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The first thing to do before diving into the first issue of Rip It Up for 2014 is give yourself a well-deserved pat on the back for surviving the festive season. We hope it was relaxing, because this year is already kicking off with a bang louder than an over-budgeted fireworks display to a certain single from Katy Perry’s sophomore album. Are you ready? We think our cover artist this week is more hypnotising than Futurama’s beloved Hypo Toad, and if curiosity has sparked you as to who the mysterious gentleman is, then turn to page 10 now to learn more about The Correspondents. They’re here for Sessions at the Adelaide Festival Centre after performing at WOMADelaide last year and yes, believe the rumours; their stage presence is truly like nothing else. Another unique musical event comes in the form of Moving Music. We spoke with the organiser Sam Wright (p 14) about what you can discover in this year’s nomadic festival. Another local festival we investigated was Scumfest, with local nine-piece God God Dammit Dammit (p12) explaining how grass roots festivals mean all hands on deck — literally. And while on the topic of scum, if you’ve ever thought what the unfiltered and uncensored thoughts of 360 are on people including Miley Cyrus, Kanye West and Kim Kardashian, page 11 have the answers you seek. And please forgive us if we accidentally write 2013 by mistake.The hangover from 2013 will take some adjustment.
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Various Artists – The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Universal)
eeman by Miranda Fr
“This album’s very personal. It’s still got the pop elements there, but there’s a lot less cheese.”
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RUFUS If there’s one band that’s truly smashed it in 2013, it’s RUFUS. The electronic Sydney duo made massive waves this year with the release of their debut album Atlas, putting forward dance anthems like Take Me which earned endless radio airplay. Thanks to Sony Music we’ve got five copies of Atlas up for grabs, so log onto ripitup. com.au and enter your details for the chance to win. Competition closes midday on Thu Jan 9.
Doors Open Mike McKenzie is a millionaire with time on his hands and a love of art. Bored by the comfort of his millions and grieving for the woman who walked out on him five years ago, he has an adventurous side just waiting to get him into trouble. When the love of his life, Laura Stanton, an art consultant and auctioneer, returns to Edinburgh, his world is turned upside down. Thanks to Roadshow we’ve got five copies of Doors Open to giveaway. Log onto ripitup.com.au and enter your details for the chance to win. Competition closes midday on Thu Jan 9.
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Your fast guide to this week’s best entertainment
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Wally de Backer and his band will bring tunes like So Hard For You to Space Theatre on Thu Jan 2 as part of the Sessions 2014 line-up.
Keep the New Year vibes rolling with Jungle City, The Motive, Lipsmack and Affairs Of Men rocking out at the Gov on Fri Jan 3.
The dance guru, otherwise known as Jimmy Buffett, will play a three hour-long jam at Cats at Rocket on Fri Jan 3, joined by local DJs.
Speeding along this week... BABYLON CIRCUS The ska nine-piece will arrive in Adelaide as part of the 2014 Sessions program. Get involved in their high octane performance at the Space Theatre on Fri Jan 10.
PARAMORE The pop punk outfit, led by pixie-like frontwoman Hayley Williams, will deliver a set of comprised of old favourites and their eponymous new album at the Entertainment Centre on Tue Jan 14.
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The brilliant UK beatmaker will perform to a sold-out crowd at the Gov on Wed Jan 8, joined by Oisima and Flamingo.
Get your most comfortable shoes on for the roaming music event, which will kick off at the Pioneer Women’s Memorial Garden at 3.30pm on Sat Jan 11.
After a yearlong hangover, Scumfest will return with two stages, 19 bands, 14 artists and a food and drink market at Queen’s Theatre on Sat Jan 11.
COMMON GROUND A gaggle of artists including Fruzsi Kenez, Joshua Searson, Gary Seaman, Joel VDK, Opts, Stoops, Matt Stuckey, Kate Kowald, Lisa King, Driller, Lauren Sutter will show their latest works in this group exhibition at Sugar on Thu Jan 2.
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Every now and then, a band emerges from the west with something special to share—this time, it’s Perth’s Sun City. They’ve finished a tour of Zimbabwe and South Africa, won prizes at the Australian Independent Music Video Awards and released two critically acclaimed singles—all in the last 12 months. Add to this oodles of gigs back home and a stint in Canada for filming, and Sun City are pretty damn rad. Catch them at Rocket on Fri Jan 17.
Play It Again, Dan He’s the man who never stops—Dan Sultan is heading out on a brand new tour. Again. Last here on Nov 15 for his Rock For Recognition performance, Sultan will be back in March 2014 for a Garden Of Unearthly Delights show. Playing in the Paradiso Spiegeltent, Sultan will delight audiences with Under Your Skin, his first release in four years. Hopefully this points towards new music from the Australian favourite—and more tours to match! Tickets to his Wed Mar 5 show are on sale now through gardenofunearthlydelights.com.au.
For a band named after a lost and mythical land, Lemuria are hardly mysterious or subtle. The pop-punk group has a bouncy sound and loose, sugary vocals. They released their harmony- and guitar-rich album The Distance Is So Big in 2013—and now Australia gets to sample its sounds live. They’ll be playing the Crown & Anchor on Fri Feb 7—sadly missing out on the Laneway crowds that would otherwise have flocked the Cranka. Touring as major support is Kissing Booth from Melbourne.
Girls To Die For With more than six million Facebook fans, SuicideGirls are an internet force—with a focus on community building around alternative beauty ideas. The pin-up models, who come from goth, punk and indie subcultures, also have a live show, Blackheart Burlesque, which they are bringing to Australia next March. Due to hit HQ on Thu Mar 13, Suicide Girls promise pop-culture parody, stripteases and dance. Daring, silly and seductive, SuicideGirls offer a unique performance that shows off the darker side of looking good. Tickets are on sale through metropolistouring.com.
Tied Up With String The Grace Emily have scored a legend for Sun Jan 26—performing on Australia Day is Ken Stringfellow, an indie idol. Stringfellow formed The Posies in 1987, and flitted into some of the biggest indie acts of all time: Big Star (from their reformation in 1993 to 2010 when lead man Alex Chilton suddenly died), and R.E.M. from 2001 to 2005. Most recently, the Californian has found himself in Queanbeyan, Australia, working with Hannah Gillespie on her second album. Joining Stringfellow on his national tour is singer-songwriter and founder of The dB’s Chris Stamey.
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“More Murray!” Adelaide cried, and more Murray you have received. PETE MURRAY is hanging around for an extra show at Bird In Hand winery next March, doubling up his sold out Saturday show with an extra appearance on Fri Feb 14. How romantic! To spend your Valentine’s Day with a Pete repeat, grab tickets fast from birdinhand.com.au.
Renee Geyer Cancels Adelaide Shows Due to unforeseen circumstances, the singersongwriter has had to call off her show on Fri Jan 24 at the Governor Hindmarsh. Refunds are available through ticket providers (Moshtix, OzTix, VenueTix).
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The Odd Couple For those unfamiliar with The Correspondents, the English multi-genre duo consisting of ostentatious frontman Ian ‘Mr Bruce’ Bruce and beat maker Tim ‘DJ Chuckles’ Cole, they are a difficult act to describe. With Cole’s assistance, Rip It Up attempts to gain a greater insight into the method behind the madness of one of the most exciting and unique live acts around.
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he Correspondents return to Adelaide for Sessions at the Adelaide Festival Centre, following their introductory performances at WOMADelaide in 2013. “We were pretty nervous before [WOMADelaide] because we had no idea how it would go down, as people hadn’t heard of us,” admits Cole. “It was nice seeing people from the first show bringing people along to the second and showing them the ropes, so it was great and such a beautiful site, although it was incredibly hot. For the second show we were performing right into the sun. Our lead singer is a little energetic on stage, so it was tough in the 40 degree heat.” To call Mr Bruce’s stage presence as ‘a little energetic’ is like calling the sun ‘a little hot’. Whilst performing he is absolutely batshit crazy, in the best possible sense. At WOMADelaide, Mr Bruce leapt, danced and bounded around the illuminated stage in a futuristic onesie while shouting lyrics into the microphone, only ever pausing to remove his John Lennon glasses intermittently to wipe the sweat pouring down his face. Meanwhile, Cole remained in the background, controlling the beats and acting as a silent sentry in opposition to Mr Bruce’s Alice Glass/Peaches/David Bowie/Empire Of The Sun psychotic mash-up. “We find ways to justify [having different on stage presences] but it’s pretty natural. We try to say it’s pre-meditated but we feel
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like if I was equally flamboyant and energetic on stage we would possibly lose whatever sincerity we have. I come from a hip hop background so I’m used to just being a moody DJ in the background, but I think it balances it out and creates juxtaposition.” It’s seems like a strange pairing, but stems from a childhood friendship. “We grew up in the same area of London and our mums knew each other,” Cole says. “We hung out a bit, went to different universities but started making music together after university in our early 20s and it all went from there.” With such a unique concept behind them, it took some ground work to get momentum to make The Correspondents more than just a pastime. “We made some tracks first just for fun and played at a few mates’ house parties, which was fun but when you’re with your mates you can’t really trust their opinion. They would say we were great even if we were rubbish. We managed to get a few shows at parties in London, which went down really well. We were much fresher faced and raw back then; we were haphazard and experimental. Within a couple of months we realised we should really go for this.” In the six years that The Correspondents have existed, there’s been one challenge they continue to struggle with – describing their sound.
“It’s a nightmare!” Cole laughs. “We call ourselves live a high-energy, multi-genre dance act, but with lots of dancing, basically. Once you start going into genres of music we’ll just turn out a make a track that isn’t even that genre. It’s a nightmare when you’re trying to do press releases and marketing as we don’t pigeonhole into a particular type of music easily. The hype and energy aspect is something that we always talk about.” Cole even strains to come up with acts that he thinks are similar in sound to The Correspondents, helping them to fall into the vague “world music” category. He settles to say that it’s like an “over-excited David Bowie” in looks, so imagine if Ziggy Stardust had D&B and hip hop influences. Their aesthetic and live performance has dictated their career so far, with a great challenge being managing to incorporate live elements of their show – which include dancing on treadmills – onto an album. “It’s been the problem since the beginning really. We finished our first album recently. The way we basically got around it was to not try and [replicate] it. There’s no way you can do it with just audio without getting Mr Bruce to shout on the record, which we didn’t want to do because we wanted to do pop songs. We kind of compartmentalised each side of [The Correspondents]. The live show is one thing and then the recorded side to us is almost another thing. You can get the bespoke rendition of the album when we perform live.” However, Cole admits that he isn’t sure how current fans of The Correspondents will accept the direction that they’ve decided to go with for the album, which is due out in March and encompasses material from the live show, songs that they have lived with for up to two years and new material that they recorded right up until the last minute. “We’re pleased. We think we did a pretty good job [on the album]. Although I think
Naming Rights Tim Cole explains how Mr Bruce, DJ Chuckles and The Correspondents came to be named. Mr Bruce: “His surname is Bruce, so we just thought we would formalise it.” DJ Chuckles: “Chuckles was a nickname I had from school. I’m not sure why though, I’m not a particularly chuckle-y person. It stuck so I couldn’t escape it when I came to calling myself something as a DJ.” The Correspondents: “Mr Bruce found out this funny little story about these two-tone brogues that these men would wear who were basically paid by unhappy husbands to have affairs with their wives so that they could get divorced. These people were called Correspondents, well, Corespondents – and the shoes were named that as well. So it’s nothing aspirational. We just thought they were as good of a reason as anything.”
the album’s going to surprise people as they may have slight preconceptions of us being a bit swingier and jazzier than the album is. “If the album had a solid direction it could be an even better album,” he admits candidly, “but due to us having a kind of schizophrenic take on genres we have a load of different genres and tempos and feeling. It’s a typical magpie operation where it just has everything we fancy from blues rock to ambient electro to jazzy hip hop to swingier stuff and D&B. The direction is all directions.” WHO: The Correspondents WHAT: Sessions 2014 WHERE: Adelaide Festival Centre WHEN: Sat Jan 4
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Boys Like This
Musings with Matthew An introspective into pop culture, brought to you by 360. On Miley Cyrus: “All she has to do now is stop doing that whorey shit, pull her head in and start being a little bit wholesome and then she’ll win everyone back.” On Kanye West: “He just needs to chill the fuck out. One of those interviewers just needs to say, ‘Just chill out, just fuckin’ relax mate’.”
