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Monkey Safari: Posi Vibes Hailing from Halle, the partnership of brothers that is Monkey Safari know how to have a good time. Lovers of nightlife and club culture, owners of the legendary Charles Bronson club and purveyors of labels like What!What! Records and Mambo, their music is the ideal for drunken nights out, falling off heels and losing half of your drink to the dance floor. As a DJ team, they merrily merge different music genres and styles from all over the globe: sometimes soft and melodic, sometimes deep and conscious, at others down and dirty, but one thing is sure - good vibes incoming. Monkey Safari hit the Prince Bandroom, Saturday October 13.
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ONTOUR PERC [UK] Friday August 17, Brown Alley PHIL REYNOLDS [UK], JAMES LAWSON [UK], SKOL [UK], RIKSTA [NZ] Friday August 17, Room680 CHRIS LAKE [UK] Saturday August 18, Seven THE PHARCYDE [USA] Thursday August 23, The Espy LIQUID STRANGER [SWE] Friday August 24, Brown Alley JODY WISTERNOFF [UK] Friday August 24, New Guernica JOCHEN MILLER [NED], RANK 1 [NED], LEON BOLIER [NED] Saturday August 25, Room680 AOKI TAKAMASA [JPN], KAZU KIMURA [JPN] Saturday August 25, Hamer Hall ALEXKID [FRA] Friday August 31, Revolver DAVE SEAMAN [UK] Friday August 31, Onesixone BASS AGENTS [MAS] Friday August 31, Inflation PHOTEK [UK], NITIN SAWHNEY [UK] Saturday September 1, Hamer Hall MARIA MINERVA [EST] Saturday September 1, The Liberty Social RICK ROSS [USA] Thursday September 6, Festival Hall RED RACK ‘EM [UK] Friday September 7, The Croft Institute JOHN ‘00’ FLEMING [UK] Friday September 7, Brown Alley STEFFI [GER] Friday September 7, Liberty Social TIEFSCHWARZ [GER] Friday September 7, New Guernica SASSE [GER] Friday September 7, Mercat Basement OCTAVE ONE [USA] Friday September 14, Mercat Basement SOLA ROSA [NZ] Friday September 14, Northcote Social Club KENNY LARKIN [USA] Friday September 14, New Guernica ROGER SHAH [GER] Saturday September 15, Room680 ZOMBIE DISCO SQUAD [UK] Saturday September 15, Prince Bandroom FERRY CORSTEN [NED] Friday September 21, Palace Theatre HERNAN CATTANEO [ARG], FRITZ KALKBRENNER [GER] Friday September 21, Brown Alley NARI AND MILANI [ITA] Friday September 21, Royal Melbourne Hotel COMMIX [UK] Friday September 21, Roxanne Parlour DOCTOR P [UK], COOKIE MONSTA [UK] + FUNTCASE [UK] Saturday September 22, Roxanne Parlour SCISSOR SISTERS [USA] Wednesday September 26, Hamer Hall RICK WADE [USA] Friday September 28, The Croft Institute DAS EFX [USA] Friday September 28, Prince Bandroom NICK SENTIENCE [UK] Friday September 28, Room680 TONY TOUCH [USA] Friday September 28, The Espy GIGAMESH [USA] Saturday September 29, Seven FUNKAGENDA [UK] Saturday September 29, Pretty Please TOMMIE SUNSHINE [USA] Saturday September 29, Prince Bandroom PAUL OAKENFOLD [UK] Friday October 5, Festival Hall PARKLIFE: JUSTICE [FRA], PASSION PIT [USA], PLAN B [UK] + MORE Saturday October 6, Sidney Myer Music Bowl PUNKS JUMP UP [UK] Saturday October 6, Prince Bandroom TOMMY FOUR SEVEN [GER] Friday October 12, Brown Alley AME [GER] Saturday October 13, Brown Alley MONKEY SAFARI [GER] Saturday October 13, Prince Bandroom BIG FREEDIA [USA], THEE SATISFACTION [USA] Thursday October 18, The Hi-Fi BIG FREEDIA [USA] Saturday October 20, The Tote SIDNEY SAMSON [NED] Monday October 31, Billboard MACEO PLEX [USA], MATTHIAS TANZMANN [GER], MARGARET DYGAS [UK] Saturday November 4, Brown Alley ROBERT HOOD [USA] Friday November 9, TBA MOULLINEX [POR] Saturday November 10, New Guernica ECLIPSE: PERFECT STRANGER, OLIVER LIEB, ADAM FREELAND + MORE Saturday November 12 – Friday November 16, TBA SUBB-AN [UK], MIGUEL CAMPBELL [UK] Sunday November 18, TBA STRAWBERRY FIELDS: JAMES HOLDEN [UK], TYCHO [US] PREFUSE 73 [USA] + MORE Friday November 23 – Sunday November 25, TBA STEREOSONIC: TIESTO [NED], AVICII [SWE], CALVIN HARRIS [UK] + MORE Saturday December 1, Melbourne Showgrounds TERRENCE PARKER [USA] Friday December 21, TBA FALLS FESTIVAL: SBTRKT [UK], COOLIO [USA] + MORE Saturday December 28 – Tuesday January 1, Lorne BIG DAY OUT: THE BLOODY BEETROOTS [ITA], KASKADE [USA], CRYSTAL CASTLES [CAN] + MORE Saturday January 26, Flemington Racecourse
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Bass Agents: Going Hard Combining liberal lashings of hardstyle and hard trance, the Bass Agents have played a major role in bringing the appeal of hard dance music into the consciousness of dance-savvy youth across Malaysia. Formed originally in Melbourne back in 2000, the Bass Agents returned to their home base three years later and pioneered a new era in the underground dance scene with trademarked fierce basslines and energetic live performances - seeing them play alongside The Prophet, Headhunterz, Showtek, Lady Dana, Gizmo, Organ Donors and Alex Kidd, and leaving audiences amazed at festivals including Future Music Asia. Catch
Doctor P & Cookie Monsta: Ringmasters Circus Records is, as the name would suggest, home to a particularly distinctive brand of irreverent and insane dancefloor fodder. The brainchild of dubstep superstars Doctor P, Flux Pavillion, DJ Swan-E and Earl Falconer (of UB40 fame), the label was started three years ago intended as a home for Flux and Doctor P’s productions - who were approached by a number of labels, but decided to join forces instead to form a movement of their own making, leading the label into exciting new territory as one of the leading labels when it comes to eardrum-rupturing bass-driven sounds. With sights set firmly on Australia, the dubstep destroyers are ready and raring for a good time on the dancefloor . Join Circus Records with Doctor P and labelmates Cookie Monsta, Funtcase and Slum Dogz at Roxanne Parlour on Saturday September 22.
Where?House: Where The Party At Where?House will see an iconic Melbourne space transformed into a temporary cultural and multifunction hub, providing the flagship pop-up venue for Melbourne Music Week 2012. In the spirit of the days when the pursuit of electronic music culture in Melbourne resembled a seek and find mission, the actual location of the Where?House venue will not be announced until Friday November 16, the opening day of Melbourne Music Week. Melbourne-based creative producers Marksthespot and Melbourne Music Week are excited to announce that three of the headline live electronic acts will be performing for the first time in Australia at Where?House. San Francisco based PillowTalk, synth rock duo Housse de Racket and multi-genre electronic music producer and live performer Eskmo. Stay tuned for the next announcement for Where?House in mid September. The full event program for Where?House will be announced and put on sale in early October 2012. For more information go to where-house.com.au.
Jody Wisternoff: Blaze Of Glory After a list of recent guests including hot young things Danny Daze, Midland and Nic Fanciulli, The Breakfast Club have done a damn good job serving up the best in fresh dance music, the next instalment set to impress with Jody Wisternoff at the helm. With a musical journey behind him that’s meandered into almost every corner of the art, beginning as a 13-year-old, reaching the finals of the DMC Hip Hop Championships, to pioneering the early UK rave sound as part of breakbeat outfit Sub Love, to his long standing partnership with Nick Warren, as Way Out West - Wisternoff has broken out on his own as a purveyor of sounds through his monthly radio shows, Frisky & Proton Radio, and his solo production work featuring on labels such as Ministry Of Sound, Anjunadeep and Distinctive, including his debut solo album Trails We Blaze - a kaleidoscopic mix of house, nu disco, progressive, techno and bass. Making his solo debut in Australia, catch him at New Guernica on Friday August 24.
From the early roots of his West Midland’s studio, to pioneering releases through reputed major labels, house fiend Funkagenda’s stamp on dance music can be felt on a global scale as a devoted passion for music, alongside an embrace of technology. A key member of the iconic Toolroom Records, Funkagenda is also creative commander of Funk Farm, a prospect that looks set to cultivate him as an artist with a mass of production credentials and no doubt a further slew of awards to go with his already-stellar credentials remixing for Basement Jaxx, Moby, Fatboy Slim and Dirty Vegas and production contributions to the Black Eyed Peas album The E.N.D. However, it’s in the clubs and on the dancefloor that Funkagenda really shines, with a rep for deeply personal DJ sets and production that has built the dude such a rising international fanbase. Catch him at Pretty Please on Saturday September 29.
