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While this may have been one of the more insipid election campaigns since Gough Whitlam first injected a bit of pop star into polling, it’s not been completely devoid of verve. Indeed, with only days to go until we exercise our great democratic right in telling the ‘how to vote’ changelings to bugger off, the pundits are still divided on who is likely to pocket the keys to The Lodge. So, in the spirit of getting all political for a couple of weeks every three years, here are three hot predictions from around the X-Press office.

1: The Greens will take out a majority in the Senate. Celebrating with a couple of fat scoobies in their parliamentary offices, the smoke will be sucked up in the airconditioning system and permeated through the Senate. Barnaby Joyce will later be seen running around the chamber naked screaming “we’re not in Kansas anymore”, and Laurie Oakes will soon after break the news

that Joyce has defected to the Sex Party.

2: The Liberal Party will trounce the ALP in a shock defeat. Tony Abbott will quickly set about passing emergency legislation to cleanse Australia of its sins.

Included will be a complete overhaul of television programming in this country, with a number of major titles relaunched under new government guidelines in 2011 including: MasterChef (The Last Supper), Big Brother (God Is In The House), Home And Away (No Place For A Gay), Border Security (Turn That Boat Around) and Neighbours (No, You Can’t Root Them).

3: The majority of Australians will come to their senses and realise Tony Abbott is a complete and utter screwball and vote for the ALP purely to ensure we’re not the laughing stock of the civilised world and eradicating decades of hard work to create this tolerant, free and loveable country we call Australia.

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See you at the polling booth!

And lastly, we sadly say goodbye to our Local Music Editor David Craddock this issue. It’s been a hoot Davey – The Sunday Times offices aren’t far from ours, so we’ll meet you half way between for a regular swill. And we welcome our new music man/ machine Liam Ducey to the team, who commences in September. _JULIAN TOMPKIN

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The Modfather himself, Mr Paul Weller has just announced a second Perth date, after tickets to the first show bolted out the door.

So for all the unlucky ones who missed out on tickets, Weller now plays a second show on Thursday, October 14, at Metro Freo – the night before his sold out appearance at Fremantle Arts Centre. Tickets for this second show go on-sale from Friday, August 27, from Ticketmaster. Get in quick!

Ah, remember the days of seeing great indie, electronic, experimental and hip hop gigs in that dark wallpapered Bakery space? Sweltering inside in the middle of summer and stepping out into the courtyard to make friends with like minded Perth individuals? It would be an understatement to say that Perth’s alternative music and arts scene has missed the Bakery – we’ve had a giant hole in our hearts and social calendars for almost two years now!

But the time of mourning is over – The Bakery is officially re-opening to the public on Saturday, September 25. The venue re-opens with a larger main performance space, and an exciting new covered outdoor courtyard area constructed from stacked sea containers. The Breadbox Gallery remains for art exhibitions, with a new performance space, the Blackbox Studio, out back. The launch party will see Pond come down from their orangetree, joined by Sydney drone-pop hipsters Songs, Mental Powers, SmRts, The Epic Of Gilgamesh and The Melted Desert Trio.

Those attending the art and design conference Semi-Permanent will get a sneak peek at The Bakery the previous night, with the official after party for the event featuring the Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra and Chico Mann (this party will be limited to Semi-Permanent attendees). Head to the new Bakery website nowbaking.com.au for ticket sales to Opening Night and information about all upcoming Bakery events, including Chico Mann, Damo Suzuki of Can, Sun Araw, Deadboy, Mulatu, Low, DJ Hostage, Grouper, Femi Kuti and Phife and Ali of A Tribe Called Quest, to name but a few.

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ROCKING THE ROCKS

After a sell out season last year, Live At The Quarry returns for the 2010/11 season. Get ready for a series of top music performances in the Quarry’s idyllic surrounds. Featured in the season will be the new darling of the Australian music scene, Lisa Mitchell, playing songs from her impressively mature debut album, Wonder.

Iconic musician John Williamson brings his Australian histories to life under the stars, as will the magical Clare Bowditch delight Quarry audiences this season. Mark Seymour will play a double bill with mate James Reyne, both drawing from their vast back catalogues for a truly special performance. Tickets for the Quarry shows sell out notoriously fast, so make sure you’re ready when tickets to this unique WA season goes on sale at 9am on Thursday, August 26, from ticketmaster.com. au. For more information head to liveatthequarry.com.au. Start planning your picnics now!

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ALWAYS GREENER

A Day On The Green celebrates its 10 th anniversar y this year and to commemorate the occasion, organisers have invited some big name Australian acts to take to the stage at Kings Park & Botanic Gardens on Sunday, November 21. This latest edition of A Day On The Green will feature live performances from trusty favourite Jimmy Barnes, who is set to release his 16th studio album on Friday, August 27. Joining Barnes on stage will be Vanessa Amorosi, Tex Perkins & The Dark Horses, Diesel, Dan Sultan and Vika & Linda – making for one heck of a show! Tickets for this special event are likely to sell out, so get yours from Ticketmaster from Monday, August 23, onwards.

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If you’re unsure who to vote for, I urge Dear X-Press, Dear X-Press, you to do some research about the Australian Tony Abbott is a backwards, right-wing dickhead Sex Party, which you can do at sexparty.org.au. Thank you so much for your article Club Viva la Sex Party!

Chronicles (#1226 Salt)! and Julia Gillard is a pansy who prefers to lean The Red Parrot....Underground… and towards the right than the left for fear of voter Brooke of course, Limbos. Bring ‘em back! retribution, so we’re only left with a few choices Via Email They were truly places of great music for this Saturday’s election. (none of this r‘n’b stuff that’s so slow even my Obviously I’m not going to vote for granddame gets bored!) with a great mixture of Family First (I’m not supporting any group A MUSICAL OASIS people. I miss them... or maybe I’m just getting of creationists who believe that the world is old?

10,000 years old), so who should I give my first Dear X-Press, preference to – The Greens or The Sex Party?

Up until last week I was sure I was going to Bravo on an excellent ‘best albums’ feature in Sandra (over 40 with no place to dance) vote Greens but since then, I’ve been reading last week’s anniversary edition. Gotta love a list Via Email up about the Sex Party and it turns out they’re - so good for the stimulation of healthy debate not just a bunch of sex maniacs, as their name among music obsessives. suggests.

My two cents? On the topic of The more I read up on their policies, controversial omissions from said list I thought the more convinced I am that they are the right Oasis might have got a guernsey, if not for party for me to vote for. They want to legalise Morning Glory in 1995 ahead of The Bends (only same sex marriage, introduce an R and X rating because Radiohead already have another listing for computer games (rather than banning for OK Computer) then certainly Definitely Maybe their sale in Australia), overturn mandatory ISP (or Blur’s Parklife for that matter) ahead of Grace filtering, enact national pregnancy termination for 1994. laws, conduct a Royal Commission into child Deceased artists so often get undue sex abuse by religious institutions, end tax credit and Jeff Buckley would be a prime exemptions for religious institutions, legalise example. Okay, the guy could sing but his songs medicinal marijuana and allow for voluntary were only so-so. Anyway, great work - more lists euthanasia to take place. Obviously they have a please!

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When they return they realise a war has begun and that they’ve lost everyone and everything they treasured. Get your entries in now to see this fabulous film based on the best selling novel from John Marsden.

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LLAMA LIVE

Welcome to Llama Live – the latest addition to the local live music landscape. A weekly showcase of the crème of the scene from Perth and beyond, every Thursday will see a new handpicked selection of bands from ’80s synth pop to dance punk and everything in between. Drinks, tapas, music and you – the ultimate weekend warm up at the Llama Bar, Subiaco every Thursday night. It all kicks off on Thursday, September 2, with Good Little Fox and Resort. And throughout the rest of September catch Sneaky Weasel Gang, The Brow Horn Orchestra, Brash & Sassy, and The Domnicks, featuring Dom Mariani and Nick Shepherd. $10 entry or $20 for table seating (including a drink). Free entry before 7.30pm.

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FUNNY ON FILM

Taking place as part of this year’s Rottofest weekend, The Search For Australia’s Funniest Filmmaker will shine the spotlight on comedy film production in all its many forms. There will be prizes for Funniest Skit and Funniest Film, plus a spot at the ninth annual Bohemia Outdoor Film Festival in 2011 up for grabs. A range of films have been short listed for the competition, including Batman’s Little Brother, Erika Heynatz Cashed Up Bogans, Paranormal Penis Activity, Half Time Spray, Shit Happens, The Awkward Man and many others. Tickets for Rottofest, which takes MODEL CITIZEN Most Australians will recognise Erika Heynatz place from Friday, August 27, ’til Sunday, August for her roles as a model/television presenter but 29, are on sale now from Heatseeker. few know that Heynatz isn’t just a pretty face – she’s also talented a singer and performer with a strong love for pop music. After challenging her musical abilities on Channel 7’s It Takes Two series, Heynatz decided it was time to take the plunge and follow her dream of becoming a musician.

“It wasn’t until an opportunity came up through Channel 7 where I was put in a position where I got to explore all these different genres of music and it really gave me that solid nudge – you can’t really dance around the Join Joan Jett at Southbound outsides of what you want to do,” says Hetnatz of her start in the music industry. “It wasn’t until I threw myself into that very vulnerable SOUNDS OF THE SOUTH and public position that I thought ‘I’m 100 per If you like the sound of performing alongside cent going to commit to this and I am absolutely Interpol, Klaxons, Joan Jett, Eskimo Joe and Birds prepared to make a fool of myself because this is Of Tokyo at Southbound 2011, then you should absolutely what I want to do’.” register your band today with Sonicbids.com.

With strong support from EMI Music, All you need to do is upload your band’s tracks Heynatz embarked on a voyage to find her to Sonicbids before Friday, October 29, to be sound, visiting various cities around the world in the running to win a highly coveted spot at to work with accomplished songwriters and Southbound. The winners will be announced on producers.

Thursday, November 11, and will join the many “At the time, they said ‘we think it’s big acts at Sir Stewart Bovell Park in Busselton really important for you to flush out all of your from Saturday, January 1, ’til Monday, January 3. ideas and we want to send you out and expose you to as many different types of music and writers as possible, just to try to find your sound’. Just being in a foreign place working with absolute strangers who have no pre-conceived ideas of me helped.”

The result of these explorations is Sweeter Side, Heynatz’s debut album that delivers a delightful blend of saucy pop and folky sounds. To hear Erika’s tracks and to purchase her album, head online to erika.com.au.

SIMPLY (LITTLE) RED

The lovely lads from Little Red will hit the touring circuit this September in support of their highly anticipated new album Midnight Remember. Out on Friday, September 10, the album promises tracks that will have your toes tapping and head bopping, with plenty of harmonies thrown in for good measure. Along for the ride will be Sparkadia, who will join Little Red onstage when they hit Settlers Tavern in Margaret River on Thursday, September 30; The Prince Of Wales in Bunbury on Friday, October 1; and the Astor Theatre on Saturday, October 2. Tickets for all gigs are on sale now through Moshtix.

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DASS IST GOOD

Kulcha’s been taken over by all things Indian this month, with a great performance by Aslam Khan last week being chased by another maestro on the stage this Friday, Samuel J Dass, one of the most exciting players on the international sitar circuit. A multi-award winning musician and composer who has studied with some of India’s great musicians, Dass will be playing a night of improvised music together with Indian tabla wizard, Gurpreet Singh. Friday, August 20, Kulcha, Fremantle. Tickets $25 on the door or $23 pre-sale from kulcha.com.au. Doors open 8pm.

TURA ELEMENTS

Indian classical masters combine with Australian jazz greats and a rising indigenous music star for an evening of new, vibrant and enchanting music and dance at Perth Concert Hall on Thursday, September 9, called Five Elements. The concert features Australians Adrian Sheriff (trombonist and shakuhachi), Alister Spence (keyboards), Sandy Evans (saxophones) and Amos Roach (didgeridoo). And from India; Guru Kaaraikkudi Mani (mridangam), BV Balasai (flute), and Rajeswari Sainath (Bharatanatyam dancer).

The tour will begin its run in Darwin, before making its way to Kununurra, Broome, Beagle Bay, Djarindjin/ Lombadina, One Arm Point and finally to Perth Concert Hall. Tickets on-sale now through bocsticketing. com.au.

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BROTHERS LIVE

Back in 1985, Dire Straits’ Brothers In Arms was Australia’s biggest selling album, said by Glenn Baker to be “one of contemporary music’s shining high water marks”. The album was chased by a tour that saw thousands upon thousands of Australians flock to see Mark Knopfler and his band playing around the country. Now, 25 years on, Classic Albums Live presents a phenomenal line-up of musicians in a fully-staged concert performance of the complete Brothers In Arms album. For one night only ten amazing musicians come together to play some of the greatest songs ever written, including hit singles Money For Nothing, So Far Away and Walk Of Life. Saturday, November 6, at The Burswood Theatre. Tickets through ticketek. com.au. Doors open 8pm.

SWING LOW

And The Bakery announcements have already begun! Minnesota indie-rock gods Low bring their mesmerising slowcore sounds to the venue in late October. Famed for their sonically intense sound, Drums And Guns – the band’s latest album – features minimalist drum loops working alongside subtle melody. The Perth show will see the band perform material from across their entire catalogue, with local support from Erasers and Schvendes. Saturday, October 23, The Bakery, Northbridge. Tickets are $44 plus booking fee from 78 Records, Mills Records, Planet Video and nowbaking.com. au. Doors open 8pm.

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TALKING TREE

Helmed by Perth producer Sue Taylor and French filmmaker Julie Bertucelli (Since Otar Left) and based on an Aussie book, The Tree recently closed the 2010 Cannes Film Festival to a standing ovation. The Tree tells the story of a young girl who becomes convinced her dead father is whispering to her through the leaves of a Morton Bay fig tree on the family property. The film features performances from Charlotte Gainsbourg (Antichrist) and Aden Young. Luna cinemas are holding a special Talking Pictures event with Sue Taylor on Thursday, September 23, at Luna Leederville. Sue Taylor has been a filmmaker for over twenty-five years and is known for her work on The Shark Net, Last Train To Freo, 3 Acts of Murder and more. Tickets to the screening and Q & A are $15.50 ($11.50 conc.) from Luna Box Office and online at lunapalace.com.au. The Tree season begins at Luna Leederville on Thursday, September 30.

And while we’re at Luna, Luna Palace Cinemas recently took out the title of ‘Best National Independent Urban Cinema’ at the Australian International Movie Convention. The award, presented by AIDA (Australian Independent Distributors Association) marks the second time Luna Palace has taken this prestigious title.

Congratulations guys; an award well-deserved!

SEX ME UP

Campaigning for same-sex marriage, a uniform sex education curriculum, national antidiscrimination laws and the legalisation of voluntary euthanasia, The Australian Sex Party hopes to take the Australian political system by storm at our upcoming Federal Election. Before they can do that, they need your help to spread the word by passing out How To Vote cards at polling places around the state. If helping spread the word of the Australian Sex Party out sounds like your cup of tea then you should definitely head along to DeVille’s Pad tonight, Thursday, August 19, for some ‘slave training’. Doors open at 5pm at 3 Aberdeen Street in Perth. If you can’t make the 5pm session, fear not because another one will be taking place that night at 7.30pm at the Northbridge Piazza.

TIGHT ARSE MONDAY

Like the idea of seeing any movie every week for almost half the price? Well if you’re a student you can at Event Cinemas Innaloo! Any student with a valid student card gets $8 movie tickets to any film every Monday, excluding public holidays, as part of Event Cinemas’ Student Mondays club. So every Monday you can see a movie and munch on popcorn for just $14.

Yeeha. Event Cinemas also has special Student Monday previews and competitions throughout the year. Head down to Event Cinemas Innaloo now and grab your Student Mondays key ring membership card. Mondays are looking up!

FALLING SLOWLY

On the back of the release of their latest album The Curse Of Us, College Fall continue their run of gigs throughout WA, winding up on Sunday, August 22, at The Broken Hill Hotel from 4pm.

Head down and catch one of WA’s finest (they currently live in Melbourne, but we can ignore that for now…).

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BOMBA AWAY

Nicky Bomba recently released his debut solo album, Planet Juice, following years of performing with his band, Bomba.

As such there was an initial direction for Planet Juice would showcase, but a more organic evolution took place. “Initially I had a stripped back acoustic style album in mind,” he says, “but once I started to lay down the initial tracks, all these colours poured out. I couldn’t deny the flow and realised this was going to be some kind of cathartic process. I think it saved me a heap on therapy.”

Bomba has been touring all year, drumming with the John Butler Trio, but has managed to play shows in support of Planet Juice around the world as well.

“It’s been really enjoyable, actually, because I mainly do those shows with random musicians and the result has been great every time. I did one in Boulder, Colorado, with a local reggae group the night before the Red Rocks gig with JBT. They had learnt some of my tunes and even sang the harmonies. The language of music and the friendships that result is inspiring. I try to keep it all in perspective too.”

It’s been a very busy year for Bomba, but one suspects he wouldn’t have it any other way.

“Well there is always the danger of spreading yourself too thin but I have always enjoyed living life to the fullest, exploring and learning constantly. A lot of it is about good time management too, I battled procrastination and self doubt for many years then I learnt how to switch off the TV. It helped.”

Catch Nicky Bomba & The Mojo Allstars at Mojo’s next Wednesday, August 25.

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JOHN BUTLER Soldier’s Lament The John Butler Trio’s April Uprising tour hits the Fremantle Arts Centre with a sold-out show next Friday, August 27.

John Butler is a man among men, but importantly he’s just some guy as well.

Long having been asked to comment on the real matters in Australian society, he’s likely to give an impassioned answer with a qualification that it is just his opinion. As a young man, anger was his energy, but over a decade on from busking in the streets in Fremantle, it seems he understands the joy that his music seems to bring to people and this is the most important jewel of all.

The John Butler Trio’s latest album, April Uprising, debuted at the #1 position in Australia and its DVD companion, The Making Of April Uprising, would seem likely to do similar when it is released on August 27. The band are set to tour Australia having arrived back from their most successful US and European tours, including a sold-out show at the famed Red Rocks venue in Colorado, the Trio’s biggest ever US show.

The new JBT line-up with Nicky Bomba and Byron Luiters seems to be firing on all cylinders and John Butler is clearly revelling in a new era. This interview was conducted last Friday morning and he was seen dancing happily around at The Basement Birds’ Astor gig later that night.

By BOB GORDON Yesterday on an episode of It’s Academic there was a question about the John Butler Trio...

(Laughs) Really, are you serious?

The question was ‘what band released an album called April Uprising earlier this year – was it 1) Gorillaz or 2) The John Butler Trio’... You’re recently back from overseas. It sounds Did they answer it correctly? like the US experience this time was a real moment in time?

