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Coming to rock Enigma Bar with Ben David & The Banned, God God Dammit Dammit, Foxtrot and Melbourne’s Grass Taylor on Thu Aug 30.
Experience the fourth roots music instalment at the Governor Hindmarsh on Fri Aug 31 with The Transatlantics, Jayne-Anne Power (pictured) and The Bearded Gypsy Band.
Hitting town to luridly launch a new album, You’ve Been In My Mind, at Thebarton’s Wheatsheaf Hotel on Sat Sep 1 and from 4pm on Sun Sep 2 at the same venue.
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Launching their great new album, The Brightest Light, with Stoke-On-Trent’s All The Young and Melbourne’s The Hello Morning at Jive on Thu Aug 30.
See the Sydney-based time travellers present some progressive rock at Enigma Bar on Fri Aug 31 and also Glenelg’s Jetty Bar on Sat Sep 1.
Catch the Boy & Bear man in solo mode at the Grace Emily on Thu Aug 30 with guests Stu Larsen and Neda.
Speeding along this week... GUNG HO – see the Brisbane rock act with Full Contact Safari and Kids With Teeth at Currie St’s Ed Castle on Sat Sep 1.
CLINT BOGE – on a solo jaunt and playing Jive on Sat Sep 1 with Australian Idol’s Dan England.
THE BEACH BOYS – help celebrate 50 years with the American surf music legends at Adelaide Entertainment Centre on Sun Sep 2.
MAHALIA BARNES – hitting town to play some soulful R&B with her stellar band at Norwood Hotel’s Norwood Live on Sat Sep 1.
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Screamadelica Clashmusic say Primal Scream have “come out the other side revitalised, reinvigorated and re-energised” and are “one of the finest live bands in the world right now”. Not bad for a bunch of blokes who’ve been blending rock, psychedelia and electro for 30 years and recently had a bit of a line-up shuffle.
With long-time bassist Mani departing to re-form The Stone Roses, Debbie Googe of My Bloody Valentine has picked up the bass to join singer Bobby Gillespie, guitarist Andrew Innes, keyboardist Martin Duffy, drummer Darrin Mooney and guitarist Barrie Cadogan. They’ll play their eclectic back catalogue from Rocks to Shine Like Stars and material from their forthcoming new album on Sun Dec 9 at HQ. Tickets: oztix.com.au.
Walking On A Dream Matt Walker’s status as a behind-the-scenes player may be about to change for good. For a long time now he has been in demand for tours with everyone from Bob Dylan to Patti Smith, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Dirty Three, Nick Cave, Tony Joe White, Cat Power, The Black Keys and Joe Cocker. He has also written, recorded and performed with Mick Harvey from Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds,
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Just Swell Blue collar punk rock. That’s what Michigan band The Swellers are all about and they don’t just talk the talk. They’ve been working hard for the past 10 years, most recently touring with Less Than Jake, Set Your Goals, Four Year Strong and A Wilhelm Scream. They’ve just released a five-song EP that they wrote in their basement, free from label expectations, and are set to return to Australia for the second time. “It’s, like, the first time in a long time that we’ve been free and able to do what we want to do,” frontman Nick Deiner told Alternative Press. “We’re not thinking about it too hard, and we’re doing it exactly the way we would have 10 years ago when we started the band. [These songs] come from such a special place—just jamming in the basement with my brother again. It’s just like it used to be.”
Totally Tubular… Not You know Mike Oldfield of Tubular Bells fame? His brother Terry Oldfield is also pretty famous thanks to his mastery of the flute, which he played in the first Tubular Bells concert, his three-million record sales and his music that has supported films and documentaries for the past 30 years. Let’s just say if you’ve seen meerkats in a BBC production he’s given the little guys the music that makes them even cuter. See him at the Church Of The Trinity at 318 Goodwood Rd on Fri Aug 31. Details: dramatix.com.au.
If you liked MAHALIA BARNES on The Voice, like her in real life performing songs from her Volume 2 EP with her band The Soul Mates at Norwood Live on Sat Sep 1. Tickets: 8431 1822.
Rob Hirst and Jim Moginie from Midnight Oil, Kim Salmon from Scientists and Ashley Davies from Mighty Servant. Now, for the first time in seven years, he’s releasing a solo album that moves from swamp-soul through to harmony-rich country blues and lilting piano-driven balladry. The Melbourne artist brings In Echoes Of Dawn to the Wheatsheaf on Sun Sep 16. Swedish hardcore punk band REFUSED announced earlier this year that they were not fucking dead. Fuck yeah. “We don’t know about you, but for us, in 2012, boredom is not on the table,” they said. “See you in the pit.” Now they’ve relieving the boredom of Aussie fans – and making a few dreams come true – playing at Thebarton Theatre on Sat Nov 17. Tickets: venuetix.com.au.
Bros Before Shows Pennywise have released an official statement after postponing their 2012 Australian tour so that singer Zoli Teglas can have further treatment for the back problems that actually brought him to his knees while performing in Germany in late June. After being examined by multiple specialists Zoli
has been advised to commence further treatments immediately. “We love playing in front of our fans all over the world,” guitarist Fletcher Dragge says. “The doctor’s news was a hard blow for everyone but Zoli’s health is our number one priority. We are working with the best doctors around to make sure Zoli gets back on his feet as soon as possible. Our apologies go out to all our dedicated fans. We will be making up these shows as soon as possible... keep the beers cold!” Pennywise’s Adelaide show originally set for Tue Aug 28 at HQ is yet to be rescheduled.
Twin Rays Jolley’s Boathouse may well be rocking on Sun Sep 2 when Jim Keays of Masters Apprentices, RUSSELL MORRIS and the Rob Pippan band launch dinner and live music series Jolley’s Live. Just don’t go knocking. It might be your mum and dad rocking.
So close to the end of winter, a burst of surf pop might be just the kind of sunshine Keith Martyn ordered. Cute nerds Gung Ho have lots of shiny bright surf pop and post-punk to offer with their two singles Twin Rays and Side By Side. They’ve performed alongside Bleeding Knees Club, The Holidays, Millions, Wavves and Last Dinosaurs and were chosen by Triple J to play at Harvest Festival 2011. See them at the Ed Castle on Sat Sep 1.
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White Light, White Heat Where last year’s Great Barrier Grief was all about wistful ruminations on romance, Oh Mercy’s new album Deep Heat swaps the diary for the dancefloor. The carnal funk infiltrating many of the new songs suggests frontman Alexander Gow has been hanging out in an uber-chic 1979 nightclub with David Byrne, David Bowie and Bryan Ferry. racks such as My Man, Drums and Rebel Beats shun the melancholy arrangements of the past in favour of upbeat revelry. “I’ve been listening to Roxy Music heaps,” Gow admits. “Everyone’s got their influences, it’s just what you do with them that you’re remembered for. I think I recorded a really awesome song [in My Man] and I love all that glam groove-based music from T-Rex, Bowie and Roxy Music. It’s sexy and I was listening to all that stuff.” While flashes of dry humour are scattered through Oh Mercy’s discography, lonesome promo photos of Gow (generally wearing a pained ‘My dog has just died’ expression) have done little to substantiate the songwriter’s wry outlook. Deep Heat’s sense of overt fun does away with the subtleties. “Would you like to have your photo taken? I sure fuckin’ don’t,” Gow laughs. “You know what, I’ve always had fun and there’s always been a sense of humour to what I’ve done, but potentially previously it’s been far too subtle for some people to pick up on. On this record the humour and the tongue-in-cheek are at the forefront, as opposed to being subtly hidden as previously. The type of record this was called for the humour to be highlighted.” Despite being recorded in Portland, Oregon, Deep Heat sounds like the sweatsoaked results of a Jamaican sojourn. Not only is Deep Heat a sexy, summery beast of an
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album, it also dabbles in Jamaican rhythms on Still Making Me Pay. “I listen to a heap of reggae and dub,” Gow says. “The whole white boy dub reggae thing is a bit taboo, but breaking taboos is something I get a lot of satisfaction out of. It’s one of my favourite songs on the record, that one. There’s a bit of a ‘white boy can’t reggae’ thing, and I’m not denying it, but I know that I love that kind of music. The whole attitude behind the record is arty scallywag, so it was really just being cheeky.” Although he’s never visited Jamaica, Gow is tempted to consider Caribbean recording options in the future. “I’d love to. There are a couple of studios out there that I’d love to record at and I’ve been looking into it. I’m sure the musicians who would be hanging out would be incredible. Reggae has all my favourite instruments in it – congas, clavinets, sparse electric guitar, Hammond organs, great drum sounds, tape delays, phasers and stuff like that, so with all that equipment and all those musicians about I’m sure I could make something fun and exciting.”
“The whole white boy dub reggae thing is a bit taboo, but breaking taboos is something I get a lot of satisfaction out of. I love that kind of music.” Given that Snoop Dogg has recently journeyed to Jamaica and been bestowed with the new moniker Snoop Lion, what would Alexander Gow’s honorary Jamaican title be? “I don’t know, mate. Maybe I’d just be Syphilitic Lion or something?” Previously fond of colourful, floral shirts, Gow’s wardrobe has also shifted as his music has taken on a more seductive bent. With a leather jacket swagger to his 2012 look, did the
raw sex appeal of Gow’s 2011 tour buddy Dan Sultan rub off on the Oh Mercy frontman? “Oh don’t worry, the floral shirt is still under the leather jacket - it’s all about light and shade. As for Dan, I’m as straight as an arrow, so I didn’t notice he was sexy. It may have [rubbed off on me], but who knows? I did spend a lot of time in close vicinity to him, so maybe I caught Dan Sultan Disease?” Gow points out that despite its heightened sexual agenda, Deep Heat isn’t a journal of his own romantic pursuits over the last 18 months. “The characters in the songs are all fictional - I’ve taken them on so I can explore the themes of sexuality and desire. It’s not all supposed to be glossy and pretty – it’s more interesting for me to delve into the more complex and the realistic ways people lust for one another. I made a very romantic album in Great Barrier Grief and this time I wanted to do something else. The ideas of primal instincts and primitive desires and biological urges are something I’ve always found very interesting. It’s something that probably stems from going to an all-boys Catholic college and learning about the Original Sin and that kind of stuff. It seems to be the topic of Deep Heat.” A far cry from Great Barrier Grief’s pastel portrait by kitsch Australian icon Ken Done, Deep Heat’s cover is an eye-catching photograph taken during Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival in 1985. A lithe, tanned dancer gyrates in revealing attire while colourful musicians keep the beat. “It’s by Rennie Ellis, who was a very important artist,” Gow explains. “He was one of Australia’s greatest photographers and did all this social documentation in the ‘70s and ‘80s. This particular photo grabbed my attention because it was colourful, bombastic and provocative, which I feel works for some of the music on this record. I love Rennie’s work so I would have been over the moon to use any of his images, but I personally chose not to use one of his iconic Kings Cross or St Kilda photos. I didn’t want us pigeon-holed as some sort of Australiana tribute show after
Oregonal Pirate Material Deep Heat was recorded in Portland, Oregon with Burke Reid (Gerling, Jack Ladder, The Drones). Here’s a dozen other cool albums conceived, written or recorded in the US city. Elliott Smith – XO (1998) The Go-Betweens – The Friends Of Rachel Worth (2000) The Dandy Warhols – Welcome To The Monkey House (2003) The Shins – Wincing The Night Away (2007) The Decemberists – The Hazards Of Love (2009) Modest Mouse – We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank (2007) Spoon – Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga (2007) Menomena – Friend And Foe (2007) Blitzen Trapper – Furr (2008) Hockey – Mind Chaos (2009) She & Him – Volume Two (2010) Beth Orton – Sugaring Season (2012)
using the wonderful Ken Done painting on the cover of our last album, so one of Rennie’s abroad photos was more attractive.” With the Deep Heat tour arriving at the Governor Hindmarsh in October, can we expect Oh Mercy to be performing in Carnival-inspired regalia? “Yeah, I’m planning on getting a sex change and getting a tattoo of a snake on my left breast,” Gow deadpans. “The rest of the band will be in gold spacesuits.” If the operation leaves you looking as hot as the young lass on the Deep Heat cover, you can expect an influx of horny males at the gig. “Hotter than Dan Sultan,” Gow taunts. “I just had to get a sex change to make it…” WHO: Oh Mercy WHAT: Deep Heat (EMI) WHERE: The Governor Hindmarsh WHEN: Thu Oct 11
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Whatever And Always The past 18 months have seen Nashville’s Hot Chelle Rae thrust into pop stardom. Ahead of their debut Australian tour as headliners, Rip It Up speaks to singer and guitarist Ryan Follese about making the transition. ands like Hot Chelle Rae are rare in Australia. For a country whose biggest musical exports have always been either full-blooded rock acts (AC/DC) or custom-designed pop starlets (Kylie), a respectable rock band specifically targeting pop star ubiquity is practically unheard of - tall poppy syndrome alone would tend to eradicate any contenders audacious enough for such a coup. Hot Chelle Rae, though, walk that very line. “That’s really weird. I think you guys have one of the better pop charts in the world, personally,” singer and guitarist Ryan Follese
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says. “I mean, you guys are amazing at pop music. I wish our chart was like yours, to be honest. America would hate me for saying that but it’s true. You guys are always a little bit ahead of the curve. I’ve always paid attention to what’s going on in Australia.” Releasing their last album (2011’s Whatever) through Jive Records (Britney Spears, P!nk), Hot Chelle Rae have supported everyone from Taylor Swift to Lil Jon. Their single Tonight Tonight debuted at number seven on the Billboard Charts last year and was eventually certified double platinum. Yet these pop stars are also serious musicians. In actual fact, each one of them is the son of an accomplished songwriter or session musician. “It’s interesting,” Follese [son of songwriter Keith Follese] admits. “When I first started writing songs with Nash [Overstreet, lead guitarist - son of singer songwriter Paul Overstreet], we wrote really pop music together - even though we weren’t even in a band yet. We didn’t even know why we were doing it. It’s just
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Nashville Skyline A quick fact sheet for Hot Chelle Rae newcomers. Guitarist Nash Overstreet’s dad Paul co-wrote number one hits including Ronan Keating’s When You Say Nothing At All, Blake Shelton’s Some Beach and Randy Travis’ Forever And Ever, Amen. His brother Chord plays Sam Evans in Glee. Notching up triple platinum sales in Australia, the single Tonight Tonight name-checks Zach Galifianakis, the beardy weirdo star of The Hangover. Ryan’s chest tattoo reads ‘Dream with my eyes open, sleep when I’m dead, love who my heart’s chosen, conquer what lies ahead’. The band’s tattoo artist of choice is Tim Bobeck at Lone Wolf in Nashville. The video for Tonight Tonight has been viewed on Vevo over 30 million times. Hot Chelle Rae’s guest on their upcoming Australian tour, London singer Cher Lloyd, was forced off-stage at last week’s Reading Festival due to the alarming number of bottles of urine being hurled at her.
what came out when we started playing - really poppy music. As time went by, we started getting into music theory and experimenting. Lots of really weird chords. “I started playing piano, which was a definite mistake,” he laughs. “Eventually, we were playing this music and we just went, ‘Man, this is complicated!’ and decided to just go back to what we were doing. We basically admitted that pop music was what we actually loved and decided to focus on that rather than impressing people.” It’s often tempting to think of acts like Hot Chelle Rae as mechanical creatures, particularly given their familial links to the industry. It’s important to note that Hot Chelle Rae’s eventual success (now extending to their own headline tour of Australia) has never been pre-ordained or industry orchestrated. In actual fact, Keith Follese originally advised his sons Ryan and Jamie, Hot Chelle Rae’s drummer, against pursuing a career in music. “That is true, actually - not many people know that. He didn’t try and dissuade us so much as he used to just say that this business is full of evil people and that we wouldn’t understand until we were in it. And, man, he was right about that,” Follese laughs. “He was really just shying us away from the business side of the music. He told us that business takes all the fun out of music and sometimes that’s the truth, sadly. “My dad wasn’t your typical artiste, so to speak. He treated his job like a job. He got up every day and wrote songs. That’s how he raised us and that’s kind of how we work our band. I’m very much living in the now at the moment. Our band is doing well, we’re writing our third album and we’re touring Australia. I don’t really mind what people think one way or the other. We’re just going to keep at it, anyway.” WHO: Hot Chelle Rae WHAT: Whatever (Sony) WHERE: AEC Theatre (with Cher Lloyd) WHEN: Tue Oct 30
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Thank God You’re Here When Rip It Up calls the enigmatic frontman of Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Alex Ebert, he’s on his final interview for the next few months. His girlfriend is having a baby next week, so he’s taking some time off before jetting over to Australia with his 12-piece ensemble to support Mumford & Sons. Yeah, we’re pretty excited. It’s going to be my first time,” Ebert confesses with a nervous laugh. Speaking of babies, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros recently put forward their critically acclaimed sophomore record Here. Ebert discusses the interesting parallels between the birth of an album and the birth of a human. “As I sort of am getting more familiar with this birth process of a human the more I’m realising that it’s more and more different than the birth of an album. Because with a baby it’s this course and rush and flow of nature and it’s sort of keeping up with that, and the same things happens with music, but it’s more about you building that emotion yourself,” he muses. Despite feeling “very exhausted” after the recording wrap-up, the end result of their second album Here is a wholesome, ‘60s-inspired effort that conjures upon being in an American desert sitting at a campfire and dancing around the flames. Recorded mostly in a studio north of Los Angeles in Ohai – “it was empty and we put a bunch of stuff in there next to the organ and grand piano” – perhaps the most interesting direction of Here is the religious and spiritual themes embedded within the songs. Tracks like Fiya Wata, Dear Believer and I Don’t Wanna Pray present a number of sanctimonious cues in their lyrics, but with a twist. I Don’t Wanna Pray’s honky-tonk bluegrass calls to mind the deeply reverent Deep South, yet rather than being a religious homage the song seems to pick away at the idea of prayer with hubris-like lyrics: ‘I love my God, but I don’t want to pray to my maker. I just want to be feeling free.’ Ebert explains.