Tommy Four Seven: Shooting Star British-born and Berlin-based producer and sound designer Tommy Four Seven began his soon-to-be immense career as a DJ and general connoisseur of electronica at the youthful age of 17 - soon establishing himself as at the forefront of the new generation of techno artists. Learning to DJ at 17, Tommy held a two year residency at Fire Club, London whilst appearing at legendary venues such as Fabric, The End and Turnmills as well as dipping his toes into production and releasing tracks on David Duriez’s, Brique Rouge and Kill Brique label, before launching his own imprint called Shooting Elvis. After studying Music Technology in London, Tommy moved to Berlin and has been steadily building his catalogue of strong, moody and hypnotic tracks such as his 2009 hit, Surma on Speedy J’s Electric Deluxe and more recently, Sor on CLR, not forgetting the before mysterious Bauhaus project with Chris Liebing - and culminating in last year’s debut album Primate. He’s heading to Australia soon for a string of club shows across the country - Melbourne can catch him at Brown Alley on Friday October 12.
Thundamentals: Thunda Struck Nitin Sawhney: Deck The Hall Hamer Hall’s list of upcoming tours is already shaping up to be one of Melbourne’s most memorable two weeks in the year as September approaches, with the likes of Japanese dance music luminaries Aoki Takamasa, Kazu Kimura, the UK’s Photek, and Melbourne’s own Qua already slated for shows at the newly-revamped halls, Nitin Sawhney is the latest to be added. Considered a cultural pioneer in the spheres of music, film, dance, theatre and beyond, his career has seen him flirt with a diverse array of mediums, and all with his trademarked expert touch. With a CV that boasts work alongside Sting, Cirque du Soleil, Shakira, Paul McCartney, Jeff Beck, Taio Cruz, the London Symphony Orchestra, A.R. Rahman, Nelson Mandela, John Hurt, Imogen Heap, and many more, you can trust that you’ll be in good hands - Nitin Sawhney plays Hamer Hall on Saturday September 1.
Sydney three piece hip hop collective Thundamentals’ second LP was released almost a year ago - and in the time since, things have certainly gotten interesting for the rag-tag crew. With four years of respect in the Australian hip hop scene and wider music community, three acclaimed releases and countless shows around the country, it comes as no surprise that the Thundamentals have finally found themselves emerging from the underground into something truly spectacular. The recently-announced Get Busy tour is aptly titled - being the group’s first and only headline shows for 2012, with the band deliberately taking a break from writing their new album to reconnect with fans before hitting the studio. MC Tuka is also balancing the release of his second solo album Feedback Loop and his myriad of associated touring commitments in and around that, alongside Big Village Records, a label Thundamentals members founded themselves. Here’s one last time to catch them live before they disappear into the studio again - catch them at the Northcote Social Club on Saturday November 3.
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Kenny Larkin: Motor City Madness Melbourne has been lucky enough to experience the renaissance in Detroit’s techno movement, with recent visitors such as Rick Wade and Chez Damier dropping by to show the city who’s who in the history of techno’s emergence throughout the eighties and nineties - and to most aficionados of electronic music, fellow Detroit attire Kenny Larkin will need no introduction. Born and raised in the Motor City but missing out on the early years of techno due to serving in the military, Larkin’s return to the USA saw his production career begin, influenced by Juan Atkins and Derrick May, as well as the Chicago house music scene. Richie Hawtin launched his soon-tobe wildly successful label Plus 8 with a Kenny Larkin single as its first release, then worked with other imprints including the likes of Warp and Buzz. Taking a break from music to pursue his dream of being a stand-up comedian into the 2000s, he’s made his way back to dance music and if one thing is clear, it’s that Larkin’s sound still continues to stand the test of time. Catch him at New Guernica on Friday September 14.
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“It shows that hip hop is a force to be reckoned with in this country, the scene has expanded significantly and there are so many good artists out there.”
TEN YEARS STRONG: STILL FATTER THAN YA MAMMA The release of a new Australian hip hop album is not a groundbreaking proposition in 2012. Seeing an entire rack of local albums at JB Hi-Fi or finding out that an Aussie hip hop album has hit the top of the ARIAs is not out of the ordinary. In 2002 however the idea of homegrown hip hop culture becoming a profitable industry was still out of reach. That all changed in large part thanks to one label, Obese Records. The monumental Obesecity compilation, released that very year, brought together the cream of the Aussie crop at the time. The sheer list of talent included on the album is incredible as is the fact that a large part of those involved have gone on to have lasting, successful careers. For those involved however it was never about attention or money, it was about the culture. “Doing it for the love” is a clichéd phrase for a reason. That same love is what has brought together the best and brightest of today’s scene for Obesecity 2. Unlike most sequels, this was not conceived as a profit spinner, it’s a celebration of how far the scene has come in the ten years since the original release. The two-disc album features 33 original tracks and finds a variety of young talents holding their own alongside respected veterans. “I was only 12 years old when it dropped and at the time I was just discovering that hip hop was actually coming out of Australia,” says MC Dialect, now 22 years old. “Prior to that I was really only exposed to hip hop from the US so it was a pivotal release.” The Adelaide native is a prime example of the artists involved on Obesecity 2. The vocal half of duo Dialect & Despair, he appears on the album standout Ghost In A Shell. “It was very humbling to be asked to be a part of Obesecity 2 and for me personally it signifies where I have come from to now.” Like his fellow upstarts Despair has graduated from a fan to making his own contribution to the Obese Records legacy. “It’s crazy to think that another young kid will be potentially having the same experience.” It has been quite a journey for Fluent Form since he first heard Obesecity. “Around that time I dropped out of high school, due to a lot of drug use and random
stupidity. I was very deep into my hip hop journey but hadn’t really heard a lot of local hip hop.” The Melbourne wordsmith is part of the burgeoning Crate Cartel crew and contributes the international collaboration The Code alongside New York MC Has-Lo. Like many of his peers, his idea of Aussie hip hop was still fresh and its potential for rapid growth still unfulfilled. “A friend of mine came over to my place one time and had a copy of Obesecity on him. After a few listens, I realised there were other Australians who shared the same passion as I for hip hop music and culture.” Currently working on his third solo effort, the prospect of being a productive and respected artist did not even enter his mind back in 2002. “It would be many years later before I started writing seriously as I was too busy messing around with my friends.” Hailed by many as the future of the Melbourne scene he is honoured by his chance to make a mark under the Obese banner. “Guess you could kinda say we’re taking the proverbial torch and running with it. To be counted in the next generation of artists is humbling.” A veteran of the hip hop scene Ciecmate has a unique perspective. The Melbourne-based MC and producer is one of only four artists to appear on both Obesecity compilations. “That was soon after I first moved to Melbourne, being on the first one was the beginning of something big.” The arrival of the first Obesecity came at a transitional period for the local scene. For Ciecmate it was the definitive starting point of what he would dedicate his life to. “It was what made my hip hop more than something between mates sitting around in the lounge room. It really cemented a place for me in the scene.” He has since established his rep as an artist and member of respected groups like Hospice Crew and The Hired Goons. “There’s not much I don’t do, the question should be what don’t I do, which is hardly anything,” Ciecmate says with a chuckle. Alongside contributions from longtime counterparts Newsense, Bigfoot and Lazy Grey he showcases his skills on the tongue-in-cheek anthem Bags Not, featuring Maggot Mouf and DJ No Name Nath. As has been proven since the release of Obesecity, a lot
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can happen in a decade. “There are acts that are selling platinum records now and mainstream audiences are open to rap in the charts,” Dialect says of the modern hip hop scene in Australia. While Obese Records has undergone considerable changes Dialect believes they haven’t lost sight of their roots. “Even though so much has changed in the surrounding scene what has remained the same is that the Obesecity release is supporting emerging and independent artists. That is a great thing.” As a prominent part of the current Melbourne scene, Fluent Form sees Obesecity 2 as a true reflection of where local hip hop is. “It really displays the amount of growth and how far hip hop has come in this country.” Emerging at a time when the scene was still finding its place on the Aussie music landscape, Obesecity set the stage for future success. The 2002 compilation showcased now-household names the Hilltop Hoods and Koolism, both ARIA award-winning groups. It also featured the future Muph & Plutonic (on solo tracks), Obese label head and rapper Pegz, the late great Hunter and even criminal showpony Chopper Read. “The first Obesecity compilation paved the way for a lot of the artists on the second one, whether directly or indirectly,” Fluent affirms. “Now local hip hop [artists], for the most part, have got their game on lock from a professional viewpoint.” As a culture that was founded on purity, the Aussie scene has had to learn how to balance art and business over the ensuing years since the release of Obesecity. Aussie hip hop could only remain underground for so long before bubbling over to the surface. Obesecity represents the start of that turning point. As someone who has been active on the hip hop scene for over a decade, Ciecmate is inspired by the evolution of the scene and quality of artists that appear on Obesecity 2. “The few of us who appeared on the first Obesecity have grown and hip hop in Australia has grown through the new artists on this second compilation.” Across the two discs a spectrum of styles and perspectives are represented, from the social commentary of Sydney’s Tommy Illfigga and indigenous MC J Point to the uncompromising passion of Maundz and comedy-laced
style of In Good Company (Whisper, A-Diction and Syntax). “It shows that hip hop is a force to be reckoned with in this country, the scene has expanded significantly and there are so many good artists out there,” Ciecmate says excitedly. The release of Obesecity 2 is a milestone not only for Obese Records, as a record label and music distributor, but also for the artists involved both past and present. “I think that it represents what an independent label with a vision and drive can achieve in an ever changing and tough industry,” Dialect affirms. The emerging MC was all too happy to be involved, aware of the boost the label provides to burgeoning hip hop artists. “They have provided a great amount of support for emerging and independent artists and created avenues for hip hop artists that previously never existed in this country.” Obese’s dedication to up and coming performers and hip hop as a culture is what stands out to Fluent Form. “They help push and distribute a lot of indie artists such as myself, and have been holding it down for a long time now.” Before the dream of having a record label was realised or even conceived, Obese Records began at a humble shop front on Izett Street in Prahran, where it still remains today. Both the store and the label are viewed with great reverence by Fluent and his counterparts. “Even the retail store holds a special place for hip hop fans. It’s great to see the store is still in action in these days and times when retail stores are going under.” For someone like Ciecmate who has been there since more formative days Obese has been a home away from home. “It was just a store, a hang out spot. It was like a writer’s block for MCs, they would go there and kick raps to each other. So for me that’s Obese, it always [has] been about that grass roots hip hop movement.” Andrew Hazard Hickey Obesecity 2 featuring Dialect & Despair, Ciecmate, Fluent Form, Tommy Illfigga, J Point and many more is released this Friday August 17 through Obese Records.