Yes, the Year 9s from Wherever High in Yeah both Europe and America were Sydney answered it correctly. great this time. Especially America, it’s a big fish to Wow. That’s a big barometer of what’s fry. It’s more likely to consume you rather than you going on. I’m glad the Year 9s knew it, that’s having any kind of effect on it. After eight years to good. We’re okay. We’re still relevant (laughs). not be consumed and to notice that you maybe are, I guess in a way, affecting culture. You’re part I heard you were also once mentioned on of the world over there, you can sell out Red Rocks, Neighbours. Is it weird to end up in the which is an iconic kind of milestone for a band mainstream like that? to play. It definitely hit a different chart on this It’s pretty weird. I find it very surreal. last tour. It’s a very cool thing, for want of a better That’s the word. It’s like what the hell? I don’t know what it’s like for you, because you’re not word, after eight years working, to say, ‘awesome! me, but we’ve known each other a long time and That wasn’t in vain’. It’s great, you know? And you’re having a great time with people. Every night you’re it feels pretty weird to me (laughs). kind of bringing the party to town and everybody You’re right, it is weird. Then there was the leaves the concert and there’s loads of smiles on dreadlocked guy on Big Brother some years people’s faces and you kind of feel okay. ago who wore all of three shirts in about three months and one of them was a John Iconic seems the word for Red Rocks; it certainly was for U2 and their career back in 1983. Are Butler tee.

I can’t explain it. I find it interesting... there some moments where you really feel that you’ve arrived? and surreal.

We’ve supported various bands at Red Still it must be affirming in a way, you make Rocks eight or nine times. We’ve always been like a music that has a message and it would new band and would think that perhaps, one day, appear that both the music and the message maybe we could actually headline and then to get to that point where you do and we are, you have are getting out there...

Yeah, it’s essentially the art more to pinch yourself and go, ‘I think we did it... yeah, we so than any message, or anything cerebral or did it. We’re doing it, holy shit. This is what it feels like. whatever. The music is the art of it and if that’s Wow’. It’s a moment. touching someone enough to be one of the three t-shirts they wear over a 15-week period Looking back to the previous JBT line-up’s last then that’s deep enough (laughs). It’s cool in show at West Coast Blues ‘n’ Roots in April, 2009, that way and I’m pretty stoked about that. That it wasn’t hard to notice that you walked off left people like it in that way. I think I’ve always of stage and the other guys exited to the right. been like that, from the first time I busked, I was Then a year later at the same show with a new just stoked that people liked it. That they felt band, it was such a different moment. So much compelled to stop while they were probably must have happened between the two Aprils, busy doing their errands, they actually stopped what were the differences?

The show this April was the celebration for five minutes and may have put some money in my hand. Of all the great things out there in of an album that we’d just done with each other the world, with all of the distractions, and all of and a new relationship that had borne this fruit. It the information, that people go out of their way had debuted at number #1, it was all very exciting. to go to a concert, or buy an album, I’m pretty And we played well, you know? We played very chuffed by that. well and it was a lot of fun. We played the Byron

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“I THINK I’VE ALWAYS BEEN LIKE THAT, FROM THE FIRST TIME I BUSKED, I WAS JUST STOKED THAT PEOPLE LIKED IT. THAT THEY FELT COMPELLED TO STOP WHILE THEY WERE PROBABLY BUSY DOING THEIR ERRANDS, THEY ACTUALLY STOPPED FOR FIVE MINUTES AND MAY HAVE PUT SOME MONEY IN MY HAND.” Bay Blues & Roots and played not so well because of stupid transport and bad sound and whatever else, but at that one we played really well.

We played really well, too, at that last gig, with the last line-up, with Michael and Shannon.

It’s just that it was sad. I was sad, I love those guys.

I was sad because I really had to, not because I just really wanted to. It wasn’t like I hated the guys and had to get away from them; it was musically and artistically, it was that kind of decision.

It was sad because I’d done so much with them. And everybody knew about it, you know? That was the thing, I didn’t want anybody to really know about it. This is their last show! It was a bit too personal. It’s like breaking up with someone in front of 5,000 people.

So one show was sad and the other was a celebration. It’s kind of like death and birth, in a way.

From what I can gather when you’re on the road the gathering is like an extended family.

Even more so now on this Australian tour where Mama Kin (his wife, Danielle Cuarana) is playing some of the shows and (brother-in-law) Nicky Bomba now drums in the John Butler Trio. It seems that you’ve been able to combine the two great loves of your life – family and music – when you go out of the road. Do you pinch yourself sometimes, knowing that you’ve been able to accomplish that?

Yeah, all the time. I am constantly surprised by it as well. It almost as like it’s meant to be (laughs). It’s like I’m in a small village – if you lived in a village you would just play with your neighbours and your brothers and sisters and that’s what we’re doing, I guess. It’s local produce (laughs). I can’t explain it, it’s just very natural. Like everything, it’s just trying to find balance as well.

My band is my family but my family is also my family. There’s time for family, not just time for ‘family and touring’.

You attended the Sorry Day celebration in Canberra in 2008. While you were away on tour recently Kevin Rudd was deposed. How did you feel about that?

(Pauses) Oh, how do I feel? I’m a bit of a gut player, you know? I’m not a number crunchers guy, it’s not like I’ve investigated the Labor Party,

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but how it looks from the outside is like a coup d’état run by the mineral resource complex of this country. Obviously that has a huge influence on the Labor Party and the Liberal Party. I don’t think he was probably much of a team player. He didn’t play with them and he was going to tax the hell out of some big corporate monsters and I think between those two things you’ve got a coup. That’s how I kind of see it. Is that how it happened? I don’t know. But I know that he was taxing a billion dollar industry and planning to up it by say, 10 per cent.

(Adopts a Texan accent) That’s a lotta goddamn money (laughs). From what I’ve seen America’s run by oil and from what I’ve seen of this country it’s run by mineral power.

It’s a little disappointing from that part of things. I’m not a Rudd fan, I didn’t vote for Rudd.

And I’m not a Liberal fan and I don’t vote for Liberal.

But to see something play out so blatantly... that’s just what I thought. It was very blatant. I mean Rudd did say ‘Sorry’ but he kept the intervention in place as well.

We could go into this for the bucket of worms that it is. I don’t watch a lot of television, but every time I do I kind of get sick to my stomach about how transparent politics is nowadays. I mean they’re still kissing babies and thinking that that’s cool (laughs). It’s like a really bad d-grade film. You watch it and think, ‘you can’t be serious’. It’s like watching The Office – you think ‘this is a joke, that’s why it’s funny’. But this is like watching The Office and it’s real. It’s like, ‘oh my God, no!’ (laughs).

And in the ongoing soap opera between Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott, with the ghost of Rudd and others in the background, there’s been very little said about Indigenous Australia...

Yeah, there’s the economy to think about and we’ve got a bunch of fuckin’ money and a bunch of rocks so let’s go on with the business.

That’s what I’m saying – I believe in the idea of voting, but the demographic system in this country has been taken over. That’s not a conspiracy theorist kind of thing, that’s the truth you know?

The last time someone came in and tried to make some big changes was Gough Whitlam – they kicked him out. Straight out. He wasn’t even radical.

You don’t have to do too much to be radical in Australia. It’s kind of sad. I love this place. I love it, I love it, I love it. I love its people; I love its culture yet it’s as though we’ve got a giant tick on us who’s terrified of sucking us.

And keeping us in the middle of the road...

Exactly. Keeping us there. We have so many roots, but we’re shallow. We want so much more for our lives but it’s all about their mining dollars. It’s sad. That’s the thing about real culture, so of course Indigenous affairs doesn’t factor at all because our country is run by zombies. In this case mineral hungry zombies.

(Laughs) But hey... that’s just my opinion.

In last week’s 25th birthday issue of X-Press we ran a photo of you backstage at Mojo’s in 1998.

You were a little cherub. What would the John Butler now – knowing what was ahead - tell the one then?

I’d say don’t worry and don’t think that your anger is what propels you. It’s the love inside you that propels you, not the anger. I was so angry then, angry at the whole thing. Your love and the spirit are a lot more powerful than your angst and your politics. Chill out, man. And stop smoking so much dope! www.xpressmag.com.au

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TEX PERKINS Cash Is King The Man In Black: The Johnny Cash Story, comes to Perth for a season at the Regal Theatre from Tuesday, August 24 until Sunday, September 5. BOB GORDON speaks with Tex Perkins. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know how far they had projected for it,â&#x20AC;? Tex Perkins says, recalling The Man In Black crewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s early ambitions. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know during rehearsals we were leading up to a two-week run at the Athenaeum Theatre and I remember thinking to myself, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;fucking hell, how am I gonna get through that? The same thing over and over again. Fuck!â&#x20AC;&#x2122;. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve now done 120 of these things (laughs).â&#x20AC;?

The show seems to have developed a life of its own, even garnering a Helpmann Award nomination for Best Australian Contemporary Concert for its Sydney Opera House season. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gone beyond any projections that I had,â&#x20AC;? Perkins says.â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s odd; you still seem to find something each time you go out. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good show and it works. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good bunch of people working around me, basically. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had enough control of it to allow it to change as itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gone along. I can drop certain songs and replace them in order to keep it fresh. It has been a great challenge. The discipline required is a whole new area for me.â&#x20AC;?

Indeed. One canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t imagine The Beasts Of Bourbon ever having to do matinee shows. It must be a shock to the system. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yeah, two shows a day on Saturdays and even on Wednesdays as well. Again, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all about discipline. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s given me a chance to compare, when you do two shows in one day, when youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re sober in the first one, completely.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a comparatively new experience for me as well (laughs). To entertain people for a couple of hours and be completely and utterly sober and it being so early in the day.â&#x20AC;?

These things take time. The Man In Black show was trumpeted to Perkins back in 2008, when he was out touring with his tongue-incheek covers outfit, Tex Perkins & His Ladyboyz.

Essentially Perkins was approached for The Man In Black at a time when he was The Man In White. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Exactly,â&#x20AC;? he laughs.â&#x20AC;&#x153;Oh dear, the sweet irony. Especially when you consider the lyrics in The Man In Black - â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;until we start to make a move; to make a few things right; youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll never see me wear a suit of whiteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. I felt enormously hypocritical, singing that line (laughs).â&#x20AC;?

â&#x20AC;&#x153;THE MAN IN BLACK POPPED UP OUT OF NOWHERE AND IT WAS THE PERFECT THING TO GET INVOLVED IN. IT WASNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;T ABOUT DOING AN ALBUM OR GETTING INVOLVED WITH A RECORD COMPANY AGAIN, IT WAS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT SCENARIO. IT WAS PERFECT TIMING.â&#x20AC;?

Back in 2008 the Ladyboyz album had been released due to a contractual obligation album for Universal Music. Any release within the ensuing 12 months would see Universal take a cut out of it, so a stage show setting was a fortuitous invitation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Man In Black popped up out of nowhere and it was the perfect thing to get involved in,â&#x20AC;? Perkins says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t about doing an album or getting involved with a record company again, it was a completely different scenario. It was perfect timing. So I was approached and it was the perfect thing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Obviously I hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t thought of it before but all the elements were there for me to say yes quickly to it. I mean Johnny Cash... my first band did a lot of Johnny Cash songs. Johnny Cash is almost my homeground, really. If it was any other great musical icon I would have thought about it a lot longer. Johnny Cash is almost easy for me. I feel more comfortable singing Johnny Cash songs than I do my own.â&#x20AC;?

While the show pays tribute to Cash, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s certainly not a tribute act. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rather than do a meticulous theatre

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imitation itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s as if I wear his magic boots,â&#x20AC;? Perkins explains. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I put them on and I just act natural. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t feel restricted to an imitation; I just get in his boots and act naturally from there. Am I making sense?â&#x20AC;?

Dare we say itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s... the vibe? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Well exactly, you just keep that... vibe. I mean the music is there, the atmosphere and that context. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s beyond acting, really, you just sort of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;beâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;.â&#x20AC;?

Just prior to the showâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s initial season last year, Perkins and co performed The Man In Black at Port Phillip Prison. It was a very Cash thing to do. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Well that was a way to add a bit of authenticity to the show,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Part of the show, essentially, is a recreation of the Folsom and

San Quentin concerts. Those two albums have provided the most of what I can refer to, just in hearing how he relates to the audience. The way he is onstage. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So it was good for authenticity, but also it was a fantastic publicity stunt.â&#x20AC;?

Not to mention intimidating? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Absolutely. On the day we just kind of got on with it and tried to joke our way through it. But there was a moral pinball going around in my head. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not one for unrelenting punishment, I think thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s room for compassion in the corrective services, but I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wanna be the guy in there. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was interesting to be entertaining people who had done some horrible things. I mean Julian Knight, who did the Hoddle Street Massacre (a 1987 incident which saw seven people killed and 19 injured), was sitting in the front row.

We know what heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s done, the mind could only boggle about what the other 200 guys had.â&#x20AC;?

Also featuring The Tennessee Four and vocalist, Rachael Tidd, The Man In Black showcases such Cash favourites as Ring of Fire, I Walk the Line, Folsom Prison Blues, Sunday Morninâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Coming Down, Get Rhythm, A Boy Named Sue and Hey Porter.

Songs from Cashâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s final era of studio work, the Rick Rubin-produced American Recordings, is also featured. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We do about three songs from the latter period, especially Hurt,â&#x20AC;? Perkins says, highlighting Cashâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s acclaimed Nine Inch Nails cover. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our show deals with the death of June and his impending passing.â&#x20AC;?

It must be said that while Johnny Cashâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s music was always affecting, the American Recordings were truly the songs of a man singing from his deathbed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t exactly enjoy a lot of it for that very reason,â&#x20AC;? Perkins relates. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I hear that stuff I just want to say, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;God, let him lie down. Let him go home for a whileâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. But Hurt and The Beast In Me (Nick Lowe), Nick Caveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s song (Mercy Seat) and Leonard Cohenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bird On A Wire are great examples of how he could take a song and... basically he was the context. Those lyrics were embedded in the context of Johnny Cashâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life, it brings a whole new depth and meaning to them.â&#x20AC;?

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DEAD LETTER CIRCUS Still Disconnected Only two months since their last WA visit Dead Letter Circus have reignited the coal fires on the tour train and set off for a national tour arriving at the Geraldton Wintersun Hotel on Friday, August 20, and Capitol in Perth on Saturday, August 21. BRENDAN HOLBEN spoke with vocalist Kim Benzie as the band made their way to a Victorian forest to film a music video.

Like your dream crush, if you leave them waiting too long to tell them how you really feel you might lose them forever. Leave fans waiting too long, ala Chinese Democracy, and you might find they stopped caring long ago when the album’s released.

Dead Letter Circus, however, managed to keep engaged with the music faring public in the three year downtime between EP Next In Line and debut This Is The Warning. Kim Benzie said it was a mix of learning and perfectionism which made the production time so long, and producer Forrester Savell encouraged the band to diversify their sound from the EP. “We thought with the EP sound 10 songs like that would be fatiguing… it feels so different now, the possibilities feel tenfold to what they were before,” Benzie says. “We spent a long time trying to write the album as a larger EP with that same kind of style, but it was really hard to step away from what we’d done and to something new.”

Their struggle with change is understandable given the time Dead Letter Circus laboured over their sound. Benzie joined the band in 2005 where they spent the next 18 months writing and establishing what they hoped

was a respectable set for live shows. He called it an incubator period.

“It came out with a pretty good set, the sort of set you’d have with a year of gigging and our friends going ‘hey that song you played second wasn’t that great’, we went through that quietly and came out with that fully formed bunch of songs,” Benzie says. “Writing’s definitely my favourite thing about being in a band, that conception at the moment where you’re jamming and you stumble upon a little bit of magic and you begin the chase. I find it’s an escape from the normal life shit you’ve got to do, I like nothing more than getting in the room hunting around for ideas.

“It’s really addictive when you get that little energy burst when you know you’re onto something.”

Fans might be happy to hear the band intends to cut the downtime between releases with a new album in the next 18 months.

“After doing the album it feels like we got a big thumbs up from the Australian public on the style of it… we needed to branch out from the EP to the album because we couldn’t have done 12 songs of a thousand miles an hour hitting every note, we needed to learn how to be

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spacious and get intense,” Benzie continues.

“All experimental stuff got the thumbs up for now and feels like the path is clear for the next one. Like an expansion of what we did with the album but bigger and better, and more confidently. I feel confident we’re going to do it, we’re a good couple of songs in already.”

The five years between the band’s inception and their first album was a learning experience according to Benzie, as the band learned the ins and outs of electronic music.

“I love electronic music,” he says. “Rob and I bring in the concepts separately, Rob writes on guitar and I write on keyboard. A few of the songs were born as an electronic song, The Drum demo actually sounded like a Massive Attack song, then the band turned it inside out. I just can’t wait to fine-tune that skill of programming and get some real tasty sounds.

“There was a bit of bumbling going on to get to that point and it feels like we’ve fluked something and this time I want to come in like a ninja – and ninja it. The timeline we were thrust into, that was us learning how to do that kind of stuff. The next album will be a lot more classy and the sounds… will be less of an afterthought that it is now and incorporated into the songs from the start.”

“I’M SORRY FOR BEING SO VAGUE IN THIS INTERVIEW – I’VE ONLY HAD TWO HOURS SLEEP AFTER THE CLIP LAST NIGHT. EVERY BIT OF MY BODY IS ACHING FROM ROCKING OUT FOR 12 HOURS.” Thanks to a scheduling conflict later in the year Dead Letter Circus are returning to WA only two months since their last visit, and spent the interim time filming clips for upcoming single Cage and Disconnect and Apply from the Next In Line EP. In fact, the night before the interview the band were filming the latter clip, and were on their way to a hotel to recuperate before starting again that night on the former as we talked.

“I’m sorry for being so vague in this interview – I’ve only had two hours sleep after the clip last night,” Benzie apologises. “Every bit of my body is aching from rocking out for 12 hours. We’ve got the UK release of the EP happening in October, and we just shot Disconnect And Apply which was the first single we had released here off it (the EP).

“We’ll focus on the UK and then hope to move on to Germany and Italy and surrounding territories. It’s going to be amazing. One of the things I got into this for was certainly not the money, definitely for the experiences. If you’re doing well enough that people actually want to see you out there and if it’s viable to tour over there that’s when I think you’re living the life.”

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TEX PERKINS Cash Is King The Man In Black: The Johnny Cash Story, comes to Perth for a season at the Regal Theatre from Tuesday, August 24 until Sunday, September 5. BOB GORDON speaks with Tex Perkins.

“I don’t know how far they had projected for it,” Tex Perkins says, recalling The Man In Black crew’s early ambitions.

“I know during rehearsals we were leading up to a two-week run at the Athenaeum Theatre and I remember thinking to myself, ‘fucking hell, how am I gonna get through that? The same thing over and over again. Fuck!’.

