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Ignacio Carrasco really must get out a little more. Speaking from that great temple of gobbledygook wisdom in Rome, otherwise known as The Vatican, the head of the Pontifical Academy For Life has condemned the decision to award the Nobel Prize For Medicine to IVF pioneer Robert Edwards. Maybe an obvious question, but since when did a bunch of old dudes in big
hats become experts in fertilisation? Last time I skim-read the Catholic Priest’s Handbook these blokes were forbidden from getting jiggy with it and maintain their ol’ mate Jesus was born of a virgin. And no – in contrary to one particular sordid strain of Catholic belief – you can’t conceive with minors. Oh, and while we’re at it condoms can in fact slow the HIV epidemic in Africa, the
contraception pill was one of the greatest gifts to mankind (hallelujah!) and the wine in church is a little too watered down for X-Press’ tastes. We invite you, the dudes in big hats, to come down from your places on high, go for a spin in your Pope Mobile and get a taste of the real world. The air is rather nice down here! And maybe you can drop in for a full-strength wine with one of the four million people who have been born thanks to Mr Edwards and his determination to right one of nature’s wrongs. For, believe it or not, one in ten couples in the world is infertile. Yep – that means god f***ed up when he/she made us, as she/he did with all other people who are born with differing glitches in anatomy and health. And, with our god-given brains, humankind – the smart little devils we are - can fix those glitches. He giveth, we fixeth – or something like that. So, Ignacio Carrasco, on behalf of the four million children born to IVF worldwide (of which I am not, but for this one day declare myself to be an honorary member) I salute you with a rather virile, rock hard middle finger. Peace be with you. _JULIAN TOMPKIN
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The Script’s Danny O’Donoghue, Mark Sheehan and Glen Power are gearing up for a national tour of Australia in April next year, which will take in venues across the great land down under. If their recent dates in the east coast are anything to go by, tickets for their April tour will sell out quick smart, so if you want to catch these rising Irish greats when they take to the stage of Challenge Stadium on Saturday, April 2, you better nab your tickets sooner rather than later. Tickets go on sale today, Thursday, October 7, at 9am from Ticketmaster so don’t delay, get yours now! Salt 40 41 43 44 46 48 49 50 51 52 54 57 62
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As if the slew of talented artists already on the line-up weren’t enough, organisers of the Live At The Quarry 2010-2011 season have just gone and added a bunch more acts to their growing list, including the likes of Glenn Richards from Augie March, who will support Clare Bowditch & The New Slang’s set; plus Georgia Fair who will support Lisa Mitchell. Fellow Live At The Quarry act John Williamson has also just been invited to join the ARIA Hall Of Fame, so all in all, this year’s Quarry season is set to be incredible! To find out who’s on and when, head to liveatthequarry.com.au.
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Tickets for the Sydney Big Day Out went on sale earlier this week and were sold out within a matter of minutes. This Friday, October 8, tickets for the Perth edition of BDO will go on sale; so if you don’t want to miss out on seeing the likes of Tool, Rammstein, Iggy And The Stoogers, M.I.A, Grinderman, Pnau and Lupe Fiasco, then you’ll need to be ready, with credit card in hand when tickets go on sale at outlets across the state tomorrow. Tickets will be on sale at a variety of locations, including 78 Records, Mills Records, Planet, Live Clothing, Joynt Venture, Ticketmaster and bigdayout.com. Big Day Out is set to hit Claremont Showgrounds on Sunday, February 6.
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Ahead of the release of their highly anticipated new album, classic rockers INXS will embark on their first tour in four years, travelling the nation for An Evening On The Green. Over the last 30 years, INXS has sold over 35 million albums worldwide, racking up quite a devoted following in the process. INXS, along with their passionate fans, will make their way to the picturesque Kings Park and Botanic Garden on Thursday, February 3, for a concert under the stars with support from Train and newly reformed act, Baby Animals. Tickets for this special show will go on sale on Monday, October 11, from Ticketmaster, and with such an awesome line-up, the event is sure to sell out quick smart.
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MISSING IN ACTION Dear X-Press What the hell is going on with M.I.A? I used to worship her. I remember seeing her at Big Day Out years ago (before she was really popular) and her performance was amazing – I was rapt. I listened to Arular on repeat for a good six to eight months and knew every word to every song. My love for Maya continued to grow with the release of Kala in 2007, and when I managed to get on stage with her at her Parklife set following the release of the album, I thought all my dreams had come true! Maya danced up a storm and gave her fans the treat of their life by inviting them to dance with her and share the spotlight. I had such respect for M.I.A and the causes she stood for but in recent years, she’s really made it hard for me to continue liking her. I was really disappointed with /\/\/\Y/\, and her actions since this release have made me really question my support for her and her music. I first started wondering what the fuck was going on when Maya Twitted the mobile number of a New York Times reporter who wrote a scathing article about her earlier this year. Okay, I understand that it must really suck to get negative press but to encourage your fans to harass a journalist is so immature and thoughtless. Unfortunately this wasn’t to be Maya’s lowest point, with the singer spitting on
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photographers and fans at a concert in New York City. Apparently she performed a sub-par set and then threw bottles of Tequila into the crowd and spat at them! If she had spat on me I would have gone insane – it’s so disrespectful to treat your fans in this way! People pay lots of money to see their favourite bands perform, and to have an artist throw shit at you and spit at you is disgusting! Years ago I would have jumped at the chance to see M.I.A perform live at any festival, and I would have forked out my hard earned cash to do so, but not this time round. Sorry M.I.A – you’re not worth the risk.
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The WA Academy of Performing Arts presents four exciting new contemporary performances this October. To celebrate, we have prize packs to giveaway including two free tickets to each of the following: • LINK: Over & Out – October 7-9 at Geoff Gibbs Theatre. Features cutting edge dance performed by WAAPA’s graduate dance company. • Stalin’s Orchard – October 8-14, Enright Studio. • Talking To Terrorists – October 13-16, State Library Theatre. WAAPA’s third year acting students present Robin Soans confronting text. • A Little Touch of Chaos – October 9-16, The Studio at Subiaco Arts Centre. A touching Australian musical comedy from the creators of Love Bites For your chance to win a double pass to WAAPA’s Contemporary Performance season please email your details and pick the dates you would like to attend for each show. Head to the WAAPA website for full details on this thrilling contemporary performance season: waapa.ecu.edu.au.
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The sights and sounds of India will hit Port Beach on Friday, November 12, as Equal Health hosts a Bollywood Beach Party fundraiser for all and sundry. Set to raise cash for Equal Health’s 2011 India Camp, which will see trained medical volunteers travelling to India provide free health services, the evening will be a colourful affair, with guests encouraged to dress in a traditional Indian style or channel their inner Bollywood star. Entertainment on the night will come from funny man Desh, plus skilled Bollywood performers who will show Perth the tricks of their trade. Tickets are on sale now from equalhealth.org.au.
CLEO IN THE CLUB
There’s always some fine reggae dancing to be had at Bar 138 on Barrack, and this Saturday’s no different, with influential South African dance music producer DJ Cleo in town. For the last eight years DJ Cleo has earned respect for his impressive selections on the decks in house, Kwaito and hip hop. His productions include such prodigies as Brickz, Pitch Black Afro, Mzekezeke, and luminaries like Mandoza, Kabelo of TKZee and Skwatta Kamp. Head to Bar 138 on Saturday, October 9, to catch Cleo in action, with support from Ricky Trooper and Perth’s dancehall divas, The Empressions. Tickets $30 on the door.
It’s hard to believe celebrity comedian queen Joan Rivers is 75 – her outrageous personality and thriving career would seem to tell a different story. Joan Rivers: A Piece Of Work is a new documentary film, directed by Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg, that captures intimate scenes shot in Joan’s 75th year, both in her home and professional environments. The directors get unguarded access to all things Joan, offering a rare glimpse into the comedic process and the toxic mixture of self-doubt and anger that often fuels it, as well as presenting a brutally honest look at the ruthless entertainment and celebrity industry. Catch the film at Luna Leederville from this Thursday, October 7. Head to lunapalace. com.au for session times. Premier film critic Roger Ebert has called it “one of the most truthful documentaries about show business I’ve seen”, so we know it’s definitely worth more than a peep!
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BEAUTIFUL BALLET
If you’ve never experienced Slovak ballet (and frankly, who of us has?) well now’s your chance because the Slovak National Folklore Ballet Lúcnica is on its way to Perth. Boasting 32 dancers and a 12 piece orchestra, the Beautiful And Young Australian tour will see the Slovaks dance up a storm, as they share their heritage with the people of Australia. Led by Professor Štefan Nosál, who has 62 years of expertise under his belt, the show will call upon traditional instruments such as the Cimbal and Fujara, to entice and enchant audiences. Catch Lúcnica when they take to the stage of the Perth Concert Hall on Sunday, November 7, at 6pm. Bookings can be made through BOCS.
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Celebrate the wealth of young artistic talent in our city with the help of the fun-filled Norfolk Lane Youth Festival, which returns for a second year as part of the Fremantle Festival. Featuring a tonne of the best local electro and rock ‘n’ roll acts performing on stages all over Fremantle, half of Essex St will even close down for the partying, and will feature a pop-up art gallery from The Butcher Shop, skating demonstrations, ramps and grinding poles, and live graffiti art, as well as artists painting moustaches on folks in aid of Movember. The inaugural Tweed Run will also be happening during the morning, and as many tweed clad vintage hipsters as we can find will be turning up at 12 to help complete what will surely be a wonderful spectacle. The Norfolk Lane Youth Festival takes place on Saturday, November 13, from 12pm-7pm, across Norfolk Lane, Essex St, X-Wray Café and the Piazza. Entry is totally free – hit up myspace.com/norfolklanesyouthfestival for all the essential info.
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Over the past few years, you might have seen legendary Perth act The Sunshine Brothers sharing the stage with international artists such as Lily Allen, Roni Size, Fat Freddys Drop, Cat Empire, Salmonella Dub, Xavier Rudd, Beastie Boys, Arrested Development and more, as well as doing their thang at a host of music festivals. The Brothers play dub and reggae with pride, power, authenticity and smiles and have a huge following. This weekend is your last chance to catch the boys before they head off for the rest of October to record their third album, Red Alert, in beautiful Spain, after which they will play gigs across Spain. Catch them this Friday, October 8, at The Bakery with Ethiopian legend Mulatu Astatke, then on Saturday, October 9, at Mojo’s. Doors open 8pm for both gigs. Tickets for the Bakery gig from nowbaking.com.au; tickets for Mojo’s on the door.
Electronica meets dream pop in the music of bold instrumentalists Flying Scribble. The Melbourne-based duo’s debut album We’re A Chameleon, produced by none other than Cornel Wilczek of Qua fame, has won the duo many admirers, and support slots with the likes of Camera Obscura, Bachelorette and Mountains in The Sky. Catch the electrifying live sounds of Flying Scribble at Manhattans on Saturday, October 9, with support from local lad Josh Fontaine and his band The 6s And 7s.
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If your weekends have been a little on the boring side lately, here’s some news that ought to cheer you up – there’s a new day on the cards called Freakfest, a day that plans to kick start your life and reignite your obsession for all things fun. Featuring skate, BMX and scooter competitions, hip-hop dancers, drumbeat performances, a performance from local hip hop star Optamus, and plenty of live bands, Freakfest is just the tonic for the boredom that ails you! There’s also an art auction, crazy hair parades, lasercorps and a silent disco. Freakfest EVERYTHING’S OKA-Y will take place on Calista Oval in Kwinana on The lads from OKA like to chase the sun. When it’s Saturday, October 30, from 9am to 3pm. Head winter in Australia they head north to lap up the on over to livekwinana.com.au for more details. sun, only recently returning from a three month tour throughout the northern hemisphere. Just in time for the Australian summer, OKA will jet back DON’T YOU FORGET down under to embark on a national tour that is ABOUT HUGHES set to take in a variety of locations across this wide If you’re one of those people that throws brown land that we call home. Fresh from sets in a Ferris Bueller quote at the end of every in Canada and beyond, AKA will return to stages sentence and themes every DVD night with across WA with shows on Saturday, October 9, at your mates to the tune of ‘first we’ll watch One Movement For Music; on Sunday, October 10, at Breakfast Club, then Sixteen Candles!’, then it’s Caves House in Yallingup; on Wednesday, October time to throw on your best pair of high tops 13, at The Indi Bar; on Thursday, October 14, at and make for the Northbridge Piazza, for their Manhattans; on Friday, October 15, at The Prince John Hughes retrospective. Over two weekends, Of Wales in Bunbury; on Saturday, October 16, at the Piazza will screen Hughes films, including Settlers Tavern in Margaret River; wrapping things Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, The Breakfast Club, Pretty up with a set at Mojo’s Bar on Sunday, October 17. In Pink, Sixteen Candles, Weird Science, National Lampoon’s Vacation and Uncle Buck, as well as a new documentary about the recently deceases Hughes, entitled Don’t You Forget About Me, and a Home Alone double! Wow-ee! The Piazza’s John Hughes Retrospective is the brainchild of Perth filmmaker Jimmy Jack (The Black Balloon), whose youth, like many other Gen X’s, was hugely influenced by the films of Hughes. The John Hughes Retrospective takes place from Friday, October 22 to Sunday, October 31, which films screening at 6pm and 8pm nightly, and 5pm and 7pm on the Saturday 30. So, who’s coming with us? Aaaanyone? Aaaaaanyone?
Hailing from the balmy Gold Coast, the Mason Rack Band love to create swampy, rockin’ music, which is exactly what they’ll do when they touch down in Perth for their first ever visit to WA this weekend. Promising high impact performances with plenty of passion, the Mason Rock Band will make their way to WA for shows at the South West Blues Club in Bunbury on Friday, October 8; Settlers Tavern in Margaret River on Saturday, October 9; The Perth Blues Club at The Charles Hotel on Tuesday, October 12; Mojo’s on Wednesday, October 13; the Rockingham Hotel on Friday, October 15; Indi Bar on Saturday, October 16; and last but not least at The Redcliffe Barn in Pinjarra and Sunday, October 17. Find out more at masonrack.com.
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Bone Thugs-N-Harmony are widely regarded as one of the most popular groups in hip-hop and continue to have a devoted cult following to this day. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony’s unique brand of fast-paced, flowing, rapid-fire, harmonised rap, dubbed the ‘Cleveland Sound’, has seen them, over the years, sell more than 30 million albums worldwide, not to mention throwing down collaborations with some of the most respected names in the biz, including 2Pac, Notorious B.I.G, and Mariah Carey. The Thugs are back in town with a new album, Uni-5: The World’s Enemy and they thought they had better come to Australia to give us a taste of it live! Catch the Cleveland heroes on Friday, November 19, at Metro City. Tickets on sale from moshtix.com.au or by calling 1300 GET TIX.
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The Tripod boys are geeks at heart, so for their next show, they’ll channel their inner mystical creatures to musically battle a deadly dragon. Scod will star as a wizard, Yon will play a priest and Gatesy will summon his inner fighter in Tripod Versus The Dragon, a show that promises plenty of new songs and lots of laughs. Set to take over the Astor Theatre from Tuesday, February 15, ’til Sunday, February 20, the show will feature a guest appearance by Elana Stone who will join the boys on stage as a feisty dungeon master/love interest. Tickets for this hilarious show are on sale now from BOCS. Australia’s highest circulating Street Press
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Head down to the Scarborough Beach Amphitheatre this summer and partake in Sets On The Beach, Perth’s only series of fully licensed exclusive summer beach parties. The events are fully licensed, and the Ampitheatre will be decked out with sunlounges, umbrellas and slushy machines! Sunday, December 5, marks the launch of the summer parties, with Sydney DJ duo Bag Raiders flying in to entertain Perth crowds, unleashing their brand new live show for the first time, full of plenty of tracks from their new album. Fellow Sydneysiders Flight Facilities, as well as Tim & Jean (Perth’s answer to Passion Pit!) will join the Bag Raiders. Local acts Charlie Bucket, Philly Blunt and The Sunshine Brothers round out what is an immensely likeable line-up! Tickets available now through moshtix.com.au. 13
JOHN LENNON Talkin’ About Truth John Lennon would have turned 70 years-of-age this Saturday, October 9. To celebrate EMI are re-releasing all eight solo studio albums, including Double Fantasy Stripped Down, as well as a repackaged greatest hits and two collector’s edition box sets. One Movement For Music will host a ‘bed in’ to discuss Lennon’s extraordinary life as part of MUSEXPO Asia Pacific on this Saturday. See onemovementmusic.com for full details.JEFF APTER reports. The Beatles may have once sung how “it was 20 years ago today that Sergeant Pepper taught the band to play”,but it’s been almost 30 years since an assassin’s bullet tragically cut down John Lennon outside his Dakota building home in Manhattan. Yet the solo work of the most outspoken, political, funny and sometimes sartorially challenged Liverpudlian in New York lives on in the Gimme Some Truth project, a vast series of new collections and remastered studio albums. It’s hard to believe, but if Lennon had survived, he’d now be 70 years old — and he’d probably still be wearing those kooky granny glasses. Gimme Some Truth’s aim, in the view of Yoko Ono, project overseer and John’s widow, is twofold: to introduce his music to those too young to know the originals and to keep spreading the Lennon word to the faithful. “I hope that this remastering/reissue programme will help bring this incredible music to a whole new audience,” she says, on the eve of the campaign’s launch.“By remastering 121 tracks spanning his solo career, I hope also that those who are already familiar with John’s work will find renewed inspiration from his incredible gifts as a songwriter, musician and vocalist and from his power as a commentator on the human condition. His lyrics are as relevant today as they were when they were first written.” Too true — a cursory listen to, say, Give Peace A Chance or Imagine, goes to show that
JOHN LENNON/ PLASTIC ONO BAND 1970 As the grief and the blame game about the end of The Beatles poured out in the pages of the world’s press, John Lennon and Yoko Ono spent some time in primal scream therapy then emerged to record his solo debut proper, energised by the Live Peace In Toronto performance and album release. Recorded in that city, John Lennon/ Plastic Ono Band was a stunning, on-form rock out of the Fab Four and into a new era for the two lovers. There was more baggage than The Beatles’ break-up to work through for Lennon, with tracks such as Mother, Working Class Hero and God marking this album as an instant classic that remains undeniably so to this day.
IMAGINE 1971 Lennon returned home to England for the main recordings for what would become the Imagine album. It is inexorably associated with the beautiful title track, in which Lennon dreams of a utopia inclusive of all and indeed it was a song to be embraced by people of all walks of life, colour and creed. Even so, personal dynamics and matters of the heart were very much to the fore, as Jealous Guy and Oh Yoko! indicated in spades, it’s quite amazing that Lennon’s most intimate thoughts could travel so universally. Similarly, yet with a different intent, How Do You Sleep? threw lyrical daggers at Paul McCartney, with one George Harrison playing guitar on the track (memorably depicted in the Imagine documentary). A postcard in the sleeve depicted Lennon with a pig, mimicking McCartney’s pose with a sheep on the cover of his Ram album. Fortunately, Lennon’s bitterness wasn’t at the total cost of beauty and Imagine was his most popular and iconic release for the all the right reasons. 14
Lennon’s message remains strong and valid, while his dreams of peace and unity remain sadly unfulfilled. All of Lennon’s post Beatles LPs have been digitally remastered and polished. Those albums begin with 1970’s harrowing and potent John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, a record that in the words of one critic, “brutally, brilliantly and definitively underlined the differences between himself and his ex-Beatle brother [Paul McCartney]”. Lennon’s take, however, wasn’t as analytical. “I mean to sell as many records as I possibly can,” he admitted with a grin when the album first appeared, “because I’m an artist who wants everybody to love me.” This was followed by 1971’s Imagine, which was probably Lennon’s artistic peak — the sparse, simple title track is still embraced as an anthem of peace, a go-to guy in the event of social upheaval, calamity and unrest (and it’s a cracking tune, to boot). Philip Norman, Lennon’s biographer, said this: “Imagine would touch millions while he was alive and billions after he had gone, with its wistful passion and optimism and utter lack of pretension, conceit or preachiness.” Then came the Some Time In New York City LP, which Lennon recorded with the band Elephant’s Memory, and where he dissected such topical themes as the riots in Attica prison and feminism — who else but Lennon would dare to declare:“Woman is the nigger of the world?” Lennon turned down the vitriol for 1973’s Mind Games, whose sweeping, Phil Spector-like title track remains a classic, and the more personal reflection of 1974’s Walls And Bridges. Rock‘N’Roll was a flashback to his musical roots, where John dusted off such standards as Ain’t That A Shame and Stand By Me, and in the process, in the words of one review,“lent dignity to these classics; his singing is tender, convincing and fond”.After hanging up his six-string and spending several years raising his son Sean, baking bread and “watching the wheels go round and round”, John returned with 1980’s Double Fantasy. The last of the eight studio albums is the posthumous Milk And Honey, which surfaced in 1984. The centrepiece of the Gimme Some Truth series is Double Fantasy Stripped Down, a bare-bones version of the LP that Rolling Stone stated “comes close to redeeming Lennon’s claim on the pop front”. This new take on Double Fantasy puts Lennon’s raw and sometimes painfully honest vocals into sharp focus. Ono, again: “Technology has advanced so much that, conversely, I wanted to use new techniques to really frame these amazing songs and John’s voice as simply as possible.” This entire project wasn’t easy — revisiting Lennon’s music brought on a powerful
SOME TIME IN NEW YORK CITY 1972 By 1972 Lennon and Yoko had taken up residence in New York City and their profile and activities soon had the FBI tailing them constantly. It was a tough time personally and politically, so fans at the time expecting more from the mould of Imagine were left a little perplexed with the overall stark contrast of Some Time In New York City to its predecessor. As such, with its opening track and lead single being the anti-sexist Woman Is The Nigger Of The World, airplay and popular acclaim at the time was left wanting. Other tracks were singular in their intent – John Sinclair railed for the man’s release after 10 years in prison on a minor marijuana conviction; Sunday Bloody Sunday pondered the troubles in Northern Ireland a decade before U2’s song did the same. Yoko’s Sisters O Sisters echoed the opening tracks feminist themes. To Lennon’s dismay Some Time In New York City was not a hit, revealing the fascinating duality of a man angry at the world who still wanted to be loved by it.