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like what you can expect to find within the confines of Bimbo on a Saturday night. Developing thick and heavy but altogether groovy, enjoy an eclectic mix of fairy floss funk, doom disco and monk movement minimal every week. Free. Bimbo Deluxe, 376 Brunswick St (Cnr Rose St), Fitzroy
WEDNESDAY15TH COQ ROQ Rocking Wednesdays at Lucky Coq are rotating DJs Lady Noir, Agent 86, Kiti, Mr Thom, Joybot and guests giving you nothing but the best new wave, punk, brit pop, bong rap and hair metal. Coq Roq takes place every Wednesday from 8pm with free pool downstairs from 9pm as well as drink specials. Roq out! Lucky Coq, 179 Chapel St, Windsor
HUMPDAY ANIMALS Enter the middle of the week; for some it’s the beginning of the weekend, for others it’s a break from study, for those of us who are travelling, it probably has no real significance (unless you’re wanting to party with the hot European girls from the hostel, because any day is simply another day when you’re travelling). Your midweek stomping ground, featuring DJs Danny Silver, Manchild & Mu-Gen. Free entry. From 10pm. Lounge, 243 Swanston Street, Melbourne
SOUL ARMY With more flavour than a chocolate pizza, the Wednesday Soul Army throws down raw, uncut funk next to smooth soul grooves and rare blue jams. Bring that special lady because when the boys lay down the love it could be the difference between ‘we’re just friends’ to ‘let’s get it on’. PBS stalwarts Vince Peach and Miss Goldie accompany Prequel and Black Diamond Kicks weekly. Free. Bimbo Deluxe, 376 Brunswick St (Cnr Rose St), Fitzroy
WEDNESDAYS AT CO. Don’t have lectures tomorrow? Need a break from writing that last-minute assignment? Or simply just celebrating the end of hump day? Don’t miss Melbourne’s biggest mid-week party night – Wednesdays @ Co.! With free entry and discounted drinks for students all night long! Co., Crown Entertainment Complex, Lvl 3, 8 Whiteman St, Southbank
WEDNESDAYS AT THE ORDER Deep, dark, minimal dubstep and drum and bass. Laundry Bar, 50 Johnston Street, Fitzroy
THURSDAY16TH BIMBO THURSDAYS Tigerfunk brings with him his full band of travelling gypsies, hipsters and middle class executives, all of whom are prepared to deliver the most excitement you can have this side of the weekend. Bimbo Deluxe, 376 Brunswick St (Cnr Rose St), Fitzroy
5pm with DJs Marcus Knight, Mark Pellegrini, Nick Van Wilder & DJ Anferny getting your weekend started right. 5pm til 3am. CQ, 113 Queen St, Melbourne
For the past 15 years though, one brand has been pushing the boundaries of underground hard dance all around the globe, namely Fevah. To celebrate such a milestone, they have decided to have their first party in Melbourne. Artists on the night include, Phil Reynolds, James Lawson, SKOL, Riksta, Eamonn Fevah, Danny Gilligan, Craig Jon and heaps more. Expect a real ‘hands in the air’ affair with awesome lasers and visuals, giveaways and two rooms of banging beats. Room680, 680 Glenferrie Rd, Hawthorn
A journey of international music from all over the world; past, present and future rhythms incorporating afro, soul, funk, world and deep house elements! First Floor, 393 Brunswick St, Fitzroy
FREEDOM PASS Friday’s at Freedom with 2 premier clubs, 5 huge rooms, 10+ local and international DJs blending their unique sets across countless styles of tunes – vocal house, smooth R&B, electro and commercial top 40. Throw in a few sexy podium dancers, a world-class lights show and drink specials, the Freedom Pass is your personal ticket to a night you won’t soon forget! Fusion, Crown Entertainment Complex, Lvl 3, 8 Whiteman St, Southbank
FRIDAY NIGHT LOFT PARTY Kitty Schmidt couldn’t find quality dance music in Fitzroy so she’s decided to open up her bedroom doors. Living above Melbourne’s stalwart lesbian/gay Libation Bar, she’s now throwing a monthly party in her boudoir. Come into her renovated upstairs loft, cocktail bar, dance floor and smoking terrace. With quirky house, deep disco and erotic electronica being spun by Marvin Roland, Mr. Pyz and Kitty Schmidt DJs. Libation, 302 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy
PANORAMA Start your weekend on a good note with Panorama Fridays at Lucky Coq. DJs Matt Rad, Mr George, Tom Meagher and Phato A Mano transform the upstairs area into one hell of a house party with Hip Hop, Funk, R&B, Disco and House. Meanwhile, downstairs gives you a secluded wind down atmosphere with cult films as background visuals and quality cocktails to sip on. Let the new coqtail list wash away a crappy week! Lucky Coq, 179 Chapel St, Windsor
RETRO SEXUAL FRIDAY DJ Grandmaster Vicious spins Fitzroy’s finest mix of ‘80s and ‘90s pop, rock, new wave, hip hop, disco classics and cheese to please plus dance floor anthems from then to now. One Twenty Bar, 120 Johnston St, Fitzroy
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Funk up your Thursday nights with Free Range Funk at the Windsor favourite Lucky Coq. Grab a couch early and enjoy one (or more) of their famous $4 pizzas from 7-11pm. Meanwhile DJs Who, Agent 86, Lewis CanCut and special guests tempt you into the night with their eclectic bag of treats. Setting the mood early is delightful jazz, deep soul, and funk. Later it’s fruity disco, choice house, and hipster dance drops. Free entry every Thursday. Lucky Coq, 179 Chapel St, Windsor
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Celebrate Thursday night at Co. with club classics and dance floor anthems. Co., Crown Entertainment Complex, Lvl 3, 8 Whiteman St, Southbank
Smashing it every week at Melbourne’s hottest looking venue! Top 40 dance, house and R&B 9-3am, then electro from 3am - 5am. DJ Ontime, DJ Ryza, Scotty Erdos and Azza M. $15/$20, free entry after 4am. Eden, 163 Russell St, Melbourne
SLOW HOUSE THURSDAYS Slow House Thursdays is just what Brunswick has been missing. Get down to the latest Thursday spot at Noise Bar, find a space with your bros and get into the as DJs Same O, David Bass and James Hurt spin bass laced tunes ‘til the early hours of the morning. Noise Bar, 291 Albert Street, Brunswick
THE BLACK PANCAKE CLUB The Black Pancake Club is where disc-jockeys bring in their treasured record collections to share with yaw’ll. Expect undiscovered nuggets, lost gems, far out there covers, moog inspired themes, and a host of other eclectic delicacies and toppings for your black pancakes! Taste makers on rotation include Shags and Richie 1250.Free entry. From 10pm. Lounge, 243 Swanston Street, Melbourne
WONDERLUST Fate, karma, the yin and the yang, the balance between chaos and order or divine intervention? A new spiritual high has emerged from the cosmic energies of the universe and it’s called Wonderlust! As luck would have it you can come and experience the effects of this strange new phenomena every Thursday night at The Carlton! Carlton Club, 193 Bourke Street, Melbourne
FRIDAY17TH BUHLOONE MINDSTAT “It might blow up but it won’t go pop” is the philosophy at Buhloone Mindstate and features Melbourne’s finest bands and DJs playing every Friday night, late. That’s just how we roll. We’re all about the late night boogie. Expect all things funk, hip-hop, soul, reggae, disco, boogie and house. Lounge, 243 Swanston Street, Melbourne
CQ FRIDAYS The weekend starts here! Get on down for after work drinks from
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SOUND EMPIRE Get ready for the mega sounds at Sound Empire, Melbourne’s epic new Saturday club night with five places to party! Mega sounds from resident DJs Tate Strauss, Miss Sarah, Nova, Johnny M, Matty G, Dean T, Joe Sofo, Marcus Knight, Dinesh, Chris Ostrom, B-Boogie and Sarah Roberts. Co., Crown Entertainment Complex, Lvl 3, 8 Whiteman St, Southbank
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Taking place each and every Saturday night in Melbourne’s CBD on the corner of Lonsdale St and King St, Club Soda plays host to a fresh, new concept – local/national/international DJs weekly, un-paralleled entertainment, performances, and disco tomfoolery. Don’t let the bubbly name fool you, Club Soda is your weekend’s thirst quencher – changing people going out for convenience, whilst not leaving the sour taste of an empty wallet on Sunday morning. Our doors open for you every Saturday at 9.30pm, and stay open until you should go home. Brown Alley, Cnr King & Lonsdale St, CBD
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DJ CKass will take you on a musical journey to the retro sounds of the ‘70s and ‘80s, followed by Top 40. One Twenty Bar, 120 Johnston St, Fitzroy
