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World Music Weekend Busselton 2010

Some of the greatest artists from around the world picked from far and wide to deliver a musical and cultural feast across the labour day long weekend in the historic grounds of Old Broadwater farm. Global rhythms, tribal beats and an international mix of music, song, food, dance and culture.

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What do you get when an Englishman, an Irishman and a Scotsman walk into a theatre? A bloody funny comedy spectacular, that’s what! Starring John Moloney, Karl Spain and Geoff Boyz, An Englishman, An Irishman And A Scotsman is a comedy show of epic proportions, guaranteed to provoke laughter and lots of it. To catch this trio exercising their funny bones, make your way to the Regal Theatre on Saturday, February 20. Doors open 7.30pm, show starts at 8pm. Bookings can be made through Ticketek.

THE ROOT OF IT ALL

1200 ISSUES DOWN

Welcome to the 1200th issue of X-Press Magazine. As the freshly-inked Managing Editor at X-Press, it’s an almighty privilege to re-board a ship which has been delivering the best of WA, Australia and the world to the streets of Perth and beyond since 1985. With a brand spankin’ fresh editorial team in place, expect some exciting new developments in 2010 along with all of the iconic features you’ve come to know so well. See you out there folks.

Julian Tompkin

The much loved West Coast Blues ‘N’ Roots Festival will descend on Fremantle Park on Sunday, March 28, for a day of good music and great times. Organisers have just announced the second round of artists for the festival and it’s a doozy. In addition to seeing Crowded House, John Butler Trio, Buddy Guy and Jeff Beck, punters can also catch Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros, Ozomatli, Matisyahu, Jon Cleary, Mary Gautheir, Dan Sultan, Wagons, Tijuana Cartel, Jordie Lane, and so many more! For the full line-up head to sunsetevents.com.au. Tickets are on sale now from Moshtix.

CREAM YOUR JEANS

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FEELING SEEDY

Hailing from New Zealand, where the chups are salty and the fush is fresh, The Black Seeds have been spreading Reggae love around the globe for a few years now. On the back of tours through Europe and North America, The Black Seeds will make their way down under for an Australian tour, bringing raw energy, good vibes and musical madness. Catch The Black Seeds on Saturday, March 13, at the Fly By Night in Fremantle. Tickets are on sale now from theatlasagency.com or by calling (08) 9430 5976.

Having conquered 17 countries in 12 years, the Creamfields festival is a force to be reckoned with, which Australian music fans will discover in May this year. Featuring established and emerging dance acts, Creamfields is a worldwide festival that will touch down in Perth on Sunday, May 2. Creamfields will kick off its Australian contingent with a bang, bringing to the stage The Bloody Beetroots Death Crew 77, Steve Angello, MSTRKRFT, Ferry Corsten, LMFAO (live), Dave Clarke, Marco V, Green Velvet, Dirty South, Kid Sister, Joris Voorn, Liflike, Riva Starr, Tommie Sunshine, Bingo Players, Fo & Bero, Zoo Brazil and Oh Snap!, plus national and local artists. Tickets for this brand spanking new festival go on sale on Wednesday, February 17, from Moshtix, and Inthemix.com.au. For more, head to creamfields.com.au.

Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros

TO THE FUTURE

You want the future? Well now you’ve got it! The final announcement for the 2010 instalment of the Future Music Festival is here, with The Stafford Brothers leading a line up of Aussie greats and Perth’s finest. Also nudging in amongst greats such as The Prodigy, Franz Ferdinand and Empire Of The Sun are Tim & Jean, The Transients, Micah, Kenny L, the Death Disco DJs and so many more.Gallop on down to Ascot Racecourse on Sunday, February 28, for a taste of the future in the now. Tickets on-sale now through Ticketmaster. Head to futuremusicfestival. com.au for all the details.

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MASS-IVE ATTACK

It seems the surf won’t be the only thing catching peoples’ attention at the 2010 Drug Aware Pro, as it’s just been announced that a slew of talented bands will take to the stage at the event, bringing live music to the masses. Following the Women’s Final on Saturday, March 20, the MASS Festival (Music, Arts, Surf and Style) will get underway at Nippers Oval featuring live performances by Eddy Current Suppression Ring, Tame Impala, Philadelphia Grand Jury, Urthboy, Yacht Club DJs and King George. Tickets are on sale now from Moshtix.

Formed in 1968, Deep Purple has toured extensively since day dot, bringing their hard rock to every corner of the globe. In 2010, Deep Purple will hit the road once more, including a national tour of Australia during May that will see the band relive classics such as Smoke On The Water and Black Night.To catch Deep Purple’s Ian Gillan, Ian Paice, Roger Glover, Steve Morse and Don Airey performing live, make your way to Challenge Stadium on Wednesday, May 5. Tickets on sale through Ticketmaster.

The Stafford Brothers

HERE’S JIMMY!

It seems My Chemical Romance have been rocking too hard, with singer Gerard Way experiencing severe vocal problems, resulting in the band having to cancel their set at Soundwave 2010.While Way rests up, the show will still go on, with Jimmy Eat World replacing My Chemical Romance on the bill. Jimmy Eat World join the already stellar Soundwave line-up, which includes Jane’s Addiction, AFI, Placebo, Paramore, Him, Taking Back Sunday, Anthrax, Anvil, Eagles Of Death Metal and many more. Soundwave will take place on Monday, March 1.

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Editorial

SMOKE MONSTER

BOGANS ABOUND

HEALTH HAZARDS

Dear X-Press,

The Laneway Festival was a truly awesome experience marred only by the clouds of toxic smoke. My friends and I were hoping it would be a smoke-free event as with quite a few outdoor events happening in Perth these days but it was not to be. Smokers harp on about their rights and freedoms but perhaps they would be better off putting this energy into more worthy causes than into something that promotes ill-health and is detrimental to the environment and to others. My thoughts go out to those poor people who have to clean up every little crappy butt after the event. Perhaps in the future we can look to venues like the Fremantle Arts Centre, Kings Park, Sommerville etc and take a leaf out of their book. I look forward to the day when we can enjoy an outdoor concert and appreciate the beautiful clean Perth air. By the way, Florence and the Machine rocked. A new diva has been born!

By far, my best ever day at a festival in Perth was at 2009’s Laneway Festival – the crowd wasn’t packed, the vibe was friendly and there was naught a bogan to be seen. In 2010, I returned to Laneway with high hopes for this festival’s second year in Perth, and while the music was great and the venue beautiful, the festival had been permeated by bogans. Whether it’s because people flocked to buy tickets when Mumford & Sons won the Hottest 100, or simply because word got out that 2009’s event rocked, Laneway was overrun by bogans this year – what a kill joy! Though I tried to avoid provoking any bogan contact, the bogans had other ideas entirely. All it took was a quick glance and they thought it was on – when I momentarily locked eyes with one chap, he started humping the air, beer in hand, as his letcherous mates cheered on. What did he really think he was going to achieve with this move? Seduction perhaps? Please bogans, stay away from Laneway next year – it was much better without you!

As a musician and someone who has worked in the industry, and been exposed to a great deal of cigarette smoke, it came as a great worry that now, third hand smoke can also be a health hazard. This of course is nothing compared to the studies released by the scientists at a really important science laboratory in which they announced that, and this is unequivocal, eating food and breathing will kill you, this shocking revelation will make cigarette smokers think twice about where their third hand smoke is going. I for one am alarmed and have decided to hold my breath indefinitely and I will no longer be eating any deadly food, so be warned, life can kill you.

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The Wolfman

THE WOLFMAN

The Wolfman tells the story of Lawrence, a carefree Londoner, who is lured back to his family estate after the disappearance of his brother. Reunited in crisis with his estranged father, Lawrence sets out to find his brother only to discover an even more horrifying destiny for himself. Starring Benecio del Toro, ten lucky winners will each receive a prize pack with The Wolfman goodies including a T-shirt, lanyard and a double in season pass to catch this flick!

Dave Graney & The Lurid Yellow Mist

DAVE GRANEY

Dave Graney is back in Perth to promote the release of his first ever solo album Knock Yourself Out. Dave plays this week at Rosie O’Grady’s in Northbridge on Thursday, February 11, and we have five double passes to attend this gig. Other gigs include February 12 at Prince of Wales in Bunbury and February 13 at Clancy’s, Fremantle.

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MARDI GRAS

Mardi Gras 2010 is back at the Charles Hotel in North Perth this year – a traditional New Orleans style celebration of local jazz and blues music! This year features Bob Malone and Seamie O’Dowd. We have five double passes to Mardi Gras on Saturday, February 11. Gates open at 11am.

Crazy Heart

CRAZY HEART

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Richly comic, romantic anti-hero Bad is a brokendown country music singer who’s had too many marriages, too many years on the road and too many drinks too many times. Still, Bad can’t help but reach for salvation with the help of Jean, a journalist who discovers the real man behind the musician. As he struggles down the road of redemption, Bad learns the hard way just how tough life can be on one man’s crazy heart. We have ten double passes to Crazy Heart.

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LOVE ME TENDER

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Directed by Matthew Lutton comes one of Australia’s most audacious new plays. In a dreamed-up version of the Australian backyard, From Paris With Love five actors tease out the story of a father and daughter. By the end of the story, their dream modern life has been engulfed in fire, and a FROM PARIS WITH LOVE of James Reece wants is to become a bonafide CIA tale of pure love has become a searing tragedy of leadership and sacrifice. We have five double agent and his dream becomes a reality when he’s offered his first senior-level assignment passes to Love Me Tender on Monday, February 22, at 6.30pm at PICA, Northbridge. and is partnered up with Charlie Wax who’s been sent to Paris to stop a terrorist attack. Wax leads James on a white-knuckle shooting THE ROAD spree through the Parisian underworld that The Road, directed by John Hillcoat is a posthas James praying for his desk job. But when apocalyptic tale describing a journey taken by James discovers he’s a target of the same crime a father and his young son across a landscape ring they’re trying to bust, he realises there’s no blasted years before by an unnamed cataclysm turning back... and that Wax himself might be his that destroyed civilization. Starring Charlize only hope for making it through the next forty- Theron, we have five double passes to Luna’s eight hours alive. We have ten double in-season pre-screening discussion – ‘Which is better the passes to see this movie! book or the movie?’ on February 19.

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DON’T DREAD IT

MOTOWN FOR MJ

Art rockers 10cc are flying south for a series of Australian shows, including a gig at the Perth Concert Hall on Sunday, April 18. Best known for hits such as I’m Not In Love and Dreadlock Holiday, 10cc are experienced performers who know how to work a crowd – see for yourself when they touch down in Perth later this year. Tickets are on sale now from BOCS.

Organisers of The Motown Event, a massive music showcase taking place on Sunday, February 28, at Sandalford Wines have just announced that in addition to playing their own hits, The Four Tops, The Temptations, The Supremes, Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, and The Miracles will play tribute to the late Michael Jackson. Hosted by Charles Davis, The Motown Event will also see performances by Joan Osborne, Ian Moss and Jimmy Barnes. Tickets are on sale now from motown50.com.au

ROOTIN’ FOR RUDD

FEELING HOT, HOT, HOT

If you love an eye-watering, tongue burning chilli then chances are you’ll be wanting to head along to Araluen’s Fremantle Chilli Festival on Saturday, March 13, and Sunday, March 14. In 2010, the event will relocate from Roleystone to Fremantle’s Esplanade, bringing with it plants, produce and demonstrations. There will be over 70 stallholders offering chilli related products, non stop entertainment, celebrity chef demonstrations and much more. Entry is $15 for adults, $8 for children or $40 for families (includes two adults and up to six children).

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MOOSIC TO MY EARS

Long gone are the days when WA’s residents could complain about bands and festivals never making the journey out west. In the last few years, WA has welcomed many new festivals with open arms, and in 2010, yet another festival will arrive on our sunny shores. On Saturday, May 15, the Pat Usher Foreshore Reserve in Bunbury will host the first ever West Australian contingent of Groovin’ The Moo – a day of sunshine, outdoor stages and bloody fine music. Thanks to the folks at Sunset Events, Groovin’ The Moo will bring to Bunbury Vampire Weekend, Empire Of The Sun, Silverchair, Spoon, British India, Lisa Mitchell, Miami Horror, Kisschasy, Bag Raiders, The Slew, Muph and Plutonic, Funkoars, Illy, Ajax, Jonathan Boulet, Yacht Club DJs, Killaqueenz plus more to be announced. Want your band to be on the bill? Well, you’re in luck, because Sunset Events is on the hunt for two local bands to join the line up. Applications are now open and close on April 2, 2010. For more on Groovin’ The Moo check out gtm.net.au.

Fans of Xavier Rudd and Izintaba will be pleased to hear that on Friday, April 23, Rudd will release a brand new roots album, on the back of a national tour. Ahead of the release of Koonyum Sun, Rudd will hit the road with Izintaba in tow, for two concerts in WA. On Saturday, February 27, Rudd will take to the stage of the Old Broadwater Farm in Busselton for the World Music Busselton Weekend; followed by a gig in Perth at Metropolis Fremantle on Wednesday, March 3. Fans who purchase a ticket to the Freo show through Heatseeker will be able to pre-order Koonyum Sun. Tickets are on sale now, for more on Xavier, check out xavierrudd.com.

CAUSE AND EFFECT

The Screaming Jets

THE JET-SONS

The Screaming Jets will rock their way into Perth in coming weeks to share tracks from their latest album Do Ya live. Kicking off on Thursday, March 18, The Screaming Jets will take to the stage of Settlers Tavern in Margaret River; on Friday, March 19, at the Civic Hotel; on Saturday, March 20, at the Railway Hotel; and on Sunday, March 21, at the High Road Hotel. Tickets are on sale now from Heatseeker.

World renowned author, playwright and comic, and Fremantle local, Ben Elton will MC this years Gimme Shelter concert on Saturday, February 20, an event aimed at raising money for the St Patrick’s Community Support Centre. In order to raise more money for the refuge, and to eventually set up a dedicated Gimme Shelter Homeless Association, local musicians Kav Temperly (Eskimo Joe) and Steve Parkin, Blue Shaddy, Matt Gresham and Moana Dreaming will all perform at the event which will take place on the south lawn of the Fremantle Arts Centre. St Patrick’s Starlight Hotel Choir, the musical group which meets weekly at St Pat’s, will also be performing on the night. Presale tickets $25 (plus booking fee) through heatseeker.com.au and Fremantle Arts Centre, or $35 on the door. Kids under 6 free, 6-15 year-olds $10 presale (plus booking fee), or $15 on the door. Doors open 5:30pm.

Xavier Rudd and Izintaba

SIMULCAST SOUND

On Saturday, March 6, the folks from Opera In The Park will present a performance of The Mikado, which will be beamed around the state to large, outdoor screens in Bunbury and Geraldton. This exciting initiative will allow residents of regional WA to experience a night at the opera, without having to drive hours to do so. To be part of the live festivities, head down to the Supreme Court Gardens at 8pm on Saturday, March 6.

POCKET ROCKET

It seems the folks at the Rocket Room have been getting ideas from lifestyle shows such as Renovation Rescue, with the Northbridge venue having just completed their own internal face lift.Three years old on the outside, Rocket Room is now brand new on the inside, and to celebrate, a special Renovator party will be held. Kicking off at 8pm on Thursday, February 25, Renovator will see the Kill Devil Hills, Abbe May And The Rockin’ Pneumonia and The Scotch Of St James taking to the stage. For full details head to myspace.com/ rocketroomperth.

ART ATTACK Kill Devil Hills

MOO CITY SLACKERS

Spoon

UNSTEADY EDDY

The boys from Eddy Current Suppression Ring are hitting the road for a national tour this March and April, in support of the release of their eagerly anticipated new album, Rush To Relax. The foursome will pack their bags and hit the road for shows all around Australia, including gigs at Amplifier on Friday, March 19, and at the MASS in Margaret River on Saturday, March 20. For tickets and more, head to lovepolice.com.au/ecsr.

For those that can’t make it to Funbury for GTM you’re in luck: on Friday, May 14, there will be no need to venture into the cutlery drawer, as Spoon won’t be there…they’ll be on stage at the Astor Theatre in Mt Lawley. Tickets go on sale on Tuesday, February 16, from Moshtix. Vampire Weekend are also doin’ the Perth thing, with the indie rockers announcing a Perth sideshow. Having hit the scene a few years back, Vampire Weekend cemented their fans’ love in recent months with the release of Contra, their sophomore album. Featuring toe tapping tracks such as Horchata, Diplomat’s Son and title track Contra, the album is full of top notch material, all of which Vampire Weekend will play live at Metro City on Sunday, May 16. Tickets will sell out, so be ready with credit card in hand when they go on sale at 9am on Monday, February 22.

THE NEW WORLD

Since opening a few months back, the Northbridge Piazza has hosted a range of fantastic events, and in coming months, the free festivities will continue to roll in. On Sunday, February 14, the Piazza will host the inaugural World Music Showcase, the first in a three part series celebrating Chinese, Irish and Latin performance. The first event will focus on Chinese culture to coincide with the Chinese New Year. The event will feature martial arts demos, Chinese dancing and music, plus Tai Chi. This free, family event will kick off at 5pm and run ’til 7pm.

This Saturday and Sunday, make your way into the Perth Cultural Centre to discover temporary chalk artworks created live by artist Jenny McCracken. McCracken will set up her impromptu studio outside the State Library, creating works inspired by the Art Gallery Of WA’s current exhibition, McCubbin: Last Impressions 1907-17. Those planning to head along to see McCracken create chalk masterpieces should also check out Jeppe Hein’s fantastic sculptures and installations at PICA.

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Located 26km North East of Geraldton, Nukara Farm is situated in a secluded bush setting, perfect for a rocking music festival. On Saturday, March 20, the Nukara Music Festival will permeate the quiet country with the sounds of live music, thanks to a line-up that includes Australia’s top blues and roots artists. Taking to the stage at Nukara will be Blue Shaddy, The Go Set, Andrew Winton, Nice Verdes, Michael May, Freya Hanly, Mic Payne and Mick McIntyre and the Gypsy Soul Circus. Early bird tickets are only $55, so get in before Sunday, March 14, or you’ll be looking at paying $65 for a ticket. Tickets can be purchased at the Geraldton CD Centre or by calling (08) 9921 4821.

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JANE’S ADDICTION Back On The Beat

Drummer Steve Perkins has always come across as the calm guy in Jane’s Addiction. And with all the talk of Jane’s Addiction’s internal problems each time they’ve been a band, Perkins has never been portrayed as the aggressor. In fact, even Perry Farrell and Dave Navarro – the band’s most spotlighted duo – often paint Perkins as a mediator in the band’s break-ups and reformations.

And Jane’s Addiction have had a few of those... But volatile art, by sheer logic, requires volatile artists, and it seems that Jane’s Addiction and their fans are happy to keep reuniting, parting ways and reuniting again. It’s a dramatic way for a band to simply take some time off from each other, but it’s their way and it works. Had they have come to this conclusion earlier in their career, Perkins himself hypothesises, maybe things would have turned out differently than they did. But if you consider the legend of Jane’s Addiction, as well their spotless discography and an ability to keep resuscitating themselves... maybe things turned out just fine.

