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The Frontline
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Back To Business
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Kirin J Callinan has taken his sound in a strange new direction – but would you expect anything less?
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Tora are the internet’s favourite band, and they’re ready to live up to the hype onstage
10-11 An Oral History Of Purple Sneakers
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Six8
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Pallbearer are bringing the doom to Oz this June and July
14-15 Seven Of The Best Modern Film Soundtracks Made By Famous Bands 16
The Forest Of Lost Souls
“There were some great parties and some great nights, but I try not to dwell on the past all that much.” (10-11)
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“I don’t think we were good enough yet, previously, to write an album like this ... We always wanted to have these expansive compositions.” (12-13) 17
Chauka, Please Tell Us The Time
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Hounds Of Love
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Arts reviews, Hotel Coolgardie giveaway
20-21 Saké Jr, El Camino Cantina, the cult of celebrity chefs 22
Album reviews, First Drafts
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Out & About, Off The Record
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24-28 Live reviews, She’s The Driver, Belle Haven, Christian Mulls… The Sydney 2000 Olympics 29
Test your knowledge: how many artists can you name?
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Gig guide
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the frontline with Chris Martin, Nathan Jolly, Tyler Jenke and David Molloy ISSUE 716: Wednesday June 7, 2017 PRINT & DIGITAL EDITOR: Chris Martin chris.martin@seventhstreet.media SUB-EDITOR: David Molloy STAFF WRITERS: Joseph Earp, Nathan Jolly, Adam Norris NEWS: Nathan Jolly, Tyler Jenke, Brandon John ART DIRECTOR: Sarah Bryant PHOTOGRAPHER: Ashley Mar ADVERTISING: Josh Burrows - 0411 025 674 josh.burrows@seventhstreet.media PUBLISHER: Seventh Street Media CEO, SEVENTH STREET MEDIA: Luke Girgis - luke.girgis@seventhstreet.media MANAGING EDITOR: Poppy Reid poppy.reid@seventhstreet.media THE GODFATHER: BnJ GIG GUIDE COORDINATOR: Anna Wilson gigguide@seventhstreet.media REGULAR CONTRIBUTORS: Nat Amat, Arca Bayburt, Lars Brandle, Tanja Brinks Toubro, Chelsea Deeley, Matthew Galea, Emily Gibb, Jennifer Hoddinett, Emily Meller, David Molloy, Annie Murney, Adam Norris, George Nott, Daniel Prior, Natalie Rogers, Erin Rooney, Anna Rose, Spencer Scott, Natalie Salvo, Leonardo Silvestrini, Jade Smith, Aaron Streatfeild, Augustus Welby, Jessica Westcott, Zanda Wilson, Stephanie Yip, David James Young Please send mail NOT ACCOUNTS direct to this NEW address Level 2, 9-13 Bibby St, Chiswick NSW 2046 EDITORIAL POLICY: The views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the publisher, editors or staff of the BRAG. ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE: Carrie Huang - accounts@seventhstreet.vc (02) 9713 9269 Level 2, 9-13 Bibby St, Chiswick NSW 2046 DEADLINES: Editorial: Friday 12pm (no extensions) Ad bookings: Friday 5pm (no extensions) Fishished art: No later than 2pm Monday Ad cancellations: Friday 4pm Deadlines are strictly adhered to. Published by Seventh Street Media Pty Ltd All content copyrighted to Seventh Street Media 2017 DISTRIBUTION: Wanna get the BRAG? Email george@seventhstreet.vc PRINTED BY SPOTPRESS: spotpress.com.au 24 – 26 Lilian Fowler Place, Marrickville NSW 2204
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STAVES BREWS UP SOME TUNES The popular Staves Brewery in Glebe has announced it will begin hosting regular live music every weekend, starting this month. Staves has tapped Mark Lucas to handle its bookings for weekly Saturday night gigs, starting with Sydney roots band Out Of Nowhere on Saturday June 17. The pokie-free venue, located just metres from Broadway Shopping Centre, will offer an intimate option for local musicians and touring acts, with the added bonus of fantastic craft beer on tap. Mark Lucas can be contacted via Songsmith Management.