Never one to be vocally inhibited, Matthew Colwell, otherwise known as Australian hip hop MC 360, is candid about his upcoming new album, Utopia: “I’m fucking proud as, to be honest,” he enthuses.
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topia, his third studio album, will serve as the long-awaited follow-up to 2011’s ARIA-award winning Falling & Flying – the album that made Disney garb and neck tattoos a thing of relevance. Slated for release in April, Utopia promises to be “at least 15 percent better” than its seminal predecessor. “Me and my manager had a deal that this album had to be at least 15 percent better than the last album. And it is, in my opinion,” Colwell says, speaking to Rip It Up from the gate lounge waiting to board a plane back to Melbourne. “I think I was still finding myself as an artist and songwriter on Falling [& Flying], and I’m still very proud of that one, but I feel like I still had a lot of growth to do. This album’s very personal. It’s still got the pop elements there, but there’s a lot less cheese. On paper, Utopia boasts an impressive rollcall of collaborators. Having previously struck gold with Boys Like You featuring folk crooner Gossling, Colwell has again enlisted a diverse group of musicians for Utopia, with everyone from long-time hip hop mates Pez and M-Phazes to Julian Hamilton from The Presets and Daniel Johns getting involved. “I’ve worked with a bunch of people on tracks on this album, from Julian Hamilton to Chris Chaney from the Living End to Daniel Johns – [ Johns] is definitely going to be on it. They’re people that I’ve really looked up to in my past of making music and shit, so to get the opportunity to work with Chris, Julian and Daniel… I had to take it.” 360 is something of a fence-straddler, simultaneously raising eyebrows from his hip hop peers while entertaining fans with his prankster aplomb. Yet Colwell isn’t a try-hard – he knows he’s mainstream, as indicated by a comment he left on SA hip hop duo Dialect & Despair’s S.A.B.X music video: ‘I really like what you guys are doing. Even tho(sic) my shit is mainstream and all that shit, I still love the underground shit when it’s done right.’ “Yeah, Dialect & Despair are really great,” he says. “There’s also another rapper from Adelaide called Prime, he’s a mate of mine, and he’s always been insanely good.” There’s no denying that Australian hip hop is changing, with young guns like Allday setting the pace of a new wave of ‘alt’ hip hop. Still at the ripe young age of 27, is Colwell sticking with the tradionalists or ready to embrace the revolution? “I’m always trying to stay pretty current in music, I’m always trying to evolve as an artist as the years progress,” he offers. “I think at the moment the sound of Australian hip hop is really changing, especially with young dudes like Allday coming out. It’s good, it’s helping create change and it’s a lot more new school and current with the times.”
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On Kim Kardashian: “Kanye is deluded as fuck saying that Kim Kardashian is the Marilyn Monroe of our time and shit. I wouldn’t put my girlfriend in front of a camera like that shaking her tits around.”
WHO: 360 WHAT: Big Day Out WHERE: Bonython Park WHEN: Fri Jan 31
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Damn It All Before God God Dammit Dammit take on Scumfest, an upcoming showcase of underground sludge rock music, Gardy [bass] and Wynn [percussion] literally sit in the gutter outside a local pub to discuss with Rip It Up the band’s evolution.
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It’s a bunch of loose dudes that, on paper, shouldn’t work. Somehow once in a while it comes together, and it’s pretty good fun,” says bassist Gardy. The two members only make up a skerrick of the nine-headed monster that is God God Dammit Dammit, who each adopt a nickname as well as an instrument when they join the band. “I think it was 13 members for a while. Every once in a while we reshuffle and that’s when you knuckle down and get the next version of the band on record.” Despite the challenges of physically fitting on stage, Gardy says the band look forward to performing the most. “It’s about getting that wheel moving. It’s such a big, and slow wheel because of all the people, but when it rolls, that’s when it comes together.” God God Dammit Dammit’s notorious live shows have to do with many of the member’s other projects. “A bunch of the guys, either in side projects or old bands, came from heavier or faster, non-dance music, so when it comes to a whole load of us playing music you can groove to, I think we bring the energy from a heavier realm,” Gardy explains. Wynn says God God Dammit Dammit has been a way for members to release their lighter musical output. “It’s always been awesome that Dammit can be a specific style of music; it’s always just been more of a party.” Nine dudes going wild on stage wielding instruments has not gone without incident, and explains why lead singer, Stevie, has a false tooth. “I sliced my finger open on a cymbal in Newcastle in the last song, and by the end of the set all my bongos were covered in blood and I almost fainted,” says Wynn. “If there’s no blood, it’s not rock n’ roll.” The band recently launched their 10-inch vinyl Loose N Free.
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“It was supposed to be a 7-inch, but it had to be difficult and wouldn’t fit. We call it our ‘vanity vinyl’ because we went all out taking photos and shit, which we’ve never done before,” says Gardy. Despite it not making the front cover, one of the shots included Gardy sitting completely naked on a modified antique nineperson bicycle with the rest of the band clothed. “I was the one who had a longneck for breakfast that day, so I was the naked dude. Next time it will be someone else. Every photo shoot you need a naked dude, right?” Scumfest will see God God Dammit Dammit joined by Hydromedusa, Hightime, Irie Nights and a bunch of other local and interstate acts at Queen’s Theatre on Sat Jan 11. Stevie (with the false tooth) took over the reins last year in order for the event to go ahead, and has continued on this year. Gardy then explains how while trying to organise sponsors for the festival, Stevie wrote a letter with an unfortunate typo, where the ‘S’ was left off ‘Scumfest’. “I love that he quickly sent a follow up letter saying ‘No no no, it’s actually Scumfest, which I’m sure made it a lot better.” Wynnn explains how Scumfest differs from most music festivals
dominating this summer. “It’s directed at DIY culture, with an art exhibition, the print making and the food. It’s not a corporate event like most festivals, it’s community based.” Chances are that a member of God God Dammit Dammit or someone from the other bands will serve you drinks at Scumfest. “I think one of the best things about Scumfest is that everyone working behind the bar and on the door, everyone involved, is involved on every level. There’s no hiring anyone, it’s just friends putting on a huge show,” says Wynn. As well as Scumfest, next year should also see the release of God God Dammit Dammit’s second full-length. “The next one’s an album, and I hope it’s soon. It’s really just add water. We’ve got a bunch of songs we’re happy with, so it’s pretty close,” says Gardy. WHO: God God Dammit Dammit WHAT: Scumfest 2014 WHERE: Queen’s Theatre WHEN: Sat Jan 11
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Féfé, a French-born hip hop artist who also blends soul, funk and reggae into his music, is making his way back to Australia for So Frenchy So Chic.
In Adelaide however, Féfé will be taking part in Sessions, a seasonal program of live music from local, national and international acts that will be taking place over 13 nights in Space Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre, from Thu Jan 2 until Sat Jan 25. Féfé, who performed at WOMADelaide in 2011, is looking forward to the trip as he has greatly enjoyed previous visits. “They were really great times for me and my band,” he announces. “We really like Australian audiences - there's always such a great vibe which is very comforting for artists - so we are hoping the third time will be the same. “I'll mostly be performing songs from my second album, Le Charme Des Premiers Jours,” the singer, whose two solo albums have been produced by American hip hop figure Dan The Automator, says. “I'm also working on a new album that will have an African vibe, so there may also be some brand new ones too.” The singer incorporates a variety of styles into his music and puts this down to listening to lots of different artists over the years. “I love Stevie Wonder, the reggae of Bob Marley, Afro-beat, some folk music, soul music and some French music and I even like country music. I'm a big fan of Kenny Rogers. I grew up thinking that there was some good in all music if you searched for it. And there is always something new to discover.”
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Féfé says he has an interesting relationship with his producer, Dan The Automator. “We disagree a lot,” he laughs before elaborating further. “I told him I really liked Amy Winehouse and he just said, 'Yeah, whatever. She sings well enough but she's just a white girl trying to sing like a black girl.' But I like the way Dan argues because he has experience with all kinds of music and really knows what he's talking about. I think if we agreed all the time, it wouldn't be such a good thing for my music. And I still Like Amy Winehouse. The hip hopper has collaborated many other artists over the years and one day hopes to work with Damian Marley.
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Hessle Audio’s Pangaea finally gets the chance to lay down a Fabric mix just like his bigger name co-owners of Hessle, Ben UFO and Pearson Sound. Pangaea (AKA Kevin McAuley) is Hessle’s quite achiever with a slew of well-received singles since 2007 but he hasn’t the name recognition of his Hessle comrades, who submitted mixes for the London brand in 2011 (Pearson Sound) and 2013 (Ben UFO). For his first commercially-released mix, Pangaea goes hard and raw with his brand of techno, which has an industrial tinge to the UK pounding. Kicking off the 27-tracker with his own Recreational Slumming, Pangaea’s mix juxtaposes the ravenous techno with hollow, atmospherics. But there is no X-factor to this mix. In a world of weekly podcasts from big-name brands, paid-mixes need to offer something unique, personal and mind-blowing. FabricLive 73 doesn’t. It’s just a decent mix. Jeff Spicoli
Germany’s Henrik Schwarz is coming to our shores in late January for a national tour, stopping off at Sugar on Australia Day. After moving to Berlin to work as a graphic designer, Schwarz’ side-hobby of beat making became a full-time career, with the producer eventually founding his own label Sunday Music with Sasse Lindblad. Since then, Schwarz has done remixes for a number of well-known names including Mari Boine, James Brown, Boy George, Omar and Jesse Rose. He also mixed arguably the greatest DJKicks of them all in 2006 and with Ame and Dixon celebrated the history of minimal music with the outstanding The Grandfather Paradox mix. Schwarz plays Sugar on Sat Jan 26.
“So it was a huge step for me [going solo] as I was just having such fun being part of a group,” Féfé adds. “So I started to learn the guitar and began writing my own songs and that's how I started. “I must say that as soon as I get on stage these days I'm no longer shy,” he concludes. “You have to grow up at sometime and I was ready to do that.” WHO: Féfé WHAT: Sessions 2014 WHERE: Space Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre WHEN: Wed Jan 15
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“I'd also like to work with Mika,” he says of the Lebanese-born, UK-based singersongwriter. “And, of course, I'd like to one day work with Stevie Wonder. My dad used to listen to his Innervisions album all the time and I just loved it.” Féfé, then known as Fe2, is a former member of hip hop collective Saïan Supa Crew and says they split up when everyone wanted to do their own thing. “It was difficult for me because I was always quite shy,” he says. “I felt comfortable being part of a group as I could kind of hide behind the other members, so was never sure I could do something on my own. In fact, I almost gave up on music altogether when we broke up.