By MIKE WAFER The last time we spoke you were really excited. You were in the studio finishing off Strays, and you said that it felt like being back at the start of the band again. What does it feel like this time around with the original line-up? Well obviously it’s a trip, because we’re not playing any new music. We’re just reaching back into the first three records and that’s it. And Eric [Avery, bass] was the main ingredient back then as far as what my drum sounds became. And how I found my sound as a drummer was really related to how he played bass: his very simple melodic bass lines are very aware of songwriting and mood, as opposed to most bass players who are just backing up the guitar riff or matching up with the kick drum. Going back and playing with Eric has opened my eyes again to how I approached drums back when I started the band, and the melodic bass parts interlocking with the drum parts, and also the room he would give me. He’s like an ocean liner... a cruise ship on the ocean... he keeps very steady, and the water splits in front of him (laughs). There’s nothing it can do... he just keeps going (laughs). Either I could be the drummer that joins him, or plays around him, or plays through him... there’s so much room for me. [Sings bass intro to Mountain Song] You know... ‘what can I do with that?’. In ’97 we had Flea, and in 2001/2002 we had Chris Chaney. Flea is one of the best ever bass players on Earth, and Chris is such a solid bass player, but of course these guys didn’t write the songs. So it feels... not like a new band, but a re-launch of learning the tunes, re-igniting and dissecting the tunes. Me and Eric spent a month-and-a-half just before Navarro and Perry got involved, just getting the rhythm section lubricated again and refining all the parts, because he hadn’t played these songs in 20 years, even though I’ve been playing them with Flea and other bass players. So it was very interesting for me as a drummer. And then of course when the other guys showed up it never felt like anything changed. The tempos, the swing, the sloppiness but the tightness... it kind of reminds of being on a wooden rollercoaster as opposed to new steel rollercoasters that are so smooth. The wooden 12

ones have the play, back and forth, and are a little noisy... that’s the danger. That’s the danger in it that makes it exciting, and I think the Jane’s Addiction original members have this ‘wooden rollercoaster’ danger to it where you know it’s going to be fine, because the turns and the tracks are there, but there’s a little bit of play. There’s four different opinions there... four guys that see everything differently, just like in the day of ’86. We had different record collections, different friends, liked different art and dressed differently... and that all builds into the sound that happens on stage. So it is quite fresh but also quite familiar. Hindsight is what it is, but now that everyone’s back together and the songs are sounding great, do you wish you could go back and take away those years where the band wasn’t doing this? Well, of course. In ’91 and even in ’86, every decision didn’t come easily. It was always a tough band to get things done because we see things differently, and that’s what made it great. But come 1991, after being together every day for five years and really blistering through everything, I think we could have really used some good advice. You know, ‘Take a year off. Don’t look at each other, don’t call each other. Ritual did great, Lollapalooza did great, people will be waiting for the next record – don’t rush it’. Instead, nobody told us anything. So we looked at each other and said ‘fuck you’. Me and Perry decided to do Porno [For Pyros]; Eric and David did Deconstruction; and it just seemed like we couldn’t look back... so, you know, how do you move forward? I guess we needed some mature advice. Also, all we had then was Jane’s Addiction in our lives. Now we have so many projects, wives, kids, houses – whatever you’re working on – so Jane’s Addiction is just a slice of life. Back then, Jane’s Addiction was the whole thing, so it was hard to look at it as just ‘hey we can just take a break’. It just seemed like either ‘break up’ or ‘get back to work’. When one particular thing is your entire life, and that thing crumbles, you don’t have much left. You’re left with ‘where do I go from here?’. Exactly. How do you take a year off and not call each other? As soon as the band broke up I joined Infectious Grooves and we opened up for Ozzy Osbourne for two months. Perry finished off the movie Gift, and Eric and Dave went to work on Deconstruction. So we all went right to work because we needed to work. So when the Infectious thing slowed down I called Perry to start Pornos, and that first record for me and Perry was very exciting because it felt like everything we couldn’t do with Jane’s, because of communication problems, was possible in Pornos. Though we didn’t have Dave and Eric, at least we could talk things out. Now we can talk things out as Jane’s Addiction. And we might not like the outcome, but at least we can communicate. It’s four guys looking at a canvas... one guy wants red, one guy

Jane’s Addiction wants blue, one guy wants green... you’ve gotta minute after minute, second after second, you make a decision and move forward, and all be can’t really replicate that elsewhere in your life. happy with that decision. And I think we’re all better at that now. What you touched on before...about the music being relevant and modern-sounding... Knowing everyone’s personalities inside-out When you think about what happened as you do now, do you have to tread lightly in the ’80s, a lot of bands do have a sound that is on certain issues? associated with the ’80s and ’80s producers etc, [Laughs] Well that’s a great way to look but me and Dave were into Metallica and Slayer at it. There are certain things of course where and Sabbath and Zeppelin - and Eric and Perry you don’t wanna open up that can of worms were into Joy Division and Bahaus and Siouxsie [laughs]. There are bigger fish to fry with Jane’s and Echo. And there was that combination of Addiction. We could get stuck on this little thing, what me and Dave though was important in this one piece of information, this email that rock’n’roll - what Iron Maiden would do: they’d comes through where it’s like ‘is everybody going show off their chops - and we took a great to blow up or are we going to move forward?’ Like you said, we know each other so slice of what the other guys were into, which is well, so it’s ‘let’s not go into that’. We know we’re representing a slower pulse in music and really not going to be able to change anybody, so it’s taking your time getting there. And, to me, that ‘let’s make a decision to give the band some future’. real hybrid process of recording – and the mics The future of the band is more important than we used, and rooms, and sound devices we some of the smaller things that could have grabbed – there is still something very modern. Technology, with the use of computers fucked us up back in the day. In some of those things you have to go in the studio, of course it’s wonderful, but at the ‘I’m a mature person, I’m not gonna let that bother same time people’s ears are getting used to that me, I’m not gonna resent anybody, I’m gonna ‘perfect’ sound. They tuned it, they quantised move forward, I have a great life, Jane’s Addiction it, it’s perfect... and year after year of people is a slice of it, and I’ve got other things going’. Or hearing that, it’s pretty bland. There’s something you could get emotionally stuck on it all night about Jane’s Addiction... that roughness. It’s still and just go ‘Jane’s Addiction’s killing me, that guy’s recorded modern and sounds shiny, but there’s still this crazy roughness you don’t find. Maybe driving me crazy’... it’s really not worth it. We’re a rock band that’s got a sense in a Bad Brains record or something (laughs). of humour and likes having fun, and we love making music around the world... but it’s not so Yeah, if you listen to big-production albums important that we have to lose sleep. at the moment everything is quantised and hit-replaced. You may as well just use a Well I’m not sure how much you’d be aware fucking drum machine if you’re going to take of, being inside it all, but one cool thing is the drummer’s character out of his playing. that Jane’s Addiction are going to live on and That’s the truth. And my favourite on long after you and I are worm-food, so it’s musicians growing up were not the perfect guys, bigger than... they were the personalities. You can hear the ...To me that’s because the music is personality.You can tell that Stuart Copeland has relevant and modern, and the lyrics are relevant an attention problem because his drum parts go and modern – even though they’re 25 years left and right all the time. If they had some hotold. A 13-year-old or a 15-year-old could still shot producer produce The Police they would listen to it and still feel the danger. There’s still have said ‘you’re playing too many drum fills, a dangerous rock band here. There’s still a band Stuart, let’s keep it simple’, you would have lost the that hasn’t been used up and squeezed out by whole vibe... the whole personality. technology, so shiny and so dull at the same time. As a musician I understand when There is this danger that we have, and we still you’re in the studio and the producer goes ‘this have it on stage... you know, that’s what we do if is what I did to your snare, and it’s fucking huge we make music: make sure it is dangerous. Even if it’s Summertime Rolls – a pretty-psychedelic and it’s perfect every strike’ , and you’re like ‘wow, tune about fucking your girl on a summer day I’ve never heard it sound this good’, but then when – there’s still this kind of weird danger to it. So you hear the whole song - three-and-a-half I think there is something in the music and the minutes of the ‘perfect’-sounding snare – there’s lyrics that will live on, and I do see that and I no character. There’s no peaks and valleys. And when you do that with every instrument fucking love it. Playing with a hundred different and every vocal track you’ve got a very wellmusicians since Jane’s broke up, and all the produced, shiny, dull track. It’s boring. People different bands and projects and sessions... it hear it year after year and they’re getting used feels great, but there’s nothing better than being to it, and you lose that danger. And my favourite bands, even if the on stage when Perry says [mimicking Ocean Size] ‘three, fouuur’. We wrote that when were 18 music wasn’t hard-rockin’ music, there was a years old and it still feels like a fucking home-run danger to it, or a feeling that it had to be played [laughs]. So when Jane’s Addiction are together, or you were gonna die [laughs]. and people are feeling it and we’re onstage, it’s feels like scoring the goal at the end of the game The original Jane’s Addiction line-up will that wins the game for the team... but it goes for perform on Monday, March 1, as part of the 90 minutes [laughs]. So when you’re feeling that Soundwave festival. Hittin’ the town since 1985

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ANTHRAX

Biological Roar-Fare

One of thrash metals legendary big four acts, Anthrax will be playing their first Australian run of festivals as part of Soundwave on Monday, March 1, at Steel Blue Oval. JESSICA WILLOUGHBY caught up with straight-shooting guitarist Scott Ian to chat about…well… “Zombies,” states Anthrax rhythm guitarist Scott Ian, very matter-of-factly. Ah, zombies? “Yeah man, the whole new record is going to be about zombies, pretty much,” he pauses for a second, pondering an explanation. “Every thought I’ve had for the past five years, in my own fantasy realm, is about what is going to happen when the zombies attack. It’s wack but that’s just the way I’ve been thinking. And people can take their own impressions of it when the album is released.” That is Scott Ian in a nutshell, people. His personality has always been a contradiction in itself, a mixture of the hard-as-nails musician and the eternal joker of a man. Someone who is not afraid to embrace his inner child, both in fears and joys. But, above all, he is uncompromising. And that is the attitude that has seen him become one of the most highly regarded identities in the world of metal today. But when this X-Press scribe caught up with Ian late last year, he was feeling a little shit. He had just found out about Ronnie Dio being diagnosed with stomach cancer and the news hit him pretty hard. “I’m just a little bit in shock, you know,”he stopped with a sigh, almost seeming like he was composing himself.“He is a really great guy and a close friend of mine. I just hope he knows that I will be supporting him every step of the way.

Anthrax I’m pretty cut up about it. I didn’t really want to do interviews today because I only literally found out a few minutes ago, but Ronnie would have wanted to keep the music coming, so that’s what I’m going to do.” Hear, hear. And, in terms of ‘the music’, the album Ian was referring to earlier is the highly anticipated Worship Music. Now, the release date for the tenth chapter in the Anthrax book has been a bit contentious. Originally it was pegged for release in May last year, but obviously that did not happen. Though they have a damn good reason. Anthrax had no lead vocalist. Well, technically they did – when they initially recorded their latest material. We are talking about Dan Nelson here, one of the band’s shortest-lived frontmen. On July 21, 2009, it was made public that Nelson was not with the outfit anymore due to an “unspecified illness”. Anthrax later solidified the fact, simply stating he had left the band. This line of events is something Nelson vehemently denies. He believes he never “resigned” from the band and, in a statement released shortly after the crushing announcement, he retorted by saying it was “… the band members’ decision to cancel the touring dates with me, not mine”. According to Ian’s version, this is all bullshit. “Dan left us in the middle of a tour,” he retorts. “In the middle of a tour, man. I think I’ve developed pretty thick skin through the years with all the band members we’ve had. But I can safely say that 2009 is, literally, the craziest year Anthrax has ever been through – with its extreme lows and highs. And we’ve come out of it on top and are expecting 2010 to be our most successful year ever; it’s insane (laughs).” One of the major high points Ian is referring to here is, of course, the return of vocalist John Bush to their ranks. Though the band is quick to say Bush is still not a permanent member of the quintet, his role is definitely not “shaky”, in Ian’s words. The outfit is taking baby steps, but that is not the way many would describe his return to Anthrax. “We literally approached John in the middle of a tour we were doing with Metallica in England (August 2009),” Ian explains. “After four years without him, it was just automatic to see what he was up to. We only did one rehearsal together before we did our next UK date and it was absolutely seamless. It was really a return to old times, so fucking awesome. John just returned in the most triumphant way imaginable. That’s never really happened to this band before.” But what does this all mean for the future of Worship Music? Two years were spent on writing and recording this release, with the help of Dave Foreman (Mudvayne, Evanescence) on mixing duties, before the whole Nelson-Anthrax debacle. Though, in true form for this band, it has always been an all or nothing situation. So they paved the way for Bush to become involved on the album, the only way they know how.“We’ve taken everything that Dan did out of the album,” Ian says. “We stripped it all back. We do want John to be involved, but his creative input will depend on what he fees when he hears what we have done already. But as for the release date, it’s top secret (laughs). Nah, actually I really cannot say. Obviously, stuff is going on. But when we know, you’ll know.”

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MESHUGGAH

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Swedish experimental metal pioneers Meshuggah will hit Perth for the second time as part of the upcoming Soundwave Festival on Monday, March 1, at Steel Blue Oval. Drummer Tomas Haake tells JESSICA WILLOUGHBY why their seventh studio effort will be a return to the old, in more ways then one.

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Dissatisfaction is like a disease. It gets under your skin, it is all you think about; all you breathe and live and see. Meshuggah skinsman Tomas Haake is one man who has caught this infection. As a main songwriter and the primary lyricist behind the five-piece, he claims to be a long-time sufferer. But this is one virus he does not want to be treated for. Dissatisfaction is the greatest tool for a musician, he believes. It pushes a victim to aim for unobtainable goals. It demands excellence, in all facets. It consumes you, according to Haake. And if this plague has been the main driver behind these Swedes being named one of the most important bands in modern metal today by a bevy of industry heavyweights and, of course, in the eyes of their ever-growing fan base – then let them be rife with the sickness. “(Laughs) Yeah, I think it is definitely a good thing; never being satisfied,” he tells X-Press, as he sits in the band’s Fear and Loathing Studios in Stockholm. “You know, every album I feel like we are getting closer and closer to our goal. But it is a goal we will never obtain because our expectations are always changing. But I wouldn’t have it any other way.” Though Meshuggah have always been an outfit that let this fever run high. For about 23 years, they have strived to take control of every aspect – from the producing to the overall management – of the band to sate their desire for personal gratification. But with this course of action, comes great responsibility. And, sometimes, this obligation to all other arenas involved in being a menagerie of this design can overwhelm the reason behind the disease in the first place – the music. “It has kinda gotten to that stage at the moment,” Haake sighs. “We are spending too much time on the business side of the band and its getting a bit much. Personally, I spend 100 times more on the management and organisational side of the band than the music at the moment. We want to get back to a more old skool way of running things and just get back to the music. Now we are thinking of bringing an outside person to do the stuff that we don’t want to do.” So does this mean for the first time in more than a decade this Swedish crew will have outside management? Haake thinks not. “We’ve strayed away from signing a management deal because they ask for too much from a band. Some management deals want more that 20 per cent of album sales and, not only is that wrong, it’s ridiculous. So the new guy we are hanging out with, I really wouldn’t call him a manager. He’s more of an all-rounder helper (laughs).” Still, this enigmatic drummer is quick to point out that this move will not cut down on the time it takes for the band to put out new material. Their current album, obZen (2008), is a true testament to this clause. Written and recorded in just under a year, the album has been touted as their most accessible release to date – despite having the highest technical proficiency of any recording prior. Meshuggah also experimented with close to 30 mixes throughout the album. But this is one of the issues of having no deadline or studio pressures, in Haake’s words. “It might not seem that way, but apart from a few songs, the material for obZen actually came together pretty quickly. But because we have our own recording studio and we don’t have those time pressures, we tend to spend too much time on getting everything sounding absolutely perfect. It’s probably a little unhealthy (laughs). “It’s a fine line we have to walk and we have to ask ourselves; ‘when do we call it a day?’ When do we say this album is a done deal? But I have to say with our last three releases, where we have taken this path, I have been more satisfied with the outcome than our earlier work where we did have constraints. I’m happy as long as there isn’t four to five years between albums.” The upcoming Australian Soundwave festivals will signal the end of the tour cycle for obZen. And that means album number seven is not too far away. One year exactly, the Meshuggah lads are aiming for. So what insight can be given into what is in-store ahead? “We have some stuff that’s already in the works that was left over from obZen,” Haake concludes.“I know it sounds like the crappy overflow, but it’s not. It is really good stuff that we just decided to take out of the last release because we thought that album was complete without it. So after Soundwave we are going to get into fully-fledged writing mode. We haven’t really gotten to that stage yet because we’ve never been able to write one riff on tour. I don’t want to let the cat out of the bag, but I can let you know it will be nothing like Catch Thirtythree (2005).”

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THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART Noisy Feelings

The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart bring their sweet and youthful brand of noisy indie pop to the Beck’s Music Box on Friday, February 19, as part of the Perth International Arts Festival. DAVID CRADDOCK spoke to frontman Kip Berman. The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart aren’t the kind of band that prompts hoteliers to glue down their TVs and furniture. The New York four piece, whose melancholic-yet-sweet, noisy indie sound evokes bands like The Pastels, The Smiths and Belle And Sebastian, are so damn nice, you could comfortably trust them to look after your grandmother or water your pot plants. “If I don’t clean up the mustard that’s on the table after we leave a dressing room or something, I feel like one of my band mates will yell at me,” affable frontman Kip Berman explains of being in a band with friends and people he deeply respects. “There’s a lot of self regulation in terms of behaviour. I don’t think I could be like ‘hey guys, you go back to the hotel, I’m just going to do a shit-ton of cocaine and I’ll meet up with you in the morning’. It just doesn’t happen, but there’s this weird sense of communal morality in our group. Which is a good thing… I feel like if I was in a band with complete strangers maybe I could start wearing eye liner and acting like a dick.” The Pains (as they are called by their fans) complete honesty and lack of selfmythology is also the key ingredient to their music. Once brilliantly described by Fader magazine as sounding “Like riding your bicycle to your friend’s house after you’ve finished your homework”, the group’s songs certainly have a

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‘forever young’ type nostalgia about them, but with an emotional sincerity that can’t be put on. “I don’t think we’re artificially naïve or wilfully trapped in a given age,” Berman explains. “We couldn’t write songs about being 15 until we’re 54 – that would be phoney and kind of creepy. But we’re all trying to express the things we feel sincerely and, maybe every statement I’m about to say will be a huge cliché, but we do try and write about experiences, things we’ve seen and done in life and our feelings. We don’t really make stuff up because we’re not all that creative. We just try to be honest and write good songs about feelings. “I know there are bands that sing about bike rides, cupcakes, picnics and holding hands and if that’s really the way it is, that just seems bizarre. We just try and be honest. Yeah we play indie pop music, but we’ve also done a lot of things. It’s not like we have to censor sadness, or ideas about sex or chemical experimentation away from our music.” The band’s self-titled debut album was released early last year on seminal Washington DC indie label Slumberland Records. Brimming with thick, fuzzy guitars and bittersweet tales, The Pains’ style was quickly compared to the C86 ‘sound’, a movement named after a 1986 NME cassette compilation of the same name. However, Berman says the musical legacy of Glasgow remains one of his biggest influences. “I remember being made aware of The Vaselines because of Kurt Cobain,” Berman says of his adolescent tastes. “Nirvana was the first alternative band that I was aware of growing up, so anything Kurt Cobain was into I was into. There’s no way we would have heard about The Vaselines being 14 year olds in the suburbs of America had it not been for Nirvana. I guess as we got older we discovered bands like The Pastels, Belle And Sebastian, Teenage Fanclub, Orange Juice and Jesus And Mary Chain.” While finding out about these bands may once have involved a convoluted journey involving word of mouth, mix-tapes and Zines, the ubiquity of the internet means that obscure bands in far-reached places are now far more accessible. Berman, however, says he sees no problem with taste-making blogs and iTunes doing the legwork that Zines and mixtapes once did for the indie community. “I try not to romanticise those things, that idea of something being obscure for obscurity sake,” he explains. “I really like the idea that things are more accessible. It might diminish the elitism and smugness people have about knowing about a cool band, but from my point of view, I just think that if a band’s good as many people should know about them as possible. I know there is a lot of demystifying of some of the aspects of indie pop, things like mix tapes and Zines, but I think the internet has done so many good things in terms of exposing a generation of people to bands that otherwise would have been forever forgotten.”