MIND GAMES 1973 The year 1973 marked a new era for John Lennon in more ways than one. Phil Spector no longer was coproducing the exBeatle’s solo work and Lennon had split up from Yoko, thus entering into the stage of his life famously known as ‘The Lost Weekend’. Having entered into a new relationship with production assistant May Pang, Lennon was still shadowed by Yoko, from the cover artwork to paeans such as Aisumasen (I’m Sorry) and One Day At A Time. The album is best known for its beatific title track – Mind Games sidled in with the likes of Give Peace A Chance, Imagine and even All You Need Is Love). The public liked the softer side of Lennon and he hit the charts once again, despite the fact that his personal life had declined into binge and turmoil.
John Lennon (photo: Iain Macmillian)
rush of raw emotions and haunting memories for everyone involved. Ono admits that of the many hours of her husband’s music that she was exposed to during Gimme Some Truth, it was the songs on Double Fantasy, including such frank confessions as Watching The Wheels and I’m Losing You that hit home the hardest. The reason? “This was the last album John released before his passing,” she explains. A two-disc version of the album is one of the campaign’s many features, as is new cover art, fresh from the pen of John’s son Sean, his constant companion during that self-imposed period of rock and roll exile. And no reissue campaign worth its exhaustive liner notes is complete, of course, without a few variations: Gimme Some Truth comes in various shapes, sizes and forms. The 15-track Power To The People: The Hits, features such Lennon standards as the anthemic title track, as well as his junkie’s lament, Cold Turkey, and the era-defining chants Give Peace A Chance and Instant Karma. The album is packaged in a ‘regular’ CD version, a digital version and with an accompanying DVD. Next step is the four-disc Gimme Some Truth set, a 72-track tour of the inner workings of this man Lennon, broken down into four ‘themed’ sets: Working Class Hero, Woman, Borrowed Time and Roots. Again, this is being released in CD and digital formats. Highly rated scribe Anthony DeCurtis compiled the liner notes and essays.
WALLS AND BRIDGES 1974 Recorded in the midst of The Lost Weekend, Lennon found positives in his re-acquaintance with his son Julian and the album, Walls And Bridges. Originally intended as an album of rock’n’roll classics, that project was sidelined as Lennon had a taste for new music. Indeed he had produced fellow rabble-rouser Harry Nielsson’s Pussy Cats album, which saw an unreleased session that featured Paul McCartney (search for the A Toot And A Snore In ’74 bootleg) so bridges were certainly beginning to appear over the cracks. Walls And Bridges went to #1 in the US, buoyed by the single, Whatever Gets You Through The Night, in collaboration with Elton John. Lennon joined Elton onstage at Madison Square Garden late that year to sing that song – it was the night he reconciled with Yoko. The Lost Weekend was over.
ROCK’N’ROLL 1975 Shelved in 1974 to make way for Walls And Bridges, the Rock’N’Roll album had a complex history and difficult birth. Partly agreed upon by Lennon in an attempt to assuage music publisher Morris Levy about Come Together’s similarity to Chuck Berry’s You Can’t Catch Me, Lennon strolled down a boulevard of rock classics that included the iconic single Stand By Me, Gene Vincent’s Be-Bop-A-Lula, Fast Domino’s Ain’t That A Shame, Buddy Holly’s Peggy Sue and Berry’s aforementioned tune. Sessions took over a year and were often left unusable due to alcohol and substance issues (by Lennon and the many session players). In the end Levy still sued and Lennon walked away from the music business for five years to become a house husband. Great album cover though.
Yet for those who rightfully believe that too much Lennon is barely enough, there’s the John Lennon Signature Box; an 11-disc (and digital) collection of the entire rocking box and dice. This massive set brings together the eight remastered studio albums, a rare and unreleased disc, along with an EP of Lennon’s non-album singles, such as Power To The People, Happy Xmas (War Is Over) and the little-known Move Over Mrs L. A compre-bloody-hensive summary of the man and his music. More than 40 years ago, John and his new bride, Yoko, tried to bring the seemingly wacky concept of peace to the world. But how to do it? They ended up in a Toronto hotel bedroom, clad in pyjamas, smiling like Cheshire cats, entertaining the media. “We’re trying to interest young people into doing something for peace,” Lennon said in his typically cut-the-crap manner, while tucking up his pillows and ordering room service for several dozen people. “But it must be done by non-violent means, otherwise there can only be chaos. We’re saying to the young people, and they’re always the hippest ones, to get the message across to the squares.” The language may have changed a bit since those heady, idealistic times of peace and love, but Lennon’s universal message of hope is still absolutely valid. The proof is here, in Gimme Some Truth. May his songs and his message continue to shine on.
DOUBLE FANTASY 1980 Buoyed by a five-year break in which he raised his young son Sean and learnt how to sail, Lennon and his creative juices were ready to again release an album. Double Fantasy was credited to both Lennon and Yoko and the songs were more often than not, statements of love to each other and Sean. It seemed that Lennon was moving towards the softer side of music that he had once despised McCartney for occupying. It was poetry for the ears, (Just Like) Starting Over a wonderful choice for opening track (hear that bell!) and first single, with Lennon tipping his vocal hat to Elvis and Roy Orbison. Beautiful Boy, Woman and Watching The Wheels tugged at the heartstrings, but the tear would tragically come with Lennon’s murder three weeks after Double Fantasy’s release.
MILK AND HONEY 1984 Mostly taken from the Double Fantasy sessions (much of Yoko’s material was recorded after) Milk And Honey was in the works before Lennon’s death, though it took Yoko several years before she was up to the task of completing the album. Again, the love between the two was in represented in song – the anger of yore had made way for contentment - with Grow Old With Me all the more heartbreaking because of the impossibility of its sentiment. Lennon’s tunes on the album, perhaps because they were in nascent stages, seem simple and breezy, but Nobody Told Me became a hit at the time and, if anything, was a cheerful reminder of a great and musical mind. _ BOB GORDON
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ONE CITY UNDER A GROOVE The X-Press Guide To One Movement Q AND A I found out about it through Sound Advice - a creative music management company who I am involved with. They came last year and were very impressed with the whole event and we are all very excited about this year’s line up.
What do you hope to gain from the exposure the event will provide? I hope that my music will make people smile. And maybe I will make a friend or two.
What influenced your decision to sign up for One Movement – was there one distinct reason or a range of influences, and if so what were they? It’s in Australia! I’ve never been, and How did you find out about the One Movement festival – was it recommended this is an awesome opportunity to play music and see the country at the same time. by other artists?
Do you think the event’s location adds anything to One Movement – would it be just as good, would it provide the same opportunities in any other city? Well... I don’t think I would have gone had it been in Manchester, my home town. For me, part of the appeal of the festival is directly linked to it’s location.
Liz Green has a voice that is as much indebted to the American deep south as it is to her upbringing in northern England, and after winning the Glastonbury Emerging Talent competition two years ago she has gone from strength to strength. A favourite of Mojo Magazine, Green is a performer you really should check out at One Movement.
are you finding convergent technologies are opening up new doors or just creating more problems? Haha, I only understand every second word in that question. I am hopeless with most technology; I believe they call it technofear. But I appreciate how the internet has enabled so many new bands to do what they are doing. I think the ability to listen to music online has really helped me get gigs. I think it helps bring wider, more diverse audiences to gigs they may not otherwise have thought about seeing. I certainly wouldn’t be touring in Europe at the moment without its help. Although on the other hand I think that some of the immediacy and joy of just playing music is sometimes compromised by your online presence seeming to be more important now than your actual one.
How do you view the event yourself – is it just a chance to play at a festival among a pretty diverse lineup of bands, or do you have an interest in the industry discussion side of the festival? I just love to play live. It’s pretty much the only thing I can do - and I like to do it to the best of my ability. It’ll be a pleasure playing with other bands who enjoy the same thing. I have terrible reactions to the industry side of things. Sometimes it makes my head hurt and I start sneezing without reason, and a small red patch forms on the palm of my right hand. Luckily I have a great management team The festival has an extremely diverse lineup who look after me and the industry stuff at the – anyone you’re really looking forward to seeing perform? same time. Raghu Dixit. For sure. I think he’s A focus of the discussion series this year going to be excellent to watch. And he has is technology and the challenges and the most lovely smile. I have a thing for bands opportunities convergent technologies with animal names in them. So going purely like the Kindle and the iPad bring. It’s on that basis, I’m going to go and see Boy & certainly an exciting time to be an artist, Bear and An Horse.
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M a l ays i a n e l e c t r o - p o p a r t i s t Z E ! redefines glam. This loud and brash disco rebel is hugely influenced by Madonna and her style has drawn comparisons to Lady Gaga, The Ting Tings, M.I.A. and Santigold. From the very first gig, ZE! has also been known for her passion for trashion; she has modelled for designers Charles of London, Criminal Damage and headlined fashion events by Reebok, Adidas and Vice Magazine. She styles herself and designs her own outfits, making every one of her shows a little catwalk of her own. How did you find out about the One Movement festival – was it recommended by other artists? I found out about One Movement thanks to Colleen Zulian, founder of Sutasi the Asian talent show. What influenced your decision to sign up for One Movement – was there one distinct reason or a range of influences, and if so what were they? I’ve heard good things about the festival last year and so when Colleen called me personally to tell me I’ve been invited to perform I was psyched! I’ve always loved Australia, it’s a gorgeous country and I’ve been to pretty much all the big cities but never Perth so it’s also a great excuse to finally go check it out.
A focus of the discussion series this year is technology and the challenges and opportunities convergent technologies like the Kindle and the iPad bring. It’s certainly an exciting time to be an artist, are you finding convergent technologies are opening up new doors or just creating more problems? I’m not so much a techno-freak but I definitely cannot live without the internet. We can’t find technology, we simply need to keep ourselves updated with what’s current or be left behind. Converging technologies certainly open up new doors and it keeps things exciting and everyday there are new ways of communicating with the audience. But, I think there has to always be a balance between all this virtual world and reality or we can lose focus as to why we’re using technology in the first place. For example, i think it’s still equally important for bands to get out on the road and tour even though there is Myspace and Facebook to keep you close to fans. Nothing beats the real thing, period. The festival has an extremely diverse lineup – anyone you’re really looking forward to seeing perform? I’m looking forward to seeing Ben Kweller as I’ve been listening to his music on my iPod for awhile now and also Biuret, the Korean band who won Sutasi ‘cause i’ve seen them live before and they have great energy. Would love to see that again.
What do you hope to gain from the exposure the event will provide? I’m looking forward to meeting the other performers and industry people from around the world who are attending the conference. And as I’ve said in a previous interview, I want my song played on triple j. I remember walking a long walk in Sydney trying to find the triple j office to pass them my song, i don’t think it ever got played and that was years ago. Hopefully they’ll pay attention to me this time Do you think the event’s location adds anything to One Movement – would it be just as good, would it provide the same opportunities in any other city? I’m not from Australia so I can only say as an outsider I don’t hear too much about Perth. There are already so many festivals and events going on in other cities, so i think it’s great to give more attention to Perth. That makes OM a little different. How do you view the event yourself – is it just a chance to play at a festival among a pretty diverse lineup of bands, or do you have an interest in the industry discussion side of the festival? I am looking forward to both, yes! For me, I’m always looking to meet new people I can work or collaborate with so where better than a musical gathering such as this. Australia’s highest circulating Street Press
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TIM FINN Grape Expectations Tim Finn returns to Perth to headline Lounge In The Valley with Old Man River at Houghton Winery this Saturday, October 15, as part of the Spring In The Valley celebrations. BOB GORDON speaks with the Kiwi icon.
Tim Finn
An elderly male voice politely answers the phone... “Finn residence.” X-Press is calling Tim Finn at his home in New Zealand and it is indeed a family affair, as his father answers the phone and his wife and children surround him. Finn is finishing the last touches of the songs that will appear on his next studio album, due to be recorded in December.
Home is where his creative heart is, though that can indeed travel. “It’s mainly at home,” he says. “I’ve got a lot of gear at home, a couple of different pianos I like playing; I’ve got my guitars here, I’ve got my music here and I can get into it. The kids are starting to get more keen. We bought a lovely drum kit the other day for our son who’s 12... we both like to get on the kit. There’s just this great energy and vibe here. My wife’s a great music lover too, so there’s a lot of inspiration here. “But I get gems of ideas on tour and if I need to finish off a lyric I can do that anywhere. I’ve been in a long queue at Madame Tussaud’s immersing myself in chipping away at a second verse... it’s a good occupation in that you can kind of do it anywhere.” Finn was in the US in recent months performing a handful of shows with his new band, the last in support of his 2009 anthology release, North, South, East, West. While his forthcoming album will follow up a career retrospective he’s not too caught up in any ‘new’ future now that the past has been somewhat compartmentalised. “It’s pretty organic,” he says. “I mean there’s been so many compilations over the years that I’ve been part of. But this was different, it was quite special for me to put together but it wasn’t as though I’d been travelling one path and I compiled the chapter and closed it, I’ve been part of so many things, I s’pose, that this was just one more. It was driven largely by John O’Donnell’s [former Australian head of EMI Music] enthusiasm, he’s a great music lover and he just kind of goaded me into it almost. I wouldn’t say I was reluctant, but it might not
have happened had it been up to me. I’m glad I did it. “But when I found myself back in the studio with these songs I wasn’t trying to push anything. After the anthology came out the songs just started coming through. I guess that’s the way it is. It’s been 37 years of my life; I’m just so programmed for that.” Finn has no problems writing a song when the clock’s ticking, but it’s much better sitting down when the juices are flowing. “You feel that more when you’re in bands and sometimes that can motivate good things, sometimes that can fall back too much on the craft and you may come up with a song but it’s just a song,” he says of working to deadline. “You’ve got to feel energised about singing the lyrics you write and that it’s good regardless of who hears it or how it does in America. I’ve got a family and kids and there’s a balance in my life, so if I don’t write a song for a while it’s okay because I do have a life outside that now.” It seems that there’s an openmindedness that comes when a musical career reaches a certain longevity. Finn and brother Neil can resume Split Enz for a tour, record as a brotherly duo or guest now and then with Crowded House. He can parlay his songs into theatre [the recent Poor Boy production in Melbourne and Sydney starring Guy Pearce] or favour the solo track. It seems there’s equal freedom for old and new. “I don’t think it’s necessarily like that for everyone,” he contemplates, “but you build quite a good trust between yourself and the public because if someone’s still writing songs and performing at festivals it’s unlikely that
they’re as ambitious as they once were or that they’re driven in the same way. It becomes a joy in itself, the reality that it’s your life, people begin to trust that big success isn’t the main drive of why you’re doing it and there’s something very innocent and pure that occurs between you and the audience. “In doing the anthology, I’ve happily played songs from the whole 37 years and really enjoyed it. We snuck a few in every night and the band I’ve got now pull out any of those songs and we really enjoy them. What goes on between you and the crowd, that becomes the main thing. You’re not out there trying to convince people to buy your new album or that your new work is as good as your old work, there’s just something in the room, a feeling in the room. You can play new songs, but it’s about what the feeling is in the room at the time and people trust that, I think.” From the Frenz Of The Enz to his solo devotes, Finn has built up a relationship with his audience and it would seem that they’re all in it together. “I can say I feel lucky to be in that position,” he notes. “The people have come through from the ’70s, some of them, and others from later, but still a long time. They’re an extension of each other, they come and say hello, others don’t, but they’re generally around. You’ve shared a lot of life together in a funny sort of way. It’s something they might not often talk about, but there’re people who have used songs in funerals or at some of the most important times of their lives played your songs. That’s very moving and I’ll never take that for granted.”
LOUNGE IN THE VALLEY TASTING GUIDE The Bandit Shiraz Tempranillo 2008 Red wine – it’s one of life’s eternal gifts. No drink stirs emotions (and sore heads) quite like the ruby nectar. There’s just one question: what balmy boozer would want to uncork the stuff on a hot spring day? As it turns out, plenty of people. The Europeans have been doing it for centuries (they are smart about it and serve their summer red plonk chilled, mind you). Australia is catching onto the summer red, and Houghton has mixed up a winner with this Shiraz Tempranillo. Named in honour of WA’s most famous outlaw Moondyne Joe, this wine is quite the maverick – ruby red with a mighty arsenal of spice and darkness, balanced by a delicate but dry palate which invites sultry memories of the Iberian Peninsular. You’ll be happy to know they caught the Bandit and incarcerated him in French oak for 14 months! This is one red you do want under the bed…
Quills Sparkling A spring concert without sparkling wine is like an AFL grand final without a result: it’s just not cricket! Hmmm, I think the bubbles are going to my head! Anyways, Houghton has nailed a mighty fine sparkling in Quills ensured to keep you boogying throughout the day. A classic blend of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir (is there any other way really?), the grapes have been sourced from across the country to create this immaculate easydrinking summer blend – sharp and dry, but with a delicate creaminess in the bubbles. With a hint of citrus to keep you fresh, this little baby also boasts the perfect amount of acid – no, not that kind of acid you crazy old hippies. Ladies - get ready to pop!
The Bandit Sauvignon Blanc Pinot Gris 2010 Pinot Gris is gaining ground in terms of street level guzzling, and here Houghton have created the super group of summer in blending the former with that good ol’ summer favourite Sauvignon Blanc. And the results are rather tasty indeed: straw-pale in colour, the wine is anything but in flavour – there’s an entire orchard in here! With a hint of stone fruit and pear, the wine packs a medium bodied punch of spice, lingering right to the back of your cranium. It’s clean but mean. It’s naughty and nice! And with the weather predicted into the high 20s this weekend, something tells me this little white fella is going to be a rather big hit! Unleash the beast.
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Serving Suggestions: Tim Finn, Straw To Gold _JULIAN TOMPKIN
SPRING IN THE VALLEY It’s A Matter Of Taste Perth’s favourite festival of the grape and goodness is back! Spring In The Valley is all about celebrating the many good things in life, and this year it is spread out across the whole month of October. Here’s a small taste of some of the events on offer. For a full program head to springinthevalley2010.com.au. FERAL BREWING CO
Feral Brewing Co presents Beats, Beer & Barbeques on Saturday, October 9, and Sunday, October 10. The official home of Western Australia’s best beer fires up for Spring In The Valley 2010 with beats from great local DJs, the famous beer and great fresh produce from the barbeque. What else do you need (save for a lift home)? Tickets $10 at the gate.
OAKOVER WINES
Oakover shares the goodness this Spring In The Valley. On Saturday, October 9, and Sunday, October 10, Oakover Wines will boast food by Mundy Gusto – the best gourmet burgers in town – and light up with a tasty selection of DJs from 10am–1pm. And then it’s time for business – yep, Strictly Business will take to the stage all afternoon on the Saturday. Wines for sale by the glass and beer on tap. Tickets are $10 at the gate.
ELMAR’S
It’s Oktoberfest at Elmar’s this Spring In The Valley, and it all happens between 11am and 5pm on Saturday, October 23, and Sunday, October 24. A weekend full of live German 16
music, steins and plenty of fun, Oktoberfest at Elmar’s is the perfect opportunity to sit back, relax and enjoy Germany’s biggest festival in the Swan Valley’s largest beer garden! Dress up in your Oktoberfest best for plenty of fun and games, including stein holding competitions and tug of war. The beer will be flowing and BBQ sizzling with plenty of delicious German goodies. Oktoberfest is an all-ages event and entry is free (you just need to purchase your glass).
SANDALFORD WINES
Famous for its fine wines and beautiful setting, Sandalford Wines has also proved an ever popular spot to enjoy some of the world’s biggest names in music. And this October features two of the world’s biggest stars, starting with Simply Red’s farewell to Australia show on Saturday, October 23, with special guest Marcia Hines. Then on Sunday, October 31, Robin Gibb will have Perth singing the greatest hits of The Bee Gees, backed by the amazing West Australian DUCKSTEIN BREWERY Symphony Orchestra and featuring special Over the weekends of October 16-17 and guest Bonnie Tyler. For full details and tickets October 23-24 Duckstein Brewery hosts to both shows head to sandalford.com. its annual Oktober fest with live music, entertainment, German food, beer and wine. The original German brewery in the Swan LANCASTER WINES Valley, there’s no better place to enjoy some Lancaster Wines gets into the spirit this of the finest handcrafted brews in town. The Spring In The Valley with Sip, Shuck & Swing Duckstein will also host a Family Day this every weekend throughout October. Enjoy Saturday, October 9, with live music from Lancaster’s beautiful wines along with freshly authentic German International Canarino shucked oysters by the King Of Oysters Jerry Trio from 12.30–4.30pm, and lots of fun for Fraser, and some of the finest sounds in town the children including face painting and including Chris Gibbs (October 9-10) and many more. And don’t miss the Rock ‘n’ Roll sweet jazz from Harlem Nocturnes (October BBQ Night on Saturday, October 30, from 16-17 and October 23-24). Entry is $10 and 6pm, starring The Zodiacs – tickets are $40, includes a glass of wine and a free Lancaster tasting vessel. inclusive with BBQ dinner.
MASH BREWING
Mash is gearing up with a stellar program this Spring In The Valley, kicking it all off on the weekend of October 9-10 with the Mash Spring Fair, celebrating their craft beers, ciders and wine with some tasty festival food. Admission is $10. Next up on the weekend of October 16-17 Mash lights up with some live entertainment and a Mash Beer Lover’s BBQ, featuring a BBQ feast of spring produce matched with craft beers. And then on the weekend of October 23-24 it’s Oktoberfest time – get your steins ready!
