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ADELAIDE’S COOLEST ROCK BAND ISN’T CONCERNED WITH WHAT’S HOT RIGHT NOW – FIND OUT WHAT MAKES THEIR WORLD GO ROUND STRAIGHT FROM FRONT MAN, DANNY OGDEN

D A I S Y I N C A C T U S L A N D

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I WANNA BE…

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JURASSIC DREAMING

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REPTILIAN RESORT

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BOUTIQUE BROWSE VS CYBER STORE

IS TRADITIONAL WALK-IN SHOPPING EXTINCT?

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W H I T E M O O S E D E S I G N VINTAGE NOSTALGIA TAKES A PEEK INTO THE FUTURE AT THE SOUTH MELBOURNE MARKETS

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B O T A N I C B L I S S FASHION EDITORIAL

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D E S E R T S L E E P E R CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY

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V E L O C I R A P T O R HISTORY LIED TO US; VELOCIRAPTOR IS ACTUALLY A 12 HEADED BEAST THAT BEARS A HOST OF BRISBANE’S BEST MUSOS

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F O S S I L F U E L L E D FASHION EDITORIAL

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O R I A N T H I ADELAIDE BORN GUITAR GODDESS RETURNS HOME FOR CHRISTMAS

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H O W N A T U R A L I S ‘ N A T U R A L’ ?

A POTENTIAL PITFALL FOR SHAVER COMPANIES

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H I S T O R Y C L A S S D R O P O U T S FASHION EDITORIAL

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Y O U , M E A N D B O N E S A QUIRKY ALTERNATIVE TO THE HUMBLE CANDLE

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CONTRIBUTORS

FEATURE

JAMES PACKER ILLUSTRATOR

SUSAN ALLIN

WHEN I’M NOT ILLUSTRATING FOR TEO, I love to draw; I work

PHOTOGRAPHER

as a graduate architect, so in my spare time I like to explore more figurative work. Things that are freer flowing.

OLGA WINTER

ONE BAND EVERYONE SHOULD CHECK OUT IS

I LOVE WRITING ABOUT

Brokers - a local electronic four piece who are making some really interesting tunes.

THE BEST TRIP I WENT ON WAS WHEN I was lucky

enough to spend majority of 2013 backpacking around the UK and Europe. It was a real cultural eye opener for me.

MY PLANS THIS SUMMER ACTUALLY INCLUDE

heading to Japan for Christmas and New Year’s with a mate I studied with. I am looking forward to doing some skiing and experiencing everything weird and wonderful that Japan has to offer.

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JOURNALIST AND BLOGGER food. Mostly because of all the tasting beforehand.

WHEN I’M NOT WORKING WITH TEO, you can find me in the mall or at a gig.

MY CURRENT PLAYLIST INCLUDES a lot of nineties flashbacks.

I RUN A FASHION BLOG CALLED Stuff - which can be

found at little-miss-stuff.tumblr.com

I LOVE TAKING SNAPS OF beauty found in different facets of life.

MY FAVOURITE THING ABOUT TEO IS the young talent that it supports.

I HAVE A FASHION BLOG, YOU CAN FIND AT fashionadventurer.com

IF I COULD DESCRIBE MY PERSONAL STYLE IN THREE WORDS, THEY WOULD BE clean, luxe and unique.

A QUIRKY FACT ABOUT ME IS I have a huge collection of retro video games, manga and anime.

MY GO-TO WARDROBE STAPLE IS a fitted blazer.

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EMILY ALDRIDGE

KRISTEN BYASS

HAIR AND MAKEUP ARTIST

JOURNALIST

I RUN A BUSINESS CALLED Filthy Gorgeous Styles.

MY FAVOURITE BOOK IS,

It is a hair, makeup and all round event styling business.

MY FAVOURITE PART OF TEO IS the amazing creative

photo shoots; and of course, all the fantastic talent involved.

IN MY SPARE TIME, I love being involved in as many photo shoots as possible. I also do Jui Jitsu and Muay Thai to keep fit.

THE BEST THING ABOUT THE CREATIVE INDUSTRY IS all the amazing talent I am exposed to and the fantastic networking opportunities.

FIVE THINGS I PLAN TO DO IN THE FUTURE ARE TO

travel the world and work overseas, extend my business and have a shop front with hair and makeup services and a photographic studio, work hard at my martial arts and enter competitions all around Australia.

I would also love to work with renowned photographers, models and creative stylists and have more work published in magazines and other popular publications.

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MY FAVOURITE COLOUR IS

red, in a pop of lippy or a bright print.

I’M LISTENING TO

whatever comes on the radio; I may be the most music illiterate person you ever meet.

I LIKE TO WRITE BECAUSE writing is my creative outlet - I can’t paint, I can’t draw but I love talking to people and finding out what they’re passionate about.

as cliché as it is, any from the Harry Potter series. I love how no matter how many times you’ve read the books or watched the movies, you can always go back and lose yourself in their stories.

I ENJOY WRITING BECAUSE it’s a form of self-

expression. It’s a great feeling to be able to describe an event to people who didn’t get a chance to be there themselves.

SOMEONE I ADMIRE IS

Anna Wintour, because she is the reigning supreme of fashion and her hair is always perfect. I don’t know many people that could be as busy and in-demand as her and always have that perfect bob.

THE BEST ADVICE I WAS EVER GIVEN WAS from my

IF I COULD BE PRESENT AT ANY HISTORICAL EVENT, IT WOULD BE

SOMETHING I THINK IS UNDERRATED IS walking

MY DREAM PURCHASE IS

mum. She has always told me to do what makes me happy and to follow my dreams.

through the arrival gates and being reunited with loved ones after a big trip, followed by a home cooked meal.

during the period where the Amazons or Mayans were around.

They seem pretty cool and mysterious and had amazing architecture. probably a luxury yacht. Then I could travel all the time and party like Leonardo DiCaprio every weekend.

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EDITOR’S LETTER

IN A TIME OF HIGH-TECH GADGETS AND HIGH SPEED LIVING, IT’S EASY TO GET CAUGHT UP IN THE HUSTLE AND BUSTLE OF THE RAT RACE; LEAVING US EXHAUSTED AND OVERWHELMED WITH FULL SCHEDULES AND UNREALISTIC WORKLOADS. IN OUR PREHISTORIC PARADISE ISSUE, WE REWIND TO A SIMPLER TIME ...

BEFORE WE EXISTED. WE LEAD YOU THROUGH THE PERIODS OF THE MESOZOIC ERA, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE “AGE OF REPTILES,” JOURNEYING ACROSS THE (MOSTLY) HOT AND DRY TRIASSIC PERIOD, THROUGH TO THE LUSH, GREEN JURASSIC; AND ENDING WITH THE BLOSSOMING CRETACEOUS PERIOD. THEMES FROM FLICKS OF THE 80S AND 90S, SUCH AS THE LAND BEFORE TIME AND JURASSIC PARK, ARE EVIDENT THROUGHOUT THE FEATURED EDITORIALS – WITH MODELS UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH VELOCIRAPTORS (ONE OF OUR JOURNOS ALSO HAD THE PLEASURE OF COMMUNICATING WITH A FEW) AND A T-REX OR TWO! BEAUTIFUL REPTILIAN INSPIRED IMAGERY IS ABUNDANT AND WE’VE GOT PLENTY OF COOL WRITE-UPS, FROM INTERVIEWS WITH A QUIRKY SHOP OWNER TO THE DISCUSSION OF FEMALE BODY HAIR; PLUS AN EXCLUSIVE ONE ON ONE WITH GUITAR GODDESS, ORIANTHI. THERE IS CERTAINLY NO EXTINCTION OF UNIQUE AND THOUGHT PROVOKING CONTENT IN THIS ISSUE! MERRY CHRISTMAS – WE LOOK FORWARD TO PRESENTING YOU WITH MORE RAD CONTENT IN 2015.

