumping acrobatics, explosive tumbling, ridiculous juggling, precision hoop diving, unbelievable human pyramids, unlikely in-line skating and even a touch of accidental magic.

Veteran U.S. west coast rapper, TV host and actor, Xzibit has been announced to perform at the Derwent Entertainment Centre on Friday December 9.

This year we will be working alongside APRA to scope Tasmania’s best student songwriters, setting the stage for a career launch into the music industry. Prizes range from awards, merchandise, music gear for your school, studio time and more. NORTH WEST: 16th August, Spurs Saloon, Devonport SOUTH: (TBA), Hobart NORTH & NORTH EAST: 22nd August, The Saloon, Launceston STATE FINAL: 23rd August, The Saloon, Launceston Visit www.TasmaniaRockChallenge.com for more details.

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Award winning American Finger-Style guitarist Richard Gilewitz will be playing Brookfield on Friday July 8. Spanning blues, folk, traditional, classical and more, Richard will be taking the audience on an adventure in acoustic guitar that has seen him travel the world.

In its sixth incarnation, Amplified, Tasmania’s local music industry showcase will run from August 18 to 21. This year coordination of the event will be handed over to Contemporary Music Services Tasmania and will feature a number of events showcasing local talent plus a series of workshops for professional development in areas of the music industry. To find out more visit: www.cmst.com.au

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BOFA Call for Entries – Early Bird Deadline Closes 30 June

The Tasmanian ‘Breath of Fresh Air’ (BOFA) Film Festival is now calling for entries for its inaugural event, a must for seasoned professionals and upcoming filmmakers alike. BOFA is inviting submissions of feature films and entries to its two short film competitions: the Digital SLR Short Film Competition (short films shot on a Digital SLR camera) and The Fusion Film Competition (films which merge the moving and still image). The deadline for submission of feature films and competition entries is 31 August 2011

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Amplified 2011 announced

XZIBIT comes to Hobart

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Following on from the success of One Fine Day, Dario Philips has ramped up the event for this year’s Amplified with One Fine Weekend, which will run Friday August 19 through to Sunday August 21 at the Republic Bar & Cafe.

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Circus Oz Steampowered

The circus comes to Launceston on October 21 to October 22, with Hobart dates from October 26 to October 29. Tickets on sale from www.ticketmaster.com.au, 136 100 or via circusoz.com

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Hobart Comedy Festival July 18 to July 30

Eagle and the Worm album tour to hit Hobart this August

In its ninth year, The Hobart Comedy Festival has launched numerous Tasmanian comedians to global and national careers as well as showcased to Tasmanian audiences an array of famous and aspiring Australian and international comedians.

Maybe you’ve heard of Eagle and the Worm before? They’re the up-tempo party starters that delivered “Futureman”, “All I Know” and more recently “Too Young”.

Revolving around a series of shows at the Theatre Royal and Backspace Theatre, the festival will include appearances by UK comedian Jeff Green, stand up American comic Mike Goldstein, New Zealander Simon McKinney, plus a swag of Australians including Denise Scott, Damian Callinan and Justin Hamilton. Laughs are guaranteed or your money back! For more details see www.hobartcomfest.com.au

EATW will be bringing the full “Goodtimes” production and the 8 piece band nation wide to every show and will be the only opportunity to see EATW in this capacity for the rest of 2011. The album tour will coincide with the National release of “Goodtimes” on 12” Vinyl LP, available at shows, online and indie retailers. To celebrate the tour, EATW have also recorded a very limited edition 7” of lead album single “Too Young” which will be available at the show.

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Ritualistic rise of The Grates Every time home grown talent ventures beyond our girt shores, a bittersweet anxiety is felt by fans and fellow musicians. Will The Grates remain our local darlings, producing music that we Aussies can own and enjoy?

When these schoolyard pals of ours take that step onto the world stage and into the global music machine, a sense of disbelief often overcomes us. “I didn’t realise they were that big,” we mutter. After five long years of touring for their first two albums, Brisbane band The Grates farewelled friends and family for an exploration of inspiration in the streets of New York. With the absence of drummer Alana Skyring, the now duo concluded that a new methodology was needed in order to generate a newer and edgier sound for their new album Secret Rituals. Back here in Australia, fans wondered whether they would witness the return of a greater and more worldly-sounding Grates, or be forgotten like a once functioning and dearly reliable pair of tracksuit pants. And so it was that the duo would return with not only a new album, but also an entirely new script. Guitarist John Patterson relived the New York experience after returning to his hometown earlier this year. “There are so many things happening at one time, we had to really put restrictions on ourselves because you could go over there, not work and come back two years later without anything done,” he said. Patterson and vocalist Patience Hodgson utilised this experience to collaborate on song writing and focus their ideas in a daily routine completely removed from their personal lives. This, they said, forced them to write something every day. Their ritual process is reflected throughout the new album as each track functions independently and creates a sort of continuum that explores each and every possible motive as a whole.

“Removing ourselves from our lives in Brisbane and removing the song writing process from our lives for six or seven hours every day, it became a habit.”

”We were much more aloof about it in the past and let songs just come to us whenever we wanted. But this time it was much more focussed.” They committed to a strict regime, exploring new verses, new melodies, new beats or curiosities each day. “This way we knew we had that window each day to write songs in. And even if we didn’t come up with anything within that time, at lease you knew you tried,” Patterson said. The newfound process of writing and composing provided both positives and negatives. It allowed the two to watch as the depth of their new album grew steadily over time, but without their typically percussiondriven sound to back them up, the entire procedure was initially a lot more nerve-racking. Attacking the album’s creation during business hours and enjoying New York in the after-hours, Patterson suggested that it took the magic out of the song writing process - but at the same time made the magic happen more often. Patterson also alluded to a suspicious collection of rituals that would be carried out during these long hours of writing.

We have not yet determined if they involved body paint and sacrifice. As they meandered and rode their fixies through the blizzard winters, the humid summers, the florescent lights and the intoxicating sounds and smells of The Big Apple, their words and bearings eventually fell into place; The Grates were making sweet New York rock’n’roll. With Patterson’s iconic fun, fast and energetic guitar spraying behind the alluring voice of Patience in the hallowed Electric Lady Studios, the whole experience proved to be productive, inventive and downright eccentric. “It felt like we were making a sixties experimental short film,” Patterson described of the video clip for Turn Me On, illustrating the new album’s focus, with an erotically experimental montage portraying a mature outlook. At its core, he song is about dissatisfaction and failing expectations. “After coming back to Australia and it being so vibrant, then going back to the bleak New York winter, Patience was expecting inspiration to hit her,” he said. “But it just didn’t. It was a plea for change.” Patterson is confident in the group’s evolution and experience beyond their

comfort zone, intrigued by the idea of approaching things in a different way and constantly learning about new things. Australians are both privileged and disadvantaged by our geographical existence; we have built this music industry from the ground up. Our land mass may be immense, but at heart we are just a bunch of small-town locals. In a big city like New York, cloaked in greys and blacks, we still find our inspiration from the colours of home. As humans, ritual and routine are our keepsakes; rituals give us closure, imagination and comfort, while routines give us longevity and courage. As The Grates run to join the circus that is Splendour In The Grass, Patterson is excited about the prospect of new routines and rituals. “I love recording and writing songs, but I am just so excited about playing some shows. It’s our bread and butter, after all.” Eddy Morton

The Grates ‘Secret Rituals’ is out now through Dew Process / Universal Music

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Cavalcade of Whimsy / Every Wednesday 7pm Till 9pm / $9 Jugs $5 Basic Spirits For your Entertainment we shall have Parlour Games hosted by the enigmatic Emily Newton plus Prizes, Films, Bands, Ping Pong, Pool, Tunes & Feats Of Daring…

Punk for the future NO USE FOR A NAME tours Australia and New Zealand this month, bringing the debauched awesomeness that spans nine albums and five continents with a line-up more ready to shred punk rock like they’re making history.

Warp: What’s your ideal type of venue to play? Tony Sly: Small, but where a few hundred people can fit in. Super packed though, and no barricades between the crowd and the band. Are you straight-edge? Do you like shitfaced fans, or is it irrelevant as long as they’re right into the music? No, we’re not straight-edge and yeah, as long as they’re into the music, I don’t care. If you could legalise one illicit substance or make one legal substance illegal, what would it be? Cigarettes. And Prescription drugs. You know, I mean, what’s attainable and what’s not doesn’t always make a lot of sense. Yeah, usually every drug that’s natural or easy to grow or make yourself is illegal, and the ones that are very complicated are the ones controlled by big companies and made legal. Well yeah, but there’s just the ones we need for medicine, you know - even if they are legal or with a prescription, they can be so expensive too, so you may have cancer or something and be really sick, and you just can’t afford the drugs you need. Would you consider yourself politically active, or socially aware? Ah, not politically active. But socially aware, maybe, I guess. So how do you usually get your news, both at home and away from the US? Usually I go to a website like the UK Guardian or something. Online for sure, but

never anything like Fox News or CNN. I think at least half of it is not true, so why bother? If you had to pick a favourite, would you place yourself in the studio, on stage, or just with your band jamming? On stage - the studio’s just really tedious. It’s boring doing something over and over again, where practice is fun, but monotonous. And the, going onstage, anything goes at a moment’s notice, and it’s sort of like the payoff, of the studio and the practicing. It’s the party. What’s your main interest beyond music what fuels the music? You know what, when I’m on tour, I’m just not home a lot, and I have little girls - one’s three and the other is seven, so I think that spending time with them is probably the most important thing.

I’m not looking to write like a hit song, ever. Sometimes it’s just getting something off my chest. I always go with, if something excites me, it’s gonna excite somebody else somewhere. Those things that I’m getting off my chest in the same way I did when I was young, except I think I’m writing better lyrics right now, as I’ve got more... Life experience I guess - in the perspective of seeing the world again through my kid’s eyes. It also comes out politically too. The more kids you have, the more... You feel very protective of them, and you want the best for them, so your interests become the future of the world, the future of the planet. It’s all fucked. I hate thinking about it, but you know - I have to. Back to music - some people looked on Feel Good Record of the Year as a return to form, but considering the way so many bands changed to the “new look” punk in the emo wave this doesn’t seem true. Nonetheless, were there ever discussions about NUFAN’s style? I think that was where the band was headed anyway. Feel Good Record of the Year was, I think, an effort to make us sound more

powerful, because we wanted that record to be edgy and punk rock. A lot of that had to do with the production and that’s why we went to Bill Stevenson to record it. We wanted those guitar sounds and those drum sounds... And I wanted my vocals to sound different than they did before. I wanted more of my natural voice, the sound I had before was starting to annoy the shit out of me...I think it was a good move, and I really look forward to working with Bill again. How do you most commonly listen to music? Usually on my iPod, driving. To pick up my kids, I guess. JARRED KEANE

No Use for a Name appear at The Brisbane Hotel on Wednesday August 3

And then, if I had to like, line it up, my second passion is writing songs. I love writing songs, getting from that point - the beginning of a song – to the point where you’re playing it on stage after you’ve recorded the record, is pretty awesome. What’s the main emotional force that drives you when you write music, and what is the emotional catharsis that you’re most often looking for onstage; for yourself and for your audience? Lately it’s been lyrics, just beyond getting the melody down and the chords with the guitar. You can try and work out what kind of chord progression hasn’t been done, but it gets really hard after a while you know, ‘cause a lot of ‘em have.

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No stopping the Safari Jinja Safari’s Marcus Azon is almost unstoppable, like his band’s meteoric rise.

It was a wounded Marcus Azon who phoned in from his parent’s home for our interview. The co-founder of Jinja Safari hadn’t even been out of hospital an hour before he punctually rang for the scheduled interview time, sans one appendix.

Party cartel Would a drug cartel, by any other name, smell just as sweet? Tijuana Cartel’s Paul George reveals the truth about the band’s notorious name.