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Sleepy Mumford Their upcoming Australian tour is not the first time Mumford & Sons and Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros have shared a tour bus – or a train. Last year the two bands travelled across America on the Railroad Revival Tour by train in what Ebert describes as “a riot of a time”. “There is a pretty funny moment from that tour that’s actually in the Big Easy Express movie,” Ebert laughs. “Marcus [Mumford] had promised to get up at dawn to help us finish writing this song and I went to wake him up and he just couldn’t do it. The cameras were on while I was doing it, it was really funny.”
“I think prayer is just an interesting sort of philosophical snag... I think eventually it can become more damaging than benefiting.” “[That song] really does present the gratitude that I have for creation, and at the same time the song presents the very strange sort of irony of prayer – in that [by] wanting to be connected you disconnect yourself because if you are praying to something then you’re obviously not that something. You’re giving thanks to something and you’re not part of that something, you’re dividing yourself from it. Ultimately to me the goal of prayer is to become in an infinite league with, let’s say, God, the universe, creation, and to be it. I think instead of pray to be wise, be wise, instead of pray to be kind, be kind. It’s the kind of thing that I would imagine would make prayer disappear.” Are songs like I Don’t Wanna Pray antireligious statements then? “No, I think [prayer] is just an interesting sort of philosophical snag in the whole process and I think eventually it can become more damaging perhaps than benefiting. So as soon as prayer becomes... how do you say that… what’s the word… shit,” he pauses. “When you’re doing something, it’s like religious, but it’s something else. Anyway, when it’s a tradition, or a habit, when it gets to that degree that you’re just kind of naturally making the cross on your stomach before you eat and you’re doing it without thinking because it’s routine, I think at that point that’s when you start getting into weird, sort of dangerous religious territory.” WHO: Mumford & Sons, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros and Willy Mason WHAT: Here (Vagrant) WHERE: Adelaide Entertainment Centre WHEN: Mon Oct 15 RIPITUPMAGAZINE//RIPITUP.COM.AU
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INCOMING WHO: FRICTION, LINGUISTICS WHERE: HQ WHEN: FRI SEP 14 Regarded as one of the biggest DJs in the D&B scene, Friction has come to be highly regarded for his various mix CDs as well as some of the biggest D&B anthems including Back To Your Roots Remix, Robocop and Set It Off. Brighton-raised Friction is also one of only a handful of DJs in his genre to utilise three decks to mash up his mixes and he is responsible for producing some of the best-known D&B tracks like Stand Up (Vs Camo & Krooked) and Someone (Feat Mclean). He’s also remixed for the likes of Example, Wretch 32, Vato Gonzalez and Doctor P, and is the proud label owner of Shogun Audio. A Friction set never disappoints, so don’t miss him at HQ next month. WHO: THE ASTON SHUFFLE WHERE: ROCKET BAR WHEN: THU OCT 11
WILL.I.AM DEBUTS NEW TRACK... ON MARS will.i.am released his new single Reach For The Stars this week through the speakers of the Curiosity rover which landed on Mars earlier in the month. According to news.com.au, the Black Eyed Peas member teamed up with NASA to play his latest song for students of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena during a special listening event last Tuesday. Members of the team that landed the rover on the
planet this month discussed the technology behind the song’s transmission, followed by an unveiling of the education charity in conjunction with will.i.am’s i.am.angel Foundation. According to will.i.am, Reach For The Stars was inspired by his passion for science, technology and space exploration. The whole shebang was streamed on NASA’s website and broadcast on NASA TV.
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The Aston Shuffle have just announced a national tour on the back of their brand new single Can’t Stop Me Now. The electro pioneers will kick things off in Adelaide on Thu Oct 11 and wrap up the tour in Brisbane later that month, and they’ve picked some fairly intimate venues to celebrate the new tune. The new track is equally a hands-in-the-air summer anthem and a heart-on-yer-sleeve epic, with its official release datebeing Fri Sep 7. The Aston Shuffle released their debut album Seventeen Past Midnight a year-and-a-half ago, featuring singles Your Love, Start Again and Won’t Get Lost getting much critical acclaim from publications like Rolling Stone. The Canberra duo are expected to release their forthcoming full-length album sometime in early 2013. WHO: PAUL OAKENFOLD WHERE: HQ WHEN: FRI SEP 28
Having just released the second single, Knee Length Socks, from his upcoming fourth album Smokey’s Haunt, Urthboy is embarking on a national tour this month that will see him on the road throughout September. In support of the first single Naive Bravado, the MC and head honcho of Elefant Traks (real name Tim Levinson) will stop by Fowler’s Live on Fri Sep 7 to give us a sneakpeek of some of the brand new tunes from his forthcoming album which is set to drop on Fri Oct 12. If you’re keen to catch Urthboy live next month, Onion is giving away three double passes to the show, so head to onion.com.au and enter your details for a chance to win two tickets.
WHO: ZOMBIE DISCO SQUAD WHAT: BRAINS ALBUM TOUR WHERE: WHITE RABBIT WHEN: FRI SEP 14
CALENDAR 30/8: Illy (Fowler’s) 31/8: Steffi (Cuckoo Bar) 2/9: J00F (White Rabbit) 6/9: Timmy Trumpet (Apple Bar) 6/9: Todd Terry (Garage Bar) 8/9: Grant Smilie & Shock One (HQ) 18/9: Bone Thugs-N-Harmony 20/9: Tommie Sunshine (Apple Bar) 20/9: Sidney Samson (Electric Circus) 21/9: Octave One (Electric Circus) 28/9: Paul Oakenfold (HQ)
Last here for the Future Music Festival three years ago, Paul Oakenfold is returning to Australia for a very special tour. Developing a brand new ‘Four Seasons’ concept, the upcoming Aussie visit will see UK’s number one DJ cover winter, spring, summer and autumn with new compilations he’s been working on lately. Needing no introduction, Oakenfold’s signature can heard in pretty much everything from the early rise of hip hop to the re-invention of British dance culture, though he’s always equally been fond of rock and pop music. After his DJing career really took off in the ‘90s, 1995 saw Oakenfold become the first DJ to play on the main stage of the Glastonbury festival, while his remixing skills were featured on releases from Arrested Development, Snoop Dogg and Madonna. Oakenfold’s upcoming Australia tour will kick off in Adelaide, with a spot reserved for a secret show.
It’s been six years since Zombie Disco Squad first burst onto the UK club scene as a duo of Lucas Hunter and Nat Self. In 2012, Self is the last Zombie standing, having released the ZDS debut album, Brains, on Jesse Rose’s Made To Play label this year. Given that Made To Play only releases an album per year, Brains is following in the footsteps of the likes of Riva Starr’s If Life Gives You Lemons, Make Lemonade and Round Table Knights’ Say What?! ZDS’ first single from the album is Righteous Sound, featuring ‘80s pop-soul legend Omar and highlighting Self’s flair for classic house tunes combined with Omar’s velvet vocals. Self has previously remixed the likes of Cashmere, Black Box and Groove Armada and proven himself over the years to be something of an expert at reshaping the sounds of others.
29/9: Kyle Hall (Cuckoo Bar) 29/9: MOS feat Goodwill & Chardy (HQ) 29/9: Das EFX, Black Sheep, Tony Touch (Higher Ground) 30/9: Funkagenda (White Rabbit) 30/9: Bombs Away! (HQ) 1/10: Ferrry Corsten (HQ) 13/10: Seth Sentry (Fowler’s) 9/12: JLO (Entertainment Centre) 31/12: Mathew Jonson (Cuckoo Bar)
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Four Tet’s twelves have a habit of disappearing like nicotine-flavoured iPhones so, if you feel bereft, then Pink is a chance to pick up the recent releases in one enthralling package. Bass-heavy tracks like Pyramid and Ocoras are already known as sizeable club numbers, which might encourage the premature assumption that Pink will be a heavier Love In You. But this isn’t entirely the case. Peace For Earth is as delicately crystalline as anything from Rounds and 128 Harps (which references the famed minimalism of John Cage’s In A Landscape) could be considered a manifesto on uniting the exquisitely abstract and the two-stepping present. More than any of Hebden’s releases so far, Pink transcends the gap between the warehouse and the campfire, making it a perfect album for selectors, reclusive epicureans and everyone in between.
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WORSHIPPING THE DOLLAR With so many artists releasing ground-breaking albums right now, and there being a lot of music journos and blog-based hyperbolers extolling about how a release is going to align the planets and elevate our collective minds to a heightened state of being, it’s a big relief and insurmountable pleasure to get my hands on a record which is based on a simple formula: dope beats x ill hooks = Fuck Yeah. Worshipping The Dollar is a straightup mix of dub-flavoured tracks, with a slew of guests including the dynamic and always up Rodney P (rinsin’ it out on the D&B roller, Mucky Weekend), Ms Dynamite’s brother, Akala (steady flowing on the head-nodder West End Story) and Kitten & The Hip representing on the mellow Bang Bang to name a few. There are energetic moments such as Alive, with its Superstylin’ aural aesthetic, and the Shy FX evoking ridims on the more up-tempo joints make you want to light it up. Records like this are where it’s at; no pretension, a whole lot of pure vibes and a decidedly re-playable and party nature.
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There’s no doubting the status of The Heavy being snuggly in the upper strata of Cool Motherfuckerdom. Since they dropped Great Vengeance And Furious Fire in 2007, I have followed their progress closely, with their energy being a juggernaut of soulful energy and crunchy rock awesomeness which spans the divide between R&B (Motown, not Chris Brown) and sweaty, bluesy rock akin to Youth And Young Manhood-era Kings Of Leon (way before the Sex On Fire entry into the mainstream). Album three, The Glorious Dead, sees the band further expanding their excursions into evocative and compelling territory through storytelling and epic musicality. The filmic nature of the band’s work has seen their tunes used in several cinematic releases, as well as in Alan Ball’s gory, sexy, trashy goodness, True Blood. If you want to take a soundtrack to a party which will set the mood for rambunctious shenanigans, get this album into your life!
The year before Adelaide’s own MC Koolta took out the honours, Melbourne rapper One-Sixth was the 2010 winner of the Hilltop Hoods Initiative. And judging from his much anticipated debut album, it ain’t difficult to see why... There’s been a lot of hype about Aaron Stephanus, but thankfully, it’s warranted as Electronic Mail is a tight package consisting of a nice, sophisticated blend of R&B beats, electronica and soul sounds. Also – do not be fooled by a few of the cheesy-sounding song titles (LOL, SMS, VHS...) because the tracks themselves are anything but. In fact, the corny titles cleverly disguise Stephanus’ knack for telling a damn good story (eg SMS actually stands for Six Million Stories), and despite the album title, this is not a collection of tracks that focuses squarely on digital media – check out One-Sixth’s take on society’s socio-political issues on System Error. If you’re among those who have been eagerly anticipating this debut – it’s been worth the wait.
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VITAL STATISTICS. WHO: STEFFI WHERE: CUCKOO BAR WHEN: FRI AUG 31
URTHBOY URTHBOY, AKA TIM LEVINSON, IS DOING EVERYTHING BACKWARDS. THE SYDNEY MC, WHO RECENTLY AIRED THE ENGAGING SINGLE NAÏVE BRAVADO WITH DANIEL MERRIWEATHER, IS TOURING AHEAD OF OCTOBER’S ALBUM – SMOKEY’S HAUNT.
“I don’t know what we’re doing, to tell the truth!” Levinson laughs. “I think part of me knows what we’re doing and part of me is like you have to sort of commit to letting yourself be taken away by the general momentum of things and just put your trust in it.” That’s hard to believe when the disciplined Blue Mountains progeny is part of the supergroup The Herd (their last album 2011’s adventurous Future Shade) and co-founder and label manager of Elefant Traks. Regardless, Naïve Bravado, an iTunes Single Of The Week, isn’t autobiographical. “The song is about a kid that has pretty much just had a tough break ever since day one,” Levinson explains. “If you are behind the eight-ball and things are unfair, sometimes you need to do whatever it takes to be able to get yourself back onto a level playing field – and sometimes that level playing field is really just confidence and self-esteem... There’s a need for a kid to puff their chest out, even if there’s not too much solid backing behind what they’re doing. If they can puff themselves up for long enough to actually start believing in themselves, then that’s a good outcome – even if it comes from a naïve place.” With his gruff soul voice, Merriweather was Levinson’s “number one” choice to sing the hook on this socially-conscious ode to cockiness. Nevertheless, he’s now based in New York. “Having him end up on the song was just complete chance,” Levinson says. The We Get Around MC had committed himself to a guest spot at Homebake as a favour to friends. Merriweather was also billed. Ironically, Levinson nearly didn’t attend. “I’m a cricketer and I wanted to hang out and play
VITAL STATISTICS. WHO: URTHBOY WHERE: FOWLER’S LIVE WHEN: FRI SEP 7
more games of cricket – because, as a musician, you’re away every weekend so I can’t really ever play.” At Homebake Levinson was “cruising around” with Mantra, who knows Merriweather (“they used to jam in Melbourne pubs”), when they bumped into him. “I said, ‘Hey, what’s up’ and then later on handed him a CD – very much fanboy fashion – and they got back to us.” Levinson is chuffed that the collab didn’t derive from a “transaction” process: it has “soul”. Levinson will preview his fourth outing, featuring production from Hermitude and TZU’s Count Bounce, on the road. “I guess Smokey’s Haunt references a kind of hang-out and a place where people come together – and that can be a dark place,” he says. “On the record there’s so much light and dark. Musically, it’s very different to Naïve Bravado. But the fact that Naïve Bravado has this great big shiny pop hook, but musically it’s quite dark and lyrically it’s actually quite dark – that’s what I’m most interested in, the reality of the way that those two things intersect, the way that you really appreciate lightness as a result of darkness and vice versa. You can’t really appreciate things being good if you haven’t had a clear sense of how bad they can be.” Levinson revels in performing unreleased songs, approaching his gigs as a “community” gathering for a potentially memorable life experience – something out of the norm. “We know that people will wanna hear the older songs but, at the same time, I love the idea of just that performance aspect of music where going and playing new songs doesn’t necessarily mean you have to alienate the audience... It’s a bigger challenge playing new songs, rather than just relying on the crowds. So much in hip hop it comes down to the crowd’s response and familiarity with songs to really make the show happen. That can become quite ‘going through the motions’, I reckon, for a lot of performers... And I’ve never really been a fan of that.”