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DIE! DIE! DIE! Second To Nun Dunedin crew Die! Die! Die! are in Australia for a whirlwind tour this month, and are set to play two shows in WA, on Tuesday, October 12, at Mojo’s and Wednesday, October 13, at Manhattans. BEN WATSON had a chat to guitarist/ vocalist Andrew Wilson.
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If there’s one impression that this writer gained from Andrew Wilson, it’s that he is a totally upbeat and enthusiastic New Zealander. And why not? In the last seven years his band has had quite a remarkable run that has included plenty of world travel, and even involved recording with legendary American producer Steve Albini. The latest album, FORM (produced by fellow Kiwi
Nick Roughan), has come out on equally legendary Dunedin label Flying Nun and has, it seems, done quite well indeed. “We recorded it over a year ago now and it came out in New Zealand about two months ago,” he says enthusiastically. “It’s stayed in the charts. It’s the first time we’ve ever been… well received, I guess. I think it’s one of the first times we’ve recorded it
properly or something; I don’t know. But it’s going well. We put a lot of work into it, you know, whereas the other records we just kind of banged them out. With this one we tried a bit harder in sculpting it. “We didn’t really take our time. We just had a lot clearer view of what we wanted to do with this record compared to the other ones. The other ones we were a bit naïve, and we just bashed them out. Whereas this one we… just went over it. It was one of those fun, guitar driven records.” Wilson seems equally pumped about the fact that the record is out on Flying Nun. The famous South Island label was recently bought back from Warner Music—at a loss— by founder Roger Shepherd. “Flying Nun was in such a miserable state for so long, and the fact that it can come back to being right again is really amazing,” Wilson explains. “It’s an amazing thing. For me, I’m over the moon for the fact that something that meant so much to me when I was a teenager can come back to its full glory. “Roger had known of our band for a long time but he never really liked us (laughs), and he’s seen us in various states of disarray in different parts of the world. And when we were recording Form he came into the studio and heard the songs we were doing, and he really loved them. And we kinda just struck up this relationship, you know? It’s been really good. “It’s just quite nice to be able to work with like-minded people. There’s only been a few people since we started who have kinda… got us.”
DEAD MEADOW Noise Pollution
Fresh from a performance at the Matador 21st Birthday show, psychedelic stoner rock back Dead Meadow have reunited with their original drummer to bring their classic rock riffs to Australia. CHRIS HAVERCROFTspoketobassist Steve Kille in preparation for their appearance with Canadian experimental noise act Nadja at Amplifier Wednesday, October 13. Described as an intoxicating blend of pounding riffs and slow-burning intensity, Dead Meadow are guaranteed to play loud. They have previously been to Australia at the invitation of Nick Cave for All Tomorrow’s Parties, but they are looking forward to playing smaller venues where people can really get into the in your face three piece – a reputation the band is markedly proud of. After eight years away from the seat, original drummer Mark Laughlin will be joining Dead Meadow for the Australian shows. Laughlin played on all of the songs on the first two and a half albums; so it’s with much delight for Kille welcomes him back in the fold.
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ANBERLIN
Between Darkness And Light Florida heavy hitters Anberlin will be a band to keep an eye on when they his our shores for Soundwave next year on Monday,March 7.LIAM DUCEY spoke to Anberlin drummer Nathan Young ahead of the release of the band’s new album Dark Is A Way, Light Is A Place, and found out why New Surrender wasn’t the album they wanted it to be and why religion shouldn’t be such a big deal. Starting out on Tooth & Nail records in 2002 before crossing over to Universal in 2007, Anberlin subsequently exploded in popularity, with their 2008 album New Surrender peaking at #13 on the Billboard Top 200 charts and the
Anberlin single Feel Good Drag claiming the Number One slot in the Alternative charts after 29 weeks. Frequent visitors to our shores, Anberlin are a difficult beast to pin down. Their new album Dark Is A Way, Light Is A Place divides its time between furious riffing and ridiculously large, stadium rock hooks, which in nearly any other band would sometimes lead to bad case of identity crisis. However, as drummer Nathan Young reveals on the phone from Florida before hitting the tour trail to promote the new album, it’s finally the record they wanted to make. “I think that with every record we want to progress and we want people to like it more than the last one,” Young says. “New Surrender definitely did well and we knew we needed to follow that up by going to another level with every aspect of the new record. “With the last album a lot of things were different, it was the first record on a new label, in a new city with a new producer so I think we really psyched ourselves out and we ended up being not really ourselves. I don’t want to bash that record but it didn’t turn out the way we expected and it wasn’t really what we were going for. So with this record we wanted to write more mature, darker, heavier stuff. Having that vision and knowing what
you want to do with a record is pretty important, or it is for us, and we think we got that across.” While making the transition across from Tooth & Nail records may have lost the band some hardcore fans – Young claims major labels suffer from a stigma, particularly from fans who “assume there is someone controlling the band” – but it has allowed them to broaden their horizons, particularly with the mind-bending clip for the first single Impossible. Unfortunately, if you’re looking for a deeper meaning from a band that are frequently tagged as a Christian rock band, a label that annoys Young more than anything else, you’re going to be disappointed. “It’s not as deep as some people might hope,” Young says with a laugh. “I could make something up if you want, but the main concept is you don’t really know what’s going on. It’s not high art. We’ve had a concept for every other video so we just wanted to go from more of a visual aspect, something that will look cool, and let people decided for themselves what it is. Some people go looking for those super-deep meanings and that’s cool, we want that, but on our end it’s not as deep. “The focus on our personal beliefs annoys me. I mean, I will sit down and talk with someone if they want to ask me about my personal life I’m fine with that, but when it comes down to it it is all about the music and how it makes you feel when you listen to it, and if you love it or connect with it. “That attitude, of focusing on that part of it, is so dumb. Who cares? It doesn’t matter! If you like the music then listen to it, who cares what our personal life is? It definitely gets tiring when people are more caught up with that than they are about a record or anything else.”
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Fierce, dark and crushing – Alaska metallic four-piece 36 Crazyfists will be back in Australia for a run of dates under the Soundwave 2011 banner. Heralding the release of their latest, Collisions And Castaways, frontman Brock Lindow chews the fat with JESSICA WILLOUGHBY. Deconstruction of the mind. Deconstruction of the body. Deconstruction of the soul. This is the mechanism every lyricist uses to deliver their message. For 36 Crazyfists frontman Brock Lindow, this process is no different. But, in Lindow’s case, he is all about the “purge”. Using his verse as a way to explore his darkest sensibilities, the aggression he portrays through song could not be further from the reality of his personality. A sentiment which this vocalist wholeheartedly agrees with in relation to quartet’s latest, Collisions And Castaways. “Every record feels like I’m getting something off my chest,” he tells. “Though I must admit this album is a bit more aggressive than our previous albums as a whole. I didn’t do anything different as such, but I just thrashed out the writing. I guess I was feeling more despondent at the time. Though, as personal as the lyrics are to me, I try to keep my writing style deliberately vague. “I like to leave it open to interpretation, while exorcising my own demons at the same time. I mean, I didn’t know what Metallica’s Master Of Puppets meant to (James) Hetfield. I didn’t know it was about cocaine usage. But I knew what it meant to me. I didn’t want everyone to know the ins and outs of my personal shit, even though it seems like its right there to read. I want them to take what they need from it.”
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Audio Secrecy, the follow-up to 2006’s Come What(ever) May, sees Iowa dirty rock outfit Stone Sour making an eclectic departure from their norm. Guitarist Jim Root reveals a twitch of nerves about this chosen path. JESSICA WILLOUGHBY reports ahead of the band’s appearance at Soundwave on Monday, March 7. “I’m a little bit neurotic… can you tell?” Iowa native Jim Root chuckles; an obvious creed to his current state. The real question is what does this most auspicious guitarist have to be worried about? Still pushing forward underneath his heavier cardinal pleasure, Slipknot, his extra-curricular activities have always been grounded in his personal labour of love – Stone Sour. But it is here in the latter category where we find the seeds of his fledgling anxiety. The recently released offering from this triple-Grammy nominated group, Audio Secrecy, has surfaced nerves never before hit on in Root’s psyche. For the first time since Stone Sour reunited in 2002, he is feeling uncomfortable in his musical skin. He is questioning the direction of the outfit. Although this could be viewed in a negative light, it is not meant to be – according to the lead stringsman. “I’m actually really, really nervous about this release, ” he explains. “ With the nature of the music industry at the moment, you know, nobody’s buying CDs anymore – it is extremely difficult. And this album’s very different; a bit of a departure from what we’ve done before. Sonically, it is outstanding. And it is a very diverse record, which I think is really cool. But I’m still tr ying to embrace all the different influences that go into our sound. It’s also difficult because we never have much time to have everything exactly the way we want it, especially with Corey (Taylor) and I being in Slipknot.”
California punk rock veterans Guttermouth are about to kick off a 19 date, 30 day South East Asian tour right here in Perth. BEN WATSON spoke to vocalist Mark Adkins prior to the jaunt, which begins Wednesday, October 13, at The Rosemount Hotel. Eve r y s o o f t e n i n t h i s b u s i n e s s, a n interviewee comes along who just strikes t h e w r i t e r a s a n i n c re d i b l y s t a u n c h individual. Mark Adkins is one of those dudes. Twenty-two years into the band’s epic career, the Huntington Beach local is full of enthusiasm about the latest Australian tour. “I think this is gonna be one of the biggest and best Guttermouth tours that we’ve ever done,” he begins. “I mean, we’ve got more publicity going for this trip than we’ve ever had in the past. And last year’s trip went pretty well with no publicity, so on that note I just think that this is just gonna be a big home run, man. We’ve got a lot of time off; a lot of time
to relax and enjoy the country, and enjoy the people. We love going to your country, dude. It’s a great place to be, so I couldn’t be happier to be there. So we’re gonna get some skating in, and stuff like that. So it’s gonna be a fucking top-notch trip, buddy! “And we’ve also got a film crew coming along with us, filming everything 24/7. We’re gonna have contest winners from shows hangin’ out every night with us at whichever scummy squat that we stay at, and everything’s just gonna be documented. It’s gonna be an insane trip. It’s gonna be really cool.” Adk ins says the film crew is a product of the fantastic Australian arts grants system. “ This guy chose us as his project,” he says. “So he and I think two of his mates get to go along for the whole ride: Asia as well as New Zealand, and all throughout Australia. So it’s just gonna be quite an interesting thing. “You’re gonna get to see the inner workings of the love-hate relationship we all have with one another as a band. And then we all have to put on our smiley faces unfortunately when the fans come out,” he laughs. “ We’re just gonna wing it, and just have some fun. Not a lot of structure; let’s just do it. And that’s what I like about Guttermouth: there’s not a lot of structure. It’s just… let’s wing everything. We don’t
write song lists when we play; we just mess around and have a good time. And I think that translates when we play live. “I hate bands who say ‘okay, we’re gonna play five songs and then we’re gonna stop. And we’re gonna tune up on guitars while the singer talks about a bunch of nonsense’— and it’s usually the same nonsense every night. That kind of crap bores me to death. “So, we don’t know what to expect, and we’re just wingin’ it, man! Wing it like we always do. Don’t have plans, and just see what happens. That’s the Guttermouth way. It’s a free-for-all.”
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Though the process this quintet went through to make their third album was far from straightforward. “I couldn’t agree more there,” Root exclaims. “There is nothing groundbreaking here and, to be honest, I think that maybe we’re a little out of focus as a band at the moment. But, again, it all comes down to the time factor. “Although we actually had the most time we ever had to do a Stone Sour record this time, but so much of it was spent in preproduction that it just got lost. We also had a bit of pressure from the label (Roadrunner Records) to re-write some of the songs. But we didn’t end up doing that, we actually just wrote more songs (laughs). “We were kind of leap-frogging around, and I guess that’s why I feel like this album is kind of unfinished. But that’s just the way shit goes (laughs).” Australia’s highest circulating Street Press
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BROOKE FRASER Third Time’s A Charm NewZealandsongstressBrooke Fraser returns to the charts this week with Flag,her third studio album that’s brimming with enthusiastic folk/pop sounds. Ahead of the record’s release on Friday, October 8, EMMA BERGMEIER caught up with Fraser to chat about her latest musicalofferingandthepeople and places that inspired it.
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Since releasing her sophomore album Albertine in 2006, Fraser has been a busy lass indeed – getting married, touring the US and supporting the likes of David Bowie and John Mayer. “Both of those guys are amazing artists and David Bowie particularly has had a huge influence on a generation of musicians, so that was an incredible experience; I couldn’t believe that he picked me to play support!” she says of her encounter with the one and only Ziggy Stardust. “I was really impressed by him not just as an artist but as a person. He went to the trouble of coming and personally introducing himself to me and he’d researched my music – that blew me away! I get really angry when I see younger
musicians acting like prats because if David Bowie is a humble human being then they should be too! He would send flowers to my dressing room – he is the most amazing person I’ve ever met!” After wrapping up her overseas tour and tying the knot, Fraser decided to remove herself from the hustle and bustle of daily life to settle down and begin writing songs for her next record. “I didn’t know what I wanted to write or say,” she reveals honestly when asked about the writing process for Flags.“I was really at the mercy of inspiration whenever it struck. To be honest it was really quite scary because I didn’t have a clear idea about what I wanted to do, I just wanted to see what would happen. “I can’t write on tour, which is a bit of a pain because I spend most of my life on tour. I’m somebody who needs to be by themselves when I’m writing and to be somewhere that’s removed from normal life. I went on a few writing trips last year to North Carolina in the US and to a cottage by the sea in California in the American winter.” With no preconceived ideas about how she wanted the album to sound, Fraser was heavily influenced by the locations in which she chose to write. “A lot of the seeds for the songs on this album were planted during my time in those places and I think it was good to remove myself from the time of touring to just be an observer and a songwriter. These amazing landscapes that I traversed and the people that I met have all influenced the songs.”
JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE Rebel Rocks
If ever there was a belief Justin Townes Earle was a second rate songwriter with a famous name, his new album Harlem River Blues will set the record straight. JULIAN TOMPKIN chats with the troubled troubadour just days before his arrest in the US, leading to the cancellation of his tour and return to rehab. It could be proclaimed that Justin Townes Earle was born for trouble. The son of country-rock hell-raiser Steve Earle, and named after country-folk rebel Townes Van Zandt, Justin Townes Earle was a seasoned drug user by his early teens. He would later be booted out of his dad’s band for his ravenous alcohol and heroin habit – a tragedy which would soon prove his salvation. Already dabbling with songwriting, Earle made a decision to leave his sketchy past behind and start fresh as a singersongwriter. 2007’s Yuma and 2008’s The Good Life would pass by without much fanfare, but 2009’s Midnight At The Movies would finally introduce the now-seasoned musician to both the country and indie music scenes in the US – certified with an Americana Music Award for that album. His fourth album in as many years, Harlem River Blues is set to rewrite Earle’s story altogether. Tapping into a higher level of songmanship, the recording captures a musically confident Earle coming to terms with his potential, as well as his many failings. Aurally drawing from his heroes such as Woodie Guthrie, lyrically Earle reflects his own 21 st Century America to deliver a poignant document that will undoubtedly herald him one of that country’s great new songwriters. “Yeah – yeah, I do believe I have,” Earle responds when asked if he’s finally discovered his purpose as a songwriter. “I think I am definitely not done learning by any means, but I think I am finally at a point where I am a little more confident with myself as a writer. I don’t question myself so much anymore. I think I just had to discover who I was and what I stood for as a writer, and I think for a long time I didn’t understand what kind of writer I was. I think I finally and slowly came to understand myself better. It just makes it a lot easier – no questions and worries. “When I was writing Harlem River Blues I was in a massive transition in my life, in that I was moving to New York, I was in a crumbling relationship – an engagement that fell apart – at that time,” he concludes of the album’s more tender moments, such as the wrenching Christchurch Woman. “My life’s changed in a lot of ways – it’s a weird transition. I am sure about the songs but I am not sure about my footing, if that makes any sense.”
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If groups like MGMT and Yaesayer can be held responsible for bringing psychedelic pop-rock to the mainstream masses, then Prince Rama can be thanked for snatching it right back. Currently making noise out of hipsterdestination-of-the-moment Brooklyn, psych-rock trio Prince Rama may present themselves as yet another group of blissed-out new-age cosmic voyagers, but their gleeful obtuseness and determination to deliberately unnerve listeners dispels any thoughts that these dreamcatchers are trying to ride off the back of anyone elseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reverb-soaked wave. Forging an incredibly assured record that succeeds in creating its own unique world, Prince Rama evoke wild ancient tribes praying to the Hindu god of their namesake, as warbling Kate Bush-esque Sanskrit chants are submerged under a blanket of sound. A sonically cinematic experience, Shadow Temple is an album of huge power, and even huger extravagance, but youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to need to burn a lot of incense to even begin to make sense of the mysteries that lie within. _JENNIFER PETERSON-WARD
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There are few artists that galvanise the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Best known for his work music fans like You Am I. behind-the-scenes, For close to two decades moulding chav-tastic the arrival of an album Brit pop-princesses Amy Winehouse and Lilly Allen into â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;respected artistsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, from these honest rockers has been reason for superproducer Mark Ronson steps up to the celebration. Their live shows have remained a microphone on third LP Record Collection with blistering constant even when record sales may have slightly waned, but the eponymous You Am the help of new-look band The Business Intl. Unsurprisingly, Ronson has once I sees the four piece attack their latest batch of again consulted his little black book of celebrity tunes with spark and gusto. There are many moments that remind contacts, calling on everyone from Ghostface Killah and Q-Tip, to Boy George and Simon Le of Rogersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; penchant for a clever lyric, a sad chord and a well worn and lovable voice. You Am I finds Bon to make an appearance. Unfortunately, with so many different the band dabbling in many nuances and sounds, voices, Record Collection presents itself as an with Megan Washington offering a capable foil unholy mish-mash of different genres and to Rogers in the shimmery Lie And Face The Sun musical styles, each of which have their time and and the dense harmonics and backwards guitars place but sound distractingly incongruent when of Shuck. Old habits rear their head with the grouped together. This feeling also distils down to rip snorting Pinpricks and the rugged groove of individual songs, with the titular track (written Ocean ensuring ample opportunity for windmills by one of the Kaiser Chiefs, with an instrumental aplenty. Rogersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; love/hate relationship with the intro performed by Wiley and featuring backing- spotlight is given an airing with the atmospheric vocals from Le Bon) standing out as particular piano moment Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Not Get Famous. They may be as comfortable as an mess. That being said, with a cast list this old boot but You Am I have added some subtle long, and some genuine gems hidden in the mix colours to their palette to make this their best (who can remember the last time Boy George in a while. sounded so good?) Record Collection is certainly _CHRIS HAVERCROFT worth a spin, even if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unlikely to stay a staple of anyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own record collection for long. _JENNIFER PETERSON-WARD
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NEIL YOUNG Le Noise Reprise
As N e i l Yo u n g aficionados will certainly Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been four years since attest, his best work â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the release of Artificial from 1974â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s On the Beach Solider, an album that to 1995â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sleeps With heralded Frontline Assemblyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s return to the foray â&#x20AC;&#x201C; not only Angels â&#x20AC;&#x201C; has been born out of turmoil, and musically â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but also with fellow countryman pushing through the pain once again finds the and mastermind Rhys Fulber rejoining the ranks. old-school rock legend making a triumphant With Improvised Electronic Device, the 15th comeback with 34th studio album Le Noise. Steeped in tragedy, the unexpected offering from these Canadians, Fulber has jumped ship again. Although unlike his last deaths of both long-time collaborator, filmmaker departure, which saw founder Bill Leeb stripping Larry Johnson, and longstanding slide guitarist back the metal influences that made Frontline Ben Keith (in Youngâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own home no less) seem Assembly legendary â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a disappointing result â&#x20AC;&#x201C; to have simultaneously rattled and re-energised the iconic singer-songwriter. this collective has retained focus. Tracing his relationships with the two What makes this album such a giant leap forward for Leeb and co. is they finally men from their balmy beginnings to corrosive understand the importance of creating perfect ends, proves promising, especially on the symmetry between all his divergent elements. heart-breakingly self-aware Walk With Me, on The strong drum and bass influence which Young croons of â&#x20AC;&#x153;I lost some people I was of his previous post-Fulbar works are still there travelling withâ&#x20AC;? promise to swarm and pester (I.E.D and Shifting Through The Lens), integrating your head for days. Legendary U2 and Dylan producer melodic aspects of his side project Delirium (Hostage) with the pounding and guitar-driven Daniel Lanois is left with the task of fleshing out lines of earlier FLA releases (Laws Of Deception the record with layers of obnoxious electronic and Pressure Wave). But easily the most exciting effects, fuzzy reverb and looped vocals, serving material heard in years lies in Angriff; ethereal to fuel the overall unsettling effect. A cathartic tour de force, Le Noise is and haunting â&#x20AC;&#x201C; it builds to cutting highs tied Young at his least subtle, but it is these flaws with Nitzer Ebb-style gang chorus calls. Improvised Electronic Device reveals a and rough edges that give Le Noise the most endearing of qualities. little hope in modern industrial for us all. Metropolis US/AL!VE
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THE BULLET HOLES Destroy The Fables
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The Bullet Holes have been kicking around the Perth scene since 2005, but with their new EP Destroy The Fables, you get the distinct feeling they’re not going to be content with kicking around for another five years. On the surface of it all The Bullet Holes are pretty straight forward – three guys playing a fuzzed out brand of pop rock with the occasional punk-rock aping lead break thrown in. The real killer in the mix, however, is Owen Hopwood’s voice – crisp when it needs to be, suitably ragged when it must be, the kid’s got some pipes on him, and with the suitably named Sean Bass holding things down on four strings and Brad Stevens keeping the drumming tight, they’re onto a winner. The only criticism I can make is that with only five tracks, I would have liked a bit more, but like the opening stomp of Tear It Up, you can’t deny this EP. Keep it coming. _LIAM DUCEY
Already boasting a quar tet of highrotation radio singles and a relentless touring schedule, Brisbane pop-rockers Hungry Kids of Hungary (that’s HKH to all the phonetically challenged readers out there) have wasted no time carving out a name for themselves both locally and internationally since the circulation of their well-liked self-titled EP back in early 2009. Recently released debut LP Escapades is set to further the quartet’s reputation as one of Australia’s finest upand-comers, and comes chock-full of instant pleasure-point indie-pop gems, stacked with killer hooks, sing-a-long melodies, and a healthy dose of ‘60s pop panache. Quirky, spunky and at times even quite emotive, Escapades is work of warmhearted ambition and stands out as one of 2010’s most well-rounded and consistently satisfying pop-rock debuts. Key Tracks: Wristwatch and Come Around. _JENNIFER PETERSON-WARD
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ANTONY & THE JOHNSONS Swanlights Spunk/EMI
M a m m o t h p re s e n ce Antony Hegarty hasn’t put his sizeable foot wrong since taking the stage with Antony & The Johnsons. From the New York underground scene to a Mercury award in the UK and back again, the larger than life songs have flowed freely. During his fourth album Swanlights, Hegarty continues his love affair with mother earth as he paints visuals of red coral and turtledoves. There are times when his melodies can be obtuse, but songs like Thank You For Your Love show that when Antony & The Johnstons play it straight they are close to untouchable. Two of the generation’s most unique voices team up for Flétta as Hegarty finds himself taking a back seat to Bjork. Singing in Icelandic and with unusually heavy fisted piano the accents intertwine and change tempo at will. It is every bit as beguiling as you would expect from the pair. Armed with his resplendent voice Hegarty has an unfair advantage over almost all. He again gets top marks for Swanlights.
