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FREE SHIT LOVE LIKE HATE Love Like Hate are an emerging dark pop band from Brisbane and we have two of their merch packs (including a bag, badge and a copy of the EP Rabbit Hole) to give away. Described as Florence and the Machine meets Ladytron this group boast the dual strength of both vocal and instrumental prowess. Their second single Not My Heart, has just dropped, and is sure to be as well received both in Australia and internationally as their debut track, 21.

SMASH MOUTH Smash Mouth are visiting our shores again this March. The All Star rockers will be promoting their new album MAGIC, which will be released on Friday February 15. It will be the band's seventh album, featuring the prophetic track Justin Bieber, as well as groovy numbers Flippin Out and Magic. Smash Mouth have a knack for producing summertime, feel-good music; their cover of The Monkee's I'm A Believer, along with All Star, was featured on the Shrek soundtrack and earned the band an international fanbase. Smash Mouth will be playing The Hi-Fi on Wednesday March 13. Tickets can be purchased from the venue website.

THE TEA PARTY We have five DVDs of The Tea Party: Live in Australia up for grabs. Affectionately known for their sound called Morrocan-roll, a hybrid blend of rock and Middle Eastern influence, The Tea Party split in 2005 only to reunite for this epic Australian tour. The DVD features a two hour live recording of the band playing some of their greatest hits. Head to beat.com.au/freeshit to win.

MOON DUO Moon Duo was formed by Ripley Johnson of Wooden Shjips and Sanae Yamada in San Francisco in 2009. Inspired initially by the legendary duo of John Coltrane and Rashied Ali, Moon Duo counts such variant groups as Silver Apples, Royal Trux, and Cluster as touchstones, among others. Utilising guitar, keyboards, and vocals, the Duo plays space against form to create a primeval sound experience. After a debut 12’’ single, Moon Duo released the acclaimed Killing Time EP, followed by the Escape LP. Johnson and Yamada bring their spooky, august sounds to the Northcote Social Club on Sunday March 17 at 8pm. Tickets are $25+bf or $30 at the door, if still available.

SARAH BLASKO Sarah Blasko has announced the Melbourne support for the best that is her I Awake tour this February: Melbourne chamber-pop artist Wintercoats. The musician employs the use of string looped, harmonic piano and classical arrangement to create an atmospheric brand of pop that has seen him frequent The Toﬀ, and recently earn him spots at Berlin's Torstrassen Festival and the Laboratorium Festival in Heidelberg, Germany. Sarah Blasko will be performing at Hamer Hall on Thursday February 14. Tickets can be purchased from the Arts Centre website.

PUSH OVER Returning for their 21st anniversary, Victoria's favourite underage festival has revealed the final acts to cap off their 2013 lineup, and the crowning additions include the nine FReeZA Push Start Battle of the Bands finalists. Hailing from all over Victoria, the finalists include Above Suspicion, Define the Signal, Eater of the Sky, Estates, Hounds Homebound, Pixie Juice, Rise Electric, Seattle Fix and The Small Print, who will all battle it out at Push Over for the chance to take home the massive prize pack. They join the likes of The Amity Affliction, DZ Deathrays, Violent Soho, Northeast Party House, Dream On Dreamer and loads more. It's all going down on Monday March 11 at Sidney Myer Music Bowl. Tickets are on sale now through Ticketmaster.

GROOVIN THE MOO PENNYWISE Last year, Pennywise announced the return of original vocalist Jim Lindberg, and also finally declared their imminent return to Melbourne for a tour in April of this year. 2013 also marks the band's 25th anniversary, with their first album Pennywise released back in 1991. The punk rockers planned to tour in August last year, however had to postpone the shows when then-front man Zoli Téglás injured his back during a show, requiring surgery. Joining Pennywise will be ‘90s punk outfit Face To Face and ska punk quartet The Menzingers. Pennywise will be playing Melbourne on Thursday April 4 at The Palace. Tickets are available via The Palace website. All tickets purchased for the postponed August 2012 show will be honoured at the rescheduled shows.

Each year Groovin The Moo, the country's only regional touring festival, has gone from strength to strength. 2013 will prove no diﬀerent with the announcement of a huge batch of local and international talent. The full lineup in alphabetical order reads as follows: Alison Wonderland, Alpine, The Amity Aﬄiction, The Bronx, DZ Deathrays (DJ set), Example, Flume, Frightened Rabbit, Hungry Kids Of Hungary, The Kooks, Last Dinosaurs, Matt And Kim, Midnight Juggernauts, Pez, Regurgitator, Seth Sentry, Shockone, Tame Impala, Tegan And Sara, The Temper Trap, They Might Be Giants, Tuka With Ellesquire, Urthboy, DJ Woody’s Big Phat ‘90s Mixtape, Yacht and Yolanda Be Cool. Groovin The Moo takes place at Prince of Wales Showground, Bendigo on Saturday May 4. For ticketing and more information head to gtm.net.au.

LOS STRAITJACKETS The American, masked instrumental rock band Los Straitjackets from country town Nashville are to hold a one-night-only concert in Melbourne on Thursday March 14. Drawing from the sheer musical genius of Dick Dale, Duane Eddy, and The Ventures, the Loss Straitjackets' energetic surf rock will create a killer atmosphere at the LuWoW Forbidden Temple in Fitzroy. They will be supported by The Exotics, a rock band with a uniquely bluesy feel, and tickets will be available at the door for $35 from 8pm.

FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND Welsh post-hardcore outﬁt Funeral For A Friend have remained one of the most fascinating bands to come out of the UK, after their debut album Casually Dressed & Deep In Conversation collected accolades that declared the band a landmark of punk in the 2000s. Having spent almost all of 2012 recording their new album Conduit, Funeral For A friend return to Australia refreshed and reinvigorated for their giant 2013 tour. This years’ outing boasts ten shows through ﬁve states, making this the guys’ most extensive Aussie visit to date. Funeral For A Friend play The Corner Hotel in Richmond on Tuesday May 14, and Pier Live in Frankston on Wednesday May 15.

YACHT CLUB DJS Good time party-heads Yacht Club DJs are bringing their famed mash-up styles to Melbourne once again, refusing to let up after a very impressive festival-hopping 2012. The duo know how to please a crowd, with their repertoire of songs including elements from the early ‘60s, classic blues, current pop numbers to theme songs and everything in between. Tickets to Yacht shows always sell lightning-fast, and their upcoming Melbourne show will be no exception, particularly as it’s being held at the awesome Ding Dong Lounge in town. Tickets are on sale today for the Saturday March 30 performance.

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DRAGONFORCE London-based sextet Dragonforce have added a Melbourne sideshow to their Australian itinerary. The tour coincides with the release of the metal outﬁt's ﬁfth studio album, The Power Within. They'll be joined by super-charged Austin ensemble The Sword. Catch the wild show at Billboard on Monday February 25. Tickets on sale tomorrow through Ticketek.

LAST DINOSAURS Last Dinosaurs are all about making first and lasting impressions, and their debut album from last year, In A Million Years, was no exception. The four young guys are known for their festive and fun live performances, and consistently prompt audiences to bounce joyously along to their increasing stable of excellent singles. The band are set to tour the country’s universities as part of The First Degree Tour, a travelling mini-festival to ease the strained brains of our country’s students by offering performances right on campus. Joining Last Dinosaurs on the Melbourne leg will be Yacht Club DJs, Twinsy and Naysayer and Gilsun. The dancefloor mayhem will commence at Monash University Clayton on Thursday March 7. Tickets are $25+bf if you’re an MSA member (you nerd), or $30+ bf if you’re not. On sale now.

JOAN JETT & THE DARKNESS Following a sold out 2012 tour, The Darkness will return to Australian shores this April with the accompaniment of Joan Jett. Known for their audacious on-stage rock'n'roll antics, when The Darkness were last in Melbourne, six years after the release of their debut Permission To Land, our reviewer summed up the performance in the sentence: “When life gives you lemons you grab Justin Hawkin’s arse – so I did – and the show was phenomenal.” They'll be joined by rock queen Joan Jett and her Blackhearts, whom last toured to ring in the New Year at Falls Festival in 2010. They'll take over Hisense Arena on Saturday April 6. Tickets on sale Monday February 11 at 9am through Ticketek.

Following on from the wild Dig It Up! last year, which featured garage legends The Sonics along with Redd Kross, The Fleshtones, The 5,6,7,8s and more, the 2013 edition of Dig it Up! has announced another impressive lineup. Held in honour of the threedecade long recording career of Australian garage icons the Hoodoo Gurus, Dig It Up! highlights the band’s finely-honed musical tastes and inspirations by showcasing their favourite acts in several cities around Australia. Hoodoo Gurus will perform again this year, playing their second album Mars Needs Guitars (a feature listing in the 2010 book: 100 Best Australian Albums), home to singles Wipeout!, Death Defying and the classic Bittersweet. Joining them for the event will the band with the raddest name in the whole world, San Francisco’s Flamin' Groovies. The group produced some of the decade’s most vital recordings, including the classic singles Shake Some Action and Slow Death. Dig It Up! will be the first time since 1981 that the Jordan/Wilson/Alexander lineup of the Flamin’ Groovies have appeared anywhere in the world. In addition, Blue Oyster Cult – a band revered by punks, metal heads, sci-fi geeks and horror movie fans alike – will tour Australia for the first time ever thanks to Hoodoo Gurus. Joining them will be UK punk pioneers Buzzcocks, along with Peter Case, The Stems and more to be announced soon. What a party, eh? Dig it Up! visits The Palace Theatre and surrounding venues on Thursday April 25. Tickets are on sale Friday February 8 from Ticketek and Oztix.

THE BRONX Australia's favourite LA punk band The Bronx are back with their ﬁrst album in ﬁve years, titled IV. Produced by beau Burchell, IV marks the ten year anniversary of the band and will see them return to Australia this April to share their new tracks with fans all around the country on their most extensive national tour ever. Already announced as part of the national Groovin' The Moo festival lineup, Melbourne fans will also be treated to two intimate shows at The Corner Hotel, a venue the band played early in their career. Tuesday April 30 sees The Bronx supported by Violent Soho and Blacklevel Embassy, while Wednesday May 1 show will feature support from DZ Deathrays and Batpiss. Tickets will be sure to go fast, get in quick when they go on sale Wednesday February 13 from The Corner website.

LISA MITCHELL Australian indie sweetheart Lisa Mitchell joins a stellar lineup of artists playing at Melbourne Zoo’s Zoo Twilight nights. The magical setting of the zoo provides the perfect place for a summer night of music, especially when it’s ignited with the infectious sounds of the loveable Lisa Mitchell. This season Zoo Twilight features a variety of amazing acts including Missy Higgins, Kate MillerHeidke, Clare Bowditch, Leo Sayer, Stoneﬁeld, The Bamboos with Tim Rogers and many more. Tickets are selling fast so we’d recommend you get your skates on and purchase soon through Moshtix. Lisa Mitchell performs on Friday January 18.

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MANU CHAO Along with his festival appearances this Easter, the multilingual and incredibly diverselyinfluenced Manu Chao and his band La Ventura have been confirmed to play a headline show at the Palace Theatre in Melbourne city. Fuelled creatively by the inspiration drawn from street culture and the local bar scene in his now homebase, Barcelona, Chao has eclectically gathered influences from a myriad of genres and styles from rock, reggae, salsa, dub, folk, gypsy and West African – with compositions sung in English, Portugeuse, Spanish, French, Italian and Spanish. Chao is one of the world’s most well-known and respected musicians, with a huge cult following in all corners of the globe, having sold more than 10 million albums in his time. The Palace show will take place on Monday March 25, and tickets can be purchased through Ticketek.

BIG DAY NOT OUT Like cans? Like sitting down and watching people do things? Ace. Into kickarse acts like the Dave Larkin Band and San Gras? Cool. Pub Cricket’s Big Day Not Out is for you. The unfit, beer-loving denizens of over a dozen local pubs are back on the field for the annual Big Day Not Out at Edinburgh Gardens, Brunswick Street on Sunday March 17. After a long season of trying to figure out how many beers there are in an over, the pubs (forming the Yarra Pub Cricket Association) from around the inner northern suburbs duke it out in a day-long battle royale from 10am to 6pm, in one of Fitzroy’s most celebrated annual community days. Proceeds all go to local charities, so put this cracker on the calendar.

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SONGS Sydney quartet Songs have ﬁnally revealed a new single Boy/Girl, as well as plans to come by Melbourne for a show next week. Songs released their debut album back in 2009, though after spending most of 2012 in the studio the band have also announced album number two. Entitled Malabar, it is on its way into the world, due out next month via Popfrenzy. Since their ﬁrst album Songs have also undergone some line up changes, now featuring Ben James from Talons on drums and Cameron Emerson-Elliot from Youth Group on guitar. Songs will be playing at The Gasometer on Friday February 8, with guests Gold Tango, Day Ravies and Valcro. Tickets are$10 on the door. Malabar is out Friday March 8.

BERTIE BLACKMAN

Australian music icon James Reyne will be hitting The Espy in St Kilda from 5.30pm on Sunday March 10 during the Labour Day weekend. He’ll be performing songs written during his successful run as lead singer/songwriter and esteemed guitarist of the ‘80s rock sensation Australian Crawl, during which time he received numerous awards for the unique, scratchy timbre which underlies his powerful vocals. His performance will feature some old favourites such as Reckless, as well as tracks from his more recent albums including Hard Reyne, Electric Digger Dandy and his latest album Thirteen (produced under his solo label). It will be a night of high quality entertainment as Reyne will be joined by the likes of The Dale Ryder Band, Nudist Funk Orchestra, Bad Boys Batucada and Ms Butt. Entry to the event is free.

Bertie Blackman has revealed a special intimate show for her adoring fans, to be held next weekend. Blackman’s ﬁrst encounter with her artistic self came as a child sashaying across her mother and father’s paint-strewn studio ﬂoor, and since then she’s released four studio albums, culminating in 2012’s Pope Innocent X: 11 tracks of visual, evocative storytelling featuring spiky, fertile pop blended with electrifying sonic tales and other-worldly dark dares. Blackman plays at The Espy on Saturday February 9.

FLYYING COLOURS RICKIE LEE JONES Highly revered and accomplished American singer-songwriter Rickie Lee Jones is bringing her uncommonly incredible vocals and wide-reaching catalogue to Australia in April, for The Devil You Know Tour. Tripping lightly across jazz, pop, folk, rock and soul, Jones will be joined by pair of musicians reknown in their own right for their talents: Jeﬀ Pevar on keys, bass and guitar, and Ed Willett on cello. The inimitable Jones will likely perform some of the covers from her Ben Harperproduced album of last year, The Devil You Know, as well as gems plucked from across the expanse of her varied career. Rickie Lee Jones plays the Athenaeum Theatre on Thursday March 7. Tickets can be purchased from the theatre’s box oﬃce.

Psychedelic shoegazers Flyying Colours are playing a ﬁnal Friday night headline show at Cherry Bar. After tearing up the venue for a month of wild Wednesdays and horrible Thursdays in January, they’ve been invited back to throw one last hurrah to celebrate a great run of gigs. Because, why not? Flyying Colours play at Cherry bar on Friday February 15, and will be joined by fellow psych outﬁt The Citradels.

PASSENGER Having spend the last 12 months overseas, touring the hell out of his album All The Little Lights, the Australian-adopted Englishman Mike Rosenberg aka Passenger will be returning this March for a theatre tour. In addition to the tour Rosenberg will be performing earlier in the month, supporting Ed Sheeran at his Australian stadium shows. Passenger will be performing in Melbourne on Thursday March 21 at The Athenaeum. Tickets are on sale now via Ticketek.

DEWOLFF Labelled by Rolling Stone magazine as Europe’s ‘Must See Live Band’ of 2012, young psychedelic space rock‘n’roll dudes DeWolff are coming to tour our sunburnt country for the first time ever. They’re also releasing, just for us, a special double CD featuring their first two studio albums Strange Fruits and Undiscovered Plants and Orchards/ Lupine. The three-piece plan to unleash their Hammond-fuelled, electrifying blues from their previously Europe-centric cage and make a passionate and extremely loud impression in Australia. The double album will be released on Friday March 1, and you can see the band do their thing at The Workers Club in Fitzroy on Thursday March 21.

BOWLED OVER

BIRDS OF TOKYO Birds of Tokyo’s fourth full-length studio album, March Fires, is about to be released. To kickstart the hype the band are set to play a number of dates around the country, for the March Fires Tour, in their first national tour in 18 months. The new album’s title directly reflects its phoenix-like conception, and also refers to the March fires in the northern hemisphere, which are typically a natural source of renewal each spring. With new single Lanterns dominating radio airplay, the Birds are proving themselves to be one of Australia’s most loved outfits. You can see them at Pier Live in Frankston on Thursday February 28, with tickets on sale through Ticketmaster or Oztix. Beat Magazine Page 18

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Newcomers and indie supergroup New Gods have already played sold out EP launches, a bunch of international support slots with Alt-J, The Rubens and The Cribs, and are now set to impress you lawn lovers out there with tracks from their debut EP when they headline the St Kilda Bowls Club stage with their scuzzy, ethereal sounds. Bowled Over – St Kilda Festival Edition will be held on Sunday February 10 at the well-loved little oasis that is St Kilda Bowls Club, and will also feature support by Mistress Mondays, Singles and Agility from Melbourne, plus Stillwater Giants all the way from WA and Gang Of Youths from Sydney. The picture wouldn’t be complete without barefoot lawn bowls, some great BBQ action, DJs and giveaways throughout the day, so you can expect plenty of that good stuﬀ. Tickets are available through Oztix.

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TAV FALCO & THE PANTHER BURNS Here primarily for Bluesfest, Tav Falco fans can ﬁnally rejoice with an exclusive show conﬁrmed for Melbourne. Along with The Cramps, Falco was one of the earliest agents of a style which came to be known as ‘wreckabilly’, fusing raw blues and shambolic noise into a wailing, glorious celebration. Melbourne will be very appropriately hosting Falco at The Tote Hotel on Saturday March 30. The show will feature support from Japanese rockers The Go Devils, and tickets go on sale this Friday via Oztix.

JOSH GROBAN

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The internationally renowned singer, songwriter and actor with the instantly recognisable baritone voice, Josh Groban, is unparalleled among his peers. He is about to embark on a tour to promote the release of his sixth studio album All That Echoes, and will be joined by an ensemble of world class musicians including Andre Manga on bass, Ruslan Sirota on keys, Pete Korpela on percussion, Tariqh Akoni on guitar and Dave DiCenso on drums – plus a local eight-piece orchestra. Fans can expect stunning renditions of tunes from throughout Groban’s hugely successful recording career beginning with his 2001 Australian-platinum self-titled debut album, twice-platinum Closer, ARIA top 5 Awake and 2010’s Illuminations. Groban will play the Palais Theatre on Saturday April 20, with tickets going on sale through Ticketmaster on Monday February 11.

Born in a Brooklyn warehouse in 1997, 12-piece ensemble Antibalas is credited with introducing Afrobeat to a wider global audience, influencing countless musicians and developing a live show that is the stuff of legend. In late 2012, the world famous Daptone Records released the band’s first album in five years, an explosive self-titled affair featuring deep, pulsating rhythms, monstrous horns and tight funk, with lead singer Amayo guiding the band through cathartic workouts of call and response, dynamic instrumentals and eruptive solos. The Orchestra will be playing as part of Dynamite!, a showcase of incredible global rhythms cooked up by Daptone Records and presented at The Corner Hotel on Wednesday March 6. Supported by Bombay Royale and DJ Manchild, tickets to this awesome event are available through the venue website.

TEGAN AND SARA Canadian singer-songwriters Tegan And Sara will return to Australia this April and May for a run of headline dates, alongside the already announced Groovin’ The Moo festival. When the identical twins ﬁrst came to our attention with their canny pop smarts all those years ago, they were a brash young indie outﬁt, doing things on their own terms as they had been since beginning their musical adventures together way back in the late-‘90s. By the time the duo get here they’ll have released their seventh album Heartthrob, so will be armed with an entire arsenal of new tunes as well as their canon of trusty old faves. Tegan And Sara play the Palais Theatre on Thursday May 2, and Hearthrob is out this Friday Febrary 8.

CARNIVAL OF SUBURBIA

FESTIVAL IN YOUR LOUNGEROOM

The Carnival of Suburbia lineup gets a boost this week with the addition of the all-Aussie chain gang, Graveyard Train. These boys have been described as the perfect band for Hell’s Saloon and certainly push the boundaries of ‘alt-country’ to the extreme. The band’s live show is a macabre journey that seamlessly moves from swampy stomp to deranged psychedelia to folk ballad. Carnival of Suburbia runs from Wednesday March 6 to Saturday March 16, celebrating Melbourne’s so-called cultural wastelands of outer-city soul and culture. Graveyard Train will play Friday March 8 at the Oakleigh Caravan Music Club, supported by Howlin’ Steam Train. Reserved Seating $32+bf, General Admission $25+bf, tickets at the door $28.

Festival In Your Lounge Room has announced their ﬁrst round of bands. Sydney act Dead In A Second have teamed up with Karnivool member Steve Judd’s band The Arsonist, to create this small-scale extravaganza. The jamboree stems from the notion of creating a festival vibe in a club venue, and exposing people to the catalogues of more Australian acts, particularly ones they’re not necessarily partial to. Joining the afore-mentioned will be DJ Les Toth, Tricking Emma, Glay Kelly, Gypsy’s Gift, DJ Steak, Chris Carty, A Hill To Die For, Chris Rose, and DJ Miki Mash. More acts will be announced soon. Festival in Your Lounge Room will be held at The Ferntree Gully Hotel on Saturday March 2.

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TOURING

WHO'S ON TOUR, WHERE AND WHEN

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INTERNATIONAL THE MEN Northcote Social Club February 6 JULIA HOLTER The Toﬀ February 6 YEASAYER The Hi-Fi February 6 MS MR Northcote Social Club February 7 GIN BLOSSOMS The Hi-Fi February 7 DEER TICK, TWO GALLANTS Northcote Social Club February 9 DESCENDENTS Festival Hall February 9 DEER TICK AND TWO GALLANTS Northcote Social Club February 9, 10 DIRTY BEACHES February 10 DAVID HASSELHOFF Corner Hotel February 14 I AM GIANT Ding Dong Lounge February 14 SWANS Corner Hotel February 15 CONVERGE Billboard The Venue February 15 RINGO STARR Festival Hall February 16, 17 ALL TOMORROW’S PARTIES Westgate Entertainment Centre February 16, 17 FATHER JOHN MISTY The Hi-Fi February 17 NEIL FINN AND PAUL KELLY The Palais February 16, 18, Rochford Wines 23 EINSTÜRZENDE NEUBAUTEN The Palace February 19 DR. FEELGOOD Corner Hotel February 21 NORAH JONES The Plenary February 21 HOW TO DRESS WELL Corner Hotel February 22 MY BLOODY VALENTINE The Palace February 22 JOSE JAMES The Hi-Fi February 22 DRAGONFORCE Billboard The Venue, February 25 MOTION CITY SOUNDTRACK The Hi-Fi February 25 PERIPHERY/CROSSFAITH The Espy February 25 BLINK-182 Sidney Myer Music Bowl February 26, 27 LINKIN PARK, STONE SOUR Rod Laver Area February 26 MINDLESS SELF INDULGENCE Billboard February 26 KYUSS LIVES The Palace February 26 FUCKED UP/O’BROTHER/THE DEAR HUNTER Prince Bandroom February 26 GALLOWS Corner Hotel February 26 OF MICE & MEN The Hi-Fi February 26 THE WEDDING PRESENT Northcote Social Club February 26, 27 SYLOSIS AND SIX FEET UNDER Corner Hotel February 27 TOMAHAWK Billboard The Venue February 27 SLEEPING WITH SIRENS The Hi-Fi February 27 FLOGGING MOLLY The Palace February 27 SICK OF IT All The Espy February 27 GARBAGE The Forum February 27 PUSCIFER The Palais February 28 THE WONDER YEARS Corner Hotel February 28 DUFF MCKAGAN’S LOADED The Espy February 28 BLOOD ON THE DANCE FLOOR Arrow On Swanston February 28 CYPRESS HILL The Forum February 28 THE TALLEST MAN ON EARTH Melbourne Recital Hall February 28

BRING ME THE HORIZON/PIERCE THE VEIL Billboard February 28 SUM 41/BILLY TALENT The Palace February 28 SOUNDWAVE Flemington Racecourse March 1 DEEP PURPLE/JOURNEY Rod Laver Arena March 1 DEERHOOF Schoolhouse Studios March 3 THIN LIZZY Billboard The Venue March 4 KISS, MÖTLEY CRÜE Etihad Stadium March 5 FUN. The Palace March 5 ED SHEERAN Festival Hall March 5, 6 THE OFFSPRING The Palace March 6 ANTIBALAS Corner Hotel March 6 CAT POWER The Forum March 7 THE STONE ROSES Festival Hall March 7 DINOSAUR JR Corner Hotel March 7, The Espy March 8 RICKIE LEE JONES Anthenaeum Theatre March 7 PURITY RING Corner Hotel March 8 GOOD LIFE 2013 Flemington Racecourse March 8 WOMADELAIDE Adelaide’s Botanic Park March 8 –March 11 PORT FAIRY FOLK FESTIVAL Port Fairy March 8–11 TORO Y MOI Corner Hotel March 9 GEORGE CLINTON & PARLIAMENT FUNKADELIC Billboard March 9 GOLDEN PLAINS Meredith’s Supernatural Amphitheatre March 9 - 11 MXPX Corner Hotel March 10 WILD NOTHING The Tote March 11, The Toﬀ March 12 REDD KROSS The Espy March 12 BOB MOULD Corner Hotel March 13 SMASH MOUTH The Hi-Fi March 13 BLOC PARTY Festival Hall March 14 LOS STRAITJACKETS The LuWow March 14 BEATLEMANIA Athaneum Theatre March 14-17 NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE Rod Laver Arena March 15 OPETH The Palace March 15 JON SPENCER BLUES EXPLOSION Corner Hotel March 16 DAMIEN DEMPSEY The Hi-Fi March 16 GUNS N’ ROSES Sidney Myer Music Bowl March 17 MOON DUO Northcote Social Club March 17 THE JACKSONS Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre March 19 WANDA JACKSON Corner Hotel March 20 DEWOLFF The Workers Club March 21 THIS WILL DESTROY YOU Northcote Social Club March 21, 22 MUTEMATH Billboard March 22 RODRIGUEZ Hamer Hall March 22 ROBERT CRAY Hamer Hall March 24 FRED WESLEY Corner Hotel March 24 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Rod Laver Arena March 24, 26, 27 Hanging Rock March 30, 31 MANU CHAO The Palace March 25 CHRIS ISAAK Sidney Myer Music Bowl March 26 WILCO Hamer Hall March 27, 28 KITTY, DAISY & LEWIS Billboard March 27 PAUL SIMON Rod Laver Arena March 27

BONNIE RAITT, MAVIS STAPLES State Theatre March 27 IGGY AND THE STOOGES Festival Hall March 27 ROGER HODGSON The Palais March 28 ALLEN STONE Northcote Social Club March 28 BYRON BAY BLUESFEST Byron Bay March 28 – April 1 EMILIE AUTUMN The Espy March 29 TAV FALCO & THE PANTHER BURNS The Tote March 30 COUNTING CROWS Hamer Hall March 30, 31 THE LUMINEERS Corner Hotel April 2 DROPKICK MURPHYS Festival Hall April 2 BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA Hamer Hall April 3 ROBERT PLANT Rod Laver Arena April 3 THE XX Festival Hall April 4, 5 PENNYWISE The Palace April 4 THE SCRIPT Rod Laver Arena April 6 BEN HOWARD Corner Hotel April 6, 7 THE DARKNESS, JOAN JETT Hisense Arena April 6 BIRDY The Palais April 8 PUBLIC IMAGE LTD The Palace April 11 MICK TAYLOR Ferntree Gully Hotel April 19, Corner Hotel April 20, 21 EXTREME The Palace April 19 JOSH GROBAN The Palais April 20 BRYAN ADAMS Rod Laver Arena April 20 COHEED AND CAMBRIA/CIRCA SURVIVE The Palace April 21 DIG IT UP! The Palace April 25 BLACK SABBATH Rod Laver Arena April 29, May 1 THE BRONX The Corner April 30, May 1 TEGAN & SARA The Palais May 2 GROOVIN THE MOO Prince Of Wales Showground Bendigo, May 4 HAPPY MONDAYS The Palace May 5 FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND The Corner Hotel May 14, Pier Live Frankston May 15 THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM The Palace May 15 DEFTONES The Palace May 17, 18 LOCAL NATIVES The Forum May 18 STAN RIDGWAY Corner Hotel May 18, The Caravan Club May 19 P!NK Rod Laver Arena July 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, August 27 AMANDA PALMER & THE GRAND THEFT ORCHESTRA The Forum September 20

NATIONAL ST KILDA FESTIVAL St Kilda February 6 – 10 LONDON CRIES The Espy February 14, 15 DEAD CAN DANCE The Palais February 6 THE PRESETS The Palace February 6, 7 STRANGERS Workers Club February 8 MY DISCO/HTRK Corner Hotel February 8 SONGS The Gasometer February 8 BLANK REALM Gasometer February 9 SARAH BLASKO Hamer Hall February 14 RIVERBOATS MUSIC FESTIVAL Echuca-Moama February 15 – 17 SOMETHING WITH NUMBERS Northcote Social Club February 15 BART WILLOUGHBY The Espy Friday February 15 ROCK THE BAY FESTIVAL The Espy February 16 CIVIL CIVIC The Tote February 19 JULIA STONE St Michael’s Church February 20 FORCES The Liberty Social February 22

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THE LUMINEERS Corner Hotel April 2 THE SMITH STREET BAND Reverence Hotel Saturday February 23 KING GIZZARD AND THE LIZARD WIZARD Corner Hotel February 23 BETWEEN THE BAYS Moorooduc, Mornington Peninsula February 23 DRAPHT La Trobe Bundoora February 27 BIRDS OF TOKYO Pier Live Frankston February 28, The Forum March 2, 3 LOON LAKE Corner Hotel March 1 TIM ROGERS/THE BAMBOOS Melbourne Zoo March 1 NICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEEDS Sidney Myer Music Bowl March 2 BIRDS OF TOKYO The Forum March 2 THE DEMON PARADE Workers Club March 3 CARNIVAL OF SUBURBIA Oakland, March 6 – 16 LAST DINOSAURS Monash University March 7 MOOMBA FESTIVAL The Yarra March 8 – 11 PETE MURRAY Ferntree Gully Hotel March 9, Corner Hotel March 15 POPSTRANGERS/BORED NOTHINGS Gasometer March 10 PUSH OVER Sidney Myer Music Bowl March 11 CLARKEFIELD MUSIC FESTIVAL Clarkeﬁeld Hotel March 17 THE CAT EMPIRE Prince Bandroom March 20, 21 PASSENGER Anthenaeum Theatre March 21 GRINSPOON The Hi-Fi March 22 PVT Corner Hotel March 23 GREENTHIEF The Espy March 23 BOOGIE 7 Bruzzy’s Farm, Tallarook March 29-31 YACHT CLUB DJS Ding Dong Lounge March 30 THE SEEKERS Hamer Hall May 14

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EINSTÜRZENDE NEUBAUTEN BY CASSANDRA KIELY

The chance to interview Blixa Bargeld comes once in a lifetime. As leader of German industrial rock pioneers Einstürzende Neubauten, his uncompromising reputation has often preceded him. Known as a precarious interview subject, Herr Bargeld’s contempt of music journalism is now the stuff of legend. Skyping from his home in Berlin, Blixa soon alleviates any feelings of trepidation, speaking candidly about Neubauten’s first Australian tour in some 20 years, using turbines as instruments and why he really left the Bad Seeds. With a back catalogue spanning over 30 years, one can imagine the difficulties of composing a setlist for Neubauten’s live shows, let alone the logistics of touring. As Blixa explains, “we always have to bring particular materials for each piece and there is a vague limitation to that. For example, we do have the innards of a jet turbine – it weighs 1.5 tonnes. It is really, really heavy and we know already we cannot take that to Australia – it would be outside the limitation of what we are able to take, so I cannot play the songs in which the jet turbine plays an implacable role”. Although Australia will miss out on the jet turbine, which Bargeld describes as sounding like “a vibraphone from outer space”, there are some exciting things in store for Neubauten fans. One such example is a monstrous metal tank, which is currently being rebuilt in Australia to specifications the band has sent over. With these logistical concerns in mind, a Neubauten set list is constructed based upon what makes sense for the intended audience and which materials are available. Known for their groundbreaking use of custombuilt instruments, Neubauten have similarly made innovations within the realms of media and technology, specifically with the neubauten.org website and the development of crowd fund. This involved building a subscription based model where supporters pay for records that haven’t yet been made. When they are finally released, the recordings are exclusive to the subscribers, giving fans an intimate experience with Beat Magazine Page 20

the band, devoid of record label interference. “We made three records [with the] crowd fund technology offering a particular type of intimacy for the working process of the band, streaming from the studio. All the things that are now common knowledge in the internet world we did first in 2000. We started that and now its common terminology,” Blixa says. The conceptual nature of an album, however, is as important as ever for Einstürzende Neubauten. “I grew up with it”, Blixa reflects. “I grew up with vinyl and cassettes. A CD was something alien to me and I’m glad that it’s disappearing again. If I think about making music with Neubauten or something else, I don’t get that album format out of my head. It’s always there, I always think about sequence and all that. I don’t know if it’s a valid format, I don’t know if it will disappear because the record, the technological bracket that holds it together is disappearing. I think there is certainly more things that are changing because the technology is changing but I also think it is very valid that a single song becomes marketable”. Not only are these brackets changing, but technology has also changed the way artists interact with their audience, allowing broader scope without the influence of a record label. On this subject Herr Bargeld seems particularly stirred, “my experience is that if you give the possibility [to bands] to handle and rule everything themselves they will not do a good job. For most musicians a record company is a necessary evil because they need somebody to blame things

on and if they don’t have that entity to blame things on, they’re lost”. Indeed, with the advent of websites such as Bandcamp and Soundcloud, promoting music online has never been easier. Blixa seems somewhat skeptical about these platforms, reﬂecting that “some people have tried to build workable models on the net where artists/musicians can start their own thing, be their own record company, promote themselves, make their own money and they’ve failed because the entity to blame things on is no longer there”. With a potent air of truth, Blixa continues “I like to be utopian about all these things and I like to open doors where there weren’t doors before, but that’s my particular experience”. Working for 30 years with Einstürzende Neubauten and 20 years as a member of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Bargeld has certainly been around the traps. Musing on his long career in the music industry, Blixa seems adamant to point out there is no bad blood between Cave and himself. On why he ultimately left the Bad Seeds, he replies,“I was married and in two bands, one being Neubauten and the other being the Bad Seeds. It got to the point that I could not justify

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being away from my wife for so long throughout the year. I had to choose between the band and my wife, and I chose my greater love”. On the eve of Einsturzende Neubauten’s ﬁrst Australian tour since 1991, Blixa Bargeld is understandably content with his past achievements. Reﬂecting upon the bands colossal discography, Bargeld contemplates “if I am in the strange mood of wanting to hear a Neubauten piece, which happens maybe twice a year, then what would I like to hear? Interimsliebenden I think is a fantastic time. Its strange making compliments about myself”. Blixa pauses, and then continues, “When I look back at the things we have released I’m not ashamed of anything. I think we have aged quite well”.

EINSTÜRZENDE NEUBAUTEN play The Palace Theatre on Tuesday February 19. They also perform at ATP I’ll Be Your Mirror Festival taking place in Altona between Saturday February 16 and Sunday February 17.

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NORAH JONES BY CAITLIN WELSH

When researching in preparation for my interview with Norah Jones, I missed one crucial detail. I was so convinced that her equally famous father, sitar legend Ravi Shankar, had died in early 2012, that I’d prepared three or four questions in case she was in a candid frame of mind and felt like talking about how that had affected her. (God, journalists are the worst.) When I went to double-check the date of his death, I found he didn’t have one, and thanked the interview-prep gods for not letting me inform Norah Jones her father had died, when he in fact had not. We mentioned him only briefly, as he and daughter Anoushka had both been nominated (separately) for Grammy awards for best world music album the week before. Jones was on tour in Argentina when we spoke and said she hadn’t heard the good news, shrugging it off. “I’m kind of in no-man’s land at the moment!” The day after the nominations were announced, Shankar had undergone heartvalve surgery at a hospital in California, and was suffering respiratory difficulties by the time of our interview a couple of days later. If that news had reached her and there was worry in the back of her mind, she didn’t show it; she spoke cheerfully about Argentina (“It’s hot – Texas hot!”), her strong working relationship with Brian ‘Danger Mouse’ Burton, and how journalists are the worst. Shankar died the next day. The loss is obviously a sad one for both Jones and the music world as a whole, but the Texas-raised, New York-based singer seems to be getting better at working through pain in her music. Her last two albums, 2009’s The Fall and last year’s Little Broken Hearts, both dealt with the fallout from difficult breakups, and as a pair seem to represent the beginning of a second age of Norah Jones. After selling ten million copies of her debut on Blue Note Records, the enticingly subdued Come Away With Me, she released two more albums in a similar vein while collaborating with OutKast, Ray Charles, Willie Nelson, Ryan Adams, Mike Patton and a litany of other stars who couldn’t get enough of her smoky voice, before heading in a more indie-rock direction with The Fall, writing with Adams and Will Sheff. For Little Broken Hearts, she limited her collaborators to just one – producer Brian Burton, whom she’d befriended while working on the Danger Mouse/ Daniele Luppi album project Rome. “He has an amazing ear for melody, and he’s a great songwriter,” Jones says. “I was looking for somebody to work with, and I was trying to do something different and interesting. And I didn’t have any songs after my last album, and I wasn’t writing a lot, and he wanted to go in and write together – which I had never really tried. I’d written songs with other people before – friends mostly – but I had never gone in with the purpose of writing a bunch of songs with somebody – it’s usually a little less planned out.” As the album took shape, becoming focused on a story of betrayal and breaking up that took some inspiration from Jones’ last relationship, they exchanged influences (“He likes twangy guitars, Beat Magazine Page 22

and I like twangy guitars, but we like them in very diﬀerent ways... I like country music, but he likes Morricone twangy guitars!”) and ideas. The album that emerged was a diﬀerent beast again from The Fall, with Burton’s signature sparkling-analogue pop production nuzzling up against Jones’ torch-singer

“I’M SMART ENOUGH TO KNOW THAT WHAT REALLY MATTERS IS THAT I LOVE WHAT I DO. AND I CONNECT WITH MY AUDIENCE – THEY COME TO THE SHOWS, AND I FEEL GREAT. AND, Y’KNOW, DO I CARE WHAT A SNARKY JOURNALIST THINKS?.” tones and newfound adventurousness in her subject matter. “I don’t think anybody was trying to push anybody in a weird direction so much as we were both really open,” she says. “And I was in his [studio] space, so of course I was looking for stuff that he did that I don’t do in my own space. And that was really nice just to get somebody else’s take on things.” The cover of Little Broken Hearts is based on the poster for Russ Meyer’s Mudhoney – one of several Meyer posters hanging in Burton’s studio. It’s tempting to assume that the album’s dark tone might have been influenced by the choice of this aesthetic, but Jones seems to have been feeling a little stabby after the latest breakup. Miriam – a single, somehow – is a simple, lovely lullaby that reveals itself as a murder fantasy in the last line. “I’d worked through most of it, it’s just…” Jones thinks for a moment. “Y’know, we all go through this stuff. It’s nothing new. So it makes for good material sometimes. And it’s fun to write with Brian – he writes pretty dark stuff too, so it kinda added to the darkness. But it was really fun, and a fun process. It’s weird – the album is dark, but we had a lot of fun working on it.”