The Tijuana Cartel is a notoriously violent drug and crime cartel based in Tijuana, on the Baja Gold Coast in Mexico but the Australian Gold Coast band of the same name has built a reputation for peaceful, multicultural beats. The two cartels are not to be confused. “It’s a bit of a joke - we’ve got some slide Mexican guitar, so we wanted a name that played to that,” laughs vocalist and guitarist Paul George. “We don’t deal drugs, or anything like that.” Though Australian fans have embraced the tongue-in-cheek name, it hasn’t stopped an occasional case of mistaken identity overseas. “[Our] producer is New York based. We gave him a cheque with our name on it and no bank would cash it. We had to send him a business registration certificate so he could get the cheque cashed… I don’t think we’ll be touring America anytime soon.” warpmagazine.com.au

With relentless touring and high rotation on the festival circuit, fans across the nation have been lapping up the band’s raw and electric energy. You might expect Tijuana Cartel to be based in the creative climates of Sydney or Melbourne, but the band remains a proud resident of their hometown, the Gold Coast and its surrounds. “I find myself defending it a lot,” George says, adding that budget airlines have helped maintain a home base. “If you don’t mind getting up at 5am, there are enough cheap flights to base yourself anywhere. All our family’s here; when we tour, it’s good to come back to a place that feels normal.” “Normal” is an odd choice of word, given Tijuana Cartel’s music is far from it. A mixed bag of beats, their sound is rich with flamenco, salsa, reggae, hip hop and funk influences, to name but a few. “It has hip hop elements and world music elements. I think that’s where we’re

influenced. Mashing all these sounds into one thing.”

The band will tour the album’s lead single Letting It Go at select venues in June and July.

While influences in music can often feel like imitation, in the hands of Tijuana Cartel, they feel grounded and alive. “It’s not contrived. We’ve travelled through India, China and parts of Asia. It’s from the heart that we make music. Life seems to have imbedded [those influences] into us.”

“Touring makes us feel like animals; we’ve got beards, we stink a little. We’re animals.”

“New electronica” is a genre term bandied about by George, though he wonders whether genre still has a place in Australia’s music sphere.

After their Falls Festival appearance last summer, one would hope the Tijuana ‘animals’ are a little more prepared for winter’s cooler climates.

“There’s a whole lot of genre-less music that’s popping up that’s hard to describe. It’s typical of Australia to bastardize things we like and have a go at it. It’s what I like about a lot of Australian music.”

“We rocked up at Falls after Woodford [in Queensland] where it was 40 degrees. Down there, it was minus 5 degrees. We had shorts and t-shirts on and were freezing all night long,” George recalls. Sheepskin boots and winter woolies may be required for the upcoming tour.

Tucked away in the countryside near Nimbin, the band is currently recording a new album that will see their gears shift a little. With more vocal and electronic elements in play, “it’s more of a pop album,” George reveals. “I’ve been taking singing lessons and throwing that on there. It’s still Tijuana flavour, but it sounds a lot more like a band than a collage of music. To capture that live feel, we’re keeping in some mistakes. It’s not so much a ‘jam’ but sounds like a ‘jam’, and captures some of those moments that musicians generally, in recorded music, wouldn’t keep.”

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Tijuana Cartel performs at The Republic Bar on Saturday July 16.

“We finished the Boy and Bear tour on Sunday, I came down to visit my family in Tasmania on Wednesday and then I was rushed to the hospital with appendicitis the next day,” explains Azon. “It was kind of lucky ‘cause we don’t start our tour for a month! So plenty of time to recover before we’re back on the road, one appendix lighter.” Azon it seems must have a stash of rabbit’s feet and four leaf clovers somewhere. Right now it seems that he is leading some kind of charmed life. Azon and comrade Cameron ‘Pepa’ Knight have come a long way, very quickly since meeting on a beach in New South Wales’ Central Coast. Already having played the nation’s biggest festivals, Big Day Out and Splendour in the Grass, and in the process of releasing their second EP, Jinja Safari are set to embark on their second national tour which will bookend another appearance at Splendour. Not bad for a band that’s only been together for a year. “It’s going to be so different from when we’ve been supporting Boy and Bear or Art Vs Science, you know, everyone’s there to see the main act. You’re a bit more limited to do as much nonsense on stage as you can before you get ushered off,” Azon laughs. “There’s more, I guess, responsibility when it’s your show, which is more fun. Getting to play your own music

and people turn up to actually see that, it’s such a great ride.” Azon talks about his music with same passion that it is obviously made with. One listen to a Jinja Safari track and it instantly reveals itself as a pure expression of the musicians who wrote it. Their vibrant, Afrobeat fused pop is almost incomparable to their contemporaries. Grabbing one of the free tracks that the band is drip-feeding to the public ahead of their release as an EP later in the year will reveal as much. “We thought it would be easier to take these songs straight from us to the audience because then we didn’t have to jump through all the hoops and hoo-ha of a release. We write, record and produce everything ourselves so it seemed the most logical choice to cut out the middle man.” If the already released tracks from the Mermaids and Other Sirens EP (Scarecrow, Hiccups and Head in a Blender) are anything to go by, Jinja Safari will continue on their merry, genre-defying way and Azon is excited about unleashing them into their live show. “Oh I can’t wait to play them. We need to rehearse them a bit over the next month before the tour though; our songs are always a bit different live which is the way we like it. Having two drummers makes it a little more explosive.”

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Seven Years Climbing Kosciuszko While it may have been a long time between drinks for West Australia’s favourite sons - and daughter - Jebediah have lost none of their magic.

Brett Mitchell was enjoying a rare dose of Melbourne sunshine when he phoned in during a break from a promo shoot. The Jebediah skins man was relieved not to have to put his Perth accustomed body through the rigours of the notoriously cold Melbourne weather. “Yeah, Kev [Mitchell, Brett’s brother and Jebediah front man] seems to be appreciating this rare sunshine after living out here for a few years. We’ve only got to enjoy it a little bit between all these other bits and pieces though,” Mitchell admits. The “bits and pieces” Mitchell refers to are the photo shoots and acoustic radio slots amongst other things that he doesn’t “really understand”. While they seem to be chores that Mitchell would rather live without, he speaks excitedly. You could tell that he was ecstatic to be back behind the Jebediah drum kit. After all, with the band having spent the last seven years laying low, Mitchell has had plenty of time to look forward to getting back into the swing of things with Kevin, guitarist Chris Daymond and bass player Vanessa Thornton. Mitchell insists that a follow up to

”There’s a temptation to start secondguessing about what people what from you I guess, wether that be the public, a record company, whatever. There was none of that this time.

2004’s Braxton Hicks was inevitable, despite what others might believe.

It was great. It was really liberating and a lot of fun.

“We’ve been recording in bits and pieces over quite a long time,” he says. ”The actual nature of the release, speaking for myself of course, has taken us a bit by surprise. The songs on the radio are better than anything we’ve done in the past and it’s a bit like, ‘Wow. It’s a bit weird - but good weird.”

”A couple of people have said that there’s a sense of that when you listen to it, but I don’t know. The feeling was certainly there so it wouldn’t be a surprise if it came through a little bit.”

Recorded in sporadic sessions over the past few years whenever the band happened to be in the same place at the same time, with Kosciuszko, Jebediah picks up from where they left off with Braxton Hicks with the familiar power pop direct from a Perth garage. Kosciuszko sees the band moving forward yet still harnessing the same energy and sound that is distinctly Jebediah, which Mitchell attributes to the unscheduled nature of it’s recording. “Normally you’ve got a budget, a schedule and the gears are sort of turning at full speed before you’ve even started. So as well as bringing all those pressures of finances and schedules and shit, you’ve also got this kind of weight of anticipation about the release.

Kosciuszko is ultimately Jebediah doing what Jebediah wants; without a label to please, the four high school friends found a way to get back to making music in the same vein they did when they formed the band in the mid-nineties.

award for Best Stage Presence. It is with that same mindset in place that they set about recording Kosciuszko and Mitchell is confident that the group have lost none of the stage presence.

With an unmistakeable voice and style that has influenced Australian MCs in ways they probably wouldn’t even realise, Bias B is recognised as one of the pioneers of hip hop music in this country.

“There’s bags of cobwebs to blow out of the live show!” laughs Mitchell. “It’s lucky though, we’re falling back on something that’s always going to be there between us. It happens pretty quickly though, a week on tour and we’re there again. You do have to conserve your energy a bit more now we’re in our thirties and not in our early twenties!

His undying love for music culture, his family and his hometown of Melbourne all feature prominently in his subject matter, his evolution as an artist has been a steady climb. With the recent release of Biaslife, Bias travels in a new direction.

“I mean that’s why we started doing this you know? That’s where the real fun is for us. Getting off stage after a good show, it’s such a good feeling. Those things don’t change.” The album name was born a long time before the album. Kev Mitchell read that the Beatles almost called the White Album “Everest,” which spurned the idea of Kosciuszko but the mountain concept seems to really suit the album. A massive climb that while time consuming was made all the more satisfying now they’re sitting at the summit. LUCAS THOMAS

“When you have all those other constraints you seem to wind up comprising a lot more and a lot earlier. I think it’s led to something that we’re all proud of. It’s something that we can listen to in the future without those cringey moments! “This album more than ever is the most unselfconscious, apart from the first one maybe, that we’ve done. There was no real conscious direction or philosophy behind it, we just wanted to record some songs.” In 1996 an as relative unknowns, Jebediah took home a West Australian Music Industry

Jebediah play Launceston’s Hotel New York on July 21 and Hobart’s Republic Bar on July 22 and July 23. Kosciuszko is out now via Dew Process.

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of my kid. Its old friends, and friends who aren’t so old.”

Bias B has always been an ambassador for Melbourne and hip hop. His new album Biaslife is a headstrong showcase of his skills.

Songs such as In Love With The Music, That Feeling and The Last Song show that Bias B understands his achievements and recognises his place as both literal father, and metaphorical father of style within the hip hop community.

“I guess I’m one of the guys who helped spark it off in the early days, so it’s a pride thing. I have a lot of pride about how the scene has developed and my influence on it.”

“I wanted to show people that Bias has matured, I wanted to show them where I’m at in my life,” he said. Containing much more adult and introspective themes, no matter which direction Bias takes these tracks, with each album he confidently creates a certified classic. In the early days, it was rapping about farts and stealing people’s weed; now its songs of mourning, fatherhood and midlife crisis.

“Stuff like seeing Mantra on stage ripping it up, I get a little tear of happiness.”

His position of importance & influence over the following generations of Australian MCs is evident in the list of guest appearances on the album. With cameos from early pioneers Lazy Grey and Len One from Brothers Stoney, respected heads Ciecmate and Bigfoot from Hired Goons, to relative newcomers Maundz and Fluent Form from Crate Cartel, he has roped in a wide spectrum of artists.

As tradition dictates these days, a new release is followed by a national tour. “I’m in the process of organising the tour right now. Nothing has been organised for Hobart yet, I think I’ll come down there when its warmer, going to Brisbane and Perth to do gigs is great because of the weather, but I dunno about going further south right now,” he laughs.

“They asked me to be on the Crate Cartel Radio album, I sorta felt like I owed them one, and Fluent Form writes a verse in five minutes - he’s a monster.

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”You can go as wild and as free as you want with it and then find the best bits or most exciting and inspired bits. So yeah, it kind of had the complete opposite effect to what I may have expected.”

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“That’ s an important aspect of songwriting: you have to believe the person that you’ re listening to. Even if it’ s a fictional song or even if the song is based on something you watched someone else got through, there’ s got to be that element of truth and a genuine nature to it.” FOMO is an honest record for Finn; from a slightly anxious, melancholic opening to a joyous and inspired conclusion. An honest pledge bears both pros and cons, he admits; it takes work to get over your own sensitivity.

