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With UK super festival Creamfields about to descend upon Australia for the first time, GLEN CANNING was lucky enough to catch up with headline act Ferry Corsten.

He’s been nominated for two awards in this years International Dance Music Awards, he’s been in the Top Ten of DJ Mag’s Top 100 DJ list for the past decade and has seemingly achieved every accolade one could hope for. “There’s always more,” Corsten chuckles.

“I started out as a producer and then became a DJ, I would still love to essentially go back to producing and become the guy behind a big rock band or whatever band or something, a big artist or something you know? Where I started, I want to go back to the highest level basically, that would be something that, you know, the dream that I’m still chasing and will always be chasing in the end. Without dreams there’s nothing really to do, you have to keep going for it!”

And ‘going for it’ is an understatement. Under the aliases Gouryella, System F and then finally as Ferry Corsten, he has released a seemingly endless arsenal of amazing tracks – an incredible 153 singles since 1991 alongside 153 remixes. Corsten reveals where he draws his inspiration from.

“I’ve pretty much lost count along the way. Being very open minded about everything, about other music, being a filter – taking everything in, listen and be inspired by all kinds of music really especially when it comes to dance music, I’m not the type of person that really shuts off where one style of music ends,you know?

“So I like to absorb all different influences from house and techno and trance and maybe even hardstyle if there’s something in there that I can use in my production, if it’s a drum roll or fill or drum fill or something small I can use it, I can be inspired by that and that goes for drum n bass, it goes for ambient, it goes for anything really.”

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X-Press Cover: The Alliance Française French Film Festival runs from Wednesday, March 17, until Wednesday, March 31. Sessions at Cinema Paradiso, Northbridge, and Luna on SX, Fremantle. Visit www.frenchfilmfestival. org for session times.

Salt Cover: Ferry Corsten plays Creamfields on Sunday, May 2, at Claremont Showgrounds.

Tickets through www.moshtix.com.au

Forget the Oscars folks – the WA film industry’s night of nights, the WA Screen Awards, came to the Perth Concert Hall last Saturday to celebrate the finest in celluloid (no, not cellulite – this ain’t Hollywood). And the winners for 2010 are: (whoops, we’ve had a wardrobe malfunction – head to wascreenawards.com to get the full list of winners).

Speaking with X-Press, the Film & Television Institute WA’s CEO Graeme Sward explains: “This year’s WA Screen Award winners, particularly those from the ‘emerging’ categories, are a fantastic example of the industry’s ingenuity and how all filmmakers can best take advantage of the opportunities open to them – be they grants, film competitions or online broadcasts – to get exposure for their inspiring work and create a positive profile for West Australian film.”

Bravo Perth. Let’s hope the savvy folk down at Tourism WA think to include snippets of This Is Perth in their next global advertising campaign – talk about a “positive profile”. Big winners at the 2010 WA Screen Awards, taking out Best Film as well as the People’s Choice Award, Vincenzo Perrella and Dan Osborn’s short film takes us to the very heart of Perth –

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SUPED UP

Supafest has answered our prayers for an American urban pop music festival to come to Australia. No, not Jamfest, as we formerly announced in X-Press a few weeks ago, but Supafest. That’s right… they’ve had a name change (c’mon, all the kids are doing it). But the mission remains the same: to get your booty shakin’.

A celebration of hip hop, pop and R&B music, Supafest will give punters the chance to catch more than half a dozen chart topping, popular acts all performing non-stop on the one stage for five hours. Can ya dig it? Supafest features Senegalese African, soulful hip hop sensation Akon, R&B singer/songwriter Jay Sean (whose most recent track Down features Lil Wayne), former Destiny’s Child singer Kelly John Butler Trio Rowland, Eve, Sean Paul DJ Nino Brown, Pitbull, (Pic: Polly Armstrong) Chris Sorbello and tonnes more.

And it all busts up on Sunday, April APRIL’S BUTLER 18, at ME Bank Stadium. Tickets on-sale now We’ve been waiting three years for the next John from ticketmaster.com.au or at supafest.com.

Butler Trio album, following the awesomeness of Grand National, and it looks like the wait is over. April Uprising is set to unleash on Friday, March 26, and will feature new trio members Nicky Bomba on drums/percussion and Byron Luiters on bass. We’ve already had a wee taste with last year’s single One Way Road, which took out the #1 spot on national airplay charts three times - not to mention being chosen as the lead track for the summer campaign of Channel 10’s new digital 24 hour sports channel, One. Australian fans are in for a treat – April Uprising is available in a deluxe package, featuring an amazing six panel digi pack including a bonus poster and booklet, which is exclusive to Australian fans. There’s also a limited edition trucker hat on purchase of the CD while stocks last. Check out the making of the album at johnbutlertrio.com and set your Jay Sean alarms clocks for March 26.

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that’s if you consider the city a backwater ghost town.

If you aren’t one of the 140,000 people who have watched it on YouTube, have a squiz – it’ll make you mighty proud to be a sandgroper. Better yet, the film apparently only cost four bucks to make. We hear the queen bee of Aussie tourism Lara Bingle has been so inspired by This Is Perth’s lo-fi ethos she’s snapped her next cover shoot on a mobile phone camera.

While one insider confirmed that the irony of This Is Perth taking out the People’s Choice Award is not entirely lost on WA’s film industry, he explained it’s testament to the “egalitarian nature” of filmmaking and actually a sign of “maturity” and “sophistication” in being able to laugh at Perth’s shortcomings.

X-Press would like to congratulate Perrella and Osborn on their big win – you’ve done us proud lads. You deserve the keys to the city (so you can get in after they shut at 5.30pm). Remember, if anyone asks “Where the bloody hell are ya, Perth?” just send them to YouTube.

Want the perfect winter warmer? Well, put Friday, June 11, in your diary – for the biggest DJ line up you can expect to see in a club this year is coming to Perth. Markus Schulz is no stranger to Perth. While his meteoric rise in popularity here in Australia has been one thing, his parallel ascent overseas has been entirely another. Also joining the spin-a-thon is Gareth Emery - this young gun reached the top ten of the DJ Mag Top 100 for the first time in 2009. As if that isn’t enough, another star on the rise, Roger Shah rounds out the internationals on a bill.

Welcome to Godskitchen’s ‘Special Winter Edition’ at Metro City on Friday, June 11.

First release tickets go on-sale 9am Thursday, March 18, through ticketmaster.com.au and the usual outlets. This is a fully licensed, 18+ event and photo ID is required.

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ON THE RADIO

The princess of keys, Regina Spektor, will tune her grand piano for a tour of Australia this April, promising to deliver sweet songs with even sweeter vocal melodies to crowds around this wide brown land. Responsible for tracks such as Fidelity and On The Radio, Spektor is no stranger to Australia, having previously sold out national tours, making tickets to her gigs a precious commodity.

Following the release of her fifth album Far, Spektor will hit the road for a tour that will see her stop off in Perth on Wednesday, April 21, at the Riverside Theatre.

Tickets go on sale at 8am on Tuesday, March 16, through Ticketek.

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THIS IS BOLLOCKS

PLEASE DON’T GO

Dear X-Press,

February has now passed, which as an arts lover leaves a rather large black hole in my heart. March can only mean one thing – the end of the Becks Music Box. If anyone involved in PIAF is reading this, I plead with you – come back!

Why don’t you just hang around for another month or two?

If space is a problem, I’d be happy to host the Becks Music Box in my backyard. Don’t worry, it’ll be fine: I’ve got heaps of power points, a fair few eskys and a really big red bed sheet we could use as a curtain.

Want me to get on the phone and start booking artists now? Ok no probs. It’ll be great.

The West Australian Screen Awards were held this weekend just gone. According to wascreenawards. com, the purpose of the awards is to ‘promote the achievements of the WA Screen Industry’.

Whilst the short film This Is Perth, which took out the award for Best Film, was an amusing and comedic work, the straight-to-You-Tube effort was more of a skit or gimmick than anything. The only thing it really ‘achieved’ was success in its viral marketing.

Thus the win of This Is Perth seemed slightly strange, considering their ‘skit’ was in competition with films that respect filmmaking as a serious artform, films such as Corrie Jones’ Water, which, whilst taking out Best Director, surely was more worthy of Best Film .

Especially considering Water has been nominated for an AFI, was the product of serious research - overall a much stronger piece of work compared to some slap together bedroom job such as This Is Perth.

It really calls the whole WA Screen Awards into question.

Lover of Quality Film, West Perth

Concerned, North Perth

THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE TAZERED

last weekend, while mid-sip I was alerted to the altercation between two guys performing what looked like Wrestle Mania, AKA a bar fight, after it spilled to the floor security quickly pounced, obviously two large trained security personnel were no match for two indie kids throwing down.

In jumps the cowboy hat wearing glassy, within a matter of seconds a taser light fills the room like indoor fireworks, one of the kids was zapped (multiple times) after a few lingering shocked stares the fight was stopped and competitors evicted... are you fucking shitting me?

I have a severe heart condition and if I was ever to be unlawfully attacked by a tazer it could likely be the end of me. Leave the tazering to the cops security tough man...

Tazers are dangerous and um illegal for a reason, so next time you draw your pistol, take a moment to think about the severity of your unwanted actions.

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With sold out shows around the country, Angus & Julia Stone have kicked off 2010 with a bang and are set to release their newest album Down The Way on Friday, March 12. They play at the West Cost Blues N Roots Festival on Sunday, March 28, and at the Astor Theatre on Thursday, April 1; we also have five copies of their latest release up for grabs!

Fresh from a successful international tour, Ali Towers, one of Perth’s most talented emerging folkrock singer/songwriters, returns to launch The Used Future EP on Saturday, March 20, backed by a string quartet amidst the starlit climes of the bamBOO Amphitheatre in Highgate. Supported by Tree and One Tiger Down, we have five copies of the EP and 5 double passes to the launch up for grabs.

REMEMBER ME

A moving love story about redemption, discovery and the value of life, Remember Me is the tale Brothers of ordinary people learning to live again after suffering extraordinary loss. Starring Robert BROTHERS Pattinson, Emilie de Ravin and Pierce Brosnan, we Brothers is the powerful story of two siblings have ten double passes to catch this flick!

- Sam is a Marine and steadfast family man who is married to his high school sweetheart while Tommy, his charismatic younger brother, DIANA CORCORAN Drawing on inspiration from love, life and her is a drifter just out of jail who’s always gotten family, two-time Golden Guitar Winner Dianna by on wit and charm. When Sam goes missing Corcoran is one of Australian country music’s overseas, his black-sheep younger brother most distinguished vocal and song writing talents. cares for his wife and children at home—with We have five copies of her latest album Just Keep consequences that will shake the foundation of the entire family. We have five double passes to Breathing up for grabs! the screening at Luna Leederville on Saturday, March 13.

STEVE KILBEY

This week Steve Kilbey from The Church returns to Perth to play with Ricky Maymi (Brian Jonestown Massacre) in their Holy Duo four piece outfit featuring local rhythm section The Hoffmans.

Also on the bill are Sydney power pop legends The Honeys, and coming out from retirement holy roller Greg Dear. We have five double passes to give away to The Oxford Hotel Show on Sunday, March 14.

STATUS QUO

Legendary rockers Status Quo return to Australia this month following a hugely successful European Tour. For one lucky Status Quo fan, we are offering you and a friend the chance to catch the show after meeting Francis Rossi and Rick Parfitt backstage!

Status Quo play at Challenge Stadium on Wednesday, March 17.

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Soft Soft Loud takes over the Fremantle Arts centre with a progressive series of extraordinary music-making. Over four nights in March, some of the world’s most renowned musicians will collaborate to produce a genrebusting concert series that traverses classical, contemporary, jazz, blues, pop and electronic music. Wynton Marsalis’ A Fiddler’s Tale takes a Faustian morality tale, and re-sets it in the Mississippi Delta where a young musician sells her soul – to the record company. This modern jewel is a rare staging in Australia and the third in the Soft Soft Loud series. We have a double pass to catch Wynton Marsalis’ A Fiddler’s Tale on Thursday, March 18.

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The Screaming Jets are back in WA this March for a short run of pub shows after completing their national tour opening for iconic ’70s rockers Status Quo. They play at the Civic Hotel on Friday, March 19,The Railway Hotel on Saturday, March 20, and at the High Road Hotel on Sunday, March 21.We have five double passes to catch them at The Civic Hotel gig on Friday, March 19!

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Steps Youth Dance Company presents Phoenix - their 21st birthday production. This stunning new contemporary dance piece imagines the end of the world, and then new beginnings. The production is performed by 32 young dancers from Perth and features aerial acrobatics, beautiful dance and strong theatrics. We have five double passes for the performance on Saturday, March 20, at 7.30pm at the Playhouse Theatre.

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BLUE FOR YOU

This year The Blue Room celebrates its 21 st birthday with two extra special new performance seasons. From April to July, The Blue Room will present the world premieres of five brand new plays and two fresh interpretations of works by renowned writers. This includes the WA premiere of This One Show, the latest by multi award-winning Perth playwright Ian Wilding, and Witness – a collaboration between David Moody and celebrated Tanzanian/West Australian filmmaker Martin Mhando.

There’s also a special shindig planned (The Blue Room’s big 21st party) on the closing night of The Blue Room Theatre’s 21 Summer Nights. To obtain your exclusive invitation to the launch event simply become a Blue Room Theatre member online at blueroom.org.au or in person at The Blue Room Theatre during office hours.

Creedence Clearwater

CREED INDEED

Reformed in 1995, Creedence Clearwater is responsible for the songs of a generation, with many of their tracks from the ’70s and ’80s becoming instant classics. Consisting of Stu Cook (bass, vocals), Doug Clifford (drums, vocals), Tal Morris (guitar), Steve Gunner (keyboards, guitar), and John Tristao on vocals (taking the reigns for main songwriter and frontman John Fogerty, who left the band over 30 years ago), Creedance Clearwater are acclaimed musicians who know how to roll. Fans can catch the band at Challenge Stadium on Wednesday, October 13. Tickets are on sale now from thebigshow.com.au.

’TIL THE COWS COME HOME

Good citizens of the paddocks take note – the venue for WA’s inaugural Groovin’ The Moo in Bunbury on Saturday, May 15, has changed from Usher Foreshore to Hay Park. We’re told it’s to make space for the higher-than-anticipated response from ticket buyers. But the good news is the mighty bill stays the same, including Silverchair, Vampire Weekend, Empire Of The Sun and many, many more. Tickets on-sale now through moshtix.com.au. Get your moo on.

PINE-O-TEAM

RTRFM’s In The Pines returns on Sunday, May 2, to the stunning surrounds of the Somerville Auditorium on the campus of UWA. Hands down the best annual showcase of quality WA music (and in turn raising a bit of cash for your favourite community radio station) first bands to be announced are Emperors Goodnight Tiger, Jack On Fire, Split Seconds, The Tucker B’s, Wind Waker and The Wednesday Society. More bands will be announced next week. Early bird tickets are now on sale at rtrfm. com.au - $10 for subscribers and $15 for general admission. This special is only available until March 19, so get in while it’s cheap.

CREATURE’S LOFT

On Friday, March 12, the Atlas Mountains will scale up to the Little Creatures Loft. Post rockers with epic ballads who’ve scaled to new heights of late, they will be joined by Grace Woodroofe, Cam Avery and X-Press’ own Davey Craddock. Entry is $8 from 8pm.

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PLENTY OF AMO

Sydney-based dancer and choreographer Martin del Amo, comes to PICA to perform three shows only of his latest solo effort, It’s A Jungle Out There. One of the country’s leading independent dance artists, Del Amo gives us a IT’S HIP TO BE SCQUARE Most people who love theatre wouldn’t normally work that is dark, funny and unique, taking the find themselves in prison! But Deckchair Theatre is format of a dance and spoken text fusion. It has putting on a play about the southwest massacre in cross art form appeal for those interested in Pinjarra in 1834 at the Fremantle Prison, Bindjareb dance, contemporary performance, storytelling Pinjarra. Check out the website pinjarramassacresite. and new music. Make sure you catch one of the com, an interactive part of the play, where you can shows, running from Thursday, March 18, until grab a podcast to take to the site and follow the Saturday, March 20, nightly at 7.30pm. Tickets trail. The season kicks off on Wednesday, March 17, $30 (standard) or $20 (concession) from pica. and runs until Saturday, April 3. Tickets through org.au. The seating in the performance space deckchairtheatre.com.au. Performances run from is now reserved, so patrons are encouraged to book early to get the best seat.

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YOU’LL LOVETT

Four time Grammy award winner Lyle Lovett will jet down to Australia next week for his first ever Australian tour. With 20 years experience and 13 albums to call his own, Lovett is an accomplished musician who won’t disappoint when he takes to the stage of the Perth Concert Hall on Monday, March 22, with support from Kasey Chambers. For a limited time punters can purchase tickets for just $59.90 from BOCS.

The Tura New Music company has an exciting adventure planned for lovers of new music and the outdoors. Outback camping event, Sounds Outback, will feature some of Australia’s leading musicians, composers and sound artists. WA artists Ross Bolleter (Ruined Pianos) and Alan Lamb (Wire Music) are joined by their NSW counterparts Jim Denley (Intimate Saxophone), Jon Rose (White Ball and Fence Music) and Hollis Taylor (Super Tweeter) in the stunning Wogarno Station in WA’s mid-west.

The event kicks off at 5pm on Friday, April 2, and concludes early Monday, April 5. You can book for the full weekend program (standard ticket $60) or just for the Saturday evening concert ($20). Hit up tura.com.au for more details and bookings.

Fans of Gilbert and Sullivan classics won’t want to miss out on Songs From The Stage, a musical extravaganza taking place at the Mandurah Performing Arts Centre. Featuring emerging talent from the Western Australian Academy Of Performing Arts, the show will be a compilation of popular operettas, kicking off at 8pm on Saturday, March 20. Tickets are on sale now from manpac.com.au.

The Whitlams

FREE’MAN IN MANDURAH

Us Aussies just love The Whitlams and the charming foursome is only too happy to oblige by hitting the road. With a 2009 Best Of album behind them, The Whitlams return this March, with a stop off at the Mandurah Performing Arts Centre on Friday, March 26. Supporting the Whitlams will be local lads Mo Wilson & The Drivers, promising a show not to be missed.

Tickets are on sale now from manpac.com.au.

Chilli Festival Imelda May

FEELING HOT, HOT, HOT

Each year folks in Perth look forward to letting their tongue tingle, their eyes water and their nose flare up at the Chilli Festival. This year sees this iconic event move from its home in Araluen to Fremantle, taking place this Saturday, March 13, and Sunday, March 14, at The Esplanade in Fremantle, between 12pm-8pm (Saturday) and 10am-5pm (Sunday). There’ll be near-on 80 stallholders offering a diverse range of chilli plants, foods, beverages (including exotic beers, wines and spirits), tastings, products and information, not to mention 75 or more chilli plants on display, and entertainment all weekend. Adults are $15, with children (under 18) $8. To avoid queuing, pre-book on 9496 1171.

MAY AS WELL

Fresh from performing live at the Grammy Awards along with Jeff Beck, Irish rockabilly roots sensation Imelda May now heads to Perth. May’s infectiously unique fusion of rockabilly, blues and jazz has been compared to Billie Holiday, Dinah Washington and Wanda Jackson. Don’t miss this once off opportunity to see May live, when she plays at the Fly By Night on Tuesday, April 6. Tickets are $35 plus booking fee, available from The Fly By Night.

TAME THE BEAST

If their cover of Remember Me tickled your fancy, or their own tracks Desire Be Desire Go or Half Full Glass Of Wine had you tapping your toes, then no doubt you’ll be pleased to hear that the lads from Tame Impala are set to release their sophomore album, Innerspeaker. Recorded down in our very own south west, Innerspeaker expands Tame Impala’s musical horizon to a place where magic and music abounds. The Tame lads will hit the touring circuit this May to share tracks from Innerspeaker, including a show at Metropolis Fremantle on Thursday, May 27, following the album’s release on May 21. Tickets are on sale now through Heatseeker.

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CAMP MUSIC

THE CALL OF NATURE

On Saturday, March 20, the Nukara Music Festival will set up shop at Nanson in the Chapman Valley to permeate the sounds of nature with original music courtesy of some of WA’s top live acts. Now in its fifth year, the festival will feature sets from Blue Shaddy, The Go Set, Andrew Winton, Nice Verdes, Michael May, Freya Hanly, Mic Payne and The Gypsy Soul Circus. Punters are encouraged to camp out at the event, so be sure to pack a tent and swag before making your way to Nanson. Tickets are on sale now from the Geraldton CD Centre or over the phone on (08) 9921 4821.

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The Gipsy Kings

GYPSY, GIVE ME YOUR TEARS

Good thing Borat won’t be in Perth on Sunday, March 28, because Flamenco troop The Gipsy Kings are headed down under for a series of live shows; and no, they won’t be selling their tears. Comprised of two bands of brothers, the Reyes (Nicolas, Canut, Paul, Patchaï, André) and the Baliardos (Tonino, Paco, Diego), The Gipsy Kings love nothing more than seducing their way around the globe and sharing their Latin rhythms with music lovers. Fans of the Gipsy Kings can catch them at the Perth Concert Hall on Sunday, March 28. Tickets are on sale now through BOCS. 11

JEAN-PIERRE JEUNET

Micmacs: Trouble In The Land Of Plenty

Jean-Pierre Jeunet, the Frenchman responsible for creating cinematic delights such as Delicatessen and Amelie, returns to the big screen this year with Micmacs, a playful tale about luck, love and revenge.

Much like his previous filmic offerings, Jeunet’s Micmacs is a tasty visual feast that follows the mishaps and triumphs of Bazil (Danny Boon), a video store attendant who happens to cop a bullet to the noggin while manning his post one night. To add insult to injury, this bullet to the head isn’t Bazil’s first encounter with weapons, it turns out the protagonist lost his father years before to a land mine… it seems weapons manufacturers have ruined Bazil’s life.