One of the most overlooked punk rock records of the last ten years, Wrangler Brutes’ Zulu is, much like the band, short lived but diabolically explosive. Acerbic frontman Sam McPheeters had already made a name for himself in Born Against and Men’s Recovery Project, but with Wrangler Brutes he made possibly the best album of his career. With 18 tracks clocking in at just under half an hour, Zulu constantly sounds like it’s going to fall apart at any moment but the rhythm section anchors things down, allowing guitarist Andy Coronado to layer wildly dischordant riffs over the top. It’s thrilling stuff and reminds you of a time when punk rock sounded vital and alive. The real star of the show, however, is McPheeters’ lyrics, which swerve from the political in Shitsearch - “you don’t trust the government to run a public school / how the hell do you expect them to do anything about the middle east?” to, well whatever the hell Slam Dunk is about - “Friday night’s a prime time to write mad bad cheques you got the whole weekend to sorta sort out the mess / it’s a SLAM DUNK”. If you’re looking for an album that will revitalise your interest in punk rock, get Zulu before it goes out of print.
_CHRIS HAVERCROFT _LIAM DUCEY
JOHN LENNON Power To The People: The Hits EMI
To c o m m e m o r a t e the anniversary of J o h n Le n n o n’s 7 0 t h birthday, Yoko Ono has undertaken the task of remastering and rereleasing eight of Lennon’s solo albums. Along the journey she has taken the opportunity to gather Lennon’s most popular songs on Power To The People: The Hits. Lennon was far more than a collection of hits as his acerbic wit, commentaries on the human condition and role as a peace activist suggest, but Power To The People is a fine reminder that as a musician alone the man was an exceptional talent. The usual suspects are all here sounding remastered and fresh. Whatever Gets You Through The Night, Woman, Imagine and Mind Games are sandwiched between Gimme Some Truth and the Harlem Community Choir on the affecting Happy Xmas (War Is Over). When confronted with only the tip of the iceberg of the treasures that Lennon was able to provide us in his first 40 years of life, we can only imagine what he might have come up with over the past thirty. Power To The People should find its way into everyone’s record collection. _CHRIS HAVERCROFT
It’s a geeks’ paradise on DVD this week. Superhero movies were getting very boring before Jon Favreau came along in 2008 and gave them a shot in the arm with Iron Man. Unlike every other filmmaker around doing ever-more obscure, ever-more dour comic book heroes to try and make them ‘dark’ and ‘real’, Favreau was the only one who remembered the essential element everyone else forgot – fun. It was a hard act to follow, and even though many critics were unimpressed with this year’s follow up, you won’t have any less of a good time with the continuing adventures of playboy manchild Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr, who still owns every scene he’s in and proves casting is everything). If there’s any criticism to be had, it suffers a little from Spider-Man 3 syndrome, with so many characters to develop some of them are somewhat crowded out. Or maybe you’re a small screen geek (of both the TV and PC), in which case you’ll probably love The IT Crowd. The story of a trio of underappreciated, socially awkward IT technicians at a British corporation, it can be a little bit didactic at times, but anyone who’s worked with computers (and clueless bosses who know nothing about computers) will nod knowingly as much as they laugh.
Move On: Storming the Gate – Hopscotch Iron Man 2 - Paramount Ghost Special Edition (2 disc) - Paramount The IT Crowd (season 1-3) - Roadshow _DREW TURNEY
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FISHER OUT OF WATER
When Carrie Fisher was cast as Princess Leia in Star Wars back in the 1970s, she became a pop culture icon, but in the years since her rise to fame, she’s dealt with her fair share of challenges. After propelling to stardom, Fisher experienced love and loss, addiction and mental illness, which she reveals with candour and comedy in her autobiographical stage production Wishful Drinking. A one-woman stage show, Wishful Drinking explores Fisher’s rollercoaster ride through life, and is a must-see for any fans of this iconic actress. Catch Fisher when she takes to the stage of the Regal Theatre for Wishful Drinking from Monday, November 15. Bookings can be made through Ticketek.
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If you want to be the best, you’ve got to learn from the best. This October comedy aficionado Robert Grayson will share tricks of the trade with aspiring comedians in a series of workshops entitled You Stand Up. Taking place on Tuesday, October 19, Saturday, October 23, and Sunday, October 24, the workshops will equip aspiring comedians with the skills they need to win over any audience. To secure your place at Grayson’s upcoming workshops, register your interest at youstandup.com.
Get a taste of 1920s cinema this October when Viola Dana takes to the stage of Kidogo Arthouse to present a live soundtrack to the classic silent comedy, The General. Taking place on Sunday, October 17, Old Film New Music will feature Viola Dana, a Perth band comprised of Pete Guazzelli, Mace Francis, Tristen Parr and Kathy Corecig. Composed by Corecig, this live soundtrack will blend American folk with jazz, adding a new element to one of Buster Keaton’s most loved creations. Performances are set to take place at 3pm and 6pm on October 17; secure your seat by purchasing tickets through BOCS. More information about the event can be found at corecig.com.
CHILD’S PLAY
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TALK IT UP
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If you’ve not yet visited the Beyond Garment exhibition at the WA Maritime Museum then this weekend is the perfect time to do just that, with exhibition floor talks set to take place on Saturday, October 9. Addressing assumptions about fashion and style, Beyond Garment floor talks will feature discussions with Dr Ann Schilo and Dr Christiane Keller, who will present talks entitled On Dress And Adornment and Accessory Or Art? Aboriginal Engagement With Western Fashion Accessories. Talks begin at 11am and each topic will run for approximately 20 minutes. Find out more at museum.wa.gov.au/beyond-garment.
Relive your childhood this Saturday, October 9, when the folks at Scitech open their doors for Scitech After Dark, a strictly adults only affair. Taking place from 6-10pm, the event will give grownups the opportunity to explore Scitech without hordes of screaming children hogging all the activities. To celebrate this special evening event, Scitech has invited Dr Gabrielle to present a discussion about sex, love and attraction, which will debunk myths about the birds and the bees. Once punters have had a turn at tinkering with the many displays and exhibits, they can head on in to Horizon: The Planetarium to preview a brand new production, We Are Astronomers. We have five double passes to giveaway to Scitech After Dark; to enter the competition, all you have to do is email win@xpressmag.com.au with ‘Scitech’ in the subject line. For those who aren’t lucky enough to score themselves a free double pass, tickets will be available on the door.
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VILLAGE PEOPLE Come West
The Village People
The Village People perform on Wednesday, October 20, at Challenge Stadium; Thursday, October 21, at the Mandurah Performing Arts Centre and Friday, October 22, at the Bunbury Entertainment Centre. From the career heights of some 30 years ago, to numerous smaller tours ever since, Australia has always gotten behind disco icons, The Village People. Ray Simpson joined The Village People in 1979, upon the departure of original vocalist, Victor Willis. It was peak period for the group with the movie (and soundtrack album) Can’t Stop The Music. It was panned critically and flopped at the box office, but Australia was smitten with The Village People in 1980 and it was a hit here. “It was actually fun,” Simpson says wryly of the notorious film. “Working with Bruce Jenner, Valerie Perine and Steve Gutenberg, it was pretty much a first for many of them too. We learned a lot from it and we met millions of people and... it’s still a cult favourite,” he laughs diplomatically. Simpson says that The Village People, who received a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame in 2008, have endured after 33 years because of the honesty in the music. Even so, Oscar Wilde once said that if you give a man a mask, he will tell you the truth. What does The Policeman have to say about that? “I look at it as a role,” Simpson says.“You
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know how like in Halloween everyone dresses up and you become something else? It’s fun for me because I can become a different personality – an outward personality that can relate to a lot of people. Usually on my own, just being myself, I like to move back and watch people and see what they do as opposed to taking charge. It’s just a different way of being and I guess the Policeman is demonstrative and strong and The Cowboy’s a little different and the Indian’s a little different. As you wear these costumes you develop this persona that is a part of you but not something that you are all the time.” It’s not everybody’s thing, but looking at The Village People website and seeing the amount of fan photos posted it’s clear that they’ve spread a little joy to a lot of people. “It’s funny sometimes when you’re onstage and you’re looking out at people and you might see someone with a real dour look on their face at the beginning of the show,” Simpson says. “Then by the end of the show you see a whole different personality, they’re happy and it’s like a 180 degree change. That’s pretty rewarding, knowing that you’ve actually brightened somebody’s day by getting them into what you were doing. That’s the power of dance music and energy. It still makes us happy too.” _ BOB GORDON
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LAVAZZA ITALIAN FILM FESTIVAL Andiamo!
La Nostra Vita
The Lavazza Italian Film Festival takes place from Thursday, October 14 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Thursday, October 28, at Cinema Paradiso. There will be a special Opening Night Gala and screening of La Nostra Vita on Thursday, October 14. Tickets to all sessions are available online from lunapalace. com.au or at the Cinema Paradiso Box Office, 164 James St, Northbridge. Film buffs with a penchant for foreign reel have already been offered a fine spread of the best contemporary Russian, German and French cinema has to offer this year, with Cinema Paradiso playing host to film festivals from all three countries. This month, Italophiles can rejoice and push the vodka shots, the bratwurst and the croissants to one side in favour of cranking up the espresso machine for the Lavazza Italian Film Festival. It would be advised to make your espresso a double shot as youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll need plenty of viewing energy, with this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s programme â&#x20AC;&#x201C; that has a strong focus on contemporary Italian cinema - showcasing 26 films handpicked from the Cannes, Berlin, Rome and Venice Film Festivals. The broad range of genres on offer at LIFF 2010 will really allow punters to delve into the Italian psyche: thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a host of socially-challenging, family dramas, light-hearted comedies and thoughtful documentaries. A woman who has no doubt downed her fair share of double espressos to stay awake for copious amounts of Italian film viewing is Festival Director Elysia Zeccola. Zeccola spends a good proportion of her year traipsing about
Italy in a bid to bring back to Australia only the primo Italian films out there. Whilst she makes her debut this year in the role of Director, Zeccola is no stranger to the film industry, having grown up in and around cinemas as the daughter of Antonio Zeccola, owner and managing director of Palace Films and Palace Cinemas. In a recent chat, Zeccola shares with us that sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s watched European films from a young age:â&#x20AC;&#x153;I remember really enjoying foreign language films as a kid,â&#x20AC;? says Zeccola, â&#x20AC;&#x153;my friends wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know the films that I was talking about, and that idea of foreign language cinema they thought was boring, you had to read subtitles, and how could I be bothered? I do definitely remember there was a combination of French and Italian and other films that I was seeing, but I definitely noticed that it was different, the film diet I had, to what other kids my age were seeing.â&#x20AC;? Zeccolaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s process for selecting the films that comprise LIFF 2010 involves seeing as many of the 130 feature films that the Italian film industry releases each year that she can. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Venice Festival just passed, and there was a
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number of films in Venice that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve earmarked for next year already,â&#x20AC;? informs Zeccola, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I also choose films from the Berlin Festival, in February. I finalise it in Cannes in May, and when I go there itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a matter of watching every single Italian film that they have (they have a lot of market screenings at Cannes even if theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not official selections) and throughout the year Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sent screeners as well from producers and directors.â&#x20AC;? What method does Zeccola go by to narrow down the field? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just go by gut feeling,â&#x20AC;? says Zeccola, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I choose films that are great films, with really good story-telling - Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not necessarily looking for X amount of comedies, or X amount of dramas, in any yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s programme. I think this year thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a really good balance.â&#x20AC;? There is a strong focus on todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Italy in the festival: one need look no further than opening night film La Nostra Vita, whose lead actor, Elio Germano, won the Best Actor award at Cannes earlier this year, for an example of a brilliant film about contemporary Italy, brimming with tragedy and secrets.â&#x20AC;&#x153;Germano plays a builder on a building site, who discovers a nasty secret in the workplace,â&#x20AC;? tells Zeccola, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a film that really speaks about Italy today, which is why I wanted to open with it.â&#x20AC;? The contemporary element of the festival is likewise reflected in Zeccolaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision to screen documentary Draquila â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Italy Trembles, which examines the aftermath of an April 2009 earthquake that devastated the historic city of Lâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Aquila, the capital of Italyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wildly beautiful region of Abruzz. Zeccola expands: â&#x20AC;&#x153;[Draquila director] Sabina Guzzanti is like Italyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s answer to Michael Moore. Draquila is a play on words (the town the earthquake hits is called Aquila) and the film is very entertaining, the directorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s style is very
comedic.â&#x20AC;? We ask Zeccola which film will register most with a younger, mid-twenties audience, and she points us towards Sorry If I Want To Marry You, the highly anticipated sequel to 1998 Italian box office smash Sorry If I Love You. The film centres on the relationship of Niki and Alex, played by Raoul Bova (whom Zeccola informs us is a â&#x20AC;&#x153;heartthrobâ&#x20AC;? in Italy). Both are in love and happy, until Niki goes to university and Raoul becomes jealous of the newfound attention sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s receiving from younger admirers, becoming so insecure that he proposes to her. The director of Sorry If I Want To Marry You, Federico Moccia, is a prolific romance writer in Italy, and has directed a series of film versions of his novels which have become smash-hits, so much so that Italians refer to it as â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;the Moccia phenomenonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. Zeccola says the films that will â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;surprise us the mostâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; is Francesca Archibugiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s comedy A Matter Of Heart, wherein a loudmouthed scriptwriter and an affluent garage owner become friends when they both wind up in the same hospital room. Finally, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s even a dash of retrospective thrown into LIFF 2010, by way of Vittorio De Sicaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Oscar-winning 1948 masterpiece The Bicycle Thieves. Says Zeccola, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Even though our focus is on the cinema of Italy today, I like to close with a classic film: The Bicycle Thieves is not just one of my favourite Italian films, but one of my favourite films of all time.â&#x20AC;? A neo-realist film shot on the streets of post-war Rome with nonprofessional actors, The Bicycle Thieves will close the Perth festival in a special Closing Night event chased up with plenty of limoncĂŠ cocktails. _DANIELLE MARSLAND
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BURIED Coffin Dodger
EAT PRAY LOVE A Spiritual Awakening
Directed by Rodrigo Cortes Starring Ryan Reynolds We’re at an interesting point in film history, and it’s mainly down to economics. Right now, we’re witnessing the death of the midrange movie, as budgets slide to either end of the scale. On one hand, you’ve got massive studio pictures like Avatar, the budget of which could have fed sub-Saharan Africa for a decade. On the other hand, there’s a slew of micro-budgeted indie films that manage to get distribution because they’re so cheap, they just have to be able to make a profit. The ultimate expression of this fiscal aesthetic is Buried, which limits its cinematic resources to the bare minimum: one guy, in a box, for 90 minutes of screen time. Ryan Reynolds is the guy, Paul Conroy, an American transport contractor working in Iraq who wakes up in a coffin after his convoy is ambushed, with only a mobile phone, a cigarette lighter and a knife for company. He’s being held by insurgents, and has only a brief window of time to use the phone to organise a five million dollar ransom, or else he’ll be left in the ground to die. It’s a taut, stripped-down premise, reminiscent of an old episode of The Twilight Zone or Alfred Hitchcock Presents, but the question remains, can this limited filmic palette be maintained for the length of the film? Luckily, director Cortes, who only has the earlier, relatively unknown Spanish film The Contestant under his belt, shows enough verve and imagination to make the tight parameters of the setting an asset, rather than a liability. Through the careful manipulation of light and darkness, sound and space, Cortes puts the viewer right in there with Conroy, creating an atmosphere of tension, claustrophobia and helplessness that is at times almost unbearable. All this would be for naught if the central character wasn’t relatable enough to earn our empathy. In what may be the most surprising element of the film, Reynolds is in top form as the hapless protagonist. While possessed of an easy charisma and a good sense of comic timing, Reynolds has previously confined himself to comedy roles and the sort
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of innocuous action fare that is easily digested and instantly forgotten. Here the entire weight of the movie is on his shoulders, and he carries it easily. Without a believable and sympathetic central figure, all the cinematic artistry in the world could not have saved Buried. Thankfully, Reynolds hands in a raw and realistic performance that serves to both anchor the story in reality, and to heighten the tension and terror. It’s an excellent turn, and hopefully one that indicates that Reynolds is moving into a more thoughtful and mature stage of his career. With his first English language film, director Cortes has shown that he is a talent to watch out for. As a calling card, Buried ranks right up there with Reservoir Dogs or Blood Simple. Now that he’s shown us how much he can accomplish with limited means, it’s going to be very interesting to see what his next move is. _TRAVIS JOHNSON
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Talking To Terrorists
TALKING TO TERRORISTS
The Truth About Terrorism The Talking To Terrorists season opens on Wednesday, October 13, and runs ’til Saturday, October 16, at the State Library Theatre in the Perth Cultural Centre. Bookings can be made through the WAAPA Box Office on (08) 9370 6636. Though terrorism has long plagued human kind, in recent years it has crept out of the shadows and on to the front pages of newspapers across the world. This month, the Western Australian Academy Of Performing Arts invites Perth to look beyond the headlines to further explore the grim reality of terrorism and the people it effects. Performed by the Academy’s third year acting students, Talking To Terrorists is a
thought provoking text that goes straight to the heart of the issue – directly addressing those who perpetrate these horrifying crimes against humanity. Written by acclaimed playwright Robin Soans, Talking To Terrorists is a captivating piece of verbatim theatre, featuring interviews and testimonials from terrorists and their victims. “I’ve known about Talking To Terrorists for a few years,” shares director Crispin Taylor. “It was commissioned in 2004 and the playwright and the actor spent more than 12 months interviewing people and then the play opened in mid 2005. “During the course of the play, amongst others, there are interviews with five ex members of terrorism organisations and they include an ex member of the IRA (Irish Republican Army), the UVF (the Ulster Volunteer Force), the NRA (National Republican Army of Uganda) and the Al-Aqsa Brigade. “One of the stories is about China Keitetsi. She was a child soldier for the NRA in Uganda. She left her family when she was very young and was taken into the NRA and was a child soldier from about eight years old through to 18 years old. She was able to escape from Uganda and she now lives in Denmark and is only in her late twenties. She wrote a book called Child Soldier and the story that she tells is so extraordinarily graphic and moving. She says in one of her stories that she was supervising torture by the time she was 13. She was very fortunate to have got out! “Another story is by one of the women who was actually in the hotel during the Brighton Hotel bombing. It was about 20 years ago and Patrick Magee, who set the bomb (and is an ex member of the IRA), is featured in the play. A survivor of the hotel bombing tells a very graphic account of the night the bomb went off. Just to give you a bit of background, Magee planted the bomb 26 days before it was set to go off and this was when Thatcher was having a party conference there. He didn’t get Thatcher, she was still up writing reports but apparently her bathroom blew up and five other people were killed. It’s amazing theatre because it’s from real people.” When asked about the structure of the play, Taylor reveals that it’s a jigsaw puzzle of sorts. “It’s not traditional – it’s not even a series of monologues, there are occasional monologues… Soans just suprises you. You think the play is going to go one way and then it goes the other. It’s very straight forward and honest; it’s been an inspiration to do.”
DISEASED ESTATE Dead Set
The ghoulish drawings of Thea Costantino will be on display in Diseased Estate at the John Curtin Gallery in Bentley ’til Friday, December 10.