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ESCAPE THE FATE Only In Vegas

Las Vegas rock kiddies Escape The Fate will be making their Perth debut alongside a bevy of musical treats as part of Soundwave on Monday, March 1, at Steel Blue Oval. JESSICA WILLOUGHBY finds out that there is a little bit more to bassist Max Green than just being a cheeky son-of-a-bitch. History has long been known as the tool that people judge themselves by. In the case of musicians, the role their past â&#x20AC;&#x201C; whether it be good or bad â&#x20AC;&#x201C; plays in shaping their future sound is undeniable. But for some outfits, these events are so shattering they not only change their approach to music â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but it actually alters them as individuals. And so it was for Las Vegasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Escape The Fate. More than 16 months ago, this young quartet went through an ordeal that does not happen to just any band. Their singer at the time, Ronnie Radke, was arrested and charged with battery in relation to the death of Michael Cook in 2006. This charge was further churned by the multiple run-ins Radke had with the firm, long arm of the law involving his alleged narcotic-taking ways. For an outfit that had built their reputation on party-til-you-puke antics, it is safe to say their prior singerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s arrest and subsequent

incarceration was a cold slap in the face. N ow a l i t t l e m o re t h a n a ye a r into Radkeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s maximum 24-month sentence, the issue is still very sore for all involved. In interviews with Las Vegas news media immediately following the courtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ruling, Radke commented that he felt the band had â&#x20AC;&#x153;â&#x20AC;Śturned their back on meâ&#x20AC;? and his former best friend, bassist Max Green, should have â&#x20AC;&#x153;â&#x20AC;Ś taken some of the wrap for his involvementâ&#x20AC;? in the assault incident. On the flipside, his bandmates at the time stated they were â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;hurtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; with Radkeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s behaviour â&#x20AC;&#x201C; with the event making each member question their involvement in the outfit and whether they had a future. B u t E s c a p e Th e Fate we re n o t going to fade to black so easily. Reluctantly turning to then temporary, now permanent singer Craig Mabbitt (former Blessthefall), they forged on. Releasing their sophomore album, aptly titled The War Is Ours (2008), just

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three months after Radkeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s incarceration with Mabbitt on vocals â&#x20AC;&#x201C; these lads had entered a new era. One where they chose to adopt a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;never look backâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; ethos, something that allowed them to push the strong emotions of the past into the back of their minds â&#x20AC;&#x201C; at least for the time being. X-Press, and every other Australian music media, were barred from ask ing questions about Radke in the lead-up to the boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; involvement with Soundwave. But in the true spirit of said ethos, Green was able to give some insight about the vibe of the band now. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What happened changed our lives,â&#x20AC;? he pauses for a moment. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You know, it actually brought us all together. We are so much more close now, as friends and musicians. But I guess that happens when humans undergo a tragedy of some kind. In all honesty, having Craig in the band is one of the reasons why weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re so happy now. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had the three core members â&#x20AC;&#x201C; me, Bryan (Money, guitarist) and Robert (Ortiz, drums) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; for so long. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not saying that when we had Ronnie and Omar (Espinosa, rhythm guitar) it was bad. It was good. But if just feels more real and in the moment now.â&#x20AC;? The run of dates next month will signal, not only Escape The Fateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first Australian festival notch in their belts, but also the end of their touring for their current second album. Green was more than eager to turn the conversation towards new material, earmarked for recording at the end of March. And, according to this bassist, the keyword for this release is balance â&#x20AC;&#x201C; pure and simple. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We really want to find some middle ground for us, especially in the producerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s department. Our first album (Dying Is Your Latest Fashion, 2006) was darker and our second album was brighter and more poppy, we now want a balance between the two. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just so into the new material. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to say itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a new sound and freak everyone out, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s definitely different and a lot tighter.â&#x20AC;? Noting personally that Don Gilmore (Linkin Park, Lacuna Coil, Hollywood Undead) was the first in line of the producers they aim to approach to take up the reins on their upcoming recording, Green admits their latest effort is turning into somewhat of a namedrop session. Clown from Slipknot, the Papa Roach guys, John 5 from Rob Zombie (former Marilyn Manson fame), Motley Crueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mick Mars and Josh Todd from Buckcherry have already laid down some input on tracks. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In all truth, the people who are going to be appearing on our next album are just people who are into the same shit as we are,â&#x20AC;? Green concludes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were all just enjoying each otherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s company. And I kinda want the title of the new album to reflect this, the new age of rock, were there are no boundaries to who you can jam with. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just all about the music thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s created.â&#x20AC;?

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Wavering Radiant, the follow-up to Isis’ 2006 release In The Absence Of Truth, sees the Californian-based post-everything pioneers finding solace in reaching a positive turning point in their lives, according to drummer Aaron Harris. JESSICA WILLOUGHBY reports ahead of the band’s performance at Soundwave on Monday, March 1, at Steel Blue Oval.

Stamping a label on Isis is an action that sets itself up for failure. The past decade has seen the Californian-based quintet successfully claw their way through a dense landscape of sound to create the perfect dispute. A marriage between grime and glory, tremendous bedlam and delicate euphoria, hushed tones and enraged screams. Consistently pushing the boundaries of the one realm that harbours them – metal – these men have used each album as a foray into unknown auditory territory. Beyond this point, Isis has been one band that has been able to overlook the usual flavours of this genre to revel in a wider sense of principles that tangle melodies with massive amounts of emotional input. And, in doing so, they have redefined the face of what

constitutes contemporary metal. Enough babbling on. The point here is, as with any type of artist that bucks the norm, their reaction became institution. After four albums, their own tried-and-true patterns of writing and recording – and even deadlines and producing – had turned into a form of banal reproduction for them. But their latest effort, Wavering Radiant (2009), sees a dash of an ingredient that is a little different for this five-piece – at least in the way fans have come to see Isis. They decided to start from scratch, to flush out fresh emotions and ideas and to, once again, find a new rhythm to contend with. So is their fifth studio album a turning point in comparison to past work? According to drummer Aaron Harris, most definitely. “Yep, you’ve hit the nail right on the head there,”

Isis he chuckles warmly down the line. “So much good stuff was happening when we wrote this album. And by good stuff, I mean so much had changed that everything about writing was fresh again. We also got a whole bunch of new gear, tried new patterns of working and let each band member hone their craft more. Personally, I just found that our last album (In The Absence Of Truth, 2006) was very difficult because it was the stepping-stone needed to take ourselves to the next level. And, I think, our new album has produced our most cohesive sound to date because of that.” The most notable change on the surface for Isis was the choice of Joe Barresi (Tool, Melvins, Queens Of The Stone Age) to produce.The shift away from their longstanding producer Matt Bayles was a conscious decision

for the outfit, a move that was able to reveal a broader scope of digressions and moods worked into each track. And the way they were able to do this was by focusing on how to capture the essence of their live performance in a can, basically. “Joe brought out a lot of things in us that we didn’t know we had,” Harris says. “As much as we love and respect Matt,it had become a routine; there was definitely a formula to it. We had a meeting with Joe before we started writing the album and he kept on going on and on about how we were a really good live band and how we had to capture that. So he came to all of our jams and our shows. One of the things he really worked with us heaps, especially me, was the tempos. He was getting us to slow the tempos right down. We’ve never done that before and it was refreshing. Personally, I’d love to work with Joe again. The whole experience was very comfortable and, for us, that is what’s most important.” Writing without a deadline for the first time in their career also lent the band the environment to be luxurious. As a bunch of self-professed private-creators, or musicians who work better in solitary isolation, this arrangement was ideal.“We were able to dissect the songs a lot more,” Harris explains. “And, in doing so, we were able to focus a lot more on the writing itself. We recorded a lot of practices and jams, then we’d go our own separate ways to flesh out our own parts. I know I liked to listen to the new material while I went of bike rides. It’s a creation in isolation kind of thing. But one of the major things working without a deadline helped us to do was to become better musicians. I was able to work on becoming a better drummer, working of the rhythm to create a different presence within the music. But you can probably hear more noticeable improvements, like Cliff’s (Meyer) keyboards. They were so much louder, confident and more involved. And Aaron’s (Turner) vocal performance was really outstanding. Not that he wasn’t a great vocalist before; I just think he really outdid himself this time.”

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English post-punk act The Cribs play at the Rosemount Hotel on Saturday, February 13. Drummer Ross Jarman told DAVID CRADDOCK why The Cribs aren’t just another bland, cookie-cutter UK indie band. “Johnny’s just joined the band. No big deal,” The Cribs’ drummer Ross Jarman laughs nonchalantly down the line from Vancouver where himself and his West Yo r k s h i r e b a n d - m a t e s a r e c u r r e n t l y touring. But the ‘Johnny’ in question is no ordinary gun for hire picked from the ‘musician’s corner’ section of a local paper. He happens to be legendary Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr. “No matter what you’re doing, no matter what album you make, there’s always a story,” Jarman says of the music press understandable infatuation with his band’s new signing. “The last album was about us working with Lee Ranaldo. It’s ultimately a Cribs record but now we’ve got Johnny’s distinctive sound on there. In some ways, new people might have discovered the band who are Johnny fans, but fundamentally this is still a Cribs record.” Given The Cribs’ history, Jarman’s nonchalance with his megastar band mate is understandable. Since their inception in 2001 the bands have made a distinct effort to distance themselves from hype and the steady stream of bland ‘landfill indie’ (to borrow a term coined by UK music journalist Andrew Harrison) acts that spewed out of the UK in the early Noughties. With their fourth album Ignore The Ignorant discussing gender equality, masculinity and British nationalism, The Cribs do certainly appear to have more substance than some of their major label counterparts. “Ryan actually mentioned the [landfill indie] term at Glastonbury a couple of years ago,” Jarman explains. “We’ve been around for seven years now and for us when we first started it was completely different. All of a sudden there were some good bands around like Franz Ferdinand – they’re a good band – but then there were all these majorlabel manufactured indie bands which were just rubbish. They were completely bland. We could see it happening, we could see that the bubble was going to burst. So we just try to distance ourselves from all of those bands. We’ve always tried to do that. “Every time we record a record we try and do things differently. We never like

to record in the same place or with the same people. There’s these bands that get on the treadmill and end up churning out the same thing over and over again.” Jarman and his bandmate’s four album career has certainly been marked by a willingness to experiment with interesting producers and studios. Their first self titled debut release was recorded at Toe Rag, the famously lo-fi, one-room, tape-only studio in which The White Stripes recorded Elephant. The band’s third album Men’s Needs, Women’s Needs, Whatever was recorded in 2007 with Alex Kapranos and included a collaboration with Sonic Youth co-founder Lee Ranaldo. For their most recent album, the band enlisted the help of Nick Launay, a producer know for his work with Nick Cave, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Silverchair. “ We don’t ac tually go look ing for collaborators, people come to us, ” Jarman explains of the band’s penchant for experimental partnerships. “We’ve just been lucky. We’ve just been approached by a lot of really nice people who are just fans of the band. Working with Lee [Ranaldo] was a lot of fun, we just had a couple of ideas and he came in and put a few touches on it. That one’s really good it’s one of my favourite songs we’ve done now. “The reason we worked at Toe Rag was that we just liked the lo-fi sound. Basically, as we’ve gone on we’ve just spent more time in the studio. The first album was recorded and mixed in two weeks but with the new one we spent seven weeks on it.” The Cribs’ decision to release all of their albums on the independent label Wichita, and their insistence on complete creative control, is perhaps another key reason for their longevity and the respect in which they are held by other musicians. While other English indie bands were swiftly swept up by major labels in the ‘guitar-band’ craze of the Noughties, Jarman says The Cribs’ independence has allowed them to develop at their own pace. “When we signed to them Wichita was just a small label run out of somebody’s front room,” Jarman explains. “With major

labels you have to record demos and go to meetings and stuff like that whereas with Wichita it’s not like that. They understand that the artistic control is completely up to us. We just get friends to do the artwork and stuff. If we were on a major label they’d have people analysing your demos and people looking at your artwork and telling you how they want it to be.

The Cribs “A lot of these UK indie bands do one album on a major label and just get dropped. They never have the freedom to write what they want and build things up in an organic way by going out there and touring.- just getting in the back of the van and driving and just getting out there. For a long time on the first record we’d play for a crate of beer, a crate of water and some fuel money.”

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All Back Home abandon, to pigeon hole Regan as just another young Zimmer-like would be to undersell his phenomenal talent for intellectually engaging, vivid and original song writing. Jangly rocker Protection Racket may not break particularly new ground with its anticapitalist message, but cryptic tales of wild Alsatians and knitting circles, and a soaring folk-rock chorus, keep you coming back for more. Regan’s second release was originally to be recorded by Ethan Johns (Kings Of Leon, Ryan Adams, Rufus Wainwright), but after record company wrangling, Regan decided he’d just find a vacant warehouse and do it himself – a bold move indeed. Raw, immediate and wonderfully recorded – it’s already a 2010 favourite. Released March 1 _DAVID CRADDOCK

GALACTIC Ya-Ka-May AntiShock

Released on the ever-eclectic Anti- label, Galactic are a New Orleans band who mix elements of hip hop, funk, jazz and a native NOLA genre known as ‘bounce’ into a seriously crazy musical jambalaya. Apparently Ya-KaMay is a spelling derivative of Ya Ka Mein - a regional soup of Chinese origin adapted by the Afro-Orleanian community. Helped along by whackily named friends like Big Chief Bo Dollis, Walter ‘Wolfman’ Washington and Big Freedia, Galactic’s sound K D LANG oozes the cultural vibrancy and generally Recollection chaotic ‘mish-mash’ of influences that New Nonesuch Orleans is known for. Warner Music Carnivalesque opener Boe Money is driven along by a whirlwind of horns provided When Tony Bennet calls you the best singer by the Rebirth Brass Band. An almost latin of a generation then you can be sure that at rhythm is punctuated by hoots and hollers the very least you have a pretty special set of and a throbbing bass beat, but the result is no pipes. If you are K D Lang, and had forgotten twee world music artefact, it’s very modern and that accolade, then your trophy cabinet full of ‘now’. Double It is a much more electronic and Grammy’s may be a solid reminder. To celebrate hip-hop oriented affair (as are many tracks on 25 years of releasing music, Lang releases the the album) with Big Chief Bo Dollis delivering retrospective collection Recollection. some exotic and regionally flavoured rhymes. With a career as distinguished as Speaks His Mind takes the album for Lang’s, the quality of songs on Recollection was an unexpected turn down the soul road with never going to be debatable. For the most part Walter “Wolfman” Washington crooning over the better known songs have been included some wonky, slightly sick sounding samples. here making it the perfect dinner party music YA-Ka-May is a strange and spicy gumbo or car album. As well as duets with Roy Orbison, indeed proving that modern New Orleans Tony Bennett and Jane Siberry, Lang has made music is about far more than just jazz. a new recording of her live staple Hallelujah. A few artists have tried to stake their claim as _DAVID CRADDOCK having the best version of the tune and Lang ensures hers is certainly in the running. With songs as fine as these, there is no wonder Lang was given the Order Of Canada. _CHRIS HAVERCROFT

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Melbourne punk four-piece Eddy Current Suppression Ring have deservedly become quite popular since their 2006 self-titled debut, with follow-up Primary Colours so successful Irish folk singer Fionn Regan’s 2006 debut The it actually forced the ARIA charts to have End Of History was the kind of cult album that something in them that wasn’t shit. The horror! would appear in celebrities’ end of year ‘best It’s hard to pick exactly what gives this of’ lists. Regan’s verbose, florid and cheekily band their punch; there’s Brendan Suppression’s delivered lyrics were too good to be kept secret droll, deeply Australian delivery and lyrics. by a select few, however, with the album swiftly Eddy Current’s guitar is sometimes a beast that receiving a Mercury Prize nomination in 2007 pounds and lurches, but equally capable of and Regan even appearing in Vanity Fair. precision cutting as a foil to Suppression’s own And then, like pixie dust, the elfish sharp tongue. The muscular rhythm section Irishman disappeared off the radar -consumed, drives ever onward, almost willfully oblivious apparently, by a far-reaching tour of the USA. to what goes on elsewhere. But Regan is finally back with a second album What is particularly good about and it’s a far more band-driven and raucous this record is that each of the ten tracks has offering than his delicate debut. something to offer, even the sixty-second punk Second Track House Detective is going ramble of Walked Into A Corner and the slightly to have every music-hack in the world saying longer Isn’t It Nice. When you can throw a riff of Regan’s ‘done a Dylan’ on The Shadow Of An that quality to a song that doesn’t reach eighty Empire and gone electric. While there are seconds you know you’re doing okay. Opener certainly elements of carnival-esque Bringing It Anxiety is loose, energetic and catchy as hell. Hittin’ the town since 1985

Tuning Out and Second Guessing are long tracks for a punk band, but they don’t lose their way at all, the former elongating itself with some fantastic guitar work and the latter diving headlong into krautrock, keyboards and all. My only complaint is that some great bass riffs are buried deep in the mix when they need to be punching you in the face. The STEREOFLOWER swampy, blistering title track closes the album Cocaine Beebop and is annexed by 19 minutes of the sound of waves crashing. I’m guessing that is the ‘relax’ Ahead of the release of their debut album portion of an album that is otherwise quite a Alright, It’s OK, Satellite Commander this April, rush. Perth indie band Stereoflower offer listeners Cocaine Beebop, a single full of sweet licks, _MICHAEL PINCOTT minimalist percussion and gritty vocals. Originally a solo project by Alex Elbery, Stereoflower’s sound has matured and filled out in recent years thanks to the addition of Dr Blythe on drums, Rufus Marmaduke on guitar and Mark Remarko on bass, who have combined their musical prowess to take Stereoflower to the next level. With such a strong single, one can only imagine how awesome their impending album is going to be. This foursome is definitely one to watch. _EMMA BERGMEIER

MASSIVE ATTACK Heligoland Virgin EMI As one would expect from the increasingly remote Massive Attack, Heligoland isn’t exactly a return to the melancholic soul of early albums Blue Lines and Protection. The forbidding elements of Massive Attack came to the fore on their last studio record, 2003’s dark ‘n sparse 100th Window. The closest they get to their earlier majesty is in the rising string arrangement that builds at the end of Hope Sandoval-guesting track Paradise Circus. That tune aside, Heligoland is a slightly more user-friendly charter into 100th Window’s paranoid waters. The arrangements are not quite as skeletal as its predecessor, with fuzzy bass guitars and plucked acoustic strings sharing space with alien synthscapes and crawling, mutated hip-hop beats. Former Tricky associate Martina Topley-Bird sings on two tracks, most notably the grimy noir-tronica of Babel. Damon Albarn turns up on the electro-acoustic shuffle of Saturday Come Slow and Elbow’s Guy Garvey comes across all David Sylvian in the futurist croon of Flat Of The Blade. A further highlight comes in the grim doowop dub of Splitting The Atom, featuring regular collaborator Horace Andy. While Massive Attack are now more content to travel in their own introspective direction instead of capturing and defining the zeitgeist (as they did with their first three albums), Heligoland is still the sound of a group subtly evolving.

