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ROCK - MELBOURNE // BRITISH INDIA

Singer Steals Sweet Success British India are stealing into a city near you to pilfer hearts, in support of their latest album. DAVID WILLIAMS extracted a few minutes with lead vocalist, Declan Melia, and how they nicked The Living End’s thunder with the release of their new album, Thieves…

What was the first thing that you ever stole?

The first thing I ever stole… a piece of Lego. I had, like, this Lego set and I’d lost one of the pieces – it was just driving me nuts!

And I was at a friend’s house and I came back with that missing piece, my Mum [caught] me and I was in some deep shit!

And what was the last thing that you ever stole?

I’ve just moved and my rent’s gone up so I’m stealing a lot more now. I stole a bunch of hot chocolate mixture from a party… that was a low one… you know, champagne flutes and stuff like that, anything that’s kind of… it doesn’t have practical use and I like to think that I like to steal from places where they can afford to replace it. I can’t justify my thievery in any way…

Congratulations on getting Album of the Week [on Triple J]… again…

Yes, cheers man! We weren’t at all self-assured that we were going to get it so it was a hell of a surprise… we were coming out on the same day as The Living End so we had reason to freak out about it…

They’ll be f*cking spewing…

Yeah, I don’t know… I think Triple J suspected that they don’t need it as much as us… I don’t know.

I don’t have a copy of Thieves yet… tell me [how] it will be different to your first album?

I think we’ve become a lot more involved, you know, it’s a lot more participatory… the other one was kind of more like a journey, kind of quiet, passively watching something while this one’s quite involved… it’s a lot more personal, but [we’re] more willing to deal with the songs, y’know? It’s like, the first one; you make a call and get the answering machine, on Thieves you actually get through to the person…

Did you guys sit down together and go, “Okay, look, we had a one-word title to our first album, we’ve gotta follow this up with another one word title!” or did that just happen or what?

It kind of just did happen because we were originally going to call the record Thief’s Bazaar, like a market… yeah. I don’t know where that came from… it probably originated when we probably felt, you know, as they say about the music industry chicanery… must be where that came from. But then, I think, feed babies baby food, probably just shortened it…

“…I like to think that I like to steal from places where they can afford to replace it.…”

There’s a very techno-based analogy…

I think I read that from someone else so, uhmm… I might get in trouble for that one…

So you’re actually still stealing, but just other people’s work…

Yeah, well there’s a few stolen lyrics on the record, Clever Clone from one of Blur’s songs, and there’s plenty of others there… those who listen at home will probably spot them…

You must have seen quite a few interesting things in the last couple of years with the success of the last couple of albums, so I’m just wondering who has the best parties? Is it hip-hop, rock ‘n roll, dance music, or country and western?

There’re all good parties… I mean, I don’t think hip-hop parties [are like] any other kind of party, myself… the arrogance of the music kind of takes you there, doesn’t it… rock ‘n roll’s too much posturing… I’d probably go with hip-hop on that one. But hey, a country and western party, I haven’t been to any recently, but f*ck, sounds all right!

What’s going to be different about you guys on stage this time around? Is there going to be pyrotechnics? Do you have a cape and you’ll do the whole James Brown thing?

Well, close. We’ve got pyrotechnics, of course, but it’s still a bit under-funded – it’s just the old lighter and deodorant trick.

It takes about five minutes to set up so there’s a lot of dead air just before that. As for a cape; not quite there yet but I am going to wear a collar for some of the shows so they’re going to be slightly better in those ways… I think the shows this time, with a bit more of the confidence and maybe having the experience of having played on some of the bigger stages there’ll probably be a bit more theatrics, maybe focusing more on the party a bit more, as you say…

Catch the rest of this interview online at www.sauce.net.au BRITISH INDIA PLAY LONNIES NITE CLUB, AUGUST 28 AND THE REPUBLIC BAR, AUGUST 29 AND 30. THIEVES IS OUT NOW ON FLASHPOINT/SHOCK RECORDS. DAVID WILLIAMS

METAL - MELBOURNE // DREADNAUGHT

Passion Pales The Personal Dreadnaught is a harsh mistress. She demands a minimum commitment of, at least, three nights a week. She doesn’t like sharing. She wants to be number one in the life of all of its members, and when she grants release her preferred recreation is water-sports. DAVID WILLIAMS talked to bass player, Ando, to find out what kind of a man could possibly handle this kind of a band…

What’s the worst job you’ve ever had?

It’s probably washing dishes… that’s f*ckin’ rock ‘n roll for ya right there…

things tend to be the things that shake a band apart, y’know?

Yeah, it’s good – we probably rehearse more than most bands, I think – we get together three or four nights a week…

Is that it… washing dishes? That’s not bad! Give me a break!

I’ve had a bit of luck with the jobs, but it’d be nice to not have one at all, would’t it?

No wonder you haven’t got wives or children!

We’ve got girlfriends who we try and keep happy, but, y’know – it’s hard when you’re playing rock ‘n roll four nights a week…

I’m trying to work out which is my worst job – either acting as a coastguard officer on a theme-park ride or was it cleaning toilets in the same theme park… I think that’s a combination worst job…

Which theme park are you talking [about]… Queensland?

I just went up there last week… I did three of them in three days, which probably wouldn’t excite you, having worked there, but I had a f*cking ball! It was the biggest perve-off I’ve ever seen!

Have you seen that show, How I Met Your Mother – there was that book one of them had, like rule number 48a – “Bro’s Before Ho’s”? I think that came out of rock ‘n roll – American rock ‘n roll…

It’s good… we’ve been lucky. We haven’t had any issues… I mean, I’ve only been with the band for seven years so they were quite… they’d been around a while before I joined… we all still want it just as much, we’re keener now than ever before with a bit of a change to the line-up and a new album that’s currently being done now so…

…With all the water parks? All the boys you were perving on… so… the Dreadnaught juggernaut - what keeps it bouldering along, ten years down the track?

Ten years? It’s more like fifteen almost, now… I think mainly it’s a huge keenness to write rock ‘n roll and to live that lifestyle. We’re lucky enough in the sense that no-one’s gone off and got married, no-one’s gone off and had kids… those

So there’s the teaser for me… so tell me about the new lineup change and what’s happening with the album – how is it going to be different or the same to what you’ve done before?

Right. The new [lineup] change is a new drummer – a new guy behind the skins. We had our last drummer around about three years and he wanted to move on so we were lucky enough to find

“It was the biggest perve-off I’ve ever seen!” a guy who’s probably one of the better drummers Australia’s seen on its metal scene before – a guy named Raco (Matthew Racovalis) from a band called Alarum, which most Oz metalheads that have been around would certainly know for their proficiency, and this guy’s coming to our more of a rock-metal based band and turning it into something that’s more if its own, which is fantastic…

Did you kick your last drummer out… did he try and hit on your girlfriend or something?

Nah, nah… he was married so perhaps that’s what was going on with him… it’s a commitment thing really and he just couldn’t do it… [but] obviously with this guy he’s a lot heavier than the

last album Dirty Music, which was a pretty “rock” sort of an album, we sort of stripped back and this album’s certainly a lot heavier and will turn heads, I’m sure… we’re currently in the studio now and hope to have it completed by about September. We’ve got a few offers and things about putting the album out… either here or overseas… we’re just looking at our options now. By the end of the year we should be cruising – the plan is to head overseas - head to Europe early next year and see what we can do there…

Catch the rest of this interview at sauce.net.au DREADNAUGHT BOULDERS INTO THE BRISBANE HOTEL AUGUST 2ND WITH FRANKENBOK. SAUCE #73

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NEWS Coldplay Have No.1 Selling Album In 36 Countries Coldplay’s album Viva La Vida has to date been the No.1 selling album in 36 countries around the world, including in the U.S., where it held the top spot for two weeks, and in the U.K. where the album has been No.1 for the last four weeks. Coldplay’s previous album, the 10 million-selling X&Y, reached No.1 in 32 countries in 2005. In a number of countries, including the U.K., France, Germany and Japan, first week sales of Viva La Vida exceeded those of X&Y, and Viva La Vida has already been certified gold or platinum in 31 countries including platinum in the USA, Germany and Australia and double platinum in the U.K. and Canada. In many countries Viva La Vida held the top spot on the album chart in its second week, including in the USA, U.K., Australia, Canada, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Holland, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland and New Zealand.

Viva La Vida set the record for the highest first week album sales ever on the iTunes Store worldwide, in addition to being the biggest album pre-order in iTunes’ history. In the U.S., 288,000 week one sales were digital downloads, the biggest ever first week sales tally for a digital album, and with 394,000 digital albums sold in the first three weeks, Viva La Vida is the all time best selling digital album in the States. U.S. sales for Viva La Vida across all formats have now exceeded 1.1 million according to Nielsen SoundScan.

Record Number Of Votes Recorded In Annual Dj Poll Record numbers of Australian dance music fans have been voting for their favourite DJs, Producers and events in Australia’s No.1 DJ Poll, the Sony inthemix50. Since voting opened on Monday 30th August voting has been up over 20 per cent on the same period last year.

In addition to voting, visitors to the www.inthemix.com.au/50 site can download and listen to sets from leading contenders in the poll including John Course, Dirty South, TV Rock, Goodwill and GT as well as many others. Dance music fans are invited to visit the site to vote for their favourite in a variety of categories.

Voting opens 9am, Monday June 30, and closes midnight, Sunday August 3. Results will be announced Wednesday, August 20.

I Am Ghost Enter The Studio The dark-rockers of Long Beach, CA, I Am Ghost, have emerged from self-imposed songwriting solitude to begin work on their sophomore album, which is slated for release this fall. The quintet recently headed east to record the follow up to 2006’s critically heralded debut, Lovers’ Requiem, with producer Paul Leavitt (Senses Fail, The Bled, Circa Survive) in Baltimore, MD.

explains founder and singer Steve Juliano. “Call it a band cliché, but it doesn’t really bother me to say that. I sat in my room with these songs and really just let everything out. It was a cleansing of all the bad thoughts and ideals that had stuck in my head for almost three years. The past will always haunt you, and I know this. For a while I was a very angry pissed off guy who hated a lot of people. This new album made me think. Why was I letting other people take control of my life? This album saved my life more than once. I don’t know where I would be without these songs, the new members of this band and my family. Lyrically this is the darkest album I have ever written. Musically it’s the most beautiful music we have ever done. We were not afraid any more. I am not afraid anymore. We wrote this entire album with our blood, sweat and tears. I wrote this album so I could stay alive and continue living again...”

In early 2008 Juliano along with co-founding members Gabriel Irahete (guitar) and Timoteo Rosales (guitar) enlisted the help of Ron Ficarro (bass) and Justin McCarthy (drums) to complete the revamped and revitalized lineup.

Having already established a name for themselves around the world through their relentless D.I.Y. work ethic, enthralling music and killer live shows, I Am Ghost enters the next phase with an abundance of experience and a drive to produce their best, most genuine music yet.

“The new album is just good songs,” explains Juliano. “We don’t have six or seven minute songs and this crazy epic intro that you will listen to maybe once or twice then skip. We just broke it down and got to the nitty-gritty. This is definitely the darkest album lyrically speaking I have ever written. But, at the same time, the songs are poppy but with this very morbid feel to it.”

Ppca, Faster Louder And Avant Card Announced As National Sponsors For The National Campus Band Competition 2008 & Ncbc 2008 The National Campus Band Competition (NCBC), the largest live band competition in the southern hemisphere, has joined forces with PPCA, FasterLouder.com.au and Avant Card to unearth Australia’s next music super stars.

Organised by the Australasian Association of Campus Activities (AACA), 2008 will be the 19th year NCBC has been running on Australian University and TAFE campuses across the country.

The competition showcases up-and-coming bands to wider audiences and has helped launch the careers of acts such as Eskimo Joe, the Vasco Era and Jebediah.