“I’ve now done 120 of these things (laughs).”

The show seems to have developed a life of its own, even garnering a Helpmann Award nomination for Best Australian Contemporary Concert for its Sydney Opera House season.

“It’s gone beyond any projections that I had,” Perkins says.“It’s odd; you still seem to find something each time you go out. It’s a good show and it works. It’s a good bunch of people working around me, basically. I’ve had enough control of it to allow it to change as it’s gone along. I can drop certain songs and replace them in order to keep it fresh. It has been a great challenge. The discipline required is a whole new area for me.”

Indeed. One can’t imagine The Beasts Of Bourbon ever having to do matinee shows. It must be a shock to the system.

“Yeah, two shows a day on Saturdays and even on Wednesdays as well. Again, it’s all about discipline. It’s given me a chance to compare, when you do two shows in one day, when you’re sober in the first one, completely.

That’s been a comparatively new experience for me as well (laughs). To entertain people for a couple of hours and be completely and utterly sober and it being so early in the day.”

These things take time. The Man In Black show was trumpeted to Perkins back in 2008, when he was out touring with his tongue-incheek covers outfit, Tex Perkins & His Ladyboyz.

Essentially Perkins was approached for The Man In Black at a time when he was The Man In White.

“Exactly,” he laughs.“Oh dear, the sweet irony. Especially when you consider the lyrics in The Man In Black - ‘until we start to make a move; to make a few things right; you’ll never see me wear a suit of white’. I felt enormously hypocritical, singing that line (laughs).”

“THE MAN IN BLACK POPPED UP OUT OF NOWHERE AND IT WAS THE PERFECT THING TO GET INVOLVED IN. IT WASN’T ABOUT DOING AN ALBUM OR GETTING INVOLVED WITH A RECORD COMPANY AGAIN, IT WAS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT SCENARIO. IT WAS PERFECT TIMING.” Back in 2008 the Ladyboyz album had been released due to a contractual obligation album for Universal Music. Any release within the ensuing 12 months would see Universal take a cut out of it, so a stage show setting was a fortuitous invitation.

“The Man In Black popped up out of nowhere and it was the perfect thing to get involved in,” Perkins says. “It wasn’t about doing an album or getting involved with a record company again, it was a completely different scenario. It was perfect timing. So I was approached and it was the perfect thing.

“Obviously I hadn’t thought of it before but all the elements were there for me to say yes quickly to it. I mean Johnny Cash... my first band did a lot of Johnny Cash songs. Johnny Cash is almost my homeground, really. If it was any other great musical icon I would have thought about it a lot longer. Johnny Cash is almost easy for me. I feel more comfortable singing Johnny Cash songs than I do my own.”

While the show pays tribute to Cash, it’s certainly not a tribute act.

“Rather than do a meticulous theatre

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imitation it’s as if I wear his magic boots,” Perkins explains. “I put them on and I just act natural. I don’t feel restricted to an imitation; I just get in his boots and act naturally from there. Am I making sense?”

Dare we say it’s... the vibe?

“Well exactly, you just keep that... vibe. I mean the music is there, the atmosphere and that context. It’s beyond acting, really, you just sort of ‘be’.”

Just prior to the show’s initial season last year, Perkins and co performed The Man In Black at Port Phillip Prison. It was a very Cash thing to do.

“Well that was a way to add a bit of authenticity to the show,” he says. “Part of the show, essentially, is a recreation of the Folsom and

San Quentin concerts. Those two albums have provided the most of what I can refer to, just in hearing how he relates to the audience. The way he is onstage.

“So it was good for authenticity, but also it was a fantastic publicity stunt.”

Not to mention intimidating?

“Absolutely. On the day we just kind of got on with it and tried to joke our way through it. But there was a moral pinball going around in my head. I’m not one for unrelenting punishment, I think there’s room for compassion in the corrective services, but I don’t wanna be the guy in there.

“It was interesting to be entertaining people who had done some horrible things. I mean Julian Knight, who did the Hoddle Street Massacre (a 1987 incident which saw seven people killed and 19 injured), was sitting in the front row.

We know what he’s done, the mind could only boggle about what the other 200 guys had.”

Also featuring The Tennessee Four and vocalist, Rachael Tidd, The Man In Black showcases such Cash favourites as Ring of Fire, I Walk the Line, Folsom Prison Blues, Sunday Mornin’ Coming Down, Get Rhythm, A Boy Named Sue and Hey Porter.

Songs from Cash’s final era of studio work, the Rick Rubin-produced American Recordings, is also featured.

“We do about three songs from the latter period, especially Hurt,” Perkins says, highlighting Cash’s acclaimed Nine Inch Nails cover. “Our show deals with the death of June and his impending passing.”

It must be said that while Johnny Cash’s music was always affecting, the American Recordings were truly the songs of a man singing from his deathbed.

“I can’t exactly enjoy a lot of it for that very reason,” Perkins relates. “When I hear that stuff I just want to say, ‘God, let him lie down. Let him go home for a while’. But Hurt and The Beast In Me (Nick Lowe), Nick Cave’s song (Mercy Seat) and Leonard Cohen’s Bird On A Wire are great examples of how he could take a song and... basically he was the context. Those lyrics were embedded in the context of Johnny Cash’s life, it brings a whole new depth and meaning to them.”

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CUSTOM KINGS Castles Made Of Sand On their second album The Great Escape Melbourne pop quartet Custom Kings have returned to a beachy coastal aesthetic. DAVID CRADDOCK pulls up a deck chair with vocalist Nick Vorrath.

Sunny is an overused word in rock writing.

It’s a catch-all often conjugated with mentions of The Byrds, The Mamas And The Papas, The Beach Boys, or ‘70s west coast psychedelia.

However, Melbourne band the Custom Kings’ much-anticipated second album The Great Escape transcends ‘sunny’. It is so damn coastal you can practically hear the beach balls being tossed around the studio, smell the coconut-y suntan lotion being applied, or hear the clink of frosted milkshake glasses as the band nestle into their deckchairs for the laidback waltz of I Remember The Good Times. It’s a pity our ‘summer anthems’ are now chalked up by DJs with names like Gunter Van Heidelberg because lead single Sunday is a balmy January hit if you’ve ever heard one.

“I’ve always loved the ocean, and I almost made a conscious decision not to be as beachy on this record but a lot of people are telling me ‘it’s so cruisy man, its really cool summer music’,” lead signer Nick Vorrath explains of the album. “For some reason I just stopped writing songs in a minor key. I like happy songs and happy melodies. I guess I’m looking for music to make me happy. At this time I don’t want to be depressed so I guess

music is a happy thing for me. I’ve never been the kind of songwriter that gets really sad and gets the blues and writes a beautiful song.”

As well as Vorrath’s rollick ing songwriting on songs like Heart Go Gold, there’s a breezy, spacious production that pervades much of The Great Escape that can be attributed to producer Stephen Schram.

Schram recorded the album at well-regarded Melbourne studio Sing Sing, a facility in which he also captured vocal group Little Red’s ‘50s tinged debut Listen To Little Red, as well as The Cat Empire’s festive new LP Cinema.

“We really wanted to capture the way that we sound live now because I thought that there was too much disparity between the last record and how we actually sound on stage,” Vorath explains of recording the album with Schram. “We really had to figure out how to play the last record live, there’s a lot of things we just couldn’t do on stage so we just had to come at it at a different angle. “[Sing Sing] has just got a beautiful big ol’ sounding room and an amazing desk – it’s just one of those places. We were always amazed, we’d do a take and come in to listen, and without any EQ-ing or anything, coming straight back out of the desk, it sounded great.”

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“FOR SOME REASON I JUST STOPPED WRITING SONGS IN A MINOR KEY. I LIKE HAPPY SONGS AND HAPPY MELODIES. I GUESS I’M LOOKING FOR MUSIC TO MAKE ME HAPPY. AT THIS TIME I DON’T WANT TO BE DEPRESSED SO I GUESS MUSIC IS A HAPPY THING FOR ME.”

Although it has been three years since Custom Kings’ 2007 debut At Sea, members of the band have remained busy with side projects such as bass player Jarrad Brown’s dishevelled, woozy, party-rock outfit The Eagle And The Worm. Brown and Vorrath also released a more hushed, reflective album of acoustic folk last year under the name Joe Neptune.

“I think the biggest effect that it had on this album is the way Jarrod and I write, sing and play together,” Vorrath explains of how his side-project with Brown informed The Great Escape and whet his appetite for a more simple form of songwriting. “He wrote a couple of songs from At Sea, but he wrote them and he sung them – but on [Joe] Neptune we actually collaborated a lot more.

But you’re right, it’s simplicity, I don’t think I could write crazy instrumental songs like Dirty Projectors or something like that. It’s a bit past my bedtime. If it’s a simple song, and people like it and it’s fun to play and fun to sing then I think that’s a job well done.”

Vorrath’s love of simple, yet direct pop songwriting, is no more clear than on Sunday, a power pop single currently being featured heavily on triple j. A classic road song, it tells the tale of a musician cruising out of town as his song hits the top of the radio charts.

“I thought it would be self fulfilling,” the songwriter laughs of the line ‘Sunday up to number one’. “It’s kind of about getting back together with Custom Kings after so long and not really being sure if it’s still worth doing and getting out on the road. You’re half wanting for everyone to know who you are and wanting to be famous, and half wanting to not be recognised and just disappear into obscurity.”

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MIAMI HORROR Illuminated

As everyone eagerly awaits the release of the band’s first full-length album, Illumination – out this Friday, August 20 – the artistic architect behind Miami Horror, Benjamin Plant, appears oddly relaxed. REUBEN ADAMS investigates.

Plant has just returned from the Blue Mountains, where Miami Horror have just wrapped up a two day video shoot for new single I look To You starring the magnificent Kimbra. “It was pretty cold. Basically, it was between zero and five degrees, and Kimbra had to wear these really small dresses,” he chuckles. “We’re all rugged up in triple layer jackets, and all she got was a blanket in between takes, which was a pretty big joke. What a pro.”

Benjamin Plant, producer and creative mastermind behind electro pop rock outfit Miami Horror, appears mysteriously relaxed for someone who is about to release his first album, Illumination. He isn’t even worried about an imminent tour of the US. “Well, it’s actually not that intense compared to what we have already done this year, which has been way more intense than it’s going to be,” he explains. “It’s a little extreme in America because we play 13 gigs in a month, which we haven’t really done before.”

But Miami Horror aren’t experiencing a hectic schedule by any means. “No, definitely not.

I mean, I was doing 12 hours a day on the album and the touring on the weekends, and now I’m just relaxing, well, for half the day at least.”

Well deserved too, considering the prolonged (and at times painful) album making process. As his musical tastes began to change, Plant found himself looking at a group of album tracks which he felt didn’t represent him at all. These songs were eventually shelved in the interests of moving forward.

Because it didn’t make sense to have four people up on stage and nobody singing, Josh, being the singer in the group, took on the front man role.

Plant doesn’t seem to mind too much though. In fact, he perks up noticeably when asked if he enjoys the live band experience. “Yeah, definitely,” he enthuses.

“People come to see us play as opposed to coming to the club night that we are playing at, which is what happens when we play a DJ set.

“I was sick of going to random places and not being able to play the stuff that I really wanted to play,” he adds.“If we’re playing our music then people are there because they like our music.”

While any downtime Miami Horror get at the moment seems thoroughly deserved, Jamie Doom from the Bang Gang DJs didn’t seem to think so earlier this year, calling bands like MH ‘vanilla as fuck’ for their lack of staying power. Plant goes some way to clear it up, albeit with a small sting in the tail.

“Well, I’m kind of friends with them,” Plant assures. “Jaime said it, and he didn’t say that Miami Horror were ‘vanilla as fuck either’, he said that he was sick of bands that wanted to play earlier which meant that he got kicked off the decks earlier. Some shit like that.

“So he apologised and we all laughed it off a little bit, but we wouldn’t have cared,” he adds.

“I mean, it’s Bang Gang really, speaks for itself.”

Miami Horror

“WELL, I CAN’T SING SO WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO? THERE WERE TWO OPTIONS FOR WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN, REALLY, WHEN WE ROLLED OUT THE LIVE SHOW. WE COULD EITHER PLAY THE VOCALS THROUGH A SEQUENCER AND JUST JAM WITH IT, OR HAVE SOMEONE SING IT.” “Yeah, there was probably just more housey stuff on the album; more Daft Punk influenced stuff which I had made over the years,” he explains. “Everyone was trying to do it and I got to the point where I was kind of over it.”

The concept surrounding Illumination is far more psychedelic, much like the tracks themselves, and happened through accident rather than design.

“The concept of the album is centred on light,” Plant muses. “The idea that in the beginning, light started everything. For example, there are songs about the sun and the moon, plus there are references in the lyrics as well.

“It just started coming together before I even realised it,” he adds. Jam-packed with lush arrangements and a fuller sound than any previous Miami Horror material, Illumination has been four years in the making. First single Moon Theory, an intricate blend of acoustic and electric guitars is just one example of Plant’s obsession with getting it right; his iTunes has over 52 versions of the tune spanning many years. Or as he so flippantly puts it: “It just took a long time.”

Because it was his first album, Plant made sure that he had full artistic control over the creative processes.“I made sure that I didn’t let other people get too involved, because I’ve done film and TV before as well as other bands,” he says. “Once you let other people do whatever they want, the vision gets really blurred and there is a real lack of direction and refinement. I made sure that I only let people in when it was a good idea.”

Interestingly though, Plant takes a back seat during the Miami Horror live shows. In fact, half the time you wouldn’t even know he was there.

“Well, I can’t sing so what am I supposed to do?” he sighs. “There were two options for what was going to happen, really, when we rolled out the live show. We could either play the vocals through a sequencer and just jam with it, or have someone sing it.”

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CUSTOM KINGS Castles Made Of Sand On their second album The Great Escape Melbourne pop quartet Custom Kings have returned to a beachy coastal aesthetic. DAVID CRADDOCK pulls up a deck chair with vocalist Nick Vorrath.

Sunny is an overused word in rock writing.

It’s a catch-all often conjugated with mentions of The Byrds, The Mamas And The Papas, The Beach Boys, or ‘70s west coast psychedelia.

However, Melbourne band the Custom Kings’ much-anticipated second album The Great Escape transcends ‘sunny’. It is so damn coastal you can practically hear the beach balls being tossed around the studio, smell the coconut-y suntan lotion being applied, or hear the clink of frosted milkshake glasses as the band nestle into their deckchairs for the laidback waltz of I Remember The Good Times. It’s a pity our ‘summer anthems’ are now chalked up by DJs with names like Gunter Van Heidelberg because lead single Sunday is a balmy January hit if you’ve ever heard one.

“I’ve always loved the ocean, and I almost made a conscious decision not to be as beachy on this record but a lot of people are telling me ‘it’s so cruisy man, its really cool summer music’,” lead signer Nick Vorrath explains of the album. “For some reason I just stopped writing songs in a minor key. I like happy songs and happy melodies. I guess I’m looking for music to make me happy. At this time I don’t want to be depressed so I guess

music is a happy thing for me. I’ve never been the kind of songwriter that gets really sad and gets the blues and writes a beautiful song.”

As well as Vorrath’s rollick ing songwriting on songs like Heart Go Gold, there’s a breezy, spacious production that pervades much of The Great Escape that can be attributed to producer Stephen Schram.

Schram recorded the album at well-regarded Melbourne studio Sing Sing, a facility in which he also captured vocal group Little Red’s ‘50s tinged debut Listen To Little Red, as well as The Cat Empire’s festive new LP Cinema.

“We really wanted to capture the way that we sound live now because I thought that there was too much disparity between the last record and how we actually sound on stage,” Vorath explains of recording the album with Schram. “We really had to figure out how to play the last record live, there’s a lot of things we just couldn’t do on stage so we just had to come at it at a different angle. “[Sing Sing] has just got a beautiful big ol’ sounding room and an amazing desk – it’s just one of those places. We were always amazed, we’d do a take and come in to listen, and without any EQ-ing or anything, coming straight back out of the desk, it sounded great.”

Custom Kings

“FOR SOME REASON I JUST STOPPED WRITING SONGS IN A MINOR KEY. I LIKE HAPPY SONGS AND HAPPY MELODIES. I GUESS I’M LOOKING FOR MUSIC TO MAKE ME HAPPY. AT THIS TIME I DON’T WANT TO BE DEPRESSED SO I GUESS MUSIC IS A HAPPY THING FOR ME.”

Although it has been three years since Custom Kings’ 2007 debut At Sea, members of the band have remained busy with side projects such as bass player Jarrad Brown’s dishevelled, woozy, party-rock outfit The Eagle And The Worm. Brown and Vorrath also released a more hushed, reflective album of acoustic folk last year under the name Joe Neptune.

“I think the biggest effect that it had on this album is the way Jarrod and I write, sing and play together,” Vorrath explains of how his side-project with Brown informed The Great Escape and whet his appetite for a more simple form of songwriting. “He wrote a couple of songs from At Sea, but he wrote them and he sung them – but on [Joe] Neptune we actually collaborated a lot more.

But you’re right, it’s simplicity, I don’t think I could write crazy instrumental songs like Dirty Projectors or something like that. It’s a bit past my bedtime. If it’s a simple song, and people like it and it’s fun to play and fun to sing then I think that’s a job well done.”

Vorrath’s love of simple, yet direct pop songwriting, is no more clear than on Sunday, a power pop single currently being featured heavily on triple j. A classic road song, it tells the tale of a musician cruising out of town as his song hits the top of the radio charts.

“I thought it would be self fulfilling,” the songwriter laughs of the line ‘Sunday up to number one’. “It’s kind of about getting back together with Custom Kings after so long and not really being sure if it’s still worth doing and getting out on the road. You’re half wanting for everyone to know who you are and wanting to be famous, and half wanting to not be recognised and just disappear into obscurity.”

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ARCADE FIRE The Suburbs

AMANDA MERDZAN Into The Gallery

BRANDON BOYD The Wild Trapeze

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A m a n d a M e r d z a n’s debut album is a subtle affair full of minimal instrumentation and lyrical depth. Essentially this is a one-woman singer-songwriter affair, with a strong focus on acoustic guitar augmented occasionally by drums, bass, piano, and a glockenspiel. But the laid-back nature of this album belies the genuine anguish at play in almost every one of Merdzan’s songs.

It’s been three years since her band Shake Angel called it quits. Anybody who has heard them will instantly recognise the dominating voice, but here the singer has found herself a format which really allows for a diversity of emotion beyond the standard rock format.

Vocally at least, Merdzan tends to play to her strengths. Some of the songs emit the distinct vibe that they have been written as heartfelt poetry and then applied to music afterward, rather than naturally occurring as songs. But the genius of this is that the album becomes more and more enjoyable on multiple plays, as the listener starts to get inside the mindspace of the writer.