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ON HER WAY TO JAPAN – WHERE SHE WILL PLAY A SET AT THE LABYRINTH FESTIVAL – DUTCH-BORN/BERLIN-BASED/ ONE-TIME-AUSTRALIAN RESIDENT STEFFI IS STOPPING BY HER FORMER HOME COUNTRY. ACCORDING TO THE DJ/PRODUCER/LABEL OWNER, THE PLANETS HAD PERFECTLY ALIGNED. “It was just the right time for me to come over,” she states, “as I could really plan in four weeks to do this and to combine it all with my gig at the Labyrinth Festival in Japan. We also found some great people to work with, which I find is always really important. I have lots of memories of Australia, as I lived there from 1996 to 1997 and I am really excited to be coming back for the first time after all these years and for a totally different reason this time. I’ve heard some good feedback [about Australia’s club scene] from some of my colleagues who recently played there, but other than that, I know very little of today’s scene. But, as I said, I lived there from 1996 to 1997 and there was definitely a buzz back then and we went to several great parties and raves. I even saw Aphex Twin play live in Melbourne – that was a crazy day, believe me!” Steffi’s own sets are not at all what you may expect, according to the DJ. Whereas most would have her pegged under the ‘deep house’ tag, Steffi protests that this not entirely true, though admits that “every species needs a label otherwise it’s hard for people to understand somehow”. “When I listen to the stuff that floats around on
the internet, like the DJs sets and all, I don’t think this has a lot to do with deep house,” she offers. “People who have listened to me in a club know that I play many different styles and it can be pretty banging sometimes. I like it when people have no expectations and just enjoy the music, it makes it easier for us to be who we like to be, rather than to be listed as a ‘deep house’ DJ, for example.” Indeed... Instead, what you get with a Steffi set these days is a massive variety – traces of disco, a pinch of house, bits of techno and some broken stuff.... It can go anywhere, in other words. “I also tend to play faster these days!” Steffi adds. “Some of the records I’ve got on me at the moment are Rave by Head High, The Lost Signals from Johannes Volk, Honig from Helix, Derelict from Trevino and [my] Schraper. I have just finished an album with Third Side – sorry guys, this is a vinylonly project I have together with Analogue Cops who own Restoration Records. We just did our first two live shows and it’s new for me and I have to say, I totally love it! We will be doing more live shows when I’m back from Japan. Other than that, my new 12” for Ostgut Ton comes out mid-September, a track on a compilation for Field Records, a track for the Bleep project [Warp] and some remixes. And I’m going back into the studio to work on a full-length album with Virginia.” Steffi claims that 2012 is “quite a heavy one”, and even though she struggles to explain what she means exactly, she adds that, “there is something in the air” about it... “Well, I haven’t planned a solo album yet, though I would first like to work with Virginia again. We worked together for my 12” on Underground Quality and for my album on Ostgut Ton. I really like working with her and at the moment we are writing new material. Our goal is to write a full-length album! With all that, I think I kinda have enough on my plate!”
NINA BERTOK
JOHN ‘00’ FLEMING BRIT JOHN ‘00’ FLEMING HAS THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS. ON THE ONE HAND, HE’S A SUPERSTAR DJ WHO CONTINUES TO CHAMPION THE UNDERGROUND – HARD, PROGRESSIVE AND EVEN PSYCHEDELIC TRANCE...
VITAL STATISTICS. WHO: J00F WHERE: WHITE RABBIT WHEN: SUN SEP 2
But on the other hand, “Both my head and my heart will always be with the underground,” Fleming says. “After all, these are my roots. I have a fine line to work with – of course, I’m not a pure underground guy, otherwise I’d be broke financially and playing for a bunch of my mates each week. On the other hand, I refuse to cross the other line and sacrifice my musical passion in return for millions in the mainstream world.” In recent times Fleming has expressed dismay in blogs and interviews that DJ culture should be ‘showbized’. Yet he’s proactively forged out his own niche, conceiving a countercultural club brand, J00F Editions. “The past decade has been full of confusion when the pop world way of management entered the electronic world. This rattled the EDM world, but the natural historic music cycles always come around as disgruntled DJs, producers and clubbers create a new world that stimulates them musically. This will create a new world of credible DJs.” Fleming’s first significant DJ gig was at a
high school bash. The teen went on to score a nightclub residency in his Worthing hometown. He actually played Ibiza in the late ‘80s. After battling cancer at 20, Fleming established himself with top-selling compilations and hit productions (2000’s Free on React). He sampled Simple Minds’ Belfast Child for Belfast Trance. Fleming introduced Joof Recordings in 1999. The host of the Global Trance Grooves radio show has his moments of nostalgia. “I still have an affection for the progressive trance era in the mid- to late ‘90s – the wonderful days of Tilt, Art Of Trance, Way Out West, et cetera. This was an era when all styles of DJ were together and dipping into each other’s genres – something you could easily do back then as there was a quality pot to choose from in each genre.” Since 2011’s Aussie trek, Fleming has released his first proper ‘artist’ album, Nine Lives. “The response was unbelievable. This was an album that I promised my fans for the past decade and never considered my best work [this is next to come!]. To see the reviews and sales was mind-blowing, as this wasn’t a commercial album. I came away from this feeling more brave about my next album.” Fleming will drop that in February. “This time around you’ll experience the deeper, darker side of John ‘00’ Fleming, along with a few experimental surprises.”
Fleming cut an epic remix of Muse’s 2006 Knights Of Cydonia, the band selective about such undertakings. Now Muse are citing dubstep – and Skrillex – as an influence on their new album, The 2nd Law. Fleming is circumspect. “I’m not a dedicated hardcore fan of Muse. I love many styles of music and appreciate talented musicians when I hear them. To me, Muse have always seemed to do their own thing – and that’s what made them stand out. I was a little shocked to hear they may be jumping on a music fad, but I’m sure they’ll do their twist on things – I hope?” Fleming is returning to Australia for a series of cred club dates. “Last year I launched my J00F Editions concept in Australia. These events are aimed at bringing back the ethos of underground clubbing. All the clubs are dark, the sound systems are beefed up, and I strip away all the fancy production that may distract you from the musical story that will be unfolded. This environment allows me to do my job as a DJ and play the music I truly love – [and] this allows the clubbers to get their heads down and dance their arses off. Last year’s events were a huge success. This year people know exactly what to expect, so I’m expecting packed shows again!”
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Tour Guide/ THU AUG 30 THE SMITH STREET BAND (Vic), BEN DAVID & THE BANNED, GOD GOD DAMMIT DAMMIT, FOXTROT & GRASS TAYLOR (Vic) @ Enigma KING CANNONS (Syd), ALL THE YOUNG (UK) & THE HELLO MORNING (Vic) @ Jive TIM HART (Syd), STU LARSEN & NEDA @ Grace Emily
FRI AUG 31 BREAKING ORBIT (Syd) @ Enigma GRASS TAYLOR (Vic) @ The Cavern MAHALIA BARNES (Syd) @ Coopers Alehouse (Wallaroo) TERRY OLDFIELD (UK) & HARMONIC PROJECT @ Church Of The Trinity
SAT SEP 1 CLINT BOGE (Bris) @ Jive BREAKING ORBIT (Syd) @ Glenelg Jetty Bar ZOOPHYTE (Syd) @ Governor Hindmarsh DAVE GRANEY & THE MISTLY (Vic) @ Wheatsheaf Hotel GUNG HO (Bris), FULL CONTACT SAFARI & KIDS WITH TEETH @ Ed Castle MAHALIA BARNES (Syd) @ Norwood Live
FRENZAL RHOMB (Vic), STOLEN YOUTH & STUFF BOX @ Adelaide Uni Bar WINTER PEOPLE (Vic) @ Rocket Bar SASKWATCH (Vic) @ Jive
SAT SEP 29 RUSSIAN CIRCLES (US) & EAGLE TWIN (US) @ Fowler’s Live FEAR FACTORY (US) @ Adelaide Uni Bar JERRICO (Vic) & CIRCLES @ Enigma EMMY BRYCE (Vic) @ La Boheme THE RUBENS (NSW) @ Governor Hindmarsh
SUN SEP 30 JULIA STONE (Syd) @ Bird In Hand Winery (Woodside)
THU OCT 4 CANNIBAL CORPSE (US) DISENTOMB & ENTRAILS ERADICATED @ Fowler’s Live THE EASTERN (NZ) @ Wheatsheaf
FRI OCT 5 MARTIKA (US) @ HQ HEY GERONIMO (Bris) @ Jive
SUN SEP 2
SAT OCT 6
MAHALIA BARNES (Syd) @ Goolwa Aquatic Club THE BEACH BOYS (US) @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre DAVE GRANEY & THE MISTLY (Vic) @ Wheatsheaf Hotel
REGURGITATOR (Qld) & SENYAWA (Indonesia) @ Governor Hindmarsh THE AMITY AFFLICTION (Qld), THE GHOST INSIDE, ARCHITECTS & BURIED IN VERONA @ Thebarton Theatre PROGFEST: NE OBLIVISCARIS (Vic), RED PAINTINGS (Bris), QUIET CHILD, THIS IS YOUR CAPTAIN SPEAKING and many more @ Enigma
THU SEP 6 DAMIEN LEITH (Syd) @ Her Majesty’s Theatre HOWARD JONES (UK) @ Governor Hindmarsh BOY IN A BOX (Syd), KINGSWOOD (Vic) & SUN & THE SKY @ Ed Castle TODD TERRY (US) @ Garage Bar & Dining
SUN OCT 7 PARKLIFE: THE PRESETS, NERO LIVE, PASSION PIT, PLAN B and many more @ Botanic Pk
FRI SEP 7 THE MEDICS (Cairns) @ Jive ALPINE (Syd), CLUBFEET & GEORGI KAY @ Governor Hindmarsh SARAH MARY CHADWICK (NZ/ Syd) @ Format
SAT SEP 8 SHANNON NOLL (NSW) @ Governor Hindmarsh DREAM ON DREAMER (Vic), LIKE MOTHS TO FLAMES (US), HAND OF MERCY & IN HEARTS WAKE @ Adelaide Uni Bar BLACKCHORDS (Vic) @ Jive SYDONIA (Syd) @ Enigma VOLTAIRE TWINS (WA) @ Ed Castle
WED SEP 12 RESTORATIONS (US), JAMIE HAY (Vic), GRENADIERS & WEIGHTLESS @ Enigma
THU SEP 13 THE TOASTERS (New York) @ Enigma Bar KATCHAFIRE (NZ) @ Governor Hindmarsh
FRI SEP 14 BARRY ADAMSON (UK) @ The Promethean EARTH (US) @ Fowler’s Live CARTEL (US) & WE ROB BANKS (Vic) @ Higher Ground SIX60 (NZ) @ Fowler’s Live EVERMORE (NZ/Aus) @ Governor Hindmarsh
SAT SEP 15 RED PAINTINGS (Bris) @ Crown & Anchor STICKY FINGERS (Vic) @ Governor Hindmarsh
SUN SEP 16 SUBHUMANS (UK), PERDITION, VAGINORS & SUBURBAN STANDOFF @ Forresters & Squatters Arms RIVAL SCHOOLS (US) & TOY BOATS @ Enigma MATT WALKER (Vic) @ Wheatsheaf
MON SEP 17 RUFUS WAINWRIGHT (Can) @ Her Majesty’s Theatre
WED SEP 19 THE ANGELS (Syd/SA) @ Norwood Live
THU SEP 20 TIM ROGERS (Vic) & CATHERINE BRITT (Syd) @ Governor Hindmarsh NEWTON FAULKNER (US) @ Fowler’s Live
FRI SEP 21 CLARE BOWDITCH (Vic) @ Governor Hindmarsh GREENTHIEF (Bris) @ Ed Castle REGULAR JOHN (Syd) @ Enigma
SAT SEP 22 XAVIER RUDD (Vic) @ Thebarton Theatre
TUE SEP 25 FAR EAST MOVEMENT (US) @ HQ
WED SEP 26 DEFEATER (US) @ Fowler’s Live
THU SEP 27 EIFFEL 65 & N-TRANCE @ HQ EL GAN COMBO DE PUERTO RICO (Puerto Rico) @ Thebarton Theatre SHIHAD (NZ/Vic) & MONEY FOR ROPE (Vic) @ Governor Hindmarsh
FRI SEP 28
TUE OCT 9 STEEL PANTHER (US) @ Thebarton Theatre JOE BONAMASSA (US) @ Her Majesty’s Theatre
THU OCT 11 OH MERCY (Vic) @ Governor Hindmarsh
FRI OCT 12 WARBRINGER (US) @ Enigma THE SWELLERS (US) & ENDLESS HEIGHTS (Syd) @ Fowler’s Live BRITISH INDIA (Vic) @ Governor Hindmarsh KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD (Vic) @ Ed Castle
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English synth pop artist Howard Jones, who scored hits in the ’80s with songs such as New Song, What Is Love? and Like To Get To Know You Well, is returning to the Governor Hindmarsh. On this occasion, however, Jones will be performing his first two albums, 1984’s Human’s Lib and 1984’s Dream Into Action, in their entirety. “I’m really looking forward to it,” he says, “and I’ve done it so many times now, it’s in really good shape.” The idea came about when fans continually asked the performer to tour his first two albums, which Jones has now re-released. “I was always getting a lot of feedback about doing that but I finally got the masters back after a lot of negotiation with the record company. So I was then able to remaster
them and really get under the bonnet of both albums and work out how to present them [in concert] meticulously. So it’s a full recreation. “And it’s been really, really good and, surprisingly, a lot of young people are turning up to the gigs. I guess they want to check out music from the old days but I’m really pleased to see that.” Jones goes on to say that some of the songs on his first two albums were never played live. “They were invented just for the studio and I never thought I’d ever do them on stage. The sound was very complex for the time, but technology has moved on a great deal since then and it’s now possible to reproduce that stuff on stage and get it right. “So that’s another reason why now is such a good time to do it,” he adds. The classically trained pianist says that the ’80s were also an exciting time in regards to new technology. “It seemed like new drum machines and
synthesisers were coming out every week. And the good thing was that they were at a price ordinary people could afford. That was when I started because I had this idea about becoming a one-person electronic band by setting the drum machine going and then playing lots of keyboards with some what are now quite primitive sequencers. “So I guess I was a bit of a pioneer in that regard because I did get out into the pubs and clubs to do that and people really came on board. They wanted to get behind me because they thought what I was doing was a brand new sound. “That’s how it all started for me,” he concludes with a chuckle.
WHO: Howard Jones WHERE: Governor Hindmarsh WHEN: Thu Sep 6
COMING UP SAT OCT 13 SETH SENTRY (Vic) @ Fowler’s Live DAPPLED CITIES (Vic) & JAPE (Sweden) @ Adelaide Uni Bar MON OCT 15 MUMFORD & SONS (UK), EDWARD SHARPE & THE MAGNETIC ZEROS & WILLY MASON @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre Theatre THU OCT 18 THE PAPER KITES (Vic), ART OF SLEEPING & BATTLESHIPS @ Fowler’s Live FRI OCT 19 MNEMIC (Denmark) @ Enigma Bar CARMEN SMITH & DIANA ROUVAS @ Norwood Live SAT OCT 20 BASTARDFEST 2012: FUCK… I’M DEAD (Vic), AVERSIONS CROWN (Qld), DISENTOMB (Qld) & A MURDER OF CROWS @ Fowler’s Live CARMEN SMITH & DIANA ROUVAS @ Goolwa Aquatic Club SAT OCT 27 LAST DINOSAURS (Bris) @ Governor Hindmarsh SHELLAC (US) & PIKELET @ Fowler’s Live MON OCT 29 THURSTON MOORE (NY) @ Governor Hindmarsh TUE OCT 30 THE BLACK KEYS (US) & ROYAL HEADACHE @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre HOT CHELLE RAE (US) & CHER LLOYD @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre Theatre BILLY BRAGG (Barking) @ Adelaide Town Hall SUN NOV 4 CHERRY POPPIN’ DADDIES (US) @ Governor Hindmarsh TUE NOV 6 CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE (US) @ Governor Hindmarsh THU NOV 8 EMMYLOU HARRIS & HER RED DIRT BOYS (US) @ Thebarton Theatre MATCHBOX TWENTY (US) & INXS (Syd) @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre SUN NOV 11 THE LIVING END (Vic) @ Governor Hindmarsh CHELSEA WOLFE (US) & HEIRS (Vic) @ Fowler’s Live MON NOV 12 THE LIVING END (Vic) @ Governor Hindmarsh TUE NOV 13 GEORGE MICHAEL (UK) @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre THE LIVING END (Vic) @ Governor Hindmarsh WED NOV 14 THE LIVING END (Vic) @ Governor Hindmarsh THU NOV 15 THE LIVING END (Vic) @ Governor Hindmarsh
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Zoophyte nch by Ryan Ly
Zoophyte wouldn’t just nab you an insanely high score in Scrabble, it is also the name of a Melbourne band no stranger to going with the ebb and flow of fate. After releasing an album that saw tracks score national airplay, the band dissolved. Vocalist and songwriter Cam Lee talks to Rip It Up about how his band went against the current and was resurrected after five long years. “One band member left because it was too hard and couldn’t commit, and then another left, and before you knew it, it was just me and [Andrew] Gilpin [bassist]. We just made a pact to stick together and continue writing songs. We wrote a song a week for the better part of a year and that sort of took us to where we are now. It’s a completely different sound, completely different line-up.”