After a lineup change in 2007, I Am Ghost found solidarity by returning to their roots and rediscovering their passion for the music.

The 2008 NCBC will see bands vying for various finalist prizes, including travel to the 19th National final in Canberra in October to compete for the National Final Crown and prizes including an online presenting partner for a National Tour valued at $8,000 courtesy of FasterLouder, and more.

“We went through a spiritual journey these past six months,”

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THU JULY 10 Satanicus - Georgetown Style: Metal After preparing a band fund-raiser to finance their project.

These guys approached me for a four track EP in the pipeline. We started pre-production that night, with two tracks down already…

SAT JULY 12 Dirty Love - Devonport Style: High Voltage Rock n’ Roll After finishing pre-production last week, it was time to bring in the pro gear. Eight final drum tracks were recorded in the new studio. The weapon of choice was the DW Custom Maple kit - smooth round tom sounds, and an epic 80’s snare. Very, very cool. Next weekend we bring in the WMD’s for bass... Ampeg SVT 2 pro, Mesa, and Sansamp gear. Very high voltage!

SUN JULY 13 Breakfast Balcony - Burnie Style: Earthy Pop The band and I recorded a drum track in the new studio.

The track was played on a Paul Barter custom drum kit (made locally). I believe the kit was constructed fully from Tasmanian Oak. Paul Barter has been building custom kits over the years for many famous acts. It had a very impressive overall tone. We then recorded the bass with a DI and five mics on the speaker cab. All signals though the valve desk…

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MARTIN MARTINI AND THE BONE PALACE ORCHESTRA

WE’RE ALL JUST MONKEYS

ALBUM LAUNCH 2008 London Farewell Show w/ The No No's Thursday 7 August Republic Bar - Selling Fast

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Childhood Pact Produces Adult Act ROCK - MELBOURNE // BRIDGET PROSS

When SAUCE last had a chat to Bridget Pross she was about to release her new album I Wanted To. The album’s out now but this brunette singer-songwriter still finds time for the simple pleasures of life. We found Bridget stocking up on her protein intake ahead of her impending Tasmanian appearances, where Pross is to support (Ian) Moss…

You’ve been touted, and don’t you love that word, as Hobart’s answer to Missy Higgins… to what extent does Hobart need an answer to Missy Higgins?

I don’t really know… I suppose it’s just to put like, “oh I sound like her,” or “oh, I look like her,” because I’m a… young girl and I’ve got brown hair…

As I was walking into the office I saw a car and it had “Launceston’s Female DJ” on it as a big advertisement.

What would your car have on it?

It would probably have “Tassie’s Number One Girl!” [Laughs] With that in mind, why is Bridget Pross better than me?

I’ve been up since 6:30am feeding the chooks, so I’m better than you… I had to make omelettes all morning… it was in my diary, “Things to do”… “Write hit single” [Laughs]

“I had to make omelettes all morning… it was in my diary, “Things to do”…

“Write hit single”…”

So who’s better than you?

Melissa Etheridge! She’s just an amazing singer-songwriter and on stage she’s just fantastic. So I’m trying to get better than her!

What was the last best gig you went to where you weren’t an act and what made it so great?

That would have been when I went to see Jess McAvoy at the Northcote Social Club in Melbourne… she was just fantastic with her band and that. I just really, really dug her performance and her songs are really great… it just blew me away. It was really memorable for me… just the sounds that were coming out of her and the boys in her band and stuff… it was one of the first gigs I went to see in Melbourne and it was amazing.

Can you describe to me the first time you realised you could be someone who might be the centre of attention?

It was when I was sitting on the back of my Dad’s truck when I was about thirteen. I was sitting there and I’d just got my first guitar and… we lived on a small country farm and I was sitting there with my guitar and wrote my first song and I just made an agreement with myself that I was going to be a singer-songwriter and be on stage all the time and let everyone know about my songs and my thoughts and opinions and stuff.

I really enjoy that – I think people keep too much inside; I

think it’s great that people can express certain… that’s what I’m trying to do – trying to make people feel better by [letting] them know I feel the same as well. You know what I mean?

[Laughs] Speaking of that, some of your songs have focused on people you’ve been in relationships with – to what extent does your current relationship provide you with ample song-writing material?

Walk Away is about my current boyfriend – he’s my musical “buddy”… he plays bass guitar… and he plays guitar as well.

He’s really, really talented on a lot of the instruments and he’s worked on recording my album with me, helped produce it and everything like that… so Walk Away is basically about him… we met when we were eighteen and then he went to Miami for four years to study bass guitar - he got a scholarship to do it – and so it was like, “okay, cool – will we wait for each other?

Yep!” I ended up going over there three times to visit him. We actually recorded the album in Miami with his mates… so Walk Away is a song about walking away from him because I walked away from him so many times… so Walk Away is about Paul at the moment… it’s a pretty sad song, sad but happy… [sighs] It’s a nice song. I like it.

So where is he now?

He’s in the kitchen… he’s back! He came back… last year, in the middle of the year, July or something… he came back to Tassie, because that’s where I’m from, so we stayed there for a couple of months and now we’re in Melbourne… we’ve been here for ten months.

What was the last thing you wanted to do that you regret not having done?

Maybe putting my CD player in my car? I have to get on to that.

At the moment I’ve only got a tape player in there and that’s just ridiculous… it’s tragic… I’ve been taping songs onto tape [from CD] and putting them in my car but the last tape I taped went all weird… like, all over the place like a chipmunk, and so I’ve put it in my car ad I’m like, “Oh no, chipmunks!”

Catch the rest of this interview at sauce.net.au BRIDGET PROSS CAN BE SEEN JULY 24 AT THE REPUBLIC BAR, JULY 25 SUPPORTING IAN MOSS AT THE WREST POINT CASINO AND JULY 26 AT THE COUNTRY CLUB CASINO ALSO SUPPORTING IAN MOSS. CHRIS RATTRAY

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Wednesday 23rd

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Thursday

24th

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Friday

25th

Sugartrain

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Saturday

26th

The Tounge

Sunday

27th

Orange Room + The Evening Dolls

9:pm

Monday

28th

Republic Quiz Night

8:15pm

Tuesday

29th

G B Balding (finger picking blues)

9pm

Wednesday 30th

GASLIGHT ANTHEM

Thursday

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Son Del Sur (Cuban Salsa)

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getaway plan + STOICS

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tba

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THURSDAY 7TH AUGUST

Martin Martini and The Bone Palace Orchestra

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New Life Viewed With Black Eyes ROCK - MELBOURNE // THE ORANGE ROOM

When I think of an orange room, I’m transported back to my younger days as a Mini-League football player at halftime, devouring a slice of citrus back in the change rooms. To me, that was the Orange Room – a place of vaguely homoerotic respite before I headed back onto the field to totally fail to kick any goals whatsoever. Obviously, my football career didn’t last. None of this was discussed with Phil, brother number one and lead guitarist of ambitious threesome, Orange Room, whose name is almost unique as long as they don’t start a coffee franchise…

What’s going on in the Orange Room today?

We’re just actually in the studio recording some drums for the demo… it’s going pretty good actually. We’ve got about ten tracks to record to showcase our best stuff and we’re actually starting the drums today. So that’s what we’re up to.

You’re from Edinburgh?

No, I’m from England actually – Liverpool. Yeah, moved over here in 2002 with my brother, he’s the singer in the band… Mum and Dad decided to come over. They’d heard good things about Australia… it was a good decision, I’m glad they made it!

The Orange Room seems kind of very… Seventies, in a way…

We draw a lot of influence from like, Sixties music and stuff like that, and definitely a Beatles influence, like a lot of musicians, really… a lot of, like, classic rock bands, not so much in the vein of AC/DC or anything, but more The Beatles, The Who, that sort of sound.

“…if you’ve got brothers you’ll understand how it goes…”

We try and modernise it a bit so it’s not so much of a rip-off, really. We try and be original as well… we tried to think of a name nobody else had come up with…

Nobody else in the music world might have come up with, but there are a lot of cafés out there with the name “Orange Room”…

And lots of pubs and clubs and stuff… there’s lots actually it’s sort of good because we won’t have to change our name again…

What does Orange Room, the band, look for in a café?

Good coffee… nice-looking waitresses… with coffee I’ll have anything that goes and I think it’s same with alcohol, really – pretty standard beer drinkers or whatever, but if someone else is buying we’ll have anything!

You mentioned you came over from England with your family and formed the band with your brother – is this your attempt to reach the same heights as such notable brothers as the Finn or Gallagher brothers?

Definitely, definitely! We want to make it big. We’re not really interested in the small-time. You’ve got to do the stepping stone, but we’re all in it to make it big and be world famous…

Some of those guys made their mark in the music industry, not so much due to their music, but more to do with personality clashes – what are some instances of sibling rivalry you’ve undergone with your brother?

It’s sort of calmed down a bit in the past couple of years but there’s a few… black eyes and stuff like that. It sort of happens in any family, really… if you’ve got brothers you’ll understand how it goes…

What was the last thing you gave your brother a black eye over?

It would have been something stupid… he probably wound me up so I just turned around and that was my way of keeping him quiet really. He’s taller than me now so I have to be careful around him! He’s younger but he’s taller… I have to use my mind skills to try and calm the situation… punch a wall or something…

[Laughs]

So was your family influential in the formation of your band?

Not really – there’s not sort of a musical element in terms of musicians or anything. They’re very supportive… you know, they gave us a lot of encouragement and let us use the garage to rehearse and stuff like that… I don’t know where I get it from to be honest with ya… something to do with grandparents… it’s very strange. A few people have asked about that. It [could] be a

freak gene. I might be adopted. I don’t know!

Catch the rest of this interview at sauce.net.au STEP INTO THE ORANGE ROOM JULY 25 AND 26 AT THE BRISBANE HOTEL, JULY 26 AT THE BATMAN FAWKNER, AND JULY 27 AT THE REPUBLIC BAR. CHRIS RATTRAY

ROCK - USA // GASLIGHT ANTHEM

Homeless Housed In A Musical Mansion In US terms, Gaslight Anthem have just released their sophomore effort, The ’59 Sound. Even though the rock dream has left the band seemingly destitute, it’s still all about the music… and that’s maybe just enough for them as DAVID WILLIAMS discovered…

How many rooms have you been in that have been illuminated with gas?

Do you mean the entire room lit up with gas… yeah, sure… I’ve seen real gaslights before; gas lanterns… I’ve seen both of these things. But I have never been in a room all consumed by gasoline on fire.

the music isn’t as intense… everyone’s grown up a little… Brian’s dealing and thinking about different things, so the lyrics are a little different… and, of course, sonically it’s a little different because we had more time to work on it… so, yeah, there’s a lot of differences… but I still think there’s a real uniform thing that happens just from the four of us getting together and playing music; we could all play different kinds of music together but it

all sort of sounds like us just because it’s us playing it, y’know?

We also listen to a lot of soul records now, so that definitely had a big influence on the new record…

Catch the rest of this interview at sauce.net.au GASLIGHT ANTHEM PLAYS AT THE REPUBLIC BAR, AUGUST 3RD.

Tell me where does this anthem to gaslight come from?

Well the mixture was from… one of the original ideas for the band name was “Anthem”, just because… I don’t know, it was sort of fitting what we were doing at the time; it was kind of driving music and it just sounded right… there was an old folk club in New York City called the “Gaslight” an old place where Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell used to play so the “Gaslight Anthem”, I guess, is like the meeting of both those worlds, sort of like, a bigger anthemic sound; a real, like, singer-songwriter type thing as well, y’know?

I find a folk venue an interesting choice for a band such as yours?