This album reads like the intimate journal of a mildly tortured, if upbeat, soul. It’s impossible to criticise a song like The Ghost (‘I’m so damn scared that from this bed you’ll never awake’), one just has to empathise.

Equal par ts catharsis and shy exhibitionism, Into The Gallery is an earnest and courageous outpouring, emotionally affecting, and _CHRIS HAVERCROFT totally worth your time. _BEN WATSON

The band whose sales of their debut album Funeral can be credited with single handedly saving the Merge Record label from any financial hardships are back with their third full length. The Suburbs sees Win Butler focus on the malaise of urban life as he reflects on his upbringing in Texas.

Butler revisits his youth with the rose coloured glow that time can afford during The Sprawl I (Flatland), and yet at other junctures he is disparaging of ‘the kids’ and the narrowmindedness of their surrounds. A more refined approach to the songs hasn’t made Arcade Fire any more tepid, with the cynical Rococo developing into a dark, frenzied beast.

Butler’s time in the suburbs was during the eighties and he tips his hat to the music of that era repeatedly. Modern Man is a standout with its exquisite phrasing and City With No Children follows suit with the added charm of Régine Chassagne’s harmony. In spite of the limited scope of the subject matter, Arcade Fire manage to rouse a wealth of emotion during their childhood meanderings.

The Suburbs may not carr y the bombast and excess of previous Arcade Fire albums, but confirms the act as a bona fide chart threatening success as well as critics’ darlings. It may not quite be the faultless masterpiece it’s being lauded as, but The Suburbs isn’t too far from the mark.

SMUDGE This Smudge Is True

DARREN HANLON I Will Love You At All

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If the name doesn’t already ring any bells, Brandon Boyd is the singer for American rock band Incubus. Wild Trapeze marks the first solo record to make its way out of the Incubus camp since they announced a hiatus in 2008. Incubus fans should cross their fingers in hope of the break coming to an end soon as Wild Trapeze offers little to write home about.

Whilst Boyd’s voice is arguably the key to Incubus’ success, it’s obvious that he isn’t carrying all the weight on his shoulders, because Wild Trapeze highlights just how well the band worked together. As a solo artist, Boyd’s compositions are unmemorable, and his normally infectious vocal melodies are nowhere to be found, which only demonstrates just how much he needs the rest of his band mates to produce the quality that Incubus are known for.

There’s a level of professionalism lacking on Wild Trapeze. Boyd has tried his hand at song-writing in the past, but the best result he drew was the sympathetic inclusion of his tracks as b-sides or live tracks on Incubus DVDs. It’s almost as if his bandmates have allowed Boyd to previously work his solo material into the Incubus catalogue just as proud parents put their children’s ugly finger-paintings on the fridge.

Wild Trapeze is a must have for any Incubus fanatic, not because it’s any good, but merely because it’s another piece to the Incubus puzzle. _GEORGE GREEN

KLAXONS Surfing The Void

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There’s an appealing Australianness about Darren Hanlon. It’s not a c h e e s y, ‘g u m n u t s, lamingtons and BBQs’ romanticism - just an endearing, suburban dorkiness.

Muck like Paul Kelly making gravy arrangements or Tim Rogers’ cursed flight path, the suburban details Hanlon writes of aren’t necessarily all that remarkable, rather it is his ability to poetically create atmosphere out of these descriptive hooks that is his most endearing talent.

Eight minute ballad House, a song about Hanlon returning to an old share house to collect his mail, slowly but surely reveals such details like a stop motion animation. A broken antenna swaying in the wind, an unpicked apple on the tree, and shoddily laid carpets are all wittily described, but it is the sense of loss and melancholia that pervades this song that is most striking.

House could easily have been about an old girlfriend or a forgotten friend, but Hanlon spares us the obviousness and provides a tale much more engaging – which is largely the story of this whole album.

It’s the kind of considered and fillerfree record that comes from an artist with enough experience to know when to pull the dodgy pages out of his notebook as well as when to fill them in.

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Key Track: It’s True

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Was there ever a band that captured the slacker ethos better than Smudge? The band who were happier watching TV than acknowledging the outside world, were the shining light on the Australian independent music scene in the nineties. Their live shows were ramshackle and brilliant with the records being every bit as appealing. This Smudge Is True is a retrospective look at their fan favourites.

Smudge can be attributed with fostering Evan Dando’s love affair with Australia, leading to Tom Morgan effectively becoming the ghost writer for a good chunk of The Lemonheads better tunes. In spite of giving Smudge songs like The Outdoor Type and Down About It to his cross Atlantic cousin, there was always a wealth of tunes of equal and better standard for the band itself.

Fuzzed out guitars, laconic vocals and Alison Galloway’s frenetic style behind the drum kit were staples of the Smudge sound that offered up such classics as Divan, Ingrown, Mike Lough Not War and Real McCoy Wrong Sinatra.

There is little doubt that Morgan is in the top half a dozen songwriters in Australia without ever having taken himself too seriously.

Smudge are deserving of higher accolades than they ever received and This Smudge Is True is a must have for any record collection.

Blog culture may have led to a more pick ‘n’ mix-like approach to discovering new music, but deep in the basements of record stores, there remains an army of old-school record collectors content to get their hot tips from fat Doug behind the counter or from their favourite record label. Labels like Sub Pop, Stiff Or Matador have long been a beacon for the type of record buyer who knows that their favourite label will deliver a specific vibe or aesthetic.

Damaged Goods, one such stoically independent company, provide a reliably killer selection of punk, garage, or psych – usually of the British persuasion.

Recent DG signing Thee Spivs have just finished their debut album Taped Up but in the meantime garage and punk fans can get a taste of their earlier wares on their Myspace.

It’s True is full of scuzzy Ramones-y fuzz, but with the cheeky ‘get nicked!’ attitude of a Dickensian chimney sweep. Not bad Guvna.

The Klaxons are back and in fine form with their sophomore album Surfing The Void. Fans have had to wait three long years to get their hands on the gang’s second outing but that wait has certainly paid off. Surfing The Void is a massive rollercoaster ride from start to finish; it twists and turns in so many unexpected ways that by the time its over, you’re left wanting to jump on for another go.

The first track Echoes starts off with a bang, it sounds very ‘Klaxony’, blending classic rock lyrics with a techno futurism. The first four tracks are an unrelenting ride of high level mayhem - catchy tunes with a big rock sound.

While this album may have no obvious stand out songs like Golden Skans from Klaxons’ 2007 breakout album Myths Of The Near Future, it is because the record works more as a whole thanks to the combined lyrical talents of all four members.

Track five Venusia offers a little break to the franticness before Extra Astronomical drags you straight back in for another song cycle of insane apocalyptic delight.

The Klaxons have shown with Surfing The Void that an extended wait between albums can deliver an amazing pay off.

Made just prior to REM being on the precipice of becoming the most popular band on the planet, Fables Of The Reconstruction would become the template for indie rock bands the world over. The band who had become synonymous with Athens, Georgia, took their tunes to England to team up with folk producer Joe Boyd for their third album.

Said to be inspired by the landscape of the South, Fables Of The Reconstruction is the first time that Stipe has attempted to tell stories with his lyrics. Driver 8 and Can’t Get There From Here centre around the railways and a catchcry of southerners as well as being the most recognisable tunes from the album.

More than any of their previous albums, the expansion of the REM sound and the inclusion of strings and acoustic guitars would set the tone for future success. Recently boxed up for a 25th Anniversary edition Fables Of The Reconstruction is as impressive a record as ever, the bonus disc of demos, poster and postcards just sweeten the deal. _CHRIS HAVERCROFT

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How does one describe The eagerly-anticipated Dan Kelly? The man album from lady of oozes coolness, writes the moment Megan lyrics that would make Washington, I Believe You even Neil Finn jealous Liar, is, quite simply, the and his greatest album to date begins with kind of debut artists dream about.

Featuring 12 tracks of stunning musical helicopter propellers.

Kelly well and truly lands with his two work, including fan-favourites Clementine, How To Tame Lions, and Rich Kids, the record lurches feet on the ground in the release of Dan Kelly’s spectacularly from lounge-jazz to thrashing indie- Dream. The record is a real pleaser, boasting rock, taking a pop at everything in between with bizarre titles such as A Classic DJ At Dandenong Station and Bindi Irwin Apocalypse Jam, two of apparent ease.

Peeling away the layers on I Believe the best tracks. Hiding under the sea with Bindi You Liar is not hard work, since it not only has a Irwin to avoid the world, Kelly’s bizarre lyrics are welcoming veneer, but there are plenty of effects seeped with maturity and social commentary.

West Coast Fishing Incident is another that capture the imagination upon first listen - the pulsating piano on Sunday Best, the moodiness interesting lyrical trip, opening with a goodbye of Lover/Soldier, the coiled bluesy Navy Blues and to technology and morphing into an encounter the quiet whimsy of 1997 – all tracks which give with refugees. Kelly sings ‘where yonder lies the western sky it brings a tear to a hard man’s listeners a reason to invest time in the album.

Although there are echoes of everything eye’ and you can’t help but believe it.

The nephew of national treasure Paul from Billie Holiday to Fiona Apple on the record, it’s not easy to spot specific influences, because Kelly, Kelly’s oddball tunes create an ambience this is truly an individual work. As a songwriter, brimming with excitement and emotion; it’s like Washington balances her words and melodies racing through the sky on a cloud of euphoria.

This album is a mix of rock, indie and skillfully, sounding self-confident as she crafts highly personal, slightly cryptic songs that never pop influences but nothing ever stands still enough to lock into one genre. sound precocious or insular.

Full of cunning hooks and imaginative _JORDAN NIX arrangements, Washington has made her debut as rich emotionally as it is musically. Quite a feat for any album, but doubly impressive considering it is the first effort by a musician who is only 22 years old. _JENNIFER PETERSON-WARD 22

BEST COAST Crazy For You Pop Frenzy/Inertia

A lot has been said about Best Coast and the other ‘throwback’ bands (Surfer Blood, The Drums) that have made it big in the chillwave neo-surf renaissance of the past few years and how long, exactly, this reverb-y, retro thing will last.

But if Best Coast’s frontwoman - the blogosphere’s it-girl of the moment Bethany Cosentino - has anything to do with it, listeners are likely to be mining the same sun/surf/weed/ romance terrain for a good time to come.

Rooted almost solely in a spectre of boyfriend trouble and proclamations of love for herbal delights, Best Coast make their intentions clear from the top as they infuse every song on their debut Crazy For You with a giddy youthful summer rush, generating infectious, sweet-andsour pop completely lacking in pretense and polish.

Listeners demanding precision and timing from their pop music will probably be aghast at the duo’s lack of professionalism, but what Best Coast sacrifice in chops, they gain back doubly in energy and immediacy.

Crazy For You will make you ache for summer, compelling you to take your headphones to the beach and soak in it’s woozy pop about lovers past and present. Apply some sunscreen, and enjoy. _JENNIFER PETERSON-WARD

Movies used to be an institution Hollywood had all to itself, but after a century of being a little too good at exporting the machinery of dreams to the world, few corners of the globe lack their own ecosystem of cinematic artistry.

One of the biggest and most distinctive is France, which has given us everything from the rom com-esque Daniel Auteuil to the grotesqueries of Gaspar Noe. And nobody does it quite like Jean Pierre Jeunet, who brings us this month’s Micmacs. Somehow, he manages to wrap a dead serious premise up in such sugary sweet wrapping and you can be forgiven for thinking you’re watching a live action cartoon.

The goofy hero falls in with a bizarre family of oddballs who live in a rubbish dump, making their home out of the clanking junk.

Their surrounds – and the increasingly crazy schemes and devices they deploy to bring down two arms manufacturers – comprise a fairytale world of child-like idealists trying to undo corporate corruption with springs, hammers and smokebombs, and it’s full of sweetness and laughs.

Australia has a less distinctive moviemaking flavour. We mostly tend to emulate American movies, and if you enjoyed the boysown adventure thrills of Where Eagles Dare or The Guns of Navarone you’ll love Beneath Hill 60, the true story of a daring World War 1 attack carried out by Australian miners at the front lines.

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It can be an expensive exercise hiring out a gallery for an art exhibition so the folks at YMCA HQ Gallery in Leederville have devised a plan to make it easier, and considerably cheaper, for young artists to exhibit their work. If you are under 25 years of age and earn less than $30,000 a year, you can apply to have an art exhibition at the central space for free! Made possible with sponsorship from YMCA and Healthways Drug Aware Youth Arts Unearthed program, the initiative provides young artists with a fantastic space, professional lighting, publicity and a full time gallery attendant from Mondays to Fridays. If you’d like to find out more, jump online to hq.org.au.

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The sounds of Africa will emanate from the Don Russell Performing Arts Centre in September thanks to Mandinka Sound, a touring group of talented performers with a strong love for their homeland. Fusing African music and dance with contemporary Australian influences, the show will feature performances from two groups – One Africa and Muhanamwé. Expect percussive grooves, spectacular vocal harmonies and stunning costumes when the performance takes place on Saturday, September 4, at 8pm.

Tickets are on sale now from gosnells.wa.gov. au or by calling (08) 9493 4577.

On Friday, August 27, the Cancer Council will ask Australians to band together for Daffodil Day, an initiative designed to raise funds to support cancer research. The organisers of Daffodil Day want to give us hope for a cancer-free future but they need your financial support to do just that.

I f b u y i n g t h e re g u l a r Daffodil Day merchandise isn’t quite your thing then perhaps the Designers For Daffodil Day initiative will be more to your liking.

Featuring one-off garments by Akira Isogawa, Arthur Galan, Bettina Liano, Camilla Franks, Gail Elliot, Jason Grech, Jayson Brunsdon and Rachel Gilbert, the event will ask members of the public to vote for their favourite Daffodil Day inspired design for the chance to win a $1000 Mimco voucher. Ever yone who makes a contribution towards Daffodil Day also goes into the draw to win one of these superb bespoke gowns so jump online to daffodilday.com.au to show your support.

IT’S ONLY NATURAL

Australia’s answer to the boy-band craze of the 1990s, Human Nature, will touch down in Australia this December fresh from an extended season in Las Vegas. On Sunday, December 12, Human Nature will spread pre-Christmas cheer at Kings Park with support from the West Australian Symphony Orchestra, which promises to be a fantastic live show. Expect tracks from the band’s forthcoming covers album including A Little Less Conversation and That’s Life. Tickets for the show are on sale now from Ticketmaster and waso.com.au.

IT’S BLITZ

Students from the WA Academy Of Performing Arts will dance up a storm at the Dolphin Theatre this weekend for Dance Blitz – a celebration of dance in all its forms. Choreographed by the students themselves, the show will feature individual performances such as Red Blooded, Essence Of Instinct and Tower Of Strength, with 10 separate works in total. Performances take place today, Thursday, August 19, and tomorrow, Friday, August 20, at 7.30pm, and on Saturday, August 21, at 2pm. Bookings can be made through the WAAPA Box Office on (08) 9370 6636. The Dolphin Theatre is located at the University Of Western Australia on Stirling Highway in Crawley.

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THE FUTURE OF FASHION Fashion fanatics will get a glimpse into the future of the WA fashion industry this September thanks to Student Runway, a celebration of student designers in all their many forms. Taking place on Monday, September 13, as part of the Perth Fashion Festival, Student Runway will showcase the wares of aspiring designers from a range of courses, featuring categories such as Ready To Wear Women’s, Ready To Wear Men’s, Contemporary Eveningwear, Eco Design and Costume Couture.

A panel of industry professionals will judge the designs as they come down the runway, with prizes for each category set to be awarded at the WA Fashion Awards which will take over the Grand Ballroom at Burswood Entertainment Complex on Wednesday, September 15. Judges will also choose three outstanding designers to embark on a sixmonth residency at The Carton, a studio space in Carillion City where they can launch their label and share their practice with members of the public.

The winners of the 2009 Carton residency - Andrea Wolf, Jane Kelsey and Ellie Meyer - will also take part in Student Runway, presenting the collections they’ve created while based in the Carillion City space.

Tickets for this fantastic event are selling fast, so if you want to be a part of the fun, be sure to get yours from Moshtix pronto.

For the full rundown on the schedule of events for Perth Fashion Festival, hop online to perthfashionfestival.com.au.

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POP UP PARADISE Now in its third year, Popsicle is the William Street Collective’s contribution to the Perth Fashion Festival, and is certainly not just another run-of-the-mill runway event. From Thursday, September 9, ’til Wednesday, September 15, Popsicle will set up shop in the Perth Cultural Centre, where two sea containers will be converted into nautical themed stores selling the creations of WA designers, artists and writers.

A huge range of labels and publications will be on offer at Popsicle, including Lonely 8-Bit Heroes, Kiss Me Quick, Little Gracie, PeppermintMilk, White Square, Lovers & Dreamers, Bo Ra, Leah Tarlo, Prufrock, Love Is My Velocity, Ping Pong Diplomacy, Kingbrown Magazine and Hit & Miss Magazine.

To commemorate the event, the William Street Collective has enlisted Perth artist Sean Morris to create a 17 piece magnet puzzle, and for the duration of the Festival, visitors to Popsicle can pick up a map and navigate their way around Northbridge to collect all the pieces.

To keep up to date with Popsicle and the William Street Collective, check out onwilliam.com.au.

Beyond Garment by Maggie Baxter (Photo: Penny Lane, model: Sarah @ Viviens)

TO INFINITY AND BEYOND Staff at the WA Maritime Museum will pack away some of their prized nautical displays this September to make room for Beyond Garment, an exhibition that pays homage to the humble accessory. Showcasing the work of 20 of our state’s best jewellery, millinery and textile designers, Beyond Garment will feature works by creative minds such as Elizabeth Delfs, Alister Yiap, Antipodium, Maggie Baxter, Sophie Kyron, Nalda Searles and Eunjeong Jeon.

Now in its 12th year, Beyond Garment opens on Friday, September 3, and runs all the way through ’til November. Entry is free; the WA Maritime Museum is located at Victoria Quay in Fremantle. _EMMA BERGMEIER

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DOLPH LUNDGREN

THE EXPENDABLES Testosterfest

The Expendables

Directed by Sylvester Stallone Starring Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Mickey Rourke, Dolph Lundgren, Terry Crews, Eric Roberts, Steve Austin The Expendables is not a particularly original work. The plotting is rudimentary, the dialogue is ham-fisted, and most of the jokes fall flat. The characterisation is cartoonish, and the pacing is off.

None of this matters, though, because when the film ramps up the action, there’s a purity of intent and sureness of hand that puts most of the action flicks of the last 20 years to shame.