Somehow our quirky protagonist survives the encounter, but is discharged from hospital only to find that he has been evicted from his house, leaving him homeless but not hopeless.

Instead of sinking into desperation, Bazil invents novel methods to earn money, busking and performing for loose change until a homeless chap named Slammer (JeanPierre Marielle) invites him to take refuge with a merry band of individuals in an incredible structure made of junk.

Meanwhile, we’re introduced the very men who manufactured the land mine and bullet that left Bazil parentless and homeless, and what an evil bunch they turn out to be. These weapons manufacturers, or arms dealers, live only to make money by killing and manufacture weapons aimed to maim, not kill, as injured soldiers cost the enemy more than their dead compatriots.

While bunking with the odd individuals who reside with Slammer, Bazil hatches a plan to wreak revenge on the weapons companies by making the most of the rather random skills that his new housemates have to offer.

At the head of this group of housemates is Mama Chow (Yolande Moreau), a mother who lost her two daughters when they went into a House of Mirrors at a fair and never came out. Following in Mama Chow’s wake are Elastic Girl (Julie Ferrier), a contortionist who can squeeze her way into tight spots; Calculator (Marie-Julie Baup), a mathematician who can calculate, measure and organise anything; and Buster (Dominique Pinon), a man who is determined to get into the Guinness Book Of Records.

Though the subject matter of Micmacs is delightful, much like Jeunet’s other films, Micmacs isn’t particularly concerned with what happens, focusing more on how things happen; which makes for a playful film that fans of Amelie will love.

Every frame of Micmacs is beautiful, even establishing shots are extremely thoughtful, offering their own characters and locations that enrich the film beyond the main plot.

Ahead of its screening at the opening of the French Film Festival at Luna on Wednesday, March 17; and its own season at Luna from Thursday, April 1, writer-director Jean-Pierre Jeunet sat down with X-Press to chat (through a very thick accent) about his latest project.

There are so many gadgets and machines in Micmacs – did you design them?

If you’re speaking about the animated sculptures, we didn’t build them; I met a guy in a museum in Paris and this guy was a genius! I called him and he lent us these sculptures but nobody can imagine this because they’re so close to the spirit of the film, they’re perfect. Now they’re in my office!

I LOVE DIRECTORS WITH A REAL STYLE – WHEN YOU CAN RECOGNISE THEIR STYLE AFTER TEN SECONDS. FOR EXAMPLE, TIM BURTON OR TERRY GILLIAM OR DAVID LYNCH; I DON’T WANT TO COMPARE MYSELF WITH THESE DIRECTORS BUT I LOVE THESE KINDS OF DIRECTORS. It seems like you were meticulous with all the details in Micmacs – from the nuances of the characters to the little machines - so how long did it take you to write and make the film?

Yes, it took very long but I don’t care because I just love to make things. You know, I could spend three days just to choose the perfect paper for the storyboard! When I make something at home, I could go to the hardware store continually just to choose the best screw. So I’m present at every step of the making of the film: the storyboard, the editing, the shooting. Every time I work I believe in working hard; because for me it’s not work, it’s play.

We have a trick, Guillaume (Laurent), my script writer and I, we make notes all the time. So when we start to write a script, we open the box of notes and choose the best notes and the best details and they go into the story. That’s a good way to work because when we start writing we have a full box of notes of details and jokes.

Your films have a very distinct style, you see them and know straight away that they were created by you – is this an intentional move, do you want people to be able to look at one of your films and know straight away that you made it?

Yes. I love directors with a real style – when you can recognise their style after ten seconds. For example, Tim Burton or

Director Jean-Pierre Jeunet on the set of Micmacs

Terry Gilliam or David Lynch; I don’t want to compare myself with these directors but I love these kinds of directors. There are also other kinds of directors like Ang Lee and Roman Polanski, they are very good directors but you don’t recognise their style; they change the style for every movie.

I prefer directors with a really strong style. I often use short lens and warm colour which is my style.

It was a huge success at the Toronto Film Festival, I had a standing ovation! They laughed a lot, it was amazing. In France it was okay but not amazing because we had bad luck, the film about Michael Jackson This Is It was released on the same day. So we lost a quarter of our seats, it was a nightmare! But now, the film is sold everywhere in the world, every country bought it, so I still have some luck.

What do you want audiences to take away What are you working on now? from Micmacs?

I am like a chef; I prepare some meat I am reading some books now and I test my own meat, and I am happy when because I don’t feel like making another story people share the meat and they love it. for a movie, I want to find a story to adapt.

So I’m reading a lot. I am very open because The film came out in Europe late last year – anything could happen when you read; you how did people respond to it? never know what surprises you’ll find.

By EMMA BERGMEIER It seems that you didn’t cast actors so much as you cast performers in Micmacs; how difficult was it for you to find the right people for the cast?

My secret is to be present at the casting sessions. For every character, I’d see maybe 20 to 30 people, that’s my secret.

I actually wrote the story of Micmacs for another guy, Jamel Debbouze, and he passed on it, just like Emily Watson did on Amelie. So that was a great opportunity to then work with Danny Boon because I love this guy. It was destiny!

The concept for Micmacs is just wonderful, what was the initial idea that led to the film’s creation?

The initial idea included three main ideas: the story of the weapons dealers; a story of revenge and the third was to create a band of original people, like the seven dwarfs in Snow White or the toys in Toy Story.

What inspired the quirky characters in the film?

I love the idea of the circus, but I don’t like the real thing because it’s always sad with animals in cages. But the idea of the circus I love! So the cannon men and the contortionist come from the world of the circus.

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DINOSAUR JR J Walkin’ Since reforming in a somewhat tentative fashion five years ago, the original line-up of Dinosaur Jr is kicking along stronger than it ever has. For the third time in approximately as many years, the earplug-mandatory trio return to Perth for one show at the Rosemount Hotel this Friday, March 12.

CHRIS HAVERCROFT speaks with drummer Murph about the current inception of Dinosaur Jr. ‘Getting the band back together’ can be an idea fraught with danger. It is easy to cop the criticism of it being a cash cow tour or, even worse, the band run the risk of eroding part of their legacy. In contrast, the reformation of Dinosaur Jr has allowed the outfit to not only build on their past glories, providing an elixir for old fans, but also turn on a whole swag of new followers. According to Murph, they have done all this without a single plan of action.

“I didn’t think any of us really knew how long it would last - we don’t really plan any thing and we just take it as it comes,” Murph begins, of the intention and duration of Dinosaur Jr.“We have this tour and then we don’t really plan anything else. We hope there is more but we don’t know. I think we like the mysterious quality and J (Mascis, frontman) doesn’t like to plan too much stuff ahead. Hopefully it keeps it fresh.”

It was the relationships between band members that evidently bought to the end the

first incarnation of Dinosaur Jr. Frontman J Mascis is well known to be a ‘unique’ man and not the greatest of communicators. Since reforming, things have improved, but it is undeniable that there is still some of the old awkwardness and tension.

The difference this time around is that all three members are better equipped to just get on with it.

“I still feel like we are kids,” Murph continues. “I think the tension may be needed for us to do what we do. Sometimes I don’t want to believe it, but I guess it is the case. With the recording Farm (2009) it felt very fresh and we had to get it done. It felt like we were really under the gun. I remember feeling anxious and nervous, but when it was done I felt like it was a really good piece of work. Beyond (2007) was different because it was made in a period of time while we were touring.”

In spite of his reputation as a slacker icon, Murph insists that J Mascis is still a real stickler

Dinosaur Jr

for the work and is in no way lazy. He is secretive, but driven by a desire to get the best material out to the public. He works fastidiously and only unveils new songs when they are a completed piece of work. This is why it is unlikely that you will hear any new or unrecorded songs at a Dinosaur Jr show - Mascis just isn’t wired that way.

“They are just not ready and J is so very secretive and mysterious that we never hear an idea unless it is totally done,” Murph clarifies, about why there are few surprises in a Dinosaur Jr set.

“The only time that I ever hear anything is when he sends me the demo. I never hear an idea or just a part of a song. He never plays anything and says ‘gee, how does this sound?’. Most bands would do that, but we have just never done that. It is different and bizarre but at the same time it is fascinating to hear what it is that J comes up with.”

“I DIDN’T THINK ANY OF US REALLY KNEW HOW LONG IT WOULD LAST WE DON’T REALLY PLAN ANYTHING AND WE JUST TAKE IT AS IT COMES… I THINK WE LIKE THE MYSTERIOUS QUALITY AND J DOESN’T LIKE TO PLAN TOO MUCH STUFF AHEAD. HOPEFULLY IT KEEPS IT FRESH.” It is a situation that requires both Murph and bassist Lou Barlow to trust in Mascis’ judgement to come up with songs that will work for the band. By the time Mascis has sent out the demos he has pretty much decided how he wants the songs to be recorded. Murph is comfortable to be guided in this way, as he still sees Mascis as more of a drummer than a guitar player, and is happy to follow the foundations that he has laid down.

“In the early days J would want me to play the drum parts how the demos were played,” he concludes. “But nowdays there is a lot more room for interpretation. I like it being the way it is where J is like the teacher and at the same time it is nice to have some input. With J, he just gets these inspirations and they play through him and he writes them down. Whereas with Lou it is more that he and I jam stuff out in more a traditional way – so it is nice for me to have both elements.”

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FIONN REGAN In The Shadows Of Judus Mercury Prize nominated folk troubadour Fionn Regan has just released his second long player The Shadow Of An Empire. DAVID CRADDOCK was given an insight into the charmingly articulate Irish songwriter’s world of crumbling factories, vintage typewriters and smouldering open fires.

In 2007, Mercury Prize nominated indie folk artist Fionn Regan was the kind of critically acclaimed artist you would see on the end of year ‘Best Of’ lists of esteemed international newspapers and glossy magazines. But then, like a character from one of his beguiling and twisty turn-y folk tails - pfff! - he all but disappeared from the public eye.

However, Regan hadn’t vanished. He was entrenched in a far reaching American tour which resulted from his record label Lost Highway (Johnny Cash, Ryan Adams, Elvis Costello) releasing his 2006 debut The End Of History in the USA later than in Europe. The tour, however, was no inconvenient career set-back -

the sights, sounds and characters of small-town America provided the perfect canvas for Regan’s next rambling folk masterpiece, The Shadow Of An Empire.

“If you stand on a street for long enough you work out when the lights turn on,” Regan whispers down the line to X-Press in the considered, slightly cryptic way in which you secretly hope a folk singer would answer interview questions. “What time the bread gets delivered, what time the accordion player comes along and who’s likely to give him a tip… With touring, the sails take a hammering but you’ve got to go out there. If you stay in the harbour you might rust.”

The elfish singer from Wicklow, Ireland, is speaking from his the small writing studio in which he pens his work. The story of Shadow Of An Empire may start with a long and secluded jaunt on the road, but it is a false start with one of the world’s biggest producers, Ethan Johns, that is its most curious chapter. Johns is the son of legendary Eagles, Who and Stones producer/ engineer Glyn Johns, but it is Johns Jnr’s work with Kings Of Leon, The Strokes and Ryan Adams that has re-associated the surname with chart success and critical acclaim – a desirable combination indeed.

“We made a record that the record company decided wasn’t jumping through their hoops,” Regan explains of the rejected and scrapped sessions. “It was like if you were commissioned by someone to do a painting and you give them a sketch and then they give you the money for the paint and the canvas. Then you come back with it and they go, ‘oh no this is what we wanted. It’s not what we’d seen in our head. We thought it’d be a lot more like a precise technical watercolour. You’ve come back with something that’s abstract or like Francis Bacon - we were looking more for Turner’.”

“IF YOU STAND ON A STREET FOR LONG ENOUGH YOU WORK OUT WHEN THE LIGHTS TURN ON. WHAT TIME THE BREAD GETS DELIVERED, WHAT TIME THE ACCORDION PLAYER COMES ALONG AND WHO’S LIKELY TO GIVE HIM A TIP.”

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Disillusioned with the red tape that was being wrapped around the album, Regan found an old industrial building in Ireland, got together a group of like minded musicians and decided to produce and record his follow up by himself.

“We just found this factory space and it had these rooms full of telephones, receipt rolls, broken chandeliers and framed photographs on the wall,” he explains. “It just felt right – it came around at the right time. We just moved in there and it was cold. We just did take after take. It just came out like that… I left all the mistakes in as well – I didn’t want it to be a beautiful box with no contents in it. I wanted it to be like a cord sack laced with sapphires or an old piece of furniture and you find a ring in the post or something.”

The result is an album much more raucous, electric and rhythm driven than Regan’s delicate, finger-picked debut. Rollicking tracks like Protection Racket which wittily pick apart multi-national commerce (‘Let’s raise our glasses to Mr Onassis!’) are sure to earn Regan lazy comparisons to an electrified Bob Dylan. But it is the sombre Celtic march of the album’s title track that sets the songwriter apart as a phenomenally talented, and deeply relevant, contemporary musician. “ There are worse people to be compared to,” Regan laughs of the inevitable Dylan comparisons that come with being a lyric-driven folk singer. “It happened on the last record. And it’ll happen again. But I think music is sometimes like a rainbow, you can’t bottle it – you can’t get a grip on it or put a hook into it.

People are saying Dylan this time – but there’s a whole lot more to it than that. There’s Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Clash, The Beatles and there’s a lot of country music going on… the comparison thing for me is a bit of a quagmire because I don’t come at it like that.”

While he may not approach his songwriting with a desire to replicate the past, Regan’s word processing methods are certainly ancient. In keeping with the old-world vibe of his factory recording space, the rapid-fire lyrics of The Shadow Of An Empire were written entirely on an old Olympus typewriter.

“The rhythm of the thing is interesting - it’s a drum kit you know,” Regan explains while bashing the keys of his trusty portable. “You find yourself tapping your foot along to it and the rhythm comes out of that. You have to think about what you do before you commit to typing something. There’s a spirit and a soul.”

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HOODOO GURUS Effervessence

The Hoodoo Gurus release their ninth album, Purity Of Essence, this Friday, March 12. BOB GORDON speaks to Hoodoo honcho, Dave Faulkner.

‘My pleasure is my business’. Xaviera Hollander – The Happy Hooker, 1975.

It’s a sentiment Dave Faulkner says that the Hoodoo Gurus, as a whole, concur wholeheartedly with. And here he is, on the eve of the ninth Hoodoo Gurus album, Purity Of Essence, having been through this many times before – is there a special feeling, or is he simply resolute about it all?

“Well, we’re usually very excited, or always very excited at this time,” he says, enthusiastically. “The difference this time, I think, is the way other people seem to be. We’re getting really strong, positive feelings back from people who have heard the record – from people at Sony and other people like music

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critics who have to hear it early for long-lead stories – they’ve all been very complimentary.”

Indeed the album’s first taster, Crackin’ Up, has been warmly received across the board. The Hoodoo Gurus have always been a great singles band, and their reputation is intact.

“That’s been going great for us,” Faulkner says, “which is a shock because we had no expectations for that song at all. It was meant to be a kind of ‘hello, here we are again’ calling card (laughs) and it’s become quite a hit, to the point where we’ve had to delay our second single (I Hope You’re Happy), because it

just keeps keeping on. It’s one of those strange ones, you know?”

Purity Of Essence saw the Hoodoo Gurus team once again with producer, Charles Fisher. Back in the day, or 1985, he saw great things in a song that the band also had no expectations for, Like Wow Wipeout.

It’s evidence in action of how musical artists sometimes are so inside a written work they don’t see, in an objective sense, what otherwise seems obvious.

“Well I’m a big fan of the arts generally and you read about playwrights way back with their classic plays having no idea whether they were gonna stand or fall,” Faulkner contemplates.“The same with movies. You’re so close to it, you spend so much time agonising over every last, little detail that it’s a very much a ‘not-being-able-to-see-the-forest-for-thetrees’ sort of thing. You see all the blemishes and imperfections and everybody else just sees the overview that you can’t see anymore.

“But also, it’s just the dumb luck of are you in sync with what the audience wants from you, or from anyone? That’s one thing you can never know – what people want to hear from music or if they even want to hear anything from you at all. It’s the cycle of things and for whatever reason we seem to be in synch with a few things at the moment.”

It’s true; the momentum for the new Hoodoo Gurus album almost seems like more of a comeback now, from other peoples’ points of view, than it was when they did do a comeback in 2004.

“I know!” Faulkner laughs. “We keep getting told it’s a comeback and it’s like, ‘well we did come back, but this isn’t it’. Our comeback album I love, by the way. But it’s a very difficult album, Mach Shau. We kind of outdid ourselves, in some ways, to make ourselves as over-thetop and hardcore as we could, ’cause we were trying to mix it for everyone and say, ‘look, we haven’t stopped at all’.”

The precise-minded Faulkner likens the Gurus’ album catalogue to a sine wave – ranging from their poppy, open side to the hardcore, blitz-it side. The curve is unbroken…

“The first album, Stoneage Romeos (1983), was colourful; Mars Needs Guitars (1985) was a bit more straight-forward; Blow Your Cool (1987) was more pop; Magnum Cum Louder (1989) was probably the first time we captured our live sound on record, it was a lot more meat and potatoes; Kinky (1991) was again, a bit more colourful; Crank (1994) was really hardcore and then Blue Cave (1996) was again, a bit more on the pop side.

“Then we got to Mach Schau when we came back, and that was really heavy-duty.

We just felt like getting back up to that other side of our personality – it’s just a strange thing where it’s not that we have to choose between one or the other, it’s just about exploring ‘that’ side of our sound at ‘that’ time. So, next album, if we do one, I suppose, will just be going for something really dark and hard, you know?”

Meanwhile, Purity Of Essence explores an even broader palette for the Hoodoo Gurus.

While many long-term outfits feel like they have to write for the brand, rather than the band…

“Oh, we don’t do that,” Faulkner interjects. …it seems the Hoodoo Gurus reestablish what they are because it is the band who is creating it.

“Well, we just want to write songs that we feel good doing,” Faulkner explains.

“We don’t want to sound like the music we just did, so apart from growing and experiences and the rest of the world influencing you, it’s just that we do have very broad tastes and we do wander around our own palette (laughs). So we’ve gone more for the blues than the riffs on this one. Or is it the other way around?”

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THE DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT Proprietary Sobriety The second album in the Devin Townsend Project’s four-release opus is Addicted!. Revealing his solo material for the first time in Perth on Thursday, March 18, at Metropolis Fremantle, JESSICA WILLOUGHBY chatted with the man himself aboutbecomingthemusician he always wanted to be.

THE VASCO ERA Uncharted Waters

Strapping Young Lad and its more pleasant counterpart, The Devin Townsend Band. He cut off his trademark ‘skullet’ in favour a more streamlined look. He took a massive step back from the travelling, touring and self-promotion schedule that had become so much of his persona and retreated more into a private life filled with the joys of family and producing. All to achieve one goal: sobriety.

But, as Townsend explains, it was more about undergoing a journey of self-discovery and realising his true calling as a musician. “I can honestly say that I think I’ve become the performer I’ve always wanted to be now,� he says. “Not that I didn’t love what I did with Strapping Young Lad. I just found it really disconcerting that I had such difficultly writing music without drugs. Now my range goes from zero to 100 at the drop of “Once you come to terms with maybe not being a hat. Now I know there is no end to what I can that talented, not being the best guitarist, not accomplish.� being the best producer and not being the The purging process came in a way best looking,� Mr Devin Townsend pauses for Townsend never imagined. After taking a hiatus a moment, sucking in a deep breath,“only then from writing music for a year he decided to relearn you can just be.� how to create music again. More than 730 days This enigmatic Canadian has been later, 60 songs were written and recorded. Touted reborn. The past three years has seen the artist as one of his most ambitious endeavours to date, formerly known as ‘Hevy Devy’ takes a walk down these sessions were organised into a four-album a pseudo-spiritual path, a road that distanced his series under the moniker of The Devin Townsend self-established affinity with extreme metal music. Project – each vibrantly displaying the many facets He broke all ties with the critically acclaimed of his explosive personality. The first in the series, Ki,

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Victorian three piece rock outfit The Vasco Era release their second album Lucille on Friday, March 12. The band will also play at The Prince Of Wales in Bunbury on Thursday, April 29.

Amplifier on Friday, April 30; and Mojoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on Saturday, May 1. DAVID CRADDOCK sat down with the band to talk about their surprisingly lush and powerful new sound.

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DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN Option Paralysis Option Paralysis, the fourth outing from New Jersey’s Dillinger Escape Plan, is nothing short of a work of art. The quintet have always brought a certain tenacity and edge to each release which is always been a venture into the unknown for both the band and listener.

Despite this, and the slew of line-up changes that could have threatened their essence, the band’s iconic sound remains intact.

W h a t m a k e s O p t i o n Pa r a l y s i s outstanding is the band’s grace. The lads haven’t gone soft, far from it, but they have evolved to the point where making ‘heavy’ music is no longer about distortion, being the loudest or the most precise. Overtly orchestrated chaos has always been a trait, but Dillinger take it to the next level by bringing a taste of jazz to their endeavours and incorporating instrumentation never dreamed of in their Calculating Infinity days.

Widower is probably one of the most diverse songs of their career. Mike Garson, the jazz pianist who appeared on David Bowie’s Aladdin Sane, provides keys, with the band incorporating a thudding bass line and chugging guitar. Endless Endings and Room Full Of Eyes are just as varied with strings scattered throughout, gorgeouslengthy introductions and the vastly improved conversational vocal of Greg Pucciato.

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LOS CAMPESINOS! Romance Is Boring Los Campesinos!’ second album is the musical equivalent of the TV series Skins. With brash lyrics, experimental sounds and exciting pop melodies, the songs are delivered like a post-break up diary excerpt as they ramble through grief and denial in a confusing way.