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“But in some ways, that becomes what feels good about it. It’s a therapeutic thing and it’s a way of shedding previous experiences and turning them into positive audio or just learning from them. Sometimes you don’t process them until you’ve articulated them in a certain way. I think that’s why with those songs people relate to them; people pick up on them.” The record’s title, an acronym for ‘fear of missing out’, provides its own selection of handy insights into Finn and his thematic interests this time around. “It just felt relevant to the headspace of the world today. It feels like it’s entering into a state of perpetual FOMO, because there’s that instant gratification of social networking sites and everyone publishing their good night out and all the exciting things they’re doing without you.“

Finn’s Australian fans certainly won’ t be missing out this winter, with FOMO dropping,

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”Once you put a song out there, it’ s not yours anymore. It’ s everybody’s to make their own interpretation of or to see it as a bit of an insight into your heart, your head or whatever. So at first it’ s very hard to play those songs to people.

“There’s a strange kind of manipulation in that, I think. It’s making people feel a bit envious or something and it’s also making some people feel like they’re having a better time than they really are because they’re putting the photos straight up. I find that quite fascinating as a modern bit of social commentary really. It seems like everyone’s a sucker for Twitter and Facebook.”

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a string of tour dates and a return to our shores for Splendour in the Grass sideshows. “I’m really excited to play at Splendour, I’ve never been to Splendour before. I’m just excited to come back to Australia and play shows again. It has an element of a homecoming as well because I was born in Melbourne, so I feel quite connected to that place and Australia.”

Liam Finn’s album ‘Fomo’ is out now on Liberation Music

“We have sold most of our first print (of Silverfish) which is a good sign, but essentially the EP was a bit of a litmus test of an emerging style for us,” frontman Finn Seccombe said.

The appeal of Silverfish has put Trumps in good stead for the release of forthcoming album Derailed, due for release early next month.

“We have so many influences between the four of us we kind of wanted to see which songs worked best.”

Stamping their imprint on the local roots scene for the past four years, the Hobart four piece is in a good place. They’ve shifted plenty of copies of their debut EP and are now looking forward to releasing its fulllength younger brother.

The album will feature the Trumps reggae/ soul sound – but this time with a twist. “There is a definite reggae approach but it is tempered with a bit of pop and some soul backbeats too. We had a bit more to spend

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Brookfield’s reputation for growing local music along with grape vines was quickly established, tempting Tasmanians with the vineyard’s Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grapes to accompany the lively music jam nights.

The first Friday night of each month has been Open Mic Night for over three years at Brookfield and is now one of the venue’s most popular regular events. Hosted by local singer/songwriter Fiona Hutchison, performers are given 15 minutes on stage with an invited featured act occupying a 30-minute showcase. Singer/songwriters, instrumentalists, magicians, poets, balloon twisters of all ages and levels are welcome.

”It is a shed full of memorabilia and interesting collections, as a shed should be. Our music is in a room where people can sit at a table and dine or curl up on a lounge with a drum table,” Helen said. Quirky is an understatement for Brookfield, which welcomes musicians and friends, family reunions, parties and people who want to catch up without disrupting the music or being dominated by it.

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Market research to gauge public opinion gives you have the best shot at producing something to satisfy the masses. That’s how Hobart roots outfit Trumps viewed the successful release of their debut, Silverfish.

With renovations beginning in 2004, squatters were keeping the place warm with band practice and choirs met for concerts before the work was complete in 2006 with a new kitchen, weekly markets and regular folk music nights.

Helen engaged local musicians through the 96.1 Hobart FM three-hour radio program Tassie Experiences. Their aim was to provide a “family-friendly, safe venue where our customers can appreciate the musicians and vice versa, in a comfortable, relaxed, rustic ambience.

this time thanks to Arts Tasmania, so we got in a brass section to reply put some heat under the melodies.” The brass influence on Derailed is something audiences will also get to experience live at the album launch. “We’re hoping to launch the record at the Long Gallery in Hobart with a secondary explosion happening at Fresh on Charles in Launceston. We will have our producer, Don Bate on board helping us with the live show, which will mean a cracking brass section arranged to seam-splitting tightness.” ALEX BURTON

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“You can keep re-recording things and cut things up... That’s kind of what captured the more spontaneous moments - you don’ t have to worry about playing a whole take through.”

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In the pursuit of such details, Finn soon discovered the benefits of digital production. There are different elements that you can’t produce with analogue recordings, he found, and the stigma attached to digital recording actually proved to be the complete opposite.

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“I was trying to find that atmosphere that was going to grab someone whether they were into singer-songwriter pop-rock or not. It was about finding an emotive atmosphere that makes you feel something instantly.”

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As a new collaborative force, Reid’ s involvement in Finn’ s new album, FOMO, would prove critical. For Finn, appointing the ex-Gerling musician as producer came naturally. “He had a big effect on which way I took it. That meant that sometimes we had to be very blunt and honest with each other. It had its intense times but I think that’s important in any kind of collaboration.”

“Finding Burke Reid as a producer was a huge catalyst in finding a new way of doing things. When I was working on my own at the beginning of the year, stuff was sounding too much like I’ ll Be Lightning and I was falling back on my old tricks. So I definitely needed someone else’ s vision to pull me out of that funk.”

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“After being in Betchadupa and getting to make a solo record, it was really liberating and amazing to be making a first record all over again,” Finn reveals.

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“I started from scratch and didn’t keep on any songs from the previous years of touring. I wanted [the album] to be all written whilst I was in New Zealand or of last year,” he explains.

It’s a regular haunt for folk musicians and singer-songwriter acts now, but when Lindsay’s bought Brookfield’s three-storey weatherboard shed and surrounding vineyards, every window was broken, floorboards were rotting and verandas were on a lean.

Like I’ll Be Lightning, the new album frequently submits itself as an intensely personal body of work despite its slick poprock brilliance.

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Since releasing I’ll Be Lightning, Liam Finn has found more than a few ways to keep busy. Amidst the madness, a sophomore album bubbled to the surface and on the coast of Piha, New Zealand, Finn settles to reclaim the reigns of a solo career. The time between Finn’s solo endeavours lent itself to numerous collaborations, yielding an EP with EJ Barnes, an eccentric side-project in BARB and a pivotal role in his father’s second 7 Worlds Collide project alongside a few musical heroes.

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Mystical collision course From the socio-political commentary of The Long Now through to the Tarot-inspired collection of journey pieces in Theory of Everything, Melbourne trio Children Collide has proved to all the naysayers that they are more than just a onealbum wonder.

Children Collide received mixed reviews on the written content for their previous album before exploding again with the release of the new album and single Loveless. Their second album has taken a proverbial left at the fork to come up with a much less repetitive and more diverse collection of tracks that showcases their ability as a creative outfit. The forces now driving their work continue to surprise fans and even the band members themselves. Drummer Ryan Caesar took a few minutes to chat over recent times and the group’s immediate future. “(We) definitely can’t keep making the same album. If you’re not finding something interesting to do and you’re just getting bored, that leaves room for any number of problems to arise,” Caesar said. The release of their latest track and video clip Loveless is a typical example of their dedication to quality in the range of music they

produce, incorporating the band’s recently embraced gusto for experimental inspiration. The new album’s instrumentation and dynamic are not dissimilar to their last; guitars take centre stage whilst Mackay’s lyrics follow suit in a classy and unblemished fashion. Consequently, the new album takes advantage of each member’s strengths, producing a well-rounded and evolved collection that encourages the heavy and the subdued. What differs with this album is the motivation, driving songs like Loveless to a very dark and personal place with its listeners. Caesar remains fairly separated from the lyrical content, but believes the tracks are all unique. Loveless itself is a reflection on some of the personal issues that were surrounding the band members at the time. Girl troubles, namely. The Loveless video clip was the handy work of the acclaimed Australian director; David

Michod, whose recent film Animal Kingdom has received a hail of accolades. It was initially Mackey’s idea to produce a film clip where he shaved his head - Michod simply provided the expertise and the context surrounding what was essentially a haircut. “It was an incredible honour to have someone of his calibre to want to do something with us,” Caesar said as he laughed at the idea of an acclaimed director doubling as a hairdresser. The pressure was on to get it right in the first take; not only did Michod direct the intriguing video; he also starred in it. ”It was the easiest video clip I’ve ever made - and I hate seeing myself on film; I look like a real arse,” Caesar said, admitting that he and bassist Heath Crawley loved the experience. “After that Farewell Rocket Ship film clip, I can say confidently I’m never dressing like a giant again.” The album stems from a rather bizarre beginning, with Crawley’s discovery of a Tarot book, becoming a catalyst for the album. The album is not bound by a single concept or interpretation; it’s a collection of songs from which the listener should derive their own meaning. Unlike Tarot cards, ironically. “Heath and Johnnie are definitely more Tarot than me. I have no idea what was going on with that,” Caesar said of the inspiring book, Waite’s Pictorial Key to the Tarot. As the gypsy theme matured, band members each had their cards read for good measure. Far from being a superstitious guy, Caesar did not take it that seriously.

the same to the other two. Also, that I would know a girl who would mentor me, and she would have something to do with horses.” Theory of Everything has been a galloping, well-received album. Caesar admits the group was “shitting itself,” when asked if it would compare to the first album.

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“It went better than we had hoped it to, and we didn’t realise the first one was really successful,” a modest Caesar said. Through poverty to extreme poverty, health and sickness, good Centrelink guy to bad; Children Collide are making waves in the Australian music scene. No hurdle has proven too high or any length of time too long. Caesar described the creative production processes for the Melbourne lads as different with each album and track they create. The songs are always written in a completely different way as the group continues to evolve. And even with the Loveless tour and Splendour shows upcoming, a new album is in the works. “We’re going to start trying to record another album. We’ve already been demoing, so really, we have already started... Hopefully it’s another progression from what we’ve been doing.” Eddy Morton

Children Collide perform at The Republic Bar & Café on Friday, August 5 and Saturday, August 6

“She said I was going to make some money, but really I think she just didn’t want to disappoint me because she had already said

With the release of I Wish my Brother George was here in 1991, Del instantly leapt ahead of the pack; Mistadobalina was a club hit. The funk-laden production of Del’s cousin, Ice Cube was a perfect Summer anthem, but evidently, it’s not what Del envisaged. The release of No Need for Alarm in ’93, minus Cube’s input, spurned the debut of Del’s crew, Hieroglyphics. They released Future Development online only in ’97 and followed up the next year with the classic debut 3rd Eye Vision. But it wasn’t until the 2000 release of Deltron 3030, a collaborative album with Dan the Automator and Kid Koala, that Del was back in the international spotlight with remarkable underground success. His 2001 appearance on the Gorillaz single, Clint Eastwood (and Rock the House) propelled him back into the commercial arena. Since then, Del has been on a roll. Five solo albums in three years, collaborative works with Tame One and Mike Relm, a second Hieroglyphics release, and an endless touring schedule has earned him the reputation as one of the hardest-working men in hip hop. Having worked with so many, and such a wide variety of artists, there aren’t that many people left on Del’s list of artists to collab with. Who is left, Warp asked him? ”Redman, because I’ve always liked his style, De La Soul, Suga Free would probably be one of the top ones though, Shock G too,” he said. But the standout collaborations have been with artists closest to his heart, his family and crew. “If I had to really think about it, Ice Cube because he put me on, and Tame-One because he’s from the east coast, for perception of what I’m trying to do; my crew, the Hiero album particularly.” Since Deltron 3030, the internet has been buzzing with rumours of a second Deltron album, few details have been leaked, videos of Del recording verses & snippets of songs have surfaced on Youtube, but as yet, the only concrete information is that it will be titled Deltron:Event II. “Me and Dan got about 7 songs done from Event II so far. I got sick from the dust in his studio so we didn’t get to finish, but hoping to finish my part in August so he can start piecing it together and work his magic on it, feel me? No release date though.”