AAAA This is how to do a mixtape. Ex-chef and bearded Queens rapper Action Bronson and producer Party Supplies follow Bronson’s 2012 mixtape with part two, which like The Godfather Part II, is one of those rare sequels where debate will rage on if it’s superior to the original. Full of recognisable samples, Blue Chips 2’s beats are humourous, upbeat and banging with Bronson’s boisterous rhymes a perfect foil for Party Supplies’ tongue-in-cheek production. The opening cut (Silverado) sets the tone, with an Elton John sample repackaged as a banging beat before the old drinking track Tequila is used for Pepe Lopez. It’s not all drinking frat boy cuts, as Practice uses a blaxploitation soul backing while the epic '80s collage Contemporary Man mixes classic AM radio '80s cuts for a perfect mixtape cut. Brilliant. Jeff Spicoli
PilotFest The full line-up has dropped for Pilot Records’ annual party festival as part of Adelaide Festival Centre’s Sessions program – PilotFest. The local label’s live stars Urtekk and Question Question will headline the Fri Jan 24 festival with Oddessa, Brokers, Sparkspitter, Glass Skies, Slamagotchi and No Birds also on the bill. The event kicks off at 4pm in the AFC Amphitheatre, with No Birds and Slamagotchi, for a free pre-party before the real deal lands at Space Theatre at 6pm. Tickets are $30. RipITUPMAGAZINE//ripitup.com.au
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Tour Guide/ THU JAN 2
THE BASICS @ Adelaide Festival Centre
FRI JAN 3
LEE FIELDS AND THE EXPRESSIONS @ Adelaide Festival Centre
SAT JAN 4
WED FEB 12
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & THE E-STREET BAND @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre
FRI FEB 14
PETE MURRAY @ Bird In Hand Winery JEFF MARTIN @ SARAH MCLEOD @ Grace Emily Hotel
THE SCREAMING BELIEVERS @ Governor Hindmarsh THE CORRESPONDENTS SAT FEB 15 @ Adelaide Festival Centre PETE MURRAY @ Bird In Hand Winery
WED JAN 8
BONOBO @ Governor Hindmarsh
FRI JAN 10
BABYLON CIRCUS @ Adelaide Festival Centre
SAT JAN 11
SCUMFEST: HIGHTIME, HYDROMEDUSA, GOD GOD DAMMIT DAMMIT, A SECRET DEATH & more @ Old Queen’s Theatre THE APE @ Governor Hindmarsh
TUE JAN 14
PARAMORE @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre YELLOW BLUE BUS @ Adelaide Festival Centre
WED JAN 15
FEFE @ Adelaide Festival Centre
THU JAN 16
LOU DOILLON @ Adelaide Festival Centre
FRI JAN 17
THE BOYS OF SUMMER TOUR: BLESS THE FALL, LIKE MOTHS TO FLAMES & THE COLOR MORALE @ Fowler’s Live JOHN GRANT @ Adelaide Festival Centre HALF MOON RUN @ Governor Hindmarsh
SAT JAN 18
FLAMENCO ARETI @ Adelaide Festival Centre YOUNG LIONS @ Blue Bee Room
THU JAN 23
WE ARE SCIENTISTS @ Governor Hindmarsh VINCENT’S CHAIR @ Adelaide Festival Centre
FRI JAN 24
SARAH BLASKO @ Flinders St Baptist Church PILOTFEST: URTEKK, QUESTION QUESTION, ODDESSA, BROKERS & more @ Adelaide Festival Centre
SUN JAN 26
HENRIK SCHWARZ @ Sugar
FRI JAN 31
BIG DAY OUT: PEARL JAM, SNOOP DOGG, ARCADE FIRE, MAJOR LAZER & more @ Bonython Park THE BENNIES @ Enigma Bar
TUE FEB 4
SELENA GOMEZ @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre
THU FEB 6
THE NATIONAL @ Thebarton Theatre ROSIE O’DONNELL @ Festival Theatre
FRI FEB 7
ED KOWALCZYK @ Her Majesty’s Theatre LEMURIA @ Crown & Anchor
SAT FEB 8
THE LOCUST @ Enigma Bar DIANA KRALL @ Festival Theatre
FRI FEB 21
THE ASTON SHUFFLE & THIEF @ Royal Croquet Club
SAT FEB 22
A DAY ON THE GREEN: HUNTERS & COLLECTORS, YOU AM I, SOMETHING FOR KATE & BRITISH INDIA @ Leconfield Wines, McLaren Vale WIRE @ Jive
TUE FEB 25
DOLLY PARTON @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre
FRI FEB 28
BLISS N ESO & HORROSHOW @ Clipsal 500
SAT MAR 1
SOUNDWAVE: GREEN DAY, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, STONE TEMPLE PILOTS, ALICE IN CHAINS, A DAY TO REMEMBER & more @ Bonython Park EMPIRE OF THE SUN & KIMBRA @ Clipsal 500 BRUNO MARS @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre DANIEL O’DONNELL & MARY DUFF @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre Theatre KEITH URBAN, GUY SEBASTIAN & BOOM CRASH OPERA @ Clipsal 500
WED MAR 5
LIONEL RICHIE & JOHN FARNHAM @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre DAN SULTAN @ Garden Of Unearthly Delights
FRI MAR 7
NEKO CASE @ Fowler’s Live
THU MAR 13
QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE & NINE INCH NAILS @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre SUICIDE GIRLS @ HQ
FRI MAR 14
KATE MILLER-HEIDKE @ Garden Of Unearthly Delights
SAT MAR 15
KATE MILLER-HEIDKE @ Garden Of Unearthly Delights NEIL FINN @ Thebarton Theatre
TUE MAR 18
MICHAEL JACKSON HISTORY II SHOW @ Her Majesty’s Theatre
WED MAR 19
ALAN DAVIES @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre
THU MAR 20
ILLY @ Governor Hindmarsh
SUN MAR 23
JURASSIC 5 @ Thebarton Theatre
THU APR 3
THE NECKS @ Governor Hindmarsh
JOHN BUTLER TRIO @ Thebarton Theatre LUCA BRASI @ Crown & Anchor Hotel
TUE FEB 11
SAT APR 12
MICHAERL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD @ Governor Hindmarsh
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Adelaide’s leading roaming event Moving Music is back, with 2014’s line-up – including interstate acts for the first time in the form of Wintercoats and Jonti – promising to be bigger and better than ever.
Following the method of previous years, 2014’s tour will see visual artists and musicians teaming up for pop-up performances in mystery locations around Adelaide, of which ticketholders will be guided to. “This tour will risk all when it comes to the audience. They are our greatest assets for this project, and we fee like they are ready to literally become to point of focus for the majority of the tour,” says event organiser Sam Wright. “In previous times I feel like the audience has not had enough control over how their day might pan out, from an artistic point of view. This will change in the 2014 tour.” Since launching in 2012, Moving Music has gone from strength to strength, upsizing in bands, visual artists and curious punters each time. Last year attracted a crowd of nearly 400 people, with the huge throng starting behind the Exeter pub and winding up at Carclew House for a twilight dinner. While there were understandably a few drop-offs, the majority stayed for the whole day – indicative of Adelaide’s passion for local events. 2014 will boast some of the tour’s most ambitious locations yet, with local artists getting creative and constructing ‘stages’. Previous years have included cardboard box castles and milk crate forts and Wright suggests that this year will be even more interactive. “There will be, flags, canoes, a game of tug of war, bird watching and some croquet... if you are afraid of wearing oversized clothing, communicating with strangers or committing to a somewhat aerobic exercise, then this tour is probably not for you.” This year punters are able to purchase dinner tickets, in which The Happy Motel will feed them a delicious feast at one of the final tour destinations. According to Wright, even the dinner will have a few surprises. “They told us to order 350 red neckerchiefs labeled with a Camp Conundrum symbol on them, and we agreed, so I’m feeling like we might all have to attend some scout camp scenario,” he hints. “We were also instructed to bring in some 'Date Masters', those versed well in the protocol of blind dating and hand feeding.” Food aside, Moving Music’s most defining feature is its local line-up of music. Electronic outfit Osloh are billed to play this year, with their performance – a combination of sleepy synthwork and
live sax – to incorporate a strong visual element. “We’ve teamed up with the visual gurus at Capital Waste for an original, synced AV performance,” band member Eddie Cavanough says. “We can’t give away our location, but think water views and open skies.” Artist collective Analogue Library will be crafting an interactive artwork for the tour, with their piece involving Polaroid instant film. “It stems from our recent Polaroid project with Pip & Pop at the AEAF, Sparkly Rock Rainbow. That’s all the hints we’re prepared to divulge,” they said. “We were very flattered to
“There will be, flags, canoes, a game of tug of war, bird watching and some croquet... if you are afraid of wearing over-sized clothing, communicating with strangers or committing to a somewhat aerobic exercise, then this tour is probably not for you.” be invited to be a part of Moving Music, Sam [Wright] is so enthusiastic when he explains the project – it’s impossible not to visualise the stunningly good time he’s creating!” Moving Music will kick off on Sat Jan 11 with live performances and art installations by Choral Grief, John Dexter, Olivia Freear, Alice Rawlinson, Sophie Castley, Jonti, Vans The Omega, Wintercoats, The Analogue Laboratory, Abbey Howlett, Osloh, Fascination Street, Pilot DJs, Stereotone and dinner by The Happy Motel. Once you’ve got your ticket, meet at the Pioneer Women’s Memorial Garden at 3.30pm and look out for the safari-suited stranger.