One person who had to leave the band was Lee’s own brother, Andy Lee, of Hamish & Andy fame. Despite his departure, Cam ensures us that there is no bad blood between them. “[Andy] was with the band until about 2007 or 2008. When we started doing a lot of touring around Australia, [it] became difficult for him and his commitments with radio. He parted ways with us at that stage. In the last couple of years we’ve been able to get together and he played a big part with this album actually with lyrics and songwriting in general, which we often do together.” Despite an uncertain future, Lee compiled over 60 songs with the intention of releasing Zoophyte’s long awaited second album. “With line-up changes and people coming and going, it’s been hard to lock something down and get it out. By the same token it’s been a bit of a blessing in disguise. I think this album is [our] most cohesive body of work, start to finish.” With a new album out in September and
an extensive Australian tour, Zoophyte are coming up on their second wind. If you pick up their album, Somewhere Elsewhere, or catch one of their live shows, you’ll probably be wondering about the identity of the creepy guy who adorns all things Zoophyte. “That creepy guy is my old man. It’s a passport photo from the late ‘70s and he sort of looks like a cross between Ned Flanders and a serial killer. I used it as a placeholder image for a batch of demos we had and everyone looked at it and said, ‘It’s quite intriguing, he’s got this strange look on his face that’s like, if you look at me the wrong way I’ll kill you’. It stuck - it became the album cover and is on the kick drum.” WHO: Zoophyte WHAT: Somewhere Elsewhere (Independent) released on Fri Sep 21 WHERE: Governor Hindmarsh WHEN: Sat Sep 1
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Thursday 30th ADELAIDE CASINO – Balcony Bar: Lucky Seven (8pm) ALMA TAVERN – Grind ARKABA HOTEL – Tavern Bar: Franky F (6pm) AUSTRAL – Bunka: F*** Me It’s Thursday with DJs BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB – Quizmeisters Trivia (7.30pm) BOTANIC BAR – Big Bubba & Betty CAVAN HOTEL – karaoke with Shaggy & Margie (8.30pm) CAVERN CLUB – band night CLOVERCREST HOTEL – Complete Trivia CROWN & ANCHOR – Band Room: Acoustic Night with Evilface, Liar Lion and Rico Garilli. Front Bar: DJ Paul Gurry CUMBERLAND HOTEL: GLANVILLE – Steve Simon Potocnik DANIEL O’CONNELL HOTEL – Trivia Night (7.30pm) DUBLIN HOTEL – Quizmeisters Trivia (7.30pm) DUKE OF YORK – Beer Garden: DJ Mitchy Burnz. Front Room: Speakerboxx and DJ Skinny B ED CASTLE – Band Room: live bands (9pm) ELECTRIC CIRCUS – The Proj3cts (9pm) ELYSIUM LOUNGE – DJ Gumshoe EMPIRE POOL LOUNGE – poker night (9.30pm) EMU HOTEL – karaoke with MJay (9pm) ENIGMA – Grass Taylor and The Smith Street Band EXETER ON RUNDLE – Goldstein and guests FOWLER’S LIVE – Illy and Chasm GASLIGHT TAVERN – Front Bar: Groove Thursdays with Mick Barnes Shades Of Blue GOLDEN GROVE TAVERN – Dino Jag Trio (8pm) GOVERNOR HINDMARSH – Main Room: Drumscene Live 2012 with Dave Weckyl GRACE EMILY HOTEL – Tim Hart with Stu Larsen and Neda GRAND BAR – OMG GUTHRIES – Club 5082 (7pm) HIGHWAY – Kiki Manic Escapade JADE MONKEY – Quaint Attraction, Shutup Rupert and Tomorrow Rising (9pm) JETTY BAR – No Use For A DJ Name (8pm) LA BOHEME – French Connection with DJ Zooma (9pm) MARBLE BAR – Ladies Night with Dylan Sanders, VIP, Rupheo, Mike Wills, Ben Earle and Acid Please! MARION HOTEL – Cue ‘N’ Brew: 888 Poker (6.30pm) MARS BAR – VJBeeJay and guests (9pm) NORTHERN SOUND SYSTEM – Mega Sonic underage dance party (7pm) NORWOOD HOTEL – Open Mic Night ORIENTAL HOTEL – Blues & Roots Night PARADISE HOTEL – Complete Trivia PJ O’BRIENS – DJ Dylan PORTLAND HOTEL – DJs Cold One and Rabbit (9.30pm) PRINCE ALBERT HOTEL – Thirsty Thursday with DJ Tango
RAMSGATE HOTEL – KEITH JEFFEREYS
RHINO ROOM – comedy with Greg Fleet (7.30pm) ROCKET BAR – 8 Bit Kidz featuring resident DJs Stubanger, Hank & Osk and the Powderoom Posse SUGAR – ITDE Deejays and interstate/international guests SUPERMILD – Revenge TEA TREE GULLY HOTEL – Better Off Dead featuring She Said What, Black Stump and The Giveaways THE CUMBERLAND – Look At You with local DJs THE ELEPHANT – Complete Trivia THE LION HOTEL – Clearway THE SOUL BOX – Jazz Jam Sessions TONSLEY HOTEL – Chrysler Bar: Daniela Scala (8.30pm) WHITMORE HOTEL – Rainbow Jam Sessions (7.30pm) WORLDSEND HOTEL – live music
Friday 31st ALMA TAVERN – Rock Out With Your C*ck Out AMBASSADORS HOTEL – Ambar Lounge: Souled Out Cocktail Sessions with DJ Jason Lee (5.30pm) ARCHER HOTEL – acoustic solos plus Jaki J (9pm) ARKABA HOTEL – Tavern Bar: Franky F (6pm) Johnny G (8pm) Sportys Bar + Arena: Shannon Lloyd (6pm) Triplescore Duo (10pm) AUSSIE INN HOTEL – karaoke (8pm) AUSTRAL – The Austral House Band (7pm) BACCHUS BAR – Couch Connection (9pm) BARKER HOTEL – DJ Trix (9pm) BAR ON GOUGER – solo artists (5.30pm) DJ (9pm) BELAIR HOTEL – Mojo BELGIAN BEER CAFÉ – DJ Trent Slater BEERGARDEN: BRICKWORKS – Musos Jam with the Good Ol’ Boys Band (8.30pm) BLUE GUMS HOTEL – Fusion – The Perfect Blend karaoke and DJ (8pm) BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB – Dave Hunt (7pm) BOTANIC BAR – Troy J Been, Prince Aaronak and Suckerpunch BRAHMA LODGE HOTEL – Rockweiler BRIDGEPORT HOTEL – Dance Club with DJ BRIDGEWAY HOTEL – Envy North BRITISH HOTEL: PT ADELAIDE – The Idle Saints (6pm) BROADWAY HOTEL – DJ Sneaky Beats BUSHMAN HOTEL: GAWLER – DJ CAMEO BAR – After Hours with DJs DrDamage and guests CAVERN CLUB – Grass Taylor CROWN & ANCHOR – Front Bar: Carla Lippis (5pm) Ride Into The Sun DJs (1am) Band Room: The Battery Kids, Todd Sibbin & The Opposite Ends farewell show and SparkSpitter DOCKSIDE TAVERN – Rustlers DOG & DUCK – DTF with D Foe, Krunk, Dom P, Ryley, Kid P and MC Jon-E DRAGONFLY BAR & DINING – Downtown with DJs Derek Lang, Eric Falcon and Lukky K DUBLIN HOTEL – Saba’s Friday (9pm)
ED CASTLE – Full Tilt live bands and party DJs ELECTRIC CIRCUS – Trashbags with resident DJs Capt N Cook, Mangie and Terror Terror plus guests ELYSIUM LOUNGE – DJ Denorthwood and Hemilove EMPIRE POOL LOUNGE – DJ (8pm) EMU HOTEL – The Crew (8pm) ENIGMA BAR – Tabula Rasa, Aphelion & Fell At Ten EXETER ON RUNDLE – Fake Tan and Rendezvous with Rama FIRST COMMERCIAL HOTEL – The Incredibles (7pm)
FORRESTERS & SQUATTERS ARMS HOTEL – WHO’S WHO AND ACOUSTIC CHILL GARAGE BAR – Knock Offs (4pm) GASLIGHT TAVERN – Rockin’ Fridays Beyond Redemption, Bury The Hatchet and One In The Chamber GLYNDE HOTEL – karaoke GOVERNOR HINDMARSH – Main Room: Roots Night 4 featuring The Transatlantics, Jayne-Anne Power and The Bearded Gypsy Band. Front Bar: The Finnatics GRACE EMILY HOTEL – The Timbers and The Hushes GRAND BAR – Flashback Fridays GRAND JUNCTION TAVERN – Steve Simon (6pm) GUTHRIES – Kelly Breuer with Rokeby Venus HAMPSTEAD HOTEL – Rock The Boss and Rockin’ Karaoke with Acca Dacca Mick (8pm) HEAVEN – Surreal Lounge: Funk’d Friday (10pm) HIGHLANDER HOTEL – Hijinx with DJs Clarke & Krispy HIGHWAY – Friday arvo knock-offs HILTON HOTEL: MYBAR – Boogie Nights with DJ Capital D and MC DV8 HOPE INN – Blues Katz HOTEL RICHMOND – DJ DB HOTEL ROYAL: TORRENSVILLE – Bar 180: Dimitra (7.30pm) HOTEL TIVOLI – Honey with DJs Pony Boy, Bunyip and Hands Solo (8pm) HQ – Newmarket: Es.Co (every second Friday) LA BOHEME – Smooth Groove with DJ Curtis (9pm) LAVISH – DJ Sok and DJ Spin Dokta LIMBO – resident DJs Japeye, Alley Oop and She Said LONDON TAVERN – Live Acoustic Weekly (5pm) Rewind Fridays with DJ Wolfman LORD MELBOURNE – karaoke with Laura Lee MARBLE BAR – Uni Night with DJs Junior, Hank and Osk (9pm) MARINA SUNSET BAR – live acoustic music MARION HOTEL – Bart’s Bar: Graham Lawrence (6.30pm) MARS BAR – DJ VJBeeJay and guests (9pm) drag show (2am) MICK O’SHEA’S – Utopia Duo
ORIENTAL – live music PORTLAND HOTEL – karaoke (10.30pm)
RAMSGATE HOTEL – DJ SNAKE & DJ RUPHEO (9PM) RED SQUARE – DJs Brendon, Gypkidd, Rubberteeth, Decker and Bollocks plus MC Dylan REX HOTEL – Dino Jag Duo (6pm) karaoke (8.30pm) RHINO ROOM – comedy featuring Greg Fleet (7.30pm) Southcoast & Royal Gala (9pm) ROB ROY HOTEL – Zkye & Damo (6pm) DJ Smiley (9pm) ROCKET BAR – Abracadabra featuring resident DJs The Shiny Brights DJs SANDBAR – DJs Cold One, Rabbit, D’Amour and Skippy SEACLIFF BEACH HOTEL – DJ (8pm) SEAFORD HOTEL – Ed Law SEMAPHORE WORKERS CLUB – Lucky Seven (8pm) SLUG ‘N LETTUCE BRITISH PUB – DJ Clarke STAG – Upstairs: DJ Huddy and T-Bone with urban and dance. Downstairs: DJ Joey C with retro SUGAR – TGI Funky with Ben Alibi and HMC SUPERMILD – live funk and DJs SUZIE WONG’S ROOM – Pat Spins Out – A Vinyl Recollection (8pm) SWISH: STAMFORD PLAZA – Nothing But ‘90s with DJ V and MC Timmy Pine TALBOT HOTEL – DJ playing requests TAP INN HOTEL: KENT TOWN – DJ Kieran TEA TREE GULLY HOTEL – DJ Wolfman (9pm) TEQUILA REA – Rude Not To! playing funky beats THE COVE TAVERN – Kick Back THE CUMBERLAND – A Little Bit Different featuring local acoustics and late night DJ THE DELI: THEBARTON – Pat The Rat (7pm) THE GOODY – DJ Gex (9pm) THE GRIFFINS – DJ Seamless (7.30pm) THE HAUS: HAHNDORF – DJ Marcus THE KINGS BAR – Friday On Your Mind with DJs plus Gentlemen’s Record Club first Friday of the month THE LION HOTEL – live entertainment THE SOUL BOX – Acoustic Sessions featuring Candy Q and Emily Moxon (9pm)
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The Guide // TONSLEY HOTEL – Tavern Bar: Katrina Caton (4.45pm) Acoustica (9pm) Chrysler Bar: Sophie May Fly (9.30pm) TRINITY SESSIONS – Terry Oldfield & Soraya Saraswati with The Harmonic Project (7.30pm) UNION HOTEL – DJ Pauly ‘80s and ‘90s VICTORIA HOTEL: O’HALLORAN HILL – DJs Marek and Michael Constant plus MC Kris WAKEFIELD HOTEL – DJ Electric T and guests WHEATSHEAF HOTEL – Brenton Manser and Sasha & The Dawnhorse (9pm) WHITMORE HOTEL – Bluescasters WOODCROFT TAVERN – Wild Card (8.30pm) WOOLSHED: ON HINDLEY – DJs Deceed, J Rudd, Koops & Armac and AJ (8pm) ZHIVAGO – Skream DJs: Dusk, Track Team and Gumshoe ZOOTZ – DJs Kym and guests
Saturday 1st ALMA TAVERN – MetroRetro ARCHER HOTEL – Upstairs: DJ Jaki J and The Bongo Man (10pm) Downstairs: Mark C (10pm) ARKABA HOTEL – Tavern Bar: Marianna Grynchuk (6pm) Heidy De Ruyter (8pm) Sportys Bar + Arena: Dimitra (6pm) DJ Andy M (9.30pm) Top Room: The Hi-Topps (8.30pm) AUSTRAL – Funktasm with DJs Anzac, Osyris and Batch (8pm) BACCHUS BAR – Point 05 BAR ON GOUGER – DJs Mark & Ozzie plus guests (9pm) BELGIAN BEER CAFÉ – DJ Carlos BENTLEY’S CLARE – DJ Rush BOTANIC BAR – Sanji, Brad Sawyer and Tom Wilson BROADWAY HOTEL – DJs Bocky and Jordz BUSHMAN HOTEL: GAWLER – DJ Steve Reece CAMEO BAR – After Hours with DJs DrDamage and guests CROWN & ANCHOR – Band Room: Stolen Youth, Hightime and Patriarchal Death Machine plus DJ Azz from Lady Strangelove CUMBERLAND HOTEL: GLANVILLE – karaoke with Nicole (8pm) DOG & DUCK – The Dog with Brebsie, Robbie Spags, Harts, ONS, Lazy B, MC Jon-E and guests DRAGONFLY – rotating DJs playing techno, house, disco and everything in between DUKE OF YORK – DJ Mitchy Burnz, DJ Parry, DJ Skinny B and MC Scotty ED CASTLE – Plus One Saturdays with live bands and party DJs (9pm) ELECTRIC CIRCUS – Arcade Disco with resident DJs Junior, Dancespace and friends ELYSIUM LOUNGE – DJs Seamless, Juddo and Asterix EMPIRE POOL LOUNGE – DJ Orbe EXETER ON RUNDLE – Shivers and Poppy Jane
FORRESTERS & SQUATTERS ARMS HOTEL – SQUATS BENEFIT SHOW FEATURING IRON WORZAL, POISONOUS VIPER GANG, EMERGENCY RULE, AXARIA, WHOREGASM, DEAD FETUS FACTORY AND MORE GARAGE BAR – DJs Steve Daly, GTB, Bob Trott, J Tech, Jon E and Jason Lee (10pm) GASLIGHT TAVERN – karaoke with Mel featuring Singing Bar Bitch and Mr Average (8.30pm) GEPPS CROSS HOTEL – karaoke disco with Craig Anthony GILBERT STREET HOTEL – DJ Mark (8pm) GOLDEN GROVE TAVERN – Dino Jag Duo (8pm) GOVERNOR HINDMARSH – Main Room: Shake Your Booty: The ‘70s Disco Explosion with Lesley, Chloe, Kiki and The Attack. Front Bar: Zoophyte GRACE EMILY HOTEL – The Bakers Digest CD launch with Blackwood Jack and Halfway To Forth GRAND BAR – Grand Bar Saturdays with DJ DMH and DJ Rupheo GRAND JUNCTION TAVERN – Electric Funeral HACKNEY HOTEL – DJ HEAVEN – Clubland: 4 rooms of dance, electro, house, funk, R&B and pop (9pm) HIGHLANDER HOTEL – Live & Loud presents HIGHWAY – DJ Griff (9pm) HILTON HOTEL: MYBAR – Retro Saturdays with DJ V and MC Timmy Pine HOPE INN – karaoke (7pm) HOTEL RICHMOND – DJ Sly HOTEL ROYAL: TORRENSVILLE – Bar 180: Lochy Neale (7.30pm) HOTEL TIVOLI – The Mash Up with DJ Paul Gurry (9pm) JETTY BAR – Hawkai KINGSFORD HOTEL: GAWLER – karaoke LA BOHEME – DJ Tr!p and DJ Anthony alternate (9pm) LIMBO – resident DJs Delux, The Swiss DJs and Paul Glen LONDON TAVERN – DJs Captiv8, Justice, Soundflex, AJ and MC Renard (10pm) LOUISIANA TAVERN – Platinum DJs MARBLE BAR – I <3 MB: Rupheo, VIP, Kindred, Acid Please and Ben Earle plus national and international guests MARINA SUNSET BAR – DJs playing the best in house and electro MARION HOTEL – Bart’s Bar: Sandi McMenamin (5.30pm) Utopia (8.30pm) MARS BAR – VJ Beejay and guest (9pm) drag show (2am) MICK O’SHEA’S – Tom Boy OAKS PLAZA PIER – Pier One Bar: DJ Justice, DJ Skot Holder and MC Mischief