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It’s hard to phrase a question about The Departure or The New Sound, to compare the Danger Mouse album to the one that was in every café, car and cocktail lounge a decade ago, without sounding a bit patronising. “Tell me about it!” laughs Jones, not without an edge. “But it doesn’t matter. People sensationalise things too. Is it that different? Yeah, it’s a little different. But is it crazy different? Well, no, it’s not a black metal record. Is it a nice change? Yeah, great! Okay! You either like it or you don’t, and you either like me or you don’t. I don’t know. I’ve stopped analysing it.” The sweet-voiced Jones is, in conversation, what a fellow Texan might call a straight shooter. When I ask if she ever reads her press, she turns the question back on me bluntly. “No, I think it’s destructive. Are you going to tell me about it now? Are you one of those people?” (Not after Miriam, I’m not.) It can be hard to clamber out from under the shadow of a truly ubiquitous record, and Jones has managed it, for the most part. Come Away With Me is an unassuming record that happens to make for lovely background noise, and it was abused as such. There’s a sense among some critics that no matter how many times she works with Will Sheff, Mike Patton, Q-Tip, Charlie Hunter or Dolly Parton, Jones will still be that nice singer your mum likes – nice if you’re charitable, boring if you’re not. That’s a perception that’s likely to dog her for her whole career, and she’s had a decade to work this out and decide how to handle it. “I don’t read it,” she says. “I’m smart enough to know that what really matters is that I love what I do. And I connect with my audience – they come to the shows, and I feel great. And, y’know, do I care what a snarky journalist thinks? Sure, if I obsess on it I would. But I don’t, so what’s the point? There’s haters out there for every single artist these days, because the internet is just a crazy place. So why get hung up on it? It’s high school.” Public perception is few musicians’ favourite topic, but Jones gives the impression that she gets it all the time. “It’s just funny when you’re on tour,” she sighs, “and having a good time, and people keep asking, ‘Don’t you feel misunderstood?’ And I’m like, ‘Well, I didn’t before, but thanks for telling me that I am. Jesus!’ But I actually don’t. I feel pretty good.” I give in to the familiar impulse to offer a sort-of apology for my profession, “I think a lot of music journalists like to think that they are the only ones who understand an artist, and everyone else is wrong.” “I know!” she says. “But I don’t understand half the stuff they like, so we’re even.” Norah Jones might exist in your mind as sweet, young and starry-eyed, but my main takeaway from our chat is that she is strong, smart and not to be fucked with. “You just have to be confident in what you’re doing, and not let stupid things distract you and tear you down,” she says simply. “And I’ve always made music from the heart, and I’ve always done what I do because I enjoy it. And I’ve never done it for a quick buck, or to get on top of something silly. I’ve always done that, and I always will.”

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THIS WEEK: ON SCREEN The 22nd International Short Film Festival Flickerfest is over for another year. However, next Wednesday February 13 will see some of the shorts come to Melbourne for special screenings at Kino Cinemas, as part of the national Flickerfest Tour. The small ﬁlm festival evening will include the Best Of Melbourne Shorts, as well as drinks and pizza. The full program for the evening is still yet to be announced, however it is bound to sell out pretty quick, so call Kino Cinemas on 9650 2100 for further information and ticket booking.

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Superstardom, lust, devotion, sin and assassination, who am I? I am Andy Warhol. Andy Warhol’s Fifteen Minutes of Fame charts the ‘60s pop icon’s struggle for success and his attempted assassination by man-hater and radical feminist, Valerie Solanas. Daringly original and confronting - think David Mamet on crack and you’ve got Andy Warhol’s Fifteen Minutes of Fame! This is ﬁnishing up at La Mama on Sunday February 10, so head to the website for all ticketing and performance times, lamama.com.au.

ON DISPLAY Sketching in the Gallery: Drawing Sculpture Using Expressive Chiaroscuro Technique is a workshop tutored by Australian artists Marco Luccio, in which he will help develop your drawing skills and learn about the NGV’s International Art Collection. Learn how to render striking light and dark whilst gaining conﬁdence in capturing three-dimensional artworks using a dark ground and rubbed-back technique to sculpt and shape form. Tickets start at $43 and all materials are supplied. Bookings are essential, so head to the NGV website, ngv.vic.gov.au

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PONYDANCE BY KATE MCCARTEN

Ponydance is an Irish dance troupe. Not like, an ‘Irish dance’ troupe. They are a troupe of dancers who are from Ireland. They don’t jig, at least not exclusively. They also twirl and bounce and shimmy and shake and laugh and make you laugh. This four-piece mish mash of talent and sexuality have slowly but surely been forging their way through the murky waters of obscurity over the past eight years. From performing in their town hall to 50-odd locals in 2005 to winning last year’s Banksa Best Dance award at Adelaide Fringe Festival, they’re impressing sold out audiences over 15,000 kilometres from home. This year, they’re back Down Under, with their brand new show Anybody Waitin’? ready and set to strike our favourite big top, Art Centre’s Famous Spiegeltent. Ponydance’s artistic director Leonie McDonagh, a self-described “comic genius and disorganised mess and some other things in between, but not much” took a moment to fill me in on the hype and why you should definitely believe it. “Ponydance is a comedy dance theatre company,” McDonagh explains wryly, “on the path to becoming a national treasure and one of the most famous performing companies in the world. We have come a long way since 2005, but we have been focused and hard working. We love each other a lot and laugh a lot and have a clear vision of what we want to do.” The love is certainly obvious when Donagh tells me about her fellow Ponydancers. “Paula O’Reilly is primarily a supreme performer, innately sexy

Spiderlash is the latest burlesque horror sensation on display at Dracula’s in Carlton. Most theatre restaurants may be reserved for oldies and hen’s nights, but Dracula’s are working hard to buck the trend, and Spiderlash is the show to do so. The show features antique illusions of gore, retro horror movie robots, black art skeletons and unique burlesque acts. Picture a sultry stockinged songstress, draped inside a two-metre giant animated hand and you start to get the picture. The live music moves through the dial from smoky soul, rave party DJ, and builds to a pile-driving retro rock ﬁnale. Regular customers will enjoy the signature vaudeville vamp style, while those unacquainted with the swanky vampire lair will be gobsmacked by the scale and professionalism of this tiny warehouse “side-show”. Head to the Dracula’s website for all ticketing at draculas.com.au

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PERFORMANCE ENHANCERS: DAVID BIRDIE Performance Enhancers is an initiative from the Arts Centre Melbourne that’s purpose is to flesh out and delve deeper into the ideas and influences of creative talents. This week sees distinguished songwriter and composer David Birdie leading the discussion in what is sure to be a fascinating evening. Birdie has an extensive repertoire as a recording artist, soundtrack composer, producer and singer songwriter. He will be performing with John Phillips of Not Drowning Waving and discussing the works most influential on his own productions. Performance Enhancers: David Birdie will be on at the Stalls Foyer at Hamer Hall on Saturday February 9 and we have some double passes to giveaway.

and full of love, and a touch of OCD. She is adored,” she gushes, “sometimes it’s annoying.” “It’s hard to know where Ryan [O’Neill] is from, because he is so perfectly chiselled and good looking – it’s hard to believe he comes from the sticks in Northern Ireland. He is famous for having the mental stability of concrete and the physical ability of a mental genius, even though he can barely add. Neil is painfully multi-talented and painfully sweet natured. It is impossible to dislike him.” And together

RED BULL FLYING BACH Red Bull Flying Bach is conducting its maiden voyage to Australia and we’ve got some double passes to give away. The show is formed from a convergence of the contemporary and traditional elements of performance, featuring the breakdance crew Flying Steps interpreting the classic Bach composition WellTempered Clavier. The result is an explosive show that is accessible to audiences of a range of backgrounds, with recent sold out tours of Europe, Russia and Japan holding testament to the fact. Flying Steps itself is a long standing institution of dance – formed in 1993 and featuring high calibre dancers from across the globe, they promise performance of world class quality. Red Bull Flying Bach will show on Wednesday March 13 and Thursday March 14 at Hamer Hall.

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with Leonie, these super-humans make up the Irish supertroupe who won the hearts of South Australia’s biggest and brightest. “Winning the [Adelaide Fringe Festival] award was a delight,” says McDonagh, “because we had some stiff competition, and it gives you some kudos when you try to explain to people what you do.” But what do they do? Probably best described as a fusion of dance and comedy, Ponydance exists to bring wit and anarchy to dance movement. It is edgy slapstick set to excitable music, with more fabulous outfits than you can throw a shillelagh at. Anybody Waitin’? is the newest performance in their quest for world domination. The general concept of the show is to try to find a man for Paula O’Reilly, but obviously with a Ponydance twist. Described as a “50 minute marvel that entertains relentlessly” the show involves a lot of dancing, a lot of comedy and a lot of audience participation – maybe you’ll even end up being Paula’s lucky guy. But that’s all McDonagh wants to give away at this stage. “I could tell you what people should expect,” she smiles, “but I reckon it’s always better not to have expectations for a show, and then you have a better experience. It’s better to risk it for a biscuit. That said, we didn’t get to the other side of the world for nothing.” In fact their trip to this side of the world is solely due to the huge success they had here last year. “We did Anybody Waitin’? at WOMADelaide and it went off!” McDonagh explains. “The Ponies were like rock stars at the festival, I think they even signed autographs. So on the back of that response, this show is on tour here now. We are going to the Perth Fringe Festival as well [on this tour], performing in The West Australian Idolize Spiegeltent, and we are doing the full run of Adelaide Fringe, and a few guest spots around the place.” And while this will be Ponydance’s premiere performance in Victoria, McDonagh has had a taste of the Melbourne dance scene before. “I have been to Melbourne before and loved it,” she says. “There is a huge dance scene there. I spent six weeks there training, going from dance studio to dance studio and I learned loads, in between dropping into clothes shops, eating sushi and catching the tram wondering how far you’d get without a conductor catching you.” The rest of Ponydance’s year will be as busy as the beginning, with performances booked far and wide. The Ponies may see world domination at last. “After Australia, we go to La MaMa in New York and then some gigs in the UK, then to the American Dance Festival. Later we go to the Christchurch and Taranaki Festival in New Zealand, then back for the Brisbane Festival. Then we’ll chill for a bit and then start launching into a Christmas show in Ireland.” And the list of bookings continues to grow as Ponydance prance their way into the mainstream. “We used to work in terms of one week ahead and that keeps lengthening. Now we work in terms of 12 months ahead. In regards to a long term plan: keep working and making work and sharing work and doing work and workity work work work.” Ponydance’s Anybody Waitin’? is on at The Famous Spiegeltent from Thursday February 7 to Sunday February 10.

SPIDERLASH With three decades of theatre dinner experience under their studded vampire belts, Carlton’s Dracula’s restaurant are shaking things up with a new show and updated venue to match, and we’ve got free passes to go check it out. The new show Spiderlash features a more sophisticated cabaret style than seen in the past, but with the same high quality performance and of course, high quality gore. Their refreshed show boasts new illusions, costumes and the option of cabaret seating for customers not wanting a meal. Spiderlash is playing now at Dracula’s. Tickets, which include a two hour show, three course dinner, live jazz and a ghost train ride and we have some double passes to giveaway. Hit up beat.com.au/freeshit to win.

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CROWN CASINO CHINESE NEW YEAR Now in its eleventh year, Crown’s Chinese New Year Festival and Riverwalk Hawker’s Bazaar will be celebrating the Year of the Snake by featuring a series of activities and entertainments including cooking demonstrations, food and market-style stalls, a host of cultural activities, exhibitions and live entertainment including roving and interactive performances. Crown’s Atrium will be transformed with an elaborate Chinese aerial structure, clustered with delicate spring flowers, lucky charms, firecrackers and stunning internally lit lanterns, as well as a 30 metre golden snake. The Hawker’s Bazaar will be erected along Crown Riverwalk, spanning from Queensbridge Road through to Spencer Street, from next Friday February 8 to Sunday February 10. It will be open from 11am, with fireworks occurring at 10.45pm. The Atrium display will be at Crown until Sunday February 24. Admission is free.

PORNOGRAPHY Ever philosophised on whether we are the cause of our own destruction? Then maybe Simon Stephens’ masterpiece Pornography is the play for you. Set in 2005 during the week of the G8 Summit, the Olympic Games announcement, and the London bombings, Pornography illustrates the seven days that Britain questioned itself and its people. Despite its initial controversy, Pornography became a European favourite for its ability to challenge, confront, and accept life within an hour. David Myles will bring his 25 years of theatre experience to the direction of the play, while a collection of Australian and international actors breathe life into the performance. Audacious, provocative and thoughtful, Pornography will premiere at the Malthouse Theatre from Wednesday February 20 – Sunday March 3.

TRANSITIONS FILM FESTIVAL

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Transitions Film Festival tackles the thought provoking concept of global scale change happening on the temporal scale that is our daily lives. The overarching focus of the festival is the transformation of the world to a sustainable lifestyle. It will showcase groundbreaking movies like Promised Land, A Fierce Green Fire and Chasing Ice covering terrain from a range of fields such as social entrepreneurship, justice, climate change, and technological innovation. High profile guests including international filmmakers and national sustainability leaders will be providing introduction and panel discussion to complement the screenings. The festival runs from Friday February 15 to Saturday February 23 at three venues; ACMI, Federation Square and Cinema Nova. Full program at transitionfilmfestival.com.

CARBON festival is one of Australia’s leading contemporary style and culture events, and is returning for its third year of forums and events this April with a lineup of inspiring, creative entrepreneurs and artists. Amongst the first announcement of speakers are several international cultural influencers: surfboard-shaper turned clothing designer Shawn Stussy, Ronnie Fieg, Eddie Huang, Sneaker Freaker editor Simon ‘Woody’ Wood, Jeff Hamada, Henry Chalfant and Washington Post photographer Martha Cooper. CARBON Festival will be happening Saturday April 13 and Sunday April 14 at the RMIT Storey Hall Auditorium.

LATE NIGHT REVELRY The Famous Spiegeltent is back and it’s time for some Late Night Revelry. From Friday February 8 – Saturday February 9, The Famous Spiegeltent will host DJ Barry’s Organ Beats Explosion, a collection of velvety tunes that will tantalise and move you about the danceﬂoor. From Friday February 22 – Saturday February 23, The Toot Toot Toots will perform their period-cabaret Outlaws. Full of expressionism, violence, revenge and lust, these raw boys will undoubtedly make it a show to remember. In addition, in celebration of Melbourne’s ﬁrst ever White Night Melbourne the Club Spiegel will feature an array of music acts, including Mikelangelo and the Tin Star and Miss Goldie. Late Night Revelry will be hosted at The Famous Spiegeltent from Friday February 8 – Saturday March 23 from 11pm.

THE GIRAFFE’S UNCLE La Mama presents The Giraffe’s Uncle: The Les Robinson Story, a biography of Australian writer Les Robinson. Known as an enigmatic and somewhat paradoxical figure during the ‘20s and ’60s, Robinson inhabited Sydney Harbour’s caves and derelict houses. In this theatre biography, former Radio National arts broadcaster and journalist Martin Portus will perform this one-man show after a 30year theatre absence. The Giraffe’s Uncle is titled after Robinson’s surrealistic novel published in 1933. The novel boasted imagination similar to Lewis Carroll’s and the kind of absurd wit Monty Python later adopted. Considered an insight into one of the most creative minds of Australian history, The Giraffe’s Uncle will be performed at La Mama Theatre from Thursday January 31 – Sunday February 10.

CITIZEN Ingvar Kenne is a Swedish born Australian photographer whose latest work – an exhibition and book entitled Citizen - Portraits by Ingvar Kenne 1997-2012 – features photographic portraiture of the many people he has encountered and shot over a ﬁve year period. All diﬀerent in appearance and lifestyle, the collection of subjects found everywhere from the US to China aims to show the diversity of humanity. The exhibition is touring the country and lands in Melbourne at the Edmund Pearce Gallery from Wednesday February 13 to Saturday March 9, with an opening reception and book signing on Thursday February 14 from 6-8pm. For more info check out ingvarkenne.com.

COLOUR BOX STUDIO This February is Digital Media Month at the Colour Box Studio, and with it comes a fresh new series of workshops on oﬀer. Led by seasoned creatives, the two workshops include ‘Introduction to Wordpress’ run by web designer and animator George Samuels, and ‘Night Photography & Painting with Light’ run by Colour Box studio director Arnie Batalibasi. For bookings and more info go to colourboxstudio.com/workshops.

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MELBOURNE FILMOTECA This Tuesday February 12 Melbourne Filmoteca will be celebrating Latin American and Spanish Cinema by launching their 2013 half-year program. The night will start with the screening of the acclaimed award winner Mexican film Becloud or Vaho in Spanish. Becloud tells the story of the lives and destinies of three people - José, the son of an ice factory operator, Felipe, who spends his days harassing a girl on the internet, and Andrés, who lives with his alcoholic father - are linked to an incident years before when a truck driver and his partner discovered a crying baby in his dead mother’s arms. Melbourne Filmoteca will bring you a multi-cultural gala, celebrating 13 years of existence as the leading and ongoing platform to exhibit Latin American and Spanish cinema in Melbourne; and launching their exciting 2013 program, including the best drama, comedy, thriller and documentary titles from the other side of the world. Following the film experience, head down to Optic for glamorous appetizers and drinks, while listening to the soft and natural voice of Santiago Vela. Along with folkloric music, extra surprises will appear during the night. Visit melbournefilmoteca.org for more information.

3D SUSTAINABILITY 3D Sustainability is an exhibition presented by the Contemporary Sculptors Association featuring a diverse collection of materials, techniques and perspectives from 21 sculptors and installation artists that aims to reveal the role of the artist within sustainable societies. As the premier arts event of the 2013 Sustainable Living Festival, it seeks to visually provoke increased dialogue about the pressing environmental issues that face our society. 3D Sustainability will be on display at the Yarra Sculptor Gallery in Abbortsford between Wednesday and Sunday from 12-5pm, from Saturday February 9 to Sunday February 24, with guest speakers Lauren Berkowitz and Ryan Foote joining the opening on Saturday February 9 at 3pm.

ALCHEMY Artist Erno Berkovics Sanders holds a unique vision of the solar system, expressed in his new exhibition Alchemy. Taking cues from steampunk design conventions the planetary sculptures consist of gold, brass, bronze lights and old machine parts sourced from recycled and found materials. The name Alchemy is assumed as describing the process these objects undergo to take on the form of art. Never before shown in public, Alchemy takes place from Wednesday February 6 to Saturday February 16 at Synergy at CERES Small Works Gallery in the Red Train.

MELBOURNE CITY WRESTLING Melbourne City Wrestling resurfaces for 2013 with new event Vendetta. After match ups that packed out the venue and drove audiences wild in 2012, crowning champion Mike Petersen will now be defending his title from former champion Mark Silva. But there’s a twist. This event is styled as a no holds barred street ﬁght, where anything goes. Given the past controversy between these two opponents it’s probably going to get messy. Vendetta is a strictly over 18s event and will unfold Saturday February 16 at 1000 Pound Bend, tickets are available on the door or for presale from melbournecitywrestling. com.au/1000pound.

AF FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL The Palace Cinemas welcome back the Alliance Française French Film Festival for the 24th year running this March. Dedicated to spread the unique culture and language of France further abroad, highlights include the the grandeur of the opening night gala and screenings, a French cabaret night, and a screening of Renoir entitled Painting of the French Riviera. Detailed programming information can be found, and tickets booked and purchased in advance from aﬀrenchﬁlmfestival.org

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FLYING SAUCER COMEDY INVASION 2 After the success of the first Comedy Invasion, a second incarnation of the popular show has been announced. The night will be captained by lead alien Dave Hughes, a specimen hailing from a far-flung planet called Warrnambool. Hosting the invasion will be Hughesy’s former radio buddy Dave O’Neil who spent a long time in a galaxy called Spicks and Specks. Assisting these two on the night will be Elsternwick local Harley Breen, a man so brave he once did standup on the female only planet titled The Circle. Expect jokes, laughs and optional probing. Doors open 8pm, with the show beginning at 8.40pm this Friday. For all details check flyingsaucerclub.com.au.

LOL COMEDY Week two of LOL Comedy promises to be a ripper. Tommy Dassalo (one half of popular podcast The Dum Dum Club) is taking up MC duties, and Daniel Townes from Sydney town will be gracing the stage in headline position. Also, don’t forget leading up to Comedy Festival there’s a chance some pretty exciting faces may drop in! Get down to LOL Comedy at the Portland Hotel tonight for good beer, great food and awesome comedy.

FELIX BAR COMEDY It’s St Kilda Festival time you guys, and tonight Felix Bar has a particularly special lineup to celebrate that magical fact. With Justin Hamilton hosting the show, it will be jam-packed with surprises including big name guests popping in to try out new jokes for the upcoming comedy festival! Plus, as always, you will be treated to some of the best up-and-comers in Melbourne. It’s happening tonight – Wednesday February 6 – at 8.30pm for $12, at Felix Bar, St Kilda.

COMMEDIA DELL PARTE Jonathan Schuster hosts another great lineup at Commedia Dell Parte this week: joining him will be Liam Ryan, Anthony Jeannot, Robbie Taylor, Karl Woodberry, Lana Schwarcz and Timothy Clark. Comedy legend Greg Fleet will be headlining the night in all his gaptoothed glory. The room runs on a ‘pay as you like’ basis, so you can turn up and have a great laugh, then recompense what you believe the show is worth on the way out. Commedia Dell Parte runs every Thursday at the George Lane Bar in St Kilda, from 8:30pm.

FIVE BOROUGHS COMEDY For just a few shiny coins you can see some of the ﬁnest comedy in the country this Thursday. In the last month of shows, Five Boroughs has welcomed special guests such as Sarah Silverman, Wil Anderson, Todd Barry and plenty more. Dinner is now available before each performance, so hunger cannot stand in your way of ascending the stairs and discovering who might be dropping in to the club this week. Five Boroughs’ Thursday February 7 show begins at 8.30pm, costs $12 and can be found at 68 Hardware Lane.

CHECKPOINT COMEDY: EUROTRASH Charlie’s been wall-to-wall crowds watching next-level comics in Twenny 13, and on it goes. Tonight! Felicity Ward, Joel Creasey, Anne Edmonds, David Quirk & more! For just $5. So come ﬁll yourself with cheap piss and put your continence to the ultimate test as some pretty damn rad comedians spit funnies into the business end of a loud stick. Check in 8pm tonight at Eurotrash Bar – 18 Corrs Lane, Melbourne. Get down early for a seat.

COMEDY AT SPLEEN This coming Monday proﬀers another incredible lineup down at Comedy@Spleen. They’ll have Sydney’s Daniel Townes hosting, plus Lehmo, Luke McGregor, Pete Sharkey, Jason English, Mick Neven and piles more. Come and check it out on Monday February 11 at 41 Bourke St from 8.30pm. Admission is free but the folk do appreciate a gold coin donation at the door.

CHECKPOINT COMEDY: LUCKY COQ Melbourne’s newest comedy room keeps kicking. Don’t miss out on its return next Tuesday when Melbourne’s best comedians head southside and make it rain at Lucky Coq. Plus The Coq’s famous $4 pizzas. Want more? Free entry. Done. Check in next Tuesday at Lucky Coq. Cnr High St & Chapel St. Kicks oﬀ 9pm.

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4000 MILES BY JOSH FERGEUS

It’s that time of year again where production companies around Melbourne begin touting their wares and launching the shows which will lead their 2013 season. Red Stitch have chosen a relatively new play, award-winning American playwright Amy Herzog’s 4000 Miles. The play premiered in 2011 and won the Off-Broadway (Obie) award for Best New Play. “4000 Miles is drawn from the playwright’s conversations with her grandmother, who is a 91-year-old ex-Communist Soviet spy,” explains director Mark Pritchard. “The play is centered around this 91-year-old woman whose husband has died. She’s in the last years of her life, living in a New York apartment when her 21-yearold grandson turns up at her door. He’s just ridden across the length of America on a bike journey with his best mate. Along that trip his mate was hit by a truck. Rather than going to the funeral and bonding and spending that time with his family he has decided to just keep riding. He’s thrown away his phone and cut off all contact with everyone.” 4000 Miles is the story of what happens next, following the two relatives as they reconnect with one another and try to find a way of relating to each other across the generations despite their extremely varied life experience. “It’s got that odd couple aspect,” says Pritchard. “But it manages to look at older people without taking it too romantically as other texts in the genre can do. It’s a really detailed portrait of an older character which you don’t often see. You don’t see an older lady drawn with this kind of intimacy. I felt like I knew this character more than I knew my own grandmother in reading it. “Old people are generally used as more symbolic figures – the mentor, the grandmother – you don’t get to know them with the intimacy you do with the character in this play. 4000 Miles says a lot about the wisdom that can come with ageing. Both characters are at different points in their life, but you meet them at somewhat parallel positions. He’s just had his first encounter with death and she’s grown to have an acceptance of death. She’s encountering ageing and all the hatred of her body that comes with that as she realises she’s breaking down.” An examination of ageing of this nature could easily make you stop and think about the place of older people in our society. “The way we treat ageing

in this country and the broader Western context is interesting. As people get old and they stop participating in consumerist society, they stop buying and so we stop being interested in them. We ship them off to homes and hope they don’t kick us out of the will, and in other countries it’s not like that. Older people have a lot more dignity and respect and centrality to the community whereas in our society they’re really marginalised.” Julia Blake, star of Prisoner, frequent actor with the Melbourne Theatre Company (MTC), and contributor to films including My Brilliant Career, Three Dollars and even X-Men Origins: Wolverine, takes on the central role of 4000 Miles, something Pritchard is extremely pleased about. “She’s an incredible older performer. For someone who’s been doing a lot of major films and working with the MTC, this is a brave choice for her but she’s just loved the role. She’s thrown herself into this play so thoroughly and clearly found it quite rewarding. She’s ageing up for the role – it’s a big jump between 76 and 91.” Tim Ross, Julia’s co-star, played a pivotal role in securing the experienced actress for the play. “Tim went around to her house. She doesn’t have internet or a mobile phone so he literally printed off a copy of the script and went round to her house. He met with her husband first – it was this whole kind of courting process. He had tea with him for around 45 minutes and didn’t even meet Julia! Apparently he was a very lovely boy and based on that conversation and the strength of the work, she decided to take it on.”

FILMMAKER PROFILE: ALETHEA JONES

thea Jones’s Dave’s Dead will screen at when Flickerfest returns to Melbourne for a special evening of Made in Melbourne Shorts on Wednesday February 13 at Kino Cinemas. Head to ﬂickerfest.com.au for more information.

4000 Miles is playing at the Red Stitch Actors Theatre from Friday February 8 to Saturday March 9.

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Alethea Jones has had a cracker 24 months, taking gongs at Tropfest, Flickerfest and the IF Awards for her comic shorts. Meanwhile, she’s been busy with production-attachments on Rush and Neighbours, directing and starring in ﬁve episodes of the cult comedy web series Cop Hard, directing an ABC-commissioned documentary, and working in development on two feature ﬁlm projects and three television series.

in every medium. I’m a TV junkie at home, so I want to take that passion across to directing TV. To that eﬀect, I’ve done director’s attachments on Rush and Neighbours, so I’ve been able to see how an episode is put together from the writing stage through to the edit. Features would be heavenly to make as well. I’ve also just started with TVCs, which in themselves are little bundles of contained energy.”

Besides being a hive of activity, she is polymathic in her approach to her career, working as a choreographer (for acts like Delta Goodrem, Operator Please and Children Collide), actor, writer, director and producer. But her ﬁrst calling was acting, and she says, “The last three shorts I directed – When the Wind Changes, Lemonade Stand and Dave’s Dead – were written by actors, and I think that my acting background has helped my dialogue with cast to no end.”

Who she admires: “I love Baz Luhrmann and his ostentatious treatment of story. I love Wes Anderson, and am really moved by P.T. Anderson’s older ﬁlms, like Magnolia and Punch-Drunk Love. Bit of a sucker for Woody Allen, too.”

Jones’ breakthrough was When The Wind Changes, an absurdist comedy written by and starring Richard Davies (TV’s Offspring) as a gormless slacker who gets his comeuppance. Debuting at MIFF in 2010, it went on to take Best Short at IF Awards, Best Comedy at St Kilda Film Festival, and People’s Choice and Most Resourceful at Flickerfest – “which we love,” says Jones, “because we made this film with Rick’s own money.” Her next big success was winning Tropfest with her sweet-n-sour comedy Lemonade Stand, about a grandfather/grandson team whose annual refreshment stand comes under threat from neighbourhood stiff Kevin “fanny-pants” Dawson. Her latest comic adventure is Dave’s Dead, a dark comedy about friendship and a funeral. Flickerfest Festival Director Bronwyn Kidd says, “Both [this and When The Wind Changes] are very funny and unusual stories – not the usual 7-minute gag film with blokey humour that has at times dominated the Australian short film comedy landscape. I also think the performances and stories are incredibly strong and sophisticated.” IN HER OWN WORDS: Looking forward: “I just want to make things

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Her tips for 2013: “Argo, directed by Ben Affleck, had such a great mix of comedy and drama., also delightful characters. Silver Linings Playbook: Bradley Cooper has never been better. Cloud Atlas, although many people didn’t like it, was a truly inspiring cinematic moment for me. That’s a film that gave to me as an audience member. I walked out of it inspired by life. In terms of TV, I’m really, really mad for Downton Abbey and Game Of Thrones.” On Dave’s Dead: “The film is really big in vision, but we only had a few thousand dollars to make it. We had to stretch the money and really scraped to get it made. You use up a lot of nervous energy asking things of people and making the best of what you have.” On surviving the scene: “The challenge is finding people that will work for free or very little money to help make a quality product. Often you’re working with inexperienced crew who are looking to log up hours and stuff for their reels. But those people who do commit are all heart, and that goes a long way.” Alethea Jones’s Dave’s Dead will screen when Flickerfest returns to Melbourne for a special evening of Made in Melbourne Shorts on Wednesday February 13 at Kino Cinemas. Head to flickerfest.com.au for more information.

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EELS

BY ZOË RADAS

‘Open the window man and smell the peach blossom/The tigerlily, the marigold’ goes the chorus of Peach Blossom, the first single from Eels’ tenth studio album. There’s something nostalgic but newborn about the line, and the way it’s delivered in Mark Oliver Everett’s familiar, raspy, doubled vocal. “I wanted to write something about waking up after a long, cold winter,” the man known as E explains, “and it seemed like a nice way to illustrate a nice spring morning.” The motility of something born afresh is there throughout Wonderful, Glorious, which will be released on Friday in Australia, to listeners still rapt with E’s musical vision after 18 years. In celebration, Eels are going on a pretty extensive tour, and in light of the musician’s comments on his last overseas circuit (which started out rather rocky but got its shit together around Glastonbury) I’m hoping the omens are all positive for the next two-and-a-half months. “I guess you could say it’s part of the excitement, that you just don’t know how it’s going to go,” E says slowly. He is quick to add, with a chuckle, “But of course it’s not that exciting when it goes terribly; it’s work! But just the fact that it could go South at any minute makes it exciting. ‘Cause it’s live, you know, it really is live with us. There isn’t anything but what you see, is what’s happening.” What you see is E, his drummer Knuckles, plus The Chet, Koool G Murder and P-Boo surrounded by a jungle of

instruments to create live the eclectic joy that is the band’s sound. “We all kind of pitch in with [writing],” E says, “but sometimes, you know, Chet or somebody else in the band will say ‘Hey, what if you did this or that?’ It’s very collaborative. It’s the same band from the last couple of tours, and the guys that made the record with me too, so it seems appropriate that they should all come out [on tour].” Of the two songs that have been released, Peach Blossom already has an accompanying clip. It’s a classic romp; Reservoir Dogs meets Heavenly Creatures or some such thing, featuring a Manic Pixie Dream Girl leading E through pastures and pirouetting sweetly while he stumbles along behind. E is only into the filming as much as he needs to be, however: “Making these videos is like making little movies, and you find yourself being kind of an actor, and stuff that you didn’t sign up for originally, when you went to rock school. But it’s pretty fun. It’s fun because it’s a different

part of the job.” E’s take on film and its ability to show a controlled or otherwise picture is interesting because of a project undertaken by the BBC in 2007; the fascinating BAFTAwinning documentary Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives gave viewers a very personal portrait of E’s relationship with his (deceased) father, Hugh Everett, a quantum physicist, who came up with the theory of ‘many-worlds’ – that is, that all possible alternative histories and futures are real, each representing an actual ‘world’. E admits he was initially confused as to whether he could trust others to capture this personal journey in that medium, film, which is not his own primary medium. “I mean you never know,” he says. “[The BBC] came to me and they said ‘Do you want to be a part of this?’ and I just thought, ‘I don’t know, do I?’” He does a raspy laugh and adds, “’Cause you don’t know if they’re going to do a great job or a terrible job. But they did a great job.” Perhaps it’s because E’s mind seems filled with these neverending and diverse musical ideas that the guy’s still something of an enigma, even when he does reveal things like his ability to be silly in his most recent clip or the dreadful but simply-delivered description of finding his father dead when he was a teenager in Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives. The BBC did keep him involved in what was being collated as the production went on, but ultimately it was a decision made in the dark to get completely behind the documentary’s creation. “They sent me this outline, and then they met with me, and we discussed it at length, and then I just took a leap of faith and said ‘Mm-alright, I’m going to go on this journey and see where it ends.’” The second track released from Wonderful, Glorious is New Alphabet, and it sounds as if its maybe about using

new tools with which to break out of a stalemate sort of environment. “I was just noticing that, I think people are often misguidedly trying to ﬁx things in their life, or are trying to change other people. And I realised that really, if there’s something not working in your life, all you can do is change yourself. You can’t do anything about anybody else,” explains E. “So if you want situations to get better your only hope is to change yourself... that’s kind of what the ‘new alphabet’ means to me.” Good advice from the chameleon man himself. Wonderful, Glorious is out on Friday February 8 through E Works/Cooperative Music.

YO LA TENGO

BY SIMONE UBALDI

Formed in Hoboken, New Jersey circa 1984, Yo La Tengo rode to fame in the fuzz-rocking American indie scene of the ‘90s. They broke through to a wider global consciousness with their 1997 album I Can Hear the Heart Beating As One and followed it with the seminal 1999 record, And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out. In the intervening years, they released a few more albums and cemented their place as elder statesmen of alternative rock – a position both enviable and precarious. In a world of high-churn popularity and fickle tastes, how do you know if your much-respected, long-enduring band has become irrelevant? “I think we’ve been irrelevant to some people for 30 years,” laughs bassist James McNew. “I try not to take it personally. There are lots of bands that have been irrelevant to me ever since they formed. That’s just show business.” Yo La Tengo’s approach to their 13th studio album was business as usual, McNew says – to do whatever made them happy. It just happened that what made them happy this time around was to try something new. For the ﬁrst time since their 1993 LP Painful, the band decided not to work with producer Roger Moutenot. Instead, their latest record, Fade, was recorded with John McEntire of Tortoise and The Sea and Cake. “It took us a very long time to make the decision, or to have it really even occur to us,” McNew explains. “There was never really dissent or dissatisfaction with Roger, far from it; it was really just that it occurred to us when it occurred to us. I don’t know, we’re weird people in a lot of ways. We seem very normal, but we’re not normal at all.” McNew and bandmates Ira Kaplan and Georgia Hubley had known McEntire for over 20 years, as friends and fans. Yo La Tengo moved in the same circles as McEntire’s

bands and they admired his work as a producer for artists including Broken Social Scene, Smog and Trans Am. When they decided to make a change, he was the ﬁrst person that came to mind. The band enjoyed recording in McEntire’s Chicago studio, but the new arrangement took some getting used to. “We’ve worked with the same producer for 20 years,” McNew shrugs. “Roger understood our language, which isn’t the most technical in the world. When we were in the studio with him, he had a very good idea of what we liked and what we didn’t like and he knew what all of our equipment sounded like, so he had a very good idea of how to go about things. John knew nothing, so it was like we were starting from the very beginning. We really had to work hard to be clear and to communicate what sounded good to us and what we liked. But I thought it was really positive and really strong, in the end. It turned out to be a very strong connection between us.” Released just a few weeks ago, Fade is a fairly concise record from a band prone to releasing double albums

featuring epic seven- to ten-minute tracks. With just two meandering tracks book-ending the 45-minute work, Fade prompted one reviewer to suggest that McEntire’s inﬂuence has made the band more user-friendly. “Did we aim to make a more user-friendly record?” McNew laughs. “Not really. Once we started writing songs and they started to be short, it felt natural to us to have them at that length. I think the idea of making something a little more concise really appealed to us, and I think we kept that in mind. But I don’t think we ever announced that mission to John. We just wanted to be happy with the sound. Like most things that we’ve done, it was really just to please ourselves. The idea of making a single album as opposed to a double album was… I’m not sure if ‘perversely’ is the right word, but it was perversely appealing to us. We hadn’t made a single record in such a long time, but it felt right. It felt right to change a lot of things. To grow a little bit.” At the same time, McNew says he can hear traces of early Yo La Tengo on Fade, the sound of the group before he even signed on as bass player. (His ﬁrst record with the

band was Painful – there were five Yo La Tengo albums prior to that.) To McNew, Fade has a very organic, very natural history, while representing a real push forward for the band. What it means to people, and whether that historical Yo La Tengo sound is still ‘relevant’ is not something he really thinks about. “I try not to,” he laughs. “Certainly not this close to bed time. The fact that no one really has an answer is the part that I find somewhere between darkly funny and deeply depressing. It’s a fine line between those things on any given day. Who knows? It’s all subjective.” Meanwhile, Yo La Tengo keep making the music they love, and they keep making new fans. “We have met lots of people [on the Fade tour] who are hearing us for the first time, and that makes me really happ;: in somebody’s life, we’re brand new. Like, ‘Oh wow, there’s this new band with 30 years of music I can catch up on,’” McNew says. “I love it when that happens to me.”