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His career raises a lot of questions. Why stick with the route of underground innovator, instead of bagging the lucrative money that less talented artists seem to be snapping up? “I couldn’t have done that. I would have been bored. My mind don’t work like that. It would be harder for me to just stick with one thing, which I try to do, but it’s hard - don’t want to lose people.” Touring Australia in July, Tasmanians will get a chance to see The Funk Homosapien on stage for the first time. “Just go in with a fresh mind and you will be pleased. Keep fresh. You’ll find out.” SHANE CRIXUS

Del the Funky Homosapien & special guest Bukue One will be appearing at The Republic Bar & Café on Wednesday July 20th, supported by Crixus & DJ Grotesque. Tickets available at The Republic Bar, Oztix, Moshtix & Ruffcut Records.

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Papa vs Pretty He may be barely out of high school, but Thomas Rawle has “been making music for a long time.” With his father a recording engineer, music seems to have always been a part of his life. His band Papa vs Pretty have just released their debut album to rave reviews, it’s looking like music will be a very BIG part of his life.

Sydney band Papa vs Pretty have been together for about three years now, with Thomas meeting Tom Myers (drums, backing vocals) in high school and Gus Gardiner (bass guitar, cello, backing vocals) being introduced through a mutual friend. The chemistry between the trio is amazing, and they are proving to be a musical force to be reckoned with. The name came about through a discussion with the first person Thomas made music with about what their first words were. “My first word was pretty, and his was Papa,” Thomas recalled. It seemed like a good name for a band, and Thomas stuck with it. Their debut album United In Isolation is out now and there are some great things being said about it, being described as ‘raucous and infectious’, and the first single “One of the Animals” has been receiving high rotation on stations such as JJJ. It’s a powerful, cohesive collection of songs, with amazing harmonic layers, that works beautifully as a whole. “All the songs were written together. I always do things as a collection so it comes together as a body of work,” Thomas said. The album was recorded at the wonderfully named Big Jesus Burger studios in Surrey Hills, surrounding themselves with experience and talent in the form of Paul McKercher (You Am I, Augie March, Sarah Blasko) producing and Scott Horscroft (The Presets, Silverchair, The Sleepy Jackson) doing the mixing.

The amazing eye-catching artwork for the album, “Mona Bear”, was done by Dirk Larsen, a Bristol based creative genius of which Thomas is a massive fan. “I love his work, and asked if we could use the piece. He liked the album and gave us permission,” Thomas shared. Now that they’re all eighteen, things are a little easier on the touring front. “There were times we had to wait outside venues until it was time to play, and then leave straight after,” Thomas said. Not that the boys have too much trouble securing gigs. Their reputation as professionals with an enigmatic live set have seen them tour with The Temper Trap, British India, Dappled Cities, Paul Dempsey and Last Dinosaurs, and they have just been announced as support for The Kaiser Chiefs on their Splendour sideshows. “We’ve done most of the festivals too,” Thom added. “Big Day Out , Peats Ridge and we get to do the River Sessions in Mackay in July.” And let’s not forget to add Pyramid Rock, Parklife and St Jeromes to the mix. “The songs are recorded and developed to work at a basic level with the three of us,” Thomas explains. “We work on the harmonic layers, and write for our specific instruments. It’s made to work live and it’s made to work LOUD.” It’s a combination not to be missed. Check out their album and if you get the chance, see them live. You won’t regret it. Kylie Cox

Not that it’s their first foray into recording. Papa vs Pretty released a self titled EP in 2009 followed by the impressive Heavy Harm, produced by Paul Demspey in 2010.

Papa vs Pretty’s ‘United in Isolation’ is out now on EMI

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Northern Deligma While us Southerners are quite happily ensconced in the Hobart scene, lest we forget there’s plenty happening in the North of the state.

Devonport metal outfit Deligma is the perfect example of a hard-working band that may fly under the radar, but has been busy in the studio to launch their debut album Forever Faded. Deligma drummer and founding member Guy Jeffrey believes it’s a great time to be a band on the coast. “The live scene here is great - it’s probably as good as it’s ever been for the amount of bands here and the amount of gigs and venues. But for a band with new product it’s perfect,” he said. ”We’ve got our own little indie label and booking agency up here and it’s all run out of Devonport.” “There are a lot of underground bands kicking about but they’re on the more brutal side of metal and it’s hard for them to get gigs, because you do need that commercial aspect. Our band sort of has that.” Blending a melodic metal heart with elements of house and electronica, Deligma’s distinctive sound has secured them a support gig with Dead Letter Circus, air time on Triple J and the number one spot on the Unearthed charts. The success of their single, Vendetta, is just a prelude of what’s to come when the album drops worldwide on iTunes in the coming weeks, Jeffrey believes. “The response for Vendetta has been awesome but I’m really excited to see what people think of the whole EP,” he said.

Founding Deligma a few years back, things have really started to gather pace during the past 18-months or so, with the final piece of the puzzle falling into place with the introduction of Dave Venter on synth and samples in 2009. “Damien Gale (bass) and myself have been playing in cover bands and things for years and we had the idea of putting together a band. Our vision was to combine melodic metal with dance music, like house music, you know. We’ve sort of combined the two.” Venter’s expertise spreads beyond performing to the in-house recording process for Forever Faded. “We started recording with [Venter] and we wanted to add a synth element into it. We said ‘Hey man, do you want to come on board?” Recorded in Devonport, mixed at Studio 301 in Sydney and mastered at Sterling Sound in New York, Forever Faded is now on shelves through Rivercity Records/MGM with Vendetta available through iTunes. The rest of the EP will be added in the coming weeks, coinciding with a Vendetta film clip release.

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Or you can always head to a show and bag a copy from the band. “We’ll be touring it fairly solidly,” Guy said. “We’ve been talking to this Melbourne band, Circles, and are planning a string of Tasmanian and Victorian shows for September.” Cave mckenzie

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Broody balladeer Damon Bird says he almost didn’t want to release the new Transcription of Organ Music EP, A Prey to Griff, such is the dark, brooding nature of his ballads inspired by macabre aspects of Tasmanian colonial history. “I almost didn’t want to put it out because it’s quite a sombre release and the title is a play on the saying ‘A prey to grief’. I changed it to ‘Griff’ because it’s kind of amusing to me.” July will be a busy month for Bird as he takes ToOM on the road, playing eight shows along the East coast in tandem with Melbourne’s Saskia Sansom. This alone is a long way from where the Hobart visual artist began his musical journey. “Music is something I did for a long time in secret. I’m a reclusive and shy kind of person, so it took a long time to do it in public and I kind of got forced into that situation by a housemate who put me down to play in a show,” he said. “I did that and it was a solo thing, but originally it was just making bedroom recordings and I put that on Myspace. Transcription of Organ Music was just a name for that musical concept; for the music I was making, playing all the instruments and over-dubbing them.” One of Damon’s major inspirations while writing songs for A Prey to Griff was the rich colonial history we’re all immersed in as Tasmanians. “I get pretty inspired by things that are either Tasmanian history, there’s a fair

proportion of what I write that stem from colonial stories... crime or usually kind of macabre things that are found around locally. That, and a mixture of things that happen to people I know.”

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Melbourne-based sound engineer, James Tulczyn, who Bird describes as “fantastic”, recorded the EP. “[Tulczyn is] sort of able to capture things really truly, but also he records the place as much as he does the music that happens within it and that’s something I find really important. “The main objective of the recording was to do earthy, raw recording in the room... I suppose they were a bit more atmospheric than where we were playing live at the time, so to really to try and capture that live, accurately.” After the July road trip, Damon said it will only be a matter of time before he’s looking to add to the current EP. “After the tour I want to get stuck into some recording again. I’ve been demo-ing more songs the last few weeks. I really want to get started on this next thing.” Stuart Warren

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I remember the good old days when I used to go out to nightclubs just to hear the music DJs were playing - all I was interested in was listening to music and dancing. When a big act came to town, we would all go buy our tickets and make a night of it. These days I feel something has slipped. People aren’t just going out for the music; instead, they’re going out for the social aspect or to pick up a stranger for the night. Unfortunately in a lot of the cases, they are just there to get absolutely smashed until they can’t walk or talk straight. Do people care about who and what is playing or is it all about how many shots you can have at the bar and how many cigarettes you can smoke over the course of five hours? This has got me wondering is this the future of the clubbing scene or are we all just having a bit of a moment and soon enough we’ll get back to what we have always loved, listening to quality music surrounded by easy going punters and friends. On another note July’s Electronic/club section is jam packed full of goodness. Read Billy Green’s interview with Loops of Fury who also have a new single out this month (I Need), which is gaining much respect throughout the world. Plus the second installment of Wobble Wedgie is upon us, July 16 at the Brisbane Hotel with Cottonmouth. Read the interview to see what to expect, along with interviews with Dfunk, Marlo and local favourites making it big The Scientist of Modern Music. Ainsley White

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LOCAL NEWS Utah Jazz in Hobart

Opiuo and Acumen

Putting the liquid funk into drum and bass for the last 10 years, Utah Jazz (UK) drops in to Hobart to live up to his reputation of d’n’b’s “soul Prince”. Touring his LP It’s a Jazz Thing for the past two years, he’s now stepping out with his new label, Vintage. Broken Panda presents Utah Jazz, supported by Spin FX (Melb), Model T (Melb), Scott Woodhouse and Mylestone.

Hailing from a small New Zealand town, Opiuo now wows Melbourne with his original party-fuelling creations and brings the crazy for sold-out shows across North America and Australasia. Seamlessly blending jazz, reggae, funk, rock, psychedelia and downright chunky goodness, catch him locally, supported by Acumen, Kireesh and Oxley.

PlanB, Saturday July 9 from 10.30pm. Kid Kenobi hits Launceston J. Nitrous in Beyond the Void J.Nitrous (WA) recently started his own dance imprint, Hypnosis Recordings, focused on releasing the best electronic music it can find. Presented by Oh So Heavy, this event offers a strict policy of no warmup, so expect to be thrust into a mix of brutal mix of dubstep, breaks and drum and bass. Supports include Outlaw, Rarrr, Wax Dr West and Lids. Plan B, Saturday July 16 from 10:30pm. Entry is $10. Goodwill for MOS Aussie dance music stalwart Goodwill has mixed a bevy of Ministry of Sound compilations over the years while touring incessantly and producing under a mad number of pseudonyms. You can also catch him on Last.fm presenting the national Ministry of Sound radio show, and catch him live in Launceston, supported by Joycie, CapsLockCam and PD. Hotel New York, Saturday July 16. Entry is $10. Rubal seizes the night Soundcraft Records champion Rubal has played alongside Sun Project, Fatali, Space Tribe, ESP, Sesto Sento and others at festivals including Earthcore, Tribeadelic, Vibrasphere and Strawberry Fields. The Indian Classically-trained percussion freak has been with Melbourne’s Soundkraft Records for five years and brings his world music trance tastes to Hobart for our delectable pleasure at Seize the Night, with Alma Danza (Soundkraft). www.soundkraftrecords.net PlanB, Saturday August 6. Entry $10.

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A pillar of the Australian club scene, Kid Kenobi voyages across Bass Strait with his very own label, Klub Kids, so expect to hear the kid playing a selection of his own produced tracks and label signings, supported by Joycie, Roger Charles and PD. Hotel New York, Saturday August 13. Entry is $10. 1 Fish, Two fish

overload; a giant orb rotates at Shadow’s will in front of an AV screen VJ’d live. Progressive plus. Catch him with Midnight Juggernauts (DJ set) and Ghoul, at Hordern Pavilion, Sydney (July 30), Palace Theatre, Melb (July 31) and Metro City, Perth (August 3). Dem Slackers Global Grind tour Buzzing Dutch electro producer/DJ Dem Slackers has gone from making bootleg remixes in his bedroom to playing with Tiesto during his Ibiza residency this year. Now Australia is about to get a taste of the action with a Dem Slackers club tour scheduled for next month. The Dutch young gun plying the buzzing electro sounds found on his Global Grind EP and big remixes for The Aston Shuffle and Evil Nine to Aussie clubbers at Trinity Bar, Canberra (July 22), Fakeclub, Sydney (July 23), Shape Bar, Perth (July 29) and Roxanne Parlour, Melbourne (July 30).