Yeah, I mean, I’d say Brian draws a lot of influence from the great singer-songwriters that have ever been and can definitely consider a guy like Bob Dylan to be one of the best singersongwriters; sure, there’s some folk musicians who’ve influenced him a lot…

What’s the most exciting thing that’s happening for the band at the moment?

Really, just… the opportunity to put out records that we have a lot of time to work on… get to put them out and travel the world playing people our songs. Honestly, that’s all we’ve wanted to do and that’s what we get to do, so… I’d say that’s the most exciting thing.

So how much work have you done towards a new album?

The new album’s done! It’s called The ‘59 Sound; we just spent five weeks in California with a producer named Ted Hut… yeah.

We went in, did a lot of work on the songs, wrote some songs while we were out there, spent a good few weeks recording and… yeah, now we’re back home waiting to put it out!

“…none of us have real jobs or income or places to live …”

Can we pretend we’re back at school for a second and can you compare and contrast your album Sink or Swim with The ‘59 Sound?

I’d probably say that Sink or Swim is a little… I mean; it’s us at a different point. I guess - us, as a band, have always taken auto and biographical ways of writing songs and, y’know, at the time we wrote Sink or Swim, we were in a pretty hectic place, a pretty destitute place with music and our lives, so then there’s a real, like, just kind of a raw energy that pops out of that album… I would say a lot of desperation, for sure… that’s not to say that now our personal lives aren’t still just as big of a mess… actually, probably bigger because none of us have real jobs or income or places to live or stuff like that anymore, but, at least our musical life is going somewhere we want it to go so, y’know, the nature of SAUCE #73

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ROCK - BRISBANE // THE CITYSCAPE RIOT

Object From Dimension X Incites Rock

With a new EP due out very soon, you’d probably be surprised to discover that Joseph and Jay of The Cityscape Riot live at opposite ends of the country to each other. But why would they let something as trivial as distance ruin their dreams of world domination? And what do the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have to do with anything?

WHAT’S THE STORY? With Stan From The Keds Of Ray Brower We love stories – we love hearing them, reading them, watching them, and telling them. We frame our lives through stories, and what’s a song but a story set to music? We gave Hobart’s The Keds of Ray Brower the opportunity to tell us what’s their story…

Behind your band name?

I guess the actual story behind the name is The Body by Steven King. That story is about four boys who go looking for the dead body of a kid called Ray Brower. He was hit by a train and there’s a passage in the book, when they find the dead kid, about how he had been knocked right out of his keds (American sneakers) and that they were hanging in a bush thirty inches away. So, that’s the Keds of Ray Brower. You could watch the movie version Stand By Me and it’ll make more sense, but the book is better.

About how your band got together?

The story of the Keds goes back a very long way. It was originally going to be a vehicle to play a solo album I had recorded in 2003/2004. So late 2005, with the help of my musical counterpart, Sam Parsons, we mustered a band together. We gigged around and had a great live show going.

Long story short, my solo album was never released (in its original form) and two members moved on to greener pastures. So now, nearly a year on from that first line-up, Sam recruited, or rather poached Antony Lucas on drums from BOTOX and Keiran Andrusko on guitars from Viva Computer. The current line-up is still settling but gelling well.

What’s the band’s background?

Jay and I started jamming in late January early February of 2007.

We played our first live show in Hobart on the 27th of May in the same year. Since then we’ve played shows with The Dardanelles (Melb), E.L.F i.e. Darren from Gerling (Syd), Architecture in Helsinki performing a DJ Set (Melb), and Tassie’s own TSOMM. As well as playing shows around the Apple Isle, The Cityscape Riot also played a group of shows around Brisbane in late January 2008. We were also unearthed by Triple J in November ‘07 as part of Aus Music Month. That got us a fair bit of national radio and television airplay and exposure.

Where did the Technodome Nights title come from for your debut E.P? Originally it was going to be called Heartbeats in the City at Night but that never quite suited the dark, dancy feel that most of the songs had. The Technodome part of it was a play on words… the idea came from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles actually. Krang, the half-brain, half-robot thing brought the huge sphere object known as the Technodrome to earth from his home planet, Dimension X. The Technodrome, when fully powered, was capable of outer space travel. WOW! So anyway, the title just seemed to not only suit, but to evoke similar imagery to that which the album consists of.

How would you describe the sound of your debut E.P? It’s seven songs of synth-drenched, drum-driven adventures into the city at night. It’s pretty different from the stuff compared with what we have done in the past as it is not only themed musically and lyrically but darker music, with more intensity. I don’t think a lot of people will be expecting what we will end up giving them with this record so I’m really looking forward to observing the reaction it gets.

How did you go about the writing of the new E.P? I spent about a couple of months thinking and messing around with ideas until I found a certain sound I liked and then used it as the album’s departure point. This took longer than I expected though, hence it became a frustrating and exhausting process at times. By the time it’s finished I would have spent over two months recording/mixing it so hopefully people think it’s been worth the wait.

Where did you record it?

The album was and still is being recorded at TCR HQ, i.e. my bedroom, in Brisvegas. This is basically due to the almighty dollar although I do prefer to mess around with ideas on my computer at home as experimentation is a big part of the recording process.

And anyway, if I went into a professional recording studio it would cost more than I’ll earn in my lifetime so I think I’ll just keep the recording aspect of the process in-house for the time being.

So you now live in Brisbane Joseph, what prompted the move?

I moved here at the start of this year and am currently finishing off my painting degree at Griffith University, South Bank. The move’s really allowed me time to focus on writing and recording new material for TCR, which I don’t think I could’ve done with my usual distractions back home.

How have things been going band-wise since the two TCR band members have now lived in separate states for over six months?

Well, apart from playing a bunch of shows in Brisbane in late January we’ve had a healthy hiatus. The only other time since then Jay and I have spent together was in Brisbane recording his live drums for Technodome Nights so we’ll be more than raring to go by the time of our CD launches.

Where will people be able to buy Technodome Nights from?

Firstly, I’ll post some of our new songs up on our MySpace about two weeks prior to our Tassie CD launch dates. Secondly, Technodome Nights will obviously be available to purchase at both our Tassie CD launches. We’ll also be giving away one copy of our brand new album to every fortieth patron through the door at both launches. Thirdly, it will also be stocked in all good independent music outlets in Hobart and Launceston ASAP. This information will be posted up on our MySpace as soon as we’ve put the units in the stores. Aside from that you’ll be able to download the entire album off iTunes shortly after the launch as well and for only 99c per track. So “Do yourself a favour,” as Molly would say.

What are the TCR’s plans after you’ve finished your Tassie tour?

Our next ports of call will be a Melbourne and Queensland tour to launch the CD. They’ll be happening in the future ‘round October but for more up to date details just keep your eyes pricked on and your ears peeled at our MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/thecityscaperiot JOSEPH C. 8

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About how you ended up in your role in the band?

Well, I guess I just said it pretty much. I sing and play guitar and keys and write the songs and the band help structure the songs and toss in ideas. I’m really crap at networking and organising gigs and jams and promotion so it’s nice that some of the other guys are keen and step up into those roles. I’m a very busy boy.

Of the last time you were in trouble with the law?

I’m a law-abiding citizen, [but] I think the last time was about five years ago. I was riding my old dragster at night down at the wharf and got in trouble for not having any reflectors.

They made me let my tyres down and I was late for the movies.

Of the last famous person you met?

Bill Clinton waved at me from a car in Sydney a few years back.

He was wearing a peachy pink polo top. Cheesy. But the last was probably the guys from The Panics. I didn’t say much and neither did they. Sam and I also play in Enola Fall who were supporting them earlier this year.

Boogie”. It serves me well, but it shat itself at the last Keds gig.

Behind your most prized non-music related possession?

My dragster pushbike built from vintage parts, it‘s the sweetest ride on the South Side. But at the moment I’m quite fond of my library card.

We’ll be writing about your band in five years?

Well, the lineup is bound to be different, the album (which we’ve been working on for nearly two years now) will probably still not be finished, but we’ll still have a good live show, good pop songs and great big intentions to do lots and lots of good things… we intend for the album to be out by year’s end.

Behind your most prized music-related possession?

Maybe my Mesa Boogie amp head - it’s Hobart’s famous “Jezza

THE KEDS OF RAY BROWER PLAY IRISH MURPHY’S IN HOBART ON AUGUST 13.

CHRIS RATTRAY

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More Talent, But Just One Chance Sam La More might not be a household name to you, but you can bet he’s on speed dial with some of the biggest names in music and dance. Here, he explains some of the techniques he’s used to become one of the most respected DJ’s to come out of Australia… and soon you’ll be able to see why when he arrives in Tasmania for one night only…

From successful new media design agency to international fame as one of the world’s premier music producers and DJ’s, Bondi-based Sam La More is one of those incredibly talented individuals for whom it seems the normal rules do not apply. And yet, he is a big advocate of imposing confinement and restriction on yourself to maximise your artistic output. “I believe that the beauty of an idea is enhanced by its simplicity and that simplicity is far easier to attain through the limiting of one’s palette. So choose your tools wisely and master them…”

It is through the mastery of his tools (mostly ProTools – a program whose idiosyncrasies he’s most familiar with but which he confesses to “not liking very much”) that has seen him produce and remix a who’s-who of some of the world’s most recognisable names, such as Pnau, Sneaky Sound System, Robbie Williams, Gus Gus, The Veronicas, Ladytron, The Doors, and the Black Eyed Peas.

“…I predict death by a thousand cuts to the fat cats of yesterday …”

But it’s not just the mastery of his tools that counts.

In a world where computing power is so powerful and portable, anyone with a laptop is able to crank out the tunes. So how can you distinguish yourself from every other bedroom DJ out there? Sam believes “…it is one’s creativity or point of difference that is most valuable.

For example, entertaining technology that has been

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Whatever the alchemy, he remains generous in his support for his peers, and offers the following advice for wannabe producers of the future: “I… encourage my peers to innovate and together drive a revolution.

Over the next decade, I hope to witness the balance of power in the music industry shift back to the artists as our independent brands unite in fractured harmony.

I predict death by a thousand cuts to the fat cats of yesterday, not with spite but with hope for all of us.”

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His innovative techniques combined with his vast knowledge of the “secret language” of the music business can perhaps provide clues as to how he has garnered the respect and reputation that saw him collaborate with Nellee Hooper on Gwen Stefani’s debut single What You Waiting For? or why Ministry of Sound licensed the songs Danger (The Bomb) and Where the Party’s At from his band, Tonite Only.

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“…Last time I was in Tasmania… a gentlemen … decided it would be a good idea to show me his tattooed penis during my show…”

ROCK - MELBOURNE // MARTIN MARTINI & THE BONE PALACE ORCHESTRA

Otherworld Exposes Normal, Weird Happens Roll up! Roll up! The circus is coming to town! And while the following band may bristle at being likened to a circus, they would surely agree that wherever they go their audience contains a fair number of unique and interesting people. And we mean “interesting” in the sense of being made to feel slightly uncomfortable and just a little scared. Martin Martini & the Bone Palace Orchestra provide the mirror at which we point and laugh in manic glee… almost as gleefully manic as Martin Martini himself…

What state would you like people to be in, ideally, att th the end and d off one off your gigs? i ? Warm W d fuzzy? f ?

Happy and free? Energised and ready to take on the world? Totally freaked out, questioning everything they know? Or something else?

That’s really none of my business. But I’d really like to see a massive bonfire, a communal bonfire in the centre of the room, starting with the burning of everyone’s money, then all the handbags, then we could throw in all the designer clothing, all the instruments, then we’re all suddenly naturally kind of naked, then we drop our voices really low into our feet, make contact with the animal deep inside us, go back a million years or so, howl at the moon, try and forget about the house and the bills. Either that or the audience experiences a sudden breakdown; all the men in the audience end up in tears.