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FOUNDER & EDITOR

SUSANNAH IOANNOU DEPUTY EDITORS

JAKI WOODS VANESSA LOCAMPO ART DIRECTION & DESIGN

COURTNEY ROBINSON CONTRIBUTORS JOURNALISTS: Amanda Goodfellow Claudia Mitchell Emma Hosking Jessica Ball

Mirna Taslidza

Monika Portella

PHOTOGRAPHY: Alexandra Drewniak Anthony Tosello Christian Polychronis Christopher Arblaster Danmi Lee Dave Stewart Elly Steinlauf

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Hayley Jessup Hilary Walker Jesse Mullins Josh Krake Kane Overall Krystal Opie Madeleine Gill Matt Kahn Max Papendeick Melissa Houben Morgan Macleod Robert M. Knight Susan Allin

Esther De Graaff Georgia Edgar Helga Katrín Hjartardóttir Kristina Persichini Nurhanan Armstrong Theodóra Mjöll Skúladóttir Jack

STYLING: Crystal Dench Melissa Houben Rachel Polivka Rakel Unnur Thorlacius Simone Vinski Stacey Hendrickson Susannah Ioannou

ARTISTS: James Packer Nicky Irvine

BEHIND THE SCENES: Christina Toulantas Thomas Hennessey HAIR AND MAKEUP: Alison Ancell Amanda Grace Nash Celeste Wong Dave Waterman Emily Aldridge

VIDEO PRODUCTION: Christina Toulantas Kane Overall LOGO DESIGN: Janice Cui

INTERNS: Charnie Reeves Emily Primavera Olga Winter MODELS: AZALEA Models Eskimo Iceland Finesse Models Scene Model Management Genevieve Brandenburg

PARTNERS: Adelaide Fashion Festival

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COVER MODEL HAIR AND MAKEUP: EMILY ALDRIDGE STYLING: SUSANNAH IOANNOU MODEL: FINESSE MODELS RUAIRI LUKE PHOTOGRAPHER: ALEXANDRA DREWNIAK BEHIND THE SCENES PHOTOGRAPHY/VIDEOGRAPHY: CHRISTINA TOULANTAS PRODUCER: CHRISTINA TOULANTAS SET ASSISTANT: CHARNIE REEVES MODEL WEARS GORMAN LILY TOP DECEMBER ISSUE #4

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LANDFALL STYLING: RACHEL POLIVKA PHOTOGRAPHER: HILARY WALKER 1. NANCYBIRD BLUE FLORAL OLIVE DRESS 2. ANOTHER VISION DESIGN BOTANIK CUSHION OTTO & SPIKE LARGE BLACK/CHARCOAL/LIGHT GREY MARLE NANNA’S KNOT BLANKET | OTTO AND SPIKE LARGE CUSTOM KNIT | NANCYBIRD TWO TONE MOROTON FLAT | ELK ACCESSORIES SAGE RYZ WALLET 3. ELK ACCESSORIES, ACID YELLOW CONTRAST CONTOURED BANGLE FUNKS WHITE MIKAELA SUPER HIGH CLOG | ELK ACCESSORIES, LARGE SAGE INLAGG BAG 4. NANCYBIRD WHISKY GOLF BAG | OTTO & SPIKE LARGE GREY MARLE/TAUPE/CHOCOLATE CONNECT 4 BLANKET | ELK ACCESSORIES, FERN AND COBALT FLEKKER PEEP TOE BALLET 14

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5. RUUSK SILVER ARM CUFF | RUUSK SILVER PEAK RING | POLLI INK LOTUS RING | OTTO & SPIKE LARGE BLACK/CHARCOAL/LIGHT GREY MARLE NANNA’S KNOT BLANKET | OTTO AND SPIKE LARGE CUSTOM KNIT 6. RUUSK SILVER ARM CUFF | RUUSK SILVER PEAK RING POLLI INK LOTUS RING 7. POLLI FUNGI SWISS NECKLACE | POLLI DECO LARGE EARRINGS TAKEAWAI BLUE GALAXY WOMBAT PLANTER 8. NANCYBIRD WHISKY GEORGE BAG | NANCYBIRD BLUE FLORAL OLIVE DRESS | POLLI FUNGI SWISS NECKLACE | POLLI DECO LARGE EARRINGS TAKEAWAI BLUE GALAXY WOMBAT PLANTER

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SUMMER GLOW HAIR AND MAKEUP: ESTHER DE GRAAFF STYLING: MELISSA HOUBEN MODEL: NYNKE ZWANET PHOTOGRAPHY: MELISSA HOUBEN LOCATION: VILLA STROOIKAAS - BROUMOV

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MODEL OF THE MOMENT

RUAIRI THE RULE BREAKER

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Say hello to Ruairi Luke, the girl who breaks rules in the modelling industry.

Standing at 5’7 inches, she doesn’t quite reach the international height requirements – but with a face like that, how could anyone say no? The 19-yearold bombshell has modelled on contract in Milan and LA, all within her first year of signing at Finesse Models Australia. Ruairi has an outgoing and confident personality, with a happy outlook on life to match. TEO Magazine have had the pleasure of interviewing Miss Ruairi, who is certainly on her way to great things.

TEO: WHEN DID YOU DISCOVER YOUR DESIRE TO MODEL? RUAIRI: From memory I have always had an interest in modelling. When I was a little girl, I would always try on different outfits and take photos in front of the mirror.

WHAT AGE DID YOU SIGN WITH YOUR FIRST AGENCY? HAVE YOU SIGNED WITH ANY OTHERS SINCE? I was 18 years old when I first became a model, earlier this year. I knew it was

something I needed to pursue. I contacted some agencies around the country, and I decided to sign with Finesse Models Australia because they stood out to me.

Signing with them was definitely one of the best decisions I have made. Finesse is such a wonderful agency – they are so welcoming and they have helped me

through my modelling journey since day one. I have also had the amazing privilege to sign with Scene Models Melbourne, 2Morrow Models Milan and Hollywood Model Management LA.

HAVE ANY OTHER MODELS INFLUENCED YOUR MODELLING JOURNEY? I try to not let many models influence me, but there has been one model who I look up to greatly – Adriana Lima. I have always been so inspired by her because to me, she is what every model should be. I have never met her, but she comes across to me as happy, healthy, confident, fit, and ready for what comes her way!

WHAT IS ONE OF THE KEY ATTRIBUTES TO BEING A SUCCESSFUL MODEL? When you walk off set at the end of the day leaving the client, photographer, and stylists delighted that they chose you as the model for the day.

WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR MOST MEMORABLE SHOOT TO DATE, AND WHY? I have had many memorable shoots and I have enjoyed them all. However, one that sticks out to me right now is when I shot for the Italian brand – DECEMBER ISSUE #4

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Friends Academy. I was feeling quite home sick around that time, but I still managed to push on and have a successful day with the team. The shoot was right near a beautiful lake about two hours from Milan, with misty mountains in the distance and delicious Italian food (which was a bonus).

think that it won’t. Also to be polite and smile in any

HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH THE EVERYDAY PRESSURES OF BEING A MODEL?

every second day; and washing, exfoliating, and

It can get hard but I remind myself that I am just human, that I can only be the best I can be. If that isn’t good enough for somebody, then in no way is that my loss.

DO YOU HAVE ANY ADVICE FOR ASPIRING MODELS? Stay truthful to yourself. If somebody brings you down, laugh. If you get turned down for a job, simply ask yourself, what’s next? Do not let people control your career, only you do that.

WHAT ARE YOUR PASSIONS OUTSIDE OF MODELLING? I love spending time with my family, trying different foods, soaking up the sun, going to the beach, swimming, dancing and spending time with friends.

I also love dogs and I enjoy meeting new people; and sleeping is another one of my favourite things.

I definitely enjoy walking, I could go exploring for hours on foot. I love travelling, listening to people’s stories, camping, BBQs, listening to music, and much more I suppose!

IF YOU WEREN’T MODELLING WHAT WOULD YOU BE DOING? I would definitely be taking care of animals; when I was younger I wanted to be a vet. Animals are the second most important thing to me, after family and friends.

situation is very important to me.

DO YOU HAVE A DAILY BEAUTY ROUTINE? IF SO, PLEASE DESCRIBE. My daily beauty routines are washing my hair

moisturising my skin. Also, eating healthy, getting

plenty of sleep and getting some sun on those really beautiful days.

HAVE YOU BEEN TOLD YOU LOOK LIKE ANY OTHER MODELS OR ANY CELEBRITIES? I have been told I look like Adriana Lima, and I can’t say I don’t like that because I love her!

WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE PHYSICAL FEATURE ON YOURSELF, AND WHY? It would have to be my teeth because they aren’t

perfect. Actually, I have one in the front that sticks out.

People tell me it gives me character, and I like that.

NAME SOMETHING THAT SETS YOU APART FROM OTHER MODELS. I actually want all I can get in this industry. The

amount of models I have heard complain about

work really upsets me. I am grateful for everything.

WHAT PERCEPTIONS ABOUT MODELLING DO YOU BELIEVE YOU DEFY? That you’re just a pretty face without an opinion; I

have lots of opinions about things that affect my life and the world around me.

DO YOU HAVE ANY EXCITING PROJECTS ON THE CARDS?

WHAT ARE YOUR CORE VALUES? ARE THEY REFLECTED IN YOUR MODELLING CAREER?

Yes, I always seem to have new exciting projects

Always be yourself, it will get you far and do not

definitely one of them!

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WALK THE DINOSAUR HAIR AND MAKEUP: DAVE WATERMAN STYLING: SIMONE VINSKI MODEL: SCENE MODEL MANAGEMENT JAMIE FOWLER PHOTOGRAPHER: ANTHONY TOSELLO

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There was a time not that long ago when rock reigned supreme in the mainstream. Actual rock music: guitar, drums, bass and not much else. Think back to the likes of The Black Keys and The White Stripes forming the tops of the charts and how garage and seventies rock influences put stalwarts back into the peripherals of the younger generations.

Guitar bands were back! Of course music evolves and what comprises popular culture shifts dramatically with generational movements and revivals of eras bygone. But Danny from the new-on-the-scene Adelaide blues-rock band, The Pits, says the band aren’t too concerned about what’s popular. The aforementioned mainstays in modern music are great heroes of The Pits and their Soundcloud six-track release is a grand nod to those days.

The Pits are gathering huge momentum in their live shows, supporting some well-known indie rockers both locally and nationally, and have a writhing, dirty six-track on Soundcloud out now. We bunkered down with Danny to learn a little more about the five-piece band.

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DANNY: We all met through mutual friends and started jamming at the start of this year. We’re lucky that we all have a pretty similar taste in music so we seemed to gel pretty quickly. After our first jam, we realised we had something sounding pretty cool and that had potential so we stuck to it and organised weekly jams which led to the writing of our first songs.

GARAGE BLUES-ROCK IS A GENRE WE DON’T HEAR A LOT OF IN MAINSTREAM MUSIC THESE DAYS. IS THIS A GENRE YOU’VE ALWAYS LOVED? DO YOU SEE A COMEBACK? Bands like The White Stripes and The Black Keys, who both fit this genre, are definitely pretty popular and have been for a while. They’re both bands we’ve all been into for years. The stuff we’re writing now is less blues based and has more of a psychedelic country vibe that we doubt will ever be super popular, but that’s fine with us.

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there are plenty of rad dudes in bands and that work for venues in Adelaide that’ll give you a few gigs.

IF THE PITS WERE TO PLAY A SHOW IN A DIFFERENT ERA, WHICH WOULD IT BE AND WHY? That’s a hard one! To be honest we think there’s way more really rad garage-psych bands now than there has ever been, especially in San Francisco or Austin. But otherwise definitely the 1960s − that was some pretty groovy shit.

IF YOU HAD TO DESCRIBE YOUR BAND’S MUSIC TO SOMEONE, WHAT FIVE WORDS WOULD YOU USE TO MAKE SOMEONE STAND UP AND LISTEN? Drunk, western, psychedelic, garage and sweat.

WHAT/WHO HAS BEEN YOUR BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN MUSIC? Between the five of us there’s all kinds of weird shit that’s influenced us over the years, but definitely bands like The Black Lips, Brian Jonestown Massacre and Link Wray we draw from a lot.

WHAT HAS BEEN THE BEST MOMENT THE PITS HAVE HAD AS A BAND? The best ones are always the hardest to remember, but I’m pretty sure we had a lot of good times when we played with West Thebarton Brothel Party and Velociraptor. Also whenever we play with Young Offenders, they’re a bunch of lords.

ARE THERE ANY RECORDINGS IN THE WORKS? IF SO, TELL ME A BIT ABOUT YOUR WRITING AND RECORDING PROCESS. Yeah we’re recording an EP this month with [engineer] Ali Wells from [Adelaide band] Bad Dreems. Last time we recorded was at Twin Earth Studio in Brighton. That time we did all the songs in a day so this time we’re going to spend a bit more time with it, like maybe a week or so, and probably do less songs so we have time to mess with them

and get them how we really want them to sound.

There’s not much of a process to the writing; usually we start off with a riff or a basic song idea that one of us has come up with then we just jam it out until we’ve got something we’re all happy with, then lyrics come last.

NOW THAT YOU WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND MORE TIME RECORDING YOUR NEW SONGS DO YOU THINK THE SONGS WILL DEVELOP AND EVOLVE IN THE STUDIO? Yeah we think so. It’s still pretty new to most of us so we’re just gonna play around a bit and see what we can do to make the songs better without losing too much of the live feel. But we think the EP will be a bit more chill and full sounding than what we do on stage.

WHERE ARE YOUR FAVOURITE VENUES TO PLAY? Ed Castle and Jive in Adelaide.

WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR FAVOURITE GIG YOU HAVE PLAYED TO DATE? ANY STRANGE ON STAGE MOMENTS? Supporting our bros Velociraptor a few months back. Their singer Jeremy Neale vomited on our drum kit and smashed their guitarist’s tooth out while swinging his mic around. Hectic.

WHAT IS CURRENTLY PLAYING ON YOUR IPOD? King Tuff, Twerps, Death From Above 1979, The Growlers, Allah Las, Night Beats, Mac Demarco.

WHAT’S NEXT FOR THE PITS? Recording our EP this month then following it up with a tour with a few shows interstate.

WHERE DO YOU SEE THE PITS IN FIVE YEARS? We just hope one of us has bought a van by then.

That’d be dope.

F I N D T HE P I TS ON:

FACEBOOK.COM/THEPITSBAND / INSTAGRAM.COM/THEPITSBAND / SOUNDCLOUD.COM/THEPITSBAND

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1. DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN THREE WORDS… Tenacious, nostalgic, sentimental.

2. DREAM VACATION…

I live my dream vacation! I live in Los Angeles and every day I am consistently inspired by it.

3. BEST PURCHASE…

I have a few dresses I’ve purchased over the years that were in the 300-400 dollar mark and they are STILL in pristine condition and fashionable as ever.

4. FAVOURITE QUOTE…

I absolutely adore, and live by, the entirety of “Desiderata”.

5. ADVICE YOU’D GIVE TO FEMALES ENTERING THE FASHION INDUSTRY… Schmoozing is exhausting, you don’t need to suck up to people whom you hate to get anywhere. Make a quality, original product and be authentic, and the success will follow.

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BOUTIQUE BROWSE VS CYBER STORE IS TRADITIONAL WALK-IN SHOPPING EXTINCT?

The pace has been set for society and it’s one that not every industry can maintain. We have now become accustomed to everything at our fingertips, in a matter of cyber seconds. Retail is no exception.

Where once shopping was considered a leisurely activity; perhaps a stroll to the shops in your lunch break to take the edge off your tough day at work, or a bit of ‘retail therapy’ on a Saturday afternoon in search of a killer outfit to accompany you to drinks that night – it has now become an array of saved items, filled virtual shopping carts and memorised credit card details. Just as signing for your credit card has become a thing of the past, so too has the idea of boutique browsing; the online shopping revolution is undeniably upon us.

In fact, Australians now spend more than $15.5 billion a year online, accounting for 6.6% of traditional retail spending, seeing Australia Post record a total revenue of $6.4 billion in its 2013/2014 financial year - of which, $103 million profit was declared. Given this is the same Australia Post which was once considered ‘useless’ upon the introduction of email, these figures are astonishing.

But as Australia Post’s figures continue to soar, delivering their approximate 60 million items a week, it’s no coincidence we’re seeing the number of bricks and mortar boutiques decline. With online competitors offering the same product without the markups and minus the ‘inconvenience’ of leaving one’s home, it’s becoming increasingly difficult for boutiques to remain competitive.

Danielle Symes of online retailer Somethin Somethin understands this struggle, having decided to close the doors to her Parkside boutique six months ago, and trade solely online. But she maintains it’s been one of the most beneficial decisions her business has ever made.

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“Towards the end of having my store in Parkside it was pretty much just a glorified packing station,” says Danielle. “My staff and I would come in early, pull all the stock off the floor that sold over night and then spend the morning packing orders. Aside from the obvious benefit of less over heads, not having to juggle stock that sells in store as well as online and no more theft or damaged product, other positives have been that I am now able to concentrate on really doing online well.”

Since making the transition to a soul online trader, Somethin Somethin has grown to nearly 40k followers on Instagram. Their database has tripled, sales are now extending interstate (previously most online sales were made within South Australia), as well as to the United States, and collaborative opportunities with influential bloggers and labels continue to arise.

Simply put, business is better than ever.

While Danielle attributes much of her online retail success to social media, vowing the two go handin-hand, she maintains there is no immediate recipe for online success. “You still need to have the basics down pat if you want to survive in this industry; a good data-base with frequent communication with your customers is crucial and always will be, but being creative and fresh is also key,” she says.

“Everyone copies everyone these days, so coming up with new ideas is the only way to stand out.”

Enter, Adrian Dorsey, owner and manager of Zero Boutique. This very mantra of creativity and individuality is what Adrian prides his own boutique on; however, his focus remains strongly on traditional, in-store retail. While Zero Boutique has an online component, it is their Regent Arcade store whose continuous roaring trade keeps them alive.

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decreased, but sales have dramatically increased, and of those sales, 90% are made within the store and the remaining 10% online. When asked how his business continues to go from strength to strength when so many boutiques succumb to online competitors and larger chain stores, he simply answers “It’s all in the service I offer – I’m doing something different.” And different it is.

Upon entering the store you are greeted by perfectly hung racks of high-end street-wear, each piece as individual as the next, local artists’ photography adorning the walls, inviting leather couches, but most importantly, sales assistants who know everything there is to know about their pieces - from where they came from to the designers’ quirks and motivations - as well as styling advice that Adrian describes as “edgy, but not obnoxious.” All the elements that Adrian notes are neglected from behind your computer or smartphone screen.

Adrian also believes that there has been a recent shift toward product awareness, and customers are becoming more concerned with where their money goes, which Zero can guarantee is directly to their designers - a guarantee many of his online competitors cannot make.

Zero’s message remains the same since its opening 14 years ago, and has been harmonic even through a change of hands (to Adrian) in 2008; good service and exclusivity can’t be rivaled.

With that said, Adrian doesn’t want to keep his store or loyal customers in the dark ages. Hence his accompanying online component and ever growing Instagram following. Basically, he sees room for both; a view that is shared by Danielle as well.

Both storeowners understand the value in finding a shopping niche, and sticking to it. It just so happens that Danielle’s floats somewhere in the cyber sphere and Adrian’s, well, you can walk right into – it’s simply a matter of retail preference.

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VINTAGE NOSTALGIA TAKES A PEEK INTO THE FUTURE AT THE SOUTH MELBOURNE MARKETS Set in Melbourne’s oldest market, White Moose offers an eclectic range of imaginative pieces with a vintage meets futuristic vibe.

The store features all things unconventional with a unique collection of homewares and giftwares designed by local creatives and sourced from all over the world.

Owner and Director Colin Hutson says the store is difficult to define with a combination of one-of-a-kind, new and upcycled items each embracing its individual character.

“It’s quirky and my goal is to always stock items customers may never have come across in their life,” he says. “Once customers start to fall in love with the items, that concept of futuristic muddled with vintage is very evident.”

“It takes many people back to their childhood when they look at the toy soldiers all melted together to make a bowl, or the floppy disks now turned into the covers of a notepad.”

Drawing influence from his cultural and creative experiences traveling abroad and his passion for art, White Moose erupts with vibrant colours and a distinctive mismatched style.

After studying visual arts and design Colin found himself working with a large Australian retailer where he developed a passion for retail and brand development.

Colin says he decided to launch White Moose Design in pursuit of an opportunity to blend his desire to create and his newfound interests.