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RED SQUARE – DJs Marek, Law, Dub Drop DJs, Decker, Bollocks, Krispy, Shawty, Capital D, DV8 and Jazz plus MCs Skippy and Dylan RHINO ROOM – private function ROB ROY HOTEL – Stereo Saturdays with DJ Electric T (8pm) ROCKET BAR – Bananas: Track Team and Japeye SANDBAR – requests with DJs SANTIAGO – Hussyboy (8.30pm) SEACLIFF BEACH HOTEL – acoustic sessions SEAFORD HOTEL – Full Circle SETTLERS TAVERN – Bon ‘N’ All classic AC/DC show (9pm) SHOTZ BAR – DJ Chris Pike SKYBAR – DJ Spin Dokta and DJ Demize SOUTH EASTERN HOTEL: MT GAMBIER – Owl Eyes and Stonefield STAG – Upstairs: DJs Huddy and Jase with urban and dance. Downstairs: DJ Kieran and David James SUGAR – Prince Aaronak, Driller, Derek Lang plus a host of international guests SUPERMILD – Treasure Island DJs SWISH: STAMFORD PLAZA – Shuffle TALBOT HOTEL – DJ playing retro and requests TAP INN HOTEL: KENT TOWN – DJ Kieran TEA TREE GULLY HOTEL – Flight 69 TEQUILA REA – Bongo Madness with guest DJs THE CUMBERLAND – Launch Pad featuring local DJs THE GOODY – DJ Dante and interactive games night (9pm) THE HAUS: HAHNDORF – DJ Marcus and friends THE GRIFFINS – DJ playing house tunes THE KINGS BAR – Clever Cuts with Andrew Barker, Alley Oop and Adriaan Van Der Ploeg (8pm) THE LION HOTEL – Wasabi THE SOUL BOX – Variety Show TONSLEY HOTEL – Tavern Bar: Two Hard Basket (8.30pm) TORRENS ARMS HOTEL – Usual Suspects (9.30pm) UNION HOTEL – DJ Cloak & Dagga VALLEY INN – karaoke (weekly prizes) WALKERS ARMS HOTEL – DJ Sessions (9pm) WHEATSHEAF HOTEL – Dave Graney & The Mistly (8.30pm) WOODCROFT TAVERN – karaoke (8pm) WOOLSHED: ON HINDLEY – DJs Kontrol, C4, Deceed, J Rudd, Lush and Koops (8pm) ZHIVAGO – High Heels DJs: Dusk, Bottle Rockets, Osyris and Gumshoe ZOOTZ – DJs Kym and guests
Sunday 2nd ALMA TAVERN – Sunday School with The Idle Saints AUSTRAL – Basically Maate! with DJ Staplehead (8pm) BACCHUS BAR – Release The Hounds (5pm)
Sat Sep 1 Zhivago High Heels DJs: Dusk, Bottle Rockets, Osyris and Gumshoe. BEERGARDEN: BRICKWORKS – Musos Jam with the Good Ol’ Boys Band (2pm) every first and third Sunday of the month BENJAMIN ON FRANKLIN – Courtyard: DJ Mule (4pm) BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB – Dave Hunt BOTANIC BAR – Eric The Falcon BRAHMA LODGE HOTEL – The Crew CROWN & ANCHOR – Matt Barlow & Naomi Keyte DOG & DUCK – Sneaky Sundays with Jak Morris DUBLIN HOTEL – No Use For A DJ Name (9pm) DUCK INN: COROMANDEL VALLEY – Fern Black ED CASTLE – Beer Garden: Acoustic Sundays (2pm) EMU HOTEL – The Incredibles (5pm) EXCHANGE HOTEL: GAWLER – Lily & The Drum (2.30pm) EXETER ON RUNDLE – The Faction (5pm)
FORRESTERS & SQUATTERS ARMS HOTEL – DAY OF DECEIT, ALDA SKY, DESOLATE SILENCE, HOLLOW EYES, BLACK RAIN UPON US AND THE SKY WILL KNOW GASLIGHT TAVERN – Big Easy Sunday feturing Adelaide’s best blues players GAWLER SHOWGROUNDS – Dino Jag & The Funk Soul Brothers (3.30pm) GENERAL HAVELOCK – Eddie (Wasabi) (4pm) GILBERT STREET HOTEL – The Timbers Duo (2pm) GLENELG SURF CLUB – La Mar Sundays GOVERNOR HINDMARSH – Main Room: Lizard’s Reveille Olympic Dam Fundraiser (12pm) Jazz SA Big Band Bash GRACE EMILY HOTEL – Shit Disco HIGHLANDER HOTEL – Sunday Sessions plus Poker 888 double header free register (2.30pm) $10 buy in (6.30pm) HILTON HOTEL: MYBAR – Tim Bos DJ and Sax HOTEL ROYAL: TORRENSVILLE – The Front: NPL Poker (6.30pm) JAM THE BISTRO – DJ Tango LORD MELBOURNE HOTEL – Five Sided Circle MARINA SUNSET BAR – Sunset Sessions featuring live acoustic music MARION HOTEL – Cue ‘N’ Brew: Southern Sundays with Robin George (3pm) MARS BAR – VJK classic video hits MICK O’SHEA’S – Killkenny PRINCE ALBERT HOTEL – Puppet Show (3pm)
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The Guide // RAMSGATE HOTEL – ACOUSTIC SESSION (4PM) TOM KURZEL & ED TRAINOR FORTNIGHTLY ROTATION (7.30PM) SEACLIFF BEACH HOTEL – acoustic soloists SEMAPHORE WORKERS CLUB – Skye Blue (4pm) SUGAR – Mods, Driller and Nu Jeans TAP INN HOTEL: KENT TOWN – Acoustic Sessions THE LION HOTEL – Acoustic Sessions and DJs THE MAID – acoustic Sunday sessions (4pm) THE SOUL BOX – Rhumboogie TRINITY SESSIONS – Fiddle Chicks with Golonka (6pm) WELLINGTON HOTEL: WELLINGTON – Sunday Sessions: live music on the banks of the Murray (3pm) WHEATSHEAF HOTEL – Dave Graney & The Mistly (3.30pm) ZHIVAGO – Black Cherry DJs: Anthony, Scott Holder and Krispy ZOOTZ – Salsa night (every second week)
Monday 3rd AUSSIE INN HOTEL – Complete Trivia AVOCA HOTEL – Schnitty & Trivia Night (7pm) BARTLEY TAVERN – Complete Trivia BOATHOUSE TAVERN: TAPEROO – Complete Trivia BRIDGEWAY HOTEL – Complete Trivia BULL & BEAR – Muso’s Jam (8pm) CROWN & ANCHOR – Pynchon Unplugged EMBASSY HOTEL – karaoke EXETER ON RUNDLE – Lucas Keeley and guests
FORRESTERS & SQUATTERS ARMS HOTEL – SCOTT KENNEDY OPEN MIC NIGHT GOVERNOR HINDMARSH – Front Bar: Table Tennis Comp. Balcony Bar: Lord Stompy Harmoniclub GRACE EMILY HOTEL – Billy Bob’s BBQ Jam HOTEL ROYAL: TORRENSVILLE – Bar 180: Ultimate Quiz with Graham Lawrence (7pm) OAKS PLAZA PIER – Pier One Bar: Jake The Snake (8pm) PARAFIELD GARDENS COMMUNITY CLUB – Complete Trivia RHINO ROOM – One Mic Stand open mic comedy ROYAL OAK HOTEL: NTH ADELAIDE – Jam Night (8pm) S-BAR – karaoke SUGAR – Big Bubba and Eric The Falcon THE LION HOTEL – Brian Ruiz TOWER HOTEL – Complete Trivia
WHEATSHEAF HOTEL – Coma Special Event: Jacam Manricks (8pm)
Tuesday 4th BOTANIC BAR – Ash Wilson CAVAN HOTEL – Complete Trivia CROWN & ANCHOR – Band Room: Cranker Comedy. Front Bar: Industry Night with DJs Stevie & Duncan DANIEL O’CONNELL HOTEL – Irish Sessions (8pm) EXETER ON RUNDLE – Like Leaves DJs GASLIGHT TAVERN – The Blues Lounge roots and blues jam hosted by Ron Davidson & Trevor Graham (8pm) GOVERNOR HINDMARSH – Main Room: Music Works: Dominic & Fine Lines. Front Bar: Uke Night GRACE EMILY HOTEL – Pub Cinema MARION HOTEL – Cue ‘N’ Brew: 888 Poker (6.30pm) PARADISE HOTEL – Memory Lane Trivia PJ O’BRIENS – Davy T’s Music Trivia (7.30pm) SUGAR – CU Next Tuesday with Sonny Side-Up and Driller THE COVE TAVERN – Complete Trivia THE GOODY – Complete Trivia THE GRIFFINS – fresh, funky and progressive tunes THE KINGS BAR – Old Skool Funk with Nixon and Penfold. Back Bar: APL poker THE LION HOTEL – Acoustic Sessions THE PORT CLUB – Complete Trivia TORRENS ARMS HOTEL – Trivia Tuesday (7pm) VINE INN: NURIOOTPA – Complete Trivia WHITMORE HOTEL – Acoustic Raw Jam WINDSOR HOTEL – Complete Trivia WORLDSEND HOTEL – live music
Wednesday 5th ARKABA HOTEL – Top Room: Adelaide Comedy featuring Peter Helliar (8pm) BAR ON GOUGER – Acoustic After Dark BOTANIC BAR – Gemma BROADWAY HOTEL – It’s Like A House Party with DJ Sneaky Beats CALEDONIAN HOTEL – Salsa Underground (8pm) CAMBRIDGE BALCONY BAR – Triplescore Lite CHALLA GARDENS HOTEL – Complete Trivia CHRISTIES BEACH HOTEL – Complete Trivia COLONNADES TAVERN – Memory Lane Trivia (12.30pm) CROWN & ANCHOR – Geek with DJ Tr!p
DANIEL O’CONNELL HOTEL – Dan’s Open Mic Night (7.30pm) DOM POLSKI CENTRE – salsa lessons (6.30pm) DRAGONFLY BAR & DINING – Bento (What’s in Yo’ Box?!) EXCHANGE HOTEL: GAWLER – Live Music Exchange (7.30pm) EXETER ON RUNDLE – Curtis FINDON HOTEL – Complete Trivia FIRST COMMERCIAL HOTEL – Complete Trivia (7pm)
FORRESTERS & SQUATTERS ARMS HOTEL – SUNNYBOY AL’S KRAZY KARAOKE GASLIGHT TAVERN – Heavy Load GLYNDE HOTEL – NPL Poker (6.30pm and 10.30pm) GOVERNOR HINDMARSH – Front Bar: Open Mic Night GRACE EMILY HOTEL – Craig Atkins HIGHLANDER HOTEL – Sports Bar: 888 Poker (7.30pm) Dining: Complete Trivia (7.30pm) HIGHWAY – The Combi Room with Abbey Howlett HOLDFAST HOTEL – Nonstop Dance Party with DJs Mike Wills & VIP HQ – Flashdance Uniform Party JETTY BAR – karaoke KENSINGTON HOTEL – Caliente Guitar Trio (7.30pm) LA BOHEME – The New Cabal (9pm) LORD MELBOURNE HOTEL – DJs (9pm) MANSIONS – live band karaoke MARION HOTEL – Cue ‘N’ Brew: Adelaide Comedy featuring Damian Callinan (8pm) MARS BAR – VJK Experience (9pm) MICK O’SHEA’S – Celtic Connection OAKS PLAZA PIER – Pier One Bar: Open mic (7.30pm) ORIENTAL – DJ SEAFORD HOTEL – karaoke SLUG ‘N LETTUCE BRITISH PUB – karaoke SUGAR – Mixed Tape with Lauren Rose, Ferris Mular and Mr Whiskas SUPERMILD – It’s Wednesday Now! with local bands THE GOODY – Kickstart DJs THE KINGS BAR – DJ Yusef Wilson THE LION HOTEL – Proton Pill and Snooks La Vie TONSLEY HOTEL – Tavern Bar: quiz night (7pm) TOWER HOTEL – Uni Night with DJ Dom P TOWER TAVERN: RENMARK – Complete Trivia UNION HOTEL – Eddie Trainor WOOLSHED: ON HINDLEY – Creating Styles Karaoke (9pm) WORLDSEND HOTEL – live music
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THURSDAY AUGUST 30
DRUMSCENE LIVE 2012 WITH DAVE WECKYL. THURSDAY AUG 30
THOMAS LANG + DON FAMULARO
FRIDAY AUGUST 31
ROOTS DRUMSCENE NIGHT 4 FEATURING THE TRANSATLANTICS JAYNE-ANNE POWER THE BEARDED GYPSY BAND FRONT BAR: THE FINNATICS
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SHAKE YOUR BOOTY: THE 70S DISCO EXPLOSION WITH LESLEY WILLIAMS AND THE ATTACK
FRONT BAR: ZOOPHYTE SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 2
JAZZ SA BIG BAND BASH MONDAY SEPTEMBER 3 FRONT BAR: TABLE TENNIS COMP BALCONY BAR: LORD STOMPY’S HARMONICLUB
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 4
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MONDAY SEPTEMBER 5 FRONT BAR: OPEN MIC NIGHT
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The X Factor Despite currently riding high with number one single Battle Scars and ratings juggernaut The X Factor, Guy Sebastian admits he’s shed a few tears this year. Since the birth of his first child Hudson in March, the former Adelaide musician says something as simple as a Tom Hanks film or the Olympics can now set off the waterworks.
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eeing old friend Samantha Jade on stage admitting The X Factor was her last shot at a singing career had Sebastian bawling on national
television. “People will think it’s a bit weird that my friend is on the show, but Australia’s such a small country about six or seven people who have sung in my band were in The Voice,” Sebastian admits. “Sam was signed at the age of 14 alongside Britney Spears; Britney blew up, she got shelved. She got screwed over bad,
but her voice is amazing. Now she’s broke, she’s stocktaking at her dad’s warehouse. She’s at her wit’s end as she’s been rejected so many times she’s got no self-esteem. To see someone you care about give up on a dream, that’s weird and not nice to see. The combo of her voice being so good and the jeopardy of it just choked me up. She left the stage and the other judges saw me welling up. I just started to cry and it was very embarrassing.” With Sebastian and Ronan Keating being joined on The X Factor judging panel by former Rogue Traders frontwoman Natalie Bassingthwaighte and Spice Girl Mel Brown in 2011, the quartet have strengthened their bond in 2012. “We’re working together a lot more now, but Mel still tells me to shut up all the time. With Nat we didn’t see eye to eye in the first year and we had a big argument over [contestant] Mitchell. It was a long story, but I made an issue of it on air and Nat was furious, so she hated me that year. This year just the two of us went out for a drink while we were on the Gold Coast and we just hung out, so everyone’s really close now. It’s not like after a show we go and get on the piss together – we’re at a steakhouse with all the kids and families!” The first track released from October’s Armageddon, new single Battle Scars marks Sebastian’s sixth number one Australian hit.