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HUGH SHERIDAN Just Can’t Throw Us Away Packed To The Rafters’ Hugh Sheridan joins the ranks of soapie actors turned solo artists with Just Can’t Throw Us Away, a fairly bland and forgettable track that’s full of Disney-esque vocals. From the sound of Just Can’t Throw Us Away, it seems clear that Sheridan has been trained in musical theatre, which doesn’t make for a strong single. Pop this song in the context of a stage musical of some description and it would probably sound alright, but as a standalone single, it fails to impress. The lyrics are boring, the music is boring – sorry Hugh, but I Just Can Throw You Away. _EMMA BERGMEIER

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A PERFECT GETAWAY Roadshow THE CLIENTELE Bonfires On The Heath Popfrenzy Intertia The Clientele are a proper indie guitar band, aesthetes a la The Smiths, Go-Betweens and Felt, immersed in art and literature as much as music and lifestyle. With its Paul Delvaux artwork and clean, ringing production, it was third album Strange Geometry that truly established The Clientele among Australian indie lovers. This is a band with surrealist manifestos next to their warm Church-like vocals and pristine Dunedinesque jangling guitars. But like the classic indie bands, this pretension never filters into their music which sounds as melancholic, melodic and exquisite as ever on new album Bonfires On The Heath. They blend Nilsson-esque acoustic guitar, wispy pianos, mariachi trumpets and a Bacharachesque singalong chorus in opener I Wonder Who We Are, but artfully, so that the song defies genre, just existing in its orb of golden pop loveliness. There’s also a pastoral psychedelic quietness to Harvest Time, a dreamy, paisleyshirted nostalgia to Never Anyone But You and a gentle Velvets haze at the heart of Tonight’s nocturnal romanticism. Unifying the whole album is a great sense of sonic space and crispness, the aural equivalent of HD-TV. That MacLean and company have managed such a gorgeous sounding pop record will come as no surprise to those who’ve ever delved into The Clientele’s impressive back catalogue.

Happy, attractive young newlyweds Cliff (Steve Zahn) and Cydney (Milla Jovovich) travel to Hawaii for their honeymoon and decide to tackle a treacherous but beautiful track to a secluded beach. On the way there they run into other holidaymakers, including a slightly scary former special forces soldier Nick (Olyphant) and his girlfriend Gina. When the trail gets more difficult and soft-hearted screenwriter Cliff feels more out of his depth, the news from the mainland doesn’t help when it’s revealed a brutal serial killer is murdering young holidaymakers just like he and his wife. Wanting nothing more than to ditch Nick and Gina but trying not to be realistic about it, Cliff and Cydney try to stay calm as the enigmatic Nick appears to unravel a bit more every day. It won’t really surprise you that there’s a huge twist the story revolves around, and the suckerpunch is revealed with little delicacy as a minute-long sequence lays out everything you thought you knew the way it actually happened. It’s handled a little clumsily but if you’re a fan of twist endings it’ll make you smile when you learn the extent of the secret. Aside from the big reveal the film is well done. Pitch Black director Twohy makes good use of the jungle exteriors of Hawaii’s island of Kaui and he elicits a mood of menace and danger quite effectively. _DREW TURNEY

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In 2009, soul songstress Tina Harrod released Temporary People, a passionate album exploring the boundaries of jazz and R&B. In 2010, Harrod will hit the road in support of the album, sharing her songs about love and loss with audiences across Australia. Fans can catch Harrod on her Underneath Your Spell national tour, which includes shows at the Ellington Jazz Club on Friday, February 19, and Saturday, February 20. Tickets are on sale now from the venue, at ellingtonjazz.com.au.

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Now in its 14th year, the Performing Arts Perspectives is an annual showcase of dance, drama and music performance by the state’s highest achieving Year 12 graduates. The event celebrates benchmarks of excellence for students and teachers from the government, independent and Catholic schools. Taking place on Wednesday, March 3, at His Majesty’s Theatre, Performing Arts Perspectives will feature eight drama monologues, four music pieces, three dance solos and one group dance number. Bookings can be made on (08) 9484 1133.

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For many Australians a trip to the movies isn’t complete without the ice-cold crunch of a Choc Top, which is why Event Cinemas are offering one lucky movie goer the chance to win a year’s worth of ice cream. The big wigs at Event invite cinema goers to create their very own Choc Top, complete with flavours, toppings and ripples, at mychoctop.com. Just by entering, punters go into the draw to win a year’s worth of ice cream, which is sure to put a smile on the faces of children and adults alike. Entries close on Monday, April 5, 2010.

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Can’t afford diamonds, champagne and caviar for Valentine’s Day? Fear not because Happy Endings is there to save your skin with a night of affordable comedy for lovebirds on Sunday, February 14. Now in its second week, Happy Endings is Perth’s newest comedy night, offering up laughs, and lots of them, on Sunday evenings at the Leederville Hotel. Head to Happy Endings this weekend to catch Ben Russell, James De Leo, John Conway and MC Josh Makinda take to the stage. Doors open 7.30pm, laughs start at 8pm. Entry is $10 on the door, but couples will receive a special ‘two for one’ Valentine’s offer. Theatresports champion Glenn Hall

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ADAM HARVEY Thank God I’m A Country Boy Long-legged, smooth talkin’ Australian country star Adam Harvey was recently in Perth to lend a hand at the Hope From Ashes Toodyay Benefit Concert. X-Press caught up with Harvey to talk about his new duets album and the importance of his country fans.

base over in WA and a lot of it’s regional. It’s important to do a couple of good deeds and maybe the boss upstairs will forget about some of the bad ones.” The close bond Harvey has with his fans is one reason he felt so comfortable with releasing an adventurous duets album. While many country artists might If Adam Harvey ever gets sick of being a have shirked at the idea of crooning with seven-time Golden Guitar winning country Guy Sebastian, David Campbell or Renee singer, he’d make a damn good Elvis Geyer, Harvey says he feels confident that impersonator. The patrons in the Subiaco his audience trusts him enough to give the café we’ve decided to meet in may not album a fair chance. know who this tall, striking, chisel-cheeked “It was great for me to try different chap is, but when he swaggers into the styles of music that I’ve never really done room accompanied by the sound of clicking before,” he explains. “I was always worried crocodile-skin boots, it’s clear that someone that if I tried to sing a song that wasn’t with charisma and gravitas has entered the country that I was selling out. After a while, room. if you can gain the fans’ trust, they’re going If the slick get-up isn’t enough to get into it and go and buy an album even of a clue for the latte sippers, Harvey’s though Guy Sebastian or Shannon Noll are cavernously deep voice is a fair give away on it. Over the years we’ve gained their trust as to his profession. The man’s a country and they know that when they go and spend singer. their money they’re going to get what they “We don’t all yodel and play the want.” spoons,” Harvey laughs whilst explaining As well as pushing his audience’s that thanks to artists like Kasey Chambers expectations, Both Sides Now also encouraged and Keith Urban, the country genre is Harvey to apply his deep baritone vocals to gradually expanding its audience into the songs he’d otherwise not have attempted. city and further than the regional areas it “I think I’m singing better on this album has long relied upon for its fan base. “Those than any of the others,” he explains. “If you artists are opening up a lot of people’s eyes get in a room with Guy Sebastian or Wendy in the city to what our music actually is Matthews, or anyone that can really sing you nowadays.” think ‘Jesus I better pull my finger out and be Harvey is speaking to X-Press on the on my best game here’. ” eve of the Hope From Ashes Toodyay Benefit Harvey, however, has been no Concert, an event aimed at raising money stranger to intimidating musical situations for the victims of last year’s devastating throughout his six-album career. Not once, bush fires. Given that he grew up in a but twice, has Harvey been selected to sing small Victorian town 50km from Geelong, at Country Music’s most prestigious and Harvey realises the importance of regional historically significant gig – The Grand Ole communities banding together in times of Opry in Nashville, Tennessee. trial. When asked to appear at the benefit, Adam Harvey “For a country singer that’s like he jumped at the chance. “I think there’s a real connection A day after our interview, Harvey’s a choirboy singing in the pope’s lounge “If you can forget about your cares with our music [in regional areas],” Harvey appearance in Toodyay went down a hit. room,” Harvey laughs with glee whilst and your dramas for a few hours, especially up there in Toodyay where they’ve got plenty Regaling the crowd with country stories says. “I think we write and sing songs that rubbing together his croc-skin boots. “It’s of those, and have a good time - I think you and anecdotes, Harvey drew the biggest people can really relate to. They can go ‘wow the cream gig! You walk out on that original need to do that,” he explains. “Boredom is crowd of the day. The fact the performer that relates to me’ or ‘that reminds me of my bit of stage – and it’s still the same stage that a real big issue [in country towns] and that was happy to give back to his regional fans uncle’ or ‘I used to do that when I was young Hank Williams and Johnny Cash started out spawns a lot of other problems with drugs, isn’t surprising given the success they’ve and stupid’. It’s that connection that makes on. There’s nothing like it in the world for a suicide and I think having an event out helped him achieve. Harvey’s latest album our music really popular with people. When country singer. Elvis started there. There’s there is a great thing for many reasons, not Both Sides Now debuted at #1 on the ARIA this benefit came up I jumped at the chance. just something about it.” only to raise money, but to give people an Australian Artist’s Country Chart and #19 on It’s people like that that are our core fan base. We’ve got a really good country fan _DAVID CRADDOCK event and something exciting to come to.” the ARIA Top 20 Chart.

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DAYBREAKERS The Lady Is A Vamp

A PROPHET Power Play Directed by Jacques Audiard Starring Tahar Rahim, Adel Bencherif, Niels Arestrup

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Directed by Michael Spierig and Peter Spierig Ethan Hawke is Edward Dalton, a Starring Ethan Hawke, Willem Dafoe, Claudia researcher who, with the assistance of a band of Karvan, Sam Neill, Jay Laga’aia, Michael covert vamps (Willem Dafoe and Claudia Karvan Dorman, and Isabel Lucas among them), plots a way to save humankind. But standing in the way of the outfit’s plan is Charles If, like a talented little league cricketer who’s forced Bromley, Dalton’s green-eyed (or is that red-eyed!?) to lodge a vote for one of two team captains that boss, played with savour by the always-dependable simply can’t keep up, you’re still not convinced Sam Neill. either Team Jacob or Team Edward is worth your Though the performances are terrific time, then maybe Team Ethan will take your Hawke, Dafoe and Neill are at their best; Aussies fancy? Claudia Karvan, Jay Laga’aia, Michael Dorman, and Or, to put it another way, if Twilight Isabel Lucas also fare surprising well (showing Sam scarred you, then Daybreakers is the blemish- Worthington how the American accent is done, cloaking moisturiser that’ll make you forget it ever for one!) - the stars of this one are undoubtedly happened. its talented writing directing duo, The Spierg Not so much interested in windcheater- Brothers. less werewolves and lycanthropic-induced love Without such a killer script (it’s triangles as it is simply laying its sharp, surprisingly deep teeth into the audience, vampire pic reminiscent of the wonderful Children of Men), Daybreakers is a return to the undead movies of the film’s flaws - largely its cheapish production values - might’ve been more apparent. But with old - you know, before bloodsuckers sparkled! Shot in Australia, with the atypical such emphasis on plotting, audiences won’t find Yankee imports headlining (Ethan Hawke, Willem a spare moment to whine. Aussies Michael and Peter Spierig, who Dafoe), Michael and Peter Spierig’s flick is an imaginative, well-structured thriller that, whilst not burst onto the scene a couple of years back with especially slick (didn’t have much of a budget), gets their fiscally-friendly zombie pic Undead, have your thumper ticking. It’s not the best vampire film pumped fresh blood into a genre one might’ve ever made, but it is one of the better, more exciting assumed that been drained to the bone. But if this refreshingly original chronicle of a coffin-staple genre efforts in recent years. It’s the year 2019. A plague has proves anything, it’s that there’s still room for transformed nearly every human into a vampire vampiric tales with actual bite. A low-frills but high-thrills thriller that – and the ones that haven’t been turned don’t last long with the trigger-happy authorities reminds us that story is the most important aspect patrolling the streets rather diligently. Though of a movie - everything else can afford to pale in vampires are the most accepted race, they’ve comparison if the plot is tight - Daybreakers is a film also a dwindling blood supply, and that’s forcing genre fans will likely be fang-full they caught. the fractured dominant rate to do things that _CLINT MORRIS aren’t exactly, er, human.

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Son of prolific screenwriter and director Michel Audiard, Jacques Audiard (whom we last encountered via the critically successful The Beat That My Heart Skipped in 2005) got his start in scriptwriting early, writing for his father’s 1974 film, Bons baisers…à lundi, over 30 years ago. Audiard’s latest script sings with the proficiency of somebody whose been in the game that long (Audiard is approaching 60), silently obser ving and absorbing the ar t of scriptwriting. Indeed, what makes Un prophète (A Prophet), last year’s Grand Prix winner at Cannes, so worthy of that accolade, is Audiard’s obviously adept ability to write characters with well-paced emotional arcs, to construct a decent plot and to pen believable, hyper realistic encounters. Audiard uses these skills in this, his fourth film, to turn the cliché of the ‘prison film’ into something altogether fascinating: not only an exploration into how confinement in prisons leads to violence and corruption; but a brilliant yet subtle inspection into how a prison can function as an insular, self-servicing empire: a place to educate oneself; or create a new identity. A Prophet follows M alik ( Tahar Rahim), a 19 year old French Arab facing six years in jail for assault. As he is stripped of his belongings and led into his cell: alone, trembling and vulnerable - a mere boy Audiard skillfully captures Malik’s confusion with a wandering handheld camera and his limited worldview with a masked lens that only reveals a small circular portion of the frame - a closed-off perspective that will inevitably widen by the film’s conclusion. Malik is the perfect target for snow-haired Corsican mobster and fellow prisoner Cesar Luciano (Niels Arestrup), whom, with the guards in his pockets, effectively runs the prison. Cesar approaches Malik in the prison yard, and instructs Malik to use his Arab heritage to befriend and assassinate a fellow Arab prisoner, Reyeb (Hichem Yacoubi), whom is about to incriminate Cesar’s associates on the outside by turning State’s witness. If Malik doesn’t kill Reyeb, Malik gets killed. If he does kill Reyeb, Malik gets the unlimited protection of Cesar’s Corsican gang whilst on the inside. Malik reluctantly agrees, and is instructed by Cesar on how he should go about murdering Reyeb: by offering Reyeb a blow job in his cell, then using his tongue to push forward a razor concealed in the roof of his mouth and leaping up from crotch level to slit Reyeb’s throat. Whilst the graphic nature of this incredibly gripping scene (in the film’s first twenty minutes) doesn’t really repeat itself in terms of abjectness, the tenseness and fear instilled in Malik is maintained as intensely throughout the film, later working as the per fec t fulcrum from which we

A Prophet

observe Malik’s transformation in prison. He moves from being a puppet of Cesar and the Corsicans, to ring leader of his own circle with a strength against the ageing Cesar par ticularly so when the Corsican prisoners are repatriated away from mainland French jails under the new Sarkozy government. Malik learns how to read and write, and likewise educates himself in the illegitimate ways of the prison system; using his knowledge as power to become understudy - rather than slave - to Cesar, becoming involved in drug trafficking and using his duel Arab and French loyalties to play different groups against each other in the outside world. Malik becomes an adult before our very eyes, becoming a product of the system: an outcome which, oddly, makes you feel happy and satisfied for Malik (so much so have we been aligned, sympathetically, with him from the film’s beginning, with Malik as a ‘victim’, a ‘good guy’): ‘Yes!’, you’re thinking as Malik begins to fire the shots, ‘he’s becoming even more of a thug than Cesar now, this is great!’. It’s an engrossing transformation, to say the least, and for sure the film’s most engaging narrative thread: a journey aided infinitely by the depth and credibility of the per formance of littleknown French actor Rahim. Aside from his great script, Audiard in the main allows Rahim and Arestrup centre stage in A Prophet, and allows the story to flow through their performances; t h i s i s a k e y s t re n g t h o f t h e f i l m a n d facilitates continued audience engagement throughout A Prophet’s two and a half hours’ length. Complaints are few : title headings and Tarantino-esque character names printed on the screen, are stylistic flourishes that don’t really add much to the proceedings, likewise slow-motion, surrealistic dream sequences (the film’s only metaphoric reference to the ‘Prophet’ of its title) and scenes depicting Reyeb as a ghost haunting Malik only distract from the film’s otherwise verite visuals. A Prophet boasts real ar thouse muscle; confirming Jacques Audiard as one of the most proficient and confident filmmakers working today in Europe; quite possibly, the world. _DANIELLE MARSLAND

JEPPE HEIN Don’t Look At Me Jeppe Hein’s works will be on display at PICA you create and build new works? Sometimes. My Modified Social Benches from Friday, February 12, ’til Monday, April 5. For more info, head to perthfestival.com.au. for example are very popular amongst skaters. I like it when the benches are used in this Critically acclaimed Danish conceptual artist way and I kept it in mind when I worked on a Jeppe Hein will present his first ever Australian commission work project that included a long solo exhibition at PICA as part of this year’s bench. Taking into consideration what would be Perth International Arts Festival. Hein is famous a perfect underground or bending for skating worldwide for his large scale installations on the bench, I chose its shape and material. such as his bendy oversized park benches, disintegrating rooms and jets of smoke and Passers by may not know that your large fire which challenge, often humorously, the outdoor pieces are created by you. Does this way people interact with art in public spaces. A appeal to you, the anonymity that comes with selection of Hein’s works will be exhibited inside presenting such works? It is not important for me that people and outside PICA, including his famous water jet installation Appearing Rooms, which should know it’s my work. It is more important that provide a refreshing cool-off for art lovers this passers-by stop, take a closer look and interact with the object, surrounding and others. summer. By DAVID CRADDOCK You’ve said in the past that you enjoy observing people interacting with your works. Does this observation influence how

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Instead of passive perception and People have said there is a humorous theoretical reflection, the visitor’s direct ‘candid camera’ aspect to your works. Is this deliberate? In works like Did I Miss Your use of mirrors in Spiral Labyrinth flips and physical experiences are important to Something (2002) [a work which involves me. Interaction is a distinctive element of the traditional viewer / artwork relationship, my artworks that is intended to establish the viewer sitting on a park bench and in that it makes the viewer interact with a dialogue between work and the viewer triggering a fountain of water in a lake] did the artwork. Why are you interested in as well as between other visitors thus you deliberately aim for humour? challenging this relationship? Art can be very appealing for people, supporting the social aspect of art. creating joyful and playful situations as well The show at PICA will be your first solo as relaxing moments and opportunities for exhibition in Australia. Do you notice that interaction with other people and making them people in different countries respond to laugh. Life is easier with a smile on your face, or as Charlie Chaplin said: a day without laughter your work in different ways? Probably based on the cultural is a day wasted. So if an artwork can put a smile diversity, I recognised that there is a slight on someone’s face and get him in high spirits, it difference in how Asian people respond to might also make life better momentarily. Though I like it when my works my artworks, especially when they demand a high degree of interpersonal participation. amuses people, my main intention is not to entertain people and my work are based on But in most cases their awe turns very fast to joy like in other countries. Ideally art brings serious principles. Playfulness and participation together people from different contexts make it easier for people – especially for those and origins giving them an opportunity for who normally are not in touch with art – to approach artworks. exchange.