While many bands of Swans’ vintage are content with strolling down memory lane in their setlists, Gira shuns the notion of nostalgia when crafting Swans’ live repertoire. “The set is half new material, completely unrecorded material, that we’ve worked up in rehearsals and soundchecks, then three or four songs from The Seer, then one old song which we ﬁnd kind of daintily enjoined to play – The Coward from 1986 – which has changed completely. The material changes, not every night, but it gradually morphs. I don’t know how to describe it. It’s like a bionic blueprint that keeps morphing with the imprint of ourselves and circumstance. We play the same set every night, but it’s constantly changing within itself,” he reveals. “I don’t give a shit about the past. I’ve done things, we’ve all done things. I guess I’m not ashamed of it, anyway. We’re not out to play our records or please people in that way.” There is a meditation on repetition throughout most of the Swans canon, but the repetition achieves something far more nuanced than what is presented within electronicbased genres. “It’s not about doing the same robotic groove over and over, it’s much diﬀerent than that. The music is

playing us, and we follow where it goes. There’s a group from your part of the world called The Necks,” he says, championing the improvisational Sydney trio. “They’re one of the best things to come out of Australia ever. They’re loosely described as jazz music, but they’re not. They play a stand-up bass, a drum set, and a piano. They just start playing, but they don’t improvise in the sense of jazz noodling, they create grand waves of sound. The piano player in particular creates some of the most ethereal and haunting and beautiful sounds I’ve ever heard. They just start playing, then after an hour that’s it. I feel a tremendous aﬃnity with them. Though we are far more pedestrian than them, I must say.”

Fade is out now via Matador/Remote Control.

SWANS

BY LACHLAN KANONIUK

For a long while there, it looked like revered American outfit Swans was well and truly dead and buried – as claimed by progenitor Michael Gira since the band’s late-‘90s demise. Unexpectedly, Gira revived the project in 2010 with the resounding LP My Father Will Guide Me Up A Rope To The Sky, and continued their forward trajectory this year with the acclaimed album The Seer. Following on from their triumphant Australian debut alongside My Father…, Swans will return for the resurgent local incarnation of All Tomorrow’s Parties. Not one for talking shit or taking shit, Gira rationalises the relativity of time and his disdain for nostalgia. Alongside the release of The Seer came cries of the album being among the best of Gira’s career. It’s a distinction that the man himself fails to recognise. “Let me look at it this way, if there were two shits on a white plate I would not be able to choose between them,” he states in a deadpan drawl. “I don’t really care. I’m happy to be working. I’m happy to be making music. I’m happy to hear that some people enjoy it. That’s about it.” Though both proving to be resoundingly affecting experiences, there are distinct differences in the respective contexts of the live and studio-recorded Swans experience. “Well I don’t really think about an effect. I guess I think about the listener in that I’m the listener in both situations. I try to make a situation that’s entirely engulfing in different ways. In a recording situation it’s abstract. No matter how much emotion the band has put into their initial performance, it’s a remnant. These days, it’s a series of ones and zeroes. So you try to create an architecture and an environment that people can walk around in. Hopefully you can achieve or glean some sort of emotional experience. Live, it’s unknown. It’s unfolding in the moment. You have to Beat Magazine Page 30

commit to making horrible, embarrassing moments happen or making moments of ecstasy happen. My goal live is to be always on the edge of that, to just be on the verge of being a complete fool or bringing all of us together towards some kind of ecstasy.” Tracks from The Seer transform into elongated beasts in the live setting, resulting in Gira donning the hat of benevolent dictator. “Well, I’m James Brown,” Gira oﬀers with a laugh. “We have schticks, we have routines, we have habits. I push them, I destroy them, I push the band, and they get very angry at me because I scream at them, I yell at them. Then we make up afterwards. But I kind of try to control this beast and make it roar. Hopefully we create something that none of us expected when we started. That’s my job. Recently the sets are kind of out of control, we’ve been playing for three hours at a time now. That means the material is always expanding and growing; sometimes it’s completely improvisational. I interject myself and push the improvisation into new directions, but I rely on the band being my friends and my heartbeat, trying to push things into some kind of extreme state.”

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Friday February 8, The Liberty Social KRUSE & NUERNBERG [GER] Saturday March 9, Colonial Hotel ULTRAMAGNETIC MCS [USA] Saturday February 9, The Espy BICEP [UK] Sunday February 10, Revolver Upstairs MACKLEMORE [USA], RYAN LEWIS [USA] Tuesday February 12, The Palace

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Miguel Migs: House Heads

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Miguel Migs will be returning to Australia next month. The San Francisco producer and DJ will be touring Australia this February bringing his blend of reggae, jazz, house, soul and more. Miguel Migs has released over two dozen EPs and three LPs during his 15 year career, receiving critical acclaim for his debut and sophomore. Migs will be sure to satiate all of your deep house needs. Miguel Migs will be performing at New Guernica on Saturday February 23.

JUDGE JULES [UK] Saturday February 16, Room 680. DAMIAN LAZARUS [UK], SUBB-AN [UK], SHAUN REEVES [GER] + MORE Sunday February 17, Brown Alley PICTUREPLANE [USA] Sunday February 17, The Liberty Social DAVID MORALES [USA] Friday February 22, Red Bennies DIXON [GER], HUXLEY [UK] Friday February 22, Prince Bandroom BOK BOK [UK], L-VIS 1990 [UK] Saturday February 23, Revolver MIGUEL MIGS [USA] Saturday February 23, New Guernica LINKWOOD [UK] Friday March 1, Prince Bandroom MOODYMANN [USA] Friday March 8, Prince Bandroom FANTASTIC MR FOX [UK] Saturday March 9, The Liberty Social GOLDEN PLAINS: MOODYMANN [USA],

Full Tote Odds: Slaughterhouse Support

Hip hop super group Slaughterhouse have announced that Full Tote Odds have scored the support slot on their Australian tour. Slaughterhouse consists of four of the most prolific lyricists the rap game has ever seen in Royce da 5 9, Joe Budden, Crooked I and Joell Ortiz who will be joined on tour by one of the most hyped names to come out of LA, Schoolboy Q. With the release of their debut album, Place Your Bets, through Obese Records distribution, Adelaide based Full Tote Odds look to have a great year ahead of them. Making waves of their own with airplay on triple j, not only are they heading on tour with Slaughterhouse this February, the boys are following it up with a national headline tour of their own in May. Catch Slaughterhouse and Full Tote Odds on Friday March 1 at the Palace Theatre.

Novel Presents: David Morales

David Morales is a true vanguard in the world of dance music and the efforts of the Brooklyn native remain unparalleled. His return to Australian shores is a most welcome one and with him he brings his inimitable sound. His reputation is sure to precede him with a long list of remixes to his name including Michael Jackson, Mariah Carey, Tina Turner and The Spice Girls. A Grammy-winning house music DJ and producer is but a simple way to describe Morales and seeing such a legend of dance music in an intimate setting is an opportunity not to be missed. Novel are giving fans the chance to see Morales in this very way with tickets strictly limited to 200 and sure to sell out. Catch David Morales at Red Bennies on Friday February 22.

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The Herbaliser DJs: Smoking Up The Espy

Jake Wherry and Ollie Teeba are The Herbaliser DJs: West London jazz-rap innovators whose discography and contribution to the UK music scene in the ‘90s was enormous. In conjunction with the release of their seventh studio album, There Were Seven, they are heading on tour to Australia to enchant crowds with their fusion of breaks, jazz, rare groove and hip hop that The Herbalisers do so well. Not only are they pioneers of their own sound but they’ve brought the world’s attention to impressive talent including Jean Grae, Roots Manuva, MF Doom and DJ Food, well before these artists became prolific household names. Eighteen years into their incomparable musical journey, The Herbaliser DJs are sounding better than they ever have. Get along to The Espy show on Saturday March 9 to see hip hop in a completely different way. Entry is free.

Friday March 22, The Liberty Social DANIEL BORTZ [GER] Sunday March 24, Revolver Upstairs MOVEMENT: NAS [USA], 2 CHAINZ [USA] + MORE Saturday April 27, Sidney Myer Music Bowl ATARI TEENAGE RIOT [USA] Friday May 17, Billboard

Yaldi Boomtime!: Full On Party

The the one and only Yaldi Boomtime! is back for summer. Taking place at Station Pier this week, the lads have 13 and a half boomtime hours for you to sink your teeth into. There’s a free gourmet BBQ, a Funktion 1 soundsystem, booths, stall and live art plus giant Jenga, giant Connect 4 and Twister. All capped off with some of Melbourne’s best DJs, including Bryce Lawrence, Simon TK, Isaac Fryar, LA Pocock and more. 3pm - 4.30am, Saturday February 9. You gotta’ get up to get down!

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A selection of hip hop heavyweights will come together for the inaugural Movement festival. The festival, a collaboration between Live Nation and Niche Productions, is intended to fill the apparent void of hip hop events in Australia. Leading the charge is American legend Nas, along with other internationals 2 Chainz, Chiddy Bang, Joey Bada$$ and Angel Haze. They’ll also be joined by locals Bliss N Eso and Spit Syndicate, whilst the festival’s opening act will be a triple j Unearthed Winner judged in each city by host of triple j Hau Latukefu and his team at triple j.. Movement will take place on Saturday April 27 at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl.

Greg Wilson: The Art Of Mixing Australian Tour

In the professional DJ world, very few have been around as long or been as influential as UK DJ Greg Wilson. Playing a vital role in pioneering the ‘beat mixing’ movement in the UK, responsible for teaching Fatboy Slim how to scratch and his knowledge and appreciation of music and how it connects with people are some of what make Wilson a living legend. Thirty years is quite a feat and after all those years Greg Wilson is undoubtedly one of the most important figures to come out of the UK dance scene. He has been nominated by DJ magazine for outstanding contribution, and also named amongst their top 20 remixers of all-time. Greg’s edits and mixes continue to feature on the playlists of DJs in every continent. An interesting man and one that dance music enthusiasts have a lot to thank for, it’d be wise to catch him on his Australian tour. It’s all happening on Sunday March 10 at New Guernica.

Where’s the strangest place you’ve woken up? Probably in a thorn bush another state away from where I started the evening. Describe yourself using the title of a song. Rebel With a Cause. What was the weirdest thing you believed as a child? That my neighbour, who was an opera singer, was a serial killer and every time you heard her sing meant she was preying on her victim. The most awkward moment you’ve had as a DJ? I was yelling at the sound guy because the music wasn’t coming through my headphones, well, it would help if they were plugged in! Felt like an idiot. What would be the worst dance track in the world to be tortured with on repeat? Psy - Gangam Style What’s the most played record in your bag? Has to be my new track coming out called Angels. Play it every set. What question would you like to ask an omniscient, all-knowing being before you die? What’s about to happen to me?! If you hadn’t made it as a DJ, what job would you choose to work in instead? Well well I do a bunch of other things so probably a fashion designer. When and where is your next gig? Fusion at Crown on Saturday February 9.

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“After some years of being mega hyped, you change into something else by nature. A hype is not forever. I would say we were turning into a solid port for electronic music now.”

TOUGH SOUNDS: GETTING PHYSICAL German house music heroes Patrick Bodmer and Philipp Jung – known to the world as M.A.N.D.Y. – are back in Australia this month. After more than ten years of DJing and producing they are still going strong, touring the world DJing, releasing productions that are constantly praised, and, as partners in the Get Physical label, maintaining a substantial influence on dance music around the world. Bodmer and Jung have a resume that reads like a dream and have been friends since childhood. It makes for a fun partnership and an enduring presence in house music. They are often found collaborating with fellow Get Physical owners Booka Shade, and they have put

together mixes for prominent labels such as Fabric and Renaissance. They have also created some spectacular live shows over the years. Like many of their DJ superstar contemporaries, they have developed effects to seduce their audiences and ramp up the sensory experience. The pair recently used infrared technology and a new mapping technique to project inverted video effects onto their bodies, while they performed. Their Melbourne show takes things back to the club, and it’s clear they are just as comfortable in that setting. They are no strangers to our shores and Bodmer is representing the duo on this tour. He shares his anticipation from his home in Berlin: “I am very much

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excited! We love Australia,” he enthuses. “I will fly into Melbourne and the club straight from Berlin.” Such is the life of an international DJ, that there is often no time to enjoy the far flung destinations that they go to. Bodmer is quite comfortable with the demands of his work though. “Long distance flights are easier to me. I do loads of reading, working, sleeping, eating and watching movies – it can feel like a day in the spa sometimes!” There are some pretty hefty demands when musicians reach the level that M.A.N.D.Y. have done. For a start there is the travel and the set times for the headliners. “The jet lag plus change of day and night shifts are challenging,” agrees Bodmer. “Secondly, for me, balancing the relationship between business, artist life and friendship to my best friend and band member Philipp Jung. We are best friends since 25 years now and we are running M.A.N.D.Y. since 10 years. I am very proud of this,” he explains with sincerity. When Bodmer refers to the business side of his responsibilities, he is also talking about the influential label that he runs, Get Physical. A collaboration between M.A.N.D.Y., DJ T and Booka Shade - all massive international acts in their own right - Get Physical has a roster of artists and an influential global reach that makes it one of the superstar electronic music labels. “After some years of being mega hyped, you change into something else by nature. A hype is not forever. I would say we were turning into a solid port for electronic music now,” he says. Bodmer’s role at the label is to contribute his own tastes, and feed music into its belly that he personally likes. “I do A and R’ing for personal related artists and friends,” he says. “Marketing and business is driven by the company. It’s around 12 people working for us.” However it’s not all work and no play. Bodmer had “a beautiful start” to the year, during which he spent his first Christmas with his one-year-old child and his family, and then partied with good friends on New Years’ Eve and New Years’ Day in London. “I normally take January off,” he reveals. “I spend that time getting healthy with Indian digestion and sleeping one week non-stop. Then coming back to life.” Bodmer likes to maintain interests outside of music. “My passions are culture and sports, mostly tennis, ski, beach

volleyball,” he says. “We played beach volleyball in Berlin during summertime, just in front of my house here, with Steve Bug, Phonique, Alex Niggemann, Marco Ressmannn amongst others. That’s really good times.” Superstar DJ volleyball anyone? After being a musician for so long it can be a difficult task to keep things fresh. “That’s another challenge,” Bodmer admits. “I don’t know how I really do it – it’s just really working I would say. I listen to a lot of new music, five days a week. I set up filters to get away from promo crap, and found the right paths to find interesting music. Plus I do many other things than music and I take part of normal everyday life; that helps a lot. So thank God, it feels still fresh to me: what is most important.” One of the major evolutions in music has been on the technology side since M.A.N.D.Y. first started out. New methods of performance have become possible for electronic artists and sound quality seems to be getting more attention in clubs. “For DJing I tried many, many extra tools and gadgets,” says Bodmer. “I like to play with a million possibilities and effects. I did this for the last five years now. Now, I have changed back to a simple set up: three decks and one mixer. To me that’s the challenge of the moment but I will come back to more technologies again, and then vinyl again! I need a bit of a change sometimes to keep it fresh and interesting for myself.” There has been talk of a M.A.N.D.Y. album for some time now. “Oh yes,” he says with a laugh, “the ‘biggest album ever’! We are working in a studio in Williamsburg, Brooklyn and in Berlin at the moment. After some years of not really producing we found it fun being back in the studio. There are already some tracks and remixes released now and more to come.” And Bodmer’s message to Melbourne? “Let’s get physical!” Simon Hampson M.A.N.D.Y. [GER] play alongside Maxxi Soundsystem [UK] at New Guernica on Friday February 8.

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FUN HOUSE Celebrate Thursday night at Co. with club classics and dance floor anthems. Co., Crown Entertainment Complex, Lvl 3, 8 Whiteman St, Southbank

SLOW HOUSE THURSDAYS Slow House Thursdays is just what Brunswick has been missing. Get down to the latest Thursday spot at Noise Bar, find a space with your bros and get into the as DJs Same O, David Bass and James Hurt spin bass laced tunes ‘til the early hours of the morning. Noise Bar, 291 Albert Street, Brunswick

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Start your weekend on a good note with Panorama Fridays at Lucky Coq. DJs Matt Rad, Mr George, Tom Meagher and Phato A Mano transform the upstairs area into one hell of a house party with Hip Hop, Funk, R&B, Disco and House. Meanwhile, downstairs gives you a secluded wind down atmosphere with cult films as background visuals and quality cocktails to sip on. Let the new coqtail list wash away a crappy week! Lucky Coq, 179 Chapel St, Windsor

Co. At Crown’s Saturday night party Sound Empire this week features mega sounds from resident DJs Tate Strauss, Miss Sarah, Nova, Johnny M, Matty G, Dean T, Joe Sofo, Marcus Knight, Dinesh, Chris Ostrom, B-Boogie and Sarah Roberts. Co., Crown Entertainment Complex, Lvl 3, 8 Whiteman St, Southbank

RETRO SEXUAL FRIDAY DJ Grandmaster Vicious spins Fitzroy’s finest mix of ‘80s and ‘90s pop, rock, new wave, hip hop, disco classics and cheese to please plus dance floor anthems from then to now. One Twenty Bar, 120 Johnston St, Fitzroy

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EDEN SATURDAYS Smashing it every week at Melbourne’s hottest looking venue! Top 40 dance, house and R&B 9-3am, then electro from 3am - 5am. DJ Ontime, DJ Ryza, Scotty Erdos and Azza M. $15/$20, free entry after 4am. Eden, 163 Russell St, Melbourne

COQ ROQ Rocking Wednesdays at Lucky Coq are rotating DJs Lady Noir, Agent 86, Kiti, Mr Thom, Joybot and guests giving you nothing but the best new wave, punk, brit pop, bong rap and hair metal. Coq Roq takes place every Wednesday from 8pm with free pool downstairs from 9pm as well as drink specials. Roq out! Lucky Coq, 179 Chapel St, Windsor

LOUNGE-CLUB Dazzling disco lights? Check. Big dance floor? Check. Stage to dance on? Check. Music all night long? Check. We got Melbourne’s finest purveyors of music. You’ll get funk, boogie, disco, house, Latin, afro, techno and much more. Lounge-Club happens every weekend from 10PM and it’s free entry. Lounge, 243 Swanston Street, Melbourne

MIDNIGHT SOUL ENSEMBLE Whether it’s a DJ on the one’s and two’s side by side with a drummer hitting the skins while jammin’ away into the night, or soul singers gracing our humble stage performing Erykah Badu tribute songs over wonky future beats, or hip hop DJs cuttin’ up Serato records, we got the mid-week party. You know you wanna. Free entry Lounge, 243 Swanston Street, Melbourne

SOUL ARMY With more flavour than a chocolate pizza, the Wednesday Soul Army throws down raw, uncut funk next to smooth soul grooves and rare blue jams. Bring that special lady because when the boys lay down the love it could be the difference between ‘we’re just friends’ to ‘let’s get it on’. PBS stalwarts Vince Peach and Miss Goldie accompany Prequel and Black Diamond Kicks weekly. Free. Bimbo Deluxe, 376 Brunswick St (Cnr Rose St), Fitzroy

CQ FRIDAYS The weekend starts here! Get on down for after work drinks from 5pm with DJs Marcus Knight, Mark Pellegrini, Nick Van Wilder & DJ Anferny getting your weekend started right. 5pm til 3am. CQ, 113 Queen St, Melbourne

Get Lit every Friday night with Mugen & D’fro slicin’ n dicin’ over jiggy beats and underground anthems. Bounce to the ounce, and get yer “drank” on! And kids remember one thang, in the wise words of Lady: this pussy be yankin! YOLO. Free entry. From 10pm. Lounge, 243 Swanston Street, Melbourne

Deep, dark, minimal dubstep and drum and bass. Laundry Bar, 50 Johnston Street, Fitzroy

A journey of international music from all over the world; past, present and future rhythms incorporating afro, soul, funk, world and deep house elements! First Floor, 393 Brunswick St, Fitzroy

Tigerfunk brings with him his full band of travelling gypsies, hipsters and middle class executives, all of whom are prepared to deliver the most excitement you can have this side of the weekend. Bimbo Deluxe, 376 Brunswick St (Cnr Rose St), Fitzroy

FORBIDDEN Forbidden’s venue is going to wow all those that attend through its state of the art sound and lighting system, an amazing balcony overlooking Russell and Bourke Streets and is located in the heart of the city. Forbidden will feature some of the hottest DJs in Melbourne including Anyo, Rufio, Stefan C, Alex Da Kid, Galo, Timmy Edgell and Azza-M. Forbidden is the hottest place to be on a Friday night – the location has just changed. Free entry applies to everyone between 8pm – 9pm and happy hour will run for 3 hours! Eden, 163 Russell St, Melbourne

FREEDOM PASS Friday’s at Freedom with 2 premier clubs, 5 huge rooms, 10+ local and international DJs blending their unique sets across countless styles of tunes – vocal house, smooth R&B, electro and commercial top 40. Throw in a few sexy podium dancers, a world-class lights show and drink specials, the Freedom Pass is your personal ticket to a night you won’t soon forget! Fusion, Crown Entertainment Complex, Lvl 3, 8 Whiteman St, Southbank

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Funk up your Thursday nights with Free Range Funk at the Windsor favourite Lucky Coq. Grab a couch early and enjoy one (or more) of their famous $4 pizzas from 7-11pm. Meanwhile DJs Who, Agent 86, Lewis CanCut and special guests tempt you into the night with their eclectic bag of treats. Setting the mood early is delightful jazz, deep soul, and funk. Later it’s fruity disco, choice house, and hipster dance drops. Free entry every Thursday. Lucky Coq, 179 Chapel St, Windsor

Kitty Schmidt couldn’t find quality dance music in Fitzroy so she’s decided to open up her bedroom doors. Living above Melbourne’s stalwart lesbian/ gay Libation Bar, she’s now throwing a monthly party in her boudoir. Come into her renovated upstairs loft, cocktail bar, dance floor and smoking terrace. With quirky house, deep disco and erotic electronica being spun by Marvin Roland, Mr. Pyz and Kitty Schmidt DJs. Libation, 302 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy

Star Saturdays - smashing it every Saturday! Phil Ross, Scotty Erdos, DJ Ontime, LC, Nick James, Dane Gains, Ryan Hamill, Deja, Phil Isa, Nixon, Azza M, Scotty Nix, DJ Ryza, C Dubb, Alex-J, G-Funk, Dylisco, Achos, Az, Shaggz and guests. Star Bar, 160 Clarendon St, South Melbourne

TEMPERANCE SATURDAYS DJ Marcus Knight & DJ Xander James drop sexy house, dance and drum and bass all night from 8pm. Free entry. Temperance Hotel, 426 Chapel St, South Yarra

TEXTILE Saturdays at Lucky Coq tick all the boxes so start your night early and stay til close! Famous $4 pizzas from 7-9pm (that’s dinner sorted) then from 9pm spread over two levels with DJs playing hip hop, funk, disco, house and electro. Rotating guests on both levels keep the tunes fresh. Free entry. Lucky Coq, 179 Chapel St, Windsor

WEEKEND The brain child of the creative kids at 360 Agency and Seven Nightclub. The Weekend is here to put a smile on your dial every Saturday night. We want you to join the family. Dancing from 10pm weekly. Seven, 52 Albert Rd, South Melbourne

SUNDAY10TH SOUTH SIDE HUSTLE The perfect Sunday soundtrack with DJs Askew, Peter Baker, Booshank, Paz, Miss Butt, Junji, Disco Harry and guests. They will be laying down disco, afro beat and deep house til 3am. For lovers of good music - South Side Hustle. Lucky Coq, 179 Chapel St, Windsor

STAR BAR SUNDAYS The original and still the best Sunday in Melbourne. Star Bar, 160 Clarendon St, South Melbourne

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HOMECOMING In the grand tradition of past Saturday nights at the Prince of Wales, it will regain it’s rightful place on the pantheon of Australian dance music playing host to the best and most exciting EDM locally, nationally and internationally. Local residents include Generik, Oskar, Swick, Tranter, M.A.F.I.A., Streetparty DJs and Clip Art, and scheduled guests The Aston Shuffle, Tonite Only, The Swiss, Luke Million, Parachute Youth, Louis La Roche, Alvin Risk and more. In addition, Homecoming has prepared a veritable roster of exciting drinks and cocktails to fuel the fun, including Fresh coconut cocktails, Dr. Pepper, Electric Lemonade, Tecate, Thai-style Buckets and Bubble Cup cocktails. Prince Bandroom, 29 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda

Our Signature serve. Each and every Sunday we play host to a self professed vinyl junkie caught between the golden years and boogie wonderland. A mouthful? Perhaps. Phato Amano perfectly sets the mood for an audio-adventure that redefines the dance floor weekly. Our Sunday aficionados Agent 86 and Tigerfunk stir up a full cream shake to the flavour of your liking. Forget everything you thought you knew about losing yourself to the grooves. Bimbo Deluxe, 376 Brunswick St (Cnr Rose St), Fitzroy

MONDAY11TH IBIMBO Have you always wanted to be a DJ but been cruelly cursed with tone deafness and a general inability to version excursion? Well Bimbo Deluxe saves the day once again.. All you need is an iPhone and you’re set. Just download the free ‘remote’ application from the app store, log into the Bimbo DJ wireless network and you choose which song plays next. Bimbo Deluxe, 376 Brunswick St (Cnr Rose St), Fitzroy

TUESDAY12TH HOT STEP Google Hot Step and you’ll get a bunch of Vietnamese game reviews and Balkanese dances on YouTube. But that’s nothing like what you can expect to find within the confines of Bimbo on a Saturday night. Developing thick and heavy but altogether groovy, enjoy an eclectic mix of fairy floss funk, doom disco and monk movement minimal every week. Free. Bimbo Deluxe, 376 Brunswick St (Cnr Rose St), Fitzroy

SATURDAYS AT ONE TWENTY BAR DJ CKass will take you on a musical journey to the retro sounds of the ‘70s and ‘80s, followed by Top 40. One Twenty Bar, 120 Johnston St, Fitzroy

BIMBO TUESDAYS Bimbo Tuesday’s have long been the discerning DJs midweek breath of fresh air. An opportunity to indulge in, and to each parade their individual takes on music. A night where by the weird and wonderful is not frowned upon but rather celebrated. Resident selectors Matt Radovich, Andras Fox and Henry Who draw from a colorful array of sounds that warm your midweek blues. From 8pm, free. Bimbo Deluxe, 376 Brunswick St (Cnr Rose St), Fitzroy

COSMIC PIZZA NHJ and friends host every Tuesday night upstairs at Lucky Coq. Playing uneasy listening, freaked out bass jams, romantic comedy disco, tropi-jazz, soundtracks and shit you won’t hear on the other nights. Lucky Coq, 179 Chapel St, Windsor

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SON OF KICK BASS DRUMMING: LOUNGE SOUNDS Mika Abadie, also known to the music world as Son Of Kick, chimes down the line having just completed a mini tour of the USA with what he terms “amazing artists” (including Joker, Kastle, Plastician and Dev79). Otherwise, he’s been keeping busy doing what he enjoys best. “I’ve been making music, and been really busy actually,” Abadie says. “Right now though, I’m in London and am downing some nice ravioli with olive oil!” Claiming he is hyper active – mostly because he is making music, eating and conducting an interview all at the same time – the lad found music as a result of the influence of his family. “It was really my dad that always got the pans and pots out to play drums,” he describes. “Then there was my uncle scratching the guitar, with the whole singing thing – it was quite fun!” Indeed, being handed a guitar at 13 then drums at 15 (thanks no less to his sister’s ex-boyfriend) and later a bass, microphones and basically anything else he could put his hands on, Mika found the world of music appealing and intriguing, as it was a release from the mundane life of being a normal teenager. “I had the full support – both mentally and financially – from my parents. I played in many bands as a lead singer or drummer, while at the same time, I started raving hard on techno and jungle!” It’s not difficult to see where the infatuation for music that leans on bass came from then, is it? “I always was into reggae, grunge and all sorts of music,” he explains. “Really, bass music is all very connected to all that. It’s all the same thing, just said a different way. I now have a couple of projects where I’m lead singing as well.” Studio wise, the bass fiend is working on new material within what he describes as coming from no particular genre. “It’s some heavy hybrid shit,” he says. “Otherwise, I’ve done a tune with Lady Leshurr, Foreign Beggars, Virus Syndicate and D.Ablo. There are also some others I can’t reveal at this point. I also just cracked a remix for Angel Haze called Werkin’ Girls. There is also something from one of my side projects on Claude Vonstroke’s DirtyBird imprint coming up too.”

With that, his unique flexibility is always evident in not just his music and productions, but also his live performances. “I have always created and played diverse music,” he says. “In some ways though, that has dragged me behind because for a while there, if you weren’t doing one particular genre you were practically doomed. Now I still do ‘me’ and find it funny that the same people that were cock-blocking me before have now all bought tickets for the bandwagon! But however bitter this might sound, I truly feel blessed to finally have made it to where I am – and to remain standing at the same time! “And no matter which way I look at it, the culture for me will always be around a mix of food, music and so on. It’s a beautiful thing and it’s the only true way to call this an evolution, in my opinion. It’s been happening since the ‘20s with blues and country, then with jazz, classical and into the ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s. Nowadays, you’ve got the Neptunes smashing cubano and raw hip hop beats for The Clips. And then you’ve got Timbaland cutting futuristic crunk mayhem too. I’m sure we can dig a lot deeper, and find the evolution of music via the mix of cultures all the way to the birth of Jerusalem.” Philosophy aside, the man of bass is heading Down Under again for what will be his third or fourth visit – clearly he’s lost count. Regardless, he closes out with some words about what to expect: “I will be playing a lot of new stuff and there will be a very different vibe to it all. There will still be loads of energy, but a lot of deepness within the set as well. Also, while I’m in Australia, I plan to get some sun and hang with my close mates N’fa and Mr Fish, who recently both had babies – although not with one another!” And with the laughter, the line went dead. But the bass will live on forever.

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RK Son of Kick [UK] plays alongside Ali B [UK] and more at Sound Lounge in the Hamer Hall Foyer on Saturday February 23.

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Jack Revill is one of those people who deserves all the success that comes their way. The Scottish DJ has put Glasgow on the map for bass-heavy music alongside his fellow Numbers. label crew and he has worked tirelessly in music since he was a teenager. Having started with a job at a Glasgow record store named Rubadub when he was 14, Revill hasn’t looked back; even after he garnered notoriety as a DJ and label owner, he continued to work at Rubadub’s wholesale arm. The list of music that Revill has released on his labels reads like a roll call of bass music’s hottest talent over the last five years. Dress 2 Sweat, his vinyl label which focused on Baltimore club music, released early cuts from Piddy Py, Bok Bok and L-Vis 1990 (who now own Night Slugs together), whilst Wireblock – the label he began with Calum and Neil Morton (Spencer and Nelson respectively) – released recordings by Rustie and Hudson Mohawk, amongst others. At the end of 2009, Dress 2 Sweat and Wireblock combined with Stuffrecords, and Numbers. was born (from their club night of the same name). They started off with the massive Deadboy hit If U Want Me and their success was assured. Revill has just come back from Italy and has two shows to play in England the night we chat. He has one day off before his Australian tour but it’s not something he minds too much. “I get restless at home,” he confesses. “Sometimes I have days when I feel like I really need a break from it all, and then I have like two free days at home, and I just want to be out DJing. I’m kind of an addict!” It’s not such a bad addiction when you consider where it takes him. “The most exotic gig I’ve done is probably Holy Ship which I just got back from a few weeks ago. It’s a cruise that sets sail in Miami and takes you all the way to the Bahamas and back, stopping off at a private island on the way. It was absolute madness. A few of my craziest tour stories probably happened on that boat, but for sure they are all too crazy to print, to be honest,” he says with a laugh. This year, Numbers. are set to move into the festival game with a huge weekender planned for April in the South of England: Pleasure Principle. Add to that Revill’s new show on BBC Radio 1 and the 10th Anniversary of the label and you start to wonder how he has time for it all. “Mostly because there’s a big team of us involved in Numbers., and the guys all work very hard,” he says. “I pretty much live and breathe music and I don’t dedicate time to anything else really, other than the odd bit of crap TV a la Jersey Shore.” The year is shaping

up nicely for the label: “New releases from Deadboy and an album from Redinho are both mastered. The rest is top secret! But it’s our 10th anniversary this year so we have loads of killer stuff planned,” Revill explains. None of the talk about his labels is to take away from Revill’s skill as a DJ. If anything, Numbers. is an extension of his wide tastes and a recognition of his great ear for talent. His own star has been rising over the last few years as Jackmaster. A Jackmaster set is eclectic and moves through everything, embracing guilty pleasures and forgotten classics in the same breath as unreleased dance floor bombs. “I don’t tend to think about genres per se,” Revill reveals. “I tend to classify music in terms of energy levels instead.” Things really moved up a notch when Fabric released Revill’s mix in 2011. Their Fabric.live series is highly respected internationally. “It was a big step up for me as a DJ and a major one to tick off the list. I’m still really proud of that mix and without it there’s no way I’d be living this life and touring amazing countries like Australia.” It wasn’t long after the release that Revill had to make the decision to quit his day job. “I had to consciously make the decision a year or so ago. I was juggling a full time job and the DJing for a good few years and it got to the stage where I just couldn’t deal with it anymore. DJing is effectively a night shift job, so I was doing night shift two or three days a week, then a full time day job for the rest of the week. It was exhausting. It was a big relief to be able to just concentrate on the DJing side of things but I do miss working at Rubadub every day.” Having worked in a record store, does Revill feel that the art of ‘crate digging’ is being lost? “Aside from the clubs, I guess most music discovery happens on YouTube now,” he says. “Sometimes I get lost on that site for hours just sifting through the ‘related’ tab at the side. If I do that for three hours and find just one gem then I’m satisfied. I guess that’s a kind of 21st century method of crate digging, right?” So who has he found lately? “I really like this guy from London called SOPHIE, who has some stuff coming out on Numbers. as well actually.” “DJ-wise, I really wish there was someone young that came to mind and I could champion. Maybe I’ll find him or her in Australia!” Simon Hampson Jackmaster [UK] plays alongside Shlohmo [USA] on Friday February 8 at The Liberty Social.