SEVEN MORE FILMS IN THE CANNES Sydney Film Festival has bolstered its already impressive lineup of films, adding seven films straight outta Cannes, including The Square, which won the biggest (non-Oscar) film prize in the world, the Palme d’Or. Among the offerings are Good Time, a crime thriller starring Robert Pattinson, which is being touted as a career-best performance, and Blade Of The Immortal, which marks the 100th film by Japanese master Takashi Miike. Other films added to the SFF lineup include the aforementioned satire of the art world, The Square, starring Elisabeth Moss; Tehran Taboo, an animation about the sex lives of young Iranians; Jupiter’s Moon, in which a Syrian refugee discovers he has a superpower; A Man Of Integrity, about a goldfish farmer thwarted by an evil corporation; and I Am Not A Witch, about a young Zambian woman sent to a witch camp. Sydney Film Festival kicks off on Wednesday June 7.
TWITTER SPILLS EVERYTHING NOW Arcade Fire recently announced the release of their long-awaited fifth album, Everything Now. It’s set to be released in a couple of months, and apart from a promotional single, not much else is known about the contents. But it seems like a Twitter account may have spilled the beans about the record’s tracklisting. As Pitchfork reports, a Twitter account named after the band’s new record (which was also named in a press release from the group), started sending out anagrams of track titles on the record. Pitchfork also note that these anagrams happen to line up with a rumoured track list that was shared by a user on Reddit recently as well. The account started this
can think of, and Ford will drop them into his set, with Three Doors Down and The Calling rubbing up against Aaron Carter’s finest work in an explosion of tacky taste and ironic dancing. This isn’t just a dude with an iPod either: there are lights, glow sticks, balloons, video projections and more. The whole thing happens at OAF on Saturday June 10.
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STARS ALIGN FOR SUPANOVA This year’s edition of the Supanova Comic Con & Gaming expo has put together one of its biggest guest lineups yet – and it just got even bigger. The three-day event at Sydney Showground (Friday June 16 – Sunday June 18) will now feature the Aussie taking Hollywood by storm, Chris Hemsworth, plus Desperate Housewives’ Teri Hatcher joining her Lois & Clark: The Adventures Of Superman co-star Dean Cain, and American Gods star Ricky Whittle, who join the likes of Back to the Future’s Christopher Lloyd and many more. The 2017 edition of Supanova is also aiming to break the Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of people dressed as Star Wars characters, so if you’re struggling for dress-up ideas, you know where to begin. See the full lineup at thebrag.com.
supposed ‘leak’ of titled with a message that simply said “The @arcadefire asked us not to reveal the #EverythingNow track list, but they didn’t say we couldn’t do ANAGRAMS! So here we go.” Soon after, they started sending out a number of Tweets that contained anagrams of the supposed titles. Read the full story at thebrag.com.
CRAP MUSIC RAVE WILL WAKE YOU UP INSIDE Self-proclaimed “DJ idiot” Tomás Ford is bringing his Crap Music Rave Party to Sydney this weekend, taking over Oxford Art Factory. If you haven’t been to one of Ford’s rave parties before, the rules… well, the rule is very simple: no good music is allowed. Simply request the worst songs you
MINISTRY OF SOUND BRAVES THE LOCKOUTS Ministry Of Sound is bringing its legendary club night to Sydney, with Ministry of Sound Club Australia set to launch at the Ivy (where else?) on Saturday June 10. Ministry of Sound has a long and storied history, being the UK’s first superclub solely dedicated to dance music upon its launch in late 1991. The guiding rule of the nights are “the music comes first”, and that tradition is set to continue with both Peking Duk and US house legend Sandy Rivera playing at the launch night. “We’re very excited at the opening of a Ministry of Sound club in Sydney,” said CEO Jonathan Bevan.
BIRDMAN KICK(FLIPP) ED OUT OF KCH One step forward, two steps back. In another blow to the Sydney live music scene, noise complaints at the Kings Cross Hotel last Thursday night led to the abrupt shutting down of a gig before 9:30pm. The intervention came only four songs into an official Vivid Sydney performance by Birdman Or The Unexpected Virtue Of A Tony Hawk Pro Skater Cover Band – a local act that plays high-energy covers of songs from the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater soundtracks. Speaking with the BRAG, Kings Cross Hotel entertainment manager Adam Lewis said: “We received a number of unexpected noise complaints and tried to resolve them with our mix, volume, et cetera, but eventually it became clear that we had no further options but to end the show ... It’s really important to us that we continue to support music and arts in the space, with the support of our community and neighbours.” The Vivid KX program will continue as planned at the Kings Cross Hotel and nearby venues.
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