I’ve read that you have a deep respect for the animal kingdom, but your photo with a naked girl wearing a bunny’s head has me questioning just how far this love of animals actually goes.

Can you tell me about the pic, and where your limits lie?

Pigeons are my favourite, then comes the rats, then comes the moth. Did you know that these three animals are three of only six that pass the mirror test (being able to recognise its own reflection in a mirror)? Did you know that pigeon poop was considered an invaluable resource in the sixteenth century – it was used to make gunpowder – in those days thieves were stealing pigeon poop instead of cars. Did you know pigeons mate for life; they have saved millions of lives during wartime carrying messages across enemy lines. Did you know that when Mike Tyson gets in the ring he boxes for the pigeons, Elvis loved pigeons and Queen Elizabeth kept them also – apparently some of her outfit designs were based on the pigeon.

The naked girl with the bunny’s head is a long story.

In short we met in Melbourne around midnight at the Famous Spiegeltent in 2005 and decided to drive to Sydney’s Bondi Beach for a swim. I overdosed on Red Bull, threw up all down the highway, made it to the ocean with the bunny head and went swimming.

So the photograph was, I guess, an extension of a rather weird week together.

I’ve also read that you do not like to label your music, that it can take some of the surprise, and enjoyment, from someone listening to it for the first time. How then do you persuade someone to go along to a gig of yours for the first time, without having given them an idea of what style of music they will hear?

I normally tell people we are going to have a four metre high inflatable monkey on tour with us – and they tend to want to see it.

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Triple J presenter and comedian, Dave Callan said thatt your b band this di dimension”. id th d iis ““nott off thi i ” How do you explain a perception like that, and if you’re not of this dimension, of which dimension are you? And do I need to ingest anything to join you?

Firstly, Dave Callan isn’t from this dimension.

Secondly, our fans are also not from this dimension.

Last time I was in Tasmania I had a gentlemen who looked normal but decided it would be a good idea to show me his tattooed penis during my show. Then he told me he used to have his wife’s name tattooed up his shaft but she left him, so he changed all the letters to eights. It’s not my fault what these people say, I don’t ask them to say it, and I don’t invite these people to the shows, they just f*cking turn up. When you make music that strolls into the jungle and grows fur the weirdoes just turn up uninvited.

What is your overall perception of “reality”, and what influence does it have on the music that you make?

Most of the time the reality I live in writes my music – I wouldn’t actually say that I’m a songwriter. I probably wouldn’t even say that I write my own songs. I see myself as a collector or a human enthusiast. I walk the streets. I listen to the humans on autopilot – I steal their dreams and put them to music. You should hear some of the stuff coming out of people’s mouths in Carlton. Public transport is great for song writing. You get on the bus and the driver’s got one hand on the wheel and the other hand nestled in the KFC on his lap and half the song is written I kid you not.

I understand members of your band were approached on the street, before you had even heard a note they’d played. To me, it seems a very “chaos-theory” approach to building a band. How weird did they think you were, at first? How did they react, and how many people did you approach before the current lineup was established?

I am not going to lie. I met Sam (clarinet) on a train. I just knew he had the goods. His eyes were all wonky.

I couldn’t tell which eyeball was actually looking at me, but I knew he was right. In the old days a lot came and a lot went pretty quickly. I met a midget violinist on a train also but I upset her with too much excitement over the fact that she was a midget. I have always dreamt of having a band of midgets. I fired one drummer for listening to too much techno.

I like musicians that argue about every note they are playing. I like the ones that fight over music. Today in rehearsal we went nowhere, two hours of fighting over some f*cking notes. I could have killed them all, but I wouldn’t have it any other way. They are all small gods in a crowded ashtray.

How did you end up as the person you are, doing the thi things th thatt you are, iin th the way th thatt you d do?? th What were the significant influences you’ve had, or choices you’ve made, that have led you to this time, and place?

My mother was a dancing teacher; she had a barber strap ‘cause her father was a barber. I was forced to tap dance around the age of three or else I got the strap. I watched my brother get the strap a lot. I got used to liking the strap but that’s another story.

When my school friends were playing football I was lifting girls in the air in ballet class. I had issues with dance, though I was clearly good at it, but I kept wanting to open my mouth, but you can’t talk and dance at the same time so I took up opera. I later lived with Eddie Perfect (Shane Warne – The Musical) and Ezekiel Ox (Mammal) in Perth. I used to listen to a lot of Sinatra back then and it wasn’t ‘til Ezekiel introduced me to Bob Dylan that things started to change. I was shocked that people actually liked the sound of a voice that could barley stay in tune. I was singing other peoples’ songs back in 1999. And that was when I had a conversation that changed that.

Eddie Perfect just said to me why would you want to sing other peoples’ songs when you could sing your own?. So since then I have wanted to write my own. It was as if Eddie forced me to become a writer ‘cause he was such a great writer and I wanted the women to look at me like they looked at him. It wasn’t until 2004 that I got piano lessons. I met this amazing chorus girl who lived in a penthouse above the city. She fed me and gave me free board for a year and a half. I learnt to play Russian music with an old Jewish gentleman. The first lyric I ever wrote was “smoking kills but so do ladies/starts with a dance and ends with babies” I knew after that that I was going to be a writer. Every now and then I wish I hadn’t started this damn business – it gets harder and harder to write good music.

What’s next for you, realistically, but also in terms of your ultimate goal?

The next album is going to be a triple CD - one part ballad, one part pop, and one part avant-garde. I would like to tour Australia and Serbia with a grand piano and one hundred backup dancing monkeys.

That’s the ultimate goal at the moment.

MARTIN MARTINI’S MUCH-ANTICIPATED SECOND ALBUM, WE’RE ALL JUST MONKEYS, WILL BE IN ALL STORES NATION-WIDE AUGUST 20, WITH MARTIN MARTINI & THE BONE PALACE ORCHESTRA LAUNCHING THE ALBUM AT THE REPUBLIC BAR ON AUGUST 7, BEFORE THEY HEAD TO LONDON FOR A THREE-WEEK SEASON AT LONDON’S SOHO THEATRE. DAVID WILLIAMS

CD REVIEWS BONE THUGS-NHARMONY Still Creepin’ On Ah Come Up

American group, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony’s new release Still Creepin’ On Ah Come Up is much the same as any other of Bone Thug’s albums. The album contains fourteen very similar tracks. It’s got fast vocals and old-school beats but really did disappoint me because of its similarity to their other releases.

Although this album only featured two of the members out of the well-known group, I must say I expected more. The songs that really stood out to me would have to be Its Still Love and 1,2,3. These songs are both really different to anything Bone Thugs have done before.

Although I didn’t enjoy the album as much as I hoped, it did have a few things that were really good such as the fact that it’s an old-school style that they have stuck with instead of the newera rap. The speed of their voices when they rap is fast and keeps with the beat, different to a lot of the rappers nowadays doing really slow songs – it’s a positive change. It’s good to hear some speed in their voices.

Overall, I don’t believe the album was up to Bone Thug’s standards, but it’s good for people wanting to chill or just to relax.

6/10 CHRISTIAN MACDONALD

CINEMATIC Classic Film Music Remixed When David pulled out his latest cache of CDs, I saw the names on the cover (Quincy Jones, Ennio Morricone, Henry Mancini, Duke Ellington, etc) and immediately claimed it for review. Being a music nerd from way back, I’ve always loved reading music scores and marvelling at a skilled composer’s ability to orchestrate sounds for large groups of musicians, all from the melodies they hear in their head. I was therefore sure that this release, in which contemporary electronic producers take classic film scores and re-work them into original songs, would be something I would enjoy incredibly.

And did I? Well, yes… and no. When I listen to remix projects, I enjoy it when people really pull apart the original song, and rebuild it into a completely new beast, and there wasn’t a lot of that happening here, with the exceptions of The Taking of Pelham 123 Main Title. Still, some of the tracks have managed to weave new elements into the originals very subtly, particularly Bombay Dub Orchestra’s remixes of Love Theme from Ben Hur, and other tracks seem to add elements to the originals that feel like they could have always been there, such as Gaudi’s take on Theme from Carrie, and Zeb’s work with The Tango I Saved for You. The addition of verses from Def Jux mainstay Mr Lif & Replife (on They Call me Mr Tibbs Main Title and Hour of the Gun Main Title respectively) is a welcome change from the instrumental soundscape.

As a whole, this album makes for okay background ambience; however, for me, it was a case of some the individual tracks being greater than the sum of their parts.

5 /10 TOM BUTLER

JUDAS PRIEST Nostradamus Judas Priest’s album Nostradamus contains two disks of hardplaying old-school metal. The band’s style of traditional heavy metal is well known around the world, being one of the world’s biggest ever metal bands. The songs War, Visions and Lost Love are the three that stood out to me.

This is the best of Judas Priest’s albums in my opinion. It’s old metal mixed in with some of the modern stuff showing obvious signs of being a big influence on upcoming metal bands of our time. Rob Halford’s hard vocal style is what makes the difference, his voice changing in pitch throughout every song.

Glenn Tipton and K.K Downing are unique guitarists, their styles bringing that special touch to Judas Priest. But fast drumming is what shines in this album. Scott Travis, the drummer, really surprised me, and a band is never complete with out a boomy bass coming through your ears. Ian Hill takes that role and does it well.

I chose to review this CD because I hear a lot of critics and bad feedback about Judas Priest because it’s “devil music” or something but I don’t think that at all. Heavy Metal has never been an accepted mainstream genre but should be. Judas Priest prove why they are one of the most world known and original styled metal bands with this latest offering.

6/10 CHRISTIAN MACDONALD

CHROME DIVISION Booze, Broads and Beelzebub With a classic lineup of musicians including Shagrath (Stian Thoresen) known as the vocalist for melodic black-metal band, Dimmu Borgir on rhythm guitar duties, vocalist Eddie Guz of The Carburetors and Björn Luna of Ashes to Ashes, straight away you hear the presence of the grit and filth of motorcycle cultured rock, much like that of iconic rock legends Motorhead and Black Label Society, with influences of bands Kiss and AC/DC. The bands eighties rock ‘n roll feel mixed with the underlying aggression of the member’s other bands, gives the whole album a heavy metal touch. Vocalist Guz shows strong similarities to vocalist Lemmy of Motorhead having the same raspy growl, not as smokey though, with the rest of the band bringing the onslaught of rev-headed groove heavy rock.

This Norwegian quintet bring across the feel-good groove rock and head-banging metal with each song, offering a more fast and metal second release compared to their hard-rocking 2006 debut Doomsday Rock ‘n’ Roll. If you have heard of Dimmu Borgir, Ashes to Ashes or The Carburetors then you will clearly see where each musician’s sound comes from as there is definitely a strong presence of all these bands.

With a solid selection of songs and a release date late August this year, I say bring on the beer-guzzling heavy metal, as this album will put your stereo system and your eardrums through a satisfying experience.

8.5/10 DAVID WALKER

DISTURBED Indestructible Disturbed was one of those bands that launched my interest into rock/metal music, from their multiplatinum release The Sickness, which set the band up as one of the top rock acts of the early 2000 era, has since seen the band staying with a formulated approach that’s done them justice.

With every album release seeing platinum success and number one chart positions around the world, we’ll no doubt see the band’s fourth release joining high status position. The first single release Inside The Fire, about the suicide of an exgirlfriend vocalist David Draiman had when he was younger, is overall a typical standard release from the band, one of the darkest though. This release sees the band producing the overall product, giving the band leeway to creating their sound without any outside interference.

The band seems more gloomy and aggressive compared to their first three releases which had an industrial alt/metal sense. Two noticeable differences is with the introduction of new bassist, John Moyer, who brings a real heavy bottom end to the mix, and guitarist Donegan bringing solos into some tracks. There’s no disputing the band as being one of mainstream’s popular hard rock bands of the last eight years and will possibly see the band with one of the best-selling albums of 2008. Continuing the popular sound of chugging guitars, keyboard sample sounds, grooving guitar, bass hooks, and Draiman’s distinct vocal growls has left off where Ten Thousand Fists finished, leaving any dedicated fan happy.