WHO: Omega, Wintercoats, The Analogue Laboratory, Abbey Howlett, Osloh, Fascination Street, Pilot DJs & more WHAT: Moving Music 2014 WHERE: Pioneer Women’s Memorial Gardens WHEN: Sat Jan 11 at 3.30pm
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FRIDAY 3RD
BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB – Quizmeisters Trivia
ALMA TAVERN – Fresh Fridays with DJs
BOTANIC BAR – Big Bubba & Betty
AUSTRAL – The Austral House Band (7pm)
(7.30pm)
BRECKNOCK HOTEL – Breakaway Sing-A-Long Session (8.30pm)
CAMEO BAR – Cameoke with Andy
CROWN & ANCHOR – Band Room: Dukenicks,
Chasing Shadows, Loaded Leopard and Thunder Wagon. Front Bar: DJ Antface
DANIEL O’CONNELL HOTEL – Trivia Night (7.30pm) DUBLIN HOTEL – Quizmeisters Trivia (7.30pm)
DUKE OF YORK – Downstairs: DJ Jon E (9pm) DJ Skinny B (1am) Beer Garden: band of the week plus DJ Dave Parry (9pm)
ED CASTLE – Band Room: live bands (9pm) ELECTRIC CIRCUS – The Proj3cts (9pm) EMU HOTEL – karaoke (9pm)
EXETER ON RUNDLE – Falling To Earth, The Zoids and Dangerman
GRACE EMILY HOTEL – Citrus Jam with Rachel Clark & Simon Peter
GRAND BAR – OMG
HIGHWAY – DJ Alli (8pm)
HOTEL RICHMOND – All Vinyl DJ (6pm) HQ – Riot Society hosted by Uberjak’d
JETTY BAR GLENELG – Verse herd DJ and Jayarassic (8.30pm)
LIGHT HOTEL – SCALA Live (8pm)
PRINCE ALBERT HOTEL – Thirsty Thursday with DJ Tango
ROCKET BAR – Wild Things (9pm)
SUGAR – Jazz Pancake with locals and guests
THE HOTEL METROPOLITAN – Matthew Miles (Melb) and Cosmo Thundercat (solo) from 9pm THE LION HOTEL – Clearway (9pm)
WHITMORE HOTEL – RAINBOW JAM SESSIONS (7.30PM)
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ARCHER HOTEL – Upstairs: DJ Jaki J (9.30pm) BACCHUS BAR – Acoustic Blonde Duo
BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB – Dave Hunt (7pm)
BOTANIC BAR – Troy J Been, Prince Aaronak and Suckerpunch
BUSHMAN HOTEL: GAWLER – DJ
CAMEO BAR – DJs Lars, Lenny and guests
CROWN & ANCHOR – Front Bar: Carla Lippis (5pm)
Band Room: Apoppomattox Run and guests, then DJ Adam
DRAGONFLY BAR & DINING – Downtown with DJs DUKE OF YORK – Tom & Rose (7pm)
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 – DJs
EMU HOTEL – The Remnants
EXETER ON RUNDLE – Slingshot Dragster and guests
GOVERNOR HINDMARSH – Live & Local with Jungle City, Affairs Of Men, Lipsmack and The Motive
GRACE EMILY HOTEL – Dusty Lee Trio with The Stefan Hauk Band
HILTON HOTEL: MYBAR – DJ Chaps and DJ Lumeire
HOTEL TIVOLI – Honey with DJs
IRISH CLUB – Shamrocks ‘n’ Shenanigans Live Acoustic Sessions (7pm)
JADE MONKEY – Louise Adams EP Launch with special guests (9pm)
JETTY BAR GLENELG – Jay Hoad (9pm) LIGHT HOTEL – Black Market (9pm) LIMBO – DJs
LONDON TAVERN – Live Acoustic Weekly (5pm) Rewind Fridays with DJ Wolfman
LORD MELBOURNE – karaoke with Laura Lee
PRINCE ALBERT HOTEL – Acoustic Session (6pm) DJ (9pm)
PRODUCERS HOTEL – After Four Fridays Garden
Grooves with DJs Justice and DrDamage plus special guests (4pm)
RACQUETS SA – 60/40 with DJ Lee (8pm)
RAMSGATE HOTEL – DJ SNAKE & DJ RUPHEO (9PM) RED SQUARE – DJs
REX HOTEL – karaoke
ROB ROY HOTEL – DJ Smiley (8pm)
ROCKET BAR – Cats at Rocket (9pm)
ROYAL OAK HOTEL: NTH ADELAIDE – Acoustic Sessions (7.30pm)
SEACLIFF BEACH HOTEL – DJ (8pm)
SEMAPHORE WORKERS CLUB – Dead Lucky (8pm)
STAG – Upstairs: DJs play urban and dance. Downstairs: DJs play retro
SUGAR – SHGZ: Fridays at Sugar
SWISH: STAMFORD PLAZA – Nothing But ‘90s with DJs
TALBOT HOTEL – DJ playing requests
TAPAS ON HINDLEY – flamenco shows by Studio Flamenco (7.30pm)
TEA TREE GULLY HOTEL – DJ Wolfman (9pm) THE GOODY – Ch@t Room
THE HOTEL METROPOLITAN – Moonfaker, the
Sunbirds, the Violet Crams, Found Drugs Dj’s From 9pm
THE LION HOTEL – live entertainment
WHEATSHEAF HOTEL – Brenton Manser , Caitlyn Lesuik, Tom Redwood & Friends and Courtney Robb (9pm)
WHITMORE HOTEL – NONSENSE AND THE CAT ART EXHIBITION (8:30PM) ZHIVAGO – Hello DJs: Dialect, Bottle Rockets and
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MARINA SUNSET BAR – live acoustic music MARS BAR – guests DJs plus drag shows MICK O’SHEA’S – Free Genie (7pm)
OFFICE ON PIRIE – DJ Jess (4.30pm)
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BOTANIC BAR – Sanji, Brad Sawyer and Tom Wilson
CAVAN HOTEL – Karnival with live bands (9pm)
CROWN & ANCHOR – Burning Sea with A Ghost Orchestra, Valient Jones, Archives and DJ Azz
CUMBERLAND HOTEL: GLANVILLE – karaoke with Nicole (8pm)
DRAGONFLY – rotating DJs playing techno, house, disco and everything in between
DUKE OF YORK – Front Room: DJ Mitchy B. Beer
Garden: DJ Parry. Upstairs: DJ Skinny B, MC Scotty and guest DJs
ED CASTLE – Live bands and party DJs (9pm)
ELECTRIC CIRCUS – Arcade Disco with resident DJs Junior, Dancespace and friends
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EMU HOTEL – Cherry Grid
JETTY BAR GLENELG – Lounge Bar: Enuf Said
guests (9pm)
and Laced In Lust (9pm)
ENCORE NIGHTCLUB – resident DJs and EXETER ON RUNDLE – Citrus Jam with Traveller and Fortune
GARAGE BAR – DJs (10pm)
GILBERT STREET HOTEL – DJ Marky Polo (8pm)
GOVERNOR HINDMARSH – The Screaming
Believers, Vic Conrad, The First Third and 1757 GRACE EMILY HOTEL – Satan’s Cheerleaders with Creatures Non The Less
GRAND BAR – Destination Saturdays with DJs
(3pm) Guest DJ (9pm) Front Bar: Audio Reign KINGSFORD HOTEL: GAWLER – karaoke
LAKES RESORT HOTEL – Dino Jag Acoustic
LONDON TAVERN – DJs Captiv8, Justice, Soundflex, AJ and MC Renard (10pm)
MARINA SUNSET BAR – DJs playing the best in house and electro
MARS BAR – guest DJs plus a drag show MICK O’SHEA’S – One Planet (9pm)
HIGHWAY – DJ Griff (9pm)
HOTEL RICHMOND – DJ Sly
RED SQUARE – DJs Marek, Law, Dub Drop DJs,
and guests (8pm)
and Jazz plus MCs Skippy and Dylan
HOPE INN – karaoke (7pm)
HOTEL TIVOLI – Exotica with DJs Sleepy Hips JACK RUBY – Soul Social – live band and vinyl DJs (8pm)
ALMA TAVERN – Sunday School
BACCHUS BAR – Daniel Johns Solo
BENJAMIN ON FRANKLIN – Souled Out Sessions with DJs Dave Collins and Jason Lee
BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB – Dave Hunt BOTANIC BAR – Eric The Falcon
BRAHMA LODGE HOTEL – Moss (4pm)
CROWN & ANCHOR – Sunday Rubdown
DOG & DUCK – Sneaky Sundays with JakMorris
RAMSGATE HOTEL – ADELAIDE’S BEST COVER BANDS
and MCs
SUNDAY 5TH
Decker, Bollocks, Krispy, Shawty, Capital D, DV8 ROCKET BAR – Rocket Saturdays (9pm) SANDBAR – requests with DJs
SEACLIFF BEACH HOTEL – acoustic sessions
SUGAR – ITDE DJs and interstate & international guests
SWISH: STAMFORD PLAZA – Shuffle
TALBOT HOTEL – DJ playing retro and requests TEQUILA REA – Bongo Madness with guest DJs THE HOTEL METROPOLITAN – shack of bells, Rendezvous with Rama From 9pm
ED CASTLE – Beer Garden: Acoustic Sundays (2pm)
EMU HOTEL – acoustic set (2pm)
EXETER ON RUNDLE – The Faction
FED ON SEMAPHORE – Tara Carragher (4pm)
GLENELG SURF CLUB – La Mar Sundays (3pm) GRACE EMILY HOTEL – The Littlest Fox GRAND BAR – bands, DJs and MCs
JETTY BAR GLENELG – KT Buzz Duo (3pm) DJ Dizzy (8pm)
LIGHT HOTEL – Vonni’s Big Arvo
LORD MELBOURNE HOTEL – The Healers MARINA SUNSET BAR – Sunset Sessions featuring live acoustic music
MARS BAR – VJK classic video hits MICK O’SHEA’S – Killkenny (2pm)
THE LION HOTEL – Absolut Saturdays: Wasabi (9pm)
VALLEY INN – karaoke
VICTORIA HOTEL: O’HALLORAN HILL – Rumours WALKERS ARMS HOTEL – DJ Sessions (9pm)
ADELAIDE FRINGE 2014
In 2014 the Adelaide Fringe features a massive 300+ shows offering discounted tickets for Fringe Benefits members. From Stephen K Amos and Papillon to Squidboy and the Wau Wau Sisters, there are some seriously great discounts to some amazing shows on offer!
WHEATSHEAF HOTEL – Supercaine and The Rocketeers (9pm)
ROYAL OAK HOTEL: NTH ADELAIDE – Proton Pill (7.30pm)
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RAMSGATE HOTEL – ACOUSTIC SESSION (4PM) TOM KURZEL & ED TRAINOR FORTNIGHTLY ROTATION (7.30PM)
WHITMORE HOTEL – CITRUS JAM (8:30PM) WOODCROFT TAVERN – karaoke (8pm)
ZHIVAGO – High Heels DJs: Chaps, Hemilove, Ryley and Terence
SEACLIFF BEACH HOTEL – acoustic soloists SEMAPHORE WORKERS CLUB – Hoy-Hoy (8pm)
SUGAR – Mods, Driller and Nu Jeans
TAP INN HOTEL: KENT TOWN – Acoustic Sessions THE HOTEL METROPOLITAN – DJ Wolfpanther From 4pm
THE LION HOTEL – Andrew Hayes (2.30pm)
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Quinny, Parko & Friends (6pm)
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Tues 7 Acoustic Raw Jam
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WELLINGTON HOTEL: WELLINGTON – Sunday
THE HOTEL METROPOLITAN – Acoustic club
(3pm)
THE LION HOTEL – Zkye and Damo (7.30pm)
Sessions: live music on the banks of the Murray
WEST THEBBY HOTEL – karaoke with Margi and Shaggy (8.30pm)
WHEATSHEAF HOTEL – The Song Reader (4pm)
WHITMORE HOTEL – LIAM OG’S IRISH SESSION (4:30PM) ZHIVAGO – Black Cherry DJs: Anthony, Skot Holder and Gumshoe
from 8pm
WORLDSEND HOTEL – live music
WHITMORE HOTEL – ACOUSTIC RAW JAM SESSIONS (6PM)
WEDNESDAY 8TH BOTANIC BAR – Gemma
MONDAY 6TH
CROWN & ANCHOR – Geek with DJ Tr!p
CROWN & ANCHOR – Luke Carlino
EXCHANGE HOTEL: GAWLER – Live Music
EXETER ON RUNDLE – Carla Lippis
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The Railway Man Director Jonathan Teplitzky’s The Railway Man, his filming of Eric Lomax’s autobiography, has been his passion project for a while. When he and Patti Lomax (played by Nicole Kidman onscreen) recently discussed the film, he explained how he had the production pretty much ready-to-go when he visited Adelaide in late 2011 to promote his previous film, Burning Man: “Yes, it was all getting pretty close. We’d spent months doing prep, and we were about to start.”