About three minutes in, Dolph Lundgren blows a man clean in half, and the rest of the film is pitched at about the same level. The thin plot involves the titular band of bad-ass mercenaries,

led by Stallone’s Barney Ross, being hired to off the generalissimo (Dexter’s David Zayas) of a small Central American country, but it’s really just an excuse to string together a series of awesome action beats. And believe me, this film is all about the action. When notions like reason, motivation and plausibility could prevent a fight sequence from playing out, they’re cheerfully tossed overboard so that the mano-a-mano mayhem can ensue. Stallone is three films deep into a strange late-life renaissance now, and he knows what his audience wants.

This isn’t quite the ‘Ocean’s 11 with automatic weapons’ the advertising may have led us to believe; most of the screentime is taken up

by Stallone and Statham’s buddy act, with the rest of the hard-nut army pulling supporting duties.

Everyone gets a moment or two in the spotlight, from Li’s lightning-quick martial artist to Crews’ death-dealing heavy weapons expert, although Rourke effortlessly steals the acting trophy with a grizzled monologue that reaches the heart and pathos that the rest of the film fails to attain.

Meanwhile, in the blue corner, Roberts is in fine, moustache-twirling form as the main bad guy, and Austin provides a credible threat as his henchman, aided and abetted by a couple of hundred redbereted extras whose only purpose is to die in increasingly brutal and entertaining ways.

What saves The Expendables, when its myriad flaws would damn any other film, is its inexhaustible sense of fun. It’s a celebration of brute-force masculinity, unironic and unreconstructed, and although it never crosses the line into satire, Stallone and friends are capable of poking fun at themselves and their public images. This is most obviously demonstrated by the already famous scene that Stallone shares with Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger, a piece of business that would have no meaning if it weren’t for the cast. Stallone is clearly having fun, and he’s inviting us along for the ride.

By no stretch of the imagination a great film, The Expendables is easily one of the most entertaining offerings to come out this year.

Unapologetically macho and ridiculously violent, it’s the kind of movie best accompanied by a six pack and a rare steak, and is a useful corrective to the heartless and bloodless action fare of today.

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Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren and Sylvester Stallone star in The Expendables

Swedish actor, director and martial-artist Dolph Lundgren has remained a prominent part of the action movie world for over 20 years now. For the past decade or so Lundgren’s spent most of his time starring in and directing direct-to-DVD fare like _TRAVIS JOHNSON The Defender and Missionary Man but now, thanks to his Rocky IV co-star, the actor is getting the opportunity to plant his mug on the big screen again – co-starring in Sly Stallone’s all-star action blockbuster The Expendables.

You’re bringing the old school action movie back Dolph!

Yeah! The Expendables is definitely a testosterone-fueled action fest!

And you look as fit as ever in the film, you still work out every day?

I was actually about 10 pounds heavier in the film, because I wanted to be able to stand next to Terry Crews – whose arms are absolutely huge – so I worked out even more than usual. There are a few big guys on the film so I wanted to try and compete with them, ya know? But as for training every day, yeah, pretty much and I’ve always done a lot of martial arts. I’ve actually been training a lot more lately because I’m trying to get my fourth-degree black-belt.

Do you tend to work out more when you’re on a film though?

Yeah, it depends on the role. In this case, knowing I was going to be acting opposite big guys, I did a bit more than usual.

I worked a lot on my arms, through the use of weights, because I knew that’s what the audiences would be looking at mostly. I always work out, but I try and tailor it a little bit to the picture I’m doing – for instance, if I’m doing a martial-arts movie I’ll do a fair bit of sparring.

I’m also currently working on a fitness book, so I’m doing a lot of different types of training in my research for that.

Did you get damaged on the set of The Expendables?

Not too much, no – took nowhere near the beating I did on Rocky. I did get punched a few times by Jet Li, when we were doing our big fight sequence. Oh, I did have to have some elbow surgery. It was nothing, much.

I got off pretty easy on this film.

You’ve been directing films yourself for a while. Did you sometimes feel the urge to wrestle the megaphone off Sly? [Laughs] No, but he was gracious to involve me in the creative process. When he was writing the script we would go over what he’d written together, and I’d throw my five cents in, and we would constantly come up with new lines – stuff that plays on that whole Ivan Drago/Rocky Balboa thing. But no, Stallone doesn’t need any tips from me – he’s done more action movies than anyone. He’s actually done more action films than Clint Eastwood.

Did Sly write the role for you?

Well, I dunno, but the script did describe the character as being this big Scandinavian guy, so it sounded somewhat like me.

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You and Stallone had obviously stayed in touch since the days of Rocky IV? Yeah, we’ve never talked about working together but we’ve been working for the same producers the last couple of years so we’d run into each other. It was always good to catch up and talk about this and that. I was really surprised when he came to me with the script for The Expendables. I was so pumped that he’d offer me the opportunity to work with him again. _CLINT MORRIS www.xpressmag.com.au

FOUR LIONS Fierce blunders

SUBDIVISION

Directed by Christopher Morris informs this awkward unit of radicals.

Starring Rizwan Ahmed, Kayvan Novak, Adeel Morris shows his uncanny talent for Akhtar, Nigel Lindsay, Arsher Ali provocation by using humour to attention this dangerous profession and its horrific implications.

What is it, exactly, that inspires acts of terrorism? And, to the credit of his cast, the clueless, Or, more specifically, why would anyone who has blundering nature of these characters humanises seemingly benefited from living in the western them, and makes them oddly endearing. world, be so willing to sacrifice themselves We see the timid Fessal attempt and their fellow citizens? If Four Lions’ hilarious to train his pet crow to execute bombings, depiction of five British Jihadists is anything to while the clueless Waj, and hot headed white go by, well, we can’t really be sure of any clear extremist, Barry, debate ridiculous potential reasoning... targets- small pharmacies or Mosques? While After years of research into what Omar is the only one Jihad-savvy enough to transpires in terrorism cells, screenwriter/ director demonstrate that bombing a Mosque to incite Chris Morris deduced that such men are often as confused as they are dangerous. Notorious for peaceful Muslims into action would be like devising spoof television docos in the UK (Brass giving themselves a punch in the face, even Eye), Morris has teed up with the writers behind he is at a loss for articulating a real cause. His British sitcom Peep Show to shift his satirical lense passionate misguidance cumulates when, strapped with explosives, loveable protégé Waj to cinema.

His film follows the lives of amateur informs the police squad, ‘I’m sorry Lads, I kinda extremist Omar (Rizwan Ahmed), and his small don’t know what I’m doing’.

The darker tones of this film were at band of wannabe suicide bombers, Waj (Kayvan Novak), Fessal (Adeel Akhtar), Barry (Nigel Lindsay), times, a little crass, but ultimately, poignantly and Hassan (Arsher Ali). After being ejected from realised. Through all their goonish enterprises, a legitimate Jihad training camp in Pakistan, Omar we see that these lions are fuelled by discontent, and his clueless friend Waj return to Sheffield but lack the level of malevolence encouraged by with an improvised ‘Jihad’ mission to sabotage a their extremist philosophies. Timely delivered, London Marathon. Omar hopes that this will give this bomb-com cunningly undermines Jihadists the team a focus and distract them from their in a way that is bound to amuse and offend. failings- even if, much to our advantage, nothing seems to override the incessant bickering that _EMMA D’ORAZIO

Divide by Zero

Four Lions

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Directed by Sue Brooks Starring Ashley Bradnam, Brooke Satchwell, Gary Sweet, Bruce Spence, Steve Bisley, Aaron Fa-Aoso Honestly, who funds movies like this? It’s hard enough for a decent Australian film to get off the ground without garbage like this sticking its snout into the financial feeding trough. Logic dictates that only a certain number of films can get made each year, so the simple fact of Subdivision’s existence means than another Australian film didn’t get made, and although this theoretical piece of cinema may not have been much better than what we got, it certainly couldn’t have been much worse. I can’t imagine anyone was crying out for a dramedy set in the building industry, and after this shallow, clichéd effort, I don’t think we’ll be seeing another anytime soon.

A solid cast is wasted on a bythe-numbers script by Bradnam, who also stars as Jack, a bloke’s bloke who wants to quit working for his stern, hidebound father Digger (Sweet) and start his own building company. He seizes the opportunity when a large proper t y developer sets up shop in town, with the sophisticated Tiffany (Satchwell) on point. The rest of the film follows the tug of war between the traditionalist independent builders led by Digger, and the younger, hungrier crew represented by Jack.

In a nutshell, it’s a mess. Subplots are raised and dropped for no other reason than to pad out the running time, and the whole exercise seems confused as to which side of the argument we should be on, before finally falling on the side of Jack, who sees no problem in bending his knee to Tiffany’s corporate masters if it’ll keep the work coming in. It’s an odd stance for an Australian film to take, and it jars with the knockabout, larrikin tone of the movie.

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likeable. Jack comes across as shallow, self centred and callow, while Digger is a gruff, incommunicative dinosaur who does his best to drive his son away. Satchwell is an engaging enough screen presence, but she’s given very little to do; she’s just ‘the girl’, an object for Jack to pursue, with no real arc of her own apart from coming to accept that this grotesque, half-bright man-child is the best she’s going to do in film’s Queensland setting. The supporting players are equally ill-served, with Australian screen legends Bisley and Spence criminally wasted in underwritten parts; Spence in particular getting a dearth of screen time and dialogue. Without a single character worth getting behind, it becomes impossible for the audience to care how the plot is eventually resolved, and watching the film just becomes an exercise in killing time until the credits roll.

Subdivision is a movie no one will remember in five years’ time. It may be fashionable to champion Australian independent cinema as a worthy underdog, regardless of the quality of the work, but doing so only encourages more mediocrity.

And ultimately that’s what this film is: a mediocre effort, unworthy of your time. _TRAVIS JOHNSON

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FASHION TALKS Walk The Walk, Talk The Talk The Fashion Talks season kicks off on Wednesday, September 8, with Tristan Blair and continues on Thursday, September 16, with Romance Was Born, and on Thursday, September 23, with Morrison. Doors open at 7pm for an 8pm start. Tickets are on sale now from fac.org.au.

Designers will step out of their studios and onto the stage this September for Fashion Talks, a series of discussions that will get right to the heart of the fashion industry. Hosted

by Meri Fatin, the next installment of Fashion Talks will feature live interviews with footwear designer Tristan Blair, the always wild and colourful Romance Was Born and Fremantle’s

Romance Was Born

own Morrison.

A h e a d o f h i s re t u r n to Pe r t h , Kalamunda born Tristan Blair caught up with X-Press to chat about his short but illustrious career as a contemporary footwear designer.

After launching his label in 2006, Blair became a fast favourite of fashion editors and boutique buyers alike thanks to his extraordinarily beautiful designs. Though it’s all smooth sailing these days, Blair reveals that establishing his label was far from easy.

“The experience of launching was great; I have learnt so much along the way but there have been so many hard times as well. It’s really a rollercoaster ride - you can be happy and feel like you’re going somewhere one moment and the next, you feel like it’s just too hard. Fortunately I am extremely persistent and stubborn so I have managed to hang in there.”

Now stocked in luxury boutiques around Australia and Japan, Blair seems to have gotten over his initial teething problems and is slowly but surely taking the footwear industry by storm.

“I studied footwear design but basically am self taught,” he reveals when questioned about his design background. “[The first pair of shoes I designed] were black stilettos with yellow feathers that wrapped around the ankle.”

Though his early designs may have featured bright colours and somewhat crude materials, his recent creations are considerably more refined – focusing on quality materials, on-trend colour palettes and fashion forward designs. Handcrafted in Italy, Blair’s latest collection is a testament to his genius, featuring stunning studded wedges, and beautiful twotone loafers.

“It’s very hard for me to put my finger on one thing that may have inspired a collection.

My collections are an insight into how I perceive everything around me. It can be very personal on one hand and on the other, it is just a vision I have seen walking down a street. I am inspired by anything and everything.”

Many women are accustomed to suffering for fashion, particularly when it comes to uncomfortable shoes, and though he admits to considering comfort when designing, Blair states that it’s certainly not at the top of his agenda.

Tristan Blair

“Of course [comfort is important] but being innovative with designs does not always constitute comfort. I want the women who wear my designs to feel like they are walking on shoes that make them feel unique and beautiful.”

Another label taking part in Fashion Talks is Romance Was Born, Luke Sales and Anna Plunkett’s avant-garde offering to the fashion industry. Like Blair, they’re feeling a touch nervous about Fashion Talks, as Plunkett reveals.

“We don’t really like doing public speaking but we have a knitter now in Perth so we thought it would be a good opportunity to meet up with them and kill two birds with one stone. We were tossing up whether we should do a sale at the same time – it will be good to see what the other side of the country is doing.

It sounds really cool.”

Morrison

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The year is 1984, and on the rural East Coast of New Zealand “Thriller” is changing kids’ lives. Boy (James Rolleston) is a dreamer who loves Michael Jackson. He lives with his brother Rocky (Te Aho Aho Eketone-Whitu), a tribe of deserted cousins and his Nan (Mavis Paenga).

Boy’s other hero, his father, Alamein (Taika Waititi), is the subject of Boy’s fantasies, and he imagines him as a deep sea diver, war hero and a close relation of Michael Jackson (he can even dance like him). In reality he’s “in the can for robbery”.

When Alamein returns home after 7 years away, Boy is forced to confront the man he thought he remembered, find his own potential and learn to get along without the hero he had been hoping for.

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Gina Williams will perform as part of The Cabaret Soiree Carnivale from Thursday, August 26, ’til Saturday, August 28, at His Majesty’s Theatre. Bookings can be made through BOCS. For almost two decades, multi-WAMi awardwinning Indigenous West Australian singersongwriter, Gina Williams has been dedicated to the telling of her people’s stories and in this powerful cabaret, Gina reveals the time has finally come to disclose her own remarkable story.

“There has always been a strong story-telling element to my music, I have always written from personal experience or have sung the stories of others close to me, but it’s only recently that I’ve realised I have my own story to tell.”

Williams is Balladong Noongar, with links through her grandmother’s line to the Kija people of the East Kimberly region.

“We are all informed by our history and whether I like it or not being Indigenous is a political statement. I strongly believe in reconciliation and the reunion of our cultures.

I want those messages to come through in my songwriting.”

Taking audiences on an amazing journey of a proud Aboriginal woman, Williams will colour her music with the musical and oral traditions of her elders, sharing her struggles regarding the dysfunction stemming from her past as she embraces the hope of her future.

“It was originally quite difficult to find a fit because we’re used to playing festival-style performances, but I’ve since learnt that cabaret really lends itself to the message we are trying to convey. I believe that people will be more willing to hear these stories in this environment because the style will allow audiences to get up close and personal, and the performance space will also lend itself to that.”

Originally a newspaper reporter, Gina spent nine years as presenter and journalist for the award winning Milbindi series, a television programme that focused on the achievements and aspirations of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community in WA. Nowadays the mother of two prefers to work away from the cameras, instead extending her craft to writing and performing her original songs, however she admits that her 15 years of experience as a journalist has certainly helped to shape her own storytelling manner.

“Personal stories are a powerful thing, and while this show is essentially a reflection of my story, and the journey I have been on from childhood through to the present, I hope that people identify and relate my story to their stories, whether they are Aboriginal or not.”

Having previously supported a plethora of distinguished artists including Wendy Matthews, Joe Camilleri, Archie Roach and Dave Steele, anyone who has experienced one of William’s performances would tout the appeal of her inspired blend of beautiful jazz.

With musical idols Billie Holiday, Eva Cassidy and Ella Fitzgerald more than accounting for the jazz thrust in the original songs she writes, Williams’ warm, purring vocal tones are well suited to the divine standards she performs.

Featuring songs from her critically acclaimed album Brilliant Blue, William promises her Cabaret Soiree will be a positive performance where people will laugh and have a good time, but she also hopes it will stimulate discussion about racial issues.

“It’s about celebrating what we have in common rather than examining our differences.” _JENNIFER PETERSON-WARD

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VISUAL ARTS You Just Have Your Eyes Closed, Turner Galleries, 470 William Street, Northbridge.

Kyle Hughes-Odgers is better known in Perth as Creepy, the popular street artist, renowned for his large scale murals and wall paintings. Kyle’s highly stylised, thick torsoed, big-headed and spider-limbed figures exist in a unique folk tale world. This world exists without technology, but this does not stop the inhabitants from trying to solve problems and build things using wonky mechanics and producing structures that do not heal or help. You Just Have Your Eyes Closed is Kyle’s first major exhibition of paintings and is his first entirely done with a paintbrush.

Exhibition runs ’til Saturday, September 11.

is until he finds himself seduced by Mrs Robinson, one of his parents’ oldest and dearest friends.

Young enough to be her son and old enough to know better, it isn’t long before Benjamin is helping Mrs Robinson with her zipper… Stars Jerry Hall, Rider Strong, Luke Hewitt and Michelle Fornasier.

Season opens on Thursday, August 26, and runs ’til Sunday, September 12. Bookings can be made through BOCS. The Pride, Blue Room Theatre, 53 James Street, Northbridge.

Mapping the social patterns of a lion’s life onto human characters dressed as lions (impressively crafted by Esther Sandler), The Pride treads a fine line between comedy and tragedy. Bruce, the figurehead of the family, is renovating the Lyon household kitchen – and he’s chosen a savannah theme. Surrounded by women, Bruce is weighed down by his impressive mane. Struggling to cope with modern living, he knows his time is limited: his stronger and more handsome neighbour James has been peering through the windows admiring the family. Such is the life of a lion.

S e a s o n o p e n s o n We d n e s d ay, September 1, and runs ’til Saturday, September 18.

Bookings can be made through The Blue Room on (08) 9227 7005 or blueroom.org.au.

A Kaleidoscope Of Colour Surrounded Me, Elements Art Gallery, 131A Waratah Avenue, Dalkeith.

Taking an enthusiastic leap into colour and design, Jane McKay’s new body of work is a celebration of joyful paintings and desktop sculptures. In the case of McKay’s Circle sculptures, the expertise of no less than seven different craftsmen was required to create the clean beauty of these minimal sculptures.

Exhibition opens on Friday, August 27, and runs ’til Sunday, September 12.

Side Tripper, Perth Galleries, 92 Stirling Highway, North Fremantle.

Colourist and graphic photographer Simon Cowling presents his second solo exhibition Side Tripper – An Unreliable Memoir of travel photographs with a difference from the Middle East, Europe and America. The joy of travelling and photographing unfamiliar countries is, for Cowling, derived from the visually unexpected, quirky, strange or just downright silly. These images or ‘postcards’ are a combination of luscious colours, unusual compositions and beautiful textures to make the often times mundane memorable.

Exhibition runs ’til Sunday, August 29.

Dream Bore, Fremantle Arts Centre, 1 Finnerty Street, Fremantle.

From Perth artist Mark Parfitt comes an investigation into one of WA’s most humble rituals.

After moving into a new home, Parfitt discovered his backyard bore was not working. His attempt at repair and eventual failure marked the beginning of a journey that raises questions of sustainability, masculinity, the role of the State and recycling. His research led him to re-design his ‘Dream Bore’ in the galleries of Fremantle Arts Centre.

