NEWS
ROWENA, JULIANA AND ANGELA FOONG
HIGH TEA WITH MRS WOO
Something truly unique will be on show at the Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery, and it involves a trip to Japan. Timeframe: High Tea with Mrs Woo pushed young Newcastle-based fashion designers Rowena, Juliana and Angela Foong into the spotlight with their unique sense of style and an increasingly international profile. Contemporary Japanese fashion: the Gene Sherman collection is an exhibition drawn from
Dr Sherman’s recent gift of Japanese fashion to the Powerhouse Museum, and includes the work of Issey Miyake, Yohji Yamamoto and Rei Kawakubo [Comme des Garçons]. Fruits: Tokyo street style by photographer Shoichi Aoki showcases a vibrant and engaging collection of photographs that celebrate the fresh approach to fashion by Tokyo’s youth. The exhibition runs from February 5 to March 14, 2010.
SUNDAE FUNDAZE BACK FOR 2010
RUMJACKS
RUMJACKS RETURN
Sydney band The Rumjacks have just released their second EP entitled Sound As A Pound and they are hitting the road for an east coast tour throughout February. If ‘punk’ means “do it yourself”... And ‘folk’ means “of the people”... then The Rumjacks can be said to play folk punk music. Since their inception in late 2008, The Rumjacks have achieved a lot. They have played up and down the Australian east coast numerous times. They have two EPs available, Hung, Drawn & Portered and the brand new Sound As A Pound which have both been released in Japan to critical acclaim. Their consistent drive and energy has scored them festival shows and support slots with overseas acts, such as legendary punk bands UK Subs and Leftover Crack, and also big Australian acts such as Magic Dirt, Regular John and The Fumes. The Rumjacks play the Hamilton Station Hotel, Friday, February 12, 2010.
DEEP PURPLE COME TO NEWCASTLE
Just as we were sending to print, the news that Deep Purple will be returning to Newcastle hit our inbox, and made the Reverb office all wet in the nether regions. These guys are supreme legends of the heavy rock genre, with classics like ‘Smoke On The Water’, ‘Woman From Tokyo’ and ‘Black Night’ now standards. Deep Purple play the Newcastle Entertainment Centre, Thursday April 29. Tickets go on sale Monday February 8.
Newcastle’s premier dance party, Sundae Fundaze, will return on Sunday February 7, 2010 to the Clarendon Hotel. The first event of the year will be headlined by Ajax and Doom (Bang Gang), who will be hitting the decks together for the very first time. They’ll be joined by known associates Kato, Dan Cares, Loods, Menna and Boogie. “SF will continue to roll out quality gigs for Novocastrians and anyone else prepared to make the journey for a bit of fun in the sun,” says Operations and Events Manager Shaun Raymond. AJAX Since leaving his job as an art lecturer, Ajax has taken the dance world by storm. He’s even started his own record label Sweat It Out [myspace.com/ sweatitoutmusc], which launched in Feburary 2008, and represents such artists as Gameboy Gamegirl, Edu K, Act Yo Age, Oh Snap and Killaqueenz, D CUP, and his elusive self. Ajax has put his own spin on tunes by Princess Superstar, Midnight Juggernauts, The Emergency, Naive New Beaters, and the Valentinos. DOOM Jaime Doom, a member of the all powerful Bang Gang collective — the Cavaliers of club, barons of Baltimore, tramps of techno and hobos of house — is one of the finest party rocking DJs this or any other dimension has ever seen. Doom is completely unafraid of taking a trip into the murky waters of sonic exploration, with complete disregard for acceptable club convention and what is commonly recognised as “good cricket”. His current contractual home, Modular Recordings, through Ministry Of Sound, sees him lead the Bang Gang 12 Inches record label, releasing vinyl by like-minded artists such as Bag Raiders, Like Woah!, Soft Tigers, Muscles and KIM. Along with partner Hoodrat, he’s toured the world, playing raves in Tokyo, smelly clubs in London, Parisian cheese factories, German leather dens, New York discos and Melbourne toilets. Tickets are selling quickly for $20 pre-sale from the Clarendon and whatever tickets are left will be on the door for $25.
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