THE SOCIETY Fancy A Cuppa? The Society is presented by Jo Strømgren Kompani as part of the Perth International Arts Festival, from Thursday, February 18, ’til Sunday, February 21, at the Octagon Theatre, UWA. Bookings through BOCS. What happens when a European society of sworn coffee drinkers completely devoted to the elitism and rituals of the ancient dark bean, discover a tea bag hidden in their guarded sanctuary? The Society, by Norway’s celebrated Jo Strømgren Kompani, is a comedy that explores current affairs and the truths of the human condition - through this very question.“I found the coffee/tea difference a perfect metaphor for the global conflict happening right now,” explains Jo Stømgren, creator and director, on the telephone from sub-zero Norway. The hybrid show features three multiskilled actors working their way through physical comedy, lip-synching, impromptu dance and French ballads. A celebrated choreographer, Strømgren mixes all genres in his productions. “I’m constantly surprised how many categories it fits into. Unfortunately, this becomes a problem for academics and critics. They always want to define things.” The Society, as with many of Jo Strømgren Kompani’s shows, features a ‘nonsensical language,’ developed through long-term research on abstract text. Each production involved a new linguistic ‘alias’, inspired by a specific culture or region. “For The Society, we looked at the East versus West philosophy and ultimately settled on French [as a base],” Strømgren explains. Whilst the languages are designed to sound credible, they cannot be translated. The Society also features some Asian-inspired nonsensical dialogue, and some English. The programme reminds audiences: “the performers do not even know themselves what is being said on stage – so please do not panic.” Strømgren says he finds a lot of

The Society

inspiration in Charlie Chaplin films, referring in particular to their political and social criticism alongside the comedic aspect. He sees his company’s work as a kind of “Charlie Chaplin from another time.” The Company’s productions have toured to more than 47 countries, presenting around 100 performances in 10 to 20 countries annually. Strømgren says touring helps fill a desire to be a part of the world.“Norway is a microscopic country, and we could tour a show to every city in a very short time. By travelling we are constantly bombarded by the surreal reality of new places. Plus, we like to travel!” The Society is the third production to tour to Australia, with The Department and The Hospital performed in Sydney in 2006. Strømgren is excited to be back in the country, and he believes that on many levels Norwegian and Australian society have a lot in common. Strømgren says he’s been watching The Chaser’s War On Everything (thanks to the wonder of the Internet), and found the humour in the programme extremely similar to Norwegian comedy. “We have similar viewpoints on global issues,” he adds. “We’re both very remote, and say things about the world without any limits.” _DAVID GEOFFREY HALL

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VISUAL ARTS

A n . t i . b o d . y , T h e S h o w c a s e G a l l e r y, corner Beaufort and Aberdeen Streets, Northbridge. After a decade showing her work in group exhibitions and showcases in galleries throughout Australia, award-winning local ceramic artist Josephine Pittman is proud to present an.ti.bod.y, her debut solo show, exploring the internal battleground of the human body through porcelain, handbuilt sculptural forms. It playfully interrogates notions of disease and the microscopic detail of what it means to be human, as the body remains locked in a constant struggle against the 21st century’s bombardment of external invaders. Exhibition opens on Friday, February 12, and runs ’til Friday, February 26. Give Way, Mixtape Gallery, 454 William Street, Northbridge. Mixtape Gallery invites art fans to make their way into Northbridge to discover the work of seven talented Australian artists. Featuring five artists from Perth, Give Way is a celebration of contemporary creation, showcasing the work of Paul Ikin, Kate-Anna Williams, Daevid Anderson, Sam Knest, Sean Morris, Natasha Sim and Kareena Zerefos. Exhibition runs ’til Sunday, February 21. Outpourings, Elements Art Gallery, 131A Waratah Avenue, Dalkeith. Caroline Christie will launch her unique book and art exhibition at Elements Art Gallery in February, chronicling her extraordinary art practice. Entitled Outpourings, the book describes Christie’s painting process, the simple act of allowing paint to be intuitively

applied. Her often large scale canvasses speak of intimate moments and ‘being present’ articulated via a sea of merging, swirling pigment which culminates in a visual flood of colour and texture. Exhibition runs ’til Sunday, February 28. Los Adornos de Venus, Heathcote Museum and Gallery, Duncraig Road, Applecross. WA artists Paula Cristoffanini and Rizzy challenge notions of femininity in their latest exhibition, Los Adornos de Venus, meaning ‘the adornments of Venus’. This is the first major exhibition for both artists, who chose to work with each other as they saw strong links to each other in their works. Paula Cristoffanini, a Margaret River artist who was born and raised in Chile, presents work concerned with conventional notions of femininity and the role of garments, accessories and adornments as masks or disguises. Rizzy’s work explores the essence of femininity, touching on notions of purity, softness and society’s expectations of women, examined using materials that reference the female experience Exhibition runs ’til Sunday, March 7. Stimulus:Response, Alda’s Gallery And Project Space, Wolf Lane, Perth. Stimulus:Response continues Tané Andrews’ fascination with botanical illustration, repetition, mortality and the passage of time. Andrews has created a new series of drawings for Alda’s, with his signature painstaking technique of rendering using thousands of tiny dots to create images of specimens in metamorphosis, taking months to complete. Andrews will also exhibit for the first time a

kinetic sculpture made in collaboration with local artist Philip Gamblin. E x h i b i t i o n o p e n s o n M o n d ay, February 15, and runs ’til Friday, March 12.

of subjects and themes important to young people today. Exhibition opens on Saturday, February 20, and runs ’til Monday, May 31.

The Detour, Fremantle Arts Centre, 1 Finnerty Street, Fremantle. Everybody loves a fun park – even a derelict one. In his first solo exhibition, Justin Spiers produces a record of what remained after the crowds dissipated. The Detour was shot on location at the Castle Fun Park on the outskirts of Mandurah. A collection of images on medium format film, Spiers presents a record of the Park’s demise into its current state of disuse. Where once stood a fantastic Disney neighborhood, Spiers captures the disquiet between the dizzying structures and their bush setting, suddenly realized once left to decay. A meting pot of Bavarian castles and tudor villages, these European architectural styles appear alien on the harsh Australian landscape. In reality, though, Spiers’ uneasy imagery documents the all-too-familiar marks of bushfire on the fantastic artificial vistas. Exhibition runs ’til Sunday, March 14.

Show Stoppers, Museum Of Performing Arts, DownStairs at the Maj, Hay Street, Perth. Make your way to Show Stoppers to be surrounded by fascinating artifacts taken from the overflowing shelves of His Majesty’s Theatre’s backstage storerooms.Take a look at silk programmes from Dame Nellie Melba’s gala performances at Covent Garden; see His Majesty’s very own collection of Beatles photos; view 19th ventury costume design;, study the painted portraits of Neville Teede and Dame Maggie Smith; read a note from Richard Brinsley Sheridan (entangled in Vivien Leigh’s feather boa), inspect movie posters not sighted since 1933 and peruse a collection of marionettes from Nutshell Puppet Theatre in 1973. Exhibition runs ’til Thursday, April 1, admission by gold coin donation.

Year 12 Perspectives, Art Gallery Of Western Australia, Perth Cultural Centre, Perth. Year 12 Perspectives 2009 is a dynamic showcase of the energy, expression and talent of Western Australia’s finest young art students. Now in its eighteenth year, it gives access to the thoughts and feelings of the next generation of artists. As fresh as ever, it continues to inspire visitors and remains a popular component of the Gallery’s annual calendar. This year 71 works by 68 students have been selected from across Western Australia. The paintings, drawings, sculptures and photographs explore a range

Datadrum v.2.04, Fremantle Arts Centre, 1 Finnerty Street, Fremantle. From WA artists Sohan Ariel Hayes and Laetetia Wilson comes a collaborative artwork that invites the viewer to shape their own experience, and the experience of others... Developed during a residency in Singapore, Hayes and Wilson combine their respective knowledge in animation, music and new media to present a model for the Sixth Dimensional City. Comprised of two towers and projected cityscapes, the changing landscape of the city’s community is controlled by an electronic drum kit. Pick up a drum stick and watch as every tap on the drum machine triggers sound and image events, altering the fate of those who reside within. Exhibition runs ’til Sunday, March 14.

Datadrum v.2.04 by Sohan Ariel Hayes and Laetetia Wilson

PERFORMANCE

Etiquette, Caffissimo at Art Gallery Of Western Australia, Perth Cultural Centre. Innovative company Rotozaza’s Etiquette quite literally draws you into a gripping and highly personal theatre performance. The concept is simple. You go to a table in a public café where a few curious props await. Taking a seat with a friend or stranger, and using separate headphones, you follow instructions and act out the play together, inhabiting roles in a series of short scenes, many borrowed from film and theatre. There is a kind of magic involved - for it to work you just need to listen and respond accordingly. Yes, you are the actor. From raw pain to delicate emotion, your story will surprise, amaze and move you in unexpected ways as you gain a new awareness of the power of dramatic dialogue and communication. Season runs ’til Sunday, February 28. Tarot, Perth Town Hall, corner Barrack and Hay Streets, Perth. Written and directed by the award-winning Emma Humphreys, Climbing Vine Theatre Company’s Tarot is inspired by the ten ‘cards’ from the Tarot deck. Actors are intricately body-painted to create living artworks. As the audience enters, they are met by the Dealer, and invited to choose a card. The dealer leads the audience to the card, then performs a monologue to illustrate its meaning. Season opens on Friday, March 12, and runs ’til Sunday, March 14. Bookings can be made through BOCS.

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When Craze got his first set of turntables, his family asked what he actually hoped to do. “I want to be the best DJ in the world!” was his reply. Three world DMC championships later, Craze owns that title - a feat no other DJ has ever beat. Craze hits the stage this weekend at Good Vibrations. YASMIN SHERIFF reports. While he my not have been fully grown when hip hop was born, Craze has done the hard yards and watched a genre grow with his ears consistently to the ground, looking for the hottest beats out of whatever box. As a forward thinker, Craze never discriminated against a sound, regardless of it origin or social stigma. It’s been his ability to embrace a variety of tunes that has kept him relevant to today’s sound. These days has a legend in Miami, has a packed tour schedule and is continually referenced as one of the godfathers of mixing. Not that it’s gone to his head … In previous reports, Craze outlandishly slapped down the new wave of hip hop, but these days, instead of hating, he’s embracing it, with the best of his ability and a few cheeky comments. “I don’t take myself that serious anymore. I am past the age where I’m all in someone’s face being like ‘yo man your hip hop is whack! Y’all don’t know the real’.” Realistically, Craze can’t keep his trap shut, but his straightforward honesty presents as endearing rather than egotistical.“I don’t think hip hop will ever go back to where it was. I don’t really hate on it as much as I used to cause everything that is dope blows up. So what about rappers like Soulja Boy? “I call that comedy rap. It’s just for fun, for when you wasted. “  

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SPACEY SAIZ Experimental electronic artist Henry Saiz’ unique formula of maximized emo-techno sees him hold a coveted spot on the Renaissance label. Today he is a key player in the galactic tech-house kingdom, among big names such as Hernan Cattaneo, Sasha and James Zabiela. Saiz DJs at Habitat at Shape (upstairs), on Saturday, February 20. Support from Flex, Cody, Darren J and El Dario. Tickets $15 before 11pm; $20 after, or $15 for Shape members.

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TALENTED MR TALIB Straight out of Brooklyn, New York, Talib Kweli is the flame-bearer for hiphop.Truly the coolest of his kind, Talib Kweli is regarded as the best hip hop has to offer – even receiving nods within lyrics of songs by Kanye and Jay-Z. He brings his full band and New York hip hop femme fatale, Jean Grae, to Villa, in Highgate, on Thursday, April 15. Tickets on sale on Tuesday, February 16, for $45 plus booking fee, from Planet Video, Mills, 78 Records, Dirt Cheap CDs and Moshtix Outlets (1300 GET TIX), or online from www.boomtick. com.au, Moshtix.com.au and inthemix.com.au

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Breakthrough producer Avicii, AKA Tim Berg, won the accolade of DJ Mag Breakthrough Producer of 2009, and has been regarded as the future of Swedish house music. He showcases his catalogue of groundbreaking production and remixes in an exclusive set at Onyx Bar this Thursday, February 11. Don’t miss out!

BUKEM BOOKED After killing it on New Year’s Eve at Origin, Knowledge Events are stoked to be bringing back LTJ Bukem and MC Conrad for a one off, intimate club show. Head to the upstairs level at Shape on Thursday, February 18, to catch them. Presale tickets on sale now from www.shapebar.com.au for $15 or available on the door, $15 before 9pm or $20 after.

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Former trance and world number one DJ Tiesto will be performing this week at Metro City today, Thursday, February 11, and tomorrow, Friday, February 12. With his recent release Kaleidoscope taking a much more commercial and indie focus, Perth punters may be surprised to hear the new direction Tiesto is taking with his music. Local club promoters also seem to have a massive month planned for us. The iconic team of Jose Amnesia and Jennifer Rene will be appearing at Rise Nightclub on Saturday, February 20. With productions including Louder and Invincible, they are sure to bring a powerful live performance to Perth when they play. On the progressive and tech front, promoter Democracy will be bringing their second installment of Democracy Live, at Geisha, with Brazilian artist Gui Boratto on Sunday, February 21. Boratto’s recent album release Take My Breath Away, and international performances including the famed Coachella, he is sure to blow the roof off when he plays. Tickets are available now from Moshtix (www. moshtix.com.au). Perth will be receiving two hot new trance events in the coming months. The first of the two events is to be held during the Easter long weekend, and will feature Mike Koglin, David Forbes and Claudia Cazuca with more to be announced. The latter event is still under wraps and won’t be announced until later this month, but without giving too much away Perth trance fans can expect to see three Top 20 DJs from the DJ Mag Top 100 on Friday, June 11.

Undoubtedly the biggest news for Perth trance and progressive fans this month is the Anjunabeats stage at Future Music Festival, which will be held at Ascot Racecourse on Sunday, February 29. Returning from their standout performance at last year’s show and joining Above & Beyond is none other than Super8 & Tab. Since they were last here for Future Music they have smashed their way into the DJ Mag Top 100, released and remixed some amazing tracks including their own Infrushi, and played at some of the biggest events around the globe. Also returning to Perth is Canberra born and raised progressive superstar Jaytech, and one of the hottest producers in the world right now, Mat Zo. I am also happy to announce I will be playing on the stage as well, so I hope to see everyone down for an amazing day! Needless to say this stage alone will host some of the standout performances of 2010, and will be difficult to leave once you arrive at the event. Tickets are available now from Ticketmaster (www.ticketmaster.com.au). In the world of releases, Mat Zo is one producer who continually releases quality productions. At the tender age of 19, he has accomplished more than many others his age, with numerous releases on Anjunabeats as well as Armada. His latest release, 24 Hours, is yet another great track by the young producer, and is sure to be a hit when played by the man himself in Perth. Those wanting to listen to 24 Hours and more of the latest trance and progressive tracks can download my monthly show The Jason Creek Podcast from iTunes or from www.jasoncreek.net.

DJS DIG DEEP Cut & Paste,The Community and Sundaes at The Rosemount are putting on a bit of a shindig– a jamboree, to be precise – to raise money for a good friend of Perth’s music community, Jocelyn Bartlem. Last year Jocelyn suffered life changing spinal injuries and now faces financial challenges in the face of ongoing treatment and rehabilitation. Sunday, February 21, is Jamboree For Jocelyn, at Sundae, at the Rosemount. Catch Charlie Bucket, Micah, Aarom Wilson and King Jon Ill spinning in the Rosemount Hotel courtyard, with Naik, Injured Ninja, Diger Rokwell, Mathas and Stoop Fresh performing inside. Doors open 4pm. The DJs are digging deep into their record crates – to say thanks for the tunes, dig deep into your pockets – entry is a donation of your choice.

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Phatchance

TAKE A CHANCE Sydney emcee Phatchance (aka Chance Waters) recently released his first solo album, Inkstains, and has had overwhelming support in the Triple J Unearthed charts. Phatchance has most definitely found his place in the Australian hip hop scene – catch him live on Friday, March 5, at the Royal Palms Resort in Bussellton (with support from Escape Artists, Delta Forse and Thorts) from 9pm, free entry; Saturday, March 6, at the Norfolk Basement (with support from Bentman and Sipn, Byp and Freekstyles) from 8pm for $10 on the door; and Sunday, March 7 at The Paddington Ale House (with support from Zeke, Mathas and Stoop Fresh) from 6.30pm, free entry. All performances with Coptic Soldier.

TROX IS TOPS Part of the pivotal Berlin dance music scene, Seth Troxler started his DJ life playing in Detroit at the tender age of 16. Today, he releases regularly in labels like Wagon Repair, M_Nus, and BPitch Control,and gigs at Fabric,Panorama Bar,Watergate and the like on a regular basis. Troxler heads into Perth on Saturday, April 3, playing at Villa nightclub, Highgate. Support from Oliver Huntemann and Phil Kieran. More details to come! Seth Troxler

ALL ABOARD Ever heard of a music festival on a train? The Bacardi Express is a unique tour on rails: a bespoke fifteen carriage locomotive filled with onboard entertainment, including a jamming carriage and gaming lounge, that stops to host free concerts. Off The Rails have just announced a series of exclusive sideshows with everybody’s favourite party starters Art vs Science! Head down to the Paddington Ale House on Thursday, March 11, to catch Art vs Science. The show is free, but remember to register first at www. bacardiexpress.com.au.

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Fdel

HIGH FDELITY Prior to their main stage performance at this year’s Good Vibrations, hip hop/break beat masters Fdel will drop by the Funk Club, to play a very special show, featuring tracks from their forthcoming album, as well as numbers their debut album, Audiofdelity. Head to the Leederville Hotel this Friday, February 12, to catch Fdel, supported by the Funk Club House Band and DJ Charlie Bucket. $10 on the door or $5 for members. Doors open 8pm.

REMIX YOUR HEART OUT If you’re into music production, you might be interested to know that Billy Hyde music is holding a remix competition, giving you the chance to remix a track by world famous DJ Christopher Lawrence. Head to www.billyhydemusic.com.au, download the stems of the Christopher Lawrence track Lie To Ourselves, then submit your remix to the website by Monday, March 15, to be in the running to win some cool prizes. 42

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THE GASLAMP KILLER FROM A TROUBLED MIND

Los Angeles DJ The Gaslamp Killer gives a performance like no other behind the decks; with his eclectic music selections, dynamic presence and untamed whiteboy-fro – and he’ll be back in town in March. The Gaslamp Killer, AKA William Bensussen, tells JOSHUA HAYES that it’s going to be crazy.