The musician is privileged to share the success with co-writer Lupe Fiasco. “Lupe is such a nice dude. You never know what you are going to get with the bigger American acts, but he’s been really cool. If I went with a really big pop rapper name I would have suffered the danger of it being about bling and booty and being in a club, but the song needed a little bit more guts than that. I’m not a huge fan of the whole Pitbull thing - I’m not a fan of paying somebody who probably doesn’t even care about the song. Lupe wasn’t about money – he’s not Flo Rida! That’s what I really like about him.” Battle Scars proves an interesting ecumenical match, with Fiasco a practicing Muslim and Sebastian a former member of the Paradise Community Church congregation. Sebastian suggests in recent years he’s been “unlearning” a lot of his religious indoctrination. “It’s been a while since I’ve been to church as I’m trying to figure out my holistic view of Christianity. I’ve been unlearning heaps of stuff, too – there’s so much trust in people of authority that a lot of the time they tell you things that just aren’t true. For the last few years I’ve been researching my religion in context to other religions, which I think makes you a far less closed off person. I was never in that school of being judgemental where I thought my religion was ‘it’ and
Reece’s Pieces Last year’s X Factor victor Reece Mastin has notched up two number one singles since his 2011 win, but his mentor Guy Sebastian laughs when it’s suggested he currently seems more concerned with new tattoos than career longevity. “Reece has the mentality of a ‘70s rock star and Steven Tyler is his hero. I hadn’t seen a bunch of his new tatts until the other day and I was like, ‘Dude, slow down!’. When you’re young, if you’re going to cover yourself in tatts at least leave some room for when you’ve done some life. Don’t peak so early! He is focused on his music, but I feel for Reece.”
everyone else was wrong, but I was kind of surrounded by people who were. You’re told lies about what other religions believe a lot of the time as well. These bigots quote crap so ignorantly – it never ceases to amaze me.” WHO: Guy Sebastian WHAT: Battle Scars (Sony) WHERE: The X Factor, Channel Seven WHEN: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at 7.30pm RIPITUPMAGAZINE//RIPITUP.COM.AU
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Film // Love (M) Funded by Angels & Airwaves, who supply the subtle, somewhat Air-like score, this has more than a touch of 2001: A Space Odyssey about it and yet that isn’t a problem, especially as this has about a dozen times the emotional impact of Stanley Kubrick’s ‘Head Movie’ classic. Beginning with an American Civil War-set sequence that seems totally out of place (and looks cheaper and clumsier than the sci-fi stuff to come), we then leap into the future and watch as Lee Miller (Gunner Wright in a veritable one-man-show) takes up residence in the International Space Station in the year 2039. On board to make repairs and see if he can stand the isolation, Miller at first welcomes the challenge until his sense of excitement and responsibility turn to boredom and
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then, as you might have guessed, a barely-contained terror, as it becomes increasingly clear that the Earth is tearing itself apart and, perhaps, an alien intelligence is watching and toying with him. Ambitiously constructed, writer/director/cinematographer/ production designer William Eubank’s film looks quite the expensive epic (although it was mostly cobbled together in a set in his parents’ backyard over four years!), is full of intriguingly barely-explained mysteries (why do ‘real’ interviews about human connection and love keep popping in?) and features a beautifully restrained performance by Wright in what’s essentially an impossible role. And, while there are riffs from 2001, this is still very much a one-of-a-kind pic and might leave your mind ever so slightly blown. Mad Dog Bradley
Quick Flicks
Adelaide Cinémathèque 2012 Mercury Cinema
The two-date-only Cinémathèque retrospective Anatolian Master: Nuri Bilge Ceylan happens at the Mercury Cinema on Thu Aug 30 at 7.30pm with the ‘Special Import’ Climates (R, 2006) and on Mon Sep 3 at 7.30pm with Three Monkeys (M, 2008). All Cinémathèque details: mercurycinema.org.au.
Finding Nemo 3D Selected Cinemas
Pixar’s beloved 2003 outing gets the 3D treatment, which will surely make the sequences with the sharks (especially the Barry Humphries-voiced Bruce) fairly intense, cobber.
Opening But Unrated
Moonrise Kingdom (M) Total Recall (M)
Hope Spings (M)
There were gorgeous elements in writer/ director/producer Wes Anderson’s Bottle Rocket, Rushmore and The Royal Tenenbaums, and yet his The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou and The Darjeeling Limited tended to suffocate with ‘quirkiness’, but this, his latest outing (co-written by Roman Coppola), is a work of real maturity - and totally lovely. On a fictional island off New England in 1965, a boy scout named Sam (barely-teen newcomer Jared Gilman) escapes camp and Scoutmaster Ward (Edward Norton) calls the police in the form of Captain Sharp (Bruce Willis), who discovers that Sam is an orphan and that he’s hiding in the forest with ‘true love’ Suzy (Kara Hayward, about Gilman’s age and also untested), a lass escaping the spell cast by her unhappy parents Laura and Walt Bishop (Frances McDormand and Bill Murray, Anderson’s unlikely muse). ‘Social Services’ also gets involved (that’s how the late-appearing Tilda Swinton is credited), and soon Sam and Suzy are located, but it’s not as easy as that, with a huge storm in the offing, cameos to come and wounds to be healed all round. A filmmaker who adores his characters (and his actors, and they obviously line up to work with him), Anderson has given this a personal, even autobiographical touch, even though he was born four years after these events supposedly transpired. But it’s the at times daring tone which ensures that it works so well: charmingly nostalgic, gently amusing, sweetly melancholy - and with just a pinch of the fairytale. Mad Dog Bradley
In a fine example of a simple film that gets everything right, after 30-plus years of marriage, Kay (Meryl Streep) and Arnold (Tommy Lee Jones) are at crossroads. Sleeping in separate rooms and leading mostly separate lives, Arnold is resigned to their way of life, but Kay is unhappy with the lack of passion between them, and, with a reluctant Arnold in tow, heads to Maine for a week of intensive counselling with marriage expert Dr Feld (Steve Carell). Although known as a comedic actor, Carell has delivered some of his best work while playing the straight-man (Little Miss Sunshine, Dan In Real Life), and he succeeds again in his relatively minor but vital role as the catalyst between Kay and Arnold. Adding yet more subtle facets to their already remarkable range of characters, the inspired pairing of Streep and Jones is unsurprisingly, but no less impressively, brilliant, and requires no further discussion beyond marvelling over how long it’s taken someone to cast them opposite each other. Essentially marketed as a sex comedy for the ‘north of middle age’ demographic, there is certainly sex, and definitely comedy, but all of the promised gags are a delicate set-up for a much more sobering, honest and thoughtprovoking commentary on life and love that is sweet more often than lewd, sad more often than funny, and guaranteed to make everyone who sees it take stock of their own relationships. Be ready for giggles, tears and quiet reflection. Kat McCarthy
Director/producer Len Wiseman’s remake (Total Remake?) of Paul Verhoeven’s chaotic 1990 blockbuster (‘inspired’ by Philip K Dick’s We Can Remember It For You Wholesale, and with complicated writing credits built around that and the original screenplay) is stronger and slicker but still too silly to be the mindfuck intended. In a future that’s sort of Blade Runner with climate change, and where the world is mostly uninhabitable and many have fled to space, two main populations exist, one in the ‘United Federation Of Britain’ and one in Australia (‘The Colony’), and Doug Quaid (Colin Farrell) is a dissatisfied grunt-worker haunted by action-movie-type dreams, married to Lori (Kate Beckinsale AKA Mrs Wiseman) and drawn to Rekall, where implanted memories promise to make you happy when you’re not. However, when he’s hooked up, of course, it turns out he’s an amnesiac secret agent, that he’s connected to terrorist leader Matthias (Bill Nighy almost risking an American accent) and that Melina ( Jessica Biel) isn’t just the girl of his dreams but real (?), and almost as good at mass shoot-’em-ups and CGI stunts as he is. More controlled (if that’s quite the right word) than Verhoeven’s film, and with a considerably different plot than the ‘Blue Sky On Mars’ business from 1990, this features a strikingly-realised vision of a sprawled-tothe-heavens future, pretty cool blowings-up and a fair performance by Farrell, who’s rather more human than the original’s Ah-nuld Schwarzenegger. And all we need to do now is wait another 22 years for the next remake… or am I imagining that? Mad Dog Bradley
Chinese Take-Away (M), a Spanish/ Mandarin-language drama from Argentinian writer/director Sebastián Borensztein, stars Ricardo Darín, Muriel Santa Ana and Ignacio Huang. And, so help me, The Expendables 2 (MA), the sequel to 2010’s The Expendables (duh!) and this time directed by Simon (The Mechanic) West rather than star/co-writer Sly Stallone, offers another ridiculously blokey ageing-he-man cast, including Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Bruce Willis, Terry Crews, Arnold Schwarzenegger (no secret there), newcomer-to-the-franchise Chuck Norris (!) and Liam Hemsworth (although his role was, at one point, almost filled by the somewhat less than tough Taylor Lautner!).
Seniors On Screen Mercury Cinema
The Woody Harrelson-starring Rampart (MA), from co-writer/director Oren Moverman (of the also-Harrelsonstarring The Messenger, and this time out working with co-writer James Ellroy), is this week’s Seniors On Screen offering at the Merc on Fri Aug 31 at 11am. Details mercurycinema.org.au.
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Food Review
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Cooking With Dennis Leslie Executive Chef The Brasserie
Last week we learnt how to make meringue and now we’ll learn how to do the filling. This time it’s a delicious chocolate mocha with short crust pastry tart. To re-learn how to do the meringue and short crust pastry, head to the ‘Lifestyle’ tab on Rip It Up’s website to print off the recipes.
Mocha Bavarian Meringue Tarts / Makes 8 Tarts For the Chocolate Mocha 300ml milk 1tblspn instant espresso coffee 100g dark chocolate buttons 6 egg yolks 1tblspn gelatine powder
Local band Messrs are pretty much taking over the world. While their lead singer Josh is on a three-month hiatus in the Big Brother house, drummer Chad and bass player Craig are working their rear ends off having recently opened the very cool Kishi Sushi on Rundle St. I liked their page on Facebook and was pretty excited about the special deals they do almost daily, including 10 plates and a beer for $35, $3 Asahi beer on some week-nights and $1 shots of sake. It turns out that these guys rock the sushi just as much as they rock the stage. The options are different to most other sushi places around town and their head chef has been working his sushi magic putting together a new and improved menu that is being launched this week. I sweet-talked him into giving me a sneak peek of some of these, and each one was a pretty special bite-sized dish of Japanese goodness. My top pick is the thin strips of beef tatake fillet served rare with a sweet and salty sauce. The sashimi is fresh and delicious, and one by
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one the nori, nigiri, gunkan and inari roll out of the kitchen servery on the Kishi carousel. In a cheeky ode to their musical background, the guys have also landed a spicy little flavourpacked salmon and avocado combo called ‘The Lion King’. You can pretty much dip anything in tempura batter and I’ll enjoy it, but the golden prawn tempura is particularly good, as is the okonomiyaki ( Japanese pancake) which was recommended to me by one of the other diners (and kishi sushi regular) who was sitting nearby with a rather satisfied look on her face, which was backed
up by her rather large stack of sushi plates. Expectedly, the soundtrack at Kishi is pretty cool and adds to the ambience of this warm little place, so next time you’re in the mood for a sushi feast jump off that train and onto the carousel at Kishi. These guys have got the goods, and cheap beer too. WHAT: Kishi Sushi WHERE: 298 Rundle St, Adelaide WHEN: Wed – Sun from 12pm – 9pm CONTACT: 8232 1774
Booze Clues with Louis Schofield
2011 Brash Higgins Nero D’Avola Region: McLaren Vale, South Australia Type: 100% Nero D’Avola Alc: 13% Price: $40
Veggie Velo Mobile food is the trend right now, but where there are tacos, burgers and New York style hot dogs, vegetarian options there are not. Finally non-meat eaters can rejoice with the introduction of this recent food cart: Veggie Velo. Offering vegetarian food from a vending cargo bicycle, Veggie Velo’s motto is street food with an emphasis on health and flavour
170g caster sugar 6g gelatine leaves (soaked in cold water) 300ml thickened cream One recipe sweet short crust pastry (blind baked into tart shells)
prepared in front of customers. Using environmentally friendly packaging and organic produce where possible, some of the menu items include the gourmet burger with grilled mushrooms, haloumi, beetroot, alfalfa, onion jam and a rye bun, the vegan banana and chocolate tarts and salads with quinoa patties. Although their trade is dependent on the weather, you can usually find the bike cart around the city on Fridays and weekends. Keep updated at facebook.com/veggievelo.
Brash was born in Chicago, learned his craft as a sommelier in NYC, then finally relocated to McLaren Vale for an “Aussie lady”. First vintage down and he’s knocked out a few bottles of some pretty special booze. This wine in particular is really exciting. A Sicilian variety that’s really suited to our hot, dry climate. Fermented and left on skins for ages in clay vessels. Not oak, not stainless, old Roman-style amphorae. The result is light on its feet, super floral (think lavender, violets leaping out of the glass) and unique. The real secret is coming back to it the next day, when it looks even better, indicating it’ll love a few years in the cellar. Great stuff. All beverages featured in Booze Clues are available from East End Cellars at 22-26 Vardon Ave, Adelaide.
Method 1. Place the milk, coffee and chocolate in a pan and melt over low heat (under boiling). 2. Whisk egg yolks and sugar in a stainless steel bowl until the sugar is dissolved. Add the milk and melted chocolate into the egg mixture whilst whisking. 3. Place the bowl over simmering water and continue to whisk for another five to six minutes or until it thickens. 4. Add the gelatine powder into the mixture and whisk through. 5. Squeeze the excess water from the soaked gelatine leaves and whisk it into the chocolate mixture. 6. Scrape the side down with a rubber spatula and allow to sit in the fridge for about 30-40 minutes to cool down. Do not allow it to set. 7. Meanwhile, whisk the cream in a stainless steel bowl to a soft to medium peak. 8. Take the cooled chocolate mix out of the fridge and fold half the whipped cream into the chocolate mix thoroughly using a rubber spatula. 9. Once completely mixed through, scrape the rest of the whipped cream in and fold through thoroughly. 10. Place in piping bags and pipe into tarts using a blank nozzle, right up to the brim. Using a palette knife, smooth the surface flat.
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Stars // Aries 21.03/20.04
With Venus in Cancer, the waters are a little murky. In actual fact, they aren’t as murky as you are making them. If you were to stop thrashing around and making things difficult, the mud would settle and clear. To be in clear water and find your balance, be still.
Scorpio 24.10/21.11 Mars is now well and truly in your burrow. You have a strapping, well-armoured warrior in your lounge-room. What exactly are you going to do with him? If you are male, it would be wise to garner from his power and wisdom. If you are a woman, the options are endless.
Gemini 21.05/21.06 There’s not a skerrick of resistance in the way of you going for expansion, growth and power. Perhaps it is such a surprise to come face to face with an open door that you forget to walk through it. Get past the unfamiliar and have fun with chances freely given.
Sagittarius 22.11/21.12 The moon begins her week in your midst. She arcs up your emotions and makes you more reactive than usual. Those who oppose you are showing you parts of yourself that you need to get a grip on. Stop pushing them away. Settle down. Invite them in as guests.
Cancer 22.06/22.07 Venus is cooling your fires. Now that the sun has moved into Virgo, even more of the heat has gone out. When heat goes three steps past where it inspires passion and instead gets all feverish and cathartic, it’s best that it cools down. Be held in the arms of this change.
Capricorn 22.12/19.01 Now that the sun is in Virgo, a fellow earth sign, it’s as if everything that was curly suddenly straightens up; everything that was blurred suddenly comes into focus. Enjoy the shift. Forget reflecting on the reasons and instead use these good conditions to prosper.
Leo 23.07/22.08 Mercury is dancing his way through your constellation. You are feeling more solitary this week. Your mind is frolicking reflectively. With this aloneness, you are free to allow your imagination free rein. The absence of incoming judgements frees you up creatively.
Aquarius 20.01/18.02 Any lull that you may feel is designed for you to take some time away from the madding crowd, throw off extraneous influences and get your originality back. It would be a waste of opportunity to cry over spilt milk. Use this reflective time in the most creative manner.
Virgo 23.08/22.09 The sun has arrived. It is officially your time of the year. Circumstances haven’t quite shifted to allow you the sense of celebration that naturally follows, but they will. In the meantime, prepare the ground. Your imagination is certainly free. Let it paint you a picture.
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Libra 23.09/23.10
Taurus 21.04/20.05 Look at all the ways you are blocking the fine intentions of friends. There are many who would like to come close and get to know you. The walls you are putting up aren’t serving you well. It’s time to pull them down and get engaged. Take the risk of going for bliss.
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Folie A Deux From Wed Sep 5 Format will host Folie A Deux, a dual exhibition between multidisciplinary artists Alice Dolling and Tom Christophersen inspired by a psychiatric conidition in which two individuals share a double madness in themes of sexuality, gender, insanity and beauty. Rip It Up speaks to artist Alice Dolling about the show.