5/10 DAVID WALKER

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MIHIRANGI No War The seemingly tireless New Zealand’s “queen of funk”, Mihirangi, whose touring schedule looks like the Olympic torch itinerary, has found time to record and is now touring her funky soul roots extensively under the No War banner. No rest for the wicked, eh?

If you have ever seen one of her live gigs you would know she packs a unique punch, creating her distinctive vibe with the aid of her loop station, mixing various vocals into stunning harmonies, most distinctive of which is her trademark beatboxing. It’s all really something to behold if you ever get the chance to see it.

No War is a well produced, five-track teaser, which also includes an Antarctic-themed video clip for the title track, and is a definite showcase of all her influences and intricacies. The opener No War has a quick techno beat laid over gospel chorus lines and politically driven vocals, a political theme apparent in all tracks. Following is GrReeEeeed with a softer beat and Maori inspired backing vocals accompanied with meaningful hip-hop style lyrics. Slave is nothing short of sultry, with an intricate vocal melody laying a foundation for her powerful, soulful voice.

Acoustic guitars, roots percussion and looped beat-boxing make for an R ‘n B vibe, again accompanying that soulful voice in Wash Away. The slow and brooding Kulcha Nation ends a release that leaves you wanting more. I hope there’s a live DVD soon; everyone should see this music come together.

8/10 ADAM FERGUSON

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THE BIGGEST IMPACT With Josh Durno

WHAT’S IN MY WARDROBE With Phoebe Duncan Of Little Things Phoebe Duncan’s closet does not lead to Narnia, but that doesn’t make it any less magical. This Hobart-based muso reveals some of the secrets behind her fashion…

Name: Phoebe Duncan.

You know me from: Little Things.

Musically I’ve been doing: Playing with Little Things, Rock Challenge 2006/2007, Australian Idol & a bunch of musicals.

Last clothes bought: Little blue board shorts – bought as part of a costume.

My style in one sentence: Eclectic and riddled with buttons and bows.

I usually buy my clothes from: Anywhere with a SALE sign.

A piece of clothing with a story behind it: There’s a happy cloud jumper and a red robe in my wardrobe from New Caledonia…

Most embarrassing item of clothing: My Coles Christmas apron.

Where you can see me next: ASA gig, Irish Murphy’s on August 5 at 9pm.

Hobart based singer-songwriter, Josh Durno, took some time out to reflect on some of the music that has shaped his career so far…

What album has had the biggest impact on you, both personally and as a musician, and why?

I am happy to say that I have had a few albums that for a week or more on end I have not been able to stop listening to. Add to that the fact that I am an eclectic listener these days and the difficulty of my answer is compounded.

Unknown Pleasures - Joy Division There was an enormous emotional power to their music that punk music of the same era lacked.

Anything by REM prior to 1998 Albums such as Fables of the Reconstruction, Document, Automatic for the People and New Adventures in Hi-Fi were fantastic. Then their drummer left and they began to write complete crap.

The Doors - The Doors Every track on that album was fantastic and I loved the melodic flexibility they had from having such a proficient guitarist and keyboard player.

The White Album - The Beatles People knock it because it was disjointed and a collection of individually-written songs by a band beginning to hate each other, but so many of the songs on it were so great. Dear Prudence is probably my favourite, as well as Blackbird.

Gems such as these have had a fantastic effect on me because I heard great songs and I wanted to play great songs, listen to more of the music, and I also wanted to write great songs when I do open mic at the Lark Distillery or ASA Wax Lyrical gigs at Irish Murphy’s.

Which gig has had the biggest impact on you, as a punter and that you’ve played, and why?

My band, New Retro Club, has gigged at the Republic and our second gig that we had there went off because it started quietly, and for a Sunday night, we thought it’d stay quiet, but people began to flock in. Nights like that are really satisfying.

We’ve also started playing at a venue called 30 Something, which the Croatian Club becomes pretty regularly on Friday nights. You are guaranteed to get everyone dancing there because they all love the music so much.

We played once at Margate Tavern which was flattering in an odd way. The crowd abused us when we stopped, but were jumping around and dancing when we played! That was a fantastic compliment.

AC/DC and Paul Kelly were gigs that I saw that were fantastic; the former with the energy, and the latter because Paul Kelly travels around with very polished and tight musicians. Everything is perfect.

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DANCE - UK // MEAT KATIE

The Snake Eats Its Tail It’s a tough life, this DJ lark. Whether you’re getting frustrated with your publisher over naming issues, or wrestling with the fact that being a DJ wasn’t on the life plan, ordinary humans just don’t know what it’s like. SAUCE made an attempt to understand when we met Meat Katie…

You’re coming out to Australia soon-ish… what’s going to be different about Meat Katie 2008 compared with the Meat Katie 2007 tour?

I’m a bit better DJ, I don’t know why… [Laughs] I’ve got this new compilation out, a new single, a string of remixes and blah-blahblah… I’m sure you’ll hear it… I could try and say I’ve re-invented the wheel but I haven’t…

“…I was supposed to be a bass player in a punk band…”

What sort of compilation is it would you say?

Well it’s a bit of a funny one; I’ve done a sessions mix for Ministry, right? But it’s not Ministry Australia, it’s Ministry UK, and my session is kind of very techo… it’s an underground mix, there’s not a lot of commercial music on there, and it’s kind of come to light recently that Ministry have got their own sessions brand that’s really commercial… they’ve got a tour going on at a similar time, y’know, with Potbelleez and stuff and they weren’t too pleased about that… they were like, “You’re not allowed to talk about Sessions… you’re not allowed… to put sessions on the tour press…” and like, I know, but my mix I’ve just done is a double CD called Sessions on Ministry of Sound… there’s no easy way ‘round that!

So your sessions is an underground CD… does that mean they’re your sessions, as in what you’d play at a gig?

Yep, completely what I’m doing rather than, you know… a chart album. I think that’s where the problem kind of arose in Ministry Australia – they have this other sessions mix which is nothing in line with what they do and I’m still out there… the one in the UK is the same. The people that have done the mix in the UK have been, like, Steve Angello, Josh Wink… you know, more kind of credible sort of DJ’s… play a little bit more underground… I can

understand kind of why they’re not happy about it but it’s kind of tough, it is. You can’t change the bare facts – it’s called Sessions and it’s on Ministry of Sound, it’s just they’ve asked us not to include the artwork… I’m not really supposed to mention it, you know? But you can’t change the bare facts!

What did Katie ever do to you that you’re suggesting that we should “meat” her? And how do you “meat” someone?

[Laughs] As Johnno says, I think it’s to do with smashing someone apparently… that was how it kind of started, but it’s become a bit more successful than I suspected…

It’s good that it’s become more than you expected, and here you are now doing Ministry of Sound compilations…

Yeah… I’ve done a Fabric compilation. I’ve done Bedrock…

I’ve done a few now, a few mix albums and that’s not bad considering I never set out to become a DJ! I never had any ambitions to be a DJ - I just wanted to be in a band! I played bass, that’s kind of how I started, but I just ended up drifting into, you know, running a record label, and becoming a DJ producer, and it’s just like… there was never a game plan… I’ve always kind of done things because I enjoyed doing them, and I’ve never been one to work for people so I’ve always been self-employed… I ended up just making electronic music, and that’s by default… now I own my own studio, you know, I‘ve got a half-decent record label, [and] I mix some of the best series in the world, compilation-wise… you kind of wake up one day and go, “How did I end up here?” you know? “This wasn’t supposed to happen, I was supposed to be a bass player in a punk band!” [Laughs] Catch the rest of this interview at sauce.net.au MEAT KATIE TOURS AUSTRALIA FROM AUGUST 15 – 30.

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DANCE - MELBOURNE // DJ JAZZ

Pushing Leads To Pumping Pushing has a bad rep, but when it’s vinyl you’re pushing to get the party pumping then you’re either using outdated technology or you’re the DJ behind the new Vinyl Pusher compilation. DAVID WILLIAMS pushed past the red line to get up close and pumpy with DJ Jazz to find out what he’ll be pushing at Syrup in August…

What’s going to make this Vinyl Pusher compilation any different from all the other electro-type compilations out there?

Basically, it’s a little bit darker, less commercial for us – always a good thing… we don’t want to be on that cheesy edge which I see other companies doing at the moment… I don’t know; don’t know what else to say…

That sounds like a good thing – so when you say not commercial, does that mean kind of dark and dirty and down into the pit of your party mound?

Not too much, but there’s definitely a bit for everyone if that makes sense… there’s some darker stuff on there; there’s also a couple, of course, of the hits in Melbourne, they’re definitely the hits… it’s that kind of thing.

And you reckon you’ll be playing a lot of the tracks that are on this at Syrup or do you have something totally different in mind?

There’ll be a couple of tunes, one or two I definitely will be playing because they’re such strong tracks but I also try to keep my sets as fresh as I can so there’s a lot of new stuff on the horizon as well…

Speaking of fresh, I was having a look at your MySpace and I saw that one of your friends was someone that you’ve been playing a lot with at Filthy Pink, DJ Feisty Grrl… how do you contrast and compare with DJ Feisty Grrl’s efforts?

I think [she’s] a great DJ… I don’t really like to compare myself to anyone… I play a little bit different to her, style-wise… she’s a very talented DJ…

So what’s happening in Melbourne at the moment, tell me about “the scene”…

Obviously, it’s quite pumping still – it’s very pumpy… you’ve got your big events that are happening flat out as well, which are bringing a lot of international acts down… [there’s] a lot going on in Melbourne… what I believe anyway is that it’s a lot stronger than Sydney in the way that the music’s more up-front, a lot newer, [with] a lot more European vibe? Which I think is great…

And what are the happening clubs at the moment?

You’ve got One Love which is always gonna be strong… you’ve got Future opening… coming up very soon… you know, you’ve got a lot of the little cool clubs, if that makes sense, you’ve got your One Six One’s, they’re all still strong… Ocean Blue… over summertime, Ocean Blue’s very cool, yeah. So there’s a lot going on down here…

How do you get people to go out when it’s so bloody cold?

I don’t think it’s as cold as Tasmania [Laughs]! I don’t know… the scene here’s very strong, they love going out and the party atmosphere is great!

Catch the rest of this interview online at www.sauce.net.au DJ JAZZ APPEARS AT SYRUP, AUGUST 1ST COURTESY VINYL PUSHER.

So why aren’t you bringing her with you on this next trip? I reckon you’d be a really good duo, you two…

Bring Feisty? [Laughs] I can arrange that! I can probably try and arrange that for sure… actually, I’ll get on the phone… hold on… nah [Laughs] I can have a chat and talk to people and see what I can do!

Thanks man! Yeah, cool… I just think there’s a whole State just waiting for her talents…

Definitely! Definitely!

“…it’s quite pumping still – it’s very pumpy…”

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Man Curbs Beats, Takes The Rap HIP-HOP - MELBOURNE // MUPH N PLUTONIC

With their latest album dusted and delivered, Muph N Plutonic reflects back on the process that went into creating …And Then Tomorrow Came. It’s all about refinement, as SAUCE finds out…

What’s really turning you on about your latest album now?

Turning me on about it… gee, I dunno… that it’s done? So I don’t have to keep working on it every week?

From my point of view, listening to the album, your producing sounds more sophisticated, more complex… is that a good thing?

I actually thought I was going simpler on some songs so, yeah – maybe more complex in terms of some of the instrumentation, but I think it’s a good thing, you know, maybe going forward a little bit with our sound… some of the ideas for the music were kind of conscious and some were more of a gut feeling about where we should go; I’m still dissecting some of it myself, you know?