Romance Is Boring is the second official album for the Welsh seven-piece whose fame grew in typical Gen-Y fashion: MySpace. But none of the flock of band members are put to waste when creating this avant-garde brand of orchestral rock as they sweep through uplifting horn driven sing-alongs like We’ve Got Your Back and the frenetic electronica driven I Just Sighed. I Just Sighed, Just So You Know.

Gareth Campesinos! takes most of the vocal workload with a style reminiscent of Jamie T or The Arctic Monkeys as he spits out a continual barrage of lyrics. Unfortunately, however, his voice is also a major weak point of the album as he fails to convey a skerrick of the emotion in the music. Given that the album is about apathetic youth, though, perhaps this is intentional? Conversely, his female band-mates bring a beautiful, sweet richness to the music which compliments this band’s complex sound. _BRENDAN HOLBEN

_JESSICA WILLOUGHBY

LIKE JUNK Like Junk

VARIOUS ARTISTS Almost Alice Soundtrack

Independent

Disney / Universal

Screen printed on canvas and individually hand-numbered, the packaging for Like Junk’s debut album is full of DIY aesthetic.

This is clearly a decision made out of a desire for artistic expression, rather than lack of budget or resources. On the contrary, a lot of effort has clearly gone into the production of this album, which clocks in at over an hour despite the eight tracks listed on the sleeve.

Sprawling, dark and kicking off with a series of long, droning piano chords, this LP is obsidian, a depressing collection built around the endless self-loathing of frontman and pianist Scott White. ‘Sitting in the corner drinking cheap wine on my own’ repeats the mantra of possible stand-out song PostDrug Haze. Other themes range from the supernatural, consciousness, and lost love, while opener Heaven appears to be about getting the flu as a kid, of all things.

Like Junk ’s first full-length may not move the average man on the street, however, within a niche market and in the right setting, those who don’t mind being smashed with an anvil of melancholy beyond the simple trials and tribulations of everyday life should suck it up like the failed residue of yesterday’s red wine.

Not a bad effort really.

From first glance at the track listing of this release it would seem that Alice didn’t emerge from the rabbit hole to a surreal, kaleidoscopic world, but instead to a shopping mall in middle-America. Lewis Carroll’s Alice novels were once the focal point for psychedelica and experimental music but this film companion and soundtrack couldn’t be more of a pedestrian affair.

Despite each artist supposedly being inspired by the surreal story, it’s business as usual for the likes of All-American Rejects, Owl City and All Time Low. Even the film’s lead single Alice (Underground) by Avril Lavinge is just a serving of straight-forward punk-pop. Grace Potter and The Nocturnals’ cover of Jefferson Airplane’s acid-rock classic White Rabbit is an obvious highlight, while Franz Ferdinand appear to be the only artists not taking themselves seriously with their version of Carroll’s poem The Lobster Quadrille.

Alice In Wonderland has always been a story for all ages, so it’s strange that this record is aimed towards the teen market exclusively.

The majority of the tracks don’t seem like the bands’ best work, but merely throwaway off-cuts donated to Burton’s soundtrack. It’s a shame that a timeless piece of literature should be associated with such a disposable collection of songs. Almost Alice is little more than an unsightly smear across Carroll’s spotless looking-glass.

_BEN WATSON

_ROBERT PENNEY

MICAH P. HINSON All Dressed Up And Smelling Of Strangers

LIGHTSPEED CHAMPION Life Is Sweet! Nice To Meet You

Pod / Inertia

Domino / EMI

You’d think that Micah P. Hinson would have no shortage of material to write about given his history of battle painkiller addiction, a jail stint, homelessness and bankruptcy, but this time around the Texan singer gives us two discs of cover versions.

The songs on All Dressed Up And Smelling Of Strangers are said to be those that have held great meaning for Hinson. There are the usual here with Dylan and The Beatles featured, but it is a faithful rendition of Pedro The Lions’ Slow And Steady Wins The Race that starts proceedings. Hinson’s timbre even matches that of Bazan during the opener, but there are many covers on the release that are less reverential.

Stop The World (And Let Me Off ) is given a serious working over to sound like a raucous, drunken late night sing-along that only ever-so-slightly resembles the Patsy Cline standard. Of the quieter, calmer efforts Hinson’s rugged and impassioned croon on My Way bridges the gap perfectly between Sinatra and Vicious, but it his take on John Denver’s This Old Guitar that is the highlight.

All Dressed Up And Smelling O f Strangers is an intriguing window into an artist who, although having ample reason to, doesn’t take himself too seriously.

As a member of the short lived dance punk band Test Icicles, a youthful Devonté Hynes was finding his feet as a musician. Since that trio disbanded, Hynes has recorded his solo works under the name Lightspeed Champion. Throat surgery derailed the making of his second album Life Is Sweet! Nice To Meet You, but there are no ill effects evident on the final product.

Few of Lightspeed Champion’s tracks are half hearted with a vast array of ideas being toyed with along the way. Marlene is sleazy sounding faux funk before strings invade during the delivery of a sweeping chorus. Faculty Of Fears starts innocuously enough with muted guitars but like much of the album launches into a irresistible chorus.

The hooks don’t get much bigger than on Madame Van Damme a song about an escort but it is tunes like the loose country tinged Sweetheart that sees Hynes drawing comparisons to Bright Eyes. Hynes may have been born is Texas, but his UK upbringing is the most relevant geography on this latest effort.

Life Is Sweet! Nice To Meet You is about as cool as a record can be without disappearing up its own pipe. _CHRIS HAVERCROFT

_CHRIS HAVERCROFT 22

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HOUSE VS HURRICANE Perspectives

PETER GABRIEL Scratch My Back Realworld / Virgin Records

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There are some things that just shouldn’t mix: toothpaste and orange juice, old people and the internet, Chris Brown and Rhianna, Rove McManus and comedy, and hardcore and trance music.

The latter has become the latest trend in the hardcore-meets-anything crossover, and Melbourne’s House Vs Hurricane have solidified themselves as front-runners of this embarrassingly shite genre.

Hardcore, as it was originally intended, was a movement started out of sheer frustration.

It was the sound of utter aggression that abandoned all convention, and stood as a powerful message to the commercial music world. By taking this ‘aggressive’ influence and raping it with totally limp sounding keyboards, House Vs Hurricane have fundamentally undone everything that hardcore has worked to achieve.

Seriously, why the hell would anyone think that a heavy breakdown would sound cool if it was paired with a happy-hardcore dance-beat?

Not even American super-producer Brian McTernan (Circa Survive, Hot Water Music, Darkest Hour, Thrice) could make House Vs Hurricane sound good.

Flat production, poor songwriting, dreadful singing parts and a horrible gimmick makes Perspectives a remarkably unforgettable record.

You can almost imagine the phone call: “Hello, is Neil Young there? Neil, hi it’s Peter Gabriel – I had a couple of hit records in the ’70s and ’80s.

Yeah, Genesis, WOMAD, The Elders – that’s right.

Anyhow, you see… I’ve got an idea: you record one of my songs and I’ll record one of yours.

You’re in? Great!”

And so came Scratch My Back – Gabriel’s ode to songwriting. He’s chosen his favourite songs; amongst them Mirrorball (Elbow), Flume (Bon Iver), My Body Is Cage (Arcade Fire) – 12 songs in all. And it’s a cracker. If anyone knows how to redress a classic it’s Gabriel. Expect the second album soon, where each artist featured here covers one of Gabriel’s songs. Let’s hope Radiohead get Sledgehammer! _JULIAN TOMPKIN

_GEORGE GREEN

THE VASCO ERA Lucille Universal

Vasco Era fans expecting another stripped back, ragged-around the edges, blues-rock scrapbook will be mightily surprised by the band’s second album Lucille.

The album was produced by Scott Horscroft, the big-name Australian producer whose penchant for ‘big’, lush, reverb-y soundscapes is more than clear on his past work with Silverchair (Young Modern), The Sleepy Jackson (Personality) and The Panics (Cruel Guards).

Album opener Not Stuck Here starts with a slow-burning, thumping, piano led march that’d actually be quite at home on Young Modern.

With the listener nicely lulled by the atmospheric opener, jittery, knock-kneed rocker For No One puts to bed any fears that The Vasco Era might have forgotten the guitars and gone soft. Bile-spitting Subterranean Homesick Blues-ish lyrics dance over a buzz-saw riff that cheekily nods towards Elvis Costello’s Pump It Up. Lyrically, the almost concept-album like narrative of this release suggests frontman Sid O’Neil has been busy honing his craft, with the songs based entirely around a dialogue between two characters - Sam, a somewhat conservative chap, and Lucille, a stripper.

A solid Aussie rock album with just enough theatricality and dramatic, reverb-y warbles to give it wider appeal.

JIMMY HAWK Echo Park myspace.com/jhawkmusic

If you were really miffed to hear that Luke Steele had put The Sleepy Jackson on hold to go and make swordfish inspired intergalactic disco tunes, you desperately need to meet up and comer Jimmy Hawk. Seriously. Right now. Hawk’s debut album Echo Park is full of breezy, summery, Californian folk-pop melodies and rich, swirling production quirks.

The Melbournite was inspired to write the album after a period living in Echo Park, the famed LA suburb which once housed Elliott Smith. Shuffling snare, flickering mandolin and thick, dreamy organ keeps the album floating along on a soft cloud, but it is the songwriter’s whispery and completely cheese-less, musings on lucky stars, sunshine and love that shine the brightest. Grizzly Bear fans might also enjoy Hawk’s ability to whisk the listener off to an atmospheric world of emerald green beachside caves, chirping cicadas and balmy Spanish nights.

Essential track: Born On A Mountain

_DAVID CRADDOCK

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TOM JORDAN Tom Jordan ABC Music / Universal

Tom Jordan plays the guitar wielding goofball on the truly appalling Disney Channel series As The Bell Rings, and at sixteen years of age, already has his debut album under his belt. Puppy dog eyes, styled ruffled blonde locks and Zac Efron type features give him a leg up to becoming as popular as a Jonas Brother at a girl guides jamboree.

Things get underway brightly enough with Someone Somewhere, a more than pleasant slice of power pop that showcases more musical chops that Jordan has mustered during his tenure on TV. Things really start to go belly up when Jordan falls into ‘white man soul’ territory on an insipid How Much It Works. Teenage girls are likely to weaken at the knees for I Need You Here (Stay The Night) and Where’d I Go Wrong, but for everyone else it sounds like Jordan is trying too hard.

Tom Jordan has come up with a few nice enough moments on his debut but shouldn’t good looking school kids be smoking behind the bike shed and being wildly promiscuous instead of playing safe middle of the road adult oriented pop? _CHRIS HAVERCROFT

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“One, two, three, four, five six” – and so begins Roadrunner and the classic 1976 eponymous album from Boston’s born to lose punk prototypes The Modern Lovers, led by the captain of kook Jonathan Richman. Largely recorded throughout 1971-72 by former Velvet Underground screecher John Cale, this singular release by the original Modern Lovers (Richman would break up the band in ’75 to pursue a solo-oriented career) was immediately embraced by the burgeoning punk movement – somewhat ironic considering the album’s whimsical subject matter (frequenting art galleries to pick up chicks, a suspicion of people who smoked dope and nostalgia for the ‘old world’ of Richman’s parents). Richman would later abandon his adoration of Lou Reed altogether in favour of innocent, childlike pop which would eventually lead him to 1998’s silly-flick There’s Something About Mary.

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Essential Track: Roadrunner

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Academy Of Performing Arts, fondly known as WAAPA, is kicking off its 30 th anniversary year with a bang, offering up a range of fantastic performances that traverse the genres of dance, music and theatre. Here’s a rundown of what’s on and when; for tickets, contact the WAAPA Box Office on (08) 9370 6636.

Cabaret, Geoff Gibbs Theatre; Saturday, March 13 ’til Saturday, March 20.

WAAPA kicks off its musical theatre season with Cabaret, performed by the Academy’s third year Music Theatre students. First performed on Broadway in 1966, Cabaret is based on a play adapted from the novel Goodbye To Berlin by Christopher Isherwood.

In its musical incarnation, Cabaret combines brilliantly acerbic songs by John Kander and Fred Ebb with a highly political storyline by Joe Masteroff.

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The Trial

The Trial, Roundhouse Theatre; Friday, March 12 ’til Thursday, March 18.

Based on Franz Kafka’s famous novel, The Trial stages the story of a man who is arrested and sent to trial without ever being told what his is charged with. And so begins Joseph K’s slide into desperation as he tries to grapple with an all-powerful ‘Court’ and an invisible ‘Law’. With its maddening feeling of inevitability, The Trial creates a powerful depiction of 20th century alienation and bureaucracy, a theme which 85 years later still resonates with modern audiences. Performed by WAAPA’s third year acting students, The Trial is both moving and very funny, vividly exploring the absurdity of the hero’s predicament.

WAAPA In The Park, Ron Stone Park; Saturday, March 17.

The City Of Stirling and WAAPA are joini forces for WAAPA In The Park, a fantastic night music under the stars. Last year’s event wa huge success, attracting over 3,500 enthusias audience members. This year’s concert will featu the WAAPA Big Band and Classical Vocal stude performing with all the pizzazz and showmansh you’ve come to expect from those studying at o of Australia’s finest performing arts academies

ON THE STREETS

Winner of the 2009 Fremantle Print Award, Damiano Bertoli: Continuous Family.

Photo: Tobiaz Titz.

A PLETHORA OF PRINT

Now in its 34th year, the Fremantle Print Award is one of Australia’s top art awards, celebrating contemporary works that push the boundaries of print. Any print or artist’s book made within the last two years is eligible for entry, with participants in the running for the $12,000 Acquisitive Prize. Entries for the award are now open, and artists of all kinds are invited to apply.

Applications close on Monday, June 14. Entry forms are available at fac.org.au.

10CC in their heyday

DON’T DREAD IT

In need of a Dreadlock Holiday? Well, you’re in luck, because the band responsible for this hit and many others, are headed to Perth to share their classic tracks live. With over 26 million albums sold worldwide, 10CC are known as one of the greatest British pop art bands, who led the way with their innovative music and originality. Fans can catch 10CC performing hits such as I’m Not In Love, The Things We Do For Love and Rubber Bullets at the Perth Concert Hall on Sunday, April 18. Tickets are on sale now through BOCS.

While the rest of the state shuts up shop for the Easter Long Weekend, the streets of Fremantle will be teeming with activity thanks to the Fremantle Street Arts Festival. Kicking off on Saturday, April 3, and running ’til Monday, April 5, the Festival will bring talented international and Australian artists to Freo for a weekend of family friendly activities.

An extraordinary lineup of world class performers await those who attend the festival , including dancers, magicians, clowns, jugglers, whip crackers and comedians, who will perform at sites all over Fremantle. Best of all, it’s totally free! To find out what’s on and where, head to fremantlefestivals.com.

Eco Faerie Festiva

AWAY WITH THE FAERIES

On Sunday, March 14, East Perth’s City Farm will be taken over the Eco Faerie Festival, Perth’s largest environmental commun event, aiming to make green mainstream. Now in its third ye the event raises awareness about sustainability, with all fun raised going to the City Farm community gardens.

The day will be a feast for the senses with Afric drumming care of Akwaaba, bellydancing performances, a and workshops on worm farming, composting, sound heali Chinese medicine, recycling and sustainable home building The event is family friendly and offers a range of fr activities for kids including face painting, veggie planting, a workshops on how to use recycled goods to make toys.

Entry is only $5. For more information on the eve head to faeriecara.com.

EDWARD SHARPE & THE MAGNETIC ZEROS

Alter-Ego Is Not A Dirty Word Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros will perform at the West Coast Blues N’ Roots festival on Sunday, March 28, at Fremantle Reserve.

He’s the leader of the band and in that sense, he’s well equipped for multi-tasking.

Good thing too, for as Alex Ebert’s (AKA Edward Sharpe) mobile phone rings for his interview with X-Press Magazine, it appears that he’s got his hands full.

“I’m sorry, he says, a little distractedly.

“I just bought this giant organ and I’m pushing it into the entrance of a warehouse in downtown LA. I missed the delivery guys and they just left it here, out the front. I didn’t intend on having to do both these things at the same time, but the place is closing now.”

Well, we won’t keep you too long…

“No, no, no,” he exclaims goodnaturedly. “Please, please, please… by all means, keep me!”

These days there’s agreeable chaos in the way Ebert’s life and music collide, it seems to happen in a much happier fashion to how they once did. Soon to hit Australia on the back of their debut album, Up From Below, the visit has been prefaced by the ensemble’s impressive showing in Triple J’s 2009 Hottest 100, coming in at #15 for the single, Home. That bands can release songs and have them burn brightly on the other side of the globe may be something some acts at a certain level may take for granted. Not, however, Ebert and company…

“In small ways I guess you can, but definitely not in the major senses, or whatever you’d call it, you can’t take that for granted,” he ponders deep and wide. “I feel overwhelmed with appreciation and joy about that whole thing.

I really do.”

Released in July, 2009, Up From Below, has an intriguing history, largely because its creation happened following the disintegration of Ebert’s long-time power pop outfit, Ima Robot.

Feeling disenfranchised from his once beloved

Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zero of one Edward Sharpe. With like-minded friends and musicians they recorded the album and toured the US in a school bus.

It really does sound like the antidote to all that happened before…

“It’s not like it was against the music of Ima Robot or… it was just who I was, where I was at and the ways that I had been displayed during the processes for Ima Robot,”Ebert considers.“This was in some way informed by those somewhat intense and negative experiences that had to do with myself being a part of a big machine like Virgin Records and writing music for people like A&Rs and radio in mind. And it’s not that I don’t want to be on the radio, but I don’t want to write songs to intentionally be on the radio. So, in that sense, this whole thing was informed by all of that.”

Given the rollercoaster pre-history of his new band, one wonders what Ebert’s feelings were just as the album was about to be released to the public?

get lost in translation. I guess that was the basic feeling, but also a feeling of trust in each other that we did our best. That was about it, then it was just seeing how it would go.”

It’s gone quite well, clearly, but with it has come a lot of questions about the notion of this ‘Edward Sharpe’. Apparently it was a childhood alter-ego of Ebert’s but it’s certainly become much more.

“The best way I can describe it is that it was an avenue back to myself,” he offers. “Or forward for myself, I should say. So it was really an avenue but now it’s more like an open field. It has a feeling as though it’s like a course, with all these guiding tracks, within the music.

“I get a lot of questions about, ‘who is Edward Sharpe? What’s the persona? How is he different from you?’. For me it’s like, ‘oh Jesus, I have no idea what the difference is between me and Edward Sharpe!’. I think that I took on another name because I was bemused about who I had become. I felt very disjointed from the name

“That’s all it was, just a playful kind thing. And I definitely tried to change the nam plenty of times, but no one wanted to go ba everybody wanted to keep Edward (laughs). A The Magnetic Zeros is a sort of an enchanti cosmic thing that has a lot of hidden meanin for me, actually. The way I operate is that’ll often throw things straight out there and th figure out what it all means later.”

For some strange, unknown reas a chorus of elevator-styled flute music com piping down the line just as Ebert is asked abo what he’s looking forward to most about comi to Australia. He giggles at the absurdity of it, b seems to revel in it at all at once.

“I just want there to be open hear he says, as the pan pipes sound. “And I mean coming with open hearts, not the audience; th can do whatever they want (laughs). Hopefu we’ll be coming there just ready to have fun a play around.”

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FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL Ooh La La Land A true highlight of Perth’s cinema calendar, the 21st annual Alliance Française French Film Festival saunters back into Cinema Paradiso and Luna On SX from Wednesday, March 17, to Wednesday, March 31. For the full program and ticket details head to frenchfilmfestival.org.

In a world now obsessed with China, France has had to get used to taking a back seat. After living the grandiloquent imperial life for its share of centuries, much has been made of France’s spectacular fall from grace as a global power.

Where once the world feared Napoleon and revered Charles de Gaulle today France is rivalled only by Italy in its penchant for political absurdity – to be fair, ol’ Silvio has set the bar pretty ‘high’ for poor Sarko.

But if there’s one area, other than the gastronomic, where France still leads with gallant conviction and cunning, it’s the arts – namely, cinema.

“Of course France is still a relevant cultural force,” the Alliance Française French Film Festival’s Artistic Director Jean-Jacques Garnier asserts, “and a point of reference for many people around the world - and not only because of its heritage and history. I think that French cinema is renowned for its diversity, commitment, plurality, poetry and a lot of love!

“The big difference between France and other countries is that, with our system of financing, it’s easier for new directors or independent filmmakers to bring their films to the screen. And never forget that by French law the director has the final cut, which gives him (or) her total freedom over their movie.”

In a country where protest is as genetic as nicotine-addiction, you can only trust the French to legislate on the rights of its directors!

But it’s this support of its artists that’s allowed France’s film industry to develop into a natural

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THE TOPP TWINS: UNTOUCHABLE GIRLS Toppermost Of The Poppermost Directed by Leanne Pooley Starring Jools & Lynda Topp Think Barry Humphries and then think Kath & Kim. New Zealand’s Topp Twins have shades of the former’s multi-character (and true life) longevity and a bit of the latter’s way of poking fun at archetypes but not pointing too much of a finger.