Tell me a little bit about the inspiration for the Folie A Deux exhibition. “Tom came up with the idea then showed me this incredible documentary on YouTube called Madness In the Fast Lane which was about two identical twins that got real crazy. ‘Folie A Deux’ is a psychiatric condition where two people suffer from a dual delusion and a double madness. We aren’t as insane as the twins in the documentary, but we are fairly silly so we agreed the theme was fitting.”
Pisces 19.02/20.03 There’s a good set of cards in your hand. How you play them will determine whether others sink or swim. This is quite some responsibility. It would be wise to be aware of the insidious nature of power right now. The antidote to misuse is an open heart. Be sure to have one.
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What materials do you and Christophersen mainly work with? “I work with paint and ink and Tom has just recently discovered he has a special affinity with watercolor pencils.” A lot of your paintings involve special paint which glows under UV lighting. What gave you the idea to do this? “At Rainbow Serpent Festival we had a stall and someone brought a UV light. I spent a lot of time basking under its glow. Then I went to an exhibition where Adelaide expat artist Sam Songailo had a piece that was UV and realised I could also do this.” Is it expensive to paint with UV materials? “It seems expensive because I buy big containers but paint is always annoyingly pricy.” Some of your portraiture offers a sometimes confronting view – suggestible fluids, body hair, spreadeagled positions. Is shock value an important aspect to your art? “I don’t really think of it as shock value, I just paint what I know. Lots of the pieces I have done for this exhibition are self-portraits that
reflect my mood, my favourite outfits and my view of myself.” The trailer for Folie A Deux features you and Christophersen doing some fairly sinister activities, finished with an almost cathartic ending at the beach. What’s the trailer about? “The trailer was Tom’s baby, but to me it’s basically an exploration of the notion of a doubled madness. In the trailer we are trying to work on our pictures and then we get killed by hooded figures. It turns out the killers are us in the end. It’s about different perceptions and realities, and dancing around with coloured food on your face.” Can we expect any crazy antics on the opening night? “There will be UV lights and outlandish clothing and probably some people will be drunk - drunk people usually are quite outlandish.” WHAT: Folie A Deux by Alice Dolling and Tom Christophersen WHERE: Format WHEN: Wed Sep 5 – Wed Sep 12 OPENING: Wed Sep 5 from 6pm
Infinite Horizons Fred Williams Forest Pond, 1974
With Mars in Scorpio the direction of your adventures is likely to change. Scorpio is all about subjects that are hidden under the surface – not talked about. Your adventure is to get that which is unspoken out onto the common agenda. This could be prickly work.
with Sudhir
One of Australia’s greatest artists Fred Williams will present his first major retrospective of work in almost 25 years at the Art Gallery Of South Australia in Infinite Horizons. Highlighting his strength as a painter, the staggering showcase will feature over 100 works including oil paintings and luminous gouaches revealing Williams’ distinctive stylistic approach to the expansive Australian landscape. WHAT: Fred Williams: Infinite Horizons WHERE: Art Gallery Of South Australia WHEN: Fri Aug 31 – Sun Nov 4 TICKETS: $5 - $15 available from artgallery.sa.gov.au
Fashion //
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Father’s Day
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Atomic Watches & Jewellery To keep your dad stylish, treat him with a watch and some jewellery from Atomic Watch + Style. Timepieces are a necessary accessory for any man, but that doesn’t mean they have to sacrifice style for functionality. If you think it’s time your dad kept up with the times (get it?) a bit more then check out the new range of Atomic watches for the latest releases, including these ones from Diesel Emporio Armani and Armani Exchange. Atomic Watch + Style is located at Shop LG 12, Adelaide Central Plaza, 100 Rundle Mall. Armani Exchange, RRP $299
Emporio Armani, RRP $639
Kiehl’s Facial Fuel 125ml, $48
Kiehl’s Men’s Facial Fuel If your dad isn’t using moisturiser then he should be. Now that’s settled, Kiehl’s Facial Fuel; Energizing Moisture Treatment For Men is probably the one product that he’ll try if you don’t think he’ll be easily convinced on the matter. It makes tired skin look fresh, awake and healthy, but is so light it doesn’t feel like you’re wearing anything at all. If he still needs convincing, Kiehl’s (unendorsed) celebrity ambassadors include Pharrell Williams and Brad Pitt. So, surely the answer to being as cool as them is with Kiehl’s, right? Kiehl’s is located at Burnside Village and in David Jones, Rundle Mall.
Skull Cufflink, $99.95
The Size Matters Mug from Outliving, $24.95
Diesel, RRP $469
Size Matters Mug Left/Right Cufflink, $69.95, iPhone Cufflink, $99.95
DéClic Cufflinks For the dad that is “anything but boring”, DéClic specialising in shirting and business attire in shirting and business attire that is as stylish as it is off-centre. Take a look at these cufflinks, featuring skulls, iPhones and left and right signs that will give your dad some serious swag points around the office. DéClic is located at Shop 7A, Adelaide Central Plaza, 100 Rundle Mall.
Perhaps a bit too lowbrow for some, but if your dad loves a joke he will love you for it. Holding practically a litre of liquid, if size matters to your dad’s soups or morning coffees, then it’ll be right up his alley. I’m sure the embarrassment by him undoubtedly bringing it out at every occasion possible (birthdays, Christmases, weddings) to show off the irony of it all will be outweighed by the joy it will give him. And that’s what matters most. The Size Matters Mug can be found at General Pants Co Marion and Rundle Mall.
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Culture
DVD Reviews
Salmon Fishing In The Yemen
Win Competitions
The Lucky One Roadshow / M / 97 Mins
Roadshow / M / 103 Mins
Hopscotch / MA / 300 Mins
Salmon Fishing In The Yemen might feature a Doctor Jones on a dusty, against-the-odds adventure battling with foreign insurgents, but there are no crystal skulls, temples of doom or lost arks here. Ewan McGregor’s Alfred Jones is a starchy scientist in Britain’s Fisheries Department railroaded into making the titular dream of a billionaire Yemeni sheikh (Amr Waked) come true. Slowly worn down by the posh allure and natural warmth of the sheikh’s London representative Harriet Chetwode-Talbot (Emily Blunt), Jones loses his stuffiness and throws himself into making the seemingly unfeasible Middle Eastern fly fishing project a reality. Like the best fly fishermen, Salmon Fishing In The Yemen features a strong, effective cast. Kristin Scott Thomas, playing the British PM’s ball-breaking media chief, puts in an amusing turn and looks far younger than in her recent, starker European flicks. Blunt and McGregor’s congenial partnership also adds to this unlikely charmer, with some stunning cinematography (Morocco filling in for Yemen, as well as some placid Scottish scenes) another valuable lure. A third act awkwardly shoe-horns in added tension, but there remains enough gentle appeal to reel you in. You’ll believe a fish can fly. Scott McLennan
Liz Jensen / Bloomsbury Circus / 307pp / $29.99
Bookshelf
The Uninvited
Jensen’s latest is, as the cover suggests, about monstrous preteens, but this isn’t merely some wannabe taboo-busting horror tale but a fullthrottle apocalypse-tinged saga. Hesketh Lock, a brilliant anthropologist and insurance investigator who’s somewhere on the Asperger’s spectrum but works hard at relationships, is checking out industrial sabotage in Taiwan when he becomes aware of a growing global epidemic of murderous kids and, by the time he returns home to London and lets his craziest theories run wild, he’s afraid that the spread of violence and chaos will affect his bond with Freddy, the little son of his ex, Kaitlin, and perhaps as gifted and troubled as he is. And while some may worry that the hero-with-Asperger’s cliché has gone too far, there’s no doubt that Hesketh is a protagonist we truly like and fear for, especially as he finally learns to understand how those around him think and feel when it may be too late. MDB
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Campus: Season One
Nicholas Sparks’ endlessly cheesy (and cheesily endless) novels are regularly turned into sentimental, ‘theme’-filled dramas, and this latest filming, directed by Adelaide’s own Scott Hicks and with a moderately appealing ‘adult’ performance by Zac Efron, is really only slightly superior schmaltz. ZE’s traumatised ex-Marine Logan seeks out a mysterious woman in a talismanic photo and finds her in the form of dog kennel operator Beth (Taylor Schilling), who comes complete with a nice nanna (overacting Blythe Danner), mop-top son (Riley Thomas Stewart) and edgily estranged cop hubby ( Jay R Ferguson as Keith), who’s only too happy to step up jadedly as the would-be villain here. But first Logan and Beth have to fall in lerve, which they duly do, with Zac enjoying his first onscreen, and somewhat awkwardlystaged, sort-of-sex-scene. ‘About war’ in the same way that the recent, emotionally gruesome cinematic take on Sparks’ Dear John was ‘about war’ (ie it isn’t, really), there’s little middle ground with this one: starryeyed Zac-lovers will adore it to the bitter end, Hicks’ fans will admire it (while also sensing that it could actually have been directed by anyone) - and those who loathe such brazenly manipulative tear-jerkers will think they’ve been tear-gassed. MDB
Creator Victoria Pile’s somewhat delayed follow-up to British TV’s inimitable and much-loved Green Wing (2004-2006) again studies an intermingling group of idiosyncratic characters in a particular environment, here a university rather than a hospital, but can’t quite manage the same memorable mix of gorgeously crazy comedy and unexpectedly biting, even moving character drama. Perhaps it’s the fault of the virtually psychotic Vice Chancellor (Andy Nyman ranting away as the Nazilike short-arse Jonty de Wolfe), as he loudly presides over an educational establishment where an assortment of rather English oddballs gathers, including: Imogen Moffat (Lisa Jackson), a wallflower author of a maths bestseller (?) now toiling as a lecturer; seedy, womanising English head Matt Beer ( Joseph Millson), who fancies conquering Imogen as he exploits the athletic but dim Flatpack ( Jonathan Bailey) horribly and flings armfuls of essays down stairs instead of properly grading them the traditional way; altogether hated engineering department weirdo Lydia Tennant (the rather unfunny Dolly Wells); and others, all colliding with each other in seemingly Green Wing fashion but without the humour and, well, heart. Credit - but only just. Extras include a short behind-the-scenes featurette. MDB
The Lucky One US Marine Sergeant Logan Thibault (Zac Efron) returns from his third tour of duty in Iraq with the one thing he credits with keeping him alive: a photograph he found of a woman he doesn’t even know. Learning her name is Beth and where she lives, he shows up at her door and, despite her initial mistrust, a romance develops between them, giving Logan hope that Beth could be much more than his good luck charm. Log onto ripitup.com.au and enter your details for your chance to win one of five copies of The Lucky One on DVD. Competition closes at midday on Thu Sep 6.
Oh Mercy From the Roxy Music-esque swagger of My Man (the first song Gow has ever written that wasn’t autobiographical) to pulsating first single Drums (the product of a heavy Jorge Ben Jor binge), Oh Mercy’s third album Deep Heat is modern, forwardthinking pop; a colourful mix of styles all held together by a singular groove. We’ve got five copies of Deep Heat up for grabs, so log onto ripitup.com.au and enter your details for your chance to win. Competition closes at midday on Thu Sep 6.
TaikOz And Kodo
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TaikOz, the Australian taiko drumming ensemble which features Riley Lee on shakuhachi (Japanese bamboo flute), have teamed up with Japanese taiko exponents Kodo for an Australian tour which will also bring them to Adelaide next month for Adelaide Festival Centre’s OzAsia Festival. Riley Lee, who formed TaikOz in Australia with Ian Clelland in 1997, used to work with Kodo in the ’70s when they were known as Ondekoza. He is, therefore, understandably excited about this new venture for both companies. “I’ve been performing for about 40 years now and one would expect to become jaded at times, but I am so thrilled about this tour because it’s so unique,” he says. “Not only is it something that has never happened before, but it involves members of a group I was part of in the early ’70s. And two people who were there when I was there are still with Kodo. Of course, they have some younger members now, but on a personal level it’s great that two guys I worked with back in the ’70s are still with Kodo. “And even without that connection, the fact that two world class taiko groups are coming together is also very exciting,” he adds. “And Kodo, to my knowledge, have never before undertaken a joint venture such as this with another taiko group.” The program will have Kodo and
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TaikOz performing separately before joining together for the finale. “There will actually be a number of pieces that will be performed together including a piece I’ve composed which has become a really great work, not so much because of my composition, but because of Ian Cleworth’s arrangement of it. And the last part of the show – the final three minutes – will be a duet between shakuhachi and voice.” It’s said people attend taiko performances to ‘watch’ rather than ‘hear’ the music. “That’s true because taiko is a combination of music, dance and theatre so it’s quite visual,” Lee states. “And in Japan they use the verb ‘to see’ rather than ‘to hear’ in regard to taiko. “But, of course, you do definitely hear it,” he adds with a chuckle. “And not only do you hear it, you also feel it. Your body can actually feel the music.”
Lee, who played bass as a teenager in award winning rock band The Workouts, laughs heartily when asked what he might now be doing if he’d remained in his birthplace of Plainview, Texas. “I shudder to think. Fortunately my parents moved away when I was six, first to Oklahoma but then to Hawaii where they still live. So Hawaii is really where I grew up and it’s so close, culturally and physically, to Japan which is how I got involved with playing shakuhachi. “So I can thank my parents because who knows what I’d be doing now if my family had stayed in Texas,” he concludes. WHAT: TaikOz and Kodo WHERE: Her Majesty’s Theatre WHEN: Wed Sep 19 and Thu Sep 20 at 6.30pm ozasiafestival.com.au
Your guide to the student experience. This week we enter spring. Where has this year gone? As the weather gets warmer, the due-dates and exams creep nearer… It’s like a graph depicting utmost joy (weather) correlating with pending doom (exams). The scariest part as well is that within the next three months uni will be over for another year. Seasons always feel like they go forever while you’re in them (Longest. Winter. Ever!) but when you look back when it’s all over you realise how quickly it goes. We are nearing the home stretch, but I guess it’s time to look back and see what has been achieved this year (so far). There’s still plenty of times to catch up on your reading, take notes in lectures and pay closer attention just like you no doubt promised yourself at the start of the semester. Having said that, in my final week of uni I discovered where the library book return chute was, and I turned out all right (right?). And remember, if you have any student info, an upcoming campus event, any deals I should know about, email fasttimes@ripitupcom.au, Poke facebook. com/fasttimesripitupmag or Follow @ FastTimesRIU and I’ll spread the word. Peace, Lachie.
Hey! Join The Circus! While writing this humble page for higher education, I haven’t met nearly enough people who want to run away and join the circus. For Adelaide to have their own audition for National Institute Of Circus Art’s Bachelor Of Circus Arts, there needs to be enough interest. Being Australia’s only circus degree, competition is high, but surely Adelaide – the festival state – has the goods to warrant their own audition? NICA graduates go on to perform with the likes of Circus Oz, Circa and Cirque Du Soleil or start their own performance companies, so really instead of throwing your career aspirations away, you are creating new opportunities for yourself to
AC Arts students flurry tudents are in a flurry perfecting their latest major performance, Little Shop Of Horrors. Fast Times caught up with some of the students working on different areas of the production to get a preview of what we might expect from the production.
Manda Webber Production Designer
perform at the highest level. If you have a background in either circus, sport, dance, physical theatre, gymnastics, acrobatics, martial arts, diving or trampoline and dream of performing, you should put your hand up and do what I could not. I got rejected from clown school because I couldn’t juggle. True story. NICA Audition applications must be received by Mon Sep 10 via nica. com.au. Currently auditions are held interstate in October, but an Adelaide audition will be held if there is enough interest.
Red Bull Racing Can Competition The Red Bull Racing Can competition, from my understanding, combines the two things engineering students love most – energy drinks and models. The University Of Adelaide are holding the SA heat, with 12 teams of two members – a driver and an engineer – pitting against each other and competitors from interstate to see who the overall champion will be. The supreme victors will then be flown to Sao Paulo, Brazil, for the World Final in November. Design, performance and popularity are all categories that score points and every team is given the same chassis and special edition Red Bull can to work with.
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Right at this moment, I heavily regret any negativity I’ve shown towards people who make model cars or continue their Hot Wheels obsession into adulthood. Please take me to Brazil. Thanks.