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DUBSTEP THURSDAYS It’s Dubstep, it’s Eurotrash, it’s new, it’s the vibe, it’s Thursdays, it’s weekly and it’s free. So get down to Eurotrash and get your wobble on. Eurotrash Bar, 18 Corrs Lane, Off Chinatown, Melbourne CBD
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EUROTRASH HOUSE PARTY Put your hands in the air with some of Melbourne’s best party DJs, including including Mu-Gen, Lace em’ Tight and more. Eurotrash Bar, 18 Corrs Lane, Off Chinatown, Melbourne CBD
EY:EM EY:EM at Lounge features residents Boogs & Who, who will host Melbourne’s top purveyors of club music, showcasing both local and international DJs playing the most upfront club music. With rotating DJs Dave Pham, Sleep D, Bryce Lawrence, Louis McCoy, Caine Sinclair, Glyn Hill & Toby Mackisack. Expect nothing but excellent house music all night long. And remember, clubbing happens in the EY:EM. $10 from 11pm. Lounge, 243 Swanston Street, Melbourne
FIRST FLOOR SATURDAYS It’s house, electro, dub, anthems, disco and funk with guest DJs Genetix, B-Two and Oohee rocking til the break of day. Doors open 10pm with $5 basics til midnight! First Floor, 393 Brunswick St, Fitzroy
HOMECOMING In the grand tradition of past Saturday nights at the Prince of Wales, it will regain it’s rightful place on the pantheon of Australian dance music playing host to the best and most exciting EDM locally, nationally and internationally. Local residents include Generik, Oskar, Swick, Tranter, M.A.F.I.A., Streetparty DJs and Clip Art, and scheduled guests The Aston Shuffle, Tonite Only, The Swiss, Luke Million, Parachute Youth, Louis La Roche, Alvin Risk and more. In addition, Homecoming has prepared a veritable roster of exciting drinks and cocktails to fuel the fun, including Fresh coconut cocktails, Dr. Pepper, Electric Lemonade, Tecate, Thai-style Buckets and Bubble Cup cocktails. Prince Bandroom, 29 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda
HOT STEP Google Hot Step and you’ll get a bunch of Vietnamese game reviews and Balkanese dances on YouTube. But that’s nothing
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Star Saturdays - smashing it every Saturday! Phil Ross, Scotty Erdos, DJ Ontime, LC, Nick James, Dane Gains, Ryan Hamill, Deja, Phil Isa, Nixon, Azza M, Scotty Nix, DJ Ryza, C Dubb, Alex-J, G-Funk, Dylisco, Achos, Az, Shaggz and guests. Star Bar, 160 Clarendon St, South Melbourne
TEMPERANCE SATURDAYS DJ Marcus Knight & DJ Xander James drop sexy house, dance and drum and bass all night from 8pm. Free entry. Temperance Hotel, 426 Chapel St, South Yarra
TEXTILE Saturdays at Lucky Coq tick all the boxes so start your night early and stay til close! Famous $4 pizzas from 7-9pm (that’s dinner sorted) then from 9pm spread over two levels with DJs playing hip hop, funk, disco, house and electro. Rotating guests on both levels keep the tunes fresh. Free entry. Lucky Coq, 179 Chapel St, Windsor
FERRY CORSTEN One of the core acts that revolutionised trance, superstar Ferry Corsten, is many things to many people. To provide a bio for the man would take days, given his role as a producer, DJ, innovator, visionary, and whose fingerprints can be found all over the genre and all across the world. With a career that continues to go from highlight to highlight, with this year’s full-length effort WKND eagerly snapped up by thousands of believers and fans across the globe, there appears to be no stopping the legend. Fans of the man have been desperate to see the legendary Full On Ferry experience down under, with sneak peeks on YouTube looking mindblowing. Finally Australians will have the chance to catch it in action this year. Friday September 21, The Palace Theatre, 20-30 Bourke Street, Melbourne
WEEKEND The brain child of the creative kids at 360 Agency and Seven Nightclub. The Weekend is here to put a smile on your dial every Saturday night. We want you to join the family. Dancing from 10pm weekly. Seven, 52 Albert Rd, South Melbourne
SUNDAY19TH SOUTH SIDE HUSTLE The perfect Sunday soundtrack with DJs Askew, Peter Baker, Booshank, Paz, Miss Butt, Junji, Disco Harry and guests. They will be laying down disco, afro beat and deep house til 3am. For lovers of good music - South Side Hustle. Lucky Coq, 179 Chapel St, Windsor
STAR BAR SUNDAYS The original and still the best Sunday in Melbourne. Star Bar, 160 Clarendon St, South Melbourne
SUNDAE SHAKE Our Signature serve. Each and every Sunday we play host to a self professed vinyl junkie caught between the golden years and boogie wonderland. A mouthful? Perhaps. Phato Amano perfectly sets the mood for an audio-adventure that redefines the dance floor weekly. Our Sunday aficionados Agent 86 and Tigerfunk stir up a full cream shake to the flavour of your liking. Forget everything you thought you knew about losing yourself to the grooves. Bimbo Deluxe, 376 Brunswick St (Cnr Rose St), Fitzroy
MONDAY20TH IBIMBO Have you always wanted to be a DJ but been cruelly cursed with tone deafness and a general inability to version excursion? Well Bimbo Deluxe saves the day once again.. All you need is an iPhone and you’re set. Just download the free ‘remote’ application from the app store, log into the Bimbo DJ wireless network and you choose which song plays next. Bimbo Deluxe, 376 Brunswick St (Cnr Rose St), Fitzroy
ALEXKID Here not too long ago and a firm favourite of Melbourne crowds for his ability to whip a dancefloor up into a frenzy (as evidenced by his appearance at last year’s KUBIK Melbourne), Alexkid is a truly masterful musician. With roots in the early nineties Paris rave scene alongside other French house luminaries including St Germain and Mr. Oizo, Alexkid has spent years being one of the most forwardthinking and exciting acts on the revered Laurent Garnier’s label F Communcations as well as on Radio Slave’s own imprint Rekids and Luciano’s Cadenza Split Composition project, defining good music for connoisseurs of French techno and electronica. He’ll be joining Melbourne favourites Safari and Mike Callander to DJ on multiple decks, just as they did last year at the closing party for KUBIK - and trust us, we can be certain Alexkid’s return will be nothing short of immense. Friday August 31, Revolver Upstairs, 229 Chapel Street, Prahran
TUESDAY21ST BIMBO TUESDAYS Bimbo Tuesday’s have long been the discerning DJs midweek breath of fresh air. An opportunity to indulge in, and to each parade their individual takes on music. A night where by the weird and wonderful is not frowned upon but rather celebrated. Resident selectors Matt Radovich, Andras Fox and Henry Who draw from a colorful array of sounds that warm your midweek blues. From 8pm, free. Bimbo Deluxe, 376 Brunswick St (Cnr Rose St), Fitzroy
COSMIC PIZZA NHJ and friends host every Tuesday night upstairs at Lucky Coq. Playing uneasy listening, freaked out bass jams, romantic comedy disco, tropi-jazz, soundtracks and shit you won’t hear on the other nights. Lucky Coq, 179 Chapel St, Windsor
UPCOMING TIEFSCHWARZ Tiefschwarz, or deep black in German, have consistently chugged out an array of housey rhythms for more than ten years. Along the way, the duo have hooked up with Hot Natured starlet Jamie Jones, party boys Seth Troxler and Eric D. Clark, as well as Berlin deep house purist Cassy. The pairing have also remixed a major league of pop music sluggers including Madonna, Missy Elliot and Depeche Mode. Tiefschwarz’s much-lauded mixes for European clubbing institutions Fabric and Watergate sought a flurry of recognition from DJs and producers as far-flung as Ivan Smagghe and Danny Howells, to Touché and Sascha. Revel in Tiefschwarz’s deep and dark take on techno, electro and house. Friday September 7, New Guernica, 2/322 Little Collins Street, Melbourne
STEFFI Dabbling in music, art and generalised counterculture for years now, it’s safe to say that German purveyor of all things house, techno and beyond Steffi is a revolutionary in dance music. Her manifold successes in all manner of realms have established her as a true goddess of the dancefloor. A regular resident at Berlin-based Panorama Bar as well as its in-house label Ostgut Ton, her credentials as a producer couldn’t be more well-established, not to mention her role in running successful labels Klakson and Dolly and a long-time party promoter. Friday September 7, The Liberty Social, 279 Flinders Lane, Melbourne