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omax then describes how she felt when contacted about filming Eric’s book. “It wasn’t Jonathan who first called me; it was a very long process. It was Anand Tucker [of And When Did You Last See Your Father? and Leap Year]... Eric had written his bestselling autobiography, which had attracted a lot of attention from various filmmakers… And Anand and his producers developed it for about 12 years.” “That’s right,” Teplitzky interjects, “before I came on board.” “And Anand, who was a friend of Jonathan’s, had to do another movie. And so Jonathan became involved,” Lomax continues. “It was all very lucky,” Teplitzky then notes, “as Anand and I just happened to be friends from film school.” Lomax then says that although “you really can’t guarantee that any film will be a success and what will happen”, she’s very happy with how The Railway Man has finally turned out. “We trusted the team and we liked the actors [Colin Firth and Kidman], and we had a good rapport with them.” Teplitzky agrees. “I think that that was because the process
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took so long that strong relationships were built, and real trust. Patti and Eric [who died in 2012] were involved and had read drafts of the script. Everyone was brought into the same place together… It was a very close thing between Patti and Eric and me and the writers and the cast and crew; we all wanted
“This film isn’t about us: it’s about everyone who fought, and those who tried to love and care for them when they returned.” to be involved, and we were all very moved and astounded by Patti and Eric’s story. And that was a big part of Eric and Patti trusting us all.” “Absolutely!” Lomax concurs. “Eric and I weren’t filmmakers, so we had to trust the experts! Which we did!... Eric, I suppose, was involved as a consultant, and he allowed himself to be studied... There were things that only he and the other people who had been on the [Thai/Burmese] railway could possibly have understood. Even simple things like what the soldiers wore.”
“That’s right,” says Teplitzky. “As Eric was able to talk to us with that psychological truth. That was a big part of the film; to be able to ask him a series of questions, as we were building up to certain scenes, and for him to be willing to pinpoint the truthfulness of what we were doing.” And did Lomax approve of the casting of Kidman? “She was better than I hoped! I’m wellacquainted with her and I think I can call her a friend… She did exceedingly well. We met her and I had no problem with talking to her, and this was when Colin brought her to our home in Northumberland and we all ended up in our garden discussing the lack of bees and how late the roses were that season… We have a great rapport, I think.” “Yes, I think you have a great connection and you’re good friends,” states Teplitzky. “I think people do forget what a great actress Nicole is. She’s incredibly warm, giving and very intelligent and brings a huge amount to our film… That ability to connect with the emotional landscape of a film is something that she’s really very good at.” Teplitzky also says that there was an intensity on the set, especially for Firth. “In some ways I suppose that he didn’t have to actually do some of the hard stuff, as an actor, as Jeremy [Irvine, in flashbacks] does the hard and brutal backstory [in the World War II sequences]… But Colin still had to emotionally and psychologically respond to that and he brings psychological complexity to the role… But there was that camaraderie between us all too, as we knew that we were bringing to life something substantial, something that we all thought really mattered.” Finally, Teplitzky and Lomax agree that The Railway Man, with its themes of post-
And Don’t Forget… The Railway Man is only Jonathan Teplitzky’s fourth film as director, so what are the other three? Burning Man (2011): This intense, uncomfortable, Bondi-set drama about love, sex, pain, guilt and death never seemed to catch on but features fine work from an impressive cast that includes Matthew Goode, Bojana Novakovic, Essie Davis, Rachel Griffiths and Kerry Fox. Gettin’ Square (2003): Teplitzky’s underappreciated second film is a character piece filled with amiably shonky characters played by Sam Worthington, David Wenham and English star Timothy Spall. Better Than Sex (2000): A minimalist comedic study of a weekend of, well, sex between Susie Porter and David Wenham after they meet at a party. Funny and horny.
traumatic stress and whether (or not) one can forgive, comes at an important moment in history (almost 70 years since the end of World War II and almost 100 since Gallipoli). “The victors and the defeated in wars both need to re-find their humanity, and to remember what it was they were fighting for,” says Teplitzky. “This film isn’t about us; it’s about everyone who fought, and those who tried to love and care for them when they returned,” says Lomax. WHAT: The Railway Man WHERE: Palace Nova and selected cinemas
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Film // The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (PG) AAAAa In Walter Mitty’s (Ben Stiller) head he is a quick-witted, confident adventurer who always gets the girl. In reality, he lives a quiet, awkward life, has never gone anywhere of note, and has never done anything remarkable, but all that is about to change as Life Magazine transitions from print to online, putting his job there at risk. Setting out to find a missing negative for the final issue’s cover photo, Walter swims with sharks, scales the Himalayas and skateboards into a volcano on a trail of clues, and finds a new Walter Mitty along the way. Having built his career on dumbed-down popcorn comedies, it’s easy to forget that Stiller is a
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skilled dramatic actor (Greenberg) and satire director (Tropic Thunder, Reality Bites). This visually gorgeous and utterly human mystery-adventureromantic-comedy is a perfect reminder. Steve Conrad’s inspiring screenplay updates the 1947 Danny Kaye comedy for modern times, and proves that comedy can be so much more than lowbrow slapstick. There are glimmers of Stiller’s uncomfortably OTT side, but they are fleeting. Also featuring Kristen Wiig and Sean Penn, and excelling in story, effects and character development, this Walter Mitty is a rare, well-rounded film, which raises the bar for future comedies while celebrating the purpose of life. It’s a triumph for Stiller and a triumph for Hollywood.
QUICK FLICKS Recently Released And Already Rated American Hustle ***1/2 Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues *** Frozen *** The Gilded Cage (La Cage Dorée) *** Philomena **** The Railway Man ****
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Walking With Dinosaurs: August: Osage County (M) The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug (M) The Movie (PG) AAAa AAAa AAA Tracy Letts’ 2007 award-friendly play gets the bigscreen treatment, with an astonishing cast in memorably horrible form. In Osage County, Oklahoma, we meet drunk, depressed Beverly Weston (Sam Shepard) as he hires Johnna (Misty Upham) to care for his cancersuffering, pill-popping, drama-queen wife Violet (Meryl Streep). When Beverly winds up dead, the family unites for the funeral and ferocious battles: there’s Violet’s sister Mattie (Margo Martindale), her husband Charlie (Chris Cooper) and their hopeless son ‘Little Charles’ (Benedict Cumberbatch); Violet’s resentful daughter Barbara ( Julia Roberts), her driftingaway husband Bill (Ewan McGregor) and their fed-up daughter Jean (Abigail Breslin); second daughter Ivy ( Julianne Nicholson), quietly furious at being lumped with Mom’s care; and selfobsessed youngest (so to speak) Karen ( Juliette Lewis), who brings her fiancé Steve Huberbrecht (Dermot Mulroney), an appealing meathead who has no idea what he’s getting into. Directed by John Wells (whose The Company Men also features famous faces and a dark edge), this plays at first like a slightly sad character comedy but then turns surprisingly nasty, with Streep portraying about the most poisonous character in her entire career. Perhaps it’s a mistake to release it over the Christmas period, as many punters don’t want to see this sort of vicious thing onscreen when they can get it at home for free.
This second installment in Peter Jackson’s second Middle Earth series doesn’t require all that overextended scene setting, and features more of his signature (and sometimes wildly OTT) action, some nudge-nudge gagging about his original LOTR pics and in Smaug the legendary dragon, one of the greatest of all movie monsters. Bilbo (Martin Freeman) is still travelling with Gandalf (Ian McKellen) and those rowdy dwarves, including Thorin (Richard Armitage), Bofur ( James Nesbitt) and Fili (Dean O’Gorman), on their dangerous quest to reclaim Erebor, and this time they deal with a forest full of giant spiders, a mob of elves (with Orlando Bloom returning as Legolas and Lost’s Evangeline Lilly turning up as the non-Tolkien Tauriel), the political machinations of Laketown and seemingly endless orcs. And yes, when Bilbo must eventually steal the Arkenstone from under Smaug’s nose, he awakens the magnificent creature, resulting in a face-off (Smaug’s voiced and slightly ‘motion-captured’ by who else but Benedict Cumberbatch) and a mighty battle, as the beast proves himself to be Jackson’s most amazing monster (and given that this is the guy who brought us the Balrog, Shelob and King Kong, that’s really saying something). Diehard fans will froth at the mouth about this one’s slapstick violence, considerable straying from JRR’s text, wall-to-wall CG and (of course) overlength, but hey, who gives a Smaug?
Everyone loved the three BBC Walking With Dinosaurs series, and this 3D animated US epic is a co-production with ‘BBC Earth’ expanding upon those smallscreen faves, and purists are already raving about how it gives the dinos cute voices (or, actually, gives them voiceovers, as if the beasts are somehow ‘thinking’ at each other). An awkward framing narrative has a wannabejaded teen confronted by a talking crow ( John Leguizamo’s vocals), which then becomes a prehistoric bird named Alex who tells the story of his late Cretaceous pal Patchi ( Justin Long’s vocals), a runt-of-the-litter Pachyrhinosaurus, Patchi has a bully of a brother named Scowler (Skyler Stone), and eventually the two clash when, as part of an Alaskan migration, Patchi falls for Juniper (Tiya Sircar) while the herd encounters forest fires, not-quite-frozen lakes and lurking Gorgosauruses (which look awfully like Tyrannosaurs but aren’t). Co-directed by Barry Cook and Neil Nightingale, this is a movie of compromises, as scientific interludes (dinosaurs are introduced with a freeze frame, their Latin name and short descriptions) rub shoulders with scary ‘Gorgos’ and gross stuff the kiddies will love (like when Alex the bird devours dino vomit). And yes, the imposition of star voices (that sometimes argue about who’s telling the tale) is irksome, and yet, well, this is a movie for children, and hey, it’s got dinosaurs in it! Yay!
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Moonlight Cinema Botanic Park Moonlight Cinema offerings during the following week include: Dirty Dancing (Thu Jan 2); Now You See Me (Fri Jan 3); Saving Mr Banks (Sat Jan 4); Captain Phillips (Sun Jan 5); Blue Jasmine (Tue Jan 7); and The Book Thief (Wed Jan 8). All details: moonlight.com.au.
Outdoor Cinema On The Lawns Of Auchendarroch House, Mount Barker Bring a picnic rug, beanbag or deckchair and enjoy “the fresh air and tranquility of cinema” outside Auchendorroch House in Mount Barker this summer, with titles over the coming week including: The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug (Tue Jan 2); Frozen (Fri Jan 3); and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (Wed Jan 8). Check out all details and book tickets at wallis.com.au.
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Republic The Oriental Hotel has not only had a facelift, it’s been gutted, refurnished and given a completely new lease on life in the form of Republic. While the name inspires images of rebellion and revolution, the restaurant is going for a more wholesome approach; simply bringing some of the best aspects of city dining to the suburbs, with the space to stretch out. Bespoke interiors mash up different prints and patterns, hand-drawn details on ceilings, Scandinavian furniture and a green and airy beer garden while still
adopting a homely feel. The environment is comfortable – and so is the food. Straying from the usual pub fare, Republic’s specialty rests in slow-cooked rotisserie meats, roasted vegetables and simple but hardy salads. And if chunks of tender, seasoned meat isn’t tantalising enough, the beer, wine and cocktail list is pretty damn impressive too.