Serge Gainsbourg: Je T’aime… Moi Non But in all fairness,such cultural references Plus, screening as part of the Alliance do not do them justice, as anyone who would have Française French Film Festival seen their Perth Festival appearance a few years creative counterpoint to Hollywood’s penchant for back would agree. Jools and Lynda Topp are two blockbuster, big-buck extravaganzas. country girls who joined the army as teens then Now in its 21st year, the Alliance Française fled the other way after basic training. Naturally French Film Festival is every Aussie Francophile’s open and gregarious they were born to entertain birthday and Christmas combined – nudging in and did so via busking in New Zealand’s capital between Bastille Day and the Beaujolais Nouveau! cities. Eventually the streets couldn’t contain them Highlights of the 2010 festival include the 2009 and they toured constantly while making a name Blockbuster, from Amélie director Jean-Pierre for themselves on Kiwi television. They became Jeunet, Micmacs (see the X-Press interview on page household names with their brand of country/ 12) as well as Jan Kounen’s beautiful Coco Chanel & cabaret/lesbian/protest entertainment and have Igor Stravinsky (documenting the passionate affair remained so ever since. of two of history’s über-personalities to a backdrop The Topp Twins have in the last 28 years of 1920s Paris) and Serge Gainsbourg: Je T’aime… campaigned for gay rights, nuclear disarmament Moi Non Plus – a film about the life of the legend! and against apartheid (memorably being part of With 43 films representing the broad the pitch invasion during the Springboks’ 1981 reach of contemporary French cinema, Garnier Rugby tour of New Zealand). Their political and says the main message in his programming is in social conscience could easily have alienated much showcasing the diversity of French filmmakers. of the more conservative sectors of their audience, “We look for strong movies with a good but it is testament to the Topps’ genuine sense story that will bring pleasure to movie buffs and of entertainment and good cheer that they have more casual cinema-goers,” he concludes. “Even if become national treasures in their home country. some of the films within our line-up have a strong That following has extended to the message or content, they’ve ultimately been included because they’re good films. And, at the US, Canada and Australia as well, but it is fitting that director Pooley structures this film around end of the day, if our movies get people thinking about subjects they mightn’t normally dwell on, an intimate Topps performance, at home in front of close friends, whereupon the stories, that’s good. But ultimately cinema is a dream that gives us pleasure and offers an escape from songs and guest performers can segue back and forth through their history, character creations reality.” and impact on New Zealand society in a more _JULIAN TOMPKIN documentary-style form.

The Topp Twins

Through their own interviews and the comments by others about them it is clear that Jools and Lynda Topp, despite the esteem with which they are held, are incredibly down to earth and the scenes at their respective properties show that they are still country girls at heart.Though they both have partners, the bond between the twins is quite beautiful, something touched on when Jools’ battle with breast cancer is tackled. At no part in the film do the pair talk of the hardship of making it in the business, and at this point where they endure one of life’s greatest hardships the focus is what they mean to each other.

The Topp Twins are an act that can make you think about the world and laugh at the same time. Happily, so is their film. _ BOB GORDON The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls screens exclusively at Joondalup Pines from MondaySunday, March 15–21, as part of the Lotterywest Festival Films season.

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LEBENSRAUM In Jew Process

Vivienne Garrett, Brendan Hanson and Craig Williams in Lebensraum. Photo: Belinda Dunbar

Israel Horovitz’ absurdist, contemporary Holocaust saga Lebensraum makes its Australian debut DownStairs At The Maj as part of the 70/70 Horovitz Project and presented by The Brainbox Project. The season runs from Thursday, March 18, to Wednesday, March 31, at 7.30pm. Tickets through BOCS. The proposition could not be more incredible: after waking up from a nightmare brought on

by Holocaust guilt, Germany’s Chancellor hacks a plan… to invite six million Jews to relocate to Germany. With a promise of employment and citizenship, our fictional leader – Rudolph Stroiber – plans to redeem Germany of its epic sin in inviting the exact number of Jews exterminated during the Nazi’s fanatical campaign of death to ‘return home’.

And so begins Lebensraum – a title which translates to ‘living room’, a word used by nationalist fanatics in describing Germany’s ‘need’ for more space for racially pure Germanic peoples.

The play then takes us from the US to Australia, Israel and beyond and into the lives of clergymen, a gay couple, journalists, teachers, ordinary families, an Auschwitz survivor and more, and their dramatic reactions to this bombastic plan.

Ancient wounds are town open and forgotten hatreds propelled back to the frontal lobes.

“When I first read the play it was like, ‘this is touching on so many nerves in so many ways’,” Craig Williams begins, who joins Brendan Hanson and Vivienne Garrett in completing the cast of Lebensraum. “It had that weird modern slant on it – ‘What would happen if?’. It’s not really

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revisiting the past so much as reinventing a new scenario where the past is repeated: past mistakes are still as modern and current in our era as there were then.

“There are still prejudices and people who will suffer politically and economically or suffer racial prejudice. So it was such an interesting way for Israel Horowitz to put forward this scenario where he would be talking about the past, but he’s not really. He’s actually reflecting on our society now – it’s such a mammoth concept!”

Horovitz wrote Lebensraum after a trip to Berlin, where he realised Germany was a long way from ‘normalising’ from the aftermath of the Second World War and the Holocaust.

Debuting to much acclaim in New York in 1997, this Australian debut - directed by Lawrie CullenTait – is part of a worldwide celebration marking Horovitz’ 70th birthday with 70 of his plays.

Williams says that, while the subject matter is far from jovial, there is an undercurrent of black humour throughout Lebensraum that counterbalances the dark subject matter.

“We have to have some humour thrown in there to make the whole concept palatable,” he concludes. “I think there’s the ludicrousness of the situation – it’s so naïve! That’s his (Horovitz’) warning – it’s hard to learn from your mistakes.

And as much as we think we have and we’ve moved on, and we want to forget and forgive, there’s a whole lot of stuff in there that boils away and comes out at the tiniest spark.” _JULIAN TOMPKIN

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THE REBOUND Mrs Jones Directed by Bart Freundlich Starring Catherine Zeta Jones, Justin Bartha A bit like a wedding with lousy catering, the new romantic comedy The Rebound comes prepackaged in prettiness (tell me Catherine Zeta Jones isn’t one of the most gorgeous women you’ve ever laid eyes on?) but when all is said and done it takes more than divine dresses, friendly faces and beauticious beats to wholly satisfy.

Bart Freundlich’s film is yet another offthe-conveyer-belt Hollywood comedy that pits yet another mismatched couple together. The idea pretty much starts and ends there.

The buxom Mrs Douglas plays Sandy, a distraught single mother (what kind of fool would cheat on a wife that looks like Zeta-Jones?) who packs up the kids and moves everyone to New York City for a fresh start. Once there she moves her brood into an apartment above a coffee shop – a coffee shop whose barista is, of course, a young spunk (The Hangover’s Justin Bartha) who’s just ‘great with kids’.

One latte leads to another and before too long the twenty-something Aram isn’t only playing babysitter to forty-something Sandy’s offspring, but he’s also sharing her bed.

As the title suggests, it’s up to both Sandy and Aram – who’s also recently gone through a rough break-up – to work out whether their relationship is actually real, or whether or not it’s just a coming together of convenience.

It’s not really clear what kind of film Freundlich – whose last film, Trust The Man, was also a tale of turbulent relationships – was aiming to make here. It starts out like a goofball romantic comedy, the likes of which Meg Ryan and Julia Roberts made a name for themselves for in the

mid-to-late ’90s, dissolves into a heavy-going drama about a couple fighting the forces of nature to stay together, and eventually makes a prickly transition into an adventure flick, with our male lead packing his bags for poverty-stricken Africa, if only temporarily.

And considering how fun the film’s stars are to watch here (and dare I say, they have obvious chemistry; hope Catherine’s Oscar winning husband wasn’t lurking around the set the day of those love scenes!) the film’s faults might solely lie with its writer/director and his knack for penning sloppy dialogue and clichéd plotting. But then Good Machine (the film’s production company) should’ve known better than to hire Freundlich – up ’til now he’s made nothing but tolerable, forgettable fodder (like the aforementioned Trust The Man, the kiddie comedy Catch That Kid, and the ambitious but flat drama The Myth of Fingerprints), the likes of which Catherine Zeta Jones has probably never even seen.

So... How did Mr Freundlich get the job? Well, someone obviously owed someone a favour... Or perhaps, he had his well-known actress/ wife Julianne Moore shop his script for him?

Whatever the case, he got his fairly substandard story through a door, and onto the screen. And assuming this makes its budget back, it likely won’t be the last we’ll hear of him.

In all fairness, The Rebound is entertaining enough, and both leads do a fine enough job (again, it isn’t easy to take your eyes away from the divine Zeta Jones), but why one would want a slice of processed Devon over a leg of turkey, I dunno - save your cash for something a little more meatier. _CLINT MORRIS

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The Blind Side

THE BLIND SIDE Absolute Bullock Directed by John Lee Hancock Starring Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw, Quinton Aaron, Jae Head Lower the casket down, flick some daisies on top, and shovel the soil - - Sandra Bullock’s career is dead.

It’s a pity, the woman gave us some darn fine entertaining films (Speed, Wrestling Ernest Hemingway, A Time to Kill, While You Were Sleeping… even Demolition Man was a fun time), but the ageing former big-screen ‘it girl’s’ latest bunch of films (the best of the bunch being Miss Congeniality and The Proposal – and that’s saying something!) have been about as lifeless as the piles of dry dust under the sleeve of the Two If

By Sea video.

Bullock’s latest, though a commendable effort (if only because she’s trying something new – and I’m not referring to her hair colour), might’ve been better served on a Wikipedia page than the big screen. It’s one of those flicks that, though baring a sweet ‘true’ story, just doesn’t embody the emotional punch, or relatable characters needed to draw an audience in. It’s like attending a work party other than your own – you don’t feel as those you belong there, it takes you forever (if at all) to get to know people, and seeing as those you likely don’t have much in common with those sharing the punch, are likely just to stare at your watch for most of the evening.

Not to say that films that feature characters we can’t relate to, or stories that we haven’t personally experienced, can’t be affecting – we know they can, especially with the aid of Hollywood button pressing. But everyone must’ve had blistered fingers, because there’s no

indication that those in-front of and behind the camera are even trying to press any buttons here – and maybe they should’ve, it might’ve woken us all up from our slumber. Good on Bullock for just letting the story play out, but bad idea not to inject it with a bit of oomph and rouse.

The Blind Side tells the story of Michael Oher (Quinton Aaron), a homeless, traumatised and very tall young man, who, in later years, became an All American football player and first round NFL draft pick with the help of a caring but filthy-rich woman (Sandra Bullock) and her family.

Bullock’s reasonable enough in the lead role (reasonable enough to somehow win her an Oscar for Best Actress!), newcomer Aaron does an apt enough job in the key role of Big Mike, and crooner-cum-actor Tim McGraw convinces us he can make a decent cinematic nice guy, playing Bullock’s accommodating on-screen husband, but nobody is particularly awe-inspiring here – and there’s not a character here that you won’t forget ten minutes after exiting the theatre. And that’s a pity, considering the rather sweet story they’re telling here.

Writer/Director John Lee Hancock (who helmed the equally disappointing wannabe feelgood sports drama The Rookie, starring Dennis Quaid, a couple of years back) didn’t leave his dish in the oven long enough – it’s undercooked, pasty plain, and not that satisfying. What could’ve been the next Rudy instead plays like a twist on John Hughes’ Curly Sue with Bullock playing the snooty Kelly Lynch character, and Aaron playing the underprivileged youngster who pot-boils her heart. Blah! _CLINT MORRIS

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VISUAL ARTS

Show Us Your Tits, Artsource Fremantle, Old Customs House, 8 Phillimore Street, Fremantle.

Gazoongas, norks, boobies, chesticles, ta-tas, melons, hooters, titties, funbags or jugs? Call them what you will, half of us have them, and the other half are pretty interested in them! As part of the FotoFreo Fringe Festival photographer GemmaRose Turnbull will be exhibiting her series, Show Us Ya Tits. Breasts have often been a subject of the photographer’s gaze, as persistent icons of femininity and sexuality. They play many roles throughout a woman’s life, and it is these varying functions that Queensland based photographer Turnbull investigates.

In both documentary-style shots and more intimate portrait photographs Turnbull explores the relationships and perceptions both women and wider society have with breasts and the female body. Delving beyond their much celebrated aesthetic appeal and the prevalence of breasts in pop culture, Turnbull examines how the bosom might represent wider issues such as gender identity, motherhood, health and the ageing process.

Exhibition opens on Saturday, March 20, and runs ’til Sunday, April 18.

Recent Oil Paintings by Dean Bowen, Greenhill Galleries, 6 Gugeri Street, Claremont.

Renowned nationally and internationally for his humorous and playful art, Dean Bowen’s successful exhibitions offer a vibrant and uplifting selection of works. Comical and endearing characters grace the surface of the canvas with their distinctly graphic, simple and child-like style, dealing with both the whimsical and the absurd. Bowen’s latest selection once again features his characteristic large birds and a series of urban roads, depicted with a sense of humour and a dash of irony.

Exhibition opens on Wednesday, March 17, and runs ’til Thursday, April 1.

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Tokyo Shock Boys, Regal Theatre, Sub Cult icons, the Tokyo Shock Boys retu Australia to celebrate their 20th annive with a brand new show packed fu spectacular new stunts and some favourites. With acts including live scorp hot wax, tea ceremonies gone wrong milk tears, their fast paced show is a c of physical stamina and mad stunts deli with a surreal Japanese sensibility guara to leave audiences shocked and thrille Season opens on Wedne March 17, and runs ’til Saturday, Marc Bookings can be made through Tickete

Phoenix, Playhouse Theatre, Pier St Perth.

Steps Youth Dance Company pres Phoenix - their 21st birthday produ that imagines the end of the world, and beginnings. The production is perform 32 young dancers from Perth and fea aerial acrobatics, beautiful dance and s theatrics. Picture yourself standing o edge… the edge of something ne change, of the unknown. Phoenix visu the apocalypse. The streets are dense people maddened by the inevitability o end; all that they have and all that they is threatened. In the midst of the chao young man stands still, poised right o edge of the world. He looks at the ma around him, then to the blackness o unknown. He steps forward, and begi fall...

Season opens on Friday, Marc and runs ’til Monday, March 22.

Make Friend by Richard Healy

Make Friend IV, Norfolk Basement, 47 South Terrace, Fremantle.

The Make Friend series continues this March with a spectacular portrait show featuring some of this country’s most exciting talent. Accomplished Adelaide artist Jeremy Piert will join Melbourne based, former local boy Eli Smith, the internationally renowned Matt Doust and emerging star Richard Healy for Make Friend IV. As with all Make Friend shows this is a one night only event which means that there are no second chances.

Exhibition takes place on Saturday, March 20.

Sandy Feet, South Beach Food And Wine Boutique, Shop 11/396 South Terrace, South Fremantle.

For many, being a part of the surfing tribe becomes their life and their reason for being.

Having grown up in Western Australia, the long stretches of white sandy beaches fuelled photographer Rae Threnoworth’s passion for capturing the unique lifestyle of which she is a part of and the inspiring oceanscapes that this nomadic way of life has taken her to. Sandy Feet, which is on display as part of the FotoFreo Fringe Festival, draws inspiration from within the surfing culture to express the beauty, spirituality and freedom of this way of life.

Exhibition opens on Friday, March 12, at 6pm and runs ’til Tuesday, April 20.

Sons Of Ganga, Behind The Monkey, 479 Beaufort Street, Highgate.

As part of the FotoFreo Fringe Festival, Seng Mah will exhibit Sons Of Ganga, a photographic exhibition that explores the ancient city of Varanasi and the intersection of secular and religious life on the banks of the river Ganges. In late 2008, Seng Mah spent a period of time in Varanasi while on a journey through northern India. Drawn by the significance of the city for Hindus and visions of Varanasi from images by the likes of Magnum photographer Michael Ackerman, Mah felt a desire to experience Varanasi himself and to document his experiences in a body of work that forms Sons Of Ganga.

Exhibition opens at 5.30pm on Saturday, March 13, and runs ’til Wednesday, March 31.

Doors Australia by Rebecca Ann

Art Of Travel, Caffissimo, ABC Building, 30 Fielder Street, East Perth.

Travel is not a skill, it’s an art! If you haven’t been on that worldwide adventure lately, or even have, you should visit Rebecca Anne Lee’s exhibition the Art Of Travel. Featured in FotoFreo Fring this exhibition will encourage you to look, observe and reflect.

The exhibition is part of an ongoing project, which explores global human habitats th photography. Lee captures cultural objects seen within these landscapes, representing man’s need to classify and repeat their physical surroundings.

Exhibition opens on Saturday, March 20, and runs ’til Sunday, April 18.

GIVE IT THE FLICK International short film festival, Flickerfest, descended on Camelot on Thursday, March 4, delivering top notch flicks to cinema hungry patrons. For information on what’s going on at camelot and when, head to Camelot.com.au.

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Earthly Delights by Of Cabbages And Kings

GAGA FOR OF CABBAGES AND KINGS Perth’s patrons of fashion forward design, Of Cabbages And Kings, are known for their incredible creations executed with flawless tailoring, which is no more apparent than in their latest collection, Earthly Delights. Captained

by Tané Andrews and Kira Goodey, Of Cabbages And Kings is one of Perth’s most inspiring and promising labels, bridging the gap between fashion and art.

Ahead of presenting Earthly Delights at the L’Oréal Melbourne Fashion Festival, one half of the OC&K duo, Tané Andrews, catches up with X-Press to talk design, Lady Gaga and Earthly Delights.

While taking a break from preparing for LMFF, Andrews reveals that creating Earthly Delights was no easy process, with Goodey based in London and Andrews here in Perth; a collaboration that wouldn’t be feasible without the wonders of technology.

“It was quite difficult at first! We both still design, we both draw a lot then toile on the mannequin and we take photographs and

send them via email,” Andrews says of OC&K’s design process. “Then we talk for about an hour a night on Skype and we both have webcams, so we can show each other what we’ve done on the mannequin, or show drawings and fabric swatches. From there, we refine the patterns, and Kira’s a really good pattern maker so we both work on them but Kira is predominately on the pattern side of things. So she then sends the patterns over here and I take them and have them manufactured here in Perth. We really wanted to stay local and we have a really great production set up here, so it seemed silly to go anywhere else, especially when the quality is so good.

“We’ve been trying to streamline our business so that it does function from Perth and London, which was a huge step for us. [Aside from that] the main thing we’ve been working on is the collection for LMFF.” And what a collection they’ve created!

Earthly Delights reaffirms OC&K’s reputation for greatness, featuring beautifully tailored jackets

and skirts that flatter the female form. The collection varies quite greatly to OC&K’s previous offerings, with a noticeable absence of menswear, and more ‘wearable’ silhouettes than their other collections.

“We were looking at post World War II fashion and the return to nature which happened post war,” says Andrews of the collection. “We investigated the garden as a space, looking at things like birds, insects, leaves, trees and flowers.

“We love working with darker elements but this time around, we were looking at creating beautiful, classic clothes that would make women feel womanly. It was a shift for us because we’ve done menswear and womenswear in the past, and we felt like the last few collections blew out a bit, they weren’t an accurate representation of us. So we solidified all of our ideas, and we had a bit more time to work on this collection and it feels really right, the ideas amalgamated perfectly.

“For us it was about focusing on the

elements that are iconically feminine, like nipped in waists and exaggerated hips. A lot of the skirts have hip padding, or small structural skirts that go underneath bigger skirts, to really emphasise hips and make the silhouette quite extreme.”

So what does this incredibly talented duo have planned for the future?

“I definitely think we’ll still be creating beautiful clothes, that’s something Kira and I are both striving for. We’d like to expand the label and start working collaboratively in an arts sense, creating art installations to go with the clothes and bringing more people on board. Kira and I also really want to dress Lady Gaga! We’re trying to hook that up, I’ll let you know how it goes. Also, Michelle Obama is going to LMFF, so I’d like to get the US President’s wife in our stuff, but we’ll focus on Gaga first!”

For stockist information or more on the label, head to ofcabbagesandkings.com.au. _EMMA BERGMEIER

BEHIND THE VENEER The Mask Behind The Veneer is showing matinee and evening performances on Friday, March 12, and Saturday, March 13, at the Playhouse Theatre on Pier Street before heading down to The Fishtrap Theatre at Mandurah Performing Arts Centre on Tuesday, March 16, and Wednesday, March 17.

L a s t O c to b e r WA A PA gra d u a te H ayl e y Schmidt experienced one of those interesting coincidences that can sometimes occur in life.

While training over on the east coast to become a yoga teacher, the Canberra-born dancer received a phone call from Buzz Dance Theatre artistic director Cadi McCarthy inviting her back to Perth to join the dance company, performing in her latest work Behind The Veneer. The coincidence lay in the yoga philosophy Schmidt was studying at the time, one which requires a person to find their more peaceful state, becoming their true identity, and the theme for Buzz’s new show to kick off the company’s 25 year anniversary.

Behind The Veneer is all about the masks that we wear and the façade that we hide behind, questioning why we feel a need to preserve our inner most feelings and cover any insecurities. The provocative dance work tackles themes of self-identity magnified through understandable and intertwining relationships and situations between the five dancers on stage.

Schmidt says the set design is integral to the dance theatre piece, featuring a number of moveable venetian blinds that are not only visually stunning but represent the veneer people conceal themselves behind. Combine this with an original score by Ben Collins and McCarthy’s ever brilliant choreography and you know audiences are in for a real treat.

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“Cadi’s choreography for the show is very physical but there’s a good contrast of soft slow movements and moments of really fast, hard movement. For me, personally, it’s really interesting because I’m usually the dancer that gets the hardcore, powerful, pounding around the stage material,” Schmidt shares.

“This is the first work that all my movement is relatively soft. As a dancer that’s been interesting for me to develop. Between all of us though and the different scenes throughout the work, there is certainly a contrast which hopefully keeps it exciting and entertaining as it doesn’t stay in one particular mode for too long, keeping people on the edge of their seat.

“We are an education based company so a lot of our shows for this production will be for mainly year 11 and 12 students. But having said that, we do have younger audiences and evening shows where the dance community and anyone in the general public can come along as well.”

Schmidt says one of McCarthy’s aims when choreographing is to make dance and dance theatre really accessible to the general public because often contemporary dance can become quite alienating.