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THURSDAY7TH MOTOWN THURSDAYS Kick start your weekend with Melbourne’s newest Thursday night! Motown Thursdays caters to all true music lovers. Join us on an eclectic musical journey of soul, funk and disco through to early R&B. A live Soul Band features some of Melbourne’s most talented musicians; Carmen Hendricks, Laurent Soupe, Duncan Kinell and Aaron Mendoza just to name a few. DJs keep the records spinning into the early hours; residents are Reg-e, Lee Davies, Kalepe, Dinesh, Suga, Rubz and Alwin Rafferty. Join us around a big, shiny disco ball or two, for free entry, soulful tunes, drink specials all night and a dance floor full of friends! Fashion Lounge, 121 Flinders Lane, Melbourne

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Start the weekend early with Fusion’s Resident DJs. Music for your funkin’ soul. Special guests every week! Fusion, Crown Entertainment Complex, Lvl 3, 8 Whiteman St, Southbank

FRIDAY8TH FAKTORY This is it. Faktory Fridays are open for business at Melbourne’s home of R&B, Khokolat Bar. Where else? Damion De Silva, Ken Walker, Durmy, K Dee, Simon Sez, Yaths and Jacqui Dusk spinning all night long. Khokolat Bar, Basement, 43 Hardware La, Melbourne

LIKE FRIDAYS Like Fridays at La Di Da serves up R&B and electro house across two rooms giving you a fun filled end to your week. DJs Dinesh, Dir-X, Sef, NYD, Shaun D, Shaggz, Broz and more. La Di Da, 577 Little Bourke St, Melbourne

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LIGHT We celebrate everything that has made Light at Red Love, kicking off with our after work drinks session from 4pm. Our DJ lineup includes each and every one of the Daddy Mack’s who have helped lead Light into our 5th running year of old school R&B. Harvey Yeah, Ripz, TMC and Stel Kar locking down that Old School Flava with guest appearances by G.A.K. & The Seminar of Funk and Nick K. It’s all happening this Friday as we celebrate 5 years of doing our do and bringing that Red Love! Red Love, Level 1, 401 Swanston Street, Melbourne

THE LOOSE GOOSE The Loose Goose is focused on providing a wonderful array of cocktails and offers a great CBD location to lounge and relax in while overlooking busy Flinders

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Lane. A small plates menu is available to graze on whilst trying our delicious cocktails from the classics to contemporary, beer on tap and a wide range of beers, wines and spirits. Every Friday evening DJ Jumps of The Cat Empire will take to the decks at the bar spinning his rare afro Latin funk vinyl collected from around the world from 6.30pm until late. Papa Goose Cocktail Bar, 91-93 Flinders Lane, Melbourne

SWEET NOTHING FRIDAYS DJ Marcus Knight and DJ Xander James spin hip hop, R&B and house tunes all night from 8pm. Free entry and early drink specials. Temperance Hotel, 426 Chapel St, South Yarra

THE NICE UP Tom Showtime presents The Nice Up. All flavours of hip hop, ghetto funk and reggae niceness provided. Sailor Jerry nice up the cocktails, Dos Blockos nice up the $5 beers. Fridays done proper. George Lane Bar, 1 George Lane, St Kilda

SATURDAY9TH KHOKOLAT KOATED All new experience, same great location with a fresh koat of Khokolat. Restless Entertainment reloads your favourite Saturday night party. Damion De Silva, K Dee, Jay Sin and weekly guests playing R&B & ol’ skool sounds strictly for the urban elite. Khokolat Bar, Basement, 43 Hardware La, Melbourne

REDLOVE SATURDAYS RedLove Saturdays is all about solid classics from the ‘80s, ‘90s and into the ‘00s! Dropping beats of retro pop, disco classics, old school funk, and certainly some of that old school R&B and house to kick! RedLove Resident DJs Phil, HB Bear and Da Gato bringing down the house every Saturday night. If you’re looking for quality service, music to rock, sumptuous drinks and just a cold hard good time; look no further! Red Love, Level 1, 401 Swanston Street, Melbourne

SHAKA SATURDAY The newest R&B Superclub Shaka Saturdays grand opening is set to hit Melbourne over two massive weeks. The northern suburbs newest, freshest club playing all of your favourite R&B, hip hop, old skool and reggae. Shaka Saturdays is showcasing Australia’s newest and favourite R&B DJs, including DJ C-RAM bringing video mixing to Melbourne and special guest hip hop band Yellow Cake. Set at one of the most amazing venues Melbourne has to offer with two levels, good music, great ‘Shaka’ atmosphere and cheap drinks, we are hoping to pack it out and create a night for people to remember. Level 2 The Club, 2 Arthurton Rd, Northcote

RINGO STARR

& HIS ALL-STARR BAND BY CHRISTIE ELIEZER

Ringo Starr was always the most self-deprecating of the four Beatles. Take the time Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band played the sell-out Greek Theatre in Los Angeles last year. Starr introduced Wings from his Ringo 2012 album. “How many of you knew I just put out an album? Well, I’d like to thank the five of you who bought it, the seven of you who downloaded it, and the three of you who bought the vinyl!” Earlier on when he and the band did his 1970 solo hit It Don’t Come Easy, he confessed to the crowd that although it was credited to him, it was actually co-written with George Harrison who’d decided to give him the whole credit. That’s Starr’s approach to music: share it around. Or as All-Starr’s guitarist Steve Lukather of Toto fame says, “The whole show is a jukebox of hits. But I must say as a player, I’m especially waiting for With A Little Help From My Friends. As soon as that voice comes in, I’m thinking to myself, ‘I’m playing this with Ringo!’” ‘The Boss’ (as Lukather refers to the man about whom John Lennon famously quipped, “Not the best drummer in the world, not even the best drummer in The Beatles!”) or Lukather himself often look out at the audience and see everyone up and singing along to every line of Yellow Submarine, and feel a chill. This version of the All-Starrs also includes Todd Rundgren, Gregg Rolie (Journey, Santana), Richard Page (Mr Mister) as well as drummer Gregg Bissonette and multi-instrumentalist Mark Rivera, who is Ringo’s music director. Aside from Starr’s own stuff, they do a couple of their individual hits which Starr chose for them. Lukather does Toto’s Hold the Line, Rosanna and Africa; Rundgren recalls I Saw the Light and Bang the Drum; Rolie rolls out Evil Ways and Black Magic Woman. Every single member of the All-Starrs is a card-carrying Beatles nut. Often at rehearsals, they’d inevitably be jamming on a Beatles song. Ringo would come in and groan, “Don’t you know any other music?” Lukather says that watching The Beatles on TV on their very first trip to America in 1963, on The Ed Sullivan Show, “turned on the switch in my life. That was it for me. George Harrison was my first guitar hero. The Beatles still do it for me. To be in the same band as Ringo is the most surreal experience but in a groovy way. We do what The Boss wants us to do. He picks the songs. This music is in my DNA. Even when I’m recording my own stuff, I’m thinking ‘Now what would they do on a track like this?’ “I consider The Boss a friend. I learn from him as a person. At 72, he’s quick and witty. If he wasn’t Ringo but the guy next door, he’s still the coolest. Very funny and so soulful with his experiences: he still believes in love and peace. When he talks everyone listens because you know he’s not talking shit. Only a few people in the world can understand what his life has been for 50 years on planet earth.”

“AT 72, HE’S QUICK AND WITTY. IF HE WASN’T RINGO BUT THE GUY NEXT DOOR, HE’S STILL THE COOLEST. VERY FUNNY AND SO SOULFUL WITH HIS EXPERIENCES: HE STILL BELIEVES IN LOVE AND PEACE. ” Starr is the third Beatle that Lukather, much in demand to play guitar on sessions, has worked with. After meeting Paul McCartney during sessions for Michael Jackson’s Thriller, he was invited to London to work on Macca’s Give My Regards To Broadstreet project. Years later, he met George Harrison at a club in Los Angeles, and they hit it oﬀ immediately. They worked on a number of projects and Lukather learned about transcendental meditation. “I wish I’d kept the telephone messages he left for me: ‘Hello, this is your buddy George.’ His son Dhani wanted to meet Slash, who I know really well, so I took the two of them to Slash’s house.” In between All-Starr commitments, Lukather has been playing with a reunited Toto (expect a visit to Australia in 2014), and has also visited our shores with G3, with Joe Satriani and Steve Vai (“We ﬁnished the tour at Bluesfest to 12,000 people. An absolute blast!”). He’s just released a solo album featuring the likes of Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith and Def Leppard’s Phil Collen. Lyrically it explores emerging from a low time in his life: losing his marriage, his mother and a number of friends. “36 years on the road caught up with me,” he says, but the musician has now given up drinking and smoking, and goes hiking with Toto members. Finally on the All-Starr Band: everyone checked their egos at the door? “There was never any of that. Hey, look who we’re working for!” \

RINGO STARR & HIS ALL-STARR BAND play Festival Hall on Saturday February 16 and Sunday February 17. DISCUSS WHAT? BEAT.COM.AU/DISCUSSION

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INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH MUSIC INDUSTRY NEWS & GOSSIP

with Christie Eliezer * Stuﬀ for this column to be emailed to <celiezer@netspace.net.au> by Friday 5pm imitating Jamaican accents, one by Coca-Cola where viewers can choose their best adventures, Mercedes-Benz’s with Kate Upton washing a car in a bikini in slo-mo and Taco Bell’s old people doing “young” things. Each 30-second spot cost US$3.8 million said Ad Age.

LES TOTH CALLING IT QUITS One of the best known DJs in Melbourne Les Toth is hanging up his headphones. His last gigs as a DJ will be on the Melbourne leg of the Festival In Your Lounge Room tour with Dead In A Second and The Arsonist at Ferntree Gully Hotel (Saturday March 2) and at the Evelyn Hotel (Sunday March 3). Toth has also acted in The Castle, Garbo, Janus, Stingers and Neighbours.

THE TOTE RAISES $5,576.30 The Tote has raised $5,576.30 for the Tasmanian Bushﬁres Appeal from its all-day fundraiser on Monday January 28. It’s a total of takings from the door (the bands who played had Tasmanian members) and a BBQ, donations (including a $500 cheque from Tasmanian-born promoter Michael Chugg) and the redcrossfundraising.org.au/totetasbeneﬁtgig website. The event also inspired Emily McMillan from Guitar Village in Frankston to donate musical equipment to Dunalley School which was destroyed, and which reopened with temporary classrooms this week.

EMI AUSTRALIA: OFFICE CLOSES BUT NAME TO CONTINUE This week sees a new era for EMI Music Australia, in the months after it was acquired by Universal Music. The EMI office in Surry Hills is being closed, with an estimated 70% of the staff moving to Universal’s pad in Millers Point. Between 20 to 25 staffers were made redundant, according to a source. A clearer picture will emerge when EMI staffers offered jobs decide whether to stay. Universal Music Australasia president George Ash, who in a statement called the redundancies “unfortunate” added that EMI would remain a stand-alone company. “EMI is retaining a significant portion of its people with its own dedicated Marketing, Promotions and A&R functions. The company will have integrated and expanded services within our business in shared areas such as sales, licensing, new business, merchandising, catalogue, finance and supply chain.” A new head of the EMI label will be announced shortly.

NEW INTERNATIONAL DANCE MUSIC BODY FORMED The Association for Electronic Music (AFEM) has been set up to globally address and lobby for the growth of the dance music community. With oﬃces in the US and the UK, it brings together reps of artists, DJs, managers, labels, promoters, publishers, agents, retailers and broadcasters. It was put together by Richie Hawtin’s manager Ben Turner and entertainment industry lawyer Kurosh Nasseri, (Afrojack, Basto, Deep Dish, Paul Van Dyk). Dance pioneer Nile Rodgers is its ambassador. Among those on the advisory board are Swedish House Maﬁa’s manager Any Thomson, David Guetta’s agent Maria May, Ultra Records’ Patrick Moxey and Tiesto’s agent Paul Morris.

BLACKBERRY MUSIC COMING Australia is one of 18 countries to ﬁrst get the BlackBerry World’s DRM-free music catalogue, with tracks from all majors and indies. BlackBerry, which has changed its name from Research in Motion or RIM in a bid to grab back sliding market share, unveiled two BlackBerry 10 handsets.

THINGS WE HEAR * By the time you read this, Laneway in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth would have sold out. Meantime, the Canberra show of Optus Flix In The Stix, marking the return to action of The Whitlams, also had the Sold Out sign out. * The London Sun revealed some interesting travelling ideas by bands. Mumford & Sons don’t fly British Airways and Virgin to America because they serve peanuts. Keyboard player Ben Lovett is allergic to them, and they don’t want him to accidentally eat some and suffer a drama … Jon Bon Jovi only flies at 9.30am on their private jet and doesn’t let anyone else sit on his seat … The Rolling Stones insist on travelling with their own pool table. * Delta Goodrem signed with US manager Irving Azoff, who looks after The Eagles, Christina Aguilera, Rod Stewart, Van Halen and Fleetwood Mac. * 50 Cent reckons that Rick Ross staged his own driveby shooting. Ross said he crashed his Rolls-Royce into an apartment building in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, after someone fired at him. “Hahaha fat boy hit the building? lol it looks staged to me. No hole’s in da car,” Fiddy tweeted with an Instagram link to a photo of the car. (There were holes in his windscreen however). Ross now has 24-hour security as he shivers under his bed. * The annual revenue made globally by EDM records, DVDs, events and merchandise is estimated to be $4 billion. *In a first for an Aussie firm Jands is doing PA for the entire Pink world tour. * Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe is listening to heavy metal to psych up for his new role in horror film Horns. * Swedish House Mafia dedicated their Myer Music Bowl show to David Cassai, who lost his life on New Year’s Eve, and invited his family. * Ballarat’s medieval-type Kryal Castle continued to prove itself as a music venue. Over 2,000 attended to see Jimmy Barnes, Ian Moss, Baby Animals, Dragon and Chocolate Starfish play as part of the Red Hot Summer Tour. Promoter Duane McDonald confirmed the tour would stop there next year.

VALE MATT SYKES Matt Sykes, drummer for Paul Greene & The Other Colours, died in a boating accident near Jervis Bay. He was 27. The keen spear ﬁsher was diving in Currarong when struck by a ﬁsherman’s boat. Greene said, “Matt, what an amazing bloke you were. Talented on the piano and kora, and one of the best drummers I know; you lived for what you loved and never let money dictate your life; you knew how to love and put all your love into whatever you did.” At his funeral last Friday at Nowra School of Arts, mourners were encouraged to dress in thongs and board shorts.

SUPER BOWL AD FOR CHET FAKER

WRONG FLARES USED NIGHTCLUB DISASTER?

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A Becks beer ad featuring Chet Faker singing Blackstreet’s No Diggity played at the NFL Super Bowl last Sunday could have been seen by at least 111 million viewers. That’s how many tuned in for the 2012 and 2011 Superbowls said Nielsen (last weekend’s figures were not available by deadline). To what extent this will help Faker’s exposure remains to be seen. The ad which was played six times during the four-hour game, actually features an animated goldfish singing the song. Among the ads it’s against are Kias on a planet filled with babies, the infamous Volkswagen one tagged racist as it has white people

Police investigating the Kiss nightclub fire in Brazil which killed 234 and hospitalised 120, are blaming the band which set off the pyrotechnics. Inspector Marcelo Arigony said that Gurizada Fandangueira, which uses explosives during its set, were penny pinching. It bought flares meant for outdoor use because they cost $1.25 a piece, instead of indoor flares which cost $35. Fifty bodies were found in a toilet after they thought it was an exit. The dead included band’s accordion player Danilo Jacques. The club’s security and co-owner were arrested. There were 1,000 people at the club, double its capacity. It is being reported that

the club’s safety certiﬁcate expired in 2012, meaning that Kiss owners could be held responsible for the tragedy.

SHORT COURSES FROM ARTFUL DODGERS STUDIO The Artful Dodgers Studio (1 Langridge Street, Collingwood) has been lending its facilities to people aged 17-28 who are not studying or working or may be facing diﬃcult circumstances in their lives. It teams them with top artists to explore their craft and work individually or on group projects like performances and exhibitions. Last year the studio’s young musos performed at events at the MCG, Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne Town Hall, private functions and public launch events around Victoria. Others performed live on ABC radio 774 and community and cultural festivals. Their visual arts mentoring program Rudder saw participants exhibiting at the NGV. Throughout 2013 the studio will be running a series of part time short courses in music performance and song writing, basic graphic design and video production. For more information contact Josephine on 94158700 or Josephine.boﬀa@jss.org.au.

JOSH PYKE OFFERS HIS HAND Josh Pyke and APRA oﬀer an unsigned musician mentorship and funding of $7,500. This could be to record, tour, or take time oﬀ to write etc. There’s an initial meeting with Pyke, manager Gregg Donovan and Stephen Wade of the Select Music agency to establish a business plan. A follow up takes place three months later. To apply, upload your music for free on sites such as SoundCloud, MySpace or Bandcamp. Write a business plan (two pages max) on how you’d use that $7,500 and, with your name (and stage name), contact number, state you live in and a link to a site to allow them to stream and listen to at least one track, email to partnership@joshpyke.com by Friday May 31.

RDIO LAUNCHES FREE MUSIC STREAMING Digital service Rdio is oﬀering Australians free streaming for six months from their library of 18 million tracks. You can curate your own playlist, ﬁnd new music and see what your fave acts are listening to.

COOPERS AMP FULL SHORTLIST Coopers Amp announced its full list of shortlisted albums at Amp Alive, the concert last Friday at Federation Square. The list is: Flume’s Flume, Tame Impala’s Lonerism, The Presets’ Pacifica, Grand Salvo’s Slay Me In My Sleep, Jess Ribeirio & The Bone Collectors’ My Little River, Liz Stringer’s Warm In the Darkness, Daily Meds’ Happy Daze, Hermitude’s Hyper Paradise and Urthboy’s Smokey’s Haunt. The Amp received 300 applications, 71 made it into the Longlist.

FORUM: FUTURE OF MUSIC IN PORT PHILLIP Last year Port Phillip Council set up a Live Music Working Group to discuss issues with the mayor, councillors, arts managers, businesses, residents, Music Victoria, St Kilda Live Music Community and St Kilda Festival. A forum will let the public know what has progressed. It will also discuss how the Council can celebrate St Kilda’s music heritage with initiatives such as a Walk of Fame, laneways named after local musicians and concerts celebrating Port Phillip artists. Music Victoria CEO Patrick Donovan will moderate a panel consisting of musician Jack Howard, journalism lecturer and music historian Dr Andrea Jean Baker and City of Port Phillip councillor Serge Thomann and manager of Culture & Leisure Deidre Pellizzer. It is held today from 6.30pm to 8pm at St Kilda RSL, 88 Acland Street. Entry is free and open to the public.

MORE GRANTS FROM STATE GOVERNMENT Ten projects are to be funded by the state government through Arts Victoria’s Community Partnerships program. These will involve young people, those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, regional communities and people living with disability. These include cabaret dinners presented by members of the deafblind community, the setting up of the FACA Contemporary Arts Festival by Paciﬁc artists and groups through the Footscray Community Arts Centre, voice-themed works for Castlemaine State Festival

Born: son Ashley John Wallbridge to manager Laura Wallbridge (Gossling, Guineafowl) and husband Anthony. Ashley joins brother Jake, 4, and sister Cassie 19 months. Expecting: Michael Buble and actress wife Luisana Lopilato, their first. Engaged: Tool guitarist Adam Jones was so overcome watching the wrestling on TV that he proposed to his girlfriend. Injured: two members of Tool injured themselves on separate scooter accidents (one dislocated shoulder) delaying the recording of their next album. Hospitalised: Morrissey in America, for a bleeding ulcer. Ill: Noel Gallagher had a brain scan to get to the bottom of the constant ringing in his ears. Suing: Marilyn Manson takes action against musician and occult filmmaker Yolanda Tharpe for calling him a Nazi who didn’t like being seen with African American women. She made the claim after he’d asked her to stop claiming they were engaged. She also said he stalked her and killed her two cats. Died: Pioneering US funk band Ohio Players singer ‘Sugarfoot’ Bonner, 69. Died: influential Melbourne virtuoso jazz saxplayer, flutist, synth player and composer Brian Brown OAM, 79, whose style mixed jazz with world music and classical. He founded the Improvisation Studies course at the Victorian College of the Arts urging students to find a sound beyond American jazz. and sound art organisation The Click Clack Project working with the Footscray Community Arts Centre, sound artists and performers from Amplified Elephants (musicians with intellectual disabilities) and Noise Scavengers (youth sound art group from Corio) on a three part sound art project. For details of the latest Community Partnerships recipients visit bit.ly/ Wvn9ae. The next round of applications for the Community Partnerships program closes on Monday February 25.

PBS MARKETING & EVENTS GIG PBS 106.7FM is looking for an experienced, proactive and creative Marketing and Events Manager. Managing a team, the M&E Manager will explore and develop the station’s potential to push its brand to the greater Melbourne community, as well as planning, coordinating and producing events. There’s more to the role, email mara@pbsfm.org.au for a position description. Submit applications to address the selection criteria by the COB Monday February 18.

ARTS CENTRE LAUNCHING PERFORMANCE ENHANCERS’

Arts Centre Melbourne is from this week (Saturday Febuary 9) holding its The Performance Enhancers series on Saturdays from 5pm. Music journos Lisa Palermo and Kate Welsman aka Systa bb will speak to top indie names on their music, visual art, literary and mythology inﬂuences, which will be followed with intimate live sets. This week sees David Bridie reference the work of Peter Cook’s Wake In Fright, Patrick White’s Voss, the art of Fred Williams and landscapes of John Olsen followed by a trio performance with guitarist John Philips and cello Helen Mountford. On Saturday March 2, Robert Forster shares his love of the ‘60s and ‘70s New York arts scene. Archie Roach speaks on Lin Onus (April 6) and Kavisha Mazzella will discuss the art of Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo and Goya (May 18). These are held at the Hamer Hall stalls foyer. See www. artscentremelbourne.com.au.

HOWARD TRIBUTE AT MEMO The Memo (90 Acland Street, St Kilda) hosts a tribute to Rowland S. Howard on Friday March 1. Performing are Mick Harvey, J. P. Shilo, Brian Hooper, Tex Perkins, Hugo Race, Harry Howard, Jonnine Standish, Spencer P. Jones, Genevieve McGuckin and Penny Ikinger. The Memo, which ﬁrst opened in 1924, is a new 400-capacity space showcasing live music, cabaret, comedy, ﬁlm screenings, storytelling, dancing and other arts events.

THY ART IS MURDER SIGN WITH NUCLEAR BLAST Sydney extreme metal band Thy Art Is Murder signed worldwide with Germany’s Nuclear Blast Entertainment. The Hate album is out in the US and Europe in April. The deal excludes Australia and New Zealand where they are with Halfcut/Shock, and Canada (Distort Entertainment).

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PBS DRIVE LIVE

BY SIMONE UBALDI

Returning for a second year in 2013, PBS Drive Live is a community radio juggernaut, a week of up-close-and-personal on-air performances from local and international musicians, blasting out of Collingwood for your listening pleasure. Every day until Friday February 8, the 5-7pm slot will showcase the likes of King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Kim Salmon & Spencer P Jones, Super Wild Horses and The Meanies; three bands playing in three different studios in every Drive time window. Punters can roll up to PBS to soak in the atmosphere, eat grub from Melbourne’s finest food vans and, if they’re very lucky, drink free beer! It’s all part of the unique community radio service. Samantha Wass from PBS spoke to Beat about the beauty of PBS and what you can expect from Drive Live. When did you first start listening to PBS? I moved over to Melbourne from Perth five years ago, and was skipping through the radio on my car stereo one night. I happened across Michael Mullholland’s show Junkyard, which is an artist focused show. He was doing a special on the band The Fal’ and I remember thinking “wow, this guy is really cool – and he really knows his stuff!”. That’s the thing about the announcers at PBS – they are all walking encyclopaedias on their genre of choice. I tuned in to his show every Thursday night after that, and then pretty soon after began to get familiar with other shows on the PBS program guide that I loved as well. When did you start working at the station? I started working at the station just over two years ago.

What’s it like, as a place to work? PBS is a really great environment to work in and although there are really few paid-staff members, we have heaps of really great volunteers coming through all of the time so it’s almost like a big, happy family of music nerds from all different backgrounds. Of course being a not-for-profit, we are all paid out of a very limited budget, but everyone who is here does it because they love it – and that’s very rewarding. What sets PBS apart, as a radio station? The musical diversity is a big stand out as to what sets PBS apart. There aren’t too many other stations that you can tune into that would play hip hop one minute and then classic metal the next. That’s what I love about PBS though, and so do our listeners. Music is such an expressive art form and if it all sounded the same it would be boring.

Why is PBS important to the local music scene? PBS matters because we support musicians and artists from the ground up. We are passionately committed to seeking out, discovering and presenting under-represented music, and were dedicated to promoting and nurturing music in all its diversity. What are the challenges facing the radio station this year? There’s always loads of challenges… we’re looking at ways to resource ourselves to be able to deliver alternative content on digital radio, and ways to resource better connections with our community. Resources! There’s a challenge. If you’re in a band, becoming a member is a great way to contribute to your fave community radio station, because you become part of the scene that plays your music, and you provide vital funds to stations (we don’t receive government funding like public radio, and we ain’t like those commercial types either). How, when and why did the PBS Live Drive concept evolve? Since 1988 PBS produced a mega week of live to airs called ‘Live Music Week’… there was a live band in each show for a full week. It was great, chaotic and exhausting! Over time, the station had to develop other ways to keep supporting live music but make it a bit more manageable. So this will be the second annual Drive Live, where all the action happens between 5pm and 7pm for a week, and the focus is really to provide an intimate studio experience for bands, punters and listeners alike. The announcers and event producers choose a mixture of established and more emerging bands, and it’s programmed in a way that is diﬀerent to a regular club show. More like a radio show that’s a gig of long players. What one thing can you guarantee the punters will experience during Live Drive? Punters who choose to come into the studio during Drive

Live will be in for a treat – especially those that haven’t witnessed one of these gigs before. It’s a very unique experience in that the bands actually play inside Studio 5, so essentially the audience is watching them through the glass. There is a lot going on, as our announcers cross over from one studio to another, with diﬀerent acts getting ready to play in them. It’s a little bit chaotic, but a lot exciting. It’s basically like watching radio, which is pretty awesome. What’s something you’d like to happen, but can’t guarantee? We’re hoping that Kim Salmon and Spencer P Jones do their cover of Kanye West’s Runaway – but you’ll have to tune in to ﬁnd out if they do. PBS DRIVE LIVE runs until this Friday February 8 . Visit pbsfm.org.au for the full program and information on how to get along, or tune in every night between 5pm and 7pm on 106.7FM.

THE ROLLING STONES 1973 KOOYONG CONCERT 40TH ANNIVERSARY BY WRITER Four decades to the day after the Rolling Stones rocked the cohones off Kooyong Stadium during a matinee performance on their 1973 world tour, a track-for-track live tribute is to recreate the magic, just for your rock edification. A one-off, local, all-star outfit titled The Monkey Men has been specifically put together, featuring Tim Rogers on lead vocals and accompanied by the talents of Ash Naylor, Davey Lane and Stephen Hadley among several others. Organiser and Stones fanatic James Young of Cherry Bar spoke to the jubilant Rogers about the upcoming performance. JY: What makes The Rolling Stones so great to you? When I was 11-years-old, my friend Sherman Lee made me tapes of Stones records. Hearing Jumpin’ Jack Flash from Get Yer Ya Ya’s Out! cracked my head open and in spilled sex, poetry, threads, libation, and all the good stuff that gives you imagination and cheek. I still get that feeling often when I hear the records. It ruined my future as a fast bowler for the country, but has been a perennial companion that wants to get you into some good, fun, trouble. JY: Were they at their very best in 1973? I vacillate daily. I’m such a nerd that one day’ll be ‘66, then ‘69, then ‘72... I even have my ‘81 days. ‘89 weren’t great… Listening to bootlegs around that time though, for all the disdain Jagger receives, he sung his fuggin’ balls shaved. And Keef’s hair was in great shape. So today, yeah, ‘73.

take the reins. Watch me for the changes, boys. Follow the strangler.

JY: How’s the pre-match feeling within The Monkey Men? Low-carb diets have ensued as we’re all tryin’ to look as pleasantly gaunt as Davey. The banter is high and breezy. We’re match unﬁt and set to stun.

JY: Do you have a favourite Rolling Stones’ song and why? Fingerprint File, Moonlight Mile... Monkey Man... Miss Amanda Jones... Jumpin’ Jack Flash has such strong memories for me that never let up in their push to demand I dance, though.

JY: Will Davey Lane be Keef and Ashley Naylor be Mick Taylor or will the two glide across both roles, do you know? I’ll let those kids weave their ancient tapestries amongst themselves. They’re both so good, so good, but let down by their conciliatory, polite, loving natures. Maybe they’ll crack come the second show and start cuttin’ heads. I’m a little too busy traipsing the C-list celebrity circuit to poke my misshapen bonce into their evil business.

JY: Tim, you are a guitarist. Does ‘playing’ Mick Jagger leave you feeling uncharacteristically naked? Characteristically I’m naked most of the time. Born naked, hope to die naked. I got no problem with that. Singin’ that strong over two shows, yes, it’s a challenge. So good to dance too, though. And seeing other folks ‘do’ Jagger kind of shits me. Around ‘69 to ‘73 he was still responding physically to the tunes and the rhythm and roll, not ahead of it all. I’d rather be naked when hearing these tunes.

JY: Is there one song in the set that is a particular challenge to play? Midnight Rambler. The ‘blues opera’. Someone’s got to

JY: Will The Monkey Men be making an eﬀort to embrace the spirit of ‘73 in their threads and demeanour? No doubt my friend. I can only speak for Davey and myself

because we’re related, but we’re ﬁrmly entrenched in unreality, and getting in duds that evoke a spirit is part of the deal. Demeanour? We’re there to give a good time, most o’ the time. JY: Just quietly, how great is Tattoo You? I’m with you my friend. I won’t hear a word against it. Are we going to do a Dirty Work show next year?

THE ROLLING STONES 1973 KOOYONG CONCERT 40TH ANNIVERSARY shows will take place at The Corner Hotel on Sunday February 17. There’s a matinee show at 1pm and an evening show at 7.30pm, performed by The Monkey Men (Tim Rogers, Ash Naylor, Davey Lane, Stephen Hadley, Matthew Cotter, Bruce Haymes, Jack Howard, Ben Marsland and Eliza & Talei Wolfgramm.. You’ll also catch DJ Max Crawdaddy and MC James ‘The Hound Dog’ Young.

JENS LEKMAN

BY ZOË RADAS

The conversational sensitivity which marks Swede Jens Lekman’s beautiful, simple songs comes through the man’s speech as easy as pie. He’s in his native Gothenburg when we speak, and has just released his third studio album I Know What Love Isn’t. The record is hopeful – the instruments are auspicious even in the guts of their timbre, and Lekman is aware of the way his instrument choices have changed along the road from his previous album to this one. The way you might associate French horns with Prokofiev’s wolf, Lekman agrees that the flutes and chimes which are cast across I Know What Love Isn’t may possess certain qualities of feeling in them, but decides it’s a holistic approach to the way he wrote the songs which demonstrates his new process. “I think when I was looking at the album before this one, Night Falls Over Kortedala, I seemed to think that in order to point out ‘Here’s the chorus’, I needed to put as many instruments as possible in there. A song like Sipping On The Sweet Nectar, I think at one point there was like 200 trumpets, in the chorus. And it’s like ‘Do I have enough trumpets? Do they understand that this is the chorus now?’ And I think when I was making this record I started thinking, I don’t really need all that, all I need is something more aerodynamic. To me, a flute for example, sounds like a feather going through the air. It’s going up and down, it’s just riding on the wind. And it is a hopeful sound I think. I think if you’re writing about these subjects it’s nice to contrast that Beat Magazine Page 44

with a sense of hopefulness, in music.” Lekman solicits little missives, notes or opinions in email form from his blog followers, and explains that the act of replying to emails provides him with lyrical fodder: “It seems like I always have time to reply to all the emails,” he says. “I see it as a writing exercise, in a way, because I write more freely when I... communicate with people in this way. Often I go back to my sent folder of my email program and I just look for certain words or themes and I will ﬁnd myself expressing myself in a very natural way, and a lot of those communications have become song lyrics. It’s an important thing for me.” This predilection to engage personally has resulted in uncommon requests or expectations from the press. Lekman often seems asked to do more than just answer questions: he’s making mixtapes or assigning interviews to people or choosing bands to be interviewed. We all want him to get involved, because he’s so open, but he admits

it has gone too far at times. “I think when I started doing interviews ten years ago I was... doing interviews! But now, I feel like every two out of three interviews it’s like [...] ‘Write about your favourite songs.’ And it feels really lazy. Like journalism has become this thing where they tell you to do their job,” he laughs. “I even had this one journalist get mad at me because I hadn’t spell-checked the text that I wrote.” I write it down: don’t take advantage just because Jens is a good guy. Lekman believes that those who write to him and come to his shows are “often people who are dreamers”, a reﬂection of the songwriter himself. On I Know What Love Isn’t Lekman continues the tradition of his unashamedly romantic maxims (‘You don’t learn to get over a broken heart/You just learn to carry it gracefully’) mixed in with sweet humour (‘Bats are sucking on cherries from the trees/Hasn’t anyone told you what your fangs are for, little buddies?’). It’s wrong to mistake Lekman’s gentleness for passivity, though – there’s

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a deﬁnite vein of initiative laced through his ideas. We talk about the golden key which he sometimes wears around his neck and what it signiﬁes, and although it started because Lekman admired the accessory on another musician (“And I thought, that looks nice”), he soon came up with a story. “[People] write to me about, you know, ‘There’s this girl at the grocery store, I really fancy her but I don’t have the guts to talk to her.’ And I wanted to make something, a little object that you can put around your neck and say well, tonight, it’s going to happen, no more waiting. So it’s sort of like the opposite of the abstinence ring or the purity ring, but not in a sexual way; just in general. I’m just against waiting.” JENS LEKMAN plays at The Garden Party (behind the Melbourne Recital Centre) on Friday February 15. I Know What Love Isn’t is out now on Spunk.

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PEZ

BY KRISSI WEISS

Perry Chapman (AKA MC Pez) made a name for himself in 2008 with the infectious tune The Festival Song (which also featured a notably less inked 360). It was catchy, non-threatening, and full of lithe charm – a perfect earworm for the festival season. With his debut album, A Mind Of My Own, making a modest imprint on the ARIA and AIR charts as well as the aforementioned single coming in at #7 on the triple j Hottest 100, expectations were high and it seemed as though Chapman was going to be the next big thing in Aussie hip hop. A diagnosis of Graves’ Disease left Chapman ill and without any musical motivation. This forced hiatus, however, may yet turn out to be a blessing and not a curse. “The label and the fans were all like ‘When’s the new album out?’ and they were all really keen,” Chapman says. “I was keeping up a front for a while saying it wouldn’t be long when really I hadn’t written a thing. It all kind of hit me that I had to make an album and there was expectation around it and it was like taking baby steps again, trying to remember how to write properly. After a while, I got back into the swing of things and really started to enjoy it all. I’m pretty much ﬁnishing it now, over the next month or so.” Chapman explains that he felt he needed to learn how to rap, write, and perform again. The latter lesson, though, was one he needed to embark on for quite some time. His audience would’ve never guessed it, but Chapman used to hate getting up on stage. “Putting myself out there has always been a pretty scary thing for me – especially performing; I used to hate it,” he admits. “When The Festival Song took oﬀ, suddenly I was in front of thousands of people. Instead

of being really excited, living the dream and thinking ‘Yeah, I’ve fucking made it’, I was terrified every time I had to perform and just before I’d go out there the last thought in my head was always ‘I wish I could just go home.’ I guess my instinct was to get shitfaced to go out there but I really wanted to get over that. I didn’t want to rely on that to have a good time and I wanted to conquer all of those fears and actually enjoy it. Now I’m at a point that I finally love performing and I finally understand what people were talking about when they would say performing is the best drug in the world.” Chapman has been on a long journey to this point and while some may have given up on music and even themselves when faced with an exhausting road to recovery, the Melbourne rapper has been able to escape the emotional trappings of hip hop. “I think the beauty of it all is that it helped me separate from all that ego shit,” he says. “I think

there’s way too much ego in rap to begin with. There’s so much identity invested in music and I think after that happened a lot of that had fallen away for me. When you’re writing deeper music you start to realise that a lot of it is coming from a place beyond you and you’re more of a vehicle for it. It stops that whole attitude of ‘Yeah, I’m the sickest rapper out’ and all that stupid shit. It was weird ‘cause I lost the plot for a while but it was also a cleansing experience. You come out the other side and start to see the beauty in it all and you see what music is really about which is expression and wanting to do something good with it. There’s no need to add to the countless records out there that are ego-based.” Chapman is currently ﬁnishing up his new album, The Game, and while a release date is yet to be conﬁrmed, it will arrive this year and only time will tell whether the Pez audience will embrace his new musical direction. “I was in a dark place for a bit and I kind of stalled on writing be-

ARTFUL DODGERS STUDIOS – JESSE HOOPER

BY ROD WHITFIELD

Jesse Hooper has had a long and varied career in the Australian music scene. With his sister Ella he formed Killing Heidi back in 1996, a band that released three albums and attained much critical and commercial success, and multiple ARIA awards in the early to mid-2000s. The band had run its course by 2006 and went on indefinite hiatus that year. 2010 saw the brother and sister pair re-surface with a new project and a very new sound, the more folk-inspired The Verses. The band released their album Seasons that year to strong critical acclaim. 2013 sees Jesse in a slightly more relaxed mode. He is currently working at Artful Dodgers Studios in Collingwood, an establishment that assists young unemployed people get involved in music and art. “We usually work with people aged 17 to 28 who are disengaged from employment or education. We generally work with people who are ‘facing difficult circumstances’, is the way they like to term it. So we’re working with young people who have mental health and drug and alcohol issues as well. We’ve got a really good setup in Collingwood, which is a big arts space. We’ve got setups in digital media, painting, sculpture, and we’ve got a music studio as well. We’ve got a few different artists that work with different people in each medium: there’s a visual artist, a digital media artist and then there’s a musician, which is me,” he says. “I’ve been there for just over 18 months now. Two days a week I do one-on-one sessions, I do songwriting, recording,

live performance, coaching, just anything that you’d want to do around music. And then also we’re going to be starting some short courses very soon in music, basic graphic design and video production.” The centre has actually been open for almost a decade, and has had some pretty big name figures in the music industry go through, teaching youngsters how to play music. “It used to have a lot of different musicians working there day-to-day, over the years,” he says. “They’ve had Charles Jenkins, Rebecca Barnard, Pete Satchwell. We’ve had some great musicians there over the years…and I’m there now,” he laughs self-depreciatingly. Apparently it is not the first time that Jesse has involved himself in assisting young people to take up and learn music, but it was the less privileged nature of the people he was to be working with that inspired him to take up this current position with Artful Dodgers, and he is finding it very worthwhile. “I’ve always taught in songwriting workshops, and worked with aspiring musicians in different contexts over the year,” he explains. “I’ve done high schools, I’ve done private workshops,

cause I didn’t want to just… well Eminem is renowned for doing this, just telling you what’s going on at every point in your life on every album,” he explains. “It’s like therapy in music and I didn’t want to make an album where I was doing that shit and just repeating myself. I wanted a bit of balance where whatever mood you’re in you can put the album on and get something out of it. It’s a journey and it’s about coming out the other side,” he continues, hinting a little at what can be expected. “There’s a song with Paul Kelly that I’m pretty excited about, I’m just finishing it at the moment but, yeah, I don’t know how much more information I’m allowed to give away. I’ll stop now.” PEZ will be showcasing material, both new and old, as part of Festival Sunday, St Kilda Festival’s iconic final day celebrations on Sunday February 10 with Oh Mercy, Bluejuice and many more. He also plays Groovin The Moo in Bendigo on Saturday May 4 I’ve done tuition occasionally, and always playing in a band. I saw the position and read a bit about it, and I’ve never really worked with disadvantaged young people; just high school kids and whatever. So I thought it’d be a great opportunity to help foster someone else’s creative juices, so to speak. “It’s very nice for me; I can go in there and help people with their songs, facilitate them recording, so there’s creative input on my part. Sometimes it’s just being there to help them have the experience of creating. But I’m really enjoying it, it’s been quite rewarding, I’ve had some great projects come along, and collaborated with some young people on their songwriting. Some of the young guys are out playing gigs now which is great.” Ultimately, helping people less fortunate than ourselves is what it’s all about, and Jesse feels like he is doing his part for the community. “It’s about letting them have the opportunity to do it themselves. Yes, I do get a kick out of that, I get a lot of good feedback about helping that happen, but it’s not all about me. It’s about me providing those opportunities for some other young people to experience writing their own songs, or performing. So I do really enjoy that,” he says. With the studio taking up so much of his time, and his sister Ella working on her own thing, Jesse’s musical projects have taken a bit of a back seat for the moment, but that could change at some point. “Ella’s completely focused on her solo album that’ll be coming out this year. She’s got her first single coming out, called Low High, so I better give a plug for that. So The Verses are on hiatus at the moment. I’m doing some songwriting with some friends, so I’ve got some potential projects cooking along. But, early stages.” ARTFUL DODGERS STUDIOS are located in Langridge Street, Collingwood. They are generally open on weekdays from 11am ‘til 4pm, but check out artfuldodgers.tv for more details.