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“One day, after sitting behind my box for six hours, in the rain and not making a sale; I looked at a bottle cap sitting on the ground and thought, I have no money, what could I make from that?”

Now with a more permanent home at the South Melbourne Market the range of items has grown, from life size graffiti covered pugs to stationery designed in house, the store is bursting with quirky pieces.

That bottle cap became the first of a range of magnets and brooches featuring small prints; upcycling an item most would have considered litter into an intriguing design.

Colin says his favourite item is the bright range of upcycled planters available in animal inspired shapes − from French bulldogs to triceratopses.

“I was short on money, but not ideas. I just had to think resourcefully.”

Embracing the concept of recycling and the importance of the environment within his designs, Colin also began searching for others repurposing unwanted materials to join the brand.

“Taking the environment into consideration is something that I didn’t see a lot of when working for large retailers and I wanted to make a point of including sustainable product in the White Moose range,” he says.

“White Moose is really eclectic so it has to be something extraordinarily unique to get my attention.

I know when something is perfect for the store because I usually gasp when I see it. If it doesn’t make you gasp it’s not good enough.”

“Each one is unique in their own special way,” he says.

“Nothing makes me happier than seeing someone fall in love with something you’ve made and the animal planters deliver that on a daily basis. To paint a lifesize pug with graffiti sounds bizarre and it is, but I love when someone purchases one because I know they’re on the same level of craziness as me.”

Into the future Colin has no hesitation that he will continue to shock and excite market-goers uniting design and the environment.

“Without giving too much away the future is bigger and better with quirky ideas... beyond your wildest imagination,” he says. “Like all ideas, for now they are ideas in my head or sketched on a notepad, but considering that the current store was just a dream four years ago, who knows, maybe this bigger dream might not be as far away as first thought.”

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VELOCIRAPTOR HISTORY LIED TO US; VELOCIRAPTOR IS ACTUALLY A 12 HEADED BEAST THAT BEARS A HOST OF BRISBANE’S BEST MUSOS Velociraptor are currently spruiking their debut selftitled record, which has arrived some six years after their beginnings; as a three piece with a spattering of EPs and sixties brat rock singles like In The Springtime, Riot and Sleep With The Fishes. The long wait comes down to a number of things: lead singer Jeremy Neale’s embodiment of a stimulated touring machine, who also focuses on his solo efforts, and many of the other members’ talents being lent to acts such as Feelings, Keep On Dancin’s, WOODBOOT and successful young rock act DZ Deathrays. Also, there are now 12 members in this band. Yes, 12.

Though it seems a mess of an arrangement, the members’ various projects (as well as their impeccable sense of humour) help them come to Velociraptor with the fire and unaffected ferocity to make music they love. The talents and other escapades of all members blend tremendously into a barrage of sixties flavoured garage indie pop music which can be heard on their milestone debut record released in August this year through Create Control/ Dot Dash. Just take a look at any of the group’s music videos and you’ll soon pick up on just how much fun playing in a 12 member group can be − no one takes themselves too seriously and that is a big part of how Velociraptor functions. I was able to rope front man Jeremy Neale in for a grilling on the important stuff whilst on his national tour.

TEO: SO HOW MUCH DO YOU LIKE DINOSAURS? NEALE: Well, I spent a lot of 90s dollars on them as a kid, and 90s dollars as we know are worth a lot more than 2010 dollars. If I’d kept those dollars I’d probably have bought my own Jurassic Park by now. Instead I own a collection of 3D dinosaur magazines that were issued on a fortnightly basis.

Each edition came with a piece of a T-Rex skeleton.

The T-Rex skeleton also glowed in the dark.

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SOMETIMES I FIND IT HARD TO GET THREE MATES TOGETHER FOR DINNER. HOW THE HELL DO YOU COORDINATE 12 PEOPLES’ SCHEDULES TO MAKE THIS BAND WORK? It’s a pretty tough slog sometimes. Thankfully we have a powerful Facebook internal group and a while ago became comfortable with the fact that we could play shows with six of us if need be.

TELL ME ABOUT TOURING WITH 12 MEMBERS… First of all you need a powerful credit card for flights, and then you need multiple hire vehicles and a lot of beds at a backpacker’s. Fiscally challenging but rewarding in a friendship sense. We don’t often tour with all 12 but there are usually eight or nine of us together in another city and that’s a pretty cool thing.

HOW DID YOU DECIDE THAT 12 MEMBERS WAS WHERE IT WAS AT? The dirty dozen. An aesthetically pleasing number.

Good for a Brady Bunch style square with an extra column for drunken uncles.

WHAT IS THE WRITING PROCESS AND INFLUENCE FROM ALL MEMBERS LIKE? WHO ARE THE MAIN SONGWRITERS? I generally end up writing most of the tracks and the team work their magic on them both live and in the studio. On our last release, the EP ‘The World Warriors’ [drummer] James X Boyd had written two of the tracks. On our debut album James has contributed a track, as has [guitarist] Josh Byrd.

YOU CERTAINLY KEEP YOURSELF BUSY WITH VELOCIRAPTOR AND YOUR OWN SOLO WORK WHICH YOU CHOOSE TO FOCUS ON ALL AT ONCE. MANY MUSICIANS WOULD USUALLY OPT TO HAVE THEM TAKE TURNS. ARE ANY OF THE OTHER VELOCIRAPTOR CREW WORKING ON ANYTHING ELSE? TEOMAGAZINE.COM.AU

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It’s a pretty busy group of musicians. [Guitarists] Julien James and Daniel Dunne are fighting strong with Brisbane’s greatest band WOODBOOT as well as The Sulphur Lights alongside George Browning. Yuri Johnson continues his work with Keep On Dancin’s.

James X Boyd moved to London and has since started playing with his solo band again. [Guitarist] Michael Fletcher moved to Berlin and has now joined Simon Berkfinger’s band Feelings. Obviously Shane Parsons and Simon Ridley keep busy with the party behemoth that is DZ Deathrays. And well, there’s a bunch more stuff going on but it’s probably better in diagram form.

VELOCIRAPTOR ALWAYS MANAGE TO WRITE A GREAT HOOK GENERALLY BASED AROUND SOME SWEET SIXTIES VIBES. WHO ARE YOUR COLLECTIVE FAVOURITE BANDS AND INFLUENCES FROM THE SIXTIES? I think the bands on which we can all agree are The Kinks, The Sonics, The Stooges, The Beatles and The Beach Boys.

YOU’RE MATES WITH A FEW BRISBANE ACTS WHO ARE ALSO KICKING GOALS ON THE SCENE. WHO DO YOU HANG OUT AND TOUR WITH? It’s a pretty tight knit community and we can fortunately call a bunch of them friends.

Babaganouj, Tempura Nights, Cannon, The Good

Sports, The Creases, Major Leagues and Love Signs just to name a few.

TEO HAS IT ON GOOD AUTHORITY THAT YOU, MR NEALE, VOMITED ON THE PITS’ DRUM KIT ONCE IN ADELAIDE….

Ah. Y’know. There was some kind of hostage situation and I had to distract the would-be criminals whilst a SWAT team did their thing. No big deal. Saved a lot of lives that day.