Exhibition runs ’til Sunday, September 19.

Darkrooming, Fremantle Arts Centre, 1 Finnerty Street, Fremantle.

Over 3,000 components glow and oscillate in Darkrooming, an eerie installation by Melbourne artist Vera Möller. By contrasting the real and the imagined, Möller mutates the natural and illusory in this cabinet of curiosities. Her exhibition is a collection of hypothetical life forms that seem like they’ve been plucked from under the deepest of seas. Her specimens are inspired to blur the

MUSIC Cuban Fire, August 19 Music Auditorium at UWA; bookings via (08) 9370 6636 The Dingoes, August 21 Charles Hotel; bookings through BOCS. Vulnerable, Kulcha, 13 South Terrace, Fremantle.

Ding ChoCho was born in Thailand and has spent the last 10 years working in graphic design for various magazines in Bangkok. The secrets and vulnerabilities of human relationships (especially those between men and women) inspire Ding’s work. Utilising watercolours and digital collages in canvasses filled with white, the colours float dreamlike, with graphic images that are playful, yet express an intriguing undercurrent of the world within.

Exhibition runs ’til Monday, August 30.

Volume by Ding ChoCho boundaries between natural, artificial and illusory Bookings through the Blue Room on (08) 9227 7005 or blueroom.org.au. life forms.

Exhibition runs ’til Sunday, September If I Drown I Can Swim, Yirra Yaakin Theatre 19.

Space, 65 Murray Street, Perth.

Written by emerging Indigenous playwright Maitland Schnaars, and directed by Spain’s Julian Fuentes-Reta, If I Drown I Can Swim is based on the Love Songs For Future Girl, The Blue Room poetry of Maitland Schnaars, who talks with subtle whispers and brutal strength about identity, what Theatre, 53 James Street, Northbridge.

Rock ‘n’ roll funnyman Zack Adams has just it is to be a man and the meaning of heritage.

Season opens on Friday, August 27, and discovered the girl he thought was ‘the one’ is not.

Dumped, depressed and slightly drunk, the actor/ runs ’til Saturday, September 11. Bookings can be comedian figures if you can’t laugh at yourself, made online at yirrayaakin.com.au or by calling then you may as well let an audience do it. This all (08) 9202 1966. new show takes audiences on a musical comedy journey through love, loss, heartbreak, growing The Graduate, His Majesty’s Theatre, Hay Street, bad ginger beards and much more in between Perth. as he embarks on a quest for ‘the actual one’, Twenty year old Benjamin Braddock has graduated with top marks much to the delight of his proud wherever she may be.

Season runs ’til Saturday, August 28. parents and has a fine future ahead of him. That

PERFORMANCE

Darren Hanlon, August 21 Fly By Night; bookings via flybynight.org.

Fiona Lawe Davies, August 25 Ellington Jazz Club; bookings via ellingtonjazz.com.au Gina Williams, August 26-28 DownStairs At The Maj; bookings through BOCS. George Garzone, August 26 Ellington Jazz Club; bookings via ellingtonjazz.com.au Brian Cadd & Russell Morris; August 28 The Charles Hotel; bookings through BOCS Ian Moss, September 3 Charles Hotel; bookings through BOCS Ross Wilson, September 4 Charles Hotel; bookings through BOCS Five Elements, September 9 Perth Concert Hall; bookings through BOCS

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Consummate party outfit Soulwax are pretty darn excited to be back at Parklife this “Right now we’re actually rehearsing for the new live show that we’re doing, the year with a new and improved show. Stephen Dewaele jokes with REUBEN ADAMS one that we’re going to be playing for Parklife, but we’ll be doing it for the first time on that older doesn’t necessarily mean wiser.

Saturday at this huge festival. In the meantime we’re making new additions to the DJ mix... it’s too much, I want to sleep,” he sighs. “I’m being honest.”

Soulwax are intriguing for many reasons, but one stands out immediately; three of its Centred on the Dewaele brothers, Stephen and David, Belgium’s Soulwax is the live members have uncannily similar sounding names. Stephen Dewaele, who with his brother incarnation of their artistic enterprises, coupled with their 2 Many DJs production moniker.

Adrian is the creative engine room of the outfit, admits that other measures are required Initially finding fame with their genre mashing mixes, the brothers went onto produce when trying to get the attention of band mates Steve and Stefaan. “We don’t yell, we just remixes for the likes of Gorillaz, The Klaxons, Kylie Minogue, Daft Punk, LCD Soundsystem hit each other,” he chuckles. “There are some slight nuances, but for the untrained ear it all and many more. Dewaele has noted before that the brothers don’t really separate sounds the same.”

Soulwax and 2 ManyDJs, as they are just variations of the same discipline. He goes further.

It would be a little hackneyed to call Soulwax hard-working. Some would call it “It’s actually really cool to DJ...it’s actually a lot more work being in a band and to a burning desire to move forward and explore new things. Dewaele calls it sheer stupidity, play live, so it’s good that we have both things to bounce off each other and get ideas off. and laughs at the idea that he’s headed for an early grave. “I don’t worry about it; I just know I think that both of them can complement each other,” he adds. “The fact that we can go it’s a fact. I try and get some sleep. Emphasis try, I’m attempting,” he laughs. and DJ a new tune and see an instant response from the crowd is awesome.”

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FRIDAY

Time Tunnel BRINGS YOU CHAMPION TUNES FROM ROK RILEY, JOE 19 AND GUESTS

With her own distinct brand of driving, uplifting trance - both in her productions and DJ sets plays a very exciting part in the worldwide trance movement. After being signed to Armin Van Buuren’s world-renowned label Armada in 2007, Sophie Sugar’s star has been on the rise. Her track Fallen Too Far became a worldwide smash hit, receiving heavy support from the world’s A-list trance DJs, and her track of last year, Beside You, was hugely successful. Described by Armin Van Buuren as ‘the first lady of trance’, don’t miss the opportunity to get some Sugar! Sophie will be joined by Melbourne’s Dr Willis on Friday, August 20, Rise. Door sales only from 9.30pm.

Rise members $5 before 11pm, $10 thereafter.

Non-members $10 before 11pm, $20 thereafter.

SATURDAY

Cem

CERN-TAIN-LY It’s Inhibit’s fourth birthday and to celebrate, they’re bringing New Zealand drum ‘n’ bass star Cern to Perth. It’s fair to say that Ollie Cern has transgressed the realm of one time bedroom producer, to one of pure world-class stature.

Following his 2009 debut Mania EP on Concord Dawns Uprising imprint, the following full length, Terminus, quickly caught the attention of US heavyweight Gridlok and is now destined for joint release on Gridlock’s Project51 imprint.

What better time to get a taste of Cern! Joining Cern is Dub-Z, Sempy, Stiltz and MC/DJ Bear and Rtilary. Friday, September 10, Shape Bar. $15 on the door.

TRANSMISSION Perth’s essential pre club night for discerning music lovers bringing you indie, electro, rock, punk & club classics with Andrei Mazz 8pm Free Entry

SUNDAY

The 2010 Radiothon Opening Party is going down this Saturday, and they need your support!

If you’re wondering what all this business is about – local community radio station RTRFM operates thanks to folks subscribing (ie listener support!) and Radiothon is their annual subscription drive.

As it’s the most important event of the year for the station, it’s only fair they start it off with one hell of a celebration.

Catch the Voltaire Twins and Tomas Ford rocking the main stage, with the sweet sounds of DJs Diger Rokwell, Mama Cass, Charlie Bucket, and RTRFM’s own Sardi and Ben Elliott. Upstairs you can check out the experimental sounds of Craig McElhinney, Mystic Eyes, Rabbit Island and Gilbert Fawn, with live visuals onscreen from Kynan Tan. Presale tickets are available online at rtrfm.com. au/events. $15 for RTRFM subscribers and $20 for general admission.

Tickets are also available from Planet, 78s and Mills for $20 plus booking fee. Gold and Platinum subscribers get free entry on the door on the night but get down early for guaranteed entry!

Saturday, August 21 at the Astor Cinema, Mount Lawley. Doors open 7pm.

$10 Pizza & Pint special special with Nathan J, Chris Wright and The Nisbit.

WEDNESDAY

UNI-QUE $10 jugs kicks off at 8.30 with Morgans return

DEFECTORS (UP-STAIRS) THURSDAY A celebration of traditional

BRITISH COCKTAILS (PIMS, GIN, SCOTCH, BABY SHAM?!?!, SPESH BREW?!?!) AND KILLER ENGLISH TUNES W MOOGI, NICK SHEPARD AND ANTON MAZ PLAYING SKIFFLE TO BRITISH BEAT, PUNK ROCK TO INDIE POP, NEW WAVE TO NU-FOLK.

FRIDAY Suite Beats for the end of the week!

Disco, House, Funk & Breaks with residents

MICAH & SHARIF GALAL + GUESTS. KICK OFF THE WEEKEND IN THE COMFORT OF DEFECTORS AND THE SOUNDS OF THE BEAT SUITE. FRIDAYS 9PM – 1AM

SATURDAY

Lucid Dreaming

presents a night of house/ Deep House/ Disco/

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Tech House Featuring Nathan Francis, El Dario, Harry webb, Aarin F It’s Free Entry and all kicks off at 9pm.

SUNDAY

“Back to Mono” lo-fidelity special! What do you get when you put 3 music obsessives behind the decks at the same time? Beautiful chaos. Join Fang, Anton and DJ Larry as they dig thru the crates to bring you some phat slabs of pschadelic funk soul rocksteady and reggae classics with a smattering of party starters downbeat and dubstep! 5-10pm

TokiMonsta

I SEE RED, I SEE RED, I SEE RED Red Bull Music Academy is a world-renowned event that brings together young and forwardthinking electronic artists from countries across the globe to participate in workshops and group jamming sessions. The Academy usually takes place in exotic countries like Brazil, but the Red Bull Academy tour gives Perth music appreciators the chance to get a taste of the products of this amazing concept! {move} are proud to present a night of bass weight and synth-fused sonic weaponry, featuring the absolute bleeding edge of modern bass music artists: Samiyam, TokiMonsta, Martyn and Illumshpere. Samiyam and TokiMonsta hail from the groundbreaking LA beat scene, performing regularly at the seminal Low End Theory parties and releasing music for Flying Lotus’ Brainfeeder dream-team/label. Martyn and Illumsphere are two true innovators amid the global bass phenomenon. Between them they have produced music for the most innovative labels of their time - Hyperdub, Fat City, Tempa, Fabric, Hessle Audio and Warp to name only a few. Both currently reside on Martyn’s own highly sought-after 3024 imprint.

On top of all this, local (sine)wavemakers Ta-Ku [aka Flip] and Vishnu represent the Perth end of the global spectrum of talent.

The RBMA Tour takes place on Friday, September 17, at Villa. Tickets $20 plus booking fee from Moshtix.

Evidence

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The extraordinary broken beat festival Mayhem returns again in 2010, with a line up to die for! Dilated Peoples’ Evidence brings his solid hip hop rhymes all the way from Cali, while the drum ‘n’ bass heads can revel in the news of pioneers Drumsound and Bassline Smith making the journey to Perth. Bar9 and Babylon System, who’ve long been turning heads in the dubstep scene, will also be there, as will Against The Grain Records legend Skool Of Thought.

Mayhem breaks out on Saturday, October 30, at Scarborough Beach Ampitheatre (TBC). Early bird tickets on sale now for $79 plus booking fee from Planet Video, 78 Records, Mills, Live Clothing, Moshtix Outlets, DJ Factory and online at moshtix.com.au.

Philly Blunt

Dan Crooks Deetron

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THE COLLECTOMANIACS LAUNCH A MONTHLY MARKET. MEN’S & WOMEN’S CLOTHING, ACCESSORIES, COLLECTABLES, RECORDS, ART AND MORE. ENTRY $2 11AM – 5PM

P.M. - PINEAPPLE LOUNGE PRESENTS DUBSTEP WOBBLES, ELECTRO BEATS AND DRUM AND BASS HEAVINESS FEATURING DIRTY SYMBIOT (LIVE), FUSION SIX (LIVE), BLACK MATTER, D.Y.P & VJ SHOES &SOCKS. 8PM FREE ENTRY

IT’S IN THE DEET-AILS Dynamic turntablist-styled techno and house DJ, Deetron, who hails from Switzerland, has dedicated most of his life to making and performing dance tracks in their truest form, and has a unique, melodic production style – a real housey take on Detroit techno sounds. His immaculate mixing skills has captured the hearts of fans worldwide, and Deetron finds himself kept constantly in demand internationally.

Join Deetron on a beautiful journey through electronic landscapes when he comes to Geisha Bar on Sunday, October 3. Support from Kid Deep. Tickets $20 plus booking fee from Moshtix, Planet Video, Mills Records and all Moshtix outlets. Doors open 8pm.

LOCAL LUBBERS Each year Parklife does an impressive job of showcasing Perth’s best local talent on its local stage, allowing Perth’s own to be billed alongside big name international acts, an experience that means loads for our artists.

This year will be no different, although the local stage will take on a decidedly pirate theme this year, taking the form of a pirate ship, Le Buccaneer. Catch Micah, Ben Mac, Jus Haus?, Time Travel Agent, Philly, Mono Lisa, King Tito DJs, Death Disco DJs, Signal Drivers, Grantley Hyde, Darren J and Salt’s own Jason Creek manning the decks (in more ways than one!) at Parklife. Sunday, September 26, at Wellington Square Gardens. Tickets available now through Moshtix and Ticketmaster.

GET YOUR SNEAK ON Perth is set to enjoy a new clubbing experience with the launch of a hot new fortnightly club night, Sneaky. This Saturday, August 20, (then every second Friday) at Library nightclub will see Perth’s biggest DJs coming together to party with a common cause, with three different levels of clubbing! The ground floor will be dedicated to Sneaky Pop, and will feature DJs Angry Budha, Headayke, Moe Steez, Master Dash and more. Level Two is Sneaky House, with Maxwell, Kastel, Paul, Scott and friends holding down the reigns, and Level Three sees Karl Blue, Selekt and Dazz K serving up good time grooves. Doors open 9pm for $15.

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GRAZ-A-MATAZZ Sydney Superstar DJ Graz, who also moonlights as an awesome sunglasses designer (and was voted Harpers Bazaar’s Best Dressed Man!) will be in town for one night only to play King Tito’s Dirty Disco. Graz is one of the hottest names circling the global fashion and music elite. His ability to mix and match music from every genre and era and adapt to any room, has seen Graz become the music talent for brands such as Blackberry, Armani, Channel V, as well as being selected to be Music Director for Australian Fashion Week and Swim Fashion Week for 2008 and 2009. He also strapped himself to the platters that matter for Vogue’s 50th birthday celebrations. The night will also feature a live set from indie darlings The Harlequin League, sax laden disco from Bastians Happy Flight (Fkn Midas) plus DJs Mr Sparkles, Lightsteed, Friend, Joe Macc, Grubby Gorilla, Cooker, Buda, Azwon, and of course, Perthquakers Will and Toby. Friday, August 27, The East End Bar, Fremantle. Tickets at the door, with the chance to win a double to Parklife!

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SOULWAX THE FLYING DEWAELE BROS

Currently touring the country with tyDi to promote the release of Ministry Of Sound’s new Trance Nation compilation is Dutch born MaRLo. As GLEN CANNING found out, he’s proud to call Australia home.

“I just love Australia, it’s amazing, the people, the food, the weather.” Last year’s thumping remix of Ferry Corsten’s Brainbox catapulted MaRLo into uncharted waters, featuring in Corsten’s Twice In A Blue Moon album in addition to Corsten preferring to play the MaRLo remix live instead of his own.

His unique blend of electro inspired trance has captured the attention of the world’s best DJs with support from the likes of Tiesto and Sander Van Doorn and Marlo has just signed an exclusive release deal with Van Doorn’s mega label Spinnin’ Records.

“Spinnin’ actually head-hunted me as a lot of their artists including Sander Van Doorn were playing a lot of my tunes,” chuckles MaRLo, “I can still do remixes for the other labels like Armada, Flashover etc but my original tracks will be coming out on Spinnin’ and its sub labels.”

Earlier in the year, Ministry Of Sound enlisted the help of MaRLo and tyDi for the follow up to last year’s hugely successful Trance Nation. Released early last month, the CD is more than a match for its predecessor and as MaRLo explains, he was encouraged to showcase his unique sound.

“It was perfect. I actually got all the tracks I wanted on the CD without any problems at all! They pretty much left me to do my thing on this CD and they were very happy with the final mix I gave them.”

Featuring four of his own tracks including two originals, Trance Nation is the ideal platform to engage a wider audience in the broad spectrum of sounds that trance now encompasses. “I think the CD sums up my sound very well and gives people a good idea of what to expect from my sets,” MaRLo continues; “In my DJ sets I play a LOT of my own stuff as well as my own bootlegs, mashups and cheeky edits of tracks.”

With thirteen dates across Australia, the Trance Nation tour has so far been a resounding success. Since early July, MaRLo and tyDi have been banging out to hordes of trance loving punters from Launceston to Cairns, finishing in Perth and Hobart the last week of August.

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With the curious make up of crowds diversifying in the past few years, MaRLo shares his thoughts on what Ministry Of Sound brings to the floor. “I think it brings a lot more people to an event and people are excited because they have heard the CD. I also think that there are a lot of trance lovers out there that don’t go out as much on a regular basis but that will still go out to party at a big festival or a night such as the Ministry Of Sound Trance Nation events.”

With voting polls for this year’s inthemix Top 50 DJs recently opened, the Trance Nation tour couldn’t have come at a more ideal time, serving as the perfect arena for MaRLo to showcase his high octane DJ sets to the nation.

Bring it on!

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He also admits that the whole Soulwax/ 2ManyDJs dichotomy is still confusing to many people.“Yeah,” Dewaele suggests. “But I’ve also learnt not to worry or think about it anymore. I can completely understand why it would be confusing to people, both on the other hand I think that it’s the thing that, in a weird way, makes us unique.”

Despite their longevity, Soulwax are still striving for this uniqueness in everything that they do. The latest incarnation of this is an online radio station, an idea that Dewaele puts down to stupidity.“Really stupidly, we thought that we could do it, but soon realised that what we wanted to do was so much work,” he chuckles. “Now we regret it.”

“I think that by the time we’re in Australia, there will be some stuff up already,” says Dewaele. “We didn’t want a make another 2manydjs mix album; that just seemed a little bit too easy.”

“We had this idea that we were to make 24 mix albums but in all different styles. Like, one of them is hardcore and punk music that we like, one of them is electronic music, and another is old rap music that we like. So, what we ended up doing was making 24 hours of mixes,” he continues.