“So her work always has an accessibility to all age groups. She creates a theme based on something that she thinks an audience could benefit from,” she explains.

“And then within this she looks at including educational material for dance students to look at and write about or discuss afterwards.

However, in saying all that, the show is for everyone.

I guess you could say that it’s a bit like films that are made for children or youth that are just as enjoyable for adults.”

New Works New Faces by Tim Blaxell

NEW WORKS NEW FACES The Graduate

New Works New Faces is on display at Perth Galleries and Gallery East at 92/94 Stirling Highway in North Fremantle. Exhibition opens on Friday, March 12, and runs ’til Thursday, April 1.

For over ten years now, art enthusiast Norah Ohrt of Perth Galleries has scoured WA’s graduate art exhibitions, searching for enthusiastic young creators looking to conquer the world of art. With a slew of professional artists in tow, Ohrt attends the various exhibitions and subsequently invites graduates to exhibit as part of New Works New _TANYA MACNAUGHTON Faces, a group show that shines the spotlight on artists about to enter the industry.

“I started the project more than ten years ago but it wasn’t called New Works New Faces then. The seed was planted a lot longer than ten years ago… In 2000 I called it New Works New Faces and I used to go to all the graduate shows with a few senior artists. We would select artists after talking to their lecturers about their work because the criteria for selection included: fire in their belly, a burning desire to succeed as an artist and a degree of originality, even though at that stage of their career their art might be quite raw.”

What started as a rather small exhibition has grown to epic proportions, now taking over not one but two galleries – Perth Galleries and Behind The Veneer Gallery East, which are conveniently situated next

to each other on Stirling Highway. The 2010 edition of New Works New Faces features the work of 14 graduates, whose practice traverses the genres of painting, sculpture, jewellery and everything in between.

Included in this year’s exhibition are jewellery designers Sarah Brown, Cathy Salter and Yee Sum Cham; sculptors Tim Blaxwell, San Wei Lee, Ayla Dare-Collard, Sophie Burgoyne, Denise Brown and Dean Moeys; and painters Richard Healey, Louise Joesbury, Chloe Tupper and Susanne Hamlin-Sullivan.

Ohrt hopes this year’s exhibition will allow people to see “what’s happening in the arts, [and observe] what the younger ones are doing.

They can see the talent we have and what the art schools are teaching and also buy work that’s still extremely affordable.

“It allows the public, and other galleries, to come in to view the work, purchase it and start the artists off on the road to recognition.

It’s a stepping stone for them. It affords them the opportunity to exhibit in a gallery as opposed to at their universities at a lecture hall.”

Whether you’re curious about the future of the WA arts industry, or just want to see what our state’s graduates have to offer, there’s no going past New Works New Faces. _EMMA BERGMEIER 31

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Graduates will be equipped with a range of skills to seek employment as commercial animators, layout background and storyboard artists for a range of applications including, film and television production, game design as well as other industrial applications.

Leading edge technologies, as used in professional productions, are central to the real world training. Popular software packages taught includes 3D Studio Max and Flash. The

FTI’s Animated Drawing Lab is unique to WA and features high performance computers and drawing tablets.

The Diploma of Screen and Media (Animation) is an intensive 30 week course that provides students the opportunity to learn their craft in a realistic production environment.

Students are also encouraged to take advantage of the numerous opportunities, provided by FTI, to develop a network of valuable industry contacts in the local screen community as they compile their portfolios.

Enrolment numbers are strictly limited to 16 to ensure each participant gains maximum hands-on experience. For more information, contact FTI on 9431 6703 or email training@fti.asn.au.

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SAE INSTITUTE Oscar Worthy Training With Oscars fever having swept over all and sundry this week, it’s an apt time to consider how these dazzling Oscar winners, such as the technical crew behind the amazing Up! and Avatar films, got there in the first place.

No doubt we’d likely discover their skills were the result of studying in the profession and years of mastering the craft. SAE Institute, the world’s largest entertainment technology

SAE Perth Studio institute, has more than thirty years experience training students in audio, film, multimedia and 3D animation.

SAE has produced graduates who have gone on to win Oscars, Grammys, and ARIA, AFI and WAMI awards with three out of four nominees for the 2009 WAMI Producer/ Engineer of the Year being SAE Perth graduates.

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provider, with a campus right in the centre of Perth. What’s not to love?

SAE students have the option of studying accelerated two year, Fee Help approved degrees in Bachelor of Audio Production or Bachelor of Film Production in state-of-the-art facilities. The accelerated programs help graduates to get their careers started faster.

SAE’s Bachelor of Audio Production gives students technical and creative skills involved in the recording process, as well all aspects of audio & studio recording, live sound, mixing, mastering, MIDI and electronic music, music business and studio acoustics.

SAE’s Bachelor of Film Production covers digital film making and production. Students learn storyboarding, screen writing, camera operation, production management, directing, editing and sounds design. As part of the degree, students develop skills as directors, producers and editors.

If you dream of a career producing music for an international act or working on a film set, SAE can make that dream become reality. Enrol now for 2010. Hit up infoperth@sae.edu or www. sae.edu, otherwise freecall 1800 723 338 for more information.

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CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Hitting the Right Notes

Whether you want to work behind the scenes, in management or in technical production, Central Institute of Technology has outstanding music training available for those looking to work in the music industry.

Likewise, if you have dreams of becoming a full time musician, the Certificate III in Music Performance is an outstanding springboard to launch your career on the stage. Past graduates include Lee Jones, who is currently touring the world with Eskimo Joe, and Shaun Sibbes, who is currently globe trotting with Sneaky Sound System.

Two graduates of the same course, Adam Weston and Ian Kenny, went on to form Birds of Tokyo. Ian’s other band, Karnivool, also features another Central graduate in Steve Judd. The highly regarded band Gyroscope also feature two Central Music graduates - Daniel Sanders and Brad Campbell.

If music is your life, look no further than Central Institute of Technology. They have training that can take you to the biggest stage.For more information, visit www.central. wa.edu.au or call 9427 1017.

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With UK super festival Creamfields about to descend upon Australia for the first time, GLEN CANNING was lucky enough to catch up with headline act Ferry Corsten.

He’s been nominated for two awards in this years International Dance Music Awards, he’s been in the Top Ten of DJ Mag’s Top 100 DJ list for the past decade and has seemingly achieved every accolade one could hope for. “There’s always more,” Corsten chuckles.

“I started out as a producer and then became a DJ, I would still love to essentially go back to producing and become the guy behind a big rock band or whatever band or something, a big artist or something you know? Where I started, I want to go back to the highest level basically, that would be something that, you know, the dream that I’m still chasing and will always be chasing in the end. Without dreams there’s nothing really to do, you have to keep going for it!”

And ‘going for it’ is an understatement. Under the aliases Gouryella, System F and then finally as Ferry Corsten, he has released a seemingly endless arsenal of amazing tracks – an incredible 153 singles since 1991 alongside 153 remixes. Corsten reveals where he draws his inspiration from.

“I’ve pretty much lost count along the way. Being very open minded about everything, about other music, being a filter – taking everything in, listen and be inspired by all kinds of music really especially when it comes to dance music, I’m not the type of person that really shuts off where one style of music ends,you know?

“So I like to absorb all different influences from house and techno and trance and maybe even hardstyle if there’s something in there that I can use in my production, if it’s a drum roll or fill or drum fill or something small I can use it, I can be inspired by that and that goes for drum n bass, it goes for ambient, it goes for anything really.”

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 Once a month in Salt News, producer and DJ Jason Creek (PDMA Best Trance DJ) gives Salt readers an overview of the very best in the world of trance and progressive music, as well as giving us the lowdown on what’s happening in the Perth trance scene.

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For those who were down at the Anjunabeats stage at Future Music Festival the other weekend, I would like to say a huge thank you to those who made it down early for my set and supported the following acts for the remainder of the day. Needless to say the stage in itself was one of the best trance events to visit our shores in recent times, with Mat Zo, Jaytech, Super8 & Tab, and Above & Beyond all doing an amazing job with the Perth crowd.

The crowd at the Anjunabeats stage was also rewarded for their partying efforts with the announcement made on stage that Markus Schulz, Gareth Emery, and Roger Shah would be coming to Perth on Friday, June 11. I am happy to now officially announce for the first time that all three acts will be here for a unique Godskitchen “Special Winter Edition” club event to be held at Metro City. Trance fans will be excited to see Schulz making his first club appearance since his two standout performances at the 2008 and 2009 Future Music Festivals, where he headlined the Godskitchen stage on both occasions.

Since he was last here he has climbed to the number eight spot in the prestigious DJ Mag top 100 poll, as well as releasing mix compilations such as Las Vegas ’10, and releasing an artist album Thoughts Become Things under his artist alias, Dakota. While Schulz may be headlining the event, Perth trance fans will be just as excited to see Emery for the first time. In the past few years Emery has not only done exceptionally well in the DJ Mag poll, coming in behind Schulz at number nine this year, but has launched his own label Garuda, as well as remixing and releasing some of the hottest tracks in recent times. Perth fans will also be pleased to see the return of Shah, who was recently here for solo performances at the Rise nightclub. First release tickets for

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Lucid Dreaming presents Perth’s premium DJ’s, Producers VJ’s on a night of Tech House, Progressive, House & Techno.

Those wanting to listen to Elf and more of the latest trance and progressive tracks can download (for free) Jason Creek’s podcast (The Jason Creek Podcast) from iTunes or from jasoncreek.net.

A DJ on the scene for almost 15 years now, there’re not many clubs in Perth (or Australia) Flex hasn’t played. Winner of Best Electro DJ at the Perth Dance Music Awards from 2006-2008, and making it to the Top 5 of the InTheMix Top50 DJ poll from 2005 – 2008, Flex now hosts a regular tech night, Habitat, upstairs at Shape each week. Salt gets to know this stalwart of the scene a little better.

How did you first get your start in DJing?

I remember spending a couple of nights in Limbos as a 17 year old when the emerging acid house scene was taking hold. I was hooked from then onwards and raced out and bought turntables. I spent the next three years practicing nearly every day, doing the odd ‘commercial’ gig whilst hanging out religiously at the clubs like Berlin and The Freezer, just trying to get my foot in the door. Finally I started getting guest spots at DC’s, and eventually took over the residency. Never looked back.

How would you describe your DJ style?

My style will vary between house, progressive and techno, depending on when and where I play, but it always has a tech flavour to it. I still really enjoy playing a lot other styles, but tech is where my heart is.

What has been one of the most memorable experiences you have had to date as a DJ? Have been so fortunate to play so many

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Godskitchen are available on Thursday, March 18 from Ticketmaster ( ticketmaster.com.au).

For those who cannot wait until Godskitchen to sample some amazing music, next weekend upcoming trance artist Leon Bolier will be making his first appearance in Perth since Trance Energy last Easter. With tracks to his name including Ocean Drive Boulevard and YE, he is sure to be popular when he embarks for Perth yet again. Catch Bolier at the Rise nightclub on Friday, March 19. Also coming to Perth in the coming weeks is Slinky 3d at Metro City on Thursday, April 1.

Myself and Kenny L will be supporting Mike Koglin, David Forbes, Claudia Cazuca, and Dr Willis. Tickets are available now from Moshtix (moshtix.com.au).

In the world of releases, one artist who continually releases productions that standout from the rest is Bart Claessen. His recent release on Anjunabeats, Elf, combines elements of older styles of trance with new production techniques, creating a warm sounding tech anthem that is sure to be popular for the months to come.

Flex amazing nights over the years, many of which are unfortunately a little bit hazy :) But more recently I got to play at Weekend In Berlin, which was just a dream for me. The chance to really push myself musically to such a well educated crowd was such a buzz.

Best DJ set you ever saw and why?

I think the best two DJs I have seen in recent times would have to be Stacey Pullen and Stephan Bodzin. Both different styles, but just masters at what they do. Stacey’s five hour set just flowed so beautifully, through so many styles of music, nobody wanted to leave. Stephan Bodzin’s set was technically brilliant and his charisma and performance behind the console was just electric.

What track can’t you get enough of at the moment?

Worthy - Eight Yay Eight Who do you rate on the local scene?’

There is so much talent coming through the local scene at the moment, especially people like Darren J, Richard Lee, Dario, James Francis, Luke Reti, Aarin F, Nina Van Dyke, the list just goes on. It’s definitely keeping some of us ‘oldies’ on our toes.

Where can we catch you DJing next?

I play for Habitat at Shape [upstairs] every Saturday night.

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Corsten continues: “So, I’m very open-minded when it comes to music and I’m also not really afraid to try things and go flat on my face with it. If that happens? Then too bad. But if it goes well, then even better. I’ve been doing that for 10 years and just trying to be at the forefront of things and not become somebody that everybody becomes bored of, because they’re doing the same thing over and over again.

That’s pretty much the way I look at things and how I’ve done things!”

Despite producing since 1991, it was 1999’s release of the aptly named Out Of The Blue that really announced Corsten’s arrival on the scene.

“Yeah, it was the starting point of a real career! Before that I was producing but I wasn’t really DJing yet, I was more like that kid stuck in the attic but yeah, Out of The Blue all of a sudden opened everything up for me and I got to play at Cream for example, at Gatecrasher, all the sort of main super clubs and when I was playing in London I met someone from Japan and then ended up playing in Japan and I’ve been doing it ever since, for like ten years now! America, Australia you name it, I’ve got to venture all over the place!”

2003’s Right Of Way introduced Punk and Rock Your Body Rock to a much wider audience, receiving considerable amount of airplay on regular radio stations here in Australia and as Corsten explains, the success of these tracks took him by surprise.

“Especially Punk because it was my initial break away from the stigma that Ferry Corsten is a trance DJ, so for me it was a kind of scary record, also when I made it, I don’t think I played it for the first three to four months after I made it because I didn’t know how to fit it into my sets, so it was just laying there. So eventually I started to force it in and within no time everyone was like ‘woah what’s this track?’ and then it hit the charts in England big time and that really surprised me because it’s such a different record and that’s maybe why it happened.

“And then Rock Your Body Rock which had the very catchy vocal, robot voice (which was me by the way, another little known fact!).

That track to me sounded a little bit more radio friendly and when that took off I was like ‘Great!’

Ferry Corsten

But that it went up to 11 in the UK charts, that surprised me, I thought it was going to be top 75 or so but not that high up there.”

With 2008’s release Twice In A Blue Moon inspired by the birth of his first child, has starting a family has changed the way he approaches his career?

“No, not really. We thought about it before hand about what’s going to happen; I would definitely need to be home more so instead of doing two weeks straight in every three weeks, in the US for example I will now fly there and do two weekends and come home for five days then fly back again and do another two weekends, stuff like that.

“When I come out to Australia, I usually come by Asia because my wife is from the Philippines, we fly over there and use that as our home base and from there I fly through Asia and go down and do Australia, so it’s all connected and its all easy and I can do everything within a week or so and cover big ground so it’s a matter of routine.”

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Local hip hop icon Hunter has just released his third album Monster House; a collaboration with Sydney producer and former Def Wish Cast member DJ Vame. Despite both being Australian hip hop pioneers and Ahead of the launch of Picnic working on an album together, the pair are yet to meet. JOSHUA HAYES Records’ third release Love Vacation catches up with Hunter to discuss the album. this weekend, which coincides with never met him in my life,” Hunter says of considered to be the first Australian hip hop the official ‘coming out’ of the label, “I’ve DJ Vame. “He just got in touch me and told me album.

DANIELLE MARSLAND cuts the he wasn’t really doing anything at the time, and Hunter is a member of Per th’s (picnic) rug with founder Nathan he had heaps of beats, and just asked me if I’d renowned Syllabolix (SBX) crew, which has be interested in listening to them and doing had a particularly successful couple of years.

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After hearing a few of Vame’s beats, to the success of his single Jimmy Recard, and Hunter Hunter suggested they do an album together. Downsyde’s 2008 effort All City was their most Two years of cross-country phone calls and successful to date. However, Hunter doesn’t feel and as it got about halfway through he quit emails later, Monster House is the result. pressure to emulate the success of his crewmates. drinking, and then about three quarters of the “It was hard because I had to let “If I did, you would hear a lot less of the way through I stopped drinking as much. By the some things go,” Hunter says of making the “C” word in my albums,” says the MC, well known end of the album we’re both sober, and it’s like album. “I just made a decision at the start of for his Done DL song I’m A Cunt.“I know my place; ‘oh, you boring old farts’,” he laughs.

Hunter is planning to bring Vame out the project, I’d leave the production up to my place is I’m a hardcore rapper. I can’t change to Perth in the next few months for the album him and he’d leave the writing up to me.” my ways.”

Hunter released his first album Done I n t h a t v e i n , h e h a s a n o t h e r launch, which will be the first time the pair has DL, a collaboration with Downsyde rapper collaboration album nearly ready for release; met. “We’ll probably let the album sit for a little and producer Dazastah, in 2002 and his solo Fear and Loathing, and album with Clandestien while, just for a couple of months so people album Going Back To Yokine in 2006, although MC and producer Mortar. It has been in the hopefully get familiar with the songs,” he says.

“And then I’ll fly Vame over and we’ll he has been involved in hip hop since the late works for the last five years, during which both Nathan Nisbet of Picnic Records 80’s, while DJ Vame contributed beats and rappers made significant lifestyle changes. have a big party.. turntablism to Def Wish Cast’s seminal 1992 “It’s funny, it’s definitely evolved. When HUNTER (& DJ VAME) “Getting signed to another label can be hard release Nights Of The Round Table – generally we first started it we were both heavy drinkers, MONSTER HOUSE [OBESE RECORDS] as well as frustrating, due to the fact you are always confined to their time-frames and whims. So I adopted the old adage that serves me so well: There aint nothin’ to it but to do it!”

With these words, local DJ, producer and most recently, record label head honcho, Captn K, AKA Nathan Nisbet, makes starting your own record label sound like a walk in the park.

In fact, so decidedly laid back is the whole affair, Nisbet’s even gone and called his label Picnic Records, in tribute to his great love of the laid-back picnic. Well…not really. In fact, we’re not 187 STIRLING STREET. DOORS OPEN 9PM Join us and celebrate the 1st birthday of Perth’s hottest really sure why the record label is named as such, but we do know is that it will be a great addition TICKETS: $30+BF Available from: Planet Video, Mills venue, Villa Nightclub, with a night of bouncy, funk- fuelled to the handful of local labels making tracks into grooves from some of the biggest names in house music!

78s and Moshtix Outlets (1300 GET TIX) and online from the music industry care of the sweat off their own It’s a TONIGHT ONLY menage a trios with mash- up man of the Boomtick SHOP, moshtix.com.au and inthemix.com.au backs. the moment Kissy Sell Out, the king of jacking 4/4 Hijack Limited VIP Tickets available from the Boomtick SHOP for $35!

The first few releases on Picnic Records have been Nisbet’s own productions, one of which, and rising Italian tech house superstar Solo.

For more info head to: www.boomtick.com.au Love Vacation (touted as a “feel good boogie Kissy Sell Out’s album events@boomtick.com.au www.kissysellout.com sensation”), will be launched this Saturday, an “YOUTH” out now on Hussle Recordings occasion which also marks the ‘official’ launch of Picnic Records, despite the label being technically founded in 2008.

The decision to start a record label to self-release his works, for Nisbet, was driven by “the desire to be able to go ‘okay, I have some tracks here and I’m going to put them out’ and know that it will happen and they’ll sound the way I intended them to.”Production has always been the principle focus for Nisbet, although readers may recognise his name from DJ billings about town.

“I began DJing about four years ago.

I used to buy records from op shops or Sunday markets and would play a few parties. Then I was asked to play at the Scotto on Saturdays. Because I was only buying music second-hand, most of the tunes I played during those early gigs were just well known party vibes.” Nisbet still DJs regularly, as well as working in the studio.

Whilst Picnic Records is in its infancy (the label is still based in Nisbet’s bedroom), the label has secured an international distributor in the form of the UK’s Kudos Records. Nisbet elaborates: “Kudos Records has been a lifesaver, it wouldn’t have been viable to start the label without them.

The releases so far having been selling steadily and the latest is doing great. As recognition of Picnic increases more and more interest is being created and I’ve been getting positive feedback from people locally as well as overseas.”

Nisbet is currently working on his next production, as well as some remixes, with plans to release mid-year.“It would also be great to sign some acts that suit the label,giving Picnic Records a chance to grow beyond just what I release myself,” says Nisbet.

For the launch of the label this weekend, Nisbet has chosen small bar The Bird as his venue, a move many local musicians are sure to follow in coming months, with the venue providing a new home for independent-minded live music gigs.

“The guys there have done a great job and the sound system is killer,” explains Nisbet of The Bird, before giving us a taste of what the launch will entail: “I’ll be DJing unreleased and released Picnic tunes to give punters a taste of what the label is all about.There will be DJ vibes rocking from Nathan J, Deruki, Massive Trav and Wrighteous, so it’s definitely going to be a fun night full of great music.” All three Picnic releases to date will be available to buy on vinyl, and, adds Nisbet,“I like to keep the Mums happy, so there’ll be Picnic Records tea-towels as well as some groovy t-shirts for the wee ones.”

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COOL HAND LUPE LUPE FIASCO/Phrase/Lowrider Metro City, Northbridge Tuesday, February 23, 2010 As punters slowly and surely trickled into Metro City, Lowrider kicked off with enthusiasm, putting in a solid effort for a Tuesday night. Next up, MC Phrase strutted the stage with his customary swagger, he got the energy in the room elevated long before the main event, and the patrons rewarded him with a reception not often seen for a support act.