“…we do have a hand in what each other does…”

If this is moving forward, what is the ultimate destination? Is it reachable? Is there somewhere you want to end up?

As far as achieving something, it’s just sort of, getting the record done and being happy with it – that’s how we move… it’s not how our larger, more long-term goals are sometimes, at best foggy, but we kind of just move from one project to the next and like, if we can nail that then that’s our achievements set… I guess as far as like, moving forward, we’re just kind of like still searching for getting our own kind of sound and not trying to take too many… checking too much stuff that’s more of our peer’s kind of work, we just do our own kind of thing… maybe even to the point of just seeing what’s around and trying to do the opposite, in a lot of ways…

I can imagine that it would be hard not to listen to other people’s stuff and absorb it to some degree but I guess… reacting against stuff is probably about the only way to be sure…

In the last twelve months I haven’t really listened to too much hip-hop; I know Dan has, he’ s probably more on the ball than me… but I was really listening to a lot of other different kinds of music to get ideas about the production, and listening to a lot of producers in more of a whole kind of way…

In terms of the stuff that you’re doing with Dan, do you go like, “Oh man, I don’t really want you to rap about that…”

All the time! I can remember one track we put together that was kind of like more a relationship concept or subject matter and I just didn’t feel comfortable having it on there, so it kind of got kicked to the curb, but that happens all the time either with beats or with rap that like, you know, if it’s

HIP-HOP - NEWCASTLE // BEATS WORKING

War Looms Over The Right To Suck

The world of art is full of shockers, shysters, and shit-stirrers. It’s only hip-hop that seems to be full of shooters. But if success is measured in how many death threats you receive in a day, Beats Working seems to have their bases covered. With a new album out, James of Beats Working lets me in on the secrets of how to get rich and famous in the suck-or-be-sucked world of hip-hop…

So James, what are you willing to do to get a record deal or to get famous?

[Laughs] You should talk to Dan about that because he can drink with the best of them… I think one of the reasons we managed to get a deal with Obese was because him and Peg went schooner to schooner with vodka… that was pretty effective actually… If you’re asking me seriously would I sell-out music and that, I don’t actually think that’s a dirty word… I mean, I don’t have a whole lot of desire to be famous or anything, my desire in music is to make music… that being said, you know, if there were lots of fame and money involved, I would probably suck some cock.

Catch the rest of this interview online at www.sauce. net.au BEATS WORKING’S LATEST ALBUM HARBOUR DRIVE IS OUT NOW ON OBESE RECORDS. CHRIS RATTRAY Is that the ultimate aim of hip-hop do you think?

To be shot? Absolutely. Any rapper worth their salt, one day, is eventually going to get shot. And if you haven’t been shot, you haven’t made it in this game, you know? Think about all the greats – Biggie, Tupac, Jam Master Jay… all assassinated. I think, once you hear that shot and you see that bullet coming towards you, you know you’ve made it.

That sounds terrible!

Most of the people who’ve interviewed me so far have been really into their hip-hop as well so they ask me serious questions about “hip-hop”, like where it’s headed and what direction it’s going in …

Well I’m not into hip-hop at all and I haven’t heard your album, so…

That’s fantastic! I really love being interviewed by people who have no idea what the hell my band is about, it’s great.

Like you, I’m open to new experiences… what’s been the most new experience you’ve opened yourself up to most recently, or that you’re about to?

Actually, we’re in the middle of a traditional hip-hop war, a’la

Was that his relationship that was ending up in the rap or was it yours?

I’m just sort of fussy about some of the subject matter that we’re going for… I mean we kind of try to have… it’s not so dissected all of the time like, I make the beats and he writes the raps, you know, but we do have a hand in what each other does… I’ve made changes to lyrics, written hooks for songs and he’s the same, you know – he’s had a hand in the way the beat sort of eventually turns out…

What was the last job you did for this album, that, after that you went and had a bit of a celebration?

It just seemed to be like it was real crunch time right up until the end so it was kind of refinement on a lot of different songs, so it wasn’t that we’d finish one song and move on to the next, it was like building the whole album all at once… and after a period of time they start to take more shape and more shape until eventually less and less little things need to be done to each track until it’s done… so yeah, rarely we’ll finish a whole song and have it just sitting there ready to go and have others that haven’t been started or something like that.

Catch the rest of this interview online at www.sauce.net.au MUPH N PLUTONIC ARE HEADLINING THE GREEN BEATS FESTIVAL ON SATURDAY AUGUST 17, THEIR LATEST ALBUM …AND THEN TOMORROW CAME IS OUT NOW ON OBESE RECORDS. DAVID WILLIAMS

HIP-HOP: THE WRAP-UP Hey folks, and welcome to a brand new (no Rhymefest) addition to the SAUCE line-up: a monthly hip-hop column penned by your local hustlers at S.L.U.T Productions, Dameza, Grotesque and mdusu. In here we’ll be letting you know what’s going on in the world of hip-hop, both locally and nationally. From upcoming shows, to who’s doing what, and a little bit of shameless local self-promotion, we’ve got you covered!

It’s been a busy month for hip-hop in Australia. With new releases from some of the big names like The Herd, TZU and Drapht all charting in their first week, and Obese Records latest signing Spit Syndicate dropping their debut album, not to mention all the up-and-comers that are getting their material out there, it’s hard to keep up!

Probably the most anticipated release though, is the new Muph N Plutonic album ...And Then Tomorrow Came. With the first single from the album, Size Of The Soul being hammered on Triple J, it’s probably a safe bet to say this is going to be a pretty big album. Muph N Plutonic will be hitting Hobart twice as part of their upcoming tour, firstly for the Green Beats Festival at the Taroona Bowls Club in August, and then at the Republic Bar and Cafe in October.

Biggie and Tupac. There is a band in Newcastle… I’m not going to mention their name… f*ck it – you’re in Tasmania… they’re called The Nameless Crew, who are stalwarts of the Newcastle scene, who have taken to hating our band for some strange reason… so we advertised the show we’ve got coming up and they sent us messages back going, “You guys have no love for the scene.

We’ll be there with bottles for your heads…” which was kind of a new experience, being involved in one of those hip-hop rivalries, which is kind of fun… I’m waiting for the bats and the knives to come out and for someone to get shot.

[Laughs] Exactly what gave you the impression this was ever going to be a serious interview and who would you go gay for?

Man, this isn’t hip-hop at all, someone’s gonna beat me up…

I’d go gay for anyone that’s offering me a million dollars for a record contract. I am a sucker for fame… and generally just

a sucker, yeah… what gave me the impression that this was gonna be a serious interview is probably the many, many serious and, to be honest, dour interviews I’ve done in the previous few weeks.

something that I’m not really comfortable with we just… get rid of it – it’s gotta be one hundred percent from both our sides for it to go on there…

So you could say you’ve been shot to fame… so what exactly is it about fame, particularly in the hip-hop arena that appeals to you? Obviously there’s the guns, the cock… what else?

The bitches! The bitches definitely appeal to me. I think this band started out, and this is a direct quote from Dan, who started the band, this band basically started because he felt he wasn’t getting enough head jobs…

He should have just talked to you!

That’s exactly what he should have done! [Laughs] But, basically, that’s what we’re after… we’re all in it for the head jobs, and for being shot, of course… and we’re willing to suck as much cock as we can to get right to the top so we can get those head jobs, man.

I can just imagine a daisy chain of you guys with your bitches, all getting head jobs, and then The Nameless Crew all jumping in and having to make a choice – shooting you or joining in.

What do you think they’d choose?

I think they would join in, because they’re cocksuckers. Definitely cocksuckers. [Laughs] It’s kind of a funny picture, isn’t it, where we’re sitting down giving head to record executives whilst receiving head from groupies. It’s like the circle of life.

“….we’re willing to suck as much c#ck as we can to get right to the top so we can get those head jobs…”

Speaking of shows to watch out for, Lyrics Born is returning to Hobart with his band on August 5th for a show at The Republic Bar. As if that wasn’t big enough, he’s being joined by J-Live, one of the best MCs out there! With releases spanning over ten years, including some certifiable underground classics, his latest effort, And Then What Happened... is a great listen.

Anyone who’s seen his live shows will attest to the man’s skills – how many people do you know than can beat rock/ juggle and rhyme at the same time? Lyrics Born and J-Live will be joined by local duo mdusu&dameza. Tickets are limited so don’t miss out.

Another dope show happening even sooner is happening on July 26th, when The Tongue ft. DJ Skoob hit the Republic Bar and Cafe with mdusu&dameza, for the launch of The Tongue’s new mixtape Redux: The Mixtape. Featuring a mixture of classic (10 Rap Commandments, It Was A Good Day, Bring The Pain) and recent (Show Me What Ya Got, A Milli) instrumentals, The Tongue brings the heat, with a choice selection of previously unreleased verses and freestyles which will leave everyone fiending for his next full-length album to drop.

On the local front, there’s also been a lot happening, with recent releases from mdusu&dameza, Covert and Multiple Choice, as well as rumours of albums being readied by Dunn D, Skurgeone, Oratoric and Paddles, Draz and Pissed Apostles amongst others.

Finally, if anyone’s looking for that new ish, you should check out a Canberra duo by the name of D’Opus and Roshambo.

These guys have recently dropped an album called The Switch, and the shit is dope! We may be seeing them down on our shores before too long, so keep your eyes peeled!

Well, that’s it for this month! If you have any news on shows, album releases, or general hip hop-related info, drop us a line at supportlocalundergroundtalent@gmail.com. Also, don’t forget to keep supporting your local acts and independent stores! Peace!

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ARTS // PUPPETRY OF THE PENIS

It Takes A Lot Of Balls To Be A Dick On Stage From nudie runs to streaking – the human fascination with the naked form and, in particular, genitalia, stretches back through the annals of time. Puppetry, too, has enjoyed a long and varied history, from Punch and Judy shows to traditional Balinese shadow puppets, man has been fascinated with playing with miniature versions of ourselves... But it’s taken two cocky guys from Australia to combine diddle-fiddling and puppetry to form the legendary stage show, Puppetry of the Penis. SAUCE exposed the techniques that have made them a hit not just down under, but all around the world.

You tried to hang up your penis a little while ago – what made you decide to bring it out for another spin?

We started doing the tour and we were selling out all the shows and people started ringing us up requesting we do it before we quit and it just kicked right back in. We thought it was like, finishing up, we thought everyone had seen it but it’s just had this new lease of life. So, instead of doing a final tour, we’re sort of doing a resurrection. It’s a res-erection!

You’ve given rise to a whole bunch of amateurs on YouTube that I’ve had the great misfortune to check out recently… what separates those mere boys to you men?

Hmm… we’ re looking for new recruits… everyone starts off as an amateur before they’re professional.

Everyone has to go through an apprenticeship – it’s just experience really. We’re more than happy to get these guys on board if they want to jump on board, really.

Your extensive training included dick tricks in the bath as a youngster and then beer in college later on. What advanced training techniques have you developed since?

I started early – I was self-taught… [but] once you’ve become a master it stays with you for life after that.

You don’t really have to get into too much philosophy about it. It always helps if you’ve had a couple of beers, let’s put it that way!

To what extent, then, does size matter?

We don’t like to talk size that much, but the more clay a sculptor has to work with, the more he can create… we’re more into stretch factor and lack of shame.

What do you think it is about the penis that has opened so many doors for you?

Well look, it’s the last bastion, really. It’s the last taboo that we’re breaking but we’re doing it in a nice way, you know what I mean? If we were doing this in a really sexualised manner we wouldn’t have made it out of the… we probably would have been locked up by now. We wouldn’t have been allowed to keep doing it in pubs or we would have been thrown out of those parties, you know what I mean? It’s all about laughing rather than being sexual with the penis. It’s never been laughed at before.

it. People complain about it and it’s like, you can’t complain about it being sexual because it’s exactly the opposite. That being said, it does work! I’ve got a two-and-a-half year old [boy]… I’ve been going out with Jane since before

I started, and most of the guys have found that it’s not that easy to pick up chicks after the show. Girls are fascinated if they haven’t seen your penis… the challenge is gone.