WHAT: Republic WHERE: 120 Magill Rd, Norwood 5067 INFO: republicnorwood.com.au
Here’s To Now
Kangaroo Island FEASTival Kangaroo Island’s FEASTival will return in April 2014 in a five-day celebration of local gourmet ingredients and fresh produce. Lead by contemporary chef Matt Moran and cookbook royalty Margaret Fulton, over 30 individual events will take place in the 2014 program, where guests can book a table from a variety of themes. Such themes include ‘Table Surfing’ – a concept where visitors jump between private homes of island-based chefs for home-cooked meals – ‘Meet the Makers’, ‘Wilderness’ and a variety of unique pop-up events, one of which will include a six-course honey-inspired dinner hosted by chef Tim Bourke. FEASTival will kick off on Thu Apr 24 with an opening night feast hosted by Matt Moran. Held on a local farm, the Argentinean-inspired menu will
truly bring ‘farm to table’ to life on the night, with pigs, ducks, geese, lamb and other meats to be cooked over open coals on a 15m long custom-made grill built from old farm implements. More info at tourkangarooisland.com.au.
The brightly coloured T-shirt-clad chaps behind The Happy Motel are teaming up with Coriole Vineyards this Sat Jan 4 for a fruity mini-festival in the picturesque gardens of McLaren Vale with Here’s To Now. The event will be bursting with good food and wine alongside performances from some of SA’s strongest music acts, including The Shaolin Afronauts, Surahn and Dr Piffle & The Burlap Band. On the food front, The Happy Motel will be cooking up a big charcoal grill with “all kinds of smokey meats,” according to chef Jordan Jeavons. In place of the usual wood-oven pizzas,
the event will also feature a late-night woodside toasty bar, which will, alongside icecream sandwiches for dessert, keep dancing patrons satiated well into the early hours. For drinks, aperol spritzers will be doing the rounds alongside the latest Coriole Vineyards releases, stubbies from Mismatch Brewing Co. beer and some of the first few bottles of Cider Garden cider. Tickets are $50 and available through trybooking.com. WHO: The Shaolin Afronauts, Surahn, Dr Piffle & The Burlap Band and more! WHERE: Coriole Vineyards WHEN: Sat Jan 4 INFO: cellardoor@coriole.com
WHAT: Kangaroo Island FEASTival WHERE: Kangaroo Island WHEN: Thu Apr 24 – Mon Apr 28
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Stars// Aries 21.03/20.04
Freedom is not about having no limits. It’s about finding the sky within the boundaries that existence sets. The planets are set up in such a way that if you have your wits about you, you can completely re-jig your idea of what liberation might be. Fly high while rooted to the earth.
Taurus 21.04/20.05
There’s no point in celebrating your socks off, if it leaves a wake of guilt and remorse. Fully embracing one’s lust for life, with consciousness switched on and eyes open, doesn’t have that effect. Release your tensions by doing something that wakes you up, not puts you to sleep.
Gemini 21.05/21.06
Mercury is flipping things around. This time he is upsetting the Capricornian new year applecart. When the sun is in Capricorn, life fires up both the desire to celebrate and the tendency towards righteousness. Celebrate with awareness, then there’s no guilt. Make heavy things light.
Cancer 22.06/22.07
You want to relate. You want to go deep. And you really haven’t got the time for those who keep making excuses and heading off to their isolated mountain tops to think about it. The more grounded thing to do, is to go where your desire for emotional intensity is fully met.
Virgo 23.08/22.09
By contemplating what is truly meaningful for you, you are taking a powerful position. This is traditionally the time of year for re-visioning the future. Some may think you are taking the moral high road. You’re not. You are simply adjusting your life to your most essential values.
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Mars is inspiring you to take a position. When a Libran takes a position, it is guaranteed to be a well considered one. Though you seem to be putting a spanner in a few peoples works, all you are really doing is refusing to roll over. Others will have to adjust to you this time round.
Jacqueline Barmentloo explores symbolic mementos of her childhood in her new series of work Of Fireflies And Femme Fatales. Barmentloo’s works are largely crafted from an amassed collection of photographs, with these then amalgamated with images of her only remaining toy doll. “Some say that I am her in the images she creates with my likeness. I can’t say I can shed any real insight on that subject,” Bartmentloo says of the work. “The worlds in which she places me on these digital canvases are the only real clues. I feel I am both the goddess and the puppet. Strung and awaiting the rise of the curtain backstage for another Act and an even greater Goddess’ amusement.”
Scorpio 24.10/21.11
The moon passes through early in the week. She adds momentum to the river of life that has you in its hold. The balance you have been craving, between the depth of intimacy and the lightness of friendship, seems to be here. The best dance moves are the ones that arise spontaneously.
Sagittarius 22.11/21.12
The rest of the world is caught up in the merry-goround of the end of one year and the beginning of another. Your lot is to lay back on your cane or plastic deckchair (whichever is the most comfortable), sigh, smile – and enter an even more profound state of bohemian bliss.
Capricorn 22.12/19.01
Life is gifting you the lightness you need, to deal with difficulties that could otherwise disturb your celebratory spirit. This isn’t the kind of lightness that glosses things over. Nor is it the lightness that oppresses with arrogance. It is the lightness that truly turns things around.
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Libra 23.09/23.10
Leo 23.07/22.08
As the sun shines over the mountainous outcrops that are home to the wild mountain goat, you contemplate renewal. Meaningful things aren’t always pragmatic - and pragmatic things aren’t necessarily meaningful. Creative expression is a luxury worth fighting for. Begin anew.
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WHERE: Urban Cow Studio, 11 Frome St, Adelaide WHEN: Wed Jan 8 – Sat Feb 1 OPENING: Wed Jan 8 from 6pm – 8pm
Neil Frazer Wins People’s Choice at Fleurieu Art Prize Sydney artist Neil Frazer has won the $2500 People’s Choice prize for his painting Hot Loop in this year’s Fleurieu Art Prize festival. Frazer’s work was selected by almost 20,000 visitors who voted during this year’s biennial festival, which took place from Oct 26 – Nov 25. Frazer’s piece, which depicts a red rock aperture with dense, impasto paint, is reminiscent of many central Australian landscapes. “Viewers enjoyed the generosity of paint application and the hyper-real quality, not to mention its size, which all work together to create a stunning work, worthy of this award,” said General Manager Karen Paris. Frazer’s inspiration for the piece comes from the Loop walk at Kalbarri National Park in Western Australia.
Frazer joins main prizewinner Fiona Lowry, who won the prestigious $60,000 award in late October for her airbrush work Alone With You. The next Fleurieu Art Prize will take place in late 2015.
Aquarius 20.01/18.02
Aquarian excitement levels are definitely on the increase. Here we have that fine tension between wanting to cut loose but knowing you have to wait. Use the tension to make your sense of anticipation as electric as if you were waiting for your beloved to call. Venus is near.
Pisces 19.02/20.03
The beauty of Pisces, like the beauty of the ocean, is that it is so vast, it can absorb all that is thrown at it. Your capacity to embrace life and dance with it like an aikido master, serves you very well this silly season. The Scorpio moon puts a defiant mischievous glint in your eye.
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Dance Residency Program at The Mill A coveted dance residency will be open to graduates from the Adelaide College of the Arts and Flinders University at The Mill over four weeks from Apr – May 2014. The program, which will be run by leading choreographer Kate Champion, Artistic Director of Force Majeure, will allow the chosen dancers four weeks of studio space as well as use of materials. Artists will
receive access to quality professional development in the areas of marketing, project management, documentation and technical production. In connection the residency, Champion will host a master class titled ‘Devising Physical Theatre’, aimed at performers interested in learning to create physically based devised theatre. Applications are open to dance graduates of the ACA and Flinders who are within five years of graduates. Both individual and collective artists are welcome to apply, with the closing date for the residency being Fri Jan 31. For more info, contact info@themilladelaide.com.
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PIKE Online Store Leading Burnside Village jeweller Nicholas Pike has not only recently rebranded his business to the more comprehensive ‘PIKE’, but has now stretched outside of his Burnside residency to the digital realm. The transformation coincides with the six PIKE collections: Nicholas Pike; for custom-made, Propose; for engagement rings, Lustre; for pearls, Louise; for coloured gems, Mr; for men and 925; for sterling silver. Designs from each of the collections are now available from PIKE’s online store, meaning you can now buy things for yourself – or for a significant other – on the sly at any time and any place. pike.com.au.
How To Keep Your New Year’s Resolution There are two New Year’s resolutions which, let’s face it, everyone breaks: study harder and get fit. Here are two ways you can combat both these heads head on at the start of the year so that you don’t lose your momentum to a smarter brain and fitter body.
Join The Right Gym – Your World Fitness is a boutique gym that is dedicated to making sure you have the absolute best facilities at your disposal to achieve your fitness goals. You can tell just by the name alone that Your World Fitness wants to build an environment where you can make fitness a part of your daily lifestyle. Its CBD location also helps eliminate excuses, which, depending how serious you are about your lifestyle change could be a good or bad thing. Your World Fitness, 27-29 Young St, Adelaide yourworldfitness.com.au.
Get The Right Study Stuff – For anyone who has embarked on a study journey, making sure your study environment is tailored to your liking is a priority. Why? Because you will be spending a lot of time within it, so you may as well like it. IKEA have a whole swag of gear to get you set up for a serious year of study, without breaking the budget. IKEA, 397 Sir Donald Bradman Dr, Adelaide Airport ikea.com.
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This factual, 1983-set drama from writer/ director Scott Walker should be better known, as John Cusack (trying awfully hard to change his image) is very frightening as Robert Hansen while Nicolas Cage, so often a joke these days, is really pretty good as a detective almost strangled by red tape. A tormented hooker named Cindy Paulson (Vanessa Hudgens, keen to get away from being a teenie) is victimised by the cops after being violently assaulted, but when a number of bodies are found in the Alaskan wilderness it becomes clear to Jack Halcombe (Cage) that a serial killer is on the loose, and that Cindy is the only person who can identify him. We, of course, know that he’s the Bible-bashing neatness-freak Hansen (Cusack), and this becomes an extended battle of wills as Hansen keeps evading the police and using his rights and their procedural rules against them, as Cusack taps into something very nasty underneath that famously cute face and Cage (looking tired and, ahem, old) reminds us that, yes indeed, he can actually act.
Rushed into production after the popular first film, this was cobbled together on the cheap and yet, somehow, it’s actually better and scarier than the original. PIs are sent to a dark house in the framing narrative and find a bunch of tapes, and four of the mysterious films are viewed. Phase 1 Clinical Trials (directed, edited, produced by and starring Adam Wingard) kicks things off with a science fictional tale involving his Herman having a camera eye implanted that allows him to see the ghosts that haunt his home. A Ride In The Park follows (co-written and co-directed by Blair Witch’s Eduardo Sánchez), with a cyclist at ground zero when zombies appear, and then there’s the standout third part, Safe Haven, from co-writers/co-directors Timo Tjahjanto and Gareth Evans, with a controversial cult filmed on the day that their Doomsday approaches. Some have criticised the final installment, Slumber Party Alien Abduction from co-writer/director/ editor Jason Eisener, as a group of kids are oblivious to the arrival of ‘Greys’ as they’re enjoying way too many cliché hi-jinx.