On the fringes of Thea Costantino’s mind, mutant peasants are posing in the shade. Their faces are dotted with piglet eyes, their hips sprouting Ostrich legs. They inhabit a grotesque 19th century Australia, where gothic horror and black humour intertwine, in a quaint suburb she likes to call Diseased Estate. “In WA our notion of history is pretty heroic and monumental,” Costantino says. “At the same time it’s a lesser history and I think it’s fun to explore our uncomfortable relationship with our past. We still don’t talk about the Aboriginal massacres and the unpleasant side of our colonial history. I guess my depiction of diseased, mutated settlers is a way of deconstructing that.” In a dimly lit galler y in Cur tin University, eight bleak drawings hang in the gloom. They depict Victorian subjects abstracted into graphite, some butchered, others dismembered. “I collected a huge pool of historical photographs from 1860-1920 from all over the world. I then choose eight and distorted certain aspects from each one and drew them with graphite. They’re appropriated but vastly different from the original. I’m mainly inspired by photographs and people who work from photographs like the Belgium artist Michael Borremans.” Costantino, 30, graduated from Curtin University with a BA in Fine Arts in 2001. She is somewhat of a polymath and has worked as a curator, writer, artist and animator since leaving tertiary education. She is also part of the successful Hold Your Horses production group that staged the musical Heart Of Gold. In 2005, she started her PHD in historiogrotesque that ultimately became the catalyst for the exhibition Diseased Estate. “ The exhibition is the creative production component of my PhD that I’ve been working on for the past five years. I started writing a 50,000 word exegesis and then the idea of the drawings sprung from that. It’s been difficult to combine the two disciplines of drawing and writing because _EMMA BERGMEIER they’re two completely different mindsets,
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but I stuck at it.” Costantino’s erudite efforts have been recognised by gallery Dusseldorf in Germany, who have awarded her a postgraduate scholarship and a solo exhibition. Accompanying the drawings, in Diseased Estate, is a macabre short story penned by Costantino. It’s a pastiche of late 19th century gothic literature and is akin to Bram Stoker on crystal meth: ‘…the corpse was tied to a wheelchair, and molten wax and calcium were injected into the veins.’ “I love the writings of Richard Flannigan who exposed the colonial grotesque of Tasmania in his novel Gould’s Book of Fish and old favourites like Angela Carter,” Costantino says. Her drawings and prose are ghoulish and sinister, but for someone so preoccupied with gloom, Costantino has a remarkably sanguine disposition. “I enjoy combining humour and horror,” she giggles. “I heard that the Fremantle Arts Centre is supposedly one of the most haunted buildings in the world, it was originally a colonial prison and then a mental asylum. A lot of artists try to spend the night there. I don’t really believe in the supernatural, but I enjoy using it as an artistic theme.” Sweet dreams… _STEPHEN POLLOCK
R&J
R&J
Star Crossed Lovers R&J As Performed By William Shakespeare And The Earl Of Southampton shows at the Blue Room from Tuesday, October 5, ’til Saturday, October 23. Tickets may be purchased by calling The Blue Room on (08) 9227 7005, or by visiting www.theblueroom.net.au. West Australian playwright John Aitken strips bare one of the most famous playwrights of all time in his latest offering, R&J As Performed By William Shakespeare And The Earl Of Southampton. Far from the original Romeo And Juliet, R&J places William Shakespeare centre stage, carefully deconstructing the love, ambition, and soul of this legendary author. It is a play that explores the romantic and sexual limits of Shakespeare’s writing, using truths about his life to weave a fictional setting between Shakespeare and the Earl of Southampton. With over 30 plays to his name, Aitken is certainly no stranger to the playwriting process. Still, despite the rawness of R&J, he doesn’t feel that this latest production should cause much controversy. “It’s not designed to be shocking,” says Aikten. “Everyone has their own perception of what Shakespeare should be like.” However, for newcomer Lauchlan Bain, who plays the Earl of Southampton, this has been the perfect opportunity to push boundaries. Set at the intimate space at The Blue Room, R&J gives the actors a freedom to work without inhibition. “It’s a great environment in which to take risks. It’s very intimate, so you can explore quite a lot,” says Bain. 34
Bain sees R&J as an opportunity to explore a new art. Much like his character, Bain is still unsure how he views himself as an artist and a performer. “I still haven’t defined what art defines me”, he explains, discussing his musical theatre and contemporary dance background. However, far from being detrimental, Bain’s fresh take on the Shakespearean sonnets capture a youthfulness often forgotten, but which lies at the heart of each of these testaments to love. Of the play itself, both Aitken and Bain have opinions to offer.“R&J exists on many levels: the simple relationships, the intellectual, and the homoerotic…the greatest thing about John’s work is that it explores the relationships between people who existed long ago,” says Bain. And relationships between men don’t come any more intense than that between Shakespeare and the man he dedicated his sonnets to. Developed from Aitken’s earlier play about Shakespeare’s time at the Globe, R&J expands upon a relationship that had previously remained in the background of the drama. Here a tired and worn-out Shakespeare becomes intertwined with the younger, extremely handsome Earl of Southampton, Henry Wriothesley. The two men workshop Shakespeare’s ‘story of more woe’, Romeo and Juliet, engaging in a war of words about love and art, crossing the boundaries between writer and patron. “It’s a play about friendship,” says Aitken (“and then some,” laughs Bain). “I often get asked ‘Do you have to know anything about Shakespeare to appreciate the play?’ and the answer is no, not at all”. _LEAH BLANKENDAAL www.xpressmag.com.au
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FASHION
Vintage Vixens & Vamps (Photo: Penny Lane)
Those with a penchant for the fashions of yesteryear wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to miss out on the Vintage Vixens & Vamps Fair, a celebration of all things retro at the Fremantle Town Hall on Sunday, October 17. Created by a trio of entrepreneurial vintage enthusiasts, the fair will feature over 30 stalls, offering up clothing, home wares and accessories from years gone by. In addition to the many vintage market stalls, guests at the event will be treated to lashings of entertainment, with performances from the Sugar Blue Burlesque bombshells, Swing Zing dancers and a runway show full of fantastic vintage threads. â&#x20AC;&#x153; There will be vintage and preloved goodies galore including clothing and accessories for men and women, fabrics and haberdashery, home wares and kitchenalia as well as retro refashionings,â&#x20AC;? says Fern Valessi of She Seldom Blushes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The first event in May of this year was an outstanding success all round,â&#x20AC;? adds vintage purveyor Delilah Carter of Winifred & Bance. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We saw more than 1200 shoppers through
the doors and the feedback from them was overwhelming. It was obviously very successful for stallholders too who all wanted to book for the next event immediately. The demand by stallholders has been so strong that we have been booked out for weeks and have a growing waiting list! â&#x20AC;&#x153;One of the unexpected delights of the first event was how many people made an effort to get all dolled up in vintage. This added to the glamour and fun of the day. So this time round we are definitely encouraging everyone to get their glad rags on.â&#x20AC;? As a special treat, organisers of VV & V are offering punters the chance to score vouchers to spend on the day; to be in the running, all you have to do is RSVP to the event on Facebook and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be in the draw to win a $50 voucher to spend at the Winifred & Bance or She Seldom Blushes stalls. Entry to VV & V is only $3 and doors open from 12-5pm. To find out more about the event, jump online to vintagevixensandvamps. blogspot.com.
LABEL LOVE
If you love designer labels but arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t so fond of designer price tags then youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be pleased to hear that WA designers are banding together for a massive sale this Saturday, October 9. Set to take over the Mt Hawthorn Community Hall at 197 Scarborough Beach Road from 10am-4pm, the sale will feature creations from a huge range of labels, including Bijoux Belle, merge, Anoushka, Antipodium, Marini & Coz, Raspberry + Pop, Story By Tang, Method, Generics, Gospel, Natasha Mapleson, On Tour and Pardon My French. Raspberry + Pop (Photo: Otilee)
ON TARGET
Fashion designer Stella McCartney has once again joined forces with Target Australia, creating an affordable capsule collection that will be available nationwide come Friday, October 29. Featuring chic lace dresses, elegant trench coats and effortlessly beautiful blouses, the garments are just divine, and retail from $20 to $299. Created using high quality fabrics, the collection looks like a million bucks, with plenty of pieces that will be perfect for spring racing season and parties during the warmer months. To view the full range, head to designersfortarget.com.au. _EMMA BERGMEIER Stella McCartney for Target
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How well do you know your Malaysian electro pop music? Well, fair to say we had little to no idea that there even was a Malaysian electro pop music scene before stumbling across Ze!, a feisty Malaysian pop princess on her way to Perth this weekend for the One Movement For Music Festival. DANIELLE MARSLAND soaks up some of Ze’s boundless energy. Known for her weird and wacky stage get ups and synth-pop club sounds; Ze! is best described as part MIA, part Gaga and part Madonna, but equally a trendsetter in her own right (upon heading to her blog, one is immediately greeted with a multicolour pink background and flashing text reading ‘I am so glam, I piss glitter’). She’s toured internationally, supporting the likes of Chicks On Speed and Don Rimini, and recently released her first full length album, I Am Glam, chock full of songs about boys, dancing and dressing up. So how does a Malaysian schoolgirl end up a glamorous disco queen with world renown? Who better to ask than the woman herself: Ze! reflects back to where it all began, as a kid in Kuala Lumpur. “My parents were music lovers, so they sent me to special music classes outside of school. I also started learning the organ from a very young age. I started a girl band with my girlfriends in 1999 and we did gigs together - we didn’t make any of our own music, but we performed a lot of covers by TLC, and Destiny’s Child.” Ze! decided after high school to “get serious about music” and joined up to SAE in Kuala Lumpur to study audio engineering, an experience that led her to spend a year on exchange at SAE in Byron Bay, a time Ze! describes as “the best trip of my life”. Continued on page 40
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Bringing their humping beats and simple, intractable hooks to Perth this November are The Aston Shuffle. The Canberra residents recently collaborated on an album with Italy’s The Bloody Beetroots, entitled Destroy, and played to a house that was packed to the rafters when the Destroy tour stopped by Villa earlier in the year. Recently voted #1 in the inthemix 50 Awards for 2010, The Aston Shuffle’s technical wizardry is best seen to be believed. Dance the night away with the new reigning kings of the Australian dance scene on Saturday, November 6, at Villa. Early birds now available from boomtick.com.au for $20 plus booking fee. After that, tickets will be $25 plus booking fee from boomtick.com.au, moshtix.com.au, Planet Video, Mills, 78 Records and Moshtix Outlets.
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The worldfamous dance event Godskitchen touches down in Perth this weekend. Notorious for their epic concerts, in some of the nation’s biggest venues, Godskitchen are a brand to be reckoned with. This Friday’s White Party features a host of international talent, including #15 DJ in the world, Andy Moor; masterful, high-octane entertainer John O’Callaghan, prolific trance superstar DJ Marcel Woods, not to mention Germany’s Wippenberg, who has been supplying the world’s dancefloors with audio titans for close to 15 years. Godskitchen resident Jon O’Bir and locals Jason Creek (PDMA Best Trance DJ 2009) and Joshua Higgins (winner of the Godskitchen-inthemix DJ competition) join the line up. Tickets still available from ticketmaster.com.au, inthemix. com.au, 78 Records, Planet, Mills and Live stores. Friday, October 8, Metro City, Northbridge. Doors open 9pm. Playing times below!
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ZE! MALAY GLAM It was here that Ze! met producer Ruben Debusschere, a fellow SAE student, and the man who would go on to become her producer. “We were in the same class, he became my boyfriend then, we started producing all this stuff together, but that was like five years ago. We’ve been working together on new stuff, we can really understand each other on a deep level, which really helps when you’re making music.” Does Ze! contribute to her own production, also? “Yes and no,” she answers, “I used to do it but now I have a producer, so I’m less involved, but I do know what the songs should sound like, which helps!” Ze!’s latest album, I Am Glam, was a long time coming, as she shares. “It took four years [to put album together], from when I recorded the first song back in Belgium in 2006. I really wanted to really take my time with it, for me it was very experimental, it really was a very new direction with me. I already knew from the beginning that I wanted to make people dance, and it’s turned out to be a very disco/electro sound, I love it. I’m really happy with the end product.” The album, which was mostly recorded in Brussels, saw Ze! collaborate with Panthu Du Prince, Soko and D*Funk, and Ze cites Ex-Lover as her favourite track from the album, and shares that it will be released as a proper single soon. The previous few years have seen Ze! tour the world with her show, playing a European tour in July 2009, a year that also saw her open for Chicks on Speed, Afrikan Boy, and perform at Reebok’s Pump Up 20th anniversary party in Berlin. “Chicks on Speed were a crazy bunch, that show was really good, very exciting for me,” shares Ze!. Have performed all over the world, we ask Ze! if she feels there is a difference between audiences in her home city and audiences abroad? “Malaysian people are quite shy,” says Ze!,
“I sing stuff that is a bit out there, which is probably good for the Asians! I think they like it, but other countries’ audiences are much more comfortable with it – the influence of people like Lady Gaga probably has a lot to do with that!” Ze! certainly isn’t uncomfortable with being a bit ‘out there’, as she says, the first sign of which is her outrageous dress sense. She has modelled for designers Charles of London, Criminal Damage and headlined fashion events by Vice Magazine and Adidas. “It’s not just about the music for me, I love performing and designing my own outfits,” says Ze!. “I’m all about colours, I love patterns; it has to be something you wouldn’t just wear shopping. I like to look like a superhero,” she laughs. “I’m constantly looking for designers to work with, but slowly designers are coming to me also.” For her Perth performance, Ze! will be dressed by Perth fashion designer Lonely 8 Bit Heroes, a designer known for her wild legging patterns. “I was looking at some Perth fashion designers’ websites from Fashion Week and I thought Lonely 8 Bit Heroes made stuff that was really my style, I thought her designs were perfect.” Ze! also designs her own clothes (“it’s more of a hobby, but I love it!”) and has decorated her own high-top sneakers for the occasion of One Movement – they’re called ‘Rocktober Neon Lover’, are hot pink, and have the lyrics to I Am Glam written on the side in black marker. Ze! is very much looking forward to her first experience in Perth, as she enthuses.“I’m excited to meet industry people from all over the world at the conference, and of course, meeting some people at the festival. My live show will see two DJs from Melbourne join me on stage, they’re real skater/rock chicks.”
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Mixing 200 to 300 samples into any given set is mind-blowing in itself. But these dynamic musical quilters with short attention spans like to do more on stage than twiddle knobs, as REUBEN ADAMS discovers.
Yacht Club DJs “I don’t think I had a moment more white-knuckled in my life like when we had to walk out on stage at Meredith, it was insane. I can’t actually remember it though. You know those moments that are so exciting you’re like ‘I’m going to remember this forever’, but you have so much adrenaline and booze in you it just wipes your memory clean?” Not really. But Guy Chappell-Lawrence and Gaz Harrison, two self styled musical collagists from Ballarat, are living the dream of any aspiring DJ/ producer. D e s p i te a n e x te n s i ve m u s i c a l background, the Yacht Club DJs project started out as a bit of a joke between these two lovable indie lads. Harrison explains the transition from common DJs to one of the most sought after acts on our festival circuit. “So we were sitting in a cafe with our laptops going ‘hey man, check this out...Roger Ramjet and Rammstein’,” he laughs.“Then we went to Melbourne and played at indie clubs, $50 an hour and realised ‘shit, we can make a living out of this’! “But the point where it really hit home was when our manager called us and told us that Meredith Music Festival wanted us to play,” remembers Harrison. “I’d been going to Meredith for about eight years, so (for lack of a better term) I shat myself.” Love them or hate them, The Yacht Club DJs are bringing a new flavour to the oftentimes boring electronic music smorgasbord, flipping the idea of the traditional mashup on its head.“When you’re mashing I think that it can get a bit old when you just play the riff of a song mashed with another one. You put one song in, you go back... It all just gets a bit tedious,” explains Harrison.“Songs really aren’t made to do that.” So rather than doing that traditional sort of mashing they came up with a formula early on that worked. They would do full collages of songs, 200 to 300 samples per set in an attempt to present something new, something they describe as ‘music trivia’. Like a quiz night but slightly more dynamic, that is, two sweaty half naked dudes ripping out new earholes for you. Their energetic show would not be possible if they did everything live, but they still cop stick for pre-recording certain parts of a set, as Harrison explains. “Yeah, we do bits of it live but I don’t have 27 arms to DJ,” he laughs. “At the end of the day we really want to present the show as this awesome flawless music trivia piece. While we try to do as much of it live as we can, I just think it would be really poor form of us to turn up, try and do all these ridiculous fast mashups on the fly; it would sound like someone farting into a megaphone.” Furthermore, they definitely wouldn’t sweat as much or drink as much vodka, and the crowd-surfing would be right out the door. The tongue-in-cheek mentality extends beyond the music to this performance aspect as well.“We like to make each other laugh with what we do, and we hate going to nightclubs and seeing some faceless dude in a baseball cap hidden in a dark corner behind a million lasers pushing records,” explains Harrison. “We’ve both been in bands for most of our lives as well, so we’ve worked really hard on having these ridiculous onstage personas which are clearly askew to what we are like as real people. “It just seems a shame to not have a personality on stage and I think that the crowd really responds to that. I want to be up there partying with everyone else, so I’m going to do the next best thing and party out on stage,” laughs Harrison.“To be honest, half the time I end up out in the crowd partying anyway. Guy’s always stuck onstage with his laptop and I’m in amongst it down the front. He has had words with me about it a few times, I assure you.”
Without doubt, one of the most innovative and pioneering names withintheChicagohousemovement, is Carlos Sosa, AKA DJ Sneak.TYSON WRAY chats the man about his new album about his remarkable passion, love and cherishment for the pure house sound he not only grew up with, but helped to create. “The name Sneak and the sound of Sneak was born in Chicago. I migrated to Chicago in 1983 which was a very important year for house music and what we now refer to as classic house. House music was the bastard child of disco music. I come from a time where the legions of house were experimenting with different sounds, there was no real industry based around it and everyone was just experimenting with it and finding what they loved.” He pauses and reflects, before continuing. “Now, everything has evolved into a business; record labels, festivals and nightclubs and music has flipped over many, many times. For me, I’m 40, and I’m still doing it the same way I did back in when I was 16. No matter what sort of music; house, pop or hip hop, the music has always been evolving and now people are trying to get back to the grassroots and this has driven a lot of people back to the classic sound I grew up with.” One of the true romantics towards
house music, Sosa shares his concern over current convictions of contemporary house music, “I hate to hear that people think that it was peaking in the ‘90s. Back then there were so many producers that actually cared about the quality of the music and just to be able to put it out of vinyl meant something.Whenever you hear artists or magazines say that house music is dead, they’re wrong, it just went underground back where it came from. There are so many producers and people out there that love this music. People will always come back to house music because of its originality, and it’s making a real resurgence,” he explains excitedly. “2009 and 2010 have been very good years, the return and rebirth of house music has really come back strong. Obviously some other sounds have died down and the new generation of DJs are realising that house music is something that’s amazing to play. This past year has been a transition; it’s all coming back to fun, funky house with good vibes and good parties.” Revered worldwide, Sosa’s distinctive passion for his music is portrayed through his DJ sets, which he explains is an unscripted journey through house music, encompassing his vast heritage within its development and his skills and finesse as a DJ, “I don’t have a plan when I DJ. I know what I have with me; my approach is to read the crowd, make them feel good and let them feel like they are getting something out of seeing me play. I want them to see and hear something totally different to what they are used to getting. I know what I’m doing up there, I’ve been doing this for 20
DJ Sneak years. I’m very knowledgeable on the music I play and when it should be played. I consider myself a master as it,” he laughs “I’ve got my PhD in music.” Returning to Australia after several self-professed breathtaking tours, Sosa shares his anticipation and excitement about his longawaited return, “I expect a lot of open arms; every time I go down there I get major love. I’ve always been able to deliver something that people can appreciate. People who seem me are going to be able to leave and say ‘Sneak has been around for 20 years and he’s still doing it, and now he’s doing it better than ever’. People who see me know what they are going to get, that raw Sneak sound that they love and I can’t wait to come down.” DJ SNEAK SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 28 @ STEREOSONIC, CLAREMONT SHOWGROUNDS
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GROUND CTRL TO MAJEURE PHIL Ahead of Force Majeure’s second birthday, ANDREW NELSON catches up with Force Majeure promoter, DJ and party starter Philly Blunt. For some promoters, money is the only metric by which they measure success. The quality of the event is secondary and only if it aids the profit returns. But for Philly Blunt, who organises the bi-monthly Force Majeure parties, this is obviously not the case. Earlier this week, I asked him to sum up the Force Majeure experience. “It’s a night I started with my friend Mono Lisa. The idea behind it was to put on something which covered the harder edged sounds of dance music: baseline, breaks, the banging electro that Miles Dyson and Lazy Rich are pushing, dubstep, drum ‘n’ bass. “One of the best things about dance music at the moment is that it’s not like it used to be. It was very strict and no one wanted to play anything other than their own subgenre. These days, people are much more open to listening to a whole range of different styles as long as it’s good music. So we wanted to capitalise on that and also push lots of different DJs doing good things.” Variety certainly seems to be the key. Over the past couple of years guests have included the likes of D*Funk, Loops of Fury and Shock One. But, along with the music, the keystone to the whole event is the vibe and this is generated by the two friends and resident DJs Mono Lisa and Philly Blunt. I asked Phil if he thought this was true. “I hope so. We’re both down at Ambar every week anyway so you do build up a community. If people want to watch us that’s cool. It’s nice to be out amongst the crowd on the night to talk to and meet everyone. It’s just been good to see that we’re building up a following, especially with this latest party, people can see we’re expanding and this Friday it’s two pretty massive internationals, so it’s nice to see we’re growing as well as our fan-base.” The latest party he refers to is their second birthday, featuring their biggest line-up to date. “I’m really excited. Crtl-Z are one of the biggest names in breaks at the heavier end of
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Philly Blunt the spectrum, they haven’t been to Perth for a couple of years and then Lazy Rich who is probably one of the biggest artists in electro in the last year or two. He hasn’t been to Australia before so I’m really looking forward to seeing him. His work ethic is insane, it seems like every week he’s got another tune out and they’re all really good quality as well. I don’t know how he does it. We made a conscious decision to try and keep it cheap. It comes back to keeping it on the level so people don’t think that it’s some big company that’s running these nights, they know that it’s just a guy and girl who are down there every week just putting it on more for their benefit rather trying to make money.” What was that I saying about promoters and profit?