These two Geelong boys have made it large, producing their own tunes and playing alongside Xzibit, Monkey Safari and Marc Romboy. Expect another three Eps from these infectious tunemakers in the coming months, and see them live with Malakai and Dameza.

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Kicking off on July 22 (when the award polls open) right through to August 13 (the day before voting closes), the big names in the local dance music scene will be cranking the national party, featuring Andy Murphy, Tom Piper and Danny T, with more to be announced at www.inthemix.com.au

Regrooved by Paul Master Freshly Breaked’s Regrooved August club night at Ivory Bar features Melbourne DJ Paul Master. Mashing up funk and jazzladen breaks, hip hop and drum’n’bass, Masters drives a definite force, supported by Mez and Dameza. Ivory Bar, Saturday August 27. Entry is $5.

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In the Mix has announced that the annual awards and DJ poll the In The Mix Awards is taking to the road this year, with a national club tour during the voting season for punters to get into.

D*Funk is mixed up Leaving the dark and moody beats to others, Regrooved events focus is in break-beats of the funkiest order and this round, UK producer D*Funk cuts sick with sample heavy fat-arse remixed tracks for Hobart.

D*Funk, aka Doug Masters, has been hitting the decks since age 14, scoring residencies at the Canal Club and Charlie Chester’s Mezzanine in the UK Ibiza’s hottest clubs. His Up:Start Music label saw D*Funk nominated for the Breakspoll awards’ Best New Label and Best Breakthrough DJ, before he moved Sydney in 2009 to discover a new musical freedom in mad remixes. ”[Remixing is] purely self-indulgent, to be honest! My focus when making music is first and foremost to be able to play in my DJ sets which tend to have a ‘party’ vibe to them,” D*Funk said. ”It’s far easier to break the ice with something people know and can relate to. Over the years I’ve learnt that you can’t beat the sing-a-long factor as long as it’s done in a way that lends its self to the style of music you’re trying to get across.” D*Funk finds it odd that he’s become so well known for his remixes, as he’s released more original tracks than not, but the attraction to sample-heavy ghetto funk and nu funk is undeniable. And he can’t keep his hands off other people’s tracks. “There have been a couple of occasions when I’ve thought to myself ‘should I really mess with this song,’ like with the version of Mr Wendal I did recently. It’s such a great song anyway. ”I think you need to also think about the context of what you’re doing in the overall direction of your musical genre. A few years back a bunch of dodgy remix/bootlegs was one of the reasons the breaks scene took a bit of a battering.” While there are some tracks that he’d never touch, there are others D*Funk is gagging

to get his hands on. Like Use Somebody by Kings of Leon, which he admits isn’t the “most credible or underground song.” People love hearing different versions of their favourite songs on the dancefloor, but there is a timely value to bringing obscure tracks into a remix, D*Funk believes. ”Since the advent of the Internet and the iTunes generation, I think people’s musical attention span has gone down. Before the Internet, people would buy an album or go to a show to hear one or two songs they knew and hear all the others as well. ”Nowadays people don’t do that so much; they just go and buy the one or two tracks they like from the album and don’t even listen to the rest. The key is to make an unknown track sound familiar - you know the track you know but you don’t know where you heard it or know it from.” Remixing is a way to re-package classic tunes in a way that works for both the punters and the DJ; sampling one key bar or tweaking the whole track into a new genre format opens opportunities. But it’s a creative freedom that should be tempered, he believes. ”I always try to keep the integrity of the original - try to complement what the vibe of the track was in the first place. The best way to pay respect to an artist is to buy their music or go to their shows in the first place!” nic orme D*Funk (UK) plays Regrooved at Ivory Bar on Saturday July 16, supported by Dameza and Dagwood. Free entry before 11pm or $5 after.

Group therapy with Above and Beyond The UK trance team is swanning back to Australia for a national tour after 10 mad years of quality trance-making for the masses. They’re worth a trip (like you need an excuse). Catch them at Metro City, Perth (Sept 9), Hordern Pavilion, Sydney (Sept 10), HQ Complex, Adelaide (Sept 15), Family, Brisbane (Sept 16) and Festival Hall, Melbourne (Sept 17).

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Dry Times Cottonmouth is an icky ailment usually accompanied by a headache, a cloud of smoke or a lack of water. One man is striving to change this association to a full body experience incorporating bass, beats and dubstep.

In our age of social liberty and material motivation, self-centred arrogance is common. People forget the power of a positive outlook and a humble attitude. So it’s refreshing to hear talented musicians remain humble and grounded and Cottonmouth (AKA Oliver Edgecombe) is no exception.

from my younger years but has definitely somewhat changed from my early days.”

Far from cheesy, Edgecombe started his musical production career in the town of Cheddar, England. After four years of producing drum and bass and garage, he took a five-year hiatus before the drums started calling again.

“I am currently a producing backpacker living in a caravan travelling, touring Australia, making my shit on my good old trusty laptop,” he said.

Thus Cottonmouth was born; riding high upon the big, bass-driven brand of dubstep that quickly made him a name in the international scene. “I remembered all the basics and when I was younger things were rushed and not thought about as much. I suppose it’s a maturity of sound thing that happens as you get older,” he said. Maturing with a tasty bite, Cottonmouth’s music has retained some original traits from his teenage production experience, with new, finer and more individual characteristics appearing. “I am completely self-taught and don’t get half the tech talk you hear people babbling on about when explaining about their sounds; that’s like an alien language to me. My sound is still very d’n’b-influenced

Touring and making music are top priority on most producers’ agendas, but many don’t get to tour as much as they’d like. Cottonmouth has struck a happy balance between studio schedule and road-tripping.

Producers develop studio rituals; some meditate, some take herbs, but Cottonmouth strips it back to basics, to focus on the music. “Sometimes I produce naked,” he laughs. “Nah, I don’t have any rituals or anything spectacular to boast about in my studio. “I just want to keep making tunes that people enjoy hearing this has all been so overwhelming for me for how fast things have moved and I am just happy as Larry right now.” ”When I DJ at these clubs I just want to get amongst the people in front of the decks and flex some shapes out with them too. Who knows, maybe I will in Hobart!” JOHN WAYNE Cottonmouth appears as part of Wobble Wedgie at the Brisbane Hotel on July 23

Furious Ways

MaRLo hits home

Australia’s Loops of Fury is one act that skips the forgettable and produces world-class dance floor killers.

Australia is really the lucky country, with Dutch-born trance DJ MaRLo setting up home on our shores.

When you mention Australian dance music acts, The Aston Shuffle, The Stafford Brothers come to mind, along with many other acts Ministry of Sound has taken under its giant, encompassing wing. One act that has excelled with wizard-like production and all-round good guy attitudes is Loops of Fury. Loops’ music sits somewhere between electro house and techno, however their sound incorporates a very distinguished blend of blistering synth lines, driving drums and a certain vibe that absolutely destroys any dance floor. Signing on to Elite Force’s label U&A Recordings and recently moving to the UK, Brisbane’s Max Clarke and Jimi Wall are now rubbing shoulders with the cream of breaks and electro royalty; remixing tunes for Plump DJ’s, Mike Hulme and Mustard Pimp. Moving to a different continent is a gigantic step in the right direction, and so far it has paid off for the duo. “[Britain] is so much more diverse, musicwise. You’ll go out and find yourself at some old school jungle party without even meaning to, or a hip hop night, or Armand Van Helden on a Wednesday night,” Clarke said. ”It’s certainly influenced us in a positive way in the studio - we feel much more comfortable working in our jungle roots in our tracks!” Studio routines can often give a great insight into how a group really ticks, and it often translates into the music being created. warpmagazine.com.au

“When I sit down in the studio to work on music I just kinda go with the flow and let my inspiration and ideas take control. I don’t really think about what sort of track I’m going to make that day. So it just kinda happens that way.”

The Loops are no exception; their music belies a well-oiled operation and a clear enjoyment of the whole process. “Writing music is really just Max and I hanging out and fucking around in the studio, it can be a lot of fun. If you have listened to our Climbatize Session radio show - it’s up on our Soundcloud - that’s pretty well how we are in the studio. Minus the beer though! We’re not very good at writing music when we drink, but that’s probably for the best.” confesses Wall. It is easy for young acts that enjoy success early in their career to burn out and fade away, especially in this age of disposable music. The Loops however don’t plan on fading out any time soon however. According to Wall: “We are starting to feel quite happy with the sound that we are making which is really cool, so right now we are fully focused on pushing that sound forward and making some big party tunes over the UK summer. A little bit down the line we will begin to think about writing our first album, but it’s not something you want to start prematurely. ”You want an album full of tunes that fit on the radio, dance floor and bedroom hopefully all at the same time!” BILLY GREEN

Loops of Fury’s latest release I Need is available for digital download through www.beatport.com

His latest track The Island featuring Jano, reached number one on the recent Beatport Charts and has gained high rotation on the radio. But he is always looking forward.

Coming out of the woodwork after many years in the EDM scene; MaRLo Hoogstraten is on a swift rise and in no hurry to slow down. He’s played at festivals including Sensation, Trance Energy, Stereosonic, Godskitchen and Creamfields, in The Netherlands, Holland, Australia, Germany, Belgium, Bali and Singapore. “I love Australia! The weather, food and lifestyle are just great,” the widely travelled MaRLo tells Warp about his move downunder. Mixing the most recent Ministry of Sound Trance Nation Vol 2 and voted Australia’s #2 Trance DJ and #11 across all genres for the In the Mix top 50 DJ poll of 2010, MaRLo looks to be the next big thing. Played by the likes of Armin van Buuren, Tiesto, Markus Schulz, Sander van Doorn and Ferry Corsten, the MaRLo sound is something not to be missed. With influences of trance, techno and techhouse, MaRLo’s sound is not only diverse but unique.

Home science kit Though a self-described “geeky kid” who could “talk for hours about technology”, TSOMM’s Cal Young makes one hell of a poster boy for the Tasmanian music scene. As one half of the tron-pop duo The Scientist of Modern Music, Young’s hometown pride is as glowing as his love is for music. “[Hobart] is so chilled out, there’s no big city attitude. It’s funny we’re an electronic band from a big country city,” Young said. Making waves across the Strait to the mainland has been a blessing for the TSOMM lads. “There are not many bands that come from here so we can go ‘hey, we’re gonna try something different and be that band from Tassie’. It’d be nice to get Tassie in the spotlight a bit more. You make your home wherever you are. I’d like to stay here even if we do get more popular.”

Clinical as that sounds, don’t mistake TSOMM for being without heart. Catch them live and you’ll feel it coursing through their veins and yours, as their high energy sets

“We’re making music that we want to listen to,” Young said. “We’re so enthusiastic about the songs because we enjoy them ourselves. We like to show everyone how much we’re enjoying our career and sharing it with them.” With their anticipated sophomore album A Personal Universe due out later this year, and a launch tour for the first cut off the album, Because If I Die, in June and July, the sharing has been a long time coming. “We took our time with it but it’s working. We trust what we’re doing is right. If you’re comfortable in the environment that you are in, and people are supportive of what you do, it helps.”

In an overcrowded industry that’s as full of talent as it is ego, it’s heartening to know that TSOMM exist. Two home-proud lads who love what they do and love those who enjoy it? Sounds like an equation for success. And if not, the two will always have something to fall back on. Young explains, “I’d prefer to break up the band than break up our friendship”. LOANI ARMAN

The Scientists of Modern Music appear at The Brisbane Hotel on Thursday July 14.