Using the same sort of mind-blowing visuals that they use at live shows, the idea is that the whole radio station will be animated.“It will be more than a radio station, it will actually be something that you can look at and see.”

Their second visit to Parklife in three years is fast approaching, but the sheer amount of equipment that the boys use on the live show

can make big tours a little scary.“Yes, it is,” Dewaele admits. “That was one of the things that we were actually talking about today. We have a lot of old synths that we take with us, which are very fragile, so we’re thinking that we are going to ship everything over. Yah, so we’re coming out with the whole thing.”

Important equipment does get lost in transit, but they always manage to pull something out of the bag. “Yeah, it happens,” Deleawe says. “I remember one time we had to buy a MS20 synth from somewhere (which went out of production in 1983), but someone actually found one and it turned out sounding amazing. Hopefully nothing happens in transit,” he sighs. “All that happens in transit is waiting and checking emails.”

And what brings Soulwax back to the Parklife festival for the second time? “It’s amazing,” interrupts Deleawe. “I’m not saying that to kiss anybody’s arse either, it was an amazing thing to do. The reason that I think that it’s so cool for artists is that you are on tour with a bunch of friends.”

“This weekend we did Ibiza, then we did a festival in the south of Spain, then we went to France and were playing with Crookers. We literally only had time to say ‘hi’ and we had to leave again, which really sucks,” he says.

“When you play at Parklife you can all hang out with friends, have a drink, and go for food together. It’s really cool.”

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LEE COOMBS DANCEFLOOR DESTROYER

NICK THAYER JUST LET IT GO

US based DJ/producer Lee Coombs has been tearing up worldwide dance floors for over 20 years. ANDREW NELSON finds a chink in the schedule of the tech maestro to chew the fat about his new remix album and upcoming tour of Australia.

Lee Coombs is a nice bloke, you can tell that from the first words he speaks, apologising for not answering the phone call on the first ring. He’s so nice in fact he wasn’t content to release his album (2009’s Light and Dark) just the once: he’s decided to package up a remix album (Light and Dark Remixed) out this month. Coombs explains why.

“It was always the intention that [the original album] was not strictly a DJ club album, but that all the tracks really lent themselves to being remixed. That’s where my roots are.

I wanted to write an album that could stand the test of time and didn’t go out of date really quick. We wanted to make it really current and satisfy all the DJs with the tracks, so we did the remix album.”

Well the DJs will certainly be satisfied, as will the punters. The remix album has shifted the original into a higher gear and is a fine collection of intense dance floor shakers full of sonic bass and funky beats. Can Coombs single out any particular favourites?

“My own club remix of Light and Dark.

I did that about six months ago and I’ve been playing it out for a while now and it’s been going well.” There’s no shocks on that front as

the track in question is a barnstormer of a tune with a thumping 4/4 beat and plenty of old school acid squelches to keep anyone happy.

Coombs goes on to explain the trick to getting every tune perfect for the dance floor.

“Always road test; that’s the best way of making sure everything fits and works good,” he says, “You make a tune, you take it out and play it at the weekend and if it needs a bit more work we do a bit more. When it’s done we schedule it in for release. If it’s not right we don’t release it.”

Can Perth punters expect to hear these tunes when Coombs hits Ambar next week? “You’re gonna hear all sorts of new tracks,” reveals Coombs, “I’m going to be playing stuff from both the original and remix album plus I’ve got some new stuff. You can expect a full bag of new sounding music!”.

With such a high production output, that comes as no surprise. Coombs is responsible for countless original releases including classics Future Sound of Retro and Shiver. Over the past couple of months alone, he has remixed Justin Johnson & 3PO, Princess Superstar, Meat Katie, Dylan Rhymes and BJX. And how do Aussie crowds rate in the going for it stakes? “Australian crowds are up

After enough trials and tribulations to fill a season of the Bold And The Beautiful, Nick Thayer has finally released an album, Just Let It Go, to resoundingcriticalacclaim.REUBEN ADAMS chats with Australia’s own rising star of breaks ahead of his gig in Perth.

MaRLo there at nine or 10. I always have a good time, I’ve never had a bad gig. I’ve been coming over every year for the last nine years and I’ve had great tours every time. It’s definitely a highlight of my year to come to Australia”. Don’t worry Lee, it will be one of our highlights too!

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Nick Thayer “I certainly believe that whether it is in a tune or over the course of an entire DJ set, there should be moments of release, because that’s what music is all about,” muses Thayer.

“Tension and release.” Moments aren’t just acknowledged by Nick Thayer, they are integral to his musical philosophy.

“Whether you’re a club DJ or a huge rock band, I believe that you should always focus on the big payoff tunes,” he says. “You could build tension by having a big rolling patch in your set, and then suddenly Bang! a massive tune comes out of nowhere... there’s a million different ways that you can do it.”

He believes that the accomplishments of the ver y best acts in the world are manufactured upon their ability to not only identify the moments in their tracks or sets, but also by crafting a tune or set to highlight that particular moment.

“The big one for me is the Chemical Brothers,” reflects Thayer. “I’ve seen them live four or five times now, and there are always moments in their sets when they will be pounding away for ten or 15 minutes, and then out of nowhere will come a burst of vocal from Golden Path, or something like that. Just amazing.”

As an analogy for his life as an artist thus far, the ‘moment’ motif is an ideal representation of where Nick Thayer is at.

The break beat maestro is experiencing an immense moment in the form of his first full length release for Passenger, Just Let It Go, a feat made all the more special if you consider the inordinate amount of hard work that he had to do to make it happen.

‘Hard work’ is not an understatement.

The man has created two full-length albums that have never seen the light of day for various reasons. “There were a couple of restarts,” he admits. “I was signed to this Australian label which turned out to be pretty rubbish, so I ended up having to leave an entire album behind there.”

“Then, I wrote most of an album for Passenger but then for reasons out of our control we had to hold that up for a year,” concedes Thayer. “So I basically took a step back and decided to take a totally different approach, and really focus on making club music and an album which would reflect that.”

And what an album it is. He stresses that it’s more a case of redefinition as opposed to moving on from a particular sound. “The album is a very clear statement of where I’ve come from,” stresses Thayer. “I incorporated big hip hop and funk elements, and then where I am now with the club sound. I took the approach that ‘I’m a club DJ, I make club music, so why muddy the waters and attempt to make a song-based album?’.”

Just Let It Go has left a barrage of rave reviews in its wake. A devastating fusion of electro, hip hop, dubstep and breakbeat, this is a party album made for the clubs. High profile collaborations include a group effort with Black Noise called Rockin’ It, an out-and out straight four party banger designed to get backsides on the dance floor.

“Actually, when I first saw a physical copy it was a great relief to actually see it exist.

I’ve been saying ‘Yeah, it’s going to be out soon’ to everybody for a while now, so there is a massive sense of relief to get it out, plus the early response to it has been really good as well,” Thayer enthuses.

“It’s great to have something out, something that I can stand behind now.” After copping more than his fair share of bad luck, this is certainly the first of many big moments for Nick Thayer.

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HEAR FLEMING ROAR JOHN â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;00â&#x20AC;&#x2122; FLEMING / M.I.K.E - PUSH / TRITONAL / GeRmAn / Jackson & Perry Villa Nightclub Saturday, August 14, 2010

VARIOUS Sixteen F**King Years of G-Stone Recordings [G-Stone Recordings] If you were a hipster in the late â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;90s there is absolutely no way you did not own a Kruder & Dorfmeister album. Their seminal K&D Sessions catapulted them to the forefront of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;chill outâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; before it was a dirty word. You have probably heard the pair without knowing; the K&D Sessions still gets regular rinsings in cafĂŠs near you.

G-Stone, their record label, has consistently released albums of a high standard and this two-disc anthology gives a great overview of its past and present.

Compilation albums of this nature often have problems with inconsistencies in the quality of tunes and this one is no exception. The 12 F**King Classics disc boasts some high quality and innovative tunes which at the time of their original release were at the very forefront of downtempo electronica.

Magnetizing by Marsmobil and Shining from Peter Kruderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s amazing Peace Orchestra album are standouts. Fast forward to the 13 F**King New Tracks and you may be a little disappointed. The innovation gives way to a fairly average display of handbag house and â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;loungeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; beats. Amongst these, D Kayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Red Heat is a diamond in the rough.

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With three quarters capacity expected, Villa operated on the ground level only for Liberate, which meant the DJ booth normally situated high above the dance floor was now a part of that same floor, serving to accentuate a warm intimacy that permeated throughout the club on the night.

Local lads Jackson & Perry had only a scattering of bodies on the dancefloor to play to, yet they seemed unperturbed as they knocked out a tight set which is a testament to their professionalism.

GeRmAn suffered a similar fate as people gradually trickled in as the night progressed but as he was punching out some classic trance melodies, one could feel the energy rising from wall to wall and with three internationals to come, things were really starting to cook.

Texas duo Tritonal looked a touch disappointed at the sparsely populated dance floor as they took to the decks at 11pm but these boys love nothing more than a challenge and by their second song the dance floor was flooded with enthusiastic punters.

Beginning with a mash up finished only minutes before hitting the stage was Oceanlab vs Arty vs Ferry Tayleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Good For Trapeze (Tritonal

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Intro Edit) which started as a slow vocal track but soon descended into an intense pulsating bass line which reverberated through Villaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s walls.

Tritonalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s immense outpouring of energy was contagious with the crowd responding to their visceral onslaught every step of the way. Choosing to ride with a harder edged sound resulted in less of their trademark vocal tracks, but this void was more than adequately filled with a systematic barrage of downright dirty bass and uplifting symphonies. Finishing with a Giuseppe Ottavianiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s remix of Tiesto and BTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vocal classic Love Comes Again was an idyllic track to conclude a memorable set and the crowd showed their appreciation with a deafening cheer of applause, hoots and whistles.

Belgium born legend M.I.K.E Push hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t managed to shake a sickness plaguing him for the last few days but any visible signs of fatigue were swiftly swept away in a torrent of infectious melodies. M.I.K.E was bouncing behind the decks as he unleashed a pumping set

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of uplifting trance which had the dance floor in overdrive especially towards the back end of his set. An impressive set of epic proportions and the night just kept getting better.

A massive roar erupted from the crowd as John â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;00â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Fleming appeared on stage and launched into a barrage of hypnotic psytrance, progressive and absolutely anything in between.

Absolutely annihilating the dance floor for three solid hours, Fleming was visibly enjoying himself but with the crowd gradually dispersing he decided to go out with a bang, unloading Infected Mushroomâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Going Insane which made for an explosive end to an amazing night!

Great atmosphere, cranking music, super friendly music loving crowd and welcoming staff made Liberate an adventure packed colossus of a club night. This was one wild thrill ride that wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be forgotten in a while!

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MOBIN MASTER Get Lucky [Central Station/Universal Music] You get the impression that Australian producer Mobin Master may have been coerced into rushing the release of his debut long player Get Lucky in order to capitalise on the success of his cover version of Robin Sâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Show Me Love from early this year. At least five of the tracks are reworkings of classic â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;90s tracks done in a similar vein and they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really add anything extra to the original (except a meatier kick-drum and some hoover noises).

When you do get around to his own tracks there is a bit of an improvement, especially with the Spanish guitar in Playa Del Ray and the best track on the album, the soulful summer house tune Casanova. But there is also a healthy dose of gorgonzola with cheesy euro pop of Get Lucky, Nymphomaniac and Be Yourself, which even features a Haddaway-style vocal.

Though well produced, this is a collection of formulaic pop/dance and cover versions which may go down well with a certain audience but is not for the discerning electronic music listener.

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SATURDAY 21/8 VILLA DJ MARKY It’s been a year that Knowledge Music has been kicking around the traps now, bringing us a primo selection of hip hop and dubstep events. For their first birthday celebrations, Knowledge are pulling out all the stops, bringing over the one and only DJ Marky to Villa for a ball busting party. After years of consistent touring, Marky is one of the most revered and coveted DJs in the world, with almost 100 releases in various formats, including some very high profile remixes for the likes of Everything But The Girl, Calude Von Stroke, Fatboy Slim and Deadmau5.

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ROCKET ROOM OZI BATLA Ozi Batla, frontman for The Herd, is venturing out on his first solo tour in support of his debut record Wild Colonial. Already

heavily featured on triple j, Rage, Video Hits and Channel [V], Ozi steps out on stage tonight at The Rocket Room backed by Sandro, who produced the entire Wild Colonial album. Expect a classic night of golden era influenced hip hop with one of the most accomplished MCs in the country. Support from Stoop Fresh, Rhythm Infinit and Simmo T. Tickets available from moshtix. com.au or heatseeker.com.au.

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WEDNESDAY 25/8 Basement On Broadway – Damien John/Angry Buda/ Maxwell/Headayke Captain Stirling – DJ Ricky Clancy’s (Applecross) – Upbeat – DJ Andy Connections - DJ’s Joby / JJ / Rueben Dusk – Blackbelt/ Aswon Double Lucky – Dirty Elegance Eurobar – Wild Wednesdays - DJ iPod/Ben Pettit Eve – DJ Don Migi / Skooby Fl y i n g S co t s m a n - C r a i g Hollywood / Arme Gold – Slick/ Adroc Hipe Club – DJ Roger Smart Mint – Open House - DJ Chris / DJ Matt Manhattans – We All Deserve To Be Loved - Paranoid Tarantula DJs Mustang – DJ Giles Newport Hotel – DJ Tony Allen / DJ Kaela Niche - DJ Frankie Button Paddo - Ben Merito Rosemount – DJ Shannon Fox Shape – Kool Keith / Selekt / Kit Pop / Ad Roc The Clink – DJ Jinx The Deen- DJ Zelimer / DJ Viper & DJ Benny T– Zone 1 The Queens – Wriggle on

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THIS WEEK Sophie Sugar/ Dr Willis Friday, August 20 @ Rise Yolanda Be Cool / DCUP Friday, August 20 @ Ambar Per th Kings – Hip Hop Festival Friday, August 20 @ The Rosemount Ozi Batla Friday, August 20 @ Prince of Wales Bunbury, Saturday, August 21 @ Rocket Room, Sunday, August 22 @ Mojos DJ Marky Saturday, August 21 @ Villa Nick Thayer Saturday, August 21 @ Ambar RTRfm Radiothon Opening Party - Tomás Ford /Diger Rokwell /Mama Cass / Charlie Bucket / Sardi /Ben Elliott Saturday, August 21 @ Astor

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Bass Kleph Saturday, September 18 @ Villa

Rob Sparx Wednesday, September 1 @ Bar Open

Lee Burridge Friday, September 24 @ Ambar

Richard Durand Friday, September 3 @ Rise

Kid Kenobi Saturday, September 25 @ Ambar

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Public Enemy/Bliss n Eso/ Peaches (DJ set)/Yacht Club DJs/A-Trak + more Saturday, January 1 – Monday, January 3, 2011 @ Busselton, venue TBA

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South West Souls’ resident DJs set the dancefloor on fire last Saturday with a mix of Motown, northern soul and modern soul. Featuring sets by TBone, Suzie Cue, Barry and DJ Denny, the night celebrated soul in all its forms, paying tribute to big name acts such as The Temptations, The Four Tops and Edwin Starr.

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The Leopold Hotel has had a facelift and is now looking better than ever. Located south of the river in Bicton, The Leopold Hotel is a great place to enjoy a beverage with mates in one of the three spacious bars.

Dedicated to entertainment, whether it’s watching live music, music clips or your favourite sporting events on two massive projector screens, there’s always something happening at The Leopold. Play pool or sit back and have a punt in the pub/TAB or host a function. Mid week happy hours, raffles, poker and bikini girls make having a drink at the Leopold an absolute pleasure.

If you are after a quiet drink, The Beer Garden at The Leopold Hotel is a secluded area which allows you to watch the races or your favourite sports while listening to music - all in Australia’s great outdoors.

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The venue will retain its popular local original line-ups, after-midnight late night sets, and will also host national touring acts. This Friday, August 20, sees the now Melbourne-based Violet Flames return back to Perth, joined by The Tumblers, The Spitfires and Dam Few. After midnight, Side Effects and DJ Jessica_Kill keep the party happening.

On Saturday, August 21, Ozi Balta makes the journey from NSW along with Rhythm Infinit, before with Gasoline Inc., KickStart and DJ Brett Rowe fire up after midnight.

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This Friday, August 20, Twisted Vaudeville Circus presents, Cult Fiction, a B-grade movie experience with A-grade entertainment! Then on Saturday, August 21, Darren Hanlon will take to the Fly stage to showcase his fourth studio album I Will Love You At All. And on Sunday, August 22, witness the reunion of legendary Aussie band and ARIA Hall Of Fame inductees, The Dingoes, featuring John Bois, Kerryn Tolhurst, Chris Stockley, and Broderick Smith.

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FEATHER IN THEIR CAP BASEMENT BIRDS / Old Man River / The Sun Orchestra The Astor Theatre Friday, August 13, 2010 In the world of supergroups it can go one of two ways. You might find a collection of tourbus-sized egos, or, as in the case of local collective Basement Birds, comprising Kav Temperley (of Eskimo Joe fame), Kevin Mitchell (aka Bob Evans), Steve Parkin, and ‘honorary West Australian’ Josh Pyke, you find four great styles compressed into one, an indulgent but brilliant spectacle of musical creativity. Such creativity was certainly on show at The Astor Theatre on Friday where the band performed the Perth leg of their Good Evening & Good Night tour – a show that was presented by X-Press as part of our 25th Anniversary celebrations.

First-billed local trio The Sun Orchestra proved to be the per fect accompaniment to the other acts, filling the room with their gently melodic mix of moody, introspective, and country-tinged lounge music which paired subtle keys and clear vocal harmonies with tambourine and off-beat-feel guitar rhythms.

Despite performing music stylistically in the same vein as his predecessors, Old Man River’s performance proved to be more buoyant. Showcasing tunes from an upcoming third album while throwing incredibly catchy crowd favourites Sunshine and Believe It into the mix, main man Ohan Rein ellicited mass sing-a-longs and hand-clapping that made for an extremely enjoyable performance.

The beat on Basement Birds is that they’re a kind of 2010 Australiana version of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and after this performance the comparison makes a lot of sense. While CSNY and Basement Birds are all about throwing collective energies together

for the sake of the song, after their first WA performance, Basement Birds came off more like the Traveling Wilburys than anything else - a group of merry pranksters cruising through life with tongue planted firmly in cheek.

There were telekinetic group harmonies and balmy Laurel Canyon vibes within this per formance, with all four bringing their talents to the table, serving both strong individual dishes and communal platters, gelling together for a diverse feast that more than satisfied the appetite of the group’s inherited fanbases.

Much like the Traveling Wilburys’ canon, Basement Birds perused the sweet spot between its members’ disparate oeuvres.

First single Waiting For You was a suitable thermometer for the overall scope of the sound present during their set: with a rocking backbeat, and pleasant slide-drizzled country flourishes heaped over their traded verses.