[!K7/Inertia] Richard Durand [Black Hole Recordings / 405 Recordings] Friendly Fires appeared at an interesting Tiësto shocked the trance community back juncture of recent dance music history, in April when he announced his departure coming at the tail end of the elec trofrom Black Hole Recordings and the iconic p o p / e l e c t r o - h o u s e m o v e m e n t t h a t compilation series he founded in 1999, In produced some cheesy moments ( Van Search Of Sunrise. Deciding the series should S h e , I ’m l o o k i n g a t y o u ) a n d d e f t l y continue, Black Hole enlisted the help of combining DFA-esque punk-funk with ‘90s Richard Durand, the man Tiësto himself house piano stabs and nü-disco synths. Call it prophecy mixed with backed as the man to watch out for back commercial realities: their 2008 self-titled in 2008. With South Africa chosen as the a l b u m m ay s o u n d a l i t t l e d a t e d n o w theme for the eighth edition, the cover is that electro has waned, but their house seemingly the only ‘flavour’ to indicate that turn pre-empted that of heavyweights this release was inspired by the country. This Juan Maclean and Hercules & Love Affair. Now, Friendly Fires take a turn at the aside, Durand has assembled 13 brand new tracks on each disc, all especially produced decks for Bugged Out!’s long-running Suck just for this release and includes two of his My Deck series. The good news is that their taste has been vindicated: house weirdos own productions. Having forged a reputation as a Azari & III and Discodeine (both of whom high impact, tech trance performer, ISOS appear as remixers on this disc) are some of represents a whole new direction for Durand 2010’s most blogged-about acts, and close but shows a delicate diversity in his arsenal. compatriots Aeroplane tore up the clubs Staying within the established boundaries of with their remix of Lindstrøm & Christabelle’s the previous editions, disc one is a relaxing Baby Can’t Stop (which also appears here). Despite the recent provenance journey of soothing melodies, the standout being the cracking yet crazy rhythms of of many of these tracks, there’s a historical feeling to this disc, as though it were a tagPillars Of Earth by Ben Preston. Disc two has a definite harder edge team session between Frankie Knuckles at without taking any shine off the album and the height of his Warehouse fame and Larry includes the catchy driving synth of Daniel Levan recorded at the Paradise Garage. Their entry in the Suck My Deck Wanrooy’s Ocean Terrace and the pulsating bass line of an Aurosonic remix of Distant series may not prove to be as prophetic as their début, but it is strong, deftly mixed, and Motion. I t c o m e s d o w n t o p e r s o n a l thoroughly enjoyable. preference but number eight is a well constructed addition to the series and is worth a listen to decide for yourself. GLEN CANNING 3 / 5
CHAD PARKHILL 3.5 / 5
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SNEAK’S THE SPOT Sneaky Fridays at The Library, Northbridge Friday, October 1, 2010 You’d be lucky if you could make your way from one end of Lake street to the other early last Friday night, so jam-packed were the footpaths with clubbers lining up, eagerly awaiting entry into one of Perth’s most talked about new club nights, Sneaky. The guests who made it inside had their pick of not only dancerooms, but DJs, with DJs Adroc, Headayke and Angry Buda slamming down the big room club favourites party downstairs, while Maxwell and friends raised the tempo in the second floor. Those looking for something more laid back found it in Dazz K, Moe Steez and Master Dash’s fun, funk tunes in the chill out room on the third floor. Sneaky Fridays, which happens once a fortnight on Fridays at the Library, looks like it’s the hot spot to be this summer! Visit sneakylife.com.au for the lowdown, or email info@sneakylife.com. au to book your birthday party or function.
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Woods, Wippenberg and Jon O’Bir under the big Metro roof – flip back a few pages to Salt News for playing times. Tickets $85 plus booking fee, from Ticketmaster.com. au or 136 100, inthemix.com. au, 78 Records, Mills Records, Live Clothing, Planet Video, mellenevents.com and futureentertainment.com.au. AMBAR CTRL Z/LAZY RICH Committed to bringing you the tougher and harder edged sounds of breaks, electro and tech, the Force Majeure crew are proud to present two international artists which represent Force Majeure’s music philosophy perfectly. Anyone who likes their breaks tearing and tough will have heard of Ctrl-Z. Their infamous sound has seen them release over 50 original tracks and remixes on some of the genre’s most respected and revered labels. Tonight, Ctrl-Z will coheadline with Lazy Rich, a UK native whose sound is described as “gut-wrenchingly intense, obnoxiously funky and audaciously epic”. As usual, solid support will come from the Force Majeure crew themselves – Philly Blunt and Mono Lisa. Tickets from moshtix.com.au or Boomtick. com.au. Doors open 10pm. MOJOS HUSSLE HUSSLE Shakin’ their stuff on the Mojo’s stage tonight is the humongous, sweaty party machine that is Special Brew. This nine piece ska band are known to bring all manner of noise and grand spectacle to the party. Complete with brass section, vintage guitars and the rudest of rudeboys, be prepared for musical madness. Sabata Sound also take to the decks and MC Amani, fresh from tearing up stages on her UK tour, is set to ramp the BPM up[ a notch. Also featuring Jiminy Kickit, DSL, SJ N-Fx. Doors open at 8pm for $10.
METRO CITY GODSKITCHEN Having enjoyed an illustrious histor y of huge, sold out nights with Australian fans in some of the nation’s biggest venues for well over a decade, Godskitchen returns tonight to do it all again. Don’t miss your chance to catch Andy Moor, John O’Callaghan, Marcel SHAPE SHOCKONE RE-FIX
EP LAUNCH ShockOne is hot property in drum ‘n’ bass at the moment. 2009 proved to be a breakthrough year for ShockOne, first with the release of The ShockOne EP on Viper Recordings, featuring the huge anthem Polygon which received high rotation on triple j and the stamp of approval from Annie Mac on Radio 1 (who called it ‘the biggest drum ‘n’ bass track out’). This was followed by S h o c k O n e’s s i m p l y h u g e remix of the Brookes Brothers Crackdown. Catch him tonight as he launches his next EP. Support from Ekko & Sidetrack, Sardi, Jazza and Kit Pop. Doors open 10pm. $5 before 11pm; $10 thereafter. Ambar – Force Majeure – Ctrl-z / Lazy Rich / Philly Blunt / Mono Lisa Amplifier - Jamie Mac /DJ Shannon Fox Bar 120 - Treat - The Fix / DJs Anton Maz / Wombat / Maz1 Broken Hill Tavern – DJ Nick Alexander Capitol – DJ’s All Night Carine Glades Tavern - Dj Abstar Clancy’s (Canning Bridge) - DJ Jimmy-Mac Como Hotel – DJ Gazz Civic Hotel (The Den) - Turning Tides / Bridge The Gap / Chilling Winston / Only Hope / Castle Bravo / Adrift Deville’s – Johnny Law & The Pistol Packin Daddies / Duxton Downtown / DJ Rocking Rhys / Little Franco Berry Double Lucky – Full Circle – DJ Cee / DJ Adam Kelly Eve – DJ Don Migi / Skooby Flying Scotsman ( Velvet Lounge) – Sidewalk Diamonds/ Hurricane Fighter Plane/ Goodnight Tiger / Heathcote Blu Flying Scotsman (Main Room) – Time Tunnel - DJ Rok Riley/ Joe 19 Flying Scotsman (Defectors) – Micah / Sharif Galal Geisha – Fiesta High Wycombe – Fill In Da Gap Hipe Club - DJ E-Funk
Kulcha - Svensson Library - Yon Jovi /Bad Weather /Pearly Whites Limelite – Jus Hus / Master Dash / Moe Steez / Audageous / Muv / Rob Pix Liquid Nightclub - DJ Klar55 / DJ Jewel / DJ Stevie M Lakers Tavern – Fresh Fridays DJ Dooey Metro City – Godskitchen - Andy Moor/ John O’Callaghan/ Marcel Woods/ Wippenberg /Jon O’Bir /Jason Creek / Joshua Higgins Merriwa Tavern – DJ Real McCoy Mojos – DJ Menis / Dj N-FX Mint – Club Retro – Chris McPhee Mustang- Swing DJ / DJ James MacArthur NormaJeans–DJPhil Oxford Hotel – DJ Sequeria Paddy Hannans – Just Ace / Crazy Craig Paramount - Flyte /DJ Morgan/ DJ Jordan Principal Micro Brewery – DJ Simon Queens Tav – DJ Rueben Rise –Back To The Future - Simon Barwood / Rousa / Steven Tranzor Rocket Room - DJ Jessica Kill Rubix – Gene Bourne/ Kenny/ Riki Sail & Anchor - Balcony Beatz / DJ T-MAC Sapphire Bar – SuperFly Shape – Shock One EP Launch – Ekko/Sardi/Jazza/Kit Pop The Bakery – Mulatu Astake / Sunshine Brothers / Charlie Bucket /Ben Taffee Askari Afrobeat Orchestra The Clink – DJ Jinx The Deen – DJs Birdie / Tony Allen / JJ / Tony Don Migi The Eastern – DJ Midfield The Saint - DJ Jordan The Queens – DJ Rueben The Shed – DJ Glenn 20 Tiger Lils – Paul Malone / Joby / Alex K The Vic - DJ Durra Toucan Club – Ladies Night -DJ Misschief Windsor – Dj Riki and Ray Woodvale Tavern – Dr Bogus Victoria Park Hotel – DJ Melvin
SATURDAY 09/10 THE VELVET LOUNGE LUCID DREAMING Tonight sees a showcase of Perth talent at Lucid Dreaming, with many artists playing for the first time. Puff, James A and J Dubbs have seen techno and proper house music (electronic music) at its peak in Perth, playing at some of the most influential nights that defined the scene. Likewise, Micah has been in the scene for more than seven years, is a multi award winner in the PDMAs and a presenter for the infamous Full Frequency show on RTRFM. These four are joined by Progress Inn, Aarin F, Darren J and LD Academy house merchants Brett Valentine and Mark Solo. Entry is free from 7pm. Ambar – Japan 4 – Blend vs Devo / Marty Mcfly Vs Bezwan / Oli vs M!SPR!NT, Mono Lisa vs Mach – 1 / Micah vs The Pearly Whites Amplifier – Pure Pop - Eddie Electric / Carl Fox Bar Open –Filthy Gorgeous – Stereo Hill / Travis Lebrun /Pascal /Nathan Francis & Jay Vicente / Sketchism / Jackness /dMo / Sirius B /Acebasik & Artista Bar Open (Downstairs) – Skism / Arien -VS- A-Step /J.Nitrous -VS- Killafoe Proximity Effect -VS- yLem Basement On Broadway – DJ Ricky Broken Hill Tavern – DJ Nick Alexander Capitol –Death Disco DJ’s Capitol (Upstairs) - DJ Ryan Captain Stirling - DJ Dano Clancy’s (Canning Bridge) - DJ Dood Clink- DJ Cheese Club Bay View – VIP Saturdays – DJ Ryan Connections – Michy T / JJ / Brian Deville’s - Special Brew / Mondo Inferno Double Lucky – Saxon / Sardi Eurobar – Roger Smart/ DJ Raci Eve – Eve DJS Flying Scotsman (Defectors) – Lucid Dreaming – Steed/ Peggy
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SAXON & BOY PRINCE Local DJ Saxon first met his DJ partner, Chris, AKA Boy Prince, when they both attended the same dubstep party and found a likeminded bass head in each other. Soon the duo realised they actually attended the same pre-primary, and, in fact, once lived on adjacent streets. It was meant to be! Salt gets to know Saxon a little better.
just didn’t really happen. I met Chris (Boy Prince) at a dubstep party who turned out to be a long lost schoolmate from pre-primary and live on the next street to me! It wasn’t a coincidence, and straight away we knew we had to start something fresh being like-minded bass heads. DeadWeight! was born with the aim to promote the future bass music of the Perth underground.
Best DJ set you ever saw and why (can include international)? Most definitely Skream and Benga’s set at East Village in London in early 2009. Happened to be on my birthday too, wild night! What track can’t you get enough of at the moment? Very hard to answer! DJ Fresh - Fight. Haha it’s hectic. Those melodic stabs in the second drop of the chorus are epic.
How would you describe your DJ style? My weapon of choice is dubstep; the deep, mellow and filth. I also don’t mind venturing into some two-step/UK funky or some glitchy/wonky flavours. I like to keep my sets interesting with some quick mixing and cuts, and sometimes mashing up bass/synth lines. You’ll see me dropping more partyesque-heavy dubstep at the peak of my sets.
Who do you rate on the local scene? There’s too many! Perth has copious amounts of talent. I really rate what Kit Pop and Zeke are doing. Not to mention the productions of Hykus, Vishnu and Ylem. Big things!
Boy Prince and Saxon What are the origins of your DJ name? My mother’s choice at birth.
the first DeadWeight! Chris and I had put a lot of heart and effort into the night, trying to How did you first get your start in DJing? What has been one of the most memorable pay attention to the small details. Having no I lacked the confidence when I was experiences you have had to date as a DJ? experience in promoting, it was a risk for us to Would have to be when I played at take but in the end was worth it. starting out and trying to get gigs for myself - it 46
Where can we catch you DJing next? You can catch me DJing this Sunday, October 10, at The Deen, when Knowledge Music and DeadWeight! proudly presents Jakes. Hosted by badman Knoe FM. Will be an awesome way to end your weekend! www.xpressmag.com.au
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SUNDAY 10/10 Captain Stirling – DJ Jay Carine Glades Tavern – Boogie /POW!! /Meezy Clink – DJ Tony Allen Club Bayview – DJ Pete Euro Bar – DJ Flex Eve – DJ Birdie / MC Jex Flying Scotsman (Defectors) – Back To Mono – DJ Gareth Richardson / Ted Schlechte / Anton Mazz Flying Scotsman (Downstairs) - Nathan J/ Chris Wright Geisha – Deetron / Kid Deep Manhattans- Gemma Pike / Carly Cougar Mellonamp / Jessica Drowley /DJ Kate Chip Mullaloo Beach Hotel – DJ Kenny L Mustang - DJ Rockin Rhys Mojo’s - Meth Bats/ Head Full of Steam/ Shock Octopus/ Michael Swann/ Frozen Ocean/ Desertship / Ultra Detectives Paddo -DJ Riki Players Bar - DJ-Udas Queens Tav- DJ Rhys Rubix – The Rotation – Krule/ Dazz K/ Untertone/ Lyndon The Bakery – Grouper / Craig McElhinney / Erasers The Cott - Cott Sessions The Deen - Jakes (H.E.N.C.H.) /
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Deadboy Saturday, October 16 @ The Bakery
Shockone (Re-Fix EP Launch) Saturday, October 8 @ The Cube, Shape
DJ Jam X Friday, October 22 @ Rise
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Lazy Rich Friday, October 8 @ Ambar
Circo Loco feat. Davide Squillace/Jamie Jones Friday, October 22 @ Villa
Sun Araw / Grouper Saturday, October 8 + Sunday, October 9 @ The Bakery
Opiuo/Doctor P/Headhunter Friday, October 22 @ Shape Bar NEW
TUESDAY 12/10 Bar Orient - DJ Lyndon Eastern Hotel – Jon Edwards High Road Hotel - DJ Matty J High Wycombe - DJ Ricky Hipe Club – DJ Roger Smart The Cott (Upstairs) –Maxwell/ DJ Jus Haus/ Damian John The Paddo - DJ Deepad Victoria Park Hotel - DJ Melvin
WEDNESDAY 13/10 Basement On Broadway – Damien John/Angry Buda/ Maxwell/Headayke Captain Stirling – WhiteLabel Clancy’s (Applecross) – Upbeat – DJ Andy Connections - DJ’s Joby / JJ / Rueben Dusk – Blackbelt/ Aswon Double Lucky – Solation Eurobar – Wild Wednesdays - DJ iPod/Ben Pettit Eve – DJ Don Migi / Skooby Gold – Slick/ Adroc Hipe Club – DJ Roger Smart Mint – Open House - DJ Chris / DJ Matt Manhattans – Die!Die!Die! / Shitbird /Coveleski Mustang – DJ Giles Newport Hotel – DJ Tony Allen / DJ Kaela / DJ Tom Niche - DJ Frankie Button Paddo - Ben Merito Rosemount – DJ Shannon Fox Shape - Knowledge – Alix Perez The Clink – DJ Jinx The Deen- DJ Zelimer / DJ Viper & DJ Benny T– Zone 1 The Queens – Wriggle on
Godskitchen feat. Andy Moor / John O’Callaghan /Marcel Woods / Wippenberg / Jon O Bir + more Friday, October 8 @ Metro City Jakes (H.E.N.C.H.) Sunday, October 10 @ The Deen
COMING UP Steve Slingeneyer Thursday, October 14 @ The Newport Babylon System/Seven Friday, October 15 @ Shape NEW
Weaver & Suae Friday, October 15 @ Rise NEW
Pure Old Skool feat. Adrian Van Raay/Hutcho/Kenny L/ Mario Tavelli/Miggy/Brian Gee Friday, October 15 @ Bar Open Timo Maas Friday, October 15 @ Ambar Sasha Votoff Saturday, October 16 @ TBA
Snob Scrilla Saturday, October 23 @ Villa Ice Cube Friday, October 29 @ Metro City Bingo Players Friday, October 29 @ Metro City DJ Hostage Friday, October 29 @ The Bakery
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The Aston Shuffle Saturday. November 6 @ Villa Spit Syndicate/The Tongue Thursday, November 11 @ Rocket Room/Friday, November 12 @ Mojos Bone Thugs N Harmony Friday, November 19 @ Metro City
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Pharoahe Monach / Jean Grae Saturday, November 20 @ Villa
DJ Fierce Friday, October 29 @ The Rosemount
Summerbeatz feat. Flo Rida/Jay Sean/ Soulja Boy/ Travis McCoy/ Stan Walker/ DJ Nino Brown Tuesday, November 23 @Burswood Dome
M O S C l u b b e r s G u i d e To Spring feat. D.Ramirez/Anna Lunoe/John Course/ Shazam Friday, October 29 @ Villa Court Street Party feat. Paul M a c / S a ra h M c l e o d, M o b i n Master, Nacho Pop Saturday, October 30 @ The Court Hotel NEW
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Santiago/Bushido Friday, November 26 @ Ambar
Cuban Club 2011 feat. Bat Raiders / Arrested Development/ DJ Micah/ Sambalicious / Will Udall/ Andy Sadler + more Saturday, January 1 @ The Flying Squadron Yacht Club, Nedlands
Stereosonic 2010 – Ti e s t o / Carl Cox/Robyn/Major Lazer/ S e b a s t i a n I n g ro s s o / B e n ny Benassi/Wiley/Ricardo Villalobos/ Infected Mushroom/Jeff Mills/ Afrojack + more Sunday, November 28 @ Claremont Showgrounds
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A big crowd rocked up to The Rosemount Hotel last weekend to soak up the sun and be entertained by So Frenchy So Chic. Featuring Emilie Simon and Melanie Pain, So Frenchy So Chic set the vibe, bringing a touch of Paris to the heart of North Perth. Get on down to The Rosie this weekend from 3pm onwards to be entertained by open micers and satisfy your thirst with some ice cold bevies.
Sailors, pirates and wenches recently invaded Devilles Pad for the much loved Bucanners Ball, a celebration of the seven seas and those who sail on them. With live performances from The Neptunes, Matt Blade and Sailor Jerry Boylesque, the evening went off with a bang, as punters pillaged and plundered on the dancefloor. If you missed out on the fun of the Bucanners Ball, fear not, because the Halloween Monsters Beach Party is set to go down on Saturday, October 30, and is sure to be a ghoulish affair. Get your tickets online at devillespad.com.
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VELVET LOUNGE AT THE FLYING SCOTSMAN
This Thursday, October 7, head down to the Velvet Lounge for acoustic Thursdays featuring Dan Crook, Trent Williams & Dorian Flynn. The night starts at 7.30pm and is only $4 entry!
will be spinning the best indie tunes to get you moving on the Amplifier dancefloor. Amps on a Friday night is an institution in this town and Eddie’s playing stuff you haven’t even heard of yet, so from midnight ‘til late Amplifier is the place to be.
JB O’REILLY’S
RAILWAY HOTEL
Rock is the order of the night at the Railway Hotel this Friday, October 8, when Beltane Fire, Mudguts, Aztech Suns, Applebite and The Beggars On Acid join forces to raise the roof. Doors open 8pm, entry is $8.
3 Brothers, 1 Band, and loads of songs can mean only one thing - The Healy’s are playing this Friday, October 8 at JB O’Reilly’s.They may all look the same but boy can they play, every Friday at JB’s.
HARRYS BAR
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$250 DOLLARS!! That’s the current jackpot of the Friday night pool challenge. Go and test your skills this Friday, October 8 to see if you can take the $250 plus a $100 bottleshop voucher. Sink all the balls in a row to win, the challenge will run every Friday night until someone pockets the prize!
THE CIVIC HOTEL
If you’re up for some punk ‘n hardcore tunes this Friday October 8, Turning Tides are playing in the Den along with Bridge The Gap, Chilling Winston, Only Hope, Castle Bravo and Adrift. Then get ready for a big one on Saturday, October 9 in the Backroom with Blac Blocs releasing their second album Mandala and playing their final show ever. They are joined by The Gizzards, Mezzanine and Project Mayhem. Doors 8pm both nights
POW @ THE PADDO
Don’t miss the weekly lineup of local bands playing each Wednesday at the Paddo. On Wednesday, October 13, come see Pins and Ladles, The Blue Finish, Cygnett Committee and Danni Ammon (acoustic solo). Bands start at 8pm and as always, it’s free entry!
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Next Tuesday, exit off Manning Road and you will find a deal that will satisfy your hunger, quench your thirst and keep that budget in tact with a $5 Scotch Fillet and Chips with a purchase of a pint. With specials, entertainment, live sports and a great range all week, Mt Henry is an ideal hang out place.