HUNZ

BY AUGUSTUS WELBY

Brisbane three-piece electronic pop band Hunz will come to Melbourne for the first time in mid-February to perform at the chip music exhibiting Square Sounds Festival. Hunz is the side project of Hans van Vliet, who is a member of the bitpop outfit 7Bit Hero, an act which caused audiences to totally nerd out at last year’s Blip Festival. The music of both Hunz and 7Bit Hero is founded in sounds derived from computer game consoles, but van Vliet notes that there is a distinctly different life force behind the two projects. “7Bit Hero really is a celebration of video game culture and art. Hunz is a little less optimistic, it’s a little more melancholy,” he says. 7 Bit Hero is deeply rooted in the video game culture, but Hunz leave out the esoteric references in favour of more relatable personal musings. “Lyrically in 7Bit Hero, and the instruments, it’s all made up in a computer game world. We’re using geeky language that makes me laugh but other people might just look at it and just go ‘I don’t understand why you said that,’ because it doesn’t make sense if you’re not in that culture. Hunz doesn’t do that. We sing about stuff that isn’t inside the computer game universe.” Pop-music history suggests that music made using video game devices isn’t too unusual to be popularly embraced. Dabblers in chip music include Beck and the Beastie Boys, and Hans believes the obscure nature of Bjork’s electronica represents the potential for pervading a bigger market. However, beyond its cult following, chip music is not quite a widely celebrated genre. “I love it. I listen to it all the time, so I’m always looking for ways to bridge gaps. You just want Beat Magazine Page 46

people to recognise that there’s so much talent in that scene. There’s people that crossover and linger in it but they don’t love it. Sometimes it trends and people do it, but these guys love it,” says vans Vliet of the major chiptune practitioners. By playing with a live drummer and bass player, Hunz attempt to make their sound more accessible and thus demonstrate that chip music is a legitimate artistic form. “When you have a drummer and a bass player it really helps break barriers for people, they start understanding it more. I love listening to people on laptops and Gameboy gear and all sorts of stuﬀ, but I really long for that community to be accepted by everyone else. A lot of these guys are incredible artists; they do amazing things and it really inspires me. These guys should be earning money to sustain themselves yearly. That’s my desire, that would be great.” Hans started composing 8-bit music in his youth, but soon adopted 16-bit technology and was prominent in the associated demoscene movement. “Demoscene is what burst out of chiptune music. I wrote chiptunes under the

moniker Hunz when I was growing up and then I moved into the next generation where 8-bit music went, when the ‘90s hit. It’s still in the chiptune community but it’s just a branch up from it. Instead of the Master System you’ve got the Megadrive, instead of the NES you have Super Nintendo.” Hans reveals that, much to his surprise, the music he made when he was young has recently been esteemed by many younger artists in the scene. “I had a few chiptune artists come up to me and be like, ‘I really like what you’re doing and I listened to a lot of your stuff when I was making my music.’ I was really weirded out; all the stuff I’d done when I was younger people were listening to in that scene.” All performances at Square Sounds will be a multi-sensory experience, combining chip music excellence with inspired visuals. “We’re getting put together with a really cool visualist, so he’ll have free range to mash up whatever he feels like putting together on the night. I think they’ve got three different VJs. They’re just really into their craft and they bring a lot of 8-bit love across all the artists.”

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To appease any scepticism, vans Vliet confirms that making music using video game consoles is a mode of personal expression and explains that he doesn’t have to abstract to utilise computer technology. “It’s like second nature now. You know how you watch those mad guitarists and you’re like ‘Holy moly, what are they doing?’ and you’re freaking out a little bit. But to them it’s second nature, they just step up and that’s the way their fingers work. So for me, because I’ve spent so long just tracking or figuring out how to program that way, there’s no emotional detachment anymore. When I’m going, ‘Oh man, I feel like this,’ I step to my equipment and it does exactly what I need it to. It’s very synchronised now.” HUNZ play The Evelyn Hotel on Saturday February 16 as part of The Square Sounds Festival. The festival runs across two days from Friday February 15 to Saturday February 16.

TIM FINN BY NICK MASON

Iconic singer-songwriter Tim Finn is set to electrify Mornington’s Between The Bays festival, joining a stellar lineup. Of course, Finn is no stranger to the big stage. His first taste of festival life was with seminal new wave group, Split Enz. In fact, New Zealand’s Nambassa Festival saw the band stage a classic set against all odds, as Finn came into his own as a performer. “That was a pivotal moment. We’d lost all our gear in a fire the night before and we were using borrowed gear. We’d been through a hard time in England in ‘78, lost our management, lost our record label... just cut adrift, really,” Finn recalls. “We played Nambassa Festival and got the crowd going. It was the first time I had played a large crowd and I just started doing [call and response] with them. The energy came back from them in big waves. I suppose [Nambassa] led to the band making True Colours. It was a make-or-break year in many ways.” True Colours effectively ignited Finn’s superstardom. He would enjoy newfound fame with the Enz, relish a successful solo career and eventually re-team with his brother Neil to create the critically acclaimed Crowded House record Woodface. Little by little, Finn was forging a legacy. “I never thought about it. I don’t think anybody does. You don’t think ahead like that,” he explains, reflecting upon his success. “I remember when Split Enz was breaking up in 1984, there was this radio guy from Perth who said to me, ‘You’ll still be getting cheques from these songs in 20 years time!’ It just sounded completely absurd to me. But I wasn’t taking into account the radio formats like Solid Gold and Classic Hits. It’s mindboggling to me. Well, on one level; I’m not naive about it, but I don’t take it for granted.” Finn lays claim to such a respected career that one has to wonder what pressures or aspirations exist for him these days. “It is very different. I don’t feel I have anything to prove, as such, like I used to when I was a young man,” Finn muses. “Being in a band like Split Enz, it was almost part of our DNA to be the biggest band in the world. We didn’t make it but we got pretty far for a bunch of guys from disparate parts of New Zealand. Now it’s not about proving anything. There’s very little ambition left in it: it’s just more an aesthetic pursuit and knowing that songs are important to people. It doesn’t matter how many, it’s not about quantity. It’s about putting something out there that some people will have a rich experience with.” As a consequence, Finn tends to enjoy more freedom than ever in fleshing out his creativity. “It is liberating. It’s sort of like letting go and then suddenly it all starts to happen. It’s really subtle and it’s not within a young man’s ability to be like that. I could feel something running out when I hit my 40s and I became, not depressed, but lacking in energy about it. I’d lost momentum. As soon as I hit my 50s, which coincided with becoming a parent, my life was rich and I had let go to a large extent. Being with my wife helped me a lot too, because she’s quite a rigorous, great editor of my work. She’s a conscience, almost. When we first started hanging out together, she was playing me songs that she had on her compilations – old songs, Small Faces songs that I hadn’t listened to for years and years.”

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“IT RECONNECTED ME WITH WHY I HAD STARTED DOING IT. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE BECAUSE I HAD RUN OUT OF STEAM A BIT, BUT THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THIS WHOLE NEW THING STARTED.” “It reconnected me with why I had started doing it. I was very fortunate because I had run out of steam a bit, but then all of a sudden this whole new thing started,” Finn explains. “I’ve made five or six albums on the strength of that. They haven’t been ‘hit’ albums... but I feel they’re some of the best work I’ve done, so I feel really good about that.” Meanwhile, fatherhood inevitably altered Finn’s life, including his relationship with music. “I do remember feeling, soon after our first child was born, I became aware that the way I used time had changed hugely. Any time I got to myself in my music room was really precious time and I became a lot more focused, so it had an opposite result than you would expect. I actually found it very helpful to my writing.” “I guess there’s the whole thing of how it connects you with other people, too. You have no idea what people are going through until you do it yourself. I’d watched Neil have kids and I’d watched friends have kids and I was quite a late starter: I was about 45, 46 when our first child was born,” Finn recalls. “Suddenly you just get this feeling of, ‘Oh right – that’s what they’ve been doing! That’s how they’ve been living!’ That feeling is good for any kind of artist, I think, to empathise and understand.” As for that Finn Brothers reunion we’re all holding out for? “I definitely think there will be something, and it will be quite special. We usually spend quite a few years before we intersect. Between say Woodface and the Finn album then between Finn and Everyone Is Here, there was about 10 years between those. So about three or four years, maybe?” Finn laughs. Most definitely a case of ‘better late than never’.

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DAN WEBB

BY ZOË RADAS

Dan Webb may be relatively new to the music industry machine but his innovative sounds – incorporating driving hat-laden rhythms, swelling horns, and an unusual vocal quality all built around a spine of unabashed electric piano – make for compelling listening. The young fan of some of funk and alternative’s greats is part-way through his biggest tour to date. “We’re past the halfway mark now, but I’m really excited about the Melbourne show, and we’ve got Bobby Flynn and Kylie Auldist singing; The Cat Empire horn section; all of my new band from all the recordings that we’ve just recently done. Andrew Crosbie is going to be mixing as well,” he explains warmly. The names Webb reels oﬀ are just some of the talent he roped aboard to partake in the recording of 12 new tracks, each of which the songwriter will be releasing piecemeal across 2013. Webb admits the strategy was partly decided upon because the sale of recordings is where least of a musician’s income is generally generated, but there were other factors at work. “I also feel that some of my best work is yet to come, and I’m still working on new songs, and I’m not quite ready to release an album just yet,” he says. “These songs were originally intended to be demos to pitch to producers. So I’m still working towards an album, and I’d really like to work with a producer on those songs. So I guess part of the reason for releasing a song each month [is] not only does it showcase my songwriting – whereas an album might not so much, because people might only hear one or two singles – but also it gives the fans a chance, gives them a taste of what I’m working on at

the moment, and if they like some of the songs then we’ll re-record those ones for the album.” The hook-up with golden-voiced Bamboos singer Auldist was a heavenly match for Webb’s music, as one listen to ﬁrst single Departure will attest: the vocals jam with Webb’s classic electric piano like a dream. “I think it was at the start of last year I was looking into the possibility of lining up a show at The Night Cat in Fitzroy. So I was sort of in the mood of doing some funk and soul covers, and I was going to start writing out horn charts and stuﬀ over summer but I got a bit slack,” Webb laughs. “I started writing my own songs instead. I got in touch with Kylie through mutual friends, and we... ended up playing at St Kilda Festival, like an acoustic sort of show. I played keyboard for her, and she sang Departure, and we did some Bamboos songs, and things like that. It was quite fun.” After that little serendipitous performance Auldist came on board for the next stage of Webb’s plan: recording his new ideas. Getting the rest of the notaries together for recording was slightly taxing. “We actually only had two days of preproduction leading up to recording the songs, and that’s just because Pete [Marin, drummer for Paul Kelly and

HEATHER PEACE

BY TAMARA VOGL

Heather Peace was voted G3 Magazine’s Gay Icon of The Year. And with good reason. The actress-musician has accumulated a bevy of accolades and glowing recognition for her acting work and her recent singing career. Well known for her role as DS Sam Murray in the massively successful Lip Service, Heather has turned her sights towards music topping Afterellen.com 2012 Musician Of The Year Poll and shooting straight into the number seven position on the UK’s Independent Album Charts. An opinionated Northerner with big dreams, Heather had been signed to BMG by none other than Simon Cowell. The major label experience of miming on TV shows and being told what to wear and do wasn’t one that Heather enjoyed and she soon parted ways with the company. Fifteen years after the fact, she released an acoustic demo onto her website with zero marketing. By the end of 2011 she had sold thousands of copies and had sold out two UK tours. Between filming for Lip Service, Heather completed writing the album before recording began in London with Oscar-nominated Nigel Wright. The resulting album was Fairytales, a mix of lush string-laden piano melodies and laid back guitar riffs alongside Heather’s soaring, dramatic vocals. The 12 songs share beautiful, honest stories of crap relationships and the trouble with believing in fairytales. Due to hit Australian shores for the world famous Sydney Mardi Gras where she will sit on the Woman Say Something Panel, Helen will also debut her first Australian tour. She caught up with Beat before her maiden trip Down Under.

Had you flirted with the idea of pursuing music professionally since you were first introduced to the piano, or have you only recently thought about it? I’ve always wanted to pursue music professionally. It was my first love from the moment I began singing in church as a child and piano lessons when I was five-years-old. I feel incredibly lucky that I have a job that I love so much. Why did you switch from acting to music? Is music more satisfying? I’ve always been doing both the music and acting. It’s just that my acting career really took off in a major show when I was very young, while my first experience of the actual music industry wasn’t one that I enjoyed. This made my music take more of a backseat as a hobby, but I was always still writing and playing. I’m really happy that I’m now letting the music come to the forefront – although I’m still juggling it with my current TV role in BBC’s Waterloo Road.

Bertie Blackman] was in LA at the time, and I was getting a bit stressed out because I’d booked everything about a month in advance. [We were] running out of days before recording, and I [was] sort of worried if they were going to learn the songs or not. But those guys are all pro; they pick things up in a flash. I felt quite confident heading into the studio on the day. I’m really fortunate to be able to work with professionals like that.” February’s single release, Shadows Of A Maniac, demonstrates Webb’s interest in experimenting with time signatures, a marvellous feature which really rewards the listener on repeated spins. The layered vocals during this part are very Beatles-esque and Webb credits his dad with having introduced the band to him at a young age. “They’re a massive influence,”

he agrees. “One of my earliest memories was my dad playing Abbey Road on vinyl to me when I was quite young.” One of the keyboards in Webb’s well-stocked arsenal is, in fact, that played by John Lennon on I Am The Walrus. “Some of my favourites are my Wurlitzer, I think that’s 1968. It’s like 36 kilos, so it’s fun carrying that around to gigs! I’ve got a Farﬁsa, in the cupboard, that’s another ‘60s keyboard. And I recently acquired a Hohner: it’s quite similar to a clavinet, so a Stevie Wonder sort of sound.” That’s the Walrus one, for you fellow Beatles fans out there. “I’ve got keyboards lined up against the wall and across the ﬂoor.” DAN WEBB plays The Workers Club on Thursday February 7.

What was it like working with Simon Cowell? It was such a long time ago but he was such a total gent. I didn’t really enjoy the experience of working with a major label, but the best thing about it was that I made friends with Simon’s producer, Nigel Wright who I’ve stayed friends with for 15 years, and he’s just produced my debut album Fairytales. You admitted you parted with BMG due to the control they wished to exert over you and your music. Do you think you’re better oﬀ for it? When you are an independent artist you have complete creative control and I really am quite a control freak. I have a song on my album called My Way Only, which tells you as much as you need to know about my ability to let anyone else take control. Your demo was a huge success based only on your fan base and the internet. How do you think the advent of the technological age is contributing to independent music production and reception? I think Twitter and Facebook are entirely fundamental for independent artists to build a relationship with fans and to get their music heard. We don’t have big marketing budgets so without social media, having a career would be much more diﬃcult. You’re performing in the Sydney Mardi Gras. What are you most excited for? I was actually in Sydney Mardi Gras seven years ago and I remember looking out thinking, ‘Wow this is amazing’. So to be coming out to play is actually incredible. I also haven’t had a chance to play in sunshine so that’ll be nice.

You were named G3 Magazine’s Lesbian Icon Of The Year. How does that feel in times when same sex marriage is at the forefront of Australian politics and society? When Lip Service ﬁrst aired I found a lot of the attention quite diﬃcult. The show was such a massive deal for so many, and as the only out actress in the show, did feel a slight burden of responsibility. But as soon as I realised how much my visibility meant to people, I just felt so honoured to represent them. I have learned to take it a bit more in my stride and I feel proud to be in such things as The Independent on Sunday’s Pink List and G3 Magazine’s Lesbian Icon Of The Year. HEATHER PEACE plays The Rude Rumours Showcase at The Thornbury Theatre on Tuesday February 19 with Marie Wilson.

TIM McMILLAN BY PETER HODGSON

Australia’s really, really good at that whole ‘tall poppy syndrome’ thing. It’s easy for Aussie audiences to take someone else’s success personally, as a “You’re not as successful as me!” kind of thing rather than an “I worked really hard!” thing. Such negative attitudes hopefully don’t exist against Tim McMillan, but if they do then his right to not be tall-poppied should be enshrined in the constitution. As it is, the fact that he achieves many of these very achievements in Germany instead of Australia means that his infrequent homecomings are a cause for celebration and much quaﬃng of ale. Just check out these accomplishments: he was given artist in residence/arts ambassador position for the city of Dachau, Germany, to help promote the image of the city, which included a year’s free accommodation in a villa to base himself for recording and in between tours; he was selected through competition in Germany’s Rolling Stone mag to join the tour of Ray Cokes’ live talk show Ray’s Guesthouse; he wormed his way into a metal festival with Sepultura, Agnostic Front and Skindred; his video for Spiders was number one on POP10 for three weeks in the state of Saxony-Anhalt; he’s played 100 shows through Europe, including Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Luxembourg and Netherlands; and he’s begun working on a music show on Leipzig TV, a gig that will involve hosting and conducting interviews. So, Tim McMillan, with all of that going on, what the hell are you doing back in Melbourne? “I’ve come back for Beat Magazine Page 48

three months,” McMillan says. “I’ve been pretty much living in Germany full time, but we’re just recording at the moment. We’re doing pretty much five shows in Australia, and that’s it!” That recording is for a new album, following up last year’s Angel. And while that album was a fine example of McMillan’s trademark ‘laid back Goblincore folk’ sound, the new one will encompass more of a prog influence – Proglincore, if you will. “We just got the money this week,” McMillan says. “We did a crowd funding thing and we got three grand from that, so we’re waiting to book in to a studio. Like last year, [Matt] Crute did the drums in Australia and we brought the tracks over. We’re hoping to get a day to do something in the studio here, and finish it off in Germany.” Is that an efficient way to work? Some musicians love it and others don’t. “Last time we worked by email we ended up taking out some of the tracks because it took away from the live energy of some of the songs. And that gave us a lot more variation from song to song.” It doesn’t look like it’ll happen this time around, but one of McMillan’s dreams is to have one Mr Devin Townsend

produce an album. Given Devy’s appreciation for musical forms that fall well outside of his established metal persona, such a union would surely produce some pretty incredible music, especially when ﬁltered through McMillan’s current listening diet of Devy, Jethro Tull and Ugly Kid Joe (who he got to join on a tour stop recently). Melbourne fans will get to witness the goblin majesty at the Rock The Bay festival, which returns to the Espy on Saturday February 16. It features Australia’s hairiest band, The Beards, as well as Electric Mary, Sleepmakeswaves, Bellusira, Engine Three Seven, King Of The North, The Khyber Belt, Sleep Parade, Breaking Orbit, New Skinn, Moroccan Kings, Manatarms, One, Sons Of Abraham, Holliava and more. For hardcore McMillan fans it’s one of those ‘sure bet’ gigs. “Yeah! We’re playing it again. It’s pretty much the only gig we play in Melbourne. I’m looking forward to that. I’ve got the new lineup with Paul Haug on

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bass, from Contriveon bass, and Rachel Snow, the violin player, is playing pretty much full-time now.” The lads are also playing at the Ferntree Gully Hotel with Sydonia, and at the Adelaide Fringe Festival. It’s a good indicator of the kind of variety a band opens itself up to when the material is so unique that it doesn’t ﬁt into any one particular basket. “I’ve been lucky – I can make a living oﬀ this now, and I think that’s one of the reasons. Like in Germany we can play a big festival with Sepultura and then we can turn around and do a festival for over-60s.” TIM MCMILLAN BAND plays Rock The Bay at The Espy on Saturday February 16, and The Eastern Slam featuring Death Audio, Sydonia, Glass Empire, Decimatus and Bury The Fallen at the Ferntree Gully Hotel on Saturday February 23.

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UNFD’s most promising new signing In Hearts Wake have added some regional Victorian shows to their upcoming album tour. See them tear up the suburbs at South Morang’s Commercial Hotel (Thursday February 14), Ferntree Gully Hotel (Friday February 15) and Pier Live in Frankston (Saturday February 16).

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So keen for the big Descendents show this weekend. (despite the sad news that Frenzal Rhomb have DESCENDENTS withdrawn from the shows with promoters announcing rather suddenly that a member of the band has experienced an unexpected illness and has been hospitalised as a result. No word as to what’s happened but love and hugs to the legends in Frenzal’s camp.) To celebrate the appearance of Descendents, Bodyjyar, Bouncing Souls and Game Over on one stage I vow to proudly kit up in Dickies shorts, wifebeater, Globe skate shoes and wallet chain. I vow to fully and wholeheartedly evoke the spirit in which I fell in love with aforementioned bands by only drinking Raspberry Cruisers and by bullying those of my friends not partaking in my haphazard alcohol-powered self-destruction by calling them ‘soft cocks’ and ‘two can Sams’. I will do 16-year-old Emily proud by throwing my horns in the air at any given opportunity and advising each lead singer (indiscriminate of gender, age, race, talent or attractiveness) that I fucking love them. I’ll get in the pit. I’ll immerse myself in the music and throw myself across the heads of my peers, for my own gratiﬁcation, oblivious to everyone’s discomfort, and revel in my badarse-ness. I’ll retreat from Festival Hall, sweat soaked and scarred, puﬃng but proud. I’ll sit in the gutter with a freshly acquired set list and wait for my mum to pick me up. Long live the ‘90s. Bring on the Descendents.

Welshmen Funeral For A Friend have announced a pretty feckin’ huge Aussie tour in support of their new album Conduit. Catch them at The Corner Hotel on Tuesday May 14 or Frankston’s Pier Live on Wednesday May 15. Tickets are released on Friday February 8. Pennywise are returning for their promised rescheduled Australian tour. This time, they’ll be with original singer Jim Lindberg (HAS ANYONE HEARD FROM ZOLI TEGLAS? IS. HE. OKAY?) They’re still bringing Menzingers with them but Sharks have been replaced with Face To Face. Old school! Catch the fun at The Palace on Thursday April 4. The must-see-metal Sidewave of the year has been announced. Dragonforce and The Sword will team up for excellent sideshows in Sydney and Melbourne. You guys can see ‘em on Monday February 25 at Billboards. Tickets on sale now.

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It’s been conﬁrmed that The Loved Ones’ Dave Hause will support Gaslight Anthem on their upcoming Aussie tour. It’s their ﬁrst headlining tour in aaaages and it’s happening at The Palace on Wednesday May 15. Tickets on sale now. High Tension, one of the most exciting new bands to slither out of Melbourne’s incestuous little music scene, will tour the East Coast next month in support of their debut EP. DO NOT MISS these dudes when they roll into The Old Bar on Friday March 8. Tickets on the door.

CORE GIG GUIDE Thursday February 7: Riot Mind, Riot Dance Party, Kissing Booth, Shadow League at The Bendigo Signiﬁcant Other, Belle Haven, Teramaze at Next Friday February 8: Outright, Marathon, Internal Rot, Clipped Wings, Cavalcade at The Bendigo Warped, Midget, The Dacios, Uptown Ace at The Tote Foxtrot, Del Lago, Too Soon, Max Goes Hollywood at Public Bar Saturday February 9: Descendents, Bouncing Souls, Bodyjar, Game Over at Festival Hall Relentless, Warbrain, Thorns, Free World at Bang Warped, Bored!, Dynamo, The Sure-Fire Midnights, BMXRay at The Tote Oh Sleeper, For All Eternity, storm The Sky at Pelly Bar, Frankston Sunday February 10: Relentless, The Weight, Thorns at Phoenix Youth Center The Playbook, 10 Past 6, These City Lights, Japan For at Bendigo Hotel US two-piece Blood On The Dance Floor whose blend of music and style has left me dry-retching and cowering in front of the computer on many an occasion, have been axed from this year’s Soundwave festival in controversial fashion. AJ Maddah tweeted, “I am super pleased to announce Blood On The Dance Floor have pulled out of #SW13”, going on to say that the band’s fans had driven him insane and they’d only sold six tickets to their Sidewaves.

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Guitar legend Steve Stevens (Billy Idol, Vince Neil, the Top Gun theme) will be in Melbourne on Saturday March 23 for a masterclass for Roland and World of Music. It’ll be at Ding Dong Lounge with doors opening at 3pm, and tickets are available from World Of Music. This is great news for folks who were bummed out when a previouslyplanned tour was cancelled last year. If you go, be sure to ask him about the stuﬀ he’s been writing with Skid Row’s Sebastian Bach.

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Pop-metal legend (and former Runaway) Lita Ford has announced a couple of Australian shows. She’ll be at the Prince of Wales Bandroom on Thursday May 23, and Factory Theatre in Sydney on Saturday May 25. Her band for this tour is Mitch Perry on guitar, Bobby Rock on drums and Marty O’Brien on bass.

NEW ORIANTHI ALBUM Check out expat Adelaidean beauty (and guitar virtuoso, let us not forget!) Orianthi’s new album Heaven In This Hell, out in March. It was produced by David Stewart (Eurythmics), and it includes modern country and swampy blues elements as well as lots – lots – of rock. Ori is currently rocking as part of a three-guitar attack in Alice Cooper’s band.

EXTREME/KOTZEN TOUR POSTPONED In news guaranteed to prompt the kicking of walls everywhere (or at least in my house), the Extreme/Richie Kotzen tour planned for April has been postponed amid a very cluttered touring market. Rescheduled dates will be announced soon though, so don’t ﬂip out, okay?

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Post-hardcore Brit band, Deaf Havana, have kicked in many incarnations since high school. The current lineup was solidified around the mid-2000s, although their sound has remained fluid for most of their time together. Former bandmate and screamer Ryan Mellor departed in 2010 leaving James Veck-Gilodi with sole vocal duties. This pushed Deaf Havana into a more alternative rock sound, edging them away from their thrashing beginnings. Releases in the early days consisted of a string of independent, bedroom-produced EPs but from 2008, the band moved from totally independent to joining the roster on indie label Wolf At Your Door, and then in 2011 they upped the ante again, signing to BMG. 2011’s Fools & Worthless Liars (which due to the timing of the Australian release will be 2012’s Fools & Worthless Liars) garnered them critical and commercial success and cemented their place in the alt-rock/post-hardcore scene. Further boxes were ticked when they supported You Me At Six, Architects

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On Saturday February 16, Rock The Bay Festival at The Espy will celebrate its ﬁfth year with their biggest and best lineup yet. Australia’s much loved and hairiest band, The Beards, will headline the 30-band, three-stage festival along with local heroes Electric Mary, Sydney’s Sleepmakeswaves, Bellusira, Tim McMillan Band (returning from Germany for a little while), Engine Three Seven, King Of The North, The Khyber Belt, Sleep Parade, Breaking Orbit (who seriously put out one of the best albums of last year, youse guys), New Skinn, Moroccan Kings, Manatarms (Chile, and these guys are fucking awesome too), One, Sons Of Abraham, Holliava and heaps more! Tickets are just $29+BF and are on sale now from oztix.com.au, The Espy, Fist 2 Face, Polyester Records, Greville Records, Karova Lounge (Ballarat) and The Nash (Geelong). Head to rockthebayfestival.com for the full lineup.

Machine Head toured for approximately 23 years on the strength of The Blackening before getting to work on 2011’s Unto The Locust. But there probably won’t be another exhausting million-year wait for their next one while they tour everywhere eight times. Singer/guitarist Robb Flynn has revealed on his blog that the band smashed out their first jam session last week to kick around some ideas for the next album. “Dave, Phil and I practiced the other day and it was a really productive first jam session,” Flynn wrote. “McClain had about five rockin’ riffs, Demmel brought in the skeleton of what feels like a great song and I had a few riffs that we rocked on, no full songs, but solid riffs. It felt good, good to be moving on from Locust. Super proud of that record, but it’s time to move on, and we’re ready to move on. Bring on the future with an open embrace.”

and Skindred and appeared at the UK Slam Dunk festivals. They’re embarking on album number three (which VeckGilodi sometimes refers to as ‘album number two’) and are embracing the pros and cons of a big-label directed album. Veck-Gilodi is getting ready for his first day in the studio when we chat. “Well for a start it’s not just us arguing with each other, pretending that we know best – there’s someone there with a level head to tell us, ‘That’s a terrible idea; don’t do it,’” Veck-Gilodi says of the difference between this album and previous recordings. “The end product is definitely better; it’s easier for us, and it’s great to have someone to back me up and say my idea is better than someone else’s, you know what I mean?” Ah, but what happens when that ‘someone’ doesn’t agree with him? “I try and ignore that when it happens,” he says, laughing. “The last album was kind of weird because it was only myself and Tom [Ogden] the drummer that play on the album; the other two don’t play on it at all. They helped write some of it but they didn’t play anything. I don’t really know why actually. Nothing really changed with that one but with this one, we’re going to be doing everything together live and we’ll just let things evolve naturally. We’ve got a few other people working with us and it’ll be nice to play songs for them and maybe change things up a bit.” Veck-Gilodi likes to pour every part of himself into the music he writes. His songs are not merely fictional narratives and when an artist is so emotionally connected to their work, any suggestions can be taken as a personal attack. “Criticism really affects me,” he admits. “I don’t mind taking criticism if I don’t care about the song too much but if it’s one that’s really personal to me, I think I

let that get in the way of my judgement a fair bit. Being emotionally connected to music is the reason why I write a song; I don’t really understand how people can write a song that isn’t about something that has affected them. For me, if someone tells me that I should make a change to a song that means a lot to me, I have this pattern where for a day I flatly refuse to consider any changes. Then I settle down a bit and if it’s a good idea then I usually do come around to it.” He laughs at his own folly and realises that although he always wants to serve the song first and foremost, he knows his emotional routine. Fools & Worthless Liars did extremely well in the UK and time will tell how Australia embraces the album. Veck-Gilodi admits that by the time an album is released he’s often pretty sick of the music, but he’s also excited by the fact Fools… has only just been released here. “When you go into the studio, you’ve had the songs for like a year or something and when people hear the album, it’s a new song for them but for us we’re sick of it before it’s even released,” he says. “It does suck a bit but you have to be happy that people like it. In a way it’s kinda cool that Fools… is only just being released down there because for the audience it’s so new that it freshens the songs up for us, because we approach them in a different way.” Starting out as a high school/college band can be rife with partying and fraught with unachievable dreams. Deaf Havana are reaching even headier heights and with that comes even more expectation. Veck-Gilodi isn’t letting that get them down though. “BMG are extremely lenient and pretty much let us do what we want which is great. But yeah, success

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MONSTER 9-STRING GUITAR MEANS DEATH FOR US ALL If you’re a guitar nerd like me, check out this monster Ibanez RG9 9-string prototype. It was unveiled at the NAMM Show a couple weeks ago. It has Lace Deathbar humbuckers (with coil splits) and it’s a 28 -scale instrument, tuned (low to high) C#, F#, B, E, A, D, G, B, E. The folks from Ibanez tell me this one is especially aimed at the djent crowd (obviously), so if you’re into Periphery, Tesseract or you’re into djent forefathers Meshuggah and you’d like to head them oﬀ by tuning even lower, you’ll be excited to know that Ibanez is hoping to make these monsters available by the end of the year.

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The mighty Desecrator – they’ve been compared to trash legends like Testament, Death Angel and Sacred Reich, don’t ya know? – will destroy everyone’s heads at CherryThrash’13 at Cherry Bar with Metal Storm and Join The Amish. DJ Mermaid will be along for the thrashtivities too. Doors open at 5pm, door charge is $13 from 8pm ‘til 11pm then $10 ‘til 5am.

takes a bit of the fun out of being in a band because you actually have to be good,” he says, laughing. “You can’t just mess about and have fun; you have to impress an audience. We do get more out of it in a diﬀerent way now, though. But the pressure generally comes from yourself and you have to consider each record before you release it. If I made a record that I didn’t think was better than the last one then I wouldn’t release it, you know? So even if each album doesn’t get more acclaim than the last one, I know that it’s better music and that keeps me happy.” DEAF HAVANA join the massive Soundwave lineup, as well as performing a Sidewave at The Hi-Fi, Monday February 25 with Motion City Soundtrack and The Early November. Beat Magazine Page 49

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OL’ TIMEY WEEKLY BLUEGRASS SESSIONS Craig Westwood (ex-Headbelly Buzzard among other bands) brings his weekly ol’ timey music jam session across from The Lomond Hotel, its home for the past ﬁve years. BYO instrument or just hang out and enjoy the music in the beer garden. Every Saturday afternoon at The Vic Hotel from 4.30pm.

SUZUKI NIGHT MARKET Now in its 15th year, the Suzuki Night Market attracts over 200 stall holders and showcases some of Melbourne’s finest artisans, producing locally made clothing, jewellery, prints and an array of cultural goods. The hawker style food stalls offer everything from traditional African curries through to the sweetest of honey dumplings. Don’t stop at one stall; take a trip around the world one dish at a time. If your legs tire from all that shopping, settle in with your favourite beer, wine or sangria and listening to some of Melbourne's finest musicians. The live music featured tonight includes Afrovival And The Oil Can Project and Nkumba Rumba out on the Main Stage as well as Tango Rubino on Peel Street Stage and don't forget to watch out for an array of talented buskers. Entry is free.

ROCK THE BAY Australia's much loved and hairiest band, The Beards, return to Melbourne to headline Rock The Bay festival on Saturday February 16 at The Espy. Joining them are local heroes Electric Mary, Sydney instrumentalists and ARIA nominees Sleepmakeswaves, plus Bellusira, Engine Three Seven, King Of The North, Tim McMillan Band, The Khyber Belt, Moroccan Kings, Manatarms (Chile), Sleep Parade, New Skinn and heaps more. 30 amazing Aussie bands over three stages. Check out rockthebayfestival.com for the full lineup and more information.

EL MOTH With the nights ﬁnally warming up and those sweet summer vibes rolling our way, El Moth are stoked to announce that they'll be playing the infamous Evelyn Hotel every Tuesday night in February. Expect some guest musicians and epic jams, and of course the mood-elevating blend of reggae, funk, rock and hip hop that the lads are known for. What better way to celebrate the summer than to have a kick arse party at the Evelyn? No better way, I hear you say. Good. Tuesday nights will feature a booty-shakin' set from drunken-reggae-funky-punksters El Moth with great support acts Band Of Frequencies, Lee Rosser and Tim O’Connor. 8.30pm.

ANNA’S GO-GO ACADEMY Anna’s go-go classes are great fun, an excellent cardio workout, and have been described as 'inspiring”, “a retro hit parade…everything from Elvis’s Jailhouse Rock to AC/DC’s Jailbreak, and a “high energy dance party with the hostess with the mostest. Every Thursday night at The Vic Hotel from 6pm and at The Gasometer Hotel on Tuesdays at 7pm and 8.30pm.

MASSIVE Melbourne rock juggernaut Massive are launching their debut album at The Evelyn on Saturday February 9. It's been a mammoth 12 months for the band who have already launched a single, a video clip, toured interstate and internationally with a USA West Coast tour already under their belts. 2013 is set to be even wilder with the band already announcing a 40 date national tour covering every state and territory including a stint in Northern Territory's mining towns. It all begins at The Evelyn on Saturday February 9 at 8pm with special guests The Wells, The Charge and Altamira. They're also playing a Cherry residency on Tuesdays in February.

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ROCKING HORSE AND THE BABY DOLLS For those who love the rhythm and blues, Rocking Horse & The Baby Dolls will be performing on Friday February 8 at 9pm at the LuWoW Forbidden Temple. Be ready to get your groove on as the soul swinging bluesy tunes will be sure to have you on your feet in no time, dancing the night away to the hip shaking rhythm. Entry is $5 and free for members.

DAN WEBB Melbourne singer/songwriter Dan Webb is back with 12 brand new songs, each to be released individually for free download throughout 2013. Webb’s new recordings feature Peter Marin (Paul Kelly, Bertie Blackman) on drums, Josh Jones (Dan Sultan, Gossling) on bass and Kieran Conrau and Ari Farrar from The Cat Empire horn section. Previously having toured Australia, the UK and New Zealand in support of his 2010 sophomore EP Hyperspace Clearance, Webb is now set to embark on his biggest national tour to date. Dan Webb plays at The Workers Club on Thursday February 7.