PLAN B ILL MANORS: MUSICIANSHIP Benjamin Ballance-Drew aka Ben Drew aka Plan B is as artistically eclectic and restless as his name changes. A rapper, producer and songwriter with a soaring and smooth soul timbre, Drew stumbled down the R&B lust song path until settling into a more grime-filled rap sound. Similarly, acting evolved into producing, directing, writing and editing his own short films and while his latest album, ill Manors, was released this year it is not a stand-alone album; it is the soundtrack to his first feature film, also ill Manors, that has been dubbed a kind of hip hop musical. Even a boring day in the life of Plan B sounds utterly exhausting. Crammed in before an onslaught of media obligations is a suit fitting, haircut, a trip to the dentist, the gym and French lessons. So has music and film reached an equal footing in Drew’s life as far as passion and attention goes? “I love music equally as much as I love film,” Drew says with boundless enthusiasm and pure Brit charm. “I feel that I’ve mastered the art of music to a degree; I know how to make a good album, how to look at it objectively and know whether or not it is good enough to be released. With film, I feel like I’m still learning. I love the rawness of that expression and inexperience ‘cause that can give your art character. I think the ill Manors film has a lot of character. It may not be as polished but that’s because it was made on a low budget by someone who hadn’t done a feature before but I think that my talent as someone who can direct actors is visible in the film, I think. “For all of the criticisms you can lay on the film I think it has that character – I chose my cast wisely, a lot of them unknown, and I’m allowing them to improvise and to bring their own unique angle to
it. I really love raw talent. I love being a raw talent and I love seeing it. I love film because there is so much to learn and I guess, because I am polished in my music, I feel that I can get across a deeper meaning to people. I am at two different levels with both of my art forms but I still get so much out of both.” While people are focusing on the film and the album as two separate entities, Drew finds it impossible to separate the two when the film and the music are so intrinsically linked. “I don’t want to separate them; I can’t,” he says. “In hindsight I wish the album had’ve come out first and then the film after that over here. A lot of people now want to see the film but they can’t until it comes out on DVD. If it had’ve happened the other way we woulda had a greater level of box office success. It’s not that I’m driven towards making money at all, I’m driven towards people seeing my art and box office success proves how many people went to see it. The whole point behind my art is that I want to convey a message to people and have them experience it.” Given the dilemma posed by the mutual dependence of the film on the music and vice versa, the prospect of preparing a live show for the ill Manors tour has been yet another exhausting labour of love for Drew. Even finishing the album in the first place presented a host of issues. “The album was a headache because once the film had been out in the cinema; I had to finish it,” he explains. “In the film you’ll hear one verse, maybe a chorus, and then it will go back to the dialogue. The film tells part of the story and the songs tell the other half, relying on each other, so I had to make the album work in its own right. I
spent eight weeks living in the studio writing the rest of the parts of the songs and went out of my mind. Kind of like when I finished the editing of the film. I moved the editing suite to my mum’s house over Christmas and sat in there for about a month and a half with only one other editor. I had cabin fever, drinking vodka and Red Bull just trying to stay focused and not go insane.” If the UK shows Drew has been doing are anything to go by, his upcoming shows here are set to be diverse and extensive. Festival sets are usually a greatest hits affair and Drew has managed to appease various audience expectations. “I think I have figured a way to make the songs work on their own,” he said. “We just did a Forest tour. When you headline V Festival in the UK they won’t let you back on the next year so you have
resonates with Adejumo. “As an artist, especially as an artist in my field, a lot of things you can do are gambles,” he says. “I mean, you know that if you cross this barrier or you do this, you could risk your fan base not liking it. But they’re all risks that I’m willing to take; always. Always,” he says. “[As I progress] in my career, and make better music and better songs and keep my life interesting, I take risks, and I certainly have done with this album.” One of the most significant changes he has made for Chapter 2 has been his approach to songwriting. “I have always wanted to make songs, but, I just didn’t have the vocalists around me at the time, my music wasn’t as advanced as it is now, I didn’t know my way around the studio like I do now,” he says. “The production is different, every song is different. I’m not sure if you can even compare any of the songs to [Diary Of An] Afro Warrior; but, then again, on Afro Warrior could you compare any of the songs to each other?” Recording Chapter 2 was a painstaking process for the artist, complicated by moving his studio while it was in the works. “I just have a kind of sound that I want to achieve, and moving studios is always a funny one… Unless the sound in the studio that you’re in is right, then you just, basically, wherever you move to, you move yourself into a bad situation. I had a studio built in my house, and I thought for a long time that the sound was basically correct, and while I was
making this album and writing this album, I went through so many dramas in trying to find the right balance,” Adejumo says. “I would make a song, and I DJ every weekend so I would be out playing it, and [it was] so offputting because I’d play it and it wouldn’t sound right, and I’d have to go back in the studio and try and figure out why it’s not sounding right, and I messed around with mixdowns for so long,” he continues. “Now I understand mixing a lot more, and I’m in another space, and I understand that.” Adejumo has also changed his show to be more live, mixing snippets of his own tracks on the fly with Ableton. He says it makes for a more engaging performance, although there is a downside – he’s not able to crowd surf. “I don’t think, since I’ve done [my] live [sets], I’ve crowd surfed once,” he says. “There’s so much, for me, going on… so I don’t really have time to have my
“The whole point behind my art is that I want to convey a message to people and have them experience it.”
the option to do this forest tour where they erect stages in forests up and down the UK. So we changed the show, we split the stage in two so for the first half we’re wearing suits and we do the Strickland Banks stuff and then for the second half we have a beat boxer going while we get changed into clothes we’re more comfortable in and do the ill Manors stuff.” Krissi Weiss Plan B [UK] will be playing at Parklife with Nero [UK], Justice [FRA] and many more at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl on Saturday October 6. ill Manors is out now through Warner.
BENGA BREAKING NEW GROUND: THE NEXT CHAPTER London producer and DJ Beni Adejumo, aka Benga, may be one of the pioneering figures of dubstep, but he’s always been about doing his own thing. “A lot of dance music acts inspire me because I try to move away from what everybody else is doing. So, in that aspect, the Skrillex’s of this world inspire me, just to move away,” he says, laughing. Adejumo recently said he had quit dubstep in a light-hearted interview with NME. The comment went viral on the internet, prompting discussion about whether he was serious or taking the piss. “When we first did that interview, it kind of came across as joking, but I did mean what I said. I did mean to say that I’ve quit dubstep,” Adejumo says. “I didn’t mean to shock people as hard as I did but it was definitely time for me to start announcing that I just make Benga music.” And when it comes to making Benga music, he’s been busier than ever lately, wrapping up his new solo album and making plans for another Magnetic Man album in the new year. But in the meantime, he’s taking well-earned breaks wherever he can. “I’ve written a lot of music in the last couple of months, and I’m still trying to add to the Magnetic Man catalogue, but, while I’m doing that, I also want to take a break from it all, so I’m watching Entourage,” Adejumo says, laughing. Incidentally, he’s just started season five, which finds Vinnie Chase and company reeling from the commercial and critical flop of their all-or-nothing project, Medellin. Taking risks is something that
“As I progress in my career, and make better music and better songs and keep my life interesting, I take risks, and I certainly have done with this album.”