AMPLIFIER
Get ready to show everyone what you’ve got from midnight on Friday night as Eddie Electric
This Thursday, October 7, is the launch for bands heading into summer at Harry’s Bar. Kicking off the weekend with Camacho from 9pm. Friday, October 8 is Night Moves from 9pm and end your sunny Saturday, October 9, with Faces, also from 9pm. Free entry all weekend!
ROCKET ROOM
SIDE FX Wednesdays student night is now alive. Head down to the Rocket Room this Wednesday, October 13 for cheap drink specials, a great rock quiz and some pizzas early on in the night. Covers band SIDE FX, who play all your favorite rock, pop and punk tracks will be playing through out the night. Be in early as it will be packed early!
DEVILLE’S PAD
This Saturday, October 9, Special Brew play their blend of ska music at Devilles Pad, so get down and burn your heals off!!.With cool cocktails, sinful snacks, groovey tunes and wild entertainment for the sophisticated night owl. It’s one hell of a night out at Devilles!
LLAMA BAR
Thursday, October 7, The Wilderness, Hunting Huxley and the Tumblers play Llama Live. Imagine this if you will – one of your friends is house sitting a plush penthouse apartment and has decided to throw open the place for a huge house party with awesome live bands. This is what awaits you every Thursday night at the Llama Bar - a weekly rock and roll fiesta of the cream of Perth’s original live scene in the heart of Subiaco. Witness electro pop, dance rock, gypsy punk and more – all energetic, quality original live music in a plush and welcoming setting. Music, tapas, cocktails, beer specials...and you. $10 door from 7.30pm, free before. Music kicks off at 8pm.
OKTOBERFEST AT THE PADDO Saturday 16th October
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THURSDAY
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Marco & The Rhythm Kings with Rockabilly DJ
The Bible Bashers
The Moonlight Wranglers, Donny James Rat, & DJ James MacArthur FRIDAY
Melody & The Quintones with Swing DJ
The Damien Cripps Band & DJ James MacArthur SUNDAY
Peter Busher & The Lone Rangers with DJ Rockin Rhys MONDAY
Marco & The Rhythm Kings
Cheeky Monkeys with DJ James MacArthur TUESDAY
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Milhouse with DJ Giles
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FAR BEYOND DRIVEN PARKWAY DRIVE/The Devil Wears Prada/The Ghost Inside/50 Lions Challenge Stadium Sunday, October 3 2010
Melanie Pain (Photo: Sammy Granville)
THE FRENCH CONNECTION SO FRENCHY SO CHIC Rosemount Hotel Sunday October 4 The Life Is Noise chaps are doing their utmost to bring unique live shows to Perth and the So Frenchy So Chic is a fine string to add to their bow so early in the piece. While French pop may appear to be a niche market, the So Frenchy So Chic compilation has sold over 100,000 copies in Australia. Sunday night gathered two of the series’ brightest stars – Melanie Pain and Emilie Simon. The former singer for Nouvelle Vague, Melanie Pain was the first of the French contingent to grace the stage. The effervescent singer was flanked by her four band members in tight white shirts and skinny ties who looked like they would fit in quite easily in their hometown of the fashion capital of the world. Pain drew from her debut solo album My Name and she covered territory that saw her embark on high spirited bouncy pop such as Looking For A Man and the rousing chorus of Everything I Know, as well as the gentle folk of the album’s title track. The banter was charming and spirited as Pain introduced Adieu mon amour as a French song in English, which she effortlessly sung in a sophisticated and sultry manner. The crowd were lead through a chorus of French sing-alongs, but the highlights came with Pain wandering into the crowd to be flanked by her band mates as they gave a tender a Capella
moment of Little Cowboy and the set closer of Marilyn Monroe’s One Silver Dollar. Few singers can draw a crowd’s attention to the stage as easily as the vibrant Pain - this set was a cracker. From the sound of the chatter in the room, every local adult French language class was in attendance as Emilie Simon was faced with the unenviable task of following such a splendid performance. Luckily for Simon she is a somewhat different beast in the way that she explores French pop to offer a different dynamic to the evening. Highly awarded for her electronic music, Dreamland was aired early as the now New York resident trod ground between the Thompson Twins and Siouxsie and the Banshees. The sound was large with programmed beats complementing acoustic drums and the at times shrill voice of Simon filling the room with a sound that is clearly a hit in the clubs. Things slowed down briefly as Simon found herself alone and accompanied by a single piano, but things lifted back to the full eighties homage toward the later part of the set. Upping the ante saw the crowd at their most responsive during the infinitely danceable moments of Closer, The Cycle and Rainbow. Simon and her band delivered a stylish and tight set on sophisticated electronic pop just as promised. A lazy Sunday evening turned out to be the perfect time for So Frenchy So Chic as the night offered up a range of different flavours that complimented each other perfectly. Merci.
Once relegated to all-ages venues, pub backrooms or the Hydey, hardcore has always skirted the underground and underappreciated. Lacking the flare and grandeur of its heavier big brother – metal – hardcore music took intimate spaces and filled them passionate music lovers – then tore the fuckers down. Oh, but how things have changed. Last month Challenge Stadium hosted Cancer Bats and Bring Me The Horizon; the latter’s following nearly outshining headliners Bullet For My Valentine. Sunday night one-upped this effort and then some, with Parkway Drive headlining quite possibly the biggest hardcore/metalcore standalone show to ever hit Perth. Anyone who arrived early to see 50 Lions would appreciate this thanks to the half-hour wait in line to get in, and thanks to some ticketing snafus this reviewer managed to miss the entire set. Inside and settled, the floor was already well full, conspicuously young, tense, and ready to explode. The Ghost Inside came out hard and fast with metal tones and distinctive hardcore elements, but were ultimately undone by the drums. The toms were almost louder than the kick and the crash cymbal didn’t sound amplified at all. It’s a shame too because the LA lads were tearing it up, but were too flat without some chest-crushing bass.The Perth cameo of Mark Bawden from Break
Even was nice though. After a long wait (because those weren’t getting old) The Devil Wears Prada rushed onstage and broke straight into knocking some heads, and apparently breaking the keyboard stand in about ten seconds flat. An odd moment finished off the set when Mike Hranica said “We believe in Jesus Christ, we don’t say that to disrespect you, that’s just who we are.” A pin could have dropped. They also highlighted the fact the now very large crowd was there for one reason and one reason only – and they were on next. The pulling power of Parkway Drive was immediately obvious on the superficial level by the monopoly of band t-shirts in their favour, but the stadium packed with the cheers of a single passion spoke volumes of their success. Unsurprisingly Deep Blue material made up a fair chunk of the set, with Sleepwalker a definite highlight. They played plenty of their older material, from the excellent Killing With A Smile to Romance Is Dead and Smoke ‘Em If You’ve Got ‘En, which incited an odd moshpit spirit-fingers session amongst the chaos. A short interlude gave way to the opening chords of encore-starter Carrion, uniting all into headbanging, euphoric glory. Winston McCall demanded our full attention and every inch of blood and sweat while the band expended the entirely of their leftover energy from this massive tour. Indeed McCall was breathless and panting after every song, but then took the next by the balls and never let go. “Take a look around and see what you’ve done, this is fucking amazing!” he cried, “From 30 people to all this!” _BRENDAN HOLBEN
The Devil Wears Prada (Photo: Denis Radacic)
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GRADUATION, WITH HONOURS NATIONAL CAMPUS BANDS COMPETITION NATIONAL FINAL Rosemount Hotel Friday, October 1, 2010 There’s nothing like the smell of competition in the air. It’s almost like blood in the water to a shark. The bands at the top of the food chain can smell fear, and on Friday night at the Rosemount Hotel The Caballeros proved that as far as the National Campus Bands National Final goes, they’re the big boys of the tank. They had stiff competitions but the WA band claimed victory with aplomb and a certain degree of swagger. Say what you will about hometown judges – they well and truly deserved the win. Opening the night, Fun Machine
proved that not everything that comes from the ACT completely sucks. In fact they were the polar opposite in that they were probably a little too fun – a little too ‘wacky’ if you will – for their own good. While they had solid songs, they were a bit too gimmicky for their own good.Their drummer has a really great voice for the sort of vibrant, quirky pop they do but she was under utilised, however their closer- and ode to Toxic Shock Syndrome called, I believe, Don’t Leave It In Too Long, was an absolute winner. Rumour has it the Rosemount sound guy freaked out a bit when he saw Sydney Girls Choir second on the run sheet, but luckily they were just four guys from Sydney. They were new stadium rock – think Kings Of Leon via the lesser moments of Gyroscope – but without the hooks of either of these bands. No doubt those hooks will come, however, because they’re working with a solid foundation – solid enough for second place.
The crowd peaked dramatically for The Caballeros, but the raw energy the band exudes is all their own creation and really, it’s that energy that got them over the line. It’s something a lot of bands could learn from. They’re not better players than the other bands, they’re not better singers, it’s just that as a unit, they lock in so tight that the energy they exude is palpable, and would be palpable if they were playing to 20 people or 200. Putting it simply, they kicked major arse. Nine Sons Of Dan had a hard act to follow and their radio friendly pop-rock seemed, compared to the first three bands, just lacking something. There was plenty of sheen and they’re all obviously talented players, but there was a distinct lack of substance behind it. The fact that Melbourne’s Radio Star didn’t win the competition shouldn’t put any of their fans off, because they’re a ridiculously good, ridiculously catchy indie-pop band. Those that
BIRDS OF A FEATHER BIRDS OF TOKYO / Silversun Pickups Fremantle Arts Centre Saturday October 2, 2010 While Birds of Tokyo has purported to have followed a‘less rock,more heart’direction with their self-titled third studio album, WA’s much-loved altrock trio didn’t let their artistic endeavours get in the way of putting on one of the most rollickingly raucous rock shows of the year, as they performed their penultimate Perth gig for 2010 at the Fremantle Arts Centre on Saturday evening. Perpetuating a chillwave, neo-surfer vibe, Californian alt-rockers Silversun Pickups almost threatened to put the evening’s headliner to shame, drawing an extraordinarily massive crowd with their beguiling and infectious ‘90s rock sound. Appearing less as a ‘support band’ and more ‘co-headliner’ it seemed a significant number of punters had turned up primarily, and in some cases solely, to catch the talented quartet’s 50
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45-minute high-energy set of catchy tunes. Winding out their extremely impressive show with a trio of fan favourites – including Lazy Eye, Panic Switch, and Substitution – the murmurs of approval which buzzed through the Arts Centre suggested a lot of people would walk away feeling Silversun Pickups was the highlight of the night. After a short interval, Birds of Tokyo hit the stage to rapturous applause from a jam packed audience, exploding straight into current single, exotic-rock tune The Saddest Thing I Know, complete with eccentric chromatics and warbling guitars.
Reflecting the musical and lyrical change in direction contained in their most recent album, an emphasis on softer, evocative melodies, reverbed guitars and heart-wrenching rawness of their multi-part vocals worked to create greater depth within their set, with slower-paced pop-ballads Plans and Circles, proving the perfect introduction to their new sound early in the set. However, playing through exuberant fast-paced renditions of singles from previous albums, including Wild Eyed Boy, White Witch and Broken Bones, provided a welcome return to their signature alt-rock sound, catering to older fans
hadn’t vacated to the Rosemount beer-garden by now were treated to a spot on performance from a band who are in clear command of what they do. To be honest, they were probably unlucky to come in third, but they’ll be okay anyway. If we’re talking raw energy, it was a surprise to this judge at the very least that Son Of Dad didn’t sneak a place. There’s lots of terrible ska around – Australia has a pretty bad record when it comes to ska – but Son Of Dad had more in common with The Porkers than, say, Area 7, and they were genuinely unlucky not to place. All in all, it was a big night for all the bands, and it went some way to affirming that NCBC still has a place in this country. I know I’ll be going to see The Caballeros next time they’re playing, but I’d be keeping an eye out for the other bands as well. _LIAM DUCEY with new developments on the thickly textured rock sounds of their past. Enigmatic frontman Ian Kenny proved a show all on his own – commanding the stage, his bandmates and the reverential crowd alike, with awe-inspiring authority. Appropriately sullen one-moment, joyfully juddering (in a somewhat Peter Garrett-esque way) the next, Kenny’s everpresent love of performing shone throughout the evening’s proceedings and helped elevate the performance from ‘standard rock gig’ to an epic stadium-style show. Likewise, the communication between Kenny on mind-melting vocals, Adam Spark on electric guitar, Anthony Jackson on bass and a supremely talented Adam Weston on drums, also furthered the sense of craftsmanship, and mateship, present throughout their performance. With a refreshing lack of pretension, the down-to-earth nature of Birds of Tokyo’s simply splendid performance more than proved the talented local quartet deserve every award and accolade they’ve earned thus far. As Kenny himself attested “All we’ve ever wanted to do is party!” – a valid intent, indeed. Fans who missed out can revel in the fact that there’s less than two short months ‘till you can catch BOT at Southbound 2011. _JENNIFER PETERSON-WARD www.xpressmag.com.au
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BRINGING THE WALL DOWN To steal from the late, great Swedes Refused, Blac Blocs are fucking dead. The self-styled activist rock posers are calling it quits after three years of antagonising the police, other bands and the general public, but they’re not going without leaving a memento. This Saturday, October 9 at the Civic Backroom, they’re playing their last show and releasing their second album Mandala. Speaking to singer Ray Grenfell, the breakup was a simple marketing decision. “It seems like every band that breaks up just after they’ve released an album have a really successful career, so in the end it’s a simple marketing decision,’’ Ray says without a trace of humour in his voice. “I suppose the big thing then is to have an extravagant rock star death to really keep those sales going, and I can’t speak for the other guys in the band but
I can see myself being glassed to death in the mean streets of Perth in the very near future.’’ While he might have his tongue firmly in his cheek, there’s always an element of truth to everything Blac Blocs do, if you can get past the wilful antagonism behind it all. Since they started jamming at the Black Dove Activist Centre in North Perth three years ago, they’ve released a seven track self-titled album and had a clip from the album – NVDA – take out the WAMI award for Most Popular Music Video. However, the real reason for the break-up is a lot less exciting but infinitely more honest. “I think with a lot of bands, and this is especially true with Perth bands, they tend to just fade away and we definitely didn’t want to do that,’’ Ray said. “We wanted to end things on our own terms and we’re all really busy with other bands and
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family and life in general, so we decided to end on the best note possible. “We will all continue to play in our other projects and we’ve established great relationships through the last three years, but there’s not going to be any KISS reunion tour or anything. Blac Blocs are dead. “That being said though, this weekend is the anniversary of John Lennon’s birth and we’re reliably told at least one person
is attending the show in a chicken suit, so anything could happen.’’ Black Blocs play their last ever show and launch their new album Mandala this Saturday, October 9 at the Civic Backroom with support from The Gizzards, Project Mayhem and Mezzanine. A conflict diamond to the exact value of $10 will get you entry, which includes the new, and final, album.
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With the One Movement music festival in town this weekend, The Bird – along with Manifesto Promotions and Fremantle Records, have decided to take full advantage of the opportunity to present two showcases at what is quickly becoming one of the most popular small bars in Perth. On Friday, October 8 Fremantle Records will kick off the showcase with Sugarpuss, Mezzanine and a very special music guest. Surely they must be JoeKing. On Saturday night, The Bird will host Minute 36, The Spitfires and Will Stoker & The Embers, who have just scored the support for The Charlatans, FREE FLOWING Speaking of The Trews, they’re joining Perth’s own provided their pants prove baggy enough. resurgent four on the floor rock’n’roll band The Entry to both shows is $10 with free entry for Volcanics and The Wishers this Friday, October 8 at One Movement delegates, those lucky, lucky bastards. the Indi Bar. Tickets are $10 on the door. Speaking of lucky bastards, how good does Ryan Adams have it? Not only is he married somewhat inexplicably to Mandy Moore, but he’s also been one of the most influential artists of the last decade, at least when he wasn’t completely hammered. At the North Freo Bowls Club on Friday, October 8, five Perth bands and artists are getting together to pay tribute to the great man, with The Jayco Brothers, Lucy Peach, Khin Mint, Kim McDonald and Stuart Nugent getting together to play their favourite Ryan Adams tune. Entry is $10 from 8pm.
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Following their kick-arse closing set at the annual Wave Rock Weekender, The Sunshine Brothers are heading to Spain to record their third album, Red Alert. Luckily for us – and them – they’re not leaving without a party, and this Friday, October 8 they’ll be supporting Ethiopian legend Mulate Astatke at The Bakery, while on Saturday, October 9 they’ll be hosting their own shindig at Mojo’s bar from 8pm til 1am. So get down and catch Los Hermanos Sol before they explode in an epic combination of red wine and chorizo.
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Leonard Cohen, November 24 at ME Bank Stadium
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Since their debut record All We Know Is Falling in 2005, Tennessee punk rock band Paramore have been burning up stages across the world. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve since released the platinumselling Riot! in 2007 and last year saw the release of Brand New Eyes, leading to an invitation to tour Australia as part of the 2009 Soundwave lineup. Fronted by red-headed, explosive singer Hayley Williams, Paramore have attitude and riffs to spare as well as a dedicated following which should see their show on Sunday, October 10, at Challenge Stadium packed to the brim. Tickets are $84.70 and are available from oztix. com.au.
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Not many people can claim to have invented a genre, but Mulatu Astatke is universally recognised as the father of Ethio-jazz. Born in 1943, Astatke trained classically in London, New York City and Boston, but in the 1970s he began combining his training with traditional Ethiopian music, with the two records he released in the decade â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Mulatu Of Ethiopia (1972) and Yekatit Ethio-Jazz (1974) are highly sought after by collectors. With the recent resurgence in the popularity of world music, Astatke has hit the road and will play the newly-refurbished Bakery on Friday, October 8. Tickets are $52 on the door, including booking fee, or $47 including booking fee through nowbaking.com.au or heatseeker.com.au.
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JOE SATRIANI SINCE exploding onto the world stage with his second album, 1987’s Surfing With The Alien, guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani has continued to defy convention and, most importantly of all, expectations. His new album, Black Swans And Wormhole Wizards is his most personal record to date, delivered after the passing of his mother, Katherine. It’s an album that is deeply personal, carrying an emotional weight that you don’t often see coming from instrumental performances. Satriani talked to LIAM DUCEY from his home in San Francisco, discussing his gear, his attitude towards recording the new album and why we need to critically reassess the meaning of the word ‘virtuoso’. In the realm of instrumentalists, Joe Satriani – or The Satch, as his fans call him – stands out like a colossus. Over the last 25 years his playing style has often been imitated but never replicated, and his work with Marshall amplifiers, Ibanez guitars and Vox pedals have added significant worth to the value of each company through their association with one of the best players in the business. Speaking from his home in San Francisco, he’s clearly a busy man, and in between doing interviews he’s been testing some new Marshall amps. “I’ve been some testing some Marshall Amplifiers all morning, and in between all that I’ve been doing interviews since this morning as well so it has been one of those days where I can’t believe how much I’ve done,” Satriani says with a laugh “ I can’t wait to have a beer and just kick back.” “They sound great, they were a lot of fun and there’s a new engineer at Marshall named Santiago Alvarez and he works out of Hong Kong of all places. We’ve been primarily working on the J and 4-10, and I’ve been trying to get each channel to give a little more. I want each channel to be a little bit more effective with pedals, I want the clutch channel to have a little bit more edge, and we’re making some other modifications but I can’t tell you everything that we’re doing, because it’s gotta be a surprise. We are, I guess, trying to get more and more of my sound to come out of that amp so I can use each channel during a show.”