TELL ME ABOUT THE BEST SHOW YOU’VE EVER PLAYED. Crikey. We played a killer midnight party set at The Great Escape Festival in the UK where the sound guy just pushed all the mics to max and then just partied for the set. All three of the shows we just had for The Blurst Of Times Festivals in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane totally ruled though. They had the vibe down.

VELOCIRAPTOR HINTED ON FACEBOOK AT POSSIBLY PLAYING THEIR LAST SHOW EVER. SAY IT AIN’T SO! You know, any show could be your last. So you gotta play like it is. But mainly we’re pretty bankrupt from touring so it’ll take somebody buying our flights to get us out of Brisbane again.

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Adelaide born guitar genius turned LA rock star, Orianthi Panagaris is arguably the best female guitarist of our time; and naturally, we’re not the only ones who got the memo. Being invited to tour with Michael Jackson, jam onstage with Carlos Santana and collaborate with Steve Vai are only a portion of the rad gigs the almost-30-year-old has rocked.

Starting on the piano at three-years-old, Orianthi transitioned to the acoustic guitar by six and was inspired by Santana to pick up an electric at only 11-years-old. She cites guitar legends, Jeff Beck, Carlos Santana and Stevie Ray Vaughan as favourites on her playlist as well as major musical influences.

“I think I need a teleporter,” Orianthi jokes, when discussing all the countries she’s played this year while touring with Alice Cooper and Richie Sambora. With back-to-back schedules and sleep in short supply, the down-to-earth workaholic couldn’t resist granting her fans a last minute gig in her hometown of Adelaide.

This Christmas, Ori won’t just be coming home to see the fam – she’ll be making an appearance for fans at The Governor Hindmarsh Hotel, affectionately known by locals as ‘The Gov’.

TEO Magazine was lucky enough to find its way onto her radar and enter her headspace while she was waiting for a pizza to bake!

TEO: FIRSTLY, HOW DOES ONE PICK UP A GUITAR AT THE AGE OF SIX, OPEN FOR STEVE VAI BY 15 AND JAM ON STAGE WITH CARLOS SANTANA BY 18?

ORIANTHI: My Dad recorded a CD of me playing my favourite songs and one original when I was 14.

It was called ‘Under the Influence’. We sent it off to everyone in the industry in Australia and overseas.

One of the tracks was a song I wrote especially for Carlos and we sent the CD to his management.

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be a meet-and-greet and a chance to get my guitar signed, but he was like “you’re coming on stage with me tonight”.

We jammed together in front of 15, 000 people. I was so nervous. It was one of those moments where you get thrown in the deep end and you just have to try and be comfortable with it and just bring it all.

HAVE YOU AND CARLOS STAYED IN TOUCH SINCE? Definitely, he’s been like an uncle to me and has always encouraged me. If he’s around town we always chat and try to catch up. His wife Cindy is wonderful too.

I performed on stage at the Kennedy Center Honors in Washington late last year when Carlos was presented with his award. Barack and Michelle Obama were sitting next to Carlos. Billy Joel, Buddy Guy and so many people I respect immensely were there. It was really cool to hang out and be in the presence of people I admire; and to share the stage with Buddy Guy. It was a blast!

YOU COME FROM A CITY THAT PEOPLE OFTEN REFER TO AS A ‘COUNTRY TOWN’. WHAT WAS IT LIKE TRANSITIONING FROM LITTLE OLD ADELAIDE TO THE BUSY STREETS OF LA? It was a complete culture shock. Adelaide is so quiet. Here in LA, there are manic drivers yelling at each other everywhere.

I’m happy that I grew up in Adelaide because of how quiet it is which made it easier to focus on guitar. I love the upbringing Adelaide allowed me to have. I don’t get back there enough. I only get to see my family in Adelaide about 10 days in total each year; but they travel over here to see me every year and my sister came on tour with me across Germany earlier this year.

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WALK US THROUGH A TYPICAL DAY (IF THERE IS SUCH A THING) IN THE LIFE OF ORIANTHI… When I’m off the road I play various shows here and there. The day often starts in the afternoon because my bedtime is usually 6.00am.

I’ll get up, go to the gym and run three or four miles after having my coffee fix.

Then there will be the phone chats and dealing with business. Afterwards, I’m mostly song writing. Michael Bearden (the keyboard player and Musical Director of the ‘This is It’ tour) will come around and we’ll work until about 3.00am.

There are occasional days off. Lately, I’ve been spending them trying to get the hang of American football.

When I’m on tour, it’s insane. A ‘normal’ day when touring with Alice Cooper would entail waking up on the tour bus and rolling into a hotel room at about 5.00am. Post-show is crazy – meet-and-greets, interviews, photo shoots and more meet-and-greets. Every day is different.

That’s why I run. I’m addicted to exercise. You just get to clear your mind. After the show you get the same sort high.

WHAT WAS THE FIRST SONG YOU LEARNT TO PLAY ON GUITAR? I think it was ‘Twist and Shout’ by The Beatles.

YOU WERE PICKED ON AT SCHOOL FOR BEING A FEMALE GUITARIST. AS A NOW ESTABLISHED GUITARIST, HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE BULLYING? I just had a passion for something that they must have thought was odd or something. I was a bit of a hippy and kept to myself most of the time, but kids can be very mean.

I was a bit of a tomboy – more into sport, guitar and mostly hung out with guys.

The drummers thought it was really cool but not the male guitarists.

I did a video of me playing a Santana song and one guy was like “yeah right, that’s never gonna happen.” I don’t think about it anymore. I’m happy. I get to wake up and do what I do and that’s the main thing. If you have a passion for something, never let anyone tell you that you can’t do it. It’s a reflection of themselves ultimately.

WHAT ARE THE MOST COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT FEMALE GUITARISTS? Some guys think you get more attention being a female player, like it’s more of a novelty or a gimmick; but honestly, that’s far from the truth unless you’re holding the guitar like an accessory.

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I always get that look of “are you just a girlfriend of someone in the band?” and when I start playing, they realise I can actually play.

It will be a great night and aired on TV. It’s amazing to see that more and more girls are coming out and playing or singing.

I say it a lot. It’s like being a male ballerina in a way.

There’s not as many male ballerinas as females, just as there’s not as many female guitarists as there are males. I don’t think the perceptions will change – that some guys will look at girls and say “ugh she’s a guitar player”. It’s not the case with everyone but I’ve heard it enough.

TOURING WITH ALICE COOPER AS HIS LEAD GUITARIST FINISHED UP EARLY IN 2014. HOW DID IT ALL BEGIN?

I think you should just play your butt off and do what you do. It doesn’t matter if you’re a girl or a guy.

ARE THERE ANY EXCITING OPPORTUNITIES SPECIFICALLY FOR FEMALE MUSICIANS? Absolutely – I’ll be co-hosting the She Rocks Awards in honour of The Bangles next year in January. It’s a collective of women who come together to celebrate our success and talent in the industry.

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I did American Idol with Alice in July 2010 and we played ‘School’s Out’ together. One day, he called me after I had made my record and he was like “Hey, do you wanna travel the world, get covered in blood and play guitar with me?” and we just celebrated Halloween every night and played in front of heaps of people.