THE LAUGHING LEAVES The Laughing Leaves together with The Infants and Huck West will feature at The Old Bar every Wednesday for the duration of February from 8.30pm. Known for their energetic performances and catchy, dance-inducing numbers, four-piece The Laughing Leaves will have you on your feet dancing every Wednesday with their psychic bop-a-delica tunes that will have all the ladies dancing and the dudes trying to dance with those ladies. Their sound draws comparisons to Beck, Brian Wilson and The Flaming Lips, and is the perfect soundtrack to a beach stoner’s summer. Entry is just $5.

RIOT DANCE PARTY Riot Dance Party are a Japanese duo who play a unique blend of electric, funk and political punk. They’re heading down to Australia again and hitting up The Bendigo Hotel on Thursday February 7. Right Mind, Kissing Booth and The Shadow League will be joining the activities.

Q&A SAN GRAS EUPHORIACS Euphoriacs sound like every good Australian band should; sweaty, dirty, dumb, smart and loud. In just a year the band has already embedded itself into the fabric of Melbourne music. Comprising members of strangers from Now On, Pageants, The Priory Dolls & Honey Badgers, they have in their short time gained themselves a devoted and ferocious following. Euphoriacs’ ﬁrst show in 2013 sees them return to the stage at Yah Yah's on Friday February 8, returning after their packed EP launch in September. Joining them will be Ivy St and Spermaids with the added bonus of free entry. Doors 5pm, bands start at 9pm.

GHOST TOWNS OF THE MIDWEST With a debut EP in the works, Ghost Towns Of The Midwest will start 2013 with a February residency booked at The Resurrection Hotel, the new bar of the mastermind behind St Jeromes/Laneway Festival. Always striving to give audiences a little something different, the band will play three special themed shows; Thursday February 14 is ‘Love’, Thursday February 21 is ‘Death’, and Thursday February 28 is ‘Resurrection’. Each night will feature different picks from the band’s swag of songs plus a couple of covers specific to the theme. All gigs are free and start at 7:30pm.

Define your genre in five words or less: Indie-rock. What do you love about making music? Getting to chase down every creative whim and thought we have. Then getting to blow peoples minds with them…and drinking on the job. If you could travel back in time and show one of your musical heroes your stuff, who would it be and why? The first cave-man who invented the flute. First to shake his or her hand, say “Well played sir”, then plug in and see what happens. What’ve you got to sell CD-wise? Retrograde Motion – CD and digital, Shed Your Woes – Vinyl and digital. When’s the gig and with who? The second annual Clarkefield Music Festival (a

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Cambodian Kids Foundation fundraiser) with the likes of Tim Rogers, Charles Jenkins, The Toot Toot Toots and Sal Kimber to name a few. We attended the first one and it was incredible. So, someone is walking past as you guys are playing, they then go get a beer and tell their friend about you... what do they say? “Sax-a-ma-phone. I’m not sure what’s going on here, but I like it.” Why should everyone come and see your band? Everyone should come to the festival because getting out of the city for a day is a good thing, the people who run this are a good thing, the bands are a good thing and supporting these kids is the best thing. The CLARKEFIELD MUSIC FESTIVAL takes place at The Clarkefield Pub on Sunday March 17. Info and tickets at clarkefieldmusicfestival.com.

SHIP ROCK’D Join Melbourne’s most exciting independent rock bands as they make their maiden voyage on the stunning Victoria Star Cruiseship for an epic four hour mini-festival – on a boat! Featuring all-girl hard rock trio Tequila Mockingbyrd launching their debut EP, local legends Cooper Street who made an incredible impression on the Melbourne music scene in 2012, rock’n’roll rogues Scaramouche fresh from their East Coast tour, plus the sweet 60s sound of The Naysayers, all wrapped up by the charmers from She Said You with an acoustic set. Tickets include free nibbles, CDs, giveaways plus entry to the after party at Cherry Bar. Ship Rock’d sets sail Saturday February 16 from 1pm 'til 6pm. Tickets $25 available via pre-sale only. See facebook.com/JessicaRileyMusicManagement for more info.

VAN AND CAL WALKER This Sunday February 10, The Drunken Poet will welcome some of our town’s finest practitioners of the art of songwriting to its stage. Van Walker reckons that Raised By Eagles are "everything that is good about Ryan Adams and none of what is rubbish". Think finely crafted songs that tell tales of real places and real people; songs to immediately fall for. And no tantrums. Van and Cal Walker are local favourites in whatever guise you see them in, from flat-out rock’n’roll to the power-pop sensibilities of The Livingstone Daisies and the pared country-folk of Van’s solo work, it’s all good stuff. The day kicks of with Raised By Eagles at 4pm.

TASH SULTANA Every now and again you walk into a bar and there’s a young player on stage doing things with their instrument that simply do not make sense. How is it possible for one so young to know so much about their instrument? Damn prodigies. Tash Sultana is one who has likely caused this reaction in many a stunned punter. Precociously talented and with a swag of songs written from a place well beyond experience, Tash is one of the most exciting young talents in town. She’s playing at The Drunken Poet’s Wine, Whiskey, Women this Wednesday February 6 at 9pm.

BUFFALO PAINTRAIN For the first time, Buffalo Paintrain, Dog Whistle Politics, Dick'n'Stein and Sweet Tooth are playing a fun gig at The Bendigo Hotel tonight. Buffalo Paintrain is a blues rock band consisting of Bronson Lugt-Wallace, Geordie Schellhorn and Jesse Sheers, and this is an outlet to release all their blues.

MARATHON Queensland's awesome hardcore machine Marathon are kicking 2013 in the teeth. Before disappearing to record their ﬁrst full-length, they thought they'd take the time to visit their friends in Melbourne. An absolutely kick arse lineup takes place at The Bendigo on Friday February 9, featuring Outright who are tearing it up at the moment, speed monsters Internal Rot, travellers Clipped Wings and local funsters Cavalcade.

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LONE TYGER Lone Tyger bring their explosive boogie blues rock to The Victoria hotel for a Saturday night residency during February 2013. The Vic Hotel will be transformed into a hothouse juke joint every Saturday night, bring your boogie kicks and give the famous checkerboard dance ﬂoor a shine. Lone Tyger will be playing two sets including never before heard songs and rocking blues covers. This week’s support comes from Peter Ewing. Free entry, 9pm.

PETTER BIBBY Peter Bibby (Frozen Ocean, Fucking Teeth) writes tunes and sings them like Shane McGowan lost in Kalgoorlie screaming at bleeding laudanum and typhoid hallucinations while he clumsily strums along on his guitar. Emlyn Johnson, aka the King of Tasmania, is a true Australian with a collection of unstoppable super hits such as My Baby Loves a Woman and Baby Boomers. He’s kind of like if Bob Dylan made sex to Syd Barrett, and an Australian child was born of it, except nothing like that at all. Peter and Emlyn play The Vic Hotel this Sunday February 10 from 5pm. Free.

THREE KINGS Head along to Cherry Arvo Blues this Sunday February 10, with Three Kings (featuring Ian Collard) live with two sets from 3pm sharp. Doors are at 2pm and DJ Max Crawdaddy will be spinning tune until 6.30pm.

THE BREADMAKERS The Breadmakers are a bunch of misﬁt lovers of all things rhythm and blues. March sees ‘em head to Japan for their fourth tour there, and to celebrate they’re throwing a pre-tour show at their old favorite haunt, The Great Britain Hotel, on Saturday February 9. Come check out their rockin’ mish mash of garage stomp and swingin’ Louisiana swamp pop for two free sets from 9pm. Easy, you can even aﬀord to buy ‘em a drink. Cheers and arigato!

RIVER OF SNAKES River of Snakes continue their sonic onslaught on the Melbourne pub scene, playing a show at the newly re-furbished Public Bar on Saturday February 9 with Small Town Incident and Blood Relative. Both bands feature members of '90s Sydney legends Midget. Also, to celebrate the arrival of 2013 – the year of the snake – and to thank their loyal and growing fan base, The Snakes are releasing a free digital album of live material through their Bandcamp page so jump on the interwebs and get a free download, then head to The Public Bar on Saturday for a night of ear splintering punk-rock.

10 PAST 6 After 2012's successful Flying High national tour and providing support slots for Pour Habit, Ruﬁo, Tonight Alive, MC Lars and The Story So Far, Perth outﬁt 10 Past 6 couldn't wait to tour again and started planning what was to become the Terrorpin Tour as soon as they got back. They'll be heading out this February, taking their blended genre of grunge, stoner rock and psychedelica (think Nirvana crossed with Tame Impala with a dash of punk rock) to The Bendigo Hotel on Sunday February 10. Doors at 4pm with a cool local lineup featuring The Playbook, These City Lights and Japan For.

GANGBUSTERS Birds Love Fighting is launching Gangbusters in Melbourne. Created in the rise of the Canberra music scene it has now come to Melbourne, upstairs at The Grace Darling, starting at 4pm on Saturday February 9. Gangbusters, in essence, is a showcase to bring together mates; The Ocean Party, Grand Prismatic, Cat Cat, Zone Out, Day Ravies, Jonny Telafone, Orbits, From The South and Anonomeye who are all strung together in some way to form the Birds label, and you are invited.

THORNBURY RECORDS SECOND BIRTHDAY It's Thornbury Records' second birthday and to celebrate they're having the inaugural Silent But Deadly Birthday Fest. There will be a BBQ, there will be cake, there will be bands, but there won't be any noise. It will be a silent gig. It will involve 40 wireless headphones and four bands all playing only electronic instruments plugged directly into the sound desk. Playing are Mightiest Of Guns, Atolls, The Ocean Party and mystery band Silence Wedge And The Sour Creams. It's all happening on Saturday February 9 during usual shop opening times from 11am 'til 5pm and bands will be playing between 12.30pm and 4.30pm.

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ROCK THE BAY FESTIVAL: ENGINE THREE SEVEN VS. NEW SKINN

In the lead up to the massive ROCK THE BAY festival at The Espy, we put two of the gala’s local heavyweights in the ring to question the shit out of each other. Chris (New Skinn) questions Appleberry (Engine Three Seven)…

LOWTIDE Lowtide celebrate the new year with a Tuesday night residency at The Toﬀ In Town in February, where the band will unveil new material alongside special guests Ladydreams, Glaciers, Darren Sylvester and Montero. Forming in 2009, Lowtide’s richly layered and textured sounds quickly gained the band the reputation as one of Australia’s ﬁnest purveyors of shoegaze and dream pop. After the release of their two-track single Underneath Tonight on Departed Sounds, the band began writing and recording their debut album which is due out in 2013. Tickets $8 at the door only. Doors at 7:30pm.

STICKY INSTITUTE PAPER CITY FESTIVAL Sticky's Paper City festival starts with a full-on 'do' at Yah Yah's on Thursday February 7, featuring bandswho-make-zines, DJs-who-make-zines, zines, dancing and stuﬀ. From Melbourne are the left-ﬁeld hiphopped technicolour sounds of Brothers Hand Mirror; from ACT and NSW is the riotous clamour of Madam Acne & The Screw-Ups; Sydney’s Bastian Fox Phelan/ Carlin Dally/Di Drew rock triumvirate Moonsign; from France is a solo set from Giz Medium; and from the deepest part of Brunswick is the noisy stoner raucousness of The Church Of Hysteria. There’ll be a zine stall and DJ sets until past your bedtime from Cassettes & Chocolate Milk, DJ Supernowoczesna, Project Bridget, Stitches In My Head and more. All of that for only $8 entry. For more information head to stickyinstitute.com.

EYAL & THE SKELETON CREW After their sold out debut at Melbourne’s iconic Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Eyal & The Skeleton Crew return for a Saturday night residency throughout February. Whirling waltzes, driving country rhythms and breakneck gypsy virtuosity; mix it all together and you have some idea of what Eyal & The Skeleton Crew have in stall for you. Drawing inﬂuences from klezmer, jazz, folk, country and rock, eclectic doesn't even begin to describe them. Well-known for their original song-craft as well astheir surprising reinventions of popular songs, in the past they’ve balkanised Britney, gypsy-styled Gaga and played dixieland Disney songs. You never know what to expect at a Skeleton Crew show. Tickets $20 at the door or book through bennettslane.com.au. Doors 8.30pm.

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SODASTREAM Six years after their last performance and a sweet 16 since they played their ﬁrst show way back in 1997, Sodastream come together for a special weekend at The Northcote Social Club. Playing songs from their four studio albums along with a few picks from assorted EPs and singles, the band hit their favourite Melbourne stage on Saturday March 2 and Sunday March 3. Support comes from good friends Oliver Mann (Saturday) and Anthony Atkinson & The Running Mates (Sunday). So now with an unﬁnished album crying out for attention, a batch of new songs on the boil and The Northcote stage beckoning, the boys are looking forward to a busy 2013. And all this courtesy of the failed Mayan apocalypse. $15+bf, or $18 at the door.

THE CAT EMPIRE Melbourne’s favourite ska-hop sons, The Cat Empire, return to St Kilda Festival for the ﬁrst time since 2005, playing their beloved hits and previewing material from their new album due out this coming May. Foxy Felix and the crew will bring the house down on the Main Stage on Sunday February 10.

COOKIN' ON 3 BURNERS Drawing from musical inﬂuences such as Jumpin' Josh and Frankie Alibi, Lance Ferguson's Cookin' On 3 Burners, the three-piece powerhouse fronted by Hammond Organ, will bring their deep funk and jazz vibes to LuWoW on Saturday February 9 at 9pm. Arrive early to be sure not to miss supporting act Agent Lynch, a burlesque artist who is set to deliver a mesmerising vocal performance. Entry is $10 and free for members.

We have shared stages with each other so many times over the years. I’ve noticed that E37 has always had an amazing set of songs and killer sound that separates you from the others. How do you come to put these songs together in the style that you do? The song writing process has evolved over the years and we now write and arrange with much more of a vision for the ‘song’ as a whole rather than just making our parts cool and fun to play. We all have very different influences musically, which is what makes Engine what it is. Yourself, Casey, Jed and Shane are amazing musos. Multitalented, multi-instrumentalists. How did all of you end up in the same room? How did E37 take its first breath? Jed, Shane and myself went to high school together. We met Casey at a local jam night near Byron, wrote a few songs, won a busking competition, played the East Coast Blues & Roots festival, the Tamworth Country Music Festival and then wound up in Melbourne playing prog rock shows. True story. While we’re talking about everyone, what does each member bring to E37? And most importantly, who’s the biggest diva? Jed has always held the title of Riff Master. Shane-o is the metronome and arrangement king. Casey is the lyrical and melodic genius and I kind of just glue it all together. We rock-paper-scissors periodically for diva duties. You guys have toured with some of the power houses of the Oz music scene. Full Scale, Electric Horse, etc. Got any fun stories from the road? The best stories are the ones that don’t get published. And they’re also the ones that need all four of us to tell them. As hard as it is to believe, you all have lives outside of E37. What do you all do when you’re not together? We enjoy the little things, we hang out with our favourite people and make music in other projects. So, Rock The Bay! What are you and the E37 boys bringing to your Rock The Bay set? New songs? Hair pieces? Garden Gnomes? What can people expect from you this year? A whole bunch of new songs from the record we are currently working on. Finally, what is next for E37? Album? Tour? Rehab? Zombie Apocalypse? We are going to release our first full-length album later this year before all the zombies break out of rehab and we’ll definitely tour it before the apocalypse.

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Appleberry (Engine Three Seven) questions Chris (New Skinn)… Chris, you seem to play in quite a few bands. What makes New Skinn different from the others? Each band I play in is a little different in some way. From group dynamics to the style of writing. New Skinn has always been my first love. We’ve worked long and hard to get it to where it is. Every rehearsal I still walk in and get surprised at the talent I get to play alongside and the ideas that everyone brings to the table.

If all the members of New Skinn had to have an animal spirit guide that helped them play their instruments like total legends, what would they be and why? Greco: A llama/goat hybrid. Phil: Hm, something short yet mighty. An army ant! Xman: A Doberman. Skill, precision and unwavering loyalty. Me: A gazelle. No, wait. A pony. I like to frolic. How would you describe the music you guys make? This is always a tough question. We like sitting on that border of rock and metal. We’ve always liked writing the big chorus along with a busy verse or main riﬀs. Hard rock? Soft metal? Brutal blues? Take your pick. Do you guys hang out when you’re not playing music together or are you all super busy important types when you’re not rocking tunes? We deﬁnitely try to catch up outside of band camp. We are all super busy. Between the four of us, we’re involved in about eight to 10 bands. But we try catch up for a drink and a BBQ when we can or just go and hang out with each other when someone’s free.

Before a show like Rock The Bay, do you guys have a pre-gig ritual like seeing how many cans of Monster you can skull before you spew? No energy drinks before a show. I learned the hard way (very long story involving energy drinks, a long drive, no sleep, a jogging track and spewing from the other end). Typically it’s very laid back. Phil and I are usually doing vocal warm ups, and heaps of stretching.

Your last album was released a few years ago, are we expecting to see another New Skinn record soon? Abso-freaking-lutely! We have been working hard, taking time away from live shows, adding some extra spice and introducing some new elements to our music. Things are really progressing now so we can’t wait to get in the studio and on stage and show the fans what New Skinn has been working on! Engine Three Seven and New Skinn play the massive ROCK THE BAY festival on Saturday February 16 at The Espy alongside The Beards, Sleepmakeswaves, Electric Mary, Tim McMillan Band, The Khyber Belt, King Of The North and heaps more. Check out rockthebayfestival.com for the full lineup.

PLUDO Pludo is an electronic/rock band from Australia consisting of Anthony Kupinic (ex-A Sound Mind lead singer) and Alex Cooper (ex-bucket player fresh oﬀ the streets). Pludo originally began as Anthony's solo project but whilst in Sydney he befriended stick wizard Alex Cooper whom he saw busking on a drum set made out of buckets. Amazed by Alex's raw talent and ability the pair had a few jam sessions and not only did their two styles instantly gel together but Alex brought a much needed electric energy to the live performance of the songs. Catch them at The Evelyn Hotel on Friday February 8 as part of their Frenemies Tour with guests Asian Envy and Midi Widow. 8.30pm.

ROXY LAVISH AND THE SUICIDE CULT Roxy Lavish brings his Suicide Cult back to The Great Britain Hotel in Richmond this Thursday February 7. The Cult plays a thunderous style of old school blues/folk driven by a grinding chainsaw harmonica that’s sure to cut through your eardrums and deep into your soul. Supports come from Smoky Seas leader Smoky Marigold and serial blues pest Rusty Douglas. If you like your blues loose and gritty head on down and check it out. It all kicks oﬀ at 8pm sharp and entry is free.

LOT 56 Laden with a catalogue of original country blues rock tunes laced with irony and a unique turn-of-phrase, Lot 56 have emerged from the pack with an energetic live show delivering striking imagery and melodies which capture the audience from the outset with heartfelt tales of love, loss, good times – and cycling. Catch Lot 56 when they play The Retreat Hotel back bar this Saturday night from 10pm, with the fresh country-rock artist Iain Archibald in support. 11pm, free entry.

HEATHER PEACE One of the UK’s most successful television actresses and up and coming musicians, Heather Peace, will perform at Rude Rumours, a special celebrity showcase on Tuesday February 19 at The Thornbury Theatre. Heather will be joined on the night by the wonderful Marie Wilson. Doors are at 7pm and tickets are $25 via rudebookings.com.

THE WIKIMEN Swinging local quartet The Wikimen are to play at The Spotted Mallard on Sunday February 10. They will perform two sets from 4pm, delivering soothing vocal harmonies to complement their hula swing and pop/jazz string score. In addition, the quartet will occasionally be joined by the all too talented songbirds Stephanie Brett and Emma Bathgate who will deliver powerful vocal performances to The Wikimen's all-string accompaniment. Free entry.

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BEAR THE MAMMOTH On Thursday February 7 from 8pm the sounds of instrumental bands Bear The Mammoth and Lunaire will resonate in The Old Bar. Further, presented by Dropping Hammers And Saving Lives, will be alternative, energetic rock band Cat Or Pillar and an acoustic performance by Nathan Wilson and Tom Mohoney to get the night oﬀ to a rockin' start. Entry is $5 and DHSL ensures that 100 percent of the proceeds will go towards providing water to people in developing countries.

EXTRAFOXX In their ﬁrst trip down to Melbourne since 2009, threepiece Brisbane band Extrafoxx are promoting their fourth album Love Is Good at The Public Bar on Tuesday February 12 from 7pm. In addition to playing their new tunes, Extrafoxx ensure they’ll be treating Melbourne fans to tracks from their catalogue of old records, including The Saddest and Pierre Le Rat. Support acts on the night are Full Ugly and Mole House. Free entry.

SONGS Songs are excited to announce they'll be returning to Melbourne to play at The Gasometer on Friday February 8; their ﬁrst Melbourne show in over a year. They'll be playing songs from their upcoming album Malabar and will be joined by the awesome synth pop trio Gold Tango, Sydney shoegazing legends Day Ravies and bedroom popstars Velcro. Also upstairs that night will be Dawn Of The Death featuring the extreme metal of some of Melbourne’s heaviest bands such as Orpheus, Eternal Rest (QLD), Create Destroy and Catacombs.

MY DYNAMITE My Dynamite is Southern rock from Melbourne, and they continue their February Wednesday residency tonight at Cherry Bar, with free entry and doors from 7pm. There's also the artist Skullbrain's exhibition afterparty and a DJ spinning 'til 3am.

THE HARLOTS Quit sleeping! The Harlots are returning to Brunswick. Every Thursday night this February, they're unhitching their caravan at The Rare And Reclusive, Oft Neglected, Lesser Spotted Mallard. Thanks to a series of elaborately rigged poker games, months of bare-faced ﬂattery and precision-guided strategic grovelling, they're bringing Major Tom & The Atoms, The Pretty Littles, Cherrywood and La Bastard along with them. On Thursday February 7, The Harlots will be joined by rhythm'n'blues supporting act Major Tom & The Atoms from 9pm. Entry is only ﬁve shiny dollars.

RORY MCLEOD One-man soul band Rory McLeod will be performing at The Spotted Mallard on Saturday February 9 at 8.30pm. Creating his own orchestra using some not so typical instruments, Rory McLeod generates an unexpected rich sound by playing the spoons, ﬁnger-cymbals, bandorea, Djembe-drum, harmonica, guitar and trombone as well as utilising his talent of tap dancing. He will be supported by four-piece rock band Shackleton who are sure to build the excitement for the night with their uplifting, guitar-driven tunes. Entry is a worthwhile $25.

MADHOUSE Madhouse, at Melbourne’s iconic CBD Nightclub, will transform into a dark pit of grimness on Friday February 15, as two of Australia’s ﬁnest black metal acts cast their demonic spell over the venue. Veterans Agave Maize, on the back of their recently released opus Thrones Of Isolation bring their black mayhem to Madhouse, with the awesome Adamus Exul providing satanic support.

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LET'S GET TRIVICAL Laura Imbruglia will be hosting Let's Get Trivical, music-themed trivia nights that are to take place at The Spotted Mallard from 7.30pm every Tuesday night from Tuesday February 5 onwards. The night will hold opportunities for participants to win prizes including booze, meals and music, not to mention the inevitable prize of walking away, feeling enriched with having gained a more sound knowledge of the world of music. Best of all, entry is free.

VULGARGRAD Catering for a wide audience of varying musical taste by incorporating elements of gypsy, perestroika punk, rhumba, jazz and pop, accomplished songwriter and actor Jacek Koman of the Russian seven-piece will take you on a lyrical journey of songs about love and loss, showcasing an array of new material at The Spotted Mallard tonight from 8.30pm. They will be supported by the brilliantly alternative one-manband Made For Chickens By Robots. Entry is $8.

LA BASTARD Surf/rockabilly/'60s extravaganza La Bastard are back. Having quickly earned a reputation as one of Melbourne's wildest live bands – with antics ranging from playing on tabletops and bars to entire crowds storming the stage – La Bastard now deliver their sophomore album Tales From The Beyond. Recorded with Paul Maybury (Rocket Science) at Secret Location Studios and mixed by Jesse Booher (Looma), the new album infuses La Bastard’s energetic, reverb-drenched classic sound with a sultry, moody underbelly. From 8.30pm, La Bastard will launch Tales From The Beyond on Friday February 8 at The Spotted Mallard with The ReChords and Cherrywood as supports. Tickets are $12 at the door.

YEO Better grab your dancing shoes for this one. On Saturday February 9 Yeo is launching his fourth album Sell Out, and whether your musical tastes are for the spicier end of jazz and funk, or you prefer the straight-up sugary rush of bubblegum pop and hook-laden R&B, this guy’s got your dish. Think James Blake’s intimate prism of future garage songcraft combined with the playful work ethic of Prince and Chet Faker’s blue eyed jams, seasoned with a lick of Pharrell Williams’ cocky colour. With Brisbanite Dot.AY’s experimental Chipmusic jams and Melbourne party-starters Francolin joining the party, it’s sure to be one hell of a knee-bender. It's happening at The Toﬀ. Tickets $10, doors 7.30pm.

DREW’S DIRTY DOZEN Melbourne’s own Drew Downing brings his 12-piece stage band to town for Midsumma. Performing hits by Divinyls, Bryan Adams and Britney Spears to name a few, Downing fronts Melbourne’s hottest musicians for the ultimate live music event this Midsumma. With the gorgeous Anthony Bolger and Kyahl Anderson by his side, Downing is set to impress for two shows only at The Colonial Hotel in the CBD on Saturday February 9 and Sunday 10. Both shows kick oﬀ at 8pm.

MIKE HAYNES TRIO The Mike Haynes Trio consists of Mike Haynes, lead guitarist Damon Goulas and bass player Michael Tonkes. Drawing on inﬂuences from the likes of Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen, John Mellencamp, Kevin Welch, Joe Ely, and John Prine, the band perform a repertoire that includes a variety of styles including folk, country blues, Cajun and Celtic music. It’s music for those who enjoy story-orientated songs, foot tapping and up tempo rhythms. It’s set to be a relaxing and entertaining evening at The Great Britain Hotel this Sunday February 10. 8pm, free entry.

MELBOURNE'S LATIN SUMMER FESTIVAL Melbourne’s ﬁrst Latin summer festival has been created to include all categories of art, culture and entertainment from Latin America. The festival will showcase Melbourne’s rich and diverse Latin culture through cuisine, art, music, night life (bar/fonda), family entertainment/activities as well as diﬀering hand crafts, jewellery and fashion stalls. There will be a fully licensed site with bar an DJs, Latin cuisine, circus-inspired roving performances, parades of Latin music styles such as salsa, reggaeton, cumbia, bachata, including dance classes and a Zumbathon. It’s on Saturday February 9 from 11am to 9pm at Federation Square, River Terrace. Check out melbournelatinsummerfestival.com for more info.

DIRTY CHAPTERS To all the jerks, pricks, misﬁts, laddetts, party boys, mentals, and party girls, It's a mid week Thursday night punk party, so quit your job, punch your boss, and get west-side over to The Reverence Hotel in Footscray to see manic hardcore punks Dirty Chapters, ﬁlthy creeps Dixon Cider, Melbourne hard dykes Liquor Snatch and drunk punks Spew N Guts . It's free entry so there is no excuse to miss out. Thursday February 7, 8pm 'til 12am.

KYNETON MUSIC FESTIVAL Ready for one jam packed weekend? Kyneton Music Festival will turn its town’s historic buildings, bluestone churches, old watering holes, art galleries and cafés into live music venues. With over 40 bands, including Mick Thomas, Stoneﬁeld, Ramblin Van Walker Band, Major Chord, Perch Creek Family Jugband, Cherrywood, The Dead Salesmen Duo, The Resignators, Nigel Wearne and the beard and 'stash comp, Beardfest, they will take the stage from Friday March 1 'til Sunday March 3. Weekend pass is $45. For more info head to kynetonmusicfestival.com.au.

KILL YA DARLINS Kill Ya Darlins return to Bar Open with their fusion of sequined glam riff-laden blues rockevery Wednesday night in February. Kill Ya Darlins is comin' at ya with the force of a humbucker soaked in moonshine. They blend bluesy rockin' roll with splashes of soukas and salsa rhythms and three sassy ladies up front, belting out their songs of twisted love and debauchery. This week they are supported by the rollicky wizardry of Citrus Jam, who are sure to float your boat, so come on down for the first of four instalments with Kill Ya Darlins tonight. This is going to be a serious midweek melodic meltdown.

THE DUB CAPTAINS Bar Open’s favourite Sons (and daughters) are kick starting their 2013 with a bang with a Friday night residency at Bar Open. The 15 piece 'pseudo-reggae’ monster will be playing some new material (off the forthcoming second album) for the first time live as well as pumping out their back-catalogue of upbeat oceanic classics. For those familiar with the band’s energetic live show these dates will be no different with the group comprising of two front men, the beautiful three piece backing vocalists The Baby Dolphins, dueling guitarists, driving bass, keys, drums, percussion and the Horns of Freedom all squashed up on the infamously tight Bar Open stage. The Dubbies have some great supports lined-up with the likes of Keshie (Friday February 8), Dru Chen (Friday February 15) and Echo Drama (Friday February 22) so be sure to get down early and get into the party atmosphere. Doors 10pm, free entry.

DIRTY BEACHES The soundtrack to summer comes courtesy of lofi one-man band Dirty Beaches, who is coming to Australia for the first time this February. The brain behind Dirty Beaches is Alex Zhang Hungtai; a solo performer, sound-smith, and trans-Pacific nomad. Mixing a croon worthy of Elvis or Roy Orbison with drum machines and a fondness for found sounds and hypnotic loops, Dirty Beaches’ compositions are not so much stripped down as refined to their essence. Hungtai’s vocal enchants, and the yearning melodies draped overtop give as much a sense of haunting mystery as they do romanticism and wry humour. Spend a summer evening with Dirty Beaches this February at The Tote on Sunday February 10.

Q&A YEO

ALL WE NEED

Define your genre in five words or less: Electro-Pop-Soul-F/Punk-Hop. What do you love about making music? The process itself is something that will never grow old, be it collaborating, working on things alone, staying up late, meeting new people, or discovering new influences and tricks to add to your repertoire. What do you hate about the music industry? The fact that it is an industry, and it’s driven by money. But we all gotta eat right? Some people just like to eat more than they need. What can a punter expect from your live show? These days, lots of synthesizer sounds, heavy beats, an urge to dance, a few points of reflection and deep thought, and also the odd science fiction reference here and there. Do you have any record releases to date? What are they? Where can I get them? Trouble Being Yourself, Home, and a few miscellaneous tracks are available for free (or donation) through my Bandcamp page: snackswithyeo.bandcamp.com. Bag-O-Items, my sophomore mini-album released through the now defunct Other Tongues, is available through iTunes.

When are you playing live/releasing your album/ EP/single/etc? Saturday February 9 is the date of the party we are throwing to release the new album Sell Out. It will be at The Toff In Town and we have the help of Francolin and Dot.AY. From this day onwards, it will be physically available at selected independent record shops and through Bandcamp. There is also a digital-only option for Bandcamp purchasers. Tell us about the last song you wrote. Covered In Gold was conceived and completed on a 36-hour bender, across Christmas Eve and Christmas. I locked myself down at home, inebriated, and just blissed out on synths, drum machines and effects until it was finished. It is now the chosen ‘single’. If your music was a chocolate bar, which one would it be, and why? Flake. Nomenclature aside, my music has lots of layers and textures, all crammed in, and most songs evolve from beginning to end – but it’s all made of the same stuff. Anything else to add? If you come to the show on the February 9, bring your best Boogie Nights attitude/robot costume.

Melbourne punk four piece All We Need has been amazing local crowds with their unique brand of high energy music over the last year. With inﬂuences from bands such as Hot Water Music, Descendent and Bouncing Souls laying the foundations to a catalogue of upbeat songs and an energetic stage show to match All We Need provide an entertaining event whenever the boys hit the stage. They'll do so tonight at Gertrude's Brown Couch, $5 in the bandroom from 7pm.

DARK FAIR Saturday night, February 9, the girls are hitting the stage at Yah Yah’s. From Adelaide, four-piece rock band The Villenettes. And from Melbourne, The Antoinettes and girl duo Dark Fair. That’s a whole lotta ladies and that's a whole lotta awesome. Doors open 8pm.

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COOL SUMMER FESTIVAL With Cool Summer Festival only a couple of weeks away, the Cool Summer Team has recently been pleased to announce that in addition to the already rockin' lineup of names including Stoneﬁeld, Eagle And The Worm and Kingswood, the new local youth band Hunter Gatherers from Beechworth will also be headlining at the event that runs Friday February 22 'til Sunday February 24. The festival is to take place at the Big D Ski Run and General Mount Hotham, allowing music fans to let loose in the uniquely situated venue and immerse themselves in the rich talent that is to resonate in the Alps. Tickets are still on sale and are available via Moshtix.

BLANK REALM This summer Blank Realm, Brisbane’s favourite family cult, have dropped their third and ﬁnest record to date. They’ll be celebrating the launch of this gemencrusted long player with a string of dates down the Australian East Coast, including a show at The Gasometer Hotel on Saturday February 9 with guests Angel Eyes, White Hex and Steady Hell. Consisting of three siblings, Daniel, Luke and Sarah Spencer, plus guitar tech/maestro Luke Walsh on the golden strings, Blank Realm are renowned for their ecstatic live performances and boundary-pushing records, all within a comfortable Fleetwood groove. You can also head upstairs to witness Sydney-based duo Fabels bring their debut record to Melbourne, playing their psych-gazegoth-dream pop with projections enhancing the noise and melody of their sound. They’re joined by Shade Of March, The Golden Breed and The Vorstand Circus.

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THE IDLE HOES Melbourne lads The Idle Hoes are launching their second album, Tomorrow Morning, which comprises of 12 songs to lift a heavy heart and remind you of what’s real. Unapologetically Australian, the album features special guests including Cal Walker (Livingstone Daisies, Go Go Sapien), Tracy McNeil, Chris Altmann (Que Paso) and string composition by Paddy Mann (Grand Salvo). Comprising Luke Sinclair (Raised By Eagles, Bell St Delays) and Shaun Feeley, The Idle Hoes will launch the album on Sunday March 3 at a matinee show at The Northcote Social Club. $12 on the door.

NICK SAXTON

SCUMFEST

Musician, presenter, musical composer and voiceover guy; Nick Saxon is all three and more, starring in his own travel show, World Traveller on the National Geographic Channel. Travelling to places such as Papua New Guinea, United States, Canada, Equador, Peru, Nepal, Malaysia, South Korea, Christmas Island and the Northern Territory, Nick has marked his name on the world’s maps, shooting and composing his own soundtracks along the way. His debut album Hide & Seek was released last year scoring high reviews and featuring in many surf ﬁlms, magazines, books and TV shows, not to mention airplay on both Australian and international airwaves. Nick will be launching his brand new single this Friday night at The Retreat Hotel with support from Austin Busch. Music kicks oﬀ at 9.30pm. Free entry.

Adelaide's Scumfest is furthering its festivities this year and has decided to head oﬀ to The Reverence Hotel, Footscray, Melbourne – a home away from home. A massive lineup of radical heavy bands from all over to keep everyone guessing, tasty brew/food and a kickarse two-stage venue. Head along and indulge in the desirable scum on Saturday February 9. On This Day, God God Dammit Dammit, Debacle, Agonhymn, Clagg, Dead, Poisonous Viper Gang, Funeral Moon, Batpiss, Mangel Wurzel, Iron Worzel, Mob Queens and Sherlock Moans. Doors at 3pm and all this only costs $15.

CLARKEFIELD MUSIC FESTIVAL The Second Annual Clarkefield Music Festival will see some of Australia’s finest musicians join forces for a common cause, as they raise money to help assist children and their families living in poverty in Cambodia. The festival will feature renowned Australian musicians Tim The Roving Commission, Sal Kimber, The Toot Toot Toots, Charles Jenkins And The Zhivagos, The Stetson Family, San Gras And The Dead River Deeps, and local acts Paper Jane, Brother Johnstone, Jarrod Shaw and Sarah Wilkinson. Set on a vast grassy green lawn, surrounded by paddocks, trees, old wagons and the beautiful old bluestone buildings of The Clarkefield Hotel (Coach and Horses Inn, 1857), it’s the most surreal and ideal place to lay down a rug, sip a cold beer and enjoy some of the finest music the country has to offer. With BBQ food, cold drinks, market stalls, a jumping castle, good friends and great music, it’s a perfect way to spend a Sunday and raise some much needed funds to help the lovely people of Cambodia. The Clarkefield Music Festival takes place at The Clarkefield Hotel on Sunday March 17 from 12pm 'til 9.30pm. $30 presale, $35 at the gate, family tickets $70 and under 12s free. No BYO, drinks at bar prices. All money raised on the day will go directly to the running of a new school (which last years festival helped to build) for over one thousand children in the Kampong Thom province of Cambodia.

4TRESS The Barley Corn Hotel hosts a night of rock and alternative music on Friday February 8. 4tress will be teaming up with The Garden of Eida, Let Them Eat Cake, and acoustic act Mel Calia. 4tress perform with high energy, and have a reputation for their harmonies, guitar licks and solos.

RAINDOGS For more than 30 years, Open Family Australia has been providing a range of Outreach services to young people experiencing high complex needs. They've now teamed up with the guys from Raindogs, Selecta and Micheal Waugh to put on an event to raise funds to help even more. It's at The Barley Corn Hotel this Saturday February 9. $5 entry with all proceeds going to Open Family.

DECADENCE OF CAIN Brisbane expats Decadence Of Cain are launching their debut album, Thrill Hammer, this Saturday February 9 at BANG! Aggressively mashing Satan-inspired ﬁght-riﬀs and a highly polished live show, it is sure to be a show to remember. $15 entry with a free album at the door.

THE SEVEN UPS What started oﬀ as a few friends jamming on some Afrobeat in a tiny share house soon grew into the nine-piece juggernaut, The Seven Ups. Drawing inspiration from legends like Sly Stone, James Brown, The Funkees and of course Fela Kuti, the original nine-piece has become Melbourne’s favourite support band, playing a slot at pretty much every funk show over the past few months. The Seven Ups will ﬁnally be doing an Evelyn headline show on Sunday February 10. $5 on the door with support from local reggae act Echo Drama and a special guest DJ.