Another bad taste American comedy, this time from director/bit-player Rawson (Dodgeball) Marshall Thurber, this offers nasty laughs and ‘outrageous’ moments before conspicuously running out of story and throwing in lots of time-wasting silliness. David Clark ( Jason Sudeikis), a Denver drug dealer, is robbed and must make it up to his showboating superior (Ed Helms) by transporting a ‘small’ shipment of marijuana across the border from Mexico, and decides that a ‘family’ and a cheesy manner will distract the authorities. And so, after assembling ‘wife’ (ie; stripper) Rose ( Jennifer Aniston), ‘son’ (ie; loser) Kenny (Will Poulter) and ‘daughter’ (ie; runaway) Casey (Emma Roberts), they set off in a motorhome, discover that the ‘small’ shipment is gigantic, piss off bigtime baddies, get propositioned by a corrupt cop (Luis Guzmán hopefully offsetting the racist edge) and find themselves forced to endure a ridiculous, plot-padding sequence involving a CGI tarantula. As with most other US laffers, this has a script that initially manages a surprise or two and nearly makes you like the characters until the ideas (or the dope) run out.
This fifth film from co-directors Scott McGehee and David Siegel, updated from Henry James’ 1897 novel, is built upon one of the most extraordinary child performances in years. Seen through the puzzled eyes of 6-year-old Maisie (Onata Aprile, about that age), we follow events after the split of her bickering parents, and how she becomes a tool for bargaining and one-upmanship between singer Susanna ( Julianne Moore) and businessman Beale (Steve Coogan). She understands little of the grown-up world and nothing’s properly explained to her: why are mummy and daddy yelling? What is a ‘court order’? Why does mummy hate babysitter Margo ( Joanna Vanderham)? Why doesn’t everyone like Mummy’s new ‘husband’ Lincoln (Alexander Skarsgård)? Why’s everyone so unhappy? Sometimes painfully moving, this is notable for its surprisingly sympathetic view of ‘steps’ and its surprisingly unsympathetic, but very believable, view of Moore and Coogan’s characters. Aprile is so amazing you wonder how the directors coaxed the performance from her, and if she, like Maisie, understood what all these strange adults around her were doing.
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Actors Anonymous James Franco / Faber & Faber
Hollywood star, indie filmmaker, author and general all-round overachiever Franco’s new fictional work is an interlinked collection of unsettling short stories all about acting and those drawn to try it out in cruel old California, and begins pretentiously with an attempt to compare the rules of the profession with the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous (and yes, it might be best to skip this interminable section altogether!). And then we’re into stories that follow recovering junkies, desperate runaways, failed rebels and the miserable, crazy and ruined, and all the while Franco keeps including himself in their tales, even going so far as to suggest that he’s an intellectual fraud, a user and abuser and, well, a man-slut. And hey, you wouldn’t read about it! MDB
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PRE-PC: Songs Before A Time Of Political Correctness
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Adelaide-based singer Jayne-Anne Powers has teamed up with Melbourne-based pianist Monique diMattina and saxophonist Mike Stewart for a cabaret show featuring bawdy songs from a time long ago when such works were not considered politically incorrect.
These include Big Fat Mamas Are Back In Style and Sarah Vaughan’s I Wanna Do Homework and Power says the concept came about over a late night discussion. “My husband and I were talking about how politically incorrect some old songs now were,” she says. “Then we began to think about doing a show based around that as I’d been wanting to do a cabaret show for a while. I just couldn’t think of a new angle, but this concept presented an opportunity to sing all those great old songs with that old-fashioned flavour. “I normally sing a lot of contemporary songs, but I still love all the old songs from the ‘20s and ‘30s as well,” she adds. “I just love music I guess.” Power says it was fun doing research to find songs to perform.
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“Some of them were totally bawdy and actually, flat-out disgusting, especially ones from the Prohibition era,” she laughs. “But we found some fantastic songs in the genre even though some of them will likely make people cringe. But it still takes the audience on a journey, especially if they are not too sensitive to political correctness. “There’s now a real kind of sensitivity in that area – you have to be careful what you say these days – and many of us feel it’s all gone a bit too far,” she adds. Accompanying Power will be Mike Stewart on saxophone and Monique diMattina on the piano. “She’s a spectacular pianist and we met when I was doing a scholarship at the
Australian Academy Of Music. So when I was thinking of putting this together I thought of Monique straight away as I knew it would be right up her alley.” The show has already enjoyed a night in Melbourne at famed jazz club Paris Cat. “That went really well,” Power concludes. “And we found that only one song didn’t really work so have replaced it. So we’re now ready for Adelaide Fringe.” WHAT: PRE-PC – Songs Before A Time Of Political Correctness WHERE: Paradiso Spiegeltent (The Garden Of Unearthly Delights) WHEN: Tue Mar 4
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What’s Your Plan For 2014? Growing up in country Mt Gambier, 18-year-old Laura Wilson says she “was constantly surrounded by people working in different jobs, businesses and industries” which gave her plenty of ideas for future career possibilities.” It was when Wilson’s mother was diagnosed with cancer and became terminally ill in 2011, she realized her true passion lied in caring for people. This has brought Wilson to study nursing and in 2014 she starts her second year of nursing at the University of South Australia. Of uni life, Wilson says it is, “Very laidback and has provided me with much more freedom and responsibility than year 12 ever did.” Like a lot of people, Wilson finds that this can be hard at times. “Throughout school, students have teachers to push them through their unmotivated and difficult times, which is something teachers at university do not provide, as it is a selflearning environment. Taking the leap from high school to university is difficult but it is a big part of growing up and as long as you are doing a course which your passionate about, you’ll love it.” When asked what useful advice she could give to people
considering studying nursing or any other degree at one of Adelaide’s universities, Wilson says: “Take a gap year. I think 12 months to travel or work af ter 13 years of studying would be perfect to refresh yourself and prepare for the heavy workload of university.” Wilson has found her big challenge of university to be time management. “I struggle so much with due dates and handing up assessments,” says Wilson. “Thankfully enough with UniSA providing [aassisstance] and the use of numerous organisational tools such as to do lists I have found that my time management has vastly improved.” In the future, Wilson hopes that she will travel overseas with her degree as she has “never ventured out of Australia.” In her desire to care for others, Wilson says that once she’s graduated she like “to travel to both a third world country and America or Europe” to compare both sides of the world. With the summer here perhaps university is the last thing on your mind, but for those of you who are still wondering what your future study plan is for 2014, the deadline to change your SATAC preferences for university is Mon Jan 6 and for TAFE, Fri Jan 3. Those of you headed to uni, remember to enrol in your chosen university course by the end of this month.
I’m Claire Foord, an emerging artist and Visual Arts grad. I show and sell my artwork here in Adelaide and have travelled to Canada, USA & Germany exhibiting. Right now I’m studying, teaching, art-ing and writing. If you’ve got any hot tips, deals, campus activities or info you want to me share hit me up on Instagram #clairefoord_ artist, facebook.com/ClaireFoordArtist or visit me at the Art Studio pop-up gallery 134a The Parade Norwood.
What’s On Moonlight Cinema A bonus of long summer nights is being able to stay outdoors. If you missed Glenelg’s outdoor cinema’s in December. The Moonlight Cinema in Botanic Pk is open all month with a cracker listing, some old favourites and some box office newbies, Thu Jan 3’s flick is Dirty Dancing. Get more information at moonlight.com.au.
The Parallax exhibition offers an insight into the future of creative expression. The works consider how our digital future will expand access to creative tools and multiple possibilities for the distribution and interpretation of creative works. Entry is free. Visit the show at the Kerry Packer Civic Gallery, 55 North Tce, Adelaide until Wed Feb 12.
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Open Up (That’s Enough) (Third Man/Sony)
Wig Out At Jagbags
Open Up (That’s Enough) is the first song lifted from The Dead Weather’s third album, scheduled for a 2015 release. While that might seem like some serious forward-planning, that’s Jack White for you. I mean, the guy publically disses The Black Keys and gets away with it. Who are you to question his methods? Any more smack talk like that and you’ll end up like that Von Bondies guy. Jack White can do whatever the hell he wants, which in this case is let Alison Mosshart take over singing duties while he abuses his guitar worse than Karen Elson.
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Stockholm is supposed to be one of the best cities in the world. It’s certainly a pretty good song. Alabaman Jason Isbell plays with a hokey Southern twang, but does so in a cool, Justin Townes Earle-y way, so it’s okay for hipsters to like it. What’s the deal with that anyway? If you take loads of drugs and sing about going to prison it’s cool, but if you’re holding a guitar in your press shots then suddenly you’re ‘too country’. Jason Isbell sits somewhere in between the two. Make up your own mind.
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Beyoncé BEYONCÉ (Columbia/Sony)
AAAAA Beyoncé’s surprise fifth album – a unique “visual album” – is a masterpiece for not only how it offers 14 audio tracks and 17 videos (released with absolutely no marketing exclusively via iTunes) but in how it has reinvented both how we consume music and Queen Bey herself. Beyoncé, for all her strengths, lacked an album that was truly solid, powerful and
poignant, instead relying on key singles to drive her success. BEYONCÉ is the gamechanger she needed. The songs are a daring leap forward for Beyoncé, covering subject matter including her sex life (husband Jay Z weighs in during Drunk In Love), her relationship with fame (the preachy opener Pretty Hurts), feminism (sampling Chimananda Ngozi Adiche’s TED talk for ***Flawless), family (daughter Blue Ivy appears on closer Blue) and her past (with sound bites from her childhood singing competitions on Haunted). This insight into what it’s like to be Beyoncé makes her accessible and engaging, while at the same time completely faultless and unattainable. Moreover, the inventiveness of starting songs over in the same track (Haunted, Partition, ***Flawless) personifies her rebirth and new-found spontaneity. Excused for its self-indulgence due to its perfection, the pop hooks on Blow, love anthems like XO, heart-wrenching ballads like Heaven and guest stars Drake (Mine) and Frank Ocean (Superpower) ensure all bases are covered. ‘Bow down, bitches’ indeed. Lachlan Aird
It was somewhat inevitable, but the wave of bands obsessed with American ‘90s indie hit hard last year, especially in this country. Palms, Major Leagues, Tired Lion, Bad Dreems, The Cairos – in 2013 they all to a greater or lesser extent plumbed the back catalogues of Weezer, Nirvana, Pixies and, of course, Pavement. But while the so-called slacker rock of the ‘90s has undergone significant evolution and reinterpretation by a new breed of penniless provocateurs, it’s interesting to note how little has changed in one of the genre’s most prolific originators. But perhaps that’s being unfair. Perhaps the very intonations of Stephen Malkmus’s heavily Americanised vocals can’t help but rekindle the sounds of the past. Regardless, Wig Out At Jagbags – Malkmus’s fifth album with The Jicks (equalling his output with Pavement) – toes a very familiar line. At times he meanders, as on the extended intro to Houston Hades or the muted trumpet solo on J Smoov, but, as always, he is at his best when musically succinct and lyrically playful. With this in mind Lariat and Chartjunk stick out as highlights, especially the latter with its strokes of Beatles-meets-Thin Lizzy breakdowns. The ‘90s never sounded so retro. Jimmy Byzantine
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Confession time: EMA’s debut album Past Life Martyred Saints is my favourite record of the past five years. There’s something about Erika M Anderson’s ability to churn her innermost feelings through twisted allegorical accounts of metanoia and displacement to create these dark, brutal artworks. It was always going to be hard for Satellites, EMA’s first release since that transcendent album, to live up to my lofty expectations. But it does. More jagged and subversive than ever, it’s possible EMA is harbouring more angst than she was in 2011.