I study: Design For Live Production, Theatre & Events. But in my spare time I: What is this “spare time” you speak of? My dream job is: Designing for a big budget production set in the 1920s. My role in Little Shop Of Horrors is: Production designer. The best part about what I do is: Working with great people. The most challenging thing I’ve encountered so far is: Finding shoes. So many shoes. People who come to see Little Shop Of Horrors can expect: A very talented cast and a large man-eating plant! When the show closes I am going to: Sleep. WHAT: Little Shop Of Horrors WHEN: Wed Sep 5 – Sat Sep 15 WHERE: AC Arts TICKETS: $20 adults, $10 concession through VenueTIx
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Ramsgate: Mon $15 Surf & Turf Omega 3 is good for the brain cells, and steak contains protein, which Sam Neill tells me is important for evolving from monkeys. Mondays is definitely the day when your brain cells need the most help and you need to feel the least like a devolved species. I have the solution: All Day Monday Surf & Turf at the Ramsgate Hotel. Kick off the longest possible time until another weekend with a meal that will not only help you power through the rest of the
week, but at only $15, won’t destroy your weekly budget. And yes, it comes with chips and salad, so you can be sure you’re getting the best out of that pesky food pyramid your mum keeps going on about (chips are a vegetable, right?). $15 Surf & Turf is available all-day Monday at The Ramsgate Hotel, 328 Seaview Rd, Henley Beach. Not available on public holidays.
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Owl Eyes Love Run Dry (Wunderkind)
Label dramas threatened to knock Melbourne’s Owl Eyes from her perch before she’d even released a debut, but in the wake of her split from Warner she’s now served up her tastiest dish. Toning down the electro cuckoo of her Crystalised EP a few months back, Love Run Dry is reminiscent of Robyn’s ultra-cool remix of El Perro Del Mar’s Change Of Heart dragged into the shadows by strings and incantations. If Breaking Dawn Part 2 needs one last dark glory for its soundtrack, Love Run Dry is as unfathomably mesmerising as Hollywood trampire Kristen Stewart.
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Maxi In A Little While (Independent)
With a name that sounds like a generic brand’s brick-sized feminine hygiene product packing all the absorbency of an iPhone, selling this one was always going to be a hard graft. While the spacious pop atmospherics of In A Little While isn’t as embarrassing as light bladder leakage, it lacks the absorbing and colourful twists of U By Kotex.
Dappled Cities Lake Air (HUB/Inertia)
For Sydney’s Dappled Cities, evolution has probably been the most prominent aspect of their musical pursuits thus far. From the sleepy rock sounds of their early days through to the grandiosity witnessed on past albums Granddance
and Zounds, the band continue to reach higher with every note. And the opening bars of their fourth album, Lake Air, only reaffirm these aural ambitions. Lead singer Tim Derricourt clearly has one of Australian music’s most recognisable voices, defined by his consistently weird-yet-sincere undertones. The balance between experimentation and fun in songs like The Leopard and Born At The Right Time demonstrate Derricourt’s ability to tell the song’s story with refrain while being able to let the band run free behind him. Aforementioned albumopener Run With The Wind, also the first single to be released from Lake Air, is possibly as definitive as Dappled Cities can be. A deep, youthful anthem that packs a punch with every synth-shrouded lyric, this song genuinely feels like the five-piece have leapt into space and formed a new inter-planetary band with laser-toting aliens. If it felt as though Zounds was the tip of Dappled Cities’ iceberg, allow Lake Air to prove you wrong. Watch them reach even higher next time, too. Sam Reynolds
Oh how I do enjoy when people put effort into their presentation. Like when an old man curls his moustache before ambling down to the shops or when housewives insist on cleaning the house before the cleaner comes. It’s brilliant, and certainly not unnoticed. We Are The Birdcage have curled the hell out of their album cover’s moustache, packaging it ever so sweetly with little red twine wrapped around the intricate opening. Great start. Emerging from Syd-town (Sydney) this little folk duo are hitting all the right notes. Ahh, love a music pun. Little Father Time is an EP taster of euphonic melodies, finger picking pleasures and ringing harmonies weaving in and out of whimsical stories. Having supported the big Matty Corby on his Sydney adventures, these kids are beginning to spread their poetry through the alleys of the nation, providing the soundtrack of your smiling dreams. Looking to be at peace? Forget yoga, talking about your feelings or soaking it up with a bit of dry gin, just allow We Are The Birdcage to caress your ear holes and all your worries will float away. Little Father Time lets melodies roam free, with angelic sounds floating all up in and around that birdcage. Sharni Honor
Breakbot One Out Of Two (Warner)
While plenty of Breakbot’s new album By Your Side rips off the late ‘70s disco funk of Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough, the current single is more off the wall. Sounding like the Frenchman’s taken a dip into smug American sit-coms of the early ‘80s, One Out Of Two couldn’t have been more bizarre unless it was actually revealed to be the Family Ties theme remixed by Justice. Sit Breakbot, sit. Good dog.
Tyga Rack City (UMA)
Impressed by Copenhagen’s environmentally sustainable bicycle culture, Rack City finds Travie McCoy’s cousin Tyga championing pro-bike urban areas around the globe… Naw, I’m just shitting you – Rack City is actually a brainless piece of cough syrup-chugging misogynist bullshit that finds the LA rapper advocating sex with your grandma and pimping out women. Maybe the Chinese were right – crushing this Tyga’s penis might offer health benefits for everyone. Let’s hope this nasty piece of work gets accidentally shipped to Nauru for offshore processing while on his way to Australia for Nicki Minaj’s impending tour.
3OH!3 You’re Going To Love This (Warner)
Wrong again, you misogynist flapjacks.
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The Beautiful Girls Live Review
The Governor Hindmarsh, Wed Aug 22 Review by Sharni Honor Pics by Benon Koebsch
For such a frosty August evening, the festive confines of the Gov offered big sounds and even bigger sweat patches. Almost as if we were marinating in the stomach lining of summer, there was not a dry armpit in the house as the crowd shook their baba ganoush to the sweet sounds of The Beautiful Girls. I nearly choked on my cider bubbles when the headliners sneakily crept out on stage. With no support acts, they jolted straight into the set with no time to get your bearings. These crusty seadogs took the stage and delivered their tunes in a shockingly cavalier fashion. The mellow vibes seeped through the crowd, bringing everyone to chill town as The Beautiful Girls took their final tour through an age of countless great tunes. Surprisingly - and almost refreshingly – frontman Matt McHugh’s arrogance was kept to a minimum; it was nice to have the heavy politics of musicianship off the table, which turned this gig into a joyous sing-along reflection with old friends. The set warped in a bending crescendo through soft acoustic dwellings and kneebending reggae right through to the most epic, metallic-infused, heavy rock orgasm of
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Kyle Thomas, who goes by the name of King Tuff, has both rock’n’roll cred and the talent to back it up. He fronted the rock band Witch and was given guitar responsibilities in the group ahead of Dinosaur Jr’s legendary J Mascis, who instead took the drums. KT is also credited as being Seth Bogart’s (Hunx) best friend and close friend to the late Jay Reatard. So, what does he sound like, you ask? Like a madman with a guitar, which essentially seems to be what he is. Tuff tears through his follow-up album and gives us a massively diverse and awe-inspiring piece of musical art in a tacky cover. King Tuff ’s second album is self-titled and full of character and proper rock and roll with something for anyone. Some might find that Kyle Thomas’ voice is a little whiny and pre-pubescent but by the end of the first song you won’t even notice and you’ll need to hear more. One particular key track on the album is the near perfect Stupid Superstar. While King Tuff is not to everyone’s taste, given a chance this album will ensnare you with at least one track, such is the variety it offers. We can only hope the terribly lame ‘tattoo’ cover art was designed with humorous intentions. Although it seems difficult to know with someone like King Tuff. Oh well. Long live the king and his guitar playing, magic demon-bats. Tom Dawson
a finish. A finish that transformed an entire set into a spontaneous jam session which just came out of nowhere. The lad next to me was frothing off his nut; initially uninterested in acoustic sways, he morphed into this overexcitable ferocious fist-pumper by the end of the set. There was definitely something for everyone; seeing the ups and downs of the set allowed you to hear the band’s constant phases of reinvention over the last 10 years. It was a delicious smorgasbord of genres right under your nostrils. This gig definitely would have appreciated a live brass section of some kind as it lacked a certain zest. It was missing the collision point where your world meets theirs and you get lost completely in the unified sounds. The set peaked and The Beautiful Girls clambered off stage as the crowd began to catch their breath. A pathetic attempt at a slow clap was initiated. If that wasn’t enough to get the band back on stage, a lovely drunken lass scrambled on stage, mounted the microphone and yelled out what I’m thinking was “Encore”, but you can never be to sure with these joyous drunken buffoons. Back on stage for the last time, The Beautiful Girls proceeded to execute a gorgeous rendition of La Mar before cantering off the stage and out into the moonlit skies of that frosty Adelaide evening, never to be seen as a band again, leaving us dancing on the smoking ashes of what was left.
In 1999, astronomy buffs Blur composed a strangely haunting minimalist Close Encounters Of The Third Kind-style melody as the official beacon for the British spacecraft Beagle 2. It literally signalled the point where Britpop’s greatest storytellers irrefutably turned their back on suburbia, instead opting to launch skywards into the stars. If the eponymous album of 1997 hadn’t quite awoken followers to the realisation that Blur’s interest in the Cool Britannia movement had completely unravelled, this new mission well and truly shot the band’s output out of the cosy, regional climes of Primrose Hill. Beagle 2 is just one of the extraordinary tracks that fills out the new edition of 13, re-released as part of the lavish, lovingly prepped and almost exhaustive Blur 21: The Box campaign. As the title suggests, 13 is a moody, adolescent creature. Capturing emotional frailty, wilful belligerence and tenacious ingenuity, it’s an imaginative mess. Although a misunderstood addition to the Blur catalogue, 13’s creativity and variety casts an influential shadow over the Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon projects that appeared in its fractious wake. While some fans were left scratching their heads at this new Blur craft, others hopped on board for a strange space trip to supernova heights. What began as sketches of star maps would eventually lead to the discovery of whole new universes. Scott McLennan
As a hardcore fan of reggae music, I’m loving the fact that more and more reggae spectrum music is being made right here in Oz. While our Kiwi cousins have always embraced reggae, we’ve taken a little longer to catch up with the easy-rolling Jamaican grooves, but we’re really gaining momentum, and band’s like Brisbane’s Kingfisha, who’ve just released their debut eponymous release, are certainly helping the Australian reggae cause and doing so in fine fashion. These guys are deeply rooted in the electronica world of dub reggae, following in the footsteps of the likes of Fat Freddy’s Drop, while adding distinctive touches of their own. These guys aren’t afraid to push the envelope either, incorporating a number of interesting sounds and influences to the mix, edging towards flavours of acid, D&B, and even more traditional roots reggae, with the heavy-reverb dub classic ringing true throughout. The pace is varied nicely between grooving and ultra-chilled, making this one the perfect accompaniment to a party or even a mellow wee-hours vibe. I’m definitely impressed with what I’ve heard, and look forward to seeing these guys in the flesh, hopefully sometime soon. On the reggae scene, these guys are definitely ones to watch! Luke Balzan
CYRK (Liberator)
CYRK is the Polish name for ‘circus’. It is also the name of Welsh singer Cate Le Bon’s second album. It is an apt title, perhaps not for the original reason of being inspired by animals and the sea, but more so for the mash-up of sounds featured throughout its 35-minute duration. Le Bon traverses through a number of musical stylings on CYRK, ranging from garage rock on opener Falcon Eyed, to a weird range of piano tinkling and synth noise on Greta. The singer is at her best when left to pursue more traditional sounds, but the extent of her experimentation is her ultimate downfall on CYRK. If nothing else, the farmyard-like noises that close final track Ploughing Out may just inspire you to run away and join the circus. Sam Reynolds
Eugene McGuinness The Invitation To The Voyage (Domino)
I’m not entirely sure who Eugene McGuinness is trying to be: ‘70s David Bowie or late ‘90s Robbie Williams. The Invitation To The Voyage is full of confounding juxtapositions; sonically shifting from spacey disco anthems to garage surf and trippy rockabilly. McGuinness is so completely all over the radar that if he were a character from a movie he would be equal parts greasy sax guy from The Lost Boys and that dude who wore ABBA’s poop around his neck in that movie about drag queens. Ryan Lynch
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The Troppo Sessions The next allotment of live music for Troppo Sessions will take place next weekend at Cafe Troppo in Whitmore Square featuring the lilting, intimate songs of The Transatlantics’ vocalist Tara Lynch, Delia Obst (pictured) and Jacob Fiebig. The music will kick off from 6.30pm on Thu Sep 6, so head along, get yourself a drink and a table and enjoy the tunes.
Since living together in a Keswick share house called ‘The Doctor’ where they jammed most days to past the time, Adelaide expatriates Bitch Prefect have gone on to make a name for themselves in the underground music community with infectiously viral lo-fi pop concerning things like Sunday hangs, bad food decisions and the woes of public transport. Currently in the midst of touring their new album Big Time through Bedroom Suck Records, the band are cooling their heels in Melbourne before ending the tour leg with a homecoming show at Format. Seemingly that down-time includes ironing, when Rip It Up calls to chat to guitarist and vocalist Scott O’Hara. “I’ve got a fancy job and I have to wear fancy clothes. It’s all screwy, I don’t know what I’m doing,” he laughs. “I couldn’t even look after my hair so I shaved that all off. Then I had to start ironing shirts. I’d never even worn a shirt in my life before this and now I have to iron it.” According to O’Hara, the other two members of Bitch Prefect now have “fancy jobs” too. While most of Big Time’s songs
Bakers Digest Single Launch This Sat Sep 1 The Bakers Digest will launch their debut single Haunt Me at the Grace Emily alongside support acts Blackwood Jack and Halfway To Forth. It’s been a long time coming for the local folk-inspired four-piece, who since their inception have gone on to support major touring acts like Jonathan Boulet, Graveyard Train and Red Ink. The bands will start playing at 9pm. In the meantime, check out a trailer for the single launch at vimeo.com/thejamroomsa.
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were written when the boys were hanging about in Adelaide – songs about keeping water bottles cool in the freezer during heat waves and playing ‘Guess The Person’ on long interstate drives – nowadays, according to O’Hara, they’ve delved into “more adult lives”. What does this mean for Bitch Prefect’s musical shtick? “I’ve been thinking about this lately,” O’Hara ponders. “Back then [when living in Adelaide] we [the band] all had a pretty similar way of life living together, having all this spare time to drink a lot of booze. But now we all have full-time jobs and girlfriends and slightly more adult lives, and I’m imagining that when we start writing new songs for better or worse maybe the mundane nature of those things will slip in. Because we like a whinge – that’s for sure. But the topics covered in Big Time probably won’t be covered again. Now it’ll be talking about hatin’ the man, how bad the train rides are in the morning, ironing...” Recorded in Melbourne at Transient Studios with producer Jack Farley, the 12-tracked Big Time would have served as Bitch Prefect’s first professional studio experience rather than running a tape machine in the lounge room. As it happened, O’Hara was actually living there at the time, rendering the experiencing “about as close as an experience as you get to recording at Keswick”.
“I’d always stay at that warehouse when I’d come to Melbourne and Jack [Farley, producer] and I are best buddies. So we just booked a time one day and made sure the other guys were there and then banged out Big Time in about three hours – something like a new personal record for Jack. “We’d been playing the tracks for a long time though,” he stammers when I compliment him on the quality of the sound, adding with a laugh “and I don’t know if you’ve noticed but they’re really simple…” Spending so much time hanging out at The Doctor was a breeding ground for catch phrases, and “big time” was one of them that caught on. The title is, in a way, a homage to the house, and the “creative, productive” lifestyle it encouraged. “I miss the lifestyle of that place, it was a very productive, creative kind of place,” he muses. “Back then the default way to entertain ourselves was play music, and I miss that. I don’t have that anymore, now music is making phone calls and emailing to organise times. Back then you’d basically be around and just say, ‘Hey, can I play too?’.”
Global Battle Of The Bands Global Battle Of The Bands is heading to Higher Ground on Fri Aug 31 from 8pm for its Adelaide Heat 2012, and this year Adelaide is gearing up to present yet another band to lay down the gauntlet to follow in the footsteps of 2011’s local winners Heston Drop (pictured). The 14 competing acts for this year include Chapman Street, Exit, Fable, Red Sky At Mourning, Ice On Mercury, The Violet Crams, Jungle City, Each To Their Own Storm, As Daylight Dies, Pisten Broke, Kindy Cult, Balls Deep and Devil Crossroad.
WHO: Bitch Prefect, Rule Of Thirds and Big Richard Insect WHAT: Big Time LP launch WHERE: Format WHEN: Fri Aug 31 from 8pm
Popy Jane & Shivers At The Exeter It’s been a while, but Popy Jane are returning to the live stage in time for the warmer months with a show at the Exeter this Sat Sep 1 alongside Shivers. Punters can expect new tunes, new balloons and new motives. Head along from 10pm.
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