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ALBUM OF THE WEEK

SYN SWEET 16

PVT

Homosapien (Create/Control)

WEDNESDAY 6 FEBRUARY RESIDENCY – OPENING NIGHT

ANIMAUX

FARROW THE RED LIGHTS ENTRY $8, 8.30PM

THURSDAY 7 JANUARY

OH, SLEEPER (USA) FOR ALL ETERNITY STORM THE SKY PRETTY LITTLE LIARS EMERSON

ENTRY $30 DOOR, $25 THRU MOSHTIX, 7.30PM $2.50 POTS, $5 VODKAS!

FRIDAY 8 FEBRUARY

PLUDO

ASIAN ENVY MIDI WIDOW

ENTRY $18 DOOR, $13 THRU MOSHTIX, 8.30PM

SATURDAY 9 FEBRUARY BACKYARD SESSIONS – MATINEE SHOW

KING GIZZARD AND THE LIZARD WIZARD MURLOCS ATOLLS

TICKETS AVAILABLE AT CHEAP MONDAY, 1PM

ALBUM LAUNCH

MASSIVE THE WELLS THE CHARGE ALTAMIRA

ENTRY $15 DOOR, $12 THRU MOSHTIX, 9PM

SUNDAY 3 FEBRUARY MATINEE SHOW

KAT ARDITTO

FOX ROAD FLY YOU FOOLS THE FALSE ECONOMY ENTRY $10, 1.30PM

EVENING SHOW

THE SEVEN UPS ECHO DRAMA DJ MR LOB ENTRY $5, 7.30PM

MONDAY 11 FEBRUARY RESIDENCY

PRIVATE LIFE TULLY ON TULLY WINDSOR THIEVES DJ YASUMO ENTRY $2, 8.30PM

TUESDAY 12 FEBRUARY RESIDENCY

EL MOTH OLD MEDICINE MATT KELLY ENTRY $2, 8.30PM

COMING UP

TIX AVAILABLE THRU MOSHTIX: PRIVATE LIFE (MONDAYS IN FEBRUARY) EL MOTH (TUESDAYS IN FEBRUARY) ANIMAUX (WEDNESDAY IN FEBRUARY) RACHEL BY THE STREAM – EP LAUNCH (FEB 14) SQUARE SOUNDS FESTIVAL (FEB 15 + 16) DIAMOND – RETURN SHOW (FEB 21) J-DILLA TRIBUTE NIGHT (FEB 22) THEY – EP LAUNCH (MAR 9) ELECTRIC HORSE – ALBUM LAUNCH (MAR 14) XENOGRAFT/KETTLESPIDER/BEAR THE MAMMOT – SPLIT EP LAUNCH (MAR 16) DEMON HUNTER + I, A BREATHER – USA (MAR 30)

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TOP TENS

The art-rock class of the early 2000s has seen a few star graduates in the last 12 months, dialling down the esotery for albums that were accessible for indie rock mainstream crowds without alienating their original audiences of oddball mathematicians and Williamsburg. All of a sudden, Animal Collective knew how to fuse choruses and traditional song structures with their modus operandi of neo-psych screaming. Dirty Projectors cobbled together some conventional guitar solos on Swing Lo Magellan. Now London-via-Sydney’s PVT have made an album that honourably drifts away from their cosmic soundscapes for something more sharp and immediate – a 21st Century appropriation of guitar rock and computer love. When asked whether Liars may follow suit, Angus Andrew vomited on a vocoder and looped it until a new note on the mixolydian scale was invented. To quote ‘60s girl group The Crystals, he’s a rebel and he’ll never ever do what he should. The interlocking of sounds old and new, of jittery guitars and a treasure chest of off-kilter keyboard tones, is what anchors the album to past efforts while moving confidently towards a new future. For an album dominated by electronic experimentation there is an amazing sense of attachment and emotion. Yes, on tracks like Vertigo and Love & Defeat PVT even sneak in some love songs. Staying true to PVT’s dalliances with melancholy, this love is either suffocating or unrequited. Shiver launches PVT’s fourth album innocuously enough with some lilting arpeggiated synthesisers. The slowly building instrumental track would be pleasant enough on its own, but the early appearance of Richard Pike’s tender falsetto – mutated and multiplied with pitch shifters – is what really commands your attention. A relatively recent introduction to the band’s sound (notably on 2010’s Church With No Magic), Richard is no vocal virtuoso, but his ability to match ability with emotional necessity is like musical gastronomy. His brother Laurence Pike, the shining star of Church With No Magic for his percussive fireworks, reels it back on Homosapien, instead laying down slabs of simple but sturdy electronic beats. You

1. Kindness Be Conceived THAO & THE GET DOWN STAY DOWN 2. High Above The Grey Green Sea COLLIN STETSON 3. She Got Kick BEN HARPER & CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE 4. Stay Ft. Hayden Calnin TULLY ON TULLY 5. Water Damage DICK DIVER 6. Old Parades ARCHERS 7. Beatles Party BLACK FOX 8. Warm Winter Day ALISON VALENTINE 9. Black Belt JOHN GRANT could easily imagine the military snares of Electric ascending in both complexity and volume until the universe collapses. Laurence instead stays the course amidst creepy choral voices and humming computer error guitars. When looking into the eyes of a madman, restraint can be just as powerful as rage. For recording Homosapien, the trio dashed away to some unknown corner of the Australian outback. While this is a popular move for beard stroking folkies, PVT’s fourth album suggests this can be just as eﬀective for laptop architects, and the decision to set up camp in a century-old mansion suggests a balance between isolation and grandeur. Like Gatsby dying alone in his enormous pool.

10. Rooftop JOHN GRANT

MITCH ALEXANDER

5. Split EXTORTION/JED WHITEY

Go (EMI) “Love when it’s in your veins, it aﬀects your brain, ‘til you die in vain.” The second single from Familiar Stranger is aﬄicted with all kinds of hap-hazard rhyming, rushed out against a jubilant slapping beat. The music is MOR indie pop, but it is also careless and joyful and nice.

ALICE IN CHAINS

Hollow (EMI) Time has apparently stood still in the world of Alice In Chains. Lifted from their forthcoming ﬁfth album, Hollow is a moody grunge epic featuring stabbing electric guitars and heavily layered vocals, reminiscent of Metallica’s black album but a little less up in yo’ grill.

BRIGHTER LATER

Come And Go (GaGa Digi) Melbourne’s Brighter Later will release the album Wolves in March and Come And Go is the lead single, a lilting-sweet folk pop tune. Singer Jaye Kranz slips somewhere between Julia Stone and Sigur Rós, melancholy and glowing, if slightly less pixie-ish.

RETURN TO YOUTH

Sail Away (Independent) The title track from Return To Youth’s new EP. A conﬁdent, uncomplicated indie pop tune, Sail Away is a little naïve, a little jazz school graduate/cabaret ﬂavoured, but it features a kick-arse drum solo and singer Marites has a strong, sweetly melodic voice.

DEPECHE MODE

Heaven (Sony) Some 13 albums in, Depeche Mode have evolved from moody proto-dance rockers to emo balladeers with an especially cheesy edge. The production work on Heaven is particularly awful; backing vocals colliding with and grating against the lead and instruments plodding along in a disinterested way.

CRIME & THE CITY SOLUTION

Goddess (EMI) I don’t know a good goddamn about Crime & The City Solution but it seems I should. Formed in Melbourne in 1977 by Simon Bonney, the band released two albums and disbanded, then reformed in the late ‘80s and released three more albums. Goddess, their ﬁrst release in over two decades, is a mean, dirty, psych-infused punk tune somewhere between Nick Cave, Velvet Underground and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, only but it seems insulting to compare this legacy act to relative babies like BRMC. Anyway, it’s very, very good.

1. Live On P.B.S STRAIGHTJACKET NATION 2.E.P. I of IV DOWN 3. The Axemans Jazz THE BEASTS OF BOURBON 4. Beards, Wives, Denim POND

7. Songs Of The Third & Fifth THE MARK OF CAIN 8. Allelujah Don’t Bend Ascend GODSPEED YOU! BLACK EMPEROR

NIGHT MOVES

BOB EVANS

CORNER

6. Money For Rope MONEY FOR ROPE Best Track: Love & Defeat If You Like These, You’ll Like This: TWIN SHADOW, THE TEMPER TRAP, THE KNIFE In A Word: Bleep-bloop

SINGLES BY SIMONE YEAH. WOOOO.

COLLECTORS MISSING LINK

County Queen (Domino/EMI) The debut single from Minneapolis-based Night Moves wastes no time in kicking off, dropping you head-first in a pool of golden-strummed sunshine. This warm, elastic Americana tune opens out, and then opens out some more, in a laid back jam that builds and spirals gracefully, full of seventies folk rock flavour. Beautiful.

9. Honor Found In Decay NEUROSIS 10. Fly ANN WITHERALL

OFF THE HIP RECORDS 1. Tales From The Beyond LA BASTARD 2. The Throes TWO GALLANTS 3. Can Of Bees SOFT BOYS 4. Morning Of My Life BEE GEES 5. Black Vinyl Shoes SHOES 6. Baby It’s You LITTLE MURDERS

BRYTE

Bryte Side of Life (Independent) New skip hop, disturbingly influenced by Hilltop Hoods. (Hilltops Hoods led us astray, we shouldn’t be following them like a bunch of naff, “funky”, bouncy rhyme-peddling lemmings.) The lyrics are all about appreciating what you have and “moving on with the affirmative vibe”. Christ. (My favourite thing about hip hop is how dudes get down with all that smug street philosophy. As opposed to reading and interpreting actual philosophy. Respect.)

LITTLE MURDERS

7. Respect The Rock HELLACOPTERS 8. Wig! PETER CASE 9. Split NIRVANA/JESUS LIZARD 10. Heads Up THE STEMS

TRIPLE R SOUNDSCAPE 1. Homosapien PVT 2. Berberian Sound Studio BROADCAST

Baby It’s You (Independent) Another Melbourne heritage act, Little Murders has existed in one way or another since 1979. Baby It’s You is the lead single from their latest album and it’s endearing, in a simple way. Nasal, melodic pop punk, it belongs to the Go Betweens/Triﬃds/Billy Bragg school of rock, without necessarily being that good. But still decent.

3. Ready for Boredom BED WETTIN’ BAD

ICEAGE

7. A Toast To... SUPERSTAR

Coalition (Matador/Remote Control) Sloppy, noisy punk – capital P – from a quartet of Danish teens. Coalition is kind of fun, and certainly pretty feral, but it’s also a ridiculous musical mess, and too stupid and reckless for these gentle ears. Teenage boys and Peter Pan types should get on board, however, because Iceage do what they do very well (in a sloppy, feral, messy kind of way).

PINK

Just Give Me A Reason (Sony) The third single from Pink’s latest multi-platinum album is a duet with Nate Ruess from Fun. – that’s two very special, perfectly anguished voices singing perfect heartache pop. The instrumentation is stripped right back, the beats are few but eﬀective, the emotion is simple and aﬀecting, the piano trails the singers beautifully. This is excellent. This is why she sells out Rod Laver 42 times in a row.

SINGLE OF THE WEEK PALMA VIOLETS

Step Up For The Cool Cats (Rough Trade/Remote Control) London’s Palma Violets debut with a perfect, sepia-toned sound, rightly described as Nick Cave meets The Clash. Flush with mangy energy, melodic and acidic, featuring the awesome, newly hip sounds of an organ and drums that slap like they just don’t give a damn, this song is boss. Boss.

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BOYS 4. D&T EP LETHERETTE 5. Big Inner MATTHEW E. WHITE 6. The Flower Lane DUCKTAILS

8. In Guards We Trust GUARDS 9. Freakish JOE GIDEON & THE SHARK 10. Open Season HIGH HIGHS

BEAT’S TOP 10 SONGS ABOUT HEARTBREAK 1. I Am Trying To Break Your Heart WILCO 2. Sorrow THE NATIONAL 3. Start Breaking My Heart CARIBOU 4. Only Love Can Break Your Heart NEIL YOUNG 5. This Kind of Life Keeps Breaking Your Heart HAMMOCK 6. A Touch Of Heartbreak CHRISTOPHER BISSONNETTE 7. Don’t Break My Heart ROMAN FLUGEL 8. Cold Cold Water MIRAH 9. Against All Odds PHIL COLLINS 10. You’re A Fucking Dick MY EX-GIRLFRIEND

ALBUMS

ANBERLIN

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ROOTS MANUVA

Banana Skank EP (Big Dada Recordings/Banana Klan) Banana Skank showcases yet again Rodney Smith’s trademark juicy beats, eﬀortlessly groovy vocal delivery, and clean, thick production. As a whole the EP regrettably lacks something central to the classic coolness of previous albums. The opening track Natural features long time collaborator Kope, whose verses in the track aren’t quite worthy of their pairing with Smith’s musical backing. This song is a poor choice for an opener: it’s frustratingly sparse and in both music and lyric it feels that Smith is resting on his laurels without striving to progress musically or really ‘wow’ fans. It features some invasive melodic motifs on keyboard, which overbearingly juxtapose the minimalistic feel of the music. Banana Skank is a solid tune which lifts the value of the EP. It’s a shameless club-banger, but it delivers that memorable swinging grit synonymous with Roots Manuva. Party Time ends the disc on a good note, redeeming the EP with simple, heavy grooves, gritty low synths and clever verses. It also gives Kope the chance to make a stronger and more memorable appearance, which he certainly does. The disc also features a remix of Banana Skank by Wafa, reinterpreted as a dazzling techno number. This has many of the elements of a classic Roots Manuva record, but presents a dramatic change from the bleak, laid back, reggae-inﬂuenced hip hop expected of Smith, in favour of more confronting club tracks. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing, and if this EP becomes a full album, one would hope that the tracks to come are as strong as Party Time and Banana Skank (and that the arrogant simplicity of the opening track is Best Track: Party Time If You Like These, You’ll Like This: JURASSIC 5, dropped). This is worth a listen, but some fans may be disappointed. OUTKAST, DIZZIE RASCAL In A Word: Inconsistent

JEREMY MILLAR

GREEN DAY ¡Tré! (Warner)

Green Day’s 11th studio album ¡Tré! is their third in six months, alongside ¡Uno! and ¡Dos!, the other two albums in the trilogy. It is moderately pleasing at best, and slightly bland and same-y at worst, almost entirely lacking the bite of their best work. Green Day had a golden run for 15 years or more, releasing some of the best albums of the nineties and noughties, including 21st Century Breakdown (2009), American Idiot (2004), Warning (2000), Nimrod (1997) and Dookie (1994). The band is still certainly capable of producing quality music, but the soaring heights of their former glories are not to be found here. The album opens with Brutal Love, which is an enjoyable but forgettable slower track while the singles X-Kid and The Forgotten (the latter released as a promotional single for the latest Twilight abomination), are fairly standard oﬀerings which lack the punch of vintage Green Day. In fact, The Forgotten pretty much belongs on a Twilight soundtrack. There, I’ve said it. One of the best moments comes with Dirty Rotten Bastards, a faster, punchier track featuring Billie Joe proclaiming ‘I’m on a bender/It’s one for the ages’, asking age-old questions like ‘What the fuck does O.K. stand for?’ and ripping up some suitably punk-rock solos. All in all you’re left wondering if the band overstretched themselves by trying to release three albums’ worth of material so close together. There’s enough there to make one Best Track: Dirty Rotten Bastards solid Green Day record, but no more. If You Like These, You’ll Like This: THE ATARIS, MOTION CITY SOUNDTRACK JOSH FERGEUS In A Word: Disappointing

VARIOUS

Official: The Best Of Australian Hip Hop, Vol. 1 (Warner) This release from DJ and artist manager Nate Flagrant’s new label, It’s Official Music, is a retrospective on the relatively young genre of Australian hip hop. The scene has had a hard-fought history, with successes only beginning to emerge in the last decade or so. That said, Aussie hip hop can now claim some big names including Hilltop Hoods, Bliss N Eso and The Herd, all of which are featured here, although not necessarily leading with their best foot forward. Now, I like the idea of Australian hip hop, but I find that in reality it’s still extremely hit and miss. But then again, so is every other genre I can think of right now. All in all the compilation is pretty enjoyable if you find the genre to your taste but completely abominable if you don’t. There aren’t crossover hits here: no Nosebleed Section, so this one’s for the hip hop faithful only. Also featuring Drapht, Urthboy, Muph N Plutonic, Illy, Butterfingers, and even that blast from the past 1200 Techniques, Official: The Best of Australian Hip Hop, Vol.1 offers a fair cross-section of Australian hip hop. My favourites? Drapht’s Rapunzel, Hilltop Hoods’ collaboration with Sia I Love Best Track: I Love It It, and Seth Sentry’s love letter to the woman who If You Like These, You’ll Like This: Pretty much any brings him food:The Waitress Song. hip hop which features a central Queensland twang In A Word: Oztraya! JOSH FERGEUS

This is the type of album that has the narrow minded dismissing the band as ‘emo crap’ or some other such highly imaginative insult, when really, like such acts as My Chemical Romance and The Used, Anberlin play dramatic, powerful, super-catchy rock music. These guys hail from Florida, have been around for over a decade and have released no less than six albums. It’s a very solid strike rate, and by the evidence of this album, their quality hasn’t suffered either. The first two thirds of Vital are extremely strong. This band is interesting in that they inject some early ‘80s, British new wave-y influences into their alternative rock sound, which gives them a very fresh take on the genre. There’s a touch of Tears For Fears, Bauhaus and The Human League going on here, which is very easy on the ear. Then there’re moments that remind the listener of a more modern rock band like The Killers, plus subtle touches of electronica, especially on the ballad Innocents, that provide flavour without dominating. There’s plenty going on here, and it pretty much all works. And possibly the best part is that these guys definitely know how to write a great chorus. The album runs out of puff just a little in the latter third of the album, and starts to sound a bit plodding and samey. But by then it has more than done enough to be considered a very strong and pretty unique rock album. Don’t let the haters sway you: Anberlin are a very solid Best Track: Other Side, Someone Anyone band, and well worth the time to check out. If You Like These, You’ll Like This: MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE, HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS, SWITCHFOOT ROD WHITFIELD In a Word: Emotional (but not emo)

THE HEAVY

The Glorious Dead (Counter Records/Inertia) I once made the stupid decision to purchase a 40kg bag of concrete without any vehicular means of transporting it home. With cognitive reasoning that made a gnat seem like Stephen Hawking, I convinced myself it’d be easy to lug this bag of heavy grey stone and concrete dust home. I did eventually, generating gallons of sweat, amusing passing onlookers and almost breaking my back in the process. It was glorious to eventually get home; and I was almost dead. The Heavy’s new record, The Glorious Dead is nothing like that, at all. This is The Black Keys with a thick sludge of soul and a lesson in early ‘70s guitar attitude. Can’t Play Dead is dirty and enticing in a leering Andre Williams sort of a way; Curse Me Good dances in the shadow of He’s So Fine (apologies to George Harrison, of course); What Makes a Good Man? asks the question on the jaded lips of every L.A. woman and ends up with an orchestral Tavares and a smug funk-soul grin; The Big Bad Wolf is Russian classical music in its soiled soul guise and Be Mine stumbles off in the direction of Morricone’s pasta desert and finds itself instead tripping the night fantastic on the dance floor with the ghost of Marvin Gaye. If Same Ol’ mistakes lumbering orchestration for grandiose pop, Just My Luck reminds us all that a freakin’ powerful riff can lay waste to the most sterile and static antipathy. The Lonesome Road recreates the provocative vaudeville edge of Cab Calloway, Don’t Say Nothing is the best B-side Boss Hog never recorded and Blood Dirt Love Stop should make you cry with emotion, but Best Track: Can’t Play Dead maybe not quite. It’s heavy, in a good way. If You Like These, You’ll Like This: JAMES BROWN, BOOTSY COLLINS, SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE PATRICK EMERY In A Word: ‘70s

WILLY MASON

Carry On (Fiction Records/Universal) Without being lush, Willy Mason’s third album Carry On sounds much more mediated than his earlier releases. This could be the influence of British producer Dan Carey, whose recent credits include Chairlift, Bat For Lashes and M.I.A. The wide deployment of mechanical drums and subtle inclusion of keyboard overdubs are a novel enlargement of Mason’s palate. What stands out most of all, though, is an increased confidence, which has enabled Mason to inject more of himself into this record. There’s craft and delicacy in the songs’ refined lyrical sentiments and poised arrangements. Record centre-piece Restless Fugitive implements a sombre, traditionally-styled folk melody, while the pulse of the song gives it a contemporary immediacy. Mason’s spacious vocal delivery and corresponding guitar lines suggest both empathy and a touch of pathos. A festering tension is created by insistent bass playing and distorted guitar outbreaks; a reflection that rambling restlessness may lead to something grave. There are moments when the time and place of recording is surpassed by the visions of the suffering and the shared consolations that are evoked. Questions of how to find a home or a sense of belonging in the confusing world recur throughout Carry On. Home seems elusive on Show Me the Way To Go Home, as Mason confesses, ‘Sometimes I laugh at things I don’t find funny/and I want to find a way to go home’, while on Restless Fugitive he surmises ‘Heaven’s in the town that borne me’, and with Into Tomorrow he does away with regressive nostalgia, gazing ahead: ‘Just watch and wait until the landscape unfolds into tomorrow’. Ultimately an understanding is reached that sitting confidently in your own skin will provide a home you can take with you, even as you roam far and wide. Carry On continues Willy Mason’s heretofore Best Track: Painted Glass incorporation of conventional blues and folk motifs, If You Like These, You’ll Like This: On The Beach NEIL but he’s managed to re-invigorate the formal YOUNG, Wild Mountain Nation BLITZEN TRAPPER, structures for his own emotional purpose. Hawk ISOBEL CAMBELL & MARK LANEGAN In A Word: Resilient AUGUSTUS WELBY

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GIG GUIDE WEDNESDAY FEB 6 JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:30pm. $15. CANDICE MONIQUE & THE OPTICS Republica, St Kilda. 7:00pm. DEAD CAN DANCE + DAVID KUCKHERMANN Palais Theatre, St Kilda. 7:00pm. $83. DIZZY’S BIG BAND Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 9:00pm. $14. XANI KOLAC & THE TWOKS Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne. 8:30pm. $15.

INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS ALL WE NEED + BRICKS + GECKO THEORY + SWAMP LEGS Gertrudes Brown Couch, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. $5. ANIMAUX + FARROW + THE RED LIGHTS Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $8. BROOKLYN’S FINEST + BABERAHAM LINCOLN + RYAN COFFEY St Kilda Bowling Club, St Kilda. 8:00pm. CABBAGES & KINGS + ANDALUCIA + SEYMOUR HOLLOW John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 8:00pm. COLLAGE - FEAT: BACKYARD FUNK + HUMANS AS ANIMALS + LONDON CRIES + SCARAMOUCHE Espy, St Kilda. 8:00pm. DAN MURPHY & HIS BOTTLES OF CONFIDENCE + METH LEPPARD + SHINY JOE RYAN Workers Club, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $5. EL-P Corner Hotel, Richmond. 8:00pm. $36. JULIA HOLTER + DEAR TIMES WASTE + DJ KING SLIM + THE ORBWEAVERS Toﬀ In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $32. MY DYNAMITE + PALACE OF THE KING Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. PRETTY DULCIE + SPEAR BRITTANY Elephant & Wheelbarrow, Melbourne. 8:00pm. SECOND HAND HEART The Vineyard, St Kilda. 10:30pm. SUMMER OF CLASSICS - FEAT: ELLA HOOPER Pure Pop Courtyard, St Kilda. 4:00pm. THE LAUGHING LEAVES + HUCK WEST + THE INFANTS Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $5. THE MEN + NUN + WHITE WALLS Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 8:00pm. $38. THE OCEAN PARTY + AUTOPORTRAITS + MAGIC HANDS + TIM RICHMOND Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. THE PRESETS + LIGHT YEAR + PARACHUTE YOUTH Palace Theatre, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. YEASAYER The Hi-ﬁ, Melbourne. 8:00pm. $51.

ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/BLUES/FOLK EMMY BRYCE Prince Public Bar, St Kilda. 8:00pm. HARRY HOOKEY Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8:30pm. KILL YA DARLINS + CITRUS JAM Bar Open, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. KYLE RODDA Empress Hotel, North Fitzroy. 8:00pm. LAUREN ELIZABETH + RETURN TO YOUTH Veludo Bar & Restaurant, St Kilda. 9:00pm. NIGHT MARKET MUSIC - FEAT: SIB + LUKE BRENNAN The Public Bar, Melbourne. 8:30pm. OPEN MIC Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 9:00pm. OPEN MIC Grind N Groove, Healesville. 7:30pm. OPEN MIC Musicland, Fawkner. 7:30pm. OPEN MIC Dancing Dog, Footscray. 8:00pm. REBECCA BARNARD & BILLY MILLER’S SING-ALONG Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh. 7:00pm. $15. RETURN TO YOUTH & LAUREN ELIZABETH Veludo

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Bar & Restaurant, St Kilda. 9:00pm. THE BOWERS Standard Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. VULGARGRAD Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 8:30pm. $8. WINE WHISKEY WOMEN - FEAT: TASH SULTANA + EMILEE SOUTH Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 8:00pm.

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AVIAR + DJ DINOSAUR SENIOR + THE PITYS + WITNESS TO TREASON Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 7:30pm. $7. BELLA JABARA & THE MELLOWS + JAMES SOUTHWELL BAND + THE WOODYS John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 8:00pm. BROTHERS HAND MIRROR + GIZ MEDIUM + MADAM ACNE & THE SCREW-UPS + MOONSIGN + THE CHURCH OF HYSTERIA Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $8. BUFFALO PAINTRAIN + DICK’N’STEIN + DOG WHISTLE POLITICS + SWEET TOOTH Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $7. CLAYTON DOLEY TRIO 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. $10. DAN WEBB & BOBBY FLYNN & KYLIE AULDIST + BENNIE JAMES + DJ JEAN L’ROCK + SPENDER Workers Club, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $15. DIRTY CHAPTERS + DIXON CIDER + LIQOUR SNATCH + SPEW N GUTS Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 8:00pm. DROPPING HAMMERS SAVES LIVES - FEAT: BEAR THE MAMMOTH + CAT OR PILLAR + LUNAIRE + NATHAN WILSON & TOM MAHONEY Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $5. EXTRAFOXX + BRYAN + HEART FLEW + YUKO KONO BAND Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. FIRE BEHAVING AS AIR + ECSTATIC SOUND CIRCLE Northcote Uniting Church, Northcote. 7:00pm. $10. LEUITENANT JAM + DROOLING MOUTHS OF MEMPHIS + SLOW JAXX & HIS FLYING BONG BAND Penny Black, Brunswick. 8:30pm. LIVE N LOCAL - FEAT: SHIPS PIANO + DESTROY SHE SAID + DIRTY F + LUNAIRE + SHE SAID YOU + SPEAK DIGITAL WATER + THE CORSAIRS + THE PRETTY LITTLES + THE RED LIGHTS + THEY Espy, St Kilda. 9:00pm. LUNA GHOST + PSYCHODAISIES + THE INDIAN SKIES + THE MIND FLOWERS Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm. MS MR + YESYOU Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 8:00pm. $39. OH SLEEPER + EMERSON + FOR ALL ETERNITY + PRETTY LITTLE LIARS + STORM THE SKY Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $25. REEF THE LOST CAUZE + SNOWGOONS Prince Bandroom, St Kilda. 8:00pm. RIGHT MIND + KISSING BOOTH + RIOT DANCE PARTY + THE SHADOW LEAGUE Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $7. SPEAKEASY & ECHO DRAMA Veludo Bar & Restaurant, St Kilda. 9:00pm. THE PRESETS Palace Theatre, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. THE STAFFORDS + KASHMERE CLUB + THE PLAINS Bar Open, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. THE SUNSLEEPERS + SKYWAYS ARE HIGHWAYS Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 9:00pm. $5. THE WINTER MIGRATION + PENSIVE PENGUIN + SUPER XX MAN Empress Hotel, North Fitzroy. 8:00pm. TO THE AIRSHIP + OSCAR MIKE + THE CONTORTIONISTS HANDBOOK Gertrudes Brown Couch, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $5.

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ST KILDA FESTIVAL SUNDAY The St Kilda Festival is the biggest free music festival in this whole goddamn country and this year ain’t no different. The nine day celebration of local music culminates in the iconic Festival Sunday, which will see a host of fantastic live acts and eager punters flock to St Kilda this Sunday February 10. This year The Cat Empire have been revealed as the surprise headline act for the main stage, who’ll play a mix of their signature jazz-funk and hip hop jams. Joining them on the main stage over Festival Sunday will be Ash Grunwald, Oh Mercy, Pez, Midnight Juggernauts DJs, Bluejuice, Peter Combe & The Quirky Berserkey, While The City Sleeps (winners of the 2012 New Music Stage audience vote) and Newspaper Mama Band. The main stage is just one part of five stages and over 60 musical acts that will play to somewhere between 300,000 to 400,000 people for free.

JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC ALWAN Claypots Tavern & Fair, St Kilda. 8:30pm. JAMES SHERLOCK TRIO Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $15. KERBEROS Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 8:00pm. $14. QUARTER ST ORCHESTRA First Floor, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. RYAN FRANCESCONI + MIRABAI PEART Toﬀ In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $12. SWEETHEARTS + DJS VINCE PEACH + PIERRE BARONI Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $10. THE END Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne. 8:30pm. $15.

ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/BLUES/FOLK ALEX ARONSTON Thornbury Local, Thornbury. 7:00pm. EMILY SOUTH Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6:00pm. HUNTER + MESSED UP + THE SPITTING SWALLOWS The Public Bar, Melbourne. 8:30pm. $7. JOHN FLANAGAN & THE BEGIN AGAINS Open Studio, Northcote. 8:00pm. LOUNGE THURSDAYS Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. LUKE LEGS & THE MIDNIGHT SPECIALS Readings, St Kilda. 7:30pm. MATT WALKER Post Oﬃce Hotel, Coburg. 8:30pm. MILAN PERKINS Two Brothers Brewery, Moorabbin. 8:00pm. MUSTERED COURAGE + THE DAVIDSON BROTHERS Wesley Anne, Northcote. 8:00pm. $10. NICE BOY TOM Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 8:30pm. OPEN JAM NIGHT Felix, St Kilda. 8:00pm. OPEN MIC Acoustic Cafe, Collingwood. 7:30pm. OPEN MIC Balaclava Hotel, Balaclava. 7:00pm. OPEN MIC Barleycorn Hotel, Collingwood. 7:00pm. ROXY LAVISH & THE SUICIDE CULT + RUSTY DOUGLAS + SMOKY MARIGOLD Great Britain Hotel, Richmond. 8:00pm. RUBY BOOTS + GRIZZLY JIM LAWRIE + LEROY LEE Beavs Bar, Geelong. 8:00pm. $12. SIMON PHILLIPS Two Brothers Brewery, Moorabbin. 8:00pm. SPEAKEASY Veludo Bar & Restaurant, St Kilda. 9:00pm. SUMMER OF CLASSICS - FEAT: THE SIDESHOW BRIDES Pure Pop Courtyard, St Kilda. 4:00pm. THE HARLOTS + MAJOR TOM & THE ATOMS Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 9:00pm. $5. THE STILLSONS + SEAN MCMAHON’S WESTERN UNION Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 9:00pm. WINSTON + CITY VS COUNTRY Prince Public Bar, St Kilda. 8:00pm.

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4TRESS + LET THEM EAT CAKE + MEL CALIA + SARAH EIDA + THE GARDEN OF EIDA Barleycorn Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $10. ACOUSTIC SESSIONS - FEAT: LIZ BRADLEY Veludo Bar & Restaurant, St Kilda. 5:30pm. ADAM EATON (CD LAUNCH) + LIEUTENANT JAM Empress Hotel, North Fitzroy. 8:00pm. ANNA SALEN + BOUND SOUTH + RIOT IN TOYTWON + TABULA RASA + THICK LINE THIN LINE Espy, St Kilda. 8:00pm. AUSMUTEANTS + NUN + SNOTTY BABIES Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 9:00pm. $10. BLUNT PAPER MASSIVE + MATTRIKS & THE B.O.K + VERBAL TACTICS Felix, St Kilda. 7:00pm. BOYRED + MOTION PICTURES Dancing Dog, Footscray. 8:00pm.

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COVERS NIGHT - FEAT: THE CHAMELEONS + THE MODERN AGE Musicland, Fawkner. 7:00pm. $10. DAWN OF THE DEATH - FEAT: ORPHEUS + CATACOMBS + CREATE/DESTROY + ETERNAL REST Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. DEEP FRIED DIRT + CHEV RISE + DJ DRAW 4 + THE VILLENETTES + TWENTY SEVEN WINTERS Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10. EUPHORIACS + IVY ST + SPERMAIDS Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. HEAVY BEACH + MAP ENDS + SMALL BLACK LAMBS + THE SPINNING ROOMS John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 8:00pm. HOUSE OF SHAOLINS The B.east, Brunswick East. 9:00pm. KIDS WITHOUT BIKES (CONTROL FREAK LAUNCH) - FEAT: KIDS WITHOUT BIKES: + FIFTH FRIEND + NEBRASKATAK + THE BLACK ALLEYS Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 8:30pm. $15. LA BASTARD (TALES FROM THE BEYOND LAUNCH) + CHERRYWOOD + THE RECHORDS Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 8:30pm. $12. LA DANSE MACABRE - FEAT: BRUNSIWCK MASSIVE CREW DJ GUVNOR Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. LUCY’S CROWN + DEADLY ARE THE NAKED + DERRICK J + UNCLE RUDEY Espy, St Kilda. 9:00pm. MELISSA MAIN BAND 303, Northcote. 6:00pm. MIX METHOD Big Mouth, St Kilda. 8:00pm. MY DISCO + ABSOLUTE BOYS + BRAIN CHILDREN DJS + CRUMBS + NEW WAR + STANDISH/CARLYON Corner Hotel, Richmond. 6:00pm. $22. NORTHCOTE BEACH PARTY - FEAT: FLAP! + MIKELANGELO & THE TIN STAR + MICK & TAS FLEMING HAWAIIAN DUO Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 8:30pm. $15. OUTRIGHT + CAVALCADE + CLIPPED WINGS + INTERNAL ROT + MARATHON Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $10. PLUDO + ASIAN ENVY + MIDI WIDOW Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $13. PRETTY CITY + DJ MAX CRAWDADDY + ROSS DE CHENE HURRICANES Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $15. ROCKING HORSE & THE BABY DOLLS + DJ BARBARA BLAZE + DJ BRUCE MILNE + JOHNNY & THE JJ’S The Luwow, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $5. SONGS + DAY RAVIES + GOLD TANGO + VELCRO Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. STRANGERS (ALBUM LAUNCH) + THE DEAD LOVE + THE PRETTY LITTLES Workers Club, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. $15. SUMMER OF CLASSICS - FEAT: I A MAN Pure Pop Courtyard, St Kilda. 4:00pm. THE DUB CAPTAINS + KESHIE Bar Open, Fitzroy. 10:00pm. THE PILLGRAMS Ruby’s Lounge, Belgrave. 8:00pm. THE ROSHAMBOS + PENSIVE PENGUIN + THE HAVELOCKS 303, Northcote. 8:30pm. $5. THE SWELL - FEAT: THE SWELLERS + MKDELTA + SALAD DAYS Gertrudes Brown Couch, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $6. THE VENDETTAS + FIERCE MILD + MIMI VELEVSKA St Kilda Bowling Club, St Kilda. 9:00pm. WARPED - FEAT: MIDGET + DACIOS + UP TOWN ACE Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. YOUNG MAVERICK + BAD NEWS TOILET Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $10.

JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN &AMP; WORLD MUSIC CHAIKA Open Studio, Northcote. 8:30pm. DEAD KINGS QUARTET + THE LAWNTON BOWLS CLUB Cushion Lounge, St Kilda. 9:00pm. DOUG DE VRIES & DIANA CLARK & RORY CLARK TRIO Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 9:00pm. $20. LA DANSE MACABRE - FEAT: BRUNSWICK MASSIVE

DJ COLLECTIVE Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. NINA FERRO Prince Maximillian, Prahran. 8:30pm. NORIA LETTS QUINTET Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:30pm. $20. PAUL WINTER Open Studio, Northcote. 7:00pm. THE FABULOUS FATE BROTHERS One Fourteen Bar, Mentone. 9:30pm. YVETTE JOHANSSON & THE JOE RUBERTO TRIO Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne. 8:30pm. $25.

ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/BLUES/FOLK ALICIA ADKINS + BILL JACKSON + LACHLAN BRYAN + LES THOMAS Wesley Anne, Northcote. 8:00pm. $7. ALYCE PLATT Claypots Tavern & Fair, St Kilda. 8:00pm. CHRIS WILSON & GEOFF ACHISON Basement Discs, Melbourne Cbd. 12:45pm. DANCING HEALS Prince Public Bar, St Kilda. 8:00pm. ELIZA HULL 95 Espresso, 95 Acland St. 7:00pm. FLYING ENGINE STRINGBAND Railway Hotel, Fitzroy North. 9:30pm. FOXTROT + DEL LAGO + MAX GOES TO HOLLYWOOD + TOO SOON! The Public Bar, Melbourne. 8:30pm. $8. HARRY HOOKEY Thornbury Local, Thornbury. 10:00pm. JOHNNY GIBSON & THE HANGOVERS + DUNCAN GRAHAM & HIS CO ACCUSED Penny Black, Brunswick. 9:30pm. NICK SAXON + AUSTIN BUSCH + DJ DAVE THE SCOTT Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 9:30pm. NIKO + DEE VUKI The Wharf Hotel, Melbourne. 4:30pm. RIV Laika Cocktail Lounge, St Kilda. 8:00pm. RUBY BOOTS Baha Tacos & Tapas Bar, Rye. 8:00pm. SAM & FELIX Sugar Reef, St Kilda. 7:00pm. SIME NUGENT Post Oﬃce Hotel, Coburg. 10:00pm. SKA VENDORS Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 9:30pm. SPENCER P JONES Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 5:30pm. $10. THE GO SET + BRIGHTER AT NIGHT + THE SPINSET Elephant & Wheelbarrow, St Kilda. 8:00pm. THE THREE PAIRS Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh. 8:00pm. $27. THE ZAPOROZHETS Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine. 8:30pm. $10. TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC SESSION - FEAT: DAN BOURKE Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 6:00pm. ZOO TWILIGHTS - FEAT: LISA MITCHELL + GEORGIA FAIR Melbourne Zoo, Parkville. 5:30pm. $55.