Pharrell Williams Happy (Back Lot/Sony)
Pharrell Williams slipped silently by last year, yet he was at just about every pop music moment worth poking your tongue at. He was there on Get Lucky, crooning alongside Nile Rogers and those robot DJs. He was there on Blurred Lines, getting all misogynist and twerky with Robin Thicke and T.I. He was even there on the Man Of Steel soundtrack, pulling all-night coke benders with Hans Zimmer (probably). Now he’s back with Happy, the first single from the Despicable Me 2 soundtrack. What a playa.
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Melvins & Helmet Live Review
Governor Hindmarsh, Mon Dec 16 (Photos by Andreas Heuer) (Review by Andrew Handley)
AAAA Outcasts and weirdos alike swarmed the Gov to see a double bill featuring the two of the noisiest bands in recent decades – Helmet and Melvins. With no support act, Helmet appeared on stage early in the evening. Just because some band members haven’t been in Helmet from their 1989 beginning didn’t mean they couldn’t play well, or hard. The pounding riffs of the opening track, Speechless, prepared the audience for next hour of aural assault. It was an interesting set list predominantly featuring material from their newest album Seeing Eye Dog. When a die-hard fan called for Wilma’s Rainbow, frontman Page Hamilton responded bluntly: “We played that last night in Sydney. You guys get a special set list of all our weird shit.” While it’s nice to know you’re hearing a unique set list, Unsung or In The Meantime from the bands iconic Meantime would have pleased the crowd. Hamilton’s warmer singing style from the new track Everybody Loves You was juxtaposed nicely with bitterly angry screaming in Turned Out from Meantime.
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Spiderbait
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Bad Vision
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Fuck, it’s been a long nine years waiting for Spiderbait to return with a new album after the highly successful Tonight Alright, which featured the chart-smashing cover of Black Betty. Don’t call this a comeback or a rebirth as the band never split up, playing shows here there before retreating to the Spiderbait hit factory to write their self-titled album, which was three years in the making. There is a definite shift in the Spiderbait sound here, which is refreshing and will no doubt ensure longevity as well as winning over a few new fans in the process. Not only that; this exploration of all things electronic will add a new dimension to the Spiderbait live show. This album isn’t about Kram belting out another Black Betty or Buy Me A Pony, but pulling out a few new tricks to show a different side to a band that we all love and treasure. There are some brilliant moments where Janet English’s vocals take centre-stage on tunes such as It’s Beautiful and Supersonic. Then there are times where the distinct Spiderbait rock sound bursts through in Straight Through The Sun and Miss The Boat. The Sun Will Come Shining and the acoustic (yep, you better believe it) Mars are also superb on an album that offers plenty. Rob Lyon
When I attended college back in the States, I lived in a dormitory with a bunch of doe-eyed strangers who seemed less interested in achieving academic enlightenment than getting hammered and smooshing their genitals with other like-minded individuals. One such person was a jolly, freckled dude that everyone called Peach, not because he had a proclivity for the fruit, but because he was from Georgia, known for its peaches. Peach was a fun-loving guy who was hard to resist. He spoke in a beguiling Southern drawl that was exacerbated by the hefty wad of chewing tobacco that took residence in his lower lip. His drink of choice was bourbon, often consumed straight from the bottle and without removing the pungent, saliva-soaked tobacco from his mouth. Peach seemed impervious to the negative effects of booze. I would always see him the next day gulping down Gatorade before doing the same with another bottle of bourbon, always on the prowl for a good time fuelled by lower inhibitions. Corsicana Lemonade by Texans White Denim reminds me of Peach. They too are good ol’ Southern boys interested in nothing more than southern rock and house parties. God bless them. Ryan Lynch
You don’t need ‘bad vision’ to enjoy the Melbourne band’s self-titled debut LP. The four-piece melds ‘50s rock’n’roll and proto-punk, resembling a Sex Pistols and Grease collab. The cover art promises a truckload. As sick as the US economy, it is vibrant and bold just like the lead vocals. Bad Vision live up to the etching, delivering complaint rock at its finest. With a gritty edge, the sound diverges from the mainstream. Apathetically energised vocals work hard to highlight a perfectly imperfect guitar twang. The band’s debut explodes with a raw and unpolished vision, to their credit. Each track energises and swells one’s inner anarchist. So whip out your tongue piercings, spray paint and give the record a whirl. Evocative of old school punk rock, Bad Vision is a Melbournised Buzzcocks or Ramones. Highlights of the album include Blind Eye for a cut-you-to-pieces punk track and Smokin’ Mirrors as a toned down, guitar solo-ridden, head-banging good time. Katie Bryant
Even before Melvins appeared on stage, the stage set up forewarned the crowed of what was to come. In the centre of stage was a left and right-handed drum kit nestled next to each other, sharing the ride cymbal. The Lawrence Of Arabia soundtrack, a tribute to the late Peter O’Toole, halted as the Buzz Osborne and co. hit the stage. Hag Me from the classic Houdini oozed through the speakers with its measured, yet brutal distortion. Having two drummers, Dale Clover and Coady Willis, was no gimmick, only adding force to the band’s sound. Equally unique to King Buzzo’s voice was his hair – think Sideshow Bob, but white. The set list of 13 songs couldn’t even come close to covering a song from each of the band’s studio releases. Despite being credited for creating sludge metal, the band proved they could cover a myriad of genres. The band quickened the pace for the punk Sweet Willy Rollbar, then slowed it back down for another highlight, the stoner rock, Your Blessened. A highlight of the band’s more recent output was Evil New War God, featuring a glorious drum duet. Not having said a word to the audience the entire set, Buzz left the stage midway through the final track, leaving bassist Jarred Warren to loop his bass and vocals into a lengthy experimental noise frenzy. An expecting crowd was left wanting more, but nonetheless impressed with the noisy oddity they had just witnessed.
Muse Live At Rome Stadium (Warner)
AAAAa What a package! Muse returned to Australia with a much anticipated tour, previewed by their electric performance at Rome’s Olympic Stadium. Filmed in July this year, this whets more than the appetite of fans with some amazing camera angles highlighting the musical mastery and showmanship of this brilliant band. Accompanying either the DVD or Blu-ray is an audio CD, which, after viewing the footage, doesn’t really do it justice. However, hearing big singles such as Supremacy and Panic Station off The 2nd Law amongst the battalion of hits including Supermassive Black Hole, Starlight and Plug In Baby is just brilliant. Rob Lyon
The Aves Static EP (Mirador)
AAA Two tracks seems like a pretty measly return from something styled as an EP, but that’s exactly what you get from the latest release from Adelaide’s The Aves. On the plus side, Static is an aesthetic step up from their grittier releases of yore, shifting to a cleaner palette on lead track Remote without losing any of their rebellious spirit. It remains nonetheless emblematic of the band’s love for Patti Smith and The Libertines. Poor William is a more curious affair, incorporating a funk guitar and rockabilly inflections in what should have been classed as a B-side rather than an ‘album track’. Jimmy Byzantine
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Friday Feb 3 Tuesday night may have been a big one, but you should have recovered by the time the doors swing open across town on Fri Feb 3. Adelaide, you’re spoiled for choice! This is the night to sample a selection of Adelaide’s new and growing bands.
Here's To Now Start 2014 in a fine mood this Sat Jan 4 at Here’s To Now, a winedrenched, sun-soaked afternoon with local bands and food at the gorgeous Coriole Vineyards in McLaren Vale. Aural delights are on offer from The Shaolin Afronauts, Dr Piffle & The Burlap Band, Surahn (DJ set) and Max Savage & The False Idols. Spliced between these legends are some other sneaky gems: Toot Whistle Crew DJs, Emily Davis, Sasha March and Koral. Extra added
bonus? Screenings of short films by Black Cockatoo Arthouse, who are still taking Fire Fund donations after their much-loved McLaren Vale space was destroyed earlier this year. Here’s To Now will be a fine event to try some local grub and liquor, with Coriole Vineyards providing wine and cocktails, Mismatch Brewing Co. supplying beer and Cider Garden keeping everyone plied with—you guessed it—cider. As the day is presented by The Happy Motel, it’s no surprise that they will be manning the grills themselves, serving up “omni-regional” fare for hungry punter tums. Tickets are $50 and available through trybooking.com.
Back It Up If you’re still up for a rager after a raving Friday night, check out SuperCaine and The Rocketeers at the Wheaty on Sat Jan 4. A bit of bluesy folk will be good for your soul, so have a soother Saturday in the company of some sweet Adelaide songwriters. SuperCaine released their EP At the Velveteen in 2013; it can be purchased at shows or downloaded through iTunes. Indie-poppers The Rocketeers have a couple of singles listed at triple j Unearthed, including their latest: Manic Pixie Dream Girl. The complementary acts will be a neat little round-off to the first weekend of the year.
Music SA has once again partnered with the Clipsal 500 for Bands On Track 2014. Six South Australian bands will be selected by a panel of music industry professionals to open the trackside concerts during the car race next year. Options for performance dates and headliners are: Fri Feb 28, Bliss N Eso and Horrorshow; Sat Mar 1, Empire Of The Sun and Kimbra; Sun Mar 2, Keith Urban, Guy Sebastian and Boom Crash Opera. David Grice, General Manager Music SA, stated, “We’re delighted to be partnering with Clipsal 500 Adelaide to deliver the Bands On Track project for a third year. We know that South Australia has some of the best songwriters and performers in the country, and we’re excited that they have this unique opportunity to perform to massive crowds on a big stage with full concert production!” Applications are open until Mon Jan 6 through bandsontrack.com.au.
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The Live & Local evening of weighty tunes is presented by Audioloon, and features four of Adelaide’s fresh favourite acts. Jungle City recently returned from placing fourth in Australia’s leg of the Global Battle of the Bands; The Motive are a keen crew of rock ‘n’ rollers; Lipsmack are a powerhouse of rock, with an EP freshly under their belts; Affairs Of Men is a heavy alt-rock mishmash of members from The Foundry, This Is Our City and The Vampire Project. Altogether it’s going to be a strong showing of Adelaideans, welcoming the New Year with a crash tackle. Tickets are available at the door, through OzTix or from band members.
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Louise Adams—a Barossa-born lady with a kickass voice—is hitting The Jade this Fri Jan 3 to launch her self-titled debut EP. Previous acoustic demos have showcased her strong, soul-thickened voice; with a full band in tow, it will be interesting to hear her songwriting fleshed out more fully. There are no pre-sale tix for the gig, so hit up the Jade nice and early to get in the door.
The Metro You can always find a fine time at the Metro—and this Friday there’s a triple-threat treat. Gracing the bandroom are Moonfaker, The Sunbirds and The Violet Crams. Three fairly new groups around town, why not hit them all up in one delicious go? If you like your tunes with a bit of grit ‘n’ grunge, a little alternative moodiness, then the Metro is your party home away from home.
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