WE’RE BIG FANS OF ALICE AND HIS THEATRICAL PERFORMANCES. DID YOU ALWAYS SEE YOURSELF GETTING INTO SHOCK ROCK, AND HOW DID YOU GET INTO CHARACTER PRE-SHOW? Hell no. When I first heard of Alice, I thought wow this is crazy, it’s a real shock. The shows were very theatrical and intense.

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Every night he’s a real actor, every night he’s so committed to being Alice. He has real swords on stage. Once he accidentally stabbed one of the guitar players amongst all the blinding smoke and special effects – but he was okay as he had a leather vest on.

He has Frankenstein lookalikes, real guillotines and snakes on stage. We used to take snakes on the bus: Julius Squeezer, Monty Python and Little Boa Peep. One of the creepiest moments on tour was when the generator on our bus broke so the guys had Little Boa Peep out to keep him cool. I’d just woken up and was making a coffee, only to turn around and see a snake out on the couch. Being the only girl on the bus, I didn’t want to seem like a pansy, so I draped it around my neck, thinking it was the rock ‘n’ roll thing to do.

Alice helped me get into character by calling me ‘Scary-anthi’ and ‘Gory-anthi’. I just covered myself in fake blood and acted like a zombie guitar player.

You didn’t smile onstage; it had to be evil. So I just went for that half-dead appeal. I loved being part of the entire production; and now I’m really excited to be doing this record I’m currently working on – I can’t wait to tour it.

WHAT IS IT LIKE BEING ONE OF THE GREATEST FEMALE GUITARISTS OF TODAY AND WORKING WITH BON JOVI’S FORMER GUITARIST AND ROCK LEGEND, RICHIE SAMBORA? There’s a lot of respect. I love him, he’s a great guy.

When we first met there was an instant connection.

We were playing in Maui on New Year’s Eve and Alice Cooper introduced us. We got along as though we’d known each other for years.

We ended up being on the phone a lot talking about music. He asked me to go on tour with him to Australia and play some shows with him. The chemistry was just there.

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NOT EVERY GUITARIST CAN BOAST BEING HANDPICKED TO PLAY LEAD FOR MICHAEL JACKSON. YOU’VE SAID REHEARSING FOR HIS THIS IS IT TOUR WAS A SURREAL EXPERIENCE. TELL US ABOUT THE FONDEST MEMORY YOU HAVE OF YOUR TIME WITH MJ.

A lot of funny things happened during rehearsals.

Once he got stuck in this fake, giant spider that was covered in Swarovski crystals. He was meant to be controlling it so we were waiting for him to come out, but he was stuck; the spider was going around the stage and you could hear him going “guys, I’m kind of stuck in here, I can’t get out.”

His infectious spirit was what I’ll miss though – he was such a wonderful person. He would walk into a room and everyone would just light up. It gave you excitement and made you believe in yourself, the fact that you were in the presence of someone like him.

LOOKING BACK, YOUR DEBUT ALBUM ‘VIOLET JOURNEY’ FEATURED VARIOUS INSTRUMENTAL TRACKS (AS WELL AS VOCAL) WITH EXTENDED INTROS, COMPLEX SHREDDING AND EXTENDED SOLOS. YOU’VE SINCE RELEASED TWO ALBUMS, ‘BELIEVE’ AND ‘HEAVEN IN THIS HELL’. HOW WOULD YOU SAY YOUR SOUND HAS PROGRESSED SINCE THE DEBUT? It is constantly changing. It’s funny how touring and working with other artists affects song writing.

Going on tour with Alice Cooper, then Marilyn Manson totally influenced my sound at one stage.

I wrote some songs with Manson and at that time I was really into heavy music. The guitar tones were heavier and the way I wrote was very different, especially when comparing it to what I wrote around the time I was touring with Adam Lambert. The music I produced around then was really pop-rock.

The people I work with are constantly impacting my sound. Especially MJ, he influenced me immensely.

TELL US A BIT ABOUT YOUR GUITARS… The guitars I played up until I was about 16 are all back in Adelaide. My first guitar is there and various guitars I’ve brought back from America.

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I asked my Dad for a Paul Reed Smith electric when I was 11 and still play Paul Reed Smith guitars now.

I’m also an endorsee and have my own model out.

It’s red with my signature ‘O’ on the neck.

finding your own voice and style and putting

WHAT NEW MATERIAL, PROJECTS OR COLLABORATIONS DO YOU HAVE IN THE PIPELINE?

especially YouTube.

The current record I’m working on with Richie has a lot of soul. It’s got drums, Michael Bearden on the piano and lots of harmony.

as you can. People can really connect to a song

What we’ve put together hasn’t really been done before. We’ve got duets but then there are songs where we sing separately. There’s also a lot of guitar duets. It’s almost like two records in one. There are some real rocking tracks and then lots of soul tracks as well as a bit of pop-rock. When you hear them all, you’ll notice the connection between each song.

Working on the record with Richie is great. We’ll finish a show and one of us will have an idea for a song straight away – we never really sleep.

WE HEAR YOU’RE A FAN OF THE MOVIE JURASSIC PARK. It is a favourite! I’m really fascinated with dinosaurs. I used to collect Jurassic Park models like the Triceratops and T-Rex. When I was younger, I would dig for dinosaur bones in the backyard but only ever found glass and rocks. I still have scars on my hands from that.

I actually heard that you could buy real dinosaur bones when I first moved to LA. I decided a house was more important though [laughs]. A full Raptor set can cost a small fortune. I opted for second best and went to the La Brea Tar Pits – there’s a digging site where real bones had been found.

WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO ASPIRING MUSICIANS? Just work your butt off. Jamming with as many people as you can is very important, as well as

yourself out there.

Social media is such an efficient outlet these days,

I’d also recommend to start writing as many songs that tells your story and self-expression is equally satisfying to a songwriter.

Never give up – it’s important to focus on the positives; and throwing yourself into something you’re alien to can really help hone your skills. I throw myself in the deep end as much as I can.

WHAT CAN WE LOOK FORWARD TO ON YOUR RETURN HOME? I’m really excited about coming back. I’ll be playing with some of my original cover band at The Governor Hindmarsh. It’s a cool place. I haven’t played a headlining show in Adelaide for over four years. I wanted to spend some time at home, do a show, spend time with the family and support children’s charities by playing Carols by Candlelight.

I’m also excited that I’ll be inducted in to the AMC South Australian Music Hall of Fame before I head back to LA to finish off the album.

The next time we’ll get to see Ori here in Oz again, she’ll be bringing her man back to promote their latest collaboration. For now, hit up THE GOV to catch her rocking out some wicked riffs and complex solos from ‘Heaven in this Hell,’ ‘Believe’ and ‘Violet Journey’ as well as a few teasers from the current record.

F I N D O R I A NTHI ON:

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HOW NATURAL IS ‘NATURAL’?

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A POTENTIAL PITFALL FOR SHAVER COMPANIES

Natural beauty has been a highly discussed, admired and sought after idea in recent years. On fashion runways, in glossy magazines and at red carpet events − stylists are opting for a more minimalistic look and accentuating natural beauty. Trends are changing to fit in with this ‘natural’ mould. Thicker eyes brows, root-faded hair and porcelain skin free of fake tan are all making a comeback. But just how far is society willing to take the au naturale? A number of models and celebrities are embracing it on a new level, deciding to no longer shave at all and even leaving their armpits the way Mother Nature intended. This statement is bold, growing more popular and highly controversial.