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crowd surfing moments. “I have actually spent a lot of time in the studio producing this album, and I’m not scared or anything, I’m not worried, I never regret anything I do,” he says. “Whether or not you like the singles from my album, I think that you’ll be surprised at what I’ve done on my album. For me, I think it compares with nothing else that’s out there at the moment. It’s Benga music, so hopefully I’ve done my fans proud and all the new people that are now entering my music, welcome.” Joshua Hayes Benga [UK] performs alongside The Presets [AUS], Nero [UK] and many more at Parklife at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl on Saturday October 6.
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THURSDAY16TH MOTOWN THURSDAYS Kick start your weekend with Melbourne’s newest Thursday night! Motown Thursdays caters to all true music lovers. Join us on an eclectic musical journey of soul, funk and disco through to early R&B. A live Soul Band features some of Melbourne’s most talented musicians; Carmen Hendricks, Laurent Soupe, Duncan Kinell and Aaron Mendoza just to name a few. DJs keep the records spinning into the early hours; residents are Reg-e, Lee Davies, Kalepe, Dinesh, Suga, Rubz and Alwin Rafferty. Join us around a big, shiny disco ball or two, for free entry, soulful tunes, drink specials all night and a dance floor full of friends! Fashion Lounge, 121 Flinders Lane, Melbourne
RHYTHM-AL-ISM Start the weekend early with Fusion’s Resident DJs. Music for your funkin’ soul. Special guests every week! Fusion, Crown Entertainment Complex, Lvl 3, 8 Whiteman St, Southbank
FRIDAY17TH FAKTORY This is it. Faktory Fridays are open for business at Melbourne’s home of R&B, Khokolat Bar. Where else? Damion De Silva, Ken Walker, Durmy, K Dee, Simon Sez, Yaths and Jacqui Dusk spinning all night long. Khokolat Bar, Basement, 43 Hardware La, Melbourne
LIKE FRIDAYS Like Fridays at La Di Da serves up R&B and electro house across two rooms giving you a fun filled end to your week. DJs Dinesh, Dir-X, Sef, NYD, Shaun D, Shaggz, Broz and more. La Di Da, 577 Little Bourke St, Melbourne
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The buzz is Light at RedLove every Friday. Hitting out that R&B flavour of old, new and everything in between! RedLove Resident DJs Stel, Harvey Yeah, TMC and Ripz on the wheels of steel from 6.30pm. If you don’t know, now you know! Check it! Red Love, Level 1, 401 Swanston Street, Melbourne
RedLove Saturdays is all about solid classics from the ‘80s, ‘90s and into the ‘00s! Dropping beats of retro pop, disco classics, old school funk, and certainly some of that old school r&b and house to kick! RedLove Resident DJs Phil, HB Bear and Da Gato bringing down the house every Saturday night. If you’re looking for quality service, music to rock, sumptuous drinks and just a cold hard good time; look no further! Red Love, Level 1, 401 Swanston Street, Melbourne
THE LOOSE GOOSE The Loose Goose is focused on providing a wonderful array of cocktails and offers a great CBD location to lounge and relax in while overlooking busy Flinders Lane. A small plates menu is available to graze on whilst trying our delicious cocktails from the classics to contemporary, beer on tap and a wide range of beers, wines and spirits. Every Friday evening DJ Jumps of The Cat Empire will take to the decks at the bar spinning his rare afro Latin funk vinyl collected from around the world from 6.30pm until late. Papa Goose Cocktail Bar, 91-93 Flinders Lane, Melbourne
SWEET NOTHING FRIDAYS DJ Marcus Knight and DJ Xander James spin hip hop, R&B and house tunes all night from 8pm. Free entry and early drink specials. Temperance Hotel, 426 Chapel St, South Yarra
I LOVE DANCEHALL Dress in your finest gold threads, for a night of bass, heavy kinky dancehall, from old school riddims, classic dancehall bangers and up to the time freshness. Blazing up dance floor will be So Fire, Lady Banton vs Shikung, Dizz 1, Sista Sara, Kid Militan, Ezu, Apprentice and Precise Riff on the mic plus more. You know how things go down. Good vibes every time. Portland Hotel, 115/127 Russell Street, Melbourne
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THE NICE UP Tom Showtime presents The Nice Up. All flavours of hip hop, ghetto funk and reggae niceness provided. Sailor Jerry nice up the cocktails, Dos Blockos nice up the $5 beers. Fridays done proper. George Lane Bar, 1 George Lane, St Kilda
SATURDAY18TH KHOKOLAT KOATED All new experience, same great location with a fresh koat of Khokolat. Restless Entertainment reloads your favourite Saturday night party. Damion De Silva, K Dee, Jay Sin and weekly guests playing R&B & ol’ skool sounds strictly for the urban elite. Khokolat Bar, Basement, 43 Hardware La, Melbourne
Los Angeles hip hop outfit The Pharcyde have been kicking it together for two decades, now. Doesn’t feel like it, given their enduring reputation for cutting-edge, forward-thinking beats and rhymes. Go on, have a listen to Bizarre Ride II: The Pharcyde again, 20 years on - its sense of timelessness is a rare thing, with classics such as Oh Shit, Otha Fish, Ya’ Mama, and hit single, Passing Me By guaranteeing the record its rightful place in best-of collections by everyone from Pitchfork to the Source. It isn’t often a group with their cheeky self-deprecating and incisive humour come along - and set to make a return to Australia soon, we can guarantee this is one gig you definitely don’t want to pass you by. Thursday August 23, The Espy, 11 The Esplanade, St Kilda
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RICK ROSS After cancelling his planned visit for this year’s Supafest, Rick Ross is set to make do with an Australian tour this September. Rickay Rozay has established himself as one of the biggest titans in modern rap, guesting with the likes of Kanye West and Diddy and building the Maybach Music Group empire in the process. The tour comes after the long-awaited release of God Forgives, I Don’t. Thursday September 6, Festival Hall, 300 Dudley Street, West Melbourne
ILLY Laying relatively low since absolutely smashing it last year with his sophomore LP The Chase, Illy has announced his return to the stage in preparation for his third LP. As well as showcasing his massive hits, none moreso than the ubiquitous It Can Wait, the tour will be the first chance for fans to hear material from the upcoming album. The first taste of the new record comes in the form of Heard It All, a single which is already gaining traction on national radio. Friday September 7, The Corner Hotel, 57 Swan Street, Richmond
BONE THUGS-N-HARMONY Grammy Award winning hip hop legends Krayzie Bone and Wish Bone from Bone Thugs-N-Harmony are returning to their “second home” Australia, having already sold out over 20 Australian performances in the past. Having reformed for a upcoming performance at Rock The Bells in August this year, the group have created their fair share of interest regarding the possibilities of a new album, and have been introduced to a new generation of hip hop fans thanks to the likes of Drake and Wiz Khalifa expressing their admiration. Thursday September 20, The Espy, 11 The Esplanade, St Kilda
DAILY MEDS HIP HOP THERAPY: ONE A DAY Seems like Aussie hip hop is flowing relentlessly – it’s a freight train that isn’t going to pull up. By 2012 we can report that the scene has evolved and changed significantly since the days Hilltop Hoods were about the only name that resonated with the Australian public. Nowadays, the landscape is a melting pot of unique artists, each with their own style – and enough quality producers, emcees, musicians and DJs to ensure the world has stood up to take notice. Daily Meds are a case in point. The Sydney collective have released their first LP Happy Daze and producer Roleo is on the line to spruik their wares. “I’m basically the DJ for the crew; I do all the music for the live shows. I sort of hooked up with Daily Meds around the time we were starting Deep Village Records. It was a few of us involved, some of the boys from a crew called Reverse Polarity and some of my boys from Sydney. We were wanting to do something a bit more grimey and that’s kind of where we ended up.”
“We’ve all got different influences which for us is really good. It really comes through in our shows – the male emcees are Aussie hip hop fanatics and they know their music from Obese to Elefant tracks. Myself, I’m listening to a lot more instrumentals and things; grime from the UK as well. Billie Rose might be listening to Fugees and anything else in between.” So Roleo explains from the beginning: “To be honest I actually really started in music before hip hop – I did make beats but I also did a lot of guitar and worked with a lot of live instruments. That’s why the group wanted to go with a live kind of concept so we did a lot of live instrumentals and stuff. I did a track on the album that was a bit more electronic that has a bit of a different direction as well.