There were moments of flat-out beauty too, and when the musicians pitched their voices together - as they did on a gorgeous cover of Sarah Blasko’s All I Want - the teamwork really shined through, with a warm and fuzzy acoustic echo bringing all the players together in gentle harmony.

Overall, there was a natural interplay between the players, which lent the performance a relaxed, easy-going vibe.

This rabble of local indie-folk heroes put on a strong performance full of invention variation, and quality.

Perhaps supergroup shouldn’t quite be such dirty a word, then? _JENNIFER PETERSON-WARD

Basement Birds (photo: Lisa Businovski)

X-Press 25th Birthday Celebration The Astor Thursday, August 12, 2010 Last Thursday X-Press celebrated our 25 th Anniversary at The Astor in Mt Lawley with the hundreds of party goers, industry professionals and musicians who have had an association with X-Press throughout our history. Guests were entertained by local musicians Dux ‘n’ Downtown, Felicity Groom And Andrew Ryan, Jordi James, and Goodnight Tiger, with the bash kindly kicked off by James Webb & The Wadumbah Dance Group who provided a welcome to country. Thanks again to all who came down for what was a fittingly buzzing and musical night on the town.

Photographs by Lisa Businovski, Bohdan Warchomij, Mike Wylie and David Chong

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GOING FOR THE JUGULAR COLLEGE EDUCATION MIDNIGHT JUGGERNAUTS / Dappled Cities / Voltaire Twins Capitol Saturday, August 14, 2010 As I charmed my way past security and loped through the big red Capitol doors in shoes not deemed fit to party, I was greeted with a disheartening scene. Where the hell was everyone? Acting on an incorrect starting time for the show I witnessed Voltaire Twins’ final three songs, and a venue utterly devoid of people. Again - what the hell? While looking a bit despondent at their meagre audience their double synth attack was fun and boppy, the perfect warm up for the night. Well, it could have been anyway.

Slowly the numbers began to trickle in as Dappled Cities picked up instruments, and with some gentle encouragement drew everyone in to the front. Realising the gravity of the task they’d been set in getting feet tapping, Dave Rennick – and the rest of the band for that matter – came out bursting at the seams with the clear intent of showing us a good time. He

also announced we were to be treated to some brand new material which was received well.

Dappled Cities really came out firing early on, and a good dance was certainly had by the time The Price and The Night Is Young At Heart came around. While they certainly perform a more traditional brand of indie rock music, Dappled Cities’ dreamy echoes, synths and vocals certainly complimented the line-up.

However, the band suffered through quite a saggy middle section to their set after hyping the crowd up so well, and all of Rennick’s earlier enthusiasm had disappeared. Co-vocalist Tim Derricourt, on the other hand, never stopped delivering glorious, high energy vocals. The crowd, now a respectable size, and apparently fashionably late, had finally received their warm up and all was ready for the main event.

Without much flair, unfortunate given the mindfuck music about to transpire, Midnight Juggernauts took to the stage manning synthesisers, guitars and a random stand of god knows what (backstage must have been a chiptune nerd’s paradise with all this tech lying around).Vincent Vendetta wore a boxing robe, and prostrated himself behind the keyboards ready to do battle with some experimental electonica.

It’s amazing how much the humble smoke machine adds to the atmosphere of a gig, especially when used in unison with the spacious Juggernaut sound that is littered with clever vocals that seemed to come from everywhere.

In essence, the somewhat downbeat style of the band is aimed at engulfing the audience in sound – something they did excellently Saturday night.

There was, however, an imbalance of sound that left Vendetta’s voice somewhat hollow and the keyboards too quiet to express the music’s subtleties, but the crowd seemed to get the gist of things. Tombsone and Shadows went down a treat, and the extended Into The Galaxy finished of a cracking show with rock and roll excess.

COLLEGE FALL / American Novelist / The Chris Gibbs Band / The Ghost Hotel

College Fall (photo: Mike Wylie)

The Rosemount Hotel Friday, August 13, 2010

With the soft yellowish lights over the bar turned down low and the gas heaters pushing back the cold from the stormy weather outside, the main room of The Rosemount can feel decidedly welcoming and womblike, and that’s a fitting venue for the launch of College Fall’s new album, The Curse of Us. For while the music they peddle can certainly be labelled indie pop, and at times it sidles right up to the border of rock, it doesn’t come saddled with the confrontational, angry vibe that characterises so much of the contemporary soundscape. A College Fall gig is more of a storytelling session than a shouted manifesto, and the audience is invited to hear songs woven with an intense emotional honesty.

But as College Fall guitarist and singer Glenn Musto says, “The best thing about a CD launch is you get to pick and choose your favourite bands to play with. It’s like being a DJ.” True to his word, he’d selected a series of support acts that, rather than being sound-alikes, all complimented the College Fall sound.

The crowd was still small when American Novelist stepped up. Not a band we’ve heard much from as yet, their influences are firmly rooted in alternative country, and Midnight Juggernauts (photo: Amy Vinicombe) _BRENDAN HOLBEN they dealt out a solid and provocative opening set. There’s a hint of The Church to their work, and singer Meike Harman’s raspy, soulful voice is custom-built for the ballads that highlighted their set.

The Chris Gibbs Band was up next, carrying through the country influences, but SIMONE AND GIRLFUNKLE / Felicity Groom Trio / 6s & 7s / infusing it with a more hard-edged, guitar driven

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sound. Gibbs is a flamboyant performer and he commanded the stage in his striking red shirt and black vest combo. The start of the set was marred by some ear-splitting feedback, but that was soon dealt with, and Gibbs belted out an energetic, rockabilly flavoured wall of noise, culminating in the crunchy, raw-boned Building An Empire.

The Ghost Hotel were the penultimate support act. While now a five-piece, they’ve being doing the rounds in various forms for around five years now, and that experience shows on stage. There are serious countrywestern chops on display here, with more than a touch of Morricone-style choral vocals thrown in, and the end result is like the soundtrack to the best Western you’ve never seen.

And finally we came to College Fall, where vocal duties are shared between Musto’s deeper tones and keyboardist Jodie Barlett’s high-end sound. They had an easy banter with each other and the audience, and the songs from the new album went down smooth and bittersweet. Despite the heartfelt and often emotionally raw subject matter, their music is very poppy, far from the dirge you might expect.

And that’s perhaps the main strength of College Fall; they deal with pain and heartache not with anger or self-indulgence, but with compassion and a strange kind of longing warmth. There’s an emotional maturity and reality to their song writing that puts them streets ahead of their contemporaries. Their work is not a cry of pain, but an honest attempt at communication and understanding, and that makes them an act well worth tracking down. _TRAVIS JOHNSON

DJ Adam Trainer Manhattan’s Friday, August 13, 2010

If Joanna Newsom and Cliff Richard had a love child in the ‘50s, that baby would be Simone And Girlfunkle, and it would spend all day singing sweet indie pop. Featuring sweet harmonies and kitsch, butter-wouldn’t-melt-in-their-mouths lyrics, these are girls who will woo their way into your head, and plant melodies that will stay there all week.

Simone And Girlfunkle’s EP launch took place at the much talked about new Vic Park venue Manhattan’s, and the intimate space was packed as the band played their sweet 1950s-esque folk songs with a contemporary touch.

True to form, the gig had more in common with a country fair than your standard EP launch. Throughout the evening friends wandered around the crowd, offering cakes and thanking the guests. At the door were the girl’s own screenprinted handkerchiefs and aprons for sale, and next to the stage, flanked by Cliff Richard records, were ‘lucky dip’ boxes, where audience members could write anonymous secrets and announcements and have them read out to the crowd.

Best of all were the songbooks, which contained lyrics for the audience to sing along, and instructions on how to do so - e.g. ‘If you don’t

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know the words sing a ‘ooh’ or just read a book’ and ‘Don’t be perturbed by how good Cliff Richard is, one day you’ll be singing just as good as him. Maybe even better if he gets really old and runs out of steam’.

Simone And Girlfunkle is the brainchild of Bridget Turner (vocals) and Gabrielle Lammers (guitar and vocals). Also featuring Mike Murphy (drums), Catherine Lock (cello), Erin Williams (clarinet) and Rob Stephens (electric bass), this is a band that relishes in the cute, the quirky, and the fun. The combination of sweet vocal harmonies and a slightly unusual line up is what gives Simone And Girlfunkle an edge in a competitive market: they have a distinct, recognisable sound that is both catchy and enjoyable. Of particular highlight on the night was Erin William’s clarinet in My Little Buttercup. Also enjoyable was the performance of Chilly Cold, a catchy track included on the new EP. As the crowd on Friday night illustrated, Simone And Girlfunkle are a band with an impressively large and continually growing fan base. This reviewer suggests you check them out now, because it is very likely that you will be hearing a lot from them in the future.

And, of course, they’re big Cliff Richard fans, which doesn’t hurt either. _LEAH BLANKENDAAL

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BRASH AND SASSY In The Moment Given their penchant for yachts, glamour, and international jet setting, it has become increasingly hard to lock down Perth’s premier purveyors of Italo-disco, Brash And Sassy. However with the impending launch of their debut EP NOW at Manhattan’s on Friday, August 20, vocalist Gennaia Febbraio, took time out from her Shetland ponies and fine wine collection to speak to DAVID CRADDOCK.

help them get in touch with their emancipated inner woman – even the men.

“There’s no shame being in a Brash And Sassy crowd and we want them to get involved in a sensual way. Touch the person next to them, use your manners and do all sorts of kind things for everybody else. Express yourself.”

Febbraio first formed Brash And Sassy with childhood friend Ava Loverock (who couldn’t attend our interview as she was on business in Milan), however, the group now includes a full live band. Their debut EP was recorded with local producers Matteo Giovannangelo and Jaymes Voltaire (of The Voltaire Twins) – and in keeping with the enormity of its release has been titled NOW. “It is the defining moment,” Febbraio says of the bold title. “I think the importance of keeping the focus on the moment, to maintain any sort of piece of mind, is very important and I think that we are trying to convey that message so people focus on… now.”

“If we didn’t have sex we wouldn’t be here and I’m a firm believer in that. I do believe that. I know that in fact.” And so begins my interview with the inimitable Gennaia Febbraio, one half of (slightly tongue in cheek) electropop duo Brash And Sassy.

Febbraio is speaking of the immense sensuality that has been such a fixture of Brash And Sassy’s slick, shoulder-padded, live shows since they first begun performing around Perth in 2006. Whether they’re performing synthladen favourites No Milk For You, Gennaia’s Sweet Gateau, or Men In Leather, one thing is always certain at a Brash And Sassy show - a hot, bustling dance floor. “Sensuality, it’s who we are, it’s the essence of woman on stage, we are trying to bring that out and put it across to crowds, and

Brash And Sassy

QUALITY MATERIAL

WALK THIS WAY

Featuring ex-members of Elora Danan, Antistatic, Hope Here Gone, and Crysis, Perth rock act Sleepwalker have landed the support slot for Americans Senses Fail at Amplifier tonight, Thursday, August 19. Tickets through Moshtix. Sleepwalker will also be supporting Chasing The Ninth at their EP launch at Amplifier on Friday, September 3.

Sleepwalker

The Velvet Lounge hosts a par ticularly experienced and respected bunch of songwriters as part of Sonic Velvet this Friday, August 20, with The Benedict Moleta Band, Chris Cobilis, Craig McElhinney, and Andrew Ewing all treading the boards. That’s a whole lotta’ talent for your $5.

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Rex Monsoon, Voltaire Twins DJs, Fkn Midas, and MC Tomás Ford will all be appearing at the Brash And Sassy NOW EP launch. Tickets $10 or $15 with EP.

A MORNING RIDE

After cutting his teeth earlier this year as a singer with The Triffids on their European tour, Adrian Hoffman and his five-piece The Morning Night, launch their latest single Ride With Violence at Clancy’s Tavern, Fremantle, on Saturday, August 21, and at The Rosemount on Thursday, August 26.

SIMONE & GIRLFUNKLE Simone & Girlfunkle Independent

While comparisons between bands can be tedious, it is sometimes unavoidable when groups who are almost polar opposites share a band member. Folkish duo Simone & Girlfunkle are pretty close to the antithesis to the other band Bridget Turner leads, the dosed-up on happy pills Boys! Boys! Boys!.

Sailing begins the debut EP with sparse acoustic guitar and two vocals that would sound at home on a David Lynch soundtrack. Casanova is delightfully finger picked, coupling the voices of Turner and Lammers who sound like they learnt to sing together in the womb.

Chilly Cold is the most immediate and catchy of the tunes included here. Playful vocals, a ludicrously attractive melody and handclaps, are set to see Chilly Cold be a radio staple and a live favourite in no time flat.

Simone & Girlfunkle is a humble little beginning for a local duo who are likely to join the list of most fancied in the not too distant future. _CHRIS HAVERCROFT

QUIXOTIC

Local painter and poet Michael Gabriel plays with his laidback, folky, acoustic pop band The Quixotics at The Starter Bar at The North Freo Bowls Club this Friday, August 20 (music from 6.30pm).

Also appearing at this laidback new session is Ben Clifton, Moana Lutton, Brown Dog Saloon, and Salvage Diver.

Gabriel recently walked the famous Camino de Santiago Compostela pilgrimage in Spain, and on his return penned his soon to be released single Sunday Best - a rollicking countrytinged gem.

Sonpsilo Circus (photo: Amber Bateup) Michael Gabriel And The Quixotics

HIGHLY ADDICTIVE

Fremantle’s most delicious garage rockers The Fags play at the Norfolk Basement this Thursday, August 19, with Datura. Then on Saturday, August 21, the band smoke their way up Stirling Highway for an appearance at The Yokohomos’ EP launch with Cat Black and Hootenanny. A debut album from this charmingly raw band is expected in September.

X-PRESSIONS OF INTEREST Their name may be a bane for radio announcers, but local psych rock upstarts Sonpsilo Circus have been capturing a lot of industry attention of late, having won the Jack Daniels And Kosmic Sound Mojo Rising band competition and taking out second place in prestigious local band tussle Next Big Thing. This week, we meet frontman and guitarist Peter LevesonGower.

You’ve got a classic ‘60s rock/psych style – are there any particular musicians from that period that are inspirations?

We hear a lot of that sound in everything around, we love the ‘60s as we love the ‘20s and ‘30s. I think if the music made in 2000 BC was captured in a sound tube and whizzed up into the texture of the ‘60s all the music between then and now would be our inspiration. But from just the ‘60s? We’d have to say James Jameson, Sly Stone, John Lennon, John Bonham, Todd Rundgren, and James Marshall Hendrix.

The Fags

GHOST IN THE MACHINE

The Ghost Hotel will float into The Mustang Bar this month for two free shows. Including amongst their ranks many local music stalwarts, the talent of this group has not gone unnoticed, with the boys recently winning the opportunity to open for Powderfinger for their farewell show in Newcastle on September 1. Perth fans can catch them at the Mustang Bar this Thursday, August 19, with special guests Adem K’s Community Chest and Davey Craddock, and then on Thursday, August 26, with The Jayco Brothers and Andrew Ewing.

How would you describe a Sonpsilo live show?

Well there are two answers for this.

I have never really been able to watch us play, although I would love to, and snicker at all the loose ends. But a show for me is like a bit of a raga, we get together the three of us for about half an hour under lights and we all hang in this space together, its like a meditation sometimes (on a good show) anything can happen really and it’s exciting.

What I’ve been told by patrons though is that we seem to wiggle around a bit to the music (that’s us dancing) and we seem to be a bit of happiness for your backbone. You can relax and groove or dance and move.

Sonpsilo Circus play at Manhattan’s tonight Thursday, August 19.

SHORT AND SWEET

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Fair readers, bands, publicans, and kebab shop owners. I feel like we’ve only just got to know each other, but sadly, after three years as a contributor and six months in this here Local Music Editor seat, this will be my last issue at X-Press. I’m moving on to pursue a new role as an entertainment reporter at The Sunday Times, but as a local musician myself, I’m sure I shall be seeing you – and all of the talented bands in this state - around the traps just as much. So here’s to 25 more years of X-Press covering the scene, sticky carpets, glorious noise and un-snapped strings.

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For lifelong musician, Kerryn Tolhurst, doing interviews about his old band The Dingoes in a current or contemporary form is a slightly weird state of affairs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pretty surreal,â&#x20AC;? he says of the hugely influential Australian bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reunion. Gathering together for induction in the ARIA Hall Of Fame a year ago John Bois, Broderick Smith, Chris Stockley and Tolhurst liked the feeling so much they later headed to his studio in Tuscon, Arizona, to record a new Dingoes album, Tracks. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was the first time in 30 years,â&#x20AC;? Tolhurst recalls of the Hall Of Fame induction, â&#x20AC;&#x153;us being in the same room together.

It had been a long time. Over the years weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d had different offers to do stuff, reform and do tours and all that, but it was all just based on nostalgia, trying to relive the past. We never wanted to do it that way. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With the Hall Of Fame thing having to play together live, we could see if we could still play, then we started talking afterwards saying, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;what if we did an album first and then went on tour with thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s where the idea was born, really.â&#x20AC;?

Significantly, this was a reformation not brought about by bright ideas or promoters smelling money, but by the music itself. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s right,â&#x20AC;? says Tolhurst. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was very organic in the way that it did happen, which was good. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was pretty exciting because we hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t played for a long time. We had a new drummer, Ashley Davies (original drummer, John Lee, passed away in 1999), and it all just fell together really easily. I think over the years weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve all improved in our quality of playing and our ability and that showed as well in how it did come together.â&#x20AC;?

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Shane Howard havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t. James Reyne and James Blundell had a huge hit with Way Out West, in the early â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;90s, but the band themselves were busy in their own careers.

For the new album songs came in from all corners, rather than members awkwardly trying to write â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Dingoes songsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They were all brought in from songs that we all had lying around. We had a load of songs, but we got down to a reasonable amount, we just took a vote on the favourites and worked it from there. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was always considered a very democratic band. Maybe to a fault... maybe a little bit of leadership occasionally helps (laughs).

But it was a very democratic band and a band of individuals that all contributed pretty equally.â&#x20AC;?

The Dingoes called it a day at their peak in 1979, overseas and under the shadow of a great musical tragedy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We broke up because we knew the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;80s were coming,â&#x20AC;? he laughs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We finally broke up in New York during the recording of our last album, Orphans Of The Storm. It was after the Lynryd Skynyrd plane crash, we were supposed to join that tour (both bands shared US management). It was supposed to be a big tour to promote our album, Five Times The Sun. It was going to be a big one, a new start and everything was going to happen to us. But after the crash everything just feel apart and management just put us on hold, so we rushed to do the next album and during that period the band just kind of disintegrated a bit and we just fell apart. We figured it was time to call it quits.â&#x20AC;?

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