From the beginning, Beatport was regularly criticised for the limitations apparent to users through its running on an all-Flash platform. Now it is beta testing a completely new HTML version that could considerably improve the overall music buying experience of digital DJs.

Since 2004, Beatport has been the most successful specialist DJ digital music store, with plenty of exclusive releases along with the thousands of tracks released each year.

It seems absurd that MaRLo would question his appeal, considering Cirque du Soleil asked him to produce and perform his own interpretation of their music at the massive Uitmarkt festival in Amsterdam.

Despite criticism, Beatport has been running public beta testing for some time by releasing limited ‘log in’ codes. Once you’ve registered, two more codes are provided to distribute amongst your friends.

Reminiscing on his last visit to Hobart, MaRLo does not underestimate our island’s dance scene. “[Hobart has] such an electric atmosphere and everyone is just having an awesome time.”

At first glance the new Beatport home page has a strikingly lighter, airier look with ample white space, larger fonts and more contrast, making it easier to navigate and uncluttering the user interface.

What can we expect from his Hobart gig? “Lots of techy goodness and grooves with plenty of hands-in-the-air moments.”

The front page quickly presents you with the Beatport Top 10 and features and a view of the tracks in “My Beatport”, the new name for the artists/labels you follow. These can easily be added to the playlist of the new Beatport Player. You can also see a rundown of new releases and some recommendations.

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“We have a summary of what we want to achieve and we work it out from there. The structure would be the building blocks of the song. We always have the structure first, and from there we build. We think about the creation of a song as an equation, and the end of the song is the answer.”

and infectious love of performance gets your feet moving.

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“The one you just finished or are working on now is always the most exciting as the ideas are still so fresh and it’s still unknown if the track will do anything or if people will like it.”

ELLA RICHMOND

If Tasmania’s a breeding ground for bands like TSOMM, then it’s time mainland Australia paid attention. Band-mates Cal Young and Simon McIntosh make catchy beat-driven electro-synth pop which, as their name suggests, is approached scientifically.

The player is now fully HTML, which is as nifty looking as it is functional, and the control over your previews is a welcome upgrade to the previous clip player.

It lacks a volume slider right now, but apparently this is in the works. The player now brings your playlist centre stage and allows you to easily add entire search lists or individual tracks, or remove listened-to tracks. Another welcome addition is the implementation of categorical filtering for search results finally allows you to refine your queries by genre, artist, release date, and label. The “beta” site is currently a work in progress and the developers are still adding new elements, requesting user feedback and suggestions for improvement. The changes are a big departure from the traditional Beatport look and feel, but once you get used to the changes the site flows very well. JAMES WHITEHEAD

A full-scale release is being promised by the end of Spring 2011. http://beta.beatport.com

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Arts 25

New Age: New Media relationships and behaviours with respect to the cultural backgrounds in which they work and live. Broadly interpreting these social environments are Australian artists, Jess MacNeill, James Newitt, Grant Stephens, Merilyn Fairsk and Richard Bell, along with artist collective, the Kingpins.

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New Age: New Media, currently on show at 146 ArtSpace, is an international project featuring digital works by Chinese and Australian artists. The exhibition is an exciting cross-cultural exchange that explores the social and cultural life in both China and Australia, through video art. The video and digital works reflect on a range of personal and social issues – self-reflection, marginalised and displaced groups, values and beliefs, gender, the environment, social conflicts and social mores. Working in digital video, animation and film, the 12 participating artists aim to reveal the diverse ways they explore the concept of these social environments and their Image: Patrick Sutczak

Al’s Artwank Welcome to another month of Warp Arts, our six month in publication and doing a mighty fine job I’m thinking! July brings us with an array of exciting art events across the state as well as that sweeping COLD weather that makes you not wanna leave your warm doona cover at any time of the day. If humans were more in tune with the physical world around them then we would all be in hibernation, but nope we are mad at heart and always on a whim to conquer. A few things for Warpariens to conquer this month include visiting the AIR 2011 Exhibition at the Atrium Gallery, UTAS Cradle Coast Campus, featuring participating Schools and Artists in residence across Tasmania. Pay homage to the legendary Jonathan Holmes and join him in drink at the opening of Journey’s - a celebration of Jonathan Holmes’ contribution to the Tasmanian School of Art at the Plimsoll Gallery, Hobart, 5.30pm on July 29th. And Pop your head into Arts Tasmania, 146 ArtSpace, to experience a digital confluence of Chinese and Australian art. Most importantly don’t forget your wet weather gear. Alison McCrindle

Arts Editor alison@warpmagazine.com.au

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JUNCTION ARTS FESTIVAL RETURNS TO LAUNCESTON The Junction Arts Festival is back after last year’s amazing success as an annual festival featuring playful and ambitious contemporary live performance, theatre, visual and media arts, music and dance by leading local, national and international artists that invite audiences to become participants and collaborators. With over 50 performances and events across five days and nights, there will be something for everyone, and there are several visual and media arts exhibitions and events at the Festival this year. Here is a snapshot of what to look out for: Local artist Sonja Hindrum’s Talking Skirt (Prototype), explores how we communicate through textiles and what we wear. Made of thirty two one-metre-long pin-tucks, seventy seven metres of conductive thread, sixteen metres of stainless steel and new and recycled technology, Hindrum has created a wearable skirt that is activated by touch. Still in its prototype infancy stage the viewer can test it out by turning the ‘page’ to hear an author read their poem printed on one of the skirt’s pleats. Another visual arts event not to be missed is White Box. An invention of Junction and Manic Productions, The White Box invites local Launceston artists and painters,

Vika Emma Fifita, Josh Foley, and Pete Sly, along with Castlemaine multi-media artist Helen Kelly to create an experimental laboratory and relaxed environment that both mimics and plays with traditional notions of the artist’s studio. The artists have been given the task of expanding their practice in this experiential space by experimenting and incorporating live and recorded sounds in this five-day durational piece. Over the course of the Festival, paintings, drawings, collage, etc. coupled with a live soundscape will evolve, and the group of emerging and established artists will create solo and group works in preparation for a finissage, a closing reception on Sunday afternoon, 28th of August. A few other visual art works to check out include Video Architecture by Castlemaine artist Jim Coad, who uses large-scale projections, live camera feeds, video overlays, and drawing to create live transformations of architecture recreating and reimagining the City. Several buildings throughout the CBD including the Town Hall will be transformed over the course of the Festival. And then there’s Crocheted Chocolates, which is exactly what it sounds like. Check out these delectable chocolates installed in storefront windows at Nanna’s and Townsend’s Bakery around the CBD.

An open state-wide participatory project, Crocheted Chocolates will see a team of Tasmanians from across the state participating in several workshops to knit, felt and crochet hundreds of tiny chocolates, cookies, truffles and other such tasty treats. If you’d like to participate, check out junctionartsfestival.com.au for more details. As well as visual arts, the Festival features numerous interactive performances and events: participate in a 3-day table tennis challenge, interpretive dance, join a scavenger hunt, engage a poet to write a letter to a long-lost love, bring your baby to an experiential theatre show, get on the performance bus, and watch out for the roving inflatable whale. Experience art installations and performances around the CBD in unexpected places and watch Launceston come to life. The place to hang out with the artists, day or night, is the Festival Hub The Junc Room, set in a Big-Top circus tent in the heart of Civic Square. Relax with friends over coffee, drinks or a meal, and enjoy the hottest musical talent from Tassie and interstate, including Charles Du Cane, Vardos and Transylvanian Gypsy Kings. The Junction Arts Festival is FREE and open to the public. Natalie De Vito

When: 24-28 August 2011 Where: Launceston Venues: Civic Square and around the CBD Website: www.junctionartsfestival.com.au PH: +61 (0)3 6331 1309

ANDREW ON ART Contemporary art as I’ve come to understand it is a new thing in Thailand. The Bangkok Arts and Culture Centre is no more than five years old, with an interesting approach to the nurturing and exhibition of new art in Thailand.

Participating Chinese artists whose work is featured are Shen Shaomin, TseKal/ YakTseTen, Miao Xiaochun, Han Bing, Bu Hua and Zhang Xiaotao. While the digital works presented in the exhibition are amusing, stimulating and challenging, they also give viewers the opportunity to reflect on their own and others’ experiences.

Exploring this eleven-storey building was exhausting and very necessary. If you are in Thailand and want to reach beyond the thrilling swirl of Bangkok street life, which is vibrant, immersive and well documented; if you want to see Visual Art that is in some ways very new, even perhaps nascent, then the Bangkok Arts and Culture Centre is essential.

The exhibition is a highlight of the Imagine Australia program, celebrating the Year of Australian Culture in China (2010-2011) and the Year of Chinese Culture in Australia (2011-2012). It is supported by an initiative of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade through the Australia International Cultural Council.

It was for me anyway, dodging past the tuk-tuk drivers trying to make a few baht (and why shouldn’t they? There are some very poor people in Thailand. Poverty on that scale - and I saw but the barest snippets - is humbling and confronting), and not being all that interested in seeing well-known tourist destinations.

Arts Tasmania

New Age: New Media will be presented in

eight cities – four in Australia and four in China. The exhibition will be in Hobart until Friday,15 July.

Arts Tasmania 146 Elizabeth Street, Hobart 20 June - 15 July 2011 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Monday - Friday

The lower levels of the BACC were taken up with small spaces that were shops and galleries with a lot of stuff for sale – some of the cheapest (and that’s saying something) things you could buy in Bangkok, and some the most unique – spend your tourist dollars here on some quality stuff that isn’t some pathetic, misogynist t-shirt when you next visit (unless you like misogyny, and given some of the things I observed in Bangkok, it’s a popular pastime for more than a few tourists). Something that caught my eye amongst these tiny shows was the work of Spanish-born photographer Karol Canto Tovar, now based in Hanoi, Vietnam, who examines the body with a ghost-invoking installation. A pencil hung from the wall invited comment and addition to his work and was a pleasing touch.

Memorable and intense work by Paisan Plienbangchang stood out – this performance artist has been a force in Thailand since 1993 and is in a bold social and cultural critic. His installation incorporating arranged river rocks and found debris with a powerful performance video moved me no end. His work had immense passion but was devoid of anger and exuded strength and calm; a quality rarely seen. FOR 2 Wallpainting snaked around the massive walkway that spiraled around the BACC centre and featured work from some of Bangkok’s street artists. Styles abound as did a distinct cultural influence – hilarious representations of Japan’s famous Ultraman were pretty neat, rendered in a painterly expressionist style, but everything had the exuberance of the good end of street work (you know – images that are never going to end up in a Frankie feature). Fun stuff, and good to get a glimpse of, if simply for being nothing more than a different take on vandalising public spaces. The third show Chiang Mai Now! was collection of artists groups, architecture, bike projects, land restoring projects and independent cinema.

Further up the stairs one checked one’s bag and ascended a massive spiraling walkway to the exhibitions – and here the real meat of this amazing space became apparent.

More concerned with life in Bangkok itself, this exhibition had some breath taking stuff; the Yonyang and friends group blended rock performance, abusive graffiti about Damien Hirst (always going to get a thumbs up from me), manipulated logos and a wry sense of camp into a memorable installation that was certainly very much from Bangkok but reached out into the world art scene.

Three large exhibitions encompassing the work of many artists were to be found, all of somewhat political bent. This is what really struck me – good or bad, the sense of this work being functional and politcisied was strong for me. I can’t say if this is a dominant idea in Thai Art, but it certainly was for my visit.

Some of the stuff in this show was so locallyfocused it was beyond me to really grasp, but the best ideas had a resonance anyone could access. A ripper show that made me feel lazy; in a place of extremes like Bangkok activism is possibly more necessary but also must come with greater risk.

Where would you place them? was an enormous curated project that had been running since 2004, and took in long-term involvement from many artists working in a wide variety of disciplines.