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THE BEST OF BON SCOTT 33RD ANNIVERSARY TRIBUTE SHOW Did you REALLY think we would celebrate the 33rd anniversary of the death of one of this country’s most legendary rockers at some poncy arse city bar? No thank you very much. AC/DC front man Bon Scott moved to Sunshine when he first arrived in Melbourne, so it’s only fitting that we keep it Westside for his tribute. To celebrate the godfather of Aussie rock, re-invented live music venue the Yarraville Club are holding a special music event. Remember Highway To Hell, Whole Lotta Rosie, Riff Raff, Jailbreak, Let There Be Rock and Ride On’? Fuck yeah you do. The one-off Yarraville Club Bon Scotts band will play all these and many more Bon Scott AC/DC classics. Come and smash some tinnies in respect. The Best of Bon Scott, 33rd Anniversary Tribute will be held on Saturday February 9 at The Yarraville Club, Live Room. Tickets for dinner and show at 6.30pm are $45 and general admission at 8.30pm is $25. MASSIVE + ALTAMIRA + THE CHARGE + THE WELLS Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $12. MONTHLY METAL MADNESS - FEAT: EVENT HORIZON + AVALERION + ECHO’S WITNESS + MYRIDIAN Musicland, Fawkner. 8:00pm. $15. OH SLEEPER + FOR ALL ETERNITY + STORM THE SKY Pier Live, Frankston. 7:00pm. $25. OPEN FAMILY - FEAT: RAINDOGS + MICHAEL WAUGH + SELECTA Barleycorn Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $55. POWER HEAVEN - FEAT: HEAVY LOAD + LAURA & JAMIL + MATT KELLY + TOLGINI THE GENIE Dancing Dog, Footscray. 8:00pm. $5. RAW BRIT + LEE BRADSHAW + STUART FRAZER The Flying Saucer Club, Elsternwick. 8:00pm. RAYON MOON + MESA COSA Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 5:00pm. RIVER OF SNAKES + BLOOD RELATIVE + GRAVEYARD TRAIN DJS + SMALL TOWN INCIDENT The Public Bar, Melbourne. 8:30pm. $10. RUBY BOOTS + GRIZZLY JIM LAWREY + ROSCOE JAMES IRWIN Workers Club, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $15.

SAMARA WILLIAMS Thornbury Local, Thornbury. 10:00pm. THE BEST OF BON SCOTT - FEAT: YARRAVILLE CLUB BON SCOTTS BAND Yarraville Club, Yarraville. 8:00pm. $25. THE BLACKEYED SUSANS Union Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm. THE RUSSELL MORRIS BAND + JOHNS + MASON Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh. 8:00pm. VELUDO Prince Public Bar, St Kilda. 9:00pm. WARPED - FEAT: BORED! + BMX RAYS + DYNAMO + SURE FIRE MIDNIGHT Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. WHITE WIDDOW & SUNSET RIOT + DEAD CITY RUINS + VOODOOCAIN Espy, St Kilda. 8:00pm. ZOO TWILIGHTS - FEAT: BABBA: ABBA TRIBUTE Melbourne Zoo, Parkville. 5:30pm. $45.

JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC ARTY DEL RIO Open Studio, Northcote. 5:00pm.

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88 MPH St Andrews Hotel, St Andrews. 9:00pm. ADDICTION - FEAT: TOM RULE + RICH YEAH Ruby’s Lounge, Belgrave. 8:00pm. $10. BABBA Melbourne Zoo, Parkville. 5:30pm. BANG - FEAT: RELENTLESS + FREE WORLD + THORNS + WARBRAIN Royal Melbourne Hotel, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. BEEF! + AURANIX + BERLIN SIRENS + THE YOU YANGS Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 9:00pm. BERTIE BLACKMAN Espy, St Kilda. 8:00pm. BNASH + 1823 + PAUL REID Gertrudes Brown Couch, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $10. CHERRYTHRASH’13 - FEAT: DESECRATOR + JOIN THE AMISH + METAL STORM Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $13. CLUBFEET + CHELA & VISUALS BY EGO + COLLARBONES Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $10. DARK FAIR + THE ANTOINETTES + THE VILLENETTES Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. DEER TICK + TWO GALLANTS Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 8:30pm. $39. DESCENDENTS Festival Hall, West Melbourne. 8:00pm. $78. DNA - FEAT: JOSH TAVARAS + ROXI WIFI + SALAD DAYS + THE KNOCKOUT DROPS First Floor, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. FABELS + SHADE OF MARCH + THE GOLDEN BREED + THE VORSTAND CIRCUS Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $10. GANGBUSTERS - FEAT: THE OCEAN PARTY + ANONOMEYE + CAT CAT + DAY RAVIES + FROM THE SOUTH + GRAND PRISMATIC + JONNY TELAFONE + ORBITS + ZONE OUT Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 4:00pm. $15. GOD GOD DAMMIT DAMMIT + AGONHYMN + BATPISS + CLAGG + DEAD + DEBACLE + FUNERAL MOON + IRON WORZEL + MANGEL WURZEL + MOB QUEENS + POISONOUS VIPER GANG + SHERLOCK MOANS Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 3:00pm. $15. HOUSE OF LIGHTS The B.east, Brunswick East. 9:00pm. IAN ARCHIBALD + DJ FANTA PANTS + LOT 56 Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 10:00pm. JAYNE LN + CROOKS & QUEENS + RASHI 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. $5. JUDGE PINO & THE RULING MOTIONS + DJ MOHAIR SLIM + THE PERFECTIONS Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 8:00pm. $15. LAMINE SONKO & THE AFRICAN INTELLIGENCE + SALT LAKE CITY Bar Open, Fitzroy. 10:00pm. LEON THOMAS + DJ RIPITUP Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $8. SUBMIT YOUR GIGS TO GIGGUIDE@BEAT.COM.AU

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THE GARDEN PARTY: VAN SHE, OSCAR + MARTIN Oh, you think we didn’t notice you eyeing off the fresh meat in accounting for weeks now? Listen bro, this is how you’re going to play it. “Hello Sally, did you have any plans for after work? There is a delightful garden party happening at Southbank! It’s oh so kitsch – fake grass, cheeky garden gnomes and funky flamingos galore! Have you heard of the contemporary bands Van She, Oscar + Martin and Softwar? Well, I’m told they are quite something. Would you care to join me? It starts at 5pm this Friday February 8 and doesn’t go too late which is perfect as it would be terribly rude to have a lady out past the witching hour. We could even grab a bite to eat from Soul Kitchen Cafe, Gumbo or Yogadiction! It’s $35+bf but don’t worry, I’ll pay.” Nek minute you’re grinding up against a fake garden hedge while Oscar Slorach Thorn belts out nu-R&B anthems in the background. You’re welcome. BOB MARLEY BIRTHDAY BASH 2013 - FEAT: RAS JAHKNOW + DJ JESSIE I + DJ PUPA DALTON + DJ RAS CRUCIAL + DJ STICK MAREEBO + DJ TEC + DJ TROUBLEMEKKA + RASTA UNITY Corner Hotel, Richmond. 8:30pm. $15. DREW’S DIRTY DOZEN Colonial Hotel, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. EYAL & THE SKELETON CREW Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne. 8:00pm. $20. FATS WAH WAH Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. JOE CHINDAMO Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 9:00pm. $20. MARC HANNAFORD TRIO Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. RACHEL BY THE STREAM St Kilda Branch, St Kilda. 4:00pm. RHYTHM OF AFRICA - FEAT: SOUKOUS BA CONGO Werribee Open Range Zoo, Werribee South. 5:30pm. SAMANTHA MORLEY Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $20. SWING TRAIN + GIANNI MARINUCCI Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:30pm. $25. TINSLEY WATERHOUSE BAND Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm. YEO (SELL OUT LAUNCH) + DOT.YA + FRANCOLIN Toﬀ In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $10.

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BLANK REALM + ANGEL EYES + STEADY HELL + WHITE HEX Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $10. CENTRE & THE SOUTH Eclectico, St Kilda. 6:00pm. CHRIS WILSON Union Hotel, Brunswick. 9:00pm. DAVID BRAMBLE Wesley Anne, Northcote. 3:00pm. $10. FATS WAH WAH Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. GORSHA + A;EX WATTS & THE FOREIGN TONGUE Post Oﬃce Hotel, Coburg. 10:00pm. JED ROWE Grind N Groove, Healesville. 8:00pm. JENNY BIDDLE Fitzrovia, St Kilda. 4:00pm. OL’ TIMEY STRING BAND Victoria Hotel, Brunswick. 4:30pm. PAUL GREENE Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine. 8:00pm. $15. PETER HOLMES & RAMSHAKLE BAND + WHISKY BABIES Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 9:30pm. RORY MCLEOD + SHACKLETON Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 8:30pm. $25. SUMMER OF CLASSICS - FEAT: MONIQUE BRUMBY Pure Pop Courtyard, St Kilda. 4:00pm. THE APRIL TREE + BROOKE TAYLOR + JESS PALMER Chandelier Room, Moorabbin. 8:00pm. $10. THE BREADMAKERS + THE GIMMIES Great Britain Hotel, Richmond. 9:00pm. THE F100S + THE DETONATORS Lucky 13 Garage, Moorabbin. 8:30pm. $10. THE GROOVETONES Blarney Stone Irish Pub, Yarraville. 8:30pm. THE LARGE NUMBER 12S Penny Black, Brunswick.

LOWTIDE Phwoar, Melbourne’s most attractive band Lowtide are celebrating the dawn of a New Year with a sexy month-long residency on Tuesdays at The Toff In Town. Can’t you just picture yourself lying alongside these babes just like in this picture right here after a night of shoegaze and dream pop, followed by some whiskey and running naked through sprinklers in a park? No? Just us? Joining them for this sensual debauchery will be Glaciers (February 12), Darren Sylvester (February 19) and Montero (February 26). The band plan to showcase new material, presumably from their forthcoming debut album, out this year. Tickets are $8 at the door. Doors open at 7:30pm. 9:30pm. THE LOWRIDERS Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 4:00pm. THE STETSON FAMILY Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 9:00pm. TIN PAN ORANGE St Kilda Rsl, St Kilda. 4:30pm. WAKEFIELD MINI-FESTIVAL Empress Hotel, North Fitzroy. 4:00pm. WAYNE JURY St Andrews Hotel, St Andrews. 1:00pm. WAZ E JAMES Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 7:30pm.

SUNDAY FEB 10 INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS

10 PAST 6 + JAPAN FOR + THE JUST US LEAGUE + THESE CITY LIGHTS Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 5:00pm. $10. BEERSOAKED SUNDAYS - FEAT: CHRIS RUSSELL’S CHICKENWALK + CHERRYWOOD + CORAL LEE & THE SILVER SCREAM + DJ LINK MEANIE Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $6. BOWLED OVER - FEAT: NEW GODS + AGILITY + GANG OF YOUTHS + MISTRESS MONDAYS + SINGLES + STILLWATER GIANTS St Kilda Bowling Club, St Kilda. 12:00pm. DEER TICK & TWO GALLANTS + DEER TICK + TWO GALLANTS Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 7:30pm. $39. DIRTY BEACHES Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. DONNIE DUREAU + ANDREW MCDONALD + JAMIE HAY Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 3:00pm. NAI PALM Bar Open, Fitzroy. 5:30pm. ST KILDA FEST - FEAT: BAD BOYS BATUCADA + DALE RYDER BAND + DARYL BRAITHWAITE + MS BUTT + NUDIST FUNK ORCHESTRA + TZU + BARBARION + DJ MU-GEN + DUNE RATS + KINGSWOOD + MONEY FOR ROPE + THE MERCY KILLS Espy, St Kilda. 8:00pm. ST KILDA FESTIVAL - FEAT: KYLIE AULDIST + EAGLE & THE WORM + GREY GHOST + HIATUS KAIYOTE + LOON LAKE + NORTHEAST PARTY HOUSE + ROYAL JELLY DIXIELAND BAND + THE CACTUS CHANNEL O’donnell Gardens (st Kilda), St Kilda. 4:00pm. ST KILDA FESTIVAL - FEAT: ARGENTINE TANGO + BETTER THAN THE WIZARDS + FLOUNDER + LATIN FLOW DANCE + MOJO JUJU + THE CAT EMPIRE + ABBIE CARDWELL & THE CHICANO ROCKERS + ASH GRUNWALD + BLUEJUICE + CLIENT LIAISON + JUGGERNAUT DJS + KASHMERE CLUB + OH MERCY + PETER COMBE & THE QUIRKY BERSERKEY NEWSPAPER MAMA BAND + PEZ + SOUL SAFARI + STILLWATER GIANTS + STRAYLOVE + SUB ATARI KNIVES + WHILE THE CITY SLEEPS St Kilda Festival Site, St Kilda. 12:00pm. STARS Corner Hotel, Richmond. 7:30pm. $47. STEPHEN BOWTELL BAND 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. SUMMER OF CLASSICS - FEAT: GEORGIA FIELDS Pure Pop Courtyard, St Kilda. 8:00pm. SUPERNATURALIST - FEAT: ANONYMEYE + FIVE ISLANDS + SIMON J KARIS + VON EINEM Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $5. THE GARDEN OF EIDA + CAT JUMP ROAD + DEAR STALKER Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm. THE IN THE OUT + NERVOUS + THE MIDNIGHT SCAVANGERS Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. THE SEVEN UPS + DJ MR LOB + ECHO DRAMA Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $5.

JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC BASQUE IN THE SUN Fairfield Park, Fairfield. 5:00pm. BLACK JESUS EXPERIENCE The Horn African Music Lounge, Collingwood. 7:00pm. DREW’S DIRTY DOZEN Colonial Hotel, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm. $22. HUE BLANES TRIO Open Studio, Northcote. 9:00pm. LADY BIRD Open Studio, Northcote. 5:00pm. MIKE HANES TRIO Great Britain Hotel, Richmond. 8:00pm. PAUL GREENE & THE OTHER COLOURS + CARTER COLLINS + JED ROWE Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. Beat Magazine Page 60

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REMCO KEIJZER QUARTET Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. RHYTHM OF AFRICA - FEAT: ONE AFRICA Werribee Open Range Zoo, Werribee South. 5:30pm. TONY GOULD Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne. 8:30pm.

ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/BLUES/FOLK ANGRY SEAS The Public Bar, Melbourne. 3:00pm. AURORA JANE + SAM LOHS Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8:30pm. CASEY DEAN Empress Hotel, North Fitzroy. 3:00pm. CHERRY ARVO BLUES - FEAT: THREE KINGS Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 2:00pm. DAN & AMY + GEORGIE DARVIDIS Wesley Anne, Northcote. 8:00pm. $7. DAREBIN SONGWRITERS GUILD 303, Northcote. 3:00pm. DAVE GARNHAM Standard Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. DEAN & CARRUTHERS Bay Hotel, Mornington. 3:00pm. FLOYD THURSBY + KEN MAHER & TONY HARGREAVES Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 5:30pm. HEATHER STEWART TRIO Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 4:00pm. JAM SUNDAYS Musicland, Fawkner. 5:00pm. JUDE PERL + HANNAH ACFIELD + JUDE PERL + ERIK PARKER Chandelier Room, Moorabbin. 5:00pm. $10. KAT ARDITTO + FLY YOU FOOLS + FOX ROAD + THE FALSE ECONOMY Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 1:30pm. $10. LEEZ LIDO Gertrudes Brown Couch, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. LUKE MATTHEWS The Wharf Hotel, Melbourne. 2:00pm. MARK SEYMOUR + CHARLES JANKINS Lui Bar, Melbourne. 8:00pm. MICHAEL OZONE Bar Open, Fitzroy. 8:30pm.

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Bearing the terrible clichéd nature of this question, what do you reckon people will say you sound like? Classic metal with a punk influence. If you could assassinate one person or band from popular music, who would it be and why? Jeff from The Wiggles. Wake up mate! Do you have any record releases to date? What are they? Where can I get them? Our album,THRILLHAMMER. Get it on iTunes, or email us and we’ll send you one. When are you doing your thing next? In rehearsal. Every damn week. How do you balance making and playing music with your other commitments? We aren’t pussies. Just do it and work hard. Anything else to add? We need a lead singer. Dickheads need not apply. We are a professional, motivated, and technically sound group that is in this for the long haul. Apply at www. decadenceofcain.com or call our manager on 0415 336 757.

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PBS DRIVE LIVE Don’t miss the end of PBS Drive Live 2013 this week, Melbourne’s sounding board (geddit?) for quality local independent music. From today until Friday they’ve got a bevy of babes including The UV Race, The Meanies, King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard and Lower Plenty. If you’re a PBS member (or hit ‘em up via the website pbsfm.org.au real quick), you can head into the studio to check out the live studio broadcast over three different studios, plus grab a bite to eat from some of Melbourne’s most blogged-about food trucks. Alternatively you can simply soak it all in from the comfort of your own home via the radio airwaves on 106.7FM, from 5 to 7pm. For the full PBS Drive Live program head to pbsfm.org.au. Define your genre in five words or less: Gypsy tinged surf-rock-pop.

NICK & LIESL + EVAN & MISCHA + LUCY WISE Workers Club, Fitzroy. 2:00pm. $15. NICK SAXON & THE ELUSIVE FEW Wesley Anne, Northcote. 4:00pm. OPEN MIC Rose Hotel (williamstown), Williamstown. 3:00pm. SIDESHOW BRIDES Penny Black, Brunswick. 5:00pm. SPECTRUM St Andrews Hotel, St Andrews. 3:00pm. ST KILDA FESTIVAL - FEAT: DIKALA VUKI + DOC HALIBUTT + EL MOTH & TURBO RADS + GHOST ORKID + JACK JACK JACK + JACK STONE + JEREMY GREGORY BAND + MIX METHOD + NIKO + THE ALLGANIKS + DJ CHRONIK + DJ RELIK + LAST BOY SCOUT Veludo Bar & Restaurant, St Kilda. 1:00pm. TESS MCKENNA & THE SHAPIROS Union Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm. THE GALLANT TREES + FUJIYAMA MAMAS Thornbury Local, Thornbury. 4:30pm. THE MOONEE VALLEY DRIFTERS Post Oﬃce Hotel, Coburg. 4:30pm. THE PHEASANT PLUCKERS Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 4:00pm. THE WIKIMEN Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 4:00pm. VAN & CAL WALKER + RAISED BY EAGLES Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 4:00pm. WOODWARD & ROUGH Some Velvet Morning, Clifton Hill. 8:00pm.

MONDAY FEB11 INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS ACOUSTIC SESSIONS - FEAT: CARL WOCKNER Veludo Bar & Restaurant, St Kilda. 7:30pm. MONDAY NIGHT MASS - FEAT: EARLY WOMAN + FREE TIME + LA Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 8:00pm. PRIVATE LIFE + DJ YASUMO + TULLY ON TULLY + WINDSOR THIEVES Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC DIVINA PROVIDENCIA Felix, St Kilda. 9:00pm. LUKE SWEETING SEXTET + JOSH KELLY TRIO 303, Northcote. 9:00pm. $8. THE ALLAN BROWNE TRIO Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne. 8:00pm. THE PAUL WILLIAMSON QUARTET Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/BLUES/FOLK EASY DADA + BRETT SHEYESZER The Public Bar, Melbourne. 7:00pm. HARRY HOWARD & THE NDE Post Oﬃce Hotel, Coburg. 8:00pm. JED ROWE + CHRIS LICHTI + SUZIE STAPLETON Old

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MUSICIANS WANTED DRUMMER NEEDED. Established band needs tight, hard hitting drummer that can tone it down when necessary. Mainly play in Victoria with a few tours per year interstate. Like to start writing new material asap. Inﬂuences Kyuss, Melvins, Mark Of Cain, Shihad, Tool, Alice In Chains, Sabbath, Pumpkins, ISIS Phn: 0409 437 613

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If you could assassinate one person or band from popular music, who would it be and why? San Cisco, they’re awful.

TUESDAY FEB 12 INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS ACOUSTIC SESSIONS - FEAT: EMMA MCDONALD Veludo Bar & Restaurant, St Kilda. 7:30pm. BARRY GIBB (MYTHOLOGY TOUR) Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne. 8:00pm. EL MOTH + MATT KELLY + OLD MEDICINE Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. EXTRAFOXX + FULL UGLY + MOLE HOUSE The Public Bar, Melbourne. 7:00pm. LOWTIDE + GLACIERS Toﬀ In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $8. MASSIVE Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm. MELBOURNE FRESH INDUSTRY SHOWCASE Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 6:00pm. $15. THE BRUNSWICK DISCOVERY - FEAT: THE PENSION + BRICKS + DELLE SPHERES + LOPAKA + SPACE CADET + TRASH FAIRIES Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm. TINA ARENA + ANTHONY CALLEA Hamer Hall, The Arts Centre, Melbourne. 8:00pm. $99.

JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC BECLOUD + FIESTA NIGHT (MELBOURNE FILMOTECA 2013 PROGRAM LAUNCH) Acmi, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $20. CHRISTOPHER HALE’S SYLVAN CODA Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne. 8:30pm. $15. LET THE CAT OUT Open Studio, Northcote. 8:00pm. MELBOURNE IMPROVISORS COLLECTIVE FEAT: LUKE SWEETING QUINTET + GUSTO THE BODYSNATCHER + TOM BARTON Gertrudes Brown Couch, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $10. NEW ORLEANS FAT TUESDAY - FEAT: THE LOWDOWN STREET ORCHESTRA + JOHNNY CANT DANCE CAJUN TRIO + JULES BOULT Hardys Reserve, Carlton North. 8:30pm. THE AL KENNEDY COLLECTIVE Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 8:00pm. $14.

What’ve you got to sell CD-wise? We have just released our debut LP (too long to be an EP they tell us) called Diamond People. We’re on Facebook; contact us if you want 50. Which band would you most like to have a battle/ showdown with? San Cisco. So we can kill them. Do you have any record releases to date? What are they? Where can I get them? You can purchase our aforementioned LP by contacting us on our Facebook page, and an iTunes release is not too far away. Describe the best gig you have ever played. Playing on a hot Saturday afternoon at Folk Rhythm Life festival, to a hungover crowd who just never seemed to stop dancing. Before we went on stage there were probably 100 people in the audience; by the time we’d started our second song there would’ve been close to 400 people. Having people walk up to you after the gig saying they heard you from up on the hill, across the site, wherever and being hooked in is a very rewarding feeling. The audience were just superb, most of them would’ve been nursing a sore head from Friday night’s festivities, that’s for sure! Tell us about the last song you wrote. The opening and title track from the LP, Diamond People. The final product was quite different to the initial song; none of us were really happy with it at first, so we stripped it all down and started afresh, which is good because personally I think it’s a great song. It pays homage to The Beach Boys with some doo-wop backing vocals and a rollicking guitar riff, a fun, up and about, on your feet kind of song, a good song to begin the record with no doubt. How do you stop your pre-gig jitters? A lot of joking, a lot of laughter. Often Josh has drawn or pasted a funny picture onto the setlists, or I’ve tripped over something. We find it really eases the nerves.

ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/BLUES/FOLK IRISH SESSION Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 8:00pm. JONATHAN HARDING + DAN PARSONS Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8:30pm. OPEN MIC Wesley Anne, Northcote. 7:00pm. TIM RICHMOND + JAMES FAHEY + MATT MALONE Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

Anything else to add? Shameless self-promotion okay? If you say so. We’re on Facebook, we’re on triple j Unearthed and Twitter as well. Oh, and unfortunately Ben is not single. Don’t miss us at Push Over on Monday March 11, Sidney Myer Music Bowl. Get your tickets now for $40+bf, with pre-sales via Ticketmaster.

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What can a punter expect from your live show? Just an all-round good time! A high energy set with plenty to dance to and not much to look at. Just kidding. But seriously, Ben is hideous.

One of the biggest all-ages parties in Melbourne is Push Over (Monday March 11, Sidney Myer Music Bowl) and once again triple j Unearthed are giving one lucky band the chance to play in a prime time slot onstage and they’ll also throw a sweet $250 performance fee your way for your efforts. Previous winners include Husky, Money For Rope and Big Scary. Simply have your tracks uploaded at triplejunearthed.com by this Sunday to be in the running. Joining the huge line up at this year’s Push Over are the nine FReeZA Push Start Battle of the Bands finalists. Hailing from all over Victoria the finalists include Above Suspicion, Define the Signal, Eater of the Sky, Estates, Hounds Homebound, Pixie Juice, Rise Electric, Seattle Fix and The Small Print. They’ll be battling it out on the Green stage for the chance to take home the massive prize pack. Grab a ticket and come along to show your support. As of last Saturday, Brimbank’s Loose Studios is up and running once again. If you play an instrument, want to start a band or just want to have a go, go check it out. The best part is it’s free! Brimbank Youth Services has the details on 9091 8229. Ever wanted to join your local FReeZA committee? Well now’s your chance as FReeZA committee’s across Victoria are looking for new members! If you’re interested in learning about event management, promotion and marketing, stage management, artist booking, teamwork, networking and budgeting in a drug/alcohol/smoke free environment, then consider what joining your local crew might have to offer. Not to mention the cool group of new friends you’ll make as you work together to put on rad gigs and events. Recruiting this week… Darebin FReeZA are looking for 10 awesome team members, you need to apply by February 19 by contacting the Decibels Youth Music Centre on 8470 8001 or by emailing freeza@darebin.vic.gov.au. Hobsons Bay’s Kaos crew is also on the lookout for some new recruits, if you’ve got the time and passion then give them a call on 9932 4000 or email beyles@ hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au To apply for the Maroondah committee call Terry or Sarah at MYS on 9294 5709 or email on terry.stevens@ maroondah.vic.gov.au or sarah.cullen@maroondah.vic. gov.au. For info on joining the Wodonga FReeZA crew call Adam Hollis on (02) 6022 9704 or email ahollis@ wodonga.vic.gov.au The contact details for all FReeZA committees can be found at www.freeza.vic.gov.au. In other news young Victorian journalists are invited to join the team at The Under Age, a fortnightly online newspaper written entirely by high school journos. Express Media are looking for a group of new young journalists to join the team. If you’re in high school this year and think you’ve got what it takes, email underage@ expressmedia.org.au by Friday. Go to theunderage.com. au for more info on applying. And finally the Australian Art Orchestra is looking for a new Development Manager to work as part of a small collaborative team of specialists, generating interest, sponsorship and funding for one of Australia’s leading innovative music ensembles. The jobs section at beat. com.au has all the details you need, applications close today!

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PHOTOS BY NICK IRVING

BIG DAY OUT

Flemington Racecourse, Saturday January 26

Today the Big Day Out actually felt big again. After what must have been a scary downturn in 2011, the corporate-fuelled beast was back in not-quite full swing, but close enough. There was a new much-touted food strip called Chow Town. Some cool local food establishments took a turn at being a food truck for a day. Cool, I guess? Something didn’t quite sit right with Death Grips. Their ferocious energy became impotent in the sparseness of the tent, with the live setup of MC Ride, Zach Hill on drums with a too-tight snare, and twin Apple Cinema monitors all playing second fiddle to the huge shoe company banners either side of stage (not to mention the branded novelty hands floating above the audience). The only time things felt dangerous was when they packed up their Macbook Pros and the monitors took a spill off the table.

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Vampire Weekend sounded crisp as a freshly laundered Ralph Lauren polo, busting out top shelf tracks from their ﬁrst two LPs – including A-Punk, Cousins, and Oxford Comma. A splendid, if not revelatory, way to soak up the dregs of the arvo sun. A weird thing happened since we last saw Yeah Yeah Yeahs where our mainstream pop stars became a whole lot kookier than our alternative icons. But there was Karen O commanding the stage like a cartoon dictator, opening with two new tracks, including Suck Young Blood. But the mix, the barren stage, and the malfunctioning jumbotron made for a pretty dull beginning to a set, so I made for Lilyworld – which was restored to its former glory after being dissipated in 2012. Zanzibar Chanel commanded everyone to get onstage, then everyone to get oﬀstage, bellowed sardonic cries

Ding Dong Lounge, Tuesday January 22

Death Grips are not a band; Death Grips are a punk band. Death Grips are the future; Death Grips are the past. On this hot steamy January night a packed Ding Dong witnessed a 57 minute relentless barrage of dystopian electro punk. (Now, you may think ‘relentless barrage’ is just this correspondent demonstrating meaningless verbosity, however there were in fact no breaks between songs at all.) The stage set-up was very simple and somewhat ominous with two huge plasma screen televisions rotated longways and sitting longways atop long table, the only other equipment of stage were a drum kit oﬀ to the lower right. There was no support, just a DJing playing old school punk tunes like Dead Kennedys and Bad Brains, so when Death Grips’ drummer Zach Hill started pounding the skins at 10pm on the dot the entire room surged forward like the expanding body of Tetsuo Shima in Akira when he reaches his most powerful. As Zach Hill, the renowned punk drummer for Hella and Boredoms, was beginning to beat the act’s vocalist/rapper Stefan Burnett was linking the plasma screens to two laptops. Once the visuals were

up and running, it began. The set primarily comprised of tracks from last year’s No Love Deep Web but Death Grips’ delved back to their infamous ‘mixtape’ called Exmilitary, that for many was the act’s debut album. The song from this release that got the biggest mosh and crowd surf was Guillotine with the entire audience ﬁst pumping and chanting the chorus of “It goes, it goes, it goes, guillotine”. At some points during the set, as compressed dubstepinspired bass lines wrestled with machine gun drums and lyrics straight from hell, I imagined the shirtless, muscle-ripped and tattoo-covered Stefan Burnett as this generations street walking panther. At 10:57pm everything stopped. DAN WATT

LOVED: Palpable punk music. HATED: Nothing – even the excessive heat made sense. DRANK: Like fuck I was losing my spot to go to the bar.

of jingoism and observations on the bevy of knockoff wayfarers in the crowd. Brilliant stuff. It was The Killers who made Big Day Out feel big again, bursting straight into Mr Brightside. Delightfully cheesy, the band ran through a sing-along of Waltzing Matilda while drummer Ronnie Vannucci went to work in an Australian flag singlet (perhaps he didn’t get the memo from JEFF The Brotherhood and Gary Clark Jr that an Aboriginal flag would have been in better taste). There were fireworks, there were few new songs, and a lot of Hot Fuss and Sam’s Town. It was tough going during most of Animal Collective’s set, with an exclusively Centipede Hz opening run of tracks. Therefore, not a single hook for the paltry throng of punters who chose to see out the evening at the Green Stage. Avey Tare led the charge, Deakin bounded about in the middle of the stage like a

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dickhead, while Panda Bear and Geoligist tinkered away at the back of stage. Just as I was prepared to make an early getaway, we were teased with the distinctive opening tone to Brothersport. Sure enough, we opened up opened up opened up our throats, then we were treated to Peacebone and My Girls. The Big Day Out is certainly big again, but it remains to be seen if it can regain that special something. RICK WICKMAN

LOVED: Zanzibar Chanel. HATED: No no-dickheads policy. DRANK: Ice tea.

The Corner Hotel, Tuesday January 22

The buzz machine is a dangerous beast. It is far more dangerous than your common washing machine for example. It was certainly the reason I was lured to the Corner last night to see ol mate Gaz. You’ve no doubt seen the posters, ‘The next Hendrix’, hell, it’s probably the reason you’re reading this review right now. The man is creating a stir at the moment, playing a string of sold-out shows to coincide with his spot on the Big Day Out lineup. There is no doubting the mans ability to wield an axe, and his ‘fuck face’ (as pointed out to me by 40-year-old self-proclaimed cougar) is second to none. This said, I did find myself doing that bored sort of scan half way through the show… you know the one, from band member to band member, to punters doing funny shit (kissing a bouncer on the head and rubbing his belly) and finally, just the posters on the wall for upcoming shows (Divine Fits will be great!). It felt like he got to a level in the first track and didn’t stray too far from that level. Starting the show with a slow-burning riff that grew and grew with some pounding, jungle drums set a blue-print for the show. It wasn’t until

a ﬁlthy Drop-D banger that I was removed from my blues-induced coma and things got interesting again. Also, I don’t think calling him ‘The next Hendrix’ is entirely fair on the other guitarist whose shredder was on par if not surpassing the man under the spotlight. Hendrix or not, the boy can sing. He has the perfect delivery; oozing swag by the pus-load and every now and then launching into a damn sexy Frank Ocean staggered falsetto. Gary was great, but being fed a diet of The Fumes, The Vasco Era and The Mess Hall has meant I like my blues a certain way, and Gary didn’t quite get me there. JACK PARSONS

LOVED: Fraser A. Gorman and The Murlocs giving the lineup an incredible consistency of shit-hot. HATED: Gary Clarke Jr’s beanie. Get your hand oﬀ it, mate. DRANK: Phillip Seymour Froﬀmans.

BED WETTIN’ BAD BOYS The Curtin Hotel, Friday January 25

GRAVEYARD TRAIN The Garden Party, Saturday February 2

Away from all the polished chrome and flickering neon signs of Lygon Street’s restaurant district sits The Curtin Hotel. Hidden in plain sight a block before Lygon’s culinary tourist trap, there’s no hostess standing out front, accosting passers-by with promises of the best tagliatelle in Melbourne – unless you count scores of punters bellowing in the chilly summer breeze on the pavement as an invitation. In a ritual to be repeated throughout the night, pints are necked and cigarettes stubbed out as the crowd shuffles quickly upstairs for Leather Towel. The local four-piece make no attempts to contain their 20-something rage, instead attaching it to a breakneck punk sound with rusty staples. The band’s lead singer hunches over his guitar, encasing the microphone like it was the only thing keeping him on the floor. “This is a song about the TV show Sliders,” he says halfway through the set. You really don’t have to say anything after that. But Jerry O’Connell and his ragtag group of universe adventurers are only afforded the 90 seconds of attention that all the other song subjects are given. If Leather Towel is rallying against 21st century ennui, the band that follows, Lower Plenty are happily swimming in it. Laconic kitchen table tunes aren’t really performed so much as they’re presented to you, unwrapped and exposed with a rough around the edges lo-fi jangle. As a band comprising members of Dick Diver, Deaf Wish, UV Race and others, links with Dick Diver are the easiest to

“Yeah, okay...this is pretty cool,” my colleague begrudgingly admits, having claimed some seating and a drink soon after arriving at the venue. Maybe ‘venue’ is a stretch – more of an empty lot next to the Melbourne Recital Centre, temporarily reappropriated for The Garden Party Summer series of weekend evening gigs. My guest spent his formative years in Brisbane, ya see, and is forever wary of any corporate and government-supported music event. But tonight there’s no lip service to sponsors or thinly veiled electioneering, just a few posters around the temporary perimeter. Openers Little Bastards begin in a bluster of ramshackle strumming and hee haw harmonies. The band exudes a scruffy charm and their set up – with fiddle, mandolin and wooden box percussion – is a faithful revival of olde-timey jug bands. If you’re the type of person to scoff at Creedence Clearwater Revival singing about toiling away in the Dust Bowl on the track Cotton Fields, then hearing seven young dudes from Sydney performing a cover is probably enough to bring on an eye roll-related injury. But if you can get onboard with their deep fried swagger and aren’t satisfied with just one tambourine, then Little Bastard will take good care of you. Accelerated by the surrounding buildings, dusk settles in quickly with a chill in the air. Kira Piru & The Bruise match this new development with a set much more biting than the last; acidic soul played through a filter of

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make with their plodding acoustic folk and almost monotone vocal delivery. If you need a band that really looks like they give a shit, you might go wanting with Lower Plenty. But you’ve hit the jackpot if you’ve been waiting all these years for a drunken boardgame night slash jam session disguised as a band. From their name, you might assume the Bed Wettin’ Bad Boys are equally nonchalant about playing tonight, but they don’t mess around. All those comparisons to The Replacements surrounding their debut album Ready For Boredom are magniﬁed tenfold live, cranking up the snarling lyrics and chord changes held together with sticky tape and Hubba Bubba in a way that the crowd devours. In contrast, the polarising nature of the band shrinks into nothingness. You’ve got your slabs of raucous punk-rock guitars and your ‘Baby we were born to run’-type lyrical escapism, all from a band that beat the audience to the bar once their set was over. These bastards of young know what they’re doing, and they’re doing it spectacularly tonight. MITCH ALEXANDER LOVED: Googling what the cast of Sliders is up to these days. HATED: Thick necked muscle junkie screaming “STRAYA DAY!” in the faces of strangers. DRANK: Carlton Draught. Duh.

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indie guitar rock. Piru’s voice is hypnotically powerful, gently pulling you within ﬁring range before unleashing a torrent of vocal fury. Commendations for a band that unﬂinchingly launch into a new song while their guitarist replaces snapped strings, stripping a tortured ballad to its core with only a skeletal drum pattern and gravelly bass guitar. You can casually graft a theme onto a band, or you can take the Graveyard Train approach and incorporate it into your very essence, infecting all aspects of a performance. The band’s songs of ghouls and ghosts and things that go stab in the night are sadistically catchy, but that’s only part of the equation. From their choir of the damned approach to choruses to the ever present clang of hammer on chain, Graveyard Train have uncovered something long thought buried, and this increasingly bawdy crowd is lapping it up. Guitarist and vocalist Nick Finch explains a number of songs as being about the afterlife, or the nothingness that comes after death. For a song about nothing, the band sure seem like they’re onto something. MITCH ALEXANDER LOVED: The ‘street party meets proper planning’ vibe. HATED: Remember those garden parties you love with ticket bars? Yeah, me neither. DRANK: Matilda Bay Itchy Green Pants.