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BEAT THE DRUM Allans Music and Billy Hyde are local mainstays when it comes to getting the best service and the best quality instruments in Perth. Billy Hyde Music has been operating as a chain since 1962 and Allans has been operating as a chain since 1850, while the Perth store, which began as The Drum Shop, has been operating for 35 years before becoming the Billy Hyde Music Perth store in 1996. With the recent merger between Billy Hyde Music and Allans Music, Allans Music and Billy Hyde can now boast the combination of two of Australia’s longest running musical chains, bringing the customer increased range and buying power. Steinberg, Presonus, Lexicon, M-Audio, Korg, Yamaha, Kawai, Moog, Roland, KRK, Apple computers, Joe Meek and Mackie as well as the orchestral equipment from Selmer, Yamaha, Bach, Buffet, LeBlanc and Arioso. So if you’re in the market for a new drum kit or and you want to benefit from a combined 65 years experience in the industry, go and see Sam and the friendly team at Allans Music and Billy Hyde at 345 Charles St, North Perth WA 6006, call 9228 2223 or visit them on the web at billyhydemusic.com.au or allansmusic.com.au. Journey drummer Steve Smith has described the store as the best drum shop in the Southern Hemisphere, boasting exclusive brands such as DW and Ludwig drums, as well as Pearl, PDP, Tama, Yamaha, Mapex, Roland, Brady, Zildjian, Sabian, Paiste and Meinl. When it comes to drum expertise, Allans Music and Billy Hyde can’t be beaten. If you’ve got a hardware problem then Allans Music and Billy Hyde’s own ‘drum whisperer’, Maz Pettit, is the man to see, having worked at the store
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for nine years along with store manger Sam Riseborough. With a focus on drums, the store often conducts drum masterclasses with international drummers, including Keith Carlock from Sting and Steely Day and Kenny Aronoff from John Mellancamp, Smashing Pumpkins and Job Bon Jovi, and with classes from local legends Daniel Susnjar, Greg Brenton and Mike Pignéguy, as well as drum clinics with the likes of George Kollias, Dave Lombardo and Virgil Donati. The store also presents home recording workshops to demystify the world of home recording for customers, as well as an education sales department with two full time staff members who present product demonstrations and training for schools. While the focus is on drums, the range of guitars, amps and other instruments is equally impressive, with full lines of Gibson, Ibanez, Vox, Marshall, Fender, Gretsch, Schecter, Music Man, Yamaha, Jackson, Specter, Mesa Boogie, Engl, Line 6, Ampeg, Ashdown, Genz Benz, Crate, Krank, Cole Clark, Maton, Martin, Ovation, Deering and Almansa. Audio Technology is also a feature, with Digidesign, Rode, Shure, sE Electronics, www.xpressmag.com.au
HOW DO I GET TOOL KIT Just for the Record THAT SOUND? KERRY KING As with all instruments of this shape, there is an issue of balance when playing the guitar seated, so players switching to an exotic shape for the first time will need to make some posture adjustments. Many V players position the points of the V shape either side of their right thigh when playing seated, which stabilises the body, but also raises the neck, which may initially pose a comfort problem. Finished in King’s tribal graphic (based on his tattoos), this guitar looks like it means business. It is an angry, loud instrument for angry, loud players. The Signature V is designed for one purpose: to belt out some seriously heavy riffs, and it well and truly achieves that purpose. Retailing for $1799, this instrument would be a worthy addition to any metal guitarist’s arsenal. Now, on to King’s playing style. The picking hand is the key to quality thrash and speed riffing. Grab a metronome and work that picking hand, using alternate picking and downstrokes at increasing tempos. Don’t forget to practice your palm muting as well, making sure the notes are still clearly heard at higher speeds. Once you’re strumming accurately, experiment with some simple chromatic power-chord riffs, and try taking a short note pattern and moving it up and down the neck. Free your mind and don’t worry too much about scale patterns, think more in terms of creating sound colours by changing positions. Slayer are known for their atonal and chromatic approach, so try and depart from the tried and true, and see what comes up. Have a listen to the middle section of Angel of Death for a great example of King’s riffing style. Also, experiment with low tunings for that extra-heavy tone. And as always, practise, practise, practise… _CHRIS GIBBS
As one of the founding members of Slayer, guitarist Kerry King has pioneered many trademark thrash guitar styles. Although he is, by his own admission, far from a virtuoso, King has a highly-recognisable tone and attack that assisted Slayer’s rise to power, particularly on the band’s landmark albums Reign In Blood, South Of Heaven, and Seasons In The Abyss. King’s super-fast riffing and chaotic soloing (along with co-founding guitarist Jeff Hanneman) has cemented Slayer’s reputation as one of the kings of the metal realm. Kerry King started out on BC Rich guitars, so it is fitting that a range of signature models has been on the market for several years. One of the more recent high-end additions to KING’S signature range is the Signature V. Featuring neck-through construction, a maple body, and an ebony fretboard, the V is loaded with EMG 81 & 85 pickups. The pickups are controlled by a three-way toggle switch, and single volume and tone pots. An interesting addition to the guitar is the PA2 pre-amp, which boosts the gain level utilising a second smaller toggle switch located after the volume pot. When engaged, the PA2 sends the tone over the top, allowing for ultra-heavy riffing or heavily-saturated leads. For legato phrases, this function is excellent, although the additional background noise, which the pre-amp generates, may pose a problem if utilised for staccato riffs. A Kahler tremolo system, together with Grover mini-Rotomatic machine-heads, provide highlyaccurate tuning, which is important on guitars of this type as many players will want to set up the guitar with lower tunings (King often tunes his guitars down one and a half steps).The fine-tuning on the bridge is particularly impressive, allowing a wide range of tuning scope with the smallest of adjustments.
In this era of highly-accessible technology, recording your live performances and rehearsal sessions has never been easier. Yet many musicians seem to under-utilise what could be a most valuable tool in improving performance both as an individual and as a band. We’ve a l l h e a rd ( a n d p o s s i b l y experienced) horror-stories from the recording studio where bands discover key, timing and delivery problems during production while the clock is ticking and money is wasting. Listening back to recordings allows us to hear what is actually happening within the music, and analyse the detail at a much higher level than relying on our memory or personal impression of the performance. Recordings don’t lie, and can swiftly end any disagreements over who played what wrong and when. My preferred method of recording live performances is the Zoom Q3 Handy Video Recorder, which can be set to record video and audio or just audio. We tend to ‘listen’ to live music with our eyes as well as ours ears, so checking out your visual delivery is important too, but that’s another column. For strictly audio applications, the new Zoom H1 Handy Recorder has everything you need. The H1 features an X/Y microphone set-up that accurately captures the depth and distance of the performance, whilst ignoring any background noise. Line-level and mic inputs are included for recording from a mixing desk or using additional microphones. Material is recorded to a micro SD card, the largest of which (32 GB) can record a whopping 50 hours in wav format or 555 hours in mp3 format. The device is not much larger than your average mobile phone, thus it’s easily portable. The H1 retails for $199. Once you’re in the habit of taking a recording device to your rehearsals and gigs, you just need to refine your listening skills. Knowing what to listen for in a performance can greatly assist overall musical improvement over time.
TIMING Vocalists: are you singing ahead or behind the time? Does your delivery work for the song? Are you hitting cues accurately and confidently? Guitarists: is your rhythm steady? Do all of your note combinations (quarters, eighths, sixteenths, etc.) sound controlled? Are your transitions between sections smooth? Bassists: are you holding down the time effectively? Drummers: have you set up a solid foundation for the timing? Is your timing steady? TONE Vocalists: is your attack suited to the material? Do you sound comfortable? Guitarists: are your tones complimenting the overall band sound? Are your tone levels balanced? Are the transitions between sounds smooth? Bassists: is your tone occupying the appropriate ‘area’ of the soundscape? Is your tone even, or are certain frequencies jumping out? Drummers: are you playing with the appropriate intensity for the material? Are any of your drums significantly louder than the rest of the kit? Are any of your kit frequencies infringing on other instrument frequencies?
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JOE SATRIANI More is a recurring theme throughout any Satriani interview, such is his breathless enthusiasm for his craft. That craft extends to both his albums and his work with Ibanez guitars and Vox pedals. Satch has been associated with Ibanez since 1987 and the JS series of guitars has been constantly evolving, as have this Vox range of pedals. While his amps don’t go to 12 - “I just decided to make 10 louder”, he says with a laugh – he does want to get as much out of his own lines as he can. “My experience being a live player is there’s always an occasion during a song or a set where you need more of something,” Satriani says, “That’s where your ear will let you down unless there’s something on there, if you can go to that extra number or there’s an extra pickup position or even if the guitar itself is very dynamic. It’s easy to put that into a pedal, it’s a little bit trickier to put it into a guitar. “I started working with Ibanez in the middle of ’87, after I recorded Surfing With The Alien, I was getting ready to tour and they agreed to make a guitar to my specs, so I took one of their existing models and made some drastic changes to it. We’ve essentially been evolving that JS guitar for 20 years now, and we just put out the 2400 last year and I’ve used that almost exclusively on the new album, along with my 1200. I’m looking at a new prototype right now that’s like a three single-coil version of the guitar and it really sounds great. I used it on the Experience Hendrix tour and it obviously functions like a Stratocaster but it’s much more, I guess it just has more is all I can really say. There’s so much more to it. It’s really great, it’s got these pickups on it that just make it sing. “In terms of the Vox pedals, we just released two this year. The Ice9 Overdrive Pedal is one of the coolest pedals ever. It’s literally like having four classic overdrive pedals under one foot, and of course it has a ‘more’ button, and we put some innovations in that that nobody else is doing with those pedals so that’s going to be a very hot pedal, and of course we’re just coming out with the JS amp-plug. “They’re the coolest little things, they’re smaller than your hand and you plug it right into your guitar and you put your headphones on and it’s the coolest little amp, it sounds like you’re playing, y’know, through a Saturator and a Time Machine and a new
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Marshall, it’s just really amazing.” While equipment may var y, an artist is always going to be judged on the quality of their albums. Satriani’s approach to recording is one of extreme precision. While this is to be expected from a guitarist with peerless technique, Satriani also claims that focusing solely on technique is a waste of time, something that he believes the advent of Youtube has proved without a doubt, and because of that, the definition of virtuoso – which he is often called – needs a shake-up “With this record, I really wanted to bring the power of the melody and my phrasing, and the performance of not only myself but of everybody, I really wanted it to jump off the record and I don’t mean just turning things up loud, it was really about the feeling behind the music, and making it accessible to everybody so they can really feel it. I put that question to my co-producer, basically in the same breath, to Mike Fraser. I said I didn’t really know how to put it into words, but I’d like you to help me, or how can we – we’ve done lots of records together since ’96 – how can we have these songs create more of an impact on someone’s heart when they listen to the music. “The technique is transitory,” Satriani states adamantly. “As soon as you do something unique that no one has done before that’s totally technical, every guitar player in the planet learns it and puts themselves on Youtube playing it and suddenly it’s not special anymore. So to make a record based solely on technique is just stupid. I’ve never done that before but I would certainly never get talked into doing something like that, instrumental music is really hard to do without that and instrumental rock guitar is probably even harder, but that’s what I do – at least when I’m not in Chickenfoot. “So with this record, I really wanted to bring the power of the melody and my phrasing, and the performance of not only myself but of everybody, I really wanted it to jump off the record and I don’t mean just turning things up loud, it was really about the feeling behind the music, and making it accessible to everybody so they can really feel it. I put that question to my co-producer, basically in the same breath, to Mike Fraser. I said I didn’t really know how to put it into
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words, but I’d like you to help me, or how can we – we’ve done lots of records together since ’96 – how can we have these songs create more of an impact on someone’s heart when they listen to the music. “I love Youtube for a number of reasons. Number one it’s great that people from all over the world can show themselves off. To know that kids in Perth, or Bombay or New York City are all plugged into the same thing and are all shredding is really cool. The other thing it does, though, is that it reminds you that it’s not really what makes things special, and it never was. Before the Internet when people when people used to ask me about technique I’d try to explain to them that it wasn’t important, and they would always force it on my persona, like they had decided that was the guy I am and dammit that’s how they’re going to interview me. “I’m not that guy, I’m the guy that writes songs and works hard on melodies and tries to play rockin’ solos. Now I would hope that any interviewer could go on the Internet and see there are a million shredders out there, and so there is a difference between the guy who can play more songs than anyone else and the guy that’s making his own albums, the albums he wants to make. “It’s fine being a virtuoso, but it’s absolutely no use if you can’t write a song or you can’t perform live. The definition of virtuoso needs to be broadened, it has to be understood that it doesn’t mean just running some scales. A guy like Keith Richards writes amazing songs that reach people and the songs stand the test of time, that’s a virtuoso.” The influence his mother Katherine, a jazz pianist, had on her son is palpable when
Joe talks about her passing late last year. The pain of losing a loved one is etched into his voice, but underneath that pain is a sense of pride, and a sense that his mother is, and always was, extremely proud of the youngest of her five children. Joe readily admits that her passing helped him what is possibly his most personal album ever. “She was diagnosed with embryonic cancer and she passed away within three weeks, the diagnosis was extremely sudden, and, uh, we’ve all been struggling to deal with that,” Satriani says. “That whole year has so many ups and then finally, some really good times we shared with my mum but her passing focused all of us on the importance of family and how it is really important to not only to write about those connections but also to follow your dreams and not to hold back. So when I went in to record the album I certainly wasn’t going to hold back, I was going to make the kind of record I needed to make, and to make sure that my performance really came from the heart. “I was the youngest of five kids. When I came along and showed an interest in being an electric guitarist they’d probably given up a little bit in trying to get their kids to do the right thing or whatever (laughs), to become doctors or lawyers, then I come along and I wanted to be Jimi Hendrix they probably though ‘Oh, okay we give up’ but infact they used to let my high school band play in the basement, both my parents, and they would argue with the police when they used to show up to try and shut us up. They’d buy guitar strings if I needed them and really anything, they were very supportive and they really had a lot to do with the guy I am today. You know you have supportive parents when they’re willing to argue with the cops.” Finally, there is always one elephant in the room when it comes to Satriani, one issue you can’t help but address. Since his first two Grammy nominations in 1989, Satriani has been nominated a subsequent 13 times, without a win, the most amount of nomination without a win of all time. It’s something Satriani feels no need to correct. “I’ve got to be honest, I don’t think I want to win one. It’s been that long and I’ve had an amazing career, and I’m a little worried that if I win my luck will change. So yeah, I’m in absolutely no hurry to win a Grammy.”
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A true guitar virtuoso, Joe settings provide pleasing Satriani has one of the most sounds instantly. Beyond recognisable playing styles, that, it’s merely a case of and is emulated as much personal taste. On a clean as he is revered in guitar setting, a little more tweaking circles. Exploding onto the is required, as some settings international scene with his make the effect just a little second album Surfing With too angry. The Alien in the ‘80s, Satriani The Vox Big Bad has remained at the top of Wah retails for $449 and is his game ever since, releasing easily on of the best wah a slew of studio and live pedals I have ever heard. albums, as well as recently Emulating Satriani’s fulfilling his lifelong dream style takes time, patience, and of playing as part of a band a lot of practice, and his skill in forming the supergroup on the instrument is such Chickenfoot. It’s no surprise that it doesn’t seem possible that a guitarist of Satriani’s to effectively document his calibre has many signature approach in this restricted products available, including space. Sticking to the basics, guitars by Ibanez and amps h i s t ra d e m a r k s o u n d i s by Peavey. More recently, melodic, catchy phrasing Joe has teamed up with Vox over relatively mid-paced to release a line of signature compositions. Joe uses a pedals. One of these is the reasonable amount of gain, Big Bad Wah. which assists when playing This unit is essentially legato lines (which he favours), two wah pedals in one: a and he colours his sound, classic Vox wah and a more The Vox Big Bad Wah often with wah, delay, chorus, UK-sounding counterpart. reverb, and the occasional Changing between the two is easy, an old school pitch effect. Although revered as a lead guitarist, footswitch mounted to the lower right of the pedal he works hard on developing rhythm skills, and can does the trick. The three other controls featured knock out a complicated time signature pattern as need a little hands-on work to adjust. The drive easily as a straight-forward blues-based boogie lick. knob adjusts the level of additional gain added Many of Satch’s licks are deceptively to your tone when the effect is engaged, and it simple, and there’s a fair bit of the spirit of Chuck is very effective in shaping the wah effect. The Berry in some of his bluesier work, but solid scale voice switch alters the overall tonality, offering knowledge is an advantage when tackling many a traditional wah sound or more of a vocal, talk- Satriani compositions as he does employ exotic box effect. Finally, the inductor switch provides a scales and modal harmony often. Apart from the choice between a USA or UK style inductor, which main figures of his hits such as Surfing With The essentially alters the overall ‘character’ of the pedal. Alien and Always With Me Always With You, guitarists The most impressive aspect of the Big new to taking on some Satriani material would be Bad Wah is undoubtedly the actual pedal sweep. encouraged by having a go at many of the songs Where many wah effects top out at the high end on Super Collosal, an album on which many of the and reduce the signal to mud at the low end, this strong, simple melodies are built from pentatonic pedal is smooth sailing all the way, creating rich, scales. balanced tones that don’t poke out unnecessarily Until next time, play from the heart, and at any point during the sweep. stay open to the possibilities. Best of all, the wah sounds great _CHRIS GIBBS immediately. Despite the wide range of tones available when utilising the added unique features, The Vox Big Bad Wah coaxing a sound from this unit when using a was reviewed at Guitar World, Cannington. distorted sound is a no-brainer, as all of the www.xpressmag.com.au
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Float, Il Cibo Café, 2 Market Street, Fremantle. Following success at Sculpture By The Sea, sculptor Ryan Cant presents a new body of work that explores and experiments with new forms. Float sees Cant look at new ways of viewing everyday objects, and continues his passion of expressing himself through sculpture and painting. Exhibition runs ’til Sunday, October 17.
Over And Out, The Geoff Gibbs Theatre, WAAPA, 2 Bradford Street, Mt Lawley. Fr e s h f r o m t h e i r s u c c e s s f u l m i d - y e a r overseas tour, Link – the graduate dance company of the Western Australian Academy of Per forming Arts – presents Over and Out, an exciting and thought provoking program of contemporary dance created by acclaimed French choreographer Fabien Prioville and the talented Australian, Cass Mortimer Eipper. Season opens on Thursday, October 7, and runs ’til Saturday, October 9. Bookings can be made through the WAAPA Box Office on (08) 9370 6636.
Nicely Toasted, ABD The Gallery, 240 Lake Street, Northbridge. Contemporary artist Paul ‘Deej’ Donnachie presents his first solo exhibition Nicely Toasted, which he describes as a collection of girls, gangsters and evil clowns. Greatly influenced by popular culture, Deej’s creations are executed with a combination of acrylics, posca pens, spraypaints and lacquers on canvas. Exhibition runs ’til Saturday, October 23. New Per th, Free R ange G aller y, 339, Wellington Street, Perth. In New Perth, Campbell Whyte presents a large installation of paintings documenting a fictional, artist-led revolution through the streets of Perth, exploring the occupation of architectural spaces and destruction of contemporary values. Recently spending time as an artist in residence in Mexico, Whyte was dismayed to hear of the closing and destruction of various cultural spaces and landmarks in Perth. Upon returning to the city, he found a profound sense of dislocation to the space and the prevailing community values of consumption and expansion. Exhibition runs ’til Sunday, October 24. Love Of Diagrams, PICA, James Street, Perth. Love of Diagrams brings together key works by eight influential contemporary artists who are creating their own idiosyncratic logic for investigating everything from politics and social patterns to time, energy and architecture. Exhibition features the work of Armando Andrade, Bradford Bailey, Jose Damasceno, Natasha Dusenjko, Marita Fraser, Joyce Hinterding, Bojan Sarcevic and David Thomson. Exhibition runs ’til Sunday, October 24. Don’t Panic!, Linton & Kay Contemporary, 123 Hay Street, Subiaco. Don’t Panic! in large friendly letters, greets anyone entering the world of The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy. It is an indispensable companion to all those who are keen to make sense of life in an infinitely complex and confusing universe. John McIntosh acquires inspiration from the essence of this late ’70s classic book (from which the exhibition derives its title). McIntosh finds empathy with the author’s search for answers and meaning in a world where nothing you could invent is likely to rival the bizarreness of our ‘real’ world, where science at its edges morphs into Alice on acid. Exhibition opens on Thursday, October 14, and runs ’til Thursday, October 28.
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No Door On Her Mouth, The Blue Room Theatre, 53 James Street, Northbridge. Contemporary performance-maker Dawn Albinger returns to Perth with No Door On Her Mouth. Using her signature tragic-comedic style, fragmented narrative and poetic text, she invokes choking divas, handless maidens and flightless women to deconstruct the western myth of romantic love. The production will challenge and enchant audiences who are looking for a more complex consideration of the all-too-familiar experience of ‘falling in love’; and for alternative readings of feminine agency and voice. Season opens on Wednesday, October 27, and runs ’til Saturday, November 13. Bookings can be made on (08) 9227 7005. Floral Whispers, Greenhill Galleries, 6 Gugeri Street, Claremont. Marcella Kaspar works with oils on linen and focuses on the beauty and repetition in nature, freezing moments and concentrating on refining and perceiving light and dark through the 17th century techniques of opaque layering with transparent glazing. Exhibition opens on Friday, October 15, and runs ’til Saturday, October 30.
markings he finds inscribed on the gnarled trunks of Western Australia’s unique Boab trees, in turn redefining the presence of street art in the contemporary art world. Historic explorers, the names of lost lovers and the vulgar obscenities as patriotic as the trees on which they’re carved – all forming an ad-hoc archive of the civilisations that have formed around the trunks of the Boab trees. Exhibition runs ’til Sunday, November 21.
The Now Recent Past, Heathcote Museum & Gallery, Duncraig Road, Applecross. Three WA artists take an open-minded approach to traditional views of rural Australia in The Now Recent Past, exploring the cultural tapestry woven from the fibres of an Agri-lifestyle. With a subjective inquiry into farm ideology, contemporary manhood and fantasy of the land, these artists respond intuitively with sensory awareness and diversity of materials. Exhibition opens on Friday, October 8, and runs ’til Sunday, November 14.
Beyond Garment, West Australian Museum – Maritime, Victoria Quay, Fremantle. Beyond Garment is an inspiring and unique exhibition that investigates the boundaries of fashion beyond the ‘frock’ and will be a strong focal point of this year’s Perth Fashion Festival. The exhibition is an investigation of fashion accessories from the commercial to the conceptual; with works presented not just as accessories to dress but as forms of art in their own right. The creations on display will include those of Elizabeth Delfs, Alister Yiap, Antipodium, Maggie Baxter, Eunjeong Jeon, Narlda Searles and Sophie Kyron, with some designers creating pieces exclusively for the exhibition. Exhibition runs ’til Sunday, November 28.
Boab Descriptions, Fremantle Arts Centre, 1 Finnerty Street, Fremantle. South Australian artist James Dodd brings new meaning to the term ‘graffiti culture’. Dodd applies his dynamic painting style to the unique cultural
Dimboola, The Victoria Park Bowling Club, 12 Kent Street, Victoria Park. Set at an Australian country wedding in the late 1960s, Dimboola follows two families who have a little too much to drink at the celebrations – and a variety of spontaneous songs, insults and fisticuffs are the result. Presented by Groovy Boots Theatre, Dimboola is quintessentially Australian, and promises big laughs for audiences. Season opens on Friday, October 8, and runs ’til Saturday, October 23.
MUSIC Dozi, October 7 Octagon Theatre; bookings through BOCS. Dangerous Moonlight, October 7 Fremantle Town Hall; bookings through BOCS. Jade Crompto, October 9 Ellington Jazz Club; bookings through ellingtonjazz.com.au Jangoo Chapkhana Trio, October 12 Ellington Jazz Club; bookings through ellingtonjazz.com.au V Capri, October 16 Charles Hotel; bookings through BOCS. Old Film, New Music, October 17 Kidogo Arthouse; bookings through BOCS. Concrete Blonde, October 23 Astor Theatre; bookings through BOCS.
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