I’ve been doing that and making more electronic stuff; I did a track on the album that’s like that and it took a bit of a different direction too which I’m really happy with.” The end result is an eclectic album that feels wholly complete and robust. “We made the whole album over quite a while,” he explains - which must be why it feels original and organic. “We actually wanted to have that live, fresh feel; I’m always making beats. I have about 500 on my computer and things are always being worked on, always ready to go. So it’s good to have been able to bring all of that together. Sometimes some things sound good and other times things don’t – I have tracks that I’ll play and the crew will go off and write a song straight away. They sort of vibe off it, so in the end, it always comes together. I basically show them what I’ve got and we go from there.” Of course then, having the album backed by Triple J didn’t hurt either - and confirms their talent scouts are on their game – because the material that fits squarely in the ‘commercial mediocrity’ column doesn’t get a look in. So underground success for the crew, it seems, is a foregone conclusion - just as their live show is one not to be missed. The energetic party features the entire crew representing Sydney’s Inner West and includes emcees P.Smurf and Mikoen, producer Roleo as well as vocalist Billie Rose. And expect it to be a ripper. “We’ve all got different influences which for us is really good. It really comes through in our shows – the male emcees are Aussie hip hop fanatics and they know their music from Obese to Elefant tracks. Myself, I’m listening to a lot more instrumentals and things; grime from the UK as well. Billie Rose might be listening to Fugees and anything else in between. Finally then, as a token of their goodwill, the posse is getting together this week for a free gig in Melbourne – as well as another at a late date in Phillip Island. And there is no need to explain how pumped they are about delivering some of their earlier EPs as well as material from the new album. Roleo is also playing a set of beats on the night as well. “We’re hyped for the show and the performance we’ve been preparing is pretty intense, so we’re all looking forward to it.” Sounds the goods. RK Daily Meds [AUS] play the Hotel Phillip Island on Friday August 17 and Laundry Bar on Saturday August 18. Happy Daze is out now.
URTHBOY INDIE MC: SINGSONG
While Tim Levinson (aka Urthboy) describes feeling like “a kid in a candy shop” when choosing vocalists to collaborate with on his solo tunes, he admits he never thought he’d get his number one pick into the studio for latest track Naive Bravado. But the stars and rainbows aligned, and he’s so gratified. “Underneath that big Daniel Merriweather hook is the kind of rap tune that I feel personally is one of the more ambitious songs that I’ve written. And I stand behind it fully: I’m so excited about it.” The single is from his forthcoming fourth solo album Smokey’s Haunt, and while the hip hop veteran won’t be specific about the story behind the rhymes, it’s clearly a jarring personal encounter. “I feel like in society people put a lot of attention on the right and wrong. You’ve either socialised, and you’re one of us, or you’ve become the villain. And all of those things are fine because you do need laws to regulate how we behave, but most of the time they don’t take in context. And facts aren’t really truth unless they include the context.” Levinson apologises for the long explanation, as this is one of the first interviews he’s given on the album. But he’s so instinctively expressive, it’s all meaningful. “I guess we don’t really have that much patience for the truth behind someone’s actions. We don’t have room to allow for that explanation, we just need to be able to punish,” he concludes. Levinson has worked with Count Bounce (TZU) and Elgusto (Hermitude) separately before, but it was planned that this album would bring the guys together whilst also giving room for writing and production to breathe. “I’m a fairly frenetic worker and I like being busy and I like being occupied,” Levinson says. “This was just about trying to hit the refresh button and do something that allowed us a little bit more time and a little bit more space.” Of course he’s also been busy talking with the acts on his label Elefant Traks. “Lots of blahs going on, but good blahs,” he laughs. “No blasé. Good blahs.” There’s a rhyme for free, kids. Levinson is super aware of challenging himself and the genre,
particularly in Australia. He believes the “indie” approach (guitar and bass, as opposed to emphasis on sub-bass and synths), “comes quite naturally” to Australians. “We found ourselves going back to really song-based compositions. It’s just about getting the drums sounding really tasty and having a strong piano melody. Those parts of music, they don’t change. So much about music is as simple as that. And that’s also problematic because that’s also really hard to do. You can get really busy, you can fill songs up.” The internal struggle between promoting rhymes over melody is an ongoing theme. “As much as MCing is my thing, that’s all I do well, I think.” (Earlier I suggest he’s got a canorous singing voice and he sputters with mirthful scorn: “Whatever, give me a break! I’m not going to inflict that on the poor listening public. I have, at times, been cruel to ants and insects when I was growing up but I’ve grown past that.”) But some force-feeding of Brit pop and Leonard Cohen from his brother ensured Levinson is always attracted to (albeit sometimes unwillingly), melody. “As much as I want to take a purist hip hop approach to [a particular] song, there’s a certain powerlessness that I have where part of me is hearing these melodies: it’s like the little angel and devil on your shoulder,” he says. “I feel like I’ve grown up absolutely nothing less than a hip hop head. In some ways you’re in control when you’re writing and in other ways your unconscious, or subconscious, takes over. I’ve been working on music for long enough to know that I actually don’t have control of my own creative ideas; some of them just creep from beneath the surface and before you know it, there you are. There’s another bloody sung part in a song.” Zoe Radas Urthboy [AUS] plays The Evelyn on Friday August 31. Smokey’s Haunt is to be released this October.
URBAN
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The Lounge Pit 386-388 Brunswick St, Fitzroy 9415 6142 Love Machine Cnr Lt Chapel & Malvern Rd, Prahran, 9533 8837
Abode 374 St.Kilda Rd, St.Kilda
Lucky Coq 179 Chapel St, Windsor, 9525 1288
Albert Park Hotel Cnr Montague & Dundas Pl, Albert Park, 9690 5459
The LuWOW 62-70 Johnston St, Fitzroy, 9417 5447
Alia Lvl 1, 83-87 Smith St, Fitzroy, 9486 0999
Mercat Cross Lvl 1, 456 Queen St, Melb, 9348 9998
Alumbra Shed 9, Central Pier, 161 Harbour Espl, Docklands, 8623 9666
Mink 2 Acland St, St Kilda, 9536 1199
Back Bar 67 Green St, Windsor, 9529 7899
Miss Libertine 34 Franklin St, Melb, 9663 6855
Bar Oussou 653 Sydney Rd, Brunswick, 9384 3040
Misty 3-5 Hosier Ln, Melb, 9663 9202
Bar Open 317 Brunswick St, Fitzroy, 9415 9601
Mockingbird Bar 129 Fitzroy St, St Kilda, 9534 0000
Baroq House 9-13 Drewery Ln, Melb, 8080 5680
Musicland 1359A Sydney Rd, Fawkner, 9359 0006
Bendigo Hotel 125 Johnston St, Collingwood 9417 3415
Neverland 32-48 Johnson St, South Melb, 9646 5544
Bennetts Jazz Club 25 Bennetts Ln, Melb, 9663 2856