The mystery has been revealed… so out of sex, drugs, and rock ‘n roll, what then works for you?

Cock ‘n roll!

Rock out with ya cock out… Will you apprentice your little boy or just let him discover his own innate puppetry skills?

He’s certainly discovered it already… about the same age as I did too, by the way… yeah, look, he’s always tuggin’ on it whenever he gets the chance and I mean, we’re not discouraging it, but we’re not encouraging it either… you don’t start off when you’re at High School and say “I’m gonna be a Penis Puppeteer when I grow up”… it’s more of a calling.

I don’t know… [Laughs] It’s not supposed to be laughed at anyway! You’ll shatter a man if you laugh at his penis.

How would you feel if your son went and answered that call later in life?

Oh look, he can do what he wishes. I’m an open-minded individual. I wouldn’t be here today [if I wasn’t]. I’m certainly not going to say “You must be a doctor! No! Go back into your bedroom and start studying to be a doctor so you can fix your old man’s nuts up!” [Laughs]

Let’s go there… how has penis puppetry contributed to your skills in the bedroom?

I don’t think it contributes at all. I mean, Puppetry of the Penis is completely non-sexual.

That’s the line we’ve gotta draw and we always have. There’s nothing really in-between.

That’s the strange thing about it. People have tried to sexualise

Catch the rest of this interview at sauce.net.au PUPPETRY OF THE PENIS POPS UP AT THE BURNIE CIVIC CENTRE AUGUST 6, DEVONPORT ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE AUGUST 7, L AUNCESTON’S PRINCESS THEATRE AUGUST 8, AND THEATRE ROYAL HOBART AUGUST 9.

CHRIS RATTRAY

“…you don’t start off when you’re at High School and say “I’m gonna be a Penis Puppeteer when I grow up”… it’s more of a calling…”

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SCREEN // ST. KILDA FILM FESTIVAL

See those round things in your parent’s cupboard? No, not those little silvery round things; the big, black round things. Would you believe people used to listen to music using those things? No? Me either.

Here, grab some paint and put them to better use as a canvas for your deepest artistic expression.

Mummy and Daddy will love it! Well, that’s what Ben Martin of the Vinyl Vandals 2 exhibition wants you to believe anyway…

The St. Kilda Film Festival’s regional touring program has expanded once again, this time encompassing such far-flung locations as Wynyard and Zeehan, where they, apparently, have a theatre. I was as surprised as anyone when I had a chat to the Festival co-ordinator, Paul Harris, about the magic of cinema…

Lp’s Provide Sound Canvas What was the concept behind this? Why use records?

Conceptually, the object of the exhibition was to create interesting yet affordable artwork. There are really several reasons to use records. Firstly vinyl ties in nicely with the four elements of hip-hop culture, which graffiti and street art are a part of. The second is that vinyl allows unfunded artists to produce high quality work and create more affordable art.

Recycling unused or damaged vinyl is a good thing too. Lastly, the vinyl is a really nice surface to paint on.

How did you source two hundred damaged LPs? And have you found any artworks based off unusual or notable albums? I take it no one’s put the “Have a Nice Day” smiley face on The White Album … or have they?

The artists found vinyl in op shops, tips shops, garage sales, in attics and their grandparents - anywhere and everywhere. No one really played up that end of the spectrum - but one artist was using His Master’s Voice to good effect.

What criteria or guidelines did the artists follow when developing works for Vinyl Vandals? What media did they use?

The only restraint we gave to the artists for the show was that the work had to be completed using vinyl LP. Mediums are mixed from prints to aerosol to paint pen, to oil paints to sculpture.

Who are some of the artists who have contributed to this exhibition? And how would you describe their varying styles?

Overall, there are seventeen artists involved. Nearly everyone in the show is an active street artist, and most of them have never had a legal exhibition. Never, Spyer, Mr.Extol, Niser, -8-, Van Dol and Soul are a small selection. The styles range dramatically.

Some works I would define as a very “art school” while others use traditional graffiti techniques and stencils. Some artists work in a “grass roots” street art style while others employ a clean graphic designer look.

I understand that this is the second incarnation of Vinyl Vandals. How has the concept of the exhibition, and the artistic content, evolved since the first one?

The show has evolved in a couple of ways, sheer numbers is one; the show now involves over 200 vinyls, 2 shows, 17 artists, 5 cartons of beer and 10 litres of wine on opening night. Another aspect is the quality of the work produced - another year older and a broader variety of artists involved…

What are some of your favourite pieces in this exhibition, and why?

Favourite pieces? That’d be favouritism… but seeing as you insist: Never’s Raccoon, Vandol’s Astro Boy, Mr. Extols Sailor Jerry inspired swallows, -8-‘s trio of sniggle art contemporaries, Spyer’s city pieces, there is literally something for everyone.

What kind of feedback have you got so far? What have been some people’s reactions?

Feedback has been good, opening night was full and lots of fun, people comment that there is just SO much work to look at and SO much to try and take in, but after the initial shock, a lot of people are surprised and amazed at the sheer talent, complexity and skill involved in producing these works.

After this exhibition closes its doors, what will you be tackling next?

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After this is closed in Hobart it then heads to Launceston for a month… after that, Fat Cap Creations is playing curator to another collaboration show in November/December… but that’s all still hush-hush.

VINYL VANDALS 2 EXHIBITS AT NOURISH CAFÉ IN HOBART UNTIL AUGUST 2, AND THEN AT LOOSE CHANGE RECORDS IN LAUNCESTON FROM AUGUST 6 TO SEPTEMBER 6.

TOM WILSON

SOUTHERN ARTS WRAP Jane Burton’s exhibition of photographic images exploring childhood connections to environment, Motherland, is currently showing at the Bett Gallery. The exhibition runs until the 12th of August.

Mat Ward’s exhibition After Party is currently being displayed at the Raincheck Lounge in association with the Bett Gallery. The exhibition runs until the 7th of September.

Anna de Little’s exhibition of paintings, Submergence, is currently on display at the Red Wall Gallery. The exhibition runs until the 16th of August.

Repeat Business is CAST Gallery’s third major exhibition of craft and design since 2006. It contains work from interstate and international artists INDECO, OSSA, Rex Heathcote, Allan Silvermore, Rudolf Sibrava and Lisa Boyter. The exhibition runs until the 27th of July.

Ellie Ray and Colin Langridge’s sculptural and photographic exhibition Fold opens at the CAST Gallery on Friday the 8th of August at 6pm and runs until the 7th of September.

To what extent did that first experience influence your career path?

I’ve always enjoyed watching movies and, again, when I grew up, it was always a thrill to sit in a darkened theatre… I call movie-watching an “immersible experience” – like going down in a submarine… you go out of yourself. I love watching DVDs but that’s a different experience altogether to when you’re watching films communally.

What do you think it is about that shared experience that makes it so powerful?

I think it’s become even more important now because we’re all sort of living in isolation, even the way we consume culture… people don’t do things communally, maybe they go to church, but in decreasing numbers, or they worship at the football and when you’re watching a movie… in a funny way, although you get together you’re creating your own separate experiences.

I always say that if you show a movie to four or five hundred people, basically those people are each watching their own movie, interpreting it in their own way… but they’re still sharing.

As a form of cultural conversation how valuable do you think it is in today’s society where we’re becoming more and more fragmented with things like YouTube and on-demand viewing?

Yoshiro Masuda’s photography exhibition Collapsing Horizon is currently on at the Criterion Gallery and runs until the 2nd of August.

Onaroll is the first in a series of exhibitions at the Plimsoll Gallery that invites artists to develop works in response to a particular medium: in this case, toilet paper. The exhibition runs until the 8th of August.

Entrepot’s current exhibitions, Landscapes and Mentality, featuring works by Erin Amor, Griselda Roberts and Angela Prince and Beyond Twilight by Debby Taylor run until the 25th of July.

Brett Littleton and Alison Lobbe move in to the Entrepot Gallery on the 28th of July with their respective exhibitions Fragmented China and Incidental Lines. Both run until the 15th of August.

The Melbourne Art Fair ’08 Three Day Preview opens at 5pm on the 24th of July at the Despard Gallery. The exhibition runs until the 26th of July.

Mathieu Bernard-Reymond, Kristian Haggblom and

From a group of artists all working within the parameters of urban

Well, look at the success of something like the recent Melbourne Film Festival. I think there’s actually a basic appetite there to have these kinds of communal experiences. It’s nothing to do with nostalgia really , you know, it’s quite easy to say, “Oh, in the old days we used to go to the movies…” I think it’s something a bit more basic than that.

Maybe hearkening back to theatre in a way?

It’s funny; I’m a bit of a snob when it comes to the theatre. I get distracted. When you go to the theatre, depending on where you’re sitting, depending on the actors on the night, if they’re in a good mood or whatever you’re seeing different performances, but when you see a movie, it’s there forever… and the people you’re watching are dead, even if you’re watching a young actor who’s around, the performance they delivered at that time is set in concrete forever, and they’re no longer the person they were when they did it, and even when they did it it’s not real because you’re watching an illusion, and you’re watching an exaggerated illusion… you know, you’re watching these fiftyfoot high ghosts depending on what kind of screen you’re watching it on.

That’s quite eerie isn’t it – we all sit around in a dark room watching fifty-foot high ghosts…

It is weird, but here’s something even weirder – what other communal activity can you think of where a group of strangers will sit next to each other all facing the same way for two hours sitting in the dark? It’s kind of a bizarre experience when you think about it, but it’s something we all do!

Catch the rest of this interview online at www.sauce.net. au THE ST. KILDA FILM FESTIVAL TOURS TO WYNYARD’S OLD WYNYARD THEATRE, JULY 31, ZEEHAN’S GAIETY, AUGUST 1, AND HOBART’S STATE CINEMA, AUGUST 2.

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artforms and connection with their own internal state comes the mixed media exhibition Urban, currently being exhibited at the Despard Gallery. The exhibition runs until the 13th of August.

The Long Gallery’s major exhibition for this year is Parallel, featuring the work of ten artists and their approaches to the subconscious, the unseen, the paranormal and the unknown.

The exhibition opens on the 5th of August and runs until the 31st of August.

Opportunites Inflight Gallery are looking for submissions for their 2009 Gallery season. For more information visit the Inflight website: www.inflight.com.au Entrepot Gallery will begin accepting applications for Semester one exhibitions from UTAS Fine Arts students from the 4th of August. See in the Entrepot shop for details.

Coming Up

Launceston is set to be the host community for one of the largest ever gathering of artists and arts workers in Tasmania through the presentation of the seventh Regional Arts Australia National Conference in August 2010. To celebrate and begin the planning process Tasmania Regional Arts are inviting arts organisations and artists to apply for “seed funding” through the Regional Arts Fund to develop ideas or projects that can link with the conference. For more information visit www.tasregionalarts.org.au or contact Angela Driver on 6323 3786. Applications close 1 August.

Other Grant Opportunities

Get Your Staff Out!

Ministers Youth Arts Award - Are you, or do you know, a young artist with passion, a career vision and a thirst for knowledge? The Minister for the Environment, Parks, Heritage and the Arts, Michelle O’Byrne has announced a new professional development award of up to $5,000 for a young Tasmanian artist aged between 18-26.

Magically appear at open mic night @ The Oak on the 25th July @ 8pm - rockers, music lovers and beer drinking enthusiasts alike get your butt down to the pub and support local band WIZARD in their premiere debut show, where you’ll be set to have your clocks rocked off, also playing is Shakbula. Other Lonny bands will also be strutting their cosmic trash around The Oak.