There wasn’t long to wait before Lupe Fiasco hit the stage with his three piece backing band, and from the first moment it was obvious that this was going to be nothing like listening to a Lupe Fiasco hip hop record. With his drummer sitting behind a kit that would’ve impressed an ‘80s hair metal band, and a guitarist that clearly cut his teeth in a garage punk outfit somewhere, the explosive start with last year’s single Shining Down was a perfect example of Fiasco’s ability to blend hip hop with rock. He encouraged the crowd to sing and they responded with full voice, Hip Hop Saved My Life, Go Go Gadget Flow and I Gotcha getting the dance floor pumping early.

Having not released an album since 2007’s The Cool, there were a couple of new tracks from the long anticipated Lasers LP due for release later this year, with Scream and We

GROOVE ARMADA Black Light [Shock/Cooking Vinyl] Lupe Fiasco (Pic: Matt Jelonek)

Are Lasers sitting alongside older tracks perfectly without slowing the tempo or enthusiasm.

Following a blistering reworking of Streets On Fire, Fiasco left the stage and returned on a stool under a single spotlight. Declaring softly ‘sometimes the best stuff is written when you’re completely fucked up’ he started a new song Beautiful Lasers. What was obviously meant to be an emotive moment, the only effort to slow the night down fell a little flat as the punters were at fever pitch, and were clearly enjoying the furious dancing. It wasn’t gone for long, with Superstar and Paris, Tokyo restoring the mood.

When the DJ played the introductory notes of Daydreamin’ the sweaty writhing mass that had replaced the crowd at the front

of stage found full voice and chanted the opening verse with unparalleled gusto. Entirely unnecessarily Fiasco stopped the song and tried to start some US style intercity rivalry stating that ‘the guys in Sydney said when you finished west side return and we’ll show you how it’s really done’, before starting again to a chorus of boos.

This thunderous version would’ve been the perfect finale to an incredible show, but he attempted a drum vs. guitar showdown that may have worked better if the lighting techs had taken their cues correctly, it was somewhat anticlimactic, but no one cared as this was one of the most dynamic shows Perth had ever seen.

ALASTAIR BOVELL

For almost 15 years Andy Cato and Tom Findlay have traded in vivid dance and pop tracks. But with their sixth studio album they’ve changed pace, making songs that are darker and moodier than anything they done previously. While dance is still a key component of their music, the songs on Black Light are influenced by rock and indie music more, too.

Eve n w i t h t h i s u p d a te d s o u n d however, GA show the same strengths they have always had. In particular, their ability to select the perfect vocalist on their tracks remains intact. Black Light features some great talent, including SaintSaviour, Will Young, the incomparable Bryan Ferry and Australia’s own Nick Littlemore, of Pnau and Empire Of The Sun fame.

And whilst it is a risky move to c h a n g e p a ce b e t we e n a l b u m s, G A’s exceptional songwriting enables the gamble to pay off fast. The fizzing opener Look Me In The Eye Sister sets the stage nicely for what’s to come, with plenty of highlights dotted throughout the tracklisting. The gorgeous I Won’t Kneel and defiant Paper Romance are the other clear standouts.

Occasionally the latter tracks come off as a little flat or devoid of the innovation of the early album highlights but in Black Light, GA have brilliantly articulated their darker side. It’s a worthy entry into their discography and points to fer tile new ground for GA to mine.

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Tickets: $45+BF. Available from Planet Video, Mills Records, 78 Records (Hay Street), Dirt Cheap CD’s (Carillion Arcade & Harbor Town), Moshtix (1300 GET TIX) and online from the Boomtick SHOP, Moshtix.com.au & inthemix.com.au For more info: www.boomtick.com.au or email events@boomtick.com.au Villa Nightclub – 187 Stirling Street, Perth

CARL COX Global Underground: Black Rock Desert [Global Underground/Stomp]

He’s been around forever and a day, but it’s clear it’s not nearly over yet. UK stalwart Carl Cox’s love of all things electronic dance has shone through strong recently in an increasingly eclectic track selection, but for his first ever contribution to the esteemed Global Underground series, he’s returned to his roots with a pure techno focus that’ll put a smile on the face of the purists.

Inspired by the revered Buring Man Festival in America’s Black Rock Desert, while GU:38 might lack the exhilirating love of life that Coxie displays when he’s throwing in a bit of everything, what we do have is a superbly polished slice of underground dance.

The first disc is brimming over with supremely clever, creative and groove-laden underground tech and tribal house, while the second leads us down a dark path of twisted, sinister techno. It shows Coxie to be an immaculate music selector who knows how to spot an excellent track from a mile off. An extremely clever choice on the part of the Global Underground crew, this is one for dance enthusiasts.

The year’s best compilation so far?

You betcha.

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LLAMA BAR RUN RABBIT RUN Head into Subiaco for a night of disco, disco, disco at new Perth weekly Run Rabbit Run. Expect to hear nordic space, classic, nu and every other type of disco on the planet, as RRR’s resident brethren ensure nothing but the highest quality of tunes are on rotation.

Tonight it’s a DJ battle, with Petrosex vs Craig Hollywood, Nhat vs Micky Juice and Pete E vs Jorg Thor. $10 for a pint and tapas.

If you know someone who’s good with visuals, best remind them that Run Rabbit Run’s video competition is finishing in a few weeks’ time. Put together a piece for the comp and you could win $1000, the only rule is that it has to have some relevance to Run Rabbit Run. Head to www. llamabar.com/rrr for more info.

Clancy’s (Canning Bridge) - DJ Wrighteous Double Lucky – Surprise DJ Eve - DJ Tony Allen Euro Bar – Roger Smart/The Tourist Flying Scotsman (Velvet Lounge) – Pacific By Rail/ Oakover/ M. Rosner /Dj Adam Trainer Flying Scotsman (Main Room) Pasha’s Kitchen – The Big Man Flying Scotsman (Defectors) – Ben Taaffe/ Dave Miller Foundry - DJ Ricky Kalamunda Hotel – Tip Top Sound DJ Al

Liquid Nightclub – DJ Buda Llama Bar – Run Rabbit Run Mojos - DJ Old Mate Mustang Bar – DJ Giles Newport Hotel – Culture Clash – DJ Shannon Fox Niche - Johnni P/ Rob Blandford Paddy Hannans - Crazy Craig Players Bar – Neon Lights - DJ Samuel Spencer Swinging Pig – DJ Simon The Clink – DJ Jinx The Cott – Crème - DJ L3ON The Deen – The Latin Quater - DJ Flex/ DJ Don Migi The East End - DJ Midfield The Queens – Weekend Warmup The Whistling Kite - DJ Gareth The Shed – DJ Andyy

Ù FRIDAY 12/03 KINGS PARK & BOTANIC GARDENS MASSIVE ATTACK Trip-hop’s biggest stars, Massive Attack, are in Perth city tonight, playing songs from Heligoland, their first new studio album since 2003’s 100th Window.The show will also mark their return to Australia for the first time since 2003. Founding members Robert Del Naja (3D) and Grant Marshall (Daddy G) will be joined on tour by vocalists Horace Andy, Deborah Miller and Martina Topley-Bird. Expect a spectacular live show, with a 30ft high LED screen providing the background for MA’s deep, low beats and brooding vocals. The Kings Park Gardens being the other beautiful background, of course. Tickets from Ticketmaster.

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for DB10 are $40 plus booking fee from www.loadeddice.com. au ,moshtix.com.au and Moshtix outlets and DJ Factory. Support from MC Lowqui. Doors open 9pm.

RISE SHOWTEK Eindhoven based brothers Wouter and Sjoerd Janssen, AKA Showtek,’s stunning live-shows, devastating DJ sets, and above all, massive production hits, have led to absolute world domination. As well as Showtek, the brothers are also the proud owners of Dutch Master Works – a solid platform for their own releases.

Dance-floor bombs like FTS and the award winning Hold Us Back have turned the label into one of the best selling in the hard dance world, an achievement cemented

by MixMag announcing Master Works as ‘The World’s Premium #1 hardstyle label’. Don’t miss the Janssen boys at Rise tonight.

Door sales only from 9.30pm.

Rise Members $10 before 11pm; $15 thereafter. Non-members $15 before 11pm; $25 thereafter.

VILLA BOYS NOIZE Villa nightclub brings together two Boys Noize Records stars for an evening of Berlin-inspired madness. Rebel without a pause Housemeister’s sound is a crazy blend of techno/electro/acid/ punk. Always experimenting and always thrashing ahead, Housemeister adds the spark to the experience a party needs to make it worthwhile. Alongside peers Erol Alkan and Justice, Boys Noize is part of a new hybrid breed of techno artist. His latest album Power embraces a new kind of techno encompassing elements of rave and minimal, with a healthy dash of the kind of beats that’d make hip hop producers drool. Tickets available for $40 plus booking fee from Planet Video, Mills, 78s and Moshtix Outlets (1300 GET TIX) or online from moshtix.com. au and inthemix.com.au. Doors open 10pm.

METRO CITY DIRTYPHONICS AudioPorn Records’ mission to release the funkiest, sexiest and dirtiest drum ‘n’ bass around has trulybecomeareality.LoadedDice bring three of Audioporn’s most reknowned DJ pimps to town tonight – first up is Dirtyphonics, whose edge releases are revered for seamlessly fusing electronic music with drum and bass, electro, dubstep, hip-hop and breaks. Joined by Vienna based Reinhard Rietsch, AKA Camo, and Amplifier – DJ Shannon Fox/ DJ up and coming producer Markus Jamie Wagner, AKA Krooked. Tickets Ambar – Noob & Matt Walsh/

James Francis/ Darren J/ Progress Inn Bar Open – Dorcia Bar Republic – Koe/Travis Doom Bar 138 – Lokal - Femme Fatale 5 – Needlenurse/Miss Tokyo/Manda Power/Lara H Black Bettys- Trubble Broken Hill Tavern – DJ Nick Alexander Capitol – Capitol Fridays Retro Mash - DJ Matty J Clancy’s (Canning Bridge) - DJ Boogie Como Hotel – DJ Gazz Double Lucky – Full Circle – DJ Adam Kelly/ DJ Cee/ Nick Vautier Eve – Suga N Spice – Danny Boi/ Don Migi/ Skooby Euro Bar – DJ Roger Smart Flying Scotsman (Downstairs) – Time Tunnel - DJ Rok Riley/ Joe 19 Flying Scotsman (Defectors) - The Beat Suite – Micah/ Sharif Galal Harry’s Bar - DJ Double L / Benny T / Luca Castelli High Wycombe – Fill In Da Gap Hipe Club - DJ E-Funk Llama Bar - DJ Morris/DJ Reuben Library – DJ AZT/ DJ Fiveo Liquid Nightclub - DJ Matty / Ricky Lakers Tavern – Fresh Fridays - DJ Dooey Manor – Norman Jay/ Ben M/Nick Sheppard Merrina Tavern – DJ Terry Mint – Club Retro – Chris McPhee Mojos – Hussle Hussle - Wesley C/ Simmo T/ Buried In Damascus/ Down South Crew/ Rythm Infinit/ Soda MustangSwing DJ/ James MacArthur Niche - DJ Jonni Zimber Norma Jeans – DJ Phil Onyx Bar – Slick/ Adroc Oxford Hotel – DJ Sequeria Paddy Hannans - Crazy Craig Paramount – DJ Morgan / Jordan Principal Micro Brewery – DJ Simon Queens Tav – DJ Rueben Railway Hotel – DJ Messy Rise – Showtek Rocket Room – DJ Adam Round/ MC Tomas Ford Rubix –DJ Pascal Sail And Anchor - T-Mac/ Ad Lustre

Sapphire Bar – SuperFly South St Ale House – DJ Jay Swan Lounge - DJ Benny Legge The Clink – DJ Jinx The Deen – DJ Birdie – Zone 2/ DJ Tony Allen – Zone 3 The Eastern – DJ Midfield The Esplanade – Phrase The Manor – Norman Jay The Queens – DJ Rueben The Shed – DJ Andyy The Whistling Kite - DJ Jeff Tiger Lils – Paul Malone/ Joby / Alex K Toucan Club – DJ Armee Vic Park Hotel – DJ Melvin Villa – Boys Noize/ Housemeister/ Jus Haus/ Oli/ Prizzy Windsor – Dj Riki and Ray

Ù SATURDAY 13/03 VILLA RAEKWON An original cast member of Staten Island exceptional lyricist collective The Wu-Tang Clan, Raekwon was a part of the epic, history making album Enter The Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers, along with mates RZA, Method Man, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, GZA, U-God, Masta Killa, and Ol’ Dirty Bastard. To this day, the WuTang’s impact on hip-hop culture is unyielding. Raekwon has done pretty well solo, too: his first solo album, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx (1995), saw hip hop undergo a momentous transformation.With its invigorating instrumentals and dramatic lyrical tales, Raekwon painted vivid pictures and presented powerful imagery through his enchanting verbal expression. Catch this legend of hip hop culture tonight at Villa, tickets $45 plus booking fee through wwww.moshtix.com.au.

BAR REPUBLIC OPTIMO (JD TWITCH) Starting with a humble little club night (Optimo Espacio) at Glasgow’s Sub Club, Glasweigan DJ duo Optimo (JD Twitch and JG Wilkes, named after a song by New York ‘80s experimental act Liquid Liquid) have risen up to become two of the most exciting DJs in the world right now. Their style is this: they combine every know genre known to man with well as a slew of their own edits, to produce

one mother-effing DJ set (not to be frowned at). JD Twitch will be delighting dancefloor punters tonight with a three hour set.

Support from Boy Crazy Stacey, Kitty Schmidt DJs and Aarom Wilson. $10 for members or $15 for non members, on the door.

Doors open at midnight.

Ambar – Japan4 – Lok/ Marty McFly/ Ben Mac/ Micah/ Tee El Amplifier – Pure Pop – DJ Eddie Electric Bar Open (Upstairs) – Whoops A Daisy BarRepublic–JDTwitch(Optimo) 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 Devilles Pad - Jumpin Josh/ Mason Kimber 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 – Temptation Flying Scotsman (Defectors) – Flying High – Ryan Sandilands/ Pex/ Gemma Pike/ Dennis Gedling Flying Scotsman (Downstairs) – Transmission - Andrei Maz Flying Scotsman (Velvet Lounge) – Lucid Dreaming Geisha – Joie - Adam Kytka/Dr Karl High Wycombe – DJ Matt Hipe Club - DJ E-Funk Impact Bar – DJ Abstar Leederville - DJ Loco Ren Library - DJ AZT/ DJ Fiveo/ DJ Jimmy Phatz/ DJ Zeke/ DJ L Street Liquid Nightclub - DJ Matty / Ricky Llama Bar – VJ Zoo/ DJ Rueben/ DJ Tony Lopez Mint – Pop Life - Darren Briais Mojos – Afrodisia - Askari Afro

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Ù SUNDAY 14/03 Captain Stirling – DJ Jay Clink – DJ Tony Allen Double Lucky – Paul Raf/ Alex K Euro Bar – DJ Flex Eve – Industry - DJ Birdie/MC Jex Flying Scotsman (Upstairs) – Back To Mono Flying Scotsman (downstairs) - Nathan J/ Dan Tha Man/ The Nisbit Geisha – Fork – Wilora K /Jus haus/Swee/ Cam Duff Mullaloo Beach Hotel – DJ Kenny L Mustang - DJ Rockin Rhys Paddo - DJ PDS Paramount – DJ Morgan/ DJ Jordan

Players Bar - DJ-Udas Queens Tav- DJ Rhys Worth The Cott (Upstairs) – Miami Beats The Saint - DJ Anaru The Shed – DJ Andyy The Wembley – Deckeclectic

Ù MONDAY 15/3 Eastern Hotel – Adam Morris The Deen – DJ Birdie The Paddo - DJ John Paul The Shed – DJ Andyy

Ù TUESDAY 16/3 Bar Orient - DJ Lyndon Double Lucky - Substance – DJ Paul Malone/ DJ JMC Eastern Hotel – Jon Edwards High Road Hotel - DJ Matty J High Wycombe - DJ Ricky Hipe Club – DJ Roger Smart The Cott (Upstairs) –Maxwell/ DJ Jus Haus/ Damian John The Paddo - DJ DPad

Ù WEDNESDAY 17/03 Basement On Broadway – DJ KB Captain Stirling – DJ Ricky Connections - DJ’s Joby / JJ / Rueben Double Lucky - Dirty Elegance Art Attack – DJ Select Dusk – Blackbelt/ Aswon Eurobar – Wild Wednesdays - DJ iPod/Ben Pettit Eve – Déjà Vu - Green Party Flying Scotsman (Downstairs) – Uni-Que – DJ Select/ Amy Missile Flying Scotsman (Defector) – Twist - Agent 85 Gold – Slick/ Adroc Hipe Club – DJ Roger Smart Oak & Ivy –PCJ/Son Of The Father Mint - Open House Party – DJ Matt/ DJ Adrian Mustang – DJ Giles Newport Hotel – DJ Tony Allen Niche - DJ Frankie Button Paddo - Ben Merito Paddy Hannans – DJ Craig Rosemount – DJ Shannon Fox The Clink – Spin FX The Deen- DJ Zelimer / DJ Viper & DJ Benny T– Zone 1 The Eastern – DJ Jinx The Queens – Wriggle on

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Ù THIS WEEK Art Vs Science Thursday, March 11 @ Paddington Ale House Massive Attack Friday, March 12 @ Kings Park & Botanic Gardens Showtek Friday March 12 @ Rise Noob/Matt Welsh Friday, March 12 @ Ambar Housemeister/ Boys Noize Friday, March 12 @ Villa Camo/ Krooked/ MC Lowqui Friday, March 12 @ Metro City Anoraak Friday, March 12 @ Metropolis Fremantle Raekwon (Wu Tang Clan) Saturday, March 13 @ Villa Optimo (JD Twitch) Saturday, March 13 @ The Republic

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Leon Bolier Friday, March 19 @ Rise NEW

Dopamine Saturday, March 20 @ Ambar Xample/ Lomax/ Mayhem Saturday, March 20 @ Villa Cobra Starship / Owl City Sunday, March 21 @ Astor Theatre La Roux Sunday, March 21 @ Belvoir Amphitheatre Horrorshow Thursday, March 25 @ Rocket Room; Friday, March 26 @ Brighton Hotel, Mandurah; Sunday, March 27 @ Mojo’s NEW

Bagraiders/Beni Thursday April 1 @ Limelite, Metros Fremantle Kissy Sellout/HiJack/ Solo Thursday, April 1 @ Villa Seth Troxler/Oliver Huntemann/Phil Keiran Saturday, April 3 @ Villa Helena Saturday, April 3 @ The Warehouse, Broome NEW

DJ Femme/ MC Lady Lauryn Saturday, April 3 @ Rise Kid Kenobi Sunday, April 4 @ Ambar

The White Party Friday, March 26 @ Rise NEW

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Pinch Sunday, April 4th @ Bar Open

Dirty Disco Launch Party – Voltaire Twins/ Boom! Bap! Pow!/ Azwin/Fkn Midas/ Buda Loot & Plunder + More Saturday, April 10 @ Ambar Friday, March 26 @ The East End Bar NEW

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Aquatic Lab 009 Launch - DJ Farj Friday, March 19 @ Shape Bar

Edu K Friday, March 26th @ Shape Bar

Yacht Club DJs Friday, March 19 @ Metropolis Fremantle

DJ Fergie Thursday, April 1 @ Shape

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Broken Toy/ Jon Doe Saturday, April 10 @ Gilkison’s Dance Studio’s Talib Kewli/ Jean Grae Thursday, April 15 @ Villa

Jamfest – Akon/ Kelly Rowland/ Pitbull Sunday, April 18 @ ME Bank Stadium NEW

Kryptic Minds Sunday, April 25th @ Bar Open NEW

Freestylers/ Skool Of Thought Saturday, May 1 @ Villa Creamfields feat. Steve Angello/MSTRKRFT/Lifelike/ Riva Starr/Ferry Corsten/ LMFAO/ Dave Clarke/Marco V/Dirty South/Kid Sister/Oh Snap! + more Sunday, May 2 @ TBA NEW

Kutz Saturday, May 15th @ Shape Bar Groovin’ The Moo feat. Empire Of The Sun, Miami Horror, Bag Raiders, The Slew, Muph & Plutonic, Funkoars, Illy, Ajax, Yacht Club DJs, Killaqueenz + more Saturday, May 15 @ Pat Usher Foreshore Reserve Bunbury Boombox Boat Party - Ben Jam/ Neil Viney/ Terry Waites/ James A Friday 19th May @ Barrack St Jetty BoomBox Boat Party - C J Mills/ Rewind/ Mario Tavelli/ Flex Friday, May 21 @ Barrack Street Jetty

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“Run Rabbit Run” B2B feat. Petrosex vs Craig Hollywood, Nhat vs Micky Juice & Pete E vs Jorg Thor.

Kava (live sax, drums & beats) + DJ Morris + DJ Reuben VJzoo + DJ Reuben + DJ Tony Lopez Acoustic Original Showcase feat. Karen Paige + Llama steak night One Island East + Llama steak night 43

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‘St Paddo’s Day’ as this venue likes to call it, will feature live music and a special St Patrick’s Day menu featuring a choice of Beef and Guinness Pie ($20), Kilkenny battered Fish and Chips ($20) and a Irish lamb stew ($25) all coming with a free pint of Guinness or Kilkenny.

Entertainment will also be provided by Gang Of Three (11:45am-2:45pm), The Bluebottles (8:30pm-10:30pm) and Rumskull (10:50pm11:40pm).

ROSIE O’GRADY’S

Rosie O’Grady’s will be helping Irish lads and lasses, or anyone wanting to celebrate the emerald isle’s biggest day, get their green on this St Patrick’s Day. In Freo The Dublin Rogues play from noon-5pm, The Mucky Duck Bush Band from 5:30pm-7:30pm and Flavour from 8pm-midnight. In Northbridge, Rosie’s will be open from 10:30am until 1am. Black Velvet Band play from 12:30pm, Billy & The Broken Lines from 4pm and Murphy’s Law from 8:30pm. Entertainment on James St will include Chris Murphy (3pm), Celtic Spirit Irish Dancers (6:30pm) and Dublin Rogues (7:30pm).