This is what the BACC did for me – making art and surviving is hard anywhere, but in a place like Bangkok the need to create and express is just so much more an act of bravery.

At its core this show was about the environment in and around Thailand, and was an eye-opener. One could guess that the Mekong Delta was important for all life and culture in the regions of South East Asia, as rivers are, but this show spoke of and emotionally invoked the vitality of the river in all the cultures of the region. Described as a blood vessel, the river is life itself. People drink, fish, commute and live by the water; it is them and they are it.

I’m sure some of these people are rich kids playing, but even those guys have that little bit more to lose than we might in Australia, and while I only saw a few things that really rocked, I did see a lot of hard work from people whose lives are more intense than I could ever really imagine.

The enormous cultural impact of a looming hydro electric scheme took me back to Tasmania and the massive debate about the Gordon below Franklin dam, but the potential impact of that project pales into nothing when compared with the Mekong project. I became immersed in the show, moved and astonished again and again by installation, video and photography that taught me the history of the region, its inhabitants and the intense debate about its future.

Humbling and inspiring; Thai Contemporary art is only going to get more vital. Keep your eyes open for some awesome work to come.

ANDREW HARPER andrewharper@yahoo.com GPO box 325, Hobart, TAS 7001 http://distantyowie.blogspot.com/ http://theswollenear.blogspot.com/

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Professor Jonathan Holmes formally retired this year after 37 years of dedicated involvement at the Tasmanian School of Art. This exhibition, with its accompanying catalogue, celebrates his considerable contribution to the School, UTAS and the national visual arts community.

Check out the list of upcoming workshops, grants, residencies and other arts opportunity’s. This is only scraping the top of what’s out there for artists and alike so jump on the World Wide Web and do some surfing around the websites I have listed to find out more awesome stuff to do and be part of.

Holmes commenced teaching at the Tasmanian School of Art in 1974, and was heavily involved in the TSA Gallery Committee from the beginning and in the formative years contributed directly to the exhibition program through a Fourth Year Theory unit which directed and mentored students in developing and realizing curatorial projects. Through these projects the School established working relationships with a series of private commercial galleries around the country. The Gallery had also established itself as part of a national touring network. The early foundation of those established links with other public and private institutions has been critical in giving the gallery its ongoing kudos and ability to draw from a national pool. What commenced as a pragmatic extension of teaching practice – to provide students with a direct encounter with contemporary art practice – transformed into a series of articulated researched curatorial projects. Holmes has collaborated with a vast number of artists over this period on a broad range of curatorial projects. The ten selected for this exhibition have all had some prior involvement with the School, either as participants in exhibitions, artists in residence or as students.

Representing a broad range of artistic practice; painting, sculpture, photography, video and installation; each portrays a specific journey that weaves a particular personal interplay of history, theory and practice – a synthesis that Holmes has espoused and advocated throughout his distinguished teaching, research and administrative career. The participants are Pat Brassington, Stephen Bush, Domenico deClario, Julie Gough, Ian Howard, Donna Marcus, Brigita Ozolins, Julie Rrap ,Guan Wei, and Elizabeth Woods, and is curated by myself, Paul Zika, of which I have worked on numerous curatorial collaborations with Jonathan Holmes since 1979. Paul Zika

Journeys: through history, theory and practice July 29 – August 26, daily noon – 5pm Plimsoll Gallery, Centre for the Arts, Hunter Street, Hobart.

Workshops • Art of Colour Mixing. Learn more about colour mixing and colour matching, and develop your own mixing chart. For students with experience working with colour in any liquid medium. 31 July 10am-3pm, at Hobart Adult Ed Centre with June Francis. For more info visit http://learnxpress.linc.tas.gov.au/ class/ACOM1-AH01 • Painting with Caroline Amos. Explore various modes of painting designed to extend and enliven painting in acrylics and other media. 30 & 31 July 10am-4pm. Contact Moonah Arts Centre for more info and bookings PH. 6214 7633. • Tonal Impressionism, Painting the Portrait. with Clive Sinclair, one of ‘The Melbourne Twenty’ group of prestigious painters. 2 day workshop 22 & 23 July. For more information contact Leoni Duff: lduff@art-in-pastel.com or call 0409 542 557. • Felting for Fun Workshop’s with June Hope. July 16 - Fabulous felted hat workshop. July 23 - Featherweight silk (nuno) scarf workshop. July 30 - Funky bag workshop. August 6 - Learning to felt for fun basic workshop. August 13 - Fabulous felted hat workshop. All workshops held at Forth Hall, Main Rd. 10am - 4pm $60 plus supplies you purchase. Contact june.e.hope@gmail.com or Ph. 0409 416 196.

Grants • Assistance to Individuals, this program accepts applications for a variety of projects proposed by artists to further their career. Closes 1 August, application toolkit is available from www.arts.tas.gov.au/individuals or contact Arts Tasmania PH 6233 7308. • Arts Tasmania is offering The Aboriginal arts fund, aimed at supporting Aboriginal artists and organisations committed to projects that stimulate practice of contemporary, traditional and non-traditional Aboriginal artforms. Closes 12th September, for more information visit www.arts.tas.gov.au/aaf • Start up Grants for young artists. Grants of up to $3,000 available to young artists (16-26 years of age) who have not previously received an Arts Tasmania Grant. Closes 1 August 2011. Visit www.arts.tas.gov.au or contact Art Tasmania PH 6233 7308 • Janet Holmes a Court Artists’ Grant. to provide financial assistance to professional artists for public presentation of their work. Closes 15 August. visit www.visualarts.net.au/ grantsprizes

Residencies • Arts Tasmania is offering Tasmanian artists funding for residencies throughout the state. artists working in all art forms are encourage to apply for a residencie of four to eight weeks. Closes 1st August, for more information visit www.arts.tas.gov.au/residencies

Other Opportunities • 146 ArtStudios. Five art studios are available for rent at a subsidised rate at the 146 Arts building on Elizabeth Street, Hobart. Open to writers, editors, curators, designers, cultural theorists, photographers, arts administrators, graphic, multimedia, visual artists and sculptors. Closes 2st July, for more information visit www.artsatwork.com.au/146artstudios • The Moonah Arts Centre seeks proposals for activities to be included in its Annual Program for the coming year from August 1 to September 30. Proposals for the concert series, exhibitions, workshops, school holiday workshops and special events are invited from anyone interested in undertaking a project in any artform. A pdf of Annual Program Information is available from the Moonah Arts Centre’s website: www.mac.gcc.tas.gov.au • Artefacts Inc. in Salamanca Place is calling for Emerging Artists to exhibit in their shop front window. for more information call the gallery between 10am-4pm daily on 03 6223 3839. • Arts Tasmania in partnership with Vitra Design Museum is offering a Tasmania designer the opportunity to attend an international design workshop lead by renowned international designer, artists and architects at Domaine de Boisbuchet in France. Closes 1st August for more information visit www.arts.tas.gov.au/awards • Tasmanian Government Art Site Scheme Opportunity. Arts@work is seeking expressions of interest from contemporary artists to be included on the Tasmanian Government Art Site Scheme Register of Peers. This is an ongoing register for more info email Laura Harper public.art@artsatwork.com.au • The Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize is calling for entries now. An acquisitive prize showcasing the quality and diversity of free standing sculptures up to 80 centimetres in size. Entries close 5 August, for more info visit http://sculptureprize.woollahra.nsw.gov.au/ home • Youth ARC Gallery is seeking young artists 12-25 or organisations working with young artists to present 2d work at the recently established gallery space at Youth ARC in Collins st, Hobart. For more info contact potterm@hobartcity.com.au

Website’s of interest • Arts Tasmania - www.arts.tas.gov.au • Arts @ Work - www.artsatwork.com.au • Contemporary Art Spaces Tasmania www.castgallery.org • Moonah Arts Centre http://mac.gcc.tas.gov.au/Pages • Inflight ARI - www.inflightart.com.au • Salamanca Arts Centre - www.salarts.org.au • Sawtooth ARI - www.art.org.au • Tasmanian Regional Arts www.tasregionalarts.org.au

WARP GALLERY GUIDE - July * If you are an exhibiting gallery or space in Tasmania and want to be included in the Warp Gallery Guide email: alison@warpmagazine.com.au

SOUTH 146 ARTSPACE NEW AGE: NEW MEDIA – Australia-China connections, contemporary video artists 13 June – 15 July. SpringBOARD, Designed Objects Tasmania (DOT) 18 July – 19 Aug. ART MOB Susan & Emily McCulloch’s Critics Choices 2011, a selection of stock works by leading art critics & authors, 8-24 July OPENING 6pm 8 July. Emma’s Choice 2011, Emma responds to Critic’s Choice with her selection of stock works, 5-20 Aug OPENING 6pm 5 Aug. BETT GALLERY MAIN GALLERY: 25 Years Bett Gallery, group exhibition, 6 July - 2 Aug OPENING 6pm 8 July. BACKSPACE: Michael Schlitz works on paper, 1 June - 2 Aug. MAIN GALLERY: Bronek Kozka photography, 3 Aug 6 Sep OPENING 6pm 5 Aug. BACKSPACE: Amber Koroluk - Stephenson paintings, 3 Aug - 4 Oct. CARNEGIE GALLERY Dialectic Movements, Elizabeth Woods & Kevin Leong, ends 17 July. White gums and ramoxes, Ceramics by Merric & Arthur Boyd, 28 July - 11 Sep OPENING 6pm 28 July. CAST Erotographomania, group show curated by Sarah Jones, ends 10 July. Out of Sight, various artists curated by Claire Needham, 23 July - 28 Aug OPENING 6pm 22 July. COLVILLE GALLERY GALLERY 1: Corrine Costello. GALLERY 2: Zsuzsa Kollo. Both shows 8-27 July, OPENING 5.30pm 8 July. GALLERY 1: Luke Wagner. GALLERY 2: Katy Woodroffe. Both shows 29 July – 17 Aug, OPENING 5.30pm 29 July. DESPARD GALLERY New paintings by Laura Matthews, ends 19 July. New sculpture by Bill Yaxley & Bob Jenyns, 21 July – 16 Aug, OPENING 6pm 21 July. ENTREPOT GALLERY MAIN: Spaces between Places, David Bluhdorn. LOUNGE: In medias res, Jo Chew. Both end 7 July. MAIN: Open Doors, Painting Society, OPENING 6pm 13 July. LOUNGE: Alex Davern, paintings. Both exhibitions 11-28 July. MAIN: The Raw and the Restless, Kendra Dick. LOUNGE: (joint exhibition with Kendra Dick) Greg Ferry. Both exhibitions 1-18 August. GOULBURN ST GALLERY Georgina Richmond, 8-28 July OPENING 6pm 8 July. Jenny Burnett etchings & linocuts, 15 July – 4 Aug OPENING 6pm 15 July. Paul Tilyard paintings, 5-25 Aug OPENING 6pm 5 Aug.