The successful applicant will be awarded a personalised program of interstate professional development through either a mentorship or a placement within a relevant organisation. The artist may use the award to cover mentor fees, travel costs, living expenses and other costs up to the value of $5,000.

What was the first film you remember seeing – what was it and who took you?

My mother took me to films when I was a kid and they would have been children’s films. I remember seeing cartoons… and they affected me greatly because I took them seriously… I can’t remember what it was, but this character had a bath in the morning and left for the office, and when he came home at night he’d left the shower on and when he opened the door, everything flooded out onto the street and took him down the drain. Haven’t got a clue what the film was… maybe it’s just something that’s in my memory that I’ve inflated… the important thing about it was that it demonstrated to me the power of cinema at a very early age.

Phillipa Steele’s exhibition Whitewash employs the gallery space as a sort of performance laundry, where the artist washes and irons the clothing of the surrounding community. The exhibition runs until the 26th of July.

Unchain my Haertel Unchain, an installation by Launceston Artist Ralf Haertel is on until the 27th of July at e.ScApe café gallery @ 21 Main Street St. Marys. There will be a closing dinner, party, and presentation on Saturday 26th 6pm. Cost is $20 for a two course dinner and a great night of entertainment. Bookings ph: 6372 2444. All welcome to attend. “Ralf has convincingly come to a new resolution in this exhibition of a body of work that has been developing over some time. The installation has transformed the physical spaces in and around the gallery in a commanding combination of fun and theory...”

- Anthony White, gallery director.

Exciting Announcement for 2010

Community Gathers To Watch Ghosts

Bachelor of the Arts Album launch - 16th August 2008, 9pm @ Arts Alive “These guys rock! If you like a dark nutty slice of Pop/Mod magic, these guys really will blow your mind (what’s left of it anyway!)” - Chappy

The Minister’s Youth Arts Award is intended to inspire and support a young artist in the early stages of their career. A suitable mentor or organisation can offer valuable industry skills and insights that may stimulate an artist’s practice and influence their career path. The award is a great opportunity for the recipient to learn and grow through industry experience. Applications close 1st August.

Exhibition – Arts Alive

For further information go to www.arts.tas.gov.au/awards (see also Arts Tas Individuals category.)

For more information on arts opportunities in Launceston or to get involved email manic.tas@gmail.com

The next exhibition at Arts Alive features works by Jamilene Tan titled I Keep Thinking Of Your Beautifully Ugly Exhibition.

The exhibition opens @ Arts Alive artspace, 24th July (Thursday), 6pm. The showing runs from 22nd July to 31st July.

Guest speaker: Penny Mason.

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Sarah Austin’s 1988 HONDA CIVIC DRIVER PROFILE What do you do?

I work full time as a Retail Assistant.

Why did you choose the Honda?

Because it’s sexy looking and a great daily driven car, which also packs the punch under the hood.

Any Plans?

Whole new audio-visual set up, more interior work and engine work.

Do you want to thank anyone?

I would like to thank Sabre customs for all the time and support while building the car.

ENGINE

ZC D16A8 Engine conversion BOMZ Cold Air Intake Top Gun leads 2.5” exhaust system 2 x 4.5” cannons

EXTERIOR

Street Fighter 1 front bar Cyber side skirts with Cyber 2 add-ons Mugen door pods Cyber 2 rear bar Cyber eyelids Vader carbon fibre bonnet R32 tail lights Angel eye projectors M3 chrome mirrors Custom House of Kolor red flake SEM silver flake

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18” Vault Savanah’s BOMZ Racing coil-overs KYB-shocks DBA Slotted brakes CRX brake callipers BOMZ Racing front strut bar BOMZ Racing rear strut bar

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Soundstream DVD headunit Pioneer 4” splits Response splits 2x10” Pioneer subwoofers Rockford Fosgate Monoblock

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Saas bucket seats Saas steering wheel Saas pedals Saas gear knob Full custom tan re-trim Rear seats black re-trim

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Model’s Drive Leads To Indy FEATURE - TASMANIA // MISS INDY 2007

North-west native, Erin Deverell, dreamt of entering the Bartercard Miss Indy competition. Determined to win, she gave herself an edge by doing things a little differently. Her resulting win took her beyond the beach and into a glamorous world far removed from her humble life…

So, Erin… what are you wearing today?

Ha. Ha. [Long pause] Is this a serious interview?

It is a serious interview. [Pause] We can move on if you like.

Yep. What led you to take part in the Bartercard Miss Indy competition, Erin?

It’s always been a dream of mine to become a Bartercard Miss Indy contestant. [It stemmed] from watching them on the TV, the Miss Indy TV show, over the last few years on Fox 8… my father and brother are Ford fans so they always watch the car racing. I guess it probably stemmed from there… I’d always watch the car racing, I guess, because it was always on and I took a little bit of an interest in it.

What was it about the competition – what did it mean to you personally?

I was starting to do a little bit of modelling, at

the time, and I was starting to enter into most of the Procon Leisure contests, and the Bartercard Miss Indy one was the one I really aimed to do. I worked hard and thought, “Well I’m gonna be in it to win it,” so I did the very best I could.

Good work! What is it about sexy girls and hot cars? Why is it such a winning combination?

I don’t know, I’m not a male – you’ll have to tell me that!

[Laughs]

the whole time, no matter if you went to the bathroom or anything, you just had to be on your best behaviour and really keep on top of things personally, because people were watching you the whole time.

What do you think are the qualities that you possess that won you the title of Miss Indy?

We won the contest by two things – sportswear and swimwear.

It was a catwalk parade, so having personality on stage was, I think, what won it for me… I sort of did some acting on stage as well; I didn’t do just the normal modelling routine. I… wanted to do something different to stand out to the judges so I dressed up as the grid girl, made a big sign, and basically acted out a grid girl routine, sexied it up, and yeah – I won! [Laughs]

How does the reality of being a Miss Indy representative measure up to the dream?

It was much more full on than I expected. People were in my face the whole time. I had crowds of people… we had up to ten bodyguards surrounding us at any one time. We had police escorts whenever we were moved from one location [to another]… I just wasn’t expecting the full on-ness of people in your face, getting photographed, videotaping… just, the whole thing was, yeah… really amazing.

Who was somebody you really wanted to meet and how did they measure up to your expectations?

I really wanted to meet Sarah Buller, the winner from last year, 2006… I got to meet her and she was a really nice girl.

She was everything I expected her to be. The growth in her from winning the competition was just amazing and I thought, “Well, she’s probably going to be my role-model for this competition…” she just said, “Be yourself, don’t act to be anybody else but yourself, because you’re the one that’s going to win.” She just was really natural…

Was that intimidating?

No, not intimidating, I took it on-board – what a privilege! If they wanted to take my photo, so yeah!

What were some of the things that stood out about the experience of going to Queensland for the finals?

Well, the VIP parties, and we went to the Gala Ball at the Crown Casino, and just being there with all the top people of the car racing industry, all the drivers and the whole media experience, you had to really have your wits about you. You were on display

How do you find it being yourself when you have so many eyes on you? Is that something you have to work hard to achieve?

Not work hard – of course, be aware of so many people watching you… but I was just thinking the whole time, “Don’t think of yourself as Erin from Tasmania, think of yourself as a Bartercard Miss Indy contestant, act up to your name, because the whole world’s watching you right now.”

So, you just have to do what you gotta do, and do it the best you can… because what you’re representing is yourself as a Bartercard Miss Indy contestant…

Erin talks about her life growing up by the beach and some of her favourite books in the rest of this interview, available online at www.sauce.net.au THIS YEAR’S BARTERCARD MISS INDY COMPETITION KICKS OFF WITH HEAT #1 AT LONNIES NITECLUB, AUGUST 15 – GIRLS, GET IN IT TO WIN IT… GUYS, COME SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR OUR LOCAL TALENT! CHRIS RATTRAY

“I dressed up as the grid girl, made a big sign, and basically acted out a grid girl routine, sexied it up, and yeah – I won!”

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COMPETITIONS & GIVEAWAYS You’ve read about them, now’s your chance to score some free swag… read on to see how!

GREEN BEATS We’ve got a double pass to the Green Beats Festival at the Taroona Bowls Club, August 17 to give away!

Write to competitions@sauce.net.au with the answer the following question: Which band’s bio photo features on the Green Beats Festival MySpace page ? myspace.com/greenbeatsmusicfestival

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Fave band: Manu Ciao Fave TV show: Not sure How often do you buy the newspaper?

Often Which radio station do you listen to most?

Edge What do you look at more - computer or TV? Computer Where do you go the most on the internet?

Facebook

Fave band: The Killers Fave TV show: Daria How often do you buy the newspaper?

Never Which radio station do you listen to most?

Edge What do you look at more - computer or TV? Computer Where do you go the most on the internet?

Facebook

HARBOUR DRIVE

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B E AT S W O R K I N G

Fave band: Radiohead Fave TV show: Not sure How often do you buy the newspaper?

Occasionally Which radio station do you listen to most?

Triple J What do you look at more - computer or TV? Computer Where do you go the most on the internet?

Google

MOS ANTHEMS We’ve got FOUR copies of the latest Ministry of Sound Compilation, Anthems 1991-2008 to give away! See entry details below!

BEATS WORKING We’ve got TWO copies of the latest Beats Working album, Harbour Drive to give away! See entry details below!

Youth Gambling Survey What do you think about gambling?

It sounds like fun to me!

I don’t think I’d want to gamble… even when I’m 18.

My dad buys me scratchies

I’ve never gambled

An opportunity to have your say by doing an anonymous survey This survey is about what young people 14 – 17 years old think about gambling.

Maybe you have gambled Maybe you know someone who gambles Maybe you have never gambled No matter how much or how little you think you know about gambling, if you are a Tasmanian aged 14, 15, 16 or 17 years, this survey could be for you.

BRITISH INDIA We’ve got THREE copies of the latest British India album, Thieves to give away! See entry details below!

ST KILDA FILM FEST We’ve got THREE double passes to screenings of the St Kilda Film Festival to give away! See entry details below!

THE HERD We have ONE double pass for The Herd’s Summerland launch at Hobart’s Uni Bar, September 4 to give away! See entry details below!

The Tasmanian Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) want to find out what young people think so they can provide the right information to help you: Know about the risks of gambling, and Make informed choices.

Johanna 24 Fave band Mando Diao Fave TV show: Friends How often do you buy the newspaper?

Not often Which radio station do you listen to most?

Don’t What do you look at more - computer or TV? Computer Where do you go the most on the internet?

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Check out the project website at: http://www.educ.utas.edu.au/projectkaap/ Read all about it so you can decide if you’d like to do the survey… and maybe volunteer for an interview.

There’s a link to the survey on the project website or you can go to: https://survey.educ.utas.edu.au/takeSurvey.asp?surveyID=14 You will need the username education\survey And the password education The survey closes on August 31, 2008.

Who are the researchers? Dr Christine Gardner and Professor John Williamson from the School of Education, University of Tasmania are doing this work for the DHHS. Any questions? Contact: Christine.Gardner@utas.edu.au or 6324 3792 Locked Bag 1307 Launceston 7250 This project has been approved by the Tasmanian Social Sciences Human Research Ethics Committee (Ref: H9964)

VINYL PUSHER We’ve got THREE copies of DJ Jazz’s Vinyl Pusher to give away! See entry details below!

HOW TO ENTER To enter any of our competitions, email your name, address and which three bands or artists you most want to tour Tassie to competitions@ sauce.net.au. Include the name of the competition you’re entering in the subject line of your email, for example, to enter the MOS ANTHEMS competition, write “MOS ANTHEMS”. It’s so easy, even your Mum can do it!

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