PADDY HANNAN’S

Shipped lock, stock and barrel from Ireland to Perth, Paddy Hannan’s is the place to go to experience genuine Irish hospitality, authentic beers and hearty pub meals. Sink into a pint at the beer garden or enjoy fantastic live entertainment every week. For St Patrick’s Day this homely pub will be providing entertaining from Black Velvet from 3pm-7pm, DJ Crazy Craig from 7pm onwards and Fuse from 9pm to 1am. After Paddy’s, the next best Irish pub is in Ireland!

Head out to the Rosie for dinner this week with great $12 dinner specials from Monday – Thursday! Monday - pizza and pint,Tuesday - pasta, Wednesday - steak and Thursday chicken parmi’ or schnitzel. There’s also great entertainment each night so check out rosemounthotel.com.au for details.

THE CIVIC HOTEL BACK ROOM

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Thursday, March 18, sees the Kayamba Africa Tour roll into the Civic featuring Mufasa, Nala, Simba, Rafiki and Zazu. Kayamba Africa is a vocal based traditional and ethnic inclined six-member music group that strives to create a balance between traditional Africa music using mainly Kenyan rhythms with a mixture of danceable beats to create a fusion combination called ‘Neo-traditional’ music. Doors 8pm. Pre-sale tickets $30 from niwakati.com or on the door.

On Friday, March 12, don’t miss Lulo R the grand-nephew of jazz legend Reinhardt and nephew of the Gyp master Shnuckenack Reinhardt. Lulo re one of the most unique voices in gy music today. On Saturday, March Zealand reggae-soul heavyweights T Seeds return with support from The Re

THE DEN The Paddo

BOBBY DAZZLER’S

If you’re after a substantial accompaniment to your Irish tipple of choice this St Patrick’s Day, Bobby Dazzler’s Great Irish Meal Deal could very well be top o’ the pile. For $20 revelling leprechauns receive a potato based pizza with ham, Irish pork sausage, spinach, grated cheddar and half a pint of Guinness. The deal is available right throughout March.

The Den, a new 150-person capacity front bar style room at the Civic Hotel, will be opening its doors to local lineups and tours alike three nights a week from mid April with production, lights, engineer and stage supplied. Dates are available for shows so please contact frank@championmusic.com.au for more information.

Fenians pub will be offering city revellers a full day of exciting entertainment on St Patrick’s Day. Pearse Ward will be on hand to provide a musical backing to a full Irish buffet breakfast which runs from 7:3010:30am ($20 - includes complimentary Irish coffee). Traditional Irish dancers will then hit the floor from 11-11:30am, 12:00-3:30pm features entertainment from Cranky, 4-8pm features Crank Pony, and then The Clan will be bringing the party home from 8:30pmMidnight. $12 carvery lunches and $8 corned beef Hoggie rolls will also be available.

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CAPITOL

Capitol Fridays is the place to be at the end of the week especially with the introduction of ‘80s sensation Lady P! They’ll be playing live covers of the greatest tunes of yesteryear, and our resident DJ will be on hand to keep you dancing til the early hours. Free entry before 11pm.

This Friday, March 12, get your rock off w of Perth’s best local bands! The always ent Kill Devil Hills will perform alongside thos local pranksters Project Mayhem. Roundin excellent line-up is duo Dux & Downtow open at 8pm, with tickets available on the

ROCKET ROOM

This Friday, March 12, Thursday’s Page switch on their second EP with the lau single called Picnic University. You can a spray from Chainsaw Hookers and Raw part of Friday’s Late Night Live. Saturday, M see’s Fools of April Launch their Single M Broken. Kickstart rocks on til late.

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FLY BY NIGHT

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MOJO’S

RAILWAY HOTEL

Tuesday, March 16, Jimmy Stewart (Vic) plays as a part of his Tuesday’s residency at Mojo’s! Also playing on the night are Stu Orchard, Echoes of Django and Hand Stands for Ants. Entry to this very strong new Freo folk line-up with is $6 from 8pm.

The Railway hosts a showcase of fresh t Sunday, March 14, featuring Stunning Oldboy, Juwana and Dyonysis. Doors open and entry is $6 – come on down and Sunday session whilst supporting some g Perth music.

SUMPTUOUS SAINT The Saint has something to offer everyone – drinkers, diners, and everyone in between. If you love seafood then chances are you’ll also love the Tasmanian Salmon topped with Australian prawns for just for $24.95; or on Tuesdays you can have a kilo of Chilli Mussels for $15. If seafood isn’t your thing try our 250gram graziers rump steak for $15.

Fifteen is your lucky number, with a selection of meals under $15 for lunch Monday to Friday. Mum is also not forgotten, she eats for free on Monday nights. See you at The Saint!

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AT THE FOUNDRYTTY

The Grand Boulevard Tavern Sunday, March 7, 2010 The Grand Boulevard Tavern, one of the best known social spots in Joondalup, is a modern venue with a great atmosphere. The venue already has the best outdoor beer garden in Joondalup and it just got better! On Sunday, March 7, the folks at GBT hosted their bi-annual beach party, which was held in conjunction with the Miss Bikini World Australia competition final.

Conducted throughout 80 countries across the globe MBWA is the platform for many stunning ladies to get international exposure.

For those yet to visit the GBT, you can expect to find the entire beer garden full of tropical white sand with DJs playing the freshest party tunes, with a few fashion shows here and there, plus games, prizes and giveaways for good measure.

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RISING FROM BELVOIR’S DUST PHOENIX / Miami Horror Belvoir Amphitheatre Saturday, March 6, 2010

Phoenix (Photo: Emma Bergmeier)

It’s a long, dark drive through the lonely roads leading up to Perth’s wine country, but the moment your car rolls into Belvoir’s dusty parking paddock, all sleepiness falls away and your excitement levels start to match that of those unloading from the party buses.

Unfortunately, a good forty minute wait in line meant that this reviewer missed Miami Horror (not a massive disappointment considering their underwhelming set at Southbound earlier this year) scrambling over the hill just in time to catch the last few bars of Sometimes.

Pre-buying double rounds of drinks was a good move: climbing back up those tiers is a real work out for the thighs, though the crowd was fairly polite.

After waiting for what seemed like forever, finally a banner of their album artwork rolled down and the shadows of Phoenix appeared on the stage. Hidden behind plumes

WE GOT THE CLAP AC/DC

Subiaco Oval Saturday, March 6, 2010 Subiaco Oval may be the home of team colours, but tonight a sport of a very different kind was unfolding on the sanctified prairie of our state’s brawny gladiators. However, for this evening’s fixture there was but one team and a one-sided crowd; their uniforms ubiquitously black. If there ever was an Olympics of rock’n’roll, this could have been it.

AC/DC’s Black Ice tour has been a success of Back In Black proportions. Before the band even set foot in Australia they were named 2009’s highest earning entertainers in the country, knocking the hard-rockin’ Wiggles from their jungle gym. And finally the train rolled into Perth… literally. Indeed, as the house lights finally fell on the 46,000 plus punters, the deafening roar of a train belted through the stadium climaxing in an explosion of pyrotechnics. The stage-lights went up and there they were: AC/DC, back in the hometown of Bon Scott – the man

who helped transform this small time pub rock band into the world’s greatest and most successful exponent of hard boogie rock.

Unlike most vintage touring acts, AC/DC have arrived boasting a new hit album so it was little surprise Rock ’N Roll Train from 2008’s Black Ice album was where the band kicked off. It was always going to be a hits affair, and soon enough Back In Black reminded the adoring fans that AC/ DC are pretty much as good as it gets; not that they needed any reminding. It’s fitting that 1980’s album of the same name, the first for then-rookie Brian Johnson, remains the second biggest selling album of all time, with more than 22 million sales in the US alone.

Indeed, AC/DC like to operate in superlatives!

And tonight was no exception, with one of the biggest stage shows to ever land in the Antipodes, complete with a life size train wreck, the signature bell and a new and enhanced Rosie doll.

The teeth-grinding anthem that is Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap was soon followed by the unmistakeable opening riff of Thunderstruck – perhaps the most iconic guitar riff of all time – but not before Angus Young espoused the band’s 1950s boogie

of smoke, the band played the opening guitar riff of Lisztomania, prompting nothing short of hysteria from the amphitheatre’s masses, who shouted at the top of their voices from the song’s first note: “So sentimental, not sentimental no!”. The strobe lights came out in force next - Long Distance Call easily saw the momentum of Phoenix’s strong opening maintained. A lush pink glow, and more smoke, accompanied a heartfelt Lasso, before Phoenix slid into Run, Run, Run, from 2004’s Alphabetical, recalling their talents at lo-fi soul, despite the more indie-guitar heavy stuff of late.

It was at this point that lead singer/ French sex god Thomas Mars asked for the house lights to be turned on ‘we wanna see you all!’, before proceeding to tell us that the band was so happy to finally make it to Perth and that they’d really wanted to come for so long. Usually bands say stuff like this to butter you up, but there was something about the emotion in Mars’ voice, coupled with the band’s enthusiasm (not to mention the absolute awe of seeing such a huge crowd, under a starry sky with giant eucalypts casting shadows over the stage) that made you believe that Phoenix were just as amazed to be out in the middle of nowhere in one of the world’s most isolated cities, as we were to have them here.

Mars continued to lay on the charm through Fences and Girlfriend, walking crookedly all over the stage, wrapping himself up in his microphone lead and saying things like ‘we wanna see you get your dance on!’. The longer Love Like A Sunset turned the spotlight on the guitarists, however, who teased out everything wonderful about the sevenminute long, predominantly instrumental album highlight – the build positively

shimmered live. Some It’s Never Been Like That loving followed, via Napoleon Says and Consolation Prizes, Phoenix remaining tight and captivating throughout.

Many think Funky Squaredance is one of Phoenix’s most out of character pieces, but who cares: the great synth, vocoder action, and vibrant guitar solos of Squaredance made for a speccy closing number.

Thunderous applause brought the French lads back onstage for a beautiful Everything Is Everything, a slow version with just vocals and guitar, then a cover of Air’s Playground Love, before amping everyone up from their lullaby-like state for If I Ever Feel Better. This track proved the perfect precursor for 1901 (what else?), arguably the biggest hit off last year’s Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix - and the soundtrack for young lovers everywhere ever since.

Madness ensued – Mars leapt into the front row and pretty much submitted himself to female rape, with girls tearing at his shirt and trying to kiss him, although he remained good humoured throughout. The song was extended live, with Mars cutting the music and turning the mic over to the crowd to chant ‘falling, falling, falling, faaaallliiing’: it was everything a Phoenix fan could want, and more.

An impeccable confluence of time, place and performance made Saturday night’s Phoenix concert truly special. It was one of those gigs where afterwards, you find yourself thinking ‘Boy, anyone who missed out on that one is a total sucker!’.

roots in 1979’s Shot Down In Flames.

At 54-years-of-age, the pint-sized Young shows no signs of decelerating. Yes, he may look like the frightening uncle you never want to meet in a dark hallway – with his thinning, straggled hair and gaunt elfish features – but to witness that man work the fretboard of his custom SG is nothing short of hypnotic.

Brian Johnson, too, was the picture of middle-aged health, grinding his hips and shoulders as only a man with music in his soul can. However, as we all know too well, with AC/DC, the music is as much about the groin as the soul. But this is sexuality with a social conscience – play The Jack (an ode to Chlamydia) to your teens and watch their budding libidos wither. And the mountains of sound were quickly matched by peaks of another kind - yep, the ol’ boobie-salute made its historic return to Subi Oval as Johnson rattled his larynx in memory of “that dirty little woman” of the aforementioned song. The irony didn’t seem to matter to the countless women determined to get their mugs (and jugs) on the big screen.

But it was rock we came for and rock we got as Johnson made a dash down

the catwalk to launch himself onto the giant bell hanging from the scaffolding – signalling the unforgettable intro to Hells Bells. It was destined to come, and High Voltage proved a fitting tribute to Bon Scott, replete with photographs of the madcap legend, followed by perhaps the band’s finest moment in You Shook Me All Night Long.

Next, TNT – oi, oi! – then a supercharged Let There Be Rock (with Angus and hydraulics in unison) ended the formal proceedings, before an encore of Highway To Hell, where Angus proved for a 54-year-old he still looks mighty sharp in a pair of devil horns. And, finally, the canons and fireworks were rolled out for a rousing For Those About To Rock (We Salute You).

Along with the lucky ones in the stadium, AC/DC shook the residents of Perth’s inner western suburbs all night long. And, grumble as they may with their gold-plated inked quills, a combined 90,000 people voted with their devil horns and skin-tight denims in saluting Australia’s greatest ever rock export. That’s a Whole Lotta Rosie indeed.

_DANIELLE MARSLAND

_JULIAN TOMPKIN

THEY LOVE PERTH PAVEMENT / Gersey Metro City, Perth Monday, March 8, 2010 Reformations have been coming thick and fast of late, but with Pavement being the equivalent of The Beatles for slacker indie rockers this one was always going to a feel good night to a room full of smiling, fawning fans.

To warm the early attendees were Melbourne five piece Gersey. There was a time when Gersey were one of the shining lights on the scene but they have kept a surprisingly low profile of late. A crisp sound and swirling guitars have long been Gersey’s trademark and this performance was no exception. Crashing and Look To The Sun were highlights. To cap things off Spiral Stairs joined the band to play a song off of his hideous solo record. The stodgy twelve bar number titled Subiaco Shuffle was an indulgent and disappointing end to an otherwise enjoyable set.

Having friends in high places obviously pay dividends and when playing songs from their Storms Dressed As Stars album Gersey are as good as any band going around, but with much loved local indie act Turnstyle making their exceptional return as recently as Saturday night, it was fresh in punters minds that the reactivated band would have been the perfect opener for this nights show.

A short break and then Pavement again took to a Perth stage (they love the place, apparently). Bass player Mark Ibold took his place at the centre of the stage and was the visual focal point for much of the evening. Showing that they don’t play to any rulebook, Pavement opened with the cowbell lead Silence Kit. Although it flies in the face of expectations of a band who have pushed the boundaries in the way that Pavement 46

have, it looked from early on that this was going to be a greatest hits set. One of the better known singles in Stereo aired early, as did Frontwards and a version of In The Mouth A Dessert with rolling bass and two drum kits. After a false start, the band also went for a tidy stroll through Trigger Cut .

Frontman Stephen Malkmus was looking youthful while the remainder of the band had aged around him - he was certainly also doing the lion’s share of the work vocally. In the nick of time, Spiral Stairs made one of his more rare appearances leading the band during Date With Ikea. It was then the moment for the more accessible pop tunes to get the crowd raising glasses, shuffling and singing along throughout Range Life, Cut Your Hair, Stop Breathing and a rather shambolic Summer Babe.

Spiral Stairs finest tune in Two States was sandwiched between the crowd pleasers of Gold Soundz and Shady Lane to create the night’s most unforgettable trio. Percussionist Bob Nastanovich was a bundle of energy all night as he jumped from one instrument to the next, and was in his element as he roamed around the stage during the set closer of Conduit For Sale.

The band returned for a couple of encores that were a trifle lacklustre but still had their moments of gold. Perfume V was one of those as were the final two performances - the smooth take on Zurich Is Stained and the more energetic No Life Singed Her. Malkmus showed a rare release of energy and leaped over the drum kit as a farewell gesture before Steve West appeared from behind his instrument to show that he had played the whole evening in his boxer shorts. It is the kind of behaviour expected of a Pavement drummer.

It wasn’t quite the glory days that’s to be sure, but it was well and truly close enough for the main part. _CHRIS HAVERCROFT

Stephen Malkmus of Pavement (Photo: David Craddock) Hittin’ the town since 1985

F E AT U R E

HANLEY JOURNEYS SOUTH

Thursdays Page

SCHOOL OF ROCK

Alternative rock act Thursdays Page are set to launch their latest single Picnic University at The Prince Of Wales Hotel in Bunbury on Saturday, March 13. Citing Karnivool, Birds Of Tokyo, and Cog as influences, the originally South-West based band introduced their exciting heavy rock sound to WA with their 2009 debut release Beyond Paradise. Joining the band at The Prince show will be Blackwater Station and Jonny Taylor. Thursday’s page will also play a show at The Rocket Room in Northbridge, on Friday, March 12, with Blackwater Station, Helix To The Sun and The Aiden Gordon Special. More info at thursdayspage.com.

After wowing audiences at the Nannup Music Festival, Perth singer songwriter Freya Hanly is heading down south for a jam-packed string of dates between March 11-14. Hanley’s diverse style sees folk-y and jazz-y melodies intermingling with country ballads, humorous love songs and lyric driven poetic numbers. Hanley’s pure vocals and breadth of musical styles give her broad appeal to a range of music lovers. South West residents can catch Hanley at Settlers Tavern on Thursday, March 11, from 8-10:30pm; Caves House on Friday, March 12, from 7-10pm; Colonial Brewery on Saturday, March 12, from 2-5pm; The Dunsborough Tavern on Saturday, March 12, from 9-12pm and at Redcliffe On The Murray in Pinjarra from 5-7pm.

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HERE’S JONNY!

Tame Impala

Bunbury songwriter Johnny Taylor, who was a finalist in the 2008 series of Australia Idol, will be joining Thursdays Page for a gig at The Prince Of Wales in Bunbury on Saturday, March 13. Taylor, a classically trained guitarist, lets his first loves of grunge and alternative rock seep through into his beguiling acoustic tunes. Taylor is also playing at the Newport in Fremantle on Tuesday, March 18, and at The Royal Palms in Busselton on Saturday, April 10.

ABSOLUTELY MASS-IVE

The MASS Music Festival, a celebration music, arts, surf and style rolls into Margaret River on Saturday, March 20, as part of the town’s Drug Aware Pro surf comp. Gyroscope, Cog, Eddy Current Suppression Ring, Tame Impala, Philadelphia Grand Jury, Urthboy, Yacht Club DJs, King George and a local band comp winner form the bill on this highquality regional festival. The event takes place at Nippers Oval in Margaret River from 3-12pm.

Tickets through moshtix.com.au.

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FEATURING members of Jets, Dave Hole, Matt Taylor, Lindsay Wells Band, John Meyer, Bob Patient Band, Hells Bells, Pete Romano and the Gators, Cyclone Tracey, Ivan Zarr, Empire Blues, Ric Steele, Gerrard Maunick, Simon Cox, Clayton Black, Sue Bluck, Izin with Cindy Stevens and many other musicians who wish to pay tribute to Paul.

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GERARD MAUNICK

With A Little Help From My Friends Blues, reggae and pop melding songwriter Gerard Maunick launches his latest album World Citizen at The Perth Blues Club at The Charles Hotel on Tuesday, March 16. DAVID CRADDOCK spoke to Maunick about going back to his pop roots with the album’s man-of-the-moment producer Luke Steele.

Picnic Records founder Captn K

CUT A PICNIC RUG

New local record label Picnic Records will introduce itself to the Perth music community with a very special launch at new Northbridge bar The Bird on Saturday, March 13. Local DJ Nathan Nisbet (aka Captn K) started the label as a way of exposing his favourite psych, blues, funk, dub and disco sounds as well as his own creations. The night will also include the launch of Picnic Records’ latest four track 12” release Love Vacation, a feel-good disco boogie espousing love, sunshine and sweet dancing. Alongside DJ sets from Captn K, local DJs Nathan J, Chris ‘Righteous’ and Massive Trav will appear on the night. Details at myspace.com/picnicrecordsau

Blues, reggae and funk melding songwriter Gerard Maunick has been a regular fixture at The Perth Blues Club for years, and those who have witnessed the artist’s positive and uplifting live shows, will need no convincing as to his talents.

But it is a collaboration with Luke Steele, the enigmatic pop emperor now ruling the Empire Of The Sun kingdom, that will undoubtedly prick up the ears of a far wider audience.

Steele, the son of Perth Blues Club president Rick Steele, is a long time friend of Maunick, and between touring with Empire Of The Sun, collaborating with Daniel Johns, and taking the global pop world by storm, offered up his services as the producer of Maunick’s latest album. The album was worked on sporadically at various locations: Steele’s personal studio, his family home, and at Bob Patient’s Anarchy Studio.

“I knew that I was touching on the roots of pop music,” Maunick explains of his infectiously pop-y and uplifting new release.“My previous albums were more roots, blues and world music based - even trying to get my Creole connection in there. This time around I said ‘well to do this well I need a producer who understands pop music’. And who better than Luke.”

“We have always been very good friends so it wasn’t very hard for me to approach him on that… The production was 100 per cent Luke Steele, and what really amazed me was that he really got involved with some of the arrangement of the songs as well.”

Maunick, who was born in Mauritius, but has been an Australian citizen for over 20 years, says one of the inspirations for this album was to return to his first love of pop music, while retaining the blues, reggae and world music fusion he is best known for.

“When I think back my first love was always pop music: The Beatles, Elvis Presley – that’s what made me play music in the first place,” he explains. “[Growing up in Mauritius] we had the charts from the BBC. Being a French speaking country we also had lots of French songs and stuff with a European vibe. With Mauritius, being multi-cultural, I was also very lucky to absorb quite a bit of Indian music.”

Gerard Maunick

The title track to Maunick’s third album certainly says a lot about his multicultural upbringing. A joyous clarion call for people of all creeds to join together, the song evokes the community sentiment of a We Are The World type songs with the irresistible and timeless catchiness of a Bob Marley standard.

“It’s very important for me to actually say something that people can relate to as opposed to being too personal about it,” Maunick explains of his songwriting style.“For me, the thing that keeps me going is people. Playing your own songs to yourself gives a satisfaction, but it’s the people I’m interested in. I feed off that energy, I see people one generation or two generations removed from myself that you can see that are understanding and interested in what I’m doing.