New Guernica Lvl 2, Hub Arcade, 318-322 Lt Collins St, Melb, 9650 4464
Bertha Brown 562 Flinders Street, 9629 1207
Night Cat 141 Johnston St, Fitzroy, 9417 0090
Big Mouth 168 Acland St, St.Kilda, 9534 4611
Night Cat 279 Flinders Ln, Melb, 9654 0444
Billboard 170 Russell St, Melb, 9639 4000
Noise Bar 291 Albert St, Brunswick, 9380 1493
Bimbo Deluxe 376 Brunswick St, Fitzroy, 9419 8600
Northcote Social Club 301 High St, Northcote, 9489 3917
Birmingham Hotel Cnr Smith & Johnston St, Fitzroy
Old Bar 74 Johnston St, Fitzroy, 9417 4155
Black Cat 252 Brunswick St, Fitzroy, 9419 6230
One Twenty Bar 120 Johnston St, Fitzroy
Blue Bar 330 Chapel St, Prahran, 9529 6499
Onesixone 161 High St, Prahran, 9533 8433
Blue Tile Lounge 95 Smith St, Fitzroy
Order Of Melbourne level 2, 401 Swanston St, Melb, 9663 6707
Boutique 134 Greville St, Prahran, 9525 2322
Palace Hotel 893 Burke Rd, Camberwell
Brown Alley King Street, Melb,9670 8599
Palace Theatre 20-30 Bourke St, Melb, 9650 0180
Brunswick Hotel 140 Sydney Rd, Brunswick, 9387 6637
Palais 111 Main Rd, Hepburn Springs, 5348 4849
Builders Arms 211 Gertrude St, Fitzroy
Palais Theatre Lower Esplanade, St Kilda, 9525 3240
Cabinet Bar 11 Rainbow Alley, Melbourne, 9654 0915
Papa Goose 91 Flinders Ln, Melbourne, 9663 2800
Caravan Music Club 95 Drummond St, Oakleigh
Penny Black 420 Sydney Rd, Brunswick, 9380 8667
Caseys Nightclub 660A Glenferrie Rd, Hawthorn, 9810 0030
Pier Live Hotel 508 Nepean Hwy, Frankston, 9783 9800
Caz Reitops Dirty Secrets 80 Smith St, Collingwood, 9415 8876
Pony 68-70 Lt Collins St, Melb, 9662 1026
CBD Club 12-14 McKillop St, Melb, 9670 3638
Portland Hotel Cnr Lt Collins & Russell St, Melb, 9810 0064
Chaise Lounge Basement, 105 Queen St, Melb, 9670 6120
The Prague Hotel, 911 High St, Northcote, 9495 0000
Chandelier Room 91 Cochranes Rd, Moorabbin, 9532 2288
Pretty Please 61c Fitzroy St, St Kilda, 9534 4484
Chelsea Heights Hotel Cnr Springvale & Wells Rd,
Prince Bandroom 29 Fitztory St, St Kilda, 9536 1168
Chelsea Heights, 9773 4453
Prince Of Wales 29 Fitzroy St, St Kilda, 9536 1168
Cherry Bar AC/DC Ln, Melb, 9639 8122
Public Bar 238 Victoria St, North Melb, 9329 6522
Chi Lounge 195 Lt Bourke St, Melbourne, 9662 2688
Purple Emerald Lounge Bar 349 High St, Northcote, 9482 7007
Co. Lvl 3, Crown Complex, 9292 5750
Railway Hotel 280 Ferrars St, South Melb, 9690 5092
Colonial Hotel (Brown Alley) Cnr King & Lonsdale St, Melb, 9670 8599
Red Bennies 371 Chapel St, South Yarra, 9826 2689
Commercial Club Hotel 344 Nicholson St, Fitzroy, 9419 1522
RedLove Lvl 1, 401 Swanston St, Melb, 9639 3722
Cookie Lvl 1, 252 Swanston St, Melb, 9663 7660
Retreat Hotel 226 Nicholson St, Abbotsford, 9417 2693
Corner Hotel 57 Swan St, Richmond, 9427 9198
The Retreat Hotel 280 Sydney Rd, Brunswick, 9380 4090
Cornish Arms 163 Sydney Rd, Brunswick
Revolt Elizabeth St, Kensington, 03 9376 2115
CQ 113 Queen St, Melb, 8601 2738
Revolver Upstairs 229 Chapel St, Prahran, 9521 5985
Croft Institute 21 Croft Alley, Melb, 9671 4399
Rochester Castle Hotel 202 Johnston St, Fitzroy, 9415 7555
Cruzao Arepa Bar 365 Brunswick St, Fitzroy, 9417 7871
Rooftop Cider Bar, Cnr Swanston & Flinders St, Melbourne, 9650 3884
Cushion 99 Fitzroy St, St.Kilda, 9534 7575
Room 680 Level 1, 680 Glenferrie Rd, Hawthorn, 9818 0680
Damask 1/347 Burnswick St, Fitzroy, 9417 4578
Roxanne Parlour Lvl 3, 2 Coverlid Pl, Melb
The Drunken Poet 65 Peel Street, West Melbourne, 9348 9797
Royal Derby 446 Brunswick St, Fitzroy, 9417 2321
Der Raum 438 Church St, Richmond, 9428 0055
Roal Melbourne Hotel 629 Bourke St, 9629 2400
Ding Dong Lounge Lvl 1, 18 Market Ln, Melb, 9662 1020
Ruby’s Lounge 1648 Burwood Hwy, Belgrave, 9754 7445
Dizzy’s Jazz Club 381 Burnley St, Richmond, 9428 1233
Saint Hotel 54 Fitzroy St, St Kilda, 9593 8333
Double Happiness 21 Liverpool St, Melb, 9650 4488
Sandbelt Live Cnr South & Bignell Rd, Moorabbin, 9555 6899
E:55 55 Elizabeth St, Melb, 9620 3899
Scarlett Lounge 174 Burnley St, Richmond, 9428 0230
East Brunswick Club 280 Lygon St, East Brunswick, 9388 2777
Seven Nightclub 52 Albert Rd, South Melb, 9690 7877
Edinburgh Castle 681 Sydney Rd, Brunswick
Spensers Live 419 Spencer St, West Melb, 03 9329 8821
Electric Ladyland Lvl 1, 265 Chapel St, Prahran, 9521 5757
Spot 133 Sydney Rd, Brunswick, 9388 0222
Elwood Lounge 49-51 Glenhuntly Rd, Elwood, 9525 6788
Standard Hotel 293 Fitzroy St, Fitzroy, 9419 4793
Empress 714 Nicholson St, Nth Fitzroy, 9489 8605
Star Bar 160 Clarendon St, South Melb, 9810 0054
Espy 11 The Esplanade, St Kilda, 9534 0211
Station 59 59 Church St, Richmond, 9427 8797
Eurotrash 18 Corrs Ln, Melb, 9654 4411
Stolberg Beer Café 197 Plenty Rd, Preston, 9495 1444
Eve 334 City Rd, Southbank, 9696 7388
Sub Lounge & Restaurant 168 Elizabeth St Melb, 0411 800 198
Evelyn 351 Brunswick St, Fitzroy, 9419 5500
Sugar Bar (Hotel Urban) 35 Fitztroy St, St Kilda, 8530 8888
Ferntree Gully Hotel 1130 Burwood Hwy, Ferntree Gully, 9758 6544
Temperance Hotel 426 Chapel St, South Yarra, 9827 7401
Festival Hall 300 Dudley St, West Melbourne, 9329 9699
Thornbury Theatre 859 High St, Thornbury, 9484 9813
First Floor 393 Brunswick St, Fitzroy, 9419 6380
Tiki Lounge 327 Swan St, Richmond, 9428 4336
Forum Theatre 154 Flinders St, Melb, 9299 9800
Toff In Town Lvl 2, 252 Swanston St, Melb, 9639 8770
The Fox Hotel 351 Wellington Street, Collingwood, 9416 4957
Tony Starr’s Kitten Club 267 Lt Collins St, Melb, 9650 2448
Fusion Lvl 3, Crown Complex, Southbank, 9292 5750
The Tote Hotel 67 Johnson St, Collingwood, 9419 5320
The Gallery Room 1/510 Flinders St, Melbourne, 9629 1350
Town Hall Hotel 33 Errol St, North Melbourne, 9328 1983
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Gem Bar & Dining 289 Wellingston St, Collingwood, 9419 5170
Trak Lounge 445 Toorak Rd, Toorak, 9826 9000
George Basement, 127 Fitzroy St, 9534 8822
Tramp 20 King St, Melb
Gertrude’s Brown Couch 30 Gertrude St, Fitzroy, 9417 6420
Transport Hotel Federation Square, Melb, 9654 8808
Grace Darling Hotel 114 Smith St, Collingwood, 9416 0055
Trunk 275 Exhibition St, Melbourne, 9663 7994
Grandview Hotel Cnr Heidelberg Rd & Station St, Fairfield, 9489 8061
Tyranny Of Distance 147 Union St, Windsor, 9525 1005
Great Britain Hotel 447 Church St, Richmond, 9429 5066
Two of Hearts 149 Commercial Road, Prahran
Grind N Groove 274 Maroondah Hwy, Healesville
Union Hotel Brunswick 109 Union St, Brunswick, 9388 2235
Grumpy’s Green 125 Smith St, Collingwood, 9416 1944
Veludo 175 Acland St, St Kilda, 9534 4456
Gypsy Bar 334 Brunswick St, Fitzroy, 9419 0548
Victoria Hotel 380 Victoria St, Brunswick, 9388 0830
HiFi 125 Swanston St, Melb, 1300 843 4434
Wah Wah Lounge Lvl 1, 185 Lonsdale St, Melb
Highlander 11a Highlander Lane, Melb, 9620 2227
Wesley Anne 250 High St, Northcote, 9482 1333
Hoo Haa 105 Chapel St, Windsor, 9529 6900
Westernport Hotel 161 Marine Pde, San Remo, 5678 5205
Horse Bazaar 397 Little Lonsdale St, Melb, 9670 2329
Willow Bar 222 High Street, Northcote, 9481 1222
Iddy Biddy 47 Blessington St, St Kilda, 9534 4484
Windsor Castle 89 Albert St, Windsor, 9525 0239
Jett Black 177 Greville St, Prahran
Workers Club 51 Brunswick St, Fitzroy, 9415 8889
John Curtin Hotel 29 Lygon St, Melb, 9663 6350
Workshop Lvl 1, 413 Elizabeth St, Melb, 9326 4365
Khokolat Bar 43 Hardware Lane, Melbourne, 039642 1142
Yah Yah’s 99 Smith St, Fitzroy, 9419 4920
La Di Da 577 Lt Bourke St, Melb, 9670 7680
The Vine 59 Wellington St, Collingwood, 9417 2434
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