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Lucid Dreaming presents Perth’s premium DJ’s, Producers VJ’s on a night of Tech House, Progressive, House & Techno. Feat Matt Wright, Rohan Smith, Simone Tempone, Nathan Francis & Matty Moon (visuals)

Craze Nowadays haters claim that the glory days of raw hip hop is long dead, but what are they doing to resurrect it? Instead of hating, true players in the game are adapting and altering modern technology to release the dopest tunes, all while showing homage to the pioneers. Craze is often faced with a crowd that are unaware of the original gangsters. “Sometimes promoters just book me because of the name, they don’t really know what I’m doing. Instead of complaining, I just go in and see how funny I can get with my mixes and how completely ignorant I can get with what I do.” It doesn’t mean that it always ends up rosy, “If I try to go on, and play that crap music, people are usually expecting something different. They end up looking at me like, ‘What are you doing you moron?’ It’s all about reading the crowd. “ That being said, he does have a favorite decade,“I always think last decade’s crowd is way cooler than this decade’s crowd. “Regardless of his preference he still brings new sounds to the forefront. “I switch up my style every year. I’m always looking for new and exciting music to get me excited. I’ll always do some hip-hop. I’ll always do some scratching and bring the dirty baselines but it’s always about the education of what I’m into at the moment- to see where I’m taking it.” So what’s hot right now? “I was kinda not feeling dub step when it first started having an impact but I am definitely feeling it now. It gives me the same vibe that I would get when I was listening to jungle. There was no rules or boundaries. You can make all kinds of stuff and it’s still cool. That’s what dub step is right now, it’s got that excitement to it.” For someone who monitors the up and coming beats religiously, the next logical step would be to put that knowledge to use and bring the best out in an easily consumable package. 2010 brings the launch of Slow Roast, a subsidiary of Fools Gold. The first release will be from co-founder Kill The Noise, who’s been giving away his music for the past two years. Alongside some established acts Slow Roast will bring some acts from below the radar like disco house collective Senor Stereo. Slow Roast will provide a thirsty market with a hip hop based alternative to ‘comedy rap’, highlighting a genre mashing interpretation of deep bass lines and unique sounds. Given he’s so accepting of cross over of electronic undertones into hip hop, he’s sure to have an opinion on how Australian’s have made hip hop their own. “I love Australian hip hop [screams]. That’s what I always gotta say.” There is definitely more to this story, as indicated by his direct scream and hearty laugh. A few years ago, there was a little beef between The Herd and with a few insults slang from front of house. Allegedly The Herd, made a few unsavory remark about the Scratch Perverts set and Craze isn’t the type to let high caliber musicians he’s fond of get bagged out. Although security was on hand and testosterone running through the roof it ended just before it came to blows. “It was a little misunderstanding and I took back my words, but we didn’t talk for the rest of the tour. “I will play some [at Good Vibrations], just to show I ain’t got no beef with them no more. You watch me drop their shit. I love The Herd (laughs)! ”

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William Bensussen got his fitting nom de plume from San Diego’s Gaslamp entertainment district where he cut his teeth as a young DJ, often spinning for trendy night clubbers unprepared for his aural assault of heavy beats and psych rock. However, supportive promoters kept him on, and he was soon opening for the likes of Kid Koala and The Beat Junkies. He moved to Los Angeles in 2005, and since then his career has flourished, becoming a vital part of the Low End Theory, an acclaimed weekly event that sees him sharing the desk with other artists including Flying Lotus and DJ Nobody, and he has just wrapped up a U.S. tour with Prefuse 73. In addition to DJing, Bensussen has been branching into production. He released his debut EP My Troubled Mind in August last year, and, true to form, his compositions defy simple categorisation. “I’ve been trying my best to stay true to all my styles. I’m not gonna ever make a dubstep record, I’m not gonna make a trip hop record, I’m just gonna make whatever the hell comes out of my brain,” he says. “I’ve got a lot of melodies going on in my head and I’ve got a lot of ideas on how to construct beats.” Bensussen is starting to focus more heavily on his own music, recently producing a large part of fellow San Diego artist Gonjasufi’s album, as well as completing his latest project The Chutzpah EP, which is due to be released soon. Bensussen is also hoping to complete a full length album by the end of the year. “I’ve been playing drums for about four years, five years, I’m going to get my live drumming incorporated in it. I’m gonna get my friends on strings, bass, keys,” he says. “All the people, amazing, talented musicians in LA, I’m gonna try and employ some of them for this record and make more of a live album.” “I just need to make this record, so I’m going to try and focus on making this record,

and then once that gets done then I’ll open myself up to more projects.” But before then he’s coming back to Perth with his acclaimed live show; a mix of dubstep, psychedelic rock, funk, soul, jazz and hip hop beats. “The stuff that I play has to have a certain energy to it, has to have a certain aggressiveness, and be beat heavy, bass heavy, drum heavy,” he says. Bensussen was last in town in 2008, when he also played at Devilles Pad, and he’s looking forward to coming back. “The show was amazing, the people were so great, so receptive, it was sold out, there was a hundred people that couldn’t get in,” he recalls. “I can’t even imagine how crazy it’s going to be now because I think a few more people know about me, so it’s going to be a madhouse down there.”

The Gaslamp Killer (Pic: Theo Jemison)

THE GASLAMP KILLER FRIDAY, MARCH 5 @ DEVILLES PAD,

KID SISTER NAILING IT Fresh off a trip to the Grammy parties and plagued with illness, YASMIN SHERIFF chats to Kid Sister about her history in craptastic reality TV and her spot in the fresh genre that is slowing creeping up the charts. As a fashion icon with an affinity for bright colours and ghetto fabulous nails, Kid Sister is unlike her female predecessors of hip hop. She’s not riding the all too common role of oversexed, lollipop licking sex kitten. Kid Sister, AKA Melissa Young, won’t have her knickers on display and she sure as hell won’t be leaking a sex tape - her raw talent is enough to grab the spotlight. From retail to film school to chart topper, it’s been an eclectic journey but her true calling has always been music. “It’s the only thing that has ever come naturally to me. One day I just decided to try it and it worked.” After college, Young found herself without any tangible skills for the market place.“I was knocking on doors, trying to get a job. I was riding my bike, it was a richety ass bike - you could hear me coming down the road, it was so nasty. I started doing music in this time when I had nothing to lose.“ In between gigs Young landed a production assistant role on Starting Over, a Real World-esque 30 minute reality drama based on the trials of a group of dysfunctional women living in a house together. “It was definitely a low point for me.” With nothing to lose, Young channeled her focus into music.“I was just writing songs and before I knew it, he [Kanye West] was hollering at A-Trak asking to work with me. It was just like, all of the sudden he was on my song and we were filming a video in a month.” Pro Nails went on to become a insta-cyber hit and quickly picked up heavy commercial rotation. Next came the record deal and the debut album, originally titled Dream Date. Once completed consensus couldn’t pick a single. Young made the final call on holding its release - a ballsy move for a new artist without a solid following. “I’ve only been doing this professionally for about two years. I have no point of reference, I just do things according to how I feel about them not what is normally done. I just haven’t been in any of these situations before- so it just like ‘fuck it’.” These days Young’s got a solid network of friends to call on. Visionaries like Estelle, Kanye West, Quest Love and the Fools Gold label team are locked in her inner circle. “We are a close family. If I need advice, it’s definitely helpful to

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have insightful people around. When you are starting out you don’t know up from down, it’s good to have them at your disposal.”The finished product pulled in heavyweights such as Spank Rock, A-Trak, Sinden, DJ Gant Man and Yusek and a new title, Ultraviolet. “To me, when you get to work with your friends and your family you can say, ‘I think that snare sounds like a retarded chimpanzee on ecstasy’, and it’s not a thing. We wanted to make sure we had a sound that really gelled and sounded natural.“ “It’s a marriage of electronic and hip hop music that didn’t exist before. There was really need in music for someone to step forward and put a face with a name. There as this whole movement, ‘What is it?’- It was my job in this project.” So what genre does Ultraviolet fit into? “Now that [naming the genre] is not my job (laughs)”. KID SISTER ULTRAVIOLET [DOWNTOWN/INERTIA] Hittin’ the town since 1985

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REUBEN ADAMS speaks with Dutch house maestro Bart B More ahead of his show at Limelite at Metro Freo next week. Bart B More is a crowd pleaser, let it â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;bâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; known. His sexy blend of big house electro and jacked up beats has been wowing crowds the world over, garnering support from the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s finest like Morillo and Van Buuren, and cementing him as a massive player in a very competitive Dutch scene. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It seems like everywhere I go people are really excited about the Dutch house sound,â&#x20AC;? Bart laughs, having just returned home from an extensive North American tour.â&#x20AC;&#x153;It makes me feel proud to be a part of that scene. Apparently our small little country created this specific sound that a lot of people around the world enjoy listening to.â&#x20AC;? His label, Secure Recordings, which also has the support of some of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best, has been doing very well. Almost too well, Bart explains. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yeah, the label is a great way to get my sound out there by releasing both my own tracks, as well as tracks from others that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m really into. But it takes up a lot of time. Now that our team is expanding itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great to be focusing on producing and DJing only. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to worry about dealing with all the stuff that comes with running a label.â&#x20AC;? This is great news for everyone else, as Bart delivers his take on the Dutch sound to clubs worldwide. His next stop is Australia; where a fun and creative approach to his sets is going to go down a treat. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every single night of

the tour has been crazy and somehow I always end up at some after party,â&#x20AC;? he says of his recent North American tour. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The next day you feel so tired you have no idea how youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re gonna be able to play the next show, but then as soon as you hit the DJ booth and start playing the energy levels rise again and time flies.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;For me there are no boundaries,â&#x20AC;? muses Bart. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If I like a track, whatever genre it may be, and it has the energy I want to bring Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll play it. I try not to think about how I want myself to sound because I think this will limit you as a DJ. In the end I bring â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;dance musicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;; music you can dance to.â&#x20AC;? Hanging out with French minimal prodigy Brodinski recently, Bart seems excited by the cross-pollination of sounds that is happening across Europe at the moment. He comments that he finds it funny that the Paris scene is inspired by Dutch house, and vice versa. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just something I noticed. The Amsterdam scene seems to be really getting into disco, a style the French are known for introducing into dance music. And the French seem to be taking Dutch house to a whole new level. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s some serious talent coming out of France at the moment.â&#x20AC;? And with a week in between his Brisbane and Perth shows, Bart confides that heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s planning on working on his tan. Growing up

B More in the town on Castricum which is right on the coast of Holland, Bartâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always had a soft spot for the beach. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yeah itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great place to grow up in, although we didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get that many sunny days a year. Havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seen a lot of sun lately so Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m ready for that tan now. Canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wait!â&#x20AC;?

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Unique selector Dixon has recently made his first full length release on his own Innervisions label, coowned with Ame. RK gets the low down on Dixonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first mixtape since Body Language Volume 4.

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He sounds more like a child prodigy than a musician; the Michael Schumacher of the DJ world if you like. He explains: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was deeply involved in sport when I was five to about 15 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; I was a professional football player and then I sustained an injury so I had to stop doing it.â&#x20AC;? Indeed, attending a school setup especially for up and coming sports stars, he found himself consumed full time by his practice sessions. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I had training sessions two to three times a day but then it all had to stop unfortunately. These were the schools who wanted to turn the kids into superstars. So all of a sudden I had nothing to do so I got into house music â&#x20AC;&#x201C; clubs like Tresor in Berlin I really loved. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s where I started going and what I really enjoyed doing!â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;After about five years I got into being a DJ and like a lot of producers I started as a DJ first and then got into a bit of production. Back in the day, music wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t as divided as it is today. Therefore, even if weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re speaking of guys like Sven Vath who plays techno today; years and years ago he was playing drum and bass, house and acid house, Detroit house. Then in the 1990s things became more specific. The same thing happened for me. I was also playing house â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and realised there is more specific music that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m into â&#x20AC;&#x201C; like American house music for example.â&#x20AC;? Certainly, things have changed over the times for music in various ways. And Dixon agrees: â&#x20AC;&#x153;in those days, playing as a DJ meant that you played for eight hours! During such a long set you could play in any genre and therefore you ended up playing a lot of styles. Today there are so many genres â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but I consider myself as a house DJ even though some people will call me a deep house DJ or something else! Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really about interpretation. In 2008 and 2009 I went in one direction and then another, but overall itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s house for me albeit different.â&#x20AC;? Busy in the studio too, the lad is busy working with another of the industryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hot-shots right now, Henrik Schwarz. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yes, Henrik and I are working on a Dixon/Schwartz EP which will be released on Innervisions. We are also working on releasing some music for a silent film score and we were invited to write it and perform the score live which will be a fantastic experience, to travel into some cities around the world for it. Some of the music we wrote for it we thought would work in a club too, so weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll produce an EP â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and also some remixes and edits as well. So the film score is really the focus right now!â&#x20AC;? DIXON TEMPORARY SECRETARY [INNERVISIONS/INERTIA] Hittinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; the town since 1985

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NINA VAN DYKE How did you first get your start in DJing? About four years ago, after seeing my boyfriend practice and deciding to have a go. I had loads of fun doing it! After a year practicing, I got my first gig playing back to back with Mandy Bubb at Minimal-Xposure, in August 2008. How would you describe your DJ style? I play tech house. Funky, sexy, tech house and vary my sets with a small palette of house, techno and deep house.

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What are the origins of your DJ name? It is my real name. I was booked under that name the first time I played, and it stayed! What has been one of the most memorable experiences you have had to date as a DJ? Global at Geisha in October 2009. The atmosphere was electric. It was the most fun I’ve ever had playing a set. I later found out that the specific set I played that night gave a friend in the crowd the confidence and inspiration he needed to get his mark as a DJ, which he did shortly after that night. That is truly special to me! Best DJ set you ever saw and why (can include international)? It’s a toss up between Audion and Oxia at Geisha, or Mathias Aguayio at Eurobar. But I

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Nina Van Dyke Who do you rate on the local scene? That one is quite a list! When it comes to DJs: AarinF, James Francis, Brett Valentine, El Dario, Kid Deep, Kyran Smith and Luke Reti What track can’t you get enough of at the are definitely local DJs whom I rate. As for promoters, Democracy and Lucid Dreaming moment? Cry All Night (Original mix) by Daniel are definitely the cherry on top of the cake. Steinberg. I just love the funk this tune has, and the ladies voice is so catchy it’s a good Where can we catch you DJing next? Lokal - Femme Fatale Edition, Friday, opening track. Puts everyone in a good March 5 at Bar 138 and more TBA. mood.

have to hand it to Mathias - his performance gave me the chills down my spine and some very special memories.

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This is the latest in the Melbourne based EQ label’s internationally recognised series, that has included Nubreed, King Unique and Ben Korbel, artists that share a common theme of artistic integrity and individuality, and EQ gives them free reign to produce something unique. And that’s exactly what we’ve got here from Emerson Todd. A NZ ex-pat who earned his stripes in the Sydney scene, he’s now moved to the UK where he is getting the recognition he deserves. Todd has worked as a behind the scenes producer for many years; a studio gun, he’s worked as engineer for The Presets and his output on labels like Get Physical, Cocoon and Dirty Bird has ended up in the boxes of the world’s top DJs. As a DJ, he also displays an innate understanding of sound dynamics and this mix is testament to that – a tightly mixed, slow burning blend that works its way through deep house vibes, funky techno and darker sounds. Kicking off with his own Counterpoint, Todd weaves his way through an excellent range of underground tracks from DJ Sneak, Guy Gerber and another newie of his own Jacob. As those who witnessed his set after Djuma Soundsytem recently, the man is in his element in a club. He’s taken a bit more of a home listening angle here, but it’s still a superb mix from one of our unsung heroes of the scene.

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DELPHIC Acolyte

[Modular/Universal] Manchester’s Delphic sought out a number of high profile producers for their debut album, not least of all The Chemical Brothers, before deciding on Ewan Pearson. They felt that Pearson best understood their vision (he sat behind the boards for several tracks on M83’s sublime Saturdays = Youth, after all) and from the sound of this debut, the collaboration paid off. Unlike a lot of indie bands who incorporate electronic elements into their sound, Delphic are genuinely understand the dynamics of the dance floor. The bleeps and fluttering beats on tracks like Doubt and the outstanding instrumental centrepiece Acolyte don’t feel like afterthoughts – they are part of the very DNA of the songs. Take This Momentary as typical – opening with a gentle synth hum and some low-slung bass, it builds slowly,adding James Cook’s wounded,Kele Okereke-like vocals, then pitter-pattering snare drums, then an arpeggiated synth pattern, then suddenly,the endorphins are racing and the strobes are flashing and everyone’s hands are in the air. There is nothing particularly show off-y about Acolyte, either – it has great tunes and catchy melodies to spare, but it doesn’t push them all in your face, instead letting you discover them for yourself over repeated listens. I have no doubt that early ‘90s rave music – and all the New Order and Haçienda associations that go along with it – will become go-to reference points for young bands over the next year or so, but I’m thinking few will do it better or more convincingly than Delphic. ALASDAIR DUNCAN 4/5

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NAME: TROOTH STYLE / FORMAT: Hip Hop MEMBERS / INSTRUMENTS: TROOTH (Solo Artist)

WHEN DID YOU START PLAYING MUSIC?

I started rapping when I was 15. I use to record myself on cassette with an AIWA hi Fi system. I use to rap other people’s songs on their instrumentals and record it. Then I started to rap my own lyrics over the instrumentals and my friends really liked it so I just kept doing it. It is something I have always done. Either with friends or in the shower, I was always rapping. In 2002 I met LA Native Trumpnotics, and this is when I started WHAT DO YOU WANT THIS BAND TO to pursue Hip Hop seriously. ACHIEVE?

To produce music that people can

W H AT H AV E B E E N YO U R B I G G E ST relate to and love. To speak the truth INFLUENCES ALONG THE WAY? about life. With the internet these days I guess life is my influence. I rap from my heart, about what I’ve been through or what I see others going through. In terms of artists, my biggest influence is Tupac Shakur, as well as Canibus, Talib Kweli and Immortal Technique. Hip Hop in general is my influence. I have other influences as well such as Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, Nelson Mandela and Ghandi.

WHO ARE YOUR FAVOURITE LOCAL BANDS?

Local for me would have to include Au st ra l i a a s a w h o l e . O n e of my favourite groups is The Last Kinection. I also like Bliss n Eso. Perth wise I’ll have to say that I love Porsah Laine and Dialekt.

it’s a blessing because as musicians we have the whole globe to be able to distribute to. Success overseas is the main goal for me.

WHERE TO NEXT?

I am currently working on a mixtape called “United We Stand,” where I am collaborating with other acclaimed Hip Hop artists in Perth as well as over east. It’s to show that Hip Hop is a family, know matter where you are from, what accent you rap in or what background you have. If you make dope music then you make dope music, Period! After “TOO HIGH” has been launched I will begin to work on an album and concentrate on international distribution.

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Ù THURSDAY 11/02 Clancy’s (Canning Bridge) - DJ Wrighteous Clink – DJ Jinx Double Lucky – Afro Beats Eve - DJ Tony Allen Euro Bar – Roger Smart/The Tourist Flying Scotsman (Main Room) Pasha’s Kitchen – The Big Man Flying Scotsman (Defectors) – Ben Taaffe/ Dave Miller Foundry- DJ Travis B Kalamunda Hotel – Tip Top Sound DJ Al Leopold Hotel- DJ James/ DJ Jack Liquid Nightclub – DJ Buda Llama Bar – Run Rabbit Run Metro City – Tiesto Mustang Bar – DJ Giles Newport Hotel – Culture Clash – DJ Shannon Fox Niche - Johnni P/ Rob Blandford Onyx - Avicii Paddy Hannans - Dr Bogus Players Bar – Neon Lights - DJ Samuel Spencer Swinging Pig – DJ Simon The Boat – Dr Bogus The Clink – DJ Jinx The Cott – Crème - DJ L3ON The Deen - Tropical Funk Merchants - DJ Flex/ DJ Don Migi/ DJ Nano/ DJ Surge The East End - DJ Midfield The Queens – Weekend Warm-up The Shed – DJ Andyy Universal Bar- DJ Crisp

Ù FRIDAY 12/02 BECKS MUSIC BOX JAMIE LIDELL/ SAMPOLOGY He sings music filled with gospel grooves, that somehow manage to embody the sound of early R&B, and disco at the same time. He’s Jamie Lidell, and he’s ready to get you shaking your tail feather til the wee hours. Tickets $40.50 from www.perthfestival. com.au. Doors open 8pm. Stick

around for the free after party from 10.30pm, where you can catch DJ Sampology dishing out his Super Visual Disco Party, a cutting-edge mixture of turntable grooves and video clips. Rad!