“With the songs that I write – I don’t feel that I’m writing for my generation or for a younger generation. I believe that given the chance my music can touch a lot of people.”

Chainsaw Hookers

START ME UP

Dynamite hard rock quartet Chainsaw Hookers will rupture eardrums at The Rocket Room as part of Late Night Live on Friday, March 12, from 11:30pm. Support comes from Raw Nerve. The band will also be firing up at The Railway Hotel on Friday, March 19.

PICK ME!

Local bands will be given the opportunity to pitch their live act to a panel of four respected Australian festival booking agents and a live audience at this year’s WAMi Festival. Applications are now open for Bill Me, in which 15 artists will play a song to the panel, who will in turn provide them with one of three things: general feedback as to their suitability for the festivals they represent, specific feedback as to the possibility of a future festival booking, or a booking on the spot. The pitch will take place at the WAMi Music Business Conference on Saturday, May 22. Applications are open until April 16 via sonicbids.com/billme. Sync Me a similar pitching session for film, television, advertising and game licensing is also being offered at sonicbids.com/wamisyncme.

WEDNESDAY

SUNDAY

BACKPACKER NIGHT - $5 BBQ & drink deal from 6pm

THURSDAY

Peter Busher & The Lone Rangers

WiKid & DJ Giles

with DJ Rockin Rhys

FRIDAY

MONDAY

Circus with DJ Giles STUDENT &

Adam Hall & The Velvet Playboys with Swing DJ Cheeky Monkeys with DJ James MacArthur SATURDAY

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Marco & The Rhythm Kings

The Rusty Pinto Combo

TUESDAY

The Damien Cripps Band

Salsa night

with Rockabilly DJ

Danza Loca

& DJ James MacArthur

DJ and live percussionists Hittin’ the town since 1985

Black Buzzar

Brendan Gaspari

GASPARI’S CRUSADE

Brendan Gaspari moved to Perth from Albany with his folk rock band Arons Crusade, but on Wednesday, March 17, the WAM Song Of The Year nominated songwriter will be playing tunes from his new solo Get Through Tonight EP to the fine people of The Swan Lounge.

Support comes from Xave Brown and Namoo Wolf Downs. Free entry, music from 8pm.

MASCIS LIKES THE BUZZ

Local dirty blues rockers Black Buzzard ha been given a personal call by Dinosaur Jun frontman Jay Mascis asking them to supp his band when they play at The Rosemount Friday, March 12. Well done chaps!

HIGH INFEDELITY Will Stoker And The Embers

READY TO IGNITE

Critically acclaimed Perth quintet Will Stoker & The Embers have announced they’ll be releasing their debut album on April 16 through Shock. Local fans have long known the quality of this act, but this release will surely thrust Stoker and his band into the national gaze. The secret is out.

The record will be launched at The Rosemount Hotel on Friday, April 16, before an East Coast tour in May.

HOT CROSS ROCK

The Milkmen

WINNERS ROCK ROCKO

Two former winners of The Rockingham Hotel’s annual Battle Of The Bands competition are returning to the venue for a Live ‘N’ Local showcase on Friday, March 12. Empty Pocket (2008 winners) and The Milkmen (2009 winners) will be joined on the night by emerging songwriter Mike de Velta. Tickets $10, from 8pm.

NEW WINTER GROWTH

The Urban Cowboy Band are set to launch their latest single Runaway Idol at The City Of Bayswater’s Hot Cross Rock event with the WA Symphonic Wind Ensemble on Saturday, March 13. Fusing the blues with ethereal symphonic music, Rod Grljusich and his band will lead the crowd on an exciting journey through the sounds of southern rock.

Saturday, March 13, at Maylands Peninsula Public Golf Course. Free entry, 7:30pm.

BUTT IT OUT

Much loved Perth power group The Fags continues their Thursday night residency at The Norfolk Basement tonight, Thursday, March 11. Joining the band will be emerging folk-pop darlings King George, and Kevin Smith And The Seven Story Jumpers.

Promising Perth indie pop act Russian Winters are set to release their latest single She Knows on March 22 through Firestarter Music and iTunes. Produced by Laurie McCallum at Sumo Sound, the single showcases warm synths and a lighter side to the band’s songwriting. Fans can catch the band launching the single at Amplifier bar on Saturday, April 3, with Young Revelry, The Jackards and The Veescars.

Timothy Nelson & The Infidels are set to return to the live scene after a trip overseas with a gig at The Norfolk Basement, on Saturday, March 13.

The folk ‘n’ roll five-piece will be previewing songs from their eagerly awaited debut album and have invited The Joe Kings, Wolves and Goodnight Tiger along to form a particularly strong local line-up. UK singer songwriter Dan Crook will also be playing on the night. Tickets $10 (plus booking fee) from Heatseeker and Moshtix outlets.

Paul Felton

HERE’S TO PAUL

A stellar line-up of blues musicians will gather at the Charles Hotel on Sunday, March 21, to show their support for their good mate Paul Felton who is currently experiencing health problems.

Helping to raise money for Felton’s medication will be Dave Hole, Matt Taylor, Lindsay Wells Band, John Meyer, Bob Patient Band, Hells Bells, Pete Romano And The Gators, Cyclone Tracey, Ivan Zarr, Empire Blues, Ric Steele, Sue Bluck, Gerard Maunick, Simon Cox, Clayton Black, Izin with Cindy Stevens, members of Jets and many other musicians who wish to pay tribute to Felton. Tickets $20, Sunday session runs from 4:30 - 9:30pm.

Askari Afro Beat Orchestr

AN EXOTIC BIRTHDAY

Afrodisia, one of Perth’s finest emergi world music nights will celebrate its ten triumphant show this Saturday, March at Mojo’s. Accompanied by the gloriou aromatic Ethiopian food served on the nig

by Ethiopian Artefacts Café in Hamilton H Askari Afro Beat Orchestra will provide som fine global rhythms. DJ Charlie Bucket will a be spinning afro treats alongside guest arti Odei Nmai and Wala – a percussion and dan group. Feel the rhythm! Entry $10, from 8pm

SCREW LOOSE

Frightfully loud Perth purveyors of thrash, Extorti will launch their latest album Loose Screws on bo CD and 10” vinyl at The Civic on Saturday, Ma 13. The release was initially recorded in Oakla California, with producer Dan Rathburn. Voc were then completed in Perth at Bergerk! Stud before a final vocal flourish was added to a tra named Grind To A Halt by UK based celebr Extortion fan, Barney Greenway of Napalm Dea Support on the night comes from Break Ev Suffer, Sex Panther, No Shelter and Helta Ske Doors 8pm, entry $15.

EDDY CURRENT SUPPRESSION RING Right Said Ed

Melbourne’s Eddy Current Suppression Ring are about to hit the road again in support of their third album RushTo Relax, and will play Perth’s Amplifier Bar on Friday, March 19, and the Margaret River Masters on Saturday, March 20. BEN WATSON chats with frontman Brendan Huntley.

Eddy Current Suppression Ring

Eddy Current Suppression Ring are a rare band.

Formed in Melbourne in late 2003 at the vinyl pressing plant in which they worked, the band have gone on to achieve widespread critical acclaim—from the hard-to-please independent underground, to as far up the chain as Ian ‘Dicko’ Dickson, who, somewhat hilariously, championed their music on national television last year.

What, then, has been the secret to the band’s success? Talking to Brendan Huntley, better known by his excellently poetic stage name Brendan Suppression, one gets the impression that the band are simply down-to-earth guys whose

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aspirations are simple, yet boundless.

“When we started out it was just a song we recorded,”he explains matter-of-factly.“Then it was ‘Okay, we should play a gig’, so we played a gig, and the gig was a lot of fun and then we thought ‘Okay, let’s play another one’, and little things have come along and happened since then.

“I think we sort of just take our time and go with the flow and enjoy it every step... Maybe the attitude is not to rush things. Y’know, enjoy things when they come along. And therefore it’s all kind of new to you, and it’s like ‘Cool, let’s enjoy what comes’. Do you know what I mean? Maybe that’s the secret? Maybe it’s to roll with it.”

Indeed, roll with it is certainly what Huntley has done from day one. Although he is flanked by experienced musicians, Eddy Current Suppression Ring is his first band. “My intentions we’re never to play in a band,” he says. “I wasn’t a singer and I’d never been in a band before. So yeah, it’s all been very new to me and it’s been a great ride. It’s been cool, man.

“It just happened, and from the first time it happened, y’know, that situation when you’re like ‘hey, we made a song and it was a lot of fun and let’s do it again’ and from there we just continued doing that. [Then we] had a little break in between and breathed. It’s always good to breathe, y’know.”

And it’s a tactic which has paid off well, as the band will follow up their national jaunt with a casual 13 date tour of the USA. Album #3 will be released there, too, as well as in Europe.

When it comes to the recorded output, again, Eddy Current Suppression Ring aren’t a band to mess about.

“We did it in six hours,” Huntley says of the new record. “It was recorded at our rehearsal room, where we jam, just at the studio rehearsal room. We just brought our recording equipment in and set it up… I think we went in at 12 o’clock and recorded ‘til 6 and we had… a good session.

And Michael [aka Eddy Current, guitarist] took it away and listened to it and he’s like ‘Yeah, I think we got an album here’.”

Indeed they do, and despite the ostensibly oxymoronic title, Rush To Relax seems to fit Eddy Current Suppression Ring to a tee.

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UNIVERSAL BAR Off The Record WANNEROO TAVERN Keith McDonald

FRIDAY 12.03 AMPLIFIER The Kill Devil Hills Project Mayhem Dux & Downtown BALMORAL James Wilson BALLY’S Free Radicals BAR ORIENT One Island East BLACK BETTY’S Smokin Section BRASS MONKEY David Fyffe BROKEN HILL HOTEL Benjamin Glynn CAPITOL Lady Penelope CAPTAIN STIRLING Howie Morgan Duo CARLISLE TAVERN 3 Corner Jack CASTLE Gallows For Grace Onanizer Arterial Hemorrhage Chains Of Belial CASTLE HOTEL (York) Inferno CAVES HOUSE (Yallingup) Freya Hanly & That Brutal Moon CLANCY’S (Freo) Steve Kilbey Rick Maymi COTTESLOE BEACH HOTEL Open Mic Night DEVILLES PAD Boys Boys Boys DUSK Redstar EAST END Stratosfunk ELLINGTON JAZZ CLUB Neilsen Gough Quartet Melissa Erpen ESS BAR Flavor EURO BAR Switchback FENIANS The Clan FLOREAT HOTEL Greg Hastings FLY BY NIGHT Lulo Reinhardt FOUNDRY Crave Karin Page FREMANTLE ARTS CENTRE Mama Kin GREENWOOD HOTEL Chris Murphy Baby Piranhas HALE ROAD TAVERN Lush HIGH ROAD HOTEL Airbag HIGH WYCOMBE Fill In Da Gap HOTEL ROTTNEST Nathan Gaunt Band IMPACT BAR Skinny Lane

Sex Panther, Saturday at The Civic INDI BAR Vdelli INDIAN OCEAN BREWING COMPANY Shawne + Luc JB O’REILLYS The Healeys KALAMUNDA TAVERN Ryan Carbray KULCHA Dave Clarke Ivan Zar LAKERS TAVRERN Black Velvet LITTLE CREATURES LOFT Atlas Mountains Cemeron Avery Davey Craddock MERRIWA TAVERN Matt Milford MOON & SIXPENCE Motherfunk MOONDYNE JOES Dave Gillam Trio MOUNT HENRY TAVERN Full Circle MUSTANG Cheeky Monkeys Adam Hall & The Velvet Playboys NEWPORT Felix NORFOLK BASEMENT The Bullet Holes The Jackards Era Art In Algebra OLD BAILEY TAVERN Peace, Love & All That Stuff PADDO Gun Shy Romeos PADDY HANNAN’S Blue Gene PADDY MAGUIRES 43 Cambridge PARAMOUNT Flyte PLAYERS BAR (Mandurah) Blaze PUBLICAN BAR Alfredo RAILWAY HOTEL Spitfire Indian Pockets Of Resistance Copious Hyte PRINCIPAL MICRO BREWREY Acoustic Inc RAVENSWOOD HOTEL Dave Crosby ROCKET ROOM Thursday’s Page CD Launch Blackwater Station Helix To The Sun Chainsaw Hookers Raw Nerve ROSEMOUNT HOTEL Dinosaur Jr Black Buzzard ROSIE O’GRADYS (Fremantle) Proof SAIL & ANCHOR Parker Avenue Easy Tigers SETTLERS TAVERN Yves Klein Blue Cloud Control

Juwana, Sunday at The Railway

SEVENTH AVE BAR Midnight Rambler SHERLOCKS TAVERN Detour SOUTH BEACH HOTEL Open Mic With Jasmin SOUTH ST ALEHOUSE Robbie King Karaoke SWAN BASEMENT Jackson Firebird The Joe Kings Heath Marshall SWAN LOUNGE Milknurse The Strobes Writhe Paper Like House SWINGING PIG Bar Code THE BOAT Living Large THE BURRENDAH Keith McDonald THE CHASE Better Days THE DEEN Clayton Bolger THE GATE Mike Nayar THE SAINT James Wilson THE SHED Kick Start Threeplay THE VIC (Subiaco) Nat Ripepi UNIVERSAL Funksta UWA Luke Dewing VELVET LOUNGE Will Udall CD Launch Aaron Speirs VIC PARK HOTEL Ivan Ribic WATERFORD TAVERN Bogan Bingo WHITFORDS TAVERN Ian Kenny WOODVALE TAVERN Dr Bogus

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COLONIAL BREWERY (Margaret River) Freya Hanly & That Brutal Moon COMO HOTEL 11:11 COTTESLOE BEACH HOTEL Kristy Keogh DEVILLES PAD Special Brew Barbara Blaze Her Blazzers Jon Strangee DOUBLE LUCKY Amanda Power Cle DUNSBOROUGH TAVERN Freya Hanly & That Brutal Moon ELEPHANT & WHEELBARROW Timeout ELLINGTON JAZZ CLUB Elle Deslandes Quartet Amrit Sidhu ESS BAR Gun Shy Romeos FENIANS Shanks Pony FIDELS BAR Mitch Becker FLY BY NIGHT The Black Seeds FOUNDRY Three & A Half Men FREMANTLE ARTS CENTRE Stuart Maunder GREENWOOD HOTEL Wedding Crashers HIGH ROAD HOTEL Courtney Murphy & Murphy’s Lore HOTEL ROTTNEST Nathan Gaunt Band INDI BAR Matt Gresham INDIAN OCEAN BREWING COMPANY The Other Guys JB O’REILLY’S Tea For Two KULCHA Wala METROPOLIS (Fremantle) Lady Penelope MASH (Bunbury) Martin Lee Cropper MINGENEW RACES Slim Jim & The Phatts MOJOS Afrodisia MOON & SIXPENCE Blaze MOUNT HENRY TAVERN Aaron Woolley MUNDARING WEIR HOTEL Dave Hole MUSTANG Rusty Pinto Combo The Damien Cripps Band NEWPORT Gravity NORFOLK BASEMENT Timothy Nelson & The Infadels OLD BAILEY TAVERN Timeout

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Handstands For Ants, Tuesday at Mojo’s PADDINGTON ALE HOUSE Cheeky Monkeys PADDY HANNANS Decoy PADDY MAGUIRES Rocket PARAMOUNT Felix PEEL ALE HOUSE Nick Landsberg PLAYER’S BAR (Mandurah) 3 Corner Jack PRINCIPAL MICRO BREWREY Danni Stefanetti RAILWAY HOTEL The Union of Crazy Monkey People From Outer Space New World Revolt Pale As Ashes Opia Junkadelic The Origin Of RAVENSWOOD HOTEL The Reefers ROCKET ROOM Fools of April Launch Tracksuit Screaming Life The Silence in between Kickstart ROSEMOUNT HOTEL The Dirty Projectors Pikelet ROSIE O’GRADY’S (Fremantle) Flavor ROSIE O’GRADY’S (Northbridge) Blue Gene SAIL & ANCHOR Vdelli SETTLERS TAVERN Kniki & The Boys Mike Beale SOUTHERN CROSS COMMUNITY CENTRE Chris Murphy & Murphy’s Lore SUBIACO HOTEL Off The Record SWAN BASMENT All This Filth Arkarion Grave Forsaken Alkaline Earth SWAN LOUNGE Bonehouse Sonny Roofs Frozen Ocean Craig McElhinney SWINGING PIG Zenburger THE BOAT Midnight Rambler THE DEEN Crave THE EASTERN MIDLAND Ivan Ribic THE GATE Retrofit THE PUBLICAN Keith McDonald THE SAINT Threeplay THE SHED Huge THE WANNEROO Tod Woodward Christian Thompson UNIVERSAL Soul Corporation

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CHARITY ROCK FEST 2010 is now looking for new bands toâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;ROCK OUT FOR CHARITYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;.If you think you have what it takes or wish to help out or donate/sponsor.Email Jess at charityrockfest@hotmail.com D R U M M E R WA N T E D fo r p r o fe s s i o n a l S O R rock metal project. Demos recorded, ready for drum tracks. Call Steve 0422 961 641 or Damian 0408 080 406.

EXP BASS PLAYER REQUIRED for working rock cover band. Must be extermely dedicated, reliable and willing to do what it takes to put the band first. 30+.

Call Chris 0402 704 976

FEMALE SINGER WANTED aged 20-32. Singer going overseas. Call Graham on 041 9966 042 or visit www.saxinthecitywa.com.

GUITARISTS & SINGER WANTED To join METAL band.

Must be dedicated, have own gear and transprt. Exp prefered. Inf Gojira, The Faceless, Meshuggah, Log, Chimaira and Metallica. Phone Andrew 0432 096 511 or Trent 0448 647 014.

MUSICIANS (NO BASS) REQD for pub/cover rock band. Ablility to sing pref. Reliable attitude, gear and transport. Call Izzy 0400 208 995.

OPEN MIC NIGHT every Thursday night at Indi Bar. Just call Bex on 0404 917 632 OPEN MIC NIGHT ever y Tuesday at Impac t Bar, Nor thbridge. All welcome. Phone Nick 0438 451 215.

SINGER WANTED for gigging pub rock cover band.

Guitar, keyboard or cowbell experience preferable.

Rockingham area. Contact Jody 0404 149 498.

SINGER WANTED to join guitarist, bass and drummer into indi rock originals. Ex-Ledfoot Nancy. Phone Rob 0417 956 985.

WANTED 2 freaks, bass + guitar, to join nutcase rock show. Www.myspace.com/panrockandroll. Loose cannons only pls. 0415 280 407.

WANTED MUSICIANS Enthuiastic and talented vocals, trumpet, trombones, piano for big band. Phone Chris 9302 5423.

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Ph 9249 4179 2/73 Holder Way, Malaga SHOWCO LIVE Suppliers of audio and lighting for concert, corporate, installations & driveway hire. SHOWCO DJâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S - Professional staff and equipment for every occasion. Modest to massive.

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Call Jerry on 0405 653 338 / 9362 2252 www.jerichomusic.com.au AVALON RECORDING, MIXING AND MASTERING STUDIO- BIBRA LAKE 32 track, 2 live rooms, running Pro Tools and Logic, Avalon and Joe M e e k p re a m p s a n d co m p re s s o r s, v i n t a g e analogue effects, plus the latest digital plug ins. Vintage amps and keyboards, valve m i c s p l u s m o r e. C a l l To ny 0 4 1 1 1 1 8 3 0 4 , avalonstudios@bigpond .com BRING YOUR MUSIC TO LIFE Experienced producer for singer/song writer. No band required. Call Solo Studio 9330 6168 or mob 0419 794 683.

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Session musos available. Ph 9349 9365, Yokine area. www.clearviewproductions.com.au PRO TOOLS LESSONS One on one. Call Steve 0419 040 981.

RECORDING MIXING MASTERING PRODUCING Fremantle location. Call Pete Kitchen Cooked Records.

Ph 0407 363 764 / 9336 3764 RECORDING, MIXING OR MASTERING with WAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest collection of tube recoring equipment.

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Record your band using the worlds finest Analog and digital rock â&#x20AC;&#x2122;n roll equipment at Poons Head Studios.â&#x20AC;&#x153;Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sound with vintage soulâ&#x20AC;?.www. poonshead.som / Ph 9339 4791 REVOLVER SOUND STUDIO Ph 9272 7505. www.revolverstudio.com.au STUDIO INNOVATIONS Tel: 08 9437 2151 One of Perthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s finest recording studios, south of the river. www. studioinnovations.com.au SUN KING STUDIOS Brand new boutique recording studio, located in Claremont. Pro tools 8, valve and solid state pre amps. Great quality mics, friendly environment from indi to electro. Call Now 6465 0501 or visit our website www.sunkingstudios.com.au

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Mt Lawley 9342 3484 / www.clifflynton.com BASS LESSONS Rock, funk & jazz. Tony Gibbs 9470 6131 DJ LESSONS Two locations. No exp necessary. 10 hour course. One-on-one tution.

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DRUM KIT & PERCUSSION TUITION Beginners - intermediate. Good rates. Contact George 0415 926 645 - Clarkson / Nth suburbs.

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Ph: 9349 8594 (Osb. Park) GUITAR LESSONS Learn guitar by ear from a prof with over 20 yrs exp in teaching & performing. All levels & ages. blues & rock specialist. Results guaranteed. Phone Ian Wilson â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Teacher That Students Recommendâ&#x20AC;? on 9403 3212 GUITAR LESSONS that make a difference! Great beginner-intermediate teacher. Cheap and quality.

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SINGING LESSONS Voice production. Problem voices, health for singing or speech. All Levels, styles. Margaret Jones 0427 853 083. www.mixmargaret.com

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