We have to ask ourselves: why is it so socially unacceptable? It has been ingrained in to women for centuries that it is both unhygienic and manly to have body hair, and a woman must be hairless to maintain her beauty. Even Roman women were known to use pumice stones to remove facial hair and singed their leg hair with a naked flame.

London based photographer, Ben Hopper, is trying to defy this notion with a recent collection titled the ‘Natural Beauty Series’. He has photographed dozens of models and actresses with fully grown underarm hair. He aims to raise awareness that women are entitled to do whatever they want with their bodies. Hopper is not the only one supporting full-grown body hair on women − Madonna recently posted a photo on Instagram showing off her very long arm pit hair, captioned “Long hair… don’t care. Art for freedom.” Julia Roberts was also spotted revealing her hairy armpit at the premiere of Notting Hill back in 1999, but it was never confirmed whether she’s a hairy pits advocate or just forgot to shave that morning!

“I used to shave because I felt I had to, to be considered beautiful,” 22-year-old Genevieve says, a self-proclaimed feminist who admittedly leaves her arm and leg hair abounding. The ways in which womens’ bodies are viewed, and what is considered attractive and normal as a woman, motivates her to refrain from shaving.

“I’ve received generally positive reactions from my friends and partner about my body hair… they think it’s great that I choose to not conform to the stereotypes of women’s beauty,” Genevieve says. “I still feel a bit shy about revealing my body hair, especially when I wear sleeveless dresses, but I’m determined to stand by my beliefs and lead as an example of alternate female beauty.”

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The young, beautiful and very successful Instagram sensation Asher Britton has also ‘bared it all’ and gone unshaven for a significant period. At the time, she regularly posted photos of her underarm hair and in turn received a myriad of comments from some of her 80,000+ followers; some extremely negative and others of praise and gratitude for daring to be a ‘real woman’.

Hair removal companies are key players in perpetuating the socially acceptable standards of women with body hair. They have essentially created a market for their products by creating advertising campaigns that portray the idea that hair on women is repulsive. Body hair activism is currently an international movement. Tumblr pages including The Hairy Legs Club and Very Hairy Legs have also attracted a lot of attention, in a bid to challenge the stigma that body hair on women is socially DECEMBER ISSUE #4

unacceptable. There is, of course, a Facebook page participating in the debate called WANG (Women Against Non-essential Grooming). The page has a

following of 3, 642 and states: “WANG was set up as a supportive discussion space for women who rejected the idea that in order to be considered

attractive, feminine, and respectable they had to participate in gendered ‘beauty’ norms such as removing their body hair…”.

It is human nature to conform to normalities and instinct. Hair on women feels abnormal, simply because it is not common. Times are changing and we are seeing a lot more individuality and

non-conventional aspects of society; however, I’m uncertain whether Gillette will be going out of business anytime soon.

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YOU, ME AND BONES A QUIRKY ALTERNATIVE TO THE HUMBLE CANDLE WORDS: MIRNA TASLIDZA PHOTOGRAPHY: ELLY STEINLAUF

Melbourne creative Waan Pivasiri is the mastermind behind super cute, yet borderline creepy, candles by You, Me and Bones. Tired of the boring and predictable candle shapes and scents, Waan created a collection that proves there is nothing bland about the candle!

You, Me and Bones candles are paraffin free, hand poured using natural waxes and cotton wicks and come in an array of shapes: from sushi shaped candles to their famous creepy-or-cute doll head candle. And not only do they look amazing but are also available in a selection of mind-blowing scents; from avo-mint, coconut peach to popcorn (yes you read it right – a popcorn scented candle!)

TEO Magazine caught up with Waan to discover more about You, Me, and Bones.

TEO: HOW WAS YOU, ME AND BONES ESTABLISHED? WAAN: You, Me & Bones was pretty much accidental. I wanted to start a hobby and as 2013’s New Year’s Resolution, instead of buying mass produced products for friends’ birthdays I wanted to make special things for them instead.

I have a very obsessive personality and I get very passionate about things I love – making candles quickly became my passion. Suddenly I had all these candles I made and not enough people to give them to, so I started selling them!

TELL US A BIT ABOUT THE MASTERMIND BEHIND THE BRAND? I created the brand in 2013. I wanted the name to include the two things I love: my partner Jay (“You”) and my handsome kitty, Bones. I don’t have a favourite but I do love Bones a lot.

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About 70–80% of things are done by me; Jay helps me out a lot with the rest: at markets, sending things off to the post office, collecting candle supplies and now and then helping me out with candle making. Bones just sits there and looks pretty.

DESCRIBE YOU, ME AND BONES IN THREE WORDS? Quirky, different, awesome – these are the things I hear from customers at markets.

WHAT WAS THE INSPIRATION BEHIND THE BRAND? I started off making little skull candles because I couldn’t find ones with the colours or scent combination that I liked. When I started out making the candles, I realised how much burning soy candles were actually cleaner than a lot of the cheap paraffin ones you can get out there. The only skull candles I came across back then were all paraffin based – so I made my own!

After that we started making our own moulds to be more unique!

DESCRIBE THE GENERAL PROCESS YOU GO THROUGH TO CREATE ONE OF YOUR PRODUCTS? Doing an online order is breezy; our products are custom made to the scent/ colour combination that the customer wants, so that’s pretty straightforward.

Planning for occasions such as Finders Keepers and events like Valentine’s Day takes a bit of time. For example, for Finders Keepers I plan the colours of the JJ doll heads I’m offering and then I pick the most popular scents to match the colours. We offer a big range of scents and I’m in the process of cutting them down but they all smell so nice!

YOUR CANDLES COME IN VERY QUIRKY AND INTERESTING SHAPES, WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO CREATE SUCH QUIRKY SHAPED CANDLES? Thank you! The products we offer are pretty much the things I want for myself (that I’d like to share with everyone else) that I can’t find out there. For example, I’ve seen mini sushi candles on Pinterest and I thought, that’s cool but I want a full size one. But then you can’t get it anywhere so I thought well I guess I have to make it myself.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE CANDLE CREATION? AND WHY? Um...tough question! Probably the Jacob doll head; I know JJ is the original one and I should love him more but look at Jacob’s cheeks! Plus he burns the longest, too.

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got a new home decor candle range coming up, aiming for the candles to be more display/centre pieces (but of course they are scented and you can also burn them). I’m also working on short-listing the scents and working on more unique blends. Oh and I’d like to make more soaps and body butters!

people that I have a very “interesting” personality,

WHERE DOES YOUR CREATIVITY AND QUIRKINESS COME FROM?

and negatively online and offline by customers

I’ve always been a little creative, however not committed. I went through a phase of drawing, sketching and painting when I was younger but I didn’t enjoy it as much as creating and making things hands on. I’ve been told by (too) many

which you can totally see in my work.

HOW HAS YOUR PRODUCT BEEN RECEIVED

BY CUSTOMERS? Our products have been received both positively – mostly positive though, which I’m quite happy

about. I know our products are not for everyone, and yes the doll heads are creepy, but that’s

the intention! I just wish that people are more

sensitive with their comments – but hey, at least they smell nice!

F I N D Y O U , ME A N D B ON E S ON:

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