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Funk Club - Fdel/ Funk Club House Band/ Charlie Bucket Geisha – Sauce - Adam Kytka/ Richard Lee/ Cam Duff /Lara H / RISE CLASSIC Let the resident Rise Sean M experts entertain you with a night Harry’s Bar - DJ Double L / Benny of classic ‘Rise’ tunes, with selections T / Luca Castelli M A N O R N O R M A N J AY T h e from the club’s history over the Inglewood Hotel – DJ Simone godfather of rare groove brings past decade. Expect to hear the Kingsly Tavern – Dr Bogus his Good Times vibe to The sounds of Camisra, Darude, DJ Jean, L e e d e r v i l l e H o t e l – F d e l / Manor tonight to celebrate the Mauro Picotto, Mario Piu, Kernkraft Funk Club Band/Charlie Bucket forthcoming release of his latest 400, Warp Brothers, Ian van Dahl, Llama Bar - DJ Morris/DJ Reuben compilation Good Times Australia. Public Domain, and loads more. Library – DJ Meezy/ DJ AZT/ DJ One of the finest DJs of all time, Doors open 9.30pm. Rise members Fiveo Jay’s career has spanned the free before 11pm, $5 thereafter. Liquid Nightclub - DJ Matty / underground disco movement Non-members $5 before 11pm Ricky in New York in the ‘70s and The $10 before 12am, $15 thereafter. Lakers Tavern - DJ Adrian Dub and reggae sound system Manor – Norman Jay/Ben M/Nick culture in London: accordingly, Amplifier – DJ Shannon Fox/ DJ Sheppard his tastes span from everything to Jamie Merrina Tavern – DJ Terry Philadelphia soul to disco to house, Ambar – Ambar’s 9 th Birthday - Metro City – Tiesto jungle and hip hop. Support care of Splitloop Mint – Club Retro – Chris McPhee Nick Sheppard, Ben M and Charlie Bar Open – Dorcia – Clomas/ Scott Mullaloo Beach Hotel – DJ Bucket. Doors open 9.30pm, $35 D/ Yon Travolta/ Bad Weather/ Kenny on the door. Time Travel Agent/ Arrigold Mustang- Swing DJ/ James Bar 138 – Lokal – Progressions – MacArthur AMBAR SPLITLOOP Awarded ‘Best Tigger/Ghassan/Brian Edwards/ Mojo’s - Hussle Hussle - Simmo Nightclub’ in the Perth Dance Music Progress Inn T/ Isis/ Sabata/ Original Fortune/ Awards since 2003, head down Bar Republic – Horror Shop – Mile RomanceAtron/ DJ Deadly/ Rythm to Ambar tonight to help them End/Like Junk/DJ Cluedo Pierres Infinit celebrate their ninth birthday Becks Music Box - Jamie Lidell/ Niche - DJ Jonni Zimber party, with the help of Splitloop. It’s Sampology Norma Jeans – DJ Phil also your chance to purchase your Black Bettys- Trubble Onyx Bar – Slick/ Adroc loyalty card for the year, on sale Broken Hill Tavern – DJ Nick Oxford Hotel – DJ Sequeria between 10pm-12am. The Ambar Alexander Paramount – DJ Morgan / Jordan Loyalty Card allows you to skip Capitol – Capitol Fridays Retro Principal Micro Brewery – DJ the line, get discounted entry on Mash - DJ Matty J Simon Saturday nights and some events as Clancy’s (Canning Bridge) - DJ Queens Tav – DJ Rueben well other discounts in the club. All Boogie Rise – Classic - Simon Barwood/ the Ambar residents will jump on Como Hotel – DJ Gazz Rousa/ Steven Tranzor the decks tonight. $15 from 10pm. Double Lucky – Full Circle – DJ Rocket Room – DJ Adam Round Adam Kelly/ DJ Cee Rubix –DJ Pascal SHAPE THE CUBE VALENTINE’S Eve – DJ Migi/Skooby/Crazy Craig Sail And Anchor - T-Mac/ Alex SPECIAL Some of Perth’s biggest Euro Bar – DJ Roger Smart Rogers players, from the realms of both Flying Scotsman (Downstairs) – Sapphire Bar – SuperFly drum ‘n’ bass and dubstep, come Time Tunnel - DJ Rok Riley/ Joe 19 South St Ale House – DJ Jay together tonight to set your Flying Scotsman (Defectors) - The Shape – Valentines Day Special – hearts on fire in a very special Beat Suite – Micah/ Sharif Galal Qbik/ Seeka/ MC Illusiv/ Muller/ Valentine’s Day Cube. Qbik, Seeka Flying Scotsman (Velvet Lounge) Rekab/ Arien MC, Illusiv, Muller, Rekab and – The Dance S ec tion – A l a n Swan Lounge - DJ Benny Legge Arien keep the ladies (and gents!) Sharkey The Boat – Dr Bogus entertained with their talented The Clink – DJ Jinx The Deen – DJ Birdie/ DJ Tony Allen/ DJ Nano/ DJ Surge The Eastern – DJ Midfield The Esplanade – Phrase The Manor – Norman Jay The Queens – DJ Rueben The Shed – DJ Andy The Stamford Arms - DJ Anaru Tiger Lils – Paul Malone/ Joby / Alex K Toucan Club – DJ Armee Vic Park Hotel – DJ Melvin Windsor – Dj Riki and Ray Villa – Housemeister/Special PARAMOUNT Guest selections all night long. Free entry for ladies! For the men, it’s $5 before 11pm, $10 thereafter.

Ù SATURDAY 13/02 RISE DOM & ROLAND Whether as a producer in his own right or as an engineer for somebody else, Dominic Angas has always sought to push himself to create music that stands apart with a unique quality of its own. Dom & Roland’s fifth LP may just be his most exciting album yet, featuring collaborations alongside Noisia, Hive, Amon Tobin, Prolix, Audio and Rob Playford. Catch him tonight at Rise, with support from Greg Packer, MC Xsessiv, Phetsta, Sardi and Jazza. Door sales from 9.30pm. Rise members $5 before 11pm, $10 thereafter. Non-members $10 before 11pm, $20 thereafter. Ambar – Japan4 – Lok / Blend/ Philly/ Ben Mac/ Oli Amplifier – Pure Pop – DJ Eddie Electric Bar Republic Basement On Broadway – DJ Ricky Black Bettys- DJ Trubble/ DJ Jinx Broken Hill Tavern – DJ Nick Alexander Capitol (Downstairs) –Death Disco – Death Disco DJs Capitol (Upstairs) – 80s Classics – DJ Ryan Captain Stirling - DJ Dano Clink- DJ Cheese Club Bay View – Shake & Pop - DJ Zelimir Connections – Michy T / JJ / Brian Dusk – Reloaded – Fusion/ Skinny/ Rowdy/ Skeem/ Prima/ L-Wood B2b J Felix/ Invictus B2B Affiliate/ Mash/ Chop East End – DJ BigA Eurobar – Roger Smart/ DJ Raci Eve –Kenny L/Richie G/Riki Flying Scotsman (Defectors) – Flying High – Sarah Delfante/ Cutter/ Sarah Tout/ Meri Fatin Flying Scotsman (Downstairs) – Transmission - Andrei Maz Flying Scotsman (Velvet Lounge) – Lucid Dreaming - Matt Wright/ Rohan Smith/ Simone Tempone/ Nathan Francis/ Matty Moon High Wycombe – DJ Matt Impact Bar – Maximum Carnage featuring DJ’s – Muller/ Invictus/ Affiliate/ Kurtox b2b Devise/ Sempy b2b Stiltz/ Skinny b2b Rowdy/ DeviousD b2b Phaze Inglewood – DJ Leigh Leederville- DJ Loco Ren Library - DJ AZT/ DJ Fiveo/ DJ Jimmy Phatz/ DJ Zeke/ DJ L

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Ù TUESDAY 16/02 NEWPORT HOTEL TROOTH Local Hip-Hop artist Trooth is set to launch his new EP, Too High, tonight. Get down for a night of mad beats and dancing, with album giveaways all night. Support comes from Jamahl. Doors open 7.30pm.

FLYING SCOTSMAN (UPSTAIRS) BACK TO MONO Per th’s only dedicated funky reggae party kicked off in grand style at its new home, Defectors (Upstairs) at The Flying Scotsman last Sunday. From dub to dubstep, rare groove to rocksteady, funk ‘n’ soul and all the rest, Back To Mono has something for everyone. A plethora of Perth’s finest tunesmiths make up the BTM roster: this week Gareth Richardson, Ted Schlechte (from RTRFM’s Soulsides) and Anton Maz (Death Disco) are on spinning duties. Free entry from 5pm.

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stage with her blur of red hair, impossibly long legs, gold platforms and blue, batwing jumpsuit. Jumping her way through Kiss With A Fist and flanked by a beautiful harp and keyboards, Florence raised the (imaginary) roof with her powerful vocals, sending shivers down the spines of those in attendance. Drawing by far the biggest (and squashiest) crowd of the festival, Laneway’s spacious free-range vibe may have been briefly lost during Florence’s set, but the allure of the phenomenally entertaining performer was strong enough to keep many audience members standing their ground. Those who retreated from Florence’s crowd may have stumbled down the psych-rabbit hole being burrowed by phenomenally talented local psych-rockers POND. With feathers, beads, tie-dye shirts, hand-held pyrotechnics and a designated on-stage dancer, POND certainly injected some classic rock festival spirit into the Perth Cultural Centre. Raucous, heady, and jam-y all in the right places, their set was undoubtedly one of the hidden gems of the festival. On opposing stages Black Lips and Eddy Current Suppression Ring brought Laneway to a jagged, punk-y end. While quite a few audience members had clearly gotten their fill and began leaving after Florence’s larger-than-life per formance, Black Lips did well to coax them into the PICA amphitheatre for one more bite of the pie. From the word go their fast paced, scuzzy music of mayhem caused even the most straight-edged audience member to spazz out in appreciation, as they roared their way fast and tight through O Katrina, Dirty Hands and Bad Kids. The enjoyment you get listening to a Black Lips album honestly doesn’t even come close to the rad buzz of their live show. Eddy Current’s brand of punk was decidedly more raw and sparse, with their guitarist even lending a hand to set up the band’s rig before their show. Jerky, sinewy and looking generally on-edge, frontman Brendan Huntley whipped the surprisingly small, yet dedicated, crowd into a frenzy - a rather appropriate way to end this selective and connoisseurial festival. Here’s to free-range – you can taste the difference.

BITTERSWEET SYMPHONY ANTONY AND THE JOHNSONS WITH WASO / William Basinski and Johanna Constantine Perth Concert Hall Friday, February 5, 2010

The Perth International Arts Festival is generally the highlight of the music calendar and this year is no exception. The organisers have a habit of drawing in some of the most impressive names on the planet, and no show has been more anticipated in recent times than Antony And The Johnsons teaming up with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra for an hour and a half of ethereal tunes. As the lights dimmed ambient composer William Basinski was joined on stage by Johanna Constantine, who features heavily in the artwork associated with Antony And The Johnsons. The two friends from New York, who were with Antony around the blacklips era, gave a short glimpse of the highly stylised and somewhat eccentric world of underground New York. Basinski flicked on a few torches and took his place behind his desk where he began to manipulate his tape loops while surrounded by smoke. As the music squawked and bleeped Constantine appeared with a large bird-like mask, formidable heals and flowing lace outfit. The incredibly tall figure made slow and considered movements across the stage throughout the 15-minute performance. Young conductor Rob Moose greeted the orchestra and they soon begun the intro for Rapture. The tall and large frame of Anthony Hegarty, draped in robes, made his way behind the piano. By the time Hegarty had sung his first words you could have heard people’s hearts _EMMA BERGMEIER, DAVID CRADDOCK, skipping a beat. On this evening WASO were performing CHRIS HAVERCROFT.

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arrangements that had been composed by Antony and Nico Muhly and, for brief moments in the early part of the set, they didn’t appear to be their poised and perfect selves. One such moment was Kiss My Name which struggled under the percussive arrangement. It was well into the evening before Antony addressed the crowd, but when he did the dam doors certainly broke open. As a preamble to the song Everglade, Anthony spoke a stream of consciousness about his longing for a pastoral life in spite of being allergic to everything bar concrete, the life of mammals, how David Attenborough is the most trustworthy person on the planet and the Pope is such a tease with his views on gay rights. It was a side splitting exchange that was at odds with the music he plays. The commanding figure disentangled himself from the piano and stood centre stage for a take on Beyonce’s Crazy In Love that had far more depth, expression and sorrow than the song has deserved to this point. Another World was given a sparse airing proceeding the orchestra coming into its own on For Today I Am A Boy, The Crying Light (where Antony missed his cue to show he is indeed mortal) and Dust And Water. His mixture of feminine imagery and the natural environment was then highlighted on Her Eyes Are Underneath The Ground. The Mercury Prize winning artist then returned to the stage for a final tune that he described as an ‘Antony classic’ with an underlying dose of modesty. The song in question River Of Sorrow, and his exceptional and tender voice was then let loose for one last time. The nature of the festival is that some people attended the show to hear the orchestra and were not aware of Antony before this evening. As the foyer was abuzz after the show you could hear that some weren’t sure of exactly what they had just witnessed, but there were few who left the venue without being simply awestruck. _CHRIS HAVERCROFT

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A MESSAGE FROM THE NEW GUY Check, one, two. Is this thing on? Hello readers and local music lovers, it’s David Craddock here - the new guy. As you would have heard, last Friday our straight-shootin’ friend Mike Wafer piled his Metallica bootlegs and staggering collection of novelty desk toys into his Trans-Am and sped away from the X-Press offices for the final time (don’t worry he’ll still be writing here and there). Mike’s support for the local music industry over his six-year tenure as Local Music Editor was immense, and as many local artists will know, even if you were a 7-piece polka band playing your first ever gig in a broom cupboard, you could count on Mike to slip a mention into these here pages. Well not quite – depends how good your polka was. But don’t despair, during our changeover period Mike has been the Yoda to my Luke, and taught me a thing or two about what all the knobs on this here Local Music Editor’s desk do. Don’t worry, I won’t break anything. While I do intend to give our local music coverage a fresh lick of paint here and there, the fundamentals of Rock xtras will remain the same. Please keep sending information about launches, gigs, new releases or Bar Mitsvahs to localmusic@ xpressmag.com.au. In this cold, digitised world, physical CDs for review, and even taps on shoulders in bars, are also appreciated. I’m looking forward to meeting as many of you as possible and continuing to help promote the quality, diverse and innovative music Perth has to offer. Shower me in demos – I’ve got a clean desk begging for some clutter. David Craddock PS. In the interest of journalistic ethics, that local folk-singer hack Davey Craddock won’t be getting too many mentions around here. If he’s doing something super important though, another writer might get the displeasure of writing about him.

FOR GRANT

Known by many for his position in The GoBetweens, music legend Grant McLennan also had a strong solo career, which was cut tragically short when he died of a heart attack on May 6, 2006. To pay tribute to this musical maestro, local musos will band together for a special tribute show on Saturday, February 27, at Mojo’s, including sets from Shaun Corlson (Salvage Diver), Adrian Hoffman (The Morning Night), Andrew Powell (Jayco Brothers), Selk & the Bone Singers, Bruce Begley (The Honeys), Felicity Groom, Richard Lane (The Stems), Michael Gabriel (The Quixotics), Head Full of Steam, Lucy Peach and Robbie Jalapeno. Doors open 8pm, entry is $15.

CLIMBING A TREE

Fresh faced Fremantle folkies Rachel & Henry Climb A Hill are set to lunch their debut EP First Of A Few on Saturday, February 13, in the lantern-filled courtyard of The Fremantle Arts Centre. Record with Pete Grandison in his South Fremantle studio Shanghai Twang, the five track EP mixes folk, reggae and rock styles with stories of frogs, kites and men named Simon. Sounds fun! Tickets $10. Doors 7pm.

ROCK REPUBLIC

Fans of fuzzy, psych-leaning Brit rock may like to check The Silent Republic’s free show at The Swan Lounge on Saturday, February 13. Joining the local five piece are Paperfly, Stunning In Red and MartyrDays. Silent Republic will also be playing a show with Black Board Minds at the Fly By Night in Fremantle on Friday, February 26. Presale tickets for this show are $10 from flybynight.org.

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JAYCOS ROLLING ON

Local purveyors of Americana and alt-country The Jayco Brothers will be playing at the after part for The Dirty Three’s show at Becks Music Box on Thursday, February 11. The prestigious support show will be the Jayco’s first Perth gig since supporting Mick Thomas And The Sure Thing on both the west and east coasts. Entry to the after party is free from 10pm.

Fresh from his band’s performance at the recent Big Day Out, Emperor’s frontman Adam James will be playing a couple of solo shows throughout February. James will be supporting Grant Hart of iconic alternative band Hüsker Dü at the Norfolk Basement on Friday, February 12. Tickets $33 (plus booking fee) from Heatseeker. com.au and at Planet Video, Mills Records and Star Perth. Emperors fans can also catch James in solo mode at the Paddington Ale house on Thursday, February 25, with Mike Deslandes (Coerce), Seb Astone (Young Revelry and Harlequin League) as well as acoustic sets from members of Grim Fandango and Arts Martial. Tickets $10. Doors 8pm.

ONE FOR LOVERS

As everyone knows, nothing says ‘I love you’ better than tickets to Project Mayhem and Loose Unit’s Double Death Rock tour. Two of Perth’s premier purveyors of high energy rock will play at the Prince Of Wales Hotel in Bunbury on Thursday, February 11, with Silver Lizard; the Players Bar in Mandurah on Friday, February 12, with Hybrid Aura; Amplifier Bar on Saturday, February 12, with Cat Black and Luna Parade; and at the ECU Bowls Club in Mt Lawley on Sunday, February 14, with the Love Junkies.

BATTLETRUK Returning from an east coast tour, Battletruk launch their latest album, Acid Death, with an 18+ show at The Civic Hotel on Friday, February 12, and an all-ages show at HQ on Saturday, February 13. MIKE WAFER listens in as singer Cory spills the beans. As it was with ‘punk’ before it, ‘hardcore’ became a dirty word (again) in the past decade. A once rage-fuelled genre living on the furthest fringe of music culture, hardcore became something different entirely... something safe and expected. But bands like Battletruk grew up on a steady diet of skate videos and ’80s hardcore punk: influences that resonate strongly in the band and their resurrection of the more primal, less manicured style of hardcore. And, as Cory explains, bands like Battletruk are a rising tide. “At the moment, probably more than ever, there is a great resurgence of similarly-inspired bands. Having been around for over 12 years, I have seen the trends come and go but one thing that remains is the roots of hardcore punk, and that’s where my personal tastes lie. In saying that, I couldn’t give a fuck about people who rag on others forms of punk/hardcore... it’s an individual choice and everyone should just support each other. Check out Decay, Death Grenade, I Exist

HELPING HAITI

Local musicians are banding together at The Railway Hotel on Saturday, February 13, for a gig to raise money for the victims of the Haiti Earthquakes. Control-Control, The Brown Horn Orchestra, Mo Wilson Duo and Wolves At The Door will all grace the Railway’s idyllic outdoor stage. The Foxy Blue Burlesque Girls, DJ Smilow and Isobel Necessary will also be entertaining throughout the night – not to mention the sumptuous delights provided by Stefan’s tasty Tapas food stall. Entry $10 with all proceeds going towards the Haiti Earthquake Appeal. Doors 7pm.

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and Suffer for the win,” he says. As both a style and a scene, ’80s hardcore on both sides of the Atlantic was known for its common pairing with violence, but the one thing that is always emphasised by the people within, is that the violence was a positive thing... an outpouring of frustration and aggression through music and culture. Much as it is now, Cory says. “The amount of times people think we are violent because of the music is fucking crazy. We let out our anger through the music; it’s the dickhead in the Ed Hardy shirt with the polished hair and the shiny snakeskins that’s more likely to cause a fight. We enjoy what we do, it’s original and it’s ours. No lame-arse music industry shit can affect us. We enjoy the scene, meeting bands from around the world and can tour Australia with barely a mention in any magazines. Being underground is a perfect balance, [which is] probably why we are laidback, until we hit the stage, then we’ll kick your arse.” And in order to get the same level of arse-kickery in the recording studio, the band once again turned to Al Smith, who has worked with Cory’s bands pretty much since day one, and has become an integral key in the sound of Battletruk. “Al Smith... what more do I need to say,” says the clearly-impressed singer. “He is the only one you need to see in Perth to get an amazing sound. Fact.”