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INKA GALLERY INC. Visions from the Gardens of Good and Evil, Ian Hawkins. 7-27 July. Chromascura, Rodney James Alexander, 28 July - 17 Aug OPENING 5.30pm 29th July. JIMMY’S SKATE & STREET Grow Up, Martin Nester & Jonny Scholes, ends 22 July . LOVETT GALLERY Members work on show constantly changing & includes painting, sculpture, photography & ceramics. Winter open hours Sat & Sun 10-4. MASTERPIECE IXL GALLERY Clearance of Investment Stock: colonial to contemporary art MOONAH ARTS CENTRE Karadi Naidoc week Exhibition, Aboriginal Women artists, 7-10 July. Ogilvie High School An Artist’s Journey - To the Sea, Sarah Weaver & OHS Students, 14-28 July OPENING 6pm 13 July. Writer’s Reign, Tasmanian Calligraphers & poets, 6-18 Aug OPENING 6pm 5 Aug. MUSEUM OF OLD & NEW ART Monanism, continues beyond July 19, evolving. Experimenta Utopia Now, national & international ‘new media’ artists, 5 Aug - 3 Oct. PEPPERCORN GALLERY Is a co-operatively run outlet for The fine art and craftwork of local Richmond artists. PLIMSOLL GALLERY A visual investigation into the dynamics of Adolescence & Mothers, Gabrielle Falconer PhD examination submission, 16-17 July OPENING 5.30pm 15 July. Journeys - a celebration of Jonathan Holmes’ contribution to the Tasmanian School of Art, 29 July - 26 Aug OPENING 5.30pm 29 July. RED WALL GALLERY Stations of the Pig, Erin Linhart, ends 31 July. SADDLERS COURT GALLERY Exhibiting over 100 Tasmanian artists & crafts people. SALAMANCA ARTS CENTRE LONG GALLERY: Inside Antarctic History - Exploring Mawson’s Hut, 13-24 July. SIDESPACE: The Strand Line - a tale of two sisters, Deborah & Louise Fulton, 22-24 July SCHOOLHOUSE GALLERY ROSNY BARN: Japanese Design Today 100, household items produced in the 1990’s, ends 15 July. The Barn Market, high quality Craft & Design Market. 23 July 10am-3pm. The 59th Blake Prize touring exhibition, 30 July - 8 Sep.

HANDMARK GALLERY Mixed Company, Michael McWilliams painting & furniture, ends 13 July. 2011 Emerging Artist Show: Vika Fifita, 15 July – 3 Aug OPENING 6pm 15 July. 2011 Annual Print Show, Handmark Gallery Stable of printmakers, 5 -31 Aug, OPENING 6pm 5 Aug.

SONA GALLERY Ongoing stock exhibition

INFLIGHT Dark Light, FELTspace ARI, Adelaide (exchange exhibition), 9-30 July OPENING 6pm 8 July.

SPACEBAR GALLERY When I Grow Up I Want To Be A Dinosaur, Rag Tag (Ali Pyrke) menswear collection launch on sale

• Wilderness and Cultural Residencies. Tasmanian artists can apply for a residencie in one of the 13 sites of ecological and or cultural significance within Tasmania. Residencies are available from April to September, for more information visit www.arts.tas.gov.au/ residencies

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until mid September. SOUTH ARM RSL & COMMUNITY CLUB South Arm Art and Craft Exhibition, 10am-4pm on 23 &24 July. TASMANIAN LANDSCAPES GALLERY Luke O’Brien Photography. Art printing & mounting services also available. TASMANIAN MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY Finding the mysterious unknowable by Peter Dombrovskis ends July. The Reading Room, Brigita Ozolins, 23 July - 16 Oct. 2011 City of Hobart Art Prize, 23 July - 18 Sep. THE BRISBANE HOTEL Catharsis, Sean Frosali, ends 7 August. Andrew Harper Presents, group show, 2 Aug - 4 Sep OPENING 6pm 2 Aug. VON SHROEDER FINE ARTS GALLERY Aboriginal art clearance, Kimberly and Balgo Hill. Huon Pine Wall Spirits, William Yaxley. Both July. WELLINGTON GALLERY Thomas Anderson last available works original paintings, gallery open by appointment Ph. 6223 6643.

nortH HANDMARK GALLERY Lorna Riley paintings & Shauna Mayben traditional aboriginal jewellery, 10 July – 7Aug OPENING 2pm 10 July. LEONI DUFF GALLERIES Modern Masters: 3 Sydney Artists, Keith Dewell, Peter Marshal & Tim Miller. ends 15 July. OLIVERA GALLERY A selection of paintings and sketches by local artists, as well as jewellery made by renowned Tasmanian craftsmen. POWER HOUSE GALLERY Mat Carey, collection of works from 3rd year Bachelor of Contemporary Arts student, 20-31 July OPENING 6pm 20 July Unprofessional, 3rd year BCA Drama students curated by Justin Groves, 3-14 Aug OPENING 6pm 3 Aug. 2011 Scarf Exchange, curated by Sara Ferrington, 1728 Aug OPENING 6pm 17th Aug. POIMENA GALLERY Pirate Radio, Matt Warren & Scot Cotterell, ends 15 July. 10 Degrees of Separation, group show curated by Helene Weeding, 22 July - 12 Aug OPENING 5.30pm 22 July. QUEEN VICTORIA MUSEUM & ART GALLERY Hatching the Past: Dinosaur Eggs & Babies, ends 17 July. Artstart - Picturing Your Identity, ends 4 August. SAWTOOTH ARI FRONT GALLERY: Entree, David Nash, Geoff Dyer, Jo Chew, Sussanah Hart & Wayne Brookes. MIDDLE GALLERY: Knit Lab, Team Textiles. PROJECT GALLERY & NEW MEDIA GALLERY: Exclusion Zone, Glenn Folpp, Robert Ikin, Chris Morgan & Gardenia Palmer. All shows 8-30 July OPENING 6pm 8 July.

THE WILDERNESS GALLERY THYLACINE - The Tasmanian Tiger Exhibition (permanent). Peter Dombrovskis photography (permanent). 10-room purpose-built photographic gallery showcasing leading local, national and international artists, ends Mid Nov. THE ACADEMY GALLERY Junior Academy, primary & secondary school artists, 8-22 July. Esk Collection 2010-2011: Collection Australian Contemporary Art, 8-24 July. Sidney Nolan: Heroes and Legends, Sidney Nolan, 5 Aug - 16 Oct. Something Nowhere, group show of sculptural practice’s within the Academy of the Arts, 5 Aug - 2 Sep.

north WEST ATRIUM GALLERY Air 2011 Exhibition, work produced during the AIR 2011 program (Arts Tasmania), 4-29 July with a public forum on 21 July. BURNIE REGIONAL ARTS GALLERY Trace, Rosemary Burkes. Prints and Drawings by Tony Thorne. Local Embroiders group show. All three show run 15 July - 11 Sep. DEAN WALKER DESIGNS Reficere Part One “to refresh”, Josh Foley, Anne Dunham, Jeremy Close & Dean Walker. Ends 30 July. DEVONPORT REGIONAL GALLERY MAIN GALLERY: Before the Move, works from the Permanent Collection. THE LITTLE GALLERY: Emerging Artists Program: Unfolded Untouched, Dawn Blazely. Both shows end 17 July. MAIN GALLERY: 7th Leica Touring Show. In Conversation with Ellie Ray 12.30pm 26 July. THE LITTLE GALLERY: Emerging Artist Program: Unbekannt, Saskia Littlewood. Both shows 23 July - 28 Aug OPENING 6pm 22 July. GHOST ROCK VINEYARD & CELLAR DOOR Anntoinette Ralston, dynamic paintings, ends 5 August. HIGHLANDER RESTUARANT Mathew Simms, until end of July. PARADOX BAZAAR Unique Tasmanian Art & Craft creations operated by, and featuring the works of, local Artists and Craftspeople and is constantly changing throughout the year www.paradoxbazaar.com.au WONDERS OF WYNYARD GALLERY Passages, Stitches & Beyond craft group, 1-21 July OPENING 6PM 1 July. One Woman’s Perspective, Judy Taylor 10-28 Aug OPENING 6pm 10 Aug.

KING ISLAND LOLLIPOP GALLERY + BOATHOUSE GALLERY Paintings by Caroline Kininmonth and Bridget Levy on exhibit throughout the year and continually changing.

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Laughs all round Hobart Comedy Festival is back again and along for the ride are a gaggle of comedians jetting in from overseas and interstate to join a few snappy locals, for a twelve-day run of laughs, jokes and satire. Hobart Comedy Festival Director Craig Wellington shares some insight on the work and perspective of organising an event of this magnitude. Billed as the “World’s Smallest Cultural Event” in 2002, the festival of laughs has now hit its ninth year. Having hand-picked performers for the previous festivals, Wellington is getting the hang of picking the excellent from the chaff. He chooses with a discerning ear, attaining a good mix of Australian and international performers in order to knock the socks off the audience. This year aims high and Wellington is proud of the festival’s unique and boutique trademark. “Instead of a range of one-hour shows by a vast number of comedians, we aim to distil the best into unique line-ups and bring them to Hobart,” he said. The hard work is done for the audience; instead of having “too much to choose from” the festival team works hard to produce shows with a diverse array of acts all available in one side-splitting performance. The Festival maintains its boutique mystique through their selection criteria. Comedians only appear by invitation unlike the majority of Festivals around the world, such as the Edinburgh Fringe where anyone can “register, book a venue and run our show.” Acts are chosen based on excellence, anonymity and locale. Wellington spotlights Tasmanian artists, particularly those who have moved interstate and are performing at a national and international level. The festival offers a chance to let these expats show their home state what they’ve been up to. This year heralds the return of European Man, Luke McGregor and John Cambo Campbell whom Wellington says are “hard working Tasmanian comedians who have made the transition to working at the national level.”

This year Wellington is proud to be a swag of international comedians to Hobart, particularly, Jeff Green; “an amazing comedian and a real superstar in the UK,” Green might be familiar to some for his work in Live on the West End and a guest spot on Spicks and Specks. Green performs stand up across the globe but this is his first visit to Hobart. This visit Wellington says is made possible by Green’s new Australian wife, which makes Tassie a quick trip rather than an ocean voyage. As festival director, Wellington protests at talk of favourites, he bases the acts on the criteria. However, as the showcase event of the Festival, the Big Finale is certainly one to watch. Joining Jeff Green on the Theatre Royal stage is Australian comedian Denise Scott. “Whether you are a teenager or a grand parent, you are not going to see Denise Scott perform live and NOT fall in love with her, she’s a bloody national treasure and one of the country’s best comedians,” Wellington said. Running over twelve days, the Festival is designed to allow for generous consumption. There are no overlaps in the schedule which means that short of the tickets selling out (and they will), it is possible to see as much comedy as you can handle, whether that be a full roster or one or two shows. “Last July we had queues to buy tickets for 10pm shows during the Festival. It shows that if you bring excellent entertainment to town, no matter that it is cold, people (who) want a real winter warmer, can get it at the Hobart Comedy Festival. The value of what you pay for what you see is better than anywhere in the world.” It’s a bold statement from a passionate man who has grown the event from the “smallest cultural event in the world” to “one of the best little festivals of its kind.” TOM HOPKINS

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How did you start in comedy? It was something I’d wanted to try for a long time. Raw comedy and alcohol got me on stage for the first time at 27 years of age and it went well. The rest is history! What does the Hobart comedy festival bring to local audiences? It brings a professional level of comedy that we don’t always see in Hobart. It’s great for the local scene and for the audience to enjoy acts that they’d normally have to travel interstate and even overseas to experience. What’s been your worst experience doing stand-up? I did a gig for the Tasmanian Shooters Association in Bothwell, in a school gym with about 200 casually dressed spectators. I arrived, suited up. It was a tough gig. Before I got there, I was worried I’d get shot, but halfway through my act, I was hoping

someone would put me out of my misery with a shotgun. What is your favourite joke to tell at a dinner party? As I’m off the clock, I don’t really tell jokes at dinner parties, I don’t try to be the funniest guy at the dinner party. Do you live comedy or is it an alter ego that you indulge upon stage? The comedy I produce on stage is a part of me, not an alter ego; just something I bring out on occasion. I’m not the funniest guy all the time; I think it would do my head in! Are you looking forward to performing with other comedians? I’m always looking forward to these kinds of gigs - I get to work with comedians I admire and reach a wider audience. These gigs are especially great for Hobart, as these opportunities don’t come up very often, it’s always a treat for both the audience, and myself so... Come out and support the Festival, if you don’t it will go away! TOM HOPKINS

The Hobart Comedy Festival 18 - 30 July 2011 Date

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Monday 18 July

Backspace Theatre