Masters of Memphis swagger The Burger Kings bring their Elvis Presley inspired live show to The Love Boat Ball at Deville’s Pad on Saturday, February 13. Helping all you lovers out there shake rattle and roll into Valentine’s Day, The Burger Kings southern fried shows are an experience not to be missed. Rush in, fool.

TRAVIS CAUDLE

Perth singer-songwriter Travis Caudle is set to launch his first solo album Signals which was produced by Tim Powles of iconic Australian band The Church. Powles, an ARIA-nominated producer, also helmed the desk for Caudle’s previous band The Woodenelve’s album Trips Between Worlds. Although Signals was launched last year, a busy touring schedule has meant Caudle has not been able to launch the album in Perth until now. Frank Murace will join Caudle on keys for the launch which will take place at the Paddington Ale House on Sunday, February 21. Free entry. Show 7pm.

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MY FAVOURITE MARTIAL

Arts Martial have put together a smashing lineup for their debut CD launch, with The Scotch Of Saint James, Emperors and Ruby Boots all hitting Amplifier Bar on Saturday, February 20. Fresh from playing the Big Day Out, Arts Martial will be launching Silhouette; their six-track debut produced by Laurie McCallum and featuring current radio picks Supernational and Sugar. Entry to the launch is $10/$15 with a CD, from 8pm.

ROCKET FUELED VALENTINE

The Rocket Room hosts a special Valentine’seve per formance by broody, dark and mysterious local songstress Felicity Groom on Saturday, February 13. Groom will be joined by South Australian troubadour Vorn Doolette and local rockers The Fags. Kickstart and DJ Brett Rowe will be playing rock favourites until 4am. On Friday, February 12, The Exit Line will launch their new EP City Lights with a heavy dose of metal riffage and progressive Screamo. Burning Fiction, Cameo Thieves and Still Water Claims will be preparing the stage for lift off. Sounds Like Bears and neo-punk act Priority One will keep things rolling from 12am until late as part of Friday’s Late Night Live.

MILE HIGH

Melodically intricate local indie act Mile End will headline a show at The Republic on Friday, February 12. Post-punk outfit Like Junk and The Horror Shop DJs will be supplying more musical fodder. Entry $8. 10pm-late.

ALOFT AGAIN

The Little Creatures Red Room will reopen to live music on Friday, February 12, with a performance from Felicity Groom who will perform in fourpiece mode. Vorn Doolette and Grace Woodroofe make the entry price of $15 very appealing indeed. Entry from 8pm.

BLACK CLOUDS GOLD LININGS

Sam Carmody and A Town Called Panic, Arts Martial, Art In Algebra and Davey Craddock (who’s breaking his rule of not mentioning himself due to this gig’s important cause) are banding together at the Fly By Night on Saturday, February 13, to raise money for youth depression organisation Youth Focus. Tickets $20.00 (plus booking free) from flybynight.org or $25 on the door. Doors 8pm.

NOT MADE OF CHEESE

Wednesday, February 17, will see The Moon late night café host its weekly, and highly intimate, Goin’ Solo concert. Lee Yoresh, Mark Weaning and Rawshark will all perform at this free night.

Injured Ninja will play in the Dada Records garage on Saturday, February 13. Support will come from the ever-elusive sound group BROWN. It doesn’t get much more rock ‘n’ roll than watching your favourite band in an indie record store so head on down. Free entry, 5pm start.

WALKIN’ DEAD IN CALEXICO

In a match made in musical heaven, local purveyors of instrumental spooky desert and surf rock Day Of The Dead have announced they’ll be supporting border rockers Calexico at The Becks Music Box on Friday, February 26. Tickets to this must see night for fans of twangy guitar and eerie Tex-Mex tremolo are $40.50 from BOCS. Day Of The Dead 56

Knowledge Bones

WE HAVE A WINNER

Felicity Groom And The Black Black Smoke

Jam Music and Offworld Productions have announced Knowledge Bones from Eden Hills as the winner of their indigenous hip hop competition. For his prize, Knowledge Bones will receive the leg-up of a lifetime when he opens the Good Vibrations Festival on Sunday, February 14, at Claremont Showgrounds. Hittin’ the town since 1985

JB O’REILLY’S

Catch the Murder Mouse Blues Band tonight, Thursday, February 11, at JB O’Reilly’s from 8pm.Get in early and grab a Curry & Pint Deal for just $15. On Friday, February 12, The Healys play from 8.30pm. On Saturday, February 13, there’s live music with Tea for Two, and what better way to spend a romantic Valentine’s night than at the Original Music Night with Adrian Wilson, Storme & Trigger from 6.30pm.

AMPLIFIER

On Friday, February 12, hard-rock trio Under The Influence will launch their latest recording, The Brutal Hard Honest Truth. Support comes from Chaos Divine, Sight Transcend and Fractious. Doors open 8pm. On Saturday, February 13, Loose Unit launch their latest single. The dirt-rock threepiece celebrated the launch of their debut album House Of Piper Laurie in 2009, and show no signs of slowing down with the release of another recording. They will be joined by Project Mayhem, Cat Black and Luna Parade. Doors open 8pm.

ROSEMOUNT HOTEL

On Thursday, February 11, the Rosemount continues its weekly Karaoke night. Doors open at 8pm with free entry. On Friday, February 12, catch locals Generals and Majors launching their new CD with help from guests Kill Teen Angst, Injured Ninja and Head Full of Steam. Doors open 8pm, entry is $10 or $15 with a copy of the CD. On Saturday, February 13, UK rockers The Cribs hit Perth with special guests The Spitfires and The Words.Doors open 5pm,tickets $55 + BF from 78 Records,moshtix.com.au & bocsticketing. com.au. On Sunday, February 14, the Rosemount’s Sundae session continues in the beer garden – free entry. Tuesday,

February 16, is the Rosemount’s weekly quiz night, see quizmeisters.com.au for more info. On Wednesday, February 17, catch Empires Laid Waste, Against the Tide, Chasing the Ninth and Afraid Of Heights. Doors open 8pm, entry is $8. In the beer garden catch DJ Shannon Fox for the Rosemount’s student night. Check out rosemounthotel.com.au for more Rosie info.

ROCKET ROOM

Friday night at Rocket Room sees the Exit Line launch their brand new City Lights EP with support from the lads in Burning Fiction, Cameo Thieves and Still Water Claims. After midnight Priority One and Sounds like Bears captain Late Night Live with DJ Adam Round and MC Tomas Ford til 3am. On Saturday night Felicity Groom warms hearts on Valentine’s eve with Vorn Doolette and The Fags. Kickstart and DJ Brett Rowe take over for a dose of Rocket Fuel after midnight playing your favourite rock tracks til 4am.

RAILWAY HOTEL

Catch MartyrDays,Human Extinction Project,The Hectics and The Bust Friday on Friday, February 12. Doors open 8pm, entry is $5. On Saturday, February 13, there’s the massive Helping Haiti benefit show in the beer garden featuring The Brow Horn Orchestra, Miche Suite, Mo Wilson Duo, Control Control, Wolves At The Door, Disco Tantito and DJ Smilow. Doors 7pm, entry is $10. On Sunday, February 14 the Beer Garden hosts Walking Horse Records’ 1st birthday party featuring all four of the labels acts – The Ghost Hotel, Emily Barker and the Red Clay Halo (on tour from the UK), The Morning Night and Stereoflower. Doors open 5-9pm and entry is $10.

SWAN BASEMENT

Friday, February 12 at the Basement sees Ol’ Bouginvillea hitting the stage.Doors open 8pm,entry is $5.On Saturday, February 13 the Basement is closed for a private function. Sunday, February 14, is the Gignition new band showcase night featuring Ten Points For Glenroy,Blackjack and more. Doors open 5-9pm, entry is $5.

SWAN LOUNGE

Thursday, February 11, catch Louis and The Honkytonks continue their February Lounge residency with special guests Whisper Wolves and Luke. Doors open 8pm, $5 entry. On Friday, February 12, Amanada Merdzan, Speak Of Sirens, Matt Cal, Stunning In Red and The Robery hit the Lounge.Doors open 8pm,entry $5. Saturday,February 13 catch Silent Republic, MartyrDays, The Velvetines and Stunning In Red.Doors open 8pm,entry is free! On Sunday, February 14 catch a great Sunday session with Ultra Detectives (Duo),Desertship (Duo),Ross Taylor,Nicky Love & Tristram and Andy. Doors 6pm, entry is $5. Wednesday, February 17 features fresh talent from Electreacle, Frozen Ocean, Carbon Pig and The Brown Study Band. Doors 8pm, $5 entry.

$10/$7 concession. Doors 8pm. Saturday, February 13, sees Askari Afrobeat Orchestra play in full 13-piece format. The Imagination Dance Group and DJ Charlie Bucket will also appear. Entry is $10 from 8pm. Aussie hip hop act Dome Sunset plays on Sunday, February 14, with None Required and The Anonymous.Entry $5 from 6pm.Monday,February 15, is Wide Open Mic night at Mojos call Justin Walshe on 0408 755 233 for bookings. On Tuesday, February 16, jazz rock maestros the Kalahari Busmen grace the stage. Supports include from White Lanterns and Village Kid.Entry is $5 from 8pm.Wednesday,February 17,sees the Fremantle Blues and Roots Club hosting New Charlatans, The Justin Walshe Folk Machine, Dave Robertson and Marie O’Dwyer. Entry is $10/$5 for members from 8pm.

FLY BY NIGHT

This Saturday,February 13,Western Australian music gathers to shine its talismanic light on depression. Featuring Arts Martial, Art in Algebra, Davey Craddock, and Sam Carmody and A Town Called Panic. Doors Open at 8.00pm and all proceeds go to Youth Focus.

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Thursday, February 11, local hard rock act Priority One launch their album Tongues Tied And Bloodshot Eyes. Supporting are Homebrewe,Sounds Like Bears and Hearts Moustache. Entry is $10 which includes a copy of the album.Doors at 8pm.On Friday,February 12,Hussle Hussle takes place with reggae dons Simmo T,Isis of Sabata Sound, Original Fortune, DJ Deadly, RomanceAtron and Rythm Infinit with Soda are all appearing. Entry to this show is

This Friday, February 12, European hardcore band No Turning Back play as part of their 2010 tour of Australia and New Zealand.Supports are Suffer,Decay,Death Grenade and Battletruk - who are also hosting their CD Launch. Doors open 8pm and entry is $16. On Saturday, February 13, The Civic hosts the Evolution Machine Band Launch with Voyager, and Lacrymae. Doors open 8pm and entry is $12.

A YOUTHFUL LEEUWIN

Margaret river ex-pats ScareCity are returning to their down-south roots for a gig in Cowaramup on Valentines Day, Sunday, February 14. ScareCity have recently completed their first nation tour in support of their EP Stealing Clouds. The band have gone for something a little different by inviting celtic youth band Spootiskerry along as supports. The gig, to be held at Pioneer Park, Cowaramup, is intended as Scarecity young-person’s alternative to the Leeuwin concert.

MUSICAL MURDOCH Askari Afrobeat Orchestra

MOJOS GOES GLOBAL

A particularly exotic line-up of acts will take to the stage at Mojos on Saturday, February 13 as part of Afrodisia. Askari Afrobeat Orchestra will be playing in full 13-piece format, and as if that wasn’t enough, there will be tasty Ethiopian food on offer from Ethiopian Cafe and Artifacts in Hamilton Hill. The Imagination Dance Group and DJ Charlie Bucket will also be providing party tunes. Entry $10 from 8pm.

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WAM is calling for current and ex-students of Murdoch University to contribute music to a compilation CD compiled as a promotion tool to be sent to overseas students. An honorarium of $100 will be payed for each of the tracks selected. Interested musicians are encouraged to send an online link to their songs to paul@ wam.asn.au and a 25 word blurb about why you love (or loved) studying at Murdoch along with the names of each band member. Artists are asked not to attach photos or files. Submissions close February 22.

VORN DOOLETTE

Vorn Doolette

Positive Affirmation South Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Vorn Doolette makes his debut appearances in Perth this weekend, almost a year after the release of his self-titled debut album. Doolette is modest about his achievements, but it has indeed been a fruitful year since the album was released. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gone really well,â&#x20AC;? he says, quietly. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Really positively. I would have liked it, of course, to have gone number #1 and sold 100,000 copies and for me to be touring the world right now, but considering itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a first album and a first effort itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good. Critically itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been really successful, great reviews. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m really happy with it.â&#x20AC;? The critical acclaim must be encouraging, given it is such an affecting album in the singer/ songwriter vein. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pretty intimate stuff and Doolette is happy that people seem to know where heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coming from. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a terrible relief that people like it,â&#x20AC;? he says.â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great because it makes you think, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I can keep doing thisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and people seem to think that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got something going with the songwritingâ&#x20AC;Ś and it is such an intimate thing. It does affect you, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s your life. You live trying to be a musician and it means a lot whether people like it or not.â&#x20AC;? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s said that many debut albums are a lifetime in the making for the artist involved. Dooletteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s is no differentâ&#x20AC;Ś â&#x20AC;&#x153;It did feel like that for sure,â&#x20AC;? he reflects. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And we spent a couple of years trying to get it right, trying to at least get it to capture some of the magic that we feel is there to be captured. It was a hard slog, we recorded it in about three different studios. You know, the recording quality isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the greatest, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s probably more an underground home style recording, but it comes through pretty nicely. I think the magicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s there in the takes. I think it can move you a little bit.â&#x20AC;?

Recent support slots for Doolette include that of Kate Miller-Heidke and Paul Kelly and he is soon to take his place on the stage as part of the WOMADelaide lineup. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all quality stuff and Doolette feels affirmed by what heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s asked to be a part of. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Totally,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m still learning as much as I can. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m still pretty much a beginner, especially when it comes to playing with people like Paul and Kate. It was great to play with them, you just try and learn as much as possible. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is affirming, in a way, those things have been some of the most positive things to have happened in the last year. And with WOMAD, as well, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just an honour to be performing alongside those kinds of high calibre performers. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all good man; Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m just trying to take in as much as I can.â&#x20AC;? While his self-titled debut still has legs left in it, Doolette has been writing consistently and is in contemplative mode for his second album. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been writing quite a bit and even from before the release of the album thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a backlog of songs â&#x20AC;&#x201C; some are good, some bad,â&#x20AC;? he notes.â&#x20AC;&#x153;So Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m looking forward to taking those into a studio next time and trying to do them up in a different way. I want to gussy them up a little bit of a formal dress and get some different instruments. I want to try some different things.â&#x20AC;? Well if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to send them out into the world they might as well have nice clothes onâ&#x20AC;Ś â&#x20AC;&#x153;Exactlyâ&#x20AC;? he laughs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You want them dressed right.â&#x20AC;? _ BOB GORDON

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WOMUBU (Fat Freddys Drop, Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra, Grace Barbe, Mamadou Diabate) February 28 A DAY ON THE GREEN (The Motown Event) February 28 HYPNOTIC BRASS ENSEMBLE February 28 FUTURE MUSIC FESTIVAL (The Prodigy, Franz Ferdinand, Empire Of The Sun, David Guetta, Booka Shade, Erick Morilla, Sven Vath, John Digweed) February 28 THE GET UP KIDS February28 SOUNDWAVE (Faith No More, My Chemical Romance, Janeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Addiction and More) March 1 ANTIBALAS AFROBEAT ORCHESTRA / TIJUANA CARTEL / SUNSHINE BROTHERS March 1 CLUTCH March 2 THE BIG PINK March 2-3 PLACEBO March 2 XAVIER RUDD March 3 THE SAW DOCTORS March 4 CASINO RUMBLERS March 4-7 TINPAN ORANGE March 5 AL DI MEOLA WORLD SINFONIA March 5 PHATCHANCE / COPTIC SOLDIER March 5-7 AC/DC / WOLFMOTHER March 6-7 PAVEMENT March 6 JONATHAN BOULET March 6 EDDI READER March 8 GERSEY March 8-9 SPINNERETTE March 9 NO FUN AT ALL March 11 BACARDI EXPRESS OFF THE RAILS March 11 DINOSAUR JR March 12 MAMA KIN March 12 MASSIVE ATTACK March 12 GRINSPOON March 12-14 YVES KLEIN BLUE March 12-14 DIRTY PROJECTORS March 13 WILD OATS MUSIC FESTIVAL (Grinspoon, Jebediah, The Novocaines, The Trigger Jackets, The Sneaky Weasel Gang and more) March 13 A DAY ON THE GREEN (Tom Jones, David Campbell) March 14

Lupe Fiasco CALLING ALL CARS March 14 CONVERGE / GENGHIS TRON March 16 STATUS QUO March 17 DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT March 18 COLIN HAY March 18-20 THE SCREAMING JETS March 18-21 EDDY CURRENT SUPPRESSION RING March 19-20 ZEP BOYS March 19-21 MASS MUSIC FESTIVAL (Gyroscope, Cog, Eddy Current Suppression Ring, Tame Impala, Philadelphia Grand Jury and more) March 20 LA ROUX / BERTIE BLACKMAN / TIM & JEAN March 21 OWL CITY March 21 COBRA STARSHIP / OWL CITY March 21 LYLE LOVETT / KASEY CHAMBERS March 22 MACHINE HEAD March 22 BRIAN KENNEDY March 23 BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME March 24 CHRIS SMITHER March 24-25 THE MESS HALL / BRIDEZILLA & CABINS March 25-26 HORRORSHOW March 25-27 THE WHITLAMS March 26 SHORT STACK March 26 THE SUNDANCE KIDS March 26-28 HARRY CONNICK JNR March 27 GYROSCOPE March 27 PIXIES March 27-28

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BLACK BETTY’S Smokin Section BRASS MONKEY Chris Murphy CAPITOL Oats Supply CARLISLE HOTEL Crimson Ink CASTLE Five Hours Still Lantana Dyonisis CIVIC HOTEL (Backroom) No Turning Back Battletruk CD Launch Suffer Decay Death Grenade CLANCY’S (Freo) Matt Gresham COTTESLOE BEACH HOTEL Open Mic Night DEVILLES PAD Special Brew DUSK Redstar EAST END Stratosfunk ELLINGTON JAZZ CLUB James Flynn Christal Phillips ESPLANADE HOTEL (Busselton) Frank & Brutally Honest ESS BAR Blue Hornet EURO BAR Switchback FENIANS The Clan FITZGERALDS (Bunbury) Playthings FORRESTFIELD TAVERN BigBoss & The Axeman FOUNDRY Crave Karin Page FUNK CLUB Fdel Funk Club House Band GLOUCESTER PARK Audiogenic GREENWOOD HOTEL In The Groove HALE ROAD TAVERN Lush HOTEL ROTTNEST Nathan Gaunt IMPACT BAR Skinny Lane INDI BAR Vdelli INDIAN OCEAN BREWING COMPANY Andrew Winton JB O’REILLYS The Healeys KALAMUNDA TAVERN Ryan Carbray KINGSLEY TAVERN Dr Bogus LAST DROP TAVERN Tony Crawford LEFT BANK Bumpy Johnson LITTLE CREATURES LOFT (Red Room) Felicity Groom Vorn Doolette Grace Woodroofe MALAGA MARKETS David Hamersley MOJO’S Hussle Hussle MOON & SIXPENCE Motherfunk

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